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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
Denote* to ittem Poiilfco, 3nieUi0eitce, an* % 3inpiro#mfnt of tip Stale ait* Connlrij.
JOHN C. k EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER U 187a Vol f?l? n virtt tin ??
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G. F. TOWN EH, EDITOR.
J. C. BAILEY, ASSOCIATE
HimmiPttoitlTtt Dollirt par nn?>'
ApTHTHHitiiTi inrertcJ nt I ha nlM of
o*?o dollar pdr aquara of twolra Minion liner
(ihla ilaod typo) or loaa for Ik* drat toaartion,
fly oanU each for th? aaeoad and third inaortl
on a. and twentr.Sre rtnll for anhaanncnl
laoertteoe. Yoarfy contract# wUI he Bind*.
All adrertiaemeatf rnnrt have the number
of It. m <*tlnna marked on th.rn, or I hey will be
laterted iill ordered oni, and charged fee.
Vnleea ordered otherwise, Advertleement*
will Invariably be "dirplayod."
OhMaary notice#, and all aMtlera leering te
to (he benefit of any one, are regarded at
Adverttaefacnta.
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fcrrrlefli ^ottrq.
Saturday ffight.
The workaday week baa eaat In yoke
Of troublotta toll and earafnl q'oeat) ,
The lingering twilight'* aaffVon cloak
Traila o'er the darky writ.
And curfew olvcke trith'aiearnred etroke
Chime In tba boar of rert,
^rom fallow field# and woody delta
The cricket* chirp their nleatant I-*
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The kioe come up with tinkling belle, ,
Through all the loom; way* ;
And bucket! drip by Luay walla.
And ruby inglaa bletc. ,
Jlia whirling wheel the miller etopa, 1
Th# imitli Ibe eilent mrll learee, ,
Ilia ringing ax# tba joiner drop*,
Ko more the wearer waaraa j
Ilia loaded wain tba pedler prop#
Drneath tb? tavern e?vee.
A happy liuok, a tranquil balm?
Aa if the weak-day work and ear#
Were lilted off, aad left aa calaa? 1
Pervade the quiet air? *
A eanaa aa of a ailent paalm,
A feeling aa of prayer. I
For now the night, with aott delay,
Seetne brooding like a tender dvre,
While the laat hour# of Saturday (
Shut in tha hour* of love, 1
And the iwact Sabbath epans the way |
To holier hoanee above. i
flod help ua all, aince here below
Few 8aturdaya are ouro at beet, 1
And out of pain and earthly woe, <
Few daya of Sabbath reat; <
(led grant ua that wa yet may knew
The SabUth of tho bleat j
-,i Hum, i , f
Oat? ti. Corn. i
AMtimlng It to )>e the true policy *
to raise our own provision crops, <
and I litis save too .money that
would bo required to buy them, '
the inquiry naturally arises, which f
me the safest, surest and most '
profitable of these crops to grow ? (
It is an indisputable fact, tlint *
the cotton i;rowing part of the 1
South (by comparison with more
northern latitudes) is not a good
grain growing country. The climate
is against us. The usnal
droughts in Juno and July are de- e
structivo to corn crops. I may (
safely assert tlmt in more than otic t
year out of five the drought cuts i
off the corn a fourth, a half, and t
sometimes causes an almost total (
failure. Notwithstanding these
drnivlMnlra if ! ??I
I? tm V?ivnirvi IU lllilRV
it tlmn to buy it, pay the costly ]
transportation on railroads and the c
hauling from depots, at the heavy t
expense ot wear and tear of mules, r
etc., beside the loss of tbe side ?
