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The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
NeighbOr Wilkins Hint.

man having purchase a worn out farm,
and invest d all his money in his real estate.
tried hard by his labor to make it produce a
crop. Alter a laboriOus summers work he
laiied. His crops OF corn, oats and buck
wheat, were scarcely worth harvesting
Winter came on and with it discouraTcment
and dependency. He met his neighbour,
and in the language of scripture, said What
shall dol" His neighbor in reply, in true
Yankee styie, answered this question by ask
ing anO her. "Neighhor Wilkins, have YOU
ever kept hired man on your farm?'' CAL
ways" "How can you gain the greatest
amount of labor in season from his own cf.
forts'' Elm the first place give him pen>
tilul supply of food, for full stomach for
laborer is jewel; next begin the day early,
and keep steady at it, You have answer
ed uueiy; manage your farm as you do your
hired man. Feed il with nourishment for
Vegetation; feed it full aud keep il fed Clear
out the barn yard; dig up the muck from the
swamps; sow all the ashes you can get; cart
sand from the drainage ofthe streets. When
you begin upon q field, feed it; feed it fall and
keep it fed. Then go to the next lot, and
feed it in the same style. Such fields recol
lect the kindness OF The owner, and they pay
him for it more than fifty fold Then plough
and dig and the reward is sure" Neigh
Dor Wilkins opened his eyes in establishment
at his own ignorance, and said, Il see! see!
feeble starved man cannot work much. A
poor starved field cannot bear much Conn
mon sense might have taught him, but il had
not. Thousands, like him, ''scratch gravep
for naught all their days.
Neighbor Wilkins saw where he missed
it. The next year planted four acres Of corn,
after he had coated the field with all the fer
Ializing material he could gather during one
short winter. lie told Ine that "he had
scraped all creation" November told true
story. Two hundred and sixty bushels oil
corn made him laugh. His wife made pud-
dings without grumbling. and his children
ate with pleasure. Thus, friend Wilkins
went from field to field, and fed II as he went.
: In its turn il fed him, his family, his cattle.
Ills barron farm became productive; his max
ed fields became clothed with heritage. He
became rich. his farm was rich. Peace
dwelt in the household plenty filed his era
naries, and fortune smiles upon him.
Are You an unfortunate farmer, cursed
with poor land and stinted cropsl Look q
Mr.. Wilkins, and ia the language Oflhe Bi.
bic, Go thou and do likewise"
Dollar Newspaper.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
The Monster Diamond.

The steam sleep Medea has arrived at Ports
mouth Eng, with freight more precious than
was ever carried from Peru to Cadiz-no less
treasure. in fact, than the famous Asiaiic di-
mond, called the Hoh-i-noOr or Mountiap 81
Light. The history ofthis rich jewel, itself q
memorial Of the mutation of empires, Is thus
given by the London correspondent Of the Ma
tional Intelligencer.-R Rich. Eng.
This dimond was discovered in Golconda in
1850. and was, after passing through vari-
eus hands. safely preserved at Delhi pntil 1880
yvbon Il was removed By Nibir Shah to Khoras-
san. whence she was shortly afterwards car
RED 81 al Afghan Chief to Cubul. It re-
NAMED in the possession ofthe Mogul chiefs
untI il passed into the hands sf Runject Singh
ia, 1918, whence by conquest end soVereigntY
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
from he Chickasap RepubIican.

