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Itnrtj far tjit Intots.
MADAME CHEVHON.
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luuuume chevron was tlic funniest
little French woman that ev
cr danced a polka, ller figure
was so diminutive and her features
so wizened, and her whole appearance
so comical, that yon felt an
involuntary impulse to take her
between your thumb and fore-finger,
and blow her into the air, liko
a dandelion. She would have
mado an admirable model for a
witch uikju a broomstick. Yet
nevertheless and notwithstanding,
Madame Chevron was a power in
the land. She had a mind and a
will, and an energy of the Napoleonic
order. Within the high
and imposing stone walls of her
Young Ladies* School, were gathered
three hundred pupils, the
children of the best and noblest in
the land, ller corps of teachers
were famed for their accomplishments
and learning. u The whole
art of government consists in
knowing }>ow to choose your
agents,''said the great Napoleon ;
and Madatno Chevron believed
that the whole art of education
consisted in knowing how to
choose her teachers, ller income
was very large, but 6iio spent it all
in paying her teachers, for she
loved not money, but success.?
But it wo6 not this alone which
gave her school its great popularity.
Mothers usually choose the
school for their children, and it
was whispered amongst these anx
ious and watchful mothers, that
Madame Chevron understood the
arts of beautifying beyond all living
women. She must have had
some magic and potent spells ; for
auo mane plain girls pretty?protty
ones beautiful?and beautiful
ones more superlatively beautiful.
Awkward girls became gi aceful?
grave girls becarao gay, and sourtempered
girls became as sweet as
a May morning, under her enchantments.
Therefore wo young
law students, who were domiciled
not three miles from the Chevron
school, thought we had good rea
sous lor pronouncing Madame a
sorceress. For wo did not like
her?not a bit did we?for the
simple reoson that she did not like
us. No admission did we over get
within tho Paradisical walls which
held tho three hundred beauties ;
and thereloro in revenge we hung
around the grounds, throw notes
over the enclosure, inerelv, as we
said, to spite tho " old uragon ;M
but really because I was in love
with Annie M., (VUton with Fanny
D., and Carroll with Kate JB.
For, truth to tell, no one could
stay long in the vicinity of the
Chevron school without losing his
heart.
-1j> Augusto Chevron was the brother
of Madame, and very different
from licr in pergonal appearance,
tie far as site and good looks went,
but he had the same peculiar grey
eye, and the same smile. He was
the organist at the church,
nnd a general favorite with all.?
One 8nndav morning, he and I
wore seated on the steps of the
church, waiting for the old bells
to chime the hour for service, when
J asked him?
" Auguete, how in tlio world
<)oes your sister manage to make
all her pupils so pretty I"
44 Oh," said he, 44 my sister is an
artiste?she understands de arts of
drees."
44 But," I said,44 they all wear a
uniform?surely one style of dress
does not become evory style of
beauty."
44 Ab," be replied,.441 cannot
make yon understand?it is a uni
form, and yet it ia not a uniform?
yon see de color of de dress is one
tint which suit everybody, and
den de trimmings are de color
Which Suit dft MfliwiUf .
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and den n?y sister giv? so much
attention (o de complexion and de
heir. Almost ovary one is pretty >
alio have fine hair and complex-1
joe. And she makes dem all bap- J
uy. aod dat makes dem smile and
foox sweet/*
Here the chimes rang out upon
the still morning air, and I became
restless and began tu> pace the
greensward and watch for the expected
approach of the Chevron
school, ilere they come?a long
moving line of earth's sweetest
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Drtrofrfr to Itms,
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flowers. First, the Freshman
class, and let me attempt to describe
their dress?the dress which
Augnste designated as " a uniform
and yet not a uniform." The color
worn by the whole school was a
soft fawn tint. The Freshman
class wore as trimmings an edge of
embroidered violets; around the
skirt, around the neck and around
the wrists. The violets were
white, bine, purple, and particolored.
Their Lair was worn long
and flowing, confined just- behind
the ears with a bandeau of bine velvet.
Their hate were of white
straw and ornamented with a sinfie
cluster of violets. rlhose with
lue eyes and very fair, fresh comElexions
wore white violets?the
loiides with hazel eyes wore bluo
or pnrplo violets; tho brunettes
with black eyes wore the gorgeously
colored heart's ease?the particolored
violet.
