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BY A. LEE AXI) ~ ~~ ABBEVILLE, S. C? WEDNESMY, . ?gg.!?' ' 1 HELSQM I TAKEbIm sure in calling (he alien! Stock of SDDIvii P, m llkiJy Ci by and feel confident (hoy can please all a Stock of DRY UOODs> will consult of J geth&r with ail the Into styles ot < Dress Goods, Cassime: w long Cloths, Liu They have a full line of NOTIONS ai nttwutioH to their Stock of Pequies, Muslins, Ha: These goods are much cheaper than fo Boots sir A Speaeialty, atid have a large and weli the most accommodating terms. TIIEIJi ,c CZ3rIEE\L tirill Vmif full J-iv rr?n?f?nf- arrivnll*! fre^li goods, and at the lowest figures. ( Abbeville, and they will please you. April 8 1874 52?tf = WALL!E I MERCHi GREEN WO A HE now offering to the public in tl) line of ull the Goods generally liqj THEIR S i r j 1' 5 m. a* u have been selected with great READY MAI A FINE STOCK OF A good as Groceries, Hardware, Cr which the attention of purchasers is 1 WALLER JFeb. 19, 1873, 4o-tf_ KEEP constantly on hand the best n perleiiced workmen and are mam a varied assortment of vehicles of ever cheaper than the cheapest?which for Ik compare favorably with work from the li All work warranted to be fully up to rc They manufacture a one-and -a-half guitsuiall farmers for ONE lll'NDJiEIJ *al favor wherever used. They manufacture at low prices Harnc ttick on exhibition uisrDii:Rr They are manufacturing COFFINS O assortment on hand, and will attend fuu .. RQWLA3 Nov. 10,1873, 31-ly_ ? iJBa & rw-v uruuus BOOTS, SHOES, CONFE abbeyill: TTHTaVE now on hand a large, well-sel il.iL of Goods in their line. They jhi ?<cvv York during the late depression in to sell at the lowest figures. They have in Store a very fine lot of Or 3FI. Q c?: A " - /' *: * and In fact keeps only the best articles. and guarantee complete sansiacuon m i on them at No. 2 GRANITE RANGE ]) F. FLEE WHOLESALE DEALERS J JB' ? (0 ^ ^ & I WE are now receiving a large i SHOES, comprising every va LOWEST MARKET PRICES. All g D. F. FLE2 y- No. 2.HAYNE STREET Oliarlesi i ier\i marigu A I AUI-t ? v.*. goods in excha Barnwell are now opening DRY goods, grocer Which owing to the scarcity of mor ? friends in EXCHANGE FOIt CO FULL MAF Oct. 1, 1873, 26-tf ion of their friends raid the public to their vlio will favor them with a call. Their nil lines of STAPLE DKY GOODS, tores, Tweeds, Sheetings, Lens, Towels, &c. id WHITE GOODS. They invite spccial insooks" and Brilliants. r several years. They continue to make id Slaoes selected Stock, which they can sell 011 STOCK OF !!ES2!=8.:EE3SS ,a<> that their customers can always set: Jive them a cull a No. 1, Granite liange, | j | V A T da s. c., icir now and handsome building, a full idcil in this community, TQCK OF earn l care, ami unusually attractive. )E CLOTHING. BOOTS AND SHOES, i j sort men t i ockeiy, and .Glassware. Invited. Give t;s a call. . & BROTHER. - laterial and have employed the most exufactujing, and have constantly on hand; y kind, at the most reasonable prices?; ;auty of finish and elegance of style will iest shops of the State. presentation. horse wagon,. with tongue and shafts to DOLLARS which has met with univer?ssof every description, and keep a good rAKING. F EVERY VARIETY, and have a large erals with their tine new Hearse. 3D k PATTON. X ROGERS, EiiS IX * , Groceries, ICTIONAEIES, Etc., Etc. E G. H., S. C., ecteil and well-assorted Stock of all kinds rchased their (Joods in Baltimore and the markets for the cash and are enabled ; ES 1EL I E3 IS s: p They desire the public to patronize them ,( be quality and price of their goods. Call | . _ Sept. 24, 1873, 24-tf TNG & CO.. V.NI> MANUFACTURERS OF ' SB iSOlS. and well-selected stock of BOOTS AND riety, which arc offered for sale at the oods with our Brand are warranted. ^IJNTG & CO., , Corner of Church Street, ton, ?3. O, NGE FOB COTTON. & Co., tlie^r new Stock of BS, PROVISIONS, &C, icy, tboy aro offering to sell to thoir TTON for which they will allow the LKET PRICE.. CUIiES AS IF BY MAGIC, Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, Pleurisy, Pain and Soreness in Breast, difficulty of Breathing. And Will Positively Cure coisrsuMiPTiojsr. Majestic in conscious power, this Imperial llemedy sweeps as relentless doom, upon the enemies of the Throat and Lungs. Heaven born it* is, while omnipotent to relievo, simple and harmless. Delicious to take. The earthly Savior to all affiictcd with any disease of the Lungs. Be wise and use Ci!ol>c Flower Syrup. Don't take any substitute. Thousands of living, grave-robbed witnesses'proclaim the wonderful virtues of CJlobe Flower Syrup. For sale by all first-class druggist and chemists. Price, i?l per bottle. DR. J. S. l'EMlJERTOX, Proprietor, ~ Atlanta, Georgia. 