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FRIDAY. JANUARY %, 1870
KgrsvrLLE, CHAaLoTTE, Va,
January 26, 1870.

i
Messrs, Editors,--As annual contrihu-
tors 70 the Daily Dispatch, you will confer
a great favor upon US by answering the foi-
lowing queries: fE
|, To whom ia the oath required by the
fourteenth amendment, as incorrorafed IN
tbe hin admitting Virginia, applicabieY .
m the terms executive or judicial
oRco-s Of anv State" apply to old clerks,
sherifFs coustablcs, &C., or, rather, ore not
tho Latter ministerial oficers9
Please answer as early rs practicable
through the columns Of your rapcr.
4AS>' KEYsvILLE.
|. The oath required By Congress 1.-THE
fourteenth amendment does not require any
,-osthl as o means of enforcing the four
/ teenth amendment is to be taken By al
members of the present Legislature and al
the State officers who can take it within
thirty days after the passage Of the act 3D.
hitting the State to representation in Con
gross. Congress evidently intended thai
this oath should be taken by all State Off
GERS who may hereafter be elected in Vir
einia, but the requirement that it shall b
taken within thirty days after the pas
sage of the act" will, it would seem, have
the effect to release officers elected afte
that time from the obligation to take 1t
= This point, however, viii be settled by thu
Legislature, which will decide whether sucf
an oath shall be taken by the State officers
or not.
2, The terms "executive and judicia
officers" were employed in the fourteenth
amendment because they had been used II
Article VI, section 3, of the Federal Con-
etitution. This section provides that call
"cxecutive aud judicial officers, both OF
"the United States and of the seVerai
estates. shall be bound By oath or affrma-
elton to support this Constitution" Our
CORRESPONDENT knows that under this pro-
vision clerks, sherifs, constables, etc.,
we're before the war required to take an
oath to support the Constitution OF the
United States: They were, therefore, al
WAYS considered as described by the terms
"executive and judicial officers" They ex-
ecute laws, though they are also ministerial
officers. Besides: The whole Government OF
the State is expressly divided into three de-
.psrtments-the legislative, the executive,
and the judicial; and necessarily, there
fore, every officer must be included under
one or tue other of these general heads.
Finally: Section 6 of the act of Congress
Of July, 1867, declares that the words
"executive or judicial officer in any State
"shall be construed to include oil civil
"offices created by law for the administra-
"tion of any general law of State, or for
",he administration of justice" 1t is OF
course for the courts, and not for Congress,
to declare the meaning Of the Constitution !;
yet we apprchend that the courts will agree
with Congress upon this question.
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IRISH and FRENCH POPLINs at reduced
prices;
BLACK and COL ORED SILKS to suit the times !;
BED BLANKETS at SO worth 50;
LINEN CAMBRIA HANDKERCHIEFs at CSC.
per dozen;
IRISH LINENS from s73c upwards;
LINEN DOYLIES at 81 per dozen;
LINEN CRASH at 1oc. per yard;
PLAID POPLINs from 2sc. upwards;
VELVETEENs In all colors;
BLACK ALPACA at great bargains;
DoUBLE and SINGLE BROCHE SHAWLS
cheaper than ever;
DOUBLE and SINGLE WOOL SHAWLS;
CLoAKs and CLOAKINGS-a full assortment !;
complete stock of FLANNELS In all shades
and qualities at low figures;
CALICoEs, COTTONS, SHEETINGs, &c.-a
full stock-at The lowest prices;
HOSIERY, GLOVES, CORsETs, HOOP
SKIRTS, NOTIONS, Sc.--a full line and
ct prices to suit everybody;
LADIES, and MISSES VESTS and GENTLE
MEMS and BOYS UNDERWEAR at greatly
reduced prices
and great many other articles IN our line which
are too numerous to mention.
So all ask Is to give call and convince your
sslf at JULIUS SYCLE's,
AsBroad street, between Fourth and Fifth.
OSED. ia 22--3m
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Closed on SATURDAYS.

