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NEW. FIRM-:!
New Goods.
JUUAN & HETT.TG
K4iissof'ite(l -in: the Grocefy Business on
hctiorneV of: Main and Fisher 'streets,
iretiiev are keeping a full line of FIRST
vSS C110CKKIES, comprising Sugars,
let's,! Bueon,; Larl Domestics, Yarn,
fids. Teas Butter, E?ffs, Chickens, Meal,
iiir, fanned Goods of all kinds, foreign
(tynjestic 1'epper,. bpiees, Flavorvngs,
AnPork and Beef, of excellent ijuaU
drtlcrs solicitetl for anv Goods in kheir
'which will receive careful attention at
!ioi7cofiit Casb. Prioofi
tTlIi.ijhest cash prices paid for Beef and
ntfy: Produce. . v. n. JULilAri,
ir:lmo, -. J. II. HEILIG.
SEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
,0
ore beautiful than ever is the new
.: t JEWEULY
A - 1 i j '
t received at Bell & Bro's,
,1 consisting of
pLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
OLD AND PLATED CHAINS, .
BRACELETS, LADIES BETS,
GENTS BUTTONS, PINS,
M AND STUDS.
18. L; ENGAGEMENT EI1TGS
iVe have made in the handsomest
nner, . : '
AIR CHAINS, II AIR JEWELRY,
amond and Wedding Ridrs
rwciat attention giving to 'the Repairing
Timing of fine Vatche and RpoiiUtnrn ..
ill -Watches repaired bv us are warranted
Inonth. ' -.
ffice 2;doorS above National Hotel, see
r of large Watch and Pen.
Muburj, Dec. 2, 1875 tf. ,
II A R 1) WA K E.
bB od want Ilardwaro at low
Fescall on the undersiened at No 2
JinileRow,.
L D. A. AT WELL.
'bary ,N. G:,May 13-tf.
THE LYNCHBURG
siraace anfl Banking Compaq
tital Assets over
; $000,000
15,000
3?ERTY INSURED AGAINST LOSS BY
f FIRE
&c Lowest f Current Ratea
Wa Piili,.. ;n tv. .. t ...t.i ' i
j . ' B uYHcaourg ana neep
lLf Insurance Ccm pany. -
irt' gxu of your uouniry ai
Id ihnf Jrur moD-y' the South and
2, : J' I- McNEELY, Agent.
to75.4ms
rookj Nurseries,
WILS0N. n. a
?vWYESTBB00K; Propr
"i IhS "TrM Vmes and Plants yet on
ij. - 'os, oi me very Tien vaneaes
tha " 'umern culture, at prices to
111 ft1niarr nd March. 1 am prepared
trot' , -""P" "i an experience oi yearn.
1,ra - wrjy riams ior mame piant- i
'Pecialitr. HmnA for eatAlnma and f
a
STOREI
W., WESTBBOOK.
: Wilson,' $T. C.
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TnE COLORED MEN ON AMNESTY.
uiinore vun remarks : One of
... mosi striking facts aUhe latacxeited'
diseases tin MrvlBI.Ine inanrenied
jo tlte llqnte, Jwas; that the colored mem
bers from the South wer. very anxious to
vote foruoirersal amnesty, and that those
difficulty, prevented from doing so by the
personal appeals of Mr. BUine. If these
colored men had iaUf voted according- to
their own inclinations; and as they vonld
have done bntjfor ibe earnest appeals of
Mr. BlamvMff Randairs bill would have
passed fhe Uotise.!" ' "
The correspondent f the New York
Triune 8sysjhat:atl (iut one br two of
the colored members Were persuaded to
Tote no; The Tribune says there was no
hnsierman in the House, before and dur
ing the decisive roll-call, than Mr. BUine;
"there wa Drobablv nn .i.o-l- -rfa-JA
Utepresentativd whom he did not appeal
U ni uujes ue :naa tnera gathered
around him, while; be stood in the midst
arguing the question in
a verv earnest
ner." Th
he Philadeloh'a Tim'
ecription of the sreVieJs still more graphic:
ul he colored ! member were particlarly
troublesome," j writes its correspondent,
"and at times they would be surrounded
hy a half-dozen ofi Blajn'a active assist
ants, n-nally wiib iBtaine, too, at the head,
and subjected to threats, cajoh ry, entreaty
... .... 7. r,.Urj mi sr;iinieni j. fte
Springfield (Mass.) Republican lemarks
that to those who know how the ex
Speaker ia looked lip to on the Republi
can side, and who: Jvave felt the reaHy
tremendous personal magnetism of the
m a a it ill n L.J. . w m
.u.., Ik w.i nui mauer oi surprise
that jo many of the colored men yielded
their con victimi and instincts. The snr
prising thing is tbat even one of them
was found capable nf resisting him. One
was Haralson,of Alabama, an old negro,
pure blood, who has known in his lime
what sensation is ojf standing at the auction-
bl ck and hearing one's self knocked
down to the highest bidder. Surely if
any; man in the Hdnse had the fight to
be bitter, vindictive, implacable, Haralson
was the man. J Yet he voted for universal
amnesty,and voteo for it in spite of the
most strenuous efforts of Mr. Blaine
white, educated, weWltl)y,aspiring to the
highest honors: in ihe'gi'ft of a Christian
people-to make hilin vote the other way.
