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A Cup Of Bitlers.

Thoughtless people would have the
world made up of sweets they would ex-
punge bitter substance as useless. When,
however, we look into natures labratory, we
see that bitters have not been made in vain.
The consumption Of bitter substances by the
human family is so great that it can only be
compared to the demand for sweets. Bitter
substances, like sweets, can be extracted from
great variety of plants growing in differ
ent parts Of the earth. The purest bitter
principle is yielded by the quassia tree, SO
called after negro named Quassi, who used
| it with remarkable success in curing ma
lignant fever which prevailed at Surinam.
Nearly all the bitter plants are called febri-
| fuge, from their power to cure fever. 1t is
not, however, in i'll health chat bitters are
solely used, but in ordinary beverages, which
are not absolutely essential to support life.
The principal bitter used in England is vel
known to be derived from the hop plant; in
Germany it is from wormwood; in Italy it
is from absinth. In the latter country We
see men smoking their segars, and if leisurely
conversing they drink "bottled absinth,"
which, to an English palate, is so bitter as to
be perfectly nauseous. In the Levant they
eat a sort of gourd, or bitter cucumber
Some Of the Biblical interpreters think that
this is the plant spoken of in the second
book of Kings. chap. iv, verse 30-4l, on
tasting which for the first time, the people
exclaimed to Elisha "there is death in the
pot" but on being mixed with meal there
was no harm in it." In Scotland they dry
and chew the roots Of tho bitter vetch
these roots are also put into their whisky.
The bitter vetch is reputed to have the power
of allaying hunger and thirst for length
ened period; but in London the "evening
topers" drink bi,ters in the morning to
stimulate the appetite. There are great
many other bitter plants used in various
parts of the world. In Sweden the marsh
sedum, or wild rosemary, takes the place of
the hop; and in North America they nave q
plant called Labrador tea, which affords
more bitter infusion than the China tea used
in England. Among the other numerous
bitters, we must not forget the chammomile,
the bitter Of which is said to be the only
remedy against nightmare. Marmalade,
turnip-tops, and many other things are in
cluded among the bitter food which we eat
and relish. It is not little remarkable that
young people have dislike to anything that
is bitter, while elderly persons generally pre-
fer bitter things. This is just rs it should
be; for as life advances, our spiritual self
would seem to require a sort Of grease to the
wheel-a rosin to the bow; and this is well
supplied by bitters.--,Seisatifc american.
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The Doom of the World.

What this change is to be we dare not
even conjecture, but we see in the heavens
themselves some traces of destructive ele-
ments, and some indications of their power
The fragments of broken planets, the descent
of meteoric stones upon our globe, the
wheeling comets, Welding their loose mate.
rals at the solar furnace, the volcanic
eruptions in our own satellite, the appearance
of new stars, and the disappearance of others,
are all foreshadows of that impending con-
vulsion to which the system of the world is
doomed. Thus placed on a planet which is
to be burned up, and under heavens which
are to pass away; thus residing, as it were,
on the cemetaries, and dwelling upon the
mausoleums Of former worlds, let us learn
the lesson Of humility and wisdom, if we
have not already been taught in the school
of revelation.-North British Review.
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their bills and ordered their paper discontinued.
4. If subscribers remove to other places, without
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the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the Office, or removing
and having it uncalled for, is prma acic evidence
of intentional fraud.
6. The United States courts have also repeatedly
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sonabe notice, as required by the Post Office De-
partment, of the neglect or refusal of person to
take from the office newspapers addressed to him,
renders the postmaster liable to the publisher for the
subscription price.
7. Newspapers are not chargeabe with postage
within the county parish in which they printed
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THE LEv1aTuAN. The steamship Levi.

