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What Does il Mean?

The New Orleans Delta gives a terri
bic picture of disasters which will short
ly overwhelm the South, unless the slave
trade shall be speedily revived. Is the
language of the following extract intend
ed to be fgurative or does the editor see
in the dim distance of the future the ap-
proach of invading armies, and formi-
dabIe navy sailing up the Mississippi to
lombard New Orleans What does il
mean2 Says the Della:
90 Athens, the most prosperous and glo-
rious in arts and arms of all the Repub-
lies which preceded or have followed her,
had at least five slaves, public and private,
10 one free cilizen, hut IN the South We
have three free white citizens 10 one slave
We fear the proportion IS abnormal, and
we dread the worst.
The South. a, present, is In the position
of besieged fortress; many of her tru-
ast defenders have persisted on the walls
many have deserted and others are ready
to betrav, and of the still faithful, some
are wearied out and others are despond-
ent She cannot always remain besieged
she must die by slow degrees, from pes
thence, or the enemy will break through
the out-works and capture the cifidel, un.
less she pursue more definite and active
policy in future. The alternate is newt
table, inside or outside of the Union the
South must conquer or perish.
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Judged out of his own Mouth.

The extra Judicial decision. was con.
GImned IN advance bv one of the Judges
who concurred in it. In sex parte Chris
ty." 6 Howard United States R. 1913,
decided in lS44,) Judge Catron, IN deIiv-
erlng dissenting opinion, said:
BY the l4,h section of the Judiciary act,
this court has the power to issue writs pro-
per and necessary for the exercise of It's
jurisdiction; having no jurisdiction III any
given case, 1t can issue no writ; that II
has none to revise the proceedings of d
bankrupt court Is an unanimous opinion.
So far as we adjudge; and in this con-
cur. For further views why the prohib-
ition cannot issue, | refer 10 the conclus-
ION of the principal opinion. But ma
Iority of my brethren see proper TO 60
further, and express their views at large
on the jurisdiction Of the bankrupt court.
In this course | cannot concur; perhaps II
Is the result OF iimidity, growing out of
long established Judicial habits IN courts
Of error elsewhere, never TO hazard an
opinion where 10 case was before the
court, and when that opinion might Justly
be assigned as extra judicial, and & mere
dlCttiin Uy courts anu lawyers, De pdFtly
disregarded while | was living, and al
most certainly denounced as undue as
sumption when | was no more, a measure
of disregard, awarded with an unsparing
hand, here and elsewhere, to the dicta of
state Judges under similar circumstances
and 1t Is due TO the occasion and myself to
say, that | have no doubt that the dicla of
this court vii. opiy be treated with becom-
ing respect before the court itself, SO long
as some of the judges who concurred in
them are on the bench, and afterwards
be rejected as no authority-as they are
a
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The Farmers Daughter.

There's a world of buxom beauty flour
IshlBg in the shades Of the country.-
t'arm-houses are dangerous places. AS
you are thinking only of q sheep and of
calves, you may be shot through by pair
of bright eyes, and melted away in be-
witchlng smile that you never dreamed
OF iii the mischief was done. In towns
aud theatres, and thronged assemblies of
the rich and rlted fair, YOU are on your
g.Ia-11 yau know what you are exposed
to, and put on your breaS; plate, and pass
through the most deadly onslaught of
beauy-safe and sound. But in tins syl-
van retreat, dreaming of nightengales,
and hearing only the lowing OF oxen, you
are taken by surprise. Out steps a fair
creature: crosses a glade, leaps a stile !;
you start; YOU stand-lost in wonder, as.
tOnishmeut, and admiration you take out
yoUr tablets 10 write a sonnet on the re-
turn of the nymphs and dryads TO the
earth; up comes John Tompkins, and
says, q LIS only the farmers daughter -
What! have farmers such daughters
now-a-days ?-Yes, | tell you, they have
such daughters-those farm-houses are
dangerous places. Let 10 man with q
pptti1dl mag itldtIOIi- NillCL 10 LuL dIOtlISl
name for a very tender heart, aatter him
self with fancies of the calm delight Of
the country, with the serene idea Of sit
sing with The farmer IN has otd-fashioned
chimney corner, and hearing him talk of
corn and mutton; Of joining him in the
pensive pleasure Of a pipe and brown
Jug of October; of listening to the gossip
of the comfortable farmers wife, or of
the parson and his family, of his sermons
and his tenth pig, over fragrant cup of
young hyson, or tapping the delicious lux
uries Of curtards and whipped creams
In walks fairy vision of uondrous witch
cry, and, with a curtesy and smile of
most winning mysterious magic, Takes
her seat just opposite. 1t is the farmer
/ daughter. \ lively creature of eighteen.
