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When we receive a now subscription from any of
our present subscribers, the first tiling done is to enter it.
on the books, and send out the paper, and the next in or
der, is to credit the party sending it, three months on his
subscription. This we do, whether requested to do so or
not. Subscribers are credited with fifty cents commission
on every nev' subscriber they send, which we will pay by
credit on account, or if desired, in seeds by mail. A
large proportion of our old subscribers have availed them
selvtjs of this offer, to the general advantage of all par
ties concerned. Use, in canvassing, your latest numbers,
because if lost in this way, they can be supplied again ;
but wc frequently cannot furnish numbers more than one
or two months after issue. At present, subscribers can
be furnished from the opening of the current volume;
but as the files are getting low, we shill, if not desired
otherwise, commence with this issue, (of which we issue
a larger edition,) to all new subscribers.
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“ Egyptian Corn.” —We have received for insertion an
advertisement of “Egyptian Corn.” “It is estimated
from its very prolific qualities, to yield 150 bushels per
acre, and weighs by scaled measure, 65 lbs. to the bushel.
It grows in the form of a tree, and thirty four ears have
grown upon one stalk, and will average from five to fif
teen,” &c.
Now, we should like to fill a page with a good adver
tisement, out is not that doing it rather too strong. We
don’t like to send an advertisement of that kind to our
friend Gomes Munro. We fancy now we hear his “Jaru
p
shalem” on first reading it. If the party tending it will
“lower his sights,” and say 20, o’O, 40 or 50 bushels per
acre, and put the other statements in regard to it in keep
ing, wc won’t object to inserting it, particularly if accom
panied with the cash.
The seed advertised is, we understand, the Millet,
known formerly here as “Chicken Corn,’’ and a very good
thing, but nothing to get up an excitement about.
IIOCK ISLAND MANUFACTURING CO.
A friend writing us from Charlotte, N. C., upon anoth
er topic, knowing our interest in manufacturing enter
prises, enclosed us several samples, most of them for
summer wear, of the all wool cassimeres, now being man
ufactured by the Rock Island Manufacturing Company, of
that place.
W e were so well pleased widi the softness of the wool
employed, and the unexceptionable quality of the goods,
that giving up all idea of ever getting that suit to which
“ Gemes Munro” considers us entitled, as a returning
prodigal, we ordered one from the goods of this compa
ny. By the way, is there any reason why Southern dry
goods men should pass by such an establishment, where
they can buy good honest fabrics, of every grade of qual
ity up to the finest, free from shoddy and flocks, every
yard of which is warranted to be as represented, in order
to get inferior goods, at no advantage in rates ? When
the merits of these goods become generally known, we
predict that this company will receive, as it often did be
fore the war, more orders than they can fill. If any one
in the trade, wishes to know more about these cloths, let
him send for samples and prices. Address the President
of the company, John A. YouDg, at Charlotte, N. C.
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
The present condition of the University of Georgia, is
very gratifying to its many friends. Not only is there a
larger attendance than ever before, but the spirit with
which the young men take hold of their studies, is most
encouraging. Our Southern youths have been taught by
that harsh teacher, War, the total uncertainty of all ex
ternal fortune. ITow many of oar people worth tens and
even hundreds of thousands before the war, are nearly or
quite bankrupt to day ! Hence, an eager disposition on
the part of the moie sensible of our youth, to obtain a
thorough education. That is a property of the most sc*
cure and desirable nature. It enables its possessor to
become ustful to the community, and there will fall to
himself the reward of useful effort. Those who prove
industrious students, and have trained the will to persis
tent effort in that one direction, will be found generally in
active life, to be industrious men. The fixedness of pur
pose acquired in becoming thm'ough scholars, renders
them likely to be men pf power and reliability in what
ever pursuit they may engage.
We can justly commend to all parents, Chancellor Lips
comb, and the Professors of the University, as experienced
instructors, of thorough scholarship, with their hearts ear
nestly in the work. It is a most fortunate thing for a
youth, to have his developing character subjected to pro
per influences—to have before him the inspiring example,
and grow up under the forming hand of such a teacher
as Dr. Lipscomb—a man rarely equalled in wisdom, ori
ginal genius, or in thorough and genial culture. We do
not think the pupils of Arnold, of Rugby, the great Eng
lish teacher, enjoyed much advantage over those of the
horn educator, now in charge of the University of Georgia.
THE SITUATION.
When the negro preacher told his audience that there
were but two roads before them in life—a broad one lead
ing to sure destruction, and a straight and narrow one
leading to swift damnation, he laid about as inviting a
prospect before his hearers, for their moral regeneration,
as the wisdom of Congress has provided the Southern
people for their political reconstruction. The “blackness
of darkness lies before us,” whatever course we take. In
the case of our “ parable,” the sagest head in the crowd
audibly expressed his determination to “take to the woods;”
and in our own case, certainly if we followed our incli
nations, the most desirable thing we could do, would be to
keep out of all political high-ways, and “ take to the
fields.” We should prefer to make corn and cotton, and
quietly pursue our accustomed work, endeavoring to se
cure pecuniary independence. But this reconstruction
bill allows us no escape from negro suffrage. It comes if
we are passive, and it comes if we are active. The con
stitution, if its shelter was secured, would be torn to
fragments over our heads. We are under duress. But
if the white race of the South act intelligently, we can
render more tolerable a state of things we cannot prevent.
In the new Constitution we are forced to adopt, we can
permit all to vote who are now 21 years of age, but we can
require an educational and reasonable property qualifica
tion from all hereafter admitted to suffrage. We can pro
vide that on conviction for any serious offence, perjury,
larceny, &c., the right to vote shall be forfeited. Our