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VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, OCTOBER 26, 1852, N UMBER 86.
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: THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
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THOMAS J. WARREN. ?
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Timely Hints to All. X
T7RIENDS.?Reader, if you have a valued Friend, pri
J? in whose welfare you feel an iuterest, that friend anc
will prize, as a precious memorial, your Daguerreotype siti
Miniature, if taken in Squier's peculiar style. Set
_ . Tf ?? ?*:n v,inco?H with Parents, lone
? A 1 .5.?11 juu aii; ouu t
and no Artist's Pencil has or can truly trace the linen- the
ments of his or her familiar face or form, you may well lan
act the part of wisdom to advise or persuade them to j
visit, without delay, Squior's Daguerreotype Rooms, tati
and havo their Miniatuics taken in his superior style que
of art. acr
TO ALL?H )W many have lo t a Father, a Mother, in c
a Sister, a Brct ier, or an innocent prattling child, and tw<
have not even the shadow of a resemblance to look up it h
on. After the separation, some "little toy" or trifling and
article is often kept for years, and cherished as a token to t
of remembrance. How much more valuable would be big
one of Squicr's perfect Daguerreotype Miniatures of the I
"loved and lost" j ing
, There is scarcely any one who does not take pleasure lam
| in gazing on the features of a friend, and, when that I
W- - friend has been removed by death, we often hear the I'ra
L exclamation uttered with an expression of deep regret, mo<
" Oh, what would I not give for such a picture of my i
~7 friend.'' * toe
Reader, perhaps you cannot do a better thing, while Jam
your mind is upon the subject, than take au hour or the
two now, and visit the gallery; then you may. at some as a
" future period, have reason to feel grateful for these 1
"Gentle Hints" from Tr;
~~rT,,,o,c, T\ ICT1VODV AV ft A T.T.KRY, Pin,
U 1 ft 11 O i/.lUKUlU?U.44.
September 24 77 tf I gro
1 Notice. ~ iu{
ALL those indebted to tlie undersigned will please ( j ,
call and settle their accounts by the fl:st ol No- ing
vember. On and sifter that time all debts will be placed [
la other hands for collections. latc
TIIOS. BASKIX. no
Sept. 10. .73 tl tlui
Notice. Sn
THE remainder of the Tools belongingto tlie Estate (
of R. L. Tweed will be sold at Public Auction on the nil(j
first day of Fall Court, if hot previously sold at private ju (
sale, consisting of Blacksmith's Bellows, A*ices. An- -j
vils, &c. [
The above may be seen at the Store of James Mc- on
Ewen, where the sale will take place. j
Sept. 17?75tf# S. TWEED, Adm'rx. laj,
Yarn and 0/uabnrg?.
OAA BUKDLfiS Concord Yarn; 30 do Mount Dear ?
Zl/U born do.; 30 pc's. DeKalb Ozuaburgs, For ?
sale by W. C. MOORE.
1 ZlT C
Livery and Sale Staples. t
FORMERLY JOHN C. O'HANLON'S.
rJAIIE Subscriber has the pleasure to inform his J[*
X friends and the public, that, having purchased the sai
Splendid STOCK of FIXTURES of those well-known (jai
and popular STABLES, formerly owned by O'HAX- ]..
LON, and lately by W. E. ARCHER, he is now pre- f|,e
pared to furnish all who may favor him with their p!ft- ,ir(,
C 4 nnr.R TTMRKKS and hand- w?
? ronage, wiiu exceucui> iiu
some and comfortable CARRIAGES and BUGGIES, sur
of the laU*t styles, with teams to match, and drivers, 0f ^
in whose sobriety and experience every confidence can ^ci
be placed, at most reasonable prices. Many improve- an(j
meats have been made to the Stables and Lots, and 0p t
Drovers will find every accommodation they can de- v.a;
sire. Tin
Carriages and Omnibuses from this Stable will run t,e,
from Boatwright and Janney's universally favorite t|ic
"American Hotel," and also from the long-established gjx
aud well-known Columbia Hotel, b}* Mr. D. Cald- je8)
well, to the various Railroad Depots, or auy point dc- *]
sired. cha
fcgyOrders left at the American Hotel, with Mr. W. aiK
D. Harris, or the proprietor, at the Columbia Ilotcl,
will bo promptly attended to; aud the sui)scribcr is ga;(
confident that all who einploj' him will be pleased with froI
his prices and his teams. NATHANIEL POPE.
