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From the Plantation. ROTATION OF CROPS. A correspondent of the De partment of Agriculture, writing' from Southwest-Virginia, says:, “Increased attention is given to rotation. A favorite course is! to fallow an old clover sod for : wheat, follow with corn, then oats, ■ with clover and grasses again, to remain four or five years in grass, in which the land will yield as great, or perhaps greater, net in come by means of stock-grazing as d iring the years of cultiva tion.’’ The farmers of Montgomery and Washington counties, who ' pursued this system of rotation, are distinguished for making! money, and keeping up the ter-! tility of their 1 inds. The rota-1 tion includes keeping ground in clover and grass “four or five years;” to three years in success- ’ ive crops of wheat, corn ami oats. ’ Cotton culture will rotate with clover quite as well as grain. If the soil is poor, plaster, soluble phosphate of lime, wood ashes, or German potash salts, should be used with clover to fertilize it. I* is bad economy to cultivate poor laud without an effort to improve, permanently, its condition. Ro tation with clover and grass pro motes such improvement. llowi the practice results, may be seen ; by the following statement from the same writer. “'flic soil is very productive, yielding, with annual dressing of plaster and ashes, halfa bushel of each to the acre, three tons of hay per aero, each year while it re mains in grass, which is usually for three years in Washington county. Wheat (drilled) on ai clover sod, produces twenty bush- j els per acre; corn, which succeeds 1 wheat, fifty bushels; and oats, (coming alter) fifty to seventy five bushels.” The intelligent reader will see j that a system of farming, that makes fields itndercultix at ion six ty years and more, yield three successive crops of hay, with I hree tons at each crop, and them twent y bushels of wheat, fifty of corn, and fifty ol oats, per acre, in success ion, is not a bad system. Not on ly is Ihe system of these \ irginia farmers wise and profitable, but salt-bearing rocks underlying their farms give them elements o fertility which arc invaluable. During the war, when salt was very scarce in Georgia,!he writer spent a Summer at Saltville, Southw est-Virginia, examined its j salt-bearing rocks, and identified I them with the Onondaga Salt i Group of New York. The plaster { is the same in both States; and! the other salts of lime and mag-i nesia are also the same. Nt> one doubts that the.se tertilizing salts all came f rom Ihe ocean t hat once covered theeontinent* Now,ifthey imparl remarkable f ruit f ulness toelavin Washington and other counties in Virginia, they should have the credit, rather thana; “half bushel of plaster and a| halt bushel of ashes” applied to an acre. These, undoubtedly, help other minerals in the ground: Fnit without the latter, the former Would be nearly \alneless. This view of Virginia rotation of crops suggests the use of larger ; quantities of agricultural salts) than a half b.ishel of plaster and hall bushel of wood a dies to the aero. Il also suggests the pro priety ol going down to the sea ■ to obtain such fertilizing saltsas the sea has 101 lin the ground ol Washington county, it we want t.lty bushel ofeorn ami three tons of hay as lair crops, in rotation, on our upland fields. Rotation old rop.'