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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-27

BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. 2, lS4Q.
Ny Dear Sir Your very acceptable letter Of the
21st ut., enclosing TO me the hstterng resolutions
adopted at recent meeting Of my friends in Lex,ng.
ton KY in which am invited to partake of the hos.
city bs, been duly received.
Ny Icing estabis relations Of friendship with the
good people Of Kentucky, and the many testimoni
Of Kindness and consideration which have from time
to time received at their hands, will ever make It
duty the most grateful to my feelings acknowledge
in any way the at weight of my obga to the M
can but Assure then, that It would be source Of
the highest qualification to me to accept the civty
now 20 cordially rrofi.red by my friends Ia Lexington
through the resolution before mentioned and en-
desvor to exrress to thtm in pereon this fssnzs of
profound gratitude which cherish not only to verbs
them, but towsid the people IF entire State for
this and mn other marks Of their regard regret
however to inform you, that It will b wholly beyond
my poser to yield to ny nclinst ions this point
My engagements On my route to the capital are III.
ready 70 NUMEROUS, thar cannot . ID to the
without ruppir great rsk Of reaching that city too
late for the Transaction Of much important business
to which must attend previous to the 4th OF March
next | beg you to spprise my friends in Lexington
Of this fact and to cer to them my heartfelt thanks
fer their ho,pits ble invitation
With rehtiDents of great respect, have the homer
to be, your friend and Obedient servant.
y TAYLOR
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Ready Made Clothing,
For Sale,

AS am desirous of removing, offer for
sale my Plantation situated on Santee, ten
miles from Nelson's Ferry. The said planta-
ton contains about Two Thousand Four
Hundred Acres, six hundred cleared and
under good fencing, On the premises is a
good comfortable two story DWELLING
well finished and all necessary out buildings,
price -Four thousand Dollars, and | will
throwin my whole stock consisting of One
hundred head Of Cattle seventy or Eighty
head of sheep, the same Of hogs and sixty or
seventy head Of Goats. For any further IN
formation address the subscriber lrrghts
Bluff Post Office.
WILLIAM NJ. DAVIS.
Sept. 10Th, lS4D. ~ 3m.
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Fare Reduced to $40 from
:t:s E4:;5ls l1{Es:s5fiR 5:f; kj:s'i;zR l:.:;z !
Charleston TO NcW-York,
He GREAT Mali. ROUTE FROM

TIE GREAT MAIL ROUTE FROM
CHARLESTON, $. G,
LEAVING the Wharf nj the foot of I.au
rcns-st. daily at 3, p N. after the arrival of
the Southern cars, via Wll.MINGTON and
WELDON, n. c. PETERSBURG, RICH
MOND, to WASHINGTON, BAl.TI-
MORE, PHILADELPHIA and n. YORK.
The public is respectfully informed that
the steamers OF this line, from Charlcaton 10
Wilmington, are in frs, rate condition, and
are navigatcd by well known and experienced
commanders, and the railroads are III fine or
der, thereby securing both safety and dispatch.
y THROUGH TICKET having already
been in operation will be continued on and
after the first of Oct. lS4o as pcrmancn; ar
rangcmcnt from Charleston to New York.
Passengers avaling themselves thereof, Will
have the option either to continue without
delay through The route or Otherwise to stop
at any of the intermediate points, renewing
their seats on the line TO suit their COME
nicnce. BY this route travellers may roach
New York on The third day during bus ness
hours. baggage VIII be tcketcd on board
the Steamer To Weldon, as likewise ON the
change OF cars. at the intermediate points
from thence 10 a. York. Through Tickets
$50 each, can alone be had from T., WINS
LOW, Agent OF the Wilmington and Raleigh
x. i. Company, at tiIc cllicc OF the Company
foot OF ihnrcna-strcct, to whom please apply.
For other information inquire of
l.. G. DUNCAN,
AT the American Hotel, Charleston $. G..
May 8 40 "
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Groceries! GroCeries!!
"C0MPETlTI0N is THE LIFE OF
TRADEY


