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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-02-16
COLOR AND COMPLEXION.
RED DRAPERY.

RED DRAPERY.
Rose red cannot be put into contact
til the rosiest complexion'without caus-
them to lose some of their freshness.
lrk red is less Objectionable for certain
mplexions than rose red, because being
cher than this latter, it tends to i'm
TT whiteness to them in consequence of
ntrast Of tone.
GREEN pRAPERY.
A delicate green is, on the contrary
vorable to all fair compilations which
deficient in rose, ard which may have
ore impaired to them without inconve-
ence. But it is not as favorable to
mplexlons that are more red than rosy,
II to those who have a tint of orange
liked with brown, because the red they
Id to this tint, will be of brick red hue
l the latter ease, dark green will be
SIS Objectionable than delicate green.
WILLOW DRAPEgY.
Yellow imrarts violet to a fair skin,
nd in this view it is less favorable than
le delicate green. To those skins
hich are more yellow than orange, il
mparts white; for this combination is
cry dull andheavy for fair complexion.
When the skin is tinted more with or.
nge than yellow, we can make it roseate
" neutralizing the yellow. 1t pro.
luces this effect upon the black haired
ype, and thus it suits brunettes.
VIOLET DRAPERIEs.
Violet, the complimentary of yellow
produces contrary effect; thus, it i'm
parts some greenish yellow to fair com
plexions. Tt augments the yellow tin
of yellow aud orange tints. The little
blue there may be in complexion, j
,akes green, Violet, then, is one of tn,
asst favorable colors to the skin, at leas
hen it is not sufficiently deep to whittier
by contrast of tone.
BLUE DRAPERY.
Blue imparts orange, which is suscep
tible of allaying itself favorably to whit,
and the light flesh tints of fair com
plexions, which have already a more O
less determined tint of this color. Blu,
is, then, suitable to most blondes, an,
in this case justifes its reputation. Il
will not suit brunettes since they hav,
already too much of the orange.
ORANGE DRAPERY.
Orange is too brilliant to be elegant
it makes fair compilations blue; whiten
those which have an orange tint, ant
gives a green hue to those of a yellow
tint.
WHITE DRApERY.
Drapery of lustreless white, such a
q cambria muslin, asserts well with
fresh complexion, of which itrelieves thu
rose color; but it is unsuitable to com
plexions which have a disagreeable tin
because white always exalts all colors By
raising their tone consequently it is I'M
suitable to those skins which, withou
having this disagreeablc tint, very near
y approach it. Very lightwhite drape
ries such as muslin, plated or poiute'
lace, have an entirely different aspect.
BLACK DRAPERY.
Black draperies, lowering-thc tone 0
the colors with which they are in juxta
position, whiten the skin but if the yer
million or rosy parts are to a certain
point distant from the drapery, it will
follow that, although lowered in tom
they appear relatively to the white part
of the skin contiguous to this same dra
perry redder than if the contiguity to the
black did not zist.--Iarmony Of color
| In IT. H. Che,erueI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-02-16

A FEARFUL MAN-TRAP.-A citizen of
New York, in order to protect his prem
ises from thieves, has attached to his
fence a spring board In the end of this
board, Oearly twenty feet in length, J
was ,fmly attached sharp and immense
tobacco cutter, weighing sixteen pounds,
and so prepared with springs that when
any one getting from the outside and
stepping upon a platform on his way over
the fence, the trap would spring and pro-
pei with great force the end of the plank
containing the cutter against the one
treading upon the dangerous and forbid
den ground. The Tribune says:
This fearful man-trap was baited, and
set several nights in succession, but with
out catching any game, and the inventor
began to think that he had had all bis
trouble and expense for nothing. About
two o'clock, however, a few mornings
since, this rogue-catchcr was heard to
spring against the fence with so much
force that it awakened several inmates
of the house. As soon as possible the
owner of the premises and man in his
employ hurried to the garden expecting
to capture a crippled thief, but they were
disappointed, the work of effcctually
manning had been accomplished, but the
victim had jumped into the street and
hobbled Off He was traced some dis
lance by the copious flowing of blood, but
the fugitive could not be discovered he
probably haying been taken up and con
veyed away by some ofhis accomplices.
On entering it was discovered that the
power of the spring board had forced
the iron cutter through two inch plank
of the fence, by the side of which was
found part of brogan oe or boot con
tanning three toes and other parts of {
mans foot, which had been severed by
the victim springing the trap. The BLOOD
at the time was flowing from the lost
limb. Had he been struck in the abdo
men, he would have been cut entirely il
two.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29


