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JOSH BlLLlNos.-Nlr. Shaw Is certain.
" ouits Ms funny as he darebe. In many
Of bis articles il brokeo English he sur.
Masses MI WHO have tried ,hat class Of
writing. But to fully appreciate him.
nm inns, see him and know him. lie is
about for,y-eirht years old, and is the
ouaintest specimen Of humanity with
which wc have ever met. Five years
MOO be was an auc,ioneeriu Poughkeep-
sie, Nav York. He has since moved to
Nav York Citv. where he keeps board.
inv.hou,e amused By his /, repressiblc Cd
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-16

A CERTAIN little dan,sel. having b en-
aggravated beyond endurance BY her big
brother, pumped down on her kness and
cried. 20 Lord bless my brother Tom
lie lies, he steals, lle swears; all boys do
Us GIRLS poS't. Amen y. =
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-16

st Virginia brands, Bright Halls, Quarters,
Tens, Navy, and the popular Virginia Taliierto
+ A G G o 8
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-16

of that sort Of fun, and besides, $4,000
is TOO insignificant a sum to induce an edi.
tor to neglect his business, business
before pleosure;' you know"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-16

Az English clergyman lately returned
thanks from the pulpit to two outrageous
nenibera of his congregation who had
waited Oh him to protest.--oiie against
the rapid ut,erauces' Of the reverend
gentleman, and the other against his
dreary long sermons. SO far from being
offended at these friendly remonstrnrces,
lie preacher expressed bis desire to en- :
deayor 10 troiit by them.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-16

Also, Agent for Woods Moving Haetla.
!Pi,ehrrr Iron Flows and many other Agricuf
'tural inpln en,s-all Of which will bstld
Manufacturers prices, with the additith's
reicht. aprll.l1.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1869-06-23
The LANGUAGE OF FLowERs.-Few Of
our readers, perhaps 49,
In Easterns lands they talk in flowers.
And they tell In garland their loves and cares
Each blossom that blooms in their gardenbowers
On Its leaves q mystic language bears

In Easterns lands they talk in flowers.
Each blossom ta. BLOOMS their gard
On Its leaves mystic language bears"
: What is called the language of flowers is
certainly popular in the East as well as in
the West, If We understand BY it that COM
mon consent has made particular flowers
and plants the symbols Of thoughts, feelings
and sentiment. The principle which led
to il has been, or is, popularity exempli6ed
in the bush which the wine dealer exhibited
over his door, in the oak-boughs and oak
apples to commemorate the restoration OF
Charles II, and in the mulitudinous ever
greens which give beauty and Significance
to Christmas. The misce llaneous flowers
employed as symbols Of saints belong to the
Same class; and 50 did corresponding en-
blems adopted on special occasions among
the ancient Greek and Romans. In Egypt,
in India. and elsewhere, flowers have always
been used as emblems Of particular divinities.
In Japan, whom q youth has fixed his affec-
tions upon smaiden of suitable condition, he
declares his passion by afixing bunch Of a
certain shrub fthe Celastrus) to the house Of
the damseFs parents. If the branch be
neglected, the suit rejected; bat if it is ac-
cepted, SO is the suitor. Allusions the en-
blematic Significance Of flowers are to be
found in Shakespeare and others Of our
poets. Indeed. Whenever Ne look, at home
or abroad, to ancient or modern times, we
fsd indications Of disposition to afix q
sisni6cance to flowers. Nor is to be won
dered at for, as the poet
wSsi language eosid sPsaf hsif % % wsii,'.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1869-06-23

STOPPED HIS PAPER.-The following
anecdote of the late Mr.. Swain, from the
Philadelphia, Press, is not without its mora!
in other latitudes than Pennsylvania: Many
years ago Mr.. Swain, then editor of the
Public Ledger, was hailed ut the corner of
Eighteenth and Chestnut street by a very
excited individual, who informed him in the
most emphatic terms, " have stopped your
paper, sir" and proceeded to explain the
way and wherefore, all the time gesticulat-
ing wildly. My gracious, sir, you don't
say SO! Come with me to the Office, and let
US see if we cannot remedy the matter. 1t
grieves me that any one should stop nv
paper" Down Chestnut to Third the two
procceeded. Arriving at tho office, Mr..
Swain said: /" Why my dear sir, everything
seems to be going on here as usual;
thought you had stopped my paper" Then
and there the excited gentleman. whom the
long walk. BY the way, had partly cooled,
said he had stopped taking his one copy Of
the Ledger. Mr.. Swain was profuse In his
apologies for having misunderstood the mean
ing of his late subscEiber.s words, rnd regret
ted that he had given him the tramp from
Eghteenth street to Third, down Chestnut.
The gentleman went on his way home, a
wiser if not q better man. maryeliny at the
stupidity Of editors in general, and of Mr..
Swain in particular. Before he left, how
ever, he ordered that the Ledger be still sent
to his address.
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Nature and Uses of Plaster

