davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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process, [ found it perfectly from anima-
culm. therefore came to the conclu-
sion that this wiggle-tail is a species OF
the shark, who having devoured whole
tribes of animacul@, takes to himself
wings and escapes into different medi-
um to torture mankind, and to deposit
eggs upon the water to produce other
wiggle-tails, who in turn produce other
mosquitoes.
Any man who has kept house, with
cistern in the yard, has doubtlessly OBJ
served the same effect every summer
Open your cistern cover any morning in
the mosquito season, and millions of them
will fly up in your face. Close the win
dows of your room at night at the risk of
being smothered for the want of air, be-
ing carful at the same time to exclude ev-
cry mosquito, and 60 to bed with pitch
er of that same cistern water in the room,
and enough will bread from it during the
night to give you any satisfactory amount
of trouble. In fact standing by shall
low half stagnant pool, in midsummer's
day, you may see the wiggle-tails become
perfectly developed mosquitoes, and they
will rise to the surface of the water, and
fly into your face and sting you. What
is necessary to know at this day is--has
there yet been discovered any positive ex
terminator of this Internal pest and dis
,urber of nights slumber's the--mosquitol
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How TO Treat Children.

Be ever gentle with the children God ha:
given you, watch over them constantly re.
prove them earnestly but not in anger. In
The forcible language of scripture. "Be not
bitter against them" "Yes, they are good
boys" | once heard a kind father say,"
talk TO them very much, bar do not like 10
beat my children-the world viii beat them. -
1t was beautiful tho not elegantly express
ed. Yes, there is not one child in the circle
around the table, healthfUl and happy as they
look now, on whose head, if long spared, the
storm will not beat-AdVersity may wither
them, sickness may fade, cold world frown
on them, but amid all, let memory carry them
hack where the law of kindness reigned, where
the mothers reprovlng eye moisiened with a
tear, and the father frowned "more in love
than in anger
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Where Mosq uitoes come From.
A writer on entomology. discussing a
bout these summer pests, thus handles the

A writer on entomology. discussing a
bout these summer pests, thus handles the
subject:
"The mosquito proceeds from the ami
macul@, commonly termed the 'wiggle
tail I took bowl of clean water and
set it in the sun. In few days some
half dozen wiggle-tais were visible. These
continued to increase in size until they
were about 3-16ths of an inch in length.
As they approached their maturity they
remained longer at the surface, seeming
ly to live in the two mediums-air and
water-fnally, they assumed a crysalis
form, and by an increased specific gravi-
ty sank to the bottom of the bowl. Here,
in few hours, I perceived short black
furze growing on every side of each, un-
til it assumed the size of minute cati-
pillar And thus its specific gravity be-
ing counteracted, or lightened, it foated
to the surface, and the slightest breath of
air waited it to the side of the bowl. In
a very brief space of time afterwards, the
warm atmosphere hatched out the fly,
and it escaped, leaving its tiny house up
O ,ras 80 water. How beautiful yet how
'' " ka.er/had gone through this
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What Champagne is made of.

Some one has complained TO Mayor Wood,
of New York, that be had a pair of fine pat
ent feathers ruined by walking past the door
of champagne mandatory. The favorte
beverage is enlirened, it seems, by quantities
of vitriol and marble dust, and the unfortu-
nate gentleman stepped into some ofthe scat
terings of these first principles of good wine,
and thereby lost his boots. lie is decidedly
of opinion that substance which will eat up
leather, must make sad havoc with the lin
ing of live men
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IT, The latest, and perhaps the fair

H|The latest, and perhaps the fair
est estimate, of the population of the
world, makes it eleven hundred and ff-
ty millions. OF this sum total, six humid
red and seventy-six millions are Pagans;
three hundred and twenty millions are
nominal Christians, one hundred and for
ty millions Mabomedaus, and fifteen mil
lions Jews. OF Christians, the Church
Of Rome numbers one hundred and sew
enty millions; the Greek aud Eastern
Churches sixty millions, and there ara
ninety millions of Protestanls.
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Few Days.


