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Newspaper Page Text«feaW4£» jm-- ■— VOLUME 6. ROME. GrA.. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1851. NUMBER 27 THE ROME COURIER II PUBLISHED EVEHY THU USD AY MORNING BY A. M. EDDLEMAN, TERMS. Two Doi.tiAtts per annum, 11 paid in advance / Two Dollars and Filly Cents If paid within six 3 Dollars at tho end of the year. months' j pr Throe Batil si AdTsillsIai Lxoal Advsstissusnts will bo Inserted with stript attention to tho requirements of the law, at Aho followlng'rates i Four Months Notice, . Notice to Debtors aud 0 redltors, Sale ol Personal Property, by Exoeu- , tars, Administrators, «o. Sales of Land or Negroes, 00 days, , por square, ».’Letters of Oittvtion, * * • 'Notice (at Letters of Dismission, <M oo 3 25 3 25 5 (10 tiandidatps announcing tlielr names, will be charged 85 00, which will be required In advance, •CiWa.iSJ 1.d“ftttil ■- ••* * - 1 Husbands advertising their wives, will be oharged 05 00, whloli must always be paid in advance. All othor advertisements will be Inserted at Ono Dollar por square, of twelve lines or less, for tho first, and Filly Cents, for each subsequent Insor- Liberal deduatlons will bo made in favor of those who advertlso by the year. B. VV. BOSS, DENTIST. .Home, Georgia... .. Office over N. J, Omberg'i Clothing Store. January 16,1851. FANCIS M. ALLEN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dealer in Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS AND GROCDRIES. (jty, Receives uew goods every week. *£$ Romo, Ga., January 2, 1651. ROME COURIER. UN & BRANTLY. WARE HOUSE, COMMISSION'* PRODUCE MERCHANTS, Atlanta, Ga. (^Liberal advances made bn any article in Store. Nov. 28,1650, ly A. D. UING dc CO. t'OTTO V GIN MANUFACTURE RS Rome, Georgia. Mayo. 1S50. For tho Courier. Mr. Editor-A few weeks since, one jf the mountain-boys visited Gariersville for the purpose of taking his first ride on' the Kail Road. When the cars arrived,at that placo, our hero was there impatiently waiting, and much excited and elated in Anticipating his intended ride. As the cars approached, he stood gazing at the engine, puffing and smoking with wonder'nnd awe. Following the exempie of others, ns soon as the cats stopped he hurried aboard with his saddle bags on'his arm, and seated himself near a window. . Then looking round at the passen gers, manifestly much surprised, he put his head out At the window to see i‘ the critter start.” While in this position watching with intense inrerest the engine whistled. Our hero, much surprised and evidently a little alarmed, drew back his head with a motion that might be called a jerk, and turning to a gentleman sitting near him said, “ I golly! stranger, did you hear it snort ? It beats dad dy’s Jack and he’s some-” The bell rang, the eugine moved ofT, away went the cars at rapid speed, and before our hero hnd recov ered from the shuck which the ,( snort” pro duced, the cars were moving slowly over the Etowah bridge. Discovering a “ change in its gait,” he pupped his head out at the win dow again “ to see how it moved,” saw that he was some distance from the earth, and supposed “ the critter” was flying, swooned and fell from his seat speechless. Several gentlemen sitting near him, caught hold of him, raised him up. shook him and rubbed him until he revived a little. He opened his eyes, saw several gentlemen standing round him, he looked up most beseechingly into the face of them and said, “ elronger,hae it lit ?” The above, Mr. Editor, is no fiction. I am assured it is literally true. alb: A TT BXANDEn At TRAMMELL. ORNEYS AT LAW, Nov. 28. 1850. HOME, GA. iy. oiom.s iiaaoKMAN. H ciuaiM r iiauiltuh HAMILTON At IIADKMA5. & Cttinmissioii Merchants, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Oot. 3, 1850, I I 21 " Cilia LX t r HAMILTON H THOMAS (UBDSM.N IK AIIDEAI AN Ac HAMILTON, urehouse & Commission Merchants, macon, qeohqia: ^ at 3, 1550. 1 l*m. A.K. HATTON, TTOllNET AT LAW, Rome, Geoigia. ILL Pro.-.ico in all the Counties of tho Chero „ Circuit 48 Sept. 0. I 850 - WILKINS. attorney at law, Rome, Georgia. s KK TO Hon. B F. POUTER, CHARLESTON, S. O , Of AT OAVK8PKIN0, OIU 1 Hon w, h.vnokbwood, komb, a a. Hon. WILLIAM HAZARD, DECATUR, OA. 15,1850. 41 ly The Three Cent Com.