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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

In the Western States hundreds of Re-
publicans are leaving the Grant ranks ani
going over to Greeley.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
THE COTTON CROP.
Alarming Reports Of Gne Cater
pillar.
\ GENERAL RAID"


From the Macon Beacon.
Tie worm has appeared in force on sew
eral plantations ina this country, aud the
continual showers indicate general raid Of
these pests on our cotton fields.
INCREASING IN NUMBERS
From the Meridian Mercury.
The cotton caterpillar j. increasing ia
numbers and extending his depredations
upon farms near the CITY. In Mr. Goodies
farm, and la Mr.. Colemau's. the worm has
appeared in numbers 10 excite uncomforta-
bic apprehension.
DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
From the Tallahatchie News.
The cotton worm has made it, appearance
in several cotton plantations in this county,
doing considerable damage, they are now
webbing up, and il they again appear in
twenty days, the crop will almost entirely
be destroyed.
"GREAr COMPLAINT FROM EVERY PORTION
OF THE COUNTY
E3 From the Winona Democrat.
Mr.. James Martin has shown ms a stalk OF
cotton killed by the blight and SAYS his
entire crop il damaged greatly by twill
not make half what he anticipated "a few
weeks since.
We hear great complaint from every por-
tIou OF the county.
THE COTTON PROSPECT DIsCOUBAGING."
From the Carrollton Conservative.
There is no use Disgusting the fact that
the hope OF good crop i on the wane.
We Stated before in opposition 10 the gen.
eral opinion, HAT the yield could hardly be
an average one, for the reason chat two
thirds oi the cotton came mp after the long
drought ia May, and cotton so late ON hin
land, can hardly make a fan crop with the
most favorable fail. A. ID general thing
the crops i'm this section have been well
worked, and in fact. the very best has been
made of the chance. The corn is made !
beyond peradl cnture. aud is fine. but the
cotton prospect j. di-couraging. Mr.. Cal
vim Beck has a fifteen acre field OF cotton.
new land, well worked, which, from blight,
will not make one bale. Mr.. Joe Morris
says his crop is already cut oil by blight
one-lifrh, and the damage continues
Charles Scruggs had ten acres Of the finest
cotton in the county, on bottom land and
we'll worked, which he thought good for
ten bales and now he dou't expect To get
one bale, Mr.. JeN Elmoudson has fine
fed ofcotton which promised well, which
is ruined entirely. These eases are mem
toned because We happen to recollccu them,
but they are not "A tithe of what we have
heard. MIR. Thomas Merritt says the
dreaded cotton worm is ia his field, and
Holmes county. the papers say, is infested
with caterpillars-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

As many Of my friends are solicitor. t1
know the extent of my loss iu thc late fire
i'm Vicksburg, and how the insurance COM
panies settled with me, / take this occasion
TO say that all the companies have settled
with me: aud every courtesy and dispatch
Of business extended 90 me by che adjustuI
and different respective agents.
/ think il due, however. % TIE Planter. OI
Jackson. Miss, a. Il Is the youngest in which
/ was insured, aud also q home company, t0
say that IL was among the first shat paid it-
loss, by giving me sight check for tne
amount, as soon as thc amount was dgter-
mined. without discount, although by tuo
terms o it, policy, 10 was allowed ninety
days grace. Its adiusrer. Capt. Gillespie,
scrutinized the loss with great care, buU
with an evident determination 90 observe
correct rules of equity and justice. from
which he did not swervc during the entire
nvestigatiOn. i have no hesitation iu -uy-
ing. that in all losses adjusted for it by him
the ends Of justice will be met. take great
pleasure IN Tecomme ending this company tu
the public generally, aud my friends par-
ficularly, as a safe, reliable, prompt and
prudently managed com pauy. and well de-
serving their liberal and generous patron
age. The agent in this city, Col. >. D. burch,
is an old native citizen of the state, OF eN-
tended acquaintance, Of pleasant ana alaDlc
address, great perseverance anu energy lu-
flexible integrity Of purpose Win 20 desire
10 misrepresent the true condition OF DIS
company. ana manilesting rs much s0lICi-
tude 10 see = loss promptly adjusted und
paid A. he does in soliciting patronage for
Inc com pany. His Office is 183 Washington
street, Vicksburg, where he will always Dee
found, unless out on business.
l. RINHARDr
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