Mr.. DDIToE:-Have you heard OF brother
Z. $. S wonderous trial. / will commune
cate the nature of the cas-. Ger 6atunV, as
related by himself which he gave me per-
mission TO relate publicly. Brother Edward
was member Of -- Church, and
good citizen iii ali respects, universally re-
lied on, as a man who ralated not Il word
bat that which was true, and true only. lie
is an old citizen Of this county. He was
called OF, 10 Memphis on business recently,
the weather was excessively warm. He
spent some three days in the city during
which time he visited confectionery, where
there was a quantity of ice; he used some
Of it in water, and eat pece-.he heat Of
the day being great, the ice rather cramped
him.
On his return home, he met the minister
vino WAS III charge Of the church of which
he was member. First saluta.ion from
the minister:
"Well, well, brother f., have you got
home sound and unde6led again"
''Oh yes, responds E., "a am as sound
as 'puter dollar, although had near in
jured my health at Memphis, by the excess
sive heat and using too great quantity Of
/ ice."
Minister.-"Ice! what, did you say ice
Excessive heat, and ice -
E.-"Why yes, brother, ice-or frozen
water"
M.-"Oh, brother, do you not know that
it is morally wrong, and sinful TO be telling
those things, Which any one would readily
4 know to be false; and only related 10 be
! LAUGHED at. could not have believed you
would have given way to The Devils dicta-
tons, only away from your church fifteen
days"
E.-"But stop, bother
M.-"Stop stop-for what I feel it my
duty as Pastor of the Church, to catechise
you"
E.-'Catechi e, the D
M-"Yes, yes AID T do not know but
what you ought to be delt with in the
Church"
E.-"Delt with in the Church ~
M.-"Yes, by all means, for Icing; broth
er E."
E.-"Lieing, licing-what do you mean,
are you insane, drunk, OF have you seen any
person drunk"
/ M.-"No. want you to explain your
sell"
e. LIN pam Wlldt'
M.-"I'he incredible story you are tell
ing about eating ice, in June"'
E.-"Why parson there are several tons
of ice in Memphis at this very moment,
expect"
MI give you notice, brother E
that | shul order the leader of our churc
to arraign you for Icing, and persisting il
it."
E.-"Why you are crazy, -"
M,-"Enough-I am determined to bal
the gates of Heaven against you,'
IL. ARRAIGNED FOR LIEINe.
, M.-"Did you see ice?"
E.-"Quantities OF it."
M DO you persist in establishing sucl
falsehood, brother?"
Emo persisting about the matter,
saw ice, (frozen water,) and know it q0G-
zee. eat of it, and il WAS ICE. Anc
! so give me letter from the Church; vii
) not stay with such simpletons.
!. NJ IA letter! yes. letter you'll b
. lapt 70 get; final one too; one that will pu
: you where You belong. An expulsion
, THUS was b S. thrown overheard
for asserting, what was not believed by tn,
Minister, that there was actually ice il
Memphis IN the month Of June.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

NO 49,.

it ilas passed into the hands Of England. Tn
its rough state it weighed nearly 500 carrats-
but 1t has been reduced by cutting to 279 car.
rats, Its present weight. It is "rSse cast. y and
about the shape and size Of the pointed half Of
small hens egg. The Koh.i-noor Is the lar
gest diamond ia the world. The Pitt Diamond
weighs 100 carrats, and the great diamond IN
the Russian sceptre about 200. The value Of
the KOh-i-noer is scarcely computable, altbougb
1000, 600 l. sterling is considered a iustifa6le
price; a. amount not equal to the cost Of the
Sikh wars, which led to the requirement of #,
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
school Room Exercise.
DE QUIz.


"John, bound the State Of Matrimeny."
''The Stale Of Matrimony is bounded on
The north by solitude, on the east by double
trouble, onlhe south by sore-shins, on the
west by vexatons."
"What. are its chief products?
"Peevish babies, scolding wives, henpeck
ed husbands, smoked coffee, burnt hams, and
sour pies"
what is said Of its cimatep'
at has more varent temperature than
that of any oiher State in existance. In that
portion of il called the honeymoon, the eli
mate is salubrsus and heallhy-the atmos-
pierre lalen With the sweets Of the flowers OF
Hymen. In some parts the inhabitants ex-
pereRce freezing cold reception, when they
expect most warmth, and in some other pals
here is all the burning sensation OF the tor
rid zone. Sometimes a fellows house in the
State of MatFimoDy, gets too hot to hold him,
and strange TO say, he travels we'll with ali
speed, not TO, but iron the poles, where cold
is supposed to exis.'
Sarah. has Johngiven a correct outline
of the State of Matrlnony'
"Can't say. sr-7lever was in that State.
Bill Simpkins gave ne an invitation the OH
er day TO travel in il with him, and when
return III answer the question"
well, Sarah, as you seem to be ignorant
in geography, viii examine you in gram
mcr. Take the s,ntence, Marriage IS a
civil contract Parse marriage"
"Marriage is a lDun, because its name.
! And though Shakespeare asks What's in a
name,' and says Aal rose by any Dyhel
name, would smdi as sweet, yet marriage
being nouu, and therefore name, shows
that the rule established by the Bard Avor
has at least Ole exception. For marriage
certainly is OF very great Importance and be
ing a noun, and therefore name, ergo, there
is something IN name"
"Good!-Well, what is the case of mar
tiagel'
"Don't know, sir.
''Decine it, and see"
Don't feel al liberty 10 decline marrias
after having made Bill the promise have
Had rather conjugate."
Jane can you tell Sarah in what cas-
marriage is!'
Eyes, sir, it's very common case, and
wouldn't care if it were little commoner.
And s'pose Sarah won't be married wee
before its in The printers case"
Can YOU decline marriage?"
Jane blushed extremely, and answered.
Had rather not, sir
Well, Sarah, what person is MARRIAGE"
''Secona person, sir, because the perso
you speak to is one who is going TO marry.
"What number is marriage!"
"Plural number now, sir, because Bill al
are two al the present time. When III
parson ties the knot, marriage will then
singular, because the Bible says that III
twain shall be one flesh"
"What gender is marriage"
Common gender, because either male {
female may get married.
Does marriage govern ANYTHING, or dos
it agree with SON, thing!"
Both, sir. Il governs both mankind an
woman-kind, and as to agreeing, it agree
with the world and the rest of mankind"
"Give your rule"
only rule is that Bill shan't grumble if
buy two silk dresses a year, and he sha,
have but one teaspOOnGul ofsugar TO two cuI
of Coffee"
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
" There is more truth than poetry in the
following from the St. Louis Reveille:
The songs of Yore.

