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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11
An ELEGANT Cu1s1NE.-The anne xed

AN ELEGANT Cu1s1NE.-The annexe
account Of splendid kitchen we obtai'
from the Paris correspondent Of one of til,
Eastern papers. The French lady mus
be some such character rs Theresa in tn,
Wilhelm Meister Of Goethe, who therei,
poet'zes housewifery at most extfava
giant rate: f~ss
There resides in the Rue de Ia Chaussee
d Antin, in Paris, a worthy lady who make.
4 single apartment in her house more ele
gam than all the rest combined. ,fhi.
grand apartment is-the kitchen. When
ever this lady receives company, all sort.
OF ingenious plans are formed and ever,
description Of little articles employed Il
induce her guests, without actually asking
them, to. have peep at this den, generally
kept rs much as possible in the back.
ground. for obvious reasons. Nothing ia
SO disgusting to true epicure as the smell
OF cookery. In most houses, therefore,
the kitchen is as far distant from the draw
'ng. room rs possible. lifi --ij i3Is'ff
In this instance, on the contrary, the
local topography is so arranged that many
persons wishing to 60 out, mistake the
door, and, just as they are about hastily
backing out, are accosted by the most daz.
cling ofcooks, who cries, with smiling
air, !" Its the kitchen, Monsieur, Tor
Madame.) there's no harm2 Walk in, il
you please !" By this time the glance Of
the visitor has taken in all sorts of unex Z.
pected things hung around the room, and
he is induced to enter this curious boudoir-
kitchen. The walls and the floor are
composed Of mosaic bricks Of numerous
colors, the prevailing being blue and white.
Gas burners issue from rare and beautiful
china saucers, or burn through the Arti6.
cial wicks Of antique lamps.
lThesdres and closets are covered
with FURNISHED copper, and contain the
thousand and one utensils Of the cuisine,
all shining with, dazzling polish: the
kitchen girl being ., Holland lass, who
spares neither brick.dust nor muscle in
keeping Up the proud reputation forsclean-
illness Of her country. What is most sur.
ptising IN this model kitchen, is to see the
saucepans and grid.irons, bright as so
many new witches, hung up with rose
colored ribbons. Evidently these utensils
consume more ribbon than even Madame's
bonnet -.sffFfygt 7ete e.rrI4.s}
A sher time ago the friends Of the pro-
ptietteas Of this unique eslab lishment,
begged her to give q breakfast in this ele.
CANT kitchen. She consented, on one
condition the guests should them. selves,
cook the breakfast they were TO eat, and
they were to wash the dishes
md put everything back in the same order
N which they found it. Tie stipulation
vas stoicaily accepted. Two ladies who
nave four or FIVE hundred thousand francs
!. year; to spend, the lady Of phi sdmiral. a
duchess, apd the wives Of two foreign
ntnistess, wefs1 pfesehtIon tho occasion
ind took part in the novel proceedings.
he Dish washing tAorts of these fashion.
'ble butterflies must have been amusing.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11


COFFEE AS A Preventative OF GAME
Now that the sporting season" has
again come in, we beg to remind sports.
men and others that fsssh grouad coffee is
a perfect and safe ,deodorizeE-a sprink-
ling will keep, game fresh and sweet for
several days. Clean your game-thal Isl
wipe off the l7blood-cover the wounded.
parts with absorbent paper, wrap up the.
heads. and then sprinkle ground coffee
over and among the 6aihersior fur, as.the
case may be, pack up carefully, and the
game will be preserved fresh and sweet
in the most unfavorable weather. Game
sent open and loose cannot Of course, be
treated in this manner, but all game pack
ed in boxes or hamper, may be deodorized
a. .described. Il teaspoonful oftcofles Is
enough for a brace Of birds, and in this
proportion for more or for larger game.
Fresh ground coffee may be used with ad.
vantage in \ sick room; = few spoonsfa
spread and exposed on p!ase--b.rnt BY
a red.hots iron, It is i safe and pleasant
fumigato6.assss oHH'sa sisaqgH xsT0fs
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11

eSofrrsylxc rHE Exrtsssros.-- uFbat's
! laundering big iie!" said Tom. - NoS,'s
replied Dick ;;o. rs only Z Illuminating en-.
largement of elongated veraci1m Harry
took off his hal, eleSraaed kisl'eyes, snd
|hen b;s ft3,{s,,,e. iif9a. o. sf3sqxS al .!iao
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11

