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j" ' ? . ^ yMg???fr? -fry raa , ' GLANCES OF RETROSPECTION. 1 1 mnK rpnrvAT, KiLl/UJJUXil/lXUJIR V/2 JLUX< ? RAIDS IX SOUTH CAROLINA. How the Soldiers Managed to Violate Every j Hole of Civilized Warfare -The Wanton Desolation of Peaceful Homes. [WRITTEN FOB THE NEWS AND HEi;*.LD.j My father was an ardent Stare-Rights advocate, and from him I inherit my wHrnpDtioe fnr mv Revolutionary ances tors, aud glory in the name of Kebel, whether attached to the patriots of 1776 or of 1860?against King George, the Third, or against Northern Abolitionists, who brought the "Nations wards" from Africa for their own benefit, but finding that they were un profitable in the poor ana rigorous climate of New England, forced them on the South and then began to be shocked at the sin of slavery. "Year after year, seut up wailing lamentations about Southern wrong-doing, bringing all the power of press and pulpit to arouse a fierce fanaticism; until finally their efforts culminated in one of the bloodiest wars of all time, followed by insults and injuries heaped upon'he vanquished that are without a parallel iu modern times." In resistance to many Constitutional violations, South Carolina led the van, 3 " oi; that l?f>r neo auu ? uiaivij vi vnxv w.v.. j pie in the succeeding years would till many volumes. The enthusiasm that greeted the secession of the State beggars descrip, tioD. My sister had raised a Lone^^SkStar flas. in front of the honse, and it wasHinterestir.g indeed to watch the j people paSSTHMT fcy> saluting it, and as an index ofthespiintthatanimated our youthful hearts, IcoWV litde poem that its erection in spired i j ul p?IWLj my fkther: ' ^ "The Lone Star is up?now come, brothers, ' come, 1 And rally around this bright emblem of i home, It floats on the breeze, proud tyrants de- < Then, brothers, stand by, and keep it still ' flying- " ; "Long, long have we borne with insults < onrl TOT*vr><? i The hate of the traitor, the threat of the ( strong; But the Star of Redemption has risen at last, Then, brothers, this banner, come nail to ? the mast "And. there let it float, aye, wave in defiance Of Lincoln and Douglas, the hated alii- , ance, "Who have threatened in wrath the South \AJ 3UUUUC7, , Then rally as cue and swear to be true. "Look, look to the flag that now beckons ( you on To fields where freedom Is again to^be ( won! Then rally, and perish, if even you must, Ere one of its folds be trailed in the dust. "Then look to the flag, so proud and so i free, ( That wavfts o'er our homes from mountain to sea. And swear in your hearts to meet death's embrace" Ere tyrants shall ever that Lone Star : efface!" 1 Alas! we did not know through ! s. what suffering that emblem was to J Jead? did not realize that many of our relatives and friends were to shed their < life's blood in its defence. uAnimi$ opibusqueparati", must not be a vain hoasfc with the sons of Carolina. When , the tocsin of war sounded and a call - was made for defenders of her sacred , soil, they came flocking to her standard , a3 though moved by one impulse. Lawyers, physiciaus, merchants, farn^? BTSumter was be- ] ^W?d under the peerless i gptflJl live in "soi>g and \ "onr boys" were sent to assist in driving the invader from the soil of Old Virginia, for the unrelenting foe was now seeking her destruction and that of her sisters of the South. Uutil the spring of 1S63 life in the . I'p-conntry had been comparatively , peacefal. Save for the absence of onr . - " * . 1 -C L A lOVea ones at uie iruiu, ?uu mc uc^nvalion of the luxuries of life, we did not realize the horrors of "grim-visaged "Wci\" But Sherman's invasion of-the State tore the veil from our eyes. Ob! that I possessed a "ready pen" that I might portray the scenes of horror that are indelibly "impressed upon my brain ] as I recall that dark epoch. For days ' before the advent of General Kilpatrick | and his "bummers" in our neighbor- ' ? ? ? mAttnA/) KT? < KA 1 HOOU, we were uexu^ Yrauicu. uy iu&, j lurid light of burning- houses, and by the fleeing of refugees before the van- j dais, of the terrible ordeal in store for j us. . We, the daughters of Revolutiona- , rv sires, had espoused the Southern j cause with all our hearts, and we were ; to pay the penalty of our loyalty. < The morning of February 21st, 1865, dawned gloomily; the sunbeams vainly strove to pierce the murky atmosphere. A fearful dread was on each heart and confusion reigned supreme. ( The Yankees had visited my grandfather's place the night before, taking , , off his saddle-horse, and said they ' would return in the morning. I, with two sisters, was at a cousin's house, ^ vainly thinking it was in a more re- ; tired place than our own, and might ( not be visited by so many of the } enemy. We went to breakfast with heavy < hearts, and had scarcely taken our < seaSS when the dread cry was heard? i "The Yankees arc coming! The Yan- j kees are coming!" With a whispered i prayer for God's protection we hurried to the sitting-room, and in a. few < minutes more the house resounded < with the shouts of the rude soldiery, as