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NesU Caypetts,g.

J. d CAMERON &c CO.
l24 Canal Street,
Have received large choice assortment of English Vel
vet and Tapestry Caetng OF the celebrated manufacture of
Ctossey's & Sons, and others.
BIGELoW BRUSSELS and WIIToEs-ney patterns.
HREE-PLY AND INGRAINs, of the best makers
RUGS, BAIzEs, DOOR MATS, etc.
Curtain Materials.
We would call attention the all escrjp
tons Of Brocaee Satin de Lain and Worsted Curtain Mate
rial Lace and Muslin Curtains Table Covers Cords
Trimmings, etc.
Window Shades and Cornfces.
In this branch of business pains get up
the newest styles, and our stock has no superior.
OIL C0THS-3 feet "a wide Of choice quality and
patterns. DIG 2p6t
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Wines, French RrHHsdies and
LIQ U Q RI S.
STAR CoGNAC. 1900 Double Extra.
1915, Extra.
1850. good article In all
VINEYARD PROPRIETORS, 1855. kinds of
ROCHELLE, 1853
Champagne.
PIPER HEIDsICK, quarts pnts and half pins
CREME DE BOUZY. ;. :.
FLEuR DE BOUzY,
EUGENE CLIQUOT IMPERIAL, in half pnts.
TABLE WINE-Caret i'll casks half casks and boxes Ch
aftte Magaux Pontet Cannot Banne, Mouton Leovie ST.
Julien ST. Estephe Montferrand White Wine sauernes Bar
sac Madeira Sherry Port Wine Gaawba Holland Gin, ia
maica Rum Vemouh, Absnth Assorted Liquors. Fruits and
Brandy Fruits in their juice Cork Demiohns and other
articles directly imported and for sale by
A. DUBUCH,
lis Gravier street.
ms 2pMo&weal between ST. Charles and Carondee sts
NOTICE.. II. BASS HAS REMOVED TO ll6 COM
Az mon street, opposite the St. CHARLES Hotel. OBJ
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Superb Books
f O r Il HE II OLD YS s!
FL ID. nGcGI1NIs,
So CAMP STREET
Has Just received Of the collections Of EIE-
CANT BOOKS brought to this market, among which
may be found
THE MUNICH AND DRESDEN GALLERIES OF BRIT
IsH ART.
THE STAFFORD GALLERY
THE GEMS OF BRITISH ART
THE WORLD-NOTED WOMEN
GALLERY OF FAMOUS POETS
GALLERY OF FEMALE POETS
THE BOOK OF BEAUTY etc.
All the ANIMALS and ILLUSTRATED WORKS of the
Season.
Fine ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS of all the Standard Poets
in rich Bindings.
New JUVENILE BOOKS GAMES etc, ETC.. for the Little
Folks.
fine assortment of Elegant WRITING DESKS.
And
Many other articles suitable for a PRESENT, at
H. D. McGINNIS',
dl9 ap7t IS Camp street
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Chs. Fare champagne,
sUCCESSO TO MAX SUTAINE g. CO.,
Rcims,
Puryeyor the Courts of France Spain and Prussia; also
10 the celebrated Wellington Club, London
SILLERY CABINET, IMPERIAL, ENGLISH CREAM
ING CHAMPAGNs for sale by the principal Grocers and
Wine Dealers.
nls- Orders for direct importation received by
S. d. GRATIAA & CO.,
DO 2p3m 50 Cusomhouse street.
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TOoZ zzAz:s AVID 1vEGa0 EATS
BY who'll LE
DIG Unfit
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Holiday Gifts.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY GIVEN AWAY 4!
To Purchasers of Books.
TWO BEAUTIRUG PRESENTS
For only the Price Paid for One
A MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF BOOKS.
Unsurpassed Inducements:
ELEGANT GIFTS, WORTH FROM % CENTS TO 500,
PRESENTED WITH EACH BOOK Sold
Remember you only the price for Books and you
Of Gift with each enabling you secure two pre-
sents for your friends for only the price paid for
All Books FRESH from the Publishers and warranted
PERFECT.
Jewelry from the best manufacturers
ba3~C Call early. No charge for showing Books
Eay-Remember the place,
No. CAMP STREET, near Canal.
die 2pet EVANS & co.
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BAEK ANERICA, aF88s I
=. New Orleans, Nov. 49, 1859.
sS~The annual election for ThfrteeR d.
rectors OF this Bank the
the Banking House No. ST. Peter street, between hous e
nil I'd An FORTTFsR f.shgrr
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To Country Merchants.

