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IsssS' xx.srss, r. 1.s ns~.,,s. RI. ri
R1e1ss 'csssls-H rsss.. At..ss- Hnasas.1s
Frc1riek 6sSn. 4 siI;s~ ,t,is.hc,r = y Gsss.
iltor. F. E11,s Hssrs ~, I. :. Halt.
s.. GusSn ttf1f@ss sssE ~ ss.' 1890
Palfsrs~ NJ !" 1ssSSsA " Ss.S Z :, W.s!r-
hls. James n. Nss1.i. 4 osh ~ r~sss.t !, 3
gTyHERE i nov s. Sie II ~ e1sss - a. f,,err
ii Of the District Ccurt 81 - CcSntv. Iorn. q
ledsinr thst On The I7th Az a Js.rsrr. ~. ~
Red "a Hiatt 4 Harbins execufed Is nisintin
their mo rromissorv notAs For a. 0o0 easK. -
one Tor n 900 drawing tsn per cent ntersst. ~
BE annually ma execnted their nortes = IN 70
seoure the ssme an nareel Of land il - eonntv.
Iowa. il which All The other dcfendants have aub-
secuenfiv becoms inter,stsd Dne 81 snid notes has
been paid "a the second And third ma inteset "a
Ahe Ncu,th - Ara ana nrresd pieir%sG 49, o.,
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Mississippi Valley Nursery.
WESTERN GROWN TREES rOR

VIZ 1T II several years
w experience the Pro-
prietor can now furnish
FRUIT TREES A N d
SliRUBBEKY, aeciima-
ted, and found to succeed
in tho w est.
Many OF these Trees
are Of extra size, and
have produced fine speci-
m ems Of fruit the pas, sea-
son. Those interested are
invited to call ana ex-
anime for themselves.
I'LL ~. D.
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Legal Notice.
]. BROOKS CARTER:

10 j. 6kUUk6 CARTIER:
VOU are hereby notified that there isn now on al u
= In the ONCE Of the Clerk Of the District Court
Of LAe County, lows, st Fort Madison petition d
J. W. Sdmpscns claiming Of you the sum Of
$685. 60-lOo, and interest ct 10 per cent. per
annum on i,o66 fromNov. 4th, 1858, calculated g
payable annually, On three certain promissory
notes executed by you to him. Also, praying
agsinst ron the foreclosure Of mortgage ere
cuted By you to him Nov. 4th, 1856, upon the
front ends. one hundred fest deep, Of lots ono
and two, block one hundred and eighty, In City
ct ksokuk, Lee County, Iowa, given to secure
es.ste; also praying Judgment against you for
amount claimed, and sale Of said ground, and
the foreclosure Of I'll Jour interest In the same and
Tor other and further relief. And that unlsm yoa
appsar End answer thereto on or before the morn
Ing 81 the second day Of the next tern az said
Coart, to b holden on third Monday In Nay,
A. D. 1859. st Fort MadtSon, lows, judgment
will DO rendered against yor BY default.
NOBLE ! STRONG,
Feb. -, l85o-d1m Plaintiffs Att'ys.
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Clothing Store,

OkOCQ1ARD 1UVA ~
No. Estes House, kcskuk.
TN order to raise "the needful,' will sell until
L the lst Of FEBRUARY, AT cost FOR CASE.
No humbug, gentlemen. Call In and see TOR your
selves. think can convince yen that am hon
est In my assertion. ! have good custom-made
work, and will sell it for CASH.
A. W.GkIFFITH,
Ian. a. ,5o.d No. Estcs House.
4 FEW handsome business suits, latest styls,
~ for sale 1t No. 3-Estes House. A. VIC.
oct14
4 LSO good assortment Of Shirts and Collars,
~ at No. Estes House. A. VIZ.
oct14
a GOOD assortment Of Gloves, Neck Ties, 3d.,
IA at No. 3 Estes House. A.. u.
octl4
I)OYS' Youths and Children = Clothing, for sale
ID at No. Estes House. A. u.
Oct IL, 1850
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LOCK. wM.vsHcILL.
Ho, for Pixies Peak
8. POT.IOCK a On

