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CHERAW GAZETTE.
M. MACLEAX, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR. ? CHERAW, S. C? TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1836. VOL. I. NO. ?.
G. II. TAYLOR, PRINTER.
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RURAL. ECONOMY.
From the Sew England tanner.
RAISING OF CHICKENS.
Sm.?The subject upon which I am
about to write, may excite a smile upon the.
laces of some, but if I succeed in rendering
even a small service to any, the object will
be accomplished. He thinks he may throw
out a few hints that may be useful in increasing
the number and quality of an animal
that is so universally made to conduce
to the luxury of the table, anc the proper
sustenance of the human system.
In the first place, then, I would advise
those interested to procure for themselves a
good breed of fowls. The pair 1 sent you
last fall, I consider nearer to perfection, in
all respects, than those of any other breed.
I call them the Ostrich breed, from their
strong resemblance when about half grown
to the famous bird. They are large?their
habits are very domestic?they lay well?
set well?hatch well?and nurse well?and
their flesh is very delicious. Have a well
sheltered place for them to roost in, with a
sufficient number of places for them to lay
their eggs. Let your box be about a foot
wide, and about 15 inches high?with partitions
about ten inches apart. The box to
be enclosed on every side, with the exception
of about six inches of the front, and that
the upper part?place the box enough against
the wall to prevent the depredations of children,
&c. The hen is fond of a small aperture
to creep into for the purpose of laying.
At the proper setting season remove your
eggs carefully every night into a safe place,
to prevent their freezing or getting much
chilled, which will prevent their hatching.
No "nest egg" is necessary upon this plan.
The nest egg, in my opinion, seldom produces
a chicken,"early in the spring, because
of its generally having been chilled.
While the laying business is very brisk,
prepare as many setting boxes as you may
think fit. Let them be about eighteen inches
square, enclosed on every side, with a
loose cover for the top. not so tight as to
shut out the air; put hay or straw enough in
to form a nest, in which you may place
about thirteen eggs?put the hen in the box
and lay on the cover, with a weight sufficient
to prevent her from knocking it off.
You may confine her without any injury for
three or four aays, at the expiration of which
time you may take offthe cover, and leave
her until she hatches?which almost every
body knows, will be exactly twenty one
days from the time of commencement. The
advantage of the large box are these : It
gives room to move round without breaking
the eggs, and the little ones a chance of
coming out without the danger of their running
away. When hens set on the ground
or in unprotected places, they are subject
to be interrupted by animals, and where two
or three chicks are strong enongh to run
they leave the next, and the mother, follow,
iog them, leaves the half hatched to perish.
This is a great loss of time, eggs, and chickens.
As the warm season advances, always endeavor
to set three hens at exactly the same
time?they will consequently hatch at the
same time, and you can then divide the
chickens of the three between two, and they
can generally take care of more than they
can well hatch, if properly managed.
Make as many moveable coops as you
think necessary, with a shed roof and slats
in front, which place in some safe place from
hogs in the sun?the sun is very invigorating
to young chickens. The hen and
the chickens should be fed with corn meal
wet with water or milk, three times a day,
and watered at least once. The hen should
be kept confined in this way, at least for a
week, to prevent her from leading thowi-Jito
the wet grass in the morning, which is very
prejudicial to their well being. At the expiration
of that time, if the weather is good,
you may place a block under one corner of
the coop and let them out; at night, they
will return and take possession again, when
you should take away the block, and keep
Ir. oiram ..?.M .1 1 ,Wcc
your instructive Long-Island Star, and it se
may lead to greater advantage to the far- tir
mers, and comfort to the lovers of fruit. I da
have discovered, beyond a doubt, an anti- lal
dote for the insects that destroy fruit trees
at the roots, which is cheap and simple, and
can be attended to by every farmer and gardener,
in the country, viz : make a recess of
around the trees, of sufficient depth to con- on
tain from a peck to a half bushel of wood rei
ashes, such as are used to make soap, then th<
fill the place with soft water, and when it is wl
nearly subsided haul on the loose earth, that tin
was removed to give place to the ashes, to
This should be done between the 8th of air
May, and the 15th of Sept. in the several bri
States north of the Potomac, and those an
States south Of that line, between the 5th of sic
April, and 12th of October, and must be re- ec<
peated every year, until there is not a trace no
O * Plv^v ???A r)nrvAClt^ HI]
oi an nist;ci icu> i nc usnto ou u^|>vuitvu i?
