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BY W. A.. LEE AND IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE S. C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1S73. VOLUME XXI?NO 34
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OFFICIAL.
Tie Slate of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In the Probate Loud.
Ella H. Agnew and Xarcissa "Waters,
T8. Dr. John Waters, Malty Riley
and Javues B. Agnew.
Petition to sell land for partition.
SUMMONS':
TO Dr. John Waters, Matty Riley ami
Jane B. Agnew, legal heirs and representatives
of John 0. Waters, Deceased,
who died intestate, Greeting :
YOU are hereby required to appear
at the Court of Probate to be holden
at Abbeville Court House lor Abbeville
County on the-1th day df.Deceni1ber,
A. D. 1873, to show cause if any
you can, why the real estate of John C.
Waters, deceased, described in the petition
of Ella H. Agnew and Nareissa
Waters filed in my office should not be
'divided or sold and the proceeds divided
in equal portions between the said Ella
H. Agnew, Narcissa Waters, Matty
Riley and James B. Agnew.
Given under my hand and seal this
twenty-third day of October, Anno
jQomiui, 1S73.
[skalO CHAS. W. GtTFFIN,
Judge Probate A. C.
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Tie Slate of South fell.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In the Court of Probate.
3Sx parte Nancy N. Hutchison and R.
F. Hutchison, Administratrix and
Administrator?Petition for the Final
(Settlement and Final Discharge of the
Estate of Irwin Hutchison, tleceased.
^IfcN hearing the petition in the above)
named case, it is Uidered anui
l>ecreed, that the
2311 Day of Deceito mat, <
be fixed for a final Settlement of the
estate of Irwin Hutchison, deceased,
aud that Notice of said Settlement be
given according to law. -|
it is lurtner uruereu mac 1. \>.
Hutchison, llebecca Emma Hutchison, J
Joseph C. Hutchison, and Jennie li.
Hutchison be duly served with a copy
of the Petition and this order, according
to law, and the creditors of said Estate
will take notice hereof, and they
are hereby required to appear in this
Court to be holden at Abbeville C. H.,
S. C., on the day fixed for Settlement of
said Estate, at 10 o'clock A. Mm for the
purpose of protecting their interest in r
the said Settlement. j
it appearing to uiu ^uumuuikhi in tin* ?
Court that Irwin W. Hutchison, one of
the Distributees of said Estate resides
beyond the limits of this State, and that
his Post-offleo is unknown, it is therefore
Ordered, that service on the said
Irwin W. Hutchison he made by pub-,
iication of a copy of this order once a|
week for six successive weeks in the: jAbbcville
Press and lift niter, and the j
Abbeville Medium, public Gazettes pub-j r
lished in the county of AbbevHle. I ^
CHARLES AV. GUFFIN,
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juugeoi iTouaiu iiuueyuie cuuiiiy.
Nov. 11, 1S73, 31-Ct
Tie Stale of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
TO Alexander Lee Adams, Jesse Terry
Adams, and Vitula Ophelia Adams,
Greeting :
YOU are hereby required to appear at
the Court of Probate to be nolden
at Abbevllie Court House for the County
of Abbeville on the 171 h day of ])ecember,
A. 1). 1373, to show cause if any f
von can why the real estate of Mrs. i
liachael C. Adams, deceased, described
in the petition or Jonn A. Adams, nieu
in my office should not be divided or
Hold, allotting to the said John A. Ad- t
ams, one-half and the other half in 1
equal portions to the said Alexander
Lee Adams, Jesse Terry Adams and -jVitula
Ophelia Adams.
Given under my hand and seal this 4th
daj* of November, A. 1). 1873.
[SEAL.] CHAS. W. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate Abbeville County.
Nov. 4, 1873, 30-Gt J)
Citation for Letters of Administration.
2he State of South Carolina.
ABBEFILLE COUNTY.
By CHAS. W. GUFFIN, Esq., Probate
Judge.
"MTHEREAS, l. D. Bowie, Clerk of
^ ^ biiv vvui ii wi v^'tiiiiiv/ii x ivnO) XIC40
made suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration with the Will annexed,
of the derelict Estate of John Enright,
late of Abbeville County, deceased. 7
These are therefore to cite and admon- Ji
ish all and singular the kindred and
Creditors of the said John Enright, deceased,
that they be and appear, before }
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held ^1;
at Abbeville C. II., H. C., on December
9th next, after publication hereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if
any they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, thisj-4
xweniy-eiguin uav 01 uetooer, in me j
year of our Lord one thousand eight!
hundred and seventy-three and in the;
ninety-eighth year of American In- W
<iq>eudence. 01
Published on the 29tli day of October, ^
the oth, 12th, 19th, 2(5.th of November, j
id of December, 1873, in the AbbwiUs,
Press and Banner.
