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128 friends, by being more particular in preparing their cotton for market. We venture the assertion that cotton, proper ly handled, will, in the long run, amply remune rate the planter for any trouble he may be at in handling it nicely— EufauTa Express. HORTICULTURAL. WM. N. WHITE, Editor. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1959. HORTICULTURAL. Communications for this department are re spectfully solicited. Address them to the editor, at Athens, Ga. Horticultural exchanges will please direct to the same address. i«i w OPERATIONS POR SEPTEMBER. Kitchen Garden.— Continue to plant those crops which will come to perfection before the hard frosts, or will endure them uninjured. Among these are the Red Top and Flat Dutch Turnips, oarly sorts of English Peas (which will yield a crop in November), Rope, Borecole, Mustard and Spinach for the Winter Greens, Winter Cress, Lettuce, Scarlet and Winter Radishes. Early York and Sugar-Loaf Cabbage seed may be sown the last of the month, which, pro tected in severe weather, will yield fine heads quite early in the spring. They may remain in the bed, or, when large enough, be planted cut where they are to head. A small box, with a loose board cover, or a little straw put in over the plant, to be removed when the weather is not very severe, is a sufficient protection. Sow at the same time, Hardy Green, Brown Dutch, and Green Coss Lettuce, which need little or no protection during ordinary winters. Earth up Celery once in two weeks, whilo the leaves are dry. Gather ripening seeds. Keep the ground and walks clean, and all vacant spaces left, by removing the crops, planted as above. Fruit Garden. —Strawberry beds now planted will fruit next year. Continue to bud Peach and other late growing trees. Look over the buds inserted last month, and renew any which have failed to take ; see that they are not starved out by strong shoots from the stock, which remove as they appear. Leading shoots, and the extremities of side branches, of pear trees that do not seem dispos ed to fruit, may now be somewhat shortened.— This will tend to the formation and nourishment of the fruit spurs and soon bring the tree into bearing. Gather all fruits as they ripeD, and dry or preserve in cans for winter use. Most Pears are very deficient in flavor when ripened on the tree; so gather in season and house ripen. Flower Garden. —Prepare the beds for Cra cusses, Tulips, Hyacinths, Lilies and other bulbs, which should be planted the last of this, or early next month. Lay in your stock of bulbs now. Transplant Peonies. If seeds of Condytuft, Pan sies, Clarkias, Coreopsis, Calliopsis, Larkspur, Escholtzia, Sweet Alyssum are now sown, they will bloom strong quite early next Spring, and make finer plants than if sown in Spring. The Candytufts will be in bloom during the winter, and with Wall Flowers, early Hyacinths, Jasmi num Nudiflorum, Japan Quince, Violets, &c., will give interest to the flower borders during the winter. Petunias and Verbenas should now bo propagated to secure a stock to keep over for next spring. Hollyhocks, Canterbury Bells, and other Biennials, should be sown at once. Roses may be layered, selecting the young wood for the operation. THE NEW GRAPES. Mr. Charles Downing gives the following char acter to the new grapes : Delaware. —Longest tested. Not a delicate growor as some represent. Fruit sugary, aro matic, refreshing. Never cloys, and is of the highest quality. Diana. —One of the most vigorous growers.— Begins to color and is almost as good to eat as the Delaware, but does not hasten to maturity as that kind does. Ilerbemont. —Needs protection in winter, and will not ripen its fruit north of New' York, as a rule. It gives, abundant crops of delicious, spi cy fruit, the berries of which are bags of wine. Anna. —First fruited while A. J. Downing was living. Flavor reminds one of the Muscat of Alexandria. It grows much like the Cataw ba, and seems to resist mildew bettor than any, except Delaware. Berries large, much like the Catawba, peculiarly dotted aud covered with bloom. Color greenish white, sometimes light amber. Less acid than the Catawba. Ripens as early as Isabella. Rebecca. —Any one who tastos it will be un willing to do withoutJt. Mildews a little, but not more than the Isabella. Requires but time to rank as the “Araorican Chasselas.” Hartford Prolific. —Very hardy, and ripens earlier than any grape in his collection. Not as good in quality as Isabella. Berries drop from the bunch as soon as ripe. Union Village. —Not fully tested. York Madeira. —Hardly productive. ‘‘Pretty