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Il appears to me that tie peaceful

Il appears to me that tie peaceful
death Of the Chinese il to be attributed
1st, to their soft and lytlphatie tenn
permanent End, to their want Of reli.
gous feeling. The apprehensions con.
neoted with future life cannot exist
for those who have passed their lives
without thinking Of God or their
souls
The missionary visited an island
having some celebrated Buddhist
temples, Libraries DC, and conversed
with tho pious Buddhist Super
ior. I'VE are not surprised said
the ebriSian man ITO see the Chinese
cold and careless toward worship,
including SO many contradictory artl-
cles Of faith, aud which darken and
confuse common sense -
THAT is the thing he replied. you
marvellous Intelligence has seized The
true point Of the difficulty o
"Men may be seduoed for time
by vain superstition, but sooner or
latter they perceive their futility and
easily Ietach themselves from them.
"'I'hese works are full Of clearness
and precision
"A religion which has no root in
truth 'eannot satisfy the heart and
MUD Of man. The ,ations may put
faith in it for a time, but their faith is
neither firm nor durable"
"That is The true explanation The
central nation has no'more faith. and
that its why my Bouzes come back
with empty hands 1t ia known that
religious are numerous, but chat Rea
son is i,nmutable. F."
False religions. based upon lies,
have, injured, only certain time. but
truth is eternal. and consequently for
all times and places. The religion OF
the Lord Of Heaven, which is the ex-
preston Of the truth is for all men it
is immutable in its foundation" ~
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Lost or .MiSINiN,

A NOTE belonging to the succession
II Of JAMES MeCALop, Of which the
following is a copy, on which suit is now
pending in the District Court Of West Ba-
ton Rouge, was withdrawn from the pa
pers Of the st,it. and is now lost or mis-
laid
$J,40O W. B. Rouge 23d Dec. AZ.
Twelve months atet date promise to
pay to the order Of JoHN b. HnnFroRp,
three thousand and four hundred dollars
for value received, payable and negotiable
at the Uuion Bank Of Louisiana, at New
Orleans, waving the usual bank notices.
(signed) +. NJ HEREFORD. "
(Endorsed) J. B. HEREFORD.
Pay Union Bank of louisiana
JOHN 8. LnBDELL.
Reed, on account within note, one thou.
sand and twenty l6IlgO dolls, and 1850
in'erst to January, 1914 prot. l020,16
acct 1850 Int.
tSigned) GEO. A. FRERET, Csshr."
A suitable reward will be given for the
return Of the note, or for such information
as will lead to Its recovery, by
A. A. WILLIAMS. Exeter.
or r. L. H. MARI, AHy's,
June Gift New Orleans.
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N0sU Opemtmg.

