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Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
I1ow the German Studcuts Fight

How the German Students Fight
their "Due/s. What we call, for
want of better name, the "duels"
Of the German students, are of two
kinds. The sabre duel, which very
rarely takes place, is a serious busi-
ness, but the ordinary duel with
small swords, call a "Pankerei," :"
is little more than trial Of skill, or
what the French called an assault
d'armes. The combatants do fre-
quently get cuts on the face, which
is the only part of the person expo
sed, but German student looks
upon these as marks of honor, and
considers that slick on the nose or
the cheek is decided Improvement
to his personal appearance.
Before meeting his adversary, each
man puts on a great pad, which ex-
tend under the arms to below the knee.
Folds Of silk are wound round the
neck, forming high and very hot
cravat, and the arms also are covered
with silk. On the head is worn a
thick cap with long peak. In
fighting, the men keep the right arm
over the face, make their cuts with
great rapidity, and Immediately re-
sumo guard. AS an additional pre-
caution, each man has a second who
guards the blows OF the opposite man
so that often two swords are inter
posed against a blow. When swords
have been crossed for few seconds
an umpire cries, HALT" and imme-
diately he does so, the com batants
are obliged to drop their swords
They retire fer a moment, and when
the word is given, advance again.
So the duel proceeds in a number OF
these grounds" till swords have been
crossed fifteen minutes, when the af
fair is over.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
Quinine.
fair is over

Speaking of fquinine, there is moth
ing that the Yankees have chuckled
over more than our supposed want OF
this article, the monopoly in this
country being III the city of Brother
ly Love, and its importation inter
dicted by the blockade. They for
get in this sunny South, this land of
flowers, where fields smile every
there with waving corn and the
promise of an abundant harvest, we
have a dozen substitutes, and from
the herbaria Of almost any country
housewife its place may be sup
piled.
1t is worth a ten years war to go
back to the good old days of hoar-
hound. boneset and snake-root. Did
you ever take it for the aSue! Why,
my dear friend, though per Sc it may
be little bitter to the taste, yet
dashed with sweet spirits of revolu-
ton and a few drops of the blockade
it is excellent, and the nose of a gay
joyous aud wine-loving Frenchman
was never more titillated by the aro-
ma, the banquet of his own choice
Burgundy, than yours would be, pre-
judice aside, by the sweet smell OF
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
Your husband,
William Wilson.

Corued Beef:-A lady asks us how
to cure beef for plantation use, as the
seattle upon thousand sand hills are
about to be sacrificed on the altars O;
secession" An unexceptionable re-
cipe for corned beef is the following,
which we have always used:
To every twenty-five pounds O.
beet, put one ounce of sa!tpeter, on"
pound Of brown sugar, ana one GUAR
of salt. Molasses will do rs we'll As
sugar. Rub the beef wei with the
mixture, and place it in a barrel, SO
that the liquor exuding from the beet
will cover it. Turn it every day. ant.
in week you will have fine corne,s
beef. No water should be used.---
To preserve it for a long time. aite:,
week, pour Off the liquor, boil it Z
short time, until the scum arises, re~
move that, and when cold, pour :
again upon the beef.
Beef so prepared will keep 70
months. and be equal to the bes.
Boston Mess For family, U.s..
there is no better recipe than tx
above; for plantation use. q iittle-1nor
salt may be used. Beef so prepared
may be KEEP. for long time withou:
becoming hard.-Colwnsbsa Sos<th
Caroltaian.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
THE TURKEY DANCE,

There are tricks in every trade
and some of them display remarka
BILE ingenuity and rare cunning
The following trick played in a booth
at country fair in New England
made up in ingenuity what it lacked
in honesty and humanity. 1t exhi-
bited Il new<phase in the accomplish
'nent Of learning to dance:
Walk in, gentlemen, walk in -
Come in and see the turkeys dance
Its cu'rOus-real curious. You wont
wish you hadn't if you do see it once,
but will wish you had, thousand
times, if you don't see it!
Turkeys dancing! Fact, and no
mistake.
Come in and see, if you don't be-
iieve it. If taint SO, you can have
lack your two shillin Perhaps the
other gentlemen that's with you may
like to come in too. Its only tew
shillin any how.
| was one Of them '.other gentle
men referred to, and entered, as did
many others. who similarl y attra cted,
followed US into the show
Well, gentlemen, said the exhibi-
tor, you see that ere long coop of
turkeys. Well, / shall feed them
first, and pretty soon after, when they
begin to feel their oats, (but that's {.
Joke, cause We feed them on corn}
You'll see them dance as soon as the
music strikes up.
The coop, which ran along the end
Of the booth farthest from the door,
was about fifteen feet long, and must
have contained some twenty or thirty
turkeys; heavy fellows they We're
too, most of them-pertect treasures
for a Christmas or New Year table.
1nto this coop our exhibitor threw
perhaps . peck-or at least half a
peck-of corn.
This was soon gathered up, nc
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18

