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! I l.??| H I II I Im.i mil,, H . |, ,| ) ,'W.lll' ,.MgJ WlMV" 'MM. {'""-V THE GREENYILLE ENTERPRISE. * ' *' "*W1 rVf * i '* " ~<l' r " _m'_l j ' *" " Pfuotcb to Itftoo, Politics, 3nlfUi0fittf, otiiJ tl)t 3mproomml of t\)c Sink oitfo Conntvij. JiiHW C. fc EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'BS. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 8. 1871. VOLUME XVII-NO. 43 Hnaaoatrrinx Two Dollar* p?r annum. I I Aitirniiiviiiti inserted at the rates of On# dollar par square of twelve Minion lines {this aiaiA type) or leas for the flr?t insertion, Iftj cent* each for the aeonud and third Insor- i tiooe, aal twonty-flve cents for subsequent Ineartlpoa. Tearly contracts will he mode. All advertisement* must bave the number of insertions marked on them, or tbey will be Inserted till ordered out, and charged for. Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements will Invariably be " displayed." Obituary notice*, and all matters inuring to to the benefit of any owe, are regarded as Advertisements. Iriertri ^artnj. The Dark Side. ^Thie wo.Id is all a fleeting (bow, For Biaa'a Marion given j Tba nnitaa ol joy, tba turi of woo, DooeUfel ehiie, deceitful flow? tbin'i nothing trno bat Heaven ! And fafao tbe light on Glory'# pinat, A* fading hue# of Even j And Love and Hope, and Beaatv'a bloom. Am bloeaotna gattivr'd Tor tha totnb? Tbere'a nothing bright lut Heaven I I*oor wand'rera of a aiortny day ! From wave to wave we're driven, And fancy'a Saah, and rafhaon'r ray, Berva but to light the way? TThere'a nothing calm i>nt Heaven I Original ?1nnj. roa tub qbkkrvillb KNTinrnirr. the Wife's Temptation OT F.fBlK EARNEST. Alice Chester had been married five years. The world looked on and wondered, when Charles Chester, the proud inan of the world, who had withstood the tas ?r ? i. VIMKIUIW VI BV IIIUMJ CITjr DCIIC8, uAtil, at the age of thirty-five, married the simple country maiden of?n?i limit.liyr tn niMifip _ over hie city home. But the Mrs. Grundts wore disappointed if they expected to find, what they termed, u rnstict simplicity." ller nf*a>al love of the beautiful had been cultivated and trtiincd in n proper direction. Iler father's plain farm house had been visited by none but the refined and the excellent of her vicinity. Charles Chester hud met her at the residence of a country friend and been won by her modesty and good sense ; and, after 6ix months of devotion, such as she had read of in novels, he induced her to leave her wildwood bower for one of more artistic excellence in the city. She was passionately fond of books, music and flowers; and nmnv mr? vntmnM ?. " ?>? - J ? ? " which she had longed fur witliout having the means of obtaining them, were furnished by her lover; and bright pictuies were drawn ot the beautiful home he hnd f<>r her. With her poet's love of the beautiful, and the elegances of refined society which was to be gratified by a union with tho really fine looking and seemingly appreciative man before her, how could i site reject him? lie was the hero of her romantic fancy, and she < loved him with all the ardor and i purity of her nature. i She was happy in her new borne?happier far than she had I thought it possible for her to be. True, she was disappointed in the society around her. All who visited her were men and women ot fashion?gay, giddy, and altogether uncongenial?their only topics ot conversation were the amusements and trifling cm dits ot tho season. Still she had her books and mt sic and hor husband's society every evening. She was a stranger in Hie city, and mado few calls, for the reason that he never went with her, and she did not like toxiepdnd on strangers for tit?** aots ot pqlitncHS which alio had a right to expcot from her husband; consequently, she was called unsocial. She wondered why lie who wua apparently fond i of her nmaie and conversation, < chould not prefer to have intel 1 leotual frieoda to viklt him. He I never offered to take her to a lec- I tare* or any literary<or meaieal i treat in town, and whfcn alte ven- J tared to say she would like to hear \ a popular lecturer who waa atop I ping in their city, lie a poke rather < sliortly, ahe thought, and aaid that i was the way with Women?they ] were never satisfied with what itiey i lied. She did not insist, but tlie \ first teara of diaappoiutinent were ) hed during that atill hours of Ilie i night. Iter housekeeping wmk , never neglected. She had good 1 servants, bnt her mother had j taught liar tliat a lady ahould rule i her ?wn houee, and eee that things t Vnni k?nl ?