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Newspaper Page TextN . EVE1ITHURSDAY MftRUfl, BY KNOWLES & MYER8. *■" T Kill 8: • HE Courier will bo published at Two Dol- • p^f annum, if paid in advance; Two Dol- b md. Fifty Cents if paid within six months. *“* * 5 Dollars at the end of the year. Advertisements will bo inserted h strict attention to the requirements of the rw, at the usual rates. '*Miscellaneous advertisements will be insert- ■ wd at One Dollar per square of 12 lines or loss. I for-the first, and Fifty Cents for each subsc- | quent insertion. I Liberal deductions will be made In favor of I thoiie who advertise by the ye"” BUSINESS CARDS, &C. BOOK & JOB PRINTING, PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT TIIE OFFICE OF THE HOME COURIER, JAB. WASIIBl'IlN JNO. R. WII.UBR, PRA8. O. DANA. WASHNRM. WILDER k CO., FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, • Savannah, Geo., W U*t» continue tho above business at 114 Bay Street Knot of. tho Exchange. Orders for BAGGING. ROPE and other Supplies tilled promptly at lowest cash prices. Refer to — Major Wm Sanford and Gen. S.'P. Myrlok, Baldwin County; M. Dennis and S B. Mar shall. and Mrs spa. Carter dt'IInrvoy. Putnnm County; A. MeAUimi and Ira.Deck Tholggs County ; Messrs. Slack & Cobb, Sloan & ‘Hawkins, Home; Major Jno. S. Rowland ;*sj County. Cm August 12 1862. FRANCIS M. ALLEN, WHOLESALE AND RETAII, DEALER IN t-..s Fancy Dry floods k flrocerles. Receives now goods every week, lionie, 0a„ Jail. 2 1861. PATTON & PATTON, attorneys at law, Rome, Georgia. Will practice in all the counties of tlteCher okee Circuit Sept. 6 I860, DANIEL S. PR1NTDP, Agent for the Southern Mutual Insurance Company nt Rome, flu. Insures against loss by Fire. Also Lives of Persons and Servants. Chucks on-CImrleston and Now York fer sale |, v D. S. PRINTUP ^Tremor lomu ’ ( T ..Ik TFlIllmru J/aumA {Late IliUburn House.) ROME, GEORGIA, WM. KETOHAM, PROPRIETOR, aprtl an 1852, L A Ml E 11 110 U SE; BY LANIER k SOY. BATHING ROOMS ATTACHED. Macon Oct. 2 1861. - CJ 0 It U 0 N HO US E, BY BARKER,'HILL k CO., Calhoun. Ga. ALSO, A LIVERY STABLE. VERANDA HOUSE I1Y S.«. WELLS. *"9 now open as a private. Boarding House. There aro good stocks of goods keptln the VOLUME 7. ROME.IjA., TitUMDAY MOJUVIJVG. ’SEPTEMBER 23, 1852. ' ' . ' NUMBER 51. Daniel Hicks. Summ "rvllle. W.M. Peeples Calhoun. E. R. Sassbkn, LttFuyuttc. Post Masters generally are rca U v«»<^g »< as Agents, also to give us imineifiute notk "ly paper not taken from tho office. Money sent by mail at our risk. . • - Letters, to insure attention, must be di rected (poRt-paid) to Knowles A^Mykes. Pf, B. Our Agents and others who feel an Interest in the Circulation of our paper, will confer a favor Lvurfjing upon their friends H’tflnCft'nf niinIiiiiIddii t»nr»f*F nl Immn ^.visiv-s nnui uig.ii£; wjiwh itiur ineiHm the llnpni'tnncffnf StiJIoiiIngii paper at homo. We aim)! endeavor to hmke tlu\.Coeni,'.a wor thy of the patronage of CeniltCC Georgia. p o 1t1 a. Harvest Hymn. God of the rolling year I to thoo Our songs ahull rise—wlmso bounty pours In many a goodly gift; with ftoo And liberal hand our autumn stores t No firstlings of our flock wo slay, No snaring clouds of tnconso riso— Dot on thy hallowed shrine we lay Our grnteftil hearts in sacrifice. Borne on thy brcalli, the lip of Spring Waa liea|ied with many a bloaming flower; And smiling Summer joyed to bring Tliu sunslilno and tha gentle Bhower ; Ami Autumn's rich luxuriance now, Tho ripening seed—the bursting sliell. And golden sheaf, and laden bough, The fulness of thy bounty tell. No menial throng, in prliicoly dome, Hero wait, a titled lord's bequest, But many a fair and peaceful homo Hath won thy peaceful dovo n gnust; No groves of, palm our fluids adorn— No myrtle shades or orango bowers— But rustling meads of golden coni, And Holds of waving grain are ours. Safe in thy care, the landscape o’i? , * Our flocks and herds s -curdy stray ; No tyrant master claims our store-,. No ruthless robber tvnds away, - ’ No flerco volcano’a withering shower— No fell simoon with poisonous breath— Nor burning suns, with baleful power, Awako tho flory plagues of death. And htjro shall rise our song to thoo, Where lengthened vnlus and pastures lie, And streams go singing wild aiid free, Beneath a blue and smiling sky, Whore tm*»—wared a mortal tlirono, Whom crowned oppressor never Ir*-A, Hero—at the throne of Heaven alono, Shall mail, In revorenco, how to God. Ittisccitmuous. THE GOLDEN COIN; OR, THE LITTLE STREET BEGGAR. BY OBOnGE CANNING HILL. It was the morning ofa now year that had Lloivor storv and basoment Travulle'rs can And the Veranda House near the Depot without crossing Broad street. Rome March 18 .1852, F. i. SHRuLsroaa, P* ACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Charleston,....... boutA Carolina. 41 17 1852. just set in, bright.-golden und beautiful.