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THE Mills arc now in excellent order, and we are prej>?rcd to turn out a FIRST CLASS PAPER, Which we will warrant to give satisfaction. A FULL SUPPLY OF PRINTING. COLORED. TARN & WHIPPING k ' ?g K t '| _/ f [ Can be found at all timee at" our Agents, Messrs. David ?fc Sthadlky's. September I, 18G9. 16-tf NEW MILIINERT. MRS. L. T. JENNINGS, RESPECTFULLY INforms her friends and the public generally, that she just received and ??BEAUTIFUL AND HANDSOME LOT OF FALL ANIJ WINTER IIIII, LINE BY, Which she offers at prices low and reasonable. Ladies before purchasing their HATS, BONNETS, RIBBONS, &C., Would do wall ta giva bar oali, at her old stand. Oct 14 21 A mm. WMiKDH'3 HEW MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT, ON Avenue Street, in the rear of Mr. Beattie's Store, and next to Dr. Dean's Of fioe. The subscriber baa reeeived a new and beau tiful assortment of Fall and Winter Milliner] also beautiful Bridal Bonnets. Dress Making in all its branobos. Dresses Cut and Basted at the shortest notice. V 26-3m Nov 10 16 tf The State of South Carolina. OHEENVILLK COUNTY. Ia the Common Pleat?Equity tide. THOMAR C. OOWKR, Administrator, rs. P F. 8ITDDUTII, el of.?Bill for SaU o> Heal E'tate, to I'ay Debt*, 4~e. UNDER the Decretal Order made in th? above case, tbo Creditors of the KM at. U U A Huh a V /ve?m? ? ? nnainn buntLADU, *w requirer to establish the rank and amount of theii claim." against Said Estate, before tho Clerk within him woalh from thin date, W. A. McDANIEL, C. C. P. Clerk's Office, September 28tb, 1889. Sept 29 19 ,, 9in United State* Interna* Revenue. AssistaUt Av*nraoa's Omca. 1 7 TII Division, ID I urTtior, 8 C., V flreeaville, S. O., Dec. i7th 1889. ) rI",llW it to give notice that under reeen 1 orders from the department, that all the portion of Division No 6, 3d Collection Die triet of 8ooth Carolina, embracing all of lh< County of Pickens, has bean attaehed U the 7th Division. I do hereby notify all partiea who liavi failed to ntake their returns for the yeai 1889. to do so at ones to the uoderaigoat or suhjeet themselves to the full penalty ? tht law, HENRY C. HACK, Assistant Assessor, 7th Diw. fid Dist. S. C Dec 29 r' 32 tf "TOWNES 4 EAST, is* SOLICITORS IV EQUITY. . THE ttwdbrstukt) HAVING POKME a copartnership in the practice of La hi Green villa and the surrounding Counti. of Anderson, Oeonec. Piokena. -- Lauren*, will |{r? prompt attention to a kiz ne?* *itniH*4 to then. 0tr- Ofleo at Oreetirnij. o. v. rotmsa. oui p. 1*1 Nor 10 M m tf W. K. I*aiir. 0. 0. WBLI BilUT * WELLS. Attonuyi aid Comnaallore at Lot' AND IN EQUITY. * ONBNNTILLKT8. 0, PRlOTfei la the Court* of the State at of the Usited State*, and give eepOet attention to com* in Bankraptey. Juno 11 I ^ WATCH Eft, CLOCKS, /owglry, Periicoplfl Spacttclea.A* WILL order an extra artk wfjTS[fcr aay perron. Special atte -it' ^Btion will he giren to RBP>ri SK&fcl^INH lie Watehee of erary d? eripttoa. Beet refhreaeee riren. jambs o. black. Jane.30 A tf any eent* each for the second and third insertion^ and twenty-five cents for subsequent iiriruiu;. Ts^rfy centrist; *1*1 ** mut*. AH advertisements moat have the number of insertions marked on them, or they will be Inserted till ordered out, and charged for. Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements will invariably be " displayed." Obituary notices, and all matters inuring to L - to the benefit of any Cnfi, fir* regarded as Advertisements. <?)rigiiifl[ l&tttrq. ,1 i i it.. s J i f -1? 'J ..i ,ili FOR ms ORfcKNVILLS tXTlSPRIII. Xy Palace of Dreams, t ?T LAURA ?WTW. VFw, hidden away from tha pomp and glare Of this dreary world where we droop and pine, J Wrapt in soft ahadowa and balm/ air, In a land that ia always green and fair, Stands my palace of drcama divinal And whatsoever of change or wo The yeara may bring me I know, I know They never can darken my palace of dreams; For e'en aa a cloud in the aunact rolled, la turned to colors of crimson and gold. So each thought-flower that hither I bear Drinks the dew and Is kUt by the air? Spreads its petals and glows and gleams With the magical hue of my palace of dreams! My beautiful palace of dreams, u In this charmed palace so fairy no fair, a wouucrtui spring-time