ORE’S  RURAL 
YORKER, 
ass 
iloinfstir  a’touoinii. 
MENDING  TIN  WARE,  AGAIN. 
In  the  Rukal  of  Feb.  19.  page  la.”},  I  rciui  an 
article  upon  thia  subject.  In  iny  younger  days  I 
learned  a  trade  requiring  tlio  niwst  n.se  of  the 
Holdering-iron,  so  called,  though  the  iron  is  or 
should  bo  copper.  1  alwaya  do  our  f)wn  solder¬ 
ing  of  every  descriptijn,  and  con«idorablo  for  the 
neighbors.  A  satisfactory  Holdoriug-iion  will 
cost  (at  hardware  atoro)  half  a  dollar  or  nioi’e 
one  costing  much  less  will  not  hold  licat  long 
enough.  'J’o  do  good  work  the  soldcring-ii’on 
must  bo  kept  well  tinned  at  the  jioint  or  whom  it 
is  to  come  in  contact  with  the  work.  To  tin  the 
iron  pi'ocecd  as  follows :  Take  a  brick  and  hollow 
one  side  about  the  size  and  shape,  but  a  littlo 
deeper  than  tiie  bowl  of  a  tablespoon.  Fill  this 
jilac'O  half  full  (or  inqre)  of  pulverized  rosin. 
The  “iron"  should  have  four  equal  faces,  tajier- 
ing  gradually  to  a  point.  With  a  middling  coarse 
fdo  brighten  the  faces  of  the  iron  to  the  point. 
Now  heat  the  iron,  Imt  necer  let  it  get  red  hot. 
Ily  holding  it  near  your  cheek  yon  will  soon  learn 
when  it  is  hot  enough.  When  Iniattid,  wipe  the 
faces  quickly  on  an  old  cotton  cloth  slightly  wet, 
then  with  it  melt  enough  tinman's  solder  to  fidly 
till  the  bowl  of  a  largo  teaspoon,  letting  tlio  sol¬ 
der  as  it  melts  drop  inhi  the  cavity  of  the  bj  ic'l« 
with  the  rosin.  Now  plnngo  the  iron  into  this 
molted  solder  and  rosin,  nddang  it  violently 
back  and  forth— Ih’st  in  and  then  out.  Tim  brick 
will  keep  tho  face  bright  till  the  soldcj-  ailheres 
to  it.  Keep  nibbing  all  four  of  tho  sides  till 
each  is  thoroughly  tinned.  If  any  siiots  of  tlie 
iron  refuse  to  take  the  tin,  brightmi  the  same 
witli  the  lito  while  tho  iron  is  liot  and  tlien  rub  it 
in  the  cavity.  To  prepare  the  thud  siioken  of 
in  former  article,  drop  small  pieces  of  zinc  into 
the  niiu’iatic  acid,  one  at  a  time,  waiting  till  each 
is  dissolvtxl,  and  kee|»  adding  till  the  acid  will 
dissolve  no  mom. 
For  soldering  tinware,  it  is  far  better  to  scrape 
the  tin  briglit  and  apply  pidverized  rosin  than  to 
use  the  lici'uid,  but  if  the  thi  is  worn  off  thou  the 
litpiid  must  be  used,  its  use,  however,  rajiidly 
corrodes  the  soUlering-u'on,  which  will  have  to 
be  tiled  again  before  it  can  bo  tinned,  lied  heat 
also  takes  tho  tinning  olf.  To  scrajio  your  work, 
use  an  old  threoH-ornered  tile,  ground  sharp  to¬ 
wards  tho  iioint.  Keep  tho  brick  foi'  future  use. 
Always  wipti  tho  u'on  after  heating  to  remove 
ashes,  etc.  ji.  e,  r. 
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ORIGINAL  RECIPES,  ETC. 
this  three  or  four  hours,  turning  tho  pieces  every 
now  and  then  ;  then  take  them  out,  ihedge  each 
piece  with  flour  .and  fry  them.  Pile  high  ou  a 
dish,  and  pour  a  good  gravy  sauce,  seasoned,  and 
llavorcd  with  sweet  herbs,  arf)und  it. 
