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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
MOORGGAN70WN M0N0NGGAIA co. A FRIDAY SEPTEMBER Is 1857
his country, if not of the world. w,

this country, if not Of the world. We
pay out annually many millions of dol
lars for foreign sugar, the crop of Lou
isiana at best meeting but q fraction of
the demand. Last year it was estima.
ted that the nation consumed not less
than zoe, ,000,000 pounds, and this a.
mount, vast as tits, must continually in
crease if q sufficient supply can be OBJ
tanned. In the Chinese sugar cane
we are now confident we have the source
of an almost unbounded supply. 1t
will flourish everywhere in the Union,
and can be raised at the West as easily
and cheaply as corn. Where, then,
shall we fix the limit of it's culture save
in the demand for sugar and molasses?
The prairies of Illinois, besides grow
ing oil the breadstuffs they do now,
might almost supply the markets of the
world with those articles. We shall
be content, however. for the next two
or three years, with enough of each to
meet the home demand. The business
can be indefinitely extended thereaf-
ter.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
Simon SuggS' Western Land Specu
lafiOn.

Before Suggs opened his saddle bags
To pay the Indian woman for the land,
General Lawson. who wanted slice.
came to him and said
Mr.. Suggs. I'd like to have an inter
eat in your contract. and Pm willing to
pay for it IN find the money. to pay
the Indian, and give you an interest Of
one-third.
Not ,hout l was willing, would ye?
asked Suggs jeeringly.
'l'll do better than that said Tay-
lor. wiping the blood fom his nose :;
'llI furnish the money. and give YOU
half what'the land sells for when we
part with iti
Very probably remarked Simon,
'oh' unless some on ye count me out
five hundred, and furnishes your own
money to bny the land with. shall
have To unlock these here'-pa,ting tho
saddIe-bags- and buyit for myself
'l'll do it, said Col. Bryan, who had
been making calculation on tho inside
ofthe crown Of his hat-'I',l do it.
'Ah,' said Suggs, that's what made
I'm huntin.' Draw yer weepius!
The land was forthwith certified to
Suggs, who Immediately transferred it
TO Bryan.
Now, gentlemen, said tho captain,
Everybody is satislied-ain't they?"
'lfthcy ANT they ought TO be- ro.
piled Colonel Bryan. who was delight
ed with his bargain.
think so, ioo,' remarked Sugps,
'and bein' as that's the case he contin-
ued opening his saddle.bags, as ] had
to act before you al! as if nv saddle.
bags were full of gold and silver, OF
else lose my chance of profit here, I'll
now throw out these ere rocks and old
iron, for lis mighty liresome to a horse!
and The captain did throw out the rocks
and old iron. for ho had not a dolla,
in the world The spectators vanish.
ed. .''
'This here's a mighty hard world,
murmured the captain TO himself, mus
ingly, TO get along in. Eff q fellar dom
make AVERY aidge cut, he's in tho bacl
ground directly. It's tile and strive
and tusse every way to make an hon
est Twin - Well he continued, in {
strain of unusual pie.y, as he threw up
and caught roleau of dollars; well
there's Providence that provides; aDt
eff man will only stand squar' up to
what's right, it aoiU prosper his endeav
ors to make something to feed his chill
dren Yes, there IS a Providence!-
I'D like to see tho man who would sa,
there amt don't hold with no sich
Eff man says there is no Providence
you may be sure there's sometime
wrong here'--striking the region of hi:
breast pocket 'and that man will swim
die you eff ho can, Sartain. - Scenes N
Georgia.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
REV. EUGENIO KINCAiD,