Then came the Sophomore class,
or, as they were called in tho
school, tho lilies. Their dress was
precisely liko that of tho Freshman
class, except that their embroidered
edges wero of lilies, and
their lints were also ornamented
with lilies. The pnro white lily,
tho rich yellow lily, the brilliantly
spotted tifirer-lilv. and th? lntrfmia
lotus of ligypt, wore all represented
; each young lndy wearing that
which suited best her complexion,
oycs and hair.
Then catne the Jcnior class, and
in this was my inamorata, Annie
M. They were the rose class?ev
cry shado of rose from tho rich
white of the Dcvoniensis to a vel
vcty crimson, almost black. Annie
had a lovely complexion and
largo hazel eyes, and sue wore tho
Souvenir do Malmai6on ; (I was
not learned in roses, but Annie had
told me this during the Christmas
holidays, when she and 1 were both
temporarily released from the surveillai.ee
of 44 the old dragon.,?)
The Senior class had tho great
privilege of changing their flowers
with tho season?snow-drops, ?fce.,
with tho earliest spring; roecs, &c.,
for early summer ; dahlias, <kcM
for late snmmer ; chrysanthemums
for ftutnmn and linllu Vinn-ioo Cr...
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Christmas.
Tlio effect of tho whole was magically
beautiful. The flowing hair
?some in curls, somo in long waving
tresses, and some simply falling
like a veil of floes silk, was exquisitely
becoming to every style
of beauty.
I was surprised that morning to
ece my uncle, Judgi lh-andon, in
church, and my pretty cousin Alice
at his side, tho latter a recruit
for Mndamo Chevron's lair ranks.
On the following Monday morning,
under mv uncle's broad shadow,
I was aainitted, for tho first
time, within tho walls of the Chevron
establishment.
In tho magnificent saloon wo
were received by the little, withered
old witch, Madamo Chevron,
who flitted about in her lofty halls
like a dragon-fly. She kissed Alice
Brandon, as if she already
loved her like a mother, and then
sat down, or rather lighted upon?
dragonfly fashion?an immenso
crimson fatitcuxly and " made
talk " for our entertainment. In
fivo minutes, 1 began to feel tho
Eotcnt spells of the enchantress?
cr voico was so soft, sweet and
sprightly, and she nttered such
beautiful thoughts?t h o u g h t
which seemed to liftvo been your
own in tho happiest and best moments
of your life. She was a
Huguenot in religion, and as I listened
to her expression of her ideas (
on tho subject of Christianity, I
felt like a religious enthusiast; and
what she saicf was prompted by a
feeling so evidently truthful and
earnest that I felt a guilty pang (
hoot through my breast as I remembered
liow olten I and my
thoughtless comrades had called ,
her, in our youthful levity, an 44 old ,
dragon," 44 witch," 44 gorcercss,"
&c.
After conversing for some time,
my uncle askod Madame how it
was that all her young ladies had
such an appearance of health and
happiness.
44 Ah," said she with a beaming
mile,44 it is so easy to make the
young happy, I only teach them to
love each other; provide them
with plenty of bealiliy out-of door
amusements, and attend properly
to their health. Tim is itr business
; their other acquirements I
leave in the bonds of iny subordi
nates."
44 But," said my uncle, 441 noticed
yesterday at church that the
complexions of the young ladies
Jookod as if they never saw the
sun. You must have excellent
cosmetics to counteract the offect
of these out-of door amusements."
She laughed, a gleeful chirrup
ing laugh. 44 No cosmetic, I as- 1
sure you, but plenty of pure, fresh 1
1 wator, twice a day," <
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11 Then yon belong to the wfctefrcure
school." said my nncle.
" No, indeed," said she; " I only
belong to the Bible school."
My uncle's eyes widened a little,
but he only made * polite inclination
oi the head and waited for
more.
MI am afraid yon will suspect
ine of heresy," she went on, ubnt
I have made the Bible the chief
study of my life, and I have come
to soino conclusions which may
surprise yon. I believe that baptism
(a common housohold word
at the time the ordinance was instituted)
is to tbo body what renewing
grrce is to the soul; and
ns the soul needs constant supplies
of grace, so the body (which is so
intimately and mysteriously contirtnfo/1
tifUK thrt 1\
I^v?vu n uu vuv OVIIIy IIUQUQ tUU?
