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fFfil Id n iraat ' Iff f IP-iU in jen. IB IB HEPS ' jm a ; am Ma ca ' 'm mi iflK k . w m rT J-- r- . i ' ' i ' : " - 9 M fill Fvf l !BI - IIPI III i ia rsl III . l lPV I'll III Ifil I A il III 1 I If'i-El I ! IA Ill IIU B II! I WE Ik i in II, it IB II U, ; P iriflbviinuiiaii j 1 Hffiii-fMiiP, IUU11 '! :ll.vuHllULIlw:Qli&&D-' ."r.TH iSJ TH03 J, LEHAY, Bursa v PfiT tiai.iia: rcwiarci, ia mbai, ibtiluctvai Aatiic4i misovacss tbb ia of ova inutM Tii aoaa v AtricTlV (THREE DOLLAKPA YEAXt J 1 TOL as. RAXEIGIT, If. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 90, IS1T. M if.;. ifiJf ' il iTTrTMrTWTfcwmrTrrnt( iiwimiim LOOK AROUND YOU: There are multitudos (says the Cleveland Herald) who live or rath er vegetate in this world of ours without in unj decree knowing themselves or becoming acquaint ed except superficially with the in numerable objects which surround thorn. Even those objects which it is their duty and intcreit to know are either considered above their comprehension or beneath their no tice. The harmonies of nature, he position which themselves occn py in rr.,al0D to the malcrial crea tion and die exce.'.lflnt adaptation of mind to matter are nil shut out front their narrow and blurred vision. "Having eyes they see not and hav ing ears they hear not." To illus trate the idea which we desire to inforce we will instance wood, a substance pre-eminently useful but as little known to the great mass ns the caves of ocean or the far of! isles. True it is seen and recogniz-' ed as of value and some of its uses Tcnow tho intelligent, inquiring mind, however, many important facts ere known relative to this substance which are important and highly interesting. For instance, wood ia composed chiefly of carbarn, as is shown by burning it in a tube, when by the evaporation of the water pure carbon is obtaineJ, which will not desolve in water, but readi ly unites with oxygen, forming car bonic acid gas. This gas enters the roots of plants and passing up the trunk throws off the gas and leaves the carbon to combine with anC$ tioti. '' 'X'bu'traVy to ihe'pijeral viewV"'' wood receives no nourishment from the earth or manures. They only serve as a medium through which the gas and atmost phere is conveyed to the roots of the plants. Another thing which is contrary to popular opinion is the fact that sap passes np from the roots of trees through the trunk and branches, but never re turn. This is abundantly proven in more ways than one. The fact that all efforts to force fluids through . the capillary tabes in more than one direction hare failed is sufficient of itself. The valvular arrange ment effectually prevents the pas sage in another direction. Sap be ing composed chiefly of water .and a small portion of fienla and Teg table albumen which is left, when the water is evaporated, in the1 form of a hard substance, any dampness will swell it with an almost in con trollable force. Hence the cracking of wood when it is in course of sea soning . The wood dries first at the surface leaving sap at the centre and the powder becomes moist and swells, wheif the outside -not being elastic, cracks. From these facts are deduced some very -important conclusions, as for in stance, the best method of preserv ing wood. This is done by soak ing the wood in dissolved corrosive sublimate, which enters the pores, prevents the powder from swelling and thus cracking the wood, it also prevents the formation of acetic acid and thus renders it incorruptible. ; The cause of rotting is that nature first makes fecnla or starch, then sacharine or sugar, and then it goes through all the stages of acetic acid fermentation, fcc. To'prevent this, kreosote and the spent fluids of gas houses may be advantageously nsod. Tar also preserves wood on ac- , coaut of the kerosote which it con tains, which effectually coagulates the albumen. Diluted sulphuric cid also forced into the tubes : will dissolve the fecula which is indis soluble in water and bring it away. From the fact that sap only passes in one direction is deduced the best method of preserving posts. This is done by first charring the end to be planted in the ground which should always le the top end or end opposite to that at which tie sap enters. The valvular arrange Went of tubes will thus prevent Ynoisture from ascending, and the charing excludes worms and insects, rendering