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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

A house Of worship, for this denomination,
will be erected early in the approaching
summer. A desirable lot has been con.
trac,ed for, and contract closed for the
erection of the house. The estimated cost
of the building, &c, will be abou, 81 400
a large portion of which is already sub.
scribed. The deficit is only about 5000
which can doubtless be easily raised, with
proper effort, and small degree of liber-
atty on the part of the citizens of the
town and county. The lot is situated on
the southwest corner of the public square,
and the style Of architecture adopted for
the building will! materially add TO the
beauty of our town.
The following persons compose the
Vestrv Of the Church Of this Parish, ci-
ther of whom will receive subscriptions:
Rev. j. w. Dunn, Abiel Leonard,
Isaac Picrson, VIM. Everett,
Sarshel Bynnm. Jno. A. Talbot,
VIM. r. Snelson, BENJAMIN Smith,
Robt. Z. Terry, Clark II. Green.
A material portion of the funds already
raised and guaranteed, have been obtained
from friends abroad, and i, is confidently
hoped and believed that those more imme.
diateIy interested, will not be backward in
furnishing the small additional amount of
means required to complete the laudable
work thus begun.
Published by request of the Vestry.--
Democrat" please copy.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
TIE BANK CAUCUS.

The last democrat" contains publica.
ton signed by all the members Of the com.
mittee, but one, who reported the resolu.
tons of the late democratic meeting. tits
put forth TO deny that the meeting repudi-
atcd Benton and Edwards, and TO show
that Maj c. I. jackson was not present,
and had nothing to do with the meeting.
According to this statement, the Benton
and Edwards resolutions were 'laid aside"
upon the following grounds: Senator Ben.
ton was nominated by the democracy of
Howard some twelve months since, for the
Presidency, and declined-that it was well
known he now preferred q Northern Nan,
and it was, therefore, useless to nominate
him.
We always believed that it was Ben
tons preference for Northern man that
caused the resolution complimentary to
himself to be discussed and voted down.
Governor Edwards was disposed of on
the ground that it would have been "invid-
ious to single OUT him, and leave the rest
of the public men unnoticed.
Regarding the Governor as being de-
cidedly "in the small potato line we are
no, particular about keeping his name be-
fore the pubIic--we therefore dismiss it,
with the remark, that it would have really
looked strange to have seen him vouched
for as "great statesman" then and there.
We have thus given the substance of the
committees publication, because it was
made, in part, to contradict our publication
of the committee room proceedings. How
far they have succeeded, we leave others
to Judge.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

AFrRAY IN JErFERsoN.-Mr B. T. Hick.
man one of the editors of the "Nietropol.
TAM" and Gen. T. l.. Price, had desperate
rencontrc on Wednesday Of last week,
growing out Of a newspaper controversy.
Some words passed between them the day
before the fight, when Mr.. II. drew pis.
tol, but hostilities were prevented by the
interference Of friends. They met again
on Wednesday, and after intcrchanging a
few words, Mr. Hickman drew pistol and
fired at Gen. Price, five shots-onc of them
taking effect in his left arm, and another
wounding him slightly in the forhead.-
Gen T. then attacked Mr.. II. with a cane,
beating him down, and in his own words,
"fogged him severely "--when they were
separated by friends. Neither of them are
dangerously wounded, though both of them
are severely hurt. go
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
Mr.. Clay has gone to Washington.
WING MOVEMENTS.

