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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

INTERESTING TO PAnESrs.-The following
paragraph from a London publication shout
arrest the attention Of parents. They will
see what amount Of injury their children ar,
likely to receive from INDUCING tic fast" +, r
confectionery:
Poisonous Colorcd Contcctionerv.---i Il;
Lancet" commissioners, in reporting III
result Of thcir inyc stigations respecting col.
AIRED confectionery, express their surprise ..
the extent to which deadly and yirulcnt POI
sons are daily made use Of by the manuflc
turcrs Of these articles. One hundred and
one samples were anaIyzcd; and OF abe vel.
lows, seventy chron!etc Of lead and colorett
gambogc; scvcntynine of the reds contained
cochincal, rcd lead, and bi-sulphuret of mcr-
curry; eight Of the browns contained fcrrugi-
nous carths, either Eandykc, brown, umbcr,
or sienna; two Of the purples contained Prus.
sian blue snd cochincal; thirty-cight Of tn.
blue contained indigo, Prussian blue, Ant
wcrp blue, and a sulphuret of sodium or au-
MUM; nineteen Of the greens contained
Brunswick green, consisting of a mixture Of
chromatc of lead and Prussian blue. verditcr
or carbonate Of copper. The above colors
were variousy combined in different cases,
three, and even four poisons occurring in the
same parcel Of confectionery. In fopr Of the
samples the colors were painted on with white
lead or carbonate of lead; thirteen of the
samples were adultcrated with hydrated sui
plate Of lime; seventeen samples were adui-
teratcd with wheat -four, three with potat,
flour, and one with arrowroot
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22
WHOLE No, 617.
Too MucH ATTENTION TO L ;sISa,j.-rni

Too Much ATTENTION TO B;sINs.j.- rni
is a world of iniexible commerce: nothing il
given away, bat everything is bought and pail
| for. If. BY exclusive and absolute surrcn 'o-
Of ourselves to material pursuits, We material.
izc the mind, We lose that class Of satisfaction
to which the mind is the region and the
| source. young man in business. for in.
stance, begins to feel the exhilarsting glow
ofsuccess, and deliberately determines he will
abandon himself to its delicious whirl. lie say
to himself, Il will think of nothing but buS!
ness till have made so much money, and
then l will begin new life. will gather
around me books and pictures and friends.
will have knowledge, taste and cultivate II,
the perfume of scholarship, winning speech.
and graceful manners will drink deep Of
the fountain of classic lore. Philosophy shall
guide me, history shall instruct, and poetry
shall charm me.-Science shall open to me her
world Of wonders. shall then remember my
present life of drudgcry, as one recalls lroub.
led dream when morning has dawned.'
He keeps his selfrcgisterel VOW. lie bend,
his thought forward and nails them to- the
dust. Every power. every affection, every
tastes, except those which his particular o..
cupation calls into play, is left to starye Over
the gates of his mind he writes If, l.tter-
which he would runs may read, No admit
lance except on business. In time he reaches
the goal of his hopes, but now insultcd NATURE
begins to claim her revenge. That which
was once unnatural is now natural to him.
The enforced restraint hus become rigid d..
! fornity. The spring Of his mind is broken
He can 10 longer lift his thought fiom the
ground Books and knowledge, and wise dis
course, and the amenities of art, and the cor.
dialities Of friendship, are like words on 4
strange tongue. TO the hard smooth suriac:
| of the soul, nothing graceful, OF winning will
cling. He cannot even purge his voice of the
fawning tone, or pluck from his face the mean
inoncy-getting mask, which the child does not
look at without ceasing to smile. A,ni. tbs
graces and ornaments Of wealth, he is like %
blind man in picture gallery. That which
he has done he must continue to do; he must
accumulate riches which he cannot enjoy, and
contemplate the dreary prospect of growing
old without any time to make age venerable
or attractive, for age without wisdom anu
without knowledge, is the winters cold with.
out the winters fire.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

