davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19
saG&C.CHO 'pNta
Tram Il.,-', WokE lrsrurlrr.
THE BLACKSMITH OF ANTWERP

long aro-byto-r the folk, Of the Neither
lands haI learned Co chew ,obarco. and even
o,forg those cutcrpr,ssn- and mah'y-mrdrd
men. who N rIouous'y hgur, boz the snuai,
~ III, SAGE and wor.d-amcd " hnIckcrbuck-
cr." had b.tdsr a rs5cIlaimous adi,l 20 the
land of ,heir uatly.iy-ihrrr lived iH Ant
vcrp blacksmith. /, must not b. supposed
,ha, lh,s particular ir,~N-,p.A vas ,hr only
blacksmith n AuiVrT ior such a ,uppos,-
ton, although % m.rh,hr very arrrcab.g To
tho imagination. and serve g. rUu.Irr zap SUM
ory idc1s t.iJ.-iiu, OBJ, l1IsnsrJ,U r,Urus ct
ths person lnqucsuon, would give hut a surry
idea Of ihc stat, 1T thy iron trade in that CITY,
and might sory, Co cyarrCratr peoples notions
regarding Flemish honesty. Oue blacksmith
would have haI hr, own trade Of 10, n one
might be- allowed Co indulge m such a wy-
pUsjcruus hIIuc,u1tuU iUr az the time Ca
which Ne rJfrr, Antwerp could boast Of Two
and-tycHty rooJIy ~Tulus, more than vNo
hundred streets, and upwards uf two hundred
thousand inhabitants, o. Io-dIy, majestic bur
romaster IN and portly bargcssrs, craftsmen
Of al 4srl and szrs, sailors pcr4Iabuaiin-
It, streets from all parts OF Europe, and pick
pockets following ihs sailors, there were
cheese srIIer, and milk vendors, with ychic.c,.
from the dairiCs which lay nearer To this great
trading emporium than To Brussels or Ber-
FrD-op-Zoom, and there were rich merchants,
who had ships and rry1i s'ory,, and fine
houses, and great s'rouc morcy hoNcs-Iu
sbor', there were such multiplicity OF thing,
su-g,su,y ur riugborus, anchors, chains, mon
wheels, h0r~,s' shoes, locks and KEYS, tha,to
Suppose there vas only oD, blacksmith in
Antwerp, would b. To suppose Antwerp a
very wooden city indeed, and is people less
r7rfI uf fastening th,,rdo1rs than CONNER
clal people are ia general. The iruu age had
spllsbet mp tlc waters of the ScheIdt, as we'll
a Avn the Tlbcr, and 10 had tampod thro'
she fats and ieus of the Netherlands, as we'll
A. oysr the ehampagua Of Rome. ThePruud
aidalgOs OF Spain, with their iron caps which
protected Ieadeu h,.ls, and iron coats which
covered stony hearts, had Ridden their stout
steeds across the landscapes which the Cuyps,
YgB Goyeus, and Vandsryeldes loved 10 paint
~ we'll as those which Murillo and Yelas1uez
delighted to portray; and 80 there were uu-
mcruus workers IN iron and steel IN Antwerp
as well as ru Milan and Damascus. Il Is
with one particular blacksmith only, however,
that this vcucious narrative proposes TO deal,
and Il may he supposed that he was an un-
common blacksmith and uncommon youth, or
his history would scarcely be worthy Of mar
ration
We have said he was an uncommon youth,
which phrase, without the qualification, may
b. oousiderrd as an intlmation that he had
passed his boyhood and as his 5oyhood had
o"'u Ike the mos, Of work peoples. It i un-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19
po8GRX
Sunshine and Shadow.

