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2Hc Tarboro' Press,
BY GEORGE H0WARD,
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MISCELLANY.
From the Raleigh Star.
THE BLOOMER.
The saucy maid may toss her head
When she her bustle hitches on;
He mine to praise in artless lays
The graceful girl with breeches on.
The petticoat no more shall float
On limbs whose shape bewitches one;
Out in its place with modest grace
Those limbs shall hold the breeches on.
The bucks and beaux turn up their ncse
At cosily robes with patches on;
Cut goodness me! what if they see
Such beauty spots the breeches on!
Ye muslin dresses white and thin,
With fairy fingered stitches on;
I fear your day has passed away,
Since women put the breeches on.
Ah! well-a-day, the bard may say,
Shall one bestow his kisses on
A shameless maid, who's not afraid
To put a pair of 6reeches on?
She'd make him feel, from head to heel,
Whatever else he hitches on;
fie has no right, by day or night,
To put a pair of breeches oni
We always see, the graces three
Without a rag the witches on;
Bat oh! Gad Zook, hoar would it look
Should each one put the breeches on!
When woman's wit is stirred a bit,
The first reform she pitches on,
Is how she may with least delay,
Just draw a pair of breeches on.
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NDRTHFRV A P RTPTTT THRF
inuki rlirUN AUKRULl UKiL..
We have heard and read a great deal a-
about the great perfection of Northern ag-
riculture, a result of free labor, commerce,!
large cities, manufactories, railroads, and
canalg :
The following from the New YorkTri-
" bune, does not appear to confirm the im-
pression that has been so incessantly system gradually give way before com-
made- I merce and manufactures, towns and cities
"There is another .est of growth notlv from the country i.s riches, talent
iMB(1A . . . i . .
'ess certain in the indications, and that is ,
the
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improvement oi agi lcuuure . in mose
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parts of the State, where the soil is
ally richest and rnost fertile. In the be -
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t5"iiunt il is necessary 10 cuuivaie super-
ficialiv the noorer soil, because it can" he
done easier, requires less capital and does ident. chiefly in cilies' unTSS eacn be"
not, like the culture of rich lands, endan-; comes a separate State. Nor can the
ger, by its exhalations and the corruption ; s of people remain free even in a sin
of decay ing vegetation, the health of those I g'e city and State. When population is
engaged in clearing it and rendering U
productive. But, as capital is accumulate !
ed, as population becomes concentrated,
as the artisan takes his place beside the
rmer, and a steady home market is creat
G(l5 cultivation lays its hand upon the fat
soils of the meadows and low lands, clear
lngthem of timber, draining them, plough
ln?them, and covering them with bloom
in& gardens. . ' ..
Nut such is not the process we now be
hold going on in the heart of the Empire
State From Utica to Buffalo the richest
lands are every where uncleared and un
earned. In all that stretch of country,
Hose latent po.ver of fruitfullness is not
8urpassed in the world, the traveller
freely meets here and there a new., farm
Use, but sees many old ones bearing the
SlSis of neglect and decay. The number
() farms instead of increasing is diminish
and lhat infallible indication of im-
poverishment, the concentration of lands
in fewer and fewer hands, may quite gen
erally be witnessed. Emigrants pass by
this region, with its exhaustless fertility,
its canals and railroads, while even the
natives of the country may be seen selling
their homesteads and leaving for the dis
tant and less productive West. Such is
the course of things, and although the pro
cess is a slow one, no careful observer can
dispute that we describe it correctly."
This is quite a different story from the
accounts we have generally received.
The State of New York has about as
many people engaged in agriculture as
Virginia But New York has much the
finest land, and the most of it. Her
farms are surrounded with cities and fac
tories, and intersected with railroads and
canals. Yet agriculture is declining. The
small farmers are emigrating, and, as for
wealthy ones, we do not believe she has a
tenth as manv as Virginia.
Why is this? The owners of small
farms, naturally and wisely prefer to be
come the owners of large ones, and move
I off to the West, where land is cheap. So
far as the consumption of a family is con
cerned, it is produced from land worth, in
the West, two dollars an acre, as well as
from land, in N. York, worth twenty.
And as for the surplus production, it
comes to market from afar, at a cost not
so much greater as the difference of inter
est in the value of lands remote and near
as to the principal markets. In this state
of things it would be well for New York,
if the taste of agriculture were sufficient
to induce her wealthier citizens to live in
the country. But that is not the case.
