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THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE, BY JAS. A. WRIGHT AND HUGH WILSON. TBS WASHINGTON BiffiTTß. Tina—Three dollar* » year, io advance. LECTURE OH TRICHINOSIS. Dr. R. K. Brown delivered a lec ture on the above eobject at the Cooper’s Institute, New York, at a meeting of the Farmers' Club. He ■aid: Wo are entirely indebted to the mU cropoope for the discovery of the tri china spiralis. This worm cannot be recognized witb the naked eye. It is neither an infasoria nor an animalcule. The trichina is a worm. From first to last, it has killed in Germany more than 1,000 poople. This worm is only found under peculiar circumstances.— It does not kill. Yet tbo tri china are male and female, and propa gate their species precisely like other animals. Trichina has never been found in beef. It is never found in mutton. The pig’s fle-h is the only fiegh employed as human food, in which trichina has been found. A fe male trichina often has two hundred young in her body. The more trichinm there are in the swine’s flesh the more they increase and multiply. A per son may be infected witb this worm and may not experience any serious illness. The trichina* sometimes be comes encased in a close calcareous cell, and there remain in a dormant state. In a few instances, the tri dßi to have been found loose in tbt flesh. Too first instance of death from tri chins occurred in 1815. It is young trichirs that penetrate into the mu ch# of people and do the ‘ mischief.— The flesh of the pig constitutes the principal meal of the Germans in. Ge rmany. Here, it is beef. This ex plains why so many die in that coun try. The greatest dangetNinses from eating ham. When a ham is oxposed to a heat equal to tbo boiling point al. danger is removed. No trichina) can survive in a heat equal to the boiling point. The common mode of cook ing ham and pork seldom kills Iho tri chime. The speaker said the pig is a dirty, filthy scavenger. If he be fed as the cow or sheep is, on Indian .corn or other grain, we reed havo no fears as to the injurious influence of his flesh ns an article of human food. D. J. V. C. Smith, after making Some pointed remarks touching the trichinae, staled that the only safety for himself and others is to aban don the use of swine’s flesh en tirely. Professor Diebl said this doct rine is an old one in Asia. A vote of thanks was presentod to Dr Brown for bis exceedingly able and instructive address; and a copy was solicited for publica tion. Dr. Richards followed with some well timed remarks, staling that wo need not feel alarmed on this subject, as similar worms have been found in the flash of beef cattle. Dr. Vanderwyde presented a pho tograph of trichinse in a beautiful frame, colored almost as perfectly as such worms appear when alive in the flesh of the nig. The following remarks, at the same meeting, were made on the bone dust as a fertilizer : “If there is any one practice among American farmers, for which they de serve sharp rebuke, it is for permit ting such immense quantities of bones to bo exported for the improvement of the agricultnre of foreign nations. Thousands of tons of bones are col lected annually in Chicago, Buffalo, New York, and other populous cities, and shipped to European countries to fertilize the land for raising turn ips, wheat, fat cattle and sheep. And yet, American farmers, in stupid qui et, look on and say : “It don’t pay to collect bones and apply them to the soil.” Jt will pay. They have not tested the application of ground bone.— There is not a meadow nor a pasture in the land—with very few excep tions—that will not be greatly bene fitted by a dressing of ground raw bone. Thousands of acres of the best farming land in New England are in a low elate of impoverishment for the want of a liberal dressing of raw ground bbne. Snob fertilising matter is the very life of the eoil. Euiopcan farmers understand and appreciate this fact. They know it p iys to ship bones from America to enrich their farm. The value of ev ery ship lead of bones, that is pick ed from our land connot reudily he computed in dollars and cents to the agriculture of our country. E, g land delights in her own fatness pro duced on the choice cheese of Ameri can dairies, while we muttor and grumble over a pot of the whey. Eu ropeans rejoice over the rich sweet American butter, while we aro so ur, accountab'y stupid as to be satisfied with the buttermilk. —Our farmers dig and delve and rake and scrape their grain fields, meadows and pastu res to get phosphatio fertilizers to send to Europe to produce big crops of turnips and then grumble and de nounce then own land as good fur nothing becauso iheir turnips refuso to grow as they do in Easiorn coun tries. The truth ou this point is, American farmers mast saro and ab ply mqpo manure to their impoverish dland; especially must they save ootiee lor growing a crop of lurni|B. As soon as we can produc a bountiful crop of turnips we can grow wheat. —Wheal and turnips in England go hand in hand. There Is a volume of truth in tho old maxim. "Xo bone du«l, no turnips ; no turnips no wh«st ; No w est, and turnips, no cattln no meat.; No turnips, no cattle, nor manure ill the yard. Makes bills for the doctors, nud go hard ’’ Cur This Our. — The Mercantile Times gives the following seasonable rul s for young men commencing bu siness : Tho world estimates men by their success in life—and, by gonoial con sent, success is evidence of superiori ty. Never, under any circumstances, assume a responsibility you can avoid consistently with your duly