will hold their virtue during the growing the
season, and every rain will produce a fresh int
supply of liquid, which is certain death to cy
the bug or worm, that falls in contact with all
it, and at the same time will be of great flig
benefit to the health and growth of the tree, wh
With great respect, &c. mi:
T. II. D. ed
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DEMAND FOR SILK. the
We understand the demand for raw silk tail
is so great that the products of foreign fila- law
tares are selling at 86,50 a pound. The agi
advance in price in Europe is also quite, if wil
not unprecedented. Within a short time ide
the price at Milan has advanced from 24
to 30 per cent, and the finer qualities to 40; for
and more advance is expected as the man- mo
ufactures of Lyons, Zurich and Germany wh
cannot procure stock in sufficient quanti- I an<
ties to execute the orders they have alrea- j ev(
dy received Irom I\ew lork. f armers, j 011
therefore, need not be deterred from enga- J the
ging in its culture by a fear of an overstock-1 nec
ed market, as it would now be one of the gaj
most desirable and profitable articles of ex- i oth
portation.?Silk Culiuritt. j setl
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CONSUMPTION OF 5ILK IN ENGLAND. j Ve
The ratio in which the consumption of! chi
silk increases in England is astonishing, am
By a late statement made in the House of I w,t
Commons by Mr. John Parker, it appears i the
that the amount of silk consumed in 1833, ! attt
was 3,663,679 pounds ; in 1834, 4,522,. by
352 pounds; in 1835,5,500,000 pounds, boi
being an increase of near 2,000,000 during cer
the two last years. The production of silk wit
must increase in the same ratio or the sio;
price will soon put it beyond the reach of tha
all who do not happen to be possession of cul
princely fortunes. The poor and middling sill
classes in this country will hence see the avi
expediency and necessity of relying upon | sill
their own farms for silks wherewith to in;
clothe their wives and daughters.?Ibid, ed
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FEMALE INDUSTRY. Ya
The following facts are not only credila- in s
ble to the female industry of the country, tbe
but conclusively prove that female labor, w?
when judiciously applied, receives its lull l uvt
reward. Last summer a venerable mat- res
ron of Franklin county, P. seventy-six | ma
years of age, with the aid of a girl, in five j the
weeks made and sold silk to the amount of the
860, besides attending to the ordinary du- juri
ties of her household. Two young ladies
in the same county, in about six weeks,
made slik sufficient for 400 skeins of sew- j j
ing silk, which, at five cents a skein, j Clu
amounted to 8200. There are growing in j wa:
the town of Hebron in this State, eight j dip
White mulberry trees from ten to twelve | cor
years old, from which silk was made the j anc
last summer by two young ladies of Mans- i spi
field. They spent five or six weeks in plo
Hebron, and, after paying all expenses of anc
<Scc. carried home 860. Another young
lady ill Mansfield made silk the last sum- .
mer at the halves. She made and reeled
in nine weeks twenty pounds, worth at least jsc
84.50 a pound. By this it will be seen ,an
that her share amounted to 845, and that j "J'
i . j oc _ i. /v- u?_ i..i ! tllU
Sne rcceivcu 90 u weeiv iur nci iJuiH,
We might go on and state facts of this ! ,
kind, ad infinitum: but these are sufficient ?!
to prove that female labor, when applied to n .
profitable objects, receives a liberal remun- ^
eration.?Ibid.
