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. ?T ?l??KISS, DU Ric O? 4r CO. AR aiL-0LT? 3A L & i^?^TijU PREPARES WITH AIT EYK To Season RH J J..nt 4? .Ka turing th? Com. A i.r .i.T rem-i-kcd ti tn reeei'ly tjbnl li hud ii?-v?T rmieh c? m? "st pul wit in the ?? -r-fieNU? a* he hud id/semd t'ti-S??ring. Kv.-rv wwlu-re th?: mi?iiur?< j.'los ?!..: the liill sj.V- m true-t'.tni)il|? s'vie. TWI? U ioally ? r?i'.V??';V <:iiinul?l if. ll ^>"is teltft l.i.t'Wt bim ?Ken -.t ;.?*?;! rd ??f i-ur 'ni.-hin.- tenner*, ?.?.I uh.il ;v< bat? faiwft?irriii?,Y fcc.it tve would be linell ni*e in tins'd.HV ..f .-ut Hdvers.ifv, lt is evW-'fltli ?h** d li-rmi i. tiioii ?.,1* .hi? |..ain?Mi|-f-?>rt1i g e'as> ?1 our [?copie to d? vviop ? >- c?it?\eit-p V AOsnr??tig t? ihu brstuf tia ?- met.n? ?od ex;r>ri?iM.v.? Wht rc i-.uw.?<.?? tl.os. who oce?iI??ttiy and W.ftjdw?gif: asserter1 thin ail the m?h u rv, ai-d'tuoot of-he in dn :rc and skili ot ih? agricultural broib? , ,h...4 ?i the Stale, wi-uld b? tP ' tho t??r?? ?ere HMoWHiiec of ?"?ton? .'vlu-v will tlu-niHpIves tvjoioe with u>??vir iU tact ?bat i tr I? ti*- mm ?d' the fl? n ta'ioti MIC 1HIM?\ ii g their Ulijtlrt rip" U 'lions . . . . tut Close ?nd b,? C nrrfnl. Y . vkh" R-.y>" Wcv? iru'iigh flirjrour r-'uonuble w.inf-. Mit flow thut ya? maj law a littlf tu w-U.l? iour'tnedy m-igh b- r. Yt- ?lit? lune a Ihne lei* ?hun you M-?d, cu? I he closer "4 hat yr? may not rome an a competitor in the market against tho-e whuue*d jriore ihtn your* i-el vea. Ye *ho have imn h ta ?pure, cut closer still that you may sell to your li.llow-cili zciis and your coun'rx's anny. He careful ill all thing-. . Bc particularly careful to nurse your gardens day after day. A little bacon willi a good garden helps along the hurd times wonderfully. Bo scrupulously can ful of the milch cows and the good mother hens. Butter and eggs and milk and chickens make of themselves a lar der that a prince may not despise. Be emphatically careful of the growing shotes and the little pig*, and prepare to push tho hugs to their utn.ost. If every o,,a I ! crt* cl-' 1-~re ful in those kind rp, we ?hull all gt ve apprehend. hw-U ; It is respec f? of the soil to ? 6weet potato ? d superior to it i healthful and w truth but con more sure to - ii with an ampi? ter calculated lock >?n j supplies whether ot bread or of moat. Will not all .who have the seed continue to enlarge their plant beds, so that there may be an abundance of ' drawa' for dis tribution among those who happen not to nave the seed. Let every householder who has the least bit of ground lying idle, prepare it at once for sweet potatos. And let us all endeavor to do our best to increase the production of otir patches. With a big sweet potato crop to back np the big corn crop of this year, we shall be the better qualified to laugh to scorn the enemy's threat of starving us out. Remember MARION'S potato argument and the British officer, and learn to esteem th? unequalled esculent in the light ot the valuable war crop it really is. Manure in the drill and list upon it, having first broken the ground deep. Throw out lite rest of the bed and drew tu it a little dirt with the hoe as you proceed to se t j out your plants. Any. 1-nd will make i potatos, thus planted,--if cultivated well j afterwards. But with 'or"'wiiEout manure, ! prepare with good plowing nnd put in ex- j ira-large sweet potato crop*. . Plow Deep for Corn. Virile one who knows has" well said : ?'-LOW PF.EP Kort OoRN-1-i-?t* voti Would raise- krrf? crvp*. W yvii bare nu subsoil plow, let a h'tig sharp root?;-1' fu]low in the same /arrow after your turning-plow, running as I>EKP an rn'issi^Ut) Duthie, and heep the M?rlate nudlow and free from weeds; and you (teed not fear a Aron th ! You juay plant Cuni at. any time until May, as above directed ; and with favor able " seasons," thorough prtj>araliony and good culture, you ran mak?< a good crop by planting as late, as tho last of June or li rat ..-week .hi July. WeOt?ve Jone this ; but it is nut auf? to wattj' for the " latter raiiw" may be withheld. S<?, PLANT COK^ NOW f and keep planting j .v? lotty as th?re is any rea?n.>naple oroba. . bil??y of making a ?Top ! Uop.Veaat. ! * II ..xperit-nced u H<unholder"' h:is of fen I the tidlowin^ nctpc for making! yrtir* : M .. Takt a liandfnl of loose hops, put it j io loree ninia ?