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An Exegctfcssi Curiosity.

Some inyeterate curiosity hunter. who has ac-
ouired experience in discovering hidden meanings
| in old manuscripts has Just stumbled on what he
thinks is great scientific discovery IN the book OF
Genesis. Some of our readers may be amused, II
not instructed by il
IN Joseph's dream OF tue eleven Stars making
nbeisance to him. it is said there is an alluson to
ina s;rns of the z0diac--the eleven brethren an
swering to the eleven signs, and Joseph to the
twelfth. IThese signs were known N Chaldea, and
afterward in Egypt They are all, as everybody
knows called BY the names of animals, except
one The curiosity consists in the resembling be-
tween the blessing of Jacob and his prophecies
respecting his sons as found in Genesis forty ninth
chapter, and the animals after whose names the
consultations are called. The following table will
illustrate the meaning, Any one who Will keep in
found in our almanacs and the consultations
around them, win understand the whole matter /:
l. Reuben, unstable as water" Aquarius, Q
waterman.
2. Simeon and Levi are brethren" Gemini,
twins.
S. Judah, "a lions whelp - Leo, or lion.
4. Zebuion, g at the haven of the sea- Cancer,
or crab from the sea.
5. Ephraim, +" a strong ass or beast of burden -
Taurus, an OK.
g. Dam q an adder, scorpio, or scorpion
Z. Dan. IS biteth the horses heels:" claws of a
serpent changed into balances.
8. Cad, q troop:a Pisces, a fish-.Gad, reverse
IF dog.
o. Asher. his head shall be fats Virgo, a wo-
aan with a stalk of wheat in her hand
10. Napthali, & a hind let loose ~ Aries ram.
II. Joseph, this bow abode in strengths" Sagit-
arus, an archer.
II. Benjamin, raying as wolf p Capricornus,
ormerly reptile with o wolf s head.
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.Begsss TEfras saasass.

with regard 10 the recent difficulty between two
Representatives at Washington, the Philadelphia
Ledger remarks;
Some Of the newspapers are making fuss
abaut triiiing fracas between Mr.. EdmnnIson, oil
Virginia, and Mr.. Hickman, Of penns ylvanla, and
are trying to puff It up TO the dimensions of q
sectional quarrel. This Mr.. Hickman has boosted,
in Congress and out Of Congress. of the power Of
the North to fog the South into submission to all
Northern measures. The style in which this has
been DONE shows that his Boosting is but piece Of
insolent hraggadocie, meant to insult. Whena man
threatens what he is going to do, he must not be
surprised il somebody should take him at his word,
and Mr.. Edmundson, with no undue advantage, put
Mr.. Hickman to his mettle
4 1t would have been great deal better i Mr.
Edmundson had paid no attentionto Mr.. Hickman
ridiculous rawlings; but since Mr.. Hickman brought
the assault upon himself by his insoent sonduc.,
we do not that there is any call ior IongIs =.
sonal interference in the matter, as the anar NY
not take place In Congress, and was caused more
by words spoken out Of it thanin it. 1t was PEI,
sonal brawl between two members, where eash
was upon an equality in physical force ana pue,
paraton for defence. 4 Mr. Hickman does MI oa ne
to be responsible for his Boosting, he should learn
TO keen civil tongue in his head.
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Captain Steadman in his " Narrative of q Five
Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of
Surinam, relates that, on waking about four
o'clock oneg morning in his hammock he was eS-
tremely alarmed at Weltering in concealed blood,
and without feeling any pain whatever. The
mystery was,n continued Captain S., " that had
been bitten by the Vampire or Spectre Of Gniana,
which is also called the Flying Dog OF New Spain,
and by the Spaniards, Perr0ndlddo-. This Is no
other than a bat Of monstrous size, that sucks
the blood from men and cattle while they are fast
asleep, even sometimes till they die; and as the
manner in which they proceed il truly wonderful, I
shall endeavor TO give distinct account of it,
Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend
to attack is in sound slumber, they generally aght
near the feet, where, while the creature continues
flaming with his enormous wings, which keeps one
cool, he bites piece out of the tip of the great
toe, SO very small indeed, that the head of pin
could scarcely be received into the wound, which
is consequently not painful; yet through this ORR
fee he continues to suck the blood until he is
PEELED to disgorge. He then begins again, and
thus continues sucking and disgorgng until he is
scarcely able to fly; and the sufferer has often
been known to sleep from time to eternity. Cattle
they generally bite in theear but always in places
where the blood flows spontaneously. Having
applied tobaeco-ashes as the best remedy, and
washed the gore from myself and hammock, OBJ
served several small heaps Of CONCEALED blood all
around the place where had lain on the ground:
on examining which. the surgeon judged that had
lost at least twelve fourteen ounces during the
niglt,'i
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'SIsD Oilsaus 1allp Gresfent.



