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THK CRowN OF AaE.-He who is hon
ored by God, why should not men also
honor him2
Upon the head Of the wise and vir-
tuous, grey hair is q beautiful crown.
Three old men met to celebrate their
jubilee, and related to their children
why they had grown SO old.
The one, teacher and priest,
said:
"When I went out to teach, the
length of the road never troubled me,
I never passed BY, arrogantly, the heads
of the young, and never raised my
hands for q blessing without really
blessing and praising God; therefore
I have grown so old.
The other, merchant, said: Il have
never enriched myself with the losses
of my neighbor. His curse never fol
lowed me to bed, and of my propert.
! [ have loyfully given to the poor
therefore, God has given me SO man.
years
4 The third, a judge Of the people
said: "Inever accepted presents; ney
er obstinately insisted on my MIND
In the most difficult cases. / sought t
control myself; therefore, God ha
blessed me with my age"
) Then their children and grand-chi
dren came to them, kissed their hanC
and crowned them with flowers. An
the fathers blessed them and said: "a
your youth, SO may your age be: ma
; your children be to you what you a
! to rs. a crown of blooming roses upc
e our grey hair"
/ Age is a beautiful crown. It is on
r found in the ways oftemperance, righ
eousness and wisdom.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

REoRaANIzATIoN N-Artemus Ward, In
a recent letter, thus gives an idea OF
reorganization:
Inoyer attepmted to reorganize my
wife but once. I shall never attempt
it again, I'd been to a public dinner,
and had allowed myself into drinkin
several peoples health; and wishin'
to make 'em as robust as possible, /
continued drinkin' their health until
my eNn became affected. The conse-
kep5e was presented myself at Bet
sy's-bed-side, late at night, with con-
siderable liquor concealed about my
person. I had somehow got possession
of hoss-whip on my way home. Re-
memberin some cranky observations O
Mrs. Wards in the morning, Isnapped
the whip putty lively, and, in loue
voice, said: Betsy you need reor
ganizin' II have come, Betsy"
continued, crackin' the whip over th'
bed. Il have come to reorganize youl'
That mite I dreamed somebody hac
laid hoss-whip over me sev'ril times
and when I woke up found she had
/ I haint drunk much OF anything since
} and if ! have any reorganizin' job OF
! hand, I'll let it out. !"
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

SATIRE m 4 BALL ROOM -Straws, Jr,
writing from New York to the Spring
field Republican, gives the following
dialogue. 1t shows up the weakness OF
human nature even where people gather
together to please and be pleased; but
it is sharp and rather too true:
"The masculine world is made up Of
two classes, said a clever young lawyer
very much disgusted at being deserted
for a" dancing man, -" those with
brain and those with heels, and ! find
that the latter have the inside track
with the ladies'. 'sThe feminine worl1
is made up of two classes, replied Ia
dy--"t those with brains and those with
pretty faces, and / find that the latter
| are fayorites with the men" You
are right, and SO am ], : continued the
lawyer. .'What do you suppose the
next generation will be2' Apes! an
swered the lady. These two indiyid
uals went home in happy frame Q
mind.
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RELIGION OF THE PRESIDENTS. = The.
religious belief Of the deceased presi-
dents Of the United States, Indicated
by their attendance upon public wor-
ship, and evidence afforded in their
writings may be summed up as follows
Washil gson, Madison, Monroe, Hsr-
rison, Tyler and Taylor were Episcop-
alians Jefferson, John Adams and
John @. Adams, were Unitarians; jack
son, Polk and Lincoln we're Presby-
terians; Van Buren was Of the Dutch
Reform Church. The surviving presi-
dents, Trinitarian Congl nationalist;
Buchanan, an Episcopa,ion; and the
present Chief Magistrate, johnson, who
is Presbyterian.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

A correspondent who recently visi-
ted tho tomb of Thomas Jefferson.
says:
The walls enclosing the remains OF
Jefferson and his wife and children, be-
sides those of some relatives, are grad
ually falling to the ground. The gate
is left unlocked, and ingress can be OBJ
tanned by every vandal curiosity-hun-
ter disposed to desecrate the tomb OF
Jefferson for the sake Of possessing =
chip Of the stone monument covering
his grave. 10 such an extent has this
petty larceny been carried, that tho
tombstone presents the appearance Of
broken piece Of granite. Even tho
gravestone Of Mrs. jefferson has not
escaped these thieves
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