** J 1 .. f - m ti *'? u?}l | HIIU nor naa? 11 bowl could find no Csalt with her 1 in that particular. A very fpw i month* served to ?lu?w her that I be ?m mistaken in her est I mem f of her husband'* character. Nat, j orally t) radical, he soon began to i how symptom* of a deairftu be i rtiiuiter of Iter notions and desires. lie, wearied of feigning a devotion lie did not feci, and thought *ho liud no right to complain when 1 her wants were supplied lJer 1 devotion did not altato. 8he took nn interest in his business to please him, and did every thing in her power to make home pleasant and cheerftil. He told her women knew nothing of business, and he did not like to be questioned. It sho read the political papers and irieu 10 interest liim thus, he did not I'.ku to 6ee women meddling with politics ; thus rudely severing every link which bound them togciher. Before her marriage, she had been engaged in w riting for a literary journal; now in her isola lion, she resorted to that prolific field for enjoyment. Her contiibutioii6 became more frequent, ond of such a character as to attract the attention of the press. Sho received a letter from her publish* cr requesting her to write exclusively and constantly for his journal for a stipulated amount. She showed the letter to her husband, who angrily forbade her making any such engagement. "I have submitted to tbis tiling, because I thought you wanted some amusement, but the moment you begin to receive remuneration for your writing, you must support yourself indci?endent of inc." Her ev? r were often heavy with the weight of unshed tears, but she forced thetn back, and tried to be cheerful and to seem contented with her lot. In her few visits to her pa rents, she let no word escape her to lead thetn to l>c!iuve she was unhappy. 1 believe that tyranny grows n|K?ti what it feeds on, and that tyrants nrc ever cowardly. Twelve months after her marriage, and the very morning after AIiccj* recent ion of that letter man her puhubher, several gentlemeti were silling in Mr. Chester's counting room, when Arthur Morton, a young friend of Mr. Chester's, took from his pocket a magazine and said: u 1 would give inuch to know the author of this article by Alice. 1 hav? rend her sketches and pkkavi t<>r tl><. ??' -?j ? i *?? two years, and never saw any tiling belter from tlnf pen of a woman. iJnve you read any of tlicm, Charlie! This lust one is excellent." Mr. Chester spoke very shortly, "I never read any thing written by a woman." A man present, who had been a fre queue visitor at Mr. Cheater's, spoke u)>: "Why, Morton, they tell me Mrs. Chester is the author of thoso sketches. Her name is Alice. No one would ever sup- i pose that she was a writer. She i is so quiet and retiring in her utnnucis. 1 have always thought literary women were either last or blue ? but Charlie's little lady bird has changed my opinion." Mr. Morton wus deservedly noted lor his literary tuluuts, and was no mean critic. Mr. Chester knew that well enough, but lie had that i mean, selfish disposition, which does not like for any one to admire what is tind?i-i-i?fi?it l?v s?c..ir and lie was almost ready to crush liia former friend, when he laid hi* hai.d on his arm, and paid: i k' Why, Charlie, you certainly have 1 not kept the fact that your wife ' was a lady of such talents from your friend who is always ready to fall down and worship genius i 1 You ou^ht to be proud of her, man. birange that you have nev. fcsr asked me to call on you since your marriage I have never seen < your wife, lically, Charlio, if she i we'C mine, 1 should consider my Jclf rich iu the |Mjssesaion of such < 1 tr> UKf" 1 "?I' ? ?1 %, uiimi m. u?*v IIIJBOII IU < will uii vou I his evening V' It was < ailli Oitticultv tlint Mr. Chester ' x>uld preserve his nsuat politeness, I bul he did so, and replied, 44 Cer- I iainlf, Aithnr, come by the ature ? uui 1 will go with you up to my i residence." When lie svetit to < jinner that dav, he ordered his 1 wife to discontinue her contribu- > tions to the press. 