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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-12

WHAT WILL Ruin CHILpREN.-To have
parents exercise partiality. This practice is
iamentably prevalent. The first born. or last;
the only son, or daughter; the beauty, or the
wit Of the household is too commonly set
apart, Joseph-like.
To be frequently put out Of temper. A
child ought to be spared, as far as possible.
all lust cause for irritation, and never pun
ished for doing wrong By taunts or ridlcule..
To be suffered to 20 uncorrected to-day In
the very thing for which chastisement was
inflicted yesterday. With as much reason
might watch which should be wound back
half the time. be expected to run properly,
as child thus trained, to possess an estima-
bic character.
To be corrected for accidental faults with
as much severity as though done Intentional
lY.
The child who does i'll when he meant 70 do
well merits pity. not upbraiding. The disap-
poiutment Of the young protector, attendant
on the failure Of any little enterprise, IS OF
itself sufficient punishment, even where
the result was brought about BY care!essness.
To add more is cruel and hurtful.
Parents who give child to understand
that he is a burden to them, need not be sur
prised, should they one day be given to un-
derstand that they are burdensome to him.
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A CHINESE NEwsPAPER.-We received,
says the National Intelligencer, by the last
mail from California the first number Of a
newspaper published at San Francisco, and
printed in Chinese characters. It's title, we
understand, rendered iuto English. is the
Gold Hill News. We literally cannot tell its
head from its tail, Its top from its bottom. or
whether it be verse or prose, although to our
obscure vision it looks a good deal like the
former. The friend who sends Us this strange
looking piece Of Typography says, wagglshily
g On perusrng IT, you will find vast deal Of
matter entirely original. (no doubt,) besides
the latest news from the Celestial Empire
II Is published, @s you acih perceive, weekly,
and think you will find it a very valuable e.
change paper, as you may depend it has
nothing copied from other journals" IL is
very certain that no other journal will copy
from il.
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THE RoYAL FAMILY OF GREAr BRIrAIr.-I

THE RoYAL Family OF GREAT BRIrAIH.-
Her Britannia Majesty. Alexandrina Vicioria
1. Queen Of Great Britain and ireland. whose
birthday was celebrated on Wednesday last,
the oath May. was born in 1919. 80 that she
is just thirty-fve years old Perhaps may.
we are quite sure-tbere is no Sovereign in
Europe that has 6rmer bold upon the aiTec-
tons of her people. than she, as certainly
there are none more deserving it. whether
she be regarded as woman or Queen
Queen Victoria was married at the age Of
twenty-One. on the 10th Of February. 1910,
and the issue has been
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa. born Nov
2lst 1910. Albert Edward born Nov. 9th,
1841. Alice, Maud Mary. born April 25th.
1S43. Alfred, Ernest Albert, born August
9th, 1874. Helen Augusta Victoria, born
March 18th, 1876. Louisa Carolina Alber-
ia. born March 18th, 184S. Arthur William
Patrick Albert, born May 1st. 1850. A son
not yet named, born April 7th, 1858.
Eight children, four sons and four daugh-
ters. 10 thirteen years, and all we'll and alive.
IN. Y. Express.
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omomoSrA.- This is the name given to

OmomoxrA- This is the name given to
madness caused by intemperance. The gen.
eral characteristic is an uncomfortable desire
for ardent spirits; this desire is either con-
slant, or merely felt at intervals; it may be
Of long standing. or Of recent origin; 50
strong is il, that no claims Of affection, no
sense Of duty. Of interest, Of honor, or Of re-
Iiqion, can bar its progress. In cases OF long
standing. which arc the most numerous !. Is
ineradicable, or nearly 50. In those which
are recent, It may be wholly recovered from.
The danger of relapse. even in cases which
are continued well for years. is great; many
cases of this class being re-admissions. While
some numerous delusions and confirmed
state of mania, there are others who have 80
few or even no delusiOns, that in short time
with the strongest asseveratiOns Of their com
plete recovery, they demand and obtain thsli
liberation.
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70 The last Canton Citizen humorously
narrates freak Of nature as follows: Ma
ture plays strange freaks sometimes; we hear
Of chickens with one body and double set
Of legs, some with two legs and tIcO bodies,
and the last heard Of we believe, had four
legs. two necks and nobody at all Seeing
these things for 'tatoes have eyes-the veg
etable kingdom is looking up, determined
not to be outdone by the animal Our friend
ID. X. Galtney, Of this county. brought us.
the other day, an Irish Potato, a curiosity in
its way it was one large potato with six
small ones attached, so as to form four feet
and two horns-standiug, it had very much
the appearance Of some huge and ugly ami
NAL. as an elephant or rhinnceros In proof
that the resemblance was striking. on carry.
ing it home and placing it before our boy
just two years old. he exclaimed, Pa. buyer !.