ME-. d. fAShi6ssable London tailor, has iusf
been the sictin II rather ingenious, though ras-
G1lfv kfiuks ln xhe raTlv NHft ait December Hast
4 Fen&lenAaff looking man called and gave him
AN ardex toni suit of mourning, to be made In a
cSaple vi days, III a lla III ascend funeral iii the
sxplfataa d shat time. Being tod that he eould
HE accommodated III two houra II required, he was
measured accordingly. Having small pajntinp
with him. he called HI. DIS attention carelessly
ID III ard sAia akat litefnbes cf Parliament ind
oiiere6 him eigaty guintss fc1 i. On leaving Mr.
N4s 40 dseired that gentleman 10 be good enough
to take care 81 tho picture until The mourning III
bIlimenfs, Ms7e ushcd assigning a. {; reason that
being SO nNax she paddiugt0n Railway terminus. II
would save him the trouble Of carrying II about with
hina tll he departed ea hs mnuYnfaI This
being reaaay AccedGd To, the picture was HUNG M
nv Mr ~ IN aslnall parlor contiguous to his shons.
S3n the next day gentlemanin appearance, bitf
10 reality confederate Of the former. coming
inta Tho shop and Purchasing trivial article, pre-
tended the utmost establishment at seeing such 4
Ealntng q sach y shop. requesting 70 know where
asking 4 money wauld buy it.
0n being told that # belonged It'd one Of Mr. D. Ii
customers, who had been bid eighty guineas for IT,
re offered to purchase il at once, and give one
hundred and twensy guineas for II Suiting she AZ
ton TO the word. the stranger took out q check
book, and offered to draw for the sum at once.
Being told that Nj. had ~ obtain The owner
consent, he promised to call in o few days, and
wrote down HIN address to he communicated with.
In due eanrse the first swindler presented himself
and paid aor hin mourning suit. On being reminded
OF his picture. he oarelessIy observed Oh. hang
the thing wish had sold il the other day for tho
siEAty gulneaSs hAve too nanch NJ do now to at
tend % pictures : What say yon to sell me the
painting 4 Pay yon q ready money I, 4 With ~
my heart" bargain was struck for ninety pounds,
and Mr.. D. became possessor of the gem. The
eeqaeli y soon told. The painting Turned ont to be
mere copy, scarcely worth ninety pence
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A GEEsIcAI AssEnDoTE The Rev. Dr. p -------
0f Ero0klzne haiwaging to the Old School disines
aud Whe attending 10 lis usual Sabbath miaissra-
tons, taansgsd 70 discover Who of his eongrega,
tion were absent, HI first duty on Monday morn
ing being 10 cali on tao absenfees, and to ind ont
Nhy they wefe nat st xsaHrch.
Among those Whase places were ofsen vacant
Nss one man, Who cared but little for the sanetty
Of Aae holy day or tha repE oof uf the minister.
9a taking bis usual Monday morning rounds.
haia TIE good man
Why were yon not at church yesterday ~
sa9 ether bilsiness I'd attend to ., was tho blunt
Il Mr g. ssId the Clergyman ssalemnIy, There
WHY be re preaching iii heii.n
+ Fpa't BE- for The want Of ministers,
was fAe auick gajoinder.
4, FMS Wa bard cut and the good old doctor
aas'ess upoa the doctrine d total dspfayity.
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GTATIOEARY STEAM ENGINES
ALL SIZES, FROM to l6 DIAMETER OF oYL1NDE

ALL SIZES, FROM , to ID DIAMETER OF CYLINDER
PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, from II to co horse power
DRAINING WHEELS from II feet to 80 feet diameter
DRAINING PUMPS, from TO % ineses in diameter
Lea Leayitts Patent CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, with both
iron and wooden frames with Eorcross Rocker Boxes and
Stearn's Patent Eccentric Head Blocks.
Pages and Page i chiid's CIRCULAR SAW MILE
Double Circular Saw Mills, with Top Saws.
sEaabs Iron Frame CORN and FLOUR MILLS from Ist
5inches diameter.
NEWELL COTTON SCREWS Of 8, TX, and II inches in
diameter by IL feet long, and geaed for either steam
power.
