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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

THE WoMAN's ADvocArE.-We had often
heard Of this paper, but never saw a number
until we received one this week. The I'D
roe"ts dashes out strong in favor of Woman's
Rights. and right cordially do we wish them
success in the undertaking. We do not mean
by this that the -Advocate takes such strong
grounds as Lucy STONE & Co., far from it,
but the right Of woman to earn her living at
any respectable employment she finds best
suited to her capacity. Perfectly correct. If
wishing the Advocate success will only ensure
it, why then it hes our best wishes for all
possible success. We had almost omitted to
say that the Aarocate is published at Phila-
delphia by Mrs. ANNE E. McDowE1L. and
LYDIA J. PlEEsos, at the low price of 50 per
annum. Our West Baton Rouge ladies should
make up clubs, and take the .Adrocate BY all
means.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

The FIREMANs' ADvocArE.-A new paper
bearing this name, has just made its appear
ance in New Orleans. It is a journal o~flitera-
ture: news and miscellany, and is devoted to
the interests of the Fire and Military COM
panies Of that city. Having been ore ofthe
b:hoys o%urself, in days lang syne,' and 'serv-
ed our time" with Old Rough and Ready
Is, We feel 4 lively interest in all relating to
the Fire Department Of New Orleans. The
~3deocale has our best wishes for success, and
we are of opinion that if matter OF the same
merit always fills its columns, it is bound to
succeed.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

q The Sultan of Turkey, we see it stated,
is about to adopt the national airs OF America
in his army and navy.
Americans ~needntput on airs about it.
- An auburn gentleman recently employ
ed a novel mode Of clearing out an obstructed
drain. He used a large eel, which worded
itself through in two hours, followed By the
water.
An auburn gentleman is something we
never heard OF before! What color was
that. eel
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

MoHpl,Y AND RAnAY IN LoSpoy.-Thc
London correspondent Of the New York
Times writes as follows concerning these
two distinguished American:
Mr.. Morphy, who arrived out by the
Africa, quietly walked into the St.
Georges Chess Club one night last week
and alter beating Mr.. Lewen, who@is ~
recognized champion, with the greatest
ease, offered Il challenge to Mr.. Stanton
the British Occur de Lion, OF the noble
game. Mr.. Stanton accepted the pro-
position, sat down, went TO work-a]'nost
cleared the board in twenty moves, and
was about withdrawing, in contempt,
when he was arrested by y "check," which
in three moves more grew into a "mate."
You way imagine the CONSERVATION Of
the hero, and Of tie Iookers-on. MAY
| ask your name, sir y said Nj. S.
"Certain|y, sir" replied lis young %antagg-
onist. "My name is Morrhy.' 'Oh Of
America" Eyes, sir" "Ah! thenl
am sorry, but l am not quite IN play Just
now, and I should rather not risk an
other game just at present ! and so MIR.
Staunton withdrew. The event has ex-
cited quite as great a sensation IN the
world Of chess as was chess brcdgin the
world of yachtsmen by the victory Of
the America, and Mr.. Morphy has made
up a match with Andersen, the Huugari-
an, upon which all England that p|ayeta
chess will of course, be vehementlY bet
ting in the course of a fortnight. You
may regard this as a set Oft perhaps,
against the defeat Of Mr.. Ten Breck's
horses-though, it should be remember
ed, the battle even there is not Jet gwen
up.
Over Mr.. Rarey a new battle has al
ready arisen. Everybody has 6een loud
in his prase-nobody louder than the
Duke Of Wellington, who has behaved
most literally 10 him, giving him the use
of his own Riding Scbool-the finest IN
Britaiu-and exertiug his Influence every
where in favor Of our %hippodromlc
countrymau. And now appears a book
protesting to be Mr.. Rarey's own, and to
reveal for sixpence to all the world what
he had been communicating for ten gum
cas- 10 the elect of Iattersa!ls. Inc
affair looks both strange and unpleas'
ant. DO you know anything OF tho
facts in the case? The Duke defended
Mr.. Rarey, the other day, in my hearlng'
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

CAN A Man Be HIS Own GRANDFATHER
The query answered in the affirmative -
"There was a widow and her daughter-in-
law, and a man and his son. The widow
married the son, and the daughter the old
man; the widow was therefore mother to
her husbands father, consequently grand
mother to her own husband. They had a
son, to whome she was great-grand mother;
now as the son Of a grandmother must be
either a grandfather or great uncle, this boy
was therefore his own grandfather. N. B.
This was actually the case with a boy at
school at Norwich-.Note and Queries.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31
JULY 81, 1858.