product of fodder, shucks, and the f
run of the fields; therefoie, it is j
important that we make our own t
corn, but with the drawbacks g
arising from our climate, it is not i
amiss to ascertain if oats may not, <
to a great extent, be..' tituted as g
the surest, safest and most profita- (
ble feed crop. t
Heretofore, the oat crop has had <
but little attention, and then only g
to mnko up the deficient corn crop t
of tlio previous season, and sown i
on our ]KK>rest fields, without ma- ]
miring, reserving tlie best Unds j
and manures for the corn and cot- \
ton crops. Hie result generally \
is (what might be expected) a light <
yield. ,
At tlio lisle of Wing considered ,
tedious, I will relate^ my own ex- ^
periouce, " i
For the past sixteen rears I have {
cultivated my present farm. Orig- ]
inally, it was thin, piney woods \
land, and had been in cultivation '
about twenty years before I came in \
possession, and was well exhausted i
by the usual careless scratching ays- \
tern. During the sixteen years I |
have operated the farm, with libo- J
ral manuring and careful cultiva- ?
lion, I have had only two good ]
corn crops, making respectively |
twenty four and twenty five bnshels t
nr acre, manuring well eeeh year, f
lave for the past fourteen years <
experimented with oats, begin- j
ning with seeding five pecks to the \
sere, and no inannre, resulting in <
crops hardly worth cutting. By j
manuring with one hundred pounds <
guano to the acre, I succeeded bot- .
ter, getting en average of twouty ?
uimreia iv in? aero, since, 1 hare 11
gradually ipcraaacd the seeding. i
and for the poet two yoars have (
town three bushels of oats to the i
acre, with fifty pounds flour of ]
bones and fifty pounds Soluble |
Pacific Guano, plowed in together, |
and a top dressing of ooe hundred ,
Ennds Peruvian per sore, about
? middle of February, resulting (
ja thirty-five bushels clean fanned 1
bats per acre, besides losing full i
five bushels per acre by nllowing
them to stand too long. 1 row
w< At it known here as the nonrusting
and non-smutting oats, and.1
daring the time (about twelve
years) I have cultivated this variety,
they have neither smutted
nor rnstcd. (I hnve no seed to
tell, having sold all I could spare
this year.)
My experience is, that I get,
with the same manuring, about
three times as many bushels of
oats per acre as I can of corn, on
an average.
1 obtain this resnlt with very
much less labor My oats, which
I sow in October, November or
December, are ready to cut tho
last week in Mav, up to the first
of June. Those I sow after ChristinM.
shnnt tli? 10th nf .Tnim ?
They mature before the summer
droughts, while corn is still subjected
to them.
Oats are better food for horses
nnd mules than com. With halt
a tHJck ot oats mid one bundle of
loader, or equivalent in hnv, three <
limes a day, my horses ana nudes
keep in fine condition?Imir gloesv,
snd since they feed exclusively on ,
jats, have not had a case of colic
sr any disease among them. ,
My plan is now: Fifty pounds
flour of raw bones, fifty pounds
Pacific Guano, sown on tho grass
or stubble, and thrco bushels oats <
plowed in with a turn plow, not
iceper than to turn the stnflf under.
[ then cross it with a harrow, fa ,
brush can lie substituted.) then roll j
with a pretty heavy roller, then a <
mck ot Liverpool salt to the aero, ,
the rullificr Itlirl Cfllt'. In in-nvonl
winter killing.) and one hundred .
pounds Peruvian Guano top drew- ,
ng, the middle of February.? (
Liy this manuring I hope and expect
to get fifty bushels. In some ,
:nscs I ain substituting fifty bush 1
ds cotton seed in lieu of the flour
?f bones and Pacific plowed in; i
he top-dressing not to l)e omitted,
rite cost of this high manuring
will be, including salt, about twelve
lollars per acre ; salt omitted, nine (
lollars. W. II. Y.
P. S.?I find that, by sowing a |
less quantity than three bushels ,
seed to the acre, I get a coarse, (
?eavy straw, while three bushels (
>f seed gives tlic heavy yield of |
uts. The straw is finer, and 1113* J
miles and cattle feed on it well.
[Southern Farm, and Home. \
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A Battle in the Clouds.