There Is something in (his contrast be-
tween the ti
tnper and action of
the two i
men which may we-11 se
the public think
ing-wh:ch my wll ti
Mr. Janies G
IJiuine thinking also
S crrkEM t Go t Kt . k o u rt me t at
10
i-. i. .t : ! v.
7 n:T "Tnr ?"rum9-Vm-'7
iu. u, mi uic Mioiitrn LTecill. !
t r I . I - t H' . . .
vH.isr inline up pin oisinci were called '
ana a'spnsea oi as loiiows :
1 . 1 . ifbhnstotr and wife vs
l.homsS '
W. Haynes. from Rowan
rx . . .. i
I IrHor In ha I
filed. Jones jf& Jotie Sfnr
, . , '
McCorkle & Bailey and D
r " ;
vr. tuwie ior
defendant.
Geo. C- Douglas vs.
R. A: Caldwell,
be tried. Mc
from Rowan. ! Issued t
jorsie a uai ev anu v uson cc Oon
for
for plaintiff and Moore
& Galling and
r owle for defendant.
J . M . Lo vej et. ali. . vs.
Elisha Collins,
No counsel for
I front Sucry. IContfiiued.
plaintiffs or defendant.
James Harrison vs. .
esse Styers, from
Dillard & Gilmer
Davidson. Argued by
ana 1 . J. v Hson tor nlaintitt and buinn
& Bailey far defendant.!
P. N. Heilig et. ah. administrators, vs.
John I. bhaver, from Rowan, Argued .
oy jjaiue. oauie oc iiotaecai ior piaiutiui
and W. H. Bailey for defendant.
HIGH HEELS AND
THIN SOLES.
Illy clad feiet are not infrequently the
cause of veryi serious i disease. A tight
shoe prevents the: proper circulation of
the blood in the foot, causing it to be
rime cold. - It the shoei or boot is .thin,
the foot is s(II further jchilled, and the
blood which; circulates with difficulty
through it is sent back jo the internal or-
.I i . L 1. L.t . 1. . .
gans who a temperature, mucu oeiow inai
required for health'. Exposure to cold
causes the blood-vessel, to contract so
that less blood can circulate throngh-them.
Thus one" evil i creates
another. Ihtn
soles, being insufficient
protection against
wet, allow the moisture
of damp walks to
hem wet as well
reach the feeL making th
as cold. When the estremilfes are chill
ed, the internal organs iaud the brain be
come congealed, tort great a quantity of
blood bring crowded into them. I ui.s is
the chief . origin of the ' headaches froni
which schqol girls suBer so mucn, out
which are usually atiributed to study.
High heelf ara veryiunatnral and in
jurious. They make an easy, natural
gait, impossible, i The heel should be on
a level, with the bait of the foot. High
narrow , heels;do not afford sufficient sup
port for the foot, and it is easily turned
to one side, jofteti j resulting Jn serious
spian. The cheflweight being thrown
forward upon the, fore part of the foot, h
becomes weajry, in! walking, mbch sooner
soles which nsually accompany high and ;
than it otherwise woald. 1 ne narrow
narrow iieeis: are l iiaewise prouueuvo
- . i s i ! j k
ot the foot ta sustain the weight of the
body as it should. ' Corns, bunions, and
various distortions bf the feet are caused
ly wearing improperly J fitting shoes or
Health Rejormer.
Ii now turna out that Grant has not
ithdrawn frpm the raee for a third term.