the . post almost , jndealfTjCiible. L ' - V Paint if put on when the wood , is dry is of great advantage in pre serving it, but if on the contrary : the wood be green or vet it is al ways injurious. ' The object of course is to secure against the ab- ' sorption of moistnre by the pors. "Hius , painters who use pnnncls, ' fronenlty in preparing them, force oil into the pors at. the ends and ' follow it with white lend. There;' re cry runny other imnortanjt and dirious things connected with this articlo of wood which will interest and instruct tlioso who give it se rious thought. And yet this is on ly one object with which we are constantly surrounded. :'' If we let such matters pass unobserved, what use is there in having minds at all? Why not in honesty eschew the name of man, and, de scending to our proper level, own up to the name of galvanized cab bages? A Frdm lh Main Cullitor TIIE VALUE OF MANURE. When the new lands are cleared, the soil should never be run so bard uilh grain as to make it poor, and unfit tof fi'rass. This seedj should be sown with the first grain, and then something may be expected that is worth fencing in. Out we must keep stock, and be careful to save all the excremoits, con plied with all the herbag thnt is not eaten, to rtore to the soil what has been taken from iL This is the principal resource or the farmer who lives in the interior, and from whom we expect a portion " of the grain that is Jcansumed in ci ties and towns where u.en and bu siness congregate. The manure from neat stock is more abundant than from other animals in this part of die country, and this manure is less likely to be injured by heating than that which is dropped by horses and sheep. But the manure from neat stock, is much injured ' by freezing before it has been mixed up with other, matter. After it Las frozen and - agfthr thawed two wthreetimes, it "le'foudldaTeno'-cififfir'efflaT'"" and mar be handled as freely as a lump of clay. When cattle are suffered to go a distance for water in the winter, they may drop manure in their path through the field or pasture. The ground was covered with snow, and no trace would appear in sum mer of the winter path of the cattle save the lumps of excrement that were ieft on the way. Now you might suppose that here the gras ses See. would grow rank, and ex- hibit evidence of the manure drop ped in winter. - But you will be disappointed; the manure here was so frozen while in an unfermented state that it is neatly lost to ths own ers of the soil. - 1 ': On examinution, your numerous readers will find this to be the case. " , Let them go and see in May . and June next, whether the grass is any . better where so much manure was dropped than in any other part of the field. It is highly important, then, to prevent the freezing of unfermented manure. And the first step to wards U is to keep the cattle shut up.in the barn or yard through the winter season, and till tho month, of May. What they drop in their cow-yard is trod on and mixed with other matter, which serves te retain ' at Least a part of the essence of the article. Oxen and cows tied up in the barn expose their excrements still less and-cellars may be so contrived as to prevent alt injurious freezing through the winter. This is a very important point, and all farmers should tarn their attention to it. The prevention . from, frost f , will alone repay the cost of a cellar .. , in a few years, to say nothing of the advantage of securing the liquid, -which is too 'often entirely wasted. Horse stable manure is never in jured so much by frost as by heat. When it is thrown out of the stable into a heap, it soon begim to bum in pretty cold - weather. In mode rate weather it heats so much as to turn white, and lose three-fourths of its weight. Horse manure has there fore been less highly prized than it should be. But when rightly managed there is no manure that operates better, of remains longer ; upon, the - soil. , , Some kinds of manure work sooner but they are i sooner spent. Hog manure, for in stance, is active very early in the season and it makes good corn; but . we see little of its , virtue the uc- ceediog year. ? Horse manure that i has been well-kept, and that has ab sorbed all the horso urine, is the most lasting kind of manuro that we obtain from anim-Us ; 1 - BENEFIT OF ASHES TO i " v CORN. ; As cultivators are requested to ' send in facts,' the