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5V j ' ' ' '. . ; ';-.! , : ...i t v..; - . VOLUME II. NEW BERN, N. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1819. NUMBER 85. ! TERMS. hie Carolina centinel is published WEEKLY BY JOHN I. PASTEUR, , At Three Dollars per annum, one third payable in advance. v J Xo paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid up, except at the on- tion ot tne puonsner. rtu.wM- a ceius per square the first week, and 23 cents a square for each succeeding insertion. AGRICULTURAL. ON THE SMUT IN WHEAT. To Dr. John Adams, Secretary of the Agricultural Society of Virginia. Sir With a viey to extend the knowledge of lime as a valuable rem- edv for preventing the smut in wheat, the following statement of its experimental effects, is address ed to the society of Richmond, for the iniDrovement of agriculture In the. vear 181T. mv crnn. frr tK first time', was seriously injured by on the culture of Cotton, from a res this disaster. In 'order to obviate PectaWe and successful planter, was future consequences of the kind, I adopted the common plan of ex changing seed the ensuing season. A few bushels, however, of the de fective wheat was st) wn pri net pally , as " an experiment. The result was x that I reaped a crop from the chang ed seed in 1818 clear of injury ex cept a very small portion that ap ; peared in one spot, while the product j from the diseased wheat was vastly piore injure than the preceding crop i . ' i u -n i u.r l mi seed promised but a doubtful b r .u 1 rr t j excmptiqnfrom the.ettect, I deter- .u r.n -..f ioi o ru n- in cvnfrimpnt nt the use ot ime. m order to counteract it. I had learn ed that it had been practised to great advantage in Great Britain, and up on further enquiry, found that Mr. M, Randolph and other gentlemen i ana otner eentiemen tT C AiKtrU- sir I rim r i , , . , v . . r J - c . m r j i of its eifcacy. I accordingly mea- suredfive bushels of the wheat just mentioned to have bean greatly in ju'ed. The proportion of smutty gr tins at this time appeared to ' a inount to one tenth, though proba bly thn was not reaped. I soaked it i lii or 15 hours in lime, when it was taken but and immediately rolled in slack lime, in a quantity sufficient to give the appearance of entire white ness to the whole mass. Owing to some accidental cause, it lay in this situation several days before it was committed to the earth, by which time it had become nearly drv. It might probably arise from this cir cumstance that very little inconve nience to the hand was experienced in sowing it : and if the opinion be true that the defect is propagati d through the medium of a contagious influence contained in the particles of smut, it might algo contribute to the success of the experimenti as the lime L-y longer in contact with the surface of the grain before it was sowed,' and must have formed an encrustment less liable to be sepa rated by fallinc: on the ground in the act of seeding. At the apiwoach of harvest, examination of the ettect was made and several times repeat " ed with minute attention. One soli tary head only has ever been found in the product of the wheat thus pre pared." A land immediately adjoin ing the last one, to which the limed wheat extended, was sowed for. the sake of making a fair experiment with the same seed unlimed. This was literally ruined, the proportion of defective heads being by the most impartial mode of- estimate that could be devised, two to one sound one. When it is considered with what facility wheat and every other kind of small grain becomes scatter ed over the land, it seems quite as reasonable to con:lude that the seed of which the iniured head found in the limed wheat was the product, got tfcere by some accident, as that the hae failed of. producing the same effect in that single instance that it had on the whole five bushels. It ay perhaps be found in the course j of further experience, that a rich soil contains some property able tO the production of the Smut than one of lean fertility : such at dispensations of the Almighty, cre least seems to be the bearing of sev- ate hojsensations of pleasure ? Let eral facts that -have come under my him who doubts it make the experi poservatidn. This: point of the sua- ment and his answer will - be Yes, ject claims the attention of such as heartfelt ; - have an opportunity to extend ex- In beini? slow tn nner rpnrlv to r micui ioius irate their operation and result. 