'il:: i ' 1 . j v 1 1 ! vcy m-ii-HiIo idi"i join
tuclid litcmi-! v-a In every kind if Ii:k-I
mt not less t!un theUiK-hir of limbic, and
we copy them hoping they may prove
beneficial to alt who tiro occupied in im
parting it)6tructiutk Wedonbtuot many
a child lias becti effectually disheartened
by being unceremoniously ff urned-buck,"
with tlie assurance that it is nil w rang.
The Alphabet f ibe Mask-Tractcr.
V . ' LV DlS. Gt'TAVV S-iUjLtIC.
ft is to the teacher that the wbule ta-
lor ol leamtufciihotdd b friven, while
Che pnpii ought only to receive pleasure
fa the instruction.. lt us take an exam
ple! adult pujd broughfito nswho
La already '"received instruction from
another. To jjreenute that the lesson
were discoatmuedfiii conseqneuce of the
want of ability on the part of the teacher,
is e natural a tlie charm for ot in being
tlietght to poMt-w uK'rior ability wnd
kiTL What is the consequence! The !
pupil play and ting what lie hag learned,
hi fault and shortcomings are cart-fully
watched, its capacity U'ted, a!nl ireneral-
ly the opinion formed is that "all j wrong, 1 )''
i every thing must be changed."' To this, j
if it portend something better and more
agreeable than what has occurred in the!
tNiat. the pupil makes no objection ; but.
if be Ond that he must eonuuence anew.
e nearly to, that be must descend fromjW near the furnaces was discovered to!
that mountain top mat in imagination lie
eourse ; it would only tend to destroy all
desire to learn ; more than tliiij it woiild j
. ... ' , . ;, , ,,' ,
rntatA a rwikitive dtMre that the li-wuina .
under the new teacher kuld not be at-1
tended with luccues. On the other hand
if the teacher is possessed of good judj
ment, and an earnest desire lor the ii
traction of his pupil, can he not Hirm
him in a more successful manner! The i
bad o nearly sealed, aud coiuiiieiiceagHiiijurohe lorin, causing the utmost otuteiv! tare with li"it sweeps followed bv the turned and sunned till night as before.
it ascent, amidst many and new hiudmn-;''' among the pasenger-Evek '...'. .1 ' ..... ... ki.i. ..,v f, ..--,t-d tl. third. l.i,h
ha at once becomes discouraged. Piblo effort was made t. h,,,...,., t , 5 ' " uu ,uu,,u luu ural meiiiou ior, j i
XetbiMK can -be mow absurd than such I flame, but to no puniose.' Cait ijin i'be accomplwhment of this object. Do j will generally be mfficient, if -the wi:ath
rutiil is of an aire when he Am lerea.n-lsi''v,?8
14 with. Supposing w;e say: all that
. i " i,: . i u,i f,.r M. .,. .. ...! . . r -i : spreading ot tlie Dlades across-t ie rows, mvsterv ot curiiigurill or oroaileast eoni
mi hitvnliiArriivi ia vrv wll vonr lirtii ' o lor Jiolltreal. Tk&a tint n titv mi U in r o j n
t erected, the architects aud builders
their work which w proitose to do; and
f a. piiintiMiimH where tlm Inruit-r ti-a-li-1
r stopped.
' . ' - .. ' -
" '
iped. By adopting such a method, I
ipjl does not fec i put bac k, but
elevated to a higher elas; it iui-
iew Lileajiiire to iim cnur-i' nf in-
tit pup,
rather
parts new pleasure to Ins eonre of in
utraction, and gives an opportunity to
impart just the lufofuiation which he is
ueQcieut in.
lie ha gained a higher level, and, in.i
order to preserve this, it is of course im j
terials, batik mr'fJnot h, makedlir-!
mgimf rmtarki abouk the method of .the!
rMurt ta nrovitln Intr hlir am Iiu-h.-r inn-,
..... ... i
iorter leacher, do not thiiiK t gam in
the estimation of the pupil by so doing,
for Just the contrary will lie thc result.
In this resfiect, yiiiing people feijl quite
naturally and right; they are influenced
tty a peculiar serine uf moral obiigation.
Lven if the teacher has taught wnit-thing
tHwitively wroiig, do hot cp.ak ai.ofit it ;
but rather any that, until the pn -cn! imiic.
aaeb a view was perhaps miltii-ient for
the pnpil : but. at present, wh.ai
thing must be viewed by a higher lahd-1&
ard. HVerv thiinr mut 1 nrov.'.l and de-
monstratud by that standard. The pupil j
appreciates the motive ol such a course, j
even if he docs not fully understand it i
i . . ,. ... ...
opjecl. itie aiiiliition which it excites
stimulates his interest to learn ; and. a
hi respect for his teacher iucrease, ihU
respect Ijeeonu powerful lever for that
interest. There is no ground more fer
tile in producing love, and a deit u to
learn, than that coutnlence in tlie teacher
which goes hand ill hand with esteem.
