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lqruultural.
From the Farmer and Planter.
Chinese Sugar Cane

MIR. EDToR: No foreign plant has ey,
er been introduced into the country which
has swept over it with such a 'furor' IA
the Sorghum Saccharatum.'
Incredible have been its attributes. II
was TO make good sugar, good syrup,
good brandy, good beer, good flour, good
dye'wood, and good paper. 1t is one of
our American pecuIiarities. TO alwavs ex-
pect too much of good thing. One
virtue .s never sutficient-it must claim
every ono under the sun. We are op,i
m'sts, and The moment we find out that
our sangulne expectations are not going
to be realized, we ge, into a pucker, and
denounce it all as humbug.
Careful experiments, made by distin.
gu'shed chemists during the last wear,
nave settled the point that the sorghum
belongs TO the family Of grasses which So
crete glucose or ttuit sugar-not crys.
talI'zahIe or cane sugar. The vaiue of
cane sugar compared to glucose, or grass
sugar, is as 3 to /. We may give up,
then, the hope of making sugar proli,a
o'y. Carefully conducted experiments,
idrng the last year, however, have salts
ted the writer that very good syrup can
o1 manufactured at the rate OF SO cents
per gallon, and tor even less, by the small
FARMER who is not entirely eugrossed with
the cotton crop. This will prove an ines,
tlmaoie blessing, bringing it within the
means OF almost every farmer owning A
horse and All acre Of ground, to provide
tn air families with luxury.
But the great value Of the sorghum
rests not IN its syrup making qualities, ,bu,
IN It's being, for all animals, one Of the
cheapest, most delicious, and nutritious
articles offood'; particularly during sea
son Of the year when n scarcity prevails.
The period between the small gram har
vest gIeanngs and the pea crop, is very
trying one; and my friend, Mai w. S
LyIes, asserts, from carefully conducted
experiments, that land planted in sorghum
will pay better in food for hogs, horses
mules, and cattle, during the autumna
months, than anything else.
If few acres Of sugar cane-even on
the best land man has-wii, keep hi.
stock out Of his corn cribs W Ill the pc.
fields are open, and start them into win,e,
quarters IL good order-fat, seek, aud
contented-there IS no telling its value.
| %. e.. ~i"-'~oI and GRO b,rL,,
ont trH 1t again; try it as part of lh
iarin crop-as an investment, not As
fancy experment-and you may rest as
sured it will pay. GLUCOSE.
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How to Obtain Good Garden Seed

The Importance Of good seed for the
Productlol OF good garden vegetables,
cannot be overrated. When poor seeds
are planted, Of course an inferior or worth
less product is the result. The practice
OF saving the latest ripened seeds pre-.
'a''s 70 great extent, or Of DEPENDING
entirely upon the seedsman for a suppIy'
Neither practice is good one. The rea.
sons against the first, are very obvious
those against the last, are, as a general
rule, seeds furnished by the scotsman
have not been carefully cured. bu, the
whole crop, good and bad, is thrown IN
and sold rs good seed
lhe way to raise good radisbes is not
only to have good soil but good seed
The radsh is biennial, but IL worm
strikes, it will ripen its iced rhe first sea.
son, and the reproduction from such seed
will be wormy radishes. Plant good seed
the middle of July, and grow stock rad
lsh from which to ripen seed the next
year, and from such seed YOU NAV raise
good radishes, but certainly not from the
first mentioned kind.
The temptation TO appropriate to table
use the frat produced, or ripe vegetables
know Is very great but the true way
is 10 allow the first sets Of tomatoes, Gu.
cumbers, pumpkins, s2uashes, corn, beans,
&c, to riben for seed Rpening the frs,
sets, and consequently those nearest the
root. for seed not only keeps up the char.
acterStic qualities of the vegetable, but
gradually brings it into bearing a little
earlier each succeeding year. IN this way
It is that earlier varieties are induced
whereas, by collecting seeds from the re.
fuse of the vegetable garden ir the fall, a
constantly inferior vegetable is produced.
By little pans taken in this direction,
the horticuitnrst may always auppIy
himself with reliable garden ssed.-Coun
try Gentleman,
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bulllurQng.
An Ingenious but Disloyal Csrolinian

