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VOLUME X.
PLAQUEMINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE, LA., SEPT. 5, 1857.
NUMBER 5,
published every saturday mornu& by
WILLIAM P. BRADBURH
-•Office on Main street.«
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To Clean Black Silk —Take an old k id
glove, boil it in a pint ot' water for anhour.—
Then let it cool, and, when cold, adc a little
more water, and sponge the tiik with the
liquid.
P ?To Clean Black Silk Gloves , Kn Boots
and Shoes .—To three parts of whiteof egg,
add one part of ink. Mix it well, then Jump a
sponge with itjand rub it over the glows, &c.
Hard Water may be softened by dissolv
ing half an ounce of quicklime in nine quarts
of water, and the clear solution put intoa bar
rel of hard water, and it will become soft when
clear.
To Restore Linen that has long ïeen
Staineli .— Rub the stain on each side with wet
brown aoap: mis some starch to a thick ptste
with cold waier, and «prend it over tiie soaped
places, then expose the linen to the air. Ifthe
ptain does not disappear in three orfour days,
rub off the mixture Slid repeat the prscess with
fresh soap and starch. Then dry it, vet it with
cold Water and wash it. [Mrs. Halt
Certain Cure for Sores and Runniws.
—Wash ihein in brandy, arid apply elder ieaws,
ehanjing Uiem two or three times a day. This
will dry up all the sores, though the legs were
like a honeycomb. ,
Br boiling beans in soup some of the phos
p hate of lime, which goes to form our bones, b
taken up, arid thus we get a supply of a nece.*
nary aliment which cannot be obtained so full;
from roasted or fried meat.
A Husband's Confession.
I never undertook but once to set at
naught the authority of my wife. You
know her way, cool, quiet, butdetermin*
ed as ever grew. Just after we were mar
ried, and all was going nice and cozy, she
got me in the habit of doing all the chur
ning. She finished breakfast before me
one morning, and slipped awap from the
table; she filled the churn with 'cream,
and setitju8t where I couidn'l help see
ing what was wanted, so I took hold reg
ularly enough, and churned till the butter
came. She didn't thank me, lut looked
so nice about it that I felt well paid. Well
when the next churning day c»me along
she did the same thing, and 1 followed
suit and fetched the butter. Again and
again, it was done just so, and 1 was reg
ularly in for it every time. N«t a word
said, you know, of course.
_ Well by and by this began tobe rather
" Xirksome. I wanted she should just ask
me, but she never did, and I couldn't «ay
anything about it; so on we vent. At
last I made a resolve that I would not
churn another time nnlesss she tsked me.
Churning day came, and when ny break
fast—she always got nice breakfast, when
that was swallowed, there stood the churn.
1 got up, and, standing a few minutes
just to give her a chance, put on my hat
and walked out doors. I stopped in the
yard to give her a chance to call me, but
not a word said she; and so, with a pal
pitating heart, I moved on. I went down
town, up town and all over the town, and
my foot was as restless as Noah's dove, I
felt as iff had done wrong, I didn't ex
actly feel how, but therê was an indescri
bable sensation of guilt resting upon me
all the forenoon. It seemed ae if dinner
time never would come, and as for going
home one minute before dinner, I would
as soon cut my ears off. So I went fret
ting and moping till dinner time came.
Home I went, feeling very much as a
criminal must when the jury is out, hav
ing in their hands his destiny, life or death
1 couldn't make up my mind how she
would meet me, but some kind of storm I
expected. Will you believe it? she never
greeted me with a sweeter smile, never
had « better dinner for me than on that
day; but there stood the churn, just where
1 left it! Not a word was passed. I felt
confoundedly cut, and every mouthful of
that dinner seemed as if it would choke
me. She did« t pay any regard to it,
however, but went on as if nothing had
happened. Before dinner was over I had
again resolved, and shoving back mj
chair, I marched to the churn and went
at it in the old way. Splash, trip rattle
I kept it up. I supposed the cream, stari»
ding so long, had got warm, so redoubled
my efforts. Obstinate matter, the after
noon wore away while I was churning. I
paused at .last from sheer exhaustion,
when she spoke for the first time.