In this way the subjective portion uf our
task is accomplished, l he teacher mud
be one and all with his pupil, if he will,
excite in him a desire to learn, always
adapting himself to the character, temper,
and individuality ofthepui.il, apparent
ly submitting tu him, yet never neglect
ing the great rule of tuition which says,
."nUt."
Tke Urf alf n( Lhin Wonder of the
Messrs. Vksttal Ivy exhibited at this
place on Tliursday aud Friilay last to
farge crowds of siiectators, the eelobrat
ed African Twins, the greatest living
wonder of the as?u. We utiltcsitatintrlv 1
bve done their work, and it now remains one, with all possible expedition to her held both weeds and corn cannot flodr- simple method sure an
iVr tba Painter, the upl.o stcr.tr, ami ll..e j a'. 1 1,0 .-.u .ueeecied in ish ou lhu gam0 d D( not ust. thc 8auie Ia of colirst, a,
tmUoau Antv It u ln flmt i nlui i,rii:ini..i.t , nwCIIMIL' troi 1 tlie lilirnilK' ur,..L- u luin. : f ' I
the koae, to rimder it habitable. It? is I dred and twenty-seven patseuger. ! l,low mouS yw""" compter the first two nese Sugar Cane foddei
E renounce them to be tho most rciuarka-j rival (Eiigland)plmiting her 'western flag'
le case oduum nuturm tho world ever I right at this gate, and with culpable iu
produced. These Twins who will bo six difference allow them to aid in estranging
year old next month, are as fully devcl-jour friends, and exasperating our natural
oped as children generally are of their
age, they are sprightly and intelligent,
move with ease and freedom, sing sweet
ly, end evince remarkable memory. They
are much greater objects of cariosity and
Interest, than, the Siamese Twins whose
exhibition created such a sensation komic
years ago in the United States. They
are united by their baek bone and the
band of Union is between 15 and "17 in
che in circumference, involving tho sa
crum and coccyx immoveable, and pre
senting (a physicians here who made the
examination testify to) the natural outlets
of but one person. They are native of
North Carolina, and were exhibited for
two rears" in Great Itritain and very re
cently brought back to the United States.
Mesnrs. Vestal & Ivy will exhibit them
in this county, shortly. Livimjt. (Ata.
Htfentjtr.
A Den 0 (ianihh r Siirprind -Ont
friend, Col. J. I). WilUaW, brought to
jail, on Saturday last, four white men
whom he had eaught that morning gam
bling with his negroes. , We are not dis
posed to excite the public against these
men, bat a public journalists wo deem
t just to give onr approbation of many
pernicious practice and demoralizing in
iuence that are at this time thrown in
the path of our1 hcirroea. Col. Williams
deserve the approbation of the w hole .
- . .1 tt-
.uiuiuuilliy lor aeiiii mue ioioj"i.ij ,
leariettlt. in ihw ctw. A tlm inauer
. - . ... i
yill uqdergo legal investigation, we think
it proper not to publish the circumstan
wa, BHuoogu we nave mem umu wo vui-. moon -10 nave mo um" i"8 v. .-ii
one! himself and there can be no donft ' wf fl iWMer, and to nurse the baby
mqlr'.cerre6tiiea.a..r't a)y ueJn preference to your anger !
ces, although we have them from tue uoi
pfuntrt ta Pfllilirs, Hfos, JlgrifnltnrfiTiiftriifll
VOL. XIV.
Airfdl Cahmllj Burning af fhf Stea
mer MftBtrealToTee Hundred Lhes
LostSaaj there Wounded.
A telegraphic despatch dated Qnebec,
June 20th. fiirniJn.i:t!,p fi.li, .,; ..,...
Lf the burnim, ,.f tt,.
,, . " ? "
aud tlie loss of some three or four hundred
lives.
The Montreal left here at four nVloeL-
esterday afternoon for Montreal, with
our or Jive hundred tassenfiii nii.tl
'Switch emigrants, recently arrived from
turope. Nothing unusuai occurred un-
til the steamer reached ' line Luwe 19
or 15 miles above Quebec, when lint urtwul.
ure, -tmcicy after tlie flames
lumuoipu, nnuing it iuipiblu u aajr ; nof allow the grass or weeds to get a foot-
the steamer, ordered her tii run toward i t -. .i -in
il,. ti h; i ii Miolii either in the row or middles wage
me sliore. lliu omeers im nvr ,.( r!i b
Montreal exerted themselves at the satjie
tin o u get out tlie life boats.
n... fl. i .. -.i .. .
