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ETC., and all machinery required for the South.
They respectfully cali the particular attention OF the
planters of Louisiana and the adjoining States to their
style of Steam Engines, Sugar Mills, Vacuum Pans
and Draining w he Is, which for strength durabil-
ity and convenience, have not been excelled.
New Orleans. February 5. 1856.
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Patent Circular Saw Mills.

THE subscriber agent for Lee q Leavltt, Cincin-
| nat offers for sale their Saw Mills, with the I'M
proved head blocks, enabling one to move the
log on the ways with and with the greatest
racy, thereby saving mans wages, and making
better work than mills with the usual screw head
blocks PRICES.
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FRESH IMPORTATION
For Summer and Fall Trade, 1856.
W NJ. B. MILLER,
Wholesale and Retail
DRUGGIST AND BOOKSELLER,

IEXAS STREET, SHREVEPORT,
Is now receiving and opening a
large and FRESH stock, recently
purchased from Manufacturers
and Importers, in New York and
Philadelphia, particular attention
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100000 RReks as q he 's vsfsS"s Eanss sbrsSs 81
port and Texas Railroad, and proposals for furnishing
the same are solicited The brick must be delivered
on the line Of the road between Shreveport and the
Texas line Contractors propose to furnish hard
burnt or salmon brick. Apply to
1 nlv S. =. CuLBERsoN.
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Never hear ungracious structures upon the
conduct of woman with quiet smile instead
Of saying in thunder tones, sit is false sir"
"Reading makes full man. says Bacon;
and afashion makes full woman, says Punch
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LEEDS FOUNDRY.

OF pELORD d FOUCHER STREETS,
NEW ORLEANS.
Is prepared to furnish vertical and hor-
izontal Steam Engines, Sugar Mills,
Vacuum Pans, Sugar Kettles, Clariti-
ers, Filters, steam and horse power
Draining Machines, Saw Mills, Gin
Geering, Iron Columns and Fronts for
buildings Furnace Mouths, Crate Bars,
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VACCINE MATTER-Fresh scabs and quills, for
+ Y sale at WIN. BALLS
ml9 @-Dl Drugstore
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J. West, Practical Dentist,

WtSts i y -----
g. l12 Sr. CHARLES STREET, the cor
ner of Poydras, would respectfully in
NIIIYy form ladies and gentlemen visiting New
Orleans that he performs all operations the teeth,
in a most skillful and satisfactory manner
The superiority of WIS Artificial Teeth above all
Others have been long well known and appreciated by
hundreds who enjoying the benefits of them. Per-
sons desrous of avang themselves of such, would do
we'll to call and examine his specimens.
Dental depot for the sale of Teeth Foil instruments,
otc. Office and residence 1l2 ST. Charles streetnear
the corner of Poydras. feb1 1856
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.1 d. KELHAM, Fl" .z
FURNITURE STORE,

~ Nos. 49, As and 48 Bienvllle street,
NEW ORLEANS.
+=--v~> KEEPS constantly on hand a I'D
ssisaxg large assortment of Furni- -
ture, such as mahogany and -
walnut ' ~
Bedsteads, Bureaus,
Armoires, Centre Tables,
Chairs, Sofa do
Sofas, Gard do
Tete-a-tetes, Extension Tables,
Easy chairs Washsands.
Secretaries, Book Cases,
Ottomans. Lounges,
CanoPes, Cribs,
Feathers looking glasses, spring. hair and moss mat
,resses etc ~. D. KELHAM.
Nau 0rIaapc A nril 1876
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Drugs. Medicines. SC.