Alas! III good cd songs of yore.
Have gone quite out OF date
Surpassed BY "Old Virgiaia's shore,"
And Inc MORN Cas'lila state"
No more are heard the plea ting notes
Of''Comilg through the Rye;''
but turn YOU where you may, you'll hear
Susanna. den't you cry"
To sing the song of'.IIOme. Sweet Home. .
A girl could not be led;
But ask her lor some "iavorite tune"
Shell s.rii;e up "Uncle Ned"
Thea finish off with ''BufTalo Gals
o. else with dearest Iae,"
Forgetting that she ever knew
Some more heart-bfeathing lay.
Oh, give 20 me the sorgs OF yore,
Tia. come warm from The heart;
Inst male each heart throb with delight,
And bid the passions start,
Sing me the song Of ''Hours there were,
I'll crave not what belongs
To the list OF ''nigge,.'-pshaw!-I near
Questionable songs.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

CoURT1NG SCENE.-'Jonathan did you ev-
er read that ere story about the man as was
huged 10 death by the bearl
"Guess Gid, Sewke, and il did make me
6eel so bad
why, how did you feel. Jonathan?
Kinder-sortsr as if I'd like to hug you ena-
most 10 death, tew, you 'tarnal. nice, plump,
elegant, little Greater, you Sewke.'
ooh, Ia! Go away, you-Ionathan.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

The last anu greatest curiosity Of the age has
just beenreceiveda at WooL's Museum. 1t is the
gun with which the question Is popped. Al
large supply will soon be made for the use Of
bashful young men.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

There is man in Boston. the father o
two rOnping daughters, who attributes their
."wildness" to feeding on cGper sauce, Of
which they are excessively fond.
We presume he Is second cousin to the
man who, to prevent his girls running of with
the yOnng mem fed them on cdn't.elOpes.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

or The French Minister Of Home affairs
has consented to give to Louis Philippe the
loacalled Spanish Gallery Ofthe Louvre. con-
listing OF from one thousand to twelve hum
red pictures.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

THE Two PEDLARs. pedIar overlook
anothe: of his tribe on the road, and thus ac-
costed him:
"Hallo, friend. what do you carryl"
s'Rum and whiskey," was the prompt reply.
"Good, said the other. ''you may 60 a.
head, carry grave stone"
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

.'I stand upon the soil Of freedom, . cried.
a stump orator. "No you don't" exclaim-
ed his shoemaker. s'you stand in pair Of
boots that have never been paid for.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

81 wish I could meet with a quarrelsome
mar" said Digby yesterday.
"WLyl" inquired Quilp.
because, then we might expect breeze.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

Sir Robert Peel defined diplomacy as ga
costly engine, to be used by civilized ma
tons for the purpose Of preventing wal"
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22
From he Concordid IHteHigencer.
LINES,
ON THE DEATH OF
S. s. PRENTISs

This flower is planted on the grave of the
illustriOus dead, by the hand of enc who was
once his pupil.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

An extraordinary surgical operation was
lately performed which was the completo
removal Of the patient into another world
The physician IS doing wei.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

Thy soul to its God thy corpse to its cell
Bright star of the South, we bid thee farewell,
The spirit Of genius hangs over the bier,
And weeps DER thy brilliant, but too brief
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-08-22

%Byron's monody on the death of Sheridan
t'Sighing that nature formed but one such
man,
And broke the die in moulding Sheridan"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13
DIED.

