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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20

ETAT DE LOUISIANA.
,pAROISSE D'GUEST BATON ROUGE.
CoUR DU sIxIEME DISTRICT JUDIC1AIRE.
;F1 ,,.u pEa1E Us. r. c. HUTCHINSON L. JORDAN HolT.
No. 1898.
1NN yERTU dun ordre de saisie, dams lafaire CT
~ dessus. de Ia Lour du Sixien,e District Judiciare,
nour la dite paroisse ct Fiat, en- date lie l Juliet, 1885
Il sera ofrert en- vente publique au plus otfrant ct der
nier encherrisseur, a Ia maison de Cour de cette par
oiss, -
Samedi, lie 4 Aout, 1856.
a II heures A. NJ, les prophecies hypotheques c'-apres
d%ecrites, SAVIOR: Fisher, negre, age de 80 ans; sa 1ehie
lane. nesgresse agee de IS ans; Parker, Negro, age de
Is ans; Simon, enfant, age Is mois; Alfred, neg'e, ag-
de % ans; Louisa, negresse, agee de 30 ans ct sos, ne
gro age de 20 ans, pour payer ct satisiaife IL u ofoi'
d'executioD.
Condition de la vente-Comptant
Quest Gatoa Rouge julie: 70 leas. 9
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20
THF GREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS

WILL EXHIBIT AT
WALLIS LANDING, SEPT. 21st.
BATON ROUGE, " ed and 2
BRILI Landing. t." cath.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20
CHARLES RUSTON.

DLACKsMITHING AND A --r-
gon making. Plousbs made SESSTHUf$fA
and repaired. Buggies and other ~E18HAM.
repsirs done at the shortest no
tice. Horse shoeing done with the greatest care anu
despatch. H..
ES-Al work done by HIM shall be equai 10 tna'
done at apy other establishment in the South
aG- Wagons and Carts always on hand for sale.
Shop on Mississippi street, San Michel, W. Rouge.
march I. H.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20

TOURO INFIRMARY.
Corner of New Levee md Gaiennae streets
yT1H1S Hospital is spacious and conveniently situated
q square from the river, near the ship ana steam-
boat landings.
DIR, JOSEPH BENSADON is the Director OF the lnstl'
tutiou, ndF.esident Physician and surgeon
DR.. TIcMA HUNT is the visiting PHYSICIAN aoo
Surgeon.
Private rooms from 81 50 to S. per day.
W.ras, - = 81 80 per day.
Wards for Slaves. ...............SA w pei oay'
Professional attendance, medicines, nursing, o'e'
and lodging are included in these charges.
x1- Surgical operations charged extra.
MS,- The location of the Hospital is periectiy heai-
thy, and contagious diseases are not admitted lh'o
the Intirraary -
r. o,~7 01ls CO.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20
A FAN DANCE,

BY the beautiful and accomplished young dansersc,
= lie Victoria Smith.
nrani Eqnestrian Act, By Mile Victoria S1,uth.
Gran! aud interesting scene OF nautical .e i ltobir-
son., eatit!ed the ShipWrechcd Mariner, or d Voyage
uy Land and Sea.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-20

The greet american Go wn and Jester, with a pro-
fusion OF his original ana highly comic songs, hunlur.
Gus sayings, quaint stories JOKES adopted to the pre-
sent era.
The performances to dominance with a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
Written for the snirit Of the A.

Bro. GoKNAN: Gen. Cary has Just left our
little village en- route for New Institute. He
spent one day with US and delivered two
speeches. IT'S to be regretted that his visit
to this part of the State happened at this
season of the year, the weather Is generally
very cold and it is disagrecable travelling.
However we are not disposed to complain,
having grounds for gratitude to him fora visit
at any time. Il has done great good; | trust
lasting good. A sad state of affairs has ex-
listed in this part of the State for some time.
Temperance men had lost their zeal q re ac-
tioa had taken place, and many maintained
that it was essential could not be helped.
With this belief they consoled and conten-
ted themselves. This thing existed n0t only
in this community but throughout WesseIl
Carolina In the beautiful httle village e
Taylorsvills, there where once existed very
hourishing Division, things had undergone u
marked change. Scarcely a Vestige yelaa.n
70 tell it had ever been. The charter hal
been forfeited, temperance men had gone
back to their " wallowing in the mire."-
Some thank heaven stood firm to their Prin-
ciples. The spark was there, 1t needed
blowing and q little fuel to make it blaze
The breeze has come. The fuel has Seen
piled on. Twas North Western breeze.--
Gently did it blow at first, till it blAzed.-
Then like tornado it rushed furiously on,
scattering the fire all around ever and anon
the thunder would roll and lightning flash.
So terrible did the storm become, that many
were alarmed, others burnt, and thirty.tou
of our citizens fed to the" pool of Bethesda,
for safety. The wind has ceased, the storm
over but the impressions made willnOt soon
be forgotten. About twenty-five were ini
tia.ed, last night by Gen. Cary. We have
again unfurled the banner, thrown it to III,
breeze, hung out the sign, and now say to al
poor miserable men, come thou with u
and we will do thee good" / am glad t
state that the ladies of Taylorsville tax
hold of the cause with relish. Severa
were admitted last night, and several NOR
are waiting for another meeting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
Not Through Fractions.