(JHAS. W. GUFFIN,
J udge of Probate.
Oct. 29, 1873, 29, St* C
Tie Stale of Soitb Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In the Probate Court.
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jBx Parte EUa II. Ay new, Administra-1 (" <
trix. I,
Petition for Final Settlement and Dis-j
charge.
OX hearing the foregoing petition in
the above named case, on motion
by Noble, Attorney for Petitioner, it is
ordered and decreed that a notice of
final settlement and final discharge be,
duly published according to law, and; that
the 4th day December next be fixed;
for a final settlement of the estate of;
John C. Waters, deceased.
Also Ordered, -that a copy of the Pe-j
tition and this Order be duly served ae-i n
cording to law on the following parties, j jl
to wit: Dr. John Waters, Matty Itiley,; 31
Karcissa Waters and James J}. Agnew, I ^
who are hereby required to appear in v(
the Courtof Probate for Abbeville Coun-,
t.V- Jit Alihpvilln CnurK I-rnnun S4 (' nil i_
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the day fixed for settlement of the es- jl(
tateabova named, at 10 o'clock in the aI
forenoon, to protect their interest in tliej
said settlement, or to answer said peti-!(j(
tion and file the answer In said Court on j(
or before the time above specified.
[seal.] CHAS. W. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate, A. C.
Oat. 32, 1S73, 29-Gt
WE tako pleasure in announcing I
now receiving our Sfcock of (
TKADK. and are confident of our abi
a call, both in price and quality. In
STAPLE AND
Hosiery, Gloves, Gorsets, Rib
morals, Shirts, Shirt
and many other articles too numerous
\\ h wmilH fl!t'ficf 111 nt fi>i11 i/n> I
,, w v... x-v-., '
Boots s^n
Wc make this line of Trade a .special
that those who favor us with a call Ci
complete Stock of
HEADY-MAE
BOTH CHEA
In addition to tho above, we keep (
GROCERIES Afl
And have at all time
SUGAR, COFFEE SOAP,
fiirp.rs
Give us lis a call, and we will certai
SepU<[ 22-tf ~
BARC
w^T" ^"NTT
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A
? Vf Jwraei @
Who have'the largest:
FALL AND WIN
they have over brought
GENTLEMEN'S FU
COMPIi
UTS, EANMEfED BOOTS J
Gloves, Cotton and a'
all Wool U
t"p arc constantly receiving fashionab
adics. Also
xRGGERISS AN
OF TI1E 13ES'
CIUARLJSS i
Sept. 30, 1873, 25-tf
IN CIIAl
XJHO will alwa}*s bo found rea<
pj WELL-SELECTED STOCK O
HATS and BONjNTE':
Hair Goods and I
lens, Flowers, flues, Ccrseis,
in every variety kej
J. T. RG
LATE 21
Oct. 8,1S73, 26-tf
, B. & V. J. ROGERS
JfOCLD respectfully invite the
attention of their frieni^ and
to public to their stock of
Confectioneries,
'ruits, Kuts, Cigars, &c.
e have on hand the finest CRACK
US that has ever been in Abbeville. I
ro will take pleasure in showing!
ir Slock of (roods of all descripsns.
Come one. come all, we know
e can please you.
Oct. 1, 1372,
SUPERIOR LUMBER
For Sale.
pIIE subscriber is prepared to fill
I all orders directed to him in
>hjml)ia, for the supply of first-class
UMBEIt at reasonable rates.
Isaialt Haltiwanger,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Fct. 2a, 1873, 23-tf
Elstray.
TO ETURNED before moon tlie 25th
of October, 1873, by (I. W. CKOhH
as an est ray, ONE ItED COW
'JTII A CALF. The cow in about ten
:>ars old?marked with upper and un?r
bit on right ear and under bit on
ft. She is a small cow with crumpled
irns. The calf is a bull with white
id red spots.
The cow and calf are appraised at ten
)llars and may be found at the resi;nce
of G. W. Cromer.
Robert R. Hemphill,
Trial Justice.
0;t. 23th, 287,1 2% 3m
o our friends and t he public that we arc
jIOODS for the FALL and WINTER
lity to please all who will favor us with
our Slock may be found full lines of
lNCY DRY GOODS,
bons, Edgings, Insertings, Eal;
Fronts, Collars, Cuffs,
to mention.
,o oilr Stock of
id Shoes.
ly, and can and will offer inducements
an not fail to buy. Also, a full and
*
>E CLOTHING,
P AjSTD GOOD.
Dn hand full lines of
ID PROVISIONS,
s a good assortment of
BACON, FLOUR, TOBACCO,
IE, Etc.
nly pleaso yoiti
? SfiSIOV.
