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Year: 1866

are legitimate matters Of Legislative
action and inquiry. Upon them de
pends, in great degree, the early de-


velopment of the untold wealth of our
prairie lands, more especially in the
northern portion Of our State and the
question very naturally comes home to
our people, Shall the beneficent purpose
for which vast slice of the public do
main has been donated be rendered
nugatory by diverting this great arte-
ry for inland commerce from it's prop
er and natural route?


From our standpoint, the McGrcgor
Western Railroad has debarred itself
from any claim to the Land Grant,
and we hope to see the matter thor
oughly sifted during the session of the
present Legislature. --New HaHpton
Courier.


We think our New Hampton con-
temporary a little too fast in its stric-
tures upon the McGregor Western
Railroad Company. This Company
has not yet accepted the grant. The
lands referred to were granted by Con-
gress to the State of Iowa, and no dis
position has yet been made of them by
the State. During the present session
of the General Assembly these lands
will undoubtedly be granted, with GER
tain conditions, to some company for
the purpose Of constructing "a rail-
road from point at or near the foot
of Main street, South McGregor, in a
westerly direction, by the most practi-
cable route, on or near. the forty-third
parallel Of north latitude" &c. We
quote the language Of the grant. If
the road is not built on the ADD paral-
lei, or as near as practicable, then the
Governor cannot, and, if an honorable
man, ,cN not, certify that patents to the
lands should bo issued. Section of
the Act of Congress provides that,
When the Governor Of said State
shall certify to the Secretary of the In
terror that any section of ten consecu-
tive miles of said road is completed in
a good, substantial, and workmanlike
manner as first class railroad, then
the Secretary Of the Interior shall issue
to the State, patents for one hundred
sections of land for the benefit of the
road having completed the ten conscc-
utive miles as aforesaid" 1t is also
!" Prorided, That il the said McGregor
Western Railroad Company or assigns,
shall fail to complete at least twenty
miles Of its said road during each and
every year from the date Of its acceptance
of the grant provided for in this act,
then the State may resume said grant,
and dispose Of the same so as to secure
the completion Of a road on said line
and upon such terms, within such time
as the State shall determine" IL the
road is not completed within ten years
the lands not patented revert to the
State of Iowa /; and if not completed
within FIVE years thereafter they revert
to the United States.


No doubt several companies will APP
ply for this grant, but we judge that
the McGregor Western Il. Il. Compa-
ny will have the preference. 1t is
very important that the act of the
Legislature should make such careful
provision that no company can obtain
possession of the lands unless they
build the road on the line indicated,
viz: the 43d parallel, as near as prae-
ticabL.
Year: 1866

This invention combines with tha ordinary cotton
Skirt the advantages of our silver skirt; the
bottom hoopsare ;he those used in the Silver
Skirt. the covering of which cannot off. while
the upper ones covered with cotton No lady,
having once worn one of our skirts. will he willing
TO wear any other. the lower hoops of all other
kinds snnn injured and soied.


The best materials are Used in their construction
and from their durability AMI neatncss they DIES
tined To become
Year: 1866

THE FIRST WEDDING-We ike short
courtships, and in this Adam acted like a
man he fell asleep bachelor, and awoke
to find himself married man. He ap-
pears to have popped the question almost
Immediately after meeting Miss Eve, and
she, without Irritation or shyness. gave him
a kiss and herself. OF this first kiss in the
world we have had our own thoughts
however, and sometimes in poetical mood
wished we were the man that did it. But
The deed was done The chance was Ad-
ans, and ne improved it. We Ike the
n)ton Of getting married in garden
Adams was private No envious aunts
and Srunting graadmothers. The birds
Of the heavens were the minstrels; and the
glad sky flung IS light all the scene. One
good thing about the fir. wedding brings
queer things b us in spite Of scriptural
truth. Adam and his wife were rather
young 10 marry, some two or three days
old according to the sagest elder; without
experience without house, n pot, or a
kettle; nothing bat love and Eden.
Year: 1866

