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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
Remarks on the General Principles of
Husbandry.

Whatever may be the nature of your
soil, and situation OF your farm, remem-
Der that there is no soil so good but it
may be exhausted and ruined by bad TIL
lage. and that there is none so bad that
it cannot be rendered fertile by good til
lage, even barren heath, if it can be
ploughe and swarded. sEe I'll
The true art of husbandry consists in
suffering no crop to grow upon your
land, that will SO far exhaust your soil
as to lessen the value of your succeeding
crop, whatever profit such crop may af-
ford you. .e.a ses 81, Is rsla 2
To avoid this, suffer no one crop two
years successfully, upon the same piece
of ground, excepting grass and buck
wheat, without the fertilizing aid of rich
manures, to support the strength Of the
soil, and even then, change Of crops will
generally do best, excepting onions, car
rots and hemp. nv
Every plant derives from the earth for
its growth such properties as are pecu-
liar to itself; this plant, when followed
successfully for two or more years, upon
the same ground, viii exhaust the soil OF
those properties peculiar to itself, with 5
out lessening its powers to produce some
other plants. The fact is the most strik-
ing in the article of flax, which will not
bear to be repeated oftener than once in
seven years. and is common to all crops,
with the exceptions of those noticed
above.
To avoid this evil, arrange your farms
into such divisions as will enable you to
improve all the variety of crops your
land may requi.e, in succession, as to
form routine of five, or six years ac-
cording to the nature, quality and situa-
ton of your farm.
This method will make poor good and
good better. Try and see.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
4 Nice Game.

In the vicinity of West Alexander,
Va, number Of neighbors have been in
the habit of attending, for some time
past, social parties, gotup something af-
ter the order of the free love gatherings S.
Among. those who took a lively interest
in these sociables, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Carsner, a Miss Curtiss, and Mr..
May. \ new game was introduced at
these parties, called the g Shang hal
Game" which is described as follows
One of the gentlemen mounts chair,
flaps his arms like a rooster. and crows
Justify. The first lady detected laugh
ing at this ridiculous action, is pursued
by the Shanghai, and race ensues, con-
tinuing until the female is overtaken,
which, by arrangement, the pursuer does
not succeed in doing till she has run
some distance from the house. This
game was played for long time with
huge success, but at last an intimacy,
savoring at least of impropriety, grew
out of it. George Carsner became ex-
ceedingly fond of Miss Curtiss, and ev-
cry time he crowed, she was sure to
laugh. This kind of thing didn't suit
Mrs. Carsner, and in order to retaliale
upon her failhless husband, she got to
laughing at the crow of Mr.. May
Things went ON thus until a few DAYS
ago, when Mrs. c. suddenly disappeared
with May, leaving three children at home
About the same time. her husband ran
away with Miss Curtiss, and the child
rem are thus entirely deserted and alone
The Shanghai game is in bad repute.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

PRETTY GooD.-The State Journal a
Democratic paper at the Capital. sugges-
ted the name of +. w. Eastman as DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor, few
weeks ago. Whereupon Mr.. Eastman
came out with communication stating
that he could no longer :" train" in the
Democratic ranks, either as private or
captain, and assigned very good reasons
for leaving the Shareholders party and
connecting himself with the Republi
cans.
The Journal responds 1--WE placed
the name of Mr.. Eastman, as a matter of
course, in our list of candidates, never
doubling that he would be on hand, as
has been his custom from time immem-
oril."
The point of the joke is, its truth
But is il not ominous of the decline and
destruction of the Democratic party
when such faithful servitovs as Eastman
leave it?
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
Business Improving.

