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Politeness-OmciaIs.

Politeness aud courtesy cost
and yet it is the bestpay-
ing institution in the world
Among men, in all the business
intercourse of the world, true and
genuine politeness is as scarce as
Diamonds. True there is what is
called bener0lent courtesy, but the
real article is a scarce commodity
is not q common product. And
this arises from a neglected Home
Education. AS the child, SO the
man or woman Children are
creatures Of intuition; the home
circle makes its Impress; the words
and looks common there, makes
the most indelible impressions,
and from this nursery Of child
hood, originate the great majority
Of evil habits, that fasten them
selves upon the child, "grow with
its growth, and strengthen with
its strength" and the child that
is taught by precept and ex
ample to talk loud, to use slang
phrases, to strike, kick, scratch
and spit, while a child, becomes
almost inevitably, the noisy schol-
ar that disturbs the school; at.
tends musters, the circus, theatres
political gatherings, and takes
part in them all, and is often seer
in our Police Courts.
Such an education does no
produce the polite and courteous
gentleman, and is q great mis-
fortune that any human being
should ever be thus educated, fol-
it unfortunately happens, that to-
nedny Of this kind of people, worE
themselves into public life anC
I'll our pubic offices, and thus
their coarse, naughty habits, are
the source Of gross want of courte
sy and attention, to those who
are brought in contact with then
in public affairs, and from such
many persons suffer by their inso
lence or oficious superintendent
overbearing pride Of place. Pc
likeness and courtesy are jewels.
but they are most unfortunately
ornaments that are not generally
worn:
Better will it be for the WORLD
when they become the fashionable
garment Exchange.
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REMEDY FOR PoIsoNs.-If any
poison.is swallowed, drink instant
ly half a glass Of cool water, with
a heaping teaspoonful each of
common salt and ground mustard
stirred into it. This vomits as
soon as it reaches the stomach ;
but for fear some of the poison
may remain, swallow the white of
one or two eggs, or drink a cup Of
strong coffee. These two being
antidotes for a greater number OF
poisons than any other dozen. ar.
ticles known, with the advantage
or their being always at hand; if
not, a pint of sweet oil or lamp
oil, or ''drippings7 or melted but
ter, or lard, are good substitutes,
especially if they vonit quickly.
u Licence on two-horse dray
in Macon, Ga, is SO per year.
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The Stright Of it.

An exchange says: We over
heard a conversation yesterday
between two little urchins, which
for it's intelligence, we consider
good. One of them, it appears,
had been engaged in mortal com
bat with a companion, and was
relating how ''the thing occurred
Said he: "I'll tell you how it was.
You see me and Bill went down
to Turner's tobacco factory and
fished off that old boat, we didn't
catch any. ! got one bite and
Bill told me to scratch, but /
didn't. Well I felt in my pocket
and found my knife, and it was
gone, and l said to Bill you stole
my knife, and he said / was an
other, and / said go there your
self, and he said it was no such
thing, and / said he was a liar
and l could whip him if I was big
germ him, and he said he'd rock
me to sleep mother, andI said he
was bigger one, and he said I
never had the measles, and said
to him fork over that knife, and
he said he couldn't see the fork,
and / said I'd fix him for tomb
stone at Volk's and he said nv
grandmother was no gentleman,
and | said he darSn't take it up,
but he did, you bet-you never
well you never did-then I got up
again, and said he was too much
afraid to do it again, and he tried
to, he didn't and l grabbed him
and threw him down on top of me
like several bricks, and l tell you
it beat all-and SO did he-and
my little dog got behind Bill and
bit him, and Bill kicked at the
dog and the dog ran, and | run
l after the dog to fetch him back.
and didn't catch him till 1 got
clear home, and I'll whip him
more yet. Is my eye very black /?
MEASURE OF AN AGRE.-The
Maryland Farmer gives the fol.
lowing table of distances by which
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% This is the way a Louisville
paper talks about Memphis
"There is-an ambitious cluster of
shanties on the Chickasaw Bluff
in Shelby County, Tennessee, and
the Avalanche, published there,
claims that the place has forty
thousand inhabitants. The Bluff
win begin to put on airs.n
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- Illinois had, in 1868, 10, 7O5
schools; S,249 male and 1O,797 fe-
male teachers; and S26,S2O chill
dren enrolled. The receipts of the
School Fund for the year were S..
S96,S79. Expenditures, s6,42O,-
981.
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- There are 100000 cotton
spindles now in operation in the
United States, of which over 2,
100000 are running on cloths for
printing, and produce 400, 100000
yards per AMMAN. 4 ~ e l
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T1hc subscriber having A sA-0
i leased the commodious 80
building known as the Com IA III sF,S.s@
mercial Hotel, has had it - -. =
Thoroughly renovated and opened. it as a
first class hotel, under the above title, and
solicits the patronage of his friends and the
public, pledging himself that nothing shall
be wanting on his part that can tend to the
comfort and pleasure Of bis guests The
best cooks have been secured, and the table
viii at all times be served with every deliea-
cTof the unsurpassed, if eaualed,
BY any other house in the Red River country.
he rooms are large and airy, and the furni-
t3re and bedding new. Being located in the
centre of business, Immediately between
the steamboat landing and the Southern
Pacific railroad depot, it affords unusual in
ducements to bOarders, who will at all times
find it a comfortable home. Families and
single gentlemen can obtain pleasant rooms,
and day boarders viii be accommodated.
MA w. T. BROOKS
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Charles Sumner.