The cotton caterpillar is said 70 be doing
much damage in the vicinity OF EnfAuia--
Farms that few days ago promised hne
crops are now com Dletely riddIed, and will
make next to nothing. Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

William favors our readers with IN
interesting letter to-day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

The PLANTER's Insurance CoMA-
NY.-For the purpose of showing chat This
home company is not only pro-pcriu@ bul
is entitled 70 the utmost confidence of those
who have property 10 insure, we copy Che
following card which we iind go the Nick--
burg Herald We are informed THAT the
nnlicv amounted % H5nOO.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

No man can properly be called gentle
man until he has learned TO eourteously
decline doing favor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

Remind your neighbOr Of the impor-
lance of registering.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

The carpet-baggers have robbed the
Southern States of over two hundred mil
lion dollars. The arpet-baggers are Grants
agents and lieutenants nc the South, and
through their Union Leagues they have
thus far been enabled to control the negro
vote There Is . better time coming
Courier-Journal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
You cannot vote unless YOU have you
The Executive Contingent Fund

The Executive Contingent Fund.
The Legislature made liberal Con-
tingent appropriation for the use of the
Governor in executing his public duties.
But that functionary got it into his head
that it was to defray his household ex-
penses. The State Warrant forgery case
offers him an opportunity to disburse a
slice of it for the public benefit in de-
tecting the parties concerned. Cunning
ham is only one of the gang.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
-, from Grntz brown.

j, 4ceeptiag the Baltimore Nom
I iIlattoa.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

Look up your registration papers, and
if you cannot find them le-register.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

ECoNoMY DUE TO AN EMrLoYEE.-
&" Waste not, want not" Is good old
proverb. d" He that is faithful iu little,
Is also faithful in much" A person who
takes no care Of the materials committed
to his care by his employer will meyer
husband his own property. Economy
and wastefulness are habit, shat viii iu-
huence us in all things, both when wo
are engaged about ourown substance aud
that Of another. To waste uuOthcrs
goods is the same as TO rob him. Tho
loss in both cases is equal, and thc priu-
ciples whence they spring very much
alike. The man who takes care of hi-
employers goods Is sure 10 look after Dis
own. and thus is on the road To prosperity
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
The Canvass.
From the Aberdeen Exal
August >, 1872.

from the ADerueen EXAMINER.
Monroe County is organizing nobly for
the fall campaign; she has q Greeley and
Brown club in almost every precinct, and
they all have executive committees compo-
sed of ''live men, We doubt if any other
county in the State can make as good re-
nnrt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

The cry comes from Washington Ter
ritory, 8" Send US Wives" This shows
a healthy sentiment amongst the batch
elors Of that far of region. 1t also of
fers fine opportunity for those who have
any Of the commodity To- dispose oi
Would it not better, however 90 send
out the raw material and let them make
their own wives?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
From the Meridian Mercu

The cotton caterpillar j. increasing ia
numbers and extending his Expectations
upon farms near the citv. In Mr.. Goodies
farm, and la Mr.. Colemau's. the worm has
appeared in numbers 90 excite uncomforta-
bic approximations.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
TIC Grimm. nr1I,c nn,.

BE sure 10 register.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

From the Macon Beacon.
Tie worm haas appeared in force on sew
eTal plantations ina this country, aud the
continual showers indicate general raid Of
these pests on our cotton fields
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
'oING cONsmERABLE DAMAGE.


The cotton worm has made it, appearance
in several cotton plantations in this county,
doing considerable damage, they are now
webbing up, and ii they again appear in
twenty days, the crop will almost entirely
be destroyed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

| thank you most sincerely for the Kind
reception YOU have given me. Ii enjoy
your confidence how this demons ZION
will only be an additional stimulu~ i,'f me
10 try to deserve it still more in III, uturc
than / have done in the mast
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22

Mr.. James Martin has shown ms stalk OF
cotton killed Dy the blight and says his
entire crop il damaged greatly by twill
not make half what he anticipated a few
weeks since.
We hear great complaint from every por-
ton of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
On Selecting Poultry.

