TJSBJtlS OJF
AfevSRTXSXKG:
One qyareoftwenty-
avninr s atttild at
InadFance, per year,$2 00
Not paid in advance, 2 50
Not paid until six
months have expir
ed, 300
Not paid till the year
ha expired, 350
tm
lines or leas, fox one inser -
tion, 60 cent ; every ub
isequent insertion, cent
'except it remaiuinforaev
ieralmonths, when it will
jbe charged $3 for two
'.months, 4 for three, &.c
i$l 0 for twelve months .
"CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS J AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE
7 " -
COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS
M ..1 - : j!
1 -i
KJ- Liberal deduction
unless the price be paid in
Bywffl.H.BAsnE. FAYETTE VTLTR. W. f!.. APT?.TT, 1Q
am.
VOl.. 12 -no. 63.
for large advertisement
'lip f Via a -w a t r wr " Vt a
advance.
1
Persons who adrertise in the m wmap
mark their adrertfeementa with the number of
nsertions; otherwise they often forget and let the ad
ertiement run longer than necessary, and when the
bill comes to be settled, there is something said about the
cost. And when an article is advertised for sale, when it
i sold, the advertiser should attend to taking it out of
the paper, because it misleads the readers of the paper
esides running him to inorecost.
JUICED OF
AT THE CAROLINIAN OFFICE.
From and after the 1st of Sept. 185 0.
For all such Blanks as we keep for sale, GO
cents per quire.
Where Blanks are printed to order, the prices
will ranje from li'y cts. to $1 50 per quire, thus:
1 quire cap blanks Si 50 per quire.
2 " " " 1 00 " '
3 tc ' c iS.c "
4, or G " 7." 4i "
10 " GO " "
15 " " ' 50 "
20 " ' " 40
1 quire letter-sheet blanks 1 25 " "
2 4 (
3 " " ' 75 "
4, 5 or 6 44 44 05 44 44
1 0 44 44 44 55 44 44
1 5 44 44 44 4 5 44 44
2044 44 44 35 44 44
Any blink printed to order which lias more
nvitter in it than is usu.il in blanks printed for
the ah ve prices, will be charged extra accord
ing to the amount of matter, or the fancy-work
directed to he done.- In like manner, a blank
containing but a few lines of matter to the sheet
will be charged a less price.
NEW CLOTHING-
A7JD GEXTIiliJIKXS' OUTPITTIXG
ESTABLISEMEKT.
A. VALDAUEIl & CO.,
( street, corner opposite Fayetteville Hotel,
and next door to .Messrs IJUifs store,)
Has just received a large assortment of whiter Clothing
eo.i-a.-tini of line duiU;-.-.tveil Jrab Ovcrcuuts; fine Cas-
tarin 'JiiHts; fine frjckud dress oats. : and a good
assartai-Mit of i anf.alcions of h1 colors and prices.
Clo.ii;s. CatoloTis. a ii'w and f:ishionalle iirtic.lt!: winter
1 Sask. an 4 all kinds of winter Coats; tine Shirts, (the
finest M4sortine:it ever brought into this market).
B -nits. Shoos. l!..ts, Caps. Trunks. Travelling Bas.
Umbrellas . &.C.
Old ca-st tiners ari particularly invited to call and ex
amine our irooils.
A. WALDAUER & CO.
Not 2.1830. Cm
NEGROES WANTED.
Ctsh will be paid for likely young Negi oes
it' application i iuadesoou.
J. & T. WADDILL.
Sept 14, 1S50. G03-tf
F A L F, AN Dm NT E 11
We are now receiving our Full and Winter
Goods, consisting of a very general and well
selected stock,
2 a all .Lines,
which we are ottering on our usual terms.
All sorts of Produce purchased;
and we attend as usual to the Forwarding Busi
ness. J. &. T. WADDILL,
Nov 30, 1 S 50 01 l-tf Hay street.
