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Newspaper Page TextHE llOl&ioUKlil? I EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, BY KNOWLES & MYERS. xk’hmb! ~ Tat Cootheh will bo published at Two Dol lars per annum, IF paid in advance; Two Dol- Hfl |KI uimum, 11 JJU1U luuuiuiivv j invi/ui*, lan and Fifty Cents if paid within six months, or Three Dollars at the end of the year, Lcoal Advertisements will bo inserted with strict attention to the requirements of the law, at the usual rates. Miscellaneous advortisemonts will bo insert ed at One Dollar per square of 12 lines or less, for the first, and Fifty Cents for each subse quent Insertion, - * ILao.1 JoJm, Liberal deductions will bo mado In lhvorof thoso who advertise by the year. BUSINESS CARDS, &C. BOOK & JOB PRINTING, PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE . ROME COURIER, “ FRANCIS M. ALLBNV WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Maple aad,Faaey Dry Deads It Groceries. Receives now goods every wopk. Romo, 0a„ Jan. 2,1861. PATTON & PATTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. Will practice In all the counties of tboOher- nkcO Circuit Sept. 6,1860. DANIEL S. PRINTBP, great for the Heutbern mutual Insurance Company at Rome, Ga. Insures against loss by Eire. Also Lives of Persons and Servants. Cheeks on Charleston and New York for sale by D. 8. PR1NTUP. Oct. 10, I860. W. 0. DABBS, WATER OR URIN DOCTOR, Five milos South of Romo on the Alabama Road, April 8,1862—8m. {Late Hillburn House.) ROME, GEORGIA, Vftt. KETOHAM, PROPRIETOR, aprtl 80,1852. LAN1E11 HOUSE, BY LANIER fc BON. BATHINO ROOMS ATTACHED. Macon Oct. 2.1851. GORDON HOUSE, BY BARKER, HILL A CO., Calhoun. Oa. ALSO, A LIVBUY STABLE. VOLUME 7. ROME, GA. •|Jortrt|. LINES. BV WILLIAM OOLLEN DRVANT. The May sun sheds an amber light ,vns between; On new-leaved woods and! J!V,ns between But she who, with a smile more bright’, Welcomed and watched the springing greon, Is In her grave. Low In hor grave. The fair white blossoms of the wood Ingroups beside the pathway stand; But ono, the gentle and tho goad, Who cropped thorn with a (hirer hand. Is In her grave, Low in her grave. Upon tho woodland's morning airs Tha’small birds' mingled notes are flung, But she whoso voice, more sweet than theirs, Once bade mo listen while they sung, Is in hergravo, Low in hor gravo- That music of her early year Brings tears of anguish to my eyes; My heart aches when the flowers appear, For when I think of her who lies Within her gravo, • Low in hor grave, —[Kniekerboler. jRIisrt llniitnnH. VERANDA HOUSE BY 8. <1. H'ELI.8. I S now open as a private Boarding House. There are good stocks of goods kept in tho lower story and basement Travellers can'flnd tho Veranda House near tho Depot without crossing Broad struct. Rome, March 18,1862. F. R. SHACKELFORD, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. . Charleston South Carolina. April 1,1852. SCREVEN St HARRIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, No. 09 Bay Street, Savannah Ga W.E. SCREVEN, 0. II. HARniS. ' Reference—3. Knowles. March 25. 1852. 8m. JOHN A. MAYER, DRUGGIST, 161 Broad Street, Savannah. Nov. 14,1«1,. Ware-House and Commission Business. N. OV8LEY fc SON, Macon, Ga. , CODFBEY, OUSLEY A CO., Savannah, Ga, JAB. E. GODFREY, N. OUSLEY, R. F. ODSLEY. N. B. A II. H EED, Importersand Doaloraln Hardware,Nolls fco Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga Nov. 14,1861: ly BUTTER AND CnEESE EMPORIUM, ' BY SEABORN GOODALL, SAVANNAH. WH0LF.8ALR DEALER IN- Batter and Cheese, Direct from Goshen, Near York. ■Nov. 14,1861. ly* .pi H. Bern, Savannah. | j. foster, Hancockco. BEHN A FOSTER, Faotors and Commission Merchants, 1 ■ Savannah, Ga. Reference—J. Knowles. • . Nov. 14:1861. ly* LYON k HEED, J ■ Wholesale Dealers in .Ready-made Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gen tlemens’Furnishing Goods. •' Mu. 158 Cons, and 76 St Julian Sts. Savannah. - Nov. 14,1851. ly E. F. WOOD A CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. Nos. 91 and 162, Gibbons Building, near the Mirket.Signof the Large Boot, Savannah, Ga. Nov. 14,1861. ly N. B. KNAPP, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, fco. -Market Square, Savannah, Ga. . Nov. 14. . 1851. W.A. CARSWELL, | T./.ROBERTS, | SAM.B. SURAT • CARSWELL, ROBERTS fc CO. ' Faotors and Oenoral Commission Merohants. Drayton and Bay Streets, Savannah, Ga. Nov. 14,1861. ly PETER 0. THOMAS, Dealer In Window-Sashes, Blinds and Panel Doors. No, 160, Bay St. Savannah, Ga. OrdersJVom the country promptly at. Terms: Cash. ly. • tundudto. Nov. 14. CIIA8. H. CAMPFIELD, 171 Bay Street, Savannah, Dealer Iq Agricultural implements of every ! .kind, Burr Mill Stones, Colton Gins kc. Nov. 14,1851. Om* YONGE k ODEN, Faotors and Commission Merchants, K » 94, Buy Street. Savannah. end promptly to whatever business may be contldcd to them. Nov, 7,1861. ly W. P. YONOE. I W. ODEN. CHARLES II. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. i Col.N.L.Hutchins,Lameneeville, yufor to j jj on ij, NE , Holt, Columbus, Ga. Dee. 28.1861 ROBERT FIDNLAY MANUFACTURES OF - Steam Engines, Boilers, Machinery, ke. / AND DEALER IN . MILL 43TONE8 of every description. Steam KRaw Mills, Circular and Straight, put up In Superior style. Macon, August 21,1851 Filial Love Rewarded. 1 You aro too parsimonious. Henry, 1 said Mr. D. to ono of his clerks, as thoy wore to- gether in the counting house ono morning: • glvo mo lcnvo to sny. that you do not dress sufficiently genteel to appear as clerk In a thshlanable stars. 1 Henry’s loco was summ ed with a deep blush, and in spite ol Ids en deavors to suppress It, a tear trembled on his cheek. 'Did I not know your salary was sufficient to provide more genteel Imbllimcn- euts,' continued Mr.D., 'I would increase it.’ % 'My salary Is sufficient, sir,’ replied Henry, in a voice chnnlted ,wlth emotion, but with that proud independence of feeling which poverty had not been able to divest him of.— His employer noticed Ids agitation and imme diately changed tile subject. Mr. D. was a man of wealth and benevo lence ; ho was a widower and lmd hut ono child, a daughter who was tho prido of his declining yonrs. 8ho was not as beautiful ns an angel nor as iwrfect ns a Venus; hut tho goodness, the imiocenco, tho intelligence of her mind shown in her countenance, and you had but to bccomo acquainted with, to admire, to love liar. Such was Caroline Delaney, when Henry first became nn inmate, in her father's store. No wondor ho soon worshipped at her shrine—no wonder ho soon loved hor with a deep and devoted at tention—and, render, lmd you known him, you would not have wondered that Ills luve was soon returned, for their souls were con genial; they were cost in virtue’s purest mould—and although their tongues never gavo utterance to what llrolr hearts felt, yet the language of their eyes were too plain to bo misunderstood. Homy was tho vory soul of honor; and although ho porccivod with pleasure that ho was not altogether in different to Cnrolluo. ho felt as though ho must control tho passion that glowed in his bosom. I must not.endeavor to win her young and artless heart thought ho—1 am pennyless and cannot expect that 1 her fotfror will consent to our union—ho Has ever treat ed mo with klndnccs and I w|U not bo un grateful. Thus ho reasoned, and thus heroi cally endeavored to subdue what ho consider ed an ill-fated passion. Carollno had many suitors, and some who were fully worlhy. of hor. hut sho refhsod all their overtures with a gentle and decisive firmness.. JIer„fatjl§r wondered at her conduct yet could not thwart her inclination. He was in the doeline ofllfb and wishing to see Caroline happily settled ere ho quitted tho stage of existence. It was not long be. fore ho suspected young Henry was tho cause of her indifference to others; the evident pleasure she took in hearing hint praised tho blush that overspread their clioeks when ovor their eye* met all served to convince tho old gentleman, who had not forgotten he was once young himself, that ttiey felt more than common interest in encli other’s welfare. Ho forcborc making any remarks on tho sub ject, but wan not so much displeased as pen niless Henry would have Imagined, Henry lmd been about a year In his ser vice. Delaney knew nothing of his fUmily but his strict integrity, his irreproachable morals, his pleasing manners, all conspired to make lilm estoom him highly. Ho was proud of Henry, and wished him tp appear as re- sportable as ony otic. He had often wonder ed at tho scantiness of his wardrobo, for al though he dressed with tho most scrupulous regard to neatness, Ids clothes were almost threadbare. Mr. D.. dill not wish to think that this proceeded from a niggardly disposi tion, and he determined to hraucli ’ll 10 sub jeet, and if possible, ascertain tiro real cause- this ho did in tho manner before related. Boon after this conversation took place, Mr. D. left homo on business. As lie was re turning, and riding through a beautiful vil lage, ho alighted at the door of a little cot tage and requested a drink. Tho mistress with an case and politeness which -convinced him that sho lmd not always been the humble cottager, Invited him to enter. He accepted her Invitation—and here a sccno of poverty and neatness presented itself such ns ho had never before witnessed. The furniture, which consisted of nothing moto tlinn was Ho Is in tiro eighty-third year, ho has sur vived all his children excent myself.’ ■You have once soon better days.’ 'Ihave—my husband was wealthy; but folso Mends ruined him—ha endoned notes to a largo amount which stripped us ofnoarly all ourt»:oporty,-aml ono misrorU.no followed another until we were reduced to complete poverty. My husband did not longsurvlvo his losses, and two of my children soonfol- lowed him.' 1 Have you any remaining children 1’ ' I have ono and ha is my only support. My health Is so feeble that I cannot do much, and my fhther being blind, needs great atten tion. My tan conceals from my knowledge the amount of his salary, bat I am convinced ho sends me nearly all, Ifnot tho whola a- mount of It.’ 