| Only think vEsaid school girl TO bel
mother, S. is to be married, and she is no,
through fractions yet S. was another
school girl. II
The above is given among the varieties
in all the papers. The wit--or rather the
absnrdiity intended to be shown, we sup
pose, IS that the schoolgirl should think her
not fiji. to be married because she had not
fnishedher arithmetic. For our own part
we think the little girl who made the objec-
ton was more than half right-certainly
three-quarters-- therefore, in very
good way to go through her fractions COR
|rectly, if she remains of the same sound
4 mind There is snany 8. young woman who
does not get through fractions before uar.
riage, and has it, therefore, to do aferward
taking her husband with her, and breaking
him all to pieces. And the same is true
and perhaps oftener true-of young men,
Of course, experience of the married con-
diton cannot we'll be obtained in single life
but there are lessons to be learned beforehand
which will make after lessons easier. Eve
rybody should get through fractions before
marriage.
If young man cannot keep five dollar
gold piece, or even one dollar coin whole
when the temptations Of amusement or OF
self-indulgeuce assail him-he hasn't got
through fractions. lie is not ready to carry
the purse for two, who cannot keep it clasp
ed for one. Ifa young woman cannot resist
a love O. a bonnet, or the temptations OF
lace and silks when she really needs neither
and does need other and more substantial
artlcles-she is not through fractions.
If man or woman cannot from a settled
plan of life and abide by it, having a pur-
pose and keep it steadily in view, living with
an aim and steadily pursuing it; but if good
resolutions are only made to be broken
that individual is not through fractions, and
must wait.
If young people are in the habit of break
ing their rest by late hours, their days by
late rising, and their fasts with strong cof.
fee or worse and more potent tonic-they
are Eot through fractions. If youth cannot
keep the reasonable requests ofther parents,
and obey the oldest and most legitimate au.
thority on earth-they are not through frac.
tions. If they cannot keep their promise
and appointments-if they are habitualIy
behind time, and sometimes lose it altogeth.
er-they are not through fractions. And as
nobody who is not through fractions is ready
to be married, young women desiring the
blissful consummatioE must govern them
selves according ly-snd young men also.
~. Y. Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
A Nnh1a Woman

There's noble creature whispered
friend to US, pointing out handsome woman,
in the prime of life, who stood cOnversing
with an aged man.
There is something majestic about her.
was our reply.
The ma jesty of goodness p exclaimed our
friend. How low and soft her voice, and
what a world of love in those dark eyes =
And her lips mark their fine but firm out
line tell you, she stands there true wo-
man and, though splendor surrounds her,
and wealth peurs in upon her, she once re-
nouncod fashion, fame, and riches, for a
man who was glorious in his attributes, but
poor in pocket. He had no splendor to of
! fer her-nothing but priceless heart. She
was lively, witty, and very much accomplish
| ed. Her parents had bestowed upon her all
they had, to give her a liberal education
vet she was never, because of their old fash
ioncd, simple ways, and unpublished conver-
sation, ashamed of them, for in all that makes
nature noble, they excelled, and in spite OF
their bad grammar she loved, and was proud
of them. | have seen girls-charming girls,
intellectually and physically-who never
cared to know what made the eyes of the
poor old mother dim, or what kept her sc
silent in their company and | knew she
was thus brought by the laziness, conceit
and contempt of these charming daughters
alas But her old mother was no slave t.
her darling and beautiful child for she sa
down smiling in the cheerful sltting-room
while the sweet voice of her daughter carol
led forth from the neat, homely kitchen.
She married, and very soon came pres
sing, bitter want, sickness blighted tn
strength of her husband bnt she loved him
and loving, what will not true woman do
With her own hands she toiled, with he
hopeful words encouraged, until the cloud
parted, and the sun shone again.
Slander now joined hands with envy t
aid in trampling out the brave heart /; bu
in the end they made it much stronger
Like the little flower that sends forth rares
perfume when crushed, so that gentle hear
loved and trusted more exceedingly. An
when that malignant sisterhood hedged u
the path of her husband, she had only
speak, and the thorns bowed themselve
turning outward the down that shroude
their stalks.
And they saw that, with such a wife, th
man could not be conquered, or even for
moment cast down. So they ceased the
Vaccinations, and fortune smiled, and frien'
came with better times, and the true WON;
stood before the world model wife al
mother
How many such, thought I, can our lal
boast of in this day and generation!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

