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TUE "ARkASSAW TRaVELLER.n

Everybody has heard Of, and probabl
heard this tune, so full of inspiring melody
Probably few, however in this section, ar
acquainted with the following dialogu
which it is supposed originated its title. 1
traveller on HORSEBACK arrives at the cabil
of an Arkansas hckwoodsman, and fin:
his right leg over the bow of the saddle
while the backwooisman, sitting in bis doc
with don't care sort Of an air and rel
flannel shirt on, heps jerking the frs
strain of the music of this tune out of time
honored violin, an heir loom in the family
Our hero, the travller, catches at a pause
in the music, and hils:- =
Traveller .-Halbw stranger!
Observation-Disclosures yourself!
Traveller.-Coul get to stay all night
Backwoodsman.-You can't get to stay
all night, reckon.
IUsIC.
Traveller.-Wh. don't you cover your
house in Z
Backwoodsma it is raining.
Trayeller.-Wh don't you cover it when
it amt raininga
observation-disclosures it don't leak a
darn drop then.
Trav.Iler-Whe does this rieht hand
road 60 tos
BacEwoodsman.I've been living here
fifteen years and itlasn't gone any where
yet.
Traveller.-Can cross this pond down
here
Backwoodsman.I guess SO, all tile ducks
and geese 60 on il
Traveller.--Hayou any spirits about
yous
BackwoodsmanDo you think my house
is haunted you foo There's none nearer
than the grave yart
Traveller.-Holong do you say you
have been Twin ouere
BackwoodsmanDo you see them are
hills over yonders
Traveller.-Yes
BackwoodsmanWell they were here
when come.
l. 49, e.
Traveller.--T satranger, wouldn't you
like to know the bnce of that tunea
BackwoodsmauYes, would like to
learn it.
Traveller.-Let stay all night and III
BackwoodsmauSet down you fool, and
come out of the rand you may stay
whole week.
Traveler.-I ' you would have my
horse put up and tigh.
Backwooksmanfoy, take this mans
horse and put in ttable-put bundle Of
/. fodder upon the 10! high he can't reach it.
BIC.
: Traveler.-Str r have you any thing
good to eat about
BackwoodsmaHe es, / guess 30. Old
lady, look up he the top Of the cup
board in. that oldt and get down that
flour. Ifthat ain'ta don't know what's;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06
Is RELIGION BEAETIFuL2

Always! in the child, maiden, the wife,
the mother, religion shines with holy, be:
nignant beauty OF its own, which nothing OF
earth can mar. Never vet was the female
character perfect without the steady faith Of
piety. Beauty, intellect, wealth they are
like pitfalls, dark in the brightest day, un-
less the divine light, unless religion throws
her soft beams around them, to purify and
exalt, making twice glorious that which
seemed all loveliness before.
Religion is very beautiful-in health or
sickness, in wealth or poverty. We never
enter the sick chamber Of the good, but
soft music seems to float on the air, and the
burden of their song is, "Lo! peace is
here"
Could we look into thousands of families
to-day where discomfort tights sullenly with
life, we should find the chief cause of unhap-
piness, ,sant of religion IN romdn.
And in felon's' cells-in places of crime,
misery, destitution, ignorance--we should
behold in all its most terrible deformity, the
fruit of irre!igiop in woman.
Oh, religion! benignant majesty, high on
thy throne thou sittest, glorious and exalted
Not above the cloud, for earthclouds come
never between thee and truly pious souls
not beneath the clouds, for above these is
heaven, opening through broad vista oI
exceeding beauty.
2 It's gates are the splendid jasper and pre-.
acious stones, with dewy light that neither
flashes nor blazes, but steadily proceedetl
from the throne of God. Its towers bathed
in refuIgent glory have ten times the bright
ness of ten thousand suns, yet soft, undaz
zling to the eye.
And there religion points. Art thou
weary! it whispers, rest-up there-thert
forever. Art thou sorrowing, rejoice" Ar
thou weighed down with unmerited isnomi
nys "kings and priests are in that hol,
home. Art thou poora the very stree
before thy mansion shall be gold" Art thou
frieudless! "the angels shall be thy compan
ions, and God thy Friend and Father"
fs religion beautiful We answer, all !
desolation and deforrnity where religion i
moi.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06