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llillltf riltmnfr Mini tin. w-if. t ... ...... i. I
andde-i.airnrevairedthiofj.-iK.ufitii.iil,;,. I
m
m..l.... ..t ".i . -i 1 '
iit.iiii.ui ji itfit.riiirtTFM fiirpvi' iiii'tu.
ovcrlward and w ere drowned.
rmtumitery, thJ sleanier Xapolet'xi, .ll
advance of the burning lnj.it and tiut:
Cap'. Jaiidolph and the purser of the
.uoiureai were aiinliLrt thorn- who nirew r
. . O '
.1 - , " . voumr ruotieis, sou um
tneuisctves into the river. liV.th being ". . I
excellent swiminer-ri.ey succeeded in "a" R'K At ,llc
reaching the bteauier Aiiiance, and wcre;Cw l'tat broadcast,
saved. 1 ! GU'AAik r'lilhirtil,.!- p 1i.ii
. iiaiw iuBsiiiiu iuai koine oi me
others succecied in saving tl.e.uselves by
wimmiug, but am the nitauier became
- uii'moiiagcuble wiien a considerable dis- j
tnce from land, tio dgubt Uie uio.t of tliose j
i .1 .1 , . .
WHO IlireW UK llis-l hum Lhw !iiirtiim
Wt met with a watery grave. j
Sixteen of those who were kv ed died
shorth after reuchk"' the
v. I......
deck of the
v. . ' e .- -. i i-
cd that thc total loss .,f life by tl:' tent-
we uisaoter will noi tall lvn ot tiirve wmv. tow rot intended for seed may
lour hundred persons, lhe st-am A-
Ik-tv-live of the dead I.W.e. W have;
not lin n aide to learn tite innn" f anv
of Ihmi 1oI .Vi'..t.l that ot"fr I'i.tl.)..
' - i ; . i "
1
li
hps, of Three Uiver. '
.Montreal had fit board two lmu
dred and titty-cight N-oti-h eniigra.it.
everai nertnaii lamiite and several -ui
ericun passefgers.
..,,., lout disturbing the plant, and then let
Th? f "n'; ;iji ft Jf urt'ri ro'. North , .. , ...
, , ,, , , ,, them run. lhe niter-work consists in
Carolina, have tendered lion. John 11.,
Whaler, late rnitedStatt-s Envoy ,., Nic-;sl",!1',w s"rfi,ce cul,Mr. ull,i tlle les,rl,c
aragua, a public dinner, as a 'token of tk' until thc vines cover the
their regard for the manner in which lieentir J,''0"1!-
represented the interests of onr co.mtry, ' Pulling Fodder, we consider "behind
when abroad as its minister. Col. Wheel
er declines accepting tiie hospitable ulfer
of hiit friends, and, in his letter to the
committee, thus speaks of Nicaragua:
"The value of Nicaragua, the luxuriant
soil, so capable of tlie production of cot
ton, corn, sugar, coffee, ipdigo, and every
article so essentia! to our comfort, is only
excelled by its geograliical importance to j
the United States. Not until, in some
dilhcul'y with a foreign Government, our j
1, -r 11 11
Pacinc possessions are icoimrdized, will j
some of our statesmen sec the value, the,
Importance, and wake in. to the necessity i
ol 'guarding this 'great gate of nations.' ,
Our statesmen calmly see our commercial
allies. When American valor would
have planted in this Paradiseot Mahomet j ,ctween the drills. On good land, pre
our industry, sciences, our Government I, ail(, workeJ jn t,)ig thJ ;e,d
have crue y 'crushed out the movement ' , ,
Doubtless circumstances occurred in the ' 3 to tons, (sometimes even
..o,l,i;n of Vh-nrM -na which nhilanthro- K of excellent fodder per acre. Una is
py might regret, yet uie sceos nave uwu
sown, and fruit wijl ripen. It is not an
American custom to spring ;the giwiie and
let others enjoy tho spoils. The Govern
ment, wisely or unwisely, as its action
may have been taken, is not always a
truo reflection of the American people.
My own knowledge of Central America
assures mo that intestine war will uot
. . , -,
. . . . .1 . ! . 1 I
cease in that country until true religion, j
tisin. and slothful -stupidity: These iti-
ti
testiue conflict will again invite some
V'kiT. whose' effort' will not bo nentnd-l
izod Cither by the moral or physical j
lerfercuce of our Government. Ibcir.l
own happiness, the cause of liberty, the
development of a-xegkni now wild and
uncultivated, and M1B'r ulW'niato destiny,
all jHiiut to this course."
Thlnj thai ifs Jhthr to Do. It s bet-
ter to brew beer, than niischief-to be f
mitten with a young kdy than with tlie ,
rhenmatism-to fitf.1 into a fortune than ,
mm lira b-.-tw "
.. .1.1 iv I iflll Illft filllUll IMX U tut, e fcwi"
V7 : . ' t. .
than a friend-to stand a uinuer uu an
... . 1 .
ift1tto shoot partridges instead of the
U t ho i rnic nir of an rtit
AGRICULTURAL.