~ l.. R.-Can't help it. Send your name
if you desire your verses published. The
Birth of the Flowers'i was no doubt a very
interesting operation, bnt they must remain
still-born, or waste their sweetness on the
desert air of our drawer, unless you %resusi-
tate them with your proper name. Its just
as easy to comply with this invariable rule
az not.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

TO the attention of subscribers and all inter-
ested. 1t is the best evidence of its feasibil-
ity and the certainty Of its construction
The first section of the road cost Sl4 900 pei
mile, which includes locomotives, negroes,
depots, cabins, etc, a cost which all admit is
unprecedented in the railroad annals of the
United States. We have every assurance
based upon the best evidence, that the sec
ond section can be built for much less than
Sl4 900 per mile. In fact it has been esti-
mated as low as sig 900 per mile, and in our
spinion, and the opinion of many others wei:
posted in railroad matters this estimate APP
pears in every way reasonable. What then
should deter any one from subscribing, either
along the road, in Alexandria, OpeIousas or
elsewhere, when the cost of construction is
reduced to an almost nominal amount, and
the returns for the investment promise so
largely?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

The New SLAVE TRDE.-According
to a circular from MI. Reed, American
Minister in China, oyer twenty-five
thousand Chinese were shipped in 1857
from that country. for the Coolie trade.
The British appear to be the most extern
sive|y engaged IN this trade, which is as
bad MS the African slave trade, for being
engaged in which Great Britain threatens
to invite the spoliation Of Spanish terri
tory.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

BITES AND SrlSes.-HaN's Journal Of Health
has the following sensible item: "As many
Of our readers are preparing to travel or 20
in the country for the summer, it may be
useful to remind them that an ounce vial of
spirits of hartshorn should be considered one
of the indispensables, as in case OF being
bitten OF stung by any poisonous animal or
alkali, as a wash to the part bitten, gives IN
slant, perfect and permanent relief, the bite
of a mad dog, we believe, not excepted so
will strong ashes and water"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

conRuf71oS IN Hon P1Acrs.-Ths
Washington States of the 18th inst ,s
Iates the following astounding cb,'as.
against Mr.. JOHN APPLETON, Assistant.
Secretary Of State. What ara wa con'
ing to wien corruption mounts 50 b;oh,
1t has beeu stated with everv anns..
ance OF truth, and it is not denied, thu.
Mr.: john Appleton, Assistant Sacrsta, ~
OF State, is directly interested in IL.
public printing plumber, in the Gover r
ment advertising, and in the Execnt;va
binding. It is understood, and onan''
stated, and we think with some t~'.E
that this high official has a per centaa.
on these matters, and is thus, and, 50 far
as he can be, willingly committed ~ ha
the augmenter of the profits a1tend;nr
these branches Of public plumber, :h,S'
be may augment his own share of tho
same.
1t is also stated that NJ. John An.
pleton, Assistant Secretary Of State +
part owner of the Union with Wendell
and the chief of, ora collaboration VIII
Wende|]'s beyy, or that he receives =
large salary for writing dull editorials
or supervising tue dull editorials of 9th.
ers.
The Union is used 10 advocate tho
printing p1undor; in fact, it is a part Of
1t, and could not exist without it. The
Union is used as a fuIcrum, and John
Appleton may be the Wilt NO lever to
RAISE many a thing which neither could
do alone, Or without tile attendance Of
such rough work,nen as Wendell! and
his clique. Mr.. John Appleton, Assis-
tant Secretary Of State, has not denied
these charges. If he had due respect
FOR his position, and the party in power,
he would have done so. Person NAV
that by writing this, we oppose our
selves to the masters Of Mr.. Appleton.-
1t is not so; We have no desire to do 50:
but we desire to see those masters hon.
estIy served, and :ber service not dis
graced. Our Statements are made
through Il sense of duty to our party
these statements are correct in regard
to Mr.. AppIeton's connection with the
printing plumber, we do not see
in Mr.. Appleton a Government official.
a Spectator who got into office to
and buckster upon his position
position being one of great impor-
If Mr.. John Appleton, Assistant Sec
Of State is liable to the charges
made against him, which-for the sake
Of the position th&t brought him in con.
rat with the leading men Of this ,ourn-
try, as well as the representatives Of
every foreign nation residing hcro-ws
rust he is not, it is al very deP7orabIe
state of things, and cannot but lower tie
preslise Of the party.
An investigating committee should be
instructed by Congress to inquire into
truth Of those charges, and give Mr..
John appleton, Assistant Secretary Of
State, a chance to disconn"cl himself, if
he can, frop the public printing pluA-
ler--tl'e Government advertising, the
biudi"g, and last, not least. the
odlum OF sappi"y money ont Of the DEM
'crat'c treasury, by meals Of the Cnlon
newspaper, aud in that paper, nnlern'in;
ne the patty itself.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