SKATING, COUPLINGS, PULLIEs STANDS, HANG
ERS, and Boxes of all sizes.
DOUBLE FLuE BOILERS, e inches in diameter and from
10 TO 90 feet lsng.
CIRCULAR SAWS up TO r. inches diameter.
DOCTOR ENGINES, of various sizes.
INDIA RUBBER BANDS, of all sizes.
An assortment Of all sizes Of the above generally
store ready for delivery the shortest notice. for sale on
the most favorable terms and at the lowest prices.
Every article fully guaranteed
Full printed Catalogues Of prices will be any
by mail
s. H. GILMAN,
mye &wa 10 6rsyier street. New Orleans
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SELF-RELIANeE.-Ther is famous speech re-
corded by an Old Norseman, thoroughly character
istic of the Teuton. g believe neither in idols
nor demons, said he :. put my sole trust in my
own strength Of body and soul.n The ancient
crest Of pickaxe with the motto of Either will
find way Or make one I" was an expression Of The
same sturdy independence and practical material
ism which to this day distinguishes the descendants
of the Mortimer Indeed, nothing could be more
characteristic of the Scandinavian mythology than
that it had god with hammer. mans char
aeter is seen in small matters; and from even so
light test as the mode in which the man Yields
the hammer, his energy in some measure may be
Inferred Thus, an eminent Frenchman hit off in a
single phrase the characteristic quality of the in.
habtants Of particular district, in which friend
Of his proposed to settle and buy land. " Be-
ware" said he, " Of making purchase there |
know the men of that department; the pupils who
came from it to our veterinary school Of Paris do
not strike hard upon the anvil; they want energy;
and you will not get a satisfactory return on any
capital you may invest there fine and just ap-
probation Of character, indicating the accurate
and thoughtful observer; and strikingly iustra-
tive Of the fact that it is the energy Of Individual
men that gives strength to a state, and confers
value even upon the very soil which they cult
vate AS the French proyerb has it: Idaat ua,a
thona1ne, tdnt udA sd te,7.e.n
Self Helm ,. by Smiles
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:, lHE New MILITIA Law or TExAs.--The law for
me organization of the militia of the State was
dfaHn up and offered by Hon. Forbes Britton, and
was passed with but slight change As an or
ganlzauon Of the militia of the State Ia soon to
take pace under this law, we have procured for
our readers its leading provisions.
ihe general features of the Militia Bill are that
sach Sen atoria District furnishes two regiments
inns makes "a regiments in the State. One Colonel,
one L. Colonel, one Major and ten Captains in
aegient; each company to consist of not less than
W or more than 100.
TWO regiments make Brigade, and are entitled
to a Brigadier General
Two Brlgades constitute a Division and each Di-
vision to be commanded by Major-General.
., Inc Governor is the COMMANDMENTS Chief of all
the militia and is entitled to an Aid-de-Camp, who
also acts as Assistant Adjutant-General, and has
inc rank OF Brigadier- General.
Ihere IS also an Adjutant General Of the State
TO Keep the records, furnish blank forms, books,
etc, and who also ACES Quarter master General
sonmlssary General and Ordnance officer, receiy-
ing storing and taking care of arms, etc.
Inc Governor has the appointing power of Aid
die,,,camp and the Adjutant General of the State.
All other officers are elected by the people who
compose the respective regiment, brigade or d.
=, All persons are subject to military duty between
the ages of Is and As -
Inc organization is to take place on the procla.
fa OF the Governor, which may now be looked
ior soon. l6alYeston News.
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Tough, XII d-n white man,
0ugh, good whisky.
Cturh 1fli.aI,,.in; 80

PRENTIcIANA.--A fussy little editor, who pro
fesses to be Of the Opposition states what he I'm
derstands to be or plan Of operations, and then
sets forth hls own, and finally suggests that both
may fail. If they do it will be but !. yerification Of
what Burns says about the failure of .sthe best
laid schemes Of men and aice.p
new paper in Wisconsin commences its career
Dy dirty attack on the Journal The editor has
no doubt been told By his friends to do this to
prove ms smartness. The case is like that of the
doting mother, who, on introducing her little how
INTO company, said s John, show the ladies and
gentlemen how you can blow your nose.n
a Locofoco editor in Tennessee thinks that A
second sober thought may bring US to our senses.