Pimm tht Stulkrrm Cwltirator.
WOfeR TOR THE XONTD (JULY.)
THE PLANTATION.
Cotton. Work this crop steadily, to
encurage the development and retention
of forms awl bolls, bballow, surface cut-
a 8tead.v ul,d rcleutless warfare upon them
'during tlus month, after which they will
not give you much trouble.
J
. . . . . i ...
Corn. Where this crop is not laid
1... " : ...:u i ti... ..:.. s.
it. win uu c;ii lu irivu il u cui k u l
t ttttrjtitv workimj until prevented by the
- illow "o weeds to appear in your corn!
workings.
It breaks and tears up the j
.1 ... . i i r. :.
VUMHI' !I.H.HlMa. illllJ U- lilf IlilllU UHIITY
last working, bow !
and cover with a!
i sweep, cultivator or harrow. Plant, also,
rt i i i ...
7 ""'' ,u cverJ 'C0'"J r
'an w'ben well up, thin to one plant in a
hill, and work carefully,
;,u Dhouj ,," be sown broad-
' ' w r.
cast or ,m-r ,U ,l,e rate of a bushcl or wx
peeks to the acre. Scatter oyer the bur-
face evenly, and cover with a turning
plow; or, titt idow vonr jtround deeiilv,
four t and drag in with a bar-
.k v) j jris, three feet apart
l'" a
i.v he planted as a sepa-
rate crop. Pit-pare the ground as for
tt ' . . tot t.t W
n weruieious ; uuis iu icei apart. lien
or lwo "ro" l"a",e
in a hill, give t,!ieae a spniiKling ot J las-1
!cr t,r ( ; v psmii ia small
and l u I to each
hill) when the dew is on; loosen the
earth, carefully breaking the crust, with-
the age" in all respects. It shcmhl.be
discontinued by ail enlightened and eco
nomical planters. We confidently offer
the following substitute :
, '
Corn Foddi r, ISreak up, very deeply,
a piece of rich land, harrow it finely, and
with a broad sbovel plow lav it off in
,rjH8 tilrce feet apart. In these drills
feiltter corn 8t tll0 rate of 40 or 50 grains
, ... I 1 -.1 1 1
to the loot, and cover with a hoe, rake,
1 " "'v . '
board or harrow, drawn lengthwise along
thu drill. When well up,-" run around"
jt pretty closo with a long rooter, and re-
peat after 10 or la. days. In the course
of 10 or 15'daya more, break out the en
tire middles with the rooter, and finally
ay by with the shovel plow, running up
aml down 'in' the same furrow, midway
as much as can be pulled from 20 to 30
acres, iu the common way, and at one
tenth of the labor. Pound for pound, it
is as good, if not better than pulled fod
der, as it contains the entire juice and
ttrenijth of thc jJant, which, in the other
case, has gone to the formation of the ear
or grain."The loss of weight and injury
, - . . , depriving corn .talks -of
is fully equal to the value of the fodder
pulled. We, therefore, desiro that our
should abandon this " old foL'V
ctice and ,,ivo jirdhd corn-foddt-r a
. . n ..,-tn. h.
lair trial. It is not vet too late, DUt
should be done immediately. Any one
who fairly tests it will, we arc quite cer
tain, abandon fodder pulling forever.
I moist weather, sow again the Chinete
Suj'tr Ctine for soiling. It cau be cut
CTl,ry to 20 days and feed it to your
.,, ,1 Htablu or lot. You will, by
' . nwk deal' f excellent
f riftflll ,vir a wni,.- .....
, ,... w . ml,
" - " -v , -- .
wM v v '
'
,
bloom. It m
with a long
blixm. it may 1e ciit closcto tho ground,
sharp kmle or sickle, oc-
utjtrcDfinfflts, mmtt, tljf Jlrts cnD cimt$, Jftmixiy, as)
SALISBURY, N. C.; JULY
lect dry day, .commencing earlj in the
morning and cutting until dinner time.