MEN OF AxERIcA-Mea Of the Age
The greatest man, take him all in all,
Of the last hundred years. was George
Washington-an American. ssssti.,~-
The greatest Doctor of Divinity was
Jonathan Edwards-an American. +
The greatest Philosopher was Benjamin
Franklin-an American. ..,..ft .-F
The greatest Of living SculPtors is
Hiram Powers-an American.
The greatest living Historian is Will
liam H. Prescoit-an American.
The greatest Ornitholocist was J. J.
Audubon-an American.
The greatest remedies known to the
world for popular ase-Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral and Cathartic Pills. were in
vented by Dr.. J. c. Ayer-an American.
The greatest LexicograPher since the
time Of Johnson was Noah Webster-an
American. 7ssaF NJ
The greatest inventors Of modern times,
were Fulton, Fitch, Whitney and Morse
all Americans.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29

AsucE Gratis. BE civil to the
saa who bites the ends Of her gloves.
y. ~ sallooa, don't sit opposite to l man
ieeg legs. Fake care Of your pock.
Meea you 60 to Exeter Hall The
q . loan Office IS best LEFT alone.
~ : .oman ao.hisg ba. what you want
NJ again. Those who live in glass
s - I'D better pull the blinds down.
e washing, sec that there is towel
asd. If SOU have ! iawyer for q next
eeishbor, yoa had hector no. throw
- weeds over into his garden.-Puneh.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29
The Law Of Newspapers.

The Law Oh Ne"sP"PSAss
s,..,;,ers who do no, give express notice to the
.sT. are considered a wishing TO connne tne'f SUD-
r. nb..,isers order the discoutnuarce Of their news
.he pueIisher may costinse to send them until al
srearages are paid -. ,h.,,
:. - go. ~. of6ce 10 which they are directed, they
.rs responsible for until they have settled their bills
~ ordered theR discontinus1
-. 80, the once or removing and leaving them un-
pn, a. = .rius fasse eyfdesee of intentional ftazd
rhe United States Courts have also repeatedly decr
- .h., Posma.tee who neglecss TO give sea.onabe
80. =, ,so.ired ky the Post Office Department, Of the
~ nerlae &c refusal of person to take from the efhc
vspers addressed him, renders the Postmaster hae
s. 10 the publisher for the subscription Pssee.
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Hotel and Stable.
The UNDERSIGNED would also infer
HOUNA EXPRESS.
ID F. HOLDEN has now placed VI

LIZ the line frnm the Railroad Crossing Terehonne De
pot to Houma, Stage and Express capable Of carrying
eight passengers Express packages Of light nercuand<s
sill be carried at reasonable The Express Stage
will leave Houna every morning to haEpast oclock
and returning to Houma. will leave the Depot immediately
after the arrival Of the train from the city, say half past
IL to I'm. -
Fare each way. II 90
BAH persons expecting packages BY the Exrsess
must be prepared. {by themselves agents) with the
cash pay charges delivery, will be impossible
conduct such business any other principle.
ordersfor the city, Express will he received IT Hou
intermediate oins and forwarded with despac
all letters by the Express must be post age paid
This is only the beginning of system Of Express in
Recommendation, with large commercial metropolis
and elsewhere which is nIeneed TO be carried out II
proper encouragement Is extcnded. -i
10 .F.HOLDEN.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29

To PREsERvE LARD SwEEr.-Instead
Of putting it into large vessels put into
stone crooks or jars, Of from one to four
gallons each; when cooling or thickening,
put in your salt. which will mix through
the lard instead of settling on tho bottom
Of the crock. The next day take clean
bits of cotton cloth, rather larger than the
top Of the vessel, and after putting it
smoothly down, and pressing the edges
snugly around so as to exclude all air,
pack in . close layer Of salt, then lay
another piece Of cotton cloth, and turn over
It = plate or q cover which will fit tightly
then tie over the cover two thicknesses OF
paper, and set it in cool, dry place. In
this way have kept lard perfectly sweet
l6 mouths. Crooks Of butter should be
kept the same way.-Aich. Farmer.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29

