Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 28, 1868, Image 1
BY ROBERT YOUNG & CO.
WALHALLA, S. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28; 1868.
III.'.'NO.
Be Not tho First
" ?h! bc not tho first to discover
A blot on tho nnmo of a friend,
A Haw in tho faith of a lover,
Whoso hoart mny provo true lo thc end.
v Wo nono pf us know, ono another,
And oft into,error wo fall ;
Then let us speak well of each brother,
Or speak not about him at all.
A smilo or a sigh muy awaken
Suspicion liiosl false nn:l undue ;
And thus our belief may be shaken
In hearts liiat arc honest and (ruo.
How often thc light smile ot gladness
Is worn by tho friends thal Wt meet,
To cover a soul full of sadness,
Too proud to acknowledge defeat.
How ofton thc .sigh of dejection
Is heaved from tho hypocrite's breast,
To parody truth and aU'oclton,
Ur lull a Huspieion lo rest.
:
i Ilow often thc friends we hold dearest
Their noble emotions conceal ;
And bosoms tho purest, sincerest,
Have soo vd) s they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
And smalt ones lo trace our defecto
Let ours bo a noble umbi lion,
For base is thc mind that suspects.
Wo'-nono of us know ono another,
' . ' And oft into error mny fall ;
Then let us spoak well of our brother,
Or spoak not about him at nil.
Mw?<?*iii*in?i--?-- yj linn ? 11 JJ II i II ? inmiiiiii'ijfl^i
T"V A H I F, T "Y.
[Correspondence of tho New York Evening l'ost.]
The Homo of Gallioun--P,s Present Condi
'in tion.
PENDLETON, S. C., Jan. 30,1SG8.
Tho road from Greenville to Pendleton is ii
most beautiful mid romantic ride, commniuV
ing ?irmaTiy'^oTiiT?'*?f Tfu^^civ"otl'.niui? ivTrevy
Whitcsidcs, Chimney Top, and several other
nqtcd summits of tho Blue Ridge. I could
not forbear stopping several times to gaze upon
this socne, spread out beforc mc and forming
n.pioturosquo background to tho scenery of
tho country. Tho sun had already set when
I arrived ut tho village ,f Pendleton. Inqui
ring for my friend, I easily found, his rest-,
dppoc, was warmly welcomed and mude coni
fortablo for the night. Tho next evening, I
set out to view Fort Hill, thc former residence
pf John C. Calhoun. It is still owned by Iiis
family, though repeatedly advertised in ibo
district papers to.be sold for deb.t- Th? bist
tinio Gcocrul Canby's order, establishing for
yho .presc.it a hpm?stcad law. just saved it
from tho nonda, pf tho ouctionoerj nnd now it
is supposed that it will remain in thc posses
sion of tho family. Mr. Calhouu loft a con
sidorablo property, but tho cstate,ow,ning a
largo number of negroes, and a grqat amount I
pf monoy having boon invested in Confeder
ate bonds, ilittlo or nothing would haye, rc
-nibincd t?'thoso who bear his name put.for
Genoral Canby's) homestead law.: v Tn formor
times, I am told, Mr. Calhoun's family wcrb
aoo?Stomod ? to' receive many, visitors, who
oamo from far and near to'view his resi'denco,
fibd vero'always received and hospitably' cu
't'crtalhcd at his table*. i Perhaps ib isnot.gcn
brally known that Mr. Calhoun loft nt his
death fivo sons und two daughters, all grown
up. Of these only tho oldest ''daughter' is how
living; four sons died of consumption witl?lh?
