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l M n KNIGHT TKVW’LAIW, ODD FEL-
I rows AND SONS OF TEMPERANCE,
HELD IN THE CITY OF MACON.
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■ coniuS. Chapter, No. 4. ,ecood .hi fourth Mo„d»,
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is, i ;r;"'i!»ra.»pme„..Hnt l! M.T r pl.r,No. 2, Meetih*.
m eVe ry ttrst Tuesday mgiit in each month.
ODD FELLOWS.
I Grand Lodge, first Wednesday in June.
I Grand Encampment, Tuesday previous.
I l, anklin Lodge, No. 2, every Thursday even ng.
3 i nrted Brothers, No. ft, every Tuesday evening.
Am , ~u Union Encampment, No. 2, second and tourth Mon
* j ,y evenings in each month.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
| j r : „i Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annually.
PROFESSIONAL €ARDS.__
< I LVUUUOI SIS A; ANSLKY,
ATTORNEYS at law,
KNOXVILLE AND FORT VALLEY, GA.
U. P. COLVERIIOUBE, F. A. ANSLEY,
Knoxville, Ga. kort Valley, Ga.
oct Rl-’GO-ly
iu N. WIIITTIJ],
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MACON. GEORGIA.
IPITCK next to CONCERT II ALL,over Payne’s Drug Store
jan. 6, [4l-Ty.]
THOMAS B. CABAiTISS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Povaiytli, 0-«,«
Wlf I, attend promptly to all business entrusted to his
ear* In theCountiesof Monroe, Bibb, Butts, Crawford,
nes, Pike, Spalding and Upson. [may IjLtftSj
REMOVAL.
BUI M, has removed his Law Office toChejrry street
, up stairs oi building next below B. A. Wise s furnish-
Itu: »iore. He will attend the Courts as heretofore.
Mi;on,Oct. 1,1861. ocl J ”
HOTELS.
GRANITE HALL.
1~ WOTJIiD respectfully inform my OLD FRIENDS and
PATRON?, that since the fire, I have obtained the Rooms
in the building NEXT ABOVE the “Granite Hall,” and over
the store of R. F. McEvoy and Messrs. Bostick A Lamar,
where 1 have opened, and will be pleased to see my frieuds
and customer*, snd will do my bfst for their comfort and
pleasure. Very Respectfully,
may 1 BENJ. F. DENSE.
BROWN HOUSE,
Opposite the Passenger Depot,
Macon, (xa.
fIUIF. undersigned take charge of this establishment
.* from the Ist November, 1562.
oct 22- GEORGE B. WELSH k CO.
i’JIK STIIiIiLKI'IKU) HOUSE
“ Like the Phoenix from its Ashes.”
HWAT large, new and elegant House, recently erected
A on the ruins of iny old establishment, Mulberry street,
Macon, Ga., is now open for the reception and accomtnda
tion of Boarders and transient guests.
The House has been newly furnished throughout, in the
best manner, and the Proprietor will endeavor to make it a
first class iiotei..
It* situation is eligible, a little below the Methodist and
opposite the Presbyterian Church, and near the Banks and
places of business.
Connected with the House Is a large
Livery and Sale Stable,
where Drovers and others can find accommodations for
their stock.
The patronage of hjs old friends and of the traveling
public generally, is respectfully solicited.
nov.Vtf M. BTUBBLEFIELD.
Walking-toil Hall
IS STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SASSEENE, Proprietor.
Atlanta, Ga.. December. 1861.
VALUABLE - PLANTATION
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale his desirable plantation
situated in the 15th district of Sumter county, and about
i-t miles from Americus. It contains Eighteen Hundred
acres, seven hundred of which is cleared, aud in a good
state ofcultivation It Is undoubtedly as good a plantation
as thure is in Sumter county. A good dwelling house,negro
houses,gin and screw, and all other necessary out buildings
on the premises, and plenty of water. It adjoius the rich
lands of T. M. Furlow, W. T. Adams, and others. The place
may be seen at any time.
Persons wishing to purchase will either call on me a the
P antation, or address me at Americus, Sumter count}
Georgia.
dec 26 40-ts A. J. BCRUTCHIN.
CARII ART ABKO.
(LATE ©? NEW TORE,)
Have, returned to this place, where the>
be pleased to see their Friends'. All
coiniuuuicatiuns promptly attended to.