VOL. H. HOUMA, PARISH OF TERREBONNE. La. SATURD

The QuADR1LLE NAuT1cALLY DEs-
cR1BED.-This capital jeu d'espru makes
the noble art of dancing quadrilIe clear
to the simplest (nautical) capacity:
lie Panta1on.-Haul up the starboard
tack and let the other craft pass; then
bear up and get your head on the other
tack-regain your berth on the port tack
back and fill with your partner and box.
haul her-wear round twice against the
sun in company with the opposite craft,
then your own-afierward boxhaul with
her again and bring her up.
L'Ete.-Shoot ahead about two faith.
oms till you nearly come stem on with the
other craft under weigh; then make stern
board to your berth and side out for a
bend, first to starboard then to port-rnake
sail and pass the opposite craft; then get
your head round on the other tack-an-
other side to starboard and port then
make sail to regain your berth-wear
round, back and fill and boxhaul your
partner. s@ t
La Pou'e.-Heave ahead and pass your
adversary yard-arm to yard-arm-regain
your berth on the other tack in the same
order-take your station in line with
your partner-back and fill-fall on your
heel and bring up with your partner-she
then maneuvers ahead and heaves all
aback, fills and shoots ahead again and
pays off falongside-you then make sail in
company, till nearly stem on with the
other line-make a stern board and cast
her offto shift for herself-regain your
berth by the best means possible, and let
60 your anchor. @t at .ef
La Trenise.-Wear round as before
against the sun twice, boxhaul the lady.
and range up alongside her, and make sail
in company-when half way across TO the
other shore drop astern with the tide
shoot ahead again and cast off the tow
now back and fill as before, and boxhaul
her and yourself into your berth and bring
up.
La Pastorale Shoot ahead alongside
your partner, then make stern board
again make all sail over to the other coast
let 60 the hawser. and pay off into your
own berth and take turn-,he three
crafts opposite range up abreast toward
you twice, and back as,ern again-now
maneuver any rig you like, only under
easy sail, as it is always "light winds
(zephyrs) in this passage-as soon as you
see their helm down, haul round in com.
pany with them on port tack-then make
all sail with your partner into your own
berth and bring up. r
La Finale.-Wear round to starboard
passing under your partners bows-sigh'
the catheads Of the craft on your starboard
bow-then make sail into your own berth
your partner passing a,hwart your bows
now proceed according to the second order
Of sailing-to complete the evolufions
shoot ahead and back astern twice, IN
company With the whole squadron, in the
circular order Of sailing. =a assa=e
~4e g.
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TIE RMS

..rrprrSEMENTS will be inserted AT the rate Of One
A., n- square (of ten lines or less for the first and
sEa~csnu for every subsequent insertion liberal
s,.ssun. made those who advertise by the year
. delsr, wear will be charged for half column
n.,.,, Medicine advertising aad none of greater
Oh % hi he admitted any terms
,EasNaL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'ticns Of per-
EsI .ture or such as not deemed to he Of public
r,,y be inserted as advertisements fat the op-
.a ~. - The editor by being paid for in advance
.SS%oTNCING CANDIDATES Dollars viii be charg-
i ss announcing Candidaes for all Offices 70 be paid
,r-hPy NOTICES, not exceeding three or four lines,
IN be eheeruly inserted without charge. but those
1870. Isne,h. viii be rated ~ Advertisements.
-cssSSp0VDENTS are informed that no notice what-
=, I'll, be taken Of any communication intended fof
s,.;o, unless accompanied by the name and address
- ,he wri,er-not necessary for publication, out as
r..ran,ee of good faith
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LOVE.

whea dafodiis bezan to blow.
And apple blossoms thick to snow .. e.
Upon the brown and breaking mould
Twas in the spring-we kissed and sighed
And Ioved, and heaven and earth de6ed,
We were 50 young and bold.
The autterinx hohlink dropped his cong,
The 6r.s young swallow curved along.
The daisy stared in sturdy pride,
Wbes loisesing on we plucked the flowers
But dared not own those thonghts Of ours,
. Which ret We could not hide.
fipsoe ycu best the lilae spray
Asa sheok its rain Of dew away.
And reached il 70 me with smile:
Smell that, how fnl Of sprisg it is
lis nov as full Of memories -r
As twas Of dew errwhile.
r@r hand tcok to help you down
The broken WALL from stone to stone,
Acros. the shallow bubbling brook.
Al, VIA. thrill went ftum that palm,
That would not let my blood be calm,
And through ny pulses shook.
Often car eyes met as We turned,
And 18th CIR ch eks with passion burned,
Ard tnth our hesrts grew notoae,
TIL ~ ve sas beneath the grove,
lkisea you-xhispering-we love
A Tins do-and Ihus.
Whea passion had found utterance,
Ow frightened hearts began to glance
Into the futures every day;
And how shall we our love corceal.
01ase cur passion b reveal; g e
wean too young, they u say.
As4. We are not now too young,
Yetlove TO us hath safely elung,
DesPite Of scsrow, years. and care
1ai sh we have not what We had,
Ne esaact BE 30 free. ~ giad, 4s
+ heash u ve were.
6 ss.ssss 7se-.f5s
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29
HO, FOR THE RAILROAD,