—The Ph'-lidel- pliia Ledger of the 28th ult., says: The die for the three cent piece, orderd to b. coined by the last Congress, has been finished, ana the coinage would be proceeded with at once at our mint, hut tor a defect in the law, which makes no provision for procur ing the silver and copper in commence with. In consequence, the coinage will be delayed until the proper steps are taken by the aullt- rities at Wbnshinglon to remedy the defi ciency. The new coin is decidedly neat nnd tnsly, and w- ; ll he in a measure n convenient subslitutue for coppers. It is one-fourth cop per nnd three.fourths silver, so thnl the baser metnl affects the color bu' slightly. In size it is between the gold dollar and the five cent piece, hut it is so much, thinner than either that a blind/ man can soon distinguish them apart by the touch. The face of the coin has a capital C, with 3 in numerals in dicating the value of the coin embraced with in it. Around the edge are the thirteen stars for the original States. On the reverse is a star having in its centre an American shield, and around the edge United States of'Ameri- ca, 1851.” Jaly W. HE AL L, IRAPER AND TAILOR, Broad Street Rome, Ga. October 10, 1850. . DICKIM NON, DRUGGIST—ROME. GEORGIA. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEH IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, 011,6, DYE- T ! • . STUFFS, PERFUMERY, &o. October 10, 1850. Broad Street. Condition of Europe.—The London Times, reviewing the present slate of Eu rope, acknowledges its fears that the exist ing calm in political elements is likely to he hut temporary. The revolutionary principle hns been checked, but neither subdued nor conciliated; nnd the two parties, the one of established institutions, seems to pause from ■a contest in which neither was exactly cer- tnin of its real position. In allusion to the popular outbreaks in ’48, in France. Germany and Ilniv, and to the measures of repression resorted to, the Time* sayi COULTER A COLLIER, r iOIliN liiYS AT LAW, b. 13,1851. Rome, Georgia. DICE'S HOTEL, ROME, GEORGIA. MRS. MARY CHOICE nerly of Dahlonega, has taken charge of the IOTEL, and made extensive preparations omfott and convenjenoe of those who may r with a call. From her long experience, „„fiduntly hopes to give entire satisfaction to dent Visitors and Permanent Boarders, ember 5, 1850. ,4S 12m . Persons will be carried to and from ot to the Hotel, free of charge. “Every Government of the Continent hna been from that time forth under arms. Ev ery Sovereign hns prepared for personal de fence, and the Courts of Europe are'like places fortified against no enemy m (he field. Military armaments, hardly eqonlled in (he greatest wars, cover the most civilized coun tries and exhaust the energies ot the people. Authority has assumed the arms nnd accept ed the alliance of despotism, since freedom descended to violence, nnd appealed to the passions of a revolution. Between such ex tremes there is little to choose, for both are equally remote from that standard of liberty and order to w-hich this country happily sd- EXCHAKGE HOTEL, Rente, Goo rut a, JAMES S. GRIFFIN, . FORMERLY of auousta. gG sold out my entlro interest in the EX- ANGE HOTEL in this place to Mr. Jahes t take pleasure In recommending the for< itfif heres. But the deepest disgrace rests, in our opinion, upon those who first degraded the liberal cause bv the abuse they made of it, and then exposed it to a conflict in which it hns been inevitably, worsted: while the dnn- ger now pressing most heavily on the future is that, as nothing hns been done since the restoration of tranquility to regain the confi dence nnd gratitude nflhe people, the strug gle will one day bo renewed, and the world is threatened bv a long alternation of popular license and military oppression.” IPOttPfi. The following linos by M, F, Turrsa, tho Eng lish poet, are to be transited into many languages, including the Greek and Turkish; for the great gath ering at London In May i The Great Exhibition—AHymnforallNatiow 1801 BY mi AUTHOR OF “ PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY.” Glorious God ! on The® wo call, Father, Friend and Judge of all; Holy Saviour, Heavenly King, Homage to Thy throne we bring. In the wonders all around, Ever Is Thy spirit found, And of ouch good thing wo soo All the good is born of Theo ! Thino the beauteous skill that lurks Every where in Nature's works— Thine in Art, with all its worth, Thine each masterpiece on enrth ! Yea,—and, foremost In the van, Springs from theo