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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09

Wusr she WAS AoarH Hooper, oil
the Montgomery Mail, conI-seenis oc--
ctsionaIIy ,o furnish Us with bit Of tiu,
NOR Here is specimpn:
Wha, ha- become We asked, . OF
Frank H---l'
Oar tf'erl'> face grew sad at the men
ton # the name.
Hive yon never haasa," he said, "ot
Frank remarkable marriage 2
Never" wer'piied.
" Well, sir, he married his wife is a
beautiful, accomplished, Io,ely WOMAN,
nut -
Bat plat 2"
SIR. Mt. II wa< repu'ed be
f,re the marriage, to be worth Just ffteen
thousand doiiars. Sire was the only
daughter Of widowed mother. Her
friends, wirn asked --ant! her mother
ton--aIways SAID that j, was fifteen
Thousand dollars. OF cousse, it was e
iiered'
NTHAhf} Hi tiai sort Oh tiiiHg II
always believed =
" Well, when they were married, and
Frank came to count the rnoIey
" H. no doubt, found it fifteen hun
drei r.
"Bs no means the old lady had the
keeplng oi tue Young Iady's income 4
good deal of the tn"a~y WAS hosrde i.
was asc-,,aa-i that Ms. ii hai.
Instrai Of .fyteen, TWENTY Two ttp'nsaad
dollars "A clear gain Il seven to Frank.
Here our friend wiped his nee oWiy
and ~wore As he finished tie recital, thai
he beleve,t "that IT., such CASE had eser
happened out Of North Cdroilna y
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09
A HARD CAsE.-Poor people have a

A HARD CAsE.--Poor people have 4
hard time in this little world Of ours -
Even IN matters Of religion there is
vast difference between L4zarns and
Dives. A. the f', owing anecdo,e, sen, US
Sy fried: will Illus rate:
Old lilly G--- had attended
great revival alai. in co,nInon with many
.,tj,ars. 9 WAS 'eoavsr.sd' AMI baptiz d.
No1 many weeks afterwards one of his
ueigboors met him reehng home from
the court ground with considerable
brick in his has
Hello, uncle Billy" said the friend,
Thought you hal 5oiae' the church :"
so did, answered uncle Billy.
making a desperate etfart to stand still
50 did, Jeeins, aid would A bin good
Baptis if they hadn't treated ns SO ever
lasting mean at the water. Didn't you
never hear bout it, Jeem 5 u
Never did,
Tine" III tell yon 'bou. it. You see
when we come toti- ba.lzirg place thar
was me and old Js,nks, the rich old
squire, war t. be dipped at the ssma
time, Well. the minister tack the squire
in fus,, tut didn't mind that much, as
I thoaght it would be jest as good when
eun: 70 he led him iii, an after Dip
pin' MIN under, Ee raised him up tnitey
keesfal. and wiped MS face and Ied him
ont. Then cum nv tuT.,, aud instead
Of lifting me on; like hs did the squire.
he give Ine ono s!csii, and left me craw-
lin about on .he bottom like g id
mud turtle !" s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09

A freauent inleicrurse and intimate
cnnnect'on between two persons MAXI.
Them So like, that not only their dlspo
s,,ions are moulded like each other. bu,
their very face and tone Of voice, cot
tract a certain analogy.-Lavater.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09
A NEw CAUSE F3a DivokcE-A re-

A NEw CAUSE F3a DivrkCE-A re-
cent Paris letter Says ii person IN 'attte
!. high position has just "blnl,.rd from
he civil lr.hunai .: the Seige "A separs
liun from his wife. With the night Of keep
tng his chilli, III consequence Of the f..'
owing circumstances The ehiI! ha,
t!l- measles, and It's metlieat attrn.lani
declared It's lie to De in danger: bat tn.
mother, nevertheless, continued to pres
pare her toilet tor Az evening parry to
which she had been invited iou can
not leave the chIi,!, who il diving ey-
clai.aeJ the husband fhe wlte rrPie,i
that ii WAS impossible for her TO reman
away from the party without hrea king
her promise, and hejng guilty of a want
If poiItenrss. TIE husband again ~
lnoslStrated with iler, but III vain: she
INSISTED on gong 10 the party, il onl,
t.,r au hour. the husband Than inform
al her that If Size carried her intention
INTO ex-cu ION tie d ,or would h. clo>.a
against her on her return. The w1t-
left for the party, but nn her re ur"
hone WAS refused alniitauce. The rri.
buuai his drcule, that 'he husband was
perfect, justified, and have turfi'erm"rr
ruled that ! wt1e who ffrsak-s her child
III linass t,,rfr't~ her CO.. lngai rights.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09

ton of hls tame, and get refuse to rav
even the t,'bnte Of one pni>atiou Df jns
tee to the memory Of his brother patriot
mis- fnrerunner in the work Of Freedom,
THOMAS PAINE.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09