>f cold water, steep it ten I <?r Hf cen minute-, etrain itpff while hut ?ut?? A bucket ctmlaiuing a quart of Hour, ! ^iir it in well let it atol until milk worm. ? <tlnrn add half n p\nt ofjjood yea$L When tV rite* 4hin it a little and stir in three huwf?fnf of sall. When well mixed bot. ' tie it. ' Put in the cork? loosely fora dav, th: Ji cork tightly und set aside in a coo! place for use. j Soo tho rn C n I ti va to r. The March & April double number of hw *?i t'iiii? ' "ld jovial' ir n'n-ived arid -h aV-?"N it* ??v<ih'-?nf r<ntt*ioi. 1 bear? evidence, beth in it?> msniur and matter, that til? Captain st?tj i'Mj* not ol his energy, z?<tl and ability, in steering his wv] -Udeii craft amid 'ha breaker* that Kinnimo ?ll, n?wsj sj er-di.m. We ha l t ia veteran ovef the w?vi?, and, in au i cering tho light at his prow, would say : . Tt'g on, gor.rj brother, till a heiler da} hall H ! ymir sails with the happy lovel* ?i* i Wvdl-iiiH?ud' prosperity.M lieef-? attic. r'o.-t?-r ihe. Wf catilc iH4iUnnmi.?ly. l*ri?*v ur- lo'i noting more sod more val. ia Ide *v%\r) ?ny, W lan T:I-MAS DUN* ?NKI.IFH said ?if the farm? r:-1 In t * b-llutei.-'y thirr y-i> viii" : > wa? indulging M fan? ;-?ts fi?t now Foster the beef cuttle.. Ia?igo. ?Many ?vf our old people have not fi-r ;oit.-n jiovy tli?-ir falb?!?? ki-? na.lh-i. tWd i ".cultivate and pr?pare indigo. Now s'the. lime to reintroduce ir, at least on i'siimll scale. Will hot the ladies urge heir ifiide men in si ir about and find K'tlt lr W very desirable .to have more . rmannit d} e-*lulV>" than such as have Hvti u-ed for the past year. Is any .bing, within our reach, so good as the. ?>ld-Indigo Mue.? Mr. Wai. N. WHITE, cf Athens, Ga.? .(.inls lo Mr. RsbsloND, of the Cultivator, he fallowing directions for its culture: Piant. after a heavy rain iii May, in rows two feel apart, in f'res-h land. Til? plants puiy stand one and a hali Miche al ih?- row ; keep the ground clean ; aft??' the piant blossoms, w hen the i>eed begin* to form and the under loaves commence failing: (Mit it when the dew is till ?nd pack in ft cask Ia}ing?<ver ita weight, and fill the cask with wat?. - so as to CuVei the Indigo. Soak' it until the cut ends begin to turn pink, then raise nut lb?; weed mid drain it; strain the liquid, return it to the oai>k and churn it with a basket until it foams; lay t! e foam with a very little oil, then churn again, and continue so doing, until the liquid is of a dark green color. Pour some into a saucer und a M to a saucer half fall two or three drops or sc?, of strong lye, when, if already churned enough, it will brpak and the card, or dark bluo aediment, will fall to the bottom ?nd thc liquid will turn yellow. If it cuni* properly, add to the barrel about th? same proportion nf lye and stir the con tents well. If it does not bre:ik, add 8 little*more lye and stir until it break* and the curd forms. Let it stand for the curd to settle about twelve hours, unies?, the weather is very warm, but du nm permit, it to ferment. Then, with spih draw ofT from the top of the barrel, and when the upper one ceases to run, open another, a few inches below and KO ?in until near the surface of the indigo, then tilt the cask until as much as possible o the water is drained off. Take out th? Indigo, and put it in a- strong Osiinburti sa?:k ; hanp it up to drip until it become* as thick as mush, w hen, if for home use it may be put up in little bags and kept in a jar of strong h e. it* fur sale, ir t spread out to dr} upon smooth planks ? r on plates. My informant states that she hits never been able t?> prodilce as good colors with the imported Indigo as with that'mad? by herself at home. About ihrec cut lings are made during thc season. The Voice of the Press. There is a general call on the pin t of the press of thc Confederacy t<- plan? abundant corn crops and to cultivare them w;ith especial painstaking. Sur? '} every farmer and planter in our irani will read and htcd these earnest expn riions, coming as ihey do from every part of our land. For one, we have tin doubt of the universal patriotism of'.our farnorg popu lation. They are th? support - of our cause, and need no exhortation to stimu late them to th? pivner dist barge of their ditty. 