XjA-H Ai 0 f : I'i :! i - - r YJJ J YATES Editor and Proprihtok. Term of Subteription Thskc Doilas, in advance. THE "Western Dembcrat rCBLISHSD BT ; 1TILLIAM j. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. jE'BJ8iThre Dollars' per annum in advance i..rt;rmenti will be inserted at reasonable t9 9t in accordance with contract. r Obituary notices of over five line in length will be charged for at WTtnisjng raies. Dr. W. H. 1 Hofflnan, DENTIST, (Lale of Linevlnton, X. C.,) Kepectfullj informs the citizens of Charlotte and the public generallj. that he has permanently loca ted in Charlotte. He is fullj prepared to attend to all calls relating to his profession. 4 successful practice for more than 10 years in this section of countrj and in the Confederate army of Virginia during the Ute war, warrants him in promising entire satisfaction to all parties who may ietlrt bis services. : - paOffice over'Smith & Hammond's Drugstore. OSce'hours from 8 A. M. to! 5 1. M. ! BireatscKs M. P. Pegram. Cashier 1st National Fnk of Charlotte: Dr. Wmj Sloan, Dr. J. H. Me Virn and W. J. Vates, Editor Charlotte Democrat. J a. 1870 .. .: 'j .' ' . . .. i DENTISTRY. The old firm of ALEXANDER. & BLAND is here by rcTiTfd, at the former stauddn Brown'd building, ppuite the Cha'i-lotte Hotel. Entire satisfaction is ruaranteel, ana irri u can OTtiri ui" The p.itroag of our old customers is respectiully June IT. IT. Robert Gibbon, M.D., PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON. gry OSce over Smith & Hammond's Drug Store Resi lenee on College Street. Jan 21, 1!T0. I J. P. Mc Combs, M. D, Offrs his professional services to the citizens of CLarlotte and surrounding country. All calls,' both Bight anJ day, prolnpily attended to. J Office in Urowu't building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Oct -!', 1808. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, ; Wholesale and Retail Druggist, ClIAHLOTTL A. C, Has on hand a larsre and well selected stock of FURE DRUGS, ChcmicaLi, Patent Medicines, Family Medi- einw. Paint. Oils. Vrniuea, Dye btnffs. Fancy anU Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1. 1870. W. F. DAVIDSON, ATTORXKV ( A 'T I h. A Charlotte-: N. C Office over B. Koopmaxs's Store. IVc 1:?. 18V. ly ; . . ; DR. E. C. ALEXANDER, Charlotte,1 N. C , I riTr h servicoit as rhvician to the citizens of Charlotte and purrouinniig country. j ! Office nearly opposite Charlotte Hotel. j Dr. Alexander makes a good Cough Mixture, hrttrr than any Patent Medicine. Try it. ' Pel. T. 1870. li " ! !! R:t7 2 raACTicat Watch and Clock 31 i!t3r, , ASil ltKALKI is JEWEL RVt FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS, U'nrA Material, fyfetaclet, 3C. Aug. 19, 1867. . CHAHLOTTE, N. C. .MANSION Charlotte, HOUSE N. C. This wfll ltnown House having been newly fur- nnUe.1 and refitted in every ! Vpurimeut, is now open for the accomniolation of the Tit A viJLixa VUBLIC. OcOmnibusscs at the Depot on arrival of Trains. Jan JI. 1H70. ; II. C. ECCf.ES. B- R. SMITH & CO , General Commission Merchants, 1 i(J Kill y Strat, IStjsTOX, MASS., j For the al of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Naval Stores, Ac, and the purchase of Gunny Cloths and Merchan dise generally. j ; I Liberal Cash advances mads on consignments to u. and all nual facilities'otTered. We hope by rair and honef dealing, and tur best effort lo pba.e, to receive from our trieuds that en couragement which it thU be our aim to merit. . Orders oticitrd and promptly filled for Gunny Ranging, Fih, Roots and Shoes, e., &c. Ri:rea bt Pib.vissiox to Jhu DiarrittK.. Pres. KliotNat. lUnt, RoetonJ Loring i Reynolds, 110 IVarl St., Doton. .Miirehion A Co., 'iwl Pearl St., lie York. , J V Dryce & Co., Charlotte, .NC. R VlleAden, r. , Trea. iM.Nat. Ranlc. Charlotte. T.W Dewey 4 Co.. Rankers. Charlotte, SC. R il Oales Co., Charlotte. N C. XVilliami k "Mureliion, Vi!ii:ing(on. SC.. Col Win Johuslou. Prc. t'hariutie and Augusta Rail-, road, CbarKute, .SC. ! Sect L ISG'X. i t il 4- LARGE STOCK- Wittkowsky & Rintels Have reelvel one of tie largest Stocks of Good ever offered in this market, and are receiving week ly additions, so that they are prepared to supply any amount of patronage they may be favored with du lite Fatland Winter. j Jr Country Merchants are especially invited lo call and ei,iii,,ie this Slock of Goods, as they Can lal anyihing n-antel for stocking a country Store ol at very reawnable wholefale prices. tiiveu$acall and see oufi Goods and hear our prices before making vour purchases. - WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. -arch 13. 