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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01
The Uppe Mississippi.


I visited the Falls Of ST Anthony. /
know not how other men feel when stand
ing there, nor how men will feel GEN.
turv hence when standing there-then not
in the Vest, but almost in the centre Of
our grea, nation. But when stood there,
aud reflected OH the distance between that
wrsl che r,wee~ f4MyshisiAp apa amys hasne,
on the prairies over which had passed,
and the strealn-the Father Of Rivers
up which had sailed some five hundred
miles into new and unsettled land
where the children of the forest still live
and roam-l had views Of the greatness
of MY country such as | have never had in
the crowded capitals and the smiling vii
lagos OF the East. Far in the distance did
they then seem to be, and there came
over the soul the idea Of greatness. and
vas,ness, which no figures, no description,
had ever conveyed to my mind. To an
inexperienced traveller, too, how strange
is the appearance OF all that land! Those
boundless prairies seem as il they had
been cleared by the patient labor Of anoth-
er race OF men removing all the forests,
! and roots. and stumps, and hrambles, and
smoothing them down as il with mighty
rollers, and sowing them with grass and
iluwers--a race which then passed away,
having built no houses Of their own, and
made no fences, and set out 40 trees, and
established no landmarks, TO lay the found.
alton Of any future claim. The mounds
| which YOU here and there see, look, in.
| deed, as IL portion Of them ha! died, ant
has! been Luried there: hn, those mounds
and those houndle>s fields had been for
sak.n together. You ascend the Mi>sis
>ippi amids, scenery unsurpassed in beau
iy, probably, in the world. You see tn
waters making their way along an interva
Of from two to four miles in wil.l,--be
| tween bluffs Of from hundred to live hun
dred Zee, in height. Now the river make
its way along the eastern range of bluffs
and now the western. an! now IN the cen
Ire, and now il divides itself into nn'ner
ou> channels, forming thousands Of beau
tiuI islands covered with long grass
ready Tor The scy,he nfthe mower. Th"S'
bluffs, rounded with taste and skill snc'
as could be initiated by no art Of man, am
sci out with trees here and there grace
fully arranged like orchards, seem to hav
been soMn " ith grain TO the summit, am
are clothed with beautiful green. Yu
look on, in>,inc,ivcly for the house am
barn for nuck> and herds ; for men, an
women, and children-bu, they are nc
there. A race that is gone seems to hav
cultivated those fields, and then to hay
) silently Disappeared leaving them for III
lirs, man that should come from the o'lr
parts Of our own country, or from toreig
+ lands, to take possession OF them. II
only by process Of reflection, tina, 20
are convinced that il is not so. But it
not the work Of man. 1t is God who h;
: done il, when there was no man there
save the wandering savage, alike ignora'
and unconcerned as 10 the design Of Il
g.ea, processes in the land where !
roamed God who did all this, that |
might prepare il for the abode Of civil
lied and christian people. rs. /.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

The secret Of neatness and economy in
summer culture Of garden is to stir the
ground often. Its trifling task 10 de-
stroy ali acre ofweeds ii you take them
hall an inch high, but very luxurious I'M
dertaking to get them subducd il they are
once allowed to make strong roots and
leaves of full size. 3t8 @."* @#s@5 @@ ##
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

Fiive Niles Of Loadsd Vagons.--On
Thursday Of this week the receipts Of
whe,, il this city, as near as can be esti-
mated, were 81 900 bushels; allowing 40
bushels 10 be brought by each wagon .525
wagons were required 10 bring this guam
u,y The receipts Of -four am! other kinds
ni produce were also heavy allow l15
teams loaded viii other kinds Of produce
besides wheat and we have u total OF TOO,
which is doubtless within the true num-
Der; allow space of 40 feet for each team.
! and ue have a procession Of five miles OF
wagons, laden with the produce Of the
soil, coming into our city one day.-.ul-
| ,squkie Gazette.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01
From the New York Evening Post
Reply Of Klapka to the Austrian Summons to


surrender.
Till bid in Kossuth's noble name,
My gallant flag shall never fall
Allegiance, HE alone can Claim,
HIS voice is now my country's call
Two dcspots yet rii keep at bay
For many a glorious morn,
Then give, my men, one loud huzza
For klapka and Comorn.
You've laid my wretrhed country low,
With bones you whiten all her plains,
With blood you've made her rivers flow,
Her sun,y fields are red with stains
Think YOU for this Pll own your sway?
Nay take my bitter scorn!
Then give, my friends, one loud huzza
For Klapka and Comorn.
When desperate Hungary yields at last,
Trodden and crushed beneath your heel,
The generous life blood flowing fast,
Her deathiy throes you still shall feel;
My lannon's roar in laundering tones,
Down Danube's waters borne,
To tyrant's ears shall take the groans,
OF klapka and Comorn. ..a
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

