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“WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.”
VOLUME XXVI.
ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 15. 1871.
NEW SERIES-NO. 15.
,, Rl .vv,M)R SHULOR.
Kmii<:t Mri■ re rosy with hap-
but ilieir spirited horses sympn-
,h i ! *c tender emotions of the
•riaos.ami DO chance at all was afford-
elrtrt-choaVed 1 vers to relieve their
■ inexpreN-ihle. It was there .
^ * nl ni-vo.'tdls before the silence
I nr br.'ken. ao*i tK n Kratna said.
*V^ -hd that I am.’
\ 2 j no other words in the whole range
-ibe Kaslisii Lii-ciiasc, could have been
-re iruchinjlv eloquent, and warbled as
i? were MfQ the musical voice of the
r 'i r ' they sank with a deli date
•imdcfs into the deeper t depths of Hiram's
But the heart feels most when the lips
:ove not, and onlv with the beaming glad
ness of his eves could ho answer and bless
Cjiaia/ he slid as he lifted her from
t r siaddie at the irate. May I ‘ask*
Yes.' -lie bliisl;hirly answered.
But it was no easy task to ask papa.
,:i !J yaf*i> are f-midablc enemies to
ei'imint, and it requires the lever of an
| A'chimidcs to screw the courage up to the
as point. Ilium Had uot that lever,
: h? stilfcred unutterable discomfiture
reitioir !.is •nicRh to 20 off/ At length
oura.ed by the friendly manner of Mr
|:stace. a ho may have possibly suspected
if cause of Hiram's e'mfusion, he mauag-
:u/ corns t-j the point at last, and blustered
r without ha.dly kuuwicg what he said.
Eustace. I liavea.^ked this interview
* the purpose nf telling you, that—that
y feelings arc uot—ru t at all friendly to-
iras y.u: ’
s :r. J <b pot nod r«:nnd.* interupted
I■ Eustace. wiMi a gathering scowl lower-
pa. hot the truth t
re - ird f»r y-u. ym
M'i I havr t!ic a*'*ir
2 ” t ‘ i a?!: y-ur <• •.-»
H *l:ilV |;,C 1;!. iv« a
^•'••iiaa/ercd rlii- o-
fhu ?c-*l *r»« ch>:
M-.Eu«a
»I a smile took :?«*
i! your parimo sir,
•irposo of fl .fieritic
I li *.vr a very high
Jvun.a f mean,
•etiat she re'-ipr<~
1 -he has permitted
’•> our union.’ ami
d iron* the counte-
as 11 train finished.
c*.\ as he extended
1 understand ^
ur mistake
' iJ IJir.ii
with
•7 'ou^h'
there 1
:i: will d
-i#he lo
ubirrassment, and
5/ he answered.
A:ul y a consent toi.ur ma, riage,’ iltrain
' , tnr,r tf,e Ice Was broken, feeling
• t <u.-e!i asjunr.ee Mturning.
V|),t ccrdiallj 1 do,’ answered the horrid
you hav,: made me very glad.’
• vMiginjr tli- horrid pap-.'s
v, -"r. th:' : rou^ht an involeu-
lips-
1 dear d >v J . n’t,-nijeze ohard. I
\ Emma is a good girl.
, . v " u - : *t.d take her Hiram,
. * ^ ^E‘ss you both.’ and for once
‘ 1 the tears ot tender fe ding dimmed
ii i' ^ k : ’ r 'l man.
: “ ere * s Matilda,’ he added, as Mrs
,7^ ^' ;ir r - *W e had better
• ° r ' *iiram has asked me
J 11 1 )'jusay to it!’
... y ' 15 h'Dtace said nothing, only she
^ arms around Hiram’s neck, and let
• -timing tears murmur her bless-
wlmu do you want to
: as . ea *^ r - Emtace, in a tone fiir
•j- P actieal than sentimental.
. ram I° 0 . C (1 }n the beaming face of Mrs.
, r ana nswer.
'•in- ^ Ust f cc uu, lcrstood the appeal, and
'•^Qswered. rr
; ° Ur ° Wn c " nvt *nience, Hiram.’
' lQi ‘“ a f JUSt fay.' replied Hiram ’
T‘ m ' Matilda,’ said Mr.
W(i dUu ' ,e w ‘-i settle it. at once.’
V j' 1 ! 'P slrc Emt! a that confusion,’
• 1 e l :, uy,‘appoint your own time
. -We will marry t.i morrow morning,
, ’ ek - said Hiram. |
:-:. v t,,at ' y ill never do, T want to
vm 1 ' ran ^ adding,’ objected Mr.
hud,
on*: of grand weddings,
•1 bitterly auswered Mrs.
•H- Eav '; 1 . ^[ :Va,c carriage,' said Hiram,
an 1 Vi in ' ! ‘ ^ notify him to
Wrtin T i hat /ril1 not ,hink
..“Pwtinemlj hasiv.’
^uitna wic»* ,
a 'jirnw. , ' ensi I® think so, and
■is. k. j al 8 o’clock the tender
® Luinia Eustace, was placed
:r - and ruv<; li:*od of Hiram Laven
■ite* * cr s '^ e bf 8 lie, their des
t - bc-fur • b'" 1 ^ "' ,( h a * their hearts had
vtiutu been.
J te week I-
■bl'jtjj- ...‘ tr ' ““d liiraui started with
11 nevtr beel 7 ,rt,jlk - The journey
7 Sever hor uH' a . saDt t0 him before,
' Sri beta "r-"' 0 - , ' ,,s trea sure9 and his
‘tttioas doi^?- a ' 0!1 " with him. Even
i(: baraino ??■ 10 . U .°, n t *’° route caused by
■ J ’wpatieT,. a “ ri( io 1! , could uot provoke
« lli7. ,f ur “ ur i and the inviting
■' ki » is if ■ , °, n , t ’ was as much an Eden
s own beautiful
t XorS dbwa hii
^Jtesec^?’f 3 ^. 110 ether Paridise than
% tin ’ Hlram -
^lle cue in ^ oint ‘ was a thrir-
tae >o the old North State. It
boasted of two hotels, half a dozen stores,
two churches, an academy, and a debating
society. ’
Its busy little throng of people had ieeD
considerebly increased by the accident re-
fered to, and the detention of the trains with
their passengers. And this transient ac
cession was still further increased by the
anouncement made by flaming po-tors
stuck upon every corner and board, that
the celebrated lecturer and scientific scholar.