Store in Ralston’s Rock Ruilding, on
Third Street.
JAS. D. CARHART,
M WM. B. CARHART.
»acoa, March 18,1861.
BUSINESS CARDS.
1-doB. HAKDKMAM.d*. 0. Q.
HARDEMAN & SPARKS,
WARE-HOUSE
AAV
Commission Merchants.
M ICON, GA., ii
WILL give prompt attention to the selling and storing
of Cotton, and to the hlling of orders for plantation
and family supplies. With many years experience and
with their best efforts to serve their friends, they hope to
have a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore
extended to them. Liberal advances made when required,
August Iftth 1860. (ly.)
COATES & WOOLFOLK,
COTTON FACTORS.
w liTp House on Third Slr^t‘t.
Wig i. ' ontinue to plve prompt attention to bi:>!nes*
entrusted to their care. Advances made on Cotton
inStore. Sept. 25,1561—ts
D C HODGKINS &, SON,
nTiLKRS IN aND MANCFACTICRPRS Os
GUNS,
aiFLES,
Jan. 1,1860. ts
IRON WORKS,
MACOV, GEORGIA.
T. O. NISBET,
HAVNIG removed his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
WORKS to the line of the Rail Road near the Macon
A Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture all
kinds of
MACHINERY AND CASTINGS,
•——-ALSO
Steam Engines & Boilers,
On terms as favorable as any Establishment either North or
South. (mar 18) T. C. NISBET.
JOHN SCHOFIELD, JOSHUA SCHOFIELD
Scliofield & Bro.,
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
MACON, GEORGIA.
WE are prepared to Manufacture Steam Engines,
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR
ING, SUGAR MILLS,
BRASS AND IRON CASTINGS
Os every description 1 UOA It A 11.1 NCJ aud VIS It*
ANDAUB, Having the most complete assortment of
Iron Railing in the State, which for elegance, neatness,du
rability and design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable
for the fronts of Dwellings, Cemetery L^ts,Public Squares,
\Jhurch Fences and Balconies.
Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to
give a call, as we are determined to offer as good bargains
as any Northern Establishment.
fW Specimens of our Work can be seen at Rose Hill
Cemetery, mill ut Various private residences in this city,
jan 1-1861 , .
Drugs iiiicl Medicines
AT ELLIS’ DRUG STORE,
Corner Clierry Street and Cotton Avenue.
Jl/S r l' received, a fresh supply of Drugs and Medicines,
Perfumery, Paints and Varnish Brushes, Superior Coal
Oil, Camphene, Alcohol and Potash, Jayne’s, Ayres’,
Wright’s, Moffat’s, and Strong’s Pills; Hemboldt’s Extract
of Buchu, Sanford’s Liver Invigor&tor, Mrs. Wlnsiow’s
Soothing Syrup, Degrath’s Electric Oil, Mustang Linimeril.
Indian Cholagogue, Jayne’s, McLean’s, and Fahnestock’t
Vermifuge; Selzer Aperient and Citrate of .Magnesia, war
ranted genuine.
june 20 13—’60 W. S. ELLIB, Agent.
Change of Programme,
W. J. MCELROY & CO.
HAVE removed to the New Building oa 4th atreet
near the Guard House. We continue to manufacture
(voids, Sabres, Bowie Knives, Spars, and general hrair
work, Farmers* Tools, Ac.
ALSO FOR BALI*
Tin and Japan Ware.
Sale Room up stairs on second floor.
We will be pleased to see our friends and customers, and
serve them so far as we can,
W. J. MoFLROT,
june 18 A. REYNOLDS.
THE GEORGIA ACADEIUY
FOR THE BLIND.
THE next term of this Institution commences on the
first day of September. Blind persons and such as,
for want of sufficient sight, cannot be educated in the ordi
nary schools, of good health any sound mind, between the
ages of 8 and 25, are proper subjects to become pupils.—
The indigent of this State are received free of charge for
board and tuition. The course of instruction embraces all
the branches of a common English Education, with music
and some branches of handicraft* The Institution is well
supplied with all the facilities of Instruction and with ample
accomodations for a large school. Information in regard
to the existence of blind youths in this State Is earnestly
solicited and also applications for their admission to the
Institution. Address W. D. WILLIAMS,
9 epl0—tr Principal, Macon, Ga.