J 0 II ND. WILLIAMS,
Commission and Forwarding
M KUCHA NT
Fay cite vi 11c, N- C.
Feb, 23, 1S50.
GKOUSKS AND COMMISSION
135 Front Street, near Maiden Lane
lurficu!ar attention paid to the sale of Cot
. ton, Naval Stoics, and other Produce.
Liberal advances made on consignments.
T. JIALLETT. M YORK. J-TAULMIER.
Jan. 11, lS.'il
6 m
Ben Blossom 4 Son,
COMMISSION MEUCIf ANTS,
No. 145, Front Street,
PfEW YOlIIv.
Liberal advances made upon consignments of
Naval Stores, Cotton, Grain, and other produce.
Jiltl'V is)s-ti 3y
JOSKPil BS.OSSt),
G E N K il A L CO M M I S S I 0 N
AND
Forwarding Mcrcb ant,
WILHIXGTOX, ?. C
Prompt personal attention given to consign
ments, and cash advances made on shipments to
me or inv friends in Ner,- York.
Feh'v 2l, 1S01 v
JUST RECEIVED,
1780 Panama, Leghorn, and
Palm-leaf HATS,
And this spring's Paris and New York style of
mole-skin, silk and angoia nais. a ueauumi ar
ticle Also, men's, boys' and children's beaver,
silk, and fur do., of eyery description, from sev
eral of the best manufactories m the U. States,
together with a good assortment of my own
manufacture, which makes my stock the most
complete ever ottered in this market.
A few beautiful misses' Gypsies and oil silk.
I have made arrangements that will enable me
to sell to country merchants and dealers, at
wholesale, at a very small advance, and respect
fully invite them and all others in want of Hats
and Caps, to give me a call, believing that it will
lie to their advantage to do so, as I have deter
mined to sea cneap.
Highest prices paid for fur skins and Iamb's
wool.
DAVID GEE,
North-east corner Market Square, Green st
March 15, 1S51.
TOBACCO.
The subscriber has a good stock of Tobacco on
hand, and will receive regularly, from Messrs J.
Jones & Co's factory, qualities assorted, from
common to very fine, which will be sold at the
lowest manufacturing prices.
J. UTLEY.
Fayetteville, April 5, 1551. tf
POST OFFICE INFORMATION.
A single letter means any weighing 1 ounce
avoidrupois or less. A letter weighing over 1 oz.
and less than 2 isregarded as 4 letters.
Newspaper, means a paper of 1900 square in-
tuci or less.
No P. M. can frank a letter weighing over 1
uuui,c, ritcn uh -uuiciai Business.
Postage on letters from anv office in the U. S
to and from California, or our Territories on the
Pacific,40 cents prepaid or not. 'Newspapers
and pamphlets 3 cents each, sea postcge, and the
inland Postage to be added, if any.
P. M.'s whose corn's were $200 or less for the
year ending June 30, 1S50, can send and receive
written letters free, not weighing ovr oz.
each on their own private business. They can
irantt to ainornia, or any other place in the U
S. possessions, but not beyond.
Postage on letters to China, &c. may be 75
cents or 4a cents.
Postage on regular or transient papers, 1 or ij
cents, anu du per cent, commission on tnem
Total postage on papers to Great Britain 4
cents, 2 cents to be paid in each country; to any
piace tnrougn ureat jjntain 4 cents, prepaid.
The Postage on letters, to or from Great Brit
ain is 24 cts., the single rate.
The franking privilege 'travels with its pos
sessor.' A Postmaster can frank through anv
olfice he may pass in travelling, but he cannot
send franked letters from hid own office at the
same time.
Postmasters whose annual compensation is not
over S"200, may frank names of subscribers and
money to newspapers.