Hon. d. w. Voorhees, struck straight
from the shoulder in his recent speech
before the Democratic State Conyen-
ton Of Indiana, when
HE called upon the Orths and the
Julians, who had voted for negro sui
frage in the District Of Columbia, to
come home and make the issue here;
to force negro suffrage upon the peo-
pie OF Indiana rs they had forced i
upon the District Of Columbia. i
was not manly to cram loathaome
pill down the throats Of a helpless
community one thousand miles away,
which they were afraid to offer 10 thel
own constituents
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Cure FOR SMALL-Pox-As this loath-
Some and dreadful disease is at present
alarmingly prevalent in several parts
of the country, it may not be apiss to
mention what is said to be now the es-
tablished mode of treatment in the
English army in China, by general or
ders, and is regarded as perfect cure.
It is as follows. as reported to have
been discovered by on English army
surgeon two or three years ago; when
the preceding fever is at its hight, and
fjnst before eruption appears, the chest
is rubbed with croton oil and tartaric
ointment This causes the whole s.
the eruption to appear on that part OF
the body, to the relief Of the rest
1T also secures q full and complete
eruption, and thus prevents the disease
from attacking. the internal orgai s.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

The suit of James Hickman, OF
Huntsville, Ala, against w. B. Bate,
late Major General Of the Confederate
army, for damages set at $4,000, on
account of arrest at Huntsville, under
orders from Gen. Bragg, in December,
1862, is now pending in the courts at
Nashville. The circumstances of his
arrest are substantially these: Hick-
man, alleged to be bloekade-runner,
in violation of an order of the Com
mander-in- Chief Of the Confederate
army of Tennessee, was arrested on
the information 9f citizens OF his own
town. He was tried on this charge
and acquitted. Subsequently he was
again arrested, on a presentation OF a
Huntsville grand jury, for treason tc
the Confederate States. Gen. Bate
prosecuted the case, and ex-Confed-
erat5 kaEE of War, Z. P. Walker
defended. Af the close of the reyolu-
tionary struggle Hickman sued out an
attachn on the property Of Gen
Bate to g $25s 900 worth of DANA
ges. This case is d peculiar one, in
yolying many nice points Of law, ant
viii most probably be taken before TIL
Supreme Court for final decision. ]
would be singularly strange if Gen
4 Bate, being a paroled soldier, IS t
suffer damages for carrying out an OF
der from. his superior, Gen. Bragg
when the same parole protects tn
originator of the order. Memphis Al
dzncIle,
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We see in the English papers a curl

W 2 cSS III tiAS Ill 1aoai pa i@SAo ~ SuAA7
ons auecdote Of Wellington, quoted
from the New Quarterly Review:
sSome years since, the Duke was sit
ting at his library table. when the
door opened, and, without any an
nomeement, in stalked a figure ofsingu-
larly ill-omen who re youY asked tho
Buke, in his short, dry manner, looking
up, without the least change of counte-
nance, upon the intruder. / am Apol-
lyon. what want2 I am sent okill
you KLINE? very odd. lam Apolly-
on and must put you to DEATH Tlidg
ed to doit to-day?' Tam not told the day
or the hour, but must do my mission
Very inconyenient very busy great
many letters to write-c call again, and
write me word-I'll be ready for you.
And the Duke went on with his CORES
Ipondenee. The maniac, appalled, pro-
ably by the stern, unmovable old man.
backed out of the room and in half an
hour was safe in bedlam.
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MRs LIEUT.. BuFoRD.-This distin-
guished ex-Confederate officer is now
sojourning at the house of our friend,
Mr.. Freeze. The gay regalia of the
military officer has given place to the
comely garb Of citizenship. The Lieu
tenant was wounded in four places
during the four years contest and very
properly considers her scars honorable.
She was bloued up on steamboat,
and while is most perilous position a
gentleman of the Yankee persuasion
SWAMI close to her and said, MADAM,
catch hold of my coat tail lightly and
I will endeavor to swim out with you.
No sir !" Indignantly replied the un-
daunted and unsubdued Lieutenant,
I'D rather drown than be saved by Q
Yankee. and drifted down, supported
| by her life preserver, until picked VI
!! by another boat. She was the only
lady saved from the blowed up yes
sel.-Jackson Standard.
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WEBSTER AND THE DRIVER. one
occasion Mr.. Webster was on his way
to attend to his duties at Washington
He was compelled to proceed at night
by stage from Baltimore. He had no
travelling companion and the. driver had
sort of felon look which produced no
inconsiderable alarm with the Senator.
II endeayored to tranquilize myself,
said Mr.. Webster, "and had partially
succeeded when we reached the woods
between Bladensburg and Washing
ton-a proper scene for murder or out
rage and here, confess, my courage
again deserted me. just then the dri-
/ yer turned to me, and with gruh
voice asked my name. gave it to
him. Where are you going? said
he. The reply was, ITO Washington
/ am Senator Upon this the dri.
yer seized me ferrently by the hand
and exclaimed how glad lam. Z ] have
been trembling. in my scat for al
hour, for when I looked at you I tool
you to be a highwaynan. I OF course
both parties were relieved
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

