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There are women who cannot grow old:
women who, without any special, effort re-
main always young aud always attractive.
Their number is smaller than it should he,
but there is ssufisiru. upmter to mark the
vide differences between thi. class, and tho
other. Tbs secret Of ibis perpetual youth
lies not in beauty, for some women possess
II Who are not at all handsome :; nor 10
dress, for they are frequently careless. in
that respect, 90 far As the mere arbitrary
dictates of fashion, are concerned nor, in
having nothing to do, for these ever, ouue
women are always as busy as bees, and it is
very well known that idlsness :. will fret
people .nto old age and ugIiness faster than
ovsr-~ork. The charm, We imagine, lies
10 the sunny .emper--neilhef more nor
less-tbe blessed gift Of always loahsIsoo,
the bright side Of life. aod Of s
the mantle OF charity over every fSS6dy's
f.uIts and fnilugs. 1t is not. much Of a
secret. but j, is sI' that we have seen, and
We have watched such With great interest,
and determination 70. report truthfully for
tue benefit of the sex. I, is,vsry prossk-
ing that IL is soms,h,ng which cannot be
co'ked up and sold fo. fifty cents hottie.
But this is Impossible. aud is why the most
Of US will have to keep on growing, old
and ugly and d>agreeable as sanas: -
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MARCH 9, 1863. :"

men Of this city might now be found
among some Of the poor and hard worked
boys and other adventures who now crowd
the metropolis, could prophetic vision be
brought to aid. Some people must succeed
out Of this heaving mass, but who shall
draw the prize is among the secrets Of
destiny. Among the successful men Of the
day ID Henry Smith. President Of the
Bowling Green Savings Bank. Mr.. Snith
came TO New York poor, and has depended
on his own exertions. He has always been
connected with internal navigation, and is
at present running line Of two boats
Starting with nothing, he has made for
tune, and is one of the board Of supervis.
ors, in addition to the Office just mention
ed. The Americus Club has also made
him it's President, and as Mr.. Smith is a
very kind-hear' ed man, we are glad of bis
success. especially as lie. is not i'll the least
Inflated by ii. ...--
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SALT WITH WHKAT.-A correspondent
Of the Southern Cultivator gives the fol-
lowing result of au experiment in his wheat
sowing: &c..
Il desire TO give the readers f the Cul.
tivator the benefit Of an experiment made
by a neighbor of mine with his last wheat
crop. He sowed down with the wheat
eighty pounds OF salt per ac'e, and gath
cred good crop of wheat, clear. OF rust
while all around him made failure. II
salt will prevent rust, every farmer should
know and nse it. Again, Mr.. George
Cunningham, an enterprising farmer in
this county, in March last, sowed, as top
dressing, equal portions Of salt and plas
ter, on portion of a lot in wheat, as an
experiment; the effect WAS perceptible to
all. The wheat thus managed was good,
while that adjacent to it was very poor.
These experiments are satisfactory to my
mind tha. salt is preventive of rust. As
the cost Of salt is ,rifiing, compared to the
losses sustained by rust, all should test it
for themselves." ~ -.
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Present and Future Prosperous Condition
of the South.

It is remarkable as singular fact, thai
there has been yet no retlux from the Soutl,
Of currency to the North for an unusual
amount Of money has been sen. South, and
it's merchants, it is stated, have: purchased
freely Of merchandise, plying largely in
cash, ye. these payments. bave been largely
exceeded by the receipts in the South on
account OF cotton. = s..
1t is concluded that large samourt Of
currency has been boarded by.lhs planters
to be held out of circulation until their
wants compel them 10 purchase mercban,
die; and as the tota|Rea|ized on tue cot
ton crop 10 uaaaRaFs Slarge, the amount
thus kept our New York
authority thinks, must be proportionslly
large.
The recuperation Of the South is simply
question Of time. Her products are
necessary to the wealth of the country and
SO long as she is allowed to- devote her
energies to her great prominent agr,cultu-
raj interest, size cannot be kept down in
material progress.
The ordeal through which she has
passed, has taught the farming aud plan ing
interest to husband its resources to curtai
it's expenses; to practice economy; where,
in former years, it was prodrg.I to live
within it's means, and to take care Of tue
fruits of its labor.
The annual surplus, instead Of being
invested in large part in the acquisition of
slave labor and in luxurles procured from
the North, can now be to the same extent
devoted by the farmers and planters to the
Improvement and enriching Of their lands,
and the beautifyiug Of their homesteads,
and in building railroads and factories, and
devoted to other investments @hich " il
promote their comfort, enrich their
section, aud ultimately result in regaining
the position Of importance formerly oc-
cupied by it, and which gave it the in
fuence which weighed 80 much in ad-
vancing the progress and prosperity OF the
country.
Population and wealth will follow in the
due course of time, and with their access
sion, the respect and influence which are
inevitable.
We hare only to devote our energies to
the Work Of industrial development in
order TO regain not only what has been,
lost, but to advance far beyond what we
had formerly conceived.
With the natural bounties which have
been bestowed upon us, our soul, our cli-
mate, Sur miner ais, our harbors. We shall
attain prominence aud prosperity far
beyond those hitherto possessed. The
destiny Of the South is onward and up
ward.-Petersburg Erpress.
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How to ov@turn, tina Pulptt

