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THE GREENYILLE ENTERPRISE.
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JiiHW C. fc EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'BS. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 8. 1871. VOLUME XVII-NO. 43
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Iriertri ^artnj.
The Dark Side.
^Thie wo.Id is all a fleeting (bow,
For Biaa'a Marion given j
Tba nnitaa ol joy, tba turi of woo,
DooeUfel ehiie, deceitful flow?
tbin'i nothing trno bat Heaven !
And fafao tbe light on Glory'# pinat,
A* fading hue# of Even j
And Love and Hope, and Beaatv'a bloom.
Am bloeaotna gattivr'd Tor tha totnb?
Tbere'a nothing bright lut Heaven I
I*oor wand'rera of a aiortny day !
From wave to wave we're driven,
And fancy'a Saah, and rafhaon'r ray,
Berva but to light the way?
TThere'a nothing calm i>nt Heaven I
Original ?1nnj.
roa tub qbkkrvillb KNTinrnirr.
the Wife's Temptation
OT F.fBlK EARNEST.
Alice Chester had been married
five years. The world looked on
and wondered, when Charles
Chester, the proud inan of the
world, who had withstood the tas
?r ? i.
VIMKIUIW VI BV IIIUMJ CITjr DCIIC8,
uAtil, at the age of thirty-five,
married the simple country maiden
of?n?i limit.liyr tn niMifip _
over hie city home. But the Mrs.
Grundts wore disappointed if
they expected to find, what they
termed, u rnstict simplicity." ller
nf*a>al love of the beautiful had
been cultivated and trtiincd in n
proper direction. Iler father's
plain farm house had been visited
by none but the refined and the
excellent of her vicinity.
Charles Chester hud met her at
the residence of a country friend
and been won by her modesty and
good sense ; and, after 6ix months
of devotion, such as she had
read of in novels, he induced her
to leave her wildwood bower for
one of more artistic excellence in
the city. She was passionately
fond of books, music and flowers;
and nmnv mr? vntmnM ?. " ?>?
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which she had longed fur witliout
having the means of obtaining
them, were furnished by her lover;
and bright pictuies were drawn ot
the beautiful home he hnd f<>r her.
With her poet's love of the beautiful,
and the elegances of refined
society which was to be gratified
by a union with tho really fine
looking and seemingly appreciative
man before her, how could i
site reject him? lie was the hero
of her romantic fancy, and she <
loved him with all the ardor and i
purity of her nature. i
She was happy in her new
borne?happier far than she had I
thought it possible for her to be.
True, she was disappointed in the
society around her. All who
visited her were men and women
ot fashion?gay, giddy, and altogether
uncongenial?their only
topics ot conversation were the
amusements and trifling cm dits
ot tho season. Still she had her
books and mt sic and hor husband's
society every evening. She was
a stranger in Hie city, and mado
few calls, for the reason that he
never went with her, and she did
not like toxiepdnd on strangers for
tit?** aots ot pqlitncHS which alio
had a right to expcot from her
husband; consequently, she was
called unsocial. She wondered
why lie who wua apparently fond i
of her nmaie and conversation, <
chould not prefer to have intel 1
leotual frieoda to viklt him. He I
never offered to take her to a lec- I
tare* or any literary<or meaieal i
treat in town, and whfcn alte ven- J
tared to say she would like to hear \
a popular lecturer who waa atop I
ping in their city, lie a poke rather <
sliortly, ahe thought, and aaid that i
was the way with Women?they ]
were never satisfied with what itiey i
lied. She did not insist, but tlie \
first teara of diaappoiutinent were )
hed during that atill hours of Ilie i
night. Iter housekeeping wmk ,
never neglected. She had good 1
servants, bnt her mother had j
taught liar tliat a lady ahould rule i
her ?wn houee, and eee that things t
Vnni k?nl ?** J 1
.. f - m ti *'? u?}l | HIIU nor naa? 11
bowl could find no Csalt with her 1
in that particular. A very fpw i
month* served to ?lu?w her that I
be ?m mistaken in her est I mem f
of her husband'* character. Nat, j
orally t) radical, he soon began to i
how symptom* of a deairftu be i
rtiiuiter of Iter notions and desires.
lie, wearied of feigning a devotion
lie did not feci, and thought
*ho liud no right to complain when 1
her wants were supplied lJer 1
devotion did not altato. 8he took
nn interest in his business to please
him, and did every thing in her
power to make home pleasant and
cheerftil. He told her women
knew nothing of business, and he
did not like to be questioned. It
sho read the political papers and
irieu 10 interest liim thus, he did
not I'.ku to 6ee women meddling
with politics ; thus rudely severing
every link which bound them
togciher.
