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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-30
YOM Al.

BUILDING Lots In different parts Of the city,
ID comprising Of the aesiisbi, tor busi-
| ness ana manufacturing purposes. Apply 10
sMlIH VANsiCkLEN.
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HAVING purchased tn. interest Of A. III. Gage
i Ia the 6rm Of u, y Humphrey Gage, vii
,ontnu, the hat, cap IND millinery bus, a. the
old stand. h. AUMPHkkf-
keokuk, Aug. ~, 1886
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
NUMBER 40.
Young Men

Whatever may be your choice of iu'
ture occupation-whatever calling or
profession you may select. there is cer'
tainly none more honorable than that
Of a farmer. The patriarch Of the
fields, as he sits beside his cottage door
when his daily toll is over, feels al IN,
ward calm never known in the halls OF
pride. His labor yields him unpur'
chasablc health and repdse. ! have
observed with more grief and pain
than | can express, the visible tokens
which appear in all directions OF a
growing disposition to avoid agricul-
tural pursuits, and to rush into some OF
the overcrowded professions, because
a corrupt and debasing fashion has
thrown around them the tinsel Of inn
aginary responsibility. Hence the
farmer, instead of preparing his child
to follow in the path Of usefulness
himself has tro1, educates him for
sloth; labor is considered vulgar--to
work is ungentcel, the jack-plane is
lcssrespectablt than the lawyers green
bag: the handles of the plow less dig
nitied than the yard-stick. lntatu-
alton! How melancholy is this delu'
sion, which, unless it be checked by a
wholesome reform in public opinion.
will cover our country with wreck and
run This state Of things is striking
at the very foundation of our national
greatness; it is upon agriculture that
we mainly depend for our continued
prosperity, and dark and evil will be
the day when it falls into disrepute.--
What other pursuit offers so sure a
guarantee Of an honest and comiorta-
bic support for a dependent family
Where else can we look but to the pro-
auctions of the soil for safety ofnvests
ment, and for ample return! In COM
mercial specuIations all is chance and
uncertainty, change and fuctuation.
rise and fall. In the learned profess
sions, scarce one in ten makes enough
to meet his incidental expenses; how.
then, are we to account for this fatal
misdirection ofpublic opinion!
The cullivatJrs of the earth are the
most valuable citizens. They are the
most independent, the most virtuous.
and they are tied to their country, and
welded to its interests by the most
lasting bonds.--JeDerSon.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

SALT.--The sea is still the chief source
Of the salt we use There are one hun.
dred and lorty.fve millions Of square
miles Of sea--each gallon of its water
containing forty per cent. Of salt. The
whole mass, therefore, amounts TO six
thousand, four hundred and forty .one bill.
ions OF iuns; so that, flhe seu were evap.
GRATED and the salt crystalized, the latter
would form a layer seven hundred feet
thick over the bottom Of the sea, or two
thousand fee. thick over the solid land OF
the earth.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

LovE.-Love is the golden thread that
runs through the sombre.huel woofoflife,
like single ray of light beaming out on
darksome midnight. It's "the one thing
bright that makes life pleasant--the ba.
sis Of all our cnjoyments; and without it
everything would turn to bitterness and
sorrow. 1t is like oil upon the troubled
waves OF the ocean; it allays our fercer
passions; i, tranqulizes US, and makes US
more humane. Yet there are some who
scof at it. To them is unknown the bo.
lies, and mo st ennoblins emotion of which
our nature is capable; and such persons
We should rather pity than despise.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
Quantity Of Seed per Acre.

There is a great discrepancy in the
practice Of farmers with regard tothe
quantity of seed allowed to the acre.
There are scarcely any two who pro-
coed upon the same basis in this mat
ter; and yet every person is morally
certain that his system is the BEST
In the Farmers Dictionary we find
the following table, showing the guam
tity of the several kinds of seed nam
ed, which is allowed per statute acre
by the English farmer. This state
ment, it is to be recollected, refers only
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
Tennessee.

