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Year: 1859

Carter Potatoes.


BY J. O. HOLLAND.
Those are my beautiful Cartsrs;
Every one doomed to be martyrs
To the eccentric desire
or Christian peopleto skin them
Brought to the trial Of fire
For the good that l. in them
Ivory tubers-dividc one


Ivory all the way through;
Never hollow inside one
Never a core black or blue
ALI you should taste them when roasted
(Chestnuts are not half 80 good y
And you will find that I've boasted
Less than should.
They make the meal for Sunday noou;
And, ifyou ever eat one let me beg
You to manage tjust Is you DO egg.
Take pat of butter, u silver spoon,
And wrap your napkin round the shell:
Have you seen humming bird probe tho bell
or n white Tipped morning gloryi
Well, that's the rest Of the story!
Year: 1859

To the public and consumers Of Coal generally. l
would respectfully announce that have recently eS
tabshed Coal yard at Prairie du Chien where will
he kept on hand supply of Illinois Pennsylvania
Coal-Orders respectfully solicited, and the public
my be assured that it shall be my endeavor to give
satisfaction in regard to quality, price and attention


Office and yard Lower Town, below the Ferry Land


n S1tf H. +. AvEKILL.
Year: 1859

A SExslBL. WAY OF COMMITTING sUIciDs-In New
York, on Wednesday evening last, unknown
man entered barber shop and attracted the ats
tension of those present. by walking about in an
excited manner, and sighiDg deeply while awaiting
his turn to be shaved. At last one of the persons
in the room asked him ifhs was in trouble, but he
made no reply. When b turn came he sat down in
the chair and the barber lathered his face and
strappiog his rasor, when his unknown customer
suddenly cried out, II am not at to live!" and
Growing single barrelled pistol from his pocket,
fired at his image in the mirror, shattering the
glass to thousand fragments. Before the barber
recovered from his establishment, his Improbable
patran ran off without waiting to wash his face.
Year: 1859

ARCHITECTURE AND CHRISTIAN
PsTScIrIE such is the title of pamphlet
or rather the advance sheets Of the Coagre-
gational Quarterly, October 1859, placed in
our hands by the Author-the Rev. Geo. f..
Magonn, pastor Of the Congregational
Church, of this city. The article is an elabo-
rate dissertation upon Church architecture
taken in connection with the principles OF
true christianity, and will be read with
great pleasure and attention, not only by the
reverend authors many warm friends here
and elsewhere, but by all into whose hands
the article may come We think it ranks
second to no paper of the kind we ever had
the pleasure of perusing. Aside from the
merits of the position taken by Mr.. Magoun,
the article is elegantly written, which shows
that it is the result of no little research and
attention. We recommend it to general
and thorough perusal.
Year: 1859

In their employ cannot find calico n Rock
Island, good enough. cheap enough or fash
ionable enough, but will visit Davenp"r,,
pay dime ferriage, and buy goods, same
fabrics, same eolors. same figures, made in
the same factories. aud pay the same prices
| for them.


We confess the above facts are sufficient
to exasperate the merchants Of our sister
city bat We cannot offer them any sympa
boand to be ahead. Their enterprise and
ability has made our town wha. it now is,
and the Star of prosperity is by no means
| in the wane


Oar merchants also. have set an example
to their nelghbors in advertising literally
on the other side Of the river. This very
thing has been the means of calling Rock
Island trade to their stores, and leaving the
merchants Of that city to stand behind their
counters and suck their thumbs because
they did not take the example and patronze
the Davenport papers with advertisements
This Is why We cannot symphathize with
them. They knew what to do and did not
do it, and the fault is with Themselves. and
the longer they procrastinate. the worse
their condition will be, while Davenport
gradually grows up out of all reach of her
sister city.


True, the hard times have had some eff.
feet on us. but we are fast emerging from
the temporary restraint on our progress.
and look confidently forward to the
good time coming" when we shall eclipse
in commercial Importance any river town
from st. Paul to st. Louis Rock Island is
entirely behind the times-at least it is a
long way ehind Davenport.