FsRt.. ER un., has Dsed he Ia. sass "a
Houma to the Railroad Crossing, Terre
bonne Depot. capable Of carrying twelve passengers
The Express will leave Honma every morning eight
O'clock, snd returning to Houms will leave the Depot
Immediately the arrival Of the from the CITY
say a, half past IL.
Another Stage
will leave Houma every day between half past ten and
e!es en- O'Clock in time TO meet the Their resurn
from Bayou Bruf that New Oresns will
have nbeu. :hree hours time in this placs than
heretofore.
FARE EACH WAY 4l 90
He hopes, by attending to and convenience Of
the travelling public merit share Of their patronage
He has constantly on hand eonveyances Of kinds as
Houma in convey passengers in any direction.
Hotel ;and Stable.
The undersigned would also inform his
friends amp the pubic thai he is prepa'ed aceommo
date all who may call upon him. with comfortable log
ings and his table is always well supplied with the best
that be procured in in the market Every exertoa
will be made to administer comfort and convenience Il
his guests
His stables we'll stocked Md a conveyance
may he procured all times. Travellers conveyed any
part OF the country at all times, aad the
modating terms.
Dec 6ti JOHN BERGER
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MERRY cHAssEUR.
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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-29

Purchasers will be careful TO ask for DIR. M'Lane's
Celebrated vermifuge, manufactured by
FleRing Bros Of PittsbarE. Pa. All other
vermifnges in eompaEison worthless DR.. M'Lane'
gensine Vnuse aso his celebrated Liver Pis can nov
be lad as al respectable drug None gesune With
out the signature Of e.-4fs FLEMING BROS.
SCOvlL MEAD, New Orleans, La, Genera, Whole
sale Agents for the Southern States.
FRIZEIL & BROOKS. Houna. La
/. E. L. LAsHBROoKE, Thiecdzux. La
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Plo.gh>: Pionshs:
SCOTS LITTLE GIANT" CORN AND COB MILL,
Pate nted May 10th, 1854.

SHUTS LII ILk OtANI COkN AMI CJb WlAAAp
Patented May 10th, 1854.
THE attentention Of Planters, Farmers
this mill the most important article Of the kind In
use only well adopted tor grinding cob meal r soc
bat Prts for the table, and especially Bread Meaifsm
not fully ripe OF dry in the fail
In setting this MILL mechanic iame work Is want
ed, only requiring to lie fastened to floor pstfsea.
Easily adjusted and used BY anybody. even child
The Little Giant has received the first premiums II the
late Agricultural Fairs in Missouri, Kentucky Naryland
and other States and that in the complimentary
Der well the ready Of fhe thousands
witnessing its performance.
These mills are guaranteed in the most positive mans
and No warranted grind 10 bushels of feed PER
uf with one horse and offered al the lov price Of 80,
al complete ready ftr attchas the tesm-Ns at e7s,
griuas 2U bushels per hour with two hoi So.
Manufactured by Scott DuYt q, Louis; Sccst Koek
bee, Baltimore; Scott & Hedges, Cincinnati.
.s From the Cincinnati Daily Times.
"TRE LrrTLE GrAxr'-By invitation We called u tn
establishment Of Scott Hedges yesterday, 70 witness the
operations. Of what the inventor has depcDaed the "Is
tie Oi,nr Corn and Corn Cob Mill" II ever name
applied IL in the sent instance, The mill weighs
only three hundred pounds and with Single hosae
srtsceed foot shaft eats up and cob with
a vengeance" Iii 20, up improvement sa the
patent Of this kind attained, and b dnpe
shsti be put together aud in
motion twenty and afterwards be sdayted and
used th by anybody. 1t will grind with from
Ia 20 IA hu<neis per hour.
To the farmer this mill simple its construction,
occupying Little space. propelled BY power always
hand and furnished the excaiug price of 36D A.
fcris OF the greatest have
Wherever they have been intxpur ell they have
sal favor. Let every interested agricultural pauY
call in al Scott Hedges No Water Street, Aaine And
see il in operation.
Fer sale in Thbodaux by the undersigned Who hss
in OPERATION, which he win be pleased = exhibit
nnv2-ni6 IF. HOLDEN
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From ns "a roiums Of Irrins'. Ltrs Of fWs'Afnsf0n
The Continental Army-Its Embarrass.
mcnts and Jealousies.

