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r i.. L- vv " MESSRS. COLTER & SCOOTER, Editors, Let idle Ambition her baubles pursue, While Wisdom looks down with disdain,. T he home of the farmer has charins ever new, Where healthpeaoe and competence reign. " CflBR1DE." rWidcoSuE -ngain, old fellow," to the col utmns." You shall have a showing whenever you ask it. -Your piece, by some inadver tence, was not-received before our last num her was out, although it appears to have been mailed in time to have reached us a week ago. at least. '- ScooTER" is* absent IHe'll talk to you when he gets back. Doubt. less, hell adopt the pastoral style in reply. Ietween you, we shall expect a series of Bucolies. Sharpen your tool and "at it." WORK FOR TILE IONTH. "We x for- August?" some one exclaims, Why, we have just laid by, and mean to rest for Tis hot month at least !" -Snek is not the language of the real far mer, -who rises early and works late, wlo cultivates his crop at the last as energetically :asatthe first. . .Rest is certa'inly not only a very pleasant "thing lbut absolutely essential to health and -saretgth. Tjie rest of sleep and the rest of I th-at 'oath are great institutions; so too is uhrV est of our Southern 'laying-by season. White people, niggers and horses all re " r'ire these rests and assuredly improve there upon. ,.But when we say " the rest of our laying-by season," we do' not mean an absolute cessation from work. No ! no ! no ! ro! - This would never do. There are va ridus jobs of various kinds. that require .the attention of every farmer even in the sultry and lazy inonth of August. Mix them up with as many intervals of rest as you can (days at a time if you like!) but at all hazards do the work of the month, for it cannot be-as well'done at any other time. ~ For specific iustructions in this regard, we refer the reader to " Work for August" as given.by that ever-accurate and well-posted j .ournal of agriculture; and gardening &c., the "Southern Cultivator." .See the article in our jpresent issue'. . THlE OREGON PEk. . WE had almost concluded that this Pea wias a pure and unalleviated humbug. Gui *dedlby the opinion of several gendlemen who had made trial of it, and decided: it to be worthless, we too had well nigh raised our voice against it as *one of the cheats and implJositions.Of the day. Perhiaps-we wtould have been quite wrong in doing so, and we now rather congrattlate ourselves upon " thinking three times in the matter before we spoke once." .In the last number of the Southern Cul tirator- is an article from the pen of Col. Suous of South Carolina, entitled " A Pi'.vA FOR A HUMBU;." In this artiecle the wr-iter gives the .result of ten years experi enee with the Oregon Pea and pronounces most emphatically in its favor. As several pfonur fellow-citizens arc experimnentir'g with tihis pea the present year. we offer the viewvs of Col. S. for their encouragement. They . may lbe found in aniother column. In addition to what Col. Summer wvrites, wei. beg to offer an observation or two of our own. We have latterly seen quite a luxuri uit rolutnteer crop of the Oregon pea. At tirst sight we supposed the seed to have been sown broad-cast arnd plowved in a la mode. - Cut upon enquiry, we were told that the growth wvas from seed left on the ground by last -year's crop.~- The~ patch (quite a small oneC) was prepared last spring twelvo months, and the peas carefully sowed in drills. They came upi, grewv off~ finely and were bearing abunstantly. The owner of the place how ever took up a prejudice against them (either because the vine was too woody or the fruit too dlimiltive or the gathiering and shelling of the-pods too tedious,) and without waiting -for the crop to mature thoroughly, he had the vines pulled up and thrown to his cows, not stopping to save a pint-of seed. But by, this time, a considerable part of the pods had * ripened, cracked apen and dropped their con je son 'the ground. Last Spring, the same spot was again prepared by ' plowing, and, * after a slight coat-of guano was sowed down -in Barley. Thlis crop also grewv finely and n- tuned out well. . it was cut in the latter profMay or the first of June. Some ~eek or two thereafter, the Oregon peas, which selm to have lain quite secure all the -W~inter'and Spring (having wvithstood fr eezing -soaking, hogs and every other adverse influ -ence) commenced peeping out~ of the earth ; anid in a very little while tliere was a general -stand of them. They are now growing wvell and promise pretty much the same crop as last year. . We' drawv the deduction from 'this instance, dthat the Oregon is an admirable pea- to sow - in the Fall or Winter with small grain. It seems not to care about sproutirng before the "'gfaid is cut. Immediately upon that event -h lowever,'it springs up in all its strength and pushmes on rapidly .to its full growth. When nearly as luxuriant-as it is likely to become, and before the piods have begun' to harden, it wyould seem to be the true policy to turn the crop under with the lai-gest kind of. plow. -' You can eaisily leave a few acres in some cornier for seed.) By thitprocess, effectual shading of your land daring the hot-months -is attained, besides the rich additiodt of vege table matter in the autumn. 