STA liCllTl AN UF ACTORY,
LYNCHBURC. VA.
THE subscribers have established, and have now in
successful operation, a
Starch Manufactory,
in the city of Lynchburg, where they are now manufactur
ing a fine article of PURE WHITE STARCH, and are pre
pared to All orders for any quantity. We are determined
to manutacture a superior article, having every facility
and good material, and sell to wholesale dealers at a price
which will enable them to realise a hands me profit. We
earnestly solicit the patronage of the Southern aud Western
States, as we shall keep a large supply constantly on hand,
and ready for shipping. Cash orders respectfully solicited,
and promptly attended to.
W. J. BETTERTON & CO.,
feb 4-6ra* Lynchburg, Ya.
Mtlliucn)! -gjjSjSjß Millincrt)!!
PARIS STYLES
V ia. IN’o\v Orleans.
SPRINCV OF 1801.
Mrs. HOWLAND
Han opened a fine assortment of the newest Paris
Styles of
Ladies’ Hats and Millinery Goods,
Os recent aud Direct Importation to Nbw Oriaans. _
Her enstomefs and others are invited to call, and she *
satisfied that they will be pleased.
Milliners from a distance can be accommodated
with PATTERN HATS and any style of MILLINERY
GOODS. apr *
MACON, GEORGIA, WEIL; iCN' 'V, MAY 27,1863.
The Effect of llookei;** Ifeit •:
the North—Efforts at
ton to Conceal the DiiatM iEc
Stupidity of Hookei-ltie Pla.sa
Truth of the Battlei. •
The New York World has a jcitU.trijf ;f
--view of the record of the Lister, . i the
week’s fighting od the Rappahariu.. , i it
is severe but just, and is at once
comprehensive, and accurate, neither in
cumbered with useless and unintelligible
details nor omitting anything of fact or
comment needful to convey to the reader a
perfect idea of the plan, attempted execu
tion and failure of Hooker’s movements. —
The World says :
Unless ail the indications are deceptive
the Administration is again in a panic re
specting the safety of the capital its nn
reasoniDg elevation and hopefulness ha«
been followed by an equally uncalled Tor
depression. The proof of this state of feel
ing is to be found in the reassuring tele
grams from official sources which come over
the wires, aud the statement over Secretary
Stanton’s own signature that General Hook
er is about to resume the offensive from an
other base. Now it is very clear that Gen
eral Hooker is not going to do any such
thing j unless, indeed, it is his deliberate
intention to hand over his army to the safe
keeping of the Confederate leader, Gen.
Lee. The Army of the Potomac is compos
ed of men like ail other armies, and it is not
in human nature to endure disappointment i
of its hopes, defeat and suffering without
loss of confidence and heart. If Gen. Hook
er’s name had been their commander in a
number of brilliant victories and his men
had profound faith in him, a defeat like that
which he has just suffered might have left
the troops ready for another forward move
ment—nay, they might even be eager to re
trieve their lost laurels; but .as it is, they
would be more than men if they were fit for
a forward campaign against a victorious
enemy, which they know are numerous, da
ring, and skillfully handled. Stanton’s
news is evidently intended for Lee ) but as
that General is not exactly a fool, it will
not stop bis forward movement, but will
rather hasteu it—that is if it is any part of
his intention to seriously move against
Washington. We entertain no fears for
the capital. True, anything in the way of
a disaster is possible with our present ru
lers , but eveu their inefficiency is not equal
to the loss of W ashington.
In view of the pleasiug delusions which
the administration is now endeavoring to
prupagate, it would be well perhaps to out
line some of the leading facts in this short,
campaign, from which the reader can draw
his own moral :
1. It is not true that Lee was surprised
or deceived by Hooker’s movement across the
Rappahannock. From the Richmond papers
of last Saturday it is clear that the Couleder
ate military leaders understood it perfectly,
aud deliberately allowed our army to cro-. ,
confident of their ability to defeat if not de
stroy it. Forney, in the Philadelphia Prez.
states that Hooker was induced to cross b ,
the assurance of his spies and scouts that
the only army to oppose him was one ol forty
thousand under Jackson, Lee being sick
and his army scattered. The 'Baltimore
secessionists had the same report and be
lieved it. Gen Hooker, therefore, at the
very start, was the deceived party, and
walked straight into the trap that was pre
pared for him.