FAIR as lily; fresh from May dew, rosy
as the rose Itself; graceful as the pea
cock perched on the pales there By the
window; sweet as the posy, or violets and
gloves gillivers : modest as early morn
ing, and amiable as Imagination of Des-
demona, or Gertrude of Wyoming. You
are lost lis all over with you. |
wouldn't give an empty filbert, or a frog
bitten strawberry, for your piece of mind,
/ if that glittering creature be not as pitiful
as she Is fair And that comes of going
/ into country out of the way of vanity and
temptation; and fancying farm-houseS
only nice old-fashioned places OF old-fash-
/ ioned contenment.
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went TO take STROLL through the fields :;
and he bet Jones 4 sovereign he would
sail across the river In my silk umbrella -
In your umbrella 2" exclaimed Lucy !;
" and did he win g
OF course he didn't, my dear. He
lost both his balance and his bet: for the
moment he put his foot in the umbrella
down it went and he with it; and the
bank was so slippery, he was half-drown-
ed before we could drag him up again.
Was be frightened g asked Lucy.
Not he" returned Harry. "The
frs, thing he did was to make a face at
US, with the water dripping from his
crooked nose, that set us all off laughing
again like madmen."
- What a strange mani" said Lucy,
with slight shade of apprehension in
her tone.
But that wasn't ALL" said Harry, in
the full llde of his reminiscence. :. We
had to give him some hot brandv-and-
water 10 keep him from catching cold :;
and on the way home he insisted on driv-
ing; and charmed, | suppose, by his sue
cess IN that attempt, wanted to get on the
horses back to initiate Franconi in The
Wild Courser of the Desert" Jones got
frightened, and tried to pull him back
He manfully resisted and both looked so
ridiculous, | could do nothing but laugh.
That was rather an unucky prank,
though" continued Harry; g for the
horse, not being accustomed | suppose,
70 equestrian feats, ran away, burst from
the harness, and smashed one of the
shafts; and had TO pay two pounds, four
teen and tenpence for my share of the
damage"
land your silk UMBRELLA said Lucy,
!" did you lose that, too 2"
Yes, indeed-seventeen and sixpence
more, by Jove y said Harry, with sud-
den cessation of his smiles. 81 did not
think the days pleasure had cost SO much"
Besides the dinner said Lucy
Besides the dinner; twelve shillings
more"
Well, l declare" said Lucy, laugh
ing and clapping her hands, :" that is the
drolest thing | ever knew. Two pounds
fourteen and tenpence, and twelve shil-
lings make three pounds six and ten
pence, and seventeen and sixpence, ex-
actLy four pounds four shilIings and four
pence
"WelI z"
Just the price Of my Brussels carpet,
and fourpence over"
'.He-em !" said Harry.
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Practical Sermon.

Colored ministers often excel in those
quaillies IN which many of their white
brethren are specially defcient-pungen
cy and directness. The following sketch
of a sermon, for whose accuracy the edi-
tor Of an exchange gives his personal
voucher, is good illustration of these
important qualities
Doping into an African meeting house
IN the outskirts of the city, we found the
sermon just commenced. The topic SEEM
cd to be depravity Of the human heart,
and the sable divine thus illustrated his
argument.
"Bredren when was in Virginia, ore
day de ole woman's kitchen-lable got
broke, an | was sent toto de woods to cut
a tree TO make a new leaf for it. So, l
took de axe on de shoulder, and wander
into de depth of de forest.
All nature was beautiful as a lady
going to de wedding. De leaves glisten-
ed on de maple trees like new quarter
dollars in de missionary box; de sun
shone as brilliant, and nature looked
as gay as buck rabbit in a parsley gar
den, and de little bell round de old sleeps
neck, tinkled softly and musicalIy in de
distance.
