% .
?TiiF arreville press and banner.
* '> ~ ?rr en wf.nNF,ST)AY. january^t^. Y0I?MXIX^m4&
by w. a. lee and iiugii wilson. abbeville. fc>. q-, f " n ?m i r
... Will be four
UJttn mirvju
i
THAX
\VHILE looking at the w
mindful of his externul corafor
* ladies to pay us a visit.
Our friends will please inqui]
v because we keep a large Stock
exclusively to that line.
October 12. 1871, 25-tf
GROCERIES
Oizr 2^
HAS just returned frc
lio lias purchased, j
LOWEST
A. CPIOICl!
FAMILY
The public, and especia
to examine our Goods befi
no superiority over other
that our prices shall be as
exact quality represented,
Norwoo
March 31,1871 49-tf
JUCJWJNiULilJ
Una # r.
HAVE REMOVED
Robertsc
lit Door ??lo>r the NEW POST
FOR CAS]
CHOICE G
?L.
{i Also a
Givo us a c
Respectfully,
Dm. 4,1671, S3?tf
THE STONO
; of cii
fc> ?' _
PROPERLY appreciating the
the South, resolved in the c
would puttheui within the reach
Thty offer their
"SOLI
* complete Aramoniated Fertilize
^November next, with approved c.
The "DISSOI
for composting with Cotton Seed <
pric* or cash, or $.'{0 on credit
planters who used it last year to tl
J. D. AIKEN, General
7 ?
No. 5 Car
A. M. AIKEX, Agent, s
Dtc. 13, 1871, 34?3m
HEW MOM!
Just received, a fu
DRY GOO
Boots and Shoes, foi
3 > HATS' and 1
jj wlifdh will be sold at astonishing
Come and give us a call before}
KAPHi
Oct 19, 1871. 26?tf
DUES
AT ACTUAL
And
AT GREATU
AND IN FACT 1
MILLER* J
January 10, 1872, 28 tf
id to Embrace a more
ASSORTMENT
HERETOFORE.
ants of the inner man, vrc have not been u
......i /irt?>? ?11 r-nnld to induC'6 t,
nuu nu>u uv<*.. - -
ro for whatever they may need, and not thin
of Groceries, that we confine our attentii
i & PROVISIONS
Zr. XJ-us-iE^JRLES
)in Baltimore and Xew York, wlie
it the
NET PRICES,
] SELECTION OF
nunrnnrc
(JilU biillllii)
lly our friends, are respectfully invite
ure purchasing elsewhere. We clai:
Hirst-class houses, hut we guarant<
low, and that the Goods will be of tl
d, BiiFre & Co.
rriii
FROM WHITE'S CORNER TO
I
Block
OFFICE, where they will exibit and sell lo
3, A FULL STOCK OF
r GOODS,
fEOOEEIES,
l fine Assortment of
all and we wll give you a
33 JS.K.0 ^TlSr.
McDonald & Haddon.
PHOSPHATE GO.
arleston, S. C.
necessity of Fostering tbo planting Interest <
mtnet to otter their Fertilizers at a price wliic
of every planter.
JBLE GUANO,"
r at $45 cash, or $o0, on a credit to the 18tli <
ity acceptance.
iVED PHOSPHATE"
>r Stable Manure, is now offered at the very lo'
as above. This is highly recommended b
iieir entire satisfaction.
WM. RAYENEL, President,
Agent,
itral Wharf, CHAELE3T0N, S. C.
it Greenwood, S. C.
11 and well selected STOCK OF
DS, CLOTHING,
r Ladies' Gents' and Childrei
rUKNISHING GOODS,
prices.
rou purchase eleewliere.
\H & SKL' RZ.
53 GOODS
III YB1I COST
Olothing:
r REDUQED RATES
~ av rrTTT7>
SVJiKYTJU.JLJNU iuu
SMXS, &t
I ROBERTSONS
New Cotton and
THE^L.
r LOAN AND S.
L Subscribe
ONE MILLH
* Tie Warsloise of His Banlt, Cur:
ik, AnausTA,
0LJ Is NOW READY TO RECEIVE C
L'ES will be made upon Cotton in Wan
Parties Storing Cotton with the
same that will be available in this city c
KSU The Bank is prepared at all tinu
9 PROVISIONS on the most reasonable
Parties would do well to apply ai
^ Ottiuera.