THE LEv1ArnAN. The steamship Levia.
than was successfully hoated in the Thames
on Sunday, January 81. Arrangements had
been perfected to complete the launch on
the day previous, but the prevalence Of a
heavy gale rendered postponemsnt imper-
ative, and, as Sunday proved most auspicious,
it was determined to proceed with the ope-
rations rather than encounter the risks
which a further heightened delay would
have entailed. The final floating Of the
great ship was effected with perfect ease,
and no accident Of any kind occurred, al
though the river was literally covered with
boats full of people, and the timbers formin G
the cradles, which had been kept down by
the weight Of the vessel, ascended with
great force some twenty or thirty feet above
the surface of the water. The scene was a
brilliant one, and the enthusiasm of the mul-
titudes who witnessed the launch was mani
tested in loud and continued cheering.
The Leyiathan was towed by four power
full tug-boats to her moorings opposite Dept
ford, where she will remain until her inter.
nal arrangements are completed.
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Character of the Age.

Were We required to characterize this ago
of ours by any single cpithet, we should be
tempted to call it, not an herocal, devo-
tional, philosophical, or moral age, but above
all others, the mechanical age. 1t is the
age of machinery, in every outward and in
ward sense Of that word; the age, which,
with its whole undivided might, forwards,
reaches and practises the great art Of adap-
ting means to ends. Nothing is now done
directly, or by hand all is by rule and cal
culated coptrivance. For the simplest ope-
ration some helps and Accomplishments,
some cunning abbreviating process is in
readiness. Our old modes Of exertion are
all discredited and thrown aside. On every
hand the living artizan is driven from his
workshop to mike room for speedier inan-
innate one. The shuttle drops from tho fin
gers of the weaver, and falls into iron fingers
that ply it faster. The sailor furls his sail
and lays down his oar, and bids strong un-
wearied servant, on vaporous wings, bear
him through the waters Men have crossed
oceans by steam; the fire-king has visited
the fabulous east, and the genius Of the Cape,
were there any Camoens now to sing it, has
again been alarmed and with far stranger
thunders than Gama's. There is no end to
machinery. Even the horse is stripped Of
his harness and finds fleet frehorse yoked
iD his stead. We have an artist that matches
chickens by steam, the very brood-hen is to
De superseded! For all earthly and some un-
earthly purposes, we have machines and me
chanic furtherances; for minoing our cab
bages-for casting US into magnetic sleep.
We remove mountains and make seas our
smooth highway nothing can resist U.s.
We war with rude nature and by our rest
less engines come off always victorious and
loaded with spoils.
What wonderful accessions have thus
been made, and are still making, to the
physical power Of mankind /; how much bet
ter fed, clothed. lodged, and in oil outward
respects accommodated, men now are, or
might b. by agiven quantity OF labor, Is
grateful reflection which forces itself on every
one What changes, too, this addition Of
power is introducing into the social system,
how wealth has more and more increased,
and at the same time gathered itself more
and more into masses, strangely altering the
old relations and increasing the distance be-
tween the rich and the poor, will be ques-
tion for political economists, and mucl
more complex and important one than any
they have yet engaged with. Our true deity
is mechanism. 1t has subdued external ma
ture for Us. and we think it will do al other
things. We are giants in physical power;
we are Titans, that strive, by heaping noun
tain on mountain, to conquer heaven also.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-24

A SINGULAR LAKE.-There is a lake COW
erng nineteen hundred acres in Wright
county. Iowa, about one hundred and fifty
miles west Of dubuque, which is surrounded
by regular stone wall, five feet wide at the
top, and in some places, where the water
would be likely to overflow the prairie, ten
feet high. AS the pioneers found the wall
there, the question arises, who built it !'-
Another remarkable fact is that the lake has
no visible feeder or outlet.
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HEAD OF LITTLE RIVER.
NEW STORE. &s

