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to produce different degrees of shade on
paper, dipped into a solution of nitrate of
silver, by means of Jiff rent degrees of light;
but finding that light produced dark, and
dark light, I presumed the production of a
true image to be impracticable, and gave
up the attempt. M. D iguerre has realiz.
td in the most exquisite manner this idea.
** A few days ago 1 addressed a note to
Mr. D. requesting, as a stranger, the favor
to see his results, and inviting him in turn to
see my Telegraph. I wa* politely invited to
see them under these circumstances, for he
had determined not to show th'-m again,
the Chambers had passed definitely on a
proposition for the government, purchase
the secret of the discovery, and make it
public. Tm" day before yesterday, the 7th,
I called on M. P-igucrre, at his rooms in
the Diorama, lose -thrso admirable results.
*' They are producedon a metalic sur.
r ,k? nrinriolo nieces about 7 inches by
) tc? l,-v (' " I"? I? _
6, and they resemble nquntin: engravings,
i >r they are in simple chiaro oseuro, and not
?:i colors. But the exquisite m nutene-s of
tiie delineation cannot be conceived. No
painting or engraving ever approached it. ;
For example : In a view up the street, a disunf
sign would be perceived, and the eye j
could jus: dtscern that there were lines of j
of letters upon, it, but so minute as not to ,
be read Willi ihp mked r.vn. By the assis,
t-ince of a powerful Ic<.s, which magnified
SO times, applied to the delineation, every
letter was clearly and distinctly legible, and 1
so also were the minutest breaks and lines j
in the walls of the buildmgs, and the pave. I
monti of the street. Tue effect of the lens j
upon the picture was in a great degree like '
that of'ne telescope in nature. I
TtlO j
w Objects moving arc no- impic**^. *
Boulevard, so constat! iy fiih'd with a mov. i
ing throng of pedestrians mid carriages, was
perfectly soli nry, except an individual who i
was having his hoots brushed. His feet ,
were compelled, of course, to bo stationary ]
for so.ne time, one being on the box of the i
boo -blick, and the other on the ground. <
Consequently, his boots and legs are well i
defined, but be is without body, or head be- j
cause these were in motion.
* The impressions of interim views are i
Rembrandt perfected. One of M.D.'6 platesis
Mi impression ofa spider. The snider was not
leggt r thin the head of a large pin, but the
image, magnified by the solar microscope i
to toe size of the palm of the hand, having ,
been impressed on the plate, and examined i
through a lens, was further magnified, and
showed a minuteness of organization, hitherto
not soon to exist. You perceive how
this discovery is, therefore, about to open a
new field of research in the depths of mic- (
roscopic nature. We are soon to sec if the
minute has discoverable limits. The naturalists
is to haven new kingdom to explore,
us much beyond the microscope as the mi.
croscope is beyond the nuked eye.
4* But 1 urn near the end of my paper,
and 1 have unhappily to give a melancholy
close to my account of this ingenious discovery.
AJ. D igu? rre appointed ycs*crday
-M.itn..nlft run nip t.>)^fTra .,fi II** n\rr.n
and passed more th in an hour with me, expressing
h mself highly gratified at its oper- ,
ation. Bat while he was thus employed,
the great building of the Diorama, with his
own house, all Ins beau iful works, his valuaLie
iioa-s and papers, the labor of years of
experiment, w?r*, unknown o him, at that (
moment becoming the prey of the flames, ,
His scen t indeed is stnl safe wi h him, b?r
ttie st? ps of his protrr ss in the discovery,
und his valuable researches in science are
lost to the sci' n ific world. 1 learn that his
Diorama was insured, but to what extent 1
know not. I am sure all friends of science
nnd improvement will unite in expressing
the deepest sympathy in M. Daguerre's loss,
1 .i ? o'linnc ili-? ?nr>h n liherai sum
aiiu IIIC SHIV.UV ."C ?
will l)o awarded him by h:s Government, as
shall enable him n some degree at least, to
recover from his loss."
In the same vessel which brought the
' above letter, the writer himself arrived.
