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Baton VOLUME X\XIV::::M M*;it BAI'«M KOCHE, LOUISIANA, SATITHDAT, MAY 8, 1852. W. G, BßVÄH,^Publisher.

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PROFESSIONAL.

H . W . S H E R B U R N E . Attorney at Law.

OtPtri WITH J. W. SKVMORK, ESQ I nurd Street, between Third und Maint Strut*•

jan avy ] BATON ROtTOE La

II. M* FAV HOT. All), mid Counsellor ut I-nw,

OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE, lime «. Iv. Wem' Baton Honte La.

JAMES MADISOH Et,AM. JAMRS ESSBÏ 1U.AH. J, M. & J, E. Elm

Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. {one 8, ly. Baton Ronge, La.

J. S. BARROW,

Attorney & Counsellor at Law. Odlce on Lafayette St*

May 1 y. BATON ROUGE.

ITOMAS OtBBKSMntKlAN. 1 CtltUP HtCKY MOTOAK

T, U. & P. II. MORUAN, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,

BJTON ROUGE, LA. WJILL practice in the Courts of the Parishes

V V of Kant and West Feliciana, East and West Raton Rouge, and Iberville—and in the Supreme Court ol the State, anil Cercuit Court of the Uni­ted States. New Orleans. dec 31-tf.

J• H . S E Y M O U R , Attorney and Counsellor at Law.

Office on Laurel Street, dec 14 Raton Ronce, La.

w. s, A. nonsrrs. tttsrtm n. liowsu..

ROBERTS & HOWELL, A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W .

HAVE formed a Tartership in the practice ol their profession, and tender their services

null those who may be pleased to Intrust busi­ness to their management and care.

Having devoted much time and attention to the study and practice of Criminal Law for the past seven years, they particularly commend themselves to (hose who may need their servicea in that department of their profession. .

UKriUK FBONIRoriM, FIRST Fl.OOR ABOVE TUB BASF. IMF. NT.

No. 27. Camp street. New Orlean«. THEY REFER TO:

Messrs. Nalle, Cox k Co " Oakey 8t Hawkins. " .1. It. Palmer, k Co. " T. I'ayan, k Co.,

McRâe, KoflYoan It Co..

" T. K. Price, Esq., " John Holmeg. Esq., " Hon Judge McCaleb.

N e w O r U i m

Gov Joseph Walker, William S. Tike.

R a t o n R o u g e . M. 1». Miles, tJ. A. Neal'us. M. Frank, Garrison & Fuqua, Covert & Cobb.

C l i n t o n . nugaotf

Dr. A. WOOD.

HAVING located permanently in Baton Rouge, tenders his services to the citissena and vi­

cinity In the practice of Medicine, Surgery and 01mt*trlc*. Ader having much experience in the principal Surgical and Fever Hospital* North, «ml also, the advantage of several year* country practice he feel* confident, he can give satis-(action to ell who may favor him with a call.

OJT'Hia office, is at the residence of Mr*. Hubb*' on Chunk Street, find nppntitt H. T. IVaddUPt Drug Stare, where he may be found at all hour* during the day and night. feb IS 3m.

iftid Wife. ]V|RS. nARISON, a graduate of the .Medical

Faculty of Paris, and who has received «lev-ne Premiums as such, by tlie three greatesi medical pro lessors of France, and who has had thirty years practice in her profession, resjwctlYilly temlers her service* to the citixens of the place und vicinity. Mie especially attends to diseases of women and children. Residence corner St. Ilypoliteand Chörch street*. m 13-3m •

CONTI STREET VERANDAH, FORMERLY "CONTI HOTEL,"

Conti street, between Chartres and Old Levee *t* Ifow Orleans.

V. HEBERT Proprietor-

J. €* LA NOUE, Dealer In SlBllonery and Fancy

Article«. con NKR. OF LAFAYETTE AND FLORIDA §TS.

june Sy *

EDWARD McKITRICK. 1WILDF.K AND ARCHITECT,

lfm* ütrert. hrtvrrn Florida nnd Cimvmtim *tr*et*,

IS PREPARED to take all contracta in hialine, . and executed with neatneaa «id dispatch; all

kinds of Jobbing attended to. N. B.—Plans and specifications given when re-

ouired, gratia. jan 17, y.

" B U R K E f t S E E S .

Builders : A RE now pre paired to undetake >11 contracts tl in their line, and execute Ute same with

neatness and dispatch. Jobbing attended to at the shortest notice. Pians and specifications given when requireh. Shop in the rear of Jacob Piper's l'urniture ware-

room. feb7 j

ASBURY REGER, Painting, Glazing and Paper Hanging.

snor os THIRD. BKTWKKN NORTH AND ewwaen STURBT*.