1 j
) Oct 19, 1671,2G-6m] T
re '
C&sh I
OOR the last six years we h?
, and impartial trial, and \
lias proven a failure.
W e have now determined to i
Strict Cai
and in no instance will we vary
To those who have given us
_ promptly, we extend our sincere
rthe pleasant relations that have
the Cash System, which we kno\
MILLEi
* Jan. 1, 1871, 37?tf
f
ETIWAN E
Three very superior arti
and Superphosphate Company of
l# ETIWA*
A complete manure, adapted to Cott
known article heretofore ottered at aver;
Pinwplmte of Lime, with the addition, i
nia and Potash. Price $55 per ton, if pa
$(J0 per ton, payable l?t November, 1872,
ETIWAN C
A new article of the same high grade <
the elements of Cotton Heed in such a in
' lizera for Cotton and Grain, at a lower pi
per ton, if paid on or before the 1st of A
vernber, 1872, without intercut,
ETIWAN DISi
Averaging from 18 (o 20per cent, of D
bling the piariter by composting, to obta
of one half coat andjreiyht. Price J 35 ]
April next, pi?r km, payable 1st Xov<
. TAKE NOTICE, that all tbene iartil
y Phosphate, anil must help for more than
WM.
h WHITE, SMITH & WHITE,
December 13, 1871, 34?3m
- WALLER &
MERCHi
; GREENWO1
ARE now offering to the public in th
liue of all the UoocIh generally net1
THEIR s
have been selected with great
- READY MAI
A FINE STOCK .OF
A good as
Groceries, Hardware, Ci
To which the attention of purchasers i*
WALLEK
Jan 3, 1872, 27-tf
ATLANTIC AO!
This Article, prepared by the ATLA3
the direction of their Chewiest, JULIE]!1
ton Seed, i? now ottered at the Reduced
payable 1st November, 1872, Free of In1
Orders filled now will be considered a>
= l?t November 1872, thereby emiabing PL
^ on* and Mulct* are idle.
| PELZER, RGDGI
r . ,? , BROWN'S WJ
Jan t, 1872, 27-tf
| ATLANTIC
a
This FERTILIZER, manufactured b;
PANY, under the direction of their Chi
now offered to the Planting Communi!
, OF $48 PER TON CASH, or $52 PAY
' TEREST.
") This FERTILIZER has been very ex
entire satisfaction ; some of the most pr
Peruvian Guano, pound for pound.
All pales made now will be considered
those buying on time the eale will be eo
By thiH arrangement planters will be
Manure at a time when their wagons at
pamphlets containing the certificate!
PHOSPHATE will be furnished on apt
| PELZER, RODGI
^ BROWN'S w;
Jan 3,18T2, 27-tf
Produce- Warehous
i^nxTTiuiFLer
AVHGS BAM.
>d Capital,
ON DOLLARS.
aer of CaipMl and Reynold Streets,
&HORGIA.
OTTON. LIBERAL CASH ADVAK?hotiHe,
or upon Railroad Receipts.
Bank will be furnished with receipts for
>r any other for borrowing money.
>s to make LOANS ON PRODUCE or
terms.
t the Warehouse, or communicate with thi
HAS. J. JENKINS, President.
NO. P. KING, Vice-President.
P. BRANCH, Cashier.
business.
ive given the credit system a fair
ve have no hesitation in saying it
adopt a
kllk dwAli*
m oyswm,
from it.
their patronage, and- have paid
> thanks, and hope to continue
ever existed between us, but on
v will be mutually beneficial.
? t ROBERTSON.
"EBTILIZERS.
CLES Are offered by the Sulphuric Acid
Charleston, ,S. C., viz:
r GUAXO.
,011, Grain and Tobacco, being the well
y high ^rade of \ijptr cent, dissolved Bone
is Iieretofore, of Peruvian Guano, Aninioid
on or before the 1st of April next, and
without interest.
ROP FOOD.
r?f Soluble Phosphate, compounded with
anner, a* tc ensure orie of the bust icrtiice
than the Ethvan Guano. Price $40
pril next, $15 per ton, payable 1st >ToSOLVED
BONE.
iwiolved Done Phosphate. and thus ena
in two touK of half thai grade at a saving
per ton, if paid on or before the let of
imber, li72, without interest.
izers are of the hiyhest yradc of Soluble
one year.