spurgeon says: Il might be done by
putting emp,y-headed msn 10 the spulpit--
men who bad no,hing to say, and said it.
or froiby, feathe'y men-men who would
introduce Joke 10 the pulpit fse jotidgs
sake, and who, mot being paricniarIy
conscious Of; any, other mission. 10! the
world. made themselves generally sg,esa-
bic, aud thought ,hst ufiieispt. Iron. men,
too. were dangerous 10. the pelpsl--eeu
who. in preaching The wrath Of, God, did
it yiihoo. a tesr-men uho xonId dneuss
and wra"sls, olsar; headsds bqt cold and
hard, Ike a snowy ,aiakt With sbs moon
shining. Then there Sszs Ssleaissus.' T. Idle
students we're bad enough tat idIsS minis
ters-wbat should Id say Of tksth "Thsrs
we're also what he called imsu IL 'pu,ty y
men who we're inAaenosd by :etsiybody,
aud had no opinions sxesps stoss ". The
last person whom. they n,sa.j ;Thsss we're
starch brs,hrsa--mso sssppsd ip dignity,
who came irom9rhs pulPis,. and =salked
down the isle, their minds ahsosbed by
heavenly contemplation. Eipaily,. there
were weather-cock bre.hren-msn whose
religious opinions yeered with tie prevail
ing doctrinal currsn. in their neighborhood
men who, in their time, had boxed tho
spiritual conpass, and aaid thai every point
was the North Pole. N@! &.'>t% IE7.sa
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A SECRET WORTH Ksow1Ka.-A lau
dress gives the following recipe for doing
up shirt bosoms. Any woman rbo desires
to make home happy will do. well to try
the experiment. It will be found sov.
sreign autilo,e to that perilous stuff which
weighs upon the hsart--an ilI.fltt,ng and
iI1-irened shirt bosom: '''"'' -
s,"1'ake two ounces Of fue white gum
arabic ,powder-pat j. in.o'a pitcher. and
ponr on q pint or more Of wstsr-and
.heu having covered ii. iet it stand all
night. In the morning. +pour il carefully
from the dregs into clean bottle, cork |,
and keep It for use. A table, spoonful d
gum water stirred 10 . pint Of starch made
in tie nsuat manner, will give % ,swns
eirher white Or printed, look of nswifr,,ess lir,
wi,en nothing slss can n rsstosSs them sfts,
they have been washed. ~, = r;< a'2ts
: T..
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The New York Metropolitan Record
eays:> There never was time in the bis
tory of this city when extravagance vas
carried to such dizzy Seight. as now.
Not in dress alone, but in houses. in car
riages, in horses, in entertainments, in balis,
in parties, in every way in which money
can be expended, it is poured out like
water. The result is dress without taste,
homes without Happiness, and social inter =
course without enjoyment. The extrava-
gsncs of tue women is, indeed, saddening
to, contemplate. Exorbitant. prices are
asked and chesrfully given for dress, while
diamonds. and jewelry cost fortune.
Some Of our faslntn nable bellies have their
dresses imported ready made from Paris,
copied exactly in. Its minu,est details from
tue court costume Of the Empress Eugepie
and the ladies' of ber court. We have
our court journals, too in WHICH all .he
fsahionable chit chat Of the day is .stsiIed,
marriages are announced BY. authority. and
elope1nsnts duly chronicled, the proportion
Of both announcements being about equal
TEN We have; ''eourt auadrilles" at the
houses Of our. republican sris,oeraey, and
in "poiut OF tact,", as Cousin Fsenix would
aay, having reached the minimum in NOR
els and the msximup in wealth, We are
ripe for the introduo.iop Of every folly aud
every absurdisy, To cap Ie climax, ou,
fa.bionabis bridss have determined to ..in-
sasdrats'' The sys.ea 81 pages . Ulopisr
quite" Here Z !. good chance Tor. ou,
"somep'a rights" women 70 see. to i ths
bo5i do no. .nonopolise this new and, doubt
issa luc,ssiys branctif Of industry" - =
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Consequences.

