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MORE FLOUR for the Do,las. a. The City Mills
NJ Store. than ever .G,red in he city q Ke-
okuk. Those wishing . choice article II new
Wheat Flour. ear be supplied by leaving their or
ders at the City Mills Store.
Also, the cheapest Groceries now offered in the
city. Ourstock was selected with great care, and
expressly for the city, and natter ourselves that
ws can make u 10 the advantage Of all custom
srs who may give US = call.
Also, always on hand fresh supply Of Country
Produce.
You will bear In mind that we guarantee ous
Flour TO be equal to any that 10 brought this mar.
ket, and TO suit the purchaser or the money re.
funded.
All goods delivered to any part Of the city Free
Of CharGe. w. II. AUSTIN COs
1yI6-d3m Main st.. bet Ath and 9th
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EDWBD ~ GR ANT.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR At LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC, AND
G-eAARAl nAnA ARAna.

General 1.AnA Agent.
CO., IOWA,
MILL attend promptly 10 buying. sslliug anA
w leasing real estate. paying taxes, sxanining
titss preparing VI legal papers. making collseetoa
business.
Win practice the legal profession in this sad q
adjoining equities.
RxFRRxHcgs I'll. Sherman Co., 0rsene, we've
Rice. Fl. De- Moinss; John White o., 0senr
toosa /; l.. IL Grant, Mere. Associations Library, =.
Y. City; Prof. =. d. Nancy. Cindianad.
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4 BkCIk Store and dwelling in Mechanics Block
"A 3stories high, With cellar. Building 80 fec
deep, piastersd throughout counter IN .halving In
store. Apply to J.8. STEWART AGO.,
Wv. Corner Of I'd and johnson sta,
july15-d Up stairs
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Rare chance fer Rrssisabis Iavsss'

oe0t.
kSOCRTEEN 10 ACRE LOrS.--l35 srrea Land
u we'll known to b the finest farm in Lee county
will be sold In 10 Lots, ut great bargain. -
ihis tract is beautifully stasted sGoat mile be
the city limits the State line road. consisting oi
extra hne rich S.ttom lard, mot suhec, 10 overAo~
sed asso high tinbercd land, perfectly smooth and
entirely free from any breaks or ravines Whatever
IL u BEAUTIFULLY ocstedfor country residences and
very valuable for gardeuing purposes. Persoes de-
airing 70 purchase will d. we'll to call ~ the sab
suibrr's ONCE and examine the plat Of same.
Terms easy. Apply to &. X. DIAOND,
aagi3 kiibourne's Block, MAin-st.
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To RENT.
A FINE brick store Main ST., 3 storie. high
n and 80 feet deep. For further particulars, APP
ply TO J. STEWART CO.,
North west csrnerof Third 1 Johnson sts.,
jy13.d Up Stairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-25

~ EADY MADE CLOTHIN0.-Everythiae q I'll
n linz - ~ haA - tAs lowest o9orse q
sspo7dpw WOODWARD COS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
The Condor.

The Condor is the largest winged bird known,
its extended wings measuring from tip to tip
about fifteen feet. 1t is, no doubt, of all crea-
lures living upon the earth the one that can
remove the farthest from it.
The terrestrial localities of this gigantic bird
are comprised in zone which extends from
about 1000 to 5000 feet above the sea ,,and the
height at which it habitualy scars, aScording
to Humboldt, is six times that at which clouds
are suspended over the plains of Europe. While
searching for food. it descends to the plains
which border the Cordilleras and Humboldt has
called attention to the remarkable physiological
fact, that the same individual which breathes so
easily the rarifed air of the loftiest regions
should sometimes suddenly descend to the sea-
shore, thus passing rapidly through all climates,
and every condition of atmosphere. 1t was for
merly believed, in connection with experimental
observations on the air pump, that no creature
could live under so low pressure but it is
now known that the species breathe as well when
the barometer stood only twelve inches as if it
stood at thirty. Its most frequent haunts range
from 10000 to 1000 feet above the sea. These
lofty regions are known vcrnacularly by the
name of Condor's nest, although the female is
believed to lay her eggs upon the arid rock
There, perched in dreary solitude on the crestf
of scattered peaks, at the very verge of the re
gion of perpetual snow, these dark, gigantic
birds are seen silently reposing like melancholy
spectres. But however wild and savage may b.
their haunts and habits, the tales narrated o
their carrying off young persons ten or twelve
years of age, may be regarded as fabulous b,
t any ond who has examined their feet and talons
which, though long, and in some respects pow
erful, are but slightly curved There is scare
an instance of their assaulting even child.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

