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Year: 1860

From the Cotton Planter and Soll.


There was remedy for the above justly dreaded
disease published in the papers generally last year.
1t was Chloride of Zinc and pulverized Blood Root


Living near ME, was a negro woman about fifty
five years DID, who had an eating cancer from the
nipple to the armpit, about six inches long and
two or three wide; it had been spreading for FIVE
years, until her system was generally yielding to
it. Upon her the remedy was applied as follows:
The Zinc, which is sold in hard crystals, absofbs
water rapidly exposure, is rubbed with the
Blood Root until paste is formed without add-
ton of any fluid. This is applied to the diseased
part spread cloth cut to fit close possible The
Zinc being caustic burns the skin, for that reason
the plaster should be confined as near as possible
to the affected parts. Two applications were
made, each plaster remained On twenty-four hours
n small portion of the cancer was humorous with
apparently healthy skin over it. On that part
another application made; in FIVE days the dis
eased part sloughed out, leaving cavity the size
as above and about an inch deep, which was treat
ed as burn, and considering the age of this sub
jcct, her health and the extent of her wound,
healed rapidly and the former diseased part is
covered with smooth healthy cuticle Her
health fully restored, and SO far as external evil
dence determine, the cancer is cured The
application was made in October last.


T. 7. GRAVES


The above remedy for this alarming disease
Cancer, and the facts OF the case detailed are from
a gentleman, planter of this county, and may be
relied strictly correct. We hope our readers
will treasure up this information, and be ready at
all times both to use-if SO unfortunate as to have
of cancer in their tamiies-and also to COM
municate it freely to those who are not so FORUM
ate to be subscribers to and readers of the
"Cotton Planter and Soil'-[Ed. Planter
Year: 1860

SpuRaEoN's STYLE OF PRAYER.-The follow
ing Is specimen of this divine's style Of
orison: NJ stand here to say TO you ten thou
sand souls that unless you repent of your sins
and believe in the Lord jesus Christ (and
don't know whether you can or not; my bust
ness is to tell you, and if you can SO believe
to do it,) you will be damned, and I, from my
high seat in glory, whom see you In torments


will only strike higher note at the vindica.
tiop of Gods justice,D ii ,aH
Year: 1860

| will now reply to the charges which YOU
make IN your letter to Mr. Gary:


THAT if the officers of the Company had
not grossly violated the conditions of their
charter, they would have had sufficient
amount to have built the road to the Georgia
line; and having violated their charter, and
mlsappllcd their funds, the charge of bad faith
on the part of the State comes with bad
grace from them"


The only specification which you present
under the charge of violation of the charter
is that they misapplicd the funds of the Com
pany IN building any part of the Blue Ridge
Railroad, without the limits of South Carolina;
and the mischief resulting from this alleged
violation is, that with the funds employed in
the construction Of the road out of South Car
ollna, they would have had sufficient money
to build the road in South Carolina to the
Georgia line.


The charge of bad faith is not supported by
any specification except that, by inference, L
is the same misapplication of money before
specified under the charge OF violation of the
charter


And here / will noulco that the charge Of
bad faith is not directly made, but, as if to ex.
cuse charge, which l will prove to be grossly
unfounded, you introduce it by way of retort
upon the officers Of the Company, as if they
had made some previous charge of bad faith
against the State. [ do deny that you ever
heard that charge made by the President, and
believe | may safely deny that you ever
heard It made by any one Of the Directors
whom the common understanding and your
own charges clearly point out as the persons
you mean when you mention the officers Of
the Company li. 5000 ID d nlG'


Now, to your charge of violation of the
charter by the expenditure Of ,nonoy Eor the
construction of any part Of the road Beyond
Year: 1860

Kind Hearts.
Let but the heart be beautiful,
And care not for the face;
need not that the form may wan
Pride, dignity or grace.
Let the mind be filled with glowing ii .ghts
And the soul with sympathy,
And care not if the check bc pale,
Or the eye lack brilliancy.
What though the cheek he beautiful
Ii soon must lose its blooms
The eyes bright lustrc soon viii i4ie
In the dark and silent tomb
But the glory of the mind will live
Though the joyous life depart,
And the magic charm can never die
Of true and noble heart.
TIE lips that utter gentle words
Have n beauty all their own.
And more prize kindly voice
Than music's sweetest tone;
And though its sounds are harsh or shriil
1t the heart within beats free,