Our country now is great and free,
Few days, few days,
And thus shall it forever be,
We know the way.
Well teach the hosts that gather here,
Few days, few days,
That we'll protect what We hold dear,
We know the way.
CHORUS.
Wen battle innovation, Few days, few day s
And fight against usurpation by cunning foe
For our guide is Freedoms banner, we know
the way,
The world shall see that we are true,
Few days, few days,
And that we know thing or two,
We know the way.
AS "Know-Nothings," we're hand IN hand,
Few days, few days,
Our countless throng shall fill the land,
We know the way.
From East and West, from South and North,
Few days, few days,
Wen call our many legions forth,
We know the way.
The freedom that our fathers won,
Few days, few days,
Shall be defended by each son.
We know the way.
Then shout DER hill and plain,
Few days, few days,
Our Union shall its rights maintain,
We know the way.
Wen guard, We'll guard the ballot-box,
Few days, few days,
From foreign wiles and treason shocks,
We know the way.
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Home is where there is one to love us.
BY CHARLES SWAIN.

Homes not merely four square walls,
Though with pictures hung and gilded;
Home is where affection calls
Filled with shrines the heart hath builded
Home-go watch the faithful dove
Sailing meath the heaven above US
Home is where there's one TO love!
Home is where there's one to love us!
Homes not merely roof and room,
1t needs something to endear ii;
Home is where the heart cen bloom:
Where there's some kind lip to cheer IT!
What is home with none 10 meet K!
None to welcome, none TO greet us !
Home is sweet-and only sweet
Where there's one we love to meet US!
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NO. a..

to know what becomes of the rats. These,
also, are sold before they are caught or
killed. The privilege of gathering rats
on 'battue' days is farmed out by the au-
thorities, and profitable business it is
These rats, sleek and fat as they neces-
sarily are, fetch highly renumerative
price-the fur, the skin, and the flesh,
meet with ready sales.
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How few of us realize that as we rise
each morning, and commence our various
avocations, we are one day nearer our
final home.
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A new speculation has been started at
Albany, where the potatoes grow so large
that they paint them green, and sell them
for watermelons. That beats wooden
nutmegs all hollow
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RgWe heard the other day of young
lady whose lips were so sweet that she
dared not 60 into the garden for fear of
bees.
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There is one crop that never fails,
namely--candidates for Office.
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VOL Is.
Published by Theodore Schoch,

TERAS-Two dollars per annum in advance--TwO o
collars and quarter half yearly-and If paid be-
lore the end of the year, Two dollars and half
NO papers discontinued until all arrearageS paid
except at the option of the Editor.
UJT Advertisements not exceeding one square (ten
mes) will be inserted three weeks for dollar, and
twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion. The
charge Tor one and three insertions the iber
a! discount made to yearly advertisers.
II All letters addressed to the Editor must be post
nalL
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mercy and to acalk humJly arih God.
Our Fathers God, to thee
Author of liberty,
To thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright,
With freedoms holy light
Protect us by thy might
Great God our King"
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Later fsoaa rasxloo-


| ny the arrival yesterday NJ the s,s.rnsh;,,
or'zsba, capt FORBES, We have received rar,sysi
from Vera Cruz to- THIS sth ult. bu, orr e1ss
from the capital have not come u ba,a rhass
is no news of Importance We see no,s;ns ~
Of the rumor that Alvarez intended, "a rs.;an
the Presidency
According to the latest news from fhs csp;,aI
the Ministry, or Cabinet, had organized defni-
lively. ''s- V vaf-
Tire Secretary of War has issued orders ID
Col. Lamberg, commander-in,chief Of the forces
In Coahuiia, to restrain such of the Lpan In
dians as dwell in Mexican territory within the
bounds marked out for Them. He warns them
not to trespass those bounds, as they will be re-
sponsibie for the consequences, and war Of
determination may be declared against them
whether by Mexicans or Texans he does not
state 1t is evident that Capt Callahan's spir-
tied dash has had good effect. The Secretary
states that the assassinations and robberies COM
uisted in Texas by the Lipans may very we'll
have been the esuse of the invasion; but that
the Texans. although their hostilities were di-
rected solely against the authors Of these evils,
had no right to infiet punishment beyond their
own proper territory.
: A pamphlet has appeared in Vera Cruz with
tne title : Memoir, Moral and Political, of the
Dictator Antonio Santa Anna Il maks q
monster OF him s+.sl1s Al
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spReIFICarI0ss