ALL ORDERS PliOMPTLV ATTENDED TO. • mnrST y

L E V I K E L L U M . House and Sign Paint«,

GLFTLZNSG, FJIRER HANGING, &C., &C., All neatly executed at short notice.—

Office on Third between Laurel and Church streets. jan. 10 y

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ful's C o r n e r .

A Saddening Picture.

The following poetical vertdon of " an ower true tale," liy our fair cofreepondeiit Eulal'te, present* nil Interesting but gloomy picture of Whnt IIAH but too often been re-nltfceii nmong the 200,(100 pilgrims of the Inst three years, to the goUlett valleys of the Pacific ; ami must be expected to occur ninny limes hereafter, before any substan­tial abatement may I» looked for in that fatal epidemic—the lust of gold—which seems now destined to become universal, Rni which is constantly sweeping off so ninny hopeful but thoughtless travelers to that glittering bourne from which (alas! chiefly for want of means) so few ire des' lined to return !

The poem, it will be perceived, is foun­ded on the following extract of a letter from ou« of the sutviving emigrants :

"Amid all this wretchedness, my dear young brother, who bed always been my favorite, yielded up his breath amid his earnest supplication*, that I would not bury him in the Desert and leave him In his loneliness! When the remorseless sun went down once more, we scraped away the burning sand, and made a rude lied, where I helped to lay the dear boy with my own hands ; after which, with what little remaining strength we had, we set out, on foot (for our mules were all dead) toward " the land of promise which, after untold of sufferings, ws have, at last, reached."-—CUumbùtft and Great. Went.

THE DESERT BURIAL.

" O, leave me not in this fearful *pot, in this Desert wild nnd drear 1

O, Heaven ; dear brother, bury me not—• For I cannot rest me here !"

A fearful thing then, it was to trace The look of wild agony,

That «wept like a cloud o'er that flair young face When he felt that he must die I

Then closed those lips, *o pale and mute, When these la»t words were spoken,—

Like the sad'ning wail of discarded lute When ita chords are shrunk and broken.

The crimaon sun then sunk once more Away ill the distant West,—

As a conqueror, when the battle's o'er, Liea down in hi* gory vest.

Yet, from the depths of that lurid aky, And over those burning sand«,

The Sitnoondike wind* came surging by, Like those of Arabian land*.

Alone, alone, on the desert plain, Fell darkly the deep despair,

That rent the sorrowing hearts in twain Of the hopeless beings there.

•Tvcas a scene to quench the apirit'a light, To behold that desolate band

Making their bed, by the moonbeam's light, Far down in the lurid sand

They left bim there, in his loneliness, Entombed 'neath nnfriendly skies,

Their cheerless steps to wearily press-On, on—to the glittering prize I XVLAUS.

New Richmond, Feb., 1S53.

The Editor's Advisers,

Says one your subjects are too grave-Too much morality you have—

Too much about religion ; Give me some witch or witatrd tales, With slip-shod ghosts with fin* and scales,

Or feathers like a pigeon.

I love to rend, another cries, Those monstrous fashionable lies—

In other words those novels, Composed of kings end queens and lord*, Of border wars ari gothic horde*,

That used to live in hovels.

No—no, cries one, we've had eiough Of stich confounded love sick stuff,

To crate the fair creation ; Give us some recent foreign news, Of Russians, Turks, the Greek* and Jews,

Or any other nation.

Another crie«, I want more fun, A witty anecdote or pun,

A rebus or a riddle : Some long tor missionary news, And some of worldly carnal views,

Would rather hear a fiddle.

Another cries, I want to aee A jumbled up variety-

Variety in all thing«, A miscellaneous hodge-podge print-Composed—I only give the hint— N

Of multifarious small things.

I want some marriage news, says miss, It constitutes my highest bliss,

To hear of weddings plenty, For in the time of general rain, None suffer from a drought 'tis plain,

At least not one in twenty.

I Want to hear of death«, «ay* one, Of people totally undone,. '

By loaaee, fire and fever: Another answers hill a« wise, Fd rather have the lail and rise

Of raccoon skim and beaver. »

Some signify a secret wish, For now and then a savory dish

Of Politic* to suit them : But here we rest at perfect ease, For should they swetar the moon tiras

We never would dispute them.