BALrIMoREANs ABoAD.-Lcttcrs from Par,
state that j. N. Bonapartc, Esq, of Baltimor.
and his son. Lieut. Bonapartc, of the U. S.
Army, who visit France by invitation of the
Emperor and the ex-King Jerome Napoleon,
have been most cordially received by thosS
distinguished personages. Apartments in the
Palace Royal have been rendered them, and
they appear at all the great parties of the
Court Circle. Lieut. b. appears in his full
dress American uniform Bait. Patriot.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

[-FIt is related Of DR.. Scuddcr, that on his
return from his mission in India, after long
absence; he WAS standing on the deck Of a
steamer. within son, youth, when he heard
a gentleman using loud and profanc language.
"Stc, friend" said the doctor, accosting the
swcarcr, "this boy-my son-was born and
brought up heather country, and land Of
pagan idolatry, but in all his life he never
heard man blasphcmc his Maker until now. "
The man cololcd, 6lurtcd out sort of an a
pology and moved away. looking not little
ashamed of himself. If there is any custom
more silly than duclling, it is that of using
profane language; but it is as common as ~
ing, and there is hardly n dirty.noscl urchin
in the street that will not swear as braycly as
any gentleman"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

UI@To feel comfortable this weather. you
must dress cool, and not ''do' much. For
dress we recommend small shirt.collar, a
straw hat, and ventilated gaitcr boots. Per-
SOUS not liking the style arc under no mora
obligations TO try il OH.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

C~During the month of April, this year.
15,777,7l2 bushels of Indian corn wc.e I'M.
por q into n land. ....
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

ID'Itis stated that the Emperor Of Francs
has offered Lieut. Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
commission in the French army.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

0J.The Crystal Palace speculation has pro
we'd dead failure The whole concern will
be sold in Octohtr neAt.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

/
SUNDAY IN PAE1s.-Mr. James Brooks, of
the New York Express, gives the following
sketch of Sunday in Paris:
Strange Paris! 1t is Sabbath, and the
workmcii OH a New building just opposite my
| hotel Of the Boulcvards, arc at work as hard
as ever. They walked INC up at 6 A. NJ,
counting brick, "un," "dcux, "trois, etc,
and they kept on counting and bricklaying
all the day. The Sabbath Of Paris differs as
yet only from week day, in the more bril-
liant exhibition Of equipagcs, and the greater
devotion to pleasure: I reasoned little on
this subject with French lady, who defend
cd the custom with SO much yclubAity that
her french, if not her logic, COMPOUNDED me.
Sic defended it all, however, with the greatest
zeal and energy. Some of the newspapers in
| Paris, just now, are arguing, purely as a
question of political economy, that men can
not work as well seven days in the week as in
six-that the laws of nature require the Sab
bath rest and relaxation, and that, therefore,
Sabbath work, Sabbath shop-kccping, etc,
ought not to be. The Government, | think
is favoring this reformation, and so are the
clergy, who are publicly urging Il better OBJ,
scrvancc Of the Sabbath. The appeals have
closed some few shops on the Sabbath, and
the number is said to be increasing. Indeed,
the shop-kccpcrs themselves, in order to have
the Sabbath as a holiday, arc combining, and
one is agreeing to Shut up if another will. If,
however, this combination succeeds, the only
result for the noncc will be greater thronging
in the Bots of Boulognc, the Elpsan Fields,
the theatres, the cafes, and such like places.
Versailles, now, is throngcd on Sundays. In
deed, that is the only day when its galleries
and little palaces are all open. And so is the
Park of st. Cloud. The magnificent jcs de-
sanr were this afternoon in full display, and
| thousands upon thousands were witnesses Of
the spectacle Tho Versailles watcr-works
play on some Sundays; and the st. Cloud
waters upon others. This water works play
seems to me to be peculiarly French. More
anon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22

CExtensiyc locomotive works arc about
to be erected at Duntirk NY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-22
TAKING TuISGs FAsY-t pu1,osoputc 1,