y Carroltton Avenue f55' =
UsHE Brid3e shall be delivered to the contractor in
II Inc condition in which the same may he in o,,
me day Of The approval of the adjudication by The
Common Counci, and said contractor shalt bind hiuI-
self 70 repair said Bridge Immediately, 10 keen II
always IN good condition, and the expiration OF his
10 return the same the city perfect order
in attendance during day and night the requisite mum
Der of hands to open and shut SAID Bridge as ofeu
may be required, and he shall furnish all OIL etc lie
that may be necessary to keep said Bridge in good
working ordef.
The contractor shall repair and aisa ys keen IN GOOD
order the platforms used for turning said Bridge
All damages which may occur to said Bridge through
the negligence or incapacy of the contractor shall Be
repaired and paid for by him. - g4eS
The nractor shall be faed in The sum of ten dol
lars for each and every neglect of duty Said fine 10
be retained by the Comptroller, out of any OF the
monthly pa yments 10 be made 10 said contractor :
Security in the sum of $1,000 shall be required for
the faithful performance OF the contract ~ n=t
IN case Of any neglect the part of the contractor
TO comply strictly with the foregoing specifications he
Council reserves the tight declare the contract pso
taelo, null and void without applying court OF just
ice and without indemHifying the contractor and 10
have the work performed at the expense OF the con-
Tractor and of his security.
Payments TO be made monthly on the certificate of
the Surveyor AZ
The contract be adudicated for term OF one year
to on the day OF The approval of The
by the Council Ee*5H Ss%5 1@4 - = '@-6a
Bids % be per year for The whole work complete.
? New Orleans, 30ih of May, 1856 4s +
a.e@,- LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved BY the Cemmiltee on Streets and Landings
of the Board OF Aldermen. st44S ~f N %-
tsigned) CHAs. PRIDE, Chairman,
Approved by the Committee on Streets and Landings
ia lsigaed] IN ISAAC THAYER, Chairman.
F. .
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{ By the arrival on Saturday Of the stespuship
Mexico, Capt. Lawless, we have later dates
| from Galveston and interior Texas. The aaf-
weston News, of the sth, says:
Capt. Callahan's company Of Rangers were
discharged from the service Of the State by Col.
john Pitts, the mastering officer their time Of
service having expired ON the 2Ist ult We
wonder when they will be paid, and by whom :
We learn from the Huntsville Item that the
negro boy who murdered Mr. Tbomason near
that place, was hung on the 26th ult., in con-
formity with his sentence. A large number Of
spectators witnessed his execution
The Henderson Banner says the cotton crop
in Rusk county is unusually meagre, and the
corn crop is an entire failure. A planter there,
who usually makes seventy-f FIVE bales, would
not make over twenty-five, and complaints were
coming id from all quarters Of short crops
throughout the county.
The Huntsville Presby terrain, Of the Sd inst,
says few days ego Mr James Baily, aerocery
keeper at Danviiie, murdered Mr.tJ. B. Capsr-s
ton. Cause-whisky. The pefpetrator Of the
foul deed wal ked off in the presence Of six per
|,sons-the deputy sher Il one Of them a&i s&
In Mat8gorda, says the Chronicle, the sugar
planters are turning cut fine article Of sugar
this season, with the prospect Of an abundant
product. s
The ,Nueees Valley says quite number Of
young men left Corpus Christi during the past
week, armed and equipped, for San Antonio,
ready to join in any expedition that may be-
gotten up, to put down the Indian depredations,
which have been infesting our frontier
The San Antonio Herald annonnces the arri-
val of the Santa Fe and Ell Paso mail, and
says: ss
We learn from Capt. Gross, that Cart. Car
penter, with three soldiers and teamster, were
attacked by the Indians near Camp Lancaster,
on Live Oak Creek. Also, that the Indians
stampeded and drove off sixty five Government
mules, belonging to Fleming train The train
had stopped to noon and had just taken the
mules from the wagons, when the Indians
charged and drove off all the mules except one
II would appear from these depredations that
the Government will need those three cemra-
MES Of Rifles, and more toe, to protect it's own
property.
A treaty has been made With the Northern
and Southern Camanches in New Mexico; also