1 . I am aware that a few instances are reported in which the lime has been applied without th appearance of any advantage ; but in every case Ihiye heard of (md there We only tw y) there is much reaso.i to doubt either the quality of the lini-or the correctness of the m de in which it was used." ! ' W. H. PLEASANTS. Goochland, 9th Mo. .1817. ON THE CULTURE OF COTTON. At a late meeting of the South Carolina Agricultural Society, at their farm near Charleston, a letter read, and it being deemed important to communicate the information it contained, it was resolved to publish the following extracts Irom the said letter: " It is my opinion that the black seed citton is much improved bv the plant being turned do vnfrom the 15th to the 20th of October.. ;I ad vised a friend of mine to make the expeiiment, in the year 1797 He did so, and was so well satisfied with the benefit resulting from this mode, that he continued it as Ion? as fie re- rnainedm this state, and generally , ,. . , ' ,b 'i. . - gathered in his whole crop bv Christ- 6 . , . ;r mas, qaite whiteanJ free from stun. u In 1801,1 took the management V . . . t-"v-i: of my own estate, and have since that period practised what I rfceorri mendedto my friend, and with great success. I now plant the green Seed or snort staple cotton, ana 1 think . s- .. " . , uQ1-.itindpensably. requisite to h, we tne plants turned down abo tno nlvmfc fnrnpn r nwn 'lhnnt o xrrtmir before the time ot expecting a irost. .P1 , f , . ... , V , 1 11V Ikllkl 1IUII1 II IIH-U IIIV uuu.v. extracts are made, is-in" the posses sion of the Secretary ofr the South Carolina Agricultural Society. MORAL& RELIGIOUS. trom Hie Boston Intelligencer. WHAT IS LOVE TO OUR NEIGHBOR? Thwit we must love our neighbors as ourselves, is the divine command. 'jThat all mankind are our neighbors, car.not admit a doubt : Therefore the next enquiry to be made is : What is love to our neighbor : I an swer that it consists in sharing our bread with the unfortunate, smooth ing the thorny pillow of affliction, Jorgiving injuries oeiag hiow if an ger, judging with charity, healing divisions and speaking peaceably to all men. In giving off our substance to those of our fellow creaturesyHvhom misfortune has reduced to want, we receive in.return more true pleasure than can be obtained .by any other rise of it in the consciousness of hav ing acted right, of having done our duty. There are those who would turn a poor destitue being from their rloors to nerish in the streets with Saviour says' give to; him that ) asketh and from him that borrow ; turn uot thou away5. What matters ; is to us whether the applicant be worthy or unworthy. In supplying his wants we' do our duty, and if he imposes on our humanity, his will be the punishment, but our reward will not be less. I would not, how ever, have it understood that I would give to ont, whom I knew to be an imposter, but that I would not with hold, when I did not know, through fear of being imposed on. And in using our endeavours to soothe the affli tions of a fellow-mortal,, to qbind up the broken heart and heal the wounded spirit are we not creating happiness for ourselves t Doe&th. l.iok.of rratitude from the bcing with whom we have syinpaih;-. hunger, .'because thev do not know "- v JU1C i, c?5Lulc , , i ..u., f'.uft. l,p the avidity of gam,, the habit of labor, whether he is worthy ot charity be- ti .J . fe ' . . , ' , J- t J r, and uniting in returning thanks to the cause ne may uc u imyusiti. vu 1 sed, whose head we have supported more favnron th hrT rf irV n pec nr ncp heart we assisted to rnnrile tn the lorgtvey we onlv obey the command and the example of our Kedeemer : we make for ourselves a irood name. do ourselves an essential benefit, for when we err, as we must some- times, we are more readilv forgiven by those we injurej and't.od will forgive! unto men their sins as they forgive their debtors, 4 Charitv co'vereth a multi tilde of sins in a double sense. It wc iudce :' .1 ..Li 1 f . . . wnh. charity, wc mark not hall thf failings of Dur-ntighbors, and if vc mark not theirs, will they be swift to notice ours 1 If ihey are, our Father in Heaven will hot. Bie$sed is the peace-maker for he shall see the kingdom of God, Who would not for this reward, use every endeavour to heal the divis ions whkh fall under his notice.- Who wjiUl not confess the reward to be far-above the1 labor, as far above it, as Hpaveri is removed from earth or God from man ,nd our fc elings too, who in there then, that dose not acknowledge tiny arc happier fort he exertion. Ofttptimes when a sharp word would make y ou an enemy, a soft answer 'will turn away wrath,'- is it not better then to controul our pas sions, check them when they would burst firth with fury, and thereby make . a, friend instead of an ene mv ? -3 ' , : Let us observe all these points & we shal ' love our neighbor as our-selves"- I know it is difficult to ob serve them as we ought all de pends" on the command ,we have ever .our passrons these may be kept under iy continued exertion and the- reward is surly worthy of the trial. 1 NILKIARF. F row the N. Y. National Advocate. REFLECTIONS ON THE SABBATH. There are moments when serious re flection; is a luxury when the gay and elastic spirits, the sportive fancy, the lively and exuberant imagination, de light to dwell on, pensive subjects when, the eye pierces -the mind and the soul holds communion with the heart : then the frail tenure of existence, the helpless condition, the dependent state of manj" are seen and felt then the monarch, the leader, and all those " dressed in brief authority," shrink into equal stations, and are sensible that' affliction and death reaches alike the sovereign and the pea sant. Whenever suchj feelings steal o'er my mind, I do not wish to check them: they " come like shadows, and leave a soft," yet melancholy, trace . behind, which tempers! that ; lively disposition which should be judiciously controlled, not effectually