Before her marriage, she had
been engaged in w riting for a literary
journal; now in her isola
lion, she resorted to that prolific
field for enjoyment. Her contiibutioii6
became more frequent, ond
of such a character as to attract
the attention of the press. Sho
received a letter from her publish*
cr requesting her to write exclusively
and constantly for his journal
for a stipulated amount. She
showed the letter to her husband,
who angrily forbade her making
any such engagement. "I have
submitted to tbis tiling, because I
thought you wanted some amusement,
but the moment you begin
to receive remuneration for your
writing, you must support yourself
indci?endent of inc." Her ev? r
were often heavy with the weight
of unshed tears, but she forced
thetn back, and tried to be cheerful
and to seem contented with her
lot. In her few visits to her pa
rents, she let no word escape her
to lead thetn to l>c!iuve she was
unhappy. 1 believe that tyranny
grows n|K?ti what it feeds on, and
that tyrants nrc ever cowardly.
Twelve months after her marriage,
and the very morning after
AIiccj* recent ion of that letter
man her puhubher, several gentlemeti
were silling in Mr. Chester's
counting room, when Arthur Morton,
a young friend of Mr. Chester's,
took from his pocket a magazine
and said: u 1 would give
inuch to know the author of this
article by Alice. 1 hav? rend her
sketches and pkkavi t<>r tl><. ??'
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two years, and never saw any
tiling belter from tlnf pen of a
woman. iJnve you read any of
tlicm, Charlie! This lust one is
excellent." Mr. Chester spoke
very shortly, "I never read any
thing written by a woman." A
man present, who had been a fre
queue visitor at Mr. Cheater's,
spoke u)>: "Why, Morton, they
tell me Mrs. Chester is the author
of thoso sketches. Her name is
Alice. No one would ever sup- i
pose that she was a writer. She i
is so quiet and retiring in her
utnnucis. 1 have always thought
literary women were either last or
blue ? but Charlie's little lady bird
has changed my opinion." Mr.
Morton wus deservedly noted lor
his literary tuluuts, and was no
mean critic. Mr. Chester knew
that well enough, but lie had that i
mean, selfish disposition, which
does not like for any one to admire
what is tind?i-i-i?fi?it l?v s?c..ir
and lie was almost ready to crush
liia former friend, when he laid
hi* hai.d on his arm, and paid: i
k' Why, Charlie, you certainly have 1
not kept the fact that your wife '
was a lady of such talents from
your friend who is always ready
to fall down and worship genius i 1
You ou^ht to be proud of her,
man. birange that you have nev.
fcsr asked me to call on you since
your marriage I have never seen <
your wife, lically, Charlio, if she i
we'C mine, 1 should consider my
Jclf rich iu the |Mjssesaion of such <
1 tr> UKf" 1 "?I' ? ?1
%, uiimi m. u?*v IIIJBOII IU <
will uii vou I his evening V' It was <
ailli Oitticultv tlint Mr. Chester '
x>uld preserve his nsuat politeness, I
bul he did so, and replied, 44 Cer- I
iainlf, Aithnr, come by the ature ?
uui 1 will go with you up to my i
residence." When lie svetit to <
jinner that dav, he ordered his 1
wife to discontinue her contribu- >
tions to the press. 44 My dear hue- I
lumd," she pleaded, 44 X do not 1
leglect any duty lor my writing. ]
It is such a comfort to me during 1
I our absence at the store, and 1 '
ave so mueli time unemployed <
niierwtse." "1 will riot have my I
rife known as a literary woman. '
Had yon lieard the eon vernation '
n my store to nay, relative to that i
/ery article you were working on <
ast week, yon would not feel so >
nuch like writing such nonsense. <
Arthur Morton criticised it severe- J
y, and (ieorge Carter said in my t
>re*enco that all litertyy women 1
sere fust, and he knew, all the c
ime, that you wrote it, for 1 heard I
liflt telling Morton so." Her faoe I
pushed as she arose from the table 1
uid laid her hand on bis slmulder. |
Hsr vhrm wsa tmsrc* villi anwrfiim a
p alio Mid, * Charlie, yon used to ]
iruiae my talents. You liev* told I
ftp tlmt y??t? wore first eUrsoted (o c
no by my modesty, then held b6und <
by that and my pood sense. Those
were your words, my husband.