.DUCKWALL & RoUss,
- NO. 1905 MAIN STREET.
Dpy cOODs STILL ON THE DECLINE!
,rot,o, rooms crowded. Goods sacrificed at
haif.nrice. Arrival of the Isaac Bell on the 2stn
of January, 1870, with shipment OF
AUCTION BARGAINS
for DUCKWALL & ROUSs. Closing out our
WINTER STOCK at nominal prices TO make
room for the: ~.
- NEW BARGAINS ARRIVING .
by averv steamer, bought at the new rates, ano
s9,d accordingly. win give prices next week
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& r 80. - sA44t5 :" ~
. s.s:.-s THE ADHESION orvTRe1s1A -
c.uses much rejoicing IS Il is expected 70 ne .ns
.,rsIude 10 the general restoration OF go9a LINES
and nlenty OF money like before the war. msSau
,1readv congratulate our people on inc iacs u
their being able to buy most kinds OF
Dry GOODS AS Low As EVER
and are now selling off the balance OF our WY
TER GOODS of ali kinds at their ohiulNn :.
COST, without any reserye as we 90 nos
INV over the same till the next season. 6esiaos
these, we have just receiveo spisnaAo AAse
TABLE LINENS, .+
NAPKINS, TOWELS,
HANDEERCHfEFs,
COTTON and LINEN DIAPER, Z ~
COTTON and LINEN SHEET1N6,
pIIIow.CAsE COTTON and LINEN,
pLEACHED and BROWN 'coTToNs' .
AND OTHER WHITE GOODS,
from, a large firm in New York, who have autho-
.,.oa "a to se,l the above articles VERY CHEAP,
Nm order 20 introduce the goods SATIsSActo.
RTI,y. 40 rs TO influence large sala ana great
demand for ~, s:IfIs -fe..- - ,ts-ea-@
OTHER MAKES OF DRY GOODS
Remember, we will sell at as Low PRICES as
Nv reta,l house North or South and that BAk-
GAINS can be obtained in anything
IN TIE LINE OF DRY GOODS.
WILLIAM THALHIMER & SONS,
No. go, BROAD STREET, CORNER SIXTH,
:, AND ais BROAD 3s
between Third and Fourth streets
Closed ON SATURDAYS. jaes
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A SUBSCRIBER.

The General commanding ceases to COM
mand US as soon as he receives official noti'
iication that the State has been admitted Il
representation in Congress. tie may CON
t;nuo to command his troops, and keeI
them here as troops are kept elsewhere II
the country. They must stay somewhere
The northern States are divided into mill
tarv departments, which are commanded
by general officers. General CANDY Will
howe ver, have the right to use his troops
only when called upon by the Governor
He will appoint and remove no more ciyi
officers.
Az to the civil officials, they will remain
in Office until their successors ore qualified
not in virtue of any authority derived iron
General CANDY, but because the Constitu
ton itself 80 provides. We quoted thi1
provision of the Constitution yesterday
This provision could not possibly have bee,
intended for any state of things existing
before the ratification of the Constitution
for it was not in force then nor for any
state of things which will exist under any
Constitution which may hereafter be adopt
ed ; for it will not DO In force then. Neces.
sarily, therefore, it must have been in'
tended to operate under the circumstances
aow existing. Besides, our last Constitu.
ton contained the same provision. One OF
the other win certainly operate to continue
the present officials in Office until their sue.
cesrors are qualified. Such at least is our
opinion.
Article v. section %, of the new
Constitution, provides that "the Gene.
"ral Assembly may declare the cases
Gin which any Office shall be deemed va
o." cant ,ofere no provision is made for tha
:"purpose in this Constitution" This may
be construed to cover all the Offices under
the State Government, and provision may
be made for filling them at once.
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AYLETT's, KING WILLIAM COUNTY,
January &c. 1870.

