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Quarterly ain Monthly Aivertise nenti will be charged the same as a single in. sertion, anld semi-monthly the same as new otesi For the Dnner. Renovation of the Soil. To the President and iMem bers ofthe Sumter Agricultural Association : GENTLEMHN : As inprovement in every branch of Agriculture is the oh. jeet which our Association has in view, I deem it proper to address this and other cottctunientions relating to ag1ri. cultural art or science to you, trustin the views set toirt ii may lead to thc comnltmittticatioi of' imiportat. laets by others. The improvidenice of the Sou thern planter has become almon-st. proverbial. Ile begins by prepat ing the woodcl Itl for the culture of corn, cotton, &e.; at the end of a fev years the fcrt ility of i large part of his cultivated land has become cxhaustetd by neglecting to re store to it what has annually been ab. stracted by the growng crop. Tne remedy fur this has been to lay it aside, and prepare a fresh piece of wioollan d foir culture, until, as It often turtes e out in the course of lhis planting operatio'ns, he has cleard three or four titmes as much landi as he annually cult:vates. 40c,) though it would he better econo. AX~f rMy to reneWregulariy in the wil wh:t it loses fromt year to year itn brineg ineg to matlrity fthpe Itit '.-ed .i:e:, han !o defer this labor till it has be, oee utterly inp overished, aed then reso:t to setlE lettns of renovation vet. a, suelh eonotny is So li't id jrtet:tid, we propose tit (jttestit e tc t:t:t jl:at:t. r wh.) dlesilgns lei'; lg~ atll.I 'tutisilliting1 neiy land in place of what h1 has exh:t.-ed. Wrould not the li?>r and epence <of re i1meating your erhtsted land be less than that of clearing and" />rtparing j'r cultivation the sam: e.xtent of w.o land .-' We feel aessurea (t hetigli all planeters have not equally at cinn etaid the ma terials for cheap reuvatiot) that tnvl would] be the result of actual expe-ri inett itn nine cases out of tei, itt which the simple means of re'novationn here. after pointed out, are ctploy d. Ibs ti observation and experiment fiich ist with a reason ihr the fhith th:t is inl us, viz: that, whenever there is a suflicient body of woodland adjoiling or ntear bIy the cultivated liel. and rotted vege-ta ble matter may therefore he provided in sufficient quantity, and at a con veni. ent distance, the renovation ..f the soil In such a field is not only practicable, but attended with less laboer and ex. pense than the preparation of the wood land for cultivation, It seeking to elfect this n(1, (renovation;) the plhnt er cannot err ine adoptineg the simple tceans which nat ure emtplocys with the same end in view. Ini the l'-aves, straw, bark, &e., with which she ancnual ly covers the srurfacee of the earth, is pro -vided an ample store of' the food reqjui situ to sustain thc. plaints and trues which grow tupocn it. T[hey cotntain the very ingredients of' the natural sioil; acnd in their decay and deconccposition, evolve whatever eleentts it cnay b necessacry to retrne to it inc order to re store its fertil ity. Ch'emnical anaclsis of thie seeds anid roocts of' etiti vated plants, and of the leaves, straw, anid barck of a gceat variety of' trees aibund antly prove this ; anid show rus farther, that in the beauctiful eony of' na tre, the elementts of'nttrition fojr plants exist, in these products wht cht she anc *nally retutrns tic .!e socil, ici ihr greater proportion tha~n they do in the bodies and brneheus of' tcees. W hat thenc h .s the :planter to do in ordeer, either' to restore to the soil before it becomces -exhatusted, wvhatever- is needed toe so ctire its fertilify, or, to renew the fertili tygpf pnt' which he has exhauisted ?, butt to draw freomn the woodlanid adjoiniing his fiehl, a suiflciectt