RIGHT OF DEsERTERs To NoTE.-At
the last session Of the Pennsylvania legis,
lature law was passed DISTINGUISHING ev-
cry person who deserted from the army du-
ring the late war The Supreme Court OF
the State, however, has just decided that
person charged with being n deserter
must bc first tried and convicted by court
martial. This decision renders the act OF
the assembly on this subject void, unless
in cases where the record Of conviction
by court martial is produced aud presented
to the election officer as evidence against
the party claiming the right to vote.
Year: 1866

The Warsaw Uaioa, says: Las: Thurs
day afternoon the boiler In the saw mill Of
Mr.. Jeifries, situated seven miles south Of
this place, exploded with terrific report.
causing total ruin of the mill, killing the
engineer instantly, and dangerously wound
ing another man who was at work in the
mill The boiler being very hot at the
time of the explosion, it is thought that
the water was allowed TO run down too
low. son of Mr.. Jeffries was standing
at the side of the mill at the time of the
explosion, aud fortunately escaped with
but slight injury of the head. Mr.. JEFF
fries will feel the loss very much, as We
understand he had the greater part of his
capital invested in the mill
Year: 1866

How TO AvoID THE CHoLERA-En
deavor, If possible, to keep clean con,
5ciene and two or three shirts.


Whenever you have nothing else to 10
take a bath.


Work eight hours day" and more il
you feel like it.


Rise with the lark. but avoid larks in
the evening


BE above ground in all your dwellings,
and above board in all your dealings


Love your neighbors as yourself. but
don't have too many Of them in the same
house with you


Eat when you are hungry. drink when
you are thirsty, and sleep when you are
sleepy; but be careful! what you eat, what
you drink and where you sleep.


Avoid public conveyances, even if you
are driven to the necessity of making use
of your legs and walking two or three
miles day.


Avoid long dresses-this 20 the women
and leave the sweeping Of the streets 10
the city contractors.


Take your county paper


Keep clear Of the Fcnians.


Don't get scared before you are hurt, nor
even then.


Get your life insured.


Make youv will.
Year: 1866

The following from the Circleville
IOhio) Democrat is not bad


ParSon Brownlow says he would not
start for Heaven with the Democratic par
ty. Very true. The old whelp is too far
on the direct road to helm fact. he is so
near there, that the little devils have stop
ped sitting birthstone to look out Of the
window as they see him coming down on
the home stretch-neck and neck with
Ben. Butler and Thad Stevens.
Year: 1866

This is likely TO occur on the farm at
this time Of year The planting season is
gone, and that Of cultivating and harvest
ing IS present. The problem for the ferns
er to solve, is how to perform his hoeins
and cultivating, haying and harvesting in
proper season, and not slight or neglect
any part OF the work. For it is fact that
in many Of the States it has become inn
ro.sib,e, Of late years. TO advance the corr.
crop sufficiently 10 complete the work on
it before it Is time to begin haying. Such
is the case this year over large area Of
the country And further, there are many
other jobs on the farm that demand time
and labor strengthening is not over,
there may he some manure to be hcapcd to
get it in condition for topdressing the
wheat in the fall. and the summer fallow
ought to be plowed this month at the latest,
to secure one Of the best advantages Of a
fallow-the chance to clean the ground


So the farmer has his hands full WORK
and If, ia addition, the weather is RAINY
he is apt to be somewhat gloomy and dis
couraged. The remedy lies in skillful plan
ming of work, the use Of labor saving i'm
plements plenty of help, and energy in di-
recting and performing the labor. The
farmer cannot afford to waste 4 days time
at present. Visitors that claim his atten-
tion from business are sellom wclcone. and
''city cousins and friends who admire his
strawberries and cream and the smell OF
new mown hay, shouldn't object 70 ,nlk>
ing the cows and handling the pitchfork.
-Purm Nc,c Torher.
Year: 1866




Our regiment was stationed at Morgas's 5
Ford. Our Colonel had be en- shot by an In
dian guerrilla, and our Lieutenant Colonel
had gone home sick, and so the command
devolved on our Major, whose name was
Farwel. He was middle-aged, dashing
fellow, given to social enjoyment, and, as
"a general thing, keeping on p city friendly
terms with those about him. He was
naturally free and easy-a fine soldier and
strict discipinarian. He was kind
hearted and generous man, though tr. ubled
with q temper that led him into error at
times.


