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- - - ' mpj Mil lis Aj4s 4 44: if ' ' ' .- ': - ' . , ' 1 : - L 1 . 1 """ 7 77 . . - , 7' . V !T - ' " . . i . - r ' . - :...:i....V J WM J YATES Editor and Propreitor. 7Vrw " Subxcriplion Thbf.e Doi-LARS, in advance. THE "W"este:rci Democrat PUBLISHED BY t - Troprietor. WILLIAM J. Terms Three YATKS, Editor and Dollars per annum in advance. Advertisements. For one square of ten lines or Ie-s$I will be charged for each insertion, unless kepi in for over one month. Notices of marriages and deaths published gratia. Obituary notices of over five lines in length charged for at advertising rates. THE DRUG STORE or Kilgore & Cureton Has been removed to the Store in Granite Row, next to the Express Office. A larse assortment of Fresh Drugs, Chemicals, VainU, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Perlumery, fcc, will ue found at this new establishment, and will be sold at . . i . i ts low nrices as any oiuer huhjc. 15. T. F. K. KILG0T1E, M. M. D. D. Jan G, 1808. CUKETON. BINGHAM SCHOOL, MEJiAXEVfLLE, Ar- V. The Spring Term of the Session of W. opens March 4th. Course of instruction Classical, Mathe matical and Commercial. .,..,, Address, Coi.. 1VM. DING HAM. December ', 1-Sfi7 I'm A. A. A. Afloat all Alone. Having purchased the i.itcrcst of J. M. Sanders in the r.KOCEUV AND PROVISION BUSINESS, I would respectfully ask the custom of my friends and the public generally. And if lair dealing be worth ai.vthin? in the party with whom you do busi ness, all I ask is a shewing. My stock consists ot such goods as are usually found in the provision line. b P. F. HOUSTON, oril ' lf'7. Next door to Charlotte Hotel. I Charlotte Female Institute, CHARLOTTE, N. C. The present s-sion opened on Tuesday the 1st of October, and will continue until ::h June, lhoS. OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS: Rev. R. P.urwell, Principal and Instructor in Men tal and Morul Philosophy and Mathematics. Jno. H. Rurueil. A. M-, Chcniestiy, Natural Phi losophy and Ancit ut Languages. Mr! M. A. Rurweil, English branches and Super intendent Social duties. Prof A. Rjumaini. Vocal and Instrumental Music. Prof. It. E. Piguct, Drawing, Painting and Modern Languag-s. Miss Alary Batte. English Branches an 1 French. Mrs Sally C. White, English Branches. Miss Mary E. Penicfc.' Music on Piano and Guitar. Miss Ella 11. Carson, .Music on Piano. Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue containing full particulars address. Rkv. R. BURWELL & SON, Charlotte, X. C. September 2o, 1 8 7. MILLER & BLACK, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions & Produce, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Trade 8'rret, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Have nvw in Store and will keep constantly on hand a full and select stock of the above articles lor sale: to which thev respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public generally. R. M. MILLER. W. J. BLACK September :2o, 1807. COOKING STOVES, OF TIIK NEATEST AM) MOST SII'EHIOK TATTEKX. 1). II. BVERLV. SnvinL'i' Buildinir. Charlotte, N. - C. has for sale '-Spear s Anti-Dust Cooking Stoves, which, for every variety ot cookinz ami ereat econ omy in fuel, caunot be surpassed by any Stove here tot'ore used. Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify that, for convenience in cooking, durability and clean liness, they are far preferable to all other patterns Call and sec them. 1). II. BYERLY has also on hand a good assort ment of Tin, Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware such arti cles as are necessary for house-keeping. TIN-WAKE made to order at short notice on reaouable terms. fi- KEPAIKING promptly executed. D. II. BYEULY. Under the Mansion House Building. March 2". 18i7. W. W. GRIER & CO., Have now a full line of choice Family Groceries and Provisions, which they arc ottering low for Cash. Fresh Buckwheat liour, warranted pure; also, a choice lot of Flour, "Family Brands,' on hand and for sale by W. W. GllIEli & CO. Crockery, A nice assortment of "i ockery, consisting of Tlatcf, Ti-as, &c, on liaul and for sale by W. . GKIEK & CO. Celebrated Axes. The fVlcu rated Elephant Axe, "warranted," on hand nd for sale by W. W. GRIER & CO. Corn, Peas, Meal, Bacon, Hams and Sides, choice family Syrups, Sole Leather, Lard, fresh country made Butter, together with a general assortment of Family Supplies, on hand and for sale low by W. AY. GUIEll & CO. December lti, li07. SADDLES AND HARNESS. Robert Sliaw & Son, Third Dour from thr Mansion Jloute. u t. r k L- J r I L l I in form the public that they have a lai-'e stock of Sad- illti! 