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' " ; 4i,i. .... " u T 1 . .- . , ' "' ' ^ '' ^ 'C ' ' '''''"" ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ '''' ' . *'"' -<S= ' ' - , ' ' - , < | . , | , BY Wy A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 12, 1869. VOLUME XVl-Nn a? ^?????? FOR Tint Aiffi*mrrx* t>??qo I 1 * * " * The Aerial Velocipede. JTon uaitats, bod teoui ferar Fcooa blforrmia per liquid am ?there. < Horack, Book II,?0. , .1 Prom the very first, tho writer j felt the deepest interest in the < * velocipede, rog&rding.Jt^ not as an jn-- < ^eniOgS pay to amuse chUJren, but as < jikejy pq prfjye an oxceedingly useful I ^nyo^tion. Henco he read with the j faost intwse delight and satisfaptioi) ; jthe account of its introduction into i jthis country. confident,^ ? ? fr-v -^? *,rpf.W4U6 (that it would be greatly improved by 1 "his ingenious countrymen. It did not t joccur to him as at all probable that 1 ihe jyould bo abio to suggest any im- i jwovoment, either jn the construction ( or applicator) pf ?fce pjftchino, Tl?e t jdea of ft tFftolf, how ever, pcpurvpd to y him at a very early day; as, he doubts o not, has been the case with most per- c feons who have bestowed more than a ii passing thought on the subject. Fur- n ?her reflection led him another step, o It occurred to him that the best road t pf earth or stone would offer consid* y prftbly greater resiePhfWP (QWing to ti Unavoidable irregularities or inecjuali- 8' ties of surface) than a rail, either of gj wood or iron, experience having dem- f onstrated that the latter, especially, is tl admirably adapted to the purposes of r< transportation on a much larger scale. w But, besides the cost of tho material, & and the amount of labor necessary in p (the preparation of the .track for tho u Reception of the rail, there was the manifest difficulty of preserving an p, equilibrium, and consequent danger of p running off the track when the ma- tl chine was in rapid motion ; going, for fc instance, at the rate of fifteen, twenty 8( or oven thirty miles an hour, which -ti velocity (ho supposed) might easily be <], nffnmarl T * L!? 11 1 MWM??UVU? JLU uvivuixcvi tu in in j mere- (11 fore, as a very desirablo improvement p, to have some support so as to prevont Cl jth? dangor of running off the track a, (especially in the case of inexperienced tl riders) ; and that hand-rails at a dis- tl tanco from the ground proportioned w to the radios of the wheel, ?nd with ^ sufficient space between them to allow .. I / . V tho easy movopapnt of |he tytte^, ^ypuld q; bo very suitable fo.p purpose oon- b< tempj^d, ' el ^laving originated tlio idea of a ?up- oi port or frame in which ttp wheel gp might revolve rapidly nn^ easily with- al out danger of getting off tho track, y.( ?ho next step was obvious^tp dispouso tl with ono of the wheels altogether-?- d( thus diminishing the amount of resist- se ' anee to bo ovorcome in propelling tho machine, which would manifestly be ac le^s in this case thai) fls originally cpn- $ utructed. Bat here a yery fftr^id^ble w difficulty suggested itsolf?how to pre- ijf yent the seat or upright frame, in bj which tbo axes of tho wheel must re- gt volve, from falling cither forward or dc backward. To meet this new diffi- w, culty recourse was had to the oxpodi- Bt ent of projectors attached to the ex- ea ti^BW of , the frame immediately ag BD^^ftnd pffcartel with, the lateral j8 ' *%upport?,^olnting in directions diawet pj, ricallv opposite..jand terminating in jQ( pmall grooved wlreels, which, on tho pS Slightest inclination of the driver's seat, would run on i^e. ra^ls, and. thus a|, restore the eqnilibriuw.^his, of Cp coarse, would increase ^e amouuij of friction, to ft certain extent; but any ,re loss in this respec^ he mor.o than be compensated by the diminished resist: . anoo below, as th?i j^h^e \^ou^^o\^ fo, run on one wheel inatea^ c^ two. The superincumbent pressure tar ^ it. a ^ ' * ' ' tut) ueiiw ana anvcrwouUl bo sustained, j^0 almost entirely fcy t^o la^^e wl^eej^ s$ the latter would b,c directly under, the pentre of gravity^ $ho office of the smaller wheels being sstppty to. restore the equilibrium, for which purpose the slightest reaction would be sufficient. m The machine, therefore, instead o? ^ )>eing a bi-circle (as it was appropri- lef ately designated by the ingenious we rfin ?" 