HHE UNDERSIGNED respectfully infolms his
friends and the public generally that he intends
eepng well selected stock Of DRY GOODS,
kROCERIES, CROCKERY, HATS, BOOTS,
NOES, MEDICINES, DC, which he offers to
ell at VERY Low RATE FOR CASH.
Having selected his stock with view to meet the
|ants of the surrounding country and with reference
doing strictly cash business, his only induce
lent to purchasers good articles at fair prices
He invites all respectfully to call and examine for
bemselves before purchasing elsewhere.
Il. X. DAVIS.
lIxAp OF LITTLE RIVER, June Il, 1887 (4,6,F
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Coral advertisements.
corai advertisements.
WHITE 0ULPHUR SPRINGS,
PARISH OF CATAHOULA, La,
tuated in the healthful Pine Woods G;::
near Little River and Catahoula Lake, lsl
and accessible at ell times by a good Carriage
Road from Alexandra.

HESE remarkable Springs contain Sulphur,
CarboSic Acid, Soda and Iron; containing the
tues Of Brighton, AK la Chapelle, and Malvern
Europe and Of Bladon, Blle Lick and Balston
las proved both by chemical analysis and by
!. experience of hundreds Of invaids.
The Evans HOlcl-situated on an eleva-
m, few yards from the Springs, has been enlarged
refitted for the accommodation of families, inva'
4 and the lovers of woodland pastimss Its table
nnot be surpassed, and its bar is supplied with
choicest liquors. The waters in the vicinity
Ford the finest fishing and bathing, and the region
noted as the Paradise of Hunters.
The undersigned having this day purchased al
Se right title and interest of Henry Evans, 1.-THE
lie proprietor) in and to the above property avails
mself of this method to solicit continuance o
e very liberal patronage bestowed upon the for
or nroprietor. THOS. D. EVANS.
January 26, 1858. 81
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REGULAR TEN DAY PACKET,
NJ ESS E n GE R,

EOR CAMDEN, BEECH HILL, CHAMPAG-
L nole, Ouachita City, Trenton, Monroe, Pine
Bluff, Columbia, Harrisonburg, Trinity and all Il
termedate landings-The elegant, swift passenger
steamer MESSENGER. G. II. KIRK, master, I. A.
Balle clerk will continue in the above trade, until
the season closes, making regular TEN UI /
Trips, every attention given to way and panta-
ton landings, her accommodations for passengers
are not surpassed by any boat in the trade
Feb. "a 1853, ALL.
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ed that they "shone" when they had CON-
peted the operation.
They were all landed in the course of the
day. Macomo and his wife, with Nadanna
and Quesha, are lodged in the Cape Town
prison. His son and his councillors are in
the Amseadam battery. True Della.
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Stcamb boat Cards.

New ORLEANS AND OUacHIrA RIv- ~, \
Err Ten DAY PACKET,
DOR Camden, Trenton, Monroe, Pine Bluff, Counl-
bia, Harrisonburg, Trinity and all intermediate
landings Oh the Ouachita and Black rivers the supe
perior passenger packet, "R W. McRAE," Len.
More, Master ]. W. Tobin, Clerk, viii continue to
make regular trips in the above trade during the
season. FEB. II, '5s-ds
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DEG ULAR OUACHITA ~
Bayou BARTHOLOMEW, and q.
BLACK RIVER Packet. Paul JOnc

BLACK RIVER Jacket, FIUI } OnCs,
John Glenn master, will take her place in the above
trade 50 soon as the water permts-taking freights
and passengers for Alabama Landing, Point Pleas
ant, Ouachita city, Sterlington, Trenton, Monroe,
Pine Bluff, Columbia, Harrisonburg, Trinity, and
all intermediate landings on the above route.
The Paul Jones has been purchased expressly for
the above trade, and is new and will remain during
the entire seasen. Capt. Glenn thankful for the
patronage bestowed on the Farmer last season re-
spectfuy solicits continuance of the for the
Paul Jones' oct. 81, ds.
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EF-"Sce here, my friend, you are drunk!'
"Drunk to be sure am, and have been
for the las. three years. You see my brother
and are on temperance mission-he lee
lures while l act as a frighym example.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-24