The following table gives the gains
of the Democratic and American par
ties in Tennessee. Most Of the fig
urcs are CLEANED from official reports.
This table only comprises 81 counties
There arc 81 in the State. We shall
probably hear from the remaining
counties in the course of u week:
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
MAIDEN RESOLUTIONS.
BY MARY J. TUCKER.

Oh! ri tell YOU Of u fellow,
OF fellow have seen,
Who is neither white nor yellow,
But is altogether GREEN!
Then his name isn't charmlng,
For it's only common "Bll;"
And he wishes me to wed him,
But hardly think will !
lie has told me Of cottage,
or a cottage 'mong the trees,
And don't you think the gawkey
Tumbed Own upon his knees
While he tears The creature wasted
Were enough To turn mill;
And he begged me to accept him,
Bu, ! hardly think viii!
Oh, he whispered of devotion,
Of devotion pure and deep,
But it seemed so very silly
That | nearly fell asleep!
And he thinks it would be pleasant,
As we journey down the hill,
To 60 hand in hand together
But hardly think it will +!
lie was here last night to see me,
And he made so long stay,
| began to think the blockhcad
Never meant to 60 away.
At first learned to hate him,
And | know hate him still,
Yet he urges me TO have him
But | hardly think | will
I am sure wouldn't choose him,
But the very deuce is in it;
For he says if | refuse him.
That he could not live minute.
And you know the blessed Bible
Plainly says we "musn't kill"
So I've thought the matter over,
And | rather guess will
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ry kept his own counsel, and together
they proceeded towards the school
house.
Soon after the opening Of the morn
ing exercises, the class in Latin was
called to the recitation bench.
Henry" said the MASTER" Il think
you will not be able to 90 on with the
class you were in last winter, you must
fall back with the beginners"
81 should like to enter the Virgil
class. Sir"
Virgil class! Nonsense, boy, you
could not read one word. Just let me
see now" opening the book and plac.
ing it in his hand.
"How far shall | read"
"As far you can replied the mas
ter, with sharp twinkle of his grey
eyes, and an involuntary sarcastic
smile.
Henry commenced unhestatingly
to read, and had turned the first, sec
ond and third leaves before the mas
ter had sufficiently recovered from his
surprise to arrest him.
'Stop, sir! Where did you learn all
this2'
Henry told him where. Taking him
by the arm, the master led him to the
centre of the room, and placing his
hand upon his head, said:
"Attenlion. boys; here is a greater
cononcror than was Caesar or Napole'
on. Give him round; three times
three, now"
Chcerily, heartily, rang out that ap-
plause. penetrating the fartherest re-
ccssps OF thai timcworn building. max
ing the windows fairly shake again,
What u proud day was that for Hen
ry! How his heart leaped and almost
bounded out Of his bosom-how the
bows shook hands and cnvied him
how the girls nodded and blinlied their
pretty eyes at him he has not yet for
gotten, and although at the present
time the Iaurels Ola country's regard
are clustering thick about his brow,
he often says,
"That was the victory Of my life
1t was at farmer Towards | learned 10
labor unainchingly for a given end"
Children, this is no fancy skctch.--
Such Il lad as have described really
existed, and from his example may we
not learn to plant for ourselves eieva'
ted standards, and never give over un'
til we have mastered every obstacle
and reached our aim?
1t is not always lessons to be learn
ed. Or wood piles to be demolished OIL
rebuilt. There are bad habits to gov
ern, vicious inclinations to restrain
selfish dispositions to overcome; many
many wrongs to be righted. There i:
room for life long labor in our hearts
: Up then my young friends, with &
strong purpose Of life. Shrink not at
; the sight Of difficulty. Remember
that "whcre there's will, there's {
, way" and that perseverance is n sure
, guaranty Of uccess.-New York indie
pendent.
Vote Of Franklin County.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

A country editor has received the
following stop my paper"
"Dear Sir: have looked carefully
over your paper for the last six months
for the death OF some individual that
was acquainted with, but as yet not a
single SOUL care anything abunt has
dropped of. You will please have my
pame erased"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
to brOadCaSting.