6tnnt supplies of pure, cleansing
water. The apostle commands us
to put awav nil filth of the flesh?
n command which I take literally?
and then, again, tells us that it ft
not the mere putting away of the
filth of the flesh which saves us,
but 4 tho answer of a good conscience
towards God.' \Ve are expressly
told that when we 4 draw
near to God, we aro to do so having
our bodies washed with puro
water.1 Upon this text I ground
my custom of having a full bath
(or baptism) precede both morning
nn?l oi'oni 11 rr ni-nrni- "
p. r"Jv"
My undo looked grave, but
ranch interested; seeing which, j
Madame Chevron continued:
" Upon tho hours of morning
and evening prayer, our division
of time, our meals, and most of
our school arrangements depend.
For I adopt the custom of the Hebrew
church, having morning
prayer at sunriso, and evening
prayer at tho ninth hour, or three
o'clock. I think," she added,
while her peculiar groy eyes glowed
with feeling, "that at the ninth
hour, tho knee of every Christian
on earth should bo bowed in
prayer; for this is tho hour in
which our Saviour died for us?
the hour in which the evening sacriiice
for two thousand yeai6 previous
proclaimed tho most import
ant event of nil time, 1 Christ shall
die for yon!' In this hour, we
should draw near to God,' having
our bodies washed with pnre wa
ter.' And you remember that In
Acts it is recorded, that after our
Lord's death, the apostles did observe
the ninth hour as the hour of
prayer. Now, let me explain how
the observance of these two hours
of prayer influences all of our arrangements.
It divides the day into
two portions?-1st, from sunrise
until three o'clock, and 2d, from
three o'clock until bed time. The
first comprises all the working
hours; the second, the resting, or
as the Hebrews would say, the
Sabbatic hours. Wo begin our
working hours with a bath (or
baptism) and prayer, auU we end
them with a bath (or baptism) and
prayer. Our meals follow irarne
diately the hours of prayer, and I
have learned by long years of experience
that more than two meals
per day aro injurious to health."
" Your pupils do not study at
night, then I said Judge Brandon.
" Oh no, nover," said Madame ;
"nine hours a day aie enough for
At*as(> ?...1 ?.. -^1. J
*" * > j ?HUj, wiu mjf gius yyoiuu
not liave inch bright eves, or look
so freeh end roe}', if they studied
by lamplight."
The Jndgo looked lovingly at ids
palo and delicate Alice, and said,
' Yon are right, nay dear Madame ;
and pray ten ine what other regulations
you get from the Bible.1"
" The manner in which their
dress is ornamented, I get from the
Bible : 4 Thou shalt make fringe*
(in Hebrew, ornaments resemHtng
flowers,) upon the fonr quarters of
the vesture, that ye may look upon
them, and remember all the
commandments of the Lord to do
them? Could you imagine a more
beautiful law ??wearing ornaments
resorcbling (or imitating)
flowers, in order to remind tbe
wenrer constantly of bis or bor duty
to God 1 What an effect It has
in ennobling and dignifying even
s\ui> nprmnnli anst in rnn.Oflu * n r*
the demoralizing vanities and conceits
of fashion. Fashion is a vulgar
thing at best?utterly devoid
of taste, refinement and |>oetry.?
My yonng ladies are also required
to wear their hair as the apostle
directs, viz; as a veil; ana this
custom is peculiarly conducive to
health, for it protects the delicate
ears and neck, just as nature ordains,
and it is chiefiv through
these organs that sore throats and
bad colas originate."
44 Well, Madame,n said my uncle,
laughing,441 confess yon surprise
me extremely. I have been
reading the Bible for thirty years,
and never dreamed of looking
there for regulations rogarding
drees. Pray toll me, do the Jews
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wttar those flower fringes which v<
yon here adopted f ni
I ,44 Not that I am aware of," said m
Madame; " but yon know they gi
had alroady made the commands
of God of none effect two thousand ?
years ago. Our Lord himself wore
them, however, for the Words
translated ( hem' end * border,* in C
the gospels, was merely the fringe tc
of flowers commanded by Moses, tc
Bnt come, perhaps yon would like vi
to see my three linndred children in
again. Ah, you do not know what hi
happiness the eare of these voting d<
creatures affords ipe and sue led al
the way with her light flying steps, rt
I will not say liko a dragon fly tl
now, for my feelings towards her g<
had changed so entirely that I re- d<
garded her as something less of p<
earth than heaven.
