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A Iljj Fireside Miscellany. di*»
ATHENS,. GA,
VOL XL.-,Na 3f-
MoioX&i&r
11 scrape. Nbw, my child is sick for the
1 want of that very three dollars. Then,
i how I have deceived and cheated my-
*1£ I nojdhew boots, and yet I have
the house.
After her husband had gone, Mrs.
Ellery endeavored to soothe her child's
feelings; but it was with a heavy heart
that she saw her little daughter start
for school, for she knew that her dress
was insufficient to protect her from the
weather, but she fixed the little one
I knowed • roan, which he lived In Jones,
Which Jones is a county of red hills sad ate—,
And he lived pretty much hy getUn’ of t-p*
And hi* mulee were nuthln’ bat akin and hones.
And hia hogs was as tat as his corn-bread pones,
And he had ’hoot n thousand acres 6’ land.
This man—which hia nano it waa also Jones,
He sworn that he’d leave them old red hills and
rrausHKn wxkklt,
BY S. A. ATKINSON,
THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
vioudy to have gone ou such a nightfs
entertainment, he might have said
“no,* but now, with three glasses of
brandy-punch sending its fumes up in
to his brain, he most lwhflgitatingly
said “ yes,* aud so to the billiard-room
they went, mod it was not till the city
bell strode the hour of midnight *li«t
, the party broke up.
When Charles Ellery left his jolly
sufleredfor their want because I thought
I could not afford it; and yet, what I
spent last night would have bought
them, and my money would have been
a source.of lasting good; but now I
have made it a lasting evil.
In such meditation Charles Ellery
walked to his shop. A thousand
scenes of past came hack to his
mind, and-;
-a to tire public that' they h.vi jturt optoa*'’ !
® olfee FamilyOroteries, *
An&tt ni ■
. r. Presell, Oysters,
Salmon aWi other Fith,
f g b>.. Mearonx, Cundict,\larye Variety,
BwtwkiwjC C'hrwiM|[ Tobacco
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)[}ke, Brand it, over J. H. Huggins.
RITES or ADVERTISING.
j,lTertt*emenu will be In sorted at One Dollar and
iny Cebu par Square of 11 lines, for the first, and
ivsnty.flv* Ccnla for each subsequent Imart Ion,
thousand pictures
companions he found that he had r
Business Directory.
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In short, evei>y article to he found in an estab-
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I*R COBB. A. 8. ERWIN. HOWHLI, COBB.
COBB, ERWIN te COBB,
TTORNEY8AT LAW,
L Athena, Georgia. Office In the Dcuprec
M.VAN ESTES,
TTORNEY AT
llomar, Bank* County, Qa.
I). G. AN DLEK,
TTORNEY AT LAW
Homar, Bank, County. Ga. Will practice
counties of Bank,, Jackson, Hall, llaber-
■baatand Franklin.
BASTIN' W. RIDKX,
TTORNEY AT LAW,
. and Notary Public, Athena, Qa. WIU pnu>
i in the Weatern circuit; will give particular
Itlentloo to the collection of claims, and will act aa
lentfor the purchase and sale of real estate and
ay taxes on wild lands. JanlStf
U. SKt'.LTON,
SKELTON
C. W. sr.IDF.Lt.,
& SEIDELL.
[ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
(•* Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia.
PITTMAN & HINTON,
TTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga.
SAMUEL P. THURMOND,
A T T O R N E Y A T L A W ,
Athena, Oa. Office on Broad street, over
tllsrry A Sou’s Store. Will give special attention
I to eaves iu Bankruptcy. Also, to the collection of
I all claim, entrusted to his care.
J. J. A J. r, ALEXANDER,
[FAKALERS IN HARDWARE,
I L-' Iron Steel, Nall,, Carriage Material, Mining
Implement., Ac.. Whitehall,t., Atlanta.
4. IL B’CLESKET, ~~
A TTORNEYATLAW,
■ -TA. Carnesvllle, Franklin county, Ga. Office
I rmerly occupied by J. F. Langston, Esq. Jail
Corn JShellers
— AND—
[Agricultural Implements.
'E ARE AGENTS FOR THE
Allowing standard Machine,:
Backer Reaper aad Bower :
Hall. Moore A Backhard’s 1’u.rer A Thresher;
Koathrr l S ir.-hn d ie him- IV,
Ca t • Mill, ,'i I 'ina ir Kumrstor* ;
r, also have a Tin Shop In tlm rear of the etore,
ere we keep .,11 kind* nt Tin, Miu.it Iron and
pper wuk We .,U.> keep a gund slock of Tin
Vara on haul, n il •" the best in Georgia,” but
ieae better then our,, and at low prices.