C. BEE & CO.,
General Agents, Charleston, S. C.
, Agentfl at Abbeville, S. C.
BROTHERT
lISTTS A.T
OD, S. C?
eir now and handsome building, a full
ded in this eomaiunity.
TOCK OF
r* rx rs itk n 9
bc'BWB? 5
care, and unusually attractive,
)E CLOTHING.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
sortment of
ockery, and Glaasware.
invited. Qive us a call.
L & BROTHER.
0 PHOSPHATE,
0
S'TIC PHOSPHATE COMPANY, undtr
Z HAVEN EL, for oompoeting with CotPrice
of $28 per tou c*?h, or |31 per ton
erest.
? Cufih 1st. March, 1672, or on Tim? u due
liutera to haul it at a time when their Wag:RS
& CO., General Agenta,
Ef ARF, CHARLESTON, 8. C.
PHOSPHATE.
0
y the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE COMfinist,
Dr. 8T. JULIEN RAVENEL, is
i..T.n wniiv Tmi/iW
ly A J lliili vjr.1%1 j xvi^joi
ABLE l*t November, 1672, F&EE OF INtensively
used in thie State, and hw given
actical planters admitting it to be equal to
I as cash on the 1st of March, 1872, and to
nsidered as due on 1st of November 1872.
enabled, without extra coat, to haul their
id mules arc idle.
3 of those who have used the ATLANTIC
dication to the Agents.
IRS & CO., General Agents,
HARF, OHARLEOTOIf, S. C.
Little Margery. i
Kneeling, white-robed, sleepy eyes i
Peeping through the tangled lmir.. ^
"No v I lay me?I'm so tired?
Antie, God knows all my prayer, T
He'll keen little Margery." g
White lids over eyes shut fast, j
Lashes brown ou snowy cheek, 8
Rosebud mouth half hid in smiles,
Dimples playing hide and seek,
Sleeps sweet little Margery. 1
1
Watching by the little bed, t
Dreaming of the coming years, r
Much I wonder what they'll bring, t
Most of smiles, or most of tears,
To my little Margery. c
s
Will the little trusting faith t
Shining in the childish breast, c
Always be so clear and'bright? ,
I Will God always know the rest, '
Loving little Margery?
1 As the weary years go on, a
And you area child no more, r
But a woman, trouble worn,
Will it come?this faith of yore?
Blessing you, dear Margery?
If your sweetest love shall fail, t
Ami vniir idol turn to dlist, <,
Will you bow to meet the blow,
Owning all Clod's ways are just,
Can you, sorrowing Margery?
Should your life path grow so dark
You can see no step ahead.
Will you lay your hand in His, J
Trusting by Him to he led
To the light, my Margery.
Will the woman, folding down ^
Peaceful hands across her breast,
Whisper, with her old belief, J1
"God, my father, knows the rest, *
He'll take tired Margery?"
v
True, ray darling, life is long, o
And its ways are hard and dim ; ^
But God knows the path you tread?
I can leave you sale with Him 0
Always, little Margery. p
1<
He will keep your childish faith ii
; Through your weary woman's years, y
Shining ever strong and bright, ^
Never dimmed by saddest tears,
Trusting little Margery. v
s
You have taught a lesson sweet 1
' To a yearning, restless soul; t,
W? pray in snatches, asking part,
. But God above u? knows the whole, ?