He has not notified Conkling in a con
fidential or any. other -way that he is not
a candidateifor Ire-nomination, nsitber
has ex-Senator Morgail received a. letter
frnm flrant refasinff to allow ms name
to go before the National Convention,
Grant is still ia the field. He leads tha
list f Repmblican Candidates. TFH7ff
Useful Recipes Jor tiie Shop the
House
hold, and Farm..
A great many direction?" have been
published for mending inda 'rubber boots
and shoes, most of which were worthless.
The following can be relied on : Procure
a small tin box of prepared rubber in a
aemiitqnid condition, which can be pur,
chas ed fota lew cents at almost any Store
where india rubber goods are kept for
sale. The boot must be washed clean
ad" dried. Then the snrface around, k he
it is to be roughened a little with lithe
point nf a knife; after which the semi
liquid rubber is spread on with a spoon
no tt,;.i,t :. I I tl . n .
hp ik ennui oe wunoui nowiiifr
--- rwm . "
away. i nen a neat patch j is prepared
and covered with one or two coats of rub
ber. When the prepared rubber is al
most dry, the patch is applied and held
on firmly ftf a few minutes. 5
A. 8. T. says : To stick leather,
paper, or wood to metal, to a sritl of elue
d'ssolred in water add a tablespoonful of
glycerin. r
TFrora tho Ooldsboro Slessenjer.
A WOMAN A NORTH CAROLINA
SOLDIER, i
WtL3ow Green, Greene Co., N. C,
January, 25lh, 187(5.
Bear Bpnitz i A few daj& since 1
was looki4g over the New York World
a and read a. surireim' atnrv iha .i,.
ject of wlpich wai a remarkable hero
ine who figured conspieuou.-ly in the late
war, and was .connected with the sixth
New YorkjRegimenr, and who afterwards
proved to be the wife of th Colonel of
tuat Uegiment.
Now as to the authenticity of the sur
geon's story I am unable to vnnch, yet ii
called to my mind a tine romance which
appened in tho Confederate annv. and
CUtl be Vouched for bv manv r,J ,.,!
brave men now living in tho State of
North Carolina. The romance was as
follows :
The 26th 'Regiment N. C. Tnwjps had
for its Colonel a man of grea caparity,
and that quality of mind which enables
men to encounter danger and d.fficuhies
with firmness, and without f-ar. The
Colortl was known by the popuFar name
of Zeb. B. Vance. During the Spring
of 1862, ihe 26' h Regiment lay for a
while four miles below Kinston. N. C.
Cd. Z'b. had previously received a com
mission trom ihe CJoufedeiatt; Govern
ment to raise a Legion to be known hs
Vance's Legion. In the! 26 h Reg't and
in Co. A ws a private by the name of
Blalock I think, Mio tint sure as to
name) who rec ived a fnr!oM;li for 30
po.r condition that he bring back
.
WKh
' " 1 MIC
Iitm nut. .n..n i f.,M . 1 . T
An -r;r.!..
expira'ion of ihe 30 days private
ot Lo. A. returned' toe.-imn wiih
iirenrdinir in Bti,nl . ..... .
o iij"ntM,ni, ii, i mr ,z i:u:un
J: ... . . i
u,neiy lansicren into service conoitent
nun ."; nriiiy rezuiaiionp. i na rtrevi-
ousto this time received an-arinoiiitnient
; irora Uil. Vance lo drill
i , ........ .... ii- -
recruits, conse
quenly tins new soldier was placed in
my squad lor military instruction. The
recruit had; the appearace of a boy about
18 years ot age. Hi voice was soft and
effetninate,fand though it did not seem to
be that of a man, we could not doubt tha.
it was a boy. I drilled the new soldier
j in squid with many others lor about six
, week., and: during the time I would fre
quently march the squad down to the
creek, and i all that wished would ero in
lt.. i.: m. .. . ..
uaiuing. a ue young recruit never par-
ticipated in the sports confined to the
water, but ho one thought anythi-e about
u as some ef the mountaineers had a v rv
gicat iiuiMn iu i oc numoneu- waiers or
east-rn Npith Cafalina, and the recruit
was from Ashe or Wilkes county. Soon
after the return of the private of Co. A.
wun ins recruii ne was taKen aowu witn
a very irouDiesorau attection Known to
surgeons as Arthritis or white swelling,
and after suffering the most tormenting
and severe pain for more than a month he
was honorably discharged from military
service by Dr. Boykiir who was surgeon
of the 26;h Hg't at that time. The
same day and but a few hours after pri
vate oiaiocK uau received ms papers
from the doctor, ihe recruit walked into
Col. Vance's tent ajid said, "Coj. Vance,
my husband has been discharged from
military service on account of difabiltv.
