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WE PUBLISH THIS DAY, DtCGMDEisan, 1851.
FANNY FERNS
r u T III III ALL;
A TALE OF DOMESTIC LIFE.
400 Pr. limo, Cloth. Price, $l,25.

Every body knows FANNY FEaS; every body has
laughed ami cried over her spark .ing. da him truth
tul, genial writings; every body will wish to read
this, her first noyei, and every who IL es read it
wal ptonuunce 4 her greatest work. Saws abe
cf1te who hts read the proof .heets "RUTH HAIL
Is work which not Only exceeds any thing which
FANNY Fem has before written, but mich IN many
respects SURPRISES aiy other work whatever. For M
tense and sustained interest of narrative, for ory
nali'y Of nccp ion and treatment, for scorching
arcasm aud whitening rebuke Of prettnsions and
hypocrisy; for elevation If moral tone and wnsome-
ness of religious nculcations, for visor freshness
simplicity. d.rec'ness and fascination If style, we
have never seen its equal.
The story takes possession Of our heart at
follow ''RuTn' through her trials with as much in
terest as though she sister; she breahes
not sigh, she suffers not sorrow. which the reader
does not feel rs a-utcy though the first from
his own heart, and the second one Of his own
sad experiences. The characters such we arc
constantly meeting in every day-life: and how bold
iy and skillfuly they drawn, how powerfully the
story is told, how touching is its pathos how spark
ling its wit, how irresistible its humor, how
its satire and how true its moral, adequate idea
can be gained except by reading it,
RUTH HALL will be f,r sale bv booksellers gcner
ally. 10 any one sending the retail price, we viii
send \ copy of the work by mail, postpaid.
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on bur shelves. s~xrs Ts
Cruise Of the North srsr,'y Dr.. Chowlcs.
- IIaps and MistAps, BY Trace Greenwood. .
Pri.,naties .i,y Hayward. a u aegsssss ss s
Busy Al saents of an Idle Woman. saa
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~ ?unsine in The Paa and Cottage. zsyf ta e
81 Pse,ns and sPasUl,es. by Phrobe Cary.
Poems Il Grace Greenwood. -
Histrry # nv PTS by Gtace Greenwood.
Reclictti ms III my Childhood by Trace Greenwood
NV rwsy ;istcrs Wy Yrs Ju,lsnn. ~
81 Elegant Narrative. ~ ss W IA
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i new memoir Of DR.. Jntlsnn c,mpeted in one wi
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GVsAdarge Ere occurred ia Columbia, S.
c. on thy night Df the6,h inst, destroying a,
entire block on Main street, and property es.
timatedto be worth $l0o, 900, Of which only
onesthifd WAS insured. 2 .aeIsel sait43
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- JUST RECEIVED,
the New Book Store in Barrett House.

II ANSAS and Notwithstanding. account
IN If The History. Biographical and Physical
characteristics and political position of these Terri
tories; an account Of the emigrant aid companies,
with an original map) by Edward H. Hall. For
saL, by, lea Z. A. VAN METER.
nor. IS.
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-16

"a The Virginfi Locofoco State conven-
ton, after stormy session Of three days,
have nominated Henry A. Wise for Governor
Z. W. Comas, for 1t. Governor, and w. P.
Bocock for Attorny General, and gone the
entire swine BY endorsing Pierce's sAdminis-
sration, and declaring that he had faithful
ly adhered to the Constitution.
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JOIN NJ. Boris ON 1He Know NorH1Scs.-
unetollo.i.e y from Ny. Boss's letter e the