RAYNE's WHOLESALE SHOE WAREHOUSE,
No. SO Magazine Street.
"A LARGE STOCK
I'm Liberal Terms, se26 2p6m
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The undersigned having associated themselves together under
the and style Of F. L. design entering into the
Ribbon Trimming and General Fancy Goods business at No.
1888 Canal street share of the patronage of their old friends
and the public generally is respectfully solicited
FRANK PIFFET,
na5 2pf LOUIS PIFFET.
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NOTICE.. II. BASS HAS REMOVED TO ll6 COM
Az mon street, opposite the St. CHARLES Hotel. OBJ
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n ST. CHARLES ST., OPPOSITE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
The undersigned begs leave to inform his friends and the pub
lie generally that he has opened his RESTAURAT, and
be pledges himself provide the best MEATS OYSTERS
GAME FISH AND VEGETABLES that the market affords.
Attached to the establishment is
OYSTER SALOON AND BAR,
Where the best brands of WINES, BRANDIEs etc., will be
kept. Private rooms for Parties
SAM. CROGHAN,
NC 2ptf Proprietor.
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~ Indtvisfble Friends Commnnderv -
KnlEsss TsmPsrs and AppeIldant Orders No
District. -,s - -
OFrIcERs-J. H. Holand f.. Commander !; r. n. Kn...s
General O. j. Donnella Captain General Augusts Bro
freae Juan Jose Rico, Senior Warden William Trelfl
Junior Warden T. A Cologne, Francois Meiis.
s sco5dss Michel Msleur STANDARD Bearer Buns de Imc
sel2 ly - ~'' ->.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-02
GREAT AFT T"rr'
THE FINE.sT, THE s. STOCK
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VI aaf abrics
variety Of
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la'9iae' oasHmeras on4 A.aaeas, aain, sde-stripe,
H'.asgg3 53 l@alte, III X, -.a SolA1 ee91si
.alisn au0 E+'4 l5a IL -.agli1,e5s r aH A'1ns'
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SCHMIDT q ZEIGLER,
MHGaII ESAEE aSROCERS.

iG5aI.. OLD LEvEE STREET.
Between Hospital and Barrack streets, New Orleans.
gssas ARE daily receiving from Europe and the North
SS1s the Choicest Liquors, Wines, Brandies and
- GROCERIES, to which they call the special atten-
ton Of families, planters and country merchants
They pledge tIemselyes to furnish theirfriends
favorable terms as any house in the trade in the city.
Tho following comprises only small portion of their
extensive stock:
$50 casks CIaret Wine;
100 bbls Willie Wine, (fIaut SaHterne0
so do DO do Barsac
25 quar-er casks Alexander Seignete Cognac;
40 eighth Ho do do;
10 quarter (o ouis LeBreton, 1905, Cognac;
10 do do Castllon Cognac;
20 do DO John Morris, 1915, Cognac;
40 do do Burgundy Port;
l6 do do Old Madeira VP;
so bbls very old Bourbon Whiskey
100 ibis New York Brandy and Gin;
50 baskets Champagne, pints and quarts;
300 do Anaisette and assorted Coldials;
$50 cases BrhEdy Cherries,
200 do Frtits in brandy, and in their own juice;
20 boxes Swiss Cheese;
5000 Iinsbur2er Cheeses;
200 kegs Holland Herrngs;
$50 cases Safdnes;
Goshen and Western Butter and Cheese;
Loaf crushed, powdered and broken Sugar;
Rio, Havana and Java Coffee;
Green and blhck Ieas, of every quality;
Tobacco, edndes soap, spices, pickles, ketchups,
sauces. mustard. peppers, preserves, Havana sweet
meats olives diapers, anchovies almonds, raisins figs
prunes curraus dates, flberts, chesnuts, cranber-
res mhckerel salmon shad Goldfish, buckwheat, salad,
olive and lard s sugar cured hams, buffalo tongues
family beef pork etc, etc, all Of the best quality.
Orders from tie country punctually and carefully
filed Country merchants and others visiting the city
are invited to call at IT'S Old Levee street,
march25 SCHMIDT & ZEIGLER.
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PORTABLE AND STATIONARY
STEAM ENGINES.