And echoes back each glad impulse,
lis all the world to me-
Year: 1860

be the never neglected accompaniment OF the family
medicine chest They combine in their united agency
the of nearly all the external disorders to which
men women are subject. Their effect is not par.
TALLY to remove, but to thoroughly dispel diseaseI


es{- Sold at the manufactory No so Maiden Lane
New YORK, ana by all Druggists at 25c, 63c and al
per pot. 90
Year: 1860

SoNE chap in Moline, few days since
asked the editor Of the Independent. what he
would recommend to make the Summer short.
After studying upon the suhject for sometime.
the editor advised the fellow to give his note
for round cum. payable in the FALL The hot
period would be somewhat intensified by this
proceeding. but the time would be wonderfully
abreviated.
Year: 1860

MINES IN DEL NoRTE CoUNTY.-The Cres-
cent City Herald of the llth, says: From
the Bald Hills we hear the cleaning up OF
four mems work last week amounted to be-
tween three and four hundred dollars. The
weather bids fair now to continue favorable
for the prOspectors, and we shall soon hear
more from the result of their labors. A sur
vey of ditch to bring the waters of Myrtle
Creek on the top of the Bald Hills is being
made. and if found practicable the work will
certainly bel put through this summer. This
will allow the working of a great deal oi
ground known to be very rich, and will be
one of the best enterprises in the country.
Year: 1860

The New Bedford Standard, in noticing
Mr.. Owens book about this world AMI the
other, wherein the design of the writer is to
exhibit some of the proof that the spirits Of
dead still retain their interest in the affairs Of
this earth that they are capable of affecting
the living and even of conversing with them
in audible tones, and rendering themselves
perCeptible to the eye, says; "When we
read of the apparations of the dead. in their
spiritual bodies, and yet wearing clothes sim
liar to those they wore on earth, we think
the argument proves too much For it seems
absurd to suppose that slouched hat and a
gold headed cane can have also a spiritual
part which the deceased puts on his spiritual
head or carries in his spiritual hand. But il
we acknowledge that this appearance is a
reality, we must suppose the other to be like.
wise"
Year: 1860

DELAWARE is rapidly growing rid of her
slaves She had eight thousand at her first
census, and but twenty-five hundred at the
last one. Their owners find it more profta-
ole to sell them to the South than to keep
them. Suffolk county alone ships to the
south on an average six per week, or 2O2 a
year. Every Census shows a decrease of 10
per cent in the Slave population.
Year: 1860

The Rochester Express records the death
of daughter of Frederick Douglass. Since
her fathers absence she had lost her appetite
and interest in her occupation and had grad
ually sunk away and died. She had got the
idea firmly fixed in her mind that her father
would never come back, and that il he did
return he would have to go to prison and ex
eeution.
Year: 1860

The French Government, in order to stop
the immense expectation of silver money
from France, is about to call in and change
the standard of this money. The amount of
silver in each piece will be diminished and
the metal value will thus be rendered less
than their recognized value.
Year: 1860

I am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension of Slavery, nor NTH
dHy to prevent the people of State or Terri
tory from, deciding the question Of its existence
tcith them for themselves.
Year: 1860

The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which were re-
served to the people, and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion of the people in this country whether
living in the States 0T sftsT-sequired Terrific
Eies. T. T. BowIE of Md
Year: 1860

The people of the Territories are expressly
authorized to legislate upon all subjects what
soever, slavery included. They may either
establish or abolish it, at their pleasure.


