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GOD AND OUR NATIVE LANDi

IT s.. of A.--George Washington Camp,
Os No. 1, meets every Friday evening nj Tenn
perance Hail. street. between 9th and 10th streets.
WIN. ii. SIBLEY,
feb 8-dly Recording Secretary.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-19
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Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
TO FARMERS.

Strain a point this spring; and planl
largely. Look at the prices which all
the leading articles of produce now COM
maad and be advised there is little likeli.
hood OF mach reduction. however boun-
tifu! the next harvest may prove. There
is a probability tina, the present wal will
not msrely continue through the year,
but viii embrace in It's desola.ing arms
all The foremost nations of the European
continent War wastes produce of every
kind, and diyerts industry from its ac-
customed channels. Our country alone,
among the great powers, has a prospect
of peace. and we should improve Oil
opportunity. Plant, farmers, plant!-
Unlock the boarded capital, empty on,
the old stocking, and the ancient teapot,
set men at work, plow deep, sow wide,
This year the country expects every
acre to do it's duty. INIT VsA8
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
Tin Scruggs and his Dog.

Tim vas a man remarkable for his
simplicity of character, and equally re-
markable for his affection for his dog
Seize as they had both been engaged
in many bloody contests in the swamps
of the Mississippi, where aboundsd in
lis early history, a grealnumber Of bears,
wolves and other wild 'varmints.' |,
happened thai on the completion of the
Railroad to B. depot, that a barbecue and
grand grand dance was given, and as
Tim had never seen the steam wagon
after consulting Beisey, he concluded TO
take a ride on it to the place of opera
lions. AS he was going on board, he
was accosted by the conductor and in
formed that Seize could not travel on
tina, arrangement! without q tickle. for
half price. Tim being short Of funds,
told him to tie him 10 the back part OF
the wagon, and he would lead, which
was accordingly done. On arriving on
the ground where the celebration was to
come off, Tim walked ~leisurely to the
back part OF the car to unite Seize
when 10 and behold! nothing remained Of
the poor dog but his head and one fore
leg dragging along by the rope, when
bursting into tears ct the melancholy
spectacle, he exclaimed in the agony oil
woe-'Poor Seize! I've know'd him
these fifteen years and he never refused
to lead before,' From tina. day 10 this,
Tim has been death on railroads.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

--- ~ |. A- IEa
A COMPREHENSIVE RETURN.-Our
friends The Postmasters in New Hamp-
shire, have generally been very prompt
and obliging in returning our circulars.
with the blanks for election results prop
erly filled. Yet we must especially
praise the succinct and graphic return
made by the Postmaster Of Exeter. In
the ardor of his '.pheehnr," which we
can easily imagine to have been inn
msnse, he disdains to express his idea OF
the terrific route of his party in paltry
Numerals, by concentrating the whole in
this burning sentence: "EvERyTHINo
GONE TO THE D--Lw! These com.
prehensive words express everything
necessary. and though calculated for the
meridian Of Exeter, they will answer
for several of the adjacent towns, Our
friend could no, have improved his des.
patch if be had tried fo- a week. The
Democratic party in New Hampshire
has gone to the very old gentleman men
toned by our friend; and the fact tina. The
postmaster may be obliged to keep il
company, must have added energy and
feeling to the return with which we have
been favored. Atlas. q
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
Progress of Hedging in the West.