An ANEcDorE OF CALvIN-The late AL.
bert Gallatin, President of the Historical
Society, related the following anecdote to
the Hon. Gulian C. Verplanck, from whom
we get it Several years ago, a number of
Calvn's letters we're found among the ar.
chives Of Geneva, some Of which, relating TO
his domestic affairs, exhibit curious picture
of the daily life Of this great Presbyter, and
illustrate strikingIy bis peculiar habits and
temper. In scolding letter to the sydics,
Gsg fsfsd BaVs d do 6e sssss7 w6 ~Ss
quality. 81 do not keep open house" he
says, nor do entertain many guests at my
table, and therefore the quantity you have
sent me displeases me, as well as the quality.
| wish, therefore, you would take it away,
and replace it with something that l can
drink do not want much, merely enough
for my own use and that of my family; d
few barriques (barrels of about forty gallons
each) say four or FIVE, will be sufficient for
me once quarter :"
We are afraid the Prysterians Of this cen.
tury have been tremendous backsders.
When shall we see such men as Luther and
Calvin.
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THE DAISY.
ny John MASON GOOD.
Calvin.

DY JOHN MASON GOOD.
Not worlds on worlds, in phalanx deep,
Need we to prove God is here
The daisy, fresh from winters sleep,
Tells of His hands in lines as clear.
For who but He who arehed the skies,
And pours the day-sPring's living flood,
Wond'rous alike in all He tries,
Could rear the daisy's purple bud 7
Mould its green cup, its wiry stem,
It's fringed border nicely spin,
And cut the gold embossed gem
That, set in silver, CLEANS within'
And flng it unrestrained and free,
Ger hill and dale and derert sod,
That man, where'er he walks, may see,
In every step the stamp Of God :
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:, o. ALL persons to whom E. L. WHAT
LEY has given, or may hereafter give receipts
Tor SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Southern Baptist, are
requested to enclose them to him at this Post
Office, whenever the receipt of the money is
acknowledged in the paper. This request it
is presumed, needs no explanation.
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o. We are requested to say that there
will be, the Lord willing, an ordination of
one or more individuals to the Office Of the
deaconship, at Horns Creek Church, on the
2dLords day in this month. By request Of
the Pastor we hope to be in attendance.
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MUSIC AND sUpPER-MUsIC.

Traveller.-I want to lay down.
Backwoodsman.-Well kick that dog of
that bear skin, I don't reckon you'll not gel
wet much.
MUSIC.
Traveller.-Would you like to hear the
balance of that tune.
Backswoodsma E'en.most as live as
not; it's tolerable good for these parts.
PROLONGED MUSIC.
Traveller.-Well, stranger how you like it 2
Backwoodsman.-Give us your paw.
Old woman get out o'that bed and let this
stranger have it. Any man that can make
that music can sleep in the best bed in my
house, and have clean sheets in the bargain.
Boy, go and empty barrel of corn in this
mans horse trough, and stop the door with
a stack of fodder. Now stranger, good
night. Don't forget that tune before morn.
inc
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vOL. xx.---N0. M,

froad. The Savannah, Valley country be
always belonged to Augusta, by reason a
the Savannah river navigation, and'the.uein-
age of Augusta to this portion Of CaFoiioa-
This valley will be penetrated from Ham
burg, almost to the mountains, by the Sayah-
nah Valley Road. The connection Of 9s
Aiken and Dorm Branch will bring. all gf
the richest portion of this valley.into direct
communications with Charleston. We risk
nothing in saying, that of all the upper pqs.
ton of South Carolina this is among tis
most wealthy and highly cultivated Of then
all and the new field thus. opened to Chr
lesion will be worth all she is. called oh 30
subscribe. We think that we4hage. sheMn
that Charleston, in euery point of. Viewnis
deeply interested in the Savannah Valley
Road, as it is proposed to be Connected wf,h
the South Carolina Road at Aiken: sHts
only remaining question to be- pfopoGnand
is one which Charleston alone can: answer:
Will Charleston do her duty in this matteEr
and thus secure herself this rich boon, aka
moderate COST We hope, for the saks>0f
the enlarged interests Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad, that there is no donbtin this1a
ter. But for the sake Of our cherished s1k,
Charleston, we would even make our hobg
stronger. Because if she should fail to :hape
the sagacity to perceive her;interests asthis
matter; or, if seeing it, she should. lacksthp
enterprise to improve the opportunity We
confess that we should have doubts Of Ret
future career in attaining the position, ID fSk
Of the Queen City Of the South. q ~ -
PRoGRRss,.,
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JEU DE Nor" See here, Gripps,- un.
derstand you have superior way Of curing
hams. should like to learn it." "Well,
yes--I know very, well how to cure them;
but the trouble with me, just now, is to find
out a way to procure them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06

