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AGRICULTURAL. I
Fork vs. Spades.
The time-honored spade is fallingl
into disuse. Look at yonder son ofj
Erin, as he drives the shining blade!
into the moist loam, and heaves out a|
square compressed mass, two sides of I
which are smooth and compressed as I
possible. If you are standing near
or working by his side, he will hit it a
rap and crumble the top of it a little,]
while the mass probably remains in
tact. I
The ground will be leveled off with
a rake, and the lumps will bake slowly, |
and remain, likely enough, hard and]
impervious all summer, if the ground]
is not deeply worked again. When]
spading is done in very dry weather,]
it is not liable to the same objection |
in degree, yet it leaves the soil more]
or less lumpy. ]
How different it is with the use of]
the fork. The spading fork is found]
of various forms in the shop. We|
prefer one of narrow tines, rather]
long and very thick, made of good]
steel. A good quality of steel is very]
important, for often a single tine stri-1
king a stone or stick, has to take in-1
stantly the whole force of the blow or]
shove. The tines should be thick, as
considerable prying power is often re
quired ; and they should be narrow,]
that they should be no more compress-]
ed than is necessary. ]
A fork like this may be driven much]
deeper with the same force. It will]
lift the earth quite as well as a spade,]
and without packing it. If roots of]
trees, bulbs, or anything of the kind]
are present, there is little probability]
that they will be injured, if care is]
used, and the ground will be loosenedl
sufficiently in many cases without lift-1
ing the earth at all, in a way to barel
the roots. |
The fork, in fact, may be used!
wherever the spade can be, and al
shovel is not more desirable—we dol
not claim for it superiority in shovel-|
ing sand or gravel—and it may bel
used in many places where a spade]
cannot be used. About trees, in rasp-]
berry, currant or vine-borders, espe-J
cially will the fork be found of incal-|
culable service, and the spade should |
be banished forthwith.— Homestead. I
Facts for Farmers. ]
If you invest money in tools, andj
then leave them exposed to the weath-1
er, it is the same as loaning money to!
a spendthrift without security—a deadß
1033 in both cases. R
If you invest money in books and*
never read them, it is the same asl
putting your money into a hank, butl
never drawing either principal or in I
terest. I
If you invest your money in fine!
stock, and do not feed and protect 1
them, and properly care for them, it
is the same as dressing your wife in |
silk to do kitchen work.
If you invest your money in choice |
fruits, and do qot guard, and give them |
a chance to grow and prove their value, |
it is the same as putting a good hand]
into the field with poor tools to work]
with.
If you invest your money in a good]
farm, and do not cultivate it well, it is]
the same as marrying a good wife,]
and so abusing and enslaving her as]
to crush her energies and break her
heart.
If you invest your money in a fine
house, and do not cultivate your mind
and taste so as to adorn it with intelli
gence and refinement, it is as if you
were to wear broadcloth and a silk hat
to mill.
If you invest your money in fine,
clothing and do not wear it with dig
nity and ease, it is as if a plowman
were to sit at a jeweler’s table to make]
and adjust hair springs.
If you invest your money in strong
drink, it is the same as turning hun
gry hogs into a growing corn field—
ruin will follow in»both cases.
If you invest your money in every
new wonder that flaming circulars pro
claim, it is the same as buying lottery
tickets at a lottery office where there]
are ten blanks to one prize.— Valleyl
Farmer.
• Culture of the Osier Willow.—|
There is nothing more profitable to bel
grown on land that is wet, and not sus-l
ceptible of being drained, than Osier]
Willows. They grow readily from]
cuttings stuck in the ground, and the]
great advantage is, that they can he]
grown on land that will produce noth-]
ing else of any value.
Large tracts of land in every sec-]
tion of our country lying idle, might
with great advantage be planted with
Osier Willows. They grow very lux
uriantly. I have a kind that produces
sprouts from eight to ten feet long in
a season, often cutting from sixty to]
eighty from a single stool or stump.
These are not more than from four to!
Bix years old. They should be set |
close, as the sprouts will not be so
thick at the butts, and consequently
of a more uniform thickness, and bet
ter adapted for basket work.
Many farmers have from one-half
to several acres of land that brings
them nothing, which, if it were plant
ed with willows of the proper kind,
■would produce them as much as the
best land on their farms, acre for acre,
with no labor but the gathering of the
sprouts annually.— Farmer and Gar- 1
dener. j
A Useful Liniment. Take of|
linseed oil and lime water, equal parts]
of each, and mix them. This lini-l
ment is very valuable in burns andl
scalds; efficacious in preventing in-l
fiammation after such accidents. f
THE GEORGIA WEEKLY.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF THE
Confederate States of America.
PKBSXDENT:
JEFFERSON DAYIS,
OF MISSISSIPPI.
VICE PRESIDENT;
(ALEX. H. STEPHENS,
OF GEORGIA.
Heads of Departments :
Rob’t Toombs, of Ga., Sec. of State.
C. G. Hemming er, of S. C., Sec. Trs'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:
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Is published every Wednesday morning, and
mailed to subscribers at $2 per annum, in ad
vance. It will contain the latest reliable news
from all parts of the country, and as each of
the Companies of Volunteers from Merriwether
County will contain a Reporter to this paper,
thereby furnishing an excellent medium of cor-
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1-ly J. P. MASON.