i they galloped up the avenue, surround- 1 ed the house," dismounted, rushed " through every door, their gnus strik- i ing on the floor with a discordant j sound, cursing and jeering as they ? came. Seating themselves at the table \ and devouring the nicely prepared 1 breakfast, pocketing the silver-ware as < each man arose?these are pictures in- < ofroiv*ty/*/3 nnrvr. momnrv'c Tn . I c U^XiUi t oia&u^/vu u^vti uiv/uiv* j v *??v While at the table one of the intruders called ont?"Some of yon Southern girls come pour ont coffee for us": to which the lady of the hon?e replied: "There are servants?let (hem wait upon yon." The scenes that followed from "early morn to dewy eve" 1 am unable to justly portray. I can coinpare them to nought but some of those described in Dante's Inferno, so unlike civilized beings seemed these creatures turned loose to prey upon the women, j * the children and the old men of the ! l South. Every drawer, trnnk and cup- J1 board was ransacked. One room, in I j which were stored the trunks of I< refagee friends, was knee-deep in: clothing dragged from these recepta- ] cles. After taking whatever struck j t their fancy, blankets and T>illow-cases > ] were strip'ped from tbe beds?the first $ for saddle-cloths, tbe latter to be filled !? xrifh snnnlips from the nantrv. This I r was repeated by each successive crowd j ( until but little was left to appropriate. | ( A friend wrote me that it would | i Lardly be believed that civilized men i committed some of the outrages done? i1 luixing garden seeds, castor oil and j 1 medicines in a mess, so they could not j< be used; pouring barrels of sorghum ( l^^^^^syrup in wells; shooting down "stock j t jgfefo&t: they could not conveniently drive 11 WWBWW i L___ . m~ MttmMla?fecgBMrofcdftMl off; stealing - ladies' clothing, crape shawls, silk dresses and other articles for which they had no use?taking1 off silver plate, matches and jewelry "and in niu- instance taking a srold dollar from a little sick, fatherless girl. They seemed to think our stock of valuables inexhaustible, for the cry from each successive crowd was?" Where is your silver and gold?" Some even attempted to take the rings and brooches from the person. A friend from Florida wore a ring, a gift from her dear mother, which caught the eye of one of the soldiers, and he demanded it. j Upon her refusal he advanced to take it forcibly, when she drew it off her finger and dashed it to the other side of the room. He picked it up exultantly, saving, "This is my trophy from a Southern girl," "Where arc" your husbands ana orotnersr* was a ncqaent inquiry with them: and the reply, "In Lee's Array, where all true Southern men should be," seeuied to create no surprise. One impudent fellow retorted: "Yes, if it were not for you women, the war would have ended long ago." My cousiirs husband had fallen at the battle of Seven Pines, while gallantly leading his company in a charge, and friends had sent his* sword and uniform home to her. The . cherished relics had been hidden, but a servant betrayed the place of concealment. One of the raiders donned them and came into the house lo taunt the stricken heart with the sight; and vain was the request to have them returned. My grandfather, seventy-eight years of age, was lying in bed with"a broken hip, and one of the brutal soldiered j perhaps thinking he was feigninr^jg. ! J ability?approached witl^jir/i^hted i torch wmcn liep.n^g^tbb be(lj de. | manding sygj. ancj as a ransom.' or he vvofd barn him alive. To this j the c>]/ber0 replied?"I haven't many j ve?s to live any way, so bnrn and be ! i Twl!" The Yankee, surprised at this ! fearlessness, exclaimed, "Yon are the j bravest man I have seen in South ; Carolina!" and ordered one of the j negroes to remove the torch. Fearing we mighl be burned out, 2ach one of us had put on several suits i of clothing, so that in case of so dire an event we might be better protected from the cold. We must have present ea a naicuious appearance iu our jugs, i seated in the house with hats and | cloaks ou, as it about starting on a | innriim-. "Whrrr* are ron ffoincr?" I and "What have you your bonnets aud [ cloaks on for?" were repeated questions; aud our replies, '-Nowhere," and "To preserve them from the Yankees", seemed quite amusing to them. If we appealed to an officer for pro* tection, the invariable reply was, "These men do not belong to my company, and would not obey an order from me." I suppose they separated ourposely, that they might rob and destroy without restraint. In all. the hundreds who visited the house, only one man, a lieutenant from Troy, New York, (I am sorry that I cannot recall bis name) seemed to possess the instincts of a gentleman. He came to the sitting-room door and said, "Ladies, I see your trunks have been opened; if there is anything you wish to secure, come now and I will protect yo.i"?at the same time drawing his I sword from the scabbard and ordering i the plunderers to desist. At my cousiu's request he remained with us j as a protector several hours, and seemed really to deprecate the manner in rchieh the soldiers were behaving. He