Sir'y Ministers Hung.--The New York
Comnercia! Advertisers London CORES
pendent, in reviewing the recent cruel
Ac.s ot General Haynau. says that the
hang, Z OF the Bishop OF Erlau, was fol-
lowed by tie similar execution Of sixty
Hungarian ministers oil the Gospel, who
were charged with praying Tor the sue
cess oft err country's cause. -
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

Judge Mckay has called special term
Of the District Court for this district, To-
be held at Appanoose, Monroe county, on
the second Monday Of November, for the
trial Of Joseph r. Ross lous Sor.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

Mankind are very odd creatures. One
half censnre what they practice, the OTHER
half practice what they censure. The crest
always say and do as they ought.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

OVERLAND ENiGRasrs TO CALIron-
SlA.-The arrival nj the Empire CITY, at
New York from Chagres, supplies ,s with
news from San Francisco To the l>t Of
September. II will lie perceived. by the
following paragraph, th'h Mr. EDWARD
BRyaSr. who startetl-across the Plains in
the early part oi. the season, al the head
Of large party of Emigran;s, had arrived
in California;: r~
The numerous friends and acqnalntan-
ce> of this gentleman will learn with
pleasure his arrival in California. A pr
ty consisting Of some thirty or forty were
conducted Iy Mr. Bryant 10 this country
and were the first to arrive overland this
on. Mr. b. left San Francisco early
in tie spring Of AZ, TO cross the continent
with the party commanded by Genera
Kcar',y. His notes OF travel, history Of
events, AMI general observations, publish.
ed some time alter his arrival in the Uni
ted States, form IL truthful and entertaining
volume, and may be properly cons idere'
pre-eminent among the works writer
upon the country. ."s.-.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

A SUCCESSFUL STRATAGEM.-One oil
the most ingenious ruse de queries on re-
cord, is related in Fros,'> History Of the
United States. During the war between
Spain and England, in the year l742, an
expedition from Havana, with an army Of
three thousand Spaniard>, sailed up the
Al,amaha for the purpose OF attacking the
infant settlements in Georgia. General
Osle,horpe, then Governor OF the colony,
am active and energetic soldier, as well as
talented statesman, had force of only
about seven hundred men, exclusive OF
Indians. TO oppose this formidable army
Nothing daumed however, with part OF
his troops he approached within two miles
of the enemy's camp, with the design Of
attacking them 10y surprise, when a
French soldier of his party fired a mus
ket and ran into the Spanish lines.
His sitult o, owing to this unfor esee n
treachery, was very critical. Returning,
however, TO Fredrica, which was fortified,
he had recourse to the following expedi-
em. He wro'e letter to the deser,er,
desiring him to aequaint the Spaniards
| with the detenceless state of Fredrica, and
| to urge them to the attack. If he could
not effect this object, he desired him To
use all his efforts TO persuade them TO stay
three days at Fri simon's, as, within thai
time he should have reinforcement OF
two thousand land troops, besides 81,
ships of War cautioning him a, the same
time, no, to drop a hint Of Admiral Yer
mons med,a,ed attack npon the Spaniard:
at St Angus,ine! A Spanish prisoner
was entrusted with this letter under prom
Use Of delivering it to the deserter bu. h
gave il as was expected and intended, Il
the communicative chief, who Immediate
put the deserter in irons. ~.
In the perplexi'y occasioned by thi
letter, while the enemy was deliheratin!
what measures to adopt, three ships 0
force, which the Governor Of South Caro-
liza had sent to Oglethorpe'> aid, appear
ed on the coast The Spanish command
=. was now convinced, beyond all qnes
ton. that the letter, instead Of being STRAIT
agen, contained serious Instructions to
spy and, in this moment Of Consideration
sci fire to the fort, ana embarked SO pre-
cpi,a,ely, as TO leave behind him nun
Der OF cannon aud quantity Of milta'
stores. A..
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01
A Bold and daring Leap for Liberty-Comviet
Shot.