TnE Post Office known as Treadaway or
Lodi in Barnwell District, which was dis.
continued some time since, has been re.es.
tahlished and changed to that of Greenland,
and Mr.. Wyatt Tyler appointed Postmaster.
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In every step the stamp oi God I

ENJOYMENT in religion depends on OBJ.
serving little home duties-or fireside piety.
An occasional effort to do some great thing
may ease the conscience for while; but it
is only the spirit Of Christ carried into the
family, every day life, softening the temper
and rendering the hearts afectionate, which
can impart a habituaI elevation and serenity
of mind.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06

THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTu.-Ac.
cordiug to recent authority the circum.
ference of the globe is twenty-five thousand
and twenty miles. If is not so easy to com.
prehend so stupenduous circle as to put
down its extent in figures. Itbecomes more
palpahle perhaps, by comparison, such as
this A railway train travelling necessarily
night and day, at the rate of twenty-five
miles an hour, would require six weeks to
90 round it. The cubical bulk of the earth
is two hundred and sixty thousand millions
of cubic miles DR.. Lardner says, if the
materials which form the globe were built
up in the form of column, having Pedes-
tai of the magnitude Of England and Wales,
the height Of the column would be nearly,
four.and. a.half millions Of miles. A tunnel
through the earth. from England to New
leland, would be nearly eight thousand
! miles long.
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: A PRoBLEM.-"If lady were lame in
the arm and in the left leg, if she were blind
in one eye and could not see with the other,
If she had no teeth and her gums were worn
off, if she were elubfooted, and had a can.
Gel. on. her nose, and had a spit fire temper,
fortyspine negroes: and seventy:6ve thousand a!
dollars, how many ssuitors would she hayeF'
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|
ADVICE OF "OLD INHABrTANFs."...I. Pat.
ronize your own traders and mechanics.
This is doing as you would be done by;
and is building up the town you live in. +: :,
2. Pay your debts, so that others can pay
theirs, ;: 80.
| 8. Quarrel with no man; and then 40
man will quarrel with you. ~ -
4. Do not steal your preaching; .man
was once struck blind, you know, for sfssL
ing FIRE from heaven. -.
S. Send your children constantly -so
school; look in now and then yourseifsfo
see what they are doing there. 1
6. Keep all neat and clean about ;yeur
dwellings; for cleanliness you know IS tie
handmaid Of health, and distant cousin 81
wealth.
7. Avoid scandal; for this is pest to,a,y
community. e ~
8. Be liberal in respect to every laudabIe
public enterprise; for the good book saws.
"the liberal soul shall be made fat"s
! 9. Empty your liquor bottles; toif i ysu
have already forked. over quite enough ior
them. - -: =. - -
IL. Visit the sick, the widow, aadths
fatherless; for this is one part Of tastaeai-
gion which Is "pure and unde6ied. "ss 9;
II. Keep your children in at night 1dr
the evening air is bad Tor them; and. .6nsily:,
u Feed your mind as wen as yons bpdE
Tor that you know must 60 into the ssalss
at last. a.es 81 ..e.3,s:.,., u. ) ~
;, -, ---e>...,----.-..s;11ssiss'..s. -
"A Russian lady has bess cAeaufed S$ss
allied camp, while masking dtsRihgs efAthe
French trenches. :,;Sbs: tCodfe 'that~shs
had acted as aspy siaes' tie battie of>ths
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"MR. JONES, does the court understand
you to say that you saw the editor of the
Auger of Freedom intoxicated Z" Not at
all, sir; merely said that had seen him SO
frequently flurried in his mind that he would
undertake to cut out copy with the snufers
-that's all /"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06