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MARKET FOR COCOONS f?
the
The New England Silk Company, Bos- tjie
ton, offer to purchase cocoons at the high- 1
est market rate, and to contract for their p0(
purchase to any amount. It is probable wa
the quantity of cocoons which will be made pro
the coming season, will exceed that of any ^ ]
former year by at least fifty per cent, and, ..
;ate expenditure of the people's money; aud 1
lile at the same time the political econo- state
st, who takes an enlarged and enlighten- vvors
view of the consequences which must little
ivitably result from it, will pronounce it yield
: perfection of political wisdom. A de- riche
! of the circumstances under which the worn
7 was passed, and its effects upon the to tl
ricultural and other interests of the state, after
1 show that we are not mistaken in our 0ut,
as concerning it. withi
The culture and manufacture of silk has since
a time been engrossing the attention of grou
>st of the States in the Union, several of ly to
ich have been endeavoring to introduce their
i foster it by legislative bounty of 81 on man;
?ry hundred mulberry trees, and 50 cents nuro
every pound of reeled silk. This gave neve
business a little start, and made Con- miel
:ticut the most favorable State for en- exha
jing in it on account of the bounty, all to se
er advantages being equal. Massachu- upor
ts followed by offering the same bounty el, w
every pound of reeled or thrown silk, moo
rmont, seeing Connecticut and Massalsetts
filling up with mulberry trees, ,p
1 inviting the growers of silk to settle
hin their limits and avail themselves of .
ir liberality, endeavored to attract their ^ (
mtion towards her genial soil and climate j
offering them a still more munificent 4
jnty. An act giving a bounty of 10
its on every pound of cocoons made ancc
hin the State, was passed at the last ses- ^
n of the legislature. Maine, also, finding j
t her soil and climate were adapted to the vgr
tivation of the mulberry and rearing of the g
l worm, and not being content with the # ,
.:i? ~ri? i?u 1 ?a nu
aid ui uci luiiiuui anu ^iauuu9 uiuiru ^
: grower to visit her, as an induce ment, .
addition to the low price of lands, offer- . ^
him a bounty of 5 cents a.pound upon .
:oons. New York was also enticing the J!1
nkees to leave New England and settle ie-f
r t such
some part of her vast dominions. With ^ f
se offers before them the silk growers . '
re balancing in their minds thecompara- . ,
: advantages and disadvantages of these \ 0
pcctive States, when Massachusetts
gnanimously comes forward and offers 0 ^
m $2 a pound for every pound of silk
y will grow, reel and throw within her ^
isdictioo during a period of seven years.
Silk Culturist. ,
on tl
Remeuy against Ants and Spiders.?Mr. cons
itterbuck, jun. of Watford, washed the ^rus
lis of his hot house with a painter's brush num
ped in a solution made of four ounces of
rosive sublimate in two gallons of water; .y
1 since that application, neither the red wlt"
der against which the remedy was em- sPru
"t/1 -?/%? ? irn r>->n Ac fKr.ir o rvnno r I fcUv/ I
ytuj 1iu1 cuilo iiatb iiiuuvi mv.ii upj/vui*
;e.?Dom. Ency. "?ai
_ c0i1s
rhe St. Kilda Man.?At a meeting men
d in reference to the establishment of that
iooIs in the highlands and islands of Scot- left
d, Dr. M'Leod, formerly of Campsie, Eng
v of Glasgow, related the following beau- field
il anecdote: to b
A highlander,' observed the reverend take
:tor, 'can give and take a joke like his ncr,
ghbors on most subjects, but there is one as tl
>ject on which he will not joke?I mean G
religion; here he is reserved and shy, foun
1 this has led some, who come to them anc[
m the land of strangers, to suppose that men
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ed, and whoever propagates it by cutigs,
layers or innoculation will be abunjitly
recompensed for his expenditure and
t>or.?Ibid. Ii
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STATE POLICY. calk
The act lately passed by the leg.^ature to bi
Massachusetts, giving a bounty of 82 peci
i every pound of raw Silk growed and deej
sled within the Commonwealth, is one of aqU?
