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rilYSICIAN AXJD SUROEOX,
Tryom Street, Cfi X. C,
OJSee and Be-idenee. on J poll Stata Bank,
Jan 1, hCA.
J. P. McCombs, M. D.,
Offer his profexional' serticea to tLe citiiens of
Charlotte aud urrurrling counlrr. All calls, both
night and ilaj. promptly attended to.
UiSt in iirovn'i bmlJing.'up atairs, opposite the
Charlotte llofeL
Uct ;, I ' t
DR. E. C. ALEXANDER,
Tl.vio !oced in t'h-rlotte, lia opened an office in
rrkt' Ha. I Iiwjc. oppo-.nr ihe t'liarlotlellotel. where
he can h- found wlicn not profeetonallv engaged, j
Mj lh.'J Tuipd - j
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CIlAIU.OTTr. V. C, I
Haa on han 1 a lrre and wi ll ' 1-cfetl utoclt of TURF.
IMlUCS. 1L-iu!C:. !'ai nt Mt-liciiu, Fainilr Med
cm--. Taint. O.it. Vrniihe. lve Stuffs Fancjand
ToilM Art which he i Uetermiued to cli at the
verj Ijwent pricri.
Jan 1. 18;'J. .
J. C. MILLS,
ATTOintV. AX I A W ,
Charlotte II. C,
Will practice in the Coiina of North Carolina and in
thf Unite 1 Mte.H t'otut. !
tffic above tue Store of ! Lliaa & Cohen, opposite
the t'Utrlotte lloiel.
. June H. 1;. Cmp4
W. P. DAVIDSON,
A T T X K V I AT A
. . Charlotte. It. C,
Office over U. KKrMAx's Store.
Pec 1. lMVi ly
i . ' B Or"
1
" ;
rXACTICAIi
Watch and Clock UXi'xar.
AMI DKALEB IX
JEWEL Rl FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
II 'ttleh Material. $jrtaclt, ifc
I Aug. 1?, lfC7. . CHARLOTTE, N
! B R. SmiTH &" CO ,
' General Commission Merchants;
.... .-. ... i . .i i
tU. A.'.'" .V- ft, lt.Tt, ?l ASS., t
: f ' - (
f For the a!e of t'tton, f'otfoa Ynrn. Nav.tl Stores
J kc, and the purcli-.se ol (Juny Cloths and MercLan
; die generally. " t (
Li1t:i1 4'au advances i.ntde on consignments to
u. auJ atl u.-i:i. I;i-nitie? oti'ered.
: U"e liwpe y ftr and )ionet dealing, and our best
etfi.rfa to plea.-e. to receive troiu our 1 run Is that cn
; cotirssf m-nt which it hall te our aim to merit.
t)rl-rs Mo'.'cii'"'i and prvuipily fiiltl fur Guuny
Bagging. Fish. Hoot and Shoe. &r.. c. j
Kcrra ut I'esvismon to j
; Jnhn Imrri:t. Ei Prr - Eliot Nat. Irir.k, T-oston.
i I.orin.t Kcjium I. 110 lV4rl St..
: Mrcnr-!j .v Co . lt'7 lV.tr! St.. New York.
J V Itryee &. Co.. CharloltejN C.
; R V Mcden. Ki . Pri. 1st Nat. Bank. Charlotte.
T W Iwey i 'o . tl.inker- Charlotte, N C.
; R M Ote- i'o . Ch ir'ottc. N C.
Wiiliau .t .MnrcUi-oii, Wiimiugf on, N C. !
Col VVm Jwbniun. Ire. Chit luile anJ Augusta Rail-
ro't. t n irlotte. I . i f
Hept t;. iSOIt. 1 i
Charlotte Fcmalo Institute,
ni..u:i.orri:. x. c
The nxt St !M"ti f tlii Intltut ion '
; on the ftr-t d-v .:' tM TttEi;, IStiy,
rill commence" i
and coatiuu
until 3'Kb nt June to!!t iri. j
I A full corps T-s.r!er in ail brnncheii u.uallv
: taught in Srn c'.i-. Pi .n.tle SVIi.hiU. baa been em
ployed fr the eu:n 4in.j
For Caial.'ie eoaminirt,: full particulars at to
eipense, course of s'tn ir. regulation-, Jtc, apply to
Erv. R. iiLRUELL & SlN. I
July 13. fwjfl ' Charb.iie. N. CJ
.
J. J.
WOLFEIJDSN & CO..
I'KALERS IN
Flour and Grain,
l.srer to J. A. Guion. Cah: r National IVir.k. New
bern; T J. Ijthaiuand Rouatrce , Webb, e bern
t)it Ij. ly.t Cm
LARGE STOCK.