= or Tha.man Only is truly brave who
cara ,.ino,hinga.o muck - committing !
mess section, ana undoubtedly fulfills his
du,yi.ss whaieyer be the dangers which
impede his way. ''+ 20 1914 So
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11

4 4maa recently hanged in 4 neigh
boring Safe confessed uponsi The galss~s
that his FIRST commencement in crime and
viilainy was stopping his paper asessIJat
Pd4a4& tOff r. asisiaoa 5zss ss<=I .s,lseaaf -s'
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-11

c,ocks.-Iu the getting up Of clocks
H. Jai,ed States can defy the world. Al
. .so labor in China is only worth tire.
s..ts d,y, the Celestials find It impossi
81. - manufacture clocks as cheaply a.
NV can import them from Connecticut
1rtb;., DO true Of China, Il is Of course true
e every nation in Europe. During the
...r 1855, we sent no less than $4,000
..,ocks to London alone. Notwithstanding
- largo sales, the clock business ha.
h.en 70 overdone that It has paid but little
go ior the past five years. From an
fd;cle in the New York Tribune, we learn
,k.t Of the thiny.one clock factories in ex.
;sspcs ID the spring Of 1854, four have
been destroyed BY fire, nine have stopped
\, hilsrs, aud Eve ceased manufacturing
=. acccount Of email profits. There are
aill thirteen factories making clocks, but
oaly six Of ihem are running full time aud
iii full compliment Of hands. These
.;I iii produce about $4,000 clocks this
var. Tho remaining seven factories will
maLe abom 4e, 600 clocks, 20 that tho total
nroductioo Of clocks this year will no, ex.
eeed $4,000. a falling off in American
rlock manufacture that must sensibly in.
crease the prics. The supply Il the pres
emit time i not equal TO the demand. IL
The jerome Clock Company, in 1858,
produced Al, 900 clocks, or more than !
clock / minute. The factory of. C. Brown
during 1882 issued from 200 to 100.
900 clocks annually, making total from
the two establishments Of over SOC, 600
clocks each yeas: The Aasocia Company
manufactured about $4,000, last year.
Thus il will be seen that all the thirteen
factories now running will make hardly
one fourth ofwhat was produced by three
ofthe largo factories now standidg still.
the question naturally arises, what shall we
Do fr low priced clocks il the future Z.
There is still Z large amount Of fancy
clscks On hand. which, will probably last
out lie season, but the wooden frame " O.
G." and sharp top Gothic" are not being
nads, aid thers Is comparatively none in
the market. The wooden frame clocks
caanos bes made for the prices that they
have been sold It. 1t is estimated that
nearly hall q million ef dollars has been
lost 10 selling clocks under the cost within
ite last three years.s = e "a Ff5 a =.
The English and Germans have 1t vari-
Gus lines undertaken to get up cheap clocks
10 oppositioa to those mado in Connecticut
II always without saccess. The work
men Of England cannot be induced to put
work together % recklessly. They are
amazed !. the thought Of shaping the parts
BY tie .bashei and putting them together
~ boy sets ten pins. America makes
clock while Europe is. putting on Its
apron. The clock business now stands |
sa secular position. There has been
no rise ip prices, but ihsrc appears. every
reasss To- anticipate one.a The amount Of
low priced clocks made this year will not
as'we sid befcle, supply the home market
ndthe exportation Of the article must al
most wholly tea5e for / lime 1t lcast. ! II
- afFFN79-# ts14 L
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-11-20

B,sadstu1s tor Eay'and.-Tlo Phila-
'delpi,ia American says: During the las,
month there was shipped from this port,
Ly packets and steamers, over 10000 busli.
ella, ,ef wheas 80, GOO bushels Of corn. md
ZIG, 600 @barreiss s{ flour to- ENGLAND
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POETRY
WHAT 1aAKks A NAN.
Df wA. DESTCN,

Not numerous ycurs, nor heightened life,
Nor pretty children and wife,
Not pins and canes aud fancy rings,
Nor any such like trumpcry tl,inyr;
Not pipe. cignr nor bottled wine,
Nor liberty with kings TO dine;
Not coat Nor boots, not yet hat,
a dandy vest or trim cravat;
Not houses, land nor golden ore,
Nor all tho worlds wealth laid in .toro ;
Not Mr. Rev. Sir nor Squire
With titles that the memory tire;
Not ancestry, traced buck to Will,
Who went from Normandy to kill;
Not Latin, Greek nor Hebrew lore;
Nor Thousand volumes rumbIed Der:
Not Judges robe, nor, .nayor's mace;
Nor crowns that deck the royal rice 8
These all united never can
Avail to make single man.
n truthful soul, loving mind,
Full Of affection Of its knl;
y spirit firm, erect and free,
That never bascly bends the knee;
That will not bear feathers weight
Or slavery's Chain, for small or great
That truly speaks from God within,
And never makes IL league will, sin;
That snaps the fetters dcspots make
And loves the truth for its own sakc:
That worships God, AMI him alone,
And bows nowhere but at his throne;
That trc'nllcs at 10 tyrant's nod;
a soul that fears no one but God;
And thus can smile al curse or ban
That is the soul that makes a man.
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Mariesville iuly fore 1850.

