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Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

CoTTox IS KNG.-Charles Dickens, in late
number of his "Household Words" after emu
merating facts of cotton, says: "Let any great
social eon-:lsion visit to the United States, and
England would feel the shock from Lanu .s;s,. .S
to John O'Groats. The lives of nearly two
millions of our countrymen are dependent upon
the cotton crops of America; their destiny may
be said, without any sort of hyperbole, to hang
upon a thread.
Should any dire calamity befall the land of
cotton, a thousand of our merchant ships would
rot idly in dock; ten thousand mills must stop
their busy looms, and two million mouths would
starve for lack of food to feed them
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Good TdSte.-The following very happy and
equally true sketch is from the London Quar-
terly: "You see this lady turning cold eye to
the assurances of shopmen and the recommen-
dation of milliners. She cares not how original
pattern may be if it be ugly, or how recent a
shape if it be awkard. Whatever fashion die
tates, she follows her own, and is never behind
it. She wears very beautiful things which peo.
pie generally suppose to be brought from Paris,
or at least, madeby French milliner, but which
as often are brought from the nearest town and
made up by her own maid. Not that her cos
tune is either rich or new-on the contrary she
wears many cheap dress, but it is always good.
She deals in no gaudy confusion of colors, nor
does she affect studied sobriety; but she either
enlivens YOU with spirited contrast, or COM
poses you with judicious harmony. Nota scrap
of tinsel or trumpery appears upon her, She
puts no faith in velvet bands or guilt buttons or
twisted cordings. She is quite aware, however,
that the garniSh is as important as the dress; all
her inner borders and headings are delicate and
fresh, and should anything peep out which is
not intended to be seen is quite as much so as
that which is. After ALL there is no great art
either in her fashions or her material. The
secret simply consists in knowing the three
units of the dress-her own statioE-her own
age and her own points, and no woman dresses
well who does not. After this we need not say
that whoever is attracted by the costume will be
disappointed by the wearer. She may not be
handsome or accomplished, but we answer for
her being even tempered, well informed, thor
oughly sensible-a complete la,iy."
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15
THERE is A GIANT IN OUR MIDsr!-

THERE is GIANT IN OUR MIDsT!-
FIn bulk as huge
As whom the fables name of monstrous size,
Titanian, or earth born, that warred on Jove;
Briareos or Typhon, or that sea beast
Leviathan."
The far-famed giant from Nova Scotia arrived
here yesterday on the steamboat Georgetown, en-
route for Havana. We visited this strange spe-
cimen of humanity, framed by Nature in frolic
mood for the astonisment of the world.
He has not yet attained his full growth, weigh
ing somewhat short of a wagon load, and stan
ding in his stocking feet a little lower than a
two-story house. Goliah, of Gath, was baby
to him, and he could put Gulliver in his breech-
es pocket. In taking his natural rest, he has to
go to bed by installments-one limb at time
and in his walks, stoops to hear the morning
lark. Being yet in his infancy, it is thought in
the course of tinfe it will take all out-of doors
for him to walk in. He was born in the High
lands of Scotland, and probably squared his In
tended height by the peak of Ben Lomand.-
Afterwards he removed to Nova Scotia, where
he attained his present proportion. He is Ger.
tainly the most interesting phenomenon of the
present century. His cheerful and polite address
are also points Of interest to those who make
his acquaintance. He intends holding series
of reception levees at Odd Fellows Hall, where
the admirers of strange sights, as well as the
scientific, will have an opportunity of seeing
this greatest of human wonders.-M o. Cres.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Free derelopme,,t Of -Maa-If l were to ex-
press in line what constitutes the glory of a
State, should say it is the free and full devel-
opment of human nature. That country is the
happiest and noblest whose institutions and cir
cumstances give the largest range of action to
the human powers and affections, and call forth
man in all the variety of his faculties and feeling.
That is the happiest country where there is most
intelligence and freedom of thought, most af-
fection and love, most imagination and taste,
most industry and enterprise, most public spirit,
most domestic virtue, most conscience, most
piety. Wealth is a good only as it is the pro-
duction and proof Of the vigorous exeecise of
mans powers, and is means of bringing his
affections and enlarging his faculties. Man is
the only glory of a country and it is the ad-
vancement and unfolding of human nature
which is the true interest of State.
Dr. Claiming.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Science and Agriculture.-Look at that
wide valley, with its snow-clad summit at dis
tance on either hand, and its gia53yf river fow-
ing cribbed and confined in the lowest bottom
Smiling fields ard we'll trimmed hedge-rows
and sheltering plantations and busy popula-
ton, and abundant cattle cover its undulating
slopes. For miles industrious plenty spreads
over a country which the river formerly usurped
and the lake covered, and the rush tufted over,
and bog and messy heath and perennial fogs
and drizzling rains rendered inhospitable and
chill. But mechanics have chained the river
and drained the lakes and bogs and clayey bot
toms, and thus giving scope to the application
of all theyaried practical rules to which science
has led, The natural climate has been subdued,
disease extirpated, and rich and fertile and hap
py homes scattered over the ancient waste
Turn to another country, and river flows
deeply through an arid and desolate plain
Mechanics lift It's waters from their depths, and
a thousand artificial channels directs them over
the parched surface. 1t is as if an inchanters
wand had been stretched over 1.-THE green
.herbage and waving corn, accompanied by all
the industries of rural life, spring up as they ad
vance. Another country, and a green oasis
presents itsef busy with life, in the midst of a
desert sandy plain. Do natural springs here
guSh up, as In the ancient oasis of the Libian
wilderness? 1t is another of the triumphs of
human industry, guided by human thoug
Geology and her sister sciences are here the pi-
oneers of rural life and fixed habitations. The
seat of hidden waters at vast depths were dis
covered by her. Under her directions, mechan-
les have bored to their sources, and their gush-
ing abundance now spreads fertility around
Such are the more sensible and larger triumphs
Of progressing rural eeonomy-such as man
may well boast of-not only in themselves, but
in their consequences; and they may take their
place with the gigantic vessel of war as mag
nificent results of intellectual effort
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

