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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY,; JANUARY 22, 1867.
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BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND FR0PB1ST0B.
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MECKLENBURG FEMALE COLLEGE
AT CHARLOTTE, IV. C.
Pkv. A. G. STACY, A. XL, President,
Assisted by accomplished Instructors in all the De
partments. The buildings and grounds known as the N. C
Military Institute, locaced in Charlotte, having been
feenred for a term of years for the purpose of a
Female College, the Institution will be opened as
eucu January 29th, 1 8J 7 -
The first School year will be of irregular dura
tion. It will comprise one long Session of Twenty
six weeks.
This Session, or scholastic year, will be divided
into two Terms of Thirteen weeks, each.
Rate per Term, payable in adoanee in lawful currency
of the United States :
Hoard with l:ghts, S0 00
Tuition Collegiate Department, 16 50
Tuition Primary Department, $11 00 to 13 00
EXTIIAS :
Music on Piano or Guitar. 32 Lessons, S'20 00
Lritin, (.J reek, French, (Jertnn, etc., each, 8 00
Painting, Drawing, Embroidery, etc., at f;iir rates.
Pupils will furnish sheet., pillow cases, towels,
table-napkins, and counterpane.
The standnrd of Scholarship will be high, and the
instruction thorovgh.
The building is eligibly situated with more than
twenty acres of land attached, the premises being
delightfully adorned with native oaks. Ample
means of exercise and recreation will be thus af
forded. For Circular apply to
A. G. STaCY,
Dec 17, 18C6 Charlotte, N. C.
Z. B. TAXCB. , C. DOWD.
VANCE k DOWD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Charlotte, N- C ,
Having associated themselves together, will prac
tice in the Courts of Mecklenbtirir. Iredell, CatawLa,
Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the
Federal and Supreme Courts.
Claims collected anywhere in the State.
April 2, 1806- ' tf
HIGHLY DESIRABLE PU0PEUTY
FOR SALE.
Wishing to ehauge my business, I will sell 250
Acres of LAND in and adjoining the Town of Char
lotte, (40 ncreg iu corporal ion ) (u the Tract there
ii a goL Mill-site, 21 feet fill, with a-lirst rate Dam
recently built, and race dug, and nil the large tim
ber for a Mill House on tlio ground. The Tract
can be divMed. It is worth the attention of any
one wishing a paying property, or as an investment.
Ant information can be had by applying to the sub
scriber. W'.' F. PHIFKU.
Sept 10, 18C6. tf
JOHN VOJKL,
PRACTICAL TAILOR,
Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and
surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu
facture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and
at short notice. His best exertions will be given to
render satisfaction to those who patronize him.
Shop opposite Kerr's Hotel, next door to Brown &
Stitt's store.
January 1, 1863.
We take this method of informing our friends and
the public, that-we have moved to the large and
commodious Store Room formerly occupied by
KAHNWEILER & BRO., where we will continue to
tarry on the General Mercantile Business in all its
various branches, and would respectfully call atten
tion to our variety and styles of Gods, unsurpassed
b any other House in the State, which we offer at
exceedingly low prices.
CLOAKS ! CLOAKS ! !
French black and colored Cloth Sacques, Basques
and Circulars, Silk Sacques and Basques.
RICH DRESS GOODS.
We have now in store one of the largest Stocks
of fine Dress Goods ever offered in Charlotte. Our
Stock consists in part of all Wool DeLaiues, Em
press Cloths, Poplins, Poplioettes, Alpaccas, Lus
tres, together with a general assortment of all the
low-priced Domestics, DeLaine3, Prints, &c , &c.
V GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
'Best Kid Gloves in all colors. Ladies' fleeced
lined Silk, Lisle, Bulir and Wooieu Oloves, Merino
Gloves. Superior Euglish Hosiery for Ladies' and
Misses', all of which are equal to any ever offered in
.this city.
WHITE GOODS
Of every description Table Cloths and .Table Lin
nen, Towels, Toweling, Knapkins,' &c, fcc.
CLOTHING
Of every description. Frock and Sack Coats, Cassi
mere Suits, Coats, Pants and Vests, and a complete
line of
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
Boots, Shoes and Hats, all of which .we offer at
enormously low prices at Wholesale and Retail. .