: To ascertain a fowls age, always
look at the teeth first. If the teeth
are several inches long, and consist
entirely of what is known as "double
teeth" you can depend upon it the
chicken is one of the original coop
that Noah brought over with him, and
she will prove so tough that nitro
glycerine, or giant powder won't
make any impression on her mater
nal breast. On the contrary, if she
has just cut her eye-teetb, she is still
capable of being carved, though where
more than the lower teeth are visible
it may require hand-saw to reduce
her to stove-woOd size.
An old hen always wears spurs.
This is wise provision Of nature, and
is designed to spur her up when she
gets careless about laying, and eggs
are forty cents per dozen. She also
has scales upon her legs, either of
Fairbanks pattern, or some other
standard manufacturers. If her scales
are rough and she finds it difficult to
keep her balance while walking, you
can mark her down as old enough to
vote. A young hen seldom wears
spurs, unless of the Mexican pattern,
and she has very smooth scales, if
any, on her limbs. Her comb is also
thin and fine, though occasionally
one may be found with coarse comb
and hair brush, but the latter class
are vain and inclined to dress and
make very poor layers.
An old hen turkey has rough legs,
c0rns on her feet, and strong claws for
scratching gravel about Thanksgiv-
ing time. An old turkey cock al
ways has long beard, goatee,
though they occasionally sport q
moustache and pair of ide whiskers.
An old goose is known by the
toughness of its gizzard and its fine
feathers. Always note while in the
market, whether the ''goose hangs
high" or not. Every thing is not so
lovely sometimes when this bird
hangs high, on the contrary it indi-
Gates desire on the part of the dealer
to raise the bird above suspicion and
prevent that familiarity that breeds
contempt OH the part Of the buyer,
until be has paid for the bird.-7Ttus-
UiUe Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
Horse Power.

The term "horse powerr issa unit
of force, ,intfodticed by Watt tO'eiiabls
him 70 determine what size of engine
to send TO his customers to supercede
the number of horses which the new
power, steam, was to replace. Watt,
in order to determine this, visited one
of the London breweries, whose horses
We're renowned for their strength,
aud ascertained that the average force
eXerted by the strongest horse was to
raise 80 900 pounds one foot thigh per
minute; thus an engine of 200 horse
power would be a force equal to 200
horses, each lifting IS, 600 pounds one
foot high per minute. Watt had two
methods of comparing his engines
viz: blythe power and the duty. By
the power is meant the quantity, of
the work which it can heffectsby D
given expenditure of fuel. Now, it is
evident that without hny change in
the size of an engine, its power can
be increased simply by increasing the
pressure ef-tbe rsteams< shat Us, the
load remaining eoDstant, thespeed 81
the piston may be increased, the num-
Der of strokes may be increased, and,
Consequently, the work done per min,
ute will be larger. Hence, 1t is difficult
to apply a limit to the power OBJ
tainabie from ltAe sfnalie5 cy1iH1er,
provided the boiler be Large eHough
to evaporate the increased quantity of
water, and strong enough to resist
the increased Ibuhsthlg pressufe. In
fact, no size Of cylinder can be reck-
oned as having a particular power,
since the power depends not on size
so much as on strength, aud thus en-
sines rated at go horse pJwercan often
be run at much greater power.
Nevertheless, in modern engineer
ing, the term "hOrse power refers
rather to the size of the cylinder than
to the power exerted, and the value of
the unit has undergone many changes,
so that in the engine to-day a horse
power may imply % 600 lbs, or Co.
600 lbs, $1,000 lbs, One foot higher
per minute. The plan now adopted,
for asceitaining the performance of
different engines il by an instrument
called the Indicator" This consists
of a small cylinder fitted with a
piston, which is pressed down
by Spring, the steam pressure With
in the cylinder is indicated and the
number of pounds pressure on the
square inch multiplied into the num-
Der of square inches in the area of the
cylinder, and by the number of feet
travelled through by the bpistons per
minute, gives the impelling power;
deduct in large engines about one
tenth forsfriapn, qid The femsWieri
is the efficient moving power, which
divided by $1,000 gives the actual
horse power.-Connlercik BMleti't.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
Irrigation.