RIVERS IN Kansas have seen more than
twenty of its solitary ri,ers-the Kaw or Kan
sas, at dozen different paints from its mouth
to ten miles above Topeka, and can speak there
fore with personal knowledge concerning them
For all purposes of navigation, they are utterly
useless. No boat ever passed up or down one
Of these streams, and never will until boats can
sail over snags and bare dry places, and against
strong and rapid currents.
No one-even shareholders in towns on their
banks-ever pretend that the streams can be
made navigable; and no experienced river navi-
gators will say that Kansas is worth anything
for commerce. The bed of the Kansas, like that
of Missouri, is quicksand, ever changing and
ever dangerous; while the water will not av;r-
age over two feet for distance of five hundred
feet along the banks. If the bottom was rock
and the bank preciptous, line of steamers
would pay WE'LL but as it is, no sensible capital.
ist will invest his money in single boat.
Kansas is destined by nature to be the Rail-
road State. The Kansas and its tributaries arr
only useful as drains, .supplers of pure water
and feeders of mills. OF course speak as &
capitalist for devoutly believe that beauty ii
useful-I r., ST. Louis Democrat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
Darietp.
The Shortest Way.

Some twelve years ago, Napoleon, Indiana,
was celebrated for two things; one for the ca
rouslng propensities Of its inhabitants, and the
other for the large number of its roads. 1t ap-
pears that an earnest colleator had stopped at
Dayton and became acquainted with an old dro-
yer, who appeared to be well posted as to the
geography of the country.
g wish to 60 to Greenfield" said the collec-
tor, " Now which is the shortest way!"
!" Well, sir" said the drover, !" you had bet
ter go to Napoleon and take the road leading
nearly north"
The traveller noted it down.
" Well, sir, if wish to go to Edinburgh !"
" Then go to Napoleon and take the roat
west"
" Well, if wish to go TO Vermont? "
B" TO to Napoleon, and take the road South
west"
"Or 10 indianapolis I" asked the collector
eyeing the drover closely, and thinking he wal
being imposed on.
D." TO to Napoleon and take the road North
west"
The collector looked at his note book ever
direction had Napoleon on it !; he began to fee
his mottle rise, and he turned once more to tn
drover with
Suppose, sir, that I wanted to 60 to tn
devil!" F"
The drover never even smiled, but scratche
his head, and after moments hesitation said,
Well, my dear sir, | don't know of an
shorter road you could take than to go to N;
poleon."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