qutacntity oh' the ve r'y cmaerial wihich rigicnally fertilized it. It Is somelLtincies ittportacnt to ais eerLthi b~y ani anaetlysis ofl he soil what eleonts may be needed toe cestore' its fertility, heat we lel ieve t rarely hanp. pen1%Uliisttlic~y eni le provided as eltenply in thiei separaite forme, as tha. jnwhrsh they mray thits bee ptrovided 4 a ratterr mdority. of' plante'rs. lii~ihrefrewe rojice that science Qdgii.4 tc' she'.l Its light. as a& gide to ie laeled his ccperatiecn<, let. cs nlot ove'4rbqf ori, itdI valuee thle platin leedlungs of natucre braeaguya Lti ectuhs r(ih' ci bsein a ccen ittut I.. ...a . ...g ..:. ...' by the light ofscience. By the decomf position of the leaves, straw, &c., which fill from the trees, other pur poses in the ecnojny of natucre are answered besides preserving or renew. ilg the soil, but, the platei Ir having this end solely in view may accomplish it it a coipnaratively short tinie--and ap. ply the same materials in a form it. ter adapted to other objects he has im. miediateiy in view. Four great advantages, ir example, are gained by applying the straw &c., for the piurposo of renovation, in a rotted, instead of a fresh state. As Chr as our observation, extends. these substinees have been used, in the f'ew experiments mtale to test their effcts as a renovator, either in a fresh or very partially rotted tate. Vari 'us disad. vantages attend the use of them in this fin m, which do nut attend their use when thoroughly deil ay(d. The labor of' carting fresh litter is conp'aratively nuch greater ; which is owing to the diflieulty of compressing it to a 'on. veiient bulk for loading and hauling. No more than a comparatively simnal quantity can be ploughed in the land. ''hu soil i- choked and the roots of' young plants very much obstructed by it. To this add, that in consequence of its slow decomposition, and the small aiiati ty plowed in, the increased f'ertility is not il ways very percept ible. We are satisfied however fron a ifull experiiient with it, that, a high ly pro. fitable use may be made of vegetable inatter obtained frotm the woodland as a i novator, by collecting it in large piles and sniflerinag it. to lie a twelve 'i'noih or more before being ploughed hito the lnd. Hy this gleans the b'u.k of veg. etable matter is reduced to about one lourthI, and this lessens in a c'n. siderable degree, the lbbor of carting Iii its then'i partially decomuposed state', it immiediately provides ilntriment f'or the growing plant, without obstructing its roots as fresh litter does : while no quantity that can be ploughed into the land will prove too much. We need scarce icrnark thit the additiui of even a small juantity ine'eastes its ellicaev ts a ruainure. W\e invite yt!y att'n1 ion however to a fhet. s:ated by Mr. Pell, an agricnltmi ist ofhigh re pultation, in a comlunicatio.,n oI the suIjec t of vegetable iatt'r as a iia nire. lie inblrnis us that, when tol. lectedl inl a heap. with a certain tiian. I ity o't'a.nled cih.irc''al strewn over it (\which a:insw is the j)urpo.e of ab. sorbing at rl etaiiiiung the amnan ia which ou'ld othenvise. escape) it be. e(u'ies, when rotted, a uiadnuIere' supe. rior even to ,table luniut e. As ebar. coal is the very be't known aboarbe it of amnilionia (:a principal fi''ld ot'planits) we lest Ii. not that great advaltage is derived fr'iom the uwe lie makes of it. A, an 'perimelint by which to con pare the libor of renovating the soil by the means we have ailvertel to, with that of (learnt:in 1and reopling new lanl fhr ciltivation, we hae, a e hli've by such !:tanl 'erfectly re'nic eil the s.''il oin mix I- seven acreit' oifl, exhaustel anl, and arc rsatisfied' that the l nabr and ix\petises of a perfect renov: ion'Z nt'eed nut b' aboive one half' that of the' latter ot'. ration. \W'e have a-, a, a means of pr''viiline a larger gnuantity of imanure f'r our fields, resorted hitterly to the plan of providing routed litter fir' the stable and oiwp en, by sulflE.aing it to lie in piles a sufhicienit, length ''f time befr'e mnakiti uit oc'f it.; anud in con.