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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-09-06
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aP0THECARLES and DRUGGISTS,
PLAQUEMINE, La,
HAVE just received an extensive
- assortment of
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals. etc.
The utmost attention having been given to the
selection Of the purest articles, the patronage of
the public is respectfully solicited.
Also on hand, a large and varied collection of
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, P~erfumery,
Glassware, Fancy Groceries, Stationery, School
Books French and English, Fancy Articles, &c.
Physicians Prescriptions
viii receive particular attention at all hours.
Call and see, ut the sign of the GOLDEN
MORTAR, corner of Main and Bank sts. my3
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-09-06
GAME CARES,

CANE II
Wagons, Drays, WheelDarrOWs,
&c. Sc. &c.
HART, AUSTIN & Co, Agents for The sale
- of work manufactured by Busby, Little &
Co, Wheeling, Va, viii execute at short notice
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-09-06

English and AHHRerICam Pie Fruit.
EREsR Fruit in juice, together with fresh Pre-.
L serves and J@eliies, just received at
hISm RICHARDS.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-09-06
PLANTATIONS AND GARDEN
FERTILIZERS.
MANURES.

ME subscriber has constantly on hand the fol-
l. lowing concentrated
M ANURES.
a single trial of which will prove to the most in
crednlUus their value as a restorer of fertility TO
worn ont soils, and ther adaptations 10 largely in
creasing the products of the Garden and Orchard.
A1R0TTND RONFS
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-09-06
WINDOW GLASS. Efc..

of all sizes and descriptions, for sale cheap.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
LITcHFIELD, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1856.
Somewhat Tough,

A party of young men in Sandusky, Ohio, amuse their leisure moments at the hotels in irawing long bow, or telling wonderful yarns to each other for the benefit Of those apparent verdant, who may happen to coufe in from other parts. They tried the effect of a few extraordinary wolf stories upon venerable and sedate customer not long since, who had come to spend the night at the best hotel, and he listened to them with much apparent surprise and interest until their stock appeared to have run out and the conversation Jagged, when he remarked that he had been much interested in the news they had given him, relative to the primeyal inhabitants of the country but re- garded an event in his early life as more pc culiar than any they had named Said he
 When young man, I was travelling in Western New York, and late of stormy night applied at log cabin for lodging. The occu- pant. wonlan. refused it. saying that her hus- band and sons were out hunting, and if they 5ound me there, would murder me- preferred the chance to the storm, and she consented that might lie down before the fire In the night heard them coming, and scrambled up the chimney.
 Thinking was safe when at the top step ped over the roof, and jumping down at the back of the cabin, jumped plump into wolf trap. A scream of pain brought the men and the boys out, and they declared deserved a more severe punishment than death, so they kept me beth in the trap and in suspense un- til morning, and then, heading me up in hogs head with no air or light, but through the bung-hole, they put me on sled and drove me some four miles up hill and there rolled me off to Starve. This undoubtedly should have done but for very singular occurrence. The wolves smelled me ont and gathered round my prison, when one of them turning around hap pened to thrust his tail into the bung-holc 1t was my only chance. I caught firm hold and held On like death to negro, which frightened the wolf, of course, and he started down the hill, followed by the ho5 5shead and me. It was a very uneasy ride, over stones and stumps but l had no idea how long it was until the hogshead striking a stone fairly, the slaves worn by long travel, were broken in and jumped out to find myself way down in the lower part of Catta- raugus county, some thirty miles from the scene of the disaster. Good night, gentemen--I d;d not express any doubt of the truth of your sto- ries, and hope you will not mine.
 It is currently reported that the sell' club of Sandusky has Tot had full meeting since that occurred.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
Be Careful of Small Things.