Old Judge Evans, the late Senate,
from South Carolina, was a ye,v oarnas,
sincere, and venerable gentleman wbo
under al exceedingly gentle, mild. and
clerical exterior. concea led soma va.a
decided points OF character, among which
was an intense State pride. To him
South Carolina was the beau ideal Of
everything admirable. great, and good
Even her errors and defects were 10 him
virtues and o'endowments. And tbouob !.
WAS not IN the nature OF the good oIH
man to hate anybody or ANYTHING h.
cherished decided and very South Caro-.
l'na:sh repugnance to the institutions
ideas and customs of New England. For
any South 'CaTolnian to possess any of
the qualities, the accomplishments, or ta,,
les OF the people of that section, was in
the view Of the old Senator a serious
breach of 'alth and duty to his honored
and beloved old Palmetto State.
Now 1t happened that Judge Evaps
was applied to by a young.south Caro-
Iln'an, who invented some ingenious me-
chanical conirivauce which he desired IN
have patented. The young applicant, in.
trodrced himself AS the son of an old
friend AMI fellow parishioner Of the Judce,
ana oegSed his favor aud aid in obtain.
ing bis lcttersratent.
The venerable Senator. raisino his
! spectacIes. and fixing his ewes in wopder
and amusement at the ingenious youpp
Car"''nan, in his mild but emphatic tone
interr"gated him as follows:
You are the son of Coone, II.
OF st. -- Parish, South Carolina,
wLo was born in the said Parish T.
4 am sir promptly and proudly res
ponded the young gentleman.
The grandson OF General Il, who
served under General Sumter, in the
Revolutionary WARP
Yes, sir was the prompt reply.
Your mother WAS the daughter Of Mrs.
Nancy --, who set fire to her man.
sion in the Revolution, TO preven, tue
British occupying itF
Yes, sir, enthusiastically exclaimed tbr
representative Of one Of yC.arolna's proud
co, f>,~;Eeo.
And you continued the patriotic o,,,
'e""'or' nave been educated at the
academy -, in --, and Instructed
IN the principles, duties and KNOWLEDGE
proper 10 your position, your birth and
family?'
Yes, SIR modestly remarked the now
impatient youth.
'lhen, SIR, exclaimed the Js,Sge in a
tone OF 4sughty frmness and ipdirp alton.
no" dare you to turn your hack 1son all
the traditional principles, and IDEAS and
customs of your State, upon the sen,i-
ments and principles of your family, gour
ancestors, and your countrymen, and de.
grade yourself to bhe level of common
wooden nutmeg Yankee, by inaeu,ius t.
4he ingenious, but alas high born
Young Csrohn'sn WAS so affected by the
'"rc'be manner in which his Senator nre
sented the enormity Of his conduct, thst
he abandoned his application, and re,ur.
ned to South Carolina with a view Of
standing tor Congress in his district st ,ba
next eeclion.-N. O. Delta.
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Atheism.