good.” A few days earlier than Isabella. Hyde's Eliza , Canby's August and Baldwin's Early. —All probably same as York Madeira. Clara. —Excellent so far, but not fully tested. — Horticulturist. Os the foregoing list, and indeed of all the vines we cultivate, the Deleware we consider the most promising. Dr. E. W. Grant, of lona Island, Peekskill, N. Y., sent us a vine in the winter of 1857-8, with the request that wo would give it a fair trial, as he wished its merits tested at the South. In the way of fine fruits, we have never had a more desirable addition to our list than this present from our friend. The latter part of July last it ripened several deli cious clusters. Mr. Peters, to whom we sent of the fruit, Dr. Ward of this place, Mr. Van Buren, indeed all who have fruited or tasted it, concur with us in our estimate of its value as a table fruit. It is a stef> in advance of any other American Grape. Our Delawares, after ripening, kept a month uninjured on the vine. A bunch sent us on the Ist of September, 1857, by tme soimcsMT wm&M ill arsassas. Charles Downing, after being conveyed a thou sand miles, kept until October in perfect condi tion. It will, from its earliness and keeping qualities, be invaluable for shipping the fruit to Northehi markets. For this purpose Lenoir comes next to it in our esteem, being also next in earliness. WINE MAKING. The sum and substance of the whole process, is, to have the grapes fully ripe, (for a few green or decayed bunches will spoil a barrel of wine) to look over each bunch, removing all green or decayed berries, to mash the fruit tliorotiaclilv, by hand or otherwise ; and if for light colored ■wines to press at once. If, for darker wines, let it stand on the skins for at least twelve hours. In Europe they let it stand, generally, fully thirty-six hours, and isl some cases, eight to twelve davs; the general rule being to draw off as soon as the liquid loses its sugary taste, before it is pressed. Whether sugar shall be added, depends upon the strength of the juice. A friend of ours, a good wine maker, tries it as soap makers do ley ; if the must will bear an egg, adds no sugar; if not, adds sufficient to bring it up to that point. Let it ferment in clean vessels, filling them full, and as the impurities flow off. fill up the cask again with wine reserved for the purpose. Towards Spring, when all fermentation has ceased, it may be drawn off and bottled, or still remain on the lees. Such is the pith of the descriptions of the pro cess as conducted here and in Europe. Anti chloride of lime may be added, as in the direc tions for preserving cider, given in one of the earlier numbers of this paper. —— i■ > KYANIZING. Quite recently, while walking in the garden with the Hon. J. W. Fairfield, Hudson, N. Y., ho called my attention to the small stakes which supported the Raspberry Canes. The end in the ground, as well as the part above, was as sound and bright as if lately made, but he in formed me that they had been in constant use for twelve years! Said I, “Os course they are kyanized t" “ Yes,” he replied, “ and the process is so simple and cheap that it deserves to be universally known, and it is simply this: one pound of blue vitrol to twenty quarts of water.” Dissolve the vitriol with boiling water, and then add the remainder. The end of the stick is then dropped into the solution, and left to stand four or five days; for shingle three days will answer and for posts six inches square ten days. Care is to be taken that the saturation take place in a metal vessel or keyed box, for the reason that any barrel will be shrunk by the operation so as to leak.— Instead of expandiug an old cask, as other li quids, do this shrinks them. Chloride of zinc I am told, will answer the same purpose, but the blue vitriol is, or was formerly very cheap, viz: 3 to 6 cent 9 per pound. Mr. Fairfield informed me that the French government are pursuing a similar process with every item of timber now used in their ship building, and that they have away of forcing it into the trees in the forest as soon as cut, eject ing the sap and kyanizing it all on the spot. I have not experimented with it, but Mr. Fairfield’s success seemed to be complete. The process is so simple and cheap as to bo within the convenience of every farmer and gardener even, and I therefore thought it so valuable as to warrant a special notice of it in the “Observer.” R. G. Pardee. New York, June 1, 1859. New York Observer. We have now in use, and still perfectly sound, boan-poles and dahlia stakes prepared as above with tho blue vitriol solution, seven years ago. The stakes, however, are of sassafras, so, how much is due to the durability of the wood, and how much to tho kyanizing process, we cannot decide.