Ilien *hy did yon not contradict
that Hbef on my clues T I atn not
fast, and I am a literary xvomtut.
Disco..tinning my contributions to
the press will not change my na~ !
litre, neither will it prevent my 1
name being known as a writer, if.
it is already talked About. It was
very rmJe in George Carter to Ray
that, even if it had been true,
when lie knew your wife was a
literary woman. lie must not
come here any more- I do not!
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? m? ?vr imvv.mic Willi IIIVII BU ^
wanting in common poli'oness. 1
had thought belter ot Mr. Curler
t an t ut. Aa regards Mr Mor
tars criticisms, 1 expect to be criticised,
and I do not think my
style free from faults." He arose
from tho table, pushed her from
him and said : " It i6 useless to
argue the question farther. I will
not have my wife known as a litorftry
character. As regards Geo.
Carter's visits to mr house, l.e
will take ten with us to night, ;n
company with Arthur Morton, and
you must not only receive them,
but treat Carter us you have always
done." "I can't do it, Mr.
Chester. I have some pride. You
are too proud to have vonr wif?
known as a literary woman. I
am proud enough to resent an intuit
when tny husband tails in his
duty." There was a 6tern determination
in her eye and compressed
lips that he had never seen
there before. II? wiis awed for a
moment, but the brute soon over
powered the man, and he said
coarsely: "Yon can bo as tragic
as you plea-e, madam, but if
George Carter is treated with an}*
rudeness to-night, you will be
turned oiit into the street before
morning. I shall be master of my
own house." lie called the cook
and cftycuirdurd ?iij'ucr ctioutil
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IV i iriuij UJ VIUIII UCH'CK, HIIU liVcry
thing should be nice. Alice
tiuriied off to her chamber?t?o
angry to weep or to think what
hIio should do. It was the fiist
time she had dared to apeak
for herself. The mme she had
yielded, the more tyranieal lie had
hecome. George Carter had been
the innet plea-ant, because the
moat sensible of the gentlemen
visitors at her house, and she had
liked his company vary well.?
Now, what should she do-? Must
she submit to insult Iroin others an
well as tyranny from her husband ?
She turned her head. There lay
her portfolio witlj the fruits of
many pleasant hours, that she
must resign, and tor what? Ju&t
to please liitn. Had not her p'casnres
been curtailed until she had
scarcely anything left? Should
she yield? Was it her duty? ?
There was her Bible?her mother's
gift. Sho opened it instictivcly,
und read: "Wives, obey your
husbands, as Saruh obeyed A lira
ham, calling him lord." She laid
it down and fell on her knees.
After an hour of selfcointuuiou
und prayer for guidance, she went
about her duties. llcr writing
materials were stowed away ami
locked up. After going to the
parlor and dining room, and seeing
that every thing was in order,
she returned to dress for tea. The
oki rebellion tried to master her.
"I will not see him. Let him
I urn mo out. 1 can make my own
living. My parents' arms are open
U? receive me. They nover wound
ed me thus." Then her duty.
Was it not plainly written in her
Bible ? She brushed out ii'er beau
titui auboru hair, and put it back
in shining, waiving bands, with a
dngle capo jessamine on one side
>f her finely formed head. She
look out her dieses nud selected
jiie which Iter husbatid had partic
ularly admired?a delicate blue organda
muslin, and having arrayed
iterselt with exquisite taste, she
inrveyed herself in the large mirror,
and tbutid nothing to complain
>f in Iter tout enttmble. There
was a mist in her large basic eves,
Mid a flush on her cheek, which
l>ut enhanced her beauty, as her
nailers were ueiiercd into her
presence. There was a lifting of the
frown from her husband's brow,
Utd faint smile, which dkl not
?scane her notice, as alio responded
o Mr. Cartef's cordial sulutation,
with a rather state!)', though po
ite, "Good evening, Mf. Carter."
Mr. Morton was perfectly fas:inated
by the vision of beauty and
nod est intelligence, And soon bo;ain?
a fixture by Alice's side.
VIr. Carter's advances wero inet
vitb a polite reserve, which was
muling to him, since be had be
:osw a familiar' guest. The halt
lour preceding topper whs *|>eni
11 general oonversation, Alice turjas?cd
herself. At supper she
presided with grace and dionitv.