SENTIMENT Swisshelm, in no
ticing the publication of new love story,
says
All that stuff about woman's love has
teen said over and over again a hundred
thousand times, to the great detriment of the
best interests Of humanity. There is no kind
Of necessity for using the press to persuade
silly girls that it is very romantic and wo-
manly to love a seoundrel--to leave her af-
fections unguarded by reason or experience,
and drift helplessly into sin, shame and do
| sl,air, as an evidence Of her unsuspecting wo-
manhood.
1T is not true that woman's affections are
any stronger OF more durable than mans
We think the opposite is the case, and that
two-thirds Of all the women VINO pine away
or die of love, do so for the want of something
better to do. Everything calculated to make
love sickness a feminine requirement is a
great injury but to strew the path of the
: suicide with the flowers Of poesy and rO'
nance, is in a high degree reprehensible.
=" The best motto to guard young girls
through the mazes Of love is, Do right, anC
trust in God A young girl who has done
ro wrong, has little cause to mourn over thu
fcklencss Of pretended lover. Better tha
he should change his mind before tban atte
marriage"
This is the test piece OF common sense W
have ever heard uttered on the SUBJECT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
Word. from the ri.ht Quarter,

The Kentucky Temperance Advocdte of the
10th ult. contains two important letters the
first is from the Hon W. r. McFerrin, for
"ten years attorney to the Commonwealth" /"
and the second from Hon John G. Walker, q
gentleman who has filed several responsible
Offices in the state
Mr.. McFerrin says:
My experience in the office of Attovney for
the Commonwealth for near ten years, under
the old Constitution, is that the state pays
more money for prosecuting felens Of gari-
Gus grades, either committed at those estab-
fshments,o or necessarily growing @t of them,
than she receives for all the lie, Aanted;
then. upon the seore Of fcsnas law
should be repealed. During the Time was
Commonwealth's Attorney, I prosecuted
twenty-one cases of homicide, and twenty of
that number were committed at drinking
establishment, or the difficulty originated
there that caused the homicide. Most Of the
establishments licensed are fruitful sources
of crime and pauperism. The idle, dissolnte,
unprinciplcd desperadoes congregate at such
places, and there commit their depredations,
or eoncoct plans fer their commission. If
IS not morally wrong to have houses to retail
ardent spirits, and they do no injury to the
community, why then levy q tax upon them!
why make money for the state by granting
exclusive privileges to the few ? Is this
right or just The very fact that the law
making power thought proper to impose
tax on all persons authorized to sell by the
small quantity, is conclusive that they be-
lieved it wrong hence they impose the tax.
If the thing is wrong in itself, no money can
justify it or make it right. There is no point
from which this subject can be viewed that
will Justify the license system.
Mr.. Walker says:
A grocery OF place where whSskey is sold,
bought or drunk, it seems to me- could only
have been gotten up as miniature represen-
tation or likeness of the Internal regions,
to terrify men-if they would not be persua-
dsd-against going there. How can moral
man look upon such places with any degree
OF allowance? No man who has any regard
for his race, or who would set an example
worthy of imitation, can fail now to lend his
aid to promote this glorious enterprise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
ADVERTISING IN THIS PAPER.

