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Newspaper Page Text13 **i* u ’~ to pros’ Mbits, jntra EK DOLLARS PElt AXNUM IN AlA’ANCE. ‘ A J ‘AfHENS, GA OCTO jk joiiltara -|: aimer. ;u i: i > Miscellaneous. iT\ivn? jY 4&, Newton, nv’vtit .t. «T*n?n^,«:d. l lt y s. A. ATKINSON, XT THREE hollars per annum, srnicn.riy a o va sc s. O '/.v, /</•<«a! st.,ovrrJ. If. Huggint. IUTKS OK inVERTISIXB. 1 1 i)-ni« w»lllxMn*crte«tittOnc Dollar and v *, t vm i* r s |ture «»f I»tinea, for the first, and v^'ity-ATr «Ynts for c:u*h suHscqwent Insertion, f»r»i» ti,ue under*»ne month. Fora longer period Itural contract* will in* made. Business Directory. S.WI HUH CQHS. A. 8. ERWIN. COHtt. ERWIN A CMfff . ... \ TTOUSEY S AT L AW, MhiM, G«o*Zla. <>»C« ' n "8 D« tt v r * c »*U4lnj. _ . I). C. CANDLER, T TORN E Y A T L A W . 11,,.u IV. <;*. will , nf II ink.. Jackso*, ll»H. n» ber ' •km soil Franklin. ^ JI^TI.X W. Kii)i:.N. v T T o It X E Y AT L A AV , \ .n l s t.rj Pahlk, Athens. «*■ WlUpiar- IRON, PLOW STEEL, STEEL, IIOE9, NAILS, - PLOWS, MILL SAWS, COTTON GINS, And Gcncnd Hardware and Cutlery, at Wholesale and Retail. , „ suiTMKr.t .vrirro.v then., Ga., April 14th. If So. C Broad St. A RTH UR EVANtr, Watchmaker & Jeweller, (LATE WITH CHILDS & MOSS,) TAESPECTF ULUY announces to Ol N. BUTLER. \v nPAiTtik GRAHAM & BUTLER, OOTTON FACTORS AND COM, V J MISSION MKROIlAt5TS. rM*w *». #, Mr- la it.»h at reel, Augusta, tin., will give llie.r »*rici attention to the storage and sale of cotton and other produce on commission. Will furnish planters with Groceries, Bagging, Ties, etc., at market lates, and will make the osaal advances on produce consigned. oct 7-fa3m. Fireside j)fisctUdnj>. ' Death the Leireler. - ' > , snttto.'" irr J. M. DYE. J. T. BOT11 WELL. J. M. DYE, JE. DYE, BOTHWELL & Ct>., JL JL the ri^laan* at Athens taAd ddnjlTflat he ha joteted ot-the Now X*ra. :£ tore oNLfe^'Wan. King, ami is prepared to do all hinds of repairs on ... prepared to do'all kinds of repairs on Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. All work promptly done and warranted. [Aug. 11—3»u. A T T Him J Wml.Vn rlivult; will *l»e particular ‘•" iii.,0 to llir collection ofclmlms, and will »cl ns f «r the pur-Usse and sale of real e*t*te_»i»d ti-. u»e - i wiltl Iju 1' ianUtl , IU.TOIC, sKs:i.ro\ r. W. SKIDKLI., SEtDEl L. S AT l. A W, , Georgln. HIM AN a. HINTON, " T to i: N i: Y 3 AT LA W . \ r T < I U N \ H.rt-v i;. II,: AT V WM. WOOD, DEALER IN ALL* KINDS OP F V RNITURE. 17’URNITURE REPAIRED, UP- L h.iUtered .n,l varnished, alio a large variety of wo..! coffin, and Fiak'a Talent Mclalic Burial Cain alwayi on hand. Warcraonia on Clayton St., next to Episcopal Church. SepOGtu. WILLIAM WOOD. For Sale or Exchange. J HAVE 300 acres of land in Cle- a )TTOX FACTORS AND Com mission MERCHANTS, No. 143 Beynold. street, Augusta, Ga. Liberal advances made on cotton and other produce when required. Orders for baggiug. Ties and Family Supplies promptly filled. All business entrusted to us will have our prompt personal attention. »•* Commissions for selling cotton X% per cent, oct 7*lh3m The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armor against fate; Death lays his mighty hand on kings; Senptre and crown Must tumble down And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. wiLDKamircK tuxin. DANIEL & HILL, ( NOTTON FACTORS, Agents Cot- *■’?“* Guano, No. S Warren Block, oppo site Globe Hotel, Augusta, Ga. AU business entrusted to them will hare atrlct personal attention. Orders for Bagging, Tie* and Family supplies promptly filled. CuiuuiUilon 1% percent, REVBRKWras.—Judge'John P. Kino, Pre^dent Georgia Kail Road, President National Bank of A u- guata and Augus a Factory. J. T. Gaums xu, tai-, President Dickson Fern" ..... Fertilizert'or.ipuuy. Pres ident Merchant* A Planters NatiuuaiB.uk, Augus ta- Col. L. M. Hill, Director Ga. K. K., WUk a eoun y. Saving! Bank of Augusta. National Bank of Ncwnan, Ga. W. W. SistesoN, Esq., Sparta Ga. oct 7-fa3m »omnty, Gn. sHUTl »*• IHrUMOND, , ft') It s E Y \ T la A w . u v .51 ever •eii'* Vij| -;vo !»|Kci4 nu«mti«.n •i »h » :** ..•*ts*y. \U h. I(» theciJli*ctiou of 8 c »; l !•» hi* lmto. !) .». *. I VlaKXANDEB, VLHIN IX HARDWARE, <Un C rri;\go M.Umiitl, Miit.ug .Viilti* » t!l|t.