1 ' ? i .... ouw uifGuutu itj mignt, "Jfith perfect propriety, be called a one^eeted carriage. S ' i ^ Ifavjng ?rrtf?d at this point the m( ^vntev began to estimate the cost of this novel modeofcpnveyance, Include . lag vin th* cataUation; the machine m( itself and Qui material employed in mj the oonfftmtion of the track, and soon lL eaMed himself tixat itwoUdbe a ^ mere trifle bora portxl with the advaxx- ^ ttgM M fee gtfrad by this extraordi- ^ BMf ittoAs of locomotion. ii As the j. iLibmmhetl wotfld .bo. very inooa4lde?*Me^if property adjusted* ^ hsr ijinpdliat dowmonnplatik >would ^ . rntim t>Ksi^?|*& since, . when themachine should have ac- #b( quired ito irrirlrint mlnHtv *u w . a- ? /? >of MH? > mw <i II wl* h*%c?ato?? pytt !1 ogHW* mi* <* M?U ' /iiiMrtfai iKf4nit*ihfttih* *j'y i?itililw liriil - lX In. tjii ^ 'i||||j)^<^^<tfit ?c .. V * * nwuuu trncK ana hand-rails. Ho b( lioved that it would be as safe an* cheap ; and that the resistance arisinj from friction would be still furthc diminished, At this point, for the firs timo, by a natural transition, h [grasped the magnificent conception o tho Aorial Velocipede, of which h slaiips to bo the inventor ; and whicl with tho blessing of God, ho fondl; L _ t - ueneves is destined to lead to themos istonishing and unprecodonted results >n<J tp jp/mgurato 9 novy era in socia commercial intercourse, ^he first plan which suggested itacl o bia mind w#s (ps tjlrc&dy jntimatod he employment of throe wires; t arge one (about tho thickness of tb< Atlantic cable), and two smaller onci soiflcjyh&k larger tb^n tfe? pr<Jinarj olographic wjre), for tho purpose aleftdy specified, To support these h< oncoived tho idea of an jron frame, onsisting of three pieces, all spring ng out of the samo shaft, one in the niddle for tho cable or largo wiro, and no on either sido at a conveniont dis ance over tho smaller wires, the rhole bearing some resemblance to bo branches of a chandelier. The upporting shaft was to bo of any doirftble height?five, ten, fifteen or even 5veptyfcot?as it was suppop ^ that ills kind of transportation couid bo sndered perfectly safe. Tho largo .1 1 1 - - - iieiM. was 10 do turnfsbcU with a ccp groovo, say six inchos, so as to rcvent all ordinary possibility of casaltics. Another advance, as tho writer suposed, on the original French and irnroved American model, was to work ie cx*anks with pistons instead of the set, somewhat after tho manner of a ;eam engino ; thus rendering it enrely practicable to increase tl}e iamotcr of the ^ybeel to any extent ssired. This seemed a considerable Dint gained, sinco the greater the cirnnference, the greator tho distance jcomplished by a single revolution of 1 1 T. 1 ' iu ivuuvii. xi nas oeen suggested to 10 writer by an ingenious fViend to horn ho communicated his plane, and \ \?h.om he is indebted for many other iluable hipta, in the progress of hia speriments, that the machine-might 3 worked like a clock, or even fcy an ectrio battery, qflter acquiring ent momentum to movo almost sua onte. However this may be, it is jsolutely certain th^ \i be worked )ry satisfactorily by hand and piston, tus becoming a safe, comfortable, and sccflt conveyance for yiders of e;thcr. x. Tfith regard to t^p safety of- these sriaj conveyances, which is ccrtainly moat important consideration, the riter is persuaded that the* }.iak tp o 9#r limb vrc\^id np.t he greater than r ordinary rail, if, indeed, ko eat. Tho cablc may be made of any isirable thickness $n(J atv&Rgtfc, as ell p&rfcotly inflexible. The conruction is quite simple and may be sily understpo'l even without ?.hQ sistance of a model. Of course it not expected that hc^vy freight will lss oyer these wires, tho Aerial Vesipedo being designed principally for issengers and mails. The velocity may bo inci&ased to mpst any extent. If there ^ere a ^tinuoua track from New Vnrir - - MCl\ y.TiVt I m I^Ancisoo, the writer sees 119, asou why the continent might t\o<t! cro$secl-in forty-eight hours. | But the future must developo. It is 1 r others to judge of the value of this ^antion. The writor is sanguine of eoesa. The only satisfactory test, wover, Is ^he eqp&ijnentjum qrucis, he hope^tov apply very soon. A CITIZEN OF ABBEVILLE. M^refa 6th, 1869. Woman.?Look at tbo career of a man he passes t^ou^h tbe world, at a man ited by mUforiuuel How often b^. is t by hi* fellow men Co sink under tbe tight of his affliction, unheeded and^ >ne f Ooe friend of bis own sex forte him and another abandons him, a ird, perhaps, betrays bin} but a woin, fajtbfo! woman, follows him In hi* liction ;*he brave* tbe changes of feel pf';' of temper'embittered by disaty^fti;nt of all virtue ; in resigning pntieoce, oisters to bia wants, even when ber own I hard and pres/iiDgj ebe weeps wHb n, tear for taar, in bis distress, and la . > hi. men or reneci s ny or joy, laid but ooo light up ;bU countenance the midst of 1>U aod ' sho rtf'Mkiii him in hH mlMry Wbile ireremtin? one aot of JoVd/ dnty, or i foitoVi liim to ttn u>p>t) #iiJi iw ?rdor afiectiof) which cfttmot do^? Qy. it' i tf r?ft*?X uwao. "- "*' -^tiacur< 4fc' II^2S5i?