Aa fast as it is cut, spread it thin along the
row, and letit lie and take the sun nntil
after dinner, when the upper side will be
pretty well wilted. Then turn it over
carefully, and leave it on tlie ground un
w a o ctqcic in uie evening, lie.. ...uv
. n 1 i ! .i . I. : . .
be gathered up, tied in bundles of mode-
, , r' , , . ,
rate size (say a foot through at the bandr
, . i i : i i e
and set up on the butt end, n shocks of;
4 or 5 bundles each turning one bundle
upside down, over the others," as a " cap
sheaf." The nest day, after stfnrise, these
bundles must be untied and the fodder
pread out again until noon, and then
or is favorable. . It may then be perm
nently stacked or packed away uuder
cover; and if, while packing, the differ
ent layers are sprinkled with salt, at the
rate of ay 8 quarts to an ordinary 2-horsc
. . .... .... .
wagon loud, it will bo more highly relish- i
i .. ... ..I. i ..ii a ,.t I .:
ttm uv bloc, hiiu un uau"cr ui itciiiiu!
obviated. Alany persons make a great
fodder; but we have always found this
d effectual. The
iiplies to the Chi-
1 Cutting vj Com hi tlie field, and using
, . .... . .
fcl.. .1.. L' n. f..f fli.. f..u.Tiit..
of stock, has also many advantages, which
we will speak of in detail hereafter.
Swttt Potatoes must now be worked
corefully, throwing up some fresh mel
low earth to the ridges, and destroyed all
weeds. Make your last planting of
Li l :r .1
r-lirilM'K : IlIIU 11 lllii Wt-ULIlt.r 1M UMT UfV.
j 'before planting dip the root in a thin bat-
ter plant just at night-fall and uiau-
age as heretofore directed. As soon as
possible, prepare a rich, m6ist piece of
iland. and plant out an abundance of cut
vines to nroduce next year's aced
Turninit. This is a most important
Cr(J() lhe 1)lanter anU farnier tUJgh
not yet appreciated as such. A distin-
.:si1Kj p..
ish Btatesnmn has said that
England could better afford to lose its
,...,. .),,.. ; ?,, There fon
turnip crop.
plant largely ; it is indispensable as a
winter forage. We will hereafter de
scribe the best and most profitable way
of feeding. If you have notalready pre
pared your land for Turnips, do it at
once, pulverizing it thorough by several
plowing?. If you have noand which
recently has been cowpened, scatter some
guano, (250 pounds per acre) previously
to the last plowing, and turn ii uuder im
mediately. Sowifrrows, at such dis
tance as to allow the turnips to he work
ed with "Knox's Improved Horse Iloe,''
if you have this excellent implement.
Make arrangements to sow often and
largely, commencing early, as it is some
times extremely difficult to get a stand.
Make your first sowing abont the 20th of
this month, aud if that should fail, try
again every 10 days until the last of
September, and your perseverance will
be crowned with success. Guano, super
phosphate of lime,' broken bones, or a
compost of woods-mould or welf-rotted
stable manure with crushed bone and
ashes, are each and all proper fertilizers
for tho turnip crop. The manure may be
applied in the di(ill or put on plentifully
broadcast, and plowed in well. The Rata
Btitja, lied Top, (" strap leaf"), FtpM
Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk
and Globe are all good varieties the two
first, fifth and sixth being !the best for
field culture. As food for stock, we be
lieve the Rata Daga is conceded to statu!
foremost. "f
Draining and Ditvhing.Tho richest
land on the, plantation is often allowed to
run waste, worthless and wild, presenting
only Btajgnant puddles of water, rank
grasses, Seeds and brambles, and forming
a hnrbor and receptacle for snakes, liz
zards, turtles and "vermin"' of every de
scription. Xmo, during the "summer
solstice," when thc ground is compara
tively dry, and thc heavy field-work over,
is a gooij timo to change these offensive
Dioicnes on uie iace oi jntura into em-
tivated fields of the most productive:
character. 'Dig wide and deep under-,
, . ,.. , . ir .1
drams, or open ditches to carry off the
' 1
surplus water, cut down and' grub up
trees, bushes'and briars, destroy noxious
weedsc.,' anient . the reclaimed
ground" next' spring in .Irish Potatoes,
Corn, Cotton, or. Grass for mciidow8v
V
7, 1857r
Grcu and Woodlund l'asiwtt. So
lect a piece of naturally moist, good land,
timbered with spreading trees cut down
and grub out all small shrubbery, briars,
brush, &c, leaving only the large stand
ing. Then break up tlie ground as finely
as possible, by plowing and cross plow-
. . , .
D, , - ..
sed down heavily with WnU Clover,
. . rr ,
Kentucky Blw, Texan 3fu&nki, Jlerd,
J 4 '
Italian liay, or other grasses for wood
land pasture. Grass will not do well
without plenty of moisture, nnder our
parching suns ; and to sncji. us are not
able to supply moisture and sustenance, cj ; 0ariagt number, and plant others to
by dtcp subsoiling and liquid manure, wo 1 fluwer in Autumn. J2mes, CUrymnthe
recommend a trial of the shade for their j urns, &c., may be propagated by layers.
-1 pastures, meadows aud lawns,,as above in-;
dicated.
Ihi'j. Now is the time- to make hay.
