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YE SI-TMTER ANER VOLUME SUMTERVILLE, SOUTHI-CAROLINA NOVEIIUI 12 184 NowM=R TlE SUAlTER BANNER, lit PUDIAStsnED wEENI.Y, BY WILLIAM J. FRANCIS. T E It 51 Two Dollars and Fifty Cents in advance, rlree lDollars, at the expiration of six iontiths, or Three Dollars atin -Fifty Cente, at the end of the yea-. Advertisements ins-rted at 75 cents- per sinnre, (' lias or lesA,) for the first and ialf that stin br each Jiiisu!ieuit inisiserlion. The immilier orinmer tiois to lie marked tilt all Adveni.-meits. n- the Will lie pIblisheJl until ordered - he discon inued, tad clinrvred accoralingly. ()i e liol:ar per qlinire ror i 0 - i ! I. Qu.rlerly and iMonthly nd --niei -11 Ih lmharged the samia as a' iigle i,-rion, mi Ilnontibly th Smie ns new one4r For patmilishing ti tations a., 1h . -'- hree ilillars will lie elatrtzl, All Ohiinry Notices exce, %- it i, amid 11tminuieathimsn reco.mineitlit ( a-i mlt '-r puh ! llofiiev or p-ofit or trmtit-. .i . : 1,- 1s, iI ! e -litivu it :s !'mistinei' Or-Accrunitis fr A hirti-mily . l, . All 'etters ly m.il mie st he pait p re L jsunmet'l attention. AGIMCU L''1:RA I,: MHUGILTU E. ! UI AGRtCUI1,Tl1Im IN (I The great rt-qui.,ites in tihe 1 e S. Wim of agricultuire are i imur tr; mil, tt obltaiii these, Iheiir c - :gies are det'Voled. The soil is ri 'llwed Ito lie fillow, tndi inl 1miostS 7i -duces two cerops aniIIailly. I is ais y putl verizedi, and differet sihr :ir-, e'i Itogretier it) imi-ove t glt, ; ta! : ach. TPhev nil car saa:nil far a hw. nce, Ito mnix witl rlav-.-!wry s-ils, r auns, to plt Witli that whi.l appemr - V lolse. inmiig Ilte few mthal f 4' , inl teill soiuthern pro, in-e., te smi' ':neimies throwni up into Ili a.w, u ih.' 'as twn-it m1ixed Withi s..)nel Vere1mbali r.rtu iiakiig i kiimi af cmomipoast. . lso ilr wichli, theII, v himi-141z whidh r,-gtiret limml4. iog, are ceverod u lihi in a-, :ut1i boimial umil turned over, utiil the whal sin. is redtced to imu-l. Thi pr se :s still it further f-r:lizing le'tene. For a min ite, the Chiniese clih-et e )nrying of a vegetable or animal kind that canII pmtssibly lie itpihlled tt Si- a . 1 se. I" esernv Nils'. of brick or n% ood, are dug i' thew banks of the fiid. near a cntial, iio whicih eery refuse substusnee is pium. Tlh priiciial mi. has a loof cover-it, aind is lihstered, ha.t orents mllay lit be absiorbed in lt the -r it. Besitles this prim-il I int-, bnrge raseti of stoneware are sink I 11li-e gruid at colnynicit places, for lthe e r pitsst ir travell're. The cliidreni and lmoo are ctm Ulthmfly einjle ln ll ,i 1g t 14 C tIui, nial and--regetable matter .ith .whih t ' ill' ip these receptacles ; lio kh ee piig of th-streets, hair from barbe s' %hoip?;, olfel fiom- the hi lehers, ft it hey.,:, liorns, and bolles redtces to piwdl - , tilam t t-sities of creeks ad , tire all in. du1strioulsly gathered up Iuti-i stlli cit-lV viluah'e tu be e - gbu a l dis lance, easps-cjtallyi a,.. g-inn venieit. The 11dun1;g ilf .1 t ils is es. .-Ilmed above ally othe:v , of litaliouret ; Often lu-ecomis an armie..