Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-12-20

the best chance of success, and unless closely
watched will crowd it out. 1t Is reasonably
supposed that IF we so improve the charac-
ter Of the soil as to render it more congenial
for the crop and less so for the weed, we
may pursue our operations with better hope
of success. This is matter which may be
easily brought into practice, and which must
greatly advance the interests of the cultiva-
tor. The compositions of the various kinds
of the vegetable ashes have beer often pub
lished in tables of analysis, by the assistance
Of which we may know the exact requirements
of our crops and may ct our soils for their
recepticD.
The farmer should always bear in mind
this law Of nature, viz The various classes
Of plants have ashes Of different compositions,
and no crop can come TO perfection without
,the matters necessary TO form the ashes pc.
salls 22i.- - 80
THESE ARE Ny JEwELs.'-'Not manv
months ago, somebody sent us a pamphlet
containing sermon preached at the funeral
of minister, who died and was buried in one
ofthe towns of Massachusetts. The preacher,
in most eloquent strain, dwelt upon the
devoted life of the deceased, and the success
which had attended his ministry. He pre-
sented him by beautiful figure Of rhetoric,
before the Great Judge, bringing as his off
ering the souls be had been instrumental in
saving with proud humility, while heaven
rang with hallelnjahs. These are my jewels. J"
We turned from the glowing picture of
the life and death of good man, 10 the ac-
count Of meeting Of brewers and distillers,
which was presided over by one Of the most
extensive manufacturers of Intoxicating drinks
in the State, and we could not help but
think of the wonderful difference there would
be on the day of final accounting between
the good man whose funeral sermon we had
read, and the president of that meeting
The one presenting himself for Judgment,
with thesouls redeemed through his ministry
and saying in the eloquent and emphatic
words Of the preacher, these are my jewels.
The other surrounded by an army of lost
souls, reekiug up from the aims houses, the
brothels, the cutters, the prisons, and the
| gallows; from stately mansions, the abodea
OF wealth, from the novels of poverty, anC
from all the wide space between these ex
tremes, presenting them before the majesty
ofheayen, yelling blasphemies, shouting pro
families, and claiming them as the fruits o
his labors, and saying, these are my Jewels.
There is an eternal distinction between
two such men, difference that may we'll b
counted as everlasting. Albany State Reg
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GIRLS PRAcT1sING /" WEARING tn
BnHEcnEs." Reader did you ever see
girl dressed in boys clothes? We'll. # yol
/, have not, Just get one of your female ac
quaintances to appear in the royal RECALL
once, If you want to have real hearty laugh
Don't let them know that you see them, bu
get them together, and see the didos an
monkey antics they will cut up. How grace
{ fully they put up their little mouths and XII,
= each otaer, as if it was real genuine ma
instead of wild frolicking girl How inn
Gently they steal their arms around eac
others waists, and almost imagine they al
in their lovers embrace But then to 81
them strutting up and down with pantal6or
on, why you see at glance they have bet
i into the wrong wardrobe. There is som
! thing in their walk and gait that saws in pla
: : language to keep your hands of, and the
when you come near, they sorter' shy Of
as if they were afraid you might want
feel the texture of the pants For OF
> part we think nicely formed girl dress,
u in panaoons is one ofthe cunningest thin
|, in the world, and the Only objection we ha,
: to young ladies appareling their gracef
forms in this mode, is, that they might
!, inclined to keep up the habit after they a
= wed.
whistling woman and a Growing hen
81 Are sure td-eome to some bad end