-..- UTuSS. MtuIoihCs. w.
TyNHE subscriber having recently been supplied with
l. large and fresh stock of Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals, Perfumery, etc. would respectfully notify
all country merchants, planters and physicians that
every thing in nv line will be sold very small ad-
vance for cash, city accepances Below are a lew
of the articles on hand: 4E.~s.
900 ozs sulph: quinine, 300 fbs pow'd rhuoaro'
100 :. sulph: morphine, 200 TBS pecac,
100 " strychnine, 50O fbs SIENNA,
100 " nitrate silver, 1000 fbs gum arabic,
Is bbls ref'd camphor, 600 tbs tararlc acid,
100 kegs sup: carb: soda, 300 fbs blue mass,
10 bbls cream tartar, 800 lbs caomel, E.&A.,
30 bbls epson salts, 1000 TBS indigo,
90 bbls copperas, 1900 Tbs madder,
Is bbs castor oil, so lbs chloroform,
90 bbls inseed oil, 20 gross seid'z powders,
30 bbls sp: turpentine, 20 60 yeast "
20 bbls alcohol, 25 &c soda !"
40 kegs salt petre, 40 gross sugarlemons.
5000 bxs druggists glassware, patent medicines,
fumery, medicine chests, instruments, etc, ETC.
G.N. MORRISON, Wholesale Druggist
dec 81, 1854 ID Magazine ST., New Orleans.
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House Furnishing Goods,
Wholesale and Retail
Nos. 73 q rs CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS.
- DETERMINED to reduce stock of Goods. o@e
I'd will hereafter sell at Lower Prices ~
~ than has ever before been offered in this Sy
city. Those in want of the following articles will do
well to call:
Queensware, Glass and China Ware;
Bohemian Ware
Birmingham Ware;
Rich China Vases and
o. Fine Silver-Plated Ware.
Parlor and Hall Lamps and Girondoles;
Rich Tea Trays and Walters, in sets or single;
Fine Table Cutlery and
Housekeeping Hardware;
.,. Enameled and Hollow. Ware;
Britannia, Planished Tin and Japanned Ware
Wooden and Willow Ware;
Feather Busters, Brushes, of all kinds;
Paper Hangings and Borders;
Door Mats;
Window Cornishes, Cords and Tassels;
Curtain Bands and Curtain Pins, etc.
HEATH & MILLER,
Successors to Miller Harris & Waldo.
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H.. BOOTS. SHOES AND BROGANS, of every
Is description and quality, for gentemen ladies
misses, boys and children A. fresh stock, just re
eeived and for sale very low by
march26 r.. u b. JACObS.
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"What are you doing with that lumber?"
cried steamboat captain to an Irishman, who
was staggering towards the boat, beneath the
weight Of huge plank, just as the bell was
ringing for the last time. "What am | doing!
sure, wasn't it yerself as said, all yes as is 60
ing get board and isn't this an Elegant one
intirey?' said the Hibernian triumphantly,
amid the laughter Of the spectators The cap
I tain treated him and all hands forthwith.
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WV Loo PeiS ehu SAtia "a
white lead
5000 Tbs putty in bladders
1000 lbs Spanish whiting
100 books of gold leaf
6 gross paint brushes
800 lbs assorted soap
900 TBS star candles
4 gross KY mustard
$50 Tbs chrome and Par
is green
10 reams sand paper
25 gross lucifer matches
400 lbs potash
500 lbs saleratus
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The following is an extract from q private
letter received by the George Law, which we
clip from the New York Herald: 'On the morn
ing of the 9th of October we stopped at Kings
ton, Jamaica, and remained until ten o'clock
P. NJ, giving us time to visit that curious, di-
lapidated town. Since the emancipation busi
ness has been almost abandoned by the whites,
and some Of the finest plantations and estates in
the world are left without sale. to be occupied
by worthless manumitted blacks; the city looks
like place that had been beseged and sacked,
and was in the hands of the debris of the be-
sieging army. Nearly all of the wealthy and
intelligent classes have left, and parted with
their property for tenth of its value, and in
many cases abandoned it on account of the con-
duct of the free negroes. whose sole occupation
ever since has been huckstering the fruits that
grow on the vacated estates. The arrival Of
the steamer crowded the whole town, and many
thousands of blacks lined the broken and crum-
bling wharves to witness our vessel As soon
as we landed, crowds of fruit-venders offered
the most delicious oranges, bananas, &c, in
odd looking baskets, for-the standard price
for everything--one dime. We eat cautiously
of them then, but numbers were devoured un-
seen that night.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27
PLEASING ANECDOTE.