A FINE ASSORTWENTo of FLOOR MAT
II TING 4 t<5 and quarters wide, Fig
ure1 and Plain, to which the attention Of
purchasers is invited. Also. variety Of
patterns and widths Of Floor OIL CLOTH,
at the furnishing waIe-room Of,
June 15-y. J. PIrER & Co.
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A ,SLaht mistake az 10 Seems. --
The Bulletin has u communication
from our friend Capt, James II. IRE,
correcting slight mistake into which
that paper had careless,y fallen. The
rumor was that the Laurel Hill and
Capitol had come il collision. Such,
! seems is a mistake.
hditor If ne Bulletin.
Sta-ln your paper of Monday.
you state the "Capitol u and Laurel
Hill" came in collision, and that The
Capitol had one Of her chimneys
knocked to one side.
Allow me to give you tho correct
version of the matter THE "Capi.
tol . and +" Laurel Hill left the city
of New Orleans at the same time
The Capitol was in thtN,ct of pass.
ing the " Hill, and had nearly passed
her, when the IL. H." put her helm
hard a-starboard and opaued out her
engines and ranpinto The Capitol, 4"
wilfully. havs proof for every word
] have stated. Y ...-..
The following gentlemen will voucb
for what state : g no. ). Armaut, z.
M. Lapice, David Adams. #.
Respectfully, @
JAMES H. URE.
N. B.-The "Capitol's . climneys
arc erect; the Laurel Hills" are
all over to s'arboard, and have been
SO for the last week, for what cause I
do not know. j. II. U.
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peafance, De messenger ~ y0HFhot
official lie Ia paroisse Saint jacques F"
~ We find this note In pencil m
our table. "Ep. CoMEr y You will
please add to your list Of standing ar
,icles to keep company with /" thanks
to Capt, -4-----4-, for fhvul~:" that
the river is rising s. A NJ.
What riyerl II Il be old +" Salt :"
we are, happy to hear II II would
distress us very much, ifthe excellent
company now provided with provisions
to go up that stream, should founder
on the way.
The WAa.--Another desperate fight
has Just taken place before Scvas.o-
pol" Count Walewski has answered
the note of Count Nesselrode. Neg
citations have been opened again; but
Nt is the cpiaion of Count Bobo) will
be closed again in a few days.
u Don joaquin de Castillo Y.
Goa, has been recognized by the Pres
ident Of the United States, Az Mexi-
can Consul Tor the Port Of New
York
EE- |. Scott Harrison il spoken
Of, in Indiana. as a candidate for Pres,
ident. Mr., Harrison il a son Of the
late Genl. HARRISON, Of Tippacanoo.
Osher evidences are ,ia,ty cer,sng m.
nAusAx, April 18th, 1855.
us,raa ~ Cossr se u
/ enclose you herewith 50 rs.
balance of Lord Plumbottom's sub.
ecripfion. Your paper is having m
immense run here everybedy's ery-
: ing isr 1t YOU should certainly have
an agent in Quebec and Canada West
---sasne one Ia sceur the coast, and 90
over Cape Cod, Your view Of the
Eastera Question, has been adopted by
the ministry, as the hest out. Now is
the time for you 10 strike in deep.
hat h4arls sa# Yours,
anFaaa i, A. G,
This IL but one Of a thousand daily
evidences Of our growing popularity
III :" foseiga parts, /" Although we
make Comets daily out Of nine bun
dies ofpaper tho demand Is still unsat.
isfed, What is the most pleasing cir.
'cumstance connected With The matter,
is that the money las above) always
accompanies the order for more Of
the same sort.
Thisas another nattering evidence
of,eur s'0sciay popularity; aud at the
Same time It impresses as with high
sense ~ot the appropriateness Of the
Halifaxians it shows ID the world
that although our independence Is ap.
srreciated, still our merit as an c6sctire
Journalist, is not sufficiently under.
stood 10 induce politicians to come
forward and negotiate with US for the
weight Of eur moral influence.
= - $1,000. .S.---.4.--4-..
To- The Picayune learns tha, SAM.
VEL j. PErERs, is lying dangerously
I'LL witha disease es the heart. The
Picayunc says:
f"There are but faint hopes Of his
cccrery from the present nttack- the
disease, Il is feared, is incurahIe. Still
there is chance for the prolouging of
fhis useful life, and We viii not resign
: the hope that he may be spared for
many years 70 enjoy that leisure
which hs.prosperons career MS q ,ner
: chant had earned for him, and to re-
: cover his rewards in the esteem of his
fellow citizens for his uprightncss rs
man. and for his services 10 the public
as one Of the most intelligent, ener-
getic and valuable citizens Of New
Orleans. " /
The New York Herald says Gas
Night Foster, Ms he has been beguil-
ing the hours in one Of the prisons in
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u Wallet, on Third street, is in
receipt of a fresh stock of Drugs aud
medicine. A very large stock of fan
cy soaps and perfumery will also in n
few days, be in store and for sale at
the same establishment. ....
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DtsArrolNrEp Pour Robert Burns
attaeted by the poetic name of the
schooner Diana, in the New basin, on
Thursday. boarded her in n fit of en-.
thusiasn. Not finding her. exactly a
CIeopatra's barge, he ventured his ruge
by pitching into her furniture. and
pitching some Of 1t overheard; and
as the nearest thing he saw to II wood
ymph was an Ethiopian youth, in
the cooking lin he chased him
ashore with n drawn knife which
he finally threw after him in real
Indian style. For this bit of poetic
rage. Burns Is under bail of $500,
to appear before Recorder Bright on
the Goth inst.-Crescent.
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Last Ball Of the Season.