Cut the grass iehiU in, hloorti, spread it
immediately, and turn it over in the af-1
teruoou. In the evening,, rake it up in !
cj
i ' 3
.. . . , . .
thpin strip, a da v for tho npvr ru n or t inp
.... .. . .roots, at intervals, particularly in rainy
days, vour hay will be nieely ouied, and ! , . ...
J " J J weather, never applying it during a
equaf to, if not better than the Northern I jrmh Keep the j, mcljWj and
hay. Should raiu threaten while the hay mulch a!! large herbaceous plants with
is drying, moke a rush with full force, j
and pack the rows up into sharp pvra
midal cocks tho size of a molasses hogs
head, and when the ground dries aaain.
, . . .i . ir
spread it out thin to cure. 11a' is now
...
won i in auueu c- I'er luuiuieu, or piu
6 ' ' i
per ton ! aud corn fodder baled, about
the same ! j
Wetdt and Grams. All crops on the
plantation require particular attention
during the present month. The weeds
will choke up and strangle everything,
unless they are summarily dealt with
cut down and destroy them before they
go to seed ; and thus prevent present and
(in a measure) future annoyance from
them.
THE KITCHEN GAKDEN.
The earlier spring vegetables being now
nearly all gone, little can be done to ad
vantage. It will be well, however, to;
clear off or turn nnder all weeds and the
remains of early vegetables, and maunre
liberally by way of preparation for fall
crops. Celery seed may be sown, but
the bed must bo shaded from the direct
rays of the sun. Sow, also, Puitaliaga
and other Turnips, as directed under the
previous head; Lima or "Uutter Beans,"
the Green Glazed Cabbay; purple Eyy
PIuhU, Jladutiet, Callages, Lettuce, To
matoes, (fee, for late cifops. In the latter
part of this month, transplant CalZages
for fall and winter use. Take off limbs
of your Toiaaio vines, shorten the top
and set them out as cuttings,! and shade
them with a little brush wood ; they will
soon coino to bearing, and yield fruit un
til frost. Also, plant Gdwdea l'eas and
mulch them pretty heavily.
Dig or plow your garden- over thor
oughly, and, repeal. the preparatory oper
ations of the spring, for, in fact, tmVand
the next month should be considered a
second spring, all the spring works re
peated, and, if the season provesi, favora
ble, yon may have a full supply of vege
tables until frost. Jfut'Aand water young
trees, shrubs, vines and vegetables, using
liquid manures as heretofore recommend
ed, alternately with pure soft water. Pre
pare the ground for Strawberry Beeh du
ring this and the next month. Select new
ground near an unfailingstream, if possi
ble plow deep, turning uuder a good
thick coat of leaf-mould and ashes, and
leaving the surface fine and mellow. We
give from tho experienced pen of Mr.
Nei-sox, Jan excellent aritclo on Straw
berries, elsewhere in present number.
Tlminost important work, however, for
present, is to keep your Strawberries clear
of weeds, and the soil around them well
stirred, which is done best with a prong
ed hoe. " 1
TraMjlant Cabbages, Cauliflowers,
Celery, Tomatoes, ifcc. Plant Melon seed
for mango pickles also, Sieeet Corn for
late roasting ears. Plant out slips or vines
of tho Potato without delay, and plant,
also, Snap Bean for a snccessiorial crop.
,,,,, .in ,,.v;v a n a
j, voll will .fimI no difficulfr in get -
til tm to row.
TUP FR-UIT UTJClIAliD
nit in ui yi.uiauu,
Wherever the sprWg frosts have killed
!the fruit, there will be 'a strong tendency
io over mxnriance in the growth of wood,
This shnutd be checked by cutting back
Urnippingoffthceiids of the youngshoota,
tftr flctilp Ctrde.
NUMBER
G.
in order to produce more bearing "wood
for next year. Destroy all" injurious m
sects, and noto carefully the bearing qual
ities and peculiarities of the different tu to
as Well as old varieties of frnit. Ko trou
ble or care should be spared in gathering
and (ending to market in the beet possi
ble condition. Gather Peaches for ,dist
tant markets as soon as they show elas
ticity by pressing them gently with the
band, before they are so ripe as to leave
an impression of the flngers. .
THE FLDWO-Tal-Iioge,
ifcc.t should now be 'dubded ond
layered. Take upearr3fi!Zivaft-direct'
DMUu will need staking and pruning,
if over-luxuriant. Clip Bra edgings.
Now, also, is the best time to trim Ever
green hedges and screens. Gather all
desirable seeds, as tliey ripen, and- put
WV closc PaPr bW carefully label-
iingthein. Water freely, both root and
.... , ,. .. i k .,
itoliage, and use liiiwa manure lor the
e 1 1
woods-mould, leave or saw dust.
Manure Making.
