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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

SLAVERY IN KENTucKY.-The Louis
Vile Courier says there is now an extra
ordinary stampede Of the slaves in that
State. Negroes are daily escaping from
their owners in .tar,ling numbers. They
80 of, one, two three, or a dozen at II
time. That papsr attributes this unusual
movem ent to the. presence OF numerous
Abolitionists. It says: "BIack Repnbli-
cans are as thick in these parts as wolves
on prairie. It is almost respectable to
be nigger-stea;er."ii
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

YOUNG MAN, ArrENr16x!.- Don't
be a loafer, don't call yourself a
loafer, don't keep loafer'4 company,
don't hang about ]oafng places
Better work hard for: nothing and
board yourself, than sit around day
after day, or stand at corners with
yourhands in your pockets. Better
for your own mind, better for your
prospect. Bustle about, if you
mean to have anything to hustle
about for. Many poor physician
has obtained a real patient by riding
hard to attend on an imaginary one.
a quire ct blank paper tied up with
red tape carried under a lawyers
arm may procure him his first case
and make his fortune. Such is the
world-to him that hath shall be
given. Quit droning g and complaint
ing, ngg, keep busy and mind your chan
ceS. gtit r9 .>,ri.i.~
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29
ANOTHER FINE PLANTATION So1D.-

ANOTHER FINE PLANTATION Sold
Our friend John Burnside, Esq, unde-
tered by high water or other discour-
agements to sugar planters, has just com.
pleted the purchase Of the ''Orange
Grove" Plantation, adjoining his own
Hounas place, from NJ. de Lizardi, Esq,
for three hundred thousand doll ars.--
Orange Grove has long been known as
the most uniformly productive sugar
plantation in the State Of Louisiana,
giving to its late wealthy owner, equiv
alent, on an average, to one thousand
hogsheads annually. 1t is not, however,
on this account. nor for the rare beauty
and uncommon adyantages'it possesses,
that it was purchased by Mr.. Burnside,
but simply and solely, as we well under
stand, to give a better and rounder finish
to the outline Of the magnificent estate
which is to constitute the future home OF
its independent and gent!emanIy pro-
proprietor, who has now only one more
requisite to obtain, to make his Louisi-
ana residence what it will surely become
in his liberal hands 49,. .,, ., .-..
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

The MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF THE
RITE or CoNF1nMAr1oS.-Bishop Potter
held a confirmation recently in this city.
at which lady presented herself, to
whom, he was quite sure, be had admin
istered the rite before. Asshe approach
ed, he asked her it she had never con-
firmed. oh law, yes, DOCTOR" she re-
piled, "you have confirmed me twice,
and 7 want you to confirm me again-it
is 50 good for my rheumatism.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

A Romantic SroRY.-A curious cir
cumstance has come to light late y,
which has caused the laugh to turn
against the A Acadamie. A Savant men,
Der of that respected body has had in
his employment for a long time past a
young secretary, whose services he con-
sdered SO valuable in the transations Of
the Oriental language and the collecting
Of Oriental works, that, only six months
ago, he doubled his sa ;rv, on the threat
OF the secretary to leave for another suvant.
Last Monday the secretary came, all
peuileut and ashamed, to the sauant, to
declare that his approaching marriage
would prevent 4 continuance Of his eu-
9agelnent. The savant was incensed.-
aud who is the accomplics Of your
trainess folly!" exclaimed the savant,
in IL rage-being himself confirmed
old bachelor, and most averse to MARI
age. Monsieur H, returned the sec
relary, with litter. ito whom am to
be married on the It'll of this month !"
The savamt looked up in alarm, and be-
held the blushing countenance and trem-
bling eyes Of his secretary: The truth
flashed upon bis mind at once-the sec
retary was woman! And so it proves
to be. One who, with the knowledge of
Greek aud Latin, with seven Eastern
languages, could find no employment as
a '.Iearned female" and who had been
compelled to assume the dress ofthe 9th
er sex in order to Obtain livelihood
What makes the joke tell with even
more severity against savamt, is the fact
Of Monsieur H, the expectant BRIDE
groom, being the very rival whose lau-
rels have prevented his slumbers for
these fifteen years.-Court Journal.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

j.. A young man was lately arrested
in Pennsylvania for stealing a horse
and confessed the crime, stating
that he knew Of no other way to get
rid ola woman who was constantly
importuning him to marry her.
Between wife and prison he
chose as he believed, the lesser Of
twoevils.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