destroyed. Under the in fluence of such sober feelings, I was seated at my window last Sunday, and contemplated the concourse of people which, in every direction, was passins-to the several places of religious worship, as the bells, with " their iron tongues and brazen mGuths," called them to the fulfillment of their sacred duty. What a nCble and illustrious institution is that of Sabbath ! Millions of beings scattered j over the globe; shunning, at the same Disposer of all good for his manifold blessings, and his paternal protection. On this day, man disincumbers himself of care : all temporal concerns are foy. gotten all vexatious crosses are no 1 0n- ger remembered : his wearied limbs, find ' repose, and all is sunshinc arour.d him. j He who does not, at proper tiroes, com mune with his God, loses a jvreat tempo ral luxury, and hazard.' his eternal happi ness. You may be free in your religious opinions, indifferent as to the strict per forcaance of its duties you may philoso phize, on its rriystevies, and coldly com ply, for form- sak with what morality requires; bat threi3 more than form or fashion, or se ntiment, which God re quires of his creatures ; and there are times when 'tne most free and indifferent calls upon ,ira for protection- and sup port. Ve may partly judge, from com mon rr.dtQns in life, how pleasing it is to be. sincerely and truly pious in oar ori- sons. We Hail the friend who has serv- ed us with gratitude we gaze, upon our space of 10 or 12 hours, and is then -left companion in life with affection we feel to shift for himself during the night, fa.' towards children ana relations the senti- the spring, summer, and autumn, he finds merits of love and kindness; : but "how no difficulty ; thesborrand sweet grass of strongly combined should all ! those feel-' that country gives him an abundant and ing be. when addressing the4fxuntain of nutricious repast. In the winter, and life the disposei of good the inerciful, towards the mountains, where, the snow indulgent and omnipotent G(d. Not is sev eral feet deep, his unerring instinct with the shouts of fenaticism, or the fret- tells him where to search ; he scrapes a Yul penances of temporal authority: not ( way the snow with his hoof till he comes as dealing damnation to one sect and j to the ground, and rooting there with Jiis blessings to others hot as crushing one nose, finds wherewith of moss and grass portion of his creation and elevating ano- to sustain his life. On theV borders of ther: but as a just and righteous- God . creeks and rivers he feeds onHbf bouchs ; whom yon fear to offend- whom you ap- of willows, and other soft wood which proacn witn tne- connuence or a pure heart whom you call upon for salvation and blessipg with that freedom which arises from an unsullied conscience. ! This is, indeed, a luxury; and those-in the gay throng, who think only of dress, of fashion, and -folly, instead of encour aging and maturing pious reflections, while in a place of worship, lose sight of the great object and end of religion. There is nothing in religion which is re pulsive to human nature: 'it. isalike for eign from the gloomy air of the monas tery or' the fastidious injunction of the bigot : religion is ever cheerful in its pu rity, and there is nothing appaUing in 11. t l r- its sapred character. bhoukl we not, ! .then encourage it ? Should we. 'wait- Until the hour of tribulation arrives?' Should ve forget our Uod until allViction warns us of our helpless condition ? No In our prosperity, let us be grateful in our adversity, resigned : gratefully receiving the pood and ill with which oiir o I lives are chequered. 4 These sentiments were awakened by the sight of a crowded population hasten ing to church on Sunday. ' I followed, in imagination, the various sects, haying one object in view I listened to the prayer of the pious prelate- I dwelt with pleasure On the discourse of the able The ologian -I saw the Priest heave high in air, and marked the curling smoke of frankincense havering over the altar : the full swell of the deep toned organ, re verberating through the petted roof, burst on the ear, the hymn of the cho isters floated through the aisles and even the angels and cherubims .joined their voices in sacred harmony of praise and devotion, while with one voice, the mul titude cried aloud, ""Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name." HOWARD. MISCELLANEOUS. WILD HORSES OF THE WEST. The Horses of the Columbia- River will race with the firiest of his species in the knowrn world. His size is fifteen or sixteen hands, even in a state of nature, unprovided with food or shelter by the' hands of men. flis firm exhibits much j bone and muscle but not the mass of flesh i westing from this line, by taking our which Is found on the fat Eutopean horse. observation at the, sun's meredian His limbs are clean and slender ; the neck j the succeeding day, if the weath arched and rising ; the hoofs rouud and j er willrarjmit of it Whatever va hard; and the nostrels wide and thin. riations may be found from the poi .ie .s equany uiMinguisucu iui arm ; bottom. lie runs rapiuiy, anu lor a long time ; rivalling in this respect all that we have heared of the English