2. The great cavalry raid, which was an
entire success, did Gen. Hooker no good,
because it did not procede, instead of accom
panying his movements. Lee’s reinforce
ments had all arrived, before the destruc
tion of the railroads and bridges. To him
this is now only a temporary inconven
ience. Had Hooker retained his cavalry
with his army, it would have been far bet
ter for him. He would have captured sev
eral thousand more prisoners when Freder
icksburg was taken, and, more than all,
could have prevented Jackson’s surprise of
his flank and rear. They might have
changed the complection of tie fight.
3. General Hooker’s division of his army
was as disastrous in this instance, as have
been all such in former military history.—
It is known that Gen. Halleek utterly dis
approved of this dispersion of the Union for
ces, and the result proved that in this case,
at least, he was right. If Lee had furuisb
ed Hooker with a plan, it could not
been more to his liking. He first hurled
all his forces upon Hooker and beat him ;
this was on Saturday and Sunday, and then
on Monday, he repossessed the heights of
Fredericksburg, and drove Sedgwick across
the river, with the loss of one-third of his
force. Thus Lee, with one great army,
beat two simaller armies in detail.
4. The battles of Saturday and Sunday
were indisputable rebel' victories, as the
enemy’s attack upon Sedgwick on Monday
proved. The latter was defeated almost
before Hooker’e eyes, and the latter could
not even make a diversion to save him. —
Lee and Jackson drove our array steadily
from point to point until it was crowded
back upon the south bank of the river.—
Our artillery—which, according to the rebel
accounts was splendidly served— no doubt
saved what remained of the army.
5. The retreat across the river, according
to Lee’s dispatch to Jeff Davis, commenced
on Sunday night, aud was in consequence
of his signal victory. The Administration’s
statement is that it was commenced on Tues
day night, simply as a matter of precaution
on account of the storm and rising stream.
Lee’s account hag all the known facts and
the probabilities on its side. The U nion
correspondents all agree that the stores and
* 1 •* moved to the north bank on
i »iiJiy, ! aving nothing but the artillery
uud infantry t-» cross on Tuesday. The
tierce r:torm cu that day probably saved the
-uiL od oiii army which was passed over at
ni^hf
H « H v ker’s statement of his losses
-L a.: ii made by Gen. Wadsworth.
Ho <r ! i;■ :< aj loss in killed, woundedand
"O ' in i- be more than ten thousand
be true, there are several cir
'bit need explaining badly.—
> -i vrick alone, all the accounts
agi e, : ii * to third his force, or about six
thousand !■ But call it five thousand.
The capture of Fredericksburg, and the
storming of the hGgLts in its rear on Sun
day, lost us eight hundred men in killed
and wounded. This would leave but little
over four thousand to have been killed,
wounded nod enpfured in the tremendous
battles of Saturday and Sunday, when at
the very least one hundred and fifty thou
sand men met in deadly conflict. If Hook- =
er and Lee commanded Chinese armies this
might have been possible, but ns they were
Americans on both sides it is simply incredi
ble. The rout of the Eleventh corps, and
the driving back of our whole lines for two
days in succession , must, have cost us—we
will not say how many men, but certainly
more than four thousand. Judging by the
other buttles of the war, this fight, ought to
have put twenty-five thousand men horn du
combat. - General Hooker may be right in
ais estimate, but if he is, the fighting on
both sides was disgraceful.
But the theme is too painful to dwell
upon. The whole management of the cam
paign shows a painful lack both of capacity
and true courage; of mental force and a
high sense of houor. Our rulers are alike
incapable and unveracious.
Things that are wasted.
The rule of King Cotton which has pre
vailed for the last twenty-five or thirty years,
has been not only despotic, but extravagant
iu the extreme. As Louis XIX said, “I
am the State,” Cotton I said, “I am all.”
Not only was every other branch of indus
try neglected for the ealtivation of the cot
ton field, but everything was permitted to
go on to waste which might have been saved.
Indeed, the neglect of all industrial enter
prises rendered much of this waste unavoid
able, materials being allowed to perish be
cause there was no provision for making
them up into useful forms.
