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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01

n. EDWARD GUILLoT's MEDIcME DBpor.-The
rea central de for the sale of all European red
ones for most of which NJ Guot has agency located
at 43 Royal street. ahere the stock Of healing waes Is stored
In such immense quantities 10 necessary the
of the heavy trade which Looks almost entirely this
shment supplies CT many articles which got nowhere
else this side the Atlantic Among many of the admirable
remedial agents In general and ccesfu opean ute which
have been introduced to use in the city ty Mr. Guo
to which he desires to call particular attention. which
announces nfaibe remedy for gout and rhsumatc
sections This Dr. ~ Has anti Gouy and anti Rhsu.
mAc Remedy which has the highest its
efficacy In curing these dreadful Diseases An advertisement
Of this medicine to which refer the reader entities
certain and rational remedy and states that why 1t 10 %
will be understood foman explanatory pamphlet which may
be had Of Mr Gnillos.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01
wInEn'ANADIAH vEHmIFuGE.
IMPORT MEDICAL INFORMATION.
NO MINERALS.

The late DR. Clan Of Philadelphia has laid It down as
rule that worny be suspected In child where there is
emaciaon and daily weakness of the bowels, accompan
ted by adlsehargeims and mucusp and all medical author
tiles agree that thorough cure the stomach and bowss
must be invfgor well the themselves dis.
charged. Waernadan Verm;ys fulhls bolh these con.
dons II not cntipats the vermicules but strengthens
the Digestion ines the solvent power of the gastric juice
and npars hei action to the bowels. Heucc Its cures
complete and anent.
THE OF THE LIVING BODY
Being the rscep Of greedy worms is aickenng and yet
six out Of every children less afflicted vita
hem Why shouis be the when there volumes of
testimony TO prov6 few doses of winers Canadian Yer
mfuge will erahe dissasef Parents note of this
established fact remember that the medicine is free from
all deeterious suicss
PAI.ss IN ITS OPERATION,
Certas In It's rs free from all mineral substances and
tzyigoratng TO tstem these the merits Of WIN
CANADIAN vHFUGE, preparation which eradicstes
every class Of int with degree Of dispatch that Is
as agreeable rs It fonishing,
For sale In Neweans wholesale and retail by
J. WRIGHT 4 co. Sole proprsiors.
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CAPT J. K DUNCAN, wy. p. DUNCAN, L.. JAMES.
X. DUNCAN & CO., SURVEYORS, etc.. etc.,
S'' Nos. 1sl COMMON STREET, and
2s1a CARONDELET STEEET.
We prepared do with accuracy and Dispatch all kinds
Of city country surveying in any portion Of the State
For Insurance Companies and River Pilots will survey
chues Islands and other gaed points the river
All of our legazed under commissions
Deputy Surveyor Generals OF the State of Louisiana
J. X. DUNCAN L CO.,
jail Nos 13l Common and 24h Carondelet Streets
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01

There ia Yankee whose nose is so sharp, that
after using pocket handkerchief for week, it is
full OF holes. s-ssf3, I.
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SwR1GHTs& co.

Il ~ =
Pharmaceutical Prinoiplss By one Il
hs Ablsst ohsmists Of tho Age.
NO MINERALS.
Dr. Wr9nks we'll to stake his professional character
on the aec minerals wbatevsr from the least component
T. part OF fhtdisnis ID his REJUvENATING ELIxIR-
well hau been eusilsd the community BY
opium aD4ry.
dsnsralhs iha.sd, Dr. Wright would say, fever
depair. ~ low worn down you may be--no mAttsr
how weAis-nc matter what tho cause may have bssn-
orsAke shatevsr has led you depart from Hy genc
principeshis
REJUgENArINa RLIxIR.
and you Tu hnd yourself man. pride instead OF
the reveFspur friends. and heahy, sound and worthy
member oFhole human family.
For salds Proprietors,
J. WRIGHT 4 CO.,
and lbi Chartros street, New Orleans La,
< 4.S Sole Proprietors
And BY fists generally throughout the United States
IIE4sOLDs EXTRACT BUCHU.
JOY TO THE AFFLICTED
4 eurss us and Dsbitsted sufferers and removes all
he ?, mptcnoss which will be found
Indisposlton sa
s8 to Exsrtiop Loss
Of Power, Loss Of Mono w..
8 Dhirulty Of Breathing, Cen
Z WeAknssa Horror OF Disease,
9ervss, Trembling. Dreadful Horror
of nNighs swests, Cold Feet. wakefulness,
Dmnsstion, Langaor. UniverssI LsssItuds ofths
AnaH y u. A
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01