said he was fighting for the Union and I not for plunder, etc. The negroes traveled about a good! deal, and took pleasure the wildest inoR?teBfn^Yaukeeli | fplaces. A little ( fn her mother I i marvellous,- was made almost \ : rantic by the report that her mother ; iad been.shut up in her house and the 1 ;orch applied, because she would not *] eveal the hiding-placc of her valu- ( kbles. The child's nervous system ] lever recovered from the. shock, and i ive weeks later her pure spirit sought j i more peaceful clime. A young: lady riend, also, was never well after that errible raid, and a tew months later j lied of typhoid fever, produced by the i jxcitement. As surely were they vie- . :ims of war, as if slain in battle! The night before the Yankees came j i gallant, foot-sore Confederate soldier ! .'Lieut. Pettus, of Mississippi,) songht | ray mother's hospitality, which she!, jladly extended, provided he was not j ifraid of capture. He was willing to i risk it, as he had walked twenty-five niles that day and was almost broken 3own, being- on his. way to rejoin his jommand in North Carolina, and )wing to railroads being torn up he lad to travel a great way on foot, rhough a stranger he won "our sympaKaormn* onrl ttro rlirl ! .11 V UV 1110 ~ 11U c*??vi M V V*AV? ill* in our power to render him comfortable and give him the needed rest. ;tDaddy Jack," an old servant, volunteered to stand guard and give warning if he heard the Yankees- coming. Our young friend escaped capture, only to Deccme a sacrifice on our country's \ltar, for he was slaiu in one of the ingagements near Smithfield. N. C. "Sleep swestly in your humble grave? difcep, inaityr 01 me mueu cause; General Kilpatrick and staff rode up :o my mother's door and demanded a nap of South Carolina. A servant j;ot it, and one of his aides dismounted ind coolly cut out the counties of Faii*field, Chester and Lancaster, say- , ing that was all he wanted, in a short , svhile thereafter, fire was set to the j Jwelling, barns, stables and ginhouse, j ma all were consumed with their con- j ?nfc p-vef?nt thf> dwAlIin<r_ which was I "VMW> v-*vvr- p; i jxtingnished by my sister. In the j stables were two oxen, which would iiave been bnrned alive had thiy not n their frantic efforts to escape broken , ;he door down. My aunt and her daughters were intertaining at dinner four Confederate 4 soldiers, who were trying to reach :helr commands in North Carolina and ! 1 Virginia, when the cry was heard, "The : Yankees are coming-!" Of course tlierc j svas a rush for the woods by the Con- i federates to avoid capturc. ' They were J jspied by the Yankees and chased; hiv?ii<rh Mi*> vnrr? anr'l firnd anon, one ! , :>eing slightly wonnded and captured, , ind the re*l making good their escape. 3ne had rushed off minus his knap- ; =ack, which was perceived by one of; j he young girls, and without thinking j j >f the danger to which she would be I jxposed firom the flying shot, picked it j, ip and ran after him, throwing it close j; jnough to the owner for him to catch j ( t as he fled. After plundering here, < x-j il. a. 4.^ r. a.u . nev resorieu 10 me loruu u> suu xuriu;r distress the helpless ladies and c'oiK j iren?the fire being placed in one of , he daughter's trunks which had been j < racked preparatory to sending her off: J o school. One of the raiders must j; lave possessed a spark of hnmanity as ! , le responded to my aunt's appeal and j ] jut out the fire before it had done a j rreat deal of damage. Another aunt, who possessed a love- ] y voice, saved her pi.-ino from destruc- : .ion by singing at tneir request, thus Droving that "Music hath charms to ] ;octhe the savage heart." A band-I some piano stood in the parlor of a I ' :ouftiti's house that had beeu abandon jd, and as the soldiers were about to ! shop it to pieces a negro man begged j or it. They gave it to him on the i] condition of his taking it out unaided, j T-KJr.!-. foot Vio ?f?r>r?mn]5ahf?H- onlv tn i lare it chopped to pieces by the next ] :rowd. An aunt toid me of her moth- j ;r, a native of New Haven, and^one of < he most intelligent and pioos porsons ] [ ever knew, who became so indignant | /< f 4. at the Yankees' ruthless behavior that she caught a boy, who was pillaging in her room, by the arm and called an officer to take charge of the little scamp, and he, awed by her manner, complied with her request. Sugar was a rarity in those days, and my cousin, knowing the marauders would appropriate it, had hidden a large can in a mass of shrubbery iu the yard, but it was found and carried off, except a few pounds?upon which two little boys were discovered feasting, after the troops left. As a general thiug (he negroes behaved well. Though they were much excited they seemed afraid also. Only a few seemed to be hail-fellow, with the soldiers. They had not then been corrupted by contact with the Radical U ?... J /v *!*.<<.? 1*I?A O oo rtH tho nuruc tuai. pi cu ntvc uai p&o vu ?