:>se master pieces of state policy for nrrea
lich her legislators, have long been dis- ed a
guished. Though it is highly creditable row
the intelligence of the members, and the fines
lount disbursed under its provisions will One
ng forth its " hundred fold;" yet there Line
3 probably some, making high preten- rmt <
ns to a thorough knowledge of political Wate
Dnoniy, who will consider it a profuse, if in n
t a wanton and wasteful, expenditure of pum
blic treasure, and be disposed to censure How.'
:m for a reckless disregard of the public jrrjg;
erest. A narrow and short sighted poli- \\
would doubtless condemn the law, and find
appropriations made under it, as a pro- mosl
from dr. Humphrey's letters.
Published in the N. Y. Observer,
Moors.
l some of the counties of England there
considerable tracts of low swampy land,
*1 moors, which for ages were thought
e of very little value. Lincolnshire, esally,
was almost half covered with these
> alluvial fens, the favorite haunts of
itic birds and amphibious animals. The
,ter part of these moors have been drainnd
brought under the plough and har;
and thus converted into some of the
it and richest lands in the kingdom,
method of draining, as I was told, in
:olnshire, where the ground will not ad}f
any other, is by steam engines. The
tr which would otherwise accumulate
liry places, and prevent cultivation, is
ped up from one level to another, till it
3 off in artificial channels, or is made to
ite the higher grounds in the vicinity,
'e, in this country, have just begun to
out that our low swampy lands are the
I valuable lands we have. Thousands
thousands of acres, even in tne oldest
s of the Union are at this moment
\e than useless to the owners, when a
expense and trouble might make them
I the best hay and pasturage, and the
ist harvest of any they possess. It is
Jerful to see how our people will cling
le hills and knolls of their farms, year
year till they have utterly worn them
when they have the richest bottom lands
!n a stone's throw, which have long
) swallowed up the soil of all the high
nds in the vicinity, and which need onbe
drained and cultivated, to reward
owners to a hundred fold. And how
y thousand beds of rich vegetable maare
there, which the proprietors have
r dreamed of, and from which 4hey
it, with very little expense, restore their
ustcd up-lands. How lamentable is it
.?-? in/liiof.iniic fomilioc? almncl ctfl PUInff
U 1UUUOU1VUO ItUi 1111V>0 Uiuiv/Ob oiut itug
t thirty or fifty acres of sand and gravhen
they might go down into their own
rs, and grow rich upon twenty acres.
English Downs.
hese are large, open and elevated plains
e the soil is generally light, and there
tie or no cultivation. They are devo hiefly
to pasturage and sporting.?
cnse numbers of sheep are kept upon
more fertile portions of these extensive
i lands, and judging from the appear,
they thrive extremely well there. To
there is something highly picturesque
was going to say romantic?in passing
high downs, as we approached the
tish border from Newcastle and saw
ndred flocks, sprinkled over the hills
r as the eye could reach, under their
active shepherds. Fas torn I simplicity,
ccnce, peace!?What magic is there,
esc associations of early childhood, as
come thronging upon the mind, under
circumstances, even in the decline of
Your riper experience and observamay
have told you better?your sober
ment may convince you, that it is chief>etry.
But no matter. The witchery
astoral ballads will again come over
1 soul, and hold you spell bound, as when
lulled you to sleep, and brought sweet
ms to your pillow in the nursery.
hough there is but little wood growing
he downs, there is, in some parts, a
iderable growth of furze and underh.
The furze springs up in a great
ber of single stalks, from one root,
swhat like our current bush. It is
dy covered, quite down to the ground,
a long narrow leaf, resembling the
ce, in shape and color. It grows to
leight of four or five feet, and bears a
itiful yellow blossom. We should
iider a few bunches of it highly ornalal
in our gardens; and I took notice,
here and there, a clump, was eithei
or planted in the pleasure grounds ol
land. I saw large patches, or rathei
s of it, growing so thick and rank, as
e almost impervious; and where it once
s possession of the hill side in this man.
it is quite as exclusive and inveterate
le heath itself.
rouse, patridges, and pheasants are
d in great numbers upon the downs,
?i i
are protected by severe penal enactts.