1 1 1 1 linen nna . . 1. a I v3& which they offer to the ' Anything in the way of SADDLES. HARNESS, Bridles. Martinsrales. COLLARS, &c., -w ill be furnished or made to order. As we are regular mechanics, we think it will be to the advantage of all to bay from us. We warrant ur work. B- REPAIRING neatly executed at short notice And on reasonable terms. R. SHAW. W. E. SHAW. Oct. 14, 1807. r,ni A. HALES, Watchmaker jg and Jeweler, Xexl Door to the Jfantioa Jlcnsr, Charlotte, Js. C, If your Watch needs llepairing. Don't get mad and goto swearing; Just take it into IIALKS' shop, He will fix it so it will not stop. He warrants his work all for a year, When it is used with proper care, lie will do it as low as it can be done, And do it so well its sure to run. January 1, 1808, j Been Thinking. I've been thinking, I've been thinking, What a glorious world were this, Did folks mind their business more, And mind their neighbor's less. For instance, you and I, my friend, Are sadly prone to talk Of matters that concern us not, And others' follies mock. I've been thinking, if we'd begin To mend our own affairs, That jiossibly our neighbors might Contrive to manage theirs. We've fault enough at home to mend It may be so with others : It would seem strange, if it were not, Since all mankind are brothers. Oh! would that we had charity, Fr every man and-woman, ' ' ' Forgiveness is the mark of those Who kuew "to err is human." Then let us banish jealousy; Let's lift our fallen brother, And as we journey down life's road, uDo "xxid to one another." GARDEN SEEDS, (NEW CROP,) At Wholesale and Retail. A large supply of fresh Garden Seeds, consisting of every variety of Seeds, Peas, Beans, &c, White and Red Onion Sets, Clover Seed, &c, &c.. For sale at SCARR'S DRUG STORE. January 13, 1808. The EtnsL Life Insurance Company, (CoL E A- OSBORNE, Agent at Charlotte,) Has proved itself to be one of the solid Institutions of this country. It was Chartered in May, 181i. more than 48 years ajro. and has survived and flourished until January, 18G8, after paying all losses promptly, and to the large amount of $17,485,894.17; uid at the Oihce of the General Agent m Kaleign nas been naid S33.0UO to widows and orphans in tne juist tvo years. j w - , - The Otbcial liecord tor the year lbO is grauiymg to the 45,000 policy holders. Income for the year jHist, $5,000,000 Assets icell Secured, XMUU.WV Xc.ir Maulers Insured, 16,001) The rapid growth of this institution shows that ij ore 11 is wen Known ami 11s jn-m 01 uj'ii.ium . 1, 1 . 1 ' A - , A P t i, understood, it is a favorite and highly favored 1 om- pauy. The Officers and Managers have neither the me or taste to notice some 01 tne unjust anu mali cious attacks made by one or two rival Companies. By referring to the Report of the Insurance Com missioners of Massachusetts it will be seen tnat the Etna's ratio per cent of expenses of eost of new business is less than that of any other Company ; and that the ratio per cent of increase in assets is greater than any other Company, and more than 4 times the average of the 42 Companies reported. By Insuring in the JEtnayou get nearly twice the amount of insurance for the same amount of money that you would by insuring in an all Cash Company. For instance a man has just !?10O to spare annually for Life Insurance and no more He wants it to buy all the insurance he can possibly get in a first class Company. It buys $5,000 in an all Cash Company and $10,000 from a Note Company (50 per cent note). nw Mil it nose the man dies the first rear, his family gets $5,(KX) from an all Cash Company, and $9,000 from a Note Company Note being deducted. S. T. of Kinston, N. C, insured in the .Etna in 1865 for $10,000. He paid in cash $l('.'j and note $106. A few months alter he died and his family received $10,000 less his note. Here I will state that only one Note is ever deducted from the Policy, though the party may have lived many years. The dividends prevent an accumulation of Notes, and they arc re turned regularly to the party insuring Had he in sured in an all Cash Company and paid $1G0 his family would have received only $5,000. This shows a difference of nearly $5.000 111 favor of the Atna. Persons contemplating insurance will find it to their interest to investigate the advantages of the JEtna. W. II. CROW, Office Raleigh, N. C, Gcn'l Ag t for the State. Col. E. A. Osborne, Local Agent at Charlotte, N. C. January 27, 1808 5w NEW BOOTS AND SHOES AT MY OLD ESTABLISHED STAND, Sign of the Golden Boot. I am daily receiving additions to my superior stock of Boots and Shoes from T. Mile & Son, Dicker man & Co., and first class Eastern Manufactories. 