TAKING THINGS EAsY-i PluLosopnIcAI.
WoMAN.-As an exhibition of the right kind
of people for this world, VIC give place to the
following letter of woman to her husband in
California 1t is bad enough for woman to
be left Ito her own resources, without being
visited with other misfortuncs in addition
She appears to be taking things easy-as she
should:
My dear Husband AS it il some tiue
since you left us for California. suppose you
would be glad to hear how VIC are getting
along in your absence. am happy to say
that we arc all enjoying good health, ON the
whole. just at present, two Of the boys have
got the small poX, Amanda Jane has got ty-
plus fever, Betsey is down with the measles.
Samuel got hooked by COW the other day,
and little Peter has just chopped off seven of
his fingers with the. Ratchet. Its mercy that
he didn't chop them all off. With these tr-
fling exceptions, We are all well, and getting
along nicely. You needn't be at all anxious
about us.
almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda
clopcd last week with q tin pcdlcr. Poor girl.
she's been waiting the for last ten years for Il
chance, and I'm glad she is married at last
She needn't have taken the trouble to clope,
though, for I'm sure was glad enough to
have her go. She was q great eater, and l
find the baked beans don't 60 off near so fast
now as they did. The way that girl would
dig into pork and beans was caution to the
rest of the family.
The COW took it into her head yesterday 10
run away, which was very fortunate, I'm sure,
for the barn caught fire last night AMI was
consumed. was in hopes that the house
would 60 too, for it's very inconvcni,nt but
the wind was the wrong way so it didn't re-
ccive much injury.
Some boys went into the orchard the other
night and stripped all the fruit trees. am
very glad of it, for if they hadn't presume
the children would have made themselves
sick by eating too much fruit"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
Politics IN pennsylvania

HARRIsBUnc, "Wednesday, March g, ls5i
Tic Democrats hold Their State Cow non for the MONT
nation Of candidates for Governor, Canal Comm Ssoner
and Judge Of the Supreme Court in the Hall the House
OF Represe natives day The town Is full Of strangers
and the usual figuring Of state CONVENTION -
Gov Bcler will be renominated by acelamaton AMI SO
will Chief Justice Black But Nebraska! y! Seora,Aa!
That il the bone Il cOnfentonthe wafer whcn s very
hitter It's understood that influences are at Work %
bring tie question before the Conversion, ana should
that he done Won nav look for another BdckshOt war
Il understood that Gov Bgler declines TO run on tne
NebrGka Platform aud insists that s6ah ne Kept out
Under such cfcumsances of course his wlhes Wt| DC
regarded and the Nebraska viii hayetd go by lhrmy
b.lieyo hst unless this Convention shoull pass resOu
tiors in favor the wicked plot Is as oheciualy deaa
a. death csn make it in Congress sud " VIII mo-, pe IN
dorsed here For half dozen hotbeads wHom l nave
heard advocating the BILL have heard scores deprecatng
II in the strongest terms Even The Delegates RON Lah
caster he home of MIR Buchanan VIII oppose any re,o
buttons of Endorsement of the bill am asonshed az the
universal sentiment of PeDnsyv ania politicians against
IT, for | had supposed they would be IN lts favor, Aie
State has generally obeyod the bchess OF the oo1'
that Mad not supposed there to hope Tor her
ipderendence This certainly will be great day Tor the
country-the day that Democratic state Convention 70
fused 10 indorse tie Nebraska bill IL is asserted Wlntho
greatest confidence this morning that the tnng - nov
over the dam and that the cold shoulder TO the bill nom
Pennsy vania ends it's feeble and cursed existence = .
Yesterday l spent in wandering about town: III - =
beautifully located place but the buildings in their general
caste and arrangement bear the marks OF their Ges4aan
"orpip" The Capitol is beautiful building, located on
fpe hight Of ground overlooking the river The grounds
about il are laid on: with taste and elegance.
Yesterday afternoon spent an hour in the House oil
RepreseItetyes On tie whole is tine body OF men,
hut fencied that could pick ont the Wings with as
"much certainty YOU could pick out sheep from The
/ "goats."
The Houso was crowded with spectators, and pressed
with business by of ten days recess which both
branches have agreed ase hence there was great ten
dency to confusion every apparently anxious TO get
up some bill. | was very much struck with the skiu
evirced by the presiding officer. Mr. Speaker Chase, III
preserving order and conducting the business with the
precision of clock work learn tia. he ia one OF the
youngest members of the House and should Judge ne wa
ty his appearance. have many presiding oicer
OF legislative bodies and one who transacted
business with the rapidly precision and correctnsss
end who seemed perfectly at home in the Chair thar
does the present Speaker of the Pennsylvania House
/ ReuIesentatiyee NOD.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10