"a contemporary says: <sThere
Is a man up IN, our country who al
ways pays for his paper in ad-
vanced. He has never-had a sick
aayan his life-never had any corns
or the toothache-his potatoes never
rot,-the weevil, never eats his wheat
the -, frost never kills his corn or
oeans-his babies never cry in the
1ngn night, and his wife never scolds.":1
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

~ Men never get weaned.-
When they are babies, they suck
their mothers !; when middle aged,
they suck "the old man, when ad-
vanced in years, they suck long
legged pipe. A nipple ofsome kind
seems in ispcnsrble to their happi~
ness
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

-, -, Brownlow says that: James B.
Clay, has sbut:one other point to
prove, and that is, that he Is not
t1e ne, son 9 Henry Clay, and the
sooner g M ne makes this proof the more
creditable it will be to himself and
the y 2 memory = OF the deceased patri-
OF. g: "
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

The oldest married couple living
are supposed to be Mr.. Snyder
and his wife, who reside at Burn
side, Pa. He is III, and she is
108 years old, and thes have been
married SO years.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

A Chinese maxim says: We
require four things for women-that
virtue dwell in her heart, that mod
esty play OH her brow, that sweet
ness flow from her lips, and indus
occupy her hands.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

What is the best line to lead a
man with? Crino-line.
And the the best line to lead q wo-
man with is, Masculine.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

"Whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap" Then what a
bountiful harvest Of old coats and
breeches the tailor will reap one of
these days.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

~ Why is young lady op.
posed to General Jackson? Because
she revcrses his order opposition by
placing the cotton bags in the
Tel1T.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

PEooE Pos1r1vE.-Two misses,
discussing the qualities Of a young
gent, were heard at it thus: f..
| No. l. said--<'I like Charley,
but he is rather girlish he hasen't
the least bit of beard.''
No. 2.~replied-$|I say Charley
has beard but he shayes it off,
No. 1.-"No be hasen't, neither,
any more than: I have."
No. 2.-'sI say he has, too, and
[ know it, for it scratched my cheek
the other night2"
No gainsaying that. J ealousy
regularly established forthwith.
Frank" said an afectionate
lady the other day to prominent
young American, ''Ifyou don't stop
smoking and reading so much, you
will get so after awhile, that you
won't care anything at all about
workw
"Mother,''' y reelied the young hope
full, leisurely removing a long cigar,
''I've got so already.''
"May I be married, MAJ" said
little beauty to hernother. 'sWhy
do you want to be- married Z" re-
turned the mother. "Why ma, you
know that the children have never
seen any anybody married, and |
thought it N might please them" g.:
w A California correspond
ent writes: ~ consider it my duty
to state boldly thatthe matrimoni-
al market is .shockingly dull. The
time was when women, and all 9th
er dry goods, went off rapidly at
high figures, but now, even young
and tender candidates go off slowly
and as for the older, and tougher
ones, there's no mo~e show for them
than there-is for an honest admins
tration Of tee Government Of New
York." sl.sa /! 4 .;.-'. ~ =
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

w tits said that the frstperson
who wore hoops was Lady Saturn,
one Of the ladies-in-waiting on the
sun. High authority for fashion
that. -t
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