The shooting season commences
it the middle of August and is, I believe
ly over by the last of September. The
lity and gentry are extremely fond o!
kind of sport; and many of the large
tes arc rented, or farmed out, for this
>ose. A company of sportsmen gives
;any hundred pounds, for the exclusive
ilege ofshootinggrouseand other game,
in certain prescribed limits; and it is
edible how high the competition somes
runs. I saw it stated it a paper just
re I left Scotland, that two distinhed
gentlemen had rented a single esfor
the season, at eight hundred 'pounds
ing.
The Rook.
he English rook exactly resembles our
r, in size, in color, in caw ! caw! and
,'ery other resj>ect. lie has the same
nl/ton onrl rv\ o 1 * n e Kn c?oir?A ?>-? a r. n > <? Klr\
gnjoo) uuu mcirv^o 111^ oaiuu txiiovJi ULliC
; bat he is treated as far from his poor
cribed relation in this country, as possiIt
is astonishing to see the flocks of
s, upon the wing and in the fields,
ighout the United Kingdom, and they
rery nearly as tame as our house piis.
The reason seems to be, nobody
ts them?nobody interferes with their
ng their young, or annoys them in any
r way. They appear to live chiefly uporms
and other insects, and thus, I
no doubt, render ?.u important service
e farmers of the country.
rookery consists of a great number of
upon contiguous trees, in some park
renue, and very near the mansion itself,
first f saw, was in front ofHaton 1 fall.
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four miles from Chester. I counted fifteen
nests on one tree, and there were nearly as
many on several others. This rookery Ei
, however was small, compared with some
which I noticed afterwards. One in particular,
must have consisted of two or three ?a
hundred nests, extending for a considerable
distance among the thick trees, and nearly th<
in a right line. Thus the rook, in Great se{
Britain, seems to be almost domesticated; ou
and it seems to be his special privilege, to do
dwell among the rich and noble of the land, pf
Could I make the crow of my own country ine
understand my language, or could I speak w':
in theirs, I should certainly advise them to Pn
change their name, forget their republican an'
origin, and emigrate in a body, as soon as see
possible. Pr(
Yours sincerely. a F
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GERMAN HONESTY. j ^
The facts stated in the article below by j
Professor Stowe, respecting German hon- ^
esty, were communicated to the public by j j
the editor of the Lutheran Observer, some j
seven years ago, in his published letters con- ^
cerning Germany. We are gratified to find
them reiterated and confirmed from so respectable
a source. 1
Professor Stowe, in his address before the rel?
" Emigrants' Friend," during the anniver- f?N
sary of the college of professional teachers ter(
in Cincinnati,October last, makes the follow- Sal
ing statement. dir
"The Germans are proverbially honest, nKJ
and some of their civil institutions are such
as could not exist except among an honest '
people. In the city of Hamburg, for ex- fev
ample, taxes are never assessed on individ- wh
uals; but the officers announce the amount ter
per cent, on porperty which the expenses ass
of the jity require, and then each citizen aPI
goes on a public day and dcposites in the vik
public chest what property fulls to his share. '<ha
No one knows how much another pays, hir
there is no responsibility but that which is to1
furnished by each man's conscience and lI,3
sense of honour, and yet the whole amount
deposited never fails to bear the right pro.
portion to the valuation of the city. I lirst ag<
inet with the statement in Madame de Stael's to
Germany, but it seemed to me so incredible coi
that when Dr. Julius was here I asked him wi
if it was really a fact. He assured me that sei
he was himself a native of Hamburg, and the
had spent more than thirty years of his life sel
in that city, and the taxes were always as- rai
sessed and collected in this manner. I jai
. i rv.
