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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

New VESSELS LONGER THAN THt
LEvIATmAN.-Whilc public attention
has been attracted so strongly by the
unusual dimensions of the Leyiathan that
the name of that vessel is i'll every body's
mouth, it happens singularly enough
that two vessels of greater length, ant
of more remarkable character, have
been advancing to completion in Liver
pool without the general public being
even cognizant of their existence
These vessels are each 700 feet long
They haze been constructed by Messrs
Vernon & Son, for the ORIENTAL Island
Steam Company, and are intended tol
the navigation of the Indian rivers
The purpose Of their peculiar features Of
construction is to enable a large cargo
to be carried at good rate ofspeed upor
a light draft of water. The great rivers
of India though penetrating far into the
interior, and though containing large
volumes of water, are, nevertheless
shallow during the dry season. The
vessels navis Ting them must therefore
float very light, and they have displacc
ment enough to carry good cargo
They must have strength enough
not to suffer injury if they should ge
aground, and thy must present sucf
little resistance to the water as to be
able to achieve satisfactory rate o
progress against the stream All these
Indications are adm rably fulfilled in thcs'
vessels.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
SunOap Aeaoina.
TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE RIGHT

. COURAGE, brother do not stumble,
Though thy path is dark as night;
There's "A star to guide the humble
Trust in God and do the right.
Let the road be long and dreary,
And its ending out of sight;
Foot it bravely-strong or weary,
Trust in God and do the right
Perish "policy" and cunning,
Perish all that fear the light;
Whether losing, whether winning,
Trust in God and do the right,
Trust no party, church, or faction,
Trust no 'leaders," in the fight,
But in every word and action,
Trust in God and do the right.
Trust no forms Of guilty passion,
Fiends can look like angels bright;
Trust no custom, school, or fashion,
Trust in God and do the right.
Some will hate thee, some will love thee,
Some will hatter, some will slight;
Cease from man, and look above thee,
Trust in God and do the right.
Simple rule and safest guiding,
Inward peace and inward light;
Star upon our path abiding,
TnusT IN COP AND DO THE RIGHT.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

In stocking down land there is gen
eral carclessness. which often aft the
future harvest. The land is too frequcnt-
ly put down to grass before it has been
sufficiently enriched and cultivated
The farmer has large amount oi
ground-hc plows half dozen acres
for corn, puts upon it manure sufficient
for only half that amount, obtains a talt
crop, then stocks down with oats OF
wheat, perhaps barley, obtains another
half crop of grain, and a scanty growth
of grass for two or three years, ani then
the land is "bound out" and needs d
renewed plowing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

A FUTURE STATE. In the counsel,
of a being posed of the power and dis
position which the Creator of the Uni.
verse must possess, it is not improbable
that there should be future state-it is
not improbable that we should be ac-
quaintcd with it. a future State recti,
hes everything, because if moral agents
be made in the last event happy or mis-.
cradle, according to their conduct in the
station and under the circumstances in
which they are placed, it seems not very
material 10y the operation ofwhat causes,
according to what rules, or even, if you
please to call it so, by what chance or
caprice, these stations are assigned, or
these circumstances determined, This
hypothesis, therefore, solves all that OBJ
lection to the divine care and goodness,
which the promiscuous distribution OF
good and evil is apt, on so many occa
sions, to create. This one truth changes
the nature Of things, gives order to con-
fusion, makes the moral world of a piece
with the natural Paley.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

DR.. JUDsoS's BURMESE TESTAMENT
The story Of the preservation of thi:
precious work, related by Mrs. Judson
might adorn the page of romance. l,
was taken to Ava in manuscript, ant
when Mr.. Judson was thrown into pris-
on, was secretly sewed up by his wife
in cushion too hard and unsightly to
tempt the cupidity even of his jailors,
and used by him as pillow. When at
the close of seven months, he and his
fcllow-sufercrs were so rudely thrust
into the inner prison. the old pillow fell
to the share of one of the keepers, but
finding it probably too hard for use, he
threw it back, and it came once more
into the owners hands. 1t was again
lost when he was driven to Dung pen-la;
and being stripped by one of the attend.
ants of the mat which was tied around
it, the roll of hard cotton was again flung
back into the prison. Here it was found
by Mouns Ing, who took it home as q
memorial of his teachers. without sus-
pectins its priceless contents. Several
months after, the manuscript, which now
makes part of the Burmese Bible, wa:
found within, uninjurcd.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
The CalrculiO.