IL Is but a few years since the Osaqs
Orange has been known beyond the regi
on OF It's native wilds. and {, was not unit
after several years had been spent in c
peflmeniing upon its growth and train
ing, 'hatits habit was Sufficiently under
stood 10 enable the cultivator 10 Law down
Specific and reliable rules for the plant.
,"s yeatment of i, in The form of a
'Is" -~aEcertained tina. with
eai'y a"d oi.eh fepeat~ cuttings i, can
be thickened from the ground LII 80
so as to render it an impenetrabla heUs,
within four years from the lime of set.
ting the plants.
The introduction ofs,he Usage Orange
as a hedge plant upon The prairies OF. the
West, viii cause thousands of acres oil
the most fertile lard to be brought under
cultivation, which otherwise would lay
waste for want Of suitable material for
fencing 1t. p
Few persons who are moi fam liar with
the subject. ate aware of the extern, to
which this new enterprise of hedging is
now carried on. We have taken some
li.de pains to ascertain the quantity OF
seed which has been gathered within the
last two or shree years by the several com.
panies who have visited Texas for .he
purpose. @ h#a "9& a
In the winter 1884 the quantity OF
Usage orange seed gathered and brought
TO market was O lIi;le over three thous-
and bushels. OF this, Mr.. III. w. Pit
kin. of the firm Of Byram, PI,kin 81 Co.,
of this city, obtained upwards of thirteen
hundred bushels, the most OF which was
received and sold in This market.
The crop gathered the present season
hardly amount to halt of that last year,
owing to The scarcity of the fruit. Wheih-
err the Usage orange is like most of the
varieties OF the apple, which only bear IN
alternate years, or whether The short
crop from The past seasons growth is
owing TO some other cause, we are not
sufficiently familiar with the character OF
the bearing trees 10 determine.
We learn from The Dayton Journa.
that Messrs McGrew, Less e. Co., OF
Montgomery county, Ohio, have now
SIC millions Of plants which :hey will
etfor hedges the ensuing spring, in Ohio,
Indiana. ard Illinois. They will also
plant 1000 bushels OF seed, for plants fer
the next years setting. This quantity
of seed, proper attention and a favorable
season, should produce a, least lo.000,-
600 plans.
About 100000, plants are to be SCI
along the line of the Illinois RAILROAD the
presen. spring. We predict that i, may
not DC many wears before the grea, West.
ers prarIes will be divided and sub di yid-
ed with this living fence, and The rail.
roads enclosed by ,hem.-Loa. jour.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
SHOCCO JONES.

mat eccentric genius, Shocco Jones.
oil Shocco, as he used to write himself.
our exchanges tell US. is no more. He
died at Columbus, Mics, on the goth
ult. Joseph Seawell Jones was a char
ac!er. His financial operations some
years ago, in these parts, will be .emem-
bered by many, who have good reason to
bear them in mind. Our " personal
recoliectlons o. him are Of an amusing
kind, and we will give one by way Of
example. Some years ago he had a
quarrel with Mr.. Robert Hooper, a high.
ly respectable merchant of Boston, and
a challenges ensued. s. @4
The arrange menis were ali made for
the "oei 10 come off just beyond the
massachusetts line, in Rhode Island
Harmless shots were exchanged. Both
mad broken the laws, alike of Massachu.
seus n OF Rhode Island. in giving and
iefGfsepilng a challenge. Hooper found i,
Europe, asuio spend a year or two in
to his own estate ONES be,ook himself
Carolina. The Governor in North
Rhody." The State which, on a caeisle
memorable occasion, the late Major Noah
threatened TO "put in his breecbes peck.
o',' issued o ponpousp proclamation offer
ing a reward for the apprehension Of the
daring Jones, who had broken the laws
of "The Providence Plantations" by
presuming to ighta duel within their
borders. aia1fgN aatr rf
Whereupon, Shocco, issued a counter
Proclamation. offering a similar reward
for the production of the irate Governor
Of Rhody, dead or alive; the proclaimer
remarking. in the course of the bulletin,
that the Governor need be under no
alarm; for that if he (Jones) should have
another occasion 10 ighta duel in those
parts. he would not do il on the soil of
Rhode Island. He would stand on ono
side of the State, and his opponent on
the otheri aaG. they would fire across Il!
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

cognized n of the neighbors, who ran
up TO him. and tod him that bis mother
was still living and was well. though in
the almhouse. With wha, delight they
met aod how happy aud grateful John
felt when heb<ouGhi her back 10 her cot.
tage again. 1t was hrs creates, delight
to take care of her, and tossppor, her
with his labor.
Now. dear children, i, was the Bible
that made John an honest, failhfu and
i%n.elIigen, youlh-that gave him the
knowledge of Christ-that led him to the
Saviour by whose spiri, his heart was
changed. and be became the joy of his
mothers heart and a blessing to the world.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
Lame and Lazy--A Fable.

Two beggers, Lame and Lazy, wer
IN want Of bread. One leaned on hi
cruich. the other reclined on his couch
Lame called on Charity, and humbl,
asked for a cracker. Instead of a crack
er he received a loaf. s.ev s
Lazy. seeing the gift Of Charity, ex.
CLAIMED, What ask for a cracker ,ant
receive a loaf Well | will ask for 8
loaf"
Lazy now applied to Charity and call.
ed for a loaf Of bread.
"lour demand of a Loaf said Chari-
~, "proves you are a loafer. You are
OF that class aud character who ask and
receive not; you ask amiss."
had ,,iy. who always found fault, and
Of rtraa. hue thar worL -~s.pi-saeu
" y a 5reaci, oftssn accused Chari-
and precious promise. "essnNag great
shall receive" You
Charity pointed him to a painting in
her room which presented to his vision
three personages, Faith. Hope, and
Charity. Charity appeared larger and
more %fairer, than her sisters. He motto,
ed that her RICH: hand held a pot Of honey,
which FED a bee disabled, having lbs, his
wings. Her lef. hsnd was armed with
a whip 10 keep off the drones,
"Don'i understand H." said Lazy.
Charity replied. III. means that Char.
ity feeds the lame and flogs the lazy"
Lazy turned TO go. ~gs.aagaT
"Siop." said Charity, ''ins!ead of coin
| will give you counsel. Do not 60 and
live on your poor mother; for l will send
you a rich AUNT"
"Rich aunt" echoed Lazy. "Where
shall find here"
"You will find her in Proverbs, sixth
chapter and sixth verse"
MoRAL.-ins.cad of waiting for an
uncle to die, go and see how rich AUNT
LIvEs.-Erchange.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