\t the conclusion of the uieal, Mr.
Korton offered bis arm to conduct
ler to the.parlor, at be sairi> u I
tare say, Mr. Chester told you of
or conversation at hit store this
f
morning!" " Yet, sir, iie did," she 1
flushed at the remembrance of the
dinner hour, und her hand trembled
visibly on his arm. lie was
silent a moment, then as lie treat- (
ed himself on the sofa by her, ho
continued, '* 1 did not know that
you ever wrote for the press until
this morning. I have seen your
articles for* the past two years,
and udmued them more than 1
can tell you, hot tiid (lot know thut
their author was the wife of my
od friend, Charlie Chester, until
Cieoruu Curler told inn ro tl?iu
morning. Do you know, Mm.
Chester, tliui )ou have disabused
Gobfgc'e mind ot u very erroneous
opinion lie once entertained of the
literati ?" She turned her large
eyes fuIk upon his face, and said
eagerly, " i 'disabused his mind ?
Did he not say, this very morning,
that all literary women were fust (
O, Air. Alortun, you can never
know what an ciiifi t it has cost me
to meet him politely. 1 did not
caio for your poor opinion of my
wr.tings, as I did tor any one's
had opinion of my reputation as n
Ittdy. You had a l ight to criticise
iny wi it nigs, they are pulilic ,
property, but he had no right to
say it, and Air. Chester should not
have " slto stopped short
u I'ardoti me, my in iguution has
led me to lar." " Airs. Chester,
my dear madam, \ou were certair.ly
misinformed, through what
motive 1 cannot divine 1 will tell
von what was said hv hntli of n? " I
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and lie related the conversation of
the morning. She listened eager
ly, then clasping her hands, she
said "thank God, I am tuitlecciv*
cd. 1 do not like to think harshly
of any one. I must not let Mr.
Carter think I am angry with him
without a cause."" She did not
tell him anything to cause him to
think less "t ) ??- hits band. Air.
Chester and his frioi d came in
trc.n the porch where they had
been enjoying their cigars, and
when Air. Carter came forward
and asked tor music, she arose
quickly, and smilingly seated her
belt at the piano. iSne sang song
alter song, until her listeners felt
as though they were floating off
u on the waves of her sweet singing."
Even Her husband was sinilinglv
kind and affectionate in his
manner toward her. She was conscions
of looking rcuuu kable well,
and now her spirits rose above the
troubles of the afternoon, and ?-he
knew tl-.ut she was doing well, up
pcaring to the best advantage.
The night passed off happily. The
morrow brought a black cloud, t
Jealousy, the green e\e<I monster.
was lurking beneath il.at pleasant
exteriorof the night heloic When
Alico bade Iter lord a pleasant
14 g'md morning," lie fro if tied on
her as lie said,4* So your opposition
to my asking Mr. Carter to my
house was all feigned, was it ? You
looked a little stately at first, it is
true, but. y??nr very great amiability
toward the close ot the evening
was plain enough to my mind thai
the first was only acting to deceive
inc." She drew back froin the
hand he had laid on her shoulder.
4* Mr. Chester, you know that you
do me injustice. Why did you
ask Mr. Carter to your house, and
command me to receive him Cordially
or be thrust into the street?
Those were your words. I did not
fear being thrust into the street, for
I L'm.iv I mm til i iin li t m i ui.lt lit.
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ai.v literary labors, but my Bible
tell* ii.u to obey iny husband, and
I have tried to do no at what a t-ac
rillec of feeling you can never
know. I have never knowingly
disobeyed you in anvtliing. The
story you told mo of Mr. Carter's
opinion of me was mat in facta red
for the occasion. Believe me, sir,
I should have remained coldly polite
to him had not Mr. Morton repentad
the conversation in your
toit* more truth fully, I lielieve, than
you did, thereby exonerating Mr.
Carter. Thrust me into the street
if you w ill, I have borne enough. I
will not bear jealousy added to iny ,
other wrongs," and she left the |
room. She did not see him again
that day. When lie came home
the next evening, his eyes were ,
red, and every lineament of his
face showed dissipation. She had |
been suspecting him ot drinking
arid gambling, but until then he j
hud never been so very drunk in ,
her presence, lie seemed to have (
forgotten tho abuse of the day before,
and she ministered to him as
she best could, shedding scalding <
drops of tears in secret. When he |
got sober she remonstrated with ,
if.. i it* ? t a #
mm, ucrgeu mm lor me mako oi ,
his go<>n nainu to delist. ilo koiiied
penitent and promised reforinalion?told
Iter lie had been drink*
ing a long timo. that waa what
made hiin so croaa, but she waa the
angel to reform hi in.