Major Farwell had been in command but
a few Weeks, whea he concluded TO send
for his wife to come and stay with him
through the summer. lie had comfortable
quarters, and there was little danger that
the Indians would make another attack.


was on foraginG expedition when Mrs.
Furwel arrived bul / returned on the
following day aud was in season to attend
TIE Iarty which the Major gave on the oc-
casion. The staff and ne officers, not
kept away on duty, were all preslnt and
10Y and merrment ruled the hour.


Mrs Farwell was younger than her hus-
band, portly woman, bearing herself with
peculiar grace and dignity without any
effort or show of afTeclaton. She assumed
no needless reserve, but treated her guests
with kindness and consideration, seeming ly
only anxious that all should feel at home
aud enjoy themselves.


In that far.off region the laws of total
abstinence were not strictly adhered to
and on the present occasion we not only
emptied many bottles of wine, but several
bottles of old Bourbon were included in
the bill of fare. Towards midnight tho
ladies withdraw, but the officers were not
quite ready to retire. The Major was in
the highest spirits, and song and story
with flowing goblcts, gave us occupations
By and by, proposed toast. Mrs. Major
Farwel!," and ii was drank with three
hearty cheers. Why in the world the
Major should have taken offense, could
not comprehend but he did so, and inh-
mated that had better not make too free
with his wife's name.


Egad T" replied without stopping to
weigh my words if you must have your
handsome lady as sacred as that you ought
not to have brought her out here


captain Willet," be cried, rising to his
feet, if you breathe the lady's name again
Ill kick you from my quarters"
Year: 1866

There seems to be a point In sheep or
on which doctors in that de-
partment cannot agree. Some contend
that washing the sheep is very injurious
to the animal, and much loss occasioned
thereby, besides being unfavorable to the
health Of those that do the work. On
the ensuing April it will be ffty-three
years since 1 engaged In the sheep busi-
ness, and out of that time I have washed
my sheep in running water fOrty-nine
times. Ny flock, in the aggregate, has
amounted to about five hundred In all
this time / have no recollection OF ever
having lost but three sheep-one was
drowned, and two otherwise injured so
that they died.


L am inclined to believe that one tenth
of one per cent. would cover all the losses
/ have sustained by washing my sheep.
For all the trouble connected with wash
ing, we receive an ample equivalent in
the ease with which the sheep are shear
ed, above what they would be If sheared
without washing. / think there is not
one year IN Eve 10 which there is not a
favorable state Of the weather and water,
so that sheep can be washed without the
least danger OF discomfort, somewhere
between the tenth and last Of May.


I believe that it is generally admitted
that of all the families Of fine WoOled
sheep, Saxony are the most tender and
difficult to manage with success; and this
is the class of sheep which / have had for
the last thirty odd years. In the last few
years have made a very slight cross
with Silesiau.


With the best keeping I can give my
sheep, have never brought them to
yield three aud one-fourth pounds per
fleece, taking the whole hoek together.


The above described sheep are the
kind which have stood the test Of wash
ing without essential injury.
Year: 1866

We find in an exchange the following,
without mentioning whence IL came, and
we print it because the hints it contains
are excellent and worthy the attention
Of all persons who raise turkeys:


The first diet offered 10 turkey-chicks
should consist Of eggs boiled hard and
finely mixed, or curd with bread -crums
and the green part of onions, parsley, etc.
chopped very small and mixed together
80 as to form a loose orumbly paste oat-
meal with little water may be given.
They require water, but this should be
put into a very small shallow vessel, so as
to insure against the danger Of the chicks
getting wet Both the turkey hen and
her chickens should be housed for a few
days they may then, if the weather be
fine, be allowed a few hours liberty du-
ring the day, but should a shower threat
en-, they must be put Immediately under
shelter. This system must be perssxered
in from three to four weeks. By this
time they will have acquired considerable
strength, and will know how to take care
of themselves. AS they get older meal
and grain may be given more freely
They now begin to search for insects and
to dust their growing plumage in the
sand. At the age of about two months,
or perhaps a little more, the male and fe-
male begin to develop their distinctive
CuhAdCtGAAobACDs


In the young males, the carunculated
skin of the neck and throat, and the
horn-hke contractile comb on the fore
head, assume a marked character. This
is critical period. The system requires
full supply ofnutriment, and good hous-
ing at night is essential Some recon-
mend that few grains Of cayenne pep
per or a little hemp seed. be mixed with
their food The distinctive sexual marks
once established, the young birds lose
their names Of Chicks" OF chickens"
and are termed "turkey-poults." The
time of danger is over, and they become
independent, and every day stronger
and more hardy. They now fare as the
rest of the flock, on good and sufficient
food.