Curious COMBINATION OF NAMES. On
December 23, 1777, the British praya-
teer Terrible was captured after .
bloody engagement. by the French pri-
vatoer La Vengeance. Captain Death.
and his second in command Lieutel :
ant Spirit, were killed The other Lieu
tenant of the Terrible was named
Ghost; the Boatswain Butcher, and
/ Quarterrnaster Devil. The Terrible
was launched ont OF Execution dock,
| London.
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We believe it is true that the fairer
and better portion Of humanity cause
more trouble with their umbrellas than
the males; but they are not to be
blamed. for, Independent Of the legiti-
mate immunities. of the sex, they are
entitled to liberal allowance on ac-
count of the high state of excitement
they must naturally be in when their
delicate figures are exposed to the
peltings Of the pitiless storm. And
besides, they spread a great de mora
canvas than men do, and have to keep
guard over that with one hand. I'm
der these circumstances you should
not swear if the umbrella of o lovely
woman knocks your eye out or dam
age your hat You should bless hel
foi the eye you have left, raise youl
bes ser politely. keep 70 the right and
j pass on.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

According to TIE Home Journal, tho
reason Why so many Americans arc go
ing abroad ID the fact that family eaa
live IN England Or France on The rent
Of their houses in New fofk.
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seem more respectful to address it to
you; and that if committee is ap-
pointed it may be with full powers,
and that may have an opportunity to
further its objects, which ! regret I
cannot conveniently d. at my own
cost.
Very respectfully, your ob't sery't,
WnLfAM BURNETT.
P. S. Should it seem to you that
this letter has been written under ex-
cited feeling, allow me to say that it is
impossible for any one Of just and hon
orable mind to witness what I have
seen, and bear what I have borne
without feelings Of Indignation anc
disgust, or speak of them except il
LAM uage of abhorencc. B.
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Very respectfully, your ob't sery't,
WnL1AM BURNETT.
The Small Pox-An Antidote
and Cure.

