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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

The GAZETTE d SENTINEL AND Our
sELF.-After a controversy Of some weeks
with this paper or rather one Of its edit
ors,-he suddenly discovers that it has
two editors, and one should not be res
ponsib!e for the political heresies of the
other. Admilted-but as our attacks
upon the senior editor commenced on the
18th Of June, and continued mp to the
present time, and in which we charged
him with being the author o. all editori-
ais appearing in that paper: why did he
not from the first, give us TO understand
that we We're assau]ting him unjustly :?
No, lie no doubt thought lie could fight
it out by himself, and so 'pitched io'
backed again. Finding himself worsted
in the ''keen encounter Of our wis., he
aside anI shields himself behind
the junior. One word with the Gazette
d. Sentinel and this controversy ends, on
our part Our desire i, to be courteous
and civil to all our contemporaries, expect
same from them in return. That
paper charges us with being guilty Of
.6surdities! Precisely. And we have
been guilty Of no greater a~bsurdily in
our whole life than getting into a con-
with the Gazette d. Sentinel.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

WILL IT NEVER CEASE Mot the rain or
hot weather, but the rivers rising. Tele-
graphic dispatches from the upper country
announce a rise in all its rivers. We SUP.
pose they will continue rising until they are
tired of it, or have no more water to rise on.
At this point to-day, Wednesday, the river is
fully up to the highest water mark of the
season, and it has not fallen more than two
inches at any one time during the season.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

RIVER lNrE1LIeEScr-Ciincinnat; hi 10
The Ohio at this point h., r;sen to- a ~. ~
and seven inches. 'ee'
st. Louis, July 19.-The river her. h..
risen three feet in the last 36 hours. and i.
now rising at the rate of one inch per hour.
The Missouri river had risen IL f..t a.
Bonneville since Saturday, the TIA, but !.
now stationary.
At Kansas City the water is higher than
The Illinois river is again rising. The
Upper Mississippi at Duouxue is stationary.
Below Dubuque the riveris falling slowly
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24
Rev. D.. Tying. of New YORK. recon " 81

Rev. D.. Tying, Of New York, re g o1a
" delivered a lecture upon
Women" in which he gave our e1"'1.
mothers" the following compliment; :,
Nothing, he said, is more rssp ses.h. ~
a private family than theoh grand no''' I
who sits in the center Of it, c'rc's' -, :
would not give up the worth q %ou ~.
childrens' grandmother in my ,nsog
for the best and handsomes' 'o@'e
woman in the land" e.ss
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

"HoNE, SWEET HomE."-As statement hav.
ing been made that Washington Irving, and
not John Howard Payde,:wa s the author OF
Home, Sweet Home" MfsAxying ha. writ.
ten a letter disclaiming the authorship, to the
hRbQr Of which he thinksN,. Payne i. un-
dodRtediy entitled,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

DEATH OF GENERAL QUlrMAN.-Another Of
the distinguished patriots of the South is gone
to reap the reward of his labors. General
John Anthony Quitman died on Saturday, the
18th inst, at half past $ o'clock p. H., after
a long and unusually painfulssickness, %superin-
duced. no doubt by his recent laborious servi-
ces in Congress. All that medical skill and
the vigilance of relatives and friends could
do was done promptly and perseveringly to
save his life But neither the skill of emf
nent physicians, nor the care OF watchful
friends,nor the hopes, sympathies and prayers
of thousands of his loving countrymen could
shield him from his doom. He is gone from
US, and we shall long mourn his loss before a
better truer, Drawer man will be found to re-
place him.
Gen. Quitman was a native of New York
and removed to Mississippi in early life. He
ented the Fifth Congressional District for sew
eral years. He served with great distinction
in the late Mexican War, first as a Brigad.er
General, then as a major General, to>Which
rank he was promoted for skill and gallantry,
and finally as CHIC and military Governor of
the City of Mexico. He was eminently dis
tingulshed in many hard battles, and his d.
vision had the honor of first planting the
American flag on the walls of Mexico at the
Be]an gates. He was loved by his soldiers,
trusted by his commander and feared by the
lemie of the country which he loved more
than life.
But it is useless to attempt to enumerate
his services. He has filled every station to
which he has been called, honorably apd ably.
Greater powers have been allotted to some,
but no one ever better used his talents for
his country's good. Few men of his State
or of the South ever had so much of the con-
hdence of the constitutional rights of the
States and his efficient lsbors in the great
cause of national progress will endear his
memory to his bereaved countrymen'
Eulogies worthy of the soldier, patriot and
statesman. will be echoed by the prompt
of all his countrymen, but the
sum and burden of all of them will be that
he loved his country and died, as he had
lived, in its service.-Courier.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

The packet ship Helvetia, when on her
last voyage, was spoken by a bark commaded
by 4 son Of Germany. "Vot shin is dat ~
asked Hans through his hailing trumpet
The answer came back, " the Hel-ve-tia.n D.
"Ioh-ll nit yourself, tam your eyes,o srowl.
ed Hans in response. The vessely parted.
and each each skipper went on shis way With
avery fattering opinion Of the others polite-
ness '"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

JULY "a, 1858.