A poor man who had been very sick
was eoavalescent, and benevolent lad
who had been very attentive to him il
his extremity of need now visited him
accompanied by her little daughter
Nor did she go empty handed. but car
ried present of caif's foot Jelly. which
she thought would minister to his com
fort.
The little girl, after few minutes OI
silent observation, pulled the sleeve o.
her mother, and whispered softly, re,
specting the patient.
"God did not make him hand
some"
When the plate of jelly was handed
him. he partook of it with unmistakable
signs that he greatly relished the luxury
and soon after the visitors left the house,
the little girl said:
"MOther, do you think the jelly tasted
good to him p
=" Certainly replied the mother :
" could you not see that he relished
it ?"
"But 1 mean," persisted the querist,
" do you think it tasted as good to him
as ii does to you and me, and other
folks ?'
Why, certainly. What are you
dreaming about my daughter %
After moments musing, the little
girl answered as though new thought
had been born within her:
"Well, God did not make him hand
some, but I suppose we are all the same
inside !''
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27
SARCASTIC SENTENCE.

Old Elias Keyes, formerly first Judge
of Windsor county, VT. was a strange
composition of folly and good sense. of
natural shrewdness and want of cultiva-
ton. The following sentence, it is said
was pronounced upon poor ragged fel-
low, convicted of stealing pair of boots
from General Curtis, man of consider
able wealth, in the town of Windsor.
"Well," !" said the Judge very gravely,
before pronouncing the sentence of the
Court, undertaking to read the fellow a
lecture, "you're fine fellow, to be ar
raigned before the court for Stealing
They say you are poor-ne one doubts
it who looks at you, and how dare you
being poor, have the impudence to steal
a pair of boots ? Nobody but rich peo-
pie have Alright to take such things with
out paying Then they say you are
worthless-that is evident from the fact
that no one has ever asked justice to be
done TO you; all, by unanimous consent
pronounced you guilty before you were
tried. Now you might know you would
be condemned. And now you mus
know that it was great aggraVation tha
you stole them in that large town o
Windsor. In that large town to commit
such an act is most horrible. And no
only go into Windsor to steal, but you
must steal from that great man, Gen
Curtis. This caps the climax of YOU
iniquity. Base wretch ! why did you
not go and steal the only pair of boot,
that some poor man had or could get
and then you would have been let alone
nobody would have troubled themselve.
about the act. For your iniquity in steal
ing in the great town of Windsor, and
from the great Gen. Curtis, the court
sentences you to three months imprison
ment in the county jail, and may God
grant you something to eat"
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WHOLE NO. aoss.
MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.

In Bracken county, KY, Esq. School
field, recently united in marriage, a boy
aged fifteen years, weight, seventy
pounds, TO lady aged twenty one years,
and weighing one hundred and fifty
pounds. In the same house, at another
time by another magistrate, the father
of the aforesaid youthful bridegroom,
was married to a younger sister Of the
fat bride. The old man was sixtY-fve
and the girl was seventeen years Old
The boy husband is brother in law to bis
father, and the cid mans wife is step
mother to her brother-in-law. The
house where these marriages occurred is
little cabin constructed of round logs,
and located in deep hollow between
two lofty hills, where the sun IS visible
only four hours during each day
MdysV;He Eagle.
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MANS DUTY TO WOMAN.

Let him learn to be grateful to woman
for this undoubted achievement Of her sex,
that it is she-she far more than he, and
she too often in despite of him-who has
kept Christendom from lapsing back in
to barbarism-kept mercy and truth
from being utterly overborne by those
too greedy monsters-money and war
Let him be grateful for this, that almost
every great soul that has led forward or
lifted up the race, has been furnished for
each noble deed, and inspired with each
patriotic and holy aspiration, by the re-
firing fortitude of some Spartan, or more
than Spartan-some christian mother
Moses, the deliyerer of his people,
drawn out of the Nile by the Kings
daughter, some one has hinte,l, is only
a symbol of the way that woman's bet
tel instincts always outwit the tyranni-
cal diplomacy of man. Let him cLeer.
fully remember, that, though the sinewy
sex achieves enterprises on public thea
tres, it is the nerve and sensibility of the
other that arm the mind and inhame the
soul in secret. A man discovered
America, but a woman equipped the
voyage" So everywhere man exc
Cutes the performance, but woman trains
the man. Every efectual person, leav-
ing his mark on the world is but another
Columbus, for whose furnishing some
Isabella, in the form of his mother, LAYS
down her jewelry, her vanities, her COM
fort.
Above all, let no men practice on wo-
man the perpetual and shameful false
hood of pretending admiration and act
ing contempt. Let them not exhaust
their kindness in adorning her person.
and ask in return the humiliation of her
soul. Let them not assent to her very
opinion, as if she were not strong enough
to maintain it against opposition; nor
yet manufacture opinion for her, and
force it on to her lips by dictation. Let
them not cruelty her emotions, not ridi-
cule her frailty, nor crush her individu-
ality nor insult her dependence, nor play
of mean jests upon her honor in convi-
val companies, nor handy unclean doubts
Of her, as wretched substitute for wit;
nor whisper vulgar suspicious of her
purity, as compared with their own, is
like the immaculate whiteness of angels.
Let them remember that, for the ghastly
spectacle of her blasted chastity, they
are answerable. Let them multiply her
social advantages, enhance her dignity,
minister to her intelligence, and by man.
ly gentleness, be the champions Of her
genius, the friends of her fortunes, and
the equals, if they can, of her heart
Rev. f. HxntiRqtoa.
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DONATION PARTY.

