Western Carolinian

              ftj . e t\^st-*a jvj^b 13 1831 agricultural the least expense of labor the en couragement of rural industry for re warding distinguished instances of it with a premium is well worthy of at tention and should if possible be car ried into execution three or four premiums ought to be given for the same article where there is that num ber of competitors this woulel be more encouraging if the sum should be small i think the premiums ought to be awarded in silver plate or money at the option of the receiver 1 shall close with a few important hints to farmers i have always been of opinion that if a man bred to the habit of a farming life on such terms as enables him easily to pay all de mands if not happy he ought to look somewhere else than to his situation for the cause of his uneasiness al practical farmer whose livelihood del pends upon this calling should make it the pinnacle of his worldly ambition to excel in it if a farmer neglects his farm his farm will neglect him thei husbandman must first labor else hej partaketh not of the fruits he must be vigilant else carelessness will waste what industry gains he must be eco nomical and frugal else his outgoes ex ceeding his incomes he is sure finally to come out at the little end of the horn he must not feel himself above his business else will he find himself be low it he must always mind to do every thing in its season else he will have double work and half crops and finally brother farmers be very cer tain that you allow yourselves in noth ing superfluous venerate the plough the hoe thc scythe and the sickle — look over your lands and see what parts may be cultivated to more advan tage — how 1 you can raise more grain keep more cows and sheep — fat more cattle ; which ought to be done chiefly by grass study agriculture ; carry it to the greatest perfection drink not a drop of ardent spirits of any kind dur ing haying or any other time but good hop and malt beer but now the poorcstton^b ping his foot through tht^m being able to extricate it th^h stead of compassionating hinij^b ing to relieve him |>. unced uh just like mankind biting nj^b him till they almost kil'c.l^b like mankind said he i evr.s forc;(5 april 1 171 of of the n\s rintc-nil u|)\variij^)tj __¥'•- ''_______! in llll i iin i'^^w the most honorable tcstii^^h talents as a teacher and linb in the difficult task of uniting due regard lo discipline iuj bis pupils the best evii^h given of the f , ualifical ons^h be derived fn.in the fac.t..,^b period the institutions oi^^b sided have flourished !><"^| pie for the latisl'action^m lie acquainted with iik-^h would uiijoinflj from a voluntary tributc^^h cated ijv thc trustees <]<_^_\ bis retiring fvom tin m notice some of tlu-^h our stale can boast : — u his direction has t'<m;^h experience in -.. ikmii^h qualifications ofa 1 1 ■ u - ■ 1 j^m the progress lus^h diligence jji been considered h and entitled to m iilent i tiie l^fl ii ii m moral m^h _^_\ : ■ arithliietk^^m cli'ihi^^b kin i ic^h 111 i.'v.mj r.inli'i'i.i iti'.ti i.^h of er_s.ii eivid k \_^_\ sjiiins4^h gurtha lloi-ai i h in greek — va h greek testamcr.t apostles nl l homer n . il^b lu feitiale ' >^| by vu^m hranchci to t op^^^^b and qualification of l h the minds and pifsh i m_^_u ' • t give thc most dci ided under such ii-iipices^h cd this institnliot nms^h a nursery of all tlie pcitt^^h of education u ii as ____\ ligious principles b remitting aim th m ing licit no mi h claim ail m in i <_^_\ will be iteadinf 11 i^h graimiiar pike's v '^| rapby with tl-.e u mib and l-u'.o^fl sationson nati i .!_____ kof the h^coun freeman ion of thc years dr over the discontinued until all lare pa-d unless at the discretion of ik and any subscriber failing to give at the end of a u success a of fan lie ruck at the remark however eh ig the truth whjit do-«i^fl athcr afflict and distress thaim ach other in trouble ? loola vour nation's glorg i inl i the iiantfohd times ou and see there is a man become responsible for the papers shall receivl a tenth may not dr i'rce lcxtraets ress having icet^im nth one loss upon another uniaty circumstances becomf ul see what scratching nub inong his creditors ; howl nd subdivide ancl sacrifice agriculture claims a pre-eminence above manufactures antl commerce from its seniority and superior useful ness ; an tn use and expression of the celebrated tully may be regarded as the breast from which the state derives its support and nourishment the perfection of the science of agriculture is the knowledge ofthe metins of rais ing on a given quantity of land tht greatest quantity and best quality ol w_y pirtieuiar kind of food or other produce for animal subsistence or com fort at the least expense in time labor and moncv this definition necessa rily implies a knoev ledge ofthe constitu • ent paits intended for tillage — the na ture and quality of the seed to be sown together with the mode best adapted to its cultivation it will not be denied that a lamentable lack of information ou these subjects is too pre v alent among husbandmen to remedy this it ought to be among the first objects of agricul tural institutions to acquire and dis seminate a knowledge ol these primary principles of agricultural science the beft menus of doing this may not promptly occur among others which may be adopted for that purpose it would be well that the laws of these societies should provide for ihe deliv ery by some intelligent member or olher compttent character annually or oltener of a discourse embracing these and other matters connected with the subject will bc inserted on the cus pcrsons sending in advcr number of times they they will be continued till academy on kioni we names i in der j bb^nscrtcil until it has been fpayment assumed by some person t its vicinity the editors must be post-fiaid hi attended to