The following extraordinary 1
itatement appears in the Noiivelles
in Jour, a Belgian paper. Il is i
jontaincd in tlie note to that jour- <
ml by one of its correspondents At
he scat of war, which note was
tonveyed by a carrier pigeon :
Paris, October 1. I
Nadar returned yesterday to 1
Paris. Uis roturn was not, bow <
tfer, effected without much trou- i
>le, although his balloon was di- J
ectcd by a good wind and favor- i
tblc currents since his departure I
rotn Tours. But let mo relate the j
mrticulars of his voyago in chro i
lological order. He left Tours at
ix o clock of the morning, and nrived
in viow of Paris at cloven
/clock, floating about threo thouland
metres atxive the Fort of
Dhnrenton. At the satne thimcas
ho Intrepide, which was the name
>t M. Nadar's balloon, appeared in
light, a second balloon was seen in
be same direction. M. Nadar
vftved a long streamer with the
French national colors. Iinmcdiitelv
afterward a national flag
loated from the car of the other 1
mlloon. Loud "hurrahs" and
jries of " O^st Dnronff " from the
garrison ot tlto tori greeted too appear
an ce of tile two aeronaut8,
vhose balloon* gradually approachsd.
Suddenly, and when at a
ihort distanco from oncli other, a
loud report was heard in tho air,
followed by a eerie* of explosions.
I'heee were at first snppoeed to bo
triumphal signals or demcnetra
tions, until M. "Nadar wa* observed
:o fling himself into tho netting of
liis balloon and to cling to its sides.
During tbis time the other ceronant
continued discharging shots at M.
Nadar and his balloofi. The Inirepide
was descending rapidly,
ina it appeared evident to tho
iiuu?t?tAr? hnl^w that inmA innitn.
preheusible event had takent place
ibovo. Bat mark what the French
Sag of the neighboring balloon
same to. It wag'withdrawn, and
i black and yellow standard was
>beerved to toe floating in its place.
&.U was explained. "Treason."?
* It it a Prussian balloon." " He
iss fired on the Intrepide," were
be cries that bnrst simultaneously
rrom the French people. Nadar
was supposed to have been lost.?
Bis balloon was falling quickly,
ind had qoce more ncaiTy reached
he earth, when M. Nadar was otierved
busily engaged in casting
>nt ballast. Thereupon his balloon
eascends, and M. Nadar was soon
igain to climb up the net-work, 1
And by ft marvellous effort, to atop
a hole in liw'bftlloon made by tbo
shot* ol his adversarv. Tbo It?trcpldo
then' l>ecnme tne assailant,
several shots having been fired by
M. Nadar at the Prussian balloon,
which soddotily whirled about and
fell to the gronnd with giddy veloc
ity. As soon as it reached the
onrth n detachmont of Uhlans, who
were in the plain, and who had
been following the Serial combatants
tlirnilfflmnt !) ( n*oi?int? ttma.
etc, rnshed forth, and surrounding
tlio halloon, received tlieir cham
pion?God knows tn what condition.
They then hastened off at
full speed to the Prussian advancepost.
In the ineantimo, M. Kndnr
safely descended at Charenton,
where he is still at this moment.
The A nth or of *' Sweet Home."
As 1 s'-t in inv gnirct here in
Washington, watching the eourse
of great men, and the destiny of
punj, 1 incei oncn wuii strange
contradictions in this eventful life.
The most remarkable was that of
John Howard Patfnc, anthor of
41 Sweet Home." 1 knew him personally.
lie occoupied the rooms
under me for some time, and his
conversation was so captivating
that 1 often spent whole days in his
apartments. He was an applicant
for offico at the time?Consul at
Tunis?from which he had been
removed.
What a sad thing it was to see
the poet subjected to all the humiliations
of office seeking. Of an
evening we would walk along the
street. Once in awhile we would
see some family circle so happy,
nud forming so beautiful a group,
that ho would stop, and then pass
silently on.
On such occasions he would
give a history of his wanderings,
hi? trials, and all the cares iucideut
to his sensitive nature and poverty.
" llow often," said he, once, 44 have
I been in the heart of Paris, Berlin,
and London, or some other
city, and heard persons Ringing, or
the hand organ playing 4 Sweet
IIr.rr??' u'itli/>n> ? !...