This esteemed missionary delivered
his farewell address at Staunton street
church, on Friday evening of last week,
before the Young Mems Mission Soci,
ETY., and the next day sailed for his
held OF labor by way of England.
MIR. kincaid continues his connec-
tion with the Missionary Union, tho
his views of the management of the
Secretaries and Executive Board re.
main unchanged. He has left docu-
ments, we learn, which will hereafter
bePublished, vindicating all the materi-
al positions which he took in his publi-
cations of last Spring.
The address of Mr.. Kincaid on Fri.
DAY evening, which was we'll attended,
very interestingly concludes with these
encouraging remarks: "Since the late
war between the Burmese and English,
tho progress of Christianity has been
amazingly rapid, and between May,
1902, and June, 1856, about fbairr'
years, the converts had increased to
between ID, 900 and $4,000 church
mombors, and over 1000 attendants,
not moro than half of whom could vet
read, and therefore the need of schools
for instruction was very great, and he
Mr.. kincaiO had received contribu-
tions from various sources-New York,
Philadelphia, and Washington--lately,
to the amount of over S7OO in books
and apparatus, which were now ready
to be shipped. In conclusion, he passed
a high eulogy upon the present King,
who, he stated, was about AZ years old,
and had reigned about four years and
a half. 1t was not he who brought on
the war with England, but his half
brother, q base man. The present
King was the only one who was in favor
of an amicablc intercourse with other
nations, for which it had been advised
that he should be executed; but he fed
into the country, where he remained
thirty.one days, when the whole empire
was again at his feet, yet his half
brother, who had been conniyinp at
his execution, escaped unmolested, as
did also the other conspirators, ,"--Mew
| York Chronicle.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
EXPLORATION ON THE COLORADO.

The main portion of the government
party which goes out under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Ives, for the exploration
of the Rio Colorado, left New York on
Saturday in the Star of the West, en-
route for California. 1t is the inten.
ton of Lieut.. Ives, to proceed immedi-
ately to the Gulf of California from
San Francisco, in sailing vessel, ia
king with him the materials for small
steamer. On reaching the mouth of
the Colorado this steamer will be put
together, when the party will forth.
with commence the ascent of the river.
This expedition of Lieut.. Ives, it is
believed, will eventually prove to be
one ofsthe most important enterprises
Of the kind of any now in progress,
whether considered simply with refer
ence to its. anticipated scientific re-
suits, or more generally to the future
destiny of the vast region which it is
contemplated thus to throw open to
the march Of civilization. The Color
ado is the largest river, save one, of
any west of the Rocky mountains.
The lower portions of the valley at
points where it has been crossed by
exploring parties, has been found to
possess soil of unsurpassed richness,
and the region through which it flows
Is believed to possess some mineral re-
sources of the most vala5lc kind.
Trappers tell extravagant stories of
the sublimity of the scenery on the
higher portions of the valley and OF
the gigantic canoEs, or gorges, through
which the river passes. The new Ter.
ritory Of Arizona, which borders on
the lower portion, is being fast filed by
emlgrants. From Salt Lake, too, the
Mormons are pushing toward this val,
ley, and are now within twenty-five
miles of its most western bend. 1t is
thought possible that Lieut.. Ives may
find the river navigable for his small
steamer as high up as the 37th paral
lei of latitude, which will bring him tc
point at no great distance from the
Salt Lake region, and solve the prob
lem OF short and direct water com
munication between that Territory ant
the Pacific ocean. The surveys and
explorations connected with the expe
dition will include the various depart
ments of topography, geology, zoology
mlneralogy, nc. Lieut.. Ives is alrea
dy familiar with portion of the route
having traversed it in company with
Lieut.. Whipplo upon thePacifc Railroad
exploration, near the 35th parallel O
latitude. The expedition is despatched
under orders from the War Department
and will be especially gratifying to the
citizens OF California, who have lons
desired that the resources of the un
known Territory lying adjacent to theil
own should be developed.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
HARVESTING CORN.