He calls the elephant buger. Curious pota'
to, that-and fast boy. toO''
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Thin Walls.

In passing building in process Of erec-
ton, the other day, an individual evidently
from the outskirts. was gazing intently at
he hodsmen, who, in their elevated position.
appeared like pignies. Mister, ef | mou't
Be 20 bold" said he. addressing himself to us,
i" Is that air wall them fcllers is putin up
here ?"
Certainly-don't you sec il is ?" was our
somewhat brisk response; for we we're in
haste. and couldn't stop to converse.
wall. YOU needn't be hufy about it, no
vnys but nv idee is, that next Election the
Natives couldn't jine inter better specula-
ton than TO stick up hull row Of just slch
buildings."
what do Won mean7 how would that ef-
feet political party? Explain Yourself.
Look a-hear. Mister. you amt Native
nor nothing air you :"
mot politically. certainly" was our re.
sponse though Gotham has the honor Of
being our birthplace"
wall, I'm glad Of that, rally, because
I'm reglar Hunker myself; got shell as
tough as old aunt Dorca's gander that we
killed last Thanksgiving. lreckon you dont
know aunt Dorcas?"
aNever mind your family matters, my
friend; you we're talking about walls, think
WAL. ya-a-s, just you see here ana ne
inserted his finger confdentially through the
third button-hole from the bottom, IN our DOT
tle.ereen walking.coat. How many rods Ct
that Air kind Of wall should you calculate .
man can stick up in a day J"
Really, it would be difficult 70 say we
wall now then, let the Natives stick up
hun row Of list sich walls about two weeks
afore elcctiQp-"
"Wellw -,
"You never hearn tell how my father died.
I reckon. did you ?" he queried, pulling OUT
a flag handkerchief, aad mopping his iace
therewith.
No. We have no very distinct recollection
of the event"
Wal. YOU see, he stopped at a tavern
IN York list like them air walls-hfth story
sir sbilIius day. The old man went up
stairs ID % 10 bed, and felt very tired 30 nc
commenced 10 pull of his boots and 60 20
roost. Well. be kinder braced himseh sg.n
the WALL and gave jerk at the boot anu Asii /,
fop he went, right through into tne s1ress (.
Smashed the old feller all inter pummiss' 'na'
air tumble did" - ~.
but YOU were talking about the Ma
tyes." ,,,u
"Ya.a.s, wall; let the Natives build b hull ~
square Of that air kind Of walls anu Ia, sues nns
some day, when the almanac says look cu'
for Wind" lust get the Tribune to call an An
d.Nebraska meeting right adjining-
We'll" ~. a.
"Wall. can't you see nOthin: Wont IN sne
walls blow down on 'em, and turn ,e0''o-
We wished our acquaintance goou nioiH'A
N Y Journal Of Commerce.
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MR. TwoMBLEY's MTsTAKE.-Mr. Town
bley had drank but six glasses Of brandy and
water. when he. being a man Of discretion.
returned home at the seasonable hour Of /,
A. NJ, and went soberly to bed Mrs. Tho
mas Twombley was too well accustomed to
the comings aud goings Of the said Thomas.
to be much disturbed by the trihing noise be
made on retiring; but when she discovered
that he had bis boots on, she requested him
to remove them, or keep his feet out Of bed.
my dear" said Mr.. Twombley. In an
apologize tone, "'skuse me. How / came
to forget my boots I can't conceive. for I'm
just as sober as ever was in my life"
Mr. Twombley sat on the side Of the bed,
and made an effort to pull off his right boot.
The attempt was successful, though it bro't
him 10 the floor. On regaibing bis feet. Mr..
Twombley thought he saw the door OPEN
AS he was sure be shut the door, on coming
in, he was astonished and dark as it was in
the room, he couldn't be mistaken, he felt
certain. Mr.. Twombley staggered towards
the door to close il; when, to his still greater
surprise, he saw a figure approaching from
beyond. TwombleY stopped; the figure
stopped. TwombIey advanced again, the
figure did the same. Twombley raised his
right hand - the figure raised bis left
Who's there ?" roared Twombley, begin
ming to be frightened The figure made no
reply. Twombley raised bis boot in mena-
cling attitude-the figure de6ed him BY sha-
king similar object.