We nod cordially return our sincere thsnks to
er friends Slid vinioujcr* in A i Ill'll, Slid the conn-
ry, end hop,, hy strict attention to business, to
■eritaeoatiniiinceof their custom.
AU eu.amen 1- fro n the country strictly attend
’d to. Wa will lie happy to see ail at our stund,
io. (, Broad street. Alliens, Ga.
SI'MMKY A NEWTON.
For he couldn't make nuthln’ but yellowish cotton,
And little o’ that, and hia fence, was rotten,
And whatUUle corn he had Ml waa bough ten,
And dinged Ifa livin’was In the land.
And the longer he swore the madder he got,
And he ria and he walked to tho stable lot.
And he hollered to Thro to come tbar si
For to emigrate eomovhar whar land was rich,
And to quit raisin’ copk-bnre, thistles aad eich,
And aWastW that time on the comad land.
So him and Tom they hitched up the mulea,
Pertcstln’ that folks was mighty big foob
That ’ud stay In Georgy ther lifetime out.
Jest scratching a livin’, when all of ’em mout
Git places In Texas whar cotton would sprout
By the time you can plant It In the land.
And he drl v by a bouse whar a man named Brown
Was a livin’ not for from the edge o’ town,
And he bantered Brown for to buy his place,
And said that bein’ as money was skace,
And bein’ os ihcrlfl ’a was hard ’o foce,
Two dollars an acre would git tho land.
They closed at a dollar and flfty cents.
And Jones he bought him a wagin and tents,
And loaded his corn, end hts wimmln end truck,
And moved to Texas, which It tuck
His entire pile, with the bet of luck,
To git tbar and git him a little land.
But Brown moved out on the old Jones form,
And he rolled up his breeches and bared his era,
And be picked all the rocks from off’n the groun’,
And he rooted It np and plowed it down,
Then he sowed hi, corn and wheat In the land.
Five yean slid by, and Brown one day,
(Which he'd got eo fist that be wouldn't weigh,)
Wa, a settin’ down, sorter lastly,
To the buUlest dinner you ever see,
When the old 'oman said sorter doubtlngly,
" Van’s Jones, which you bought his land.”
And Jones it was, standln’ oat at the fence,
And ha hadn't no wagin, nor moles, nor tents,
For be had left Texas afoot and com
To Georgia to see ef he couldn't get sum
Employment, and he was lookin’ aa hum-
Ble a, ef he had never owned any land.
But Brown he axed him In, and he sot
Him down to his Tittles smokin’ hot.
And when he'd told his Texas troubles o'er,
Brown looked at him sharp and then rla and swore
That, ■* whether men's land was rich or poor,
Tbar mas more In themes than thxr was In the
land."—Macon Telegraph.
The Three Dolhtr BID.
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JEWING -MACHINES!!
PRDNOl’XCED THE BEST IX CHE,
1 Y ALL WH > HAVE TRIED
them. Tbs,s machine,, with all the
IMPROVEMENTS
AND
ATTACHMENTS,
B'T be had, at manufacturer's prices, freight
Mied.etthe
BANNER OFFICE.
Notice.
|To the Citizen* of Franklin and adjoin
ing Counties.
M.V. GURLEY,
[Q ERG EON DENTIST,
jO Ha, recently located at Carnesvllle for the
parpoeeof practicing his profession, Persons desir-
Bn;e„rk In his line will give him a call. Teeth
“wited on the most Improved basis for from 87.10
I-' oo. office in Franklin House, over A. D.
tier’s Store. Nov. 11. 1870-Sm
Dcmarcst & Woodruff,
(Successor, to Toulissos-Dkwabfjst Co.,)
|G28 & 631, Broadway, N. Y.
manufacturers of
BUGGIES, k
Especially adapted te Southern Roads.
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[LIGHT VICTORIAS,
PHAETONS,
CABRIOLAS,
ROCK A WAYS,
And a)l ether styles of Fine Carriages,
For ana or two horses.
TOP& NO TOP BUGGIES,
On Eliptlc aad Sid# Springs.
CONCORD BUGGIES,
.Tfdfl tlacKtand Jersey Wagons.
We are also sole manafoeturen of the
I'Noodruff Concord Buggy
| I'Utlstlea Wagon for 1, S. 4 aad • Horses.