Sept. 21. 76?Gut
North-Carolina Flour. .
Jot
A FEW barrels first quality North Carolina Floui,
For sale by W. C. MOORE. j]
Bagging and Rope. put
THE subscriber has on hand a large supply of G UN
NY and DUNDEE BAGGING. Also, best qual- ca'
, ity BALE ROPE, and three ply TWINE, which ho
will sell at the lowest market price. Planters arc in- trai
vited to call and purchase. Bo
Sept. 14. E. W. BONNEY. 2
"FtlNE APPLE and Goshen Cheese, Family Ilams sitj
X" and Bacon Sides. Also, Lard and Canal Flour ]
* Just received at BONNEY'S. *
I Just Received. :
O 1 TA P?> SHIRTINGS and SHEETINGS _
lf)U 100 pair Blankets ?
6000 yds Gunny Bagging
25 coils Rope. 100 kegs Nails.
Sept. 3. W. C. MOORE. ^
eSUPERIOR Pino Apple Cheese, Capers, Currants, Go
5 Citron, and Lemon Syrups. For sale by latl
May 8. K. W. BONNKY.
# To Rent. tol
? rpiIE Store at present occupied by Shaw & Austin. Coi
X Apply to W. ANDERSON. Coi
a .... on G7 tf to s
ua- -"i -- ^
Superior Cotton Gins for Sale. Gr
A SUPPLY of superior " PREMIUM COTTON 1
GINS," from K. T. Taylor k Co.'s Cotton Gin <
Mauufactory, at Columbus, Ga., just received and for
sale by the subscriber, on a credit until the lirst day of
January next.
The first premiums have been awarded to the mnnufacturers
of these G ins, for the best gin exhibited at tho ~\
great State Fair at Atlanta, Ga.; also, at the Alabama i*
and Georgia Agricultural and Mechanic's Fair, held at Fa
Columbus, and at the Annual Fair of the South Caroli- SI
na Institute, at Charleston. er
These Gins are warranted. W.ANDERSON. vit
_ Catnden, May 11, 1852. 38-ly all,
i
Valual le Florida Lands.
^llE subscriber offers for sale liis Plantation in
. rion County, Florida. The Tract contains sixt
udred acres?nine hundred of which is liannn
id. and the remainder pine, oak and hickory. T1
i four hundred acres cleared and under good fei
o hundred and fifty of which is prime hammock Is
ere are on the premises a good Dwelling House,;
nigar house, capable of containing a crop of two h
jd hogsheads of sugar?a sugar mill and boiler c<
ste, with negro houses, corn cribs, and all necess
tbuildings. The Land is situated two miles So
Orange Lake, and seventeen miles from the Oel
ha River, which furnishes a good navigation to
John. Besides these advantages, there will be 3
shels of Corn, which would he disposed of reuse
r In n norsnn nurohasintr the nlaCO.
"w " 1 I" ? c I
Large crops of sugar and cotton, both Sea Island i
>land, have been realised from these Lands. The
rtunity of purchasing so desirable and valuabl
intation, is rarely offered.
For Terms, <tc. address the subscriber at St. j
stine, East Florida, until the 20th October; and
that period at Fkmington, East Florida.
JOHN 11. MASON
Dct. 4. 80 w8t
Florida Lands for Sale.
MIE following valuable Tracts of LAND, lying
Marion and A laehma counties, will be offered
vate sale during the months of October, Novoni
1 December, next, vis "wktckhca HaIUIOC
lated about ten miles North of Ocala, (the Coui
it of Marion Counry.) containing 3,000 acres, abi
> half of which is hammock, unsurpassed by any
State, and the remainder White Oak and llicki
d.
^ TRACT, well known as the 11 Tort Drane" PI:
on, containing 3,000 acres of Land, principally fj
dity hammock, between four and live hundi
es of which are thoroughly cleared and at presi
ultivation. This place for several years averaj
> hogsheads of Sugar to the acre, and every year ti
as been cultivated has produced fine crops of C<
I Cotton. Those tracts could readily be divided
wo or three plantations, each being surrounded
h rolling pine land.
