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A RRINALS AND DEPARTURE
BOATS AND TRAINS.
STEAMBOATS,

STEAMBOATS,
The 81 Louis paekei arrives daily al from 30 II
o'eleca y. ma. and departs aniis AZ m
nc quincy Packet runs irfegalarly 80 aea ia da,
as possible.
The hcokek and AesanaYiA Packet arriyss daiIs.
except hunda.s, 81 about IL q M ana p m aud a..
parts soon after esch arrival
he sertAern Lane Facarts. Guring good stage q,
satsr,iease ai. Louisey.rs 1G.aa4g. Thur.dsf sns
Saturday eysaing, and arrive here about "A hour,
After 20 that there IL eensrsiis ~ o. down boat
every day
RAILROAD lRAIse
northern Train arrives daily at go o'clock "A,
snd y. m., and aelarts usii.ss clock :. M, and
3.3Dpsm
western Train arrives daily. eaeeIi saAdssr a,
eu p ~. snd f5 y. n. sna departs al. 80 orl. es
m. Anu 2.tD p.
AT Hamilton Depot, Train. on the WAlash Vail.
Railroad arrive eaii.s except Sunday st4s'cloekp D.
m, ahd deIsrl daily, kuias.s e1toyles. al 30 a. M
Basses esrhces ~ith this city
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DOsT-OfFlCE DIRECTORY.



Eastern Mai arrives daily (sundays eacepted) via
Plymouth, Al o'clock. D. m.
nj. Louis and Southern Mall arrives dali, faond.v
eseepied) At 6,r.
Western haiIarrtves daily Csx~.,, svn..,., y
O'Clock,
Burlington Mail arrives daily less.p s.a c
T.
Cartilage and Plymouth Mail arrive Ialy bxai.,
e,foptehl at 8, IN,
Charleston Mstt Ia tri.weekiJ, arrives f.,.l,
thursdays ANA tstaraays.sts pm.
lavenpor, aid hoek LELAND Al all (trs-weekl,
OF iuesfsys, Ibursds,s and Saturdays At5a
Closing of the Mails.
Eastern Mall eiases daily teacett sAturdsy.}at atep
r. Louis. snd Southern Mail closes dali, {Mouaa,,
sseepied) al pm.
Darlington Matisioses daily tescert sAturdays) d,
sIn.
Western Mall closes daily texeeri Saturdays, ate
o'clock M.
Carthage and rlynou all closes dali, tssturdn,Y
exe.rtedl ats p M.
Davenport and Rock Island Mail ftr ty) close,
MondAts. etnesdass and Fridsss at - M.
thafleston Mail ttri-xessiy) closes Mondays. Wed
nesdays aud Fridsys. aiG am.
III n The Post Gf3ee will b.. at-sn ON suuaay 8 fran
$40 y Q cioek' a'p J. Il. HOW ELL, j.. NJ.
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! M. j ger & Co.'s Ga zette,
IT WILL BE SENT GRATIS.