1 fh ’ bat Buggy aad Wagon In Amertea for the
L*'1shMu exreriense of thirty V can in
K,*'?« »"rk for the Southern Staten, end know
Kfdy what U wanted to stand the roads. We
[4 Mi to M nd for Circulars, end parties visiting
(■J or Ji,»e especially Invite to call at our Ware-
We solicit the trade of merchants ead
( * Dlestreted Circulars, with prices, eent hy
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“ Charles,” said Sarah Ellery to her
husband, as he was leaning back from
the breakfast table, “ can you let me
have three dollars this morning ?”
“ Three dollars, Sarah 1 Why, what
do you want of it ?”
“ Why,” returned the wife, in a per
suasive tone, while a shade of anxiety
flitted across her face, ** you know little
Lucy needs an outside garment of some
kind, for even yesterday she came home
ctying from the effects ot the cold, and
to-day it will be colder still. Now Mrs.
Robinson has a sack which she had
mode for her little child, but as it is too
small she would like to sell it, and offers
it to me for three dollars. It just fits
Lucy.”
“ Well, you can got it, I suppose,
said Mr. Ellery, somewhat uneasily.
“ Rut can yon let me have the money,
Charles ?”
* No, Sarah, I could not to-day.
* Then I cannot get the sack,” re
turned Mrs. Ellery, in a disappointed
tone; “ for when Mrs. Robinson sells
it she wants the money to get another.
If you could accommodate me to-day,
Charles?” , .
I cannot, Sarah; so there’s an end
to it. I’ve been wanting a new pair of
boots this three weeks, but I can’t af
ford the money to get them. You will
have to fix Lucy up some way for the
present, and before long perhaps I can
get her a sack.*
“ And can’t I have a sack, mamma?”
asked the child, a blue e^ed girl of six
yesrs of age.
“Not now, Lucy. Pa hasn’t the
money,” answered her mother, endeav
oring to soothe the child in its disap
pointment.
“ Not to spare” said Mr. Ellery, in
a sort of nervous, explanatory manner.
“ I have money enough for that, but
have several small debtB that mast be
paid.”
The child was bitterly disappointed,
and being no longer able to control her
grief she burst into tears. Mrs. Ellery
looked sad and thoughtful, nor coaid
she repress the tear-drop that stole to
her eye.
“ There 1* uttered Charles Ellery, as
he rose from the table and set his chair
back with an energetic movement,
“ that’s always the way. It’s nothing
but money, money; and then when
havn’t got it, there must be a crying
spell.”
“ O, you wrong me, Charles,” ut
tered Sarah; in an earnest tone, as she
gazed reproachfully up into her hus
band’s face.
“ You know that for myself I am
willing to got along almost any way-
even if I stay away from church, rather
than call upon you for clothing; bat
our child must go to school, and for
her sake I have asked this. It L the
first time I liavo asked you for money
for over a month.”
Chafles Elleiy left like making some
harsh reply to liis wife’s reiiiark,- hut
ho could,not help seeing th*t she di<,
not deserve it, and in an unhappy and
np the best she could, and fiuntiy hop
ing she might not suffer, the mother
saw the child deport. In vain was it
that Mrs. Ellery tried to banish the
unpleasant feeling that had taken pos
session of her mind, for long had
suffered in silence and alone; an
throughout the day she was sad ai
unhappy.
Charles Ellery was a good mechanic,
and he worked very steadily, and his
pay amounted to ten dollars a week.
His house rent was only one dollar and
twenty-five cents per week, his furni
ture was all paid for, and his provisions
did not average over four dollars a
week at furtherest, and yet his wife and
child actually suffered, at times, for the
wont of clothing. Not that they were
ever ragged, or even short of decent
wearing apparel, hut there were many
little things that would have really con
duced to their comfort and happiness,
which they were obliged to do without;
anS then, when the wife did obtain
some trifling article of dress, the money
with which to pay for it came so hard
and ungraciously, that she would almost
rather have done without it There
was another thing that added to her
weight of sorrows. For a long time
her husband had passed his evenings
away from home, even remaining away
till midnight, and often later, and at
such times he made frequent use of al
coholic beverages; but against this she
had never made a decided remon
strance, for he had never returned to
his home in a state of intoxication, and
she had no idea that what little he
drank could make much difference in
pecuniary point of view. Yet Sarah
Ellery was not without her fears, and
as night after night passed, and found
her husband absent from his home, she
could not but tremble for the future.
That night little Lucy returned from
school wet and cold; and with a moth
er’s fond care, Mrs. Ellery changed her
garments and placed her by a warm
fire; but a cold shiver seemed to have
taken possession of the child, which no
outward warmth could overcome, and
the mother justly feared that the daugh
ter would be sick. Charles came home
to his supper, and the events of the
morning having passed from his mind,
he was comparatively happy and cheer
ful ; but still he could not help noticing
that his little child was not as sprightly
as usual, and that his wife was sad and
thoughtful. Then the thought come
over him that this was the effect of the
morning scene, and he became moody
and taciturn, and at length he took his
hut to go out.