principles and policy sought to be
inculcated by it.-~-Natchatoche<
CYrom1cle, (organ Of the Natchi
toches Democracy "
It must plainly apparent to every
unprejudiced mind that this is but
an attempt to revive the slave trade
under a Observation-Disclosures Beg
ester, (organ Of the Attakapas De-
1nocracy.)
1t has been discussed by the press
and with but few exceptions in
terms unequivocaIly condcmnitory
Of the legality, policy and justice
of the whole scheme.-Do'oaldson
ville Coast: Jour1aul, Dcm,)
The Baton Rouge Advocote quo
ting a sentiment from an advocate
Of this measure that the number of
''slave owners should be increased" /"
and that he knew of "no plan to
effect this object 50 q0eW as Mis Af-
r!ca's apprentice systema," thus re-
plies to It
lie speaks of increasing the num-
Der Of sluve ov,aers by importing
free Africans !! Why, Colonel, it
was generally understood tnat these
imported Africans were to be only
apperaticetz, not sold or otherwise
put in the hands of ''owners." 1t
was not understood that man
could become a slave owner by
employing free African labor. Oh
no!
Those who have been hulnbug-
ged by this apprentice bill ought
to open their eyes after this T..
The Guido Gazette (Dem.) the
Naschace6e, (Dem.,) and various
other papers Of the State, irrespec-
tive party, have also spoken against
this measure. ,....
We have no room for comments
nor are any necessary. The senti-
ments we have quoted "speak for
themselves" The voices that have
been raised in favor of the scheme
are so few and feeble that nothing
further need be said in regard to
them.
We ask those journals in the
South, North, or West that may
have given countenance to the idea
that the people Of Louisiana were
going to ''whip the devil round the
stump" by reviving the slave trade
under the disguise Of this ''appren-
tice" system, to place our citizens
rectus IN celran. They give 10
quarter to any such idea.
We append the further remark
that the views we took of this meas
ure at the outset have been fully |
and emphatically sustained by the
press of the State.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13
LOOKING GLASSES.

The fair belle as she arranges her tresses
before the mirrnr, or the hirsute man, who
shaves his head by its aid, does not consider
the''dreadful trade" Of those who have been
in the manufacture. The silvering of the
glass is done principally in France and Ger
many. The process is one of the most
curious of the modern arts, and is an ex-
tremely simple one. A sheet of tin foil some-
what larger than the glass plate, is laid upon
a smooth table, and quicksilver poured over
it until the foil is covered with thickness
of u tenth of an inch or more. All impuri-
ties being swept off from the surface Of the
mercury, and the glass plate made scrupu-
lously clean, it is broug ht even with the edge
of the table, and pushed gently forward
sideways, so as to slide over the mercury bath,
its edge just dipping beneath its surface, so
as to push before it all impurities, and to
exclude all air bubbles.
Weights are then evenly applied to the
glass, and whole table inclined to such I'm
angle as to favor the drawing off the super
Auous mercury. This requires some days
or weeks according to the size Of plate
There is o constant risk in the whole process,
even when the greatest care is practiced.-
The larger glass, the greater the danger Of
eakage and imperfections. Sometimes the
anal gam crystalizes, producing flaws, which
require the operation to be repeated
! 1t is these causes which make large
mirrors so very costly. In addition to
this, high wages must be paid to the work
men, as the mercury produces salvation,
destroys their health, renders some of them
cripples for years, and prematurely shortens
the lives of all.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13
50 90 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
MOSCOW.

No other CITY in the world presents sc
cosmopolitan an aspect. The gildsd domes
of fLucknow-ths pagodas Of China-Byzan-
tine churches-Greciant temples-palaces In
the style Of Versailles-heavy inexpensive
German buildings-wooden country cottages
-glaring American signs--boulevards
gardens, silent lanes, roaring streets, open
markets, Turkish bazaars. French cafes,
German beer cellars and Chinese ea.houses
all of which are found here, not grouped
exclusively into separate can,ons, but mixed
and jumbled together, until Europe and Asia,
the past and the present, the old world and
the new, are so blended and COMPOUNDED,
that it is impossible to say which predomin-
ates. Another city so bizarre and so pic
turesque as Moscow does not exist. To call
it Russian would be too narrow distinction
it suggests the world. Its position, near
the imaginary line where one continent is
merged into the other, accounts for this
The waters of the Moskva seek an Asiatic
sea, yet its nearest ports are those of central
Europe. Its 6bres of commerce branch
eastward across the Tartar steppes to Mon
golia and China southwark to Samarcand
and Bokhara, to Cashmere and Persia: north
ward to Archangel and the Polar ocean; and
on the west, to all the rest of Europe. The
race who founded it came from the south
east, and brought with them the minaret and
the swelling Oriental dome, the love of gid
ing aud glaring colors its religion came
from Constantinople, with the Byzantine
pillar of the Greek cross; and the founder
of Russian power learned his trade IN the
west. On every one Of its thousand spire,
and domes glitters the crescent, surmounted
by the triumphant cross. At its southern
end the Tartar muezzin calls to prayer from
the roof of the mosque, while at the north
ern, the whistle of the locomotive announces
the departure of the train for St. Petersburg
-Bayard Taylor.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13
SPELLING.