Hoard & Sons southern Depot,
T1OR the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Il Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas is established
at No. 10 Gravier street, New Orleans, where the sub
gcrber who is sole agent for the above States Is re-
ceiving from eight to sixteen every month, OF sizes
from to "a horse power, of these celebrated Engines
which after a test of nine years of upwards OF 8oO
Engines in all the states of the Union--all gvng the
most complete satisfaction, as being The ONLY
Portable Engine having cylinder boier WHICH II
ALL UTILIZED HEiTING SURFACE and PERFECTLY
ACCESSIBLE INSIDE and OUT for CLEANING; requires
no brick work to put them in operation, no special ski
to set them up, and but the smallest proportion OF Tue
to run them.
Also-Consantly in store, sash and cltcRiar "a"
Mills Staubs iron frame Corn and Flour Mills, New
ell Cotopzscrews for steam or horse poEers, Carver
improved Gin-stands, with shafing, puhies, stands
boxes and bolts, ready tot out complete nt the short
est notice; steam cotton gins, saw corn and Hour m
which can be put in operation in few days after be
ing received. Descriptive pamphlets, with l4O test
nonials, will be sent by mail to any address.
SAMUEL H. GILMAN,
sont3o-fv 70 Gravier street. New Orleans
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Commissioner Sd Swamp Land Distri
Shreveport, January 26, 1859.
Cottage Grove Female Seminary


BOsSier Parish, LoutsicRa.
Mrs LOUISA NJ. RIcKs, Principal
Mrs LOUISA NJ DoLEs Matron.
Mr.. ZAo. DoLEs, Agent.
LET Primary T"I1 Department, pa DoeG,t% - " sl2 50
ID do do Is 90
1st Academic Department 90 90
2d' do do 25 90
Contingent Fee for each pupil, l 90
Music on Piano, Harp, Guitar, Melodian or
Violin, each, p ~
Use of instrument, w
Embroidery, Drawing Painting, Wax Fruit
Flowers, French and Latin, each, 10 90
Boarding per month So, per session 4U W
Boarding, payment required one half in advance,
or note to draw interest.
Boys, under twelve years Of age, will be received
into the school, and when the number shall have
reached twenty-five, competent male teacher will
be employed and the boys taught apart from the fe-
males.
Pupils will be received at any time, and be ch5ra-
ed from the time of entering, yet all will see, at once
that the they enter the better for themselves
as the classes will be formed at the commencement
and advance steadily all the time
D. Z. DICKSON,
JOSHUA j. LEWIS, Trustees
d. A. CHILDERS.
REFERENCES:
G. W Sentell. G. Nattin-Collinsburg.
a Hughes James II. Hughes, and B. +. Stewman,
Rocky Mount.
B f. Looney, K P. D. Taylor, Sentells Store.
w. A. Kelly, W G. Mitchell, Bellevue.
James Cooper, Shreveport. declo
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w sioner of the Third Swamp Land District. in
Shreveport, La until the 23d day of March, 1859,
for Contracts for REMOVING INSTRUCTIONS in
the bed Of Bayou Pierre River, and Counssna Lake,
according to Survey and Plan in the Commissioners
once YARDS.
lst. Deepening the Bed; commencing at 4
about four hundred yards (more or less) ~
below the first. or Axley 5 falls, where the
water shoals, in ascending, to Alleys
falls, viz: 400 yards by ~ yards wide,
and 2 yards deep, 5000
End. Cutting through the lower, or Axley's AL
falls, from the point at which the deepen ..
ing of the channel described in the first
paragraph shall cease, viz: 400 yards by
10 yards wide by ? yards deep, 8,4oo
3rd. Cutting through the second, or Nor
gan's falls next in ascending, for the dis
tance Of 200 yards viz: 200 yards, by 10
yards wide by yards deep, 1000
4th. Cutting through the third falls, next
above Mrs. Cox's plantation, for the dis
tance of $50 yards, viz: $50 yards by 10
yards wide by 2 yards deep 5000
5th. Cutting through the fourth falls IN as
cendng for the distance of 100 yards
viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide by
yards deep, 5000
9th. Cutting through the fifth falls, next in
ascending, for the distance Of $50 yards,
viz: $50 yards by 10 yards wide by 2
yards deep, 1900
7th. Cutting through the sixth falls, next
in ascending, for the distance of200 yards,
viz: 200 yards BY 10 yards wide, BY 2@
yards deep, 5000
8th. Cutting through the seventh falls, next
in ascending, for the distance of two hun ..
dred yards, viz 200 yards by 10 yards
wide by 21a yards deep, 5000
9th. Cutting through theeighth falls next in
ascending, for the distance Of one hum
dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards
wide by 81 yards deep, $500
10th. Cutting through the ninth falls, next
in ascending, at the upper end of lake Lo
rig, for the distance of one hundred yards,
viz 100 yards by 10 yards wide by
yards deep, 1000
Ilth Cutting through the tenth falls, next
in ascending, near the mouth of Black
bayou. for the distance of one hundred
81 deep, $500
18th. Cutting through the eleventh falls, in
ascending, for the distance of hundred
yards, VIZ 100 yards BY 10 yards wide,
by21a yards deep, $500
18th. Cutting through the twelfth falls,
next in ascending, near the mouth of
Squirrel bayou, for the distance of two ,a.
hundred yards, viz: 300 yards by 10 yards
wide By 215 yards deep, 5000
l4th. Cutting through the thirteenth falls,
next in ascending, near the mouth of
Black bayou, for the distance of one hun
dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards
wide BY ~ deep, $500
18th. Cutting through The fourteenth falls,
next in ascending, near the mouth Of Bull
bayou, at Mr.. Young's clearing, for the
distance of one hundred yards, viz: 100
yards by 10 yards wide by 2 yards deep, 1000
10Th Cutting through the shoal in Couniss
MIA Lake, known as "La Coupe" for the
distance of four hundred yards, viz: 400 ii
yards by 10 yards wide by 2 yards deep, 5000
4Hp
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go. 105 CANAL STREET. lsecond door below the
Mechanics and Traders Bank,l New Orleans,
Bookseller a. StatiOner,
AW, Medical, Miscellaneous and School Books
| ! Writing Paper, viz: cap, letter and note. Wrap
7ppsper Of various qualities; qulls, steel peas
Nj d general assortment Of BLANK Books Country
rschans and teachers requested to cal! aad ez-
Inn tha sInck. ---------- l@O-lg
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Total cubic wards.