A letter from Lowell to the Boston
traveller says The "spindle city
is gradually resuming its steady hum Of
industry and wonted business like ap-
pearance. With the exception of the
unfortunate Middlesex, most of the mills
are in running condition, giving the OF
orators from two-thirds to full time.
The cold snap and light furry ofsnow
which, by the way, is giving us excellent
sleighing, has had the effect of making
trade look up, for it has brought in 9
good sprinkle Of our rural neighbors
who with their produce, generally have
little ready cash on hand for invest
ment in dry goods, groceries, DC, which
it does not always pay to take to Bos.
ton. ..h
All the departments of the immense
iron works at Boonton resumed work OF
Monday. For the last two months only
the blast furnace has been in operation
the pudding furnaces, nail factory, keg
factory, DC, being closed. The mum
Der OF hands, when these works are il
full blast, is something over 500.
The Fall River Mills, 5000 spindles, a
Providence, is running full time on prin
cloths. So is the Anawan Mill, also 6,
900 spindles, making print cloths
These mills have been running full tim
for month or more. The Metacome
is also running full time.
The iron works Of Cresson, Stuart {
Peterson, at Philadelphia, have renewed
operations ; employing ITO hands. Th
number Of workman will be increased il
a few days to 325.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

he threw up his arms l closed my
eyes. Opening them a moment after, |
saw that he was still standing. A few
moment more, and he had reached the
Canadian bank-he was safe and fell ex-
hausted into the arms of two men who
were waiting to receive him. AT this
hour 3 p. n.y. he was nearly recovered,
and though still in bed, receives the
congratulations of dozens of visitors who
come pouring in. He left the American
shore 800 #. above the fall, and came
out about 1000 ft. above the Canadian.
The money has already been handed
over to him, and all will agree that it
was fairly won.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
NO.. so.

THE DETROIT AMALGAMATIoN CASE
Miss Judson, the heroine of the Anglo
African elopement, which caused so
much commoton about six weeks ago,
arrived in town yesterday, on her way
homeward, having been to Indiana, in
company with her brother, and adver-
tsed Joe for divorce. Joe hadn't any
money to take him there to plead his own
cause, and, time being up, he was repu-
dated, and his bride made free woman.
She was justin the nick of time, as the
statutes were, Immediately afterwards.
amended, SO as to cut off all such opera
tons in future. indiana is no longer the
haven of domestic difficulties Detroit
Free Press.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
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Over the Way.

when cold hearted Poverty knocks at my door,
And robs me Of blessings gathered before,
Takes glass from my table, a coal from my fire,
And robes my dear Nelly in meaner attire,
envy sometives, in the heat of the day
My very good friend who lives over the way.
But when sit down at my pleasant freside. -
And count DER the joys was never deniedzs:
Ny sweet little wife and the babes at her kna63
Ny health and my conscience unsullied and
No longer suffer my wishes to stray, u
Or envy my friend wholives over the way.
He's wealthy, but feeble he's titled, but old
His son is spendthrift, his wife is scold ;
Suspicious of others, ill-pleased with himself
His only delight is to reckon his pelf;
Were he ten times as rich ID efuse, night and
L.. day, M
To change with my friend who lives over the
way.
Though poverty, frow ming, peeps in at my door
III neither be beaten nor vainly deplore
I'll scare himaway by hard work, if can,
And look in his face with the heart of a man
And hiving at home all the joys that / may,
Forget my poor friend that lives over the way
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
The amount of land in California ada