WHios OF CALLowAY.--On the 20h ult. a
meeting was held in Galloway, which was organ.
lied by calling Dr.. Isaac Curd to the Chair, and
appointing F. S. Mckinny Secretary. com.
mitec, consisting of jefferson F. jones' James
C. Anderson, John Hockoday, James White.
side and Charles II. Hardin reported resolutions.
The Chairman appointed the following gentle.
men delegates to the Wing State Convention
James C. Anderson, C. A. Day. James D. Nc,
Gray. w. Majors, H. Reno, J. H. Curd, w. w.
Smell, C. II. Hardin, VIM. H. Bailey, John Har.
rison and Joseph T. Bryan.
And the following gentlemen were appointed
TO the District Conventional. Z. Blanham,
Alfred Meniiee, William King, H. S. Turner,
G. B. Morris, Sam'l Glendie, John A. Burt and
P B. Reed.
Wines OF MARION. wing meeting in
Palmyra on the 9Th ult, speaks well for the
Wings Of cold Marion" Hereafter they will pre-.
sent an unbroken front to the foe. Capt. w.
Carson acted as Chairman of the meeting P. C.
Lane, Secretary. Ten delegates were appoined
to the BoonviIle Convention, and same number
to the Congressional Convention, proposed to be
held at St. Charles on second Monday in April.
Messrs. Samuel T. Glover and T. l. Anderson
addressed the meeting in mos! able and mastery
speeches.
Wigs of Ray.-On the 9th ul,. the Wings
OF Ray county assembled in public meeting in
Richmond, whereupon D. T. Branseter, Esq,
was called TO the chair, and Chas. E. Bowman
chosen Secretary. On motion OF P. L. Edwards,
twelve delegates were appointed to the Boonville
Convention.
Wines OF RALls.-The Wings Of Rails
county met at New London On the 9Th ult. J.
H. Humphreys presided and S. G. Woods was
Secretery. They passed a series Of resolutions,
appointed delegates and expressed a preference
for Col. Doniphan for Governor.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
COMMUNICATION.

Messrs. Benson f Green AS it would be
convenient for US in this section Of tie country 10
have advantage Of Teegraphjc communication
with the Eastern Cities, via St. Louis, will you
be good enough 10 ask, OF the Office a. St. Louis
for the publication Of their rate of charges, for
the Transmission Of communications, to the va
rious posts along The route, that payment tshrero
may be enclosed with the correspondence?
COMMERCE,
1--WE doubt not the information desired
will be made public as soon as the Tele
graph is entirely completed. lis terminus,
as yet is on the opposite side of the river
from st. Louis, but the wires will soon be
stretched across the river. We are pleased
to see disposition to patronise the enter.
prise, and for fear the desired information
may he delayed, we shall send copy of
our paper containing this, to the Telegraph
office, at st. Louis.-EDs.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
EXTENT OF THE UNITED STATES

The present confederacy of the United
States of North America, contain larger
area of cultivated land and hosptabe eli.
mate than any country that has previously
existed. Ancient and modern empires
sink into insi gnificance when compared
with it. The United States Of America
contain 100000 square miles, over half
million more than Europe, if we except
Russia. Their greatest length is 5000
miles, their greatest breadth is 1900.
They have frontier line of 10000
miles, a sea coast of $4,000 miles, and
an inland lake coast of l,2O0 miles.
The rivers in the United States are the
largest in the world. The Missouri is
5000 miles in length, or more than twice
as long as the Danube. The Ohio is 500
miles longer than the Rhine. The Hudson.
entirely within single State is navigabe
one hundred and twenty miles above its
mouth farther than the Thames.
The State Of Virginia has an area of
seventy thousand square miles, and is about
one third larger than England. The State
Of Ohio has fifty thousand square miles, or
one fourth more than the whole of Scot,
land
i NC llil DPI VI lIC C1Ny VI I'VE" 1 DTK
is the Atlantic outlet of river, canal and
lake navigation of about three thousand
miles, or the distance from Europe to
America.
From Augusta, in the State of Maine,
to New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana,
the distance is one thousand eight hundred
miles, or two hundred more than from
London to Constantinope. To 90 from
London 10 Constantinople, you cross the
entire continent Of Europe, and through
most of its principal and chief kingdoms.
The great proportion of the whole ex.
tent of the territory of the United States
is uncuIiiva,ed. The population of the
country. as rapidly as it increases, would
not occupy all the public domain in cycle
Of five hundred years, and yet, in spite of
this startling fact, there are among us men,
who wish to anticipate the future. and occu-
ply by conquest, at the expense of blood and
treasure, that territory which is as certain
to fail into our possession by the natural
course of events, as that the suns rising
marks the beginning of day. So vast, in.
deed, is the territory of the United States
already. that il takes no ordinary mind to
its extent, and few indeed can
calculate its resources; and The most com.
prehensive intellect cannot, when warmed
by higher. wrought Imagination, give a
faint gimmering of the future wealth and
power TO be accorded to the American
by the force of arms, but
simply by the pursuit Of the arts Of peace,
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

DTThe presen, population Of Wiscon-
sin is estimated at from 2lO 900 to 23O,0OOi
and il has, in point Of numbers, precedence
of six States in the Union. 1t is though,
that the population in 1850 will fall very
little short of 100000, and this estimate
will not be deemed unreasonable when il
is recolecied that there were but 3,245
souls in the Territory only seventeen years
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