TTittkowsky: & Rintels
Have receivi-d one of the btrgt-M Stock's of
fj-r o'Trrd .n thin mnrkr an t are rcceivin,;
Good
wt-ek-l
ly vld-i.on. that thry are r. pared to supply any
nvint of pitronairt they -may be fvor d i:lidu4
ing ih Fill an I Winter. ,. j
iT t'ouatry Mer.-bant sre
Ca'l an I ,-iwniine thi. Stock f
epeeinlly invited to
fn l anything wanted for forcing' a country "itore
(an t at very ro iS'.nib' whc!ea!e prices.
; Uiv i4 a call and ee our 'Ieo.I.- aud Lear ctfr
umms, Ti.ev can
jr.ce ue.orc iuaini Ti;r puretiaea.
v wiTl Kii'.YS.ii & RINTELS.
NEW FIRM.
I .T unierif;.eI have
entered into a rartncrsLib I
to pr""' ci'e
Firo and Life Insurance
jluine. an t :-r the .. of r en.irr. Lime. PLs-
ier an. i .-i.., ni, in I lie C ity oi L harlctte, N
:dr the nne and pryle of "
C, un. j
; The bu.i:nes will open this day. and be carried
oi in the New PuiMirg. rernr of College and 4th '
:S:re-is. heretofore occupied by HtiThi-on. I?iTrrAuc?i !
.'" 'J i' r.r::rri"irr.!!.v '
n.-v :s.
R. A. SPKI.VOS.
REMOVAL.
W. J
Pa.Ml.i
i. . ..A reiK..- . ,o his new Prick;
n C..:cg Street nts'-rebe hoes to sea
an ! ait n,
Ho ha oa
ciiKteeiers il frit nda. '
haul a tut Hue ot Gro.;erie at low
C. J
. ra-.s
fei 2 190,
. W. J. iJLACiv.
Cubiositt. The punier of "how to tell the
number that any person shaJl think of, be it
ever to great' is solved thus: Bid the partj
double the nimber which they have thought o
in their minda; which done, bid them multiplj
the sum of them both bj 5, and give the product
(which they will not ref use to do, it being o far
above the number thought of,) from which, if
you cut off the last figure of the product (which
will always be a cypher), the number will be the
nnt numoer thought upon. As for example.
let the first number thought on be 26, which
doubled makes 52; then multiply by 5 produces
2C0; then if you take away the cypher, which is
in tne last place, mere wuj remain -:o, tne num
ber thought of. ! v ...
Land Auction. -
On Thursday, the 20th day of January, 1870, 1 will
sell at the Court Home door in Charlotte, at 1 o'clock.
a valuable tract of LAND, 3 miles from Charlotte, on
the Lawyer' Koad, adjoining Parks & Wallia' MilL
The tract contains IKI Acres. It is well timbered
and is firM-rate Cotton Laud ; well-watered and Las
a vplendid meadow.'
Tli in is one of the best tracts of Land in the vicin
ity of Charlotte. '
Jan 3. 1870 3wpd.j. IRA PARKS.
City Lots and Land
FOR SALE.
As Agent for the Administrator of the late J. B.
Kerr, I will sell on Saturday, the 29th day of Jan
uary. 1670, at the Court House door in Charlotte,
the following Real Estate; .
8 Lots in Square 111, in Charlotte, opposite the
residence of Charlea Fraiier, Ecq.
2 Lots in Square lu3, adjoining the property of
W. A. Cook,
2 Lots in Square 109, in same neighborhood of
above. I 1
Terms Six months credit with interest from date.
ALSO, ' '
One tract of Land in Union county, adjoining the
Lands of j Mrs. J. It. K.rr, Sam 1 P. Walkup and
others, containing 147 'Acres.
Ternigi Cah. i
j S. P ALEXANDER.
Agent for F. S. DcWolfe, Adui'r of J B Kerr.
Pec 2H.I I HtM 4vr
liJtOCEltlES ASD UQUUllS:
Gregory & Wiilianison,
i (V Hryce's BmMhuj,)
ApV the attention of the public to their larie stock
of Heavy Groceries, Provisions and fine Liquors and
vv ines
lliey give special attention to the sale and pur
chase of FLOLK of the best: quality. And they
guarantee the purity of the Liquors and Wines which
t her offer for sale. s
Their stock consists in part of the following articles:
Groceries.
Floor, Baeon, Lard and Molasses, -Sugar,
Coffee, Salt and Soaps,
Iron Ties, Bagging and Rope,
Cotton Yarns and Sheetings. ,
Leather, Fish of all sorts, tfce. '
Liquors.
First Proof Whiskey, French Brandy,
New England Kuin, Apple Brandy,
No. 1 Gin, , Peach Brandy.
Wines.