</ *? f iv w oniiiing iv mil
the next meal, or a place to lay
1113* head. \ctl have been a wanderer
from in}- boyhood. My
country has turned me ruthlessly
from office, and in old aye I have
to submit to humiliation for bread."
Thus would ho complain of his
haph'.sa lot. His only wish was to
die in a foreigh land, to be buried
by strangers, and sleep in obscurity.
I met him 0110 day looking unusually
sad?'* Have you got your
consulate 1" said I.
4* Yes. and I leave in a week for
Tunis; I shall never return."
The Inst expression was not political
faith. Far from it. Poor
Payne 1 his wish was realized ; he
died at Tunis. Whether his remains
were brought to this country
1 know not, they should be, and if
none others would do it, let the
homeless throughout the world
t?ivc a penn}' for an inscription like
the following:
1IKRK LIES
J. HOWARD PAYNE,
The Author of "Street Home?
A wanderer in life, lie whose songs
were 6ung in every tongue,
and found an cclm in ever}' heart,
NEVi.lt HAD A HOME.
ME DIED
In a Foreign Land.
Lt'NAR IN KIT KECK ON V KGKTA
110N.?The influence of the moon
on vegetation, according to a correspondent
of the Kcene (N. C.)
Sentinel, may be determined bv
trying the following experiments:
Take any giyen quantity of com
mon peas, and divide the samo into
four parts, keeping them separate.
Then, on any ground at all
fit for vegetation, when the season
approaches, sow tho contents of the
first parcel on the first or second
/Inn r\t tlia nnu* *-#./* ? . ?l./?
uuj vi iiv nvn iuv\/ii | bill? rtXUIIU
parcel sow near the same spot on
the first or second day of the scoond
quarter ; the third parcel sow
on the second or third day before
the full moon ; and lastly, sow the
fourth parcel on the second or
third day before the moon is ont.
Now the first parcel, sown under
the now moon, will grow very fast,
blossom most beautifully, but will
not hoar much fruit: tli? tuw>nd
will blossom and bear vorj little ;
the third parcel will not only bios
?om beantifully, but will bearfrnit
in abQndanco ; and the fourth and
lost parcel will scaicely rise from
tho ground. Likewise all frnit
trees set at the new moon blossom,
but never bear much fruit; while
those set three days before the full
moon bear abundantly. In pruning
trees, the same effect takes
place, for a tree pruned at the now
moon will shoot forth branches,
but will prove unproductive, but
if pruned at the lull it will bear
abundantly.
The Political Conference at Columbia.
A con fur once of representative
men from various aeotkma of I be
State woe bold in Colombia, ac
cording to appointment, on Friday
night last. Besides the resident
member* of tho Executive Committee
of the Reform party, there
wore preterit a number of siibstnntial
citizens who had made themscire*
aemtainted with the drift of,
public opinion in general, a* well |
a* with tho desire* of the |>eople
in the eonntiea in which they live.
The object and purpose* of the
conference having been explained
by tl?? chairman, each member of
the conference was, in turn, invit
ed to express Ids views This was
fnllotrnd !?* ? ?~ ? ' J! *
VU Xij n ^CMCini UltfCIIMIOII Ol
tlio politicnl condition o! tlio State,
the resnlt being a disrx-sition to indicate
for adoption a line of policy
which, it is hoped, will Ikj acceptable
bv all our |>eople. That policy
will develop itsolf as rapidly a*
circumstances admit, but we may
sfate, by authority, what are its
leading and most important features.
The conferenco gave no hint,
and hail evidently no thought, of]
receding in any way from the recognition
ot accomplished facts
which was the foriidatioii of tho
Reform movement It was assumed
and so expressed, that tlioso
who supported the Reform party
in the canvass now ended had ac
ecptcd its platform in sincerity
and good faith, und had no di*.
honorable purpose of breaking, in
il.A I * J ?
iic rniur i?i aeiear, tlio solemn
pledget which were cx|>cctod to
smooth the way to victory. There
was, also, an unequivocal determination
to support and cncournge
the colored men who, hy their conduct
at tho recent elections, had
proved, at once, their manliness
ntid honesty of intention. The
conference also made it manifest
that a cordial greeting won Id be
extended to every colored man
who, in tho future, should array
himself against tho nnpriucipled
adventurers who seek their own
fortune in the ruin of the State.?
