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For Cb,,,e md Fever

INDIAN CHOLAGOCUE Sm;th'sTooic
l. Champion, Pills and other preparatio
to cure this disease, for sale by
octl4& WV. BOGET,.
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70 PAINTERS 4 7LAZuERs

CnA BONES French and American
wv Glass; 10000 lbs pure and No
White lead 1000 lbs Zine paint best quail
,ty, 100 gals Copal Varnish; 100 gals Japan
Varn'sh, 80 gals Demar Varnisb, for z,nc
paint, 5000 lbs Fire Proof paint assorted
colors; 800 gals Linseed Oil, 900 gals
Spirits T"rpehtine; large assortment Of
Chrome and Paris Green; Chrome Yellow;
Prnssisn Blue; Vetn'llio,,, Black and Red
Lead, Lithrsge; Paint and Varush Brushes
Sable Pencils, Top Chalmers, blenders,
Gra'ning ComAs, G'ders, Tips, Gold Leaf,
Blue, Green and brown SmaIts in fact
everything connected with this line. which
they offer at low prices not 10 he ,,ndersold,
janIsdyl 1.ARGUIER K LANOUE.
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Liver (Ornpgajnt,

HAN BE eHectttplly e,,ted by the use Of
~. Hoflatt1s German Etteis. Pr;ce,e
dueed to sevepty-tive cents, can always he
had fresh AT the ,'rug store Of
ort1D. WIN. EOCEt,.
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For Courha f!o11a An

A YERS Cherry PICTORIAL Rushton's Cod
III Liver Oil Wjs'ars Ealsam Of Wild
Cherry, Aayne's Expectorant, Hastings
Syr"pof Napbtha cct. just received-a few
dozen Of each fcr sale by WV. BoatL.
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'El<1sMI'ieS.

1yVV1VN1 WV
lust RECEIVED 25 doz. boxes Of
- Fresh Sarlines !, don Gallon Jars Pick
les 6 doz. 4 gal, JafS do. 3 dor. Of Fr, nch
do. bbls Mackercl, Fresh Butter, fine
lot fresh cheese, and for sale Cheap for
Cash, by. oct .2ol A. WttsoS 4 co.
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Carriages, Harness. &c.

- oarriages, Harness, &c.
UST received from the best northern
y manufacturers, large assortment Of
CARRIAGES and HARNESS. which.
with number Of my own manufacture
comprises variety worthy the attention 81
purchasers, who are invited to examine be-
fore purchasing elsewhere
oct 10y w. +. TUNNhRD
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This Day Received.

IN BARRELS Extra Whisky; 20 !
~ Extra do. 10 bis. old vineger, s bis
best N. Y. Brandy; 4 bbls. best Mongolia
Whisky; bbls. Stoughton Bitters, for
sale cheap for Cash by A. Wftsor Il Co.
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Creole Hair OH.

Creole Hair OH.
rs NOW acknowledged TO be- the best
l. preparation for the hair--it is purely
vegetab!e-imparts deep and rich l,stre
TO the hair, and will be found most partic</
ular'y acceptable 10 the light haired. ,Dne
trial will satisfy you Of the above asser-
ton. For sale BY
nov29. WIN ,/ROGEL,
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Per Ship AmhOver.

Fer ship A mdOVer.
ERENCH WINDOW GLASS; Amer
L lean Zinc paint in OH, French Iinc IL.
Varisb, White Lead, Paris Green, Finer.
aid Green Chrome Green Il Yellow Whit
ing, Putty Glaziers Diamonds, Pant brush
es, Stemcoijs etc, for sale by
ul1. WIN. EOEEL.
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R'guIar Goast Yatket,,