the Mind of Man ; On its light, for this is Thine, Shed abroad the divine love) Lo, our God ! Thy Children here From all realms are gathered near, Wisely gathered, gathering still,— For“ peace on earth, towards men good will l M May we with frnternal mind, Bless our Brothers of mankind t May we through redeeming love, Be the blest of God vbove ! SUfBtrllanroua, The secret ol Happiness. BY FELIX. ‘•Oh,-dear 1 I am so miserable I” said lady, throwing aside a book she had been reading. “Life grows more and more a bur den every day. "What would I not give for flu ind the travelling public generally, to tronage, as I Teel confident that the _ indsof Mr. Griffin will be well kept ,not turpassedby any House in the City. m .16,1850. A. E. REEVES. BODfc J. W.n, UNDERWOOD, h PRAC'l ICE LAW ties of the Cherokee. Circuit, (ex fhey will both personally intend all 8 PI H.I will attend ber^tm counties of the y 00K ;at«l°»> Of the A Flirt—O, ! would not be a flirt.. Many a bright and happy girl, by putting on unatural airs, has eventually become a co quettish hateful being, whom none could re- sped, much less love. “If there were not' another female in the world, I would not have that girl.” hns often been remarked of ono who has made herself ridiculous by her foolish airs. Besides, by such a course, you gain the ill will of your female friends; who, although, they mav pretend to show respect to you, nrp nevertheless disgusted wjth you* course. There—t»e will stop short—for we do not wish to gain the ill will of any; but vou know, whpn wpsfte otipVtfog as strange ly as vou do that wp must, iq -imitation of the gentler sex'sppak right opt,’ »nf} fop our mind. ■' oho the secret of happiness 1’’ The ledy sat half buried in cushions, in a luxuriantly furnished apartment. She was in the possession of everything that wealth could purchase ; yet she was uot happy.— Leaping back in her cushioned chair, she closed her eyes and remained in a listless, fretful state of mind for many minutes All at once she became conscious of the presence of a stranger who had entered and stood looking upon her. The.intiuder was a plain ly-attired young woman : but there was something in her calm featuies and steady, penetrating eye., that inspired a feeling of respect ana difference. “You are unhappy,” said the stranger, addressing the lady. *' I am wretched,” was the reply. “You have weallh, nnd all that wealth can procure.” “But thero is here,” and she laid Iter hand upon her breast, “an aching void ; aud wealth cannot fill it." “One thing thou lackest yet,” said the vis itor. “Ah ! if I but knew whot it was 1 If I could but learn the secret of happiness I” “You may easily learn the secret. I will impart it." “Speak ! What would I not give to know!” “It lies in human sympathy,” said the visitor. The words sounded strangely in the lady’s ears. She did not comprehend them. “Self-love corrodes the heart. When our thoughts and afieclions are turned inward, they lie upon the spirit os an oppressh'c burden. God made us for mutual sympathy and affection. This is the true order of oui hoin fi , amt a perversion of this oraer brings a consequence of pain. If you would he hap py, you must think beyond yourself. You must engage in things tiseiul to others.'l'here is no other way to purchase the blessing of contentment.” And snying this, the visitor turned and slowly retired. There was a moment of confusion in the mind of the Indy, and then she w«s conscious of having passed through a vivid dream The words of her visitor re mained as distinctly in her memory as if they had been heard in wakefulness ; yet they were far from beirg entirely comprehended. The incident aroused the lady’s mind and rendered it more active, and in this very ac tivity there was a sense of pleasure. “It lies in'human sympathy.” Thus Bhe mused. “What does it mean ? How will this bring happiness As she thought thus, her eyes rested upon an open letter, which had been hurriedly pe rused and tossed aside some hours before. It was from an old friend, who, breaking through a silence of years, had written and opened her bosom to one who laid long ago sympathized with her as a sister. But its detail of heart-trials.since the parting came with no interest to the lady who hnd grown selfish in her issolntion. Now she took the letter and rend it again With new emotions. Human sympathy was awakened from its long sleep. Bhe felt