| Probably the worst feature Of any compo-
sition, be it ever so poor as regards construc-
tion and sentiment, is the misspelling Of
common words. And however neatly writ
ten, however beautifully constructed, any
piece of composition may be, if here and
there, word may be found incorrectly
spelled it takes all the beauty away from both
composition and penmanship. The most
glowing language ever used, the most inspi-
ring sentiments ever uttered, ''thoughts that
breathe and words that burn,' if written
and incorrectly spelled, lose all their
force, all their power to win and control,
and make but feeble impression on the
reader.
Spelling we all have to do with more or
less. Whether We read, or write, or talk or
only think, we must spell our ,rords. And
it is Just rs easy to spell correctly as incor
rectly. Or, if not us easy, it is certainly far
the best way.
Attention while reading, close application
to the spelling book, and frequent reference
to the dictionary, will make any one good
speller. Inattention and carelessness in these
respects will generally resultin poor knowl-
edge of spelling.
Spelling should certainly be considered a
subj ject Of Importance with teachers. 1t
should their be aim to inculcate in their schol-
ars love of correct spelling. At any rate, they
should call the attention to the important
words in the lessons. No teacher has done
his whole duty toward his scholars, who has
suffered even one reading lesson to pass by
without having been satisfied that every one
in the class could spell every word correctly.
This may be ascertained In various ways,
according to the capacity and circumstances
of the class. 1t is not our intention here
to designate any plan. Each teacher
can follow that which best suits his
school.
If it be Necessary that scholars have thor
ough training while at school, that they may
become good spoilers, is it not important
indeed-isit it not an absolute necessity-that
the teacher have thorough knowledge not
only of spelling. but of the rules which gov.
ern correct spelling, ard of the pronouncia-
ton of our English words at least? And
yet we often meet with teachers who cannot
spell some of the simplest words of our
language. Such teachers are sorely puzzled
by having to refer to the dictionary, when
called upon by scholar to spell word
And well they may be. But is this as it
should be? Is it right for any one to enter
upon the duties connected with teachers
life without being fully qualified to meet all
the demands made upon him as well in SPELL
ing as in mathematics, or any Of the other
branches?
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13
PIOUANT ANECDOTE.

| A spice merchant at Constantinople, car
rying piece Of fine cloth to a tailor, desired
to have a cloak or tunic made of it. and
inquired if there was enough. The artist
having measured the stuff. declared it suf-
fcient, and then requested to know the cost
of it.
'Five sequins,' replied the customer, swas
the price and considering the quality, that
is not at all dear.
The tailor paused moment.
4 am but a new beginner in the trade,
said he to the spice dealer, at length, 'and
money is an object to me. Give me two Sc
quins and will show you how you may save
three in this affair."
81 agree said the other and the money
was produced and paid.
ut is well, said the man of the needle
81 am a man Of my word. This cloth has
cost five sequins, and have promised to
save you three. Take it to some other tailor,
and Allah direct you to one of more expe-
rience-for have never made such dress
as you want, and if attempt it, it will be
spoiled
This reminds us of An anecdote related of
Sheridan who went to hair -dresser's to
order n wig. On being measured, the bar
Der, who was liberal soul, invited the orator
to take some refreshments in an inner room.
Here he showed him so much genuine hos
pitality that Sheridan's heart was touched.
When they rose from the table, and were
separating, the latter looking the barber full
IN the face, said:
'On reflection, don't intend that you shall
make my wig
Astonished,and with blank visage, the
other exclaimed
'Good Heaven ! Mr.. Sheridan, how can l
have displeased you?'
'Why. look you,' said Sheridan, you are
an honest fellow; | repeatit, you shan't make
the wig, for never intended to pay for it.
l'll go to another less worthy son of the
craft
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13
From the Georgia Ed. Journal.
THE QUESTION NANSWERED-WHAr BE-
COM ES OF DEER'S HORNS.