up-the villages, collections Of them
Peasantry, focks, and herds had been
brought from various parts of the
empire, and were successfully re-
moved from one spot to another. Of
ten under the cover of the night, so
that few thousands suficed to pro-
duce the spectacle of a country teem-
ing with people. ''The empress" "
said the Prince de Ligne, "who can
not run on foot as we do, was made
to believe that towns, for the bull
ding Of which she had assigned the
necessary money, are finished, while
they are often towns without streets
without houses, and houses without
roof, door and windows" Several
of these mock towns, at which the
imperial traveller was expected to
touch, presented wharves laden with
goods, apparently sacks of corn,
storehouses cramned with merchan-
disc, and shops full of manufactured
articles. The raw produce of the
empire had been hastily collected for
the purpose Of show fabrics had
been sent for from Vienna, Warsaw,
and other places; but many of the
ticketed bales and bags contained
nothing but straw, shavings or
earth!
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Volume l

this self same snake-rook. Oh I.
how l long for the practice of the
olden time-to see once more some
stately grand-dam, after hours of
begging. coaxing and expostulating,
armed with a bowl in one hand, a
switch in the other, plant herself in
front of an incorri gible urchin, with
an emphatic "Now take it," from
which there is no appeal. To see
him wriggle and twist, with contor-
tions of face and limb so ludicrous as
to make me laugh at this distance of
time-to hear him declare, in the
presence Of the most orthodox of all
grandmothers, that he would rather
get his catechism than take ito
see the switch come down kerwhack
upon his irreverent shoulders-all
these things afford me the retrospect
Of a happy .boyhood, and carry me
back to the whispering pines, and
ripping streams and puriing brook
Of my own dear Cape Fear land.
To behold, in after years, this
self-same lad, cured of the ague, a
man of promise in the world, the pride
Of his grand-mother's heart, furnishes
Il case in point-as the lawyers say,
a strong circumstance to go to the
jury-in favor Of the practice and
who blames me for saying, All hon
or to the blockade, snake-root and
Southern Independence North
Carolina Presbyterian.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
Col. Billy Wilson, of the Zouaves,
has written the following letter to his
wife:
Camp B1,omn, Fort Pickens. !
Sixth Regiment N. Y. v, (
Oct. IL, 1861.

Dear 1rye-I am in great hurry
We had terrible attack two nights
ago. Two thousand men came upon
us at 3 o'clock in the morning. We,
however, turned out and gave them
some fight. / had but two hundred
men in camp at the time, and the reh-
els must have had at least two thous-
and; but the few | had did we'll, as
we killed quite a number. Eleven Of
my men are killed, several wounded,
and a number taken prisoners. My
old cook, Napoleon, is taken prison
er. We killed about four hundred
Of the rebels and took forty prison.
ers. am without a stitch Of cloth
ing, but all right and unhurt. Ny
men fought good. The pickets fough:
like devils. We lost papers an3
everything. got out but,oning my
pants to receive them. Their war
cry was, ''No quarters to Wilson o.
his men.
Your husband,
William Wilson.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
SHREVEPORT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1s, 1861.