Or grave or faamomos, wild« tame. Lofty or low, *t»aU the same,

Too taagfety or too humble; And every editorial wight Has naught to do bnt what is right,

And let the grumblers gramble. mmmmmm—tàmmmmmmÊmÊ-ÊSË-*

FJlîlJSJr8

r conducted by Wm. Mark-

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A (formerly conducted by ham) has been thoroughly repaired. ted and cleansed, and is again open tir roodation of the publie. Every exertion will be used to leader it a«»«! the

Nov. 13 tf W. J.

DUTCH E&TBRRÄRES.—The Dutch, not content with having diked out the sea, are

Harfen Laka tfry. By this operation, which is nearly finished, thirty thosand acres of good land will be made available for agriculture. The time has been when this altering Uwdeoreas of ~ " neu** would have been raooood ko­

tos. For centuries the Spaniards o _ the clearing oat of theirs on this

HOT COFFEE, <. alwarsonhand.

Haas and JEgp, rUM'î

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Public Meeting.

At a meeting of the citizen* of Bayous Grosse Tête ami Marangouin, on Wednes­day the 21st ultimo, for the purpose of taking into consideration the importance of openiug a direct and immediate com­munication with the Mississippi River, on motion of Dr. Campbell, I. KRWIN, Usq, was called to the chair, and J. L. Mathews appointed Secretary. On taking 1he clitiir the President briefly stated the object of the meeting tobe that of ascertaining the sentiments and feelings of the people upon the various projects now under considera­tion, of opening a more direct and practi­cable route, thereby faciliating the exporta-lion of the crops to market at tiny and all seasons of the year, and obviating the in­jurious consequences which often attend the planting interest by being compelled to await the rise of the Mississippi Eiver.

On niotion of Dr. Campbell, a commit­tee, consisting of Messrs. Slack, Brady, Campbell, Brooks, Ivy and Jackson, was appointed to draft resolution« expressive of the sense of the meeting.

On returning they reported the follow­ing, which were unanimously adopted :

Whereas, The inconvenience and per­plexity arising from our isolated position should prompt u* to uuanimity.of action in the selection of such mode of communica­tion with the Mississippi River as will come within the scope of our resources,

therefore be it Resolved, That in the opinion of this

meeting a Plank Road, from a central point on Grosse Tête, intersecting ttie river at such a place a« may be deemed most expedient, is the best and most prac­

ticable. 2d, lltsolud, That the following gen­

tlemen, Messrs, Stack, Campbell, Brady, Brooks, Ivy, Jackson, Garrett, Erwin and Mathews, be appointed a committee to confer with the inhabitants of Baton Eottge, as well as those of the vicinity, fbr the purpose of determining the most eligible terminus, on the river, and solicit their co-operation.

3d. Resolved, That this meeting ad­journ to meet agaiu at this place, on the 21st day of May next, for the purpose of ascertaining what progress lias befeu made in procuring subscriptions for stock, and other deliberations connected with the un­dertaking.

On motion of A. E. Brady, Retolved, That the Secretary furnish a

copy of the proceedings of this meeting to the Baton Rouge Gazette and Plaqttemine Sentinel for 'publication.

I. EE WIN, President. J. L. MATHEWS, Secretary.

k Clerical Anecdote.

Some thirty-fivo years ago, a Mr. Wil­liams, a clergyman of the old school, somewhat eccentric, came to Salem from the country to exchange desks with one of his brothren in the ministry. During the Sabbath noon intermission he said to hi« daughter :

"1 am going to lie down; and if St. Paul himself comes, don't you disturb ma."

Mr. Bently, who preached in the east church, had been very intimate with Mr. Williams, but had not seen him for several years, hearing he was in town, hurried off after dinner to malte his old friend a call,

"Where is brother Williams?" he en­quired, as he met the daughter,

"lie can't be disturbed, sir, not even if St. Paul should call."

"1 must see him !" was the impatient rejoinder in the inimitable manner pecu­liar to Mr. Bently.

Resistance to auch a must was out of the question.

The room of the sleeper was shown.— With no gentle voice and a corresponding shake, Mr. Williams was aroused. H« was delighted to see his friend Bently, re­iterating in bis fervency his gratification.

"I think, brother Williams," says Mr. Bently, "that you ere a little inconsistent."

"How so, how so ? Brother Bently." "Didn't you tell your daughter you was

not to be disturbed, even if St. Paul called ? yet you appear to be very glad to see me."

"No, no, brother Bently, not inconsis­tent at all. I was—1 was glad to see you. The apostle Panir! why, I hope to spend a Messed eternity with him ; but tov, bro­ther Bently, I never expected to aee you again.—Iiinghatnton Journal.