WHAT SHE WAS WoRTH-Hooner, .f
the Montgomery Mail coudescends occasion
ally to furnish us with a bit Of huuor. Here
is a...pecmen
What has become, we asked, of Frank
HI
saour friends face grew sad at the mention
OF the name
Have you never heard he. said. Of
Franks remarkable marriage !?
Never we replied.
Well, sir, he rnarried-his wife is besu-
tiful, accomplished, lovely woman, bal'-
But achat?
SIR, Mrs; H was repnted befo7e H..
marriage tofbe worth j,lsi ftteea thousand
dollars. She was the only daughter Of =
widowed mother. Her friends, when ask i
and her mother, too--always sail ,iiai i
n fifteen thousand dollars. 0fcoursa, II
was believed
Certainly; all that sort of thing Is y
ways believed 2
Well, when they were married. anl
Frank come to count the money
He, no doubt, found it ftt=enkuadroar
By no means; the old laly haa tue
keeping of the young lady's income -
gpod deal of the money was hoardrd. AMI
when it was all actually counted, il wa -
csrtained that Mrs. H had, instead Of
fifteen, TwENTY-Two thousand dollars-a
clear gain of seven to Frank =
Here our friend wiped his face slowly, and
swore as he finished the recital, that he he
Eeyed that no such case had ever happen
ed out Of North Cdrolinap
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
Gn0IGE LITERATURE.
ALCOHOL.

It's effects upon the Human System-The Sci.
eat!fc basis Of Prohibition-By Professor
n. Ii. loumdns, Of BrooklyH, n. y
The attempt recently made By q writer in
the Westminster RecieW, to discredit and over.
turn what we had considered as the settled
doctrines of science, as we'll as the universal
opinion Of mankind, as to the true nature Of
alcohol, and its effects upon the human sys
TEN, has induced some Of the most eminent
medical writer's both in England and the
United States to make re-expostion of the
truths OF science upon this subject.
Among these writers may be mentioned
DR.. Carpenter, Of England, standard au.
thor both III his own country and the United
States, and Prof. Youmans, of New York.
We Commence to day m essay on this sub
ject by the latter gentleman which we hope
none of our readers will be deferred from
reading by reason Of it's length. Our knowl-
edge of The sciences Of anatomy and physiol.
ogy does not warrant ds ia speaking authori.
tatiyely Of tho scientific merits of this pro-
ductiou, but we can confidently say, that thi:
exposition 0f the external effects of alcohol
upon the physical and mental system is ir
perfect accordance with the universal expe
rence and observation Of mankind.
We regard this essay as u most valuabl,
and seasonablo contribution to the cause O
Temperance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

RENDERING LARD.-One Of the best house.
keepers in the County of Philadelphia, has
communicated to US the following recipe for
rendering lard, which was obtained frorn
Charleston, and which possesses many i'm
portant advantages over the common mode.
1t is simply to put in the kettle before the
lard-say three pints Of iye, made of hickory
ashes, to common barrel-kettle, generally
holding less than a barrel) The advantages
OF this are, that the lard renders easier, be
comes much 'chtter, is s,ceeter, and aoU keep
longer This method has been pursued for
some years, with the highest satisfaction.
Will not some of the numerous house.
keepers,who read this paper, try it this sea-
son and inform US of the result?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

The TWO LIvEs.-Beautful is old age,
beautiful is the slow dropping mellow au-
tumn Of rich ard glorious summer. In
the old man, nature has fulfilled her work
she loads him with her blessings, she fills
him with the fruits of well-spent life and
surrounded by his children and his children s
children, she rocks him softly away to a
grave to which he is followed with blessings
| God forbid that we should not call it beau.
,ifuI, but not the most beautiful. There i
another life, hard, rough. and thorny trod
den with bleeding feet and aching brow
the life of which the cross is the symbol
battle which no peace follows this side 0
the grave, which the grave gapes to 6Gisl
before the victory is won, and-straDge tha
it should be so-that is the highest life G
man. Look along the great names Of his
,ory there is none whose life has bee
io,her than this.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

A BEAUTIFUL MIND-is like precious
and prolific seed-the mother of loyeliness
the fountain of bliss, the produce Of many
treasured and inestimable lowers-no can
ker can deface, nor time destroy. Even
should there be those of its lovely produce
that pass away, yet the source is there-the
seed remains to revive, to remodify-to place
again on our bosom and near our hearts. in
renewed beauty--in the same deep interest
and winning power as at first. We would
gather it in as the richest possession-as
the well-spring Of the purest and abun.
dant and enduring joys-as our support
onr comfort-and the cherished object,
worthy of our highest admiration; and We
could cling to it, thanking God that it i:
m,aota!-lsing forever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

NsCIENCE.-Conscience is the inborn
mediator in every man. 1t is Gods vice
gerent upon earth, and is therefore regard
ed by many as the highest and the last
Conscience is mans most proper essence
completely TRANSPORTED celestial, abo-
riginal man. tits not that, OF this, it COM
mands in general propositions; it consist
not of single virtues. There is but one vir-
tue-the pure earnest will which in mo-
ments of decision resolves ard chooses i'm
ibility it inhabits and animatcs the delicate
symbol of the human body, and avaiis to
call the spiritual members into truest &c
tivity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