CoRREcr1oN.-In our last issue we COM
-mitted a serious blunder in attributing to B
J. S., language he never used. In speaking
of the extension of the Crosse Tete Railroad
to Alexandria and Opelousas, we made Mr..
"B. J: s." say shat even without the assis-
lance of the Great Western Road, and its ex-
tensions to Northern Louisiana, and Texas, it
would be nevertheless worthless as a paying
investment" The remark should have been
credited to &c. w. r. B." and copied from
the No, Bulletin Of 26tb ult. We regret
this errorthe more from the fact that Mr.. S.,
is a warm friend Of our road, and its proposed
extensions. Mistakes uiU occur sometimes.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

y The Atlantic telegraph has proved a
total failure. The Agamemno,s and Niagara
have returned to England. The enterprise
we believe, has not been abandoned, how
pvpr
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

ST. Louis, July 2I.-The river h, s.
mere three feet in twenty.four nom, : '1rta
Missouri is still pouring out foods n. ine
nols IS rising. Mississippi stationary :. : M ~:
6oque' and receding below. Stat;o, :. ~.
Cincinnati. esattooha1Y It
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

ExrRAoRD1NARY.-The young lady " who
like to have died" upon the loss Of her
poodle, has been perfectly restored by one of
ScHMALINsKY's Eugene Skiyts'
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

FIRE IN BATON RouGE.-Tho cooner
shop Of JoHr HAML1SG was destrovod
BY IRE in that city yesterday morning
about daybrsak.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

Adam Ameigh, Of 1srusalsm' ~.
York, has obtained a patent fo' sh'4''
eals.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

re- Why is Paris an irreligious city
Because there is Fotre Dame Church
there.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

News 1TEMs.-Gen. CoNcuA has been re-
moved from the ~Governorship of Cuba. Gen
ALAMO has been appointed his successor.
% The Queen of England contemplate.
a visit to France, to witness the great NavaI
Review shortly to come off at Cherbourg.
L. The Rev. Mr.. STURGEON, the modern
WHiTEFlELD, the great English preacher is
about visiting this country. Get ready toad.
les and funkies.
U= Gov. JOHNSON entered Salt Lake City
on the 26th Of June. The Mormons have
been invited to stay and remain in possession
of their homes.
W Denmark and Germany are reported
to be growing extremely beIlgerent to each
other. The English Government demands to
know what the rumpus is about.
u Only a single copy Of the London
Times is now allowed to enter France, and
that is sent to Paris in a sealed e. velope,
from Boulogne, especially addressed to Ma
poleon himself. The Sugar Planter, however
is the ~favorite Court paper.
T ALEX. DUMAS, Sem, is about visiting
Russia,a matter greatly interesting the Amsri-
can people.
% In Kansas, two weeks ago. Miss Irene
Baker, a girl of seventeen, married a man of
se%venty-fve, from admiration of one of his
political speeches. Thus is a Common saying
verified "Politics make strange ed-fellows"
If politics prove the food of love. why then
talk on.
~ It Is reported that Gov. YEN so tar
from having become civilized, has returned
to his first love, and INDUCES in rat-pies, pup
py-chowder, bird's-nest fricassees, and other
celestial Iuxuries.
@ Pope Plus entered on the thirteenth
year Of his pontiicate on the 18th June. 1t
is confidently stated that if he ives three
years longer, he will have completed his six
teenth year.
~ Some :wag writing from Cairo, since
the subsiding of the food, says that there are
now in that city ASP distinct and different
and several wards yet to hear from.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

Ex-Presihent Como6fort, Of Mexico, va,
in Lynchbure, Va, on Tuesdax. ofAsAUssk
=
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