1 keep constantly on hand LEATHER and SHOE FIND INGS. I will sell as low or lower than auy other house in the city. Every article warranted as represented. Don't mistake the place. Give me a call. S. li M EACH AM, Near First National Bank. X. B. Competition is the life of trade. January 21 . 18f8. - ' ' CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE, TRADE STREET, Charlotte, N. C, nl. 5n Gold and Silver Coin. Bullion, Southern Rank Notes, Government Securities, &c. Northern Exchange. Drafts on New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, furnished to any person, whether a customer or not, AT TAR. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Drafts on all the principal cities in Great Britain, France and Germany, supplied ai jncw ioik tsiw in any amount. . , interest on Deposits. Tioraito of snprie and currency received, and a AS - - - a " liberal interest ullowed. BKVKXCE STAMPS AT A DISCOUNT. Revenue Stamps always on hand, and a liberal discount allowed to the traila. . Jan 18. 18G8. A G. BREN1ZER. Cashier. Ragged Money. v...., .T,rl .Wared Shiuidasters. Greenbacks, ana ov VfitfA. boueht at a very reasonable r : ni bank of charlotte. January 13. 1 808. Trade Street. Professional Card. Charlotte, N. C, Jan, 1, 18G8. The subscriber is engaged in an office practice at the New Drug Store, corner Trade and College street. Persons wishing Medical attention can fid him at the above named place at all hours of the dav and until a late hour of the nighi. . . lla.Tinr been encaeed m tbe practice of Medicine for about twelve years at his former residence, Elixa I beth City, N. C, hopea to merit a share of jour patronage. V Aj9 AJ. A. aaa a. ELsrutExeBs: R. K. Speed, M. D., Wra. G. Pool, M. D-, Hob. G. W Brooka, Hon. John Fool, Eliaa beth City, N. C. . ,7 Miller & Black, John L. Brothers, Benjamin Sft.m nouhouse, Charlotte. N. C. . .... . .. January IS, 18C8, CHARLOTTE, N. C., T UESD AY, ' FEBRUAK Codfish Aristocracy. The way our "Northern .friends," of the cod fish aristocracy stripe, do up private matters, may be inferred from the following paragraph clipped from the N. Y. Home Journal: 1 Matrimonial Engagements. Mr L. Jones is enraged to Jliss Kingsland; Mr Halley to Miss Ida llathbone; Mr Charles fcecorto 31 u Diater, of Boston; Mr Gnswold to Miss Otis; Colonel Ilousemann to Miss Allen; JVlrt.vans to ansa Dora Towusend, daughter of W. A. Townsend, publisher, of Broome street; 31r llnry lucfcer to Miss Ettie C. Wood; Mr Henderson to Miss McKim, of Baltimore; Mr AVilham Higgs to Miss Julia Harris and Mr Kiibume to Miss Pat- terson, of Brooklyn. : in urootiyn, we oeueve the following to be officially announced: ur. Frank Bush to Miss Mattte James; Mr Hunt ington to Mu?8 Lvon&rd , Mr . u neeior ct Miss Jennings; Mr Hyde to Miss Delia Chap man and Mr John Beatty to Miss Hetty Bull. From Philadelphia we learn of the engagement of Mr Lee L Hynemann to Miss Grace 31arks, and the betrothal ot Mr J ohn 1. ltowlnno: to Miss Cassie Mayer. A Valuable Receipt for Housewives. We find the following receipt for making "the best yeast in the world," in a lat e number , of the Rural New Yorker, and commend it to the trial of our skillful housewives : "Boil a pint bowl full of hops in two gallons of water, strain and add a teaspoonful of flour; one of brown sugar, and a teaspoonful of salt. No yeast is required to raise it. Let it stand three days in a warm place and it will then begin to foam. Then boil three pounds of potatoes, mash fine and add then to the yeast and stir the whole well together; then put iuto a jug and cork tight and set in a cool place. It should be made at least two weeks before using, and will keep good any length of time and grow better all the while. A Km.ill tttisrmnnful is sufficient for six loaves of bread. When this is gone make a new jug full in the same way, aud keep it corked tight. - A Good Memory. While at a friend's house the other day, an old negro man came to the door on some errand, aud making known his wants, he spied a picture of Confederate Generals, that hung on the wall. He called our attention to one. bv asking: "Massa, ain't that Gen'l. Lconidas Polk t' . We pointed to several, asking which he meant, and he finally guided our finger to the very one in question. We told him he was right, that the picture was General Polk, lie replied "I thought so; de last time I seed him, was in 1830, in Franklin county, North Carolina. He cum to Mister John IX Hawkins' who was a friend and ueighbor to my ole Massa, andlibed about 12 miles from Louisburg. We was all Episcopalians and went to hear Geueral Polk preach. JJis is tie nrsc time l se ba-u mm sense, but I'd knode him cny where." Tiii nld nwrrn was at least 70 vears old and said he was the slave of Samuel Johnsou, of Franklin county, N. C. Danville Times. . At Aberdeen. Missis.Miri, a lew days since, a little son of Mr Bean apparently died. Two vounir lidies and a servant volunteered to keep wnti b dunn? the nnrlit. At auoui i-uwk . ... .l .