On Wednesday night Sept ELLA BROWNE aged 2A years,
daughter Jacob and Charlotte u'e'sS anu sEa"' d
Of the family are respectfully invited attend her lune
raj On y 18th O'Clock from the residence o. her aher
s2Second-sy 80 syr-
On "Wednesday morning til Of congestion Of the heart HU-
BFRT VAN WAGNER, JE agsd6 years
Tia relatives and friends the family respectfully invited to
attend his nero from h late residence ~ Marny't On fgdV
i' On Wedaesdy evening sepl JOHN 5UTPHEN infant son OF
I and flds OF the family requested attend he
from the residence OF his athef Thirty 5econdst betTe
feYirs ION and Third avenues this afternoon Al 3ocoeA
sent n in the 10th year his age, JOHN WESTAL Pnter
His remains removed Tor nteruent IA Cypress HIS Gene
@ from In. late residence this Friday 18th sept
At O'Clock NJ H euds the officers and members ct the Ns
yo Society Marion Division No 81 $ OF T. and OF
aglnns Lodge ls o. F. invited to 9end his funeral
In BROOKLYN Sept ~ FRANCES LAWRENCE daughter OF Hen
nv H. snd Priscilla l. Brown aged - months
The friends relations invited to attend her funeral At 1he
-n, Of her psrens Henryst. Friday clock
ssnt H. At Hempsead L. | HARRIET youngest daughter Of
Sidney c Herbert, aged years 7mouths aad days
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13

DAVID WuMoT Sneak, OF Toe Tribune, az
tstkk hr Wilmot for bsiug absent from bis lhe
a. tf)rps and Utah mr, Wilnot Is among mia
sdtu,ns and paired off with Mr AShmug Ii has word
Of cersure for the AasSschaseI!s Representative who
would have been present oalg 10 beay bis constituents
W. Il is our dear, amiable friend OF the albany
Atlas wbo treats us 10 the foregoing. He means
to help Mr.. Wilmot, but succeed, ia damaging his
cause Mr. W did not pair of with Mr., Ashmun
bad he done SO, ard thereby enabled the latter
to obetray his consttuentS," yet avoid the respon
sibility Of t vote, be would deserve severer cen
sure than we have ever minated.
But We do feel tina. Mr.. Wilmos ought not to
have beer at home looking ont for a reaominstion
at such otisis, no matter though he dta pair of
We don't consider it right for two Members TO-
apair off, devote some tine t. their personal in.
serests, snd poke: eigb: dollars pc: day each
therefor. We have said thia in the case of Wing
Members every inch as firm for Free Soil as Mr..
Wlmot-if the sentiment makes US sneak, -
we shall have to stand that aPpellation. Ii Mr
Asbmun was at home, attending to his own basi.
ness, and taxi psy as in his seat and voting,
we mean him as much as Mr. Wilmot Blu. q. all
events, We know he was not fishing for a renou2i-
nation, since he has perempsorily declined. Bat
eight dollars per day for pairing of, is not the
fair thing, any how
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13

but perhaps if Gen. Foote would conde-
soend to stump the Free States on the SUD,
iect he might set US right on the question.
IF he should, the old laws would be found
stringent enough. Without some such po-
tent agency to operate on Public Sentiment
we don't believe five more runaway slaves
per annum will be caught in consequence
of this new Law, while it has lot Of pom
derous machinery for slave-catching, which
canghardly fail to be generally odious. We
doubt whether commissioners can be found
to fulfill its requirements in some sections
Howe yer, let US thank the House for dis
posing of the bill somehow.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13
Hon. Alex. HI. HI. stuart.

President Fillmore has been more than
fortunate-he has been emlnently saga
o;ous-in his choice of a Secretary OF the
Interior. ALEXANDER Il. II. STUART was
for several years q leading Member OF
the Virginia House of Delegates from
the sterling Wing County of Augusta and
was elected in 184l to the ever-memorable
Twenty Seventh Congress, through which
he served with distinguished ability In
the course Of the debate on the Tariff OF
1912. he made one of the ablest, soundess
and most convincing speeches of the Seq
sion in favor Of the Protective Policy, espe-
cially calculating the benefits to our Agri-
culture of creating adequate and steady
Home Markets through the extension aud
diffusion of our Manufactures. This speech
elected o pressing invitation to Mr. Stuart
to deliver the Annual Address before our
American Institate at its ensuing Fair-a
duty which he discharged with memorable
ability and efficiency Though born and
reared in Virginia, Mr.. Stuart is truly Ma
6onal in his feelings and liberal in his
views, holding lin opposition to the received
Virginia doctrine) that a river in Missouri
or y harbor on Lake Michigan is in his
country, and Just object of solicitude to
the whole American People.
Mr. Stuart is conservative in his frame Of
mind, and on that ground was left out ofthe
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES justchoson, where
in a spirit of Radicaliem has q decided and
wo think suspicious ascendancy. Lie never
before failed of securing majority of the
suffrages Of his vicinity, and was only drop
ped from Congress in l843 through the
Gerrymandering his District byan adverse
Legislature, rendering it hopelessly Loco
Fooo. He is a man Of solid judgment, lib
eral requirements and persevering industry,
Hebas before him a Hcrculcan task IN bring
inc mn the arrearages Of the Home Depart
mont, probably now the most laborlouS of
any, and requiring familiar knowledge of
our immense variety of laws, usages, decis-
ions and facts relating to our Indian rela.
lions. judicial establishment, tho Census
30. &c. Mr.. Stuart will be found equal to
the responsibility laid upon him.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13
slare Catching.