and cure.
The fy-trap and pitcher plant grows
abundantly, and can be found exten-
sive1y in South Carolina. It can be
used as tincture, OF in decoction, as
is suggested below. It can also beob7
tanned at all drug stores. # we have
really an antidode to this, dreadful
scourge and loathsone disease in an
innocent plant, there is no better time
than the present to establish its efica-
cy, and extend its usefulness:
To the Editor of the Evening NAL, London,
England:
! SIR- Some time ago, seeing
a paper written by Acknowledgment
Miles, of the Royal Artillery, on the
efficacy of the North America plant
called saracenia paerpureo, or pitcher
plant, in treatment Of smallpox among
Indians, my colleague Mr.. Agnes and
myself have given tlas remedy, which
has been imported into this country by
Dr.. Miles, fair trial, and am happy
to say the eleven cases in our hands
have recovered under its peculiar in
fuence.
i This remedy consider a boon to the
) public. for this reason: It is SO easily
: managed-any person can make de
e coction OF infusion of the root like tea.
An ounce of the root is sliced andin-
j fused in quart of water, and allowed
e to simmer down to pint, and given IN
0 two tablespoonful doses every four
: hours, while the patient is we'll nour-
It ished with beef tea and arrow root
t, Four Of my cases in the hospital have
d been severe eonauent cases. econ
J. fluent" means where the head, face anC
: neck are swolIent into naFshapel
o mass, and the pustules ruirdng thickl,,
i into each other). They have through
; out the week all been perfectly sensi
,r bic, have been free from pain, and hay
N never felt weak THE effect of thi
medicine which / have carefully watch
h. ed, seened.tD arrest the development
sk Of the puSenles, killing, as it were. tn
N viros form within, thereby changin
O. theaeharacter of the disease, and doin
e. away with the cause of pitting (if
ut may so express myself to the uninitii
n ted). and thus avoiding the necessit
at of gutta percha and India rubber al
ny plications, OF of opening the pustule
ng | In my opinion, all anticipations Of di'
p figurement from pitting, may now !
he calnfed, if this medicine is given fro
nd the commencement of the disease.
IN Before leaving this subject, | nj
led here caution the public that the usef
nd part of the plant is its root, as recoa
far mended by Dr.. Miles. With the usu
re- kindness of Dr.. Gibson, the Directc
ian general, I have been amply supple
os- with it for the use of I1y regiment.
much am impressed with tire efica
ne of it IN smallpox over the 81 mode
me treatment, that I hope to her Of it
pc, every country gentleman smedici
the chest, sd before long, that We shall
but no more faces, as described by Die
ion ems, like interior surface Of sliced MI
md fins.
AS am sir, yours especially.
red COsMO G. SLOGIE,
.ble Surgeon-major, Royal Horse Guar'
Fes- blue.
lest WINDSOR May 25, 1865.
and ----------s- ----~----
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WHAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD Do
We make the following extract from
lengthy editorial in the Chicago Times,
in reference to the course the Presl-
dent should pursue:
We do not hesitate to declare that
it is the solemn duty of the President
to command the arrest Of Thaddeus
Stevens, Wendell Phillips. Charles
Sumner and their confederates
in Congress and oil over the
country, for the crime of treason. In
no other way can the Northern rebel
lion be promptly quelled and the pub
lie quiet restored.
| And if the rump in Congress shall
not speedily abandon Its seditious,
revolutionary and lawless practices
lift shall persist in excluding the rep
1resentatiyes of eleven States from their
rightful seats, and in exercising the
powers of the Congress of the United
States-we do not hesitate to declare
that it will become the solemn duty oi
President johnson to constitute him
self the Cromwell of the times, and
dissolve the rgmp BY military power
!, ACCIDENT IN THE CARs.-In these lat
$ ter days of railroads, accidents to car'
are so numerous that little notice i
: taken Of them except by the partie
S immediately effected by them. Bu
| we have to chronicle little acciden
s which occurred in the. cars at Morton
' station, on the Southern road, last Sun
g day, which is rather out of the regula
n line of accidents. A. lady answerin
to the name of Mrs. G. w. Srnitl
y whose husband resides in Arkansa
+ gave birth to little accident In th
shape of a fine boy. A very intimat
and particular friend Of ours ofhciate
: extensively and successfully in the a
= couchment, but he objects to the pul
lication of his name on the grour
: that he is not doctor and don't i
= : tend to pursue the business for a liy
! lihood. We understand that the pa
! sengers made up snug little purs
:, and the mother and child were reno
7 ed to comfortable quarters. The lit
- stranger was named Con Shehan. aft
! the gentlemanly coductor of that nan
) Jackson Standard.
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TIE NATTER 70 COME BEFORE CONGRESS
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07

Iudge Burnet on Gen. Bray
nfca, ct. ais.
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Cen. Brayman's Brother a Peni-
tentiary Bird.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

THE New YORK News is now taken
throughout the Southern States, aud the
undisputed fact that it has larger circu-
lation in the South than the journals Of the
New York Press combined, will insure the
attention Of the commercial public and the
public generally.
Advertisers now availing themselves of
the opportunity to make known their busi-
ness through the columns of The New
YORK News, are convinced of the impor-
tance of its great circulation throughout
the South, in consequence Of the large or
ders received by them, certify to the value
Of this journal as the best medium for ad-
vertising, and the public generally de-
pending upon publicity to secure an cxten-
sion OF business commensurate with enter
prise, should not fan to become acquainted
with the unquestionable advantages to be
derived from announcing, through the
columns OF this popular journal. whatever
relates to commercial or financial matters,
no matter what may be the particular bust
ness in which any party may be engaged.
Address BENJAMIN WOOD,
New York News Building,
No. 10 City Hall Square,
Jan IA 12* New York.
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Mr@CELIANY
The Cholera.