Irving ih his life of Washington dwels on the
 particularly with which the great hero attend
 cd to the minutest affairs. The Father of his
 country, as his correspondence and account
 books show, was careful of small things" as 1 well as of great, not disdaining to scrutinize
 the most petty expenses of his household and
 this even while acting as chief magistrate of the first republic in the world. In private circles, tradition preserves numerous anecdotes of this
 characteristic which, if necessary, we could quote.
 The examble of V ash;ngton, in this respect. might teach an instructive lesson to those Wi. secrn what they call "petty" details. There are thousands of such individuals in every com munity. We all know more or less of them- Yet no man ever made fortune, CT rose to greatness n any department, without being ''care- ful ofsmall things" As the beach is composed of grains Of sand as the ocean is made up of drops of water so the millionaire is the aggregation ofsngle ventures, often incons;dcrable in amount. Every eminent merchant from Girard and Astor down has been noted for his attention to details. Few distinguished lawyers have ever pract:ced in the courts, who have not been remarkable
 for similar characteristic. It was one of the l most striking peculiar;ties of the first Napo- Icons mind. The most petty details of his household expenses, the most trivial facts relat- ing to his troops, were, in his opinion, as worthy of his attention, as the tactic of battle, the plan of q campaign, or the revision of code.- Demosthenes, the worlds unrivaled orator was as anxious about his gestures or intonation as as about the texture of his argument or its ganiture of words. Before such great exam ples, and the very highest walks of intellect. how contemptihle the conduct of the small minds who despise small things.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

SLEEPL LEssNEss-It is the result of over bo- dy or mental effort When man works be- yond his strength, or thinks or studies more than rest can restore, then, sooner or later comes that inability to sleep soundly that wake fuluess, which is more wearing even than bodily abor, and which feeds the debility which first gave rise to it. The result is, man is always tired, never feels rested, even when. be leaves his bed in the morning hehcc he wastes away, and finds repose only in the grave if indeed, insanity do not snpervene. It is too often a maldady, remediless by medical means. Avoid then as you would viper or a, murdcr'r, all over effort Of mind and body it is suicidal Whatever you do, get enough sleep; whatever you do, take enough rest to restore the used energies of each proceeding twenty y-four hours /; if you dp not. you may escape a few months, and if possessing good constitution, years may pass away before any decided III result forces itself on your attention but Test assured, the time will come, when, the too often baficd sys- tem, like baffled horse, will refuse to work it will not take prompt and sound sleep it will not be rested by rcpose, and that irritating wakefulncss will cc-c upon you, which philoso- phy cannot conquer, which medicine cannot cure, and wasting by slow degrees to skin and bono, rest is found only in the grave.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

AprRESrlcEs-Whcn serving your apprcn- t;ceshp you will have time and opportunity to stock your mind with useful information The only way for a young man to prepare himself for usefulness, is to devote himself to study du- ring his leisure hours First be industrious in your husiness-be frugal, be economical-ncver complain that you are obliged to work 20 to it with alacrity and cheerfulness and it will be- come a habit which will make you respected and beloved by your master or employer make it your business to see to and promote his inter- est by taking care of his you will learn to take care of your own. Young men at the present day are too fond of getting rid of work They seek for easy and lazy employments, and ire quenty turn out poor miserable vsgahouds.- You must avoid all wishes to live without laher; labor is a blessing instead of curse; it makes your food, clothing, and every other thing nec- essary, end frees yousfrom temptation to be dishonest
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
Young Men Who Drink.