From this date, all legal advertisements
.nch as Sherit's sales, separation ofproperty
divorces, notices Of Introduction. etc, must be
paid for within thirty days from the first in
s~ertion thereof. No exception will be made
in any case.
C. All Job Work must be paid for on de.
livery. December 5th. 1857.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

70 Daily showers have visited US for the
past week, which have been exceedingly
welcome for they served to cool the atmos-
phere' From present appearances they threa.
en- to continue. Should the river recede
rom this time out as rapidly as it has done
'or the last three or four days, heavy show
e1s will do much towards maintaining the
health Of the country by washing the river
banks clean Of the decayed vegetable matter
The effect upon our crops yet remains to be
seen.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

U-A copy of a very neat little paper
called the Printers Nelr. Letter and published
at Philadelphia, has been laid on our table
The Neus Letter is devoted to the interests
of Printers and Publishers, and as such. we
cheelfulIy welcome It to our exchange list.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

A man in Kentucky killed a COW a few
days since, in whose stomac was found a
large brass ring, a hair-pin and a quantity of
hooks and eyes. Brindle had probably swal-
lowed the milk-maid.
And made milk OF her?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

A SEAsoNAsLE JoKE.-We ketchup the fol-
lowing from an exchange: Mr.. Peppers house
was on fire. A large crowd was soon on the
spot when one ofthem remarked, we've must
crd enough to save Pepper? So it proved"
We should say this joke was we'll season.
ed!
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

Why is a tailor like a tanner!
Because he is always dressing other peoples
lides.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

PuScruArloS PolSrs.-The points now
used in punctuation were introduced into
writing gradually, says the New York Pri"-
ter Of July, some time after the invention of
printing. The Greeks had none. and there
was no space between their words. The
Romans put a kind of division between their
words, thus: PubliusScipio Aflicanus.
Upon the end OF the 18th century only the
period, colon and comma had been introduced.
The latter came into use latest, and was only
a perpendicular figure or line proportionate
to the size of the letter. To Aldus Manutius,
an eminent printer in ITO, we are indebted
for the semicolon, and also for the present
form of the comma. He also laid down rules
now observed in regard to their use. The
notes Of interrogation and exclamation were
not added till some years later, and it is not
known by whom.
Inverted commas e. were first used by<
Monsieur Aillemont: a French printer. and
were intended by HIM to supersede the use
Of italic letters; and the French printers now
call them BY that name. But they have-late-
ly been used by the English printers to de-
note quoted matter. In a London book, The
Art of English Poetry, printed in 1908, it APP
pears that the present mode Of d%enoting quo
ted matter is therein denoted by being set in
italic.
1t is not known by whom the apostrophe
and dash were invented.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