With respect to the diseases Of the tur-
keys, with them as with all other poultry,
prevention is better than cure. The
most important is to encourage them TO eat
heartily by giving good variety Of food;
yet to beware of injuring the appetite By
too much pampering Taking a pride
in them is the great secret or success in
the rearing of domestic poultry.
Year: 1866

the insurgent States by the act Of rebel
lion had committed suicide, and should


be treated as conquered provinces or ter
ritories Then it was argued by some


distinguished Congressman that the pub


lie safety imperatively demanded that this


condition should be imposed upon them
all ; but those propositions are not now


argued in Congress and do not think


that In the future we shall hear them de-


bated. see in this fact a steady and en-


couraging advance toward practical adj
justment; and may we not reasonably hope
these concessions were made with a view
to securing reconciliation satisfactory and
full, that shall be alike consistent with the
loyalty and patriotism both Of the Execu-
tive and of Congress. Every oonsidera-
tiOn of patriotism and wisdom favOEs such
a result The work Of restoration calls
for every concession authorized by the
] will not doubt that this
will be made, and the results
Of the war by which the nation was pre-
served will be secured and perpetuated on
the basis Of peace and concord between
the people of all sections Of our country.
1 have said much more than / expected,
and return my thanks again for the friend
ly call, and now bid you a very good
night.
Year: 1866

Dig the potatoes with care, and do not
droD one on another AZ they axe easily
bruised. Take On old -four barrel, wish
one good head, end put the potatoes in
the barrel before dry, say three-fourths,
Set a straight stick two inches through,
~ tbe Length Of the barrel, In the centre.
Then put a layer Of dry leaves or wheat
chaff in the bottom Of the barrel, next
layer Of potatoea and 20 on till the barrel
is full. In filling put the leaves around
the edge 50 that the potatoes will not
touch the barrel. Put the barrels under
cover, and pull the stick out 20 form
passage for ventilation When the wealth
en- begins TO get cold put the potatoes IN
ter. Care must be taken throughout.
Year: 1866

WHERE TO Go.-In purchasing ready
made clothing, the public should bear in
mind that Sam Perry has constantly on
hand one Of the finest assortments in the
city, and also that his prices are invariably
M reasonable as any one else can afford -
: An examination Of his stock is almost cer>
tain to result in purchasing.
Year: 1866

NEARLY AN AccIDENT.-Yesterday, in
front Of the old store of the late r. n.
White, Esq, near the corner of Fifteenth
and Main streets, plank fell from scat
folding upon which some workmen were
engaged, and came within foot of striking
a negro woman passing on the head.
Year: 1866

The recent developments Of the rapacity
and viflainy of the Freedman's Bureau
Agents in Virginia and North Carolina,
have stim ulated little more truth telling
on the part of some of our Northern friends,
which it is as we'll to give further circula-
ton to-


A correspondent Of the Providence Post
sends it the subjoined communication


"The account of the cruelties practiced
on the blacks at Newbern, by the agent
of the Freedmen's Bureau, reminds me
of some transactions at Richmond among
our own soldiers, and Of course by order of
our own officers, after its capture, and
was thinking when heard it that the in
habitauts of that removed place must have
looked on admiripgly, after our uprosr about
Wirz, who by the way deserved ten.fold
hanging, if one.teuth of the evidence a.
gainst him was true. Bat it struck me that
lit would have been good justice if fsome of
our shoulder straps had swung alongside
of him.