Under this heading, the Springfield Republ- can gives hard report of the rising general. on iu that city, which words addressed to Spring fled young men, may be read with advantage by tho same class elsewhere. They will answer fer neghboring attitudes, and we are of opinion that the warning is not more needed in Spring field than in certain other places of smaller size
 There is not small number of young men in this community who driuk ardent spirits na- btaally-drink@whe they get an opportu- n'ty and manage to make opportunities to meet the demand of an incipient appefite- There are fathers and mothers, too, strange as it may appear, who look on with complacency, or utter only feeble words of protest. These young men are growing up with habit that is becoming strong with their strength and al- reldy there are some of them whose stuffed looking skins and alcoholic breaths prophecy of the drunkards they are rapidly becoming. This habit of drinking is accompanied by a strange iufatuat:on 7Hey have no idea that they are fast becoming drunkards, bringing ruin upou themselves, grieving the hearts of their fri nds, and laying up bitter food for repentance. They .are strong Poor fools There is not man of you but stands in the most imminent danger of dying a drunkards death Look around see this man that man--,your neighbors--men whom you meet every day-men whom you know are going just as straight to perdt'ci as they can go men whose business reputation is waning, or entirely lost, and who seem to De given up to, deluson, delirum tremens and the devil, and remember that they have trod the same path that you now walk in and with the same feeling of security. Let the vile stuff alone before men begin to lose their confidence in you, and point at you
 There is not a more pitiable sight under Heaven than men whom we have loved and re- spectcI; men who have been held in good re- pute, and who had the fairest prospects walk ing voluntarily into the folds of cloud which will enwrap them and theirs with darkest sor- rows, and which e7ermore hangs over au early grave, and too often an ignominious one. The path that leads away from all this mischief and misery is plain and unmistakeable one; aud the one to which we allude is the only one safe to those who have an appetite formed, or form ing. As for those who insist on keeping along in their downward track, let thehi go. The sooner they use themselves up--if they are bound to do it--the better for the community
 It will, at least, stop them from putting the cup to the lips of their neighbors, and that is a positive good.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

Coop TAsrE,--Our purity of taste is best tested by it's universality, for if we can oHly admire this thing or that, we may be sure that our cause for liking is of finite and false na- ture. But if we can perceive beauty in every thing of Gods doing, We may agree that We have reached the true perception of it's universal laws. Hence false taste may be known by it's fastidiousnes, by its demands of pomp splendor, and unusual combination, by it's enjoyment only of particular styles and modes of things, and by its pride also, for it is forever meddling, mend- ing. accommodating, and self-exulting; it's eye is always upon itself and it tests all things arouDd it by the way they fit it. But true taste is forever growing, learning, reading, worshipping, laying it's hand upon its mouth because it is as
 tonished, casting it's shoes from off its feet, b.
 cacse it finds all ground holy. lamenting oveI itself and testing itself by the way it fits things
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

TALKING AND RrADrSe.--Npthing is better than conversation as corrective of selEsusf ciency. In educated conversation man soon finds his level. He learns more truly than from books, in converse with living men, to estimate his powers mcdestly and justly. A book is pas siye it does not repel pretens:on it does not rebuke vanity. Indeed, reading and study b. come to many but the nurture of conceit. If some persons value themselves on the books they own, it is nn1 surprising that others should value themselves on the hoolts they read Al knowledge grows on the thoughts in books. 90 pedantry feeds on their words, and is proud lean, and solitary. In conversation. man ie not long in discovering that he alone does no, know everything, and that. though k were te die, wisdom *snId not perish with him
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
American Newspapers.

The first newspaper printed in America, says the Ph ladelph.a Sun, was printed i'll Boston, 1890. Only one copy of that paper was known to he in existence 1t was deposited in tEc State Office in London, and was about the size of an ordinary sheet of letter paper It was stopped by the government. The Boston News Letter was the first regular parer. It was first issued in lT04, and was printed by John Allen, in Pudding Lane. The contents ot soI oi the early numbers were very peculiar. It had a speech Of Qnecn Anne to Parllam nt, de- livercd one hundred and twenty days previous ly, and this was the latest news from England. In one of the early numbers there was m an- noueement that by order of the Postmaster General of North Amerca, the post between Boston and New York sets out once fort night. Negro men, women, and children were advertised to be sold and a call was made upon a woman who had stolen piece of fine lace worth As. yard, and upon another who had conveyed a piece of fine calico under her rdng-hooa. to return the same, or be exposed in the newspapers.
 This pioneer paper was published for 74 years il was the leading Tory paper, pr.or to the Revolution The Boston Gazette was the organ of the patriots, and was issued at Wa tertown At the commencement of the Revol- ut .oaary war, there were g ncwspapers in the United States, or this number only eight were @ nmittcd to the British Government, ,sbut five others were brought over. The oldest existing paper in NJ lssaclusetts was the Worcester Spy, first published in that city during ITO, but re- moved to the western part of the State on the occupation of Boston by the British troops Oar country, although the youngest in the world, outstrips all others in the number of pub lcatoas and newspapers sold. The number of copies of newspapers printed here is four times greater than in Great Britain, though England has twice as many magazines The number of religious newspapers here. and the extent O. their circulation form a striking social charac- tcrSt'c
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
Faternal Duty.