An ample consideration was given
to th.e subject of tho frauds perj?e
tinted hy the Radical party at the
State elections, and measures were
taken for bringing all offenders, as
far as i?ossible, beforo the civil tribunal.
It was deemed necessary that
the people should continue to bo
organized throughout the State,
hut, at the same time, the confer
cnco as ono man, declared its do
termination to use every exertion
in discountenancing open and secret
violence, and in maintaining
g?*?d o der and pence. Upon this
point there was absolutely no dificrencc
of opinion, and the exprcs
sious of the several members were
as positive and as deliberuto as the
most conservative citizen could dosire.
The action of the conference was
temperate and harmonious, and
has our entire approval. To abide
by the principle* which were advocated
by the Reformers in the
late canvass; to protoct the colored
men who were intelligent
enough to know tho right, and honest
enough to do it; to welcome all
colored men who desire to enter
the Conservative ranks; to calm
the public mind, and pursue even-'
1 y a firm, wise and temperate
COUrsO-^thiS, tn our jifdsmaiit is,
at this juncture, the only policv
calculated to restore public confidence,
and hrmako certain the ultimn'o
redemption of the State.?
And this, as we understand it, is
tho public policy which the Columbia
Conference would recommend
for tho adoption of the people.?
Charlesto\ Nncs.
Tiib Eloqukxck or Dr.r.na.?Said
Tboroau, *' It vou would convince
ft limn tiiAt lie docs wrong, do
right." A great truth well put.?
Error is often at tempted to lie put
down l?y argument. Live it down.
Prove tlie superiority of truth by
noting the truth. Let it speak for
itself. This is the Book of Evidences
of Christianity which the
world most needs. We have learned
cud powerful treaties, but holy
and loving lives are more convincing
than whole libraries of logic.?
A faithful, devoted, sympathizing,
consistent Christian, is an unanswerable
argument. Infidelity
cannot confuso it. 1 hero are many
in our churches who excuso themselves
from active lalior in the
cause of Christ on tho ground that
they have no talent for talking.?
Then cultivato a talent for doing.
Do Christianity. Pastor and brethren
will all let yon off from 44 speaking
in meeting," if you'll live better
than those who talk.
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Sorrow's best antidote is employment.
Beauty devoid of
eace is like u book without a
it.
How to Got on In the World*
1. If yon wish to socnre the reputation
of being an honest man,
par >onr debts.
2. If yon would aroid bringing
disgraro upon the religions party
you belong to, pay your debts.
8. If yon are anxions to rot n
good article, and be charged the
lowest possible price fur your
goods, uerer delay to pay your
debts.
4. If yon wish to obtain such
credit as your business may roquire,
be sure to pay your debts
5. If yon would remain ou
terms of friendship with those you
trade with, pay your debts.
G. If you would avoid em bar*
Lrnssing others who ure de|?en<ling
upon the settlement ot your account,
pay your debts.
7. It yon wish to prevent mistakes
and litigation, keep your accounts
well adjusted, and pay your
debts.
8. If yon wish to aid in circulation
ot money, never let cash remnin
by yon, you ought to pay
i your debts.
i 0. If yon wish to do to others
as yon wish thcin to do to yon, you
ought to pay your debts.
10. If yon wish to stand clear
of the charge of lying and making
false excuses, pay your debts.
11. If you desire to pursue yonr
business with peace of mind, pay
your debts.
12. If, in the expectation of
death, you would liko to leave
your affairs in a satisfactory con
dition. pay your debts.
13. It you wish to do what is
right in the sight of God and man,
you must par your debts.
