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AGRICULTURAL. Experiment in Grass Culture.! An old agriculturist gives in the Lane Express, (England,) the follow-l ing accidental experiment in grassl culture. In laying down land to per-l manent grass, he found the first year’s! growth invariably the best; and that! afterward the coarser grasses choked] out the finer sorts. Many years ago his hired man mistook orders, and ac cidentally plowed nearly half an acre in the wrong field. This was in the fall, and the ground remained with the roots of the grasses thoroughly exposed to the atmosphere throughout the winter. In the spring it was carefully turned back and rolled. By this means the quality and quantity of the grass were so greatly improved, that the exact line, where the plow had go*ne, might be easily seen for years afterwards. Potato Disease.— M. Bou>erive, a French agriculturist, has instituted a I series of experiments to discover a method of eradicating the potato dis ease. lie asserts that the fivst cause of the. different maladies which have caused such ravages among the pota toes, lies in the plant itself, circum stances only modifying the character of the disease. It results from an actual degeneracy of the plant, caused by a too-extended propagation by tu bers, The only means of escaping the scourge is to regenerate the plant by successive reproductions from the seed. With each successive sowing of the seed, M. Bouterive found that the number of diseased plants diminished, and he believes that after repeating the process four or five times, the mal ady will entirely disappear. A Choice in Sntting llens.—Hot every hen that rumples up her feath ers and clucks, clucks, clucks, with affected matfonly indignation and im portance, is fit for the great duty of bringing forth a brood. A good set ting hen should be large. Size is im portant, because of the greater amount of warmth imparted to the eggs, as giving the hen the ability to cover the eggs thoroughly, and thus secure reg ular hatching. She should be well feathered. If the hen which shows a desire for incubation, has a meager coat of feathers, try and get her out of the notion. If she will in spite of. you, give her but few eggs. Avoidl cross-grained, “ fuss and feather! hens.” They may do the hatching! very well, but’prove poor mothers. Currants.— Among the first things I to be done in the garden, in spring, I will bo the care of the currant bushes. I Let them be thinned by cutting away I some ok the oldest wood, and a part ofl the last'year's shoots. In doing this, arrange so as to give the whole "a round form, and cut away more on one side or the other of each bunch, as will give a handsome linear appear ance to the row. The ground should be forked up early in the spring, but without much interference with the roots, and if not rich, some manure should be forked in. The currant is easily produced; and it is well worthy of cultivation from the fact that it af fords an agreeable and wholesome acid at a time when there are few other fruits. Sour Apples for Swine.—A far mer states that his pigs fell off on a week’s feeding of sour apples as much as they wanted, with just about the usual allowance of food upon which they had been thriving. We hardly think this falling off entirely due to the fact that the apples were sour.— Pigs not accustomed to apples might over eat when allowed all they could consume, and thus derange the diges tive organs, and grow poor instead of fat. We have seen pork fattened largely upon apples and corn, and have fed the former, both sour and sweet, with good results. But good pork cannot be made upon apples alone —it will “shrink in the pot.’’ Give tiie Hogs Light. —A writer on the subject of fattening hogs, says :| “ I never knew of a hog, or any other animal, kept under the north side of] a barn or other building, where the 'dampness and. darkness is never pene trated by the sun’s rays, and where the animal was employed as the scav enger for other animals, to be sleek looking, fat, clean or quiet. I have seen many a pen where the “mud and offal was two or three feet deep, and no place of retreat left for the poor occu pants upon a higher spot, excepting the bed floor, and that unfurnished by straw.” To Preserve Grain Against the Grubs, &c. —Steep the seed in a solu tion or pickle of sulphate of copper, thus: In a largo trough of 100 gal lons of water dissolve a quarter of a hundred weight of sulphate of copper. Into this throw the seed, and let it re main for two or three hours. Then] take it out, and put it on the barn] floor to dry. If the land be very fulll of insect eggs, a top-dressing of hotl lime will destroy them also. Sow the! land with 200 weight of salt to the I acre. Wheat Crop. —The wheat crop ini our county, it is said, looks more prom-1 ising than it has for many years, and I should no disaster overtake it, a very I large yield may be expected, as there I has been an unusual amount sown.—l Calhoun Register. •THE GEORGIA WEEKLY. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE Confederate States of America. PRESIDENT: JEFFERSON DAVIS, OF MISSISSIPPI. VICE PRESIDENT: ALEX. H. STEPHENS, OF GEORGIA. Heads of Departments: Rob’t Toombs, of Ga., Sec. of State. C. G. Memminger, of S. C., Sec. Trt'y L. P. Walker, of Ala., Sec. of War. |S. R. Mallory, of Fla., Sec. of Navy. J. 11. Reagan, of Texas, P. M. Gen’l. J. P. Benjamin, of La., Attor. Gen’l. Congress: Resident— llon. HOWELL COBB Secre’y—JOHNSON L. HOOPER. 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In all cases} the postage to be~pre paid by stamped envelopes. FRANKING PRIVILEGE. The following persons only are en titled to the franking privilege, and in all cases strictly confined to “ of ficial BUSINESS.” Postmaster General. His Chief Clerk. Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department. TW-*- * N E W k 10! PRINTING OFFICE. THE GEORGIA WEEKLY OFFICE, having been fitted up with all Ihe modern improve ments, is now prepared to do all kinds of print ing, such as Books, Catalogues, Blanks, Cards, Bill-Heads, Labels, Hand-Bills, Circulars, And every variety of Lumen Press Printinv. Orders will be thankfully received, and punc uality and neatness guaranteed. mm mum RULING & BOOKBINDING. THE Subscriber would respectfully inform the public that he has in successful opera tion, in the city of Atlanta, a New Book-Bindery. Blank Books —Ledgers, Journals, Day Bonks, Blotters, Hotel and Stable Registers, Dockets, Record Hooks, Ac—with or without Printed Headings, and Rttljpi to gtiy pattern desired, manner without delay. Magazines, Music, Newspapers, Ac., neatly bound at short notice. Orders from any part of the Slate will meet with prompt attention, and Books required to be sent by mail, band, waggon or Railroad, carefully enveloped so as to avoid the possibil ity of injury by transportation. 1-ly J. P. MASON. C ARRI AG ES. BUGGIES, WAGONS, BLACKSMITH WORK Os every kind, and Plain and Ornamental, done in superior style at the Carriage Factory of G. O. HOWARD, . 3-ly Greenville, Ga. GODFRED KENER, LAGRANGE, GEO. Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of PI Ml pll, BLINDS & SASHES, Also Agent for FISK’S MET ALIO BURIAL CASES, Mahogany and other wood COFFINS. All the above lie warrants to sell at ns reas onable prices as anyone elsewhere. 4-ly A. D. CRAVER, Pint & liquor giort, GREENVILLE, GA, Fine Brandies, Select Groceries, Wines, Cigars, Sardines, Tobacco, Naib, Oranges, Apples, Snuff, Soda, Cider, Lemon Syrup, &c., &c. All of which he will sell at astonndingly low prices. Please to give him a call—you wil, find him at the south corner, a' his old stand always at bis post. 1-ly S. B. OATMAN, MONUMENTS, TOMBS, HEAD-STONUS, MANTELS, VASES, AND Furnishing Marble, jyAlso Iron Railing for Cemetry Enclosures South of the Georgia Railroad Depot, ATLANTA, GA. R. H. RICHARDS, §Aoli StUtr ffttii Stationtr, ASD DEALER IX Sheet Music & Musical Instruments Generally, LAGRANGE, GA. I RESPECTFULLY invite tiie Citizens of Merriwelherandthealjoiningcounties to my large and well assorted stock of College, School, Medical and Miscellaneous Books, also Prince's, Mnson and Hamlin’s, and Foster's Uarmoneons and Melodeons. Together with Boardman, Gray A,C6's, and Newman's justly celebrated Piano Fortes. Ktlodeons from 46 tt> 150 dollars. Pianos from 175 to 500. Always on hand, all the new music for the Fiano. Sheet music mailed free of expense. Materials for Oil, Grecian and Opaque Painting. All orders thankfully received and promptly attended to. R. H. RICHARDS. 