lhe existence Of God is slammed in IN.
most legibe characters on the whole econ
omy OF nature-is written on the face O,
day, in characters Of radiant light. by
every sunbeam which comes down 10
earth, and is reflected by every orb which
gntters IN the canopy Of night. Had in.
sPiratlon never revealed this truth to man.
had the lips of the prophets never been
touched with holy fire, still we had not
been without evidence Of the existence,
the power, the goodness, and providence
OF God, strong as proofs of holy writ.
Let the gloomy atheist open his ewes that
he may see, and unstop his ears that he
may hear. and let him go forth and stand
beneath the cerulean arch Of heavens, sur.
rounded 10y all the wonders of creation.
and his proud philosophy will be reblked.
u AM is inscribed on the scroll Of ma.
tu'e spread before and arodnd him-there
Is an admonition which comes from the
solitude OF the forest-there is a voice in
the breath from the hil!s-there is a Ian.
guage in the rustlnc leaf-,hare is a
handwriting on the rocks-there is an ex.
preston in The silence Of inanimate crea
lion, to confule his false reasoning and
reprove his errors and there is STAMPED
on every object above and around, some
attribute OF the Creator, to inspire his ad.
mEation and command his reverence.
And not only is the existence Of God
Te:ea!ed in hia works, hu, be !. made
manifest as the high and lofty One ,hs,
inhabiteth eternity He, who creates all
things, himself ,0ust be uncreated, exist.
ing in infinite majesty, living in the e,er
nlty ol his own nature, reigning in the
PIentitnde OF bis own omnipotencc, for
ever sending forth the word which ere.
a'es' supports, and governs all things.
NEGLECT or FAMILY WoRsHIp.-In
one OF our exchanges, our ewes fell upon
an obituary notice with which We were
struck. The person was member of
PRESBYTERIAN Church, and had been for a
number of years but he bad never erec-
ted an altar in his house. A short time
ago he was laid upon his sick bed.
Jus; before his death, he called his
family together and gave them solemn
lecture concerning the realities Of the re
I'gion OF Christ. Said. NY children. j, is
one thing 10 profess Christ, it is another
to possess Christ He mourned over bis
neglect OF the great duty Of family wor
sh'p-a duty which he had neglected
through timidity. Ny children have
never heard me pray said he. %, my
little ones, ! have PRAYED for you in the
grove, and while attending to the dutie.
OF the day and If the Lord in his good
ness does raise me to health again, 1 will
by the heIp OF the Lord, erect fsmil,
altar But the lord ha, tsRen him.
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Stltrtra Sturu.
From the Saturday Evening Postl
Tue ECCENTRIC BARBER
MY RIEND'S STORY.
DY HELEN x. CUTLER.

The quiet beauty of the little village of
$ attracting my attention, order
ed my baggage of at that station, and
WAS soon set down at the most inviting
looking Of its two hotels Having occs-
sion for tonsor!Rl operation,l i was info.m
ed by my host that the village boosted
two BARRIERS, but that he could particular
ly recommend Elton, who was called the
eccentric barberl
How eccentric T. ! asked, hoping the
term promised some amusement, We.
thinking u more probable that it applied
10 some fellow who got up drorleries 10
create notoTlety, and thereby gain custom
,ers. had seen specimens Of this genus.
limiting something Of this to my host by
way Of ascertaining the fact
Far from it, he answered. He could
have many more customers than he has,
PVT he only keeps his shop open CERTAIN
hours of the day, as you will see by the
placard or the door. lie is every inch
gentleman, and is highly educated. dis
father Was wealthy merchant. He died
ihsol'eni, and his son soon after came 70
our village. and, from some whim I sun
pose, .ehose tie business OF a barber. |
never heard him explain how it came
about but he seems as happy and conten-
red as though he were master OF for.
rIpGsf
Has he family q asked.
lie has a wife, he answered, 'and as
nne lady, too, as you would wish to see.
And does she bear their changed for
tunes with as much philosophy as her
oh, bless you, yes,' said he. She's
one OF the happiest looking women in
to"n, and the most industrious too,
should think. She does ali her own work
besides washing for our gentlemen boar.
ders, aod some Of the clerks sbou, town
too, guess. I've heard so. And she
wasn't brought up to wet her fingers in
She way Of work either. So much the
more credit TO her il she does it when IL.
necessary. They have an aunt living in
" with her hundreds Of thousands
so | have been told, but they choose ,c
get their living Oh their own hook
felt an interest in this arrange couple.
'or It certainly is something unusuaii ior
persons bred in af,uence to choose EN-.
ployments regarded as menial, rather than
be pensioners on the bounty of friends or
relatIonssor to fl situations in reality
more aborious and barassing, involving
greater slavery and drudgegy, but look
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The Divine and the Doctor.

