mr o. f. townest
fiF' 1. C. BAILEY, Proprietor and Sub-Editor.
,
" *n?ti ?e, 'tio pity, aad pity 'tit, 'Us true.''
1* ;* ~ ,*- ' rw
Ito pUy-iorra from beauty's mould
Should break liko otay ;
TU pity clustering looks of gold
Should tar* (o $r*y C ,;Vj
m pity thk? the r%dlant.?h'lce, v , "|
The starry ?yes, ,
The flashing fancy that beguiles
* Our tears aitd sighs, . ' * . ]
Should lose their luster, use and all, , '*]
Fade and depart
. . As years around us darkly fall;
Alas! my heart 1
Tts pity thnt the friends who now
. 1 - Strew for us flowers,
Should greet us coldly when the brow
- * - .Of forttfne lowers;
That Itearts, In youth sinCcro and pure,
, And fresh as May, %
When vanity aud gain allure
%hou!d fall away. '
Tls pity that bo hrief should bo
' All human bliss;
That sweetest joys should soonest flee;
Yet so it Is, t
For all bright things are swiftly gone,
And molt away, ,
"Like sparkling dew before the sun ;
Ah I well-a-day!
Alas! for earth's Illusive joys 1
A]as! thlasl >
Fot those who set their Hearts on tdys,
~ t And hopes that pass, * K i ^ .
' IJke summer grass-*Like
summer grass t
- [From the New York Tribune.]
A id For The South.
The Meeting at Cooper Institute. 2\Tctc
Vork?Address of Ilenrj/ Ward
flue her, Horace Greeley, and others.
A Urge antf enthusiastic meeting was
held last Friday evening, at the Cooper
Institute, to organize n Southern Ko
lief Association, to devise means to as*
siat the destitute and suffering poor of
the South. Stirring and eloquent
speeches were made by tho ltcv. Henry
Ward Bcecher, Horace Greeley, Dr.
Bright, the Rev. D. Kendrick, and Ma
? jor-General Anderson, the defender of
Fort Sumter. The large hall was filled
with an intelligent audience, among
whom were a number of Indies. . On
.the platform wero some fifty or more of
- our prominent citizens.
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REMARKS OF HORACE GREELEY.
Horace Groelcv next addressed the
meeting, sa_\ ing tbaj. he did not deem
it advisablo to bring in tho subject'of
politics in a question which was simply
one of human suffering,. Ie?l it might bo
supposed a self righteousness and bit
terness wero blended in with what ought
to be a mere kindness. There was a
quarter of a million of widows in .the'
douid, who were not accustomed to.
earn a livelihood, and there was a quarter
of a million more of maimed sol
diers who could not work, and who had
families depending on their exertions.
These were now in destitution, and required
all the assistance that could be
given them. Our soldiers had ponsions
which mitigated the sufferings of their
families; we bad great charitable funds
during the war; but these were tnore
scanty in the South, and they had nothing
to represent our pensions. Then
the .war passed over tie homes of the
South. " It. made a great difference
whether war trampled down your fields
or the fields of (.hove a thousand miles
away. All the movements of armies
and their requirements, camp fires, ?tsc.,
greatly destroyed and swept'away the
material of a country. . in this case
there was uhusuaI desolation in the
South. All tho factories and foundries
were contributing to the support of
thsse people, And these were burned as a
. means of wealgwog the South. Cotton,
too, was burrte^itnd wheji not burned
was stolen? llaunhlerT? in soma w'av
or other. Besides, the SoUth. stood oat
o long against hope (bet nearly evciy
foot of the country was trodden by bostile
armiee except Texas. The possibility
of largely produoing food was deatroyed
in the 9oullf mft?r the,war w?"
over, arid millions of dollars were lost
last year because the seed they planted
? ' , was so old If would not grow. Had
they bad fresh seed alone, much of tin/
destitution of the South would have
been avoided.
> . Beside* all this, the animals and other
material were destroyed. The pant
of the means to'plough the fields ag
grava'.ed the effect of the jecent drought.
