UJIhi!llixii :j Uta J9 JJ a«U 



Si)c S'axinaB ill0ntl)lj}j%itor. 



^ 85 



i\,nn a I<riiie. Thu cellaf is ooiisiih-ved very \:u- 

 nor!.<Ml; it r^lioiild lie seven (oct (ir-e,>— fi,:;lileHn 



fill- Vfhtiliuiiin ; llio wifidnrts lu lie cuven-il will. 

 VBi-y tine wire fiadzo, i<i l"t i:i iIik nir iiii.l ki'Hji 

 oiit'tlu^ idsiuTis; rlui ^v^Ds lo hesUiiic uiid puiul- 

 ed, tlie floor "I' sluli.'^. 



A?iicult;ne in the iruitiil Stiitcs. 

 In this i-iiiiMirv, wliure l.iiid.i^ cluniii, :i;ul t)ii; 

 dirii'nsiiiuii .)l' IhV |»-<>|>Ib jHU-itii-, ev^ry thin.',' iii- 

 vJKb! Ill ilin iiil.-' id' aurlridi'iii', 111" liardiMiiii:;, and 

 ddinivsiic aichii<Ttiii-«. I'ublii; ^'ard. lis, on tli^' 

 .srali; oC snrli iplaiilatiours ii,_Eiini|jn and Asia are 

 iiosviniUiiowii to ii:»., Tli>.-ni i.< no leauiro ol' t!i« 

 old co',iiiiii''s lliat more a^'ie.'alily and newly 

 MiiliPs ilie AiiK'.iu'.aii, than tliL- liKaiil.il'iil irarutMis 

 ol Eiiropi."— siic-li as llie Bjlioli in FlnreiicP, tlu- 

 Villa Uor^lies.se in Roiiui, tlie Villa d'Hste in Ti- 

 vuli ; works easily iiniiattd lieiv,aiid wliii-li ii:if;lif 

 well iiiaUc llie land di-ar lo llie rilizen, aii.l ill; 

 flame palrlulisiii. It is slie fiuo ail wliii-li is letl 

 for IIS, now tliatseid]!li:iv, ar.il iiaimin^'. and r>- 

 ligioiis and oivil andiiteniun! Iiave lieromii efF.;le, 

 mill liave |.assed,inlo s.-ennd i-liililliriod. We liavu 

 taeiity di';;i-i'<;s ol" lalitnde wliitrein to choose a 

 seat, and ihe new iiioile.sof iraveUing enlarge the 

 o|,lioiliinilv of seleclioii, liy nialiing it easy to 

 ciihivate very distant tracts, and yet reiiiain m 

 sirict iiileico'nrse with the i-eiilres of trade and 

 iai|inlalioM. And the whole liirre of all these 

 arts goes to fac.iiiuite tiie ileforaiioiisnl' lands and 

 (IweiliiiL's. A L'ardeii has this advantaL-e, that it 

 makes il indifiLrent wliere yon live. A uc/ll laid 

 jiarden makes the (ace of the country aliunt yon 



of iccount ; low or hi^di, -rami or mean, yon 



iiave made a lieaiitifid aliode wdrlhy oi' man. It 

 the landscape is |ileasiii.i:, the ^ranleii shows it— 

 iftame, it exdndes it., A liille f;rove, which any 

 ILriner can find, or cause lofirow near his liimwe, 

 will, ill a li'W' ypnis, so (ill the eye and mind of the 

 iiihahiiant, as' 13 make cataracts and chains of 

 moniuaiiis quite miiiec-essary to liisscciury ; and 

 lie is so contentefl with Ids alleys, woiuilands, or- 

 chards, and river, .tliat Niaijara, and ihe Nolcii ot 

 the White ililks, iiiid Naiilas!;ei-15eaidi, are sn|ier- 

 flniti^s. And'yct the selection of a t!t_ hoir-e-luP 

 has the same a'dvaniaL'e over an indif!"eiciil one, 

 as the .>;eliclimi of a ^iven c!u|doyirent of a man 

 wlio has a jieiiins ti.r that wm-li. in tlie its .-I case.,, 

 all the cnhiire of years will never make the iiu.si 

 pains-lakiiii.' s<;liolar liis-cqtiali nti mure will -ar-- 

 deniiii;- sive the advantage of a h)t-|>)iy site to n 

 house in a hole or on a iriniiade. " G«d A4- 

 niiiihiy first iilanted a ijaiden," says Lord B.icou, 

 "audit is the ptnest of liiiman |ileasiire.s._ il is 

 the firealesi relVesliinent to the spirit of nian, 

 without which, liiiihlinj;s.a.iid palaces are but 

 pross handy works; and a mini shall ever see 

 that when aL"i's;:row tociviliiy and eU;,'aiicc, men 

 conie lo hiiild sfatcly, sooner ihaii to irardeii tine- 

 Iv. ns if ijardeniu.^ were the fjreater pHileelioii. 