G''v"'"' <VV"'t "'"'A',
COAST LINE OF PACKETS.
BELLA DONNA IL MUSIC.
TO AND FROM N, ORLEANS, wiLtIAMspoRT,
BAYOU SARA, PURT HUDSON,
Antoall the intermediate Landings.
TIVE BELLA DONNA, Capt. WIN.
i NicgoN,,s, leaves N. Orleans
every saturday Evenings, At kEIA
i p'cuct, fur wilamsrc,t, touch sY5fi R2
ing ~ MI the intermediate points;
retu,ning, leaves payru Sara every We's""s-
dry. OF he arrivalof the ears fre,n VAUDEVILLE
The MUSIC, Capt J. II. bioRetscs, leaves New
Orleans every ctsesss'y Nf"Ssl"g. 1T . o'clock
and Friday Evening. At + u'cluck, f,r pcrt
Hudson. returning. leaves Part Hudson every
"Wednesday and Saturday. after the arrival
~ The Clinton, and fort Hudson Cars.
HOLMES 4 ttAuss, Agents.
netts. II Tchuupitauas street.
Rryc" snfa Fnctet-Laurel tsill.
IDk Bayou Sara three fy,-v- 4.
y TIMES a WEER.-yhe o. S. MN ca
Matt STEAMER laurel ts'tt. ]. A. As{6d7&eA
Nnftuv, niastef. will 1nava New Orleans every
susrAy Mcns,ar ~ crlsrt and every WerNes-
my and Fn,r.v Moes,re ~ 10 crlcrt Returning,
leaves Raynu Sara OH MospAy THURSDAY ana SAT-
uarAv, arriving IN New Orleans same day.
Agents " Hnrdch tr., !. A. Fraud 4 Landry.
Ohm tn,h'idge \ o. Hail \ Ker,p 4 %, Jus s.
pagauI. advertising agent.
N. B.-.A clerk will be on the bevee IN u. y.
tctecese freight Mt all times. fre,p Tuesday morn,
ting I" Saturday night aud shippers ran deliver
goods IT, him. and have bills ladng signefl IN The
boats absence. nayay.
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"s'raole IN. ecpoas' No ',,. 's9e u.s., s,,'.
Jossra Tut,,sa. Cowt-ra,i.h ii
East Baton Rouge. State of Louisiana.
DY VIRTUE 81 a writ III Seizure aud
ID Sale. Issued in the above entitled and
numbered ca,'se. and directed tp The she,-
1T. from the Honorable Sixth Judicial Dis
trict Court. in and for the Parisl, Of East
Ration Rouge and State aforesaid, have
seized and will offer at Public Sale, at the
Court House door Of said Parish, in the
CITY VI Baton Rouge, on
saturday the 18th day Ut june. 1si,ts,
At IT o'clock A. NJ, Of said day, all the
tight, title, interest and claim Of the de-
tendant, in or 10 the following described
Mor'gaged Property. TO wit. A certain lot
"f G,o,'d situated, in that part Of the City
Of Baton Rouge, laid out bv 4, l'eau,egarj,
IN square MARKED Il. If Che supplemental
plan, measuring sixty feet front ON the
west side ot hatcher street, by one hun
dred aud twenty feet in depth, with ell the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Seized to pay and satisfy the Judgment.
interest and cost in The above entitled and
numbered cause, Terms Of Sale, Cash,
with the benefit Of appyaisement.
May I'd, 1886, A. NJ. STUART,
Deputy Sheriff
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Wrapping t'epev.
1AA REAMS GROWN.
JVV so Medium do.

"7aPpf7g 5sFe' j6st !ete7ved ndF7 tde
mandatory. novs. JOSHUA Deal
BLANKETS l. NEGRO GOODS .=Ihe
ID subscriber has just received large
supply Of French Granier Blankets, and
winter goods for negroes, TO which he in
vite. the attention OF planters.
octlR-y. w. u. PHILLIPS
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RADWAYS Renovsting Resolvent, r.
IL solves disease, pet,bes the blood, and
renovates the system, for sale by
feb 20. :. l.. WALLET, ApotheratY
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Drugs anb 1Mfbifints, II.
=. T.. VALET.

