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,■ agricultural.
Pacts in Bee Culture.
A correspondent of The 1
tionaliat , gives the following as min
iated from a German work :
Maxium weight of a Brood in he
ffive.—H we suppose the greatest
number of eggs laid by a queen bee
?«, a day to be 2,000, a hive might
“ontti.A> one time, . 10 /°°
and 82,000 immature bees. worm
when first hatched, weighs l-30th part
of a grain, and when fully grown,
three grains. Take the average, 10,-
000 worms weigh 15,000 grains—
These worms, during their transforma
tion, decrease weight, and lose halt ot
it before the bee matures. At an av
erage of 21 grains, 32,000 immature
bees weigh 72,000 grains. The en
tire brood would, therefore, weigh
87,000 grains, or about 111 p'ounds.
Quantity of Honey an acre of
Buckwheat can yield m a X>ay..—
There were 350 hives, which in tfae
circuit of half a league, had the range
of 72 acres of buckwheat. On the
most favorable days, each of these
hives, on an average, gained ttijeq
* pounds of buckwheat honey daily-
If they all secured 1,050 pounds
from 75 acres in a single day, the av
erage for each acre would be djout 14
pounds of honey daily.
Number of Journeys Daily made
from a Strong Stock.— Van Berlepsch
has had stocks which brought in 11
pound? of honey in a day; Kayden,
in Ments, had days when one stock
brought 28-pounds. The sap which a
honey-bag holds, weighs but a grain,
and as a pound contains 7,080 grains,
the bees, in order to bring in 28 pounds
of honey in one day, must make no
less than 215,040 journeys;
Statistics of Bee Culture in Mora
via in the Spring of 1859.—1n 36
school districts, containing 1,390 par
ishes, there were 5,650 bee keepers,
and 22,581 bee hives. The subject
received most attention in the hostel
district of 20 parishes —109 bee keep
ers, and 1,245 hives; and least in the
Kantiz district of 15 parishes, 47 bee
keepers and 254 hives.
Is there a Limit to the Weight of
Honey which Stocks can Obtain. —
Supposing a particular district to have'
a full supply all the year through,
could stocks collect honey ad infini
tum ? Or, if one fed a stock daily
with twenty pounds of honey, could
the bees continue to take it ? or, in
other words, can a hive reach a weight
of ten thousand pounds ? This inqui
ry came up among some apiarists at a
recent convention. There appears to
be a limit here. A hive cannot con
tain more than 84,600 bees ; for, since
* a stock becomes extinct in six weeks,
in a hive or 84,000, 2,(100 bees perish
daily. And this is the maximum
number daily maturing in such a hive.
Since the addition and loss in a hive
containing 84,000 bees is, therefore,
equal, no increase of size is possible.
While the number of bees is limited,
they also distribute themselves, when
the hive has a great supply of honey,
and consequently, a large extent of
comb, so that at last only solitary bees
are found at the extremities of the
sheets. On account of this scatter
ing, and on account of their desire to
build being diminished by the extent
of the combs, the work of construc
tion, if not wholly suspended, must be
redueed to a minimum when the sup
ply of honey reaches a certain point;
all the more, since the cells all become
so full that only a few are left for
brood, and a decrease of population
must inevitably follow- With the sus
pension of comb-building, the collec
tion of honey must, of course, cease
for want for want of room in which
to store it. .
Uygrometic Condition of a Bee Hive.
—On placing a geranium-hygrometer
in a hive between combs covered by
bees, it shrank. Though the weather
was so damp and rainy that the
spirals were wholly unwound, it shrank
into four twists. A hair-hygrometer
being placed in a hive in damp weather',
after half an hour indicated find
weather. Kitchen salt, which, outside!
of the hive, in the open air, dissolved!
to water, became dry when laid in I
cells of combs covered by the bees.—l
The atmosphere near the cluster ofl
bees is, therefore, considerably drier!
than that without. There is indeed a I
considerable evaporation within thij
hive, but the water remains in the I
form of vapor in the vicinity of thej
cluster, while in other parts it con-1
denses, as we see in winter in thel
drops and icicles which are found at al
distance from the cluster. f
Treatment of Mcck.— Of all!
methods of using muck, which we havel
tried, we are best pleased with it as anl
article of bedding for cattle. This I
we think the best and most rapid wayß
of manufacturing it into manure. Ini
addition to the liquid manure and a|
portion of the solid which it receives |
it has the heat of the animal while!
lying down, and this, with well fed cat-H
tie is a large part of the time. It has|
all the qualities of a good bed—dry-!
ness, softness, cleanliness—until it be-l
comes saturated with urine, when it isfl
time to throw it out and put in a newH
charge. An allowance of a half cordH
to the animal, will become saturated®
m about two weeks, if the stall be oc-H
cupied all the while. ®
Asplenium Glaberrium.—A newH
K/ ern * fr °? Java - Is se »ing ml
London at ticehe dollars each. * H
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J. H. Reagan, of Texas, P. M. Gen l .