“ Charles," said his wife, in a kind
imploring manner,” “couldn’t you stay
with me this evening ? I’m afraid Lucy
is going to be sick, and it Is so dark
and stormy that I really feel lonesome.
You used to spend yonr evenings with
your wife.
“ O, m be back in good season, Sa
rah. Tm just going out to see what’s
going on. LucyTl he well enough, I
guess.”
“ Then you will be at home early,
won’t you.”
Yes,” replied Mr. Ellery, in a sort
of hesitating, indecisive manner; and
without further remark he left the
house.
Now, as Charles Ellery walked along
away from his house, he made up his
mind that be would return early—he
would look in at one or two places
his companions were in the habit of
congregating, smoke a cigar, have a
little chat, and then return. The first
place he came to was an oyster saloon,
kept by one of his old friends, and as
he entered, he was greeted by a hearty
welcome from all hands.
Come, boys,” said one of the party,
shortly after Charles had entered,
“ let's shake for the drinks. 1
Charles Elleiy might have resisted
a direct invitation to drink, fbr bis ap
petite did not crave it; but the accom
panying amusement was so entertain
ing, so social, that he could not 6ay no,
and so he joined with the rest in the
sport. The dice-box was procured,
and the party, eight in all, commenced
the game. Round and round went the
dice—one after another of the party
was freed from the “treat and at length
Charles Ellery was derided the loser.
Hot brandy punches were called for,
and Charles pud the bill—fifty cents
—bat that was nothing—’twas mere
spent just three dollars; but the fumes
of pleasing liquor still made him fed
happy, and he thought it a mere trifle
when compared with the amount of so
cial pleasure he had received from it
With a light, easy step he started to
ward his home, but ere he had been
long on the way, his step grew heavier,
for he happened to remember that he
had promised his wife that he would
be at home in good season, and when
he entered his dwelling it was not with
out a misgiving that he was not doing
exactly as he ought to do. He found
his wife with a thick Bhawl drawn
closely over her shoulders, sitting over
the fire; and as the gentle Sarah cast
her eyes towards him, he could not fail
to observe that they were red and
swollen with weeping.
1 Why, Sarah, what are you up for
at this late time of night?* asked
Charles, in a sort of wondering, un
easy tone.
“ I could not go till you had come,
Charles,” said she, rising from her seat,
and extending her hand to her hus
band. “And besides, our child is
very sick. O, I hope that Lucy will
not have the fever that is so prevalent
around us.”
O, there’s no danger, I guess,” re
turned Mr. Ellery, in a conciliatory
tone. ‘ ‘ Only a slight cold—she’ll soon
get over it.”
“ But she’s very sick, Charles—very
sick, and I am very fearful that she is
threatened with a fever. I have done
everything for her I could, however,
and perhaps she may get over it.”
Charles Ellery felt ill at ease. Not
one word had his wife said about re
maining so late away from hom?, and
as he began to realize how much she
had suffered in her loneliness, his heart
smote him with his coldness. Such
little attentions as Mrs. Ellery could
bestow upon her child, were freely ad
ministered, but sometime ere the
morning dawned, Mr. Ellery found it
necessary to go for the doctor.
The first gray streaks of morning
wtre beginning to relieve the gloom of
the eastern horizon when the doctor
entered where little Lucy Ellery lay.
“You should have called me last
evening, Mr. Ellery,” said the physi
cian, as he felt the child’s pulse, and
examined her tongue. “ Then I might
have broken up this fever, but it’s too
late now. The disease is firmly seat
ed.” Then turning to Mrs. Ellery, he
continned:
I’m afraid you have not been suf
ficiently careful of your child. You
say she attended school yesterday ?*
“ Yes, sir.”
“Then her cold must have been
very sudden,” remarked the doctor,
again turning to the child. “ How
ever,” he added, in a sort of explana
tory manner, “we must all learn by
experience. At such seasons as the
present, children cannot be too warm
ly dressed when out of doors.'
Sarah dared not look up at her hus
band, for she feared he might miscon
strue her feelings. Charles dared not
look at his wife, for he feared to meet
her tearful gaze.
Mamma,” caid little Lucy, in
weak, husky voioe, after the doctor
had gone, “my bead aches very hard.
O! if I had had that sack to wear,
shouldn’t have been sick, should
ma?”