1 rt we tuite occasion to append specimens of the numerous paragraphs bearing upori the subject of a full corn crop for lbb*2, merely fo show what is tin common sentituen: of thc country on this important point." The surest way to obtain peace (* ip make vigorous preparations tor war, and in no way can the country' be so well prepared to meet the shook' of battle a* by .uttnntion to the matter of l'ood. . The planters of (he Confederacy ure appealed lo by tveiy consid?rat'ian which eau in duce men to labor, to spare no effort lo in crease the svpp.y i'/p/iJi'juiL'iu. If i bey do their duty faithfully they may expect \ to receive the blessings of Heaven, the] gratitude of their fellow men, and rnjii} ' the proud consciousness 'hf having con-i tributed in no insignificant numi? f Uh\ ward the independence ajtd haf/piiuss nf ] their country."-Montgomery Advertiser. Pc WT CORK.-The.planters ol' Alr. barna, Georgia, Florida ?md-t-hc Carolinas, hold ihef'ute of the coniilryiu their hands. Trrthern much is given, and of them much will be required. Jf they do not make very ?Mvy crops of corn ihe present year, wc can only see ?dui vat inn and sub jugation ahead. Kentucky is lust to us. j Tennessee! Louisiana, Virginia and M ia- ? sissippi are overrun by the enemies j troops; ArkansRsHtid Texas are cut off, j and the S ates first named irVuit furnish supplies not only for the. armies in the field, but for the people of all the Con federate .Staten Great is thc respotisi-1 biliry resting upon the plumers of Geor gia. We have cotton on hand for all our purposes. Every a<?re of open grnurd in i he State should bc put ingrain of some kind. Our. liups are being con tracted every day. If men are ouch fools ns not to see the danger ahead we camm! convince thom though wo w rote with a pencil of li^ht. JI*re we drop the sob ject not tr? rptiiru to it &*T?n.- ^ftlledge' t ville Confederate. i I [Si ghtly exaggerated tm U* lb* I?"5? of i ?/Mi'.r I. r.a.-Virait lin Mid M-sirb';j)f?i ina11 farming point vieW-'-?Ait ?tili fft?y, reasoning in thc maiu--Kn. A nv.J j ' Broom Coi? and Upland Rife. I I A thoughtful n ibsen bor contribuios lo j I the Southern Cultivator some light on the culture of brtMini-corii and upland rive, lt in not too Ute io profit by *A hat he , say*. Judge.foi' yuuiMi'I, railer. I UKOOM Coax CULTURE--Prepare your < ?and hy breaking it up l?-v?*l, deep, ??id ? thorough. Then, with Si-nmers, lay nff I thc ruivs, in drill", 3? feet apart., and sow i I perk of seed to Ike acre, in the drills. ;uid rorer i ii scooters, ru?:it*ii{? up ??ne side and down the oth.-r, lim*. funning a . anil ;\il'jt fv?.r ?he xe*d. lu ?!?ilii .:X ot days ih reaf?er, MI?! befme tho sprouts" cunio up, wslell uti lo fcC??'?tor <t<<c?>>, board'?, like ilWe f?ir.euvering cotton Med iii-jlaming, m!) let ihetii be *ir?Jght and ou!y fourteen iuciV* lung, md, w'nh these, knock off th? '"drill ridge'" of eauh from the drills*-thus .Having a clent* aiiiitf'lh Mtrtkee fur the broiiin corn 'to start from. This culture is important-n- star'*ug ?he young bruum cum winni ton days ahead of the young grass which it closely resembles, nt 'his stage. Win n ihre? inches high, '\sid* it" with scrapers or .* turn plows," ns cotton not niniiing MI deep, and follow with lines, cleaning tbe grass from it, leaving a I hin continuous stand: ln^ about, "ten or fifteen days, plow Hut thonfughly and deeply with scuotrrs, mid bring ttl a siand. leav int? three or four staiks every 6 or 8 infill's. Sweep the crop every ten or fifteen days, (hereafter, with winged sweeps, until it is worked over twice mure, and the culture will he complete. At the North, they bend dnwn the brush, or stalks, 13 inches below the panicles. 1 deem this unnecessary, purLups injurious, Certainly mi tu the seed. To gathtr the crop.-A? soon as the seed begin to turn yellow, or ripen, cut the heads, the panu les, the brash, (all .the. same) willi stein* about l~ inches long; tim them in the field, hy p( reading out on the ground, oqe'd*^ to dry e nd cure, like fodder, and with yo?r " ?tiding machines" . ready in the field, strip the seed fruin them, if the. weather is fair, and then house thc brush. If the weather is vana i bit-house the broom cum with the see?! on ir. and strip it afterwards. At the expense of he seed, the best broom brush is obtained by gathering the crop, sa ?'?H?? the seed begins to riper, a* it is then tah Uer and more beautiful. Thc best plan ' is to divide the process. T<> .strip the Seed from the panicles or \ brush.- Procure an iron comb, made ata i bla.;ksm:th shop, expressly for this pur- 1 pose, about IS inches b-n^r, teeth 5 ineb es long, ?nd nearly touching, costing $5 .sieh. One wi.ll do the work for fifteen acres. These machines are to be fasttn -.1 t<? a bench, and two hands, .by draw big the hrui-h through them, eau strip off 'ho seed rapidly and completely. . RICK. This will be horn a profitable and needed crop the ensuing year, as all our se.?