Perhaps the first sober thought might bring him to
been made. A2s'e
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III AsoNfKq 0r Il GEwfouxnLANn Doc, q EXTRA.
orulnarv as the following anerdote NAV arneas II
zome perEons, j. strictly true, and show how. th y
the SECONDHAND dog ''sN = s~no n "
q friend of mine, while shooting wild fowl WIFI,
his brother. WAS attended by ssgaeious das s H
this breed. 0ea "
In getting near some reeds BY the side tf d riyeri
fheF t]lr6B down their hats and crept to the edge
1f tle Mafers where they fired at some birds. They
Sa9a afterwards sent fhe dog To bring their hafss
one of Which was smaller than the other. After
several attempts b. bring them together Id III
moatf, the log 1t last placed the smaller hat il
the larger cfs pressed it dorm with his foot. and
thus WAS abba 70 bring them beth at tlie sans
time. ftessess Anecdotes of Dogs.
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The hiEheat spise il the world Is that Of stras-
snrenrg Minister feet THE next ii Et Stephens
mern, 466 azad Salisbury Cathedral, England, 40l.
These are ~ III Gothic architecture. 81. PanIs.
Londols llxssicl Is also 494 feet high. The high
e 81 spire n Ancrica ~ that 81 Trinity Church,
SGofhiv, New York; 2Sz feet The twin spires Of
Cologne Cathedral viii each be, when d, comnlef Il
500 faet High 1' ~ y 11s's Ssf1s I'D ss''
a try mines Of Tfayersella, il Savoy, magnets
IeKoiEin6 on wheel are used to pick un thesiron
IRON h ne Powdered ore leaving the copper pyrites
me Tour aFfnpr coated War ships, named Nv fl,e
Aonaon Time Z Rams are to have iron side.
RlatesA inshes thick which experiment has proved
~ sss g rsasng shot. The vessels are e Ii
are intended to steam ~ knots ali hour. ~ w
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STRING CLOTHING. skies and balmy airs
e admonish rs Or the opening Of spring. and soon YER
atmosphere VIII make winter rment hot hold
"ss No enc need suffer, thongh for D. Moore Co.. l6I
and 6s Poydras street. are getting III their
spring clothing which includes everything that is stylish and
iof the wear u men boys outer clothing and under
These goods are of the own mannaetare of The con-
81 ne pFopfietors pledge Themselves TO sail yer ce
'a guarantee all goods soIa See tyertiseet N's''
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-, nhh NEW sHuTTIE MACHINES of Messrs Grover
prices low but their efficiency is remarkable and ,ler
t., lsa aexesed They entitled tdeoEe washing
and are for sale Non Camp street tho South.
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Interesting shaisspearean Publication.

An English publishing house-that of Sampson
Low, Son Il Company-Will shortly bring ont
new edition of Hamlet which will be of peeu.
liar interest to Shakspearean scholars. The work,
to be edited by Mr.. Samuel Timmins, will consist
of exact reprints Of the first edition of Hamletn
Of 1908, and the second edition CT 1904 These re-
prints are made from the very rare originals in the
possession Of the Duke Of Devonshire, and will be
prefaced with an account by Mr. Timmins of the
various editions Of the play and the commentaries
upon the drama down to the present time. Ofthe
edition Of 1868, there are but two in existence
that Of the Duke Of Devonshire, lacking the last
page, and that found in 1856 by Dublin book
seller and afterwards sold to the British Museum,
wanting the title page. Only two copies Of the
edition of 1904, also, are known to exist onesbe-
longing to the Duke of Deyonshire, and the other
to Mr.. Hnth, of London. The Duke, in conse-
quence of the interest manifested in regard to his
literary treasure, caused forty fac.similes to be
prepared. which were distributed to public libraries
and eminent literary men
The peculiarly Of Mr.. Tmmins' edition is that,
in opposite pages, the text of the two editions OF
1903 and 1904 is given. Here is an INSTANCE in the
well.known death of opheIia
From the edition Of 1603I
The euvious sprig broke. into the brooke she fell
And for while her elothes, spread wide abroad,
Bore the young lady np and there she suite smiling
Chanting old sunday tunes, incapable
Al s5s NJ is en ss sa,eR h sfG f b.
dragged the sweete wretch TO deathe.
From the edition Of le04l
GlambefiHg 10 hang enYfous silver broke,
When downe her weedy trophies and herself
Fell III the weeping brooke, her clothes spread wide
And mermaid like awhile They bore her up,
Which time she ehanted snaches of old laudcs,
As one incapable Of her oHne distresse,
Or Ike creature native and induced
With that clement; but long II could not be
Till that her garments. heavy with The r drfnke
To muddy death.
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Brown? e----
Negro Boy No. | know Jim Brown, though.