and is ffg home, now I want you to
discharge roe, also." Col. Vance said,
"your husband, the b I, you must be
crazy, boy ; you are in for the war,
my young roan, I can't let you off." Re
cruit continued to say that though a sol
dier she was a femalein male disguise
and the wife of Blalock. -Col. Vance
sent fot Dr. Boykin to come and take the
case inhand as it had proved too much
for bun. Dr. Boykin being a very able
and learned surgeon soon relumed and
reported that 'the recruit was a woman
sure enough, and the wife of the man
who brought her tb camp.
E. H. H.
Darwin says the male grasshoppers
fiddle with their hind-legs on the
ge 6f their wingaand the i best mu-
-----, .
nmn hiwiivs trpr.x n nsr rriinirf uninnir
The finest quality of indigo has the least
specific gravity, and floats upon! water.
It may also be tested by its not readily
leaving a mark on drawing ' it across a
piece of paper, and also by the clear bins
which it impatta to water when dissolv
ed. To prevent the skin discoloring after a
bruise, take a little dry starch or 4 arrow
root, merely moisten it withhold water,
and place it on the injured part. Thia is
best done Immediately, so as to prevent
the action of the air upon the skin. In-
t
valaable for black eyes.
SALISBUEY, N. C, TEBEUARY 10. 1876.
A6RICULTUEAI.
-' rFor the Son them Planter and Farmer.
WINTER 0 ARE OF STOCK.
.... fi ' t .v." :, ;u .
The usnal indifference in this latitnde
in housing and sheltering stock in winter
is a grevioua fault, and in these davs of
should te penny savings, farmers cannot
make a wiser improvement pn the past
than looking to the improvement in the
care anc quality ot tneir stock.
Whatever; breed of s?ock may be
adopted,' let It, be good .and well bred, and
of a fixed type, and suited to the section
. . L.:i I. 1
uu iiurpees; it is iniendeu for. r or
some prtrjpossiShorthorns and their grades
are beef.i; (1 .
1li:i-ti ILl i 'Lt ii t: it ii
iuucij cow? euouiu do auowea , a space
of five feft 4ide and ten, to eleven feet
deep, o if ir double, stalls, of; nine feet,
ajid twSn each, haltered Ifl tho corners.
ana tneir! halters to allow them to feed in
the trough, wifh a midway, and the trough
ot roomy size to hold a good snpnlv of
looa, Willi several bars across the
top to
avoid waste
doubled stal
pf food bv each cow. The
of nine feet is better than
single stalls
inffive feet, as there is more
room for; tanking and feedin?. Lieht.
old, worn tr4ce chains, two and a half feet
long to the fork, wiih a T at One end and
rings at' the
tween each of
other, with , a link bo
several rmes to Suit the
size of thie necks I josely should be used
as halters.- j '
I'liesi temporary stalls may be made in
various Ways, and the shelters may be of
straw or frame work rather than not at
all. TheJ building of the farm may sug
gest other plans for feeding and milking
uuner shelter, j 1 he stalls should be lit
tered and t!ip droppings thrown out each
morning, au, if hot too cold and stormy,
let the slock: ont each day for exercise
and to graze: old sods, if to be had near
by. Fofage cot upj is of advantage to
the stocky and ! eeonomy in its use, and
meal and bran sprinkled on it, after damp
ening ihe cut food, renders tho food more
acceptable to slock and beneficial to mdk
producing.
Calves should be cared for and fed
with bran or mPal twice a day on thin cut
food, and not ajlowed to get poor. The
same is iiipnjftint in their yearling form,
as they must bift sustained at that early
age, and-it costs but little to keep their
little frames. Tins also applies to wean
ing colis ; neither should they be crowd
ed together, and "of different ages.
Old stock should be housed or shelter-
eu as tar as t'raet lcibK edDecial v in
stormy weatjier, and so' fed that each ets
its shire,- block ct tle may be sheltered
frm storms and falling weather by var
ia cheap modes, and there is no better
wqrk done o'n a farm than uniformcire for
Httk in winter, and it is astonishing how
a llttlK meal ior bran will show a marked
efFVct on young animals, in the better and
earlier start they take in the spring.
Evt ii a gill of ipeal or bran to each calf
on its Joragej cut up of chaff or sheaf
oat, mBJI show in a short lime in the oily
texture of their coats of hair.