-board will he occupied by the " Iron I'.'ady*.* In the up country, all our lands on branche."*, ponds, awd swamps, too wet for corn, when: fi-colton, will niakefine rehiras iii Rice. Prepare the land by u turning nver."'' and. about April 1st. lay otr wi li.se? ..let-2 t.. ty feet drills! drop one peck of seed i.-e to i he acre, in these d iii . >ind.e..ver with scooters, ami in about 8 or 10.lavs, with scooter stocks and board**as directed in the culture Broom Corn, knock oil* t he .. drill ridges,'1 in order tostar!, the Rice ahead of l fcc >-ra<s. VVh n tho rice is 2 to 3 inches high, plow with Scooters and ch an rmi willi hoe??, leaving a th'iieoiiuHjirtiHs'and lu t wo 'weeks ' sweep with wing sweep-" and ?1res- with h. es; and in three w.eoks rt peat (be ojvr:iii?*n. and lay the crop by. Tin- \i. ld will be 15 to 50 inj-he's to I hr ,:cr- ; worth when clean $30 !o $75 p? r acre, in the. up country, iiowgh Hie. ?.hen cleaned at the mill, after pay i nu toll, winch is ?ih. will average to the planter 20ib-. eleni rice, and no more; Worth; how-vcr. double its value it: ih? rough -tue. To gather Bice.-Never allow aeradle or rejip-hink to go into your Rice Gelds. Bu''furnish your hands wi'h cotton hag or baskets, and make them strip the rice in the fields wi ti their hands row by row. cleanly, quickly, and effectually. Attend , to it. see to it. and ii ??ii! snye cutting, threshing. an?! nuieh liw? in these opera- i tums. B.?seles it muk's c!?'?in and com plete work (>f die business. ** Let it bc Itememberedt." The Countryman said last year, and his emphatic hints arc now more than ever j truthful: - . ? Lit it be rtmimlered by farmers, that ' if the) wi.-h a.sp?c?h lei niin'at tihi of thc war, atid .. sp- edy- estublishnieiit of their t independence, they must raise very lat ge g.?in en..|'-. , * Let lt Oe remembered, that now is the ' time to plant very ? ? rye corn cr? ipa. f Let yt be remembered, I bat a. smaller piece of lem) well pl?nighed and well ma < mired, will produce, more graip than a * large/ piece carelessly prepared. Let it be remembered, ihat tjiere are nh.u p.'rs all over tho laud, speculating in 1 provisions, and thai thc ravages of dies?, army worms arc more terrible than thc j "grand armies" of Lincoln. Let it be remembered, that if we arc ? subjugated, .il.will be hy tho specula)ors in our midst; and not by .Lincoln. \ Let it be remeinbercd, that, our farmers t can d<> more lo conquer these, than al! j4 our soldiers in the. field. Let it be remembered, I ba', the way to I conquer the ^p?.cll.utillg miscreants, isf"r i tfce farmers to rai-e large provision crops J of all kinds. : , Let it be remembered, that the. worst! lUV-fortune thal cm befall any people isa 1 d;ar h of pr? visions, Let it be remptnbered, tb-tt any people I who have ?'iioiigh lo eat and lo wear, are j obl-'ged to be prosperous, and cannot be i _ C'?m j uer? d. Let it be nmsmbured, thal if you wish io grow ri a. you must fol your corn ? cribs aud t^-aneriee new, and bo pi'cpared 1 0 raise large crops uf colton -when titer ? jlockade i* raised. Let it be remembered, that it 's y our du- j .? Ui rinse provision* fir yourselves, and 1 suiiju.-i for thc ooldiurs wini an* fighting ? our buttle* for j ou. Lei it be rememh:.Ted, that if you do j io}, rai?; large provision cu ps, "you aro helping Lincoln and the speculator* to '.is*m I be yoke of bondage ul**!! your wives and children; Let it be renumbered. I lint you owe it ts a solemn duty to God und your conn ey-io your wives mid children-to re ligion and liberty, tu raise very targe Ti ip? ?f provision*. ?fcgcficlb ?Jbkr?isfr. PCBLISHKD BVKHT WCPSaSDAT llORNINO. A SDIOUBSTID^R D rRIBOE, * ? IEE3? rKOFR?BTORS. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Two DOLLARS pnr j?nr if pair! in advance-Two DOLLARS ?nd Ftrrr CISTS If not p.tid within six month?-nnd Trotts DOLLARS If not paid before tb? expiration of th? rear. Subscriptions out of tba District mint be paid for in adranoe. RATES OF ADVERTISING. . All advertisements wilt be inscrtod at o fr. DOL LAR and Pi-Tr CERTS per Square CASH (10 Minion lines or less) f?r the drat insertion, and Seventy-.lva Cents for each snbsequent insertion. Parsons at a distance wishing to advertise can (KT noticing the tcrmr) approximate to the amount necessary to pay for the same, whieh they can re mit with the adrerti'emnnt. 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In Politics, THE CONSTITUTIONALIST is thorough!