The Waynesburg messenger. (Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa.) 1849-1901, May 27, 1863, Image 1
„ piJ r t a t 7 1L'apitivflburk ( I) 11-(455\-engcr Paper---11t0Oitil to Plitifs l ;igricutturt, fittratitre, Sfittlft, Art, foretop, politest"( on @rural jlittitiOnift, &c. ESTABLISHED IN 1813, THE WAYNESBURG MESSENGER, PUBLISHED BT R. W. JONES & JAMES . S. JENNINGS WAYNESBURG, GREENE CO., PA WrOFFICE NEARLY OPPOSITE THE PUBLIC SRUARE..daI lIMMEUM3 SUBSCRIPTION.-5.:1.00 in advance ; s 2.2ti at the ex pirationof six months; 52.50 after the expiration of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at 51.25 per square for three insertions, and 9.5 cts. a square for each addition al insertion; (tell lines nr less counted a square.) 17 A liberal deduction made to yearly advertisers. I:L7.Jon PRINTING, of all kinds, executed in the best style, and on reasonable terms, at the "Messenger" Job Office. - ' lagutsburg ct'lusiness Garbs. ATTORNEYS 4,110. L. WYLY. 1. A. 7. DUCIIANAN, D. R. P. DDSS WYLY, BUCHANAN & HUSS, Attorneys & Counsellors at WAYNESBURG, PA. vrill practice in the Courts of Greene and adjoining counties. Collections and other legal business will re ceive prompt attention. office on the South side of Main' street, in the Old Rank Rai[ding. Jan. 28, g. A, PURMAN.RITCHIE PURMAN & RITCHIE, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLOR:3 AT LAW. Waynesburg, fa. • figrOFrn•v!--Main Street, one door east of the old Bulk Building. • ,usiness in Greene, Washington. ancl,Fay ette Counties, entrusted to them, will 56 receive prompt attention. „Kept. 11,11-Iy. a. W. DOWNER, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Office in I edwith's Building, opposite the Court Hense, - Wayneshurg, I'a. R. A. M'CONNELL. J. .1. HUFFMAN. EII'CONNELL 8t iturrnum, OTTODNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Waynesburg, Pa. ErOffice in the "Wright If, se," East Door. Collections, &c.. Will receive prompt attention. Waynesburg, April 23, 1862-Iy. DAVID CRAWFORD, Attorndy and Counsellor at Law. Office in Sayers' adjoining the Post Office. Sept. 11, IS6I-Iy. • 54 A. DI ACK BLACK & PHELAN, . ATTORNEYS AND 60ITNSELLORS Al LAW Office in the Court_ rouse, Waynesburg. ' ' Sept. 11,1861-Iv. SOLDIERS' WAR CLAIMS! 7CI. R. marcr.saa, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WAYNERBERO, ,PENNA., 11A8 received from the War Department at Wash ington city, 1). C.; official copies of the several laws passed by Congress, lnd all the necessary Forms end Instructions for the prosecution and collection of PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY, due (Bs "charged and disabled soldiers, their widows, orphan Children, widowed mothers, fathers; sisters and broil-- 61s, which business, [upon due notice] will be attend. ed to promptly, and accnrately, if entrusted to his rare. Office in the old Bank Bonding. April 8, 1863. G. W. G. WADDZLL, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW OFFICE in Campbell's Row opposite the Hamilton House, Wavi.esburg, Penna. I;usiness of all kinds solicited. Has received official copies of all the awe passed by Congress and other necessary instruc tions for the collection of PENSIONS, BOUNTIES, BACK PAY, Due disehargeM and disabled soldiers, widows, Orphan children. &c., which business if intrusted to his care will 1 e promptly attended to. " May 13. '63. PHYSICIANS - B. M. BLACHLEY, M. D. -PSTSICIZA.N & StrILGEON, ethcc—Blachley's Building, Main St., PeESPECTFUI lA' announces to the citizens of Waynesburg rind vicinity that lie has returned from Hospital Corps of the Army and resumed the prac tice of metlicinVar this place. Way nesburg, June 11, 1362.-15. DR. A. G. CROSS WOULU very respectfully tender his services as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of Waytiesburg and vicinity. llle hopes by a due appre ciation of human life and health. and stria attrntinu to 'business, to merit a share of public patronage. Waynesburg. January 8, 1812. DR. A. J. EGGY ESPECTMULLY offers his services to the citizens of Waynesburg and vicinity, as a Physician and urgeon. Office opposite the Republican office. Ile 'opes by a due appreciation of the laws-of human life and health, so native medication, and strict attention to business, to merit a liberal shart.of public patronage. Apra". 156'2. • DRUGS M. A. IiARV EY, • D rqgg in and Apothecary, and dealer in Paints and Oi Oa most celebrated Patent atedicinca, and Pure tirHrts'for medicinal purposes. Sept. I I, 1801-Iy. MERCHANTS WM. A. PORTER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Foreign and . Domes- Ir Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions; &c., Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. R. CLARK, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queens were and notions, in the Hamilton House, opposite tto Court Houser Main street. Sept. 11. 