- if cammiserca-, a the shaipie of smiall a', vlii ire m amlc by ru:iixiIg Wil it i a poltmi ta la44 m m-;rthi, and theli thorouhly driijing Ilitm. eiWse catlic, are niever applit1 dry, bit atil diluted inl -is mih-li ainmi.d-l v-iter ats citi be procured. Oh!1 imtsim-r is esteemeil sio valutiable a fertilizer as s-metie-s ts ip idict a farimer to re-pla-Iter miii Oltroomi that he may fertilize his fields Willi it. l-fore manure ik take out f II the ree-ptacle, inl the field, it i- suTtereti in herome hiall pu Itc-ied, inl which state it is I 'I u11on tIhie platis. Somie sceds Itre put into mnauire mitil tley have grmiaitilt, Iwhile oilirs are pianitetd entveLlopedat inl t-eir apmtpopiate iiimre: A fleri the pb~mit has grown-m a few iichsis, it is mlgint s mnu red tiithI ta whi Imich hy appasiren t ini an i tce-lmra~ti-i grith . A t a melet-inga of thn Phlihaimelphiat y - ty~ for pr-momotng A grii iItutre, hld li . S-amii:UC. Fomrt omde thefomllowinig sta: enii ast ts ii hismto of ilmpsrovinigJ the trmit ofC tie near I ree. 11mm said: "Flartn rxpem-ri - ce1 - stale lt,.e a-hvtantage t) be de S rasmi the . - -- Jt~ton irmon ti lime . e ofl year~~ ii. - - - --' all iiatuirailisis that iio - - 1 co~mponlenlt parn o J10 L. e i.,n tree; anti as mnsy tof mur choitcest varite ties hiatve vierv- much it dter:imratedmI, I fee it I a duly lto slate thtii Imfrijt thins been~i limuch im provedim, and it some tht we' e 11 ihnstI wth titltess, resa tsd biy the fmotiwing alp dt iiti: Duing~1 ith s1ter, whlenm the 'rostt wi-ill admiml, I haviei Ily lni-es tdug roiundt I' the tdistanmce (at three feetI, tiaring thle upp-mier roosts, andim tes hlave app1til a1 hushi -I tsr nore ofi cimnders fromit a laciiksmithi's slitsp--- ftld i ron it oublmim be- bitItaer. Th'Imis e xydi ze-s by the rainsi of ilhe se-amsn, andi is tiken Ill in thet say ats it aiset-mis ini thn mprinig. Th'lis ii.- t silinide expemrhimi-mi, andmt hile hiast will bie htigly psrizn-d by ailhliihe iVei of Ii me Jr lits.'--ill Co t/r-. SA LTING llORI's. A curlious tim et is mue i ltmie in arkeris Tjrem ame on Salti. A personIt-Ii w he kept six, teen firum illg hintrsets imule ithe follows tin.g Cex peimn wihs Lnothem, wich ha been accustomed to eat salt when fai in their mangers, nd -these Itmps pre vutoisly weighed, were examinted regilar ly, t) scertain what quantity weekly Ia been coInumed, and it was repeatedli found that, whenever these horses wert fed on hay and corn, they consumed oun), two and a half or thee onnces per day and when' they were fed with new v oy they took six ounces per day. This fate should Colvince uIs of thec' expediency i permitting our cattle the free use of sali at all times; and it caiaot be given in sc convenient a fArm as a rack salt, it being much more palatable than tie utLer in a refined state, aid by far cheaper. A good 1lmp1 shoul always ie kept in a dox, bj the sile of tile animal, without fear that it will ever he tikee' !v-cF!F ENE IN NEW MEXICO. IN-rs i: S-rIaSc'1 FS IN TI M FAIl wEST GiN. 'IN :.VINt AND II AMItY OF Till; Wsr. E~,etract's from,, the .Yourna o7 t if Ieutdenanci m.1,i1ryi of the Corps o~f To6pographical Engint er-, now at Santa Fe. August 15t.-Twelve o'clock last ihi the 4oloteI (Gen. Kearnevy) was ta d uiiip, hai informed that six huiired mn11hld Cillected at tihe pifsa olthiae Veos, w ruiles di6ant, aind w% ere to oppose his intreh. Ili the lmring, orders we:e giv nto pie*(reiI to IMet hle eaonm. At se. vlon lilt aliy lioved, anil just a we Cade lith r,al leading through tilt town, Major Swords, 4oflte :1, and Mr. .pijne ,as rom Frit [cavenworth, and pretsented C.'i11i1el Kterarv with his iiomilissioni as bria lier t--nerai ill lhe irar N of the hli tel State. At c i:!ht ociociCk pre criselv, Ohe l rmtil':al inl lie lit Iic sire, whitere Ito was met by lte alealle aol people, iIany oif w1hom4111 m'er oil