Sherry, . llcidsic Charapaigne,
Madeira, Catawba ,
Claret, California,
Scuppemong, Angelica
Port, j Green-seal "I
Our Goods will be sold as lev as they can be pur
chased in this market. All we ask is atrial.
Dec 20. 169. GREGORY & WILLIAMSON.
B. M. PRESSON, -
AT THE SIGN OF THE ELEPHANT,
Takes pleasure in informing his old customers and
friends that be is "Uicht side Up," and havlue care
for bis many patrons, will be pleased to . see Them at
any time, at Lis old stand. Tin tign of the Elephant,
where he is again prepared to supply them with the
very best "
Family and Plantation Provisions,
and everiti,ii fresh aud good for the Larder aud
the iunt rmau with some i Pressing for the outer, at
astonishingly moderate prices.
uot ps by, but call in and see if I cannot suit
you as well as -you can be accommodated elscw'iere,
as it is iny pleasure and desire to "'please the public.
having made extensive arrangements for that pur
pose. ! , 1J. M, PRESSON, Agent.
Groceries, Confectioneries, Toys.
N. GRAY
Has bought otit the Stock of Goo-lj of Bcv. W. S.
Haltom, next to Parks' Building, where he hopes to
receive a call Iroiu bis oid customers aud frieudsand
the public generally.
He baa received a freti supply of Goods in his
line, juch a
Family Groceries,
( oiiWtioutrit. TtitS, : J Wxerveil Fruit,
And everything in tint line that is desirable to please
tli palate or tickle the fancy of Men and Women,
bovs and eirin.
Remember the plare between MeAden's Prog
Store tini P. Parks iiuildiuir. i .
Nov 2'. lfJO. ; N. OR AY.
Selling off at Nett. Cost,
With a view of reducing my stock of superior OLD
I M L.S, LiyLtMS, &c, &c, consisting of
French Bivindy, $1 00 per bottle
" ' 1 SO
.. .. ' 2 00 .'.. .
" Extr-, 2 SO
Old
Bourbon Whiskey.
Mooongahala VihUkey,
Jamaica Rum,
Port Wine.
Madaira Wine,
Sherry
4ie
75c
fie
00
25
00
6ie
75c
i c
SO
tie
Clarei ."
Gin "
Schedam Schnspps, !
Maraschinol Wine,
Eraudy Peaches,
ALSO,
Ginger Trestrvei,
Pickles.
Sardines.
Canned Peaches. 2 lbs., ' ;
Tomatoes, 2 lbs.;
$2 00 per jar.
SSc
2c per box
30c per can
20c
And a great many articles not enumerated here will
be ep!d at COST. T
G me a call and you tvill be convince! that I am
I in earnest.
Second door from the Court House.
Charlotte, Nov 22. 1SC9 - J. D. T
DISSOLUTION.
Notii? i hrrcby given that the firm of R. M. MIL
LEU & i.'O.. was,-ou the 1 i.h November, dissolved by
mutual jrvnscnt. 11. M. MILLER.
JAS. McLAtGnLIN.
Thos indebted cith;r by note or aeconr.t to the
late firm will jlea.se call and settle as wo wi.-h to
close up our bu:ue by the 1st cf January. One of
the firm or J. Walter Miller can always ba found at
the old ninni In make settlements.
Xev 22. 1H00 ; K. M. MILLZS. & CO.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY,. JANUARY
i ' , . Wedding la High Life.
A fashionable weeding occurred in New York
the other day. The contracting parties were
Gen. James H. Ingersoll, of the Seventh Regi
ment, and .Miss Ida jM. Ogilivie, of 273 Fifth
ATenue. Their throngs of friends crowded the
thurch bringing together, it is said, more point
lace and diamonds than are often seen within
(bur walls in this country. But the presents to
the happy pair, concerning the number, char
acter, and exact cash value of which the public
is uot to buret in ignorance, fairly "beat all
creation," amounting in the aggregate to more
thau a quarter of a million dollars worth. Among
these gifts were such! trifles as the following .
From the groom to the bride, the elegant 'inah-
alon No. 556, Fifth Avenue, valued at, in '-dol
lar store phrase,' one hundred thousand dollars,
and a ejmplete .dianiocd Bet, necklace,; broach
and ear-rings,! valued at $35,000; from the
bride's father, a full set of pearls valued at SlOjr
000, and a check for $ 10,000; from L. Ingersoll.