have also been told by an intelligent ana ui
trust-worthy merchant from Bremen, that in
the same custom obtains there. How va
would such a mode of taxation probably an- tic
swer for Cincinnati or New York, or any an
other of our large cities! I think no one by
will deny that a liberal infusion of this homely sic
ingredient into our national character, would ed
materially improve it." fai
"It is well known that Germans in this foi
country, in many instances at least, are tic
averse to learning the English language or
to having their children learn it. We once fri
inquired of a Lutheran minister the ground th<
of this aversion. It is because, (said he,) th<
they fear if their children learn the language wi
they will also learn the dishonesty and tricks
of the native American people. What a R<
shame to us! But let the honest Germans to
have their children furnished with a good mi
English edncation, mingling moral instruc- an
tion with the knowledge of letters, as the st<
best shield from the contaminating influ- ch
nnpoo diclii-vnoct nnrl uiPimiC " \VJ
V^llV^O \Jk kUV/ UMliVliV^I U1IU Ttvivww* .. .
Cross Sf Journal. th<
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NEW YORK. m
Great increase of the value of Real Es. jn
: tatc.?We have obtained the following high- t0
? ly interesting article from an abstract of the 11C
Assessor's books, by which it will be seen tj1;
that the taxable real estate of the city of
New York has reached over $226,000,000 et|
?an iiicrease of $92,000,000 over that of
last year. This sum was considered so low a
that the Assessors raised it over $60,000, st(
000?making it upwards of $300,000,000. ^
Notwithstanding the fire in the "Burnt Dis- c[
trict," the value of properly in the first ward or
is over $10,000,000 what it was last year; m
second ward, $6,500,000; third, three and cn
a quarter; fourth one and a half; fifth, three ^
and a half; sixth, three; seventh three and a ^
half: eitrhth, four and a half; ninth, four;
From the Liberia (Africa) Herald.
The things I do not like to see.?Mr.
ditor: I do not like see people standing
out the doors of the church, on the Sabth,
until nearly all the rest of the congretion
have taken their seats. . I do not
e see the congregation clap their hats on
jir heads almost before they have left their
its, and stride carelessly and irreverently
t ofchurch, with their heads covered. I
not like to see females, when going out
church, stop to chat with others; block\
up the aisles to the discomfort of th o
10 u ish to go out. I do not like to see a
sacher in the pulpit with a white vest
J white pantaloons on. I do not like to
} a person reading in church whilst the
jacher is preaching. I do not like to see
>art of the congregation, in the time of
ging, stand with their backs to the pulpit.
1 '-1? nnnm
0 IIOl IIKC SLf UIJV UUC UJ Uic
1 turn around, and stare one in the face,
en thev hear one is coming into church.
3 not like to hear preachers, every time
y go to preach, apologizing for not havthe
notice in time to enable them to do
irduty. A. B.
Rebuke.?The Norwich (Ct.) Aurora
ites a curious anecdote, consisting of the
owing facts?A poorly dressed man ensd
one of the churches of that city a few
bbaths ago, when one of the congregation
ected him into die gallery for a seat; a
iment after a well dressed stranger enterand
he was invited by the same individual
iseat of his pew on the broad asile. In a
j moments the services were commenced,
en the clergyman read from the 2d chapof
James?'For if there come into your
.embly a man with a gold ring, in goodly
parel, and there come in a poor man in
3 raiment; and ye have respect for him
it weareth the gay clothing, and say unto
n sit thou here in a gpod place, and say
the poor, stand thou here, or sit here under
r footstool, &c.
From the National Intelligencer.
