Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

Agricultural Society, which recently
met at w ashington, made report up
on the subject of the Chinese Sugar
Cane, of which the following is a synop-
sis:
L. The soil and geographic range of
the Chinese sugar cane correspond near
w with those of Indian corn. 1t prodq-
ces the best crop on dry uplands, but
the most luxuriantIy on rich bottoms OF
moist loans.
2. 1t endures cold much better than
corr, and experiences no injury from Au-
tumnal frosts. 1t viii also withstand
excessive drouth. Ripens lis seeds in
September in dry and warm soils in
many parts of the New England States;
atthe extreme South it may be planted
as late as the goth Of June.
g. Its cost and culture about the same
as Indian corn.
4. Highth of plant when, fully grown
varies from six to eighteen feet, and
stalks vary from half an inch to two inch-s
es in diameter. The weight of the en-
tire crop when fully grown, taken be-
fore drying, is from 10 to 40 tons. Of
seed the amount is reported from Is to
so bushels.
.. During the early stages of its
growth il makes but little progress, so
slow, indeed, as to have discouraged
many cultivators; but the approach Of
warm weather imparts to it a wonder
full rapidity. The period Of growth va
ries from 90 to 100 days.
6. The yield ofjuice was about so per
cent. The number of gallons re-
CURED to make gallon of syrup varies
from to 10, in New Brunswick, 10 to
L; in Indiana and Illinois, 7 to l, and
in Maryland and Virginia, 5 to /. The
yield of syrup varies from 40 to 400
gallons. The amount of pure alcohol
ranged from to 9per cent. Ripe cane
grown on a warm, light soil, gives clev-
en- per cent Of well defined crystalized
sugar.
I. A palatable bread was made from
the flour ground from the seed.
8. By accounts from all parts of the
country this plant is universally admit
ted to be a wholesome, nutritious and
economical food for animals; all parts
of it are greedily devouIed in green
or dry state by horses, cattle, sheep and
swine, without injurious effects; the lat
ter, especially, fattening on it as well as
upon corn.
g. Paper of various qualities has been
manufactured from the tibrous parts of
the stalk, some Of which appear to be
peculiarly fitted for a special use
Co..
THEM CATs.-A philosophical old gen
tleman was one day passing a new
school house, erected somewhere to-
wards the setting sun borders Of our
glorious Union, when his attention was
suddenly aroused by crowd OF persons
gathered around the door,
He enquired Of boy whom he met,
what was going on.
"Well nothin, cent the skule com
mittce, and they are going H."
sob, Committee meets to day, eb :?
What for?
"Well," continued tie boy, you see
Bill, that our biggest boy, got mad at
the teacher, and 50 he went all over and
gathered dead cats. Nothin' but cats,
and cats. Oh! it was orful, them catsr
"Pshaw! wha have the cats TO do
with the school committee -
Nov, well, you see, Bill kept Bring in
cats and cats; always pilin' them up
yon3er pointing to large pile, as large
IN extent as pyrau;d, and considera-
bly, aromatic,) aud Ae piled them and
piled them. NorthIn' but cats, cats =
Never mind, my on, what Bill did.
What has the CQumittee met for
Then Bill got sick handlin' 'em, and
everybody got sick uosin' EN-. but BIZ
got madder,,, and didn't give up, but ken,
apiiiu' up the cats nd
"Tcll me what the Committee arc
hold : a meeting for?"
Why, the skule commit &c are going
to meet to hold meeting to say wheth-
err they'll move the skule house or them
eats -
The old gent evapoyated Immediately.
~ There are some sad sights in
this world--a city sacked and burnt
battle field after q great Slaughter-
London in the midst Of the plague-a
ship burning at sea--a family pining IN
starvation-a jug OF molasses wrecked
upon the pavement pair Of irreyoca-
" damaged pantaloons but the sad
dest to us of all is an old bachelor stolid-
ly walking towards his end his great du-
ties undone, his shirt buttons OFF, stock
ings out ut the toes, and nobody to
leave his money 70. Were we such 4
man, the mild, reproving eyes of wild
ow or a maiden lady would drive us
mad. But there is still hope Tglier
and older men than any Of our friends
have married beautiful women, who
trained them admirably, and spent their
money elegantly.-SpingFe1d Rep.
49, 1t is mere delu ,on to suppose
that a ball or S0iTee affords the best
opportunity for making lore. At din
ner. the finest qualiaes of head and
heart are instinctiv " exhibited; and an
adroit cavalier viii make more impress
sion upon the virgin heart between soup
and dessert than he can hope to effect
in fifty plunging poikas.
GE Beautiful things ore suggestive
of purer and higher life, and till us
with mingled love and fear. They have
a graciousness that win Us, and an ex-
cellence to which We Involuntary do
reverence.
Bzs7 In order to live justly, and be
rAsnected. we must refrain from doing