Esq., a check for Sl6,000, and opals and dial
monds valued at ?5,000, from Win. W . Watsonc
400 pices oj'silver fr6ui Wni. M. Tweed; a silver
set complete, valued! at $5,000, from Mrs. Li.
luirersoll: aud solitaire diamond diu and ear
rings from Mr audi Jri. A. T. Compton, of Newr
ark. - Thefl'iral decoyatious Llone are said to have
cost $3,000 -j ! I i, I
! - I 1 : I ' I :
I Two hundred andXfifiy thousand dollars tenrth
of bridal presents, u.1 at little amount would
buy five hundred farms ol from 150 to 400 acres
each, for poor people In the south or west, in facty
would give theur as good a start as industrious
poor men would need lor the foundation of a
fortune. It would
which would benefit
thousands of private
establish thriving villages
the ! whole country, and
ndividuals, or if the posses-
sor was religiously
inclined, it would support
rom two hundred and filtr to five hundred uius-
fcknarus a Year, withl who kuows what results
) t . 1 . . . .f
good. In fact what good a benevolent per
sou could do with the '-little chance" expended
in bridal presents for that young lady, is hardly
to be calculated.' But moiiey is not ! evenly
divided among all classes, and it is well as it is.
f everybody were rich who would do the Work J
Ana inis extravagance is practisea at. tne
North while thoufiauds of poor women and chil-
L . . 1 - i r " . i i
uren are starving.
New
CROCKERY STORE.
1 I
We intend opening a New Crockery Store about
the 15th or 20th of January, in Old China Hall, be-j
tween the First National 13ank and the Banking
House of Thos. R. Tate & Thos. W. Dewey, and
would be pleased to seef our Jriends and all persona
wishing goods in that line,
J. GJ HARRIS,
iJan 3, 1870 3w. . R. H. P11ARR
Blackkmithing. .
The undersifirned informs the public that he has
opened a Blacksmith Shop at the old stand of R.
McKee Jamison, on Church Street, not far from the:
Court House, (where hejis prepared to do auy sort of
Suaitb-work such as Ironing Wagons, Buggies, Car-j
riitges, and Shoeing Horaen. ;
Repairing bf every description promptly attended.
. ' i 1. I t . i 1 . s
iu. x asa aisuare oi ramie i-ai runaire.
Wood-work can be done in an adjoining Shop.
Man 3, 18
a
3m
W. A. ROSS.
Fresh Garden, i Flower, Fruit Herb, Tree,
f ' Shrub and Evergreen Seeds;
With directions for culture, prepaid by mail. Tha
rnjost complete and judicious assortment in the coua-j
iy. .-t gen in iwaniea.
borts of either for $1; prepaid by mail. Also,
Small Fruits, Plants, Bulbs, all the new Potatoes,
Sue., prepaid by mail. ,4 lbs. Early Rose Potato, prei
paid, for $L Conover'js Colossal Asparagus, $3 per
1UO; S-5 per 1000. prepaid. New baruy fragrant
everblooming Japan Honeysuckle, 50 cts each, pre
paid. True Cape Cod Cranberry, for upland or low-j
land culture, ,$1 per 10p, prepaid, with directions.
Iriced Catalogue to any address, gratis; also, trada
liet. Seeds on Commission, i 3
IB. M. WATSON. OldiColony Nurseries and Seed
Warehouse, Plymouth, Mass Established in 1842.
Dec. 27, lbuy. 6ii.
DRUGGIST,
Has just received
Kerosene
a new Stock
Lamps,
Of
Of
every description, viz:
Parlor, Hall, Students
and Hand Lamps. ; Also, Lamps of various styles for
Stores
! A fresh supply of DAYLIGHT BURNERS.
Dec 2U, l bov.
. THE
-2ETNA
Life Insurance
Company
J (WITH
$12,000,000,
. . . i
Has paid another loss jof $1,000 upon the policy of
JOHN L. SHINN, Esq, of Concord. .
jThis added to other losses in North Carolina,
amounts to over j i . j;
One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars.
! The very best provision a man can make for his
family, is to get a policy in this old aud well tested
Institution.
i By calling upon the
subscriber all necessary in
formation will be given
A. J. YORK,
f Agent for Concorji aai
I Dec 13. 1869 I lin
Cabarrus county, N..Q
W. L SPRlSGS. JAMES OSBOKXE. L- W. SPB1XUS
1 Springs,' I Osborne & Co..
C O M 31 1 S S I O N M E tt V H A M T S ,
1 25 North Water Street, Philadelphia
(Consignments of Tarns. Tobacco. Dried Fruits an(jl
Southern Produce geueral'y, solicited. Prompt re
turns made. : ; j I ' j;
J We have made special arrangements to sell Cfcttoa
larns to an advantage.) and solicit consignments oi
Ike same.' j 1 . I
i RrrsBK5crs R ,M jOates & Co.. Burroughs 4
Springs', M L Wriston i& Co.. E M Holt & Co.. ar.4
W J Yates, Editor of Vfestern Democrat, Charlotte.
x; c
.
I fDec 20, 18C9 Sm I
!- Ai HALES.