F.d'dor Svuthrrn Cultivator There is
nothing hazarded iu asserting that anion n
n 6
all departmeuts, duties and labors of hus-
i, .i i - t .1 t
handrv, there is none in which the plan-
tCrsand farmers of the South are so amiss
as in the preparation of manures. No
tillers of the earth are more industrious
in no other country probably do they
perform so much manual labor in the
course of the year. Thc farm work done
in the Notthern States, indeed in all graiu
and grass growing countries, bears no
comparison to' the amount bestowed on
our cotton and corn plantations. But iu
all the South, with here and there an ex
cepted instance, very little or none of
this labor is given to storing tip manures
and composts. Why so? Because we
have been accustomed to plant on fresh
ly cleared land, and not accustomed to
tliose methods of procedure by which, in
older and more experienced 'States thc
barrenness of fields is prevented, and
those which have been permitted to he
come barren, restored to fertility. As
ever happens in like cases, ignorance oc
casions distrust in our ability to accom
plish anything valuable, and in our de
spair, we make little or no effort. It may
be better to migrate to Texas, Kansas or
Arkansas, plant fresh lands, breathe bad
air'driuk bad water, mingle with a rude
and, depraved population and meet an
early death in a paroxysm of billions fe
ver, than . remain at home in health and
comfort, and encounter tlie trouble of fer
tilizing our own fields ; but that is not
my way of thinking.
If the farmers of New England, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey had, as we have
ready access to the woods, the thousands
of loads of leaves which lie at convenient
distances, would every year be compost
ed into first-rate manure for corn and
other crops. Why would they do what
we neglect ? Only because they know
by experience that the thing is quite prac
ticable and that it pays better than any
other work. This we of the South do uot
ueou.u unwH c imiuucvvr inauu in -
ai oi it. in tue ignorance ot our invet
erate habits, we regard tho fertilization
of our old fields a matter of impossibility
auu so in uie uanus oi meu wuo so tuuiK
and act," it' is.
rftt .-.1 , T- , ' .
ine uiu luunans cameu on a syswin
of husbaudry greatly distinguished by its
practical skill and bounteous results: but!awtul uagedy that ever occurred in the annals
no Kouian tanner ever thought himself! of ''"'""' '", luarte' I"-
' ? ivouBg-man, twenty years of age, named Wil-
able to produce crops without the bene- j ,im "y;tl her, .lihihis father, Mr. D.H. Witch
fit, of his stercorarv. It was deemed iu- j er" -the ball entering tlie left bypochroudriao
distensible, because he most reasonably ! ",lh "d""" P"d of forty degrees, passing
, , . , ... " , j through the stomach and lefUobe of tho liver,
concludes that he might as well expect . lUe VV(( 4re jnfocmed
to fatten his bullocks or support his fam-j William, alter eating suptwr, drank two glasses
ilv without providing necessarv food. In j brandy his father took him into the roomie
tliat dav, the lights of modern science ! 7pr'"1u"d Li!" o' Jr'okinf .", .Wl"
, , , , , , : drew bw pistol and deliberately shot his father,
had not dawned, but by long experience . Ve left Mr. Wik-hcr at half-past nine he wa
and vigilant attention, husbandry, in all uot then dead, but suffering the most cwreqaV
its departments, attained a perlection
. ... , ,, . K ,, , v
scarcely inferior to that of bcotlaud. Lng-1
J n
land or Pnilgiuni in this age. Roman
fields, like ours, were chiefly cultivated i
by slaves; the climate, too, was much!
like ours, aud why cannot we, with the i
benefits. of theirs and the example oi'oth-
a',d' - f 1 a"tages de -
jnvable from chcim-try, geology aiu hot-
anv, oecoine uicir rn ais in me grea an tfie ll" itn nio-iliilosoiInr are deiwwiitntl
. .i ' . r- T -11 ioo ii0uuniin mmoi-opnir aic .uepositou
of arts, the -art ot erop-tnaking f lliei e there, in tl old hunal-ground belonging
;;s but one reason, vhe want of VilUand to. Christ Church. .An appropriate moo-,
i effort. Letus"then throw off the itcu- nnt.has been accidently .reared above
j bus of our backwoods prejudices, 'i
I borttly and stupidly adhering as they do, if ,10t mtift tle ,.ve f tle man Who
I to a blind faith m. nue ground. first chained it to the earth. Th State.
.4 mora tuatt tne, from which I Lope
'to c-u-ry out amiu.'tl'y, pumy toin of such
comported matter as will trcbble tho
crops I ha vo heretofore made on tlie same
fields. Should .such an improvement of
our plantations bo resolutely undertaken
and generally carried out, it is scarcely
possible to estimate the augmented wealth
of the country. Thousands of plantation
in the older counties of Georgia as well
aa iu the Carolmas and Virginia can be
purchased from Jjpace to ten dollars an
acre ; but lands of the same geological
formation inTTie Northern and Eastern
States, under an atmosphere far less pro
pitious to crops, readiTy sell for froitt
forty to eighty dollars, and much more
in the vicinity of market towns.