E An "or,l-rIy" in q scrape, fol
sa, lug that the Generals lady put. him
m mind Of the invoice Of AL Afr can lra-
der when he Looked as her noush-'al
gums, gold and IVORY
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09
Special Notice.


IF Every one who ias anything to buy
or sell
gE Every one who wants, or has lost
anything
.w Ev.ry one engaged in any business
whatever
EE Now resort to the newspapers 10
communicate with the public.
Eg Those who want good. cheap goods.
Ag- II, }se who want The bpsl bargains,
Is- Those who are the best posted
ls- Now ge! the cheap g.rds, the best
bargains, and the latest information
through the advertising columns ot
the Sugar Planter. =
Im n,"dalelv i not sooner.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
The Model Husband.

On n eek-day he walks with his wife
and is not afraid Of miliner's shop
lie even has change" when asked fo, it,
and never a,ludcs to it afterwards. He
Is not above carrying a ikfge brown pa
Per parcel, or a cotton umbrella, or the
c'ogS, or even holding the baby in his lap
in an omnibus. lie runs on the frs,
knock at the door, when it is raining
He goes outside, If the cab is full. lie
goes to bed first in cold weather. lie
will get up in the middle Of the night to
rock The cradle, or answer the door bell.
He eats cold meat without murnur, or
pickles, and is Indifferent about pies and
puddings. The cheese il never too strong
or the beer too small, or the tea too weak
Tor him. lie believes in Mysteries, and is
melted instantly with tear. He patch
cS ~ a quarrc! with a velvet gown, and
drives away the suIks with trip to Ep-
som or a gig in the Park on Sunday.
he goes to church regularly, and takes
his wife to tho opera once "a year. He
pays tor her losses at cards, aud gives her
all his winnings. He never flies out a.
bout his buttons, or brings home friends
to supper. His clothes never smell OF
tobacco. He respects ihe curtains and
never smokes in the house. He carves,
but never secretes for himself The brown
lie !accs his wlie's stays, eyvn in De-
cemher, aud never asks for u fire in the
bed room Oh the most wirtrv nights
liz RESPECTS the fiction Of his wifes age
aud would As soon burn his fingers as
touch Ihe bright poker. He never in
vadcS ia" kitchen, and wouId TO more
th'n'i Ct blowing up any Of the servants
than Of ordering the dinner, or having
the tray brought up after eleven. He is
innocent of 'stch key. lie lets the
family go out Of t"wu oHcc every wear,
whist lie remains at home with one knife
and fork, sits ON Il brown Holland chair
sleeps Oh a curIaiuiess bed, and has a
chairwoman to wait on him. He goes
down on Saturday and comes up on the
Monday, taking with him the clean linen,
and bringing back the dirty clothes. He
checks the washing bills. lie pays the
housekeeping money without a suspicion,
and shuts lis eyes to the "sundries."-
lie is very easy and ntfrc,ionatc, keeping
the welding anniversary punctuAIIy; new
"r complaining If the dinner is not ready;
making the breakfast himself if no one ;s
down letting hrs wife wsIlz and drink
porter before company. lie runs all her
errands, pays all her bills, and cries like
ch'Id at her Death Wonderful People,
by -NnyAc'o.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
The Pressure upon the Manufactures.

