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104 THE SOUTHERN WORLD, MAY 1, 1885. The North and South. foroivem-foroiviko. [The following beautiful Une«, written toy Un. Borah Matbewa, of Kinaman, Ohio, were fug- geated by reading in the Gbawd Abjtt Bzwti- naL,of Chattanooga, Tenn.,an account of the organiaatlon of the Battle Monument Aaalcia- tion of the Blue and Oray, of Atlanta, Go., the object of which la to re-inter the toodlea of un known dead heroea of both armlea, and erect over them a auitable monnmentl What place in onr country can be half ao aacred Aa that where our heroea fell faat in the frayT And falling together, with graver intermingling, They peacefully alumber—the Blue and the Oray. Ve heroea of freedom, you ahow greater valor In that you forgive, than in that you could alay; Your atrifea are forgotten.your battler are ended, And peace reigna about yon—the Blue and the Gray. Bouaeholda whore hearth-atonea left deaolate, dreary, Still mourn for the member who fell on that day; And motboraof Georgia, and wlvea of Ohio, Weep over one grave—of boya Blue, and Gray. Tread lightly above them, you who would inter them, Speak aoftly, and guard all the worda you would aay; I would that the living might learn the aweet lesion— Forgiven—forgiving—the Blue and the Gray. Growing; Friendliness. The organization of the Battle Monu ment Association of the Blue and Gray, in Atlanta, Ga., is calling oat some very kindly expressions from the old “vets” of both armies. Writing to Major Sidney Herbert, corresponding secretary, Mr. W. W. DeHaven, of Macon, Ga., formerly first Sergeant of Company K, 16th Wiscon sin Infantry. says; “Allow me to assure yon of my hearty sympathy with the objectB of the associaiion, and that I note with pleasure the growing friendli ness of the Gray towards the Bine, assure you the feeling is reciprocated by me, and I believe by All true ex-Federal soldiers. “When General Joe Johnston’s heroic little army was disbanded, his oppo nents on a hundred contested fields were willing to let the curtain drop on our family quarrel; and had the momen tous question of the re-establishment of fraternal relations been left to the Blue and the Gray, there had been no ripple in the onward march of good fellowship felt at that time. In many instances then the Blue said to the Gray: ’Here, John nie, take your mules, horses and wagons home, and we will divide rations and blankets with you too, and may God bless you in repairing your wasted for tunes and in rebuilding your desolated homes.’ “That was my feeling then, and I have not felt like changing it during the twelve years of my life and associations with these noble-hearted people.” The reading of this letter at the last meeting of the Battle Monument Associ ation called for the heartiest applause from the old veterans present from both armies. Similar sentiments were read in let ters from Generals Joseph Wheeler and P. M. B. Young, the noted cavalry com' manders of the Gray.—Army Sentinel. flooring mills, or send me some leading Southern papers? Are many Northern men coming South? I served through the war in the “Army of the Potomac,” in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, and am Post Commander of John Koch Post 354 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Quite a number of old soldiers in this vicinity talk of going South, and any information that I may obtain will be read by many old com rades. If you cannot answer this, will yen please ask some of your readers, who are posted in the matter, to drop me a line in regard to the advantages of their localities? Alfbbd Koch. Eaet Sandy, Venango county, Penn. A Response From ttae South. X find from my Northern correspond ence that the Southern World is highly appreciated by the people of that sec tion. I hope that it will have a larger circulation in the Northern States as well as at the South. It appears that the tide of immigration is going to flow business, as they are shipping cotton goods to Europe and the Northern States. Our Alabama iron furnaces are making iron at a cost of six dollars less per ton than it is made in Pennsylvania. Now, taking everything into consideration, we have reason to be thankfa! to the Giver of all good, lhat we are so bounti fully blessed. I feel confident that the late civil wsr was a blessing to us in disguise. We have no war prejudices; we heartily extend the right-hand-of- fellowthip to all our good Northern friends who may wish to make homes in the Sunny South, the “Garden Spot” of the world, to help us develop our great farming and mineral resources and share with us the profits, etc. The in dications are very clear now that we are bordering on an era of greater peace and prosperity than for one hundred years in the past. J. H. Vandiobift. Branchville, Ala. Duncan's Mammotli Prolific Cotton Illustrated. We present on this page the represen tation of a stalk of Duncan’s Mammoth A Voice From tbe North, Having a desire to obtain i information from Georgia or Alabama, with a view of going there to live, I take the liberty of writing to the Southehn Wobld for that purpose. 1 would like to kuow if the churches are in a prosperous condi tion, the schools well attended, and the people generally interested in moral and intellectual matters. What is the average price of land, and what wages are paid to laborers? Hava the streams much fall, and is the water for house use good? I r>n a miller by occupation, and lhat is why I desire to know about the water-power. Can you give mo any information in regard to The Apiary. duncan’s mammoth prolific cotton. South this year. They are fast learning —that we have no war prejudices against Northern men—that we have the most genial climate in the world—that our mineral and farming resources cannot be surpassed—and that we offer the groatest inducements to capital and la bor to come here to stay. We feel that the war is over, and that we can breathe easy and rest in peace. We have an abiding confidence in the administration that justice will be maintained and la bor protected. We have had a very hard time, two bad crop years in