To older sto".k, short corn, nubbins,
slips, &c;, jujdiciously fed, is next to meal
with I hern in value, and the waste of corn
passing ihrough them is not lost, but
Will be valuable to shoats or hogs that
may be allowed to range with them. If
the hogs are 'disposed to root where they
should not, the rings now to be had gen
erally is a preventive, and cheaply, pro
cured and put in their noses.
The advantages of shelter is particular
ly valuable for cows and calves, tharthe
milking may; be done in rooms of warmth
produced by animal heat, and then each
animal may be 1 better cared for. This
too, applies to cows that are to calve in
a few months ; jcare of them are highly
valuable to start them into their fresh
milking periods; in good flesh. The va'
nous turnip and sugar beet crops are of
great value ip be fed as a mixture with
the dry food of winter, which adds to the
milk. : .
SliVltcr and separate apartments for
work oxen is most important, and snug
stalls, pens, or something to protect them
from the sudden change from heat at
work to cold, cheerless nights the young
and timid betngj whipped away from al
ready a poor : allowance of inferior food,
when, too, the wjeaker oxen are more tired,
and thus iheiinore easily robbed, of their
share of foodj jwhilst, on. ihe other hand,
if each one la1 to himself, he will eat his
share at will,; and rest to suit bis wants!-
This subject is one of srreat farm value.
is worthy of the thought and practice
of a!l who own few or many auiraai of
the kinds named. Albcrmarlc Co , Ya.
S. W.-Fickmk.
SHEEP HUSBANDRY.
Some cautions are necessary to those
who think ot; turning their attention to
sheep husbandry. There is no uW of
attempting it iwith, inferior sheep, unless
. j I. . ;: 't. ..i . i . . -
pure-orea uucks. is si once used to improve
them, lt i useless to attempt this hu
baudry, uuless the flock is sufficiently
large to deserve attention. The planter
must give hist personal attention to the
business, unless lie has absolute confidence
in his shepherds. The flock must be the
object of as cone tan t attention as the corn,
or cotton .field. I
The cottonj and rain crops on the
plantations need not be reduced in fact,
they will be greatly iucreased, and be
made on less surface of land, bv the
heavy manuring from the sheep. It is
estimated thai a flock of 1,000 sheep.
iolded on the! one acre of land, will
thoroughly , manured it in two nights ; or,
in round numbers, 180 acres of land will
be so thoroughly manured in one year as
to easily produce one bale of cotton to the
acre. 1 lie manure wt the sheep alone will
more thau pay for I heir keeping. i
There is anotlier view to take of sheep
husbandry thitt is net often mentioned.
At soon as we have an abundance of fine
wool on each' farm, woolen factories will
spring into existence, and a large proper
tion rf our wool and cotton will be man
nfactured at borne for consumption. We
will retain at home vast sums of money thai
are now pent abroad for the woolen and
cotton goods. The Charlottsville and
Fredericks? nrg mills are row manufacture
ing superior woolen goods, and we have
no doubt theye are other factories in the
State tbat anp doing the same thing. If
these factories could be assured of a regu
lar and constant supply of frae wools)
thpy would greatly increase their manu
facturing capacity, and make not only a
home market for our wool and cotton,
bnt by a thousand other things lhat can
be profitably raised on a farm.
To make sheep husbandry successful
" ic ouiuu, ma sueen on?l t never
U C3 . U .11 . .
be Without a sheoherd. One almnhord
can easily attend to five -or six hundred
sheep, snd no extra labor will be requir-'
eu, except at ine time ot shearing.
fFrom tbe Southern Farmef and Planter.l
INJURY TO TOBACCO PLANT
BEDS BY FLIES.
A REMEDY.
"The ravages of the fly on the tobacco
plant beds ot Eastern Virginia have so
much increosed ot late years as to call
lor a more certain preventative or remedy
than any heretofore suggested. A first
and sometimes a second serif nf nlnc
is devoured by the insects, and before a
third can attain a growth sufficient for
transplantation ,y the early seasons have
passed. I he losses occasioned by the
eiay atone in planting must have been
i .
immense : ana aunnir the n resent vtir
many growers ot tobacco wholly failed
t 3 I J
in occupying a nart of their hill mnl
or tbat purpose."
"Uunng a rectnt visit to the county of
Aranerst, i met with Mr. James W.
At .V ....