1t will be seen by the above tabular
exhibit that the quantity of most Of
the seeds named, which is allowed to
the acre in broad casting, in England,
exceeds greatly the quantity we GUS
tomarily allow here. The soil there.
however, is much deeper, and much
more efficiently worked, than it is
with us, and vastly greater amount
Of manure is allowed. The after cul.
ture is also more thorough in all its
details.
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COP save the Union When it breaks
Where there's a VIII there's a Way

Henry 3urgctt Wasnot quite twelve
years Of age when his father died; and
fast rs his trars fell wren he knew that
IJ's Kind pap would be with him no
m,r, he wepD iiposS,h|c, more vio-
Iru,v. when his mother ,old him they
must leave the pretty cottage. the on
" home they had ever known, and
that hereafter he was 10 1--we with
farmer Howard,
We arc poor. Henry she said,
every poor, and young as you are, my
boz, YOU must now earn your own sup
port. But keep a stout heart You can
do il. Fir on those tears" and she
turned hastily that he might not per-
ccivc the grief that was piercing her
own soul.
Farmer Howard was hard mas
ter. and a sorry time had poor Henry
during the long summer days that sue
cecded this interview with his mother.
, 1t was work, with no relaxation. from
the earliest dawn until the twilight
bad quite faded. Often did his cour-
age fail. aud dependency and indo-
lence urge him to stop, but a stern ne
cessity was on him, he must do or
starve; and he kept at it, YEARLY
enough to be sure, until the last apple
was in the C lar, the last ear of corn
in the crib. and all things secured
against the winter. with the most pains
taking thoroughncss.
The winter, tardy as its approach
appeared to Henry, came at last, with
its three moths privilege of school, and
its glorious long evenings that he
might sp nd as he chose, with nc
spectres ofhuge heaps of corn to husk
or vast fields of potatoes to dig. loom.
ing up in the distance.
How well those hours for study
were improved, or how highly priced
the bright light which the blazing pine
splinter shed from the attic window
until long past the hour of twelve
might tell. "a pine splinter, because
the mistress was careful soul. ant
saved the candle ends to light Henry
to bed) He advanced with surpris
ing rapidity in his studies, and what
wonder! Ardent, pcrsevering efOr
was never unsuccessful. When the
>pring came he was quite master o
the Latin grammar, and was begin
nins to read in this language witt
some degree of ease. The summer
with lis wearisomc round of duties
could not damp his desire for kuowl
edge. Every spare moment was care
fully seized and sedulousIy employe,
in his iavorite study.
The winter came again. and wi |
gIeeluI heart Henry bounded away Il
the village school. On the way class
mate overlook him; one who had offer
jeered him for mis- bashlulness, ant
plain, homespun attire. and who. witt
every advantage had uninterrupted!
pursued his studies.
"Ha, ha, how are you. Hall" said he
''don't you wish you could read al
thatl' triumphantly holding up a Lat
lin Reader and spreading his pain
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
Written for the Winchester Appeal
my Mother Knows Best"
A WORD FOR CHILDREN.