Professor Shulor. would deliver one of his
famous lectures, illustrated by a wonderful
series of Bioramic scenes, including land
scapes, celebrated buildings, portraits of dis
tinguished persons, sea views, etc. Doors
to be opened at P. M„ that evening.
Admission 50 cents, children and netrroes
hall price.
These larue posters, were supplemented
by innumerable little bills, presenting t"e
programme, and detailing in extense the
rare genius and skill of Professor Shulor.
The village of High Point, was all life
over the announc 1 merit, andere theevening
had come, the street was crowded with
little boys and negroes, each jiugling his
quarter, in small change, in his pocket, ready
for the rush at. the door.
‘Ea-ma, are you too tired to go.’ a fced
Hiram, as they sat in the window of their
room, and overlo ‘ked the scene.
‘Oh no, I would like to go. it will relieve
the tedium of our stay here, and perhaps it
may be interesting.' she answered.
And t v ey went; ihe house was ctowded,
and eager expectation hushed al! to silence,
n silence br d;en at last by the discordant
notes of a wheezy old accordion. Poorold
Yankee Doodle was doodled to death, and
Hiram had whispered to Emma the omnions
word‘sell.’when the curtain was raised,
and the Professor made his appearance,
and his bow all at-the same tioie.
Hiram’s ryes were fixed upon .the door,
contemplating the possibility of withdraw
ing unobserved, when the Professor appear
ed, and the nervous grasp of his arm bv
Emma, sent a thrill of surprise to his con-
cious.
He turned to Emma, and his surprise
was increased to pain as he saw the paler
thar bleached her cheeks.
•Emma darling, are you ill, what is the
matter,’ he hurriedly whispered.
‘No, nothing,’ she answered nestling
closer to his side, and clinging the tighter
to his arm. ‘Only it is—is—
•Oh yet I see, the wretched man, but do
not start darling, he can not hurt you
now.’ soothingly interupted Hiram.
‘Shall we go,’ he continued, seeing her
cheeks still pale, and feeling the weight of
her trembling hand.
•Yes let us go,’ she whispered.
But before they could start, the Professor
began.
‘Gentlemen and ladies, we propose to
open the entertainment this evening, by
giving a few of our world Renowned and
European celebrated Bioramic scenes.’
‘These wonderful w.rks of art, may justly
be considered the grandest triumphs of
human genius, they are such as have never
nefore in all the world, no not even in—not
even in the grander,yes I mean the more
stupendous epochs of the ages, that pro
duces the sublime spectaci. of an Egyp-
tain Pyramid, or the grand Cairo, of which
my little school boy friends will all remem
ber seeing a picture ofiu theirgeograpbies.’
Here the Professor bowed smilingly, and
the little school boys acknowledged the
honor by a unanimous whistle. The Pr '
fessor smiled again and went on, ‘gentle
men and ladies, in order to produce the
best effect, it is necessary to daikeri the room
aDd you will observe the pictures as they
make their appearance upon the canvass
before you ’ Here the Pp-fessorpaused, and
the light were whiffed out, during whieh
interval the wheezy accordion squeaked
out another bar o* Yankee doodle.
■The first thing.’ the-Professor resumed
after the wheezy aceordiou had lost its
breath. -th‘‘t we shall present to your grate
ful admiration is Noah and his ark. and
animals, two by two, going into the ark.
here they c me—not quite so fast Daniel.’
to the man behind the canvass, ‘you see
the first couple you see is our ancient ppdi-
gree, old father Noah anti his wife Mrs.
Noah, they are followed you see by their
sons and daughter-in-laws,—a little faster
Daniel—here comes next tl'.o Elephant
and his female mate, god gentlemen—
stop a moment Daniel—and laeb'S when he
made the heaven and the earth saw that
it wa n’t good ior man to be alone, and so
he made him a help mate, and a woman,
and so likewise, also wi’h the animals bo
made them with help n ates and fi male*—
turn up Daniel—ami now heie comes the
lions. Observe gentlemen and ladies,
what a shaggy mane the lion has. while the
female lion lias no mane, which singular
fact has be;n likcDed by Conchologist to a
man with a beard, and a female man without a
beard here—a little faster Daniel—comes
theroyal Bengirl Tiger-a littlefaster Daniel-
and this is thy camel, and right after tho
camel comes the camels lepperd, and then
comes the rale lepperd, and now comes the
domesticated animals, the horse first, and
then the mule, and the keows, and so on to
the end of the chapter. And next gen
tlemen and ladies we have a ship at sea
let the ship come Daniel—t here you see the
ship sets sail, friends stand on the wharf
and wave their handkerchiefs at the fel
lows on the ship, and sad is the heart—
and here the Professor dapped his haod
upm his heart, rolled up his eyes to the
ceiliog aod threw himself into an affec
ting theatrical, but in studying his posi
tion he forgot his text, and there he stood
ent ri ly dumb with forgetfulness.
But no words could have brought down
the house as it was brought down by his
blank rheatrical, and in the general roar
[hat followed, even poor Emma’s sad and
mortifying remembrance was forgotten,
and she too burst into a merry peal
When the laugh had subsided the ship
had reached its anchorage, having past
through a terrible storm while the Proies-
st r was so bravely beaming up against the
storm of applause which overwhelmed his
‘sad heart.’
‘The ship’s letting off steam, proinpfed
Daniel from behind the canvass as he kick
ed the Professors shins underneath.
This recalled the Professor, and leaving
his sad heart behind, he siezed tho cue and
continued
‘Here you see gentlemen and ladies the
Doble ship has reached her port, and sbe is
now blowing off steam aod passengers,
here the professor halted a moment when
the laugh began to come in t gain, seeing
which he elevated his voice, and with a
desperate effort continued—‘going in boats
to the shore.’
This was the climax of absurdity, and
Hiram almost choked with laughter turn
ed to Emma and said.
‘In mercy to our ribs let us go.
‘Hiram,’ whispered Emma after they
had reached their room. *1 can never love
you enough for delivering me Horn that
wretched man. Bless you my husband,
oh, bless you.’
The next day Ihe bridge was repaired
and the trains were enabled to pass on, and
the next day after Hiram led Emma to the
door of his magnificent home.
This Emma is your l-ome,’ be said as
they stood for a moment beneath the hi-h
arched door.
‘Our home Hiram,’ she swtetly answer-
ed.
‘Yes our home, and do you know Emma
thai when last here I despised it as a strong
orison, but now darling it is a paPace, a
Fairy pallacc and you are its Queen.’