^s!52?r#*' !- The Experience of Another Suocessftil d Planter. S r Wo aro again favored says the t Anderson Intelligencer with an op0 portunity of presenting tlio views f and experience ef an intelligent 0 ancl successful planter to our rea') nra A ^ 1 r ? v.v.u. ^ ivuci umuiu irum Maj. li. ? A. Griffin, of Ninety Six, in Abbe( ville District, gives his experience | in regard to the use of fertilizers, their mode of application and other f matters of interest to the farming ) community, We mako the follow*i ing interesting extracts j a *'I always roll my seed in some 3 of the Phosphates, aud often mix r with Peruvian Guano, (two-thirds - Phosphato and one-third Peruvian.) * and frequently with Peruvian Gu* ano and. Plastor, all with good effect. If I could afford to do no ^ more, I would always roll as above. It brings up the plant strong and ) vigorous, and facilitates the culti, vation, and would pay in this way, , if tho yield was not increased one. pound. Dr. Blake mixed Peruvian Guano and ashes, and rolled his r seed in tho morning sufficient for all day's - planting, When the time arrived for it to come up, he found tho forenoon's planting of each day, throughout the crop, a good stand?the evening's planting on stand at all. How do you account for that? Ashes and guano should never be mixed, which you already know. "I am now top-dressing my wheat with Baugh's K{i\yhpQQ Phospate, at tlio rate of 160 lbs. to the acre; would mix Plaster if I had it on . hai}d, though I don't know that it would be of much benefit, unless the grain covered the ground, as the Plaster possesses no fertilizing qualities, except through the blades of plants. It might fioc the am mourn in tup iMiosphateg. Tlio land I am now dressing will be sown in clover, and when it covers the ground will dress with piaster. You might inis one-third Peruvian Guano and two-thirds Phospate, and s$y one h^sliel of i'laster mixed with all you apply to an acre. -r- ? v., v. wv ?UVV.V1| ttllU j following withalopg Upll tongue; ; then open aga^_ jyith tv^^j^a.to- i I .call.ft doubly twister,- (IpplfS: | iik?, two .twisters: welded ; together,; I a winf on both tddee^ which J throw* out a wide and 'deep farrow \ in Whioh: the seed are deposited, I ' i&6? 'ftdfce* 1 ^mmg^W fifc* i^atn^l1 mg^mdrnmrn with good effect. I liaye tried it on clover, and its effects wero parked. ?*I applied the "Wando, Soluble Pacific and Baugtye JPhpsphate. \o, turnips, five hundred poxinds of the three altogether, applied s^aratftly, bi^t the worms destroyed thcra. I then sowed three bushels of barley per acre on the lot, which 16 no.w vary fine, high enough to cut with reap hooks. I see nq difference in the different plats. <4I am planting quite largely this year.; propose tp pl^nt three hundred acres in cotton, and apply .Phosphate and Guano to the entire crop. At my plantation, I am turning oyer some bottoms and uplands with tb,e Briuly and "Wa,tt t^o-, horse y.lows, an'3 they worl$ beautifully. I cannot^ experiment much tfiere, b.ut am trying to have things done, as neatly thoroughly as possible. I w\ll only plant about eigh-. tj acres in corn^, mostly bottom; have, thirty bushels of barlev nnd . . ..... ... "i ?- ^ , Tl two hanpred and twejftty-fiye b,Isabels of red oats sown. '.'On this farm, J hpve b&v^A &an4s hired for yrages and five on ; shares,, .With my seven I ]?rop9$o, ^9 plant only thirty-fivq aeries in Qotton, to which I am applying all my manures* $nd four hundred bushels of sc^ Igyu^ oi? with two . horses. Ou ten acres, will apply 250 lhs. Peruvian Quamp. and 100 lbs Plaster. When X apr. ply barn-yard manure, wiH JffiQ. ' about half the quantity as above, putting it in as I plant, besides, polling the - seed. A part of my roWB are four feet and some thvee 1 <*nd a half feet. '^Jpytfen acres to which I am applying forty bushels of cotton j seed to the. acre, and ' runnig off first with ft twn liftw? ot?rv*r?1 too early and liavo all applied in good time. I proposo tho following plan ; Lay off all your lands now with two i horses and follow with subsoil, and ridge with scooters