Al his Drug store ON Third Street.
IS IN constant receipt Of PtEF,
l FhFST bRf9g, MEDfyNfS, CHEWI
HALE, PERFNWERfRS, tt". Hp has Just treey-
e'lper ship Tempest, from ". v. the following
Barrel Refined A Ium;
do. Ceperss.
do. Gum;
do. Cum t'smphor. refined
do. B,carb If Soda; I do Cream Tartar,
do. Fine white Gum Arabic
10 Onz. sulph Quioine
40 drachms Sulph Morphine
Best African Cayenne Pepper,
80 lbs. Best bermuda Arrow Rset
American ScariGcators.
Turkey Rhnbatb, Pnv. tpecac. Sr.
A Of which, be offers on the most res
sonabe terms. octoD
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7 EECHEs. 200 best Hungarian Lee'
- es, just received and for sale by
f"b -. J. l.. WALLET, 4 pothecat
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STATE or LOUlSIANA44-rarish y,
East Baton Rcuge--Sixth Judicial Dis
Gtrict Court--FasNc,s PhtLtlrs. va. Gro
" Tnuprau Il I. W. BaowN, and ii,
No. 1910
Nv VIRTUE &c writ cf 4 fl. iss,,c,, in
~ the above entitled a,rl numbered cause,
aud directed ~ the Sheriff Of thc Parish OF
East Baton Rorge, FROM the Hon Sixth 'u-
d,c,a District Court, in and for the Parish
aud State aforesaid, have seized and will
offer 81 Public sale. III front Of Tho Court
House door. Of said Parish, in the City of
Eaton Rouge. on
Saturday tl.c 18th day of June. 1850.
II II o'clock A. ri, all the right, title, IN
icres, and Claims ., the defendants, !. W.
''fnwn. in and to the property hereinafter
II forth. and Described, I, wit
Lots No !, 7, $ and 6, III Square No 81.
together with all the buildings and i'm
proycnepts thereon.
Surrendered by 7 w. Brown, defendant,
to pay and satisl, the Judgment, interest
aud cost in the above entitled and number
cd cause.
Terms Of Sale.
T.lSH, with the benefit Of arp,a,scment.
Nav 9th. THOS, 4. HERNANDEZ,
DENNY sheriff
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NIROP Neutrality-suspicious. de Brant, r.
~ colds coughs &c. for sale by
may-24 j. L. WALLET, Druggist.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-21

lNk been made In tbs condition u certain iud,nture
o. Mortgage made aud executed BY Ioete Ause Jr and
Mary Auge his vile, of the county OF Dakota Ia the
Errory OF Ann.sotA, 10 Joseph i< NAY, OF tn. couA
o. kamssy In ss Territory dated the sixteenth sth)
DAY OF JAY 1855, recorded once OF III. Register
vesds N and for the county II D~koa sud Territory
Of Minnesota aforesaid the 18th day Of lane 1855 az
6ar "eloek n, 81 that day, In Book "A" Of Mortga
grs onpA6s 81, whereby the sail noeiis Aags Dr. and
MARY hls wits granted and conveyed paio the sad
Joseph Msy, HE heirs aud assign. all the GLOWING
hessresd saet parcel Of land lying bins Ia the
soun'y Of Dakota and Tertiary Of Muaescta, 10 Wit
Los s 90 sna s~Fsn snd northwest qasrsr 4 the
sossh~sst quarter End north quarter of south east
anaiter Of section Nunbes four 90, In ovnshiy um
Der twenty ssvsn al, 81 Range Nambef tweuI, thtrs
t2s eestainias hundred and acres ts
the pey 10 the sail Jessph IL May the said 10
cite Anse, and hary his uiie, of the sam Of W.
Haarsd and Eighty ST. poays GA the arst da, 81 June
1855, ascending ta the mentioned In the sail mart
faSs sGl ssss ssssoeA ey shs same.
me amount claimed TO 10 doe the SAID nat,sass 81
the date Of this sofice Is Tive Hundred and Eshr Sir
DollArs Win interest thereon rate q seven p,r
esas per aasum rom The hrst day OF June, ls5S Aud
no suit or preeesdsnss have been Insiys Of lsw "a
rec"srs the debt secured BY sd morsaSs an, psrt
thereof
Now, therefore asiss 10 hsrrby gwen thai IN p1r-s
asee sDs b. yir,se Il power of sale cea,snsd .ai
mnsgAGs and IL eoafrmty ith The IN such e,,
made sad PROVIDED the mertgas~i premise above lie
senhed and covered By said mutts.ss wIb al anI ssa
gahf the sppurtsnsne~s and privileges thereunto ~
hnsiax &c appearances vii 10 -oh 81 pabIc su.ran .,
'hs Cear, Hoa.e IN henie,a Ia the eoan,y OF DAKOTA
"a hsI day, the fId ass Of AaSass bstt II ten clock
The ssrseena 81 that lay satisfy the smesat du.
" sad mortgage, wsh Gusts N sale.
h.isd the IN ia, u Iaiy, \. y, 1854.
sssrsae, JOSEPH LEAAY
AT, ss Meuases Dsys~tal sorts.sr-
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A national wing OF Alabama, X. W. WALK
w, 10 responding to an invitation 10 attend and
address democratic mass meeting states the
issues IN the pending contest with degree OF
couci~Des@ and ciearncss that we have rarely
seen, Here is an extract from his letter:
relieving that the democratic party is the
emily national party now In existence, and that
upon its snccrss In the present contest depends
the preservation OF the rights Of the South, IL
not, indeed, the rtry uisisno OF the govern.
Inent itself feel il my duty TO fOrego all old
prejudices forget former differences. and give
my earnest support to the NOMINEES Of the Gin
cinnati Convention.
III were asked 10 name the fundamental
principles which lie at the basis OF our govern
been built, ~ house upon its foundations,
should answer. tic equality of the States, ,s,'eh
compose me Unio',, and the equality Of tie ed..
tnis rbO Constitute he States. The first OF
these principles Is denied aad assaied by the
black republicans; the second. IL not openly
controvcrtei, Il at least insidiously attacked,
by the know nothings The errors d these
parties, then, III tho terms bc not too mildly arc
errors Of fundamental and vital principles, me
nscipg in the opc instance, the civil privileges
and tie religious liberty Of the private citizens;
and in the other. the sovereign rghts Of the
States AMI the existence Of the Union- The
Democratic party oions Of all the organizations
now in the field. maintains ami defends both
Of these essential principles, and thus, in my
humble judgment, entities ITSELF to the cordial
support AMI cooperation Of all national men, Of
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4 ~ mslhle 1.eSler.