devout minister WAS once asked bv
sEePtc IT be followed preaching to save
souls and upon replyiug that be did, the
caSiIer rejoined:
'l''d YOU ever see q soulr
No
Did you ever hear SOU z
mo-
Did you ever tatse a soulr
. Ne
Did you ever smell soulT
No
'Drd you ever feel soul p
Yea, Ihauk God said the preacher.
We'll, said the ca, ling doctor, 'tbere
are fous out Of the FIVE senses against one
that there is no soul
80 the matter might have dropped. but
he preacher, as subtle in understandings
aF he WAS Pious IN heart, tnrned the table
upon the caViIing doctor, and being in
formed that he WAS doctor Of medicine.
ask
Did you ever see a painr
did you ever hear psinr
mo-
Did you ever taste psinr
NO
Mo-
Did you ever feel painr
Yes said the doctor.
Well, them r9oined the preacher,
there are. you see, also foui senses against
one to prove that there is no such thing
rs pain and yet, sir. you know that there
Is s"ch thing AS pain, and know there
is soul
The doctor appeared eoafounded, and
walked off.
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COST AND PROFIT OF AN APPLE Or.
cHARD'-one hundred apple trees plan
ted on an acre Of ground, will cost, on an
average, $25. The land should be kent
40 state on cultivation whilst the trees
are coming into bearing. About $25 ex
pended in care and labor, besides the
crops taken from the land, will bring them
into bearing state. When ,sn acre Of
trees is in its prime, il will average 400
bushels per annum, provided the land is
kept rich and loose, aud the trees well
managed. Average price; Sc cents per
busheI. Our surplus apples are valuable
for all kinds Of stock, particularly to Win
ter store hogs. Sweet apples are worth
about as much as potatoes.
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5elett puetry.
Extract from Hiawatba's Wooipg.

n h
j "As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto tho man is woman,
Though she bends him, she obeys him
'n'hcugh she draws him, yet she follows,
Useless each without the other"
This the youthful Eliawatna
sSaid within himself and pondercd,
rAlush Pcrplexei by various feelings,
uAstless, longing. hoping fearing,
dreaming still of Mnnehaha,
OF the lovely Laughing Water,
H. the land of the Daco'ahs.
."Wed n maiden OF your people,"
Warming said the old Nokomis;
"Go noteastward, go not westward,
for stranger, whom We know not!
Like fire upon she hearth.stono
is neighbor's honey daughter,
Like the starlight or the moonirsht
is the handsomest of strangersr
IhGs dissGadinS spakc Nokomis,
And my Iiiawatha answered,
Only this: "Dear old Nokoms,
Very pleasant is the freight,
But like the moonlight better,
Better do | like tie moonlight"
Gravely then said old Eok omis
"Bring not here IN idle maiden,
Bring not here n useless woman,
Hands unsklful. feet unwilling;
Bring II wife Of nipble fingers,
Heart and hand that move together,
Feet that run on willing errands :"
Smiling answered HsEatha:
"ln the land of the Docotis
l.iycs the arrow makers daughter,
'NlinnehalIa, Laughing Water,
liandsomrst OF all the W omen.
J will bring her to your wigwam,
4 che shall run upon your errauG8,
BE your starlight, moonlight, freight,
lie the sunlight Of NJ people"
Still diasnading said Nokomis:
bring not to my lodge stranger
From the land of The Dacoiahs,
Very fierce are the Dacotah,
Often is there WAC between us,
There are tcu ds yet unforgotten.
Wounds that acie and skill may open :"
Laughing answered Hiawatha;
"For that reason, If no other,
Would | we'd the fair Dacotahs,
That our tribes might 10 united,
t'h"t old feuds might bs forgotten,
And old wounds healed foreverr'
Thus departed Hiawa.l.a
To the land Of the Dacotahs,
70 he land of handsome woman.
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A Coon PLAIN PuDDINa.-FilI a bs.
KING dish that will bold two quarts, near.
" full OF apples, pared and cut coarsely.
On this sprinkle six tablespoonfuls Of sa.
go; then pour into the dish as much hot
water as will cover the apples and ssgo !;
let 1t bake about two hours. IL the up
per pieces OF apple become too broken,
push them down, and othep will teke
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Some one was telling an Irishmau that
somebody had eaten ten sasceIs Of ice
cream whereupon Pat shook his bead
so you don't believe il 2 With a shrewd
nod Pat answered. Il balaye IN the cream, i,
but not in the saucers.'
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n u NJ B E R 5,

their places. This pudding should be
eaten warm, with cream or milk and su.
gar When cold it is an excellent sub.
st'tute for blanc mango. It is economical
healthful, nutritious and delicious.
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why is the sofa that your father 10 sit.
ting 90. BIKE most railroad stocki Ana.
Because it IL below par.
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Why 70 the letter G like matri mony .
Ans.-Because it is the end Of eourting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-06
nspuSiicasssm ~ m,sssur1.