So say FRIERSON g. PRINGLE who
take this method of Introducing their modest
pretentions to the notice of "the dear people"
of Sumter District. a ''new broom sweeps
clcan," and for the purpose of making clean
sweep of all their Groceries, they have re-
solved to sell at such prices that will tempt
all persons to buy who honor them with n
call.
Every variety Of Groceries for Cash or
Barter-in part as follows:
70 Pieces Dundee Bagging (bcst) id in.
II cents.
50 Coils Rope, - cents.
100 Sacks Salt.
5000 lbs Bacon Sides.
1000 lbs. Best Hams.
$4,000 Scgars.
Nails G Ia
Sugar (bruwn,) Ii TO 10 cts.
(white)
Double refined.
50 Sacks of Coffee, Cuba, Rio, Java, 8 l.2
to II 1-2.
Moasscs, Candles, pruncs, Pickles, Go.
shen Butter, Cheese and all 'that's NICE
Please call at the Grocery OF
PETERSON &. PRINGLE.
Opposite W,Hdham's Hotel
SnmtcrriNe, S. G
Sept % 45 If
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BUILDING.

The subscribers respectfully inform their frl-
low citizrns that they have associated thcm-
selves IN business Tor lhn purpose of undertaking
aud EXECUTING contracts for Buildings of any
description and carPenteis work III general.
We have made such arrangements ns to cna
bic us to build Tor our friends aud employers,
completing their work in every department,
putting them TO no inconveniance whatever;
merely having to give us un idea Of what de-
scripli"n Of building they reqnire-in a reason
able lime receive the keys aud fork over the
necdul.
We possess ample means Of furnishing the
best Lumber, Bricks. Smithwork. Paints, Lime,
etc, etc. Together with good workmen aud
many years experience as practical mechanics
we uro determined as far Gs our humble sphere
extends 10 wipe off the rcprouchattachcd to the
noble old South Curolina-and arouse her Rip
Van Winkle slumbers, and leave California to
take care Of hersolf.
G.. C.. JONES.
Il. J. COGlILAN.
Aug. 90, ls49. Al Ct
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who had thc specimin before bim when

who had the specimin before him when
he wrote. s
we are not an experienced agricul-
turist, and shall not, therefore, attempt
to contrast, the prolific pomegranate'
with the various other new varieties
which are now claiming the attention
of planters. Butts superiority in pro-
ductiyeness to the common cotton, with
an excellent specimen of which we com
pared it, is very plainly evident; it will
certainly yield a great deal more on
any land, the difference, as above re.
marked being greater on the poorer
quality of soil.
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GgrtculturaI.
from the Southern CuItiva.orl
PRACTICAL HINTS.

Mr.. Editor,-If you wish your lard
to be as white and as pure as the driv-
en- snow, take out all the skinny sub
stances from amongst it: soak it for
three days, changing the water every
twcnty-four hours; then scour and
scour and scoMr again the kettle in
which it is to be tried, and during the
process Of trying, stir it SO constantly
that it cannot burn. Tin, or earthen-
ware vessels, in which to store it away,
arc infinitely preferable to wooden
ones.
In clearing land, dc not have Your
gruhbing hoe handles more than three
feet long. The shorter the handle, the
smaller the circle which the tool is part
ly to describe, and consequently the
quickcr the strike is made. Moreover.
the hand is compelled to stoop; there
by enabling him the more readily to
ascertain the exact location of the root.
With a grubbing hoe which has three
foot handle, / can clear fvo acres in
the same time that with a five foot
handle it would take me to clear three.
Horses and mules, when turned up
on pasture, should always be tied to-
gcther, two and two, with five foot
halter. They feed just as we'll they
are more easily caught, or driven up,
and | have never known them, when
thus confined, to indulge in any of the
vicious propcnsities Which so many are
addicted to, such as tearing down fen
ccs, chasing and paving colts and
calves, &c.
1t is a good rule, to require your
little negroes to be brought into your
presence every Sunday morning, wash
ed, dressed and combed clean. BY
way of inducement 70 bring them up
more readily, you can serve out their
breakfast to them with your own hand.
DiarrhGa frequently visits us an
epidemic. When it first makes its ap-
pcamncc on a plantation, its progress
may be cffectually arrested by the use
OF the sweet potato. This esculcnt is,
par excellence, the thing for negro
children. When it is much used, the
two diseases which sweep off more
young negroes than all others (worms
and diarrhor) are rarely ever known.
In purchasing negroes, particula,
notice should be given to the appear
ancc Of the teeth, skin, &c. A negro
whose teeth are much decayed and
covered with tartar, whose face wears
blotchcs, and the palms Of his hands are
dry and husky, is sure to be unheal
thy. DEMIJouN.
Montgomery co, Ala.
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Head Quarters
.it,h RECT. ). e.. M.