,s n pcn. "a, IA, oor.e qsencs ourselves to poster
Il. es. .ssS Dc OF =. .aa s.rs
se siss in .hoa he his post to reoosd bis vote
fea. 49, man IN Congress who seeks to dodge the vote
uFss ~ md honesty be r.trused when toe tine
t the Sut Of 4. GOOD s.sn. 70 .a . o., a.. 49, 81
private life pprNsyTvANrA
wrsrroprr,yp Goa large meeting, composed Of
citizens Of al partes held the Let inst in Rostra
YER towp,hip. Weftmorcand County, which passed the
following among ether resolutions: .,,,
5sss as ps es s7s md
the home AID nher.Ies OF Ie msn os o s,i Tn,
mad. b s % s STsr . o
se Of s'!sT 70 ne su s. on .soad .sa
+ oterse ne responsibility hes belongs Those who
have ssov Z the wind reap the whirlwind'
Pt-7s1rRGE-A large snd respectable meeting OF the
Democratic citizens Of the Sixth Ward, in the Guy OF
Pittsburgh held the evening OF the 3D. who passed
this resolution: ,,s.A.,o
luior ire Baltimore Prn axe compelled to eenosIf ss
Bon srhsn oogs the sso.s ., q sc sb tie
pe,es ard prosperity OF cur slorious Union
ILLINOIS.
QuIxor The friends of Douglas in Quincy got up
sstne 10 ndose bis recent course in the L. 5. Senate,
on the 2th bat the thing didn't take lie was Endorsed
lover the LETT, as follows ~, &. r.. $1,000.
,, h:t Of .hs sysrJ qas.SS 10
FpErfoRr Tie citizens of Freeport held meeting on
the 18th Dl end passed the Oo~ing among other resolu
tiors -.
Ere6 Ths this refsio1s scheme be carried through Goa
rre,. in Violation tiehl public c7inlon hat We VIII
al cOrsdeTasn of parry ties and with kepea io our
;tchvcrt cor eTtiOu shall he eeuse sSd unas anui tne
To- tjo he wiped from the Statute Books ct the land
IOWA.
Mt PIEAs,Nr.-A large meeting was held at the Court
House In Mt Pleasant he 2th nit 30 express tue paO
lie seutn en in regard the repeal OF the Missouri Com
premise The meeting adopted these emphatic resolutions
Res respectfully Seasors AID Repres,.,a
aid tDd sr's every aada'e manner the
,rseey orsenirson Of thsse roTIitories , -.
Ind Il solemnly and uneq ocaAy ptnte"
every which n the emotes de-
sfse he povsn Of he &C. admitting nisol
INTO Union prohibiting SLAVERY north OF % ~ under any Pt'
text Wlseyfr .,.,- -, ~ -. 49,,
he ssoa Compomse pohibfios slavery not1 OF y.
Ioth made hope ye suc VoG O me se
OF ls5g MEL Tue
ute history country and an insu suo'es
a. force ssted aqlssed In them INTO
hisi unfhcught-of
RsfsG That We willing to labor Ia compslon
With ed ofthe evils eutA uror co nnaay
bv Do adjoining
ry orranzed nd fee ns Interest In hem tha
ohe Re the authority Of congress over these
Terri thae nTrloTie ABSOLUTE most soemhJ po.at
sry urder which BY slavery my exist u
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
CHINA.