 Bacon has followed np this seiiliment in his two 

 essavs on BuihthiffS and. Gardens, wiiii many 

 pleasing' details on the decoralioii of lands ; and 

 Anhrey'"lias iiivcn nuan en^iasjinL' acc<iiint of the 

 maiiiiprin which Bacon f.nished liisuwii manor 

 tit Girliaiiihnrv. 



in America,'we Irave hitherto liille to lioast it) 



lliis kind. The ciiiesi tinnally drain the coiin- 



iry of llie liest pait of its population: the flower 

 of the \oiitli, ni' liotli- sexes, t'oes into the towns, 

 uiid the country is cultivated liy a .so iniich inhni- 

 or class. The land— travel a whide day lo;.etlier 



loiilis poverty siii-ckeivand the hiiihlin^s plain 



and poor, in Europe, yvliere socieiy has an aris- 

 tociaiie structure, the land is full of men ol the 

 best stock, and the liesi cnlinre, whose interesif 

 and pride it is to remaiti half the year on their 

 cstat.-s, and to fill them with every convenience 

 and ornament. Of course these make model 

 farms, and nindern aichiicctnre, and are a con- 

 stant educaiiun lo the eye of the smroiindiii!; 

 ])Op(iUition. 



Whatever events in pr.-isress sliail^o to disgust 

 men with ciiicSj and infuse into them the passion 

 for country life, and connlry pleasures, will ren- 

 der a prodigious i-ervice to the whole lace ot ihis 

 conliiicnt, .-rnd wjll liirllier the most poetic ot all 

 theocciipati<ins of real life— the hriu'.'io^' out b\ 

 lirt the nalive hut hidde-n L-races of the landscape. 

 1 l(H)k on siiidi improvements, also, as ilireclly 

 leinlinu to endear tlie land to the iidi.diitant, ani' 

 t'ive him whatever is valnahle in local atiach- 

 meiit. Any relatiuti to the laud, the liahit of lill- 



inff il, or miJiiitg it. or even liuntim; on it, jrener- 

 iies tin! feelimr of patriotism.. He who keeps 

 sliop on. il, or lie who merely uses it as a support 

 Ml his jles'« and leiUer, or to his maimiaeloiy val- 

 ues it very lilde. Tne v.isi nrijorily of the peo- 

 ple of this coimiry live l.y the land, and carry hi 

 iiualiiy ill their manners and opinions. Vve in 

 ilie Adantic Slates, li.* position, have been, com- 

 mercial, and have, as' i said, inibiliea easily an 

 Ruiopean culinre. Luckily for i.s, now that 

 sieani has n.irniwed the .^ilantic, ton stvai^ln, the 

 nervous, rocky West is iniriiditif! a new andcoii- 

 tiiiontal element into the national iiiimi, and we 

 shall, vet have an Anieric..iii fieiiiiis. How iiineli 

 better when. the whole is a ^'ardeii, and the peo- 

 ple have irrowii up in the lowers ol a piradise . 

 Wtiliiont lookiiiiX, tlieii, to those e.-iir.iordinary so- 

 cial iiiHiienccs which are now actio}: in preci.-eiy 

 in this diieciion, but only at what is. inevitably 

 duinir aromid a<. i think we must I'ejrard the land 

 as a comin iiidinu and inciensinii power on the 

 .'Vmericau i-iiizen— the satialive and Americatiiz- 

 inc iiiHuenee, wliiuli promises to di.-close new 

 powers for !!i;e3.to coii.'e.— if.../r. E.iKrsoii's Lec- 

 ture, 



« Fifty Years Since." 



'("he New York IVlirror contains nn ps.^iay on 

 ilie manners and cii.st<ims fifty years since-, which 

 is full of ailinoiiitioii to the present Jicneratioii. 