1 he people there were all alike suffer*,
ing, except in perhaps Texas. There
was an almost nniveisal cry of distress;
They had not seed to plftnt, nor food 16
gtvt them the sUengb to plough 'x and,
even in 5 apirit. of ?elf interest, (10,
000,000 spread overthe South now, in
the way of ased, implements,~4?*-ir"<>uld
add (100,100,000 CO the wealth of the ,
, I s ' sJk
? ' * .. ' *'
* * S ? 7 '
- -=5g=^B|PPBBaT 1 ; 1 . ??
country next year. Besides, there could
be no real, hearty prosperity in the
North while tl,e?e was prostration in
the South; We are one people. Their
crop wouitl b* small enough at beat, in
1807, for ell tbarcouUi |^ou'J
lion of industry in ihj South, which
They needed now tbe^flfytetrients of
labor. The mlmifceliitiipjofhelp lo tbc
Sooth would revive our owu^prosBenty
to twenty tunes the value' of wnat 14^
given. The wheat crop would soon
come iu the South, manufactories would
be re-established. and the energies of the
North ought to bo devoted to hor help,
lie thought Now Yoik city ought to
give 111,000,000 alone. The South
ought to be cheered and encouraged,
that the sufferings of the past are to bo
removed, and he begged them to sprnk
to their friends and neighbors, and
make a good beginning in this wOik.
[Applause. J
Material Resources of the South
Since the earliest days in. the history
tbf the country, it has been an undoubted
truth that, in the practical praclico
of political economy on this continent,
the South, with her mellow nud generous
soil, and gentle climate, whose gonial
warmth . biings almost unbiuden
from her bosom iho flowers of iheiropics
and the fririts aud fragrance of Ar
endy, has wasted her sweetness and her
wealth upon the North. Willi the rich
es of Ophir beneath her bosom, her
children have not availed themselves of
its wealth. The North, or rather New
England, has fattened on her substance,
and now pays its pampered politicians
With'the wealth wrung from the people
they now tyrannize over. Why is
ibia ? , . /"
There js no excuse whatever fr..r New
England or the fanatics of the North,
' They are not only thieves, but the most
ungrateful of the class. What we wif-h
fo urgo upon each State and man in the
South, is, that they are "not entirely
without rcproRc.li. * They .Lave been j
blind to their own interests. Are theii
eyes now. open ? ? .
Let each individual and each State
in -the South look to its own domestic
weal, while it has an eye on national i
polities. Let them look to their polity
as well as their poHey; let thciu think
of lliG development of thei; own re- j
sources; the remodelling of their labor ,
system, And the construction of permiynent
interna!'improvements. Above nil, {
let them look to llieir laws, and see that ,
they aie in.harmony with their condi
lion. They have now no voice in the
General Government. ?. Let each so
nurse iU power and devetope its wealth
. as to be ready, when called for, to show
that slavery whs not the back bone of
the South ; hut tlipt bet 6ons, even tin
d6r the heel of tyranny, can do woiks
worthy of credit. ..The North has fat
tenned on her lohg enough ; let her |
strength be now gathered to herself.? |
'Let her give every inducement to for- |
eign capital antf Immigration, which, if ]
properly attracted, will unfold n page of
national wealth, unequalled, in the re- ,
cords of the world.
Wealth is flow thesceptre that sways s
(ho affairs of tho woihl ; without it h
people arc " poor .indeed." The South,
in her water power and minerals, has
exhauollosA nature as h treasurer ; let
its people draw boldly upon her, and ,
the diadem of Southern 'wealth and
poiyer will, ere long, glider in the eyes
of the worldTnoro biilliantlv than even
her knightly swords gleams in history.
[ IfdtrOjXjfi tun Jii cord.