>v j State, after the war, and naturally looked on us as friend9 and protectors. . A day and a night Kilpatrick and his "bummers" stayed in our vicinity, and from one of the best of country neighborhoods, filled with neat, houses presenting an appearance of refinement and comfort, they reduced it to a scene of desolation, marked by smoking *v??Afo aC mlnnK frtf i UiUdj liic ^uiuiut; > o vi n luvu *v? years like grim sentinels to remind us of that awful time. In my immediate neighborhood several large residences, a score of gin-houses, hundreds of bales., of cotton, and one of the mills >n the t ^couim^-^urned. : Hmidredsof.borjg^ere carried off; 1 i CAma incfQtV . ? ? , t7 , x" V ". -^es oroKen aown stocK i were Iefy^jjeir stead. Nearly all of 1 lV? Pi-Visions were destroyed, "or car- i LXiffoff. What a condition for de- i fenceless women and children to be in, ? many of them homeless and destitute < of the necessaries of life! How we '> managed to live on the scraps left is a f mystery, but "He who fcedeth the 1 ravens" helped us. I scarcely think i the Goths and Vaudals could have act- 1 ed more. barbarously, and though ? twenty years have elapsed since Kil- 1 Patrick's raid I cannot recall it without ' a shudder. The surrender of General Lee's army was a sad blow, for then we realized "a nation's hopes were dead." We had eushrined the Cause in our hearts and 1 had the faith that right must win, and ( looked forward to the day when victo- ' ry would crown our banner, to make ' amends for all, but God ordered it 1 otherwise. To His will we bow. and . cherish our glorious memories yet j more sacredly, and tell to oar children J the history of their brave kindred ! whose patriotism surrounds them as 1 with a sweet and holy incense, rising from our country's altar, on which 1 they were offered, noble sacrifices! "On fame's eternal camping-ground, > Their silent tents :>re spread, And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead " > i N'importe. , "The life of a patriot soldier is never J lost. It blooms again beyond the grave, , where winter never comes and suffering ' is unknown. Hanging around the throne of sapphire and gold, a rich garland awaits i the coming of him who has died for his < ceuntry; and when the Eternal Hand has | dropped it on his brow, Justice hands the ( record of his life to Mercy and turns away, , until all that is black ana all that is sinful, is erased." ' 1 Delicate Women. I have been using for a month or ' two in tny household Swift's Specific, ] the greater portion of it having been i consumed by the female portion ofmv J family, and with the happiestjgtl(]??' P ^^tedlik^y^^'ii UJV -vvho . ^i^^fMiibad health for a long time * ffulfor whom I had paid hundreds of = iollars for doctors and medicines. It c began to build her up from the first j1 3ose. Another female member of my J family took it wild equally satisfactory * results. It"is certainly the best tonic c for delicate ladies that I have ever s used, and I have tried them,all. I . have no doubt that want of exercise, * slose confinement in poorly ventilated r houses, sewer gas poison and malarial r poison often produce sickness anions: ? our wives, daughters and sisters, anti r I believe Swift's Specific it the remedy 1 for all this sort of blood poisoning. I N know many of the best families of this c county are using it tor tnis purpose, and I have never knowu or heard of any failure to give entire satisfaction. I have known the remedy a long time. I know it to be entirely vegetable, and the best tonic and alternative, especially tor females. F. L. Jones, J. P. Quitman, Ga. General Debility. For several years past my wife's health has been exceedingly feeble?a * KrAfllr flnwn nf 1 hp nervons system. She was greatly reduced in j flesh. No remedy seemed to do her * any good. In the spring of 1883 I in- ; ducedher to try Swift's Specific. The ] first bottle gave her hope and twenty ( bottles produced wonderful results. She gained thirty ponnds in flesh and 1 it renovated her whole system. It is 1 certainly the greatest tonic in the world. ! T. J. Higgixs. 1 Indian Springy Ga. [ November 9, 1884. 1 } Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases , mailed free. ; 'Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At- , lanta, Ga. * , Newspapers of To-Day. People generally, and even those ( who may be termed steady readers and close observers, have but a faint con- j ception of the magnitude and influence i!io iii'pm nf this nonnfrv has attained. From a careful examination of the advance pages of the 1885 edition of the American Newspaper Directory, issued May 1, by Geo. P. Rowell & Co., of New York, it appears that j there are 14,147 newspapers and periodicals published in the United States arid Canada; of these the United States has 12,973, an average of one paper for every 3,867 persons. In 1884 the total number of newspapers was less by 823 , than at present," and while the gain ' (his year is not so marked as in pre nous years, it is still considerable. Kansas shows the greatest increase, s the number being 78, while Illinois " follows with a gain of 77. It is curi- , ous to notice that New York, the scene k of so much political activity during i the last campaign, should have only about one-third "as many new papers ! s as the State of Pennsylvania. As an " index to.the comparative growth and j prosperity of different sections of the { country, especially the Territories, the ( number of new papers forms an inter- . ssting study, and may well occupy the | attention of the curious. . / 3cruiaii4? j Are any members of your family thus ! afflicted? " Have they scrofulous swellings [>f the glands'? Have they any scrofulous ] sores o. ulcers? If so, and it should be f neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison, : may deposit itself in the substance of the 1 [ungs, producing consumption. Look t well to the condition of your family, and ( if thus afflicted, give the proper remedy c without delay. Buy that which makes , ftbso'ute cure's in the shortest space of J Lime. The unerring finger of public opin- : ion points to B. B. B. as the most wonder- * ful remedy for scrofula ever known. You 1 need not take our word?you need not i know our names?merit is all you seek, j Isk your neighbors, ask your "druggist, isk or write to tkose who "give their cer- c tificates and be convinced that B. B. B. is r the quickest and most perfect BloodPuri- \ Ra* VvjfA^a l-r?An*n *2" 2 licx v\?Wig Amniii?Paul H. Hayne is engaged in pre* i paring an article on "Southern War i Songs" that will be published at an s sarly day, and will be a choice contri-1 c bution to the memorial literature of 1 the Sonth. I I AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Clover and Johnson Grass. Colonel J. H. Moore lias this to say concerning this much abused grass: "I sowed a lot of red clover in March and cut from it in Jnly half a ton per acre. I had fears that the long severe drouth would kill it, but a rain the last of-'September has set it growing all right, and in a short time will af??A r?vo-7?nor F!vprv fflrmor ill IU1 U JUUU S* the cotton States shonld nave enough clover to make hay for all his stock and to man ore his land. It should be sown in February, or if there is rain enough it will be best to sow in September. For l he Ufe of me I cannot see how a farmer can get along and make a living for himself without a riflctni'ft for his stock and a meadow for hay. He certainly must have a hard time to keep his cows alive on shucks, and have to pull fodder for his work stock. ,{I have heard and read a great deal about Johnson grass. Some praise and some curse it. I have had it on ray farm for thirty years, and I have found this opinion in regard toi^Jfti* the all-cotton plamersiiylgr-m:^ gated corse, og^^. stock-raiser it isty^ssingr ^jlc way tQ manage jt is tfthisway: Mow it "for the hay two rears, then graze close for one year; ifter this it can be cultivated in corn wo years before the . grass becomes roub'lesome. Then it can be ent for aay and grazing, and the land will tnprove each year, aud the farmer will lot lose the use of his land, as he will ret a hay crop one year, then grazing >ne year. This grass for hay, Bermuda ma otner grasses ior grazing, giye ice Southern farmer great advantage over nis Northern brother in handling stock md when they intelligently utilize :hesc advantages then will the Sooth start on a new road to fortune and svealtb, and then, indeed, will there be i 'New South.'"?So. Lice Stock Journal. Cow Peas as a Restorative Crop. Iii the Southern States, peas appear :o perform the same function as red ilover in the Northern .States; both irops when plowed down are followed by a more luxuriant growth of corn or ivheat. The surface soil of a field where a luxuriant crop of peas is growing is is quite moist, and this moisture is supposed by some to be favorable for the condensation of ammonia. That such is the case is quite true, but at She same time it must be borne in mind that the atmosphere contains an cxseedinglv minute quantity oiammonia. Ihe amount of carbonic acid .in the atmosphere is not large, bat there is 110 2Teat difficulty in accounting for the one or two tons, which are fixed by the vegetation growing upon an acre at iaua, wnen we Know tear airiraveis aver a field at a rate not much short of 300 miles "daily. A soil covered by a dense foliage is not favorably situated for coming in contact with air in motion, and although the fact thatsoil9 will condense ammonia may be accepted, still it is irerv difficult to believe that much of Ihe increased fertility, which follows the growth of a crop of peas or clover, is due to ammonia condensed by the soil from the atmosphere; snore es peciauy wnen we consider tnac tne ipplication of a salt of ammonia to a le^mnoas croiL^s rarely followed bv In England white turnips shadg the and quite as effectually as auy'crop frown, and this crop is largely iuxeased by an application of salts of immonia, but no one accustomed to he growth of turnips would ccgdit heir bulbs with any property of 3nxeasing the fertility* of a soil in the ama rx7f\v oc tliA leornminnns c.wm'. It wouid'be exceedingly f an accurate exa&^ftrfQgJlnrak nade of tHe q anflty ange of the roots, of >n some of the poor, li^ffoons^HpL: southern States. Such an examins^m tis true would not settle conclusively vbat was the source of the nitrogen >f thfi r.mn. hnfc it wonld mve some in iication of such source. It is was found that the underground nachinecy of the peas was extensive, md that the roots penetrated deep into he subsoil, one might feeL sure that he fibres of these roots were in search >f food. The very low price to which grain ias fellen, almost precludes the use of litrogenous, artificial mauures, and alhon?h men of science mav. for a lonsr ime to come, bold different opinions is regards the source of the nitrogen of eguminous crops, the practical farmer nay rest contented so long as he gets ;he nitrogen somehow, and at a very small cost: sometimes with no manure it all, sometimes with a little plaster, >r a little kainit and superphosphate. A crop 6f some leguminous plants will contain an amount of nitrogen, ivhich, if purchased in artificial man ires would cost several dollars. An ustance of this may be given in one of >ur experiments at Rothamstead, vhere turnips, barley, beans and ivheat had been grown for twenty-four i-ears. All the produce grown was ;arried away, and the only manure aseu was some superpnospnaie wmcn .vas applied to the roots every foarth rear. The twenty-fifth crop was red :Iover, and the qnantitv of nitrogen it :ontaiued amounted to 146 pounds. Although the clover roots in this par:icular experiment were not taken up, n some other fields they ha?e been nost carefully separated for analysis, uid their roots may be estimated to ;ontain an additional fifty pounds, of lilrogen, making the total 396 pounds jer acre; or as the chemists say, equal j o 250 of ammonia. It would", I im- i igine, cost about thirty-five dollars to jurchase this amount in sulphate of iramonia. In this experiment we carried off fhef., vhole of the three crops of hay, imonnting to three and a half tons per; icre, bnt.even then the influence of the j lecaying roots of the clover was very ] narked both on the wheat crop which | succeeded the clover, and on the root :rop which followed the wheat.? 'iouinern jriamer. The following communication rather turprises ns. We have heard at least >ne Virginia fanner speak almost as righly of wiregrassasdoes Mr. Fearce, )ut we had no notion that it was ihe >ne thin? needed to restore Virginia to jrosperitr and to attact settlers from vithout." We should like to hear from Colonel Knighf, or Colonel Huffin4 or ;ome other expert, on this subject: Guixet, Va., March 31, 1885. \ . ni . 41%.** noyv/?^/?7i -J. 'J L/CO X/UtCl/l \JJ fc/frv Dear Sir?I have recently moved into he State, and have read with much Dterest vour- article in the Weekly of he 27th"instant nnder the head of "A Question." Yon sayr "The history >t' the world cannot produce such bargains for agricnlturists as may he had n Virginia ianas. 1x11s srate 01 inings las existed for years. These bargains iave gone a begging. Why ?" I think t is because of tfie want of correct nformation amongst the farmers of he State as to the true value of *'wirerrass" (improperly so called, because t is the genuine "Bermuda"), which s universally considered a great curse, md as far as* I have been able to learn t is without a friend in the State; but - 1 fx ill ts properties are so vuiuauie 11 win tav by its enemies until, in the course >f time, it will be the redemption of Virginia, if it is to be saved, of which ' do not doubt. If it had not been MM??? that I recognized it as the genuine "Bermuda," with which I was familiar (bat to be certain that I was not misI taken, as it was disputed by a pronri{ lieut breeder of Jersey cattle, sent I f/smo trv tlio Cnimfru f-innt)Am/rn. fnr I OVUiV tw fc*iV WV..VV. ^ V> identification), I would not have given a dollar for the whole of Spottsylvania county for agricultural purposes in the sense you donbtless mean?that is, for | wheat, corn, tobacco, etc- People seem amazed when, in reply to their question as to what crops I am going to raise, I tell them "wiregrass," and refer them to the stock in my house-lot that have been wintered on cornstalks and the dead wiregrass standing in the yard. Two aged cows, I think, are fatter than any I ever had wintered on cornstalks and bluegrass in Kentucky, and are fat beeves to-day. It is conceded by all thai "wiregrass" improves the soil; the objection to it is nir /iulfirofmn til lib it IsttUUVSU UU {\II1VU KJ J VUldlT Miivu t Why kill it, if it will produce more net money to the acre by grazing it than anything else that can be raised on the laud? I have, however, very little donbt-that I shall be able to kill it if I - SSv^v^!at,is^^^^^^^nel^^^Lest, farms in the county, and the crops of wheat and corn raised on it have not paid expenses for some years, and why still farther impoverish it without profit? The "wiregrass" patches have i furnished the best yields of corn and wheat on the place, as the cornstalks I show. I know from a gentleman who owned a Kentucky bluegrass farm, and also a sugar plantation in Louisiana, that he considered a forty acre field of his "Bermuda" in Louisiana equal to any one hundred and twenty (1*20) acres of bluegrass that he ever saw in Kentucky. And I think one acre of the "wiregrass" in my yard here