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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

A.WHIsPER TO WIFE.-Study your hus.
bands temper and character aud be it your
pride and pleasure to conform to bis wishes.
Check at ouce the first advance 10 oontradic-
ton, even Of the most trivial nature. Be
ware Of the first dispute. Whatever might
have been concealed as defect from the lover.
must with greater diligence be concealed from
the husband. The most intimate aud friend
ly familiarity cannot surely be supposed to
exclude decorum. Let your husband be
dearer aud Of more consequence TO you than
any other human being; and have no hesita-
ton in confessing those feelings to him
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

GREAT MEN's DANCING. read that Ma.
poleon was a very awkward dancer. On one
occasion, he danced with very beautiful
Countess. who could not conceal her bushes
at his ridiculous postures. On leading her
to her seat, he remarked: "Thc fact is, mad
ame, that my forte lies not so much in dane
ing myself as in making others dance. -.
This reminds US Of an auecdote related Of
Daniel Wooster. who being present at ball
in Washington, at the period Of his incum-
bancy as Secretary Of State. was asked by an
effeminatc fopposh sort Of chap, who thought
good deal Of his own dancing: Don't you
dance Mr.. Webster ~ never saw you dan
cling" No" said Mr.. Webster, as he only
could say and look suct things. ! never had
the capacity to learn how. sir "-Ez. paper.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31
HrAvEN.-Whiitier. speaking of Heaven,

HEAvEN.-Whiitier. speaking Of Heaven,
says:
We naturally enough transfer to our idea
Of heaven whatever We Ike and reverence on
earth. Thither the Catholic carries on, in bis
fancy, the imposing rites and time-honored
solemnities Of his worship. There the Metho-
dist secs his love-feasts and camp-meetings.
in the groves and by the still waters and
green pastures Of the Blessed Abodes. The
Quaker, in the stiffness of bis selfcommunion,
remembers that there was silence in hca-
ven." The Churchman, listening 10 the So
lemn chant Of vocal music, or the deep tones
of the organ thinks of the song Of the Elders,
and the golden harps Of the New Jerusalem.
The Heaven Of the northern nations of Eu-
rope, was gross and sensual reflection Of the
earthly life Of a barbarous and brutal people.
The Indians Of North America had vague
notion of a Sunset Land-a beautiful Para
disc far in the West-mountains and forests
filed with deer and bufalo-lakes and streams
swarming with fshes-thc happy hunting
ground Of Souls.
A venerable and worthy New England
clergyman, on his death-bed. just before the
close Of bis life. declared he was only con-
sclous Of an awfully solemn and intense Gu
riosity 20 know the great secret Of Death and
Eternity.
Yet We should not forget that I" the King
dom Of Heaven Is within j" that it is the state
Of the affe ctions of the soul; the sense Of
good conscience the sense of harmony with
God; condition Of Time and Eternity.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

INDIAN THEoLoGY.-The precise idea which
the Western Indians entertain ofa future life
Is this As soon as the Indian threw OF the
flesh. he would find himself standing on the
bank Of the river, the current running with
great rapidity. Across this river was a slen-
der pole stripped Of its bark. aud lying close
down to the water. The Indian who had lived
a good life, then sees bright object on the
other side; that was . Right" He would
then. desirous of embracing the object he loved
50 we'll in the world, walk across the pole, un-
mindful Of the raging torrent beneath his feet
arriving in safety on the opposite shore and
Right would then lead him amongst noun
tains covered with gold and silver. into noble
hunting grounds, where he would hunt for
eternity. But. on the other hand, the man
who followed Wrong" all bis life, when at
tempting to cross the pole, after death, would
fall into the foaming stream, and be swept
down into whirlpool surrounded by rocks
there he would be carried round for many
centuries until, at last. be would be gradual
IL sucked in towards the centre OF the vortex,
and finally engulphed in an immense bottom
less hole. What became Of the unfortunate
sinner The Indians could not surmifc, further
than be lived forever
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

WOMEN VS.. MEN Women in all coun.
tries are civil. oblgino, tender and hutianc I,
they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful.
timorous and prudent. and they do not hesi-
tate like men. to perform generous action.
more liable, perhaps than men. but in general
more disinterestcd, more virtuous. ahd per-
forming more good actions than men. In
my extensive wanderings in foreign climos.
if hungry. thirsty, wet. cold or sick. woman
has ever been friendly to me. most uniformly
so.-Lcclyard.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

