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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public, No. 43.]

Public, No. 43
AN ACT making further appropriation for the improve
ment of the Cape Fear river, North Carolina.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
of the United States of Anieuca Congress assembled,
That the hundred and forty thousand dollars be,
and the hereby, appropriated for the ending
thirtieh une eighteen hundred and fyve, to be paid
of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropria
ted and be expended under the superintendent Of the
Secretary of War; for the continuation ofthe Improvement
of the Cape Fear river, North Carolina its
munication with the
Approved 22d July, 1854.
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IN ADVANCE
N U NJ B L R @

in; this done, have them looked to and
called and fed little, merely to keep
them tame and gentle; thirdly. With
care, they will have from forty 10 fifty
hogs old enough to kill in eighteen months
from the time they were put IN the field.
FourthIy: In July, previous to the win
ter you intend to make the first killing,
hav1 four acres well and closely fenced
ID, in the inside OF the lot, and planted in
slip potatoes the yellow yam find the
best, being most productive and sweet,
the land should be strong enough to make
one bushel or more TO the row, one hun.
dred and fifteen feet long, and there must
be twenty-five rows to the quarter of acre.
Filthy: About the 18th Of November,
have the forty heal of hogs intended for
bacon, put in the lot of slips, and do not
allow amy other hos to 90 in, and just be-
fore Christmas or forty days from the
time :hey were put i'll, thev will be fat
enough for Strengthening. just before the
hogs are pui to the slips, find it a good
plan to have quantity of trash and 9TH
er vegetable matter spread over the slip
beds and alleys the hogs in roofing the
potatoes will mix the trash and vines,
thereby improving the land, and making
it richer annually. also advise that as
soon As the hogs are taken out of the lot
for killing, the land in the lot to be level
led and planted in oats about the first of
January, and nothing suffered to 90 in
the lot, and in July following, thev will
be ripe, aud then they can lie cut or turn
ed III TO make the lot still richer, and the
ground then, in July, ought TO be listed
with two horse plow and bedded, and
the beds top leveIIed, SO as to be ready to
plant slips the first chance, and then the
slips will be ready in November aga.n, for
forty more hogs to get fat on, and SO
on.
l find it is best not to give any water
to the hogs that are fattenug on potatoes.
This size lot is for raising and fattening
forty hogs annually this number ought
to make five thousand weight of good
nett bacon, exclusive of the lard, jowls,
DC. DC. The stock hogs, in the large
lot, 100 acre lot,) ought never to be al
l>wed to increase over one hundred head.
The bacon thus raised. | find equal to any
corn field, and think somewhat more
fiaiey. 1.-THE weather should be two warm
about killing time, to make bacon, find
it best to cut up in small pieces and pickle
it, it is just as good for plantation use, and
it is better than to run the risk Of spoiled
bacon, or let your hogs fall off or to feed
them; for it must he borne in mind.
that this lot is only to fatten forty hogs
in about forty days, this it will do, if the
land is made good, and nothing allowed
to rob the lot.
Respectfully,
ISAAC FERRELL.
Grahdmsrille, May 1854.
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Raising Hogs.

MEssRs. EDToRs /: Having been fire.
quent y solicited by planters to give y
mode Of raising hogs, now throw togetb-
er my plan, merely remaIking, that it is
the best and cheapest way OF raising ba-
con, and also, attended with less trouble
than any other plan | ever tried or seen
tried, and if strictly followed, l think will
be found very correct, the plan have laid
down, is for raising, annually forty head
of bacon hogs from eighteen months old
to two years old AS am but poo,
writer, Messrs. Editors, you will please
give my letter such trimming as ma,
make it readable, and ifyou think 1t ma,
be Of some use to the planters, you can Ie
it appear in your very valuable Soil O
the South, and il NOT, letit die.
The Grst thing to be done is, to enclos.
one hundred acres Of land, some woodet
and some old field make good fence
so nothing like hog can get in or Gu
without assistance secondly. get ten gooc
breeding Bows and two males, and po
them in it |; have place where they cal
get plenty Of water to drink and wallov
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he has consumed nearly three hundred
time bis own weight Of this liquid. These
are statements which may seem 10 those
who hear them for the first time very won
derful; and as they are easily verified,
they might lead you to doubt whether The
existing order Of Nature, as dependent on
the waters of the sea, could for any length
OF time be kept up under such a heavy
consumption. The human family consists
probably Of a thousand millions of indi.
viduals; it would be very moderate esti-
mate to suppose, that the various animals
great and small, taken together, consume
five times as much water as we do, and
the vegetable world two hundred times as
much as the animal races. Under such
an immense drain il becomes a curious
question what provision Nature has made
TO meet the demand, and how long the
waters Of the sea, supposing nothing re-
turns TO them, could furnish a sure sup
ply. The question involves the stability
of existence Of animated Nature, and the
world OF organization and no man, save
whose mind is thoroughly imbued with
an appreciation Of the resources upon
which tho acts Of the great Creator are
founded, would, am sure, justly guess at
the result There exists in the sea sup
ply which would meet this enormous de-
mand for more than quarter of million
OF years. Such is the plan of Nature, and
such are the resources on which she de
pends for carrying out her measures. For
the well being Of her organized creations
she can fall back gigantic suppIy.-Wy-
oming County Mirror, N. Y.
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A Lady Freemason.