JOIN N. Boris ON 1HE Know NorHrScs.-
lhefollowi.s isfrom Mr.. Bost's letter to the
wing Jubilee in New Jersey:
HIt,lshe. lshsqsge tef tho dsy; .I.sI
sS, fE s n2IApg n q. ssop! !lsM !, hu.
WIN rats mic, cock reaches, bed bugs, ants,
MOSQUITOES, and other plaguss,, i go to An
.polaseasy and ask him if he has anything
a1 wsll rslisveme Of, these 4uisantes, and &c
ouets NE pewter, That he tells nj will surly
ss.e,nipsts them III, drive them all away,
: ~ not REFUSE. Ia buyit NOR stop to quarrel
~ because don't know what sort
!, poson # isasj an at istisd TO know til 1t
= wli accomplish MY bbjecf; that twill drive
ou's the iratssstal oths mice aud the sroaohess
.c''Nox rthinkithis greet Natlo9pt bTn Of
~ dhea With al these yariaGs tetpsn-
,a pssthsallI fsel as If | should be NIiliag
y. y 0elp to scatter the poison that will drive
.s s@ out -anaMffp NJ 'pnnH purify and
sea0is tAe harps it will not hs . very di6touit
"er p nepi ihelsan- nesfss II ~ seaala ~
- Ma.1
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TsAr LocsxsrIvs, in towrf the Gen. Nor
ehjJ Biaek ssac codnts fsssen in Il Mosea-
tine, has arrived at Burlington The barge,
having it aboard, was, by The enterprise OF
Capt. Maytip, Aoatsd to our city yesterday,
and tho locomotive will be put upon the
track AT once, we presume. s,sslsss, sa',s l
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some idea may be formed IT the magni-
J. Of the st6isS iHAkinseA SothSng sen. out
"us .8sisishamH,I from the faot .Ahat up.
~. !. g sSsvehty ztkouSaud pAirs cf worsted
s sscst msty thopsand of wooden Jerseys,
!. tsoa1llA bf 1eh4sL drawers, and eghis
A. thousand Of aloyss,shsye recaatly osen
"spasched to the Crimea.
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-16
Cooley FIR JANUARY.

I've have received the January number Of
this magazine, and there is no exaggeration
ID saying it is one of the most attractive and
beautiful We have ever seen. This number
consrins typ apeqaallsd line engraving
John preolaiming the Messiah, and the title
page the Floral Ofcring-both are une
qualled, Tho present number contains one
haudrsi pages, we'll filed with choice read
ing matter, fashion plates embroidery, sc.
For the benefit Of those who may yet desire
It, the terms We my add, are, for single
copies 50, i&ofor$5, and Eve copies for $1o.
4xr
,fTFhsriyer is again, open 90 far rasl to
allow the ferry boatto run--weather is re-
markably worm and pleasant land our friend
HINT, on Jefferson street, has TWO hundred
bushels Of cranlherYrries for sale, and don't
care who knows i! .sssr5 ~. II, F.ne 81. l,..
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-16

% There ms been large falling of in
the moantof aoar, wheat, pork, beef, ard
whiskcy, thriving at BUD Ito this season, while
in, r0rpl and oa,, there 10 u very large in.
crease, iias Il rs.ss5ss Ia Sd ista
.e3.80} 1854. 1855. s
Corn. 3,666,193 lo,073,26
Oats. S l,4oo,665 4,6l7,339
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THE Swiss Family, by Robinson, or adventures Of
q Father and Mother and four Sons in desert is
land at fNov. 81, 81 CORSE'S.
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( NRlM Els Of the House Of Austria against ,aon.
~ kind. proved by extracts from numerous histori
ans; for sale Mt Nov. q. '54.) h CORSF. All
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TORY Of Cuba, or Notes Of IL Traveller in the
Tropics, being p,litical, historical and salts
ficai account OF the Island from its first discovery to
the present time, by Maurin Nj. Ballow. at
nov 10. VAN METERS
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-16

ttf @ Gioyes and CanntletH. ata
M EMS Fnr Gloves and Gauntiets = superior ar-
III ticc; Mems Back Gloves and Mit.s. ssasa7 q
ALso--A large assortment Of Mems, Boys. Wo.'
nse,ss and Chldrcns' coshmere sIk, wool and f,Ha
rnois lined Gloves, for sale at low prices
Dec z, b. 7. L. A C. B. PARSONS.
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~ CMAN'S WINS; or. the Female barometer
W translated from the French of <. B-Saintine.
Nov. 2i.' La -, Ci,pSEss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
r Free Democrat.