And Hiram 9tooped and kissed her
It is now fourteen years since that kiss
of purest, holiest, love, made glad the heart
of Emma, and welcomed her to her splen
did home.
I he events of those years are too full of
outrage and murder, too foul with tyrany
and oppression to be recounted here. A
young nation was born, born breathing the
blessed air of freedom, but born only to be
sfrangled by the rude, reu haod ot power.
Its remeinbernnces 1 ve too sacredly in our
hearts to need a souvenir. We can only
cherish them there as loo sacred to touch.
We will draw the veil over these years,
and now fourteen years after take a little
peep, a good-bye glance at the characters
wo have learned to love.’
We take the first peep into toe kindly,
loving home nf Viola.
Viola is us pretty, as light hearted and
a- 1 rosy as ever. She only has seven chil
dren. poor thing, but she thinks them so
pretty and so sweet that she is quite as
pr od .-.f the seven as if they were a foil
dozen.
Emma is not quite so fortunate and has
only five, which sad falling behind is all
ow ng to the three long anxious years that
Hiram was absent in the army. He tries
to console her however by telling her to
‘Never mind, Emma dearest, if we ha^e
luck we will yet make up for the lost time,’
and then Emma blushing all over scarlet
will say ‘Oh hush.’
And then Hiram will stoop as fondly
as lovingly, as he did the first day his
heart went flowing into hers, and hush
the pretty lips, as rich, as ripe, as ruby as
ever, with a kiss, and then the happy wile
and mother will put up her plump, fair
rounded arms—for Emma always did have
one of tho prettiest, piumpest and nicely
tapered arms in all the world, except per
haps Yir la’s of which the little French
mistress used to be always saying:
O! b: petit joh bras—O’. Ic petit jolibras;—
around his nock, and dive her silken tress
es beneath the brown wave of his hand
some whiskers; and then Hiram would be
glad to put his arms around her neck too.
only that he now has but one arm to put,
having lost thecth r*at Chicamauga
Kate Walton is the loving and the lovely
misttess of one of the fairest homes in
North Alabama. Her neighbors all call
her Mrs. Colbert, but George calls her
Kate, and th-ec curly pated little toddlers
call her mama. The eldest of the little
cnrly pated toddlers is a boy, aod they
have named him Hiram. Tbe next is a
girl, aod her fond papa calls her Kitty,
the least is named George, and they the little
early pated toddlers and all, are happy.
•But what tho dickens beearnc of Miss
Debby,’ we tbink we bear some reader
more curious than reverent say.
‘Oh we liked to have forgotton Miss
Pebbv, which piece of forgetfulness is very
ungratelulin us as without Miss Debl-y’s
friendly offices in ‘telling it’ as she did we
would have had no Novel.
Well then we are glad that you remind
ed us of Miss Debby, and we will tell you
what became of Mi-s Debby. although the
revelation is a paioful one. for ala', tor the
purity of age! female virtue, Miss Debby,
and M'jor Thompson became the heroine,
and i lie hero of the only real -c.ind.d that
befell the whole atcli tifour characters;
for Miss Debby and Maj r Thompson
having so vigorously exterminated the char
acter ot every man and woman iu Wius
borrow concluded, a- a last resort, tnatthev
would experiment upon their own. whieh
they did with sui h effect that Justice Mob
il- bad to be called in to legitimatisc the
consequences, which he did by making
•they twain flesh of ore flesh, and bone if
cue bone.
‘And tbe elegant Mr Augustus Frazes ’
()h he drifted down S"Uth in the ter
rible track of the war, and became at once
a great politician of the Reverend order
and under the auspices of the Bureau was
sent to Congress, where he is now a shi
ning light.
‘And the old folks.’
Yes Gud bless the dear old folks, we
must not forget them.
Mr. Middleton Muggletou, is still a
hale and hearty old gentleman, and Wic-
throp—with whom he and the motherly,
Mrs. Middleton Muggleton mtike tbeirhome
says that in getting Viola tor a wife, his
good fortuue was hardly less comp'ete than
in getting this noble old man fora father.
Mrs. Lavender is a eoustant gladness in
the household of Hiram.
Mr. Eustace witnessed the burning of
his inagmficient mansion, aod his quarters
barn9, and mills, by the Union Savers, and
the sight somewhat changed the tuno of
his Uoion Psalm. At any rate he has
substituted a new a jetive, ard now
speaks of it as the ‘Blasted Union instead
of blessed.’
‘Mrs. EuBtace is as fond of Hiram as she
thorship hasbeeo imputed, hut who however,
much he might feel flattered by toe mis
take, has no desire to strut in false plaar.es,
we think it proper that the true Author's
name should be given. It is George Wash
ington Algernon Soggs.
North and Sooth Kailroad*
President McDougald returned from
Atlanta yesterday anj issued the following
order. It shows a disposition and intention
on the part of the officers of the Company
to meet the construction nf the Trustees by
continuous work :
President's Office,"1
North and Sooth Tt R. Co., k
Columbus. Ga.. Dec. 2. 1871. j
IF. J. Winn. Chief Engineer:
Sltt—You will suspend wo-k tempo
rarily upon the upper end o! the second
section often miles, and move the furors
back to finish up the work on the first ter,
that it may be made contin tous as souD as
possible. This order does not apply to the
forces on the 12 mile as they will finish
their work by the 5th iustan’.
Yonrob’t serv’t,
W. A. McDougald, Pres’t.
We are informed that two weeks, at the
out-ide. will complete the first twelve wiles
and return the forces to the scored section
often tni'es. Tiic- following intelligence
has also been furnished us:
Tho present stains by miles is as fol
lows: 1st mile ocnp'.-te except three days
work at culvert; 2d mile complete except
one week’s work at V rnoy's quarters' 3 1
mile completed; 4th mile completcdex-
ceptone week’s work at Hughes’ cut: 5:h
mde completed except one week’s work at
Pace’s cut; Gib mile comple'e; 7th mils
complete: 8th mile complete except three
week’s work (with present force) at Clark’s
cut; 9th mile complete; 10th mile complete;
11th mile complete; 12th will he completed
on the 5th inst.; 13th mile hah fini-h d;
14th mile half finished; 15.h mile half fin
ished; 16th mile complete, 17th mile three
quarters finished; 13th, 19th and 20th,
ncluding piers lor Mulberry bridge, half
finished.
