THE WESTERN JOURNAL, AND Civilian, DEVOTED TO Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal Im- PUBLIC POLICY, AND POLITE LITERATURE. Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts are the basis of Civilization. M. TARVER & H. COBB, EDITORS & PROPRIETORS. Vol XI., O. S.-Vol. V., N. S. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. ST. LOUIS : PRINTED BY M. NIEDNER & CO., COR. OF PINE & THIRD STREETS, 1854. ... ...... ...... 41 The Influence of War and Public Improvements on Prices. ............ ...... .... 125, 204, 266, 350, 434 .......... Juvenile Reform Schools. Memorial to Congress 157 ........ ........ 309 ........ 385 Valley of the Ohio. By MANN BUTLER, Esq., of Mo. 56, 141, 224, 305, 379, ...... .............. 419 Thoughts on Self Intellectual Culture. By a Member of the Keokuk ...... ...... ...... ............ ......... ...... ...... The Dead Man's Race. By Wm. GARDNER BLACKWOOD, Esq, of St. ................. ...... Exploration of the River Amazon. A sketch from Lieut. Herndon's Travels. By MANN BUTLER, Esq., St. Louis, Mo. The First Settlement of Kentucky. By MANN BUTLER, Esq........ .............. 68 147 342 392 453 |