since:
Mariesville july fore 1856.
Dear Cate You know luv you NOR an
any u,her GirIe in the World, and. watts the
fezen you always want me to tell YOU so.
no you ar almost gttinn tired of waiting
Tor me. L no we ort to get married, but
how Kin if we kant-sa Watts tho use
i'll tliinkin bout it. thort wen sold INV
mule that wud haSx nough to paw tie
preacher and hi you nice goun. But l
tried mi lux at poker and got strapt the
fust mite. Cate, you never played poker
i'll korse not. Wei, its confound mitv
nice game as long as you kin behind a
s'noral par, but wl"r you kant get n par;
the pots gone. l luv' you so much Cate
that almost hav notion to sell mo
horse wagin and buck mite or ut farow,
but how kin i-sa! My Who'll wagin wud-
ent tech more an fore or good stalks. lie
go back to the mountings an work an dig
and swet and do everything kin TO cit
money to git marid. I ant anyways gelus
Cate, but pleze don't hug and kiss md set
on --n B---s lapp any more.-
You know he aiut worth shuks; he kant
drink more an 8 horncs 'thout getting ,itc
/ kin stand up under fi(tcy. You no kin
lick him 2, and hay dun it and kin do it
agin. But aint u bit gelus, I no out to
marid long ago. lcven ycrcs is rethcr long
to kort gal, but ilo have you yit Cate.
Good by, till next we meet.
Your Atleckunatc Lover,
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~AnlrishmsD who had commenced bull.
ding wall aronpd i,is .lot, Of rather uncorn
mon dimensions, viz, four feet high and
six feet thiek, vas asked tl,e spbisstity a
friend. 9t e |, :: 3; - & e
9 To save rersiTss my slioney;; don't YOU
SO lsat ikitese Ells 4 ilk M ~ n
,er thsa itjs now: 8
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=
to kort gal, but ilc have you yit Cate.
Good by, till next we meet.
Your Aticckunatc Lover,
d d.
Note Dena, good by agin. Run tIa,
fellcr off.
2ti L. S. I'm not bit gclus Cate, dom,
| let him cum bout I'll, house,
.Slecp.-There is no fact more cleurlv cs.
tatl'sled in the physiology of man than
this, that the brain cxpends its energies and
itself during the hours of walefulncss, and
that these ars recuperative during sleep ;
II the rccuperntion does not equal the expcn-
d'tures' the brain wilhcrs; this is insanity.
mus 1t Is, that i'll early English history,
persons who We're condemned to death, by
being prevented from sleeping, always died
ravlng maniacs thus it is, also, that those
who are starved to death become insane :.
the brain is not nourishc.l and they cannot
sleep. The practical differences are three
l. Those who think most, who do most
brain work, require most sleep.
2. That time "savcd" from NECESSARY
sleep is intaliLly destructive to mind, BODY
and estate
.. Give yourself, your children, your SER
vant-give all who arc under you the fullest
amount of sleep they will take, by compel
ling them TO SO to bed at some regular car
ly hour, and to rise in the morning the mo-
ment they aacakc Of Themselves, and within
a fortnight, nature, with almost the rccu
larity of the rising sun, will unloose the
bonds of sleep, the moment enough rcpose
has been secured for the wants of the sys-
tom. This is the only safe and sufficient
rule; and, as to the question, how mucl,
sleep any one requires, each must he a rule
for himself: great Nature will never fail to
write it to the observer under the regulations
just given.-Journni of Health.
AdzacNy.-A minister was pass;nn n field
in Starke county few days ago, in which
boy was plowing some rooty ground Mt
~l'cl. lie swore very wickedly every few
PAGES. lie remained on his horse until the
rrolane little tcamster came up to the fence
at the end Of his row, when he accos,ed
him:
My, boy, couldn't you get along with
your plowing without swearing SO wicked"'
"No, darn it, or you either"
At it the spectacled dignity went, the.
team hearing strange voice, moved on
rather briskly, Which ut every striking point
nearly jerkcd him out Of his boots, and
finally tossing his hat in one direction and
his specks in another while lie exclaimed Mt
every such trouble, "Nhy 1 never saw the
like! !" until lie had repeated it about forty
times, when the 10y becoming impatient,
took hold Of the plow with
"Gct away, you old fool-you might rs
well swear as to tell so many darn lies about
it, constantly saying you never saw the like,
and seeing it MI the time."
THE Effect of Latin.-Andrew jackson
was once making stump speech out west,
i'll small village. Just rs lie was conclud-
ing, Amos Kendall, WHO sat behiud him,
whispered, Zip 'em little Latin, General
they won't he content without it, The
man Of the iron will instantly thought upon
The few phrases he knew, aud in u voice of
thunder, wound up lis speech by excIaim-
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Note Bcna, good 10y agin. Run that
fellcr off.
9Th L. S. I'm not a bit gclus Cate, don't
let linn cum bout h, house.
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A CALIFORNIA LOVE LETTrp