result of careful ' j experiments, and the corn crop ha ,; " become the 'glory of our land, I , will state tho circumstance of an application of "'ood xshcstliul were applied to that Terrain many years ajrd and noted down at that time. The variety of corn cultivated was hard eight rowed white having a small cob. The objects aimed at were to determine whether wood ashes act ed beneficially to this crop, and to ascertain the proper quantity and their " proper efficacy, whether leached or unleachod. The soil was a strong deep loam, which had given a fair crop of corn for six successive seasons, varying little save in being affected by favorable or adverse summers with no other - manuring than the usual quantity put into the hills, at planting time. Previous to plowing, barn' yard manure, at the rate of about 600 bushels to the acre, was spread over the ground; just before the second hoeing, June 12th, 1827,1 selected four rows of equal length, size, and vigor, that had no missing hills. To parcel No. 1, at application was made. To parcel No. 2, one ginof leachedHihes wDrpfinkler about each hill. To parcel AO. J, Tne " gilt of unleashed ashes -was " applied. Audto parcel No. 4, two ' gills of leached ashes were given. ' All the four rows grew luxuriantly,' as did all in the field, and during the ' various stages of growth I eonld dis cover no difference . in the size of , the plant, the number of ears on a stalk, nor in the length or husks... In fact they appeared so very much ' like, in all these respects, that I , much doubted whether I should find any inequality in the measures at harvest tinw. . , - v v-Yet the result, at harvesting lho . crop, on careful" measnrmg," war that the ashes bad increased the quantity in each of the rows where it was applied over that of the one to which none was put, at least 14 per cent Rather the greatest yield was obtained from the row to which one gilt of leached ashes was gltta.Agrkutl9rUU,.'4 A GOOD IDEA, SPEED THE . PLOUGH!! v.v A written proposal is left at Mr. Sharer's tavern bar 'open to the subscription of any citizen of Rowan -County, agreeing to put in, each. . ten bushels of wheat to be awarded to whomsoever shall produce next harvest the greatest quantity of wheat off of five acres of land, to be : determined by weight . We learn that thare an as yet but three com petitors, to wit John I. Shavtr, Mosee L. Brew, and 11. C. Jonee. Other Gentlemen will ho doubt put ijn for a prize so honorable and so beneficial in Its tendencies, It is intended next year to double the stakes as well as the amonnt of land to be cultivated, and to make . the eon test an annual one for - several successive years, taking In five acres . more every yean , .x It is easy to foresee that auch a competition in the end will have a bnghthening effect upon the face of agriculture in this neighborhood. We would like to see the principle extended to othe departments of domestic industry; in a word, we would be glad to see a regularly organized. Agricultural Society, with liberal premiums for every species of im-. provement. We have in this coun ty good land and intelligent citizens; in tact, every requisite for an en- lightened association of this kiol. There is too a good deal of public spirit, and if awakened and proper ly directed, will do mu.:h for agri cultural indnstryr The prospect of a tail road from Charleston into our region is now almost beyond , contingency: they that shall nave made ready for its advent bygradu-' ally improving their toil, will be in the best position to avail them- ; selves of its advantages, If, there fore, one should never take a prize; the improved state of his farm will ' more thancompensate for his annual contribution. " ,1, ; ' ;j We mean to keep a close eye u p on this interesting contest, and will . give a list of the subscribers as they come in as welt as a history of its a results. "Speed ruz ; Piough This is the kind oi eweep-etake we like to see encouraged, and whoever wins it shall have his name ; put next to Ike governed in our columns. Speed the rioiigh i HI , , . Carolina Watch. SHEAVES-A "i- SHEAF OF WHEAT. - Bj"The reader will remember that we published, recently, an article from the Racine (Wisconsin) Advocate, signed,14 W.;M which gave an account of two shearwof grain : raised from a single seed each. - One of these ehtavte, (wheat,) con tained tevetily stalks, raised near St