L TRACT of 1,000 acres on Orange Luke, eonsi
of hammock, orange grove and well-timbered pi
L
'WO TRACTS of 1,000 each, near the Aleli
irie. The greater part of these tracts is rich ha
ik.
tlso, 5,000 acres on Indian river. Any one wishi
:ultivato Sugar Cane would do well to examine ti
i, as, being remarkably fertile, and lying south
region of frost, it is as well adapted to that culti
my in the United States.
2,000 acres, generally known as the "Bay a
iCt," situated on the St. John's River, oppos
oluta. Thero are many small hammocks and oran
res on this tract, but it is principally valuable
sine timber. It has a river front of 7 or 8 miles.
,000 acres on Lake George, and several small trai
ind near the St Johu's river, well situated for far
, the rearing of orange groves, &c.
'lie above tracts of .Land were purchased by t
i Gen. Clinch immediately after the accession
rida to the United States, from his position
t time, his facilities for selection were unusua
st, and it is la lieved they include us good laud
bo found in t he State.
In account of their accessibility from Chariest
Savannah, they offer great inducements to plant*
Jarolina and Georgia wishing to remove,
lie titles arc clear and indisputable.
'ermscash, or payable at Charleston or Savanni
or before the first of January.
Yny further information on the subject, can be <
icd by addressing the subscriber, at Orange Sprii
rion L'oumy, norma.
J. H. M. CLINCH, Kx'or,
September 24. 77 3m
In Equity?KershsiAV.
:k Oiiiitey and Wife vs. John M. DcSaussure, Tr
ce, W111. Adainson Cuutey?Bill to sell Trusi
Property*.
!f obedience to an order in this case made at Ji
Term A. D. 1852, of" the said Court, 1 will oiler
5 at Public Outcry, ut the Court House Boor
ndeu, on tlic first .Monday in November next,
t Tract or Parcel of land (except the residence
same known as Spring Bale place, and two hi
d (200) acres around it) lying on the Bast side
iteree River, in Kershaw District, containing by
vey of E. Parker, Deputy Surveyor of the 17th t
fauuary, 1849?Fifteen Hundred and Twenty (15:
res?bounded North by- lands of Br. K. A. Salnioi
I lands of the Estate of John Chcsnut, East by lat
lie Estato of John Chcsnut, South by lands of 1
:d E. Adamsou, and West by the Wateree Itiv
; said Tract, with the exception above made, v
?old at the time and place hereinbefore specified,
highest bidder for the same, provided it brings o
Thousand Bollars, (G000) but it will not be sold
i than Six Thousand Bollars (G000.)
1 Eli Ms.?A credit of one, two and three years?p
iser to give bond with approved personal secui
I a mortgage of the premises. Possession of s
ds to be given on the'lst day of January onsu
1 sale, and the purchase money to bear inter
u the dav possession is given.
W. II. R. WORKMAN, c. E. K. n
In Equity?Kershuw.
liali Pierce and Wife, Zack Cantey and Wife vs. ]
ward E. Adamson?Bill to sell land for Partition
U compliance with an order in this case made at 1
June Term of said Court, I invite proposals for
chase of that portion of the Real Estate of Louis
amson, lately dee'd, lying on Watereo River t
led the Brevard Place, containing it is thought ah
ar Thousand and Eighty-three (-108J) acres. S
ct adjoins lands belonging to W. J. Taylor, Zi
wen, E. Parker, Estate of Jno. Chesnut.
Verm to bo specified in proposals as they are o]
igreemont of parties in interest to whom all pro
ons are to ho referred for acceptance or rejection.
Propositions may bo made to the undersigned.
Sale not to be effected bclorcthc 1st January no:
W. H. R. WORKMAN c. e. k. t
ruly 30. CI 5m
outli Carolina?Ker*haw Dixtric
y joiin r. joy, esq., ordinary ior said distric
VJII ERE AS, Edward E. Sill has applied to me
Letters of Administration on all and singular
ods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of Elijah t
? of the District aforesaid, deceased,
riifse are. therefore, to cite and admonish all i
gular, the kindred and creditors of the said deecai
be and appear before inc at our next Ordina
art for the said district, to bo holden at Cunv
lrt House on tho twenty ninth day of October ii
show cause, ifany, why the said administration she
; bo granted.