« U11. A M.V.VN ESTES, > It Y E Y A T r. Odimty, «».». burue Gu.. Ala., which I will sell cheap, or ex- clause for rcul ustatn in this city. There arc «i0 acres dlc:irei t It the i»-*st Bottom land ou Carle creek, pr .during .*) t.» 75 bushels of corn per acre, and cutUiii in pr qiurtiou. The r«iiia!iiinr is in the w.kkIs. T!ie firm U W miles fn*m the lUimsand Dalton ILilrwai, eiwanua iu irt*-r mifes a im i be county ait .*, tul wards vit ie, G mils* from the located depot of the Columims and Chat- lnituog.1 lUilruod, aud onu mite iron* the route of tt**! UriAii and Morth Atshama lUttiuxul ' There Is an ex«*ollent store house (not be- 'iongirti to the pi toot, which can be bought or rent *d chc:v,p and is a Splendid Stand for a Coni',trj Store. Second Cfand Annual Exhibition OF THE Cotton States M. & A. Fair Association ( vI'ENS AT AUGUSTA, GEO., His children all could read und wiitc, \ J tK-tobcr 42, Da. a ,1 Continues Five Days': And talk of men and tilings. t Days. $1.VOOO ill I'rrminui.. 94,GUO ... K i. 1.1 t r«|». S-.l-tO s.. V*asr.ei, f r sjtreil of llertu-s GRAND TOURNAMENT 1 Title. ip-lLputeMe. Fu*(briber infimaaiiou ap-, ply to, or add tvs* ' r Ok. J. W. MURRELL, M.irel. in-Su. Athens, Ga. | l'.. II. . ad l or iul .riiiaiLou. It.VV, 'e.ftary. Augusta, Ga I* \Y • ! To liousckecpm. / j s t V r Pni I ivc US! UECEIVED, a biye/isiort-i . 1 V . C'UJ-iijJAo .-ort-l IUC’it d. i:. h i T.iAhi i, V FTORN !• Y AT LAW. \ »Ari*4v.»l . rnsniitio «\.n»itv. lia. Ofllft i'>* . I I.liSRSItin, mi. i*2I A. KU F AaCi HAIt, »f«Cfi«tsr of Fsnesyiv no Acricultural WorVs, iAbulv turvr cf lmj.ro U [YOIUv, Pkio'a Solid5tlti.fweeps, MCi.MiNbWUO'S, and bcKAl'tJlS ST££L PUIWS, SHOVEL PLOW BI.ADLS. CULTIVATORS, B»m-Tovnak Tams. im. M >cuisr-s,<le.,Ae. Sf*4 ftr Illustrated CNlV^m. (IUOTEU1 RAKER SEWING MAtTUNES!! IV ru i\iiv\iT.D T.ii: bi^t is i sf. Y AU* WHO HAVE TRIED tliew uwctvun, with all the IMPHOVKMKSTS AND AIT.\rHMENT8, iu» v hn had. til »u..JiulV iimrN prices, freight stivinl, at llu* DANNER OFFICE. j. h ”is»-w n which we are oiler.ng ut very low prken. All stives ,*t.lJ Iiy WAintANTED IN " EVERY PAU r'.CULAR, SXJMMEY & NEWTON. E. 8. ENGLAND & CO., A RE NOW RECEIVING THEIR NEW FALL STOCK! j I AS REMOVED to th‘e ‘‘Gfdfly 1 1 HuiM.ug,” stocef rmrrly te^ ujiicd by Dor sey *t Siuilh,«»u TUouauhsim t, ;uid Is Rcceiringa Large Stock Selected with care by one of the firm. York* to which they invite the juV Dtbm of cn-ionuTsand thept.olic. They Uuvcagi»od» meat of in New their assort- ST A PLE &F ANC YDRYG06DS <4KOt'VIIII{*>, PttttVIMOtfN, UtltDIUKK. tBIil'KKHV, I1A I H. t'APk, BOOTH, XIIOKa, And in short, everything in the way of sotht: or nitxt.r: of schedule GEOKfilA llA 1LROAD. o? >«{H*riutcfidciit** toiler, GetiticU end Hanui A Awenste " Augii^ta, <> .lanunr AND AFTER SUNDAY anuarv 23d, 1871, the l*;iM.engcr Tialns will ut*e Oflcc, ) wt« Ueilr<Mid, ;• try 20,1871. ) oiTvn v v* foil. 1.VJ AnguotA at . • Atlanta at *• at Atlanta at.., eat Augusta at.. lAty Ptwnvjer Train, Daily, Sunday Excepted. 8 00 a.m. —7 10 a. in. ♦» 30 p. tu. *....5 4*Jp. m. Sight l‘n»>euyer Train. AugiiM.tat * H 30p. m. Atlanta at 1«* 15 p. in. at Atlanhi at 0 40 a. m. at Au^usiu at 7 :t») a. in. lierzdia l\memjer Train. Au'ustaat— 4 13 p. in. H- r/flust .. 7 30*. m. at Augunt*...... 0 25a.m. 6 Onp. m. w*ngcr Trains will make um* ami Atlanta with *v*' .-pr rrains of c unrctlng Muds. 1**s*-.ucm troiii Alla »t*», .UltMiSy Washington •l«:ati«.ti8 on Georgia Uailmmi. by taking the •:i Day Passenger Train will make doaeconuec- dhstCanuk with tlm* Minm I*.issinger Train, “ rrj,, > Mac n the sanieday at 7 401*. tu H»t-» I».»y and Nigtit ! l'iUv sleeping t'arwoaaXl Sight Trains. VWdnlr uu Martin Jc Augusta Railroad. T» tale Effect Jan. 23, 1871. Augusta and Macon—Day Pas- *'7r Train Daily, Sunday Excepted. , l,f lugusia at 12 00 noon. T"* * M u t.n hi 0 00 a. m. '"•‘cat ,'U-nnat 7 40 p. in. '"'‘cat A .gufttaal 1 45p. tu. .Jt*' 1 ” l'-i^ffTralD arriving at Macon at * “ n ‘ • “*sWen c'.fsc connections with Trains of I’.'ul, at Marnn. s. K JOHNSON, Sapl. Saundeis, Wnn & Ufa A> O (’«m mission Merchants amity and fianialiaa Supplies, They will pay the HIGHEST PP.ICE 1-OR COTTI>N or other Prhduce, and Will -lore Collou <>t •X.’i ('tun a Bale ^Wf nr* Jrftrraiiaed tndaal fairly, sell low, aftf by clo!