14. Should your debts be ever
so old, or should von have M taken
the l?cnefit of the act," if yon have'
the means, yon are not a just man,
unless you pay your debts.
To enable yon to pay, adopt the
following advice: Ix't your food,
living and equipage be plain and
not be costly avoid expensive
clothing: abstain from wine nud
all intoxicating liquor, and never
keep it in the house; do not sink
your capital by purchasing plate
or splendid furniture; have as
few parties a> possible-; be careful
as to speculations, and never extend
your trade beyond vour
means; never aspire to be a share
holder in banks, railways, ?fcc ;
have as few men about you as is
Convenient nml nmm ?-> "
- J ??'i?v Wl u O ?|l*j ?I
eious character ; to he determined
to refuse nil offers of partnc'-ship;
be careful as to lending money, or
being bound with others; avoid
all law-6nits; keep your b oks
posted, and look well to the ac
counts of your customers; bring
up your family to economy and
industry?if you ohscrro these
things, you will be able, with
God's blessing, to pny your debt6.
Killed st a Tournament.
The True Georgian gives the following
account of the sad death of
a " knight" at the recent tournament
at Atlanta:
We are pained to chronicle the
death < f our tricnd and esteemed
fellow citizen, M. E. Kenney, Esq.,
who was killed at the Fair
Grounds, where he was contending
for the prizo in the g**and
tournament as one of the knights.
I We were within a short distance
of him when the horrible accident
wbicb deprived hitn of lite so suddunlv
took place. Mr. Kenny bad
just 'finished ?. Wu])unt run at the
head and rings, and was tiding
hack to the starting point in company
with Mr. Ilightowcr, of Grif
fin. a brother knight, when, in a
friendly spirit of emulation, both
engaged in n race for a short dis
tance. Mr. Kenny was riding a
very wild horse, and when near the
point where tho horses of the waiting
knights wero grouped, a loose
home run across tho truck. Mr.
Miditower's horse collided with
the nniinnl, and ho was thrown
from his horse, severely injuiing
himself. Mr. Kenny's horse shied,
nnd run with fearful force against
the fence, throwing his rider over
it down tho embankment. Mr.
Kenny struck with his head
against a stump, which inflicted a
deep and fatal wound over the left
eye, fracturing his skull, And producing
death in about three minutes.
When Dr. Godfrey hurried
to tho spot, he found the hearfatill
heating, but all attempts to save
his life failed. His remains wero
placed in a wagon and taken to his
liomo in the western part of the
city, accompanied iu mournful
procession by the knights, in their
uniforms, in a body.
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Our own company wo cannot
avoid ; we should make it as good
ah possible.
Tub fairest action of human life,
is soorning to revenge an injury.
Thbbk is always time enough to
boost?wait a little longer.
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Slop and Bifttk?A German FableTtie
Angel of Slumber nnd the
Anpel of Dentil, fraternally lock- "
od in eacli other'* arms, waudercd
over tho earth.
It urnn evening?tliev reclined
upon a hillside, and the inhabitants
of tiinn u'aid < ? J '
?v> ?>i uu ;i" bll'l i
stillness j>ervade<] the nir, and the
evening beN of the village was
hushed. Still and silent, as is their
manner, the two honclicent genii of i
mankind reposed in a mournful
embrace, and night came rapidly
on. !
Tlien the Angel of Slumber rose ;
from his mossy couch, and softly 1
scattered from his hand the invini- i
ble slutnber-seeds. The wind of
night wafted them to the quiet \
dwellings of the wearied hnsbandmen,
and forthwith sweet sleep
1 /iosnatt/1<rw1 * si.? #a - * "
I v^bwhucm upon iiiu iiiiuiuirariEs OI
the cottages, from tho gray-haired
sire to tho cradled infant. The '
sick iiuin forgot his pains ; the nn '
happy his sorrows; the j>oor his <
cares??very eyo was ch?od. <
And liitvr, his benign labors l>e^ i
ing ended, the kind Angel of
Slumber lay down by tho side of
his thoughtful brother, and said,
cheerfully :
M When the red morning awakes, i
then will mankind bless me as 1
their friend and benefactor. Oh, (
how sweet it is to do good unseen i
and in secret! How delightful is I
our duty 1'*
Thus spake tho friendly Angel <
of Slumber. The Angel of Death .