reigns alwayj Here are tweet June-rotes to wreatho the hair, Buds of April and flowort of May, Flowers, flowers with dew drops deftly hung, Under thoir jewels they sparkle and quiver. And wearing these, I forget that ever Hearts were broken or hopes laid low? I forget old sorrow and only know That life was sweot when I was Jovbg ; For deep in the shade with a liquid flow The beautiful fabled Lothean river Goes by my place of dreams. i . . f i ? ? . The voice of a bird in the twilight singing Its early song with dewy throat? The dreamy hum of a glad bee winging Its homeward flight from flowers remote, Is not more sweet than the sounds that float? Moving wind-like evermore Through each long shadowy corridor? Soft echoes borne from the vale fit youth Voices that gladdened me long ago? i Passionate vows that were murmured low, | Full of tenderness, love and truth I Hut all things evil that darken my soul, luuuguis ui sorrow, anu younaa 01 QOIO Can enter not?they hare found a grave Under the ahimmeting Lethean ware That flows by my palace of dreams. Clothed with soft raiment of Poesy There are forms that more with stately paces, | And looking forth from each niehe, I see 1 Smiling welcome and lore to me, Wonderful faces, wonderful face* 1 And lo! through all this palace of mine Tho eweet rhymes wander, ballad and song, Quaint and merry 1 and many a time On the wings of some melody, glad and strong, My soul is borne to the inoermost shrine? To chambers fair, that are furnished meet ' With Lydlan music, fsint and sweet, . For the ingoing of Lore's light feet In my beautiful palace of dreams 1 * The silken poppy with drooping head, The lotus blossom and myrtle spray, And heavy roses of white and red Ilang over the portals, cool and gray, Of my boautiful palace of dreams 1 And tenderly,.tenderly evermore r Love meets ray soul at the open door? Thft Inat Intfft aI j ? ........ ...u.7.ui /?r?, That lives in my palace of dreams! J There, served forever by Memory, , This fair immutable love of mine, Forgotten ot all the world save me, Wearelb its immortality? Is erotrned with its immortality In my palace of dreams divine 1 In this world of shadows alone, alone, Whatever of sorrow or pain I <ire?, Let no enfi heart have pity for me? Let no sweet soul for me make moan | j" For hare I not Love in my pelaeeof dreams? All gorgcous-^tausie tis mine to hear I i All pleasure -roaes tta mine to wear! > 0, I ooflly live, and I daintily fare, W ith Lovo in my palaoe of dreams 1 ' Greenville, S. ., 186V. 1 A Good Mother.?Sometimes ono hoars it said of a good wife ' and mother that " she's a regular . borne-bodj." The phrase is simple, but what a world of enuobling qualities it indicates, and what a f universe of frivolities it excludes. The matron 17 homebody is '^Heavsn's best gift to man." jjasmng ladies, whoso mission it w is to set the fashions, will you not m look in upon your gentle sister as ? she sits in her well ordered nursery, making the children happy with her presence! Note how sho adjusts their little difficulties, - and admonishes, encourages, in structs and amuses, aa the oase may require. Do yon think any * nursemaid could produce such harmony in that littlo cirole I la she not an enchantress) Verily, u yes, and her charm is 44 love stronger tbfln death" for those sweet young feces, where you may sec . her smiles and frowns (though *1m . soldom has occasion to frown) re 5 fleeted in glee and sorrow like sun light and oloud-ehadow in e quiet pool. What she Is, she will teach ? nor daughters to be; end blsssec are the sons that have inch a moth or. mf] politics, 3ntHligc GREB ; <fl>rigitwl Cammnirfrotiata. rom tbb tMirriui BirraBrusB. Farming?Manure. Messrs. Editors?Solomon eaya: "The sluggard will hot plow by. reason of the cold, therefore shall be beg in time of harvest and have DOthing." Poor Riobard says: uHe that by the plow would thrive, mast himself either hold or drive." The next thing after early deep breaking of the laud, cornea the mannrinrr nf the soil. On this subject, there are diversities of .opinions as to the boat manures, and the beat mode of their application. Among pur people, this matter has not received that attention ita importance demands. A great deal of manure is often lost, or proves