— The -snow glitterati llko jeweled raiment in the cluudless sun. Thu chiming of the silvery sounds of the bulls struck joyfully upon thu listener in every street, Tho air was cold though not piercing; bracing, though not biting—justuold enough, lu truth,- to infuse life and elasticity into uvery ono that moved, There was a little girl—n child of poverty, on that beautiful New Year’s morning, walk •Will you go with mu 1” asked Elsie, her faco brightening. "Yes,lot me go with you,"said ho ) "show me the way." Through street, lano, and ally sho guldcij him. TJlioy rfac]ipd the door of tho liovel. Tho cold breaths of tho wind whistled In at the cracks and crevices, and key-halo, before them, as If inviting them In. They entered. A Blck woman feebly raised her head from tho-plllow, and gave hor. a sivcot smlto.— “Elsie! have.you como V sho faintly said. 'Yes. mother," answered tho child, - “and I have brought this boy with mu. I do not khow who he Is, but ho said ho wanted to como and seo whero wo lived. Didido wrong to bring, him. mother 1" "No. my child,’. 1 .said tho mother; “If ho knows how to pltty you IVom hlsllttle heart; but he cahoot pltty mo yot—he Is not old enough." Tho bright-faced, aunny-licarb'd hoy gazed In astonishment upon the mother and child. The scono was know to him. Ho wondered If this was what thoy called poverty, HU eyes looked sad upon the wasting mother, but,they glittered with wonder when turned towards Elsio. Suddenly thoy filled with tears Tho want, tho woo, the barrenness, tho desolation, woro all too much fbr him.— Ho shuddered nt (ho cold, uncovered floor,— He gnzod mournfully into tho empty fire place. His oyos wandered wtmderlngly over tho naked walls, looking so uninvltlngly and cheerless. Pulling his hand Into his pocket, ho grasiied tlm coin that Ills nr thcr had that morning given him and drew It forth. "You may have that," said ho, holding it out to tho child. "Oh you aro too good I You me too gene rous. I fear I" broko in tho mother, us If she ought not tQtakoR from him. "Mother will glvo mo another If I want," said ho , "it will do you a great deai of good, and 1 knurr t don’t need it. Take It. tako it/ you shall lake It I” and lio was Instantly,gone. It was a gold coin of tho valuo of flvo dol- laral Mother and child wept together. Then they talked of the good boy whoso heart had opened for them on this New Year's dny.— Then they let their fancies run and grow wild and revol as they chose. Thoy .louked at tha glistening pleco. There was bread, and fuel, and clothing, and every otlior comfort, in Its depths. They continued to gazo on It. Now they saw within its rim, pictures of delight and joy ; i isinns of long rooms, all wreathed and decorated with evergreens and flowers ; visions of smiling fitecs and happy children ; sights ufniurry sleigh-rides, and the glisten ing of bright runners over the smooth-worn snow. They listened ; they heard the mingled souhd of merry voices, and tho elilmlng mu- .. i. r, MS58 inv Ilia kijM.faivlth .Um »nv minH. Ilml «wjirt slo bells'the accents of htiiocent tong in s. ani past liui. Her llttlo foot had grown so numb, tlioJaugli ofghidsuino hearts. Ah'! wnut i JOII.Y A. MAYER, DRUG G i( S T , Vjdoeut Street, Sacatlniih Ga. i*V. 11. 1851. ■ , ly Y. B, K II. WEED, erters and Dealers in Hardware,Nalls Sco. iuyldnii Street; Savannah (la gby. 11,1851: .. ly BITTER AID CIIEESE EMPORIUM, BY 8KAB011N GOODALL, SAVANNAH. WHOLESALE. OEALEIl IN cr and Cliecse, Direct from Goshen. Yew York. 14. 1861. ly* kSavannah. | j; FOsTEa.lIuneoekeo RKIIY h FOSTER, ora and Commission Morc/rants, Snranvah, Ga. FEnENOE—J. Knowles. * IV. I I: 1861. ■ l.v* LYO.Y&REED, Wholesale Dealers in l.lade Clnthlng, llats, Caps, and Gen- tlemens' Fui uishlug floods. . i.'l5« Coast. aM 76 St Julian Sts. Savanna4. »»>v. 11. laps, „ - ly, E. v, wood & ro. VIIOI.ESAI.K ANII IIBTA1I. IIEALWIS IN . BOOTS AND SHOES. _Jp*. 01 an/152, GitivSif Hullling, near the Ffl, u'kft.Sionnf the Large Boot;Savannah;Ga. Nov. 11 1861. ly ,- i T.J.! CARSWELL, ROBERTS k CO. fetors and General Commission Merohants. jtylon anil Bay SLreets, Savannah. Un, o'. 14. 1861. iy PETER U. THO.HAS, tier In Window-Sashes, Blinds and Panel Doors. 68. Bay St. ' Savannah. Ga. ~ Orders from the country promptly at- H ;-^*Teiims: Cash. . 1851. ly. YO.YflE k 0DE.Y, ...-. S and Commission Merohants. No U l, B ’V Street, Savannah. fiMitteml promptly to whatever business Jtbo confided'to them, fov. 7, 1851. 