the New York Tribune informs
us that the country is to be Attic
ted with Charles Sumner as SEN
ator from Massachusetts for the
term of six years. He has already
been in the Senate for eighteen
years, and it is hard to think of
his receiving another long extern
sion.
For this he may thank the unfor-
tunate cane of Preston S. Brooks,
for without that castigation he
would probably have long ago
been quietly dropped. Curiously
enough, this great position Of the
United States Senator was the
first he ever held. The circum-
stances of his then election and adj
vent into public life were these:
In 1850 there were three poiti-
cal parties in the State of Massa-
chusetts, namely, Wing, Demo
GRAFT and FreesOil or Abolition
The Wing party had enjoyed al
most uninterrupted ascendency in
the State. Under it's laws it re
quired a majority of all the votes
to elect a Governor and Other
State officers. 1t had been arran
ged between the FreesoillerS and
the Democrats that if the two
parties combined had a majority
in the Legislature, they wonld act
together in some way against the
Wings. 1t was agreed that the
Democratic nominee for Governor
Mr.. George S. Boutwell,, (who ha;
since turned to be blatant Radi
cal) should be chosen Governor
| by the aid of the Freesoil votes, i
there was no election by the PEG
pie, and the choice of that officer
devolved upon the Legislature. II
return for this, the Democrat.
were to elect some man to the Sen
ate, who, while he was Democratic
in general policy, outside of thu
slavery question, should be {
Freesoiler. This arrangement was
carried out, and the Wings were
Frustrated. Boutwell, was electet
Governor, he claiming at tina
time to be an intense slavery
man, and Sumner, who was thel
hardly known, except as a Free
soiler of moderate. type, wa
! elected United States Senator
The result of this bargain, although
it apparently had high Temporal
interest to sustain it, was exceed
ingly disastrous.
Boutwell, was debauched, an(
upon the first favorable opportu
nifty left the Democracy, while
Sumner himself a worse foe to til,
Democratic party than any tel
Wings could possibly have been
But for this unfortunate arrange
ment, rashly entered into, Mr.
Sumner would have been nov
probably a sOphomorical professo
in some Yankee college, instead
of being in the Senate of United
States. 1t is the former position
if any, that he could fill. The
latter he occupies, but does not
fill. 1t rather shows the degener
acy of Massachusetts since the
time of Webster, Choate and Ever
EFT, more than any thing else
Cincinnati Eng uirer.
REMEDY FOR POISoNS.-If any
poison.is swallowed, drink instant
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
and al kinds of
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

winch they offer to the trade at as Low
rKlCd-S us they can be obtained outside Of
New Orleans. ~ II VI
Having had their eommoaious WARr
HOUSES thoroughly Overhanled and rs
paired, with entire new brick walls aroma
their Cotton Shed, their facilities for sTosaSsr
purposes are unsurpassed, and their chasges
will be as reasonable as amy other house n
Shreveport.
This, with their long experience In tbc
business, leads them TO hope fora confit,,
nance OF the patronage heretoforeso Liberal
~ extended to them, and for which thew
return thanks to their friends and eusto-
iners' v6n4oly
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Z undersigned would E7
Il respectfully an -B
nounce to the citizens of S5aa- 80
the parishes Of Bossier -.
and Claiborne, that he las just re-
eeived large stock of
French CalESlzins.
.NOs'occss, ETC.,
and is prepared TO make Boots and
Shoes Of the best quality and most
approved style. \,
Having had many years experience
in shoe making he fiatters himself that
he can turn out as neat a lob as any
shop in or out of New Orleans. He
promise TO give entire satisfaction. or
no pay.
P. w. PAUL.
minden, La. r6De
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Mechanical Ingenuity of Far
n1ers.