Though Time drops moments from his wings
And we in ages find them,
We little think what little things
Bring greater things behind them.
Some little speech, or little act,
Thought witty or delightful.
Leads afterwards to what. in fact,
Are consequences frightful.
At joke or laugh, sigh or groan,
Administered unduly,
Friendships you thought secure have flown,
And cen Lsve's flame burnt bluely.
Some unintenlional neglect
The oldest bonds may sever;
Ystws. apparently, expect
Such Consequences never.
A very little weakness too
May grow to great dimensions,
II frequently aHo-'d by you
To influence intentions.
Her thread around you Fate will spin
So gently that your senses
Scarce heed your acts. till you begin
To feel the consequences
'Tis true, as have said above,
That. lawful or unlawful,
Small things will lead, like Hate and Love,
To consequences awful
Life gives you this expelienee-
With face. or form. or carrisge,
You fall in love-good-bye to sensei
The consequence is-MARRuak.
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!. ny Lovers q. Twain.

NY lovers twsin-'my lovers twain.
i pray youlst mo bel
To wed you both I would be fain,
. Only that may NOT he. ~
One lover is like music sweet,
That steals my heart away:
And ono Is like the srumpet-blast,
Which calls me to the frxy.
One is Of gentle, courteous mind,
To lew and high degree
And one is stern and harsh Of mood,
And melteth but to me.
One is 90 strangely loveable.
That but to touch his hand
Do women kneel-before the ono
Do men uncovered stand.
And If I this one do not wed.
He never wife will seek:
And If that ono I do not wed,
He sorroweth week.
Ny lovers twain-my lovers twain,
Ye should have let me be:
Hove the one with oil my heart
The other loveth me.
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Improved Variety Of Corn-Method Of
" Planting Cultivating, 90.

Editors Southern Cultivator My
communication in the December No. Of
the Cultivator, in relation to an improved
variety Of corn which plant, has elicited
a great many 'etters Of inquiry as to my
method Of planting cultivating, DC.
The. first thing I do in preparing my
land, is to lay of my rows five feet apart,
on any kind OF land-"broomsedge" not
excepted. With turniug-plow then
proceed to plow by rows, and it ought
never to be omitted to plow in the same
furrow. with rooler or sub soiler-the
deeper the better. In bedding out. pIow
all my land, except very narrow ridge
to be opened when planting,
Then, when I am ready to plant my corn
l open this ridge, put in what fertilizers I
use, apd drop my corn, two grains in a
place, two or three inches from the ma.
nure. plant in drills. from two 10 three
feet apart, according to the land, if it is
broken, am particular to have my rows
nearISpn level, allowing enough fall for
draidgs.
ling corn is not large enough 10 plow
when I get ready, and my beds are getting
weedy.1 take my turning plows and run
two fuIrows on The middle of the beds,
turning the earth towards the corn.
When my oorn' is ready 10 plow, I run
small scooter near it, one furrow on
each tide of the ce rn. At next going over
plow two furrows with good sweep,
filling up The scooter burrows, but not close
enough to fill up the corn drill. The next
time finish the middIes with one or two
burrows with sweep.
In this way I 60 over my corn once in
from twelve. to fifteen days. according to
necessity. BY giving this time, it brings
me 10 pea planting, which do, by drop
ping the peas between the corn in the
same drill, and covering with a good turn
ing plow, running as far from the corn as
will do 10 cover the psss, and lap the
earth we'll in the drill, which also covers
what weeds and grass there may open
When I am ready to 60 over my corn
again, I plow with sweep. running two
burrows to the row, filing up my turning
plow burrows as we'll as possible. 1u drop.
ping the peas, they may be inclined to
scatter, yet they will be in corn drill If a
crease isiefs, which I always have au eye
10 have in some cases dampened my
pea', which prevents them from scattering 9
as much as when dry. The next time 60.
ing over, finish middles with a sweep,
and am done blowing my corn. If any
one wishes to plow more to cultivate the
pea, he can do so by running through
with sweep shallow. On this plan, ]
am not troubled with "crow foot" grass.
This is precisely and amply my method
In general way i. is always safe TO break
land as deep as possible, and to cultivate
shallow; and do believe if every farme,
would take the Southern Cnltivator, and
read i. carefully we would have few poor
er farmers. I know that every number i:
Of immense value to me.
~ II. T. ELLISON.
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:: BY w. A.,LEE AND HUGH WILSON.
essary for the sustenance of life and
strength.