,*en under my hand and seal, this 14th dayofOi
jer, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight ii
Ircd and (ihy-two. and in the seventy-seventh ye:
imericau Independence.
JOHN R. JOY, o. K. i
~~ NEW ARRIVALS.
IDRUCKER .t CO. have just received a in
selection of tho newest patterns of Plain
ney BEE A GES, DELAINES, CIIALL YS, 7
IE SILKS, MUSLINS and GINGHAMS, audi
articles for LADIKS' DRKSSKS, to which they
o the attention of the Ladies and the public gei
y March 2;
-- irH-iSfc'n-il .it SiWr g . . _
SABBATH EVENING AT HOME.
Ma- When Sabbath bells have ceased their sound,
een j And the hours of day are past,
lere ' draws it's curtain round,
nee, And shadows gather fast,
iiid. i There is one spot, and one alone,
Round which our hearts must cling?
jut - j And fondest memories, one by one,
ar.v ! Their choicest treasures bring.
Utll
il?*' That f'P?t is home, its sacred walls
o,)q ! Admit no discord then ;
ma- Nor crowded marts nor festive halls,
, i Nor gayest haunts of men,
mid ? .
0p. j Lannot a joy impart so pure?
le a . None such to them is given;
S Might j'oys like these for aye endure,
;lf. | This earth were quite a heaven.
I I've wandered far 'mong other bowers
Thau those my childhood knew,
With hope of gathering fairer flowers
r . Than in those gardens grew;
I at Yet in the cold world's earnest throngs?
her 'Mid its din and stormy strife?
K? J
it'v | Affection turns to scenes and songs
out Of young and joyous life,
in
jry Home's well loved group ! Its Sabbath song,
lis tui.es I seem to hear;
Though borne full many a league along,
red They come distinct and clear,
O Sabbath night! 0 treasured home !
'"Oil
!iat The pride of memory's train?
jrn The thoughts of ye, where'er 1 roam?
*n" Shall biing my steps again.
ljy
js> Fidelity.?Never forsake a friend when enc'no
pinies gather thick around him?when sickness
in fulls heavy upon him?when the world is dark
m. and cheerless, this is the time to try thy friendship.?They
who turn from the scene of distress
n? or offer reasons why they should be excused from
extending their sympathy and aid, betray their
lrc hypocrisy, and prove that selfish motives only
prompt and move them. If you have a friend
ud who loves you?who has studied your interest
"c and happiness?defended you when persecuted
^?r and troubled be sure to sustain him in adversity.
Let him feel that his kindness is appreciated,
cts and that his friendship was not betsowed upon
ln- you in vain.
ho * "
of Physiological Facts. ?The following physioat
logical facts were translated from a French Scientific
Journal:
"The average height of a man and woman at
on birth, is generally sixleen inches. In each of
;:s the twelve years after birth, one-twelfth is added
to the stature each year. Pet ween the age of
^ twelve and twenty the growth of the body is
1 slower, and it is still further diminished after this,
,b- up to twenty-five the period of maximum growth
;ig, In old age the height of the body diminishes
on the average about three inches. The height
of a woman varies less than that of a man, in
? different countries. The average weight of a
male infant is about seven pounds; of a female,
us- about six and a half pounds. The weight of an
L infant dccn-ases a few days after its birth, till it
is a week old. At the end of the first year,
the child is three times as heavy as when it is
In born. At the age of seven years, it is twice as
all heavy as when a year old.''
"of " What ,s Love.?Decidedly a leading quesrc
tion. We may define it as a disease which nothlay
ing except matrimony, or change of climate can
20)
cure. There are various kinds of the article?