THE TRESTLINO
has been in course of preparation for
mouths; tho lumber has been sawed, »Dd
the framing is being rapidly accomplished,
aod the road has been meeting estimates
uuon the same for two months. Of course
iteaunot be put in place until the track is
laid and cars running to carry it forward.
THE MAIN CONTRACTORS
are Lane. Grant & Co. The sub contract
ors are: On the 1st mile, Gordon Mo-
Combs; 2d. Vernny & Co.; 3d. completed:
4th, McDonald & Jeff Linet; 5‘h, T Q.
Fleming. Ilazlehurst & Brn.; 6th. com
pleted; 7tb. completed; 8th, Davis. Lane &
Bro ; 9th. 10th. and 11th. completed; 12th.
Itadcliffe & Foard; 13'h. Hines & Co.;
14th. Hammond & Co.; 15th, Thos Wool-
folk & Co.; 16:h. completed; ITth, 18th,
19th. and 26th. Jeff !aine& Co.
To sum np, we will say that about four
fifths of the grading on the first twenty
miles is completed, the enure masonry
nearly so, and the trcstling and crosstus
almost ready In addition, the road is un
der contract to LaGrange, and a large
force is working at Romo with nearly two
miles completed. The engine, cars and
iron are in I ran situ, ami in every respect
*.h« prospects i f the company arc most en
couraging.— Columbus Sun.
Bill to Amend the Constitution of Alabama.
Premium Acrf of<’otton.— Mr.O.L.
Perry, took t 1 e pie nun. for the best acre
of cotton at our hii.- Fair. The toll 'Wing
i> tbe ace out of u.od.. • eul'i'ation:
Georgia, (’hatioho:
Novell.
Maj. B. F. Jones Stcrciary.
Dear Sir—I drop v.-u a line,
you the o.o.ie and uanuer of the pre;ei
O..G1 County, 1
u.b. r, 27* !.. 1871. j
lion and cultivation of one acr.
raisid ou upland, on my farm, the present
year. In the first place. 1 show no slock
toiun on said land, especial!
Iu the proceedings of the Alabama Legis
lature. for last Tuesday, we find the follow
ing Bill before tha House o' Representa
tives, on its second reading. \Ye publish
it in the interest of our nAoy Alabama
readers:
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of Alabama, two thirds of each house con
curring therein. That the following amend
iccot to the Constituiion of the State of
Alabama, be prnpourd to the people of said
State, which when agreed to by a majority
of all the citizens of said State voting for
Representatives an 1 ratified by two thirds
of each House of the next General Assem
bly, voting by yeas and nays, shall be valid
to all intents and purposes as parts of the
Constitution of the State of Alabau a, to-
wtt.;
1. Strike out all of section 33. article
4. a'ter the words “internal improve
ments.”
2. Strike cut the words Lieutenant Gov
ernor where (hey occur in scctHf 1. article
strike out the words Lieutenant
Governor where they occur in section 2,
ar'icle 5; a'so, strike out the words Lieu-
'ei.ant Governor whe'e they occur in see
tien 15, article 5, and insert in lieu thereof
■ President of the Scoate;” strike out. also,
all of section 16, article 5; strike ont tbe
words Lieutenant Governor where they oc
cur in section 19, article 5, and insert in
lieu thereof tbe words ‘President of the
Senate,” and strike out the words Presi
dent of the Senate where they occur in
said section, and iusert in lieu thereof the
“Spoakerof the House of Representatives.”
and strike out all of said section after the
words “disability removed.”
3 Strike out section 17, article 6.
4 Strike ont sections 3 and 4, article 7,
and inseu in lieu thereof the following, to-
wit;
The folloivirg persons shall not be en
titled to vote, nor hold office in this
State:
1. Those who during tho late war be
tween the States, inflicted or caused to be
inflicted, any cruel or unusual punishment
mu justifiable under tbe laws of civilized
warfare upon any soldier, sail T, or
citizen.
2. Those who have b‘ en convicted
treason, embezzlement of public funds, mal
feasance in office or felonies
3. Those wh . are idiots or insane. And
no persoD shall be eligible to any office in
the State who is disqualified under the 14th
amendment nf the Federal Constitution un
til said disabilities are removed.
5. Strike out all of article 11 and insert
in lieu thereof the following, to-wit: Article
11, section 1. Schools and the rneaDS of
c- hieation, without regard to color or pre
vious condition, shall fce forever fostered
and encouraged.
6. Strike out all of article 12.
7. Strike ont all of section 13. article
13, after the words association or co-oper
ation.”
Section 2. And be it further resolved.
That it :d>all be the duty of the several
Sheriffs and other officers charged, by law
with tbe superintendence of the next gen
eral election to ask cf each voter as he
ban Is in his vote:
1. Are you in favor of tho 1st amend
ment to tho constitution proposed and
numbered 1 ?
2. Are you io fav ir of tho 2d amend
ment to the constitution proposed and
numbered 2?
3. Are you in fivorof the 3d amendment
proposed, numbered 3 'l
4. Are yon iu fav ir of the 4:h amend
ment propoi-ed. nutoheied 4?
5. Are vou in avor of the Ofh amend-
•i- . • prnp'ised. numbered 5?
6. Are \<ni in fav-.r of the 6tb amend-
..-:t.r proposed, numbered 6?
7 Are yn i ir. favor of the 7tli amend
ment proposed, numbered 77
And -hall endorse his answer to each of
i ihe quest ons yea or na. on his ticket, and
j the S k riff and other officers managing said
Journal of Proceedings ol the Nccend Ag
ricultural Congress.
is of Emma, and she thinks that Emma’s '°" rhe abovc js the WI!V an a manner, I
managed said acre of cotton. I am satisfied
babies are the sweetest bab es in all the
world.
And now gentle readers “Oar Novel il
finished, but we cannot suffer our cbarac
ters to say good-bye to you, without ex
pressing the hope, that you have been as
well pleased with them, as they have been
gratified with tbe honor you have bestowed
upon them, by your long, and patient atten
tion to their story. We have also to thank
many friends for the kindly interest with
whieh they have encouraged us in its pub
lication. To numerous letters of enquiry
we have to answer, that “Our Novel
will soon be published in book form, when
we hope that those readers who gave it such
a kind reception in its ragg d week-day
dress, will be equally glad to see it in its
more becoming dress of‘gold and brown.’
