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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, 
«-uiliy of this barbarity to stand thirty . minutes 
with a gnat in his eye, his p acket handkcrcliiei 
stolen, and his hands tied; he would be then 
able to comprehend the extent ol the niiser}'^^ he 
had inflicte i upon an animal oltentiines nobler 
than himself. 
It is true that the, bleeding that lollows the 
cutting, sometimes reduces the inflamation and 
gives some apparent countenance, to_ this bar- 
barous practice — but surely blood letting can be 
effected under such circumstances upon better 
terms than the loss of this valuable appendage. 
l/ife’s Licssou Slioiiid E5e. 
BY B. HALLECK. 
Forget not — regret not 
The joys that have fled 
Though sweeter and fleeter 
Than fresh odors stied 
From the jessamine's cup. 
Or the bright chalice hid 
From the gaze of the sun 
’JMeaththe violet’s lid. 
Forget not — regret not: 
Hope ever should burn 
The incense of love 
In herfuneral urn. 
Shedding glory and light 
O’er the gems of the past, 
By time on the altar 
Of memory cast. 
Forget not — regret not: 
Why should we regret, 
While one star remains. 
That another has set? 
And though all may have faded, 
Others brighter by far, 
Through the gloom may arise 
Than one once worship’d star. 
For?of not — regret not : 
Lile’s lesson should be 
Like the stars that are hung 
O’er the limitless sea, 
A guide to our path, 
Bright links of the chain. 
To lead us and bind us 
To virtue again. 
American Notions. — The Journal of Com- 
merce gives the following as an extract of a 
letter from Staffordshire. England: 
“ I wish you would send me the articles 
named below, at your earliest convenience. — 
Pray let them be of the best quality as 1 want 
them for family u.se. Sav — 
7 barrels Newton Pippins. 
3 do Duchess County pork, same as the last. 
2 do Brown crackers. 
1 do Fulton market beef, same as the last. 
3 boxes, each 1 large cheese. 
1 barrel of cranberi ies. 
4 do flour, with any other “ JoTitie boiu.he'’ 
you can think of.” 
What an uncomfortable situation! A seat 
on a sofa between two beautiful girls, one with 
black eyes, jet ringlets, and snowy neck— the 
other with soft blue eyes, sunny ringlets, red 
cheeks and lips, both laughing and talking to 
you at the same time. 
COHTEinS OF THIS HUMBER. 
Overseers, p^ge 177 — 178 
On the Improvement and Proffitable Cultiva- 
tion of Clay Lands, 178 — 179 
Cultivation of Lucerne, 179 — 180 
Small Farms and Thorough Cultivation,. . . . ISO 
Economy of Farm Labor, 180 
A New Fashioned Mattress, 180 
New and Improved Cotton Gin 181 
A Recipe for Dr. Henkel’s best Pies 181 
Cold Starch for Linen ; Agricultural Publica- 
tions ; China Wheal in Maryland ; Cure for 
Consumption ; The Wool Trade; Eau de 
Cologne, 181 
Subsoil Plowing, ISl — 182 
Editorials, etc. — Our Third Volume; Sta- 
tistics — '‘a Georgia Overseer Texas Cot- 
ton Seed, 183 
Improving Land by Green Manures 183 
The Haw, or Hooks, 183 — 184 
|.ife’s Lesson should be, 184 
MR. AiND MRb. UHAPiViAN’6 
BO.AHDING ATaE) DAY SiCHOOL. 
No. 228 Broad st. Augusta. 
|E5"TT113 Ins'itutioa has been under 
the direction of its present principals for six 
yea' 3 . and the success which has attended it 'has 
enabled them greatly to increase the facilities it 
affords for the education of young ladies. Pro- 
vision is made for thorough instruction in all 
the departments of female education, from the 
elementary English studies to the higher branch- 
es of literature and science. The next term 
will commence Tuesday, October 1st. Pupils 
can enter at any time during the term, and will 
be charged for the time they are members of 
the school. 
Tuition S3, S12 and S15 per quarter, according 
to the age and standing of the scholar. Music 
and French at the usual “"ates. Board S15 per 
month. 
References. — Rev. C. S. Dodd, Rev. W. T. 
Brantley, Rev. . G P. Pierce, Dr. W. H. Turpin, 
Mr. J. M. Adams, Mr. D. Hand, Augusta; Gov 
^'’rawford, Milledgeville ; Dr. E. E. Jones, Madi- 
son ; Col. Wm. .Jones, Warren; Dr. P. George, 
Jasper ; Mr W. B Munro, Columbus. 
s26-w V C4t 
F Ui'ASH.— -A supply of fiist quality 
Potash, just rec' ived and for sale, whole 
sale & retail, by [■o24-lm] WM. HAINES , Jr 
TEXAS COTTON SEED. 
rilHE subscriber offers for sale, Cot- 
ton Seed of very superior quality. The 
original stock was procured in Texas, and culti- 
vated on his plantation in Newton county, for 
the last three years, with extraordinary success. 