“ Hush, my dear; perhaps when
you get well papa will be able to get
you one," said Mrs. Ellery, as she drew
the bed-dothes over the child, and
smoothed her burning brow.
Like a long, reverberating thunder
bolt fell the ample words upon the ear
of Charles Ellery. For the first time
he began to see the course he was pur
suing, in its true light He had never
meant to sin—he had never meant
wrong a human being, and in his most
excited moments of social frolic, he
had never dreamed that harm was be
ing the result Hia breakfast was eat
en in silence, and promising that he
would be at home to an early dinner,
he went to his work.
“ Good God !* exclaimed Charles
Ellery, as he stepped out into the open
sport; and without a thought save of
pleasure, be threw a three dollar bill
upon the bar, from which to have the
expense of the eight “ punches” taken.”
The sport was so exciting that the dice-
box was called for again, and though
Charles £Ot clear of the bill,
drank with the rest, and then a
time did Charles Ellery drink.
All hands wore now ready for amuse-
air. “ Is it possible that I have so
long been sowing the seeds of misery
in my family? Yesterday morning
nay good, kind wife wanted three dollars
to boy a sack for our dear child,
could not spare it! And yet, Iasi
evening I spent the full sum for noth-
ing—ay, worse than nothing, for even
now my head aches, and my whole
system 5b out of tune from last night’s
and himself. How many times bad
his wife wanted some little article of
comfort that he had denied her, be-
cause he could not spare the money-
how many times had his child begged
for some small toy, which his scanty
purse obliged him to refuse—and how
often had he seen some trifling article
of food, clothing, or ornament, which
he would have been pleased to pur
chase, but that he had not moucy
enough; and yet, on each of such occa
sions, he could distinctly remember
having spent double that sum which
his family's comfort required, for a
mere nothing!—for worse than noth
ing 1 Night after night he had passed
away from home, wasting his money,
his health, and his strength, while his
poor wife was lonesome and sad at
home. How much of useful reading
he might have gained—how much
happiness bestowed upon his wife—
how much money might he have saved,
and above all, how much happier
might he have been himself, had those
evenings been spent beneath his roof,
Charles Elleiy was not blind, and of
course, he resolved to reform.
• When Mr. Ellery returned from his
day’s work he found his child quite
sick, but yet not dangerously so. The
doctor had left word for him to go to
the apothecary’s after some medicine,
and after eating hi* supper he started
off, and though he met half a dozen of
his old companions, each of whom
urged him to join them, yet he had no
thought save to return immediately to
his home; and the kind, grateful look
oi his wife, when he returned so early,
sent a thrill of pleasure to his soul,
such as he had not experienced for a
long time.
A week passed away, and every
evening had Charles spent at home
with his wife. He had read and con
versed, and laughed and played with
his recovering child, and when Satur
day night came, he felt himself to be
the happiest man alive. In vain was
it that he was urged to join again the
social circles of his bacchanalian com
panions, but his heart turned to loath
ing away from their revelry, and he
wondered how he could ever have
given them the preference over his own
sweet home.
Sarah,” said he, as he returned
home on the last evening of the week,
has Mrs Robinson sold that sack yet?”
“No, Charles.”
“Then here are five dollars,” said Mr.
Ellery, at the same time landing his
wife a bill. “You can purchase the
sack, and then you will have two do!
tore left, which you can use as you
think proper.'
“But I’m afraid you cannot afford
this, Charles,” returned Sarah, look
ing half-wondertogly and half-toquis-
itively into her husband’s face.
Afford it,” uttered Charles, gating
tenderly into his wife’s kind features,
O, my dear wife, if iny pest neglect
can be foigotten and foigiven, I will
afford everything that can conduce to
your happiness. Instead of paying
money forusdses, hurtful amusements,
I will use it for the comfort ot my dear
family.*
‘Charles,” cried the enraptured wife,
“I have never blamed you. I have
never ^ found fault; but, O, if you will
make me happy by your company
these long Winter evenings, I shall be
happy indeed.”
And that company you shall have.
In fact, I will be a husband and a fa
ther, returned Charles, with a proud,
conscious look, and on the next mo
ment ho folded his wife to his bosom.
She wept, but they were tears of joy
that rolled over her cheeks, and she
thanked Heaven for the bliss of that
moment.
The Winter passed away, and the
gentle breath of Spring warmed the
earth into life. -Charles Ellery had
put a new carpet upon his floor-r-to
his wife he had given a silk dress, and
plenty of other clothing, and to his
child he had given everything that her
childish pleasure could require. • His
evenings had been spent at home, ex
cepting on such occasions as his wife
might bear him company, and to his
heart he knew that be was happier
and better than before. To make his
home happy, and to make himself a
useful member of society, were now his
highest aims; and he firmly resolved
never, never again to mistake a false
sociality for the true sphere of his
moral and social nature.