*e attention to Imsinm hoj)e to please old custo mers and make many new ones. septldtf NEW FALL GOODS. {“‘ENTER & REAVES have uow in Vj store and to arrive, i 1.10 lings Cafl'rc, IOO linrrrla Oiigar, 400 Mncku Halt, ■ O Tau. Iran Tira, ::,000 tnrib Bnggiog. Also a large and.well-seleete.l sourk of FALL & WINTER DRY GOODS '< ti rocerics, 8i.s ts, Shoes, AND NO ITONSOF ALL KINDS width he offers to his customers and the rublic, CHEAP f©B CASH fur Country I'roduce. or in exchan; sept. 2.*-U forthe North East Ga, Railroad. r PHE undersigned h:\sjust returned from New York city, with A Large ami varied Stock amir % Jnkslrial Interests of % YOL. XLL-fiO. 8--NEW SBRIE^-Ufllt 4. SQ„5& Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong arms at lost must yield; They tame but one another still; _. Early w lute They stoop' to fate And must give up the murmuring breath When they, pule captives, creep to death. The garlands witbeijon your .facow; Then boost no more your mighty deeds; Upon death's purple altar now See where the Victor-Victim bleeds; Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions.of the just Smell sweet arid k)otMntil their dust. without knock- mss* door, sit in the istle or sing in the qor scream to persons up stairways. •fen to offer preced- ahd their superiors, rd positions and move- t to indulge in disagreea- personal; habits such as yawning, scratching the head, picking the nose, hawking, spitting on the floor, cleaning the nails in company, etc. 15. Hol<Kbe person and personal possessions &anotb«r sacred. He who observes this rule will not tickle, nor pinch; nor punch, nor poke bis friend or brother, will not, unless he has spe cial permission, open his letter, rum mage his drawers, mark his books, finger his cloths, nor misuse his private property. The Neighbors. One took a paper, und his life Was happier than u king's; The other took r.o paper, and While strolling through a «ood, A tree fell down upon his crown And killed him—os it should. rind he been reading of the news At home like neighbor Jim, I’ll bet a cent that accident Would pever have happened Jit if. _ , O. W. Holmes. Mauuers at Home. His habits were regular and system- j atic. He was a miser of his time, rose j always at dawn, wrote and read until j breakfast, breakfasted early xml dined from three to four; retired at niue, and to bed'front ten to eleven. He said in his last illness, that the sun had not caught him in bed for fifty years. ■ He always made his own . fire. He drank water but once a day, a single glass, when he returned from his ride. Ho ate heartily, and much vegetable food, preferring French cookery, be cause it made the meats more tender. He never drank ardent spirits or strong wines. Such wa« his aversion to ar dent spirits that when in ms last illness his physician desired him to use brandy as an astringent, he could not induce him to take it strong enough. Farm Miscellany. Where to Build. Thomas Jefferson. We copy the following from Jeffer son’s domestic life and habits, after his retirement from public life, written by his grandson, Col. Jefferson Randolph: His manners were of that polished school of the Colonial Government, ro remarkable in its day—under no cir- Rrmarkable Discovery—StriktoR I on- flrmution of the Accuracy of the Bible. A very singular and striking con firmation of die truth of certain an cient Bible records has lately been brought to light. The laud of Moab, lying east of the Jourdan and the Red Sea, being under Turkish rule, and the authorities being jealous of the movements of travelers, has been a At this scasou of the year many young married people aro making pre paration to erect a residence with a view of housekeeping another year. As their happiness and health and con sequent prosperity depeud largely upon the proper selection of a site, we dunk it not out of place to offer a few sug gestions upon this important point. In selecting a location the. first con sideration is to ascertain whether it is healthful. Health lies at the founda tion of all .happiness. The wenlth of an Astor cannot compensate for its loss, and it is next to impossible for any one to be prosperous whose vigor is im paired and time lost, by periodical at tacks of sickness, either of himself or family., The uneasincssanddepression of spirits caused by sickucss saps the very fountain of energy aud industry, and the increased expenses caused by the frequent visits of the physician will aud hills and other objects thutnwukm pleasurable emotions. Maniuntnoatu—■ of habit and the const-int recurrence of pleasant thought* aud Iui .iv*.m.iuj affect liis intellectual and luoial .acui ties and brighten the lieauty of the * face and countenance, which in turn ucts upon his associate* and iiicmisek' largely the measure of i.uinatr happi ness.