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THE COUNTRYMAN.
TURNWOLD, GA., JULY 7, 1863.
The Song of the Camp.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Rags! Rags I Rags I
Let our friends remember that they can
not better serve us than by saving rags for
us —for which we will pay them 10 cts a
pound. tf
In the Central Georgian for June 24th,
there are 8 articles copied from The Coun
tryman (4 from the editorial department)
and not one is credited to this journal.
The Thomasville Times copies the cor
respondence between Seward and Napo
leon, from this journal, and does not give
credit.
The Gulf City Home Journal* usually
so particular to give credit, copies the same
article without acknowledgement. It also
copies from this journal an article headed
“Dancing,” without the proper credit.
The Field & Fireside copies from
this journal, ‘How Jeems got some Sugar,’
and does not give credit.
To Make Molasses.
“A correspondent in the Mobile Evoning
News, says:
The apprehension of a scarcity of sugar
and molasses in the Confederacy, induces
me, before it is too late, to urge upon eve
ry man who cultivates as much as ten
acres of land, to make his own molasses,
at least. Nothing is easier, or more sim
ple than to make molasses from the juice
of the watermelon. Take the juice of
ripe melons, and boil it in a large pot, or
kettle, the larger the better, until it is
brought to the proper consistence, adding
fresh juice from time to time as it boils
away. This is all that is necessary, and
this anyone can do. If the business
is conducted on a large scale, a simple
press, similar to the old-fashioned cider
press, can be made to extract the juice from
the pulp. After being pressed, the pulp
should be put in a barrel and left to fei-
me'nt. Draw-off the liquid produced by
the fermentation, and it will be found to be
the best of vinegar.”
“Naturally, women talk more than men.
'The learned Buxtorf informs us iD the
Hebrew Lexicon that the primeval name,
Eve, is derived from a root signifying talk ;
and it was, perhaps, to a dim idea of this
kind that the Rabbins owed their tradition,
that twelve baskets of chit-chat—(it could
not be gossip, for there were no neighbors
to gossip about)—were rained down into
Paradise, for Adam and Eve to amuse
themselves with ; of which twelve Adam
picked up three, and Eve the other nine.”
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
“Give us a song,” the soldier cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps Allied
Grew weary of bombarding.
The dark Redan, in silent scoff,
Lay grim and threatening under,
And the towering mound of the Malakoff
No longer belched its thunder.
There was a pause—the guardman said,
“We storm the iorts tomorrow ;
Sing while we may—another day
Will bring enough of sorrow.”
They sang of love, and not of fame—
Forgot was Britain’s glory—
Each heart recalled a different name,
But all sang “Annie Laurie.”
Voice after voice caught up the Eong
Until its tender passion
Rose like an anthem—rich and strong
Their battle-eve confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Vet, as the song grew louder,
Something upon the soldier’s cheek
Washed off the stain of powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunset’s embers,
While the Crimean valleys learned
How English love remembers.
And once again a fire of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters,
With scream of shot, and burst of shell,
And bellowing of the mortars.
And Irish Nora’s eyes are dim
For a sodger dumb and gory,
And English Mary mourns fpy him
Who sang of “Annie Laurie.”
Ab, soldiers! to your honored rest,
Your truth and valor bearing,
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring.
"We publish Gen. Pemberton’s speech,
not as news, but as something worthy of a
place in overy paper.
“The Jackson Mississippian, of May 30,
publishes a speech made by Gen. Pember
ton, after three repulses of tlie enemy. It
is as follows :
‘You have beard that I was incompetent,
and a traitor, and that it was my intention
to sell Vicksburg. Follow me, and you
will see the cost at which I sell Vicksburg.
When the last pound of beef, bacon, - and
flour ; (be last grain of corn ; the last cow,
and hog, and horse, and dog shall have
been consumed ; and the last man shall
have perished in the trenches ; then, and
only then, will I sell Vicksburg.’ ”
“ In Lowell, Mass., lately, Major Gen.
(Beast) Butler was severely beaten by a
master stone-mason, whom he had slapped
in the face. The stone-mason beat him
until he apologized. His eyes were black
ed, and his face pretty severely cut up.”
We desire to know .the name of the man
who beat Butler. After the war is over,
the proper inquiry must be instituted, and
a testimonial be gotten up for this public
benefactor.