Garman-I don't mean Jim Brown AZ ali; mean
John Brown, tho one what's fighting for your race.
Negro Boy-Get cut Ineyer seed race.
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FRENCH pEEFuMERr AND FAsoy Coons w..
Lon fasaId importers aud dealers 81 and Sd -
nave Just received from farn eOpeis assortment = ~
Frsaeh psffasy and piain aud iaad y We hness
combs See advertisement -s s4e 'asasing
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witty felloW slipped down on an lev pavement.
While sitting he nfnttered: II have no desire 10
zee the teHn burned de#n, but sincerely wish
the streets were laid in aaheg,,
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Liquors.

coGNAc BRANplEs-sach as
Goldenburg isG5 and 1880;
Lsrrende, 1925;
M a~=.- Lsrronde, very oid.aad superior; s..
Gsuticr frefes, 1870;
@ Yiaeysrd Props 1859, ~ 81.
Ieeocq, 1906
..@6. @.5#-.. Ar. BitIaeFs,
ROCHELLE BRANDrEs-saoh a.
Peilefin
Inc + Co,
Ns,irei AMI otbef.
wnIsKIEs-guch AS
Bourbon-six different qualities;
Mononsaheia- Eight difereas qualities; :a.5
Old Rye-Three different qualities;
White whsat-Two diiierent qualities;
Rohnson County
White Tennessee,
Old Kentucky,
Rectifea easinea
Pixies Magnolia, Jessamine and United States;
Old ses,eh and Irish whisky.
Old Jamaica Rum -
Old Santa cnn Rum,
Havana Bum,
Holland Gin, etc, exc.
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E" self-Help, rby Smiles.

DOUGLAS N Pennsylvania. letter from
Harrisburg the capital of Pennsylvania, and
where the Legislature is now in session, says:
Douglas stock is above par, and rising. speak
within the bounds OF truth when / say that two
thirds OF the Democrats who visit the State capital
are openly or secretly for Douglas. A Buchanan
ofhce.holder, and delegate to the Reading Con
vention, told me this morning that he would likely
vote for Breckenridge from prudential motives, but
Ihat there was no use denying the fact that the
Little Giant was the man to nominate. He il
one OF q hundred whom have heard speak within
week IN the same strain. The Democracy here
IN pennsylvania know full we'll that they have got
g choose between Douglas and defeat and they
VIII not be long in making their selection.
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baxs Is, AIN on SLEEVE BurroNs marked twest J,
M ,,s is and reward advertised for then, ,u,. IN
n ps' ~ lhsr delivery at this oice ,'' 0'iSa saA
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Lo! THE Poor INDIAN. - The Boston Herald
states that few nights since Ki.ba Cor the
Great Medicine, an Indian who had INDUCED in the
white mans fire wafer to such degree that the
hatehet which had long been buried, was dug MP,
and the red man thirsted for the white mans blood
1t was at an early hour in the morning when the
Great Medicine uttered his first war-whoop near
Boylston street, and began dancing round a lamp
post under the impression thatit was prisoner at
the stake, and would therefore make good chop.
One hundred years ago, the warwhoop would have
struck terror to the hearts of the inhabitants of the
town Of Boston, but at this period it simply aroused
couple Of officers from slight nap, and they went
IN search OF the person who had dared to disturb
the peace of the community
Upon reaching the spot where ki-ha-k a-rni-na
was cutting pigeonwings around the lamp-post,
they paused and listened in establishment, for the
Great Medicine was gruntng, in gutteral tones the
following song, which is very popular with whisky
drinking Indians:
cough, Xxi d-n white man,
0ugh, good whisky.
Ough, mi-an-ini,
0ugh, me want scalpey.i;
Look a'hear, II said the officers Z this won't do
you know. We can't stand this. Go home, and
don't make noise.H
White men, replied the Indian, stopping his
eccentric movements and applying flask to his
mouth, s the Great Spirit has opened his mouth
and commanded lniun to go upon the war path
IN few days scalps will hang in Injun's wigwam,
and the heart Of his squaw will rejoiee.,'
"0h, CANNON! . replied the officers; .you're
drunk. 90 home and sleep it off,
White men," cried the Great Medicine, eme
good inJun and no drink whisky. Me lick both of
you;' and he pitched in without ceremony, and the
officers had their hands full in taking care Of their
scalps and eyes; for the Great Medicine scratched
like tom-cat and bit like bulldog. He was
locked up, however, and subsequently fined three
dollars and costs for being drunk,