stance one empties the barn fh hay and its stock ; another the granary of the grain ; another the pen of the pigs the house of the furniture the cellar of its vegetables ; another de prives the debtor of his appaiel and to morrow he must go to jail to pny pounds without a penny but what ! may not a man secure his cot ; attach what is virtually his own legally he may but you know theie are some things lawful which are nor expedient should you lose an ex pected crop by frost or a portion of your property by fire or hood yen would fiot think of distressing your poor neighbor to repair your loss why should you in the other case how do you know but the hand cf providence is in both ? if your neigh bor has nothing to pay why should you take away his bed from tinder him ? or why should you thrust him into prison when if you will have pa tience with hiin he may pay thee all - 1 again there is another neighbor ia trouble ; he may have erred ; it is hu man to err ;) be this as it may his en emies continually watching for his halt ing think that they have now ensured him ; and begin to abuse bim more bru tally than ever as to wisfricnds they either stand aloof or pass by on the other side ; or holding the garments consent tothe cruelty and occ:.sior,ally cast a stone joining in genera decla mation crucify him crucify him is this fancv or is it factr — mebuu'r-ohr fact do mankind act like raiioiul sympathetic cieatures • creatures that can be touched with another's feelings j th.it can feel another's woe or more like the ixvinish multitude who bite antl devour and consume each other ? ill nn\i i-avied ■ has always las unrivaled laeknowledg tlietn i tluir testi bof his social jvevj geootvs subscriber is now opening at his store htl well selected and york and phila t will enable him itoiners and thc to call ancl ex nds of country i murphy education arc spelling land use hooks cicero's scleqt j^7tjz introduction method of inform public in general in the house r eaton in thc nt v n carolina expense in making for all who may favor his sideboard is pro best quality anil his for horses ; to merit u w is to on i.xecutc cash ii ol llie majora xeno kand prosody freeman vvill and hi 11 will con k)f the talents h to improve bomheir pu jin render il useful branches md re k their uu feel assur ru£azzzzz ihc state can the principle on which the premi ums have been awarded by some if not all the societies now in being is very i objectionable as it does not offer an e j qual chanct to the competitors the i person who produces the best article lor which a premium is off red is en titled ta the premium without any re gard being had to the time labor or expense attending its production or im provement hence if a wealthy farm | er shall at gre.it expense produce the best article for which a premium is of i fered he obtains lhe premium now certainly the interest of no branch of i rural economy can be subserved by | such a procedure would it not bc i much better as well as just that in ac i count of the time labor and expense of j making this piece of cloth or rearing land improving that animal should be first ascertained and the premiums a i warded to biin whose mode of proce dure shall be deemed most beneficial to the interests of the farmer and most worthy of adoption . of what use is it to the community that an animal is reared or improved — or an article man ufactured at an expense which could not be refunded by the proceeds of the article itself with the addition of the premium into the bargain i the can didate is a wealthy man able and wil ling to make a sacrifice for the gratifi cation of his pride and ambition ; but his example ought not to be followed by the great body of farmers because it is unprofitable and if pursued would be ruinous such a candidate should not receive a premium — as his i example tends to the injury rather than ! the interests of rural economy the same reasoning applies to the distribu tion of premiums for agricultural im provements ; and these should be given to him who shall with the least labor and expense raise on a given quantity of land,_hegreatestquantitvand bestc-ual ity of any produce for which a premium may be offered the mode adopted for ploughing matches is also very objectionable — what improvement is there made in raising cattle in the manner usually practised ? the following plan if any ought to be adopted a piece of hard green sward should be chosen and suf ficient team to draw the plough with ease the criterion for obtaining the prize he the person who in a given time performs the rr.ost and be«t work wilh and books used klling english fcuetic geoff ! 11 1 1 ftesuytovy clnii'iott't ntgro complexion eight spoken towards the county as he wns purchased vi ' the above reward if to it if secured v.w 18217 50 af the richmond enquirer arc t the above advi rtisenient six account to thc oflicc of extract i noji voi-*fr.i's llctciif.s oy distort astronomy an ir ,\ h composition ; an t the languages as it is the ijjiii.jii^h unrestrained to nn int^b tel.-s earnestly deire than bringing scholars o thi^l tl.cni under the iecial^b person with insructionl wants and rcguli'c tlieiu sary articles out tl thc sh of this requiaitioj miistl person of reflect i and ■ tees have no otliernitcresm institutions than mi i_u eratitni opportuil ',, h complish this njijt m of their time jm.l^h very eonsidi rah i t-h antl commodious m other iiidisprn-ali^b besides t t tiu.