From him we have received some adJ.tional
information respecting this very interesting
discovery, which we cunno: at present
communicate. We have only room to say,
that we are even more impressed will) the
value of the invention as u means of pro.
curing, without labor or expense, perfct
and satisfactory panoramas of al! the most
interesting places and scenery on the globe,
and, if we apprehend its pow er correctly,
perfect representations of the human countenance
than with its p >\Ver to reveal the sc.
certs of" microscopic nature." With what
delight will the eye dwell on the panoramas
of Jerusalem, Thebes, Constantinople,
Rome, acd other cities of the old world, deImcated
with the unerring fidelity of the Darnr
rrnfipv 7?Wi h wlmi iwfioa- otmll u.<j
*" *1 ^ f nifrnmhnrl
^vlsik me gauery ui (luruaus u* uiaiu>?u<on,.u
?nen of all countries, dr.iwn, not with man's
feeble, false, and flatterihg pencil, but with
the power and truth of light horn heaven !
It may not be long before we shall witness
jo this city tixe exhibition of such panoram.
* and such portraits. %
5IIStTLLA !N EO IS.
The facts and reasoning of the following
dialogue are about upon a level with very
much of what hat for the last few years
been boldly advanced about the "mons.ar"
by men of higher pretensions than Sancho.
"Ttit Monster?uWhere you gwan,
Sampson 1?
Why, dog, you skin, dut you ? How git
'long, now days.
4,0, considerable patikalar. You isn't
bin to see the mons'er, h*b you ?"
\De monster! What you call dat ?"
"Why de Graffo! de animal wliat hab all
de money."
"GrafFe ? What dat ?"
Fi ? ^ w
wnyae monster what u*n. Jackion
had try kill so often. GolK ! what a
beast."
You extonish me."
Yes, he's de monster what white men
talk 'bout. Derale old mons er herself.?
He's jot all de money, and dat's do 'casion
we niggers hab to work so h ir! like a Mas*
sissippi steamboat."
How he look ?"
"Well, you see he's high as dat house,
wid spots on he belly. He's got horn's like
a stove pipe, and a tail like a ?ugar_cane
hanging down behind herself. He's splendiferous,
and was never kotched afore.? j
Dry find him in Arabia. '
"Well, he ought to stay dare, 'stead !
o'coming yure nrter all de money."
Nigger, you don't u derstand de speri- j
inent. It's for de gooJ ob de couutry dat j
he was cotched." j
"Irs for de good ob do country dat wc j
git nofen to eat, too, aint it? You can't]
s:uffdi$ ciiiid." 1
ECONOMY.
A corrcsp ndent otlhe Bay State Demo**
era: His a good story in illustration of this
most commeudab.e Virtue1, Here is the anecdoe
:
A miserly man would often say to his
children, ** Now my dearest which of you
will have a cent and go to bed without any
supper?"?Answer, We all will, father."
Tne next morning he wonld say,*4 Will you j
all give a cent, and have warm cakes for |
breakfast ?" " Yes ! yes !" ihey would re_ j
reply with one accord.?Thus ho would get |
his money back again, and cheat them out j
of oru meal worth double the amount.
? ? _ ^Bu?q[o Ccm. Adv.
A fair hit.?The New York Literary
Gazette relates the follow ing anecdote as an i
illustratioirof English notions of the United
States:
"A cockney sportsman, who had read
with delight Mr. Hoffman's new work on
[he wild sports of America, took passage in
London packet, and arr.ved here during '
the present week, in search of wild game.?
He brought letters to u highly respectable
merehat, with whom we are well acquainted,
and desired, after delivering them, to be di- ;
reeled to the best hunting grounds without!
delay, as he coifd only remiin here a few !
days, purposing to return in the Great Wes.
tern. He said that he came to New York
principally to shoot bears. Our mercantile
iriend, satisfying himself that his new ac..
quain ance was perfectly serious, informed
him that the spot had been greatly cut up
here, and recommended him to proceed to
Philadelphia. He departs for that city this
day : and we call upon our friends there to
extend to the distinguished stranger their
usual hospitality."
THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
Some days sine, a gentleman from the
West, who was stopping at one of our prin.
cipal hotels, had retired to rest, when some
one entered his room, opened his pocket i
book, and took from it seven hundred do!,
lars. There were several thousand dollars
m the book at that time, and u naturally excited
wonder that any of it should have been 1
left. A few days after the theft, he recciv- I
ed a note, stating that a person wanted to !
see him near the Western Bank after dark, j
on matters of importance, and requested !
ihm iv.->-tLl ? ?y?!? ? ?? 'Tiivfuoi
reqnest was'not, however, complied with,
and the person robbed taking a friend with
him, went to the place indicated, l-pon ar?
riving there, they found a young man, well
dressed and apparently well educated, who
at once, without reserve stated thai ho had
committed the robbery. That being distressed
for money, he had in a moment of
desperation, entered his room and taken the i
money from the pocket book. That he
had no idea at the time of the amount he
was taking, but upon examining it, and find.
? ? /*? i
ing that what he had taKen was a live nun.
dreri and two hundred dollar not??s, and then
rtfl< c;ing on the infamy of the crime, he
had commiihd, lie was confounded, it
was in vain that lie sought to so'ace his mind
by urging the necessity which induced him
to the act; sleep was banished from his eyes,
and a miserable bt-iug, he wandered about
shrinking from the gii2e of every one he
encountered, and expecting every moment
to he arrested. Shame prevented him from
returning the money, and betook it several
miles from the city and buried if. This
brought no quiet to his disturbed eonsci.
enoe. The thought of his guilt was uppermost
in his mind, and he had determined
to return the money through the Post-office,
and dug it up and cnclosod it in a blank
sheet of paper for that purpose. His honesty,
having so far overcome the suggestions
of pride, led him to go farther. Tho
return of the money would not relieve innocent
persons who might be suspected, and
it was this reflexion that had forced him,
as he said, to return the money in person.
Saying tins, the young man placed the
money in the hands of its true owner, and
run tier nuiaiKuJ mat ne was in ti<?- jm wej,
and desired to avoid no punishment which
he might suppose he merited. The gentleman
took it and bid him" go and sin no
more."?Bait. Pat.
For the Ladies.?A new way to make
calicoes wash well. Infuse three gills of
sail in four quarts'of boiling water, and put
in the calicoes while hot, and leave it till
cold. And in this way, the colors are rendered
permanent and will not fade by sub
sequent washing. So says a lady who lms
frequently made the experiment herself.
A lady, who has found the following remedy
for the prevention of Ded bugs, \vish~
es to make it public :?After cleansing the
bedstead thoroughly, rub it over will hog's
laud. The lard should be rubbed 0:1 with a
wolleii cloth. Bugs will no: infest such a
bedstead for a whole season.
44 Will you lot me have a few articles out
of your store on credit ?" asked a new customer
of a Quaker merchant.
it VVrtll I /lnu'? 117 L'n.'lVl'. \Vhf*M
II V II) I Ul/il V M??W .r . - thee
ic-sets thy fence in the spring, does thee
set it inside or outside of where it stood be.
fore Vy
" Why, I set it outside, and clean op the
row wliere it stood."
' Does thee ? Well, thee shall have
credit in my s'ore for uny th'ng then wants."
?Grccn&ore Putrid
Character of a Gentleman.?A law- (
yer. at a circuit town in Ireland, uropped a
ten p-jund note under the table while he was
going :o bed, bul then returned immediately, i
On reaching the room, he was mot by the
waiter, who said, 441 know what you want,
sir, you have lost something." 14 Yes, 1 w,
have lost a ten pound note." " Well, sir, 1 it,
have found it, and here it is." u Thanks, t?
my good lad, here's a sovereign for you.' N
44 No, sir, 1 want no reward for being hon. ac
est; but, looking at him with a knowing grin,} fr<
44 was'nt it lucky none of the gentlemen ! ar
^ found it ?" jw
Inceneous Invention for taking Casts jt0
of the Human Facb or Form.?By the !
common mode of taking a cast the weight i
and constriciion of the wet plaster not only 1 if
renders the process disagreeable, but imper- T
feet, especially in representing the features; th
for the muscles of the face become rigid, ca
and the physiognomical expression ofa plas- T
ter mask is sullen and painful in eonse- in
quence. These defects are entirely obvie- DC
ted by the new machine, which consists cf L
a vertical disc whose surface is composed
of an almost inurnerable quantity of very
fine hairs of a brush, moving in iwo plates ?)