44 My dear hue- I lumd," she pleaded, 44 X do not 1 leglect any duty lor my writing. ] It is such a comfort to me during 1 I our absence at the store, and 1 ' ave so mueli time unemployed < niierwtse." "1 will riot have my I rife known as a literary woman. ' Had yon lieard the eon vernation ' n my store to nay, relative to that i /ery article you were working on < ast week, yon would not feel so > nuch like writing such nonsense. < Arthur Morton criticised it severe- J y, and (ieorge Carter said in my t >re*enco that all litertyy women 1 sere fust, and he knew, all the c ime, that you wrote it, for 1 heard I liflt telling Morton so." Her faoe I pushed as she arose from the table 1 uid laid her hand on bis slmulder. | Hsr vhrm wsa tmsrc* villi anwrfiim a p alio Mid, * Charlie, yon used to ] iruiae my talents. You liev* told I ftp tlmt y??t? wore first eUrsoted (o c no by my modesty, then held b6und < by that and my pood sense. Those were your words, my husband. Ilien *hy did yon not contradict that Hbef on my clues T I atn not fast, and I am a literary xvomtut. Disco..tinning my contributions to the press will not change my na~ ! litre, neither will it prevent my 1 name being known as a writer, if. it is already talked About. It was very rmJe in George Carter to Ray that, even if it had been true, when lie knew your wife was a literary woman. lie must not come here any more- I do not! ? ? ' ? m? ?vr imvv.mic Willi IIIVII BU ^ wanting in common poli'oness. 1 had thought belter ot Mr. Curler t an t ut. Aa regards Mr Mor tars criticisms, 1 expect to be criticised, and I do not think my style free from faults." He arose from tho table, pushed her from him and said : " It i6 useless to argue the question farther. I will not have my wife known as a litorftry character. As regards Geo. Carter's visits to mr house, l.e will take ten with us to night, ;n company with Arthur Morton, and you must not only receive them, but treat Carter us you have always done." "I can't do it, Mr. Chester. I have some pride. You are too proud to have vonr wif? known as a literary woman. I am proud enough to resent an intuit when tny husband tails in his duty." There was a 6tern determination in her eye and compressed lips that he had never seen there before. II? wiis awed for a moment, but the brute soon over powered the man, and he said coarsely: "Yon can bo as tragic as you plea-e, madam, but if George Carter is treated with an}* rudeness to-night, you will be turned oiit into the street before morning. I shall be master of my own house." lie called the cook and cftycuirdurd ?iij'ucr ctioutil k.. A., i ?- - J IV i iriuij UJ VIUIII UCH'CK, HIIU liVcry thing should be nice. Alice tiuriied off to her chamber?t?o angry to weep or to think what hIio should do. It was the fiist time she had dared to apeak for herself. The mme she had yielded, the more tyranieal lie had hecome. George Carter had been the innet plea-ant, because the moat sensible of the gentlemen visitors at her house, and she had liked his company vary well.? Now, what should she do-? Must she submit to insult Iroin others an well as tyranny from her husband ? She turned her head. There lay her portfolio witlj the fruits of many pleasant hours, that she must resign, and tor what? Ju&t to please liitn. Had not her p'casnres been curtailed until she had scarcely anything left? Should she yield? Was it her duty? ? There was her Bible?her mother's gift. Sho opened it instictivcly, und read: "Wives, obey your husbands, as Saruh obeyed A lira ham, calling him lord." She laid it down and fell on her knees. After an hour of selfcointuuiou und prayer for guidance, she went about her duties. llcr writing materials were stowed away ami locked up. After going to the parlor and dining room, and seeing that every thing was in order, she returned to dress for tea. The oki rebellion tried to master her. "I will not see him. Let him I urn mo out. 1 can make my own living. My parents' arms are open U? receive me. They nover wound ed me thus." Then her duty. Was it not plainly written in her Bible ? She brushed out ii'er beau titui auboru hair, and put it back in shining, waiving bands, with a dngle capo jessamine on one side >f her finely formed head. She look out her dieses nud selected jiie which Iter husbatid had partic ularly admired?a delicate blue organda muslin, and having arrayed iterselt with exquisite taste, she inrveyed herself in the large mirror, and tbutid nothing to complain >f in Iter tout enttmble. There was a mist in her large basic eves, Mid a flush on her cheek, which l>ut enhanced her beauty, as her nailers were ueiiercd into her presence. There was a lifting of the frown from her husband's brow, Utd faint smile, which dkl not ?scane her notice, as alio responded o Mr. Cartef's cordial sulutation, with a rather state!)', though po ite, "Good evening, Mf. Carter." Mr. Morton