Last week our commercial reports showed
receipts of 80 900 bu Of grain, while the
transactions of the Rock Island markets
were too small to quote. But we will not
Pile on the agony as the fun is all on our
own side
Year: 1859

PLAYED OUT.-We understand that
the Agricultural Society of the County Of
Rock Island, isa defunct institution, and
that there will be no Agricultural Exhibi-
tion on the other side this year. This looks
bad, and is almost unaccountable. The
farmers and mechanics Of that county have
material in abundance for q splendid Fair,
and they should not get disheartened. 1t
will never do to give it MP 80.
Year: 1859

R Happily disappointed are the
managers Of the Scott County Fair, with
the result of their exhibition. Although
the National Fair at Chicago took away a
large amount Of the best stock OF the coun-
ty, the Exhibition was much more ample
and extensive than ever before. The Soci.
ETY. will take fresh courage in view of their
great success on this occasion.
Year: 1859

OFF FOR TExAs.-Ye Yesterday morn>
ing party of emigrants consisting of forty
persons, seventeen horses, thirty head of
cattle and eight wagons, passed by our office
towards the ferry landing en- route for Tex
as, where they intend settling. A portion
of the party had went from here there last
January to see the country ard prospect '
SPELL and on their return the rest conclu
ded to 90 along. We hope they may not
be disappointed, but We doubt whether they
will find country and climate even in
Texas to excel the one they are leaving.
Year: 1859

LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
AT HICKORY GRovE-Y esterday afternoon a
large and enthusiastic meeting Of the De-
mocracy, was held in Hickory Grove Town.
ship. on which occasion n large number of
the democracy were present.


Messrs Llndley, Dow Van Hosen and Doc
Ian, of this city, were present on the part Of
the Democracy, and Messrs O'Conner and
Shorey were also present to engineer the
matter on the part Of the Republicans.


Mcssrs Lindley and Dow made able and
convincing speeches on the political ques :
tions Of the day, but from some cause or
other Mr.. OConner declined to to address
the people, and poor Shorey boiled to get
himself into sreechmaking frame of mind.


The meeting was very enthusiastic and
will do much good for the democratic cause


Put pown Hickory Grove as democratic
by good majority
Year: 1859

LUCK AND GENIUs.-Sometme we think that
luck, which is accidental is preferable to genius,
which is a wearsome, unfortunate gift of nature.
Luck being the offspring of circumstance may
become fruitful to any one, bringing no pangs
that will ache long, originating no cares that
Shay not be shaken off as dust upon your coat.
Genius suffers from laborious promptings thinks
feverishly over extensive and admirable plans,
and fears and struggles in their execution. The
man of luck saunters, waits, or dashes adven-
tnrously into an enterprise and behold he has
riches or, he has office, power, reputation. But
we hate to see the mere lucky man assuming
more than the fact of his having been lucky,
when to it he owes his station. When one who is
branded upon gilded shore by a crcumstan-
tial wave turns toward the sea and haughtily
claims his deiiverance as due to his capacity to
fOat, he shohld be forced to prove his declara
lions by being Cast into an outward current. The
longer he gazes at the accidental richness of his
place the more he asserts that his own majestic
set brought him there ; and, swelling to the full
lest, decides that he is the real Neptune, the
maker of tempests and the ruler of tides This
IS gross he is nothing but presuming fly, which
bad alighted on the carcass of dead fish and
tas thrown ashore where favorable prospects
awaited it-Sierrd Citizen.
Year: 1859

IT has been beautifully and revefently said by
Henry Ward Beecher, that the excess of blossoms
on the fruit tree is a mahifesiatio of the large
Nay in which God dispenses his blessings. If
this be trie of the blossoms that falls, in what
sufficiently large sense shall we interpret the
goodness which preserves the blossoms, and per-
tects the fruit, until nature about to defeat
Der own purpose in breaking down the tree with
rs weight? What shall we call this excess? Or
tO what shall we compare the lavish kindness that
Dads our vines with fruit which cannot be gath
ered for the quantity, but must rot in the sun
Vet this is the difference between the soil and the
climate of California and the Eastern States. The
BLOSSOM which sbritels or falls from very excess
b Eastern orchards, here expands into the perfect
ffut, and goes to waste upon the soil:-Sdcfan'ei-
b Union.
Year: 1859

MOVEMENTS OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CoMpANY-We are reliably informed that ne- gociations between the English government, the Atlantic Photographic Company, and the New York, Newfoundland and London Tele- graph Company, have reached poi"t which admits of no donbt about the governments guarantee of per cent on the six hundred thousand pounds capital, being accepted In view of this fact, as we learn from the same re- liable source the Atlantic Company are actively engaged in making the most thorough tests of the various kinds of cables adapted to the Atlantic line, and will be prepared to enter into the necessary contracts at an early day. in the meantime the Company have decided to expend sum not exceeding one hundred thou sand dollars to resuscitate the present cable, and active operations to this end will be oom- menced as soon as the weather will permit
Year: 1859