'Then he Is not with you V ‘No sir, lie Is a clerk far a merchant lu Philadelphia. 1 _ 'Clerk for a merchant In Philadelphia I What Is your son's name 1’ •Honry W .' ’Henry W 1' reitarated Mr. D., 'why ho is my clerk! I left him at my house not a fortnight since.’ Hera followed a series of Inquiries, which evinced an anxiety and solicitude that a mo ther alune could feel—to all of whloh Mr. D. replied to hor perfect satlsfhction. 'You know our Henry/ said tho old man, raising his head from Ills staff. 'Well, sir, then you know as worthy a lad as ever lived. God will bless him ter his goodness to his old grandfather,’ he added in a tremulous voice, while tho tears ran dawn Ills cheeks. IIo Is a worthy fellow, to bo sure,’ said Mr. D., rising and placing a well (Hied purso Into the hands of tho old man. 'He is a worthy fellow and shall not want friends.’ Nnhlo boy.' said ho. menially. n« ho woo i-l ding alone, ruminating on his late interview —'noblo boy,—he shall not want wealth to enable him to distribute happiness. I believe he laves my girl, and if he docs ha shall liavo her and all my property In the bargain.’ Filled with his project, and determined If possible to ascertain the true state of their hearts, lie entered the breakfast room the next morning after his arrival Komo. Do you know that Henry is about to leave us to go to England and try his fortune,' ho carelessly observed. 'Henry about to Icavo,' said Carollno, drop ping the work sho had la her hand—'about to Icavo u* and ga to England I' she added in a tono which evinced tho deepest interest.' ‘But what if he Is, my child V t ‘Nothing, sir, nothing only I thought we should be rather lonesome.’ Tell mo, Carollno/ said Mr. D., tenderly embracing her, ‘tell mo, do you not love Hen ry! Yon know I wish your happiness my child. I have ever trentod ynn with VlnA- ness, and you have never until now hid any thing from your father.’ Neither will I now,' she replied hiding hor teco in Ills bosom, ‘I do most sincerely esteem him, hut do not for worlds tell lilm of It, for ho has never said It was returned.’ I will soon find that out, and without toll ing lilm too,’ replied the Hither, leaving the room. Henry,’ said ho as ho entered tho countlng- honse, ‘you expect to visit tho country short- ly 1 , do you not 1’ 'Yes, in about a month.’ •If It would not bo inconvenient,’ rejoined Mr. D., 'I would like to liavo you defer It a week or two longer.’. ’IB will be no inconvenience, sir, and If It will oUljga you. I will wait with plcasuro.' ‘It will most certainly oblige mo, for Caro line Is to ho married in about five weeks, and I would not miss having you attend tho wed. ding.’ ‘Carollno to bo married, sir,’ said Henry, starting as If by an olcctric shock—'Caroline THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1852. , ■ ' NUMBER 35. vowed his lovo lo Caroline, and solicited hor hand, and It Is needless to say ho did not so licit In vain. Carollno would have deterred their union until spring, but hor fothcr was inexorablo. Ho supposed ho should liavo to own io ono -littlo deception, ho said, and they WHuhi liavu-fiim khutj— i-ipY'- ut tr. ■: 'him too much, entirely too much, And ho would not endure It; ho had told Henry that sho was going to bo married in flvo weeks, and bo should not forfeit his word. 'But perhaps,’ added he, apparently recollecting himself, and turning to Honry, ‘porhaps wo shall have to deter it alter all, for you have Important busi ness In tho conntry about that time.’ Bo merciful, sir,’ said Honry, smiling, ‘I did not wish to witness tho sacrifice of my own happiness.’ ‘I am merclfol,’replied tho old gontlcman, ‘and for that reason I would not wish to put you to the lucoivcnlonco of staying. You said you would willingly obllgo mo, but you could not, indeed you could not.’ ‘You havoancobconyoung,sir,’said Henry. •I know it, I know It,’ replied he, laughing heartily, ’but I Mn afraid too many al us old folks forget It—however If you can postpone your journey, I suppose wo must bavo awed- ding.’ We have only to add that tho friends of Hunry were sent for, and the nuptials solemn ized at tho appointed time; and that, blessed with the filial lovo of Henry and Caroline, tho old people passed tho remainder of their days In peace and happiness. ; WASHBURN, WILDER fc CO. Faotors and Commission Merchants, I Agents of the Brig Line of New York ■ rfgts. Savannah, Ga. iN’jnako liberal advances on produce con. ale. Office 114 Bay Street, cast of John S. Rowland, Casa co. . B. WILDER, I F. O. DANA, 0a> * ' - 0 It is Impossible.” "It Is impossible, 1 ’’said some, when Potortho Great determined on a yoyngo of discovery; and the cold aud uninhabited’ region ovor which ho reigned ftirnlshcd nothing but seme larch trees to oonstupthls vessels, But though Oultivatino Potatoes.