% spied tree suitable for de purpose,
and | raised de axe to cut into de tree
trunk. 1t was a beautiful tree! De
branches REACHED TO de four corners of de
earth, an raised up so high in de air
above, and de squr'ls hop about in de
limbs like little angels Topping their
wings in de kingdom of heaven. Dat
tree was full Oh promise, my friends, just
like great many Oh you.
Den cut into de trunk, and make de
chips fly like de mighty scales dropping
from Paurs eyes. Two, three cur gave
dat tree, but alas it was holler in de
heart,
dat tree was much like you my friends
full oh promise on de outside, tul holler
in de heart -
The groans from the amen corner of
the room were truly contrite and affecting;
but we will venture Il small wager that
that was the most practical sermon preach
ed in the city, on that day at least.
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CHEAP FuRS1ruRE,-Dr. Magoon re-
Gently, in a lecture on " Mind your Busi-
ness, told the following good one:
A young man went from New York
city to the West, where he commenced
business on his own account, and married.
His friends in the city were interested in
his welfare, and when a merchant was
about TO Journey to the place where the
young man had located, he was requested
to visit the emigrant, and ascertain how
he lived, what sort of a wife he had cho-
sen, his prospects, &c. Accordingly the
New Yorker ascertained the residence of
his young friend, and called upon him
quite early in the morning. He found
him IN a small neat cottage, and just taxi
ing his breakfast The introduction of
the New Yorker 10 his wife was quite off
hand and ceremonious, and he was re-
quested 10 be seated and partake of the
morning meal. The young wife had
prepared the steak, biscuit and coffee
with her own hands, and for a table had
used her kneadIng board, over which a
napkin was spread, and the board placed
on her lap. The New Yorker declined a
seat at table, and took his leave. On
making his report to his New York
friends as to how he found his young
friend living, he described the style as
magnificent and for explanation of
the superlative, he said. that were he the
owner of that young mans furniture, he
would not take ten thousand dollars for
the legs of his table.
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How TO MAKE FoRTUSE.-Ial1e
earnestly hold of life. as capacilated for
and destined to d high and noble purpose.
Study closely the early, and pursue 1t
steadily, never looking back to the new
ground that ever remains to be broken.
Means and ways are abundant TO every
mans success, If VIII and action are right
" adapted to them. Our rich men and
our great men have carved their paths 10
fortune, and by this internal prineip!e-a
principle that cannot fail to reward lis vo-
tarv, if il be resolu,ely pursued. To sigh
or rapine over the lack of inheritance, M
stead of inheritance, Is unmanIy. Every
man should strive 10 be creator instead OF
inheritor. He should bequeath instead
of borrow The human race, III this res
pect. want dignity and discipline. Tney
prefer to WELD the sword OF yalorouc fore
fathers to forging their own weapoas.-
This is a mean and ignoble spirit. Let
every man be conscious of the power IN
him and the Providence over him, aid
fights his own battles with his own good
lance. Let him feel that II IS better 10
earn a crust than to inherit Golfers OF gold.
This spirit of self-nobiilty, when once
learned. every man will discover within
himself. under God. the elements and ca
naei,ies of wealth. tie will be rich, mes
iimably rich in SELF resources, and can M;
his face proudly.
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A SAFE g SAFE."-Among the many
spicy things which appear IN "Porter's s
Spirit is the following-which consider
ing the cold snap we have just come out
Of, Is about as racy as the g law allows =
a heavy fire having occurred IN Cieve-
land, safe-manufacturing firm III New
York wrote TO the sufferers from the fire
to ascertain how one of their safes had
stood the scorching. The proprietor wrote
back that the :, safe was SAFE
that it was wonderful, and adds that the
night previous to the fire, one of the clerks
placed a shanghai rooster in the safe 70.
sArE-keeping In the morning the safe
was dug out RED-HoT, opened, and the
rooster found 8. '.leaning up against the
ledger, FROZEN To pEATHr
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w ell Said.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser,
one of tie most determined opponents of
the Republican party, thus speaks, in re-
lation to the Dred Scott decision IN the
Supreme Court, and the almost simulla-
neous resignation, by Gov. Geary, of his
office IN Kansas:
The extra judicial decision Of the Su-
preme Court, in which that high tribunal
overstepped the limits Of their du,r. and
made an excursion into the domain Of
party politics, has diffused determination
into :he decaying opposition, has inspired
1t with new vigor, and reinforced it by
great numbers of thoughtful men, who tLo
thy make no noisy demonstrations,
hare taken their ground and actU main
tain 1t to the end.