From orr Own Correspondent. -.
SHANGHAI, Saturday Dec. II, los.
The besiegng forces before Shanghai have been 40.
usually active during the past half month On the Isl
inst, they made a show Of bravery, BY marching
boldly up within few rods OF the city wall, near .ns
north gate where the Insurgents upon the wall sno'
down four or five "as q warning 10 ell 3; wnereup0'
they instantly retreated in great confusion
On the morning Of the I'd inst the imPeriaisss
tie north and s0uth Of the city, made combined ~
tack which was Kept up without the slightest aos's
ment for thirty-six hours, without killing slnge
rebel or making any visible impression
upon the wall The Insurgents beng annoyed oy
this incessant end yet Ineffective warfare be'sesst
partes under cover sailed out Of the city in boy o.
i've hundred aud challenged the Imperiaiss 70 h,'
in the open field. Very some twelve hnndfsa In
rerialsts were on the field when an engagement =,
some two hours duretion ensued. The insarse ~
retired into the city, with the loss OF one man he.
four wounded; while the Imperialists loss "S' '''
teen killed and many others wounded .i.o and
On the 9Th inst, the Insurgents sailed our !;
lad two separate engagements with the n
u hich they lost two men killed and several "ouhoeI
TIE lees On the part of the ImperiaiS' ""'
greater. nd ss.L saint.
These field tournaments, or rather ~
consist in chasing and being chased No'.ns soud
more ludcrous than the sight OF one OF TWO nunaIe'
rebels. with muskets, chasing tye hsndred iuiperA
spearmen or rather banner-men, LOT more 'nan wv
thirds of their spears (Which az general thng ar.
fIom IL TO Il feet in lengthy are IN order 10 presen
an imposing appearance ornamented WIN oahners
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10

THE letter received by Ners Livingston
Of the NewYork Als STEAMSHIP Company
c m Charles Tying of the steamship Black WARRIOR a
Haysns
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
NEW-YORK

CHENUxG Goa very large meeting Of the eaizens OF
ChemuIg was held ~ Elnira the evening OF the e7h
ult simon Benjsmin in the chair. The meeting sd
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-09
PUBLIC LANDS.

The public lands belonging to the General Government
are sitated-st Within the limits of the United States
States of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and
that of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River all of
conveyed with certain reservations the United
by New York in ISL by Virginia 1884 by Massachusetts
the boundaries the States Mississippi and Alabama
OF 81 deg north latitude conveyed to the United States
and Louisiana acquired from France by the treaty 1909
including the portion of the States of Alabama and Mssis
sppi south of 81 deg the whole of Louisiana Arkansas
Missouri Iowa. and that portion of Minnesota of the
Mississippi River; the Indian Terrory the district called
Nebraska; the Territory of Oregon region lying
40 deg north latitude 3D. Within State of Florida as
obtained from Spain by the treaty of 4th. In New
of ls4s:
Within the limits recognized by treaties and cessions
the public lands covered estimated of 100000
acres. Exclusive of the lands in Oregon California New
Mexico Utah. the Indian and Nebraska Territories the en-
tire area of the public domain is stated after careful
animation, to have been 424 About oneur;h
of this up to November 3Oth 1850, had been sold
every kind these lands to the including
of purchase of surveying and Of selling $74 S79
leaving profit to the government 2S or an
annual average nearly million of dollars for The last So
years there should be added to this the
internal improvements would amount to nearly double
the above sum- The per the govern
ment Of acquiring title &c to the lands is 144l cents
all 81 CENTS while 81 per acre or net profit
on each acre sold Of Sl.0Sa.
claims issued to November 1851 of which
have been located and have been patented The whole
Of September %, 1850, November 1851 is 81 2Ol
Of these 370S have been located and returned $50
patented
The following table shows the of public lands and
the proceeds thereof from the 1888 to $780,
of the various and donations thereof of
education and OF internal improvement given the
American Almanac for 1850, PIP $50 ct seq.
Quantity Of Public Land sold, and tie amount paid for it.
each Year, 1888 to 1850. incLlS,re
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-09
NGINE Rim G..