OLDroRD SEPT. %, 1910
The For'y-!ourth Regiment IS. c. Militia,
will parade at Timmons Town on Saturday
the C27,h) twonty-s day of October
next, armed and equipped as the law directs,
for drill and review.
The commissioned and nom commissioned
Ot'icers viii meet on the day previous at
the above stated place for drill and nsruc-
tions.
An inspection OF arncs will take place
Immediately after parade
Hrigadcr General Saml r. Chanderand
Staff arc respectfully invited to attend the
perade.
BY Order Of
COL" +. M, MELLETT,
w. II. WILDER, Ahit.
Oct , 40 At
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TIE New CoTroN.-'Prolfc Pome-
gfanGtc. Last year the Mobile pa
pers published notices of this new Cot
ten, which induced us to form deter
mination to see it growing, and make a
report to our readers, based upon per-
soual examination. Accordingly we
took occasion few days since to ride
out to Cedar Grove the plantation Of
General G.. ID. Mitchell, situated in
this county, about fourteen miles North
cast OF Vicksburg; and in his fields we
saw the prolific pomcgranate' in vari-
Gus stages of growth, and can conscicn-
clously report 50 far as we are able to
judge, it's an cminently superior vari-
city of the Cotton plant. The stalk
grows from four to six feet high and is
nearly Jointless, as well as thicker, and
stronger than the stalk of the common
plant. The branches and stems are very
numerous, and are 80 fruitful as to pre-.
sent to the eyes literal mass of
squares and bolls. We selected spe-
N.'">' "s iS!t!oli, anu COuHlCu ollc
hundred and fifty squares and bolls
and on another and larger stalk, though
scarcely above the average, we counted
two hundred ana Gfty squares and bolls.
ca one lnnb. Or branch foot long, wo
saw .Ettcc" rs fine squares and bolls as
we ever examined; end on another limb
about eighteen inches in length, there
we're twomty-thrcc excellent bolls and
squares. we did not select these facts
ont OF small patch cultivated for mere
show, but We found them in q very
large and by no means rich field, over
the whole extent of which the prolific
pomegranate' displayed its singular
fruisfulncss in q manner at once delight
lul to the eye. General Mitchell in
formed us, that this singular member
OF the gossypium family produces bet
ter in proportion on poor than on rich
soil; and we had occasion to observe
vcrltications of this statement. The
staple is said by those who have criti.
cally examined it, to be excellent,
more beautiful and silky than the best
petit gulf So says Mobile Editor
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Plantation for Sale.

The subscriber offers for sale his Planta-
ton in Sumter District, two miles south of
Statesburgh, consisting Of tract of seven
hundred and fifty acres (75O) a large portion
Oak and Hickory and admirably ada pied to
the cultivation of cotton. There is an excel
lent Dwelling llouse-good out buildings
stable and barns-and houses for the accom-
modation Of forty or fifty negroes The good
lands and decided health Of the place combine
TO render it desirable purchase.
For terms apply to
w. ]. REEFS, Jr.
Statesburgh, Sept 10, lS40. As If
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We look at death through the cheap
glazed windows of tie flesh, and believe.
him for the monster, which the Aawed
and crooked glass presents him.--,7ames
r.. .LotceU # 4, ,t.l 81 rs
SCANDAL.