1870. Stoves. Tin & Sheeting Iron Waro. Alway, on 'hand the best STOVES in the, market. 'vPr s Chlorine. Ki.-olinr C'nhimTiia ud Live Oak Coukinz Srores. ! ' i 4K A : H it and Parlor Ftovcs, Tin aa l Sheet-Iron Ware,' Hollow Wre, Japanese Ware, and rarious Housekeeping1 Articles. All wares ard work warranted as represented. J?rJe" ?rlfHjr avlicited. 1?70. !!.!. II. BYE ULY. . ... Good Night O, sweet, my love, the hour ia late, .The moon goes down in silver stale, . As here alone I watch and wait Though far from thee, my lips repeat. In whispers low, good night, my sweet. The house is still, though o'er the gloom Of starlit gardens, faint with gloptn, , I lean from out my darkened room, . And only hear the roaming breeze .More softly in the hlao trees. Somewhere beneath these gracious skies My bonny love a dreaming lies, ; 1 ' With summer! brooding in her eyes; Oo seek her, happy wind so iree, Ana kiss ner loidea bands forme. Across this dome of silent air . . On climes of floating ether bear To wheie she sleeps my whispered prayer. : .' The day has brought the night forlorn, Gcd keep thee, little love, till morn. Come to the j Springs. Sanrfoga Water on DravglU at JIcAiIen's garner JJrvfj Store, fresh from Vie JSprinis ticue a tceelc. i . This water is brought from the Serines in eas- tight Rcservoirslined. with pure block jtin, and is forced out at our counter precisely as it flows from the Spriug. It is invaluable, removing aijd prevent ing.' by its aperient and alterative effects, the in cipient forms of disease. ' It is used with! great suc cess in Dyspersia. Constipation, affection of the Liver and Kidneys. Scrofula and cutaneous affections. s or sale on draught and by the bottle at . I McAUJJN S CORNER DRUG STORE, July 11. 187a Charlotte, N. C. 1 A CARD To the Voters of MecklenUjirg County. Having been solicited by many friends in differ ent parts of the county to become a candidate for County Cointniioiier at our August election, I take this method to inform the voters of the county that I am a candidate for Conuf j Commissioner, and should I be honored with a majority of their votes, and consequent election, lean only promise that what I may believe to be right and for the interest of the county I shall endeavor to accomplish. And as there is no political question or feeling connected with the office, I deem it sufficient to sny that if elected my best exertions shall be directed to a faith ful and honest discharge of my .duties. i Respectfully, WM. S. NORMENT. July 11, 1870 4wpd 1 1 1 Wool-Carding Machine- All Wool delivered at liarringer & Wolfe's Store in Charlotte, will be Carded and returned in good order. W. B. COC Hit AN, June 20, 1S7Q Sni aiaiiarci r. v. GAltH llallard Creek. I. C. ECCLIS, of Iredell county, N. ! T. V. GAITHF.R, C. of Mocksville, N. C. j ECCLES & GAITHER; Anctioneers land Commission Merchants, j Charlotte, N. C, j For the sale and purchase of Cotton. Tobacco, Grain. Flour, Produce and Merchandize of all kindi, Mansion House Buildings Charlotte. N. 0. Kefsrk.ntks T. W. Dewey & Co., Bankers ; M. P. Tegram, Cashier, First National Bank; W.J. Yates, Editor "Western Democrat," Charlotte, N. C. March 28, 1870. , ! . New Hardware Store. Mclaughlin & waiter beem, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FOREIGN AND I) 0 ME STIC HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, burner lraae. una jrjon cstrct m m t frf it. Coder Mansion House, CHARL.OTTK, IV. C . JOE McLAUdHLIN, Aprill8, 187a y WALTER BREM. BINGHAM SCHOOL, MKBANEV1LLE, N. C. Th Session of 1870-'71 opens August 24th. For Catalogue address Col. WM. BINGHAM, June 20, 1870, Gw '.Mtbanevi le, N. C. MUSIC NOTICE. Robt SPhifer, ' Recently a scholar of the Conservatorium der Musik, and Private pupil of Louis Plaidy and Dr. Paul, of Leipsie, Germany, oners to give instruction on tne Pianot ! ' i .. " With the advantage he has received, andjby strict attention to his profession, hopes to merit the ap proval of those who may employ him. , Charlotte, July 4, 1870 . ini CITYi PROPERTY. FOR SALE. .. By order or the Superior Court I will proceed to resell that Valuable Property adjoining the large brick store of Burroughs &. Springs and W. J." Black on Collece street, and the residence in real of aud adjoining the praperty of R. M. Miller.