—XadtvV.le Union and Amrriean, make a wonderful difference, iu the Thick and Thin hewing of Wheat. cumstances violating any of those mi-| land of “fstery. and few and far be- PALL & WIN TER $ A trifling subject—is it ? Neverthe less it has not a little to do with the happiness of the home, and the real welfare of all its inmates. It lias been well said : j, .. . Good home manners are the founda tion and the superstructure of good mauiiers everywhere else. The idea that it is of little moment how we be have at home, provided we are courte ous aud polite iu company, is a radi cally wrong one. Persons often allow themselves to be ill-bred at Jiqgiej ing that they can put on good manners when they choose, and appear os well abroad as others; hut unconsciously they are continually betraying them selves. Few things are so subservient little nor conventional observances which constitute the well bred gentleman, courteous aud considerate with all per sons. On riding out with him when a lad, we met a negro who bowed fo us; he returned his bow; I did not. Turn ing to me, he asked: “ Do yon permit a negro to be more of a gentleman than yourself?” Mr. Jefferson’s hair, when young, was of a reddish cast; sandy as he ad vanced in yearn; his eye, hazel. Dy ing in his eighty-fourth year, he had not lost a tooth, nor ba 1 one defective; his skin thin, peeling from his face on exposure to the sun, and giving it a tettered appearance; the superficial veius so weak as upon the slightest blow to cause extensive suffusions of blood— in early life, upon standing to write for any length of time, bursting beneath the skin; it, however, gave him no in convenience. Hls countenance was mild an4 benignant, and attractive to to habit as those ever occurring proprieties, graces, and amebities of so- CONSISTING OF STAPLE -GOODS. hicli w e offer low to the public for cash or pro duce. Wq are also agents for the celebrated ClUVKIl COTTON tin. au£ 2>5m Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, v Shoes, Hals, Caps, BAGGING AND TIES! SHARP & FLOYD, 1 ''' «•! VST., SA VAXXAN, GA., .4 SO , ' » m s'T..I2ALTIMOJtE, MD. • "•asimi.l, ..u <-uusij(:mic:its. apt Miu '• v hit > imr (Mil Furniture to* WOOD’S p SHOP, • 1 ‘ " IgiiAcnpcd Church,and have it •Jaok anno as NSW. avv 'fc?t‘. Muggy & Wagon . V . * vu< ’ 1- LOT direct from the ul »il,l«wld as law as can j„ (I,.. (tclgl.t «MMU -WMKY & NEWTON. Successors to George Sharp, Jr., Jewellers 1 v ' ASH Silver&miife*? A tlanta, Ga. OFFER a large variety of FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, SPECTACLES, FANCY GOODS, FINE BRONZES, : , . AND STATUARY j \ / IVE HAVE A FULL CORPS OF | atsfyukerf, }eveUers4 l&grfr nt -Man ii fad it re many Fine Gooiia u t.urown -Imp, and sre DTP pared to FILL AM •KOFI;-. I'l.rxnodsor vorkpraniwlj. , op. All 4 sslaangra.vd free of cUarta FOR FAIRS I *»a- * ~ Vfw uuk*-* spoclaii; ur PREMIUMS Jhu and arc j>r.*j» re 1 to give any information on : plication. We guaranteetbe LA UG EST ASSORT EM N T, TUB FINEST GOODS, THE LG WEST PRICES, ANDTHEBEST WORK. Call und see ns. SHARP & FLOYD, Whitehall Street, Atlanta. May 23-1 y HEMLOCK LEATHER, Sail, *Vc., arc. Which he offer* to the country at large at as REASONABLE PRICES os the same goods can be bought IN ANY MARKE1 IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, Freight added.. As I am determined to Sell as l.ow ns Anybody, in this or any other market, I incite my old custo mer* and the puhlie generally, to mz A ©ALU AND EXAMINE FOR THEMSELVES. I shall continue to At the Highest Market Price •ejt is-tf S. iC. DOBBS. JAY 0. GAILEY, ATTENTION TO HIS NEW' FAik STOCK CHIMNEYS AND PURE - KEROSENE OIL ! Caliaind-cxaiainc'lii* stock beiore purchasing, aapt 16-tf. Soiii Btacki AT ing Blushes, PER DOZEN. VT THE N '!AV DRUG STORE. plpr^'v-tH & Juveniles. ■Li tnglLh Toy Book9-r "«atkli.<a_w,t rec.