4t.'bsti & SCAN Dh1I. ~ Lttt-,t -
What gives each taIs Of scandal 10 the sireet7
The kitchens wonder and the parlor's treatl,
See the pert hotsemaid to the keyhole fly.
When husband storms; wife freis, or loyers
Sigh; -
Sec Tom your pockets rnnsack for each note, >
And read your secrets while he cleans iyanr
coat E Is...I. Il
See, yes, IL listen see even Madatt, deign,
When the snug semptress pours her rerdy
strain. iis51 @@.l J3sE =;
This wings the lie that inhlice breeds in fear,
No tongue 30 vile but finds kindted ear; 4,
Swift flies ench tale of laughter, shame or folly:
Caught by Paul Pry au.i carried home 10 Polly;
On this each foul caIuministor leans, tsi
And nods aud hints the villnny he means;
Full we'll he knows what lalent Wildfire lies
In the close whisper and the da,k surmiss;
A mutfled word, wordless wink has woke
A warmer throb Than II Dexter spoke; .D
Aud he, Ger Evere.t's periods who would nod
To track secret half The towi, has trod.
0re [Sprague. 4
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Wanted to Hire 100 Hands,

To work on the Rail Road these hands
will be employed out in the Pine woods until
after frost, when they will be placed on the
side of the River swamp, the work is all high
and dry, and the hands will be supplied with
an abundance of wholesome food and dry
tents. Wages good, and pai' in Cash month
", or as the owner may prefer.
Enquire of G. s. Mcllett on the work near
Manchester or of the subscriber, in Sumter
vile. ID. B. McLAURlN.
Aug. 90. la49. 43 If
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PAINTING.

Tho subscriber having just returned from
Charleston, is now fully prepared to Execute
in u finished style of Workmanship--un Pain
ting, other Plain or Ornnmental-nnd hopes hy
his continued exertions to please, to merit n
continuance Of patronage from his friends and
the public generally.
ALBERT H. GRAY.
Sumterville, Oct. 8, 50 3,
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Notice

Is hereby given, that application will be
made 20 The Legislature At its next session.
Tor an Act of Incorporation for Harmony
Church. q. PLDWDEN.
Aug2t, 1919 .i3 BIN
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Splendid Assortment,
T. J, SOLOMONS g. co,

Have just received and are now opening their
NEW STOCK Of FALL aud WINTER
GOODS, consisting Of DRY GOODS. GROCE.
RES, HATS, GAPS, BONNETS, BOOTS,
SHOES, HARDWARE aud CUTLERY, also
u fine assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
All Of which they nrc Offering nt the VERY
LOWEST TERMs-on which they can be sold in
this Market.
They invite their FRIENDS aud tho COM.
MUNlTH 10 give them call aud examine for
themselves before purchasing elsewhere.
Oct. 10 50 f
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Notice
Wanted to Hire or Purchase

a good Cook, Washer and Ironcr for
whom fair price will be given. She must
be capable and well recommended. ENQUIRE
at this Office.
Aug 90, tf
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Annual Fair
of the South Carolina Hnstisut

of the South Carolina Institute,
For The Promotion Of arts, Mechanical Ingc-
nlity and Industry
o.. The FIRST ANNUAL. FAIR of the
above Institute will bo held in Charleston, COM
mencine OH TUESDAY Goth November next, and
continue opem during the week.
Specimens nf ART, INGENUITY, ME.
CUANICAL, SKILL and INDUSTRY Of ev.
cry description, is solicited for the Exhibition,
from all tho Southern States, aud PREMlU UMS
will be awarded to those presenting the bcs: spe-
cmens.
AS this is the first effort made in the South
ern States TO advance the Mechanic Arts, by
means of an Annual Fair similar 10 those
that have proved so beneficial to the Northern
Mechanics, the Board Of Managers earnestly
solicit the cooperation Of all who feel an in
terest in the prosperity of the South, and ap-
peal to every Mechanic, Manufacturer, and
all persons engaged in pursuits ofskil and in
dustry Of whatever description, to send some
specimen to this Exhibition, and they hope
that every district in this State and Of our
sister States will be represented at the Fair.
All those who intend sending articles for
exhibition, will please give notice to l.. NJ
HATCH, Chairman Committee of Arrange
lnents, at as early day rs possible, and every
Specimen sent will be carefully attended TO
and returned after the Exhibition
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE
WM. GREGG, President.
WIN. KIltKWOOD, lst Vice President
NVM. NJ. IA1VrON, I'd Vice President.
+. G.. JONES, Secretary.
ii. S. GRIGGS, Treasurer pro tenn.
DIRECTORS.
Joseph Walker. G.. y. Carr.
&. N Reynolds, Jr. II. ID. Walker
J.H. Taylor. +. J. Porchcr
T. w. Elgcrton. ID. N. MInosh,
w. q. Desaussurc. &. y. Richardson.
]. NJ. Hatch, Wm. Lcbhy.
Oct & 81 tt
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DEATH.---Th body is more expert
dialcctician than the soul, and buffcts it,
even to bowilderment, with the empty
bladdcrs of logic; but the soul can re-
tirc from the dust and turmoil of such
conflict, to the high tower Of instructive
faith, and there, in husband serenity,
take comfort of the sympathizing stars.
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For Sale