Jj love Platonic?love sexual?love philanthropic?
rj. love religions?love of money?love of power?
or. love of being disagreeable?and love of self. A
man is said to be in love when lie mistakes his
,0 shirtsleeves for the extremities of his unmen^
tionables? attempts to shave himself with his
pocket-knife?finds that he has scented his pockur
ot-handkeichief with assafietida instead of packhy
hula, or takes a good dose of castor oil before he
f1'1' discovers that it is not champagne. These arc
S unfailing symptoms of the first stage, which is
immediately followed by a desire to perpetrate
poetry, study astronomy, or lean against a clothes
line on which peticoats arc hanging.?When
^ these symptoms appear, the patient may generally
be considered a ' gone goose.' We define
ust love, therefore, in its general sense, as a sort 01
tlio hallucination which converts a man into a luua1
^ tic, before marriage, and never troubles him after
Monday Mcr.
aid
>vk The Fooleiues of Fashion.?Count D'Orsay,
then reigning as the king of fashion in Loujj0.
don, was one day returning from a steeple chase,
mounted on a racer, and followed by a jockey,
when he was overtaken by the rain ; a common
:t- accident under the amiable British climate, but
against which lie found himself entirely unj?ro1_
tected. The jockey had forgotten, to provide foi
I. his master the supplementary over-coat that he
r- usually carried carefully folded attached to his
for back by a leather belt. The shower increased :
the and the king of fashioi was threatened with taSilk
king cold, when he perceived a sailor, dressed in
^ a broad and long jacket of coarse cloth which
, I enveloped him comfortably from his chin to the
ry's middle of his legs.
ilea " Here, my friend," said the Count D'Orsay
'St., stopping his horse, " will you go into this shop
'llJU and drink to my health till the shower is overt
cto- " With pleasure," replied the sailor,
un- " Well, then, take off your jacket, and sell ii
?rof to me; you will not want it while you are in tin
house, and you can buy another after it has don<
raining."
" Willingly, my Lord."
,rg0 The sailor threw of his covering, Count D'Or
and say gave him ten guineas, put the clumsy jacke
IS- on over his frock coat, and, thus equipped, spur
red his horse, and rode into London.
?or] The rain had ceased while this bargain wai
I. going on. It was the hour for promenading ii
Hyde Park ; and here lie made his appearance
in the midst of the elegant crowd, with his sailor's
jacket worn as an overcoat.
" How original, how charming; it is delicious,"
say the dandies.
The next day all the fashionables of Loudon
had similar coverings, and the paletot was invented;
the paletot, which has made the tour of the
world, and which still flourishes after ten years'
wear. This was its origin.
Eugene (juinot relates this with several other
amusing anecdotes of the late Count D'Orsay, in
a letter to the editor of the Courrier des Etats
| Uiiis from which paper we translate it.
Forest Funeral.?She was fair, with tre ses
of long black hair lying over her pillow. Her
eye was dark and piercing, and as it met mine
she started slightly, but looking up she smiled.
I spoke to her, and asked if she knew her condition.
" I know that my Redeemer liveth," she said
in a voice whose melody was like the sweetest
strains of thcuiolian.
You may imagine the answer startled ine, and
with a few lines of like import, I turned from
? * ii* 1 - ? l _J _ 1? 1. _ !?
nor. t\. nan nour eiapscu ana sue spusc iu me
same deep, rich, melodious voice.
44 Father, I ain cold; lie down beside meand
the old man laid down beside his dying child,
and she twined her arms around his neck, and
murmurred, in a dreamy voice?" Dear, dear
lather."
" My child," said the old man, 44 does the llood
seem deep to thee ?"
44 Nay father, my soul is strong."
44 Sec'st thou the thithei shore ?"
441 see it, father, and its banks are green with
immortal verdure."
44 Ilearest not thou the voice of its inhabitants
?"
4' I hear them, father, the voice of angels calling
from afar in the still and solemn night time, and
tlicv call ine. Her voice, father?O, I heard.it
then !"
44 Dees she speak to thee?"
44 She speaks iu tones most heavenly."
44 Does she smile ?"
44 An angel!?but a cold, calm smile ! But I
am cold, cold ! Father, there is a mist iu the
room. You'll be lonely. Is this death,father?"
44 It is death, my Marv."
44 Thank God !"
oauuam filing caiucj iiuu tx i?iv?
wound through the forest to the little schoolhouse.
There, with simple rites, the clergyman
peif.irmed his duty, and went to the grave. The
profession was short. Tliere were hardy men
and rough, in shooting jackets, and some with
ritles on their shoulders, ltut their warm hearts
gave beauty to their unshaven faces, and they
stood m reverend silence by the grave. The river
murmurrcd, the birds =m>g, and so we buried
her.