NEW AND CHOICE GOODS
Of every description received every week, and sold
at prices warranted to prove satisfactory lo pur
chasers. We lake great pleasure in showing our
.Goods to those who will favor us with a call. ;
A. WEILL k CO.,
Kahnweiler 1 Bro's Old Stand, Trade St.
NOTICE.
We take pleasure in announcing to the Ladies
ithat we will attach to our House early in the Spring,
afirstclasi French Millinery Establishment, of which
.due notice will be given. A. WEILL & CO.
Having retired from hsjuess, we take pleasure j
in recommending to our friends and customeis, A. j
WEILL k CO., as practical, attentive ana expe
rienced business men, and. ask that the patronage
so liherAllv bestowed upon us be continued to them.
KAHNWEILER & BRO.
Xov 26, lt6$.
SCALE OF DEPRECIATION.
Adopted by the Legislature of N. Carolina.
Scale of depreciation of Confederate Currency, the gold
dollar being the unit and measure of value, from
Aov. Itt, 1861, to May 1, 18G5. .
Months. 1861. 18G2. 1863. 1864. 1865.
January ..... - $1.20 $3.00 $21.00 $50.00
February 1.30 3.00 21.00 50.G0
March ; 1 50 4.00 23.00 60.00
April 1.50 5 00 20.00 100.00
May 1.50 5.50 19 00
June 1.50 6.50 18.00 .........
July 1.50 9.00 21.00
August 1.50 14.00 23 00
September 2.00 14.00 25.00
October....: 2.00 14 00 26 00
November ... $1.10 2.50 15 00 30.00
j December 1.15 2.50 20.00
Dec. 1 to 10th
I inclusive '. ........ M 35.00 .........
t Dec. 10 to 20th
j inclusive - 42 00
Dec. 1st to31st
inclusive ... 49.00
THE TKUTll.
We are now receiving a new Stock of all kinds of
Goods, and in addition to our large Stock we will
be receiving: eoods all this week. We will have one
of the most complete Slocks of Goods to be found j
in Charlotte, to wit : I
Dress Gcod?, Delains, all Wool Delains, j
Calicoes, Bleached Domestics,
Cotton Flannel, Wool Flannel,
Silks, black and colored; Ladies' Cuffs,
Collars, Hair Coils, Head Netts, Hoop Skirts,
Corsetts, Kid Gloves, Metino Gloves,
Thread Silk Gloves, Shawls and Cloaks,
Hats and Caps. Boots and Shoes,
ROCK ISLAND GOODS, a large Stock,
' Hardware, Corn Shellers, Mill Saws,
Wood and Hand Saws, Axes, Files, Iron,
Nails, Brads, Brace and Bits, Augurs,
Everj- thing almost from a Needle to the heaviest
Hardware.
Call and examine our Stock. We are Mecklen
burg Boys, and will give you to understand that we
will sell, and dont intend to be run out by any one.
Come, save your money, and invest it where it will
do yon some good. Give us a fair show. We thank
our friends for what they have done for us, and ask
them to continue.
GKOCE11IES of all kinds, except Whiskey.
BARRING ER, WOLFE k CO.
Dec 10, 18GG.
Something New and
PRICES GREATLY
Attractive.
REDUCED.
IUcLEOD & STEELE
Have just received another addition to their stock of
WINTER (JOODS, comprising many of the latest
and most desirable styles of Empress Cloths, Reps,
Poplins, French Merinos, Mohair Lustres, Alpaccas,
DeLaines, Bombazines, Wool Plaids, Black Silks,
Ladies' black and colored Cloths,
EjaiUc' asitl Misses' Cloaks,
Breakfast Shawls, Hoods, Nubias. Embroideries,
Ilea! Cli.iey Lace Collars aud Setts, Plain and Em
broidered Linen Setts, 1st aud 2d Mourning Setts,
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, Cloak Setts, Ladies'
an 1 Cents' Henistitc'h Handkerchiefs, Kid Gloves,
Hosiery, Gents" Furnishing Goods, Black French
Cloths, Cassimcres and Vestings, Table Linen, Dam-a-k
Merino Table Covers, Opera Flannels, white and
colored Flannels, bleached and brown Sheetings,
Blankets, Rock Island Cassimeres, Hoop Skirts,
(Empress Trail.) Balmoral Skirls, tc.