Last Ball Of the Season.
MRS. HARPER takes pleasure >-,
III in informing her friends. that SA
on Tuesday night, the 18th instant. 4I&
she will give the last Ball Of the -
season, on church street, under the hill
She anticipates large attendance.
The style in which Mrs. H. gets up her
balls is worthy elimination and patronage.
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OYrlcEor THE BATON RouaE AND CLINTON !
PLANK ROAD COMPANY
Ration Rouge .April7M 1856.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Stockholders Of
IN this company that an Intalment Of 10 per cts.
Tor Q ~ so cts.) will be due and payable on or be-
fore the 18th and 10Th Of July next (l656)
By order Of the Board. @. w. POPE.
Advocate / Gazette copy. Secretary.
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u A deatb-bed repentance, IL as
DR.. Dow, has said /; Burning out
the candle Of life, in The service Of the
devil, and blowing the snuff into the
Ltrd's face. ?"
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r1n another column, it will be
seen that LOUIS GRANprRn, ESQ, n
Notary Public and Auctioneer, has
removed his Office. to the Mayors Of
flee, on Laurel Street. where he will
always be found during business hours
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In the matter Of the Succession Rtcm-
ARD II. BuhNtrr, dec'd.--tl23 49," Pro-
BATE Sixth Judicial District Court
Parish Of East Baton Rouge, La. m
w HEREAS, WILLIAM l.. BURNETT, Of
w said Parish, Administrator Of the e.
tate Of RIoHAnp H. BuRutrr, late Of .sid
Parish, deed, has filed in the office Of the
undersigned Clerk Of said Court, provi-
sional account Of his administration upon
said estate.
NOTICE Is hereby given 10 all persons
Interested to show cause within thirty days
from the first publication Of this notice,
why the said account should not BIZ APP
proved, hornologsted and made the Judg-
ment Of said Court. M. MORENO,
June 10th, 1865. Clerk
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The New York Herald says Gas
Night Foster. Ms he has been beguil-
ing the hours in one of the prisons in
Philadelphia by writing very curl
GUS book, which be calls "New York
Naked" He walks into the editors
in great style, stripping off their dis
guises, shaving of their whiskers. cut.
ting Off their moustaches, pulling off
coats and showing them preciosly
= they appear to Be. It is regular
sst any thrust concssn.'' = s...' :
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% Mrs. Harper, will give "her last
Ball Of the Season, on Tuesday night
next. See her notice to this effect to-
day. -....l.
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II Don joaquin de Castillo Y.
Goa, has been recognized by the Pres
ident of the United States, Az Mexi-
can Consul for the Port Of New
York
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-06-17

EF~ |. Scott Harrison il spoken
of, in Indiana, as a candidate for Pres,
ident. Mr.. Harrison IL son Of the
late Geul. HARRISON, Of Tippacanoo.
taos s&4s
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The WAa.--Another desperate fight
has Just taken place before Scvas'o-
pol" Count Walewski has answered
the note of Count Nesselrode. Neg.
citations have been opened again; but
tit is the opinion Of Count Bobo) will
Ia clnsnd arain III n fnw IN "a;
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09
A VIVID SKETCH OF REPUBLIC.
ANf'i 'ANISM. saH Hff"r1 II.

THEIR labor-, their Instructions, have
made New England, with its hard soil
and cold winters, ",ho glory OF all lands"
The thousand towns and villsges--iho
decent sanc.uarics, not for show but use,
crowning the 'ill tops OF peeping out
from the vallcys--tho means OF oduca.
ton accessible TO overy family, tho uni !.
yetsal1lilTusion Of knowlcdge--lho order
and thrift, the general activity and enter.
prise, the unparalleled equality in the
distribution Of education and pure relig.
ious doctrine--lho snfety in which more
than half the population sleeps with un
bolted:doors-the calm, holy Sabbaths,
when muto nature in the general silence
become, vocal with praise, when The
whisper Of the breezes seems moro dis.
tino t, tho distant waters louder and more
musical, tho carol Of the morning birds
clearer and swceter-.his is New Eng.
land and where will you find the like,
save whore you find the operation ofNew
England principle and New Englan
influence This is the work of our fa,h.
ers the ancicn. ,lawgivcrs. They came
lhther, not with new theories Of govern.
mont from the laboratories Of political
alchymists, not 10 try wild experiments
upon human nature, but only to found a
new empire famous for truth, for virtue,
for freedom, guarded and bounded by jus.
tico. To have failed in such an attempt
had been glorious. Their glory is that
they cceeded.-Bacon's Discourses.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09
DANGERS OF BAD HABITS.