ANEcDoTE OF THE LATE Hon. GEORGE H.
CAMPBELL.-Mr. Campbell was, as everybody
knows, at one time one of the editors of the Ma
tive American paper called the Eagle. At that
period, A. B. Ely, Esq, wrote most of the po-
litical leaders of the paper, which were received
as able exponents of the Native American creed
In the employment of the Office was brawney,
goodnatured modern "Greek," or, as may be
said in spanish-Irishman. The function of
Dennie was to turn the wheel, which gave the
impression to one of the o'd Ramage presses, on
which the Eagle was printed One night after
proof had been read, the form locked up, and
several Impressions worked off, "tall George
and Mr. Ely entered the press room and reques.
ted the stopping of the press. Dennis " held
up and for the once the Eagle ceased its
tiight, there was something wrong in the " set
ting up" of Mr.. Ely's leader the mistakes were
pointed out, and the pressman proceeded to
rectfy.
While this was proceeding, Campbell went up
W DCHuo w oldch june VI tWo WhH tiio Soou
natured broth iv a boy"
Dennis, how long have you been absent from
the Green Isle."
:" Green Isle by dad, Mr.. Camel, they have
as good clear lie in Ireland as you can produche
on the face of the blessed earth"
"Ah but Dennis, now that you are here in
America, you ought to prejudice yourself in ia.
vor of your adopted country"
$50 do, Mr.. Camel. I'm an Irshman, ant
God hope knows it, true Catholic; but, ex
cuse my proferanity, Mr. Camel, I'm hypo
critic"
How Dannis
"Why, don't yer see wild half an eye, tina
yerscf, and Mr. Ely, and other gintlemen, ar
writing from day to day all sorts iv paragriffs
running down my counrymen and me relig
ion!"
Well, how does that stigmatize you as
hypocrite!
"Plain enough, Msther Camel don't tur
the wheel that makes the press gol don't yor
wild the others, write the articles, and aint il
gagged wary night grinding out American prir
ciples 2"
The next morning Dennis had new pair
boots on his feet, and Mr.. Campbell footed tt
bil.-Mail.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

WILLING TO BECOME A VIcTIM.-A young
gentleman, of age to participate in the military
drawing (conscription) which takes place on the
18th of the present month, comes out in card
the object of which is to state that, not being o.
martial character and not caring to run the risk
of drawing from the q hat " a number which will
entail upon him the necessity of serving his coun
try five years, at salary of two sous per diem
he offers himself as a prize husband to any young
lady possessed of sufficient "pewter" to obtaiI
remplacant. AS marriage in France is com
plete sell, in all respects, have no doubt th
young gentleman will find a purchaser Unless
she has money, to offer, it is rare that Frencl
girl catches husband. Beauty is at discoun
in France, and considering that it is pretty mucl
unknown, | do not wonder at it Paris Cor. N
Y. Express.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

olutlon, wrote letter to Colonel Trumbull urg-
ing him to paint an equestrian portrait OF the
Chief as he appeared on the field at Monmouth.
The illustrious Frenchman, Americas great
benefactor, said to US: 81 way very young
MAJOR General on that memorable day. and had
great deal to do, but took time, amid the heat
and fury of the fight, to gaze upon and admire
Washington, as, mounted on splendid charger
covered with foam, he rallied our line with
words never to be forgotten. Stand fast, my
boys, and receive your enemy ; the Southern
troops aye advancing to support you = thought
then, as do now," continued the good Lafay-
cite, that never have seen so suburb a man y
0dgteaders may ask, Shall the standard pOr-
~d'ts1e be equestrian We reply, to the por-
trait of one so accomplished a cavalier as Wash
ington was, the white charger, with the Ieop.
ard-skin housings, &C., would be an anbelish.
ment, the Chief to be dismounted, with arm
resting on the saddle, after the manner Of
TrumEull.
But whether equestrian or not, the Ameri
cans have the materials for the standard before
them in the head Of Stuart, with some slight
notifications from the original of l772, and
the figure from TrumbuN entire. They have
only to choose their artist, and let the work b.
dono.
When this noble empire shall have achieved
its high destiny, and, embracing Continent
attained power and grandeur unexampled il
the history of nations, the future American
from the topmost height OF his greatness, will
look back upon the early days of his country
aid call up the =" time-honored " memories o
the heroic era and the age of Washington; ant
when contemplating the image of the Pate
Patri@, perpetuated by the mellowed tints Q
the canvas and the freshness of time-endurin
bronze, with honest pride of ancestry he vii
exclaim, My forefather was the associate of tina
great man in the perils and glories of the strue
gle for American indepcnd' nce Let there
undying honor to the memory of Washington
Ever green be the laurels that deck his trophie
tomb ever living be the homage in the hear
of his countrymen and mankind for the patrio
the hero, and the sage, who, under Providence
with humble means, so much contributed
raise his native land from the depths of depel
dence, and to place her in the rank of nations
who presided over her cfic destinies in tt
dawn of the great experiment of selfgoverl
ment; and who, after an illustrous life spel
in the service of liberty and mankind, and witt
out a cloud to dim the lustre of his fame, de
cended to the grave with the august title of I'll
Father of his Country
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

