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VOL. IV.
BUSINESS CARDS
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1859.
NO. 20.
tt n JOHNSON.
vTTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY
A X D
Ileal Kstale Agent,
BEiOWXVILLE, N. T.
BEFERNCES.
Tlon.Wm.Josaup. iiontroee,ra.
B.S.Bently, " " "
John O. Miller, Chicago, 111.
Wm.K. McAllister, " " "
It. V. Furnas, Brownville.X.T
O. F. Lake,
44
47-ly
n. MATHIEU
'abinet & Wagon-Kaker
All kuiJ of Cibiuet wurk neatly executed.
fpalring of wagons' plow,., etc., promptly done.
: JOHN McDONOUGII.
louse, Sign, & Ornamental Painter,
C LAZIER, $C
jy Ordere can be left t the City Drug Store. .3
"""T s,vVFT CHAS. F. HOLLY.
Mm KINNEY & HOLLY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
XKKRASItA CITY, X T.
rill pr.ctice iu the Courts of Un Territory . Co
H ,ndP criminal bu.inew .tte.tdcd to thirouRbou W
.,ka,WeteruIowa ud iliourl. lte
urta at Brownvlllo. '
FRANKLIN
TYPE s STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY
Ho. 103 Vine bt.. bet. Fourth ana i'iftc
CiccinnatI, 0.
C. r. O'DKISCOLIL & CO
Mannf:turenand dealemin Xw?,IJookana Job
Type, Printing Pres6cs,Cases,Ua!lies,c., 1c.
InkR, and Printing Material of Every Description,
STi:Ui:(TYl'lN(; of allkind Books. Maaic.
Patent Medicine Directiong,Jobs,N'ood EngrevingF,
Brand'and Pattern Letters, various styles,
E. S. DUNDY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ARCHER, RICHARDSON CO. W. T.
TVILL practice in tbe aeveral Court of the d I Jujlc.al
..trict.Md attend to all matter. ,ye
-feiB. WM. McUnnan, .E;a.,of Net .rasfca City,
.11 aKit me in the j.roecution i.f imporuut bulls.
Sept. 10, '67-11-tf
C. W. WHEELER,
Architect and Builder.
MISS injlYTURNE
MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER.
Bonnets and Trimmings always on hand.
JAMES WTGIBSON,
BLACKSMITH
; Second Street. between Main and Nebraska,
BROWNVILLE, N. T.
j DR. D. GWIN,
I Havin"- permanently located in
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA,
For the practice of Medicine and Surgery, tcn
3cr his professional xcrviccs to the afflicted.
Office on Main Street. nv2ZvZ
j FENNER FERGUSON,
! Attorney - and Counsellor
BELLE VUE, NEBRASKA.
' GEORGE EDWARDS,
1 TV. XL O XX I T 33 O T -
OrrCi. -Va hutto Kmnry r Holly t ojfict,
Nebraska City, U.T.
; Persona who CvutenipUtc buiiduig can be furnbed
itbUeign,PIan,Sr'e"-iacations. Sc. for buildlncsoi
mvcUti or variety of style, and tbe erection of tbe
i nme uperiutended if dsired. Trompt attention raid
to buMnenafrom a distance. Mir
BROWNVILLE
saw m m ml
JESSE NOEL
rtavinsr rented tbe imprest cf Lake and Emmeraonia
tbe Krownvl!ieitem Saw and Grist 51111, announces to
to tbe public tbat be is prepared fo accommodate tbe
citizens or Brownviile and Xemaba County vitU a tu
perior quality of lumber of all kinds. Also vita tbe
Uritl iiill. to berveallia tbat line.
Tbe market price at all times paid for Legs and Corn.
Ttic old biiMiicsRof Noel, Lake &. Kumierwu will be
fettled by Henry Lake. All futute buies &.nliictcd
by tbe undertizried. JSSK NUEL.
Drown vil Ic. April 7th, 1859. H
CITY TRUIIK STORE.
A. D. KIRK,
i Attorney at Law,
Land Agcat and ISotary. Public.
Rulo, Richardson Co., JV. T.
Willpracticeinthe Ciurtof MiftedXebraka,a
y HarJingand Bennett.NebraskaCity.
aTs. holladay, m. d.
Bespectrally informs his friends In Brownviile and
immediate vicinity that he has resumed tbe practice of
Medicine,; Surgery, & Obstetrics,
and bopcs.by strict attention to bis profession, to receive
xht neneroua patronage heretofore extended to him. In
all cases where it is possibieor expedient, a prescription
busine will be done. Office at City Drug Store.