IT fWe have made the above Reds elton In Prices
Wiih the t~o-1oia view os beneftune the public and
ourselves The putflc have been s~tndled by sI.u-
rions shines maae IN Imitation n ours The metal
~ THEN, IT. III The iron casting 10 the piece
VI poor qnaltiy The makers have the means 10 do
ibeif work we'll They ar hid Aw sy ia secret places
nhers u would be Impossible TO have their com.
mand The proper mechanical appliances. IL il only
" aois great business, and having extensive man.
ufacIarihg establishments, thai machines can be
nadb nj moderate prices. The best designed mn
chimes BAhLh MADE are always Iiable to gel out of
eraer aud are sure To cost considerable trouble ana
money 10 keep them in repair
lie qualities 10 tc looked for III a Machine are
fraaHtF q correct arffeu spea psefr
~ eohNfad4DH great aara6ttN, ara rGgtatE opera
ton, aafA tAs tcaSf labor. Machines 10 combine these
essential qualities be OF the bet ,astai
EassAsg "a pefeett0H. Ne have the wass and means
grand scale, 10 do this
ht PURCHASERS Il machiles, whose daily bread IL
may concern. III find that those having the above
9hhittrt mol "ht. wofk we'll RAPID seu as slos
fates oi speed, but LssT In the possible or
3ef Our thachturs. as sAnE will YARN MDHr
sohEf sitA LEss LaBok, taAn any hers, heiher IN
lhiiatl"nDf ours ~ not la Fact, they are cheaper
Than any other Machines as a gin.
III ~ Local Agents NAnted.
i. m. SINGER a CO.,
45s HroadMa,. Ny.
CHICAGO OEFlCE-No. 30 Clark -St.
j. NJ. BILLINGS, Agent in Keokuk
septe1-d
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- The best Machine In the world for Family Sewing
ana Iighl Manufacturing Purposes
fnce lNtth Hem merl aid beautiful ornamented $50
The Nos, and2 Machines are of great ealaeity and
Application for manufacturing purposes
WI ao.9 hAehthes are especially adapted 10 all
Albds Of light and heavy Leather Work. In rarrtsve
Trimming. Boot and Shoe Making Harness MAXI.
ETC, etc4 hey are VI extra sizc with al arm Hong
enough 10 take under II aud stftch the largest n red
hashes. There Is scarcely any part of Irimu,er,s
seheAhg thak cannot be better doue th them than he
hand SO. too, tn. saving ~ time and Dor l. very
great lhe table ~ these schines 10 ~ inches Ioy
aud the shuttle viii hold siA times The usual uuany
q "a cad The large machines work ~ fast as small
We would ask for our LITTER A Machines the
special attentipnet VEST MAKERS and DRESS MA.
kEhs, and ali those who want Machines fer I.ghf
"HfaefEFtsg They emhody the princFpes
q thn standard machines, MAX Ing like thes lha In
tefloehSd stitch, aud destined 10 a. eelrbrasd
for Family ssrrag aud hsAt manufacturing purpaesas
oilr Standard Machines are ior manufacturing pur-
poses IN General
Wa Aart stsats AaHd Hemmasx tsagss. Isns, and
Coftea Thread, SA Tctst, syoos Beet ne OF !.
Bosf lee, ste.
We manufacture eur own Needles and won Id - arm
AL persons bstng machines not 10 buy av ethers
We know thai there needles sold of Ae es, IN,
ra0r ssa4fs, 81 heAey than eAaYse or the best
1 %" needles sold by manufactured esnectatIy
ef oir machinss bal Needle mav reHasr tAs besf ma
cane aiHo,t asefess.
Our customers may rest assured that all on, Rraneb
onces are furnished with the genuine artirl4p
~ case of small purchases, the money NAV be sent
in posis &c stampe. or bank hose-.
IL LT1orrespondents viii please write tbeir nanes
distinctly III ir all important that We should Ia each
ease know the Post nice County snd state
IL AH persons reqal ing information about Sewing
haehihes thelr sizes prices. worAing capacities and
ihe pesi meth Of purchasing obtain Ii s nd
Ing hns or an! Of eur Branch ofees, for "a copy OF
!. M. ger & Co.'S Ga zette.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
False Proverbs.

GA young fellow must sow his wild
oats" In all the wide range of British
maxIms there is none, take it for all in
all, more thoroughly abomnibable than
this one as to the sowing of wild oats.
Look at it in what light you please, and
/ will defy you to make anything but a
devils maxim of it. Whatever man, be
he young or old, or middle-aged, sows,
that and nothing else shall he reap
The only thing to do with wild oats is to
put them carefully into the hottest part
of the fire, and get them burnt to dust,
every seed of them. If you will sow
them, no matter in what ground, up they
will come, with long, tough roots like
couch gross, and luxuriant stalks and
leaves, as sure as there is a sun in heav-
en-a crop which it turns ones heart
cold to think of. The devil, too, whose
special crop they are, will see that they
grow and thrive, and you and nobody
else will have to reap them; and no COM
mon reaping will get them out Of the soil
which must be dug down deep again and
again. Well for you, if with all your
care, you can make the ground sweet
again by your dying day. "BOys will be
boys" is not much better, but that has a
true side to it; but this encouragement
to the sowing of wild oats is simply dew
ilish, for it means that a young man is
TO give way TO the temptations, and to
follow the lusts of his age. What are
we to do with the wild oats of manhood
and old age-with ambition, overreaching
the false weights. hardness, suspicion
avarice-if the wild oats of youth are to
be sown and not burnt? What possible
distinction can we draw between them
If we sow the one, why not the other g
Thomas BrOlUn.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
The Opposite Influence Of the sex.
eSin training.

