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sCRAPs.

DurEs Lzsp.-Tke sufhoro Of this popular re-
frain is Daniel D. Ennets Of BSyants Ethiopian
Minstrels.
A Sraoxe DncRIrfios. johnson
says that the political stencil Of Washington
City il such that the man in the moon holds his
nose as he spss ovss il
wn m wxsnnsros Vanity Fair has the
following:
Whenever Washington paper publishes an
original Joke. guns are immediately fired in the
outskirts Of the city. There hasn't been gun
fred in the outskirts of Washington for many,
many years.
II the common people cannot discover your
virtues. get rich. and they win be sure to dis
cover all you have, and many more.
Dousr and distraction pertain to the earth
the brightness Of truth to heaven.
FoRrusE, when once released, is seldom
caught
Why are fixed stars like wicked old men,-
Because they scintillate (sin till late)
NEvERletyour tongue 60 before your thoughts.
To prevent water on the brain-have the pa
tents head shingled BY darksy barber.
cesar Augustus, why am your legs like de
organ-grinder Don't know, Mr.. Rumpus;
why is deyT "Kase dey carries . monkey
Bout do streets"
little fellow one day nonplussed his mother
by making the following inquiry: Mother, il a
man is mister, amt woman misteryy
A clergyman had . mik-white horse, which,
on account of its beautiful form, he called Zion.
Having ordered his horse to the door, friend
asked him where he was going "Why," said
he, ITO Mount Zion"
DoS'r WANT FEArHERs-The Little Pilgrim
has the following:
Little Susie H., porting over book in which
angels were represented as winged beings, sud-
denly remarked with much vehemence:
mamma, don't rant to be an angel-and
needn't need II"
"why, Susie 2" questioned her motherf'
"Humphl leave off my pretty clothes, and
wear .teddsrs like a henF'
THERE is nothing formidable about death ex-
cept the consequences Of IT, and these we our
selves can regulate and control The shortest
life is long enough il it leads to better, and
the longest is too short il it does not
A mans good fortune often turns his head
his bad fortune as often averts the heads of his
friends.
A ToueH SroRr.-A French paper says that
recently, as asportsman was shooting in forest
in its department. two hares suddenly rose in
opposite directions, and run toward each other.
He waited coolly until they were on the point of
crossing, when he fired and killed them both.
A thin old man, with rag-bag in his hand,
was picking up large number of pieces of
whalebone which lay in the street The deposit
was Of such a nature that we asked the quaint
looking gathercr how he supposed they came
there.
Don't know" he replied, in a squeaking
voice. II 'spect some unfortunate female was
wrecked hereabouts."
DANGER IN CoLoR.-ft wouli appear from
numerous observations that soldiers are hit dur
ing battle according to the color of their dress,
in the following order: Red is the most fatal
color; the least fatal, Austrian gray. The pro-
portions are, red II; rife green, z; brown, 6;
Austrian blush gray, 8.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

REVERENCE is quality not cultivated by
the newspaper press, now a-days. Here is a
specimen that is going the rounds:
A boy, while spreading hay in the
meadow, was stung by a yellow-jacket or
humble bee. Grasping a wisp of hay, and
giving chase to his tormentor, he succeeded
in knocking him into the grass, and then
holding the wretch down with stick by
one hand, and taking pin from his
coat collar with the other, he commenced
partaking of the sweet morsel Of revenge
"rIl let you know (another job) that there is
a God in Israel "" We should like to
have had the job of switching that boy.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