A Frcnchman. who knew very LITTLE
Fncl;Sb cot into difficulty with an English
man who insisted upon fighting i out. The
Frenchman agreed to this. but wished to know
.h.t he should say if be should get beaten
Re;ng told that he must cry out enough,
.Iov set %. The Frcnchman, however, for.
80 -, ,bo word. and cried out, as he had beard
49, - o-o - tbe bystanders do, Hurrah hur-
rs rohr, To his astonishment, the Engllshman
pounded all the harder. This caused M1n, y,
seur to 90 to work in such good earnest y .ne' a.
the EpgIishman soon cried out Eno''gn: I, ,
Say Dat again. said Frenchy- " Enough
enough !" cried be again. The Frencchman
Ia turn. exclaimed. " Dat is de yer yord vas
trying to sly long time ago
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

L ~mn@~~-~-
THE UMBRELLA BRB.-The next morning
my hunter arrived, aud Immediately went out
in his canoe among the islands. where the
umbrella birds are found In the evening.
after dark, he returned. bringing one fine spe-
cimen. This singular bird is about the size
Of raven, and is Of similar color, but its
feathers lave a more scaly appearance, from
being margined with a different shade Of
glossy blue. 1t is also allied TO the crow in
its structure, being very similar to it in its
feet and bill. On its head it bears a crest.
different from that of any other bird It is
formed of feathers more than two inches long
very thicklY set, and with hairy plumes curv-
ing over the end These can be laid back so
rs to be hardly visible. or can be erected and
spread out on every side, forming a hemis-
pherical, or rather a hemiellipsodal, dome
completely covering the head. and even reach
ing beyond the point Of the beak. the indi.
vidual feathers then stand out something like
the down-bearing seeds Of the dandelion Be-
sides this, there is another ornamental ap-
pcndage on the breast, formed by fieshy tu-
bercle as thick as a quill and an inch and a
half long. which hangs down from the neck,
and is thicklY covered with glossy feathers,
forming long pendant-plume or tassel This
also the bird can either press to its breast, so
as to be scarcely visible, or can swell out. SO
as almost to conceal the forepart Of its body.
In the female. the crest and the neck plume
are less developed, and she is altogether a
smaller and much less handsome bird. It in
habits the wooden islands Of the Rio Negro
ami the SolinOes. never appearing on the main
land it feeds on fruit, and utters loud,
hoarse cry. like some deep musical instru-
ment, whence its Indian name, Urantim5c.
trumpet bird" The whole Of the neck.
where the plume Of feathers springs from. is
covered internally with thick coat Of hard.
muscular fat. very difficult to be cleaned away
which, in preparing the skins. must be done,
as it would putrifY, and cause the feathers to
drop off.-Amac0n and Rio Negro.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

CHAMPAGNE" NJ. sells the genuine arti.
ce.' We won't dispute that. But what i
deal Of trouble he must have to pet IT, The
genuine is very scarce The whole Of il is
not equal to the consumption in the province
itself, and in Ia i, falls far short OF many
thousand bottles. And then what immense
quantities arc consumed in Russia, Germany.
England and America Ii the winters 81
Champagne got a cent bottle for Tho wine
said to be sold by them, what m.llionaires
they would be. There is ut least one bottle
sod for every grape in the vineyards "All
Is not gold that glitters. nor IS it all good
wine that pops"
We have sham coffee. sham tea, and q
great deal more Of champagne. Under the
walls Of Paris and just outside, great deal
Of this last named article il manufactured
for expectation. Much Of it too, aud tie
most harmless is the slightly drugged pro.
duct Of Jersey orchards But wherever il
may originate, why should it be used in social
gatherings? What pleasure i their in list
ening to man who gabbes to YOU with
flushed face Why should friendship be de-.
graded into a slap-On-the-b back familiarity, wit
into ribaldy, gaiety Into rudeness, cheerful.
ness into drunken lecring, and lovcliuess into
the imbecile hee-haw Of intoxication? If
men would get rid Of their Brains they should
not obtrude the process upon their friends, or
the public. Love is the cement Of society !;
but It cannot oxist without mutual respect.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