70 The Cabinet has scattered for summer
recreation. Secretaries Floyd, Thompson and
Cobb are now absent. Mr.. Brown leaves for =
months relaxation IN Tennessee. Mr.. Apple-
ton is also absent.
Unless Mr.. APPLETON can clear up the
charges recently made against him BY the
washington stttes, it is likely he will re.
main abesnt.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

]IMponrANr SUPREME CouRr DECISION IN
GEoRGlA.-The Macon Telegraph of Suesday
says: "On yesterday morning Judge Lump
kin delivered an opinion involving the eman-
c%ipation clause in a within a case of this
kind H, the ~testator, had made will in
which he had bequeathed certain negroes for
life to B. After the death of 3 the negroes
were to be free and carried to a free State or
to Liberia. The Court decided that this
clause in the will was void under our eman-
c%ipation acts-that the negroes were free co
Instant the termination the life estate in Geor-
gia, and, as a matter of course, contrary to
the spirit and policy Of our laws in relation
to emancipating slaves. The learned Judge
took occasion, in delivering the opinion Of
the Court. to say that his views had under
gone a charge in regard to. the scheme of
African Colonization-that he had been a
warm advocate of the purposes OF that Society
- he had written and spoken in favor of it
had given money to it in times past; but he
was now satisfied he had erred: and convinced
that the negroes were better off here-tnat
emigration and freedom We're in furious rather
than beneficial to them. and that the Coloni-
zation scheme itself was not only a failure
but a swindle."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

"Billy, set up som ething or other Just 20
fill out this column Yes, sir"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

% Our frjsnd, MCLEAN, the poIit. and &C.
conmodatlng clerk Of the ~favorite coast
packet Laurel Hill has again placed us under
obligations for late CITY paners.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

The grand nephew Of Robert Morris. and
Ben amin West and nephew of Robert Full
ton, recently applied to the Mayor of Phila-
delphla for the humble situation of w%atchmau
of one OF the Schuylkil reservoirs, and failed
to get it.
Who will then say that Republics are not un-
grateful? In these degenerate days we ver1-
1y believe, if it were possible, that Gen.
WASHINGTON could visit the earth again
and apply for one Of the most humble Offices
in the gift of the people, he wouldn't get it.
Unless he were able to lie, swear aud steal.
and to influence a great number of votes on
election days.
WIFE PiScH1NG.-The Hartford Free Pres,
gives the following synopsis of a case which
occurred at Bristol, Connecticut: "A man
call him Smith-went to bed and wanted the
bedroom door left open. His wife thought
the weather cool enough to shut it. She
went to bed an hour after, but before the dis
pute was settled he pinched her. They both
went to sleep, and the next day she went
home to her father. She complained to the
grand juror, and Smith was fined Sc and
costs: Smith applied to the Superior Court.
His defense was that she threw her leg that
way and hit a boil from which he was suf.
terlng, and that he merely struck out to saw
himself: Two lawyers on eyed side were
engaged"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

o. When il: is necessary to feed infants arti-
ficially, and cows milk is used, it should be
first boiled, then skinned, then sweets ned 4
little with sugar, and next a little salt added.
not enough to give it a saltish taste milk
thus prepared will not only prevent the in
digestions and consequence acidity, fatu-
lence, collie, diarrhea, etc. from which suck
ing children suffer so much, but will actually
cure them.
A hearty infant will swallow, during the
first year of its life, fourteen hundred pounds
of milk, in which are twenty pounds of cheese,
thirty pounds of butter, and one hundred and
twelve pounds of sugar. At six cents a quart
with the NECESSARY sweetening, each deer"
little creature costs, for food alone. fifty loi-
lars for the first yeat.-HaH's Jou7 nui OF
Health.
Let young mothers remember the above.
LONGEVITY OF MuLEs.-The Medical World
says that there is a mule now in possession
of a farmer, near the Balingloss, ireland,
which has b7en employed in tne transit of
ammunition, ETC., to Vinegar Hill since 1908.
There is a saying that a white mule lives
longer than any other mule. Some years
since one of that color, on Col. Middleton's
estate, in South Carolina, was over eighty
yeare old; and was still at work.
We don't believes word Of it. When we
stated some time since that there was a mule
III our parish over two hundred years old, and
that it was authenticate BY an oldznegro
who solemnly averred he saw the mule foaled,
nobody believed us. Neither do we believe
the story of the Irish mule.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