remember well OF my mothers re-
peating to me, while at home, these
words-"My mo;herknows best" And
when | wanted anything that she did
not wish ] should have, or when she
and though differently. she would re-
peat, my mother knows best" She
would often read or tell me stories of
children who had suffered severe &C
cidents from dsobedience, or when
they would persuade their mothers to
let them act contrary to their better
judgments.
But never could she have related TO
me more shocking instance Of this
kind than | received from her in let
ter few days ago.
The accident occurred to one Of the
boys Of my native town, and of a fami-
ly with which was intimately ac-
quainted. The letter read as follows:
81 have at present one Of the most
painful accidents to relate that has
ever happened in our quiet town. This
afternoon several small boys were 60
ing out to hunt. One James H =,
who had been very good boy'his fore
noon, asked his mother if hr could 60
She told him no. James not being
satisfied with this answer, continued
to urge his plea, saying:
"The school is now ou, and "ont
some recreation and sport"
How reasonable and how natural for
a child. His mother at length said:
flames, as you have been a very
good boy to-day. you may go"
How little did Mrs. II think
of what awaited her boy. In "a few
hours he was brought to her a liirItss
corpse. What mothers heart could
bear this! The boy who was with him
said they were both looking up in a
tree at q squirrel, James. in Some man
ner, dragging his gun after him. 1t
caught on bush and discharged, the
contents lodging in t side of his
head. The boy who WAS with him
asked him if he shot the squirrel, but
receiving no answer turned and SAW
him lying on the ground He went to
him. He merely said:
"BIl, am dying and died.
James has gone. No longer ago
than yesterday evening. he was one OF
the performers at the exhibition ut the
close Of thc summer session, in the
Venang Academy. Who would have
thought. on seeing hin there, with
glowing cheeks, and in all the merri-
ment and happiness Of Il schoolboy, to
have seen him to-day a manged
corpsel
! knew James well. He was no.
ble-hearted. Industrious, intelligent
and persevcring boy, and the first in
my sunday school class
1 Childien, from this let US learn
these lessons. First, the uncertainty OF
life. Second, the Importance OF fash
ioning our lives so that we will al
ways be ready TO take our departure
from earth, should we be thus sudden
ly called on.
But. children, above all things II
should teach us to obey our parents
And when you make request oil YOU
mother that is not granted, though il
may seem that it should be, learn Il
think and say,
my MOTHER KNOWS BEST
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

A cotemporary SAYS: ain our opin-
ion, the result of long experience and
observation, an editor of newspaper
deserves far more credit for wha' he
keeps out of his paper. than for what
he puts in il"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

An exchange very gravely informs
US that young man. VINO WAS recent
Is bathing in the Missouri liver, Sec
ing "A number of ladies' approach,
drowned himself from motives Of deli.
oacy
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Education Of Husbands.

OF the best days OF CaudIe, as follows:
How suggestive is the new year Of
ILLS, and bills OF housekeeping! 1t is
fearful to reflect how many persons
rush into matrimony totally unprepar.
ed for the awful change that awaits
them. A man may take II wife at wen
ty.one, before he knows the difference
between a chip and a Lrghorn. We
would no more grant II m ,rriagc IL
cense to anybody simply because he is
of age, than license on that ground
only to practice as an apothecary. Hus,
bands ought to be educated. We
would like to have the following qucs-
tons put to young. inexperienced per-
sons about to marry:
Are you aware, sir, Of the price Of
coal and candles?
Do you know which is the most eco
nomical, fitch bone or the round'
no" '"!' young man. WA d '"S o.
mutton 60 in small family
n 'c " '''' - Nv '' 10 S'''''
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l''o'"'' ne S"o"''' ~ ''''' '''' 'A"''''"
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anu !'''H o. " nursery!
Ua' 9oo ""'' any given '''''o !''
BREAKFAST
oan you re'"'n your serenity during
" Washing "'s'
va" you cut your o'o 'r''"oS'
oa'' you S'"ho o''''s con'raulc'co
III inc lace o. dill FeaSon'
va" you h'eP your temper WIZ"
you are ho' 'is'e''eu 'o'
gan you 40 "ila' you are 'o'o WILL
ou' ''e'''s'' '"'o WHY
In one word. young man. nave you
the patience OF 'oo:
you can lay your hano upon your
h'ar' ana answer YES take your H.
cemse ana ''."''!-'!o' ''se'
10 TINS a laoy "r''er MAKES 'ne .o',
loving aooenda. "noer 'he hea" o. J.
"Ques'lohs' 10 d ''if' before MARRYING
Are you aware Oh Inc price OIL cigars
clubs ana OYSTERS
10 you k'o" no" 10 MAKE " P''ce
OF tough, dry meat rich' juicy ana
tender!
! Can you 'setup an abundant taste
1ul and saNofy hl''her' o. short ho'lco
and with twenty-five cents IN your
pocket!
,t;o, If hills wi,hout money 70 NEE,
tbemq
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GOD SAVE THE UNION.