Mn. EDIToR:-I have been watching that
princess of rascals among insects, she curcu-r
Ito, very closely this spring, to see If any
thing could be done to stop her ravages.-.
| am sorry to be compelled, in this case, to-
use the feminine gender. first noticed
them June l3th' Immediately made pre-
parations for their reception by mixing lit
tie starch in water, and then adding calcined
plaster, and a teaspoonful of kreosote, max
ing five quarts of the mixture With . sy-
ringe applied it literally to the plum trees,
and l have thus far, June 18th, kept them
at bay, as since their first attack l have not
seen single place injured. Pcrhaps lime
water and kreosote would do just as we'll,
and will repeat the experiment with these
as soon as see any indications of their at
tacks. l lost every plum last year, but aw
determined to show fight the present season.
publish this that others may repeat tho ex-
pertinent; and if we but partially succeed, q
few plums will be better than mo- plums.-
The members of the Bethel Farmers Club
have determined to watch more closely the
habits of insects, and obtain new information
respecting their ravages, and the best reine-
dies against them Will not the members
of other Clubs in this State unite with us for
the same object?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
pnttrQ.
THE OLD FOLKS ROOM.

The old man sat by the chimney side:
His face was wrinkled and wan,
And he leaned both hands on his stout Ga cane
As If his work were done.
His coat was Of good old fashioned gray,
The pockets were deep and wide,
Where his "spccks" and his steel tobacco box
Lay snugly side by side.
The old man liked to stir the fire;
So near him the tongs were kept;
Sometimes he mused as he gazed ut the GOALS,
Sometimes he sat and slept.
What saw he in the embers there?
All! pictures Of other years;
And nov and then they wakcncd smiles,
But oftcner started tears.
His good wife sat on the other side,
In high-backcd, flag seat chair,
soc meath the pile of her muslin cap
The sheen Of her silvery hair.
There's a happy look on her aged face,
As she busily kuits for him,
And Nellie takes up the stitches dropped,
For grandmothcr's eyes are dim.
Their children come and read the news,
To pass the time each day;
How it stirs the blood in an old mans heart,
To hear of the world away.
'Tis hcrcly scene, told you SO,
But pleasant II is to view,
At least thought it so myself,
And sketehed it down fer you.
De kind unto the old, my friend,
They're worn with this worlds strife,
Though bravelv once perchance they fought
The stern, fierce battle Of life.
They taught our youthful feet to climb
Upward iife's rugged steep;
Then let us gently lead them down
To where the weary sleep.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
fCor. Maine Farmer.

When you wish to know what the wealth
cr is to be, 90 out and select the smallest
cloud you see; keep your eye upon it. and
if it decreases and disappears, it shows y
state of the air which will be sure to be fol-
lowed by fine weather; but if it increases in
size, take your great coat with yon if you
are going from home, for falling weather
will not be far off. The reason is this:
''When the air is becoming charged with
electricity, you will see every cloud attract
ing all lesser ones toward it, until it gathers
into a shower and on the contrary, when the
fluid is passing off or ditFusing itself, then
large cloud may be seen breaking to pieces
and dissolving itself"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

BENEFITS OF ADvERsIrY.-No man
is more miserable than he that hath no
adversely; that man is not tried whether
he be good or bad; and God never crowns
these virtues which are only faculties and
dispositions; but every act of virtue il
an ingredient into reward-God so dres.
scs US for heaven. = Jeremy Taylor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
10 eradicate white daisies, plow and

10 tratICdte WNItU UdISIVS, PIUW HIIu
cultivate one or two seasons, manurlna
we'll Then seed to such grasses as are
most natural to the soil. These weeds
should be cut early, before the seed ma
lures, when they make excellent fodder,
by thoroughly cultivating and imanurins,
the plant may te got rid of if care is ta-
ken not to have the seed mature, and
mix with the hay and manure.
10 destroy the utility Of the seeds
compost your manure.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

BUcs. have heard much about bugs
among vines, especially the striped bug
Prevention is better than cure. / will tell
you how stop their ravagcs. In the fall
Of 1855, raked upall the rubbish of my
garden, including squash and cucumber
vines, and burnt them: the next sprmg
found no bugs on my vines, while my neigh
bors' were destroyed. have practiced it
since, and have not been troubled except now
and then by Il stray one from my neighbors'
gardens. (N. E. Farmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