I saw the sun go down from the same spot,
and stars were bright before I left, for I always
had an idea a graveyard was the nearest to heaven
of any place on earth ; and with old Thomas
Brown, I love to see a Church in a graveyard,
for even as we pass through the palace of God on
earth so we must paos the temple of God on
high.?iV". 0. Picayune.
Ameuicav Wouk Siiora.?The number of
* * ? - - IJ .1 !. _
clocks inaue in tins country would ramer surprise
0110 who is not somewhat .xisted up in the matter.
The Jerome factory of New Haven makes, on
an average, GOO per duv. This is equal so 3,000
per week, 187,200 per year. These clocks sell
on an average for 83 each, which shows that the
annual earnings of one Connecticut elock establishment
foots up some $501,GOO. Brewster <fc
Brown, of Bristol, Connecticut, also turn out an
immense number of these popular time pieces.
This firm sends to London alone 75,000 clocks
per year, or about 1,500 per week. It must not
be supposed, however, that the English consume
all the clocks sent to Great Britain, for it is not
so?thousands of them being sent through the
London agents to all parts of the world.
No Idle Time?Dr. Rush was perhaps, one
of the most untiring students that ever lived.?
Two young physicians were conversing in his
piesoncc once, one of whom said, When I finished
my studies
"When you finished your studies!" said the
1 doctor, abruptly ; "Why you must be a happy
man to have finished so young. I do not expect
to finish mine while I live."
lie was once asked how he had been able to
collect such an immense amount of information
as his publications and lectures contained,
"I have been able?to do it," replied he, by
' economising my time as Mr. Wesley did. I
have not spent one hour in amusement for the
i Lief tliirfv vi>nis."
1 And taking a small note book from his pocket
' and showing it to me, lie said, "1 till such a book
as this every week with such observations and
thoughts as occur to me, and facts collected in
the rooms of my patients ; and all these are pre1
served and used."
I
Served IIim Right.?Stephen Chenault was
i convicted and fined one thousand dollars at the
i la^t term of Limestone Circuit Court, Ala., for
! whipping his wife. He is at present in prison,
and unless he 44 forks over," which there is no
, possibility of his doing, likely to remain there foi
, some time to come.
Pir/Ml T\f \f TGC/"\ITTJT Tlu
1 A1 ^1 V' O E* V??Vl *i' V W Ikl* AUV
Brunswickcr of the 25th September says :
? "The yield of corn this season in the Grand
. River country will be unprecedented, and will
probably bring forth the best fattened pork hog>
we have ever had, as that will be the most ready
way of turning corn into cash. Stock anit
muls of all kinds are in great demand among us,
. and we shall have for years a great market of all
kinds for live stock. Three year old steers now
5 sell at from 15 to $18 ; four year old at from 2C
i to $25, and sucking mule colts at $30."
Fertility of tlie Holy Land.
Infidelity lias cavilled ?es to the. representations
of the Bible respecting the fertility of the
iloly Land, as compared with the observations
of modern travellers who have visited it. Actual
experiment shows, notwithstanding, that
Palestine now, even as in the days of her foimer
glory, might be made "a land llowiug with milk
and honey," mueh as this high-wrought figure
expresses. Recently, a Mr.- Meshullam, a converted
Jew, has fixed himrelf with a company in
the vaiiev of Art as, situated between Bethlehem
and oolomon's Pool, where cultivation of the
soil has been engaged in with sali>factory, and
even surprising, results. "For many years previous,"
writes Mr. Finn, British consul at Jerusalem,
" he had been a resident in Jerusalem,
where from 1841 to 1850. he had kent the only
English Hotel, and for the past seven years, had
turned his attention to agriculture in the aforesaid
valley, where there was a ruined village, a
few patches of ground wretchedly cultivated, and
a copious, unfailing spring of water, the whole
bounded by stony hills. There he leased a patch
j of ground from the poor peasants. In process
I of time, lie leased another and another; built
rough walls around them, sowed kitchen vegetables
and grain for the support of his family, and
for sale in Jerusalem. The valley began to assume
a new aspect. After this, he erected a
stone cottage, and brought his wife and seven
children to reside there permanently in 1850,
adding stable and poultry house," &c.