n short period of each other, ono daughter of
jftffij and tho eldest son (then'ft'toiddle-ngcd
tuan) died during tho woV.of apoplexy.' 'Tno
family residence is npw.'jho '.homo bf bis'wid
ow and children.' It is but a' ncjit'arid* c'?tk
? . ^rtablp resideuco, pleasantly embowered in
jarees, and commanding a 'jbcautlfnl view of tho
mountains. Around it'ilo largo nnd fo?-ut<>
fields of meadow land, in a high state of cul
tivation, stretching along tho banks'ol' tho
j jBoneca. I nmtoldjthat Mr. Calhoun, during
.jjblS lifotimo,,was acoustomcd >r> supcrintpud'
tho culture pf: this form with tho greatest caro
. ^auo!i interest. . Near the dwelling housq, and
shaded by beautiful oaks, stands pis, library
and. stUjdy, with a portipo which commands an
, ?xieosiyo view ot thc country. Front tho lop
^.pf tho hill oh wliioh' tlio house stands'opb'.'can'
.Jrooo. tho windings o'f* tho ?r?ypr.ipr several''
jj,jniic(i,:,(llBo(v,?roA ^tfpni?n's houses,' all- cin
bowcred in trees, can bo seep, froub Por t Tl ill,
..tp?oaol^.bplpr?gipg W^^J?i?^| ooro^of rich
.... rivAr,lapd. /Theso %ojlipgs iii forcer day*
fttpro tliP spmmer rpsldquccs. of rioh . npd eris*,
rurtoorotio .fauiijioo, gonorally. from tho low conni
.ntry. ,Po.?aQU.bpl^?o.d wrmmM*:tyW<*t >
wfarri.ag<*>aud:aewan^^
. > ! of six or; ; bight ;'roUoB ,'fj om ?fa, ?grpajpr, j part;
of their neighbors did not effect anv^sphY/on
v.lof lhe, tVmily lbufc was Tath.criin^qxpnso for
! ' keeping. oppnhoUsp ,apd pntPl'tainipg y?/H^T
?bi night ? and.dayi Now,, -tnotjt-oft thp 'fapiMtos'
' ? "Vh'o remain ih thi'dP t%qi}ingsinr? olmesUs^
luted from others. It hud become'diffiouU for
nil classes to make fl aqbsistonoo. Tho cotton,
which thoso.planters oxpootod te bdug timm
from twenty lo thirty ecubs ppr p,o,und, ouly
brings twelve and n half to fifteen cents, nnd
in many instances they bear up against an cu.
tire, failure of crops. .With debt and anxiety
hanging OYOL" their heads, little disposition ov
ability romaine for gayoty nnofvisiting.
I 8upposo/(U will occasion astonishment to
hoar that Mr. Calhoun's library was lately
sold, with some other personal property, to
batisfy debts, at about ?250 Whole shelves
of books were knocked down for from four to
six dollars a shelf. As I have said, thc sale
of tho house and land were then udvertiscd
to take place, aud expected to follow that of
tho library and furniture within a short time j
but Cen. Conny's order, reserving to every
family u house and twenty acycs;of land, will
for the present enable this widowed lady and
her children to retain their home.
.Pendleton was. once a summer resort for
the wealthy low country families of lim State.
Now there are few remaining but thc pla j ii
country popp'.o whos,e homo the place has al
ways been. lu a circuit of half a milo there,
are now fourteen houses shut up and empty.
Yet amid thc general desolation I take pleas
ure in recording one instance of success and
prosperity in business. My, friend, Mr.
Smith, caine from Now langland some time
boforo thc war;, his means wove so limited
that 1 imsolf and family were employed as
hands in one of thc factories of a neighbor
ing village. Some fortunato speculations, of
which''thc proceeds wero immediately and
judiciously invested, enabled him' to acquire
wealth very rapidly. Ile now. owns over
fifty thousand dollars' worth of property, lives
in- a plcasan't residence uot t i Vi r from tho vil
lage,'and is doing a fiusinoss whioh bids fair
rapidly to inbrease his wealth and resources.
Ono melancholy instance of tho declino of
Pendleton met my victo.. During its pros
perous days four ohurches had been built.
Sdm? timo'ago all tliO^plaoV uiana'^
port a minister half his time. Now thero aro
two, but ono will probably leave for waut of
snflicicrit salary. ,. ; .