perforated witn a corresponding number #f
holes with so much ease that the points yied
to tiie slightest pressure. Into the surface / T
the face is gently pushed, and by a most \ th
simple and ingenious contrivancetho whole | m
of the needles are in an instant fixed sccurely,
thsir surface presenting a concave ! ^
j mould of the fire. Piastor is then poured Ile
in, the wires being so close that the liquid j n'
cannot escape between them, and when set: in
hard, a working mould is taken from it, in j ta
which other casts are made. So instantane.' ^
ous is the operation, and so delicate the j
I construction of the mechanism, that the i w
! face of a crying child is taken with all its ! A
i muscular contorions ; and were any person , vi
i to k-ep open his eyes, the oveball would s(
not be injured, and a stifT beard of two days,
growth would be marked in the cast.?
Spectator. U:
j
Origin of 'Foolscap' Faper.?It is well i ^
known that Charles 1. of England, granted I
numerous monopolies for the support of
his government. Among others was the S(
privilege of manufacturing paper: The a
water mark of the finest sort was the royal J fc
arm3 of England. The consumption of ] a
this article was great, at this time, and large
fortunes were made by those who had *
nnrrlincprl the exclusive rioht to VPnrl if ? s'
- B? "
This, among oilier monopolies, was set o
I aside by the Parlamenl tiiat brought Charles w
| to the scaffold, and by way of sliowing their fr
| contempt for the King, they ordered the ^
royal arms to be taken from the paper, and i *
j a fool, with his cap and bells to be substitu- j tc
ted. It is now more than an hundred and n
seventy-five years since the fool's cap and a
bells were taken from the paper, but still, ?
paper of the size which the Rump Parliament
ordered for their journals, bears the j ^
name of the water mark then ordered as an ' c
indignity to Charles. j d
icmpcrance tn AJrica?Moroko, a j "
south African chief, has issued n Decree
against the vending of ardent spirits. The g
Decree reads as follows: c
'Whereas the introduction of ordent
spirits into this country has in a great
measure been subversive of the good cf- n
fects both of religion and civil govern- |
ment, in every part where it has been : it
allowed, and immediately caused disorder! a
immorality and vice, and more remotely, j
poverty and distress, demorilization and j
destruction of life by incessant depreda. P
tion upon the property and right of the b
weaker tribes of those parts?be it hereby c
known that the traffick in ardent spirits, in j,
every part of the coun*ry under my government,
shall, from the date hereof, be
illegal; and any person or persons found "
transgressing this, my law, shall be subject h
to the confiscation of all other proj>erty of h
everv kind belonging to the person or
persons thus fouud transgressing, who may
be on the spot at the time of seizure, nnd
in any way connected wuh the same.' j 0
From the New York Observer. r
Messrs. Editors.?Some gentleman in
Texas has been pleased to s'-nd me, for |
several weeks past, the National Intelligencer.
a paper published at Houston, by J. i F
Whiiing. It is the government paper, and j 1
it certainly docs credit to the head and heart J r
of the conductor. I: has an elevation of j r
character and moral tone which would j
shame many of the great sheets of our Re. !
public. The cause of the Bible, of Sunday j1
Schools, and W Temperance, as well as of' s
education, finds a frequent place and advo- c
TtiieTi'ritsctnumTtr. \c
A Xcie Gretna Green.?The Buffalo Com- jc
mcrcial Advertiser says, "Buffalo is beconvng j c
| the Gretna Green of the Canadas. Scarcely i
1 a day passes, but that some Canadian lad |
i takes his fair Dulcinea, and trips it over the ! b
; border to consumate in our city the rites tint! h
J make them twain one flesh. This arises,wc pre- j
i Bumc not from the fact that runaway match- a
i es Ik-come necessary to avoid parental injus- j tl
j tice to interference,but to escape a heavy tariff i n
i uoon matrimonv." To uret marrio/in?I
, * j - " e? in Vyauauu |
1 it costs tenor fifteen dollars?m yankcc land , c
j it is done for one dollar. ! G
l ?