The friends of Rev. Mr.. Brown ol
Cleveland, decoyed him from home on
the 1st inst, and detained him and wife
in a sleigh ride, till eight oclOck in the
evening, when driving up to his door,
he was surprised to find his house full Of
guests. Long tables loaded with prOvis-
ions were spread and valuable presents
were showered upon him from all sides.
1t was indeed surprise party. Not the
least interesting item was the presenta-
ton of a purse containing five hundred
dollars in cash. The Clevelanders know
how to do up these little affairs in the
very best style.
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TO WASH A RIGnLETTEE.

A rigolette is hood netted or knitted
of fine white woolen or zephyr yarn, and
ornamented with little fringe balls of the
same. Ladies wear them as covering for
their heads when going to plays or con-
certs. When a rigolette becomes soiled,
wash it as follows: Steep it in warm wa
ter till the water becomes cool, squeeze
it out lightly and soap it with the best
white soap, lay the rigolette, loosely, in
a clean cullender, set the cullender over
pan of boiling water, and let it steam
till cool, then squeeze it out and shake
it well. Wash the cullender clean, put
the rigolette again into it, and place it
over fresh pan of warm water, working
it lightly up and down, till the steam
has rinsed off the soap. Then open it
out, shake it, and dry it fast in The sun.
a long zephyr scarf may be washed
in the same manner. Also netted or
knitted shawl of fine woolen yarn. The
shawl should be done in small tub
No sort of fine woolen should be rinsed
in cold water. The transition from warm
to cold will shrink it. And it should be
shaken cut and dried as fast as possible.
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Gboite afListtIIang,
THE ENGLIsHMAN,s EXPLOIT,
AND HOW MUCH HE MADE BY IT
BY sYIy4xrs com, JR.


Many years ago, when we were &
mere boy, we used to sit upon low
stool at the feet of Commodore Samue
Tucker, and hear that old veteran re.
late the incidents that had come under
his own observation during the laie
struggle with Great Britain. Among
the thousand stories that we have heard
fall from the lips of that ocean warrior,
the following has remained fresh in our
memory
On the western shore of Penobscoi
Bay, between Belfast and Camden, there
was small club of fsherman's cots, in
habited by hardy sci of men, who had
from infancy been brought up amid the
music Of the breaking waves, and who
knew no fear beneath the power of NOR
tai man. Foremost among those chill
dren of the sea, and occupying the sta
ton of ruler among them. was mid
dle-aged man named Enoch Nightingale,
or, as he was generally called, Captain
Nightingale and never was there man
better fitted by nature for the post he
held by general consent than he was
Powerful and athletic in his physical
mould, bold and fearless as The foremost
monarch, and frank and generous in his
social relations, he was beloved by all
who knew him. He was a jolly fellow.
too, and ofIen as his small grey eyes
twinkled in their merry mood, close
observer might have seen that keen
love of practical joking lurked in their
cleaning depths.
AT the time Of which we write, the
fishermen dare not venture far out, for a
close blockade was kept up along the
coast, and so they were forced TO forego
the advantages of their best fishing
ground. But a new idea had been TAX
ing possession of their brain, and they
had thought of fitting out a privateer
against the English. For two weeks had
this matter been talked over, and all the
arms necessary to personal warfare had
been procured, but no vessel suitable for
the enterprise could be obtained, nor
could they raise guns heavy enough for
her use, even had they possessed the
vessel. Of pistols and cutlasses they
had enough, and that was all, unless we
add one old six FOUNDER, which served
as kind of signal gun in cases of heavy
fogs and stormy nights.
1t was just at nightfall that 0bed
Nishtingale's shallop (obcd was the old
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BARNUM BANKRUPT-The Hartford
Times speaks it as settled beyond all pos
sible dispute, that Barnum and the Je-
rome Clock Co., of New Haven, in whose
affairs he has had long and busy fiji
ger of late, are both bankrupt. The
Times says that the company has made
an assignment for the benefit of its cred
irors, and that the great Snowman is left
without penny in his own name-his
New York investments. "Iranistan, the
woolly horse and all, having gone by the
board
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in Christendom was in the impoediate
kingdom of that horned and hoofed indi-
vidual who is said TO reign somewhere
beneath the earth.
Before the sun had set on the next day
the English prisoners were all landed in
Belfast, and Capt. Enoch Nightingale
found himself in command of as hand
some a privateer as floated in the Amer
can waters, and until peace was declared
and the embargo raised, he carried on a
most destructive trade among the British
Merchants. -.
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PRETTY GOOD.