TURKED ROUND.—A young sprig of a doctor once met at a con vi val party sever­al larks, who were bent on placing in his hat a very heavy brick or in plain lan­guage, to make him gloriously drunk, which they accomplished about 10 o'clock at night. The poor doctor insisted on go­ing, and the party accompanied him to the stable, to assist him to mount his horse, which they did with his face to the ani­mal's tail.

"Hallo," said the doctor, after feeling for the reins, "1 am inside out on my horse, or face behind, I don't know which— sometning wrong anyhow." [

"So you are," exclaimed one of the wags, "just get off doctor, and we will put you on right.

••Gat oft," hiccuped the doctor, " no yondon't. Just tum the horse around and it will aU come right—you must all be drunk."

A dutchman relating his troubles, says : •One night when I comes home I finds tbe door vasht asleep, and all my neigh­bor's bunkius von in my hock-pack. I goes out aad takes a hock and breaks it over every rail's pack in.the fielt, a^d dey ran tur dnr tifil as do de very fence vos after dem."

liMaati'lii , ; jiiiià'iiil ill^fi^tlW^Wiliîi" At Peoria, Illinois, on tbe twelfth ulti-- Mr. Pierce married Mr^Henry

fulfil-The bride was bnt fifteen. Th« i fing should be seen and aol heard.

Benefits and Advantage! of Railroads. A very sensible correspondent of the

Little Eock Gnzette, thus addresses him­self through that journal to the " bone and sinew " of the country on the benefits and advantages of Railroads :

Many of yotir numerous readers are plain men, of hrogaus nnd jeans, honest yeomanry of the soil of hardy how-do-yon do grip, whith ax9*ltelve corns, in their lands. This meritorious class of popula­

tion we always think of when writing, nnd invariably endeavor to so elucidate our subject as to make our ideas conform­able to their understanding. In their keeping is the destiny of our State, and through them must be wrought its regen­eration. They are the class greatly the more to he benefited by railroads, than the wealthy enterprising few, who give large­ly of their means to construct them Yea, railroads are emphatically the poor man's protectors, despite the maphiuntions of egotistical demagogistn to the contrary! And he who argues any into a belief of this fact, contradict* experience, and is more to be suspected as a knave, than re­garded as deceived.

Why d<) railroads so materially affect the interest of communities, commercially? Because they do away with monopoly, and equalize trade, thereby preventing man from imposing upon his fellow-man, Ity tnkina; advantage of his necessities, and regulating trade by the great principles that control It—demand and supply. We will endeavor to illustrate this position in the simplification of detail :

A county of a thousand souls are usual­ly dependent upon the merchants of it, (let us say of the principal town in it,) for such articles of oomsumption as their situation will not admit of their raising at home themselves—sugar, coffee, and salt, for instance. Now, in such a market it will frequently so happen, for the Want of suit« able means of transportation—roads—that a supply of these articles (with many others) will fall greatly short of the de­mand. Fifty men want a sack of salt each, when there is only twenty-five in market to be had. The merchant knows this, and often thus has the planter com­pletely in his power, and nothing but strict honesty on his part—which the strong propensity of avarice tdo often, alas! proves ati over-match for—will prevent him from extorting upon the planter's wants, by ad­vancing the price of his merchandise.

The planter takes his cotton to town, and finds the price merely nominal, owing to the total absence of competition, which it has been well said is "the life of trade;" but money he is compelled to have, and he is necessarily obliged to submit to the best price offered, though he may know the quotations in regular markets, justifies Iiis receiving a better équivalant. Now, where there are railroads, We can with perfect truth affirm that this irregularity in the operations of commerco never occurs because they continually afford the planter a choice of markets, and merchants the facilities of purchasing their supplies with certainty, and selling at the lowest uniform rates. It is certainly fairly inferencial.— In this way we premise, are we liable to imposition, and, often thus, perchanee, made to jmy dear for our needed whistle. So, when we ask for a tax sometimes, we only say give us a small one now, to be applied to doing nway the very large ex­isting one, which is imperceptibly sap­ping our prosperity, and keeping us "poor indeed." Eailroads are commetcial ther­mometers, always indicating the state of trade with unerring certainty, and regula­ting its course to tbe best advantage."