- j '-4 This property will be ottered on the loth day of August at the Court House door in Charlotte J M. L. WR1ST0N, July 11. 1870. 1 '. Commissioner. I Dres3 Goods. Fresh arrival of Ladies Dress Gotfds of all kinds,' such as Silk Poplins, Colored Silks, &c. A largo ftotk of Gents Ca&sinieres, YestiMi:. &o. ne Cloths, Ladies' Tucked Skirts, new style Hoop Skirts, and Hosiery, Gloves, &c.; received at ' L Hardware. Corn She.lers, Straw Cutters, Grain Cradles, Scythe UUdes uf the best quality, Ames' $horels, Am?' Steel Spades, and many other articles in the Hardware line, at May 16, lb70. BAKKIXGER & 'WOLFE'S. . , COTTON GINS. CIIAULOTTE, N. C, June 18, 1870. Messrs. IIbkm, Bbowx & Co : Gentlemen: We. t the undersigned, Cotton buyers and Grocery jdealers of this City, have bought cotton ginned on the Gul lett Steel Itrush Gin, and hare found it to be free from trash and dirt, and of superior lint, (fibre un broken and free from nap,). and good cotton sold for half a cent per pound and poor and . stained cotton i from one to two cents per pound over cotton of the j same classification giuued on other Gins. - Oatks, Saxdkks &.Oats, STEJiUorsK, SJacmvlat & Co., E. M. Hoit k Sox, J. V. Bbvcb A Co. . rf-, We are .Agents, and keep on hand a of the aboTe Gins. - Anj one in want of it Gin call and examine them before buying. . . , Call or send for Circular snpplj should i BREM. BROWN & CO. June 20, 1870 ' 4nt . I . i I i i . . .i . i i in . I I. ' - - I j f i - " ' ' j . . i ; I -i : : , , ,.. . ' ... ,'i r : : rt ' . . !.,. : . . J i rr :.. . . 1 -.;.'! : - , CHARLOTTE. N. ;Cotirts!iip. . A geologist once travelling jn a stage) coach in England, happened to sit opposite to a' lady; glances were exchanged and mutual , admiration seemed to be the result. Eve language was soon exchanged for verbal conversation ; after ja- few interchanges about fossils and petrifications, they began to talt about living subjects froniTtho third person plural to the : first person singular. Said the gentleman : : f l am still . unmarried quoth the lady, "So am I j". said the former, "I have sometimes thought of marrying;" the latter responded, "So have I." - Thdn a pause ensued. "Suppose," said5 the r gentleman, we i were to marry one another I would love and cherish ;" said the fair one, "would honor and obey.-' In two days : they were married.' ' i K It is ottan said suitors never take ' no foft an answer. ' i he tollowmg story seems to verify the statement : - ' An Irish gentleman made overtures to a rich widow, who, conceiving a violent antipathy to ward him, his suit was rejected. persistent swain, no was no answer. To escape his persecutions, the lady was compelled to flv to England; but her lover soon discovered her at Bath, and- became as assiduous as - ever.i i At Cheltenham she was besieged in a like manner, and; at length she sought refuge in I Brighton. She had been but a few days on the Stcyne, wnen sne oDserrea her obvious .tormentor pass uer i winaow. uo nodded to! her with the familiarity of an old acquaintance. I Resolved upon a desperate remedy,. the lady sent her ser vant that he would favor her with au! interview. He came, and as soon as they were alone she 11.1 , .T ! i renearseu tne various persecutions she had re ceived from him on that occasion, to put an end to them forever. "Now, sir," taking up a Bible from the table and kneeliog, while she raised it to her lips, with the greatest solemnity, By . : i' t ?n ! l " i " iiuuc ui my uaiu, i wiii never marry you ;. , . jThis she deemed conclusive : (but not so with the lover; with admirable coolness be knelt be side her, aud, taking . the book from her, he kissed it also, exclaiming, '-by virtue of my oath, madam, I was never certain of you uutu this moment." The widow's heart !was not iuvinci ble, it seems, for as the story goes, she was led captive to the hymeneal aJtarjin less than a calendar month. ,, ' . r. .. . I Lightning Apple Parers, the Hardware Store of , . . i - . . BREM, BROWN 4 CO. Pumps. Ofal kinds on hand and oruered, nt the Hardware Store of ." r 1 BREM, BROWN & CO. July 18, 1870 3w Turnip Seed. Freh Turnip eeds of tha crop of J uly,' 1 870 con isting of the following varieties : t i n u gisnng oi tue iouowiuz Flat Top-White, EutajBsga. Flat Top Purplei : Golden Ball, ! I Large White Globe, Yellow Aberdeen, For sale at SCARK'S DRUG '.STORE. July 18, 1870. Landreth's Turnip Seed- White- Flat Dutch, Large Norfolk, White Flat Red T PP. : Sev KILGORE Seveu Ton. ' Just received at & CURETON S, July 18, 1870. Springs Coi uer. i , Turnip Seed. Received this day, a supply of fresh Turnip Seed i Large lute Norfolk, lied lop, ! i White Globe, " . lluta Baga; . i Golden Ball,- ' r ' ' " ' At U WILSON & BLACK'S, June 27, 1870. - i - Drur Store. ESTABLISHED . 