A0y 1of ElKOB E0ak
=. POLLOCK Il co.
WE ara now receivina and opening new and
w splcndid stock Of Clothing and Gents Fur
nishing Goods, which " oder TO sell very low for
cash. Our goods are sskoted with great csTe and
with view TO the hard times therefore w offer
them II very small profits, keeping in view the old
motto Of quick sAles and small profits. All W
ask Ii that customers will call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere; We charge nothing for show.
ing goods. Remember tho place, East side OF Sd
st., between Main and Johnson.
mch17d s. POLLOCK co. z
MUSIC MUGICll
Darling Nelly 0ray--Variation.
Darling Nelly Grsy-Quickstep.
Darling Nelly UrAy--Eong.
Murmuring 6ea-Ssng.
Twinkling Stars are Laughing Love--Song.
Rainbow Schottish.
DcHrest spot Of earth to me Is home-SonR.
Home Sweet Home.
Little more Cider.
MusicAl Husband.
For sale BY NJ. w. WRSTCOTT.
mch1ld No. 07 Main st.
Eryss Patent
FOUNTAIN INKSTAND-The best ia use. for
i sale ny OGDEN, BR0wNELL i GO.
EsRB6H GROUND BUCKWHEXT FLOUR.
i fsb33d OOLLIERS ROBnk T6ON.
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70 j. 4. Etreeper, q. B. Parker, j. Il. Bruce, j. s..
Thonpson and Edward Boyd:
vTyHKkE 10 now on Gle in the once Of the Clerk
of the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa, ut
Fort Madison, the petition Of J. 4. 4 W. A. Yore,
claiming Of j. Il. Streeper and G.. B. Parker, tho
sum Of fifteen thousand dollars on four pTomissory
notes executed BY them TO j. b. Bruce and j. s.
Thompson, and by them endorsed to j B. Walsh,
and by him endorsed and delivered TO plaintiffs.
Also, claiming the foreclosure of q mortgage
executed by said 6tTcsper and Parker, to secure
said notes, on lands In Lee county, lows, In
which the other defendants are inters.tsd.
Unless you appear and answer said petition on
or before the second day Of the May term t1S5o)
Of said court, judgment will bs rendered against
you.
March ., 1852 Plaintiffs Att'ys.
nchl5d4w
To Rufus Wilscy, William Graham, Robert French,
John Fsrrel and6. 3. Billing
lIlHERE Ia now on 6lc in the Once of the Clerk
! Of the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa, st
Fort Madison, the petition OF J. Haines, claiming
against you judgment Of the Court, foreclosing !
mortgage on certain real estate In Lee County,
TO Robert French, to secure certain notes on two
four and elk year,. Said petition asks Cor judg.
me mt in favor Of plaintiff, who 10 the holder 81
the notes and mortgage, IN order for the sale Of
The property, and IN extinguishmcnt Of the inter
est Of all tho defendants In the prenIses and for
general relief.
unless you appear and answer said petition on or
before the End day OF the Nay Term, 1850, Of said
Court, judgment will be rendered against you.
RANKIN, MILLER EN6TER,
mh78-dlm Pitts Attyb.
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SIGE or TIR GOLDEN

Drugs, M0dleinCs,
PERFUMERY, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS. &c,
To the trade and ut retail ct very low prices for
Cash.
Wholesale Agent for Southern lows and North
IN Missouri for the following goods:
Great Western Coal Oil Co. = Kerosene Oil
Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL, Pills and Ague Cure;
Jayne 3 Family Medicines;
: Queru' 3 Cod Liver Oil jelly.
ian1A
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TREES FOR 1859 !!

= N160 Is Mn lO1J
XX7E have on hand over
w I q O o o o
A p p l. Il T X Il II s
for sale, many If them
measuring in height IL
feet. Also, y fine lot Of
Red Cedars, very large
Pears, standard 4 dwarf ]
Peach, Cherry, Plum, and
Chesfnut Trnas (3nnqahar-
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To william Murphy and Newton Mcdonald:
VOU and each Of you are hereby notified that
i there is now on file in the ONCE Of the Clerk
Of the District Court Of Lee County, lows, at Fort
Madison, petition in Chancsry Of ] ohm Maxwell
claiming against You fhe said Murphy decree for
the payment Of three notes given by You, one TO
s. Campbell, for &3s8 -, $3O3 % and $500 90,
respectively, and ten per cent interest; and also
claiming against both Of you the foreclosure Of =
mortgage from said Murphy to said MAXWELL to
said notes given upon the ends by rs feet
Of Lots Ill and II In Block l89, in the city of Keo-
kuk, Lee county, Iowa, and asking sale Of said
premises and for other relief.
Now, therefore, unless you appear and answer
said petition on or before the second day Of the
next term Of said District Court Of Lee County, to
sit at Fort Madison on the third Monday in May
next, (1S6o), adecree will be rendered against you
in accordance with the prayer of said petition.
GEO. G. DIXON 4 SON,
March 81, 1S5o-dlm Pitts Solicitors.
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Coal, Coal, Coal.
FROM THE