Call soon and Buy.
McLEOD & STEELE.
D c 10, I8fifi.
E. IILLIVUS,
Merchant Tailor, Charlotte, N. C,
Will sell his Stock of Gentlemen's Clothing at Cost,
till the 1st of January. Those wishing bargains are
invited to call and supply themselves.
Dec 10, 18C(i. '
Millinery and Ladies Fancy Goods.
MRS. E FULLINGS is offering her Stock of Bon
nets, Hats, Ribbons, Feathers, &c, at greatly reduced
prices. Ladies are invited to call and examine these
Good3 and hear prices.
Dec 10, 1866.
LEONARD H. SMITH,
(For many years at the Corner Drug Store,)
Having purchased of Williams k Covert their entire
Stock of Goods in this city, consisting of
Hats, Caps, Straw Millinery,
and other Goods too numerous to racutun, would
solicit a share of public patronage from hi.- friends
ar.d the public generally.
Mrs L. A. NORRYCE, a Lady of expeiience and
taste, has been engaged to attend to the .! illinerj
Department, aud will trim all kinds of HATS and
BONNETS in the most approved and latest styles at
the shortest notice.
I expect soon to carry on the MANTUA -MAKING
BUSINESS in its various branches on a large scale.
Three doors above National Bank, Carsou
building, .
Dec 10, 1 866 - " , " f :
Slate of IV. Curollna, Clenveland Co.
Court of Pleas $ Quarter Sessions Xov. Term, 1866.
Joseph Lnsk vs. Robert Hunt.
Attachment Levied on Land.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that
Robert Hunt, the defendant in this case, is now a non
resident of this State, it is therefore ordered by the Court
that publication be made in tho Western Democrat, for
six successive weeks, notifying the said Robert Hunt
to be and appear at the next ti rm of the Court of Pleas
and Ouarter Sessions to be held
for the county of
Cleave land, at the Court House in Shelby, on the sixth
Monday alter the tourlli Monday in December, li?6G,
then and there to show cause, if any he can, why the
land levied on shall not be condemned And ordered to
be sold to satisfy plaintitfs debts aud costs.
Witnesa, S. Williams, Clerk of our said Court at office-,
the 6th .Monday after the 4th Motidny in September,
13(6. S. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
48-Ct pr. adv. $0. . -
Christmas and Icv Year's Pre
sents, Some very handsome, selected in Europe by one of
the firm. If you want beautiful French and Eng
lish GOODS for the Holidays, call and see them at
Dec 17th. . EL1AS k COHEN'S.
ggy- Ladies and Gents' Writing Desks, Ladies'
Work Boxes, Purses, Portemounaiea, Bags, Pearl
Card Cases, Pearl Boxes, Portfolios, kc, in beauti-
fl variety aud at low prices, at j
Dec Hb. ELIAS k COHEN'S. !
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS,
For Christmas, from 3 to S0. at
Dec 17, 1866 ,:
ELIAS & COHEN'S.
Just Received, ; ; ' v
50 Kegs Superior WLite Lead, .
40 Boxes Cheese, " .
800 Bushels Corn,.
2,000 Lb3. Castings.
For sale by HAM MOND k MCLAUGHLIN.
J)ecj3, ISCG. .
CHARLOTTE, N. C
Lawlessness Rampant MurJerout Pro
cetdiugt. Two gentlemen of the first. respecta
bility, who reached the city from a visit to
Wayne and other counties, represent that out
rages and even murder are of frequent occur
rence, lo a large majority of instances, the
8niTerer8 are freed men, and we are told that
though they know the perpetrators of these mis
deeds, sach is the terror the regulators inspire,
that the outraged almost invariably refuse to
disclose Dames. Indeed, the statement is pat
forth that the civil authorities confess they are
afraid to pursue sueh villains with the remedies
provided by law.- Their intrepidatton grows but
of apprehension -that, if part of the outlaws
should be arrested, others of the gang would
burn down the houses or otherwise injure the
magistrates and officers who took part in the
transaction iafot'yh Progre.
We record the above announcement with deep
regret. Such occurrences will cause the State
to be agaio garrisoned with Federal soldiers. -.