Quite a daring exploit came of last
week al the State Peni,entiary, in which
powder and bullets did their part. The
negro W. II. Anderson, confined u the
State institution al jackson made bold
and desperate leap on Thursday, 70 rid
himself Of villa, he looked UPON, as tie too
rig id and arbitrary rules of that establish
IneIt. lie first got an extension Of the
''area Of Freedom" by getting permission
10 work in the yard instead Of in a shop,
on the plea OF declining health. He was
put at dressing stone. On Thursday he
procured permission 10 60 TO privy, and
took his cold chisel, with which he unfas-
tened the inconvei,ient circumference Of
ball and chain around his ANGLES, lie came
out and went up ladder leaning on to Z
new building, all eAtehtion OF the main
building, from thence lie took 10 the roof
oil the main bnilling, and going to the west
end, made a desperate leap twenty two
feet down OH the roof Of the guard house,
(no, more than three 1, el acr, s>) on 10 the
main wall, Mr. Goodwin, one Of the
guards, Was in The guard h.u.e at the
TIC CIV bSAt VII W tu0
wall, and in All instant swung himself Of
the wall OH TO the ground ou,side.-The
wall is some 16 or Is feet high. The
guard caught his carbine and fired, the ball
taking effect in the negro's right arm near
the elbow. He kept ON his course, how
ever, and as he passed the northwest
corner OF the yard, MIR Cole, the sentinel
on tina, corner Of the wall "hit him again."
the ball entering, his right side Just above
the hip, and going clear through his
body.
This "brought him down" but he imme-
diately recovered, and in double quick
time forded or swain the river and took
for the swamp on the west side. In the
mean time, Goodwin, Cole and others,
were son his track" The chase lasted
some thirty or forty rod $, when Goodwin
came up to him some distance ahead OF the
others, when the convict, notw outstanding
his severe wounds, undertook 10 convince
him of the scri pture injunction, that ''the
wicked fieeth when no man shall pursue"
by showing fight in tie most desperate
manner. MIR Goodwin, however, suc-
ceeded by using the butt Of his carhins
in keeping him off until the other pursuers
arri, ed, when he thought circumstances
made it inconvenien:" 10 resist any longer
and he finally Surrendered TO the superi4
ority of numbers" When the excitement
was over, he was found 10 be too weak
from bleeding, exl aus,icn, or from an aver
sion TO travel, 10 foot il back 10 quarters,
and a wagon was procured, and he was
taken down 10 his cell. Although pretty
severely dealt with, he is doing well, and
the physicians think he will recover from
bis wounds, and yet be useful member
OF The Defr0H .7dU. TN fnSg.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

The casualties Of this void come on
like waves one succeeding the oiher.--
We may escape the heavy roll Of the
mighty ocean, and be wrecked in the still
smooth waters OF tie lana-lccked bay
We dread the storm and the hurricane,
and forget how many have persisted with
in sight Of shere.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

There is lady s'down east" 50 found
Of music, tina. she lays under the tencs OF
nights 10 hear the wild whistle.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

The Hartford Courant relates a good
story Of a voter in the western part Of New
York, who was hailed and his politics re-
CURED. "Well." sal he, Il amt nothing!
/ nsed to be a Liberty man till the Free
Soil party came up; then joined that
party now that's bust up, l amt nothing"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

Z. H.. PARSONS. JOSHUA CoPP. Z. u. PARSONS.
lSnr>oH>. .spp 4 Parsons.
TNlRW ARDING AND COMMISSIONS MERCHANTS,
T. Froaf ant .tefsoa Streets. BURLINGTON IOWA.
DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries. Hardware.
Qneensware, Boots and shoes, Drugs and Medi-
cines, Dye-Stuils, Paints, Oils, etc. etc.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01

TNENDERS his professional services to the citi-
j xens Of Burlington aud its vicinity.
A9.Onice in the Basement oc his new building
On Corner Of 4h street aud TIE Pu5ic square. Resi-
d~nce in the same building.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-01
rERNs OF SUBsCRIpTION

Alfred Clarke,
INHALER in Hardware, Dry Goods. Groceries,
- Boots. Shoes and Rrady-nadc Ciohing. etc..
south side Je SON stree tbetween Main and Water
streets, Burlington, Iowa. Dec p, Is4s
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03
T!-rortanca Of Farming.