Mt>nt  anil  Ru,-ik  J'uddings.  Chop  any  kind  of 
cold  moat  with  Salt  i»ork  or  ham,  seasou  it  well 
with  butter,  popper  and  salt,  and  add  tw'o  or 
three  beaten  eggs.  Thou  make  alternate  layers 
of  wot  nwk  eminlis,  with  milk,  or  cold  boiled 
hominy  or  rice,  and  hake  half  or  thmo  quarters 
of  an  hour.  Let  the  upper  layer  bo  crumbs,  and 
cover  with  ;i  plate  while  baking,  and  when  nearly 
done  take  it  olT  to  In-own  the  top. 
'lo  Cw)k  tintinioi,  I’Jlo,  -In  cooking  oatmeal, 
hominy,  w  heaten  grits,  cracked  wheat,  or  any  of 
tlnise  nioG  bmiiltfast  dishes,  cook  it  in  a  covered 
lit!  <lish  set  in  a  kettle  of  boiling  water ;  in  this 
manner  tliero  is  no  danger  of  scorching,  (lorn- 
starch  pudding,  sea,-mo88,  farina,  and  all  other 
articles  mixed  with  milk,  can  be  cooked  in  tho 
same  way. 
Chmp  (-'nrfatn.s.-  -Oneof  tho  most  agreeable 
materials  for  curtaining  windows  is  coarse  iiii- 
bleaclmd  cotton.  The  irregularity  of  the  thread 
and  the  roiigl mess  of  tho  surface  gives  its  siift 
folds  much  tlio  cliarm  of  a  Russia  crash,  and  its 
hue  warms  tho  light  of  cool,  north  windows  al¬ 
most  to  the  glow  of  sunshine.  -  flonsekiTiifr. 
(.'mnlif’iT;/  Roll.  Stew  a  quart  of  cranberries 
in  snrtlciont  water  to  keep  them  fi’oin  burning. 
iVlake  it  very  sweet,  strain  and  cool.  Make  a. 
paste,  an<l  when  the  cranberry  is  cold,  spread  it 
on  the  paste  aliout  an  inch  thick,  roll  it,  tio  it 
close  ill  a  lliiiuicl  cloth,  IhiII  two  hours,  and  servo 
with  a  sweet  sauce. 
/iV/c  and,  Indian  Mnnh.—VHO  two  imrts  rather 
coarse  corn  meal  and  one  part  rye  meal,  stirring 
in  tlio  cijrn  meal  first  and  cooking  awhile  if  de¬ 
sired,  Llien  adding  the  lyc  meal,  sUrriug  very 
carefully ;  cover  close  and  cook  slcrwly  one  hoiu’ 
or  more. 
Ijpuifiiit  litfoi-iiiatioit. 
GOOD  REMEDIES. 
To  Cook  lit'anK. — When  beans  are  kept  over  a 
year  or  more  tliey  heceme  rather  diflicult  to  cook 
tender.  One  way  t/j  accomplish  it  is  to  soak 
them  over  night  in  soft  water,  and  in  tho  morn¬ 
ing  put  them  to  boil,  pulling  a  quarter  of  a  tcii- 
spoonful  of  soda  into  the  water.  The  water  must 
ho  turned  olT  us  soon  as  it  boils,  and  cliiinged  two 
or  tliree  times.  Have  a  teakettle  of  boiling  wa¬ 
ter  ready  to  cover  them  svhen  the  other  is  poured 
off,  as  cold  water  hardens  them  again.  After 
they  begin  to  crack  oiam  they  sliould  bo  put  in 
tho  oven,  with  a  piece  of  pork  previously  fresh¬ 
ened,  and  water  enough  to  keep  them  from  hurn- 
iiig,  aud  bake  a  couple  of  hours.  Reaiis  arc  a 
healthful  aud  coiivcniout  dish  and  shonld  often 
appear  ou  a  farmer’s  table,  laiing  as  good  or  hot¬ 
ter  when  cold  than  they  are  when  just  cooked. 