* Snuthorn, and adhores, undor our new Govern ment, tn UK principle- of STA TM KltillTS ano STRICT CONSTUCTION! It adv.tonte* the ad mission into the Southern Confoderacy only ot thine Sta'es which Recognize Property iu Slaves ! As a part of thoir Social Systom. TERMS. Dally Constitutionalist.$8,00 Tri-we?kly ** . 5.00 Weakly " . 2.00 No payer saut unless the CA8H accompanies the order. ^StT-Spscinien conics sent when asked for. JAMES GARDNER, Proprietor. . Augusta, July, 1801 tf 29 THE S0CTIIERN fHR!STIA\ ADVOCATE, (XXV VOLUME.) A RELIGIOUS FA SI IL Y NE WS PA P ZR, . An organ of tho METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, tx Tnt; SOUTHER* CoxraVxsAcr, Is published at Augusta, Georgia, TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, Invariably in advance. Aay person Sanding Twenty Dollars for sub scription is entitled to a copy without charge for one year. E. E. MYERS, Editor. Augusta, i? ug 2? ._ tf_34 Grnano. AQUANTITY of this ariiele is offered for sale. Ir ie pwrh?ps the cheapest cf nil fertilizers it ts Mdapied to ev orv kind of soil. Th? usu.-il ex tent of land cannot be cultivated this year. The laborar? are absent. Tho more rcasou therefor? for enriching ?very acre p-ispible. Farmers should huy t >c GUANO, if not otherwise supplied, and dssublsj if not quadruple, the ordinary crops of fidd and gardeu. Apply to A. WRAY. Hamburg, Mar 4. _4t 8 Gruaiio. PHOMX CLAVO, JOHNSTON'S ISLAND GUANO, AMERICAN GUANO. Wo offer what we hove left of the above GU I?OS, at S?O per Um. ALSO, COLUMBIAN GUANO, at ?40 ?er ton. Planton will do well tn npply soon. DAN'L H. WILCOX & CO. Augusta. Ha., Feb IO _2m6 Notice. DICK CUEATHAM will stand thc ensu ing hPKING SEASON at Edgefi?ld C. II te' Mondays, Tuesday-. Wednesdays and TIIUTS lavs.-at Harmon GaJlman's the remainder of t e w- ck. He will commence his Season first of sAruiry and end the 10th day nf June. He will iSeai-i at his Stable until first of March-after un. ume be will alternat". Twenty-lire Do! ors will be charged for tho leason. I do o<>t desire him to go to more than ?T?nty-five Mares. His pedigree is known to the breeders in Edge leid. THO. G- BACON. Feb 3 Sin* b 3tate of South Carolina EPGEFIELD DISTRICT, IX ORDINARY. Elias C. Robertson, Guardian of 1 Nancy Kobortsim and others, | Citation, for rs } Settlement ohn P. Self and bis sureties, W. j and Acct. D. Jennings and John Elkins. J [VS bearing thc Petition jn the above case, It LP is ordered that the aforesaid Defendantsdo pp#sr in the Court of Ordinary for Edgofiold Mstrict. <-n the 20( h April next, to Recount for heir Gnarclianship of the above minors. A sot tement and Decree will ho made that day for thc mount din the said minora. W. F. DURISOE, o. B. n. Jan 19. 13<S. Sm' 3 degrees Wanted. [?TE WISn to purchase FIFTY LIKELY fT YOUNG IM EG KO EN-, andado prepared n pay tar. H IG li EST CASH PRICES. 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" Give? full value for the money." [Southron, Jackson, Miss. " Without a rival-the best that oomoi to us." ?[Express, Vicksburg, Miss. " Tho best family paper published." [Couricr^Churleston. " A welcome guest at every fireside." [Advertisor, Montgomery, Ala. Jnn 14 tf 2 Colportage WI 0NG THE SOLDIERS ! By the direction of the Colportage Board, at ? Darlington, the work of supplying tho South Carolina soldiers with tho New Testament and religious reading, was begon first by us iu South Carolina. PIOUS PASTORS RNOAGBD AS COLPOR TEES. A number of devoted Pastors of thc State are laboring earnestly and efficiently as Cnlporters of tne Board-some bf them in Virginia and some of them on the South Carolina mast. ENCOURAGEMENTS TO LABOR ON. The cheering intelligence is roaching ns con stantly that the Soldiers leceire with gratitud* the New Tostament and Tracts given thtm. They welcome- all religious instructions with, in many instances, tho gushing t-ar and quivering lip. NEW TESTAMENTS AND TRACTS DIS . TRIBUTED. The operations nf the Board, to tbs 1st Februa ry, aro 11,500 Now Testaments and one million seven hundred thousand pages Tracts. THE SOLDIERS READ. Thsy n&t oniy accept the New Testament and TruoU given them, but they read them, in not a few instances, prayerfully and savingly. SOME HAVE BEEN CONVERTED, Through ihe simple instrumentality of a little Tract, tho truths of " God's word," presented to them by the Colporter, the earnest praver and the oious counsel of sueh, a number have turned to God, and