Postmasters are entitled by law to the follow
ing commissions on the amount of letter postages
received by them in each quarter of the year,
ard in due proportion of any fractional part of a
quarter ; but no Postmaster can receive a larger
compensation from commissions than $500 per
quarter:
40 per cent, on the first $100;
33 " " next 300 ;
30 " " 2,000;
12J on all over 2,400 ;
A commission of 50 per cent, is allowed on
postage of Newspapers, Pamphlets, and Maga
zines; also two cents is allowed for the delivery
of each free letter, (excepting free packets of
printed matter, such as Speeches, &c, though
made up in letter form,) to officers where the
commission does not am't to $500.
On letters received for distribution at such
offices as are designated for that purpose by the
Postmaster General, a commission of 7 per cent,
is allowed. Postmasters whose annual compen
sation is not over $"200 may frank names of sub
scribers and money to editors.
At offices where the mail is regularly to arrive
between the hours of 0 o'clock in the evening
and 5 o'clock in the morning, 50 instead of 40
per cent, is allowed on the first $100 of letter
postage.
Table of postages.
1-2Q7.
1 oz. 2 oz 3 oz
To Imj )
20 '10 GO
2 2 2
4S 0G 144
Letters not over 300 miles,
Letters over 300 miles,
Dropped letters,
Letters by British mails,
Newspapers nut over J 00 miles,
or within tne State, for each
sheet or supplement.
Do. over 100 miles and out of the
State,
To be prepaid if not sent from
o
10
21
1 cent.
1 cts
the office of publication.
Pamphlets, Magazines, Periodi
cals and all other printed mat
ter, except as before and under
mentioned for each not over log- 2o. 3oz. 4oz
2- 3J 4j 5
A fraction of oz. over not to be
regarded.
Circulars and handbills not over
single cap size and'unsealed
(to be prepaid,) Scents.
The Cunard line of steamers is under contract
pay with Great Britain, for carrying mails, and
all the postage except 5 cents on letters carried
from the U. States by that line, is received by
Great Britain; but the Collins' line is under con
tract with the United States, and-all the postage
except 3 cents on letters carried out by this
line, is recehed by the U States.
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, &c.
R0BT. MITCHELL,
(drey's How, Gillespie street,)
Has always on hand
Prime Bacon,
Whiskey, Brandy and Rum,
Sugar, Coffee,
Flour, Meal, Corn,
Tobacco, Candles,
Molasses, Salt,
Castor Oil,
Painted Water Tails,
Nails, Hollow-ware,
Prime and Mess Pork,
Prime and Mess Beef,
Salted Fish of various kinds,
Winter shad, herrings, mulletts, Sec.
These are all cash articles, and can only be
had from me for the CASH, and they will con
sequently be sold at very low cash prices.
Fresh butter and eggs generally on hand, and
other family articles.
R. MITCHELL.
March , 151 . 3m
WASHINGTON"
LIVERY STABLES.
J. J. Philips & Kobt. U ooten
Are prepared to furnish the public with
HORSES, CARZUAGSS, & BUGGIES,
They are also prepared to send passengers to
any of the neighboring towns, on reasonable
terms. Their stock may be found at their sta
bles opposite the Metho'dist Episcopal Church,
Hay street.
They always have in attendance a good hostler
and reinsman. They will take horses on livery
at reasonable terms.
A two-horse carriage will be in readiness, at
short notice, to convey passengers to or from the
steamboats.
Please give us a call, and if satisfaction is not
given, no pav will be required.
Fayetteville, March S, 1S51. 6m
LAW NOTICE.
ARCHIBALD A. T. SMITH
Has taken an Office on Anderson street, nearly
opposite the Fayetteville Hotel. He will attend
to the collection of claims and law business gen
erally and especially to the taking of accounts
of executors, administrators, guardians and part
ners, either in suit or otherwise.
Jan'y 11, 1851 y
3000
Lbs. prime North Carolina BACON,
shoulders, and hams., just receiv
ed and for sale by B. ROSE SON.