j A good Idea, properly Promulgated.?A : r
| suiter appeared ill a Court in London, about e
11be 20th of last month, and was about making ! s
! known the grounds of his application, when ;
the judges told him that they had already | r
made a decision fatal to his pica. The suitor j 0
confessed his utter ignorance of any such i
; deciston. *
| -It v. as in all the newspapers," said the'"
j Court." ! j
"Hut I do not see the newspapers," said,
j the man. h
"That is not our fault," replied the Judg- j c
I ce. "Vou should see the newspapers, and!
I every other man should." j r
i That is a decision of an English Ceurt, j
I and we suppose it is operative here as well n
i TfsAPti rj (J fin rife ' ?
___ , ,, v, v m v , VI W?*WklW< I
! . s?
Youth.?There is a fine period m a young ' d
: man's life when he is determined never to take ! p
I any office, and in ?. girl's when 6hc is deter-'
i mined never to marry. Th<* duration of both J 11
is abent oqna!
2HERAW GAZETTE
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1839.
Those persons in this neighborhood wh
ive the Alpine Mulberry tree planted, an
bo wish to collect information in regard t
will find an account of its origin in the ai
;le of Mr. Gideon B. Smith, copied from th
ational Intelligencer into another column.icording
to Mr. Smith's account, it sprun
jm the Italian, or common white mulberrj
id probably possesses the same propertiei
:cept that the leaf is larger. The objection
the white mulberry tree for silk culture are
The smallne6s of the leaf; 2. The slownes
the growth, and the length of time befor
ot.mnmi tn fapft iIio worms ; and f
tau uc giii^vu iv ...
he necessity of climbing the tree to gathe
e leave?, unless the tree is dwarfed, in whic
se the quantity of leaves yielded is small.he
first of these objections does not obtai
regard to the Alpine tree; and the tree i
irhaps of too recent origin to determine hoi
r the others do.
As the address to the planters of ilio P<^
ee country was not written by the Edito
i may be allowed to direct attention to il
iie object of appointing so early a day a
c 11th of the present month for the fir:
celing of the Pee Dec Agricultural Soci?
after its organization, was to g:vc plar
trs wlio may wish to unite with it, but ha
ot timely notice of the former mee
ig, an opportuniiy to do so. The expe.
ition of a large accession of strength ;
ic society at die approaching meeting,
e understand, likely not to be disappointed
. very general impression s"ems to pr
lil among reflecting planters tli.it such
jciety is greatly needed in this section
auntry. The ques'ion forces itself upc
s, whether we shall change our mode
griculture, or complete the work of desi
ition which has been in progress arour
s for the last twenty five years, by di
:*rting our lands and houses to the mol<
nd the bats, and following our friends ar
irmcr neighbors to more genial clim
nd more productive soils. Our land sa
early deteriorating?tne never-iauing r
alt of unskilful tillage?whilst the*";price
ur productive labor, regulated by the profi
diich it would yield in other and distant r
ions, is greatly disffroportioned to its pre
nt avails. It requires no gift of prophet
) foretell that such a state of th.ngs cai
ot long last; and that whilst it doe?, o
dvance mnst continue to be backwards.)ur
present mode of tillage must be ir
roved, and our staple product must I
hanged, or be combined with other pn
ucts to render it more profitable, unit;
V uav * h. --*3 j %~ ww.t turn Jo O i
e-ert the scenes of our youth, with tl
raves of our fathers ; and to give up t
heriihed associations of Carolina citize
hip. Among us there are many who ca
ol do this without a further struggle.
That vast improvement can be effect
i our agriculture is known to ail who ha
ny acquaintance with agricultural ii
rovemen'.s in other countries, and oih
arts of our own country. But how is it
e done 1 This is a question for an agi
ultural society to solve. Let planters g
5ge her statedly and discuss it. Let ll
xperience and suggestions of each, und
le stimulus of honorable competition, ai
- J i - it
lonorable rewards, De wttnessea uy an, a
mprovements wiil advance a hundred fc
-it is hardly hyperbolical to say a the
and fold?more rapidly than if each act
inly upon the suggestions of his own iso
ed plodding experience, with that of his i
nediate neighbor.
