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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-18
FARM AMI, GARDEs.
THE sUNFLOWER IT'S CULTURE
AND USES.

THE SUNFLOWER IT'S CULTURE
AND USES.
In answer TO inquiries from cores
pondent, we state that the Supfower, OF
which there are at least forty varieties, il
native OF Mexico and Peru, and wsa
carried to Europe shortly after the dis
coVery OF America by Columbus, and has
been raised, more or less, in that country
ever since. The variety most cultivated
Is an annual, propagsted from the seed,
and known amongst botanists as the He'll
C'r't1tS a'''a4@s. 1t is exceedingly hardy
ana thrives well upon almost any kind of
soll that has sufficient depth, strength
ana moisture. The situation, however,
should be fair to the sun, and in this lat
ltude it should be planted about the same
Time as Indian corn and cultivated in
ABOUT the same manner as cotton. Lists
should be thrown up three feet apart and
the seed sown in burrows opened on the
top OF the ridge. After the plants have
attained the hight of four inches they
should be thinned, and n.the rows to the
distance of one foot. About three quarts
OF seed to the acre are amply sufficient.
Three good plowings and one hoeing will
be ell the work the plant will need in
its culture. Nothing further is then re-
quired until
HARVESTING,
When the stems and discs that contsin
the seed become withered, and the seeds
have shining and dark color, the plant
is ready for harvesting. This may be
done by taking an ordinary corn knife
and cutting off the stalk some two or
three feet from the ground. AS the seeds
are not easily injured by rains or dews,
they may remain in the field, discovered,
until they become dry and ready to be
threshed. The threshing may be effected
with an ordinary old Virginia corn shelter,
with fails, or by Smelling the seed out
with the hand, or for ordinary feeding
the disc with the seed remain
ing may be stored away in any place for
keeping grain.
AS to the
this must, ike all species of grain, de- |
pend much upon the soil, nature of the /
season, sort of culture, situation of the |
land, etc. Fifty bushels, however, to the
acre is not regarded as an exorbitant crop. /
The greatest objection to raising it, is its
9xhausting nature. An analysis shows
hat it is rich in all the elements of fer
ility, and must be even more exhaustive
han oats or fax. Out of one hundred
parts is found
~ WAFER
II 50 1
Aioumlnous compounds...... ...........12 20
6f
)ther constituents including potash,
SO
But while it draws heavily upon the
oil, it is as food very nutritious, and a
esq quantity is required 10 keep stock in
GOD order and condition, than almost
ny other grain. An analysis as given
bove shows of oily matter little over
Yepty per cent, and of slbuminous
nearly thirteen per cent,
7hile oats, very rich feed, has of oily
latter only six per cent. and of album
Gus matter ten per cent; and the oily
latter in Indian COIN rarely ever exceeds
.eYen per cent, and the albuminous
latter less than in the sunfoIer seed.
rom this it may be readily inferred that
re have but few kinds of food equal in /
chness to the seed of the sunhower. s
AS to its
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Very few plants can be applied 10 so
many purposes in the domestic economy.
Cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and pou!try
are all fond of the seed, and cattle will
| deyour with esgerness the leaves gathered
when in green state ard cured as fod
| der. The oil expressed from the seed is
! considered very valuable, answering all
| the purposes of olive oil, such as the
making of soap, the seasoning of food,
and is also used by clothiers in soflening
and preparing wool for carding and spin
nng. To some extent it is made use of
by painters in the United States in the
place of linseed oil. l. also burns well
in lamps. In France it is cultivated ex-
tensively for the oil, it being preferred
for almost all the purposes of art to ami
nal oil. The quantity of oil that may
be made from an acre ranges, on good
land, from thirty TO fifty golons,. and the
residuum makes rich oil cake for the
