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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Police Jury Notice.

TNHE Finance Committee 10 whom ycur Hon.
! body entrusted the task Of examining ard re.
porting The amount Of taxes 10 be Imposed fur the
year 1860 with the specification II the objects
which II was intended 10 tneet / beg leave to re-
pott-thai they have examined 4 statement Of the
taxation for the year lsls-ahd the Auditors
Report for the fiscal year, eitiing on the first Mon
day Of The month Of June is5O-anh your conis
mittee are of opinion. that the tas 10 he imposed
Tor the yeat 1860, will he required TO he fully a.
large as that imposed in 1919, snd thetefote re-
commend the adoption If the tar Of The year isia,
iof that of THE year ia56Zwith The sstr,e specif-
tatio,A MI Of which your committee respectfully
submg.
~tsigned) r, y. Cnssar,
H. Tr~ttssos.
Las n..n
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

trThere are sixtee,, steamers plying
OIL the Sacramento river, The largest Is
~ seven hundred AMI dfty4tive tons a,lt
Tic smallest Of three.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Groceries.

Groceries.
T HAVE just received at the Planters Store.
i John shays, sugar cnrcd Hams, plain Hams,
Shoulders and Middlings,
Sperm and Star Candies,
Winchesters' Boston Soap, first quality
Starch. Indigo. Nutmegs, &c,
Wrapping and Letter paper,
Rice, Salt, Butter. Lard and Flow.
Pickles, Preserves and Brandy fruits
Loaf, brown and crushed Sugar,
French Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaics Rum.
Port, Claref. Medaria and Champaign wins,
Anniseti, Rose and Peppt. Cordial,
Old Rye and rectifed Wniskey,
Rio Laguira Havana 81, Domingo Coffee
Western, Reserve and Dairy Butter,
Nails, Hoes, Plonghs, Spades and ShovslA
Hoaion Tin and Croekery-wzr,
Glass. China and Earhen-wre,
Solar Lamps, Lamps and Candle wick.
With . general assortment Of Hardware ard Cut
lery, NJ. b. WOLFE
July 20, ly. No. 5, Church Street.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

MILL I've sold at public auction on Saturday
we the 9Th Septemher, 1850. ut the usual hours
cf sale, at the Court House, a lot Of ground sitaa.
ted on the northeast corner, OF levee aud Florida
street. IeFms-Caah, aug. 81, Its.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

U=~The receipts If California gold Mt
the United E,otes mints, mp to the t7t''
inst, amount 10 nearly S2I,nOO,DO0
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
RANGERS Sale.

WILL b. soiA at The Court House door IN the
w town Of Baton Rouge on Saturday The 9th
day Of August 1850, nj ~ o'ci6ck VI. n certain
sorel Mare taken up by William Mobile terms Of
cash. r. L. WOLFE, Ranger.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

EA Barrels 81. Louis family flour-tfromnew
w Wheat 8 Casks small plain hams.
Ia Casks Shoulders. Just received end for
aug. 8 1850. sale by JOHN PHILLIPS.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
ETAT DE la LOUISIANA.
Paroisse l'Oncst Hatou nonEeA-CsuS
du Sixieme District.

Sn~trps.tut No RbpEpt ChARHr, dstsHs. M, l6H,
I'm vertu dune commission sifrsse al Sheriff
- lie Ia petoisse d'Odsst iaicns Rouge, Etat 10
la 1,oaieisue, par lheporshle Cout da sisiams
District. pour Ia ~fatoisse d'Est natona Rouge. ct
lta' e,,sahi'. II sera expose Ell vente publiqleA 4
Lnbist'. Ststr. .fs.a, Il % 4 Otobrv p'e,hatn, 1860,
\ midi. la ~ptorfiste suiv ante. SAVER :
I'm certain moreeau de- tefte situs ! environ
quette miles lie Ia fiyiare mississippi, sur le Lac
Clause, dams Ia dite paroisse dOuest Baton Rouge,
cshtenent ,rvis cents et vingt acres, etant Ia moi.
lie nofd lie Ia section Nc. 4 township No. O,
Range II, Eat, ~tla1uelle .erre a ess evslaee 4 ttois
HHnilles leus tents p%iastresl aux seftnes 81 condi-
tio,,s suiyantes. savoit Quinsc cents piastfes
payable. lie premier jour de Ianvier p~tochain,
ISL. ct In l~alante en- trois ter,nes egauF, raea
%a,,dreur fobrn,ssant ses obligations avee bonnie ct
Huiiisah.e secnrite personnelle et hypethsqae
spectacle resarva s.f Ia te,re aiasi vendue, iusguau
Placement FINAL, les ebligationf p%eftant ihtdfet 4
iaiscn lie buit pour cent apfes& rhesnrr. ~iusqu'au
ratiait Placement. w. POPE,
acct u, 1850, 5fs. Dept. Sheriff.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Fresh Turnip Seeds.