April 2, 1S51. C32-3t
ENCOURAGE THE HOME
THE undersigned would respect
full announce to their friends and the
fashionable public generally, that
they have just received their Spring
and Summer Report of New York
and Philadelphia Fashions for Gen
tlemen's Clothing; and would tender
their thanks for past patronage, and
solicit a continuation from all who
may want to have just the thing in
the way of a good fitting coat, pants, or vest. No
pains will be spared in giving entire satisfaction
to all those who may favor them with their pat
ronage. Their prices low for cash or note.
GRAHAM & WOODWARD.
West end Hotel Building, Hay street.
March 22, 1S51. 630-3m
WANTED.
We want 5000 customers to call and examine
our new and desirable assortment of
Spring and Summer Goods,
Selected in New York, which we offer at extremely low
prices.
DRY GOODS:
Calicoes. Ginghams. Lawns. Muslins. Cambrics, fhnm
tirays. brown and bleached shirtings. &c. &.c. AIpo. Niitts.
Veils. Braids. Bobbinets. Edgings, Laces, colored Bonnet
Dimity. &c.
READY-MADE CLOTHING
Coats, from $1 to $15; Sacques. Coatees, Union Tweeds,
Merino and Alpaccii. pants and vests.
A prime, lot of RIBBONS, which we can sell lower than
any other house in town.
G R OCERIES,
Porto Hi co Snear. Clarified do.: Rio Coffee. Starch.
Pepper, (iinger. Spice, Soaps. Mustard, Snuff & Tobacco!
.Dairy t heese; I'rmcipe & Regalia Segars, Cognac Brandy.
Port Wine. &c.
All persons desirous of obtaining bargains, are invited
to call one door east of Cook 4i Taylor's.
J. SMITH &. CO.
March 22. 1S51. Sm
Spring Goods, 1851.
JAMES KYLE
Has just received a large and general assort
ment of Dry Goods, among which are
1200 pieces new stvle Calicoes,
250 " " " Ginghams,
;J.10 " printed and embroidered Lawns,
Brocade and other Silks,
Swiss and other Muslins
Irish Linens, Lawns and Diapers,
Bobinet Lace and Edgings
Silk, Linen and Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Umbrellas and Parasols,
Superfine Cloths and Cassirneres,
Tweeeds and Mareno Cassimere,
Bonnets, uncommonly cheap,
Bolting Cloths, Anker brand.
with many other goods, all of which were pur
chased by the package for cash. Those wishing
to purchase by wholesale or retail, will pleas'e
call before purchasing elsewhere, as good bar
gains may be expected this season.
JUarch JO, 1S51.
M. GREENTKEK & CO.,
Market Square, next door to J. M. Beasley,
Jt-trefir
Have just opened a large
stock of ready made
Clothing for Spring and
Summer wear, consisting
of dress and frock coats
from $S to 15.
Business Coats from
2 50 to $5 and upwards.
Piintaloons, vests, of all
kinds for spring and Sum
mer wear.
Silk, pocket and neck
i?:? handkerchiefs, shirts,
suspenders, &c. &c.
Gentlemen are requested to call and examine
our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
March 22, 1S51. 3m.
Fisk's Patent Metalic
BURIAL CASES.
The Subscriber has been appointed Agent for
the sale of these Metalic. Coffins, and has re
ceived and intends to keep a supply of various
sizes, combining the late improvements.
They are equally as good in all respects as the
ordinary Wood Coffin, and in various particulars
are far superior. Being air tight, remains can
be kept in them without burial for a reasonable
length of time, withouljany offensive odor. They
are also proof against water or vermin, and
whether intended lor ordinary burial in the
ground, for vaults, or for transportation, they
will be found to meet the expectations of those
who use them. If it is necessary at any time,
even 50 years after interment, to remove remains,
it can be done without any difficulty for the
Cases themselves will last as long as time itself.