to your sell and others. Base all your actions upon a princi ple of right; preserve your integrity of character, and, in doing this, uuver reckon the cost. lieraemter that self interest is more likely to warp your judgement than all other circumstances combintd; therefore, look well to your duty, when your interest is concerned. Never make money at tho expocße of your reputation. Be neither lavish or niggardly, of the two, avoid the latter. A mean man w universally despised, but pub lic favor is a stepping stone to prefer ment—therefore generous feelings should be cultivated. Say but little—.think much—and do more- Let year expenses be such as to leave a balance in your pocket. Hea dy money is a friend in need. Keep dear of the law ; for oven if you gain your case, you are generally loser of money. Avoid borrowing and lending. Wine drinking and cigar smoking are bad habits. They impair tbe mind and pocket, and lead to a waste of time. Never relate your misfortunes, and never grieve over what you canuot prevent. Nine steamers a week are now em ployed in transporting Irish and Ger man emigrants from fatherland to the happy hunting gronnds of the New World. And the ory is still they some. WASHINGTON, WILKES COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1867. THE KITCHEN GARDEN. The main crops have already been planted, and there should bo little va cant space now at any time, except what is gained by the removal of the early orops. All such ground should be immediately filled by transplant ing or sowing. Seeds planted lh<a month often fail to vegetate, as the ground is generally hot and parched. Plant only in fresh deg soil, made very fine. After making the bills or rows, und dtopping tbe seeds, water freely, and then cover with fine fresh soil, and press gently upon the seed. As fine seeds cannot be oovered deep ly, to keep them from drying up alter sprouting, they will riquire to he shaded by day, and gently sprink led at evening with a fine rose water ing pot. When the plants are visible, cease to shade, or they will become drawn up and worthless. Winter Cabbage, Broeoli, Cauliflower, may still be sown, and it is the best month for this purpose, provided a stand is obtained. Beets'or winter use may, also, be put in. Plant corn every two weeks for a succession. Tho Whito Prolifio, or some other kind of corn field Bean*, should be planted about this lime, to ufford a late crop of Snaps, as they aro more prolifio than the dwarf kinds. Tho White varieties aro many ot them ex cellent, v.-ben ripe for winter use, and planted ut this time, they escape the weevil. Pole thum belbre planting, that the roots may not be disturbed. Transplant Cabbage, Ijtttuco, Cole rv, Egg Piatits, late Tomatoes and Yam Potato Slips—using plant pro tectors to screen by day, until estab ttshud, the more delitmte species that need shade. Shingles will answer. Thin out und k«»p free from weeds your advancing crop of Corn, Beans, Beets, Carrots, &c. Remove the earth a little from the top of the Onion bulbs. Thin out Melons, Squasbes, and Cu cumbers, lo ving but two or throe in a bill. Train nud urrango tbo vinos so that they will cover the ground ev enly. Pinch oil the extremity of each loading shoot when tbe vino has grown a few inches, which will throw thorn earlier into font. This is the proper time to plant Pumpkins and Winter Squashes, to have them ma ture so late that they will keep well. Cucumbore may yet bo planted. Keep the walks clean, and the ground light and mellow about all oops. If the soil was well prepared, and is not trodden, or worked while wet, it W'ill need no deep wot king after tho crops are planted. A shal low surface digging will be sufficient to break the crust, and keep the sur face light. Tho roots of plums being kept unbroken, they will better resist drought. Tomatoes may be mulched after a rain, which will keep them longer ir. beuring. Tomatoes sown now and transplanted next month, yield fine au tumn crops. Keep a watchful eye on insects.— Dostrcy the squash-bugs and crush their eggs every morning, until they cease to appear. Scatter about the hills ashes, impregnated with spirits of turpentine.— [Peabody.] Dust over tbe leaves of Beans with ashes while damp witb dew, if attack ed by insects. Cutworms dig up and kill, if they cut off the young plants. Scatter Scotch snuff over the plants attacked by tbe smaller insects. Gather and preserve all seeds as they ripen. .Restitution. —During the war, some of tbe soldiers stationed at Pen sacolasFla., went into the Episcopal Church and destroyed the organ. The Observer say* a subscription was recently taken np in one of the Norther cities, and anew organ pur chased and sent out to replace the one destroyed, DOCTOR GRANT’S RIDE. As I was Tiding through the vil lage the other day, said the good doc tor, I looked with interest, as usual, at the groups of children scattered here aid there at play. Some were swinging on door yard gates, some were 11) ing kites, i-orne rolling murbles. Passing od a little further, 1 noti ced a very small boy ing bimsell with something which he seamed try ing to bide. His back was turned to his companions and he was blowing away ut something long and white; which he held to Lis month with one hand, while he covered tbe ond of it, with the other hand. At the sound ot the carriage w hauls, he turned a lit tle, aud 1 saw who he was and what he was doing. Think of it 1 Little Jamie White, just out of his cradlo, not four years old, was trying to smoke his father's pipe 1 Os course be could not do it, but I knew him fi>r a persevering little fel