"So far, in this section, we have had peace
and quiet. But the strangest thing is, people
are moving from this and adjoining counties to
Eastern counties where lawlessness prevails.
t" We commend the following sensible and
practical remarks to the attention of all :
Suing Almost everybody in this part of
the State who have anything duo them, are re
sorting to legal process for its collection.' Thou
sands upon thousands of writs and warrants
have been, are being, and will be shortly, sued
out, involving thousands upon thousands of dol
lars cost
Now we think that this is all wrong.
It causes a deal or unnecessary
deal of unnecessary trouble and
anxiety as well as cost, all or nearly ail of which,
might be saved by the prompt rendering of
debtors when called upon to pay. Let them go
to their creditors and show them honestly all
the mean3 they have in their possession with
which to pay, and show with it, a, willingness to
pay to the uttermost, pleading for the best pos
sible terms. No one has a right to show resent
ment when his creditor becomes importunate,
because no one has a moral right to defer pay
ment beyond the interest or pleasure of his
creditor. But it is the privilege of the debtor
to exert himself to appease and satisfy his cred
itor; which, if doue in a proper 6pirit will,
ninety-nine times in a hundred, be successful in
a more satisfactory adjustment than is possible
by legal process. JSalislury Watchman,
. .
A young wife remonstrated with her husband,
a dissipated spendthrift, on his conduct. 4'My
love," said he, ''I'm only like the prodigal son;
I shall reform by and by." "And I will be like
the prodigal son, too," she replied, "for I will
arise and go to my father," aud, accordingly, off
she went.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the Estate of
Samuel J Lowrie are hereby notified to present them
properly authenticated within the time prescribed
by law, and all persons indebted to that Estate must
make payment to the undersigned.
C. DOWD, Administrator.
Dec 24, 18C6.
Davenport. Female College.
The Spring Term will commence on the 15th day
of January, 18b7, with a full corps of instructors.
TERMS:
Board for 20 weeks, $75 00
Tuition in English coarse, 20 00
Music and use of Instrument, 25 00
Tuition in Ancient and Modern Languages, 7 50
Oil Painting. 1 25 00
Drawing and Grecian Painting, each, 10 00
Incidental fee. 2 00
For Catalogue, address,
Ret. J. R. GRIFFITH,
Jan 7, 1867 1m Lenoir, N. C.
CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The current session commenced on the 1st Octo
ber, 1866, and will continue until 30th June, 1867.
Pupils are received at any time and charged from
date of entrance. Ministers' daughters received free
of charge foi Tuition. , -
Expenses per Term of Twenty - Weeks r
Board, including every expense except
washing, $105 00
Tuition in Collegiate Department, 2& 00
" in Primary " 20 00
Music, Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting,
taught by competent and thorough instructors.
For Circular and Catalogue containing full partic
ular?, address Rsv. R. BUR WELL k SON.
Jan 7, 1867. Charlotte, N. C.
THE BINGHAM SCHOOL,
MEBANESVILLE, N. C.
The Session of 1867 begins MARCH 6th. Coarse
! of instruction Classical,. Mathematical
and Cox-
mekcial. Aaaress,
January 7, 1867
Col. WM. BINGHAM.
JAMES IIARTIT & CO.,
Next Door lo the Court House, Charlotte, JV". C ,
Hare just received a new Stock of Groceries, con
sistiog of Sugar, Coffee. Molasses, Tea, Ac. -
They also have a good assortment of Boots., Shoes,
i Hats and Caps, at reduced prices.
JAMES HARTY k UU.
Just Received,
A good article of Linen Bosom Shirts; also, Linen
and Paper Collars,1 Handkerchiefs, Cravats," Ac.
JAMES HAKTY 4 CO.
Dee 24, 186C.
j Application will be made to the General As-
! scmbly of North Carolina to charter "Mecklenburg
j Female College at Charlotte, N. C."
! Jan 1, 1867. . ' ' " -
STOVES, --Tiff-WARE,- &c.
D. 11. B YERL T, S pri ngs corner building,
keeps for sale a general assortment of WARES in
his line, sach as Stoves, Tin, Japan and Sheet Jron
Ware, kc - , " ' , .