the trials of bet friend, and her heart ynrned with a desire to relieve them. Sitting dow» under this impulse, she wrote n long and tender letter. When she arose, it was with a calmness of spirit un known for months. While in this state, she remembered a friend who was in sore affliction ; and with the remembrance came a strong desiie to comfort hexwiih sympathy Actiug from this feeling she visited this friend, and in doing so felt a pleasure that was pure and ' Refreshing. “It lies in human sympathy,” said she, on returning home, and recurring again to the sentiment ol her dream. And now she un derstood its meaning more clearly. Acting ' in this new light, Bhe comprehended daily more ana more intensely the words she - had heard in a vision. She is happy, because she has human sympathies. She is blessed, because she seeks a blessing for others. Brilliant Repartee. the dexterous leap of thought, by which the mind.escitpes from a seemingly hopeless dilemma, is worth nil the vestments of digni ty which the world holds. It was this read iness 'in repartoe which continually saved Voltaire from social overturn. He ouce praised another writer very heartily to a third pet-sou. “It is very strange,” was the reply, “that you speak so well of him, for be says that you are a charlatan.” “Oh,” replied Voltaire, “I think it very likely that both of us may be mistaken.” . Again, you must all have heatd the anec dote of the young gentlemen who was dis coursing very dogmatically about the appro priate sphere of women, “And pray, sir,” screamed out an old lady; “what is the ap propriate sphere of Woman ?’* “A celestial sphere, madam.” Robert Hall did not lose his power of re tort, even in madness. A hypocritical con- doler with his misfortunes once visited him in the mod-house, and said, in a whining tone, “What brought you here, Mr, Hall ?” Hall significantly touched his brow with his finger, and replied, “What’ll never bring you, sir—too much brain 1” A rapid change from enthusiasm to non chalance is often necessnry in society. Thus, a person once eloquently rnlogizing the an gelic qualities of Joan of Arc, was suddenly met by the ’petulant- question, “What was Joan of Arc made of ?" “She was Maid of Orleans.” Sheridon never was without a reoson, nev er failed to extricate himself in any emergen cy by his wit. At a country-house, where be was once on a visit, an elderly maiden lady desired to be his companion in a walk. He excused himself at first on the ground of the badness of the weather. Bhe soon af terwards, however, intercepted him in nn attempt to escape without her. “Well,” she said, “it has cleared up, I see.” "Why, yes,” he answered, “it has cleared up enough for one but not for (too.” It was this readiness which made John Randolph so terrible in retort. He was the Tliersites of CoAgreas, a tongue-slabber.— No hyperbole of contempt or scorn could be launched against him, but he could overtop it with something more scornful and con temptuous. Opposition only maddened him into more brilliant bitterness. “Isn’t it a shatne, Mr. President,” said he, one day, in the Senate, “that the noble bull-dogs of the administration should he wasting their pre cious time in worrying the rats olthe opposi tion ” Immediately the Senate was in an up roar, and he was riainorously colled to order. The presiding officer, however, sustained him; niid ^ Rointing skinny finger at his opponent, Randolph screamed out, “Rats, did I say ?—mice, mice/”—Whipple. It is an ascertained fact that powdered charcoal, placed around rose-bushes,and other flowers, has th’n effect of adding greatly to the richness of tho flower. ' We find in a Into number of the New England Farmer, very strong evidence ofthe truth of this statement. The ladies, and overy. lover lira flower, will doubtlcs receive this iuformation with de-- llght. fltSr* “II Secretaiuo”—ot' the Rlchmound Whig, gives the following account oi an in terview of John P. Hale, tho N. H. Senator, with a Virginian, both parties beiug at tho Richmond Hotel, “Good morning,sir! Fino weather." “The same to you, sir!. The wcuthol- is in deed, fine.' 1 “Allow mo to ask, air, if your name is Hale?” “It is, sir, at yqur service.” “John P. Hale,sir ?” “Yes, sirAirecisoly ” “Are yotRf New Hampsiro, sir." “Yes, air, that is my State.” “Are you Senator dale of New Hamp shire, sir ?’’ “I am, sir, just that individual.” “Well, sir, did it not occur to you this was no safe place for you ?’’ “Why, really, sir, it did not. 1 saw that it was safe far your Senators, Mason and Hunter, who have been voting with me all the session on the Compromise lull; as did, indeed, in tho other House, nil the rest of your Democratic delegation, except one. If you don’t mob them why should you mob me ?” Truth is Power.—Wise sentiments, elo quently expressed, are often to he met with in the'fugilive literature ofthe day, and are generally suffered to perish. Years since, the following scrap from an anonymous pen, was published in some of the newspaper*, and will bear to be agaiu sent abroad: “Some men sa) that 'weallh is power,, and some that knowledge is power; nbve them all 1 would assert that 'Truth is Power” Weallh cannot purchase—talent cannot re fute—knowledge cannot overreach—author ity cannot silence her. They nil, like Felix, tremble at her presence. Fling her in the most tremendous billows of popular commo tion; cast her in the seven-fold healed fur- nnceof the tyrant’s wrath—she mounlB aloft in the ark upon the summit of the deluge.— *!»♦ -»rnir 11ro-ouH j tirtjumniwuciiDir through the conflagration. She is the minis- ...rough the conflagration tering spit it which sheds on man that bright in&tesiiti -table principle of light and glory, which is given by its mighty Author, to ani mate, to illuminate, and to inspire the immort al soul; and which, like himself, is the same yesterday, to-day and forever! When weallh and talent and knowledge and authority; when earth and heaven itself shall have pas sed awny, truth thall tiee, like the angels of Manoah’s sacrifice, Upon the flame ofnature’a funeral pyle, and ascend lo her source, her heaven, her home—the bosom of the mighty and eternal God 1” A World’s Fair in 1852.—We are to have a world’s Fair hete—on Governor’s Is land—in 1852. The matter is in good hands, and is quietly, but not the less surely, walk ing toward completion. The Astor House has subscribed $5,000 towards the expenses of it, the Irving House $6,000, the New York Hotel $5,000 nnd other hotels in pro portion to their means. A number of our wealthy merchants have nlreudy subscribed,nr have signified their willingness to suherihe whenever the money is absolutely wanted.- N. Y. Sunday Mercury. There is an independent cilzen in Vermont, who spells sheep and uxeti thus : sheep and Ockion. This is the same individual in a pub lic place remarked:—“A* fur having ortho graphy and other sich high branches taughi in common schools, As went ogin it.” He is no relation to the boy, the first line.of whose school essay was, “Edycation is the best thing ever a man get himself into!” In very large sharks, the teeth have been forked nearly two inches in bieadth. They are placed in rows sometimes to the number of six, one within another, lying nearly flat' when not in use, but erected in a moment to seize prey, and, as the power of the jaws is enormous, they form one of the most terrific and formidable apparatus existing, for. the supply of Carnivorous appetite. Press vs. SquEp&R.-^A the i , Reprieve —Brinkley Bishop, fcu 0 f the murder of Turner Smith, at th* l»»'t ter 1 " °f Bibb Superior Court, andseni be hung oo __ mqn from country, gbjng to pall on some musical young Indies the other pvgnipg, he wn* told that hD must nsle them to. siqg, and should they refuse, ha ought to preiw th*m- Accord ingly, he commenced py requesting Miss Mary to favor him with a card Matrimony.—“You ought, to marry,” said a father to his son* “Never.” “I know a good girl for you !” “Let me alone.” “But perhaps you—pshaw, you don’t know her, she is young.” “Then she is sly.” “Beautiful.” “The more dangerous.” “Of good family.” “Then she is proud.” “Tender hearted ” “Then she is jealous.” “She has talents.” “To kill me.” “And $100,000.” “I will take her." Napoleon used tcTsny “Strange as it may appear, when 1 want any good head work done, I choose a man, provided his education has been suitable, witn a long nose. His brealhtug is free and bold, and nis brain, as his lungs and heart, cool nod clear. In my observation of men, 1 have almost invariably found a long nose and a long head to go to gelhor.” . Onions and Sinners.