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Year: 1860

Bfg~Mr. A c. HALLocK has some very
pleasant business rooms on Fourth Street,
which be desirous to sell or rent. The
building is entirely new and fitted up with
all the conveniencies, and is very desirable
location, being so near the Market.
Year: 1860

THERE is q significant item in the Euro
pean intelligence by the Bohemian--that Of
the suppression of the Paris UsiUerse, the
ultra Catholic organ. This indicates war
to the knife between the Emperor of France
and the papal power.
Year: 1860

N65~ The Enquirer said in yesterday
mornings issue that we were " waiting for
the facts" before expressing ourselves on
the Fugitive Slave Law question. In our
issue of the same morning we did express
ourselves, in fully as quick time as the En-
Q.arer made in replying to our queries, and
more explicitly. The Opposition down here
are in favor of the Union and the Constitu-
ton and the compromises thereof. The En-
quirer's party is controlled by Southern fire.
eating democrats, who go in for dissolution
the sooner the better Mark the contrastl
Year: 1860

We notice that DR.. j. II. Ranch,
now of Chicago, but formerly. of this
State, has been addressing the Gene
raj Assembly, by invitation of the
joint committees on Agriculture, upon
the Importance of an agricultural and
scientific survey of the State. We
have no space for even an abstract of
the arguments made but if wisely,
thoroughly and economically conduct
ed, such survey could be made of
tenfold more benefit to the State, than
the amount of money required to pros
ecutc it. There can be no doubt that
such survey would assist and at
tract the migrant-encourage and
instruct the settler, and stimulate the
development and progress of the ag-
riculturc Of the State. We hope leg
islators will soon learn that it is a
part of their interest as well as duty,
to regard the needs and interests of
this class-agricuIturists ; and that
appropriations wisely made, aiding,
in any manner, the intelligent cultiva-
tion of the soil, arc invested where
return is more certain than if used to
lay and pull political wires. The
steps already taken by Iowa, to en-
courage her agriculturists, warrants
the hope that she will act wisely and
with regard to her future in this
matter,
Year: 1860

Let our young farmers throw their
novels to the dogs, and fill their heads |
with facts. Let them organize village
or ncighborhood lyccums, debating
societies, agricultural meetings, any
thing adapted to the locality-and by
such means develop and encourage
the latent talent in their community.
There is no reason why farmer or
mechanic should not be well informed,
and be able to speak and write SO as
to command attention. The farmer
has, or might have, more leisure time
than men Of other vocations, and in
stead of sitting down and complain
ing that the government is admins,
tered for the benefit of the idle and
at the expense of the Industrious, and
that the farmer does share in the of1i-
ces and public business of the coun'
try, let him fit himself for the dis
charge of such duties, and he will


soon find that the public have need OF


him and will give him a call" as the


ministers say. An intelligent farmer,


who is able to form his own conclu


sions, and express his opinions and


reasons in a clear, concise and logical


manner, will have more influence in
the Legislature than any lawyer, be-
cause talking is understood to be the
lawyers profession, and it is his pecu-
liar art to make the worse appear
the bcttcr camse.N
Year: 1860

THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN MILKING.
Careful experiments show that the
strippings, or the last half pint of
milk drawn from the cow, contain
more cream than twelve times the
same quantity taken from the first
part of the same milking. In some
of the experiments the proportion was
considerably greater. Therefore to
sell milk deprived of the strippings is
but little better than watering it.
Year: 1860

In the town of Cheshire, Conn, five
thousand barrels Of cider have been
made the past season from apples
raised in that and adjoining towns,
nearly all of which is now in process
of clarification and will be ready for
market early in the Spring. Four es-
Establishments alone have made from
|, 500 to 1000 barrels each, which are
already disposed of, and will be sent
to market as soon as ready for use.
This, when clarified, is as pure as
wine, and is sold readily in New York,
to bottle, for four dollars per barrel
for the liquid, and when bottled is in
great demand at the South at five dol
lars per dozen. The business is rap
idly increasing, and the cultivation of
Year: 1860

Linsecd meal is found to be great
promoter of cgg-laying. Mixed with
scalded meal or shorts, or with sour
milk, it is readily eaten, and 4 good
substitute for animal food and insects.
Hens like Indian corn better than any
other grain, and it is their cheapest
food. For confning hens, covered
room with dry earth floor, is much
better than an open yard, which the
rain keeps IN filthy state most OF
the time. With sand to roll in, hens
may be confined under cover the
whole season. Half an hour before
sunset they should be let out to range
over the yard and garden. They will
then be too busy picking grass, gray
el, &c, to scratch and do mischief, be-
ing always in a hurry to return to
the roost before twilight. Hens thus
kept will more than twice pay for
their keeping, if not too old to lay
well. Two or three days imprison-
mcnt in a coop will break up black
Spanish hens from sitting, and they
will soon commence laying again If
properly fed. 1t is only profitable
for villager to raise few early
chickens to renew his laying stock,
as chickens are great and increasing
feeders, eating when half grown,
much more than old fat hens.
Year: 1860