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Congress:
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Post Office Departmf&tf — ~
Deputy Postmasters*^
NEW
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PRINTING OFFICE.
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been fitted up with all the modern improve
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Books, Catalogues,
Blanks, Cards,
Bill-Heads, Labels,
Hand-Bills, Circulars,
And every variety of Letter Press Prietisq.
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the public that he has in successful opera
tion, in the city of Atlanta, a
New Book-Bindery.
Books —Ledgers, Journals, Day Books,
blotters, Hotel and Stable Registers, Dockets,
Kycord Books, <fec —with or without- Printed
' Headings, and Ruled to any pattern desired,
manufactured in the neatest and most durable
manner without delay.
Magazines, Music, Newspapers, &c., neatly
bound at short notice.
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meet with prompt attention, and Books required
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carefully enveloped so as to avoid the possibil
ity of injury by transportation.
I—l y J. P. MASON.
CARRIAGES’,
BUGGIES, WAGONS,
BLACKSMITH WORK
Os every kind, and
Plain and Ornamental, done in superior style
at the Carriage Factory of
G. G. HOWARD,
3-ly Greer ville, Ga.
GODFRED KENER7
LAGRANGE, GEO.
Manufacturer and.Dealer in all kinds of
"blinds abashes/
Also Agent fur
'FISK’S -METALIO
BURIAL CASES,
' Mahogany arid other wood
All the above he warrants to sell at as reas
onable prices as an} 7 one elsewhere. 4-1 y
A. D. CRAYER,
Pint & Hiquot gfote,
GREENVILLE, GA,
Fine Brandies, Select Groceries,
Wines, Cigars,
Sardines, Tobacco,
Nails, Oranges,
Apples, Snuff,
Soda, Cider,
Lemon Syrup, &c., &c.
All of which he will sell at astoundingly low
prices. Please to give him a call—you wil,
find him at the south corner, a’ his old stand
always at his post. 1-ly
S. B. OATMAN,
MARBLE MMM,
MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
HEAD-STOISTES, MANTELS, VASES,
AND
Furnishing Marble,
Snnth of the Georgia Railroad Depot,
ATLANTA, GA.
THOMAS SWINY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
WEST SIDE GREENVILLE STREET,
KEWNAN, GEO.,
Keeps constantly on hand a good as'
sortment of
SUGAR, COFFEE,
MOLASSES, IRON,
NAILS, SALT,
FLOUR, BACON,
MACKEREL, LARD,
DOMESTIC AiDD IMPORTED
LIQUORS,
And every other article usually kept in a Gro
cery Store, all of which will be sold low dqum
for Cash and Cash only.
February 20tb, 1861. 3-ly
French Tin.
AN assortment of French Tin, far superior
to common Tin, just received and for sale
by ELLIS k SIMONTON.
Jan. 19, 1861. 1-ts
Country Produce.
CASH paid for Chickens, Turkeys. Ducks,
Butter and Eggs at the office of this paper.
|3rofcootonal ©arbe.
E. CIIAPEI. IIOBLET. BRYAN A. WESTBROOK.
MOBLEY St WESTBROOK,
gttanup at Jain,
GREENVILLE, GA.
Will practice in Meriwether, Troup, C weta
Fayette and Clayton.
And in the SUPREME COURT in Atlanta, and
the DISTRICT COURT In Marietta. Strict
Attention given to all business en
trusted to their care.
JStraSC Refer to a trial of themselves, "tgg
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Ggo. A. Hall. . Geo. L. Peavy.
HALL St PEAVY,
f tinritp at Jafa,
GREENVILLE, GA.
PRACTICE in Coweta Circuit, Pike, of Flint
Circuit, Talbot and Harris of Chattahoo
chee Circuit.
Also in Supreme Court,. Atlanta, District
Court at Marietta. 2-ly
JOHN W. PARK,
at | a fa,,
GIIEENVILUE, ga.
Office, one door abSve Judge Warner’s.
A. H. FREEMAN,
flttsf-uig at Safa,
Greenville, Ga.