a first rate young HORSE accustomed to
drawing, in either single or double harness.
For terms apply at this office.
% Sept, lSi9. 19 If
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Gin Bands,

1000 Feet 4 inch Copper rivctcl Gin
Bands.
Oil Floor Cloth, India Rubber Cloth Brus-
sells Carpcting, together with full assor,
mcnt of Carriage Trimmings, OILS, Paints,
Varnish &c. For Sale by
a. J. & u. MOSES.
Oct . 40 tf
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School Books,

Oi Every Description from the Elementary
SpcIler, to Latin and Greek, including Sta
tionary OF all kinds, for Sale by
A. J. &, p. MOSES.
Oct 40 If
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The Corn trade, with abundant crops
in almost every department as have been
secured at home, promises for some time
little or no change, and prices mus, cons
linue to rule low. AS regards poiatoess
The yield is so unusually large, that the
appearance of disease in various quarters
is not likely TO affect the value OF the as4
licle 10 any material oSrents t,''F!
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which viii be paid by and all by ourselves
sase transmission.
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terms propsrtioned o the above annual rates
% fosrMAsTERs authorized to agents by
sending u DAILY subscribers with $50 enclosed
subscribers with enclosed Ave WEEKLY sub
with $40 enclosed will be entitled copy Of the
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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-06

delicious with aroma, peculiar to each, are the
objects TO be attained. Keeping milk too long,
bad skins, using TO much rennei, too much seal
ding, impure salt, excessive pressing, neglect in
turning and oiling, and an offensive atmsphers
in the dairy room, are among the most common
causes which injure cheese.
Butter is damaged by permitting cream OF
milk to stand too long before churning; by the
defective working out Of the butlermilk; and
too long exposure TO the atmosphere before it j,
placed down in crooks or tubs. Keep ihe air
from your butter Ss much as pracIicable.-
GeHeses Farmer.
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Spaylng Cows and HelferS.

Eos, CULTlvAroR:-ln answer to your cor.
respondent who asks for information in regard
10 spayIng cows, would say that have prac.
iced j. for twenty-five years, and think can
Judge with toIerable correctness as to the bene.
ftS Of Ihe operation.
A spayed COW will give more milk In year
than when she went dry thirty, sixty or ninety
days; and she is ready TO iaIten at any lime,
and will lake on fat much more easily than
those cows that are dried and laltened in the
usual way. have followed the praclce-( and
so did my father before me)--Of spaying cows
10 the spring, and milk them TWO or three years,
or as long as please-wilhout the trouble that
is had with those that are not spayed. When
Ia.ied The quality of the beef is superior 10 that
Of any OK or steer, and brings higher price in
market. ln The town or city, where milk is the
object. The spayed COW may. as you say, icon.
linue in milk indefinitely as 10 lime."
As 10 The operation, it is difficult TO give such
adescrlpIien 90 paper. as would enable the far.
mer 10 perform, il successfully; and 80 /, would
NiG regard 10 describing The ampuIaIion Of II