The sunlight hsih a shs.llw,
Art ihs .i,riiyhi hl,h {, shals
TA,-,'. M i,rs ,s sr, lac sa'uFs,
R.t on auts,1,- Asth male.
TAs a, NAV AL d, aEury,
Win be- rarrry ser,nr,
uut sl,aI VIII csu,s uBhiIlcn.
On Ihs sor of DE scene.
Tsc u.non nav D. of .,lycr,
A1d ths starr of goiJsn light
Rot sr,,k wiu iim their beauty.
H. che quiy,. ~ sisht
AL 1ur bycs are changing ever,
Lac ths .pr.rs-tius ofths ,s'rs
Saustlns. nII BE- Arril suBsbrrr,
Thea agatu 'us dark anJ jrvsr.
W hly, cor dreams afpls5surr,
AL osr mHm-ui. fau.ht With pain
The tly uay lavu an h,,ly,
Then per ~ o. sIr1u a-afa-
W hly, car irrams - it4rturv-
O.rrs t'rss n11- ,l.s u1, s.l,
Boz tls m,uBiuI ho, af .or1~,
O'sr ths highest brrv wil steal
" have cor Jryam. e sIaI1ss---
w have wa,kIr- trvlms II C,ry
There ary haUr, 1t AnIl grostius',
Ths0 again n' jay o. share.
Sumstius. he b. al SUNSHINE,
Sgms,ia,-- an gipamy shade
Th-r,'s po t,r, ,n an ,ss usiurr.
1t On augryps had made
We have thrg,ht, tha, .lar hr uF~arj',
o. ths Gyyuaru star1u. air;
We have srtHts hight a. i,n-s.,
To 5uuuuus siih a7s,i. fhsre.
Sanrurr. utrs uf hartyr EsbHg,,
O'sr Js- iru1=y sgutt urU,
Thn a.aia .lras save ol RAPTURE.
Brrak. srross ths ,halr~-i .asL
Wh-l ths heart is f,c-t. h-htr.i.
iaks bard na ssgmrr', wing
Wasa rhr spirit back, iH -bf1s-s,
Then twill With .1.'rs.. eng.
Whrr ur.s1 OBJ. hJHe af .urrusr,
Ar.p sf#rus tHf rrmT~-fs rtsss
Th.r ann rafI.s fh. arh.v,
A. 4a5... J.. -s.s.H. -sra..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19

II Il was the remark Of humoris,, that
" to talk abou, person having the power to
weep on all occasions, is the height Of moon.
shine. I'd like TO sec a man cry with apre,.
~ girl beside him-poekets full Of cssh-and
plenty Of ice cream in reach.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19

y Somebody very wickedly SAYS, two
blooming young ladies' got caught in shower
Of rain very recently. and when they arrived
home, the rain hai washed the r,ry color OIL
offk@v chci,, whs, pity
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19
GGc 0rtor0 Democrat,
rrsltsHrp rytRy rUIspAt soRsIss nv
MIIETT & MELLEg.

TTEvx-Our dolltr and hiy cruts IN stfNaRcr f.
.- HIt,r and sr,eni,-fys csnis within siN u,ruths
two IrTar. AZ the ena of the war. t. Uhtrh m,
csafs Will b, aalsl Sc ever, ycar IN ~hiCh paytncu,
~ d,ayvj
ApyTRrtsTNTvrs inserted On rcas''fs,hls terms.
xh- rruprrt1rs NE hing acCouuishh inr aay srrur
t.,oai thr unHuut chafg,,l g. ths advertisement.
~ Paymeut So an advcrtiscu'rnts i hslJ Co d.
,i,r irom IL date 4 thc hrst Insertion.
Nv. n. P,t~FE, ". :, Cangrrss .t., lover
M Dad, Advertise Odlcr.) Rastun, D. ur Ng'ni
So rycriyiug sul-crpti0rs and aivrrtissu-ruts &c
.ts yztss a Blstoa. NCv Nstk, Ph,Lslohphia. and
alahimuu-
Book and job Printing
PROMPTLY AND NEATLY ENECUTEp.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
ux VIM, II. BAXNE
FAYETTEVILLE. ~. G.
JANUARY 5, 184o.
FATE OF THE CAPITOL.