One of the component parts of
a good farmeris mechanical iagensti-
ty. Some lose half days time
for want of knowing how to repair
a breakage which an ingenious
person could do in five Minutes.
A team and two or three men are
sometimes stopped a whole day
at a critical season for want of a
little mechanical skill. It is web
for every farmer to have at hand
the facilities for repairing. In
addition to the more common tools,
he should keep a supply of nails
of different sizes, screws, bolts,
and nuts. Common cut nails are
TOO brittle for repairing implements
or for other similar purposes.
Buy only the very best, and an
neal them, and they viii answer
all the ordinary purposes Of the
best wrought nails. To anneal
them, all that is necessary is to
heat them red-hOt in a common
fire and cool gradually. Let them
cool, for instance, by remaining in
the fire until it burns down and
goes out. One such nail, well
clinched, will be worth half a doz-
en- unannealed. Nothing is more
common than for farmer to visit
the blacksmith's shop to get a
broken or lost bolt or rivet insert
ed, and often single nut on a
bolt. This must be paid for, and
much time lost. By providing a
supply Of bolts, nuts, and riyets,
much time and trouble may be
! saved. They may be purchased
wholesale at a low rate. These
should be kept in shallow boxes,
with compartments made for the
purpose, furnished with q bow
handle for convenience i'll carrying
them. One box with half a dozen
divisions may be appropriated to
nails of different sizes, and anoth-
er, with as many compartments,
to screws, bolts, rivets, etc. Every
farmer should keep on hand a sup.
! ply Of copper wire and small
pieces Of sheet copper or copper
scraps. Copper wire is better
/ than anneaied iron wire. 1t is
almost as flexible as Irvine, and
may be bent and twisted as de-
sired; and it will not rust. Cop,
per straps nailed across or around
a fracture or split in a wooden
article will strengthen it in a
thorough manner.- Rural A fairs.
|
A PRODIGIOUs MAN.-The lar.
geSt man on record was Miles
Darden, a native Of North Carroll
Ma, who was born in that State in
1898, and who died in Tennessee
in 1857. He was seven feet and
six inches high, and in 1916 weigh.
ed 81 pounds. At his death he
weighed little over 1000 pounds
In 1889 his coat was buttoned
around three men, each Of them
weighing over 200 pounds, who
walked together in it across the
square at Lexington. In 1850 it
required thirteen and a half yards
of cloth, one yard wide, to make
a coat. Until 1858 he was active
and lively, and able to labor; but
| from that time was compelled to
stay at home, or be hauled about
in a two horse wagon. His cofir
was eight feet long, thirty five
inches deep, thirty-two inches
across the breast, eighteen across
the head, and fourteen across the
feet. 1t required twenty-foul
yards of black velvet to cover the
sides aud lid Of the coffin. Miles
Darden was twice married, and
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DIR. joe L. MOORE, Medical Examiner
This Company issues policies on lives on
all the different plans and at as favorable
rates as any other, while it has no restrics
tions in regard to either travel or residence,
and all its profits are divided annually
among its policy holders. Its policies are all
issued on the non FORGETTING plan.
1t is prompt in the payment of losses.
This Company renewed and continues in
force, Life Insurance policies held by the
Southern survivors of the late war-forming
an exception, in this respect, from the ma
.jority, il not all the Eastern companies,
which, while the war was going on, refused
to receive premiums, and thus preserve in
surance on Southern lives, but are now so
Letting Southern support The ST.. Louis
MUTUAL never, during the whole progress
of the late civil war, refused to receive the
premiums on policies from lis Souther policy
holders.
References Col b. NJ johnson, Presi-
ident of Home Insurance Co, Messrs. Walsh
| & Boisseau, DR.. G.. e. Catlett, L. K. Carter,
j. C. Elstner, Dew L. Tally, James W. How
I ard, Drury Lacy, and DIR. Joseph Wilder,
Rev. Il. S. Trippett, D. D., Capt. +. P. Leav-
enworte, Dr. D. M Anderson, Col. w Z.
Shivers, Shreveport, La.
NEW ORLEANS REFERENCES:
R K. Walker 81 Co.
y. WManson,
II Macdonald firm Of Brooks g.. Macdonald.
ID. p. Logan, ------- firm Of Fellowes & co.
Julius Vairan, firm OF s. H. Kennedy & co.
Jennings, Weeks & CO.
e IL Harris, firm of Jas H. Connely l. co.
Messrs. w R. Green & co.
" II. Won Phul, jr & co.
Geo G. Garner Il co
J o. II. Phelps & co.
" Chenoworth, Casey & co.
" Henderson, Peale & co.
B. w. Huntington,
Messrs. S. B Newman & co
g Woods, Mathews & co.
" Warren, Crawford s. CO.
" Ethel s. Thomas,
" Barnett g. Shepard,
{" Geo w Baacker & co.
Gen. s. b. Buckncr,
" d. H. Maury,
Messrs. Lamb, Quinlan & co,
VIM. Ball,
H. H Bryan, firm of Given, Watts &
MANSFIELD REFERENCES:
Rev. Charles b. Stuart; Jno W. Stuart,
Esq; DR. T. Gibbs; Dr. W. G. Thomas,
DR. N. P Reeves, Rev John Pipes, Rev. II.
C. Thweatt, ID. D., Messrs. Dubois g. Doug
lass, Rev. b. f. Alexander.
BELLEVUE:
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B@ Gen: Rousseau had his life
insured for $4,000 in New York.
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THE ST. LOUIS MUTUAL
Insurance Co.
Assets, May l, 1868, over
$3,OOO,OOO.