as above. Tlion if it approaches say 25th of March to 1st of April, scatter y<Jur fertilizers along this ritlge, which will be bolow tho surfaco level, (and if a considerable portion scatters in tho opon scooter furrows, it is no disadvantage,) and then bed on this with the turning plows. Don't wo concontrate our ma nurcB in too narrow a drill? "Whoro \Vhor3 do tho long fibrous fruits get nourishment from? Would it not be better to scatter half of these heavy application at second or third plow-1 ing?" GRANTS INAUGURAL, Washington, March 4.?General Grant was innugurnted as- President ? of tho United States shortly after noon, in the presence of the most immmonso assemblages ever gathered in the national capital. Tho display was magnificent. The procession which escorted the Proaidept elect from his headquarters to the cupitol was the grandest ever seen here. The whole city was gaily do corated with fWn O "" and the accession of the new President was welcomed by salvos of artillery both at the epot and at the military ppsla in the neighborhood. The weather was bad, but not enough bo to interrupt the ceremonies. Early in the morning a bind of thievq9 attempted to rob the 6treet cars, but after a severe fight they were dispersed by the police, several being captured. Otherwise perfect order was maintained. The ceremony of swearing in General Grant took place on a raised platform on the east front of the capitol, where thousands c)uld seo, l?ut few could hear what was said. IJtre Grant delivered bis in augural as follows : L inaugural address. Citizens of the United $tqtes.?Your suffrages having elected me to thp office P-iesident of the United States, I have in conformity with the constitution of our country, taken this oath without mental . vyv. rmivu nuu wuii me determination to do, to the best of ts.y lability, all that it requires of me. , Tlie responsibilities of tbe position I i leel, but acept them without fear. Tbo i ofjica lias co.nio to m? unsought. I com- I mence its duties untrammelled. I bring i to it a conscientious desire apd determination In fill it Ia * * * %y. kv mo ucQb ui n?y auiiuy lo 1 the satisfaction of the people. Ou all j leading questions agitating tbe public I mind, I will always express my views to I Congress ted urge lliem acpo^ng to mv t judgement, and when I think it advisable. I will exercise th.e constitutional privilege of 1 interposing a veto to defeat measures c which I oppose; bnt all laws will be f?\ithlully executed, whether they ray ajp- c provnl or not. i 5 shall on all subjects have a policy to c recommend, but none JLo enforce agaio6t ' the will of the people. Law? are to gov- r em all alike, those opposed to, a,s well as c those who, favor them. I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnox- F ious laws so emotive aa. thei,r stringent ex- c eculion,. I Tbe couutiy kaving just emerged froip a -great rebellion, many questions will ^ come before it for settlement in tbe nejt ( four years which preceding administration? ? have never bad to deal wit,h. In meeting the?e it it desirable that tboy should be ^ approached calmly, without prejudice, ^ bate or sectio^a^ pride?ren?eml?eripg ^ that the greatest good of the greatest nura-v 1 ?? .u- - - - uoi is tuts onjeciio oe attained, of person, 11 property and fur religious ao<J pplitical Q^ioioo iq eyery part of oar common r< country, without regard t?, local prejudices Laws to secure these ends will recei^. ipy u b$st efforts for their enforcement. A gr.^at debt Uaq been cop trad ed iu *ecn r- 1 tag to as and our posterity tbe Union. The payment of this principal and interest, as 0 well as tbe return to a epeciq basK sopp r as can bft. BQcotopliajied wubont mate rial djBliigae^t to the debtor class or to 8 be country at lajge, mopt bp. provided for,. To. project tbe n^ioppj honpr, every dollar of govern n>ent indebtedness should be paid jo gold, unless otherwise 0 expressly stipulated in tbe confraot. ^ Let it be understood that qo repudi*,tor of one farthing of out public debt will be trusted in pabito pTace, and it will go far towards strengthening a credit <w wbicb ought to be the best in the world, and will ultimately enable us to replace hi the jfcft wtftf' ? vvMuo wwiiing was juiaieii ? we now pay. To this should b? ad-. > cM, v faithful collection of the revenaa, a m strict ao^o^iUbitTly to. the lrea??ry for t* vrvtj doWa* colfccted, antf tba grakW o ptifctfcal ritMaebo^k' if> expindih^rt to & BYftr/ depArtmetat o? tlje govtmroeot h u Ity of the