1861-Iy. MINOR & CO., Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Oro ukies, Qtteensware, Hardware and Notions, opposite Ate Green House, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy, BOOT AND SHOE DEALERS. J. B. COSGRAY, Boot and Shoe . maker. Main street, nearly opposite "Eatnter's and Drover's Rank." Every style or 'floats and Shoes constantly on hand or made to order. Sept. 11,-I-86 I— 1 y GROCERIES & VARIETIES. JOSEPH YATER, Ilealer, in Groceries and Confectioneries, Notions, Medicines, Perfumeries, Liverpool Ware, &c., Glass of all sizes, and Gilt Moulding and LoOking Glass Plates. ['Cash paid for good eating Apples. dept. 11, ISCI—ly. _ . ••- JOHN MUNNELL, denier in Groceriei and Confectionaries, and Variety Goods Generally, Wilson's New Building, Main street. dept. 11, 1861-Iy. BOOKS, &c. LEWIS DAY, Baxter bi I;;ti.r,id and Pdiseell.neotts Books, Station try; In*, Maga2ints and Papers: One door east of ostee's -31.A.,te,.Nate Street. Ser. 11, 1861 ly. ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES IN PERU--RICH GOLD MINES. The San Francisco Bulletin pub liihes the following interesting ac count of recent antiquarian discove ries in Peru: "From Captain Morehouse, who arrived at this port from Tumbez, Peru. a few days since, we learn that extensive discoveries have been made there of the ruins of a temple of ancient Peeu. On the Corralis river, about four miles from Tumbez, a continuation of a spur of the moun tain range has long been supposed to Cover the ruins of an ancient tem ple, popular tradition asserting that one had existed' at this place on a high mound, which mound was exca vated under the foundations of the temple. When the Spaniards, under Pizarro, took the adjacent town, the wooden supports underneath were sot vn fire, and were consumed, when the whole fabric fell in a mass of un distinguishable ruins. Some years ago a French anti quary, travelling in Paris, hearing of these traditions, made an examina tion of the locaity, after which lie went to France. About eighteen months since, this person, having Procured means, returned to Peru and obtained from that government permission to excavate and search near the Corralis river for antiqua rian purposes, the searcher to be protected by government and to take for his own uses whatever of such antiquarian character as might be found. An excavation or tunnel was made this supposed mound, and after months of labor the ex ploring party was rewarded for his efforts by finding the remains of a very large building, the wall of which had been built of adobes, inside of which a great many articles of gold and silver work were found, many being small golden images, unknown implements, and articles of orna ment. The natives employed were thieves, and more being stolen than received, the Frenchman discharged his laborers and had the tunnel closed up while he went to Lima to get workmen in whose honesty he could confide. Matters were in this state when Capt. Morehouse sailed for San Francisco. 1=121013 "Captain Morehouse also reports that rich gold discoveries had been reported made at a place called San ta Cosa, about ibrty miles from Turn bez. Two sailors who had deserted from a whaling vessel at. Tumbez, reported that while skulking in the interior, until their vessel should depirrt, they made the discovery of good diggings on the banks of a small mountain stream. Encoura ged by this success they made a re search in the bed of the river .or creek and got good prospects, but hearing of their vessel's departure, and the season being unfavorable, they returned to Tumbez with what gold they had go' (about fifty dol lars), which they -old at the rate of eighteen dollars per ounce. A large number of persons were intending to visit t he mines in the proper sea son, the Peruvian Government, how ever, being unfavorable to .their further developement through fear of a large emigration of foreigners, who have generally created trouble." On a recent Sunday evening, the pulpit of the Methodist Chapel, 'Wil liamson terrace, Monkwearmouth, England, was occupied by a Hetton pitman, a local preacher connected with the Primitive Methodist body, who after discoursing . on the Jewish year of Jubilee, proceeded to wind up with a brilliant peroration of unusu al force and power. While leaning over the front of the pulpit, and de livering himself with much fervor, he suddenly overbalanced himself, and came tumbling over into the singing-pew, to the great dismay of the congregation. Ile appeared to fairly turn a somersault. Rising to his feet with wonderful -alacrity, he exclaimed, "Be calm, people, I'm no worse ; and, bless God, 1 believe if I'd fallen twice as far, I wouldn't have been killed !" The layman then mounted a bench in the singing pew, and though as fervid as ever, managed to finish his peroration without upsetting his second locus stqndi.