Ii you wish to rid your orchard of a
thousand grubs and insects, make hog
pasture of it the present season. This
will be especially expedient, if you do
not wish to plow the ground. A friend
of ours, pursued this course with an or
chard that had been in sod for many
years. He doubled by this course his
crop of apples and of grass ina single
year Ohio Farmer,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

Blu.hing is said to be a sign that
something of the angel is left in woman
beautiful to the eye, and bespeaking the
inward purity of the heart. When a
women ceases to blush, she has lost her
greatest charm.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

THE Cur OF PATIENcE.-What a
goblet! 1t is set round with diamonds
from the mines of Eden; it is carved by
angelic hands, and filled at the eternal
fount of goodness. - .lerrold.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

HERDAcEous PLANTS AND BuLes. All her
baceous plants and bulbs should be set out
in the fall. Many wake up to the import
ance of these flowers when they see them in
bloom, but when the time for planting comes
they are forgotten Take notes of all desra
bic sorts in the spring or summer, when in
flower, and plant early in the fall, and the
following spring you will have plenty Of
flowers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

An exchange says that an excellent
: composition for stopping leaks wher
buildings Join, may be made as follows;
Four pounds rosin, one pint linseed oil.
and one ounce red lead. Apply hot with
brush
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

DAurIAs FROM SEED. A friend who tiled
the seed last season, says that he succeeded
in raising finer Dahli,s than any he ever saw
crown from tubers, aud We're III blossom full
as early,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

Take mashed potatoes, with milk, salt,
butter and flower, till you can roll out
Cut in squares, and try brown on both sides.
An egg will be an improvement
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02

Esop the Physician said that when
took the clay to form man
he tempered it with tears.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20

Gss5FT The Fclicjana Democrat proposes
the mcetingof d Convention at Baton
istEige On tie third Monday Of january
next, for the purpose Of nnmiaatiug :
candidate for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, in the place of Justice
VOORHEES,, whose term Of Office expires
n"xt Spring,
We age entirely with the Democrat
as to the necessity Of having q Conven-
ton, but wou'd suggest the propriety OF
p"stponii,g all action in the matter until
the meeting Of the Legislature, and leave
It tn the members from this District to
call The Convention, and fix the time and
plaee for its meeting, az is the custom
with our State and District Conventions.
A Convention called in this way by our
Representatives in the Legislature,
won;d carry with it far more weight and
aathority than suggestions thrown out
By different newspapers, which might
not oil be alike, and would also secure
e4aaoert Of action and command more
general attention than any other mode.
TIE election does not take place till
thu 6rst Monday Of April, which will al
tosd ample time for a Convention to be
regularly called by cur Representatives,
when they meet 1T Baton Rouge on the
Monday Of JANUARY next.
Besidrs, should tie nomination take
place, say on the third Monday of Feb
it would give more time to make
a jidicious selection, and also ample
time to make known to the public the
candidate offered. We are opposed to
too early nomination.
TArse are our views. However, we
will yield t., the will of the majority,
and will cooperate heartily in the nom
nation to be made.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20
LAFAYETTE CALDWELL,
COmm'r Second District.

The NEW CUsToM-H ousE.-We took q
stroll through this establishment yrster-
day, and found the work going III, aycly
on, to all appearances. The nucleus Of
operations now is the grand c~entra: hall.
The massive walls which are to support
the dome are flushed to the point which
will be the base Of the dome; the marble
faeinys and sculpture are up, all round;
and the fourteen corilltllian columns oI
marble are also erected, with the mag
~nitieent finish capitals on most OF them.
The fittings OF the columns is yet to be
done; and. to come down to Il total, the
amount Of work yet to he done is tre-
mendous. We almost despair of ever
seeing the new Gnstnm-Housc Of New
Orleans in reality, as it now exists on
the architects drawings. 1t has been
ten years since the work commenced
and we cannot perceive that it is more
than hAlfdOne yet. Some compensation,
however, is a1Iorccd to those who may
feel impatient, by contemplating the
stupcndous ~massiveness and solidity OF
TIE building, and the magnificent view
Of the city and vicinity which is to be
had from tie four squares promenade
around the building on the railroad plat
form which surrounds it, the elevation,
being lar above the general mass OF the
city brick and mortar, and commanding
a wide and beautiful view in every di
rection. [Crescent.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20
CORRESPONDENCE.

