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The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
READ HOME TESTIMONY.

NEAR LEXINGTON, Miss, June 10Th, 80
Hessrs CasseA J. Bougaa, Cqntoa, Mss,
GENTS Il deem it due to you and the public,
to say word in favor of your GREEN'S AGUE
AND FEVER MIXTURE. Last fall bought a
bottle from you and cured tieei0e cases of Aeue
and Fever with it. and haze used only half the
bottle. In one of the above mentioned cases,
had used quinne and every other remedy could
hear Of, without success. 1t never failed in any
case. Respectfully, S. B. HARRIS.
This certifies that suffered from Ague and
Fever for eight years. during which time tried
every medicine / could hear of, without any per.
manent benefit. until obtained Green's Ague and
Fever Medicine, which entirely cured me.
September, 1858. WIN. MILLER.
MEssRs. CAssELL & BAUGHN: I have used
Greer's Ague and Fever Mixture in my family
with nnfaiing success, and would recommend il
in preference to any other Medicine for Fever and
Ague One bottle cnred four cases.
September co. 1858. A. W, CLARK.
To those afflicted with Chills and Fever,
would say, by all means use Green's Ague anC
Fever Mixture. 1t has never failed to cure thC
above disease in my family.
September, 1858. ELIJAH YOUNG.
have used two bottles of lrecn's Ague ant
Fever Mixture in my family with uniform success
and believe it to be an excellent remedy.
October, 1853 W.: ANDERSON.
For sale by COMPTON " THOMAS,
Yazoo City,
And by the proprietors,
CASSELL & BAUGllN, Canton.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

GUNPowDER A REMEDY FOR TooTHACHE
AND FOR ScABTEs.--By NJ. Lafont All
remedies are good if they cure. M. Laffont
recommends his patients to put table
spoonful of powder into a piece Of fine
linen, and to apply this little bag to the
painful tooth. He has employed this remedy
in some twenty cases. All the patients
told him that it provoked, but only for a
few instants, slight pungent heat in the
mouth, but that the toothache completely
disappeared.
Nj. Laffo1t learned from a traveller that
gunpowder was much used in the colonies
against scabies. Three parts of powder,
incorporated with ten parts of molasscs con
stitute mixture, which is rubbed we'll on
| the whole body; the next dfy bath is
taken in water impregnated with soap, and
the cure is finished. NJ. Lafont has used
this friction in three cases of scabics, anC
! has cured them radically.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
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The Next House of Representatives.


In the next Congress there will be, from the
lights before us, one hundred and thirteen Re-
publicans, eighty-nine Democrats, ten Anti-Le-
compton Democrats and twenty four Opposition.
One hundred and nineteen votes constitute
majority. Thus the Republicans will lack six
votes to elect their Speaker and Clerk They
calculate to unite with them few North Ameri-
cans, and perhaps, the. Anti Lecompton Demo
Gratis. Should the election of President be thrown
into the House, Kentucky and Tennessee, both
Democratic States by 10000 majority, but having
majority of Opposition men in Congress, will be
counted for the Opposition. The vote by States
then, stand as follows:
REPUBLICAN STATEs.-Maine, New Hampshire
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connect
cut, New Jersey, New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Kansas.-16.
DEMOCRATIC STATES. = Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, Florida Illinois, Missouri,
South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi,
louisiana Texas, Oregon-I4.
TIED.--North Carolina, Maryland and Ken
tucky.-3.
Whole number of States, 81.
Necessary to elect, IS.
Thus it will be seen that, allowing the fullest
margin to the Republicans, they will lack two
States of majority -CoIamJas Times.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
NURSE RI = >
CANTON, MISS,

IT. A. SWASEY & co, Proprietors,
Successors to G. b. swasey & COD
TYTE have large and well grown stock of the
wv following articles, which we shall be pre-
nared to send out from our extensive grounds
adjoining the city Of Canton, Miss, by the loth
Of November next. at the prices named below
AppLrs-1 to years old, from 20 to 6Q eeuts
each $15 to $40 per 100; 500 to $500 peI
1000 i, ca ,oat.
e4eb. On Ounce and years old ~ to y
cents each; $35 to $50 per 90; $500 to S9yr
per 900. 40 on oon4.
PnAcHEs--1 and years old 20 to ;oo 30 cents
each Si5 to $25 per 100; $lOO to SOU pei
1000. ~, s.oo1
In addition to the above, we have fui stocN -.
Of Nectarines, Apricots, Plums, Cherries, Figs
Almonds, Grapes, English Walnuts, sPanisf
Chestnuts, Raspberries, Strawberries, Roses, Dan
las Deciduous and Evergreen Trees, SHRUBS
plants. &c.. and, in fact, everythiag usually KEEP
IN 6rst class Nursery Establishment-all OF whici
we shall be pleased to furnish to our FRIENDS am
the public al prices equally low with those nance
above. Early orders respectfully solicited, an
Catalogues furnished on application. Address
II. A. swAsEY s CO., Canton, Miss;
April is, 1859. w
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
TY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER H. 1859