In various portions of the South, (says the
Montgomery Mail,) the last crop Of corn and
osher breadstuffs was short last year. Even
Tennessee and Kentucky failed TO contribute
their usual quota ofcorn- The consequence
has been, that very large amount Of corn
not however, half as great as was expected
has been purchased from the West. If We
have protracted hostilities, from the date of
Lincoln's administration, for even a few
months, the country will be drained of its
breadstufs and prices win vastly increase,
not only here, but in our vast Western mar
kets. II is true that the West has an inn
mense surplus, but difficulties viii be put in
the way Of our obtaining any portion Of it
Our safety is in absolute independence, at
least, in the necessaries of life. II our ports
are blockaded all next year, as they may be,
cotton will not be remunerative; on the other
hand, large bodies Of troops will readily con-
sumo all that can be spared Of corn, wheat,
and the like.
But suppose there should be surplus of
corn in our country-can any man see evil
in that Is there not stock to be reared, to
render us Independent of all the Westi Not
dollar should have gone out Of the South,
in the last fifteen years, for either corn, hogs
or mules. We have more than ample ca
pacity to produce all these for home use and
even for expectation. Now, however. if we
should be short of the chief of these-eorn
with a large over-crop of cotton, what
would be the effect upon usi Cannot any,
however simple, see that it must be disastrous
in the highest degreei
Our planters and farmers have been warned
many time and oft. We warn them again
that big cotton crop and short corn crop,
next year, will be their destruction. The con-
verse is as necessarily the synonym of pros
perity. Whose buys corn in the fall of 1861,
or the spring of 1862, will repent, if he be
planter, that he did not take our advice
Mississippian.
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WHERE ARE They ?-Where are those
Wide-Awakes which, but short time ago,
were ready, willing and anxious to march
against the South. So long as secession was
confined to words, these valiant tyros were
"eager for the fray" and almost demanded
to be led against their countrymen. Ten
thousand Wide-Awakes were to march to
Washington to assist at the Inauguration.
They were 10 go into immediate training,
and we were promised that they would be-
come soldiers of whom a nation might be
proud. Where are they nowl-now that
disunion has absolutely taken place-now
that civil war, with all its ghostly horrors, is
staring with glazing eyes at the country
where are they l-into what hole have they
crawledl Oh, valiant army! Oh, dauntless
will-o'-the-wisps! Brave spirits Why
have We subsidedl Not a lisp have they ut
tered in three weeks. Ominous silence.
Have their lamps gone out! Let us hear
from them-if but single mournful whine.
Chicago Times
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Students Of the University;

roo uroaduav Now York
DIFFERS his services as agent Tor the supply o.
" books OF every description, American ana ior'
egn, in large or small quantities. for college, school,
society or private libraries His arrangements foT
the prompt importation OF books and perodicais from
England and the continent OF Europe, are complete;
all orders will be sent out Immediately ON their receipt
and executed by return Of steamer. Single works
forwarded, If desired, by mail or express Foreign
works. and also scientific apparatus, &C., imported
| for educational institutions, Tree oil duty'
DIV. Mis- prepared also to execute orders Tor the
printing of catalogues addresses programmes OF eh
hibton, cards OF invitation, examination papers IN
ancient and foreign languages and all similar Jobs on
behalf Of colleges and he VIII furthermore attend to
the engraving of diploma plates, the preparation OF
decorations and medals for prizes, the getting up OF
banners and other insignia for literary societies and
in general whatever in the operations OF educational
institutions requires resort to the art or skill OF
large cities,
Having had much experience IN agencies OF ms
nature haviHg for many years transacted business for
southern colleges, having been citizen OF the Soum
himself aal having an extensive acquaintance in the
southern States, he feels confident Of being able to
give satisfaction to all who may desire his services
Reference may be had to the Faculty Of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, to the Hon. Jacob Thomp
son. Secretary of the Interior.
The following are the titles of few Of his owr
publications
DAuBrrssoNs TREATISE oS HrDRAuLIcs for the
use of Engineers Translated from the French, ana
adapted to the English Units of Measure BY JOSEPH
Bennett: Civil Eng ! vol Syo. cloth, 1926.
Lr. Coz. BuRNs' NAVAL AND MILITARY TECHNICAL
DrcrIoSARY OF THE FREScu LANGUAGE In two parts,
French English and EnglishFrench, with Explanations
of the various terms. / vol crown svo., 81. so.
The SIEGE OF BoMARsUND, 1854 Translated from
the French by an Army Officer Illustrated by Maps
and Plans. vol. Emo, cloth, zoe
M NJ y, U,,-
Book BY A. b. Clough, Architect vol lsmo., soc
The LAW OF FREEDOM AND BONDAGE IN THE USI.
TED STATES BY John Goldman Hurd In volumes.
Vol I) Cloth. $3.50; law Sheep 81
Woodbury. ON THE ARcH-Trcatse on the various
Elements of Stability in the we-proportioned Arch
With numerous Tables of the Ultimate and Actual
Thrust By Can't d. p. Woodbury.. Z. s. Corps o
Engineers. vol svo engravings, cloth, $3.50.
LETTERS on COLLEGE GovERNNENT AND CoLL.dIArA
EDrcArIoS By Rev. f. A. p Barnard LII d., Pres
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