400 Barrels slipt shucked Corn %
100 do Sweet Potatoes.
A FTER the iirst day Of October next, / pro-
IA mise 10 deliver to John p. johnson or bearer
'Tasge Hundred barrels OF slipt shuck Corr, and
One hundred barrels Of sweet Potatoes, for which
| do hereby acknowledge to have received pay
meni in fun, July 2ist, 1850, oil to be delivered
at my plantation Oh Jones Creek, in the Parish Of
East Baton Rouge.
BENJAMIN SINGELTARY.
All persons are forewarncd from trading for or
purchasing the above described obligation, a.
will not pay i, unless compelled by Law, the con-
sideration for which il was given having totally
failed. BENJAMIN SINGLETARY.
august II, 1S5O,. avs.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
For Sale.

pf the undersigned on liberal terms, FivR
IL Town Lors. located in the most fourikhing
part of Baton Rouge. JN0. c. LANOUE,
aug. "a, II. at the Post Office.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Terrain de Valeur a Veudre.

I ]. sera venda Saned lie 8 Ser,embre 4 rheure
l. habitnelle des vcntes, un terrain situs 4 l'cncoi.
gaarc nori-est DIES ryses de la levee ct Floride. La
ren,e aura lieu 4 iynaison de cour. Conditions
~-Compsua. : ~Aoat 81, 2is.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

= HHDS. Shoulders, very Superior, received and
- for saia 1t ths Plsnterfs Store.
sfg las. n. ,: WOLFE.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

Wssr Baron Rotes, 22d August, 1850. :.
Hon. DEst. WiSeaRsTtus =
S,--Yoi are hereby notified to rebuild the
leyce across the front Of your tract Of land situated
h this parish. The said levse 10 be commenced
not later than the 10th September next, aud to be
prosecuted with due diligence until completed.
aug, u, W. w. LENNON,
Inspector It'll road and lcsce ward,
Went Baton Rouge.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
A Valuable Family Residence
POr Safe.

WILL be offered at Public Auction by T.. G..
w Morris. Sheriff, on saturday September TN,
1850, at the$'oart House door The property situated
on North street at present occupied by Mrs. EIiza
Holmes, measuring one hundred and hlern 10 ~
feet front by ninety feet in depth, and designated
~ lot No. 7 in square No. z, with al the buildings
and Hnproyen ,enfs situated thereon, being Tho
sams acquired by the City Bank of New Orleans
a, sherih7s Sale on the 10Th day d January 1876
Terms Of Sale Cash. laug 3, tsJ
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Avis du Juri do Police.

d'examifer, ct dc d6clsrer In mmrtaut des tsres
qui doivept strc prslev6es pour AIMEE 1850, sinsi
que les details des difSrens butts que ees taxes de-
vront siieindfs, soornet fespsctue nscment IL rap
port sn,vant.
Nous avons examine lie tablean dss taxes de
i'snn6e fscaIc 1ni fnit le premier Lnndi du mois
de tuin %eonrant, et nous sntrstsnoBs Poptnion,
qu',l sera necessaire que le montsnt des taxes qni
serons pr6lcytes pendant pannss 1850, soit a"
n,oins fgal MI moritant des taxes DE- sannfs 1850
nous fecornmandons done pte ls tsf'san dss taxes
ie rannse ts4a sol, adopt6 pour rannks 1850,
avec les msrncs details ct specifications.
lSign6J y y, CosRAD,
II. ToNtissor,
Jos. BaKsR.
III H. Dill. GnA l.. Rar,x.rf IA, (orntiE
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
SampsOn.s Snake Rect.