AIessrs. Editors,-Tcll your subscribers
what Immediate effect the admission of the
State into the Union will have as touching
the powers, duties, and authority, OF the
military (provisionaD government-from
the General Commanding" down to the
lowest official in the catalogue. Does said
military government exist at oil after the
admission Of the State; and if at all, to
what extent Tell us all about the thing
Can General Candy appoint and remove
as before, or do matters remain IN statu
quo till the civil government gets upon Its
feet again, so to speak
Very respectfully,
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RANKS AND BANKERS.

DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
II THE PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK or
RICHMOND, VA, AT THE CLOSE OF bUsl-
NESS, 22D JANUARY, 1870:
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Nv GOODS THIS DAY RECEIVED
Ett 'AZAnD,k corner ToEIta aEo R RaaSssc
streets: a. Boxes; English. Frsneh. and Ame:
ruifs ana a m Gold and Silver Aais fo Rnsbsi
Ivory Nail-Cless Hand Mirrors &c.
prsssing a c Gsiana Moss, Hosrhound ana Ginger
Drops. ! nre EsorY Goods marked
Orders reee,vea a ao5 am In any design, g 90
sl5sa; Prepared Pocket Package fapss '0s -
million, price ten cents, OF n ii. HAgARD's
IA sranKlin streets.
jals FoaIsn an4 ---=-=-
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General circulation.

18th. "This wesendorse,v |" thisswe COM
denim. - etc. We publish live paper for
$50 ~
GENERAL circulation.
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DIED, -....
On the Goth instant between and 10 T. NJ.
JOHN j. FALLON, in the thirty-sixth year OF
His funeral will take place THIS lFrloayl
MtJPNING at II O'Clock from Grace church, cor
ner Foushee and Main streets
Tn Marion. Alabama, the 18th instant, ANN
Eliza, infant daughter Of General 4. Lindsay
and Mrs. Sallie E. Walker, lately OF virginia
As the sweet flower that scents the morn,
But withers in the rising day,
Thus lovely was this infants dawn,
40. Thus swiftly fed its life away.
At his residence in the county OF me- 4
on Friday, 2lst january, 1870 MF: Sm I1@Ao@'
4. cox, in the forty eighth year OF his age.
Memphis and Jacksonville papers please copy
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MARRIED.,

At Northwood Charles city county Ynii 1P ne Re
ThRR, Jr.. of baltimore. to HETTlE VAN DIP
RhR! third daughter OF A. II. Ferguson; no carcs'
b baltimore papers please COPY
.ttbe residence of Rev. j. B. Jeter, on me IS 10
r. et,nf Mr. John LAUER to Miss ROSALaaS
G. n. REINHARDT; both OF this city.
At the residence or the brides father; Deee Se
18th 1855. by the Rev. G. Tyree MI: II IN p }
p. SHELTON, Of Hanover, to MISS hooGhhN
MOORE, OF Powhatan county, va.
At the residence of the BRIDES father DscensnssI
,sth Isao nv the Rev. Horace Strtngfellow, 81.
PHILIP TAYL0R Of Go9 aanoRer &C County,
Vs 81 l.aymond tiss.) papers viii please copy.
At the Second Baptist church. December 70 y.
,sgo hy Rev J. A. Chambliss pastor X, - All n,
Y yYFSYi YATES and Miss EMMA La PRADE' al
y Mobile lAlabama) and fredericksburg papers
please copy.
In Baltimore on the 2sth instant, by the Key e,:
Thorn as o. Dudley Jr., at the home OF the oTine
father. DOUGLAS III. THOMAS to MISS ALlCE
LEE, daughter of DR.. John Whitridge.
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DOCKS AND STATIONERY.-JOHN
ID II. WALSH, 40 Broad street, takes pleasure
to inform the public that he has nov IN stock iail
assortment of BOOKS AND STATIONERY IN
all its branches, which be IS prepared 70 sell Al
very low prices. Als.a fine selection OF HTiting
Desks, Portfolios, Albums, Ehromos, cola lens
&c A call Ia solicited. ja!
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SECTION ]. The General Assembly shall
elect on joint ballot, within thirty days
after its organization under this Constitu-
ton, and every fourth year thereafter, q
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, REAT CLosNG-oUT SALE.