'Some thoigli m.night prefer using the crop 'entirelyu as a ~pasture,Mnstead of turtning it under; and even this use of it would doubtless answer a s,,....b nnpen From thu 1st of August (or thereabauts),until-frost,.'you would thus have a delightful pasture for your milk cows, and' that too exactly at. the right time, . the interval between the exhaustion of tie sum mer woodsgrass and the opening ofthe corn fields. We ask, in conclusion is'not this capabili ty of the Oregon pea a redeeming one I And may it not in this manner become a real advantage to our farming interests I CLOVER. VE'cull below, from-an address of Col. ISAAC CROOX-of Alabama, on the " Grasses and Clovers of the South," some interesting items.connected ivith clover experiments in our own State. The most striking of these is the trial given. it by the late lamented 'roxAs J. SUmxa., of Potnaria, Newberry District.. How anf farmer can read the ac count of his complete success and not be fired with the desire of following in the track of his experiment, we cannot well understand. There are red lands in our District which must be admirably adapted to the production of clover, about Cambridge and Liberty Hill for instance, and we should think our farmers in those neighborhoods ought at least to test this matter. By the bye, what has be come of the demonstration of our friend, Mr. JAMES RICHARDSON, in this line ? The last we heard was that he had succeeded as. well as could have been expected. Shall we not have the pleasure of hearing from him on the subject? Does the thing hold out well? &c., &c. But we give the extracts from Col. CROOM: Next, we come to the proof positive. In a letter written by John E. Calhoun, to the Editor of the American Farmer, and da ted Pendleton, S. C., July, 1829, he says,-the cultivation of Clover has been heretofore neglected from an impression that the heat of our sun was too intense and our soil too arid for its production. But the result of my little experience has, I think, clearly proved that it will not only flourish well, but that it is difficult, if not impossible to eradi cate it. He goes on to say, that as early as Febu ary, 1816, he sowed two acres in Clover. It was suffered the first year to remain un. molested and drop its seed. The following spring, the entire surface was covered with the most luxuriant crop of Clover he ever saw. At the proper time it was mowed, and all who saw it was astonished at its product. The Timothy sown with it was remarkably fine. The high price of cotton at that period, caused the neglect of the Clover, and the land the next year was deeply plowed with a two horse plow for pot.toes, preparatory to a cotton crop. The fifth, sixth and seventh years, this piece of land wias cultivated in cotton, yielding each year not less than 1000 lbs. of green seed cotton per acre. The ninth year thoroughly plowed and manured far a premium crop of corn,- and yielded some sixty bushels to the acre and would probably have made one fourth more, but for a severe drouth. The following year made a fine crop of rye. The next year rested then, sown in ontts in February, and, to his astonishnment, a fine crop of Clover succee ded the oats. Mr. Calhoun very justly remaks in the conclusion of his letter, "that he must be sceptical, indeed, who does not believe, in the face of such proof, that Red Clover can be successfully cultivated, at least, in the up per districts of South Carolina." Another experiment equally convincing was made by Col. B: H. Saxon, in the Abbe. ville District of South Carolina, the details of which are given by Trhomas Parker, in a letter to the same Editor and dated in April, 1831. Col. Saxon sowed Clover in his plantation arden in 1823-first year permitted to re ain and :Irop its seed-second year a uxuriant crop of Clover-third year in corn ; he- Clover appeared to be entirely destroyed. The fourth year wvheat and when it was cut, he Clover was thick on that part of the round on wvhich it was growing twvo years efore. The fifth year it was allowed to re ain and grow with such luxuriance, as to attract general attention. " It was not cut, ut was' allowed to go to seed and the seed athered. The sixth and seventh years in orn. Trhe eighth year in corn-the ninth in otton ; and there is, he says, in the month f April after the cotton was planted, a great eal of Clover on the ground. ia the same letter, Mr. Parker refers to several successful attempts to cultivate Clo er near the seaboard of South Carolina, whbich are recorded in the first volume of the Southern Agriculturist. Trhe late Thomas J. Summer, whose early eath Science and Southern Agriculture have so much cause to mourn, also made an expe iment with Red Clover in the highest degree onclusive and satisfactory. Prompted as ell by an intutive sagacity as by a benig miant heart, young Summer, turning away rom the allurements of a selfish and vulgar mbition, sought in Europe under the most minent masters, such as Liebig, Borzeluis ad others, the means of accomplishing him self in Agricultural Science, that he might be qualified to aid and advance the leading ntrest of his State and nation. His able aalysis of the cotton plant fully establishes his scientific attainments, wvhile his experi ment with Red Clover no less evinces a ca pacity and an aptitude for uniting Scientific with practical Agriculture, which, had his life been spared, would have made him an orna ment and a blessing to his country. Asking pardon for the digression into which our felings have seduced us, to pay a feeble tribute to one whose affections and talients were devoted to our great cause, return we now to the experiment before alluded to. . Mr. Summer's experiment was made on the clay land of Pomaria, in Newberry Dis trict. By the aid of Gypsum and cotton seed composted in the mule stables, bounti fully applied, he cut from six acres of land in a single season, sixty-two thousand pounds of Clover and Crab Grass Hay, for which the South Carolina Institute awarded him the Society's medal. The cost of fertilizers, preparation of the soil, &c., &c., was $72 for the six acres. It was seeded in barley and clover, and the portion of the barley left to mature yielded seventy-two and a half bushels. These six acres continue to be the most productive on the premises. For an expenditure of seventy-two dollars, which was more than reimbursed by the crop of barley, there was besides secured a crop of hay worth $155 per aci'e and a permanent fertility of the previously improved land. A striking exemplification of the -value of Science, and not less, of Red Clover-. *Whether these successful and stisfactory experiments have been followed Up, or whether Clover is at the present time grown -to any