lorsebaik, (fOri tlest piople live on hirseback.) The gencial p1ii4iitedl too the l opl) 11 f neti ofi their houases, which are all ilf line story hiih, andl flat riiiorefed ; amnd snggtel to tlhe alcaldle, that itlie wo li tn too that place, lel. alld his stlit 1-wonihl fliilow, andll from that point, where all conld henr and see him, he wonihl say () th I'm what he had to speaak. This w;as a wise( precautioin. Hc was lahus enabled to) --peak so that all could hear im1i see, and we. were jliacedl out Iof th'e reac i of difliculty. ot wtvhich there inight have been some dangeri as we were pre. sed clo i a dense Issf le te d!-'> 1:.rn of wisyuh .then The colOnael, now Brigadier Gleneral Kearniy, then addressed tia multitude nearly as foillows: ".ir. Aleade ana people of New Mexico I Ialive Come amonolgst you by thei orders o i) governmna't, to ta ke possessin ilo f you rmitry, a.d exten-l liver it the l-aws of th< Uiited Snites. We conasi.le- it, ad havt lolle so for some time, a part il the aerri t.ry cf the w United States. We Cime a iniIg -t yu a frienads, not as enmciles; we C01111 to) V4n Ras protectors, wit as1 Col le. rur11s; WO comeit wilong(st yufor )-our bene til, nol for yoUr Injry. 'I incefirih I ab-;lve %-oil, from all ill ht-giance io the Mtxicani governmeint, and ii.1.4rm1 all U li obediiiee to Geineral Armijo. 'Ie is fla ionger yoaur governor, [great senlsa. i.] I mi yucar governor. ".I shall ext ept you to take up armis, anld ftIhtw tile, tc 1 cll your il peopile, whoi mray be iln armii1s agaist lle; but I nOW tell yoi ihiat thoaise who r eil:min peac'eably at home, attendinag to tlir cropsanil hicri. shiall bei proatec ted by mae illtr eir paroiperty, their ers~on:s, ainci their religion, anid ncit'n i.ep~per cor ant oniin shall lbe distcorheda mi inhen~a by nay troopsa, without I ncy, car with iiut then consent00 iif the aiwnler. lint li-,ten he whttlo :iot ftund inaaa rmts agin~ist mei , I wvil. hang. "'Fromn the Mexicana governament vma ci un iii rci ii -- troit'ctIion. 'I'ht thae ao. ...tai,., a d" :.. ' oil' yotur shiec rando youanr women n whveI~cCr t hey pilease ill govenman willI correct all this. The wil kee'p 'll'theao ad ian s, hirojcect ill yuat icrsians andu piropeirty, ciand I repieat aigain. w ill prote'ct yoiu ia your religiion. I kuoni vion acre all1 goodi Crathiolics, :andc thiat some - a pret have toldl yocu rall sorts c1 ; hat wc woi, pollntc t you r womnieni an rand alhem tipOnl the cheekt as yonc ah yoular mucales upaon the hip, It is flIse. My go overnmen11t re'spects your re'igion as mutelI ats thea Protcest an31t reli giotn, ranad allcws e'arl mana to wiir.hipa his C2re;ator aIs his lear tella lhim is be'st. 11cr ha ws proitect thei a alhclic as5 well a~s thae Proltestant, thce wveal as well as the strong&, thec poor as well a aiae rieb. 1 am1 nut ac Cathlic mlyself; wals not briiighit up inl thlat failh; hut at b-ast onie-ibirdI i oy inarmy~ are (aathoheics .\ idi I respe~ict ai giocil Caahrdlic as mneiiha ai igoiod1. Prtestan t. The rce gics miv I ailm You see' but a smalhlipart ofi it. Tiereii al'i "Mr.