1 ly . r. VONOB. ' I IV. 0DRN. CHARLES II. 8.HITH, SIOENET IT LAW, Rome, Georgia. | Col. N.L. Hutchins, tawrenceville, I Hon. Hines Hoi.t, Columbus, Ga. ico. 20.1851. ROBERT FIDSLAY, MANUFACTUnF.il OP earn Engines, Boilers, Machinery, kc. AND I1EALEH IN LL STONES of dvory description. Steam I Mills. Circular and Straight, put up in H|or style. '"jjVj \ on, August 21,1851. encased only in thiiFshuus, and those badly worn, tlmt she could hut with dlllleulty move oho before the ether. Her cheeks -shook at every step she took, and' hor lips looked ruly purple. Alas! poor Elsie Gray I Shu warn u llttlo beggar I J ust like the old year was the. now- horn to her. Just llko the lust year’s wants, and last y ar’s sufferings, were the wants and siillur- ■ lugs of tills I Thu change of tho year brought, no clinngc In her condition with it. She was poor ; her mother was a widow und an Inva lid. and.tlie child was a poor beggar I In tho old and cheerless room gleamed no blight (Ires of unnlvorsnry. No evergreens no wreaths. no Aimers, save a few old witlier- cd ones, decked Its time-stained walls. There was no sound of merry voiscs within the door tossy to the Widow Gray: "A happy New .Year to,you; Mrs. Gray.” Heaven seemed to luive walled her and her family In from.tho happiuAaa.l.lial almost eVO- ry otlior persotf enjoyed on Now ' Year’s'^difyT Her rriom had no joyous nppcarancu, no con gratulations: Were thoy outcasts 1 * Hnd they outraged theirelalms on the wide world’s ohnrltles 1 ‘ Hnd’they^ voluntarily .shut them; solves nut IVom tho suiilightofthellvingcrea- tnr.es around them 1 Nnl Ashame tnko the world that It must he so answered for them J Little Elsie slopped at times and breathed her hot breath upon her blue and bunumhed fingers, and stumpi'd her tiny feet in their casements With all the force left |n them '; and then big tears stood trembling in her large blue oyos for n moment, and rolled slowly down her purple cheeks ns 11 they would freeze to them, fine had left her mo : tiler In bed, sick, exhausted'and: famishing I Whet wonder that sha cried, even through those hot tears dropped on tho Icy pavement. They might ns well full there as elsewhere; the many human hearts that passed her were fhll as Icy and hardened. She would jiavu turnod.back to go home, but sho thought again of her poor mother and went on. though where to go she knew not. She was to become a Btreot beggar.— Whero would streot beggars go 1 What streets are laid nut and numbered for them 1 Surely, if not home, then where should they go 7 It wa9 this thought that 1 brought those clirystal teSra—that started those deep and irrepressible sobs that choked: hor infliht ut terance. A young boy—a-bright-looking .llttlo fel low chanced to pass hoi, and she wulkcd and wept, and stopped. He caught the glitter of those tears lir the sunshine, and - the sight philosopher's stone was that coin! How It turned, every thing flrst Into gold, and then Into happiness! How It grouped around t cm kind und cheerful friends, and filled tlioir oars with kind .volcos I How It garland ed all Sours of that day With evergreens and full-blown roses'! How It spread them a la den fable, and crowdud It"with merry guostsl and those guests too, all satisfied and happy I Oh I wljat bright rays slione foi th IVom that trilling coin of gold ! Could It havo peon’ as bright in the child's or tho man's dark pock et!, No ) else It lmd bofbre then burned '.Its very way through, aiid lent Us radiance to others. Could it have shown with such vis ions In the rich man’s hand 1 No; ' else Ills avarice hnd vanished at onco, nnd Ills heart have overflowed with gt ncroslty / No, no j It was only to such ns tho widow nnd child that It tvore siieh a shine and emitted such brilliant rays, and revealed such sweet mid welcome visions I Only for such as they I Ttmrwrtxtlt ITUlraMW«DD'r.s»l l-.t *- ‘l~- lilenk room then filled with happiness nnd- lighted wlilr joy ; hut he .was not alone ; Ills own|mother was with him ! BlessedTnjy I He passed the whole of Now Year's day In. mak ing others Happy, And how much, liappior was ho himself! How Ids llttlo heart wnrtn- od nnd glowed to see ,tlie child unepyor the basket he had brought wltli.hini, anil tuke out one by ono the gifts, that were .stored there f And li'mV overjoyed was ho to seo his mother oflpHhb sick woman work nnd a new hiimo and to Seo tho sick woman grow sud» denly strong, and nlmpst well, under the In fluence of their kind oflbra! Ho wondored If their happiness could possibly be as doop ns his own. If their.New Year’s was as bright to them as his was to .him. Know not how any ono could bo happier than ho was at that moment, Yonr%hnyo rolled away into the silent past. That little girl—Elsio Gray—Is a lady. Not a Indy in name, but one In evory deed, In heart, in conduct. Sho dwells in a sweet suburban cottage, and her husband is devo ted only to hor. Tho husband Is no olhor than the gonorous boy who, on tho New. Yoar’s-lhstival. accosted -her so tenderly in tlio streot, and went home with her. Her poor mother sleeps quietly In the little church-yard ; yot sho lived to know that God hail provided for bir dhild. Sho died resigned and happy. Are there coins, olthnr gold-or silver,. that must be locked away tVoiii sight 1 ■ Are thcro any containing within their depths sucb.swcot' visions, sucli. happy sights, that tlioylmusf lio sraoto his angel heart, Ho knew not what -under lockhttd key, lest happlncramnd-com- i ? ERs'nTY,it..