Jiean  I’l.n-ridgi-.—V/hcn  tho  boansare  skimmed 
from  the  kettle  to  ho  jiut  baking,  leave  a  teacui>- 
ful  or  more  of  the  beaus  in  tho  kettle.  Sot  the 
kettle  on  the  top  of  tho  stove  where  tho  beans 
will  slowly  cook  tine.  Then  season  tho  broth 
with  sutticiont  salt,  iwiiper  and  butler,  to  make  it 
relish,  and,  with  good  (Iraham  bread,  it  makes  a 
soup  lit  for  a  king  or  a  dyspeptic. 
Fruit  Cains.  —Those  wlio  have  enqitiod  their 
fruit  cans  of  tlioir  first  contents,  and  are  for¬ 
tunate  enougli  to  have  green  apples,  may  now 
fill  thorn  with  apjilo  sauce  for  futm’o  use.  h’liv- 
vored  with  lemon  or  black  raspberries,  and  put 
up  hot,  like  other  fruit,  tlus  sauce  is  preferable  to 
good  dried  aiqiles.  Homo  chop  cabbage  fine  and 
.  pack  tightly  in  glass  cans,  covering  it  witli  cold 
cider  vinegar,  seal  them  up,  aud  tiiiii  Ihein  an  ex¬ 
cellent  resource  when  tho  wanner  season  comes 
on.  It  keeps  well  in  this  way.  Faumkh’s  Wikk. 
Ginger  Rread.—l  Bond  a  good  recipe  for  gin¬ 
ger  bread : one  pint  molasses,  one-half  cup  but¬ 
ter.  oijo-half  cup  sour  milk,  two  tcaspoonfuis 
ginger,  one  of  soda,  two  eggs,  four  cups  lloiu-. — 
F.  W. 
Hard  Roap. — Will  some  one  give,  through  tho 
ItUKAr.,  a  good  recipe  for  making  haid  soap,  such 
as  the  grocers  keep  for  sale  ?— f.  w. 
SELECTED  RECIPES. 
Fined  Chicken. —Cnt  a  cold  chicken  into  small 
joints  and  put  them  in  a  deep  dish,  covering 
them  with  some  choiiped  parsley,  onion,  salt, 
]Mipper,  and  a  little  salad  oil,  and  squeeze  over  all 
the  juice  of  a  lemon ;  let  the  chicken  remain  in 
Mu.  Editou: — I  send  you  some  well  tried  rem- 
cdie.s.  Having  tested  them,  I  know  them  to  he 
good : 
To  Cure  White  Sweiliini  or  .S'rro/«do,.-  Scrape 
common  eldor  liark,  bitter  sweet,  mullein  loaves 
equal  parts.  Roil  together  in  a  little  water ; 
then  put  in  a  little  golden  seal.  Stew  all  in  fresh 
butter  and  mutton  tallow,  equal  parts,  until  well 
done.  Then  strain  and  put  hack  in  pot,  and  put 
in  beeswax  and  pine  tar.  Slow  them  all  together. 
For  use,  spread  on  a  cloth  and  apply  as  a  poul¬ 
tice. 
For  Rare  Fpeis. — Take  two  tablespooiifnls  honey, 
teaspoonfnl  salt,  tincture  of  balsam  buds,  one  ta- 
hlcsjioonful,  teaspoonfnl  gum  pine.  Make  a  paste 
and  put  it  over  the  eyes.  A  thin  cloth  to  go  on 
the  eyes  lirst.— A  Faumf.r’k  Wifk. 
Cure  for  Croup.  A  piece  of  lard  as  big  as  a 
butternut,  rubbed  up  with  sugar,  divided  into 
lljreo  parts  and  given  at  intervals  of  20  minutes. 
— a.  c. 
Cun;  for  '/’oof/iac/o'.— Take  a  lump  of  lime  as 
largo  as  a  luekory  nut,  put  it  in  a  quart  bottle  eff 
water,  and  rinse  tlio  mouth  with  it  frequently. 
— n.  0. 
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THE  TRANSFUSION  OF  BLOOD. 