low-, and 1 made no doubt be would try till ho succeeded. By the time he is fourtoon years old, thought 1, Ju ruio White will be spending somebo dy’s money on cigars. His red lips will be polluted with tho fumes of to bacuo, and his sweet breath will be foul with the rank smell wo are all so familiar with. But that is nothing, said I to my self, compared with tbo poor little child’s white soul, which is going to he stained und stupefied with smoko. Why, I have seen what cigurs will do for a boy ! There is George Green —his widowed mother is obliged to count ovory cent, ond deny herself every luxury, yet Mr. George, aged sixteen, and having a yearly salary of seventy-five dollars’ smokes two ci gars a day. They coit ot least ten cents apieco, good on os cost double that sum, but ut ten cents they como to seventy-three dollars a year. Now that is selfish and mean —to spond tho money which his mother needs to pay for his own food and clothing on anything not absolutely necessary. But that is not tho worst. George bus been a child of many prayers. His grandmother Anna, and his mother Giaco, gave him to God from the beginning, and he has bad many an impulse to servo God and livo a coble life But boyish companions havo drawn him away from his home influence, and ho has tukun refttgo from manly and serious thoughts in bis cigars, if ho has a troublesome twinge of con science, it is very easy to quiet it, and und soothe bitußelf into cumfottable dullness by a good smoko. “There,” said I, —thinking aloud this time, —“I II turn right about and go to Jumie White’s father 1” A few minutes landed me at Mr. White’s door. There he sitat an open win dow, puffing away at his pipe. “I see you huve two pipes, Mr. White,” Said 1 “How do you k;now that 7” be as ked. ‘•Jamie is trying to light the other one a little way down the street,” I replied. Mr. White took his pipe deliberate ly feom his mouth, held it outside the window, that the ashes might not fall on the carpet, and snapped the stem in two. “I always meant to stop,” said he, “before Jamie was old enough to no tice. I did not intend that he should know 1 ever made such an idle fool of myself. I’m too late, am I 7 Sharp little thing Ihe shall never see it again. Well at this age it won’t take him long to forget, will it ? He shall never think he can smoke because his father does.— Cony regationa list. Butter is improved by working the secoud time, after the lapse of twenty lour hours, when tbe Balt is dissolved, and tbe water can be entirely removed. VOL II.—NO. 6. WHAT EVERT TOTING KAN SHOULD DO, 1. Every young man should make the most of himself, intellectually, socially and physically. 2. He shonld depend upon bis own efforts, with help from above, to ac complish these results. 3. He should be willing to take ad vice trom those competent to give it, and ’o follow such advice, unless his own judgment ur convictions, properly fouiided, should otherwise direct. 4. If he is unfortunate enough to have a rich and indulgent father, he should do the best he Cun under the circumstances, which will be to con duct himself very much as though he bad not these obstaolee to over come. 5. He should remember that young men. if they live, grow old ; and that the habits of youth are oftener than otherwise perpetuated in tbe mature man. Knowing this fact, he should “govern him-elt accordingly.” 6. He should never be dfeoouraged by small beginnings, but remember that neurly all great results have been wrought out from apparently slight causes. 7. He should never, under any cir cumstances, be idle. If he cannot find the employment be prefers, let him ecus as uear his desires as possi ble—be will thus reaoh tbe objeet of his ambition. 8. All young men have “inalienable rights,” among which none is greater or more sacred than the privilege to be “Bomebody.” 0. Every j oung man should remom her that this is not the only world to which he stands related; and it be comes him seriously to oonsider what and where he ie to be a thousand yeara hence. Extraordinary Answers.—A pupil of Abbe Sioord gave tbe following ex traordinary answers : “What is gratitude V ’ “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” "What is hope ?” “Hope is tho blossom of happi ness.” “What is the difference between hope and desire. “Desiro is s tree in leaf, hope is a tree in flower, and enjoyment is s tree in fruit.” “W hat is eternity 7” “A day without yesterday or to morrow—a line that has no end.” “What is God 7” “Tho necessary being, the bud of eternity, the merchant of natare, the eye of justice, tho watchmaker of tbe universo, the soul of tbo world.” “Does God reason ?’’ “Man reasons, because he doubts; be deliberates—be decides. God to omniscient. He never doubts—he therefore never reasons.” The Head Turned Round. — A ora* zy man was found at a grind-stone, sharpening a large butcher knife, and every now and then examining the edge to see if it was keen. “ What are you doing ?” “Sharpening this knife.” “Yes; but wbat are you going to do with it when sharpened 7” “Cut old Bon Brown's head off, to be sure ” “ Wbat J you won’t kill him, will you 7” “ Ob no 1 I’ll only cut bis bead off and stick it right on again 'bind side before, just to let tbe old fellow look back upon his past life 1 It will take him all the rest of his life to re view.” Wbat a queer idea the lunstio had in his head! And wbat if it were so, that every man when be reached a certain age bad bte face turned round, and was obliged to spend the rest of big days io looking back over his past life! Wouldn’t there be strange eights 7— Sunday School Timet.