A FRESH supply just received and for sale by
n june sly. GEO NJ HER0MANr
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

Fancy Drillings and veaings.
WE hsv. 81, hand 4 large sti l~e.'rai'l. -s.ctt-
w n,ent Of the tncst recent styles Of
Linen Drills ANA vesttnas.
10 which WE would respectfully tsll the attention
our friends and thsS,ublit.
jups 9 II, w. i. PHILLIPS. h 200
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
W.sf nArnN Rauas. t2d Ausuai, tsa0,

Wtsf HAfoN Ketas, I'd August, 1850.
.RoBtHr j. KNOX, ESQ.
Sp~-yen are hereby notified to, rebuild The
levee across the front Of ve,,t tact Of land. situated
in this parish, The ssii leve, TO be commenced
no, later than the luh day Of septetaber next,
and to be prosecuted with due diligence until com.
pleted, w. w. LENNON,
aug. pi, Nv. Inspector nth rpad and levee
ward, West Baton Rouge,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
SUMMER GOODS.
GREATLY REDUCED I.MMatEs.

r WOULD respectfully call The attention Of the
/ public TO my stock Of SUMMER GOODS
which I will sell at a ttining adv ance shove epet
10 tlose my summer stock, Call and see and sat
isfy yonsseivas. Respectfully.
iuly ~. ". v. HEHEHT.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Piano For Sale,

THE undersigned offers fir sale a-~--
splendid new Firtota Tia.o, ffotn Y%N
The Paris manufacture u Pleyel \ Coll ~
whose guarantee will he given to the purchases
If the Pisiiy Ia iiut sold within 30 days, il will By
disposed of By Hsh1e due notice u which vii
he given
lime 9. u ttONNEEAHE 4 SHEPHERDS,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Final Notice.
SHAVING PASTE.

TUs'T received eoo hcses Of superior PEAHL,
y PASTE. This article il from The cslshfstsd
Kitplall, II makes a superior cream in tine secord.
Al the same time causes The operator 10 60 ovet The
face like a locomotive. keeping the ta,ot in good
otiet, At The reduced price Of 90. IN eases, At
june ~, y. 3 2 HAHls.
~eptc.it. The Harvey House.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

rLAsS Of all sizes, Putty, Paints, Oil and Pain,
UBrsshes, br nle II
ySae q. u. 4. HATfEs.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Ladies' Watches !

4 Tor of ladies' Watches. If the ,ttest 30
n fashionable make. just imported from N
Europe and for sale by &sse
june 2 w. GEO. N, HEHDMAN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Residence for Sale.

ITTHL be sold on favorable terms, . lu
w new and pleasantly situated house,
enquire Of -
iuly 81, II. J.. W. SEYMOUR.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

rHOCKERY AND GLASS wAHF--A large
Y and valuable assortment in stots II Planters
Store, No. 4. Church street
june 9, y. n D WOLFE.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31
Selling at Reduced Prices!

THHE remainder of my large ard weJl-sssorfed
J. stock Of SUMNER GOODS. Persons de-
,iring bargains would do we'll 10 rail Immediately.
can be had. and mn mistake.
aug. 3. e. A, Hon, Lafayette 81.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

'TO the Ladies'.
CANTON TEAS In pound, helf pound .eu.xs
~ and quarter pound papers, for sale Al
June w, y. A. MATrA's. 49,
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
To Bee CuIturists and Others.