* sequence of the case withI whieb it is reduiced toi a proper con)i- teney, the sameii qualntity' of' giiod manture is tlad~e ini a compjaratively short timue andh our nmanure hea zp is imore than t.w'ice as harge as it formerly was. 'T'e propiortiin of' anaimtal excremlents to the whole bulk of i iunure is nieces sailly smaller, but oumr obser vat ion thu is fir satisfies us that it. nevethleless p' ssesses eqpual eflicacy n~ ith that made w itht frehi liti er. We rep eat. the hope, gen tleimen, that whit we have writ ten tmay lea~d to other coii mumicationiis from those among you, possessing~ greater experienice in a'gricultutral iaf fairs, than your's &e, For th, LDunmer. Muvssats. ['nrrous :-Althouugh the namies o(f nmaty proimintenit inidi viduals are befoire the pulic as candidates f'or lie ollieu of' (.v~emou'r at tihe ne'xt e'lec tion and their claims tirgedl by their Iiriiends, indl al thoiutghI they all umay lie w~ellI deservinig (fatny honor Iit.atmay 1)e cuinfermred upon t hem, I will take his means ohf inttridnmeintg the name aof' ano t her gentletman wvho hasi dlone the State good service ini t imen past, and is still act his post usin g all proper' dili gene to min~iit.linl and' advan~tce thie education'u--Maj. 11. F". 14:aarc of Greenville. A fawyer of extensiv'e repntation andl a statesman of' long experiece ini both br'anchies of the State Laegislature, lie is wull acequain ted with the condi tion 'if' t|le Stato agml th).e wan ts atnd reriremen~ttstir of i th h no a'h'ia giving the election of President, to the people to whom it rightfully belongs, a right which has been withheld fromu them in conscquence of the anona lous composition, of our legislature, whereby the difl'erent sections of the State are unequally represented in that body - the parishes by means of their mnerous Senators being enabled to controll (at least negatively) the action of the legislature. The electoral question will be the principal issue before the people in the next election of members of the letg.is. latere and it is but just that I he ilends of that measure should turn their at tention, in regard to the next governor, to one 0who has advocated their righis with a boldness and perseverence that has be en deterred by no opposition iowever strong-by no obstacles how. ever proniinent. lie has been :1nd1 is the advtcat' )f popular ctlnentitn, desiring to seet' ofl classes receive an education, whereby a superior intelligence may prevail among all ranks ; and at a time like this when the'country is alive to the im port. ance of this subject those who are in favor of a more extended and us,' f'ul system of Free Schools, should confer honors, at their disposal, upon those who are not unwillin. that the State should lend assistance in dif. fuising education among all classes of our fellow citizens. And last but not least Maj. Paitr has al ways. been and is a iim and consistent f'riei:d of '" u r Union " and to hirn, is to be attributed the h.ontor, in sonme degree, (0f betig inistrimiiiental m11 ('aisiig the fIilure of the doctrines of the lat ie Seces-ion par ty, andi now wheni all ment every where applear contented with " ourll Unio~n" as it is, Maj. PERuKr should not be over looked inl the di'trilution of honors at the di-posall of tht people. It is tine the people 4"' the up-cuolm try shui iiId lootk ainoiig themselves fhr recipients of oifices in the gift of tie legislator. , and having the majority on joint ballot. itruhat body, they may b'y stea(1ily pursuiig t.m course of electing ietn otf their section to efli'e: clec titons to the people.