The love of city life its pleasures, parties,
theatres, concerts, dinners, and luxuries
prevails. And instead of a preference for 1 nor. di ink, if slightly ill or excited, guid
country over city life, a partiality for the'ed only by the poor blind instincts; and
latter prevails so much that whenever a' ve, who ;ire so much higher than they,
man acquires wealth in the country, hejby the reason that i within us, ought to
removes tu the city. Besides, there is feel ashamed lo act lew wisely; and yet,
difficulty, uncertainty, and vexation in nine tenths of all our ailments, accute and
obtaining the free labor to cultivate a chrunic, enter here; and nine tenths of
large farm. them all might be cured thus, if taken in
Nor is it common for the poorer classes reasonable lime, and if properly persevc
to prefer country life. They can enjoy red in.
the shows, the parades, the tippling, and The finer all food is cut with a knife,
all the coarser and cheaper kinds of tlissi- before put into the mouth, the sooner and
pation in town. They can receive their easier it is digcs'ed, on the same principle
wages daily, or weekly, and can enjoy that a large piece of ice placed in a vessel
promptly the proceeds of their labor. set in water will require a longer time to
Why, we forget that there is no instance mrlt, than if it were first divided into
in history of a great, wealthy, refined, ru- many small pieces. The gastric juice dis-
ral population in the country, except in
the South. And slavery is the cause of
that. Abolish slavery, and forthwith the
tasle' enterPrize' ulent' a,ul weallh of lhe
South vvij forsake the country, and crowd
jntocitjeg, and be wasted, degraded, and
consumed.
Prior to the institution of African
slavery in this country, the feudal system,
which compelled the barons to occupy
their castles and estates w;is the first great
movoment toWardsthe creation of a weal-
tnv rural population. But as the feudal
and nower: so that now tr.e last ami musi
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natur-.nK,ann nas a sm&,e C'Y
ut one fifth of the population.
WVIL n republican government cannot
be maintained over a large population res -
crowded so tiense.y .
inequalitv of property and condition en-
sue; and u sunrage is umvciaai, a uiuuu
of property must ensue.
It was evidently the design of the He
brew system to prevent this concentration
of people in cities, by allotting to each
tribe, its own lands, and prohibiting their
alienation to other tribes, and even pre
venting intermarriage between the tribes
For all the neighboring nations of Asia
were partial to city life, and many of them
consisted of cities chiefly.
The tendency of the present commer
cial and abolition policy, is to convert
ours into a city population, with all its
vices, slavery, want, disease, and decay.
Philosophy of Ealing Vse but two
or three kinds of food besides bread and
butter, at a single meal; and never eat any
thing between meals. You should eat at
regular hours, and but three times a day. two hundred. He confesses that he has
with two intervals not less than five hours more than he bargained for and better
each, nor more than six. than he merits. Many husbands might
Cold water retards digestion, and so with truth confess the lalter.
does any liquid, if much is taken during
or soon after a meal; half a glass at a meal Extraordinary Case of Drowning by
is enough. From an hourand a half after two Fighting Men. -Yesterday, just af
a meal, until within half an hour of the ter noon UvJ Irishmcn named Danic
next one, you may drink as much water Hennessey and Miles McFadden "were
as you desire; it is best, however, to drink Urowned in a most singUjar manner, near
but a swallow or two at a time, with an the Fiichburg Rajlr0ad wharf in Charles
interval of half a minute or more; other- toa McFadden had been employed by
wise, you may take more than nature re- Hemiessv lo vvork or board the schooner
quires before you know it, just as in eat-1 Alert u,j 12 0ciocU for half a dollar, and
ingfast. If too much liquid is taken du-Sadispu(earosebetweenlhema9 to lhe
ring meals, it dilutes the gastric juice, j arrival of lhat hour. They clinched, and
thus weakening is powers of digestion, j in lhcir slnlftSies for the mastery both
and retaining the food longer -in the stom-!togelher fdl overboard into the water
ach than is natural; it also causes an acid ' where inslead of tryinft t0 gave lhem.
stomach, heartburn, fullness, belchings, j scl vcs, the y continued to pummel each
ind bad blood, producing, according to
circumstances, a dryness, or rawness, or a
sensation in the throat, like indigestion
from other causes, whether from quality
or quantity of food.