SINGULAR REOoyERY OF A MARRIAGE RMo-About
the end Of July or the beginning Of August last,
woman named Catherine Ferguson, the wife OF .
miner named Lean, at Cfton, near the head Of
Loeb Lomond, lost her marriage ring whilst engaged
in putting in building peats, aud notwithstanding
nn m su =.
rat into the house, and around the neck Of the rat
was the missing marriage ring. II Is supposed, as
rats known to carry Of coins pieces Of silver or
gold that the ring had been taken to the rats nest
where it had gone the neck Of one of the young
ones and remained there until the animal had advan.
ced in growth and curousy enough, been captured by
the cat. Mrs. MLean, who had been about year mar
red was no less rejoced in getting possession again
Of her lost ring than surprised at the very singular
way in which it was recovered [Sc0tsman.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01

New Book" Pope or President" ia the title OF a
just press Dslisser Prccer s0
Broadway New York, to adysrssmsnt of which refer
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

Tuv (>uYv.ve Vord;,a orond o,a,. t T,.,,snI... n,
;,l l. ,,.,fo-,,,ad ~ az MIA .;,. .,.,.
op.eno'a entertainments IS assured 70 an amending.
NJ Auies'.s.s ~ Ia.s' or : oame
!" Dom'noes win Dc tepea'eo' win cnarac.ers dls-
..'.',eu ~ pe'o, T's 1e Deu1 W misses a. uae
anu va'Ason ".'' 'ono"' ana .ne comeoy MARRIED
LIE Dy laVon1e members Of the company, conclude
very s.fong DILL
lhs 81. caARLEs.-Ine legitimate intemporary
Danlsnment tne reign OF pantomime commences,
nnoer !ne auspices OF tne inlm'table Gabriel and
rrnasos nasel troupe, conss.ng Q. lor'y afsisss m
slualns "'ne fca "a''o'as' tne hsnstooseo RUSSIAN
! oa"seuse.
-, Asssls Dpa'olng sno noe
-. susas "a. sppssl 80 =. sne'l
aness H,a Ia.a,a ~. auI ~ pe.'olu,'
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~ ~. s>Ss. ".'...-,.
ON hand in one Of their fsmoTs so;rees ~ a'Eth;one
comnrisnr what is exce,lent ~ na~ro ;nst.iav And
black dramatics and oneratics.
Opp Fellows, Ha1I.-prof. a. a Fowler vii,
deliver the second lecture of his last course snb;ec.
-aCbildren and their Governmentn Pnb,;c exam.
nations Win conclude the entertainment
- -
EDWIN BooTH AND AvoN1A JoNEs.-The rush for
secured seats at the St. Charles theater Yesterday
was the liveiest thing of tho kind that has taken
place since Jenny Lind was here, some eight years
ago. Had the st. Charles been as large as all the
theaters in town put together it would have been
tightly crowded last night This saves US the trouble
hNuri Wo norfic
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TNTEREsTISG TO IMPORTERs.

INTERESTING TO IMPORTERS.
A. LEBLANC U. S. BONDED WAREHOUSE, Nos.
Nos. II and 10 Toulouse Street,
Between Levee and Chartres
Its central location M proximity to ths picayune Tier the
Steamboat Landing and to the Custom House, speedy
action in transportation and expectation eutries.
NB-specal, large and Theoretically closed Warehouses
for Brandies. etc., etc. d22 3m
r. & T.. ROLLING, SUCCESSORS TO P. RoY)
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
AND DEALERS IN WINES FOREIGN and DOMESTIC
LIQUORS,
No. 40 OLD LEvEE STREET, NEW Orleans,
NIL 1y&w Between Bienyule and CONT. /.
GUANO...........CsUAN NO.............GUANO.
PERUVIAN AND MANIPULATED.
-Also-
LAND PLASTER and LIME for poor soil. For sale by
I. S. HOLDEN L CO.,
la4 I'm No. g Magazine. Poydras st.
I H. CLARK'S PHOTOGRAPH AND DAGUERRE
oTYPE GALLERY,
NO. 94 Canal street, New Orleans,
Over Turne's Shoe Store.
A9Photographs copied from old Daguerreotypes and en-
to any sse and colored in OIL Color and Pase
nj Sun
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INVENTIONl!