COMES Ok DEEhS hUANSs
DR.. G. T. WILBURx-I saw statement
in your journal some time since, that it was
puzzle to old hunters to know what be-
came of the male deer's horns, Us it is ad-
mitted by all, that they shed them every
year. think can solve the question for
you. live in Hide county, North Carolina.
follow hunting in the swamps great deal
and, from the experience which many years
have given me in hunting bears and dear, |
have the right to give to the public what l
know to be facts. One day had been
walking until | was much fatigued, and
sat down on q log with my friend, j. A.
Davis, to rest. Soon after we were seated,
we heard something making a noise in the
bushes, which We supposed to be n bear.-
We watched closely and earnestly for it to
make its appearance. In Il moment, large
male deer, with beautiful head of horns,
made bis exit. lie was rather far off for q
shot, and consequently, We waited for him
to come nearer, but he chose not to approach
US, and went into thick bunch of under
growth, around which was IN open space
for some distance. As soon as the deer was
in the bushes, We approached to the place.
We posted ourselves and waited for him to
make his appearance. He kept up a con-
siderable rafting and shaking Of the bushes.
After about half an hour, Il large male deer
made his appearance on the side next to me;
| shot him dead in his tracks. did not Mt
the time think it the same one we saw 20 in
the bushes. called to my friend Davis to
look out, as there was another, for the one
had just shot had no horns. We decided
to 60 into the patch of bushes, and when
We did SO, to our great astonishment We
found no other deer. The woods did not
exceed twelve feet in diameter; it would
have been out of the question for deer to
have escaped without seeing him. We knew
without doubt, that the deer which went in
to the bushes had horns, and the one which
| had killed and lay before us, had no horns.
We examined his head and found where his
horns ought to be, there were little specks
Of blood about the size of pins head
We concluded, as it was January, that he
bad shed his horns. know it is stated in
Natural History, that the old male deer
shed their horns in March, and the young
ones in May; but old and experienced hunt
ers know that many naturalists write many
things in the books that never occur in Ma
ture. Under the belief that be had shed his
horns, we began our search for them. In
looking over all the ground and up in the
bushes we were surprised that we could not
find them. | happened to observe some
signs Of fresh dirt upon the leaves, and
commenced to rake away the leaves; and
calling the attention of Davis to the fact,
We found the earth had been freshly broken
up; l dug down with Il stick, and at about
ten inches's depth, found the horns. They
were freshly shed. applied them to the
head, and they fitted exactly. These are
facts that can be fully substantiated, and
your inquirer may rest assured that all deer
on shedding their horns bury them.
j. 4. JORDON.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-13

cy A manufacturer and vender Of pat
ent medicine recently wrote to friend llv.
ing out west for good strong recommen.
dotion of his (the manufacturer's) 'balsam.
In few days he received the following,
which we call pretty strong:
DEAR SIR:-The land composing my farm
had hitherto been so poor that Sco.chman
could not get living off of it, and so stony
that we had to slice our potatoes and plant
them edgeways; but hearing of your Balsam,
put some on ten acre lot surrounded by
a railroad fence, and in the morning, found
that the rocks had entirely disappeared; a
neat stone wall encircled the field, and the
rails were split into oven wood, and piled
up Systematically in my back yard.
Il put half IN ounce into the middle Of a
huckleberry swamp-iu two days it was
cleared off, planted with corn and pumpkins,
and row Of peach trees in full blossom
through the middle.
'As an evidence of its tremendous strength
would say that it drew a striking likeness
of my eldest son out Of mill pond, drew a
blister all over his stomach, drew load of
potatoes four miles to market, and eventu-
ally drew prize of ninety-seven dollars in a
lottery