. Feb. 24. '69. 35 Ty
SAINT JOSEPH
MALE COLLEGE,
S
JOSEPH, MO.
"WILLIAM CAMEKON, A- M., Principal.
Cempletely organized as a flrt class Female Boarding
anilDay School. Number limited to 125, including 25
boarders. Scholastic year commencing first Monday In
September. For Catalogues, with full particaUrs, ad
dreis the Principal.
August 4lh, 1S09. vlnitf
A. W. ELLIOTT,
SEEDADEP0T,
Cor. Ilroadivay and Yl'asli Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
Having purchased the entire Kursery stock of Joha
Sigj:ernon Bro., 1 am prepared to offer to the public
le larsext-and bent selected stock of Fruit Shade, and
Ornamental taees, i-hrnbs and plants ever oB'ered for
Mleinthe M eet. "We are determined to offer such in
ducements to tree planters and tbe trade as will eusure
the most entire satisfaction. Dewriptive catalogues will
lt f urnibhed, and any information given, by a idreslng,
.. W. KLLIOTT,
Saint Louis, Mo.
November 35, '59-Iy.
PRINCE Si CO.'S
IMPROVED L1EL0DE0NS,
IV IT 1 1 DIVIDEO S1VEUL
The licit-Tuned Reed Jntrumrut in the tcorlJ.
List of Prices :
'uur Octave Melodeon CO
'uur-and-balf Octave llelodeon 60 00
've Octavo Melodeon "5 00
f m Octave Melodeon, Piano Case, Four stops $10? 00
l'ivOctaveUelodeon.doublereed,portablecse 130 00
Sn Octave Melodeon, Piano Case 130 00
'ive Octave Melodeon, Piano Case, double reed 150 00
Five Octave ileksleon, Double l'.aiiks.fo'ir stops COO 00
Tle OrKan Melodeon, tlvcsets Beeds, two Bauks
Keys and Tedal Bass 3o0 00
First premium awarded wherever exhibited, lilus
ifaled price circulaj sent by mail.
Orders Promptly Pilled By
f'T.O. A. PRINCE &. CO., Buffalo, N.T.
CKO. a. FKIKCK& CO., 110 Uke St., Chicago, 111.
EO. a. PRINCE i. CO., 87 Fulton st. NT. Y. City.
July ?tb. 1S69.
HEDGE FE1ICING.
eundersigned having had considerable experi nee
Jt plautmg and cultivating t)age Orange Ileilges, berc
'-T inform the public tbat they are now prepared to con
l either planting, setting them out, or growing aci
JJltivaiinx the fence complete. Growing b edges cf
er planting can be secuon the farms of S. W Ken
G. Crow, J. Skeen and others in this county
. V- P- & - X- ANDERS.
FASSETT & CROSSL1AN,
Manufacturers of
Traveling & Packing
uiLairiurEriS.s ,
VALISES, CARPET BAGS, AC.
South West corner of Pin and 3d st's,
S:vliit Louis, 3Io.
I, 'e are now prepared t fill all orders
L.) D ti in our line with promptness and on the
F-VTT7tbe won reasonable terms. Ourftock is
lJXiJ large and complete and all of our own
manufacturing. Those ia want of articles In our line,
(wholesale or retail) will do well tcsive ns a call be
fcrc pnrchang eUewhere. A share of public piitrcn
agcis suiicited. nl3v3-ly
M'NUTT'S
ST0SIACI1 B1TTEBS
a positav
1,JS-
e
Are an unequalled Tcnic and Stomachic a post
and valatable Rented it for general Debility. Jn
yetia, lost of Appetite end ail disease of I fit
UllJClllVC J! 'JUL lit-
These Bitters arc a sure Preventive of
FEVER AHD AGUE !
"hey are prepared from the purest materials oy an old
and experienced Druggist, and tbcrcforecan be relied
D THEY AID DIGESTION!
By gently exciting the system into healthy action J arc
pleasant tutbe taste, and also give tbat vuzorto
tbe system tbatie so essential tohe-Uh.
E3-A wineglass fuli maybe taken two or threetlmcs
a day before eating. ,.-.
-SFlScis, HO.
Oct. 2S. '5S IS-ly ;
imowiv & CI-IXTOX,
PRODUCE DEALERS,
Forwarding & Commission
MERCHANTS,
No. 78, North Levee, St. Louis, Mo.
Orders for Groceries and Manufactured Articles accu
rately filled at lowest possible rates. Consignment ror
sale and rc-shipmcut respectully elicited. Sbipmeuts
of all kinds will be faithfully attended to.