~ Chas, ID. Favrot, is our authorized col
lector for the city OF Baton Rouge.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-31

DIGNITY OF THE PRINTERS ART.-Under
the above caption, the July number of the
New York Printer contains the following tri-
butte to the dignity of the vocation of Prin-
tiers, which we take pleasure in subioining,
not only on account of the beauty of the
language used, but for the literal truth it con-
veys:
Surely if there is any occupatio., followed
by man, that should be regarded as ennobIino
and elevatlng, it is that OF the printer. The
printer is the worlds scoolmaster. 1t is the
printer who teaches the worlds 'youns idea
how to shoot" Let printers. rhen, hold up
their heads, end live lives that will honor
their profession, end their profession will GER
tainly honor them. In the early progress of
printing in England, printers We're invested
by act of Parliament. with many of the privi-
leges granted to the nobility; and the active
believe: still remains on the statute book. B..
f. Taylor pays the following poetic tribute to
the workers in the art preservative of all
arts
The printer is the Adjutant of Thought.
and this explains the mystery of the Wonder
ful word that can kindle a hope as no song
can-that can VAIN a heart as no hone can
that word 'we,' with q hand-i. hand warmth
i'll it, for the author and the printer are engi-
neers together. Engineers indeed! When
the little Corsican bombarded Cadiz at the
distance Of five miles, it was deemed the very
triumph of engineering. But what is that
paltry range to this, whereby they lombard
the ages yet to be
.:Thara at tho .c,co, ho ct,,J. ,.J...l
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-09

" ship lines for Havana and Key West Fla, via Charles
ton s. The splendid and favorite ISABEL Gao
tain William Rollins will leave Charleston for Key West and
Havana the 18th and 18th Of each month The Charleston
steamships will this Cbarleson Wednes
day Saturday at O'Clock r. NJ from pier No. North
river, connecting with the ISABEL for the above ports.
Through tickets may be had application to
sPoFFoRD, TILEST0N CO., 20 Broadway,
L,oR SAVANNAH. = THE AMERICAN ATLANTIC
Screw Steamship Company and arst class steam
ship HUNTSVILLE Jno. A. Pos, commander viii leave
pier No IL North river Saturday November IT, ct O'Clock
L. NJ. precisely. Cabin passage Savannah with
passed accommodations SIS Through tickets New Orleans
$50 Mobile S5 Montgomery s6 Albany, Ca s2i Atlantis
and Columbus 1913 Macon S2 Freight 10 cents per foot and
poporuonae rates Insurance one half per cent Apply 70
III ID. CROMW Ri A co. No. SO West street,
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FINE ARTS.

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houses photographs galleries ton first md hoort
some fpe Italian Il paintings Nsrsa III exehaf Tor
large warned room o. . persons N hterarg p0rsuts Ger
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AIust Broadway POST onice.
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THE AyoyITRs --NEMBERs WILL. PLEASE BE ~ &c,
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Appis Sy lsusr. - ~ ~ J. M0NIASlb, President.
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SHIPPING.

OFFICIAL F0TrCE-ROss, FALCONER 4 90 q LINE
- sos san Franesee-Tha clipper ship IyASHoE, Captain
lane now receiving he her cargo I'll
rseI fulton Terry and VIII take freight hs until fun.
me Eanhoe perfectly ventilated the rates,
ana COMMANDED BY Capt Lane formerly Of the Sweepstakes
aas ne 70 ninety three days Shippers rely
proper care oil their goods For
yorabie terms, Apply TO ROSS, FALOoNER CO.. 4s Pine
Agents at San Francisco Messrs L. Ross Co Sight ev-
change on san Francisco Tor sale Collections mvpe Cantor