The question is often asked among farm
ers, of what use is plaster! When. where
and how shall it be used! And 7 bor,
never heard a satisfactory answer pivan :,
them. Nearly every farmer who had madt
any application of plaster, had found Il cor
viceable at ono time, but without nroftobi,
returns at another. No ono within nv, ~
quaintance knows the reason for success y,
| failure. -
Most people found the application to c,o-
YER attended generally with good resnlts.
some found it good sometimes for nototoes.
but not single one could tell, what is Mas
ter good for? Chemistry solves the question.
Plaster is sulphate of lime. To different
branches of science it is known by different
names. In the arts it is plaster; in mine, :
alogy it is gypsum; in chemistry it is sui
phate of lime. 1t is sulphuric acid and lime.
Sulphuric acid has an affinity for ammonia,
and when it finds ammonia, i breaks up it's
partnership with the lime and combines
with the ammonia, forming sulphate of am
monia, and this is nOn-volatile. The lime
finds companion, when deserted by the
acid, in carbonic acid, forming carbonate of
lime.
Hence it will be seen that when the far
mer has ammonia in his soil, put there by
himself in manure, or in any other manner,
liable to waste, the plaster will fix it there,
and in all such cases it can be applied to
the ground with profit. The ordor about
stables and manure heaps, is escaping am
monia, and the farmer can judiciously use a
little plaster in both places, saving the am
monia for his land
Plaster saves to the soil nitrogen, one of
the chief mineral elements entering into
the growth of plants; ammonia is three
parts hydrogen and one part nitrogen.
Ammonia escapes from decaying vegetation
wherever it is found, and is suspended in
the air, and when after long dry spell
quantities of it have ascended,
the first rain brings it to the earth, and if
there is little plaster in the clover field,
the ammonia never rises again.
This very study into the use of plaster
shows that the farmer should be q student,
and in some degree man of science. He
must learn that in doctoring his soil some
thing else than mineral substances may be
needed. He may need organic substances
as we'll, and to know this is the duty of tho
farmer. But l trust have explained the ma
ture and uses of plaster, so that whoever
reads may know when its application may
be serviceable.-[ Ohio Farmer.
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oqs1 % s..n s.!''aa @ou 1;q, ,s.s .' )"
~. aasaa iasg 1'n q'nes aq % a'desi 'rn Isr s, a.,
a lady friend how w old d}94 s4hs2 s2Agg ourM s,o,1
ted. LET me see ; I was eighteen when I
was married. and my husband was thirty ::
now he is twice thirty, that is sixty; so Of
course am twice eighteen, that is thirty
six"
"Do you publish matrimonial notices for
the subscribers to your paper p said gen.
manipulating youth, stepping into tho
Office the other morning.
Certainly. SIR"
"Well, then. III 60 and get married; for 7
don't zee any other way Of getting my name
in your paper. since you have rejected all
my poetical illusions"
Little Freddy. who. thought parental innl-
gence. kss grown into the easy position ef
nou:eno'u tyrant' out rs, uevcrt;iei. eon-
strained TO hold to the use of such ,ol,,:-
iorms OF hhaI civility as {" Yes, sir" and
no. SIR, recently came TO the breakfast
teoie with oiouded brow and q general air
OF discontent' IS Have somo butte,
:" Freddy :" asked his father. No" wa
the shary reply, Z" No what :" asked the f,~
ss'SA "A.A ooAu0 cHpudblS. mo butfar .
answered the unyielding Fred.
Everybody is in the habit oy bro,oi,
on Job +; and Job did have konsiderabIe b;Ia
pashunce, that's fac; but did he ever kenn
q districk skule for eight dollars month ont
BOARD round, or run a kountry newspaper
Did ho ever reap lodged oats down hin ON =
hot day, and hev all bis galus but,ons h-.'a
Off at once? Did he ever hey the ;nn',';,,
teethache. and be made to tend the sp.n hah,.
while his wife was over to a tea party, D;y
be ever get up in the morning. awf,i A.:
md turf it three miles before breaLfast
get drink and find that the man Kent = e. "
'erance house! Did he ever undartal eli-
milk kickin heifsr with busbu .a;, q. 10
ime. out in the lot !! Did he ever , co. ~ IN III
itser ov kittens in the old rockin cbsir vi.t
us summer pateloons on! If he oonlJ an
VI these things, and praze the Lord at tbD
anne time, all hev to say il. Il BulIv g..
Billings. ' i0F
The Mantle of divorce infamv. so rooon,
dropped by ascending Indiana. Is not ~
al 70 our lot exclusively. Illinois es
'ec1ally Chicago, has seemed e,n,,In..s %
ndiana's reputation in this respect bnt tha
tahstics of divorce in Connecticnt shn"' rnu
hat the Nutmeg State can contest the naiaS n.Tw
e.ein with the Prairie State. During the
Ast year the divorces numbered Az 'no au
1ore than one-tenth of the number Of ,-'af.
ia2ss.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.
Do Y on Wish 10 sell Land
NEW PROPOSITION.