A  Thila.  correspondent  writes  : — “  I  saw  lately 
a  letter  written  by  Charles  Ileade  to  a  young  lady 
uiedical  student  of  this  city.  She  had  written  to 
hull  inquiring  about  tho  case  of  transfusion  of 
blood  mentioned  in  his  novel,  'Ciriflith  (lannt.’ 
Ho  rejilied  that  tho  instance  was  a  rhal  one,  and 
gave  tho  |)artieulars  of  the  ocenrrence,  also  cit¬ 
ing  several  authorities  that  mentioned  similar 
cases,  ilo  said  that  when  *  GrifliUi  Gaunt  ’  first 
appeared  ho  was  assailed  by  many  memhers  of 
the  medical  profession  who  did  notholiove  in  tho 
transfusion  of  blood,  and  accused  him  of  jiervort- 
iug  tho  facts  of  scioiieo  in  Ins  desiro  to  ho  sensa- 
tional.  Ho  conclndod  by  saying  that  in  defending 
his  jioftitlon  he  hml  become  dooply  interested  in 
the  .study  of  uicdieine,  and  de.sired  his  corros- 
liondent,  witli  whoso  professional  aspirations  ho 
hail  much  sympathy,  to  keep  him  jHistod  regard¬ 
ing  her  reseurchos  ou  this  partioidar  subject,  and 
her  general  progress  and  success  in  her  profes¬ 
sion.” 
quite  believe  that.  But  in  ninety-nine  cases  out 
of  a  bundled,  whore  is  the  danger  ?  and  what 
is  the  emergency  of  iho  case  ?  Medicine  is  often 
tile  precursor  of  after  misery ;  aud  tho  poor  con¬ 
stitution  has  to  pay  dearly  for  its  medicinal  filliji. 
The  wiser  philosojihy  of  tho  present thiy  is  grad¬ 
ually  delivering  us  from  these  jxitent  jierils.  Niv- 
turu  has  a  self-righting  power  within  hn-  ;  thero 
is  a  Idnd  of  vis-niodicatrix  in  tho  jihysical  frame. 
Trout  the  liody  kindly ;  let  as  much  imro  ah’  as 
possible  get  to  (ho  Inng.s,  and  as  much  fresh  wa¬ 
ter  as  possible  he  applied  to  tho  llesli,  and  as 
much  healthy  exercise  as  duty  pennits  bo  given 
to  tlio  muscles,  and  early  rising  as  circiunstances 
allow  bo  afforded  for  tho  reeruitment  of  tho 
lirain,  and  then  medicine  will  be  a  very  avoidalile. 
affair. 
APOLEXT  AND  INTOXICATION. 
The  Britisli  J\Iedie.al  .Toiirnal  speaks  of  tho 
dimcnlty  often  existing  in  distiugnishiug  between 
intoxication  and  tatal  aiioplexy.  Apoplexy  from 
cerebral  beinorrago  imitates  not  only  the  coma¬ 
tose  stage  of  dniiiknenesii,  but  oceasionally  tlio 
“  uproai'ions  '  form,  wlien  tho  drunkard  aoems 
determined  to  show  wliat  can  he  done  in  tho 
line  of  noise.  A  recent  ease  (.xomplifies  thia  re¬ 
mark.  A  gentleman  was  found  lying  in  tho 
guttei-  by  a  policeman,  and  as  tho  gentleman 
sang  “Tommy,  make  way  for  your  uncle,"  and 
also  said  part  of  the  I.ord’s  jirayer,  ho  was 
supposed  to  be  drunk,  and  was  taken  to  tho 
police  olVieo.  Jiater  on,  us  ho  seemed  to  ho  in  a 
tit,  ho  was  sent  to  a  liospital,  and  died  thero  next 
morning  of  apoplexy  from  discaso  of  tho  brain. 
Hr.  Ilnghliiig  Jackson  hi^s  recorded  tho  ease  of  a 
man  who.  during  fatal  coma,  clahoralely  twirl¬ 
ed  his  mi  istacho.  It  was  afterwai-ds  found  that 
this  was  a  very  common  trick  of  Ids. 
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ANTIDOTE  FOR  RATTLESNAKE  BITE. 