their account to wear wells on our hats, which
go all around and draw close to your neck but
these wells are very hot and smothering In this
hot climate. therefore prefer to whisk small
branch about my face, and have it in my hand
from morning till night. As soon as these flies
leave you in the evening, the musketoes take
you up, and are at you all night. l have often
wondered why Beelzebub was called the god OF
flies; but know now. He must have ben the
very chief of tormentors.
AUSTRALIAN FRUITS.
Ane natural fact regarding this colony is
its almost total absence of wild fruits. There
is scarcely a nut, berry, or wild frui 'cl 'eny
kind. Many people who have been in America,
express their surprise at the difference in this
respect between the two countries. There you
will find rich berries and abundance Of nuts
hickory-nuts and 0, hers-in the woods, as well
as wild grapes. Here you literally find nothing
from one end of the colony to the other, except
red-fruited bramble, very inferior to our good
old blackberry No apples, no plums, even
poor as crabs or aloes. There is q species OF
cranberry, the fruit of which grows under the
plant but this is extremely rare and there is
a fruit called the quandong, which grows on
the Murray, which has large stone, and would
seem to resemble plum. Edible roots are as
few. In fact, except q very rare sort of fungus
growing in the ground called native bread
which the natives roast and eat, and the root
called the murnong, the natives had no vegeta
BILE food, but were thrown entirely on anima
food But this is a country that takes kindly
to almost any fruit OF vegetable that civilized
man brings into it; and will, doubtless, one da.
be as affluent in all these riches Of nature, q
any land on the globe, We have said hov
prodigally the pear hourishes; the same, too, i
the case with the vine and the fig and hereaf
ter every man may and will sit under his owl
vine and fg-tree. and none shall make hin
, afraid" | see no reason why vineyards shoul
not be cultivated to any extent, and wine pro
duced without stint in quantity and superior Il
quality. To-day, however, these lie in the bac
ground of gold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

A cotemporary seeks consolation for the suf-
ferings we are enduring from the cold this win
ter, in the fact that we must have large crops
next fall. He says that, the snow which has
fallen during the past sixty days is equal to five
inches of manure. Peo2 capable of estimating
matters imagine that the wheat crop OF 1856
will be the largest ever harvested in this coun-
try. To estimate the value of snow now upon
the ground at ten millions of dollars would be
q low figure"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

EPreRAMrc CouRTsHlp.-A certain Mr.. Page,
rather an ancient beau, charmed by youthful
fair ore, sent her glove, with these lines
| " From Glove, cut off the initial letter g,
Then Glove is Love, and that send to thee"
The lady, who doubtless considered her youth
and beauty too valuable to be bestowed on a
suiter so antiquated, returned the glove with the
couplet-
| From Page cut of the initial letter Z,
Then Page is Age and that won't do for me-"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

Cato, what do you s'pose am de reason dat
de sun goes down towards de Souf in de winterp
+" WE'LL Sam, unless he no stan de 'clemency
de Norf, and so he am biged TO go to de Souf,
where he 'sperience warmer longitude was the
philosophic reply.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

Mrs, Pattingtou is anxious to know, if the
compass has needle and thiity-two points, how
long it will take woman with such needle to
make shirt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

The best cough mixture that has yet been
made, consists ofa pair of thick boots, mixed
with lots of air and plenty of exercise. People
who hug the stove aud grow lean, please notice.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
BIRDS AND ANTS.