 Filiy years make a Jireat ciianf!e, not only in the 

 coniliiioii of an individual, but in the habits and 

 principles of socieiy. W.e make an e.Mract lor 

 Ihe honetit of onr readers, male aiidieinale. ihe 



writer says: — . 



" When Washinrrton was- President, his wiie 

 knit siockiriL's in Philadelphia, and llie mother 

 made doimh-Mtits and cakes between Christinas 

 and New Year ;iiow thy married ladies are too 

 proud to make doimh-nnis, besides tliey lUni t 

 know how, so Ihev even send lo .^ladam I'ainpa- 

 (lonr or some other Piemdi cake-baker and buy 

 spoiu'c cake for three dollars a pound, in those 

 days New York was fidlof snbslanlial comforts ;. 

 now rt is full of splendid misery ; then there 

 were inLyrHV hea.led spin'sters (unless tliey were 

 n^lv inrlee<l,') for a man could ^'et married for a 

 .loliar, and bef;iu honsekeepiii- for twenty, and 

 in wtishina his clothes and in cwikm^' Ins viciiials, 

 ihe witb saved more ntoney than it look to .sup; 



port her. . » 1 J . i 



Now, I have known a mnn-tcr n;et tive hnndreii 

 dollars for bncklins a couple, tiieii wine, cake 

 aiul et ceteras, live hundred more— weddmi; 

 clothes and jewels, a ihonsaiid— six or .seven 

 huudieil in diiviii}; to the Sprin;;s or some de- 

 serted niimnlain, then a house must lie jiot lor 

 ei.'ht himdre.l dollars per annum, and inrnished 

 at'^lhe expense of two or three ihunsand— and 

 when all is done, his pretty wife can neither 

 make a cake nor put an apple in a diiinplni'.'.- 

 Then a cook must be yot for ten dollars per 

 month— a cbandiern aid, a lanndiess, and seam- 

 stress at seven dollars each, niid as the fashiona- 

 ble foMv of the dav has ilaifnJied liio mistres^^ 

 fromtiie kitchen, these blessed helps aloresaid 

 rei"ii sJipreine, and yvhile master and mistress 

 •■irJ'playiiii; cards in the parlor, the servants-are 

 plaxlii}.' the devil in the kitchen— thus llghtm- 

 the' candle at bolli ends, it soon burns out. Pov- 

 criv comes in at the door and drives love out at: 

 ihe window. It is this stnp.id and expensive non- 

 sense whiidi deters so many nnhappV old bache- 

 jors from enteriiiL' the state of hie.ssediiess ; 

 hence yuit tind'mnre deaills ihai) nianiag.es.!' 



stock. The most perfect in their kiiiils arc ever 

 the niosi protiiable. . 



iyiliaralitv in j;ood bariic; and warm sheltsrs. is 

 l!ies(uine''(d' liealth, streisith, and comfort t.i 

 animals; causes them to tauve on less loud, and 

 secures from damage all s.iits of crops. 



Liberality also, in the provision ol food lor 

 dotnesiic aiiimals, is ll-.e seuixe of flesh, innscle 

 and manure. 



Liber diiy to the e.->it!), it) seed, cnltnve and 

 compost, is the source of its liomiiy. 



Thus ills in a^iricnlluiv, as in every part ot 

 creation; a wise and I'aU.-nal Provi.ience has 

 inseparably uonuectod our itUy wilh.onr liappi- 

 nes.s. . , 



in cnliivatins the earth, '.oe condition of man s 

 success is his inditslry npoa it. 



ill raisim; dome.-tic aiii.fals, the condiiion ot 

 his Buccess is, kindness .and bvnevolcnce to 



In makiuis tlis productiv. ness of the earth de- 

 pend upon tb.^ diliaenco aid wisdom of the cul- 

 tivator, the Unlver.-ial-Fa.ner has inseparably 

 connected the fertifuy of l.'.s creation willi the 

 stroiiL'est inicllecmal iiid.u jeiBeJils.and tlie high- 

 e5.t inor.il motives. 



ill pnliim,' the bintal world under Ins domin- 

 ion, he has placed the happiness of which their 

 nature is snsceptilile, under th-o strongesl guar- 

 antee of man's iiiteiesl. 



Instead, iherclb -e, ot repininu' at Ins lot, let tlie 

 cnltivaior of the {jronnd c.insider his as among 

 the hi-diest and happiest oi all limnaii destinies, 

 since Ml rehilion to.Uie earth Jie is the mstrmncnt 

 of Heaven's bounty: and i.i relation to.tlie mle- 

 rior orders <if creation, the almoner ot Provi- 

 ilt:w.e.T-Scuihern. CaUivalcr. 