The amount of land in California adap-
ted to agriculture is estimated at nearly
AZ millions of acres, and the amount of
grazing land at 80 millions. The guam
tily of land enclosed and actually under
cultivation last year was about 750,O 900
acres, exclusive of more than a million
of acres enclosed for grazing. There
were 1876, AGA acres of wheat cultivated
last year, producing s,563, 500 bushels
An average of nearly 90 bushels to the
acre. OF barley, 237.692 acres were
cultivated, producing 5,382,71s bushels.
This quantity of barley is actually great
er than the amount raised in the whole
United States in 1850. 1t is said to be
no extraordinary occurrence for a crop
of barley, in California, to average so to
rs bushels to the acre. Oats likewise
yield wonderfully. The crop last year
exceeded 100000 bushels, 4t.6l6
acres having been cultivated. This is
an average of 80 bushels to the acre.
In some cases. in Del Norte county, for
instance, crops averaged 1870, and even
$50 bushels to the, acre. I The potatoe
crop last year averaged 90 bushels to the
acre, the average yield in Sacramento
county having been $50 bushels. About
$40 acres of sweet potatoes were cultiva-
ted, yielding on an average l6O bushels
to the acre.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JAPAN.-Every house
in Japan seemed to be overrun with chill
dren, in some of which | counted ten or
a dozen, and all of about the same size =
The birds in nest, the chickens in a
coop, the frogs in a pond, are not more
compact and crowded than these human
bee-hivcs seems to be, and | may add,
or more happy. The average number
of the inmates Of each house in Japan is
estimated at between thirty and forty =
1t is a fruitful country in more senses
than one, and can support so dense a
population only by the simple style of
their living. They eat but little meat
except fish, which abound in these wat
ers, both in the bays and in the sea, and
are easily procured, as well as fine. A
gentleman told me that he believed,
from his most careful observation, not
above one in .Gtty of the people ever eat
any other animal food. -
There are few sheep; COW is rarely
seen goats, which might have a fine
range and the best pasturage in the
mountain tops, now unoccupied and un-
cultivated, are almost unknown hogs
are seen only in the cities, and these are
raised mainly to sell to ships; while
wild game is seldom hunted or taken
Poultry and ducks are abundant, and
eggs also, which, however, are not OBJ
tained at cheap rate. Fish and rice
are the main articles Of food, with the
garden vegetables | have mentioned,
though bread is not unknown, small
quantity of wheat, millet and buckwheat
being produced in some localities, but
which are not liked as we'll as rice. An
OK or horse would require land enough
for its living to support the population Of
a little yillage.-Leher Journal of Com
n,erce.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
A Cool Apology.

They had ball at D-M--, the
other night, which brought out remark
able experiences. Among other events,
the following instance of a cool apology
took place.
Bill B, is known all over, and Bill was
at this ball in his glory. All his neces-
saries for pleasure were on hand-good
music, pretty girls and excellent whis-
key. The evening passed off quite rap
idly, as it always does, and Bill had
about one o'clock become pretty happy.
Stepping up to young lady. he request
ed the pleasure of dancing with her.
) She replied that she was engaged.
WELL" said Bill. :" are you engaged
for the next set %
She said she was.
"Can / dance with you the next,
then % 45 aa 7
am engaged for that also"
+" Can dance with you tonight ?"
an" No, SIR" with some hesitancy.
"Go to Boston, said Bill, highly in
dignant, and turned ON his heel.
After few moments Bill is accosted
by the brother of the young lady and
charged with insulting his sister,
Bill denies, but processes himself will
ling to apologize if he has done wrong
and accordingly steps up to the young
lady, when the following conversation
ensued: @
ANNA B., I understand have insul-
ted you"
.'You have, SIR
"What did l say, Anna B 2"
You told me to 60 to Boston"
"Well," said Bill, / have come to
tell YOU that you needn't go!
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
Mtstfl(antous.
From the Bucyrus (Ohio) Journal
A PHASE OF SLAVERY.
A KENTUCKY PLANTER SELLING HIS DAUGH
TER, WITH TIE HAPPY RESULTS.