The most wholesale waste of which our
people have been guilty, is that of the tim
ber, which by thousands of acres every ye.ar,
has been girdled and suffered to decay on
the ground There has been an excuse for
this in the inet that the immense area of
fresh land, the clearing of which was made
necessary by the rapid emigration into the
fertile Stales of the Southwest, could be
cleared in m> .-tiier way; besides which, it
may be admitted that the timber was not
lost, being retained to the soil as it decayed.
This excuse w uld«be more valid, had not
the style, of cultivation been extremely
wasteful it >:f--impoverishing the land and
requiring rmw clearings to bs constantly
made; bn’ ‘ ia no excuse for our people
perunttiue involves to be dependant up
on import hi for the vast amount of soap
eonsum .11 m. It is time that this should
cease, bv .ling, piling and burning the
timber, ashe- nough could be saved not on
ly to supplv ill the wants of country,
but to constitute a valuable article of expoit.
0n largo plantations and at country villages
and cross-roads, potash manufactories, could
be established all over the Confederacy.
It is unnecessary to remark that the man
ufacture of soap should keep pace with that
of potash. The large amount of animal food
consumed by our population tells the story
of a greit waste of grease which would thus
be economized.
The tallow of the beeves consumed in the
country would furnish all the candles that
the country requires. In the absence of
stearine manufactories, beeswax, an abundanc
of which is annually wasted, could be used
to give them a proper hardness, and prac
tice would soon render housewives expert
in the manufacture of an excellent article
rom those materials.
It is hardly necessary at present to allude
to the waste of hides; we rathar think that
tuese are carefully saved everywhere. Had
ore care been taken of them formerly, the
home manufacture of leather would be a
regular business, and the sudden pressure
upon it would not have carried prices to
such an exorbitant figure. Every discour
agement, however, has been thrown in the
way of this, as of all other manufactures.—
The difficulty of procuring not only hides,
but bark, has deterred many a man from
undertaking it. In connection with the
economizing of timber, the preservation of
bark should be strongly enforced upon plant
ers. Let this become the general rule, and
tanneries would be multiplied througout the
interior.
Hides and tallow are not the only products
of slaughtered animals which should be hus
banded. The homes and the bones are too
valuable to be neglected. There may be uo
manufactories of combs, buttons, cutlery,
&e., at present in the Confederate States to
consume these, but it is not too boon to save
them. We may any week hear—and it is
high time we should hear—of such works
being established, and when they are, their
products will be cheaper the better the sup
ply of raw material the manufacturers find
accessible to commence on.
Deer horn?, which are too rarely preserv
ed, should also be taken care of, as we nave
known them to be in some instance; a thous-
and pair or so having been shipped from Mo
bile in one consignment two or three year?
a g°q
We are so destitute of chemical works that
it seems hardly worth while to suggest the
saving ot blood—ti e principal material for
the manufacture ot Prussian blue—which j
from its perishable character, bo?id.*i», can
hardly be utilized except in cities, where it
can be conveyed immediately to the manu
factory. There may be some method of
preserving it for trmspomtino, but nochr in
ist that we know of, has made any sugges
tions on that subject. There are other sub
stances however, which are employed *u the
manufacture of Prussian blue; every kind
of animal material indeed is used for this
purpose —such as old leather, woolen, hair,
&e. Let such things be thrown aside into
some snug corners; they may be called lor.
Phosphorus, too, we omitted to remark, is
made from nones, and such as are not suita
ble formaking buttons and knife handles,
can be used for this purpose.
The hoofs, scraps of hide and tendonous
parts of slaughtered animals are of great
importance. Enough of these are
ly wasted to furnish all the glue necessary
for any purpose short of reconstructing the
Uniou.
The feathers of fowls should be saved.—
Hen’s feathers are uot so valuable, it Istiue,
as those of geese, but they are too good to
throw nway, and those if not employed
filling beds and pillows, could be quilted in
to comforts to supply at home the place of
the blankets sent to our brave boys in the
field.
Cotton and linen rags, waste cotton, old
bagging and rope, have been wasted to the
amount of quite a million dollars a year in
the Confederate States. With the preseut
high price of paper, there can be no pretence
that they are not. worth saving. Every coun
try trader should offer a fair equivalent for
them, and thus accumulate the savings of
his neighborhood, to be disposed of at the
nearest paper mill; not as a speculation —
that passion for speculation, and contempt
for whatever does not yield a large profit,
is what kills all useful enterprises here—but
to oblige his customers by enabling them
to convert into money what without his asis
tance, would be lost.