1 Watchmaker jCV and Jeweler,
Xxt Door to A Dtrnoerai O.vT'e. CnaHLOTTX,
5. q
II your naicii neeas uepairing; t
Don't get mad an I go to sweariug; -
Jut take it into H ALES shop.
He will fix it it rr'M not stop.
He warraats his work all for a yesr,
When it is used with proper eare.
He will da it as low as it can be dona,
And do it so well it's surs'so ma.
1
Public Opinion not always a just Criterion
: j of Character. i m !
. We take this ground, first, because of the falh
btlity of mere opinion. It is said by metaphysi
cians, that the mind : intuitively entertains an
opinion of every individual it comes 1 in contact
with, on the first sight. Indeed it is character
istic of human kind to make up an opinion in
regard to the traits and manners of every indi-
vidual ot whom thev ever heard or read, though
not seen. In either case, this opinion is merely
inciaeniai, arising iroui me occasion,! toe time,
tne place, the mental and physical condition
the parties nieetiuff, and nameless and number-
less other ! circumstances connected I with I the
("meeting, or with the history of individuals. But
as these externa ' and historical impressions as
often prove erroneous as true, I we come to the
conclusion that mere opinion is not an infallible
criterion of character or principles, j That all
arc liable to err in their opinions as persons and
things, is a fact; so frequently exemplified in
every-day life, that it needs no comment ; Now,
if private or individual opinion a thus liable to
deception, much! more so la public opinion.) For
the reasons that; it is more credulous, endorsing
everything thatfDanie Rumor' reports upon her
pretended, oracular authority, and acts in its de
cisions; generally from mere hearsay. And for
the additional reason, that it hears and enter
tains all rumois; false or otherwise, in regard to
any occurrance, and makes up an opinion with
out being a party to the scenej or knowing any
thing about the circumstances, except from ru
mor. jThus it often becomes one of j the unjust
tribunals of tHis world, taking up an individual
residing hundreds of miles distant, and without
his consent, without no opportunity j for him to
defend himself, immolating him upon) the alter
of the, iosatiable God, Public Sentiment, j It is
generally on extremes. It magnifies little kind
ness into great benefactions,'; small performances
into splendid feats, aud exagerates petty mis
demeanors into flagrant crimes.; On the whole,
we think it is very possible for public opinion,
at times, to be wrong, and consequently, not an
infallible criterion of character. 1 -G. ' D. Hi
T ; I-
Why the South Failed, j 'i
That those who agree with them are wise men,
is the opiniou of some people we have either seen
or read of. j We! have at least J that treason for
holding that Edwin M. Stanton was a wise man.
According to Don Piatt, he said nearly
year
before General Lee s surrender : i t
"The rebels have saved us. Instead of a quick,
fierce, aggressive warJ they have jacted on the
defensive, and'put to issue the material resources
ol the two sections, iney are railing, tnrougn
exhaustion, and I will povtr oroUd on meu uutil
I smother them but." ' " j ' .....!
How true. After the battle of Manassas the
Federal Government had not an aruiy that would
have stood a moment befure ours. The whole
North was i open to 1 us.
Pennsylvania, New
York, even Massachusetts. Nothiug stopped us
but the art of war. There were no armies to do
iti The only army Mr Lincoln had was about
Washington city. There was not half is much
to prevent Beauregard from marching from Ma
nassas to' New York as four yeaVs latter stood in
Sherman's way when he marched from Atlanta
to Sara u nah. i j ..'"!;. j - :
And to think that grand soldier Stonewall
Jackson wanted to march : upon; Baltimore and
take possession of Maryland (as he could easily
have done,") at the time of the riot of the 19th
of April, aud was not permitted to do it. Jack
son was a born soldier. The move would have
changed the entire aspect of affairs. But such
speculations are foolish they are of 'such stuff
as dreams are made of.' Perhaps 'twas best our
rulers knew nit their busiuess. Richmond
Dispatch. j , j ... .
Removal of Saddle and j Harness
. .,- r -. -- -I -i
V W. E SHAW
Shop.
Has removed his Saddle and Harness Shop to the
Store in tha Mansion House Uasenienl, under tne
sign of the Bee Hive, where he will be pleased to see
those wanting Saddles, Harness,! Bridles, Collars,
ic, Ac. : M :i "'V ; .
Repairing of all sorts in his line done at . short
notice. TrunKs covereu ana repaired.
Jan 3, 1870.
W. E.
SHAW.
!
Just Received
AT WIESON & BLACK'S,
; ; ii a v g aifSTS,
Corner Trade and ! College Streets, Chabxotti, N. C,
oOO Gallons best No. 1 Kerosene Oil, !
100: " j Straits or Tanners Oil,
100 "j Machine Oil, j
100, Linseed Oil, J
60 " ! ' Turpentine,
Which will be sold very low for Cash.