Thev have received Premiums at the State
Fairs of New York in 1619 and 1S50; at the
State Fair of Ohio in 1S50; at the American In
stitute in N. York ; at the Boston Mechanics'
Charitable Association, and at the Franklin In
stitute, Philadelphia.
These cases are now ver3r extensively used in
the large cities, and have been highly approved
of, as may be seen by certificates in my posses
sion DUNCAN McNEILL.
Fayetteville, March 29, IS51. 631-tf
State of North. Carolina Robeson County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions February
Term, A. D. 1S51.
WilHam W. Powell vs. Duncan Ramsey and
wife Elinora, and others.
Probate of Will.
It appearing that Duncan Ramsey and wife
Elinora, Jesse Basden and wife Mary, John N.
Gidans and wife Ann, Jacob P. Powell, John A.
Powell, Benjamin T. Powell, Joseph T. Powell,
heirs at law of the late John Powell, are not resi
dents of this State ; ordered that publication be
mad for six weeks in the North Carolinian, a
paper published in the town of Fayetteville, for
them to appear and show cause at the nest term
of the County Court of Robeson, on the fourth
Monday of Mavnext, why the last Will and Tes
tament of the late John Powell should not be ad
mitted to solemn probate ; and that notice also
issue to Elizabeth Powell to appear at the nest
terra of this Court, and show cause why the Will
now offered for probate by the Executor, Wil
liam W. Powell, should not be admitted to pro
bate in solemn form.
Witness, Shadrach Howell, Clerk of our said
Court at office, the fourth Monday of February,
A. D. 1S51, and of American Independence the
75th year. Issued March 15, 1S51.
S'D'H. HOWELL, Cl'k C. C.
630-Gt. pr adv $3 25
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MOROCCO.
A late letter from Tangier has the fol
lowing account of a case of capital punish
merit:
In my last I believe I gave vou an ac
count of a Moorish execution. Another
instance of capital punishment here was
attended with the lollowinjj singular cir-
cumstances : A Moor of the village of
Sharf had shot with a pistol, in the market
at 1 angier, a fellow villager whom he sus
pected of intimacy with his wife. The
brother of the murdered man started im
mediately for Meyuinez, where the Sultan
was then residing, and claimed the life of
the murderer. The Sultan heard the com
plaint, acknowledged the justice of the
demand, and summoning the plaintiff into
his presence, delivered the following deci
sion: We grant you our permission to take the
life of the murderer of your brother, with
the same instrument of death with which
he was assassinated, and on the same spot,
and at the same hour of the day. But,''
added the Sultan, why seeke'st thou also
to be a man-slayer? Accept the price of
blood which is lawful unto true believers,
and we will guarantee you its payment
from our Sherafiau hands, and two hundred
mitzakel shall be the sum."
To this the plaintiff' replied: 'Can that
sum purchase me a brother?"
4iGothy way," said the Sultan; we
have heard and understood a letter will
be given you by the vizier, in which our
mandate shall be written."
Furnished with the sentence of death,
the man returned to Tangier, and present
ed it to the Governor. On the same day
of the week and at the same hour, the mur
derer was brought out of prison and seated
on the very pot where he had taken his
fellow villager's life, while crowds of peo
ple attended to witness his death. The
pistol was now given to the brother of the
murdered man, who loaded it, went up to
the criminal, walked slowly round him
and said ln the presence of God anil
man, I call upon yon to answer me truly :
Didst thou slay my brother?" To this the
criminal replied, did." One of the
multitude now stepping forward, addres
sed the brother of the murdered man: 'Ac
cept the price of blood," said he, and I
promise you 100 ducats in addition, which
those assembled will gladly give."
"Worthless words,'' said the villager;
and again he walked round his victim.
Again fie asked him the same question,
and again the same reply was given. A
second offer was now made of two hundred
ducats, and again the villager walking
round the criminal, repeated his quetion,
adding, Say what thou believest ; 1 am
about to take thy life."