G7The work above required, will be given to the
lowest bidder after examining the proposals, to be
opened on the 23d day of March next. The Commis-
soner reserving the right Of postpouing any portion
Of it over ten thousand cubic yards. The work to
be commenced at next low water stage Of the river
and to be perfected with all despatch The earth
removed viii not be required to be thrown at any
greater distance than to be entirely out of the chan
mel.
Good and sufficient bonds will be required for the
faithful performance Of the work,
Payments to be made by Warrants on the Treasur-
er of the State as the work third so
be reserved until the completion Of the work.
T. P. HOTCHKISS,
Commissioner Sd Swamp Land District.
ShreveDort January 26 1859.
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Scaled PrNnnsaIS

MILL be received at the Office of the Commits
w sioner of the Third Swamp Land District. in
Shreveport, La, until the 23d day of March, 1859,
for Contracts for REMOVING INSTRUCTIONS in
the bed of Bayou Pierre River, and Counssna Lake,
according to Survey and Plan in the Commissioners
once YARDS.
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THOMAS /. WHITE,

d Common street, New Orleans. Collecting, Re
yng and Forwarding, and Planters orders special
.v attended 70. JuHeS
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To the LadieSi

q PJTHEC ARIES
~4f1r Frr ~
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-03-18

Undcr-drninfna -ntnnuring NJ the west.
In conversation at Mendoza, the editor
Of the Gsaesec Farmer asks Don't you
think il would pay better to cultivate less
land and moro thoroughly, and even to I'M
derdrain and manure a littlep
Yes; we think il would. Our soil needs
more thorough cultivation than it receives
Almost nothing has been done in the way
of undertaking., which is vastly moro rec-
essary than manuring. To the western
farmer, no subject is Of moro importance
than Undertaking. 1t will aid him in get
ting in crops early in tho spring, increase
their quantity and worth, and in many in
stances double the actual tilable value Of
the land Through the past season. almost
every wheat and corn field has had some
portion Of wet land--too wet for the growth
Of the crop. The labor has been bestowed
blowing, planting. sowing, cultivating,
and harvesting, and the reward has been
gigantic cropo weeds in wet places, where
the largest amount Of grain should have
grown. Here there Is loss of labor, seed
and crop, for the want of underdrains. Bet.
ter or more forcible arguments in favor Of
draining could hardly be offered than the
repetition OF such seasons as this has been
He who cannot read in the condition Of hi:
soil for months, tho necessity of carrying
off surplus water, must be beyond teaching
by examples Of dire necessity.
AS TO manuring, the land devoted TO corn
growing gets pretty thoroughly manured
Tho stalks are seldom cut up; the corn il
huskod from the bill, and the stalks are lef
to the cattle to be eaten, and trampled intt
the earth. In this manner the supply 0
vegetable mold is kept up, and rather in
creases than diminishes, from year to year
But wheat, coming in for a liberal share il
the rotation of crops, with us, removes al
its product from the soil, and thus tends t,
impoyerish it. II pays to manure for corr
with common barn-yard manure; but th'
growth of straw is ample in wheat, unaideC
by any such stimulant. Having neve
seen any report of trial Of lime. salt, o
any Of the inorganic fertilizers, am no
prepared to speak in regard to them. 1t i
the common opinion here, that manure i
not worth the saving aud straw is almos
universally burned.
You are doubtless correct in the inference
given in your question, that it woold pa,
better to cultivate less land and do it in
more thorough, workmanlike manner; a