without much squabbling and fight
ing on the part of the feathered re-
cipients, who wanted to see fair play
that kind of " fair play" meaning
which would give to the complainant
the largest half of the "provant."
Presently it was all devoured, and
the "audience'' called for the ''per-
forrnancc" as promised.
Yes, yes. said the exhibitor, don't
be in too big a stew. Give us time if
you please. Strike up, music-give
them a lively tune.
At this cracked flute and an old
black greasy fiddle started off a very
quick time; and sure enough every
turkey in the coop began to dance,
hopping from one leg to another,
crossing over, balancing, chasseeing
doing everything, in short, known
to the saltatory art, except joining
hands and turning partners.
Well, that is curious exclaimed
the audience simultaneously. Never
saw anything like it before.
No said the exhibitor, expect you
didn't. Its all edication "a the poet
says I edicated them turkeys; and
there aint one of them that aint got
a good ear for music.
Hereupon he turned to the audience
and added:
Well, you've seen it, and seen
how natural they do eat F.; now we
want you to vacate the room, and
give them a chance that's on the out
side. There's new customers out
there a-wai:in, and if you'll only tell
them outside what you've seen with
your own eyes, you'll be doing a SER
vice to me, and give to them an equal
pleasure with what you have enjoy
ed.
This was done the audience re-
tired, and another took their place
including, however, one who had
been an auditor al the last exhibi-
ton. The same scene was gone
TIN ough with =; the same feeding, mu-
sic and dancing; only it was observ-
was even more lively than before.
1t struck the twice-observer that
Just before the music began, man
was seen to leave the booth on both
occasions; and unnoticed, he stepped
out himself the last time, and saw
the man busying hims If with put
ting some light kindling wood under
an opening beneath the coop.
The mystery was now out. TIL
turkey-cage rested over Il slow fire,
with tin floor, and when the music
struck up, the fire had become so hot
that the turkeys hoped about-first
on one leg and then on the other
and changed positions. seeking rest
and finding none, till the fire had
gone down, and they were ready for
another feed.
Hoe Potemkin -DeeetceG Ca,ha-
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strictly li,litcd to their own Immediate and
regular business; and the business of an
advertising finn is not considered as ;uclu-
ding that of its individual members.
Advertisements published at irregular
intervals, 81 per squar. for each insertion
All advertisements for strangers OF tram
s!cnt persons, to I've paid in advance.
Advertisements not marked on the corv
Tor specified time, will he inserted till
forbid. and payment eXacted.
Marriages and deaths will he published
aS news obituaries. tributes of respect, and
funeral Invitations as other advertisements
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
II 4 S @ " l c..

wv q fII1EN EFORI LODGE OF r.
J NJ and \. NJ. No. ll,, meets
every Friday q: u =. NJ.
.IOHN w. JONES, w. NJ
J. II. Brownlee. Sec'y.
Shroreport Chapter of r. A. NJ. No. 10,
meets on the Ind and ith Monday of each
month. ut :! l.. NJ. j. G. MCWMfIANs,
I. G.. Waller, Recorder. II p
!Mreosport Co"actl, Il. and S. NJ. No. 5,
meets on the ist and Sd Saturday of each
month, II: u +. VI. E.M.IET ~ CT >IG,
Henry Levy, Recorder. T. NJ
.S5 Plaae OF meeting. at the Masonic Hall
on 1'.z.s s:-eet, over Mayor office. no2I
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18

Hom Potemkin DeeeiUe1 CathG-
rime Of Russia.-When Catharine of
Russia visited the Crimea, new
scene opened on her doubtless graft
fled senses. As the feet sailed along
the spectacles prepared by the prolific
genius of Potemkin were visible on
either hand, though not in their true
character. At greater or less dis
tant intervals, pretty insulated dwell
lings We're seen, so disposed with res
pect to the soil as to form pictures
que points Of view. Well-built vii
lagos appeared, the extent of which
would lead the beholdcr to expect a
numerous population, while their
exterior aspect seemed to besbeak
the comfort of the inhabitants. There
We're groups of women, and chill
dreu, tiocks of sheep and droves of
cattle, shepherds and herdsmen. The
house were slender fronts hastily run
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18

W. 'r'X be pleased to receirc as
contritut,"ns, ,good chustc romauces,
poetry. etc., i ori!giuul, ulso meU sorit-
ten nrticles on ouy Subject
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-18
A SSOCIATiOH!S :
/. O. D. T.

ss,s. l. q. o. L.
@''~'< The regular meetings of
METH LODGE, No. II, are held
on W cdnesday evenings, at o clock,
Ii their Lodge Room on Texas street.
.jND. DICKINSON, n. G..
y. SELIGMAN. Secretary. MO
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-09
Death Of a Jasper Grey.