-l.T . !,.!. tbo sorv.-mt was noticed to be asleep, when one of thp. vnun? ladies oicked her with a pin, which . .er.l hr fn scrrani I hlS firOUSCU the SUPlK'bCJU j . 1 . i.r 1 l 1 1 UCVU 1 V- A S -' i A. (load child, alarming the inmates of the room Greatly. Uton examination it was found that tr, dtibl b-wl linnivift wjirm and in a short time (. il VA V - W -- J it was running about. J. D. PALMER, t-1 ;i - o nrinn TX.Tn-rTt'h on r amiiv ui uutji go iuo iiAviiuauD) And dealer in all kinds of imported W ines ana bpirits. Old Rye, Monongahela, Bourbon and Cabinet Double Distilled Whiskey ; Domestic Corn ana Kye msney; I'cach and Apple Brandy. JUST RECEIVED THIS DAY: 2 Barrels Sacrament Wine, 0 " Superior Kentucky Cider, 1 " Old Nash county Brandy, 3 Casks India Ale, 2 Barrels London Porter, 15 Crates of Bottles, Flasks, Demijohns and Jugs, Wood Keirs from 2 to 10 gallons. I also invite the particular attention of Druggists to mv stock ot fort, sucrry anu .uuuena muc, Brandy and Whiskey, bottled especially for Meai- cinal nurposcs. All orders, Wholesale or neiau. solicited and punctually attended to. Constantly on hand all kiuds of Domestic bpirits on consignment. A specialty made to old N. C. Corn W hiskey. January 27, 1868. NOTICE. The undersigned has now opened a new Gash Store at the well known stand ot tne nca iiouse, oppos.ic the Prcsbvterian Church, where he hopes to be able to serve all his old friends and customers. Expect ing to keep constantly on hand Family Supplies Of the best quality for sale, and earnestly solicits - Am . A 1"V 1 . t CTTTTiTTfD rTirCT)TJ A rPTT! ckf T-TTrfE. OUXXitt'""-- We have just received a supply of this celebrated FRESH BONE SUPEU-l'IIOSl'HATE OF LIME, which we will sell on such terms as must givo satis- r.iotinn In all. This Super-Phosphate is Superior to any other Fertiliier. as it contains all the t hemical Elements necessary to promote the growth of all Hoot Crops and all Cereals, .wi id -nitfililo for anv soil. As compared with IKt Atnmirp. bv atrial, side by side, of One Hun dred Pounds of this Fresh Bone Super-Phosphate of T.ime with Two Thousand rounds ot tne very ueti Ci-Kio f,miir. it will be found that tbe effects on the soil will be equal to the first Crop, and Three Times as Lasting. A verification of the analysis of this Fertilizer has i k,t on cminpnt t'htnnist of this city, and (ICtU iuiuc - found to be as represented. R. II. COWAN & CO., No. 32 North Water Street. t rrr icr. fiw Wilsiisuton, N. C U. l, A .'v.v-- " U. C. JOKES. Jr. B. D. JOBSSTOX. JONES & JOHNSTON, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, X. C. tv. ..nA.;n Af claims in anv nart of the State A II C iwimwvu A will reefcive prompt attention. TisFRaExcKa Brem, Brewn Ss. Co.. Wm. Johaston. It. Tt. Smith & Co T. W. Dewey, of Charlotte, N. C. t t. : tLn x- fn- F,vaB- Gardner & Co., C.M W. Moore. Murchisoa & Co., orna & Moore, of New York. January 27, 18G8, " fmm ih irood citizens ot uuarioue a uocrai suaro 01 - . uikW nn mioht make as trood TVo liAird that member sncaK every : aav. their patronage. l - b . ALfciiA. eege and tan better leather than we buy. Our great many times a day, and 1 ve kinder got used J" ' 18(58- Trade Street, Charlotte, C. "JJ infuse tWrUt into tbe 'farmer's to it. lti as natural as hash for breakfast; I tister Brothers' Tlir. fntnre aCTicultural operations of shall miss it if I sot and, see heretaking the " - . I llll.lllt kDC3a w - J A 1 ' Agricultural. fo thx wastes dekockat.3 Clover enQGrass Culture. Flemish aericulturc is considered to be. the most painstaking and perfect in Europe.