LAWRENCE NEW MINES.
A NEW VEIN or COAL has recently bscn dis
IA covered, and il now being ext6nsively worked
on the lands Of the Lawrence Coal Co., Ut Law
renee OF quality superior to any hitherto brought
to this market, in confirmation OF which references
are had below
am NOW furnishing and am prepared 70 deliver
tho above Coal in quantities to suit at the lowest
market rates.
will also furnish the same Coal sold BY the
Slaughter Co. Tor the past few months, and which
was obtained from the Lawrence Mines, and which
IL second only to the above described Coal or the
pest OF Sisux nicr Goai. -
Orders for the above may DO left At tho Office Of
n. X. d. w. Ford or Rodefsr 4 Bishop 1t the X.
X. Defot, OF u. II. Riley, under the Dudley House.
h. HEYNOLDS, Agent.
RxFERxHcEst
State Bank, &. Dwight Eaton,
j. X. Hornish, j. g. Parrot Co.,
Connable q Smyth,
Shade Bro, Billings House.
SD. Clark, Master Mechanic ut X. a III. D.
NJ. Machine shop. ljan24d3m1
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Coal,

EnOn THE NEW YOnK AND FARM
INGTON COAL MINES,
WHOLESALE and retail. Acknowledged BY
wv all TO BIO the best lows Coal.
Prioe IA cents. delivered. Once On Third street,
second door from State Bank.
nchl5d r. r. PLAT.
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ThN A0lamG1C KfF0 KhsuFaMC0 Coz.
panys
AUDroR's OvSIcE, Iowa. I
TITS hereby certified, that the Atlantic Fire Insu-
| rance Co., Of Brooklyn, N. T., has hled In this
Office renewed Statement, In accordance with SEQ
tion 8. chapter lao, Laws Of '65, which receives
my approval do therefore renew the certificate
Of Agency Of John M. Grifhth, Esq, for Lee
County, Iowa, which is hereby continued In full
force and effect for the year 1859. 1t 10 further
certified that the annexed II . true copy OF the
Statement AZ filed.
Witness my hand and seal Ut Des Moines, this
II. 81 34th day Of February, 1850.
j. w. CATTELL,
Auditor Of State.
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+ lKANGEs and LEMONS. by the boz or dosen.
Nyfor sale by CoLLIERS a ROBERTSON.
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To Ambrose kucker and Garry levin:
TnNHERE Il now on fIe In the ofBce Of the Clerk
= Of the District Court Of Lee County, lows, at
Fort Nadison. the petition Of Henry Won Phul and
Theodore 3. Ac0ill, claiming Of yoa the revival
Of . judgment In favor Of PLAINTIFF against Am
bross Kncker, rendered at the April term, 1851 Of
the District Court OF said county for the posses.
sion Of the north west quarter 81 section Ten (Ie)
in township sixty-six tS6) north Of range ave (6)
west In Lseoouny, lows. and i've cents damages and
alleging that Garry Lewis holds, under or through
said kacksr, and took possession subsequent to tho
date Of said Judgment. Tho prayer il for NJ
vival Of said judgment and : writ Of restitution.
Unless you appear and answer said petition a "
before the second day Of the May term (iS50) sl
said court, Judgment win be rendered against you.
RANKIN, MILLER l. ENSTER,
March IL, 1S5o-d Plaintihh' Att'ys.
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IA. ~. WEATUOTxY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY,
PnPer Mangtngs, WlnAow shadss, 70
A L>O. Sheet Music; Musicsl Instructors Tor
"A the Piano, Guitar, Accordion, violin, Flute.
Fife 10. No. OF Main~st., Keoknk, Iowa.
1.-THE highest market price paid for Rags.
mchl6d
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WebstcsSs NHork1.
THE Works Of Dan'l Webster, with biographi-
cal memoir, BY Edward Everett, In octave
mshi1d OGDEN, BRONNELL $50.
ONION aB1 rs.
= mch1Ia KELLOGG 4 BIR0n. &
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rlNO Rdward K. Hart, Samuel Hobb, p. 9. Wright
i and Ro sena N. U. Wright his wife, Samuel
Wolf, Anssl Phillips and Elisabeth Phillips his
wife, Richard G. Weirick and Mary II. Wsirick his
wife, Silas Heaight and Julia A. Heaight his
wife J.. Brentgardncr and Anna Brentgardner his
wife, Thos. j. Firth, Jas. T. Bruce, Ill. CARTS,
Geo. N, Barber, Winthrop DeWolf. D. /. Walls
worth, Jones h Wheeler, A. Hihe, John r. Allen,
John McDougall, and Jesse Rnddick: You and
esch Of yen are hereby notified that there h nov
On dle in the Office Of the Clerk Of The District
Court Of Lee County, lows, ct Fort Madison, pc
tition in chancery Of John Harris, claiming against
you tho said Edward X. Hart decree for tho pay
ment Of promissory note executed BY said Hart
to said Harris Tor one thousand dollars and ten per
cent interest," d. ted 35th July, 1856, and payable