Louis. The other was pnlted from the field of Col. Philo White, near Racine; and contained "ninety odd italics, (rye) the product of one kernel oftcedp All must admit that these were extraordinary pro ducts from one seed. But Old. North Carolina! (Heaven bless her!) can lay Col. White and fViseonein, and the eraeJltn State of Missouri, of "in the ehaJeV It is to be re gretted, however, that the corres pondent of the Advocate did not state the precise number of stalks' ' In the theafU6m Col. P. White's field. We are told there .were 'ninety-odd? , Ninety-one ; would . make that number, but we wilt set it down at ninety Jive, for the sake of liberality; aud North Carolina Is stilt two talk ahead. ' Who wilt ay the Good Old Noth State Pos- . esses no inducements to emigrants! Mr. Bxasr Fosrsa of Davie, fa ' Countywriictifias more good land than any other of its size in the State, has the honor of (his triumph, Tiav- ' ing pulled from his field! last year, a bonch . of , Mediterranian wheat containing ninUy$evn full grown talks, each bearing a large and well filled head of grain. There were even or eight other stalks in the ' same ouncn wnicn produced no gio: and this bunch, or u$heaf,m was the product of "one kernel at1 teed.9 Can it be bear? ! ' - L : , CVe..)Ta;c)im0. , TO KILLTnB PEACH GRUB. , fetArUr in-the Genesee Farmer rerommctndi the fonbwihg: " I. In the spring xami"-n9 rooU thoroughly, as Ion as they ex- ude red gum, containing the exuviet . of the grub. Draw ith a hoe f mound of earth about six inches high around the body of the tsee, and not remove it till the ffrst frosts, and then examine; if there are any grubs they will be so high up that they are easily discov ered and killed. , ' 2. Draw Away as before, and p- . ply around the body a quantity of . straight straw, sbout one foot high, letting the lower ends run out a few inches on the ground to cover with earth, and bind with a straw , or other band in two places.:,' , S. Bind on a sheet ot strs w paste v board or binder's, boards and if tar-: red all the better. In all case clean the tree the first frosts, as after that period there is no danger of ; the fly's impergnating the tree, be ing past its season. It is of h6 use " te tar or apply any offensive sub-! stance to the -bod v of the tree, ;, for as U grows and expands, the bark -cracks, and exposes the tea- ; der part, where the fly ; deposits its f eggs. : . t, 4kr t . S , The parent of this grub is not unlike the black wasp, with steel bine ; winz, and a yellow ring around its abdomen. I. Its habits ' re very sly and not easy to detect" " In July the grub goee ' into the chrysalis state enveloped in a reddish ' glazed case, and lays on the top of the earth at the root of the tree. ; We were shown a few .weeks gO; two of these insects, by our in- , telligent and enterprising , towns- a . man, Mr. Sylvester Smith, who has , , commenced a farm in this . vicinity it on the right principles. . . o To mannre and improve a peach , orchard already set out, put it un der the operation of some hood crop. Manure and work among the trees as if tbe-f were a great corn hill, 1 and so keep doing, till it is in a --' thrifty state, when it may lay - ; while in grass, but not to clover; , ; their long tap roots get rather more thnnlheicsshare of the nutriment ; and moisture of the soil.; f ,,.,, , : BONES FORMANURE. , - As mills for grinding : bones are ii very costly, it is a desideratum for : thetarmer to know he can otherwise prepare them for his erops. By tho following simple ! method he can -reduce them to a fine powder and , increase their, value four-fold: ,' "Take 100 pounds of bones and place them in a kettle, er in an old ; tubunfit for lurther uses, or een in . , a hollow scooped in the ground, and . made tight by lining with . ciay. ; Next Uke from 30 to 35 lbs. of oil or vitriol, sulphuric acid,j mixed ' with one third to one half its weight of water, and pour over the - bonus.. In a day or two the bones ' will dissolve into a liquid pos'e, to " which there must be added, by stir-' ring in wood ashes, or fine mould, ' unlit it it of the consistency of thick mortar. Pnt the mixture 'under ' cover out of the way of' the" rain, i and in a few weeks it will "become a light dry powder,' which may be i applied by the hand or otherwise to f any kind of land that may require it In preparing this mixture great j care mutt bo taken to