'Come, Tom, my dear, you have rattled
that buttermilk quite long enough, if it is
only for fun you are doing it!'
I knew how it was in a flash. She
had brought the butter in the forenoon
and left the churn standing with the but
termilk in, for me to exercise with. I
never set up for myself in household mat
ters after that.
illustrious name placed beyond all danger
Washington . An old and highly ress
pected subscriber living in one of the in
terior Parishes of this State, copies from
the London Monthly Magazine for Febru
ary, 1800, the following eniogium on the
character of Washington, and requests
us to publish it. It gives us pleasure to
comply with his request:
Died on the December at his resi
dence in Virginia, in the 68th year of his
age, George Washington , late President
ofthe United States of America, A man
superior to all the titles which arrogance
or servility have i»vented for the decora
tion of hereditary rank. He was one
who seemed to have been expressly form
ed by Providence for the mighty work of
establishing the independence of a people
who may one day delight the philanthro
pist with the view of as great an assem
blage of freeman as Europe now contains
of slaves. His firm mind adapted to all
circumstances of fortune, equally inac
cessible to the flatteries of hope and the
suggestion of despair, was kept steady by
the grand principles of pure love to his
country and a religious attachment to
moral duty.
He was one of those truly great men
who can be coolwithout phlegm, dispas
sionate without indifference, who con
stantly intent u|ion an important end, are
little moved by the vicissitudes and fluc
tuations in the means which lead to it. In
him even fame, glory, reputation were
subordinate considerations to the success
ful performance of the high task assigned
him,and he could without impatience wait
for that reward of public applause and
gratitude, which was all he desired for
services beyond the power of estimate. 1n
his character was renewed all the quali
ties we most admire in the noblest names
of antiquity, Timoleon, Aristides, Camii
lus, Fabius, did not surpass him in forti
tude, prudence, disinterestedness and in
tegrity. No one ever more effectually
united decisive firmness, with that lenity
which flows from true benevolence. No
one ever passed through the ordeal of
power and influence more free from the
remotest suspicion of selfish and ambi
tious designs.
To have passed unsullied through such
a career of glory and usefulness, is so
high and rare a blessing that regret for
bis Joss will probably in those minds,
warmed by a sense of exalted virtues, be
suuk in the satisfaction of seeing another
of human infirmity.
A Visit to Mabshfield. A party of la
dies and gentlemen (says the Boston Post)
visited Marshfield a few days since, to
riew the mansion and grounds of the late
Daniel Webster. They were received in
the kindest manner by the lady of the
house, whose cheerful countenance and
friendly smiles alone were more than a
sufficient recompense for the long and te
dious ride over the dusty roads which lead
to the home of the 'Great Expounder.'
Every attention was shown to the visitors
by the members ofthe family, and an hour
Was pleasantly passed in surveying the
different apartments, and gazing upon
&e many portraits of distinguished indi
viduals which adorn the walls. Great
care and attentiou have been bestowed
Bpon the premise» by the present occu
pant, and everydiing about the estate
bears marks of the good taste displayed
in laying out the grounds. A great ma»
ay persons daily visit this place, sacred
to the heart of every American, and many
eome from great distances to pour forth
their devotion at this shrine of patriotism.
Mi are hospitably received, arid perinit
ed to take a free range of the extensive
«late, A servant is in readiness to con
luct strangers through the house. By
he regulations of tie mansion, and for the
>etter preservation of the premises, a
mall fee (25 cents per head) must be
laid by each visitor. The book for the
iames of visitors contains the signatures
o" persons from every part of the country
aid from foreign lands. It is stated that,
itone month last «ummer, 2,000 persons
viitedtbe home and resting-place of Web
str.
Romance of High Life .—Among the
presentations to Her Majesty at one of the
drawing rooms this seasons was a young
lady upon her marriage, nnd about whose
nuptials a story is current of more than
usual interest in these unromantic times.