4 creating THRGs-THE SPIDER.-Let me
+ put spider into any lady's hand. She i
aghast She shricks. The nasty ugly thing
Madam. the spider is. perhaps. shockeda at your
Brussels laccs; and although you may be the
most exquisite miniature painter living tho
spider has right to laugh at your coarse
daubs as she runs over them. just show her
your crotchet work when you shrek at her.
Have you spent half your days the spider,
if he be spiteful may remark" have you
spent half your days upon the clumsy anti
massacars and these ottoman covers? My
dear lady, is that your web IL were big
enough, | might with reason drop you aud
cry out at you. Let me spend day with
you and bring my work l have four little
bags Of thread-sueh little bags In every
bag there is more than a thousand holes-such
tiny. tiny holes Out of each hole thread
runs, and all the threads-more than 1000
threads--I spin together as they run, and
when they arc all spun they make but one
thread Of the web | weave. / have a mem.
Der Of my family who is herself no bigger than
a grain Of sand. Imagine what slender web
she makes, and that, too, each thread is made
passed out Of her four bags through four or
five thousand holes. Would you drop her.
too, crying out about your dclicacy? A pret.
ty thing indeed for you to plume yourself on
your delicacy. and scream at u.s." Having
made such speech. We may suppose the in
dignant creature fastens a rope around one Of
the rough points Of the lady's hand and lets
herself lightly to the floor. Coming down
stairs, is noisy, clumsy work, compared with
such a way Of locomolion. The creeping
things We scorn are miracles Of beauty They
are more delicate than any ormulu clock or
any lady's watch made for pleasures sake no
bigger than shilling. Lyonnet counted four
thousand and forty one holes in a single cater
pillar, and these are a small lot only Of its
works. Hooke found fourteen thousand mir
rOrs in the eye Of blue-bottle, and there arc
thirteen thousand three hundred separate bits
that 90 to provide for nothing but the act OF
breathing in carp.-DickcnS' Hon. W0r.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31


TnE HoRsEs IN THE UNITED STATEs.-The
Boston Transcript says
The first horses brought into any part oi
the territory at present embraced in the Uni.
ted States. were landed in Florida. BY Cabeca
dc VEGA, in 1927, forty-two in number, all Of
which pershed, or were otherwise killed. The
next importation was also brought to Florida,
BY De Soto, in 1929 La 1908, the French
introduced the horse into Canada. In 1000,
the English landed at jamestown, N Virginia,
having several horses with them. In 1929,
Francis Higginson imported Lorses and other
domestic animals into the Colony Of Massa-
chusetts Bay. In 1925. the Dutch Company
imported horses into New York. In 1000,
the French Of Illinois we're in possession Of a
considerable number Of horses.
According to the census returns for 1850,
there we're 4335.35S horses in the United
States eccLuStUe Of thoSe ia cities. a0jtach
acere not returned The four and half mil
lions Of those animals in the United States
constitute a proportion Of one to five Of the
inhabitants. New York has one horse to
seven persons; Pennsylvania one to six aud
six.sixteenths; Ohio, one to four; Kentucky.
one to three free inhabitants. In Ohio, and
the new States Of the Northwest, the increase
Of horses has kept pace with that Of the popu-
lation.
The number Of horses in the United States
is more than three times as large as that in
Great Britain. A recent report in Francs
shows that there are in that country $1,000
900 horses.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

FACTS In HUMAN LrFE.-The number ot
languages spoken in the world amounts to
5000. -5S7 in Europe. 500 in Asia. 276 in
Africa, and 1866 in America. The inhabi-
tants Of the globe profess more than 1000
different religions. The number Of men is
about equal to that Of women. Life ! average
is IS years One-quarter die previous to the
age Of seven years; one-half before reaching
IL aud those who pass this age enjoy a te.
lcity refused to one-half the human species.
To every 1000 persons only one reaches 100
years Of life; to every 100 only six reach the
age Of 65; and not more than one in 500
lives to so years Of age. There are on earth
1000, 600. 900 inhabitants and Of these 3d.
333, 1873 die every year; 9l ,S34 every day /;
$3.50 every hour; and go every minute, or
one every second. Those lcsses are about
balanced by an equal number Of births. The
married are longer lived than the single, and
above all those who observe a sober and in
dustrious conduct Tall men live longer than
short ones Women have more chances OF
life in their favor previous to being 80 years
Of age, than men have but fewer afterwards
The number Of marriages is in proportion Of
7j to every 1000 individuals Marriages are
more frequent after the equinoxes; that is,
during the months of June aud December
Those born in the spring are generally more
robust than others. Births and deaths are
more frequent by night than BY day The
number Of men capable of bearing arms Is
at one-fourth Of the population.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