keen the oil i of vitriol from touchioe the clothes i or skin as it will burn them as badly, ' as lire, , . , - n,tj . . i ; -The oil of vitriol for this mi x- turomustbe of a fisrt rnte quality, ! otherwiso it wilt require a greater ' quantity to dissolve the bones. -; The mixture answers best for a J turnip crop; but it is highly valua-;; i ,ble for other roots, as welt as for i j grass and grain. ( , I it should be applied the rate, , of 20 to 40 bushels to the acre, sown broad cast on grass land in the spring, or on grain and turnip crops , after harrowing in the seed. For garden or field crot Dlanted in row . or drills, asroou. corn, tanna rw 1 V.e.. illirnir Vu ,i' i.:n!-- niwi iirie uinoor sowing, or it . may be afterwards sprinkled around 2 the plants at the time efhoeiug. 1 BARBECUE. -A! s' Some of tho i citizens of Hillsbo rough and its vicinity on Tuesday' last, gave a barbecue to Messrs. Walter: A. Thompson, William Ilobbs, and Thom as J.. J'reetand, Volunters recently re turned from Mexico. The two form er, Uiongh natives of this county: served in ma anssissippi rccimcnt. and d guished themselves in the ",,C8 t Monterey and JBtw- ,stn hd the latter, a nati u19 county, belonged to rvrvI'lamson's company, of Cas- welt, and was tonoTobly discharired in cuoHiunKgvi uiacwu in nis leg, ' a - , Mile. Hee, GETTING THE MISER'S HEART ' The Wistatnre of Rhode Island. lately pledged large sum for Lunti Asylum in that State pn condition that $70,000 could be raised by private do nations. Miss Dix undertook to raise the amonnt Among the rich men of Provi idenceisone who Had been famed for his miserly habits, Miss Dix 'proposed to give him a call. Her friends dissuad ed but she resolved to try;- -i ,' ' She knocked at tho old miser's door was admitted aud 'immediately stated the object of her visit, He was imusu ly courteous, butStill evaded the main question, and endeavored to (urn . the conversation to . other subjects, , But Miss Dix would not allow him to wan der, all the lime urging such considera tions as she thought best ! adapted to touch him on the right spot Finally he rot a little impatient and exclaimed. half petulantly,-' "What would you have, madam?rt She tapped him confi dently on the shoulder and replied "Forf V Thottsand dallartl" The old man was moved he paced the floor tnagtution but suddenly stopping be lore Miss Dix, he said, "You shal have It. And he was as g-eod. asms word. 1 he 'projectors of thi noble institution have io thank the reputed miser for 840.000 o( the $70,000 it was incumbent upon them to raise.": .. WHAT HAS THE WAR COST ' What has the war cost ns? One Hundred and Twenty Millions of Dol lars? $120,000,000! Is this a great sum? Is it a loss to us? , Could we nave made any use of it?,.,;, v h- ". With the interest oftl20,00U,uuu ws might found a National Gallery, that would rank with the British Mnsent as the British Musuem does with the Cabi- f Pensylbania. College. ' The famous "Garden Plant," lound- ed and endowed at Paris by Riche lieu in the times of Louis tne Fourteenth and which is the creates! in the world did not cost from them till now, as much as three months of the Mexican war- , With $120,000,000, a School house and Church might crown every hill top from the,-. Penobscott , to , the Rio Grande and teachers ot Knowledge ana rightousness might do their mission ol good without money or price for any one- -i-.-t '"-. ' ' " With 8120,000,000, we might con nect every town in our land by railroad, and the Magnetic Teleeraph might be made to strech its mneic wires along every thoroughfure from Uie Atlantic to it.. n.Aif! m - : ,' . ' ,With $120,000 000 yre might build such a Navy as the world never, saw and carry such a commerce as Yemce, in her palmiest days never dreamea oi; our flag might float on' every breeze, mir Mils whiten every sea. and onr name be hoard and feared in rery har bor between the poles-v A " :,yvA With Sl2tX0UO,00O. we might feed every poor mnn, clothe every beggar and relieve every distrew, not once' only bntalways asalongas Uie popiitarion 01 the globe did not exceed OBO.nnn. 000. Starvation poverty and' fhmirm nera never nnd a foothold on earth And more 'with i on nnn nhn ' might give the Bible and tell the tidings of our Holy Fafth to cvery; Fdreigri na we tion and to every hnman (out.1 " The ' Government complains thhf the Post Office department is a 1 heay tax upon the Treasury on account of ' the Low tatesof Postage-."" Devote fonr months' interest 6t Mexican War debt to this end, and onr people would never hear the word "Postage." ' ' .'