-lead at • - - jllRKK'S BOOKSTORE. Srhool Books. TONSOSU1.T Ti iN.VB.KW ALTER, 1 1 ILL A liRYDYE, at the old es- 1 A ulillshcd barber-shop, on Rroad street, over tUo store of Meatr*. J.K.4 l« C. MatUtaws, iutTe tb* best aod most attentire Workmen and afl the modern appliances for Ml At. (XU, HIMXI'OOIXU. IIAlU-nU4.S-lNU, etc. La. \( ^ Elci '»^tao-‘ Spelling 'f •• ^ 1 M *5 ,7 If .h ^••ir.Camposiilnii die* anil children waited on nt their reeideneea, when derirad. OoA mortem cum will receive prompt and careful attention. J uly 2*. Carriage, Buggy & Wagon A ItAJKGE and >vell,selected qasprt- “ cHILS^RieKERaON * CO. UrHKE*8, forhal by “TIRON, STEEL. • HARDWARE, 1 Nalls, Hoes, Axes, Chalhs Aff ftabter Bating SUMMEV A NEWTON. BKOAD STKEBT, ACCUSTA, CA. A GARBLE MONUMENTS, Tomb JXL Slones, c*e., MarMe Mantle*, Furniture Work of *11 kinds, Croat the plalnert lo the most elaborate designs, and (Wraished to Qfdec at abort notice. AU work JArlAteumlr, tumult, tued. oct S-ly cial life which go to majte up the well- bred men or women. The expression, tone, carriage, manner, and language of years can not be changed in a day for some special occasion. The requisites of good manners are so multitudinous, it is impossible to give them all; and each, like the snow flakes which form tlie avalanche, though important, is so minute in itself that it is difficult to select any as most essential. Good manners at home and elsewhere are but the outward mani festation of love and that spirit “ which sufferth long and is kind; which eu- vieth not; vaunteth not itself; is not puffed up; doth not behave itself un seemly; seeketh not its.own; is not easily provoked; thinketh no evil; re- joiceth not in iniquity, beareth all things; believeth all things.” The well-bred man and woman ex press by their manner that they regard the judgment, feelings, tastes, wishes, convenience and pleasure pf others as highly as their own.' They strive to avoid all habits which pffend the tastes, all expressions which •shock-the sensi bilities or wound the feelings of those about them, acd all needless violation of the customs and converttioni|litieq of society. The following particulars will fall under and illustrate general princi ples. 1 / • ?.!/’! 1. Avoid nil expressions which ttbd to irritate^ embarrass, mortify, or pain any metnbei of the lamify. i j * . “ 2. Never aliurfe to anjrfattlt or fail- ing, unless with the purpose to benefit, and then in private. 3. Avoid sarcasm, hitter words, “ sore” subjects, and reference to any personal deformity. 4. Do not ridicule, or hold the opin ion of others in contempt. 5. Give attention when addressed, and do not interrupt nor speak when another is talking. 6. Never contradict. 7. Never scold. 8. Keep your temper. 9. ’ Never speak in loud or qnernlous tones, uor order in arbitrary orarro- gant manner, child or servant 10. Use no slang phrases, nor rude, disrespectful, profane or inaccurate language. t‘< rii < 11. Never omit, the “please” and “thank you,”and “good morning,” nor fhil tn gratefully acknowledge by some ward or look every act of kind ness and attention^' These little words Elegant Chromos^ * A LARGE LOT of Superior Chro- rfk %§£* While President, returning on horse- hack from Chariottsville with company whom he had invited to dinner, and who were, all but one or two, riding ahead of him, on reaching a stream over which there was no bridge, a man asked him to take him up behind him and carry him over. The gentleman in the rear coming up just as Mr. Jef ferson had put him down and ridden ou, asked the man how it happened that he had permitted the others to pass without asking them. He replied, From their looks, 1 did not like to ask them; the old gentleman looked as if he would do it, and I asked him.”— He was very much surprised to hear that he had ridden behind the President of the United States. Mr. Jefferson’s stature was command ing—six feet two and a-half inches in height, well formed, indicatingstreugth, activity, and robust health; his car riage erect; step firm and elastic; which he preserved to his death; his temper naturally stroug, under perfect control; his courage cool and impas sive. No one ever knew him exhibit trepidation. His moral courage of the ! highest order—his will firm and inflex ible—it was remarked of him that he never abandoned a plan, a principle or a friend. A bold and fearless rider, you saw at a glance from his easy and confident seat, that he was master of his horse, which was usually the fine Mood horse of Virgmra. The only impatience of temper be*ever exhibited was