HZ ELSEY'S Alternating Bee Hive, patented kA May 9th, lS46. These Hives, the only ones of real value and utility to farmers and oth CTS engaged in the culture of Bees now before the public, are constructed upon natural princi- ples, and combine the following advantages.
 The bees are easily hived in them; it never becomes necessary to kill off the swarms, and honey can at all times be taken away without tected from robbery by neighboring bees, and from mice and insects; they can be handled with perfect safety, and always living and breeding in new honey combs, are kept entirely healthy, and young swarms are always fully developed; the eggs or embryo of the bee moth or miller, cannot hatch or mature around these hives, therefore the bees are entirely protected from the ravages of that destructive enemy, while the alternating principle is such that the bees are kept industrious the whole season though, by always having plenty of room to work in; old honey-comb cannotaccumulate, nor will the bees "run out'' or ''die off, in these hives. They have been fully tested by actual use by upwards of five thousand extensive bee cultur- sts.
 This patent gained diploma from the Nary land State Agricultural Society, held at Balt- more lCth, l lth and l2th of October ls49.
 Ample directions accompany each hive, giv- ing full instructions for the management of bees. They are sold very cheap; and all farmers and other persons who keep bees, or wish to enter into that profitable culture, will find these hives all that can be desired.
 The subscriber as attorney and agent for the patentee for the State of Arkansas, is now in Helena, and ready to grant individual rights, or to sell counties, townships or districts, to parties desirous of engaging in lucrative and pleasant occupation.
 According to an interesting calculation by a bee cuturist, which is given in full i'll the trea- tise accompanying this hive, he proves how, in about ten years, any bee culturist may be worth nearly $3s,OOO, simply by the sale of the honey, and swarms
 The price of an individual right to make use of this patent hive is $5.
 References.-Hon. Point Dexter, South Car olina; Henry Porter, Esq, Pottsvile, Pa. Bald win c Hudson, Esq, Summit county, Ohio; Henry Wetmore, Cayuga Falls; S c Rice, Esq.,, Cincinnati, Ohio; John E Dalton, Clin- ton county, Ohio; R J Hume, Esq, Evansville; Wm. Wetmore, Esq, Stowe, Summit county, Ohio; T R Case. Esq, Indianapolis; John s Post, Esq, Chicago, Illinois, &c.
 Hives and individual rights. may be had at the of R. A. Blount & Brother uelena-J M. Steele, Bolivar, Poinset county-U. s. Payne, Jacksonport Jackson county, Arks.
 GUSTAVUS WM. PATTISON. NoU. 9, lo49.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
NEW GOODS.
Ep A. BLOUNT & BROTHER are now Ae' receiving their supply of
 FALL & w IN T R
 90OD9o

They have recently and permanently To- cated themselves in Helena for the purpose of carrying on general Dry Goods busi- ness, and do not intend to be undersold by any one, no matter whether he be Jew ol Gentle.
 Our stock consists of large and splendid assortment of DRY GOODS, HARD WARE, READY-MAD CLOTHING BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS, and LADIES' BONNETS. A large and wei selected assortment of Ladies', gentlemen's and boys SADDLES, lower than has ever been offered in this market before.
 CROCKERY, GLASS & TIN-WARE, and a number of articles too numerous to mention.
 We have just received a large lot o
 ROPE & BAGGING, and can supply the Planters with this very necessary article; and after they bale uF the staple in it, we will take great pleasure in shipping it for them. Give us a trial, and we will do our best to please you.
 Heena, October 20, 1649.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04

Singular and Sudden Deoth.-The Phil adelphia Ledger says an interesting daugh- ter 0hirteen years of age0 of MT. R. Lukens, of the Northern Liberties, died af- ter an illness of a few days, which origina- ted from her picking a fever blister upon her lip with pin. The body, after death, exhibited all the appearances of those who die from the effects of poison contracted or imbibed from the bite of venomous rep tjles
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
Days Without Nights,