The father who plungcs into bushes so deep ly that hc has no leisure for domestic duties aud pleasures and whose only intercourse with his children consists in a brief word of authority, or surly lamcntation over their intolerahle ex- pcnsiveness, is equally to bc pitied and to be blamed. What right has he to devote to other pursuits the time which God had allotted to his children? Nor is it any excuse to say that he cannot support his family in their present style without this effort. We ask by what right can his family demand to live in a manner which requires him to neglect his most solemn aud important duties Nor is it any excuse to say that he wishes to leave them competence
 Is he under obligation to leave them that com pctence which ks desires Is it an advantage 10 them to be relieved from the necessity of la
 borg Besides, is.money the only desirable be quest which father can leave to his children Surely wellcultvated intellects. hearts sensibl. to domestic affection; the love of parents, aud brethren, and sisters; taste for home pleasures
 habits of order, regularity. and industry; hatred of vice and vicious men; and a lively scnsibility to their excellence of virtuc--are as valuable q legacy as an inheritance of property simple property, purchased by the loss of every habi, which could render that property blessing.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

A. NArroS's TRUE GLoRY.--The most sub stantial glory of a country is its vrtuous great men its prosperity will depend on its docility to learn from their example. That nation is tatcd to igrominy and servitude, for which such men have, lived in vain, Power may be seized by nation that is yet harbarous, and wealth may be enjoyed by one that it finds or renders sordid the one is the gift and sport of accident, and the other is the sport of power. Both ara mutahle, and have passed away without leaving behind them any other memorial than ruins that offend taste and traditions that baiile conjecture But the glory of Greece is imperishable or will last as long as learning itself which is its monu- ment ; it strikes an everlasting root, and leaves perennial blossoms on its grave.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

ROMAN RELIGION number of persons put to death for concsience's sake by the Church of Rome. has been estimated, on apparently fair data, at upwards of .ftfy miiinnsi How insignificant the cruclties Of all other relL gioas eppear in comparison with this whole sale slaughter, extending over some twelve hun dred years, or more Then the modes of death resorted to by the Romish priests have always been the most internal that their diabolical in gcnuity could suggest. Fortune with them has arisen to the dignity of art, or rather science That knowledge of the human frame which it was intended man should make the means of extending the moral and physical we'll being ol his fellows, has been used by Kome to render torture more exQuisitely fearful. and to prevent even death from coming carly to tho relief ol the sufferer from the abominable tyranny. No body of men not inspired by Satan ever could have invented the inqaisition. or furnished. its armnry. The Rcmanists claim for their chief the power Of opening even the gates of the in fernai region and, -jsdging from their conduct, we should say thak he must have opened them long ago and nailed them back.
 Who can blame . jndiciously liberty loving people for attempting to keep back this destruc, tive religions element We do not care to have our land become the theatre of such atrocities perpetrated under the mantle of religion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
The World.
BY ELIZA COOK