Heferrencea :
Messrs. G II Hea it Co St. Louis
B irtlett. McComb &. Co do
Giltiert, Miles &. Star.nard do
ITon. "W HBufflnst-n, Auditor St.Ue or Missouri
JQ Harmon, Erq, CiiiroCity, 111. ,
Messrs Molouy, llro's4i.Co' New Orlcans,Louiuna
J I) Jacksun. Esq., do do
Messrs Illnkle, Guild K Co, Cincinnati, O.
F Hatn:nar &. Co do
Brandell &. Crawford Louisville, Ky.
Woodruff & nuntington, Mobile, Ala.
n. Billing,, Esq., Beardstowu, I tl.
May 12, ISoS 45-3m
J. W. BLISS,
CONSTATIT aJZS WTX
Collecting Agent,
PERU, NEMAHA COUNTY,
NEBRASKA TERRITORY.
Particular attention paid to making collections for
non-residents. Charges reahoiiabie.
Kefercnccs.
R. VT. Frame, , Postmaster. Peru
Arm. E.Pardee, Probate Judge, Neb. City
K E Parker County Clerk, Brownl'.le
Lyford &. Horn. Sonora. Mo.
JAMES HOG AN.
Booli-Bincler,
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER,
Southeast cr. 2nd and Locust St's.
ST. LOUIS, 310.
All kinds of Blank Bocks, made of the best paper.ruled
to any pattern, aud sewed in the new improved patent
mcle
LIBRARIES PSRIODICALS. MUSIC.&c,
bound in any style, and at tbe shortest notice.
Having been awarded tbe Premium at the last Me
chanic's Fair, he feels condident in insuring satisfaction
to all who mar give bim a call.
July C2d, 1653. lyvJn
FLOTJRIXIG HILL!
THE uwlerslprnod having leased the Steam Flour
and Corn Mill latelj erected on the Missouri Kivcr
at Nemaha Citj, are now prepared to grind
WHEAT OR CORN
WITH DISPATCH. '
Having ono of f
Clark's Celebrated Flouring Mills,
Manufactured at Philadelphia, we can manufac
ture 100 sacks of Superfine Flour and grind 603
bushels of Corn dailj.
Our building for storing ami shipping grain or
produce ia unsurpassed oa the Kivcr.
We will provide the public with a Free Ferrj at
all times.
CK0WXLEE 4 TIDWELL. .
August llth.'59. n5-5ra
AECADB SALOON!
Xvl-VIM STREET,
(Over Seigle JL Greeclauni's Clc-thinj Store,) 1
Brownviile, IT T.
The proprietor would respectfully inform the pub
lic tbat he h:i opened upand established tor the rc-fre.-hment
of the inner mac, at the above mentioned
place, whero all can beaci'onim'dated with the best
of Wines and Liquois, and enjoy the soothing in
fluence of the bst quality of Serrs. , A first class
I'hrlan's Patent Combination Cushions, with all the
moderai improvement?, rIso oa tho premises for
the crji ymcnt cf all who delimit in this gentleman
ly and sv.;entifie gatne. VAX W0XTI1IX0.
September ;2J, J5i?. -nll-6i
O J RAXK COl'Lir. S S SOUTHAED, J&
G 0ULEY C0.9
(La:o Uandall, Gouley, &. Co.,)
Commission Merchants,
CORNER OF VINE AND COMMERCIAL STS.
AND
jYumler 54, J"orth Levee,
St. Mollis, Missouri,
GENERAL FORWARDERS,
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLS.,
"Patent Metallic Keg" Agency for
DuPont's Gunpowder.
ALSO
Ageni3jor Cropper Co' Unadulterated
" ' Liquors. '
July 7.h, 1853.
O. H. WILCOX.
T. W. BEDOR L
WILCOX & BEDFORD,
SCALERS I3C
LAND WARRANTS,
A If D
EASTERN EXCHANGE,
CSrox-rzx,rlllo, 1NJ- T-
Laxd Waerasts Loaned on Time
From One Month to Ten Years,
Land Warrants Loaned to Pre-emptors ; Taxes Paid ;
Collections made; Keal Estate Bought and Sold ; Lands
Located; and safe Investments made for Eastern Cap
italists. All Land Warrants sold by us are guaranted perfect
in all respects,
HEFEBEXCE.S.
Register and Receiver or Land Oflfcett Brownviile, NTi
Register and Receiver of Land Oftlce at Nebraska City?
Register and iteceivcr ot Land Oftlce at Omaha. N. T.