Mr.. Calhoun said ten years ago in
the Senate of the United States, 1.-The
war will last between the sections
while there is slavery in the South
The conflict will never terminate.
The South, | fear, will not see it until
it is too late. They will become
more feeble every year, while the
North will grow stronger.
Year: 1860

do invoke the memory Of Washington, and
Ipray that from that beaming countenancc we
may all draw inspiration, so that we may 60 for
ward in our work and let no obstacles impede
progress, until at last country shall stand
forth redeemed, regenerated and dsenthralled
from sectionalism, from Democracy and from eve
rything else that is hurtful to liberty, and that
ought to be banished from the land Great ap-
plausc)
Year: 1860

''Eirst That the government Of Territory
organized by an act Of Congress is provisional
and temporary, and during its existence oil eit-
izens Of the United States have an equal rfrht to
settle with their property in the TERRITORY with
out their rights either Of person or property.
being destroyed or injured BY eongressional OF
territorial legislation
Year: 1860

GF The Governor Of Mississippi proposes
to punish the North for elccting Lincoln by
levying a duty on Northerh manufactures
carried int, the State. Perhaps the Cover
nor will be good enough to turn his atsen-
ton to the ninth section of the Constitution,
a clause Of which reads pretty closely like
this:


"No tax or duty shall be laid upon articles
exported from any State NO preference
shall be given by any regulation of COIN
mere or revenue 70 the ports OF one State
over another, nor shall vessels bound to or
from one State be obliged to enter, clear OF
pay duties in another
Year: 1860

As no people are so profoundly interested in
the preservation Of the Union as the citizens
of the District, they will be prompt to exert
their influence in all things, great and small,
in putting down disunion. And one measure
of no small importance, will be a withdrawal,
by concerted unanimity, of all patronage
from disunion newspapers.


We have one such published in the District
ITSELF the Constitution, but as that has little
circulation here, or anywhere else, it is beyond
popular reach, and must be left to die with the
corrupt administration which sustains it.


The Baltimore Sun has a very large crcula.
ton in the District as mauy as FIVE thousand.
Our peaple are justly incensed with its daily
preaching Of disunion, all the more dangerous
for being insidious. There is, we believe, no
division Of opinion among our citizens, in rep.
ROTATING its course. And yet from Incidence,
and to avoid the trouble, although not great,
of stopping subscriptions, its circulation falls
of but little. This ought not to be so. We
have too much at stake, not to discharge so
obvious duty as the withdrawal of patronage
from sheets which, like the Sun, give daily
currency to sentiments which, if carried out,
will annihilate the value of property in this
city. Let every good citizen cease to take, or
read, the Sun, and regard himself as Vigil
ance Committee man, to admonish bis neigh
bors not to touch or handle it.
Year: 1860

WEAKENING OF THE DOUGLAS Parry
AS an important item of the political news
from the East, it will be seen hat the Doug
las Electoral ticket in Pennsylvania has been
withdrawn, and all Douglas men are recon-
mended TO support the Reading ticket, the
same that was nominated last spring before
the meeting Of the Charleston Convention


Finding their utter weakness in the old
Keystone State, the Dougasi;es have deter
mined to unite upon the Reading ticket,
composed principally of Breckenridge men,
and carry the State against Lincoln.
Year: 1860

THE RIVAL QUEENS OF NAPLEs-A Vio-
lent Quarrel Between WomeB.--It is not gen.
orally known that the immediate cause of
the departure Of the ex-Queen from Naples
proceeded from nothing less than a violent
dispute and personal alteration with the
reigning Queen. The latter is very sensitive
and very frank the former is very proud
and Jesuitical. One day, after the family
council had received unpleasant accounts Of
the state of affairs, the young Queen could
not restrain her feelings, but proceeded to
the apartment of the Queen Dowager, and
after making her acquainted with the bad
news just received, she told her that the
throne of Naples was lost forever, and that
she the ex-Queen, might consider herself
the cause of the ruin of the family, owing to
the bad advice and example which she had
always offered to the late King, upon which
the ex-Queen, without uttering a single
word, rose up from her chair, and report
says, they came to blows. At all events, the
rupture is so decided that reconciliation is
declared to be impossible.
Year: 1860

SINGULAR EXPOSURE OF INFIDELITY-A
Betrayed Husband Commits a Double Mur-
felt chilly, and whistling under the window
of his house, his wife opened it. He re-
quested her to throw down his cloak, which
she did. He put it on and went on his
rounds, after which hereturned to the guard
house. Here he was bantered by his COM
rades for wearing the cloak of police in
spector and on looking at the arm of his
mantle, he discovered the distinctive badge.
A suspicion of his misfortune came over
him he rushed home, burst open the door,
and found his wife and the inspector to-
gether. He drew his sword, killed the guilty
pair, and instantly surrendered as prisoner,
telling the authorities what he had done.
Year: 1860