Baron RouGE, La, Oct. %, 1858.
Col. Lafayette Caldwell, Comm'r I'd Swamp Land
District
T. SIR:-The instructions contained in
your letter of the 18th Of September
lzst and Il me directed, have been com
piled with, aud the survey Of the swamp
between the Mississippi and F lse River
has been carried through, with as much
care as possible.
The appropriation Of $4,000 b. the
Last Legislature, could not he thought
sufficient to perfect the drainage, and it
was expected that the planters interest
ed would furnish money or labor to COM
plete the work; but l found very few
ready, ard nat cue willing to undertake
the cutting, Of . canal from the swamp
to False River for the amount Of the ap-
pepriatioIi-ti,e canal to beeut accord
ing to my estimates aud prUtiles, and to
be completed by the parties Interested
after the exhaustion Of the S., GOO app-o-
priated.
The first site examined was a line
from Bayou Poydras at the bridge on
New Road, to False River, along j. B.
Lejeune's lower line: the cost of a canal
on that line would be $l1,3S5.
THE second line examined was Ch.
Peydrls' lawer line: the cost on that
line would be $s,720.
But the ~sclcction of either of those
lines for the location Of q canal would
not meet the viewsof the law, which
are 10 a7a:n the suan,p Jvtaseen the Missis-
sip; and Fakse Beer, as the upper part
only could be drained. No other plan
for a canal todischarge into False River
can be selected below CHI. Poydras' low
er li.le, the swamp being lower than the
stage of water in False River
II am convinced that a canal cut on
either Of the lines above mentioned, or
any other similar cross line, could benc.
fit only a few planters; and Eel ifof a
capacity, could not take more than
two thirds OF the water coming from
the natural fall of said water be-
Ing south-Westerly along the swamp, a
large portion Of it would naturally be
drawn towards the natural outlet.
For the reasons above stated, and to
carry out the idea of the State LegisIa-
tnre more efficiently, / think a thorough
examination Of the whole swamp and
natural drains is necessary, showing the
complete estimate of work, adyantages
be derived, etc.
All the above | respectfully submit to
'our appreciation.
J. Z. TEsrARD,
.GI f.-I E |
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20

~ u l. >.Eict Cnrr--furnu At p,so.a
IAHi..Gr A,IBRLTE UAy1s ~'&
VIZ, 81
SARAH Am RA.puRp. rie ell ~
5j0k: S. scot. AID JoiAs &. Soctk her
p \ vlH,e Of aud 70 aa.SyF a WIT a sre@a
~ sal iss'ued III The above suit au1 -.
"a ny til Hoa. thu 9th Dsrie.Qqnt h-
IA par ala State atoreaaid, 70 M1tefs ra.s.SNW
d. maud 2 d 90 IS Of ent l have IssS-k
DER at ,hlie SALE 1T he Court Hsaee IS -
S''~raay, tk ~ Aay Of QHsaAr. ~
at IL o'cloek a m, al - riek q. ,.a
sst that the defs ndsnt In IN and % - 1n
described psuperty 70 Wits
The tract o. land II tvo sspanh $685.
anKis' PIP: river. b. forty in drNA tnorrS
..aa. d il TIT Parish d Pointr Con-.
iag b>twe a II. laid " plantation soss1
1oh4 3. Soo:t, Of tbr late ?. Il Ha,iuE,- ~.
ewh; d " Mr.. Sarah Ala Rafiord. nj, -
8. Scott. On Oh: ed ;n1a And ownsd a II. 90
O HF 1854 ty on Thartut nor on It'd h -
II hr@a Aan Ra, ord wifi. Of Johu a a,c,r =
tne 9th r sd: together with si IT, imurs,pn,s
~t5'reoD, I'd a'sot he crop Of sugar Gaze non M
7ansef SAX
TN s7o months credit; the perha.er n ~
1.s. bond win .ocd and approved acsr~ !,
soiil3, AID bearing 8 PER On, interest ti.ndtv
Of s>.k.
SEVERN PoRcnE, shE
Fointe Coupee, Nov. IL, 1858. ID,
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20