-,uE UNDERSIGNED Is PREPARED TO FURNISH
nlans specifications and estimates, and to coh'raet IL"
TEAM ENGINES and BOILERS. SAY Sr1 hSp G sE6
MI4kS MINING MACHINERY, HOlSTlNI, AN
pIWfpISCi ENGINES, TOBACCO PRESSES AND
SCREWS, AND
Machinery of Every Description.
Being practical Machinst and having had seTSn wears
.nerencs in North Carolina fully aware OF the wants
e the peoplc and safely that my taeies lor lu
n;sbinF good Machinery at fair prices are
vii nav particular attention putting up any machne?
In any Dart of The States of North and South Car"ns.
Agenf for McCintocks patent Safety Valve ana Hco'
pstent Brick Machine &c. &c ,. ia
Egg All letters receive attention must be POSI-
~ HENRY G. BRUCE,
Consulting Engineer,
Raleigh, \. c.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-09
.1Isr REcrYEn ANorHER SUPPLY OF


d Musical Instruments the y. C. Muse Store where
nav always be found Music and Music BOOKS oT an
psnos from the EaeoTy OF hnnSe
4 GRhe Baltimore Guitars fiolns, tlohnceh"s, runs
Flies Flutes Clarionets Flageolet Octave Flutes Accor
deems ranging from cents TO $500, BaJos lapoFhs
Violin Screws Pins Bridges Bows. new lot OF ltaan
Strings both for Guitar and Violin large assortment OF
prrf,1,ery Hair Brushes, Porte Monies, &c, &c
ARTISTS MATERIAIS.-A beautiful lot OF Landscape
Patterns for Painting, Japan Boxes Pants brushes
Oils and Vsrnish; in pieces or on stretches
Drawing Patterns Pencils, Paper Bristol Board MI Nj
BOARDS Graduate INT Paper, Pastel Water CoirS' ZIG
'afe'' '-'"' h w. PETERSILIA.
rCE CREAM!!-THE sU BSCRIBER RESPECT
FULLY informs citizens Of Raleigh and the LADIES'
in psrtcuar that he is ready 10 furnish them WIN
ICE CREA3f-havipC opened large Saloon express of
the Ladies FOR Gentlemen he hopes py s,Tle
attention b. giving them something Paa'ao'e a
h. viii receive liberal sha Of their patronage.
" ANTONIO PlZZ1NI.
. doors below Mcssrs. Tucker Il Bro.
" B-Persons wishing get ICE CREAM, by inc gal
len will please give notice the day before they WISH
~REAM WANTED I-PERSONS HAVING
NIFRESH CREAM for sale VII please call at
ANTONIO PlZZlNIS
Confectionery Store.
Oh MAY 10, 1874. OIL
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-09

OF G 3 I, county; Columbus Mills. ofRn.,
eiT q. 3. French Of Robson county nerford cOu,,
Us folows:-His Excellency David 01p5oina Conn.
% iiiS neTth HS SHAW Of Beaufort and AsdP
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BoASn :; and
oTsIHis Excelency, David s. Reid Composed as g.
ton county. bragg, of Mort eN;
GovERSoR's AIDS with the rank of Co,o-, 'NP
Lean OF Gullford; Thomas Rufin it, of An
Robert Strange jr of New-Hanover VI Rockingham ac
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY Commences -. and
leigh On %b the Third Monday of November in R.
of Commons, and Governor will be helJ Inc
day in August, 1854. e'0 on The First THUOse