AMUSING JOKE FROM HAYTI.-It is rumored


Kansas outrages for the New York Tribune,
has recently arrived at Port-au-Prince, and
presented to the Haytian Government a
plan for the overthrow of slavery in the
United States. He is said to have promised
to provide 1000 men, if the Haytian Gov
would furnish sufficient money to equip
them and keep them in the field for six
months and to have declared that this num-
Der would be sufficient, with the accessions
of which they are sure in their progress
through the Southern States, to liberate
every slave within the period mentioned.
The Haytian Government concluded it had
enough to do to look out for Hayti, and did
not care to be swallowed up by Uncle Sam
Year: 1860

ACTION IN GERMANY AGAINST GAMBLING
The merchants at Frankfort, Germany, are
at present signing a declaration by which
they denounce public gaming-houses, and
bind themselves to dismiss any of their
clerks who may play therein; also not to
employ any one who may have been dis
charged for that offense. The reason why
they have adopted this measure is, that q
railway is about to be opened, which will
place Homburg within twenty minutes Of
FIankfort.
Year: 1860

'G come up for some sugar of lead, mas
ter; | gin her some powdered alum fore |
come away" rr
every well; you can have some."


After breakfast the manager invited me
TO ride with him on his usual daily round Of
inspection through the plantation. r
Year: 1860

ances that the deck would carry us all
ashore. at length-surely not more thdo
fifteen minutes from the first dIdrn,-the ELgin
began to reel and settle as if for the final
plunge. A few loud screams arose, and a
few frantic passengers jumped overheard in
hurry to meet their fate, Just at thu mo-
ment when the boat went down sea struck
her upper works. and they parted from the
hull and hoated off in several pieces. This
was trying moment. The shock and the
force of the waves swept off several of our
number, but the night was dark, and as all
lights were soon gone, we could not see who
was yet safe, and who was gone.


found myself on piece of the wreck,
perhaps fifteen by thirty-a portion of the
upper deck the boards and ribs, or carlins
to which they were nailed. In company
with me were from twenty-five TO twenty
eight persons, and we had nothing to do but
suffer ourselves to be hoated toward shore.
Among the pieces of wreck we found few
cabin doors. These we secured, and setting
them and our pieces of plank upon an end,
broadside to the wind, made them serve as
sails.


Soon after setting out on our perilous jour-
ney we discovered another piece of the
deck, more deeply loaded than ours. Capt.
Wilson was on it, with two or three others.
He came to our float, and continued with us,
keeping US in heart by his words of good
cheer. After daylight he busted himself in
providing for the general safety, by fasten-
ing loops to the carlins, by which we might
hang on when we came to the surf
There were with us four or five women.
One of these had child about six months
old, for the safety of which the Captain was
exceedingly solcitous. He held it when moi
otherwise employed. He had given it up but
a moment, to attend to some matter, when 6
wave swept it out of the arms of him tC
whom he handed it, and it was gone. The
child and man and woman were all VIZ
lost. We spent the night in comparative
comfort. The storm was severe, but we die
not suffer greatly from the cold. The wate
L vva vas warm -et
Year: 1860

VWNHE WELL KNOWN LITERARY
n reputation, the character and the educational
experience Of the gentlemen associated with me in
this School the best possible assurances TO pc
given TO parents who place their children under
The younger class Of pupils who will complete
their Academic or High-school course with us is
nreferred se9-ieOd
Year: 1860

All powers Of this Corporation shall In Boad Of
Directors consisting Of twelve persons OF whom shall
hold IN his right least twenty handred dollars o the
capital stock Of said Association.
Year: 1860

DEAD.-The Muscatine papers state
that the victim Of the camphene explosion ct
that place, particulars on second rage IS
head Her name was Sarah Lee. and was
formerly q resident Of this city.
Year: 1860

ELEGANT HOLIDAY GIFrs.-lpevoe d
CHAMPION Of Rock Island. have laid In the lar
gest stock ofholday presents ever brought TO
this section Of the West Their store is litter
ally Jam full of new and beAl'l'n' oooks'iahey
articles, musical instruments IS. )hey
have bought their stock at panic prices, ana
they will sell anything in their line lower than
ever before thought Of. Call over and they
will satisfy all of the truth Of the above asser-
tion.
Year: 1860

ger, towards the consummation of such damna- ble plot, if you do not find stout hearts, and strong arms, to contend with, then am much mistaken in the kind of stuff of which the repub- lican party il composed. do not say that you will asubmit," but do say. that you will not dis solve this Union without . struggle, which will shatter the democratic party, and render it his sine and scorn to future generations. You may through the application of such threats, frighten the timid and the weak, and thus force them to cling to your deeaying fortunes, rune but in to sever the chords that bind us together as a people, these threats will have availed you noth- ing. We well know that you have by your course of conduct, weakened the bonds of unity, but they are yet strong enough to afford us some security for the future, and they never will be broken unless you raise the reasonable flag, as you threaten to do, in which event be the conse- quences on your own heads.