in-' jurious to the growing crop, by being improperly applied. Another fact is, different varitiee of | soil and plants, both require differ i ent kinds and quantities of manure. The cheapest and best manure that wo can nso, is of homo manufacture. The question is not, "Will mercantile manures pay!" bnt " What manure will pay the best." Just here I am told, that with our system of labor, we can-,, not make mannre so as for it to be profitable. It is true, in my opinion, that tho present system of labor will bieak itself down. The j ii -1 .. ? -? ovuiior, mu uvsuui, ujo oeuer ior tti6 country. Instead of paving a share of the crop, every laborer should be cinployod for standing wages. It would be better for the employer and omployed. I believe such is the only system by which free labor can ever be prof itably and satisfactorily worked in this country. But it is not my purpose at present to discuss the labor question, only so tar as it pertains to that of manuring the soil: First?llomo mude manure will pay better as a matter ot investment. Snpposo that a land owner has cue hundred dollars to invest in manures; instead of laying it out for commercial fertilizers, he employs hands to haul loose loam aud decaying vegetable 1 matter lying about his farm and converts it, with the scrapings of his lots and the cleanings of his stables into composts; would he not obtain mora actnal msnnr# (Ko same money f Experience shows that these manures, every y oar, add more fertility to the body of the soil. The most of commercial fertilizers arc exhausted with one crop, but the effects of home-made manures may be seen for lour crops. If the present crop fails with Toreign fertilizers, all is lost, which is not the case of the other. By continuing to apply composts for ten years to the same fields, it wonld at the expiration of this time be much more productive, besides every year, from twenty-five to ono hundred per cent, profit would be realized from all the moneys exponded upon it.' If a man should take ten acres of Innd, and each year for ten, should make and apply ono hundred dollars worth of manure to it, and tfien find hie land worth one -thousand dollars more after haying obtained that ninch more of products, would it not pay better than if he had gained the products onlyf? There is exactly this advantage of composts over oomtnercial manures. Second?It is often said by toe tenant, " It will not pav no to manuro another man's land." Jt wtll pay the tenant.? Say you rent ten aeres of land. It will, with favorable seasons and good culture, produce ten bushels of corn, or au amount of cotton per acre. Yon bestow five days per acre, dt fifty days to <he field in cultivation, aud gather one hundred bushels of enm. say yon take five acres of the same land and take twenty-five days, or half the time required to cultivate the whole, and apply yourself to making manure. This increases the productive capacities ot your land to twenty-five bushels per aero-?the other twenty-five days cultivates it. You gather from the five acres of land, tor fifty days labor, one bnudred and twenty-five bushels of corn. Has the making of manure not paid you t Hot does some one say, " I don't think it will pay that well." > Try it. Tako one acre along bv the aide of two, put the same work > on it in manure and cultivation > that is required to cultivate the , other two, and see what the results will be. it is for you to use your i labor in that way that will pay i you best, even tf others ara benei filed l?y it In appling manure, pnt it deep in the soil. It does best in drilling, to fun a lopg | shovel pUw deep in the ground, pnt in the manure and then run a . small plow in the same farrow.? This mixes tho manure with the rT T T1 LIE . ' ' iwjc, aritx Jp 3mpx NV1LLE, 80PTH CAROLINA, soil bo as to prevent its firing the growing plants?as it is called.? Don't think this takes too mnch time, and that yon are not getting over land fast enongh. Remember, great haste Often makes great waste. Homo made manures are | the best, for the following reasons: i They keep onr money at home.? i They give employment to those in l want of labor. They add more permanent fertility to the soil. The moneyless can make them. They suit alike the rich and the poor. They