in Northern Mexico 1t is now understood that
they will make their forays on Western Texas
This corrohorates the information received from
Major Neigh bors, that the Csmanches and other
Northern tribes were com binipg to make war
upon our frontier viii our authorities be
warned in time, and prepare to meet thesesav-
age hordes or will they wait until the country
lis overrun, pur oitizens murdered, and their
sproperty DESTROYED Is Jzss7==
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Two GIRLS DROWNED in TEE MAUMEE RIVER.
Yesterday afternoon, about two O'clock, three
boys with two girls attempted To. cross the Msu-
NEE River at Buttonwood island, above Maumee
City, in two horse wagon. The boys were
Charles French, aged 16, Charles Greed aged
II, and George Skinner, aged 8 The young
girls were two daughters Of Isaac Hull, Esq J,
aged 10 and 10 years. The horses got into deep
water, and the wagon was overturned The
boy French saved himself The two other boys
were rescued by some men at work near by,
the little boy skinner clinging to the,boy Creed,
both senseless. Greed was resuscitsted, but the
other aspast recovery. The girls were drowned,
not being seen by the men who came to the res
cue. They were the only daughters Of Mr. Hull,
and both promising children It is sad Ca
lamity, calculated to spread gloom over the
community. Mrs. Skinner came with her boy,
q very promising child, to Maumee on visit
during the forenoon, from Williams county,
where they reside At last accounts the bodies
of the young girls had not been recovered. y. y
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\ MURDER. = The Delaware Republican records
o murder as having been lately perpetrated near
Summit Bridge, Delaware, the parties being all
colored people. spinlow Cooper, aged seventy
two years. was the murderer, and the victim his
step-son, named Samuel Clayton, who was on a
visitto his mother. Cooper had a daughter by
q former marriage, against whom he suspected
Clayton of designs, and therefore placed himself
at the head Of a flight of stairs to watch, but
getting asleep fell down to the bottom. Clay
ton went and picked him up, when Cooper,
being intoxicated, mistook his intent and drew
a knife, with which he stabbed him in the neck
in order to get free. The wound proved fatal,
and the young man died. Cooper made no at
tempt to escape, but went quietly to prison with
fhe C0roner. s5sSz p5 Fsa s7= s. .# 54s5z 7,s
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The movements in breadstuffs at the present
time are almost unpreeedentediy large The re-
oeipts Of Hour Of tide-water by the New York
canals, during the third week in October, ex-
eeeded one hundred thousand barrels, and Of
wheat half million bushels while the ship
ments from that port during the past week
reached seventy thousand barrels of four.
valued at 1922 900, and one hundred and sixty
three thousand bushels of wheat, valued at
$3l5. .OOOs 49, a}aEa 5as
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| The steamship Prometheus, Capt. Churchill,
| from New York via Corpus Christi, arrived yes-
terday. The Prometheus left New York on the
18th October with $50 U s. troops, under COM
mand Of Col. Bonneville, for Corpus Christi, all
Of whom were landed on the 9th inst. in good
health. .#s@ sla ga9 8 ass7 "a. 81
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ASSASSINATION IN vrRsIsrA The Front Royal
Gazette states that on Tuesday night, the soth
ult. as Mr., Washington Marlow was sitting hy
the fire at his residence in Rsppahannock
county, Va, he was shot at through the window
and struck in the head, killing him Instantly.
His slaves have been arrested on suspicion.
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ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP OCEAN Bird
The steamship Ocean Bird, Capt. Graham, ar
rived on Saturday last from New York via
Havana, making an unusually rapid transit.
Wehave received BY her file Of Havana papers
TO the 9Th, but they are altogether destitute Of
news .=.z, ,.5.-5 .s5-zE
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On the morning of the s1st ult, the steam
boat Mariner, belonging to the West Jersey
Ferry, was burned at the Camden wharf Loss
$4,000. y. W - -..-...- -. .
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OFFICIAL---OFFICIAL.
MAYoRALrY OF NEW oaLEl