1857. JAMES HARTY. Old China-Hll Man, (Next Door to tJie Court IIuiise,') CHARLOTTE, N. C, f , Respectfully informs the public that1 he has on hand an elegant variety of - ; T China, Glass and Crockery, Also, a good assortment of If 6nse 'Furnishing Articles, Knives and Fork.s Spoons; Castors, Tea Trnys, &c, Wood and Willow -Ware, Tubs, Buckets, Churns, Rolling Pins, Towel Rollers, . Bread .Trays, j Corn Brooms; Clothes, Market and Traveling! Baskets. Crockery reduced to as low a price us before the war, and many articles far less. Couimbn Cups and Saucers 2o cents per sett, retail ? good clear Glass Table Tumblers M) cents per sett. I am determined to Sell as low, if not lower, than can be bought in the City. ' Give me a call and I will satisfy you. I mean what 1 say. I ' . ; I -JAMES JIAUTY, . March 14, 1870. 1 ' next door to the Court House. - : i f - Catawba English and ' Classical high school; ; Jt: irujrt jr. c. ; ; I s ."' The Tenth Session of this Institution willjbegin on tho 3d Monday nf July, 180. : Students ;entenng this School will find . suitable classes and agreeable classmates in almost any branch of a business ; edu cation, or of a classical and mathematical course below the Junior year in College.' . 1 1 Tuition per session of lb weeks frpm .0 to' 518. I Board in families from $7.60 lo 20 per nkn:b in clubs at about . .... , .j i For Circulars and particulars address ; !.: , : - ,.: . ' i Rkv. J. C CLAPP, A. B. . - ' S. M." FIXGERj A.' B. June 18, 1870. ' ' ' ; ; Principals MERC HANTS! INSURANCE ; COMPANY V." OF. SEVrWoRK.' f. . ,- LIFE PI1IPPS, , . -' President. AD. HOLLY, . I , j Secretary. T. C- DeLEON, Superintendent of Agencies. . . . - -t - ; ; j i .' On tbe'-Matnal Plan.-- - :T ' All Policies XOX-FQRFEITABLE. '" j ' No test rict ions on TRAVEL, nor on KESIDEXCE. ." " : T vl i ' 'X Chaklottk Aoesct, Trfon Street,- ncit door to the i-'T: ' i National Bank, ,. .,A..y-: Kobiet GiBBOS, M. D., Medical Examiner, i JAMES G. HARRIS, July 11, 1870 Sm Aent. Carolina : Agricultural i works, - UY COOK A'ELLYSON, , ... CHARIiOTTP, 17. C. . t We are selling Faiilv Vine and Cider Mills very fast of larse and small sise. ' Uould call atteution to our new two-horse Plow . Call and took slock of Tools of all kjnds for farm use. - at our July 11, 1870. G., TUESDAYvr AUGUST 2, 1870. ; ! : Letter to" Farmers': Daiighters. j i Evert Day. Matters, u My Dear Girl ' I propose to talk to you ia this letter on housekeeping, and tnatters in gen eral. :ilow much easier land ji less idistateful household daties might be made if they were entered into more heartily I : I .To see a joang girl washing dishes, dressing Tegetablesl, sweeping and dusting1, with the ends ot liflr hnger and disgust marked upon every ieature, ooes not gire one an agreea Die impres sion pi either her temper -or good sense, i do not deny- that there is much in domestic work that .s far; from agreeable, bat so - there is in everi' dephrtment of labor. Therefore it be comes the part of wisdom to study j dispatch, iieatness, energy, and cheerfulness, also the very pest nreinou oi periormiDg tnese uuiies. f i ej AI1 labor is performed with much better grace with Borne definite object in view ri If you do it for love's sake, to lighten the load for a patient moth sr, or! to save the expense of arT aditional serva it to an already , oiver-bnrdened "father- this i iight make you sin!g while iyou work- D' you'y re 'hijrryiiig through the morning duties; to gel' time tor study, music, drawing, recrea tiou, or to earn ; somethiiig towards some long cherhhed plan this will give alacrity; to your step and courage, to your heart. ' f ": If you will study system, order, punctuality in your household arruugements,jyou, tnay save much time, strength and worry. ' jAs far as pos sible certain days should be allot tt-d to certain duties, fiuch as cleaning paint and cupboards, brighienind the silver and glass, sorting and meuding the lines; &c. Au abundance of hol ders,' both for ironing aud handling kettles and cookirg utensils, will save time aud your hands. A ; mitten pnade of stoat woolen cloth kept hanging by the fire is invaluable, if