Farm Miscellany,
Betuterity to Feedtof Stack* . , 'x
The number of good feeders of stock
among farmers is comparatively small.
By the term “good feeder^ we mean
thoee who by judirious economy and
care to management, secure the great
est benefit to their stock from, a liberal
use of the forage and other farm pro
ducts fed to stock, rather than those
who feed extravagantly high. The
feeding of the totter is often attended
with waste. To illustrate this point
we may mention the cbm of a neighbor
of our own, a successful farmer €0
years old, who stall fed a yoke at heavy
oxen fbr a market tost winter. After
eating sixteen hundred pounds (1600
lbs.) of corn meal and all the good hay
they wanted, they weighed exactly
twenty pounds (20 lbs.) more than
when the feeding began.
It is noticed that the stuck of some
farmers is always to fine condition.
They never feed high. Very little
meal or grain is used, nothing is wasted
about their barns, while the stock of
their neighbors who have abundance of
equally good hay and use fully as much
meal, will be lean and hide bound, and
in low condition every way. The
greater success of one is due entirely
to his skill to the care of stock and the
uniform care and attention it receives.
Among the many essentials of suc
cessful management of stock, of the
first importance, is absolute regularity
in every thing. It has been said that
the appetite of a cow or a sheep is a
perfcctclironometer. They know when
feeding time comes, and become rest
less and uneasy if the feeding does not
proceed as usual. This restlessness is
unfavorable to thrift. Absolute quiet
and contentment are essential to the
most rapid growth.
When the feeding time comes, the
regular rations should be given without
delay, and with as little noise and com
motion as may lie.
It is not only necessary to observe reg
ularity, but the routine itself should be
such as not to interfere with the quiet
of the stock. In the management of
our own herd of dairy cows we prac
ticed for a time feeding roots at night
after milking. The cows were fed at
three o’clock, and after eating two
hours were milked, and the turnips
were cut to the bam where the stable
is situated, and fed to them just at
night It was found that os the time
for the turnips approached, the cows
were all on tip-toe of expectation, watch
ing every movement, and exhibiting
the greatest eagerness and impatience.
If a barn door moved they looked
around anxioariyfor the expected treat.
This would begin more than an hour
before the regular time for feeding
molt; and ifabaritetiiiU wen brought
into the barn, no more hay would they
cat until the turnips came. It was
found to interfere materially with the
welfare of the cattle aud the product
of milk, and the hour of feeding of
roots was changed. The plan of feed
ing meal at once on tying up the cattle
to the afternoon, followed^ hy roots and
then hay, proves to be more satisfacto
ry. It may be mentioned that a peck
of turnips each, fed in this way has no
unpleasant effect on the flavor of the
milk, the same being thoroughly cooled
and aerated before closing the cans for
transportation.—Record and Farmer.
Grape Culture for Profit*
While our agricultural journals, both
North and South, lure devoted no little
space to the illustration and description
of all sorts of “new” and “promising”
grapes; and thousands of dollars have
annually been spent to the effort to pro
cure a finer wine grape than the Cataw
ba, or a better table grape than the
Concord or Delaware; a few sensible
practide men, to North Carolina and
elsewhere to tho South, contented them
selves with the good old Scuppcrnong—a
true native, and “to the manor bora;"
and, from year to year, have extended
their vineyards and canopies, and
reaped the most satisfactory rewards
that have ever followed the grape cul
ture to tho cotton States.
We do not regard the Scupperaong
, f "cTW
er :-n*»
Wfelli *wtl fli TvYr-rt Hliw
In* p^.
er (or white Scupperaong); several new
sub-varietien of this grape; all of North
Carolina origin, have lately * been
brought into Doticei ^Amotig'thcs^we
have the “FowerS grape,*! i dark ^va
riety of excellent quality, which* la
more inclined to bunch,”: (i. e. form
dusters), than Scupperaong; titty ripen
a month later than that old ftvorite,
aad persistently hangs on the ^ino un
til frost. Also the “Thomas” rind
“tender pulp,’* -two other new and de
sirable varieties ai the Scupperitaug
fiuafly, poawadhgdistiiirtvwiii i icnough
to recommend them to the notice of
amateur frait growers.