Talk who will of the world as desert of thrall.
 Iet-yet there is bloom on the waste; Though the chalice of life hath its acid and gall, There are honey drops too in the taste. We murmur and droop should the sorrow-cloud stay. And note all the shades of our loS: But the rich scintillations that brighten our way, Are hask d in, enjoyed and forgot. Those who look on rncrtality's ocean arirht
 Will not moan OCT each lillow that rolls But dwell on the gloriess the bsautiea the might, As much as the shipwrecks and shoals How thanklcss is he, who remembers alone ~ slll the bitter. the drear and the dark; lno"h the raven may with its woe bodiur tone Do We ne CT hear the sorg of tho lark? We may utter fsrcwel when 'ts torture to part. !. But in meeting the dear one again. Have We ever Ie oiced with that wildncss of heart
 Which outbal.snces ages of pain Tho the ee may be ilun with its griefrop awhile, And the whitened lip sishs forth its fear, Yet pcnsive in Iced, is that face where the smile
 Is not oftencr seen than the tear. There are times when tho storm.gus.s may rattle
 around,
 There are spots where the poison shrub grows let are there not hours where nought else c,n be
 found
 But the south-wind, the sunshine and rose, o! haplcssly rare is that portion that's ours,
 And strange is the path that take, II there spring not beside Us few precious flowers To soften the thorn and the brake The vail of regret, the rude clashing of strife.
 The souls harmony often may mar; But think we must own in the dscor,is of lifa
 'Tis ourselves that oft waken the jar Earth is not ell fair. yet it is not an gloom,
 And the voice of the grateful will tell, That HE who allotted Pain. Death and the Tomb, Gave Hope, Health, and the Bridal we'll {! Should Fate do its worst and my spirit cypress |,
 Ger its own shattered happiness rine, Let me witness the joy in anothers glad breast
 And some pleasure must kindle in mine. Then say not the world is desert of thrali. There is bloom, there is hope on the waste Though the chalice of life hath its acid and gal
 There are hon, y-drops too in the taste.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

rD~ Would it not please you to pick un strings of pearls, drops of gold, diamonds, and precious stones, as you pass along the street It would make you feel very happy for a month to come. Such happiness you can give to others. '. How, do you ask By dropping sweet words, kind remarks, and pleasant smiles as you pass along These are true pearls and precious stones, which cap never be lost of which none can deprive you. Speak to that orphan child see the pearls drop from her cheeks. Take the hand of the friendless boy, bright diamonds flash in his eyes Smile on the sad and dejected a joy sufuses his cheek more brilliant than the most precious stones. By the ways;de, amid the city's din, and Ut sthe ireside of the poor, drop words and smiles to cheer and bless. You will feel happier when resting upon your pillow at the close of tue day, than if you had picked score of perish ing jewels. The latter fade and crumble in time the former grow brighter with age. aud produce happier reflections forever.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20

THE REASON FOR rr--The correspondent Of an exchange in describing his fellow companions on an excursion says:
 But the apparently youngest man of the four was thus far silent. On inquiring his age it was astertained that he was the oldest man in the company. On further inquirng how he managed to live to such a remarkable old age -" Why" said he, (" l have set at defiance all rules of living have gone to bed early and late have risen from bed at all hours of the day !; I have been drunk and sober---have drank liquor ntemperately, and for years have not drank it at all have wrangled in politics, and once wrote a theological pamphlet; but I oi,cays paid punetunllg for my ns~spnpersr
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-20
ELoQrEScE OF THE HEARr--Cromwell was

ELoQrENCE OF THE HEARr.--Cromwell was one day engaged with warm argument with a lady on the subject of oratory, ill which she maintained that cloqnence could not be acqu...- cd ny those who made it their study in early youth, and their practice afterwards. The lord protector on the contrary, maintained that there was an cloqucncc which sprang from the heart since when that was deeply interested in the attainment of any object, it never failed to supply fucncy and richness of expression, which would, in tue comparison, render vapid the stupid speeches of the most celebrated ora tors. It happened some days after, that this lady was thrown into state bordering on dis traction, by the arrest aud imprisonment of her husband, who was conducted to the Tower as traitor to the government. The agonised wife flew to the lord protector, rushed through his guards, threw herself at his feet, and. with the most pathetic eloqaence, pleaded for the 1 life and innocence of her injured husband. His highness maintained severe brow, till the peti- tioner, ovcrpowered by the excess of her feel ,, ings, and the energy with which she expressed them paused then his stern countenance relax ed into smile, and, extending to her an order for the immediate liberation of her husbaud, he said, 1 think all who have witnessed this scene will vote on my side of the question, in dis pute between us the other day, that the elo- quence of the heart is far above that inechani- cay acquired by study.