-mien who are in Iltt o f Of erdual reltr'eselttatio.; ill thie Senate, and14 mlen who are't inl tfavor of distributing the Free School Fumd at. co liii t.) the necessities of the pteodlle may brzing tile arisiocracy of the p'ar ies tot al plpe' applr'eiatioi of the just. rights of the ple,,' -the m:ises /-ji at pl'eu ant !ey u may /'. Moreover Mlaj. l'Iciuty has combined inl him all Lite qualilientions requisite ftor the Coiinrtider in C'hief (f the .ti&ate. oN time serving politiciai, but pIsessiig svgrei .y to ilnderstand the daelitte duties of the office and a moir al couiirtage e(iatl to any emiiergteicy that. (I. arise, he is eniiient ly qualililt by nature-by int.elligencle, and by political experience for the highest office ini the state; ONE OF Tui l' iO'LE. B:all-Room and tlie Nur "Yo.. ara.. quite beauttild to-night," said Fratnk Fevarinig Lo his young w ife', as she entered the draw ing Sro, dress edti fr a ball; "I =hail Iil in love with you over again. \'hat ! not a smile 1Ittor your yol ug husband ? and a teat inl ytu' eye, too ! What does this mzieam, Mary l eanietd her btati f'uIlihead up. tin lhei'r huisbandts shoub Iler, anid tuetd Ipale as shte said: "ranik, I feel a st ranige, sad presen- a timient of sotme itiipendinig evil, f'rom wh I ee, I cainnot tell. I havye strived I had tn t. tieaunt to spe(ak of it tot yo, lest yout shiout thinik tme weak or su per~.titions; atil, "Frink,' said his sweet wife, in itopeadling ton's, 'this isi a f'rivotloiis life we lea'I. Wec a'e all the world to each other~i-whyli fretqu eii such scenes ais thzi. A lea rfulI shaltow lies aerons; my [pathi. Stay at lihomei dearest; I dariie ntt go to-iigtht. Fr~ianik Itookted at her thlought fidly a momnttht, thetn gaily issinhg her', saidi "This'~j v:Ile east wiind has givea'n yrmi the blues, thle tnorte reasoti you shublh otgieytourself' utime tom thintk ofl th; esde dot youi thinkil tie such a mun lleard as to turni the key (on so bright a jewel as yoturself' ? No ntt; M'ary, I waoiuld haivt others see it, spat' kle atnd shinte, atid el a n me ini its lit . sessio; so hrow o yourcloak lit tle wif'e, atid let us away." "Stoip a miomniit, then,"' saidl ~Ma ry, watithi a smiile andI a sigh "let mae kiss; little W alteor before I got; he Ilies ini his li ttlho bed so bright.-C( ome withi mie, F1rantk, antd loiok at. hiim." W~Vit h kisses ton Iips bmrowa and1 cheek, die child slumtbered ont, and thet c'arri age r'ollIed awaay fromt the dooi' to the ball. It as a br illiant se'ne, that ball. rooni!-Ncks and arms t hat shamead for whitetiess, the snowy ro~be's that floated arountd them;-ey es rivallIinig the d iamionds light; tress whose line ams borr'owed, frm the sun, imnod's P'eerless l'orrii andl noble birow; odorouts he vein)~ tli (ll rerhe' to illtolxicfll antd bewilder. I'eei'le'i ini the iii ;,t-"(lueei of hearts and0 of the' dantIt'-itood the young wile ti t'Frank Fen-iiag. Accept. ttgth ffrd liand of ali t~ulltue ~.lie tookl heri platce :litl(iilg thse wi'aitZti S. hii nnttde it i.' turns i11)011 the flor, thlen pale ns de atlh, she turneiid to) her (J, F"rank1, I cte not4-I feel sulch an olptSrIII hiere," :and -lac plaed her4 1 1'raluk 141(lktd 0l1I ll ; hie as vIery prou~d of is IVi fi" fE he eaty wast thle adm11rattiuln of the0 rtuonl. ' he had \\ iilcip iig ill her c ar, 't'r lmy sake la ry, coij~el' this wcak'ies-," lie led cisc leninig a gai I to herCI cheek its ''vetliest glow, w ii on 01 tti sides, htll 1 "furs~.ll oft'fo ii ar. ' \nld t W ' 11 Li Ill ile,'' said, Whelin tile dance wais over*, f'dllowvng her to t he 'I'illdi) i, he airrantgC(d hler scanii abou~t her1 nickh, wvith at fe.ud care, :andl With a thank youit dearest, whenI'l levig ierSh againl l.tid her hands liancy inl her e'ye,: --Frank s0:llttiiil hai iltl ~'cited to \V':tlt;i'-taku file' '- i 'IL'v! Mav bear; you. look so vapors iiatt. -114)I' i're dieare~t, :1111 Stielrig lie CIi* to he pterstla.i 1, igaili ilt IO tilli feeht .'It 0 i SIulI Shhlllll. lly the fltour; towariid tile Litsu hier face~ grew 60 dead ly pale, t hat her llSbiJi li ill arn, flew to' her s:de. -Tle -eflUrt costs yotu .to Ilt,". id rank;e iles. CiI4I g11'li ;li-. 