The coming winter will be hard one,
in consequence of the leading manufactur.
ing companies Of the country either cur
failing or completely suspending. Two
Companies have discharged over three
hundred hands, in New Brunswick, with
III day or two. At Manchester, New
hampshire, the Print Works have deter
mined to reduce their weekly work, not
raining Fridays and Saturdays. The
cotton and wooden mills of Philadelphia
have stopped, one or two merely finishing
up the stock on hand-all are TO cease
operation, and over 1000 hands will be
idle. The Pacific Company's Knitting
Mill al Manchester, Connecticut, is running
on short time. One or two paper mills
IN loI'and County have stopped entirely.
The Troy Iron Companies, at Troy, are
yet gong on, but they make no more
weekly payments quarterly settlements
only will be made for the future. In
Georgia, three cotton factories have sus-
peude ! operations. In New York there
must be great distress this winter, not.
wthstanding the apparent falling of in
the necessaries Of life. The poor will suf
Ter terribly. Reductions will be made in
the number of workmen in the manufac.
turing establishments here and thousands
will be thrown out Of employment, and
the misery will fall upon those whose dai-
ly labor only supplies their daily bread.
Let our philantnrovistS look out in sea-
son, and prepare for some benevolent
move in time. II we ever reeded soup
houses it will be this winter.-New York
Day Book.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
Our Money Market.

lhe pressure in cur money market has
been heavy and constant during the whole
Of the last week, and probably reached
The worst point Yesterday. In conse-
quence ot the fixed determination of our
banks to maintain specie payments
hro"s shOnt, they are unable to discount
any considerable quantity Of new paper.
Bat they renew literally, some customers
paying 20 per cent, others 10, and others
whatever they can. We have heard Of
no failures and no heavy sacrifices Of
stocks or other securetles. Some have
paid pretty high rate out of doors for
money, buI such instances have been rare.
There has been no shaking OF confidence
either amongst the merchants or betw cell
them and the banks. 1t is believed, and
ustly, that there is a very general >o!ven-
cy and that in few days movement Of
the rice and cotton market must tighten
the pressure. Fortunately ipr US, We have
Inc articles winch the world must have,
and If we cannot now find the money to
send II on, the CONSUMERS who want it
must send the cash to buy it. If Europe
sends specie to this country, as she must,
that money comes for cotton and must
come South. Meanwhile The foreign de-
mand upon US for specie cannot he large,
and with unbroken confidence at home,
We have abundant specie for our present
use. The pending Georgia election, and
other slight interruptions, may sacken
our fall trade for few days, but never
lhelcss the various streams that paw trib.
ute to us at this season, will in short
time help to Tighten the PRESSURE Char
lesion Standard.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
One of the Roads to Crime.

One OF the surest methods Of making
criminals is to degrade labor and pay un-
due respect to wealth. Men will run any
risk to gain position in society. The
recent disclosure in the case Of Huntington
Tuckerman, and other similar deIinquen,s
in this country Of Sadlier, Robson, Red &.
path, and others in England and France,
prove that the desire to appear well in
society. to be ranked among the happy
few who live without labor and indulge
in tue elegancies OF life, is one of the
strongest incentives 20 crime. And it must
De noticed, for the fact is painfully evi-
dent, that the false spin. of aris,ocracy
which reverences mere wealth and scorns
honest labor, is becoming sIarmin Civ pre-
va'ent among Us. IL is time that the
Press and the pulpit, and every other ir
s,rnment for modifying opinion and pro-
duciug moral effect, were employed in
checking the growing evil in question:
1t is especially the duty Of parents to in
still into ;he minds Of their children Jus,
ideas on the true dignity Of labor, and
the Worthless of mere exlrinsic show:
for the child that has been taught to re.
gard wealth IA the standard of excellence
and honest labor as degrading, will run
narrow risk of ending his days on the
gaI'ows or in the cells Of a prison. A few
nights since, little child of some ten
years, who should have been as guieless
and innocent ~ cherub on being re
4ucstcd to dance with anotber child of
her own age, shrugged up her shoulders,
and in her childish way, positively refus.
cd. On Icing asked why she hesited.
she said she could not dance with the
other little girl because her father was
captain of a steamboat. OF course the
'It'!e creature was taught TO regard the
captain of steamboat with disdan, and
probably to look upon the children Of all
mechanics as below her, or she would
not have dreamed Of imaking such An e1
cuSe. 1t would require no gift Of proph-
ecy to ioreSee what must be the inevi,a.
bie termination of a life which is com.
menced with such false IDEAS of what
should constitute true claims 10 honor
and resrect.-N. y. Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
Eistaking the Hymn.