Phillips, an intelligent citizen and planter
of lhat county, with whom I conversed at
arge on the. best modes ot rearing and
mauaging tobacco. From him I learned
hat he, was in possession of a remedy
against the : fly, which he had tried with
unvarying success for thujteen years past,
wiui uie exception ci one year, when no
hies appeared. He had not divulged it
Detore, but is willing that it should be
made public now ; and as it it both sim
ple and cheap, I send for publication in
the Planter a copy of w hat was written
town trom his dictation.
no Boon as ne came aro taKen in
.. . .i. ...
roui grazing and put up for winter feed-
ng, as we may be certain that their ma
irore will be free from grass seeds, a
quantity of this is collected and stored in
everal basrels. Old flour or lime baraels
will answer the purpose. Over each lay
er of eight or ten inches thickness, pour
water until moistened through and then
sprinkle a handful or two of slacked lime,
About four or five handfuls generally
suffice for a barrel. These are either to
be kept under shelter or covered during
wet weather. These aru either as ihe
fly makes its appearance which is sen
erally from the last week in March to the
middle of April sprinkle the mixture,
which will he now thoroughly pnlveiized,
over the beds so as nearly to cover the
plants. Ihe flies will cease to trouble
them and the manure will stimulate their
growth as well or better than any other
he has ever tried.
li"Mr. P. covers lua beds with brnsh, as
is the general custom, and rather thicker
tha n uUril : but never removes it fntii-Iv
nniil shortly before the plants arc drawn.
lie thinks it belter to have two layets of
brush, one across the other, as in case
the plants are too much shaded, the sec
ond may be removed without disturbing
the first, and thus injuring the plants.
Tho remedy here proposed may not be
as new to all your readers as it was to
myself, but I doubt if it be genernlly
known, and Mr. Phillips asurca me tliar,
a thus c mp mif!.'il, it in original with
him. I havf heard of liuil mature, or
it'wrak polwtoii of G:iao,"ir ihe lni;ie of
h:h lining poured over ihe bed - of limo
or pl.iMer of Paris, eiiher Mogiy or suc-
ClMVel', rprinklr-d ov(t the plaiit." .hut
not with uniform results. It ha been
said that if brush fires be kindled at night'
to the leeward of the beds the flies will
he attracted by the flames. Recent b
servors of the habiis of these insects also
le.ll u that they rarely or never rie m ire
'liaii three feet from the ground, and that
beds enclosed hy a tight plank fence of
lhat height will keep them out. Of j the
efficacy of eiiher ot these modes 1 know
nothing ; but the first, I suppose, would
be bnt temporary, and the other b th
troublesome and expensive. Mr. !P's-
continued success was attested by seve
ral of his neighbors, and preparation may
bo considered worthy of trial by many
others during the coming season. Should
it prove equally efficacious under a vari
ety ot circumstances, he will have enti
tled himself to the thanks of our planters
generally, and perhaps to some more solid
testimonials of their obligations.
"N.F.Cabell."
Pbofitablb Grange Work. An
Alabama Grange has appointed a Com
mittee to visit the farm of each member of
lhat Grange, and to report in writing the
state of the growing ctops ; tho condition
of farm and fences ; quality and condition
of stock ; methods of cultivation ; rotation
of crops ; kinds of crops raised, and the
varieties of each ; varieties of fruits raised,
and the general condition of farm build
ings. These reports are not for publica
tion, unlessnhe owner desires, bat ar to
form the subjects of discussion at future
meetings. Snrh Grange Work cannot but be
profitable to the community in which it is
j eitnated, and could be imitated by other
Grange with much benefit. J
TENNESSEE'S EXAMPLE TO VIR-
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The State of Tennessee has given to
the world ihe "Introduction to the Resor
ces oj Tennesscei volume of 1200
pages, accompany by geological, crop a ad
transportation maps, and giving descrip
tion of what ever , county in the State
has to exhibit i u the way of lands, timber,
mines indeed, everything that an immi
grant would like t,o know. It is the work
ot its Bureau of j Agriculture, Statistics
and Mines, of which Dr. JVB. Killcbrew
is chief. The! work is an honor to the
State, and has goe foith to foreign lands
lo show them Iwhat it has to offer to men
of energy and ttitvne who wish to find a field
ample euoughjto ive their talents the
fullest scope. :JDr.fKiIlebrew, heaiing that
our State contemplated" the arrangement
of a singular bureau, addressed a letter to
Mr. Ott, the Secretary of the Southern
Fertilizer Company, on the subject. Mr.