. without fertilizers, on \e.y pa n- ’arms, is like turning a dock o sheepoill of olio field t hat is nuked into;: .other that is quite as ven. >iation never gives somethin : w here there is nothibg t'ai\e. Its \ ;:lue consists, first, in develop'.;; , elements ami ren deiing them soluble in wate\ wlm i c before insoluble and unavailable. Secondly, m using and consuming these elements to i . the very best advantage. Uneducated farmers are prone to waste the things that make i corn and cotton, without knowing I the fact. If a bushel of wheat is worth a dollar, what is the raw , material worth that v. ill form a : bushel of wheat? Every farmer,s ; son and daughter, twelve years ' old, should be able to answer this question correctly. The study of rotation of crops and of the ele ments of fertility, are inseparable. What is the essential difference between poor clay that will pro duce only live bushels ofeorn to ' the acre; and the same clay rich j enough to yield fifty bushels per acre? Reader, while we cultivate 1 corn or cotton, Ictus cultivate our 1 thinking faculties. L. “Can you tell me the road to Greenville?” | asked a yankee travellei of a boy whom he | met on the road. “Yes sir.” said the boy. “Do you see ’ our barn down there.” “Yes,” said he. “Go to that; About three hundred yards beyond the barn you will find a lane. Take that lane and fellow along about a mile and a halt. Then you will come to a slippery elm log. You be mighty keerful, stranger, about going on that log—you may get into the branch —and then you go on u p until you get to the brow of the hill, and there the roads prevaricate: you take th 1 left hand road, and keep that until you get ! in to a plum thicket, and when you get ! there, why then —then, then —,” “What then?” “Then, strangci, I’ll be hanged if you ain’t lost.” What snys Mr. Nye to this from the Chicago Tribune ? “Grace Greenwood writes from the Senate gallery in Washington: ‘Mr. Nye spoke of his own speech as possibly the last he should make in ! the Senate. He had just heard the news from the Legislature of Neva da. He takes bis supersedure with philosophic coolness and Christian submission; he makes it more a case of resignation than of defeat.' “Dear innocent! Mr. Nye sold his ‘claim to John P. Jones, and had checks of 550.000 on the bank of California as long ago as August, and the transaction was tin n, and is now, as notorious as the heathen Chinee game itself. 1 MroiriAST Dates. The following will refresh the minds of our readers as to the dates of the most important inventions, discoveries and improve ments, the advantages of which we now enjoy: Spinning wheel invented 1330. Paper first made of rags 1417. Muskets invented and first used in England in 1421. Pumps invented 1425. Printing invented by Faust 1441. Engraving on wood invented 1400. Post-offices established in England lin 146 1. Almanacs first published 1441. Printing introduced into England 1 >y ('axion 1474. Violins invented 1477. Hoses first planted in England 1505. Hatchets first made in 1504. Punctuation first usedin literature 1520. I Jeforet hat time words;’, ndseiitencesw , ereputtogethcrliketliis. More Hiuhf.h Lavish.—lt is stated (hat the examination of the accounts in the New York Controller's office and different city banks, which has been in progress for i some time, will show that the frauds ol ) the old board of and it wiil amount to near -Ily ten million dollars. It is believed that 1 die evidence will enidde the authorities to ! bring to account mam politicians implica ! toil. Additional bauds are reported to have been discovered in the Pcwartiuent •f Public W oi ks. A Queer Ct STOM. —Die Celestials of <:>n I-' -incisco have away of preparing a ■ great feast tor themselves. Three times a year they spread a royal banquet beiide the graves of their departed friends, and. after •i little time, fill to and eat it themselvc. On :: recent occasion of this kind forty ex press wagons were employed in hogs, chickens, rice and liquor to the cem ’!