| The Secretary of the Interior, Home De
partment, in his report to the President of the
United States, says that in repairing the Capitol
the worktnen discovered that a great many OF
the blocks of stone in the foundation of the
building had crumbed to pieces to such an ex-
tent to make it necessary to replace them en-
| tirelv by others.
The building is erected Of what is called free
stone 1t is apparently made Of PARTICLES of sand
held tegethcr by fine cement resembling lime.
We believe it has always been considered a la
mentable error that the free stone used.
Mr. Ewing, the Secretary, says that in the
changes of the atmosphere, the dampness col
lects on the walls, and is absorbed by the stone,
which Causes it to crumble. This has hereto
fore been partially reme1ied by the free use of
paint, but says he, unless some other and more
permanent protection is resorted to, the whole
building Will in the course of time become a
m onnd of sand.
The Treasury and Patent Office buildings, COM
posed OF the same stone, already beg in to show
signs OF decay, which, for new buildings, are al
most alarming.
In twenty years MOI e, the &c great west =" will
have grown so great that in all probability the
seat of government viii be removed from Wash
ington and this decay of the Capitol and other
buildings will present obstacle less to the
removal,
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
From the ST. Louis Reyeilla Dec. g.
LATEST FROM SANTA FE.

Mr. Mundy. Santa Fe trader, arrived
in our city last evening, bringing 'nte'l'-
yence of a most horrible murder rec entity
perpctrated on the plains.
\ month or two ago Mr. J. NJ. White,
at one time a merchant OF Independence.
| but recently engaged as Santa Fe trad
er, started from Independence with tram
| Of thirteen wagons, taking with him his
wife, his children. and two negroes. They
| had been several weeks out OH the journey
when his mules began to give out, and 1t
became necessary to tighten the wagons.
A cache was accordingly made, into which
portion of the merchandise was placed.
and the party proceeded. They had- al
two days, when, des,rous of bring his iam,-
" to their journeys end as soon as posi-
bic. he pushed ahead in advance OF the
! train, accompanied only by his wife, child,
two negroes, ard probably one or two
others.
Several days after their departure. and
! when within about one hundred and hfty
miles of Santa Fc, the main train came
upon the dead bodies Of Mr. White and all
who had accompanied him. with the ex-
ception of Mrs W. A party of Indians
| (Apaches, it was presumed) must have
overpowered and massacred them. An
active but fruitless search was made over
IA large extent Of country for the body OF
Mrs White. The Indians had, in all pro-
liability, captured and taken her away.
After the proper disposal had been made
of the bodies, the train proceeded, and,
before reaching Santa Fe, captured an
Indian woman, whom they found not many
miles from the scene of the massacre
On arriving at Santa Fe. meeting OF
the citizens took place. and 1000 were
offered for the recovery of Mrs White. \
sna II party. composed principally ot those
! who had arrived in the train, was Imme-
diately organized and started back on the
search.
The tragedy, horrible as it had been
| already, had not yet been cOnsummated.
| Suspicious being entertained that the In
dian woman who had been captured was
connected with the murder. she was made
to accompany the party, with assuranc e
that, if she gave them clue to the where
abouts of the perpetrators Of the deed, they
| would give her freedom. She persiste q
| in DENYING all knowledge of the murder
| ers until they had arrived at the scene OF
the tragedy, when she endeavored to cs-
cape The company kept her i'll close
| custody, and were tracing back the route
still further. when the woman, seizing the
| time when their attention was directed
| from her, drew out d knife and plunged It
into the abdomen Of one Of her guards Then,
having become perfectly reckless. she
stabbed another and was about to Commit
| wholesale slaughter, when she was shot
dead by one of the party. The wounded
man. it was thought, would recover. No
trace could be found of Mrs White, or o
those who had taken her away.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05

xa5- The Report of the Secretary of the 1nte-
r,or fthe first annual report of the kind, the Of
fec having been created by the last Con2 ress
g we'll written sensible document We do not
,;th him or the President in the recon-
mepdation of an Agricultural Bureau we be-
1;.,. ,ericnlture can and ought to take care OF
;...lt as we'll as all other pursuits That the
.,,nonts of the cid world have them, fur
s,f6c;ent reason for their adoption IN
this country, but rather the reverse.
Speaking of the public lands IN .ai'iof"''' "e
s,ys that all the sites on the bays and coast Oh
California which will be valuable TO the =, >
Government for forts, lISht houses, ahu osn'i
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05