Ott has furnished ins with the following
t,,""-'t wiiicm we are saunea will prove
interesting to every reader of ihe Planter:
imn urto uuujc wnen ine oouih
can no longerj be j dependent uPn the
North wiihont conrplete prostration. The
habit of selling th very fatness of our
soil, in the shape df raw materials, year
by year, and buying almost everything
we use, from the'hat on our heads to the
shoes on our fet everything, from a
cradle to a coffin, Cannot be longer con i in-,
ued without makirig us slaves to the Norih
almoat as absolutely as the negroes were
to os. We are Indeed giving the labor of
three men to duel when we change the
raw product for the finished article. Our
prosperity must in the future depend upon
a uiversiucation jot onr industries. We
need more industrial talent, that can bri
dle the farming rivulet and make it obe
dient to the wUlpf raau; tliat can direct
tbe operations of the forge, the furnace.
and the rolling rhill ; that can subordinate
all the forces of Inatnre to man's use. We
are vainly -string to make muscle com
pete with machinery, directed by intelli
gince. The permpita productive in caoac-
ity of each man, woman" and child in
Masachussettss J&400, exclnding the
gains ot commerce; while in Tennes-
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other words, each person in Massachu
wvu. ami hi v ireinia In
setts may spend as much as rich person
hi Tennessee miikes, and have $304 left
mi uiucn as a cmz"n or v n-.ru. u
ana have J26 o deposit in a savings
bank. If thepeopIe ol Virginia had the
same training ajid the natural forces at
work, with all ftie diversity of manufac
turers, as the people Massachusetts, they
could nave an annaul income greater bv
nearly 8400,00,000 ! a sum, I suppose.
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uuuuir ijtc vaiue o. vour lasauie
jiroperty. Thfre can be but one remedy:
we must havef more skilled labor, and
must cease to '?8cll a hide for a penny and
buy back the tail for a shilling." We
cannot be prosperous in the Sonth as long
as we pursue tlfe present ruinous policy
of giving ali the benefits of the high pro
tective tariff to ihe North
1 ennessse and! Kentucky pay at least
$30,000,000 of ihe internal revenue of the
Country fully one-tenth -while they
represent only ne-twentielh of the wealth
6f the United tates. -
"1 am rejoiced that von in Vireinia are
about to take ohe of the most important
sieps towards relieving yourselves of this
stale of va8sala?e. Gather nn the. fa'p.m
pertaining to lyour resources: publish
them tn the world ; show your advantages?
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in cumaie, in variety ot productions, in
the cheapness o your land, in the value,
extent and variety of our mineral wealth
and timber, in l ine excellence of your
great harbor, &c., &c., and you cannot
fail to have an accession to your popula
tion which jvillj turn all these now mere
possibilifies info tangible wealth, aud
make old Virginia, my fatherland, whose
very name I venerate, bright, as of yore,
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wun intellectual and material splendcr.
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
One of our foreign exchanges gives an ac
count of a marvellous piece of mechanism.
which just been; exhibited in Paris. It is
an eight day dock, which chimes the
quarters, plays three tunes every twelve
hours, or afc any internals required. The
hands go round ;as follows : One once a
minute : one once an hour : one once a
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week ; one once a month : one once a year.
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it snows the njnon s age. the rising and.
ting of the! snn, the time of high
and low water, halt ebb, and half flood :
and there is a curious contrivance to rep
resent the water, which rises and falls.
lifting some ships at high water tide as if
they were in motion, and, as it recedes,
leaviug tuem dry on the sands. The
clock shows thehour of the day, the day
of the week, thef day of the month, the
month of the year.; and in the day of the
provision is made for the short months.
It shows the signs of the zodiac ; it strikes
or not and chimes oc not, as may be
desired ; and it- has au equation table,
showing the difference between the clock
nd the suit for every day in the year."
.The Baltimore Gazette says : "The
proposition of 31 r. Jenks in the house to
reduce the salaries of all govenrmeut oU
ficial above fifteen hundred dollars, twen
ty per cent, is ajgood one. But why ex
cept army and riayy officers? Educated
at the public expense, we do not know
any class of -persons who would more
properly come within a reduction such as
is proposed. It js idle to attempt to dis
guise the fact that the army Is not popular,
and the general feeling of the whole coun
try, -among demdersts as well as renubli-l
cui, ib mi ik i a privuegeu ciass, aris
tocratic in its leniencies, and dangerous to
ine u oernes oi me people. win some.
bod retell ue- wbyl we need a standing arm r
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ci twenty-nvo thousand wen I
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) Ay Ohm hog grower says that the fol
ju-iup irearmeni win make tbe biggest
hng ont a pig in twelve months : Take
two parts of .bar'ey, twof corn, and one of
oats. Grind them together then cook.
aia icxru a.i in rm mm-mm i v mm w
mod, and that any pig of good Improved
breed ican, be made to gain a pound a day
nktil a year old.