* ' Alieade, iand *ton1 twao capitainis a miiiliia, thec laws caf mly ciutiay rcequire' thn thef Oiath of ailegiancet. I cli nodt w i-la li ilhe presenta tiatilh thinigs gel sc'e il, Ica di: jturab votar modelc cif gciveinanela. if y4 are prearedai to take thae c)athi of alle'ianec l I shall continue you inllice and suppor your authority." This wisl a bitter pill, but swallowed, ii I discontented captain looking clo4e d16 toi Iis toes. The general remarked io himi1i in litring of al] the people: "Clapini look 3me in the face, while you repealt Oi oath ofoflice." The hint was understood tile oathl "administered; the general pronoun tced the alcade, and two cagitai ns still it r office, and called upon a1l the citizens Is obey the alcade, &c. The penole grinied I and exchanged looks of satisfaction; bui seenied not to have tile b'uldness to expresi what they evidently fell, flat their hburdens3 if not relievedl, were at leas.t shifted to somle Iuingalled part of the biody. * 0 . . As we approaied tile ruinls of the an clent town: of Pecos, a large fast fellow came towards us at full sinitig, 11n1d exniid. ilg his hand to tile general, congratuilaited hnm on3 the arrival of himself and army, Ile s .id, with a roar of laughter, "Armijo amil his troo1ps have gone too hell, and tite canion is all clear!" This was the alcade of hIe sCitlIeilln, two miles u1p the Peros from tile ruina, where wve eiiencaped-- 15 3-4 miles from our last camp, and 2 miles from tile road. Pecos, once ( faorilited twii, is built on a poromlonlotiry off rock, smit thling (the shlpe of a fort. iere burned, until w ithi Ieli last seven years, tile eLerial fire of' Montie z11111a; and the remains of tihte architecture exhibit, in at poilted manner, the ugraft mlent of the Catholic chureb uponi the antci ent religion of ithe couitry. At oile end of tile short spire furmiig thet! terminns of the promonotory, are- tie remnains of dih sttllh, with all its parts distincet; ait the( oth er, are tile rmi ain ii(of tle Cathodlic chuii. lIoth s.ilowing lthe distinctive marks and eml. bIt31ns Ieculiar to the two religionls. The fires from the(- stull3 butrnied an 333 its incense tirouigh the sameultars From iw hich was preached tIle religioll ol Christ. Two rteligion1s so u11terly ili-rent inl iheiry, were here, is ill all M-xico, blended ill har mlonlious practice, unt1il, abhout as cetury since, tile town Iwas sacked by the Navaho'e band of Inldians. Amidst ill the havoc (of plumlering the city, the faitiful As te k 11mang1ed to keep his fire going inl the stuffit, and it was roll tiitied until, a few years since, fihe han3 Ii became almost extinct. Their devotions r~apjIl1jny-Phitskyed ahtir. numbers, unii they became so few-as to be unable to kee going their'immense stuffu, forty feet in di ameter, when thefl abandoned tile plalce, nlld-joinediLf tribe of Vlie orit< .-.1 Mlrtiezu1. y eneFtannt~i abouit SiXts ossouith. There t~qsi's dJay, it is said they, keep their fire, which has never ve been'extiniguished. The labpr and- watchfulness, and expon sure to heat, re-uired, is fast dimninishi this remnant of the Mioutezuma race; amd 2 !' y.%v ears will see tle e 1i of this interes ting people. SEL F-CASTIGATION I N TI i E, CIT\ OF MEXCO. I have seen inl tle chureb of San A ngim till, one or two hundred people assembtl3< a1 Iligit, the chapel was darkened an([ ite% tokiof thielir clothes and lacerated them. seies severely with pieces of alird, twisted ord, lmade like a cat-'-iine tails. It wa. nlot Such a flogg'ing as8 Sauicho gave himsell1 to diiec11anlt Dileina, but a real /mni fide( castigation. Of this I have 111 d tliati f-or I picked upl tine (if the disciplinas, the( mnstrument uised, and it was wet amd soakerd wihll blood. I stood at tlie doorn s the penill tents cale ot , and recolgized among them Cl)somel of the( mlost res pectable t prCo h inl MexiCO. No