*r»ndo«. . Kens of Flny l u3flm , J^"'bcs o the r* J .. ... / >sIHRno 111 till* Peek and Brandon) recently opcii 1 Coleman und Douglass, nary 26, 1862. ‘ $1. R. B. OLA YTON & CO. 3TIONEERS & COMMISSION M B K C HANTS, Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. HI 22, 1852- IOD, BRADLEY. & CO, Inimfiirtnrrrs k Dealers .Chairs, Feathers, nattraMeg, ^Ulndow-Hbade?. fyusc, Macon, Georgia. _ FOR. CASH. want hnd sufiferlng were. He lmd never known tlipm Idtuself—never uncu beard of them—knew .not oven, what a real beggar was.. Ho stopped suddenly before Elsio. and asked hor the danse o(. those tears. ■ She nice noieply—lier heart was too' full. • ,,.„ ll 7Tr‘'Vlimt you 1" asked tho feel ing little v She shook hor lioadni "llnvo you lust your way 1" ho "No;" answered the child quite nudiblyT "YVlmtjis the matter, thenT' lib asked, "Mother is poor und sick, und I am cold nnd hungry. We havo nothing to eat. Our room is quito cold, and there is no wood for us. Oil! you do net know all, you cannot know nil." "But I will," replied Uw manly hoy; "where do'' fort mny'beq^iiily lhjunivorsnl 7 TV by don’tyoii |iu('on.a clean shirt 1” sold n swell, - Ihehtjier Hiiftlrt, to his companion, “ then thegirBavif],smilu on yon as thoy do upon mo.” " -• •• Everybody can’t afl'ord to wear a clean shirt'evory day, ns youciin,” was tho reply. " Why not 1" said wldto collar “ Because," saiil soiled eollur, ‘'everybody's mothor ain’t a wash-woman.” “Yv-sl, {here, how do yo “ By tlie eo,.' i sell wood V Pshaw, how long I,, itbcericnW" " Four feet." " How dumb I I mean how ibu s \,«| : t i, cen iucv- j'cu cut it 1" '• No longer than it is now." I engineer." Tho Malntopman'e Death Bed. Tho nsslstant-surgcon, slid tho over-grown and womanish-looking youth who tended up on tho nlllictcd, were tlin only peraons III the sick buy, excepting tho departing seamen, John Rockivood. Tho evening breezes dal lied gently with tho white nnd extended Balls, and mndo a melancholy music, 1 peculiarly their own, among tho tightened nnd well itrotchcd standing and running rigging. The sounds lYorii these rough nnd noble liarp- strln£s might fliney aided, have been thought to breathe n requiem of the most soothing tnolody to tho dying mnlntopmnn. - Thoro was that awfhl hush throughout tho populous ship which, though not absolute si lence, might bo said to be something mqro still. Tho low moaning of tlio gentle winds, tho fldnt splashing of tho wares,and the care ful tread of tlio fow officers who woro moving ohoni, indicated, lhni-tm..uuil sailntufilil <■*- istod with a subdued solemnity, well befitting the quiet death of tho humble nnd tho good. The hardy und slalwart seamen were at quarters, and they whispered to each other In snrroivAil accents that their shlpmnto was "going aloft,” “was under weigh for the right place,” "had trlppod his anchor Ibr glory," and in many other sea taught and qualptex prcsslons, Intimated thoir conviction that he "was down In the good behaviour list," and had scoured "a good berth," whero the wick ed ceaso from troubling, und tho wenry And H>at. jfijl ' .Tho men had been mustered, wliiiqt the slanting sunbeams streamed through tho port holes upon their glistening cutlasses; all the urendt*!!/..appurtenances belonging to "glprl, ous war,” had boon reported ready fbr nation and secured for tho night, and Captain Dnbrl court was on the point of ordering the flrst lieutenant to.,“bcat the rotrent,” when tho as sistant surgeon walked slowly and lightly Reross the quarter dock, .and whbq*),c<l-to the surgeonr wlio approachcd; the captain,- and 'coininiinlcatcd with him In a low tone. The eonunandvr Of tho Majestic bowed his head sorrowfully at tlils Information, nnd ap proaching the break of Iho qiiartor deck, com: mantled, in a subdued tune of rules, that the boatswain’s mates should pass tlio woril loro j»nd nft, .for the men to disperse themselves quietly, Ono man on board was te hear no mom thochcorful rattle of tho “ troubling drum." ■ • Attended by the surgeon and his assistant, Captain Dabrlcourtpi'ocecded to tho sick bay; And was soon standing hear tlio hammock, whore swung, on Ills death bed, the honest, and once blltho malntopman, John Rock- wood. There was no chaplain on board. At tho time of which wo was speaking there were at most, but throe or four clergymen dispersed Among many ships, and it was seldom tliat a single ci ulser was so fortUiuittf''as lo pos.