Hints to Farmers. 



Great profits in aL'ricnIiure can_ result onl.i 

 from tireat iinprnvenieiiis of tlie soli. 



Great iini-rovemenls <if the soil can result only 

 from tinremilliii}.' industry. 



The chief siiidv of every farmer sAouW be 

 wh'it !s useful, aml'u'hal is useksn erpense, in rela- 

 tion to his ctrt... 'I'll-.- di.scriminaiion between 

 il.ese is the master key of the farmers prosperi- 

 • v The lii'^t should be incurred with a Ireedoin 

 lii'rlo short of profu.-.ioii. The last should be 



-.|uin l,as the sailor shnnsthe rocks, where are 



.eeiithe wreck of the hopes of preceding muii- 



uers. ., • 1 



Liberality in providing; utensils, is the saviiij! 

 ..f bntl, lime ami labor.- The more perfect In.- 

 mstrmnents, tho more profitable are they. 

 So also is it with his working cattle and lus 



Great i loods lu Arkausas. 

 V/i; pspivssed.tlie fear in our last, lliattlie Ar- 

 kansas river wuiil.d iumu'.ate our town. Our 

 (ear.s have b«Mi realized. The river conlinued 

 to rise until Friday noon, and has swept over 

 nearly.allthat part of the town situate on the 

 lower or first bank. M.ny of our merchants 

 were compell^.l to reniov. their yoods Irom the 

 first floor to keep then c t of the water. Onr 

 ciii'/.eiis liviii!,' in the lowc- iiortimi ol the town_ 

 somdit refiiffe in the mole elevated quarters ot 

 their neiirhhors. Onr fri.;:id of the C.ilnnibus 

 Hotel chartered the conrt-nonse, where heenter- 

 tained his boarders. The only mode ot travel 

 in the bii.siness section of our town has been in 

 canoes, skifll^,- and '-hi boats, which have been 



„1 hmi. 'fhoiiirh inucb inconvenience has iie- 



fallen onr cilizeti.s, we cani-ut learn that onr town 

 h:,s been .-erioiislv iiiiured.. At one time, it was 

 feared ihat brick buildings coiild not stand ; l)-.it 

 we are happv to say (-hese ie-us have been d.issi- 

 oated 'I'he farmers in 'he !,-ottom, however, 

 l.ave sn.staiiied great dai.:a-e, and many have 

 lo.st their entire crops. ■ , • .i ■ .„ 



The water et this pl.ace has been witliin thnly 

 inchesof the hign water iiu.rk of the memora- 

 ble liBshet of 1933; but we nnderstand It is 

 much higher below, in consequence ol ihe heavy 

 r.fms in'that reL'ion. The cotton crops beloyv 

 ,„•.! said to be eiunvly d.f^troyed. We believe 

 this is Ihe second time only that onr town has 

 been overflowed wiiliin the memory of our oiu- 

 eit c.il:iten,s.— '7r,'cnn,?(».? »V,>. ,,.,„„ 



The river has iaen on ! sii-nd for the last on 

 bonis. It h:.s been six or elplit inches higher 

 ,h;,n the April rise. The place ol Mr. Wood- 

 rufFis almost destroyed. His loss will be, wo 

 .re..ret to .sav, very great. JMany of his buddings 

 hav.e been swept,", away, ami the most valuable 

 one of all is .now appaivntly lallnig into the 

 liver. One eiullias sunk down into tlie water. 

 'I'he damage produced by this flood it is impossi- 

 ble to estimate, but il is ril.tious on all the low 



""pnibably a million of dollars would n"t eover 

 the losssustaie.eilinlhe sUa-.-LMk Rock Gazelle, 

 6th. 



m>N'T anow CROSS.- When adversity assails 

 yotr.don't grow cross, it preveuis, not only syinpa- 

 Ihv for your misfortune.-, Ii-t also all offers ol as- 

 si^finr- i'eople of benevolent feelings are re- 

 ,,„,;,ed hv your snappis)ines=. Tbev -re oliliged 

 lo stand afar oiT, lest yon bit. tne.n. fake the mat- 

 ter calnilv, and like a Cbrts'ia.n. And theu Cod 

 „jl) iieJpl—aiiJ your I'ellovr- men, also. 