one( ill is seCe l can' donbi(331 311( since:trity ofI thiost -yh wtill 1oluntarly intliet such131( trtu33rc upon~ thi ' ~~e live's. Therel wals an1 lamu~lsing inc'iden t connerC tell with1 thiis sceneI oft selIl3Stigt3ion~ I ome~t mishievlj ou-,, boys (flor boysv, are joel I3ty mch thle sameli inl M1cei als evrywher< e lse') had13 conltie tO get into the 'chutrch (or feauir that4 theC I wiin 3ig wol no 1( '1e, t hey Co 1ntnence('d o peratIion:1 * .. . They' were discove'redl, per' blolws 11haa1 thlose' men'l were ini 1(1in oerng 1 theme. -'il lIere. was i greatIcon'untill fol1r a -1311ti$ ume. The~I andrtesoun til s very~l much( ir ke r thFl e pa' I do(31 not th'ithat IIte lergy ofieI Mexico w' ''i very few334 excepltionsl are men of d: Ihi as11 gener3al linious.1 uTherl iso .I lave such ilit 11aro3Itit ap.e. Ite aI lIt their inmsem, or ti least. those hio call themt nude'. The reasami given for the in mm jiuncationt cellhy, that thmse wiore de. d icatdi it thet- pritimod should lot be en. , mbemsiredii witi the care of a family, is, I , ishak, mII 1exicio, Im.ch more theuretical thanl pm art'ical. I tasiiot chmse remarks wmiihout saving that there are ment who belong it te PrieSt i lood of .iexico, whose poire, vir itiois, and I self-scrjlir'jig lives waoui amake themn or. ,ai inilma Is oI any Chris I i an sect iI anly are- or countary,-The Ilisholp of Califioris for ilm. stance, who after spemiinmg the prime ofl his life inl dloingmr tIhe work m( his lDivine Meister, returned tit M1exico literly de-stitut)e. anid lived mai charity. lie had all is li fie been inl the receipt of ia largem 1inc1o11me, a1ll 17 iif whicha lie had expended in caliities.-Ibid. UPPER CALIFORNIA. The fllmwing extrict From the St. Lou is U emeille, of a letter from Upper Califor sia, writteni in May, 1845, is of some ia terest, wien we consider the fact that our comtr'imen ire now emigratintg to hlie furthest Wes(: Our hnivest Impiens lim abot three week-. ail I hope to sectire at least 12, 000 hi-hecls of wheit with harley, peas, beani, & e., inl proportion. The next year, lioe iver, I hope to obtai am dm oulible qminti Iy, ami so oil each sicceemliiig year. A ralmega (two hushels) of wheat is uisually worth herc abotit two dollars, but at pres emit, betfore the hamrvst, it is sol for 4 dmll hars. ' Throumgi our excellent water com immications, mhe sale (if our products has ficilitics misuirpissed in tie- world. ForI exI1miplem, I Iavm nmw Iair-.e contracts for % imat ani other staples with tie itus!-ians fit' tie norsitha west coast. Were I ale im freight the anmimit of four lhmired tons smrm, they wouh receive it Tm- lRis sia) e-li nies ofst the north are increasilig every Vear. WInC I visitcl Sitka, six years ago, timir consuimption was il ready great, and is now four fol. Sitka i; the Governor's residence, ammi(] the See of the lishop, ithi a seminary, good school, a theatre, etc., aml lies inl 57 mirth latitude. I amm nmgoitiating for tie oipeniig if i second good outlet for e'xport, with die Frenehk government, wihiri needs whieat aidh othmer pr odua for its Maiquesas anm Otaleite ' . -.