youCg clerical gentle man relates tho
following anecdote OF ore Of his Dutch
brethren
The old fellow was about commencing
one Of his spiritual exercises when 10 the
disadvantage Of his being little near.
sighted was added the poor light Of a
country church. Alter clearing his throat
he gave out the hynn, prefacing it with
the apology
DE light is bad, mine eyes Is dim,
cannot see /, read dish hymn.
The clerk, snpposing it WAS the Stsi
s,auza OF :he hymn, struck up tue tune
al common metre. The old fellow, taken
somewhat aback by the turn OF affairs,
corrected the mistake 10y saying
didn't mean TO sing dish hymn,
only meant mine eyes isll dim.
The clerk, still thinking it continue
zion Of the coupet finished in The prece-
ding STRAIN. The old man at this wax
cd wroth, and exclaimed, at the top OF
hrs voice.
tink ter tyveFs in you all
Dat wash no hymn TO sing at all.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

Previous to 1882, shot were made by
dropping lead into water; and they were
invariably fiattened on one side. In that
year, Mrs. Watts, the wife Of shoema-
ker, who had been earnestly thinking Of
some method of making the sho, perfect
ly round, is said TO have dreamed that it
could be done by dropping the lead from
a great height. She and her husband
tried it in the shaft Of coal mine with
perfect success, and took out pa,e.,, re-
alizing fortune thereby
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
The Morgan lLa.l Gazette, tells story

The Morgan (La) Gazette, tells story
OF man named Johnson, who, suspect
ing that neighbor s;oie his hogs, took
his gun one day, met the thief on horse
back, made him get off. and then down
on his knees, put his face in his hat, and
repeat the following vigorous lines : 81
hope my eyes may drop into my hat, and
my hat into he'll, if ever steal another
hog from John L."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

Two gardners had their crops Of peas
killed by the frost, one OF whom, who had
tretted greatly, and grumbing at his loss,
visiting his nsighbor some time after, was
astoniShel To see another fine crop grow.
ing, and inquired how il could be. "They
are what sowed while you were fretting,
was the reply. Why, don't you ever
iretF Yes; bnt pot it off till l have
repaired the misshief' 'Wny, then, there's
no need 20 frei at aIl.' True; that's the
reason lput j, oG.'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
! tink ter tyyel's in you all
Dat wash no hymn to sing at all,

RicH EDroRs.-An exchange says that
editors are. as general thing, not over
stocked with worldly goods. Humbug
saws the Honren (Wis.) Argus. Here
we are, editors Of a country paper, fairly
Toi!;ng in wealth, We have good Of.
fee, couple Of barrel!ed rifles, seven suits
OF clothes, three kittens, Newfoundland
pup, two gold watches, thirteen day and
two night shirts, carpets on our floor, a
pretty wife, own one corner lot, have nine.
tythree cents in cash, are out Of debt,
and have no rich relatives.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
A groee, having mentio,ol to ona of

a grocer having mentioned to one of
bis lIdy customers that the submarine tel.
cgraph was broken, she replied, that if 10
their next attempt they should grease the
cable with some Of his strong butter, which
she had been using for some time, she
thought it would impart strength to it,
The grocer smiled family out Of COM
pliment, but didn't see the point Of the
Joke,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

A young lady asked gentleman the
meaning of the word surrogate! 1T is,'
replied he, "a gate through which parties
have to pass on their way to get married.
Then | suppose replied she, that it is a
corruption Of sorro,O,gate.' you are
right, Miss replied her informant, 'as wo-
man is an abbreviation Of 100 to man.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

AT railroad station, an old lady said
20 very pompous'looking gentleman,
who was talking about steam navigation.
Pray, sir, what is steam T. Steam, ma
am, is-ah steam is-.eb !-ah steam
is-steam Il knew that chap couldn't
tell ye,' said rough. looking fellow stand
ing by, but steam is a bucket of water
in tremendous perspiration y
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

The following is too good to be lost
y lady. formerly resident Of Georgia,
very much discontented with Mississippi
life, and longing to return to her native
land, WAS shouting at camp meeting last
year, and becoming 50 exclusively happy,
that she exclaimed, GLORY to God
feel like | WAS in Georgyr
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

DEATH BY CoLD.-The immediate cause
of the death by cold is apoplexy. The
heart is arrested and parslyzed in the
exercise Of its office, and no longer sup.
plies the brain with arterial blood. Nor
is the blood thrown with sufficient force
20 the extremilies. 1t accumulates, there
fore, in the large vessels, preceding i'm
mediateIy from the main spring, and
there is no ingress for the blood returning
from the brain. The large siuews, tbere-
fore, become overgorged, and apoplexy
then follows. When the cold has not
been severe enough to destroy life entire.
", il muiilates the extremites, and NOR
tiGcation ensues from want OF ciFcula-
la,ion. The Lascars. who arrive in Eng.
land from India in tie winter season, are
very prone to this effect of climate 30
muclI colder than their native oue---as
the records Of the London hospitals abun.
dainty prpye.-Sy Henry Rglfn9.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