—Neweastle Chronicle. Mdlle. Isabelle, the Jockey Club flower girl has become an 'institution' of Paris. Her occupation is to stand-at the door of the Jockey Club and stick a flower into gantleinen's button-holes as they pass, trusting to their honor for payment. Many a time and oft, a man excited by champagne and large winnings at play, drops gold pieces into her hand as he steps into his carriage In this Way Isabelle is laying by a pretty little fortune, whichthey say will one day he the prize of a common fellow, endowed with pat4ence,.Who offers lawful wed. lock. tar No man can avoid his own company—so he had best make it as good as possible. Biatilanitato. FALL FROM A PULPIT. New Way of Getting Alms. WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, !863. I [ol U ll lO las P ZAP 41 A WORD OF ADVICE A Spring has never opened, bring ing with it more active, pressing, or important duties to the farmer than the present. The melancholy situa tion of our country is such, that, in stead of releasing a large number of men from its service—as we so fond ly hoped one year ago—it is likely to call to its support an additional number. These, as" has been the case heretofore, will be largely ta ken from the producing class. And while there is as earnest a demand upon the farmer to plant and sow as largely as at any former period in the history of the rebellion, the help upon which he was depending to perform this work will, in part, be transferred to other fields of labor.— What shall make up this deficiency? How can the labor of our farms be performed ? Fortunately, the use of machinery, which will be brought more largely into requisition than heretofore, can be very safely relied upon ; and there is hardly any branch of farm-work which cannot be great ly forwarded by its application. We believe upon most farms improved implements and machines are now to be found, and it may be deemed advisable for those who cannot buy a mower, or some equally costly ma chine, to hire one for the purpose of doing a part of their labor, and for this it might also . be well for some one tc purchase a machine in view of such a use. We believe it would pay a good interest. Again, neigh bors who live at reasonable distances apart can exchange, and in that way perform the heaviest part of their ,work, and there _are many young men under twenty, who can at most kinds of farm labor perform man's work. The female portion of th e household can also, in such an emer gency as the present, assist in the lighter part of outdoor labor, such as gardening, etc., in cases where there are enough to perform the la bor in-doors. The lesson of doing things well must also be learned and practiced, and no crop planted in a superficial manlier. Manure well, use good seed, give good alter culture, and the crop will yield an ample re ward. Wool, cattle, grain, and all kinds of hum produce is to command high priecs—thereitOr@, raise all your lambs, put in liberally of all kind of grain, (with the means at your command,) work with patience and hope, being assured that the victo ries of peace will surely come, when the tide of war has passed from our lan Farn FOUR GOOD DOCTORS. "1 am a tempertince man," says 111, - )wii,'„ "because 1 have seen and felt the good of it. If I had lived as many literary mcu do, kept late hours, passed evening aft er evening in hot, crowded rooms, sat over the bottle at late suppers ; in short, had "jollified," as they call it, 1 should have been dead long ago. For my part, seeing the victims to "fast lite" daily falfing around me, 1 willingly abandon the temporary advantages of such a life, preferring the enjoyment of a sound mind in a sound body, and the blessings of a quiet domestic lif,. ' "I am now fast approaching my seventieth year. I cannot, indeed, say 1 have reached this period, ac tive ar.d vigorous as I am, without the aid of doctors. I have had the constant attendance of these four mous ones, "Temperance, Exerci Good Air, and Good Hours." Oft, in early years, I labored sixtx hours a day. I never omit walk three or four miles, or more, in weather. 