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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-01-23
AGRICULTURAL.

RoTAT1oN.-"Why is rotation ne.
cessary?" This is a frequent inquiry
with practical mon. supposinga crop
carries off certain specified amount
of inorganic substances from the soil,
each of which is indispensable to its
development it follows as matter OF
course, that the cultivation of that
crop, for several consecutive years,
will abstract so far from the supply
in the soil, as ultimately to deprive
it of the power of producingit it. But
all crops 10 not exhaust the soil of
the same special substances; and
hence if we cultivate Indian corn for
a couple Of years in succession, Gu one
field, and then potatoes, turnips, peas,
beans, or carrots, we shall find that
the latter are by no means stu!tified
from any lack of nutrimcnt-cac
finding its appropriate alimcnt, and
in sufficient quantities to insure its
healthy growth and maturation.-
There are many organic substances
in the soil which the corn plant docs
not especially require, or appropri-
ate, and which are consequently not
exhausted by its cultivation; while
each of them arc essential to the
growth Of some other vegetable
Hence it is that when these arc grown
alternately, the productive powers of
the soil are not so rapidly exhausted,
and fertility is-kcpt up BY sort of
recuperative process; the organic el-
ement necessary for the development
Of one crop, having time to accumu-
late while the soil is occupied by a.
mother crop by which they are not
required.
In many sections of the country the
Indian corn crop is one of prime I'M
portance, consequently, it is frequent
ly cultivated for two, three and even
four years in succession on the same
field; but [ have observed whenever
this practice has been judiciously
adopted, that after the third season,
generally after the second, there is
an obvious falling off, even when lib
eral manure is adopted. Very few
farmers, therefore, who consult their
~,wn Gaterests, and who have had the
benefit of experience and observation
are found to favor it either in theory
or practice.
BY adopting a judicious system Of
rotation, and adhcring rigidly to it,
with the assistance of copious manur-
returning to the soil moro, if
possible, than the crops carry off
any land may be retained in condi-
tion of high fertility while by an
opposite course, it will as certainly be
exhausted and "run out
1t is principle with me never to
attempt the cultivation of a crop which
I cannot afford to manure we'll, and
this should be the policy of every
farmer. One had better run in debt
for manure than exhaust his soil by
cropping without it; or, perhaps, had
better suffer his land to rest until ma
nure can be made.-Gcrmantown
Telegraph.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-01-23

darted through the water like me-
teors, while others could scarcely be
seen to move.
To cnumerate and explain all the
various kinds. of fish I bchcld while
diving on these banks would, were ]
enough of a naturalist so. to do, re,
=quire more than my limits allow; for
I am convinced that most kinds OF
fish which inhabit the tropical seas
ean be found there: The sun fish,
;star fish, white shark and blue or
aouble-nose shark. were often seen.
There were also fish which rcsem-
;bled plants, and remained as fixed in
their position as shrub; the only
power which they possessed was to
open and shut when in danger. Some
of them resembled the rose when iii
fair bloom, and were of all hues.-
There were the ribbon fish, from four
to FIVE inches to three feet in length !;
their eyes arcvcry large, and protrude
1ike those of frog.
! Another fish is spotted like a leop-
ard, from three to ten feet in length.
They build their houses like beavers,
il which they spawn, and the male
pr female watches the egg until it
patches. saw many specimens of
the green turtle, some five feet long,
which [ should think would weigh
from 400 to 500 pounds.
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A story is told of a country gen:
tleman,' who for the first time, heard
an Episcopal clergyman preach. He
had read much of the aristocracy and
pride of the church, and when he re-
turned home, he was asked ifthe peo-
pie were stuck up. 'Pshaw! NO, he
replied; why the minister actually
preached in his shirt sleeves
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-01-23

MoTHER.-Here Tommy is some
nice castor oil with orange juice in it.
Doctor-Now, don't give all to
Tommy; leave some for me.
Tommy (who had tasted it before)
Doctor is a nice man, ma; give it
all to the Doctor.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-01-23

Reward and punishment are sadly
warped. If they are the two legs on
which society stands, society is bow
esged.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-02-29

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TALLER.