-css one; 'As "L'tiptmn 'DuuriefiiYrt'STObn over the dying man, gazing wlstlblly In tho wan coun tenance beneath him, lie hold open the pray er book at tlio office of tho visitation of tlio sick. “Is he rational enough to benefit hy dlvlno consolation V Said tho captain, addressing tho surgeon. "ITinrdly know, Cnptaln Dnbrlcourt. The poor fellow fancies that ho is overlooking a party of agricultural laborers who nro mow ing down tho grass in tho green fields ofliis native village. Ho is very restless." "Lis ton." "Tlio scythes want sharpening, lubbers, all 1" murmured Rnckwood. “See, the wav ing grass rises again fast—fast ns they sweep it down. A ropoyarn for sudt|' mowers I— They do.no more than tlio summer wind as It swoops ovor tho fields;—there-there—thcro l' •nil lie; pointed to’dnnclng waves, all green and:jbyous, iJlilch rtisS an,i ftilt not unlike the bending and rising; grass In a mende Rockivood ivas then silont for a space, ga zing intently through the port liolo upon the sea, nml feebly nodding his bend aiid.w-avftig his attenuated hand to tlio niotlpn of tho waves "YoS," lie Continued, "I know that I nin very l|l, and It Is torrlhlo to d’lo hero, a- way from ray gallaritshlp, and my jolly, Jolly messmates j I always liopod to ho burled in the cool biuo sens, a thousand, thousand fa thoms down, boiow all' tho shark. .TYimta quiet, rooipy, pleasant gravo I No mould, no dirt, no filthy, worms. But new,. ;>oor Jack will bo huddled Into the church-yard, Among ttjo'bones of a parcel of shore-going sinners, to rot'ln a six foot deep grave. How I bnto that rotting I Mow away, mow aivay, yo lubbers I Yon see the grass Is up again before yo havo time to bring your scythes rouild.” An expressive IcoV passed between tlio cap tain and the surgeon, while plainly indicated that they ought not to pray with, but for him. The captain then commenced, with a solemn voice, reading tho prayers for the sick at the point of departure. When ho came to the words—“TVo humbly commond tho soul of this thy servant, onr dear brothor*” tlio sailor rallied at the word brother, amazingly, for very strongly bad tlio captain emphasized it. "BrotherI my brother! YVhord Is lie l and where nm 11 No, no, no—your honor) you aro not -my brother;" and ho made An abar- tlvo; effort at (lie accustomed pluck at the forelock—thu mork of defbrcnco to Ids com- manderj “I know bettor uortbat: you aro my captain—God bless you, sir.” "Your brothor—your friend and brother, believe If;” raid tho captain placing much stress upon the words, “ your friend and bro ther.” L “I cannot very well tnako out bearings nnd distances,” suld Rockwood, hesitatingly, and with a very feeble voice. 'T.secln to bo in two places at once—in my own village and my aunt’s room, looking out upon tho half yearly parish land, and yet, things are about mo that could qidy he on board a ship. I am sure I’ve had a motliody parson praying with the last two glasses ; and what vexes me, Is, that I, a thorough •senmnn, who have al ways done a seaman’s duty, should be burled in a dirty grave ashore 1” This was uttered with maoy interruptions, yet thu meaning waa distinct. "John Rockwood," said the captain, "I ne- yourself, my good friend. Bolieve it tlmt you are now very dangerously 111, onboAKlhls Majesty's ship Majestic." In Seep sea, and In blue water 1" asked tlio poor man anxiously. »' •' Tlio water blue as midnight—tlm depth unfathomable. TYo have no soundings." 'Then after a pause, the sailer raid, In a very low, yet firm volco~"I am ready—ay rea dy I" "Then turn your thoughts with mo to.your Sinker,” replied Captain Dabrloourt. Hu •then rend tlio necessary prayers, to which It was evident that tlio departing man attended devoutly, as when the olfioo was finished, ho appeared to lapse into unconsciousness; those who wero about him prepared to depart; his ombrowued and now bony fingers were lifted; and ho was Imporfootly hoard to ask—"Havo I dono my duty 1" “Gallantly, nobly, bravely—always, always!" ■:v plain Dnbiicoiirt, with a voice tremb ling with emotion. "Alow and nloft—alow and aloft: Hur rah 1" IIow (hint, how pltlablo was that dy ing shout—It was tho' last sound uttered by John Rockwood,-tho mnliitppman. In tho middio watch, two of his messmates wero assisting tlio rail maker. In sowing John up In a hommock, chanting, In a low voleo, tho simple dirge—"He’s gone, what A hearty good fellow 1" a ’ Glvo him a double allowance of shot," quid one, "entire ns how, poor fellow, ho had a notion that tha' deeper ho went It was more becoming to a regular autmnd-ont sailor, But It’s my notion that seeing ns If wo docs our duty, It won't signify whoro wo start IVom when wo nro all mustered nt tho last day— Wo shall all he In tlmo, depend on't I" "I think so too," snld tho sail maker. An Awful Tragedy. A. frlglitftil tragedy recently occurred at Brownstown, Indiana. Tlm details aro thus given In tho Madison Banner t "It suomstlint two brothers, named Illram and Warren Francisco, anil well known a Bpoofnbjo'nml|)eiiceahlo citizens, followed the occupation of clock peddling. Thoyusually travelled dilforoht routes,, but mndo a prac. tlco.of meeting each olhor frequently. They ■agreed fo moot .at a public houso in tlio vl clnlty.-of Brownstown, bn Friday litsk Ono 'Of.tha brothers reaehod thu tavom about 0 o'clock, and Inquired if bis brothor had arri ved, and was informed by tho landlord that ho hod not. After eating his supper Jio called for a light, and asked to bo shown to bed, The landlord Informed him that ho had no candles about the liouso, but If ho would fol low him, ho would take him to bod, Fran cisco followed tho landlord Into a dark room, and nn ircsscd himself and rotlrcd to rest.