Why it is that in nenety-nine cases
ont of hundred those women who have
been brought up chiefly amongst men
who have had no sisters; have lost a moth
er early in life have been dependent
on fathers or brothers for society and
conversation, should turn out the most
facinating and superior of their sex? Why
is it tha5lin nine hundred and ninety-nine
cases outo of thousand the boy who Is
educated solely by hls mother becomes a
triumphant and successful man in after
life? Perhaps the opposite influence Of
either sex is beneficial to the other. Per-
haps the girl derives vigorous thoughts
expanded views habits of reflection nay
more charity and fofbearance from her
male associates, as the boy is indebted
to his mothers tuition and his mothers
compallionship for the gentleness and pu-
rity of heart which combine so well with
a manly and generous nature for the re-
fnement and delicacy of feeling which so
adorn true courage; above all that exalted
standard of womankind which shall prove
his surest safeguard from shame and de-
feat IN the coming battle; shield imper-
vious so long as 1t is bright, bat which
when once soiled, slides and crumbles
from his grasp, leaving him in the press
of angry weapons naked and defence
less man. ETGzieT'S Magazine.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03

than from later planting, and perhaps
not so well for in addition to the want
of fresh fibers or roots being formed be-
fore warm and dry. weather comes on,
the tree is perhaps hall hove out Of the
ground. Upon the contrary, If planted
in early fall, the ground becomes settled
and firm before spring comes. It should
be born in mind that the essential organs
of vitality are the small fibers or roots
formed after the tree is transplanted, If
the circumstances are favorable; if the
tree is planted IN early fall, the fIbers
continue to grow during the fall and ear
ly winter, and when spring comes nature
dictates growth to the tree, and 1t starts
right along. But if you wait until spring
before you plant. this same process of
the production of fibers has to be gone
through with again by the tree; and by
that time, perhaps warm and dry weather
comes on, and the tree suffers by eyap-
oration-a feeble and stunted growth is
made that season, if death does not en-
sue, unless you can take ball of earth
with the root, which is not easy to do
The tree may be taken up ever so care
fully, so as not to break off the small
fbres-when they come in contact with
the atmosphere they perish. This the
fall planted tree escapes, and consequent
ly makes a vigorous growth the next
season after planting.
Almost all distinguished Botanists and
Horticulturists recommend fall trans
planting. In the far West. on the prai-
ries, where they frequently suffer from
drouth, during the summer season, trees
should, by all means be transplanted IN
the fall, they will then be much better
able to withstand any spell of dry wealth
er that may happen to come the next sea-
son.
The proprietor of one the most ex-
tensive nurseries in the east says, l have
invariably found that fall planting is the
best; and among the thousands Of trees
annually sold from my nursery, fall and
spring, those planted in the fall show
the best by far.-Eastern Farmer.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
NO. 13.'
HSnfnl CantInns.

If man asks you TO 60 his security,
say mo" and run; otherwise you may be
enslaved for life, or your wife and chill
dren may pass weary exlstences IN
want, sickness and beggaIy.
If you find yourself IN possessionrOf a
counterfeit note or coin throw II into the
fire on the instant; otherwise you may
be tempted to pass it, and may pass i,
TO feel mean therefor as long as you
live, then it may pass into some mans
hands as mean as yourself, with a new
preparation of iniquity, the loss 70 fall
eventually on some poor struggling wid-
ow whose "all" it may be. 5
Never laugh at the mishnps Of any
fellow mortal. ..--l
The very instant you perceive your
self in passion keep your mouth shut.
one Of the precepts out of inspiration,
The man wLo always wants the last
cent is a mean man; there is no "evaeu-
ant" in all Materia Medica efficient e.
nOugh to purge him Os his debasemenr :
be is beyond druggery.
Never affect to be "plain. or "blunt"
these are the synonyms Of brutality and
boorishness; such persons are constant
ly inaicting wounds which neither time
nor medicine can ever heal.
Never be witty at aDother's expense /;
true generosity never dwelt in such q
heart; it only wants the opportunity Co.
become a cheat or a rogue. ...,r
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
Study Of the Stars.