be happy. aud, come what will, we'll stard
bv you 20 the 6iney ena. z. 4.
Having thus presented the cream of the
message OF the lIustrious successor Of
George Washington, and having, as we
think, acquired glory enough for one day.
to wit 1: Christmas-God bless it and its
green hoIly-wc feel irresistibly called
upon to consider the affairs of Greece an d
Turkey. and afterwards endeavor to ex.
tr'cate the plimb of delight from the pudd-
ing Of consistency.
We therefore pocket our pen, bottle up
our vial ut mirth, and shut the lie down
again upon the fingers Of
1.-THE HEROIC AGE"
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
Carriage Horses
FOR SALE.

offered sale for which
the has further 1 hey gentle and {" Il
dark bay For further particulars enquire at the
taroliIiHu ORec.
December 1919. 565-3t
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
TERMS or
Aov1arIetNat

! Onesquare oftwenty.ore e
lines or less, fer enc inser-
'tion, 60 cents; every sub
sequentinserticn, 80 cent .
it remain in for sev-
eral months, when it will
os charged 50 for two
months, 81 for three, sc.
Sic for twelve months.
/ w Liberal deductions
.for large advertisement
~ the year or six moth.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
THE TREASURY REPORT.

Mr. Meredth's Report of the operations of the
Treasury, is nearly twice long the Pres-
dents Message.
The receipts into the Treasury during the
year ending 50th Juac, IS 10, were
From the Tariff, S2S, ,3tG,73s s.
Public Lind sales, .6>S, ,y59 5J
Miscellaneous sources, O;}S ,tj43 l}
s. Treasury notes and loans, 1,753, 80 90
Funded fer payment Of national
debt, 0,S33, 900 90
Making very nearly $50. 900 600. The expen-
for the same year very SIS 900 900.
But ncNt year, from some cause not satisfactorily v
explained, the Secretary calculates that the
Ire. sury will lack >3,s2S. .l2l 66 Of paying ex-
penscs. The wings always for making &c ev-
cry tub It md on its own bottom,' except when
it happens to be their tub; but now that de-
ficiencv happens in the second year of the Tay-
lor administration, the bl me is packed upon the
Mexican Va aud the Mexican war is packed
upon the democratic party!
The public debt is set down at So ,70t.693 II.
OF this, nearly 81 900 900 arc due on account of
the debt assumed 10y Congress for the three cities
of the District of Columbia; the balance due for
moneys borrowed at different times, either by
the issue of Treasury notes, stocks, direct
Loans for carrying on the Mexican
The report asks for loan Of not exceed
ing SIC 900 900, 10 meet the anticipated deficien-
cy of that amount in 1S5l. And for the purpose
of raising revenue to meet these demands, the
report recommends that the Antics imports
be ruistG. If we not mistaken, the taxes on
imported articles about hS h as they Will
bear. At least, it may be very seriously doubted
whether higher rate of taxes would increase
the revenue. Some arguments are entered into
to sustain this recommendation, but they do not
answer the purpose intended. They look to us
in some parts, like arguments against the mea-
sure proposed. Specific duties are also proposed
to be substituted for the present advaloreln.
And great pains are taken to show that the ad-
yalorem system has great and insuperable objec-
jections which the specific system would not
have No system is free from objections or from
,iflic ulties in its practical operations; and the
fact that after 80 years experience, the advalo-
rem has been adopted and the specific rejected
as unjust is proof which Mr. Meredith cannot
aside.
The report condemns the warehousns Act
passed by the last Congress in 1916, as not being
beneficial in its results. Considers the act only
a system of credits upon imports, when the gen
eral tariff law requires cash
The report does not exactly recommend the
ahropation of the sub treasury system but like
a man who don't like pill and yet is forced tc
swallow it. he makes WY faces, and tells Con-
rrAss that if it be their wisdom to continue the
system, certain amendments and alterations
ought to be made. Alterations of the law were
recomn. ended by the last administration, but
Congress neglected to make them.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05