—We obsorvo that a latter has been addressod to tho editor of tho Hereford Times, by Mr. W. Godsall, strongly recommbndiug all persons inter ested in tho’ potatoo crop, especially cotta-' gars to pull off the flowers diligently one soon irpj the rwlngr. the mMs and all that as thoy appear. We beg to second (lint ro- noccssnry, oxcept thd provisions for commendation. All expcrlonco Bhows that to t(P married I—is it possible 1’ . 1-, 'To-be sure it is—bit whaHs Dime Wonder ful in that!' ‘Nothing, sir, only It was rathor sudden rather unexpected—that Is all.' ‘It Is rather sudden, to be sure,' replied Mr, D-, 'but I am an old man, and a* the man of her choice Is well worthy of her, I see no uso in waiting any longer, and am very glad you can stay to tho wedding.’ 'I cannot stay, sir, Indeed I cannot,’ replied Henry, forgetting whnt lie had previously said. 'You cannot I’ replied Mr. D-,‘why you said yon would,' ‘Yes, sir, but business requlrcsmy prcscnco In tlio country, and I must go.’ 'But you said it would put. vnu to no Incon venience, and that you would wait with plea- necessary, was exquisitely clean, so that it gnvo a charm of povorty, and cast nn nir pf comfort'on nil around. A venerable looking .... r , old man, who had not seemed to notice the poorer than what you supposo-I have a mo- via* •••.**•*I . , . » tlinss ntnl irrnnd fn tlmr iwllft fll*f* i few entrance of Mr. D., sut-leaning on his staff; bis clonthcs wore clean and whole but no patched that you could scarcely havo told which had bccn-tho original piece. ■Tills Is your tether I presume/ said Mr. D., addressing tho mistress .of the house, ■It is, sir.’ ’ '/. . . ’ - lie seems to- ‘Command mo in anything clso, sir, hut in this respect I cannot oblige you/ said Henry rising nnd walking with rapid strides across tho floor. Poor fellow I ho had thought Ms passions subdued; but when ho found that Caroline was soon, so Irrevocably to bccomo another's, the latent spark burst forth in an unextin gulshcd flame; and he found it in rain to en deavor to conceal his emotion. Thu old gentleman regarded him with a look of earnestness. ‘Henry,’ said he, 'tell mo frankly—do you not lovo my girl 1' ‘I will bo candid with you. sir/ replied Hon. ry, conscious that his agitation had betrayed him, 'had I fortune such ns she merits, and as you, sir, havo a right to expect, I should think myself tho happiest of men, could 1 gain her love.’ •Then she is yours,' cried the delighted old man; 'say not a word about property, my hoy; true worth is better than riches. I was only trying you, Henry, and Caroline will novor bo married to any other man than yourself.’ The transition from despair to happiness was great. For a moment, Henry remained silent; but his locks spoke volumes. At last, •I will not deceive you sir/ said he, 'I am Iher and grandfotlror, who are- ‘I know It, I know it all, Henry, said Mr. D. Interrupting him, ‘I know the reason of your parsimony, as I called it, and 1 honor -you for it—It is that which first put it Into my head to give you Carollno—bIio will bo yours, and may God bless you both.’ Shortly alter this conversation, gonrya- HHHI Prom the Wnrrenlon Noes. Tho Model Farm. Tho last tlmo wo paid a visit to tlio Model Form, wo noticed tlio preparation for plough ing and the sort of machines used for that work. There is ono kind of plough, however, that wo filled to notice. • Indeed, wo thought tho kind we allude to lmd long since been numbered among ‘ tho tilings that were/ hut a recent excursion Into tho country 1ms given us opportunity to find out our mistake, and wo now, In justice to tlio subject, desire to place In tho category of horse killers tho old fashioned shaft plough, than tho use of which nothing, cortnlnly, can ho slrongor proof of tho impenetrable crust of prejudice and—(wo camo near saying Ignorance) that seems to in- caso the minds of some men who call them selves farmers. Many of our readers havo seen tho shaft, plough, so wo will not step to glvo a particular description of it. Let us now about tho form and sco tho pro gress of tho work of bread making. There in that field are tho plowors. Let’s seo how they get on. There are our same ploughs; but an addition of a few hickory withes, strings and old sheep skins, havo been made to some of tho gear, and a few wedges more have accu mulated In tho plough beams since wo saw them start. Same of the liaises have arrived at tlio sore hack and sore shoulder stage, also, slnco wo saw them hitched up a tew weeks ago, and a remarkabla development of tho or gans of tho hips Is also pereoptiblo. Won.’ What’s tho matter thoro, Jako!' Dis yur plough won't run straight. It keeps on gwine out to ono sida.' Tho Model Farmer takes his hatcliot. chips a wedge off the end of a fcnco-rall and drives it into tlio beam to straighten Jake's plough boo nnd starts him off again. Tink, tlnk, tiuk,’ Is heard down at tho end of tho row. • What’s to pay thoro, Tom!’ ■ Dcso hero coulter nails koop cornin' out.' Away goes tho Model Farmer with his hatchet to drive tho coulter nails In Tom’s plough boo, but thoy have been driven so much and havo become so looso, that it is hardly probable thoy will stick until ho gets back to this sido tho Hold again. Just as 1m has finished this job, 1m is called to another ithon a hnndla/whll g" oral may bo, that' 'tlmy will tear up tho planta tion,’ nnd that 1 It is enough to run a man crazy.’ Wo shall soo that tho ground was prepared for corn by being ' listed up,’ our farmer not having tlmo to glvo it a thorough breaking before planting; and he is now ‘ breaking tho balks.’ This is a great convenience, and a considerable saving of timo, and, furthor, It savcB tho moles a great (deal of troublo, ter when tlmy got in ono of thoso rldgos in search of seed corn, they liavo nothing to do hue keop straight ahead and cat the grains as they camo to them. Now, wliilo that negro, Bob, Is trying to tio Ms rope hamestrings that havo just hroko, let us make a short calculation. Oat of six ploughs, llmre is, at least, ono idle, upon an average, all tho timo repairing broken gear, or wedging in and arranging plough liocs.— One hand, horse and plough aro worth ono dollar pur day in crop timo, crop tlmo em braces about fivo months: there are, in five months, ono hundred nnd thirty workingdays, at ono dollar per day, is orm hundred and thirty dollars. But, supposing wo liavo over rated it, we’ll put it down at ono half and say sixty-five dollars. Sixty-flvodollars will buy six ploughs at five dollars each ; six pairs of traces at ono dollar each; b!x collars at one dollar each; six bridles at ono dollar and fifty cents each ; twenty-four plough points at twenty cents cncli; six back-bands and six pairs of hamestrings at seventy cents porpulr; nnd leave six dollars and twenty cents over; enough to pay for greaso to koep the gear from rusting and cracking. Now, wo really believe that the difference, In a form where six ploughs aro run, between suoli work ns tho old ricketty ploughs used by mnny will do, nnd that donu by such ploughs as may bo started on tho above cal culation, Is equal to tlio work of ono plough out of tlm six, ‘ Nuffscd,’ Bob 1ms mended tlm haraestrirtg, nnd as tho sun is hot nnd tho dinner horn blowing, wo'll leave for tlio present and get our grub. victualing them, were to bo carried through tho Immcnsa deserts of 8iberia, down rivers of difficult navigation, nnd along roads almost Impassable, tlm thing was done, far tho com mand of tho bovorelgn and tbo porsovcranco of tho pcoplo surmounted ovory obstacle. ”It Is impossible I" said soma, as soon as thoy heard of a schomo of Oboriln’s. To ros- cuo Ills parlshoncra from a halfsavago state, ho determined to opon a communication with tlm high road to Btranburg, so that tlm productions of tho Ban do la Roclio might find a market Having assembled tlm people, 1m proposed that thoy should blast tho rocks and convey a sufficient quantity of enormous mazes to construct a wall for a road, about a milo and a half In length, along tbo banks of tho river Brucho, and bull! a brldgo norasslt, Tho peasants wore astonished -at Ills pro position, and pronounced It impracticable; and ovory one excused himself on tlm ground of' private buslnoss. Ho howover, reasoned with them, and added tho otter of Ms own oxnmplo. No sooner had ho pronounced thoso words, than, with a pickaxe on his shoulder, ho pro ceeded to the spot while the astonished peas ants, animated by Ills example, forgot their excuses, and hastened with ana consent to fetch their tools to follow. At longth avery obstacle was surmounted, walls were erected to support tho earth, which appeared ready to glvo way; mountain torrents, which had hitliorto inundated the meadows, wore diver ted late courses, or received Into boda sutficl. ont to contalnt ncm/nnd tho thing was dono, Tho bridge still bears tho namo of tho "Bridge ol Charity.” "It is ImpossIMol” said somo, as thoy looked at tho Impenetrable forests which covered the rugged flanks and deep gorges of Mount Pilatus. tn Switzerland, and hearkened to the daring plan of a man named Bapp, to convoy tlm plnos from tho top of tho moun tain to tho Lako of Lucerne, a distance of nearly nlno miles. Without being discouraged by their exclamations, ho formod a slldo or trough of twenty-four thousand pine trees, six foot broad, and from throo to six foot deep; nncTthls slldo, which was completed la 1812, and called tho Slldo of Alpnach, was kept moist. Its length was forty-four thou sand English foot. t It had to be conducted ovor rocks or along their sides, or under ground, or ovor deep places, where It was sustained by scaffoldings; nnd yot skill and porsovcranco overenmo every obstacle, and tho tiling was dono. Tlm trees rolled down from tlio mountain Into tho lako with wondorfol ra pidity. Tho largo plnos, which wore about a hundred font long, ran through tho space of eight miles and a third la about six minutes. A gentleman who saw this great work, says, “such was tho speed with which a tree of tho largost slzo |iassod any given point, that ho could onlystrik Itonco wlthastick, It passod by, howover quickly ho attempted to repeat tlm blow, Sny not hastily, then, "It Is Impossible."