I've farmer should he placed in the front rank
Of the totIiug millions of our land, because his
employment gvcs support to the whole. The
agricultural interest may be regarded as the cor
nor stone upol, which the whole fabric stands.
We know that nrt2ans existed at an carly age
Of the world, and that mechanism was nj. art
both taught and practiced. Cities erected
which required art skin, and mechanical genus:
but the foundation Of the whole was the fruit of
the earth and the cul, iralon of the soil. 1t has
been so since, and ever will he. That the farm
er is dependent on TIC mechanic and rlat,aGac-
turcr as co-worSors in his abors, no one will
DENY. The improvements in the arts and SCI
encGs tend TO advance the interests, and tighten
the burdens and ahors Of those who swir tn,
scythe and hold the pillow. But what would
those fine specimens of ingenuity. industry, and
skill, which we have Witnessed at our fairs, be
worth, if There were none to apply them to their
destined uscs' Tho plow or the harrov would
be poor ornament 10 the pailor. 7 he cradle
and scythe would not help the misnr in count
ing his gold, nor would the hoe and spade avail
The stockiohber in his schemes ofspecula,on
How soon would your splendid factories decay
and ~ to ruin ilthnre were none 10 raise cotton
or furnish the wool;-- All! and how would the
thousand busy inmates that tend the spind les
an shuttle, subsst were 1t not for the produc-
ton brought forth from the mother earthi 1t is
indeed the tllIng of tie soil, that, with the aid
Of Divine Providence, gives temporal life and
supper. 10 the whole human race,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03
COLLECTION OF SEEDS, scIoNs, &c

The farmer is always busy. He has hardly
time 10 secure his crops. and pre- pare for winter
before the old year gone. and the new an
nounces tine beginning OF another campaign, and
he must give his attention to future operations.
The winter is n favorable lime to- collecting
seeds, sciGns, potatoes, and all new, rare or ex-
Celent articles, with view TO agricultural i'm
provement.
Many Of these things may he collected con-
veniently during the winter, as person is trav-
cling about the country, or meeting with those
who can supply improved productions. If all
those things are neglected unlilthev wanted
in Tie spring, tie mosl of them viii! be postpon-
ed one year longer; for It is impossible 10 co
many things at one time.
The most economical and the most plea SAINT
ofall modes of improvement, is the procuring of
snporor productions. The best Of Feed costs
but little more than the poorest; and from a
small quantity, enough can soon be obta ined to
supply a whole farm.
A sing lie potato, ofsupcr,or quality, may be
multiplied, in few years, so as 10 furnish seed
for the whole farm, and produce n large in
crease in the crops, or add twenty or twenty
hse per cent TO their value by extra qua lily.
We once gave u friend n paper Of superior
parsnip seed, and he remarked, offer trying the
quality of the produce, that the seed was worth
dollar to him. The cost Of the seed was only
few cents. .4nothcr, 10 whom we gave an ear
oil corn, observed that it was worth several dol
lars to him, as bv il he mad improved his whole
crop. A single scion may be increased, in few
years, so TO furnish means for the impro Fe-
ment ola large orchard From one scion of Il
new and superior cherry, set rather late in spring
we have fifteen OF twenty trees IN bud, and they
may be soon increased TO thousands.
New gland Farmer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03
The Life CT a Fr:nter.

The following strange eventual record of n
irurncyman printers life. says the Pit,shurg
Jour,,al we are positive is correct 10 the letter.
1t develops what man can do if he likes, and
what queer ard enterprsing, unseIflsIi follows,
the ma joriiy Of printers are:
''The lille OF n printer is, to say the least, one
Of variety. loft home at the age Of nine, and
was npprcn.iced 10 the printing business al thir-
teen, since then have visited Europe-hcen in
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France,
in Canada, Nova Scotia, Labrador. South
America, West Indies. and all the hllanuc States
Of the Union, from Maine TO Louisiana, have
lived in twenty seven cities and towns OF the
United States; have been sai!cr in the ncr'
clant service, aud have sailed IN ali manner OF
crait--sllp. harq1e, brig, schooner. sl1op and
s,cancr---in the regular army as private sou
der. deserted and got shot in the leg. ] have
studied two years for the ministry, one year fer
an - D.-trnve'ad through all the New Eng.
land Statcs,--Now York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. and Nrginia, as a ionrneymnn printer,
generally with little else than brass rule in nv
pocket. have been the publisher oftwo pm
pcrs in--, one in Boston, one in Roxhury,
Mass. one in New IIamrshire aud one in MAJ ne
a one time had s. $50 in my pocket of my
own have been married twice, and am now
nearly 2G years old,-Was Il member Of Captain
(la,c Major) Ringgold's fyinG artillery, at the
encampucnt in Trenton n. ]. | have been
temperance lecturer and proprietor ola temper
anco theatre
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03
Too Tuch Land.