—Ed. --»l I To Dry Raisins. —The best kinds are made by cutting half through the stems, removing the leaves that shade the bunches, and permitting them to dry upon the vine. The quality of the raisiu willl of course depend upon the excellence of tho grape. Raisins from our best natives are very inferior to those of foreign varieties but answer for common cooking purposes. “How does your garden get on 7” is a question often followed by the reply, * Oh, I am sorry to say that it is smothered with weeds!” a confu sion too often corroborated by actual inspection. A garden properly treated in reference to weed ing is comparatively a rare sight, except in large establishments. We often see ground well laid out, and not deficient in valuable plants, which are, indeed, smothered with sow-thistle, ground sel and chick-weed. This state of things often arises from the peculiar arrangements people make with their gardeners, who visit the place perhaps once or twice a week. Tho consequen ce is, that weeding is often postponed to other matters which are more pressing, and the nox ious productions are allowed to grow rampant and run to seed. A second crop of weeds may thus often spring up before their parents are dead, until the long deferred opportunity be presented; a desperate onslaught is made on the enemies, and for a few weeks a more decent aspect is se cured. If, in all cases where the labor of a gar dener is not sufficient, enough supernumerary help were secured to prevent weeds getting ahead, the benefits would soon be manifest. We should like to see it acknowledged as indispen sable, a conditio sine qua non in gardening, that no weed should be allowed to show a flower; for although this would not be all that neatness demands, the end would at length be attained, since without flowers there will be no seeds, and extermination must be the natural result.— Let the amateur consider, first, how impossible it is to secure a pleasing appearance in the gar den if weeds are allowed to grow, however small they may be. Compare the appearance of two beds, one quite clear and fresh raked, with an other, sprinkled with weeds just displaying their cotyledons. However diminutive these may be, they mar the beauty of a parterre, and therefore should not be allowed to grow. Secondly, it should be borne in mind that rank weeds injure all growing crops, by taking from the soil that which is intended to secure their perfect develop ment. It is vain to apply manure, if weeds are allowed to steal it. Thirdly, weeds which come to maturity send their roots deeply, and are not to be eradicated without considerable labor.— Try to pull up thistles, for instance, and they will break oil' at the crown, only to furnish an abundant second crop, in a few days; to be pre vented from doing further mischief, the root must be dug up, which, in a garden of any size, will j be a work of time and labor. Fourthly, weeds are very prolific, and if allowed to bear seed, some years may transpire before the effects are obliterated. These four consideration* ought to be forcible enough to induce every gardener to resolve that he will henceforth give no quarter to weeds. As it is the expense which is often alleged as the grand impediment in the way of weed extermination, let the gardener compute the difference between a constant hoeing, &c., to prevent the growth of thieves, and the hard tasked labor demanded to clear the ground when they are grown, and he will find, in a pecuniary point of view, the advantage is on the side of cleanliness. There can be no doubly which is really tho cheapest mode, when the superiority of clean crops is considered, l’ly the hoe, then, well; rake your beds often, and you will reap great benefits. If in any case great weeds have grown up, tliey had better be cleared away by the hand, for’ if allowed to fall on the soil, they often take robt again, or shed their seeds before they can be raked away.— Gardner's Chronicle. n i Labels. —l have seen several remarks in your pages lately respecting the advantages and dis advantages of different labels for plants. I #en close two, which I always use, and which have been in pots 12 months. The wood is first painted with genuine white lead ground stiff in linseed oil, which must be thinned with spirits of turpentine, and laid on in the usual manner.