country now with; ten. SutM flaw wag Mfcbtt ph* i aat doquv iwiwuDjiHy or. payiog 9fwf" ,w up in the sterile mountains of the fai West, which we are now forging the kej to unlock to meet tbe very contingency that is now upon us. Ultimately it' may be necessary to in crease 'the facilities to reach these riches! and it may be necessary also that the gen eral government sbou'd give its aid to se cure tbe access. But tbat should only be when a dollar of obligation to pay secure) tbe dollar to ua now, and not before While i be question of specie payments it in abeyance, tbe prudont business man ii careful about contracting debts payable in tbe distant future, and the nation should ollow tbe same rule. A prostrate commerce is to be rebuilt nnc all industries cncournged. Tbeyoung met of tbe country, those who from their ag< must be its rulers twenty-five years hence have a greater interest in maintaining tlx national honor. A moment's reflection a; to vvliat will bo our commanding influenc< among tho nations of the earth in their day if they are ouly true to themselves, shoulc inspire them with national pride. Al divisions, geographical, political and religi oup, can join in this common sentiment. How the public debt is to be paid or specie payments resumed is not bo impor tant as that a policy should be adopted anc acquiesced in. The determination to do if worth more than divided couucils upon the method cf doing. Legislation upon tbit subject may not be necessary now, noi even advisable; but it will be when the civil law is more fully restored in all parti of tho country, and trade resumes jti wouted channels. It will be my endeavor to execute all laws in good faitb, to polled all revenue! assessed, and to bave them properlj accounted for and economically disbursed. I will, to the beet of my ability, appoint to office only those who will carry opt ibis de*igu. In regard to foreign policy, I would deal wilb nations as equitable law requires individuals to deal wilb each other, and f would protect the law-abiding citizen, whether of native or of foreign birlh, wherever his rights are jeopardised or the flig of our country Coats. I wpuld rpspeot the rights of all nation!:, demanding equal respect for our own. If others depart from this rule in their dealings with ub, we may be compelled to follow their precedent. ? " . - - ^..v. piupci ireuunem, 01 tue original DCcppqllpQ of this land, the Indian, is one deserving of careful study. I will favor any course towards them which tends to [heir civilization, ch{iatiapi;alion #nd flltimate citizenship. The question of suffrage is one which is ikely to agitatp the puhlio so long as a portion p.f their people is to be excluded from its privileges in any Stale. It seems o mo very desirable that this question mouiu do soitlecl Dow, and I entertain the lopp a\i<3 express thp desire that it may be >y tbe ratification of tbe fifteenth Article >f Amendment to the Constitution^ Iii conclusion, I ask patient forbearance ! >ne towards npother, throughout the land, ind a determined effort on tbe part of every iitizea-to do bis share towards cementing a iappy uviion ; and I ask tbe prayers of tbe lation to Almighty God ip b^h^lf of tbi* consummation. Resident Johnson did not occupy tbe )lace reserved for him in (he inauguration ceremonies, but remained at the White' louse signing bills. Among the spectators on the fioor of the senate to day, were tho negro bishop, Tampbell, and the noupao's fights mi^s, Dr, iary Walker. Tbe President has pocketed the followDg bills: ^ill to reorganise the judiciary ; >ill to reduce the navy and marine; bill 9X tf?? (urtber security of equal rights in lia DwUict of Colot&bia* bill strengthen ag the public credit. The Indian Appropriation bill failed to each the President. Joliuaop remained, ILq "White House ntil noon. Grant went direct fi;ot?jL tb$ Capitol to be White Bouse. , The delegation from Alabama was tbe nly Southern organisation i^ 'the inangual processiQij, Grant's Cstbot Colt down th* C?*J?itol, teps and was considerably injured. Tbe utmost good humor prevailed, jioughonttbe day. "* t l > r On reaching tbe White House fcrant re-, elved tbe following dispatch : ' Berlin, March 4.?My congratulations n tbe aolen^Q day. (^Signed). . V . $JS*A?OKf, < ~7 ' 3 ; A Extract.?A naval offiir being at sea in a .dreadful storm, hU ife, who waa silting in the cabin near iro, and filled With aJsrn for the safety of le vessel, WV so surprised at bU conjppire thai she died 'K "My dear, are you ot afraid I ' Bpw is it possible you,, qan i culm. 10 ivpb s dr??dfof storm f*? BLa roM U?