The young ladies were all at rec- 'tc
itation, and we merely looked into r<
each door as wo passed, the lofty ft
ventilated rooms being everything E
that health required. I caught a 01
glimpse of Annie M.'s bright face, w
u? siio stoou oeioro tho blnck- gi
board, clialk in hand, solving the T
mathematical queries of a grey- ir
[ bearded German professor. She o
blushed deeply as our eyes met, 1;
and I suppose made some grievous a
blunder in her problem, for as we c
passed on, the deep, wrathful tones d
of the professor followed na, in a B]
way which made me wish to choke h
him. 01
We opened onr little sketch by w
saying that. Madame Chevron was a|
the funniest little French woman b
that ever danced a polka. For she b!
did dance tho polka, scliottieche, p
lancers and quadrilles. a<
44 Dancing will never do yon any tl
harm, my children," she would say a<
to her three hundred, 44 as long as ni
yon observe mv two restrictions in fe
regard to it. First, always dance si
in daylight, and, second, always al
danco with Indies. God give us
night and the Sabbath for repose, pi
and wo should not profane either sc
the one or the other; and as long a
as you are my pupils, you must et
not dance with gentlemen. So c<
dance away to your hearts' con- T
tent; it makes you graceful and sc
muscular. Fanny Ellsler had a
limbs like an athletetl
44 But, dear Madame," said pret- c<
ty Kate B., 441 would rather not d
look like an athlete; and I don't g
wish to be large and muscular? tl
ono becomes so coarse." fi
44 You would rather look like an st
interesting consumptive, would oi
you, my pretty pet ; with a hectic d
flush upon your cheek and hectic ci
brightness in your eves?*' w
44 Oh, no, no, Madame." said oi
Kate, with tho tears filling her ni
eyes; for the picture brought to d
her mind a beloved schoolmate of nr
former days, who had died of a y<
decline. fc
44 Then, my darling," said Ma- st
dame, kissing her, 44 do not let van B
ity interfere with your duty as re- ft
garde your health. Use every k
means in your power to become ti
strong and vigorous?dance, leap, ol
run races and climb fences. This it
eession I atn going to offer a prize n
to the swiftest runner in the school. 2<
It will be a marble bust of Eliza- 3
beth Barrott Browning." It
44 Oh, dear Madame 1 what a h
lovely prize," burst from tho de- ci
lighted throng. ti
no wonder their checks glowed c
with health and their eyes sparkled h
with merriment. No one can be
healthy who is not happy.
Six months froria thai time, Alfco
Brandon was as blooming and bap
py looking aa Annie If. !>
Annie and I have aim oat twos>C)
years to wait for onr wedding?a c<
long, long time, bnt I suppose it ni
will come at last. For our main A
mas and papas have all sAid "ye.," f\
and our deer ugly littlo Psyche, c
Madamo Chevron, does not sav w
41 nay," bnt smiles and nods, 44 Ail w
in good timo, my children?yon
can only see each other during ?J
holidays, ray laws must not be
broken, howover strong the temp- 8'
tation."
May Qod Ideas Madame Chcv- ^
ron, and send many more such la- *
borers into hi* harvest. 44 Qivo 81
her the iruit ot her hands, and let ^
her own works praise her in the 64
gates."?Southern Home. ^
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Ma. IIill Cabtkk, in his 44 re- n]
suits of fifty years' experienco in gj
farming," printed in the Southern tl
Planter and Farmer, claims that |fl
clover is the base of all normanent ?.
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improvement of <?ar lands, llo n
says : 44 It is the boet ot nil gross- y
ea for restoring them. And land w
which is good plaster land is sua- tc
ceptible of improvement, bccanso ni
where plastor acts clovor is snro ij
to grow, and with clover yon may 0|
improvo your lands to tho highest T
degree of fertility. If plaster b
acts well, I can, with elover, make
land rich anongh for any crop. I ^
never knew a good clovorlcy fail to m
make a good crop of wheat. Clo p
ents
lormrul of Jl ?>l
, JULY 27, 1870.