are now rejoicing in Him. THE SICK SOLDIER. Those who have visited the sick soldier, as we hare in the various Hospitals in and about Char leston, know with what readiness and thankful-' noss, prayer and religious Instructions are re ceived j how gladly they receive the Kew Te?ta-J incut. CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF OUR SOLDIERS, HELP I Thousand* nf thu patriotic sons of oar own and other States, who are sarritlcing all for our com mon country, have no Bible to point them to God and to " light up a dying bed." They are willing fi road it-they ask for it. Shall they be deaied ? Our Chaplain writes : "I do not believo fifty men in tho regiment have brought Testaments with them." . WB APPEAL TO EVERY CHRISTIAN MAN. We ciroulate no Tract or Book which any Chris tian man would object to,' whether he be P.rtthy teri?n, .Vethhdf't, Bpi icopal i a n. Lutheran, or Bap. ti?t. We, therefore, appeal to all Christinns throughout the city anil cu nt ry to aid us in this common work. Wo pledge ourselvos to-moettbe spiritual wants of our soldiers U the full extent of tho means placed at oar oomia..rt'd. SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS IN VIR(1INIA. South Carolina regiments in Virginia ahnVe proportionally in all the operation.' of this Board -in Co! por te rs, Now Testaments and Tracts. EVERY SOLDIER ON THE SOIL OF SOUTH CAROLINA. . . Many of the sons of North Carolina, Georgia,' Tenn?s?oe, and other S tatos, are upon th? coast nf South Carolina. Shall we net minister to their spiritual wants ? MANUSCRIPTS FOR FOUR-PAGE TRACTS SOLICITED. ;? The Board do?lro to publish a number of "four page Tracts," adapted to the wants of the soldlor, and barnby solicit such manuscripts. Thu* manu scripts must ht fri? from denominational bia*. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE-DIRECTED. Those who^ contribute to this work may upectfy, if this ia desired, in what regiment or company auch funds shall bo expended. All contributions to this work will be acknowledged la the public prints. LARGE AND SMALL AM0UNT8. Lot it be remembered that $130 will buy one thousand New Testaments, and thirteen einte will buy a single copy. Each eopy will supply one soldier. TO TnE PASTORS AND CHURCTIE8. Will the Pastors throughout this State and other ! j States having troops in South Carolina, read the 1 \bove to their conurbations, and send us the j free-will offerings made tn this work. Add reu- Ile v. W. D. Rice, ' General Superintendent g. O.., CWporW. | 1 lumter, fl. 0. ENGLISH ROTAI, VELVET, BRUSS IN NEW" AND BEAUTIFUL ?*. DAMASKS" ? m$8,tt Cornices, Bands, I FLOOR AND -TABLE, OIL ( ; WAU PAPERS, The largest Stock ev?r offered, JAS. G.] IMPORTERS AND PEALfcl August*, Sept 18 iUt (llAhLE?>TOA MCftCliBI A POLITICAL, GOMMEfili?L, AND LITERAKYNLWSPAEEB, PURL ?3J?ED BAIL Y ASJy TBI- WM??LT ! CHARLESTON, B. C. - rERMS-tlSH, IN Al)VA\CE i DAILY MERCURY, fur I y??rr - - - $lu.e? u " for I months - - '3.00 ? forSmoBthi - - 2.?0 For len than taroo months, Jt per month. Newspaper Dealers and Retail Agente supplied on libara] Urins. . TRI-WEEKLY MERCURY, for 1 year - tf.W ? ? for 6 mon th? 2.SO " " for Smooths 1.2* For lass tbsn S months, SO ?ants a month. FROM TRIS DATE, no sabseriptiuns oat of th? eRy will ba roeairad uni ass accompanied with tba ea?b. POSTMASTERS are authorised to act-as our Regular Agents in obtaining subscribers ?md for warding the leonay, for which thor will b? allowed 20 per cent, commission ; only, however, wbea paid in advance. Subscribers desiring their papen changed, must [ mention th? Pust Office from, as well as the one to, which they desire the change to be made. Gentlemen getting up Clubs of 6,10, 20 or more will be supplied at 20 | er cent, lass than Regalar Rates. ADVERTISING RATES. THE MERCURY has now the largest eirenla [ tion of any paper in the State, and is second in ' this respect tc- bat few papers in the South ; it therefore-offers great advantares to business men and others, whose interests require publicity. ONE SQUARE of 13 linds, solid Nonpareil, each insertion, 65 cents, and for eaoh additional. lioe i cents. COMMUNICATIONS of personal interest will be charged a? advertising matter. Orders from without the city to publish Adver tisements, Marriage Notices ur Obituaries, will not bo attondod to unies tbe rash, or aa accepta ble city referonee, accompany th? order. j?9~ On all bflii of $56 and over, 20 per cent discount is allowed. j&T South Oarolina Bank Bills taken la psy meut for subscription to tba Mercury. Charleston, July 1S01. ll FOR SALE AT THE " Georgia Nursery," Near .Augusta; G-a. BY FLEMING & NELSON. rr-*T*? Subscrib?is offer for salea Une lot of j,RAFTED YOUN? FRUIT TREES, con a in tm x in part of 20,000 APPLE TREES, one and two yearn old, aud from nvn to eight foet high, among which are sixty of the bast Southern varieties. 