A moving incident came to our know
ledge last week, which we lay before our
readers. We suppress names for reasons
obvious to every one.
Near Louisville, KY, lives planter of
wealth and standing. He was the pos
SCISSOR of a hundred negroes, and he was
noted for his thrifty. moneymaking dis
position. He had never been married,
and was an incorrigible bachelor of fifty.
His house was managed by a young
lady of about twenty. his daughter by a
quadroon, whose complexion was lighter
by half than his-and in whom the ne
gro blood was scarcely visible. The
mother died ten years ago. leaving her
daughter with its fathers solemn prom
Use that she should be educated, and
should live as a free woman, rather than
rs slave, and that she should pass as
his daughter, as she was. The planter
gave this promise. because he had been
really attached to the dying woman, and
was greatly attached to her and his beau
tiful child. '@
And SO she grew up, radiaDtly beauti-
ful-receiving reasonable education,
all that her father could give her, and in
time took the management of his house
hold. She never knew that there was
any negro blood in her veins, and never
dreamed that she was slave.
Last fall a series of misfortunes over
took the planter. His house burned
down, and in it the notes, books, and pa
pers that composed large portion of his
fortune. His crops failed to a great de-
gree, and some heavy speculations in
which he was engaged, resulted disas-
trously. Added to all this, he had los
heavily at play, the besetting sin of South
ern gentlemen, and had completely ex-
hausted all his ready means, and found
himself in the terrible situation of hav-
ing more money to pay than he could
possibly raise in given time.
He applied to his attorney for counsel
in his extremity. The. attorney, after
examining the sitqa Is affairs, ad-
vised him to sell 4 Pn of his ne
groes. The planted slkd strenuous
ly, first objecting to the sale of negroes,
and Sc condly that his force was barely
sufficient to work his plantation. But af-
ter full deliberation, he found this to be
the only alternative. and sorrowfully con-
sented. A list was made out, and every
hand that could be possibly spared was
put down. After all was done, and the
most favorable prices for them calculated,
the aggregate fell FIVE thousand dollars
short Of the sum. smq5' m sta
The attorney remarked quietly that he
had not included all that could be spared.
:" have put down all I can dispense
WITH" replied the farmer.
81 do not see Mary" the hcusekeep-
er's name, in the list" replied the law
yer. She. if offered to the right per-
son. would make up the deficiency. /
would give that for her myself
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
Hon. M. II. Nichols, the only Repr

Hon. M. II. Nichols, the only Repub-
lican member of the House Of Represent
atiyes who voted against the Homestead
bill, cast his vote with the enemies of
the act, in order that he might move a
reconsideration in case it should be lost.
1t was not pleasant Office to perform,
for the explanation of his vote cannot OF
course 60 whereves the division list will
be published but it is creditable to the
Republican party that it did not furnish
a single enemy to the bill in the House
Will Western men keep this fact in mind ?
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

Dr.. Livingston, who writes from the
Oaurbesi, Africa, Sept. lIth, speaks of
that riyer as navigable for small draught
steamers for ten months in the year. it
not constantly. He also mentions a fact
of great Importance 10 the future OF AT
rican commerce. that there is san i'm
mense coal field" at Tete, on the Zam-
besi, where many Of the seams crop out,
and remarks that "with coal and the
best iron ore in abundance, surely Afri-
ca will not always be the down troddcn
nation it has been. #. .
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
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Nor TINE ENoUGH.-We complain that
we have no time. An Indian Chief of
the Six Nations once said wiser thing
than any philosopher. A white man re-
marked in his hearing that he had not
time enough. Well, replied Red Jack
ct, " suppose you have all there is p
He is the wisest and best man who can
crowd the most good actions into Now.
-Emerson
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

THE BRIDGE Across THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
have commenced getting out stone TO
build the bridge across the Mississippi at
this place. This is good news. Ii is
not definitely settled at what point the
bridge will be built, but the probability
is that it will touch the Dubuque side of
the river at the foot of Seventh street.
Dubuque Times
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

STATISTICS OF ODD FELLowsHIP.-The
following statistics in relation to the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows in the
United States, have been carefully re-
vised from official sources, and, showing
as they do, the work of the great fratern-
ity for the past year, will doubtless COM
mand attention, especially on the part of
members of the Order. The year is
from June, 1857, to June, 1853:
Number of lodges within the jurisdic
ton of the Order, which includes all the
States and Territories of the Union, the
District of Columbia, Nova Scotia, Can
ada West, Sandwich Islands DC, $500 +;
number of limitations, I6,549; number
of deaths, 1,739; number of members,
176, 200, Ca small decrease from the
previous year J number of members re-
lieved, 23,15l; widowed families re-
lieved, 2,765; amount paid for the re-
lief of members. 1924, 992 81 i; amount
paid for the relief of families, S66,614.-
50; amount paid for the education of
orphans, 81, ,287 &c; amount paid for
the burial of dead, S67,314 20; amount
of annual receipts, S223,685 %. The
sum total of appropriations for members,
widows and orphans, is $40, ,259 e2.-
Statistics of Encampments, the higher
branch of the order Number of En-
campments, Gal number of limitations,
2,755 number of deaths, 22o; number
of members, 23,3l9; number of patri-
archs relieved, 90 amount paid for the
relief patriarchs, S28,l7l 10 /; amount
paid for the relief of widowed families,
$3,1l1 60; amount paid for the burial
of the dead, S5,377 "a; amount of an
nual receipts, Sl1o,l56 81. Gross
amount paid for the relief of members,
(including patriarchs, widows, orphans,
education and funerals, the munifcent
sum of ;s476,9 ,955 l6.-BaAimore diner
ican
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
The emperor Alexander of Russia re