H. R. LATIMER
Having removed from liz Canal street, In consequence of
creased business is opening beautiful assortment of
Seamless Clothing,
PERFECTLY WATERPROOF.
Suits for Negroes IS suit Coat and Pants every
other kind Of Seamless Clothing. -.- --.s .
Overcoats from IS sl5 Lined Ragans SlS Ladies'
CATERS Gents Gaiters slippers and Legeings in great
ey to which the attention Of Country Merchants and Plant
Is particularly invited prepared to or them
ducemens on liberal terms. ,t-... w.
5Y A Card.
Having just learned that my fabrics worthess" take
this occasion inform the public that have Coat that
been in service Reve MONTHS Please No. IS Gravier
and examine for yourselves and then perhaps you will
be able to judge where the term worthless will spply
| fsA I'm
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- OCULIsT-D Dr. GusTINE's OFFICE FOR
-S9E The Treatment OF DISEASES OF THE EYE. and
Imperfectons Of Vision. No. 1859 ST. CHARLES STREET
opposite Lafayette Square, New Orleans, La
nA Surgical operations Of the EYE attended to- such aa
CATARACT, soUINTING the insertion of ARTIFICIAL,
EYES, etc., etc. ials 6mkW
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U T HI e RN ADV RTISIN NG
AND COLLECTING AGENCY.
Having by purchase succeeded the sole control OF the bust
Dos Southern Advertising and Collecting Agency
1t will be continued by the undersgned-by and with the
currence Of our publishing principals. ~.
B. sTRAwBRIDGE co.
A7roHice lek Commercial Place.
New Orleans, December 10 1858, d22 If
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-01

T X. DUNCAN & CO., ARCHITECTS AND sU-
-. PERINTENDENrs OF BUILDINGS
Nos. 13l Common street and 241a Carondeet street.
We prepared to get Plans Sections Elevations and
Specifications of public buildings and private dwellings, banks
stoes warehouses; of all kinds and descriptions with
tailed estimates Of their cost purchase material
and employ mechanics and abore and supenend the
ton of the erect and put machinery gin and
8 may be required
Persons building will find It TO their interest to give CALI
by the adoption Of method style class of building
be put up the least possible and will
OF the best mat. rial and workmanship.
j. X. DUNCAN L CO.,
jail Nos. l3l Common and 24,s Carondelet streets.
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NOTICE.

The undersigned has disposed of all his right title
est in the business known 'as "DoRR'S SOUTHERN AD
vERT1sING AND COLLECTING AGENCY, 10 the firm o
A. B. B.sTRAwBRlDGE CO., will continue IT as hereto
fore. j. w. DORR.
NauS Orlaa 4
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In thus honoring their thrice Grand Master we
think the Odd Fellows of New Orleans have done
great honor to themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