* " tTelief. '
Without endorsiug thc plan proposed tu
thc follt?wiiig:?ommuri?Qatiou, says, tho, QJiarl
eaton .Courier ivo,publish it as ft matter, enti-,
tlod to grave 'consideration; because it ooincs j
from the pen of ono ?lio bys occupiqd a high
place-ih Stato ?nd'national counoils : ,
; MVAS??S Eb?tf?ft? :-It is of tho last im.
p?rtaitoc that something shall bc done by com
petent authority to give systom to tho State,
aVid infuse new'life and hopo into our peoplo
or wo' will ;sink down into hopoloss despair
mid permanent ruin. Let whoevor has high
est authority iii the State, appoint able and
just commissioners who-shall divide tho Stato
into three territorial divisions. Lot tho sea
oons.t, pr.lowerdivision, embrace a lino run
nipg (rom, tho. Cporgia or Savannah KiVcr
Ijnc, including. Beaufort District j o?'d'!,back
to tjie North Carolina l.inq, embracing H?rry
and Mar.i?iji Districts, on ?li? North1 Carolina
linc; ,nu4 tljp sec?n !, or middle country di.
visignjjip?l?uel?iirnwcll ?nd^dgcGold Dis
tricts,. p,u thc Savannah Iljvcr, brick to tho
Nc*tk.Carbina lino including M?ylb'?ro' and
Lancaster Districts, Oil tho North Carolina
border j and tho third divisjon tojjuibraco nil
Jibe bahyupo of thc Stato, ,(up 'into, th A (moun
tu,iiis, to(,Georgia apd fcovth" Carolina. Let
there bo turee Upiau)issto)uOra,tn each bf^th?se
giffie d^vjsfotis,/With' ^o\yer ,|p nxxho thlui
for?njt,lands- , '^Jicroyor 'Ibo'.'tap?Vin 'any of
?bese divisions shall bc forced .t?'srdo tinder
t|ic Sheriff d cxeouti'oh,' br for division under
?^OnirniasmO?rSi sale, or anything oise))''then
?.h.osi St?'to? o,o;o"ii,is?Qu?\;{i, ftljall hiW# power
to purq|ins,o for tho State; "or, if Targ? s/cctions
can bo pufohasod On 'thasamtS terms, tlldri let
.tho commissioners purcllaso for tho State.
kW State bp,nd> bc i??;uc<\ rcdoomablo in thir
ty, yeai'Sj at, five per bent. Wprcst. Let thoso
bonds bo oxo.ha.vgcd, for tt?so lniidsj and let
industrious and saiVPjWUorY, whoso lands aro
fovood to sales,, bp nllowea to rqtain these
lauds, ujjpUjn.mortgago of ?io same.to tho
?State, to( jSQciiyo tho pbov 3s\issucd for tho
amount thjcy spl'd for, jOn.'tWfiWy years' time
Let }^^^\W^^P?u7*^ Wi W Stato
lands on Ino sanio conditions toj foro?gnors or
domestic settlors in small and i*oper*quariti-?
ties, tho Stato AfolWirtgi^^?^prii-oti?abJ?, '
<jnoh; alternate 'section- 'or trnot, ll sot'. adido
'BWohdly 'ttf Bcour?i'thcsb State; bVjdsv. This
? wb't?iain?ftkc thoso Stato bonds thibost: spcu-i
Allies" W'coul* dffor/'for thoefal?il tho.State
vV?UVd lbo,p%og?d?'?8 .on<othQf,"bod?;j ,but in
'add"itioh/WJ'^otjhlobfteriseeoYity V mortga
ges On'landa^prcolsoVy 6u!ttw)iK?mqyiqpijplcs
es was dono in thoj0bftrlc8t0Jiif?roA*t, aouio.
?lIfwIlS 'w^ ww*
od p?opToj'hn'd ftt'tho'sanioli?ib itV?ult?ppn.
tip vost quantities, iril,^m?i?i" 'pa^b?lai ot?and
to bc purchased, on tho vory best tomi for
tho poor and needy. Thcso honda would
m ti ko thc best investments lor widows and or-,
plums, and for thc aged and infirm. GoltL|
now is not safe in thc hands of individuals^
and investments in publie stocks aro by no
means safo or certain. This would put tho.j
real estate, or a good portiou of it, under tho
direct control of State authority, for thc boni
cfit and prosperity of thc Stato, aud wouhj?
plaoo tho State iu a position to bc built up
wisoly iu the only way thut it eau bc douo.-^1
It would usc thc credit of tho State in BUOU J
way for tho benofit of her ruined debtor's in
terest, as to avoid that clause in the Uniter]
States Constitution which forbids a Stato to
" impair the obligations of contracts." It
WOuid givo us lund offices, to be opened and
regulated to encourage settlers, under the di
rect sanction and protection of State authori
ty. Foreigners would feel safety and encour
agement under this system, where they would
not under more private encouragement. These
Commissioners would see that foreigners wcro
encouraged to settle in tho three different di
visions of thc State to suit their constitutions
according to the different countries they wore
raised in. For instanco, Holland with thc
low lands of Belgium and Naples, with Chi
n?se accustomed to rico culture, would suit
tho lower belt or division of thc State. The
Swiss and elevated ianda of Germany and Eu
rope would furnish settlers suited to the up
per and mountain division of thc State, and
thc middle division would bo adapted to set
tlers from almost any country.