extent, in the red land belt of this State or in any other portion of it, we are unale to avy. -.: T8E ADVERT2SER ChX3oRIG1 TO r"SCOOIU." ARous, thee, Pegasus, and prune thy wing; We.wish to ride-and maylg. yet may sing And tho' we never knew thee Peas to bear - Upon thy haek, we-wish thee now in air To take a load, as off'ring to the gods, Who.may make Jove's ambrosia of the pods! As late we saw the glit'ring, temper'd.blade Of " Sooovsa," ready for the contest laid Close by the pen-deep. dyed in blackest'ink That makes beginners' anxious hearts.to sink ; It struck us then, and'will last to the close "Far botter deal in poetry than prose." In this late day of Maine-iacal laws, , The license of the rhymer 'scaped their claws; So he who writes-if blessed with good digestion May have his flow of spirits without question. Oh ! " ScoorER" ferox ! why, pray, wish to kill With caustic ink-drops one who meant so ill, But (all forgetful of the good old saw, . " Mind well your P(ea)'s and Q's, who seek a flaw," Nor deeming that the spot was rendered sore By.oft repeated harrowings. long before,) Enquired of Peas! We fearsome now will choose To say Instead of P's we fell'mid Q's. Still live we, "SCOOTER," hoping oft to see You raise a crop, and columns write on Pea, " As food for-Stook," or warriors skilled in battle ; Or made in soup--with various'tittle-tattle' On things that to a scooter should belong, That may outlast (perhaps) Anacreon's song. Much do we fear that all the grand parade 'Bout "living witness" was too hasty made; For Sol's fierce rays so-parcheth up the ground, That but the skeleton will soon be found; Unless the grass may shade, instead of peas, The "living witness" will be ill at ease. On these red hills where wheat so doth abound, By long experiments it has been found, - That corn and peas injurious never prove When mixed in planting-if ope peas doth love I Nor are our " ranges" sparse enough to make Us risk our hogs in pen-fields-sad mistake ! But fed, when rIgn'd, with o'erfiowing measure, They prove with corn, a perfect country treasure. Long may thy furrows open up the soil, And fruit bring forth to cheer the sons of toil; But ne'er grasp " saddle-bags" for pity's sake, For fear some vial by accideut you break ; Nor let folks think that ever in- your breast The " milk of human kindness" curdled ata jest ; We know thee generous, and. believe thee true, And thus oh I " Scoo-ra I" bid thee now adieu. CAMBRIDGE. WORK FOR AUGUST. August was originally called by the Ro mans, Sextilis or the sixth month; which was afterwards, by the Senate, changed to Augustus, in honor of the Emperer. it cor responds to the Jewish Elul, (Neh"vi. 15,) their twelfth civil, and sixth sacred month. By the Saxons it was called .the Barn monath, or Barn-month, in allusion to the putting in of their harvests, and also Thridda litha, or the Third-mild-month. TIlE- PLANTATIcIN. Cotton.-Where this crop is backward, keep your 'plows, cultivators and sweeps go. ing briskly, to destroy the weeds, encourage a- late growth, and preven~t the falling of the forms. Towards the latter part of the month begin your preparations for~ picking, and as soon as the boils begin to- open freely, set the hands at work gathering. Have all seed cotton, hauled in wagons from distant fields to the gin-house,-and do not require your negroes to wvaste their time and strength in carrying heavy baskets. If you wish to weigh the picking of each hand, it can be done by the overseer before 'it is put into the wagons, or each " hand" can mark his bas kets and have it weighed at noon and night, at the gin-house. Corn.-AIl early planted. Corn is already laid by, in most sections ; but very late fields may yet receive another careful working, and be finished with the surface open, mel low and free from weeds. Curing up Corn Stalks for Fodder.-In our last number, (page 220,) wve furnished some objections to the very common prac ice of pulling fodder, and* advised the sub stitution of drilled corn, which we have long found to be an excellent and economical ar icle both for " soiling," (or feeding green,) and winter hay. It is so hard to break up ld habits, however, that we scarcely expect many of our readers to test this matter fair y; and lest, with all their' fodder pulling, any may fall short of "roughness" before ext season, we will offer another hint for their consideration. It is, to cut up their orn stalks at the ground, as soon as the ears egin to glaze or get hard ; set up in shocks very 20 or 30 hills thus cut, and when the whole is perfectly dry, haul under cover, or arefully stack up; strip off the ears at your eisure, and save all the stalks, blades and and shucks for the winter feeding of stock. This hint is especially intended for small planters-those who aim only to~ raise suffi-. ient corn for their own use, and who de sire to make the most of it, and to save all hat is worth saving. Our objections against fodder pulling, (as before stated) are that it s a slow and laborious process, and that the ield and weight of the grain is lessened, by prematurely depriving the plant of its leaves. f fodder is pulled before the grain becomes lazed, you certainly injure the latter, and if you do not pull until the ears are fully ripe, the fodder is nearly worthless. The. "gol en mean" is to cut up your corn as directed, just when the grain is passing from the mil ky or doughy state to the hard kernel. At this period of its growth, the plant has ela borated sufficient sap to mature the grain perfectly after it is cut, and the surplus starch, gum and saccharine matter which it contains iill be preserved in the stalk and leaves, in stead of being changed to hard 'and wvorth less woody fibre, as when the plant is al lowed to become perfectly dead ripe. An other advantage in thus.cutting up corn is, that as soon as it is hauled off, the ground is ready for the- plowv, and after it has recei ed a good manuring, you can proceed im mediately, with the sowing of your Winter ats, Rye, Barley, Clover, &c. Let those who hav'e scanty crops try it, even on smal scale, and report results. Feeding Corn Stalk Fodder.