.; ' . -The Government doles out with n misers hand and a inJser'isnirit. triflin Kitiful sums for harbors in ourtWestoii ivers and Lakes, Devote two ' months interes of the Mexican Waf-debt to this end and no more pety petty petitions lor appropriations would coma froinihe peo ple ofthe West 51 ' ;; -;'y !l r' Tliis is the way to cafenloto the cost of the Warr thesr re rtotldle "fahcTea"' Let no reader be satisfied uniiti i. works wit h his pencil each one of these statosmenw. Fignres will Verily hem all. Is onrconntrr able ' to Muander money in this wist? Is told ; a mnttrr of such lieoncern as to be disnosed ' of in this summary manner? -Whst 8av the Farmer whosin inv r - ip to heap up these txmrds pf wasted ihoney? What ays tn J'vnanic wnoso taxed fnn'n ids in amassin?"1 thl Mundemt treasure! What any tr People who py for ltjn their, clothes. food4books,houses, furniture and proper ty! Con we afford ii? ' We jnight ; te doing good wit it such as no conntrv has Is this, then the much bbastedjfiri! y of ourgreot country to lax Kef people collect and borroxy an immcnert sum and spend It in shdddin blood and ... killing meut Heaven forbid I ! The war hos cost ns $120,000,000, and what lisve gained? ? Respect aboard? Doubt -fat." I Tnlly f mm.I N 4 kimi Mexico? Doubtful. But ! this we! have gained; we tmve tnughtl6ur people' to loe the excitement; the glory pf War we might have taught them the lesson thnt "might makes right;' we have tai led into vigorous play the' nnssion tcf o ' nation's nnttirc; we have given our peo- a taste for blood. Enough of lliis lei us have Peace? j By t!io good which I20,000,0()0,candol-by the harm' it is doingLet us implore our Kders for piecel ' r li 1 J A fiT :," But the War cost mofoH tost in'' way that money ' cannot count. . Who will estimate by dollars and cents tho cost o! the broken limbs: the1' shattered constitutions and the legions of crippjed, soldiers? t '- ; - JB. Paper RSP What has ' become of nhe Peace paity' in Mexico, of whom we have so of tea heard, snd of which , General ' llerreri . wasssid to be the iaaderf t IIss - the 'Ad ministration been as grossly deewved in respect to the exUtence of such a party, as it was in the sentiments and purposes ol Banta Anna, whea Mi. Polk, as a master stroke of policy, sent orders to ' Coram dot Conner aol to obstruct his - passage into .Vera Cruet. .If any eoaoetung has taken place between Mr. Polk and itsrrera; it iaapparenl from the lofty tone assumed by the latter in his intercourse with Mr, Trist. -that the i President has been quiii 1 s msch declared in regard to his co-o Ora tion with sgainat hi own country, eithi er for a consideration' or without it, s4 he was in relation to the willingnwn ' of Santa Anus to play the traitor for Mtkrr millioiis,! more or less! It is to be hoped that there wilt , be ao such illualrations of the Mpreemioeat ability" of the- Cabii but that they will hereafter trust more w ' the power or our own arras ' thsa U tU treachery oft Mexican ' Generals ' for' h . successful terffliostion ofitho war Mairi which they have so wsntonly plunred the two nauons..' -..', i ... - - t -i i . 1 1 t i ' - EST" The New Orleans La Putria has letter from Vera Crux, , which slates ihm the Archbuhop of Mexico has - publiahett . a proeiamation,in whico he stales thai yen Send intends to send, - as ., a trophy, H Washington, the miraculoos image of Our Lady of GauJaloupe.,, This irogt is in the cathedral of the cnpiul, and is helJ in most devout reverence by all Mexioana, and, with its oroamenU of gold and dia monds, is siid lo e worth a. million .of dollars. The letter says, if uoh a prveU. maiion bus been issued, il will do more . te rouse the population than any , appeals their patrioliam.,.,, . ; .s ii f COMPARISON OF SPEPpl" "i . A : French Scientific Journal states thai the ordinary rate per second. of. r man' walkinr, is 4 feetj , of a jrood howe ia har V nesa, 12 of a reindeer in a sledge- on th . ice, 10; of an Enjlith race horse, 43 nf hare, 88 fa pewl failing- ahip . 14 .f the wind, 82 of sound,-1,038; of alwn ty four pounder connon-ball 1 ,300 and of . tbe air, which so divided, returns into -space, I3.0UO fcelv . -
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