It is a common idea, but one certainly
erroneous, that the various movements OF
the celestial bodies can be comprehended
only by those who have passed years of
exhausting study in acquiring a knowl-
edge and application of the mysteries of
mathematics. 1t may be true that the
science of astronomy, with all its tecni-
calities and theories, cannot be under
stood when viewed in its mathematical
phase, unless we have devoted long pc
riods of time to acquire the language
which we propose to read. Those, how
ever, who may have mastered the diff
Guilty attending this method of studying
astronomy, may be able to transmute ini
to a more simple form the information
for which they have thus toiled and
hence they may be enabled to guide 9TH
ers to at least some knowledge of those
floating forms in the heavens by means
of a channel which will require years OF
application before the Intricacies of Its
navigation can be overcome. 1t not IN
frequently happens that in everyday life
we find mental spend!hrifts, who squan'
der their Intellectual gifts upon varie'
tv of insignificant triAes, and are under
the absurd delusion that the real gem;
are beyond the power of their minds tt
acquire. For instance, we may otter
see some young lady, to whom the mos
simple wonder in the heavens Is an un
known mystery, tOiling over an intricate
maze of figures and hieroglyphics. Wills
she produces a spidery structure known
by the mystical names of KNITTING" ant
.crochet." The wondrous page of fig
ures and crosses from which she labors
exceeds in apparent complexity an alge
braical problem; yet to her this page
simple and Ineligible. The mental ef
| fort necessary before this intricate croch
ct problem could be mastered. would. ha
il been properly directed, have enable
the same gentle student to have com
pretended some of the more sublim
works of nature, knowledge Of whic
cannot fail to produce a feeling of wor
sblpful awe and love for the Being wh
has thus manifested Himself to US.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
WaferIng sheen in Winter.

That sheep can do with less water than
other domestic animals, is well known.
That they should be forced to do with a
less quantity than they desire, or COM
PEELED to do without any, except what Is
accidentally supplied by melting snow or
rain, no reasonable or merciful man can
believe for moment. In some expert
ments on South Down sheep, at Rotham-
stead, we found that in the summer months
each sheep ate 3 lbs of clover hay, and
drank about 6 lbs of water daily. Think
ing tha. they drank more than was favo-
rable for the deposition of fat, we con-
fined them to a less quantity of water for
week. The result was that during
that time, they ate less food and LoSi
,De;ght. The result satisfied US that sheep
knew better than man, though he were
scientific, how much water they required
But we need not quote experiments
The common sense of every man tell:
him that sheep, as well as all other ami
mails, should be abundantly supplied with
good, fresh water. Cows and sheep, i
possible, should have free access to 1t a
all times For, unlike the horse, they
will not always drink at stated times
however regularly observed. A we'll
pump and troughs would seem, therefore
to be necessary appendages to every vel
managed barnyard or sheep fold. KIM
reader, act on this matter, and your sheel
and cows will bless you, if moi in words
at least in wool, milk and profit.
Two natural swarms, hived on the sam
day. should not be placed near togethe
in the apiary; and the same rule shoul
govern in the disposal of newly mad
ARTIFICIAL colonies.-Bee Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
Engaging Manners.

There are thousand pretty engaging
little ways, which every person may put
on, without running the risk Of either
being deemed affected or foppish. The
sweet smile, the quiet cordial bow, the
earnest movement in addressing a friend ,
or more especially q stranger, who one
NAV recommend to our good regards, the
inq uiring glance, the graceful attention,
which is so captivating when united with
self-possession-these will insure Us the
good regards of even a churl. Above
all, there is a certain softness of man
ner which should be cultivated, which in
either man or woman adds a pleasing
charm that almost entirely compepsates
for the lack of beauty. The voice can
be modulated so 10 intonate that II will
speak directly to the heart, and from thai
elicit an answer; and politeness may be
made essential to our nature. Neither
/ is time thrown away in attending to such
things, insignificant as they may seem
to those engaged in weightier matters
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
Time to Remove Bees Yield Of
Honey, &c.