A  wKiTEn  in  the  St.  Augustine  (Fla.)  Press 
says  that  a  post-oflico  agent  traveliiig  in  Texas, 
tells  of  tho  ijiicoossful  use  of  the  gall  of  a  riittlo- 
Hiiake  as  an  antidote  for  Dm  bite  of  that  reptile. 
In  the  case  spoken  of  relief  was  almost  instan¬ 
taneous  to  tho  tiutieiil,  who  was  writhing  in  par- 
o-xysms  of  great  jiain,  rapidly  swolling  and  bo- 
coming  pniqile.  A  friend  of  tho  writer,  who  had 
spent  several  years  hi  Galifornia  arid  New  Mex¬ 
ico,  saw  the  sanio  remody  snccessfully  usod 
among  the  Indians  in  tlio  lattor  (Knuiliy.  In  one 
icat.xfiee.  an  hulian’s  dog  near  the  canq*  was  hit- 
ten  ill  the  iKiHo  by  a  largo  rattlesnake.  Tho  In¬ 
dians  immediately  opwned  tho  reptile  and  aihniii- 
istered  the  gall.  The  cure  was  rapid  and  effect¬ 
ual. 
SOUTHERN  MISSISSIPPI. 
TOO  MUCH  MEDICINE. 
SojtE  one,  writing  on  the  oxoessivo  use  of  med- 
iciuo  and  the  recuperating  power  of  Nature, 
says:  -  It  would  be  utterly  impossible  to  toll  how 
many  constitutions  have  been  inqiairod,  how 
many  digestions  mined,  how  many  complexions 
spoiled,  and  how  many  imrsos  emptied,  tluongh 
medicine.  What  is  that  you  say — that  a  stitch  in 
time  saves  nine,  and  that  tho  right  medicine 
quickly  taken  averts  danger?  Very  lilcely.  1 
Having  visited  the  South  every  year  for  four 
HHcecssivo  suuHons,  and  having  given  consider¬ 
able  attcn{ion  to  the  climate,  resources  and  pos¬ 
sibilities  of  tho  country,  1  vontnro  to  offer  tho 
ItUKAL,  a  few  thoughts  which  may  be  siiggostive 
to  persons  seeking  homos. 
Last  year  I  spent  several  weeks  in  Rilic  Co., 
Miss.,  one  of  the.  southern  tier  of  eoiinlics;  and 
this  year  i  have  repeated  the  sojourn  with  in- 
creased  pleasure  and  with  conlirnied  good  opinion 
of  this  part  of  the  State.  This  is  tho  region  of 
tho  long-loafed  pine,  immense  forests  of  wliieli 
spread  over  tho  highlands  between  the  rivers. 
Tho  bottom  lands  along  tho  Bogiui-Ghitto  (a 
bnuieh  of  Pearl  River),  the  Topisaw  and  other 
streams  in  Pike  and  adjoining  Gonnties,  arc  rich 
as  prairies,  and  far  more  inviting  to  agricultur¬ 
ists.  Tho  timber  along  tiie  water  eoiuues  con- 
sistri  principally  of  hooch,  oak,  magnolia,  gum, 
cyfiress,  etc.,  with  con.siderable  hiclony  and  some 
walnut.  The  forests  afford  aiuple  material  for 
the  mannfactnro  of  agrienUnral  implements, 
wagons,  cabinet  organs  and  other  wares  wliieli 
must  soon  be  in  groat  demand  all  over  tho  South. 
The  splendiil  pines  are  the  delight  of  hnllders 
and  carpenters,  and  stand  waiting  the  ux  and 
saw.  The  linuher  obtained  hero  is  of  tho  best 
quality,  and  the  variety  sutticiont  for  all  practical 
purposes. 