— Tho bed seemed wet, nnd having somo match es about him, lie struck a light. Upon exam ining thu bed, he found-tlmt it was wet with blood I Discovering'a cnnillo on itra-inura near by, ho lit It, and, looking under the bed ho raw the budy of his brother, with Ills throat cut fi-ora ear to ear, and perfectly lifeless !• Fastening tho door Immediately, ho proceed ed to load a rovolvor which ho had’, hut bu- fore ho coiild do so there was an effort made by sovoral men to ontor his room. Protend ing not to be alarmed, ho asked them to wait until ho dressed himself. As.soon as ho had flnlshud loading his pistol tie opened tho door, and the landlord and two other men rushed on him, when ho flrpd two barrels of bis pis tol, Immediately killing the landlord and one of his accomplices, after which tho other man fled.". Greeks at Homo. John Randolph'was onco solicited by t la dy, who was more famous for her henovolenee than for her domestic neatness, to glvo some thing to the sullering Greeks. " The Greeks, madoull. 1 sniil 1.... 1-.I,. 1 * ■ ■ )i..j-un)w- ron; ‘ are at your own door." Wo havo boon reminded of this Incident, wliilo reading ah account of the Ignorant cos: tennongers of London, Tlioir business Is to sell fish, fruits, dre.j In tlio streets. Thoy are very poor, very dirty and very wicked. Mr, May how, an English.writer, who hasgivon us a great deal of statistical information In re gard to them, declares that there aro no less than thirty thousand in the very heart of Lon don," who have nodeecnt knowledge of Jesus Christ nml of tho Bible." They lodge in bat- liauntod places and dark corners, And when they obtain oqumcal, they are ignorantof tlio Hcource from which thoy are to’ obtain the noxt. "Who was Josas Christ 1" asked Mr. M. of one of them. "I bollovo ho was a good- isA-soi t ofa man,” was tlio reply, "1’vo hoard tell of him, but I dont ’zactly know whero ho jived.” Mr. M. explained to him that ho was tho Saviour of thu world, and especially he told him of tho now commandment that be gavo Ills disciples, viz: thua shalt love one another. The costermonger replied— " If he says as liow when A covo Insults a feller, he’s not to knock him down, I should say ho knoWcd nothing about It." This is a fair specimen ot thoir theological knowledge, nnd thoir geographical Is not. imtoh hotter. ' " Not ono out of a hundred of this wholo class,” rays Mr. Bartlett, (who also visited them, nnd took pains to converse with them.) “knows that thoro Is sucli a country as Ameri ca ; and those who do, havo no rational idea oflt." Ono man raid tlmt ho didn’t knew where tho sea was, bu t ho guessed that the fish mongers kept It for tho purposo of growing fish in it. lit the winter their, sufferings are intense. Thostspeople lire and die’in tho heart of a Christian city—among pooplo who nro Sending out missionaries to convert tho heathen, nnd who arc groanlngwith pity over tho slave markets in America, Hail, they not better look to the condition of the Greeks by their oton door 7—Madison Family Visiter. ^Igticnltnrdle Mrs. Partington, upon reading a paper that tho Boston Light Guards appeared last eve ning in “undress uniform,’’ said : ’■Well, if soldiers will go naked I am glad that they don’t train in thu day time. I am." A minister at a camp meeting said, “If tho lady with the blue hut, red hair, and cross- eyes. don’t stop talking she will bo pointed Fixed Facte In Agriculture. 1. All lands on which clover, or tho grasses, •are grown, must either have litno in them, naturally, or that mineral must be artificially supplied. It matters but little whether it he supplied In tlio form of stono-llmo, oyster- lime, or marl. 2. All permanent Improvement of lands must look to lime as its basis. 8. Lands which have been long In culture, will ho bene fitted by applications of phosphate of lime, and ills unimportant whether the deficiency bo supplied In the form of bono dust, guano, nativo phosphato of lime, com posts or fish, ashes, or In that of oyster-shell lime—or marl—If tho land need liming, also. 4. No lands can be preserved lu a high stale of fertility, unless clover und the grasses, arc cultivated In the eourso of rotutlon. 0. Mould is indlspcnsablo to evory soil,— and a healthy supply cau alono bo preserved through tho cultivation of clover, and tho grasses, tho turning In of green crops, or by tlio application of composts rich In tho ele ments of mould, 0. All. highly concentrated animal manures, aro Increased lit value, and thoir benefits pro longed, by admixture with plaster, salt or pulverized charcoal. 7. Decp.plowlng greatly Improves tlio.pro- ductlvo powers of every variety of soil that Is not wet, 8. Sub-soiling sound laud, that is, land that Is not wet, Is eminently conductive to Increas ed production. 0. All wot land should bo drained. 10. All grain crops should bchnrvcstod bo fore gnaln is thoroughly ripe. 11. Clover, as welt as tho grasses, Intended for hay, should bo mowed when In Idooin. 