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BY W. A. LEE AND H U^H WH?X. ' VOLUME XIV. NO. 49.
SUPPLEMENTARY BILL.
Tlie following i? a correct copy of tlie bill
Mipplemeiitary ?o the military government bill,
which is now in force in the Southern Stxien ;
lie it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Uriitcd States of
Amcricuin Congress assembled, That before
the first Jay of September, eighteen hundred
and' sixty-seven, the commanding
general in each district defined l>y an act
. -entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel Slates," apJ
|>roved March second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven, shall cause a registration
to be made of the male citizens of the
United States, twenty-one years of age and
unwardft- r??hid??iit. in nupli onnnln ni- rvo.i-l.
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in (lie State or States included in his district,
which registration shall include only
those persons who are qualified to vote for
delegates by the act aforesaid, and who
6hall have taken and subscribed the follow
ing : " I do solemnly swear or affirm in
the presence of Almighty God, tlial I am
a citizen of the State of , that 1 have
resided in said State for twelve months next
preceding this day, and now reside iu the
county of ? or the parish of
in said State (as the case m*y be); that I
. am twenty-one years old ; tlial I have not
been disfranchised for participation in any
rebellion or civil war against the United
States, nor for felony committed against
the laws of any Suite or of the United
Stales ; that I have never taken an oath
as a member ol Congress or liie United
States or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any State Legislature,
or . an executive or judicial officer of any
State to suppoit tLe Constitution of tlie
United States, and afterward engnged in
insurrection or rebellion against tlie United
States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof; that I will faithfully support
the Constitution and obey llie laws of the
United States, and will, to the best of my
ability, encourage others so to do. So
help ine God which oath or affirmation
may be administered by any registering officer.
Si c. - shitl b il further ourrftd, Ti.al
after the completion o! I ho registration
hereby ]nc\iued foi in any Slate, .'it such
time and places therein as the commanding
general shall appoint and direct, of which
at least thirty days' public notice shall be
friveti. nil ?lectiun shall hp IihM nf il?-l?nrai<?~
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to n convention for tlie purpose of establishing
a constitution and civil government
for such Slate loyal to the Union, said con
vention in each Stale, except Virginia, to
consist of the same nnmhrr of members lis
the most numerous branch of the State
Legislature of such State in the year <ighteen
hundred ?nd sixty, to be apportioned
among the several districts, counties or parishes
of such State by the commanding
general, giving to each representation ir. th*
ratio of- voters registered as aforesaid as
nearly an may be. The convention in Vii
giitiu shall consiht of the snme number o)
lutinbejB as reprenented the territory nowconstituting
Virginia in the most numerous
branch of the Legislature of said State in
tl.e vear eighteen hundred mwl civii? f?-? l.n
? o ! ? ?
apportioned as Hforssaid.
Sgp. 3. And be it farther enacted, ThHt
at said election the registered voterc of eacli
State shall vote for or against a convention
to form a constitution therefor under this
act. Those voting in favor of such a contention
shall have written or printed on the
ballots by which they vote for delegates,
as aforesaid, the words "For a Convention,"
and'those voting against 6Uch a convention
shall have written or printed on such ballots
the word# " Against a Convention."
The persons appointed" to superintend said
election, and to make return of the volee
given thereat, as herein provided, shall
count and make return of the voles given
for' and against a oo.ivention ; and the
commanding general'to whom the-same
shall have been returned shall ascertain
and deelare the total vote in such State foi
and against a convention. If a majority
of tb* votes given on that question shall bt
for a convention; Ulrtn nol? ?nnin?n?inn Aim I
be held, na hereinafter provided ; bat if t
majority of said votes shall be against f
convention, then do such convention shai
' be held under this act: Provided, Thai
such convention sball not be held unless t
jpajority of alfouch registered voters sb'nl
jiavs voted on the question of holding sue!
conveotion.