AGE OF ANAMALs.-A bear rarely exceeds
twenty wears; a wolf twenty; fox fourteen or
sixteen; lions are long lived-Pompey lived to
the age of seventy years; squirrel or hare sew
en- or eight years; rabits seven. Elephants have
been known to live to the age of 400 years.
When Alexander the Great had conquered Pho
rus King of India, he took great elephant
which had fought viliantly for the king, named
him Ajax. dedicated him to the Sun, and let
him 90 with this inscription alexander, the son
of Jupiter, hath dedicated Ajax to the Sum-
This elephant was found with this inscription
$50 years afterwards. Pigs have been known
to live to the age of thirty years; the Rhinoce-
ros to twenty A horse has been known to live
to the age of sixty-two, but averages twenty or
thirty. Cames sometimes live to the age OF
one hundred. Stays are long lived. Sheep
seldom exceed the age of ten. Cows live about
fifteen years. Cuvier considers it probable that
whales sometimes live one thousand years.
Mr.. Mallerton has skeleton of Swan that at
tanned the age of two hundred years. Pelicans
are long lived. A tortoise has been known to
live to the age of one hundred and seven.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Benefit Of 4drertising-An old man in N
York, named Padlebrrn, worth $l5O,O0O, who
thought he had not relative in the world, ad
yertised in the papers for any one claiming kin
dred to come forward, when in less than twenty
hours he was visited by no less than six aunts,
fourteen uncles, ffy-four nephews, ninety-three
nieces, and one hundred and forty-eight cousins.
Boston Post.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15


Time.-"Consder each day as blank Leaf
which YOU are to fill for eternity" is sentiment
which. in substance, we have seen several times
EXPRESSED. 1t is full of meaning. A blank
leaf upon which we are all to write; rather, up
on which we are every day writing characters
for eternity. Life passes; childhood, youth,
manhood, old age, press hard upon one another;
Every bour will set down something that Will
enhance or diminish our happiness hereafter
Pause. reader, and reflect; thou art not writing
characters in the sand but in the Book OF God.
Thy whole life is but book, a kind of day-book
which is constantly filing up; all which is here
written is carefully transcribed into the Book OF
God: and before assembled worlds, in the pres
ence of angels and the justified, everything is to
be revealed What is done in life, all thy words,
thoughts, actions, are sketched in the book OF
remembrance; and no bad action can be blotted
out but by the blood of Christ. Many have
lived away the summer of life, little needing this
filing up leaf after leaf with what they will
dread to see unfolded in the appointed day. BY
these be warned Shun the rock against which
others have dashed To-day, thou hast filled up
another leaf 1t is written, and cannot be re-
written. What canst thou do? This only: haste
thee to the throne of grace, and implore divine
aid that thou mayest fill up the remaining leaves
of tbv little volume with such characters as thou
shalt delight to see written to thy name, when
the Lamb shall open the book for Judgment
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