12. Sandy lands can bo most effectually Im proved by cloy. When such lands roqulro liming, hr marling, tho tlmo or marl is most hvneflclnlly applied, when made Into com post with clay, In slaking lime, salt brlno is better than water. 13. Tlio chopping, or grinding of grain, to lioffod to stock, oporates as a saving of at least twenty-five per cont, 14. Drnlnlngofwctlahdsand marshes,adds to thoir value, by making thorn produce more, and hotter crops—by producing -thom enrllor —and Improving tlio health of neighbor hoods, 16. To manure, or llmo, wet lands, Into throw manure, llmo and labor away. 16. Shallow plowing operates to Impover ish the soil, while It decreases production. 17. By stabling anil shedding stock through tho wlntor. a saving of ono-fourth of tho food may bo ofTectcd—that Is, ono-fourth less food will answer, than when such stock may be exposed to ttm Inelenieneles of the weather. 18. A -bushel of plaster, per aero, sown broadcast over, will add ono hundred per cent, to its produce. 10. Periodical applications pf ashes, tond to keep up tlio Integrity of the soils, by sup- plying most, If not all of tho orgauloauh stanco. 20. Thorough preparation of land, is abso lutely necessary to tlio successful and luxuri ous growth of crops. 21. Abundant crops cannot bo grown for succession of years, unless care ho taken to provldo, an apply, an equivalent for tho sub stances curried off tho land In tlio products grown thereon. 22. Toprosorvo meadows In tlioir product iveness it Is necessary lo harrow them every second nutumn, applying top dressing, and roll thorn up. 23. All stiff clays aro boneflttod by fall and Whiter plotvings ; but should never ho plow ed wliilo they are wet. If, at such plotvings, *1... ^ 1 - | |t, or ashes, should bo applied. 24. Young stock should he moderately fed with grain, In winter, nnd recclro generous supplies oflong provender, It being essential to keep them In fair condition, In order that tho formation of muscles, bones, dec., may ho encouraged and continuously carried on. 25. Mitch cows, in winter, Should ho kopt In dry, moderately worm, but well ventilated quarters regularly fed and watered three times a day, saltod twlco or thrice a week, ltavo clean beds, bo curried daily, and In ad dition to llielr long provoniler, should receive succuleut food, morning and evening. ' 26. Full complements of tools, and Imple ments of husbandry, nro intimately connect ed with tlio success of tho husbandman. 27. Capital Is not only necessary to agricul tural success, hut can bo ns profitably used in fUrmtog ns in any olhor occupation. 28. Punctuality In engagements, Is as nec essary to an agriculturalist, as it is to a mer chant. 29. Evory husbandman should core (Tilly read and digest matters connected with Ills business being ns dependant upon a foil knowl edge of Its principles and details, ns that ofa lawyer or physician, with a knowledge of tho scionco of law or physio. 80. Wheat, Rye, Oats, and Bnrloy, should tovor follow each other in a course of rota tion I there shonld always bo an Intervening hoc-crop botween thorn, 8J. Weeds should novor bo permitted to mature tlioir seed on a farm, but bo pulled up, or cut down as often as they show themselves,* such being tho only effectual method of eradi cating them. To ensure this result, tbo ground should bo planted in corn, and that kept clean. 82. Tlmo and labor, devoted to tho collec tion of materials to bo conrcrtcd into mktiuro, are tho most frultftil. sources of profit in the wholo rango of farm economy, 83. Tlie orchard,'to bo productive of good (Air fruit, requires to he fed, ns much as does a field of grain. Tho soil of each requires that the substances abstracted by tho crops shall bo restored. Tbo soil should bo kept clean, and open to the meliorating influences of tho sun, the dews, tho rain, and the air— tho bark of tho tree should be kept in a heath- tal condition, by scraping, when necessary, and by alkaline washes. irj AflEHTS FDRTBE fftiRIERt H. P. Tfoot?n Dirt a’owri J. T. PtKMst, .ChatfciotrnvHle: From the Augusta Chmnifie if* Sentinel. Agricultural Fair at Macon. The Exocutlvo HimwI of tlio Southern Central Agricultural Society, inspired by the success of former exhibitions, iignin respect fully announces to the Plantern, Farmers, Horticulturists, Mechanic*, Inventors, Artl- ins and Manufacturers of the Southern States, tlmt tho Seventh great Animal Exhi bition of the Society will lie hold at Macoil, from the 10 to tho 23d days of October next, in conjunction with the Mechanics' Institute of the State of Georgia. The utmost exertions have been made by the olHcers of tho Society, nnd better and larger accommodations than ..any previous . year nro promised to exhibitors and their pro* duction*. Tho city of Macon Lax again extended Lftf/ liberal andipLria^^ftnd to enable the cicty to incnnaro the premium iisf nnrtfPlt^ foot* five thousand dollars, Mdio erect and • complete four addltional*TmilVnTid other Im provements upon tho grounds, costing, in the »£gr«Eatei