HISTORIC AT ANECDOTK.—As it is well known in the annals of our naval history, Commodore Jones, while in command of the slcop-of-war, "Wasp," nfter a short but hard fought action, captured the Brit­ish sloop " Fiolic," his superior in force, as acknowledged by the enemy themselves; shortly after the action both vessels were captured by the seventy-four " Poictiers," Commodore Jones being unable to escape In consequence of injuries sustained in his late encounter. The Wasp and Frolic were both taken as prizes to Bermuda, from which place tbe American officers were sent home and exchanged. The Wasp was repairetland fitted out as a British cruiser, and attached to the squad­ron at that time engaged in tbe blockade of New York harbor, of which the Poic­tiers was the flag ship. While attending to these new duties the ship and crew met with an awful fate. In the midst of an awful thunder storm, at night, the crew of a ship a lew miles distant were startled by a tremendous explosion, Imme-diately succeeding a burst of thunder and lightning, when the whole heavens were illuminated in the direction of the Wasp for a few moments, until night again spread her sable mantle over the troubled water#. The ill-fated Wanp was never again seen, and will not tintil the deep shall yield up its treasures with all the secrets of that fatal night be revealed. The ocean was dotted with fragments, but not a soul survived to tell the tale.

Commodore Jones, in relating this an­ecdote, suggested a reason for the catas­trophe. W hile in command of the Wasp, he was careful that conductors were rigg­ed to every mast ; for he considered the ship in special danger from the effects of lightning, as tbe mizen mast stepped through the magazine. In his engage­ment with the Frolic, his spars and rig­ging were much cut to pieces, and in her subsequent repaire at Bermuda by her cap­tors, doubtless the same precautions were not observed. Tbe bolt that struck the mast must have communicated imrneciate-iy to the magazine, and destroyed at once both crew and ship.

A COTTING RETOE-T.—When the youn­ger Mr. Pitt made his speech in the House of Commons, Sir Robert Wa!pole, in a. sarcastic note, remarked :

"I apprehend the young gentleman has not sown all bis wild tats/' Towhic(> Mir. Pitt replied, in a rejoinder : #

"Age has its privileges, md youth may have its faults ; but the gentleman afford« ample illustration that I shall retain food enough for geese to pick at."

ftt a-tatèèr I ' '• *, A Yankee down east has made

ha^^a sare fndfeiito fh"t thToècoî pants have seen a ram bottle. %m #J, n |

You've a bad bargain ov a Wife. An elderly Irish couple, whose faces

were quite familiar to the bench, presented themselves before Mr. Bingham at Marl­borough street, on Monday; to have their matrimonial differences settled according to law, for the sixth time. On the pre­sent occasion, Timothy Lynch, the hus­band, was the complainant.

Here I am again with four pair of bones, yer homier, said Timothy, Willi a nod of recognition lo the magistrate, the same honest, hardworking man that two years ago yer homier looked nt me an said,

"Timothy Lynch, you've a bad bargain ov n wife."

Mr. Bingham: Well, what have you to say against her now ?

Timothy Linch : That she drinks wnrst than iver. She's got her lips all day long at the jug or liottle, except when she's scoulding and blaggarding rne. It's only yesterday she swore a big oath she'd cut out me backbone, and pawn me last pair of breeches, if I didn't fork out some more dliriuk money.

Mrs. Lynch: That to me, Timothy? An you coming an a^ing me just now, In court, lobe friends again, and come home an' he comfortable, fori was the liest wife in.England ! Laughter.

Mr. Bingham : Tell me why you threa­tened him as ho says ?

Mrs. Lynch: Here's all about the row, yet worship. Last Sunday I got him a beautiful hot dinner, pig cheek and Imked taturs, all out of my own honest airnings. "Come away, Tim," ses I, "and ate your dinner, "Divil a bit of dinner I'll ata wid ye for forty-two Sundays," soys he. "If you say that," ses I, "you ought to want dinner every day ov yer life."

"Here to mo, yer worship," said Timo­thy, jumping hastily into the witness-box, and pulling out a greasy bundle of papers, "here me rade the history ov me tbrubbles and her karakter," reading from the MS., of which the following is a verbatim copy :

"Usai epitats to me, Timothy Lynch— You infarnle ipocrat. You cussed otild retch. Yon grey-wiskered lire. Youortile willun. And then, when the drink's dying out, hut Tim, dear, I know 1 have been too bad to votl : so let me have some mon­ey." Conversation wid Mrs. L——."

Mr, Bingham : From what novel are you rending those extracts ?

Timothy Lynch : Novel ? Why it's the discoorse of Moily Lynch and myself, in black and white.