"? 0 TUTO
r/urts
T
5 tramps,
and best assortment of
TEE CLOTHING
to tlii3 market. Also,
RNISHING GOODS,
USING
ID SHOES, SHIRTS, HOSIERY,
11Wool Drawers, and
nder Vests.
I
Ic and substan'ial goodei to suit the
I V
D PROVISIONS
1
f QUALITY.
fe PEBBIN. j;
I
IGE OF c
S
]v to cxhil.it a HANDSOME ANT) s
F T KIM MED AND UNTRIMMED }
rS of the latest Styles, j!
lead Trimmings, I
Bustles, notions, Faicj Goo^s,<
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)t in uiis ucparimeni.
IBERTSON, ;
1ILLER & ROBEKTSON. '
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ARE YOU INSURED?!
n
IF XOT, CALL ON
HJnllrf & 13fmitJ?
c * m ' f
AGENTS, J
who represent t
The Georgia Home, of Co-;J
lumbus, Ga.
The Germania, of New York. t
The Home, of New York, r
The Old Dominion, of Rich- 1
mond, Va., 1
whose capital and assets aggregate e
Ten and a half Millions,
i98.573.00) 1
We write on Merchandise, Build- r
ings of every description, Furniture,
GIN HOUSES, COTTON, &e., at
"Board Rates." U
DuFre & Perrin, !
General Insurance Agents.
Abbeville, Oct. 22, 1873, 28-3t '
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Briii Forward Yanr Cotton. ;
i
TIIR price of cotton is still deelin- 1
ing,and every indication is that it
he price will not be higher for daysjt
and probably for fonths to come, for
"if the price of cotton is low when'j
but little is being brought to market,it
how can we expect to realize higher ;]
prices when the receipts are heavy,|<
as must be the ease soon. So bring,!
forward your cotton at once, and we j i
will cither buy in settlements of ac- |
counts, or ship, at the option uf the I
Farmer. i
QUARLES & TERTllX. \
Oct. 22, 1873. i
A Song for the Harvest. i
f
JOII>* W. CHAD WICK. 1
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Come list to asoilg for the harvest; i
Thanksgiving and honor and praise t
; For all that the bountiful Giver
I Hath given to gladden our days.
| For the grain and the corn in their I
plenty, r
I For the grapes that were gathered with c
song, a
For pumpkins so brave With their yel- R
low, i.
They had lived upon sunbeams so
long. 11
For cranberries down in the meadow, s
And the buckwheat that llamed on
the hill, I
Ami blueberries tempting the children |a
To wander and pick them at will. 1 I
f
For the peaches that blush through 0
their pallor,
Or glow like a pretty quadroon, ' ,
I Ah they dream of the sun in the morn- k
| ing, n
Or welcome his kisses at noom v
For the sweet smelling hay and the J*
clover,
Tlmt sweeten the breath of the kine; n
And the apples that lingered, as Ulead* h
it
The air and the light to resign.
And not Tortile fruit harvest only a
We offer our thanks and our praise ; &
Not less have the leaves and the bios- y
WOH19
Made brighter and better the days. c,
The leaves that delight with their greenness,
w
That soften the heat with their shade, ai
And nestle so crisply in Autumn, si
To startle the lover aud the maid. ^
For the blossoms that whiten the May- ^
time
The ground, as with snow, as they ai
fall ;
flniurota fli.it whisner their
meanings }'_
In cottage and hovel and hall. lt
Ave, thanks for the harvest of beauty! tl
For that which the hand cannot hold ! m
The harvest eyes only can gather,
Which only our hearts can enfold!
We have reaped it on mountain and w
moorland; ?]
We have gleaned it from meadow and tj
lee ;
We have gathered it in from the cloudland
;
We have bound it in sheaves from the
sea. tli
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An Obstinate Captain. 10
My story commences on the Glh of J"
November, 1812, a short time after
the battle of Wiazma. We, tho fi
French, beat a retreat, not before the l0
Russian's, for they were at a rcspec- |
table distance from our camp but be- j
ore the sharp and bitter cold of their
jountry.