A country man attended n Of the
Presidents levees, at which the ladies
appeared in full ball costume. that is TO
say, withdresses cut very low in the neck,
and leaving not so much to the magma
ton as poetry would require. as to the
charms hall concealed and half disclosed.
When the ursophisticated citizen was
about 20 take his leave, the President
asked him Speaking Of the levee Of
c%ourse) if he had ever seen such a sigh,
before. NO." said he. emphatica!ly,
mot since 1 uas Ueaned.n'
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

THE CHANGE.-A little more Than two
years ago. the democrats carried nearly
every S,ata in The Union. But now no
man can name a State which they can
carry.
4 What is the cause of this change?
VIVA, have Democrats done thus 10 fer.
fei. the confidence of the people! The
revolution begun with the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise. Have the ad.
van,ases from the repeal furnished an
equisaien, for the, overthrow of the grea,
democratic party! We think not.
And We would prefer TO see tie Mis-
souri, Compromise Line re-established il
thereby The democrats could regain the
los. confidence OF the American people.
Chicago Democrat.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
The very latest.

A New York correspondent Of the
Baltimore San, says tina, a new move
has been made in fashionable society on
Fifth avenue. The regular hour for the
assembling OF atonnish "party''.is eleven
o'clock. but 10 fill up the four hours in
tervening between that and seven a visi,
10 the theatre is voted proper. Hence
il is quite common now to hire the iron,
seats at Bur.on's or the Broadway, Inc
persons bring having the right TO choose
Inc play-so that a fashionable party in
New York now means "priva,e lhea,ri'
calls down town, followed by soiree and
SUPPER UP town." g
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
The Snake Bit IriShman.

A.party Of gentlemea having gone on
a deer hunt, was greatly annoy ed by an
Irish Jeremy Diddler, who quariered
upon their camp, and bored them by his
idle boasts and abuse of every thing Anne.
rican and a particular horror of all kinds
Of snakes and one Of The party de,ermin-
ed TO take advantage of this prejudice
with a view Of getting rid o. his conIpa-
ny Accordingly, one night when he
was ''sound a snoring" perhaps dream
ing of snakes, the mischievous gentleman
got his hunting knife, and going to where
the offal of a large deer had been thrown,
cut of about seven fee. of the intesunes,
and securing the ends with ~ inc to Sc
cure the contents, tied one end of them
fast and tight 10 Paddy's linen. ,ha, had
wandered ,hrougha rentin bis oh no we
neter- mention ems. coiling i.up smooth,
ly BY his side, snake.like and true.
All things thus arranged, the conspira,-
ors lay down again, and at the conclu
sion OF one of the stage horn snores, one
of the genIlenen reared a,,he top of his
voice, "HG-wee! hu-wee! a big black
seven, fee; long, has crawled up my ,row
sers. and is tying himself in a double
bow not around my body!"
: AT the first shout he gave the Itishmen
a furious dig in the side with his elbow,
and kept up a running accompaniment
on his shin with his heels! OF course
the noise and hurting awoke him quick
and wide: in the first movement be laid
his hand on the nice cold coil at his side,
and he cried ont 'Jssus."
Making one bound hat carried him
some ten feet clear Of the cam .. and with
a force that slaughtered out the coil, and
i, cracked like a whip. Casting one
wild blazing look behind, he tore oil with
the rapidity of lightning around the camp
in a circle OF forty feet across, and q, eve
ry bound yelling: "Saze himI SAFE him
by The tail! Och. Howly Vargin; stop
him! Och, s.. Patrick, tare him ill glib.
leis! Ava ,a-wa, hs's got q fas, how'd,
joch, an he has! By the Eiowly Saint.
he's mendin his howla on me! Och.
Jasus. ginilemmf take how'd on him;
catch him! Shoot him in the tail end,
moind!" gfer )
During The. scene one stood hugging a
sapling with both arms and legs, his
head thrown back, screaming with laugh
ter; another. Fat, jim, stood with his
legs aboul a yard a part, his hands hold,
ing his sides. shouting a. intervals of five
seconds, "snake! snake! snake!' and
the echo seemed to mock him with the
return Of 'spake! saake! snake!' as
Paddy made the circle of the camp.
After circleing about thirty times the
poorfsllow flew a. a tangent into the dark
woods and the mingled sourd of"Snake!
Murther! Howly Vargin! Fire! Help!i
etc, died away in the distance, and the
hunters were alone.
"Umph," said one, | thought Ina.
snake would stop his snoring in this
camp =, any rate"
The next evening Paddy was seen
going at a mighty rate through Knox
vile, with q bundle on his arm, and shil
lalah in his other hand, poking out his
head in a half defensive, half exploring
attitude. He was hailed with (which
way, Paddy?"
..S,ra,e for ovid Ireland, be Jasus-
where there is no snskes!" growled out
Paddy wiihou, stopping an instant.
IL E.+t .&# p. a#HE4.H
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