succession, and money the scarcest to get I ever saw. Bat, thank God, the winter is over and onr prospects are very flat tering for a good crop this year. Owing to the scarcity of money, our people are learning to economise, the cotton cards and spinning wheel are getting in posi tion again,and respectable men are will ing to wear patched clothing. We now feel that we can live independent of the bloated bond-holder and National banks. We can make our “hog and hominy,” and we are going to do it. Our people are finding that It pays to raise early fruits and vegetables, and shipping them to the North, and that it pays to plant less cotton aid raise more corn, wheat, oats, rye and hay. Our manu- Prolific'Cotton. The stalk is six feet high, and contains two pounds of cotton in tho bolls. This variety of cotton has strong stalks, long limbs, very broad leaves, of a dark green color, bolls very large, sometimes roaching six inches in circumference, strong spreading roots, four to five locks in a boll, lint long, lus trous, creamy white. Thirty-five choice or fifty average bolls will make one pound of seed cotton. It is claimed to be equally proof against drought, rust and storms. It opens a little late, but well, and is easily picked. The highest yield per acre,reported, is 6,590 pounds of seed cotton and of a single stalk, ten pounds. It derives its name from Hon. F. M. Dun can, of Dallas, Ga., its introducer and grower, who has sold it for. several sea sons past, with unexampled success. Mr. Duncan ie a thorough planter, and a gentlemen of high character, and the public can pnt full confidence in his in tegritr. He will mail catalogues free to any parties desiring them. Me Tbanks His Paper. Mr Editor:—I was induced by read ing your good paper to try Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic for debility, liver disorder, and scrofula, and three bottles have cored me. Accept my thanks. Jos. 0. factories In the Bouth seem to do a fine (Boggs.—Ex. Fiom tbe Southern Cultivator.] Spring Management of Bees. It may be a little late to make known to the readers of The Cultivator my plan for spring mantQemcnt of bees, as your issue will not be out before the first of May. Nevertheless, sonfe may be benefited by considering my sugges tions. The swarming season in Middle Georgia begins from the middle to the end of April; lasting, generally, a month or six weeks. As the bee-keeper is kept busy during this time, every thing should be in perfect readiness— previously, however, the hives should all have been over-hauled and cleared of trash, as mice frequently slip into the hives to winter, carrying much not nec essary in a bee hive. Weak colonies should have been strengthened, frames properly adjusted and jiroods so ar ranged as to compel the bees to work on upper and lower stories. I do not allow my bees to swarm, but manage that for them, thus controlling instead of being controlled by them. When a colony begins to build queen cells, thus showing its intention to swarm, I build up weaker colonies with frames of their brood,. giving them empty frames in place of those containing brood; cut ting out the queen cells and extracting all their honey: giving them something else to think of instead of .seeking new quarters. Or, I move a new hive np to it, if I wish to increase my number of colonies, and transfer to it several of the frames with their brood and adher ing beeB, and the queen also if she can be found. To find the queen is no easy job, as she is sometimes hidden among the multitude. If she cannot be found, put one of the frames, containing a queen cell, in the new hive. If the a ueen should be removed along with le queen cell, the first colonies will rear another from remaining eggs, if not too old—though this occasions much delay in an important time. Artificial swarming should never be begun until the drones are out. If there are. several colonies ready for swarming, I add to the new hive a frame of brood from each, making it strong and ready for the honey harvest. Once a week, during this season of four to six weeks, I make a tour of my hiveB— checking the swarming, adding empty frames and extracting honey. If the colonies are strong and honey aew abun dant all the honey may be taken; care and judgment should be exercised in this, however. I _jad rather abandon the business than depend on natural swarming; for the anxiety and the inconvenience of watching my bees would counter-bal ance the pleasure of the business, although it has its advantages. Noth ing is more terrifying than the cry, “the bees are swarming,” when dinner is to get, the house to be cleaned, company expected, and perhaps a sting in pros pect. But well managed, it need inter fere with no household duties, and 1 think no farmer’s family should be without this luxury. Honey-making, together with the other luxuries of the farm, fruit and flower culture, garden ing, dairying and poultry, should be a part of the duties of the farmer's wife. VVe should look to woman for every thing that is a luxury, leaving to the husband cares of more importance. Bee culture is profitable, and there is no woman but loves to have money to Bpend, about which no one has a right to question. No gentleman would be so angallsnt as to demand aught of what she had won at the point of a thonsand lances. A neighbor of mine made fifty dollars from one colony, Belling the honey at twenty-five cents per pound. In these hard times we cannot hope to realize that price, but there is profit in bee-keeping with honey a£ twelve and a half cents, to say nothing of the sale of queens and bees. The bee gathers mat which not only costs nothing, but would otherwise be lost. If farmers at the North, with their short summers and long freezing win ters, can make bee-keeping profitable, what arc our possibilities with our sun ny clime? There iB nothing more interesting or elevating than the study and science of bee-keeping. For surely the bae, in ts instincts, wonderful skill* indomitable energy and valor,glorifies the mind that taught, equipped and inspired it for the good of man. Mns, M. M. N. Hancock county, Oa.