LADY SKATERS -Adrlce kotv 10 do tt-M-
ctIentS iH LeaTRIAg.-The ladies in the large
cities have buckled on their skates and tucked
up their skirts, and are skimming over the
artificial ice ponds in fine style Some one.
who appears competent to the task, thus treats
the subJect-the ladies being addressed:
You will make a dash at the ice, and will
instantly find yourself fat on your back, with
your heels In the air, and your back combs
smashed to flinders against the ice In this
however, you will be more lucky than the
youngsters, who have no back hair to protect
tneir unfortunate craniums. You will recover
from the concussion by slow degrees, and having
seen any quantity Of stars and blue lights 6u.
ring the operation, will essay perpendicular
position.
Having got one foot under you, and nearly
placed the other in the same position. both wi I
suddenly start off like a shot and YOU will be
reduced to the necessity of depositing Yourself
plump on the ice. while your toes will stick up
side by side, staring you in the face in a COM
zeal manner. You will try again, and in an ex-
cess OF caution 10 prevent tue kates from sliding
out forward, will cause them to take an oppo.
site direction, and as quick as lightning You
will ind yourself fat on your face-tyo to one.
with "a blOdy nose, or black spot on the fore
head, that will spoil all your chances for par
ties tor month to come-if you happily es-
cape this misfortune, you will Green on your
hands and knees to dry land, and, somewhat
disgusted, regain your feet
advancing more cautiously this time Won
venture out again and regain the middle OF the
Ice, when as you begin 70 exult in your prof
cheney, your feet will commence to part compapy
gradually, working out sideways The agon-
lLing suspense OF such a moment can only be
appreciated by person who has confidently
trusted his weight TO two saw logs in the water.
and with one foot upon each, sees them
gradually recsde from each other until he
drops helpless into the cold bath beneath. Ycu
come down, as before, only "a little more so,
and instantly become convinced that every
bone in yo1r body is broken, and that skating
is humbug.
After our lady pupils have gone through
with this experience-the result of their rash
ness-f they will procure the assistance of a
gentleman, and proceed confidently, they will
do we'll. The most unassuming efforts NAV
be made at first, which, if we'll followed up.
viii tell, and If, at the end of the week, the
fair proficient is able to stand up straight with.
out assistance and without the first ambitious
movement towards u skate, she will have done
we'll We know 1t TO De so by sad experience. A
large piece Of ice will then be necessary in
wh ca 10 branch out with proper assistance, and
little time will render any lady mistress Of
one OF the most delightful recreatiors in exis,
tsnce.N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

The SrUPIDLY DIGNrFIED.-The editor Of
the Cleveland Plaindealer is not fond of digni-
fed people, as the term is generally accepted }
The biggest pudding head he ever knew wore
gold sPectaclos and was dignifed, never low
bred, and said jokes were low "Ihis dignity,
quoth the editor, lis queer thing. 1t sweils
IN one-horse lawyers, like uncooked dried ap-
pies, and breaks out on them in the shape of
frizzled-up hair, psacockish struts and inked
finger nails. Judges sometimes have it. They
deliver the iattest of truisms in the grayest of
tones, and sit as though they were spiked to
their benches. Editors are sometimes dicuifed
We know of some that are excessively SO; they
print exclusively for our church--thoy walk
soberly and cautiously in the same old beaten
path, and use the same old threadbare exprss-
sions from day to day-frOm year to year. Ii
man lies, they say he is laboring under a
wrong impression They never know or state
anything postiyely-they 'opine.' The glori-
Gus sunshine Of fun eniereth not into their
souls. They seem to regard newspaper as
they would a cOthn--a very grave matter; and
so move slowly and lugubriously forward,
treading gently on the decsyed eggs Of humbug,
folly and rascality, ignoring the bright side OF
life, but always printing 'dignifed papers "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

HENS CHAyGISG To RoOsrsRs Pratt.
vile lAla) Statesman of the oth inst, publishes
the following communication, and the editor
vOuehes for the yeracity OF the writer
In your last number you copied from the
TuskeSee Republican communication respect
ing the hen rooster. This had general notice
from newspapers. In confirmation of the above
L viii state that a similar freak Of nature oc-
CURED on my place fourteen years since When
purchased the place L also purchased the
poultry. The hen CT which am to speak-one
OF tns number, how old she was at the time
oi her purchase, cannot say; from all appear
ances sne was 40 old Aen-she laid eggs, how
ever, and Matched out several broods ofcbjck.
ems Finally, she plumed herself afresh and
assumed the appearances of n young rooster. The
netamorpnose was SO complete that most per.
sous were at loss to dec de whether she wa.
male or female. She crowed different from,
either; kervoics bei=g as clear as a ram, horn
hat with not rs much volume She would .idI !
up TO the hens, which eVsded her and seen.d
10 look upon her rs al anomaly, ss indeed She
was. This is literally true, aud dare saw tbe
editors of this paper, who know the writer o
this, Will yoaeh for its correctness,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