Close upon this inauspicious decision, the
country is startled by the intelligence that
Gov. Geary of Kansas, has resigned Office,
because he was not supported by the e aner-
al government in his efforts 10 maintain or
der. There is bad state of things IN Kan
sas. IIr. Buchanan n14st PIT an end
to 1t at once, or lis administration Is
DOOMED! The hour calls for strong
will and bold hand This is no time for
a tmid, halting, yascillaling policy. The
country has waited, and hoped, and disci-
pinned itself to patient endurance, IN the
expectation that when 1t was relieved of
the incubus of the Pierce administrator
II would behold the reign Of order and
Justice. Conservative men refuse Ia i've
any longer on expectation, and VIII de-
maud deeds
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4 DIscovERY.-DIoscoREA BATArAs
AN ANERICAS NOT a CHIv.MAE John
Moody, Of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, writes
as follows TO the editor of the Prairie
Farmer II find in your columns a cut
and description Of the Chinese poiato.-
After examining II critically have come
to the conclusion that it Is a native OF this
country, ana has long been 4 pest to the
farmers IN the Old States. aud | see It is
spreading west as fast as cmigration--
IL common name east Is the . Hog or
Wild Potato" Hogs are very fond of it.
and will roc. after il 10 a great depth -
have tried to dig it Out OF my farms, but
never vet succeeded IL digging deep
enough TO get all of the root; each suc-
ceediug season It wouidappear again and
again. Once seeded. on the ground, 1t
will hold Us place tenaciously against all
innovation, and be master of the soil.
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PuxcTUATED RETRAcrIoS.-A mem
Der of the English Parliament having
charged an officer of the Government
with dishonesty. was required 10 retract
it before the House Of Commons, which
he did in the following words: =! said
he was dishonest, il is true and ain
sorry for it. This was pronounced salts
factory. bu, he managed to have the print
ed report read thus: 4 said he was dis
honest; i. is true. and an sorry for it,
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WEBSTER ApPoTNTrp CURrIs-The
Milwaukee Wisconsin says:-Iti is known
TO some few that the appointment of Judge
Curtis was due to Daniel Webster. He
regarded him as one Of the ahlesl lawyers
in the Union. and such he truly s. Web
ster persuaded Fillmore 10 appoint Judge
Curtis. Geo. @. Evans, of Siaine, earn
estly wanted the place. Webster opposed
him. Curtis was appointed. Evans was
implacably ofended-pursued Webster to
the bitter end, and Evans is now Il disci-
pie Of the Buchanan school Of slavery ex-
tension. Fortunate TOR the country was
the sagacity Of Daniel Webster. in piac-
ing such an able ard clcar-headed j,trist,
at the present crisis, as Benjamin Rand
Curtis, on the Supreme Bench Of the Uni
ted States.
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q ct try.
From an English Paper-l
Papa What is Newspaper, and what does it
Contain.

'apa. What is a Newspaper, and what does
Contain.
ORGANS that gentlemen play, my boy,
To answer the taste of the day, my boy.
Whatever it be,
They hit on the key,
And pipe in full concert away, my boy.
News from all countries and climes, my boy,
Advertisements essays and rhymes, my boy,
Mixed up with all sorts
OF ~ lying reports,
and published at regular times, my boy.
Articles able ard wise, my boy,
At least in the EDITORS eyes my boy,
And logic 50 grand
That few understand
To what in tho world it applies, ny hoy.
Statistics, reflections, reviews, my boy,
Lit.le scraps TO instruct ard aInuse my boy,
And lengthy debate
Upon matters OF state
For wise-hoadod folks to peruse, my boy.
The funds they and they are, my boz,
The bubbles and quirks of the bar, my boy,
And every week,
clever critique
On rising theatrical star, my boy
The age of Jupiters moons my boy,
The stealing Of somebody's spoons, my boy,
The state Of the crops,
The style Of the fops
And the wit Of the puL!ic buToons, my boy.
List Of ali physical ills, my boy,
Bauished by somebody's pills, my boy,
Ill you ask with surprise
Why any one dies,
Or what's the disorder that kills, my boy.