feeding of cattle to the amour, of |, 500
pounds. In parts of Portugal it is ground
into meal, and course kind of bread
made from it, upon which the poorer
classes live to some extent in seasons of
scarcity in the grain crops. When the seed
are terrified ard ground they make no
mean substitute for coffee, and is said to
be a very agreeable drink.
The fibres are used for making pack
thread and the balk for making a coarse
kind of paper. The roots make very
good fuel, and the fodder, besides being a
good forage for cattle, is sometimes en-
ployed in adulterating smoking tobacco.
There are many other purposes in the arts
for which the various parts may be made
useful. Potash is obtained by burning
the stalks, in which salt they are exceed
ingly rich, sometimes as much as thou
sand pounds being obtained from the
stalks grown on a. single acre.
For draining up the moisture in swampy
places the plant is sometimes grown and
is found to be quite effective in rendering
the neighborhood of such places healthy. |
In Belgium it is said that district in |
fec;ed with fevers was rendered entirely |
healthy, and free from miasmstic IL
tiuences, by extensively planting the SUM-
lower.
Commodore Maury recommended
many years since the planting of it in dis.
tricts of the country subject to chils and
fevels. The pith has been recommended
BY physicians for the preparation of
moxa. By moxa is meant any substance
burnt on the skin to produce an ulcer,
necessary as q cOunter-irritant.
The nitre in the pith makes it especially
adapted for uses of this kind.
Many persons used dec0ction of the
iced for collie in horses and several other
diseases to which the various domestic
.nimsls are liable. There aye other viz
ues connected with the plant, such as
food to bees when in flower,
making a fibre for the loom as soft as silk
when treated as flax, etc., etc., which we
or the present omit.
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Many human being has passed. awcv Tor whose
Death there no other reason than the neglect Of
ku-'Nn and indtsputs.hly proven means Of cure.
Those near and dear tOSfarailv and friends are
stepping The creamless slumber into which, had
they calmly adopted
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best she could with stones, and thus man
aged to keep him off, while she ran,
screaming, towards her home. FMtu-
nately, the girls mother heard her screams
and went to her relief, arriving Just in
time to prevent the negro from effecting
his purpose. The feed was aftergard
arrested, and is now in jail in Morrstown,
Hamblen county, where he awaits the
punishment his crime demands.
In the Criminal Court at Murfvesboro.
the jury brought in verdict of guilty of
murder, in the second degree, with twenty
years Imprisonment, against Lucius Wit,
on Wednesday. Motion for a new trial
WIS made and OVerruled. In the
case of the State VS.. Jeff Bilbro, colored.
and others, on motion Of attorney for
defense, a severance was granted, snd
Geo. and John Nelson, c0lored, were put
on trial. They were found guilty of
murder in the second degree, and term of
Imprisonment fixed at eighteen years. On
motion of defendants by attorney, the
verdict was set aside, and new hearing
granted. On Monday morning the case
of the State against John Woodruff, John
A. Miller, Ben. Marling, Isaac Miller and
H II. Miller was taken up for trial. TIE
witnesses were examined and thu case
submitted to the jury without argument,
by O'Clock P. NJ These parties
were indicted under an act of
the Legislature, passed in the early part
of 1870, commonly called the "Ku Klux
law" for gong to the house of John Nc
Collum disguised. McCOllum was the
only witness that appeared for tbs Safe,
whilst, on the other hand, about fifteen
or twenty reputable witnesses appeared
for defense, who substantially proved the
bad character of the State witness, and
clearly accounted for the whereabouts OF
the defendants at the time the crime was
alleged to have been committed, to the
of the jay and those present.
The former was not long in bringing in =
verdict of not guilty.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17