J. PETIT, of Ind
Year: 1860

Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Terrific
ry with their slave property citizens of the
free States may go there holding no such
property; and when they get there, and
meet in common council, as a Legislative
body, they may determine whether the in
stitution shall prevail


J. n. MASON Of Va.
Year: 1860

From the following extracts, it will be seen
that there was great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power of Ter.
ritOrial Legislature over the question of
slavery:


The people Of Territory, like those of a
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shah or shall not exist within their
limits. JAMES BUCHANAN.
Year: 1860

A COUNTRY GIRL whose sisters had
married badly was about to take the
moose herself


GLOW dare you get married." asked a
cousin of hers, "after hvaing before you
the unfortunate example of your sisters ~


The young girl replied with spirit -


81 choose to make trial myself. Did
You ever see parcel of pigs running to a
trough of hot swillH The first one sticks
in his nose gets it scalded ,and then draws
back and squeals. The second burns his
nose and stands squoaliug in the same man
ncr The third follows suit and he squeals
too. But still makes no difference with
those behind. They never take warning
of these before but all in turn thrust il
their noses, just as if they hadn't got burnt
or squealod at all. So it is with girs il
regard to motrimouy-and now, cousin,
hope you are satisfied.
Year: 1860

MANAGEMENT OF A HOUSEHOLD
Young ladies, cut this out and pin it in
your bonnets mo young woman ought
to feel herself qualified to become wife
until she is sure she understands how TO
do the most that can be done with her hus.
bands money. The management of
household is not thing to be properly and
safely entrusted to hireling hands. A ser.
want is broken reed for the head of a
family to lean upon. There are thou.
sand little WAYS in which money must be
expended, in which real shrowdness and
enterprise are requisite in order to use it
to the best advantage; and there are
thousand other ways of saving money up
on, only to those who have studied Alright
the art Of economy. The Turkish proverb
has it; that "a prudent woman is mine
of jewels" and, like many other Oriental
sayings, this is beautiful for the truth it
embodies. \ wasteful hOusekoeper not
only actually robs those for whom she un-
dertakos to manage, of the comforts it is
her duty to provide for them, but keeps
her husband head over ears in debt, and
makes the domestic life of a poor man
continual series Of experiments in shining
it from one day to the next; in keeping
the stomach full, though tho purse DO
| empty.
Year: 1860

IT has been well said, that a single years
crop Of corn is worth more than all the
gold of California. In addition to its 9TH
er uses, it is now found that it produces d
clear fluid, that burns without odor, with.
out smoke, and is in expensive, afEording
good light in an ordinary kerosene lamp
for half cent an hour. The corn oil is
as clear and colorless as water.
Year: 1860

THE ART OF DINING AT A HoTEL.-
The art of dining at hotel is thus told
by a correspondent


If you have taste for dclicacies and
diplomancy, you can slip O quarter into
your hand and then tumble for a moment
with the back part of your coat collar; the
quarter some way disappears, and John
will oxpediato things for you in a most
mysterious manner. But a still better
plan is to place your quarter on the ia,
bic under an inverted wine glass. The
glass plays tho part Of convex lens; the
quarter assumes gigantic dimensions, and
John takes it to be half dollar. The
cxertions that h2 makes to secure it is re-
ally surprising, You get well along with
your fish before your neighbor's soup plate
is removed and the desert chases up chick
ca with amazing rapidity. Then at the
close of the rcpast, if you are an artist and
wish to catch the expression of deep dis
appointment, just remove the glass, return
the quarter to your pocket, and walk of
uuconcornedly. John has had his reward
he has enjoyed the pleasure of anticipation
and there is good reason to believe that


oy far exceed those of reality. But new
7 occupy tho same seat again.
Year: 1860

STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
- At session of the Probate Court for the
County OF Cass, holden at the Probate Office in
Cassapohs, on Wednesday, the fourth day of Jan
uary, In the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty. Present-Clitford Shanahan, Judge of Pro-
bate In the matter of the estate of Sylvanus
Beckwith, deceased. On reading and filling the
petition duly verified, of Walter G. Beckwith,
praying for proof of will of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday. the
fourth day of February next at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said pe-
tition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session of said court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office in Cassapols.
and show cause if any there be, Why the PRAYER OF
the petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendcncy Of said petition and the hearing,
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
three successive weeks previous to said day Of
hearing. G. SHANAHAN


A true copy. Judge of Probate.