REAT CLOsNG-OUT SALE.
SMILING OFF! SELLING OFF!
The entire stock Of FALL and WINTER
GOODS Will be sold for the next thirty days at and
'e'o" S'''" JULIUS sYCLE's, .....
. 415Brosd, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
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IRON AND sTEEL.tt 7.haa5q.

IRON AND sTEE L.atf'i 7.',aa51.
200 tons ENGLISH and AMERICAN REF =. E NJ
FasS' IRON, embracing an assortment OF FL.SiS
~rS from fto inches wide by to inch thick
- ROUNDS and SQUARES from 70 4tuchest IN
:OVaIS and HALF sovALA - - NIX
pro Halt ROUNDS and SCROLLS,
sEHoRsE-sHOE aud NAIL RODS,
tons sWE de IRON, assorted sizes;
NAYLuRHs CAST sTEEL, aaaS, square, ana
oESsEsfsi ana AMERICAN BLIsTERED
y BLOCK TIN, Spell TER, .sszs -
RUSSIA r i and EGGLrsH SHEET Iron.
de as1Eawsw E,&s;swoRIHAhi&c CO.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN 40
In all parties who hsye LEFT GOODS at my
establishment prior TO May l. 1890, that they must
call and redeem their goods Within the next thirty
days, otherwise shall expose the goods at public
auction 20 pay charges upon the same:
L. LIANEMAN,
No. 40 Broadstreet,
jaaz-ats between Feassh and Fifth streets
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TNyELorEs AND T A.. EML n -
n .soska .aa,ho $500 . 3 ia Baiidia
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CHECKs, NOTES, DRAFTS, BONDS,
" BILLS OF LADING AND. EXCHANGE,
MAN1FESTS, RECEIPTS, DEE Is, and other
legal blanks CLERKS, SHER!FFS, Con N 1IA-
cry O; all kinds BLAAK-BO0KS made TO
order in superior style; NEW LAW and Nib
oh'1''A NAo RANDoLPH l. ENGLISH.
IN .l.-dSw IL 1I.' 1918 Main street.
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1OnO STATIONERY AND BLANK
lCSUs BOOKS FOR THE NEW YEAh.
Of merchants bankers, and Others, 70 their siock
of Blank hooks and STATIONERY tor rne
presses. inksralds, the best Inks in use, wrfiDg
paper Of every description envelopes. steel pens
gold pens, plotting paper, desk Ioiios' Das
Books, Bin Books, Receipt Books. Bank BOOKS
Memorandum Books, Diaries, Almanaes, al'
aea i0' 'DW OoDHoUsE PARHAM.
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no GUNS r1RED
garrr -xnMrsEoT or vIRcfEIAs