And answers baby Margery. r
h
f tl
Reply to "0. S." a
r<
Editor Press and Banner: tj
Permit me a few reflections upon the
article in your last issue, by "O. S." t<
who wants to see the church warmed up, s<
"but not with money." He dislikes "to p
see so much prominence given to money n
in the church," ***** "money?or the c;
love of it?has done more to retard the! g
advances of Christianity than all else tl
together." Surely, brother O. S. not ti
the "money" given to the church, but
the culpable love of it which has witli- ti
held it from the church. Continue p
therefore, to give prominence to it, until ft
this excessive love for it is abated, and g
it is more liberally poured into the treas- u
ury of the Lord, then will our hearts be s<
warmed with the love of God, and this ! m
disagreeable necessity will ccase. j I
I admit that it is at present a necessi- J it
ty to give this prominence to money in \
the chuich, but why so? , a
It is not from any good, not the deilre ii
to make the church a monicd body or'tl
rich concern, but merely to supply its ti
pressing wants to pay off its arrearages, a
its back-rations, imposed upon it by too T
great a love for money by its members, p
Now a? to the Deacon's position in re- ii
gard to the closing of the cburcb when a
the Pustor's salary is not promptly paid, p
Is it not the correct principle? Is it not: tl
the correct principle which holds good in
other business matters? Will not "OS." cs
be willing to do as he is done by? If he ci
is a lawyer or a physician, does he notjli
expect to receive his fees as soon as his | p
work is done? and will he not refuse to 101
do more work until he is paid? Orifjv
he is a farmer or merchant, does he not: ai
recognize the working of the same prin-[s(
ciple? Surely he does not expcct bis1
hireling to begin a new year until he is | tl
paid for the labors of the one just finish- j ci
ed. Don't say that a preacher's work is' V
of a different character, that it isa labour J p(
of love, lie cannot live on love, it is: ie
work, work of the hardest kind, work j p
by which lie must live, work requiring ip(
the highest order of talent, and work, c<
sad to say, upon which the lowest ruon-'a<
ey-value is placed of all kinds of. work, ai
If then he has to work for a living?as
well as for love?should not his work
cease (to his particular congregation) as
soon as his promised living ceases. 0. S. ^
says "tlie.pastor's salary should be paid." ^
The stingiest of the stingy, and the very pi
best provisor will say so too. Hut say ing 1 ei
so does not pay it, and hence it has to be j ^
kept prominently before the church.
Let us look at the effect of the course |tl
proposed. In the first place it would jai
make the people more attentive to the
close of the pastoral year. As it ap- j
proached they would make great efforts! tl
to provide the means to prevent their 111
supply from being cut off. They would j jj
1 look upon it as a public disgrace, ana i v
; openly acknowledge to the world thatlfi
j they had not kept their solemn pledge, j d
to have the doors of the church closed. Isi
Enquiry would at once be instituted [ jj
as to the delinquents who had brought [a
this great disgrace upon all. And who j ?
would be willing to occupy this unen-|a
viable position. Don't you know that;tj
miserly old Elder would have to over- b
come his parsimony, and pay up ? And 1
how would that careleea Deacon feci, ^
11
when told that it was from his derelic- ^
tiou of duty, that the congregation had a
to return home disappointed of service? n
And that rich, but close-listed member, e
would he not hate to have known the
amount ol his niggardly subscription, a
and that not paid when the liberal sub- it
scriptions of his poorer brethren had j ^
been punctually paid up. I think that
church would be closed but once, that c
* 1 ' 1 ^ c Ka Art/VAM_ fl
IIUDUS CII JLHI llUlUimjr numu uc cujjcn- ?
dered, that the preacher could preach r
better, feeling sure of obtaining the lit- u
tie promised him, and being relieved of
care and anxiety about his temporal
affairs; and that his salary would be ii
increased from time to timo as a more ! ji
liberal feeling was encouraged. |](
1 he gospel should be preached to the v
x>or, and I would not have them de>arred
from it; but let them promist
ittle and give all they promise. Ever
he poor should pay something, other
yise they will not appreciate wnat ine^
jet.
How sad it is that our preachers are
>romised so little, and that that little is
o docked from year to year. To whal
traiglits does it rcduce them? Do you
lot see how it effects their spirits, theii
leal th and usefulness? A preacher ought
o owe no man anything, and have nc
nan to owe him anything. He* oughl
o be the most punctilious man in the
:ommunity in the discharge of his buiness
obligations. Assoonashe ceases
0 be prompt his influence begins to define.
He cannot preach fearlessly to j
nan to whom he has promised to pay
tut has failed to keep his promise
jive him therefore, his little, statedlj
md punctually, and it will do hia
nucli more good than more paid irregu
arly and tardily.
The question is often asked why th(
5resbyterian church, with all its scripural
organization, is not a more aggresive
church. I think it is because it is
1 promising and not a paying church.
Such a church God cannot bless.
W.
Editor Press and Banner:
Inyourissue of the 17th inst., youi
orrespondent "0.8." makes use of th<
ollowing language:
"The love of it [money] has done
oore to retard the advancement o:
Jhristianity than all else together."