Jsnuary 4, 1860. jan12-38w4
Year: 1860

John Brown of Ossawattomie
Spake on his dying day;
81 will not have to shrive my soul
A priest in slavery's pay.
But let some poor slave mother,
Whom have striven to free,
With her children from the gallows- stair
Put up prayer for me"
John Brown of Ossawatomie,
They led him out to die;
And 10 Ia poor slave mother
With her little child prest nigh.
Then the bold blue eye grew tender,
And the old harsh face grew mild,
And he stopped between the jearing ranks,
And kissed the negro's child!
The shadows of his stormy life


That moment fell apart;
Without the rash and bloody hand,
Within the loving heart
That kiss from all its guilty means
Redeemed the good intent,
And round the grisly fighters hair
The martyrs aureole bent!
Perish with him the folly


That seeks through evil good,
Long live the generous purpose


Unstained with human bloodI
Not the raid of midnight terror,
But the thought which underlies;
Not the outlaws pride of daring
But the Cristian's sacrlficeN
Oh? never may you blue-ridged hills
The Northern rifle hear,
Nor see the light of blazing homes
Flash on the negro's spear.
But let the free winged angel Truth
Their guarded passes scale,
To teach that right is more than might
And justice more than mail.
So vainly shall Virginia set


Her battle in array;
In vain her trampling squadrons knead
The winter snow with clay.
She may strike the pouncing eagle,
But she dares not harm the dove;
And every gate she bars to Hate


Shall open wide to Love. J. G. W.
Year: 1860

The population Of some of these
towns and cities is little exaggerated
we suspect, though we hope not. Many
of them have been increasing very
rapidly during the last five or six years.
Year: 1860

Do you wish to know the reason
Why your ncighbor often calls
On the dnshing widow wilkins,
And attends her to the balls
Why his carriage is seen stopping
At some noted clothing store,
Aud the widow goes shopping
Where she never went before?


If yom wish it, will tell you-


let me whisper to you sly
If they esteem it proper,


1t is not your business WHY.
Would you like to know the secrets
OF your ncighhor's house and life ?
How he lives, or how he doesn't,
And just how he treats his wife?
How he spends his time of leisure,
Whether sorrowiml or gay,
And where he goes for pleasure,
To the concert or the play?


lfyom wish il, will tell yOu-


Let me whisper TO you sly
1fyour ncighbor is but civil,


1t is not your business WHY.
Year: 1860

We learn from the Cincinnati Enquirer of
May 18th that on the day previous well.
dressed and handsome lady alighted from car
riage in front of one of the largest and most fash
lonable dry goods houses in that city, and enter
ing the store, asked 90 be shown some shawls.
After looking over the stock she selected one
worth forty dollars, handing the salesman in
payment hundr ed-dollar bill, of the genuine
ness of which the cashier expressed some doubt
and submitted it to an expert in such matters,
who pronounced it perfectly good. The change
was then handed TO the customer, when she
pointed out some blemish in the shawl which
had not previously been observed, and declined
to take it, demanding the return of her money,
which IVES done, and the bill OIL CO more placed
in her neat little portmonnaie, from which il
had but minute before been extracted.


The attentive clerk, somewhat disappointed
at missing the sale, politely insisted upon her
again looking over the stock, telling her he
did not doubt she could be suited, and regret
ting he had not duplicate of the one she had
first chosen. She readily consented, and SEEM
ing desirous Of making purchase, but after
once more examining the assortment, conclu.
ded &hat none would answer her purpose
When about to leave she offered the salesman
thirty-three dollars for her first selection, which
owing TO the blemish, he thought best to accept
notwithstanding rule of the house that nc
goods should be marked down. The shawl was
then neatly enveloped, the hundred dollar bill
again brought forth, and the change carefully
put away, when the lady stepped into the car
riage and was rapidly driven away.