Coftxs.-^-An exchange says : Put
the feet for-half an hour, tw o or three
rfticcecsive night*,* in a pretty strong solution
of co.umon soda. The alkali
dissolves the indurated cuticle, and the
corns fall out spontaneously, leaving a
small cavity, which*soon Qljs.' The reN
ceipt is vouchod for by an exckahge as
a certain remedy, Should it prove so,
it will entitle the author to the heart *
felt-thauks of Triany a sufferer. ,
-- - - - -
" We. know, ttie above remedy for ,com*
fo bo effectual. Wo have tried j
if, and found it act like magio. Hut c
we do not think a-strong solution is do* ,,
siralde. ? We knoif of a fiiend who tried r
die remedy on our recommend-wion, t
but lie made the- solution of soda so t
strong lhatr with the corns,-il took oft' s
a portion of the skin on. the fool.? t
From ono to two table-spoonfuls of soda
in a email foot-tub.of hot water i? suf- j
ficient to remove the corns, by letting ,
the nffticted moniber remain In -it t?: or %
fifteen urinates? Cohtvibia Phoenix. *
i'.' i'?i i -4-*{
Pat.?A gentleman from I
Northern Ohio?always regarded as a 1
splendid manager,-?tried a plantation I
ip Mississippi, this-season, and reports
(hat tie is out of pocket about &12,0Q0
over bis eiop, r.nu, to use his own jans, ?
guage, has u l?t but." lie say*/the r
t* Colored uiQn may figlit: nobly, but f
th^jf duu't Work worth \d??>'! / t
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GREENVILLE, SOU^I C
Appalling Catastrophe.
LAST 110U118 OF A blN'GLK OKNTLKMAN
IIS CALMLY MBKT8 HIS FATB.
Yesterday morfiiog, at 11 o'clock precisely,
ao unfortunate young man,
Oharjes Augustus Pipkin, sutlWed the
irvfn I mit{/%r\ awVv!
v* ??i?h?ouwm wj c* m'"*
i:iw to Clara Amelia,
^^SFRrr8i'inso's,B""?
iiie^ni 6V thr criminav.
Afl our citizens who were p.-esagt at ,
the pic uic given in Mantua, 6otne two
yc:u*fe&6, will recollect that .Augustus
W*el? Q introduced to Clnra, and immediately
bpgan to pay her pailiculnr
attentions. From that period their intimacy
dales, and it was continued until
it ended at last in the painful catastrophe
of this morning. . ' >
Poor Pipkin had nearly attained his
twenty-eighth year, but there is every
reason to believe that, had not extreme
iinpecuniosily prevented, his single life'
would earlier havecomoto an uutimoly
end. . - .
A change fur the better, however, pccuned
itrhis circumstances,and Clara's
friends were induced to sanction his addresses,"
and thus became accessories to
the awful calamity * which has overs
thrown hirn iu tho hey-day of his
youth, _ ''
tub last notns. The
unhappy young man passed the
last night of I is bachelor existence in his
solitary^chamber. Fromjialf past eight
to ten he was busily engaged in writing
letters. Shortly after ten, Lis younger
brother,' Ileuiy, knocked-at the door,
wbeu the doomed man told hiui, in a
firm voice, to "come in." ' -*
Upon being asked when he intended
to go to bed, he replied; " nqt yet."? |
'lire question was ibcu ask d him "how j
hu thought ho would sleep;' to which i
his answer' waa, t pretty well." lie
then expressed a desire for a cigar and j
a glass of water; which wero given to j
him. , 11 is brother now demanded of j
uim it lie would " wan I anything more j
that night." Ho said "nothing" in a!
Ill m voice.
Llis nileciionnte relative then rose to
take his leave, when, the doomoj man j
considerately advised him " to take care j
of himself."
At precisely one minute after seven
the next morning, the victim rose and
promptly dressed .himself. lie had self
control enough to shave without the
slightest injury, for not a single scratch
appear on his chin nfier the operation.
Ji Would seem that he devoted more
than usual care to his toilette on thi*
occasion. The wretched man was attired
in a light Mito frock coat, with
frosted inetal buttons, and wlwle waistcoat,
and napkin troupers, with patent
leather boots.
Having descended the stabs with a
ipiick step, he entered tho apartment
where his brother cud a?few ft tends were
wailing. lie shook hands cordially
with all presept, and on being asked
how he had slept, answered, " Very
well," and to the ftirlher demand as to J
the state of his mitul, he said " he felt'
happy." One of the pnitv suggested
that it would ho well to t'ko "some
ihing" before the tnelatuholly ceremony,
lie exclaimed with milch emphasis, "Hoddcdly."
HrCnkfast was accordingly
o.wl .i.? ~? c ?i <
iliU |"HJI ICijU YY JtlU INU
whole of n roll, a slice of toast, two ?nu
ages, and threq egg", washing the
whole down with two large cop* of cof.