hunting horses in other. respects in the docility of his nature, in his capacity to sustain hun ger & hardship, in his powers to provide j i' m j i i " lood tor inmselt ana ins master, lie is wholly unrivalled, lie is readily trained ' to the business of his nrasterrs life, that of - hunting, and pursues, the game with; all : the keenness of the dog, and w ith- equal sagacity, and m.ore success. He will run down the deer in the prairies, with or without his, master on his back, and, j when overtTtken, will hold it, with his t teeth. When rode after game he needs no guid;.ng of the - bridle to direct him. He wiVl pursue a drove of buffaloesf and,: comivigup with them, will slop one by bitiiig him with his teetli. i The animal b'itten wheels jto defend himSelf with his horn : the horse wheels at the same in stant to avoid'it : at this moment, when the side of the buffaloe isv presented, the Indian lets fly an arrow, passes entirely through his which often body. The wounded animal always turns out of the drove to lay down and die. iThe horse and his rider pursues the game to mike . fresh slaughter. Another horse, trained to a second part of the game, wkh other Indians, take the trail, of the . wounded , buffaloe, which is butchered anii carried ; into camp. 1 nese tnings seem increai ble ; but we have them upon the author.- tv of Lewis and Clarke, and a great num- bcr of traders who nave Deen upon tne Columbia river since the time of their dis covery ;r some of whom are now in this I town. r The capacity of ih)s horse to sustain fatiue, and to provide food for himself, is enually aitojuihing. He, is galloped all day, sometimes 80 or 00 miles in the his master has sometimes to. fell for him witlr a hatchet. This fine animal is found to the banks of Columbia, in laf 46, in the great plain whichjies on the borders of this river, be tween the upper and lower range of moun tains; His origin is traced to Mexico,, thence to Spain thence to the IS'orth o 'Africa, where the Arabian barb is found in all the perfection of his species. His fine form, his generous spirit, and his no- ble qualities, are preserved upon the Co lumbia river; and certainly, it is worthy the experiment to endeavor to transplant him into other parts ot the United States. Many citizens have attempted to do . so ; but have always been robbed by thelndi- i ans .of the Rocky Mountains. "Lewis and Clark . procured 73, said by Gov. Clark to be the most beautiful collection of horses .that he has ever seen together before or since ; but the whole number was stolen from them by Indians, who followed their trail, and never ceased their peations until they carried off-the last. It is to be hoped that the military establishments forming on the Upper Mis souri will facilitate the attemps which will no doubt be renewed to introduce this fine breed into the settled parts of our continet. ' St Louis Enquirer. -"scientific. " Mr. Joseph Hawkins announces in the Poughkt epsie Observer, 'hat he has made the important discovery . of a fixed principle of ascertaining longitude with as much certainty a latitude. He observes, " It would be-ojut of the power of man to reduce this principle to practical use with out the agency of some of the hea venly bodies. To effect this object I draw a direct line from .the polar star across the surface, of our re volving globe that star, it is welL known, is a fixture to us. I form atv. angle with the sun across this line then take "us altitude, so as to be cer tain from an exact meredian. At nine, ante meredian,,, I compare it with my polar line, which we fix 6tl any given latitude, as a data for our departure, making either easting or lar line frQm jretlincr the SUn at me redian, either earlier or later, from. the calculation ol this ooservation ;t will give the' longitude to a certain ty. This has been submitted t(3 old & experienced navigators, who acrree with me in opinion, that the longitude upon this principle can be as easily: obtained as the latitude, and with as much coi redness." American Journal (PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 20L Circumstance. A person Curious named Winlcirorth, of genteel appear ance, was yesterday lirougfif to the bhv of th mayor's vourt, to be tried for for gery. He stated that his impoverished situation prevented his employing coun sel, and therefore he would undertake, his own defence. He asked, very politely, for the indictment, that he might look. previous to the trial ; it was hand- erf him : and whilst he held it he took off rnrtrhA rherk that was attached tn?f anj swall0wed it. When he handed the. indictment back to the Deputy Attorney General, the check, was missed, an(J the prisoner was asked what he had done with it... He replied that he came then? to berried, and not to answer quesftons,. This device availed not the prisoner ;'foi" proof of the forged check was given after the (act was substantiated of his having dsf royed U and h sentenccd t five years imprisonment. He defendcu himself in an -address of some ingenui and ability to the ury. - FOR SALE, ATrluSOTTlCEji ARROWSMITH'S MAP" OF TUE ORLD. i y ; 4 -V i 1 .. vi - : t -- I -1 :-v. " i J I i
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