ORIGIN OF BRASDr.-Brandy began to be
distilled in France about the year 1914, but
it was prepared only as medicine, and was
considered as possessing such marvellous
Strengthening and sanitary powers that the
physicians named it the "water of life"
(redH de rie,) name it still retains, though
now rendered by excessive rotations one of
life's most powerful and prevalent destroy
ers. The strength at which proof spirit is
fixed in Great Britain by act of Parliament,
is no more than a mixture of 40 pounds of
pure alcohol with 81 pounds Of water
Brandy, rum, gin and whiskey contain near
ly similar proportions.-Scientife American.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

The CoTroS SrArEs--The area of the cotton
States alone exceeds about four times that Of
Great Britain or Prussia tits nearly three times
that of France, five times larger than all Ger
many, and three or four times larger than Spain,
and nearly double that of the Russian Empire in
Europe And taking the entire number of all
the slave States, they give surface surprising
in extent all the territory held in Europe by the
boosted five Powers, with Spain and Turkey
thrown in.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

The Mississippi Convention before ad
jOurning, adopted the following resolution :
Resolved by the people Of the State Of Ms
sissiPpi in ConventiOn assembled, That the
reconstruction of the Union of the United
States of America is impraeticable, and I'M
advisable, and that hereafter Mississippi
ought to confederate only with States having
similar domestic institutions to herown.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

"MAr it please your honor" said lawyer,
addressing one of the judges, 81 brought the
prisoner from jail on hdbeds oOrpus"-
"Well," said fellow, in an under tone, who
stood in the rear of the court, "these law
vera win say anything. saw the man get
out Of a cab at the door,"
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

LETTER FROM Ex-PREsIDENr FrLLMoRE.-
The Hon. Willard Fillmore was, few weeks
ago, suggested by Union meeting in New
York, as suitable person to 60 to South
Carolina to tender the people of that State
the assurances of the citizens of New York
that the North would respect and uphold the
constitutional rights of the South This mis-
sion Mr. Fillmore declined, and in his letter
remarked:
"What they want, and what want, is
some assurance from the Republican party,
now dominant at the North, that they, or at
least the conservative portion Of them, are
ready and willing to come forward and repeal
all unconstitutional State laws; live up to
the compromises of the Constitution, execute
the laws of Congress honestly and faithfully,
and treat our Southern brethren as friends.
When ] can have any such reliable assurance
as this to give, I will go most chccrfully and
urge our Southern brethren to follow our ex-
ample, and restore harmony and fraternal
affection between the North and the South.
At present, our labors should be hers. Let
us put ourselves right, and then we can with
more confidence and justice appeal to them"
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

THrRz is no doubt Of the fact, that Eng
land and France vii acknowledge the sepa-
rate nationality Of the Southern cOufedersey
- soon a. organized. Not the slightest
doub&.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