over live thousand dollars ; muk- in£U tho •Bncst Improved show-ground in tho United States. And with tho cfiorls making by tho citizens of Macon to accom modate and entertain the pnb/fc hi tho most satisfactory manner, and believing that our exhibitions do not fail to produce a generous nnd healthy rivalry in all the departments of useful Industry, contribute to the Increosw and ditrusiou of practical knowledge, we do earnestly invite ‘Mir fellow citizens of tho Southern States generally to a participation in tho festivities of^lmt Interesting occasion, nnd to bring, at wlmtofct Acmpomr’yj incon venience It mny cost, products of your labor, skill and Ingenuity ; und to those who can not attend, to send rome ollering of their de votion to the progress of tbo South in thu various departments of Agrlculturo, Meehan- les and Munuflictures, so important to tlmt independence, so essential to her comfort, In fluence and happiness. To all who have nothing to show, wo In vito to como and sec what their fellow-clti- zons nro doing for tho prosperity and ag grandizement of tho country. Exhibitions of industrial rivalry nro salu tary nnd ennobling j like tho teachings oi Christianity, thoy dlfl'iiso a spirit tnrough- out thu length nnd breadth oftho land, th.it. Icavo tho broad marks of amelioration mul Intcdlectuul progress upon our race. They nro to industrial pursuits \\1mt tho Idood is to tho human system, tho principle that gives vitality, strength nnd power. From , the Indications of our own, and throughout tho Southern States, wo are as sured tlmt the approaching exhibition is to he ono of tho most extensive, attractive and important that lms ever been held in this country. Now, tlmt visitors, exhibitors and all *hu attend, may anticipate a larger ex hibition than tho Inst, when the preparation* although two or three times greater than any previous year—wero found too small, confu sion and disorder in somo degree resulted from tho delay on the part of tho exhibitors not forwarding their articles and stock before thu opening oftho exhibition ; vow, to avoid a liku occuranco, exhibitors aro urgently re quested to send forward thoir article after tho first day of October, with full written iustruc-. lions to tho .Secretary. Our liberal nnd patriotic railroad compan ies will carry passengers to and from tho ex hibition at reduced rates, and transport, as usual, nil articles and stock for exhibition free of charge, with at least ono week’s no tice to tho ngont of tho railroad station from which tho stock is to 1»q sent, and previous* to Monday, tho 11th of October. Specimens of female t istd ami ingenuity arc especially solicited in all tlio depart ments of useful nnd ornamental industry, and it Is expected that they will, as usual, fojUL tho most inccrcsnnganu nttractivo part of tlio exhibition. Tho society is indebted to them nnd roly annually upon their taste, judgement and patriotism, to give tone and character to tho exhibition ; tho last demonstrated thut an impulse lmd been awakened in tlmt rex whoso Inllueuco imparts strength and power to any causo, and their espousal never rails to strengthen tho faith of man in tho achieve ment of purposes of high and noble Intent. Appreciating tho enlightened patriotism and generous natures of thoso to whom th { » appeal is made, tho Society chbrisht- the hops tlmt tho mothers nnd daughters of tl»e South will make common cause oftho enter- prize. Then, with a sincerity of purpose, our task and mission is to raise high tho HtamLir&js of our social and industrial relation. Como, Southern men! Coiuo, brethren from the East and tho West, from the South and tho North, nnd bring your wives, your sons and your daughters ! Como cm3 ! c.m.rj all! lot us unite heart, head and haul, to teach or loam in this groat school for cm mutual improvement, and tho advancem nt oftho gouths Milk Glean.—Tho first drawn milk con tains only five, the *econd eight, and the fifth levtnioeo par oonl of creyp. • “ This appeal Is not limited by State h. Distinguished by tho uanio oftho .SVi.’i ^ Central Agricultural Society, wo claim to \ aided in our councils by our foUow-citiz' other States, and in a generous rivalry ■ exhibitions for excellence, invite compc from tlio length and breadth of the i South. The invitation so freely giv Hoped tlmt nono WillTcfuse. Jlesolvcd, 'That this Board recommit tho Slave holding States a convention^ sernble at Macon, Georgy during of our next a*mml Fair, for tlio organizing, at such time and thon bo determined, a “Southern . ral Congress." Resolved, That tho Secretary ho i lo communicate the wishes and resolff this Board to tho leading agrlcuhi the Slave States and the ‘ State J Societies," requesting ^lioni t portanqo of this subjApt «b tlioir respective States to so tliis Convention^,'~ : ■ Agreeable to tlio above | by, in tho name and I Central Agricultural | vllation to j local agrtfaltu

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, September 23, 1852, Image 1