Tho  climato  aloiig  this  belt  of  latitude  is  deli¬ 
cious.  There  is  just  enough  saltness  in  tho  Gulf 
breezes  which  stir  through  tho  pine  forests,  to 
breathe  health  and  wholesomeness  over  tho 
land ;  and  tho  sun  is  so  clear  aud  the  air  so  pure 
that  malaria  is  unknown.  Indeed,  persouH  se¬ 
riously  affected  by  pulmonary  disoasps,  by  a  few 
months’  residence  at  McGonib  (.Tty,  Hunmiit,  or 
Magnolia,  (on  the  raih'oad  which  runs  north  from 
New  Grleans  lo  Chicago,  and  directly  through 
this  elevated  region  of  Honlhern  Mississippi,) 
have  become  robust  and  strong  again.  One  or 
two  striking  cases  of  this  kind  iiave  come  under 
my  personal  observation,  and  I  six-ak  from  facts 
in  hand.  Snow  is  rarely  seen  in  Piko  County, 
and  ice  seldom  forms  to  a  greater  thickness  tlian 
an  eighth  of  an  inch  in  tlio  coldest  weather.  Gar¬ 
den  vogotables  may  bo  grown  almost  tho  year 
roiinil,  and  strawlierrie.s  have  ripened  hero  nine 
months  in  the  year.  'I’liero  is  a  tonic  in  tho  at- 
inoMjihore  which  is  r('fre.shiMg  to  persons  accus¬ 
tomed  to  the  extremes  of  heat  iind  cold  in  tho 
North.  Although  in  midsiiiiiiiier  days  there  aro 
more  hours  of  lioat,  tho  theriiiomoter  seldom 
rises  lo  Kill,  wiiilo  tho  nights  are  usually  breezy 
and  cool.  It  has  boon  hotter  ou  July  days  in 
Minuesota  than  in  Mississipjii !  ' 
This  country  is  full  of  proiiii.'<e  to  tho  immi¬ 
grant.  'I’hesc  broad,  rich  acres  of  cotton  land, 
bordered  by  abundant  Umber  und  (laveiscd  by 
living  slreums,  are  lying  wasle,  wailing  for  tho 
hand  of  hitelligont  industry.  Par  westwaial  tho 
best  lands  are  being  tiikeii  tlie  tide  of  emigra¬ 
tion  has  swept  up  to  tho  thin  hiige-brush  hiirrons 
which  verge  the  Rocliy  Moiiiitalns  j  but  here, 
southward,  are  vast  luigions  of  rlclier  soil  and 
grander  possibilities,  whicli  need  only  to  ho  soon 
to  ho  secured  and  develojied.  On  tho  Bogiie- 
Chitto  hottoms  are  farms  of  hiiiidreds—and  hi 
some  easoH  thouBands  -of  a<Tes,  which  can  ho 
honght  for  seven  to  ten  dollars  per  acre,  where, 
in  one  or  two  yuavs,  tho  cotton  enqi  alimo  would 
morn  thnn  pay  thoontiro  pinchnse  )irieeH.  Thero 
is  one  furni  six  miles  from  the  nulroad — a  bcau- 
tifnl  «ituatiou-  2.300  acres,  about  omr  half  in 
tinilior.  The  balance  is  good  fencing,  with  com- 
fortahlo  dwellings,  eotton  gin,  hanis,  etc.,  which 
is  in  tho  market  at  .¥12,000.  Last  year’s  cotton 
crop  netted  .*l,.SII0,  to  say  nothing  of  the  corn 
and  other  jirudiietinns.  it  is  owniul  by  an  aged 
gentleman  who  wishes  to  retire  and  wlio  does  not 
care  to  manage  the  negro  liihonTs.  Other  liinns 
of  similar  features  ami  producliveness  are  for 
sale  for  similar  reasons.  Such  opportiinities  for 
investmont  of  mearis  and  erniiloymont  of  skilled 
labor  I  have  nowhere  else  found  in  tho  country, 
and  I  have  been  over  tlio  ground  sevoral  times 
from  Maine  Iw  California  and  from  Michigan  to 
tho  (lulf  of  Mexico. 
It  is  tlic  diiHU'o  of  the  Southem  iioople  to  have 
white  settlors  from  tho  North,  Nobody  is  inoro 
welcome  here  all  political  comments  to  the  con¬ 
trary  notw  ithstanding— than  the  industiions  Yan¬ 
kee  who  comes  with  bin  means,  his  family  and 
his  ingenuity,  to  aid  in  doveloping  this  coiintiy. 