Who has got married. to whom my boy,
Who were cut of in their bloom my hoy,
Who has had birth
On this sorrow-stained earth
And who totters fast to the tomb, my bov.
The price Of cattle and grain my boy,
Directions 10 dig and 10 drain, my boy,
Bat 'twoulG take me too long
To tell you in song,
quarter Of all they contain, nv boy
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rnIINS 4 L.NAN-.

EyEErGANT oIS Hiz-st Eiaez2l .olnf, T." isi;
III s1lt share aG public patronage Ihef '7"iN "
.s.a, Cu:-sa- done order, aU4 ylrranied g ny p
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1sr-ul7~ paid TO collections and proceeds
promptly gcltttel ae current rtcS o. exchange, without
t--H1E char-e.
w -rhass Notes. Drafts CertiG a-es Of Deposit, and
--E .1. SOIL Gold and silver Coin
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ns Grava direct on the principal o:jes Of the U ;
G...s af E<,1.au-, GA the chisf towns Of
Great B:isaiu. France. Holland, Germany and
Switzerland.
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sW The idle should not be classed
with the living; they are sort of dead
men, who can't be buried.
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PRfpARIxo SEEDs.-Ail having Seeds
TO Plant this spring, that need freezing,
should improve the frst opportunity of
putting them intD the ground, cover snail
it freeze hand be careful Eot 10 bury
under the lee of fence. where the snow
will drift oPon thera, and perhaps prevent
freezings at all.-l Wis. Farmer.
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i,szs2.E. IAED sCE1T, opposite u9 I. s. Hotel.
~ i. -.--l. },a-aal lsiHt- 81
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81. Shall help you TO some OF the
somatusses g inquired young exquisite
of a venerable physician, as he sat oppo-
site him at one OF our hotel tables. ;. NO
sir, thank you" replied the learned sa-
want, but I'll trouble you for some OF
the po,a,usses, if you please"
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WELSH SAYINGS.-There are three
things that never become rusty-the mon
ey OF the benevolent, the shoes of the
butchers horse, and womans tongue.
Three things are not easily done-to
allay thirst with fire, to dry wet with Wa
ter, and to please all in everything.
Three things that are the best-brown
bread in a famine, we'll water in thirst,
and a great coat in cold weather.
Three things as good rs their betters--
dirty water to ex;inguish fire, homely
wife to a blind man, and a wooden sword
to a coward.
Three warnings from the grave-thou
knowest what | was, thou knowest what
am, remember what thou art to be.
Three things of short continuance
lady's love, a chip fire, and brook s
flood.
Three things that ought never TO be
from home-a cat, the chimney, and a
housewife.
Three things in a peacock-the garb
of an angel, the walk of a thief, and the
voice of the devil.
Three things it is unwise TO boast Of
the flavor Of thv ale, the beauty of thy
wife, and the contents of thy purse.
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- Cotton Wool wet with sweet oil
rnd paragoric, ii IS said, viii cure tbs ear
ach- sacn.
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ia Circumstances transpIrlng some
times bring to mind incidents nearly for
gotten An item somewhere turned our
thoughts TO a townsman of ours years
.since-T. J. Noyes, now in Norwich
He was a merchant at Preston Corners,
and used to perpetrate some blunt though
truthful sayings. A customer was IN one
day-we remember the man weli--and
with nasal twang was speaking OF the
cheapness of religion. . Why" said he,
- if it would fetch money, Noyes here
would have his shelves loaded with it,
and would sell it to his customers" We
saw a symptom in Toms eye, and await
ed the twang of the bow. Taking the
ever smoking clay from his mouth, he
said . Yes, and If the customers were
all like you, they would all die and 60 10
h-ll before they would ever bay cent
worth. y CaYuga Chief.
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EscLAED J.. III tp.
LgEH& i READ,

r-eR<ET At rs sEg. a1sG So.iei ,or IN Chancery Mia
I ga. Point p.Ecg su FH'l4az i-ezg I. .ocN- 81
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-TaRNET t,,p soUN~EE.Lul AT LAW, Ainera
/ Point. U45cy Asl.J...s Stone Hlacz- 81
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CHA EAs tI- 80
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-11-05
MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL.

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