The Senate's Fugitive Slave Bill 80
called, passed the House yesterday by vote
of 100 Yeas to is Nays-a good many Mem
bers having Just been struck with a fit of the
dumb-ague. The only Wings from the Free
States who supported it, were Mossrs. Eliot
Of Boston, AcGaugaey of Indiana, and John
l. ghvlor Of Ohio. There were tt@nty-slr
Opposition votes from the Free States in its
favor including Walden of New-YoTk and
Wildrick Of New-J Jersey. ofour City Dele
cation Messrs. Briggs and Underhin voted
Nav; Messrs Brooks and Phoenix failed to
vote. There were recently votes from this
STATE against the bill to only one fer 1t, but
,t<e,, absenteesl Probably paired OF
III each ether.
We have not carefully examined its
rrovisions, but We do not believe this act
vill amount to much ia practice. The de-
s,ct sought to be rcmedied is not in our
,ave-Oatohing laws-they were strlngens
..ready-but in the general feeling Of our
\ orthern People that man innooentot other
crime than love of liberty when running
4 bis freedom ought not to be caught. We
cont see how any law is to remedy this ;
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13
Arr,vaIot,be U. :. ship Erie.


The U. g. store ship Ere w. D. PORTER, Lieut..
Commanding arrived at this port yesterday morning.
from Copstsntinope. Among her passengers are
Anmir Bey, Commissioner from the Sublime Porte
to the United States and suite JohnP Brown, E SO.
Dragoman to the U. s. Legation at Constantinoplei
Thos. N. Carr Esq late Consul General at Tan.
eier; S. P. Garter, Passed Midshipman U. S. M
and E. P O. Clarke, from the Mediterranean Squad
ron: A. s Green, late mate of the bark 1. s.
Goodhull, from Malta, and aeyeral distressed sea
men put on board by American Consus.
On the 9th inst. while in Lat $50 N. Long, 70o
w. the Erie made sail, which was laying to
alongside of wreck, about ten miles to windward.
Finding 1t impossible to come up with itduring the
d.v enn was fred to attract attention. Soon
eNterward the ship filed away and made all sail
IN wind, and the wreck was then observed to be
on fire. The Ere gave chase to the ship, bat was
unable to come up with her.
The vessel on fire burned to the waters edge and
was lost sight OF at II NJ Nothiog wasseen OF the
strange sail at daylight. Every effort was made
TO get near the wreck, but the wind hauled and
constantly brought the bu ming wreck to windwsrd.
1t Ia supposed that the persons on board were
.sken of by the strange chip, az she lay alongside
several hours
The following is list OF the officers attached to
the Erie; w. D Porter, Lieut.. Commanding; A
Bryson, Acting Master j. S. Bohrer, G V. D an
p.ton, 81. ]. Smith Passed Nidshipman Levi d.
slsmm. Purser; j. H. Wright, Passed Assistant
91rpson; B. Spencer Captains Clerk.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13

EY7 The Express tries hard not to feel the force
OF eur remarks AZ to the improperly OF Wing
salute in honor Of the passage OF the Territorial
bilIe 1t Gays we
p, have very contemplate notions OF Party and of the
Wig psrty In particular If auopoae that whatev3r is
N.u6nsI patriotic and peaceful may not become the sub
fct OF cong atuA!ion,' &c,
Bah Christianity is more important than Ma
t.onali.y and Patriotism, yet Wing salute on
CbriStmas morning would be out OF place. ghe
Exoress showed its perfect understanding Of shi'
matter two or three days since, when it said-
nThe Globe ID 10 rsptnres hat has zen done at
Warrington H. rery bad taste think Attempting
tnrn hi. notoua result TO osrsy profit"
Wessy again, that the Wing Executive Com
mittee's ssute was Intended by it: coatriyers-no
matter how many good men assented to it from
nober motive6-to aubaerve certain interests an the
Wing party, not Of the party. ISwse unwiae thu,
to exult, as Ways, that majority Of our State q
WAig Delegation in Congress had been outvoted
and beaten. There are other ways Of promoting
union and harmony iu the Wing ranks, far pre-
ferable 10 khis.