With some people this seems to be i
ery convenient expression; the effecl
f which is to excuse the thrif 1 ;ss froir
eing "diligent in business." We are
f a different opinion from your conesiondent,
and believe that a reasonable
jve of money is highly commendable
n any one. It is the duty of every
oung man to resolve in his own mind
liat he will by honesty and perseerence
be the possessor of a goodly
hare of this world's goods in order thai
ie, together with those to whom he i*
3 love and cherish, may in after yeare
njoy the pleasures and benefits delved
from its possession, and also that
e may be able to contribute liberally to
lie cause of education and Christianity,
nd in some degree be in a condition to
elieve the wants of the poor and disressed.
Money is a great power, and according
) the education and heart of the pos^ssor,
is used for good or evil. It is the
owerful lever by which the mind
loves and governs the world. Our
hildren are educated for money; the
ospel is preached for money; and it is
lie gospel, with education, that Chrisianizesand
civilizes.
In this connection we would also menion
the frequency that we hear that
art of the scripture quoted, which re;rs
to poor Lazarus at the rich man's
ate, in such a manner as to lead the
nsuspecting to suppose that there was
ame fault in being rich. This .is all
rrong. There is no sin in being rich.
Jut often there is a sin in being poor. It
i a sin to waste time, money, or energy.
Ve arc in many places in the scripture
dmonished to "provide things honest
1 the sight of all men," and are told
hat "a wise man leaveth an inheriince;"
while the indolent and slothful
re reproached times without number,
'he sin of the rich man was not in the
ossession of his riches, but in not havig
compassion for his poor neighbor,
nd in his refusing to contribute to the
oor man's necessities, even the "crumbs
lat fell from the rich man's table.
Men do not refuse to contribute beluse
they love money more, but bemse
they love the church less. The
ick of money in church matters is
roof clear enough that there is a want
f zeal on the part of its membera.
rhen our zeal is aroused and our hearts
re earnestly engaged in any worlc, it is
ildnm tlinf. tlipfp i? n. sfinrf'itv of monev.
W"MV "**v "" " ? *r 4/ ppeal
to the hearts of the people and
leir purses will be opened, and a sufiiency
of money will be forthcoming,
farm their hearts and convince the
2ople of the necessity of giving, and
it these wholesale charges against the
roepcrous be abandoned. This class of
eople are generally the most liberal and
mtribute more than *11 others to the
ivancement of education, refinement
id Christianity. II.
Sinp Building ox the Clyde.?Mr.
.ivmkM attracted the attention of the
hole House on Tuesday by stating that
reat Britain was importing ship-carenters
from New York and Conuectilt.
The West and East were at once in
rms. Mr. Farnsworth, of lilinois,
skedifthat was what was meant by
le claim that the high tariff' improves
le condition of Ameriean mechanics,
ud added sarcastically: "The American
mechanic, I suppose, is improved
by being exported/' Air. Banks, of
[assachusetts, sought to draw debate off
le dangerous ground by arguing that
lis was not the time to discuss the queson
of American commerce, and was
jllowed by Mr. Shellabarger, of Ohio,
rho went into a furious discussion of our
onsular system, by way of assisting to
ivort attention. Mr. Kelley, of Pennyivauia,
also harped on the consular
vstem, but, finding the House not with
im, reverted to Mr. Brook's statement
nd sought to show it incorrect. Mr.
hooks stoutly reiterated its accuracy,
nd went on to show that tlie ship-yards
n the Clyde were making great use of
lie skill of American ship-carpenters in
uilding the light upper works of vessels,
'he clumsier hands of the Scotch and
English shipwrights are not equal to the
lingled strength and delicacy of these
ibries, and the carpenters of New York
nd Connecticut, forbidden by the coralercial
code of the Republican party to
xercise their skill at home, find work,
welcome, and wages abroad. Messrs.
telly and Myers tried hard to explain
way this disgraceful consequence oi exiting
laws, but the fact remains. This
oasted protection to home industry acuully
operates to the destruction of
Lmeriean ship-yards and sends Amerian
shipwrights to earn their bread at
he hands of our British masters, for
ivulu of British commerce wo are no
lore.?JS'ew York World.