-T n order to ise corn with proper economy, every farmer and planter should have Scott's "Little Giant," or a similar mill for grinding both corn and cob. To this should also be added a Feed Cutter, suitable for cutting hiy, sheaf oats, corn stalks, &c., &c. With this latter implement, the corn stalk, fodder, shucks, oats, hay and .other "roughness" may be finely cut up, and when mixed with a proper portion of corn and cob meal, slightly moistened, (with an occasional sprin kle of salt and ashes,) you have an excellerit ad cheap provender for all kinds of farm stolootti suoh as 'fl p4, Bwset Pq 1qroes, dye., when plenty, may be added' to the foregoing from time to tinte,"and they will be foqqd to give increase4 relish and improved health to animals, 'Tho "merei f4l nan is merciful to his beast," ahd humani. ts el as se .lf-nterest rdictaten the best possible care of all damb brutes dependent upon us. .Turnips--Rata 'Biga, Red Top, Early Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk, Globe and other Turnips should be sown from the 1st to the 25th of this month. The ground should be plowed very deep, and pulverized as fine as possible. A deep, rather light and fertile sandy foam is best for this crop, and shch soil ought to be plow. ed at least 8 or 10 inches, and thoroughly harrowed. Sow in drills from 2 to 3 feet apart, plants standing in the drill from 6 to 10 inches. Stable. manure (10 or 15 loads to the acre) woods'mould, ashes and broken bones, equal parts (6 or 8 loads to the acre), or 300 pounds of guano, scattered broad. cast and plowed in, will give you a good crop. . Should you wish to manure in the drill, open-a wide and deep furrow with a long shovel-plow, scatter your nanure thick ly along this drill, throw a flat, broad bed on the manure with a turning-plow, and af ter raking the surface smooth and even, drill in the seed as above directed. From one to one and a half pounds of seed, mixed with sand and carefully sown will be sufficient for an acre. Soak your seed 24 hours in lamp oil, then drain off the oil and dry the seed with ashes or plaster, and mix with moist sand for the convenience of separating the seeds in sowing. if you have plenty of leached ashes, you may top dress the ground with 10 or 15 bushels per acre, after sowing. It will be well, also, to dust the plants when they first come up, with a mixture of ashes, soot, plaster and salt, (a bushel to the acre) several mornings in succession, to prevent the attacks of the fly Continue this until they get into the rough leaf,;when they may be considered out of danger. When the plants are well up, clear out all grass and weeds with the hoe, and thin them to a stand of from 6 to 10 inches apart, according to the size of the variety. After thinning, work them out from time to time, until the tops shade the ground, when you may lay them by. Sweet Potatoes.-Keep the earth fresh and loose around the plants, and the rows en. tirely free from weeds until the vines take complete possession of the patch. Lose no time, now,' in cutting and setting out vines for the production of next year's seed. Hay and Fedder.-Cut and carefully save drilled Corn fodder (as directed in July number, page 220;) also makeall the Hay you possibly can from Crab (or Crop) Grass, Crowfoot, Pea Vines, tops of Ground Peas, Oregon Pea, Millet, &t., &c. Ditching, Hauling Muck, Woodland Pas tures, Strawberry Beds, &c.-Thee dry weather of this month will be found favora ble to the ditching and draining of low, wet lands, clearing up of sweamps cutting under. brush, digging and embanking fish-ponds, preparing Strawberry patches, clearing the undergrowth of forests for woods pastures, haul of muck to the compost heap, destruc. tion, by compost fermenting or burning of noxious weeds, &c., &c. THE GARDEN .All plants of the Caul:ilowers, Brocoli or Cabbage family, may now be set out for fall and winter use. Continue' to transplant Celery. Full crops of .the different kindls of Turnips should be sown during the month, as directed above. Sow- seeds of Beets Salsify, C'arrots, &c., for winter~ use-sha ding the ground by a slight " brush arbor.' from the hot sun. Radishes, Spanach, Let tuce, &c., may still be-sown, and Snap beans planted for piokles. 1Plant, also, Meloins and Cucumbers for mangoes and pickles. Keep down all weeds-use the hoe, and water freely. -Plantsa see..ifd or fall crop of Irish Potatoes and Peas,' mnulching both heavily with leaves. The Purple Egg Plant, Tom ato and Lima Bean may be planted for a late crop, and will come yet, with "favora ble seasons." Keep your Strawberry Bed. clean, open and mellow now, if you desire to increase your plants, and encourage the growth of runners by an occasional shower. ing with soap suds. If you do not want runners, cut them off and turn them under, to give back their substance to the bearing plants. Give these 'occasionally a light top dressing of leached ashes just before a show er, or water them with a very weak solution of potash. THlE ORCHARD AND NURSERY. Peach, Nectarine and Apricot trees may be " shortened in" or cut back one-half of this years growth, where the frost has destroyed the fruit; but wh'ere the trees have borne or are heavily laden; this operation. may be deferred until October.: Budding of all stone-fruits may still be~continued, by those who adhere to this back-breaking and head. aching practice. Infsert the bud on the north side of the stock, early in the morning, or just befor~e night-fall, ceasing operations in the heat of the day. T HE F LOW E R G AR DE-N. Colleet seeds of all Annuals, and preserve them carefully. ' Bub Oranges and Lemons. Propagate Aloes and the Cacti (or Cactus) by slips. Sow Bulbous rooted flower seeds to obtain new varisties. Stake-your Dahlias and thin out the flowers, if too profuse. Clip Box edings in moist weather. Cut and roll grass plats and