least, such is my opinion Correspondent
! GeaeSee Farmer.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-03-18

BIRDS NEsTs.--Pare six or eight large
apples, Spilzenbergen or Greetings are best
for this purpose, aud remove the core by
cutting from the end down into the middle,
81 as to leave the apple whole except where
the core has been removed. Place them as
near together as they can stand, with the
open part upward, in deep earthen pie
dish. Next make a thin batter, using one
quart sweet milk, three eggs, with sufficient
flour, and pour it into the dish around the
apples, also filling the cavities in them /;
bake in quick oven. Eat them with but
ter and sugar, but let not their delicious
taste make You forget the bounds of pru-
dence.-American AgyicMhralist
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-03-18

from which mankind suffer over q large part Of
the Globe, IL the consequence Of n diseased action
In the systenn induced by the poisonous niiasm Of
vegetable decay. This exhalation Is evolved by
the action Of solar heat wet soil and rises with
me watery vapor from Il. While the sun is below
the horizon this vapor fingers near the earth's sur
face. and the virus is taken with Il through the
lungs into the blood. There IL acts as an irritating
poison on the internal yiscera and excreting organs
Of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to
secrete not only this virus, but also the bile from
the blood. Both the virus aud the bile accumulate
in the circulation, and produce violent constiti-
tional disorder. The spleen, the kidneys, and the
stomach sympathize with the liver, and become
disordered also. Finally the instinct OF our or
ganism, as IL in an attempt TO expel the noxious
infusion, concentrates the whole blood OF the body
in the internal excretores to force then to cast It
out. The blood leaves the surface, and rushes TO
the central organs with congestiye violence; This
Is the CHILL. But In this effort fails. Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the cen-
trail organs and rushes to the surface, as II IN
another effort to expel the irritating poison through
that other great excretory the skin. In this
also it fails, and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted, and waits for the recovery of strength
to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fts or paroxysms of FEVER AND AaUB'
Such constitutional disorder viii Of course under
mine the health il it is not removed.
We have labored to find, and have found, an
nnHdnfn
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-03-18
HaaIsIng watermelons snecessrulIy.

EDS. GBNEsEE FARMER FL have been q
subscriber to the GeResee Farmer since the
commencement Of volume ILL., and have
gained many valuable hints therefrom. l
saw an article IN volume Y |, relative to rails
ing watermelons successfully which | have
followed, and it has paid me for the Farm
er ever since, in having plenty Of good mel
ons to enjoy.
| dug a trench about two and half feet
deep and about the same in width, filed it
with horse manure in heated state, stamped
ii dewn hard, and then put back the earth,
mixing we'll Herewith few loads Of sandy
loan, and planted my seed. l had some
boxes made of boarda, six or eight inches
high, covered with millinet, muslin, or 9TH
er thin, open cloth, to keep off the striped
bugs, which are SO destructive to melons.
| have succeeded beyond my expectation,
and have used the same ridge for years.
In the spring, dig out tho earth and
rotten manure, fll the same trench as be-
fore, throwing back the same earth and rot
ten manure, thoroughly mingled and if it
needs more sand, add load or so, mixed
with the earth. The ridge viii grow bet
ter every year. Hoe well and water prop
erly, and "A good crop may be expccted.-
Cor Geneses Farmer