City Hall 7,h November, 1856. /
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF NEW Or
" LEANs--In consequence OF an unavoidable ac-
e,dent 10 the large main engine Of the Wafer Works
Company, (Which viii require Eve six days 10 re-
paTJ have been requested by the Company 10 advise
public 10 use The bydrant water economically
possible and 10 direct that the FIRE plugs bs used for
o'nef purpose, as far possible, except for extin-
gushing 6fes.. - = - 5s5ssI.
nos JNo. L. LIE WIS, Mayor
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MARIE DE LA NoUVELLE ORLEANS. \
x,, aoiel de vile, lie 2 Noyemhse, 1855.

"A Wis hu PUBLIC DE La NILE. ORLEANS
Far suite dun accident arrive, eontre nu,e pre-
ssltIon "a pfincipale machine de la compagnie des
" ater works, Ell don't la reparaton <exigera cinq
Ioufs, ceite compagnie su invite engagerfe public
aser 90 Peau des bydrans Economic pos
sorien, ouvertes, auant gaon le poarry, Que pour
eteindre des incendies. =, fS
nos St .s9 stJNO r. LEWIS aa,,a
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A little child. drowned itself in tub Of wa
tor in Charleston, on the I'd inst. sezes -
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DR.. Kane, it is said, has made arrangemeats
with an artist, who is now engaged in Inc pre-
paration of the maps, charts, plates, etc. for
the Doctors report, and for the use Of Mr.. Grin
nell ~. 8 81 s-zz..z4szs.s
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From VERA CRuz.---The steamship orizaba,
Capt Forbes, from Vera Cruz 9th instant, ar
rived yesterday with $201 1851 in specie.
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RAILROAD TRAVELLING.

NEW ORLEANS, JACK e. sar SsaEssa1kyesss
i y soNrAND GREAT NORTHERN EG u En -
the New Baain. = - fT' = = Z = y. n
PAssENG ER city daily at A. Reaehe.
osyka At F. NJ. Leaves Oyka daily VI.
NJ Passsngsn received and landed all insedias
stations.
TAna.Foar cents p mile. sseh Children and servants
FREIGHT TRAIN from tho City 10 Osyka all intermediate
stations Tuesday, Thursday Saturday,
0ykn New orSana oil intermediate Monday
Wsdnssds5' mod Friday. r s' Eahg NJ = = 'F7F''
EW Season Tickets ued application at moderate
mol GEO. III, HkIs.EfIrEsT. Genr' 'sanert
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ga5 5 'r7 CoMPTROLLER's oFRIpE, !,
E.t City Of New Orleans May l, 1866
RESOLVED. That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby
authorized and required to give notice. by standing ad
vertsement in the official Journal that in accosdanc
with the ninth section Of ordinance No 1442
March s0 1854 the Council will not pay sny bill against
the City unless contracted under authority Of order
from the Comptroller In accordance with the ordinance
referred to-. fSignedl E. L. TRACY. II.
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
" @5@ Fh- [SignedI l. H. PLACE,
TtH7iiz. 6l iFsasH President Board Of Aldermen
Approved April 2s 1855. T77
FH@ [sgnedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor. e
The attention of the officers of the city and Of The
public is respectfully called to the foregoing resolution
r. y s.=s,t sl5 o. DE BUYS, ~
myl9 tt Comptroller City Of New orlsane.
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CoMpTROLLER's OFFICE /
sstt City Of New Orleans, November Z, 1866 T
No. s2as0 j., g.t
Resotced That the Comptroller SELL after FIVE days,
Loce in the official journal, the contract for attend
ing the bridge the New Canal Cauollton Ave
nue., the term of year from the date of the an
povaI Of the adjudication of said contract by the Com
mon L0unc
LSignedl j. ]. .LGGENBUHL. K
% President Board of Aldermen. =
Sc. ESigned1 Il. l.. TRACY, s.,
\. President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
Approved November 3d. 1855, Lra4a 4
eIsiguedl JOHN Z. LEWIS, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given, that MO SDAY, the l2,h
inst, will adudicate at my office, at IL o'clock, M .
the above contracts. %. 4DEBUYS, rr
NJ Comptroller.
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INSURANCE.
Crescent Mutual Insurance COMPANY.
OFFICE IN THEIR BUILDINGS, CORNER OF
CAMP ST AND yDCoMMERCIAL. PLACE.
MARINE. RIVER AND FIRE INSURANCE.

Ths Company have The following assets: ~ 4 ~ ~
Invested In Bond md Mortgage property worth double
the apoups loaned thereon
Bank and 1880
Ba Receivable being ts1is
estsd 10 Real Estas sainaed vare sTooo S3H 0s
Dne for Premiums Of celseton soses ss
Scrip from other Eompaps eainaed value. ss5 90
Cash hand. 1ooeis 20
Total Asse.s. .sTs9 sss 10
-- ~ f' THos. A. ADAMS. President.
GEO. JONAS, Vice Prssidsnti