A writer in the Farmer and Artisan
has the following to say Oh the sub
ject of irrigation
Having a small country mill, with
several acres of land stretching out
below it, / have for several years irri-
gated number of acres at nominal
expense. l extended small ditch
from the flume which supplies my
mill, around the edge of the valley,
and made little gates at convenient
distances through which / can turn
any desired amount of water, at any
time when my crop requires it. l
have found that by judicious water
ing the land just before planting, my
crops grow luxuriantly through ordi-
nary droughts, when the same class of
land, not watered thoroughly in the
spring, suffered severely. The land
irrigated is not strictly bottom land
is never overfowed by the stream run
ming through it, though not of course
as, thrifty as rolling upland. ] find
that the lands thus irrigated produce
more without manure than my best
uplands under the highest cultivation.
am therefore q strong advocate of
irrigation, and would urge all farm.
ers who have so much as a single acre
lying SO as to admit of it, to apply the
same system.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19

No people are more reverential toward
the honored dead than the denizens of
this sunny cline, hut since the war
many causes, over which we have had
ne control, have conspired to render it
difficult for us to ornament and beauti-
fly our cemeteries as we wished. To a
great extent our people were rendered
bankrupt by the struggle, in all but
honor, energy and hope; but time, and
patient industry have again caused our
genial land to smile with something of
its former wealth and plenty. And
now is the time to look after the resting
places of the departed. Nothing is
more appropriate than n handsome
monument. There are many establish
ments in the country where they can
be obtained, but recent visit to that of
Mr.. ALFRED WHITE, 225 West Fifth
street, Cincinnati, o., convinces us that
his taste in designs, facilities for pro-
duction, and the superior quality of his
American and imported marbles and
Scotch GRANTEES, deserve the favorable
attention of all who may wish to erect
memorial to the names of a departed
relative or friend. This establishment
has been in operation for the past quar-
ter of century, and is prompt and re-
liable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
Notices Of he I-.-s.

- Notices Of TIE i'--<s -i
in which hA'.FEg' MACHINE wnald not ne
an appreciated and highly welcone guest.
There is no monthly MAJ rhine an :nteIitSSnt
reading family can less afford 70 De wiiassr.
Many Magazines are accumulated. HSsrER's
Is edited. There is not Magazine that is
printed which shows more intelligent pain ex &
pended ON its articles and rueehsnicsl -execu-
ton. Ihere Is not a cheaper Magazine pubs
lished. There is not, osRfessedly, a more pop
ular MAGAZINE in tAs worli.-Nssc EMglasci
Homestead.
A repository Of biography and history, IT.
nature, science, and art, unequaled by any
Orher American publication. The vol
umes are as valuable as a mere work Of refer
enee rs any cyclopedi.t we can place in our IL
oraries. HARPER's MAGAzINg is a record of
travel every whore since the hour of its estab-
lishment- Livingstone and Gordon Cummiue
IN africa. Strain among the Andes and Ross
Browne in the East, Spoke on the Mic and
hacgreg0r on the JOrdOn-indeed, all re-
cent travellers of note have seen sheir most
important discoveries reproduced in these
pages. Most of our younger and many of our
older writer's find here their literary biography.
Our artists see the best evidences Of their ge-
MUS and the most enduring specimens of their
work in the Maga7iAe.-N. Y. SsHsidrd. o
Its one of the wonders of jOurnalism-tho
editorial management of HAMPER She Na-
ton, ". Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19

THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO DE FILLED
WITH SPECIFIC-For the cure of Lung
Diseases, that one scarcely knows which
to use, for want Of confidence in their
medical properties; but from the re-
markable cures and the high order and
extraordinary efficacy of Aliens Lung
Balsam, that we are compelled to regard
the evidences of our senses, and con-
fidently state tor Cough and Cold, and
that Hydra Headed Monster Consump>
ton, we think that preparation safe
and certain cure that is now before the
public.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
The Ran,ie Plant.