# tftitfc* ttk, ?*pporti?g by a pUW. ofi lh? (4 place, pointing Utbp bi^ of Wa j.-. *'Aw yon ao^4vrfkkeC.D^wvoi4^.^ Sb*id*^lj answered, "Ro/'> * offlenr. -s ' H in tfefkneds of nqjF husbnod, and b? ??#*S2SSMiS.-: #,(^wk -o.s.W> .r,:? >. .< ".; - r Horace Greely to the New York News Boya. Hon. Horace Greely, editor of the Now I York Tribune, delivered an address re- c I ceutly to the New York newsboys. Tho ' following abstract of it contains touch wholesome advice: As the result of many years' experience 1 he believed a man pbuulJ not be poor all | ' his life, and unless poverty waa the result | A _r ? - ui misioriune, it was unjustifiable. By 1 riches he meant enough to satisfy all * proper wants and guard against contin- ^ ' gencies. Do believed every boy before ' him could bo rich and ought to be rich. lie cited John Jacob Astor. as an exam* T I pie of a poor boy who had by industry i and honesty succeeded in life. It was ) honeBty and industry, said Mr. Greeley, ^ , that gave Astor bis success, and it is the ) patient, plodding careful, industrious men i that succeed. Stephen Girard, who by his 5 great wealth left a noble college to the , country, was another example of industry 1 and perseverance. lie advised the boys 1 to begin by saving ten cents, and adding A as often as possible, and the boy who should save one hundred dollars by the time he was twenty one years old would pretty surely be a rich man. He told the W I boys men got rich by doing right, and not by doing wrong. Men who eold rum > or kept gambling bouses didn't often get ^ I rich. ?nrl nnno nf ?? * ' , v iiioiu were ever aoie to - fouud a library like Mr. Aetor, or endow a ) college like Girord. He believed one > thing essential in getting rich was to be ^ > an honest man. Tlie most of the men who had become rich since he had been in j I New York were honest. All the thieves i in New York had never enquired as mach wealth as John Jacob Astor, Eyil causes ^ did not lead to wealth, although they , might seeip to do sq. i Anolhej thing necessary in order to get A rich was to be temperate, lie bad known ipany men with great abilities and Qne prospects to fail because of intemperance. If they rMolve to be rich they mu?t stop ' drinking, or if they had not commenced, tbey inutt not begin, I hey ought also to resolve to be indqalrious, and when resolv- T[1 cd on tliftt, make up their minds to learn n trade. Mr. Greeley spoko at length on ihe evils of being without a trado, and related his own experience and his satisfaction at bavin;; followed out an imnnlw - r?? I . which he formed al ten years of age, lo be WI a printer. ]fle wovi'.d have every boy bet ,n' fore biin either learn a trad? or become a 1111 farmer. He commended farming at a 8P healthy and hpnorabte employment, saying that if be could have his life to live over ngain he would be a farmer. He concluded by speaking of the great opportunities ou afforded in this country for young men, ^ and especially for farmer*, under the home ral stead law, and urged the boys to resolve ^y to embrace these opportunities, and while l*u they sought to live in accordance with the tIIZ moral teachings they received, to gain (ict^a c,nd honor, and true manhcp.d. W< t??? tur Frujt Ther^.?When fruit trees occu- ^ py the ground, notbiog el&e should?ex- ^ cept very short grass. Fruitfulneesa and giowtb of the tree cannot be exported the same year. , There is no plum that the curculio will Wit $ot ta^e, though any ftnd may some?. /q limes escape for one year in one jxlace^ ^ Peaoh borers will not do much damage | pli$n stiff olay is heaped up round the I tree a foot higk. ^ Pear blight etill puzzle# the greatest men. The best remedy fcp>o?*n '? to plant ant I two for eve?y one tbj^t dieaIf you don't know how to prune, don't j hire a man from tfce other side of the eea Qg, tha^ knows leu than you do. < Don't cut 08 a h>g a lower linxb un- ^ less you are a renter, and don't pace what . ; becowea qf t,h,e tree when yov tiojjj is ^ VUh reft1 A t'ee with the limbs coming out near ^ the ground is worth ivo trees trimmed op R. five (Set, and four tree# trimmed up ten feet, and so on till they are not wesib any- ^ Uiio#. ..n, ' Ofrim down not op> j Shorten in, not lengthen ojk. ' = t If yon bad your arm cut off, you would feel it to the he?uV atiee will oot can feel, but rot to the heart. > '--1 *l*f >'>< Wbeb anybody tells you of a gardener * tjhat understands all about horticulture and ,y>e agriculture, apd ,that be oat) be hired, don't believe a wovd of HV for there, are no such to be hired- Such a man can, vaaj make more than you can afford _ to ^ give him. aw) *f be Jies sense enough to ^ understand the business, be Will also have enough todo thlv~i&wvfo?f Plough matt. x Aw* 1 k "11 'Jf " 5- -.