Samuel W. Black, Governor of Nebraska, Russell
Maiors &. Waddell. Government Transporters, Kansa8
and Nebraska; E. K. Wi'.lard &.Tonrg. Bankers, Chica
go; F. Granger Adams, Banker, Chicago; Taylor Bro's,
76 Wall street N. T. City. Thompson Bro8. No 2 Wall
street N Y City, Hon Alfred Gilmore, Philadelphia,
Pa j W. S Grant, President Gardiner Bank, Maine; W.
M. Conkey. President Bank of Chenango, N. Y .', Crane
fc. Hill Brownviile, Nebraska.
The Land Sales take place In Nebraska ln July, Au
gust and September, when some of the choicest lands in
the United States will bcoffered for sale, and afterwards
subject to private entry with Gold or Laud Warrants.
Brownviile, N. T., July 14, 1859. no 1 6m
LIGHT .lITIUTIll
NEWSPAPERS,
AND
Poxioc3Lioo,lf3,
Of every description, for sale at
SCHIITZ & DEUSER'S
LITERARY DEPOT,
South-east corner Main and Second,
BroYinTlIIe, 3V. T.
S?pt, 22d, 1859. ' f-ntll
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MANUFACTORY!
JOHN W. MIDDLET0N,
BROir.TILLE, X. T.
HEltKBT informs the fublic that be bas
located himself la this City, and in prepared
to serve those ln want of anything in bis line.
lie has selocted bis stock Tltb care and will manufacture
a No. 1 article of everything offered. lie deems It un
necessary tocnumerate; but will keep on hand cveyarti
de usually obtained in Saddle and Harness shops.
J0UN W. illDPLETON.
Brownviile May 13. no46-6m
THE
MELVIBT LULLS.
The undersigned htving bought tho Mills for
merljr owned by Dr. Hoover of Nemaha City, is now
prcparad to griod Corn, Wheat, and saw Lumber on
the most reasonable terms. Possessing the best wa
ter privilege in Nemaha county, he can at all times
accommodate bis customers on short notice with tho
best quality of grist. Flour, Corn Meal and lumber
constantly on Land.
July lath nltf J. G. MELVIN.
CHARTER OAK
Life Insurance Company,
Hartford, Conn.
Incorporated ly the State of Connecticut.
Capital S'lock $200,000.
"With large and increasing surplusreceipts.secure
1t invested under the sanction and approval of the
Comptroller of Public Accounts.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
JAMES C.WALKLEY, President,
JOHN' L. BUNCE, Vice President.
' ELIAS GILL, Secretary.
E. D. DICKERMAN, General Agent.
DIjtlECTOBS :
Alfred Gill, Daniel Phillips, John L. Bonce,
H. ISlodget, J. A. Butler, E. D. Dickerman
N.AVheaton, Sam. Coit. Nelaon Hollister,
James C. Walkley.
S. B. Beresford, M D, Consulting Physician.
A. S. Holladay, M D, Medical Examiner.
Applications received by R. W. FURNAS. Ag't,
n8-tf Brownviile, N. T.
N E W
BOOT & SHOE
First Street opposite Recorder's Office,
BROWNVILLE, N. T.
TTIE subscriber would respectfully Inform tbe citlieus
of Brownviile, and vicinity, that be has located here for
the purpose of manufacturing Boots and Shoe to order.
All persons in ant of a superior article will do well to
call and leave their measure'
Repairing promptly and neatly done.
E. GREEN.
Brownviile, July 7, 1S53. vnl-tf
Ague ! Ague ! !
A Sew Chemical Discovery.
Foremost among ell the different remedies offered
to the public for the cure of this disease stand3
'Wards Telegraph Tonic' Being entirely vegetable,
free from the use of quinine and arsenic, of which
most of tbenue preparations are composed, it is en
tirely harmless in Hi effects, and leaves tho patient
strung and healthy. If taken according to directions,
it will not fail to cure the worst cases. Just try
itence and sitisfy yourselves that the Aguecanbe
cured.
For sale, Wholesale and Retail, by Crane
Brovvuville, N". T., and by dealers everywhere."
All orders must bo addressed to W. W. Ward,
Leavenworth, Kansas, General Agent for Kansas
and the Western States.
Ju'y 14, 1S5?. 3m3
MisceHaneons:
Hardy Nalire Grcpc Tines.
THE DELAWARE GBAPE.