"Will you give me them pennies now r
said big newsbOy to little one, after Civ
ing him severe humping.
"No, l WON'T" exclaimed the little one.
'Then l will give You another pound
ing"
"Pound away. Me and DR.. Franklin
agrees. DIR. Franklin says: Take care of
the pence, and the pounds win take care Of
themselves.'"
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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-29

The TARIEF IN FRANcB.--The Paris Moniteur is
indignant at the increase Of duties imposed by the
new tariff upon French productions. Itsccuses the
Northern representatives of having taken advantage
of the absence of those from the South 70 do this
and laments to observe this retrogade movement
from free trade when all other countries sdvsnc-
ing towards liberty of commerce. There is snoth-
er ground for lamentation in the suspicion now
raised that the snt-slave declarations Of the North
ern molopolists are not 90 completely animated as
they ought to be by that ardent and selfsacricing
devotion to principle which alone can secure the
triumph of just cause. If selfishness of one Kind
be arrayed against selishness of another It cannot
be expected that the generous sympatbies Of man
kind will be with either
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-29

PEErrNrsr QuEsrIos.--Dr Raphael an eminent
Jewish Rabbi, of New York, in his sermon on fast
day, asked:
How dare you, in the face of the sanction and
protection afforded TO slave property in the Ten
Commsndments--how dare you denounce slave
holding as gin When yoe remember that Abrs-
ham, Isaac, Jacob, Job-the men with whom the
Almighty conversed with whose names he emphat-
icslly connects his own most holy name, and to
whom he vouchssfed to give the character Of 'per-
feet, upright, fearing God and eschewng evil
that all these men were shareholders, does II not
strike you that you are guilty Of something very
little short of blasphemy 2"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-29
T E L E G R A P HIC.
NKw YoRK. March o.

NkW YORK, March %.
The Heralds Washington despatch says inconsist-
encies between Andersons dispatches before and
after the inaugural lead TO whispenngs in executive
cicles that the Major may be in completely with the
secessonists.
Charles L. Wilson editor of the Chicago Journal
has been nominated Secretary Of Legation to Lon
DON
The President has determined to call an extra
session of Congress-
Commodore Strngham has been ordered to report
Immediately to the Navy Department,
The Arago will be up at l 0 o'clock.
The Heralds Washington dispatch says that not
withsanding powerful effort is being made to in
duce the President to make the New York appoint
ments, especially the Marshal and District Attorney
still they are kept back. There is hitch some
where. He intmated pretty plainly to gentleman
who called 10 see about them that certain men had
misrepresented matters and he had been misled in
regard TO certain men who were prominent for po-
sitiOns.
The New York appointments will be made to-
morrow or next day. Mr.. Barney will be Collec-
tor; Mr.. Dart, of st. Lawrence county has good
show for Attorney of the Northern District of New
York.
Gen. INyes nomination as Governor of Nevada
Territory is very much liked. He accepts the po-
sition.
ST. LOUIS, March q.
In Convention, yesterday, Mr. Henderson, Chair
man of the Committee TO which was referred the
communication of the Commissioner from Georgia
presented long report declaring against secession
and exhorting Georgia and other seeding States tC
desst from the revolutionary measures commenced
by them and unite their voices with ours in restor
ing peace and cementing the Union--in other re
CARDS the report does not materially differ from tha
of the Committee on Federal Relations
Mr.. Birch presented minority report denying
the legal right of secession, but recognizing thu
right of revolution, which, dePloring the sectiona
discrganizaiion of the country, will not despai
of future Justice till our complaints shall have beer
specifically and unavoidably submitted to the Nor
then people; that property in slaves is constitu
tional right aud if the Federal Government impair
that right the slaveholding States should be ioun
united in its defence and in such eyents as ma.
legitimatev follow Missouri win share the danger
of her sister slave States.
Both reports were ordered to be printed and mad
the special order for the third Monday In Deoembe
The resolution providing for the election by th
Conyentiou Of sevcn delegates to the Border Stat
Convention, wa. passed Adjourned.