The Hon. Elizabeth ST. Leger was the
only female ever iniated into the ancient
mysteries Of Freemasonry. How she OBJ
tanned this honor We shall lay before our
readers. Lord DoucraiIe, Miss St. Leger's
father, a very Jealous Mason held war
rant and occasionally opened lodges at
Doncraile House, his sons and intimate
friends assisting, and it is said that never
were the Masonic duties more ripidIv
performed than by them. Previous to
the first steps of Masonry, Miss, St. Leger,
who was young girl, happnud to be in
an apartment adjoining the room gcner-
ally used as lodgo-room. This room
at the time was undergoing some altera-
tiun; among other things the wall was
considerably reduced in one part. The
Young lady having heard the voices of the
Freemssons, and prompted by the curios
ity natural to all to sec this mystery so
long and so secretly locked up from hu-
man view, she had the courage to pick
brick from the wall with her scissors, and
witness the ceremony through the two
FIRST steps. Curiosity satisfied, fear at once
took possession of her mind. There was
no mode Of escape except through the
room where the concluding part Of the
second step was still being soiennizel
and that being at the far end, and the
room very large one, she had resolution
sufficient to attempt her escape that way;
AID, with light but trembling steps, Gid
ed along unobserved, laid her hand on
the handle Of the door and gently opening
II, before her stood 70 her dsmay, a grim
and surley tyler, with his long sword un
sheathed. A shrek, tina, pierced through
the apartment, alarmed the members of
the lodge, who all rushing to the door,
and finding that Miss ST. Leger had been
in the room during the ceremony, in The
first paroxysm OF their rage ber death Was
resolved on, but FROM the sapplications of
her young brother, her life was saved ON
condition OF her going through the whole
OF tue solemn ceremony she had unlawful.
ly witnessed.
This she consented to, and they con-
Quoted the beautiful and terrified young
lady through those trials which are some
times more than enough for mascuiu.. re-
solution, little thinking they were taking
to The bosom Of their craft q member that
would Afterwards reflect ustre on the
annals of Masonry. The lady was cousin
to Gen. Anthony st. Leger, governor OF
ST. Lucia, who instituted the interesting
race aud the celebrated Doncaster st. LIE.
ger stakes. Miss st. Leger married Rich
ard Aldworth, ESQ, Of New Market
Whenever benefit was given at the IL e.
atres In Dublin or Cork for the Masonic
Female Orphan Asylum, she walked at
the head ofthe Freemasons with her apron
and other insignia Of Freemasonry, and
sat IA the front row Of the stage-box.-
The house was always crowded on those
OCCASIONS. Her portrait is in the lodge
room Of almost every lodge in Ireland
Exchange.
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BOYS, READ The FoLLowING.-We
clip, from an exchange, the following noble
answer Of a boy:
why did you not pocket some of those
pears -" said one boy to another; nobody
was there to see."
ayes there was ! was there to see N.Y.
self; and L don't ever mean TO see myself
do mean thing"
Ponder that, young readers. Never
see yourself do mean or dishonest thing.
Under all circumstances, maintain your.
selt-resPect, aud keep u clear conscience.
You cannot have worse companion than
the ever.present remembrance of a bad
action.
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AGRICULTURAL.
Cotton Culture.