— When dry, it is easy to write upon it with ordi nary ink. The effect of a house thus labelled is neat and light, After the labels are written up on I varnish them twice with a quick drying varnish, to prevent them from absorbing mois ture. Os the specimens sent, the one with two wires is placed upwards on the stand beyond my easy reach, and cannot turn round when water ing ; the other I use fir those plants elope at hand, and which are easily examined. It is needles to say that the,’ are of my own make. 11. S. Blundell, Hull. [These labels consisted of thin square wooden lieids, with the small cop per wires; the other >y one only. They are exceedingly legible auc neat, and looked as if they would last good fir years.] —- Ninety years ago at tie commencement of our manufacturing career, tie population of Britain was about eight million!. Now it has reached twenty-one millions. I’ it were not for cotton, we could not keep our Millions in England, clus tering in masses round :he central manufacturing towns. If it wore not for cotton we could not clotho them, and if it were not, for cotton wo could certainly not feed Diem. WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE THE TWENTY-SECOND annual session will com mence on Monday, 3d (ctober, under the direction of the following Faculty— Rev. 3. M. Bonnell, A. M, President, and Professor of Moral Science and Belles-Lctters. Rev. Cosby W. Smith, A. M„ Prof, of Mathematics. Rev. F. H. Forster, A. M. Professor of Latin Litera ture. Rev. W. C. Bass, A. M., Professor of Natural Science. Mons. C. Schwartz, Profemor of Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting. Phillip Gvttenbekger, Prof.of Music. Mbs. Bvsan S. Hancock, Assistant In Music. Miss Louisa Guttenbergik, Assistant in Music. Miss Mary E. Carlton, Assistant in Literary De partment. Madame Sophie Schwartz, Instructress in Ornamen tal Department About two hundred dollars will meet the expenses of a boarding pupil in the Regular College Course. No extra charges for Vocal Music, French or Latin. One half of the Tuition and Boarding Fees must be paid in advance. For further particulars apply to any member of the Faculty. W. C. BASS, Macon, Sept 1,1859. See. of Fac. sc3 5t SAVANNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE. THE Seventh Annual Course of Lectures in this insti tution will commence on the Second Monday, the fourteenth of November next. Preliminary lectures will commence on the first of No vember. faculty : R. D. Arnold, M. I)., Professor of Theory and Prac tice of Medicine. P. M. Kollock, M. D., Professor Obstetrics and Dis eases of Women and Children. W. G. Bullock, M. D., Prof. Surgery. J. B. Read, M. D., Prof. Materia Medica. ,1 Uriah Harkiss, M. D„ Prof. Physiology. N. A. Pratt, M. D., Prof. Chemistry. W. R. Waring, M. D„ Prof. Anatomy. J. E. Godfrey, M. IX, Demonstrator of Anatomy. Clinical Lectures at the Savannah Hospital, twice a week, by lira. Arnold and Bulloch, on their respective branches. These are the only clinical lectures delivered at the Hospital for the benefit of Students. Agreeably to the conditions of the State Donation, one Student from each Congressional District will be taken free of charge. Applications with necessary vouchers must be made to the Dean. Fees for entire Course of Lectures $lO5 00 Matriculation Ticket, (paid once) 5 00 Demonstrators Ticket 10 00 Graduating Fee 80 00 For further particulars, apply to au2o 8t WM.G. BULLOCH, Dean, GEORGIA FEMALE COLLEGE. THE next term, being the first of the Eleventh Colle giate year, will begin on Monday, September sth. Every pupil receives constant instruction in the com mon studies. The young ladies board in private families, where they receive those offices of maternal (Aire and kindness which are necessary for their health and comfort. GEO. Y. BROWNE, Prcs’t. Madison, July 80,1959. 4t aug6 MARIETTA FEMALE COLLEGE. THE KENNESAW SCHOOL PROPERTY, erected by Bishop Scott, of Oregon, having been purchased for that purpose by the subscriber, the exercises of the next (fourth) session of the College will be opened in it, en larged and improved, on the 10th of AUGUST. Board may be had for ten dollars per month, exclusive of lights and washing Only a limited number can be boarded on the premises by the President, but with the Professors and other good families, any number that may apply. Tuition, as good as can be-had in all the departments of College study, at the usual College rates. Farther particulars from W. H. ROBERT, Pres. M. F. C., Or, CoL G. N. Lester, Sec. B. Trustees, Marietta, Ga. jelS 8m EMORY COLLEGE. FALL TERM begins Wednesday, August 17th, and closes November 30th. Persons desiring other information will apply to the President Applicants for admission B ill please attend tho first day. JAB. E. PALMER, Scc’v Board Trustees. Oxford. July 25,1859. Jyjft 4t JUDSON