AOJEtXCTJxixTTRAXr. | ' ' v* - ?m " ^ " "i,? 1" 1 Jfttros fosTS.? lUere are people.who have * long believed that fence post* last longer if ihv t?p e?d ? set in the grpijnd. TheyAtave be lieved it without giving any reason for their belief except the foot that they have tried it. At last we have a reason given by one who has satisfied himself by experiment that the top end oi a slick will last better io the ground than the ; htui-emL His experiment*, its&d wot be de? tailed here. They are conclusive, if fact*.? Hht the reason is a novel one. It fe: *h \* * moisture, for instance, that rots timber. Keep U dry and it is exempt from decay. There arc * - many kinds of vegetable* that will propagate j faftn the slip?for instance the currant, w show,; These, although separated from ? any connection with the root, continue to cle* 5 rate the moisture from the earth, *? as to cause I W: ibeir growth. Of coawe, the remb of pc?*t j ^ | timber, if placed in the ground according to the ] arrangement* of oat ore, wm efcsvate tbc nioa* r tare and keep tht timber dump; bat, if tiiat | order k reret*ed,U remaiia rorafiamtifeiv dry ? * > Mfiisriuti^J& *11 families are] # not provided with ic*k? or wdgfcfcs refomeg j to mgfredknu in general ease itflmyf iiott*c? j wife, Dr. Brown, tsbjoins to ki papsr * Hat, a* ; follow*: > j | ?W**cfc b i snack s % *Lo*f sag^n brokctj, I poonti u i quack '- Wtrite ttt&ar. troriferttL 1 &otsi?d 1 aaace is A a pins* j wmimm wpwk&ffam l**lf a pil ^:B?(*W Rum Es&t \ ; tte Srsfcof Musk, ufe? &&? !*sg$ n&i : mi ?$t &? fesm teTOOT* tb* with warn water and h*aj\* r&U a mist?ir?Jof bog'* Ur!, W tar. Wash tU. ? Kiwi, ffe took two mIt er quart em > and rattled them behind, him, jfotoowr w?* lift sound made than tho fellow iojried ronnd . and exclaimed, *1*8 giro ye len dollars fur i I them."?Jfrrtw* Cmfidnnty. '+ t * \ : r""*? ? ? ?v?r-?

teiml work, our Lor* Hook tbem ancl went aside privately intg a des ert place." We cannot doubt that this wa done with a deep meaning. It was meant t< teach thc |pvat Je?K?n, thai Uioae w ho do pob lie wo? k for the sooU of other*# must he care ful to tnakc time for being alone with God. Tlic lown U one thai many Christian* wit do well to reroemtar, Qc:<*g?Mtt| retirement self ifwpriry. roodit a t jon comimunio: with liod, are absolutely e3ijSB to fpiritaa health. Tfcft stfan who lu^lecta thetn ? if gieaf d??rgcr of a fall. To he always, preach injt, twhing, writing sunt working j>ublkkiy ; * m:???! dbtlitclujjs* which no ono N*bhe< *f?4 which ?cro q?itc right in ordi niin life, thrib ought to la? Ms M?*nd as ih door 5?f the eb*?r?*h. f?4dcu up Uke jsmbreUw ; and a!S fJttMif slurir J^ord atn f?od mi potfoclh equal, a* sioset* cooking Hi I Uvttr^-^r I [Tim notion of the Englb.li Epbropa!iqrt | and the coom^progrna of Hmrcho* in tlx; | emsntit wtih which Ifnw? w*i*" have horotofbt [ boon die rok, show bow the world revoke* i I a cfckn] *n*. # Gt*l the w?ihi to re's^T* no o*er?tn cstailre iboogbn iHtiMetat ?t>g. is w* tali [ s& snk?* sl^tuJt vh*o &ii of Msagfcftiior*.I V^mwm^ ** itt bis w*rk 1 WlMt i IrtsBfc y? ?i?fth snore shun ?11 ?*th?v?*; TcJ ss i* toy cue fort one ??verio h&ter?a>i U *itb proper at let lsot? iUlttf btdy/ W'm, J'HU *h*H he faro** to th>, ?