Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-12
Mormon FlirtatiOns

Under the polygamc or "plurality system of Nor
mondom they prefer to call it, there is, might be
expected many and curious development of social
life recent visitor to Salt Lake City relates the fol-
lowing -
Elsewhere the attentions of the former to the latter
pass for nothing here girl knows that her partner may
at any moment be her lover and her suitor though his
wife is dancing in the UiSauS; and many Irritation is
buoyed up by the circumstance Men, too OF the bright
Sort love to their position and carry on canvas
that would capsze mOnogamist craft Second and
third wives take little heed of the woong but you may
and then see woman glancing too eagerly round
and from her half concealed jealousy and hatred, and
fear predominatng over the other two you may guess
what you will be told that the watcher is ony wife
other women if they her. will and tell her she
is no Mormon to look so after her husband and laugh
at her foolish expectation of keeping entire husband
to herself That girl now evidently knows the wife is
watching her. and coquets all the more eagerly with the
husband perhaps she may refuse him after ALL perhaps
not wish to do perhaps find herself unable if she wish
es but they not the only couple followed by eyes
struggling to see, and yet not to believe. They tell me
F. yonder loves his wife beyond the wont of hus-
bands in this part of the world and will not marry
other my partner, herself wife, though not in the
first lustrum of wives tells me- and intimatcs her opn
ion, that F. and his wife both fools to set them
selves against the fashion of the place. But F -
surely is flirting with Kate Copeland pretty strongly at
this moment one suggests. Flirtingthat is gentle
word we never use it but he's not really counting Kate
he's only teasing his wife though he wont marry again
he likes doing that. Were I unmarried, l would ask
the president to make him marry me- What for, to
tease herT No, to teach her: then she would not
think herself better than the rest of why should she ?
turned the subject having wish for Grgunentum
ad hoinena and places unsuitable to the real
argumentum Gd feninaml"
RHODES SUPER-PHosPHATE OF L1ME."-We make
the following extract from the Washington cOrrespon
dence of the Missouri Republican," at St. Louis OIL
this celebrated fertilizer
"The United States Agricultural Society closed its
sixth annual session in this city yesterday, after trans
ports and papers were read which, when published will
be found beneficial to the agricultural world. Among
the fertilizers claiming the attention of the society,
understand that Rhodes Super-Phosphate of Lime
carried off the palm This article manufactured il
our neghborng city of Baltimore, and one which ha.
already acquired national reputation. An article o
this description was recommended in I84I by Baror
Liebig and has ever since been considered in Europe
and most especially in England, as manure of estab
lished and unmistakeahle value. Rhodes Super-Ph
certified pure in all cases by Drs Higgins Estate Agri
cultural Chemist) and Bickel, of Maryland.
This valuable fertilizer, understand, is not designed
to supercede the of Peruvian Guano, but to aid
economic, and improve it. The Guano by its excess
of ammonia. stimulates the SOIL but at the same TIM
impoyerishes t-actng like strong drinks upon the hu
man system while Rhodes Super Phosphate of Lime
furnishes the nutritious materials for vegetable matter
and at the time enrches the SOIL acting like soie
food upon the animal body. Such is the difference be
tween these two fertilizers in their effects upon the sol
and its crops According to reports made to the gocie
ty, the effects of Rhodes Super-Phosphate of Lime
upon the wheat and crops of the past few years
have been wonderful; whilst upon tobacco and hemp
the crop has been increased onethird in weight ant
YIELD
The above fertilizer is to be had in Wilmington,
Messrs Keith Flanner. See advertisement in anoth
er column