1 work hard in my gird , and could tire a tolerable man that sort of thing. Miring my t' years' travel in Australia, whe , was about sixty, I walked, often der a burning sun of ono hund: and twenty or one hunted and ti ty degrees at noon, my twenty mi a day, for days and weeks togeth worked at digging gold, in gn heat 'and against young, active m my twelve hours a day, sometir standingin a broo :. I waded tnroi rivers, for neither man nor nat . had made many bridges, and let clothes dry on my back ; washed own linen, and made and baked own hreq.d ; slept occasionally un a forest-tree ; and though it all • hearty as a roach. And how di manage all this, not only with el but with enjoyment ? Simply cause I avoided spiritous liquors. I would avoid the poison of an The horrors I saw there from drinking of spirits were enoug make a man of the least sense so ‘iSo that ,J. have a right to recom mend abstinence from beer, spirits. and their great copartner, tobacco. They are all poisoners of the blood ; they aro all burnt-offerings to death; they are all destroyers of the bot tom of the pocket, and, what is worse, destroyers of the peace of families and the constitutions of men, They strip those who take of health, clothes, morals, and mind ; they con vert them into mad-men and devils. ' The great bulk of the crimes and ca lamities of society flow from the tap and the'spigot."—Child's Payer. CHARACTER AS MODIFIED BY CIR CUMSTANCES. I have always believed, and some times said, that good fortune, not so great or so sudden as to injure one's nerves or heart, but kindly and equa ble, has a most wholesome effect up on human character. I believe that the happier a man is the better and kindlier be will be. The greater part of unamiability, ill-temper, im patience, bitterness, and• uncharita bleness comes out of unhappiness.— It, is because a man is. so miserable that he is such a sour, suspicious, frac tious, petted creature. I was amused, this morning, to read in the newspa per an account of,. very small inci dent which befel the new Primate of England on his journey back to London after being enthroned at Canterbury. The reporter of that small incident takes occasion to re cord that the Archbishop had quite charmed his travelling companions in the railway carriage by the geld alty and kindliness of his manner.— I have no doubt he did. 1 am sure he is a truly good Christaia man.— But think of what a splendid training for producing geniality and kindli ness he has been going through for a great number of years. Think of the moral influences which have been bearing on him for the last few weeks. We should all be kindly and genial, if we bad the sathe chance of being so. But if Dr. Longley had a living of a hundred pounds a year, a fretful, ailing wife, a number of half-fed and half educated little chil dren, a dirty, miserable house, a bleak country round, and a set of wrong headed and insolent prisoners .to keep straight, 1 venture to say he would have looked and been a very different man in that railway carriage running up to London. Instead of the genial smiles that delighted his fellow travellers, (according to the newspaper story) his face would have been sour and his speech would have been snappish ; he would have leaned back in the corner of a second class carriage, sadly calculating the cost of his journey, and how part of it might be saved by going without any dinner.—Every-Day Philosopher. SYMPATHY OF THE NERVES When the nerves, from long habit ; hare been accustomed to transmit their messages from distinct parts, and are suddenly cut off from them, they still retain along their trunks the sympathetic or sensational ac tions. Thus, a man who had a leg amputated will feel distinctly along the course of the trunk the nerve sensation from toes which no longer exist. The mind also is influenced by this; and frequeni,ly this peculiar direct nervous action can only be allayed by that which is negative and reflex. A cui ions instance oc curred within my own experience.— An old sailor suffered much from this; he retained his diseased foot too long, but at last consented to amputation. When he had his nerv ous pains, he always called foe hot water, into which he put his wound ed stump. If told of his folly in supposing that such a proceeding could do any good, he would become enraged, and his paroxysm of pain would increase; but if gratified he took things easy, and the process actually appeared to do him good, though all must know there could be no real berp'tit, Still, here is the effect of mint' over matter.