Sitp. 4. Arid be' it further enacted, Tliai
tb$ commanding. general of each distrie
hall ip^oiot aucbjoykl officers or persef>j
as-TO ay bo nectary, not exceeding tbrej
in each -election distrfet in - any State, t<
make and compleU-'itte registration; ?u'f>er
intend tljetflectipo.and njjCke,return >o bio
pertons
elected a? d?leeale? by plurality o
- ti^53??*
' receiving ftjjl return# he bIihII open 4
anrfe, aic eriafo the parflpna efected as 'dole
gate* a^oidh^g |i t(^Mtttrni?f ^ie 'offi
09TB -wlio eoird?)otod ?4:'d of?Qtion, andmnfc
proclamation thereof, and wUUin sixty day
the delegflte?^U) aweinble i? -coaventlofi, *
notification^ jR0^ ;?ai4, qpty<0oni wbe
organized, ahull fii?(^rtaiinl^^a.jgj
mh&wc iLMM wi^tfm.pewif ofWS
S^ali frfttoS ajw^^gg*
p *f* I
eminent according to the provisions of thu i
act, hikI (lie act to which this is supplement-1
ary, and if so, shall proceed to frame such
constitution; and when tbe same shall
* have been so framed, said constitution shall
be submitted by the convention for ratification
to the persons registered under tho
provisions of this act at an election to he
conducted by the oflicers or persons appointed
hy the commanding general, as |
ImrA'tilwifAra nrnvi/lo/1 tuirl a Ko 1??U !
l"~-? " ?'?
llie expiration of thirty Hays from the date
of notice tliereof, to be given by said convention
; and the returns thereof sl.all be
made to the commanding general of tlse
district.
Seo. 5. And be it further enne'ed, That
if, according to said returns, the Constitution
diall be ratified by a majority of
ttie votes of the electors qualified ns
htjrc'n specified cast at said election (at
least one-half of all the registered voters
voting upon the question erf such ratification),
the president of the convention shall
transmit a copy of the same duly certified,
to the President of the United States, who
shall forthwith transmit the same to Congress,
if then in session, and if not in session,
then immediately upon its next as- I
sembling ; and if the Constitution shall I ?
declared by Congress to be in conformity
with the provisions of the act to which this
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is au| fin.'111 i'iiiiiry, mm iiie oiucr provisions
of said act shall havo been complied wiili,
and if Congress shall be satisfied tlial the
registered voters had the unrestrained lib
erty to vole, and that the Constitution so
ratified meets with the approval of a majority
of the qualified electors in said Slate,
and if the Constitution shall lie approved
by Congress, the State shall be declared entitled
to representation, and Senators and
Representatives shall be admitted therefrom
as therein provided.
Skc.6. And be it further enacted. That
all elections iu the States mentioned in the
said ''Act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel Slates," shall during
the operation of snid net, be by ballot
; and all < fib-ci s making llie snid reg
i i. '.ration of voters and conducting taid
| elections shall, before entering upon the
j discharge of llieir duties, tnke and M?b- !
j scribe an onth faithfully to perform the du i
j ties of the mid ofli-e, mid the oath pre- j
scribed by the act Approved July second,!
eighteen hundred and sixty-two entitled
"An act to prescribe hd oath of office."
Sec. 7. And he it further enacted, That
all expenses incurred by the several commanding
generals, or by virtue of any orders
issued or Appointments made by them
under or by viilue of thin net, Mali be paid
! out of any monies in the Treasury not
i otherwise appropriated.
j Sec. 8. And he it further enuctcd. That
the convention for each Stale (-11811 pre- '
scribe the fees, salary, and coinpi*nsafion to
he paid to delegates and other officers and
agents herein authorized or necessary to car
ry into effect the purposes of this act not
herein otherwise provided for, and shall provide
for the levy and collection of such
taxes on the properly in such Slate as may
he necessary to pay the same.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the word article, in the sixth section of the
act to which this is supplementary, shall be
construed to mean section.
FL0W8 Alii) PLOWING
Editors Southern Cultivator:?
