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tracts, from the Governors Message
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. "a, 1856.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives The object for which
you we're recently convened in extra ses-
sion has been determined. The popular
voice has declared in favor Of the party of
our preference. The past admonishes us
to reserve the full measure Of our rel oic
ing to the day when the avowed policy Of
the party shall have been honestly carried
out when justice shall be re-establishcd,
and tranquility be restored to the country.
Then, indeed, will the victory be one wor-
thy Of the strongest demonstration which
patriotism can indulge. So far as the re-
suit may be regarded as a rebuke to the
Northern party, whose principle Of cohesion
is hatred to the South, we share in the gen
eral satisfaction. Considered in reference
to the vital issue between the North and
the South, fear it will be a barren tri-
umph-that it prove to be at best but a
brief respite Of feverish, exhausting ex-
.citement, destined to end in efhbittered feel
ing and distracted counsel among ourselves.
Slavery and Freesoilism can never be rec
onciled. Our enemies have been defeated
not vanquished. A majority Of the free
States have declared against the South,
upon a purely sectional issue, and in the
remainder Of them, formidable minorities
fercely contended for victory under the
same banner. The triumph of this geo,
graphical party must dissolve the confeder'
acy, unless we are prepared to sink down
into a state of acknowledged inferiority
We will act wisely to employ the interval
of repose afforded by the late election, in
earnest preparation for the inevitable con.
tlict. The Southern States have never de-
manded more than equality and security
They cannot submit to less, and remain in
the Union without dishoror and ultimate
ruin.
The internal state of the commonwealth
over whose affairs you are called to deliber
ate, exhibits gratifying condition of gen
eral prosperity and contentment. Tht
State has been mercifully spared the scourg,
of the sipestilence which wasteth," and ou
people have sown and reaped in peace
Impressed with sense of our rnutual obi
cations, and with hearts full of gratitude II
God, we enter on the work Of duty befor
us.
In the performance Of the part a1nignet
to me, proceed to lay before you such in
formation of the condition of the State
and to recommend 10 your consideration
such measures as judge necessary or ez
pedient-"
The profits Of the Bank Of the State 70
the last year, amount TO $2s0,469 40, ex
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1856-12-05
AN ARMY OFFICER.

VIRGINIA MILITARY INsrIrvTE.-Ws
have received copy Of an able and eloqnnt
Introductory adduess by Col. F. w. Smith,
Superintendent, to the corps of Cadets Of
the Virginia Military Institute, on the re-
sumption Of academic duties, Sept 9Th,
1856. go -.
In this address COL Smith has Iucidly set
forth the great benefits which, this institu-
ton has rendered. to the cause of education
in Virginia. TBs Virginia Military In.
stitute, founded in 1880; now numbers near
ly three hundred graduatess Col. Smith
states that, were the Institute thrown open
to the students of other States than Vir-
gipia, its annual matriculates would EXCEED
those of my college in the United States,
and would embrace the youth Of every State
in the coufederacy.-Riehmond Dispatch.
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DEATH OF PRoF. HENrz.-Prof. N. M.
Hentz died at the residence of his son, at
Mariana, Florida, on the 4th instant. He
was Fresch gentleman ofvaried accom-
'phshmeuts, and we'll known as teacher.
His wife, Mrsss Caroline Lee Hentz, died
about ayear ago. .@
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NORMAL ScHooLs.-By reference to an
advertisement in another column, it will be
seen that the Commissioners of the Public
Schools for these Parishes, have adopted an
important and very interesting improve
ment in carrying out the policy Of the
States for public education. The desigen
is to attach the system of Common Schools
a department for the special education Of
Teachers, and thus to raise up in ourtmidst
a supply of persons competent to take
charge of the schools. The instructions in
the duties Of Teachers will be gratuitous.
The object is altogether praisewortby, and
if its intention is carefully carried ont, can
not fail Of being eminently beneficial to our
School system, and beneficial to the general
interest Of society. In fact, the only way
to complete school system is to educate
teachers as we'll as children.
ss Charleston Mercury.
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ceeding those of the previous year by
$7.418 4s.
During the fiscal year the public debt
CHARGED OH the Bank has been reduced
s64,34O 7s. The President Of the Bank
informed me that he expected to make a
further reduction Of about $35 5000, the ar
rangemcnts for which could not be compile
ted before the close Of the fiscal year.
Ircfcr you to the report Of the Comp
troller General for a detailed statement Of
the financial condition of the State. Since
the lst of October, 1855, the public debt
has been increased as follows BY issue
of Bonds 70 construct new State House,
$4,000; by subscription to Blue Ridge
Railroad, 100000.
The following table exhibits the debt, lia-
bility, and assets Of the StsoaNeaa
ACTUAL DEDI
Three and Five Per Cent
State Stock, S 123.407 GO
Fire Loan bonds, 1,6G9,SGS 9i
Bonds New State House, 100000 90
Bonds Blue Ridge Railroad, 100000 90
United States Treasury Sur
plus Fund, 1,o51,422 90
s3,744, ,G9S 90
| LIABILITY.
Guarantor South Carolina
Railroad, s2,ooo,ooo 90
Debt and Liability, $5,744,69s 60
| ASSETS.
Capital of Bank, $2,77O,9O2 53
Sinking of Fund, l,49O,3s6 55
Shares in Railroads, par val
ue, 1,742.3oo 90
Cash on 1st October, l39,G25 GG
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Something New.