will furnish more grazing "than the best two (2) acre9 of bluegrass in Kentucky or anywhere else. if the land on the railroad between ! Richmond and Washington is a fair sample of the State, I do not think either foreign or northern emigrants shonld be invited into Virginia, nnless they have means to pay for land, fences, and to live while planting and /% ' UDahtv* /4kinn gClUfJ? a &KJ U Ml XJ^L 111 liua ^ If JiVgrass"), and then be able to stock np with cattle and sheep when prepared for them, without expecting anv income from the farm in the meantime: otherwise they are invited to certain disaster, as the lands are too much exhausted to furnish a living by culti-( vation and be improved at tile same time by a poor man. I hojie when the farmers meet in convention at Richmond, if any of them have or may know any one who has utilized "wiregrass" for grazing purposes in Virginia, that it may be brought out, and hope may be able and willing to spare the time necessary to find oat all abont "wiregrass" (Bermuda) for the benefit of the State at large.?J. Pearce in Southern Planter. INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR. Bradley Sncceeds ( rayton?Congressman Dibble Hastens Action In tbe Matter. [Special to the News and Cviirier.] Washington, April 23.?The President this afternoon commissioned D. F. Bradley to be collector of internal revenue for the District of South Ciy> olina. Although ^arges^^ftfcien^ravton. the present Collector, have been" on file in lhe.dennrfment for some time, it was hardlv expected tbat a change in the office would be made before the first of May. Bradley had the endorsement of the entire South Carolina delegation, for although Senator Hampton took no part in the conference held in this city just before Congress adjourned, which virtually nominated Bradley, that Senator only yesterday informed the com* jiiissioner of internal revenue that he (MW^^jectiou to the appointment of Bradley and that his selection wonld undoubtedly give universal satisfaction throughout the State. Action in this matter was prooaoiy Hastened Dy Representative Dibble", who, yesterday called upon both Secretary Manning and CommissionerJMiller. It appears that some one told Mr. Dibble that Commissioner Miller was laboring under the impression that a gentleman from South Carolina gamed Gregg was the choice of a majority of the Congressional-delegation and many of the prominent citizens of the State for the position. Mr. Dibble soon disabused the commissioner's mind of that impression and informed him that j Bradley was the choice of all the delei omtirtn TTamntrvn. anil the latter was not opposed to him, only he had taken no part in the confercnce which selected the candidates for the leading Federal offices in the State. As Senator Hampton was to leave the city last night there was no time to lose, "so he was immediately communicated with, and he expressed himself as being entirely satisfied with the appointment of Bradley. Accordingly when Secretary Manning went to the "Cabinet meetiug to-day he carried in his portfolio the commission of Bradley, which the President afterwards signed. ?The following- from a Boston paper is so clear that no one will dispute it: "The morphocratism of the crystal (crystallocratism) is homogeneous and * molecular, that of the organic from heterogeneous and molar, in character. 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Price 35c. <*43farray 8t..AV.Y. TUTTS EXTRACT SlBSiPiRILIJ Benovates the body, makes healthy flesh, strengthens the weak, repairs the wastes of j the system with pure blood and hard muscle; 1 ow+om <riTnonrat'/?a thfl drain, and imparts the "rigor ol mannooa. | SpFIC^S^^Murray St., New York. All Sorts of hurts and many sorts of ails of man and beast need a cooling Jotioa. Mustang Liniment. j ? s . / * * > THE MAU THE MONZSYI yo'u^ fSr" asked the "J sef > jer, and can scarcely get ^ mudder>0sheei? reP!ied thc monkey, "my verv m uch scld what Y011 cuU scrofula, hS?n SrX s(> ' mY f*rder- be liad w time Ttfc bi2> some little sores, cine, and "died?}' bot!l took ic:h medime ^ pie sores was all they left ''Yes yes 991 " how it is To>fPM :i S? ease, scrofula,'1 iuuwiku u? on the wing, aian^ y?ur father caught his with both com A y?u inherited or were born and die whenyamte- But why pine away "I been doir'ou can he cured?" drug store mek \lse(i over sixty bottles one all gone and ?-lcine, and it no good. Money charge heap fre here yet. Some doctors ''But, my i?ney? but no good." got hold of riend," said the man, "you to the drug;tlle wrong medicine. "Go B. B. B., alst9re and get one bottle oi will feel be? bef?r? using all of it you will cure all/??1, ^ *s a quick cure. It 1? "dlr./\y7 Pni^nn 10 VJL unuiuioi) A^IWU Humors, c|ht, on the wing, Itching and Kidnevlrr^' Blood an(* Skm diseases "I be SoFroubles-" will tm .Thankful for yoyr kindness, and (RB. to-day,'' replied the EYES OF FIEE. J;0h, might I kiss those eyes of firs, Ten thousand scarce would quench desire: Still would I steep my lips in bliss, And dwell an age on every kiss." That voung dude needs something for his blood; he is utterly too fresh. B. B. B. is the best tiring for him, because one bot tie will cure liim. But that dude is not all alone in his terrestrial glory?not by a "jug full.'" Many others are considerably "rattled" just now about that blood poison business, but B. B. B. will cure for the least money and in the shortest time. The boom is coming. Purify, Purify. "(Mi, Josie," said little gleeful Maud, "we are going to have some honey made at our house." "How do you know?" asked Josie. "Because mamma sent the servant after three B's, and I don't know what bees are good for, only to make honey." . . Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., will mail any one a most wonderful book Free. Apu&Liy AYER'S Cherry Pectoral Ko otlxer complaints are so insidious in fieir atta.CS. as lilUSC <*il.Cfci/.LLlg wc uumu mm iiui^i, none so trifled with by the majority of sufferers. Tbe ordinary cougli or cold, resulting perhaps from a trifling or unconscious exposure, is often but tbe beginning of a fatal sickness. Ayee's Cheeky Pectoeal baa well proven its efficacy in a forty years' figbt with throat and lung diseases, and should be taken in all cases without delay. A Terrible Cough Cured. " In 18571 took a severe cold, which affected my lungs. I bad a terrible cough, and passed night after night without sleep. The doctors _ gave me up. x tried Ayer's" Cherby Pectobal, which relieved my lungs, induced sleep, and afforded me tbe rest necessary for tne recovery of my strength. By tbo continued use of the pectoral a permanent cure Teas effected. I am now &J years old, hale and hearty, and am satisfied your Cherry Pectoral saved me. Horace Faibbbotueb." Eockingham, Yt., July 15,1S82. Croup. ?A Mother's Tribute. "While in the country last winter my litflo hoy, three years old, -was taken ill with croup; it seemed as if he would die from strangulation. One of the family suggested the use of Ayeb's Cherry Pectoral, a bottle of which was always kept in the house. This was tried in small and frequent doses, and _ tff oar delight in les3 than half an hour^the tor said that" saved my darling's'vlife. -Can you wonder at our gratitude? Sincerelyyours, Mrs. Exma Gedxey." 159 West 128th St.;-New York, May 16,1SS2. "I have used Ayt^'s Cherry Pectoral in my family for seven! years, ana ao not hesitate to pronounce it the most effectual remedy for coughs and colds vre have ever tried. A. J. CRA2TE." La&e Crystal, Minn.,. March 13,1882. ; " I suffered for eight years from Bronchitis, and after trying many remedies with no success, I -was cured by the use of Ayer's Cheeky Pectoeal. . Joseph Waldex." Bylialia, Miss., April 5,1882. "I cannot say enongh in praise of Ayee'8 Chexey Pectoejll, believir g as I do that but l'or its.use 1 snoiuuujukbiuw from long troubles. jB. Bbagdox." Palestine, Texa3, April 22,1882. No case of ait affection of the throat or longs exists winch cannot be greatly relieved by the vise of A yes's Cheery Pectoral, and it Trill always cure -when the disease is not already beyond the control of medicine. PREPARED BY Dp. J.C. Ayer&Co., Lowe!], Mass. SoldbyallDrnggists. i w- /r> ^ iT WOMAW I! I-T : ri Grace was in all her steps, Heaten' to her eye, j In every gesture dignity and love!" So appeared Mother Eve, ar.d so j may shine her fair descendants, I with the exercise of common sense, j I care and proper treatment, An! j enormous number of female'com-: i j plaints are directly caused by dis-; 1 turbance or suppression of the; ! ! Menstrual Function. In every such I case that sterling and unfailing; i specific, Bradfield's Female ; Regulator, will effect relief and cure. ! * [ ^ Tt is from the reeioe of a mostiSi 2 distinguished physician. It is com-'g ? posed of strictly" officinal ingre^t-i? ? ents, whose happy combination hasjlJT tg never been surpassed. It is pre-ig kJ pared with scientific skill from the g pq finest mateiials. It bears the palmj ? for constancy of strength, certain-, i * ty of effect, elegance of prepara-(2 ; i 2 tion, beauty of appearance and: 25 j i S relative cheapness. The testimony!^ [ ; 5?! in its favor is genuine. It never/ ! i m:fails when fairlv tried. j I w,i ^ I 1^1 Cartersvi lie, Ga. S? ( to This will certify that two mem- i Ljlbers of my immediate family, after I i ?having suffered for many years g i ! from menstrual irregularity, and a* ! | having been treated without bene-m i ; fit by various medical doctors, were j ;at length completely cured by one: I bottle of-Dr. J. Bradfield's Female' j i Regulator. Its effect in such cases': < lis truly wonderful, and well may! j ! . 'the remedy be called ''Woman's! ! T> a ni J ?? ? i leuu. j ! : i. Yours Respectfully, James W. Stbaxge. j j i Send for our fcook on the "HealthS j 'and Happiness of Woman." Mai!-; J, i >ed free. j Bpadfiei.d Reottlator Co.v ! Atlanta, Ga. HEALTH EESTOBED. ( i i ; ; J TH E CHURCHMANJ FORTY-t'IKST YEAR.?1885. <1 The Religion** Weekly of the Prot??| ant Episcopal Church. A magjzlnc or Ecclesiastical lntelligeno^B votionai and general reading:, and the ifll and most influential weekly in the Pron| Episcopal Church. 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