There seventy-four thousand doc-
tors in the United States.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
y Morning, February II, 1871.

Gus water powers to work, erect
factories and make our own cloth
ing; our own carriages, wagons,
plows and harnesses and if the
State must annually spend $40, O0O,-
600 for Liquors, let us make our
own impoverishing poison. BY thus
varying the products of our State,
independence will be attained aud
the general cry hard times will no
more be heard among us.
Another prominunt cause of the
embarrassment of the State, is the
larger number of its citizens living
in the cities and couotry towns,
about $50, 900, who with few ex-
ceptions, are consumers and not pro-
ducers of the States product; the
consideration of this source of pow
erty to the State, ! must postpone.
X.
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PRETTY AND TRUE.

Tho following passage is news
paper waif:
Man dies, but nature is eternal
the seasons keep their appointed
time; day returns with golden
splendor, and night with its eloquent
mystery. The same stars that lit
the ghastly battlefield of Troy,
rough with the dead bodies of am
cient heroes-which shone on the
marble streets Of imperial Rome, and
on the sad eyes Of vigil sleeps in the
living glow of inspiration-the
watch-fres of the angels which,
through centuries of devastation and
change, have still burned on unceas-
ingly, speak to us as they did to
Dante aud Shakespeare and Milton,
of the divine glory, tho omnipotence,
the everlasting beauty and love of
God. f .-.-s-,.4l} % cad
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No. z

last one) done in the same
way, leaving the land as near level
as possible, the sweep running shall
low right wing well up to prevent
wasting, bring no injury to the
corn.
In this way the crop is made with
nine furrows to the row after plant
ing. Now while this plan will do on
some land it will totally fail on other
lands, such as red, stiff, clay land,
when every heavy rain that falls,
the land ruus together mo matter
how thorough The prepaeation) and
if not ploughed Immediately after
(which is impossible) gets too hard
for sweep 70 enter or when the
land is billy it would not be prudent
to cultivate altogether with Tho
sweep, as every "tiller of the
soil" knows that shallow culture
done by the sweep will soon wash
such land way. Hence The impro-
priety of such a course. On such
land as above described, the prepar-
alton and planting all done, the corn
up on small nice ridge and below
general level; take common turn
plow run the bar side next to the
corn, running quite close throwing
The dirt TO The middle of tho rows
This done the hoes should follow 10
clean com and replant the vacant
hills. Two weeks after this "lun-
ning," plough out the middle, using
the turn pillow for the first two fur
rows, wing next TO the corn edging
the middle and throwing dirt around
the cora leaving ridge in the mid
die to be split with a good shovel
pillow, filing the other fu.rows en-
tirely up; this can easily be done
in a row Al # wide. Three weeks
later, which will be about the first
week in June, plow the crop well
using a good shovel pillow, as | know
of no better kind for this stage of
the crop, on this variety of land ;
run the first furrow shallow and just
near enough for the dirt TO lap over
the row to cover the young grass
Plough out the middle with two fur
rows, letting the plow run deeper
The last Of June run over the crop
with sweep three times to the row,
very shallow, following with the
hoes, to lay-by. This will take II
fvrrows to the row after planting
Other lands than stabble should be
treated in the same way, except,
that the sub-soiIiug may be left off,
provided it was sub-soiled the year
before.
| think that land should be sub
soiled every three years.
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Brick
Collecting Business.

TWILL devote my time and ability to the
collection VI accounts, &c, entrusted to me aud
hope by strict attention and fidelity to give salts
faction.
jan13t W. A. M. LANIER, L. Z.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17

LAST week, we learn, a couple
were married in Gwinnett county
who had been engaged for thirty-six
years. The license used on the oc-
casion was obtained by the bride
groom twenty-one years ago. The
bride remarked that the reason she
married SO soon was because her
mother objected to long engage
ments, How is this for loEgY--At-
lante Constitution.
So death had to step in at last,
and remove the chief cause pre-
venting their "union." No doubt
they cried at the expiration of each
year, elbow long, 0, Lord no"
long 7" e
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Fnllv Warranted for

five years, with privilege of exchange within
twelve months If not entirely satisfactory to
purchaser. Second handed Pianos and Parlor
Organs, alway.on hand from $50 to $500.
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CFrom the Cartersville Express
EVILS OF DRAM DRINKING.