We commend the following litter, oil the Ikte
uo.. u.,x, c,r addresses, Il, the ,o,,,,. ,
-,
""' "''oe'' '"'' "AL'sh ""''os' A"' "th-
In Few days rePablisbed m The Nm,oaai In
tei,geaeer, 10 the obstinate editor II the 1,wes,
AMI we ~..Ll ..oss., IN him IN Mace |, "a,
an :. a.. - ~ -. .,,..,,. - ~,
'"' ~ ~. .A' " JUS '". "s ,HH "
'hat garHcd extract, WHICH 10 rn'culoualy
falsifes the speech Of the Sage ID Ashland. >
n mi. /, M, s,fye,~,, u~o.n,r IA s,ooe On,
-. 80. -. a. ~. ,....n "a :
'ss" '"s o."~s'1 y" W,
great man vi HIM repub'i.h the ia'e speech Of
the nm Of HssRY CL.y.
..,,,.v. LAM , ,al.
N, p,,x ss: Allov me- 10 suggest 4 ,uh
;.r, n, one ~ vour Tract. WHICH treated 4,
voa, poo.,lsr ana so.,,eo.ed wsv I sh;oL vo.iJ
b. sttepded vith ~r,a, and yoo5 ,1,ect 7
r,.an sI,oi;sior -
4, ia m.niCes, tina, the .I,,ss NJ thu, r.,,v
ARE extremely mIsch,eyoas and ARE horrv;nws
On tho countrv 10 fearfaI coussoueocs ihss
AZ. mo-, NJ ~. conc;l;.,..I hv ,hs Wh;o. ~.
g,os.,,i win a .;o~is i.,.a thew cs,s n, natl
Inc eIse. Thev would .ee In, sim;c;., ,a,;n,
Of the Government nr,cipi,sts the nation jn,o
ab.olute min h,lo,e tbev vouLI Iced ! heln;rs
hand 10 arrest its career Thev treat vorx, ma
deom,-ce most those vino treat them hest Who
N 6.r agree With them ma ~ admit slsverv IN
be an evil Wit,ess their con.luct tovsyds
Mr. B,ivss and Mr.. Adams In Mss.achusett.
ARA towards me.
vnl rive yoa an oat,iss OF the manner 4,
which / would handle Il show the origin Of
Siayeyy traee ia iutroduction IN tl.e With
Goye,nmeot, show how N Il di.ooss,a N nv
the FEDERAL Constitution that n x I'm ercl,'.
siyely 10 the states EXCEPT In case OF 6,oitiyca
direct taxes and reprent.tioo. SHOW Thai
the agitation II the question 10 the free States
will first destroy aiI harmony, and finally lesd
to disuniop, perpetual war Inc extinction Of
the African race. ultimate military desno,ism
Hut tho GREAT aim and sh;ect N var tr.c,
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! tory want money, 10 improve aud make hn
| farm more productive. lie has 10 bmrotc. Now,
! II by becoming o State, the rate n interest 10
redacssl, y moi the dHoresce IN tle rate ~ mach
actually saved 10 every man who cultivataz the
soiiy Ia il no wonder. then, that the farmers
\ ~ Minnesota desire tho ovefsha,iowiDg pyotec
/ ton OF . state and state Minnesota viii
bccsDc. lot those ohycct who will
There Is bsl one more point which dssise
10 ssbmit, ia ffio0dly csBdoS, 10 the Intelligent
Editor of tho Times lie speaks aboat sd.
ding the expense II Government upon the set.
tier, the farmer. and the mechanic
II IN the glory OF our country, that here tar.
alton falls Dpon property sSd MT upon habor
This 10 the great fundamental reason Why
the working clAsss in this country are 40 much
more prosperous than in any other land upon
the faee of this earth. In Enropc. where labor
Is taxed, and noLlemen Are privileged by Inv,
the condition Of the hard worker Is osroas IN
the extreme. The money which supports the
gorgeous paraphernaiia u government, n
| wrung by a system ~ soullee tyranny from
him IT. rays the taScs---the money comes
| from the sweat ~ bis brow.
Here diliercnt--s just and righteous sys
iria pteYaik Taxation il basel upon proper
eriy. Every man pays according 10 thu amount
of property which Il protected lie pays the
govesmcni fr securing his rights. n a man
has little. h. has little 10 pay. " he has great
wealth, he ha. 10 pay In proportion and IN this
way secures the blessings Of good government
TO thousands who are not taxed at oil. lie
pays the expense from his mperfuity, Tor the
gescrai safety 10 Lib and the maintenance Of
private right, which in this country il offered
without distinction. alike and equally 10 every
man This Is right. According 10 this prin
ciple. u MN who IL 20 fortunate - to have
more copi0us resources than tl,ose around him,
IL forced by law 10 he a common bencfactor.
AMI 10 cxrrnd proportam,e SHARE II his
wealth Tor the general good
This being so.s mil 10 see how afaitu will
be more severe To the farmer or mechanic, an
der STATE than under n Territorial govern
ment. The taxes will fail very lightly upon
thee classes. IA lor the property holders,
they onght 10 pay and II ibeir taxes should M
increased why, nsg an afford 10 pay them.
Thus my respected friend Of the 7,0ir,, il will
b. a matter Of surprise To me, II upon carefully
comparing notes, our opinions upon this mat
ter are Si,sl "a -. nah :. slfsasee hssf
cndeayorcd, in simple language 10 state my
own earnest convictions, and u they arc wrong
~ misplaced shall thank you. Mr. Editor 10
act me- right l,ut II IN the other hand the
positions taken arr true and incontrovertible.
may not hoTsr. that they will have the same
weight with yea NJ fut,ered IN good faith by
any olber r,iizen, IN the name, and In iei,aif 1T
the WHOLE community. l'e%pec,mlly.
>osr fellow citizen.
Aug tt, 1856. J.E; W,RRrS
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tn. v,s,ian.. Con ss,,,e ~ California.