HINTS FOR THE SEASON. From
present appearances and the best in
formation within our reach, we think
it may be pretty safely predicted that
over wide range of our country this
is not destined to be great corn year.
A large part of the growing corn is
too late to fully mature, unless we
have an unusually warm September
and October, a circumstance hardly to
be expected. Therefore it will proba-
bly, be the safer course for most farm
ers to cut up and shock their corn as
soon as it will any way answer-that
is, if it can be done before receiving
much injury from the frost; by so do.
ing they may save much in the value
of fodder, and much corn would ripen
in the shock that would be nearly
ruined by frost.
NE have several times seen corn cut
up, and tied in moderately sized bun.
dies and slung across poles over the
barn floor, where it has dried perfect
ly, and the fodder was much better
than it would have been had it been
shocked in the field. We have seen
various methods of shocking corn in
the field. Some put dozen large
bundles into a shock; such large
stacks do not dry we'll. Others cut
and stand it round a hill purposely
left uncut. We have seen corn vcry
safely stocked by only using five bun
dies to the shock--one in the centre,
and one on each of the four sides a
band of rye straw was tightly tied
around the whole some four feet from
the ground, and the tops Of the stalks
bent over and tied down. Such shocks
stand better than larger ones, and also
dry much better. b 't
Corn, when harvested before it is
properly ripened, and dried in the field,
as much of it probably will be the
coming harvest, is sometimes injured
when stored in large quantities in the
crib or the Slated corn house. Ifdry.
windy weather follows after the corn
has been cribbed or housed, it general
ly dries well, but if long continued
damp or rainy weather succeeds, the
corn is very liable to heat and mould,
&c., lnjuring its mealing qualities. -
TO guard against such loss, we have
known farmers to have tight box
stove in their corn houses, and they
kept up brisk fire portion of the
time during the damp weather, there
by drying their corn very fast, and sa
wing it from injury.
The labor of manuriDg, ploughing,
planting and hoeing an acre of corn IS is
no trifling job in many situations of
the country, and it should be the aim
of the farmer to make the most of this
labor, and not cheat himself out of a
portion Of his work by suffering his
corn or corn fodder to be injured or
wasted through negligence or lack Of
care on his part Country Gentleman.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
Adventure Of a Young Lady on Horse
back.

A young lady about sixteen years oil
age daughter of the late David Loudin
residing about four miles from Shelby.
vile, Ind. started one afternoon on horse.
back, few weeks ago, to visit sister
IN the eastern part Of the county near
st. Paul. Confident Of knowledge Of
the direction which LED 10 her sisters
residence, she struck across wooded
tract of country, without road for some
distance, until she came to an extcn.
sive slough bordering by a swampy
morass which extended all the way to
Itiatrock. She followed this several
miles in hope Of getting round diff.
ctn'ty she could not got over. But find
ing no outlet and no sight Of habitation
the truth suddenly flashed upon her that
she was lost. 1t was now getting dark,
and she was in the midst Of one of the
most gloomy soltudes to be found in
all this region. She haooed several
'imee, hoping to attract the notice of
some one that might be in hearing. 1t
soon became SO dark as to render fur.
ther progress impracticsble, and from
the swampy nature Of the country ex.
ceeoIngiy dangerous. With the cool.
ness OF a philosopher she soon made up
her mind what to do. Dismoun,iug she
prepared to eucamp for the night. She
made her horse secure to tree, and
took oh the saddle. She fortunately
had a blanket, which she spread under
large tree upon the ground, and wrap.
ped IN capacious riding skirt, with her
saddle for pillow, she took Up her
lonely camp quarters for the night
lhe though of snakes kept her awake
for several long weary honrs, when at
length she fell asleep. Awakiug some
time during tho night, she got up and
examined to SEQ thot her horse was safe
when. sho lay down again, and slept
soondIy till morning. She heard tho
train on tho railroad, and mado for the
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
Singular and Erightful Suicide of a
( 4ai 7 young Woman.