1 March 18,1874 40-tf nKH mR'?r jA v kji t>er * CI W wk |u r? ci The Favorite Home Heme:1. J This unrivaled Medicine is warranted j ...... ... ,4f mop.!'1' IJUt IU UUIIUUII a paiuvxw wi i cury,orany injurious miucrnlsubstance ? but is "I PUHELY VEGETABLE, containing those Southern Roots and ; Herbs, which an all-wise Providence |cc has placed in countries where Liveri Diseases most prevail. It will cure all! rj Diseases caused by Derangement of the Liver and Bowels. Simmons Liver Regulator or Medicine, ISjcminently a Family Medicine; and n( by being kept ready for immediate re-!', sort will save many an hour of suffering |o and many a dollar in time and doctors'jia bills. pi After over Forty Years' trial it is still!,,( receiving the most unqualified testirno-j? nials to its virtues from persons of the!, highest character and responsibility. Eminent physicians commend it as the ? Most Effectual Specific 11 For Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Armed with this ANTIDOTE, all cli-j mates and changes of water and food], may be faced without a fear. AsaRem- 1,1 edy in Malarious Fevers, Rowel Com- P1 plaints, Restlessness, Jaundice, Nausea, ic IT HAS NO EQUAL. 111 It is the cheapest, Purest and Rest Fam- ? ily Medicine in the World. Jli M A M'F ACTU HE I) n.\l,Y BY IC J. H. JEILIN & CO., di MACON, GA., & PHILADELPHIA. Price, $1.00. Sold by all Druggists, March 25, 1874, 50-1 y Notice. I to1 iM C( All Administrators, Exec- n\ u ut-ors, Guardians, Ii Trustees, &c., J? ARE hereby required to make their nannual Returns for the year 1873, j un account of the Estates which .they ? represent. , The following extract from 3he Gen- d< erai Statutes of the State of South Car- tl olina will show the requirements of the n( law, as relates to Executors, .&c,; Chap- a, ter XCI?Section 1. r S&ection 1. That executors or admin- J < istrators shall annually, while any co tl tate shall remain in their care and custo- u< dy, at the first Court to be held after the Jj< first day of January, render to the Judge of Probate of the County, from whom . they obtained probate of will or letters cf administration, a just and true ae- tc count, upon oath, of the receipts and expenditures of sucli estate the preceding year, which, when examined and approved, shall be deposited with the ((] inventory and appraisement, or other ' j papers belonging to such estate, in the G ofiiceof said Judge of Probate, there to di be kept for the inspection of such per- j sons tis may be interested in the said estate. To Guardians and Wards. Chapter vv CI?Section 2: 7' Section 2. *A11 guardians of -estates appointed by the Judge of Probate, shall render to him an annual accouni of tJtieir actings and dcings, as executors T or administrators are required by law J to do, and upon making default, shall forfeit their commissions. si C. W. GUFFIX, * J. P., A. C. L J. C. wokmansky, a c. c. r. a. c. tl April 15,1874, l-3m To All Wta It lay Coiceni! [ ?-# c w ALL persous owing us accounts or v balances on accounts for the year 1873 are hereby notified that the same must be settled at ouce. We cannot c afford to carry over any balances, and we trust this notice is sufficient. ? WHITE BROTHERS. I ' Feb. 25,1874 40-tf ^ j Life's Questions. Drifting away Like the mote on the stream, To-day's disappointment, Yesterday's dream ; .Ever resolving, Never to mend? Such is our progress; Wlieve is the end ! Whirling-away Like a leaf on the tylnd, Points of attachment Left daily behind ; Fixed to no principle, Fast to no friend? Such our fidelity ; "Where is the e?d? Floating away Like a cloud on the hill, Pendulous, tremulos, Migrating still; Where to repose ourselves? Whither to tend? Such our consistency. Where is the end ? 9 Crystal the pavement Keen through the stream; Firm the reality Under the dream. We may not feel it, Still we may mend. TTnw Imvn wa pnnniifirpd. Not known till tlic cud. Bright leaves may scatter, .Sportsof the wind; But stands through the winter The groat tree behind. Frost shall not wither it; .Storms cannot bend Hoots firmly clasping The rock at the end. Calm is the firmament Over the cloud ; Clear shine the stars through The rifts\of the shroud. There our repose shall be, Thither we tend? Spite of our waverings, Approved at tli? end. 