Let me give a suggestion in regard to
plows and plowing. Many planters
I aro led .to believe all that is needed id,
that a dIow should bo nf a
i shape, to plow well in any soil. True,
' iL is very ri'ccoasary thai a plow should
have a good shape or turn, in order
s to invert the soil, and run oasily to
i the team, but some of the best plows
in the country have been condemned
' for want of a little patience. Thore
j are soils that are very, sticky, and ad,
here to the mold board. Thus, often a
i new plow, fresh from the grind-stono,
I which in many instances is left rougher
1 than if ft hud never, been ground, is
| put into thiB sticky soil, and if the
, dirt does not slip. at once, the planter
at once becomes disheartened, and the
\ ?? :thrown, aeide. flavinghad
t experience in the matte?, I would ud(
vise every planter who has such soils,
f before'ueing the .plow, to rub the face
? of the moI<t-board wi^h a stone, in
yi, the direction./.to wEich the dirt,
i should slip. ^Fbn? -you obtain the
ground poj?$]i on the fade of the mold'
f; board, word for, it,., if jthe shape
j.4 i*jjaof^? yon have j>
a- goM plow/ wfi^b 6\W*'v* might bo
- thrown aaido, $ ; "1.*'
_ r Again, .In man* ir,?Ur>o??, plowf
.ar?.{mt iii the gro'Dnd'when .too v?t,
0 tfrbicb is not only injurious !o I he run
Ft om the I tome (6V) Courier.
BILL AKP ON THE SITUATION.
Home, Uio Shanty Teumtoky, No. 3.
March 8lli, 1867.
Mu. Kditor: Mv interti<>11 wns to Imve
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remained in <!ignilied oltscmity the small j
remnant of my mi?erstl?le ilnvs, l>?il my!
friends Holi Hide, Ram M? Craekiu,Ti|>, and j
oilier respectable g?-nil?.iiH*n, c>f tt 11 sex-s j
and both colors, t-eem to be disheveled '
about the tinn-n, and insist fin ihv views
about tlie inotuenlotia slate of our suft'etin
!
country. Tlte good people in Alburn have
got slinky in tlie knees, and iis tlie duty
of every good citizcn lo keep the disease
from fpieadin if lie can. I havent been |
lo Washington, nor been play in sentinel ]
on n watch lower, but my obsei viition con
viiu-es me there is a power of fuss on hand j
about something. Politics look squally and
alnrmin. Bill Sherman overrun the country
and debt roved and carried away our
propeity, and now his brother John is finihbin
tip the job by robbio us of the rights
ami liberies our forefathers won. General
Thomas is play in Vantoun with his 21 orders?
putlin harmless boys in the barracks
for talileauin with an old rebel flag?rccusin
us of all the ciimes in thu decalogue;
such as murder, larceny, rape, arson, burglary.
bigamy, peijury and suicide, ihrowin
up in our teeth the magnanimity oj our
conquerors, as hein our safely valve from
death and Beelzi-bub. Gicd gracious!
wh it an awful jicople wo are. And now
comes Joseph, the sentinel, with his longwinded
message of consolation, lelliu us
how we may flee from tho wrath to come
?skeeiin the people to death, and gettin
everything in a stew. What made him in
such a hurry f why dideut he keep silence
for a few days, until the veto was signed,
aiul the bill was passed ? Why dident he
nivii Mr .luitl'ine o nlinnnn i Tf *!??
? . . V V ><? >' ? VHMHUV i XI llio LiUIUIt
wjip so perilous, why dident he go and fee
Mr. Jenkins, nnd give him Lis opinion in
private, nnd save all this excitement ? Mr*
Jenkins in the Governor ; he is (he sentinel
on the watch lower; lies the pilot, of the
old ship; lie's the people's choice. lie can
cull the Legislature when its necessary. It
j he is in doubt about it, he can consult with
, Luinkin and Cobb, and Hill and Cooper,
I and Hardeman nnd Gibson, and Brown,
I and decide what onglit to he done, atnl the
i peop!e will l-e satisfied. But while the
I ship is in a storm let all the deck bands
I Kf?*p suence. ino word will come Iruin
| lite captain Boon enough. May be ibat
j Jii?cph f.-els sorter responsible for the fix
lie's got us in. May be he'ti repentin for
I the didos be cut up and the Reeds of discoid
he fcowed durin the war ; but I doubt it.