TRooPs FOR ARIzoNA-By private letter froT an intelligent and influential gentleman of Washington, we learn that strong body of troops is to occupy the frontier of Arizona. Our correspondent gives good authority for the news
Year: 1859

Mr.. EDITOR This Division is one amono
the many of the State. We are almost
ashamed, as members, that we have moi
seen more Of her battles, and records oi
the tropics she has won, recorded in the
columns of your worthy Spirit, for we are
not ashamed of our works, that we with
hold them from the public eye; but are
willing that they may be seen and read Of
all men. We have never had as much ex-
citement on the subject of Temperance as
some Divisions, but while others. once
firmly.


ALL we want is, that our enemies watch
us, and that they watch us closely, and
then report US to the world, (but then to
be sure to report the truth J and we will
not blush for any thing they will have to
report. We do not say this boastinclv.
but we do it from pure motives. =


We had celebration appointed at old
Chapel, on Friday night the 9th ult., hav-
ing previously procured the promise of
Bro. Nicholson, Of Meck!enburg, as speak
er; we met at the time appointed. Bro.
N. arrived but was Che said) holy unfit to
to do anything like justice from the fact
that he was laboring under dreadful ner-
vous headache. But we were aereeably
disappointed when he held the audience
almost spell bound for the space of an hour
and half or two hours, interrupted only
by occasional cheers of applause from the
crowd. The good he did, and the remu-
neratlon due to him, Eternity alone will re-
veal and repay. After him, Mr. Cinacher,
Lutheran minister was called upon to ad-
dress the audience he arose, and after
some prelminaries as to his unpreparedness
to make speech; he set out as he said,
TO drop few uncontemplated remarks
Inc DIVISION was more then highly graft
he'd with the honorable defense and earnest
appeal he made in behalf of the Order
basng his remarks upon the authority of
6ods word. After the speaking was over
we sounded for recruits, and obtained the
names of some three or four gentlemen
and one or two Of them Ministers of the
Gospel. We love to enlist such enterpri
sing, energetic young men-men that will
take hold and then hold on.


In conclusion, Mr.. Elitor, would saw
that yon may expect to hear from Jacobs
Fork Division as long as you hear of any
In the State, for we are bound to stand
while liquor is in the land, or till death,
and If we die, we will die at our posts.
Year: 1859

( much of this opinion / heartily coincide
though differing widely in the deductions
forced therefrom for have ever believed
that if the church would discard the anon.
alous, inconsistent policy which has hith.
erto characterized her councils in relation
TO the drinking customs of society, and
boldly defying the preiudices and frowns Of
the world, establish herself upon the plain
principles of gospel truth; the necessity
for any other organization FOR the suppress
sion OF intemperance would be obviated.
save as might be necessary for the benefit
of those who are not otherwise worthy OF
her fellowship.


But viii she doits. Ace there any in
dications of disposition. upon her part
soon to bring this glorious event about -
Alas it is to be feared not. | dare not
indulge a hope that it will soon occur !:
though have not vestige of doubt that
there is day yet in the future, q know
alas T that this sorely stricken frame will
not be spared till then, but few perhaps of
the present generation will live to welcome
it when considerations of self-preserva-
ton and an overwhelming conviction of
duty will awake her to sense of her in
consistency and force her to make an en-
tire abstinence from all that will intoxicate
as much "test Of fellowship as to refrain
from violating the holy Sabbath or from
taking the Lords name in vain.


But until then it only remains for the
temperance associations to continue to pros
ecute the noble work which they have
commenced, always holding themselves in
readiness to relinquish into the hands of
the church the responsibilities which she
refused to assume.