MANS case may bo pronounced dcs.
pcfate. when his mind is brought into
such state that tho necessary means
Of reformation have lost their effect upon
him and this is tho necessary conso.
quonce of confirmed habits Of vices, and
long continued gloct OF the means Of
religion and virtues which is so far
from being an improbable or impossible
case. that it'is very general ono. .'r
la order 10 be- convinced OF this, you
arc to consider that vice Is habit, and
therefore Of q subtle ani,insilualins ma
lure. BY easy, pleasing, and seemingly
harmless actions, men are often bctrny.
ed into progress, which grows every
day moro alarming. Our vruous res.
olutons may break with difficulty
i may be with pain and .reluctancc that
We commit the first acts OF sin, but the
next aro easier 10 US use, custom, md
habit will at last reconcile usto any.
thing, even things the very iloa Of which
might at first be shocking 10 US. isi.
Vice is. .a.tG;,ag not to,lsiriqed with.
You may, by the force Of vigorous rcso.
luton, break OF the early stages OF il |;
but habits when they have been confirm.
ed and long continued ore obstinate
things to contend with, and are hardly
ever sublucd. When bad habits seem
10 be overcome, and we think wc have
got rid OF our chains, they may perhaps
only have become, as it were, invisible;
so that when VIC thought wo had rccov.
cred our freedom and strength, so as 10
be able to rcpcl any temptation, wo may
lose all power Of resistance on the first
approach Of it.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09
WOMAN.

AS tho dove will clap its wings to it's
side, and cover md conceal the arrow
that is prcyns upon its yitals, so it is the
nature Of woman to hide from the world
the pangs of wounded affection. With
her, the desires Of the heart has failcd.-
The great charm oil existaencc is at an
end. She neglccts all the cheerful cx.
ercises that gladden. the spirits, quicken
tho pulse pnJ send the tide Of life ir
hcallhful currents through tho veins.-
Her rest is broken, the sweet refrcshment
Of sleep is poisoned by melancholy
dreams; dry sorrow drinks the blood,
until, her feeble frame sinks under the las
external assailant. Look for her after
little while, and you find friendship weep.
ing over her untlmely grave. and wond.
er;ns that one so lately glowod with all
the ruddiness of health and beauty.
should now be brought down 10 dark
ness and the worm.' You will be told
OF some wintry chill, some slight dis.
position that laid her low, but no one
knows the mental malady that previous
scapod her strength and made he, SO ca.
sy pray to the spoilcr.-W Washington
IrUing. 7l
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR.

Last year there wero consumed in this
country about seven hundred and Eve
millions Of pounds Of cane sugar, and
twenty.scven Millions Of pounds Of ma.
pie sugar. This gives moro than twenty.
four pounds ofcane sugar and one pound
Of maple sugar 10 every man, woman
and child. This does not include mo.
lassos or honey. If this sugar was put
into barrels holding to hundred pounds,
and each barrel occupied the space of
Of three square loct only, il weuld re.
quire 335 asros Of land for it 10 stand
upon. The bNrrcls, If placed in row,
would reach Two hundred and twenty
miles. II this sugar was put up in paper
packages, OF five pounds each, it would
require one hundred and forty.six mill.
ion four hundred thousand sheets Of wrap.
ping paper and if orIy yard Of string
was used to each package, would be re.
quired four hundre and fifiy.nine million
two bundled thousand feet, or eighty.
ilffec thousand milos OF s;E!!.-.s,-moIcc
than three times enough to go round the
world. lfevery retail clerk sold hun.
'tlrod pounds Of sugar each day,it would re
quire noarly twenty five thousand clerks
to sell it all in year. If the dealers,
wholesale and retail togeatEcr, made Q
profit Of only two cents pound on the
sugar, thcs profits alono would amount
to nearly fifteen million Of d6llars.-
Western Christian Adutea'e. $.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09

How TO SECURE LoKo LIFE.--Rah,,
bi Scra was asked by his disciples how
he obtained such long life. 'Nevcr,"
he answered., .was easily excited in my.
house; never did | preccde him whom |
thought greater in honor and station;
never did Think Of tho low in an un.
clean place; never did wolkfour yards
without studying on some part ofit
never did sleep or slumber in o. house
where they taught the Word Of God;
ncvoa did l rcjoice at an evil wtichshap.
penel to my neighbor; and never did7l
cell any man by a nickname given to
him in derision or sport. gaF 7sSa
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09