New wofk made to order or Keplrlajr done fct
short potice. . ; . -" , .
January .7, 186.7 -
DBUNKENNESS AMONG FEMALES
'OP MBW YOBK.
r From the N. Y. Metropolitan Record.
One of the worst indications we bavyt hid
of pablicdcmoralitatioQ was exhibited in the
streets of our metropolis the r day after Hew
Sear's. Y-The; vice of intoxication has heretofore
been almost wholly monopolized by the meb;
bat hereafter there is, it would appear, to be
less difference between the sexes in this artic
ular, and the consumption of epiritaoas liquors
has received a new impulse from an entirely
unexpected source. For some time past there
have been mysterious hints that social morality
was at a very low ' ebb, and certain features in
the style of dress were severely criticized in some
of our city journals. However, as "progress" is
the watchword now id everything 'except rin
ciple and virtue, the evils denounced have con
tinucd to grow space, and in some repects wa
have already surptbsed the most notorious cities
of the Old World. It is not, we believe, the
task of the journalists to deal with these Joath
8ome subjects in their details, and it is to be
regretted that . some of the papers do so; but
Bach as force themselves on the public attention
cannot be passed over in silence. Of such a
character is the, painful exhibition that took
place in New York on the day referred to, when
women of otherwise respectable appearance lit
erally reeled through the public thoroughfares
as they proceeded from house to house making
their new year's calls. Had there been a few
isolated cases of the kind the matter might have
been passed over without remark, but it was too
general to permit it to remain unnoticed. In
some instances the intoxicated persons were not
more than sixteen, vcars bid, and the sight pre
sented was disgusting in tho extreme. What
Louies these unfortunate cieatures represent,
where licentious indulgence usurps the place of
parental authority, and the old and the young
are alike steeped in vice and crime.
It is a sad reflection that the greatest license
pievails in society, and men and women fling off
the restraints imposed by general respect and
public opinion. The liberty to do right is su
perseded by unrestrained license, and the good
and the virtuous long for the day when men
shall recognize the principle of authority in the
moral as well as in the political world. How
ever much people may oilier as to the cause of
tin? demoralization, there is no controversy in
regard to the character of its effects on the rising
generation. Here in New York, if what we
hear be true, the prolific source of many social
and moral evils is to be found in our public
schools, those much vaunted institutions which
were to give us a race of beings superior to any
that had yet been seen on earth. But we must
confess ae do not care to speak of what we have
been told in this particular, and will content
ourselves with the expression of the hope that
the people will one day take the question of the
education of their children out ot'the hands of
politicians into their own. We would warn
them that there is no time to be lost if they
would check the evil before it is too late.
CANDY ADULTERATIONS.
Our new health espionage is bringing to light
some queer tbiogs. The common candies and
confectioneries of commerce are not altogether
toothsome nor wholesome, it recent investiga
tions are to be believed. . ,
The adulteration of sugar candies and spices
is a trade largely and regularly carried on in
this city. Instead of piaster, which till lately
entered so largely into the ; manufacture of con
fectionery, in place of sugar, a new article has
been discovered called terra alba, or white
earth. It comes from Ireland, and costs by the
barrel one and a half cents per pound while loaf
sugar costs about seventeen cents. The bodies
of candies, the coating of almonds and lozenges
arc; made from this earthly material. It is
whiter than plaster, and is very much used in
the adulteration of flour used in this market
A glue paint and oil manufacturer of New York
has sent rouod bis annual circular, which I have
seen, to the principal confectioners, calling at
tention to the fresh arrival of this white earth.
I have fceen an ounce of lozenges - dissolved in
water, in which two-thirds of an, ounce was of
terra allat and not a particle of sugar in the
lot. ... ... : -- - '
The common method of flavoring candies, al
monds, eugar plums, etc., is with deleteiious
substances,: The pine apple flavor, the banama
and the peach are made irom fusel oils, which
are very , poisonous. Bitter almood flavor is
made from prussie acid unadulterated. Pine
apple flavor is obtained from rotten cheese, very
rotten, and nitric acid. - -
. Oom arabie for pure gum drops is costly.
An article has been invented of the most beau
tiful appearance, that is used instead of the gum.
It is very cheap and very poisonous.