lawns. Clean up walks, put on fresh gravel, and roll smoothly. Wa ter your potted Annuals and other plants daily, in hot weathier. Sow Tulip and other seed. Gather all valuable seed as soon as ripe, and save for future use. Use water and weak liquid manure frequently, as heretofore directed.. A PLEA FOR A HMBU. EDITRS SOUTHERN CULTIVAOR-The Orenon P-es has attracted so much quill wor c of. late that a man would be regarded as insane by some, who would endorse it now, as one of the greatest improveirs of'the soil that we could plant in the South. We are half. inclined to bi'ave the odium and say, it is the very best pea for the corn planter we have ever seen. We could not endorse the humbug at *80 per bushel--and, with " Broomsedge," put our foot oni that. We have had it growing for ten years, and paid no other regard to it than in having a few quarts annually gathered for our seed box. We never planted it after the first time, and when it became a priceless humbug we sav ed a peck of seed. With these, we planted an acre or two of poor, dry hill-side in our peach orchard. -They grew, flourished- and fell to the ground under the wejght of pods they bore. .We gathered a barrel of seed amongst our calves, Suffolka and* poultry, which ran on them, and in the winter plowed down the vines as a salvo to the land prepara tory to putting-it in corn. The prize Devon heifer, " Aliek,"wrhich attracted so much at tention at your Fair, for her sym~metry and condition, was taken of' that Oregon Pea patch to the eoars which bore her to Augusta. Her coqdition was the effect of the Oregon peas alone. My Suffolks almost suffocated with fat, from gleaming the ripe peas. And my guinea-fowls, continued laying and hatch ing till November, furnishing me with young birds until late in the spring. I planted the gi'e of ground in corn, not suspecting that'the stock had trampled in seed enou.h-fr , ad. Th na rn was nlowed once and the stand of peas is now thicker than I could desire-twelve and fifteen inches high. The corn, although it has been neg lected in order to give the peas a fair 'shake, is now of 'fine size and color, and the peach trees have made a vigorous growth. The land has evidently been improved by the subversion and shading of the pea vines. I think, for- stock and manuring, it is very val. uable, -and bence this- plea which simple justice to the much abused demands at my band. My Rescue Grass, and also that of several of my friends, has come up to all that Mr. Iverson claims for it. 1 gave it a fair trial, and would not be without it for any amount. I cannot bear to see men humbug themselves, as so many have done, who have purchased Rescue Grass seed, and left it to take care of itself. Such men are not lights to read' by. Ttsy are blind to common sense, and deserve failure-because it is the crop they epect to reap.. A. G SUMMER. Ravencroft, S. C., June 1855 CLARKEE.& ROYAL, -DEALER. IN BOOTS, S H 0 E S, TRUNKS, CARPET BAGS, VALISES, &c., IRON FRONT STORE, BROAD STREET, Orroarra 'TnB MASONIC HALL, AUGI!sTA, GEORGIA. T HE Undersigned having formed a Co-partner ship,-uuder the Firm of CLARKE & ROYAL for the general transaction of the - Boot and. Shoe Business, Will keep at all times on hand the FINEST and MOST FASHIONABLE GOODS, both for La dies and Gentlemen, that is now manufactured, to gether with a large assortment for Boys, Misses and Children. Also, heavy work for Plantation and House Servants. We will also keep Traveling and Packing Trunks, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, 4c. Our Store is in the central part of the City, con venient to all the Hotels, being 'the well-known stand of ALDRICH & ROYAL. From our long experience in the business, we flatter ourselves that we can give as good, if not better bargains, than you can get elsewhere. Our best endeavors will be to give satisfaction to'all who may favor- us with a call. HENRY E. CLARKE, WM. S. ROYAL. . Augusta, Feb21, l y 6 Hardware and Cutlery. T O ALL our old friends, we would say, we are thankful 1kr past favors, and to all others who may wish Goods in our line ;-call and see as also, or send your orders.' We will make every effort (and it is notorious of the Goods we keep) to give 6 general satisfaction." Our prices SHALL be in accordatnce with the times ; always assuring our customers to sell them at the LOWEST MAR EKT PRICES. We have now in Store a fine Stock and are re ceiving weekly. Amongst whidh may be found, 50 Tons Band and Hoop IRON, 250 " - Sweed " assorted, 150 " English " 200 Smith BELLOWS, all qualities, 500 Kegs " Peru" NAILS, 50 Tons CASTINGS, 100 Dozen Door LOCKS, 100 " Pad " 500, " Till, Chest, Draw and Trunk Locks, 100 ' " AXES, Collins, Levette's and other makes, 10 " Superior BROAD AXES, 500 " HOES, all qualities. To enumerate is too tedious. We have the Goods and wvant to sell them. We keep all things necessary for Mills of every style, Corn Shellers, Strawv Cutters, Vices, Anvils, Smith Tongs, Circular, Hand, and all other kind of Saws, Screw and Bales, Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Shears, Screws, Bolts, Spirit Levels, Guages, Candlesticks, Planes, H~orse Shoes and Nails, Brushes, Coffee Mills, Halter, Trace, Stretch, Log, Breast, Continued and Fifth Chains, Rope, Files of all kinds a beautiful Lot of Guns, of all qualities, Plst ls,'Percussion Cape, Curry Combes, Game and Shot Bags, Powder Flasks, Dram Flasks, Sand and Wafie Irons, Braces and Bitta, Augers, Chisels, Hammers, Drawing Knives, Mortars, Kettles, Stew Pans, &e., &e. ROBINSON & JACKSON. Hamburg, Dec 4 tf . 47 Patent Metalic Burial Cases! T HESE valuable air-tight and indestructible Ca efor proteeting and preserving the Dead for ordinary interment, for vaults, for teansportation, or for any other desirable purpose, are offered for sale in this Village, cheap for Cash, by P. S.