All this would involve thc exercise of very
high and discretionary powers, but tho State
is totally ruined as it is, and there will bo uni
versal imbecility, and crushing in of all hope,
unless something decided is dono to remodel
the whole system and infuse new vigor iutooiu
people.
A High Stato Chnnocllor might bo appoiu
luirotibir yji . v?**o*-d*njs'nns,'a:id with powor to
ted m tho thruo u.'i'.olUrnson i . *"
give system ond form to tho whoio'^ieewiwin1
of affairs, and to seo that everything was
administered exclusively for tho benefit and
prosperity of tho Stine, as far as her laud WAS
concerned'. You will seo that tho bonds ??;o
proposed to run thirty years, while tho salo
of land is for twenty years, secured by mort
gage. At tho cud of the twenty years it will
bb safe to say that thc enhanced value of the
alternate sections of laud rctainod by tho
State, will moro thau pay for the whole. Be
sides, the acquisition of population to tho
State is itself wealth to tho State, and tho ic
croase of population gives geometrical in?rente
of wealth. Our Government and its fite
principles aro overthrown,;ond wo have notli- '
mg loft but the privilege to build up andsa^c f
a portion of Our material prosperity if posa- '
bio.
" WILLIAM LOWNDES." |f
(
From Washington.. j i
- - ' (' t
? WASHINGTON, February 19.-The missidi x
of Hon., Anson Burliugton.fropiChiua *p th?,
ISUropoan powers is for i lifo, with a salary fi Jj
?555 OOO in gold per annum.. ^ ii
During the discussion of tho oaso pf Sta
tor Thonlas, of Maryland, Geucral lt. E/Loo ?
was 'made tho topic of debate Mr. Cynoron K
mid hp was informod by n gentleman f whom .
lie had confidonoo, that General Loo haying
received nu intimation that ho m?ht havo ^
command of tho Federal, nriny, M assured ,?
liim of his outiro loyalty to tho mintry
Wtl hambr?n said W thW o/sultod Gon- J
jrat" Scott who' approvod pf VaoingLooaf ^
;)io!'hoad; of tho'artriy, and ^e place was ?
mlcialiy wKri$ tb L?O|V M vont to Vir- *
fin?a :on the false protonc?j o* seoing his ^
hmily and ?ov?f carn? back> Mi'C ameron
idded that'he nevor suspec?d that Lee
?muid aot so perfidiously . . . 0
')Afr i'.TfthnRon ?aid bb ?dovted tho truth 7'1
>f this Bt?toinont very muo. (Laughtor.) m
clohtlomoh Tuight ? laugh, \hjx ho wpuld ; in- nF
bint tho 'gentleman whp imllgod in merri- '
indht (Gohnens/ of Oulifoinv) that Gonoral as
boo waS a's honorable n. mam any to bo fqund M
in California. . i %$. Wl
Gohoral Hancock^ rceentomiovals aro still or
utidov considoratlonf at Gp? ral Grant's hoad- flh
rpiarUrs, ... . , kp
Septotiuy Soward ad-yi'sc?piti/.ens _ visiting ..
3 t$nt britain to s?purppa^sjirts. I tsf
Thad. Stpphons opioses ^ny special legis- br<
ntioo 'having in vipw tho, aim issiah. of the we
Jtat? off.Aloyhauia, nyl says flmt if any such ste
lotion/ip . uoQossary tymjght j^t as well ht M
vhole.salo ami nd mit.ll the Stttcs nt ono?. bpi
WA6mN(ttpN, ?fal^uary 20.-^ tho itous?'j S?
ho Comt?ittc? on Iqroigo Affairs reported it -
iibill rogaruing Amiioans abroad ; it, glve? to
laturaliafcd onions jj^ samo protootion as
lativo born* an?, auth)ri/.qs. the Prcst??oiit tcj. *h<
naJra'vOkalintiop.V Th?, bil} nitural?J!?n?,Co^
ngnors fwho ! hao\onljste4 in tho nriny or' ?M?