Cried Twombley. "Ill find out who you
be-you sneak - lie hurled the boot full at
the head Of the mysterious object. when
crash went the big looking-glass which
Tgombley had mistaken for the door.
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WATER GLAss.-This is the name applied
to preparation, now attracting attention IN
England. and used for the purpose Of covering
stone work, to protect it from the effects OF
the weather. II Is a soluble, silicated alkali,
produced By dissolving gun fints IN solu-
ton Of caustic alkali, at a temperature OF SOO
deg. Fahrenheit. This preparation being
snread over the surface of stone wall, the
aIkali Is neutralized by the carbonic acid of
the atmosphere, and the slick being deposited,
forms a CLASSY surface upon the stone. A
weak solution Of shis water glass. mixed
il ordinary whitewash. gives surface that
win neither rub off nor be affected by the
weather. The cost Of the material is 50 slight
that any ono can try the experiment, and, II
the result Be as stated in England, the discov-
ery may prove a highly valuable one. as many
of our most beautiful building stones, disin-
terorate when exposed to the weather, so as
"a Re entirely valueless. Such, for example.
a the fact with regard to much Of the brown
sandstone, so extensively employed IN New
York. Many of the costly fronts in that city
are. after few years Of exposure. breaking
and crumbling so that they will have to be
taken down.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-12

LARGE SroRrEs.-The rabbinical fancies
in the Jewish Talmud, are upon scale which
eclipses our modern stories. The works OF
Eastern nations are full Of descriptions sngu-
lsry gigantic and vast. The following will
serve as specimen of the extravagant stories
recorded in the Talmud "A bird is therein
mentioned, which was SO large that when it
spread its wings it blotted out the sun !. On
one occasion an egg fell from out its pest. and
the white thereof broke and glued about
three hundred cedar trees, and oyerfowed
village. One of the birds standing in the
water, was seen by some mariners. and as the
water only reached to the lower joint of The
leg of the bird. tho mariners we're about TO
bathe, when a voice from heaven said, Step
not in here. for seven years ago there car
penter dropped bis axe, and it bath not yet
reached bottom
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-12

RowANcE.-A young lady living near Bea-
YER Dam. in Erie county, Pa, took It into
her head, short time since, TO enter INTO .
romantic adventure, and accordingly dOHed
her female attire. clothed herself IN tho garo
Of male, and left home TO seek her fortune
A. whatever might offer. She proceeded 70
Cambridge, in Crawford county, and hired
out a. : : man of all work." when. after dri-
wing horses, hauling wood and rails. loading
hay, 60, for short time. her parents ols- %
covered her whereabouts, exposed her sex
and conveyed her home. The act was Occa-
s;onsd - bv reading some Of the light literature
of The dsy. in which was portrayed, IN seduc-
tive language the adventures OF . lsoy ,,;s suO
had made fortune BY donnlng male azure
and participalingiu public life
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ACENruRY OF RUSSIAN EEPERoRs.-Such
a list as the following cannot be prepared from
the annals Of any European kingdom, and
scarcely from an Asiatic monarchy. Russia
has aptly been described as an absolute mon
archy, tempered by regicide:
Ills. Alexis. son and heir Of Peter the
Great, put to death by order Of bis own
father.
1880. Peter the Second son Of Alexis,
" died suddenly, deposed and murdered !"
with him ends the male branch Of the house
Of Romanof.
I740. Ivan Antanoyitch, an infant, sue
ceeded his aunt Anna in 1740. 10 year
be was deposed BY bis cousin, the Empress
Elizabeth. who confined him in various pris-
ous. In 1746. he was privately put to death
by Catherine the Second, during an insurrec-
ton.
1761. Peter the Third murdered By bis
wife, the Empress Catherine the Second.
1901. Paul. her son murdered by con-
spiracy Of his mobiles.
1926. Alexander. supposed to have been
made away with by the conspiracy which
broke out on bis death but later discoveries
- from Russian sources, however = thow
doubts on this rumor.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-07-12

FEMALE WATERSHEDS ne occupation OF the
white aproned gentry who minister at the
tables of the restaurants. bids fair TO bc al
most entirely superseded by the employment
Of females; those who have tested the matter
finding it very advantageous. both in the di.
minished expense Of their compensation, an d
the decided increase Of patronage they have
received. The latter consequence IL easily
explained. For. the least philogistic Of NOR
tails would prefer to receive bis chop or tur-
key at the hands Of tidy piece Of dimitY.