-I have on hand an assortment of all sizes. July 27 tf 28 GUYSOT T'S YELLOW. DOCK k SARSAPARILLA I now put in the larget sized Bottles, and is ac .knowledged to be th BEST SARSAPARILLA made, as is certified bythe Wonderful Cures it has performed, the origina copies of which are in the possession ofthe prpretor. Remember, this is the only true and origia article. SCROFULA, SYPHILIS, MERCURIAL COM PLAINTS, CANCER, GANGREENE, RHEUME TISM, and a vast variety of other diseases are speedily and perfeetly dured by the use of this medicine. READ THE FOLLOWING CETJFICATE. Tati.APoss~A Co. Aa, Jan. 2,1852. DEAR Sra:-I send you thIs to certln to you that your Extract of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparila has performed one oi the most wonderful eures on me'that has ever been effected on man. I have been asileted ror fowty years with eruptions on my legs and reet ; In 1848 they got so bad that I had to go on crutches, and In 1849 1 had one leg amputated above tge knee. In aboutinementhsanler my other leg broke out In large eating and running sores from my knee to my oot, and dischare agreat deal of ofeon sive matter. ygrIn also broke ot In large bises, which discharge much ofensIve matter, -and at the sametime my lRad broke out in large runningisores nearly to my elbow. The misery that I have suffered for the lat two e ars I cannot describe to you. I was In such agony that never rested day or night Ia October last my son brought me one of your bottle wrappers; 1 read It and found record of some wonderial cures performed .b your " Extract of Yellow Dock and 8aspa la." I sent and got two bottles of It, and com menced takIng It. In two weeks, to my great astonishment, msores all becaine easy, adli could sleep all niht a tigI had not done for two years. When I had taen six botes, my sores gt wellas if liy exchantment. I have now used In all elltbottles of your "Extract of Yellow Dock and sarsaparll," and I consIder myself well. I entreat slleo the afflicted to try this medicine, for I be -Heve It will cure any known dIsease In the world. Lay woth to ufrng makd tan etreat the to takelt fr of South Carolina, Geori an AlabamadI ayshould doubt the above cure, I InvIte them toeall onm and I wll .how them the scars.- I can be found In T llpocsa Co., Ala., one mile fromto' FeNAA HUGHEs. - WThe Yellow Doek and Sarsaparllla Is peculiarly aated for femalesof delicate health, resulting from Irreg laiyof menstrual dischrgs and other dueses peculia number of 'ertifiate of cures prormed ofte above de srIption. We assure the aflcethat a bottle or two of Dr. Guysott's Extract of Yellow Dok and Sarsaparlla wi at one regulate those. diffleultieanrnethntua e ut quar bott esPrice Siprbotte Chartres Sfet .0, Genera Ants for the Slout'hern Sta to whom al rers must be adressed. S also bG. L.ENN IdH C. W. B. GRIF F LYAbbeville O. 11 T. Y uresvl~: J F.PEA? & Co., New. be rjHAY1AD EISLEY d CO, Agusta,' Ga., and Mar 28,1855. . . ly 11 -Notice ! Pany one should desire to have their papers copied in a neat and legible hand,-a person may be found! to do It for them, by application at this Offie. Marl t1- f . -1 State of South' Carolirna, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. Mary Morgan and others,) Sam. P. Getsen and others. BaifrPti'. IT appearing to my satisfaction that the Defen dants Osborne Jennings and his wife Nancy reside beyond the limitactf this State,.on motion of Mr. MORaGNS Compainantls Solicitor, It is ordered that the said JOefendantsato plead, answer or demur to the allegations of~ the Bill abdve desijuated with in three months from the publication this order, or judgment pr-s confess. will 1be entered agant them. A. SIMI(NSC. E. E. nl'rs Ofiea Jna19. m 22 GRAT. SOUTBERN 'ENIDY!n JACOBS CORDIA, BOWEL DISEASES, CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, DIARRHOEA, CHOLERA MORBUS, . BILIOUS OEOLO; QXOLE RA rFAIIT M. .-:Azso Admirably adapted to :many diseasea of Females, most especially painful menstruation. De virtues -of Jacob's Cordial are too welZtnepu to require encomiums. ~ 1sL IT CORs TAE WORST CAs5 oFrIARBnmat. - 2d. IT onu TUE WORST roads or DysRNTzv. 3d. I- Cuam CArwo3x2I-A MExIcAN Duaannma 4th. IT RELIEVES TILE SEVEXaT COLIC. 5th.- IT cram CuoLEaA Moasus.. 6th. IT 00nz3 CuoLErA IiFAiTUx. 'lth. Ii'buss PAIxNrr. MEtsTauATro. 8th. IT arzyvms PAN l BAcx AND LoiNs. 9th. IT OoUEXTACrs NuavoosNIas AND DniPoSDENCT. 10th. IT RESTOE ISEZOULARITIRS. - 11th. IT mamG ooY AIW HvsvEaAL FzINios. - - 12th. IT's AN ADNIrABLE ToNI. 'A FEW SHORT EXTEACTS OXTESTIONIAB, "I have. used Jacob's Cordial In my failly, and have found It a most efficient, and in my Judgment, .a valuable remedy."-Hon. HrnAx WAisza, Judge of Supreme Court, Georgia. '" It gives me pleasure ii being able to recommend Ja cob's Cordial--my own' personal experience, and the expe rienee of my neighbors and friends around me, Is a sumcient guarantee for me to believe It to be all that it purports to be, viz: A aovzarrox EmzDv."-Wx. H.UNDERwooD, Former ly Judge df Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit. "I take great pleasure in recommending this invaluable medicine to an afflicted with bowel diseases, for which I be lleve It to be a sovereg reinedy-decidedly superior to any thing else ever tried me."- A. GAU.mNo, Deputy G. M. of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. "I have-used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and this. with all I hear about Itas a remedy by those who have tried it, induces me to believe that It -stands at the bead of every preparatlon-of the kind, and I would redommend its use in the disease for which It is compounded."-dujm G. Dos sumS, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Georgia, Grifgn. "If there Is any credibuilty In human testimony, Jacob's Cordial, must stand pre-eminentabove all other preparations for the cure of"Bowel Diseases. From the mass of testimony in its favor-coming in from aU quarters, It must be very fkr in advance, as a curative agent, of most If not all other patent preparations -A. FLEMINo, Cashier Marine and Fire nsurance ank, Grifn. "This efficient remedy is travelling into ~celebrity. as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns Into Buusa, and aining commendation wherever used."