?*vy, passed, ' ?lWoonstrV?ttqn Commit
toe ropor'tod a bill raving disabilities from bol
?ertyid ^riiosi ;$h\rmy appropriation, bill ijty
passed, : w . .
Hors is a working iy 8 jrotell iUj
[From (lio Southern Cultivator.]
Letter from Mr. David Dickson.
Wc take thc liberty of publishing thc fol
lowing extract from a private lefter ^f Mr.
Dickson to us, which accompanied the.cbm
municaiion below : " With my proscntbUs
iness, I cannot answer private letters, and at
tho samo time contribute, to thc Cultivator.
What I do therefore, must be for tho beii?tyt
of all through your paper. I repeat, from ao
' tual observation, that nearly one-half of the
Agricultural labor of Georgia is thrown away,
'from want of knowledge and skill in Its ap
plication. There- is as much for tho farmer
to learn about tho use of the plow and hoc, as
there is for the painter, concerning thc usc of
tho brush."
EDITORS SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR : There
hs a great demand for mo to rc-writo my plan
of cultivating corn, preparation of land, ma
nure, &o., by new subscribers, and by persone
that are not subscribers to your paper.
In tho first place, I refer them to my sys
tem of improvement, rest and rotation, given
in the Southern Cultivator last year. Many
inquire, what is the proper way to break'tip
land. 1 write for this latitude, and every person
must make due allowance, as his farm maybe
North or South of this lino. Tho plowing
must bc commenced the first day of Januar ,
to get it done in time, or as soon as you arc
done sowing wheat, if I had my choice,
and could get all tho work done in one day, 1
would not have thc plowing done more thar
ten days before planting, for tho following
reasons, derived from actual experience ; I
it is dry, cold freezing winter and spring, thc
fall plowing te the bes?,; in some springs ol
I this kind, as those of 1839 and 1851, I lof
beltq through thc middle of a field, whicl
were not plowed until a few days before plant
ing, and I could distinguish the belts al
through the year-tho corn in them bein?
from 18 to 22 inches lower than the rest.
, OJ ?. .?ly? ?roo and thc improvement of elli
J?orWim Jjio saino ...... . f ,
, , . , 1 -and they fjtfftafljftpn, fal
lana, in about ono Winter ouJ orooevty ot ti.
plowing is the best. In thc oases where "i?i??
bclt3 wore left, wheu the winter was warm am]
rains abundant, thc lato plowing would beal
tho early plowing twenty-fivo per cent in thc
crop; besides, according 'to my experience
thoro is less loss from washing. Land mu?!
bo well broken boforo planting, commence ir
time to do it-tho later it in dono the bcttei
for the laud, taking seven years togo thor, bul
not quito so good for teams.
llave good turning plows, and according tc
your ability, use ono or two horses, and sui
soil ; ride over thc field, and lay off tho laud
so that tho horses will go round ou a levol,
md tho dirt will fall down hill-a team will
jreak up thc soil nine i h olloa deep in thia way,
is easily ai they could Roven inches, on a lev
d picco of land. Continue to take thc lands
o the samo way until the field ia finished, one
cam following another-all tho timo going
ound thc oirclo; and if you sub-soil, havo
?no team'betwoon each t iming plow? running
o tho bottom of tho furrow. When you Ari
sh, tho field is roady for planting, if the
ropor timo has arrived. In dooiding this
oint, you must be govoined by tho,weather
-it varies from thc 10th of Maroh to tho 1st
ay of April. Aooording to my crpcrience,
mau only gains hard work and moro of it,
y very oarly 'planting,
' Now for tho planting. Lay oft* furrows
?th a long shovol plow, oh n lovel, Soven feet
)art. Commonoo tho . opposite ond, with a
pgoj shovel, and open put tho samo furrow
he reason for this is, you got. up to tro?s and
Umps, and make a better finish at thc ends,
his furrow should stand open sevon or oigltt
ches deep,!" Whether yon uso compost, cqt
U soe'd..or guailos, lot each hand havo his
rco-foot. mensuro, and deposit tho man uro
tho bottom of tho, furrow, just three feet
art;- Thon drop tho ern within throe or
lir'ioohos of tho manuroi ono or moro grains,
is your custom'-dropping on tho noarsido
tho -manure, a's tho. dropper goes j then,
th a very light harrow, cover tho corn ono
ono and a hulf inohos doop. Tho harrow
ould go tho samo way tho droppor does,-to
op from ii'liing tho manure on tho.grain.'