In pure candy, cochineal is used to color red,
and saffron for the yellow. -But in the common
candies, poisonous coloring is put, the same that
is used to color wines and liquors) One of the
most common ' is 'ear lot," into which arsenic
largely enters. A few grains of the substance
will color a cask of wine. Licorice drops for
the "trade" are made of poor brown sugar, blue
and lampblack, flavored with licorice. And for
the. western trade ; much of this -vile stuff is
paeked and sent west to be put up in boxes to
suit the market, of which from seventy-five to
ninety per cett is terra alba. This material
enters largely into the common chocolate aod
spices. Much of the cream of tartar oacd for
bread is made of terra alba aod tartaric acid,
Boston Journal. '"
A - New; Peoject. We learn from tka
Charleston News that the lines of railroad fro aa
Norfolk and- Richmond South are talking of ex
tending the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
road Southwest to AiUIen, Ga by whieh they
will secure an independent asenrer train to
Macon, Columbus and Central Alabama. -The
South, Carolina railroad to JJranchville wiil be
used to perfect this connection if it is made-'
,JU -- . ' - - V ; ;
j A Pew in a Boston church sold recently for
CUBIOTJS CHINESE STORIES
. ., From the London Pall Mai! Gaiette
, There is a well known Greek story of a penni
less man who going out with a rope in his hand
to bans; himself, found a nurse of monev. which
induced him to throw the rope away, whereas
the owner of the purse coming back to look for
n propeny, ana Boding only tho rope instead,
straitway hanged himself. 1
. ' A etill more curious tale, of a similar kind, is
told by the China papers. In the native city of
onanguai, me parents of a young lady lately
married, having fallen into distressed circum
stances, applied to her for assistance, and her
husband allowed her to give them a coat for the
purpose of being pawned. The daughter,1 how
ever, being anxious to render further aid without
her husband's, knowledge; secreted $61 in the
fockt of tbfeoat. i-The old man Jd id not"'di
cover this, aod took it to a pawnbroker, who,
noticing the i money on - unfolding - the garment,
kept hia counsel, and quietly advanced $2.
Soon after the husband discovered that the wife
had given the $61 to her father, and ' made so
much noise about it that the young lady disposed
of herself , by hanging. - : .
v In this way the news of the robbery committed
by the pawnbroker became known to the parents,
and the old mother took the matter to much to
heart that she poisoned herself with opium.
Lastly, the pawnproker, on hearing that his dis
honesty had already caused two deaths drowned
himself in a well. This atory is Very characteristic
of the Chinese, feelings in regard to Jifa and simi
lar incident not unfrequently occur. '
Some years ago, for instance, an accomplished
young lady at Canton, who had been unfortu
nately married to a: coarse and. stupid husband,
was bewailing her fate to a party of sisters and
and female cousins, and declared her intention
of committing suicide. On this the young ladies
declared that, since such was married life, they
would die too: and so the whole bery of them
joined hands together, and walking into a fish
pond, deliberately drowned themselves.
Again, three men imprisoned in Hong Kong
goal on charge of piracy determined to make way
with themselves rather than have the bother of
a trial. At some height in the eel where they
were imprisoned was a small window guarded
by two iron bars, and the problem, which these
worthies had to solve was how the three of them
were to be hanged upon the two bars. From the
position in which they were found in the morn
ing it would seem that the third man had assisted
the two others in hanging themselves from the
bars by their tails, that he had cut down one of
them by knawing through the tail with bU teeth;
and, ussing the dead body as a stool, to 1j after
wards kicked over, he had contrived to suspend
himself. And this too, was done so quietly as
not to attract the notice of a sentry who was
pacing outside beneath the window.
: .'
Anecdote of General Lee. The editor of
the Galveston Civilian has from General Long
street (who pronounces General Lee "the best
man in the world,") the following anecdote of
the great Confederate chieftain :
On one occasion General Lee called Colonel
L., one of his staff officers, into his tent, and
commenced dictating while Colonel L wrote.