was perfectly fas:inated by the vision of beauty and nod est intelligence, And soon bo;ain? a fixture by Alice's side. VIr. Carter's advances wero inet vitb a polite reserve, which was muling to him, since be had be :osw a familiar' guest. The halt lour preceding topper whs *|>eni 11 general oonversation, Alice turjas?cd herself. At supper she presided with grace and dionitv. \t the conclusion of the uieal, Mr. Korton offered bis arm to conduct ler to the.parlor, at be sairi> u I tare say, Mr. Chester told you of or conversation at hit store this f morning!" " Yet, sir, iie did," she 1 flushed at the remembrance of the dinner hour, und her hand trembled visibly on his arm. lie was silent a moment, then as lie treat- ( ed himself on the sofa by her, ho continued, '* 1 did not know that you ever wrote for the press until this morning. I have seen your articles for* the past two years, and udmued them more than 1 can tell you, hot tiid (lot know thut their author was the wife of my od friend, Charlie Chester, until Cieoruu Curler told inn ro tl?iu morning. Do you know, Mm. Chester, tliui )ou have disabused Gobfgc'e mind ot u very erroneous opinion lie once entertained of the literati ?" She turned her large eyes fuIk upon his face, and said eagerly, " i 'disabused his mind ? Did he not say, this very morning, that all literary women were fust ( O, Air. Alortun, you can never know what an ciiifi t it has cost me to meet him politely. 1 did not caio for your poor opinion of my wr.tings, as I did tor any one's had opinion of my reputation as n Ittdy. You had a l ight to criticise iny wi it nigs, they are pulilic , property, but he had no right to say it, and Air. Chester should not have " slto stopped short u I'ardoti me, my in iguution has led me to lar." " Airs. Chester, my dear madam, \ou were certair.ly misinformed, through what motive 1 cannot divine 1 will tell von what was said hv hntli of n? " I / ? "J - *" 1 and lie related the conversation of the morning. She listened eager ly, then clasping her hands, she said "thank God, I am tuitlecciv* cd. 1 do not like to think harshly of any one. I must not let Mr. Carter think I am angry with him without a cause."" She did not tell him anything to cause him to think less "t ) ??- hits band. Air. Chester and his frioi d came in trc.n the porch where they had been enjoying their cigars, and when Air. Carter came forward and asked tor music, she arose quickly, and smilingly seated her belt at the piano. iSne sang song alter song, until her listeners felt as though they were floating off u on the waves of her sweet singing." Even Her husband was sinilinglv kind and affectionate in his manner toward her. She was conscions of looking rcuuu kable well, and now her spirits rose above the troubles of the afternoon, and ?-he knew tl-.ut she was doing well, up pcaring to the best advantage. The night passed off happily. The morrow brought a black cloud, t Jealousy, the green e\e<I monster. was lurking beneath il.at pleasant exteriorof the night heloic When Alico bade Iter lord a pleasant 14 g'md morning," lie fro if tied on her as lie said,4* So your opposition to my asking Mr. Carter to my house was all feigned, was it ? You looked a little stately at first, it is true, but. y??nr very great amiability toward the close ot the evening was plain enough to my mind thai the first was only acting to deceive inc." She drew back froin the hand he had laid on her shoulder. 4* Mr. Chester, you know that you do me injustice. Why did you ask Mr. Carter to your house, and command me to receive him Cordially or be thrust into the street? Those were your words. I did not fear being thrust into the street, for I L'm.iv I mm til i iin li t m i ui.lt lit. - ' * "I I J \. J ai.v literary labors, but my Bible tell* ii.u to obey iny husband, and I have tried to do no at what a t-ac rillec of feeling you can never know. I have never knowingly disobeyed you in anvtliing. The story you told mo of Mr. Carter's opinion of me was mat in facta red for the occasion. Believe me, sir, I should have remained coldly polite to him had not Mr. Morton repentad the conversation in your toit* more truth fully, I lielieve, than you did, thereby exonerating Mr. Carter. Thrust me into the street if you w ill, I have borne enough. I will not bear jealousy added to iny , other wrongs," and she left the | room. She did not see him again that day. When lie came home the next evening, his eyes were , red, and every lineament of his face