GROWTH OF A NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHMENT.
On the 10Th inst, the Missouri (St. Louis)
Republican entered the 6ity-frst year OF its
existence. From a diminutlve weekly sheet
Of 10 by 144 inches, issued July IL, 1908, it
has gradually increased to it's present mann
moth proportions of SO by Sc inches, being
the largest paper ever published in the West,
and with two exceptions, the largest in the
Union: The Republican employs one hun
dred Ind seventy-6ve permanent hands, and
the aggregate expenses of the establishment
reach $4,000 per week.
Wonder how many years it will take to
make the Sugar Planter the size OF the Re-
publican with the same amount Of business ?
Our BILLY" thinks it will take several
years! Extraordinary p~reeocity! -!
Ex-President Comonfort, Of Mexico, Was
in Lynchburs, Va, on Tuesday. ofhsAWeAk
, 1858-07-23

A writer in the GeResee Farmer says: In
tho fall of 1855 bought seven shecp-six
ewes and one buck, the buck halEbreed
Merino; wiutered them on prairie grass aud
clover, about half and half; stabbed them at
night; had eight lambs the next spring, and
sheared % lbs of wool. During the sum.
mer of 1856, pastured them on clover and
prairie, they choosing for themselves, and
staying about two hours each day in the
clover, the balance Of the time running on
the prairie and in the woods pasture. killed
three lambs during the summer, and got from
each lamb a six-quart pan full Of tallow.
They were wintered as before, except giving
a few oats every day, with Lean and buck.
wheat straw occasionally. Last spIing, each
eve had lamb, and the sheep averaged five
pounds Of wool.
Now ] Gm keeping twenty head, and feed.
ing in rack, (sheltered) with bean straw,
prai 10 hay, oats in sheaf and few beans
each day. lgivc them good shelter at night,
with the privilege of shelter during the day,
If they desire it.
Sheep Of the same flock, wintered last
season without shelter, only gave two pounds
of wool eac'-that is, those that survived,
for many were frozen.
My sheep have at all times, winter and
summer, free access to good spring water,
both iron and lime. They will not drink
creek water as long as spring water can be
had. Salt they get at will. have never
had one sick.
, 1858-07-23
how / HAD MY FORTUNE TOLD.

Ihad been rambling, on lovely morning in the
month Of May, among the green lanes Of Surrey,
with their bOsky dells, their odorous hedges al
alive with snowy hawthorn buds, coming, ever
and anon, into little villages, and then passing
through eopse and woodland, when, emerging Out
Of leaiy coppice, the sounds Of merry fife,
and the laughter Of number of young peasant
boys and little maidens met my ears; and pre-
senty was on the skirt Of pretty village green,
with its "pound," and "stocks," and velvet
sward, and MaypOlc, built in front of ram
pant "Red Lion" swinging before an old FASH
iOned rambling old tavern, some 100 yards across;
the pond, all alive with ducks and Cabling geese;
and the scene was as perfect PASTORAL lovely,
and as thoroughly English, as anything ever
came by chance across in the course Of my life
All at once, while was leaning on my stout
stick, and glancing at my dusty shoes, and then
across the green "all pied with daisies" to the
merry throng at the Maypole, and listened to the
laughter Of the young ones, and the shril but re-
jOicing "mOrTis" of the flute, a voice by my side
startled me with its deep, rich cOntraltO tones,
saying:
"Cross but the Gipsy's hand with piece Of
silver, my pretty gentleman and have your Tor
tune tod
turned, and looked upon face whose iascin.
anon TOOK away my nreatn 1 nave ever been
sensible to facial beauty, and had seen many q
pretty iaco IN my ramoles' Doth BRUSH and
iOre'gn, hOmo growth and colonial but moi
50 attractive 50 startling as this
Inc hue was a dusky oiive' In which the rich
blood manted as in rapid pulses The eyes were
large anu lamoents oeep ana oark, and nashine
nke wolis Oh Llsnt out Oh Drown, iatnOmless
aeptns' Inc hps were very iuil, rudy, ana OF
moist, ycrmeil hue which is not to be discovered
IN painting unless Moreiand may have hit then
warmth oi tone.
Inc hair was Diack ana glossy stealing IN long
sinuous curis oeneatn wn'te con, covered by
Oroao-lcaieo Duckie nat ana win tne req CLOAK
ana !ne rosSet DOoice' tnere stoOa before me tho
, 1858-07-23

plowman was said delirare-a term which,
under the form of deliriOus. we now use to
signify onI !, mental alteration. We hope
our right-minded and truthful readers will
not act so inconsistently in their plowing
operations as to merit, in its genealogical
sense, the title of deliyious ,Drevdricqtors.
Subsoiling appears to have been unknown,
but the land was sometimes plowed nine
inches deep, and generally three or four
times in course of the season. Virgil recon-
mends plowing fallow for wheat twice in
cold and four times in warm weather. There
was indeed no limit to the number of plow.
ings, hoeings, ETC., the object being, according
, 1858-07-23