BURLINGTON AND CHICAGO X. R.
The new passenger cars, for the Burling-
ton and Chicago Railroad, if we may
believe the Journal, are "some,hing I
tra.' That paper Gays: 1911
The Chicago, Burlington aad Quincy
Il. X. is destined to be one of the most
important Of the thoroughfares of ftsigh,
and travel that connect the lakes with the
Mississippi. We notice large additions
to their rolling s,ock are being made. and
for the week or two past, their new pas
senger cars of Chicago manufacture have
won the admiration of every one for
their beauty of design and finish. As
the result of this new coEeciion aud con.
solidation of lines, we learn that business
is awakening along the entire route. A
gentleman who left Burlington yesterday
morning, informs us that on Thursday
last a dozen steamers arrived there from
81. Louis. nearly all of. them heavily
laden with freight, the greater par, Of
which will find its way westward and TO
Chicago on the railroad. The Burling.
ton 81 Quincy will be ono of the most
important feeders to the great lines con.
Meeting US with the east.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

Destructive SToRM.--Danville, Ky,
was visited by a most destructive torn.
ado. in the afternoon of the 10Th, which
resulted in the destruction of aboat fifteen
houses, besides dong much damage TO
churches and other buildings, demolish-
ing windows, throwing down chimneys,
&c. Loss $4,000. A Mr.. Collins
had the entire roof of his house carried
a distance Of fifty yards. The storm was
followed bv an immense fall of rain,
which contributed greatly TO the loss Of
property.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

"Philura. lear,'' said a loving husband
to his loyal spouse. who was several
years The junior. "What do you say to
moving GU, Wesl!" q
"Oh, I'm delighted with the idea
You receilect when Morgan moved out
there, he was as poor as We are, and he
died in three years worth a hundred
thousand dollars" !
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

~ The Minister of Finance of the
new King Of the Sandwich Islands, is
the Hon. E. H. Allen, formerly Nom.
her Of Congress from the Penobsco.
District, in Maine. Mr.. Allen was one
Of the ablest representatives ever sent to
Congress from that Stale.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

Two sons Of Erin were, moralizing
over the result Of the late election.
"Bad news. Pat" said Mike. G
"Failh an you're right'there," respond
ed Pat. y
"What would ould Gineral Jackson
say 10 this, if he was alive now!" ejacu-
lated Nike.
"Bs gorra," replied PAT, "he'd soy he
was glad he was deadi"
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
A CoNDUcToR's GALLANTRy.-We re

A CoNDucToR's GALLANTRy.-We re:
Gently made q trip over the Central Ohio
Railroad. At Cambridge a lady came
IN board al the train was about starting,
who, while taking leave of a feminine
acquaintance still holding her hand. re.
ge,,ed that she should not give hers kiss.
"You certainly shall have an op~por,nni-
ty.' remarked the gallant conductor,
making signal to the engineer. who back
ed up. when the parting friends
buss.- Capital City Fact.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
Principles of the Kn0w-Nothings.

So much has recently been said abou.
Inc Know Nolhings, ,ha, many of oul
readers, are no doubt anxious to know
what their political doctrines are. The
following from the american Orgaa,,'
the mouth, piece of the party a, Wash,
ingion city, sets forth their principles.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12
mai. on Congress, l2.l46.