15,000 PEACH THEES, one year old, nf very thrifty growth, forty varietiea of which ripon in succession iroia early Jane to Novels Vier. 5,000 PEAK TREES, thirty varieties, all of which are on Quines routs. li varieties of PLUMS, ripening in .?accession through the summer. Also, APRICOTS, NEC TARINES. ALMONDS, FIGS, GRAPE CUT TINGS, STRAWBERRY PLANTS, ASPARA GUS ROOTS, ?c., Ac. Ever blooming ROSES and Ornamental Shrubbery. Our TREES will compare favorably with thoic of any Sour herr. Nursery, and we will sell as cheap as any of them. We take great eare in packing them in Moss and Straw, so that they may he shipped safely to any part of the Southern ? utos. Descriptive and Price Catalogues sent gratis t<< j all applicants. Addross j FLEMING A'NELSON, J Augnsta, Ga. j Ootober 8th Sm. . 40 BL?HTON EUNGAI, Columbia, S. C. FORMERLY OF KENTUCKY,. Is prepared to 111 orders te. any extent'ls ENGRAVING AND PRINTING BANK NOTES? BILLS OF EXCHANGE, icc, Ac, Ac. ENGRAVING UPON STEEL OR STONE. Largo supplies.ef BANK NOTB and'other PAPER will be kept ' - ' Columbia, Au* 1 8m 21 State of South Carolina, ' EDGEPIELD DISTRICT, IN ORDINARY. J. D. R. Miller, Adm'or Applicant; ) vs. j . Henry Miller and others, Defendants, j WHEREAS. J. D. R. MUkr Administre tor of the Estate of Elisabeth F. Miller, due'd., ka* applied to mer, by petition in writing, praying that a part of tba -proceeds of the .Re?l Es la te of the said Elisabeth F. Millvr, deo'U.. may ba paid uwr te him, tu satisfy debt? uguiust said Estate; j and it iippeitring'to my satislnciiuu that Sion Mil ler and tba chiMreu nf Nancy -McCarty, deoansad, (names unknown,) Defendants in*this rose, ruside beyond the limbs of. this State. They are tbere furo required lu appear at tb o fruirt of Ordbo/y t . be holden Mt EdgetUM C H, Ur Edgefiold Dis trict, tin Saturday the 2od" M?y, A? D., IS?-, to ?how cause, if any thry cur, why a portion of tba proceed? ef tb? sale nf the Real Estate of E?sai beth F. Millar, due'd., sold - by me for Pari il wu and di vision,-should not be paid ovar to -tbs laid J,'p. R. Miller, Administrator, te liquidate the. debts against said Estate, or their eon sent to tl? rame will be ?mered of r*eord. Given nuder my band and s?al, this the 2M doy of February, A. D. 1863. - " - . W.T. DtTRTS0E,,0.B:'D. Feb 28,1868. Stn ? Notice. ?7 ALL person? ba\'lng claims against the Eslato J 1 of 'fowles Allaway, dee'd.. are notified to , $ pm se ct the same on or before 1st January. 1864; ?nd those indebted to said Estate will please pay ? ' up by that time, as I desire to make a final Httl '""^"^^.jOHNATTAWAT.AdmV. Feb 2 h ? Notice. ?LL parsons haring demands against the Re late of Moses Holston, deo'd., are requested io present thtm proporly atteste I to th? Subscri ber, on or bo'oru the 6th dey ut May next, and hose indebted to said Estate ar requested to pay ip by that day, sn a Anal sottlcintnt of said . l?t ate will be mad? tn the Ordinary'? Office on that hw. WILSON HOLSTON, Adm't kart ' . fi ll' Bi?, THREK-PLY AND INGRAIN ? BTSf ATTERS'?, JUST RfiCinyjED. DCS ?8D ?oops, Tassels, &c ' CLOTHS, MATS] MATTING ? ;J. td ?Tt<l For sale by BAILIE 8L BHD,, *S, 21J? t3ROAj> ?T., AUGUSTA, G A. SIVE THE HECES ? II A.VS commenced, tho ,bTuifl?>o of PatcEaaiart FUR CASH. I OLD SCKAP ?ROA, Ohl Iron, of E?cry DescrlpUeB, CAST AND WROUGHT.' . ?> . . I wo be found, noar tho Hnmbnrg Bank, where , I am prepared tu receive ?DJ- amount- of OLD IRON that moy be brought.' I trill be ready a: 10 t > pey tba.CASH tor iu Ae " Economy is Wealthr" every Fam?r, Black.? ?mita, Mill Owner, and Houeaki-eper can farm?l .one ; and ae the 8 out h ern Co - M. orac y ii In great need of Cnn non Ball?, ana other articles I wade of Iron, eire' - should do. all in 'our power iv ? proiE'ito car e?a*?. I ?ill eliu brt ? oiti Brassy Pewter, Copper, Leal .And Zirtfs,, And Pay the CASI! for tbe fina.. AU?, COTTON AND LINEN SAGS, HIDES,, BBM?W?X A SD TALLOW. Portons bringing- Produce to ibis place aa?! Augusta, caa eaaily bring elong, ?orno of tba artillina in their wagom. A. A. ?. SOUTHALL, Agent. P. t.