The siec mer A. N. johnson, bound from
Cincinnati to Wheeling, burst her boiler,
len miles above MaysvilIe. It's supposed
that some eighty lives were lost! She was
new boat, and the boiler was supposed
to have been made Of bad iron.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

"THE JOHN DoNKEY. The first mum.
Der of humorous paper bearing the above
tile, is on our table. 1t is published in
Philadelphia, by ian Association of John.
Donkeys, who couldn't help it"-at Three
Dollars per annum. The first number is
richly embellished, and the contents are
well gotten up. Address orders TO c.. B..
ZlrBER & Co, Philadelphia.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

WEATHER.-The first four days of the
year were remarkably mild and pleasant
and the fifth was not too cold to stop the
plough! Talk about The "sunny south"
when our farmers are breaking up their
corn ground in January
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

The Democrats of ST. Louis hold meet
ing to-day. There is some anxiety among
politicians to know who they will recon.
mend for Governor. Mr.. G. +. Jackson
left home some days since 10 attend the
meeting.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

LATEST FROM SALTILLo. Nov. 22.-
Yesterday The Texas Rangers me, dou.
Bile force of Camanche Indians near Agna
Nueva, and killed about 80 Of them
losing only one or two of their own men.
The Indians are numerous in that vicinity"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

Mr.. CoLQuIr has resigned his seat in the
United States Senate, and gone home to
resume the practice of law. His term of
service would have expired on the 4th of
March, 1913
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

owe are authorized, by the friends of
SAMUEL c. MAJOR, Esq, to announce his
name for the Office of Sheriff of Howard
county, at the next August election.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

CoNGREss.--On the lllh, in the Senate
Mr.. Dickinson offered The following reso-
luions, which were ordered to be printed.
ReSolced, That in organizing territorial
government, for territories belonging to the United
States. the principles Of self government upon
which our (ederalive system rests will be best
promoted, the true spirit and meaning OF the con.
stitution he observed and the confederacy
strengthened, by leaving all questions concern
ing the domestic policy therein to the Legislatures
chosen by the people thereof.
ResOlred, That true policy requires the Gov.
eminent Of the United States TO strengthen its
political and commercial relations upon this con
liment, by the annexation OF such contiguous ter.
itory as may conduce TO that end and can be
justly obtained; and that, neither in such acquis.
ton nor in the territorial organization thereof,
can any conditions be conslitutionally imposed
or established, inconsistent with the right OF the
people thereof 10 form a free sovereign State,
with the powers and privileges Of the original
members Of The confederacy.
The following is the Committee entire
on Foreign Relations in the Senate:-
Messrs. Sewer, Benton, Webster, Han.
negan and Mangum.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

AGRIcuLTuRAL.--|Vc finish this week
the series Of Agricultural Communications
Of our correspondent, "AcmcoLus." In
taking leave of him, in behalf Of our rea-
ders, we return our thanks for his interest
ing and instructive articles. There are
some suggestions in The last which claim
particular attention at this season Of the
year.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

NORTH BRITIsn REvIEw.--The first No.
Of Vol. 3d--being the commencement of
its second year of Republication--of this
work is on our table. 1t contains several
able and interesting reviews of works, and
articles of interest to the biblical and his
torical student For terms, &c, see adj
rertisement in another column, headed,
Leonard, Scott & Co.'S Reproductions. f."
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

UPHon. Dixon H. Lewis has been re-.
elected 10 the United States Senate, by the
Legislature of Alabama. He is political
friend of Mr.. Calhoun.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

He who forgels the fountain from which
he drank, and the tree under whose shade
he gamboled in the day of his youth, is
stranger to the sweetest impressions of the
human heart
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

"Eld. F. A. SAVAGE will preach in
the College, to- morrow.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

Gen. Taylor has accepted an invitasion
TO visit Natchcz.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

BusTLE-This article which used TO
constitute PROMINENT portion Of female
dress, is said to have had its origin in that
classic Georgia phrase, HUMP yourself, Sal
Rainer."
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08
PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK FOR ls4s