FEMALE INSTITUTE, MARION, ALABAMA. THE tB-enty-second Annual Session of this Institu tion will open on Monday, October 3, 1959. For further information, or catalogues, apply to NOAH K. DAVIS, jyßo fit Principal. IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS. A VALUABLE School property, very eligibly situ ated, will be sold upon reasonable terms to a suitable purchaser. The School is of high grade, and is now worth over $4,000 [>or annum. This opportunity of mak ing a profitable investment is presented by one desirous of retiring from the business, if a suitable successor should present himself. For particulars, apply to the editors of the Field and Fireside. ts aug6 BOOKS AND STATIONERY. MEDICAL. School, Law, Religious and Miscellaneous Books, Stationery, Music, Perfumery and Fancy Goods. For sale low, by WM. N. WHITE, my 29 Bookseller, Athens, Ga. GRASS SEED. JUST received at the Southern Seed Store, a fresh supply of Field Seed, including Orchard, Blue, Tim othy, Lucero, White and lied Clover, Millet Seed, dec. Lucerne 35 cents per pound. Ti .. m , selO ts >. Lai As Ih. I IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS. THE RICHMOND FACTORY, Richmond rounty, Ga., continues to manufacture WOOLEN CLOTH at cents per yard for plain, and 16 for twills—finding every material except the wool. The extensive and constantly increasing [tatronage the Factory has enjoyed for past years, assures the proprietors that the article of Winter Clothing for negroes, made by them, has not been surpassed by any cloth made North or South. Recent extensive improvements, and others now being erected, enable us to keep up the standard of the Goods, and to secure an early delivery. Planters, or others, who may wish to send us wool to be made into cloth, can send it dirty or claan. If washed, it should be done in cold water, and done thoroughly. If sent dirty, we charge half cent per yard extra for wash ing. Burry Wool Is not objectionable; the burs are re moved by machinery. The name of the owner should be marked upon every package sent Wool Sent by railroads in Georgia, Alabama, Tennes see, or South Carolina, to the Augusta depot, with the owner's name, and “ Richmond Factory ” marked upon it will be regularlv and promptly received, and the cloth, when made, returned to the points directed. Each par cel is made up in the turn received. We would especially urge upon our patrons the great necessity of sending in the wool as soon as clipped ; if this rule is followed, the parties would always be sure of having the cloth in ample time. All instructions to Messrs. Fleming A Rowland, our Agents in Augusta, Ga. A. JOHNSTON, President Richmond Factory. April 1, 1559. jelS ly WOOL-GROWING IN TEXAS. A GENTLEMAN who owns a good Ranche in West- J_\_ ein Texas, of ovcr2,ooo acres of land, with cabins, pens, and sixteen acres enclosed and under cultivation near a never-failing stream of water, desires a partner to engage with him in sheep-husbandry and wool-growing, who has some $2,000 or $3,000 cash capital to invest in the business. The Ranche is about sixty miles from that of GEO. W. KENDALL, Esq., and presents every ad vantage for profitable sheep raising. Address MUN FORD LACSSON, New York City ; care of Rob't T. McCay, 37 Warren SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE FAIR. rpo BE HELD in Charleston, November 15th, 1569. J. Competition open to all. Fair for the promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity nnd Industry. At their large and commodious building in the City of Charleston, 8. C., commencing on Tuesday, November 15,1559. Suitable premiums will be given for the best speci mens in Art, Mechanism and other branches of Industry; also for Cotton, Rice, Sugar, Tobacco, Corn, Wheat, Rye, Oats, Potatoes, and other Agricultural products. The Ladies, to whom the Institute is so much indebt ed, are respectfully informed that suitable Premiums will be provided by the Committee, nnd awarded for the best specimens in every department of Ladies' work. All articles entered for Premiums, must be sent in on or before Friday, the eleventh day of November next, directed to the care of Mr. THOMAS AIMAK, Clerk of the South Carolina Institute, Charleston. Articles may be sent after that day for exhibition only. Contributors to the Fair are respectfully requested to send full descriptions of the articles, and such gene ral information as may be of use to the Judges, and suit able for publication. Every attention will be j>atd to all articles sent for exhibition. augl3 IMPORTANT ARRANGEMENT FOR PLANTERS PURCHASING MANURES. ' RHODES’ SUPER PHOSPHATE—The Standard Manure for