PRETrY Coon AT the depot few days
ago. says the Croton Mercury. we noticed a
fellow seated near the door Of the ladies' apart
ment. with few pounds Of hair surrounding
bis mouth. A little boy passing the room.
with bis parents. on seeing the Object. ex-
claimed, +" Oh, mother, just sec that nan qctfh
a cat IN his mouth -
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

THE DECLINE OF SPAIN-What deplora-
bic picture Of the decline Of Spain is that pre-.
sented in the following extract from one oft:
own papers. the Clamor Publico. Of Madrid
Under the Moors the population of Spain
was thirty millions it is now fifteen millions
When Granada was conquered. in 1887, il
was defended By walls fanked by 1880 tow
ers. The kingdom, Of which it was the capl-
tai, was seventy leagues long BY thirty broad,
and possessed thirty-two cities Of the first rank,
and ninety-seven Of the second. Gran ada,
before its fall in l4S7. contained 400, 900 in
habitants, Of whom $4,000 bore arms 1t
now contains but 10000 souls, all counted
The population Of the whole kingdom Of Gra-
NADIA was three millions Malaga, in the
seventeenth century, contained $4,000 in
habitants; il now possesses only $4,000 in
habitants. Medina del Campo, 10 the seven
teenth century contained 10000 inhabitants !;
It now contains 5000. Merida, at the same
epoch, possessed 10000 inhabitants; it now
possesses only 5000. In the sixteenth cen
tury the diocese Of Salamanca had one hun
dred and twenty-seven cities and villages; it
now has thirteen only. Segovia, in 1925,
had 5000 families; now it has 1000. Seville.
in the seventeenth century. had a population
Of 100000, Of which 10000 we're employed
IN manufactures; it now contains $4,000 souls,
all told. Toledo, in the fifteenth century, had
100000 inhabitants; it now has 10000. Va
lence, which in the year 1000. counted a
population Of 100000, now hardly numbers
10000. In IT'S there were counted 1911
abandoned villages in Spain, and the num-
Der has been increasing from that time to this.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-31

ToBAoco IN CHURcI The following. lines
are posted up in pew in a church in Wor-
cester Mass They would not be out Of
place in many of the pews in our churches
here:
Ye chewers Of that noxious weed
Which grows on earth's most cursed sod,
BE pleased to clean your filthy mouths
Outside the sacred House Of God1
Throw out your "plug and caven2ish,p
Your pig tail, . twist aud honey dew
And not presume to spit upon
The pulpit, aisles--or in the pew.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-21

Arriral of Mr. Gadsdcn al Ncw Orlcans-A
Treaty concluded WHh Msrico.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 10
The steamship Texas has arrived at this
port from Vera Cruz, bringing dates f,om the
City Of Mexico TO the 9Th inst. Mr.. Gadsden,
the American Minister to Mexico, is among
the passengers on the Texas, having conclu-
ded an important treaty with the Mexican
Government. The treaty agrees 10 give 3d.
100000 acres, including the Mcslla Valley,
for 500. 600; 600, Of which S., 600 600 is 10 be
reserved for paying claims, including the
Garay grant, &c.
The Irdiie d'Uaion notices the Gadsden
Treaty lavorably, and says i, will be recci-
we'd wi!h'io by the public.
Ii is understood that Mr.. Sloo pays the
Tehuaniepec Company $2,OOo,ooO for relm-
gushing all their tights.
Colonel Ramsey, the two Messrs. Hareous,
aud Scnor Atoupa are also among the passen-
gers on the Texas.
Details had been received which confirm
the reported destruction Of Walkers liIihus-
terins expedition, but there are no later par
iiculars, except a report that The Caroline
| had been captured.
! General Lon,baldini is dead, and General
Almonle had succeeded him in the command
Of the army.
General Alcosa, Minister of War, has re-
signed his post in consequence Of i'll health
and successor has not yet been appointed
The Texas brings no later dates from Cali
Gornia.
Gen. Gadsden left here yesterday 70
Washington. The $4,000, 900 reserved from
the sum 10 be paid Mexico goes to pay al
the claims, including the Indian spoialion:
and private land claims
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-21
New Advertisements.
Orphans Court Sale.