Elm Cottage, Va.
Year: 1859

WEIGHT OF THE EyInENcE SHOULD CAR
RY THE DAY.-Josh was Brought before a
country squire for stealing hog, and three
witnesses being examined swore they saw
him steal it. A wag having volunteered
as counsel for Josh, knowing the scope Of
the squire's brain, arose and addressed him
as follows: "May it please your honor,
can establish this mans honesty beyond
the shadow of doubt; for | have twelve
witnesses ready to swear that they did no
see him steal il" The squire rested hil
head for few moments upon his hand, a
if in deep thought, and then with grea


dignity arose, and brushing back his hair
said, "If there are twelve who did not SCI
him steal it and only three that did, dis
charge the prisoner. Clear the room r
Year: 1859

To keep healthy-Take a brandy
smash early in the morning, and
throw II out Of tho window, after
which take 9 walk and then cat
your breakfast


To kill yonr eno,nies-1'reat them
to rotgut whisky.
Year: 1859

Build commodious hen house, upon
any plan that will afford a roosting ap-
artment, place for feeding and boxes
for nests. A good plan is to build in
the shape Of parallelogram, with the
roosting place across one end. The
central portion can be used for feeding,
the boxes for nests being placed around
the sides Of the building, with a small
place between them and the wall, that
the hens may enter the nests from the
back side. Build the house of stone,
wood, Or other material, as may be
thought best; but let it be warm and
comfortable in the coolest weather, and
so made that it can be we'll ventilated.
Procure some of the large Asiatic
breeds, as have found, by my expert
ence, that they will lay in winter, VIII en-
the common varieties will not, with the
same treatment. But the person who
expects his hens to lay much in the
summer, after laying all winter, will be


disappointed. Give as great variety
of food as possible, such as corn, buck
wheat, oats, barley, &C., with pure wa
ter daily. Give them fresh meat once
or twice a week, or oftener if conven-
lent, with an occasiona. feed of boiled
potatoes or apples. In short, make
their feed as near as possible TO what
it is in summer, and not forget to give
them free supply Of oyster shells
pounded fine, or lime and sand. Mix
lime and sand as for plastering house,
let it dry and place box filled with it
in one corner of the hen house, and it is
surprising how fast it will disappear.
Hens will lay some in winter without
all this care and trouble; they must have
good comfortable quarters, There are
other advantages from having a good
hen house, aside from hens laying in
winter. Two or three wagon loads of
good homemade guano, every year,
will soon pay the expense, and help to
raise corn to feed them. And then
again, fresh meat cannot always be pro-
cured; they will lay if they have plenty
Of corn, and as this contains a large
proportion of oil or fat, it may be sub
stItuted for meat to some extent.
Year: 1859

There was my friend Church who
merits passing tribute of respect, not
only on account Of his many virtues,
his manly elosuence, but his unf1inch-
ing devotion to the cause. In person
he was diminutive-some would say
contemplate in respect to size-not Sc
riously deformed, but far from being a
atocky man; black eyes, dark hair,
with an almost shad-like pulmonary
countenance, rendered less attractive
an1 more repulsive no doubt by the
destroying fires of alcohol, that like
burning volcano had nearly consum-
ed tho internal structure of his nature.
This man in the meridisn Of life had
passed through the furnace of affection
the sad school of adversity. Once
lie had been the abject slave of unmiti-
gated Drunkenness covered with the filth
Of the gutter, but now clad in the glory
of reform he was to all intents and pur-
poses gentleman. A writer of fugi-
tive contributions for the press, possess
ed Of extraordinary talents for vocal
music, and natures true orator, he
could cause men to langh or to weep; !;
he could freeze the heart with tales of
horror, or he could awaken sentiments
of Joy and arouse men to activity and
enterprise. Bear in mind if you please
that | do not attempt the narrative of
one single event in this mans life. The
incident. would be too romantic to en-
list your credulity, and too voiumnous
for the present occasion. This man
who wrote and spoke and sang for the
public was specimen of the WASH
1NGToNIANs-eacho one Of whom had a
personal narrative to relate, that was
replete with interest and calculated to
enlist the enthusiasm and confidence of
the whole country IN favor of the glo-
rious cause.


1t was through the agency of such
discussions and such instrumentalities
that the cause commenced and has
been augmenting its numbers and re-
sources. have watched its progress
have been not wholly uninterested in
the struggle for the supremacy that has
been at issue in respect to the all i'm
portant subject. / have been in ju1ta-
position with the vender and the con-
sumner. I have judged Of the work
lngs of the LIQUOR TRAFFIC not by ex-
terror appearances. I have seen the
wheels and dirty ropes of this gigantic
machinery for making men drunkards,
and on mature reflection, my impress
slons are decidedly at war with the Ii.
cESsE LAW, and stand opposed to its
operations in the aggregate and detail.
| have yet to learn that the vital force
that keeps in activity and requisites the
beatlngs Of the human heart requires
the artificial stimulous of unnatural ex-
ment to give it constancy and healthy
action. l have long thought and still
think that the children of men in the
multitude of their diversified physical
organizations and conformations, from
SIC bale and sound in body to she sick
Year: 1859

Dench, the soldier In the ranks, have
found that daily potations of destruc
tive poison will not essentially abridg.
toll, nor assist mental or corporal drudg
cry. How then are we to direct on,
line of conduct in respect to it's use
l reply that it is our duty to take q
stand in favor of the true phylosophica
principal Of entire abstinance and &c
to work to concentrate public senti
msnt against the inroads of intemper.
ance.