She is the daughter of a baronet, holding
a distinguished position. Among the suit
ors of this young lady, who is as pretty as
accomplished, was one of very advanced
years; but it was in vain that all the al
lurements consequent upon the possession
of riches were set forth. The fair maid
en showed herself completely indifferent
to the golden prize that lay at her feet,
and in spite of the strong recommenda
tion of 'papa,'it was unhesitatingly rejec
ted. So far, therefore, everything was
perfectly natural and \ery unfortunate.
But it seems that the gentleman, after his
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I he fair maid
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proposals had been declined (of course
with the usual protestations of rosnprt
protestations of respect and
esteem,) again sought an interview, and
assured the lady that his attachment was
not selfish—that he was ready at any sac
rifice, to do anything that could contribute
to her happiness; and that, if her affec
tions were fixed on any one whose wealth
might not be adequate to his good fortune
he was ready, by a settlement even to the
extent of £100,000, to place her happi
ness in lier own power. Such a proof
of disinterested attachment was perfectly
undeniable, and it is said the young lady
pondered so much over it that, like the re
cital of Othollo's dangers, it wrought a
complete revulsion of feeling. We do
not pretend to know on what kind of'hint'
the venerable, amiable gentleman spoke
again, but speak again he did, and with
so much effect that the happy day was
soon named, and the nuptials in due
course solemnized, and the fine bride
presented on her marriage to the Queen.
The world gives, with its usual generosi
ty, an almost fabulous amount to Mr.
's fortune, but it is very well known
that one item in it is £150,000 railway
stock, and more than half of which is pay
ing ß percent. [London Court Journal.
How the Devil Lost . We heard a
few days ago an old story told that was
as good as new, and here is the substance
of it. It should be dedicated to 'delin«>
quent subscribers.' We have a good ma
ny 'friends' who, we hope, will read it
with tears in their eyes:
A young man who ardently desired
wealth, was visited by his Satanic maje—
ty, who tempted him to promise his soul
for eternity, if he could be supplied on
this earth with all the money he could use.
The bargain was conclnded—the devil
was to supply the money, and was at last
to have the soul, unless the young man
could spend more money than the devil
could furnish. Years past away, the
young man married, was extravagant in
his living, palaces, speculated widely, lots
and gave away fortunes, and yet his cof
fers were always full. He turned politi
cian, and bribed his way to power and
fame without reducing his pile of gold.—
He became a filibuster, and fitted out ships
and armies, but his banker honored all
his drafts. He went to St. Paul to live
and paid the unusual rates of interest for
nil money he could borrow, but though
the devil made a wry face when he came
to pay the bills, yet they were all paid.
One expedient after another failed, the
devil counted the time, only two years,
that he must wait for the soul, and mock
ed the efforts of the desparing man. One
more trial was resolved upon, the man
started a newspaper. The devil growled
at the biils at the end of the first quarter,
was savage in six months, melancholy in
nine, and 'broke,' 'dead broke,' at the end
of a year. So the newspaper went down
but the soul was saved. [Mineral point
Democrat.
The Yankee Captain's Pudding . The
following story is told of a Yankee cap
tain and his mate:
Whenever there was a plum pudding
made by the captain's orders, all the
plums were put in one end of it, and the
end placed next to the captain, who, af
ter helping himself passed it to the mate
who never found any plums is his part of
it. Well, after this game had been play
ed for some time, the mate prevailed on
the steward to place the end which had no
plums in it next to the captain. The cap
tain no sooner saw the pudding, than he
discovered he had the wrong end of it.
Picking up the dish and turning it in his
hands as if merely examining the china,
he said, 'this dish cost me two shillings in
Liverpool,' and put it down again as
though without design, with the plum end
hext himself. 'Is it possible,' said the
mate, taking up the dish, 'I should sup.
pose it was not worth more than a shil
ling,' and as in perfect innocence, he put
the dish with the plum end next to him
self. The captain looked at the mate,
and the mate looked at the captai»; the
captain laughed, 'I tell you what, young
one,' said the captain, »you've found me
out; so we'll just cut the pooding length
ways this time, and have the plums fair
ly distributed hereafter.'