All errors as to diet arise from quantity
or quality, and I propose one safe rule to
each applicable to all persons, and under
all circumstances.
As to quality, the general rule is to eat
that which you like best, and which you
find by close observation and experience
is followed by no uncomfortable feeling
about the head, hands, feet, nor stomach.
As to quantity, take as much at one
meal as will allow you lo become decided
ly hungry by the next meal; this oan only
be determined by consecutive observa
tions; but remember, never swallow an at
om of food unless you are hungry; never
force a particle of food on yourself; the
brute creation cannot be induced to eat
solves solid food from without inwards;
hence food, especially all kinds of meat,
should be cut in pieces, not larger than a
Pea beI'ore il is PlacetI in lhe mou,h tak
ing in as many pieces at a time as is con-
venicnt. This precaution would not be
needed were persons to eat slowly, and
masticate their food properly; but our na-
tional habits are otherwise, nor is there
much hope of a speedy change in this res-
pect.
For an hour after dinner, and half the
time for other meals, do not lie down, do
not sit to sew, nor maintain any sioopmg
position; do not iidc on horseback, nor
study, strain lift, nor perform any labor.
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a newspaper;
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! walking, keep your h"n
your chin on or above a horizontal line,
. nune
, and endeavor o feel ,n a good and cheer
ful humor with yourself and all the world.
Dr. Hall.
Jl Melancholy Sight. Dr. Reid, a
trave..er throUSh the highlands of Per,,,!
found lately in the desert of Atacama, the;
dried remains of an assemblage of human
beings, five or six
men, women, and
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nunareu in numuei,;
children sealed in a
semi-circle as when alive, and staring into
the burning waste before them.
Thev had not been buried; life had not
departed before they had thus sat around;! Hemp Cotton. Mr. George C. Davis
but hope was gone; the Spanish invader has exhibited in Louisville, Kentucky, a
was at hand, and no escape being left, they .specimen of hemp prepared in such a
had come hither to die. They still sit i manner that it resembles flax cotton, and
immoveable in that dreary desert; dried j seems equally well adapted for the manu
like mummies by the effect of the hot air, facture of textile fabric with that new ar
they still keep their position, jsitting up as tide. The process of Mr, Davis is much
in solemn council, while over that dread j more simple, quicker done, and less ex
Areopagus silence broods everlastinI'. (pensive than M. Claussen'sand he thinks
5 ; the cost of preparation will not exceed
jj Good Bargain. A gentleman of half a cent a pound, which will enable
thi? city butafew years ago married a ; hemp growers to compete with cotton,
pretty little girl of ninety pounds, and now . and manufacturerslto choose between cot
haa a pretty extensive wife of more than j ton, flak; or hemp, at about the same pri-
other until both sank lo rise no more.
Their lifeless bodies were soon after re
covered by persons on shore, who had in
vain seasonably attempted to rescue them
as their efforts were entirely disregarded
by the'excited combatants.
Boston Transcript.
Another Excursion Riot.- On Satur
day last, the steamer Oregon left this city
for Verplank's Point with a large excur
sion party, comprising about a thousand
persons of both sexes. Everything went
oir pleasantly until they landed, when a
part of the company strolled away from
the boat, and having found a suitable spot
commenced a dance. Pretty soon an
Irish laborer from a brick yard in the vi
cinity made his appearance and insisted
upon joining in the dance. This was ob
jected to, when he seized one of the girls
as if to make her his partner, and w as in
sl.antly knocked down by a lad belonging
to the company. Not liking this, he re-
tired and soon returned with a large parly
ol his fellows who made an indiscnmin- tates with the earth and thus partakes of
ate onslaught on all they met. Having ! its motion, does not change the plane of
dispersed the dancers they proceeded to j vibration. In other words, the pendulum'
the boat. The first thing the hands on continues to vibrate parallel to itself, not
board the steamer saw was a whole gang withstanding the angular motion of the
of wild Irishmen running down to whpre hand benealh it.
ihey lay. One red-headed fellow stepped By repeating this experiment and re
forward, twirled his shillelah three times fleeting upon it, any one may obtain clear
over his head, jumped up, sruck his heels ideas of the philosophy of this celebrated
together and whooped, and at it they
wen! like so many devils.
