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whipping Oxen.

1t is cruel and generally useless
act >of barbarism to whip oxen. The
best drivers use the lash the least. Up
on this point hear what the editor of the
Massachusetts Ploacnaan says. 1t is good
sense, and every farmer should think OF
it:
Thoughlless men will whip, whip,
whip. They do it from habit-a very
bad habit and we find it difficult to
correct that habit. We are trying to
teach our hired men better manners than
to put on the whip before giving an IN
vitalion to the brute animals ito 60. =
We have oxen that will go as soon as
they are invited, withoutthe endorsement
of the whip. Yet we find tia difficult
matter to control the whip. 1t is surely
savage practice to apply the lash be-
fore inviting the animals to move by the
proper words. Yet we see that this is a
very common practice of those who are
not owners of the cattle. When the
common whip lash is not thought to be
hard enough for the backs and noses oil
cattle. the walnut handle, one inch in
diameter, is used on the noses of oxen
to make them back load up hill, before
the cattle have ever been taught to back
an empty cart down hill.
Cattle must be made to obey-and
the common lash, or switch stick, will
be sufficient for breaking in. But we
ask for mercy on all cattle that are viii
ling to do right as soon as the right is
pointed out. Many drivers of oxen put
the lash on first, before asking their pa
tient teams to move This is q species
of barbarism which all owners of cattle
ought to prohibit. 1t is 50 natural for
people whom we hire from the interior,
to use force in the first instance, and
gentleness afterward, if at all, that par.
,icular care should be exerted in regard
10 the treatment Of their cattle. Proper
driving is an important item in husband
~. So many farmers now depend upon
their hired help to do the main work, II
is important for them to see that the
work is properly done. The mercliul
man is merciful to his beast
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SrfYRIFF,S SALE.

10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO
ID me directed, and issued out of and un-
der the seal of the District Court of Buchanan
county, Iowa, in favor of l. NJ. Preston, and
against the goods and chattels lands and ten
tenements of Jonathan L. Churchill, | have
levied upon the following described property,
TO wit
The West fractional half Of the Northwest
quarter of section Three, and the East fraction
al half Of the Northeast quarter of section Four,
Township Eighty-nine, Of Range Ten, West of
Fifth L. NJ, Iowa.
Which property as above described l viii
offer for sale, ut Public Auction, at the door of
the Shenif's office, in the village of Indepen-
dence. Buchanan county, Iowa, on Saturday,
the 9th day of January A. d. 1861, at Two
o'clock, P. NJ of said day, TO the highest bid
der, to satisfy said execution and costs.
BYRON G. HALE, Sheriff
Sheriff 3 Office, independence, Iowa,l
Dee. 3, 1860. 3S-4
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The New SESATE-There are now
twenty six Republican members Of the
Senate. On the 9TH Of March there will
be an accession Of Messrs. Lane of Indi-
ana, Chase Of Ohio, and GOWN Of Penn
sylvania. Nesmith of Oregon is not a
Republican. but he and Latham of Cali
ifornia are counted as friendly to the Re-
publicans, which will give the latter 81
votes on the confirmation of Presidential
appointments. Counting out the alb
seconded secessionists, this will be a ma
jori'y,
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Wu1rr GuSpowpER.-A letter from

WHITE GUNPowDER.-A letter from
london says =" have heard in the
city Of curious invention which con-
Gems alike sporsmen, ritlemen, and the
scientific. 1t is the manufacture Of white
gunpowder. 1t is made no mystery Of,
being composed of yellow potassa, chlor
ide of potassium, loaf sugar, crystalzed
sugar, and birthstone. 1t possesses SUI
perior qualities over the black powder,
being quicker and more powerful in its
action, and not fouling the gun. For the
delicate in the olfactory nerves, it may be
added that it is without unpleasant smell
1T has just been patented"
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SuoEISG LADDERs.-Every ladder,
large or small, should have iron points at
The bottom end, to enter the ground and
prevent accidents. TO make such an
iron, take almost any old piece of iron
about foot in length, and have one end
drawn TO point, and three or four holes
punched in it, and screw it firmly 10 the
under side of one of the ladder sides, let
ting the sharp point extend about three
inches beyond the end of the wood. Such
a fixture will cost about two dimes, and
may save broken leg.
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Union Despatch Company
Incorporated By The State Of Illinois,
March 2lst 1889.
TERM 100 YEARS.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, $1,000, 200