"Wednesday's conversation : Well, rea­lly, drunk again. This is the fifth tim3 this wake ; though you know if yon only keep sober three days how happy and com­fortable we might live. To blazes wid the llkesofi ye, says Molly. I say, Molly, Father Hearne, tells me to gi« e you every chance to be a good woman, and to bring you to chape!. Father Hearne may go hang hifnself, says Molly, an' as for you, Tim, I'll make your bones rattle for that. Molly, ses I, what the Church don't do the state will do for me. Our grsshious lady, Her Majesty, the Queen, and her honora­ble magistrates (looking bard at the bench) who er worthy of h$r confidance, will not let me suffer from your vile conduct.—1

The magistrate be—. Hush, Molly, says I, don't, spake a word agin them good gentlemen, who'll see me righted when I get you afore 'em."

Mr. Bingham : Well, I think that's enough.

Timothy Lynch : I'll just rade her do-ings the next day. "Put away me bed and looked me wife out—went for me sup­per beer, and when I come back found the door smashed, and me breeches gone."

Mr. Binghatn : Well, Mrs. Lynob, what have you to say to all this ?

Mrs. Lynch : Say ? Why, that there's not above a quarter of It true.

Mr, Bingham : Well, and for that quar­ter I think the best course to take is to call upon you to find surety to keep peace toward vour husband.

GKOJIOIA CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CON VBNTJON.—Yesterday'smail brought us the resolutions adopted by this Convention.— We subjoin them :

1. Resolved, That the constitutional Union party will not give its support to any candidate for the office of President or Vice President of tbe United States, unless the Convention nominating such candidate shall declare its acquiescence in the measures of Congress known as the Compromise measures, and its determina­tion to consider these measures as a final adjustment of the matters embraced by them.

2. Resolved, That this Convention at this time will take no action in relation to the approaching Presidential election.

3. Resolved, That another Conven­tion of the Constitutional Union party be called after the Democratic and Whig Con vention have made their Presidential nom­inations, for the purpose of considering said nominations, and for the purpose of taking such action in relation to the Pres­idential election, a* shall be deemed pro­per, And that said Convention be held in Miiledgeville, at such time as the Pres­ident of this Convention shall hereafter appoint and make public.

It is understood that some members of the Convention, favorable to representa­tion in the Democratic National Conven­tion, were to hold a meeting on the even-ing of the 22d,-(tbe Convention adjourned on that day,) for the selection of delegates. N. O. Bulletin.

SHORT DRAMA IN TWO SCENES.—First Scene. Millionaire seated in bis easy chair. By him stands a poor man in a supplicating attitude. -

Millionaire.—" Ahem ! Very sorry, my young friend, that lean do nothing for yon. But Ï can give; yon a word of good advice —Economise.

Poor Man.—1"Bnt when a man has no­thing to- " 4

Millionaire.—"Nonsense! Under cer tain circumstances, a man must bow to save!

Second Scene —The mîîliaiiaïredrown In a pond, the poor man calmly regar r Wm frçm the shore. W Man.—"Sorry, my friend, that I

can do nothing for yon. Bnt I can give yon a word of advic«—SJCTIW .",

Millionaire.—{ choking )-Bnb, bnb— "When a m-man can't awiu?"

Poor Man.—"Nonsense ! under certain circumstances, a man must know bow to

The Latest Dodge.

Among tbe numerous expedients which have been resorted to in evading the Maine Liquor Law, tbe following is the most ingenious :

Almut a fortnight since, a tall specimen of " Yankee mnntifncture " arrived in the good city of Portland, ill the State of Maine, ant! established himself and lug­gage at, the Elm Hotel. This luggage consisted of a small valise, and a large ob­long box containing (for the inspectors had examined its contentai) a quantity of books richly bound, which the proprietor had brought for tbe purpose of retailing about the city.

After seeing hi* property placed in the room allotted to him, tbe pedlar made hi* appearanco in the office with a small vol­ume in his band. Ile glanced bis keen, shrewed eye leisurely around the room, which contained at that moment no one bui the clerk and myself.

" Fond of reading ?" inquired the pedlar of the clerk, when he bad fiuished bis ob­servation.

" Don't get any time to read," replied tbe clerk, tartly, busying himself at the desk. *

" I rntbei guess I'vé got a book here you'd like to read," continued the pedlar, perseveringly.

" W h a t i s i t ? " * " Well, It's n real good book ; and just

for the times, too, 'cause it'll give a man spiritual consolation ; and they do say that's what a man can't get very easy in Maine—just about now.'

" That's very true ; but your " consola­tion," unfortunately, my friend, does not happen to lie of the right sort.

There was a cunning leer in tbe pedlar's eye ns he enquired : " Fond of the right sort, hey ?"