Dr. Baird, in a lecture recently, gave some interesting facts. There is nothing that strikes stranger more totclbly, if he visits Sweden at the season of the year when the days are the longest, than the absence of night. Dr. Baird had no con- ception of it before his arrival. He arrived at Stockholm from Gottenburgh, 400 miles distant, in the morning, and in the after noon went to see some friends-had not taken note of time-and returned about midnight; it was as light as it is here hali an hour before sundown. You could see distinctly. But all was quiet in the streets, it seemed as if the inhabitants. were gone away, or were dead. No sigrs of life stores closed.
 The sun in June goes down atStockholm a little before ten o'clock. There IS great illumination all night, as the sun passes round the earth towards the north pole, and the refraction of its rays is such that you can see to read at midnight. Dr. Baird read letter in the forest, near Stockholm. at midnight, without artificial light. There is mountain at the head of Bothina, where. on the 2lst June, the sun does not go down at all. Travellers go there to see it. A steamboat goes up from Stockholm for the purpose of carrying those whoare curious to witness the phenomenon. 1toccurs only one night. The sun goes downto the hori- Zon, you can see the whole face of it, and in five minutes it begins to rise.
 At the North Cape, latitude p degrees the sun does not go down for several days In June it would be about D degrees above the horizon at midnight. The way the people know it is midnight, they see the sun rise. The changes in these high lati- tudes, from summer to winter, are so great that we can have no conceptionO of them at all. In the winter time the sun disappears, and is not seen for weeks. Ther it comes and shows its face. Afterwards, it remains for ten, fifteen or twenty minutes, and then decends, and finally it does not set at all, but makes almosta circle around the heavens. Dr. Baird was asked how they managed in regard to hired persons, and Whatthey con- sider day. He could not say, but SUD- posed they worked by the hours, and twelve hours would be considered days work.
 Birds and animals take their accustomed rest at the usual hours. The doctor did not know how they learnt the time, but they had, and go 10 rest whether the sun goes down or not. The hens take to the trees about seven o'clock, P. M., and stay there until the sun is well up in the morning; and the people get into the habit of rising late too. The first morning Dr. Baird awoke in Stockholm, he was surprised to see the sun shining into his room. He looked at his watch, and found it was only three o'clock; the next time he awoke it was five o'clock; but there were no persons in the street. The Swedes in the cities are not very industrious, owing, probably, to the climate
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
E. sE'. g Q " E $ S' CO.,, WHOLESALE S. RETAIL ROCERY & PRODUCE ST0R E TWO DOORS SOUTH OF MARTIN & NoRToN's,
 Helena. ArE1s.
Coumtrymen, Citizens and Strangers, Look
 Before Y0u Buyi

Coumtrymen, Citizens and Strangers, Look
 Before Kou Buy!
 A T the above place you will find general assort- "A ment of GROCERIES Wooden and Willow Ware, and everything usually kept in a well arranged Produce and Grocery Store.
 Golden Syrup, Sugars, Coffee, Teas, Cheese, Fish, Salmon Goldfish, Candles, Pickles, Preserves, Salt, Mustard Rice, Rasins, Citron Currants Prunes, Sugar House and Plantation Molasses Almonds Sal aratus, Starch Clothes Lines, Bed Cords, Allspice, Ginger, Cinnamon, Gloves, Nutmegs, Brushes, Brooms, Tacks Mat ches, Cotton Batting, Extra fine and Com mon Soap; Lobsters, Salmon and Sardines, in cans; Washing Soap and Soda, Cotton and Hemp Trot Lines, Clothes Lines and Bed cords; FAMILY FLOUR; Brass bound Cedar and White Buckets, Powder Shot and Lead Indigo, Madder, Market Baskets, Clothes Baskets, Grass and Manila Mats; Zinc and Wood Wash boards Fish Lines, Grass Cords, Cotton Rope Gun Caps Horse Cards, Painted Tubs and Buckets Cap and Letter Paper bed cord, in cos clothes lines in coils Hemp Halter Rope, in coils; 10 by l2 window Glass Backing and Brushes, Cigars and Tobacco 4, 6. s, 10 and 12d Nails, LlQU ORS, TOBACCO.
 To supply the public with every thing in our line as cheap as they be bought in Memphis, and to ena- able us to do this, must sell entirely for Cash; we hope our friends will not ask for credit, for we should be under the necessity ofrefusng them Helena, February 23, 1850
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
Dr. |. j. RTCE'S VEGETABLE CHOLAGOGUE.

fl New Article n :he Practice of INedicine.
 A SAFE and infalible cure for Ague and AA Fever, Congestive Chills, Female Ob- structions, and General Debility, not having failed in one instance where the directions have been observed Agencies for the sale of this Medicine are being established at the most ac- cessibe points in Phillips, St. Francis and Mon- roe counties April 9th, 1850.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
ST.ATE OF RRKaNS.4S, CO29lfy Of PhHliDs.