Man ought always to have something that
he prefers to life, else life itself will appear
tiresome and void.
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THE census Of 1850 show that the old.
est person living in the United States was
40. This person was an Indian woman,
residing in North Carolina. In the, sans
State was an Indian aged 1876. a negro
woman Ill, two black females 10 each,
one mulatto male l20, and several white
males and females aged from l06 to ia
In the parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, was
a female black; aged l2O. In several Of the
States there were found persons, white and
black, aged from ll0.to lis. There wene
in the United States in 1850, 2,555 persons,
over 100 years. This shows that about one
person in 5000 will be likely to I've to that
age. There are now about 10000 persons
in the United States who were living whei,
the Declaration of independence was sign.
ed, in l776. They must necessarily be
about sOyears old now, in order to have
lived at that time. The French census of
1851 shows only l02 persons over 100 years
old; though their total popnla,ioD was hear
100000. Old age is, therefore, attained
among us much more frequently than 10
France. -
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w. #. DURIsoE d SON, Proprietors.
nation world of spiritual beauty and holi.
ness.-Whittier.
ONE MINUTE TOO LATE.

A beautiful woman was condemned to
die on the scaffold. Her youth, her lowell
ness and reputed innocence kindled in the
hearts of multitudes the keenest sensibility
for her melancholy fate. The throne had
been besieged with earnest supplications for
her pardon-but still without success; while
hope yet whispered that at the last moment
the heart of royalty might melt and grant
the boon. The appointed day has come
crowds gather on the fatal spot-the hour
when she must die draws near. The last
ray of hope expires, when, afar in the dis.
tance, messenger comes-he rides like
lightning over the plain. He comes-he
comes. But the fatal hour has come before
him the fatal blow is struck-her life
blood mingles with the sand, when, 10! the
messenger arrived the pardon is in his hand; ;
but it come one minute too late. Sinner
you are under sentence Of death. He that
believeth not is condemned already. The
hour of execution is rapidly drawing near.
Each day that passes, brings that set time
one day nearer. 1t will soon open on your
eyes. The King has pardon in his heart
and his hand. But he will he inquired Of
to grant this boon for you. While you live,
perhaps the day of grace fingers. Perhaps
it just closing, and the night of despair
setting in. Your suit, pressed now, may
prevail The pardon may be granted
Your soul may be saved. But soon the ia.
tai hour Of death, must come. You are
stretched on a bed Of pain. Disease has
laid his iron hand upon you, and row is feel.
ing for your heart.strings. A moment more,
and you are out of mercy's reach. The
voice Of friendship shouts in your ear, be.
seeching you to pray. You turn a dying
eye to heaven. You raise an expiring voice
to God. But the eyelii falls-the voice
chokes-the lile.blood stops. 1t is one
minute too late.
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On Tuesday afternoon a revolving, fIR,
nel.shaped cloud passed swiftly slong,psar
the ground, about sixteen miles -north4af
here, carrying up large sticks of wood,
stones, &c. It described semi:circle to.
wards the southeast, and twisting off large
trees and wbisking them out of sight ~
stantly. =, zs5.r ..z,e,-,
The whirlwind then, broke ins two and
disappeared, but almost Immediately formed
again, and passed directly back north aud
west, with redoubled violence ~ .
1t struck heavy. frame house one miis
from the Illinois and Wisconsin, railroad,
tearing the roof instantly of, and; ;;almest
Immediately afterwards taking .he whole
house Instantly up the spout; with all .its
contents. 80 - (: .sssssfs sssss
Nine persons in the, house were draWnsgps
and hurled down in different places Fopr
-oe- .Ae.. were instantly killed, i'll
mutilated beyond any prospect Of recovery.
The whirlwind then passed oyer post,and.
rail fence, leaving not the slightest vestige
Of it. go q .,.es
It next took up barn and threw itupon
the horses and cattle it contained, crushing
them at once.
The timber of the house and barn were
hurled down 70 the ground with such vic,
lence as to bury them almost out Of sight.
The house belonging to Mr.. Page, whose
wife, son, and two grandchildren were killed
Accounts are given of persons being car
ried up one hundred feet in the air, and; then
hurled down with great violence. ::
The same afternoon severe haistorm
occurred in this city, after which, the sky
presented a singular appearance to the north.
ward, and the weather changed from the
most oppressive heart to the most ehilkag
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-28
To the Citizens
EAST BATON ROUGE.