It is well known ;o those who understai
he subject that improvement in the art a
iioductiveness of agriculture, in a climr
ike ours is capable of being carried to i
nost indifinite extent. To what is the ir
nense superiority of one breed of horsi
>r cattle, or hogs over others, owing ? Oi
o judicious improvement. To what is t
uperiority of one variety of corn, or whe
ir beans or pea?, or of different kinds of fr
ver others, owin j ? Chiefly to the sai
ause. Why the greater productiveness
?nc man's farm or garden, than that of 1
ie glibor with the same kind of soil ? On
iecau.se the cul.urc and management a
tetter. Why do the lands of one man, y
fteryear, yield more to the hand, whi
lie equal lands of his neighbor yield les
The question needs no answer. Does r
very planter of observation impro e by 1
?wn experience ? Would not is imprQv
nent be greater if he had before him t
xpericncc of a hundred others 1 The m<
kilful and successful planter, however
nay excel at some points will find o:hc
head of him at other points. Letourpla
ersthen put their heads togetlier, and inn
a strong pull, a long pull and a puil ai
ogetiier," in u work whicli so vitally i
arests themselves and iheir children. T
tountry around themi. sinking, they c
aiso it; let them do it.
By merely subscribing to ngricultui
periodicals, a planter may, to some exte
vail himseifof the improvements made
istant individuals and societies. But si
osc thai he could, in this way, enjoy i
astcad of only tho decima decimarum
he Tenth nar; of n t'th". of ?,;e nrirnnlru
^ to be derived from a personal connection <
with an agricultural society, why, s ill if he I
_ has the hecrt of a man in him, sit with foldo
ed arms, and let o'hers work for him ? The
d improvements of every section of country
0 must bo made by its own people. They
must 1 c suited to, and modified by its clie
ma c, soil and productions. Socioties, to ?
in orderto be efficient, must be large. A
? few individuals in a small neighborhood can
3f do comparatively little. And as there is
,s no probability that any other society of j
this kind will, for many years, be formed in |
& the Pee Dee country, or could be sustained if!
0 formed,the present is the time for thoso who '
j wish to avail themselves of the advantages of
'r r. a _ i
^ such nn association, 10 comu lurwaiu.?
__ There is no other point in the Pee Dec
n country but Cueratv at which so many can
is attend with so little inconvenience, and from
<v so great a distance. The Society, however*
has no special connection with Chcraw. Its
0 meetings can be held wherever best suits
r the convenience of the members.
1 I Hundreds of questions suggest thems
selves, w'-.ich ought to bo answered, which
no one can now answer, otherwise than by i
?. guess, and to which it should be, and doubtless
will be a leading object of live Poo D?p.
i(j Agricultural Society to procure saiisfactory
answers. They are such as the following,
which are only a few of them. How far is
i0 it best to cross the blooded race horse with
is the saddle horse, the carriage horse and the
d, hack, or horse of all work ? Are any ot|
, the present improved breeds of English or
a American cattle suited to our climate our
0f grasses and the treatment which cattlejought
)n to receive here ? What particular breed 1
of suits best, the Airshire, the Alderncy, Dur.
3. ham or Devonshire? What are the par.
id ticular properties of each which suit or unsuit
them severally to ou?* climate and to
es such forage as can be raised here for them ? !
id Would crosses be an improvement for us ? If
cs so, between what breeds ? If with our naro
tive breed, to what points should reference
e. be had in choosing individuals for crossing? j
of What amount of crabgrass hay can be j
its raised to the acre of up-land, anJ at what
c. cos;? What grass can he most profitably
cultivated for hay in the Pec Dee country 1
What would be the profit of raising hay in
our mixed husbandry ? To what extent ca i
ur i the field culture of roots be profitably intro_
j duceJ on our cotton plantations for the feedn.
ing of live stock ? What root crop can be
be most profitably raised for stock in this clio.
mate? What quantity can be raised to
ss the acre and at what cost? What would
,-t | t.w I'.iu ^wlv.41 puRl wT . aTCttig vullK
of the most suitable breed, taking into the
he account the manure which might be made
n. with them ? What is the best breed of hogs
n- for our climate and modes of agriculture ?