GODFRED KENER,
LA ORANGE, GEO.
Manufactnrer and Dealer in all kinds of
IUMITUII|
BLINDS & SASHES,
Also Agent for
FISK’S METALIC
BURIAL CASES,
Mahogany and other wood
COFFINS.
All the above be warrants to sell at a. reas
onable prices as any out elsewhere. 4-1 y
Professional &ari>s.
E. CHAPEL MOBLEY. BRYAN A. WESTBROOK.
MOBLEY & WESTBROOK,
fttamp Hi ftato,
GREENVILLE, GA.
Will practice in Meriwether, Troup, Coweta
Fayette and Clayton.
And in the SUPREME COURT in Atlanta, and
the DISTRICTCOU?RT in Marietta. Strict
Attention given to all business en
trusted to their care.
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Geo. A. Hall. Geo. L. Pjbavt.
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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
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fttumij at |ato,
GREENVILLE, GA.
Office, one door above Judge Warner’s.
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fttumij at fail,
Greenville, Ga.
Will practice in the adjoining counties. Strict
attention given to all business.
1-lT-
Landreths’ Garden Seed.
AFRESH SUPPLY of this' reliable seed
growth of 1860—just received and for sale
by ELLIS <k SIMON TON.
Jan 19, 18H. 1-*
GREENVILLE
ftonic fmalt ffitollm
Greenville, Merriwether Cos., Ga.
WM. HENRY PECK, A. M.,
PRESIDENT,
(Formerly Principal of the Public Schools of
New Orleans, Chief Instructor in the New
Orleans Female College, and late Pro
fessor of Belles Lettres, Oratory
and History in the State Uni
versity of Louisiana.
The exercises of the Gheenvillb Flhali
College began on the 9th of January for the
Scholastic year of 1861, and the President re
spectfully solicits the patronage and encourage
ment of the cititans of Merriwether and the
adjacent counties, in hie desire to advance the
College to a rank second to none in the South,
and equal to any in the North.
The College is empowered by State authority
to grant Diplomas to regular Graduates in the
Languages, Arts or Sciences.
During the last eight years the number of
Students bus averaged from seventy to eighty
in regular attendance, and durirg that time but
one pupil has died.
No better proof of the excellent health of
Greenville can be asked.
The Sctu>bistic.year will consist of Forty
Weeks, with a short vacation in July, and will
close on or about the 29th of October, 1861.
The College will be open for such as may
wish to continue (heir studies, until December
20th, 1861.
A Prize 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.
Jennie A. Lines, formerly Principal of Prepar
atory Department in the Southern Masonic Fe
male College, Covington, Ga.
The Musical Department is conducted by
Professor A. Schlicuteb, late of LaGrange,
and a gentleman eminently qualified to fulfil
the requirements of his chair.
The Ornamental Department, including Draw
ing, Painting, die., will be conducted by a com
petent teacher.
Grecian Painting will be -taught by Miss
Mary Frances Beckwith, of Greenville, Ga.
Other instructors will bo engaged as the in
terests of the College shall demand.
Collegiate Collide of §Uiiy:
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, U.
S. and Foreign History, Elocution, Composi
tion, Oi thogrnphy and Defining, Dictation.
EH
oric, Logic, Physiology, Composition, DieuW
tion, History, Evidences of Christianity,
Orthography, Writing and Elocution.
The French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin
and Greek Languages will be taught, at extra
charge, to such as may desire to learn them.
Instruction in Botany, Geology, Astronomy,
Chemistry, and other occult sciences will be
given during the course to those who may de
sire.
TERMS OF TUITION FOR THE SCHOLAS
TIC YEAR OF FORTY WEEKS.
Primary Department, $20.00
Minor and Major Classes, 30.00
Junior and Senior Classes,..., 40.00
Music upon Piano or Harp, 45.00
Each Foreign or Dead Language, 10.00
Each Ornamental Branch, 10.00
Assessment Charge i.oo
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 pupil for whom deduction may ba
asked, or in similar pressing exceptions.
A discount of ten per cent, will be allowed
for all advance payments.
Pupils are charged with 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 ba obtained in Green
ville, or with the President, upon reasonable
terms.
Apply in person or by letter to
WM. HENRY PECK,
President of the College,
Greenville, Ga.
T. R. RIPLEY,
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
miM, CROCKERY,
QUEENS AND GIjASS WARES,
Lamps, Plated Goods, Table and Pocket Cut
lery. Wholesale and Retail.
Near Railroad, Whitehall Street,
Atlanta, Jan. 22, 1861. 1-ly
mm
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE,
WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA.,
CEAEJCR »M
fflatrijes, ©lockn, Stodry,
Silver Ware equal to Coin,
SILVER PLATES WARE,
WATCH MATERIAL & TOOLS!
WATCHES CAREFULEY REPAIRED.
i-iy
S. B. OATMAN,
MhMU OSRIBR,
MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
JffiAD-STONUS, MANTELS, VASES,
AND
Furnishing Marble,
South es tha Georgia Railroad Depot,
ATLANTA, GA.