N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, To all 1S persons who have filed Bonds in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Phillips county, to please pay over forthwith into the county Treasury the respective amounts due on said Bonds-or citations will be issued against them, to show cause, if any there be- why they have not compiled with the law.
 By order of the County Court.
 R. H. YEATES, CLERK. .AprH l3, 1850.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
EOa' Clerk.

gy7 We are authorized to announce E.. H. COWLEY as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Phillips county.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
BLACK & &GUN-SMlTHING

YNHE undersigned having associated them
 A selves together for the purpose of carrying on the above business in the town of Helena, take this method of informing the public that they are now we'll prepared to do any and all kinds of work in their line, ill the most substan- tial and workmanlike manner, at the shortest notice and upon reasonable terms. Call and see us-our motto is, elive and let iive"-we do our work well and our charges are moderate, and therefore we hope to receive the patronage of the community and the travelling public.
 Shop at Snively's old stand, near I. B. Han Tvs law office. VIM. M. SNIVELY, VIM. M. JOHNSON, JOHN HUDSON. .Apra l3, 1850.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
Soap and Candles.

EUST received by the subscriber general assort- eS ment of Soap and Candles, which are offered by the box or single pound very low for cash.
 March 9, 1850. $. P. CRAIG.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
Amount of Food Raised on an Acre,

The amount of human food that can be produced upon an acre is worthy of great consideration. One hundred bushels of h. dian corn per acre is not an uncommon crop. One peck per week will not only sustain life, but give man strength to la- Dor, if the stomach is properly toned, to that amount of food. This, then, would feed one man four hundred weeks, oralmost eight years!
 Four hundred bushels of Northern pota- toes can also be raised upon an acre. This would give bushel a week for the same iongth of time; and the actual weight of an acre of sweet potatoes is 22,341 pounds. which is not considered an extraordinary crop. This would feed a man six pounds a day for 3,557 days, or nine and two-thirds yearsl
 To vary the diet, we will occasionally give rice. This has been grown at the rate of ninety-three bushels to the acre over an entire field. This, at 45 pounds to the bushei, would be 4,lS5 pounds; or, at 2S pounds to the bushel, when hulled, 2.6O4 pounds, which, at two pounds day, would feed man three and half years Upon reflection, it is not very wonderful that so many non-producers are able to find food, when we see how many mouths one . laborer can fill.-Agricuhurist.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER.

The following named gentlemen are author ized to act as Agents for the Southern Shield in their respective counties:
 JOHN A. CRAIG, Chicot. c. J. BARNARD, Crittenden. HENRY POWELL, Green. F. E. PATRICK, St. Francis. R. $. BELL, Monroe. GEORGE A. WoRTHEN, Pulaski.
 V. B. PALMER is the Agent for the Southern Shield in Philadelphia, Nea0 Fork, and Boston.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04
E'Og. Constable.

n We are authorized to announce J. F. HATHAWAY as a candidate for Constable o St. Francis Township.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04

s9ns d"sf mesP hs pscRes RePss bewssn ssn'? H ma and Wittsburg, on the St. Francis river, and will touch at all the intermediate landings;- and will also make occasional trips to Memphis. The H. Francis is a new boat, built express ly for the above trade, and presents excellent accommodations to passengers and reliable opportunity to shippers.
 Helena, September 8th, 1S49.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04

t5gS We are authorized to announce JAMES H. MEL as candidate for Constable of St Francis township.
Southern shield., 1850-05-04

Ey We are authorized to announce w. l.. UNDERWOOD as a candidate for Sheriff of Phillips county.