uo,nor n I. ..;a "a 80, :,
nr.i ,nnsio th.t ha s0mls 49, :. .~;,, s n a.. -
!. III, - n, .s -.
"ovor.halos. ~. h. III, s.II.Ss ,hs,'S ylss- =,
IN ,ho cho-,c,or ~ . rsrd;c.D, :. ,aoor5oa L,
ZoiIus.
Virgil was 50 fond Of salt that he seldom went
without A box full in his pocI,et which he mad,
use Of from time to time. as men Of the prasoni
day use tobacco
Zoroaster. Il IL said thouob the most nrofound
PHILOSOPHER Of his time. theoretically. WAS very y
easily nut ont Of temper. He once carried his
irritabilitv 50 far as 70 break marbls table "a
pieces with hammer. because he CHANGED 10
stumble over It in the dark.
Peter Corncille, the greatest wit Of his time, 50
far as concerns his works, was remarkably stupid
in conversation; as was also Addison, who i
Acknowledged to have been one Of the most ele.
CANT writer's that ever lived.
Handel was such miser that at the very time
he was in the recent Of fifty pounds nipbt from
,ha o,,ora he vas freopen,lv kn ,,rp ~ war !.
~. VpelA' y va neSrSuy Hns"n y ~.
'",,' ~ O-' = ~ ~ - I. -.
S.-S, e - - -. -. s.,s.t IL: !.
IN -S ~ - y, ch.;..a-s. stss - n =
- -. 49,. -, -, H.. 49,,
nau 0ne Peou'Ar'S 'nA' ususu nun i'o'''
, 1858-07-23
SollG.


ny JAMES RusSELL LOWELL.
o, moonlight deep and tender,
A year and more agone,
Your mist Of golden splendor
Round my betrothal shonel
o, elm leaves dark and dewy,
The very same ye seem,
The low wind trembles through ye,
Ye murmur In my dream.
o, river, dim with distance,
Flow thus forever by,
Apart Of my existence
Within your heart doth lei
o, stars, ye saw our meeting,
Two beings and one soul,
Two hearts 30 madly beating
To minsle and be uholel
o, happy night deliver
Her kisses back to me,
Or keep them all and give her
A bllssfhl dream Of me.
, 1858-07-23