-GeorgfaJqr.onfan. For sale by G. L.-PENN, Edgefield C. H., E. H. A Dor, Perry's X Roads, Wellingham & Means Beech Branch; JAS. P. RcuARDoN, Richardson Ville; E. WA-rsoN, Ridge P. O.; Jonr M. CriARK, Cold Springs; T. H. MARBIALL& SoN,Graniteville June6 . 6m . 21 Important to the Citizens of Edgeeld! ..-0- ...- . DR. D EIS' - GEORGIA- SARSAPARILLAE A PURE & UNADULTERATED ARTICLE, FOR DIEASES OF THE .LIVER, THIS SARSAPARILLA is made of the Sarsa parilla which grows in the Southern States and nothing else. It has the natural Sarsaparilla taste, Its effect upon the system in all cases in which Sar saparilla is indicated is wonderful. It is a..great safeguard against diseases arising from a torpid state of the Liver, or impure state of the Blood. Generally, it acts upon the Bowels as a mild pur gative or laxative. It not only mildly moves the Bowels, but'gives tone to the system by restoring a healthy action in the Liver, and by freeing the blood from its impurities. - For children it is a great preventive of worms and supercedes the necessity of giving them so much wormmedicine; at the same time. it improves their general health. A-better and more useful medicine cannotbe In troduced into Edgeficid Distriot, either for profes sional or family use, than the Georgia Sarsapar Ila. This Saraparilla is uot to be soLd n. com ii ejon. Price, per bottle, $1-Six bottle. $5.. For sale by Druggists generally.. 113' Those ordering this article from Druggists or Commiasion Merchants, should express in their or ders, Dernnia' Georgia Saraparilla. May 30, 1855. 5m .12 English Hosiery. W ILLIAMI SHEAR, Augusta, Ga., has just received from New York, a splendid assort mnent of Hosiery, comprising. Ladies' Plain White and Black English Hose, very elastic, of the best shape and make: Ladies' Plain White and BI'k. Englislh Lisle Thread Hose of the beat nmake, and some at very low prices; Ladies' Open Work White and Unbleached English Cottou Pose; Ladies' .White and lanck EngliaffSilk Hose; Misses' and Children's White and Fancy dotton do., a complete assortment ; Youth's ande Children's F'ey, White and Unbleach ed CottonSocks, a very large supply ; Gentlemen's Fancy and Unblenched Cotton Half Hose, of the best make and v'ery elastic; Alexander's Ladies' and Gentlemen's Kid and Silk Gloves; a beautiful assortment; Gentlemen's, Ladies', Mise' Youth's and Chil dren's Lisle Thread Gloves; Ladies' and Gentlemen'a Fawn and Kid Gauntlet Gloves, a large supply ; Ladies' and Misses' Long and Half IHnd Black Lace Mitts, with and without Half Fingers, a beautiful assortment; Ladies' Merino and Silk' Gauze Vests, a superior article. The Hosiery is the same style which has hereto fure given such general satisfaction, is remarkably elastic, and of the best shape atnd make. The pub. lie are respectfully invited to call and examine the assortment. - .Augusta April 10. tf . Valuable Land for Bale, T H Sucriber offers for sale ONE HUN TDREDnd SEVENTY-FIV E acres of Land. It is all in woods, and 'the best timbered of any Lands in this seotion of country. Said Traot ad joins lands of Col. W. L. Coleman,, Daniel Posey, Malichi Cogburn, the Estate of Lewis Derrick, and the tract on which the Subscriber resides. - If not previously sold at private sale, it will be disposed of on the first Monday in October next, on a credit until tlie first January next. I will also sell, if the purchaser of the above de sire. to buy, the highly valuable plantation on which 1 live, containing FOUR HUNDRED ACRES. It is deemed unnecssary to say any thing more of these truly exeilent Tracts of Land. If treated for privately, a good bargain can .be obtained. Jgg-For further information call on the Subscri ber on the premises. DERICK HOLSONBAKE. Feb14 Sm 5 Particular Notice. To *he Stockholiders of the Edlgefeld Odd Fellowcs' and Masonic Building Associa tion: GENTLEMEN: You will come forward and py to' Jas. B. Sullivan, Treaaurer, or A. Ramsey, Agent, the Third Instalment of 10 per cent. on your Stock. And those who have given their Note. for the First and Second Instalments, are earnestly re quested to take them up, as we need money to have the work 'advanced. Please respond early. A. G. TEAGUE, Pres't. June 22 tf . 22 To the .Ladies. M RS. E. T. H AMILTON, takes this method of-informing the Ladies of Edgefield Village and vieinity, that alle has oma menced the Milliory and Dress-Making Business, at the Store formerly occupied by Mrs. BROWN. N ov6-tf - - 44. . A Certaiu Remtedy ! TAM appoited Sole Agent for Jacob's Celebra .ted ' estery and Diarrhosa Cordial. This Medioine as a reputation unsurpassed. S, E. BOWERS, Agent Hamburg, June 11, if 22 Administrators-Notice . ALL Persons having' demands against th.Esate of Wms. H. Adams, deo'd., are erbynDoted top present the same, properly attestdvfor payment, and those who are indebe to th.mtae, are re quested to make payment toAdor Jan 24If Adanistrtor"Se Notice. AL Petsoas having any demands against the AEstate of Shineon Matthews, deo'd., will please resent them properly attested, and all those In debted to'the Estate must'amake proinpt payment as the distributees are anxious to have the matter set ted. SIMPSON MATflIEWSAdm'r. May 23 f$ IMPORTERS 'OF . ' PRM190CrBM'JS$ & ORME goo & 911 KlN4 eQ .Qf.NAIfif4p EP constantly on hand pd .otfer &tfelt' friends anti.the publ:o generaly, the "rgY assortment of'" - . Forefin and Domestk D G D: In the Snahern States. :Their St 'l cinuta supplied ritha full assortment of- t - Of all the newest varieties -of Style and Fabli.. -.. -Iq Silks, Tisues,.Baregese(tenadines,. . -., Muslin, Bombzinesi, Alpaes, aid MeanNtl' Embroideries aid Lae Goods, o every maiety. Erening Dres Goods of aevry asueriptiour.