0l.i her. 'Shet 'Iah, SO!!f an1d. cold'its tiitt: tile statue. As the ca1rria~ge 1' '~ 'Ihd at thir~iI S'I'ill S's 4)f 3 11a t11411 , :tti'I t,.1lltill ..e' i V'~ sI l'liet, U1!lk h'':irwal- her \c'Iai:31, :t> site fell s e st-J-s 14) the ch1i1d w:ii Mlead. The~ set tIaut ill wIIl44,i. care the thild! :i~ h44. I~t~"'tlll. 'i)) 4 thle ctXle elf' 0 tiel l e' , fiat I ''n''d S-lI'i'e Wen3ds it4 413tte gin tiiithll. Tha1 t'l1lC tril 11tal'l(L of halln043. the r. lli'S5,a tile Lii" i)44y wir'-tf d with tile --ing34 of Fru wh:3 eIltrll(e cultic 1110501 lS4lltn lnilt. th, 111:'. 't the44 fa4~ ir i41''W 44 :hIt nl"Iit'Il lien; r 4 11 3 i-ou ti 111i. to'1l 33ier 113 d ~y in hl ' \'hI 1141~ 1teIll' "Yet l 41 h14":itr '4i:1o tihtr., .t Ii 144 h nd . 1111 tier li -art, And 1311(4'3 her trvur. l'aa. irt) al114r2 hi'i to ll! '4133, lie a.3 pl4 ce4 Jl 'iIt oil And4113 the~ 1 m urli#r \%' ill s'I'I'4tI 'I 4411 * 441 (h.it, I lovei:tlL'4. !~R~ pus AIIIr I he ro..' N t I% xi the rr,i tis -, k11 Otherali i ull(j lS iiiii I now.-a-~ll \'r My First aund Last Night i1i London. It was in the fuil of 18-, that the ship to which I belonged, after a voy age of four months in the Noi thern At lantic, hove in sight of the Sicily Islands and, as we were bound for Liverpool, shaped our course up the channel, tend in a few days were anchored in the Downs. IHaving been short of provis is ns fbr some Limo back, we were obligedtl to slopt to replenish. The next, day, however. we were towed up the river, and entered the Commercial Dock on tho 28th if Octol1:-, 1-. I ta- a grand sight, for m 1, .'r I had never been in Lndo n, and the cit1 seemed lik the world in comparison to my humble villnge in the west of England. We were to be paid of1fon the mom row, and I deteriined as soon as I was: at liberty, to take a stroll and see mutne oft the sights about which I h:id so often heard. At twelve the next day. all hands proceeded to the oflice in Leadenu 11all street, and re ecived severally tile amounts due thema. There was just ten pounds coining to ne, and 1 started off to see how I coulod best mate it coudueive to Inv pl)easure. I had been strolling round fir -oie time looking at the tower and other places of mote, and finally walked into one of the par ks, to see what I could of the London fashions. I was leaning against a tree, watching a par ty Vhich attracted my attention, when I was accosted by a fermale, apparent ly about eighteen or twenty, neatly dressed, and with an expression which, thoungli hpleasing. seeted somewhat sad. "What, is it, you wish, my good la dy ?" said I. S c looked at me a mo ment and said: You are a sailor, I snppose ?" I low long have you been in Lon don ?'" " I arrived yesterday" " Have you ever been hero before ?" Well, then perhaps I can be of stne assistance to you. Suppose we take a cat and drive out to Vauxhall, this evening ' I hesitated for a moment; for I thouglit to ntyselfshe no doubt thinks I have plenty of money, and wishes to ibtaii a share. 