with his horse, which he subdued to his wiB by a fearless application of the whip ou the slightest manifestation of restive ness. He retained to the last his fond- ne'e for riding horseback; he rode within three weeks of his death, when, from disease, debility and age, he mounted with difficulty. He rode with confidence and never permitted a ser vant to‘accompany him; he was fond of Bolitiuy rides and musing, and said that the presence of a servant annoyed him. He held in little esteem the education which made men ignorant and helpless as to the common necessities of life; and tie exemplified it by aa incident which occurred to a young gentleman returned from Europe, where he had been educated. On riding out with bis coiapanhms, the strap of hi* e irth broke at the hole for the buckle; and they perceiving it an accident easily reme died, rode on aud left him. A plain man coming up, and seeing that his horse had made a circular path in the road in his impatience to get on, asked if he would aid him. - * ' VOh, sir,” -replied the young man, “■if*you could only assist mo to get it tween have been the explorations of it. In 1868, Rev. A. F. Klein, a Prus sian missionary at Jerusalem, travel ing in Moab under the protection of an Arab Sheik, discovered a remark able stone among the ruins of the an cient city of Dijon. The stone was originally three feet five inches in height, and one foot nine inches in width aud thickness, with an inscrip- tiou of thirty-four inches. It is believed tEat originally there were eleven hundred letters on the stone, but only six hundred and sixty one have been restored, as it was par tially broken iu pieces after curiosity concerning it had led the Arabs to sup pose it valuable, and that money could be obtained for the separate pieces.— The inscription was in the ancient char acters used by the inhabitants of Moah, aari having been deciphered by the adepts in this specie! of lore, it is satis factorily ascertained that the inscription »older than rnq^t of the Old Test ament, and was beyond doubt, made in the year that Elijah, the Prophet, was translated into Heaven. It reads like a chapter in the Bible, and gives strong couiirmation to the facts related in the inspired volume. It has an age of at least 2,700 years, being the work of a people who dwelt in immediate connection with the people of Israel during the whole period of tliat marve lous history. The inscription narates the achieve ments of King Mesha, the Moabite monarch, who fought against Jereln- hain and Jehosaphat, taken from the captured Nebo- and. dedicated to-Che- mosK-the national deity of the con queror. This inscription not only depicts the wars between Isreal and Mod>, so vividly pictured in the Old Testament, But also strikingly illus trates the historical, geographical, and religious relations of these kingdoms. There are few occurrences more . re markable even in this age of surprises, than the manner in which the Moabite stone has been awakened from the sleep of three thousand years, to un fold the secrets of language and his- toy, and to confirm, by ite emphatic testimony, the essential accuracy of the Book of Books. finances of a family at the end of year. Select a place &r health above all things. The second consideration is conveni ence to business. Ou farms the dwell ing and stables should be easily and quickly accessible from every part. Much valuable time may be lost in going and returning from work by placing the farm-house atone corner or side of the farm. A central situation, if possible, should be selected, but should a public road bound one side of the farm the dwelling sltould be set back from the road just far enough to allow a good lawn in front, which for pastur ing young calves and riding lusses will be found quite as vafuabie as any portion of the farm. , The house should stand upon an elevation so ns to haue-& tree-play of the winds, and, if near a river, marsh, drain or sewer, should have a grove of trees intervening, which antagonizes and absorbs to some degree, the dis agreeable effluvia or poisonous malaria.. Sunlight is as necessary to the physical development of man as to a plant. Trees should never stand so near the house as to exclude it entirely. Once a day the sun, if possible, should visit every room. The sunbeam Is a power ful’ renorator and iestorer of health. It drives away all noxious vapors and dr’nks up the damp and chilling ex halations which settle upon the walls and furniture. Dr. Bewditch wrote a few years ago a most interesting series of articles for the Atlantic Monthly, on Consumption iu America, in which he Letter* of Recommendation. 