 Now MT. Editor, please excuse the length of this communication. More might have writ ten, less 1 could not HAMILTON
Year: 1860

l hereby certify that before me
and for said county, personally
the above named Z. D., Treas.
urer Of said County personally known
to me to be the Treasurer Of said Coun-
ty at the date Of the execution of the
above conveyance, and to be the iden :
tical person whose name is affixed to
and executed the above conveyance as
Treasurer of said County and who ac-
kwoledged the execution Of the same to
be his voluntary act and deed as Treas
urer Of said County, for the purposes
therein expressed.


Given under my hand land seal] this


DAY of - A. D, 49,.
Year: 1860

APPRoPRIATE.-Oneo OF oar exchanges comes
with a cut representing "our country just
above the waves, Below are the names of the
the Democratic nominees.


The device is exceedingly appropriate. Loco
focoism has put our country in that sinking po-
stion, but We never supposed any one could be
SO lost to shame as to glory in it, and hoist the
names of the authors Of the mischief
Year: 1860

TOMATOES Working Farmer saws of
the tomato plant that il bears eighty per cent.
of its fruit within eighteen inches of the
ground. while more than hall Of the plant is
abnye that part. When the branches are cut
they do not bleed. and they may therefore be
shortened in immediately above the large or
early setting fruit. The removal Of thr
small fruits on The end Of the branches is no
Iu.s, for the lower fruit will swell TO an un.
natural size by trimming, and both greater
weight and measure OF fruit will be the cnns
sequence, besides obtaining larger portion
five to fifteen day. earlier. The trimming
should be 20 done as To leave few leaves
beyond the fruit. TO insure perfect rlpenlng.
The importance nf early maturing Is too
evident TO need comment. The burying OF
the removed leaves immediately around the
plant is good practice. both by insuring fall
disturbance of the SOIL and by the presenting
fertilizer progressed precisely to The punt
&c fruit making. The portions buried decay
rapidly, aud are readiis assimllated.
Year: 1860

Night levels all artificial distinction. The
beggar on his pallat of straw snores as
soundly as the king on his bed of down.
Night-kind, gentle, soothing, refreshing
night-the earthly paradise of the slave, the
sweet obliyion of the care>worn soul, the
nurse Of romance, of DEVOTION; how the great
painting heart of society yearns for the return
of night and rest Sleep is Gods special
gift to the poor ; for the great there is no
fixed time for repose. Quiet, they have
none; and instead of calmly awaiting the
appro ach of events, they fret and repine and
starve sleep, and chide the tidy hours, as i
every tomorrow were big with the fate of
some great hereafter The torrent of events
goes roaring past. keeping eager expectation
constantly on tiptoe, and drives timed slum-
Der away.


There is something strangely beautiful in
the contemplation of night when the shin
ing stars seem to do homage to their pale
faced queen, and the clouds float silently
through the tranquil sky. and the wind
speaks in soft whispers as if fearful.of wa
king the sleepers. Such is the sweet repose
of blamsless conscience, But when the
dews of evening slant dimly away, when
the cheerless curtains of darkness are closed,
when aerial shadows loom up and fit along
the vaulted arch, ''like grim ghosts trailing
blackness through The heavens" Such is
the fearful shadow that hangs over the Bro
ken slumbers of soul in which there is no
peace.
Year: 1860

The vicious ~die early. They fall like
shadows, or tumble like wrecks and ruins In
to the grave; often while quite young, al
most always before they are forty, The
wicked liyeth not half his days. The world
at once ratifes its truth, and assigns che rea-
son by describing the dissolute life of ''fass
men," that is, they live fast; they spend the
twelve hours in six, getting through the
whole before the meridian, and dropping in.
to darkness wLile others are in the glory of
light. "Their sun goeth down while it is yes
day." And they might have helped it,
Many one dies long before be need.--
Young man of genius, like Burns and Byron,
to whom. when dissirated and profgate.
thirty-seven is SO final; your obscure and
nameless wandering stars, whe waste their
time in libertine indulgence-they cannot
live-they must die early. They put on
steam until they burst the boiler they run
at such rate that the fire goes out for want
of fuel. The machinery is destroyed by rap
id speed and reckless wear, Nothing can
save them, Their physical system canrot
stand the strain they put to iti while the
state OF the mind is often such that the soul
would eat the substance of the most robust
body, and make itself way of escape FROM
the indessant hell of its own thoughts.