In the Evening News, report Of the In
stitute Fair, a new use of cotton is men.
toned
"Mr. J. NJ. Legare, of Aiken, sends a
stand, rustic chair, table, Emperor Adrian's
Cabinet, picture frame, library screen, ETC.,
which he made Of cotton, to initiate carved
wood work, by subjecting it to a chemical
process. 1t is an invention of his own,
entirely new, for which he has received a
patent. In its use it is plant and ductilc,
and may be moulded, if desired, but with
still greater facility may be worked up by
hand and without moulds. When dry it
is moderately elastic, is not effected by
heat, cold or moisture, and possesses a
hardness and tenacity beyond the hardest
wood. These articles are certainly great
curiosities, and will we'll repay careful
examination by all who visit the Fair"
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
4oetrn,


. BY ALEX. CLARK.
Vernal beauties without number
Summers charms so fair and gay,
All. have gently gone to slumber,
All have quickly passed away:
Like bright phantoms,
Or sweet anthems,
All have quickly passed away.
Sad and lonely is the calling
OF autumnal breezes low;
While the leaves are lightly falling
While soft evening murmurs flow:
Family cleaning,
Stars are dreaming,
While soft evening murmurs flow.
Soon will Winter, cold and dreary,
Usher on his dismal train;
Chilling blasts, with wings awcary,
Now proclaim his cruel reign:
Nature signing,
Beauty dying,
Now proclaim his cruel reign,
So is life, though now adorning
With its hopes our humble lot,
Transient as the dews of morning
Like summers dream forgot.
Oh how fleeting
Soon retreating-
Like summers S dream forgot.
May we learn that we are mortal,
That from earth we soon remove;
Soon we pass deaths narrow portal
Pass from tolls to joys above:
Oh how cheering!
How endearing
Pass from tolls to joys above.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
HINTS TO FARMERS.

1t is a very simple and easy affair
to keep a cash book, and yet how few
farmers do it. Any person who can
write can keep a book of this descrip-
ton, and many advantages accrue from
it. On one page of your book set
down every thing sold and the sum
received for it, On the other side set
down all your outgoings or expendi-
lures and when it is begun, if the
amount of cash Oh hand is put at the
top of the columnof receipts, by add
ing up the two pages and taking the
difference of them, will show the bal
ance of cash you should have on hand,
and if there is any disagreement there
must be some error of entry, or there
must be "a hole in the epurse." A book
OF this kind accurately kept would show
at the end of the year, or at any other
time the amount of wheat, corn, pota
toes, butter, poultry, eggs, or any 9th
er article sold, and the sum received
for them. 1t would do more, show al
your outlayilfgs for stock, seed, imple
ments of husbandry, repairs, clothing
tea, coffee, sugar, salt, &c, &c, and
also for wages, and would present {
very curious and interesting documen
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
CARE OF'HORSES.

Those who have had the care of
horses are frequently very negligent
in the manner of discharging their
duty. There is no animal in existence
so susceptible of the effects of dirt i'm
pure air, bad bedding, &c, as the
horse. All excrcments in a horses
stable, however small in quantity,
should be removed at least once day,
and a clean, dry place left for the ami
NAL to stand, OF lie down upon. Many
a horse when stabbed for an hours
feeding, is placed in close, filthy
place, without breath of pure air
there obliged to make his meal We
would as soon think of eating in such
a place ourselves, as of compelling a
horse to do it. If you have no win
dows in your stable, by all means
make one at once, or knock off board
to let in light and pure air. When
you have removed the droppings from
the stable at night, strew the flor
with dry straw or muck the value
of the manure will more than repay
the expense besides rendering your
horse healthier.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
ST. CHARLES FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1885,