Will practice in the adjoining counties. Strict
attention given to all business.
i-iy-
G. W. DICKINSON,
FlMfflll 7SILBI,
GREENVILLE, GA.
nAVING located under the office of The
Georgia Weekly, is now prepared to ex
ecute all work entrusted to bis care. All gar
ments, made by him, warranted to fit.
1-ly.
Landreths’ Garden Seed.
AFRESH SUPPLY of this reliable seed—
growth of 1860—-just received and for sale
by ELLIS tfc SI MON TON.
Jan 19, 1861. 1-ts
General Orders, No. I—Execu
tive Department.
Adjutant General’s Office, )
Millf.dgeville, Ga., Dec. 27th, I SCO j
I. The following Act, *-to organize the office
of Adjutant and Inspector Genual of the State
of Georgia,” is published for the government
of all cencerned:
AN ACT.
“To organize tile office of Adjutant and In
spetor General of the State of Georgia.”
Sec. 1. It -it enacted, A-c., that the Commnn
der-in-Chii f, with the advice and consent of two
thuds of the Senate, shnil appoint an officer to
be called Adjutant and Inspector General, with
the rank of Colonel The Adjutant and In
spector General shall reside and keep his office
at the seat of Government. He shall obey all
orders given him by the Commander-in-Chief
in relation to the duties of his office ; and keep
a fair record of all orders and communications
which he shall receive from time to lime. He
shall require anm al returns from the Major and
Brigadier Generals, from which lie shall make
out a general return of the whole strength of
the militia and forces'of the State. He shall
provide accurate abstracts of annual returns
tor divisions, brigades, regiments and compa
nies, both of the militia and volunteers, which
forms, when made out, shall exhibit the strength
of arms aird aiaohrirements, -eqnipn\gnts and
munitions'of such divisions, brigades, regi
ments and companies, and a description of the
corps composing the same ; and shall transmit
thes* abstracts for annual returns to all officers
who are required to fill them at such times as
may be designated in general orders. All mili
tary orders and commis-.ions shall passthrough
the office of tne Adjutant and Inspector Gen
eral. He shall lay before the Governor every
communication he may receive on military af
fair.; requiring Executive action. He shall at
tend all public reviews when the Commander
in-Chief stall review any portion of the forces,
or the whole of them. He shall, whenever re
quirid by the Commander-in-Chief, inspect the
arsenals and armories of the State, which shall
be under his charge ; all applications for
the distribution of arms shall be made to him.
He shall act as Inspector General of the State,
and shall, whenever ordered by the Commander
in-Ct ief, inspect any portion of the militury
forces of the State.”
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
Adjutant and Inspector General shall hold his
office during good behavior, subject to removal,
rn. adUcess of the Governor, by two-thirds of
the Senate, and shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand dollars. Assented to Dec.
12, 1860.”
11. Pursuant to the provisions of the prece
ding act, and tt> carry out the intentions of the
Legislature in creating the office of Adjutant
and Inspector General, namely, the introduc
tion qf a more perfect system in the manage
ment of the troops of the State, and more rigid
accountability for and care of its military prop
el ty, the Coilimander-io-Chief directs the Ma
jor Generals commanding divisions to report
forthwith, to the Adjutant General, the names
and address (post office) of the Brigadier Gen
erals, Field, Staff, and company officers, both
of volunteer and militia commissioned in their
divisions, and the strength of arms, accoutre
ments, equipments and munitions of their di
visions, with the corps composing the same.
111. The Major Generals will also take imme
diate steps to have all vacancies in the grades
of commissioned officers filled by elections as
required by law ; and the Major Generals and
Brigadier General will see to it, further, that all
persons liable to do military duty are en
rolled.
IV. Should there fce vacancies In the grades
of Major General or Brigadier General in any
of the military divisions or districts, the senior
officer present in ihe divisions or districts will
notify the fact to this office, that the Command
er-in-Ctrief may forthwith order elections to fill
such vacancies.
V. Blank forms for company, regimental or
battalion, brigade and division returns, required
by this order will be furnished on application
to this office.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY C. WAYNE,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
N. B. Every newspaper in the State is re
quested to publish the above once, and for
ward a copy of the paper containing the order,
and their account for publishing, to the Adjn
tant General’s office, Milledgeville.
GREENVILLE
Statntir Jfnnafe ©xrllrge
Greenville, Merriwether Cos., Ga.
WM. HENRY PECK, A. M.,
FltEglbENT, -
(Formerly Principal of*tbe Public Schools of
New Orleans, Chief Instructor in the New
Orleans Female College, and late Pro
* feasor of Bellea Lettres, Oratory
and History in the State Uni
versity of Louisiana.