—Ridge on Health and Disease. greater number of cases, must necessarily be fought uphill ; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success ; if nothing to strug gle for, there would be nothibg - achieved. Difficulties may intimidate the weak, but they act only •as Wholesome stimulus to men of prick and resolution. All the ex perienee of life,. indeed, serves to prove that the impediments thrOwn in the way of human advancement, may for the most part he overcome by steady, good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance, and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount difficulties, and 'stand up man fully against vnisfortune. SKETCH OF GEN. "STONEWALL" JACKSON. THOMAS JEFFERSON JACKSON, late Lieutenant General in the service of the Confederate States, was born in Lewis county, Virginia, in 1826. Left an orphan at an early age, he was enabled by a friend to enter West Point,.where he graduated in 184(3, and was appointed brevet Sec ond Lieutenant in the Second Artil lery, and served in Mexico with Ma gruder's Battery; became Second Lieutenant August 20, 1847; was breveted Captain for gallantry at Contreras and Cheruhusco,and Major for gallantry at Chapultepee; resign ed February 20, 1852, from impaired health, and became a Professor in the Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia, where he married, as his first wife, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Junkins, President of Washing ton College of that place ; his second wife is the daughter of Rev. Dr. Morrison, of Charlotte, N. C. On the outbreak of the civil war Jackson was converted to Confederate views, and was appointed Colonel in the Confederate army of Virginia. t r je was made Brigadier General soon after the battle of Martinsburg.— His subsequent career in the rebel lion is familiar. Jackson was in command of a heavy force at Fred erickslurg at the attack upon that place by J3urnside, and again during the recent movement by Hooker; and it was in the terrible contest at Chaneellorsville that he found the end of ,his career. He left the field and went home to die at the carry age of thirty-seven. his death is an unparalleled loss to the Southern cause. The incidents which are told of this able and daring leader would fill a volume. They all hinue, upon the sincerity of his zeal, his rperSOD al bravery, his dash and courage in military operations, and the remark able influence which ho exercised over his men. It is said of him that during the battle of Chapulta pec, where he commanded a section of Magruder's Battery attached to Pillow's Division, he was ordered by that commander to withdraw his section, as, according to Pillow'a idea, it was too much exposed, Giv ing no heed whatever to the Gene ral's order, he rapidly limbered up and moved his section a hundred yards nearer the enemy's works, where lie did great execution. An other story is to the effect that at ono time the expediency of remov ing him from his command was freely discussed in the Confederate Cabinet, and all but two members favored the motion; these two argu ing that a man of such exemplary modesty, and yet of such intense religious enthusiasm and indomitable firmness, must possess those moral elements, which, combined with his military education and experience, should constitute a great General.— Their opposition served to postpone a decision, and the motion was held under co !sideration. Meantime, the people of the Valley got wind of the affair, and with a great outcry of indignation and threats so assailed the powers at Richmond that the question was dropped. Jackson was a very religious man. While in command at Winchester he took a prominent part in revivals, and habitually led the "Union pray er meetings." A servant of his, cap tured by our forces, not long ago, says that before entering upon ;In engagement his master always re to his quarters to pray. Nor ae devoid of generosity. here is ,ory that when the surgeon of one he Indiana regiments and two is brother officers were captured party of Ashby's cavalry and n before Jackson, lie said : "It you, gentlemen, who lately , d the property of a dear friend line in the valley from the fury our own men. I thank you.— e, you any means of transporta back to your own regiment ?" have not, General." Ho then them horses, an escort, and hundred dollars, and courteously iissed them on their parole. he following personal descrip of Jackson recently appeared in ;olumns of the Savannah (Ga.,) ,s;—"lmagine a man about five, ten inches, rather thick-set, full it, broad, stalwarth shoulders, , indeed, the whole physique in ling what is commonly called a made man. He is the picture ealth, though there is no redun )y of flesh. His face is slightly ized from the constant exposure is eompaigns. His appearance ..st impresses you with the idea Teat powers of endurance. The .ession of Lis face adds to, rather than diminishes, the general effect. There you see self-command, perse verance and indomitable will, with out the least admixture of vanity.