' During tlio preceding days our slI
fTicers bad told us that we were apuoaehmg
Stnolensko, where we ,*1fl
diould get food, - fire, brandy and ^j,
ilioes ; but in the mean time wo were
>erishing in the glaciers, and con tin- a
laliy harrassed by the Cossacks. We jj,
lad marched for six hours without as
topping to lake breath, for wo knew|f0
hat repose was certain death. An]m
cy wind blew the drifting snow in
>ur faces, and from time to time we ea
umjbicd over the frozen corpse of a j,c
:owrade. We neither spoke or sang, jie
ven complaints were no longer heard, ,.a
md that was a bad sign. I marched ra
>y the sido of my captain; short,
irongh built, rough and severe, but W(
nave and true as the blade of his
word; we called him 'Captian Oblinate,'
for when he once said a!fil)
hi tig, it was fixed ; he never changed lsa
' - 11a ^o/l Imnn
IIS CI|Jill IUU3. lit ll.iu uvkH I.V.....VU
,t, Wiazma, and his usually crimson
ace was then ghastly pale, while a
agged white handkerchief, all slsiind
with blood, was hound round his
lead, and added to the pallor of his
ountenance. All at once I saw him ed
tagger on his legs like a drunken ni
nan, then fall like a block to the ^
;rousd.
"?Morbleu ! captain,' said I, bending
verhim, 'you caiinui remain here.' ")
"You see that I can, since I do it," ft'
eplied he showing his legs. in
"Captain,' said I, '.you must not tli
> IWiliw. Kim in mu firms I nr
jive >vu), iiiuiijn .? ?. j
ried to put him on his feet. He oc
eaned on me and attempted to walk', fa!
mtin vain; he fell again, dragging j-j,
ne with him. I0J]
"Jobin,' paid lie,'all is over. Lcavc!|i()
ne here, arid rejoin your army as
[iiiekly as possible. One word before}?
ou go: at Vereppc. near Grenoble,!,
ives a good woman, eighty-two years ^'/J
?f age, my?my mother. Go and seel
icr,embrace her for me, and tell hentc
hat?tnat?tell her what you will, loo
?ut give her this purse and my cross, jsa
Lis all I have! Now go.' jlui
"Tq ihut nil. nantain?" |0f
"That, is iill! God bless you! Makejac
taste. Adieu!' Sly friends, I dojtjj
lot know how it was, but I felt two ].?
ears roll down my cheeks. Iw' No.
captain,' 1 cried, '! will not 1
cave you; either you come with nit,
ir I will remain with you."
"I forbid you to remain."
"You may put me under arrest, jPr
lion, if you like, but at present youjtli
nust let me do as J please.' in
"You are an insolent fellow ' E;
"Yery good, captain, but yon mustjl'l
?.!.t. ?. i ii,, |,jf j,;,, |;n wj(l, j-ji
ome wuii me. j.av> , |
age, but said no moro. I lifted him,|tli
ind carried him on my shoulders like Pi
i sack. You can easily imagine that rtl
vilh such .1 burden, I could not keep,^
03* pace with my comrades. In fact,
[ soon lost si^ht of their columns,
uid could discern nothing around me
jut the white ond silent plain. l!"(
Hill walked ou, when presently ap-ipi
icared a troop of Cossacks galloping i ej
oward me, with furious gesticulations til
md wild '-ricK. ei
'The captain was by this time com j "p
ilctely insensible, and I resolved, Ice
hat I would not. abandon himjfjj
[ laid him down on the ground, and ur
covered him with snow; then ] crept Lj,
aeneath a heap of dead bodies, leavng.
however, my eyes at liberty, mi
Presently the Cossacks came up, and .
iiegan to strike with their lances .
right and left, while thc?i.i horses l,J
trampled us under their feet. One of
Lbeso heavy beasts set his foot upon cl:
my right arm and crushcd it. My cc
friends, I did not speak; I did not
stir; I put mj* right hand into my
nouth to styflc tbo cry of torture
kvhich nearly escaped from me, and
n a few minutes tbo Cossacks had '
lisperscd. ,
"When tlio last of them. had dis- .
ippeared, I quitted nr . eftige and
)rocceded to disinter the captain. To
ny joy be gave somo siijtis of life; I
:ontrivcd to carry him with my one 1
irm toward a rock which offered a 1
ort of sheltei, and thou I laid myself i
>y his sido, rapping my cloak ronnd 1
is both. i
The night had closcd in and the 1
now continued to fall.
The rear guard had long since die |j
ppearcd, and Iho only sound that .
irokc tho stillness of the night was j
he whist'c of a bullet, or the howling .
f the wolves feasting upon the corpcs
that lay stretched around. God ?
riows what thoughts passed through *
ty soul during that dreadful night, c
,'hich, I felt sure, wonld be my last F
pon earth. Hut I remembered the t
rayer which my mother had taught a
le long before when I was a child at g
cr kneo, and bending low, I repeated c
; with fervor, r
* My children, that did me good,
nd romcmber always that a sincere
nd fervent prayer is sure to comfort
ou. I felt astonishingly calmcd .*
hen I returned to my place by the 1
aptt?in. lint tlic time passed, and I a
ad fallen into a state of half stupor, t
hen 1 saw a group of French officers
pproach. Before I bad lime to t
leak to them, their chief, a little man c
ressed in a furred pelisse, stepped t
>rward toward me and said: s
' What arc you doing here? Why
rc you away from j'our regiment?' ^
"For two good reasons," said I, ,
ointing first to the captain, and then
> my bleeding arm.