develop home energy, and lead to the discovery of onr own wants and resources. There is less , risk of lose in using them, for if they fail to pay this year, they will next. 11 Yours, most respectfully, A. o: StEPP. frtt* . lit* Tltiiuit ' 4 UI Ij sJJT J- UuIfU. ' . " f ' ? * - * ' ' V -A Xj R A P FROM THE DIARY OF A DETECTIVE. The JNeptnne was as fine a vessel as ever plowed the Atlantic Ocean, and although she was caught in several storms cVery year, yet tor ten years did she make her monthly trips, with her usual large cargo of living freight. "Her captain was as jolly an old sea-dog as over lived, and if once you crossed with old Bowler, you would, if possible, make the trip with him again, his greatest pleasure being in making hie guests at home. I had been acquainted with him for several years before the occurrence T am about to relate, and what was at first but a passenger's acquaintance, bad ripened into a firm friendship, cemented by 6ucli strong ties that it wonld liaon Knon rtiftinnU Ja VIIA4VUIV W/ OCTCI lUCIII. It was in the month of Decernber, 184-, that a despatch reached me from Cape Race, from Cap- . tain Bowler?it read as follows: Steamer Neptune, off Cape Race, 10.30 A. M., December 14. "* Dear R.: Meet us at the wharf. I haro a strange and dangerous case on hand. Bowlkk. The next morning I also noticed in the papers a despatch to the effect that a murder had been committed on board the Neptune, on her trip across. No particulars were given. , I readily knew from this that tho Captain wanted me to sift this matter for him, so I was at the wharf some time before the steamer was to arrive; and so anxious was I,, that I chartered a tin? and steamed down tbe bay to meet her. The Captain was delighted to see me, and as soon as I got on board, carried me into his private offtco, and told me the full particulars of the strahge case, without making any comments whatever, nntil after I had expressed my opinion. " Well, R.w he said, as soon as ho sat down, UI have a strange case on board. I have been crossing the ocean now these seven years, and this is tbe first time that anything unpleasant has happened on board. 44 The circumstances are these : The mnrdered man shipped as a first cabin passengor at Liverpool for New Orleans, and seemed to bo a man of some wealth. Tbe third day oat we met with several strong puffs of wind, and on the fourth and fifth we had right stiff breezes, something that you would call a storm'. Well, Mr. De Vere, the murdered man, was veiy uneasy and very sensitive, and once or twice, during tbe meet severe part of tho gale, be was jostled and knocked by the prisoner, a Mr. Wallace. This, of coarse, was accidental, for when tbe old ship would give a larch the passengers would have to look out for themselves. Still De Vere was under tbe ijftpression that Wallace bad knocked him intentionally, and threats of dire vengeance passed between tbem. I even found it necessary to interfere to preserve good order. At length tho last straw was plsoed on the camel's back. Tbe morning of the even i.:.t_ L- ? - ? ?? "? w iHtu iiu was maroarM, while be was taking a glass oi wine at the bar, by some accident Wallace tripped and fell against Mm, dashing the wine in his face. TMs was too much, and as Wallace fell on the floor of the deck De Vera gave him a kick in the face With great venom, at the seme time cursing him. u Wallace raised himself op, and wiping the blood from his face, merely remarked, " Your blooa hall be equally poured out." i endeavored to pacify them both to ? the best of my ability, and thought nothing more of it during the (hay. " That sight there were two ritw bands that I had shipped in Liverpool, who ware going to work their passage aortas, on duWin the fore-part of the ship. [The Captain did nut use any nautical ^ ' If I I I ^ VVXmKTU ffl IX)t 7JI , FEBRUARY % 1870* terms, as I was a genuine landlubber.] "The next morning De Yere did not oonae down to the break* 1 fast table, bnt I did not pay any attention to this, as ha frequently remained in bis b e d o n t i I 12 o'clock ; bnt when he did not come to lunch I began to look for him, and conld find no trace of him anywhere. A strict search was at once set on foot, and after several hours his murdered body was