JoHs Van BuREs Gu FoRsEY.-Prince
John. the other day made a speech in
New York, in xliieir he dealt Forney a
~clincller. He said that if the Demo-
Gratis about Tarrytown had searched
Forney's boot about the time he was
making that speech there, it was more
than proisbie that a pass could have
been found therein from Seward. Tar
sytown is on the spot where Maj. Andre
was captured by Paulding and his COM
Esies Turing the Revelation. d.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20

sW~Tllc District Court commenced its
Jury Session on Monday last Hon.
Judge HARRISON presiding. The amount
Of criminal business is not large; the
civil docket will therefore occupy most
of the time Of its setting, which will be
in all about four weeks. [Feliciana
Democrat.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20

TIE FHosr Axs rae SszGAa CRoP-Tis
bright pnsp<Gt Of cur psa1tets FOR ii
least a fair crop this yess, . very nuci'
dimishcd-
The nu,nrscns heavy fnCsts during the
past fortnight put it cat Of the power q.
the, planters to saie all their cane, t.
say nothing of the great dinirution iii
the yield from the injury hy the fieezr.
About cm-taird OF ths crop hadbees,
realized at TIE appearance of tive cold
weather; Of the other twothirds remain
ing, oneAxlf will te lost-making-a d.
intuition between nnc-fonrth and one
third in the ysId Of the crop.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20
UOrSCS, OIC Hal Cha .!UIoc !urlitlrt, kit,
cl Itir.Ilttlrc, sANtscI Ii I'd .. 81 = D..
7TGN5 IIND CJNDI,ONN.
State NJ

State OF Louisiana,
Ninth District Coart-iari>h o. Pointr Coupee.
IN tie matier cf'Me Succession Of DarM
IAeg, dece2sed.
PURSUANT to an order OF the 9th District
Court to M directed, l, the Undersigned, will
off r for sale. on
Mondny, Tie 27h day Of Dec, 1858,
at ten O'Clock, a. W. at the Court iIoasc, the fol-
lowing property, to-Wit:
\ Tract Of Land situated in the parish ofPointe
Coupe. on the lower chenal OF False River.
measuring two arpents front on said chnnal. ly
a i ptl Of fife n arn"nts, moro Or les: bound I
on one side by land Of LeIio Lei, AL. and on the
9th + by that Of Zcnon Bergeron. with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms of .Snie--CGh.
SEVERN PORCHE, Sheriff.
PIT Coupec, Nov. 20. 1858.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-20
State cf Louisiana.

Parish Of poiate Culpee-Ninth Dlslgc. Coars
II the Matter Of the Succession Of Amalanthe
c,;1,n Widow Louis David, Deceased.
WILL, be sold at public auction. on the pre-
w m;,es in the P.Tish of P4nte Coupe by
virtue of an order Of the Honorable the Ninth
strict Corr. in and for the PaEi.l OF Poin:e Coz
nee. State aforesaid. On
TUESDAY, l4th day Of DECEMBER, 1853,
the following propcrfy depending spon the Sue.
ccssidia Of Am:rahuhs asizail, Widow Louis David
tO-Wit:
JOACHIM. a gritar Man aged about Is years,
GEoRGa' nesr. man a Year,;
CLARlssE, negro woman 5oyeaTs.
A certain tract of land Or plsatstisa sltla"a
on the Island OF False River. in this raF1sl; coz
taj aing four arpeots front by forty IN d'PSa' ~
tween liurs closing in the rear; houadd aDo's y
laad OF james A. Vel:r1p. below BY land Oh ".
Ltbean; wiA . ssa-aoase and other impEo'elD~N"
thereon. "
MovABLEs.
Horses. Covs. Calves, Mules. AgT'ca''o'"'
Utensils. aud Household Furniture.
Terms AMI conditions Of tie Sale.
Movatley payabI2 on he LIST Ct k&eh' is',,
L. ID AID siavts s, @, a crea ~psvatle rcL,ptetTtj
on tn lat Of March 1860. 1861 AID lsn-' !"
elias, IS 10 give their no.-s ajts pcrsorsi sfe@"t
il so..do. barring int-rrst u the rFe m'n
c Mt yer a1nun STR maturity uHtIl I"o.i :.
mortgage rcscrv d au The property sotl uH''
nal paymcnt OF tn" noes. Cliff
c-C hirtUi
Pointe Conpoe, Nov. Is, 1859. 44'I