f don't ll.i: k his ambition or I.is vanity
fires anything but his own importance. It
looks like he thought the Capital was
I moved to Atlanta, and he was Governor
still. He's afraid the people will think he's
dead, and jn*l as son as a big lliing happens,
and u Iilift before, lie clutches the occasion
?seizes the opportunity, delivers his
message, stirs up the people, sets the G.ite
City in a ferment, gets his name in the
Ilcrald and the Tribune. Joe Brown, n
whale, big lender, conspicuous, fame, his
lory, Mr. Ji-nkins nowhere, Milledgeville
gone up, Joseph E. runnin the machine, in
Atlanta ! 1
Well, I don't know what id at the bot-^
torn of all this, hill I am afraid that while
JoBepli waft in Washington somebody car?
i tied him up onto a high mountain, and
showed him a kingdom or two, nod he
| fell down and worshipped. These little
i kingdoms that a man sometimes sees from
the top of a mountain are mighty demoralizing.
But I notice that all this fuss which Joseph
has kicked up is confined to the towns
and cities, where a heap of folks live, who
havent got much of anything to do. The
farmers don't know much about it, and
care less?the whole concern is a god-send
to some folks. I know an old worn-out
politician who has been poking around for
six months, tryin to revive the Pemocratic
party for 9 livin, and now he's in his eled
?- < -
a m11icb Hr? lormin, and (ho old
hack is in bis glory. He's sorter like the
Ntio E)'u as yet?be wont tnke a side, be
wont .join i?sue, he wont commit himself
he's beepin an open rtari as the Era says.
(I with that paper would tate. an astringent.).
J3uV my friends ww'vegot notbin
to be <ub<imed of .'Since the traridur pursuits
have been peaceful nod honorable.
needent humiliate ouraeWes through
fear of whi^t humankind can do to us. If
ibfl ^adioalfl intend to confiscate us, they
?riH do H, and no acceptance of $b*rmau'?
[ Wfl wflr prevent jit. Ifjhsjr want ourcabr
, onge?, HHJ nre goin'.to bavo '?m. 1Hlwy
will ride Over om 1hw, Uiey will over anotiiar.
.If'.they gtarrgisitT "Mr. JohocrfnV
great BrgbmeWt^tbeyrS kvj Ihinfc
I'fton'I fe n iff* lit>V'U fi genArtUy, bill tlere
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manhood, don't lick the hand that's raised
j to Mrtkc the blow. J..o Urown's banner
says all is lost nave honor, and (bat is only
tolerable I ibank yon, it prows puny anil
weak." He says we can have representation
in Cimgrws. Who by? A man wbo
can take the tent oath, and can control the :
iiij??j<ir votfc. Wbo wants such a roprcsen- i
tatinii ? H..W 1< jjr bffon* be would jine
the R'idic.'il.s and fso in for confiscation. II j
he controlled the ni^cer vole he'd promise I
* ?!> land or anything else. Demagogues |
have always eont lolled the ignorant whites
demagogues will control the ignorant
Murk*. Wlio controls the nigger influence
in Tennessee??why, BiouiiIoat ami Imr
party. Tennessee lias 'lone just what Joe
Browtt wants us to do, and now look nt lier
and weep !?a nigger caudida'.e runniti for
Governor.
But suppose we had representation, and
had elected all good men, fair men, just
men, what could they do for us? Just
I nothing at all. Willi the present Radical
I majority all our vote# wonld'nt undo any
ming iiihi nas been (lone, and with a Radical
President they could do as much more
as they pleased. Just let Yin all alone,
give 'em rope, more rope; history id repeating
itself, the crisis will come some time,
tyranny and oppression must run its course
Joe Brown's programme wont stop it. One
of his resolutions made my head swim ;
I felt like taking chloroform, lie would
make the whole yankee nation helieve we
loved 'cm like brothers, and wanted 'cm to
come out South, nnd let us hug 'em. Well,
nil that sorter stuff is played out. There
aint a hundred men in the Suite that has
; ny more respect for n Radical than a hyena,
and Joe Brown knows it. But the
gooci lciiu kuows our hearts. nn<! how tumlly
wc cling to those moderate men of the
mighty North who would save it* from the
humiliation that awaits us. Let a kind
word be spoken to a subjugated reb, and
the warm blood quickens in the veins.