for family examination at the end of
a twelve-month and if there should
be found "a hole in the purse" it
would indicate the spot where repairs
were most necessary. A farmer keep
ing book of entry of this description,
would always know his latitude, as a
captain of a ship does when on the
ocean and he would be less likely to
run on shoals, or get among the break
ers? As it is not very usual for farm
ers to take receipts when money is
paid on ordinary occasions, and not In
very large sums, and as the memories
of many people are very frail, such a
book of entries as has been referred to-,
would be an essential service as a
record of payment where no other evil
dcnce of it existed, and might prevent
litigation and trouble in case of deccase
of one or both of the parties.
On the death of the head of fam
lily who has kept no regular records of
his receipts and payments, much diff
Guilty and sometimes heavy losses have
occurred, besides good deal of
trouble and anxiety to those who were
obliged to grope in darkness in set
Ting the estate. 1t is well known that
very many intelligent, worthy farmers
are careful to preserve an accurate
statement of all their worldly concerns,
duly arranged in proper form, and
such rarely find I" a hole in the purse"
But there are many others who would
atonce plead guilty, or, if they did not,
could readily be convicted on respon-
siblc testimony of totally neglecting
to keep an Ineligible series of entries,
in a book, of their outgoings and these
are persons who often complain of" a
hole in the purse" and they are not
careful to have it repaired in due sea-
son.-Cor. Dollar Neacspapa-Phaa.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06

vincial modesty, even though you
have never seen anything like it since
you were Graded. And don't meas
ure distances or angles of, vision by
the eye, or you may be tempted to con-
clude that through the opening of yon-
der bcspangled dress you could, on
near approach, see more of human
flesh than to the wearer would be
agreeable; and above all do not ven
ture such an insinuation. Let q fash
ionaple lady expose herself never SO
much to criticism, she will not patient
ly allow her faults to be pointed out.
But what does 50 large company
all this while? They crowd about
promenade they call tin pairs, trip
lets, or even quartetts. A complete
orchestra at one end of the magnifi-
Gently furnished parlors, regales them
with music-wholc operas at time
and at the other end is profusely
spread table, where the inner wants Of
all are ministered to. The table con-
stantly changes in appearence-for
here the wealth and liberality of the
host is to be, in an especial manner,
displayed. One rich setting out
would be voted mean and shabby, and
so regular courses" arc instituted
a changing of dishes and ornaments,
once every half hour. Now we see
the finest white porcelain, and anon
that which is gilt and silvered.
The small hours are sounding. and
the older folks take their leave; let us
go with them. When daylight streaks
the East the younger ones will whim-
per " Good evening"" and follow suit.
How small, how very small, is tho
sum total of benefit or pleasure de-
rived by any one from such party.
Aching head and limbs, weak eyes
and an entire uniting for any of life's
sterner duties are among the positive
results; and all to be ranked among
the silly senseless devotees of fashion.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06

me, tell me you forgive me, and l will
never leave you again J"
The white lids were slowly raised,
and two bright eyes looked lovingly
into his own.
Thank heaven for that !" exclaim-
ed Frank, as he warmly pressed her to
his heart.
The ladies now began rapidly to re-
cover-the strangeness banished from
kate's eyes, and when Nellie's hair
had been pushed back from her face,
her checks seemed to have regained
their natural color; and by the time
they reached the house the gentlemen
felt far more like fainting than the la
dies.
"Now tell us all about how it hap
pened,' said Frank, when they were
comfortably seated within doors.
why" replied Kate, "we were
leaning over the side of the boat with
our fishing lines, when suddenly it up
set, and we were both precipitated in
to the water, but a gentleman who
was standing near drew us out. >
(The said gentleman was held in con-
siderably higher esteem by our heroes
than he would have been had they
known that his services had been pre-
viously engaged for this enterprise.)
We have only to add that Frank
and Harry were heartily tired of hunt
ing, and they and the ladies entered
into compact together to amuse each
other.
They kept their word. The remain
der of the two weeks the gentlemen
spent in seeking entertainment in the
society of those they had vowed to
cherish and protect and they were
obliged to acknowledge themselves
more than repaid for their efforts.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
Mistellang.
A FASHIONABLE PARTY.