At a meeting of the Benevolent .Associa-
,tion Of Baton Rouge held Monday the
nth inst, the following appeal to the citi-
zens Of East Baton Rouge, was adopted and
ordered to be published in the daily pa
pers: G. A. Plx~, Sec'y.
The Benevolent Association although
authorized to draw on the City Treasury,
for relief of the sick and distressed among
us, wishing to extend their operations be.
yond the strict construction Of the city ap-
preparation; hereby call on their friends to
contribute such sums as they may be dis.
posed to place At our disposal, for the relief
of those left in destitute circumstances by
sickness and death. Our books will al
ways be open to the inspection Of donors to
see the manner their charities are disposed
of. Any donations sent to the Secretary oil
the Association will be thankfully received
at the present time, a. we have no funds in
our treasury, to meet present demands.
W. r. TUNNARD, Pres't
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Sale bu The Sbfrif.

STATE OF LOuSlANA-Sixth Judi
cial District Court-Parish Of East Ba-
ton Rouge-In the matter Of the Success
sion o: VIVIAN GooDLoE. decd, mo.
453 Probate. ,"
DY virtue of commission issued in
ID the above Succession, and to ME
directed, from the Hon. sixth judicial dis
trict court, in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid ] will! by virtue OF said COM
mission, offer at public sale at the Court
House door, Of said parish, in the city OF
Baton Rouge, on MOND.AYthe 5th day Of
October ncrt A. D. 1865, at IL O'Clock
A. M. The property hereinafter set forth
and described, belonging to the succession
of VIVIAN GooDLoE, late OF said parish
decd, to wit:
A certain lot of ground, situated in that
part Of the city of Baton Rouge, laid out BY
H. Livolier measuring eighty feet front on
North street, by eighty feet on st. Francis
street, forming square, aud composed OF
parts Of lots Nos 10 and IL OF square No
2, together with all the buildings, and i'm.
provements therein.
on the following terms and conditions,
to wit:
One forth payable on the 18th Of March
next 1856. One forth on the 18th day o!
March A. d. 1857 One forth on the 18th
of March A. D. 1858. and one forth on the
18th of March A. D. (lS59j eighteen hun
bred and fifty-nine, in notes endorsed ia
the satisfaction of the administrator of said
uccession-bearing eight per cent inter-
est after maturity until paid and mortgage
re tanned until the full and final payment
on the property sold. and notes made pay
able at the Parish Recorders Office in the
City OF Baton Rouge.
sept13. H. V. BABIN. Sheriff.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-28

CHAMPAGNE CoRKs.-Lovers Of fine
imported champagne, who smoke their
lips with infinite govt over the spark
ling beverage, assured that they are
slipping the veritable Heidsieck, need
not be informed that the corks from
the bottles out Of which they pour the
supposed nectar are industriously
geathered up by hotel-keepers and
others and sent to N. Y. where they
are sold. to be again used to impose
upon other fats who take on airs ut
the table. Ten cents each is the price
of corks bearing on the bottom the |"
'Heidsieck brand. For particulars
inquire at the hotels where the genu-
inc article is sold, if such there are.
Exchange.
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MONTAN & BRO.

In time Of peace prepare for War!
CHAW;S Cholera Syrup Is really good
y it has been tried--you should have it in
your house always-in all sudden attacks
it is indispensable--if you have no faith in
it, give any how at least one dose, until
you can get a physician to persons Tesid-
ing in the country, it is invaluable com.
pared with sny other similar preparation.
Prepared and for sale by VIM. BOGEL.
MAY 9th Druggist