White Lead.
roo
Pounds of Lewis's White Lead,
700X-
700
of Witherel's White Lead,) k
of Luek Brand White Lead.
Very low for Cash
WILSON BLACK.
Corner Trade and College BtreeU.
Kerosene Lamps.
40 Dozen Kerosene Lamps, a complete assortment.
and-patterns of every description, lower tm
an ever
offered in this market, just received by ! ! !
i WILSON R ULAVi.
Corner Trade and Colleee Streets.
Received at
WILSON & BLACK'S DRUG STORE,
Corner Trad and Culleye Streets, j !
A full andselet Stock of Drugs, Medicines ana
Chemicals. Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, fcoaps ana
Toilet Articles, yf icdow Glass all sires, latent aieai-
cines of every kind sold m this market. ; Mreeiey
Pivot Action BriM.es, very good. Sand every person
wears theinL
Prescriptions
Jan S, 170.
(carefully prepared at all hour. -
WILSON & BLACK,
Corner Trade aad College Street.
GREAT BARGAINS!
At the Blue Store ! ! .
In consequence of the late decline in gold,1 I will
sell my enure Stock of Goods at greajly REDUCED'
PRICES. All those who .wih toj purchase for the
Iloiiidays will save inony by calKng at the BLUE
IOK. A Urg and well vlecied Stock of
Dry Goods. ! ,
ALSO, a splendid assortment of 11ILLI'EIIY
GOOD. and a complete Stock of I !
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes,
in of which I win seU at extremely LOW j PRICES.
18, 1870.
How td PJanVa Trea. j t : T
In transplanting : trees much : depend! .upon
the knowledge and skill exercised. Thousands
of fine trees are lost every year through th ig
norance and carelessness of transplanters. ,
In taking op a tree or shrub for transplanting,
be careful to injure the roots as little as possible.
But in all cases the roota will be maimed, more
or less. The feeding power of the tree is to the
same extent decreased, ana it will not be able to
J sustain the draft made upon it by the stem and
. "c uoi. w uimiuwucu corresponu
of J inS;j 7 neaamg Dacs: or snortennig. in pre-
I paring a puce tor the reception of. the tree, avoid
i " possible, the sites nf old trees. Die a hole
.considerably larger than the clump of the tree's
rootarand Jrom hltcen to twenty , inches deep,
placing the sods, if in swardj land, in one heap,
the soil in another, and the 'subsoil in a third.
The hole should be filled with a mixture of the
soil, subsoil, and rich, black loam', and a little
well-rotted ' compost manure, crmtaining wood
ashes and lime, to the height 1 where" it is proper
11 .1 J . V 1 V 111 1 .
10 piace me iree, wnicn snouia oe no aeeper man
it grew in the nursery. With the hand or spade
shape the soil for the roots into the form of a
little cone, on- which to set the! hollow in . the
centre of the clump of roots. If this is done
some weeks, or even months, before setting the
tree, it will be all the better. ; Avoid stable
manure; at the time of planting.
; If the ground be dry, or if the roots have been
much exposed to the air since the tree was taken
np, soak the roots and the lower part of the trunk
in water twelve or twenty-four hours. Cut off
all bruised land broken, ends of roots smoothly
with. a knife.'aod shorten in the longest, so that
the clump of roots may. have "a somewhat circular
form. In cutting a root, Always enter the knife
upon the under Side, and bring it out with a
slope, to the upper side, so that thet fibres which
may shoot but from the edges of the cut shall
strike downward into the ground instead of up
ward, as they would were the cut made as it com
monly is. j ' . ' . ' ..
With good! rich soil fill
up undcrt among,
around, and above the roots, straightening them
out with the fingers, and placing them in a fan
like and natural position, being very cautious not
to leave any, even small, hollow! places among
them. If the root is one-sided, make the most
you can of the weaker part.
At this stage. of the process, a bucket of water
is desirable to pour about the roots; but the
watering, if the roots be fresh, is not essential,
except in the case of evergreens. ! Next, put in
a little more earth, pressing it around the tree
with the foot 'After this, throw on an inch or
I so of loose earth, and the work is done
t 5 A Good Work,
- Tlaa 51. Y. Tribnoo e tb
is to be inaugurated In the low quarters of that
city by the Ritualistic Section of the Episcopal
Church, similar to those in London and other
j large cities in England, for leading the poor and
aegrauea to a oetter state oi tnirjgs j m us every
form of innocent recreation- such : as "peony
reading, lectures, amateur bands, etc is fostered
and carried on uuder the superintendance of the
clerical and lay memjbera of the mission The
work is to be undertaken by an Englishman,
the: lie v. Joshua D. Bradley, who has recently
arrived and proposes io reside in New York for
that special purpose. He is one of the priests of
St. Albah's, London. He will rent a commo
dious hall, reside with a brother: priest on the
premises, and by visiting, personal kindness,
sympathy and temporal rehef, to minister to
Christ iu His poor to do also what they can in
the Sunday and night schools to win souls to the.
love of Jesus Christ,
All these I priests ask is
enough to live upon.