— It may 1)6 so todoanythlnginnnhour, a day, or a week, or by thoughtlessness, carelessness and indolence; blit to act with wisdom, cnor- gy and persoveranco, Is to Insure success.— “ Timo and patience,” says a Spanish author, "make tho mulborry loaf satin!" and anothor remarks that, "care and Industry do every thing." tho flowors of tho potatoo are producod at tho oxpenso of that organlsablo matter which gives its value to-tho tuber, and which is di minished In quantity In proportion to tbo numbor of flowors that havo boon fod ; for fiowomnnst oxlst and teed on-somotlilng, andthatsomothlngls whnt would, it not re- moved by tho flowers, duscund beneath tho ground, and collect Itself tn tho tubers. Tho mere production nf flowers Is a loss; but tho mlsohlofis Inflnatoly Increased if the flowors are succoodod, as thoy almost always hro, by thoborrlos. Tlm actual amount of loss pro ducod by each truss offiowers not ascertained; but it is probablo that If the flowers abstract onoounco of organlsablo matter, tlm berries consumo at least twice as mach. Now, tho potatoes aro not grown for tlm sako of cither tho flowers or tiro borrlos, ovory partlclo of matter which is consumed by tho plant In producing thorn Is a dead lo* to tho growor. —English Gardner’s Chron^s. Cure for Wounds in Cattle.—Tho most aggravated wounds of domostto animals are easily cured with a portion of tho yolk of an egg mixed In spirltsoftnrpontlno ofFloronoo. Tlm part affected must bo bathed sovoral times each day with tbo mixture, and a per fect cure will bo effiictod In forty-eight hours. A Court Soene. Says Chancellor Gray—' William look up 1 toll us, William, who mado you 1 do you know” . _ /K William who was considered a fool, screw. Ing Ills foconml looking v tlioughtfUl and some what bcwlliTm'cd, slowly answered— ■ ’Moses I sposo.' , ‘That will do." . ‘Now,’ said Chancellor G. addressing tho court, 'tho witness says ho 'sposses Moses mado him; this Is certainly an Intelligent answer, more than I supposed him cnpnblo of giving, for It shows that ho has somo faint idea of scripture. Batl submit It Is not suffici ent to justify his being sworn as a witness lu this caso. No, sir, It Is not auch an answer as a witness qnnlillcd to testify should glvo.' ■Mister Judgo, says tho fool, ,may I ax tho lawyer a question 1’ ‘Certainly,’ says tho Judgo, 'ask him any question you ploaso.’ Wnl, then, Mr. lawyer, who’d you sposo mado you!’. Oonncollor Gray, Imitating tho witness Aaron I 'sposo, After tho mirth had somewhat subsided tho wltucss exclaimed— , 'Wnl, now wo do road In tho good hook that Aaron onoe mado a call; but who’d thought tho tarnol orlttor had got In jiero/ Vordlot for tho Ibol. Tiie Tea Plant.—Mr. Junius Smith who has boon ongagod for several years In Intro- duclng the cnltlvaiLw* «rt«. riant into South Carolina, states In a communication to thoJournal of Coinmorco, that his experi ments havo been oventually successful. And ho entertains no doubt that tlio conntry will ultimately succeed In producing a sufficiency of this article to supply tho demands of our citizens. Wo wish him ovory success In his laudable undertaking, and hopo that he may roallzo that material aid wlcli 1s duo to the real benefactors of the country. Wo would not glvo ono such man for os many noisy politicians and visionary political oconomlsta, as could stand betwoon sunrise and tho lost day. AGENTS FOR THE H. P. Wooten. Dirt Town. J. T. Finlet, Ohattoognvillo! Daniel Hicks, Summerville. W. M. Psbpleb, Calhoun. E. R-Sasseen, LaFayctto. Post Masters generally are requested to act as Agents, also to give us immediate notice o any paper' not taken from the office. Money sent by mail at our risk. Lottors, to Insure attention, must bo di rected (post-paid) to Knowles & Myers. N. B. Our Agents and others who feel nn intorestln tho circulation of our purer, will confer a favor by urging upon tliclr friends tlm Importance of sustaning a paper at home. Wo shall endeavor to make tlm Courier wor- tby of tho pntronago of Corokee Georgia. EARTnauAKE at APALAcntdoLA.