- -i Gentlemen's ad+ Boale' Wf.t Cloths, Cassimeres, .Vestingse;"iaie, brl4 a . Coatings, of 'best French 'Gooie - - Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans,Ao. " ; . , FOI-F"AMIL.Y U8 X Rose, Whitney, and' Baal BLANKWI;ET Red and White Flannels,' English 'aid'American CottonFlannels . French, English and American Prints an "4 bries, - . - Linens, of .Richardson's celebrated. make, 4f - Sheetings, Shirting,.Pillow Cases,"'Tabl ne ed. Doylics, Napkins, Towellings, B. E. m. Haker:i back Diapers, Fruit Cloths,, Glias QCltliohs.Aep Linens; &o. - - . .* - r. . CARPFT-NG8.- --- Ingrain, three Ply, Brussels, Ta and- elret . British and American Floor.Oil Cloh .. Wilton Velvet and'Axminter Rlu ~. t . White and Colored Mattitigs, ef.al idtbs L Stair Jtoda and Stalr~arpeting, of aR kitbde. - Of every variety in SILK,-SATIN and.WO EtSED - 'Curtain Cambricsand Muslins, Embroidered Laoe and Mudin Carsins,. Gilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps,;Hofers, Looni Tassels, Drapery Cords,.)l Repes, 4:., - -PLANTATION. GOOD. Blankets, Plains, Keiseys, Capes&o. . Cotton Osnaburge,of all the bestSonthern nta.hes, g 'All the above, with every o(her *ne o DRY GOODS which can be-.demanded, .re:sof C OWN DIRECT IMPORTATION, and Are offered at the Lowest -Market Prices for Cash,. City aedeptance. - a' The ONE PRICE SYSTEM li: str hered to. All Goods are warranted, dad all ada. filed with promptness and the - most overal utfepw tion. - - . -BRO.WNIN.G & LE AT., Charleton,Jan.25,. ly ' , J. $I.BLEY '&SON", GROCERS AND C0'TO1 NERCHANT S HAMBURG, s. C. - RESPECTFUJLY beg leave to; Ito6i their old.oustomems and the Planters p that they ire still to be found tit their. Old Stad and are paying the HIGHEST MAR for Cotton and other Produde - and' have in Stor4, and are daily receiving a MOST COMPLETE assort ment of- - - -R:E.. . -AMONG WOCH AY I OUND- ' 20,000 Yds. Guniyan-d Dundee BANGCINO, 200 Coils Hemp and'Russian -ROPE, 200 Ba COPPEE, Rio and .7ava, 200 Bbls. Superior-atid Refined SUG4B5, 25 Hhds. Musoovado aihd N. 0. do. 100 Bbls. MOLASBES, 3,000 Saeks SAL T, 25 BEDSTEADS, some of them Faney, 25 Boxes superior CHEESE, A splendid assortment' of BLANKE2TB and NEGRO' CLOTHS RB. An assortment of Saddles and Bridles, Qhalrs, -Pepper,'Spiee, Linseed, Lamp and Tan ners Oil, Osnaburg,'Stripes, Shirting and Yarns, and- In fact everything usually found in a Grocery Store.. W E take this means to inform our Customers and the Planters generally, that we are not connected with -any other house, and only have one Store, which is the Brick Corner, formerly .coen pied by Josiah Sibley.'*. J. SIBLEY & SON, Hamburg, Nov 28 tf 46 To former Frienids and Patrons. S E. BOWERS, thankful for past patron Je age, would beg leave to inform the public that lie is now receiving LARGE ConsignmeiatwoC Whiskeys, Brandies, Wines, Cordiais, -AND LIQUORS OF ALLKINDS, .. Su g ars, BROWN, CLARIFIED, CRUSHED AND LOAYF SEBARS,- HAVANA AND AMERICAN, And all articles usually kept in the Family Grocery. Business. Being Agent for two large Wholesale Confectionary Houes, one in New York and the other in Augus ta,-lie is prepared to Gilall orders for-. RAI2U35, WE33ISL.. At the shortest notice possible. As he is acting as Agent only, betwould re spectfully inform all that his buainess must he don6 on the CASH SYSTEM ENTIRELY .- foanls low prices and small commissions will not warrant ex tension of time on Goods sold: - He is determined to sell Low, for Cash, and hopes to merit a share of the trade. 'Come one, come all, and examine his Stokbfr ucaig -it is all he asks. - tokbfrpuhaig g The business will be conducted under the name and style ofS. E. Bowzas,,Agent. Hamburg,Nov.1, . .tf' , 42 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD DISTRlICT, Li COMMON PLE AS. A BSAL~OM T. HODGES, wh~o is now in the L. custody of the Sheriff of Edgefeld District by virtue of aWrit of Capia. ad a-isfeaedau, at the suit of John Colgan,having'lled in-iny.Offoe together with a Schedule on oath ,of-bis'esate-eand effects, his petition to the Court of Commzon Phe..,. praying that he may be admitted to the Acts of the General Assembly made for the relief. of'isso1neut debtors, It is ordered, that the said' Join Colia and all other creditors to whom the'said --A10sloe. T. Hodges, is in anywise indebted, arc hereby summoned and have notice to appear abefore the-' said Conit at ~Edgefield' Court House,.en theat Monday in October next orson some -otherIsavBe nietdayto be set-apart and-appoise,: dur, ithe sitting of the said Court, to-show cau, i can, why the prayesrof tiipetitionef~red. not be granted.- -- TIgOS. (. DACON c.c.n3D. .Cleak' Office, Juno 18,1855. - 1t 2% STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,. IN COMMiON -PLEAS. HJENRY H. MAYSON; who'i in lthe eus of the Sheriff of Edgefleld Distriet,hby viptue of a Writ of Capias ad Satisfaciendws, at the seit of R. L. Wash, having filed in my Oe toge e with a schedule on oath of bhasustate and hista .-' petition to the Court of Ccmmon paging~ct oft - he may be admitted to the bsnatdofi e At ft General Assembly, made hir thy rlief orlnolene debtors, Itis ordered, That thesaid R L Waaly - and all'other creditors to wvhom the said Henry I. Mayson, is in any wise indebted, and they are hereby summoned' and have notie to appear beforo the sai Cort t dgeiel 9.Eon the first .Maday' In October next; or on some other 'conveienst day to be set pa td appte during the sito ffe the ssld Coart,.toahow aself any thean,-h tepyrofthe-petitionerafrsi-.oldn-, granted.THOS.- G. BACONi 0. ca . L b Clerk's Office, Juane 23, 1855. 15t. 24 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,. EDGEFIELD) DISTRICT, F. 0. Wood, ) - F., brsign Attsee Aent.. T HE Plaintiff In the-aov stated .ase, ing this day filed his Declaration In my Ofe, and the Defendant having neither wife nor Attorney knwn4o reside the'within the limits of-this State, on whom copies of said Deelaradon- with rule. to. edcan be 'aerved On'notidw of Ma'. -kbAuxs ntlff'sAttoruey, 6rdered that -esid Defend'ant appear iad plead-to aid Delaratioiwithin a. yeas and alisy *th the dstehe ~,orbnl andibsolut. judgmnent will be jen a~nthimi - - -' TOS.BACON, c.--.n D. March 1M.155.1qav 1