. - " a - .
Under such circumstances
"it is Uimcuit to suppose
that two such self-
sacrificing men can meet
T
t vjith
a failure.
Tennessee. The j Constitutional Convention
of Tennessee will be almost wholly ..Democratic.
There will be but five or sixl Kadicals in the
body.. Among the "delegates are A. O. P.
NichQlson once-a United States Senator; John
Netherland, fgruier member of Congress; XSeu b.
Brown, Governor of the State in 1843; George
W. Jones and Milton Brown, ;ex-menibers of
fjorigrcss; Robt. J. McKinney John F. House
a. a'HJv
T Joik7
fdability
John C Xhompsou, Humphrey Bate, J J
J A Gardner, and others; ot irecognizfi
and character. . j
The white people of Tennessee: recognized the
situation, conceded negro suffrage and the result
is, they have possession of the State Govern
ment. '.iv '; - '" : " 'f - M Ml.:!" ! . ' '
Ptjltc Lands inJthk SoirTU.-pIn response
to a resolution of the House of Representatives,
the Department of the Interior recently furnish
ed the following facts: The estimated number
of acres of public land unsold and unappropriated,
after deducting all disposals as Jar as reported.
is thus given : ;
. . !": . ; '. Acres
Acres.
6.48C.03
1,131.752
114J07077
Florida, 17,328.49?
Alabama, fi.49G.874
Louisiana
Missouri,
M ississippi. 4,728,5 1
ArkanssJ
47,470.019
In reference to
the
other
Sfatcs mentioned
in the resolution, namely: Virgi
nia. West Vir-
ginra, North CarolinaJ SouthCarpUna, Georgia,
Texas, Iletitncky and: Tennessee,! it :isreporled
that there
limits.:
are no publio glands
within their
z Good Nature at Home. No trait of char
acter is more valuable: in a wife than the posses
sion of a sweet temper, r Home! can never be
made happy without It. It is like the flowers
that1 spriug up in our pathway reviving and
cheering us. f . Let a man go home at night,
wearied and worn nut by the toila of the day.
and how soothing is at word dictated by a sweet
disposition ! It is sunshine falling on his heart.
He is happy, and the care of life are forgotten.
A sweet temper has a soothing influence over the
mind of the whole family. When it is foand in
the wife and mother, you observe kindness and
love predominating over' the natural ferlings of
a bad heart. Smiles,! kind words and looks char
acterize the children, and pece and love have
their dwelling there.) Study, then, to acquire
and retain a sweet temper. It is more valuable
than gold. It captivates more than beauty, and
to the close of life retains all its freshness and
ncnTEESTD TCLEnn-n d a d n a c:s.
Agricultural.
'I:
The Yaliis cf
The value of sorghum as food for horses tad
catthsisnot fully appreciated by agricttlturteti,
especially at the South," where grass? suitably
for pasturage or hay are not renerally culti fated..
Here in Texaait.will aCbrd a Ur 'txsy c$
green food for stock during the entire summers,
yea, a much larger supply than can be obtained
from an v other nlant of which I have anir knowL
edge. Its roots send up joe w stalks durioj the
whole season until killed by a severe frost. It
growth is so rapid .that it will give supply of
food for horses aud moles daring tha working cf
corn and cotton. Both cattle and horses prefer"
is to any of the grasses, for its wet luicri caaaj "
thetu to love it. Sorghum will also Jbrd a
large yield of fodder if eut when in flower, or at toy
time previous, when its growth is large enough.
. If sorghum could not be applied to any other
uses, its cultivation would ay, and pay well)
but in addition to all this, as is well anoWn, il
affords a very good molasses or syrup. Accord
ing to the census report of 18 GO, the i annual
amount of sorghum molasses then made was.
6,693,181 gallons, most of which was tnanufaa
tured in the Northwestern States. I have seen
samples of sugar made from it which were equal
to the common brown cane-sugars of Louisiana ;
but as yet there is no well known process by
which sugar can be profitably manufactured from
the sorghum. I , ' .