- -Yet the regular labor on a Flemish farm of 100 acres is an average of two laborers. At times, as" in hay and grain harvest, an extra force is required This average would apply to the ' best farming countries of Europe. ' If the farmers of the South raised their own horses, mules, beef, pork, mui ton, wool, cheese and butter, they could so man ure their lands as to produce the same amount of irain or anything else, from half the quantity of ' land now employed for that purpose. To do this, W6 mutt,iucvirjorate ohj feature 01 rthoruna European agriculture into our own that feature by which ;they improve their lands, appreciate their values, and at the same time receive an nual and remunerative returns with the use of a small amount of :labor that feature 13 the ex tensive cultivation of the artificial grasses.;;- 'i It is said, however, that clover and the artifi cial grasses do not succeed at the South. Neither would cotton, com, or wheat succeed if put into poor ground aud left without alter culture. This opinion is greatly dependent upon an improper comparison between the North and the South. Persons going from the closely grazed pastures of the South in August to green pastures ai ine North at the same time, determine hastily that o-rass culture with us is useless. J5ut .suppose the same persons went from a well laid aeu greeg' j orchard grass or clover pasture at the routn 111 March or jfpril to one of'Vhe same kind at the North at the same season, and found the latter stiff frozen or covered with snow, might they not as well say that grass culture is useless at the North ? The North has the advantage in mid summer, we have it in autumn, winter and spring. Indeed actual experiments have settled the fact that success in the growth of clover is not a ques tion of climate, but rather of soil. It will grow anywhere if the land be made sufficiently rich and if it be not too closely grazed during the heat of summer. The chief difficulty in its culture is obtaining a good stand. This difficulty most generally arises from the poverty of the ground in which it is sown. The young plants not having sufficient nutriment for an immediate erowth are smothered by crab grass or weeds natural to the soil. If the time of sowingbe selected which will enable the young plauts to he'w tan-roots into the soil before the weeds begin to grow afterwards they defy all nmv!S it ion. The best season for sowing clover is the time cwiiiff tnmins. nr verv earlv wheat. When HI DVIII..B 1"7 - J J once established the value of clover can hardly tpd. Ashes, leached or unleachcd. are the best manure for it, where lime is too ex pensive. Plaster greatly stimulates its growth, nemo- mi v onft hushel to the acre. 11 lau ww- i imnracticable. it will do to it m t eb- ruarv or Marcn aicer a tsuuw, nuiu hjiii frain or not, though the ground snouiu niiu been previously well prepared. Not less than fnnr rm:irts nor acre should be sown, though six " t t 11 T I would be better. AV here the object is to turn the crop under for manure, it is not proper to sow Tass seed with it. For either pasturage or i rw in op it. is always better to sow a bushel ot orchard'grass seed with the clover. When it is designed to cultivate either grass or clover to any -reat extent, the farmer can raise his own seed. T hn nurrhase of seed care should be used that pure seed are obtained. By wetting the fingers mil nil shin tlip.m into the seed enough will ad - w -.v--. here to show whether they contain the seeds oi f n . r,T?rma -tt-ppds. t,are should also oc usea iu ooir.,, LrD,l frnni n rpli;sbl( dealer, as aire im- ; th? vitality. The failure to jret a stand iho nsft fif seed that will not ,w,m;,to This is often the case with herds- JL LCII CLL JDVJ AA-VM - ,v. ... "rass (or red-top) seed, which should be sown on hna-p-v or moist land. Joth clover and grass seed Id be covered b'ahtltAF at all. With Tpfprpnrfi arain to the suitabietiess oi . . , , n 1 .vu - i J 1 ! a . , nnJ fllnrnr fulfil ro our SOU aud climate ij tuw It wn Ion?? sunnosed that we could not raise winter fruits at the South, yet our winter apples and pears, where properly cultivated, are equal to the Northern. North Carolina apples took the premium of the American Penological 80 thit we could not make wine, yet fair experi- snvnra vears asro. xt was I'uisr m i ptou ments have proved that we live in a wine-grow- in country. It was supposed that we could not make malt-liquors, yet excellent beer is now made member replied that he was under tue necessity in many parts of the South. It was supposed 0f being absent for three days." lOh, well,! re that the wool of the Saxon and Merino sheep plied the official, 'that is nothing, it's a common would deteriorate in our warm climate, yet at the w-idv V;r in Tendon. Southern wool was the It UllVA O A- - . Kc:lr,oa The tutnre agricultural rr ..mi nnt cannot be carried on by the tuuwv.j . , . - , we are to redeem the occupation of the farmer hir.1. intr Atrican. as in aavs ccmu vy " from something of its drudgery ocgune u oi SO!U eiiiiu, ui " . . . u: r wa vrtnrinres w mnsfcconnect witn VPo w V- iii u.:v - it head-work as well as hind-work, as there is m it neau wur. , ... c. fl. that of the uiercnant. ino ma.u.