2-ly. BL.ANTKLS, OF every description on band and printed to order at the shortest notice at this office. Justices of the Peace, Ordinaries, Sheriffs, and others in want will plea#* take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. jProfcßßioncil sarfcs. E. CIMPEL MOBLEY. BRYAN A. WKStUKOOK. HEOBX.EV & WESTBROOK, ftltmifp nf Stab®, 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 cure. Jteg- to a trial of themselves. “tt&B 1-ly. .* Gko. A. Hall. Geo. L. Peavy. HALL Sc PEAVY, gfftmtep at fafa, GREENVILLE, GA. P.RACT.IpE ait Coweta t lrcuit, Pike, of Flint Circuit,’‘.Talbot und Harris of C buttnhoo chee Circuit. Also in Supreme Court, Atlanta, District Court at Mhrisftaiy • . 2rly JOHN W. PARK, Iftflnteij at | a fa, GREENVILLE, GA. Office, one door above Judge Warner's. A. H. FREEMAN, fffimmj at fafa, .Greenville, Ga. • «•. Will practice in the adjoining counties. Strict attention given to all business. 1-ly. DR. A. G. FLOYD, RESIDENT DENTIST, GREENVILLE, GA. Teeth set on plate from one to a full set. Pat ronage respecifully solicited. iIT All Work Warranted. DRS. ANTHONY & TERI’ELL, Practitioners of Medicine, DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, GILS, DYE STUFFS, &e. &e. 1-ly Greenville. Oa. Doctor F. 0. Diinnellv, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, GREENVILLE, GEO., Returns his thanks to the citizens of Merri-* w therfor their past confidence and support, and desires to slate that all tl e energies of his life are devoted to his profession. He is continually corresponding with the “ Giants of Medicine”—has an extensive Libra ay—a complete Case of Surgical Instruments, with all the most approved Appliances for re lieving deformities, &c., and tenders to his triends and the public generally the benefits of all the vast improvements in Medical and Surgical Sci ence. Call at his Residence. 1-ly DR. J. R. IIARRISS. . GREENVILLE, GA., Practitioner in Medicines, Wholesale A Retail Dealer in Drugs, Medicine's, Chemicals, Fine Toile'Soaps, I’ei turnery. Farcy Toilet Articles, Glass, Putty, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuff-, Fine Brandy's, Wines, Ker osine Oil,Tobacco, Cigars.Ac, All of-whicli j. will sell extreme.ly low for CASHorapproVed credit. The cash is preferred. Farmers’ and Physicians' orders Solicited. A frtsh supply of Garden Seed just received . - i-iy- GROCERIES & HARDWARE. HUGH E. MALONE T>rsrectfully solicits the custom of his old and AV new patrons at his well known stand at the Post Office. Sugar, Coffee, Syrup, Tobacco, Cigars, Boots A Shoes, Guns, Iron Ware, Powder, Shot, Lead, Soap, Oils, Candles, Whit© Lead, imd the.iiScratassori«i»nt of varim eties of a 6rst class country . store. “He has also a '• j;. . 'Sfrtendid assortment . OF LONG ISLAND The chenpest ard the best, when we consider the quality and quantity in every paper. As he pays cash for his goods he is obliged to ask the same of his patrons. i-iy- Y. L. HOPSON, WITH REID & BROTHER, DEALER.S IN iEMISMIS, Hardware, Grain and Provisions, North-East Corner Public Square, LaGRANGE, GEORGIA.. I. A. REID J B. REID. We respectfully solicit your trade and influ ence, with an assurance that we can make it to your interest 4-6 m Landreths’ Garden Seed. AFRESH SUPPLY of this reliable seed— growth of 1860 —ju*t received and for sale by ELLIS A SIMONTON ; •Ton tMt. *' GREENVILLE IfiiSflitit ftmalf Greenville, Merriwether Cos., Ga. WM. HENRY PECK, A. M., PRESIDENT, (Formerly Principal of the Public Schools of New Orleans, Chief Instructor in the N«w Orleans Female College, and bile Pro fessor of Belles Lettres, Oratory and History in the State Uni versity of Louisiana. Tho exercises of the Gkkenv;llx Colllue began on the 9tli of January for the Scholastic year of 1861, and the President spectfully solid's the patronage and encourage ment of the citizens of Merriwether and the ndjncent counties, in his desire to advanc'd