1But thei again I thought it naikes no diflfen nee ; I'll spe d it, anyhow, and consented. She cailed a cab, and ini a short time we were at Vauxhal l. 1 pulled out mv purse to pay the driver, when she ;iiiticipiated iue and said: " Never mind, sir-I have ylenty. lBesides I invited you here ; therefore I bear all exl)ess " I was astonishel ; for I had never dotlbtel but that my money was the priniciple attraction ; and I was pui z I ed to think what could be her object. A tier ordering some refreshments, of which she ate and drank very little, but which she insisted upon paying for, we strolled round the garden list ting to inu-ic., until towards evening, when I re:arked it woultid be best to return. . Yes, it uill sooin be dark, and we hld Ib iter Li. lieut," said she, "you arc a straii;ci- in London, and it would he fdlly for you to look for a hotel to niglht-and, besides. it would be un gnerous in iue to allow you to. 1 esble ii -- street, and if you will :ccepit, ' 1a4oom in tny house, you will he I erfectty weleome ; and my huts. hiand, who is fthud of ciimpany, will be glad toseyo. WVhile hesitating s!.e called a cab, and ha~lf luiced tme in. Wh len the eahl stopped], we got out, and I foutiil myself ini a narrowv street. imiily Ilighted, before a large brick houise, withI ~ in raili ngs in fr-ont. She opened Ithle door. and asked mei to sit down a moment.,; w hen she went iiito a roonm cliise by, anid returned al imost, ini in ed iat ely, and satid : -"3_'' M hiumnbandu has retired ; I'll iintroducee vonu tom himt in the muorning. ller-e is a light take thle rooim at. the head of t he stai rs -gi od night !" I went up stairs to the0 room she had po inited o~t, openmed thle do r and wenit iin. It, was fitrn ished you might sayv richly ; the bed stood in the for. her-e irnier, with thle nlue damask cirt ains ini fronit. I untdressedl gniiek ly, as I was somlewhtt tired by tile day's advyentuiires, walked to the bed dr-ew aside the curtains, and! their lay a an wieIteredl ini his btoi di, with his throat cult friuin (ear to eair ! t woulid lie vain to at temilpt til describle miy flehngs. I iineidIiat ely diresacd mf ~self w vith a piresencie of inmid whichl I have not been able toi accoutnt, for. I then triedl to op)eni the di'or, whlich to my hotriror, I ithund was lockeJI. Glanitnmg aroundit the iroomt, miy eiyes fel.l itponi the ironst in thle lire-plaee ;- I snat ched tine tup, and with oine stroke, broke the Iioc i ant I pencied the idoor. Rlunning down .staiirs, I fomnu the fr-ont door Iiocked alsi'. ILiaving notlhing to break th e le with, I darted ito the first rom I icame to, and jumpeid from the~ window iinto the alley on the uitle c1 t-c house, tand I hawl merel-y timie'.t cont'ceal nmyelf whit I heand ihn n pie round cry ing rmurder, and I saw the very woman that I came with ibl lowed by severil of the police,. enter the houw, thinking I suppose, of course she would find ne- I left as soon ats the crowed gathered, and passed out unnoticed. The next mo: nin-g, I was' reading the paper and almost the first thing which attracted my attention was the notice of a bloody murder in - street, with the reward of fifty pounds for the ap,-ehension of the ii.urderer. It went further, and in the discription of the supposed person, described inc better than I could have done mvself, evenI the manner in which I wore Iny heard. The first brrbher's shop recei ved that gratis; and eblangin my clothing which was so rminutely des. eribed, I went down to the docks, an the bark being a hand short, I shipped in her for New York ; and have never since, nor never wish to spend another night in London. BEQ'JEST OF TII IION. KEaR BOYcE -W e learn that the will of the lion. KEaL BOYcE has been opened, and some inagniiceit bequests are found to have been made to public and charitable institutions in this city. It is stated that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars has bean given to the Orphan Iouse, '['en Thousand fir establishin a school for the poor at Gi anitevillc, and 'T'hir ty Thousand Dollars to the Charleston College. The hequest to the Charles. ton College is for the edueation of poor young men, to be appointed by is son, Rev J. P. oyee, and, at his death, by the Trustees of the Charles. ton College. It is provided, we under stand, that in case the school at Gran iteville should ever be discontinued the bequest to that institution is to en. sue to the benifit of the Charleston Or. phan House. The will of Mr. Boyce had been in keeping of Mr. Fanning, id by him was -deposited -'esterday yvIt~l tiE5.OJrdi ry of t persons ppomnted to eeciite tic will are, Judge O'neal, the Rev. J. P. Bove,: A. G. Rose aid Col. Whitesides, of Chatt::nooga. and it is estimated that the property left by the deceased, will be a little less than a million and a hllf.