A few hours later, whea the cashier went tC
TO bank ne was surprised to learn that the hun
dred-dollar bill was counterfeit. The truth
flashed upon him in an instant. The lady haC
given the salesman genuine bill the first time
and afterwards substituted for the counterfeit
She is an entire stranger, has not been seer
since. and probably never will be again, at leas
in that establishment.
Year: 1860

WHALE misunderstanding oil out of stone
coal was thing to be thought of as a miracle
that might some day convert the heather: but
to get shoe leather from the skin of whale is
so reasonable probability, that one is amazed
il should not have been long ago attempted A
Frenchman has obtained a patent for whale
leather, and remarkably plant stuff it is. The
skin is so thick that, after removing the inner
portion. which is spongy, the remainder is split
to make 1t of the usual shoe thickness tits re-
markably tough. but as soft as buckskin, and it
repels water well. The Yankee boot is most
miserable; .he leather is spoiled by bad tam
ming and worse working up. This makes an un
fair relation between supply and consumption,
which it will need all the whales of the ocean
to equalize- The discovery comes at a time
when land leather is growing alarmingly scarce;
and We behold in it beautiful provision OF
Providence, only excelled by discovery of coal
oil at Juncture still more critical in the history
OF human progress.-Sc,entifc American.
Year: 1860

The following is the Platform adopted by the
National Democratic Convention at Charleston


Resolped, That we, the Democracy of the
Union in Convention assembled, hereby declare
our affirmation of the resolutions unanimously
adopted and declared platform of princi-
pies by the Democratic Convention at Cincin-
natl in the year 1886, believing that Democratic
principles are Interchangeable in their nature
when applied to the same sui ject matter, and
we recommend as our only further resolutions
the following.


That inasmuch as differences of opinion exist
| in the Democratic party as to the nature and
extent of the powers ofa Territorial Legislature,
| and as to the powers and duties of Congress,
under the Constitution of the United States,
over the institution Of slavery within the Terri
tories: ~ -


Resolued, That the Democratic party will
abide by the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States over the institution of slavery
within the Territories. xs'
Resolped, That it is the duty of the United
States TO afford ample and complete protection
to all its citizens, at home or abroad, and wheth-
er native or foreign born.


Resolved That one of the necessities of the
age, in military, commercial and postal point
Of view, is speedy communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific States, and the p9mocratic
party piedge Sucn CONSTITUTIONAL enactment as
will insure the construction of railroad to the
Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period.


RESOLVED, That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisitionsof the Island of Cuba,
on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves
and just to Spain.


Resolred, That the enactments of State Legis-
latures to defeat the faithful execution Of the
Fugitive Slave Law hostile in character,
subversive of the constitution and revolutionary
in their effect.


At Baltimore the Convention adopted this
additional resolution, making it also a part of
the regular Platform:


Resolred, That it is in accordance with tho
Cincinnati platform, that during the existence
of Territorial Governments, the measures of re-
striction, whatever the may be, imposed by the
Federal Constitution on the power of the Terri
torial Legislature, over the subject of the do
mestic relations, as the same has been, or shall
hereafter be, finally determined by the Supre. ne
Court of the United States, should be respected
by all good citizens and enforced with prompt
ness and fidelity by every branch of the Gen
eral Government.
Year: 1860

WHAT CRITrENDEN TBIsKs OF DouoLAs.-Mr
Crittenden in speech at Louisville on the I'd
ult made the following allusion to Stephen A
Douglas:


| have known Mr. Douglas in the public
councils and have acted with him. Although
generally opposed, and especially upon party
questions, we have at times acted together, and
particularly upon momentous occasion,
when we acted together in opposition to that in
famous Lecompton Const tuition. TDeafening
applause. Mr.. Douglas was there making a
great sacrifice to his sense of duty. [Applause.
He was sacrificing his connection with many old
political friends; he was breaking up the rela-
tions of a long political life he was sacrificing
prospects for the highest Office of the Govern
ment as good as any man in the country had I
fully believe he did what he conceived to be his
duty and in defiance ofall opposition the rack
of the President, offended friends, and open
foes, he acted like man. Tremendous cheer
ing He might have been mistaken in what he
did but did that little diminish the value of the
act? He thought he was right, and he knew be
was making a sacrifice, and he was capable of
making it, when he believed the interests of his
country demanded it, | can have no quarrel
with him be is Union man. (Cheers) And
a Union man can always trust, when believe
HIM to be sincere and earnest, rs | believe
Douglas to be. Continued applause