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ir is good mflntire above and
uder ground both, the roots as
mcb as the hay of summer
rovrth."
rovide for the Emergency?A Word
to the Agriculturist.
Wn Mnliallv nn!?A .V_
? ?j uuug mill lUQ
hroniclo and Sentinel, ot Angust,
Georgia, in advising our people
> provide against a dearth of proisions,
likely to result from war
i Europe. That war must onance
the price of breadstuffe and
sprees the valne of cotton. At
:1 times, we have deemed it a
linous policy to plant cotton to
?e exclusion of corn and grain
cnerallv. Now, more than ever,
oes it become us to review this
olicy. Our cotemporary Bays :.
Tkero is time yet for something
> be done to sustain our past er>r,
and make us le6s dependent
>r food npon the North and West,
future has blessed us with o generiis
climate and a fruitful 6oil,
ell adapted to tho growth of
rapes, small grain and root crops,
liese grow and flourish liorc durig
the entire winter. A few acres
f land well nrenarcd aud nroner
Ir enriched, will'secure a full and
bundant crop of turnips, beets or
arrots for the supply of animals
luring tho entire winter and
piing. A small plat of land,
ighly fertilized and sown in rye
r barley, early in September,
ill furnish large supplies of forage,
after the root crops shall have
een exhausted. The long stem
luo collnrd is a hardy winter
lant, and will yield more per
;rc on good land, well prepared,
inn any plant with which wo arc
;qnainte<l. The collard is highly
iitritious for man and beast, and
>r bnttcr-mnking qualities, is a
ipcrior f?x?d for milch cows. Let
II these be tried.
We would suggest, as a suitable
rovision for our present situation, I
ttrtnfliSnnr l!t?n fl?n I
Miviuui^ imv IIIU ivaiwuiu^ . X VI
farm of ten mule force, one acre
icli in turnipe, beets, carrots and
>llards, and two acres in rye ?
he turnips (rutabagas) should be
>wn in drills two nna-alialt feet
part, from the 420th to the last of
lis month, the beets, carrots and
ollards, also in (bills in the same
istance, about the middle of Auiist,
and tlio rye, broadcast, bv
ie tirst of September. This will
irnish a full supply for the work
ock, cattle, sheep and hogs on an
rdinary plantation of the size inicattd.
Mules, with a very little
*re, can be kept fat and in good
orkin^ condition up to the fiist
t April. This is too important a
latter to bo neglected. Great
istrcss, if not actual starvation,
met ensue in some localities next
ear unless we take time by the
>relock and amply provide against
ich a lamentable contingency.?
ut it must be remembered that
ill crops con only be made on
liwl woll i\rnrioi'nH onil liii.tili' fni*.
?"? "'b"V ,V'
lizcu. Peruvian guano or any
f tlie standard superphosphates,
i the nbsencoof rich stable mauro
or cotton seed, at tho rate of
00 i*ounds of the Peruvian, or
50 of the superphosphates, on
ind thoroughly plowed and well
arrowed, will bo sufficient to scare
a good crop. Let every ono
ry and relieve himself from tho
lutchcs of grain nud bacon specniters.
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The Bright Side.
Look on the bright side. It is
lie right side. The times may be
ard, but H will make them no
irsier to wear a gloomy and sad
itintcnnnco. It is the sanshlnc,
nd not tho cloud, that inakos a
owcr. Thero is always that be>ro
or around us which should
liccr and fill tho heart with
arrnth. The sky is blue ten times
here it is black once. Yon have
oubles. it may be. So have oth
rs. Nono are free from them.?
crimps it is as well that none
lonld bo froo from them. They
ivo sinew and tono to life?
rtitude and courage to man.?
hat would be a dull sea, And the
lilor would never get skill, where
iere was nothing to disturb tho
lrfaco of the ocean. It ii the
nty of every one to extract all
10 happiness and enjojraeut he
in, without and within; and above
II, he should look on the bright
do of things. What though
?iugs do look a little dark 1 The
mo will turn, and tho night will
nd in broad day. In the long
in, the great balanco rights itself,
/hat is ill becomes well?what is
roag, right. Man are not made
hang down either heads or lips,
rid those who do, only show that
icy are departing from tho paths
f true common sen so and right,
hers is mors virtue in one son
earn than a whole hemisphere of
louds and gUxnn. Therefore, wo
speat, look on tho bright side of
tings. Cultivate what is warm
rid genial?not the cold and reulsive?the
dark and morose.