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The boat W3S instantly assailed with a
perfect shower ot brickbats, which were ginia. A Pic Nic on rather a grand
chiefly aimed at the ladies' cabin. The scale has recently come off near Dunns
windows, lamps and chandeliers were bro- ville, Essex county, on the Rappahannock
ken, and the woodwork considerably in- River, at which upwards of a thousand
jured. The boat w as got under way as persons were present. All of note both
soon as possible, leaving some two or j ladies and gentlemen, young and old, in
three hundred of the party on shore, who j several ot the adjoining counties, includ
came down in the cars of the Hud.-on Riv-! ing the city of Richmond and embracing
er railroad. No further disturbance oc-; an area of fifty miles or more, were invit
curred after the departure of the steamer, ed.
It.is said the damage to the Oregon' Such a gathering of the beauty and res
must amount to several hundred dollars pectability of that section of the State has
N. V. Bay Book. ; not for years, if ever before, been drawn
together, and the most perfect enjoyment
Economical Manure Sheds. II . M. prevailed throughout.
Baker, a Virginia farmer, thus describes II is said lhat aboul one thousand invi
the manner of protecting his manure from tations were issued. A large arbor was
washing rains and the exhausting power erected for those fond of the pleasures of
of the sun: the dance, and a brush house for the ac-
"Set a row of forked posts through the commodation of the ladies in the arrange
cattle yard, 10 feet-high to sustain a range ment of their dress.
pole. Nine feet distant, set another row,, The Music was brought from Richmond
eight feet high; and nine feet further, a- ata large expense. Ral. Star.
nother row six feet high; put ranie poles ..-T '
nnon lhPaP n,1 on tho, llo vuUU rl.t
rails or poles, and brush, and upon these,
put straw, cornstalks, or sedge, to form a
which wiU shedoff.nost of the w,
ter and all the sun. Brace the corners
well to nrevent accidents from hiah wind.
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at one ed s as to allow cattle to occupy
; the other portion, and you will gain twice!
the cost of the shed every year.
ces;. .. -Perhaps the. same, process applied to
the cotton stalks may produce similar re
sults, as well as several other fabrious
plants, hitherto considered worthless.
We believe "lhe discovery 0f a new
method of preparing fibrous plants for the
manufacturer is destined to. work a revo
lution in trade at no distant diy.
'American Agriculturist.
The Watch Illustration of tht Pen
dulum Experiment. The, famous pen
dulum experiment for showing the rota
tion of the earth, which is now attracting
so much attention, may be made intelli
gible in the following manner:
Let a gentleman hold out his left hand,
palm upwards, standing we will suppose
with his face towards the east, then let
him make a pendulum of his watch by ta
king hold of the guard or chain at a dis
tance of about a foot from the watch, and
holding it-with his right hand over his
left, set it swinging to and fro, towards
himself that is, so that the vibrations
shall be parallel to the fingers of the hand.
If while things are thus arranged, the ex
perimenter remains stationary, the watch
will continue to vibrate parallel to the,
hand; but now if he begins slowly to turn
round upon his heel, towards the North,
holding his left hand out straight as be
fore, with the watch vibrating over it, it
will be perceived lhat the vibrations will
begin immediately to diverge from tha
line of parallelism, and by the lime that
the observer has turned one quarter way
round, so as to face the north, the vibra
tion will be across the hand.
It is scarcely necessary to say that the
palm of the hand, in this case, represents
a portion of the surface of the earth, and
the turning of the observer the rotation
of the earth upon its axis, while the right
hand, which represents the point of sus-
pension of the pendulum, though it ro-
; experiment. N. Y. Sun.
The way they do things in old Vir
&OUW, UarOlinU U I amusuifc iu
the immediate secessionists of South Car
olina, amidst their celebrations and fiery
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lude to the skill of their host, and the ex
"ina f0ci ;,i0,i ft- tk. A hnm
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is one given at a recent celebration, which
embraces the entire circle of human joys:
By Madison Moody: ,Peace and Plenty.
"Corn in the big crib and money in the
pocket, . ,7
Baby in the cradle and a pretty wife to rock it,
Coffee in the closet, and sugar in the barrel,,
Silence round the fireside, and folks that
never quarrel." ib. f
JThe geographical centre of the li
nked States at the present time, is in the
Indian Territory, 120 miles west of Mis
souri. The present centre of our repre
sentative population, which is constantly
moving Westward, is ascertained, by ac
tual calculation, to be just about at the city
of Columbus,. Ohio.
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