“But what about the Author? you say ;
Oh yes, we did piomiee in our “Advertise
ment” totell you at the last who wis the
Author, or at least allow tho Author to
tell it for hims. It'. This announcement ho,,
with his characteristic modesty, shrink s
from mating, and begs that we will exouse
him from the promise. This we would,
with the kind permission of our readers do,
were it not that the matter had become of
sufficient interest to engage- the attention
of our brethem of the press, and an incor
rect atatement, founded upon a misappre
hension, as to the Authorship been made.
Injustice therefore to the Author, as
Well as to Col. Sawyer, to whom the An-
rut weal her,
about the middle ot March I plowed it up
very deep, *he tirst oh April laied off said
cott-cu rows three f' et apart, running said
rows from North to South, that the cotton
plant might have lie warmth of the sun.
when young and tender, making a good bed.
I opened said row> with a !om r scooter, and
put a small portion ofatabh war ure iusaid
furrows, in quantity, about two small wag
gon loads. 1 then had my co*ton secd rolcd
in land plaster, putting about half a bu.-hel
per acre, of land plaster, to two bushels of
cotton seed, selected from the second pick
ing, out of the Dickson kind, that I have
been raising irom ur years. I plowed
arounu said cotton as soon as it was up.
then chopped it out with a common sized
hoe, leaving from two to three stalks to
gether, I then plowed it out deep and close
with a Scooter, and put it to a stand, to
one stalk and now and then two stalks. I then
plowed said acre with a one horse turning
plow, then gave it a common hoeing, then
plowed around the cotton with agood sweep,
then gave it a good hoeing, then in about
t2n days, plowed the middle out with a
sweep, the first of August I topped said cot-
tton j election shall make returns of said election,
to tii* Secretary of State, within 30 d?iys
after the election, who shall communicate
the same to the Speaker of the House o)
Representatives within the first week of
the succeeding .-ession of the General As
sembly. And for a breach in the perfor
mance of he duties herein prescribed tbe
Sheriff or other officers charged with the
superintendence ol said election, shall for
feit the sum of five hui.drud dollars, to be
sued f»r and recovered as in cases of other
fc ifeirures by public officers of the State.
And it is hereby made tbe duty of the Sec
retary of State, within s»*ty days after said
general election, to notify the several county
solicitors of the failure of such Sheriff or
other officer.
Sec. 3 IJo if further resolved. That the
Secretary of State shall cause these resolu
tions to be published in one newspaper at
the star of government at least three
months before the next general election."
that I did not make a half crop, I certaiuly
had the best prospect for a crop that I ever
had, when tbe drougktsot in, which lasted
ten weeks and two days. Also, the rust in
jured my acre at least three hundred
pounds in seed. The amount when weigh
ed, was (1153) eleven hundred and filty-
three pounds.
O. F. Perry.
Dirt Town Valley, Georgia, j
November, 27th, 1871. j
Maj. B. F. Jones. Secret<iry.
Dear Sir —We do certify tha we-have
measured one acre of O. L. Perry’s up land
carefully, that was put in cotton by the
said Perry, the present year, it was very
fine, and when weighed, amonnted to 1153
pounds, (eleven hundred and fifty three.)
We live adjoining Mr. Perry, and Know
that be has made about as much again, or
double as much as a y of bis neighbors per
acre, we never saw a better prospect for a
large yield, when the droughtf-et in, whi<-h
lasted ten weeks and two days. Also tbe
rust injured Eaii acre in some spots very
much. The above is true and correct.
W. H. Owings.
W. T. Wells.
A- Hint to Milkmaids.—Milk may
be kept sweet, by having it constantly in
the presence of fresh water. In a milk-
room, provided with tubs, in which tire wa
ter is changed twice a day, milk will not be
soured even by lightening.
Ip your flat irons are rough, rub them
with fine salt, and it will make them emootb.
Scotch snuff, put in holes where crick
ets comes ont, will destroy them.
Thesecond Agricultural Congress met
at the'Chamber of Cunmerce Selina, Ala ,
at 12 noon, on Tuesdiy the 5th day of
December, 1871, ar,d was called »o order
by Dr. R. J. Spurr, Vice President, from
Kentucky.
Pr.yer was made by Rev. J. R. Talley,
of Alabama.
On motion t-f Mr. Nelson of Alabama.
J. GrHolu.es, Jr., of South Carolina, was
chosen Secretary pro tem.
The Chair had tea J a telegram from the
Pres idea , stating that he could not be
present.
On motion of Mr. Lawton, ol South Car
olina, the States represented in the First
Congress, were called in their o.*der and
credentials of deletes therefrom laid upon
the Secretary’s table.
Call being made, delegates from all ag
ricultural and kindred societies, other than
these rtpresented iu the First Congress,
abo brought forward their credentials.
The President then appointed the fol
lowing committee on credentials : T. W.
Woodward, South Carolina; Samuel B»r-
nett. Genr ia; P. B. Sheppard, Alabama.
On motion of Gen. Hardee, the 7th and
3-d A f ticles of the Constitution were sus
pended.
The Comaiittei n Credentials reported
the following delegates, entitled to seats,
viz*
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Alabama—Win. M. Byrd, W. J. Har
dee, J H Y, Webb, N. H R. Dawson, S.
J. Saffold, Jos. Flardie, Georg.; O. Baker,
George Peacock, H. A. Stoller.werck, F.
A. Botes, F. S. Lyon, J. W. Taylor, J. M
Morey, T. Haskins Duruv, M. J Wil
liams, W. E. Waiies, M- R.‘ Boggs, Robert
McKee, E. W. Pettus, Abner Williams,
Joal E. Mathews. W. J. A. Russel), P. B.
Shepard. Porter King, Ivy F. Lewis, T.
B. Roy, C. M. Shelley, R. M. Nel-on, A.
Alkin, Dr. A. G. Mabry, Rev. J. R. Tal
ley, B. M. Woolsey.
Georgia—Samuel S. Barnett.
Tennessee—Robert B. Hunt, Charles W.
Greene.
Kentucky—Samuel McDorrell, R. J.
Spurr, J. H. Moore.
South Carolina—II. M. Lawton, II. T.
Peake, T. W. Woodward. S. L Hinson, J.
G Holmes, Jr T. C. Weatherly.
The Committe to prepare an Amended
Constitution and By-laws, being represent
ed sobly by the Chairman. Mr. Barnett, at
his request, and on motion of Mi. Lawson,
of South Carelina, it was
Resolved, T : »at the vacancies in the com
mittee be supplied by appointment of the
President.