The ramie plant seems likely to
fulfill all that at first it promised.
This plant is q native of. Java, and
its fibre is admirably adapted for use
either separately or in conjunction
with silk or cotton. 1t is easily raised,
is exceedingly productive, and is in
demand by the European manufac-
turers. 1t is only since 1914 that it
has been known generally in Europe,
and only since 1867 that it has been
cultivated in this country, ;. in which
year it was first planted in Louisiana.
In 1870, that State and Mississippi
grew eighteen hundred acres of it. In
California, the "Pacific Ramie COM
pany" is organized, and will plant
large tracts OF land with it as soon as
the rains will permit. European
manufacturers have guaranteed a
constant demand in excess of the
supply. What is needed in order to
secure the cheapest supply, is a ma
chine to remove the outer husks from
the. bark, and to separate the bark
from the wOod-a counterpart, in fact,
to the cotton gin. Amember of the
British East india Commission has
OifCiSu i%-DyVVp ~ "a Pi1LS III - lhtitlilitC
that win do this work properly,
which will serve to stimulate. the
energies of inventors. In the report
of the department of agriculture for
1879, we find the following: "The
ramie plant, or the China grass of
commerce, cultivated in many parts
of the south, from seed furnished
originally through this department,
is found well adapted to that portion
of the country, and when it can be
utilized cbeaply it may become
staple crop. II multiplies very rapid
ly from root planting, one-hundred
roots having in one year produced
plants enough for over one hundred
and fifty acres, as reported from
Louisiana. In Fayette county, Ten
nessee, it grows very thriftily, and
produces beautiful glossy fibre. In
Goliad, Texas, ii grows well, both
from seeds ana roots; and in Austin
the staple is reported long. fibre eX-
cellent, white and silky" When it
is recOllected that the plant is to be
cut when five feet high, and that a
successful dressing machine is all that
is necessary to that cheap utilization
which shall render its culture of
less cost than that of cotton, it is
clear that we have a new and valu-
able textile material.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
How to Raise Turkeys.

A correspondent of an exchange
gives the following on raising tur-
keys: The bronze turkey is great
Improvement over the common tur-
key. The cocks weigh at maturity
forty pounds, and hens twenty-five
pounds Hens in their second year
are the best for breeding. prefer
using a young tom, as old ones are so
heavy they are apt to skin the backs
of the hens. When the turkeys are
about to lay, place a few old barrels
on their sides and make nests OF them;
put in few nest eggs and partly
cover tile entrance with brush to
make it private. remove the eggs
every evening, and when the hen
wishes to set. fix good nest by put
ting insOme ashes and fresh hay on
it, and give her about seventeen eggs.
The young ones require no food the
first day after they are Matched. The
best food for them is curd, with young
onion tops chopped fine and mixed
with it, + generally give them hard
boiled eggs the first few days. They
require feeding little and often, every
two hours if possible; after they are a
week old they can have some racked
corn and oats and wheat grits. In
fact, this mode of feeding is just right
for all kinds of young poultry. Do
not fail to give fresh cool water two
or three times day; milk is good for
an occasional drink. If they have
any lice on them, rub ON some dry
flour of sulpher and they will soon be
free from them.
nWhen the turkeys are Matched, /
put them in a coop and have a yard
around it, which is made by mailing
four boards together. This makes a
little fence to keep the young turkeys
from straying; it should be about 10
inches high. 1t is moved around
every few days on short grass. The
old and young are shut up in the coop
at night, in storms, and when the
grass is wet; at all other times they
have the freedom of the little yard.
The old one will not go off and leave
the young, and does better for being
confined. AS soon as the young are
able to fly out, they may be allowed
to roam and search for grasshoppers,
and il is surprising how 1nany they
w III uCNOuI anu III" OiA
them. l generally set the first clutch
of eggs under hens, seven to nine
each; the turkey will then lay her
second clutch in the course of a few
weeks, if not allowed to sit, and they
are not too late to make fine birds.
Last season tried third clutch, but
they were too late to be profitable. |
weighed my first brood of last sea-
sons turkeys, with the following re-
sult-they were just eight months
old: Eight gobblers weighed from
23I lbs. to %! lbs. each, and averaged
25s lbs. Six hens, from 49, lbs. to
Is lbs. each, averaged little over
II lbs. The common turkeys of the
country will hardly average half
these weights, so your readers can
form their own opinion as to the
merits of the bronze turkey.