"That God is God, and Mahomed is the
Prophet of God," responded the criminal.
Scarcely were the words uttered, when
the pistol was discharged- The muzzle
had been placed at the small of the back,
being the same spot where he had shot the
man for whom he was now about to die;
but the wretched criminal, although mor
tally wounded, did not expire for some
hours.
California Fifty-Dollar Pieces.
We had the pleasure of seeing yester
day a fifty-dollar gold piece, the coinage
of California, which is a beautiful and
unique specimen of the abjlity of that in
fant sister of our confederacy. It is octa
gonal in its form, and on the front bears
the following inscription: ''United States
of America, 880 Thous. 50 D. C." On
the reverse is a layed circle, ('a star, and
around the edges Augustus Humber,
United States Assayer of Gold, 1851."
This ingot, which is stamped at the
assay er's office in San Francisco, will not
legally pass as currency, because there is
yet no law to authorize it. But there
is no question of its circulating freely in
California and many other places, it is
also in contemplation to strike ingots of
one and two hundred dollars, like the fifty
dollar piece, only it will be proportionally
thicker. "The ingots of five hundred and
one thousand dollars will be in form paral
lelograms, about five inches long and one
and three-quarters in width, ami varying
in thickness, the smaller being about three-
tenths ot
tenths."
an inch,
Union.
and the
larger
six-
Germans in the West. Of the two hun
dred thousand souls in Wisconsin, more
than one hundred thousand are said to be
Germans. This race of men are settling
the countiy on the sources of the Missis
sippi very rapidly, and in that region, if in
any part of the Union, the German char
acter and customs seem likely to impress
themselves on the population.
On the night of Monday and morning of
Tuesday last, we had one of the most hea
vy and devastating rains ever seen or felt
in the vicinity of Wadesbo rough. In this
all our planters, so far as we have seen
them, agree. One gentleman told us that he
had fences washed away on Gould's Fork
where he never knew the freshet to reach
before. Hill sides have been dreadfully
washed, and low lands flooded, and we
fear that a great deal of the planting done
before the rain will have to be done over
again. Up until this rain the spring has
been so far very favorable. Wadtsboro'
Jlrgas.
MANAGEMENT OF MANURE OR
COMPOST HEAPS.
As the collection of manure is admitted
on 'all hands to be the prime source of
agricultural prosperity, 1 submit the fol
lowing, on the management of certain mat
ters, with a view to that subject:
The first thing to be attended to is, the
selection of a suitable spot for a manure
heap. This should be on the top of some
rising ground, or on a ground at least so
level that there can be no ran of water to
and from it, in case of violent rains. A
true regard to economy, will also suggest
that it should be placed on some field for
which benefit it is mainly intended.
Having marked out the ground say 25
feet by 16, or any other dimensions suita
ble to your means, sink stakes' three or
four inches in diameter, two feet below
the surface of the ground, and rising to
any convenient height above, at each corn
er, and at proper distances along the sides
and ends- Now collect from the woods,
sufficient leaf mould or rich virgin soil to
cover the whole space inclosed, one foot
deep, laying old rails, or any other materi
al at hand fit for the Durnoe. alonir the in-
side of the stakes, as the mould rises, to
confine it within its place. Next, take
from the stalls of your animals, (the way
of managing which, will presently be
given,) as much manure as will cover this
mound, all over equal 1 v, to the depth of
one foot, except the sides and ends which
should invariably be mould onlv for at
least six inches from the rails, by which
means it will be percei"ed that the rich
and enriching material will be so cased up
as to prevent me escape oi tne gases.
i'hen cover this layer of manure, as soon
as may be, in order to prevent loss oy
evaporation, with mould from the woods,
to the depth of six inches, and cover the
whole with any kind of straw, as wheat.