DIRECTORS.
LOUIS B. KELLEY, VIM. B. JARVIS,
+ l.. PARKER, j. $. MECHLISG.
DAVID PATTON.
VIM. b. JARVIS, Sec'y. LOUIS B. KELLEY, Pres.
Office 60 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill.
The numerous Stockholders of this Company
are among the most responsible Producers, Mil
lers and Shippers of the Northwestern States,
who have united for
Security and Protection in the Markets,
thus rendering this the most reliable source
through which TO ship and sell all kinds of
Grain, Produce, Live Stock, and Manufactures
in Chicago and Eastern cities.
Farmers s. Grain Sellers of Iowa,
Ship your grain and produce directly to the
market head and save large profit to your
selves, where it rghtfully belongs.
al Shipments should be iddressed UNION
DESPATCH COMPANY, Cticago. H."
Deiioer at your Shipping Station, and take Re
ceipt from X. X Agent.
Proceeds and bags will be returned TO you
promptly, by express or as you direct.
Only the lowest rates of freight at which
X. II. Companies will contract, are charged on
shipment made TO this Company.
May 9, 1861. Uy
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no stick to a promise made if Lincoln

TO stick to a promise made if Lincoln
was elected President, Mr.. Edward Pay
ton Weston, of Hartford. is going TO
ayalk from Boston to Washing ton, the
distance of 47O miles, and the contract
makes il incumbent on Mr.. Weston to
perform his journey in ten days, and to
arrive at the inauguration. He will leave
she State House, in Boston, at noon on
The 22i day Of February, and he will be
Obliged TO walk Al miles day until he
reaches the capital. A man is to accom-
pany him in carriage to see that he
iuIiIs his agreement.
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THE UNITED STATES NAvY.-The ma
val force Of the United States consists
nominally of ten ships of the line, carry
ing 872 guns; ten sailing frigates, car
rying 500 guns; twenty-one sloops of
war, carrying 426 guns three briggs,
carrying 10 guns; seven screw frigates,
carrying 262 guns ten first class steam
sloops, carrying 1865 guns nine second
class steam sloops, carrying 45 guns !;
nine third class steamers, carrying Sc
guns; two steam tenders, three store yes
sells, and five permanent receiving ships.
Total, eighty nine vessels, carrying 1892
guns. Of these, however, only fifty six,
carrying 961 guns, were in commits
sion," or in actual service, at the date OF
the last official navy register. The rev.
enue cutters belong to the Treasury and
not to the Navy Department, and are not
included in the statement.
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The Brlvidere (Il.) STANDARD says ::
1--WE learn that mcteoric stone fell on
Friday morning last. about two miles
from Sycamore on the road to Genoa
1t fell with such shock as TO jar the
ground like an earthquake on small
scale. and with noise like thunder
The report was heard by several in our
village. The stone is Judged to weigh
about ton, and is reported TO look as if
il was half iron. The ground about it for
the space of half an acre is strewn with
n substance like ashes or cinders."
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T-HE GLOBE.
The Official Paper OF Congress,