essary for the sustenance of life and
strength.
1t must be remembered, however,
that it is what he digests, not what hc
bolts down his throat, that nourishes
I, man. He may miss his aim entire
ly by eating too much of the very
food best qualified to meet his wants
If he cannot digest it, he can appro-
priataDo himself the virtues of neith-
er fish nor flesh. To be we'll, man
must follow the golden rule Of mode
ration. A divine precept we may
well call it. Swedenberg persuaded
himself and others that he lived in
constant communication with celes-
tial visitants. The first apparition to
him, as he relates it, was opportune.
While he was at supper, an angel ap-
pcared to him and said, "Eat not too
much" A like messenger admonish-
ed our first parents in Eden, to
Observe the rule by temperance taught.
OF not "too much" in what thou eatest and
drink'st
Our authority for this Is Milton.
Higher Authority we have in tho
Scriptures; and those who, like Rev
erdy johnson, eat and drink for tho
service Of their country, should re-
member the counsel Of Solomon:
1. Whom you sittest to eat with q
ruler, consider diligently what is be-
fore thee.
2. And put knife to thy throat, if
thou be man given to appetite.
3. Be not desirous of his daintics,
for they are deceitful meat.
We have said enough to show our
readers that eating is an important
matter, and-for many good reasons
moral and physical, political and even
religious-should not be slightcd.-
Philadelphia Age.
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WHAT TO EAT.

Shakespeare makes one Of his char.
acters ask: "Upon what meat doth
this, our Caesar, feed, that he hath
grown 90 great" This shows that
Shakespeare, always in advance of his
age, anticipated the discoveries of
modern science in the art Of living.
The elements are so combined in food
that one kind may make a man vigor-
GUS in body and mind, while another
may make him as dull and slothfal as
pig in his sty.. There is food that
willmake man fat. There is food that
will make a man thin. Mr.. Banting,
an Englishman, made himself both
slim and famous by System which
was only this: He ate food that con-
tanned little carbon in. it. Chance
rather than science led him. to the
discovery, which excited great atten-
tion in England. He left off eating
fine bread, rice and all vegetables that
contain much starch. g He lived chief.
ly on lean meats, in which nitrogen
predominates, the element which nour-
ishes the muscles, and makes a man
vigorous, but not fat. 20 get fat,
reverse this practice. Our. fellow
citizens ;of Alaska are described as
plump, good-humored and greasy, and
and like the Esquimaux, they make a
good repsst from few pounds OF
. tallow candles, washed down with q
gallon or 80. Of whale OIL To the same
class of ailments belong, however;
butter end hard, which. play an i'm.
portant part in our own eaisias. An:
other Important element in food is
phosphorus; fpr while q box Of matches
would not enIghten the mind if put
into tho stomach, certain amount 81
phoaphorus seems Z q essential Is the
brain. ft is cont taaiped largely in some
classics Of food zliof instance, in ash
Professor gaasfx says q that q fish
diet reffsshss aftsfS In tsllsctual fatigue
and supplfss sotaaI deficiencies
Coarss brssd no contains =; ;phospho.
rus, which ! tbss .Tsaping process
alimihA fers Ii, instanes, . grea
desire rs improve shefir minds anon,
oAfcs:sssk g. we may ll = judge 5,
thsiT sag gssnsss 'SESf Es Z III lieetaal diis
nf ffslSasvAsi al % S::fss Est.ssI'
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The Richest Boy in America"