Your bed should be board and your
pillows as hard. A bag of split peas is not
bad.
You must never stop out late at night.
You must never 60 to a theatre, or to an
evening party. You should 60 to bed be.
fore ten.
"AIl warm things are injurious. Avoid
soups, curlies. teas, fricasees, hashes, and
rise superior to good stew. Eschew all
pies, buildings, and custards, and rigdly
set your face against trihcs. Eat no fruit,
unless you wish TO be i'll.
you must never allow yourself to be an.
noyed. For this purpose you must never
lend shilling, or trust to chances. You
had better not believe anybody, and then
you will not be disappointed.
above all, you must never become se-
curty for friend in distress. or accept a
bill under any circumstances.
"Ncver take any medicines. Nature is
the best ply sican, and one which does not
require being paid.
"Cultivate love for cold water. Wash
halfa.dozen times a.day; drink at every
pump you meet, and learn to sleep in wet
sheets.
considering all things, it is decidedly the
best not to marry. A wife would only
interfere with the above rules, and pre-
ven, you becoming rich, happy old man;
whereas, by attending most strictly to them
and never enjoying yourself or spending a
penny more than you want, and especially
RETAINING from every kind of drink, and
abhorriDg tobacco as you would PARIS
Life Pill, you would most propably live to
the age of 100; having attained every hap.
plness you could wish or expect. and will
die not only immensely rich, but--on your
tombstone-'universaly regretted"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

the number as they should be kept, under
shelters during cold weather, and, in oil
seasons, pay that attention 10 them which
will insure their comfort and good order,
it will cost him less time and money, and
he will be amply repaid for the time and
attention he may pay to them, in their aP-
pearance and ability for service, as well
as in the self consciousness that he is doing
his duty TO them and to himself
And now, Messrs. Editors, with many
thanks for the kindness with which you
have inserted these numbers, intended for
the genera good Of my professional breth-
rem, | bid you adieu.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-12
NEW GOODS
AND
GREAT BARGAINS.

VNHE subscriber would respectfully announce to
Il the citizens Of Dover and vicinity, that he has
Just returned from Boston with new and choice
lot Of Goods, suited to the Spring and Summer
trade selected with great care, and which are now
offered for sale on the most reasonable terms, and
ut a small advance from cost. Among them may
be found Broadcloths, Cassimercs, Satinetts, Cash
meretts, Croton Coatings, Twccds, light and dark
Vcsiings, Fancy Summer Stuff, good variety Of
STYLES and prices together with such other Goods as
form complete assortment Of
Gents Wearing Apparel.
Also, Prints, Ginghams, Bingham Muslns,
Lawns, Linens Oregon Plaids, NJ de LANES, and a
good assortment Of WHITE GOODS for
Dresses, &c, &c. Also, Bonnets, Bonnet and Cap
Ribbons, Artificial Flowers, Laces, Gloves and Ho-
siery brown and bleached Cottons, Hats, Caps and
Shoes. Also, w. |. Goods, Crockcry, Glass and
Hardware, Oils, Paints, Dye Stuffs Glass, Nails
and Salt
The following arc among the many low prices
now offered TO the public.
I'd. wide Sheeting cts. per I'd, do stout 6t cts,
Prints, 81 to i2b cts. in good style, Broadcloths,
from so to $500 per yd., Cassimeres so cts. TO
sI375 A fine article Of Y. H. Tea, so cts. per H.
The above named Goods, with many others no,
mentioned will be sold at the lowest market price
and the public are assured that Goods can be
bought here at prices that defy competition.
Wanted.
Most kinds of Farmer Produce in exchange foT
Goods
p. f. PERRY.
| Doyer Anril o. leIa sc
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From he american Agricultwisi
Mr. EllswOrth's Experiments.