*?!.: w fear tbaf, tils? %nmy others I neglected my rv ligkoi* 4mie? too mtrch to hare one ground * ktfjw that be cfSkfteiou* on wv death m*j. The S&l&*lh U the gnVn on*>, the Hit? llii^iot S)i tW%tU?nir??, te!?r?, tii'lv sW *?tk 4*r* jourm r, the pal^rim hsi:* fc f?MM aod repo***; where he rr*\* he ne*ih the shade ? hi* j^gtiittAp! fa the desert wit rfcli$tfrd vigil nad clietrfnlnc**. RoH. J!?U was ones* ,i*kd tomtiH of war, the edncaMo of yoitf rh*J??tt*ft 3? fteglccfwi, the whole initio aid rr*p the bitter fro it* of tin* negligence U riM'tV !? COlOfl h?V* ihftt nfl! l?Ol rsnmg wild hbnnt the will in * fel tk?rs hrtffc tohtrMlof the >*?Mintrv. mid will linv sh?* the globe *?t ortn ih^i?????! mi'hon% *}w*kini ih. wagons, cans weaver* *lejr? cabinet famUurt, , | tawed iuro1?9f. feqired lumber, and shingle* are maau' | fact arc* w St ATX OF SOCTU C*W*?4XAt F*fc. 27, U5S3, f MH, P. 0, ItOCOTT, rfcavfog txttuuri a?4 6?p4 hU timid as ihi* LvptKmroiL wt th> 16th " FcWsttfir 1$$4, in ootfnpi'ss'&oe v;ti> ibe t?X|tt?tfoa of r *t2 Ata*4 i Uv hit KxcciktJcv UoTi^.xjf aji t? maau&s-1 c# lars awl sfi! ft, ihs&tfi q?afcU ts* ik>hs foa ?flb* Lair, stxi art *??? 1 t1 ?fefe ui lu j^wilUlta 8 j ft U 51k- tf eir of to flpp**t ?U j I ttd* $?**?#?& , ar?l of aU Masirr&u* to *;??, ?M tap*] ^ J prw ttwf *?:&? ' J ft** a^WAT r i /! * ??>?? mrj %r?ip%v * . K'SdURPtyLDWS U " ?&, C?2 mA GraanUL C, o V*nh4 3 '"basEor e. cot^dS to draw their taUoccs bes tim lb* 19& iomot w. b. jaimn% n ilarrb 4 3 PifD&foot. | CK?>^? '?w- >-y^. ** ?? ;? ?? . .^jwrtj.n. -yyA*?f* to aocl* * boo^i, w. n.sn \:?**!??* $ttt fw*?it ^ | an**!'*! 60 o*% m ?wrtjr n? pcqp&v tfcon* l? 'r'\ ugUm! u> >1^ ?afaUj wiU m**? us *n? *i an * * J. kTiiGEV jj M*rdi4 " % *i I KCTICE TO TAX PAYERS ? I T,IB ^E9t9 ,af I?*** triH bw opewf I Ail ?4ifog tft trate? nrtnns.* or, or U&r* <5 I U4? *o6vo ?J*JT, ttjH !*>1<*Hp '?> ft tkfttbfc fax, r I t Alii fax v Hrt own li fe?i* repsi'Pi tpttwre {?rt# ?' *> fsuttslT o\ Swlttreft ifc* i &t*w? tt tu?"*/ i >- V--M9 **M?V t?*? '' t!>! dojjttt* h*4**?ti Iwni, Ptaptft? to to rvtttfMh! if ; Wti;? fas#? '. f i*a?? pfaptr m^TfCf. Kjtecti. j.; See*, sud A4mU?tar*n>ff? wHS fttfiir? wftn?rir ?n:i*r | U??ir or^tni IVtttfMI J ?**<* iranj?f- rr?d prnj^rty i * tot *rwi ?> sKt? !*? OcUl^ 1&?2 a&4 tol Octutoi* !$&3, \ *>ZJ wwkc \t Va?w& t>? m? j Pr-nMtt* st borne *f*> rnjuestod ti> s;ivi> in 'u X'i ?,f it | rrialkm* hi ito . *-.?, Ow?n? to U ? * small btSK'pttitaf fru*< rv^tw iwrpArtd to /nake | |Wir own tv.nr a* it urtll to ?o?|x??fit?rp for bh> 10 acx>>ui<*i->t# ttosw with change fl&SW 3 WVJ kcKA!Sf.r;0 K ft 4 Dr J- McOa^ & Dr. B H Mathcson? / \KFICK?TWO BOOHS AB*>VBTIJK BttAXCH *? \J BANK. ML^ XCCAA. fclt fc. tf. St*TirK805S. 0. JaftmtTY 31*. . ft ?F NOTICE. of /WI'T W. r HliOHSQV will art a- my Aeym far |l * V.-7 Ito U*ru?K-ll?>a of oil btta$&ra? to rHftotKK*1 lo In* ' a;iratw$ Afrctwy, dur>?4 n?v atocutv in the **-rx-'Cti. j January 22 tf Wat DsPASi Aj..~~ SOTIlir I? I> M BBOWV % u\ utbor* n*.l apMit (faringtq| I ) abat-nto f. or? hr>mc. &, UYKR& February S3 tf ni j " ~ *\ n urri wfc i n,u \x a: fit* sisal?!* ax wo nrin'ws9 in? eni * * wtuwn, coetifaftbcmsf I ho flmt of March ? j Term#--Fifty iKikar# i o payable in *d? vaocs?. :& " ,? * February 12 *f I " /NOTICE TO ^TAXPAYERS. f VpTICB i< hereby fjirM* that Confederate oo-'e^ of r it alt 4to?min?iiof)<, will be received, in par-^ went of Sure ase?. until the in?L After l^at p^yw-ni witiat be made < ,tf *; in the new MO*. or ia five dollar note*. W. MctCAll*, ?. C. K. T>. I M*rcb 4 Vt , .l , * . * # ' n * * i? mi. i i - _ i ** ADJUTANT AND INSP. GEN'S, OFFICE, "3 Bicxixoxd, Va., Fob. 4,1864. atetiERAL ORDERS, XO. 14. r I MTE following onier is published for the infonniiJL lioii bf jUlooncvrned: . CONFEDERATE STATIC OF AMERICA, Wae !?KP*BT!r?ST EiCEMDSD. Feb. 1, 1864. t. All prisoner* l.