oat, barley, rye, or buckwheat, one foot
deep This will do much to enrich the
surface, at the same time it prevents
injury from the sun and wind. Leaves
will do, but straw is much better Q?3 Let
it stand in this state until your stalls again
require cleaning. You will then remove
the straw, and spread another layer of ma
nure, except the sides and ends, to the
depth of one foot, and over that, a new lay
er of mould six inches deep, as before, fi
nally replacing tne straw as in the first in
stance. Go on repeating the process till
stakes,; then replace the straw and let the
whole stand till required for use, commen-
cinga new neap any where else most con
venient. As it may be thought the layers of ma
nure would be too thick, I will now give
some directions for the management of the
horse stable, cattle stalls, hog pens, &c. ,
from which it is to be taken. Before en
tering upon this, however, I would pause
one moment to remind the reader of what
I
he has been again and
again
told in this
valuable journal, namely, that any animal
that is worth keeping at all is, on all ac
counts, worth keeping well. Probably
there is nothing in which the farmer errs
so fatally to himself, as in the system of
starvation so often pursued with regard to
his poor, suffering brutes. One animal
well fed is of more profit in the end, than
three half fed; and for the same reasons,
the manure from one well fed, is worth all
the poverty-stricken droppings of three
times its number, half-starved. Few
things are more evident than these; and
yet, there are. very few things which some
men of intelligence are so slow to receive
and act upon. It is with us, respecting
animals, very much as with regard to
acres; every one is crying "more, more;'
when in nine cases out often, every indi
vidual acquisition is a positive and mate
rial loss. It would be difficult to lay down
.1- r I
a rule on mis suoject, oi universal appli
cability. This much, however, may safe
ly be said: it you want good animals, and
good rich manure, (which it properly man
aged, will al'-vavs be a fair compensation
for the food consumed in making it, you
must not stint your animals; you must
feed as nearly to" the full, in quantity and
quality, as you can without waste.
Another rule highly necessary to success
in manufacturing manure is, that ever? an
imal on a plantation should be housed at
night, the year round; and in winter, by
day, except so much time as is necessary
for them to get water, and take sufficient
exercise. In very cold weather, they
should be iet out only to get water, and
then immediately put up again. This is
the writer's own rule, and he finds it works
well in evey case, except in regard to
hogs, which, for some reason, do not appear
to bear confinement in the day time, in
this climate. This practice is rare at the
south. If there is another instance of it in
North Carolina, he is not aware of it.
The advantages of it, however, are obvious,
and sooner or later it will be adopted bv
all.
Into the stalls of these animals, before
they are allowed to enter, mould should
be thrown to the depth of one foot. As
soon as this has become saturated, a mix
ture of virgin soil, leaves and old logs, suf
ficiently decayed to break up finely, to
gether with the scrapings from beneath
and around them, should from time to time
be added in sufficient quantities to keep
all dry and comfortable. A little shelled
corn thrown into the stalls and pens, will
induce the hogs to root, and mix up the
whole together, in the bet manner, at no
cost. When the accumulation la become
too great for convenience, let it be taken
out and put upon the pile, as above direct
ed... Before the animals are again put in,,
throw mould, as at first, or ai.y material
fitted to absorb and retain the urine and;
juices, to the depth of one foot. From
mis it win be seen that no manore goes
into the pile in a state tending to waste.
When required for use, the pile is cot down
perpendicularly, as evenlv as nossible.
in order to pulverise it well, and make the
whole mixture equal.
lue writer has now pursued the plan
to a greater or less extent for several years.
Its advantages are, that it saves the ex
pense of all tedious preparations to pre
vent the escape of fertilising matter. It
is adapted to every man's capacity, am!
every man s means. INothmg is ever seen
escaping from one of these piles -no ammo
nia on a damp or frosty morning ascend
ing like smoke from a furnace a case so
common where the contents ofstabiesare
thrown out without any admixture to ab-.
sorb it. The rain nerer falls in more
than sufficient quantities to afford the
necessary moisture, while the straw al
ways to be kept on top, is an effectual
protection from sun and wind. Its ten-
leocy to promote the health and thriftiness
of the animals must be obvious. Their
stalls are alvvavs sweet and comfortable.