Although fresh from rural district,
don't be so boorish as to think of going
to fashionable party at the old style
hour of early candle light. Exercise
patience, and wait until eight o'clock,
when an old farmer would deem it
time to think of returning home. Then
walk around to your friends house.
All is dark and you hurry home to as
sure yourself by re-perusal of the per-
fumed note of invitation, that you
have not mistaken the evening. At
nine o'clock, after an hour Of restless
waiting, you so again, and still the
house is dark. You ring to ask il
Madame is expecting company; but
Betty calls to you from the basement
door, anathematising your want OF
manners in taking the dishes to the
front door, Your question is answer
ed, and you sneak off glad to escape
without betraying your ignorance
Ten o'clock comes and with it a fit of
gaping, for that is your usual hour for
retiring. Again you pass in front Of
the house, but find the darkness as in
tense as ever; you walk around Il
block or two. More than once you re-
sort to this method of passing the
weary minutes.
When the half hour strikes, you dis
cover moving of lights and a tolera-
bic illumination of the parlor win
dows. Grown desperate at the delay,
and willing to be the very first of the
guests, your hand is once more upon
the bell-pull. To your polite inquiry
comes the reply Madame not at
home" Yea turn away bewildercd,
but, recollecting that through a crew
ice of the parlor door you discovered
indications of preparation going for
ward, you conclude that you are only
a little to early, Curiosity gives
place to surprise; you stand around, !"
and even get into a confab with a
street watchman. Eleven o'clock, and
presently carriage drives up. The
door again opens and the carriage III
mates enter. The hour has come.
A negro, blacker than the ace o.
spades, takes your card, and bawls
out your name as though he were an
nouncing you the speaker in q politi
cal meeting. Madame reclines in hel
easy chair, opposite the parlor door
in "a manner the very picture of faint
ing fcebleness, though her cheeks seen
to Indicate recent mountain ramble
OF some other violent exercise, or -
She mods gracefully and extends th'
tip Of a jewelled finger, and then hav
ing hoped you are well, her attention
is turned to the next conner. The par
lors fill and by twelve o'clock the,
are q perfect jam. Dancing is not al
| amusement on this occasion-it ha'
long ago been voted passe. Parties
arc given nowadays not for th'
pleasure or comfort of either guest
or hosts, but merely to show off TIN
number of fashionable friends one has
and how richly they dress. Strippe
of verbiage, they become raree show
of flesh and iewels-cattlc fairs yo
may call them. On those occasion
hoops, hounces and furbelows prevel
you from getting nearer than, six fee
of your lady acquaintances. Conve
sation must, therefore, be for tn
world around, as we'll as for the ind
vidual addressed.
Do not let the modest apparel calle
low necked dress shock your PR
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
COUNTRY GIRLS.

Meta Victoria Fuller in the Ohio
Cultivator, in sisterly way thus
talks to country girls:
The farmers daughters are soon to
be the life as we'll as the pride of the
country-a glorious race of women
which no other land can show.
seek not to flatter them; for before
they can become this, they will have
to make earnest efforts of one or two
kinds. There are some who depre-
cate their condition, and some who
have false pride in it, because they
demand more consideration than they
merit. A want of intelligence upon
all the subjects of the day and of q
refined education, is no more excusa-
BILE in country than in town-bred
girl, in these days of many books
and newspapers.
Many girls are discouraged because
they cannot be sent from home to
boarding school-but men of superior
minds and knowledge Of the world
would rather have wives, well and
properly educated at home. And this
education can be had wherever the
desire is not wanting. A taste for
reading does wonders; and an earnest
thirst after knowledge is almost GER
tain to obtain a sweet draught of the
"Pierian Spring" There is a far
mer's daughter in this very room in
which | am writing, a beautiful, re-
fined and intellectual woman, in whose
girlhood books were not as plenty as
now, and who obtained her fine edu-
cation amid difficulties which would
have discouraged any but one who
had as true a love for study
will state why l think the coun-
try girls are yet to prove the hope of
this country The women in towns
and cities are becoming so universally
unhealthy, and almost SO universally
extravagant, foolish and fashionable
that men are almost in despair of get
ting wives who are not invalids, and
providing them with what they de-
mand after they have married them,
unless young man has the fortune
(good or bad) to be the inheritor OF
wealth, he must spend the best bloom
of his youth in acquiring enough to
start upon" as people are expected
to begiu nowadays. Men even in
high places, would go to the country
for their choice, if they met there
equal refinement with intelligence
Women are prepared to take noble
stand in history, and they cannot do
it in ignorance.
Town girls have the advantage of
more polished manners and greater ac-
complishments but country girls
have infinitely more to recommend
them as rivals of their fair sisters.
They have more truth, household
knowledge, and economy, health, and
consequently beauty simplicity, atfec.
ton, and freshness of impulse and
thought. When they have cultivated
minds they have more chances in
their favor for good sense and real
! ability, because SO much Of their time
is not demanded by the frivolities OF
society. The added lustre Of foreign
t accomplishments could easily be
: caught by discerning mind from a
> very little contact with the world.
l would not speak as though onl
farmers daughters were deficient II
/ education. Many brilliant scholars
: and talented women may be found
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
agricultural.
SHEEP IN IOWA.

Sheep, during the past year, have
been greatly enhanced in value. We
have crosses of the French and Span
ish Merinos and South downs with
our common stock. The Spanish is
considered the best. A few rams have
been introduced into this State from
Vermont, valued at from $50 to 5000
each. Most of our large hocks con-
sist of French Merinos, with few Sax
ons. The best mutton we have is OBJ
tanned from our common breed The
profit of sheep-raising is about 20 per
cent. on the capital invested, including
the expense of keeping 1t may be re.
marked, that feeces of finc-wooled va.
rieties become coarse in few years,
owing perhaps to the climate
The value of common sheep is
from 50 to So. Average yield Of wool,
five pounds to sheep.
H. +. MOORE,
OF Big Mound, Lee County, Iowa.