two years after date and also claiming against all
Of you the foreclosure Of mortgage given by
said Hart to said Harris TO secure the payment Of
the above note and other notes therein described
dated 18th July, 1866, and conveying the north
west quarter Of the northeast quarter Of section
No. fourteen (14) in township So north, range s
west In Lee county, lows, in which premises or
part thsreof yon and each Of you axs said TO havs
or claim some interest. 81
Now, therefore, unless you appear and answer
said petition on or before the second day OF the
NEXT term Of said District Court of Lee County, to
sit 1t Fort Madison on the third Monday in May
next (I85o), decree will be rendered against you
In accordance with the prayer Of said petition.
GEO. 9. DIXON & SON,
Atty'sfor Plaintiff.
TanLuk March JghQ.-mchY1dlm
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HOf1OnsR 0Ola Rome.
n NOTHnH supply Of these ceiehrated ri
IA Just rsosivsdFby
mehisd OGDEN, BRoWNELLA CO
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STATEMENT OF the Atlantic Fire Insurance Com
pnny Of Brooklyn N. Y, Dec 81, 1858, made in
compliance with chapter lac of the laws Of the
State Of Iowa, approved Jan. IS, 1857, in rela-
tion to Insurance Companies.
i. The corporate name Of the Company is 1.-THE
Atlantic Fire Insurance Company OF Brooklyn,
N. w. located ut Brooklyn.
2. Amount Of Capital Stock, in shares Of 500 each
all paid up in cash. $1b0, 10000
8. Amount Of surplus on
hand Dec 81, 1858. 108,707.63
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18The Insurance business Of the above ramon
sible Company will be attended to with promptnes
BY WV. l.. WooD, Esq, office on Third-st.
apr7d JNO. Nj. GRIFFITH - rant
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To Aaron n. Gage and Hannah his wife, John o.
HumphrsH. George W. Nye and John n. Nye: n
VOU Al 1n4h of Jon ars Aesehy Ael31ed that
j thsrs II now on lie Ia the ohcs u the 0lerk Of
the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa. at Ksokuk,
petition Of Amos n. Brown claiming AZ you The
foreclosure Of certain mortgage sxeented ~ raid
Gags q said Brown, datsd esRtsmbG 4, ~ rnn6
recorded II ~ Recorders olhse q - epunty
September TO- 1875, at Keokuk, condttiensd 1br the
payment 81 three several promissory notes given
BY said Gage to said Brown, and payable 70 said
Brown.sr order In twelve, twsnty-four and thirty
sir months respectively after Sept. :, 1855, with
10 per cent. per annum interest payable annuallyi
said Brown claiming from the said Gage ~ due and
unpaid as by ths tenor o. said mortgage and notes)
the sum OF 1926 SO With ten per cent. per annum
interest thereon from Sept q. 1866, and praying
that tho equity Of rs1enptim Of said defendants,
and all Of them, be forsv3 foreclosed ~ to tho
premises in said mortgage described, wis Lot No.
I in Block No. liz, in Keokuk, Loo county, Iowa.
and the several interests Of said defendants there
in forever hereafter barred. And unless you APP
pear and answer said petition bsfore the sec
ond day Of the special term 81 sAi court ~ hegin
on the fourth Monday Of jane, 1852, juAgn1nt
Will be rendered against you thereon pro contesso
CURTIS, GILMORE h CURTIS,
April i. 16Ao-alm Soils for Petitioner.
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AEON ..
4. Amount Of cash on hand
and In bank, ....-.....$ v,oaA.S4
b. Real estate unencumbered
No. TIA At1antic-st......... 100000
o. There are no bonds owned
by this Company. Forty
three bonds and mortgages,
being frat liens on proper
ty in the cities Of Brook
] yn and New York; (most-
ly dwelling houses worth
in each case 30 to 100 per
cent. more than the amt
loaned-rate of interest
per cent.........-....-,. ...,. los ,400.V w
7. Leans ON demand. secured
by pledges Of stocks W coll
laternls, Of this State
rate of interest per cent. 39,g50.00
8. loo shares City Bank Of
Brooklyn, market val. 100000
100 shs. Atlantic Bank, N.
Y, market value....... 100000
200 shs. Phoenix Bank, N.
r., market value....... 10000
so shs. Importers 4 Ira
ders' Bank, N. Y, mar
ket vAlue................. 5,7OO.OO
so shs. Shoe and Leather
Blk, n. r., mark. val. 10000
50 shs. Amer. TX. Blk, N.
", market value...... $4,000
3. Interest accrued on bonds
and mortgages, and on
loans on demand, due Dec.
81, 16b8......... ............... 5,776.93
10. Unsolicited cash premi-
ums, oil considered good. S,41S.76
III. Office Furniture and Az
lures of two Offices. ,2t0.00
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! ATTENTION. OLD sOLOlERs!I,