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Unhaupv souls -Louisrius Courier
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-22

counterpart of elegant young helresses
and only daughters. They faunt into
the street cars with the assumed tranquil
seIf-possession of fine ladies, spread their
costly silks over yard or two Of seat
with high-toned forgetfulness of the hu-
man race, twitter haughtily as they ad-
Just their skirts, and then turn their bold,
bolt, eriticising glare upon the creatures
Of their own sex on the opposite side.
The way TO detect the breeding and
quality of the women that people the
salons in the French stereoscopie pictures,
is to look at their hands. To judge Of
the station of these pretenders in San
Francisco needs no such nice discrimina-
ton. In spite of their fnery, costing as
much as that of their mistresses, it lacks
''the hang" or, as the French say, Ia
hgHe.
The prevailing atmosphere Of their
toilets is dish-watery and instead of
earning admiration or inspiring dumb re-
spect, they excite only an amused con-
tempt As the wages of servant girls
are higher here than anywhere else in
the world, in just that degree are their
presumption and pretension more aggres-
sive and intolerable. Family life in San
Francisco has no other such exasperating
thorn, and when the wives get together
to tell over their troubles, the imperial
Biddies are the most fruitful and legiti-
mate of topics. The fact that the China
man has been pressed into nursery, kitch-
en- and chamber-work is an evidence of
how CALLING is the tyranny of California
servantgalism.'
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-22
ALASKA.

The Vancouver Register publishes the
following extracts from private letter
dated Fort Kodiae, Alaska, August % I:
The country is not SO bad as repre-
sented. Grass grows up to the hight Of
six or seven feet, looks like timothy, and
i very sweet. Of wild fruit the salmon
berry is the most plentiful and largest.
[ have seen specimens two inches IN dl-
ameter. In flavor they bear close re-
semblanee to a raspberry, but differ in
size. form and color 1t is summer time
now, but at this place it is quite wet and
fogey. Potatoes and other vegetables
do not grow to any size. have seen a
hundred of the largest sized potatoes
raised in this region slowed away in a
quart cup. The Indians around here
seem to be very peaceable people, being
mostly exemplary members of the Greek
Church. Though possessed of smat-
tering Of religion, many Of their customs
are extremely primitive, not to say bar
barous. In stature the men will not
average over five feet.
In the line Of industry they form no
exception to the traditional Indian char
acter, doing so much, and no more than
necessary, for prolonging the union be-
tween body and soul Their staple and
almost exclusive article Of food is fish,
with which nature has provided them in
abundant variety. The post to be called
Fort Kenay is anything but desirable
habitation. Nature evidently designed
it as the abode of mosquitoes and wild
animals which at present enjoy (and
should for all time to Gomez, undisputed
possession. In winter snow falls to the
depth of six or seven feet, and the pros
pect for a winters stay is suggestive OF
anything but pleasing anticipations.
From an exploring party which | met
in Kenay harbor, l learned that impor-
tant discoveries had lately been made on
the Kenay river, and that the party were
prosecuting their researches with the
hope of developing something still bet
ter.
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English sParrOVSs in the Unite d
States.

In the spring of 1866 four pairs Of
the English sparrows came to the Union
Square park, and there built. Three
pairs occupied the trees; one elected a
wren from her little house, the only bird
house then in the square, and took
possession fifth built in the ivy OF
n Cheever's church, facing the square.
NJ m. :, 'dustry Of these little fellows in
jipa-; ! ~ - the measuring worm $50 great
,,;eanes :, at most persons avoid pass
mo tbrongb the park, preferring to go
around, during thel-r occupancy and SO
numerous that they did not leave a leaf
on any tree except the ahan-thus) was
such that boxes we're provided on al
most all the trees for them. They are
very perolifc those hatched IN the
spring rearing brood in the autumn
and the old pair rearing four or nVe
broods. In one year they increased
from Eve pairs to a flock of seventy, and
they are now estimated at 500. Last
summer a reward of one dollar head
was offered for worms, but the plrds
had eaten the last one; they also eat
moths, grasshoppers, and many other
insects. These birds have extended
about forty miles in every direction
The estimate that they destroy ia Eu-
rope half million bushels of grain ii
probably correct; but how much, mori
or less, would the insects they devour de
stroy? The question is simply which Il
the greater evil, worms or birds, anC
which most readily controlled ?-Amer
ican Calt5VdsOr.
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A sad story.

The following accident recently took
place very close to Koseiusko's grave, at
zuehwyl, in the Swiss canton of Soleure
A Swiss major, by the name of Bed
narky, scarcely thirty-six years old, who
had fought bravely in fifteen battles, had
arrived at zuchwyl, to pay homage tothe
great hero Of Polandat his humble grave
IN the Swiss village churchyard. While
some Swiss infantry soldiers were firing
at a target, he took walk to the bank
of the Aar, taking his little eighteen
months old son with him. Although he
was between two and three thousand
Yards from the infantrymen, one of the
bullets fred by them pierced his heart
and killed him on the spot When ne
did not return two hours after, his wife,
who had awaited him at the village
hotel, grew uneasy and went in search OF
him. She found his corpse the little
child slept peacefully on his father
breast. The distress of the poor widow
excited the greatest compassion throug-
out Switzarland.