— His forehead is br'oad and promi nent, eyes expressing a singular Union of mildness, energy and con centration ; cheek and nose both long and well formed. dress' is a common gray suit of faded cassi mere, the coat slightly braided on the sleeve, just enough to be per ceptible, the collar displaying the rank of Major General. Another writer says:—"He often walks with his head somewhat no one side, and his eyes fixed upon tno ground, imparting to his whole ap pearance that abstracted quality which young ladies describe as 'ab sent-minded.' A lady who had known him long and well has told me that she never saw him on horse back without laughing—short istir raps, knees cramped up, heels stuck out behind, and chin on his breast—a most,unmilitary phenom enon. In so'iety is quiet, but cheerful ; not loquacious, but intelli gent and shrewd; in religion a strict Presbyterian, and extremely strict i n his C Lurch ok:ervances." Jgrituttural. BOYS AND GIRLS ON THE FARM. Many are the sheets of nice white paper blotted all over for the benefit of the Erse. the cow, the sheep and the hog, yet scarcely a mention is made of the farmer'i boys and girls —the stock from which is to made the smart men and the smart women of the future. So much are many farmers engrossedin their out-of-door plans that the little'ones are often neglected, or are only remembered when their services are needed in the field. Many a poor boy is a drudge and a slave, and in drilled in the field until he utterly hates every farm employment. Many a daughter is forced to labor in the kitchen to help an invalid mother on with her work, till she loathes the sight of the broom and the dust-pan. With them both, life is a treadmill The song of to day is for the whole year. Nothing new—nothing interesting except play, and that the . r"get but little of when at home. The muscles of the girl are developed in sweeping, washing, and so metimes in romping. These of the boy in chopping, mov ing, hoeing, skating. While the boys' and girls' bodies are kept in the tra ces and in strict discipline, by labor every day, the mind is at liberty— playino•b truant ; running wild— turned out to pasture with the fen ces all down. The boy is bidden to 1.19 C the corn that is to feed the pigs eed the carrots that are intended for the colts, and to harvest the tur nips that are to Eaten the lambs ; yet not a colt, nor a pi!f, nor even a lamb, is called his. Not a paper con taining the picture of a horse or a sheep, is taken in the family, so that the poor boy can get even a picture to call his own. The daughter must scour, and clean, and sweep, and mop, make and mend, and not an ef fort is made to improve her mind, except to send her to the district school, and to a teacher, who is just as well fitted for her place as the colored wood sawyer is for a carpen ter. Many parents appear tothink that they are doing 'Audi for the mental improvement of their children, by sending them to the di: rict school from two to four months in the'year. They can train the hand to labor, for this helps to feed and clothe the family ; but the head is left to be managed by strangers, in the school room. No wonder the boy leaves the old home for employments more exciting. No wonder the daughter deserts the old kite' , en for a place in the jolly tailor's shop. The father and mother are soon left alone, to !lelp each other instead of being helped by their children. This is their own fault. They drilled them till they hated home labors. Their muscles were overtasked, and their minds left to starve. What may the remedy be ? is the question now asked. If parents wish to keep their children about them, they must edu cate the mind and heart as well as the hand. • One of the most important mat ters is to give the children good read ing matter. A reading boy or girl will get along in after life better than one that does not read. The importance of getting child ren in the habit of reading is too lit tle appreciated at the present time; especially is it so among the farmers. The reading child will be a read ing man or woman. The reading man or woman will have advantages over those who do not read. They will make a better appearance in lift,. and will get a living easier. In telligence is power. The reading farmer is the ono who wins. Let him not forget his children and leave them to chance about their habits of reading and their information.— Take as much pains to guile the minds of the children as you do to your team of steers, and it will make men and women of them, Save the dollar spent ibr tobacco, that goes to fend an artificial appetite, and give it to feed the mind of the child. Or let the boy earn his dollar by doing jobs, and pay for his magazine him self. He will feel more manly for ill. If it is a daughter that should have the reading, every good father will give her the dollar at onee.—Journai of Agricultve. The slanderer is like the cha meleon—he destroys his prey by a dart of his tongue. *Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another. NEW SERIES.