What is the actual cost of raising and fated
toning hogs here, per 100 lb. ? VVhat is
ve the comparative expense of raising and
n- keeping horses nnd mules ? How much
cr docs a planter loose or gain by raising his
to own horses or mules ? What rotation of
ri- crops is best on a cotton plan'ation ? What
;et is the cheapest effectual mode of mauuring?
he Would it be profitable to plant grain or seed
c cf any kind to turn in the gre en growth for
manure ? If so, what kind % would be
nd the best, and on what kind of land ? In
'Id what proportion do the different kinds of
,u* j green vegetables which might be turned in,
e(^ increase the productiveness of land ? How
'a* can ptne straw or oak leaves be most profi.
11* tably used as manure, and on what kind of
- - - - ? /?
soils 1 VV hat are the comparative proms 01
r>(^ clearing new land and reclaiming that which
nc^ has been exhausted ? What is the compara'*e
live expense of rail fences and live fences ?
What is the best kind of live fence in litis
n" climate ? Is there a bed of marl or other
-s' calcarous earth crossing the Pee Dec county
try? Ji so, where? Of what extent and
depth and richness"? Can apples be profiat*
tably raisrKJ for live stock in. this .climate?
How much is saved by grinding and cook716
'ng grain for live siock 1 &c. &o. <Szc.__^
Some of our readers may be ready to
lls conclude that they are already prepared to
''y answer most of these questions with sufti
rP cient accuracy lor practical purposes. Hut
f:tr experiments us curelully ?onducied and noted
us would be necessary to securc a pre1S
nuum from an Agr.cuitur?*l Society, would
,ot we doubt not, furnish much more sutisfac,,s
torv and use ul answers ?
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1 To the Planters oj the Pee Vee Country.
I,0 | jFellow Citizens:
ts At a meeting of the " Pee Dee Agri
n. cultural Society," held at Cheraw on th*'
7lh April, it was resolved 'hat the undersign,
cd "be request* d to prepare :uid publish an
jIj' I Address in the Cheruw Gtzetie, ?ud by
i"- | hand, bill, inviting tiic Co-operation of the
he j community iu the objects of the Society."
an j In compliance with this requisition, we
i take the liberty of addressing to you the
-a] j lollowing consideraii >ns.
nt It is not a ques ion whether Agricultural
^ Societies arc beneficial or not. Tins we
* take for gianied, as e^'ablislie i beyond
JI'* doub', both in Europe and our own conn.,
try.
o f J The great difficulty to be encountered is,
res i in infe>ing and keeping elivo a spirit that
san give to such associations efficiency and
pcrmnuency. This cannot be done but by
making their operations both interesting and
useful. The esprit de corps is not of ^itself
sufficient to hold individuals together nt the
present day. There must be some stronger
tie, and that ic must be self .interest. It is to
this we appeal. Nope can doubt that vast
improvement may be effected in our present
system of Agriculture. If this is conceded,
tie question then arises, what are the ways
and means to accomplish it ? Without going
farther for examples, some portions of
our own country will solve for us the difficulty.
11 has been done by Societies similar
to the one for which we are sobering youf
aid and support. It has been by these combinations
of talent and energy, and capital,
that all the grand improvements of modern
times have been obtained, both in the Arts
and Sciences, and in fact in every branch
of human industry. We ore behind the
spirit of the ago if we are not so combined
for some purpose or another, and we know
of none more honorable or more useful,
than that of * The Pec Dee Agricultural
Society." Among the beneficial results pro*
posed to be accomplished by the Society,
we may enumerate the following, viz:
To concentrate the Agricultural experience
of the country, and diffuse it far and
wide amongst the great body of the people;
to awaken a feeling of improvement and
experiment; to repudiate and expose that
which is false, and propose, for substitution,
that which is true. To effect, to the full
extent, objects so desirable, will require
your most efficient co-operation. The oppeal
certainly will no! bo in vain, when you
are impelled by the strong considerations
of justice both to yourselves and to those
who are to come after you.