Strangers are now fockng to Attakapas, and most of
them who want land come to the PLANTERS BANNER
Office for information Any who will send me full
description of his lands and Eve dollars can have his
property advertised CONDITIONALLY in the BANNER
to pay ONE PER CENT. on the sale WHEN SOLD.
will give strangers the information possess
gard to advertised lands and viii charge NOTHING for
SERVICES or ADvEE SING in case no sale is made
Ifthe property fsod w the advertisement is in the
paper, the commission will oe claimed No conditional
advertisement taken exccptby special agreement
Franklin, April g. 1869. D. DENNETT
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SAVE THE BIRDs.-A certain insect laws
two thousand eggs. buta single tomtit will
destroy twenty thousand eggs in year. A
swallow devours five hundred and forty three
insects in day, eggs and all. A sparrow's
nest was found to contain seven hundred
pairs OF the upper wings of the coekchafer,
though other food was procurable in album
dance. So save the birds.
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READ AN HOUR ADAY.-There was q lad
who, at fourteen. was apprenticed to a soap
dealer. One of his resolutions was to read
an hour a day or at least at that rate, and he
had an old silver watch, left him by his uncle,
which he timed his reading by. He stayed
seven years with his master, and said when
he was twenty-one he knew as much as the
young squire did. Now let US see how much
time he had to read in, in seven years, at the
rate of one hour each day. 1t would be g.
255 hours, which at the rate Of eight reading
hours per day, would be equal to three hun
dred and ten days; equal to forty FIVE
weeks; nearly years reading. That time
spent in treasuring up useful knowledge
would pile up very large store. am sure
it is worth trying for. Try what you can
do. Begin now. In after years you will
look back upon the task as the most pleasant
y -
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1869-06-23