If you cover deep, you,.loso all tho ndvan
jos4of low planting, (hut not tho dcop
iakiug,) and for this reason ; corn, in good
ttthcr, will oomo tip:frojh a depth of ono to
: inches, but will strlko oat roots about ono
di froth tito sut fabo of tho ground, - and all
low that will perish. .That is ono reason
ty.I nm opposed to dirting corn as soon' as
somes up-rit brings tho root of tho stalk
tho top of the ground. . !
My pl?n Wt? tinfoil tho first Working from
> 20th of. April to tho 10th of May. Somo
?os I jnayo nqt-finishbd befnro'tho 25th of
ly. ^ \VitU ti>q.)t*nijil..\i|cffl iarixed, vory little
m And weeds' will ?orno, up, qxoopt to thp
,,t?v*fo^.tllefttrToW^ana1thi? is easily nmn
id;." -:' ?;?'"'(.;:. mw-.. v.;!.?.
o hosvy twonty-two
Vok'oiid will v ' WutorVthiinl,'ttno iri'oh
above tho ground. Thia is to run near tho
cor?, and should hil tho furrow within ouo or
one and a half iuohes of the general surface
Break out the middles with thc same sized
sweep, with thc back of both wiugs turned
up ; if the plowing is well done, four furrows
'< will finish out-four bauds completing four
I teen acres every day, by going sixtoc" miles
& day.
Sccoud plowing-have tho wing of tho
eiding sweep turned a little moro than half
up ; run close to tho corn, leaving nothing for
i the noe; for if nil tho plowing is well done,
! there h no uso of a hoc. Break but thc mid
! dies with Circe furrows, to make a good place
I to plax.t pean. From thc first of June to thu
{ 20th, i:; " good time io plant peas. Proceed
i in Ulta manner? A ftcr thc second plowing,
run n whovcl furrow in thc middle of a corn
[row; drop ono bosh ol of peas to every eight
acre:;-.*:ay six to eight peas to a hill. You cnn
plant sixteen acres p>;r day, and will use two
bushel.) for each plow-cover with a harrow.
Third ?nd last plowing-pair your hands,
j ono to side tho corn, and ono to nido the peas ;
I tho band that cides the corn will neod a twen
j ty-two inch sweep, right-hand wing well up,
? and it should run oloso to the com-not going
I moro1 thou a half inoh deep j the left wing
. Kliould bo nearly fiat. The hand that sides
' tho peas, will need a heavy twenty-six incl:
sweep, with thc right wing sot ot incdiun:
height, and should bc up, to posh thc dir
near the com. Thia h the last plowing, nm
if well done, tho ground will Leas imiootl
and level ?3 n floor, with nut n spear of gras
1 to the 200 aerea, nor a wood to bo coon in tin
field. In old times, I required ovcry ham
to clean the crop as he went-what the plo'v
left, to bo rompv?d with the foot and hand.
from thirteen tOsixtcn miles, according to tin
condition of thc crop, was a day's work.
Such pine land ns mine, (some of it vcr
poor) should overago 20 to 25 bushels per aero
and wet or dry, if tho work io rightly done
there is no such thing ns a failure, no my ma
ny visitors, from all parts of the oountry, wil
08.
i. * v, "J ttifioinlne lands Leave CSiarloi
Messrs. lMi?oY3i?inhtf>u "JU, ^?yo^ntJa?
in describing thc preparation of land and JuL
tlMtloa of crop, to give my r\Hons Jr ft
choice of manure. I uso, after a
rionoo, Peruvian Guano, ?)issolvod^?noa
Land Plnsfor and Salt, and havo >|CQJ'
mixed at Home.