Cotton, Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco Cul ture, besides all boot crops. This celebrated and Standard Manure, which is fully warranted and sold under a Legal Guarantee, can be had of J. A. ANSLEY & CO., Agents for Manufacturers, at No. 800 Broad street, Augusta, Ga., Who will sell at manufacturer's prices—145 per Ton, with shipping expenses added. aug6 NATIONAL FERTILIZER. WE would call the attention of Planters and Farmers to this most excellent Fertilizer. An article com posed of MARL, FISH, ANI) BONE-DUST—it is more lasting in its effects than Guano, and is well adapted to wheat. Send and get pamphlets containing the analysis, which will be sent promptly by the Agents. Price of the Fertilizer $45 ton of 2000 lbs. CARMICHAEL A BEAN, jy 23 8m Augusta, Ga. FERTILIZER. L. 8. HOYTS BONE SUPER-PH OSPH ATE OF LIME THE readers of the Field and Fireside, interested in knowing the value of Fertilizers ui>on the exhaust ed lands of the South, and especially the results when applied to Cotton, are reminded that'such application of the above named Fertilizer has been made upon this year’s crops as to test fairly its worth as compared with Peruvian Guano, and the various other concentrated ma nures, so generally used the past season. Reports already received assure us that when the crops are matured, we shall be able to give the buyers of Fer tilizers such satisfactory proof of its real value as to in sure other orders for the next season. THOS. P. STOVALL A CO., Agents, and General Commission Merchants, No. 255 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. jy3o Z ts DOWNING HILL NURSERY. THE subscribers beg leave to call the attention of the public to their large collection of Southern raised Fruit Trees, embracing all the best varieties that have been tested in the Southern climate. Also, a fine collection of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Catalogues furnished by mail, free of charge, to all ap plicants. Address PETERS, HARDEN k CO., je4-tf Atlanta, Georgia. FRUITLAND NURSERIES. AUGUSTA, GA. PJ. BERCKMANS k CO., solicit the attention of • Planters to their laige and fine stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines, ltoscs. Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Climbers, Strawberry Plants, Rhubarb, Hedge Plants, etc., etc. Our Trees are uncommonly well grown, and cannot fail to give satisfaction, and the number and varieties very extensive. Catalogues mailed free to all applicants. Address P. J. BERCKMANS k CO., au2o 3m Augusta, Ga. WILSON’S ALBANY SEEDLING! BEST AND MOST PROLIFIC STRAWBERRY!) YIELDS over 200 bushels an Acre! This unrivalled Berry has this year, on my grounds, excelled all nreviousones in size, quality anil productiveness. Num berless specimens from 4 to 4X inches in circumference; some still larger. Selected, strong, new plants, packed -and delivered in Albany—slo for 1000 ;$6 for 500; $1 50 for 100; $1 for 50. Descriptive circulars sent to applicants enclosing stamp. tJff~ No Traveling Agents employed. WM. RICHARDSON, au2o* Rivervicw, Albany, N. Y. SOUTHERN SEED STORE, NO. 200 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. respectfully informs the public, that ho keeps on hand a fine assortment of GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS, from the celebrated house of D. Landbetii k Son, of Philadelphia. Gardening being the advertiser’s legitimate trade, per sons mav apply to him with confidence of receiving none but the best of Seeds. Orders by mail attended to with dispatch. V. L. also keeps a fresh assortment of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, to which he calls public attention. Call in nnd see us; whether your object be to buy or not, you will be always welcome. ts my2S TURNIP SEED IN addition to my fine assortment of fresh Lnndreth TURNIP SEED, I have on hand a select lot of gab den tools, including Spades, Rakes, Reels, Lines, Prun ing and Budding tools, Ac., Ac., all of which will be sold low. V. LaTASTE, aug6 ts No. 200 Broad Street. NEW CARPET STORE. JAMES G. BAILIE k BROTHER, direct importers of, and wholesale and retail dealers in all kinds of English nnd American Carpetings, Rugs, Floor Oil Cloths, Curtain Goods, Cornices, Window Shades, ke. A full line of English Velvet Carpeting, rich colors and new de signs. A full line English Brussels Carpeting, embrac ing the best nnd newest patterns manufactured. A full lino three-ply Ingrain anil Venetian Carpettlng. A full stock of Curtain Goods in Satin de Lane. Lace and Muslin Curtains. Cornices, Ac. Window shades in great variety. CARPETS and Curtains made up PROPER LY if required. Patronage respectfully solicited.