you care to keep vour hands comfortable. A' sensible girl will not hesitate to put her hands to anything that may be needed, yet jshe. is right to try to preserve their , beauty aud neatness. A little lndiari mealj rubbed upon the hands when wash ing with the aid of a nail brush,' will dj much towards keeping them nice. Fanners' j daughters are expected to under stand housekeeping, but sometimes a barren life of toil beget! in them a disgust, which jleada to extreme carelessness and indifference ia the nicer ;)arts of home daties. ; i j : Berarc of this I pray yoa: Study grace and beauty in the folds of a cuftain, thts arraagement of a tible, the position of a chair-i the' J amount of ligHt and 'shade to give1 tho right efft ct to all. Take the prettiest way of doing things, and you will sown discover ia charm in toil and the effect on your own! nature will be ennobling, i Do not beruds:e fivb minutes to fir ini a dish with green leaves upon ! the dinner table,- not forgetting to twist a spray of flowers or ileaves amid tte dark ir cold of vour hair ! Somebody's eve will eye brightfcn up to see it, and, ere vou are aware, you will become "a trap to catch a sunbeam." II .. ! j:o: ....iJ: . npuevui j oui i uiuicuJLien, tviiu c cji euiustau- ces v ork. out of ill. Prepare yourselves if need be, for j better homesj - Do good, -'if you ex pect to- receive good. , Be faithful to every dutv, and cajlher the unbeams which bieak through tne nr that you may be prepared totireceive the bid ze . of Jnoontide' liappiueiis.-- T. S. II: in Juuntty Gentleman.. A ! I ; ) . jS . The! Latest Novelty in Cotton 'Plant- iNa.-7ne.- iuenipuis Jivuiaucie says j an oia theory regarding cotton plantings has recently been siddeuly exploded. The opinion has al most universally existed that thej eottin plant cannot be transplanted. ' A machine remarkable for its ingenuity has been invented;and patented by JMessrs. llobei ts j & Graham,! which most effectually demonstrates that cot toni can be trans planted It! has been .severely tested in Coa homa county, 3Jiss., by Messrs,: Nelson, .Harris, KoberttBobol B. Leuel and Dr. llobson. Plants were transp anted in dry isandy soil, uuder a and they: did! not even stop grow- buruin sun. in trial as sueecsslul was also made, in Tallahatchie county, and,' A- H . Alcorn, sheriff of, the county, allows himself to bB. referred to for the testablislimeut of almost auy extravagant o" assertions which may be made concerning this valuable invention.! , The uiachiue has alio been Gs'tcd verv carefullv bv J. 11. PavtouJ Esct.. near Oakland", Tenu;, a gcntleniaii of no mean inventive genius ..himself. t Corn, cotton .and cabbs:e plants, and- everything else were trans ferred uuder a hot sun. All lived and aid not stop growing. M ore testimony , can be furnish ed if any remain .iutredulous,; Avyusta Cori- Ktl'tuti'mblisf.1' V I V j' : ;... J;t": For Rent, The Ilotl known as the t Rail Koad ; r Exchange Hotel. iUso, seTeral roonn over ..Wilson Si Jilack. Drug stre, posseafcion given at once. Applj to Jolr 18.1870.! 1 ! . w. J..liL.AUlv. KObPMANN'S! I 'JE1 S . ! i This invalaable remeUy in tne loiiowir.jr innumer able diseases, .Cholera iiorbua. Dyspepsia, ipyssen tery, DiarHioca. and other kindred bowel affections, Chills and Fever, &.C., has stood, the TEST.OP AN IICXDRED TEARS and uow stands unequaUed in the Southern States. - d " " " As an Appe-er' nJ Stoma6hie, its powers are ira mediately experiencd. and $o pleasant ij, cannot be said to be physic. JAir iK i Thousands of Soldiers that it In the Southern arniv.' suffermir" from the abbTe named dibcases, have itsed it fretly,, ind testify f.o its efficacy.1 ! ; j-X 'A ;;.i; K :. ' I ' J." ; :I--'. S Hundreds of families who now use it with unvary ing success, hare volunteered their certificates of its merits. j-Xi'-i --""' t ';' '"j. f ( This is no new or nntriel lledicinej but has been usedirti irinany for the last half ceutarj ; and the recipe ban been in possession of ,my father's family -for t30.yea.rs past, aud during the last; fifteen years these Bittprs have cured "r :v v ' !f .',;!" .'C'l,: fc ; j Thousands of Cases ' . ' In Western North Carolina, and North Western South Carolina - ' i ' ' v j ' ' ! ' I ' ( ' i . The Rots and Herbs used in its manufacture are imported by me from Germany, where their 1 inedi-' einal virtues are well known, i ' . j , I j Families, eppeeially those hating young children, should nerer be without a bctile in the Louse. ! In marshy and swampy" districts, where the ma larial influence are so deadly poisonous, this Bitters iathe only SUBB REMEDY known whieh will pre Tent its attack and insure a freedom from its poison ous effects. u . L ..