"The man says true, sire,' to one of *
loso who followed him; 'I saw him
arching in the aear of his regiment, "
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id carrying mis omcor ononis uacK. u
The emperor?for, my friends, it s
as he! ?gavo me one of those ii
lances that only ho, or tho eaglo of I]
id Alps, could give, and ."aid:
"It is well. You have done very r
eiy , 0
Then opening his pelisse, lie took i
ic cross which docorated his green
>at and gave it to me. At thut In* .
ant I was no longer hungry, no
nger cold ; I felt,no more pain from A
y arm than if that awkward beast I<
id never touched it. 11
".Pavoust," added the emperor ad- t?
cssing the officer who had spoken tl
him,'see this man and his captain p
aced in one of the baggago wagons. ^
(lieu !' And making me a motion of a
c qand, he went away." al
Ilcre the veteran ceased, and reIT
mod his pip.
"But tell us what became of 'Cap- *
in Obstinato,'" cried many impa- w
)nt voices. ai
"The captain recovered, ana is now
general ori tho retired list. But tl
e best of the joke was, that as soon h;
he got well, he put mo under arrest is
r fifteen days, as ^punishment for ft
y infraction of discipline. fc
"This circumstance came to the
rs of Napoleon, ar.d after laughing ^
artily, ho not only caused me to ,
set free, but promoted me to the
nlc of a sergeant. As to tho deeotion,
my children, here is the ribbon *1
my button-hole, but the cross I hi
jar next my heart." c(
And opening his vest, he showed T
3 eager audience the precious relic, ar
spended from his neclc in a little tl:
tin bag. w
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The Abbeville County Treasurer. jjj
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The following resolutions adopt- e,
. at a mass-meeting held here du- ft>
ig the past week, we copy from ei
e Union-Herald:. 'a
"Therefore, be it resolved, That
is meeting discountenance in the
rongest terms, any efforts made by , (
tcrested parties to oust from office 14
SC
e present efficient county treaser,
J. F. C. DuPre." That we ^
n i
lieve his removal to be detrimen- rt,
I to the best interests?First, of u
e con tit}' which he serves; sec- ',c
idly, it would be injurious to the
irmony of the party, which, in ^
e light of recent events, should ,!
i kept in a compact, welfrorgan- ,
3d phalanx. \
"Ilcsolvcd, That this meeting ex- ,e
nd its cordial support to the ^
unty treasurer, DuPre, for the
tisfactory manner in which lie 0j
s discharged the duties of his
Hoc, and hope that so long as he
1 ? li* A,
qiws nmisuu in Liiu intuxu *?iiu
c ability, prudence and economy cj
i has exercised in the past, that lie (
ill he retained in the position he |
is becomc so well acquainted! .
. . . Hi
Another similar resolution was
esented and adopted, requesting
at a copy of the sense of the
ceting, &e., he forwarded to his i
vcellency the Governor, and com-:j
imcnting Senator Hollinslicad for j
c part he has taken in retaining!'^
e present treasurer, J. F. 0. i^>u- jS1
-n .mil flint the resolutions be L'
v ) r I
iblished in The Daily U/iion-IIir-l-.y
I
L iti
A Justice of the Peace in Illi-Jtl:
>is, before whom a citizen had p<
osecuted his daughter's lover forjsc
ecting him Irom his own parlour de
Sunday evening previeus, sol- ui
nnly decided as follows:?"l'tjtl:
ears that this young feller was
mrtin' the plaintiff's gal, in plainf's
parlour, and that plaintiff in- m
tided and was put out by defend- in
it. Courtin' is a public necessity, hi
id must not be interrupted, ci
hercfore, the law of Illinois will ti"
)ld that a parent has no legal n:
s;ht in a room where courtin' is y<
oot, and so the defendant is dis-|bi
larged and plaintiff must payitl
>sts." ' ci
[Joseph Medill, in Chicago Tribune.J
IRELAND.
The streams are everywhere
bright and clear, and generally
swift.running. For so small a territory,
there are remarkably large
rivers and lakes. "With the exception
of one or two in Switzerland,
there are larger lakes in Ireland
than can be found elsewhere in Europe.
The Shannon is a larger river
:han any in Great Britain, and navrpt..
iui a luugci uiaiauyc. Xliy
larbors arc among the finest in the
vorld. The climate is remarkably
:emperate and equable. Many
slants which can only flourish in
)ot?houses in England, flourish in
;he open air in Ireland; while the
jreat moisture which prevails is so
avorable to the vegetation that the
:ountry is carpeted in almost per>etual
green. This verdure extends
0 the mountain tops where there is
1 particle of earth, and on the sealiore
right down to where the
iccan-breakers dasli against the
ocks.