national purposes, should be nov selected by
the proper authority, before individuals begin TO
| get claims upon them.
The report discusses the disposition to be made
| of the gold mines of California, and recommend
their transfer by sale lease, to individuals or
| companies, reserving to the L. States a certain
| proportion of the proceeds. 1t also recommends
that Mint be established in California. This
| recommendation will, or ought to, meet with no
| opposition.
The numerous tribes of Indians who have suf-
| fered the emigrants from the U. States to pass
through their hunting ground, using their grass
! and game, upon which they subslst, expect com
| pensation from the United States, and ought to
| receive it, says the report. Treaties ought to be
made with them, and some and protection
extended to them by our government, to reclaim
them, much possible, to civilization. And
a larger appropriation generally: should be made
for the civilization of the indians.
Really when we come to look at the numerous
| objects for which Congress is asked to appro-
pirate money, it is matter of wonder where all
the money is from for all the expenses.
THE SECRETARY or WARS REPORT
contains nothing new very interesting, more
than is referred to in the Presidents Message.
1t is short and to the point.
of the Secretary of the Navy except that it is
much longer report. 1t is also very we'll writ
ten.
DI;- \ writer in the Wilmington Commerci ial
of the goth nlt., in regard to the Manchester
Railroad, states that unless the people of Will
mington make gigantic effort and raise the bal
ance of the stock necessary to secure the sub
scription of 5000 900 by South Carolina, the
project had d we'll be Abandoned $3.50 900
to be subsc ribcd before the above amount can be
obtained from South Carolina
We had been led to believe, heretofore, that
it was settled point that the Manchester road
hld been commenced and would certainly be
finished. But the opinions expressed by the
above named writer, appear to settle it directly
the other way; unless his statements desgnedly
make the project more hopeless than reality, for
the purpose of rousins the tagging energies of
the people.
We thought that the people of Wilmington
taxing themselves too severely when they
commenced that project. This would not have
been the case, had the Wilmington and Ralelgh
Road realized expectations, by paying dividends
to stockholders.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
VO-. .C-NO. s5y

ner"'c Age 20 give a Geographic
Synopsis c' 1t io' the country an., - stand
last oy the constitution, powder or no
powder.
;" therefore proceed to lay before the
great american eye, specialized or not
specialized, as the people please, the docu.
ment, which Moses wanted to see which
DANIEL did get glimpse of. and ,chich
John. Of Delaware. If not of Patmos-wrotc
from "A-by itself A-to crucihx."
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05

Mr. Meredith's Report of the operations of the
Treasury, is nelrly twice long the Pres-
dents Message
The receipts nto the Treasury during the
Year ending :Oth June, 1919, were
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
LAST NOTICE.

IS have obtained Letters of Administration n the
Est with the Will q
dec'd December he of and
here
Nv all indcbtri said Estate. make
Immediate layment and those having claims against the
present them within the time limited
not will ~. pleaded in bar q their
Murphy V. Jones is fully authorized o tranSac ct
IA mess ted with the Estate. III
ii. A. CAMPBELL.
1919.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
OH GRACIOUS

SeElpronius, spca. - Cato.
Won't call any names, but Sam Jones killed
my horse.-PurceU.
The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-01-05
NEGROES FOR HIRE

be hirc, II the first Of Jan
lot Negroes. sting OF mechanics, field
han walters. cooks. maids. boys and girls
For particulars enquire at the Caroinian Office.
Dec -. 1919
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-18
Goods Family Flora.