looked n|?on him with silent sor- I
row, and a tear, such as immortals i
sited, gathered in his large dark <
0)0. I
" Alas !n suid ho, " that I can <
not, like thyself, rejoico in their 1
gratitude. Tito earth calls mo her <
enemy nml the disturber of her 1
l>eace." I
* My brother," rcnliod fho An I
gel of Slumber, " will not the good I
when they awaken own thee as 6
their friend and benefactor, and (
will thev not bless thee ? Are we
not brothers and messengers of our I
father f* t
Thus he spnko. Tlic eye <?f the
Angel *?t* Death sparkled, and he t
clasped his brother more fondly in {
his embrace. t
Wars of the Centnry. 1
Turning over the annals of the ?
seventy years which have elapsed '
since the advent of tho nineteenth
century, we are met with tho fact "
that war has existed almost contin 1
nally in some ot the civilized na
tions of the earth. Thus a statis- 1
tician states that England alone 1
has waged forty-nine wars since ?
1800. Of these, there have been
three with Franco, two with Rus :l
sia, five with China, two with Den- 1
mark, two with Holland, two with ;
Turkcv, two with Rurmali, two 1
with Persia, one with the United J
Stafee, one with Prussia, one with
Spain, one with Sweden, otto with N
Portugal, and one with Egvpt;
the others were mostly waged in
India, New Zeland, and Abytwina. 1
During the same time Franco has
engaged in thirty-seven war?, viz: 1
Four with Austria, three with Rus- *
sin, three with Prussia, (including 1
the present war.) three with Eng- 1
land, four with the Arab tribes, two [
each with Mexico, China, Spain, k
II Hand and Turkey, and ono each '
with Portugal, Ilay ti, Switzerland, (
i Denmark, Sweden, Algiers, Mo-1 1
rocco, Paraguary, Japan, and the ?
Roman Republic. Russia shows a '
list of twenty-ono wars. Austria
twelve, and Prussia seven. All
these wars were waged br tlic
I leading powers of the Old World,
| and do not include the many rcr- (
olutionary movements suppressed '
at an iinmenso expenditure of '
blood and treasure. Among the 1
half civilized and barbaric inhabi- 1
tants of Asia and Africa, war has I 1
I l?een waged without cessation, nl '
heit the victims of this terrible
scourge have been far less in nuin
her than among more civilized
people. On this continent, the
dread evil has been quite ns often f
felt. In Mexico and South Airier- |
ica, there has been a constant sue 1
cession of wars, whilo our own '
country has been 44 deluged with '
fraternal blood," and has been nl- <
inost incessantly engaged in wars
with the Indian tribes. Willi the i
human raco, tho:oforo, a state of i
war soems to bo tbo rule, and a
state of pence tbo exception.? 1
When, it ever, will theso condi- <
tions bo rovorsed. '
(
To Clkam Lamp Ciiimnkys.? '
Most people in cleaning lamp
chimneys, either use a brush made
of bristles twisted into a wirn. or
ft rag on the point of scissors.? j
Both of these are bud ; for, with- |'
out groat care, the wire or scissors
will scratch the glass as a diamond i
docs, which, under the expansive
power of heat, soon breaks, as all
soratehod glass wiU. If yon want
a neat little thing that costs noth-1
Vl'UUAiEi ATII??rtU, */.
ing, and will cave lialf jwor glass,
tie a soft piece of sponge tfco tin
of your chimney to a pine stick.
? I*
Astonishing Asteo Bains ?Altar
Fires and Skelstonk.