showed dissipation. She had | been suspecting him ot drinking arid gambling, but until then he j hud never been so very drunk in , her presence, lie seemed to have ( forgotten tho abuse of the day before, and she ministered to him as she best could, shedding scalding < drops of tears in secret. When he | got sober she remonstrated with , if.. i it* ? t a # mm, ucrgeu mm lor me mako oi , his go<>n nainu to delist. ilo koiiied penitent and promised reforinalion?told Iter lie had been drink* ing a long timo. that waa what made hiin so croaa, but she waa the angel to reform hi in. [concluded next week.] A fashionable young lady of Brooklyn acknowledge# tlio corn ?fourteen of 'em on one loot. i " Cramming ** in Our Public Scr.ools < Quito a formidable movement is in pr<?gres* among the divine#.. l>h\ sicians, lawyers, merchants and I other influential classes in Boston < t?>alK?li?h rhe system now in vogue in the public Latin school in that city of M cramming " the scholars. It seems that they are bo heavily htnffe- with all sorts of learning, and that their bouts for stndy are s<? continuous, both in 6chool and at home, that they have no time for recreation, either for body or | brum. Uuses ot insanity are alleged to liuve arisen from this exhausting system of instruction, while, according to the testimony of experienced physicians who had sons in tlic institution, the youths grew up dwarfed in body, weakened in intellect, and, suffering under a vaiiety of diseases, drop into a premature grave. This is a move incur, in the right direction, and the example tn'ght l?e followed with-benefit in our own public schools lu the words of a lenrn ed Scotch gentleman, *vhi?so language is quoted by one of the IJo6ton physicians oil the present occasion, " It is wool eneoch to teach the young idea how to slmot, hut ditma use too big a gun." There is no st;hject in the woild that tends to elevate society andestahlish a high standard for morality and civilization in a greater degree than ft proper system of education ; and whoever engftgos in ?he wotk of perfecting it can have no loftier ambition. [Af. Y. Ilcrald. ? S ? TKRRinLR times ill Warronton, (Va ) are thus depicted by the editor of the Scutine', whom we suspect. of some exaggeration, if not al)S> lute Muiu-lmnswui-lli : A few weeks ilgo a dentist came to town, advertised that he would remove nil ?>t a person's teeth tor two dollars, and insert a now net for ton dollar*, besides giving six months credit." The War'ronton people are very fond of bargains, so there was a rush for the denlist's oflice. He was busy tor two weeks pulling tooth, and at the end of that time, half the people had empty gums, and a lame dust factory in the neighborhood doubled its number of workmen, so as to grind up the teeth. Meantime while the people were waiting fur a dentist to fit them with new sets, the abandoned scoundrel eloped with the hotel keeper's wife ; ana now there tire two or three thousand persons in the town who cannot eat anything tougher than soup and farina. All tho butch era have failed, and not a cracker has been Bold f?r three weeks. One man, it is said, whittled out a set of wooden teeth for himself; but the first drink of whisky he WoiumnfAii CA? ?"*/ * *? ui vhumi ?? iicsrvj ovi uaui in a blaze, mid his funeral came off I lie next da1'. Tlic dentist will hear of something greatly to his disadvantage, it lie cumcs hack. ??? Gknkual Maorcdf.r?The Mobile Register thus touching)}' mentions the death of this eminent Confederate: The telegraph low already informed us of the ueatli of General John II. Magruder, at Galveston,Texas, lie was a dash ing and gallant art llery officer during the Mexican war, a brilliant man of fashion, and a general officer in the lute war, who did 6omc val liable service to tlie South. Socially he was exceedingly ur?? bane and courteous, and with all of his convivial faults, hud a nice sense of honor, a brave spirit, and the inanne s of the soldier of the old school. Peace to the ashes ot 44 Prince John,'' whenever turned hin f'nro from a f<>?. or his hack on ft friend. - ?? Invkpt yopr Money.? In what ? railroad bon.is ? slock ? bank f No. What then? Invest it in permanent improvements upon your farm. In belter buildings and fences ; in bet ter stock, (teller tools, more household conveniences, more manure*. Invest it in those comforts necessary to make your rurnl homes whftt Itier should be?the hapjtiest spots on enrth. Invest it in books and in papers, in sducation,\x\reli<fion. Yes, invest