(eo. In reply to expressions of astonish
ntent on the put of the company, ho
mi J that u he never ftlt better iu his
life."
Having inquired the time, and ascer
taiucd that it was ten minutes of eleven,
Ito reuiaiketj that "it would soon be
aver." His brother then n>ked him if >
bo could no anything more.for hint,
when he sajd ho would like to -havo a
5lass of ale, Pntthig it to his lips he
remarked *' here's ltwik," and drank it
ivitli satisfaction.
The fatal moment now approaching,
t? devoted the remainder of his time in
Ihtributing among his friends tho-e ar :
icios which he tvoiild no longofr want. *
Po one ho gave liis cigar case; to anotb <
r bis tobacco stopper, and bo charged i
lis brother Henry with the care of his <
alch-kej, with instruction to deliver it I
o his landlady with due solemnity. <
The clock at length struck eleven, and , I
le was informed that a cab was at the i 1
Inor. TIu morrdv " t ?m ramlv " ! I
tnd was conducted to the vehicle." Ar- <
iving at the tragi gal spot, a abort delay ?
oojc placo, when they veie joined by
he lady, with her friends. Little 'was |
aid on either side, but Clara, with cus- ,
ornary dccormn, shed tears. t
l*ij>k-in endeavored to preserve coin- (
rosure, but a slight twitching*of his >
nouth and eyebrows proclaimed his ins >
vard agitation. The victim uow walked' i
ids by side with Clara, with it (inn step <
6 the altar, lie surveyed the impo-ing >
irepaialions with calmness, and gazed j
ninioved on the cleigyiuan, who waited t
>ehiod the railing. V- * i
*?1NAL SC?KS. ' * **- '
> Hie preliminaries being gone 0"'dt>gb
rivh,and thfcpreecribed inehmeholly Jot r
Arthurs finished, tbensirafqtieelfoft was 1
tut," Wilt thou have this woman U> be (,
by wfcdded wife I" l'o which tho inia?
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CAROLINA. FEBRUARY 14
erable youth replied in a distinct voice,
" I will.'' He then pnt the'fatal ling on
Clara's finger, the hymeneal noose was
adjusted,' and the poor fellow was
launched iuto matrimony.
Correspondence Between Oeneral B
F. Butler and Brick Pomoroy,
The LaCro?.?e (Wisconsin) Democrat'
publishes the following correspondence
an having taken place lie! ween General
Boiler and ita editor, Mr. Pomeroy. It
A*nlft*ne
No. 71 ,Bift?Ai>w at^Nrw York City, )
*>' .'January rtj;l807.rtf
M. M. Fomcroy, Editor Democrat^ La
Crosse, Wisconsin >
Sir :"*Wbcn in Milwaukee la%| Octo
ber, I mitde ail arrangements with pnrties
'.hero towards the prosecution of the
suit I have brought agiinst you for defamation
of character, ju per preliminary
notification and summons. This was
the principal object 1 had In visiting
Wisconsin, and rfty work was done well.
On constiltntibn with a few friends, I
liavo decided to withdraw the suit if
yos will agree to stop your peisonal at
lacks on me as a man and officer, which
havoso often, appeared in your paper,
the Ia Crosso Democrat. 1 have no
particular desire or need to collect of
you th* amount claimed (H00.000) but
do wish to have your annoying articles
stopped; and if yon do nok accede to
this proposition, lire law must take its
coutse. \>, F. BUTLEli.
llei'l.y.
Sakctcm ok the Democrat, )
Xa Crossk.Wi^..January 16.1807. f
Major'Geneial Benjamin h\ JJutllr,
L L I).:
Sir : Your note is before me by to
'day's mail, and duly noted. As at pro.-ent
constituted with a natural disgust
for thieves, robbers, turn-coats, military
blunderers, bank robbers, women insuitors,
and evil he?rted scoundrels general
!y, permit me, in all kindness, to say
that I have no retraction to make to
you, for I never published a word concerning
you I did not believe true, and
which you must know to bo trueasboly
writ, if you'are at all familiar with your
own dishonorable history as a public be
ing, dignified, by accident of bil th, with
the name of man. 1 would not willingly
injur? your feelings, or deprive
you of your world-wide reputation, so
well earned in tltj ser\ ice of Under vs.
honesty, patriotism and virtue. Nor do
I wish you to die yet awhile, for your
jniine, hi-tory,' blunders, robberies, insults
to women and tienson to.yourcoun
try, are valnahle as warnings to the tising
generation.