From what I had heard before
'isiting Ireland, I supposed it was
learlv a treeless country. But such
s not the case. Every rod square,
.Imost, which is unfit for cultivaion,
is covered with trees. Trees
.bound on the mountains and on
he steep hillsides, and along many
>f the roads and lanes; and they
nay be seen everywhere standing
ingly or in clumps. "Where one
reeis seen in Illinqis from the winlows
of the train,fifty maybe seen
n Ireland.
The hedge-rows add greatly to
lie beauty of the landscape. The
oliage of the thorn is a very dark
;reen, and those live fences can be
listinguished for long distances,
ub-dividing the face of the country
nto squares like those of a chess
ioard.
A n n /^/\?\ ama1 ill rt a! . 1 fl 1 tl
-fYJ* U. gviiuiill line, uit uviuc in
reland arc mere patches, to the
yc of .in American. More than
alf the island is fenced off into
elds of 4 to 8 acres, and it is selom
that a field of 50 acres is seen. :
1hc way a fence is made is as fol- ,
)\vs: Ail embankment is thrown |
p 3 or 4 feet high from the earth, !
ikon from a ditch on either side .
lercof. On this embankment is ,
lanted nursery-thorns, or the thorn- erries,
and in a short time there is (
live fence that will hist for genertions,
and turn anything, whether ]
wan or beast. For most of the (
ear, the ground is so saturated (
itli water that these fence-ditches (
re needed to drain the fields and 5
irry off the surplus rainfall. Onl^
le heavy clay soils, ditches can ,
ardly be too numerous; and this j
an argument in favor of small .
elds. On the stony lands, the !
nces are constructed of stone, and
lere are thousands of miles of such t
slices in Ireland; but the thornedge
predominates. I
Whilfl the climate is damp, and
le ocean winds raw and disagreeale
for most of the year, yet the
Mintrv ia remark-ibl v healthv. *
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he bills of mortality are as low as s
ly country in the world. In 1872
ic deaths were only 18 to the 1,000,
hile tiro births were 34 to the
000 inhabitants. This would incate
about 183,000 births against f
F,000 deaths. It is this extraordi- r
iry salubrity and fecundity tbat B
lables the little island to send
rth such prodigious swarms of
nigrants without being depopu-jc
ted. I picked up a Belfast paper |a
le day, and, glancing at the'obit- "
lry notices, counted upwards of 1
lirty deaths where the deccabcd "
id reached beyond the age of three
:ore and ten, and several had c
issed 80 and two 90. The pro- n
)rtion of gray-haired men and n
omen met with in Ireland is very |f
imarkable: but the reason is, that,11
ie young men and women go be- "
)nd the seas by tens of thousands)0
inually. The general poverty ofj J'
ie country, and the difficulty ofjjj
Gaining subsistence, force them to ''
ave a laud which they passionate- u
adore. u
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Wearing Flannels.?The value
flannel next the skin cannot be ,
? a _ 1 ~ a T./vhtiq Tf k ! ^
rerraieu, suys jsiw j.u w,
[valuable to persons of both sexes,!1
ic! all ages, in all countries, in all 's
imates, at every season of the j11
jar, for the sick and the well?in if
'ief, I cannot conceive of any cir-J!'
unstances in which flannel next;,
ie skin is not a comfort and a I 1
>urce of health. It should not be;
langed from thick to thin before j,1
ie settled hot weather of the sum-;.1
cr, which in the Northern States! 1
not much before 'he middle of J!
me,and often not before the first
July. And the flannels for the;"
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iminor must nor uc uuwijum.woj.]
>tton, but tliey must be all woolen, j
you would have the best protcc-i *
on. |C|
In the British army and navy!
icy make the wearing of flannel ai
^int of discipline. I)uring the hot
:ason the ship's doctor makes a! a
lily examination of the men at - V\
nexpeeted hours to make sure that: n
icy have not left off their flannels, ij
"Wild Cherry Balsam. ? The
emory of Dr. Wistar is embalmed *
i the hearts of thousands whom;
.3 Balsam of Wild Cherry has '
ired of coughs, colds, consump-.
on, or some other form of pulmotry
disease. It is now over forty
iars since this preparation was tl
rouglit before the public, and yet :i
le demand for it is constantly in-'fi
easi ng. I p
Dress of Our Extremities.