Colonel L. had in his mouth a pipe, and was
smoking. The General inhaled the noxious
vapor until bis patience became exhausted, and
then said, "Colonel L. you cau retire and send
me Colonel ; : he does hot smoke." Colonel
L retired, and in a few moments Colonel
entered, to whom the General commenced dic
tating, but after inhaling the atmosphere of the
tent for a while, he discovered it to be consider
ably impregnated; not with the perfume of roses,
but the odious smell of villainous whiskey,
which he could not . stand. "Retire, Colonel
, aod send me an officer who neither drinks
nor smokes; I would rather endure the smoke of
tobacco than the smell of whiskey."
Too Old to be Trifled With. An old
army surgeon, who was very fond of a joke if
not perpetrated at his own expense, was one day
at a mess after the decanter had performed sun
dry perambulations of the table, when a' brave
and accomplished officer, and a great wag, re
marked to the doctor who had been somewhat
severe in his remarks on the literary deficien
cies of some of the officers t
"Doctor are you acquainted with Captain G?"
''Yes, I know him' well,", replied the doctor,
"but what of him?" "Nothing in particular'
replied the officer, "I have just received a letter
from him, and I'll wager you a dozen of old
port that you can't guess in five guesses how he
spells cat." "Done," said the doctor, "it's a
wager." "Well commence guessing," said the
"No. try again
" v "C-a t e?" No. you have
missed it again."
f'Well, then, returned the
doctor, "C-a dbuble-t." No, that's not the way;
try it again it s your last guess. . "O-a g-h-t."
"No," said the wag, "that's not the way; you
have lost the wsger." "Well," said the doctor,
with much' petulance of manner,, how does be
spell it ?" Why, he spells it e-a-t " replied
the wsg, with the utmost gravity amid the roars
r t 1 i -1 . ...
ox me mew, mnu aimosi cnoaing witn rage, tne
doctor sprang to his feet exclaiming : Gentle
men, I am too old to be trifled with in this
manner!" -
Deacon P. lately took occssioo to administer
a reproof for swearing,! to Joe I , a particularly
wild fellow, but not intentionally "transgress
iooal." Joe listened attentively to his words,
and seemed to appreciate the. exhortation, and
when, be bad concluded replied as follows :
"The . fact is, deacon, that I swear a great
deal, and you pray s great deal,' but neither
us mean anything by it." ' - 1
The deacon alludes to Joe as an instance of
the most total depratity. -
.The total . amount of tobacco annually pro
duced throughout the world is estimated as fol
lows: Asia, 309,000,000 pounds; Europe, 281,'
844.500; AmarioB, . 248,280,500; Africa, 24,
SCKJKK; . Australia, .714,000: making U all
PLA8TER.. vn
From the Newberry (S. C.) 8eaUsl
I take the liberty of addressing you on i tab
ject of great importance and special interest to
every farmer; viz: Gnaoo and Plaster. - There
are many of oar farmers that have not used it
at all, or only in small quantities. We think
when more experiments have been tested, and
their advantages more generally understood,' thst
their use will become general. - In this eomrnu
oicatioo,.I give the results of my own expert
meats for this aod last year. - I have ' tested
them well. The spring of last year was wet;
this spring I had no rain from the 16th of April
to the 3d of July. - - '
.. Guaco and Plaster, (and they should bo used
together,) are valuable for every quality of land,
but 1 think they are best, upon a light' sandy
aoiL.w.. . u i--.:i ;;. ..... r .,..-
Before using G uano, pass it through a sieve,
aod break all the. remaining - lumps up. ' Yoa
ceo do this by putting it in a box or trough and
using a maul. Then mix the Guano and Plas
ter, putting down alternately a layer of 2oano
and . then of Plaster; (the Plaster will, be ready
to use from the Tierce,) add a little water and
toss over aod mix up, and it will, when thorough .
ly mixed, be ready for use.