fonnd hanging on the anchor. I at once had tho body drawn np, and instituted a searching investi gat ion into the canso of the murder, for it was evident t*>at it was nothing but a murder. As a first prcnnntiA. T -1 W.ll ? vmuuvu jl wauocu ft ttllttco iu uq i , pat under arrest, and then held an I informal inqneetl The body bore marks of rough usage; the sktill was mashed in on the top, displayisg a portion of the brain ; there were also braises on hie breast and back, and a wound in the throat which had the appearance of having beeiftnade with a razor or some such instrument; and it was evident that some very strong jierson must have inflicted all of these wounds. " I first examined the two new sailors, and, although they were examined separately, still they 1 both made the same statement, to ' the effect that about 1 o'clock in , the morning they were both on watch when they saw De Yere and a much smaller man, whom they recognized as Wallace^ approach mo prow 01 too vessel and engage in a vory animated discussion. After talking for a short time, Do Vera struck his companion, knocking him down; and ne, on rising, picked np a belaying pin and Btrnek Do Vere on' the head, and then continued striking him on the breast and shoulders; after which, to make things sure, he cut his throat, and heaved him overboard. This was conclusive, and I immediately had Wallace watched closeI7 " On examining the body, I fonnd that his pockets had been rifled ; his watcu was gone, and his purse and a very handsome diamond pin ; but a search among the effects of Wallace failed to disclose any of these things. 1 examined everything in his berth, but could find nothing that would lead me to believe that be was ' guilty, and yet the testimony of these two men was such as not to be doubted : and, besides, the unpleasant feelings between the prisoner and the murdered man were ii,? ??iw *1 ? 1 * ?uo ima ui iuu piuwciigerB, ana lire threat made by Wallace on the morning of that night was of itself evidence sufficiently strong to warrant any steps I might take. This, then, is how the case stands now, and I sent for you, for 1 did not know what to do." As soon as he finished, my first wish was to see the body of the murdered man. It bore marks of hard nsa^e. It had been embalmed the day it was found. Alter seeing this I went to see the prisoner, and was startled to find that he was a collego mate of ray brother. I at once felt a deep interest in the case, and after a short conversation with him I felt fully convinced that he was ionooent of the crime, although the eirenmstantial evidence was so strong against bins, and the great trouble now waa to discover the guilty person or persona, as the case might be. My first care was to secure the presence of the two witnesses, although they seemed unwilling to have to give such damning testimony against a man who was a stranger to them; and, besides, they had no means, and were coming to pnrsne their trades, one be ing a shoemaker, and the other a blacksmith ; but when I promised to pay them for their time and troulAe, they seemed more willing. I then examined very carefully the spot of the murder, to see if I could dieoover any kind of a clue. There were the blood stains on the floor, and the ooile of rope were knocked about in a very nnsailor like manner, whioh bore unmistakable marks of a struggle. I also looked over the side ofthe ship, to see whero the body was found; and on a very close examination, I thought I noticed the handle of something caught in one of the link* of the anchor chain. I tooceeded in letting myself down, and found that it waa the handle of a shoemaker's knite that I had seen, and the blade had spots upon it resembling blood. 1 was confident then that it was with this instrument (hat the throat of the murdered man had been cut. I placed the knife in my pocket, but aaid nothing about it. I then brought the two Witnesses in the presence of the prisoner, and naked them if he waa the person they saw commit the murder. 1RPR] * ' * " T 1 ate anlx Connlnj. ?<*??* ?,' ** ? ^?' T-a.....v: -.