Messrs. Gales and Seaton: Not long
o, a citizen of Alabama, whilst on a visit
this city, gave me a very distressing acunt
of some of the frauds practised by
eked white men to obtain the Indian re
rvatious. Some were frightened from
sir lands, and, fearing to return, would
1 for a trifle. False accounts were
sed against others, who, to avoid the
J, would convey their lands for nothing,
hers would be made drunk, and, whilst
that condition, be iuduced to convey
luable tracts for a rifle, or some other arle
of no greater value, &c. &c. And so
xioua are the whites to divest the Indians
' any means, of the whole of their posses>ns,
that a title thus acquired is consideras
valid as if it had been obtained by a
r and bona fide bargain and sale, and
r a valuable and equitable considerate
The following extract from a letter of a
end of mine, now in Mississippi, is a far;r
dlustration of the distress to which
;se wretched people are reduced, by this
eked and abominable system of frauds:
" A Choctow Indian by the name of
id Pepper, who had a reservation, went
the house of Grant Liucecum, a white
an, who has been living among the Indis
lor many years, and who toki me the
>rv, and told him that the white man had
eaied hhn out of his land, and that he
is about o be driven from his home?
e home of his father, and his father^
ther. That, in consequence, he was
iserable ; that his heart was sick, and he
tended to die. He requested Linoecum
attend to his affairs when he should be
) more?to pay his debts, &c.; and for
at purpose gave him authority over his
Fects. He then took leave of him, return1
homo, and shot himself.
" Another, in the Augusta District, had
reservation of land?it was an old home3ad.
He had been repeatedly applied to
r white men. hut would not sell. His
aim, by some oversight, was not marked
1 the maps in the Land Office, or, if
arked had been erased. This home was
itered by a speculator. A short while
tck the mau who entered it went to
e place, and told the Indian the
nd was entered, and lie must leave
After the man had retired, the Inan
called his wife, and told her of anothinstance
of the white man's oppression,
e told her that he was too old to hunt for
eir support?too old to go West; that
ey had better dir. It was agreed to.
e arranged his wife and three children in
row, and called in his brother-in-law, (a
hite man.) and told him of his designs,
id wished him to witness their execution,
id to tell, afterwards, what he had witssed,
and the causes that led to it. Ho
en, with a tomahawk, split the heads, sue
ssively, of his wife and children, and
ibbed himself. These are facts. The
or d s have been much wronged ;
>t by the Government, but by speculators,
hey have dared to violate every principle
humanity and honest dealing, and have
ide large fortunes Will the Great
?irit suffer it to benefit them! A rascal
ntured to hint to me how advantageous it
ght be to me if 1 would aid and abet him
his fraudulent schemes."
The above extract is from a gentleman
torn I well know. The Government
es well to repose confidence in him.
either the United States nor the Indians
11 ever suffer where he has power to prent
it.
Yours, &c. B.
Garlic.?A writer in a Philadelphia paper
,tcs that when the fall fever raged vioitly
in the neighborhood of a canal, then in
itate of progress, numbers of the workin
engaged on it eat plentifully of Garlic,
d wholly escaped, while those who ablined
from the use of this article were serelv
afflicted i?\ the dis^il^r.?So. Ag.
i
f ' o .v,
, tenth three; eleventh, ten; twelfth, nearly | jt.
i forty; thirteenth, three; fourteenth, two and jj,
i a half;fifteenth,6; 16th is taken offthe twelfth. er
i The growth of this city is truly unparalleled; jj
f last year the real estate was valued at ?144,- tjj
j 000,000?this year at over 8300,000,000; ^
i an increase, we believe, that cannot find a
; parallel in the history of the world. a
The Joseph's Bank.?This splendid edi- w'
. fice will be, when completed, one of the
proudest speciments of individual enterprize nG
that ever graced our city. It is to be con- ^
structed wholly of beautiful sienite with iron ce
doors, shutters, sashes, steps, &c. Not a ^
, particle of wood will enter into the construetion
of any part of it. Its location is on
Wall-street, fronting also on Exchangeplace,
opposite the site of the new Exchange. f
Already the spacious vaults, the basement
and a good portion of the second story are
completed, and materials enough on the F
ground for the entire completion of the buil- Vc
din?. This, with the new Exchange will, P1
. d ' in
with a very few exceptions, complete the
restoration of the "burnt district," to a state ,
far superior, in point of elegance and con- *
venience, as well as actual value, to what it -?
was previous to the Conflagration in Decernber
last.?JY. Y. Express.