Numbers of the birds here appear quite in
sensible to shot, have seen parrot fred at
half dozen times, and evidently hit each time,
go off at last as if there was nothing in the
world amiss with it. But the life tenacity of
these birds is nothing to that of the insects. To
the accounts have given you of them may
add, that we have watched the actions of the
large inch and inch and half long ants, called
bull dogs, and are satisfied that they sting ex-
actly as wasps do. We laid quantity of rice,
which had got wet to dry in the sun. A cloud
of little black flies settled on it, but very soon
advanced host of bulldog ants They pounced
on the flies, as tigers would'on their prey, seized
the flies with their mandbes, and stung them
with their tails. Their death was instant, and
the ants then marched off with them. If the
bulldogs only killed the black fly, we should
regard them as no trifing benefactors; but they
are so vicious, and sting US SO aboninably or
oil occasions, that we wage ruthless war upor
them, if they yenter our tent; but as to killing
them by cutting them to pieces, that is hope
less; cut them in two, and the head will imme
diately seize the body, and gripe it fercely with
its nippers, and the tail will sting away at tn,
head They never trouble themselves to die
and the only way to destroy them is to crust
them to powder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
FLIES AND MUSKETOES.

1t is the flies which are the torment and nui.
sance of this country. They exist in millions
and cover you and your horses as you go. There
is a small fly just like our common house-ay
which is perfect fiend. 1t is legion; and
every day, the whole day long, during ST,
months of the year, they are darting in clout
into yous eyes, nose and mouth, with incessan,
and determined audacity. We ore obliged or
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
ARTICLE '.
Of Amendments

1. Congress, whenever two-thirds of both
Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose
amendments to this constitution ; or, on the ap-
plication of the Legislature Of two.lhirds of the
several states, shall call convention for pro-
posing amendments, which, in either case, shall
be vailed TO all intents and purposes, as part of
this constitution, when ratified by the legislatures
of three e.fourths of the several states or by con-
ventions in three-tourhs thereof, as the one or
,heother made of ratification may be proposed by
Congress provided, that no amendment which
may be make prior TO the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight, shall in any manner affect the
first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of
the first article; and that no state, without its
consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in
| the Senate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
ARTICLE vi.
Miscellaneous.

|. All debts contracted, and engagements en-
tered into, before the adoption of this constitution,
shall be as vailed against the United States un-
der this constitution, as under the confederation.
Q. This constitution, and the laws of The Uni
ted States which shall be made in pursuance
thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be
made, under the authority of the United States,
shall be the supreme law of the land and the
judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any
thing in the constitution, or laws of any state to
the contrary notwithstanding.
3. The senators and representatives before
mentioned, and the members of the several state
legislatures, and all executive and judicial Off.
GERS, both of the United States and Of the sew
eral states, shall be bound by oath or afdrma-
ton to support this constitution but no relig-
ious test shall ever be required as qualification
to any Office, or public trust, under the United
states.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
Insect Life in Australia.

From Hewitt new work, i" Life in the Gold
Regions" we extract the following
In truth, this country seems the favorite home
of insect life insects here are endless in num-
bers and form. Many are most singular and
curious; but the ants, the flies. the centipedes,
and the scorpions, are terrible nuisance The
bite of all these is severe and venomous. There
is red spider, too, whose bite is said to be
deadly but the ants are the most numerous,
next to the fies They cover the whole surface
of the ground, might almost say, of the whole
colony, of all colors and sizes, and almost every
variety of them stings keenly. Nor is it the
ground only on which they swarm there is not
a log lying on the ground, nor tree standing in
the forest, up and down which they are not
creeping in myriads. Trains of them are con-
stantly ascending to the topmost twigs of the
loftiest gum-trees, two hundred and fifty feet
high, and other trains descending They ap-
peared to be main cause of the prevalent hol-
lowness of the trees, they pierce to the centre
of the youngest ones, and eat out and make
their nests in their hearts. They eat the wood
of the boughs so that immenee arms fall off,
with sudden snap, just as if they had been cut
asunder by an axe. The other day we cut down
ayoung stringy bark tree, and split it to make
some trestles, and the heart of it was all eater
out and occupied by ants. These insects, many
Of them an inch long, fercely contest the grount
with us when we are pitching our tents in any
fresh place, and their sting is as severe as tina
of wasp