—Tho Com mercial Advertiser of tho lflth, gives tho fol lowing account of an earthquake at Apalachi cola on tlio 10th Instent: On Monday morning last, atabout'the hour of 8 o’clock, our city was visited by ono of thoso formidable plionomona of nature. Tho agitation of tho earth was vory apparent to tho senses; and was accompanied by several physical oflbots—such as tlm cracking of a chimney wall, tba creaking of beams ofh’ous- cs, tho motion of tho water In tho bay, tbo agitation of liquid and tho movement ofar- ticlqs of furniture In a still room—which could havoarison from no otbor causo. Tho shook was of several seconds duration. A similar shock was foil on tho Friday previous, about the hour of 10 p. m., and several others havo boon observed at this place within tho last year or two. Tlio vlolenco of that of Monday was for tho greatest wo havo-ovor folt. It may havo boon local or of very lim ited extent, but wo expect to rcecivo from tba Wost Indies, Mexico, or South Afoerlcn, somo accounts of its grand and permanent, but aw ful effects on tho surfoco of tho oprtb. “Zausting tbo B’outity." The Spirit of the Timeh tolls tho following very good anecdote of a negro bargain, which illustrates, in a homely way, a vory common bxit roproUonslbls prscUcn among llioao more elevated In tlio scalo of civilization than "cul led pussuns" goncrally are; Somo few wooks ago, I,strolled Into a friend'* «r TO ocing absent, I com menced a chat with his clork whoa a good looking "cullod pitsson” entered) doffed his castor, and— 'Mas' Bob can yon Ion mo a quarter till this art'noop and I pay him sartalnl’ Mob Bob applied bis doxter to Ms Tost pocket, but It mado ‘no sign.’ I turned. ‘Wall, Buck, you look tolerably honest but 'as I don’t know you, tfyou will giro mo se curity, I’ll lond you tho quarter.’ Blsoyo brightened as ho oskod— ‘Mas’ Bob will go my s’ourltyl’ ■Vos,’ replied Bob. I forked ovor. Somo tlmo afterwards, wending tho sumo way, as I was about to ou ter tho offico, tho Identical Buck stood bofoni * t^-It contributes greatly towards a man’: moral ani} Intellectual health, to he brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike lilmself who cnrclitHe f°r Ids pursuits, and whoso spberoaod abilities be must go out of himself to apptBotef*®”**! <.. , To Bachelors. An editor in Indiana lately got married, and thoroupon ho thus addressed his former I Flnegnn, having complotcd hor cargo, dropped Attempted Abduction of Slaves. On last Wednesday, tlio schooner Lady of tho Lnlto, which has boon taking la a cargo of lumber at the mills of Messrs Bollccbnsso It bachelor friend:— “ And in announcing tho foot of our return . with a rib, wo cannot refrain from cx- ressing our profound disgust of bachelorism and bachelors—and wo expect to bo disgusted with both—several weeks. Wo aro well aware that in times gono by, wo occasionally mado ourselves ridiculous in tho oyes of sensible man by upholding tho bachelor state as tho only lift) ofhapptnqu, Independence and earth ly glory. But wo wore yonng aud greon then, and of courso know hut ono sldo of tho subject. Now, stand up lmro, you consumed ugly pictures of Immunity, rejoicing In tho namo ofbncholors, and answor us a fow ques tions. " What-nro yon fit for In tho world 1 What are yon doing, for your country 1 Whnt aro you doing for posterity 1—What Interest havo you In tho’generation yet unborn’ you read of! Where will you bo when old men, ifyonr vilo habits ever permit you to arrive at a good old sgc 1 Won’t you ho like lonely, compan ion, and your lift) unprotected from tho frosts by young sapling nnd shrubs nt your foot 1— Or won’t you bn like pumpkins in acom-flcld, marc prominent because of your prodlgous ugliness,than the stalksat yonr side laden with golden grain 1 Hold up your heads and talk like men, whether you can act or not. Now, don’t you fool ashamed of yourselves 1 Look at tlm girls about you, nil smiles and sugar- hearts overflowing with lovo ready to ho spoil ed on the first good follow that can touch tlmlrsympathlcsfeollngs rich ascrcam, which by a kindred spirit can soon ho worked into butter nnd spread over your lift) till yon nro as happy ns tho blrds of spring. Look at ’em nnd fool tlm disgusting po’slttdn you occupy In tlio cahbngo garden of humanity. What are you holding back for! Now, just reform —put on your host look nnd youroll;or coat —visit tho girls, ico, cream them, talk to them protifly, drive them, walk them, please il/cm —then proposo, got nccoptod, marry, nnd—tlm country will roly on yon os a faithful and well- disposed cilizons.” An Unoratbful Son.—Tho trustees of tho alms houso Portngo county, Ohio, recently asked tho Legislature of that State to paxs a law to compel children, who aro able, to take care of their helpless parents. Tho request was in consequence of an nntnarried son, worth 830,000, driving his mother out of tho houso, and sending his futhcr, whoso head was whitened with tho snows of 01 years, (9 tho alms-home, to bo sapportec|at tbo pub lie oxpenso, down the rivor preparatory to hor Intended voyage. Not having got ont to sea on Wed nesday, on Thursday morning tho mate dis covered throo negroes belonging to Bollochcs- so St Flnegan In tlm hold, and immediately informed tho Captain, who promptly put the negroes into a boat and sont them back to town. On tho arrival of tlm negroes In town, tho steamer Thorn was dispatched to tbo schooner, with officors on board to arrest hor crow, In tho afternoon the Thorn returned with tho Captain and tho wholo crow of tho Lady of tlm Lako. An Investigation was had before Justice Wood, which resulted iu tbo dlscbargo of all tbo parties implicated, al. though thoro cannot bo tlm slightest doubt that at least two of tho sailors enticed off, and secreted tho nogroos. It will not bo long before tho necessities of the caso will demand a law making negro testimony com- potent against sailors and other abolitionists, for unless this should bo dono, no conviction of such scoundrels need bo expected.