Finally, every fragment of wrought or
cast iron and old brass should be preserved,
and when a sufficient quantity has accumu
lated, disposed of. It is but fair, however,
that manufacturers should be willing to pay
a renumeratiDg price for them. W hen scrap
iron was advedised for iu this city last sum
mer, many housekeepers collected lots of
of a dozen or twenty pounds of what bad .
been lying about their premises, but on learn- j
ing that only a cent or a half a cent a lb
would be paid for it they took no further
steps in the matter. Hundreds of pounds
might, nave been obtained it those who ad
vertised for it would have paid the expense
of picking it up and drayage to the wharf.
These are a few items which it has oocur
ed to us to bring to the notice of our readers,
to whom no doubt others will suggest theni
j selves, which, if attended to, would prove
■ a direct saving of milloris of dollar? to the
1 country, besides the effect they would have
of lowering the of many important ar
ticle of consumption. — Mobile Advertiser.
How Forrest Bluffed the Yankee
Cavalry.
A correspondent of the Richmond En
quirer, noticing Forrest's late capture of the
Yankee freebooters near Rome, says :
Taking it for all in all, this feat of Forrest
1 has been the most, brilliant cavalry exploit
;of modern or ancient times. Why’, sirs, be
captured sixteen hundred Yankees with
feur hundred ; that, too, when every advan
-1 tage of equipment and position was on their
side. It was accomplished by a bsd buff
game, and cool, deliberate courage. No
one could have done it so well as Forrest—
collected, resolute and stem.
He went with aflagoftruce himself. “I have
come,” said he to the Yankee esmmander,
“to demand your unconditional surrender.
I have followed you for five days and night3,
fought you all the time, whipped y r »u in
every battle, and now I will give you a
chance, for I am tired of shedding so much
useless blood. I’ve got you in my power,
and, if you don’t make the best of my offer,
I will not be responsible for the conse
quences.”
The Yankee officer wished to know who
he was and what force he had. “It makes
not a d—<l bit of difference who I am,”
answered Forrest, “I’ve plenty of men and
time to kill or capture the whole of you,
and I give you five minutes to make up
your mind.” “Then,” replied the Yankee,
“I shall not comply.” Forrest turned his
horses’ head, and quietly remarked, as he
rode away, “Y'our blood be on your own
hands,then,for I’ve done all I could ' As he
a point some hundred yards distant,
ho was called back. “I believe I’ll surren
der,” says the Yankee, “provided you’ll
play fair with me.” “Very well,” says
Forrest, “draw up your men iu line and
sack your arms.”
He then turned to an aid aud gave sev
eral orders to imaginary troops, and less
than half an hour sixteen hundred inen
were captive to less than oue fourth their
own number.
This is the rough, brief story. It ought
to make Forrest a Major Gcuerul. He
should be appointed to the vacancy created
by the death of Vm Dorn. Vigilant, ac
tive, industrious, daring and experienced,
no man would give more universal satisfac
tion.
VOLUME XIJ-NO. 10.
F«rslio Syriip-Oroutul \%%i OM
EwiorSq. CULTIVVTO--- Thr- r £
and prospective scarcity of sugar and syrv. ,
will, it is to be hoped, iuduco h geticr 4 cul
tivation of Chinas Sugar Ciflcto supp 7 th
deficiency'. Syrup made firm the S?ot£ fc > -
but little, if auy, inferior to that made l a
Sugar Cane, aud when properly made i 1 7
some preferod. Many have failed to 1 1•>
a prime article of syrup, which has I rou, ’it
the Sorgho into disrepute. Lot it b*
me inhered that this cane matures and mu-'
be ground during the heat of summer, wh* n
all vegetable juices undergo rapid decotro -
sinoc by exposure to thp heat, aud, t 1
tore, more attention is necessary to
against its effects than if ground in the co l
weather of winter. It is indmpensible tl ,
when breaking off work at night, the n li,
barrels, and other vessels, in which th juice
has should be thoiougbly 7; !; i
with then with lin e vatet
Boilers, ladles and every implement r
must be cleaned—attend to this and u?c ?
will follow—neglect it, and failure will r •
suit.