With lips that have taken the scarlet de-
gree" and whose breath. if by accident Il
touches your cheek as she collects the crock
cry after your meal. is not polluted By tobac-
Gotham have a perspiring personihcation OF
laziness thrust your dinner rudely before you,
and perhaps destroy your appetite by the
reeking evidence Of bis indulgence in Tlle
potations, or viler tobacco. One restaurant
proprietor employs thirty-fve, at an average
salary Of so so per week. and their board (;
and the girls are subject to such regulation
that they may preserve their respectablllty
without in the least diminishing their eficien-
cy. Most Of them are, we are told, Amerl-
cans, though we heard one girl speaking
French, German, and Spanish. as well as
English, with much fuency. She received a
larger salary. Il 8 not expected that fe-
males can be employed to the same adyan-
tage at the " sixpennY houses but, in those
Of higher grade, they are found to answer
all the purposes Of males. and preserve better
order and neatness than males can ever do
They are dismissed at an early hour, and
receive liberal supper before their depart
uro from the saloon.-N. Y. Journal Of
Commerce.
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Number ~.


A Doo SroRY.-On Monday evening. as q
dog was walking leisurely down State street
alone 10 his glory" and seemingly abstract
ed. one Of gang Of newspaper venders
standing in front Of the Traveller office threw
his cap at him. II struck Cmsar's tail He
th1reupon turned round. looked at the cap
moment. anil then at tho boys. After re-
viewing the latter with military-like circum-
spectiOn, he approached the lad who was bare
headed. placed his paw upon his shoulders.
and barked three times into his face, as much
as to say where did you learn your man
ners?" The urchin was frightened bali out
Of his trousers, and screamed and trembled.
and trembled and screamed again. and, thus
terrified. Cesar left him Boston Courier.
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"CErTrrcSTr."-AA Model Of lfs Kind.
- Dear D0ctor.-I viii be l75 years old
next October. For 94 years I have been an
invalid, unable to move, except when stirred
with lever; but year ago last Thursday, I
heard Of the Granicular Syrup. bought
bottle, smelt Of the cork, aud found myself
new man. | can now run twelve and a-balf
miles an hour, and throw nineteen double
somerscts without stopping
p S.-A little Of your Alicumstoutum
salve applied to a wooden leg, reduced com
pound fracture in nineteen minutes, and Is
now covering the limb with fresh cuticle Of
white gum pine bark.
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LITTLE THINGS OF GREAT PEoPLE.-Na-
poleon Bonaparte was born on the 18th Of
August, 1869, but in his marriage contract
with Josephene, he stated his birth to have
taken place on the 5th of February, 1863
What could have induced him to venture on
so gross an imposture as that of the certificate
produced at the marriage? This may be ac-
counted for by two sufficient motives: one
political, the other personal. The Directo-
rial Constitution was then in its first vigor.
By that Constitution the members Of the Di-
rectory must be forty years old, and those OF
the Council Of Ancients at least thirty. Bo-
naparte was even then entertaining ambitious
views, and of course would be glad to dimin-
ish by a year and half the interval that Sc
paratcd him from being qualified for those
great offices. Tke personal reason was per-
haps still stronger-certainly so on the part
Of the bride. Josephine was really six years
and a half older than the bridegroom, but BY
increasing bis age by eighteen months, and
diminishing hers by five years from 25th
June, 1853. to tbe 23d June. 1907. the mar
riage contract declares both parties to be OF
the age of % years. This was rather bold
jump on lady's part, for her son, Eugene
Beauharnais, was then about sixteen. This
calculation would have made her mother at
thirteen years DID, But even this did not
satisfy her. for when she became Empress,
she struck off another year and day. and the
Almanac Imperial places her birth on the
oath June. 176S, and so it reuained to the
last-Croker ia Quarterly ReUielO.
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A rose mon her messy stem,
Fair Queen Of Flora's gay domain,
Al graceful wore her disdem,
The brightest mid the brilliant train;
But Evening came, with frosty breath,
And ere the quick return Of Day,
Her beauties in the blight Of death
Had passed away.
saw, when morning gemmed the sky,
fair young creature gladly rove,
Her moving lip was melody
Her varying smile the charm Of love.
Al eve | came-but on her bed
She drooped, ' ith forehead pale as clay.
