The loyal Georgian., 1866-02-03

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when they are taken out sgain, they are
thrown into basin of cold water; this
is done to harden them. They are next
placed in an iron shovel on fire which
is NOR or less brisk, according to the
thickness of the needles; care being ia
ken to move them from time to time;
this process serves to temper them and
take off their brittleness: they are now
to be made straight, one by one, with
| hammer, and then polished. To 90 this,
twelve or fifteen thousand needles are
ranged in small heaps against each other,
on piece of new buckram, with emery
dust scattered over it; the needles being
placed as above mentioned, are also
sprinkled with emery dust and oil Of
olives; and at last the whole is made up
into roll, well bound at both ends, and
laid on polishing table, aid over it is
placed thick plank loaded with stone,
which men work backward and forward
for the space OF two days, 10 which time
the needles are polished in a gradual
manner They are then taken out, and
the dirt and filth washed off with hot
water and soap; after which they are
placed in hot bran, in round box hung
in the air by a cord, end kept moving
till the bran aud needles are quite dry
The needles are afterwards sorted the
points turned all the same way, and
smoothed with an emery stone turned by
wheel; after which nothing remains to
be done, but to make them up into pack
cts of two hundred and fifty each
Bureau Of Refugees F a. ADD
Office Act, ASH Com, Strife Of Ga,
augusta, Ca: Dec %, 1865. }
C'acuiar II
No. s. H3 ssaa
In answer to numerous inquiries, the
following is published for the informa.
ton and guidance of Officers and Agents
of this bureau. aa
/. This Bureau does not propose to
support or remove from the plantations,
or homes of their late masters, the help
less aud decrepid freed people or young
children. If the former have children
who are able to support them, they must
be required to do SO, if not, there is no
other alternative but that their former
owners shall provide for them until tie
State makes provision for their support.
\ The parents of the latter, if able, must
support them, if not, Agents will endea.
vor to bind them out, together with
orphans and those whose parents cannot
be found, as set forth in Circular No. 3,
from this Office. aa
1t must be apparent to the people that
it is impractic.ble, If not impossible, for
the Bureau to remove and provide for
the very large number of destitute and
/ helpless freed people who are scattered
throughout the State. Besides, it should
be remembered, that there was an i'm
piled contract between the master and
his slave, that in return for his service
the slave should be fed clothed and
lodged, during his old age, and where the
former slave has fulfilled the conditions
of the contract on his part, the former
master is not absolvcd from his obliga-
tions, by the freedom OF the slave, for
which the latter is in nc way responsible.
Honor and humanity require that the
former master shall not attempt to escape
from or evade his responsibilities. kven
such colored people as are able, by their
labor, to provide for their old, worn out
parents, have right to expect that the
former, owners of the parents, will, if able,
assist them in bearing this burden. a.
i Justice requires this, 1t would be
shameful to impose the entire burden
upon those whose oily means Of support
IS their labor Very few persons have
been found in the State, aud they by no
means the most estimabIe, who do not re-
gard the matter in the light stated.
II. In upper and middle Georgia,
where the land is comparatively poor, and
but small quantity of cotton or corn can
be raised TO the acre, planters offer from
twelve to thirteen dollars per month,
with board and lodging, to full male, and
eight to ten dollars to full female field
hands, the laborer to furnish his own
clothing aud medicines. Along the coast
and in Southwestern Georgia, and in
other portions of the State, where good
crops of cotton, rice, corn or sugar can be
Praised, planters offer fifteen dollars per
month, board and lodging, to fall male,
and ten dollars to full female field hands.
In al portions OF the State, planters are
ound who prefer to give portion of the
crop, which with a favorable season,
would probably give the laborer sum
equivalent to that above mentioned
Usually they offer from one third the
gross to one half the net proceeds. They
are at liberty to pay money or portion
of the crop as my be preferred by the
parties.