The yield is much larger, and the quality superior 
to the Petit Gulph or other kinds of Cotton usu- 
ally grown in this section of country. 
Planters who purchase a supply of the seed 
may rely upon sufficient increase in product of 
the first crop to refund the outlay for seed. 
Planters who take an interest in improvements 
of this sort, are referred to the annexed certifi- 
cates, and the Cotton raised from the^eed may 
be seen at the warehouses of Adams & Hopkins 
and Clark & Roberts. 
JOHN W GRAVES. 
A supply of the above described Cotton Seed 
is off'ered for sale at the following places, at five 
dollars per bushel : 
Adams & Hopkins’s Warehouse I 
Clark & Roberts’s do. 
D’Antignac & Evans’s do. 
Hand & Williams’s Store, 
McKinley & Martin’s Store 
Hill, Morrow & Hill’s Store, 
D. Dickson & Co.’s Store, 
j-Augusta. 
Madison. 
Social Circle 
Madison, October 29, 1844. 
Dear Sir — I regret it was not in my power yes- 
terday, when I saw you, to give you any opinion 
with regard to a small lot of cotton I have grow- 
ing from seed presented to me last spring by my 
friend, John W. Graves, Esq. Since then, how- 
ever, 1 have been to my plantation and made com- 
parison of it with my crop of cotton, and now 
take pleasure in saying to you, it is a superior ar- 
ticle in point of fineness and length of fibre, con- 
taining more lint on the seed, and will yield much 
more from the same quantity ot land planted. 
1 am respectfully, dear sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
[Signed] Wm. Johnston. 
Georgia, Newton County: 
I hereby certify that I obtained from John W. 
Graves, of this county, a sack of Cotton Seed, 
(which he represented of superior quality intro- 
duced from Texas,) which I p'anted last spring, 
and find to exceed my most sanguine expectation. 
I planted it two or three weeks after my other 
cotton, (which is the Petit Gulph,) and notwith- 
standing the season w s dry and unfavorable 
throughout the year, (the growing season) yet it 
is by far the best cotton I ever made. I think by 
the time it is all gathered, the best part will yield 
2000 to 2500 pounds per acre. My neighbors who 
have -seen it are of the same opinion. Prom the 
trial I have made, I believe it will yield double as 
much as my other cotton on land of the same fer- 
tility. [Signed] Jackson Harwell. 
24th October, 18-14. 
Georgia, Morgan County : 
This is to certify that I am neighbor to Jo’nnT. 
McNuil, Esq., and that he last spring got a load 
of Texas Cotton Seed from John W. Graves, 
Esq., ol Newton county, and planted them on 
what I consider average land of his farm ; and 
from frequent observation of the crop, xvith his 
other cotton, (which is the Petit Gulph,) 1 do be- 
lieve it will far excel any other cotton I have ever 
seen raised in this section of country. And I 
also believe that the staple excels any other I 
have ever examined, as to fineness and color. 
[Signed] John P. Evans. 
This will certify that I acted as overseer for 
Mr. John T. McNeil for the year 1344. My know- 
ledge of farming induces me to believe that the 
Texas Cotton, raised by Mr. McNeil this year, is 
a very superior article, and with me preferable to 
any other cotton I have ever raised. It is of long 
and fine staple, and well boiled, and easily picked 
out, and has withstood a drought this year belter 
than the Petit Gulph Cotton. It is, in a word, a 
valuable cotton. I have ginned eight bales of the 
Texas Cotton on Mr. McNeil’s Caruer Gin, and 
find that it yields one pound of clear cotton from 
three of seed cotton ; and from my experience of 
thirty years in cotton growing, I have never rais- 
ed any I think equal to the Texas Cotton. 
[Signed] Allison Kent. 
Augusta, October 30, 1844. 
John W. Graves, Esq. ; 
Dear Sir — Having been called on by you to 
make a statement in relation to your Texas Cot- 
ton, we take pleasure in saying, that for the last 
two or three years we have received at our ware- 
house your cotton crops. The quality has inva- 
riably proved very superior, both as to color and 
length of staple. On sale, it has always brought 
the highest market price. We consider it a very 
superior article in the cotton line. 
Your obedient servants, 
Adams & Hopkins. 
Mr. John T. McNeil : 
Dear Sir — We have received the two bales of 
Texas Cotton sent by you to us, and take pleas- 
ure in saying that in color and length of staple it 
is superior to anything we have seen ; and cheer- 
fully recommend it as such as will always bring 
the highest market price. 
Your obedient servants, 
no-wp&Ctf Clark & Roberts. 
AGON’S LARD LAMPS.— A new 
article, superior to all others for this pur- 
pose, emitting a good clear light without smell or 
smoke, and at an expense, counting Lard at 8 
cents a pound, of about a quarter of a cent an 
hour. 
These Lamps have been satisfactorily tested, 
and are recommended as “just the thing” for 
the use of planters, and all others who study utili- 
ty, neatness and economy. 
A supply of the above Lamps, with Fillers and 
Wicks for them. For sale by 
HAVILAND, RISLEY & CO. 
jv 24-d.c&Culif 
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