largely in the last Article. It is the sheet anchor of our hope and safety in another world. Pkcl'i.iau Suicidk.? A mom? tho ;uriostius of self-murder, tlio most recent is that ot Christopher Stauh, i German tesidcnt ot Louisville, a ho loaded a pistol with powder, hen tilled the chamber with wafer, placed tho muzzle in his month *nd tired the wettpon. His whole Itend, above tho mouth, was blown to pieces. set 1 A MINI6TKK once prayed : " O, Lord, we thank Thee tor the goodiv number here to night, ana that fltou also art here, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather." Grape Growing in. the South-A Frenchman's Visw. I receive many inquiries in reurard to grane culture in South Carolina. and I will answer briefly, Mr. Editor, through your excellent magazine. 1 hove l?een a resident of Aiken since 1?61, except about four years spent in Georgia and Alabama, engaged in the cultivation of the grs.pe. Grape culture can be made profitable when conducted with more knowledge and skill. As grat>es have heretofore been grown, they cannot be made profitable. First, too much land has been planted ; Second, the right kinds of grapes have not been plunted. Third they havo been 1 Wanted on the poorest land.? fourth, they have received neither pruning, cultivation nor manure. What could one cx)>ect! The kind of grnpe4 for general cultivation nre: Delaware, Diana, 1 Concord, Clinton and Catawba. Pauline or Burgundy, Warren and Black July nre generally good for nothing hero, though stone years they bear beautifully. On the Derby Farm, after linv. ing sent to New York, Philadelphia. Boston and Baltimore 10,000 Il>8. of grapes (Catawba.) and 7.000 lbs. to Charleston, Savannah and Atlanta ; and after losing in Augusta 10,000 lbs. of Catawba by the rot, 1 have made 1.400 gal Ions of puro wine from Catawba, Black July, Burgundy, Isabella and scuppernong grapes; all from 2,000 vines, and the vineyard bud never been well cultivated, t.iongb much l>otter than most others hero.?Jlural Carolinian. A \I I I - x? ntw iiAHiDiuuK itiMiicr is reported to have threshed, with a fliiiI, two bushels of wheat for Seed. Thee? two bushel* ware sown in the same field .and with the 6Rine conditions as seven bushels of inacnine threshed seed. They were found to yield ono third more per bushel than the machine threshed. There i6 a very general opinion that machine threshed wheat is somewhat injured tor seed. If such injury is anything like the extent indicted by this experiment, it becomes a matter oi much importance. The Marion, 8. C. Star reports that Itichard Green, one of the petit Jurors (or the Court now in session in Marion, was sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment in the county jail, by the Judge, for getting drunk on the first day of the term. The Judge also ordered the clerk n t to issue said Green any pay certificate. Jurors who are in the hahit of indulging too freely, had as well take warning. Plait Corn.?In view of the almost certain scarcity of corn next season, bans tho Memphis Practical Planter, we advise our friends to devuto a few acres of land to some good early variety of corn, sufficient, to make bread until the regular crop comes in. We advise the planting Adam's Early. It will he hard enough to grind a month or six weeks sooner than the main crop. A new machine for taking off tho hides of dead cattle will shortly l>e tried at ttnetnjs Ay res. The operation is short, sharp and deceive, requiring only a minute for each hide. Cold air is forced hy a pump between the flesh and the hide, and the thing is done. The process ought to be an improvement on tho old hacking and scraping system. - ? ? Sidney Smith once told a friend that betwet n ten and seventy years of ago, be bail eaten and drunk fortv-fonr ono Iioi-ro uiicr.m Inmln ot moat and drink more tlmn would Iiuvo prcservon him in life and health, and that the value of thin over feeding was something like ?7,000. Idj.knkss.? The greatest moral pest in the world, is idlers. They do nothing, and they desire no one else to do anything. If ever the day comes in this world when there will be no idlers, neither iu church nor State, this world would look more like heaven than it now resembles paradise. ? - s ? ? ?? T) - * l-A.J *4 - -1 ukfokk a cowcinpiaicu auncK, when a regiment was floundering through the mud in a very wild part of the country, a company became scattered, and the officer culled out to Hie men to form two deep. u Why, hang it,** shouted out a soldier, up