—Jack sonville (Fin.) News. Another Cuban Invasion.—Tho Washing ton correspondent of the Charleston Courier says: “Kossuth’s reception and bis success In raising money for revolutionary purposes, have encouraged tho enterprise against Cuba. A considerable Bum has boon already raised by tlm projectors of a now invasion of Cuba, upon tho issue of scrip. There are various rumors as to tho tlmo when the expedition is to dopart. Should tho attempt be onooffo- vorable character, It will excite tho attention, and perhaps provoke tbo hostility of Franco and England. It docs not appear that either of thoso powers havo ovor recoded from tho position they took on this subject, when they Issued orders to their West India fleets to protect tho Island of Cuba from any Invasion from this country. President Fillmore was vory apprehensive, at that time, that a caso might occur of tho Interruption and seizure ot somo American vessels by the French or British squadrons. Shonld fit occur it may raison flame In tho country.” Romombor that though tbo realm of death 8oomsnnonomy’s conntry to most men, on whoso shore they are loathly driven; by stress of weathor, to the wlso man it is the derived port where ho moon Ms bark gladly, as In some quiet haven of tho Fortuuate Isles; It is tbo golden west into which his sun sinks, and,sinking, caste tyrek a glory on tho lcadoi cloud rack which had durkly day. - ‘Buck, whore’s my quarter 1 You didn’t pay mo as you promised.’ * f ■No, sah 1 but I gif you s’curlty 1’ ‘Woll, but I want you to pay mo—I lent you tho quarter/ ‘Dot’s truo, sah, but It am tho custom down here to ’znust do s’curlty fust.’ Eight hundred baskets of strawberries worn received at Now York by ono of tho Charles ton steamers on Tuesday last. Somebody lot off tlm following on tho mor- rlago of Mr. John Rujh to Miss Sarah Canter: “ Whon Cupid did tho maiden banter, On nymon’s courso to take a brush, At first slip wont it wltl\ a Canter, But now aim goes It with a Rush." A travolor stopped at a tavern, and was much taken with a landlady, a neat, pretty and agracabla quakoress. Whan aboat to do part, ho declared ho could not go without a kiss. The pretty quakoress blushed, os sho replied with circumspection, "Friend, thco must not do so imprudent a thing." "By heavens I will I” exclaimed tho traveler.— "Woll/os tlmo has sworn, I will not bo tho causo of tliy brcakln thlno oath," naively an swered tho blushing landlady, " but thco must not mnko a practico of It I" JSTTho place for unhappy wives and hus bands to rosldo In Is Cincinnati!. Thoro dfr- orecs aro granted with a kind of railroad celerity in adjudication. Thirteen wore grant ed in ono day last week In that city. This is much hotter than tho todiousnoss of a New York Court, or tho publicity and uncertainty of a Pennsylvania Legislature. Thirteen divorces In ono day I Why Cinclnhattl must bo tho paradlso of unhappy spousos; if wo can imagine any causo la operation in Para dlso to produco so many unhappy pcoplo. Tho Newspaper. The Rev. H. W. Bcochor thus speaks of tho Newspapor, the common people’s Encyclo pedia: “In no othor way can so much, so varied, so usoful information be imparted, and ander circumstances so fovorablu for educating tho child’s mind as through a judicious, well con ducted nowspnper. "To live in a village, was once, to he shat up and contracted. But now a man may ho a hermit and yot a cosmopolite. Be may live In tho forests, walking miles to a post offico, having a mall but once a week, and yot ho Bball bo found as fomiliar with the living world as the busiest actor In it. For the nows- paper is a spyglass liy which ha brings near the most distant things—a microscope by which ho leisurely examines tho most mlnato —nn car trumpet, by which ho collects and brings within his bearing all that Is said and dono all ovor tho earth—a museum fall of curiosities—a picture gallery frill of living plctarcs from real lift), drawn'not on canvass, but with printer's Ink on paper, "Tho effect, In liberalizing and enlarging tho mind of tlm young, of this weekly com merce with tho world, will ho apparent toany ono who will nnntior It Onco, a liberal cdu- ono who will ponder R. cation could only bo complotcd by a travel. The sons only of the wealth; indulge In this costly, benefit. But poor man’s son csn. learn ns mu< as, a hundred years ago, a geni learn by jonrneyiog tho world whilo thoro nro some advani tho world, It is tho poor havo tho world edmo to seo paper is a groat, collector, a great lecturer. It is tlm Encyclopedia—tho lyi Difficulty is a thoroug

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, June 03, 1852, Image 1