Nor OF THAT FAMILY.-A maa whose
appearance indicated that lie was stag
gering from the excessive weight of
brick in bis hat, being asked if he was a
"oon of Temperance" replied, "Hic no
no relation-not even an c-acquaiu-
tance."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14
A Word of ENCOURAGEMENT.

Il have heard Of one who, returning
from an affecting sermon, highly com
mended it 10 some and being asked what
he remembered Of it, answered. Truly,
remember nothing at all but Only, while
| heard it, il made me resolve 10 live bet
ter and so, by Gods grace, will To
the same purpose, | have somewhere read
story of one who complained TO an aged
holy man that he was much discouraged
from reading the Scriptures, because he
could fasten nothing upon his memory
which he had read. The old hermit, (for
so remember lie was descrided,) babe
him take an eartheu pitcher and fill il
with water. When he had done il, he
bade him empty it again and wipe il clean
that nothing should remain in it: which
when the other had done and wondered
TO what this tended, Now said be,
though there be nothing remaining
in it, yet the pitcher is cleaner than Il
was before; so, though Thy memory 70.
tain nothing Of the word thou resdesl,
yet thy heart is cleaner for its very pas
sage through
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

An old lady, up in Vermont, was ask
cd by young clergyman, to what re-
hgious denomination she belonged. 81
don't KNOW" said she, "nor / don't care
anything about your nominations. For
my part, hold on to the old meetin-
house; and what's more, | mean to be-
long there"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

DO you understand me nowi' thun-
dered country Pedagogue to an urchin
at whose head he threw en- inkstand.-
I've got an ink.ling Of what you meau,'
replied the boy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

The first time that Jerrold met with
Dibden, the latter said TO him Young
ster, have you sufficient confidence in me
to loan me guinea 2 'Yes,' replied the
author of 'Black-Eyed Susan,'I 4 have the
confidence, but haven't the guinea
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

i"e "''''cr hII not heed them but mo.
''""eu 10 ne'ghbor to take the child in
HIS A''''S' lie ana so.
D''"g me the egg basket, he spoke
very S'e'"'y' almost without opening his
'ce'", !" 'he servant
''"' 90 Ion want "t itf what
VT" W." 40 Win II Hes crazy aud
''"' '"'' '''''"'%S '"''""ed, ont tue bas-
""' '"''e J" moment.
V Se'~'u one o' Tie eggs Oroke It, in.
'',e" ''' "''Se'S again between the teeth
-" N'e"V''' 'he'n open by force,
:" '"ey S""' Wit" s" conv"'"''e "A
., 49,, -, >" '''''' HIS ''"'
,Ia., -, '" "''' '''e
;,,, ,,o.,. ., =, "''"
s.J -, ,I,a ,.;.. "0' :
Do,', ,ho ,l,;rl :. I.;,r
.p..,., "" '''
c,r,, ry.r ,h.,,,.,I,..[.', ''''''S II
LAWN, hor h.,I ,,.,,, 1;.'..... N'N> ~ 90!
.N.rr la .,;ur ,,
while his ,eo,h w.,s r.I,x;n. n,,'
cl.,c,;no o,ll;,
wcro ep,.r;r,, h.,r, ..I I,,
Of vop maldIo v;,b uo ,orr
The bvs,.rd.rs ;,yo'nn,,r,,,. ,,,.,
with many harsh rem,rks upon his cru.l.
tr-but lie did no, heed them. ap6 went,
on. Another and another egg was bro
ken, and still there was no sign of life
Then the whole body Of Lyst.nders broke
out into ioUI muumrr. aul cr,c, Of the
hu:e" Let the chill die in peacer H..
were near" around "'m'
lie dCsiS:cl Tor q moment from his rf
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

An cid advertisement OF 1868 reads
""anied-a stout, active man, who fears
the Lord, end can carry two hundred
weight"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-14

fhe latest way 20 pop the question is
to ask fair lady if you can have the
pleasure Of seeing her to the minister's.