EVILS OF DRAM DRINKING.
That drunkenness invariably has
its beginning in moderate drinking,
no one will pretend to deny, for the
proposition is demonstrated by COM
mon experience and observation, -
What then is the duty in the premi-
ses of every rational, accountable
being, who has his own good~and the
good ofethers at heart 7 But one an-
swer can be given to the question:
Every reasonable and rejecting per-
son viii say; "Abstaiu from a prac-
tice that may possibly do ourselves,
and others who may be influenced by
our example, such iucalcuable and
irreparable Injury" It'll true that
there are isolated instances where
persons have been known to indulge
in the habit of moderate drinking for
lifetime, without realizing any
personal injury by it; but in such
cases, who can tell how many, of
different Compartments, who have
been surrounded by different clrcum-
stances and who possessed the power
of self-control in an inferior degree,
have been ruined by their example
forever! There is another fact in
connection with his subject. which
should be remembered by US all, and
that is, that the evils which result
from dram-drinking7 are more easily
prevented than cnred, for there is
very little hope for the confirmed
drunkard. Nothing but Qmnipotent
aid can save him from the dreadful
fate which awaits him, Th.an young
men. beware of the first step which
Ileads to hell, down by the chambers
of death.u The Sabbath School and
Church of God are secure retreats
from sin and death, while the places
of amusement and dissipation, with
err many of your class resort; are cal
cuIated 10 destry your responsibility
and happiness for life, and to render
you miserable forever. | will con-
Glade my remarks on this subject,
by reproducing some simple lines
which composed sometime ago,
hoping that some thoughtless, crring
youth may see them, and be profited
by their perusal. They are addressed
TO A YOUNG DRAM-DRfNKER.
Beware young man 0 stop and think,
Before you take another drink
There's pleasure in the sparkling cup, 81.
But it will burn your substance upF ~
'-- Desist, and shu the drimkards fate,
Or you will mourn when It's too late;
l know there's rapture in the cup, =.
But it will blastyour kassdsst hope
a 1895 tH' y f5Ht.
Your way leads on to runs brink,
One step you take when DER you drink
With rapid stripes ere long you'll go
To search the depths of endless woe
l. happiness on earth your AIM
Then shun the paths of sin and shame;
Avoid the foolish ones who stray, @
Or they will make you bad as they.
And would you find brighter shore
When you can live on earth no Inoref
Be warned in time from ruin shrink,
And never take another drink
p. II. b.
Banks of Etowah, June 10, 1870.
a., IN, --.oD1-. ,uo Iaorp a P0unI
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References ,cl.o hare our Peanos in Use.

References acho hare our Pean0s in Use.
Gen. r. E Lee, Lexington, Va, Gen. Robert
Ransom Wilmington N. c. Gen. d. II. Hill,
Charlotte, n c., Gov. John Letcher, LexIng-
ton. Va. w. L. Mansfield, Marietta, Ca, Beu-
ben Arnold, Atlanta, Ca, Col. VIM. 0. Withers,
and Gov J. L. Acorn, jackson, Miss
Send for Circular containing names of1OOO
persons in the South who have purchased the
Stieff7s Pianos since the war closed.
Terms Liberal. A call is solicited.
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wade White,
CHEROKEE STREET,


MARIETTA. GEORGIA.
LIVE Dealer in all kinds of Gro
ceries and Country Produce.
Come where you can sell on the
best terms and buy cheapest.
Just received from the Importer
few sacks of choice Rio Coffee
price 5 lbs. for one dollar. f#2
Just received small lot of the
celebrated Barrow & Co., st. Louis,
Sugar-cured canvassed Hams.
A few Tierces choice leaf Lard.
Have also now in store a few
Hhds of choice Cuba Molasses-
drice 4Octs per gallon by the Bbl or
half Bbl,
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A "KLERKp WITH MATRIMONIAL
LoNaINGS. ...,,.,..Ifs


