The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-16
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ucationr Of officers, we s would l,ve
according to our calculation, owe. IS
thousand dollars, which would be- a:
sum sufficient :l1t to keep annually ats
our citadel, six or seven students
from our District free Of charge. iI,s
stead. Of the one or two that wcs are
now allowed to send there.
ny SO doing we would place the ta.
cility OF education within reach q, fhaaAs
poor, which they are not able to g,
Joy under our present free school svsas
tenn, aud raise q host of officers " llo. iir,s
the hour OF need, iii 1.-THE time Of Svar9
could do moro in drilling and iinstr,,ct.
ing our soldiers, in the short snac.a,s
one week. than is now done i Is asit 81
years. :, ,f y -
At Our citadel, the young men#Wopla=
not only receive d military, but d sui
stantial literary education.abe analis..
he'd for civil engineering and navigation
AND thus, instead OF OF sil1pfuy emp fy inn! inn
Northern Yankees upon our railroads
and steamboats,, we could give employ
ment to our own Southern citizens.
Having said much more than We ex-
Pected' we conclude with earnest hope
that somesm Of large calibre may
lre his opposition gun against the sys &.
TEN, and spread terror and confusion I
III the ranks of its advocates. r
With due respect to the opinions Of
those who consider innovations and
changes as dangerous things, SUBJ
scribe myself &
AN ADvocArE OF RErEosss. u
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WORK FOR THE MoNTH OF a. d.
GUsT.--THE PLANTATION. - Finish
all your arrangements for picking !,
ginning, and packing cotton, and al
soon as the bolls begin to open free. free
~ set the hands at work gathering !.
Have your seed cotton hauled from;
the field to the ginhouse, and do noss
require your negroes to waste their
time and strength by carrying or
"toting their heavily laden nask
Where cotton is late las it's in n 81.
ny sectlons the present year kee ST
your plows and cultiyators still goina8 DIN s
Ito destroy the weeds, encourage al
late growth, aud prevent the foffss
from falling off. Corn may ma now II be-
laid by, in all favorable localities.
Turnips (Ruta Bagas, &c.. NAV be.
sown from the 1st to the 25th of the.
present month: freshly plow and har.
row the land, and SOW thickl y IN III
drills, from two to three feet apart
manure highly and cover. the seed
lightly. After picking over your cot: Il.
ton once. pass the cultivator Or or sweep
through the crop, and SOW sonsI
Rye for winter pasture. Sweet Po.
tato "draws" may be set out dt-.
ring the early part Of this month";
BUTT is late for them. This fiss
a good time to ditch and drain.
low wet lands to clean np 4 IN. uil.;
derbrush-to make Fish ponds, pre-! pre-
pare strawberry beds--commencsi
wcods.pastures, &c. &c.4ss8{5 E.;
THE GARDEN.-Se out all plansta
on hand Of the Cauliaower. Broccoli.
and Cabbage family. Continue to-
transplant Celery: Sow seeds of.
Salsafy, Turnips, Beets, Carrots,
&c., for winter use-giving the seed
some shade or protection from. the.
sun. Full crops Of the different
kinds of Turnips should be sown du..
ring the month; at two or three diff
e:ent periods. Spinach, Lettuce
and Radishes may still be soWn. Snap
Beans may be planted for pickles.
Draws of the sweet potato maybe,
planted very early in the montl IS
Melons and cucumbers may be pl
ed for pickles. Peas, for fall
may be planted; but they ~
we'll mulched, and occasions
cred with liquid manure
and plant strawberry b sSs
ent and next month
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