A Lover's Pleadiku . 'When I recall
the stories of my friends,' he passionately
pleads, 'I could tell you volumes of trags
edies. One loved a maiden, and was lov
ed in return, but he was poor, she was
rich. Parents and relations despised him,
and two hearts were broken. Why? lie
cause it was thought a misfortune that a
J lady's dress should be made from the wool
of a plant in America, rather than from
the fibres of a worm in China.
Another
loved a maiden, and was loved in return,
but he was a Protestant, she was a cath
olic. Mothers and priests disagreed, and
hearts were broken. Why? Because
three centuries before, Charles the Fifth,
Francis the First, and Henry the Eighth,
! played a p 0 ] lt ica! game of chess." A
third loved a maiden, and was loved in
return; but he was noble, she was plebian
The sisters were jealous, and two hearts
were broken. Why? Because, a hun
dred years ago, a soldier slew another
who was threatening a king's life in bat
tle. He was rewarded with titles and
honor, and his great-grandson atones,
with a blighted life for the blood which
was then shed by him. Each hour, says
the collector of statistics, some heart is
broken; and Î believe it.' [Frazier's Mag
azine.
Benefits of Agricultural Fairs.
No fact is more apparent to the re
flecting mind than the great benefits of
Agricultural Fairs have contributed to
our material prosperity. They have
contributed more to our vigorous
growth as a nation than all the gold
California can pour into country for
ages. They have awakened a spirit
of inquiry in the breasts of thousands,
who have elaborated and made known
theirexperience to the world—through
the Agricultural press—contributing
their experiments to the general stock
of information (which at best is made
up of atom) garnered together; a rich
legacy of facts, from which the princi>
pies of truth shall be deduced by the
hand ofthe future historian. All this
has been done quietly. The silent
step of agricultural progress has not
been noticed by the world—as it shoud
have been—for the simple reason that
it took time to future the high obligas
tion he owed to his Maker, his country
and himself, to use and develop that
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11C 1 , W f S ^ 10 ^ lls ' ian d, that
^ unproved and the true dö
sign of our Creator carried out.
And what is an Agricultural Fair?
It is a place where the most superior
specimens of agricultural products are
exhibited to the view of the visitors ?
Yes. What then? Is that all the ob
ject, aim. the end to be accomplished ?
If so, let them go by the board. But
a higher object is to be accomplished—
has been, and will continue to be—the
interchange of thought among those
who have produced the articles on ex
hibition. It is this light that Agrienls
tural Fairs are accomplishing, the
grand results which will continue to
rank us as practical, farming and pro~
gressive people. It is not enough that
we should see the superior crop of
grain, <fcc., but we should have the
man with us, that we may know by
what process he produced it, so that
his co-laborers may know and realize
the fact- which are brought before
them in their most practical form. It
is not enough that we see fat cattle, but
that we see the husbandman who pro
duced them, that our less fortunate
husbandmen may, by inquiry and ob
servation, be aroused to the necessity
of doing likewise—so that the object
of the Fair may be the means of per
petuating the progressive spirit of poli
tical and rural economy.
Fairs, rightly conducted, are great
stimulants to good and thorough culti
vation of the soil. Nothing is so weli
calculated to create as healthy feeling,
or develop so thoroughly the true dig
nity of Nature's nobleman, as this
theater, where all may meet in the
exhibition of the arts of peace and
usefulness; where those who have fai 1 -
ed to realize their fond anticipations
from the exhibition of their products,
rejoice in the success of their neigh
bors. It is this feature which endears
them to all good men who know the
wants of our farmers, and who have,
from the earliest age of their existence,
stood by them, believing they.were
destined to accomplish as much good
in their sphere of usefulness as educa
tion has in hers.
The benefits accruing from Agricul
tural Fairs are of a two-fold nature,
and apparent to all. Where the Fairs
, . , ,
0 vho h ave»nrt ured and expanded
ire mode an object of attraction, you
will find the greatest amount of thrifti*
ness and prosperity prevailing in the
sections which contribute to, and take
an interest in, their prosperity. The
benefits flowing from them are not to
be estimated in a pecuniary sense
There are benefits conferred on the
agricultural interest through the in^
fltience of' this institution, which coins
mand our most hearty admiration and
respect for those benefactors of our
this germ, so that agriculture should
take once more lier rank as one of the
most honorable pursuits of man.—
[Genesee Farmer.
jP^What is the human mind, how >v
ever enriched with acquisition or
strengthened by exercise, unaccom
panied by an ardent and sensitive
fieart? Its light way illnmine, but it
cannot inspire. It may shed a cold
and moonlight radiance upon the path
of life, but it warms no flower into
bloom; it sets free no icesbound fotin*
tain.