TIMBER STEALiNG.-Ihe Chicago
Press details the recent exploit of Tim
Der Agent OIL the Mississippi river,
near Prairie du Chen. cut on Govern
ment land, which was being RATED down
the river, and adds -" Now We sub
nit that annoyances of this character are
an outrage upon the people Of the North
west--a violation of the plainest
principles of right and justice; and
we again assert, in view of the vast a.
mount of mischief, of high-handed out
rage, and the very little good that has
grown out of the appointment of Timber
Agents in the Northwest, that those
officials ought TO resign their stations OF
the Offices should be abolished by act OF
Congress. Congress would do wise
act in abolishing this office, for the Tim
Der Agents are not OF the slightest Pc
cunniary benefit 10 the Government, but
are sleat leeches upon the Treasury
In addition TO their legitimate pay they
usually make handsome speculation b,
levying black mail upon the iumbermen
II Mil. Free Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08

INFLUEEcE OF CHRISTIAN MASLI-
MESA gentleman met another one
Saturday, who invited him to dine with
him on the day following. The answer
was-''l cannot accept your kind invita-
ton for tomorrow, for never dine OH,
on Sabbaths. Some years afterwards
the same gentleman was travelling in a
coach, and opposite to him sat another,
in'en'ly persuing a book, who had no
sooner looked up than he recognized him,
and, after the ordinary salutation, said,
"this is book which once did not val
he, and am indebted to you for having
turned my thoughts TO it. It's the Bible. y
Indeed said the other" Il do no. re-
member" "Most probably not" was
the reply, "but once asked you to dine
with me on Sabbath, and | was not
s III peHsa RX yop asS yoH hstsr d
ned ont on Sabbaths. But the more
felt irritated, when the incident recur-
red II me-, the more it fixed itself on my
mind, till at length it led to an inquiry
which by the blessing of God, issued il
a blessed change.-[ Memoirs of Sir A.
| Agnew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08

Dr.. PERcIvAL.-The poet Percival,
is now living i'll the western part Of our
State, engaged in geological researches.
He is employed by a New York Mining
Company. He was State Geologist OF
Connecticut from 1885 to 1888, and made
IA Thorough geological survey ofthat State
and is considered one of the best Geolo-
gists in the United States. We saw him
at Hazel Green last October. He was
then recovering from severe Illness
That day he had taken short ride for
the first time. As we entered his room
he sat at the piano, thoughtfui!y touch
ing one sweet note at time, and we
wondered if he was tuning his Heaven
born soul to earthly harmony. Years
have left their snowy footprints upor.
his head, and yet be is delicate, and tim
id, and shrinking as a child. He has
written no poetry for twenty yea rs
He seems an angel. with soul above, ant
feet walking in earthly pathways. We
have heard it said that ''his poetry depar.
ted with his youth" But this is not so
He can say, truthfully,-
! "Then, O, Father Truth alone,
From the shadow of thy throne,
To the singing of my breast,
And its raptue, answerest."
# Free Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
Mineral Candies.

There Is a quarry of white sand stone
in twelve miles of Edinburg, upon which
rests thick bed of dark colored shale
over which the hot trap must have once
flowed, and thereby was subjected to a
sort of natural distillation. This found
its way into the creyices of the white
stone below, where it is now found. 1t
is large waxy substance varying from
the color of gaInboge to that of dark am
Der, me1ts at the same temperature as
bees-wax, with its equal hardness, and
burns with bright flame. This sub
stance was moulded into candles which.
though rather smoky, answers we'll e.
nongh for cottagers for long time and
would have rested here. had not some
one without taking any hint from this
natural phenomenon, however thought
of dlstilling shale. Some of the shales Of
the collie are very rich in inflammable
matter, and yields in tie retort oils.
napthas, and waxy substance known as
Darafine. Of this candles are made e.
quail to wax, and extensive works have
been recently erected i'll England and
Scotland for their manufacture. What
lis more wonderful, is these snow white
candles can be made of dark Irish turf
and works are in progress 10 convert tn {
black bogs OF kildare Into pararlne can.
dies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
subscription Terms:
Instantaneous Selections.