Tlicre  is  rooin  fur  every  honest  worker.  Tho  old 
citizens  aro  anxious  for  tho  now  order  of  hus- 
hiuidry  -for  the  era  of  drills,  subsoilei-.s,  reapers 
and  threshers.  These  ovei'-largo  and  ragged- 
edged  plaiitatiinis  nee'l  to  ho  diviiled  into  farms 
of  mauagoabhi  diineiriions  to  have  deeper  plow¬ 
ing,  straighter  fencing,  orcharding,  dovering, 
gi'assing  ;  in  short,  the  radical  I’cconslruetion  of 
an  Improved  Agriciiltiu’o,  rather  than  tho  an¬ 
noyance  of  itinerating  speculators  ami  political 
recoiistriicters. 
1  have  been  in  the  rural  distiicts,  among  the 
out-of-Uie-way  iilanters  and  old  residents  of  Mis¬ 
sissippi,  and  I  have  found  lint  one  sentiment  on 
this  subject :  It  is  hearty  welcome  to  every  iru- 
niigrunt  wJio  comes  to  stay,  to  work,  to  join 
interests  and  hopes  and  responsibilities  with  the 
common  people.  Aud  there  are  no  jirejudices 
hero  against  tho  negro  wlileh  iieoil  crowd  Jiim  to 
the  wall,  'rhere  is  a  disposition  to  give  tlie  black 
man  a  chance,  to  educate  liim  to  an  inteUigont 
appi’ccialioii  of  his  |irivlleges  as  a  voter  and  a 
citizen,  and  in  every  effort  to  elevate  the  colored 
race  by  sohool  and  church  and  State,  the  native 
Southerner  is  reiwly  to  iidviso,  to  help,  and  to 
abide  the  l•esllltH. 
1  am  sure  the  Riulau,  which  I  have  read  and 
enjoyed  for  twenty  years,  will  allow  me  to  mako 
these  statements  in  the  interest  nf  this  section  of 
our  country  ;  for  among  your  readers,  Mr.  Edi¬ 
tor,  may  ho  many  who  are  thhiking  of  homes  in 
tho  West  or  South,  and  who,  if  liore,  might  hc- 
coine  factors  in  a  eoinmonwealth  which,  in  a  few 
years,  would  excel  even  New  England  for  tluift, 
for  ciiltun',  and  for  congenial  society.  I  dare 
not  jiemiit  my  jieii  to  express  my  (>wn  enthusiasm 
toudiing  this  snlijuct,  lest  I  might  perchance, 
create  discontent  among  Is  rim  i  s  who  aro  al¬ 
ready  comfortahly  located,  and  who  had  better 
remain  where  they  are ;  hut  to  all  wlio  seek 
more  land,  a  more  congenial  climate,  a  now  so¬ 
ciety,  and  now  productions,  with  an  almost  cer¬ 
tain  ]irospect  of  rich  reloruH  for  oveiy  invest¬ 
ment  of  money  and  labor,  1  am  sure  SouUiern 
Mississiiiiii  offers  imhicemcntH  which  are  worthy 
of  candid  eonsideration.  Ami  all  this  I  say  tho 
more  freely,  since  1  have  no  personal  interest  hi 
tho  matter,  my  own  business  being  of  such  char¬ 
acter  as  to  hold  mo  hi  tlio  North;  but  to  tho 
young  man  who  wishes  a  pleasant  homo  inapro- 
duetivo  laud  and  whp  is  willing  to  cast  his  lot  in 
a  State  which  is  sure  to  emerge  from  prosont 
compal■ati^■c  obscurity  and  confusion  into  tho 
might  aud  majesty  of  a  redeemed  (^immon- 
weulth,  I  point  with  good  conscience  to  Houthorn 
Mississippi. 
Fersoiis  wlio  desire  facts  about  soil,  produc¬ 
tions,  climato  or  uthcr  points,  may  do  well  to 
ad<h-ess  Col.  M.  li.  llinLyAitu,  McComb  City, 
Aliss.,  who  is  a  Christian  gentleman  whom  I  havB 
known  for  some  time,  and  whose  word  is  author- 
Ai.EXANiuiu  Clark, 