| made flying visit to our old friend,
Henry L. Ellsworth, Of Patent Office mem
DRY, one day last month. lie is now res
ident Of La Fayetie, Indiana, where he is
farming pretty largely on the West Prairie,
about seven miles out, on which he has
thousand acres Of Indian corn in one field.
Mr. Ellsworth is as full of enthusiasm as
ever, and no less busy than he was in his
Office at Washington. lie is an owner and
manager Of an amount Of land, which he is
selling, leasing and improving, aud which,
together with all the business operations
that he is carrying on, keeps his office
crowded with the multitude who deal with
him. Yet he finds time 10 be continually
trying some experiment, or studying out
some improvement for the agricultural COM
munity.
saw six pigs, in as many pens just big
enough 10 hold each occupant without ex-
ercise, which he was feeding on corn in the
ear, corn ground, but fed raw, and corn
meal made into mush--twO uEon each kind
The pigs were all alike in age, breed, size
and weight, when commenced with, and
after being fed certain time with careful.
ly weighed quantities Of food, they are re,
weighed and weights noted, and then those
which had been fed upon one kind. are
changed to another, and SO on and wher
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the experiment Is completed, he assured me
he would publish the table. The expert
meni thus Jar is very largely in favor OF the
mush, bidding fair Of producing enough TO
pay toll aud trouble Of grinding, as well as
for cooking, aud leave profit. The num-
Der of pounds Of good mush that one hun.
bred pounds Of meal, well worked, will
make, is astonishing TO any one who has
never observed II will not fall much, II
any, short OF six hundred pounds. Mr.
Ellsworih's kelile holds Just fourteen pounds
Of meal at a charge, aud several accurate
weighngs give over eighty pounds when
well cooked, and saw myself that no more
water was used than the meal would absorb
But il must be cooked-not merely scald-
ed A little salt is added, aud occasionally
a little sulphur.
Mr. Ellsworth told me that he had proved
the mooted point Of nuiriliye food ia corn
cobs. lie says: "fogs piH Eue and thrive
npon background corn cob meal alone At
first they did not take hold then added
a small quantity Of meal Of the grain, prin'
cpally TO make the mass ferment quicker,
and then they ate the whole and did well.
had great difficulty in getting the cobs
ground. Miliers are so well satisfied in
their own minds that cobs are good for moth
ing, that they are not willing to let the ex'
pertinent be tried whether they are nourish'
ing or not am satisfied that twenty-five
pounds Of corn meal added to one hundred
Of cob meal, is more valuable for feed Tor
growing stock than seventy pounds Of corn
meal alone" Such is the language Of Nj
Ellsworth. Experiments Of this kind should
be further tried. One fourth of The weight
Of bushel Of corn Nature never intended
should be thrown away. and eobs upon large
corn farms in the West are literally thrown
away. They are neither used for food, fu
Ell, feed. nor manure for the latter is con
sidered a nuisance.
SCION RoHlNsoN
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ZULOTUs DYCxrNsON
rRUsYT ARRIVAL.

DROUTY & MEARs' Side Hin Flows, all sizes;
IL Also, Ruggles, Nonrse & Mason's Flows, and
II. f. Brown Il Cos. IIinsdalc Plows, of all the
'' 49, TOWNSLEYS SONS.
April ~, is4s. 81
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ApriruIturaI.
From he tBomdoa, w Voice Of Freedom
Cultivation Of Potatoes,

Mr. Editor Having noticed with graft.
hcation that you take deep interest in ag-
ricul,ural affairs by promoting its interests
through your valuable paper. | would like
to have you publish the following-the re-
suit Of three years experimenting on the
PotatUe Rot There has been so much
written upon this subject, il seems like fol.
ly to offer any thing new. But learning
that New York has sent petition To Con.
gress "praying that an inquiry should be
instituted 10 find remedy to stay this dis
ease Of vegetable matter" thought j, not
amss 10 lay this before the public.
II Is common practice among farmers,
to plant their potatoes after their other
springs work is done, and upon such land
as fancy dictate, which is always very
moist. Now this is the cause Reverse
this, aud you have no cause. planted n
piece of land TO potatoes in April, 1915,
and piece in June ; the frs, were all sound,
while the last were all rotten The next
year planted the FIRST Of May, and my
neighbors the first Of June There was
not rotten one among mine my neigh
bors' were nearly all rotten. Last year
planted the first of May, the first Of June
and Of July. Those of the May plant were
all sound Those OF June were half rot.
ten :--whle those OF July were completely
So have enquired extensively, and in no
instance has ii failed. but what au early
plant has produced sound crop, aud q late
plant an infected crop.
The theory Of il, is this The disease
commences in the tops Of potatoes about
the middle Of July. without respect to the
age Of the plant; then, Of course, the early
plants are ripened so much, that the disease
does not injore them; the tops will decay,
but the potatoes will remain sound; whilst
those planted in June (being scarcely in the
blossom when attacked by the disease
which will be at the same time the hrsi
plant is attacked). from their exceeding
greenness, will decay. top and bottom,
at once. Make this your rule. Plan
EARLY, on dry ground, and keen OF youl
top dressing" and Congress will not b
troubled with any petitions relative to ,hi
strange malady.
Yours respectfully, J.
Rochester, VT, Feb. %, AZ.