A SHREwD ADVERTISING DoDGE.-The
New York correspondent of the Charleston
Mercury says:
A Pittsburg concern has been getting up
some new bitters, which have been exten-
sively advertised and bepufed. The walls
of the hotels and drinking saloons are
covered with the notices of Hostetter's Bit
ters. But the manufacturer was not satisfied
with the legitimate mode of advertising.
He attempted something which he knew
be could not accomplish. AS is well known,
the New York Ledger will not publish adver-
tsemeuts for love or money. This man,
Hostettcr, made an offer of $1,000 column
if Bonner would allow him to advertise his
bitters in the Ledger. The request was of
course refused, and the fact is announced
regularly almost every day in the other
papers. The Pittsburg concern has anyway
achieved great notoriety, without paying a
thousand dollars column for it.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

Burlingame, in his speech at his recep..
ton in Boston, made the following bold
avowal:
"Whcn we shall have elected President,
as we will, who will not be the President OF
Il party nor of section, but the tribune of
the people, and after we have exterminated
a few more miserable dcugh-faces from the
North, then, if the slave Senate will not
give way, we will grind it between the upper
and neither mill-stones of our power"
"When Bobadil, the last king of the
Moors, was driven out of Granada by the
Spaniards, as he went up to the mountain
pass, he turned and took his last view of
the Alhambra and wept. His mother taunt.
ing said, "Ayo weepl 1t is we'll for you to
cry like qUoman over what you could not
defend as a man"
When the upper and neither mill stones
of Black Republicanism (the President and
House of Representatives, have ground the
law-abiding, constitutional Senate into sub
mission to anti-slavory dictation, then say
we, let the South wcep-aye, weep like Q
coman over that we could not, and dare not
defend like nsen.-Port Gibson ReUeltle.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

THE WITCHEBY OF bovE.--A student turns out
from college with honors on his head, his mind
replete with learning. and not stir in his affec-
tions, excepting for his kindred. A damsel passes
his track and takes his heart along with her, and
tar to one that she does not leave her own behind
her. How is this phenomenon to be accounted
for? transoendentalist walks out from his library
stoaE fall Of tho deepest metaphysics. He finds
n his way a little satin shoe Of the incest shape,
and before he has time to count ten, some bright.
eyed creature whom he never saw takes posses
sion of his soul. To what shall VIC attribute this
witchery? A miser of sixty years and several
millions sterling, who never did generous act,
sees blue ribbon neatly fastened with a COM
mon brass pin around the waist of q girl not wor,
a sixpeuce, and before three days he makes her
mistress of all his wealth, and turns Out to be n
happy, joyial person. Who can give logical
history of this proceeding? stern warrior
welded to nothing but strict discipline for thC
glory of his country, entering ballroom in {
foreign cline, where he meets Spanish girl O
sixteen. which takes away his old, stout, homes
heart, with simple twirl of her fan. Can w
get q mathematical demonstration of the ma
neuverng by which the conquest was effected?
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

JUDGE DOUGLAS LETTER IN THE SoUTH,-The
Columbia South Carolinian says of the letter of
Senator Douglas:
.sHad he stopped at opposing the slave code
for the Territories, we should have approved OF
the principles asserted in his letter; but when he
goes on to assert the power of the people of the
Territory legally to control, by which we under
stand him as meaning to prohibit or establish It,
then we differ with him essentially. He pre-.
sents programme to which the South cannot and
will not conform. If that be the condition OIL
the Democratic harmony in the Charleston Con-
vention, then the party may be regarded al
already dissolved"
This is truth plainly spoken, says the New
HAMPSHIRE Democratic Standard
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