VOL. 3 of The Countryman, containing the
Poem of the Old Plantation, is offered for sale at
this office at 01. tf June 16, 1663.
(GEORGIA, Putnam County.—Whereas Robt.
** Parham, Jr., applies for letters of administration
on the estate of Alvertus Parham, deceased—
This is therefore to cite all persons interested, to
appear at my office, within the time prescribed by
law, to show cause why said letters should not be gran
ted to said applicant. W. P. CARTER, Ordinary.
June 2, 1863. 6t
fjJEORGIA, Putnam County.—Whereas John
T. Bowdoiu applies for letters of administration
on the estate of John Jones, dec’d.—
And whereas, also, James W. Hargrove applies for
letters of administration on the estate of William L.
Little, dec’d.—
This is therefore to cite all persons interested, to
appear at my office within the time prescribed by
law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters
should not be granted said applicants.
June 30, 1S63. 6t VVM, B. CARTER, Ord’y.
THOSE indebted to the estate of the late Hen
ry Morton, deceased, are notified to make imme-
diate payment, and those having demands against
the estate will be required to present them in terms
of the law. R. L. JONES,
June 9, 1663. 7t C. S. CRED1LLE, s ~
THE debtors of W. W. Hcarndon, late of Put
nam Co., deceased, are notified to make immedi
ate payment, and the creditors will present their de
mands in terms of the law.
June 2, 1863. FRANCIS S. HEARN, Adm’r.
4 PPLICATION will be made to the Court of
Ordinary of Putnam Co., on the 1st monday in
August next, for leave to sell the land and negroes
belonging to the estate of Gabriel P. Thomas, dec’d.
May 12, 1863. 2m J. ADAMS, Adm’r.
I WILL apply to the Court of Ordinary of
Putnam County on the 1st monday in August next,
for leave to sell the land and part of the negroes of
R. Sparks, deed. W. H. SPARKS, Guardian.
May 26, 1863. 2m
(IN the 1st monday in September, application
will be made to the Court of Ordinary of Putnam
Co., for leave to sell the real estate of John More
land, dec’d., dower excepted.
June 30, IS63. LUCY MORELAND, Adm’x.
JJNDEIl an ci der of the Court of Ordinary of
Putnam county, will be sold before the court
house door in the town of Eatonton, on the 1st Tues
day in July next, between the legal hours of sale,
one house and lot belonging to the estate of L. P.
Harwell, deed.—said property being situated in a
convenient and desirable part of said town of Eaton
ton. The lot contains one and a half acres of land,
more or le3s, with a good garden and horse-lot.
The house is situated near the Methodist church,
and is quite convenient to the old church in which
the Baptists and Presbyterians worship. The build
ing is two-story, in good repair, and has basement
rooms. All the necessary out-houses are upon the
lot, making the premises very desirable property.—
Terms cash. SUSAN W. LIVELY, Admr’x.
April 17, 1S63. JOHN W. HUDSON, Adm’r.
ON. the 1st tuesday in July next, under an*cr-
der of the Court of Ordinary of Putnam county.
W. W. Hearndou’s personal property will be sold
before the court-house in the town ( f Eatonton, con
sisting of 1 lot of medicines, 1 bridle and saddle,
physician’s saddle-hags, medical books, and a pocket
case of surgical instruments.—Terms on the day.
June 16, 1863. FRANCIS HEARN, AdmT.
“^TONLWALL” JACKSON.—Just publish
ed, and for sale by N. S. Morse & Co., Augusta,
Ga., A complete Biographical Sketch of “Stonewall’ ’
Jackson. By Charles Hallock. Being a full and ac
curate account of the Leading Events of his Life,
his Dying Moments, and the Obsequies at Richmond
and Lexington. This work contains many anecdotes
of the illustrious soldier that have never before been
published. For sale by all Bookstores and News
Agents. Price 01 00. The trade supplied at a lib
eral discount.—All orders addressed to us will be
promptly filled. N. S. MORSE & CO ,
June 30, 1863. 3t Augusta, Ga.
IVOOL CARDS for sale at Slade’s, in Eaton
ton, at 05 per pair. These cards are domestic
manufacture, and will not do very well to make rolls,
but can be used for breakingThe wool, which can
then be carded in cotton cards. Try a pair. They
are cheap—very cheap. tf June 9, 1863.