< ry, ami over otic hundred wagons were ■ in the pioec.-sien. A Cut! 1» TIWZb.X ON THE St HOOT. Hot sK Steps. Bessie Coles, aged ten, ’ daughter of Wm. Poles, of Pecek-kiil. N. Y , was so benumbed by the cold last Thursday morning while on her way to . I that she was unab. - to open the d u r She was found standing 'he step with her Ii 1 1:< hand frozen to the doorknob. Iler feet, legs, arms nose ami ear-, were Itv-jw.r .'till. She was insensible aud lies in j a prerarioU' condition. SENDIN YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS SEND IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS SENDIN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION S OHanunx ann'cnsrrNS. aas TO THE TO THE TO THE PEOPLES FRIEND, PEOPLES FRIEND, PEOPLES FRIEND, $2 00 a year. $2 00’a year. $2 00 a yaar. RAILROAD DII? ECTORY. Georgia Railroad Schedule. ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE OF TRAINS Georgia. Kailroad. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Augnsta 8.20 o’clock, a m • ! Atlanta 8 3l “ am Arrive at Atlanta 6 40 *< p m “ at Augusta 5 3U “ p m NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Augusta Sls “ p m “ Atlant t 8 15 “ p m Arrives at Atlanta 0 45 l; a m “ Augusta 6 32 “ a m ACCC.VI .VIOD AT ION TK AIX. Leeves Atlaara “ p m '• Stone Mountain 45 “ a m Arrives at Atlanta ( 0 1 a m at tone Mountain Ol) “ p m Atlanta & West Point Railroad DAY’ PASSENGER TRAIN-(Outward) Leaves Atlanta at 6 50 am Arrives at West Poilit 11 40 a m Day Passenger Train—(lnward.) Leaves West Pojnt at 12 30 p « Arrives at Ai! iita 5 (jc p Nigltt Passenger Train—(Outward.) Leaves Atlanta 7 00 pm Arrives at We.-t Point jo 15 a m Night Passenger Train—(lnward.) Leaves 'Vest Point 1 45 A j. Arrives at Atlanta (j 00 p m Macon and Western R. R, Leave, Arriv Macon 7 111 a m 730 am 525 p m 6] 0 pm Atlanta 200 A m 1 48 pm I 10 p m JOSO p St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville & Chat tanooga Railroad Line. CENTRA L Sil OR T R 0 UIE. Tiic Great Route to Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washin ton, Pliiladelphir and all Northern and Eastern Cities. Through Silver Palace Cars Attached TO LOUISVILLE. Holders of Tickets are Entitled to Vis: Catoosa Springs. Mammoth Cave, and Niagara Falls Without Ex tra Charge, Resuming Their Journey at PLEASURE. No Change of Cars from Chattanooga to Nashville Without '-liiingc ot (Jars to Nashville, McKinzie, Uon.n City, Hickman, Columbus, Humboldt, Brownsville, and Memphis. Only One Chnnge To Jackson, Tenn., Paducah Ky., Lillie Rock, Cairo and »>t. Louis. More than 150 Miles Shorter to St. Louis Than by the way of Memphis or Louisville, and from 8 to 15 IFoi'i's Quicker Than by the way of Corinth or Grand Junction. Six Honrs Quicker tc Memphis by This Route than ANY OTHER. ATv FO R TICETS TO Memphis and the Southwest via Chattanooga and Me < Keuzie. j AM) TO St. Louis and the Northwest via Nashville and Colum bus—all Rail: or Nashville and Hickman—Kail and River THE LOWEST S PECI A L R A TES ; Fr T'.nt Igraiit,, witll more Artvnntngee ; Quicker Time, mid Fewer Cluing- i es Cars) thnn anytlier K ii t e. Tickets for sale at the Principal Ticket Offices in the - South. : J. W. THOMAS, Gen’l Supt. ’ A. B. WENN, Travelleg Agent, No. 4, H. 1. Kimball House. i sept. 21 ts. BRIGGS w BROTHER’S ! ILLUSTRATED i FLORAL WORK! I Ft»r January now, issued ns a Quarterly. The ; four ininibeis s“nt to any aihirrss. bv mad tor 25 t ;i u. 1 TherichvsiL and most instructive ilhitr.t <1 ci. d»*scii;>- -■ - ’?