0spub1tcan1sm - Missouri.
We sepy the following from the Laws Of
Missouri, Tor The sspscisi bsss6t d our Rs-
pSblioan, alias Free Dsnosra4, alias Abe
ibion friends il this State, who aes engaged
n getting up Convention to nsss 8 oar
CGpitAl, Immediately after The Adjournment
IL the 0ppoaition, slias Americas Uesvsn-
tiOn:
Chapt- so, article |, section 10. page $50,
RSvSs6d Statutes Of Missouri, sayB:
Every person who. shaI publish, Sirsu-
late Or uttsF, By writing, speaking Or print
iag, or By any picture or devices, aay stsss-
1ssts, ssgunssts or opinions, the ssndsnsy
Of which = 10 sxoits Any slave, Or other col
cred person il this State, 70 insoIsnss or in
s0boFdinotiSn towards his master or owner,
or 70 rebellion, insarrsseion Or murder, Or
to ssssps from his master or owner, shall,
1pon conviction, be Imprisoned in the peni-
tAntiary not moro than Ave years and, upon
oosviction for the second offence, shali be
Imprisoned in the psnissntiaxy not lees than
i've years."-lSt. Louis Herald.
That's il. Choke 'en down. Drag -
10 Jail. Throw their presses into the rivsr.
Don's lot them organise Or argue. You'll b.
(estain 70 prevent the expression Of Rspub-
loan sentiments in Missouri by pursuing
pach oosrse ~ that--perhspsl
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D4S, 900 majority was given Tor the Re-
publican Comptroller Of Nov York, and a.
600 majority Vas given for the Rspubliean
Attorney General.
DaAD.-We hear that Mr.. Mitchell, Rspub-
lean member Of the House slset .frem Wa
psiio county, IL dsGd.
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~ DIR. Hosettsr's oslebratsd Stomach Bitten
have proved such acertan for all the diseases
Of the Stomach, that NO enc can for . moment
question its ef6ciency in the most dreAdfaI ana
alarning GASES. Fer many years, We hare watched
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ssnifesnt sascs ~ s1re for al complaints arising
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free 10 Say that Ncan BE- relied upon - ! certain
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its. Il the only preparation of the kind that u
reliable in I'll cases, and therefore demands tie ~
tsntion Of the slnicted.
Fer sale BY Druggists and dealers generally,
everywhere.
Sold by r. GssoHs, A. J. WILKINSON, BAasLnrr,
KAYE 4 Co., and J BRADsA.
Dec. 8. '5e-dAu
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~Two daily trains 70 and from n. Mad
ison commenced running yesterday. The
eastern mail win leave Burlington in time 70
connect With the Afternoon train, and arrivs
here 1t ] o'clock. Rather lass hour, bas
better 90 than not at all.
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Third-st. bet. Main ! Johnsca KnOKUK.
- ESPkcTFULLT informs tho sitiSsns or Kso-
N kuk ~ Surrounding country tAat ~ has his
Distitsfy y fnil operation, and Il ready - furnish
In his line xt priOes ~ Law 9 oan ~ met with Ia
my other msTket. 0slI and tsy. n the, gsads a.
not give sAtlfasston Joux money will b refunded.
Nov. -, to-d1y
I IITL1, BROWN = OO.1S Rdisior q HOODS
- POEMS; 22mo. Blue and Geld.
Just rses4ved and Tor salb 81
06DEN, BR0WNKLL = CO.'S sps
eept3V n MAin-Nt,
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Arrivals ~ shs nnlaIngs Dssse.
Die. SIR. II.

D Upton. D II BArtlstt and lsdy, W Pat,sn,
Patton. 8. Losis; = Maple, Farley snd lady, III;
q Q Fitzgerald. Mish; Barker. Penn; Thomp-
poa, jr, Rschsstsrs Grief, = Snow. Bsntonspert;
q Martin, BonAparts; 7 WarnsE, n Madison;
Bariii. A Parsons, Ky;C W Cram, o; J II
Harper, Iowa.