ï3=The art of walking is at once
suggestive of the dignity of man.—
Porgressive motion alone implies pow*
er, but in almost every other instance,
it seems a power gained at the expense
of self-possession.
NEW AND FASHIONABLE GOODS
For Coats, Pants and Vests.
THE undersigned respectfully informs
his friends and the public "generally,
that he has just returned from New Orleans
with the largest and
Most Beautiful Stock of Goods
for Coats, PaRts and Vests that has ever bcea
brought to this iowb —comprising all description»
of articles for summer wear— and which he is
prpeared to make up at 6hort notice.
While returning his thanks for the very liberal
manner in which lie has been patronized by the
citizens of Iberville, the undersigned would res
pectfully solieit a eontiauanc« of the same—ev
er promising
"Punctuality and a Faultless Fit."
Call and see his Goods at bis shop on Main street,
nearly opposite the Sentinel Office, and next door
to Vessier's Secar Store.
my30
JACOB BERNSTEIN.
CARPET WAREHOUSE.
33 Charters Street. 23
JUST received New Patterns of English,
and American Carpeting, such as—
Velvet and Brussels Tapestry,
Three-ply Brussels and Ingrains;
Dutch Venitian for Halls and Stairs,
Druggets for Crumb Cloths,
Window shades, Hair cloth;
Table and Piano Covers;
Floor Oil cloth, of various qualities, cu to
suit halls and rooms;
Matting, &c.. &e.
All of which are offered at the lowess market,
price. [no7] A. BROUSSEAU & CO.
JOHtf SHEKRXN,
Plain and Ornamental Plasterer,
And Cement Worker.
PLAQUEMINE, LA.
K?"WilI give strict attention to all orders, and
will execute with fidelity and despatch all work
entrusted to his charge. The patronage of the
public is respectfully solicited. jy!8
FOB. SALE,
BY »OTH & »EBLUEIJX
3,000 FIRE BRICKS;
200 BBLS. CEMENT
500 BBLS. LIME-'
Jyl 3,000 BBLS. COAL.
Coast Packet Bella Donna.
The spendid packet BELLA
s DONNA, Wm. McCombs , mas
ter, having been refitted in every
respect, will resume her trips on Saturday the
läth inst-, and continue daring the season—leav
ing New Orleans as usual every Saturday even
ing at 5 P. AI., and passing Plaquemine on her
down trip every Wednesday afternooo. Agents:
HOLMES & CLAUSS,
aul 14Tchoupitoulas st.
New Orleans and Opelousas.
—weekly packet.—
WILL ATTEND TO ALL WAY BUSINESS.
The new steamer ANNA PER
RET, G. E. Loua jj.i. er , Master
built expressly for the trade (in
place of the steamer Wm. C. Young.) will pass
Plaquemine on her downward trip. Returning,
leaves New Orleans every Wednesday at 5 P. M.
She will take freight for Old River, Simmsport,
and all Landings on the Alchafalaya. For freight
or passage apply on board. Agents—
J. M. JOHNSON & Co., 3 Front Levee,
jy25 near Customhouse st.
JTT7" COMBS would most respectfully
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MULES! MULES !
ipec
announce lo the Planters of Iberville
that he is now in Plaquemine with
150 of the Largest and best Mules
to be had in AJissouri and Kentucky. Those in
want of Stock would do well lo give him a call,
and examine for themselves. au8
D°
Ladies and Misses Gaiters.
do Brogans;
do do Buskins;
do do Slippers.
We have this morning an invoice of the above,
made expressly for us in Philadelphia, now dai
ly expected. HART, AUSTIN & CO.
FRESH St. Louis Flour for sale by
novl
ROTH & DÉBLÏEUX.