This fine grape, which was first disse
ruinated from Delaware, Ohio, and from
which it derives its name, is becombg
generally known, and is universally re
garded, wherever it has been introduced,
as eminently superior to any other native
American grape in cultivation. The per
fect hardiness of the riiie; its great pro
ductiveness ; the exqaisifa'beatrty, both in
form and color, of its rich clusters; its
surpassing excellence of flavor and qua
lity, together with its early ripening, give
it at once claims to public favor which no
other grape yet known possesses. I have,
in repeated instances, placed the Dela
ware before my friends, together with the
finest foreign varieties cultivated under
glass, such as Black Hamburgh, the Fron
tignans, Chasselas Musque, &c, and in
almost every instance the Delaware has
had decided preference over all the oth
ers. Mr. Charles Downing, one of the
most distinguished pomologists in Ameri
ca, says upon this point: "I have until
recently maintained preference for my
old favorite, the sweet, luscious Black
Hamburgh. But to the pure, rich, sugary
wine of the Delaware, I must concede my
preference. It constantly grows upon my
liking, and when I consider all its excel
lencies, regarding its fine, healthy, vi
gorous habit, as well as quality of fruit, I
can scarcely speak of it in measured terms
of praise."
It is much to be regretted, that soon
after the introduction of the Delaware,
an idea obtained prevalence that it was a
foreign variety, the Traminer, which
grape it resembles in some degree; but
differing entirely in quality, hardiness,
vigor of growth, and all other respects
which constitute a hardy, out-door grape.
Under this false impression, thousands of
spurious vines have been sold for the De
laware, and in some localities they have
been propagated from for sale, and sent
out for the Delaware, by nurserymen who
probably never had a genuine Delaware
vine in their possession. In many, and
perhaps most instances, this evil has been
done unconsciously; for many persons,
Mr. N. LongworUvof Cincinnati, among
the rest, at first believed the Delaware
and Traminer to be the same. A letter
from Mr. Longworth, dated August 27,
1859, now before me, places this matter
at rest. He says: "The Delaware is
certainly a native grape. I do not believe
it has any connection with the Fox family;
and from its hardy character, cannot be a
seedling of the foreign grape. It greatly
resembles the Traminer."
The Delaware ripens from the 15th of
August to the 1st of September, in this
latitude, about '.hree weeks before the
Isabella. This fact, combined with its
power of enduring the severest winters
unprotected, and without injury, renders
it particularly desirable for northern loca
lities, where Isabellas and other native
grapes will no mature.
THE LOGAN GRAPE
Is a variety newly introduced, and hav
ing some claims to public favor. It is. a
grape very much resembling the Isabella,
both in bunch and berry. It is, however,
distinct in foliage and flavor from that
variety, and is also of greater hardiness,
and much earlier, ripening at the same
time with the Delaware. It is a fruit of
higher flavor than the Isabella, highly re
garded by all who have tested it, and was
placed by the last United States romolo
gical Convention upon the list of grapes
"promising well." This variety, with
the Delaware and Concord, are the only
ones in my collection which have endured
all our late severe winters unprotected,
without injury. It is therefore peculiarly
adapted to northern localities.
THE REBECCA
Is a new white native grape, of fine
quality, and great beauty. The tendency
of the vine to mildew, while young, is an
objection; but with increased age, and
vigor of growth, I have found this ten
dency greatly to decrease; and I regard
it as a variety worthy of a place in every
collection, and deserving more extended
trial, although it does not sustain all the
high characteristics claimed for it upenits
first introduction.
THE DIANA
Is deservedly increasing in public favor.
It is a very delicious grape when well
ripened, and may be relied upon wherev
er the Isabella will mature. The vine is
a vigorous grower and tolerably product
ive, the fruit handsome, and scarcely ex
celled by any native variety, except the
Delaware. It is worthy of more exten
sive cultivation.
TIIE SHAKER
Is a very large and beautiful grape,
rivaling the Black Hamburgh in size and
appearance. It is a very strong grower,
and good bearer ; usually thought rather
better than the Isabella. When planted
in rich soil, is a most rampant ,'grower,
and requires some protection in winter.
THE COSCORD
Has been before the public for some
years, and although not of the highest
flavor, is well worthy of cultivation. The
vine is very vigorous, hardy and product
ive, and the fruit large, handsome and
good ; ripens early and hangs well on the
vine.
THE HARTFOBD FROHFIC
" Is a grape recently introduced from
Connecticut. Is of fair quality, quite
early, hardy, and very productive. Con
sidered especially valuable for northern
localities, where Isabella and Catawba do
not ripen well.
MODE AlfD TIME OF TLASTI5G.