IcE.-Besides the fact that ice is lighter
than water. there is another curious thing
about it which most persons do not know,
perhaps, namely, its purity. A lump of ice
melted win become pure distilled water.
When the early navigators of the Artic seas
gotout of water they melted fragments ofthose
vast mountains of ice called ice -berss, and
were astonishcd to fiud that they yielded
only fresh water. They thought that they
were frozen sea water. not knowing that they
were formed on the land, and in some way
launched into the sea. But if they had
been right, the result would have been all
the same. The fact is, that water in freezing
turns out of il all that is not water-salt,
air, coloring matter, and all impurities.
Frozen sea water makes fresh water ice.
If you freeze a basin of indigo water it will
make ice as clear and white as that made
from pure rain water. When the cold is
very sudden, these foreign matters have not
time to escape, either by rising or sinking,
and are thus entangled with the ice, but Go
not make any part of it.
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A gentleman was always complaining to
his fatEer-in-law of his wifes temper. At
last papa-iu-law, becoming very wvaried of
these endless grumblings, and being bit Of
a wag, replied, ''well, my dear fellow, if |
hear of her tormenting you any more
shall disinherit her." The husband never
again complained.
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The following statistical items show the
value of Cuba Its annual trade is sci
down at over $17O.O00,OOO In 1862 the
production of the island was 500, ,OOO. 600
taxes paid in, $37, 10000; imports, $57,.
100000 exports, S43,4OO.OO0. The rural
wealth wasthcn eSti:scsed sf S3Sl. .0eeq0A6
wealth of towns, Sl7O,NOO,OOO; Industrial
and commercial wealth, S774,OOO, 600. The
productions in the same year were-sugar,
S62. 600, 600; tobacco, 3O,O0O, 900; other I
items, So, 600, 900; total 129, ,OOO, 600.
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An old Dntch acquaintance, was elected a
member OF the Legislature, said, in his bro
ken English style. Ven vent to the Leck
islatur, fought would find dem all Soli-
nous dere; but soon found derc vas some
as picker fools dere as twas,
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An editor has distinguished between diff
ferent sorts of patronism Some esteem it
sweet to die, for ones country; others re-
gard it sweetcr TO live for ones country !:
but most of our patriots hold it sweetcr to
live upon ones country
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The NEW CAPTAIN GENERA. roe CUBA
An exchange thus speaks Of thsappoint.
ment of do Rodas as Captain .s5sneral Of
Cuba:
But if &lAafAsfo &lAfAs fol de i;- Rodss would not he ap.
pointed to succeed Gen. Dulc4 for he is
more of warrior than paci1cator. He
was formerly connected with the1royal army
in Spain, and is at present til director Of
the artillery forces of the Provisional Gov
eminent. War is his business Ind military
life his profession, and when he reaches
Cuba we look for the inauguration of q
campaign against the revolutiossts which
will be at once active and aggissive. He
will be able to plan and direct the move
ments Of his forces, and hislast history
gives full reason to expect thu he will do
the best he can to reduce the Qban rebel
lion and secure peace for Spain. The diff
culties which besct Spain in the Anagement
of a war with Cuba are very g,at, for all
the natural advantages are with je Cubans.
The conduct of campaign tire in the
warm summer months will be Arfullv ex-
pensive for Spain, for unacclimaid soldiers
will be swept away by the yellt fever by
regiments, and there is no attentive. and
nothing can be done but fight abandon
the contest entirely. The Clans have
looked forward to the summer as (e of their
greatest allies. and they have III along
claimed that if they could hol( out until
then. they should be sure Of iI victory,
Gen. de Rodas, therefore, cann( slacken
hos:ilities on account of tA6 soon. and
Spain must send him all the ml hs asks
for or submit to the demandsof taCubans.
We look, therefore. for more vigSus iich-
ing under Gen. de Rodas' ruh th{ has vet
taken place, for both parties n nerve
tben,ssares to do their best for siedy and
victorious settlement of the con{St which
has now 60 long been carried On inn unde-
cicive manner.
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DON'T be too anxious to solve a conun-
orum' we know man who got two black
eyes IN endeavoring to find out tho differ
en- tnee between man and woman fighting in
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OF Anna Dickinson, tho Philadelphia
Evening Telegram says that in default of
husband upon whom the vials of her wrath
than mutual irritation, she is fortunate
enough to secure good uatured audiences,
which pay liberally for the privaege of hear
ing these stereotyped diatribes done up in
public instead of in private. and in style
little better that Frau Van Winkle uses in
denouncing the incorrigible Rip.
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For Sale.

tract of land about a mile above Franklin on the
opposite side of the Teche adjoining Mrs Sterns plan
aton ten arpents front and about trythree arpents
ueep frice So 600, onethird cash. balance in and
would have no objection to selling it in lots For further
Information apply at this Office. uoyo3
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"A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER.-As one of the
scottish kings was dying, an attendant
heard his last sentence: Lord, | restore
thee tho kingdom wherewith thou didst in
trust me. Put me in possession of that
whereof the inhabitants all are kings.
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Dr. Duvall. arrested some weeks ago at
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, on the suspicion of
having poisoned his wife, was indicted by
the Grand jury, on Tuesday. Professor
Mahla, of Chicago. who examined Mrs. Du-
wallis stomach. found strychnine in such
quantities as to be able to exhibit the sub
stance. The fact that Duvall has had four
wives, all of whom died suddenly, has crca-
ted great excitement in Janesvile.
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For Sale or Lease.