The papers are telling about some
boy in New England, now fourteen
years of age, who is supposed to be
the richest boy in the United States,
because he has great deal of money.
To our mind, the richest boy in
America is the one who is good-heart-
ed, honest, intelligent, ambitious, will.
ing to do and to do right. He is the
one who loves bis mother, and always
has kind word for her; who loves
his sister or sisters and tries to help
them, and who regards them with
true affection. He is the boy who
does not call his father the "old man."
but who loves him, speaks kindly to
and of him, and tries to help him as
hairs of old age gather fast upon his
brow. -.
The richest boy is the one who has
the pluck to fight his destiny and the
future. He is the one who has the
manhood to, do right and be honest,
and who is striving to be somebody
who is above doing a mean action ;
who would not tell lie to screen him.
self OF betray friend. He is the boy
who has a heart for others; whose
young mind Is full Of noble thoughts
for the future, and who is determined
to win q name by good deeds. He i.
the ono who is looking forward TO Che
time When he can have awife-.a dear
good giri--ioved by him with all the
Edepthrof his nature, and for. whom he
will labor to make q good home and q
good husband. Thisis the richest boy
in America. Whiehe one Of oarreada,
isit3
This boy We like; we would be Riad
to- ses; would ike TO take by thu
hand ana tell him TO go on earnssI,
chat sdccsss might GROWN ;hiss safForts
And u hs is~apoos aboy; ws ahouit
paAst hitnAs the fthsAskold, sbia .Hfn
entss, tandsgivs him; ;gosdesdvies, wA
Eans kinAly zasan4. - That ,othsr zrioi
BOZ soBnsfns .Nsw lnstapd ws den
cAf AHytklpg abpat, for there. ar,
fp9as 4nA snobs enough to worship, a1s
Esf And 4poii hsa6 sa a sSsistla
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The Cabinet.

eral Grants Cabinet, says the Balti-
more Sun, has been overcome, and
yesterday it was completed by the
nomination and confirmation of ex-
Governor Hamilton Fish, of New
York, as Secretary of State; ex-Gov-
ernor George S. Boutwell,, of Massa-
chusetts, as Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, Gn lieu of A. T. Stewart, declined,)
and General Rawlins, late chief of
General Grants staff, as Secretary of
War. Mr.. E. B. Washburne, of Illi-
nois, named and confirmed az Sccreta-
ry of State week ago, and who, it was
understood, had accepted the position
only temporarily, having withdrawn,
was yesterday confirmed to be United
States Minister to France, in place of
General Dix, whose resignation had
been received previously and accepted.
General Schofield, who has been su-
perseded by General Rawlins, it will
be remembered, held over from the
previous administration, and remained
in the War Office temporarily ut Gen
eneral Grants instance.
Ex-Governor Fish, the Secretary of
State, is a very wealthy citizen of New
York, formerly an old line Wing, and as
such formerly represented ono Of the
New York city districts in Congress
during old Wing times. He was also
at one time Governor of New York.
His father was the once celebrated
New York ship master, Preserved
Fish, Esq. Governor Fish in early life
studied law, but never practiced in tho
Courts. He was also interested in mer-
camille pursuits, which in. he embark
ed his capital largely, but never gave
trade bis special personal attention.
MIR. Boutwell,, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, was born in Brookline,
Norfolk Co., Mass, January %, 1918.
He was designed to lead o farmers
life, and had some experience there
Of while yet q lad, but was transferred
from that life to an apprenticeship in
the MERCANTILE business, and followed
| as clerk and proprietor, commercial
pursuits for about twenty years. He
then studied law, and came to the bar
some whRs. }late in: ife.' He served
seven years in the MassachusettsL Legis-
1slature; lbstwseht 1s41 and 1850 was
e member of the Massa chusetts Con:
stititionst Convention Of 1853, also o,
the Peace Congress of 1851; was q
bank commissioner Of a849--60..; In
ls6I-2 he was Governor of Massaohu
settss Hs was eleven years Secretary
FOR the Massachusetts Board Of Educa
ton, belonged sevsnyears to the BOARD
sFof ogersesrs sof Hazard College, ant
twas Commissioners of Internal Reve
eEnue from July, 1852, TO- March, 1864
Hewa elected To hethirty-sighth Cor
igress in 1852, and served on the Jpdioi
4 ary Committee. He was alsoadsiegat.
4 70 Che Baltimore Convention of, 1884
e Mas reelected, to The thirty -nintl
cpne awss ins The fortieth Cod
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