N. T. WILLIS ON PERsIMxoNs,-One of the
first of my Virginia experiences was the very
new sensation OF eating persimmon. By its
frequent mention in negro songs, this fruit has
become classic, and was as interested in TASTING
1t, as the traveller in Italy with his first pluck
OF ripe fig. 1t resembled small apple as see n
hanging upon the leafess twig; though the
tree grows tailor and with more spready branch
es than the apple tree. There were plenty of
them In the fields, as we drove past the corn
plantations iu the open country, and our friend
and conductor kindly jumped over the rail
fence and brought me handful. What this
fruit can especially be intended for by nature
L am little embarrassed to understand-pos-
slbie to close the gate after enough has entered
for, OF all the contractile agents, this seems
to be the most puckery and unrelaxing. The
mouth and lips are drawn so obstinatety to-
gether, by eating persimmon, that it would
be dithcuit to follow it, even with "a drink"
though am sure that all its effects are 80 pre-
ventlye, as the traveller, for the next mile or
two after the taste of it, looks very much rs if
getting ready for kiss-a kiss, however, of
which till the lips relax, the secret is very sure
to be kept Now why would not persimmon
tree, Qet me ask Mr.. Gimbrede,) stamped upon
note paper, or craven on a seal, be a pretty
hieroglyphic for secrecy? And why would not
perSimmon kiss $50 called from this sweet
lesson OF Nature to "kiss but never tell, ~ be
a very handy. phrase for common usage?-
Home Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

1t 1t is an established fact, says the Phil
adeiphia Bulletin, that no man or no firm has
ever advertised business on a grand scale
without making money. They may have spent
1t faster than they have made it. they NAV
have lost, but advertising paid If there be a
shade of doubt as to this, let the reader re-
call all the instances of persevering advertising
most editors can recall msny-which have
manifested themselves in the newspapers of
late years, and he will be astonished at finding
the proportion Of them which have speedily
realized fortunes. If asking how We know
whether such enterprise is successful, we an
sWeE by the advertising itself" When we see
by our exchanges that this or that vender ex-
pends fifteen, twenty, or thirty thousand dol
lars year for advertising, and see this con-
hnue Tor several years, We require no other
proof Of success. There is, now a-days, nothing
so certain as advertising, when n man has
something to sell, and the public will, indeed,
buy almost anything, when they find that
everybody else has it, and that it is "spoksn
OF. Observations made during the past year
in advertising have convinced us that of all
business supports there is mono so reliable or
profitable as advertising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

low TO AsEP TIE BABY QUIEr-Says Fan
ny Fern See that the mother has contented
mind That's the best recipe know Of AL
ways meet her with the smile which the i'm
mortal "Guide to Wives" recommends them
under mountain loads of perplexity and provo
Gsuen, T, 10 Keep on hand for their husbands
Ion imagine because home looks cosy and
comfortable, when you return to il at night,
tnat IL Is well either for the babys sake, or las
mothers, that you should never take the latter
out OF 1t for relaxation and fresh air. Oh, if
you but know how a woman loves a man for
occasionally thinking of these little things
little to you, great TO US. I know it is less
trouble, if your purse is well lined to step in
milliners and order home a new bonnet
which SO many wives have wanted to throw
out OF the window, for very bitterness of spirit
had they dared. A bonnet. which your ostrich
husband fancies will cover all his conjugal sell
h3hness, and sins of omission and commission.
lie mad rather give her this than draw the boots
on his SlIppered feet after tea and take the
weary wife and mother out for the fresh air:
and then ne wonders why ''the baby worries, !"
and keeps both awake all night, and why its
mothers eyes look so rayless, and why she
heayes that little sigh when he sits down to
read his newspaper; and then he settles down
70 the comfortable conclusion that, "after all,
.1ere Is no understanding women" and reads
on sometimes he says "Ah," or "0h," or
by Jove;" but nobody but himself knows
whether steamboat is burned up, or fifty
people have been made mince OF by a
railroad accident, or Bonner has got another
Industrious contributor" or the tail of the
comet has Swtshed through the milky way. He
Is too lazy even to talk about it.
Now, "bonnets" don't cure the heart ache:
and all the rings and bracelets you could toss
into woman's lap, Q speak of true woman
are not worth one clasp of your arms round her
neck, when you come home from your place Of
business. We don't want forever to take it for
granted you love US. We are demonstratiye,
we women There is no need of your breaking
your backs to pick up our handkerchief as you
used, in the old courting times; (heavens how
you stepped round then.) neither do we want
you, sitter hanging up your coat and hat in
the nail, to SIT down in the parlor and cross
your legs, without ever coming up stairs to
give US the return kiss, which is so potent to
make us forget all the little mosquito -stinging
household annoyances, which are but feath-
CT weight when our hearts are light and hap.
py; for tits not work, but worry, which makes
leaden hearts and footsteps.