-Mercury. KNights of Jei'icho The Order of Knights of' Jericho is now looked upon as the order of all orders, that has a temperance pledge attached to it. Who that is conversetL with the progress of orders of this kind, could have imagined it possible that this noble institution in so short a time would rank second to no inistitu. tion of the kind in North America? is strange as this may appear to somve, it is true this order has to say the least, as good qnalities as any other secret order of the day, with the advantage of a temperance pledge perhaps as streng as muian can well pen. We hesitate not to say that the principles of this order harmonize with the Holy Bible, we are somewhat eon. versant with both ourselves, but if' we mistake in any one particular, we call on soei hundred of the clergy w ho are members of the order of Knights of Jerieho, to correct us. Compared with the best orders, its private work 4 most sablime, there %s nothing in the organic Laws o1 the Knights that comfles ini contact withi or that does not harmnr ize withr thle iru e religion ; the assertationr wouhi appear needless whien it is k nowvn that we have in this order' a great er numbekr of the rospecta blcecleirgy, than any other order, in propioti n to tihe numbn ers of the orgdr. T1he order is ftirumded urp~n th'e tre princviples of' Charity no beniits; but whein a~~ wotybohr (or sisteir) is in anthyar'e provided w ith all their eireumistances require. The oirder has but very little to eon tend with now, it has otitlived all aip prehrensi~io nw anrd thenr a spoor muis erabhle fault finding scampll will show iris teethi arid growl buli cannot do any harmr, we wtillI say to tihe friends of tire order, that there never w~as a brigh-'er star shone in the order than at t ihe piresenrt mromeont, Lodges nare be. ing instituited every day ini everyv part oft our land, this joyf'ul nsews is greetinig our ears every day. Battle Ground Iscuttast OF S.tnY.-At the first qurarterly mreetinug of' the i'yettevilki Staiorn of the Methodist Episcopal' Church, Sumih, Rev. R. J. Carson, pre siding, tihe following r'esolutiont was adopted: 1. Resolved That we tihe membllers of tire Qurarter'ly Conf'erewee of Fayet te.. ville Stattioni, Northi Carolina Conifer enrce, do hereby most respectf'tlly arnd earnestly reccomnmend to the app-roach. ing~ Oereral Con ferencee orf the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, to b~e held in May nex~t, so to aiter ltDisek pline as to imerease the salaries of 94r single anid mrryrried preachers~ ~dthe. 'allow ance for-the wid6ivs a of ouF'dW -eased preachers, et leut ff/y dollak rachL find very sp'irli t s " ;-eg' -- set g a-' ijp im the " E uboo I fro'u. (':r , cal, tite lFr enhloll ier't . 