My cotton land is principally a light ssndy
soil. After preparing my compost as abore des
cribed, putting from 80 to 125 lbs. Gusno and
f rom 40 to 60 lbs. Plaster to the acre, 1 run
furrows as wide apart as 1 wish my rows to be,
say from 32 to 36 inches, then I drill my com
post of Guano and Plaster regular, and follow
close after with plows, laying two furrows oq the
compost, covering it from . two and a half to
three inches deep. This is done about April
1st. It remsins so until I am ready to plant
my cotton, which is usually from the 8th to the
20th of April, at which lime colton should be
in the ground, in order to make a good crop,:
experience teaching that the sooner we btvt s
good stand and the cottons good start, thr
greater will be the crop. .Gusno aod Plaster
are great stimuli for this purpose. They arr
excellent to start cotton in cold moist land.--They
hasten the maturing and ripening of the
crop, not only of cotton, but of all other crops
on all kinds of land. Before drilling eotton
seed, take from 10 to 20 lbs. of Plaster to the
bushel, rub the seed well in it, and your eotton
will be mure , regularly drilled, will come up
strong and long and grow off fine; use from two
and a half to three bushels of seed to the acre;
the failure of a stand often arising from the fact
that not enough seed is sown.. Rough' land
should be well broken up and put in good order
before the compost is used. Never suffer green
weeds to be growing when the cottou L planted.
Through the dry season, the cottou I bad
used the Guano and Plaster upon kept green ;
and growing, while my other cotton was injured,
by the drought. It did equally as well the year,
previous.
For wheat, rye, barley aod oats, use from 100
to 150 lbs. Guano and from 50 to 75 lbs. Plaster
to the acre. The bands broad casting the com
post, should follow close after the one sowing
the grain, and the plows close 'after, so that all
may be plowed in together. The compost should
not be exposed to the suo. For corn east it
broad-cast as for wheat, or what is better apply
it to the bill. In planting corn, put about a
tablespoooful of the compost one or two inches
from the grain, and cover with the plow from
one and a halt' to two inches deep. At the
second plowing run a furrow close to the corn;"1
drop sbout i two tablespoonsful of the compost;
opposite the . corn,' and let the plows burst out
the middles over the compost. By soaking seed
corn twelve hours no a decoction of Guano.1
Plaster and Sslt-petre, yoa will not be troubled
with crows or other birds' "
Tho application of Gnano and Plsster as shove;
described, will-give an Increased yield of from
800 to 500 lbs. of cotton to f be sere, an increase '
of froai JO to 15 bushels wheat or other smalt'
grain per acre. ' - . ' " '
: There are three kinds of G uano; tho Peruvian,1
Chilian and African. Peruvisn is the best, and1
the kind I have used. I do not think it adrisa-'
bit to use sshesor lime with Guano. Charcoal !s
excellent with it. - - ' "J1
Messrs. Editors, I must close for fear I weary -my
brother farmers. t - '
. There has been a great' improvement itrtiie ;
Agriculture of our country for the -last twenty"
five years, but there is etill room for it. ' Wbst-
ever I csn do to add in its improvement, I will
do cheerfully. When-weuse Gnaoo aod Plaster1
freely, we will cease bunting up the fertile tab'
Ieya and rich - lands of the far west, and we'll?
make old Carolina blossom as the rose. I mttjt
close, for fear I tire my brother farmers. ' r :
Messrs. Kditors, you may bear from me tgala
upon the culture of cotton. " .
Jonir P KisfASD. :
A Lion iff his Old Age When a young
lion reaebes the sge of two years be is able to
strangle or pull down a horse or an ox; ' aod so
he cootinnes to grow and i a crease in strength i
until he reaches his eighth year, and his talons' '
teeth and mind are perfect, and be grows n
more. . For tweoty yesrs after he arrives at ma
turity his fangs snd his talons show no signs of v
decay; but after that be gradually becomes
feeble, bis teeth fail him, and he grows "cub
bisb." , He is no longer a match fur the tremen
dous buffalo; he is overmatched erea by ,tha ;
peaceful ,ox, so he prowls . arouod . they cattle;,
k raw Is, aod snitches a limb or a kid just as ba
did when be set out with his parents, nearly a
thirty years before. A women or a . child at
night shares the same fate. His strength and
sight now decline more and more, till the mights;
lion grows lean and mangy, .and crawla abont
from place to place, eating any offel be caq pick,.
up, and despising not even so small an aaimaj
as the field-moose; so he starves ana aies;
fallen oc snd slaughtered by a, few coward! ,
hyenas; or is diacot ereJ, unable to move, bs
neath a tree and knocked on the bead by otas
wandering hunter. '
' The railroads in his countre employ 200,000;
men, and at least 1,000,000 of men, women and .
children depend for their support upoa ftlaaj nil:
jQd interest.
GUANO AND
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