We most deeply regret to announce the death Of
one of our gallant young men, who but few weeks
ago, full of life and hope, and fired with patriotic
ardor, left their homes and kindred to march to the
defence Of their country.
JoHN c. c. BRIDGES died about o'clock Wednesday
ercning 7th nss at che residence Of his brother Dr.
ALLEN BRIDGEs, near Claiborne, in this county-in the
Goth year of his age. He may as truly be said to
have died in the cause Of his country though he
had been slain in battle. The sickness OF which he
died was contracted by exposure in camp at Corinth
For several years his health had been inrm, and his
friends doubted, when he joined the company, his
ability to endure the fatigue and hardship Of a cam
paign. But his overlooking patriotism rendered him
deaf to personal considerations and he entered hear
tily and actively into the work of making up the com
pany. Aseyere illness overlook him soon after reach
ing Corinth. Becoming conyalescent he reluctantly
returned home, in the hope of recruiting his health
and being able to rejom hs company. Tho hope
proved delusiye. relapse took place, and after
suffering for weeks, and Notwithstanding the most
careful medical attention, the fatal termination took
place.
CAL. BRIDGES, (as we all called him. it is no idle
praise to say was one of the most deserving young
men in our community. He was candid, openhearted
and generous almost a tault-never had an impulse
that was not honorable and heightened, and was
general fayorite with his associates more caleula
ting and selfish nature, would have restrained him.
in his situation, from going into what his friends
feared from the first would be to him certain DEATH
But his whole soul was in the cause of southern'
rights and Southern defense, and he did not stop to
estimate the consequences. He gave himself "a will
ing sacrifice to the cause of his country in the morn
ing of life when hope was smiling and beckonng
him on to long career Of prosperity and usefulness
He leaves mother, several brothers and sisters and
numerous other relatives to weep over his untimey
grave. They have the heartfelt sympathy OF this en-
tire community.
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Candidate for Governor.

Hon NJ. McAFEE, of Kinds county, at the solicitation
of a number of prominent gentlemen "a correspon-
denee between whom and himself is published in
the Missssippan) has consented to the use OF his
name as a candidate for Governor, in opposition to
Gov PErrus Mr.. McAfee is a man Of ability, well ac
quainted with the wants and resources Of the State
and the routine Of administrative duties. He would,
no doubt, fiji the Office of Governor well and accep-
tahly There is no gentleman, whom, under proper
circumstances, We would more cordially support for
this distinguished position. But we do think i would
be doing an unhandsome and ungrateful thing, to
displace Gov, PETTUs for any one else. We can see
no just cause for doing so. He has always been1n
the front rank Of the defenders of Southern rights in
this State, and for time was, perhaps, even in ad-
vance of public sentiment lie has abundant capacity
for the duties Of the Office and in the trying circum
stances Of his admnstration-such as no other Gov
ernor Of Mississippi ever had to encounter-he has
displayed a zeal, and to our mind an ability, which
cannot be too highly commended. We know a
camor has been raised against him, but we are in
clined to believe that it has arisen from the simple
fact that situated as he was, and with the means at
his disposal he not able to please every body We
have yet to see specific charge alleged against him
and sustained by proof and reason. With these
views we should deeply regret to see violated in his
case. what has become general rule in our State
the reelection Of our Governors for second term.
We should regard it an act entirely uncalled for,
and implying undeserved censure upon one Of the
best Of our public men,
II contest really takes place, we shall have FIRE.
quent occasion to refer TO the subject again
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Address Of Generals Johnston and
Beauregard t6 the Army.