MCMAHON & OTIS, General Agents,
No AZ Madison street, DeSoto Block,
Memphis, Tennessee.
Medical Examiners y. s. White, NJ. D.,
w T. Irwin, NJ. ID.
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MEASURE OF AN ACRE.-The
Maryland Farmer gives the fol.
lowing table OF distances by which
it says an exact acre can be found ::
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SHREVEPORT, La,
Office at the store of L. G. Carter, No or
the Levee
THOs. w. SCOTT, Agent.
Dr. Joe L. MOORE, Medical Examiner
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u Licence on a two-horse draw
in Macon, Ga, is SO per year.
The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30
SEVERAL days ago, Rev. &C. Everett of Ba,

SEVERAL days ago, Rev. c. C, Everett, of Ban
gor, announced his determination to sever his
connection with the Independent Congrega.
tional Society of that city, in order to accept
a Professorship in the Divinity School at Cam.
bridge. The matter was formally introduced
by letter from Mr.. Everett, at q meeting Of
the Society Tuesday, when the following res
oiutions were unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That we accept the resignation of
the Rev. Charles Carroll Everett, and consent
that our connections as pastor and people shall
terminate on the fourth day of October next
according to request; and while we thus shape
our course in conformity with his desires, we
cannot sunder the tie without expressing our
sorrow that the enlarged field of usefulness he
IS called to occupy, cannot be made to include
the special place he has for the last ten years
held in our Socety-which he has filled SO ac-
ceptably, and we hope we may say, go prOfita-
bly, to us-a place he now only leaves because
our deepfelt gratitude for faithful service as a
pastor, our high appreciation of learning and
mental ability, our esteem for moral worth and
Christian character, cannot overpOwer his own
wishes and the claims of our fellow Christians.
Resotved, That III complying with the re-
quest of President Elliot, we feel that we con-
fer favor upon the Divinity School in Cam
bridge, by aiding it to include among the
teachers, ripe scholar and Christian gen.
tleman, and to all who there may seek to learn
how rightly to influence their fellow men, we
commend the character and life of Charles
Carroll Everett as affording an excellent ex-
ample of learning without pedantry, intellec-
tual strength without pride, gentieness of
manner with dignity and decision in adher-
encc to the right, liberalty in sentiment with
nrm convictions in belief, patience towards er-
ror, and perseverance in all good undertake
ings. ~ -" e0 >
subsequent vote the resolutions were
ofuered to be communicated to Mr.. Everett
| Pi0oeeolDgs to be publshed.
The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30

