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AGRICULTURAL. ■
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Red Mulberry. ■
Perhaps there is no indigenous*
Aruerieen fruit tree that better do- *
serves propagation and culture in tire *
South than the Red Mulberry: If we*
had a thousand large and fruitful trees*
asst -
They supply food for swine before*
peaches, blackberries, or even hog*
plums are available for their support. ■
bn no other food do hogs appear to ■
thrive faster than on ripe mulberries ; ■
and we suggest to such as can to save ■
the seed of this useful tree to plant ■
them, or give them to agricultural ■
friends to plant. The seed can. be ■
washed out from the ripe pulp as easily I
as from a blackberry or strawberry. ■
The timber of the red mulberry is ■
much sought after for ship-bu.ld.ng!
in Baltimore and Philadelphia, for|
tree-nails, knees, and other purposes!
in naval architecture. While the mul- I
berry is about as durable as the yellow!
locust for fence posts, it has the ad-|
vantage over it of yielding from year!
to year excellent fruit that costs the!
farmer nothing. Cattle are fond of!
its green leaves, and they make rich!
manure, or very fertilizing mould,!
when they fall upon the ground and!
decay in the course of nature. I
A mulberry plantation, for ship-1
timber and railroad ties, would prove I
a fortune to one’s children; while the I
expense of getting up such a planta-1
tion would be the merest trifle, where I
land is of little value for other purpo-1
ses. Timber culture, fruit culture, I
and forest culture, are branches of
rural economy which are altogether I
too much neglected in this country.
The blaek mulberry is a native of
Persia, and the white of China. The I
latter is the species used mostly for
the production of food for silkworms , I
and with these it has been taken from I
China to India vnd'Persia, -thence tol
Syria, Greece, Italy, Spain,* and thel
United States. A mulberry orchard
cultivated for fruit alone, is something
worth having on every farm. Now is I
the time to obtain seed for such an
orchard, where young trees are not to
be hoid.—Southern Field and Fire
side.
Choosing a Cow.
The farmer’s wife must be particu
lar to remember that what we-have to
say touching the points of a goad»cow,
is not intended for her eye, as lierjlcs
ser half is supposed to know alWibout
them. Indeed, we cannot advise any,
one to rely upon a mere catalogue of
“marks.” It is .always safest to askl
the judgment of some reliable friend,
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neck, large (lewlaps,lfuH breast, nfoacT
back, large girth, capacious udder,
prominent milk-veins, large teasts,
backward-tending bag, bro;id ana
fleshy hips, long and flexiMPtail,<and
short joints, are no doubt all-, gjtjpd
signs, and yet have, perhaps, allude-1
ceived the inexperienced purch^er.
The breed of the cow, hWever, I
must be a matter of prime importance,
since some vauieties which give prodi
gious quantities of milk are aftgr all
very expensive, requiring so much
food that they would starve where an
other cow would thrive. One Rind
gives more milk, while another yields
more butter, and a third more cheese.
We should say that, for the ordinary
purposes of a family, a rather small,
gentle, hardy-looldng cow, with short I
horns, or .hornless, that gives
quantity of rich milk, is thfe flfjjpg? I
And in most of these particulars her I
qualities would have to be tested by I
actual observation and experiment.
The English Method with Milk I
Cows.—The only reason we can think I
of why the English have been able to I
furnish our best milk cows is, that)
they take more pains with cattle than I
we do. They house them at night in I
winter in clean, well-ventilated houses!
providing clean litter for them to re-1
pose upon, an abundance of clean, I
fresh food, and the fullest supply ofl
pure water. In summer time, also, I
they are housed during the hot, glar-1
ing hours of the day, and the light!
about them is subdued, to prevent!
their being annoyed by flies. In many!
instances they are combed and brushed!
daily; and they are never allowed tol
get in bad order. |
Stopping Gullies.