I wish thc Southern Cultivator w\s in e.
cry man's hands. It would pay good divi:
doiuls. Very respectfully,
DAVID DICKSON.
A Suggestion.
Wo invito attontion to tho following ox
tract from tho Fobruary number of tho "Farm
and Garden," a capital agricultural monthly,
publishod at Clinton, S. C :
" Another good investment for small capi
talists would bo tho orcction of o stearn cotton
jin, press, spindles, and loom, to every 6,000
icrca of land planted in cotton. It does not
lake $100,000 to start auoh a factory. The
twentieth part of tho sum ts sufficient. Loi
is invest our surplus in this way--lot tho
lapital be but $5,000, and tho sh arcs but fifty
lollara. It will paya handsomo dividond
ind be a suro business. During ginning time,
10 bales a day could be ginned, so that all tho
;in houses in tho oountry, Have tho factory
jin. would bc abolished. Tho Factory could
.fiord to gin for so much loss than tho farmer
vo\ild oxpond in ginning for himself, that h'o
voulyl sond his ootton to that pltfoo."
MECHANICS, What havo they dono ? Havo
hey not oponed tho secret chambers of the
aighty deep and cxtrnotod its treasures, and
lido thc raging billows their highways, on
rnlon tl\6y riile. na on a tnmo wtoari ? Aro
ot thc olomonts of firo nud wo tor ohainod to
ho orank, and at tho mechanics' - bidding
ompcllcd to turn it? Have not tho moohan
)s opened thc earth, and made its producta,
ontributo to our wants? Tho forked light
ing is our plaything, and thoy riso triumph
alen, tho wings of tho mighty wind. To
io wiso they aro floodgates of knowlodgo,
inga and queens arc decorated by their hand
vork.
THE editor of tho " ftashvillo Banner"
is . Roon a oom cob, shapod Uko a human
re-arm, with a poi foot human braid and fin
ers at thi small of tho cob. Tho thumb and
igcrs of tho hand aro completo. lOvou the
lins of tho wrist and tho fingor nails aro vis.
lo, and tho Bimilitudo b so striking that ho
mid almost imagino tho veins and sinews itv;
inot with human lifo. May?*not, inc^i??.
io << Bannor," bo a warning hand upr'??(1>
liing UH to. abandon tho culturo/if oott-on,
id give our undivided, nttcntion^o1 corn t
fonrtf*W ?fi i
PftBHTiOEsayH that tho a^o?rotlo.negroos,
? iii, groat, rogo at ih0/f reacher* wh^to)}
iomtho.y must be bo/o again. Tl.oy ' aro
U$W*\ ?Hb ti?xttia^ 'thoy 'mrKht bb born
Into' won. - . -.. I
[From tho Farra and (?arden.] '
How to Mako Manure. . < j
First. Hau}, rotten wood-'pilo litter, yWf j
ooarso mould-bott dry-into your stables*
until it covers tho floor three or four inchbsa
deep ; then a layer of straw or leaves, dbo??
enough to make a warm bcd for th? horsoS;"4?fl
This will absorb tho urine, mid tho.liquid.^^ffl
tion of tho dung, whioh wpuld otherwise BintM
into thc ground, or fly off into tho air j-ahd^l
mako three ?i joes #^ nmoh panure eusyo?^
usually got from youT^orscs.
Second. Haul a load or two of wood-pilo
litter, or mould, to your hen-houso, and soattor ,
it over thc floor an inch or two according tcH
thc number of ibo chickens you have. Whoti '
there is enough of it, rake it up in ouo corner jj
in a heap, and begin again. Hero you have\
a manure about equal to guano, in fact, guano '
itself.
Third. Hayo a pen throe feet deep ; put/
iuto it wood pile litter a foot, or two feei^
deep; and on this empty your urinals every jj
morning, your soap-suds every wash-day, ?nd:
all the sweepings from thc houso and yard.
If it begins to smell, throw on moro wood-pile
litter, or coal-dust. This isa first-rate ma*
nure:-I havo tried it often. Whcu well'
managed, it helps to purjfy tho, air around'
tho. dwelling.