eDdnlet Webster IN the State Departments
Mr.. WebSter's habits, while attending to his of
nee duties as Secretary of State, are thus
sketched in Lanman's Private Life of the great
statesman
He was usually among the first at his post Of
DUTY IN the Department and among the last to
leave The first business he attended TO was to
read his mail, and this he accomplished in
short time, and after peculiar manner. The
only letters that he read with attention were the
official ones, and, where the questions they
brought up did not require investigation, were
generally disposed of Immediately; all political
;etters were merely glanced at, and then filed
saway for future consideration; those of private
and personal character were also laid aside, to
be attended to or answered early ON the follow
ing morning, at his residence; while everything
of an anonymous character was simply opened,
torn in pieces, and committed to the basket OF
waste paper. The amount Of business that he
sometimes transacted during a single morning
may be guessed at when it is mentioned that he
sometimes kept two persons employed writing
at his dictation at the same time; for, as he u
sually walked the floor on such occasions, he
would give his chief clerk sentence in one
room to be incorporated into a diplomatic pa
per, and, marching to the room occupied by
his private secretary, give him the skeleton, Or
perhaps the very language of private note or
letter. In addition to all this he made it his
business to grant audience to all who might
call upon him receiving dignitalies with dignity,
and all friends, strangers, and even office seek
ers, with kindness and cordiality; and in this
connection it may be well to state that those
who made short visits were generally the most
successful in attaining their ends, especially if
said ends were''their countrys''or office.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

How to Keep P0or.-Buy two glasses Of ale
every day, at FIVE cents each, amounting in one
year to $50 so; smoke three cigars, one after
each meal, counting up in the course of the
year to $54 IS; keep big dog, which will con-
sumo in a year at least $l5 worth of provision,
and cat S. more. Altogether this amounts
to the snug little sum of $llO 25-suficient to
buy six barrels of flour, one hundred bushels of
coal, one barrel of sugar, one sack of coffee,
good coat, a respectable dress, besides frock
for the baby, and half a dozen pair of shoes
more or less. Just think of itl
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Not one in thousand of business men prop
erly appreciate the. benefit of newspaper adver-
tisemcnts. A thousand circulars with the post
age paid, cost them S25. These viii reach and
be eread by just the one thousand persons to
whom they are directed, and by no more. The
same amount of money paid for advertising in a
daily paper with a circulation of twelve hun
drcd copies, will insure its being read during
the year over two millions times. The most
miserly could not ask for cheaper fame.
CZereldnd Herald.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

The Raban Gap Railroads.&c. learn from
reliable source that Mr.. Lythgoe, since return
ing to the survey, has satisfactorily established
the fact, that the road may be located SO as to
run near to Pendleton, and that the route is
much more favorable than the particulars of
his first survey indicated. He has also discov-
cred another route over the Stump House Noun
tain, by which excavation, which would cost
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, may be
dispensed with. We promise ourselves that in
the opening of this route to the West, the day
of Charleston's prosperity is drawing near
This road will cost money, but, from the day it
strikes the Tennessee valley, its stock will be as
good as any in the country, and the State from
Pickens to Marion, and from York to Charles
ton, viii feel the fertlizing influence of its flow
of commerce. Charleston Standard.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

fife of President ELect.-Mrs. Pierce, the
wife of the President elect, is one of the most
accomplished ladies of America, and one who
will reflect honor upon her station, as the mis-
tress of the national mansion. She is the
daughter of the late Rev. DR.. Appleton, form.
erly President of Bowdoin College. Her earn
est religious character and elegant manners will
exert their appropriate influence in Washing
ton.-[New York Observer.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Maine Liquor Lac-A Temperance Conven-
ton has been held at Macon, Ca, at which
resolutions were unanimously adopted in favor
of the enactment of law allowing each county
to determine, by vote of the people, whether
liquor shall be sold within its limits; and also
in favor of taking the vote of the people OF ,9eor
gia to determine whether general law o. the
State shall be adopted to prohibit the sale OF
liduor within its limits.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