A copy of a letter that was picked I'm in
the street in Marysville, Cal; not long
since:
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PFussic Acid.-A German paper asserts
that Pr"ssic acid causes suspension of life Mt.
first, and that one who takesit can be ra-
stored to animation by the pouhpg+of ace,
tate potash and salt dissolved III, water on
the head. .and spine. Rabbits have been
thus recovered. r = r. s.
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1ounS man, private word. When YOU
60 court'"g' find ont as soon as possible
whether your affections are being planted
more in bundle Of dry goods and things
generally than pulsating heart, l,emmed
IN by warm ribs and all that. Many
fellow has laid himself out sor a full made
woman, and only found very extensive as
sortment of cotton, whaleLone and similar
del"s've Institutions. Just look over the
goods before going to the parson.
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paid court to Il lady Of wealth; and heart
breaking rumor reacllce Nellie Glen. Poor
girl-poor girl how quickly she faded.
1t seemed rs if one day you saw the rose
on her cheek, the next the pale of death.
Sweet Nellie Glen! willingly would p
lie paused, apparently shocked at his half
confession; then resumed with 4 flushed
face.
"After an absence oe five years lie Wis
lied his home again, wreck in body,
though not in fortune; for an aunt had
died and left linn second legacy. met
him one day, aud well remember how
Heavily he leaned upon my side, as we walk
ed together through the old familiar thor
ouhgiares. lie said nothing about his alb
scnce, his prospects of the future, or his
dsappointmcuts but talked most of tie
changes that had occurred in his long stay
across the water, till by the mercst accident,
it seemed to me, we stood by the old buri-
al-ground.
"Mark expressed a wish to walk through;
and did 1t not seem strange that, from
weakness and WEAKNESS, he sat down oppo.
site a small, smooth, white stone, that was
familiar to neither Of us-for was some
what of u stranger, having been absent the
past year. And when 1 would have lc,i
him further, he pushed aside the long, damp
grass with his cane, and fell to coming the
inscription. Judge Of my own surprise, as
well us his rcmorsc, when read the fol-
lowing:
Sacred 10 the memory
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g .Da,abi IN advertiser ip:an Irisii pa
per, .sttmg forth tliet nahs eohsen;suses
and adssstsges III IA ast::sssd non, is ilis.si
sindsw saslles among pss lieaIs g Siss sS
sssssa & q t g M & y sseaIa 8 ss. alsss
4! 8
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

be proscuted?-is State debs a blessing ia
bankruptcy to be coveted, OF shall the issue Of new
credit stop? These questions are to be passed
upon by this House. and then be decided upon by
the people, who alone are interested, and who
must feel the accommodating weight OF the burthens
now imposed upon them Taxes must be imposed
on the people. The treasury is empty-the bonds
already Issued are now maturing-sOme have ma
tured-the debts of the State must be paid and
her credit preserved. Now SIR will members roe
tazss as literally as they do aid? The test is pre-
sented-let no expedients, suoterfugrs be resOrted
10 TO put off the evil day to return with redoubled
force on the people, but let as meet the issue
Gentlemen have talked OF roads and commerce.
of the Development wealth and opening glOries Of
the State Now let US sustain her honor aud credit
and paw her debts BY the only resource left u.s.
taxation. rendered necessary by this liberal kgiaG-
ton which have plead against battled against
with Zeal that has aroused all the fury Of the To-
erals against me. Taxation, direct taxation; yes
sir the taI-gatherer will now have to go amongst
the people TO collect the money, earned BY the
toll and mostened with the sweat Of honest indus
try, to redeem the pledged honor Of the State.
Then the people, who are now told there is no
danger will remember those who have loaded them
and their children with taxation interminabe and
heavy. Then, sir, the people will declare ''that t
was more than crime-thst it a bunder," 10
pote aid to ersry thing, snd the anathemas of the
tax PAYERS Of which gentlemen speak so
sneeringlv, evoked bv this i5srGi iegislaiioR viii
startle these gentlemen out OF their prOpretv and
cause them enlist under the banner Of the Knight
Of the Rueful Couniensnce.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1855.
Speech of Hervey Brown, Esq.