^rtstofore beld by the United Stoi FUL.U.? ? * ?v*n?urg capture who reported for duty at Enterprise, Mia , at any lb te prior to the Hth of November, 1663, and wbow were forwarded to me by Uaj. Gen. John H. Forney, are d*chrod exchanged. 3. AH officers and men of the \>rkf-hurg capln'e, belonging to the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, who reported tea* duty at Marietta, G?. end whose names 4 w^ro forwarded to gk- by CoL A, Jackson, nr& d*> c!*n*i exchanged, ' HO. OULO, Agent of Exchange' By order (Signed) * S. COOPER. Adft and laajx Genl ' *' Z3T Confederate newspaper ptsbliab six times, and sen'* bills to the War Department* February i2 6 ^te lor $61 hu, oo J. D. !?*? drawn payable u> J. W. Bw&oer or * \mrtr. lb* fHtbife ia wsnrftl tpatast trading for mk! note. toagfasg d*Mv 6, I *43, mi payment is rfarped on the ?*&#. J. W. DUlEXKR* tottarr $ ^ .if * V " IppAS# BUTATESALC.*" South, Caroliau? Kershaw iristrict. BY fie&ni tract $ft. acf*#v. more or &**, lyta* c? the iwjflid *rt**cr? pstf fitf Mp** M- itteaqr* *- im^icAKsnmux, a K. X>. SESROKS foii nntr. j T?QTS tfcti Jtsr, a Mf fetknr.'ft cimpltUf gsrdeoer. [ i # ? ALSO? c T?r? X Waaler, Irocer ?t*i j F*hn?ry> ^ WM. M SHANNON". n i>. ah?** reward *4i bp pwid fcf the detect K>r. of I lbs rascal who cui tlr* of the #Rj?cr?l~ Ai*? $Kttirt$#r xrigbt 1hst t*tsrws?t| o^uirs}: ?&oe &*??* ir$J ^?W?8 aft ejrr m i?T ir$* hither wr,t t* their *b*t*. ^TTHfcHUSEr Jfc UMHOXIV. i Febr *M*rT S t tf ! *> ' mss. I )ARTI8S *h? b*umdc rv$tfrn*of Income T?x | X wW rc or* (j*?cd bj lir tax-purer >" | s.u.\ ?No vd**te? vSv* Kt?? r. tQiT-cit. amtrqWMel ' to r?U at liih cAcfi fif*d Ibrw thteiflqi* revised ami i -a <^Jfcnn?fc/..*ri?.h rw-ent |pjifcpttttaji fmoj ' the Ccm~,?4Mi"',^r T*xc* IhoM? yhfi> baie mad? J 11,1 fv?cl?5vi. 1 jv, ,l?i^ ?.? r?Jk. ^^-.t.i.li'-.-- t- . f- in'"^ (- -7 .' ??**-. iKvtuwiri}!; n??c* ; for l *? yt&T the '^pny^i^^^tax fe?r tM? rear, vrUfc give - ti'ii:Hi ?o U?l*. or ibvt cy^, find Pontic ur > iisi? rv*uU siicir o*gSt s lh*' cftir?*(^4 to ihf-o *? Admin intra tore' \ or exociitor*. will well to make ifoeii? Annual return* [ of Uh* ?nc bv t??> U*t day of February. ISfct^ a* the I Orditttoy'* 08k* will cn ?Iter that date, oulr | ots ttul Frri*?* emit th* end of th? yewr. * AtliX. L. M' lKJtN'AlD. 0 K l>' FtWi-.aiy.13 Xi % frTRAYCb OR mMM I^HOM the *ul?*rribcr. nine mi;** abor* Sb4?, on * the LltKttRvr Head, three Milch Cow*, two Dry \ for* Ami two Y cat ling*, marked ll? fljrar* ? in the ??r *t? I # *? allow fock -ml under bit in tli? left, f It ?* believed that iW nbove cattle Lave Iisctj Moicn, \ iK the oiiH WX* jutufai homo. A liberal jvwarvi wu} t*> jkttd fof ipl'aftwiliMi thai fail! Irod u> I their rocotcrr, or &r U?e detect too cf the thief if ntoh u. * JAMKS LOYKL . >Vbn?rr 5 tf 1 NOTICE- * } 4 M bivmp irtaim* the estate me, and ali perwooii indohwd to said eelatr. * }** p]c9te make payment v> ?*? c4 their respec: tfvr 'jkbtcdue**, ai aft early day. J.J.HCCKABB* j Jftamiy 1 &n Administrator. IMPORTANT NOTICE^ j -t CxMPXX DxPOT, Feb. 27, 1S