■’ nwi r'm tIVF Floral Giintc published. T» <»-»* < to pattons wiio oftiv'ed I ist, ye tr and we.e r Id d .wUli 25 cent-, will receive the jonr Qn..rirr!it s tor IrG imi ur ii irr rr ■ —ii 1 ~ 'l'hosr w.io order seeds tine year wid he credited with - -tjjiMi w ibi rain a s ihsrrip?i<m i<»r lri.4. The January number c<>Ht«ihi - ■TTsvrrtMn’Gsr- •**"» uear|} 4‘>o F.nurnviugs, two bU|»erb v»! ’i-l p! d- ‘-••Pt- i- 4 ■&*.". -L -t3sfcf r’. able f«>r framing, k aDo tmted plntus of our c<.rffeou« gMBTT Ji -— m .. A* Flunti Ctironio*; imorrna iou r* la v to 1 » • -rs, \• -i • tar.l* s ? X;-., K ihmr cunivation, k a’l « h mailer as JLL 1.l --1. T- X-R Li MJ T ll --. ‘ ’ torrnrrk found incur C.ttah irm-. You will m Jif you order need* before in • Bn.-i- KBr ■ s ■ . • • » Quarterly. VVe challenge < «»mp<r ’<’»» on u : Hi:y < L iiibii jjwrwßMMßwmmrrTirr- 3-raror- r>ri d & pri’ »s k size* hi p• k ’ hir • i!» nda’ . *■* vince >heri and Price for '• • t :>• — ™ Blllllll * ° | t?eednu au and Fl< r r»f. Ho h’*’ r. V irgmia j® A TO STIC OIL FOR THE HAIR! For Bervutifijiiicj and Preserving the Hair and rendering it Sod and Glossy. USED AS A DRESSER, twice a week, or daily, and it promotes the growth, removes the dandruff, scurf, etc. W ill always prompt the hair to its growth when falling out- VY a nan ted free from Injurious Substance. Prepared only by Fenner, Pharmaceutist, PiOME, Ga. W. D. HOYT (Sr UO., Sole Agts. For Burns, Erysipelas and inflamed sores use Fenner’s Soothing Ointment, it will cure a burn in from 3to 5 days, Testimo ials fmni-hed if de-ired. W. D; Hoyt & Co. SOLE AGENTS, HOME, GA. MBMMBMSWtgcroiHME 1 wiiTHn nitaiscsasMi Centra,! HailroacL NG CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND COLUMBUS. Genf.ril Superintendent’s Office, i Central Kailroid, Savannah, September 27, 1872. ) O'N ami after Sunday the 29th inst., Passenger Trains on the Georgia Central Kailroad, its Branches end < onuections, will run as follows : UP DAY TRAIN. Leave Savannah 845 a m u z\ugusta 9ho a m Airive at Augusta 5 30 »• m “ at Milledgeville II 55 p m “ nt Etonton 1 50 a m •( at Macon 7 15 p m Leave Mancon for Atlanta 10 1)0 pm “ Macon lor Columbus 805 p m .Jrrive at Vlilanta 616 a m *• at Columbus 4 a m Making close connections with trains leaving Augus ta, ,illauta and Columbus. DOWN DAY TRAIN. Leave .Atlanta j?? 11 A M Arrive at Macon ' a m Leave Macon w n<l * * u 9 oo a M .Augusta {>3o pm “ at Savannah 6 1, P.a This train co- meets at Macon with S. W. .fcronitaoa ntion train lenvi ni Columbus at 8 20 P M, ami arrivlnd t M.icnn ar 115 M. ami makes the same couiiection t .iu u ta as the up day train. NIGHT TII.HN GOING SOUTH. Leave Savannah 7 00 p x “ f. 15 t ” .irrive at Savannah ‘> " '• nt Macon '• ■” I.rave Maeon for .itlnnta 8 5() >. m •• Macon for (’'dumbus -'sG a m .irrivc at * olumbus L> a m “ at .itlanm 316 pm Mar.i g prompt through connections nt both Jtlnr ta and C > Itimbus• NIGHT TH.HNS GOING NORTH. Leave Colnmlms 4 ff' ? M I - .illanta '* .ir’iv at Macnn for CoJwmhiH • •' M ' •• a: Mir<m lor .itlaniu ■' “ i » Sa-.aPinh II 00 PM .inf** Miihdgeville .s. p m at Eatonton *. •*' A * ; “ at .itigustn f ’- K : “ H-. S,.v;iPl>ah .30 A M i .j >,perfect conneetlona with traina leaving Ju . .... r■ ■■ Mi h dgt ; I an I ttt < n ! j;. .. wut • niebt 'rain from t olumbus. .i lar.ta • . .. day train from J i»u» ta and Bavai u . . ti! ..I at Gurdon (Sundays excepted., with ’ he Mrilcilgr-. ire and Eatonton trains. in F.legant Sleeping Car on all Xiglit Trains. ( . -j1,., i') r.> : 'i all piuiits can be had at C< .itr.i Up,-... ; at Ptiia-ki Hi. Use corner Bu! I m* . eta < n also be had at Dej »t W IL/.’.i'l BOGERS, i , G'-neral Superintended 1