[concluded next week.]
A fashionable young lady of
Brooklyn acknowledge# tlio corn
?fourteen of 'em on one loot. i
" Cramming ** in Our Public Scr.ools <
Quito a formidable movement is
in pr<?gres* among the divine#..
l>h\ sicians, lawyers, merchants and I
other influential classes in Boston <
t?>alK?li?h rhe system now in vogue
in the public Latin school in that
city of M cramming " the scholars.
It seems that they are bo heavily
htnffe- with all sorts of learning,
and that their bouts for stndy are
s<? continuous, both in 6chool and
at home, that they have no time
for recreation, either for body or |
brum. Uuses ot insanity are alleged
to liuve arisen from this exhausting
system of instruction, while,
according to the testimony of experienced
physicians who had sons
in tlic institution, the youths grew
up dwarfed in body, weakened in
intellect, and, suffering under a
vaiiety of diseases, drop into a
premature grave. This is a move
incur, in the right direction, and
the example tn'ght l?e followed
with-benefit in our own public
schools lu the words of a lenrn
ed Scotch gentleman, *vhi?so language
is quoted by one of the IJo6ton
physicians oil the present occasion,
" It is wool eneoch to
teach the young idea how to slmot,
hut ditma use too big a gun."
There is no st;hject in the woild
that tends to elevate society andestahlish
a high standard for morality
and civilization in a greater
degree than ft proper system of
education ; and whoever engftgos
in ?he wotk of perfecting it can
have no loftier ambition.
[Af. Y. Ilcrald.
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TKRRinLR times ill Warronton,
(Va ) are thus depicted by the editor
of the Scutine', whom we suspect.
of some exaggeration, if not
al)S> lute Muiu-lmnswui-lli :
A few weeks ilgo a dentist came
to town, advertised that he would
remove nil ?>t a person's teeth tor
two dollars, and insert a now net
for ton dollar*, besides giving six
months credit." The War'ronton
people are very fond of bargains,
so there was a rush for the denlist's
oflice. He was busy tor two
weeks pulling tooth, and at the
end of that time, half the people
had empty gums, and a lame dust
factory in the neighborhood doubled
its number of workmen, so
as to grind up the teeth. Meantime
while the people were waiting
fur a dentist to fit them with
new sets, the abandoned scoundrel
eloped with the hotel keeper's wife ;
ana now there tire two or three
thousand persons in the town who
cannot eat anything tougher than
soup and farina. All tho butch
era have failed, and not a cracker
has been Bold f?r three weeks.
One man, it is said, whittled out a
set of wooden teeth for himself;
but the first drink of whisky he
WoiumnfAii CA?
?"*/ * *? ui vhumi ?? iicsrvj ovi uaui
in a blaze, mid his funeral came off
I lie next da1'. Tlic dentist will
hear of something greatly to his
disadvantage, it lie cumcs hack.
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Gknkual Maorcdf.r?The Mobile
Register thus touching)}' mentions
the death of this eminent
Confederate: The telegraph low
already informed us of the ueatli of
General John II. Magruder, at
Galveston,Texas, lie was a dash
ing and gallant art llery officer
during the Mexican war, a brilliant
man of fashion, and a general
officer in the lute war, who did
6omc val liable service to tlie South.
Socially he was exceedingly ur??
bane and courteous, and with all
of his convivial faults, hud a nice
sense of honor, a brave spirit, and
the inanne s of the soldier of the
old school. Peace to the ashes ot
44 Prince John,'' whenever turned
hin f'nro from a f<>?. or his hack on
ft friend.
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Invkpt yopr Money.? In what ?
railroad bon.is ? slock ? bank f No.
What then? Invest it in permanent
improvements upon your farm. In
belter buildings and fences ; in bet
ter stock, (teller tools, more household
conveniences, more manure*.
Invest it in those comforts necessary
to make your rurnl homes
whftt Itier should be?the hapjtiest
spots on enrth. Invest it
in books and in papers, in
sducation,\x\reli<fion. Yes, invest
largely in the last Article. It is
the sheet anchor of our hope and
safety in another world.