I roN'T know Of anything in tho
world that makes body feel so good as
to scatter blessings. Good temper, good
luck, q good wife, rosy childloa arc we'll
springr Of pleasure, and they'll mako al
mcst any man want to live long in the
land, but scattering mercies with kind
and generous hand-oh IFS the most
splendid thing that ever was head of to
make man completely C omlortable--
to give him songs by night, and an ocean
Of lish, by day.
If there is any body living who thinks
his match for misery can'tb be found, !
wish he would come right here 10 mo,
and III put him on the right track ior
comfort. This whining, this being un.
happy, how it makes man feel, and
wha. shame it is 10 him!
A very unhappy man once told mo ho
was misorable-he didn't care for any.
body. l told him he didn't Care for any
body, and tha! nude him miserable.-
&c uldn't like it much that wouldn't
lot the horse stop behind the cart, just
as he put him, but wasn'. ! right t? do
no! know. great deal, and never cx'
pee. to, but my restless, wandering eye
has discovered place Of pleasure.
know the secret Of happiness. Scatter
blessings, run withs your bucket, help tc
fill the ocean of happiness. - Il
Don't bo frightened because you arc
not quito as big as any body clso-be
cause you are not quite as SNOWY as Go
liah Of Gath. Run straight along Will
your bucket, and pour it into the ocean
Of human happiness. Don't trcmblo OF
the road, for fear you'll meet some mighty
man who'll ask you about chose few
sheep you left in tho wilderness" Go a
head with your bucket--get through you
business, and go homo with light hear
and your face wont look like "Oll
Hundred" as it did before. You won
have to say that you 1.-Two in alright lit
tie world Of delight, but that your fact
lis SO elongated by discomlorts that ne
yardstick can measure it. gig.roy@ !.
O.! scatter.blcssings-'tis hol y, sub
lime to do it. Scatter blessings, and com
forting angels will DO your guard-yor
will not be in trouble like other men
and a JOY that 'passeth understanding
will Gil your ear.-Lorenzo Do,o. ,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09

| il was toward noon to-day ero the las.
OF our soldiers had been found In his
lair and carried 10 tho hospital. But
tho Russians, groanins and palpitnting
as they lay around, were for more mum.
efons. Some Of these wero placed 10.
gethcr in hcaps, that they might DO moro
readily removed. Others glared on you
from tho bushes with the ferocity Of Wild
boasts, as they huggod thcir Wounds. 2
Our men have acquired shocking
facility 10 their diagnosis. A body is
before you; there is shout, "Como here,
boys: | SEQ Russian!" (or ga French.
man." or "one Of our fellows.") One OF
the party comes forward, aiscs the oyelid
|! il il be closed. peers into tho eyc, shrugs
his shoulders, snys quietly, "He's dead,
he'll waii," and moves back to the litter;
others pull the feet, and arrive at equally
correct conclusions by that procoss.---
Tie dead arc generally stripped Of all
but their coats. The camp followers
and blackguarls from Balaklava, and
seamcn from tho ship anxious for tro.
phics, carry off, all thay can take from
tho field. At partic ular spots you SEQ o
party Of men busy at work. Groups OF
them are digging away all along the hill
side, at the distance of 40 or so yards
apart. Go over and you find them
around yawnins trench, 80 feet in
Icngth by 20 feet in bseadth and G feet in
depth, at the bottom Of which, in every
conceivable attitude, lie packed together
with exceeding art some so or 40 corp.
ses. The gravo.diggcrs sianl chatting
on the mounds by the sides, waiting for
the arrival Of some bearers TO complete
the number Of the dead. They spec.
ulatc on the appearance Of the body
which is being borne towards them. "lts
Corporal-,of the--th, | think" says
one. "No! it's my rear rank man, can
see his red hair plain enough" and so
on. They discuss the merits or dcmerits
Of dead sGTgoanis or comrades. "Well,
he was a hard man; many's the time |
was drilled through him, but It's all over
now!" or "Poor Mick! he had fifteen
years scrvice-a better fellow never step.
ped"
This scene is going on all about the
hillside, Frenchmcn, with lilters, are
also busy looking out for their dead and
wounded, and in sharing the sad labors
Of the day. at last tie number in the
trench is completed. The bodies lie as
closely as they can be packed. Some
Of them have uprascd arms, in the at.
titude Of taking aim: their legs stick up
through the mould as it is thrown upon
them; Others aro bent and twisted into
shapes like fantoccini. Inch after inch
the earth rises upon them, and they are
left "alono in their glory" No, not
alone, for the hopes, and fears, and a(.
lections Of hundreds Of human hearts lie
buried with them.