A KNOWING BEccER.-A beggar posted
himself at the door of the Chancery Court
and kept saying, "A penny, please Only
one penny, sir, before you go in." "And why
my man I" inquired an old country gentle
man. Because sir, the chances are you will
not have one when you come ou:," was the
beggar's reply.
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The young lady who swooned on hearing
it announced that q naked fact would be
disclosed, came to on receiving positive as
surance that it would be clothed in becom-
ing language.
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~ Not thousand miles from Oneida
County, coroner's jury lately rendered a
verdict that cert ain deceased man "came
to his death by excessive drinking, producing
apoplxey in the minds Of the jury"
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-24

Ey- One ofth Irish newspapers contains
an advertisement announcing rs lost, a cloth
cloak, belonging to a gentleman lined with
blue.
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ET Muggins says Jobs turkey was ia
compared with an old gobbler be shot las
week on the Devils Fork, that was SO light
it lodged in the air, and he had to get pol
to knock it down!
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~" Forgot Her other Name:"-"Tom
who did you say our friend B. married!".
swell, he married forty thousand dollars
u forget her otkcr ~anse.
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PERFECTLY CooL.-A waggish friend tells
the following, which we do not remember to
have seen in print.
A certain man whom we will call NJ
who was noted for possessing great courage
and presence of mind, Nnd had the crossest
wife in the neighborhood.
More than one attempt had been made to
frighten NJ -, without success; but one
dark stormy evening, ,one of his brother chips,
resolved to see If there was any scare in him
fixed himref in the most ghostly style possi-
bic, and stationed himself in a lonely piece
of woods through which NJ had to pass
on his way home.
The pretended ghost had scarcely settled
himself in his position, when Nj come
in sight, and came whistIing along as usual.
Suddenly the figure confronted him and in a
sepulchral voice, commanded him to stop
NJ did SO, and after regarding his com
panion moment, said, with the utmost cool
ness.
Il can't stop, friend if you are man, l
must request YOU to get out of my way and
let ME pass; if YOU are the devil, come along
and take supper with me- married your
| sister"
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es- Four boxes govern the worid-tht
cartridge box, the ballot box, the jury box
and the band box.
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NE w STOR e.
TlHE UNDERSIGNED respect nhn6
fully informs his friends and the 4G-J
public generally, that he has just opened at
his stand in Trinity,
A WE'LL SELECTED STOCK OF
NEIY GOODS,
adanted to the Spring and Summer seasons and
which he offers at DECIDEDLY Low RATES for
Cash. Having laid in his present stock with much
care and with reference to cash business exclu'
sive,y it will be seen, that the prices at which he
j, offering merchandise, really very moderate.
and such as offer inducements to purchasers. All
are respectfully solicited to examine his assortment
-ascertain his prices and judge for themselves
JOHN n. PHILIPS.
Htsay, KaG II. hso7. vsnla
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~ BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW & New Or

SfssaSSES11E LEANS FAcKET S1LV Elk MUM.
fIHE above and light draught packet SILVER
i Moon, j. w. Moore. Master, Frank Moore elk,
will commence her regulrr trips in the Bayou Bar
tholomew the first rise of water, and shippers may
rely on the Silver Moon remaining in tAc trade the
whole season. 29u
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ApvrcE.-Advice, says Ger ofe, is likei
snow; the softer it falls the watch : dwc.s'
rpec, and tho deeper !, a; me fines" ".', - j,
ed. .dvanes. extracted
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1T free to all who wish Il
up clube. Address
~ sCR 4 CO.. wslsus s,rsss '.i~ .s,
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| HAVE LOST MY WAY