TEARS MARK OF PowER.-Ihere is sacred
ness in tears.s They are not the mark OF weakness
but Of power. They are messages Of overwhclm-
ing grief, of deep contrition, of unspeakabo love-
If there were wanting any argument to prove
that man was not mortal, l would look for it in
the strong, conyulsive emotion of the breast when
the soul has been agitated when the fountains of
feeling are rising, and when tears are gushing
forth in crystal streams. Oh speak not harshly
of the stricken one weeping in silence Break
not the solemnty by rude laughter or intrusive
footsteps. Despse not womans tears; they are
what make her an angel Scof not if the stern
heart of manhood is sometimes melted into sym
pathetic tears; they are what help to elevate him
above the brute. love to see tears of affection
they are painful tokens, but still most holy.
There is pleasure in tears, an awful pleasure
If there were none on earth to shed tears for me,
would be 10th to live and if no one might
weep over my grave, could never die in peace
DR.. Johnson.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

SELF MUTILATIoN.-The Harrisburg (Pa.)
Telegraph, of the 31st ult., says that Aaron
Irely, a young man who had recently been
pardoned out of the penitentiary, where he
had been serving term for horse stealing,
went a few days ago into rolling mill in
Center county, and placed Lis arms between
the blades Of the large iron shears, which
instantly severed both below the elbow,
The on y reason he assigned for the act was
that his hands had been the means oil
sending him to the penitentiary, and he was
resolved they should not get him into trouble
again." The stumps were then amputated
by surgeon, and he appeared likely to re-
| cover
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

The following is bill of fare at the Surf
House, Fire Island, which cotemporary sug-
gests, reminds one OF Doesticks' famous pro-
gramme: "Our food consists Of fish and clans,
oysters, Holsters, fish chowder, clam chowder,
oysters fried, roasted, boiled and stewed, and
raw: roasted clans, stewed clans, fish and
oysters, Holsters, fish, chowder, clam chowder,
Ioysters fried, roasted, boiled, and stewed, and
raw roasted CLAIMS, stewed CLANS, fish and
clans, fish and oysters, oysters and fish, oysters
and clans, clans and oysters and fish, lobsters
and clans, aud CLAIMS and Holsters; Holsters and
fish and fish and Holsters, and fish"
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

A MAN BAYoNETED AT A PARADE
During the parade for the reception of
Colonel Seymour, at Hartford, the crowd, at
several POINTS, pressed SO closely that the
military had no room for their maneuvers,
and the commanding officer was compelled,
on one or two occasions, to order platoon
of men to charge bayonets. In one charge
a man, said to be from Bridgeport, was
stabbed by bayonet in the right side, the
bayonet passing between his ribs and frac'
turing the lungs.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
A S 0 -
GREEN'S CARMINATEVE SYRUP,

OR, DlAKRHEA MIXTURE
A speedy, safe and e6actual remedy for d.
arrhoa, Dysentery, Cholera I'yantan, or
Summer Complaint Of Children, Cholera
Morbus, and any, Or all, Irregularities Of
the BoWels.
Travellers should always have supply of this
Syrup with them, to counteract the arrangement
Of the Bowels consequent on using change OF
Water.
Every Family should keep this Syrup, and par
ticularly in the summer time, when Fruits are
abundant, and the bowels of Children frequently
become deranged It will be found efhcacious in
restoring them to their usual healthy action.
Hundreds of certificates might be obtained,
establishing the value Of this remedy in diseases
Of the bowels, one only of which we will insert
here. Read the following from 0. A. Luckett
ESQ. an eminent Lawyer, and highly respectable
citizen of Canton, Miss.
"This certfes that have used Green's Car
a;native or Diarrhoa Mixture in my family FOL
several years with perfect success, and confidently
recommend it to the public, as the best remedy
know Of for Diarrhoea and similar diseases of thu
Bowels. 1t is especially adapted to the summer
comnlaints of children, who take it readily, ant
are fond of it. U. A. LoohElA'
For sale by COMPTON THOMAS,
Yazoo City,
And by the proprietors =.
CASSELL & BAUGHN, Canton Mss
June 18, 1859. ~
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

An ExTRAoRDINARY OCCURRENCE. by
the Cincinnati Gazette, Of the 25th inst We
learn the following: ....
Yesterday morning, the infant child Of 9
Mrs. Burns, residing on the corner of Third
and Race streets, was placed at a window in
the second story. While its mother was abb
sent, the child fell out of the window and
struck upon the back of a passing dog. The
dog broke the child's fall, and the child broke
the dogs back. The child's life was saveds
but the dogs lost. Most fortunate child
Unlucky dog!
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