- . t A -; For Sale by all Druggists -a. 1 L : r r 1" B-'KOOrMANN, 'July 18J 1870. ; - - - j Charlotte, . C. AgriculturaL Crossing of Distlnjjt . Breeds, ofknimals. We see it sugxestedl in one of our exchanses. that a mixture of the " Berkshire and White Chester hog would make a capital cross. V A dis position, seems to be general whenever a farmer procures a fine animal, whether of swine, poul try, sheep, or neat cattle, to try the effects of a cross. jThe stock is admitted to be good, but like the man who was well, took physic and died, the owner is not satisfied, biit wants better ; the consequence is, he gets Worse. We believe the prominent idea with many is this improvement of distinct breeds by crossing; but,' in our opin ion, it is'all wrong, and the effect will be to es tablish a race of mongrels of uncertain type and u ureliable proge ay. "4Vi..?v "t'- The work of originating and establishing new types Dr' forms in domestic animals, is one re quiring about a half century of time, and a pecu-. liar faletit and judgment, uot possessed, by one in a thousand, Bakeell,! Ellnian, Webb, and Bates, of England, and to go still farther back; the 5Iessrs. Oollings. attained1 great success in this line!., but it was the business of their lives; They had euthusiasm, in. accurate eye and skill, and a; rare ; iudzment. which j? combined with large experience, enabled theni to brinjr out the results they did. t With them the breeding of live stock- was reduced to fa a 1 science. out one which they could not i npart-j tit was a work of genius, not education. aTbes spent whole days wiucuiug lueir swcKj in oiuerto secure .certain points, t - j Ifli-' --fV '" ;' " A farmer undertaking the business of cross ing distinct breeds, cab never tell .where he is going' tojland. ' lie can readily unsettle, but to bring out a desired result and establish it, is not so easy, r 'ine laws ot patnre! may not be: called arbitrary, but they arcj not alvfnys understood. e have heard of a cjaso whpre a farmer who had two animals, male aud i female, each posses sing a very important jpoirrt W. their configura tion, which bqbad long wari ted to secure. ; He considered he was certain cf getting it by breed ing them! together, but j! the progeny proved remarkably-deficient in tqi very particular. The result may probably be explained, that nature always aims at evennes, regularity, and to have no one.pfgan in excess jor abov6 an averajre. If such is produced by uuskillful efforts in breed- in g, such; excess i becomes a deformity a .'worth ss, appendage. "., This is commonly shown in less, appe some stock occafionaiiyi; to do seen at lairs, ana of which, we have met with some specimens this ; very seasou. j neavy jnuu quarter in a steer is ;a valuable point for the butcher. . It was so at tractive to farmers, thai; cows with an unusu-il jhetivy hind quarter browght an extra price. In stead of dropping perpepdicularly from' the root of the tH. it at last, by care!: in breeding only ior nils, ioegnn to - aesc-jriDe a nau (eircie -ana bulgd'out'; and the result now occasionally seen is an animal with a heavy hind quarter of a half moon 'shape, but deficient on the rib, and eYery where else, and one that will jnever get fut. A more worthless animal than these specimens, and' i having less ueveiopujent, canh rarely be found. They will not grow, they never fatten, feed never tells, but they make a jfine show to the uninitiated, who find out that, this unnatural development is only harcl muscle, and that of the touehest kind. - We hold it to be almost impos sible to combine in onerther essential points of sheep could be gotten jup with Cotswold aud SouthdoWu and 3lerinoj wool on its carcass, and having the properties of all? tliee three bretrds, it would be well adapted firji Barnutn's nmseum tr a traveling uienagerie bat net for any farmer having an! eye to profit . I , , t Devons ' Short borns,Jfei,8oys, c Ayrshires, no less than the different bpeili pf poultry, 6heep and swine, all have theirdistinct Characteristics, and it-is well for a farmer to select such as may suit his particular businefis or location, without entering on ine uncertain imureoi mixing ineui all np, in the hope of gutting something better. rmctical jarmei 'op-DressiBg1 for Corn. iA correppoudent in the iiOermnntown .Tele graph offeis the following aj ai tiip di essiug' for corn :' -ri'l ' ' ' " LTaving been'.much benefitted by the' follow- mg mixture, auq oeneving it, 10 oe t ne province of your paper to dissehiiiiiit the results of ex perimeutsy I have conclujled lo submit it to your judginentr-: ;. -C.X Y :; YX, , :vj . Having used various substances as a top uress- mg ior corn, sucu as guano, super-pnospnate, salt or plaster, also various u ixturcs of them, I have found the following 'to ;ive the best result for the expenditure: v; .'