Philosophy is rarely found. The most perfect
sample ever met was an old woman, who was
apparently the poorest and the most forlorn Of the
human species-so true is tho maxim which al
profess to believe, and none act upon invariably,
namely, "That happiness does not depend upor
outward circumstances" The wise woman e
whom have alluded walks to Boston, a distancs
of twenty or thirty miles, to sell bag Of brown
thread and stockings, and then patiently walks
back again with her little gains. Her dress
though tidy, is a collection of "shreds and
patches, coarse in the extreme.
"Why don't you como down In wagon 2" said
], when observed that she was wearied with her
long journey.
ave hain't got any horse" she replied; "the
neighbors are very kind to me, but they can't
spare thcirn, and it would cost as much to hire
one as all my thread would come to-" %
"YOu have husband; don't he do anything
for your"
"He is a good man; he does all he can, but
he is cripple and an invalid. He reels my yarn
and mends the childrcn's shoes. He is as kind a
husband as womun need have"
"But his being cripple is heavy misfortune
to you" said l. @
"Why, ma'am, don't look upon II in that
light" replied the thread woman; al consider
that | have great reasons to be thankful that be
never took to any bad habits"
"HOw many children have your"
"Six sons and Eve daughters, ma'am.n
"Six sons and Eve daughtersl Why, what q
family for poor woman to support"
at is family, ma'aml but there amt ono d
EN- I'd be willing to lose. They are all as healthy
children as need to be-all willing to work, and
all clever to me. Even the smallest boy, when
he gets few cents now and then for doing an
errand, will be always sure to bring It to me"
"Do your daughteLs spin your threads"
"No, ma'am; as soon as they are big enough
they 60 out to service, as don't want to keer
them always deIvins for mo; they are Away,
willing to give me what they can; but its righi
and fair that they should do little for themselves
I do all my spinning alter all the folks arc gon,
to bed"
"DOn't you think you should be better of /
You had no one but yourself to provide iori7
"Why, no, ma'aw, don't III had not beer
married, l should always have 20 work as hard
as could, and now can't do no more than that
Ny children are always great comfort to me
and ! look forward to the time when they viii d
as much for me as have always done for them
Here was true philosophy Ilearned lesson
from that poor woman which shall not soon for.
get
, 1858-07-23
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,.;sa." Iasssu-' ass1ues'on o. xeeds--maEEEinB :
IT,. !. - y = !. ''.i'.''
,hsn ,,...I lung punt u A'ie. cee gay hair. and
| .'''4'' '.N . .Aiis,
better th.p ,...n. S.' my S0s0 q Keen iAnpccn
80 ''-' ''ASOp y
Most men employ the first part Of their liIs q
'''~A' ''ie 0'ner miserable
"a coffin" said an Irishmap. /. tbe hons.
man lives in when be is dead ~ -
Why is tight boot like a windmill A..
swer-Because Il grinds the corn.
Less demands uDon n. .,...,,,, :, -. ~.
has, than upon the use he makes Of them.
Very ssw man n,o,,..,,, -.
sent but are uroyisins y ~. S..s. J. a.s
''-''' '1' Ais PiO'iolng 70 nve At another time
Roc.uso ~ -. ..,.s s ~ : '''Aas ueet
| e''' "''s- ~ '''''e
Ihe boy who was caught looking into The future.
has been arrested for trying to sec the show With
|
The deadly poison known rs sttychnine & T.
ken from the root Of tree which grows IN India.
The Hindoos chew the root a. they do opium.
The chap who took the thread Of life to ssw
tho rent in his hose, has gone east and taken out
patent Tor cTOss-eyed needles - q
We should consider ;ntss-;,v - ~ ..c.. u
than oaths; or observe tho pufport Of what shou
promised, more strictly than an oath. He11 90
A sailor look;nv ..,;;o.,. !. . Z, ,l-aa
was asked bv tb. mip;.l. = 4. IN :, :,
"NOt d-n csntI" said Jack. = ss7i7' I
A pouui.r pr..eb., ,.,.,v.d Z -, =. p. i...A
slippers from a. IspsIa r.,t 4 ~ -.
that be came o imseipe hImself |. $780,. I -
- -. ''''', n -, : s',''l = y ss.elz
How his cbiId Vas,S sbsv,,sS .i-o's IN ', !.
avery fI-voula 5ot n. 40 ~ ~ J, ~,
lH6s.p ~ IS lss'9 sS', n ,s,s1r -, 80 :
80 la. !, III (, n ,aa.,t4.. ak ssiss
Scme genius mas conceived the ideA 70 pres IN
because their charges are 50 great thal 10 tSsl
could stand thom.a Ida 90 fosi "a s|fii2ali
h.nk-u,,. -. .,,a.,., A. 80 ) =. 4
for his embsrrsssmsnt . ao1 'l ~ - - ...s.,.
r...sd y 80 4. ~. ~ -. y, I, NJ \. '-.
barrasSed." rliae gili l9l ssd issR
Philoaorla,. nv ~. .,,,,,,,,., a.. il
the hea,lpr morV seuse 4 ~ - sSss,s,. = ~
this accounts for = man, ,l.'.s -, 4, -..:,
at sermon time. - - .-ii
"charIes, dear, now We are married, vol
know, we should have no secrets So do mes
love, hand me the bottle Of hair dye; you win,
find il in my dressing-eass. aei - AZ
The triumph Of woman lis. No, IN shs .sas.
atom or ber 49, ~, = a. 49,. y ~ s-zl- ..i
band and that IS gained by constant culfEn-
'lon o. those qualities which she knows be most
values. 4. Is Ia 5 eii sai,d
al don't design 10 sav snvth;pv .s.;,.t 49,
person in question, said I vory polit. reuf,n.us
"but would mercy remark, in The lapgusseof,
the poet that 70 him truth i stranger than As-,
ton ~, q,
as. !,
4. 80" - -" ''' 80 '''' y
4 MFn-... ~ y W
"why, Sammy, how do jon make that ouiis
"The other six are LINT" ~ ~.
c.,.s,.. -. ,,......., ~. .1s.. j. -
..,-;..-- = - -, =. -
| .,,..;o,,..- al. a. .,;a.,. y unLn
ssr..,;o. :, i. ! i go -, 4. -. - NJ. -.
-
s-s1s' uS"A = ''s n'l'',''' ''''''ss' s' - rsaid
There's Mr.. Wick Il number nina. bdt hoia IN,
, 1858-07-23

A recent traveller in China says the Chi
nese farmers, instead Of applying manure tc
the soil, scatter dry pulvcrized poudrettc OF
the leaves of the plants.
, 1858-07-23

The best remedy for scOurs in sheep is mill
thickened with wheaton flour.