4 ■ . Wherever the question of thick au<9 thin sowing of wheat lias been careful-J ly tested by actual experiment durifvg * a series of years, judgment has been strongly nrououuceds-iu fovor ot^liia .. sowing. The question is 'oiie^if great importance to Southern farmers, am! yet it is one to which they have gener-^ ally given but little attention. Indeed, we believe that a majority of them fro’ vor thick sowing, even to the extent ei a bushel and a halt, or, two bu.-diei?‘to the acre, when the laud is rich, opinion of the most experienced wlvifit raisers in England be- entitled;to. tuiy^ weight, this practice not only, a heavy loss in the waste, of seed, ^',’Pf j a positive injury to the crop, . Tb^y, have made elulmrate experiment.-^ test the matter thoroughly, ypd jJUyjfj have arrived at the conclusion thrti.ihiy more grain sown the fewer the n.jiajlHjrj of ears b> each grain per acre.. - JLiy, thorough preparation ot the soil, heavy manuring, the use of the host and pur est seed, and allowing oacj'notiiqyare toil to each teed, the authorroof t)iu ex periments to which we refer have riili-. ed as much gs one hundred and rixty* two bushels, per acre, and a* the geueca^ result of all the experiment* shpe- suy that, the yield is nt least *kmliledr,h J y thin sowing.” Mr. Mechi, of Tiptayop farm, one of the most noted scient ific farmers iu Euglaud says thut the thick sowing of wheat is a “ great national, calamity,” and that “ more crops (nil to yield well from too much set duo w a than from too little manure.”, . i U( j Liebig, the great agricultural chemt ist says that “ the greatest enemy to-Uf wheat plant is another wheatiphwt, for the very obvious reason that both re-, quire the same food. Small heads and kernels, and weak, flabby straw are the natural consequences of this competi; tiba.” Broad-cast sowing of w heat has a’- most entirely disappeared among Eng lish farmers, They sow all their small grain with a grafiv drill, leaving tluf- drills not less than a foot apart, andi regulating the machine so, ,ns .to drop* one seed at every foot. By selecting the finest heads of wheat before cutting, picking out by hand all the best grains, r::n* hy r, i ^,.8 «u *»•«. that that most dreadful disease is large- „ , ,. , , . , . , . , ° i small, they secure seed which never, ly increased by exclusion from the sun-1. x , „ . . . r .. , . . . . ‘ i fails to produce a perfect stand. Aur- Iight. Among other interesting facts; .. r . , , , . . . , , , °.,, chi never sows more than oui; bushgl to and circumstances he relates the follow- . TT . . • the acre, lie made the experiment of ^ , sowing one bushel jxsr aero aguinst-tWP “ VTe know of two-families in Mai- | l)Ushe j gt dri i ed> and thadf.ilh thfe sachusetts of whom the Mowing story | ga|lM| dUtance t< Mld the difibrempr may be told Two hearty brothers j marned two hearty.sisters. Both.JiM 4 l( , a rtBt <ilWwy riu«mgs :l >cr- large families of children. One lived ocre We l)elicve tlwt ta0 cxperiuU c^ on the old homestead, on the southern of thosfr who havo teste< i the oil the hareh machinery of life wonder- U P n “ t _ ftUkaaa .* v? Hfrfoono ■ • 12. Do not even enter your nearest on the other side,? epid^hb pagn. two A gentleman advertised for a boy to assist him in his office, and nearly fifty applicants presented themselves to him. Out of the whole number, he, in a short time, selected one and dismissed the rest. “I should like to know,” said a friend, “ on what ground you selected that boy, who had not a single rer»m- mendatien.” “ You are mistaken,” said the gentle man, “he had a great many. He wiped his feet when he came in, and closed the door after him, shewing that he was careful. He gave up his seat instantly to the lame old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off liis cap when he came in, and answered my questions promptly and respectfully, showing he was polite and gentlemanly. He picked up the book I had purposely laid upon the floor, and replaced it on the table; whilea\\ the rest stepped over it or shoved it aside, and waited quietly