Whereupon T. W. Woodward. South
Carolina; Gen. W.J. Hardee. Alabama;
R"bt. B Hurt, Teunessee. and Samuel
McDorrell,of Kcntuckk, were appointed.
Report of Standing Committees wt-re
called for.
Mr. Lawton gave notice th>t lie bad a
report ou Rice.
Others ot the Standing C«untnittees an
nounced readiness to report, when on mo
tion of Mr. Barrett, the reports of the
Standing Committees were proposed and
made the special order for to-morrow at 11
o’clock.
Mr. Saffold moved to adjourn, but on re
quest withdrew his motion, to allow Mr.
Nelson to offer the following:
Resolved. That a committee of one dele
gate fr *ra each State be appointed by the
Pie.-ddcnt to nominate officers for this Con
gress; which committee shall report to
morrow morning immediately on the as
sembling of the Congress.
The resolution was adopted; and Messrs.
Samuel Barnett, •! G*»» rgi»*. Charles W.
Gre*?»e. nfTenij.-s-e *. J. H. Moor* <»f Ken
lucky, T. C. We:i f herly. of South Carolina,
and R. M. Nelson, of Alabama, ware ap
pointed the committe.
Oo motion of Mr. Hin-on it was
Resolved, That the day sessions of the
Congress shall commence at ten o'clock,
a. in . and close at three o'clock p. m.
On Motion of Mr. Saff Id, the Congress
then adjourned until to-morrow morning at
ten o'clock.
• Jas. G. Holmes. Jr ,
S ‘cretary pro te.n.
\ 4;*e of the Coir.
The age of tho cow is known Ly the tee? b
and horns. This animal is furnished with
eight cu ?ing teeth ic tlie lower jiw; at the
age of ten n oaths the two middlemost of
these fall out, and are r‘placed by others
that are not si white, but brroder; at the
age of sixteen months the two next milk-
white teeth fall ou: likewise, and others
come up in their room; thus, at the end of
every six months the creature loses and
gains, till at the age of three years all the
entting teeth are renewed, and then they
sre long, pretty white, and equal; bnt in
proportion as the animal advances in years,
they become irregular and black, their in
equalities become smoother, and the animal
less capable of chewing its food. Thus, the
cow of*en declines from this singl * cause,
for, as it is obli ;ed to eat a great deil to
support life, and as the smoothness of the
teeth makes the difficult? of chewing great,
a sufficient quantity of f.»od cannot be sup
plied to the stomach. Thus, the poor ani
mal sinks in the midst of plenty, and
every year grows leaner till it dies.
The horns are another and surer method
of determining the animal's ag\ At three
year3 old. a very slight external shell coat
ing falls off the places where the horns are
about arising. At four years of ape tbe
tow has small, pointed, neat, emooth horns;
thickest near, the head; at five tbe ho ns be
come larger, and are marked around with
the former year’s growth. Thus, while the
animal continues to live, the horn? con
tinue to lengthen, and every year a new
ring is added to the root; so that, allowing
three years before their appearance, and
then reckoning the number of rings, we
have, in both together, the animal's age
exactly.
Iron Pyrit-es—The sulphuret of iron,
or the iron pyrites, commor y known as
the covering of coal, lead and other miner
al veins, and called among xnioeis the “iron
hat,’’ has not hitherto been generally in
this county considered of any economic
value, although considerable quantities are
used io England and Germany in the man
ufacture of sulphuric and nitric acids, and
for other purposes not commonly under
stood. It has lately been assertained, how
ever; that it isan indispensablo material in
the manufacture ot caustic soda, of which
large qualities are imported anuu&lly into
ihe United States from Great Britain, but
of whieh none is made here. It is also
stated, incidentally, that in its combination
aftd chemical icactions with lime and salt,
new pmduets ore formed, such as copperas,
alum, chloride of lime, as well as caustic
soda, all of which ore far more valuable
than the raw material. Th**e manufac
tures are very profitable where the materi
als can be obtained cheaply and in large
quantities. Enormous deposits of this
material exist ia certain portions of Mis
souri and in this and other States,^ and we
have no doubt that this heretofore over
looked clement of wealth wiil be develop
ed to the great profit and advantage of the
coun-tiy at some day iuthe future.
Potatoes vs. Carrots for Milch
Cows.—R. A. Hunt, Eucliod, Ohio, has
been feeding a milch cow potatoes and car
rots with dry hay and water, with the fol
lowing results: Wnile thirty-six quarts of
carrot- were fed daily, thirty-two pounds o'
milk were received in return; and while
the same quaoti y ok carrots and potatoes,
equal parts, were fed. thirty-six pounds of
milk were given, and when potatoes alone
were given, forty pounds of milk were re
ceived.
Learning is wealth to the poor, an
honor to the rich, an aid to the young, aod
a support aod comfort to the aged.— Ohio
Farmer.
A bit of soap, rubbed on the hinges of
doors, will prevent their creaking.
Berkshire Hogs.
The following is Y«*uatt’s description «.f
he original English Berkshire hogs:
The. Berkshire pigs belong to a large
class, aud are distinguhhed by their color,
which is a sandy whitish browr. spotted
regularly with dark brown or black spots,
aud by their having no bristles. The hair
is long, thin, somewhat cu r ly. and looks
rough ; the ears are fringed with long hair
round at the outer edge, which gives them
a feathery or ragged appearance: the body
is thick, comnact and wcll-'orined; »he
legs short, the sides broad, the head well
set on, the snout short, the jowl thick, t e
ears erect, the skin exceedingly thin in
texture, the flesh firm and well flavored.
The bacon made from these hogs is very
superior. This breed of pigs has been
generally considered to be one of the best
in England, on account of its smallness of
bone, early maturity, aptitude to fatten on
little food, hardihood, and tbe females be
ing such good breeders. Although term
ed the Berkshire breed, these pigs have
been reared in various parts of England.
JJogs of pure original breed have been
known to attain an immense s zc, and
weigh as much as 800 or 950 pounds.
They are not however, generally of an
enormous size, being much sr aller than
several of the older breeds. The ordina-y
weight averages from 250 to 300 pounds,
and come wll, at two years old weigh over
400 rounds.—Rural Southerner.