The visiissss Con ssisae ~ california.
We make the following extract from the re,
por, Of Comu,snder IiovAxb to Governor
Jonssos, OF California, in relation 10 the DO
ings ofthe Vigilance COMMITTEE. lie says
! The circumstances eo88cetsd with this move.
mcnt are such ~ ~ kayc no doubt on my n'iD,l
that the insurgents aim at nothing lees than IN
entire overthrow ~ the State Government and
secession from the Federal Union. " il hs,l
been their purpose 10 disbADJ 10 hort Ieri0i
they woaId not have committed piracy by rob
bling . vessel Of anal quantity of srns upon
the ray They would not subsequently have
Ieyi~d actual war upon tbs Staie BY surround
ing the arwories by large military orce and
~izing the State arms, and making prisoners
n the msn guarding them; especially they kuew
that your orders were that should act on the
defensive. and that ! bad no power o. means TO
pursue any Other line " conduct. II must be
obvious 10 al men u ordinary diacernmcnt tlsi
this lawlexs association has proceeded from one
crime and outrage 10 another, until they have
arrived ut the conclusion that there b no ssisty
for tleir leaders but 10 revolution and sepa-
rate government on the Pacific. They have
committed treason marler piracy. and the fel
ony Of kidnapping THY have violently and
with force OF arms trolden down the authority
Of the executive AMI the Judiciary. They have
at the poia, Of the bsyonet, resisted the eseca
ton 0i the writ Of haben, eoypm--Ios ages just
~ considered the Dulwark Of personal liberty.
They have assembled around the jsil Of tie
county Of San Francisco large nuInbrrs sfarm-
NJ men and planted . cannon against the ffoat,
end thus compelled the surrender n two per
SOM therein obtained In the custody Of the law,
whom they have since put 10 death without L.
gal trial OF the forms Of Judicial proeeedings -
They have, without warrant " any other
precess Of law, iorcibly searched tho houses Of
honest and pcaceable eitizens .. the dead hour
of night eatraging families snd terrifying de-
fenslesa lemaIes For nearly ak weeks they
have trampled down. by an armed military
tiesp0tism In Han Francisco, every constitu.
iional right secured 10 the citizens by Mogna
Cha,ia and tbe Hill OF Rights. They have rob
bel M 81 the heritage earned for IA by the To-
b0s aud snferings Of the sages aud patriots Of
l11G. They have erected In the heart Of the
commercial metropolis Qualification alled with
zygss5 :asa 81 gAgzst .aa sfsi,,gns. asa ,as
civil authorities. by day and by night they
paradcI Ia the streets large bodies Of armed
men. and San Francisco prevents continually
the appearance Of city In the possessions Of .
foreign foc. And II u 40, practically. II Ia
well known that the Vigilance Committee have
armed and hired large body Of foroign mercc-
nari,s to shoot down the officers and ctiuns Of
the State 10 discharge Of the duties cast upon
them by thu laws and their snths Of oiSce.
cannot doubt that the people ~ California
Al. h.
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0reaktHS Prairie.