The New York Journal of Commerce states
that an effort is making on the part of the friends
of Mr.. Fillmore and Of the American Coloniza-
ton Society, to constitute him life Director Of
the same, by raising one thousand dollars, to be
appropriated to assisting emigrants to Liberia,
while suitable tribute of respect is thus paid
to the retiring President. Mr.. Fillmore is among
the most decided friends of the Society.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Free Trade in the Post Office Business-The
new letter envelopes, with the single and double
stamps, will soon be ready. Then every steam
er, every railroad train, every stage, every ex-
press line, and every man, is made mail carri-
er by act of Congress. Letters in the Govern
ment envelopes, can be sent in any way, by any
route, and by any conveyance.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Putty Dispensed With.-Some downeast op-
orator has got way Of setting glass without
putty. The window sash is maze entirely of
wood, the outside permanent. The inside is
framed in such manner that the parts can be
ready removed for the purpose of inserting the
glass, which is placed between slips of India
rubber, which, when the parts of the sash are
replaced, causes the glass to be perfectly firm.
The movable parts of the sash are secured to
their place by a knob screw, which make
pretty finish.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

asal.n cried girl, looking out of the upper
story Of small grocery, addressing another girl
who was trying to enter at the front door, "we've
all been at camp meeting and converted: so
when you want milk on Sundays, you'll have to
come in the back ,cay.''
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Singuldr.-The three candidates for Mayor
of Pittsburg are Printers. ]. B. Guthrie is the
Democratic candidate; Heron Foster, editor Of
the Dispatch. is the Free Soil candidate; r. NJ.
Riddle, editor of the Journal, is the Wing can
didate
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

:
Paper on Room WaIls.-Bed rooms should
never have papered walls; they should either be
painted, or if of common plaster, simply white
washed, two or three times a year. Painted
walls allow of their being washed frequently
which is positively necessary for health and
cleanliness. This cannot be performed on pa
pered walls. therefore. let all consider that there
should be none of them Various reasons
n,i,!h:.. be addGced to back up what we have as
serted. but we think this is not necessary; the
annunciation is Just plainly stated fact, self
evident one In papering walls, some upholsters
and others, as we have known, sometimes en-
ploy corrupt paste, under the wrong impression
that it makes the paper adhere to the wall much
better than when fresh. Flour paste and glue
size are both employed to put on walls for paper,
and both are equally pernicious when put on IN
what is called a soar state 1t is quite common
for newly papered rooms to have q most un-
pleasant smell, and when the paper hanger Is
spoken to on the subject, he will make the ex-
cuse, "oh, few days will set all right-the
smell will soon go off" A putrid OdOr from q
newly papered wall is an evidence that the paste
Is corrupt that it emits gass-1ln effiUyll dan
gerous to health, and which God has given our
noses to detect, or of what use are they at all
There is nothing so sweet as fresh air, not all
the perfumed waters ever made can purchase a
substitute for the pure inodorous atmosphere for
a room, by using them as a substitute to Danish
the evil smell of putrid paste from newly paper
ed walls. The offensive odor will not depart
until the paste is perfectly dry. 1t is very
bad plan to paste new over old paper on wall,
merely to save trouble by pulling the old Off
There are instances on record of disease and
death being caused by gass arising from the
decaying paste of old papered walls which had
become damp. Rooms should be thoroughly
dried after being papered before they are inhab-
tied. Some alcohol put into paste prevents fer
mentation until it dries. No person should al
low old paste to be used for putting on paper,
and then it should be dried as soon as possible
afterwards Scientific american.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

a Pithey Prayer.-Dr Lyman Beecher is
said to have prayed, once as follows:-"O Lord!
grant that we may not despise our rulers; and
grant that they may not act so that we can't
helm II"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