Hylic*irig you to be all I bavo ever
charged you with being, confident in
my full abiliiy to. prove every charge,
you aro politely privileged to let the
law tales its course, when the woild will
know more of your robberies, history,
ambitions, <fco., too numerous to men-'
lion. . . - '
The' only favor I ask of you is this t
If yon conclude to go on with your suit
for libel and damages to the amount of
?100.000, peimit mo to plead my own
ca>e in court, and give me only time to
put my-spoon*, silverware, watches, jewelry,
tkc., in some place of safety, outside
the court room, till '.be trial is
over.
With best wishes for your success
and wirm reception in vour future home,
I am. sir, M. M. I'OMKUOV.
.Editor Democrat, La Crosse, Wis.
The Latest Parisian Mania.?Tho
Paris correspondent of the London Star
says that at mania for gold and silver
li-b pievails in the French capital.?
" Von seP them in every drawing room,
on every shop counter, in every window.
This tioy inhabitant of the waters can
la? easily tamed. It can bo 'aught to
feed from its possessor's hand ; it will
ans'wer to the sound of a bell, and swim
up to tho am face for its food at an appointed
hour. It recognizes its master
or fair mistress by shaking its fins and
floating up, and putting its bead out
ahove the Water. A fiiend of mine,
whose collection of gold fish Is a perfect
curiosity, found one yesterday morning
on the marble slab of tho table on
which the va?c rested, apparently dead,
linving evidently during tho night leap
sd out of his element In search of ndvenures.
" llis master plunged'him in a
tepid hath ; ho etidently ievived, though
jut partially, and was then restored to his
tomrades, and aftar a few feeble efforts to
>wim ho sank to the bottom of tho vase.
l wo brother n.*h swam down and literaly
bord hire to ilie surface, where thcv
supported him while lie breathed a few
.econja ; but be felj below again,'his
'liends r.^aim swam to his assistance,
?nd (?arn<d him above water, with the
ame result.' This service they unceas.ngly
renderod their panting comrade
luring two hoars, nt the expiration of ,
vhich time this dissipated cyprin was
>erf?ctly restored to his wonted activiy,
a? J is now swimming away as jolly i
?erV? . v ? !
A Tlft.KORAftiiC dispittcb from Can- <
?es; FVftne*, published in the London
Fifties*arrwcninecs the death of Victor I
Jousin, the great French philosopher,. >
n the seventy-sixth year u( his age. i
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Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston.
The New .Orleans Picayune of Thura
day, hn? a glowing and very'^Auching
account of the removal of the remains
of the gallant officer named above?the
hero chieftain of the Confederate'army
in thq South, and the South west. We
must endeavor to condense the Picavone's
account of the ceremonies.
i bo stale Of Texas bad sent a committee
for the purpose of superintending
tho removal. Both Kentucky, the
State of kia nativity, and Louisiana,
where his remains were'f ml deposited,
loM hoped t6 maintain-the guardianij^ip.of
litem ; but neither could fairly
enter into iompetition w ith Texas, ol
which Sfale he had become a citizen ;
to which he was attached by tiio ties
of a lengthened resiJence, and In whose
behalf ho had drawu lite sword he was
always ready to wield in defence of liberty
and light, l'lie Picayune says the
majority ot those in the procession were
of the gentler sex, who strewed flowers
upon the.hero's cofliu, and who, ever
since, have tended Iris tonib with pious
caro. Speaking of the procession, the
Picayune says:
" No stranger cotrld liavo supposed
that the plainly nttifed pall-bearers who
walked beside tho hearse, were Generals
high in rank and in reputation?men
who had led armies tp battle and to
victory-*? w ho Lad defended cities, and
who had organized campaigns. Among
them were several who had been the
fiictids and associates'of the deceased in
the old army of the United States, and
sortie who had been liis lieutenants in
the recent war, and who stood be-id?
him on that fatal, but glorious day,
which depiived the Confederacy of his
services. There Was Beauregard, the
favorite son of Louisana, w ho iininedi
ately succeeded him in command of the
army; therfe vas Bragg, bis energetic
and indefatigable chief of staff; there
wasiBuckner, who so rrallantlv fulfilled
(he chieftain's orders, by the heroic but
fiui.le>s defcuce at Donnelson."