Con save the Union Of the States
And brigh er make those stars which shont
Around the hallow'd glory.doy a
or freedoms birth al Lexington;
For all the blood which has been she'd
For all The patriotic deeds
For all the hearts which for us bled,
On, save the Union of the States
Con snve the Union By 1t stand.
We tue men who revere its laws,
And, oh! renemher Washington
Who crushed expressions blighting cause
BE faithful to those men who gave
To Freedom lIfe,-lo Wrong n grave!
Be faithful now, if you would save
The sacred Union of the States.
Con save the Union! BY it stand,
We men whose love is Unions might,
Ye men whose hearts and hands uphold
The great omnpoence Of Right.
BE faithful to one cause.-the Just
The Constitution Is your trust;
Would We behold laid in the dust
The Union Of the sister States!
COP save the Union When it breaks
Then Freedom falIs--the Might expires;
And what was born at Lexington
Meets death amid Disunion's fires.
Then strike, ye men Of war, for right,
Let not Deunjon bring its blight,
By Suffrage exercise your might,
And save the Union Of the States!
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21

The man "what waa opposed 10
newspapers" paid hundred dollars
last week for galvanized watch.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-21
Vote Of Franklin County.

The following is the official vote of
the sixteen districts, in our county
We republish it that those who failed
to secure copy Of it last week may
get this:
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-14

Your Committee are clearly of the opin-
ion that great loss has been sustained by
the School Fund through the haste with
which the School Lands have been bro't
into market. The lands generally have
been situated in new and uninhabited
parts of the State, and surrounded by
lands of the Government, have seldom
been appraised higher than ten shillings
per acre, the government price. They
have been brought into market under low
appraisemonts, and readily sold ON ac-
count of the credit given, whilst the lands
cf the Government IN their vicinity re-
mained undispoSed OF.
Your Committee would advise that the
whole policy of the State should be chang
ed IN respect to the sale of these lands.
The wants of the educational interest of
our State do not demand any material IN
crease of the fund at the present time, as
this fund is now much larger, compared
to the number of children to be educated,
than it will be twenty years hence under
the most prudent management. Your
committee can see no great evil in the re-
suit OF keeping the 10th sections, and all
other school and university lands, where
ever located now remaining lmsold, out OF
market until such tme as the other lands
in their vicinity shall be settled, and until
the further Withholding them from sale
would be a serious Obstruction 10 the set.
dement, of the country. By adopting thi.
policy, the school lands could be sold FOL
a greatly enhanced price
], Your COMMITTEE finds as per schedule
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-14

WRlGcLISG IN NAIs.-The " Wduke-
sha Plaindealer tries TO throw the bltine
of the defalca,ion in the State Treasury
on the neglect OF the past legislature to
inves igate its condition. II says:
y great weight of responsibility res.
upon the LEGISLATURE which for four years
or more neglected TO authorize or sci oti
foot an investigation into the condition OF
the Stat. Treasury ard School Land De-
partments. To such neglect on the part
of the legislature th. irregularities, or
frauds, CT whatever they may be. aud
finally, the several reported Deficiencies,
are. In the main, attributable
b it remembered that the Legislature
of 1855 passed a bill providing Tor setcii
an investigations as mas now been had
Gov. Barstow vetoed il ON tire express
ground tha. it was Designed 10 afford po-
liticaI capital for the Republican Party a.
the approaching State election: And the
Barstow press now condemn the report OF
The investigating committee, for the same
reason that Gov. Barstow did his Veto
Mil. Free Dem.