fur his turn instead of pushing and crowding, show ing that he was honest and orderly. When I talked with him I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk, and when be wrote his name, I noticed that his finger nails were clean, instead of beiug tipped with jet, like that handsome little fellow’s in the blue jacket. Don’t you call those things letien of recommendation ? I do, and I would give more for what I can tell about a hoy by using my eyes ten minutes than all the finest letters he can bring ma" slope of one of the numerous beautiful and well-drained hills in-that vicinity. The whole house was. bathed all day long in sunlight, and: consumption did not touch any of the young lives under its- rwf. The other; brother placed his bouse at a very short distance off; but upon a grassy plain, covered all sun nier with the rarest verdure. Tn its front was a large open * common.’ In the centre of this, water oozed up frere the split hoofs of the cows, as they came lowing homeward at : evening; and the barefooted boy who was driving th«m> used to< shrink from die place, aud pre ferred to make the circuit of its edge rather than to follow the lead of his more quiet comrades. Back of tho house was a largeJcveL meadow, reach- ingfto the very foundation of the build ing. Through this meadow sluggishly crept the mill-stream of the adjacent village. Still further, all these sur roundings were enclosed by lofty hills. The life-giving sun rose later and set earlier upon this than upon the other fair homestead. Until late in the fore noon, and long before sunset left the hillside home, damp and chilling ema nations arose from the meadow, day after day enveloped the tender forms of the children that were tnnng in vain to grow up healthily within them. But all effort was useless. Large families were horn under both roofs.- -Notfehe of the children born in the latter home stead escaped, whereas the other family remained healthy; and when, at the suggestion of a medical friend who knew all the facts we have told, we visited the place for the purpose of thoroughly investigating them, we thought these two houses were a terri bly significant illustration of this aL’« powerful law. We might speak cf other homesteads which seem to us now tobethe very nestsof consumption in consequence of [ this law.” The situation, if possible, should be pleasant with a good outlook and a diversity of views, embracing ‘(rater in our country will corroborate tiip English opinion. Dr. J. 3. HamiUoa , of Columbia, one of the most skillful and enterprising planters in G^-rg’ui, as well as one of the most extciisjyj? planters, told us, if we remember .cor rectly, that one ofi the best cv<»p| «>f wheat he ever raised was from a -y\\ - ing of less than half a bushel to ,il,o acre. •fc We commend the subject to the at tention of planters ;md especially to the members of county agricultural cietics, that they i^nay institute <•.;; eri meats, ascertain' and publish for thr benefit of the world, whether tk vG>' thin sowing of grain, prcpiruui.ji, character of soil, and quality uf gt’sN* being the same, produce* tlie larger or better crop.—Southern Farm nod nomt. Tv> Phesekve the Flavor d f'iiU'r- tek.—- A writer in the GermuilAgrieul- turiit says that a great portion or the fine flavor of fresh butter is dustruyuih by the usual mode of washing,, amt he- recommends a thorough kneading for the removal of the buttermilk, aud u subsequent pressing iu u linen doth.. Butter thus prepared, according to. oar authority, is pre-eminent for its sweetr ness of taste and flavor, qualities which are retained a long time. To improve manufactured butter we are advised, by the mmb»authority to work it t!**ough- ly with fresh cold milk, and then to j wash it in dear water; and it: is said that even old and rancid butn-r maybe rendered palatable by wa*hi .git-in water to which a lew drops of a solution of chloride of lime have Iro n added. It is said that in London “ a child is born every five minutes.” It must be a. little unpleasant to the children to have the process repeated so often. The Mammoth Cave o Kentucky L for sale at $3 /0,Q00. *t The ! Swedish colony in Marne 1 how numbers one thousand persons.

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Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1832-1872, October 20, 1871, Image 1