* ! ? * :; ' * * -- They both .toted unhesitatingly, ' There could be nothing done ! nnm Knf f/v ? ? TET _ iT uvn uHt w uoim over w auace to | the proper authorities, upon the arrival of the ship in dock. I I seat for my brother as soon as { we landed, and we went together , with Wallace, so as to obtain for him as comfortable qn art era as , possible. At the same time I as snred him that I would eventually ] succeed in having hitn acquitted. As there were no witnesses to wait | fur, and as the lawyers could only , confine their investigations within the narrow limits of a ship, there was no necessity for any delay in ( the investigation and trial, which ( took place within three days after , the arrival ct the ship in port. The evidence given was in accordance with tne facts stated ' above. ; The captain testifiod to the quarrels between them, and tbe appa rent unpleasantness that existed. He also gave his testimony with reteronco to the money and valuable effects which De Yere had about him, but which could not be found, either on his person or in 1 the possession of the prisoner. The two sailors testified to the 1 struggle in about the same lan- 1 gnage as that given to the captain. ' A na on being questioned as to how they could distinguish the features of the mnrderer sufficiently well 1 to swear to him, they both replied 1 that they saw by the light of the 1 moon. Both of these witnesses 1 were examined separately. The bar-tender testified to the 1 threat raade_bv Wallace on that morning, " Yonr blood shall be equally poured out," and also to 1 the unfriendly feelings that ex is- 1 ted. The evidence was so conclusive, that WaHaoc was put upon his trial, charged with murder in the first decree. Wallace was a small man of a i Bickl^ nature, and had been travelling in France for hi* health ; and was now returning, confident that for the rest of his life ho would be an invalid. And my brother, after examining the fractnred skull and bruised shoulders and breast of DoVere, said that it was impossible for him to have made them. At the trial the evidence was the same. In the intervening timo between the inquest and the trial, I had made myself familiar with the haunts ot the two sailors, and had obtained for them both work at their respective trades, with personal friends, whom I chargeu to keep a watch over their new woi kmen. And bv the day of the trial, which was only four days after the inquest, I had obtained considerable information, and I determined to manage the case lor Wallace myself. .As it was at the inquest, so at the trial I had these two witnesses examined separately, the blacksmith first; and when he testified that he saw the murderer by the light of the moon, I called for the log of the ship as testimony, and read the following as tbo record of that night: " Dec. 10.?Wind, W. S. W.; cloudy aud foggy?had to keep the four bell rimrincr nil nicrlit 7v/>!th. er moon nor ttara vunblo, so could not tell position/' I dismissed this witness, or rath er asked the sheriff to keep him in custody, its I might want h i m again, and called toe other. The testimony was the same, and again I put in tho log-book as testimony; and when I saw him falter, I pushed things, and taking the ^nife from my pocket, I placed it on the table before the Judge, saying: u I charge this man with the murder, and can prove my charge ?" I was then abont to begin with my prooft, when a depnty sheriff entered, and stated that the blacksmith wanted to torn State's evidence and confess all he kuew about the crime. I assented to this, proved he ' would be also put upon his trial, and that his confession would not alter his chances for conviction. He was then brought in, and stated that the sltoemaker had suggested the deed, far the purpose of obtaining the money and valuables of the murdered man. lie said that he went to Mr. De V ere's cabin, and told him that the gentleman whom he bad insulted in the morning wanted to see him in the forward part of the boat; that Mr. De Vere got up and dressed at once, and went to the place where the shoemaker was waiting. As soon as ha got there, he?the blackamith-~-bit him on the hoed, felling him to the floor ; and the shoemaker, fearing be might cry, cut bis throat with his knife, while some icore blows were given. They I then both pitched him overboard, # I "I [SI. I ,, ==========^^ "v* ' *? l" VVl " ' "1 VOLUME XVl?NO. 38. not thinking bnt that bis body would be the food