-vt, nrotessionai man. ue ivuuw w --j r . . . i. ,i; , ( .... .mml. i a i a. i. n t n a rnrri i i-ir rfruii 1 1 ' iu jiii ci t 1 1 s tnan toe recuuir rraumu r. . . . . . , . naSr, where one farmer talks to another and persist n keeping then in a tate of invo! L experience, and gives his views about untary servitude, not having the fear of Congres, tural. about nis expeneu, g' - . -- ihN that or i e uiuci lumu vvunvv. ini.s, mil, m . . ... . i . ,ti,..ii, ... .nnafvti trim nis business a . - , l ina win cnmTKii iuuu"iit, u era Will Degiu. - u.v - "'Vi sold in our cities and towns, xne arumu.. . o-msps which do not refruire an auiniaiNWj. ' j n- 1 fnt'oT mnrh nt oar now useless lhin he fence pple tree stand.no . here and there .n t corner, m a me- og - , , . sprouts, there wi rill be well eninvaiea wtcujhu all Vinda of fruits. ;,.ii An tint. fWjire to Wanted every year and plowed three t:me i m a a . V A. . A A A k. se 'The labor-saving implements will a n.iwd. that is now " done by hands that are L-nt so busy that there is no leisure ior ccaa work. Last, bat not least, the merchant and the orocer, standing behind his counter waiting ior impossible customers, wdl not be a Deseigt-u byitalwart ynng men many of "em tne sonso, fanners-aod the tutnre nope w wu.v. j , b ging fof clerkships-. I octji. 3 trf ..H i M .ftofttr of Sheep.tiaisiBg; ; :' 'r " The Shenandoah 4 Herald Bays that it has fre quently "had occasion to discuss the -subject of stock raising and its profitableness, as compared with the cultivation of ;the cereals," as practiced by a laro majority of. our .farmers. ' e do not mean to say tha the raising of grain should.be abandoned altogether ,'or that' stock raising should edgroas the attention of ouf agriculturists Jtb the exclusion of ; other-' important interests; . but wer mean that thestf tarious interests should be more1 judiciously and economically combined and har monized,' withT particular reference to profits., It must-be apparent even . to! the most superficial obserrer, and it b frtaihly in accordance ,yith the past 'experience of a majority of otir farmers, that the -system so' generally pursued, with a few exceptional cases, $as rapidly impoverished the soil, decreased the intrinsic value of the Jand, ttiabneejkd'ir.gre diiniiiis?i'ed tbts uet profits;1 and that if this exhaustive' process shall be continued a few years longer; inevitable rifln must be the result. '-' ,t" u " 1 ; : There must be a change; we mus( abandon the errors of the past and adopt a more raticinal and profitable system of ' agriculture in short, while everything else is- being1 'recoristTucted,'.' (so-called,) we mast -meet the- demands of the situation by the introduction of new ' plans and new ideas for the - government of our industti.il interests aud domestic affairs. J We must have more liberal and comprehensive, views of these matters; more energy, more enterprise; and we shall soon have accumulating resources, increased profits, and permanent 1 improvement in every branch of our great agricultural interest. Our hill-sides and our valleys, now impoverished by excessive cultivation, may be made to teem with luxuriant crops ana. lowing nerasj ine proline grape will supersede the worse than usebss this tle; and prosperity and contentment generally prevail. . - .. : :-'" '"' ' AV e do not invite, our tarniers to enter upon an untried enterprise of. doubtful expediency and uncertain result; " but we call their attention to facts illustrated and established, practically; not only in the old world but in every State and mili tary district in this country. Recently we referred to the fact that our en terprising fellow-citizen, General G.S. Meem, had embarked in the raising of sheep. The invest ment has yielded a profit beyond his expectations. After marketing the wethers at a handsome pro fit, he sold the wool, just clipped, at 33i cents perpouud, netting $1 10 tothesheep. .Hesold 150 lambs, dropped in January, at $3 25 per head. He p;ud 2 30 a head for the ewes. t The expense of wintering the ewes was comparatively trifling; notwithstanding the unusual severity of the weather in March. . These facts were ob tained from General Meem, and we ask for them the serious consideration of our farmers." Chewing the Cud. Ruminating animals rather their food rapidly, 'ive it a few cuts with the teeth and swallow it. It roes to an interior receptacle where it is mois tened: this is rery essential if it he dry hay. When the animal has filled himself, he masticates i mi kjuu hi us mur-u naj m oiuhjovh, .a.0 I . 