Besides these, there were among the
pall bearers Generals Uichard Taylor,
II. T. liaya, Longslreet, J?tf. 'Ihonipson,
1>. II. -Maury and several officers ol
t!:e lute Confederate m my from. Texas
Tho procession^ Was many squares In
length, and the ceremonies were full o'
food for reflection. Tenderly nurtured
girls and their mothers marching man)
squares through the muddle of the dab
bled streets; the men great in stor}
and achievement, who in citizen's dies;
were yet generals, w ho needed no coin
mission, as the Northern journals saic
after tire fiist battle of Manassas ; and
a multitude of others of lesser note
bnl men of venerable years, and noted
for their talents, their constancy, theii
devotion, their sincerity, their piety and
courage.
Such was tho appropriate funeral cor
lege of. the most gallant officer of lh<
Southern army?the victor and the \ ic
tim of the bloody fifehl of Shiloh. 'flu
final resting-place of his remains will bt
at Austin, Texas.-?l'hauix.
? ?
"Maine Takes The Lead."
Tiiis is the rcmaik of tha Tribune
conespondeiU in joyfully communicating
to thai delectable sheet an account
of " tho advanced ground " that the
sham KepnblicaiiS of that Stato are
1 a ^ A -.1 .. \ . C ..
iiCM* J?I i-piiiru IU I?IKU. ivnu u II
8oo.li, in< at innocent reader, do you suppose
is " the advanced ground " liicii
is llic cause of such congratulation ? It
is explained in a speech delivered by
Senator Croshv, of the Maine Logi-la
turo, who declared " that bo believed
the sentitaents of the people of Maine
were in ajvunct of that contained in the
resolves of last year, declaiing the negro
entitled to equal, civil and political
rights. It is now in favor of giving the
negro social tquulity, ivcn to the cxlml
of marriuffv." As a sequel to Mr. Croat's
remarks, nn order was promptly
passed oidering the repeal of that portion
of the statutes of Maine prohibiting
in that State the marriage of a
white person with an Indian, negro, or
mulatto! This is called "advancement I"
This'(a "progression!" To retain to
the beastliness which engulfed Kgypt
and Carthage?to imitate the moral
and physical pollution which has made
Mexico and Central Anieiica sinks of
leprosy and vice ! This is " progress !"
What blind and bo-o?ted creatures!?
What ignorant and demented monsters
I Yeiily there must be an awful
punishment in store for any country
where the people give themselves ovci
to such a wicked delusion.
r \r i' r? r._. r.
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Tub Fkmai.r Bkautiks of Ikklakd.
Monsieur-Felix, otio of the writers of the
Coustitiilionno), having made a tour
through Ireland this summer, pronoun
ces the following eulogium upon tho
women of thai country. Tho mo.st re*
maikablo element, tho richest, and, certainly,
the n.ost ful| of life, of this litnd
?o life-lull, is the population it*df. No
Etydpean race, tliHt of tho Caucasian
excepted, can conjpete with it hi beauty,
i'bo Irish blood-is of purity, and di-ttinc
lion, especially atnoug the fcmalea.
ahich strikes all strangers with aston
chiueut, '1 ho tiaurpaicut wLiteness of
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ISO, an. aJBj
lie skin, tlie absorbing attraction,
which, in Fiance, it but the attribute of
. one woman in a* thousand, is here tho
i general type. The daughter of thtt
poor man, as well as the fine lady, poetesses
an opal or milky tint, the arms of
a statue, the loot and liand of a dutch,
e.a, and (he bearing of a queen.
In the most wretched streets of thd
olden qunrters of Dublin, the most ideal
, timings of the pencil would grow pale
,* before the beauty of tbe children; and
in the the compact crowd which each
-day occupies the galleries of Marriott
. .Square, there is certaiuly the most magnificent
collection of human "beings It U
[ I possible) to meet. Blonds with black
, I PVflu and K.iinAHrt. I I? ?? C?