of sharks before morning. But when the body was found the next day, thev consulted together and formed their plans, fhe testimony which they had both given, and had repeated bo often and so accurately each time, teas the result of this. Search was then made anions, the effects of the two men, ana pawn-tickets for the valuables were tound in the shoemakers trunk. An officer was sent to the pawnshop, and there found the watch and a diamond pin, the property of De Vere There was no use for delay?the same jury was retained, the prisoner was made witness, and the witnesses became prisoners; and after only one hour, both of tho prisoners were sent to the State prison for life. Wallace never recovered from the shock he received at being placed on bis trial for murder; and two months after this, 1 assisted at his funeral. p??i??? ' The Farm. Farming is a profession, not to aav a scieuce. If any one doubts this statement let lum leave bis city home?for no one bred in the country will doubt it?and undertake to cultivate even a garden of half an acre for the summer. He will then find that knowledge is els essential to the right use of the spade as the pen, and that there is as great a difference between the scientific farming ol Flanders, where literally not a weed ia to be Seen, and that of many of onr farmers, the wealth of whose soil is as equally divided between frnits and weeds as between the trade of a modern commercial city and the barter of a backwoods settlement. It is true that agriculture has been the last to receive the impetus of modern science. It is true that many agriculturists are content to Kon in the ways of their fathers, Pll lien ovnonimAnfn ?-"" *1 ? vn^vtlul?IUO NIU UUBUJ But it is also true that they are unable to compete with those who understand the nee of a few new instruments, methods and iertilizers. Agriculture is also becoming in this country a popular recreation. Maoy a gentleman is content to spend on his conntry-scat money which he makes in the counting room. The practical farmer is thus able to get the benefit of experiments without paying for them. This change in agricuhnre, whicj has converted it from drudgery to an art, has created a demand for corresponding literature. " Fifty years ago a stable agricultural periodical did not cxiKt on the American Continent." Now every considerable district lias one, while almost every weekly paper, secular or religious, lias its agricultural department, aDd it will not bo long before something of a library will be a part of the furniture of everv well ordp.rpd farm [Book Tabic Uarpery Magazine. Oar Corn Policy. At this moment, when preparations tor planting are universally made : and in a paper which will bo in the hands of all our planters, wo cannot omit a few words to impress onr theory of a Oorn Policy for the South. It is an old error of our planters to suppose that when they make an immense crop of cotton they have made so much clear gain j to fo* get that when they aro without grain they must rob cotton Peter to pay corn Paul. And yet this old foe puts on a new face this year, and we hear of immense preparations for ootton and very slnn ones for corn. This will not do. Com is independence !?it is life! With heavier grain crops this present year we could have held back cotton, if needful?as it woald not have been?and kept the price to any figure we pleased. With heavier groin crops next | year we can do the same, thus mtkinif emollA- ?"? I ? ^ w miiaiivl WIIUII c r vy equally valuable in money. It foreign buy era feel that planters can hold, they will not wait to buy and the demand will come. If, on the other hand, thev know we must sell to buy food, foreign buyers will wait until necessity lorcts the cotton upon the market. Vaulting ambition to produce iminense crops overleaps itself; and prices are made to tumble by tl?e very means the planter uses to enhance the money value of his production. Hence do wo say? Plant Corn 1?Mobile Itegister. " People," says a modern philosopher, 4i go according to their brainB; if those lie in their head they study if in their belly tliey cat; if in their heels they dance." Tiierr are 128 monasteries in the United States, where men live i under vows of celibacy and poverty, and 800 nnnneriee of various