EN pursuance OF an order of the Orphans Court
Z Of Northumberland county, will he exposed to
public sale, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of FEBRUARY
next, on the premises, the following described
Real Estate, TO wit:
A Certain Piece or Tract Of Land,
situate in Lower Augusta township, county
aforesaid, adjoining lands of Samuel Savage
Sarah Kean and Michael Barnhart containing
twenty acres, on which is erected two story
fwh WEATHER-BOARDED HOUSE,
LaA and log stable. Late the Estate o
Abraham Brosious, decd
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. NJ of sal,
day, when the terms will be made known by
ELIAS BROSIOUs, Admir-.
BY order of the Court,
]. p. PURSEL, elk. o. c..
Suubury, Jan. 2l lS54.-ts}
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-21

WASHINGTON, San. 10.

WAsHINCTcN, Jan, 10.
The city is full of news. Col jeff. Davis
was elected Senator from Mississippi and c.
C. Clements, of Alabama, will go into the
War department. This looks well. Mr..
Guthrie resigns the Tleasury Department,
and Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ky, takes his
place Some say MIR. Gushing the Treasury,
aud Mr.. Breckenridge the Attorney General
ship. The Mexican Treaty surprised the
Secretary of State, as well as some other
people here in Washington. 1t is believed
;ha, it was made without insiruclions-per-
haps by the influence Of outsiders. The
treaty is nevertheless good one, and will be
ratified By the Seuate without the least diff
cuIly-so say the leading Senators.
The attempt TO legisale exclusively for
the benefit of those States who have just
opened their eyes 10 the necessity of railroads
/ to a higher state of civilization, has been
renewed to-day but waa again tabled, and
| the motion to reconsider also laid on the Ia
bic. The attempt was 10 exempt railroad
in a number of years by way of an entering
wedge. lf'lhe saving Chairman of Ways
and Means, is really all he preiends to be
why does he try 10 diminish the revenue oi
the United States by increasing our indebl-
ness to foreign countries, and encouraging
every mad scheme, or railroad project, al the
expense of those for which millions have al
ready been expended, and 10 the ruin of the
iron interests Of those States, which; in the
hour of need, have always stood BY the
South and her constitutional rights. II is
time certain gentlemen Of the South should
know that Pennsylvania is not merely a
COW, to be MIXED; but lha, she is also enti'
tied 10 grass iE the summer season, and 10 a
little hay in the winter. Will the worthy
Chairman Of Ways and Means take this ao
referendum to his Committee.
OBSERVER.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-21
DEBATE ON CHRISTIANITY.

A public debate has been going on for
more than week past between the Rev.
DR.. Berg Of Philadelphia and Mr.. Barker
oil Ohio. The subject is the truth OF Chris
tianity, and the divine origin of the Bible.
Mr.. Barker, who is evidently man Of
talent, contends that the Bible is the pro-
duction OF ialli5le man-inconssten and
full of errors, attributing to TIE Almighty,
cruelty, injustice and deceit, which he at
tempts 10 support by quoting passages from
the Bible. DR.. Berg, who is an able and
most eloquent divine, replies With great
force, and often in strains of eloquence and
sarcasm that brings down thunders of ap-
plause, and Kisses for his opponent. The
following passage from DR.. Berg's reply
will show his style and manner Of speak
ing, which we copy from the Register:
My opponent speaks Of Heaven. That
word is not in he uGdel vocabulary Where
did he get ii What right has he as an lu-
fdel to speak of Heaven! He, perhaps for
gets that he is no longer a Methodist minis
ter. Laughter aud applause
| 1t is singular that what said about the
everproseut agency Of Providence in the af-
fairs of this world should have driven my
opponent into The dreary regions of atheism.
lie desires a particular experimenting PIo-
vidence, and represents this world as govern
ed By laws that change not. But did these
laws make themselves did they make the
world ? Are they entirely independent OF
! God? Do they need no one TO superin,end
their operations? Will he pretend that God
lives insulted from the creatures OF his hands
from the world he has made! Wh9t abomi
nable folly OF atheism ! General applause
Ia what he said of plaques, did he not avoW
his upbushng atheism Enthusiastic ap
plause.) Aud the marshes? (Renewcd ap
pIause.) ACues came from marshes, dt
they ? Bat who fixed the law which make
agues come rom marshes! Applause j.
My opponents reasoning reminds me of tha
of the heather, who, being asked on wha
the world stood, replied, con tortoise, p
But on what does the tortoise stand o.
another tortoise. With Mr.. Barker, toe
there are loroises all the way down.