Gentlemen and Ladies In urging
the claims of this cause I cannot call
to my aid the arts and devices and
gorgeous displays of oratory. canno,
address you like Mark Antony with an
appeal to your passions, nor can I ex.
cite the smile Of sardonic contempt for
human wickedness by the gibes of sar-
casm, but l can address you in the
homely phrase Of argument and blunt
common sense. I can adopt the place
of lawyer and tell the plain story OF
my clients wrongs. Facts are facts,
and they are stubborn things. 1 care
not kow unpopular cause may be
even though its kingdom be not of this
world-if its principles find a response
in the heart it shall then receive at least
my vote, nor will Its unpopnlsrity weigh
feather against its advocacy in my
mind.


I know that men tell us that it be-
trays weak mind to sign temper
ance pledge, that little stimulant does
a man good, that those who do sign
do not wholly abandon the use Of ar
dent spirits, and lastly they declare
that we can live faithful to the cause
and not give our names or influence to
the PLEDGE. Such objections betray
a narrow minded poverty Of soul that
is incompatible with patriotic benevo-
lence.


In conclusion I submit these brief
thoughts, these fugitive arguments and
illustrations to the sober reflection of
the friends of HUMAN PROGRESS. In
the midst of the complicated probabil-
tiles Of the triumph or utter ruin Of the
cause, it is meet that we look at the
question in its bearings On our nation
ality and the ultimate termination of
that glorious struggle cf the barberous
and uncivilizcd races. I should be
sorry to see the friends Of this good
cause thrown into confusion; still more
80 to see them make disgraceful and
disastrous retreat. Let US then rally
around the standard Of Temperance
and stand firm in the ranks Of improve
ment
Year: 1859

A LONG SESSION. - We learn from
one who knows, that the prospects of a
long session of the Legislature are
perfectly splendid. The measures thus
far passed upon are of little Importance
to the State at large, and the idea is en-
tcrtained that the last of the session
will be no more favorable in this regard
than the first
Year: 1859

U The Shasta Republican advocat-
ing the building of permanent county
Offices, says:


If the county cannot buy, the county
can certainly build, and build of marble,
and of the very best of marble. At a
small expense marble can he sawed at
the quarry of Bass. ami prepared for a
public building. A building of marble
from the quarry named would be a
credit to the county.
Year: 1859

REMoNA MARKET
Archy McAllister has removed the
Keystone Market to the other side of
Commercial street. opposite his old
stand, and still calls on his old friends
and customers to honor him with their
calls and orders. Mac is one of the old
est market men in town, and good to
trade with
Year: 1859

ly \ clergyman in Philadelphia has
given a new version of the phrase fight
ing on his own hook" But You can't
get the manner in which he renders it.
Listen to it for Fighting on his own
hook" read "wagiug war on the pru-
dent individuality of his personal curve"
The geutl man who thus gives elegance
to popular rendition is cousin 20 the
minister who rendered LET him that is
without sin cast the first stone into 1T
is the prcrogative of innocence to propel
the military boulder" Queer thing,
this language, isn't it =?
Year: 1859

The llilk in he Cocoa-ant accounted
f0r.-A friend Of ours accounts for the
spite of the Democrat towards George
Lenhart on the following principle
He says one of the inmates oflhat ins.i-
tuition having been an unsuccessful ap
plicant for every vacancy present or
prospective, and seeing all the officers
in good health in the county, he imag
ines there will lie TO vacancies
from deaths, and it is quite GER
tain it is not in their line to resign,
takes the only recourse left to secure a
place 70: himself by procuring if possible
a removal. He pitches into Lcnhart
therefore, to get him turned out. Our
philosophic friend sees corroboration
his theory in the late attempts of the
Democrat to take back all it has said
against the Sheriff and heaping it with
interest upon his deputies. We take no
part in this side issue.