Iuu GREAT REJOICING Il
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Having unsurpassed facilities In our business
TO oetters-up OF clubs special inducements VIII
he offered. ELLYSON & TAi LOR,
next to- DiSpAch building,
., :, cxy,,,, = Richmond. Va.
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DCHOOt DtStTtCtS.
SECTION 8. Each township shall be d..
| vided into 80 many compact located
school districts as may be deemed neces-
| sary: Provided, That no school district
shall be formed containing less than 100
inhabitants. In each school district there
shall be elected or appointed annually one
school trustee, who shall hold his Office
three years: Provided, That at the first
election held under this provision there
shall be three trustees elected, whose terms
shall be one, two, and three years, re-
spectively.
Road Districts.
SECTION 4. Each township shall be d.
vided into one or more districts, In each
road district there shall be elected annu-
ally one overseer of roads, under whose
direction the roads shall be kept in repair,
at the public expense, in a mode prescribed
by law.
SECTION $. The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption of this Con-
stitution shall pass such laws as may be
necessary TO give effect to the provisions of
| this article. But, nothing in this article
tshall be construed as prohibiting the Gene
| raj Assembly !, from providing by law Tor
any additional officers in any, city or
county. .&-tf1ss;.s..~@
I4saSEcrIoN 6.+SheriH s shall hold no other
Office. They may be required By law to re-
new their security, and in default of 30
doing their Offices shall be declared vacant.
Counties shall never be made responsible
for the acts Of the sherifs. ...IE n
!, From the above it will be ssen that the Lee
gislature must provide for distributing the
counties before any justices, &c., can be
elected. = p So, e - ..s.. II i.a.a 81
v,s5. agsf ARTICLE VIII.
.''.i..' E - EDUCATION.
SECTION ]. The General Assembly shall
elect on joint ballot, within thirty days
after its organization under this Constitu-
ton, and every fourth year thereafter, q
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any demand for any debt heretofore or
hereafter contracted, his real and personal
property, or either, including money and
debts due him, whether heretofore or here
after acquired orcentraeted, to the value Of
not exceeding $4,000, to be selected by him
Provided, That such exemption shall not
extend to any execution, order, or other
process issued on any demand, in the fol-
lowing cases: ~ d. ="
l. For the purchase price OF said pro-
perty, or any part thereof. s,..,. .,-, i.
2. For services rendered by laborine
person or mechanic. 49,. ..s,.,,..
: 8. For liabilities incurred by any public
officer, or officer Of a court, or any fduci'
airy, or any attorney OF law, for money col
lected. .'.- ~ 49,, -, 49,,
4. For lawful claim for any taxes, leyies
OR assessments, accruing after the lst day
of June, 1856. ann r.1gsfs q SIT
s.. For rent hereafter accruing. "a. 1fags
s. For the legal or taxable fees of any
public officer or, officer Of o court hereafter
accruing. 7s.yts ye..s = s..i~si .-si9 49,
SECTION O.. ,Tha foregoing section shall
not be construed as. asubjeeting the pro
perry hereby exempted, or any por
ton thereof, to any lien by reason of any
execution levied on property which has beer
subsequently restored TO the defendant, o.
Judgment rendered, or .docketed ,conf and
after the lath dsy~of-April. 1861, and be-
fore the I'd day of9Aarch, 1861, for any
debt contracted previous to the, 18th day o
April, 1866, except debts. of the character
mentioned in either of she above six ezcep
tons. a,s,. al .f!sT rgis|; 9Ts--,e !.s13
SECTION 8. Nothing contained in this ar
ticle shall be construed to interfere will
the sale of the property aforesaid, or AM
portion thereof, by virtue Of any mortgage
deed. Of trust, Epledge, ser other securit.
thereon.
SECTION 4. The General Assembly il
hereby prohibited from passing any Law
staying the collection of debts commonl,
known as "stay lawa" and any such Law
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-17

New METHOD OF SrARCHISG.-A method
of starching articles Of linen, fax cotton ETC.,
lately patented in France, consists in bringing
them for short time in contact with sulphur.
&c acid diluted with onefourth to one.third
Its bulk of water, and allowed to cool or in
immersing them in concentrated solution of
chloride of zinc, and Immediately washing
them out IN water. For the purpose Of re-.
moving all the acid with certainty, ammonia
may be applied.a fterward, The fabric, in this
way, is not starched thoroughly, but thereby
is made to receive the coloring matter IN dye
ing or stamping much more readily and per.
manently, and shows brighter impression
with "A less amount of the dye.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-17

A CORRESPONDENT of the n. F. Farmer
writes: Not long since, l heard a man say
that canker worms would not live among pine
trees. The idea was new to me. but on look
ing around within the circle of my knowledge,
cannot disproye it. In a town adjoining
Beverly, where the canker worm eats very
badly, there Is a pine tree with tw apple trees
standing very near it, and while Ill the apple
trees in that vicinity were almost entirely
stripped those nearthe pine were untouched.
have made frequent inquiries AMI have not
found a man who ever saw canker worms in
the immediate vicinity of pine trees.
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THE Gn'ener's Mnthly says that some per.
sons think that as the hemlock is large for.
est tree, it cannot be kept down as hedge
plant but summer pruning will keep the
strongest tree in adwarf condition for num-
Der of years The pruning has to be done
just after the young growth pushes out, which
generally is about the end of May. 1t is very
important the hedge should be cut with slop.
ing sides, so that every part of the surface
should have the full benefit of the light. A
hedge with upright sides or a square top,
will not keep thick at the bottom long.
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:Farm-Garnen-Nouse boID.
Errors I'm the Treatment Of the