— Terms cash, or city acceptance. JAMES G. BAILIE A BROTHER, 205 Broad St, Augusta, Ga., or, JAMES G. BAILIE. auglS ts 24 King St., Charleston, 8. C. PROSPECTUS OP THE SOUTHERN FIELD AND FIRESIDE, A LITERARY AND AGRICULTURAL PAPER, Published Weekly, in Augusta, Georgia. Dr. D. LEE, Agricultural Editor. W. W. MANN, Literary Editor. WM. N. WHITE, Horticultural Editor. Devoted to Agriculture, Literature, and Art It is in quarto form of eight pages, folio size—each issue con taining forty columns of matter. In mechanical execu tion, it is in the best style of the typographical art In utility, it will be all that the best agricultural science and practical knowledge of the South can furnish. A weekly visitor to the homes of Southern Planters and Farmers, it will be more useful and acceptable to them than any monthly journal of equal merit. In mental attractions, it will be all that a spirit of en terprise on my part and a laudable emulation on the part of others, can evoke from Southern intellect and cultiva tion. Too long the Southern people have been content to look to Northern periodicals for instruction in agricultural matters, and to Northern literary papers for mental rec reation. There is, however, a growing spirit of inde pendence and of self-reliance at the South. Our people arc awaking to the conviction that we have the elements of success in the experience, knowledge, and scientific investigation, of the dwellers in our own Southern homes. The truth is gleaming upon us, that we have literary re sources of own worthy to be fostered—that among South ern writers should be divided some portion of that vast stream of Southern money that flows perpetually north ward to sustain Northern literature. My aim is to establish a paper that will be a vehicle o information useful to Southern Planters and Farmers, and a repository of Southern thought, imagination and taste, in the realms of Literature and Art; and to obtain for it such an extent of patronage and success, as will justify the most liberal compensation to all its contributors. Able and experienced editors are engaged, and steps are in progress to secure contributions from the most pleasing Southern writers, of both sexes. Much latent talent will be brought to light, and furnish some agreeable surprises to Southern people. “Full many a gem, of purest ray serene,” will flash before their admiring eyes, and cause a gen erous glow of pride in Southern genius. The Agricultural Editor is Dr. Dan in, Lke, the dis tinguished Professor of Agriculture in the Univcrity of Georgia—editor for many years past of the Southern Cultivator, and a leading contributor to many Northern agricultural journals of the highest reputation. The Horticultural Editor is Mr. Wu. N. White, a skill full and experienced cultivator of fruits, flowers, and vege tables—a writer of repute in these departments, and au thor of that popular work, “Gardening for the South.” The Literary Editor is Mr. W. W. Mann, of this city, an accomplished writer, of fine taste, and scholarly attainments, who, having retired from the active duties of the legal profession, spent many years in Europe, and was for several years the Paris Correspondent of tne /ra tional Intelligencer and Southern Literary Messenger. THE SOUTHERN FIELD AND FIRESIDE will combine the useful and the agreeable. It will furnish the Southern Farmer information useful in every field he cultivates, and the Southern family choice literature, the offspring of Southern intellect, worthy of welcome at every fireside. It will be, in all respects, a first class pa per —on a scale of expenditure more liberal than has yet been attempted in the South, and designed to rival, in its merits, the most distinguished of the North. Terms — Two dollars per annum, in advance. No club rates allowed. No credit allowed in any case. Bills current in the State from which they are sent, re ceived at par. Postmasters will be allowed fifteen per cent, on the amount of subscriptions obtained by them. On all subscriptions exceeding twenty, sent from one office, twenty-five per cent will be allowed. Contributions solicited from the pens of Southern wri ters. A special appeal is made to the ladies of the South for their patronage and good wishes. This paper will be entirely silent on politics. On matters pertaining to their respective departments, address the Editors. On matters of business generally, Address, JAMES GARDNER. Augusta, Oa., May, 1869. POLITICS, COMMERCE, NEWS. THE CONSTITUTIONALIST is published, Dally, Tri-Weekly, and Weekly, in Augusta, Oa. In politics, it is Democratic. In its spirit and