MEssRs, Ep1rops. have mora tho,
once been called IN ,o rive NV noda ~
cotton cul,nre ami bar. ,l,,no -, ~ ,G.,a
passed. in the .SoutLero Civilization
am solicited aua;n ,o ,,;va Won e.. co,nn,,,;
cation ON the subiect Aid now ,b,tT
have finished NV d,v,s worL, .pd oy,.r,,
thing around me Leinv calm and onist
nave conrIuIeI to ,,;ve vou NV .v.i,,,, :
cotton culture from br,,;nnin,, ,n n,I
And | do moi wish to ha uuI,rs,o,l I,,,
the expres,ou "mv system rof cI,;,r;,y,
have studied ayricuIture ~ q nbvsic;an
studies med cne-bave corresuonIrd with
the mos, exper;.nc.I farmer. If tho So,,h
and have read all the ayricul,ural worL,
could get And in this way toro,hor
with nv own eyp,rience fnupirI nm thnn.
" and praclicp, have adopt.d the follow
inv mode of Operation.
Permit me here 70 remorL ;h,tr nm,
AN ony.r,ecr-Laye been oy.rxreing m
this place : ye;us and have. ,hcretnre
had IN onpor,uuiIy. to SOM. cy,.ut orr,r'
ryinr out my views ON ,hi, sub;.ct
In the frs, place. I max. and save all
the manure can. Lv baulin,, Ie,va. corn
,t.,lLs ,rI .,,,,, fr,n, ,I,o ,H.a.iom ;,,,''
m, stock lots. ON which 7 m.y.r f,il -
have the stock peureI every night This
WORK. toy.ther wih l;tering The st.IJ,..
and cleaHipr them ont every three week,
is assigned to two hands. who are furnish.
ed with a cart for tine nurposa In th;s
way. nny farmer can make as much ma.
nure or :. Georp;a Gu,no " ~ he c.p LonI
out throurb the winter and surinr
As early after the first of jann.rv nc
circumstances will nerm;, I start ali tL.
teams to haulirr manure ON the land in.
tended for cotton, and deposit it in beaps
sufficiently close. 40 as To have every row
manured alike. Soon after commence
hauling, commence bedding cotton land
which is done AS follows; | Law off nv
rows with scooter pIow, and deposit the
manure in the furrow, on which the beds
are thrown, with one horse turning
pIow, or shovel and mould board, the lat,
terI prefer. This work should be done
time enough for the beds TO settle before
planting, so AS to prevent the tearing down
Of the beds in planting besides other
adv antages not necessary to mention
here.
The tenth Of April commence plant
ing, by running the side harrow over the
beds 10 clean them Of trash and elods,
and open them with All opener made OF a
piece of timber tventy inches long, trian-
gular, with beam and handles roll nv
seed well in ashes or lime, and strew them
Very regular, at the rates of l.2 bush
els per acre, and cover with block twen-
ty-four 10y sixteen inches, four inches thick,
followed in front half an inch. Cotton
planted in this way, will come up in the
drill not wider than knife blade, and looks
like narrow ribbon stretched across
the field can run as close to it as |
want to. As soon as have enough cot
ton up for stand, commence running
around it with tue "Mjssissippi Scraper,"
the hoe hands following. chODDiuU E1LL-
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Washington's Fishsrman and Hunter,