- Fremich ship'"L -ow i. b hi~~ ~~ iiiip 144,O'ths v iI*$ the haty yearly to pureclinad616 L 16 thos1 isla mis. We hate 'mnelnlH ereourid .omo, Wi h the Sainwich Isnl!, 'vimch has becui gretily iere'anedh within it fr-n-w y',r. Our- visits grow nimore frequent every year, from the Sothii Sea navigators and whale fishermen, of the laiter of which from 25 an 30ailready toummch at lime harbien of.St. F'ra mnisco Vybrly."Sh~iist m'war ideniIft ailly make their ' captains have ofiten fissured mnemthiat this harbor is the finest inl tie whomle Pacific Ocean. Next to agriculture, the raising of cattle is our t mst important pursuit, renderemd casier by hlle fact that we have hardly nimy witer, anid IMs siow. So sooll as it begins to lain i atitumn, everythiiig is gre.-n amganmii, and stock is list the whole wiinter I rouaghii. 1 y mti cetioln of stock consists of abi mt i ,000 lai f oxen, 1,200 mares, 200 tiame horses, rmula's, &c., :3,000 sheiep, hm imamy h heg. They ill pasture thern. '1tves, witiouit difliculty, inl the rich prai. rim' mimi 1i0ltoms of the Sacramento valley, :mii 1 m's itm troible but a little wuatich. "lg. gem-rally attended to by e Maimive I mil ians. It is pirtirmeiny a grei n--i hilyzmi ipene wuithu thamit wme ennm hire thme l~anm ali lisI slmers verny chseaphiv. They c uikei~ slamvry whollyh unnlece'ssrv hemre, msiii maym~ bie 'emuployemd for alil is1d andm - houase work. lI harvest, I hmave frequaently Nmi cmimuntry ini tihe worbni is b'ette'r adapt. md for mhe ine i ramisingnmclln -n s ae i sme pmarts, ando a conms iderabile wiihi the yieldis, gain greamt prmolits. Wem ha sve stevmeraI istances mmf Frenc ascimii A mem ric'ans, whosime faie ymiunmg pslantaltionis, -nif5' v''isi. Themm v'iimmvarmds arm' - '''ml o aligme trt-ins time lamst, truit' A proa.:n mhe r'I frn the cuml mmre' ins te grapeim, mof is .;, , of' tlsm 'acam entoimimm, the Sm. .iia-. . -m , upi~ sttrets, Is ist lsamsihmsaatee mi the u ii,. e ma Upolm Iiseim halslis. Theim'"m hearm m v'erm *mh, r ginap's, tof mu bich we ifteni niake wimne, vm. mi'- ner mmiiful brandm'. Thie rivers mire mall mof mih, sciainillt a ';hnmion, m ichs .urpa~ss thiose iof Cmobuisia imer. Theim lam mriest mweiging frmiom '10 tom (smo mis fo(iml ina prsionimm----as form ex - -srimih iimsnsiat' tlst mli, ii hiem'h ammme' mis lit nil mmid ims stmimaer mire mmei'm ftlt. 1E. mimmimll m'imammos a're thme mast imherd toft wmild hoii s, deer'm. mauintlopes, & in. Of' hemarsm, hr am em saci mli mbersia's. A mmi in lime ri''nym - mo tespecmily , mnet canmsI kili immes'et - 16, ' i i r iht s'ay~ mmiilionisi'f miuei,m, gs.''C , c'am'ne, pimsira'nmm, &ks.- litan r, isim, andis * i midn tt s U: mar m m:ili he t'mmni ii m-..mt The New Orleans Times, speaking of tlie same comiry, says: "A very large portion of Upper Califor alto is. nearly valueless, Mi tlhe sotilhern asnd eastern parts, indeed tlhe wlvile .pro. vimee, except thamt section bordering on the Pacific, is an irid and barren waste, witi extensive and parched sanvly plaiins. Wieno we reach, howevei, tie western porlioc, n hici lies nearest tle Pacific Cioast, the ey11 is greeted with an aspect of nilture, it) her loviiest nd most attractive forms. This ieattiful tract of ind embraces the whole country, drained by the waters wihichs empty into the ia of San Francis co. Tie river Sale .Io'quim, whici runs 600 miles, and is navigabic through nearly it's entire extent, irrigates a splendid ail spacious valley, covered with dense folinge, anmd possessing a soil of unsurpassed fer tility. All the elements of agaicuhutrai wealth abound m profusion, save a propi ions climate. From April to Auttumn tlie lowlands are converted into iigre fens, by imessant rains. Tic Sacramento river is aiotier of tie tributaries that flow into the hav of San Francisco. It rises among tIhe mioutatuins that