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tat* anij Country.
Death of Jmdfe A. S. Loafrtreot
Tfaio distinguished aonot Georgia,
urn nrn infnrmni^ itUil ? 5
... ... . ..KVI ?i?u( VIICU M VAIUrU,
Mies., oti the 0th instant.
Judge Lottgetreet was born in
the city of Augusta, in September, (
1790. lie received his academic
training at the celebrated school
of the Rev. Moses Waddell, at
Willington, S. O. Thence he became
a member of Tale College,
where he graduated in 1S13.?
Next he studied law. After his
admission to tho bar, he married
Mies Parks, and settled at Greene*
borough, in Georgia. At this period
of his life, he wrote his inimitable
work, the " Georgia Scenes."
lie next became a member of the
Legislature, and next a Georgia
Judge. A Oongrcssion-1 career
next Aroused bis ambition. Hut
amid the lieat thereof, one ot his
children died, and this event so
affected him, that ho withdrew
from tho contest, and began to
sock the Christian ministry. In
1838, ho beoaino a Methodist min|
ister, and officiated at Augusta,
Georgia. In 1889, Judge Longstreet
was clocted President ot
Emory College. Afterwards, he
filled the same post in the Centenary
College, in Louisiana, in the
University of South Carolina, and
in the JJnircrsif^ of Mississippi,
with which Inst institution ho was
probably connected at the period
of his dcntii.
He was in politics n State rights
I mnn. lie was n busy writer in
the department of religion and
politics. Judge Longstrcet's humor
was born, and 6eems to have
died in tho "Georgia Scenes," as
his other humorous work, "Master
William Mitten," is more or less a
failure, and stood relatively to the
" Georgia Scenes" as does " Paradise
Regained " to " Faradiso
Lost." *
Jtidgo Longstreet was, in his
day and generation, a man of mark. |
*? e snail, nowevcr, leave to others,
better acquainted than wo with
his life and genius, to nttcmpt an
| analysis of liits career and character.
The Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, from which we have taken
the facta connected with hie
life, pay8 a handsomo tribute to
Judge Long-treet's memory, and
gives us the gratifying assurance
that he passed from earth in the
full possession of his mental faculties,
and with the 303 008 hope of
the Christian's immortnlitv.
[Coluinlia I'lcrnix.
Turnip*.
Tho most 6ucces6iul grower of
turnips we have known, made it a
rulo to sow the seed in the last three
or four days of Juh'. This allows
time enough to raiso roots of the
largest size, 6uitablo either for
stock or tho market. A few days
sometimes make a marvelous difference
in tho product. For table
use, where quality is more desirablo
than size, tanners usually
sow from the 10th to the 20th of
August. Indeed we have heard
some persons say that the first of
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havo never succeeded in raising
anything larger than an egg when
sowed at that time. A good rule
is to havo the land prepared as
soon as possible, and inAko use of
the first season after the 25th or
28th of this month.
We here speafc of the white vn*
rieties?the Ived Top, Norfolk. Flat
Dutch, &c. Rutabagas and Swedes
should, of right, be planted by the
20th of Jnno. If the season is
favorable, fair sized roots may be
raised on rich ground seeded in
Julj; but as they require a long
time to como to maturity, the earlier
the hotter. The best success
wo have ever had was from seed
planted in tho middle of June.?
The only objection is, that the tops
aro liable to be infested by lice in
tho fall; but in these days of scien
tific insect exterminators, they arc
not to be feared.
We know of no preparation for
turnips better?or indeed so good)
as a wheat stubble. A shallow
plowi; g first to promote the germination
of the wheat left on the
ground, and then a fallow ot mod
erate depth, with a fair application
nf niaTilirn tII .norl < < >? ? 1
-- ??v .ivu in, iliny uc ru- |
lied on to yield a good crop. Or
better still, nso 800 ponnds of superphosphate
to the acre, either
in drills or broadcast. "NVo prefer
tlio drills; and in fact turnips
should always be planted in rows,
liberally thinned out and cultivated.
We have nothing to say in
favor of Lho old cow-pen broadcast
method of raising turnips.