*4^*
The latest style of dressing the hair is
11 raised roubeaux or pnffs above the
^reliead, and smaller puffs and curls at
he back. Coiffures for full dress are ol
ang traiiiDg branches of flowers and
ines,
- The Winter Westerly Gales of the North
> Atlantic?An Instructive
1 Phenomenon.
The late stormy passages of our transatlantic
steamships, on their trips from
> Liverpool to this port, present some very
( instrnctive lessons in navigation and
reveal some of the most important at
mospheric phenomena. The difficult
i and tedious baffling with fierce north
west and westerly gales and head seas
I lias been the experience of nearly every
ivoofnrnrH hrtTinrl VAAMAl PTOMinff thft At
' lantic this mouth. This fact has, pert
haps, impressed us the more, as it stands
> in striking aontrast with the mild and
. geuial weather that has prevailed ashore,
But it is a well-known and normal phe5
nomenon, with which every sailor and
traveller is tco /amilliar, although then
k have been seasons when it was abnormally
intensified, as in January 1822
' when the weather in Great Britain and
France wa3 "most extraordinarily hot
damp, stormy and oppressive, with westt
erly and south westerly gales almos!
without intermission and the barometei
lower than has been kuown for thirtyfive
years before."
; The prevalence of these furious west.
erly winds in the North Atlantic it it
highly importaut for seamen to comprehend,
and some of our best meteorolo5
gists have made them a special study.
According to our teachings and old
maps we have been led to suppose thai
the trade wind belt occupied the Tropk
Zone from one side of the Atlantic to the
other, and this has always been the
generally accepted theory. In accordance
with its requirements, it has beet]
r always held that the southwest anti >
trade winds (commonly known as the
' ?? - 1 I -' 1 v Li.L U1 ^ ...
"passage wiiiub"; wmuu wuw nunii uj
the parallel of forty degrees north lati<
tude and the so-called region of the "roarf
ing forties," returned to the Polar regions
just the same quantity of air thai
i the opposite current withdrew from
t them. Without attempting a theoretical
discussion of thir subject, it is enough
for our purpose to say that recently re
vealed facts give us a different system ol
atmospheric circulation.
k First we have a broad and upper cur[
rent of equatorial air which sweeps from
' the West Indies and the Mexican Gull
r toward the northeast over the track o!
[ the Gulf Stream, and is projected toward
. England and Norway. To balance this
r we have an equally grand current ol
Polar air, streaming over Northeastern
< America, and over the northwestern side
i of the Atlantic. The first, or Equatorial
, current?a Gulf Stream in tbeair?whicb
began as an upper current of air, sails
' with tremendons velocity from the lower
; to the higher latitude, until it touches
i the ocean between New York and Liverpool,
and there runs obliquely against
the northerly Polar air current produc'
ing, as a resultant, the furious westerly
and southwesterly gales of which we
speak. This is by no meaus a matter of
tneory, but of observation as opposed to
theory, and we believe it was first pointed
out by Captain R. Inglis, Marine Super1
intendent of the Cunard line of steam,
ers.
Drawing a line northeast from the Caribbean
Sea, clear of the Florida coast, it
1 cuta the Cunard steamer track between
the meridians of forty degrees and fifty
degrees west, and this line, it is believed,
as nearly as possible, marks the western
margin of a great southwest equatorial
current. In a remarkable voyage from
i Havre to New York, in a screw steamer
a few years ago, Captain Inglis put this
theory to an cxperitnenium cructi, - and
whenever" he buffeted by the westerly
1 wind, by putting his ship's head off to
i the northwest the more wicd was found
to northward and the more the ship's
way increased. By attending to this
simple rule he not only demonstrated his
own views to be correct, but also beat
one of the fastest and most powerful of
the Cunard steamships a whole day.?
He has shown that if a ship is going east
she may carry a southwest or westerly
wind all the way across the Atlantic. As
has been suggested by many meteorologists
and seamen, it is of the utmost
importance to determine by observations
where the line of contact at different seasons
is to be located. It would be of immense
benefit to commerce if we could
so definitely fix the boundaries of this
great Gulf Stream in the air and the
marginal disturbance it creates when it
is impinged upon by the Polar current
from the^orth, that vessels bound from
England To America could insure northerly
winds by keeping to the north, and,
on the return passage, by kcepingamore
southerly course.
Only the other day the Algeria was
twenty days in making her trip, which
for this splendid and powerful Cunarder
is enormously long; other steamers have
recently been greatly imperilled and
shattered by attempting to ruu headlong
through these head seas and westerly
gales. It is almost certain, as Captain
Toynbee, the Marine Superintendent of
the English Meteorological Office, and
other ablo seamen have shown, that
there is usually no necessity for encouu-|
tering these winter gales. J t is positively
| bud and recklass seamanship to ruu into
J them, or, at least, to run against them,
when by a slight northerly detour the
westward passage might be made with
the loss of only a day or two, instead of
with the loss of ten days (as in the case
above cited), and with the added probability
of the loss of the vessel and her
crew.?JY. Herald.