fit# College to a rank second to none in the South', and equal to any in the North. The College is-empowered by Stale ruthorffy to grant Diplomas to regular Graduates in the Languages, Arts or Sciences. During the la; height years the number of Students has averaged ftom seventy to eighty in regular attendance, and durit g that time but one pnpil has died. No better proof of the excellent 'health of Greenville can be asked. The Scholastic year wj!l consist qf Forty Weeks, with a short vacation"!ir july', anil will close on er about the 29th of Octobtr, 186 k. The College will be open for 6uch as may wish to conltuul their studies, until December 20th, I£Cl. A Prize of Five Drllnrs, in Books or Coin, will be given to each Model Pupil of each Colle g:ate Class, at the Annual Commencement ia October. A similar prize will be given to the Model Pupil of the entire College. Minor prizes will be given to meritoriefus pa pils. The Preparatory and Primary Department is under the supervision and instruction of Mr*. Jennie A. Lines, formerly Principal of Prepar atory Department in the Southern Masonic Fe male College, Covington, Ga. The Musical Department is conducted by P.ofessor A. Schuciitkk, late of LaGrarge,. and u gentleman eminently qualified to fulfil the requirements of his chair. Tl.e Ornamental Department, including Draw ing, Painting, Ac., will be conducted by a com petent teacher. Grecian Painting will he taught by Miss Mary Fkances Beckwith, of Gre. n' ille, Ga. Other instructors will be engaged as the io-- terests of the College shall demand. fygtlliil' Ccilcgiqie Soqtse of §li|?ij; MINOR CLASS—Arithmetic, Grammar, His tory, Geography, Writing, Spelling, Dictation and Reading. •MAJOR CLASS —Arithmetic, Grammar, Ad vanced History and Geography, Writing, SpelPng, Dictation, Reading, Composition. JUNIOR CLASS—Mathematics, Grammar, U. Sand Foreign History, Elocution, Composi tion, Oi thography nud Defining, Dictation, Science and Rhetoric. SENIOR CLASS —Mathematics, Sciences, Rhet oric, Logic, Physiology, Composition, Dicta-., *lion, History, Evidences of Orthography, Writing and Elocution. The French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin and Greek Languages will be taught, at extrs charge, to such as may desire to learn them. Instruction in Botany, Geology, Astronomy, Chemistry, and other occult sciences will b* given during the course to those who may de sire. TERMS OF TUITION FOR TIIE SCHOLAS TIC YEAR OF FORTY WEEKS. Primary Department, S2O 00 Minor and Major Classes, 30.00 Junior and Senior Classes 40.00 Music upon Piano or Ilarp, 45 00 Each Foreign or Dead Language, 10.00 Eat:},! Ornamental Branch, 10.00 Assessment Charge, 1 00 Dues for tuition must be paid at the close of the Scholastic Year; and from them no deduc tion will be made, except in cases of protracted illness of the pnpil for whom deduction may b* asked, or in similar pressing exceptions. A discount of ten per cent, will be allowed for all advance payments. Pupils are charged with these rales of tuition from the date of their entrance to the end of the Scholastic year, except hi extraordinary cases. Board for pnpils may be ob'ained in Green ville, or with the President, upon reasonable 'erms. Apply in person or by letter to WM. HENRY PECK, President of the College, Greenville, Ga. T. R. RIPLEY, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN CHINA, CRCCKERY, QUEENS AND GLASS WARES, Lamps, Plated Goods, Table and Pocket Cut lery. Wholesale and Retail. Near Railroad, Whitehall Stmt. Atlanta, Jan. 22.’’ 861. 1-ly SIGN OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE, WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA., tjeAUER IN Silver Ware equal to Coin, SILVER PLATED WARS, WATCH MATERIAL & TOOLS! WATCiiES CAREFULLY REPAIRED. i-iy DAVID ELLIS, • ' Dealer in Staple and Fancy CROCKERY & HARDWARE, Southeast corner of the Square, GREENVILLE, GA., KEEPS constantly on hand a large acd care fully selected stock of Goods suited to the wants of the county, an examination of which he most respectfully solicits from his lady cus tomers, friends and the public gessril’y. _ jyTerms liberal and adapted to the