We have written this short notice of
one of our well-known and favorite
fruits, for the purpose of earnestly
commending the more general culture
of this grape to many of our impover
ished and struggling people. The vines
can be cheaply obtained, and multi
plied to any extent by layers, and even
by cuttings, at thirty feet apart, each
war, forty-eight vines will cover on
acre; the labor of digging the holes,
planting and tending the vines (they
require little or no pruning—forming a
simple, rustic arbor or canopy of posts
and rails, and bringing the vines into
full bearing, is very slight indeed.
And the yidd of fruit and wine, from
a few acres, which could he worked
(after planting), hy one man and a
horse, would be sufficient to support
any ordinary family in comfort and to.
dependence.
Let those who are engaged in harder
and more precarious employments,
turn their attention to this matter; se
cure a few acres of suitable land, at a
fair price, in some good, convenient
locality; prepare this land properly,
plant their Scuppcrnong*, and take
care of them; and to a very few years
they con “ sit under their own vines”
and gather the fruit thereof with pleas
ure and profit.—Our Home Journal.
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EXCLUSIVELY CASH! !
RimUCE I) ‘P me ES.
OYSTERS ANt> FHSfl
eery TiicmIjv and Friday. Fill
och—Oyatws 70 ccnla per quart,
hand a lance assortment «f Clfan.
Pipe.., Tobacco, I'indlc, Fruit a, PlcUca, Sar
dine*, Ac.' . . ’ 1 1
J - aHB4h<9UUa&8» •*
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
SodaCrackara VtUf fcr
Lam on Sup* - par lb. Sue.
Spice Cracker*.... pro lb. 98c.
Cream Crackwella |*rlb.Uf,
PlcNte darken... ™
Win; A. Talmadge, i
POST OFFH'K, COL. AVKXCK. ITU US
Good Fakmikg.—The Summit
(Miss.) limes, gives us ah account
of thb forming operations of Mr. John
Jolly, treasurer of Lawrence county,
Miss., whoso form lies about two miles
north of Monticcllo, who has made on
one acre of ground, 2,680 pounds of
seed cotton, without manure, nud on
an area of four ocres/hc gathered ^,-
600 pounds of cottotiandforty barrels
of com, without manure of-any sort.
With hia two sous, lie has paid 82,500,
the price of his place, from the pro
ceed* jef hiaduMiffi the jari two yearn,
and lived like on independent man in
the meantime. . -J imuo-n L
. Virginia made 65,000 gallons of fruit
brandy last year, j .7/ ft . ; (
Useful fftccipes.
Dealer in Watch.*, Clerk*. Jewelry, SIlter-pHtcd
Ware, Musical Instrument*, Spectacle*. Gun*,
rittols, Sporting Equipment*, Ac.. Ac. 1
A Select Stuck <■( American and Im
ported Watches, Doable Gnu with
40 luch barrel, ctcellenl for long
range, natal* of ail ktafe J I: O',
I’enctration of buU 6’-;
Inches Into wood.
With a desire to plca*e all, will sell tbe above good
at very reasonable prices. ii’ttf
. ... . t;; ,„
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Gun* and Pistols,
promptly attended to In a natlslaptory manner.—
Call and see for ynurselvv*. _ »pr 4
LOOK
O !
JUSt AffiUVED;;
A FINRftTOCK of DRY GOOD**,
a hoc nil it'd, ruorisioxs, hoots,
shoes' hats, caps,
and Evmnumo kept is
A VARIETY STORK
The hifhest cn»h prices peitl f-.r produce, rottne,
Ac. I respectfully solicit a liberal share of »«
patronage of my friends and the public, and a* f
I f<*l <*onAdrnt of g9rin£ entire .
TI . , . J. L. m£XKLl&
jan 163km V.wlwlCffloii House*, Collegi* A vcfu*.
M — ' - —
Something Attractive!
I j JACKSON A O’FERRELL
r PAKE pleasure in nmiounctog to
•• J; the public the* they has jtut op*ard,, . n 4 *4-
lege Avenue, under the Newton House, a very
CphtatoektaJ-.v: Jhaim > 11 ! t.'i
Family and Fancy Rr«ew« ftr*
j -! ptejxi* toafcrt'ni r " rtt!r ’
VI1KY I.OW I’KK'Kft I OK t .Oll
Give them a coll and he convinced. : tvtAtoly.
as a perfect grape, by any means. It
is, when folly ripe, too sweet and cloy
ing fbr our taste—it is not “vinous*
and sprightly enough; and its habit of
irregular and protracted ripening, and
of dropping from the vine, in single
berries or “ grains,” (as our French
friends ny\ when ripe, all detract from
its merits as a desert fruit. Yet, when
we consider its vigorous and healthy
growth of vine; its perfect adaption to
almost all soils and nearly all localities
to the Southwest; its unfailing fruit-
fulness, and wonderfully productive
powers; its special fitness for wine,
both “sparkling” and “still,” audits
almost total exemption from all dis
eases, either to vine or fruit—it must
bo gratefully admitted that the Scup
pcrnong is the grape of the South, aud
that we might reasonably bo satisfied
N igk SoftGisgkhbkead.—-Take
li cups molasses, 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup
sweet milk. 1 egg, l spoonftil gWgcr and
the same of soda; mix about as thick ns
fritters.