How B1oNDIN CARRIED THE MAN OvER.-The
name of the individual carried over the Niagara
on Blondins back is Harry Molcard. He is
Blondin's agent. lie is every way larger man
than Blondin, who is rather slender, and not tall
Molcard has not been accustomed to the rope, but
he has such confidence in Blondin that he resolved
to venture. When Blondin started on the return
he had tied on each side of his thighs a semi
circular piece of iron these supported the legs of
Mocard and balanced the weight of his body.
Blondin said the cause of his stopping so often on
his return was, that the strap which held the
balancing pole, being covered with WOODEN, rubbed
the back of his neck and made it very sore. He
saws he talked to Molcard all the time they were
on the rope and thus they chcered each other on.
There was rope tied to the waist of each, and to
was arranged that if either fell, the other was it,
throw himself on the opposite side of the rope.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

A FOURTH OF July PER oRATIoN.-Pal-
sled be the arm, then, and blisterod the
tongue, and bumped the back, and broken
the legs, and evisccrated the stomach of ev-
cry person who dares even to dream fharm
to the Union May the heaviest curse OF
time fall upon his scoundrelly soul May
his own grandmother disown him forever
And may the sufrages of his fellow citizens
pursue him like avenging furles, till he Is
driven howling into Congress.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
TO MISS $. All. OF MADISON co.


BY c. H. w4x##**x.
When pleasure is surrounding thee,
And swift the light winged moments fee,
When cordial whispers meet thine ear,
Such as fair madens love to hear;
Then, dearest, in thy happy glee
crave one lingering thought from thee.
When memories throng like opening flowers
With fragrant watts of by-gene hours,
And when the hazy solitude
Seems eloquent, though sacred mute
Recall the scene, the very morn
When thou vert from my bosom torn,
The sweet young rosebud then conveyed
The language which thine eye betrayed
With lingering step saw thee part,
Thou seemedst to read mine inmost heart
Thou heardst its plea-I need not twine
Its language in this lay of mine.
'Tis passion rolls in high-wrought numbers
But dearest, pure affection slumbers,
Deep in the heart-It covets naught
Save one, increasing, lingering thought.
HOLMES COUNTY, Sept. 4th, 1859.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

SERIOUS AccIDENr.-0n last Monday evening"
while NJ. NJ. Smith, ESQ was in The act Of riding
into tbe country. the horse which lie was riding
took fright opposite Charley Weills stable and
threw him off In the fall his head struck a
r1ck or briokbat and cut cash in it some inch
OF more long and perhaps half as deep severing g
a small artery, from which he bled pint or
more before it could be stopped by the physical
in attendance upon him. His injury is serious
but we trust not dangerous one
0"' fBrandoB Herald.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

According to Senator Badger, the principles of
non-intervention recognized by the Legislation OF
1850 and incorporated in the Kansas. Nebraska
act Of 1854 was distinct, unequlvocal repudla-
ton of the principles of the legislation OF 1870,
(the Missouri Compromised that Congress had
power, and ought to exercise it. to exclude slavery
from the Territories North OF certain latitude
and impedly admitting it on the other slde'
Congress was not to egislate slavery into or ex
clude it from any Territory or State. The nom
intervention of The Kansas Nebraska act means
hl- and nothing more.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

MISTAKES IN PERCENTAGE. Mistakes are often
made by persons not business men in calculating
per centage If merchant marks his goods
for sale at retail at fifty per cent advance, nd 833
per cent. be afterwards deducted from the mark
ed price, he sells at cost, because 335 per cent.
of 81 so is exactly sc cents, the profits marked
on 81. If he sell goods at % per cent. above
cost. and deducts per cent from the bill for
cash his profits are 183 per cent, and not 20 pei
cent, as some persons at first sight would sup
pose. Goods have been sometimes sold at los;
through mistakes in per centage.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

1t is officially reported to the Emperor ot dnc tns
surgical operations in the CrimeS' BY ytS skllta.
assistant surgeons, without single death a
similar success has followed its administration is
at solterino and Magenta; bq: IN English nos hos
tbird I Of # this number Of operations in the Ori-
'naa n, The London deaths from ehlorotorm
b"r;n aed 70 he so common that coroners' inquests
are rarely called for. Everything depends on
the mode of administration
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

A building 400 feet square and forty feet from
the base to the roof has been eeected in Houston,
Texas, constructed of a material which is com
posed of sand, shells and cement, which forms a
\ wall Of the solidity equal to stone. 1t looks as
solid and durable as il made of granite, aid costs
less than if constructed of wood
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

Tup MtKE WASH MuRbER.-A man named
NIulbnllond was arrested in New York on the lst
inst, for the alleged murder of Mike Walsh. lie
was seen with Walsh the night of his death, and
was closely watched for some, time after tns
event lie attempted to leave for California, but
the police kept so close on his track that he dared
not 20. He afterwards went to Kansas, where
he remained until short time since. Upon MS
return to the city, certain suspicious directed the
attention of the police to him again, and he haS
been placed in the Tornbs
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