..,;' j-'ili.'.'' . . A short time before plan' ing time, I collect all the chicken manure, and reduce it to as fine a powder as possible, andj pa ;s it throngh a rid dle. Wit h this I mix two bushels of bone dust, two of dry (uulcachcd). wiKijJ ashes, one, and a half of plaster and a peck of coarse ealtf the heap is then bhoveled until thoroughly, mixed, and if dry and dustyriuay be moistened with water or urine. ..-If mixed long before lusing the heap uhould be spread out and covered ,with, dry 8nl or eL?e ;t will heat and JoSe part of its virtue. ! I apply the mixture at 'the rate of one hand ful to two or . three hilli,? andj find the above ' quantities enough for ten or twelve aci w. I A'i-Ai 'H i i : ' " .( : h'-Y : 'V ' ; -' l ( : The Applicatioa ot, Haaiire3. : Permit mc to suggest ; what ldnem ? an error generally committed in he 'application of all manures. ' Alan urea, to benefit any prop, must enter into solution:' .This! solution descends Into the earth. 1 If so, it should be 'applied ss near the surface, as possible.' I have been farming siuce 1830, and 'have tried stable and' other domestic manures, in various ways, ever piuce. Jly experience ys, it does best upon the corn, after being ; covered ; andjwith the cotton seed when planted. Cotton has but few and small roots to feed from," and th manure should be so applied as to give it an ca ly and vigorous start. In cold, wet, chilly, wca! jer,- it preserves the plant from ore thins. t saw almost every field of cotton, in 3Iaybinton township lait fall, where the different fertilizers wee used,' and ia many farms it was scarcely ? perceptible, being put so deep the plant did not .rach it. . I saw none equal mine, where the same quantity was used . It" is absurd' to say. anv. folutioa will rise. Medicines are filtered thfough piper, but the j NLETEENTD V0LU5JE K U U B E R S33 properties pass through below; tnd were It fil tered through earth it would pass on down. , I am no chemist, but experience will . teach . us ' ignorant farmers lessons that we know but can not explain. ' ' - f a I never haul out my manure in tho winter, a great deal of it passes off in solution. I try to get it off in as dry state as possible, and apply it fo. ' ' How is it cotton seed dropped upon corn will feed it as quick, and it will grow off as rapidly as when in the grouud, the seed being upon tho land not covered ? May not the oil undergo some chemical change J The hull has not rotted. Fairfield county. Wm. II. IturF.' Tha Value of Clover Land for a 7hcat Crop, In the journal of the Royal Agricultural So-- cicty of England (oTlSCD-arc reports of experi ments to test the peculiar influence or tho red clover crop on the subsequent growth of wheat,' upon which Professor Voclckcr remarks, that tho heaviest crops of clover removed from tho soil ap pears t a render it more capable of yielding a good crop of .wheat that tho addition of even power-- tul Palme manures (super phosphate of lime,' mixed alkalies,4 &,o. seems hardly to iniprovotho subsequent wheaf, crop. 'It is a fact adds tho Professor, 'that alter a heavy crop ol clover carried off as hay, tho land, far from being' lesa fertile than before, is peculiarly well adapted, even without' tho addition of manure, to bear a good crop of wheat the lollowingycar, provided the seasou be favorable to its growth. . Clover mown twice leaves the land in a better condition, as regarding its wheat providing carvt-bilitie- thati i when mown once only forhayaud, the'second crop fed off the land by sheep. It is supposed from tho results of experiments given that the land whereon clover has been grown for seed the preceding year yield a still better Crop than when the crop is mown twice for hay, or mown once and afterwards : fed off by sheep. The results of the rrofepsor's investigations