We have heard good many stories
of the strange notions of those who have
been bred in climates where snow and
ice are not known, when they come
over to our bleak dominions yet we do
not remember to have heard better one
than was related in our hearing a day OF
two since. A sea captain in this vicini-
ty brought home a sable African who
had never seen such thing as '' solid
water" The other morning Sambo
came in with large piece of ice, ex-
claiming. 90 Massa, see what large
piece of glass me found" $50 you
have" replied the facetious mariner,
"but it is wet-take it the fire and dry
it." Down went Sambo to the kitchen
fre-but soon returned with his eyes
vastly dilated and great astonishment
otherwise depicted on his countenance.
vociferating. "why massa such glass l
neber did see-the more dry it the
more it grows wet.''
He that would have his business well
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Diligence, the hand maid of Provi-
dence. is the parent of intelligence, and
the noble dispenser of excellence, all
arts and sciences are at her command;
she crowns all her sons and lovers with
riches and honor.
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YOUTH.
EY R. H. sToDDARD.

There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pains,
But when youth, the dream departs
It takes something from our hearts,
And it never comes againl
We are stronger, and are better,
Under manhood's sterner reign,
Still we feel that something sweet
Followed -outh with flying feet,
And vii never come again!
Something te1utirul has vanished,
And we sign for it in vain;
We behold it everywhere,
On the earth and in the air
But it never comes againl
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Marriage shonld be considered as the
most solemn league of perpetual friend
ship, state from which artifce and con-
cealment are to be banished forever, and
in which every act Of dissimulation is a
breach of faith.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

1t is the great art and philosophy CT
life to make the best of the present
whether good or bad; and to bear the
one with resignation and patience, and
enjoy the other with thankfulness ard
moderation.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

A GOOD newspaper is like sensible
and sound hearted friend, whose appear
ance on ones threshold gladdens the
mind with the promise of pleasant and
profitable hour.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

How SENSITIVE. - Fitzgerald. the
young man just convicted at Auburn Of
the murder Of his father, mother and
brother, suppOsing that the negro Free
man was hung. said che hoped to God
that they wouldn't hang him with the
same rope that they hung the niggeI
with -
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TINE is the most precious and yet the
most brittle jewel we have it is what
every man bids largely for, when he
wants it, bat :quanders i: away when he
gets II.
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SACRED Day Christians keep Sun
day Greeks, Monday /; Persians, Tues
day; Assyrians, Wednesday; Egyptians,
Thursday; Turks, Friday; Jews, Satur-
day,
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1t is not the lnstre of gold, the spark
ling of diamonds or emeralds, nor the
splendor ofthe purple tincfure, that en-
bellishes or adorns woman; but gravity,
discretion, humility and modesty.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

THE utmost of woman's character is
contained in domestic life F; in her piety
toward God, and next in the duties of
daughter, a wife, mother and sister.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

A CRYING baby may be stilled in one
minute by pressing the finger gently and
repeatedly across the upper part of the
nose.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

THERE are but very few who know
how to be idle and innocent. By doing
nothing we leaIn 10 do i'll.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

THERE is no man but hath a soul; and
if he will look carefully to that, he need
not complain for want Of business.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-27

CALVIN BRUMBAUGH, the Probate
judge of Holmes county, has committed
forgeries to large amount, and run
away.