| Is tss Editor ei ,l,s Ysaesr ssd Beso~r,,
obevved IN the P,onser and Democrat O.
the 18th Of April, from onc u your correspond.
eou, some remarks relative 10 the depth to
which prairie should be broken npon which
- they do not correspond with my experience
IN Minnesota, nor with the long time practice
Of the farmers Of the Prairie State, ~ far a.
my knowledge extends. wish to make q lev
observations. @
{ Your correspondent recommends deep, 10.
steal Of shallow breaking. had seen 10 much
Of this method practiced in Minnesota, that, al.
though il is contrary 10 the settled opinion and
Practice Of oil prairie cultivators in Illinois and
Iowa. 80 tar as my acquaintance with those re-
gions extenek, had. for q tine, at least almost
come to the conclusion that d method 40 gener
ally practical might, perhaps. b, correct, and
that the prairie sod OF Minuesots was essential
~ different 10 il rotting propensities from that
Of Illinois.
Bot the experience aud observation Of the
past year have fully rr-coufrmed me IN the
opinion that the prairie Of this Territory. Us of
otl.er regions. should be tarned Over very shall
low If possible not more than two inches In
depth being very careful 10 ,uro over, or at
least ia coyer every n.r,;cle of turf
Aga'n' ~ inaeh oePeha' aPo0 'he 'easo" :"
which the work Ia done, a. 10 the manner OF do
ing IT, Ia this particular, too. the farmers OF
Minnesota are often sadly in the wrong Break.
~. !. off,, doo. TO- ~, e. a.. 10, -,
mp s :, $50 80. I Wv . ' no', 49, ~
tsa IN AL o. NJ % s ,a,ns. ,ha "rass J n.s
go, "a. 81, II, ', o ' a w., @".,, ~" =.
,sra tn, iii ,h H.. " ~, s ~ s.u u h"a ~
'.ana , ~ WV" ~ s WI ~ ~ nv, a,".
s ..'a.,' g. sA sl',""a - ''u"" w., " Va" 10
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-21
Hint Oh TraaspIsasinx aud Praai"s
Trees.

Var the Poneer aud Democrat
Observation shows that trees placed in ex-
posed situations in our high latiiu,ies often be-
come dead on the south side. The cause is
probably this Early in spring the warm rays
Of noon start the sap upwards oil the south
side Of the tree, and the cold nights freezing
the sap, the bark is pushed out. thus deranging
and destroying the process OF nstare The
death OF the tree being thus accounted for, sew.
ersl methods Of preservation suggest themselves
The following method, which got from one
ot the largest fruit growers In this town. ap-
pears qnite plausible lie acts his trees some.
what inciiael to the south, thus bringing more
branchcS between the sun at noon and the
trunk ot the tres. aad also. by increasing the
slant OF those rays which strike the trunk. de.
crcnsing their intensity Also in pruning his
trees, he leaves limbs on the south side which
he would cut oil il ioanl on other sides.
A. W. &.
FEJrs Nina IuIv 10Th lSsf