From the COURTS Recollections and pri.
vate memoirs Of the Life and Character of
Washington we extract the following:
Washington ceased to oe sportsman
after 1887 wheh he gave up the hunting
establishment. True he bred the blood
horse and favorite colt Of his named
Magnolia, was entered and ran for a purse:
but this was more to encourage the bree-
ding of fine horses than for attachment
to the sports of the turf Ali the time
that he could spare for active exercise in
bis latter day was devoted to riding about
his farm and inspecting his improvements.
In this he was ably assisted 10y several of
his stewards and managers who were Eu
ropeans, and who had brought from their
own countries habits of industry and
knowledge of improved agriculture and
rural affairs; so that, had the farmer of
Mount Vernon been spared but few years
longer, his estate would have exhibited a
series of model farms, examples to the
neighboring improvers and to the country
at large.
Mount Vernon in the olden time was
celebrated for the luXuries of the table
The fields, the forest, and the river, each in
their respective seasons furnished the most
abundant resources for good living. A
mong tue picturesque objects ON the Pu-
tomac to be seen from the eastern portico
Of the mansion-house. was the Echt canoe
of Father Jack, the fisherman to the os.
tabishment. Father Jack was African
negro, hundred years of are, and vi.
though greatly enfebled in body by such
a vast weight of years his mind possessed
uncommon vigor. And he would tell of
days long past, Afric's cline, and Of AT.
ric's wars, in which he (of course the son
oI king) was made captive, and OF the
terrible battle in which his 70, al sire was
slain, the village consigned to the flames.
and he to the slave.sLip.
Father Jack possessed in an eminent
degree the leading quality of all his race,
somnolency. BY looking through a spy.
glass You would see the old fisherman.
bent nearly double, enjoying a nap, which
was only disturbed by the hard jerking
OF the white perca faat became, entangled
" - Sls vook, rs
put 'i'e slumosrs o. fatiier Jack were
occasionally attended oy some inconveni-
ence' ine oo'oest'c duties OF Mount
y, e'uou "e'e governed oy CLOCK time
VOW ,''e COOK required that the hsh should
De lor'nc1m'ng AZ certain per'od, so that
."ey "'9H' oe served smoking on the
,rn',Ii uo"LI p'ee.Se'y al ,nree O'Clock de
,t Mo''u 'epa'r 70 t"e r'Vef. oahk ana make
.ne %I'uS'o''eu S'Sha'S' out' aIas there
"ou'u W no response ana 'iie ola i'sher
man ~"s SEN quietly rep's'"g IN his ca:
uoe' rocked oy the genie undu'atlons OF
o,.s,.' s"e S'ealn'r i anu anu dreaming no DOUBT OF
eVe"'S ,ohg '''''e ago. Inc unfortunate
s'uo' u 'he G"''hary department, grown
.u''ouS oy de'ay' "ouia now rush down to
sI'. 'uo "A'e'' eIge' anu oy amt ot loud
Snou.'ns' s'o" a' 'e"g'n 'he canoe would be
1eeu 'u''' u !"e soore. rather JACK, IN
'sh"n' az ''s oe'nS even supposed that
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LABOR AND HEALrH.-Mark, says a
sensible man, the laboring man who break
fasts at six, and then walks, perhaps two
or three miles to his work. He is full Of
health, and stranger to doctors. Mark.
on the other hand, your Clerk, who takes
tea and toast at eight and gets down to
the store At nine, or bali past. He Is a
pale effeminate creature, full Of sanapa-
rila, and patent werm medicines, and
pills and things. What q pity il is that
this class OF people do not lay down the
yard stick and take up the failfo a year
or two. BY remaining in their present
occupation they serve to Gil ap cemeteries,
and that's about as miserable use Of hu-
manity rs you can name.
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Chained Party's arbitrary sway,
We cleave truth wherefore SIN Ie dis the xyav.

polished gentleman, and always high in
the confidence Of his country; when he
retired from congress. he became mem
Der OF the Virginia house Of delegates and
continued as such, until after the siege Of
York Town, when he succeeded Mr.. Mel
son, as governor Of Virginia.
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4 VUI VUONIOIII bVINdHI1
CA, SANS.