Oh, but are here, the Union Leagues,
somebody mivf, v^hat are they goi to do
with us ? Never mind my r .ds; the
Union Leagues hint agoin to hutl nobody.
They are made of flesh and blood like we
arc, and th'y arc citizens, and their fate
will?l<e our fale. They are as much disgusted
at Sherman's bill as anybody. They
are our neighbors and our friends, and if
there is some bad men among Yin, there is
enough of the pood to make 'cm do right.
So keep quiet and he eisy, and the Union
Leagues are not going lo trouble you. If
they want to save their own, it don't follow
that they waul to steal yours.
But Joseph is afraid we can't sUnd a
military government. Well, I know its
humihiting, withering, crushing, but we
have stood it, and can try it awhile linger.
We can do it till we can do better. Military
Government aint the cause of our
poverty and distress. Its a government
higher than Thomas, or SLrrman or Sheridan.
Its the lo?s of crops, the want of
rain. The military never stopped the corn
from growin, and there's just as much rain
in one platform as another. If the Good
Lord will only l>lrss us with abundant harvests,
everything will go on smooth enougts
with the humble nnd honest people who
drive the plow tind hoe the corn. If they
prosper, everybody elso will too, if they
mind their own business. We will have to
quit talking eo much, and quit writing altogether?muzzled
lips ami-a gagged press.
Ive done took warnin myself, and quit.
Had my life insured in the Knickerbocker,
and the policy won', allow mo to expose
myself, to jump into unnecessary peril.
i ue iiJiijiitrjr uiiu uui wrne us nuyiiuw.
Folks say the pen is migliiier thnri (he
sword, but you put em both together, and
they'll flank a man out of. his liberty, and
may be his life, in double-quick. The
Mayor of this town had a little billet d?in
with General Thomas the o'her day", and
only come out second best, though it wasent
an open field nor a fair fi^ht. I
thought myself that 21 order must be a
hoax, got up by Brick Pomery, or somebody,
and was looking for the General to come
out in a card, denyin of it, 'but I soon
found that it was a genuine Robespereap .
document. I "still think his posterity will
deny it some 20 years hence.
Well, I was mighty mad; I would have
-given a hundred dollars to l.ave played
Vantoun with him one hopr^just "to": have
been turned loose in ihe ftuner*. all free.
no grig, no j*il, do bftrr/u.|:ji, no bnrouet*,
. noguHtd. I w<?uM linVo got ?ucl> a grin
on bim For ilM nmt ik-montlrt na would
i>Avt nrnde everybody excrpi Bjrick Pomo.
rojr forget tli*V Umii liutlar ?toletpout>s.
"Lltjp on their mHgnHnimity I" I'lell jrtju
tb?t got' me, (lint*burnt' ms/wheo-1 Icnev
tliere w<u*t>l enough ?psgiu? lenity in ijtyp
load of *11 ?ucb to support * .pOor r^)twen-,
ty-four hoore. -M?ghi?mTnimilv 1 opin
ion m *1^*9 Loat tlte Metfy and don't know
. now wtoal the commodity ?. X was as lull
imoK
I think I should have gone up with spontaneous
combustion if my wife hadcut
broke the spell with her comick scenes.
She is ar. nmusin and intereMin woman,
hut much given to music in these (lays of
numerous nnd lively offspring, hut jest as
soon as order 21 come out, sho hunted up
llio "gray jacket" and the "eon quired bannerai.d
jest MH'h a solo soiree as I have
i i Mini's ? wvi'K, was never heard in Uig )
Shanty before. Slie seems to lake a deliglit
in leltiii tlie rel<el flag on llie title
page "see the light,,? and "flaunts it about"
in niv fnee because I call myself n Union
man. She says that part of llie order about ,
General llanso.i's remains was founded
on scrip l ii re, and so was Pliil. Sheridan's
about General Johnston's; for Solomon says
in Kcelesiasles, " tbat a living dog is botter
than a dead lion." My opinion is that
it will be impossible tn liurmiinivo ill" u>r._
men cluiin this century. Such orders as
21 will cut i ft' all hope of it. I think if
General Thomas hadent been a Virginian,
lie wculdent have issued it. Ive noticed
tliat when a Virginian falls, he falls heavy
and fur. lie gets further over on the aide
agin us than anybody. Ive heard that
the General and Edward Jolinson were
bulli powerful secenli, and got mighty im- I
patient because the Old Dominion was so
slow in moviu. The General xaid all tlui
good officers would be cobbled up before
filio seceded. Well, they s;iid old General
Scoti got hold of 'em ahoul this time, and
took 'em up into a high mountain, and
allowed 'em n kingdom or two, and the
General fell down and whoiBhipped, an J
Edward Johnson wouldent. I tell you my
friends, a man ought to l>e careful about
going up onto these dangerous mountains ;
and this lends me to remark we ought to
petition Mr. Johnson to put over Big Shan
ty a General who stood square to his State.