11 1 1 1 ' I . A - I . I it cud uy cud. nen s pomoa is liuujuuicij masticated it passes to another receptacle and the process of digestion o-ocs on. Thus au ox, it'lel't to himself, will raise and inasticate all his food thus stored away m his stomach. If he be pushed anl worked hard, and docs uot have time to masticate, he falls on in flesh, his health is poor, his digestion is complete. The horse, r on the contrary, however much in a hurry he may be, must masticate each mouthful before lie swallows I if. A hunirrv ox let into a meadow win nil niin- I y-J mf . . . 1 sef in twenty minutes, while a horse would want 1 at least au hour and twenty minutes to tate the game amount ot grass. Ihe ox, the deer, sneep, i . i r0at. chamois and raupu, ociuk uie uauwm ijiuy of fftroioiis beasts, are endowed with) the extra. stomach in which to hastily store away the food ! without mastication: this perhaps may be re- I ' ' m ... yarded as a wise provision ot nature, enaDlin I O . . . - . 1. 1 them to sally forth where the food is plenty, ana in a short time to fill themselves and retire to ruminate ineir 100a ui meir ieuui.' .i ? p. j -a ii..:. i: ...- Legislative Garrulity Neatly Eebu- t .1 t-' i,n At : KED. lhe lToviuencc x rets tens lue louuwuig rtcA wtnrv Will eh should couvev its own moral : q--v , ( 'A member of the General Assembly from a 'rural district, who is something ot a. wag, ap- - 1 proached one of the officers of the House, and dued voice stated that he was, both as a llepre- witn a vervsenoi hjuihk ivuiina.n.v, irritative and a man 111 a serious uimcuuy.7 ane official gravely Inquired the cause. ,- The troubled occurrence.' 'Uut,'; said tne disconsolate one, that ain t exactly what s tne matter. - le see, - 1 - , , , , . . ana a I official bv the button hole' d ye thin- he'll 1 . . v ,1 1 r...A a;u t m:Unlr i nave wind enouu - ",JI uut v" --7 J fur I do want to hear him once more.' Florida It sounds a little ; . L . i oi.a r.ivi queer, dui is saia 10 Dc iniu .j uuc, I ;ii i,, the State of Florida. The little "7,7 "-. . t.i:... .... Ka V.r. i , - . , , r -1- -v - ' I t1.iUb nt mithern rionaa aciuauy vnuewtra - - - . nA fr,, v -Mi rf ' -'j'f' ' i , r.nrrrnmmt. lillv Bowlegs and his warriors i iiRitiri? ine r t . " -j - - " i "" " w ' . - .... , thc Wcst;they were the owners of a e ThT ilarfl. did not-wbh to ..uuiw.v- . 1 i ikvfiF miroM find WOTA IriUl TiV ' ., , , muss; vi State.. A nucuber of more prominent and wealthy , , . , ,f . Jef MV to Uke 1 1" j r f , ' , M Dei meui. - , unfortUnate feUow went to a miser, and f iayinsr that his object was , metliiBc to remember him. ' "My - -n(1 g.:j tne mer, a9 the end is to remem me j ena, thce nothing, for I am sure tnon Wllt reaieniber a. refusal ranch longer than ail . . - -r. A! dentist is not ' necessarily "mad- because he Hjows his teeth. SIXTEENTH , VOLUIIE H U C K W bU5. Alio ouuuum v iaouiuuUf ( , i , There are on the globe about l,oS8)OOjOOO souls, of which 209,000,000 are of the Circassian race; 552,000,000 of the Mongolian race; 190, 000,000 of the Ethiopian race; 176,000,000 ef the Malay race; 1,000,000 of the American race. ... There are 3,648 languages spokenr and. 1,000 different " rekns. .. sr. i 1 .-t s-nt ' The yearly mortality of the globe h 3,333,333 pereons. ' Thus, at the rate of 91 per. day, 3,730 per hour, 60 per minute, so each pulsation of our. heart marks t the Ueeea q of t aome human creature- ; ' M -? J n t t w r ni .The average of human lifo is thirty-ix years. Qno .fourth of the population die at or before the age of 7 jea-rme. half at.or befoxt the age of ,15 years. .'.r.c.ttr.-; i.i -vsi u r-U?' Among ten thousand persons, one anivea ai the age of one . hundred jyears, one. iin.fi veliun lrud ucJqs' Hh Ago f niactjandono iaxat hundred lives to the age of sixty. . t :i- .4 .'