The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-03

50 much Cor expenditures which any man
who has had experience ia farming will AL
init la Le the outside figures. Let US turn
To the other side and see the result 100
bushels 81 corn nj so cts. per bushcl- 81
iuu, which Is almost the amount the entire
investment. The autumn 81 the second year
finds the farmer with irosn ~, 600 Ia Ss,0up
surplus, which he may use in making i'm
pro,cmcnts on his premises, invest in real
estate. or loan at large per cent interest.
The above calculation il based upon the
supp,~iton that the land is bought at gov
crninent price, and those industrious farmer,
who obtained their land ut that rate have
almost universally realized n handsome
profits ~ the figures show. There is very
little good land in Iowa Ia be had at govern
ment price. but snrposc YOU are obliged to
pay from ~ tn ~ per acre. and have enough
better facilities for working to make il up,
or suppose YOU pa, 81, 10 40 per acre for
farm. already fenced and improved, ~ con-
venient To market a. the old, rough, rocky
New England farms, that sell Tor $50 TO Siu
per acre, and apply the above calculation of
profits, and sec then whether there IL any
induccment for farmers a. come West. The
truth is, there are better Inducements Tor
farmers here than for any ether class &c ?eo-
pic, and At tine same time, the West needs
nothing 50 much ~ class Of live, intelligent,
industrious, cnterprising, working farmers. .
Cedar Talaey T~es.
THE riasr I.oeoxoTI,r.-ln 1871, in
Redruth, in England, as worthy pastor,
late in the twilight, was returning from
visit 10 his flock, he saw before him strange
i.ondcscript, n large A. black ram, with
eyes flashing fire, and breathing very hard,
running furiously towards his shins. Prov
l,lentislly he sprang aside. and before the az
ssilant could stop and turn upon him, he
ha'' run such distance n gave hope Of de-
liyerancc when he came full butt against
a man running in an opposite direction.
Have you seen my steamer z" asked
the stranger.
"l',e seen the evil spirit himself. run !.
run.n
by Jove," exclaimed the stranger.
4" how FAR ahead Is he -
The tone u the question, and the cumy.a.
y, II a human creature, in some measure
d,>pellcd the fright III the faithful man and
asi,nonishrd him that be-, ir any one, should
have the courage te face the powers af dark
ts.~"s ~ Wv thtthNt Htfi fati
who l.e tl.uucht, D., mistake, had taken the
wrong direction. Thcy soon came a. the
object &c their pursuit, which had got into
ditch and was rearing terriiically. The
stranger, to the establishment or the ,r,rson
seized and dragged the fiery monster 10 the
r,ad.
!" She got away from inc, sir; was giving
her a Try, the bi. VI Rad being good Cor
a run"
"ol, goodness. well she !. yours then.
pray VIVA; j. she ~
" A steamer, sir. call her. She il a lit
The experiment Of mine, got up to try wheth-
or Mr.. Wattsas idea of running coaches hy
steam can he carried out. think il can,
s.r, II capital can bc got ior IT,
"lndced' indeed Pray, dear sir, who
may Yen be
:. am William Munioeh, NJ your scr
vice; mechanical engineer, experimenting
the erection Ut pumping engines FIR noulton
and Watts, in the mines hercahaltss
Great WAS the relief aud SATISFACTION ot
the worthy pastor on discovering that what
he had imagined e. hc something broke
lsese from an unsafe place, was lnt !. lit at
honest mancralt; iunatic eoneeit IL might
lie. hut harmless, except when IL ran away,
and might irishten children and lcrhal,s,
hurt them.
This miniature engine was the first EN-
losl,ment of the idea IL the locomotive by
steam.---Radread Adrauts.