I am not in the habit of writing for
the papers, but as improvement is the
order of the day, I feel it my duty to
contribute my mite, if any one may be I
benefitted by it. There has been a I
great deal said about stopping and fill-1
ing up gullies, but I have never seen I
any plan laid down yet that was half I
so good or easy as my plan. I have I
been trying it for two years, and so far I
I have not failed in a single instance. I
I stopped gullies that were from one I
foot to three feet deep, in one summer I
and that without any work. My plan I
' :^I n the spring wl^^j^com-B
and whii I find a gully either made!
or started, I strew some of the seed ini
it and let them be covered by the plow I
and the gullies will soon be filled up. I
'Yotirs, &c., P. T. B. I
Southern Cultivator. I
/To yksxy—Wisdom. — A wise man I
t ? nanufactured ; an honest man I
'-O'er. Bv*tdlowing a regular series I
oi rules, ajry* youth may be made to I
•possess knowledge, but by no rules ■
which ever have been made can a youth I
be made honest. I
THE GEORGIA WEEKLY.
PROVISIONAL'GOVERNMENT' ’
OF THE
.Confederate States of America.
PRESIDENT:
I JEFFERSON DAm
OF MlgSlSSim.^
VICE PRESIDENT:
ALEX. H. STEPHENS,
OF GEORGIA.
Heads of Departments:
Rod’t Toombs, of Ga., See. of State.
C. G. MsMMiNGEiyof S. C., See. Trt'y
L. P. Walker, of of War.
S. R. Mallory, of Fla., See. of Navy.
J. H. Reagan, of Texas, P. M. G-enil.
J. P. Benjamin, of La., Attor. Gcn’l.
j Congress:
President—Hon. HO WELL COBB
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3XT E3 w
- ©is. as b fa +
PRINTING OFFICE!
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ern inprovements, is now prepared to execute
all kinds of Printing, suctyis
in © jflP hi $
CATALOGUES, CIRCULARS,
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HAJjD BILLS, BILL-HEADS, lc„
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Is published every Wednesday morning, and
mailed to # subscribers at per annum, in ad
vance. It will contain the latest reliable news
from all parts of the country, and as eadi of
the Companies of Volunteers from* llerriwether
County will contain a Reporter to this paper,
thereby furnishing an excellent median* of cor
resDormetiee between 'tlie
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It should be in the hands of every man in the
County. Address ordenrk)
■ ones,
Greenville, Ga.
leei-miif
RULING &*' BOOK-BINDING.
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the public that he has iu successful opera
tion, in the city of Atlanta, a •
New Book-Bindery.
Blank Books?— Ledgers, Journals, Day Books,
Blotters, Hotel andJStable Registers, Dockets,
Record Books, Ac —with or without Printed
Headings, and Ruled to any pattern desired,
manufactured in thq neatest and most durable
manner without delay. '
Magazines, Mu9ic, Newspapers, Ac., neatly
bound at short notice.
Orders from any part of the State will
meet with prompt attention, and Books required
to be sent by mail, hand, waggon or Railroad,
carefully enveloped so as to avoid the possibil
ity of injury by transportation.
1-lj J. P. MASON.
GODFRED KENER,
LA GRANGE, GEO.
Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of
FUlIf ITiJllj
BLINDS & SASHES,
Also Agent for
FISK’S METALIC
BURIAL CASES,
Mahogany and other wood
COFFINS.
All the above he warrants to sell at as reas
onable prices as any one elsewhere. 4-ly
proves s ten a l &ari>o.
BR YAN~A. WESTBROOK,
fttamj at Safa,
GREENVILLE, GA.
Will practice in Meriwether, Troup, Coweta
Fayette and Clayttfn.
And.in the SUPREME COURT in Atlanta, and
the DISTRICT COURT in Marietta. Strict
Attention given to all business en
trusted to his care.
BSS“ Refers to a trial of himself:
1-ly. ’ ' •'* /■ , . V
Geo. A. Hall. Geo. L. Peavy.
HALL St PEAVY,
at Stafo,
GA.
PRACTICE in Coweta Circuit, Pike, of Flint
Circuit, Talbot and Harris* of Chattahoo
chee Circuit.
Also in Supreme Conrt, Atlanta, District
Court at Marietta. 2-1 j
JOHN W PARK,
f ttuninj at §afo,
I GREENVILLE, GA.
J Office, one door above Judge Warner’s.
A. H. FREEMAN,
ftistmtj at Sato,
Greenville, Ga.
Will practice in the adjoining counties. Strict
attention given to all business.
>*• J • }| A |t ,
DR. A. G. FLOYD, 9
RESIDENT DENTIST,
GREKNVZLLB, 04.