-^^h teacher and oth^^b g 3,000 per e:ir that parents and j^h in paying thc tuiti h^h uncertainty and trlubl^h positively require il...'h all cases shall be laid^h admission is taken may 1 1821 03 boarding mi bc^h ilies for 75 to 8u lollarsm accustomed as we are to the uniform influence of thc press we are not suf ficiently sensible of the moral and po litical advantages it produces to es timate the effects of its privation it is necessary to have lived in a country where the art of printing does not exist there vve soon feel what confusion in accounts absurdity in reports uncer tainty in opinions obstacles to infor mation and general ignorance the want of books and newspapers create history owes benedictions to him who first published articles of intelligence in venice for the little piece of money called a gazette ; the name of which journals of news still bear gazettes indeed are historical monuments of in finite importance ; they are instructive and valuable even in their deviations from strict impartiality ; since they thereby exhibit the prevailing spirit of the times in which they were publish ed ; and their contradictions always af ford materials for the elucidation of facts thus when we are informed that the first thing the anglo-americans do in forming their new establishments is to cut a road and commence a newspa per it appears to me that in this double operation they attain the object and exhibit the analysis of every good so cial system for society is nothing more than the easy and free communi cation of persons and thoughts ; and all the art of government consists in pre venting those violent shocks which tend to its destruction when hiir the trus w"r guardians m sho.ild place vsome judicious iutuul to t icir it is a trite but true remark when a man is going down hill from whatever cause every one gives him a kick is this the creature that was originally allied to angels and mude in the image of god ? o how fallen fallen ! ! 1 - every ■ l of these gen bj to ac btlevoted much gone to and schools tlie current ex i salaries to the amount to about may wfewava pill be given to any person me at clemonstowi in ircnticc peter daniels t my consent said ap leteen and twenty veal's nine or ten inches high had on when he left me a pair k pantaloons a broadcloth coat h-cfetl antl a wool hat t employing or harbor f benton clemons mill i t5..r t_»oi\a\.arte extract from a communication in the charles ton courief the french nation had been so long and severely oppressed so long enslaved with little prospect of deliverance that when the deliverance at length arrived they were overwhelmed with joy : the evenc was so sudden the weights were remov ed so quick that every thing gave way be fore the elasticity and reaction of tl body politic france was not like a pairienc gradually restored by judicious atlnunis tration of nourishment to health and strength all her proceedings evinced an action in the frame caused by eicress.ve stimulants the whole nation was con vulsed by excessive motion : the elements were disordered — reason mor.tls,relii*;io muwld be punctual ps j and to avoid the after collection it is money in certificate of prder of the lio.ird lcowan sec'y iaiakin navigation { company lannual meeting of the stockholders of navigatim company will be m wcdnes ■ \ i ml rphey president iii respectable fam : year the subscriber take^^bnethod to inform the public th.i sin ij^^^carrying on the millinery jtusinns in al its various branches viz making lodes u*ess s head dresses bonnets r c laving procured some ofthe newest northern and njutkcrn fashions she flatters herself with the hope of being able to suit the taste of the lad cs of jalitbury and adjacent country she will ah *•** tntl clean straw bon pcts merchants ' s*e goods worked . ai snort lying to - to john - in that the president kin catawba navigation ' . upon to the treasurer to such agent as hc shall same ihc shares of make such payment will town of lincolnton on __\: antl if the stock should bamount due with interest from called for and expenses of sale he immediately proceeded ordin to tiie terms of the boanl j were swept away by the npii lide of pilljl lie emotion nothing wa settled — c ve ry thing disordered — confusion phreiizytut^h archy intrigue ambition atheism nvmii-l tains of crime and rivers of blood suchh was france when fonaparte appeared onl the scene of action to unite the pcplch and direct tbeir energies for the attain ■ ment of his high purposes — such oveutc i are m 1 likely ap,ain to occur nor such a ■ man . take advantage of them for si.ch i men are only the offspring of such events i bonaparte was ukc nothing ancian or i modern hr was not like cxsar for a i was more rapid in his designs more dcs i perate in their execution hc was nof i like charles of sweden for he was not i born to power he was not like any thing i in heaven or earth — however anxiously | sonift divines in their exposition cf thc prophecies have been disposed to liken him to something under iho earth foeis who are always fanciful have likened hinp to the god of day rising fiom tbe sea moving for a period across the wot hi uui u ... sinking at length into lh western vr y but fonapirtc pa rt li ■. . ■■•.* u ii • a j * -__■ as a contrast to this people civilized as it were in the cradle let us take a view of the nations of asia which have passed from infancy to decay and through every stage of their progress have still been ignorant and barbarous doubtless they have been confined to this condition because they neither knew the art of printing nor were ca pable of constructing roads or canals il for side low for printers isaac t avery preiident 1321 6w48 tackev county court may i'ilu-r letters -• ite nf jacob tacker hl_l ' 1 • - ' ■ * . 1 1 to said estate at the court - ve [ be sold on a credit i o file young negro i . . to the estate of the i _, , dec a-i'd l ivrsox executor 1 ison exsevnir tbom the ysmfora inteluce moral from a hog-pen im nuke payment and those who to exliihit them within tlie time as in company with my neighbor i was lately looking into his hog-pen he pointed out to me one of his hogs which he s?id was naturally the best ; tliis notice will be recovery i£bui_on mux atht'r '■ t53;c a a 0*5