I wish to direct attention to one of tie
undeveloped sources of wealth with wh .
our Confederacy is blessed. There ia c
ly a section of our broad domain in w
the Cl round Nut (Pea Nut, or Pimi .*
not be cultivated profitably and rar: l
crease our wealth and at tho same u 1
to the health of our people. From
is made an oil in no way inferior to th* u
oil for douiest and niechauical use*,
olive, in all section* of the world wl re .
grows, is esteemed ot incalculable value 01*. :
of the best gifts of God to man, and 1 ct<u
sumed in place of meat and butter, enteiing
largely into consumption as an article <.*f
food, and» licious, healthful aud invigoratin ;
Why should we not use our home, made oil
instead 0 1 importing that of the olive
If our people would use more oil and h -»
bacon, the cltango would be beneficial.—
Will not some of your readers enlighten th*-
public, through your columns, as to the he ?
method of making the oil, the quantity to
a given measure of nuts, and uses to which
the oil and oil cake are applied ? lla\e Iv
periments been made to teat the value of tho
cake as manure of food for stock ? Sene\.
Castor Oil.
Iu answer to many inquiries, we give tho
following from the Family Friend. \V,
have published it, iu substance, heretofore
but offer itnow as thcsimplest mode of n :
ing Castor Oil, and hope it will be of or
vice to our readeis.
Ouc of the most important, medicines
which the people of the Confederacy 1
to import from abroad is this article, cast r
oilman article which is in great demand
every whese throughout the South at tin
time. It must be had, aud high prices ar •
paid for it— B2o and S&5 per gallon. Now hew
we well could be supplied with it if plant
ers w 7 ould put a few seed in the ground in
waste places; then when the plant airr.vi
at maturity, make up oil sufficient fi r t;.
own use aud for the sick soldiers in oui
my. Probably it is not known how
this article is iu the army ; and 1 am
sure if the parents of soldiers knew h»w
; much we stood in need of it, they would v •
j some endeavors to make it. It is not ditfi
cult, and will not cost you anything but a
little labor. Every one iu Florid* know -
! the plant called “Palma Christi ” Thi is to,.
[ caster oil plant. Plant a few seed <d‘ it
around your house, in any place you m
1 It makes a prety shrub, and ass >rd.i arr
deal of shade. If you wish to plant it to
large extent, make hills 6 feet bv 4 apart,
place one seed in each hill, and cover wh
two inches of earth. It requires no eultu:
only keep the weeds away from it n wi
grow on the poorest land. When the '?< :
arrive at maturity which may bu know 3 r
some of the pods popping or explod in ,>■
off the branches containing the -es 1, a
spred them on the floor in a close 1 n<-
In a short time all the pods will open,
the beans can be sept rated easily
The beans can now be bruised in
tar, or put in a strong bag and beat t
an axe until well bruised. Pur t < •
beans in a bag, tie it up well, and 1 1;.
in a pot of boiling water; boil until the 0
rises to the surface, skim thia off, :-.tr u a
put it in corked bottles, and let settl
impurities; rebottle, aud it is fit for u *».
The yeild of the oil is very large, being ont
fourth the weight of the bean. This oil c n
be burned in lamps, and gives aclear. bright
light.
During the present monthand May i. .e
time to plant . Will not every one who
reads this article plant a few seeds ? If you
don’t want the seed after they are raided,
send them one who will make tho
oil from them ; or if you raise too many
seed for your own use, then please make
the oil for the benefit of the poor soldiers.—
Send it to the surgeon of the regiment to
which your friends belong. Take as much
pride in making a good bottle of home made
castor oil as in making any other article of
domestic use.
Suffolk Ev acuated by the E.vexy.—
The Richmond Examiner says : “The ue« s
from Suffolk is important. We hear it. off.
cially that the enemy has entirely cvacuaf* and
tnat town, w hich was entered by our pickets
011 Monday. Mr. Turner, Sheriff of King
William county, reached this city yesterday,
bringing the report that the Yankees were
lauding in force and fortifying tbemselvts
at the White House If this be true, this
force may be [art of the same that have nwT*
ed from Suffolk.