y IHe eIHPeTOr AIeAaHuer UI nussIa re-
Gently showed his love of justice by Sc
yerely furnishing the Count Cy, great
land proprietor, for cruelty ll-treating a
Prussian upholsterer and his men, whom
he placed in confinement and refused
either TO let so or pay them for their
work. By the emperor's sentence the
Count is deprived of his rank and deco :
rations. declared incapable Of any pub
lie office, and further condemned to pay
a fine of several thousand roubles.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

"Buy trunk. Pat said dealer
+" An what for should l buy trunk
for - rejoined Pat. Why, to put your
clothes in was the reply. "An' go
naked ?" exclaimed Pat the divil Il
bit uy it, sure -
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

A story is told off lady wit who dined
at the Presidents the other day, was
seated at a table between certain Rep
resentative from Tennessee and the Hon.
Mr. Ruifin of North Carolina. How
are You getting on, my dear madam ?"
asked the jolly bachelor of the White
House. "Well as could be expected
witha Savage on one side and a Rutii( in
on the other" was the response.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

No OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES musical teach
err once wrote that the art of playing
the violin required the incest perception
and the most delicate sensibility of any
art in the known world" Some country
editor, in commenting on this, says =
" The art Of publishing a newspaper and
making it pay, beats the art of ildling
higher than a kite"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

We heard man cali another man an
extortioner the other day for suing him u
day or two before. Why, friend" re-
piled the man who brought the suit, q
did it 10 oblge You" To oblige me
indeed-how 50 ? " Why. to oblige you
10 pay me"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

The accident which deprived Prescott
Of the use of one eye. says the State Reg
ister, and subsequently, SO impaired the
power of vision in the other, WAS occa-
stoned by blow from crust of bread
thrown across the room by fellow stu
dent in Commons Hall, near the close Of
his college career. This seeming calam-
ity changed the whole current of his
life, which he intended to devote to legal
pursuits, and finally led him into that
brilliant career as historian in which he
has achieved world-renowned honor for
himself and his country.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

Mr.. Broderick, while speaking on The
Pacific Railroad Bill. the other day, made
a point against the southern strict con-
struetionists. These very conscientious
gentlemen oppose an appropriation to
build railroad to California, because
the Constitution grants to Congress no
poecer to make such appropriations p
p" Yet" says Senator Broderick, these
strict constructionists, TO man, vote
thirty million corruption fund into the
hands of the President, under the pre-
tence Of buying Cuba ~
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

Moral FIsHIsG.-Pious gentleman
My boy, my boy, you do very wrong tc
fish on Sunday.
Boy.-It can't be no harm, sir,-l
arn't catchin' nothin'.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

Sir Walter Scott and Daniel O OCcnuell,
at a late period of their lives. ashribcd
their success in the world to their wives.
Were the truth known, theirs is the his.
tory of thousands.
A safe has been invented which locks
on the inside, and leaves no keyhole or
other opening. \ clock work within
opens it at an hour regulated by being
set before the door is shut.
SOMEBODY says "the Presidency ia
gravi,ating to Douglas, and will drop III
TO his hands, Since the Presidency fell
TO Buchanan, says Prentice, there is no
telling where it won't drop.
The Traverse City (Mich.) Herald
says there never was drop of intoxica-
lting liquor sold in that town:
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03

Will you take some grapes, Mon
sieur?" No, sare / don't swallow
my wine in ze shape of pills