Pkcl'i.iau Suicidk.? A mom? tho
;uriostius of self-murder, tlio most
recent is that ot Christopher Stauh,
i German tesidcnt ot Louisville,
a ho loaded a pistol with powder,
hen tilled the chamber with wafer,
placed tho muzzle in his month
*nd tired the wettpon. His whole
Itend, above tho mouth, was blown
to pieces.
set 1
A MINI6TKK once prayed : " O,
Lord, we thank Thee tor the goodiv
number here to night, ana that
fltou also art here, notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather."
Grape Growing in. the South-A
Frenchman's Visw.
I receive many inquiries in reurard
to grane culture in South
Carolina. and I will answer briefly,
Mr. Editor, through your excellent
magazine.
1 hove l?een a resident of
Aiken since 1?61, except about
four years spent in Georgia and
Alabama, engaged in the cultivation
of the grs.pe. Grape culture
can be made profitable when conducted
with more knowledge and
skill. As grat>es have heretofore
been grown, they cannot be made
profitable. First, too much land
has been planted ; Second, the
right kinds of grapes have not been
plunted. Third they havo been
1 Wanted on the poorest land.?
fourth, they have received neither
pruning, cultivation nor manure.
What could one cx)>ect!
The kind of grnpe4 for general
cultivation nre: Delaware, Diana, 1
Concord, Clinton and Catawba. Pauline
or Burgundy, Warren
and Black July nre generally
good for nothing hero, though
stone years they bear beautifully.
On the Derby Farm, after linv.
ing sent to New York, Philadelphia.
Boston and Baltimore 10,000
Il>8. of grapes (Catawba.) and 7.000
lbs. to Charleston, Savannah
and Atlanta ; and after losing in
Augusta 10,000 lbs. of Catawba
by the rot, 1 have made 1.400 gal
Ions of puro wine from Catawba,
Black July, Burgundy, Isabella
and scuppernong grapes; all from
2,000 vines, and the vineyard bud
never been well cultivated, t.iongb
much l>otter than most others
hero.?Jlural Carolinian.
A \I I I -
x? ntw iiAHiDiuuK itiMiicr is reported
to have threshed, with a
fliiiI, two bushels of wheat for
Seed. Thee? two bushel* ware
sown in the same field .and with
the 6Rine conditions as seven bushels
of inacnine threshed seed. They
were found to yield ono third
more per bushel than the machine
threshed. There i6 a very general
opinion that machine threshed
wheat is somewhat injured tor
seed. If such injury is anything
like the extent indicted by this
experiment, it becomes a matter
oi much importance.
The Marion, 8. C. Star reports
that Itichard Green, one of the
petit Jurors (or the Court now in
session in Marion, was sentenced
to fifteen days imprisonment in
the county jail, by the Judge, for
getting drunk on the first day of
the term. The Judge also ordered
the clerk n t to issue said
Green any pay certificate. Jurors
who are in the hahit of indulging
too freely, had as well
take warning.
Plait Corn.?In view of the
almost certain scarcity of corn
next season, bans tho Memphis
Practical Planter, we advise our
friends to devuto a few acres of
land to some good early variety of
corn, sufficient, to make bread until
the regular crop comes in. We
advise the planting Adam's Early.
It will he hard enough to grind a
month or six weeks sooner than
the main crop.
A new machine for taking off
tho hides of dead cattle will shortly
l>e tried at ttnetnjs Ay res. The
operation is short, sharp and deceive,
requiring only a minute for
each hide. Cold air is forced hy
a pump between the flesh and the
hide, and the thing is done. The
process ought to be an improvement
on tho old hacking and
scraping system.
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Sidney Smith once told a friend
that betwet n ten and seventy years
of ago, be bail eaten and drunk
fortv-fonr ono Iioi-ro uiicr.m Inmln
ot moat and drink more tlmn
would Iiuvo prcservon him in life
and health, and that the value of
thin over feeding was something
like ?7,000.
Idj.knkss.? The greatest moral
pest in the world, is idlers. They
do nothing, and they desire no
one else to do anything. If ever
the day comes in this world when
there will be no idlers, neither iu
church nor State, this world would
look more like heaven than it now
resembles paradise.
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T) - * l-A.J *4 - -1
ukfokk a cowcinpiaicu auncK,
when a regiment was floundering
through the mud in a very wild
part of the country, a company
became scattered, and the officer
culled out to Hie men to form two
deep. u Why, hang it,** shouted
out a soldier, up to hia knee* in
suit clay, 44 I'm to deep already,"
Down Enu% they call finger
posts 44 ministers," because they
point the way to other people, but
don't go themselves.