f1sHE undersigned hereby give notice 10 the0
= OLD SOLDIERS Of the war Of 1917, Who W
volunteered or were drafted under tbs Agcneral or
deEs Of the Governor al the State OF New York IA
Tor ito defence, that they entitled to additional
pay and contingent expenses for clothing Ard
equipments, BY tho "Act passed April 3ist. 1878.
and April ISth, 1919 By the State Of New York.
and that tho proofs Of said claims 10 bs presented
70 tho Commissioners for adjustment and pay
ment' thereof, will be taken 1t our oHice In the
city OF keokuk, until the 10th of April next
TURNER 4 CRAIG.
Keokuk, March Is, lSb0-dlm
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f. II. RICHMOND,

Nos and Exchange Place. Providence R. L. dealer in
Paper and Paper Stock.
Cash paid all kinds of Paper stock including White
and ColOred Rags, Hemp and Manila Rope &c &c.
ebl dawtf
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We shall perhaps be told that the prices quoted do no
differ greatly from those at present in operation Wor-
ccstcr of this but beg remind those who
object that prices, irrespective of quality is cri
teriOn to cheapness.
In order therefore, that the truth of our assertions
may be tested very respectfully request trial. which
is the only mode of arriving at a fair conclusion.
n. B.-Hotes, Boarding Houses, Town and Country
Dealers and all large consumers supplied on the most
reasonable terms.
I All orders in the city promptly attended to; those
rm the country shall receive like attention. and be
dispatched By the first conveyance. d&wlm SIS
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TERMS OF ADvERTIsINe.

ADVERTISEMENTS published in the DAILY for Al M
square for three insertions and 20 cents for each ami
sequent insertion. Ten lines or less) Constitute
square" Advertisements ordered inside or In auv
prominent place, also those largely displayed will
be charged extra Contracts by the year may be
made on liberal terms.
IN WEEKLY; First Insertion 81 per square, each sub,
sequent insertion IS cents.
~ All transient Advertisements must be paid IN
udrdnce Yearly or regular advertisers will be required
to make quarterly payments
~ No gratritoas AdrerfiseDents. No report reso
lutio or proceedings of corporation, society or
association and communication designed call aen
Won 70 any matter of limited individual interest can
De inserted, unless paid for Advertisement.
~ The Publishers will hold themselves respon-
charged for the Advertisement
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MACHINE STITCHING on Wheeler
4'A & Wilson's Machine. -Skrts tucked by the yard,
Collars stitched Handkerchiefs hemmed work done t0r
Dressmakers and Stores at reasonable rates by yard
or piece. Apply at "a Austin street. Worcester, Mass
wa dltawtf
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miscellaneous.