"I have lost nv way," little child said
to me this morning. She had wandered
too far from her fathers house. * want
to go home,". the child said, and her tears
fell thick and fast upon her little hands.
led the little lost one home and It was sweet
to witness the rejoiciugs Of the parents over
the restored lamb.
have lost my way, repeated sadly to
myself in these deep labarynths of life; my
feet wander in strange paths; the fruit which
had SO fondly coveted, like the apples o
Sodom, has turned to ashes on my lipsl; me-
mories of my glad, prayertnl Childhood
comes sMeeping over my soul; have left
my fathers house, and l, too, want to- so
home.
God has" made the parent type OF his
own infinite love; and if an earthly father
can say 1T was meet that we should be mer'
ry and be glad, for this my son was dead
and is alive again, and was. lost, and is found,
how much more will our heavenly Fathe,
welcome the wanderers return to his pro-
tec,ing love! The sweetest tears shed are
those of penitence. Some of the noblest steps
trod are those which return from wanderings
A greater than fathers love waits to en-
the prodigal.
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NORTH c1RoLLN1 SENATORS.

/
[trcm the Wilmington (S. CO Daily Journal, Nov "a
As will be seen from the letter Of attentive Raleigh
correspondent the election of senators took place yesr
day and resulted in the choice Of Hon T. l. Clngnan
ill the unexpred term Of Hon. Asa Bggs, and OF Gov
Bragg to succeed Gov Reid whose term will expire on
the 4t day of March next In the held on Mon
day night, Mr., Clingnan nominated by acclamation
Gov Bragg was nominated on the second ballot
In regard to the senators elect it may be remembered
that months ago consent appeared to assign to
Messrs Clngmau and Bragg the positions to which the
legislature has called them or, at least IL generally
conceded that these gentemcns chances decidedly
superior to those Of other aspirants 1t appeared all
along to be regarded as certain that Mr. Cngman would
be chosen for the balance of Judge Bigg's term and
but senator could be expected to come from the
West that therefore, Mr. Reid might be regarded as viz
tually out of the field GOV Bragg regarded as the
Senator Clingman
This was the position of things during the most of the
year. until state OF t,ngement occurred about the
centre and opposition feelings and thoughts and hopes
arose. We most sincerely hope and trust that all un
pleasant feelings IN the party, or between members oil "
at ltalcgh or elsewhere. will pass away with the occa
sions which excited them To noursh such feelings, or
To act upon them, only result in evil
We said that w,nld cheerfuy acquicsce in The
choice of the party for senator's and do No party or
person will deny tue ability and standing Of the gentle
men chosen. Dir. Clingman is The ppssossor OF no
tonal reputation Governor Bragg is not unknown be-
yond the limits Of his own State and will not fail to OBJ
tain prompt recognition in the Senate. The governor
certainly is lc-l long democrat and Mr. Cngman has
served longer probation than Jacob did for either Of his
wives The elections will give very general satisfaction
satisactipn IN which share, while at the same ne
we must add that are not satisfied that the democ
Tcy of the southern portion of the tate have met viii
proper recognition of their claims and services, no
shall TO press this matter while the present
obyious disparity exists between the Cape Fear and lad
Kin sections and those watorrd 10y the Dan and the
Roanoke
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ascent 10 the summit leuel Of me Rocky Mountain cham IS
here 50 very gentle 10 BE- almost tnpeceibe and Jo
siriy mis upon the piaerrs forming the diu,dag ridge
the eye cannot distinguish ,otie e icaer kes'
II win BE remembered that great apprehension
was felt lest the Mormons who, in strong parties,
were sent out TO waylay Capt Marcy, should sue
coed in stampeding the animals and cattle he was
bringing in from New Mexico. This officer, howey-
en- had effectualy provided against any such disas
ter. lie had enlisted in his party, while in New
Mexico, all the experienced hunters, mountain and
frontier men that could be found and thus prepared
to act the offensive by anticipating the enemy and
stampeding their own horses aud mules There is no
doubt that he would have astounded the Mormons
by completely succeeding in this project had they
fallen in with him in their shouting excursions.
Capt Marcy is the author of the valuable report
on Salt Lake Valley which has been published by
the government, in large volume, and to which the
country is indebted for nearly all its accurate inior
nation in regard to the Mormon country.