Teeth set on plate from one to a set. -Pat
ronage respectfully solicited.
O'* All Work Warrant^.
GREENVILLE
ifouam ft malt Csttegi
Greenville, Merriwether Cos., Ga.
WM. HENRY PECK, A. M.,
I jPUEBIUENT,
(Formerly Principal of the Public School* of
New Orleaqp, Chief Instructor in the New
Orleans Female College, and late Pro
fessor of Belles Lettres, Oratory
and Hjstory in the State Uni
versity of Louisiana.
The exercises of the Greznvilli Fkmali
College began on tbe 9th of January for the
Scholastic year of 1861, and the President re
spectfully solicits the patronage and encourage
ment of tbe citizens 8f Merriwether and the
adjacent counties, in his desire to advance the
College to a rank second to none iu 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 has averaged from seventy to eighty
in regular attendance, and Uurir g that time but
one pupil has died.
No heifer proof dt tt* ..ecllont health Hit"
Greenville can be asked.
The Scholastic y&r will consist of Forty
Weeks, with a short vacation in July, and will
close on or about the 29th of October, 18*1.
The College will be open. for such an may
wish to continue their studies, until December
20th, 1861. W
A Prize of F|ve Dollars,' in Books or Coin,
will be given (dN* Model Pupil of each Coile
giate Class, at Hie 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. M F
The Preparatory and Primary Department is
under the supervision and instruction of Mrs.
Jennie A. Lines, jjjftnerly Principal of Prepar
atory Department in the Southern Masonic Fe-'
pjale College, Covington, Ga.
The Musical is conducted by
Professor A. SCHLieiiTEtf, late of LaGrnnge,
and a gentleman eminently qualified to fulfil
the requirements of his chair.
The Ornamental Department, including Draw
ing, Painting, Ac., will be conducted by a com
petent teacher.
Grecian Painting will be taoght by Miss
Mary Frances Beckwith, of Greenville, Ga.
Other instructors will be engaged aa the in.
terests of the College shall demand.
Goqlrge of :
MINOR CLASS—Arithmetic, Grammar, Hle
tory, Geography, Writing, Spelling, Dictation
and Reading.
MAJOR CLASS—Arithmetic, Grammar, Ad
vanced History Geography, Writing,
Spelling, Dictation, Reading, Composition.
JUNIOR CLASS—Mathematics, Grammar, U.
S. and Foreign Hilitory, Elocution, Composi
tion, Orthography and Defining, Dictation,
SEN [OR 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 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 ba
given during the course to those who may de
sire.
TERMS OF TUITION FOR THE SCHOLAS
TIC TEAR OF FORTY WEEKS.
Primary Department, $20.00
Minor and Major Classes,.,. 30.00
Junior and Senior Classes, v . 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 b%paid at the class Os
the Scholastic Year ; and from them no deduc
tion will be made, eitepUin cases of protnu-ted
illness of the pupil for whom deduction may bo
asked, or in aimilar’jiressing exceptions.
A discount of terr 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. pupilg may be obtained in Green
ville, or with Ljjjj&jPresident, upon reasonable
terms.
Apply in person or by letter to
WM. HENRY PECK,
President of the College,
Greenville, Ga.
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T. R. RIPLEY,.
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
CHINA, EROCKBRY,
QUEENS AND GLASS WARES,
Lamps, Plated Goods, Table and Pocket Cut
lery. Wholesale and Retail. ,
Near Railroad , Whitehall Street. »
Atlanta, Jan. 22, >B6l. 1-i j
SIGN or THE GOLDEN EAGLE,
WHITEHALL STREET* ATLANTA, GA,
dealer IN
blocks, jfattlrg,
Silver Ware equal tO: Coin,
SILVEH PLATED WARE,
WATCH MATERIAL & TOOLS l
WATCHES CAREFULLY REPAIRED.
l-ly
S. B. OATMAN,
M§ft£ DBAIBR,
MOIHnMENTS, TOMBS,
HEAD-STONES, MANTJELS, VASES,
AND
Furnishing Marble,’
EyAlso Iron Railing for Cemetry Enclosure,
South Os the Georgia SVilroad Depot,
ATLANTA, GA.