llope for the best, my friend*. Don't
immagine you see panters and injuns, because
we are iu a Territory. Don't mistake
a Bureau track for a Lear sign. Don't
rear u win no BicKiy, because Florida is
hitched on to our diggins. Attend to
your business, keep off of a bigli mountain,
and ull will be well. I would say more,
but my wife's music has begun.
Your*, lespectfullv,
BILL ARP.
P. S.? I date my letter from Big Shanty,
as 1 Inar these three "diggins" are to have
that name. Let us all bo thankful we
know where we are. For two years its
been doubtful whether we were in or out.
Mv oninion now ia /In/ ??/> <>" ' ?" ' *
heard a female vo:ce say whoopee!
B. A.
MB. PEABODY'S GIFTSThere
have been mapy inquiries
lulely inado as to tbe amount of Mr.
Peab..dy's gifts for varioue charitablo
purposes. Tho following is believed
to bo a correct list of the donations
made by the bet cvolent millionaire
during the las'. f?.w years :
The Lond n poor, - 81,800,000
Baltimore, fur Instiiuto, 1,000,000
Haiti more Historical Societ}', 20,000
Boston Historical Society, 20,000
South Danvcrs, 160,000
Danvers, 50,000
Newburyport, 15,000
Georgetown, (Msus.,) for
church and library, 50,000
Georgetown (D. C.,) 15,000
Library in Vermont, 6,000
Yale College, * 150,000
Harvard College, 150,000.
Kenyon College, 25,000
Pitiltna'- A nnHamtr ' Ot^ AAA
a. A M. Vft*** V??*1 j | wtljVUV
Sulom East India Company,
leoture room and muaeum, * 10,000
Grinncl expedition, . 140,000
Recent donation to the
South, which may be
increased by the^ Mis. % <
iasippi bonds, 1.000:000
His family relations in trust, 1,500,000
Total, , 86,135,000
The Grinnel Expedition was the
memorably voyage of Dp. Kane to the
Arctic Sea, for which-Mr. Grinnel, of
New York, furnished the vessel, and
Mr. Peabody con trih(i ted 810,000 to-"
ward the expenses. The'donation to
tl\e poof of jjondon is converted at
the: current rate of exchange at the
time it was'made Into' American currency.
The value of the Mississippi
. benda.given to the South Ja opt here
set down j but lheir par value, with
.Annual interest, i? $1",000,000. The
to%0l of the donation# in tbo above lift
iif0,185,000, which lh? Mmsisnippi
bonds ma) Increase to &7,285,QOO. Of
this sum all but ,600,000 baa been
octottibut$d. for puhliO parpqaaa. I& is
-vnderatoodtb^t Mr.-Parody hae pK>vjJed
for, gelation .pi hja now
living*y> tti*1moat "distant receiving
850.000. And tihosA rearer
each, and tUiok .it Ijitf be safely
fcaid there ie not oij record ftn inataote
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GARDEN WORK FOR APRIL.