Balky Horses.
The brain of ahorse seems t$> entertain
but one thought at a time; for this reason
continued whipping is out of the
question, and only confirms his stubborn
resolve. But if you can by any means
i change the direction of his mind, give
him a new subject to think of, nine times
' out of ten you will have no further troubi
le in starting him. As simple a trick as
a little pepper, aloes, or the like, thrown
: back on his tongue, wllloften succeed in
I turning his attention to the taste in his
! mouth. "The pair of cattle to a log
chain around the horse's neck" is an
intricate and expensive remedy, and a
! good many people may not be so lucky
j as your friend Fond du Lac man, in
; having a yoke of cattle handy for the
occasion.
A simpler and cheaper remedy that
will result far differently, is to take a
[couple of turns of common wrapping
j twine, such as grocers use, around the
i forelej* iust below the knee, tight enough
for the "horse to feel, and tie in a bow
knot. At the tirst cluck lie will generally
go dancing off, and after going a short
distance you can get out and remove the
string, to prevent injury to the tendon in
your further drive.
The lirst lesson in this simple process
was in Lexington ; subsequent experience
proves its utility when applied to
balky horses. The philosophy of the
|appliance is something on the same
: principle as that whereof wc once read
; for preventing hen.s from scratching up
| the garden. "Put gaffs or spurs on the
! hens, reversing them?instead of the
I points up, have them pointing down1
ward. Then, when the hen lifts a leg
! to scratch, as it descends the point of the
{1 spur catches in the ground, placing that
: foot forward; and the stroke with the
! other leg is attended with like results,
until the hen walks herself right out of
lii - j._ /?! .?. rr!.,w IV/pm
(I me garuun.?1 urj} xf-cci* m ?.*.# *#*
J
: One of the Chicago papers laments
T| that tiny could not have kept their great
, fire until the arrival of the Graucl-I)uke
Alexis.
SCRAPS.
In the opinion of the London: Timeti
Mr. Catacazy eerved his government
zealously but injudiciously,
Men are frequently like tea^ibe tm(
strength and goodness an set properly r
drawn out of them until they have 3>een :
for a short time in hot water.
A new style of ftir is known bf the
name of wolverine, and will be, It 3s
said, as popular next season assealakl* >
is this. . ...
During the period of twdve year*, >
. from the beginning of 1859 to the clofe
[ of 1870, 2,267,500 German Immigrahts '
arrived in this counti^r. ; ' :
"0, Amy t y?u ought never to wear a 7
I ring on your third finger, unlestyouate
s really engaged. Mamma says it often
prevents a good offer l"
II About a year ago, a deaf and dumb
I in Nem Toiuoir J
-r.w ~ ?? V ?? vwwwj WVAC UiOiilVU*
' Lately tbe wife gave birth to a child,
[ and can now both hear and speak.
At a Chinese funeral in San Francisco,
a hundred carriages were in a line with
twenty professional mourners' and, flva
- wagon loads of provisions ana flowers.
! A man being found at La Croeae^.WiB^.
with'seven stabs in bis-back, the(tare*A
ner's jury brought iu a verdict of "prob(
able murder." A very cautious Juiy,
; Say nothingrespectingyourself, either
> good, bad, or indifferent: nothing good,
i tor that is vanity; nothing bad, for that
> is affectation: nothing indifferent, for iU.i.
J- -til ?
iiitti la siuy. . -,s
An effort is being made to revise the
old fashioned brocades for evening toil*
ettes; and when made into a fcouft train,
trimmed with old cosily lace, they are
very elegant and stylbin. ?.
Black lace dresses over light-colored
silk skirts are very fashionable this yeafr,
but are very rare, as they oost from $5,?
000, to $6,000 In gold, and it is hot every
one who can afford that. >
P There is this difference between hap** piness
and wisdom: he that thinks biyn- ,
self the happiest man , really is so: bat,
he that thinks himself the wisest, Itf"*
1 generally the greatest fool. '
F Four curls depending from the tott 6f"w
I the head, where they are fastened of a 1
i knot of black velvet, or bow- of bright. >r
r ribbon, iB the latest fashionable style
dressing the hair, for young -ladies." ,.