. Harried men jive longer than single ones. L In one thousand persons s;xty-two manry, and more marriages occur, in June and Decembef than in ahy'other months in the year. . . . i One-eighth of. the whole .population;. is taili- tary.'s '', . ., 'i I! :; '. :i ' ; Professions exercise , great influence on lon gevity. ; ,t . il In one thousand individuals who arrive at the age of seventy-six, 32 are priests, orators, or pub lic speakers; 40 are agriculturist, "'' 33 are work men j 33 are soldiers or military employees, 2d advocates or engineers, 27 professors and 25 doc tors. Those who devote their lives-; to the pnv longation of that of others, dio the soonest ' i There 335.000,000 Christians, 5,000,000 Is raelites, and C0,000,000 ofthelsiatic religion there are sl 6,000,000 Mohamcdans and 200, 000.000 Pagans. In the Christian Churches 180,000,000 profess the Roman Catholic faith, 75,000,000 profess the Greek faith, and 80,000,-' 000 the Protestant. Parlor Experiments in Electricity. " t v A simple experiment will often afford much amusement to the little folks at home, and proba bly none will beget more wonder and enjoyment than one in electricity. ' One like the following,, for instance, would form food for prattling littJOj tongues and busy little hands for a wholo day or, more: Get a clean glass bottle with rather a large mouth, and hold it over a lamp or stove to dry it; place it on the tablc and put a common, . tin plate on top of it; now get a piece, of brown; paper like what is used in groceries stores; dry s it perfectly, take it up by the opposite corners,) and rub it on the cat's back. , If Miss l'usa haa , any objections they may be overcome by placing, her between your knees, and rubbing the paper, to and fro across her back; if you have no cat, your own hair will do, if it is not damp or greasy, ; After rubbing the paper five or six times, drop it on the plate on the bottle. Now if you put your knuckle to the plate, a bright blue epurk will be seen to fly to it, making a noise like the ' breaking of a small .piece of wood. Take the ' pa per up Mithout touching the plate, and again put our knuckla to it; another spark ' similar to the fast will be seen.. If you are afraid to take ; the shock, you may do as the monkey did that wanted the chestnuts put pussy's paw to the ? plate; as soon as she feels the shock, she will ex-' press her displeasure attsuch proceedings by spit- " ting and kicking at the apparatus. -Ihis expo--riment may bo varied by putting little poper tucu nd such like objects ou the plate, and holding your hand or another tin plate over them; when the hand or plate is iKjd uear enough, they wiir hop up and down quite lively. Ihe only troubld ' in performing these experiments is to keep the apparatus dry.; t , I, Cold- iic Eueopk. The cold h bo- scTero in Spain that H has driven the wolves from the " aierra, idorcna, ana iney nave veumrea even to tl ic uatea oi tjoruova. All over Frauce the frost continue to bo ex- ceedingly Fevere: -,'; ' lhe winter set m this year at bL rctersburg with unusual severity, and much suffering is the consequence. At berpoukoff, ' a town beyond Moscow, twelve persons were recently found lro- 4cu to death, . ... : ; ; .; i f There is a-negfo woman in Nashville who ha a been asleep for about a week. -She had beed ill t for some days, and at length ftsll into a slumber, j from " which it has been found impossible to v ' arouse .her. , , ,f ; i---' -."! An Irishman, on hearing of a friends having. V a stone coffin, exclaimed "Kedad, that's a good - dee. fcbure, a' stone coraa, wm jutsi a iua, lifetime." " ' ,A.f ! Napoleon recently got np a serenade for him- 14 self, with: a band-consisting of four hundred 1 drummers and sixteen hundred musicians.' - ? -vl "Mike, if you meet Patrick, tell him we arei f! waitins for biin. ' jsut wbat snail l ten nin . if I dou't make himV "' . , . i !i Marriage is pronounced the first law of na ture ; the second law, demanaea by many, is ono that will anbul the fiwt- ' ; We obiect to tiltersJ"' Let the girk walk' out . with their dandy beani if they must show their " Tb6 shortest - day 5 in "the year the day yon. ' want to borrow five hundred dollars. 1 - . , The worst organ grinder hollow tooth that , , plays the deuce. ' r. ' AYhy is love li&'k canal Wt?Because it it an internal transport ; , & t .-. . What' elasss of women are most apt to give tone to society? the belles. " ; ' - , Why ' U the letter D like a jquaHine child Because it makes roa mad. -t V' ' The yoaog man who was lost In slumber form J , his wy out on a nightmare. ! ? ; y Why do chickens have do hereafter? Because , they have their neck twirled in this. ; i The young lady who took the gentleman'r fancy has returned it with thanka. No man has yet been able to ride a clothes ,; ; horse with the t4pur the moment " ' VfcwD hxe a cigar and nothing to light it witb.