/ publish now my annual prospectus of The
DAILY GLOBE, and THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
AND APPENDIX. to remind subscribers and to
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Congress will meet on the first Monday of next
December, when ! shall resume publishing the
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character and therefore / deem it needless to
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they will contain.
THE DAILY GLOBE will contain q report of the
Debates in both branches of Congress, as taken
down by reporters, equal, at least, to any corps
of short hand writers in this or any other coun
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report uer5atm, ten thousand words an hour,
while the average number OF words spoken by
fluent speakers rarely exceeds seven thousand
five hundred words an hour. When the de-
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five columns, they will appear in the Daily
Globe of the next morning, which will contain
also the news of the day, together with such
| editorial articles as may be suggested by pas
sing events.
THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX
will contain report of all the debates in Con-
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the Presidents of the United States, the Annu-
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whether reprint printed from manuscript
copy, taking for data the average number Of
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The coming session will, without doubt, be
an unusually interesting one, because the de
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be, as it has been for many years past, the only
source from which full debates of Congress can
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The Congressional Globe and Appendix pass
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will be seen by reading the following joint res
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1852:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution
of the Laws of Congress and the debates
thereon.
With view to the cheap circulation Of the
laws Of Congress and the debates contributing
to the true Interpretation thereof, and to make
free the communication between the represent
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BE it resolved by the Senate and House of
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ca in Congress assembled, That from and after
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laws and the debates thereon, shall pass free
through the mails So long as the same shall he
published by order Of Congress, Provided,
That nothing herein shall be construed to au-
thorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free
of postage.
Approved August 6, 1852
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SO 600 COPIES ALREADY SOLD.
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ARrrcHoKEs FOR SwINE.-This very
productive tuber will soon become one
of the principal crops raised for feeding
swine. The immense crop that an acre
will produce-500 bushels or $4,000
pounds = the eagerness with which
swine feed on it, the ease with which 1t
can be raised, all point to this tuber as
one that should be extensively grown.
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GREAT FEMALE MEDICINE!

Females who value health, should never be
without these Pills. They purify the blood,
remove distractions OF all kinds, cleanse the
skin Of all pimples and blotchcs and bring the
rich color OF health 10 the pale check.
The Plants and Herbs of which these Pills
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way among the Tezucans, tribe of Aborgines
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A clergyman in the cuFola Of the State a.
Uouse in Boston, observing Captain w.
at work upon the outside of the dome
said 10 him
Sir, you are now in dangerous sit
nation-l trust you have made peace with
your heavenly father ?"
Il never was at war with HIM, re-
sponded the gallant Captain.
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In digging well in Iowa county, a
few days since, logs and chips were found
thirty feet below the surtace-distinct
marks of the AK were upon the logs
Who was the chopper?
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$1,000 A YEAR, san b
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
THE FAMILY DOCTOR :

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MRS. WINSLOw.

MRS. WINSLOW,
An experienced Nurse and Female Physician.
presents to the attention of Mothers, her
SYRUP,
FOR CHILDREN TEETHING.
Which greatly facilitates the the process Of teeth
ing, by softening the gums, reducing all intlam-
mation-will allay ALL PAIN and spasmodic
action, and is
SURE TO REGULATE THE BOWELS.
Depend upon it, mothers, it will give rest to
yourselves, and
Relief and Health to your Infants.
We have put up and sold this article for over
ten wears. and CAN SAY, IN CONFIDENCE
AND TRUTH of it, what we have never been
able to say of ----, any other med
icine-. NEVER w; I Mrs: >. HAS IT FAIL
ED IN A SIN Soothing GLE ms
TANCE, TO syrup. EFFECT A
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Never did we know an instance of dissatsfac-
ton by any one who used it. On the contrary,
all are delighted with its operations, and speak
in terms of commentator of its magical effects
and medical virtues. We speak in this matter
"WHAT WE Do KNOW" after ten years
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WE HERE DECLARE In almost every in
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and exhaustion, relief will be found in fifteen or
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and overcomcs For con VISIONS
o mnacn' on II n ;n CHILDREN 5pe t We he.
Iieve it th Tcething. BEST AND
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the foregoing complaints, DO NOT LET YOUR
PREJUDICES, NOR THE PUEJUD1CES OF
| OTHERS, stand between you and your suffer.
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| ABSOLUTELY SURE-to follow the use of
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! for using will accompany each battle. None
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| PERKINS, New York, is on the outside wrap
per.
Sold by Druggists throughout the world.
Principal Office, 70 Cedar ST., New York.
Price only 25 Cents Per Bottle
Sold by G. F. PUTNEY, INDEPENDENCE.
| February 6, 1860. ly)