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IS IHIAINAGE NEEDED?
i What are the effects of Jraiftn
Thorough drainage deepens the ' soil.
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vi v ijan use is itto plough deep and
manure heavily. whiJtythe soil ia full
of water t The roots of plants will
not go down into stagnant, water, the
elements' of plan t food are not al 1 on
iee suriace, manyot them have been
washed down by the rains, some of
them arej; found in the decomposing
nicks themselves Take away ihe
water; ind the- roots will find
tblem. I; ' ., -
Drainage lengthens the seasbns. In
o$r climite this is an important point
tq: be gaijned. If by drainage, one or
two weeks rnnld rw tminaA it: wamU
H quite a. relief . in our backward
srp-ings, tvhen there is so much to be
drie in a short space of time. Drain
age increases the effect of the appli
cation ofjmanure; the soil being dryer
ismore easily worked fine, the ma
nure is aso more evenly distributed.
The water also passing through the
sol, carries fertilizing matter down: to
the roots of plants. When there is
stagnant jwater. manure must demm.
pose slovjly if at all, but let the water
pass off, jhe air is admitted, and de
cam position takes place.
jWhat observing man is there who
does not iow that his crops are im
proved ir quality by drainage? Sweet
Eaglish grass and clover take the
place of j sedge and rushes. lifass.
Plouohmdm.
SwiNE-Pork is high and how
scarce; xnis nas oeen the case for
two years. For want of care thou
sands of hogs have been lost in the
western states by various fatal dis
eases. Vliere they tre well cared
for, there? is no cholera or other di
eaies. In. general, disease is simply
the result of the most inexcusable neg
lect or bad treatment. When well
cared for no stock pays better or in
creases fa'ster than swine, and no other
pays better for care in breeding, and
well selecting breeding animales. At
present prices pork pays;
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? i GLEANINGS.
Trouble not troublestill trouble trouble!
yon.
Women do not talk more than men.
TUey ajro listened to more that's all.
When lovers quarrel, what "presents
made on either side are not returned t Tha
khjises. . .
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. Babies are coupons attached to tha
boads of matrimony. The interest is due
at random.
t,arri your money before yon spend If;
an! then you will know what it is worth,
and spend it more wisely.
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The difference between October and
November is, that while with October
leaves (all, with November the fall leaves.
t Wear your learning like a watch, in a
private pocket, and don't endeavor to show
it unless you are asked what o'clock it is.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that
refaseth instruction; but-he that regardeth
reproof shall be honored.
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The most striking difference between a
fool and a looking glass is. that the fool
a v. r
speaks without reflecting, and the looking-
glass reflects without speaking. ,
Xo tell your own secrets Is generally
folly, but that folly is without guilt; ,to
coracuonicate those with which yon. are
intrusted is always treachery, and treach
ery! for the most part combined with folly
A stump speaker exclaimed : "I know
no IKorib, no South, no East, no West, fel-low-citizens!"
"Then," exclaimed an old
f iruaer ijn the crowd, "It's time yon went
to school and larnt jography."
Taylor the water poet who lived in the
time of ; Charles I, gives the following
lioejas reading backwards and forwards
theisarae
"Lewd did I live & evil Fdiddwel'
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Kitchen girls are now termed, yonng
ladiis of the lower parlor." People who
go about grinding knives,- scissors and.
razdjs, are termed "gentlemen of tbe rev "
olatlon." Folks who dig clams are termed
"prifonisd investigators."
Oca Tobacco Market Tha Tobac
co Warehouses have been filled to over
flowing with tobacco during the present
week, ill . - ,:;:
Tjhe offerings is mostly of low grades.
Oedtsionally a small quantity of Fine is
pjit In the market, and then onr wide-."'
awake, and liberal minded buy erf make
the whip crsek. . ' '-: ''';
those of any other market In tbe State o
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AjMr: piibrg ivi an kiuua mc ihiit up lO
ut 14 : wnnuc js&uy jusprcti.
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