"In conversation with some Of the SOL
diers, some little time after their return, on
the subject of puuishments, they informed
me that the penalties for the slightest offen-
ces were 20 much worse than whipping that
it was idle to talk of it. They then told
me of the practice of making the offenders
carry heavy logs on their shoulders-enough
to wear down the strongest men-and this
for hours without resting, until nature
would sink under the infiotion. Another
was tying man down to the groud by his
wrists and ankles, after stretching his legs
and arms to the utmost capacity, and. keep.
ing him so for hours and hours, with bis
face and person exposed to the blazing sun.
Another, of riding the wooden horse, which
they described as two boards united at the
top with sharp edge, and spread at the
bottom, on which the culprit was seated,
with bis feet tied together underneath, and
his hands tied or fettered together behind
him, and then sbrieking that they were
splitting them in two' The poor wretch.
es would often remain for half day at
a time.


eBut nothing struck me with moro hor-
ror than the sufferings of poor colored
lad, who they said was suspended from q
tree or beam have forgotten which) in
the prison yard, by rope, one end Of which
was fastened to his wrists behind him, and
in this situation kept over half day, while
his cries of agony were hsartrending. It
seems impossible but his shoulders must
have been dislocated, and I presume that
was the case, as they said he died day or
TWO after; and upon some expression of
sympathy for his fate, the answer was HE
was only cussed nigger!? And this from
the men who went to free the black man from
the tyranny of Southern task-masters.


"If there ever comes q day when that
unhappy race should discover who their
real friends are, it would be great blessing
to them. But is this the land where the
Constitution declares there shall sbe no
cruel and unusual punishments inAictedP
Great God is this the land or have We
fallen asleep, and work in some other,
where mercy, truth, and justice are IN.
known!
Year: 1866

away from home and friends, is sad one,
but his memory will ever be cherished by
the people of Louisiana, whom be served
devotedly. His administration of the high
est Office in her gift was able, earnest, and
faithful We presume his remains will be
brought home for burial in the land and
under the guardianship of the people be
loved 80 we'll
Year: 1866

MAJOR GENERAL JOHN e. Wo0L.--
In the remarks made by General Wool
at the opening of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Convention, the passages below oc.
cur. He was Speaking OF the Radical
partisans who are seeking another war
of blood and dissolution, and said


If they should succeed in infilctng on
the country another war, it would be
more terrible than the, one from which
we have Just emerged 1t could not be
confined to the Southern States. but ex-
| tend itself over the length and breadth
/ of the United States, and only close with
the overthrow OF The finest Government
and the destruction Of the finest country
on the face of the globe


II such should be the fate Of our great
republican empire, the cause must not
be sought for in the military camps, but
in the Iorum, thronged with maamatory
orators and aspiring demagogues, with
souls dead to their country's honor, and
spotted with corruption'
Year: 1866

MISSISSIPPI MATRIMONIAL AwAKEyISG.--The
Aississippi Tropic thus strongly appeals to the
batchelor portion of that section to abandon
life of celibacy:


Young men of Meriden can't you inaugurate
a matrimonial revival? Are you going to allow
the balmy evenings of the low summer months'
with their soft and gentle moonlgns, to waste
away in unproftablc silence? Are you ever
dreaming of dollars. and watching crops and
gold fluctuations? Will you never tire Of those
four old black walls that seem to hold your every
thought and impulse? Have you not rolled aud
tumbled long enough on that weary cot lonely
and alone in all your selfshness? Are You not
ashamed to know that night after night your
guardian angel has to hover over and watch your
worthless, trifling form, with no answering slun-
bers near you watching one slow, heaving bosom
when it could as well watch two Are you not
ashamed of all this? In the name of your moth
CT, of humanity and religion, conjure you,
nay, implore you--be man--a married man !
Arise, We bachelors, from your slumbers-" weep
and howl for the iseres that shall come upon
you.' Come TO the alter of your affections, and
let us see such a revival as will make old llymen
weep for JOY.


Commenting upon the above, the Brandon
{Miss.) Republican says:


That's right, Jerry; hit EN- again. They have
no right to live single and deprive Young woman
hood ofthe pleasures of married life Men and
women were created for the mutual benefit and
pleasure of each other, and the man who refuses
to love- cherish and support at least one women.
when there are many of them that need IT,,
ought to be disowned by th0 mother who bore
him, and locked mp in some dismal dungeon
where he could never the bright eyes or hear
the sweet accents of TIE pure and lovely.