During the damp and cold season,
says Dio Lewis, deficient dress oi
the feet, aud legs is a fruitful sourcc
of disease. The head, throat and
liver are perhaps the most frequent
suifcrers. The legs and feet are fai
from the central part of the body,
They arc not in great mass, like the
trunk, but extended and developec
by the atmosphere. 33esides, the)
are near the damp, cold earth. Foi
these and other reasons, they require
extra covering. If we wout<i
secure the highest physiological
conditions, we must give our extremities
mni'P (1 rp<as flion fVm
v.. wvw vtJUU tliU UVUJ .
We wear upon our legs in the coldest
season but two thicknesses ol
cloth. The body has at least six.
Women put on theni tour thicknesses
under the shawl, which, with
the various doublings, furuishes
several more, then, over all, thickpadded
furs; while their legs have
one thickness of cotton, under a
balloon. They constantly come to
me about their headache, palpitation
of the heart, and congestion ol
the liver. Recently, one said to
mr, "All my blood is in my head
and chest. My head goe9 bumpetybump,
my chest goes bumpetybump."
I asked, "How are your feet?"
"Chunks of ice," she replied. I said
to her: "If you so dress your legs
and feet that the blood can't get
down to them, where can it go? It
can't go out visiting; it must stay
in the system somewhere. Oi
course the chest and head must
have an excessive quantity. So they
20 "biimpetv-bumo.' and so thev
W * / i. ' /
must go, until yon dress your legs
and feet in such a way that they
shall get their share of blood." In
the coldest season of the year I
leave Boston for a bit of a tour before
the lyeeums?going as far as
Philadelphia, and riding much in
the night, without an overcoat;
but I give my legs two or three
times their usual dress. During
the coldest weather, men may wear,
in addition to their usual drawers,
n pair of chamois-skin drawers with
great advantage. When we ride in
a sleigh, or in the cars, where do
we suffer? In our legs, of course.
Give me warm legs and feet, and
['11 hardly thank you for an over2oat.
My dear madam, have yon a
headache, a scrre throat, palpitation
:>f the heart, congestion of the liv2r,
or indigestion ? "Wear one, two
)r three pairs of warm, woolen
stockings, and thick, warm shoes?
>vith more or less reduction in the
imount of Ureas about your body,
md you will obtain the same relief
)ermanently that you would derive
cmporarily from a warm foot-bath.
I must not forget to say that a
bin layer of India-rubber cement
lpon the boot-sole will do much to
:ecp the feet dry and warm.
A Bearded "Woman's Passion.?
The death of the bearded woman,
ti <
ays a Paris correspondent, is anlounced.
Iler name was Jacqueine
Doublin. For the past year she
ms been a nightly visitor at the
;Chatelet." Each evening she atended
the theatre in the garb of a
nan, always occupying the same
eat. She called forth not a little
ttention, her long black hair and
ieard rendering her an object of
special interest. About two months
go she appeared in an elegant wo11
an's attire, her face closely shaved.
Notwithstanding the change of
ress, she was instantly recognized
y the gallery, and greeted in a
onspicuous but 'not satisfactory
lanner. From that she was seen
o more, and it was soon rumored
but she was ill; also that said illess
was the result of a violent and
opeL-ss love for the leading actor
f the Chatelet. On her death-bed
je unfortunate .Jacqueline- wrote a
3tter to the Commissioner of Poce
acknowledging her passion,
'liicli the physicians actually state
'as the cause of her death.
Among the prominent failuresI
uring the late panic wo have to!
ecortl that of John Paul: "For/';
ays lie, in a withering tone, "whatj
nan or men, what firm or un-firm,!
ould stand a 'run,' if lie had noth-j
ng to pay with ?" But he rememers
Bruce and the spider and takes;
cart. J lis tailor having dunned i
nd deserted him, he has sent hisi
ncn duster to an obscure place to
ave a fur collar put on it; and, i
earing there is warmth 1*11 news-J
apec". lie has ordered it lined with I
lie Tribune supplements, so "that j
-hen f am called to join the innu-J
lcrable caravan that moves on in
ie liorsc cars this winter, I may
rap the drapery of my* Evangeli:il
Alliance about me and sit me!
own to scientific dreams.''
j
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A foreign scientific journal sug-J
ests a metliod of pickling meat
itli rapidity and success. The
leat is to be rolled in a mixture of
G oz. of salt, half oz. saltpeter,!
ml 1 oz, of sugar, so that all parts),
re completely salted. It is then
rapped in a pieoc of cotton cloth:
rcviouslv scalded and dried, and
laced in a porcelain vessel.
Tn putting up stove?, make a
borough examination. Mors houses;
re burned from defective lines than
rom all other causes combined,'
robably ten to one. '
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Farm, Garden and Household. . .