Sweat Potatoes in Hew York. *
Tito Daily Bulletin says: It is
estimated that over three hundred
thousand barrels of sweet potatoes
were disposed of in our city during
last st ason, at an average prica
of three dollars and a half por barrel.
The shipping season berim
in the letter part of August; at
that date those received are from
the Carolinns, later, about the
tenth of September tho crop from
Delaware begins to arrive, and
still later those from New Jersey
are placed in our market. Tho
first arrivals command from ten to
eighteen dollars (war barrel, and
the price deorcoses 09 the market
becomes more fully supplied. The
season is over by the end of October,
and after that period higher
prices begin to rule. The sweet
potato is known l>y a number of
names in the South, corresponding
to the different varieties: for ill's
tan ce those usod in that (tortion
of the country nre invariably bak
ed or roasted, and are known as
the pumpkin yam, red yam, whiter
vntn an/1 ?!??* *
? ? MUM IIUMJ^I \uin UI1SUI I IllVli y
the potato shipped North, ecldonr
used as an article of food in the
South, is raised solely tor that purpose,
the yams as they are termed
being unlit for boiling, which
isthe usual mode of cooking in the
Northern States. This branch of
business has increased largely of
late years in New York, and there
are several firms in the neighborhood
of Washington market, who
make this lino a speciality.
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DifUKTicRKSTKn Labor ?How few tbere
re outside of the household thai work for
otbera to gratify- nn intrinsic desire to do
good ! Do then, whatever, there is to be done,
without questioning and without calculation.
Take your own skill and your own experieuoo,
and make the most of them. Do yoa say to
yourself, " If I had money, I know what I
would do with it !" No, you do not ; Qod
<1 < * ?>. and so be does nut trust you with It.?
"If I bad something different from what I
have, I would work." saya a man. No?If
you would work in other circumstances, you
would work juat where yor are. A man that
will not Work juat where he ia, with juat
what he hae. and fur the love of God and for
tho love of man, will not work anywhere, In
such a way as to make his work valuable. It
will he adulterated work.?//. 11'. Dttektr.
Rev. Dr. \V. II. Lord, of
Maine, must be a faithful clergy
trait, lie lias relnscd an offer ot
a salary of $G,OUO a year from a
church ill llartlord, though hid
present income is only $2,000.?
lie has been settled twenty four
years in ono place, and is unwilling
to sever old friendships and
associations.
A Fkekcii paper publishes the
following cheerful paragraph :?
" It is not generally known that
the assassination of Prim is but
the first execution of a sentence
pronoutTced by the secret Provisional
Government of Spain, who
Inivn pnnilonuifd In floatli tlio 101
deputies who voted for the I)uko
of Aosta."
Remedy for IIollow IIokn.?
A writer in an exchange line
never known this to fail : Two
tablcspoonsfuU of vinegar, one
tcnspoonfull each of pepper and
salt; mix and poor in the ear.?
If a cure is not effected in a few
days, repeat the dose.
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A man, stopping his paper,
wrote to the editor: 44 I think
folks ottent to spend thcr mutiny
for paypcr, mi daddu diddent and
every body ecd ho was the intelli{rentes
man in the country and
ind the smartest family of boiz
that ever duggod tat era,"
44 I BKj.ncvK that mine will be
the fate of Abel," said a devoted
wife to her husbaid one day.?
44 How so?" replied her hushuud,
44 Because Abel was killed with a
club, and your club will kill mo if
v?>u continue to go to it every
night
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Tiik Cleveland Plain dealer
thinks that Bo wen, the marrying
carpet hag Congressman fn>m,
South Carojina, ought to do gotou?
thing hamlsoma for that juror
who stood out all night in favor <>f
acquittal, against the other eleven,
and suggests that he transfer to
him ono of his wives*
A countky girl coining from flic
field wah told by her cousin tlmt
blie looked as fresh as a daisy
kissed by the dew. l< No, ind id, *
was the simple reply,44 that wasn't
his name."
Trxss fanners report that thov
will this year plant more corn than
ever before, And contract the cotton
crop in a proportionate degree.
The large immigration has had ihe
effect to raise the price oi corn and
meat.
Tti? Rumtar Anc* ray* a of "w
axtlj btaakgnnrla <tl?gr/?ea tliat t?wr.t