The exercises of the Gkrknvillk FfMalk
Collsob began on the 9lh of January for the
Scholastic year of 1861, and the President re
spectfully solicits the patronage and encourage
ment of the citizens of Merriwether aud the
adjacent counties, in his desire to advance the
College to a rank second to none in the South
and cq.ual to any in the North.
The College is empowered by State authority
to grant Diplomas to regular Graduates in the
Languages, Xrts or Sciences.
During the last eight years the number of
Students has averaged from seventy to eighty
in regular attendance, and durb g that time but
one pupil has died.
No better, proof of the excellent health of
Greenville can Ye asked. ': • '
The Scholastic year will consist of Forty
Weeks, with a short vacation in July, and will
Close on or about the 29tb of October, 1861.
The College will be open for such as may
wish to continue their studies, until December
2J3tb, l;8fil.
A'J'itee of Five Dollars, in Books or Coin,
will be given to each Model Pupil of each Colle
giate Class, at the Annual Commencement in
October.’
A similar prize will be given to the Model
Pupil of the entire College.
Minor prizes will be given to meritorious pu
pils.
, The Preparatory and Primary Department is
under the supervision and instruction of Mrs.
Jeknjk A. Lines, formerly Principal of Prepar
atory Department in the Southern Masouic Fe
male College, Covington, Ga.
The Musical Department is conducted l>T
Professor A. Scuuciiter, late of LaGrange,
and a gentleman eminently qualified to fulfil
the requirements of his chair.
The Ornamental Department, including Draw
ing, Painting, Jtc., will be conducted by a com
petent teacher.
Grecian Painting will be tanglit by Miss
Mart Frances Beckwith, of Greenville, Ga.
Other instructors will be engaged as the in
terests of the College shall demand.
Coilecjh\U Coyl'se of :
MINOR CLASS—Arithmetic, Grammar, His
tory, Geography, Writing, Spelling, Dictation
and Reading.
MAJOR CLASS—Arithmetic, Grammar, Ad*
vanced History and Geography, Writing,
Spelling, Dictation, Reading, Composition.
JUNIOR CLASS—Mathematics, Grammar, IX.
Sand Foreign History, Elocution, Composi
tion, -Orthography and Defining, Dictation,
Science and Rhetoric.
SENIOR CLASS—Mathematics,Sciences, Rhet
oric, Logic, Physiology, Composition, Dicta
tion, History, Evidences of Christianity,
Orthography, Writing and Elocution.
The French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin
and Gree.k Languages will be taught, at extra
charge, to such as may desire to learn them.
Instruction in Botany, Geology, Astronotny,
Chemistry, and other occult science? mil he
given during the course to those who may de
sire.
TERMS OF TUITION FOR THE SCHOLAS
TIC YEAR OF FORTY WEEKS.
Primary Department, S2O 00
Minor and M ijor Clnsses 30.00
Junior and Sen tor Classes 40.00
Music upon Piano or Harp, 45 00
Each Foreign or Dead Language 10.00
Each Ornamental Branch, 10.00
Assessment Charge, 1.00
Dues for tuition must be pa ; d at the close of
the Scholastic Year; and from them no deduc
tion will be made, except in cases of protracted
illness of the pupil for whom deduction may be
asked, or in similar pressing exceptions.
A discount of ten per cent, will be allowed
for all advance payments.
Pupils ate charged wilh these rates of tuition
from the date of their entrance to the end of
the Scholastic year, except in extraordinary
cases.
Board for pupils may be ob'ained in Green
ville, or with the President, upon reasonable
terms.
Apply in person or by letter to
IVM. HENRY PECK,
President of the College,
Greenville, Ga.
~~T. K. RIPLEY, "
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
CHIP, CROCKERY,
QUEENS AND GLASS WARES,
Lamps, Plated Goods, Table and Pocket Cut
lery. Wholesale and Retail.
Near Railroad, Whitehall Street.
Atlanta, Jan. 22, 'B6l. 1 -lj
WM. MWWS*
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE,
WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA.,
DEALER IN
UJatcljcs, blocks, 3et»dri)»
Silver Ware equal to Coin,
SILVER PLATED WARS,
WATCH MATE RIAL & TOOL
SAlfiiiES CAREFIiLEY RErAiRES.
CHAIRS!
EIMISI
A LARGE and splendid lot of CHAIRS jost
received and for sale very low for cash, at
the well known stand of
HUGH E. MALONE.
BIjA.3VK.SIv
OF every description on hand and printed to
order at the shortest notice at this office.
Justices of the Peace, Ordinaries, Sheriffs, and
others in want will please take dne notice and
govern themselves accordingly.