--VOL, 4, NO, 50• From the'New York Observer CULTIVATION OF POTATOES. My o!d teacher once told us that it was said 3f one of our State. Sena tors, when he mad 3 a speech : "It was like 3utting off a chapter of his thoughts;" and he considered it very high praise. I suppose the best yon can say of the most men is: "Their important facts are in the proper pigeon holes, from which a good cap ter may be written." Even Daniel Webster would not, in any case, speak on any subject unless unspent more or less time thinking,: and read ing, and inquiring, if need be—so that his mind, as ho expressed it, "was imbued With his subject."— Wm. Wirt refused to furnish a speech for publication because he could not get time to write it "while his mind. was still heaving and tossing over his theme." Such being the case, can vou ex pect a modest farmer to write about a branch of his business two or three weeks before your readers will get to that kind of work, so as to have the information in good season ? I. intended to write an article on pota toes; but, when I was paying high wages for help and doing my best to saw up the wood for the soldiers' families, somehow the time passed by till it was too late. For two or three,yearsi have, at -the suggestion of Mr: Bronson, who had tried it to his satisfaction, planted on green sward, once plow ed, well harrowed lengthwise and cornerwise (after rolling, of course), then furrow lightly three feet apart for.carly and the, small top varieties and nearly .four feet for the large, and I tbiok I get as good a yield as any other way. It makes less hard labor to plow and harrow well twice in the fall (green swa•rd always for potatoes) and once more in April; furrow three to five inches deep, and, us early as grass starts, plant the tatoes with sprouts from a quartbr to half an inch long (which will make them two weeks earlier), and, when about showing the leaf; pass over once or twice with the large harrow. The teeth should be short. My men used to open their eyes wt.- commonly wide then I told them to do that. I told them, if it did not pay well, to let me know, and all praised the method. They used to tear up, say ten or twelve hills on an acre only. I pull tops with the big cultivator and plow a light furrow in the centre of the row nearly to the bottom oftho hills, which shortens the time of dragging from one quar ter to one third. lam not sare but we ought to plant on dry ground, deep down, and keep the ground What say you, brother farmers? We don't knew bow long the war may last, and we must work to the best advantage. It is patriotism now to add to the resources of our coun try in any and every way we can.--7 It is said, Mr. Editor, that the beat writers• among the farmers are a little bashful. lioy can they be drawn out? 'JOHN WATSON, _Hannibal, April 29, 1863. STRAW PAPE& For many years thwittotraPt has bi , en made to render the fibre.oon tp,ineti in straw profitably available for the production of white pape r, but with indifferent success, until within the last year, when the prob lem has been solved beyond a doubt. This realization of the desired end is effected by boiling the straw in an alkaline lye, in a rotary boiler, In der a steam pressure of from one hundred to one hundred and forty pounds Per squave inch. ;Under such a pressure and temperature ; tile silica and other constituents of itre straw, which render its fibre brittle and difficult to bleach, entirely give way, and separate to such an extent that they can be almost entirely 1:43- moved by simple washing, leavidg its fibre soft and in a condition to bleach most readily and economi cay. We regard this discovery as one of the most important made during the present century. A PLAIN PROPOSITION. A writer on deep plowing says I am persuaded that the corn crop in Central Illinois can be doubled on the acres planted. by efficient til lage. I should be glad to contract with our corn-growers to stir their lands at least eight inches deep—fol lowing the stirring plow with thi! trench plow running for. to six inches deeper. The french thus form ed will servo as an excellent substi tute for under-draining in wet sea sons, and prove a valuable reservoir for moisture during a drought. I should be happy to pay the extra cost of such tillage, and receive in return the increase of product. Again he says : There is no danger of over tilling. Fifty acres tended "up to grade," will be found more profitable than one hundred acres devil'd over. .101 - Death to a good man is the coming of the heart to its blossom ing time. Do we call it, dying when the bud bursts into flower ! Sib — Truth is an apostle, hefore whom every cowardly Felix trem bles.