HEIRS WANTED FOR A MILLION AND A
HALF OF MONEY! gentleman OF this
city this morning received a letter from
Portadown, county Armagh, Ireland, max
ing inquiries in relation to the heirs of
John White, who emigrated from the coun-
ty of Armagh, Ireland, somewhere about
the year 1914 or Is, and who is believed
to have left two sons, Abner and William.
There is about million and half of mo-
ney, for the lucky Whites who can "proye
property" &C. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

REsPITED.-Joseph T. Williams,
who was sentenced to be hanged in
Person county, for the murder of his
father, on the Oath ult. has been respi-
ted by Gov. Bragg, until the oath
January.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16

THE LAST OF THE LINE.-Died, on the l7th
ult, at his residence, Grecian Place, Lincoln.
England, aged so, Robert Bunyan, Esq, the
last male descendant in a direct line from
John Bunyan, the author Of the celebrated
allsfsry, " Pilgrims Progress"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-16
SCRAPS AND SNAPS.

POETRY SoBERED DowN.-I'm thinkin of
the time, Kate, when sitting by thy side, and
shelling beans / gazed on thee, and felt a
wondrous pride. In silence leaped we e'er
the pan, and neither spoke word, but the
rattling of the beans Kate, was all the sound
we heard. Thy auburn curls hung down,
Kate, and kissed thy lily cheeks; thy azure
eyes, half filed with tears, bespoke a spirit
meek. To be so charmed as / was then had
ne'er before occurred, when the rattling of
the beans, Kate, was all the sound I heard
thought it was not wrong, Kate, 30 lean
ing Ger the dish, as you snatched up lot of
beans, l snatched a nectared kiss. And q
sudden shower made my eyes blind, neither
saw nor stirred, but the rattlingof the beans.
Kate, was all the sound heard.
BAAuTiE5i. AND TRUB-In an article in q
recent nunab Der Of Frazer's Magazine, this
brief but beautiful passage occurs
Education does not commence with the al
phabet. 1t begins with mothers look
with fathers smile Of appreciation, or .
sign of reproof-with sisters gentle pres
sure Of the hand, or brothers noble act OF
forbearance-with handsful Of flowers in the
green and daisy meadow-with birds nests
admired, but not touched with creeping
ants, and almost imperceptibls smmets-xit6
humming bees and glass bee-hives-with
pleasant walks and shady lanes, and With
thoughts directed in sweet and kindly tones,
and words to mature to acts of benevolence,
to deeds of virtue, and to the source of all
good, to God himself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-08
N c. Mutual Insurance Company.

"A T the Annual meeting of the North Carolina
Il Mutual Insurance Company, held on the
10th ult., the following persons were elected
Directors and Officers for the ensuing year:
Directors /: Jos. G.. B.. Roulhac, H. ID. Tur-
ner, Jno. R. Williams, T. II. Selby, G.. w. D.
Hutchings, James F. Jordan, James M. fowles,
Raleigh James E Hoyt, Washington Alex
ander Mitchell, Newbern Joshua G.. Wright,
Wilmington John NJ. Jones, Edenton W. w.
Griffin. Elizabeth City F. F. Pagan, Plymouth;
W. N. II. Smith, Murfreesboro'; H. L. Will
liams, Charlotte George A. Smith, Milton;
o. F. Long, Hillsboro'; Joseph White, Arson
county Joshua Boner, Salem; A. I. Sunny,
Asheville.
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY:
Henry ID. Turner, Vice President,
j.. G. Partridge, Secretary,
John H. Bryan, Attorney,
j. Hersman, General Agent.
Jno. R. Williams,
7. II. Selby, Executive Committed
G. W. d. Hutchings,
This Company has been in successful oper-
alton over nine years, and continues to take
risks upon all classes of property in the State
Except steam mills and turpentine distilleries,
upon favorable terms. Its Policies now cover
property amounting to "a 500, 900, a larger or-
, ent capital is Seven Hundred Thousand Dol
lars, in bonds properly secured.
! The average cost of insurance upon the plaT
of thi; Company has been less than one thirc
of one per cent per annum, on all grades o
property embraced in its operations.
All communicationsin reference toinsuranc
should be addressed to the Secretary, post pal,
j. G. PARTRIDGE, Sec'y.
I Raleigh June 13, 1855. 90