"A IflghtIul SUICIDE was committed be-
tween and o'clock this morning, on
the Germantown Railroad above its
junction with Broad street. The train
which left Chesnut Hill at fifteen min.
u,es past seven o'clock, was passing a .
long near the spot described, when a fe-
male apparently about nineteen yeats of
age, was observed walking upon the
track towards the city, short distance
ahead of the train. The engineer blew
his whistle, but the girl. instead Of get
ting out Of the road, kept on her way,
melel y turning around and looking at
the approaching engine. When too
late to stop the train, and when the en-
glne was within a short distance Of her
she covered her eyes with her hands
and threw herself across the rail. The
train came thundering on, passing over
her body, tearing every shred Of cloth
ing from II and severing the trunk al
most in two. The back part of her
head was also torn of,
! The train was stopped as soon as pos
sible and the remains of tho deceased
were gathered together by the road side.
The girl had been rather meanly clad,
but her hands were soft and delicate as
though unused to toll. Those who saw
the body describe her as being very
beautiful. .. ...r
The switch tender whose duty is ia
attend the switch where the Norris,own
and Germantown bran ches diverge,
states that he was on duty at 6 O'Clock.
this morning. when he observed the girl
/ come out Of lane near the plank road
bridge. She crossed the bridge, (Which
passes over the railroad) and soon pass.
cd out of sight, walking slowly and look
ing about her as if troubled or expect
ing some one. He saw no more Of hoI
then, but about half past 7 or perhaps
later, he observed her coming down the
Norristown branch in nearly the same
manner as before.
She turned. on reaching the junction
and walked up the Norriston tack uu.
I'll turn in the railroad completely hil
her from his sight. Presently he hearc
the train give the four usual whistles as
a signal Tor him, and then the whistle
for down brakes and stoppage of the
train. He walked up then and saw the
mangled remains Of the girl on the
track. .... ..
A man who works in the vicinit,
states that he met the girl ust before
she threw herself before the engine
She was walking on the track, aud ask
ed him when train would be along
He replied, and went on. 1t appear.
then, that she turned back toward tn,
city, heard the whistle, stepped off tn,
track while the engine, 0he "Chestnu
hill'' was some distance off, and ther
as 1t approached deliberately steppe,
on again, covered her faco with he
hands, and was Knocked down and the
train passed over her. The body wa.
almost torn to pieces. and the clothing
rent entirely off her pe,s
This horrible occurrence was the gen
eral subject ofremark in the neighbor
hood and on the hourly trains to an,
from Germantown, but no clue to the
identity Of the unfortunate girl hae
been arrived at. The Coroner's inves
tigation this afternoon will probabl,
throw some light on this mournful, mys
terious and tragic act.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
40 )oetiral.
TIE UPROOTED TREE.

So, thou hast fallen in thy pride,
Oh sturdy dark green tree SEA-
While brambes flourish at thy side,
Stern fate hath stricken thee; ~ 81"
With all thy foliage, where for years
The orioles nest hath swung,
Where zcphyrs breatl'd soft strains a nd
low.
And gales high anthems sung.
And thou, whose giant arms have spread
Deep shade at glowing noon,
Must lie with boughs all crushe d and
dead, .
In glorious. leafy June.
With strong and vigorous root 'upturn'd
To sunshine and TO storm,
While rich, dark mould,a and verdant sod
Cling to thy PROSTATE form.
Yet thou in fate art not alone,
Oh proud uprooted tree
For many noble heart hath known
Such blasts as levelled thee
The gifts of soul by heaven bestowed
The glorious and refined
The heart to finest notes attuned
Where love untold, was shrined,
Have made them but prey for storms
Wild tempes,s dark and chill
While feebler reeds with yielding forms
Endure and flourish siiil.
And thus earth's fragile children oft
To many blast shall bend
While nobler natures perish first,
Though noble to the end S.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
MY MOTHERS BIBLE.

This Book is all that's ef, me now,
Tears will unbidden start
With lalierin G lip and throbbing brow
I press tito my heart ..
For many generations past ..
Here is our family tree;
My mothers hand this Bible clasped,
She dying gave il me. ..
All well do remember those
Whose names these records bear
Who round the hearth. stone used to close
After the evening prayer,
And speak Of what these pages said,
In tones my heart would thrill;
Though they are with the silent dead,
Here are they living still
My father read this holy book
To brothers, sisters dear;
How calm was my poor mothers look,
Who loved Gods word to hear.
Her angel face see it yel
Wha. ,hronging memories come;
Again that little group is met
Within the halls of home.
Thou iruest friend man ever knew,
Thy constancy I've tried;
When all were false found thee true,
My counsellor and guide.
The mines Of earth no treasures give
That could this volume buy;
In teaching me the way to live,
Ii taught me how TO die.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
Great Religious Organization.