—A Paris correspon dent of the Journal of Commerce suggests that the low condition ot morals nmoune the French is attributable to foundness for,and use of, onions. This vegetable contains more than any other, an amount of sulphur and phosphorus. The writer contends that a people moving in an atmosphere of sulphur, and atmosphere in which the great father of evil is supposed to be most at home, cannot he ns susceptible to .moral impressions as others. Just think of the morals of the com munity rising and falling with ti e price of onions, and the milder, and higher practices of humnaity growing out of a short crop of those infernal bulbs! Imagine the mistake of astta't«ith unions! Think of sipping sin withar — 1 r - vith soup!—[Spr o field Rep. Something of a Panther.— „ .’anther^We have in our reading room, where it may he seen by the public, the stufled skin a of Panther of very extensive dimensions. The'creetur’ or insect,’to use the choice term of n Florida friend, was killed February 16th, on Seven teen Mile Creek, in Telfair county, by Mr. C. P. Davisi It weighed 286 pounds, and measured 8 feet from the lip of his nasal, to the extremity of his caudal appendage. The skin was sent by Mr. Washington Dyoll who ( death”to Mr. 9 ! ^ w"os “in at tliedeath’Mo Mr. % M. Turner of this city, as a present.—.Sac. Georgian. Work (or Childress. There is no- greater defoct in educating children, than neglecting to accustom them to work. It is an evil that attaches mostly to large towus and cities. Our children suf fer much from it. The parent does not con sider whether the child’* work is necessary to the child. Nothing is more certain, thnn (hat in their future independence and com fort much depends on their being accustom ed to work—accustomed to provide for the thousand constantly recurring wants that na ture entails on us. If this were not so, still it preserves them from bad habits—it"secure* their health—it strengthens both body and mind—it enables them belter to hear the confinement of theschonl-room—mid it lends more than anything else to give them just views of life. Growing up in the world without a knowledge of its toils and cares, they view it through a false qiedium. They connot appreciate the favors you bestow, ns they do not know tho toils they cost.— Their bodies and minds are enervated, and they are constantly exposed to whatever :ious associations are within jus ua^jixBiivii, -<u ......... their reach.' i daughter probably becomes that pilia- uib, helpless object, a novel-reading girl.— The son, if he surmount the consequences of your neglect, does it probably after his plans and station for.life are fixed, nnd when know ledge, so far as one ojffi* important objects is concerned, comes late. No man or woman is fully educated, if not accustomed to manual labor; Whatever accomplishments they possess, whatever their mental' training, a deduction must be made for their ignorance of that important chapter in the world’s great book. AGRICULTURAL. In our lost issue we briefly referred to the importance of keeping up’lhe fertility of our lands, by affording them suitable and regular nourishment, and promised to- resume - the subject. The following articlofrotn the Pa tent Office Hepurts, is commended to the attention of our agricultural readers, as ex • pression of our views upon this subject.— It is front the pen of H. P. Burowyne, Esq. of North Carolina.—Ed. Cour. “ If the “ broom straw,’’, in which iha waste lauds always grow up, retain* any sap by which, when turued under, fermentation will ensue, and causo the straw to rot, let the land, as it is, he plowed with the largest size plow, drawn by three or four horses, running as deeply as possible—ay, not less than ten inches—and turning every thing un der. Jf the straw has no sap, it will not rot in a year; end in fhut caso, burn it off, and plow as before. If possible, follow each plow with o subsoil plow, aud go six pr eight fojW deeper. This will makelliestifl clay, which almost every where underlies. out- laud, more open to the general influence of the sun and air, nr.d enable it to get rid of the surplus waler ol winter, and heavy rains in other periods of the year “ About the middle ot June following, when the weeds are about hulf growu, and beforo they have formed their seeds, sow tho land broadcast at the rate of a bushel per acre, of any of the numerous, varieties of peas among us, except the “. block-eyed,’’ tvhich, having very little vine; affords little shade. In all cases, I prefer those which have the most vine, and ripen enriiest.— When the land has much jf weeds or gra.