aims, Conservative. In its commercial tables and statements, accurate and reliable. In its news department, prompt, industrious, truthfril. In its telegraphic arrangements, its facilities are unsurpassed. They are, in all respects, fully up to the requirements of the day. tiie Constitutionalist belongs emphatically to the school at State Rights and Strict Construction. Jts prin ciples are those of the Democratic Party, ns set forth by the National Convention at Cincinnati. It is the advo cate of the sovereignty of the States and the union ftf the States; but not one without the other. It is for the equal rights of the States, and of each section. For the South it claims equality in the Union, or inde pendence outof it A uniform, firm, and consistent course for the thirty seven years of its existence, is a guarantee of fidelity to its principles. Terms—Daily (6 00 Tri-Weekly 4 00 Weekly 2 00 Cash, invariably in advance. Paper stopped at the end of the time paid for. JAMES GARDNER, Proprietor. Augusta, Ga. GEO. A. OATES & BROTHER. BROAD-STREET, (between the U. 8. and Globe Ho tels,) Augusta, Ga., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in School and Miscellaneous Books, and Foreign and Domes tic Stationery, Gold and Steel Pens and Pencil Cases; English, French and American Writing Papers; Copying and Seal Presses; English and American Copying, Wri ting, and Indellible inks; Letter, Note, and Wedding En velopes; Port Folios; Ivory Tablets; Writing Desks; Backgammon Boards; Dominoes; Playing, Visiting and Printers’ Cards; Gum Tickets; Pen Knives; Drawing Paper; Water Colors; Mathematical Instruments; Port Monnaies; Card Cases; Pencils; Bristol Board; all kinds of Drawing Materials! also a large assortment of fine Line Engravings and Lithrographs. r*r Books being constantly ordered a Single Volume of the smallest value may be sent for. my2B-tf PIANOS! PIANOS! JUST received, and in store, an assortment of Piano Fortes, from the justly celebrated manufactories of Raven, Bacon A Co., llazelton Bros., A. 11. Gales A Co., of 6X, 6JL and 7 octaves, varying in price from $276 to $450. These Instruments are too well known through out the whole country, to need any puffing. Persons wishing a first rate Piano Forte would do well to call and examine the above before purchasing. Every Instrument warranted as represented. GEO. A. OATES A BRO., Sole Agents for the above makers. N. B.—A splendid assortment of Guitars, Violins, Ac cordeons, Flutes, and every article in the musical line, always on hand. The stock of Printed Music on hand is the largest in the State. my2S-tf DENTAL NOTICE. A. W. LATIIROP, M. D„ SURGEON DENTIST, TAKES pleasure in informing his city and country friends that he has taken the resilience No. 266 Broad Street, directly opposite the State Bank, anil will remove there on the Ist of October next, where he will be pleased to see all his old friends, and as many new ones as desire to have their natural teeth preserved, or artificial ones substituted. Having been engaged in his profession for twenty years, and being acquainted with all the late improve ments in Dental science, he is prepared to guarantee that all his operations shall be performed in the very best manner, and so as to give entire satisfaction. Dr. L. has been using chloroform, more or less, in his practice, for the last ten years, in some of the more pain ful operations, such as extracting, Ac., and has recently also been using the Electro-Magnetic Battery for similar purposes. lie will use either, if desired, whenever the case will admit of it. Augusta, July 27,1859. jy3o toctl PLUMB & LEITNER, DEALERS in choice Medicines, Chemicals, Drugs, Paints, Oils, Gluss, Varnishes, Brushes, Perfumery, fine articles for the Toilet, Fresh Garden Seeds, Set., Ac. Also, manufacturers of Plumb’s celebrated Double and Singlo Cologne Water, and Fluid Extract of Buchu, near the Post Office, 212, Broad-st, Augusta, Ga. my2B 8m THE CABLE LIGHTNING RODS WILL NOT CORRODN. "VTO Joints; no getting out of order; double the con v ducting surface! The conducting power of an inch iron rod, without extra weight, and no increase in prices. Wholesale or retail. Agents wanted everywhere. Sam ples mailed on receipt of 25 cents in stamps. Dealers should send for a circular at once. Address J. A. BACON A CO., Eloctricians, Jy3o 8t Charleston, S. C., or Savannah, Ga. GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. THIS WORK, securely enveloped, will be sent by mail to any person enclosing one dollar and twenty five cents per copy. The odd cents may be sent in post age stamps. WM. N. WHITE. Athens, Ga., May, 1869. my2B-tf Jy3o 8t