to hia knee* in suit clay, 44 I'm to deep already," Down Enu% they call finger posts 44 ministers," because they point the way to other people, but don't go themselves. Sweat Potatoes in Hew York. * Tito Daily Bulletin says: It is estimated that over three hundred thousand barrels of sweet potatoes were disposed of in our city during last st ason, at an average prica of three dollars and a half por barrel. The shipping season berim in the letter part of August; at that date those received are from the Carolinns, later, about the tenth of September tho crop from Delaware begins to arrive, and still later those from New Jersey are placed in our market. Tho first arrivals command from ten to eighteen dollars (war barrel, and the price deorcoses 09 the market becomes more fully supplied. The season is over by the end of October, and after that period higher prices begin to rule. The sweet potato is known l>y a number of names in the South, corresponding to the different varieties: for ill's tan ce those usod in that (tortion of the country nre invariably bak ed or roasted, and are known as the pumpkin yam, red yam, whiter vntn an/1 ?!??* * ? ? MUM IIUMJ^I \uin UI1SUI I IllVli y the potato shipped North, ecldonr used as an article of food in the South, is raised solely tor that purpose, the yams as they are termed being unlit for boiling, which isthe usual mode of cooking in the Northern States. This branch of business has increased largely of late years in New York, and there are several firms in the neighborhood of Washington market, who make this lino a speciality. i ? DifUKTicRKSTKn Labor ?How few tbere re outside of the household thai work for otbera to gratify- nn intrinsic desire to do good ! Do then, whatever, there is to be done, without questioning and without calculation. Take your own skill and your own experieuoo, and make the most of them. Do yoa say to yourself, " If I had money, I know what I would do with it !" No, you do not ; Qod <1 < * ?>. and so be does nut trust you with It.? "If I bad something different from what I have, I would work." saya a man. No?If you would work in other circumstances, you would work juat where yor are. A man that will not Work juat where he ia, with juat what he hae. and fur the love of God and for tho love of man, will not work anywhere, In such a way as to make his work valuable. It will he adulterated work.?//. 11'. Dttektr. Rev. Dr. \V. II. Lord, of Maine, must be a faithful clergy trait, lie lias relnscd an offer ot a salary of $G,OUO a year from a church ill llartlord, though hid present income is only $2,000.? lie has been settled twenty four years in ono place, and is unwilling to sever old friendships and associations. A Fkekcii paper publishes the following cheerful paragraph :? " It is not generally known that the assassination of Prim is but the first execution of a sentence pronoutTced by the secret Provisional Government of Spain, who Inivn pnnilonuifd In floatli tlio 101 deputies who voted for the I)uko of Aosta." Remedy for IIollow IIokn.? A writer in an exchange line never known this to fail : Two tablcspoonsfuU of vinegar, one tcnspoonfull each of pepper and salt; mix and poor in the ear.? If a cure is not effected in a few days, repeat the dose. ? -4 ? ? A man, stopping his paper, wrote to the editor: 44 I think folks ottent to spend thcr mutiny for paypcr, mi daddu diddent and every body ecd ho was the intelli{rentes man in the country and ind the smartest family of boiz that ever duggod tat era," 44 I BKj.ncvK that mine will be the fate of Abel," said a devoted wife to her husbaid one day.? 44 How so?" replied her hushuud, 44 Because Abel was killed with a club, and your club will kill mo if v?>u continue to go to it every night ? ' ? ? Tiik Cleveland Plain dealer thinks that Bo wen, the marrying carpet hag Congressman fn>m, South Carojina, ought to do gotou? thing hamlsoma for that juror who stood out all night in favor <>f acquittal, against the other eleven, and suggests that he transfer to him ono of his wives* A countky girl coining from flic field wah told by her cousin tlmt blie looked as fresh as a daisy kissed by the dew. l< No, ind id, * was the simple reply,44 that wasn't his name." Trxss fanners report that thov will this year plant more corn than ever before, And contract the cotton crop in a proportionate degree. The large immigration has had ihe effect to raise the price oi corn and meat. Tti? Rumtar Anc* ray* a of "w axtlj btaakgnnrla <tl?gr/?ea tliat t?wr.t