The Cholera.
By river and fountain,
By desert and PLAIN,
Over valley and mountain,
am coming again
To execute judgment-an angel OF wrath,
NTH terror and anguish and death in the
path.
In the East began,
Der the dark jungles sweeping;
In the old Hindoostan
There was wailing and weeping.
From the plague-smitten city, cen Parians
flee,
And Gunga, corpsc-burthcncd, rolls on to
the sea.
On the iower-scented gale
Is the taint OF my breath,
And Persian wives wall,
For the angel of death
In the land of the rose his cold shadow
hath cast,
And blighted the hopes of their hearts as
he passed.
Then Siberian SHOWS
In my passage I crossed,
And the death-wail arose
In the regions of frost;
For the ice monarchs mantle was there no
defence,
Gainst the life quelling touch of the dire
pestlence.
By the sign Of salvation
paused for time;
From each Christian nation
Rose voices Of crime;
Tho the symbol was there, the substance
was gone;
To the harvest of death, I went speedily
on.
Then Russia-the cold
In my pathway swept,
And in Moskwa the old
Tine grey-bearded have wept,
Who saw, without tears, their brave palaces
fired
For him whose commission at Moscow c1-
pired.
And onward advancing,
Like strong man from wine,
Where the sun-browned are dancing
In the land of the vine
With the step of giant, deaths wine
press tread,
Before me the living-behind me the dead.
Weep, maids of Vienna!
Howl, Paris and Rome!
The gates of Gehenna
Are opening for doom;
The plague-cart shall wait by your man.
sions of pride,
The rich and the poor to the dark house
shall ride.
At last I shall sail,
For the star hammered West,
And my barque shall not fail
Der the oceans broad breast
To land me-long dreaded-though ship
mates shall sleep
Where DER the sea-buried the mermaidens
weep.
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X OvERNMENT SECURITIES AND
W other STOCKS, BONDS, GOLD, &c,
bought and sold on commission for cash.
DEPOSITS received from Banks, Bank
ers, Merchants and others, subject to check
OH sight. COLLECTIONS made on all
parts Of the United States.
DEWITT G. LAWRENCE. JOHN II. CECIL
CTRUS J. LAWRENCE. WIN. A. IIAISrFD
Dec 81
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A REBEL GENERAL TURNED PoET.
General M. JEFF. Thompson, formerly
of Missouri, and now located in New
Orleans as u commission merchant,
sent the editor of the Picayu,e pre-
sent of q bottle of Bourbon whiskey
on Christmas day. Accompanying
the present were the following lines:
New ORLEANS, December 25, 1865
Dear Picayene, pray
That On this Christmas day
You'll accept this fine bottle of whiskcy;
For tits full of 'sthe. SOUP
OF Kentucky of DID,
And will make you feel ''plucky and flisky' .
There's no medicine" here
No sbitters" nor s'beer;"
There's nothing but good honest drinking;
And twill make you feel good,
AS all fine whiskey should,
And etlighten your heart" up to thinking
OF hours that arc past
~, That brought pleasures, that last
Through ages of troubles and sorrow;
And if on this night
You should go to bed eight"
You'll not have the headache tomorrow.
NJ. JEFF. THOMPSON.
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BACHELORS HAIR Dye,

NNHE Original and Best in the World.
Il The only true and perfect HAIR DYE.
Harmless, Reliable and Instantaneous.
Produces Immediately a splendid Black or
natural Brown, without injuring the hair
or skin. Remedies the i'll effects Of bad
dyes. Sold by all Druggists. The genuine
is signed William A. Bachelor. Also, RE
GENERATING EXTRACT OF MILE
FLEURS, for Restoring and Bcautifying
the Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOR,
Oct 25 1y New York.
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MADAME SOSNOWSKI'S
Institute for Young Ladies

Institute for Young Ladies !!
Opposite Charlotte Railroad Depot,
COLUMBIA, S. c.
NNHE duties of this Institute will be re-
Il sumed on January Is, 1866, and end on
July Is following. For circulars, stating
terms, &c, apply to Principal.
Day Pupils will be received as heretofore
To encourage the study of the German
Language, Mad. S. gives the privilege to
the young ladies to join class free OF
extra charge.
Text books, except for Modern Ian
guages, will be supplied, and small
charge made for the use, per quarter, by
them. When injured OF lost, they must be
replaced by the pupil. Dec % 1911
Executors Sale.
DY virtue of the last will of Henry
ID Worthy, deceased, We will sell at the
Scaife's Ferry place, on Broad River, on
FRIDAY, the I'd day of February next,
GOO BUSHELS OF CORN, and 4, 900 or 5 900
BUSHELS of Superior COTTON SEED.
Terms made known on day of sale All
persons having demands against tho
estate, will hand them in immediately.
BLUETT WORTHY,
WADE WORTHY,
Jan % Executors.