'Tin-. Ihrtrnoe n amll sing' anecdote of e, ltachel wan tf IInslted ft (lini t tjotr anal e PARIS, Jan. 19, 1854. The Thent re Fnniis - hisrpcci ved fromt her Christrsas-lbx the- reh nn; sen of M'lle Rat hil. A, . leer, ,,nt Petersbur donveys to us, in eesreite to the great tiagedinine, thi- el biwiag annedote : . One day in the latter ei d 6 Deeea, her last. two o'eTa- 'k ill tla. le :,: iM'1lle R~acheI wtt ...', <r oif Ithe pi itei i t;... , ' s. She allighted tr..: hr ~ sk; i .;h walked abl'e-g on tit in order !t. ot serve the Christm.oss tialii- in thts - richly adorned arch.. ' * 't .,' had ccasel to fall s v inag be fore; the air was clear and calm, but excessively cold. Enveloped in er mines, the tregedianne braved with her habitual c(ournge a 1he4 ii' tor hf he teminiattire. and courage.oush 6xposer1 her delicate viSsage to 1he shag p, aina3l bits frost. With much less indiffer ence did sire appear to' end..re thu gaze of a gentleman wh had just filet her, and who started at her with an em barrassing attention. His fixed and continued gaze seemed nfturally to her to he a most extraordinfary imper tinence, and already were her eyes flashing with rage, when the gentleman springing towards her, caught her in his arms, held her tight t6 preteht re sistance, then stopping. lie } t hered uip a handful of snow, and began scouring with it the celebrated lady's nose. M'lle Rachel screamd fearfully, a; crowd gathered around; IMt no 4 among the specta'to'rs iibited the Beast desire to oppose n pr6ceeding that they observed with .o lively an inter.. est. One of them even -b ilred a se-, one handful of snow i Abntinoe the operation. This was dons ' bed until he appeared sd-isfied; ho re. A rd LU the lady her riterty; and sa luting her with a respectful bow, said to her, " Excuse me; Madame, but your nose was freeiing, and it was the only means of saving it." The assist ants confirned by their voices and restnres the truth of his words, and dadenoisello Racdel, nAtw conpre hending that wh-at she -had tiiken fo r aln olence was an important service, passed from anger .to gratitfude, and gracefully returned Yher thnnks to the savior of her nose. Tie above is an inlddeht that occurs frequently in Russia daring the win ter. The person whUse hose begins to get fiost bitten, do'eA not himself perceive it, insensibility being the first eflect of the freezing ; bat others per ceive it for hinY. for tnt peril exhibits itself h?j 6&VideiIt and well known signs. Then and uponc the spot, the homopa ihic remedy is at once applied, by vigorously rubbing the plac infected vith snow, which, very comlfrtably, is always on' hland in that country. Baltimore Upper. Mua ': .bIsCoVEnlD BY A DOG. A man named Lip';aan, , esiding a Phab'.olurg, (France,) says Galignani's Megsenger, lets his house a few days simee on some bisiness, and not return. ing At the time expected, although he haid l-een seena by a neighbor on his roadi h1ome, his family began to Ibese-. riously alaannied. T~& days elapsed, and although every search was made no clue could be found of him. ,A gendearmne at length conceived thet idea oif making use of a famous dog be' loing toa a person mi the nieighbor mug, naad gave notice that he wason the scent of* something. On the gendeiame coming to- the spot, he saw the dog seratehing ia place wieich bore the manks of having been recently t urned uay, andi ca ig gmag, the body of Lipmann was found buried there, after havhig been mur dered. This is not the first ime th'as the dog has rendered similar service to the gensdearms. A short time sineo a prisoneri escaped t roum thorn, and the dc-g was terrn-d out up~oni the seeng and snuna discovered the fuagitive, fkhon he tiopt lihst hold ofbut carefully avoid ed injurinag. W at is singular is tiina the dog will not allow itselfto' be londrdaby any one but his master'an'd the gen'deaarmes,- for whniw i appedrs to feel a strong partiality. Thgbd. Seec are actively endeavoting tode cove thui modedrer or )*rdefrs 9 Lipmnan. oK R ETURtNaD' TO SLAr~tisauk bpfl paosed the Virginia Senate, mand-ire leouse, too;, probe blyat . he sate sest lon~ af the Legislature, 1 -allow several negroes who I beow set f'?ee by their master a 1d&1a~h, "Ofb be solo by hls' relatlvte. The legnw ey~nt a Stroig'flition Lt& the WeekktirW'ft to accept' obhtmik thein.