"He had trying difficulties to encounter from
the hostility of the wandering Arabs, who bad
been accustomed to water their flocks at the
springs, who would sometimes steal his property.
<fce. These annoyances are now ended, he having
conciliated the Arabs, by bringing down a
supply of water for their flocks beyond his fields,
and on various occasions stood their friend, as a
mediator in disputes with others."
During the last spring, some individuals arrived
in tlii* valine from the United StnteR with
stores of tools, seeds, and money, to co-operate
with Mr. Meshullaru in liis benevolent work.?
There they remain, living mostly in tents, and
laboring as cultivators of the soil. We have noticed
with interest, letters from some of thdr
number, published in the Sabbath Rec rder.
Mr. Charbs A. Minor has lately addressed a
letter to the Presbyterian, giving an account <f
the labors of Mr. Meshuliam, their influence in
his nation, etc. He gives, in the following^paragraph,
a testimony as to the fertility of the Holy
Land, which is worthy of attention. Ho
says:
"In the varied positions of this land, each
fruit, vegetable, and nearly every plant and flower
of every clime, may spring forth and bear in
the greatest luxuriance. The continued experiments
of Mr. Meshuliam, as well as our own
brief efforts on the capabilities of the soil and
climate, have been followed with the most promising
results. There is scarcely a mountain or
.hill, however barren in its appearance, which
will nr?t mvidnee ji l?ri/e nrrmvth nf the best nf
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grapes, which, as a staple article of food onethird
of the year, besides raisins and wins, yiild
a good profit. The olive, fig, almond, pomegranate,
quince, and other trees of use, will grow
everywhere on the most rugged hills; while on
the wide terraces, in the valleys and on the plains,
the best qurlities of grain are grown, embracing
some varieties totally unknown in America: and
In those situations which can be irrigated, several
successive cro|>s of vegetables may be raised
annually, Mr. Meshullaiu has raised three successive
crops of American Indian corn during
the summer month?, as it requires less than fifty
days from planting until harvest. " Wqatave already
planted aud gathered several kinds of vegetables
since our arrival. The sweet potatoes
(which wc brought) have grown remarkably well
, and promise, like our Indian corn, to furnisli au
excellent staple food for this country."
Mr. Minor adds the following significant statement
of the influence which this experiment is
; working in the inirds of the Jews:
" A great change lias recently taken place in
the feelings of those who reside in Jerusalem;
. they have sriven up their strong preiudices, and,
disregarding a law of the Talmud, which forbade
them to lalx?r in the soil, and having their minds
opened to the benefits of agriculture, and seeing
the safety with which Mr. M.shullam and ou:selves
reside in the open country, awf^lsostimulated
by the fact of our coining fronrour distant
land to instruct and assist them, they have corno
out to Artas, during the last month in largo
numbers, with letters of recommendation and entreaty
from different rabbis, begging fin some
cases with tears) for employment for themselves
and also for scores of their poor brethren. On
being informed by Mr. Meshulhun, that wo were
unable to employ at present but a very few, they
again came out, requesting permission to write
an appeal in Hebrew, which large numbers would
sign before any authority, expressive of their great
desire, and desired us to scud it to our friends
abroad, to assist with funds, in order that wo
may obtain sufficient land, implements, <fcc., to
enable large numbers at once to proceed in the
Happy worK or roaring tncir own vine ana ngtreo'
in their own lan<}.
" It is a well known fact, that numbers in the
i Holy City have their minds partially eulightened
i through the secret reading of the gospel; and it
? is undoubted, that this class compose those most
' anxious to escape from the bondage and charity
I support of the rabbis to the freedom of sclf|
maintenance in a country life. Some mayques
! J tion their willingness aud ability to labor; but
I all those which we have employed, have proved
' I industrious, and desirous to learn, and are often
I men of intelligence, and, in all ca-cs, willing to
' accept the lowest wages. From Mr. Metshul'
lam's experience of tho capabilities of the soil,
' lie is convinced that were only a moderate enpi>
tal invested in securing land and erecting cheap
' dwellings, and the first expenses defrayed, any
! number, according to the extent of land em1
j ployed, might be sustained from the products of
I their own industry."
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