Some people see an instanoe of retrib* ,r
utive justice in the fact that Coh Ashmore
of Mississippi committed suicide ;
, with the same pistol he u?ed once 1q %1
shooting a Soutn Carolinianin a duel. ?' i?i ?
The latest style of danM^rds-asedat "a
balls and parties are tn tb? shape ?'?'
book, bound in an imitation of Russia.-.:
leather with a small gilt penoil attached
to one side by a narrow red ribbon.
The visit of an Amerioan squadron to . v
Japan seem* to nave sent that country , ,
into ecstacies. AdmiralRodgersand frfo 11
officers were presented at' Coort and?o~ . t.
tertained by the dignities several days. ^ >??
A man in San Francisco whohad^feofc i:
heard of the Chicago Are, arrived thetfe
last week. A fter looking at the ridns ne^n
turned to a stranger ana asked: ''Ho#*\ v
long did the earthquake latet, old 4pc|H?,^r(t
A female thus cruelly applies auolii.iM
saying: t mlv.'
"Misfortunes never coftie fcin^'
And so, like blrdsof a feather:1 )^*6*
The marriages and the deaths^'; %
Are always printed togeth?ff?,:;|^.'^
Hod. James Brooks and family
have arrived from Europe. "
Two more deaths from hydrata of
ckloral are reported. "
New Government buildings aravjir
talked of for Paducah, Kentucky.
JL 1IU i'l CUUil UIBliUpB arc UppUDIUg ; J
tho compulsory educational bill. !
The woman suffragists have had an Y
unsatisfactory hearing before tho
Judiciary Committee of the Senate. "n
Nearly every night ladies on , ,'
Broadway, N. Y., have dresses rained
by some one wko throws kerosen*.'"1
upon them. .!!<?#
The Rev. Mr. Watson, who has bseri ' '
on trial at Chatham, England, for tjjd' (
murder of his wife, has befti fonnd
guilty. . "
The Arkansas Stato Board of^Edaration
has passed a resolution memo^
alizing Congross to endow the fre'o
schools of that State.
. ;t.-u
The actual value of the prodaots of,.,a
the manufacturing establishments of ;,
.Richmond, Ya., during 1871, isplaced .>
at $14,810,146. ]
The committee of the National Assombly
has reported unanimously in, (
favor of repealing tho law sequestrat- .
ing the estates of the Orleans Princes.
Cornmissoner Douglas has received -j
an anonymous communication from
Rochester, New York,, enclosing a ?
draft for $500, whTch will be credited t
tn thfi nnnnnienftrt fund.
The property of ex-Gov.ernor Bui* 1
lock, of Cobb county, Georgia, has
been levied on undor laborer's lienj* '
A Western, man makos a sort of .
hollow cow? stiff paper, sticks it
in the ground loosely, smears the
insido with gummy oil or oil and rosin,
and puts corn in the bottom. The
crows put their heads in for corn and
find themselves '-capped."
The Missouri Democrat being tbreatr .
ened with a libel suit, damages at $50,
000, for saying Mr. Collord was worth
85 to any political party, has made a
rctraction. It says: "Mr. Collard is
! not worth 85 to any political party:
he is not worth a d?ollar."
Some old Confederates, says tho
Mobile Register, who visited the St. 4
Charles, in New Orleans, the other
night, to see "Richelieu," were told
tint the principal aotor. was Forrest; '
but they could not be sold?they said
that they had served undsr Forreit, '
and knew better.
It is dangerous to be "highly spoken
of" in Cincinnati. A baby was left at,
a rich mrn's door the other night,
with a note, saying:' Having heard '
-a..,- Iiirrhiv* fimnlren nf and
| you wcru ?..6..v -r ?
! also that you was extravagantly fond
of babies, I have brought you* this ?
treasure."
Among tho recent sentences pro^.
nounccd by the Versailles court-martial
is that which condemns to imprisonment
for life, in a fortress beyond
tho seas, M'lle Louise Michel, a school
i mistress of h"irh position and attain
mcnts. Sho is accused of .fighting in
uniform for the Commune, and of .,
writing articles prompting the assassination
of Generals LeCompte and
Thomas. Ilor conduct during thotrial
is represented as fanatical.