I Fourth. Ijitter your lota with leaves or
straw, if not all over, at least at tho lower oor-'
nor, to catch tho oozing from above; soattor'
Boveral loads of woodpile litter, or mould, ?fcj
even earth on tho leaves, whioh will help to
make them rot, and at tho samo time will
help to absorb the liquid man uro whioh wiUV,
otherwise bo wasted? v A great deal of ma-',
miro can bo made iu this way, if your stoplt
aro weJJ managed. If your manure bc drawn
up into sharp heaps, and covered with a l^t-'
tie earth, it will bo saved from being leached
by the rains. . Put this manure into your
cotton or turnip hills, or where you please.
Fifth. If you want your lands to last or
improve, adopt some judioiouS rotation of
cropy. Do not plant in SUCCCHSLOO^V).'.^;. '?YV^-V
land iu tho samo oropoJ^??pP^v
orTYo'r Augusta ' ' lu 40 A M
ista 7 40 * M
?ns is dono m no cou?t^D VJ^i^bWtuVS
lourishcs, or land is imwv?-tfo la?d,
lowe vcr rich, can stand sueb^courso loiig
t must bo oxhausted. Hero^hero lands
ire ohcap, and will probably bt so for somo
i ino, we should rest thom onegin three or
our years, and let thom grow asrauoh ?ras^
nd weeds as is possible This, rheh. turned
tudor, will ho an other mode oj! manuring.
Sweeds will briug up minqra salts. t?ta
ubsoij, to bo mingled by tho slow, vith
oil abovo ; tho acids of the ;vegeLibms
Ht upon tho earth nod, form pew ^oto
pouuc\ tho dcoaying litter ft?fVf*k .
?oMly, ^king tho soil mpro loose irk eisitr
to vork--\? wnj abSOrb moisturo frort the ail '
and iriulcV tb?*. aCT>-~H will a^Lon M
soil,'aid tln\mftk0 it warmor-^t w$ absorb,
moro xatorAnd thus maj&ljfc' stand the
drougthbottor^and for the ,s?rp reason, it
will wash. loss. \ln a word,'?.g?itod by tho
applicatioLof aniWl and,nii#JtX manure^
it will make almost) <ii>y sqil nj j Now, rea
der, go to w?-k. I havo short you how anv
industrious inn, who has a Vam ho can ba'u.
his own, may f ho will add oinomy to inWu
try, livo in ootfort. / FRANK MN. " I -
WHEN the goat idea oj^eenaasonryf ?s V
realized; tho woy will hst .?exbibitod thft
glorious spcotaohVf a who> race in famiijr "
ftompaot; olothed Aa robo? happiness, with,
oharity for a girdUV fWag.'.at a perpetual
banquet df bonefioe4B. ;, Mling tho soqeasiiju
of overy Newborn mWty.tho ad vont of on
?ngel, in addition tdt^H^t^Bmbn iuh#,of
mjoymontj and flntl^gr?itejp blosso^bis?
lian that of passjyeltoccivibg happiness in
?orolslng tho godUI r,rcrogativo of impar
ing it ; a wholo or>jl0f intoJligonfc beings,
laving one hcar? anfy? tni?f? ft hoart boat
nginooncort with ??von, an? dissing,
v.th overy puls?,;Jifo,Vn(J hoaith> $n? |0y,
o tho romotostu<Jmbo\ 0f tho body.
T? \yhot. ago/oos th^?W"reach? Sins*
'go. ' / P
A gentlem* ."wrote : "TlV^g il0t h gloH
dc of blood) nv Uart thaY^, ?0t hotKX
'our photo/P"- H?^>ad h\iy bad;
WHY jA? tD0 ?^atesi flimby l??0auf<o
ll mustAo >t up.
n0/ swoob to rooUno i* the lapso?Stroa
|y/out oigle-u. V _
?'itKss,T^alpit, ***V*^t#>.thrCQ
ig pbwers. x
THE full drcs\of a nativo lady of 1XV^^
a hqir pin and two gartors. \,
WHY is your ioso id the mijidlo of y??\
oo ? Because it vs tho, ?ccviicr.
Iv takes ; 'four Wugs, to ti?ko a thorough
mtioman.; V You Wat bo -ft; gontloman in
mr tastes, agontjoman in your'person sbd.
?ontlouinn in yoiif mannell No mad vrtm
ocs,uot combino j ^hoso %^^n,#^^
r -named a^ truojljcntlo'iiir)}^