Cheap Pudding.—Soak one cup
of bread crumbs in one quart ot' milk
two hoars, then add four eggs, well iieat-
en; one tabie-spoonfiil of butter, a little
salt, nutmeg and sweeten to taste. Bake
one hour and a half.
Keeping Eggs.—Three ways of
keeping eggs; 1, Set them little end
down in niche holes bored to a shelf,
hung in a dry, cool cellar. 2. Dip them
for thirty seconds to boiling water. 3.
Pack them in lard or butter.
Liniment fob Animals*—An
excellent liniment for woupds, bruises,
sprains, and swellings, may be niade as
follows: A pint ot good vinegar, a pint
of soft soap, a handful of salt, and a tabic-
spoonful of saltpetre. Mix thoroughly
and bottle for Use. Tbfals very effica
cious, and ia cheaply and Irory easily pre
pared. i ’ 1 '’
Lyb lloMiNY.—To ono gallon
of shelled corn add one pint" of strong
lye (or one quart srong ashes, if you have
no. lye), and sufficient watts! to boiL
Boil until tbe bull becomes loose, then
wash thoroughly ; put ou and brila few
minutes, then pour off the lye. water and
add fresh water. Bog .now until
thoroughly done, and you wilt have “ lye
hominy,** good enough for any one.
Cold MurroN.-^If you wish to
be very economical with a leg of mqtton,
you should carve ^It pretty much as you
would a ham, then the next day put it
tor twenty minutes into a vessel contain
ing boiling water, take it ont and sprin
kle some salt and a little flour over it,
and put it to a roast for twenty minutes
before a gmd fire, basting frequently
with some dripping, melted lor the pur
pose. The result will be a very fair
second edition of roast leg of mutton
Ice CkeaM.—Three quarts of
new milk scalded. While boiling add
six taWcspoonsful of com starch, dissolv
ed in cold rnilki r two and ataalt pounds
ot lamp sugar, and three eggs, yolks anil
whites beaten separately, and added just
taking from the lire. Also add a piece
of butter large assn egg. Strain through
a sieve, flavoring-with- vanilla. To this
put two quarts ot thick cream whipped
to a froth, or levs cream can bo adrte 1 if
nqt-obtainablc;. and jf so, lesj sugar, hut
much of sweetness Qjfczca out. *4fj£
i Spencer House, *
SOCI AI, CIRCHiK, GEOUOrA.
( vNH of the best Eating Houses in
* / GooikU. rassengvn by. tbo evrolnf.’ 'Oil**
from Atlantamn Ret a «plcmllj »upj* r hare. It I*
alike nuiaraer report. Mr. ll. I.- tipeaier ka,
mad* «-vcral beautiful pond*, and tin* aim firapaml
aaplenstld place to taka'* pluiui apd »lio««r b*tk»'
—water a* clear a* crystal, and from Wglit In ten
feel deep. , No. 1 place fur aquulie «-*crrine aail
sport, lias a nice kccl-buttoni i«it, from Haiti-
more, prtpollwl by o*r*. for hie patron, aud Olead*.
The house! I* convenient to the tra- k ; im troubk- in
rainy weather te set te It. 1’ank* pcinR loAthrwr,
Washington, or place* on unv of the It * 1. rna,.*,
and throagh pasicv*ai». will flod lt very conveni
ent and pleasant to lay over hero, and (tot a lin'd
night’s restand breakfast. If. I.. SPF.Nt KR A CO,
v. w.-ltoTiLtatas. c. t. n«row*.
EDDLEMAN k BROWN,'
Wholesale Dealers in
Boois, Shoes, and Leather,
f
Find I
KENCH and American CalfSkins,
Lasts, IVg«, Lining and Rinding skin*. Slier
■nlliiRS. Ac. OmsKi-c Kiml all llousr, Iterator
street, A Hants, f,a. 1’. O. U ; 2.-6.
Shoe maailfbrt urors and Merchant* will Sod It l«
theii advantage t« v-all on us liefure tusking their
pnreharr*. ’’‘* JanmCiu. ’
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