GRowTH IN ST. LOUISA writer in
the Republican states the population Of
ST. Louis, Mo-, at n hundred and
twenty thousand aouls, and he says that
in the pas, year. notwithstanding it was
of great pecuniary embarrassment, twelve
hundred houses other than those built
entirely Of wood were erected at an es,i-
mated cos. Of S3,Sll,00O.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

/, Won't do 10 conclude that a man is
always happy when he is smiling, or
that he is a brick mason, because you al.
ways find him with "a brick in his hat
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

A rumseller in Jersey c
day, the LIST inst, having
poor man who was unable
actually took the mans
feet and sent him into
home through the snow
them.
Demoine courier., 1855-04-12

New HAMPsHIRE.-Comple,e returns
from all but zine small towns shows The
following result: asa ssis s rg %
b Metcalf's majority over all, l64l.
SENATE--ll Opposition, 4 Adm.
HoUsE-226 D2t"" alo '
: Conc Rrss, lst dist. 2,99s ant i ad. maj.
IN I'd |" 1859 |" :.
Sd IS 4,456 "
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-06
Redaing,s Russia salye

; Bosto, Remedy oi thirty years standing | and IS recommended by pl,, ,sicians h Is . sure and speedy cure fDr Burns, Piles, Boils, Cnrns, FeloIs. Chihlains aud Oid Scrcs of every kind tor Fever Sores. Ulcers, iich, Scala Head, Neule Raslh Bumcn<. Sore Nipples. Irecom- mend d by nurses,l Whitlows, S,ies, Testers, Flea Bites, Spider St,ngs, Frozen Linsbs, Salt Rheata, Scurvy, Sore and Cracked Lips. Sore Nose, Warts and Flesh Wounds. it Is . moas valuable remedy and cure, which can be ,es,j- 6ed to by thousands who have used k in she city of B,stan and vicinity tor The lasl thirty years. In no instance wtll this Saise da an iuiary, nr interfere with . ph hysicians prescription. It is made From the pnrest materials, from receipt truught from Russia--of articles growing in that c .untry and the pnpsie,nrs have letter. from all classes. clergymen. ph, sicians, sea captains, narses aud others. who have used 1t then,seiyes and recommended ii h others. ReSdinR's Rus sia Satve Is put up in large tin boxes, stamped on ihe cover with picture of horse and dis abled soldier, which D cure is aisn engraved on the wrappor. Price s5 Cenis E3nx S..ld nt all the stores n town and country or nav he ordered of any wholesale druggist in Norwich Hartford. New Haven. New f.ontan or New York.
 BEDDING k t.0 Psopriesars.
 3 State Str ct. Boston.
 Every mother should have t,nx in the house handy in case Of accidents to the children" 9
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-06
Two High Dlooa Hoses. Morgan Wild Air and Young Diome1e

We are comisg Ciear tke Tsaek -
 MoRsAx WILp-AiR-Ths hipI-hIooded Morgan Horse will be at lhe Mansion H.use StaLle ,., Litchlleld every day in the week .Sundays ex- cetdcd.l through the seasan.
 He was sired hy Young Putnam. he by Ols, Putnam, he by Old Woodbury, he by Otipina. MsUan- His dam was the celebrated Pa;n. Mare. bred ana formerly owned hv Goy. p.in.. Of Nnrthh-id. VI. She was sired h, Old f;rc.,. Mnan.Rin M.sgan, he by Old G fF,rd. he h. Ola Woodbsry, he hy Original Morgan: her dan by Old Rockingham.
 lie is hve years cd this season. and is m, exceled by any Horse nf his age in Vernon, where he was ra'sed-and is rare combination speed. -"o
 His cots are of unusual promise inc n 2 remarkable degree li,e distinctive ouaI:fies and eharac'erissics of inc noble aud wonde riul race of Horses--.he Mcrpans
 This colt was raised by E. Seynrnnr of Rra,- tleborongh, VI. and stood al the s.able of AT French af Woicnlsviile last season. - :,
 You've DloNEpE was sired by Stock holder he dam hy Ccnssi.uf,rn. ssand-dam hv in,narsed Saisraims St"ckhosdcr was sired by Sir Arehv. dam hy Citizens imported Ssirlino. Sir asrhv WIS esrcd by e1d imported Diomede. dsm :m- ported CastaniFa. 4 ;. a' ''''-
 Diomede will be at the ah..vc mens;oned stable every day tSnndays exrtpsedl mm,il 3 [, 1.e;ork s,n the morning and from o'clock ii,
 Terms ior Morgan. SS to wsrrans: for Die meds, S5 to waFrant. V -'s'
 Litch6eh. May 14fh lSss. @1's