Previous to the adjournment of the Le-
giSlature, Mr.. Brown, of Madison, left
with us for publication, the very able
speech he made in the House of Repre-
sentatives, on the 23d of January last, on
the Bond Bill" 1t has been lying in
"our drawer" ever since, awaiting its
chance, which has not, owing to the great
press upon our columns, turned up" until
this week We publish it this morning to
the exclusion of our usual variety, prefer
ring that to making two bites of a
cherry.n
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CHANCERY COURT AT NASHVILLE.


,
the Office Of the Clerk Master Chancery Court
n at Nashville the An day Of April 1856, motion Of
the complainant by his counsel the cause
appearing to the faction Of the Clerk and Master that
he defendants Osborn N. C0dry and Jane COdey
esicents Of the State Of and therefore the Ord
Of this Court srrVei them il
therefore ordered by n Clerk and Master that pubcaon
he made for four weeks In the Nashy PATRIOT
newspaper published in the cry Of Ma hye requiring the
said defendants appear at the Of the ChaDrery
Court to be holden the at Navi the
house thereof Va the city Of Nashville the first Monday
n NAV next and answer said bill thr will he tken
for confessed them and down nr hearing pae
aI5-w4t @. d. BRIEN, Clerk and Mater
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FLOUR! FLOUR! FLOUR !
CHANCERY COTRF AT NASHVILLE

John Is. Camden e. ais rs Temple 4 Bel et ais.
the Office OF the Clerk ant Master o. the Chaneery
n Court Nashville the 4h day Of April 1856 on mo-
ton Of the companaus BY their counsel in The
aud it appearing the satisfaction Of the Cers and Master
that the delendan, Temple H. Bell is nonresident the
State Of Tennessee and therefore the ordinary process
Court cannot be served upon him Is is Their fore Oderet BY
the Clerk and Master that publication be made r four
in succession in the Nashve Patriot anewspaper published
IN the cy Of shyle requiring the said defendant ap
the Of the Chancey Court ho en- for
the county Of Davidson, the house thereof he
city OF Nashville the fist Monday in Nav next and
said bin, the viii taken for confessed
him and set down for hearing parte. {. d BRIEN,
ap5-w4t CT rk and Master.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05
DRANDIES.-we are NV Il

pRANDHES.-We are NV in receipt OF several y,
~ \, and y pipes brandy direct through the CUsTOa
HOusE, hitch guarantee Is far superior % be-
FIRE brought this market Thy Of the finest knoUn
brands, Gore Coguac Otard Dupuy Co United Vineyard
Propretors Champagne BrsEd, and various others For
sale very low by the cask or atretsil.
aI6 LYONS CO., Cedar 81.
Ps.-ws have also an assortment Of very ans Bottle
RraudV
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

NTINES.-A full assortment now On hand, o. very
w peror favor and quality, fine Old Dun Gordon sherry
and London Particular Madeira old Oporto Port We have
lot 81 these Wines put IN bottles suitable for family
For sale Wholesale and Retail very lou, BY
Ap5 LYONS CO., Cedar 81
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

IAGANA CIGARS A large lot Just received con-
sisting Of Of The celebrated brsnds Of Rega-
Has Londrrs. Operas Media Regaas and various others
which in regard 10 quality and price, will compete with any
in the trade, For sale al Wholesale and Retail, by
aT5 LYONS 4 Co, Cedar St
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

CHAMPAGNE wINE.-5O BASKETS pints and
u quarts, Of various we'll known brands For sale BY
Ap5 LYONS Co, 10 CedAr St
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05

HOLLAND GIN.-seysral pipes Of a superior quail
ny, brands Double swan Locomotive and Pine APPls,
for sale at the lowest cash prices.
aT5 LYONS CO., 10 Cedar 81.
S-We keep constantly on hand l supply OF Liquors
and Wines Of al descriptions, 10 which respectfully invite
the Attention Of al