An Irishman was once brought before mag
istrate charged with marrying SIX wives. Ihe
magistrate asked him how ne could De so mar
dened william. "Plaze your worship, SAID
Paddy. 81 was trying to get good un."
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

A friend informs us that split gold dollar pie
ces are rapidly circulating, and cautions us to
be on the lookout for them, but we prefer ITO be
on the lookout for those which are not split,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Home-There is world where no storms In
trude, haven of safety against tempests OF life.
a little world of joy and love of innocence and
tranquility. Susr;;cc;;e''s are not there, no jeal
ousies, nor alsehood with her dou5i,cc tsconggne,
nor the venom of SANDER. Peace elnbraceth
itwith outspread wings. Plenty broodeth there.
When man entereth it he forgetteth his sorrow
and cares, and disappointments; he openeth his
heart to confidence. This world is the well or
dered home of a virtuous and amiable woman.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

A punster poet, gives an excellent portrait
of old Ben Franklin, in single line
"a man Of genius ruled by common sense
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-15

Bishop Hacket's happy motto was, "Serve
God, and be cheerful"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1853-12-31
sor,. Nygsn'> op.aion af the Turks,

In all money transactions with Inc
Noslem. ever found the strictcst honor,
the highest hsmterestedness. In trans
acting business with them there are none 4
Of those dirty pecuiatlons, under the name
of interest. difference OF exchange, COM
.1ission, &C., SC, uniformly found ON
arrNino 10 Greek consul to cash hl'ls,
even on the first houses in Pera. In The
3capilaI and at the court, the citizens ard
courtiers are formed IN the same scEoo
with those ol Christianity: but there does
moi exist a more honorable, friendly, and
high spirited character than the true iur-
kish provincial Aga, or ho>iem country
gentleman. The lower orders are III as
0tolrrablc discipline as the rahble in coun-
tries with greater preten,ionS oi clvlllza-
. ton. \ NosIcm In walking tie streets
.ol our country towns would be more ~
,commoded in England than IA Frank Ia
similar situation in Turkey.
The Ouomaas, with all their defects,
. are not a people to be despised. Equal
! at least to the >paniard, they are superior
=, the Portuguese. Ii it he difficult 10
saw what they are, we can at least say
what they are not they are not ueacner'
= ous, they are not cowardly, they do no
:. burn heretics. they are not assasSlns, noj
y has an enemy advanced to their capital
u They are faithful to their Sultan TIL hi
becomes unfit 10 govern, and devout u
y their God without an inqolsl'lon. Nef
u they driven iIom st. Sophia tomorrow
and the French OF Russians enthrone
~ their stead, it would become questIo
- whether Europe would gain by the eX
W change. England would certainly b" tn
IN loser. With regard to that ignorance
, which they are SO generally, and somt
" times Justly accused, 1t may be doubted, "A
ways excepting France and England
t what uscrul points Of knowledge they al
ID .cxceIIsd by other nations. Is 1t IN ii
d common arts Of lie In their manuia
~ ,orcs3 Is a Turkish sabre inferior to
- = Toledo 2.or IL Turk worse clothed AZ
's' lodged, or fed and taught, than q Spa
il" lard Are their paehas worse edoeat
III, than Il erandeet or an Eiiendl than
oa Knight or ST. Jago? | think not,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1853-12-31
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Taking !saglsg.

She rave 4 word of good advice
S=s hoped RI profit BY,
Al [ shou d'nt wonder 4 she thought
Ieame away to cty.
She tAinks | stand in fea- of her,
really think don't;
SHE'S s4re my " " Il Yield TO hers
Tn pretty sure ii won't.
',nosv my dear Cd maiden aunt
Il pru4ent, good and wise
DIT, Harry, don't you thjn@ with me
Shes rather too precise?
She 4atd mast not fan in love-
"Propriety forbjd'
AMI told her | should never
Love you better than | did.
Sic said Won must not fondie me-
She lid not think you would
told her I'd be up in arms
Against you il you should.
She said you must not !iss me
The FIRST time, should you try,
And | told her that you shouldn't
But | did'nt tell her why.
sha sail That sujtor never yet
Hal ever pressed her hand,
Id1d'0t taink the reason