I have found little difference in the
growth of vines, whether planted in the
fall or spring, When planted in the fall,
and slightly protected during the first
winter, an early start, and usually a more
vigorous growth may be expected, thai,
from vines transplanted in spring. A
deep and pervious soil, moderately rich,
is undoubtedly best. ' A clay loam, well
under-drained, will produce good, healthy
vines and fruit; and if abounding some
what with gravel or pebbles, so much the
better. If lime does no: exist naturally
in the soil, it should be pretty freely sup
plied; and if the soil ia poor, enrich it
with any well decomposed manure at
hand. A situation where water will settle
and stagnate about the roots will not an
swer. Such a soil must be under-drained
to raise good vines and grapes.
Geo. W. Campbell.
Delaware, Ohio.
Seed Corn.
Wm. L. Morgan, of Pottsville, Warren
county, Indiana, says that seed from the
butt of an ear of corn will ripen its pro
duct all at the same time, and some three
weeks earlier than seed from the little
end of the same ear. He recommends
farmers always to break their seed corn
ears in two .in the middle, and use the
butt ends only for seed.
The above statement i3 worthy of a
trial. The facts for farmers are not all
known yet. Accidents and experiments
are yet to unfold much valuable informa
tion. Very much relative to seed and
seeding may yet be learned. That seed
should be perfect, grown under favorable
circumstances, full of vital strength and
instinct, with a vigorous constitution there
can be no doubt. The plant, like the ani
mal, inherits a certain constitutional
force, and certain qualities from its ances
tral seek. Plants have physiological and
pathological conditions, healthy and dec
eased states, laws of inheritance and be
quest, as much as animals. And all the
information relative to the laws by which
they germinate, live and grow, is import
ant to the farmer. He lives upon the
plant and animals. His profession relates
to them. They, therefore, should be his
study. All that can be known of them he
should know. All that can be made cut
of them he should make. Thoroughly
informed should he be in all that relates
to plants and animals. Expenseless ex
periments may be made on every farm
every year all over the country, and thus
many useful discoveries be made. The
spirit of investigations may do much for
the farmer.
Russian Hot-House.
Bayard Taylor thus described the mag
nificent green-house, which the Czar of
Russia maintains for the production and
growth of tropical and other exotic plants,
amidst the snows of Russia:
The Botanic Garden, in which I spent
an afternoon, contains one of the finest
collection of tropical plants in Europe.
Here, in latitude 60 degrees, you may
walk through an avenue of palm trees 60
feet high, under tree ferns and banannas,
by ponds of lotus and Indian lilly, and
banks of splendid orchards, breathing an
air heavy with the richest and warmest
odors. The extent of this giant hot-house
cannot be less than a mile and a half. The
short summer, and long, dark, winter of
the north, requires a peculiar course of
treatment for those children of the sun.
During the three warm months they are
forced as much as possible, so that the
growth of the six months is obtained in
that time, and the productive qualities of
the plant are kept up to their noimal stan
dard. After this result is obtained, it
thrives as steadily as in a more favored
climate. The palms in particular, are
noble specimeus. One of them, a phce
nix, I believe, i? now ia blossom, which
is an unheard of event in such a latitude.
A Kentucky farmer has been making
experiments in feeding several lots of
hogs, changipg them from raw to cooked,
and ground to unground food, with the
following results :
One bushel of dry corn made five pounds
and ten ounces of live pork. One bushel
of boiled corn made fourteen pounds and
seven ounces of pork. One bushel of
ground corn, boiled, made, in one in
stance, sixteen pounds seven ounces, m
another, nearly eighteen pounds of pork.
Estimating corn at 90 cents a bushel, and
pork at 8 cents a pound, we have for one
bushel of dry corn, 45 cents of pork : for
one bushel of boiled corn, 81,15 worth of
pork, and for one bushel of ground corn
boiled, 81,36 worth of pork.
If you invest money in tools, and then
leave them exposed to tho weather, it is
the same as loaning money to a spend
thrift without security a dead loss in both
cases,
The Art ornotllcarln
The art cf not hearing should be
taught in every well-regulated family. It
is full as important to domestic happiness
as a cultivated ear, for which so much
money and time are expended. There
are so many things which it is painful to
hear many which we ought not to hear
very many which, if heard, will disturb
the temper, corrupt simplicity and modes
ty, detract from contentment and happi
ness, that everyone should be educated to
take in or shut out sounds, according' to
their pleasure. - -
If a man falls into a violent passion,
and calls me all manner cf names, the
first word shuts my ears, and I hear no
more. If, in my quiet voyage of life, I
find myself caught in one of those domes
tic whirlwinds of scolding, I shut my ears,
as a sailor would furl his sails, and, mak
ing all tight, scud before the gale. If a
hot and restless man begins to inflame
my feelings, I consider what miichief
these fiery sparks may do in the ciaga
zines below where my temper is kept,
and instantly close the door.