^A g?mh?M*n had two cbttdrea-w** ~*bj ?pe ? (Ungbter, wbo.w<u.ooD?df!red: pUin m m her psison, tbe olber. a sop wI|o tiu jJ hil bttOty snA unnlra nf b in li!. ! ? ! vln her fntbor of \ht> flffair/c<HdpUiu?ng of <]jE ber JRj To the Firet Bird of Spring. Pretty little eong bird, Bitting in the hedge? ombing ont your feathers with your bill; Oh, dou't begin to flutter, (How rude in you to splutter I) lay, pretty song bird, I would not do you ill. I heard you little piper, A whistling like a fifer, s I wandered through the heather picking flowers; Bo 1 thought to hsete along? Ston. and ?mlr ? ??? ( t ?? ?? jvu iw? a sung, nd together we would Spend the suuny hour*. Oh, cunning little picksy? You coquettish little elf, o be combing out your feathers with your bill; Then, to hop and hop?uneasy, Just beoauso you chauo'd to spy me, Then you know that 1 could never do you ill. Would you know how mnah I love you, Little songster in the hedge ; o you know what I would give to be your friend f I would give a Fairy's portion? I would give my heart's devotion, nd I'd have you pipe and wirble?without end. Does it pleare you pretty warbler? Will you have mo for your friend, libtle, won't you, little chip that I may know; Don't keep pecking at your coat, Jugt be clearing out your throat,? nd oblige me with a eong before you go. Bless you little song-bird, Sitting in the hedge ; ou shall be my sweet-heart from this day ; While the.daiity loves the showers, And the sunbeams love the flowers, will love you,little beauty?aye and aye! Good-bye, little song bird, Sitting in the hedge, omb away your feaihere, with your bill, May your Hie be?Oh?so long I Sweet and merry as your song, nd may angel birds defend von frnm all ill WILLIAM W. HICKS. ??*? THE INAUGURATION. THE THRONG AND THE CEREMONY. |B ?SD ?f TirK OLD ADMINISTRATION AND TOE OPENING OF THE NEW. SCENES AND INCIDENTS. The I^ortnem papers oome to us laden tli details of llin nmonefliniw in - ? r & * ? *ton on the day of inauguration. The mense crowd of visitors had their high irits checked and tbeir food bopea dashed icq it was discovered that an unexpected ange in tbe weather would in a great gree mar the programme and fender the tdoor exercise* exceedingly unpleasant, at the crowd in attendance oo the ir^auguion tOnday was unprecedented is admitted alt It is officially stated th*t thirteen >uqand persons from points north of &aliore, and thirteen thousand more from itimore and the West, were landed at i depot in Washington on Tuesday and edneaday, and to accommodate the red of these parties sixteen sleeping cars ; Washington od Thursday night for the rtf^aud the same number will leaveeach iqing as long as may be necessary. gbant's sbad quarters. Fbe first point of interest in connection h (he inauguration ceremonies seemed be about the White Hojse and army idquHrtere. Ho visitors were admitted Qrant'a residence ihU rooming. and be at the early part of the morning with his lily and guests. At half-past nine o'clock General1^ carriage drove op to the door, I the General and General Rawlins en;d it a?.4 drove to army headquarters, ere ihoy at owe asoended to (grant's ce. 3oon afa* Qenesal Qrant and. hie staff I arrived .quite a conxmoiioa was raked a telegram from Europe?addressed to t&ident, Grant? which being opened and d, ran tbas: "In honor of the man and ' day?three cheers for the President." { ned?- Members of the Berlin Exchange. ( i General likened to the reading by , . lerat Rawlios, and quietly remarked 3; 3termined. lo, be i/i tim#."* ' ?***. i.i Ihottly after. Grant's arrival Mr. Colfax 1 ta in and joined the General and bis r ijto the offip*.Ko person *aa present |> htk*ooa*wjth Great except Ifr.iOolftn^ . < o^oHW o^jthe steft and General Day-, i .( el^befiB&JttVstnljh. General Grant j ,?}/eMed in a black cloth frock cost, i ^d fMtaJftonav silk hat, well bushed ( ??d y#Hcr*<. kidvgJoassv 8(*#k*r t fcx was attired precisely the sa^ Iffl ppu-qwu, a*t H# ^ wtfi m.' aMlUtpfrif W ^ *?okks # % irW? Uw *w??^ rmW*** * J0*k at feJ^8M??MH* ??.M^bi a ^fe**b?for*?to?? o^opk ?*?