On the lower side of the lots on which
my live stock are fed, I purpose to exca
vate a pit in the ground, some four or
five feet deep, eight or ten-wide and long
enough to hold all the leaves that can be
seasonably hauled from the woods, and
all the waste,Jjj!j((ler? shucks, strsw, &c,
and to receive the etre,ffal from-tbe
stable solid and fluid. On all wet and
other days when my laboring force can
not be employed in cultivating or har
vesting corn and other crops, the shall
be-busy in cdctingjind deposting these
putrescent matters in the stercorarv. In
deed, I may deem it advisable to detail
a fourth of my hands the year round to
the labor of manure making on the plan
here suggested. Any planter whose field
have been sterilized by a vicions course
of cropping, might and probably wonld
flue his income greatly increased by the
labor of three-fourths of his hands
manured fields to say nothing of tbj
pride aud pleasure he would derive from
contemplating' the beauty and success of
his own achievmcnts.' To raise the pro
duction of his plantation to two or three.
fold its present a-monnt, and its intrinsic
value from three to twenty dollars per
acre would abuntly remunerate all the
labor he might expend on each improve
ment. In conclusion, I would invoke the aid
of our more experienced hnsbandmen, ia
furtherance of this most important, bat
much neglected branch of Southern agri
cultureespecially on account of such
contrivances aud practices as would se
cure the largest quantity of putrescent
manures. J. (J,
BUkely, May 1S57.
LARGEST MAX IS TIIE WOULD.
Tlie fuuernal sermn" of Mr. Miles Darden,
who died ut his residence, in Henderson county,
will Iw proached on the 4tb Sunday in this
month, live miles South-west from Lexington,
Tennessee. The Mnsonic fraternity will be in
attendance, in full regalia, on the occasion.
The dtcenaed was, beyond all question, tlie
targes', man iu the world', lliu height wassmw
feet nil inehet two inches higher than rotter,
the cekbrntpd giant. Ilia weight was a fraction
over one thousand jKnutuli It required seven
teen men to put him iu his coffiu. Took over
100 hjet of plunk to make his coffin. He mea
sured around the waist six feet and four inches.
After the furnenil service, a friend ta Hen
derson county, who has long known Mr. Darden,
promised to give us a brief sketch of bis life,
embodying some interesting facts. Jackson
(7V.) II'A ne, 18. t
Mr. L P. Williams, editor of the "Tennes
see Farmer and Mechanic," gives the following
facts in relation to iir. Darden, which be beard
in the neigh boring-town of Bolivar. Mr. Dar
den was said to have been very sensitive at any
allusion to his unusual size, and would Beyer
eonseut to be weighed ; but by an iogeniook
trick of some of the youngsters of his town, who
were anxious to know his weight, that object
was attained, Mr. Darden. had ha j a buggy
ordered to be made for him, an ordinary on
not being strong enough. Mr. D. getting in it
one day to take s ride, some sly young rascal
crept up and marked the distance the springs
had been depressed by Mr. D.'s weight Get
ling an opportunity a while afterwards, it wa
filled with men and boys until it was depressed
the same distance as by Mr. D.'s weight The
men and boys being weighed, of course, gave
the desired weight Mr. D. was very much
displeased when he bund it out, but couldn't
help himself to any consolation on thataeeouot
He wa often very much irritated by letter from
different persons and quarter! proposing to make
an exhibition of himself He is said not to bare
been fat at all. Th. celebrated English heavy
man, Daniel Lambert, who weighed 57 stone or
79ll lb&, at 14 lbs. the stone, was also very
simsitive on the subject of his size and weight
An account of Daniel Lambert cau bo found jn
the " IVnnv M'ra2ilMn fiir Junttarv 14
1 page i4, in the " Annual lienister 1809, page
343 0, and in the "British History Chronologi
cally arranged," by John Wade, page 688., From
; Jnfwl oua of ,Hrj?wl me tuat ever
.!. ., :.ll I,.. t i
inot the largest. .YanAeUU Uanner.
Houkible ArrAia.-Last night tie Fultoe
j House, in this city, was the theatre of the most
!nS Pgoiiy. nimiu immediately enectea TS
ecatie. 1 tie police were on his tratxk-at ten
vv;.L... . ,i ; "
o clock. U ithout farther comment we await
ih result-. W.ibJu bit., June 27:
y . .
Monument to, Franklin. Tho tomb of
Franklin if a jdain llag-stone even with
the earth can be. so called is concealed
, o7FHthTlMul;
tKett, Philadelphia. The remains of