Nowhere were these sectional jcalousies
more prevalent than in the motley army as
sembled from distant quarters under WASH
incton's own command. Reed, the adjutant
general, speaking on this subject, observes
"Thc Southern troops, comprising the rcgi-
,nents sonth of tho Delaware, looked with
very unkind feelings on those Of Ncw.Ens-
land; especially those from Connecticut,
whose peculiarities of department made them
the objects of derision among their fellow
soldiers"
Among the troops thus designated as
Southern, were some from Virginia, under
Major Lcitch; Others from Maryland, un-
der Colonel Smallwood others from Della.
ware, led by Col. Haslct. There were four
continental bahllions from Pcnnsylvania,
commanded by Colonels Shec, St. Clair
Wayne and Magw; and provincial batal'
ions, two Of which were sevenlly command.
cd by Colonel Miles and Atlec. The CONT
mental battalion under Colonel Shoe wai
chiefly from the city Of Philadelphia, cspec'
ially the officers; among whom were Lam
bert Cadwsladcr and William Allen. mem
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TuE pAuLlA PLANT To be able to select
the best and choicest dahlia is nice point,
and some experience is required to make an
Individual fully conversan, with the names
of the varieties, 50 us to distinguish one
from the other. They are divided into clas-
ses, according to their peculiar characters-
as to bring tipped, striped or what is termed
by florist, sclf-colorcd. \ self-colored is OF
a uniform shade-not tipped or striped; a
tip has the petal, from the middle to the
point, Of different shade from the other
portion; a stripe has the petals striped from
their insertion ON the receptacle to the point.
There are also several styles Of motling,
which vary somewhat from the above dis
tinetions. In each of these classes there
arc hundred of varieties. Among the select
sorts, highly recommended, are the Plan
tagenet-a good self-colored dahlia, large
size, fair form, lilac-purple color; Emperor
OF Morocco-one Of the most admired and
best known tipped varieties dark purple,
tipped with white (; the Baron AldersOn is a
snowy orange, tipped with white, large and
attractive; the Niger is dark, velvety, pur-
pie variety the Madame Zahder is large, of
an orange or bronzy shade Of the white
sOrts-Bngg's Antagonist, and lndispcnsa-
bic, are very good.
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aaritultural.

How TO PRESERVE EoGs. In the country
eggs are packed away in salt in the fall, Tor
winter use some wiser however, use lime.
Now both are equally injurOus-,hc first
destroying the life Of the egg, !. e., render
ing it unf, for making cake, &c, by dead
ening its enlivcuing properties; the second,
by cooking or burning, as the shell affords
no protection to the effects Of the lime
Eygs kept in this manner sell in market for
less than half the price paid for fresh eggs
New York city obtains her eggs in winter
from the south, in sumner from the north
If necessary to pack egg, let 1t be done IN
oats or brln-buckwheat bran being the best
for warm weather-and then kept as cool
and dry as possible.
We would say, there is no profit, as h'i
as our experience goes, in packing eggs ior
market in the summer for high prices IN the
winter. Any persons hens, of whatever
kind they may be, will lay all winter, IT well
fed with variety offOOd, and supplied with
lime, little meat, &c.
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to comprehend what change had passed
upon him.
"Ict us 80 !" said the angel.
so stop" said the boy, ~ have cent
in my pocket-let me take that" l.
"No, child Of heaven, you will need moth
ing Of Garth any more"
"But M dog! Carlo o, let me call my
dog! lie is oil to me. lie only loves me-
/ can't 60 and leave him behind"
"This last link Of earth must be broken"
said the messenger of the Highest, to the
guardian angel.
The angels then folding their arms about
the spirit-boy, with the velocity Of thought,
rose with the released soul up to the parl-
disc Of God, leaving tho dead body to the
charity Of a city rich in Christian churches,
but with no House Of Refuge for the out
cast and the homeless.
"PErKR ScnLExInL" IN ANERIcA.
City of Washington, Jan. 8, 1856.
National Era.