Advices from Santa Fe state
that Governor Amy, the Special
Indian Agent for that territory,
has found the Canon de Cbolley,
which was explored for twenty
miles. Ttio party found canons
whose walls tower perpendicularly
to An oltitnde of from 1,000 to
2,000 feet, the rock stVata being aa
perfect as if laid by the skilled
hands of a mason, ftnd flnlirnltf
symmetrical. Among these ruins
wcro found deserted ruins of ancient
Aztec cities, many of which
bear the evidences of having been
populous to the extent or many
thousand inhabitants.
In ono of these canons, the rock
walls of which roso not less than
2,000 feet from tho bnso. and whoso
summits on either hand inclined to
each other, forming part ot an
arch, there wo found, high up,
hewn out of the rocks, tho ruins of
Aztec towns of great extent, now
tenatitless, desolate. In each of
these rocky eyries there is in a
stato of good preservation a It use
ul stone, about twenty feet square,
containing one bare and gloomy
room, and a single human skeleton.
In the ccntro of tho room
were the evidences that firo had
diicc been used.
TIlO Olllv Solution of tliia nnicrmfl
r " *'"w v",6#4*w
jet ventured, is that these solitary
rooms were the altar places of the
Aztec fires; that from some causo
lie people at a remote period wcro
:onst rained to abandon their homes
imt left some tuithful sentinels in
cneli instance to keep alivo the
llaino that, according to the Indian
tradition of these legions, was to
light the way of Montaznma agnin
:o his people? their hoped-for Mestiah
and their Eternal King. A
:loso examination of many of the
uins proved that the builder must
iavc been skilled in the ir.anufacurc
and use of edged tools.
Who these people were, whence
licv came, or whither they havo
;>nc, is now one of tlio mysteries
o remain eternally unsolved.?
ionic ot the ruins arc reported to
)c stone buildings seven or eight
torics in height, being reached by
adders planted against the walls.
Ion ml houses, twenty feet in diimuter.
huilt in the Iimef aiihaton
inl manner of cut stone, and plasercd
inside, were also in excellent
jrcsurvation. Astonishing discovsries
have been tnnde of gold and
liver regions, richer than jet
mown on this continent. They
iro supposed by well iinformeu
?ersons to bo the east mines, of
vliich tradition has I a ided down
he most marvelous tales, and the
nines themselves discover unmisalcablo
evidences of having been
vorked ages ago.
II-.w Much Wheat for a Bakjf.l
of Flour.?Tho question?
41 low much wheat docs it take to
nuke a barrel of flour?'' is often
iskcd, and the answer is of a genjral
character, 44 Fivo bushels arc
illowed." At the annual fair of
he Dubnquo County Agricultural
V'cicty, in 1800, a premium of
'[>30 was offered for the best barrel
flour made from winter wheat,
u?d also the same made from
ipring wheat. A firm entered
:mo barrel of cacb. accompanied
with tho statement that sixteen
bushels of winter wheat yielded
three barrels and one hundred and
three pounds ot flour?at tho rate
:>f four hushels and fifteen pounds
?f wheat to the barrel. Ot spring,
lilty bushels yielding eleven barrels
of flour, being four bushels
ind thirty-two pounds to the barrel.
The wheat was of a fair quantity
and no more.
[Michigan Farmer.
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Tiif. Dry Earth Treatment of
\\7? Tt. - r?i i ? ? ?
? i no inuaueiphia Star
lays: Dr. Hewson, a well known
physician of this city, and an aur
oca to of tlio u dry earth treatmerit
of wonnds," concerning
which thcro was such a lively discussion
some months nun, ?in tho
case of tho lamp-homicido of Annie
Peoples, has continued this
method of treating wounds with
very favorable results. In a lato
medical journal he cites a caso of
compound fracture of tho leg, tho
limb being kept at rest by means
nf sand bags. In tho absenco of
these, -dry earth was substituted,
which had tho effect of entirely
dispelling tho offensive odor of tho
wound, and their use was continued
with most happy results ; tho
earth was changed every thrco or
four day?. Agnin, ho statca that
n man affected with scurvy which
had resisted all other treatment,
was entirely cored hy being buried
tip to tho neck in soil for ahout ^0
minutes.
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