Does a gadding, mischief-making fel
low begin to inform me what people are
saying about me, down drops the portcul
lis of the ear, and he cannot get ia any
further. Does the collector of a neigh
borhood's scandal ask my ear as a ware
house, it instinctively shuts up. Some
people seem anxious to hear everything
that will vex and annoy them. If it is
hinted that any one has spoken cril of
them, they set about searching the matter
and finding out. If all the petty things
said of one by heedless and ill-natured
idlers were to be brought home to him, he
would become a mere walking pincushion
stuck full of sharp remarks. I should as
soon thank a man for emptying upon my
bed a bushel of nettles, or setting loose
a swarm of ants in my chamber, or rais
ing a pungent dust in my house generally,
; as to bring upon me all tattle of careless
or spiteful people. If you would be hap
py, when among good men, open your
ears; when among bad, shut them. And
as the throat has a muscular arrangement
by which it takes care of the air passages
of its own accord, so the ears should be
trained to an automatic dullness of hear
ing! It is not worth while to hear what
your servants say when they are angry;
what your children say after they have
slammed the door ; what you neighbors
say about your children ; what your rivals
say about your business, your dress or
your affairs.
This art of not hearing, though un
taught in the schools, is by no means un
known or unpracticed in society. 1 have
noticed that a well-bred woman never
hears an impertinent cr vulgar remark.
A kind of discreet deafness saves one
from many insults, from much Llame,
from not a little apparent connivance in
dishonorable conversation.
There are two doors inside my cars
a right-hand door leading to the heart,
and a left-hand door with a broad and
steep passage out in the open air. This
last door receives all ugliness, profanity,
vulgarity, mischief making, which sud
denly find themselves outside of m-3. Ju
dicious teachers and indulgent parents
save young urchins a world of trouble by
a convenient deafness. Bankers acd mo
ney lenders are often extremely hard of
hearing when unsafe borrowers are un-
portunate. I never hear a man who runs i
after me when in the street, bawling my
name at the top of his voice ; nor persons
who talk evil of those who are absent; nor
those who give me unasked advice about
iy own affairs; nor those who talk largely
about things of which they know nc thing.
If there are sounds of kindness, of
mirth, of love, open fly my ears. But
temper, or harshness, or hatred, or vulgar
ity, shut them. If you keep your garden
gate shut, your flowers and fruit will be
safe. If you keep your door closed, no
thief will run off with your silver; and if
you keep your ears shut, your heart will
lose neither its flowers nor its treasures.
Reynold's .Miscellany.
Newspaper Puffs.
The "local" of one of our country ex
changes gives the following schedule of
tolls for the benefit of those who need
and seek after puffs:
For a modest puff 8 juleps.
A tolerably good cne 1 box cigars.
A good one 1 pair boot3
A very good one 1 vest and 'J shirts.
A 'splendid' one 1 cloth coat.
A perfect 'sockdolager' 1 whole suit.
We are "open to conviction" on each
of the above heads, except the first. Some
people hereabouts seem to think that an
editor's brains are cheap stuiT. We don't
second their motion, however. In the
place of the first, we beg leave to suggest
a dress for the baby; ar.d if any of the
fraternity hereabouts don't like the
amendment, let them say so. Wheeling
Times.
she of the piece and its fitness for mouth
pieces. Some of them sell as biga as
8-0, and the bo'.vls for as high as ScO, in
consequence cf elaborate carving upon
them. They are made in Vienna, vshero
a large number cf persons are employed
to meet the present demand. The rncc.
however, cannot be considered enorn.ous
when it is understood that the finest ckca
lily cf merschaum cannot be colored un-
der three months; and then it must b J,ia
use nearly all the tim?; say, for instance .
thirty cigars per day smoked thrcr.ga cr.f,
each
ciar
costing three c?nt3.
make the "cost for ninety days 851, -without
counting sick headaches, nervousness,
etc. .
Seasonable Advice.
The annexed remarks, from tha Sha
kopee Reporter will apply very well Li
this place :
'To build up a town, patronize your
own business men. Ba sure to employ
all the boys; let no boy leave your town
to seek employment. See that a school
is maintained, and thai all the children
go. Beautify your houses aud lots. ' Sea
that churches are built, and that every
body attends them. Vote for town offic
ers who will make good streets and side
walks. Support your own town ar.4
county newspapers, and build up yor bu
siness by advertising liberally. Send tha
paper to those cf your friends who ara
likely to emigrate. '
A colored cook expected company of
her own kind, and was at a loss how to
entertain her friends. Her mistress
said : .