" When 1 can get It," said the clerk, becoming interested,

" Guess I shall sell you tili« book, then," said the pedlar, decidedly.

" What is it—you haven't told me the name of it yet."

" It's tbe Pilgrim's Progress." "Oh, bother! I've read it n dozen times." " But this is an entirely new edition.' " Oh ! it's all the same " " Beatifully engraved." "Oh! nonsense—I don't want it."—

And so saying, he commenced writing again, visibly annoyed.

" Say, you—better look to the plcters," continued the pedlar, thrusting the book under his very nose.

This movement had an astonishing ef­fect upon the clerk. He jumped off his clmir and began to examine the volume eagerly ; but much to my surprise, without opening it : Then Seemingly satisfied with the scrutiny, he asked the price and pur­chased if.

" Say, you "—said tbe pedlar, after tbe bargain was concluded—moving towards the door—" Say, yon, if anybody else should sec that book and want to get an­other just like it, send 'em up to No. 73, and I'll accommodate 'em just about as quick as they please."

And exchanging a very queer and mys­terious look with the clerk, the pedlar vanished.

" What on earth made yon buy that book ?" asked 1 of tbe clerk, at soon as he had gone.

" See here, a moment." I advanced and looked over bis »bolder.

Turning t/p one end of the book, he re­moved a small slide, and discovered a stoppltK which he unscrewed and then handed me tbe liook, which I applied me­chanically to my mouth.

" What is it ?" asked he, laughing. " lirandy~~by jingo!" exclaimed I,

pausing to take breath, andihaking tracks for tbe door.

" Hollo ! where are you going ?" " Up stairs ; it has just struck me that

the Pilgrim's Progress will lie an excel­lent addition to my library."

The next day the pedlar's stock was exhausted. <

HINTS TO YOCTNO WEITER«.—The fol­lowing excellent hints are worthy of the perusal and adoption of every one who inks tbe pen for the public eye, nnd we trust will be read attentively by our young literati«' whose lucubrations are intended to edify and am a se the reader :

1. B# brief. This is the age of Tele­graph» and Stenography.

2. Be pointed. Don't write all round aaubjectwbithouthitting.it.

3. State facts bat dont stop to moralize. It's drowsy business. Let the reader do bis own dreaming.

4. Eschew prefaces. Plnnge at once into your subject like a swimmer into cold water.

5. If. you have written a sentence that you think pecaliarly fine, draw your pen throngh it. A pet child is always tbe worst in the family. : .w.iaw-'.'j ;

6' Condense. Make sore that yon really have an idea, and then record it in the Shortest possible terms. We want thoughts in their qnintescense. •7. When your article is complete,

strike out nine-tenths of your adjectives. The English is a strong language; but it won't bear too mnch "reducing."

8. Avoid all high-flown language.— Tbe plainest Anglo Saxon words are the best. Never nee stilt« when legs will do as well.

9. Make your sentences short. Every period is a mile stone at wbieh tbe reader may halt and rest himself.

10. Write legitüy. Don't let yonr manuscript look like the tracks of a spider half drowned in ink. We shan't mistake any one for a genius, thpngh be write as crabbedly as Napoleon.

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INDIAN CENSUS.—Efforts have been made for a fear or two past, by the govern­ment t? obtain a census of the Indian population now inhabiting tbe United States. By the account received frown the censns agent, and information derived from other sources, it is ascertained that the entire nnmber of Indians inhabiting ail part »of dnr country, amounts to about 418,000. Of this number. 30,000 is esti­mated tUe nnmber of those tbe nt»f apfored teritories 24,100 ana of Saatas j 92,130 belong to the living In New Mexico; 42,231 are in ifornia ; 22,733 are in Oregon ; 11,-500 in Utah. Many of tfte New Mexican

in towns..

Lamartine upon the Press Lamartine who was n morutier at (ho

grave of Armand Marrest (over whose interment no speeches were allowed) paid the.last homage to his colleague In the Provincial Government in a brief and flowing eulogy. The passages have espe­cial interest, coming from a man who is one of tbe most eminent patriot* and brilliant journalists of the day :