Tie vp the Cows.—When the coid
weather first set in, I fixed up a good warm
stable, for my cow with a good manger to
hold the feed, siucc which time she has
net been out of the stable, except an hour
or two on pleasant days. She has no feed
except sowed corn (a bundle three times a
day,) and a bucketfoll of warm slop
made of wheat bran; or, what is better,
meal, made of ground sorgham seed, morn
ing and night. She is bnt a common
Missouri cow, nothing extra, but she gives
from seven to ten quarts of milk per day,
and sometimes even more; keeps io good
flesh, and I have a warm place to milk io
this bad weather; and as she has a gcod
bed, changed once a day, she doe3 not get
all covered with filth. Is not this better
than the usual slipshod way of wintering
the cow in an open yard, or in the fence,
corner. Have no butter to put on your
cakes, no milk for your coffee, and in the
spring a cow is so poor that it will take half
the summer to make up the loss; even if
you do not get her hide before spring.—
Rural WorldL
Priceless as the gill of utterance may
be, the practice of silence iu some respects
far excels it.
Sore Teats.—Washing with Vater and
Castile soap is a cure.
In an article upon ‘‘Letter Thieves,” the
Foil Mill Gazette say.* that it should always
be borne iu mind by »ho>e who are inclined
to be hard upon this class of transgressors,
that there is no branch of the thieving pro
fession which involves more labor of a wea
risome nature than that of stealing letters.
For every one letter containing an article
of value, tfce unfortw ate thief has to wade
through a mass of correspondence of the
most tedious (to him) description; his time,
always valuable, is taken up with the pe
rusal of such petty details as applications
tor the payment of accounts, love letters of
all descriptions, and other trivial matters,
most trying to the temper and patience of
• •ne solely intent on making money, or, to
speak more correctly, abstracting it; and
lew could gaze on the pic ure presented by
a tired Iertcr thief, in aneb-cure garret, in
tent on deciphering an ill written ungram
tnatical compositr n, in the expectation that
•twill affrd some clew to a remittance,
without feeling that even dishonesty ha<
its (lrawba ks. aod that folly, unconsciously,
oftvu avenges itsel o » crime. Iu th«* same
connection, the articb* referred to >ay- rha
• he traps which are n«»w set by th* London
e»!*-r thieves, to intercept th** letter.- drop
p d into the pilhr b-x< s may have the
uo-rit of ingenuity, bur ceit inly not that
of novelty. f«»r it seems they wero iu use as
far back as 1792. Ir the* 4 Annual Register’
for that year, itis mentioned that* 4 a scheme
oi a very singular nature was detected b»te-
lv at the poit office in Exeter. A gentle
man dropping a letter into tbe letter hole
was struck at not bearing it drop to the bot
tom. and on examination a case v» as discov
ered to have been let down the hole by a
string, aod fastened on the outside by a
piece of watch coring; it was, w? en de.tec
red. full of letters, and no doubt containe-’
bills to a verv cons ‘durable amount.”
V Sensible Suggestlou.
Once, n hen to the busy city
I wac going early forth,
i ninking r f the gloom aod anguish
Acd discouragements of earth;
Thinking how hopes pale end vanish
Day by day and year by year;
How tho woes and hardens gather,
As the comforts disappear;
D-wn tbe garden path behind.me -
Parte ring footiteps swiftly came;
And I felt a smile flash throagh me
As J answered to my name.
Cried the voice God gave to cheer me
Through full many a darksomo hour.
'•Wait, dear aunti<; wait, dear auntie,
Let me pTcr yotr-pf tty fewer. 1 *
- • w-r
Ti-*n I turned, and ’mid the roses
Aslo lining it* the air of Jane,
Sto«»d a vision fair and lovely,
Glad and bright as snnny noon.
And with eager, hurrying Angers ..
Chose he out tho fairest rose,
On whose stem two buds were growing.
Almost ready to unclose.
Pule the color of tho ioses *-» .* r »* ti:
To the roses of his face,
As he danced and capered towards me,
Angel form of lovo and grace!
Holding daintily h>s offering
Did my baby prince draw near,
Saying, oimpling, smiling, blushing.
“Lill you keep it till fast jearF*
Blessfd babe! what kingly largess
Could have made my day so bright?
Could have made my weary labor
S*?em fo pleasant and so tight?
Young years bloomed and old years faded,
Face? changed and hearts grew still,
I was fainting 'neath the baraens '
I w&s bearing down the hill.
Winter's ice and storms were roanfi me;
I was weeping all elcne,
S'ckness and grey hairs had found mo,
Ya‘ my work not half was dono.
That sweet vision 'mid tbe roses,
Now, alas! I saw it not;
Ma~y years agone he vanished,
And his off*ring was forgot.
r
Friends had failed, and foes assailed ms;
Doubts of God distressed my mfnd—
II jw He held his peace, and hid Him—
Wero His ways still just and kind?
In a book my fathers wrote in,
I was seeking where to write,
When a withered rose and rose buds
Gfeeted my astonished sight.
With r. date beneath them written,
And, in letters plain and clear,
Babv words, long since forgotten,
“Lill you keep it till lost year?.*'
Then tho tide ot time turned backward
Till it seemed to stand once more
'Mid the fragranco and tha sunshine,
Near my brother's open door.
And the evil spirit left me,
But to flight as on that day
When the Angel 'mid the roses:
Charmed my faithless mood away.
Oh! my blessing! Oh my treasure!
God is just and true and dear—
Darting, I will “wait’’ His pleasure;
“Keep” your ofTring “till last year."
And when that last year is finished.
When has closed its final hour,
“Auntie to her rest would carry
In her hand, your “pitty fower." r l
But in .i;auufae;uies. our advancing oiv-
• liZari.'-n creaWs cic-v wants more rapidly
than even the ’i htnitig speed of ocr ran
chinery can supply them A few crops
like the wheat crop of the late harvest,wi!l
C'iovioce the farmer? of the Wert, that rel
atively. too ureat a proportion of the labor
of this country is devoted to the produc
tion of fond It is the interest of the farm
er that he obtain the articles wheih he con
sumes a:- directly from the hands of those
who pr duco then* as possible, and that his
bread and meat be consumed-by the maou
facturer with the least possible charges for
transpotation If the farmers understood
their own interests they would, after the
necessary improvement- of their farms, in
vest every dollar of th : ir surplus capital
which they produce, in encouraging and
fostering our infant manufactories.