What dost thou here ui-she family said,
Passing away.n
looked on manhood's towering form,
Like some tall oak, when tempests blow,
That seorns the fury Of the storm,
And strongly strikes its root below;
Again lookcd-with idiot cover,
His vacant eyes unmeaning ray
Told how the mind Of God-like power
May pass away.
or Earth asked, with deem surprise,
Hast thou no more enduring grace,
To lure thy trusting yotaries
Along their toil-worn, shadowy races
She answers not--the grave replied,
. Lol TO my sceptet's silent sway,
Her bo4sted beauty, pomp, and pride,
Must pass awayn
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PURITAN NAmEs.--The following are among
the names Of Puritans who lived in England,
in the year 1868: Faint-not Hewett, Ac-
cepted Trevor, Redeemed Compton. Make
peace Heaton, God-reward Smart, Stand-fast-
on-high Stringer, Earth Adams, Called Low
er. Meek Brewer, Be-courteous Cole, Repent
ance Avis, rch.the-Scriptures Moreton,
KiII-sin Pimple, Return Spelmau, Be-faithful
Joiner, Fly-debate Roberts. Weep-not Bill
ling, Fight-the-good-fght-of WhIthe,
More. fruit Fowler, Hope-for Bending. Grace.
ful Harding, Seek-wisdom Wood, Elected
Mitchell. T6e-pcace-of-God Knight. In the
Iast century. there resided in Rhode Island a
man, whose parents had bestowed upon him
tho brief name Of Through-much.tribulation-
we-enter.the- -kingdOm-ofheaven ClaPp. For
shortness he was called Tribby.
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SOMETHING FOR THE CURIoUs.-A slngu-
lar relationship exists in this county. 1t IS 50
remarkable. that we state the afinites, and
Leave i 10 those of our readers, who are fond Of
tracing pedigrees Of consanuinIty between The
several branches Of the two families Two
men married each the daughter Of the other
and there are offsprings by both marriages
Thev are. therefore, father-in-law and son-ln'
law to each other, and their wives are step
mother and step-daughter TO each other =
thus far the relationship is easily traced, but
i 4 desired to know. what degree of relation
ship che offspring Of these marriages bear &c
one another. aud TO the other branches OF the
famiIy.-Lincsln Journal.
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NEVER Plead Decentralization never
annoy man so long as he is getting up in tho
world. A man Of wealth never pays his but
cher but once year. Let bad luck overtake
him, and bis meat bill viii come in every
morning as regular as breakfast and hungry
children. Again we say never plead power
ty. So far as this world is concerned you
had better admit that you are scoundrel.
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SUBTLE IEFLUENcE-I met with a curious
instance, lately, Of fact well known but al
ways instructive in regard to the force of our
absorbing or receptive power. A friends
gardener, after taking few pinches of -four
Of sulphur to sprinkle over plant. and Glen
sing bis hands Immediately afterwards. found
how subtle was its influence through the sys
tenn, and out again from bis body, and thro'
his clothes, 80 that the money 10 bis pocket,
and other metal about him. became tarnished.
What is there now moro subtle and wonder
full in mesmeric action than this? Here the
system receives a general influence, which,
though unfelt by the individual is potent IN
its effects. Other substances will produce
similar effects. / know case of lady who
could not touch the brass knobs Of her doors
for some weeks. from their producing pain.
and partly paralyzing the arm and of an
other lady, who was indiferently affected BY
the approach Of various metals. and other
substances. Medicines rubbed on her skin
would produce precisely the same effect as II
she had swallowed them. | know whole
family who are disagreeably affected By the
near approach of iron. Some are aware
Of the presence Of cat by sensation expe-
rienced without seeing the auimal.-Atktn-
sons and Martineans Letters on Man.
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AN INGENIOUS RIDDLE.-It was done when
il vas begun. it was done when il was half
done. and vet it was not done when 1t was
an;sbod Now what was it OF course you
cant guess. win this do ? Timothy john
son courts Susannah Dunn. II was Dunn
when il was begun. ID was Dunn when il was
half done. and yet it wasn't Dunn when u
was done-for ii was johnson. A SUB.
scriber will please send in his name, and
his subscription viii be returned to him: we
can't stand any more of that kind.-QEeosc
Gazette
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ruv TwxKvstrY OF NUmBERs.--Suppose .
1hI M out one hundred dollars IN com
man = .;nrts and 70 continue day and night
IN nlnuse ".snn;no Il would take him days,
% hours and 40 minutes 70 count ~ ono
10 wears 70 count billion, and iyyvv M yssas EAR
- count : trilIion' What limited losa %
'. ', generally entertain Of the imp'su'i'y o.
numbers,