skirt ilie lower border (if Oregon. and flows 300 miles through anl OPen and1] level country. interspersed with groves, lakes and beautiful savannahs. It is navigable three-fouritis of its course, and time countiry watered by it, in soil and cli mate, is alike admirable. Ticse!are tlie principal streams that wamter and fertilize the western portion or upper Califuriia. Tie superficial area of this magnificent valley is estimated at 40,000 miles, or about tL:e size of our ll:ges States. Ii res pect to its agriculturl capaibilities, those wic havc explored the region trnisi 1the lost glowinlg desriptior.s. VA N CoUvEn, PA t NIt A.Z nd I luODT unite in attest ing its wonderful advantaiges, thu richness ofmhe soil, time luxriance of its herbage, its diversilled scenery, and the mildneas oi time climate." INDIAN's EPITAPH ON A Gntoosm.t..n. -An I1diat agreed to furnisi an epitaph foir a grogseller namned Teasel. This epi taiph was toi be ptut at time head of Teasel's grave when lie died, anid for this service the Indian was to receive his.grog and sup per. So, after having got bitters and his supper, he commenced thus: There was a man who died oflate, ngels did with joy await nd wings of love. But lids the Indian catnot ta'deda td fech'irfg he could noVgiv h bitlers next mo 11nen i r a& lows: - . But wihile contending for the prize, tijg 'neath tese lower skie An, don 1 - CA it DAI eoTe rriend who has just returnedi froimM exicani country lumrisles lhe jplW ing as the manner in whici a Diutchman, whogam1ts on sentry du tv, proclaimed the houitr. "Thie usual cry is 1 llaif past tenm o'Clock, anmd all is well !" The Dutchmann had forgotten the precise words and sting oit at tie of his voice "More as den o'clock and all ish petter as goot!" BEAUTIFUL ANETcDOT..--Tt is related in Whartonts History of English Poetry, that (Imring the reign of Edward Iii a troop of warriors being lrawn up for perilous en. terprise. the beatitiful and accomplished CoutIless of Salisbury sepped forth, and to mnspire thenm with fortitude, kissed evel ry one of them itn time presence of thou~tsands of admmmimng spectators. It may be added that onae of her garters becoming acciena.tly tutloosed, wvas picked tip by onme of time hie roic bantd, whoa bmotund it around hmis kmnee, snmyimr as ihe did it, "Honi7) soil qugi mialy~ pen se," (evii to him who evii thminks) anti thais bmeaumtiful incidenlt becamme time origi ii time Order of time Kntighmts of thme Gnrter lI'he days of Chmivaliry have passed away. FOFUIDDEN MARRrAGES. A t thme Inmte tmeetinmg of time Prcsbytery of' of( Louisville, time case oif a man who haud mmarriedl his decensedl ife's sister, camne imp bmy waym; of referencee froim mne Eof lime chturchi ~essionts, andia thme Presbyvtery by iiast 'mnmamiimtms vote excluded im from time chummrch. TlM -.: *. a stiaing rule oEme year: -i a-. a ,he ~E'ssions I' takoe thatl c.>'aat: th , ,mam * tfite uarebin whmo was ini thea h t oinyig ou late tha bmy oflhir e. om ii m nothmer, fair nmsconduhtct. "Wil li iii my boy,"' says she; "if youm persist in thetice, it will amost utndouibtedly shmor tr* r tdays."' mu .mothleri," r~ephi Ed tim hoiiEy, "if it s * mym mdays it wmill immake liny nights lam. r -w on't it t timer?"' " 's hommw tines your fastber' hamper is *h prevenIt thmemjnmiing over fences?" ' i'h. thait's easy tenmamght; hie jiusts ctst :m ha' . rogm onme hindm lec anid sticks tihe oila t mughm it, anda thten piis otme of time faor b - throgh that for mmio