( -J?, ?? v.uuutm miu uiwe, HIV By
, no means rare. The raco is as strong
, as it handsome, as vigorotis as it ia
, ('banning. The girls of Connemara,
with their queenly shoulders, and eyes
, of lire, would put to shame, at this day,
, those daughters of the East from whom
tbev me said to be descended.
Cultivation of the Blackberry.
Son..?The blackberry delights id
rich, rather moist soil. It would be almost
impossible to get a soil too rich.-* +
We have seen a porliin of a blackberry
patch receiving the wash of a barnyard,
and the canes grow to an immense
size, and produced tho largest berries
we have ever seen, while the quantity
borne was almost incredible.
preparation of tub soil. TllO
soil should be deeply plowed and.treDchplowed
in the fall. 13y trench-plowing the
soil is deepened, aud a portion of
the subsoil is brought to the surface,
1 v here it is subjected to the ameliorating
influence of the frost, air and sun. 'In
1 February or March the ground should
bo plowed, and the subsoil or lifting
plow used, which breaks up the subsoil,
without bringing any of it to the surface.
Wo aro sati>lied from our own
experiments that this preparation of the
soil will bo amply rewarded by the increased
amout of fruit produced.
Time and Manner ok Plantibo.?
' The best season for planting the blackj.
berry is autumn, if.the soil is in a proper
condition. The blnekberry commences
growth very, early in spring, and if
j. di?luibed at thi^peiiod by transplant*
I ing, it is very liable to die. None of the
r small fruits so imperatively demand
planting in the Call or very early in the
? lr.i 1--. > - -
^ ii me piniiisciiu uoseiouiearly
in Mr.rch, or iu the first opening of the
spring it will answer, but if the plantj
ing is delayed, it will be at a sacrifice of
I a laigo portion of the plants.
The plnuts should be set out in rows
j eight feet apart, and two feet apart in
each row. Give the ground between
j the rows good culture the first season,
and tbc second keep all llio weeds down,
not woiking deeply between the rows.
Strawbeniea may bo grown between the
rows the fust two yeais, if picferred.?
Let the plants come up thickly between
the rows, but cut off with a boe, even
to the ground, all suckers that come up
between the rows, treating them as
weeds. The plants coining thickly in
the rows foi in a kind of hedge, the canea
inutun Iv sustaining one another, thus
iendei ing stakes and trellises and the
trouble of ti ing unnecessary. We have
practiced this system with great success,
and ibo.-o wlio. have seen our patch in
linil say the yield was enoiincus. There
is no care or labor required in training
by ibis method. Those who go to the
expense of procuring stakes and set*
ting them, and tea;ing their flesh to
pieces in tying UP the canes. w?wM
avoid the trouble after trying tbe plan
we iecoum)i'&(1<
Packing.?'1 ho only labor required
by this method of treating tlio blackberry
is in pruning. This is done in ium?
iner. When the plants send up tbe
canes four or fvo feel high, go over the
patch wilh a corn-knife, and cut oft' tbe
lops of all tbe canoi to thd height of
about foui feet. This will then cause
them to throw out laterals, upon which
the fruit is produced. Tho plantation
must be gone over several times during
the season, as new canes are raising
themselves, and their lops must be cut
oft' ua before recommended. If the intend*
get too inmpant, and in the way*
as they will, they must be shortened in.
The only implement tequiied for this
woik i3 a corn knife, and one man will
prune several acres per Jay in this manner.
1 would particularly recommend
that after the plantation is established
the gtoutid between the rows should nol
be distuibed. It will break the roots,
and cause an immense amount of suck*
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lessen the productiveness of the bearing
canes. The Lest j !?n is to spread si
heavy mulching of straw, or, what is
Letter, coaree manure between the rows<
thus keeping down the weed*, rendering
the soil moist and eniiching it at
the same time.?JV. I. Colman, bt/ore
the Mo. Horticultural Society.
Caht. W. II. Williams, of Mobile,
has purchased the race horse Harry, of
the West, and challenges any horse in
the United States to meet him in the
spring iaces for any sum between ?1 f>f
000 and 5,000,