As germane to the subject, wo
add that now is the best time to
sot cabbago plants for tall and
wiutor nso.?J^elertburg Index.
A Main* doctor, *p|>lyi?g for a
position as an examiner of a
lifo insurance comjmny, replied to
the question as to the systoin on
which ho practiced : "Hie human
system."
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OLUME XVII?NO. 10.
Tka I?v Patent LtWi
Hie act of OotigreMl Mto ret iae,
consolidate and amend tbe statutesrelatinp
to patents and eopj
nguib, - wnicn, dy toe signature
or tbe President a lev days since, *
bas bccomo a law, repeals all form*
er statutes on the subject. It retains
nearly all essential features
of tbe'old law, but makes the following
changes therein:
All applications must now be
prosecuted within two years after
any action has boen had thereon
by the office, or they will be regarded
as abandoned.
Applications which have boett
rejected or withdrawn prior to the
passage of this act, must be renewed
or prosecuted within tim
months, or they will be considered
as nbandonod.
Application for re-Issues must
in all cases be made by the inventor
if living.
wi - . l _ A 1
i* iivi o n (iuiciii id ruiiiiwu on
application for any reflsoti whatever,
either by the Commissioner
or on appeal," the applicant may
have remedy by bill in equity in
any United States Circuit Court,
and if the court find that he is
entitled to a patent, the Commissioner
will be authorized to issue
the same.
Certified copies from the patent
office of foreign patenta on record
therein, shall be received as legal
evidence respecting such patenta.
An alien is no longer required to
work his patent within eighteen
months.
A trade mark may be patented
for thirty years npon payment of
twenty-five dollars to the office,
and the patent may be extended
before it expires.
All matters relating to copyrights
are place under the exclusive
cumiui oi iuo xiiDiarian oi congress.
The law also provides for an
Assistant Commissioner of Patents,
and lion. Samuel M. Duncan, of
New Hampshire, one of tho chiet
examiners iu the office, lias been
nominated tor the position.
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Smalt. Indcstriks ?Tho resonrccs
ot the Southern States are almost
innumerable. There are a
great many ways of earning an
honest penny, which have never
entered into the heads of our people,
for the simple reason that we
hare always lived nnder the delusion
thai there was no money in
anything but cotton. Under tho
old rcgiino this was well enough,
but wc may as well wake np to
the truth at onco? this is no longer
a planting country?we mnst direct
onr attention to other resources,
or come to jjrief. Tho
sooner we begin to realize the fact
and act upon it, the better. It is
true that it is very difficult, with a
sparse population to introduce reform,
but onco begun, good may
come ol it.
Dr. Porcher has pointed out. in
liifl admirable work on the resources
of our fields and forests, a
great many important features.?
Wo Lave roots, herbs, trees and
shrubs, containing valuable medicinal
properties. Wo have fruits
growing wild, capable of being
converted to valuable purposes;
wo have barks for tauuing and
dying, and wood for furniture,
carriage making, clay for pottery,
and a thousand other 6mall industries
worth looking after.
[Union Timet.
j To thk Farmers.?Do you wish
to prosper? If you do, stick to
your farm, make your regular
crop ; mako up. by using labor saving
implo.ucnts for the loss of manual
labor, cultivate fewer acres,
but make your land rich, and you
will find that your farm is improving
in value, yon aro enabled to
spend more money for fertilisers,
to educate your children, to live
more comfortable, and to lay up
something tor a " rainy day." But
croaking or grumbling, or groaning
over what has been is not tho
way to do it. If yon want your
land improved, yon are tho one to
do it. If yon want enterprise and
thrift developed in your immediate
npiirlilvirlirwwl vnn ?rn tlia
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to bcgio it; if yon want two blades
of gross to grow whore only one
has grown before, yon aro the man
to show how it is to be done, and
not your neighbor. Wo aro very
apt to say, so and so, ought to do
this thing and that tiling, but perhaps
lie a n't know how to do it,
and if you would begin, bo would
follow our example. Let us not try
to shift responsibilities, but rather
let ns, each one, assume our own,
and do wlmt wo are able to ad*
vanco our own good and that of
our fellow men.
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An English visitor says that
Arkwright wrote bis name upon
the streams. Wo don't see how
lie could; streams are not stationery.