Cs~The following grand old yrc, attributed
TO Alc8as, a contemporary of Sappho, and
translated by Sir William Jones, ought to be
ever kept in memory
"What constitutes State?
Not bigh-raised bait cement or iabored mound,
Thick wal or moated gate
Not cities proud, with spires and turrets
crowned;
Not bays and broad armed ports,
Where, laughing 1t storm, rich navies ride !;
Nor Starred and spang'ed courts,
Where low browed baseness watts perfume
to pride.
No: men, high-minded men,
With powers as far above dull brutes endued,
In foest, brake or den,
As brutes excel cold rocks and brambles rude:
Men, who tn 'ir duties know,
But know their rights, and knowing, dare
maintain,
Prevent the long-aimed blow,
And crush the tyrant while they rend the
chain:
Tfsse constitute State"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08

According to the s'Amercan Alma
nac," we are in the ''sevenly- eighth
year of the Independence of the United
State of America; the six thousand five
hundred and sixty-seventh year of the
Julian Period the five thousand >ix hun
dred and fourteenth year since the Gre
alton of the world according to the
Jews the two thousand six hundred
and seventh year, (according to Varro
since the foundation of Rome the two
thousand five hundred and thiriieth year
of the Olympiads, or the second year OF
the six hundred and seventy five and a
half years before Christ; the one thou
sand two hundred and SEVENTEEN wear
of twelve lunations) since the He
gira, or flight Of Nal onet, which, as il
generally supposed, took place on thel6th
of July, in the year six hundred and
twenty of the Christian Era"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
The Pear Tree-frs Cultivation

/ -
The principal reason dedaced by the
orchardist for neglecting or refusing to
plant as many pear trees as will bear
some proportion to the number of his
apples, peach and other trees, are that
the first cost of the pear tree is general
Iy more than double that Of the apple
it is longer in coming into bearing it is
more liable 10 leaf or sap, blight. Sc
These objections may look formidable.
but they are not insurmountable.
1t is true that the cost at the nursery
of one hundred pearls more thantwo hun
dred apple trees and this must con linue
to be SO, for expense of raising pear
trees, of suitable size for market. is
much the greater; but when planted in
the orchard they require no more at.en-
ton than other fruit trees in order o
make them do their best, they require
cultivation and attention far beyond
wha, is usually extended to them.
A well-culiivated pear tree is as pro-
life as an apple tree of the same size,
and the fruit always sells at more than
double the price of apples, SO that the
cultivator gets full return for extra out
lay for his pear tree.
1t may be said that pears will not
bear transportation equally well with
apples but it will be recollected that
most varieties of pears are irnprov ed by
be ing gathered before they are quite ripe
ana allowed to ripen off the tree. If this
course is pursued, the objection falls.
A very popular method of cullivating
the pear is by working il upon the An
gers ounce stock !; by this means the
tree is dwarfed and thrown into bearing
at an early age.
Some varieties succe eded better on
the ounce than on the pear stock. while
others refuse to grow upon the ounce
unless they are double worked (; that is,
| first work a free-growing variety upon
the ounce, then the refractory one upon
the free growing pear.
Many persons appear to mistake the
term Dwarf Pear" thinking small fruit
is what it means. 1t is not the fruit,
but the tree that is dwarf.
The best stock of DIV arfhg the pear
is the Anglers ounce. The apple is
made dwarf by being worked upon
the Paradise stock and the cherry upon
the Cerasus Mahaleb.
For the orchard we prefer to grow
the pear on lis own stock, but for gar
Idens and small enc'o IL IS we would Sc
lect the best varieties that are known to
secceed well upon the quin ce, and grow
them as dwarfs.
Varieties of the pear that are late in
producing fruit when worked on pear
stocks, may be brought into early bear
ing by iudicioue i.r,lnine and pinchinu
i n IRE tree Is persnitteU 10 UraficTT,
say three feet from the ground, and pfu-
ned into pyramid form, leaving the
lower branches the longest, and cutting
back those above, it will not only bring
the tree into handsome shape, but the
pruning that it gets 10 keep it in this
shape, tends 10 throw it into bearing
Pinching the ends of the growing branch
es the last of August or iirst Of Septic m
Der, SO as to stop the growth and ripen
the wood, will cause the formation of
fruit buds Farmers Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
Bonaparfe's poverty in early
life.