"Journalism is the hothouse of glory. It ripens it in a few days, and consumes it as raipdly. The jonmal lias the inconve­niences of the tribune. It makes a loud noise, but it is as brief as day, and the night swallows it up. With rare exceptions, there remain of tbe Journalist, as of the Orator, only a name, bnt no woiks. It is sad, but it is just. Their own lime has no ears for them, because they address it« passions, its opinions, and the fugitive interests. Tbe future forgets them, lie-cause they do not regard ii enough. How slioilld|they have the lei/ ttre to think of it. They are the gods of the moment. Squan­dering their destiny, they enjoy vividly but briefly. They expend every thing in small change : they are not wise enough to lay up a treasure to be found in their tombs. • "Journalism has another disadvantage. It deals with persons, it wound» mortally, it strikes atopinions. It constantly requires points, to keep public attention excited. It seeks these points in exaggerated rage —in infurioua apostrophe—in bitter sar­casm. This is the price it pays to make its foes weep and bleed, and its friends smile and applaud. All ! unhappy tempt­ation of the witty Journalist ! Pen in hand he lets it run—an odious or ridiculous portrait of some feature is drawn—a nam« is wounded--« man is dead, Tomorrow the Journalist repents—it is too late. He stifles theory of remorse that ho may hear only the voice of self-love. He constancy redoubles his efforts—he is never sure he has struck hard enough, unless his foe groans or cries under the lash. lie i* kind, but he seems cruel, llo wished to laugh, and he has slain ! Aristophanes did so in Athens. Marrest by nature, was ettperior to Aristophanes.—-His irony—ofl-spring of his talent and not of his lienit —was but the sparkle of his spirit. His raileries were professional, his repenlance was of his heart, I have been sometimes their object but I harbored on rancor. His goodness always punished the over­flow of his sprglitliiiess."

EOITOR»^—"In tbe way of business," like other editors, we have often turned over the possibility of enlisting this first quality ol mind for the press. A charm­ing book makes the subscription list sigh for as charming an "article," and a brill­iant lecture stiggefts what it would cost to have a* brilliant a " leader." We have respectfully inquired into the productive habits of genius, made experiments of what it would furnish "to order," and seen experiments made by other editor« and periodicals. Of our own expersnieiit-tecs, we may mention one who is too fa­mous to do more than smile if he ever hears of it—Tbackerary. Seeing the inimitably graphic powers of some of his sketches of real life, we engaged him, some years ago, to give tis letters from London. But it was like arranging with a goose for a regu­lar series of foie grass. He sent u s his looso feathers and kept bis liver lo himself.

No! Aaron« beard would not have come down to ns in history, if he hail but shown the Israelites what he could shave from bis chin, day by day; and Emerson would be unrecognizably diluted, we venture to say, if he were trickled through a daily " editorial." News-paper« have not been to blame that minds like Dewey's Whipple's haVe been shelved— never, till recently through lectures, pour­ing their wisdom into the great channels for the many. Hiring such men for regular and compnlsory intellectual lal>or is like hiring a sculptor to macsdrmiise a read with his sratues—the broker-up Venstses and Apollo« are not recognized in the smoothness tjiey give, a» pumice, 'to a highway.—Home Jcrur.

JüVEjMtK SlwruciTT.—A friend says the following story is a fact. Two boy* of tender years, who went by the names of Tom and Jack, became members of a dis­trict school in a certain New England town. On making their appearance, the teacher called tbem up liefere the assem­bled school, and proceeded to make certain interrogatories concerning their names, age, See., " Well my, fine lad," said the teacher to the first one, " what is your ame ?" "Tom," promptly answered the Juvenile. « TOT» ?" said the teacher—" thatdosen't

sound well. Remember always to speak the full name. You should have said Thotmas.—Now, my «on, (turning to the other boy, whose expectant face suddenly lighted up with the satisfaction of a newly comprehended idea,)—"now, then, will yon tell me what your name i« ?"

» Jack-ass!" repbtd the lad, in a tone of confident decision.

Tbe teacher was taken with a sudden fit of congbing, and merely motioned the lads to their seats.

HOGARTH'S PICTURE OF THE RED SEA. •Hogarth was once applied to by a mi-

old nobleman, to paint on bis ïtair case a representation of Pharoab's host in the Red Sea. In attempting to fix upon the price, Hogarth became quite dissatis­fied. The miser was unwilling to give more than one half tbe real value of the picture. At last, Hogarth cftrt of all pa­tience, agreed to hia patron's term.

Within a day or two the picture was ready. The nobleman was surprised at such expedition and immediately called to examine it. Tbe canvass wok painted all over red.

Zoands," saw! the purchaser, "what have we here ? I ordered a scene of tbe Red Sea. JT .

•The Red Sea von have," said Ilogarth, still smarting to have his taleuts under­

cut where are the Isrealitei ?" "They are gone over." "And where are the Egyptians ?" "They are all drowaed." The miser's confusion could only be

equalled, by the baste with which Ue paid his mi Tbe biter was bir.