April with ber showers and sunshino,
and days of general mildness j
hor flowers and early fruits, is at hand,
to gladden ub with the hopes of Spring,
and oncourago us with a rieli prospect
of erjoymont for our labors. Old
mother Earth is ready to yield her increase,
but wo must be ready with the
fork, tho hoe, and tho rako, to prepare
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otation. South of this tho principal
crop of spring vegetables will have
beon sown, and will now adv&nco rapidly,
giving abundant returns. Still,
sowing and planting aro requisite for
a regular puccession of most garden
crops. Early York, n?d all tho principal
varieties of early cabbago will Jje
ready for transplanting. Tho ground
should be woll prepared and manured
and it should be kt-pt in mind that the
cabbago should nevor want for th<
proper nutriinout, from the sowing o:
ilio seed in tbe bod to tho full porfec
tion of iho head ; and a cabbago thui
grown is quite different from om
wineu 13 suiuiou to sianU Dull lis lim<
wanting the prr-por nutrition to britif
I it to perfection. Sow Drum head ant
Bergen's Flat Dutch lor the principa
! autumn and winter crops. Keep tin
afcpuragud beds clean from weeds, a
they are very injurious. Those whi
have giveu it proper attention ma;
now enjoy in perfection this deliciou
and nu'ritious vegetable.
Plant tin principal crops of 6quash
es, cucumbers, and melons, tomatoes
and beans.
Melons will .-ooiliro the r?rrmnd I
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bo well manured with good, decon
posed manure. Preparo the holes b
making the ground deep, rich, an
light, by the addition of some goo
vegetable mould, and, after preparin
tho bed by a alight elevation, give
light top dressing of leaf-moulJ or ol
saw dust to prevent buking. JSotb
ing is more injurious to these teodc
plants than to permit the ground t
bake about the young plants. Sii
the soil alout them ufter every rain
and should tho bugs affect the planti
put, carcfully, a little Peruvian Guan
around the plants.
Plant succcssk^nal crops of bear
frum the beginning to tho close of lb
month. Be careful in selcctiag goo
kinds, such as are tender and swee
This, however, is to be found out b
experience.
Marrowfat peas and la*.e varietic
should be well worked and mulchet
by covering the *pace betweon tb
i lt-aveB. roltpn Mlrnw. An Ar>?l?r ?V?i
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j fier a good season, and the crop wj
. continue much longer in bearing.
Plant Okra nqw lor tbe rogular croj:
Onions ?Keep tbem cloan and wol
hoed, and thin them out if too thiol*
according to the use' for which tb
crop is intended.
Pa^nipp, carrots, and beats, ma;
still te planted this month. Tbe bcs
boil is a .rich loam; incling to sand
but if tbe ground foe well and tbor
oughly manured, ploughed or trcnche
deep, and pulverized finely, -they wil
succeed in uny soil. We .wduld ' no
only urge their cultivation upon th<
gardoner, but all who* liavo need'fo
litem sboulil not omit sowing them a
iood for horse*, sheep, rind cattle. They
tend greatly to improve tb
quantity and quality of both the but
tor and milk, and are healthy and nu
tritiou??. , '
Lettuce.?This oxccllont vogotabl
will soon be in great perfection, i
grown upon soil previously made ricli
We grow it abundantly, npt only fo
table use, but feed large quantities ti
i nup rticrn Hoiff unH ha trnnlH anivMO
r ov ?'v 9 ? :
to oar planters to grow a-BOppiy-fo
this purpose, satisfied that that, the;
would he well pleased witty ti e reiull
. 9'he flower garden Wilt require cor
atant oareand' attention this month
See tbat nothing is left undone; lethal
be neatness arid- order, for Ihe'ros
. W(tll yield you Jts first' sweet floweri
Dalhiad can ho transplanted/ 601
'China Ast&rs and othor choico annu
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In the Orchard' look to tb&troei
and if any appearanoa. of tha <yf(erpl
- la r, look early to their removal. Ti
up grape viufes andra^pberri^a. Jjtole
, the strawberry b^d-wivb clearviiVt^
'to proteot' the fruity aa the Albaijj
I ljing%prtb, and other early .kinds wi
ripeh abpB^aDt^ itk Ihi8'.<j3)<jn(h,/J
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>wWorlng eyeoWgV^'tbo Blr'to
- j^eny w^?? toopV^m. drought-^an
.' ' yqxi abt&4<vnfc
> plies of tbfo wbolosonp# afrdf>leaeiw
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in tho roaoh of all. Do not pull off
ho runnors at> this soason; they injure
the plants |in our climate. Tie
up raspborry plants, if has not been
attended to; and in tho orchard removo
any decoyed branches that you
may observe. See that everything is
in propor trim at this season of ver1
duro and beauty, and j?ou will be pro1
pared to approciato tho lovolinces of
Spring.?Farmer and Planter.