There is in Germany a vast oreaDi.
zation known by tho simple dcsigna.
ton Of the "lnner Mission," which is
without any parallel in the variety and
extent of its religious objects. 1t en-
cages in printing books and tracts il
circulates the Bible; sends forth colport-
eurs takes orphan asylums, prisoners,
and other great institutions undor lis di.
rection, so far as relates to their relig.
ious wants; trains young mon to become
chaplaius in public establishments and
TO become visitors of the poor. and the
likes looks aftcr emigrants and immi.
grants charges itself with befrieutling
the interest of German Chris ,ians al
Paris on tho ono hand, and at Cons,an.
ople on the other; provides religious
preaching and instruction for those no.
madic companies that are engaged in
railroad building away from any village;
starts and sustains monthly concerts OF
prayer in all parts Of Germany in
short designs to advance religion thro'-
out the whole kingdom, without any sec,
tartan pr ropagandism.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
9nR AllR19AM UNION,

TERMS...$l. so In Advance, otherwise S2.00
No subscription received for shorter period
then six months and no paper discontinued un-
ill all arroaragcs are paid. se vte 80 sHg
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at usual rates:
One square, three weeks, $l.00, and 20 cents for
each additional insertion. Yearly ADVERTISE
ments inserted at discount on the above terms,
per contract Candidates announcements So.
Printing Office on Ffon, street. corner OF
Court Alley. - ~
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25
Indians in Canada,

Rev. j. N. Cusick, who is laboring
as missionary to his Indian brethren
in Canada, under the patronage of the
New York Convention, reports, that in
the preceding nine months, ho has
baptized ninety Indians Of the Six
Nations, constituted a church, and aid,
cd in ordaining an Indian brother,
Joseph LongfSh, as their pastor.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

direction of the sound. aud by breakfast
time she was safely at her destinations
SAeibyciNe Ind. J Banner. ..
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

The Providence Rhode Island Jour
nal, is informed that Eli Thayer has
seven steam engines, equal to four hun
drod and fifty horse power, to be used
for driving saw and grist mills, on lands
purchased by him and others, in Yves.
tern Virginia.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

BRITISH Missionary aoork.-B Besides
British activity in secular matters in In.
dia, hor citizens have accomplished q
great missionary work thero. The Rev.
MIR. Mullons. Of Calcutta, after careful
" obtaining returns from Missionary
stations in India, has published the fol-
lowing s,atistics---a noble record of
Christian effort ....
Missionaries, 4l3 native catechisis
COS native Christians, Counting all
who have renounced heathonism, and
placed themselves under the care Of tho
missionaries, l2,t91; communiconts. or
church members 1S,4l0; scholars boys
Gl,4S0, do girls, 14,30S. Of tho male
pupils above2770aro in boardngschools.
The whole Bible has boon translated
into too languages. and the testament
into fcur others. Toward the expense
of these missionary labors, lbirty.three
thousand pounds sterling are annually
raised in India.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

Scotland and Ielaud.--Thought-
ful Christians are alarmed at the rap.
id falling off of the. number of candi-
dates Tor the ministry. DR.. AIcCosh
Of the Belfast College, says that tho
average annual number of candidates
from the Irish Presbyterian Church,
in the five years ending 1916, was for
ty-seven; in the five years ending 49,
81, twas only thirteen. In Scotland,
too, the same fact is noted, and it is
attributed in no small degree to the
inadequate salaries given to the cler-
gymen, many of whose families are in
u state of destitution.
LEARNING TO FIGHT.-The British
journals express the opinion that the
Chinese arc learning to fight. They
must be dull scholars if they have not
made some progress by this time; when
ever these unfortunate pig tails cross
the track Of John Bull trade and com
merce, be gives them practical lesson
in the art of war; with such an assidu'
GUS instructor even Chinese must learn;
possibly in time they may become pro-
ficicnts, and pay their master off in his
own coin.
a Spanish proyorb says that the
Jews ruin themselves at their passo.
vcrs, the Moors at their marriages, and
tho Christians at their lawsuits,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

BEls There are 100000 Germans
in New York city. They have twenty
places of worship, fifty schools, and five
printing establishments.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

In Webster, Mass, likely young
man named Moore, worthSt0, 900, hav1
ing been jilted by young lady, had
become engaged to another, when the
first one tried to get him back again,
and he escaped from his love troubles
by committing suicide on Wednesday
morning.
81 never was ruined but twice, said
Foltaire, "once when lost lawsuit,
and once when | gained one
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

IND1ANA.--Thoy are enforcing in
Indiana, the statute laws against the
settlement of blacks in that Stato.---
They have, until recently been dead
letter Indiana is determined not to
be ovcrrun by hordes of worthless, la
zy negroes. They prefer white men
III that State.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

The last nine Indian mail packets
which sailed from England took out
specie to the enormous amount Of S34.
100000.