Why do so many farmers complain that
they find farmin! poor aud Improbable
business. Because they try 20 cultivate
100 much land. Farming when rightly
managed is as profitable business rs .
person can pursue, but while our chief aim
is 10 be constantly adding acre to acre Of
our already uncuitiva,cl fields, we shall
find The business poor enough.
Farmers seem 10 think the ir farms are
hardly large enough to turn upon, unles.
they contain from one hundred to five hun
dred acres, and this they usually have scat,
tered around in various places, so that ,hev
actually loose as much time in going from
field to field and from lot 10 lot, as would
be required TO keep ten acres under good
cultivation.
In the spring they plough up 50 much
land tina, they cannot prepare it for plant
ing till their neishbors are nearly ready 10
commerce hoeng.
They have manure enough for bu, liule
Of their lsad; and therefore their crops are
small and ale
Their fences are rot repaired in season
and consequently their fields are clothed
with black berry bushes and briars.
Their orchards are neglected till they
are completely buried with dead wood.
and suckers or robbed OF their foliage by
caterpillars.
Now is any ono at loss to discover
why snch farming as this is unproh;abls.
Not in the least.
And yet this is precisely the way in
Which many farms are conducted. But
perhaps You may inquire how the evil is to
be rem lied! Plough up no more land
than yon have suiiicien. manure for and
can prepare for planting, in season. Re-
pair yonr fences in season, to prevent
yoar neighbours cattle from encroaching
uron your fields and pastures. Remove
all unnecessary trees, and bushes from
your fields. Set out young fruit trees, and
keep them free from insects and useless
rubbish, AID you will ind that farming is
far from being an Improbable business.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03

The pleasant days Of Childhood,
How swiftly have they flown.
Lie Young flowers in the wildwood,
Wien Autumn winds have blown;
Tiiev're gone, they're gone forever, .
They will no more return,
Though Memory holds them in the heart
Like ashes in the urn.
The happy days ofChihlhood,
When innocence and glee
With gentle fingers, tuned tho heart
To music wild ami free;
They're gone, they're gone forever,
Like rivers TO the main,
Their dancing waves o! JOY and mirth,
VIII ne'er retuin again.
The holy days OF Childhood,
Ere evil thoughts came near.
When in the heart 10 sin vas found,
And on the cheek no tear;
THEY'RE gone, they're gone Forever,
Like ioot-prlns on the shore,
Washed ont by Times RELENTLESS waves,
They will return no more.
The pleasant, holy, happy days,
LIES only BLOSSOM time.
WheTc are your buds which promise gavs
OF flo" ers in Summers prince
Thong'! gone though one forever,
Yn hunrI The hclrt aud brain.
find Memory keeps Yo to all noint
Lile's after years ofpain.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03
Ccrre2ponacncc Of Tie Cecil Hhig.
LANCASTER City, PExH. Jan. Of

LANCASTER Cry, PExx. Jan. 81, 40
Editor cfhe Hhis; Dcqr SI:-N ish-
ing to extend my new mode Of comput-
ing numbers among business men gener-
ally: | am induced TO write YOU few
lines on the subject. | viii give You
a brief statement concerning the wonder
tul rules [ have discovered, and which
can be iInrarted 10 others,
First; if a ledger be opened, and col
u:nn Of figures presented, I will give the
sum total in less than 5 seconds of Zine
II matters not, what length the column
is, or what breadth, the rule performs
them in the same manner.
Second; let a sum be written in multi
plication, with any number OF figures in
the muItiplirr, and ruIipIicand, and l
commence writing the prodUct all in one
line, wish great rapji!y Him table
sums in Division ana fractions. are per-
formed with the Ike result. Interest at
any per cent, and for any given ,ilna is
performed hy tbs rule in a second. These
rules can be learned in one half hour, by
any person having the printed rules
ANY person enclosing three dollars to
ne through the Lancaster Post Clicc,
will receive a full set OF these rules "
rrturn mail. Please insert this in vo,r
paper, ard forward me one copy Of the
same, and Will forward YOU fall set Of
these ruk.&, by return mail.
Your, truly P. NJ. DNsHONG.
Mathematician.