TAKE CAKE OF THE TOOLS.
"Father! whoro is the auger?"
cries out John Smith, Jr. "Don't
| 'zaotly know, Bon ; lot me see, where
did 1 use it Inst? Either in the
barn, wood-shed, or down cellar, and .
thero I loft it; look till you find it."
I And so the boy runs till he is out of
breath and patience, meanwhile think*
1 ing, if not speaking hard thoughts
( about his slack father. A half a dozen
[. places have to be Boarcliod over before
the tool iB found, and if haply it is
3 found, it i8 quite likely to bo broken,
, or rusted, or much out of order.
"Father ! whero is the hand saw ?"
t inquires Jams Brown. "Why do you
] nolr TnmAQ 9 5# So ^??? * ?1? - ?
J U ...uvu > IV I muoio lb uiways J8,
I when not in use, banging on the hook
3 near the window, in the tool-room."
James goos, whore ho should havo
gone at first-, and he finds it in perfeot
trimj and ho puts it back again in its
place, when he is done with it, knowing
that ho will got a sound reprimand
if ho docs not return it to its
j jilaco.
' Now, do but repeat what wo havo
often said, that on the farm thero
? should be a place for everything, and
everything in its place. There is no
^ uso in trying to carry on a farm or
anything else well, without system
and order. And the oare of tools is an
? imporftnt part of that system. One
^ nannnt, nonnmnlinli *v?ri/?V? *
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set of tools, larger or smaller?as lor
borrowing them unnecessarily, that
r should bo regarded next to stealing
0 them. And the purchase of tools
r should be followed up by a scrupu'
loua use of them. A tool-room is a
9 *'
' great convenience. It may be an
0 apartment by itself in the carriage
house or wood-house. Here let there
IS
be a row of pegs for saws; there is
? the bench for planes; yonder is a
drawer with separate compartments
L" for screws, washers, nuts, rivets, &c.
y Hero is a place for bolts, there for
chains. Tho hammers, chisels, screw18
1 driver, auger, broad axe, adze, files?
^ all have their appointed locality, and
l8 are kept there and no where else.?
n The law1 should be laid down and en
forced, that whoever uses a tool must
} put it back, so that it can always be
lj found at a .moment's notice; bay/even
if it be in the dark.
' And 1Mb care should always lead
c and will lead to a system with regard *
. to other 'things about the. premises.
^ -Here is a corner for extra plow hand1
dies, and there a box for plow points ;
' there are bolts of all.sizes, ready iu
~ .case of a break down; yonder, are
i hooks with extra piece's of harness.
Notice, too, the crowbar, beetle and
1 wedges, and log cbaine, the grindstone
0 always.in its place, and alvyays.in orr.
derf the scythes, hoes, spades, shavels,
8'- forks,N rakes, and whatnot have so
long b&en'kept in their respective pla*
e 068 that they wouldalmosf cryouVif
carolesbly jell in an unpcottstomed
spot. . -V > '.....
The time spent in. keeping such
0 a room in order is not lost. The time ?
f spent' in carrying back* tools- after
u nsing thorn is not lost. If tools Mro
r. not cRrHed haok, t,hey wouldpmnyof
a thorn be lost. And then the moral in- ;
?> flaepce' system and order is alf
-most beyond computation.?'American . S
7 Agriculturist for Maroh^ , * "$
Br ' h O0BN AID;HOCffc $ f ,:3gs!
. From oarefally concocted eipM-i- :
jft n^enta, by different persons, it has
been aBOortaio'.ad that one buahel of * ^
'COn? ,wj|r make ft. little JCKftr%30i ; jf
g; potinds of pork-~gros3. Taking this ', ^
roault $e ft basis, the followiOg deduce \tions
are made, which all onr farmers "V"
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b ' ?& *& cbrtjOo^n oeDtapjir bwii*