The report of the Iowa State Agricultural
Society for 1866 contains the following method
of making sugar from it, the party receiving the"
first premium therefor t. J r;
"Strip and work up the cane the same day, if
possible. I take the sorghum (Otahietan) when
just fairly in bloom. In no case do I allow the
seed to mature when I wish to make sugar; but,
for lo. 1 avrup, I let the seed mature. For
sugar, I boil the syrup very heavily and rapidly;
dedicate thoroughly and cool quickly. I use the s
Cook evaporator. When the syrup is reduced
sufficiently, I run it through a cooler made as
follows ; A tin pipe, six feet long, two Inches
in diameter, immersed in a box of cold water;
at the receiving end is a funnel, turned up at
right angles with tho mam pipe. The syrup,
when passed through the pipe, is cool enough to
bo run into a barrel, where 1 leave it to grants
late. Set the barrels on end, and remove the
top head, and; if possible, keep the room at about
7 or 80. When sufficiently granulated, mix
a little water with the mush sugsr, and drain the
mush with Hunt s Centrifugal Sugar Drainer.
Yet no sugar worth mentioning has been made
from so rub urn in any part of the United States. ,
at least no large amount, if any, hat been offered
for sale in the market.
One hundred '"galtooi of "molasses per aera Is
said to be a not no common yield. A party in
Ohio reports that he realised a profit of $30 70 .
from one quarter of an acre of sorghum.
The Southern Sorgho Company, which has
works it the viciuity of Louisville, Ky., recently
repot t that they can make sugar from the aor
ghum syrup at the rate of from 5 to 7 tbs. of
sugar per gallon, and a sugar equal to the beet
brown sugar, a hey have published a pamphlet
on making sugar from the sorghum. They esti-'
mate the following as the product of 30 acres, s
viz : 22,000 lbs. of sugar and 2,045 rnlloos of
syrop, which, valuing the sugar at 13 rents per
pound, and the syrup at 70 cents per gallon,
amounts to 84,356 50. r rorn this deduct tot
cost of producing, the rent of the land, th costs '
of fuel, hogsheads for sugar, barrels forsrrup.
sheds, sugar-bouses, mills, pans, boxes, troughs,
etc., and wear and tear, the whole amounting1 fa
81.812 41 this, from ' the total value of tha
sugar and syrup, leaves a profit of $2,544 09
on 30 acres of sorghum, or $8-4 89 per acre. Io
addition to this, there is the value of the seed.
which is considered to be as valuable for stack
feed as corn or oats. The common yield of seed
per acre is from 20 to 40 bushels. 1
In Texas, in the vicinity of Austin, two cropa ',
of sorghum, sufficiently matured for-making
syrup, can be made the same year from one
plantiug. Ihis I have d'Hie the present season.
lere, is yet. only small quantities have been ,
planted, sufficient to make molasses for komi
use, and feed for stock.
A writer laiely, in the Charleston Psily Newt,;'
dating from Greenville, S. C. states that there i
the making of sugar from sorgheni is a com pie ta '
success, but he Jc-ea not giro the method of tnsa A
ufacture. lie, however, adds that it can ba
cheaply done and by our own farmers. If so,
then we can soon raise f uiacient sugar for home
cotiiumption. At the present time more than
half the sogar consumed in the-country is in
ported. The annual average for five years ten
mediately preoedinc 18Cfi paid for ' imported
agar 'and molasses was 33.000.000 of gold dot
lsrs. The annual value of tha sugar consamed 1
is: about $60,000,000, hence, we do nt make
half enough sugar for home use. Thet e is no
prspect of much l.wer prices in tha sugar
market. The troubles in Cuba have destroyed
many sngar plautatiins. and greatly- reduced tha
upply from that quarter. The use of sogsf in .
the country is constantly increasing, and 4 hat ia
a greater ratio than the increase of population
owing to its greater use by the fteednien. !
Austi.v, Texas. S. H. HUCKLKT.- .
r 4
. TiiK'.LiA ix His Old Arse -Wliwi
young lion reaches the age of two years, he
able to pull down a horse, or an ox; and so ha
continues to grow and increase in strength' till "
he reaches Ins eighth year, when his talons, teeth 1
and mane are perfect, and ha grows no more.
For twenty years after he arrives at maturity,
his talons and fsng show no signs of decay, but
after that he fowt feeble, his teeth fail him,
and be grows cubbish. He Is no longer a
match f'.r the tremendous buffalo; ha prowl '
around the cattle crawls, and sna tehee a Iamb or
a kid. just as he did when he act out with .his
parents, nearly thirty1 years before. A wpmii
or a child at night sbearca the same fata, j Ilia
strength and sight now decline mora and mora,
till the mighty lion grows lean and msngyV and
cras about frs:n place ta place, acting any cffJ
he can pick up and despising not yen so small so
animal as the field tnoue, and h'cM-trves sod dies
cr is fallen on and slaughtered by a few coward
ly hyenas, or is discovered unable to move be- j
ueatha tree, and knocked on tha beao bfi awsnt
waudricg JCaiHr. " l ."
Jaaaary 1,; 1670! f y
Dee. e. iees.
B. KOUPMAXX.
power, i