P.S.-We tried an experiment this
spring with coal tar, as a preventive to
lice in the nests Of setting poultry which
has proven entirely successful. The coat
tar was place in claim shells and put
under the pine trash in the nests the lice
lett Immediately.
We tried another experiment with coal
tar and oil as an ointment for young tur.
keys, that were very much infested with
veTmn, the proportions rsed were, two
parts Of oil to one of tar, touched under
the wings and on the back Of the head.
This also proved successful. CA. 8.
HaddrelFs p. Office. s. c., Nay, 1854.
Our directions were made to suit the
general condition of the country. A spe-
CITED remedy must Of necessity be made
to suit peculiar cases. The joint end net
grass for us such an exception, but as we
have no acquaintance with either, we must
ask for prescription from some one who
has.-ED.
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FULFILNEST OF DUnEs.-" There is
nothing in this world that fear" said an
emlnently pious woman, "but that shall
not know my whole duty, or fail to do IT,"
This Is noble scntiment--it is chris
tan sentiment, and should be heartily
adopted and acted upon by every pro-
fessed follower Of Christ "For the Lord
God Is sun and shield; he will give
grace and glory; and no good thing will
he withhold from them that walk upright
~" And IF the Lord be for us, who can
be against us r.
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SETTLEMENT OF KANsAs.-A letter in
the st. Louis Republican, dated White
head, Kansas territory, June 26th, saws
that thousands Of emigrahts from Virgin.
ia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri,
have already arrived in that te. ritory, and
thousands are still pouring in, the lands
for from ten TO twenty miles back, having
been, with but few exceptions, elaine by
squatters. The writer gives the proceed
ings OF n meeting Of these settlers, at which
Squatter Association was formed to
make provision for deciding upon disput-
ed claims, &c. Resolutions were adopted
precisely similar to those passed. at the
squattAr meeting held at Salt Creek trad
ing house. Among them were resolutions
TO afford no protection to abolitionsts as
citizens OF the territory, recognizing the
institution Of slavery as already existing
in the territory, and recommending slave
holders to introduce their "property" as
early as possible. A Vigilance Commit
tee was appointed and also fvs saIeleeates
to the General Territorial C0asesssioa. Tn
be held at Salt Creek, on the a. aav OF
July" Of what character tfis s,s,,Een
ton Is expected to be, no mention is made
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uAs NOT uHHEALTHY.-An opinion IL
widely prevalent that gas Is unfitted for the
illumination Of private dwellings, owing to
The heat and noxious gases Il evolves; moth
Ing can be more erroneous. The heat, il ia
true, is In proportion to the light given of,
aud II, - has been found to be the case, a
four inch pipe win supply as many borners
sufficient 70 outyie the blaze, (each candle
consuming i75 grains Of taiIow per minate:)
the quantity Of caloic and earhonic acid
given Of will be found to be In each case
pretty near identical. The Argand, or aha.
dowless gas burref, IL eucircled by A male
blue glass, yields perfectly Homogeneous
white light, - pure pimost ~ that OF day.
enabling artists 70 pursue their labors a.
satisfactorily during the night AZ during the
blaze Of Southern summers day. THE
expense Of artificial light is 10 the following
order; ccai-gas being BY Ear the cheapest.
then vegetable oil, sperIn oil, tailow. stear.
Inc wasy--New Quarterly Review.
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Mr.. EDroR: In your article upon the
culture of corn crop, you neglected to
state what kind of grass you had to con-
tend with in its culture. This is impor-
tant for us TO kno ,inasmuch as our lands
are very much infected with joint and nut
grass, and if you had the same, or any
similar grasses to contend with, then sure
Iv, your treatise is of great value to us.
Although, we must beg you to give us
some hints upon the Management Of corn
crop in nut and joint grass, and what is
the best method of destroying these ever
lasting pests. Any thing under this head
will be thankfully Received by
4
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The worst kind Of strip for q man TO
have anything TO do with Is black strap.
Skepties viii please Try on . gallon.
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The beat viii TO have Ieft you.--The
win Of strong mind aud stout heart
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The first years Of man must make pro.
vision for his lat.
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Corn Culture--Poultry.

Grahamsriiie, May 1854.
, 1854-12-30

ERRArA.-ln the reported speech Of
FRANK CLARK Esq, member of the House
from Pierce county-publishcd in our last
issue, several errors occurred, which we are
requested to correct as follows:
In the lst column, 18th paragraph and
3D. line should be made TO read II esteem
as proposition" &c.,-("it" to be omit.
ted
Sd paragraph below should read "What
deliberation," &c, (leaving off the "s")
care and anxiety should the friends of this
bill desire it to be met with in this House!
('met" being omittcd)
I'd column, I'd paragraph, 4,h line, read
"veriest," instead of "varnish."
9th paragraph below, 4th line, read
"l5th of January" instead Of "lst Monday
of January"
I'd paragraph below, I'd line the same er.
ror will stand corrected.
, 1854-12-30

10 provide for the election of Supervisors
Of roads.
Read twice, and referred to committee
on roads and highways.
Message from the Council that they had
passed Joint Resolution as to adjournment
striking out 5th January, at ? P NJ and
inserting January Sd, 10, A. N. Amend
ment concnrred in.
First reading of Council Bills Nos. 4
and 3. Adjourned till January Sd, 1855,
at 10, A. NJ.
, 1854-12-30
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of administra,
~ trdtion barring date December 18th, 1884 have
been granted the undersigned by the clerk Of the pro-
bate court Of Pierce county Washington Territory,
upon the estate Of Henry Labouseer, deceased, late
Of said county. All persons having claims against
said estate hereby notified to present the same
to the undersigHed within one year from date for
payment; and all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
WILLIAM X. MEHILLE,
Administrator.
steilacoom, W. T., Dec. II, 1854. 4wlO.
, 1854-12-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 1854.

Mr. Henniss, Of the committee on Cor
porations, moved the appointment Of a
committee Of three to investigate the re-
port Of the chairman Of said committee,
relative to portion Of the Governors
Message referred to said committee; car
ned. The speaker appointed Messrs. Gu
tnIie, Denny and Hendrickson.
Mr.. Head, from committee on printing,
reported back G. b. No. 9-an act to pro-
vide for the printing of certain laws, with
Recommendation that the bill pass.
Bill read third time and passed.
Mr.. Stiles, from select committee, 10