The Chcot Pass Plantation belonging to the estate of
T. w Fuller, deceased, contai ang about 500 acres
partly cleared Is desirable locality for saw mills store
or sugar raising, not liable to overflow with good nav
CATION Also Hog Island adjoining either singly to-
Belle to N p MJJJARD
ansO
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Burton, while travelling on steamboat,
seated himself at table and called for beef
steak. The waiter furnished him with a
small strip of that article. Taking it upon
his fork, and truning it over, and examining
it with one of his peculiar looks, he very
ssslls ramark ed-"Yes that ia e .-L-;n- ....
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HAPPY PEopLE.-Among the two millions
Of people by whom Jeddo in Japan is inhab-
tied there is not beggar in the streets, not
boor, not drunkard, not rufiian. The
women are beautiful, the men are robust and
energetic, there is no trouble about fashions
education is universal, books are plentiful,
though there are no newspapers, life is SIM
pie and easy, marriage is universal and
children 20 naked.
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nrao!sh johnson, lawyer of New Or
,eahs' Is regorted to have sued Gen. Neal
Dow Tor silver plate taken from his house
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For Sale.

Either the east or the half of farm of 360 acres
near yeanerette on the southwest bank Of the Techs
house and cabins S65O0 onehalf cash West half $500
ea,h. For particulars, Apply at this Office.
ycanereffe, Nov 30 1867
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49, "A "A French and an English iron clad arc to
race IN friendly way, in order to decide a
oet between Lord Lyons and Marshal Mel.
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FINE DWELLING FOR SALE.-"Locust Lawn
in ST Marnvie, consisting Of six of land fine
dwelling spacious convenient and exceent condition
commanding the banks Of the Teche and fine prarie
miles wide, with Kitchen storeroom, servants room
large brick eserns eornhouse, stable carriage house
fuit and ornamental trees and garden II Is of
isiana. Terms $700o onchaif cash. the balance in e
months. Apply at this Office ianl :
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I C1v1L1rY.-When the rich Quaker wa;
asked the secret of his success in life. he an
ed, .sCivility, friend. civility." Some peo-
pie are unciyil, sour, morose, grabbed, crus-
ty, huuehty, really clownish. and impudent.
Run from such, as for your life. .sSeest thou
man wise in his own conceit there is
more hope for fool than of him."
Literary American.
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FOR SALE-In the rear of Frunkln md ADJOINING the
town. two story dwelling house ami other improve
ments in good condition. and about fifty aeres of and eli
ghy situated good fences fruit trees Aoers shrubbory
etc, one side extending to the Harding Road For
terms and particular description, sPpay tAis eee.
apl2.
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for rosebush of magnificent growth and full
of buds. He waited for them to bloom, and
expected roses worthy of such noble plant
and of the praises bestowed uron it by the
vender but when it bloomed all his homes
were blasted. The flowers were ofa faded
hue and he discovered that he had only n
middling multifora, stale colored enough.
He therefore resolved to sacrifice it to some
experiments which he had IN view. His atten-
ton had been directed to the effects of char
coal as stated i'll some English publications.
lie then covered the earth in the pot, in
which the rosebud was, about half an inch
deep with pulverised charcoal Some days
after he was astonished to see the roses,
which bloomed of as fine lively rose color
as he could wish. He determined to repeat
the experiment, and therefore when the
rosebush had done Towering he took off the
charcoal and put fresh earth about the roots
and waited for the next spring impatiently
to see the result of this experiment. When
it bloomed the roses were, as at first, pale
and discolored, but by applying the charcoal
as before, they soon assumed their ROSY red
color. He then tried the powdered charcoal
in large quantities upon petunias, and found
that both the white and violet colored flow
ers were equally sensitive to its action. II
always gave great vigor to the red or violet |
color of the flowers, and the white petunia,
became veined with red or violet tints: the
violets became covered with irregular spots /
of q BLUSH or almost black tint Manv mar.
sons who admired them thon9ht thev woro
choice new varieties from the seca.-Y elbow
flowers appear to be insensible to the initu-
ence of charcoal.