NJ Theirs, in his history Of the Con-
sulate recites some very strange and
previously unknown particulars respect
ing the early life and penury of Napol-
con Bonaparte. 1t appears that after he
had obtained snbaltern's commission
in the French service, by his skill and
daring at Toulon, he lived some time in
Paris in obscure lodgings, and in such
extreme poverty that he was often with
out the mesns of paying ten sous (ten
cents) for his dinner, and often went
without any at all. He was under the
necessity of borrowing small sums, and
even worn out clothes, from his acqi,aint-
ances. He and his brother Louis, after
wards King of Holland, had at one time
only a coat between them, SO that the
brothers sould only go out alternately,
time about. At this crisis, the chief
benefactor of the future Emperor and
conqueror. sat whose mighty name the
world grew pale" was the actor Talna,
who often gave him food and money!
Napoleon's face, afterwards so famed
for its classical mould, was during that
peri cd Of starvation. sharp and angular
in its lineaments, with projecting cheek
bones. His meager fate brought on an
unpleasant and un>ightly cutaneaus dis
ease,of type so virulent and malignant,
that it took all the skill and assiduity of
ms accomplished physician Corvisart, to
expel it, after duration of more than
ten years. The squalid beggar then, the
SPLENDID Emperor afterwards the thread
bear habiliments and Imperial mantle
the ineager food and gorgeous banquet
the friendship of poor actor, the
homage and terror of the world-an ex-
lie and prisoner. Such are the ups and
downs of this changeful life; such are
the lights and shadows Of the great and
mighty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
An Animated warming-Pan.

In ireland a warming pan is called a
.fr'aT. Not many years ago, an unso-
Iphisiicated girl took service in a hote
in the town Of. Poor thing, she
had never heard of warming pan il
her life, though she regularly confessed
to iriar once year.
1t so happened on cold and drizzly
might that priest took lodgings at the
inn. He had travelled far, and being
weary, retired at an early hour. Soon
after, the mistress of the house called
the servant girl.
betty, put the friar in No. g.
Up Wen. Betty to the poor priest.
"Your reverence must GO into No. 6
my mistress says
"How, what % asked he, alarmed a
being disturbed.
Your reverence must go into No
g."
There was no help for it, and the
priest arose. donned dressing gown
and went into No 6.
In about fifteen minutes the mistress
called to Betty.
''Plt the friar into No f."
Betty said something about disturbing
his reverence, which her mistress di,
not understand. So she told the girl, If
"a sharp voice, to do as she was directed
and she would always do right. up
went Bitty. and the unhappy priest, de.
splze his angry protestant ms, was obi.
ged to turn out Of No. 6 and go inte
No. 4. But little time elapsed ere
the girl was told to put the triar into No
8, and the poor priest, thinking that ev-
Ierybody was mad in the house, and
stnrdily resolved to quit it the next
morning, crept into the damp sheets o.
No. 8. But he was to enjoy no peace
there. Betty was again directed 10 pnI
ithesfriar into No. 3. aad with tears in heI
eyes she obeyed.
In about a., hour the landlady conclu.
Ided TO go TO bed herself, and the friar
was ordered into her room. Wondering
what it ali meant, Betty reused up the
priest, and told him he must go into
No. ii. The monk crossed himsel
counted his beads,and went into No. II
1t so happened that the husband Of
the landlady was trouble with the green.
eyed monster. Going up to bed, there
fore, before his wife, his suspicion:
were confirmed by seeing between hi.
own sheets man sound asleep. To
rouse the sleeper and kick him into
the street was the work Of moment, nor
was the mistake explained till next day,
when the priest informed the inkeepe,
what outrages had been committed upon
him and he learned, to his am izeinent'
that he had beer SERVING the "hein .,;oh
pam