In the midst OF change, improvement, re-
form, says the Philadelphia Ledger, quite
number of questionable old,notions continue
to be followed, even now when the very errOn-
eous character OF some of them has been ac-
knowledged. OF this character is the rigid
adherence OF majority of drivers ofhorses to
that useless and injurious relic of old times,
the check-rein. Its use with draft horses is
positively cruel. When horse is drawing a
heavy load, and particularly sup hill" he
needs the utmost freedom of lungs and wind,
and this he can never have with tight check
rem. That the check-rein prevents a horse
from stumbling is more than doubtful ION the
contrary, by elevating his eyes, 1t prevents him
from seeing clearly where to place his FOOT
When a horse does stumble, he is far less likely
to 90 down when his head is left free.
In England, where they are far ahead Of us
in everything pertaining to horses, the check
rein has been abolished the last surrender
being that of the artillery and commissariant
trains of the British army, the change having
been made by Sir George Burgoyne, the COM
mander in Chief. and he testified to the bepe-
fetal effects attending 1t.
In New York city, thanks to Mr.. Bergh,
many Of the finest equipages are driven with.
out the chcck-ren, and few humane people
have thrown it out of Use here.-The old
fashioned "blinkers,' or blind-halters, are also
useless, ifnot positively injurious, by coming
in contact and rubbing the lids of the horses
eyes and many experienced horsemen long
ago came to the conclusion that the horses are
more easily alarmed by what they hear and do
not see, because, being intelligent animals if
they can fully see the objects, which unseen
or inpeItectly seen, tend TO frghten them,
they are more readily Gained
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sun Spots and short Crops.

The August number of the Western Month.
ly contains an article by +. Colbert, on Sun
Spots and their Lessons" which goes to show
the practical connection between solar condi-
tions and crop results. Mr.. Culbert is one OF
the editors OF the Chicago Tribune, hard
worker, a calm thinker, and clear writer.
His article is no more technical than neces-
sary and therefore suited to the general rea-
ders and we observe that it has attracted a
good deal Of attention among scientists all
over the country.
The principal points made are, that sun
spots are due 10 commissions in the outer envel-
ope OF the sun, owing to chemical changes, in
iluenced by the revolutions of the lumin airy
and the relative positions Of other membe rs
OF the solar system, similar in some respe cts
to the storms sweeping throughout the earth's
atmosphere; that these changes. storms, spots
or whatever they may be called, have periods
OF greater or less magnitude or intensity, in
cycles OF about eleven years; reduces the
average temperature Of the earth at least two
degrees, and that this reduction. diminishing
the organic corporations, gives drouth to the
continents and as consequence Of drouth.
greater heat; cereals and individuals suffer
accordingly.
The points are well taken. and the reason
ing ingenious and able many OF our readers
will be interested IN tie article and the subject,
who may not follow closely its logic. technics
or mathematics; the practical question is-will
wheat growers ever be able to calculate with
certainty upon day summer and short crops,
from astronomical observations and dedutions.
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GLYcERIN CEMENT.-We have already refer.
red to the properties which a mixture Of
glycerin and litharge possess as cement and
we are now informed of a somewhat similar
composition, which is said to be even more
useful and available, among other applications,
in the repairing of quite large iron objects,
such as cracked kettles. It is prepared BY
mixing equal parts, thoroughly, of fine pow.
dered red lead and red litharge, and combin.
ing with them enough concentrated glycerin
to bring the whole to the consistency Of putty.