Several young ladies of Williams
port, Pa, have received the follow
ing choice billet dOstr l. 4s.a
81 saw you at clutch last sundy
mite, and l want to fern with you
an Aqanetans. 1 am yonge man
of guide caricater, and klerk in
stsar, and get a celery of 5000 a
annum-plsas address box =, post
offs"
One of the young ladies returned
this reply:
"To the Young Nan soith Bad
Spell: The wish to form an acquain-
lance is not reciprocal, but if you
will call at my house about 6 o'clock
in the evening, my brother will make
you acquainted with some 'frst-class
calf-skin. Perhaps you would prefer
making the acquaintance of cur dog.
lie Will take to you naturally lie
always had a taste for calves a8s
An old maid says woman isn't
fit to have a-baby who doesn't know
how to hold it; and this is as true of
tongue as a baby, adds an old
bachelor. $50 81 ~2iisa3l :
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Banks of Etowah, June 10, 1870.
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And all work us heretofore viii be executed
in tile best manner, with dispatch, arc at
moderate terms.
keep on hand for sale Lime and Brick Of
the best quality. a4.a
Parties desirous of having work done will
give me call. They can have, if necessary,
the best Of references.
have on band aud will sell lot of good
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WHY rL1Rrs DON'T MARRY.

1t is remarkable, but nevertheless
true, that, as a rule, flirts, both
male and female, do not marry
quickly. The chances are that a
girl who becomes engaged at eigh-
teen, and goes on becoming engag-
ed and discngaged, as it is the GUS
tom for hirts to do, ultimately settles
down into a confirmed old maid, too.
If she does wed, rs a general rule,
she develops into the most virulent
wasp, makes her husband miserable,
and brings up her children badly.
1t is not very difficult to find
reasons why Airts do no. marry
Sensible men admire in woman
something besides pretty face and
engaging manners. They love IN
tellect, common sense and heart,
qualifications which the first does not
possess. The true woman allows
her affections full play, and is not
ashamed OF them She will not
lead man to believe she cares for
him when she does no such thing
she will not Airt with him just for
the sake of flirting.
She has a truer conception of
what is right, and possesses good
deal more common sense. She has
derived her education from some
thing else than three-volume novels
aud the society of empty-pated tops,
She can be thoroughly merry; but
she knows how to be merry without
being idiotic. She may attract less
attention in drawing-room than the
fiirt does, because she is less noisy
and obtrusivo; but, fer all that, she
will get married sooner, and make
her husband better and truer
wife.
A true woman does not care for
the spooney young man. She dis
likes his foppishnesS, the vapid
compliments he pays her, and his
efeminacy. He quickly finds this
out, and leaves her in peace. Thus,
if he ultimately gets married, it is to
a flirt, and the "happy pair" lead
the jolliest cat and dog life magma
bic. -JeterSonian.
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SOMETIME.

1t is the sweet, sweet song warb-
ed to among the TEMPEST beughs of
the heart, and filling ithe whole air
with such joy and gladness as the
song of birds do when the summer
morning comes out Of darkness, and
day is born on the mountains. We
have all our possessions in the future
which we call sometime"
Beautiful flowers and singing
birds are there, only our hands sell
dom grasp the one, or our ears hear
the other. But, oh, readers, be o.
good cheer, for all the good there j;
in a golden Sometimes" when the
hills and valleys are all passed
when the wear of fever, the disap'
pointment and sorrows of life are
over, then there is place and the
rest of God.
Oh, homestead, over whose root
falls no shadows or even clouds; and
over whose threshold the voice Of
sorrow is never heard built uper
eternal hills, and standing with thy
spires and pinnacles of celestia
beauty on high, those who love God
shall rest under thy shadows, where
there is no more sorrow, nor pain
nor the sound of weeping-"some-
time. prentice.
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The men of Chicago are at work.
with every day Frightening hopes,
and with marvellous energy, restor-
ing their city, and will bring it to
its former state, even more prosper
Gus and beautiful than before its
misfortune. The Tribune Of Thurs
day contained twenty-one columns
of advertisements mainly business
announcements. Builders are be-
wildered with the number of appli
cations to put up new houses. The
commission merchants and grain
dealers are hard at work, preparing
to open on the usual scale by the
first of next week. and temporary
trade rooms have been established
and are in active operation. The
bank vaults, so far as they have
been examined, have been found to
be in perfect condition, and every
dollar of the millions in the Safe De-
post Company's vaults was safe
The banks, with the fuais saved
from the vaults, the balances, in
New York, and the assurances that
will be paid, will have insured the
collection of Is per cent Of their
loans.