#? & 04 Iftjrjfod* deaconed to*HW4 ^ Jf flumul laianj h|? miiiiiii ilia ? > 1 awi^r^ut'. Mt^yT * ' J THE PROCESSION 1 was a ranst slim and beggarly affair, being far inferior, in every respect, to former processions on similar occasions. The only marked characteristic it had was the colored element, which constituted quite one-half of the whole stragling line. With the ex* ception of the oavalry escort and the l2th United States infantry, the military feature of the procession was a burlesque, and it was only the fine appearance of the Philadelphia firemen that saved the wholo movement from ridicule. < The sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue, through which the procession was to move presented solids walls of humanity, well cemented with mud. Tbe'windows of all the buildiog3 along the line of march bad | been eogHged in advance, many ol them at fabulous prices, and these were filled by the more fortunate of the gentler sex, and pre* eented h pleasant contrast with the sunless, raw, cold and muddy spectacle 00 the sidewalks. at the white house* When the head of the line reached the front ol the White House it stopped to wait for the carringe* of President Johnson and his Ctbinel to joio it, and one of the guns of Dupont's battery was loaded, ready to fire the signal gun announcing that the President of the United States had enl^ed his carriage and started for the capitol. Bat a messenger arrived from the Execu- . tire mansion and informed the chief marshal. General Webb, that President Johnson would be unable to tako part in the inauguration ceremonies, as he would be engaged in considering and signing bills until the hour of noon, when hta official terra would expire. The signal gun was men nrea, and the procession started for the c?pitol. As (he President elect passed along the avenue he frequently responded to tbe waving of handkerchiefs by lifting his bat (a regular stovepipe) and slightly bowing. The bead of tbe procession bad reached tbe Capitol long before one half of it bad formed in tbe western part of the city according to the programme; bat this great "length of line" resulted from the scattered obnracternf tbe procession?which was emphatically Washing Ionian, there being numerous "mftgnifioent distances" between tbe serersl parts. Tbe whole procession in a proper, compact form, wbtld probably have extended a mil% inoludlng the backs, fireman's parade and negroes.' CLOSE Or THE OLD ADMINISTRATTOK. At the White Hmi?? tli? "Pranl/iai.* ?MV A. >?OlV?U? ?p"" I plied himself at An early boor to disposing of the business remaining yet undone, and of deliberating upon and signing, or .declining to sign, such bills were., laid before bim. All the members of bis Cabinet assembled at half-past ten, and assisted the President in the transaction of Uie business b?far?* K5m. A? ' ..... un>l-|IHt IWOIVQ the president's carriage drove bp' to'the door. Mrs. Johnson, who wii tq iooifi noble health that she. bad to Be assisted to v, I ? t ; * Ve * l'- ^ the carriage, entered; -followed Mr. Johnson nod kia ton Frank, arid 3wera driven to the lesidence of Mr. ^ohn F. Coyle. Secretary Welles and MrsC-Patterson, with her chidran, entered Mr. Welles' carriage and proceeded to hie konae, 6ri ;H street opposite Lafayette Square. Tbe.pU*er Cabinet ministers.droye off to theirreapeotive residences, and the. White House was left in posseasion ot the police and attendants, Mr. JohnsonV Administration was at an end, and the naw ordefr of things bad began. AT TBS OlFtTOW '"f ^ Meanwhile the impatient crowd throWg- T ing the east gronnda of 4he capital Were _ ' ' cngeriy awaiting we opening of the mam doqr to the Senate. At' 11.80 thie door was thrown wide open upon hebiDge*;*tid then began a fearful etr^iggle for freoetfenoa of entrance*- The polio* wa^ of-joat?U. E?ery one aougUt by paehlqgand crowding bis neighbor to be th^, first in tide knowing u they well did, that thoatande would neeeeearily be exploded., The for\un*Le few, comparatively speaking,who ieetired leate io the galleries, pajtipntly aWaifedwUb nteneat aadi corio?ity iKijbeginttin^ of the affipiel oewmoniee. The onuidert att&mpt* k) to fores - an entrance by etorm, bat ugoaJly failed, aatbe door* bad beewigsia bolted 'and'barred* li&g v vf* iHArooaAi. wwaaa&ttim i., . v WithioJitbe. capital: were.mC*,routine ibara^er, and ^itboat jJwJd^pf. fa fa* *<LieUe?aifh pr*#^ iil&lSll towrgnrif eddr?^^W<S^i^/???3 front ?rttt*n '?tf pin- tb* ili^^rSiw^^'Wh tfJbUdio*t pioiitJcfaMt* Tid bi t> ?t) <*> ? t^i?W*?Asr^ &*-**> Mitrtftl*' tw n^tlWiillirf iitnf^ff" . ' " ^ ' ' t : I... . : . . ' ' ?. . <? >WsSJ\1:~H:.'yV''' '