PaorEcrIoN Green, of Missouri said :
.oThe doctrine of nJn-nterference by Congress
with slavery in the Territories means, and Ga can
only mean, that Congress should neither esta0f'sA
nor prohibit s That is all Leave these ques
tons to the Constitution and the Courts. bu'
whatever rights individuals have IN the Ierflto-
ries, they.may demand, and, when demanded mus
bave ADEQUATE protection.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF AN AUSTRIAN GENERAL
The Vienna correspondent of the London Times
gives statement that Count Zedwltz, VINO COM
manded the reserve cavalry OF the first army on
the Oath Of June, (Solferino,) has been condemn
ed by court-martial to Imprisonment in Tor
tress for ten years but, adds the writer II sucl
n sentence has been passed on him, It is no.
likely that it will be put into execution
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

An AWFUL PosITIoN FOR THE PREss.-The
Editor of the Warrentou (Va.) Wing, writing
from the Springs, says; .....,.,,o,
The Red Sweet Springs are delightful. The
baths are really charming. At this place, ed'torS
are forced dorm on an equality with lawyers, Goo-
tors and members of Congress, which don't like.
In fact. dead heads are not recognized in this
section of the State
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
A nrnArr1 LIN Pnosrrcr.-The Cincinnati Gazette,

A DEBArE IN PROSPECT. The Cincinnati Gazette,
of the 9th inst, says;
Hon. William NJ Cory, of this city, has writ
ten to Senator Douglas, proposing to discuss with
him his doctrine Of Squatter Sovereignty during
his visit here, the present week. Pixies Opera
House, which will accommodate 25OO auditors is
named as the place for holding the debate. Mr..
Cory, IA Democrat with ideas Of his ownl is
man fully competent to discuss this question, and
is champion worthy to enc Ountcr the Little
rebel
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

A New DICTIoNARY-Itis is we'll known that
the author of the rejected Addresses proposed
Il new English dictionary, which should give
the meaning of things as well as of words, and
of which they published some specimens full
of wit, pungency and truth.
The following specimens Of the work were
put forth;
Age--The only secret q woman keeps.
Author-A man who thinks aloud that 9TH
ers may do without thinking.
Adyice-Almost the only commodity the
world refuses to receive, although it may be
had gratis, with an allowance to those who
take quantity.
Abuse -Unwelcome truths
Abstnencc-G Getting rid of one surfeit to
make room for another.
Accommodation-Ob Obliging friend in order
to serve ourselves.
Accompshmcnts-In woman all that can be
supplied by the music master, mantua maker
and mlliner. In men, tying cravat, talking
nonsense, dressing lie a groom and driving
! like coachlnan.
Abridgement-Anything compressed into {
small compass, such, for instance, as The
abridgement of the statutes, 80 vols. folio.
Absurdity advanced by our op
ponents contrary to our own practice, or above
our comprehension.
Abundance An imaginary quantity, o
which every man thinks his neighbor possessed
and himself deprived.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17
One Hundred Thousand Cures,
AND
N OF A SIN G LIE FAILURE

Warranted to care tie Ague anil Feper, or
Chi1Is and Feaer, IN eeery case where the
directions arr toIIopeo witAoW Me aid of
dny other Medicine.
HAVING pu- based the exclusive right to the
[ | manufictor9 mud sale of this remedy wa
cheerally offer it TO tho public 81 rge asno5oar
q apeeihc fer ogue ead fever than othQr a
ne known.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

INCREASE OF WEALTH IN GEORGIA -
The Atlanta Intelligencer learns from Comp
troller Thweatt that the digest Of ono hun
dred aud twelve counties, returned to his
office, show an increase of the taxable prop
erty of the State for the past year of fifty
millions of dollars in the counties for which
returns have been received
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

Al GnEAr RoAp.-There is Railroad down
South which runs one train day, drawn by a
locomotive Of about coGee-pot power, The CON
ductor is so polite that if lady shouts out, mt
Conductor. / should like drink of water" ue
Immediately Jumps of, blocks the train with o
stick, and attends to the lady's wants.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

A PARTING MEssAGE.-A man in Milwaukee
lately took advantage of his wife's absence at
picnic to absent himself. He left his complaint
in letter, in which he politely told his better
half that he would as soon live in hell" as with
her any longer
The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-09-17

It is currently reported that an American
cannot travel in Sonora withou being massa.
cred or robbed ofeyerything.