^
A good many years ago a wealthy
i farmer owning several hundrea
i acres of land remarked to a nei^hi
bor tliat he wished he could h^ro
: one or two acres for a buckwheat*
patch. That incident shows the
. regard in whieli the crop has begn.
i held by the best farmers. Tliea^d
I mau's soul yearned for buckwheat
' cakes, but he could not make hw*
' self willing to use his own wefi
tilled and productive abres on which.
I to grow the raw material. If he
I did lie could not well sow spring
grain the following season, and xm.
lesa he srvwprl hnr?lrwrVfaof
__ .?iWWW ,
interruption he must sometime
f lose a crop before the patch totild
. be again seeded. Buckwheat is
popularly considered the poorman'8
crop. It is almost always goOn ion
i the least productive land,.often-only
half prepared, and at the last may
s be cut off by an untimely frost. w
i And yet there are few crops which - ?^
>' will better pay for careful preparation
of the soil. < ,
How to Cure Hams,?Tfee ham? -M
of Maryland and Virginia have
long enjoyed a high reputation. 10
Premiums for these hams w.qre' S
awarded by a late meeting of the
Maryland Agricultural Society. 4'
Those who had opportunities of examining
the hamg report that they |
were of excellent quality. The following
is tho receipt after which
those were packed down which re.
ceivedthe first premium. For one
hundred pounds of pork take eight
pounds of pulverized alum, two
ounces of saltpetre, two pounds'of
brown sugar, one and a half ounces
of potash, and four gallons of water.
Mix the above ingredients and
pour them upon the meat, after'it
has lain about two davs in the tnb.
Let the hams lie aaout six weeks in.
pickle, and let them dry off a few
days before smoking them. I generally
rub the meat with fine Bait 3
when I pack it down. The meat
should be quite cold before it is
packed in tubs. ^ ^
Planting Orchards.?If it is designed
to plant out an orchard this
fall, preparations for it should begin
as soon as possible. The land should ?I
be well and deeply ploughed, and,
if possible, subsoiled. If necessity
imposes the choosing of a location : ;Jj
which is not a favorable one, from ' J||
the character of the soil as regards
fertility, some pains should be taken rM
. ' J . m .1 _ it.; 11
to improve it. 10 ao mis wen, jcinted
compost or bone dust may?be
used, or all or either of these, with
such additional supplies of athes as ~ '^3
may be procurable. Plow under,
and mingle as well with the top soil
as possible. Do not use fresh green
manure. If you have no othej?, it
will be preferable to plant jour
trees and use the manure as a top
dressing afterwards. Decide ujjjon
the varieties and the proportions
you intend planting, send your orI
ders in time to the nursery, apd do
not depend upon any tree-peddler
to take your order. These are pot
the proper persons to buy from,
loco molfo fip.w.tions of
IJlUCli ivcg IV .
kinds for you. even if they send
you what they profess. --*!"
The Model Negro farmer.
The model negro farmer buys an
old mule or blind horse on a creidit,
rents land either for a part of the
crop or so 'many bales of cotton,
procures tools as best he can. buys
corn, bacon, etc., for which he gives
a lien on his crop. And theD, about
April, be commences to prepare for
planting coin, cither breaking or
laying off in rows, to break out the
middles after the corn is up. Corn
planting over, he proceeds, some
time in May, to prepare for cotton.
"Cuffee, gwine to use anyjuanner?
No, bless your life, I'se not gwiue
to buyjunnner to put on otnerioiKs
Ian'." Well, after dinner, some
sultry evening, he saanters from his
hut, and, after surveying his prospects,
he says : "Whew! sungitten
hot : time l'se plantin' my cotton."
Hitches up his mule to his onehorse
cart, and off he goes to hunt
cotton seed. Well, after cotton
planting, then for a fish and hunt.
Some ."June Monday morning he
wakes up about one or two hours
by the sun, and, after breakfast, ho
hitches up his mule to run round
his corn; alter treating his cotton
in somewhat the same way, lie proceeds
to chopping. Then for another
big frolic, to say nothing
about going to his meetings and to
~ O O #
town every Saturday. After this
fashion he gets through the year.
lie then takes what little cotton to
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market he makes ana sens u iui
provision bills, returns his mule to
its former owner, and goes home
broke, consoling himself by saying
"If I didn't git any money, I'se
had a heap of freedom." lie takes
down his plank and lire coal, ana
figures thus:
0 is naught, 5 is a figure,
Ail for tie account, none for de nigger.
lie lays his plank back up in the
crack, and while reaching out for
the poker to pull out his potatoes
from the fire, he breaks out whistling
his favorite song?
Nigger work hard all de year,
White inan tote ile money, etc.
Some of the farmers in Eastern
Pennsylvania have formed a company,
with a capital of $50,000, for
the manufacture of fertilizers, and
especially for grinding bone, that
genuine articles may be had. #?
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