SOLDIERS Of fhe Confederate Staies!
One week ago a countless host Of men,
urganized into an army, with AL the an.
pontments which modern art and prac-
ticed skill could devise, invaded the soil
Of Virginia.
Their people sounded their approach
with triumphant displays Of anticipated
victory. Their generals came in almost
regal state. Their ministers, senators,
and women came to witness the immola-
ton Of this army and the subjugation Of
our people, and to celebrate these with
wild ravelry.
It's with the profoundest emotions Of
gratitude to an oyerruling God, whose
hand is manifest in protecting our homes
and our liberties, that we, your Generals
COMMANDING are enabled. in the name of
our whole country, to thank you for that
patriotic courage that heroic calamity
that devoted daring, exhibited by you in
the actions Of the 18th and 2lst Of July
by (which the host Of the enemy was scat
tered, and signal and glorious victory
was achieved
The two affairs Of the 18th md DIST
were but the sustained and continued
efforts Of your patriotism against the con
stantly recurring colors of an enemy fully
treble our numbers, and this effort was
crowned, on the evening Of the Dist, with
a victory so complete that the invaders
were driyen from the field and made to
hy in disorderly rout back TO their en-.
henchments, distance Of over thirty
miles.
They left upon the field nearly every
piece Of their artillery, a large portion Of
their arms, equipments, baggage, stores,
&c, &C., and almost every one Of their
wounded and dead amounting, together
with the prisoners, to many thousands,
and thus the Northern hosts were driven
by you from Virginia.
Soldiers we congratulate you on an
event which insures the liberty Of our
country. We congratulate every man Of
you whose glorious privilege twas to par
ticipate in this triumph Of courage and
truth, to fight in the battle Of Manassas.
You have created an epoch in the history
OF liberty, and unborn nations will rise up
and call YOU blessed. Continue thisnoble
devotion. looking always to the protection
Of the Just God, and before time grows
much older, we will be hailed as the de
liyerers Of a NATHAN of ten millions Of
people.
Comrades Our brothers who have fall
lon' have earned undying renown, and
their blood, she'd in our holy cause, is a
precious and acceptable sacrifice to the
Fa+Loro Of Truth and RIGHT. their graves
are beside the tomb of Washington, their
spirits have joined his in eternal commu-
Mon. We viii hold the soil in which tho
dust Of Washington is mingled with the
dust Of our brothers. We drop one tear
ON their laurels, and move forward to
ayenge them.
Soldiers We congratulate you on a
glorious triumph and complete victory.
We thank you for doing your whole duty
in the service Of your country.
JOTpH Z. J0Hysr0N,
G. T. BENREGiED.
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hs- A soldier who was attached to the late COM
pany Of heroes-"The Tiger Rifles" of New Orleans,
has returned to that city, and states that twenysx Of
them yet alive, the survivors Of eightythree who
wentnto the fight at Manassas The company is ami
hilated, but nucleus remains for those to gather
round who will compete for the privilege of uphold
ing the honored name of "The Tiger Rifles the
bowie knife chargers of Manassas, and securing to
another field the aid of a company as numerous and
as valiant The Tiger Rifles were completely fitted
out wtha Zouaye uniform at the expense Of A. Keene
Richards, Esq, wealthy planter and well known
turtle Of Louisiana. They were one ofthe five com
panies of Wheats heroic battalion which lost near
half its men. The knives with which they charged
and used with such effect it is said were "cane
kniyes'-used in reaping sugar cane. The cane
knife is wurderous implement We don't blame
the Federals for running frem it.
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TI,e state OF 1TIsaIssIppI,

JANIEh wv y ].
Circuit Court, Morch Tgm A. y. 1861.
h Probate Cent q sad Couay, Juiy Term,
A. ID. 1861
TO all persons interested in the Estate
of C. G. STEELMAN, deceased
TNHE report OF D. NJ. Shows, clerk,
on the report Of the Insolvency Of
the estate Of &C SJEELMAN, deceased,
being inspected by he court, il is ordered
to be filed, and that publication be made
for three Successive weeks, in the Eaatar
C.a-ioa, % newspaper published IN the
town of Paulding, Jasper county, Missls-
ipui warning All creditors d said estate,
aud all persons interested IN said estate,
toappear the next term Of the Probate
Court. to be holden in and for said coun-
a.. nj the Court House thereof on the 2nd
Monday of September next to show
cause II any there be, why said report
should notbe allowed.
Given under my hand and seal
{ SEAL Of office, the 9th day Of July,
WV A. d. 1861.
D. NJ SHOWS, Clerk.
July 10, 1861 40-5t
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congresslonal Dlstrlots.

The Legislature has passed bin laying
off the State into seven Congressional
Districts. The following IS tie 0ill
A BILL 10 be entitled an act to Divide
the State Of Mississippi into seven Con-
gressional Districts.
SIC. /. Be it enacted Jy the legislature
Of State OF Mississippi, That this State
shall be, and the same is hereby divided
into seven Congressional Districts, in pur-
suance Of the census Of 1860, as follows,
to-wit:
DISTRICT No. ], shall contain the fol-
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-09
The Leglalature.

Our last accounts from Jackson showed that the
Legislature was still IN session. II had passed a
Stay Is.2yand bill laying o5ths stSte int eavqa
Congressional Districts We publish both these laws
to day Nothing definite had been done in regard to
the military affairs Of the State, though the impress
sion seemed general that the Military Board would be
abolished and its acts reviewed and Tescnded as far
as practicable