RICE az WASHBURN,
ATTORNEYS 4ND COUVSELLORS AT LAW
Nos. and Briney Hall, Main-st Worcester, Mass
c. RICE. JOHN D. wAsHBURN
Insurance effected in responsible New England Offices
$50 ntf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20

and shovclled them into the mangers. when
they were given to the dairy cows. 1t was
directly after the mornings milking
Whether they thinned or thickcned. In.
creased or diminished, the quantity Of
milk, " my observations do not allow me to
say. The improved condition Of the aui-
mails, Indicate that their products during
the whole Of the coming season will he ma
'crially increased both in quantity and quail
ity.
The time saved from the fftsen minutes
per bushel, which It took the hircd man Of
your Massachusetts, correspondent 20 feed
them out, together with witnessing the
gratitude Of the animal. receiving them,
amply paid FOR doing it myself | did not
nse them as did your correspondent, who
found them an Improbable crop side by
sidc Of eon'6eld, that produced IS bush.
els Of corn rer acre, but on a plot Of ground
- cold and IN adapted TO corn. it would not
have produced 10 bushels. hops the pre-
scut season, those who hold the turnip cul-
ture In The leas, esteem, will not fail TO
raise enough TO give their animals as feed.
as often as they provide their families with
fresh f,h, or perhaps some other lcs. frs.
quvnt change IN the variety of food
:. Y. JosLlN.
Waits6eld. W. ~. T. Farmer.
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TnE L,uBPL,Sr. Did the reader ever
hear Of the Llmb.Plant. or Scythiau Sheep
It was simply lamb which ancien:ly grew
upon a stem out of the ground, IN Persia
and the s,eppes Of As,racan, thereby saving
,ho trouble OF being born, and aiIjrding a
very cdilying instance Of a cross between tho
animal AMI vegetable kingdom. AZ least.
the Tartars and Russians all said they be-
lieyed it 50 grew, and even vsracious hl'to-
riaus and scientific botani,ts repeated the
current story.
The visitor at St. Petersburg to-day will
observe sort Of fur very much prIEed by
the wealthy classes, which come. from CEN
trail Asia. II is OF silky texture and wears
a sllyery lus,rc. |, is known as Bdrdnken'
and is tho skin of he unborn lamb. This
delicate and choice fur Is of great cost, Us
the sacrifice Of largo number OF ewes Is
necessary TO afford enough skins OF the un'
born lambs to compose garment. THIS
Jaraakea was formerly believed by all to be
u vegetable product, truo animal plant
and the story is still credited by some OF the
more ignorant Of the Russian people. In
the seventeenth century astute writers
youched for the s,itsment of this plant,
called Bardnes, "a Iamb,) grew in the like
ness Of limb upon stem eishtcen inches
from the ground, supported firmly by the
middle OF the lclIy; that it had head, eye,
tongue, and all the other conditions ol
lambship, and produced seeds like melon
Finally, the stem would wi,her away aud
then the lamb. plant, we presume, would
take to its leg, and walk of as though II
had come into the world in the proper way
[Salem Observer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20

How Is 1T TuAr GIRLS cAS ALWAYS TILL
MARRIED Mas IRON SINGLE ONE' The
fac, /. indi.pu,able. Blackwood says that
{" the fact Of ma,rimony or batchclOrship is
written 50 legibly in mans appearance
that no ingenuity can conceal 1t. Every
where there is some inexplicable instinct
that tells us whether an individual (whose
name, fortune, and circumstances are total
ly unkuown.) be, or be not married man.
Whether it is certain subdued look, such
as that which charae,erises the lions in a
menagerie, and distinguishes them irom the
lords OF the desert, We cannot tell but the
truth is so, we positively affirm"