<s upon it, turn under tho peas with any kind of plow, running not over three inches deep.— II the land is bare of weeds, I prefer covering the peas with a large, heavy harrow, tunning both ways—first lengthwise, and thon across the beds. As it is important to give the peas a start over ..ie weeds and grass, luoaktliem six hours iu water, and rub them in plnister of Paris; and, when they begin to leaf and branch, sny, when twelve inches high, I sow plaister at the rate ol a bushel per acre.. This . stimulates their growth, aud tiicy overpower the weeds and grass; “ When about Half tho peas are ripe—not ‘ half ripe’—hogs should bo turned iu to tram ple and cut up the .vibes, otherwise it is ex tremely difficult to turn them under. So soon os this can bo done, the hogs should be tuken off, for tho peas ore useful for shading the land from the summer’s sun—a most im- perience in the use of botii, 1 think peas uut inferior to clover, (to which family, indeed, it belongs J as a specific manure for wheat “ After this muss of vino has been turned under, you have a ‘ pea lay,’ over which sow a bushel and a half of whent per acre, and six quarts of clover seed. Harrow both in thoroughly, and let the work be finished by the middle of October. The return will, of course, depend somewhat on the quality of the ‘ old field,’ hut 1 venture to aflirm, that it will amply repay all labor and outlay, and astonish by the great result apparently from so trivial a cause. “ 1 am familiar with the great increase of crops from the use of lime and clover, and l do not mean, from the use of lime and clov er, to compare the two methods.of renuvut- ing land as equal;;but,, where limej^pl.iftjUa- The Devil to Pay.— Thurlow Weed from Albany, Wm. H. Seward from Wash- n, and Hi from Aiuany, ”mi. u. t ” ington, and Horace Greeley from-Gurtle Bay, at e all in town to r day. No doubt some mis- II It* MtWII A'Y is n foot, and we advise that political ' n* It back kitchens he c’—’— trill pare for a moment, on well drained land, (if it need draining^ with plaister, peas and deep tillage. No gold mine is so valuable ■ as a good marl-pit. lam, however, confin ing myself to interior districts, where neither lime nor marl can be had. “ After the wheat comes off .in June fol lowing, the clover, if sown’ arly in' Octo ber, will have grown so as to shade the land pretty well, even on the waste lunds 1 speak of. Jt should not be grazed the first par at ail; in the February after, top-dress it with all the manure to he had, not forgetting to apply all the oldashce within reach. The iimeof theyear (winterj is the best fur ap plying manure in our country,' where the hot sun nets so injuriously on a bare surface.— The roots of the young clover being protect - ed from hard frosts and sudden -changes, by the manure, it shoots forward with the earli est warmth of spring, and smolhers nil weeds. When weeds mature their sei-ds, they draw upon the fertility of land equal to most crops. Clover gives n orop equal to any other, and- is all returned to the land in droppings ofthe stock while grazing upon it. As proof oi its profit, lor three years I havo never fed my working horses on grain or fodder, fiotn the middle of May till the clovor fails. They are turned on the clover-field after the day’s wo.kis ovor,-»r.4 taken tip in the morning in good condition for service. I have never lost one by this. management; in fact,- they improve from the time they are thus treat ed, and work belter. “Alter the clover has been on the land for ' two summers, during which period it has dropped three crops of leaves and stocks, and thereby greatly improved the land, either turn it as before, in September or October, for wheat, or later in the fail for corn tho ensuing year. In the formei ense, you will find your land as thickly set as before with volunteer clover, which ought to lemaiti us a pasture for the summer, after the second crop of wheat comes off. It com instead of wheat, be grqwn, sow peas broadcast among the corn at the last plowing, soaking the seed and rolling them in plaister sshefoie. After t he corn crop, de not suffer the land to ‘lie out.’ ' No error can he more opposed to good farming limn that which i land can be improved by ‘lying c milting a ctop of weeds to r If we had duly reflected, ' long since have been

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, April 10, 1851, Image 1