"Chloe, you must make an apology."
"La ! missus, how can I make it ? I
got no apples, no eggs, no butter, no
nufin to make it wid."
A severe drought prevails in Vermont,
and water for family use has, in many
case?, to ba brought a mile distant.
Tne 31eerselianni JIanla.
It may chagrin young America to learn,
but nevertheless it is a fact, that the
meerschaums so popular in the country at
the present day, costing from 81 to 85,
are mere shams. The genuin? meer
schaums, cr that portion in which the ci-g-ir
or tobacco is placed, i.s made in Vien
na, of clay found in Asia. This clay
resembles porcelain clay of this country,
and is easily moulded into any desired
shape, and the finer the quality, the
more easily it is colored by the oil of the
tobacco. The mouthpiece of the meer
schaum, is ma.de of WTi.be r, a substance
resembling rosin, found along the Baltic
Sea. This is valued according to the
An Alliteration.
Silently surveying Sardinia's sunSet
serene, stands Sappho. Sudden screams
surprise soft summer's stillness. Sho. .
starts! Shudderingly seeking some se
questered shelter, soon (securely screen-
ed) she sees stout, sturdy Scipio striking
savagely six Spanish slaves; sadly she
sees; sadly soliloquizes : "Shall- slavery's
swart shadow sacrilegiously sully -.such,
sweetly solemn scenes .' Stalking shame-'
less, shall she still stride scathless? Shall
Satan's satellites sardonically imile,
scanning satisfied such sanguinary slaugh
ter? Surely seme savior supremo i;ha!l
swift subvert such smiting subjugatirn
subdue such sickening struggles stay
such scathing sorrow! Surely serenity's
sweet semblance shall silence suffering'
sad shrieks, shall sunder shackles, show
ing sympathy's sublime strength. Speak,
sweet spirit, show some sanctifying lign,
some sacred symbol; surround, shelter,
save, sustain. So shall slavery's s:"nful '
scourge subside, submissively subdued.
Smiling seraphs shall shout simultaneous
soul stirring strains sublime, swelling
sweet symphonies, symbolizing s-alva.
tion !" So spoke Sappho, sadly sighing,
solemnly soliciting succour, Syiru,
The Boy of the Tides. .
We like an active boy one who has
the impulse of the age, of the steamboat,
in him.
A lazy, plodding, snail-paced chap.
might have got along in the world about
fifty years ago, he don't these times. Wu
live in an age of quick ideas ; men think
quick, eat, sleep, court, marry, and din;
quick, and slow coaches are not toler&ted.' '
"Go ahead, if you burst your boile r !" is
the motto of every one, and he succeedi -the
best in every line of business who has
the most "do or die" ia him.
Strive, boys, to catch the rpirit of tho
times; be up and dressed always, not
gaping and rubbing your eyes as if you
were asleep; be wile awake for what
ever may turn up, and you will be some
body before you die.
Think, plan, and reflect, as much an you
like before you act, but think quick and
closely, and when you have fixed your,
eye upon an object, spring for the mark
at once. But above all things, be honest."
If you intend to be an artisi, carve it in
the wood, cherish it in the marble; if a "
merchant, write it in your ledger. Let
nonesty be your guidm:
We once heard an Englishman . "ive
his ostler orders as follows:
"Enry.take the amess hoflf tho orse,'
slip the alter hover i.j ed, give im heme
ay hand alf a peck hef hoats.
When Socrates wa3 asked why he- had
built so small a house for himself, ho re'
plicd "Small as it is, I wish I couM fill
it with friends."
A western editor perpetrates the fol- '
lowing: "A flock of sheep ccmpohtd of
all "weathers" may be said to resemble
our climate."
The fellow who run up a column cf
figures, on reaching the top fell back and
dislocated a joint of mutton.
Rise early to your business, Iearagoodl
things snd oblige good men. Thesu are
three things cf which you will never re
pent. A scandalous bachelor declares- that'
matrimony is" imprisonment for life! If.
so, it is in a prison of roses.
We ought not to judge of men's merits
by their qualifications, but by the use they
make of them.
Examinations in Anatomy: How docs
man differ from the brute creation ?
He stands upright, but doesn't act so.
Ta, are crankpin-3 a kind cf e-gs ?'
"No, my son, but why do you ask ?'
"Well, it says in the paper that the
Persia broke her craukpin, and had tolay
two. I suppose she wanted a spare ce
against the next time.