Of course, this plan also saves the expense
of building manure houses. Its super
iority to the mode of managing these mat
ters commonly recommended, that is-
following out the barn yard into the form
of a ditch, and throwing the manure into
it to he-washed away and wasted by rain,
wind, and sun, will readily appear. Ani
mals should not be permitted to run in a
barn yard except in going to and from
their places of confinement; and to prevent
any loss from this, it should be kept con
stantly covered with mould, leaes, straw,
&c, which, once ox twice a year, ay be
scraped up to put on the heap between the
layers of manure.
There are numerous other sources from
which materials may be drawn to augment
and enrich these heaps, such as weeds, the
scraping of garden walks, the contents of
privies, fowl ami pigeon houses, rotten
chips, saw-dust a capital thing to throw
into pigsties and cow stables old rags,
hog's hair, coal ashes, soap suds, dish wa
ter, urine from the chambers, whicn may
be poured upon them daily, and last, tho
not least, corn cobs. These are sadly
wasted at the south
Give a really
iron 1
o
,nanaer acres oi land, and the corn
ii'isa uiaiaiE uuiiicu, ui iiiruwu away up
on some of our large southern plantations,
and 1 very believe, though as poor as pov
erty at the outset, he would in a few years
become a very comfortable liver. By this
plan, these will of course be preserved.
Where corn is fed to hogs and hor-ies in
the ear, the cobs will be mixed vp with the
materials under foot where they are final
ly thrown; when shelled for family use, or
other purposes, they should be carefully
gathered up and thrown upon the barn
yard or into Ihe hog pens
A person who has not tried this plan,
could hardly conceive how laige a mass of
rich fertilizing matter may thus be collect
ed in the course of a year from a very few
animals, and how greatly, if well followed
up, it will add to the value of landed pro
perty. It is well known that the whole
mass by lying a sufficient time, and at last
thoroughly mixed together, will become
nearly as valuable as so much raw stable
manure. While a place along side of it
of equal, perhaps far greater origVnal value,
is going perceptibly and rapidly to ruin,
the one on which this, or some better sys
tem is pursued, will be quite as rapidly
improving in beauty, fertility, and the va
rious means of comfortable living. The
garden,- which at first produced scarcely
anything eatable, begins to send forth
daily its stores of the finest vegetables; the
fields, which produced only sedge grass,
and that with much atlo, become loaded
with yearly increasing crops of grain; bare
unsightly patches arc clothed in rich ver
dure; tne orchard, renewed and invigorat
ed, teams with fruit sweet to the taste,
healthful to the body, and delightful to the
eye; everything looks cheerful, smiling,
and happy. The very animals participate
in the general blessing. Their glossy
hides, their sportive motions, their indol
ence and their ease testify their comfort,
and the enjoyment they find in the abund
ance they have thus been instrumental in
creating around them.
T
S. VV. MOTT.
Bel voir, N. C, Feb.
18, 1851.
Although
the above admirable article
was written for the latitude of North Ca
rolina, it will suit, with slight modification,
that of every State in the Union. The
method of managing manure and muck
heaps is one of the best we have ever seen;
and what most highly recommends it, is,
that it can be practised by the poorest, as
well as the richest, and equally suit the
man of a few acres or many. Those who
have not plenty of straw or leaves from
the woods to mix with their compost heaps,
will do well to use plaster, charcoal dust,
or sawdust. Plaster can always be had;
and a peck of it to a cubic yard of com
post, is quite sufficient to fix the ammonia
and retain all the fertilising gases in the
manure heap American Agriculturalist.
At a late term of the Municipal court at Bos
ton, a culprit pleaded Guilty, but J arnnot the
one."