| ve
Lightning Rods.?Professor Fanshcr of
Yale College, says:?In a dry atmosphere
its influence extends to from .'30 to 40 feet, sta
la a damp one from 20 to 25 feet. When leu
it rains profusely, from 15 to 20 feet. From a s
this statement it will be obvious that con- me
ductors should always be erected with ref- an
erence to the most water}* state of the at- sta
mosphere.?IK 1 ve
y in iaci nave 110 religion. .10 ruuiv aooi
m you must be a highlander. A friend near
mine happened to be in a boat by which a 110bj
)r simple-hearted man from St. Kilda this
s advancing for the first time in his life rstai
m his native rock to visit the world; and j)Urp
be advanced towards the island of Mull, s0 n
rorld in itself in the estimation of the poor prjvj
Kilda man, the boatmen commenced with
ing him the wonders he was soon to see. jncn
ey asked him about St. Kilda; they time
?stioned him regarding all the peculiari- kef0
; of that wonderful place, and rallied him gUjs|
a little on his ignorance of all those great tate,
1 magnificent things which were to be seen sterl
VIull. He parried them ofT with a great
ilness and good humor; at length a per- ?
i in the boat asked him if he ever heard
(Joel in St. Kilda??Immediately he be- ^1U"
ne grave and collected. !n ey
To what land do you belong V said he, Jett^
;scribe it to me.' nest
1,' said the other,' come from a place ?j"os<
y ditferent from your barren rock ; I
ue from the land of flood and field, the r?
d of wheat and barley where nature thro1
eads her bounty in abundance and luxu- are v
ice before us.' 8pon
Is that,'said the St. Kilda man, 'the
d land you come from? Ah, then you re?11
y forget God; but in St. Kilda, man 0
er can. Elevated on his rock, sus- ?n w
ided over a precipice, tossed on the wild e
:an, he never can forget his God?he t0
igs continually on his arm.' All were A
nt in the boat, and not a word more was nests
cd him regurdinghis religion. w
Gtosgoio Courier* ' '10
the demand will, no douht, be ten lold
greater than has ever been known in this jejj
country. This will also continue to be the 'jpjj
case for the next quarter century.?Ibid. ^lK
tjes
PRICE OF CHINESE MULBERRY. not
The great advance in the price of the anc
Chinese mulberry during the past year, fur- in 1
nishes us with satisfactory evidence of the coc
estimation in which it is held, and of the son
eagerness with which the people of this of <
country are embarking in the culture of: car
silk. Last Spring we purchased a few,; *
which had endured the severity of the pre- j * de
ceding winter at 10 cents a piece, and *
thought we paid the full value of them, ver
The same sized trees are now selling at 30 coi
cents by the thousand, at the nurseries. lan<
We are also credibly informed that the de- Spr
mand in France is so great that the; have riar
risen near fifty per cent. The value of 4
this tree is not, as yet, duly appreciated, but kin
should it become thoroughly acclimated, of nia
which there is now but little doubt, it will nev
soon become the pride of America as it has per
long been of Asia. The high price of the 0ce
tree ought not to discourage farmers from har
procuring a few for the purpose of propa- sile
gation. It will be many years before the j a^k
whole country can be supplied from the ,
UK Ill VU1UI IUO UCW Vll
If the weather is unpleasant keep them in
all day.
When the chickens acquire more size and
strength, they should be fed in what is called
a 'chicken feeder,' which is a covered
enclosure six or eight feet square, with slats
just close enough together to admit the
chickens, and exclude the older fowls.
Each of my hens last year raised to per
fection, on an average, at least twenty chick,
ens. They each raised two broods, and
several hatched three times.
When the chickens are taken from one
hen and given to another, the one from
which they are taken should be confined for
about a week, and then set at liberty, when
she will soon commence producing another
family.?Ohio Fanner.
TO DESTROY WORMS ON TREES.
Gentlemen:?Please to give the following
remarks and observations a place in 1
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