Mr.. Quinby, in his lectures at Yale
College, made the following remarks
In 1856 800 hives, on an area of ten
square miles, collected $4,000 pounds of
honey, and increased to 1900; and yet
it is probable that not 1.-THE of the honey
was collected. Mr.. Quinby estimated
the average yield of 100 "stocks" at
over 3 600 pounds, and this would give a
profit over all expenses of ten cents to
each pound. These could be kept on an
area of four square miles, and one man
could take the entire charge of them.
The best time to remove bees from one
locality to another is between the lst of
October and the first of March. If it is
done in very warm weather, the combs
are soft and easily become crushed. They
may be carried on a sleigh, or on a car
riage with springs. The hive should be
inverted to prevent the comb falling.
Thirty pounds of honey is sufficient to
winter large swarm. Unless you un-
derstand managing bees, avoid patent
hives, as they are generally complicated,
expensive and inconvenient. The nova
BILE comb frame is perhaps an exception
to this, as it has valuable points. The
apiary should be so situated that it will
be protected from north and northwest
winds. Bee-houses are not as good as
independent stands. Honey for family
use had better be made in unplained boxest
communicating with the hive by eight
inch-holes to the square foot; but if 1t is
intended for market, it is policy to use
glass boxes instead of wooden ones.
These should be encased in board boxes
to exclude the light. Place them on the
hives as soon-no sooner--as they are
full of bees, and remove them as soon as
they are filled with honey, otherwise the
honey may be soiled by the constant
creeping of bees over it. After it has
been removed, keep cool and dry; if kept
too warm, worms will work in tiff too
damp, the honey in open cells becomes
fermented. Some have thought that
poor honey or sugar and water could be
transferred into superior article, but
this is not true. The best honey is col
lected from flowers growing in northern
latitudes.
Bees and Grapes.--I noticed last year
for. the first time, that the bees eagerly
visited my grapes, when ripe, and felt
willing to excuse their supposed depre-
dations, because the previous spring and
summer had been very unpropitiOus to
their honey gathering vocation. But, on
more closely scrutinizing their proceed.
ings, found that IN no instance did they
attack sound fruit, even when perfectly
ripe, but contented themselves with CLEAN
ings in the wake of more powerful ma
rauders. saw that they invariably
alighted on such fruit only as had beer
pecked by birds, or punctured by wasps
and hornets. l never perceived a bee
attempting to injure sound fruit. Those
kinds of grapes which were not attacked
by birds, wasps, or other insects, remain
ed unvisited by the bees.-H. H. k
american Bee Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03

One of the many remarkable sights
on the Fourth, was Mr.. Twining and bis
Queen bee. He came into our Office the
day before, with an old plug hat. He
had cut two holes in it about midway Of
the crown-one in front, the other in the
back part. Holding the hat in his hand,
and turning it over to show that it was
empty, he said "you see that this hat is
now empty. Tomorrow intend 10 have
swarm Of bees at work in it, masking
honey, and intend to wear it on my head
with the bees in itP' Sure enough, on
the Fourth, as we were going out into
the grove, we came across Mr.. Twining.
He was located under a shady tree, and
was exhibiting to an admiring crowd Of
men and women, his wonderful patent
bee hive. On his head was the idendical
hat that he had shown US the day before.
1t was literally covered all over with bees,
busy at work, going in and out at the two
orifces before mentioned. All the spare
space IN the hat was filled with new conf, /,
that had been made within twelve hours.
In his hand he held the Queen bee, which
he was showing to every one who would
venture near enough to gaze on and ad-
mire the wonderful little insect. During
all this time he was giving an eloquent
and instructive lecture on the habits;
worth and care Of bees After listening
for some time we left, feeling that what
Twining did not know about bees was
hardly worth knowing - Wabash GGz.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
Horse ShOeIDg Tor Winter,

Some blacksniths seem to forget that
horses shod in winter should have the
inner side of the shoe of such conhgara-
tion, as to let go easily of snow balls
formed within the hoof. It only requires
a gradual increase Of size outward, with
no dovetailing in figure, and each ball,
almost as fast as formed, viii readily
be parted with.
Why could not the horse shoe, for city
use, have a slight coating of gutta percha
on its upper side, so as 10 break the mo.
mentum Of blows on the paving stones 2
This would materially ameliOrate the
difficulty so frequent in cities, where
one-ffth of horses have their feet ruined
in few years, by continually treading
on too solid pavement - Working Farm
pr
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
FAN Planting Of Fruit Trees.

1t is a settled fact among intelligent
tree growers, that the tree is in the most
dormant state in the automn, or fall of
the year, Immediately after it cOmmenc-
es to she'd its leaves freely. There is
then the least circulation of sap in the
tree; which being the case, transplant
ing is then lone with far greater success
than when the sap flows freely in the
spring of the year, because the tree is
affected when the transplanting is done
in proportion to the greater or less flow
of the sap at the time. But, says one
plant very early in the spring. But i
you plant early the root of the tree !:
liable to injury by freezing and thawing
consequent from having been removed
before the ground becomes settled. Ant
if this is the case, you are no better OF