It is no visionary schome to which wc invite
your attention. Agriculture no longer
gropes its waj in darkness; Science has
shed her bright rays on its path, and it is now
moving forward, with giant strides, to a
glorious and honorable destiny, and Agricultural
Societies have had a prominent
agency in accomplishing a result sodesira.
ble. It may be true that the human mind
delights in instruction and improvement, but
it is no less so, that it is exceedingly tenacious
of long established opinions and habits,
however absurd they may sometimes
be. This latter remark is particularly opplicabls
to Agriculturists, and its cause
is clearly traced to the fact, that thi^
most important branch of national industry,
j this very vitality of the country itself, has
been most shamefully disregarded, and
thrown entirely ia the back ground, whilst
subjects of far less importance have roceiv*
ed the most profound and deliberate utten*
lion. Its calm and quiet pursuits have
kept the oven tenor of its way," and it is
neither noticed or respected in the noise
and tumult around.
Brighter visions of ambiiion have attract*
ed the talent and energy of the country to
other pursuits, for it is ho: the path (at least
with us) to distinction. It is looked U{*>n
ns an interest unworthy of the encourage,
licni or ihe fostering care of Government.
Is it not, then, time for Agriculturists to
arouse and occupy that position in ike pub.
lie estimation, to which the importance of
their pursuits so justly entitle tliem ? It is but
necessary that they should say what they aro
determined to do, and it ill be accomplish,
ed. They have the power, and none "dare
dispute it. The destiny of the State, they
hold in their hands. It is surely lime to
arouse, and achieve something worthy
of themselves. If it be asked, how is it to
be done? We reply?by united action?
by consolidating their strength, and diffus.
ing useful knowledge among themselves.
This wil make their pursuit what it should
be?enlightened and scientific. 44 The Pee
Dee Agricultural Society," proposes as
much, and until this first step is taken, all
efforts are hopeless?nothing can be done
without concert of action and on interchange
of feeling and sentiment. Such
associations arc now raising the Farming
interest of the North, to an unrivalled de.
give of importance; and such an association
(the Highland Society) has been ot
more volue to Scotland than could be the
richest mine of the Indies. Why should not
the Pec Dee Planter then confidently antici.
pate similar results from the same cause 1?
There is no:hinglo prevent it, but the want of
inclination on their own part. We then invite
all who feel an interest in the Agricul'ural
prosperity of the country to come forward
on the lllh of May, and give their support
and countenance to objects that cannot but
result in benefit to themselves and the com#
munity ?t large. It is worth at least the
trial, and if nothing is gained, but Title is
lost. M. MACLEAN,
, , T. E. POWE,
W. T. ELLERBH.
Ciieraw, May 1,1831).
' COMMUNICATED,
if- V.Aitnr V?mr hmnhfo enrresaondent
has lived some years in the world, and at last
has come to the ^conclusion it islhe height of
folly to try to please every body; men often
run into extremes on either side.
There is a happy medium betwixt the heartless
disposition to please nobody, and the absurd
aim to please every body ; and fortunate
are they who find tins middle line, and keep it
so steadily as seldom to run into the extreme
011 either hand. There is such a thing as a
union of condescension and firmness; and a
! happy thing it is. To condescend in things
| indifllrent, in things trivial, m things that
I' touch not thd conscience, nor seriously endangers
one's earthly interest and welfare ;
and meanwhile to go not a step farther for
any persuasion whateverno, not to please
! one's nearest friends; thai is the golden mean.
As some pretend to care for none, there are
I *1 I ?I I J Ia nla9m oil
t i.nose who, on me uwier jmuu, h/ ? " <ui
! by becoming, not in its best sense,11 all things
to all men-" Some do it from seifish designs
! altogether, and others from too yielding tern-*
j pers ; these last cannot bear, in any caee, to
be opposed or to oppose; so they readily fall
m with tho sentiments and views of their pre^
sent company, and side with every one they
meet. Often this pliability of mind or temper
is owing to a sort of amiable weakness, but it
is destructive of all respectability of character.
Some time since, Parson , being
at Boston, bought him a wig; aod returning
home, wore it at church the next eafcbath. A