, 1865-06-18

plements In the South fences have been des-
troyed In places there Is no seed, things are
everywhere is . e1y for bread. There is
another thing which few people In the North
know. JET. Davis and the leading men know
1t They hare 80 exhausted the soil that
they connot raise cotton as they used to.
Thtre are thousands Of fields that will not
ilelds are Just beginning to give away. Ten
years Is the extent Of The life Of theif upland
soil, thar Is, as they cultivate it. It is easy
to zee why they made war. They wanted
fresh land There Is plenty In Mexico;
think see them get It: Dc not know what
70 South, but it will take them long to Learn
how to manage that soil. Thelnicest skill is
reqntrtd, both to restore 1t and to keep It up.
It is certain that not for Twenty-Five years
can crops Of cotton be raised equal to those
between 1855 aud 1850. Cotton may come
eIehtcen cents, and calico to twenty cents
per gard. They cannot be les6; the may be
twenty per cent higher. They certainly will
be II we do not Increase cur sheep. Every
thing viii depend upon this. 1wlll tell you
Why. Fur faqE yea.s ths matorsty of laulilles
buying lltt1e. They were waiting fur peace
aud good times, They are waiting still. They
must be supplied soon- There is most pess-
ing want for heary fabrics, and btd-clothes
are getting very eca1ce. have reason 10 be-
licye that more than half Of the women's pet
t!coats are made Of patches I know The
msn's and boy s clothes are feartu1ly patched
When the productions of the farm fail to the
old prices, people can not afford to dress
their etIls snd children In calico. It never
WAS worth much, at the best. 4 linen or
dnannel drees Will out-wenr dozen Of them.
Il mag be that women will not wear such
dresses taey will not, they must look TO
Heaven for help.
hnow very we'll that families are almost
frightened At the Thought ct makiug cloth.
They will tell rs that they hare more work
19 DO pow than han h,ss thsS can Est 11oss With
inc baby, OF expect 10 have, whle others. still
worse Oh, do not expect to have any. Some
are subject to toothache, weak backs. and all
this. My reply Is good. II ws can only ra:se
The sheep their viii be wsy enough to get
d,ed pounds Of wool in the house, q woman
will cont,iEe to work up some Of It. At least,
she can hire some one to spin stocking -yaxr.
when neither che, Or her girls, nor any OF her
iamIly will be ashamed anywhere to take OF
thtis shoes: Permit me TO rema'k that a
good deal OF time ia spent in visits. and in
dsunting around in hoops; and thlt those
vtry white spots In the heels Of stockings do
ROT lcok well. There are improved spin
ming wheels; also hand power looms. More
than this, factories vii! spin the wool At fair
ERlce~ ~ " tA ASTONISHING: AAIt tHAt }ou eau
get more cloth at factory By paying IN WOOL
than you can By selling the wool aud bring
ing the money. They used to give yard 0f
goed cloth for pound Of WOOL. Bat the
Cloth was not 9, Eoad as thai made NJ home.
When ron leave the family to Get wotk done,
which might be done in 1t, then cheating be-
gins, aud the further rou 50 the more cheat
lug YOU will find. The THREADS which N 'th-
er spins are we'll twisted ana a-e lasting; al
most are they lie her WARM aud loving arms.
AFEW suEEP.
sheep msn reckon tn.t s. to keep tSn sheep