"a gentleman of this city, attending the
Odd Fellows celebration at San Francisco In
in representative capacity, writes a pleasant
letter to a friend, who kindly permits us to
publish the following extract:l
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 10, 1869.
n We had a comfortable passage
across from Omaha, though little crowded.
We left at 10, A. NJ on Friday, and reached
Sacramento the next Tuesday at sunset; three
hours behind time. Stopped one day in Sac
ramento by invitation of the Grand LODGE of
California, to assist in laying corner stone
of an Odd Fellows Hall. Thursday at $50 A
NJ we left for this city via Western Pacific
railroad; got out about twenty miles when
the engine broke down delaying us two hours.
We reached Alameda just across the bay from
this city, at o'clock, where we had a splendid
collation. given by Bro. Nathan Foster former
ly of Rhode Island, after which we crossed
the ferry (6 miles) and reached this city at
o'clock, where a splendid collation. awaited
US. The long procession was formed, headed
by military company, and as we marched
through the densely packed Streets our faces
were closely scanned by the people, each one
endeavoring to discover an acquaintance
amongst our number, and some were success
full. We were escorted to the California thea
tire, where the speeches of welcome and re-
sponses were made, after which we were es-
co1ted to our hotels Friday, there was an ex-
cursion about the harbor and out to the "Gold-
en- Gate" Yesterday we looked about town
and delivered our letters. We also had the
pleasure of meeting Messrs. Dingley and Ham.
of Lewiston. Our greetings We're cordial.
They were well and enjoying themselves
hugely.
SUNDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
To-day is Sunday and such a SundayI The
first thing heard on waking was the beating
of tenor drum, the omnibuses running as
usual, and many of the stores open. After
breakfast there was a drunken fight before our
window. Then we went to visit a Chinese
Joso House, or church, in company with Chi
nese interpreter. We went from there to DR..
Stebbins's church, heard him preach, and
afterwards had few minutes conversation
with him.. He seemed very cordial and glaa.te
see us. After dinner we were treated to a
German procession, containing five bands, as
many or more military companies, numerous
societies on foot and in carriage; altogether
about half hour long. On the whole very
singular Sunday experience. We have receiv-
ed the Press from the 4th to the 9th, which has
posted us in regard to local matters in Port
land. Tomorrow we set ourselves down to do
the work we came here to do-that being done
l shall be quite ready to bend my steps home
ward.
The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30

THE President has appointed Hon. Freder-
lex f. Low of California Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to China, and
the country will recognize peculiar fitness in
the appointment so far as locality is concern
ed. Although not a trained diplomat, it is to
be presumed that he is a gentleman of ability
and culture.
Mr.. Low was member OF the 37th Congress
from California and was elected Governor of
that State in 1853 for term of four years, dis
charging the duties of the Office with marked
The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30
Hon James W. North is writing history Of

Hon James W. North is writing history Of
Augusta.
At the annual netting Of the Litchfeld,
Farmers Club the following officers were
chosen: John Patten, President; David s.
Springer; Vice President Emore r. Townsend
Secretary. The members also voted to hold
their l1th Cattle show and Fair at the Town
Hall in Litchfeld, on the 10Th day of October
if pleasant; otherwise the next fair day.
The water in the upper Kennebec never was
lower than at the present time, The mills and
machine shops at Kendall's Mills are all ston-
ped for want of water.
KNOX COUNTY.
There are now 174 convicts in the State
prison, and that number is likely to be some-
what increased by the fall sessions OF the
courts.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Monday night, Sept 2Oth Mr.. Norrid Hnrd's
house, at Harmony was DESTROYED by fire, Loss
about 5000. Insured $500. On Friday night
25th inst, Mr.. G. w. Hurd's dwelling house
and wood shed was burned Loss about $1C00
Insured $40O.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
James Thompson to Eastport, has been ap
pointed Sheriff of washington county, in place
of Benz. w. Farrar, resigned.
The Rev. Edward Bracket, of Harrington
is quite sick. He has not preached for nearly
two months.
The Machias Union gives good account Of
the. crop, Of potatoes in Washington county
saying that it has been secured in excellent
condition; no complaint of rot Some fields
yielded well. Almost invariably the quality i:
superior. Two bushels this year are equal tC
three last year for family use.
YORK CONNTY.
A "little unpleasantness'' occurred Yesterday
afternoon at house near the covered bridge
in Biddeford, in the course of which sailor
from Portland was stabbed several times in the
shoulder by q lassie named Mary Berry, who
is said to be one of those unamiable young
creatures who sometimes get on the rampage
and demean themselves in very unbecOmine
and unladylike manner. The wounds are not
supposed to be dangerous. Miss Mary fled
after her exploit and several gentlemen wear
ing badges are trying to ascertain her where
abouts.
The sailor complains that his feelings were
very much hurt, and doesn't think BiddeforG
pleasant place to 60 to.