Murder <>f Mr. Felix Long—Thi-
•reutfenu'n. is a larue p'anter in Jackson
county. Florida, was killed last Thursday
night, on his farm rear Marianua. He was
standing at his corn crib when he was shot
dead. A negro has been arrested, an J the
circumstantial evidence against him is very
strong. 1 he princ of the butt of the gun
on the ground corresponds with the weapon
found in his possession. One of tbe screws
of the gun is wanting. A short nail found
where the old “fusee” rested, exactly fits
the hole, and seems to have supplied the
place of the screw, but fell out when tfce
owner rested ihe weapon or: the ground.
The trace of footsteps also measure well
with hi9 shoes. The motive for the act is
not known, as Mr. Long was very popular
both with blacks and whites. He was one
of the wealthiest men in the county. -The
boats brought no further particulars
Mr Long was about fifty yea: s of age. a
widower with an ouly son.
Death of Judge Wm. ft. Anderson
—We learn from officers of the boats that
this gentleman died at his residence at
Marianna, Florida, on Monday, the 27th
He had resided in Jackson county twenty-
four years. He came from Tcnnesse, where
he once edited a paper. He was prom
inent as a lawyer, was before and daring
tbe war. General of State Militia, and wa-
captured ii Marianna, in 1864, while com
manding it, and lately has been a Judge of
the County Court. He was very well
known in Columbus. lie Ic; ves a family.—
Columbia Sun.
Decrease in Interior Towns.—Fron
September 1st to December 1st, last Fri
day, Augusta, Eufaula, Selma, Maeon,
Montgomery and Columbus, bad received
182,177 bales of cotton against 263 242
during the same period last year, showing
falling off 81,065 bales io three months. The
decline this week at there towns is over 50
per cent, from last year. Who believes
now there will be a large crop? Memphis
is showing a deficit. Heretofore she has
been in excess of last year.— Columbus
Sun.
Drying Cows.—A correspondent of
the Canada Farmer asks “what mean are
tbe best to dry a cow of her milk ?” Give
a dose of purgative medicine, such as one
pound of Epsom salts, dissolve in two
quarts of water, aud bathe the udder with
vinegar and water daily. The milking
should be discontinued as rapidly as pos
sible, short of producing inflammation of
the udder from over-distension.
[From the Plantation.
Fair Association—Wheat-Northern Fruit
Trees.
Rome, Ga.,- Nov. 20,1871.
To the Editor of The Plantation:
The stockholders of the “Fair Associa
tion of the Cherokee Country of Georgia
and Alabama," held their Third Annual
Stockholders’ Convention in this city a few
days siuce, and elected a new Board of Di
rectors Oar very efficient aod former
President. A. A. Jones, declined a re-elec
tion. General George S. Black was elect
ed President in his stead; Major W. F.
Aver; Vice President.and Maj B. F. Jonea
Secretary Maj- J» H* Dent also declined
• re-election as Director. The Convention
regr tted that, they preferred retireingfrom
the portions they held so long, and with
?o much credit to themselves and profit to
the Association; bnt we feel sure they
will give ?he Board the benefit of their
counsel and experience, aod will remain
co workers in the good cause.
The new Board has gone to work with
renewed energy, and with a determination
to place the Association upon a more firm
and solid foundation, and will issue a Pre
mium List soon that will attract and secure
a large number of entries and a good at
tendance at the next annual exhibition.
They expect to get outiheir Premium List
tor Field Crops by tbe fifteenth oi Decem
ber or rhe first of January, in order that
the farmers can go to work with a view- of
becoming contestants for premiums. They
wiil have ample time to prepare and culti
vate their crops with a view to this, ^thi*
is a good move- and one that means busi
ness. and will secure a better display of all
kinds of cereals. .. •>
From the best information I can obtain,
there is and will be more wheat sowed in
th»s section than ever before. Farmers are
prep;-ring their lands better than hereto
fore, which is favorab’e to good crops.
Some are behind in picking out their oot-
ton, but a lan e majority are nearly, dope.
Between two and three thousand dollars'
worth of fruit trees wero shipped to this
pla^e from Ohio last week, for the farmers
in this, Polk. Chattooga, aud Walker conn-
tic 8 , aud Calhoun and Cherokee counties,
Alabama, notwithstanding we have nurs
eries here and in Atlanta with as good,
uot better fruit, and for lets money—fruit,
too, that is adapted to this country, and _
that will mature and keep—yet, some
to think nothing is good or pure, un!*®*
they can get it from the North. ‘When •>
men who profess to be men of sen9C will do X
this, I dout care how bad they get burnt---
for I have done so and got burnt, and it
did me uood.
Etowah.
Rust Proof Wheat.
1.!. • # mfi
The wri'er of a communication m t the ;i
Ausust nuaiber of The Rural CaroUman,
wishes to kuow if there is aDy variety of
wheat not subject to rust. We doubt if
there is a variety to be found wholly ex* ^
empt from it, though some varieties ire
unquestionably much less liable to tl^e dis
ease than others. A variety famous.in
Georgia and known there as “The.Billj.;- c ,
Da His Wheat," can. we think, beymt down
as one. Much has from time to^uine.
said in its favor by wheat growers through
the columns of the Southern Cultivator,
wto claim for it as being to a marked de
gree exempt from rust, besides being hardy
and prolific. Wc were induced by this ;ioj
give it a trial the past .-eason, andcnnaider-
lug the unfuvoi ableness of the seasons, wa
harvested n very lair yield of good heavy
wheat. Rust appeared, though not until
the wheat was nearly ripe f ,apd then only in
spots, and so light as not to do any damage, .
whilst throughout this eotire section of
country the crop was alarostentiriy destroy-
ed by it. A friend who also planted “Tbf
Bill Dallis Wheat." can s \y about the same
in its favor. It is a fine looking wheat, the
grains being large and well developed. For
further in formation, your correspondent can
address Mr. Jas. Stogncr, Augusta, Ga.—
Rural Southerner. A. &. S.
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Butter and WoRMS.^There is bo
doubt that the larvae of the various worms
which infest the ailamentary canal of chtl- ,
dren, and frequently, too, of adults, are
taken in with food. Greasy substances are
apt to abound with them. In a late Ger
man medical journal, a Dr.’Hubur relates
many experiments on tbe subject, and he
comes to tbe conclusion that do article used
by man as food, especially during child--
hood, is so prolific a cause of .intestinal
wonns.as butter. The use of butter serve*
also for the introduction of insects as well,
as worms; and as- American ehildren sel
dom eat bread without a thick coating of
butter, the general presence of intestinal
worms need not be wondered at.
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Wood ashes and common eaj e > 5fet wi n
water, will stop the cracks of« stove.'