aro thus summed up: First During tho growth' of clover a largo amount, of Nitrogenous matter accumulates in the soil. Second This accum ulation, which is the greatest in tho surface soil, ia Cne to decaying leaves - dropped during' tho growth of clover, and to an abundance of root' containing, when dry, from one and threo-quar--tars of two per cent., pf nitrogen. Third Tho clover, roots nre stronger and more numerous, and more leaves fall to the ground whereon clo ver has been grown for 6ced tha preceding ' year, than when the clover is mown twice for liny," or when mown and afterwards fed off by . sheep. In the latter cae tho development of clover roots is checked, and the Consequent loss of fertilization is not sufficiently counterbalanced by the excrements of tho . sheep on tho land. Another .deduct ion is thus jriven :' 'Clover not only "provides' abundance of nitrogenous food, but delivers this food in rotdily Available forth (as nitrates) more gradually and continuously, and consequently with more certainty of a god result than such food cm ba applied to tho land in a shape of uitrogenous spring top-dressings." The Juggling of an Avaricious .Wife. The New York Sun is responsible for tho fol lowing story : Three weeks ago a well dressed woman arrived in, this city via the Hudson Itiv- -cr Jiailroad. There waa apparently nothing wrong about her. She was modest in demeanor and of a tacitnrn difpVsition. For two daya tho stopped at the Metroplitan Hotel, and then went to 150 Kust Twenty third street to board. On Saturday last she went to Europe in the fdcanicr City of Washington. She give her numo as Mrs- Iloofling; snid that she had separated front her husband, and that an equal division of pro perty had been uiade . before the Reparation. Her share hho said amounted to a trifio over 520,000 and she exhibited Government bonds and bills to that amount in support of her asser tion. When asked "why she defcircd to visit Kuropc, she replied ; . j . - " ' 'I wish to live alone. I shall never marry again. "'The interest of the money in my pscs- , sion will keep ine until death. I have rccu enough of. life, aud only .desire quietness and peace.!!, t -ri A , " : , Tt now appears that Mrs. Ilocfling was tho wife, of 31 r. Fredrick Hocfling of Quincy, 111. Mr. Ifefliitg kept a jewelry shop on Hampahiro street in t hat city for some years, and amassed i' quite a fortune. Throngh the advico of some Iriend, he resolved to Sell out his business, and , seek a better field for operations in California. This was done. On closing up his accounts Mr. -I lot fling cleared about 818,000. Having great confidence in his wife he gave her $4,000 with, which to come to this city and buy a stock of jewelry to furnish the California store. Mr. Hocfling was to use the remaining $14,000 in purchasing a place of business in the far West. At his- reqneat, bis- wife made him a belt' in which to keep his money. The wife suggested that for greater security i he money should bo sewed up in the belt. Mr.- Hocfling banded her the money. She walked into another room forthread nnd ne?dte, and nn returning handed him the belt.' The money lay in a lump within it, apparently perfectly secure. ' . , . . ' : ' ira. ILxjlling in due tirno left Quiney fov New .York, to lay in a stock its arranged; whilo her huabind, with the $14,000 seenrft, ss ha supposed,' in iU belt; departed Tor California, There he arrived in safety, and - commenced are r.ingeucnta for startbg business on a largo scale, only awaiting tidings' from his wife, and Ihei New York purchases to conclude 'operations.5 The anticipated tidings snd tho expected pur ehascs never came. .Expectation became anxie ty grew iub alarm. . ' . The JooMe cash be had about him being ex- hausted, he had h?conre to his belft ' Tho belt ' was opened, and instead of bank qotea bo found only blank paper not a cent of the $14,000. The wif had successfully tricked him, and ia now in Europe. The husband, broken-hearted! baa made nj effort to find her. ; In 1 COO tb5 ladres were addicted to wearing false hair, hut not in the shape of chignons. A poet sought to convert them from the foolishness uf their ways by addressing them in tho follow ing vigorous stanza : "Art. thou, a Christian, O then wby dost wear. Upon the sacred head the filthy hair Of some vile wretch, by foul disease that fell, , Whose sou,!, perhaps, ia burning now. in bell?'

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