-No article? will be reeeiued from Stare,, or Wt it? Children, unleai with a written penni* . ?ion. fliiaiburg, S. C., Jane 2, 1863... tf ?3 ?H?'i SOUTH CAHOLIMM, PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEBKLY, ' Ar COLCHSIX, S. C. FRANKLIN GAILLARD, EDITOR. AND T??B COLUMBIA BAENER, ? \* EEK LT FA HIL Y PAPE ?, THIS if tbe largest Family Paper in th a South ard is offered'to tbe domenic circle for NJ3W? and POLITICAL IN TBLLIG ENCB. The Thies and Stories which are offurvd lo tbs readen of the Banner are the ?Soria uf Southern (leniui.-which it it a pleasure to fo.-tor. Original Sketch is, Literary and Scientific Huay*. ead Mii eellanoua Selection*, regularly aaako their ap pearance In iii column*. < . SUBSCRIPTION-Daily,$10; T'i-'Weekiy, 1??; Weekly $3 per annnm, in advance. All Papen ?topped when eniueription expire*. h. W Ol BB KS. PrM-riator. Columbi., Mar 10, 1808. If 12 THE SOUTEIBN GU ABBIAH A Political and News Journal, PUBLISHED AT COLUMBIA, S. C. Daily, Tri-Week ly and tieek?y. BY C. P. PELHAM. - . / TF.RMc-.-DAILT, SJO; TBI-WEEKLT.S*:W?;?E. .LT, $3, ? year. Payment invariably - in ad Viii;-, e. THIS JOURNAL, BOW entmiuy npon ita third year under the pr?tant proprietor, ii rapidly extf nditig it? circulation and influence. Founded ned conducid Upon tbe principles of State Right*, 'it enjoyu the reward of pablio ooah.lenee and en lightened approvals Entirely independent, bi it? manageinont* it bsa itood with unwavering conn, donee, and aoandne;a,' integrity ai?v eonaitUuoy of ita principien. Through evil report ai weil as through good, it?, voie? bne area beard in defene? er the EQUALITY of the' JSaufh'; ita eouniaU bare ever been axrf are for RESISTANCE to th? wrings i.t temp ted to be pat upon'u? by ? section^ al majority. ? '. . The SOUTHERN GUARDIAN .'looka for ?ap port to the State and. ?action whoa? rights, bopor end in te.'o? tc it has faithfully ?a you lcd and main, tainod. Colnml.h*, Mar H ' ._^ . if _._}2_ BLISS* DYSPEPT10 REMEDY! ?T ia cuitomary Bow-a-dayi for the proprietors, and propellers-~of pu te nt medicina* to array before th a-public eye in'tho te o sj- glowing color!, acqouBts of miraculua*. care?, %nd a* tba wi?i time complain of the pu'rerty of tbe English lan guage a* being inadequate "to conny ideal .that would do justice to their n:edteal orapaiatiese. Now the proprietor uf the above-petued prepara tion don't, inn td to pur?? any aitch osarse; bat will be ei nteilt lo say, candidly, to the psople, wLathb? i?repnratioii^ia?-doPe and will ?0." Th? DY?VEPIIC REMEDY Bead? BO each propping op by alu nut h cunningly .deviled fabio*. ELISa DYSPEPTIC REMEDY ia the only reliable pre paration now hefore lb? people for ALL DIS EASES OB THE STOMACH, and. thoa? ?thar dlM?tet that hare their origin in dina?? ef that organ. 1 . h?s ngiin and agaje ?ured w>?n all other preparations hare faiied> hi meriti- bare been diiecssed by physicians in cou m al. It has often bean pre-judged and tiiroirn as;de by ?hy* ?iclani and consigned to toe tomb'of u?Bck hna buga.' and afterward? raeioiejd lo ?fore *?ng?Btai elim? on terra firm?, to be adxalaiatered. to their worn-ont and axbauit-d patient*, end with the MOST PERFECT 8UCCE8S. Tt>'?>'beeB teeteA ?nd.ro'eonvn?B4e?Xby th? moetaBriaentphyricfaij? ?f the eon airy,.,and na? aneV all > wa?vaa*w thor* ansrhlT teated it ia.gpod faith, AT? *???a*?Ba*sU ll? preiss. It will CURB THE. WORS? PORJIS e W(T Disease, f oast .pallion., IKP A GRBAT MANY OT HER ???BAfl having tlielr origin in Ciioose of tho Stepaoh For th? ?bat? ? (rattened diseaae?, it ia a lov Teitn remody, and will not fail ia ajaTisWif li . Tur? if the patiejlie not to? peaar'loa* to ^aafftK ?ere ia th? iakityf. cf the Be?edy. If on? pack t^jhtnim yon, try another, aa4 slffl aaethw, nd raft astorael it will sot SVU ia 6ceo?pli*hjt j U that 5? 'prowisea, 4?|l another tilpa J?(? ? tay ran tuinrwd of. that yea cannot uie it \t,%^ rithont ?ne i hg and feel io e that i.t has already be ela to bowe it yon : and If so, continue teaing il egniar?t,.a ii folluw. ?*ut ail tba direction?-ead on WILL SOON BE WELL AGAIN. The REMEDY ie for aalo by Dr. C. W. & J. B. rODGES and B. M. PENN, Bdgefleld, S. C., at S per package. JalrU _ Aa? 3?M STBESGTHENING BITTERS, CF GREAT ? ALCE. HEJMC?T?Tl/IUSKEA! - ! O . li P rum i ne i t InjrrodionU. DOGWOOD* WILD HRRRY and POPLAR BARK, har? aa *nt*V thed r?putation a; medioloal agants, and ar* of leffltorrei Ul hast cnmmendstlQB.. Prepared hy J. DENN 18, M. D., Angosta, Ga., ? ?4 sold Ut this tova by E. M. PENN.* Aug? . ..*