Embracing the three comprehensive and impor-
tant departments, which include all that is neces.
sary Or useful TO be known respecting ants, viz
l. The botanical analysts,
Extensive md thorough, eliectuay perlccting
those in Botany, who possess only the first prnci.
pies Of the science.
II Tile Natural HisiorU
more particularly adapted for the general reader
and embracing ilc cultivation and propagation o.
Plants.
ILL., Tie Medical and Chemical Properties ana
Uses,
showing in a popular lorm, the importance and
application Of plants in the various diseases o
the human fanny.
The whole embcllished with colored plates
painted by hand, from original drawings copieC
from nature.
The plates are excellent samples fot young per
sons learning drawing or painting.
Vol. |, contains an extensive glossary Of Boan
ic terms-furly eight plates Of plants, No. 10 A
inclusive, each coiored, seperale and independent
with the usual letter press matter TO each, aud al
unoonmonly striking likeness Of the late John
Mason. NJ. d., F. X ., sc. &c, with notice
of his life, writings, character, SC.
Over 5000 pages, and fifty colored Plates, larg,
octave, bound, price 81 All communication,
should be addressed postage Froe) to
PETER T.. GOOD, Publisher.
Elizabelhtown, Essex co., New jersey.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-18
PHYSICIANS TESTIMONY


While it is well known that physicians invariably and
and properly reject the administration and approval Of
medicines combined by others than themselve would
SEEM TO the mee reader of the credentials Of
the virtues OF Dr. C1rbrtts Concentrated syrup of Sar
saparia enigma, that the ablest professors of Col
leges, and the most distinguished Physicians aud Chem
ss of the country, lend gady their names conmenda
tory Of Dr. Corbots invaluable preparaton of Snnna
rila. -
But the facts simply these, viz, the Formula is
freely placed with them IL is combination Of the me-
i've remedial medicinal agents approved by tho dis
pensatoTes of Wood and Bache, Dr. Thatcher and
Trays Supplement, OF London.
- That able chemist and learned man, Prof Augustus A
Hayes State Assayer Of Mass, Gays the combination
eAhihits the union Of Of the best of our native
pound" ~
Let the eonsumptye, the sufferer by diseased blond
aud those Of deransed systems but read what
say; 80 ~
Meredith Bridge N. H., 1871
uenuemen - have used In my Practice for a few
years past the Compound Concentrated Syrup of Sar
sapatla. prepared by the United Society OF Shnkcrs
ahd consider It Of great value ia the treatment of dis
eases OF the absorbent and ganduar systems and many
OF nose depaNed conditions of the general health ter
med morbid functions. recommend il to be sumo.
ror 10 any preparation of Sursapara now before Inc
public would also recommend to the profe sion n,
perfect article, and one that will fully answer their
expectations
GEo w. GARLAND, ND.
II is now several years since we first used the Com
pound concentrated syrup Of sarsaparla prepared in
the United Society of Shakers. We have found il a
valuable medicine. Those cases in which its good ina
encs has been most apparent, 10 depraved scrof
ous hants ana chronic diseases Of the skin. We rec
| ommend II with confidence to the profession
JOSIAH CROSBY, NJ ID Manchester N
w. Z. CHASE, NJ, D., Portland Me
The above valuable medicine is sold by T. BRIN
.Ef Co.. Druggist, Boston, aud by their appointed
Sold by W P. Russell, Mddlebury, also by Ag.
throughout the State. s.lw
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-18

MICHIGAN - WHeAT PRosPEcTs -
The DRoUGHT.-A correspondent of the
Detroit Free Press, writing from Lan>
sing, June 4, says: In travelling from
Detroit to this place noticed many
wheat fields and meadows which looked
quite poorly. Gentlemen from all parts
Of the State, now here, inform me that
it will be expecting TOO much to expect
half Of a crop Of wheat, and that those
farmers who have gone into stock raising
will suffer severely from the drought.
There was never, probably, such a
droup known in the month of May in this
State. The small streams are drying up,
and the Grand River is lower than ever
known Last night it had very much
the appearance of rain storm, hut this
morning it looks anything but encour-
aging. la some oeotious Of the state Il
rain storm within few days would, it is
said, revive the wheat, while in others it
is even now too late. The farmers are
quite discouraged at the prospects before
them.