'HE WHITE ioSLffl"DRESS. A SI Oil Y OF TWO SISTERS. BY HELEN FOREST GRAVES. "It's only a headache, Doctor Mays," said Mr, Atheling j but Mclicent i very delicate, and I think it is ' I ways best to tako these things in i me." ( "Certainly?ccrtainly," said Doctor taylis, abseutly. , Ho was not thinking of what the , nid-hcaded, sumptuously-dressed old cntlcman was saying?be was lookig nt Meliccnt Atheling, as sho re- j lined nn a low chair, in a blue ailk j lorning-wrapper, with turquoise in er earn, and grc^t clusters of diaionds sparkling on her pretty fingers < -a human "lily of the field," who ( :oi!ed not, neither did she spin." How different sho was from the , ,3t patient he had visited, this spoil- j J, lovely heiress! Stooping over his tablets, he liur- 1 cdly penciled a prescr.ption. , "This will set your head right/' ( lid he, rising. s 'Why arc 3*011 in such a hurry?" | anted Mclicent, with a shy sidelong , lance from beneath her long, dark .shos. ''It's so dull here, and I de- ( snded on you for a little news and , Dssip." "2s'ews and gossip! Nay," the indsome young physician answered, t irclcssly, "I am a poor medium for int. But I am busy to-day. By- t le-way, Miss Hester?" 6 Hester Atheling eamo from the t iudow where she had been sowing j i unobtrusive silenco. She was a t lie, dark girl, singularly unlide Melent, although she was Mr. Athe- ] ng'a daughter by his first marriftgo [ -oue of the world's Marthas, who , re seldom missed until wo are forced 1 > look iu vain for their <juiet offices of uty find affoction. c "What can I do for you. Dootor 'aylis ?" ' I don't exactly like to beg," said j 10 doctor, laughing, "but I have just t )mo from a houso where a young j, irl?scarcely older than yourself, iss Melicent?is drifting away on c )nsumption. She is a working girl, * itifully poor, and suffering for the f Ltle luxuries which aro almost a ^ icessity for ono in her condiiion. 1 a largo establishment like this, f loro is almost always a superfluity ] -wine, fruit, little delicacies?" understand, Dr. Maylis," said ,, tester, quietly, "Where does she ? vo r - . "In Molyncux street, No. 13. Her ] urno is JisicUe ftenoux?a French a rl." | "Oh, I know !" cried Melicent, sudinly lifling her golden curls from r le blue 8,alin. pillows?"Julio Pejux's sister J Julie does u.p .all my r iviss dresses and fine,laces. I pay .ilie great prices, becauso she does t icm up in real French siyle?like j jw. I never could bring myself to jat down tho poor!" "Melicent is so kind-hearted," said d Mr. Atheling, patting his daugh- j ii'*s check. Dr. Muylis woat away. "Isn't lie handsome?" said Melicent, hen sho was alono with Hoster. ' His features are as straight as a 9 reek statue, and thero is that s :eauiy, far off look in his eyes that can never fathom. I like a man 11 iat ? can't understand. Ilottio, I'll i agcr my diamond loeket against our ivy-lcaf pin that I am Airs. Dr. t Cay lie in threo months." t "I do not like wagers," said Ilettie, >Wly; '-and least of all, on such sublets as that." i "You're born to be an old maid!" 6 lid Melicent, laughing, "lie ia to be 1 t? Mrs. Cressy's to-morrow night? t leonora told me so?aud I shaLL-have i fine opportunity to fascinate him t acn and thero." t TlflsLer looked almost envioiislv at i or younger Bister. < "Am I growing envious?" she asked erself, biting ber lips. "Am I vain ( nough to fancy that Dr. Maylis f 'ould ever cast a second glance to- i ,rard mo?" And she went away with crimsoned J beeks and hurried footsteps. ] "Iletty!" her sister called after her, rora tho luxurious depths of the i lue satin easy-chair, "if you're really ji oing to that Eenoux place, ask Julio 11 o soud home my India muslin. I . I want to wear it to-morrow night, and it should havo been sent before now." "But, Melicent, if the sister is sick, perhaps J ulie may not havo had time." "Nonsense!" cried the spoiled beauty. "Time, indeed ! It is her business; and if she don't send it homo this afternoon, I'll give my fluting and laundry work to somo one elso l Tell her so; for I certainly shall not wait upon tho convenience of Madamoiselle Julie Renoux, or any other washer-woman!" Sb Melicent returned to her novel, whilo Hester, dressed in gray, like a sober little nun, sallied forth, with a well-filled basket on her arm, upon tho errand of mercy to No. 13 Moly neihc street. "It is a dismal littlo street," thought Hester, "and a dismal little ho up. I wonder bow people endure to livo in such places always 1" Pushing opon the door, which always stood ajar,"Hester ascended the uncarpcted stairs, "Does Miss Eenoux live here?" she asked of a slatternly girl who was toiling up stairs with a pail of water. 'ies, mum, she do," replied the girl, refrbshing her eye* with a good stare j at the visitor. "Third floor, front j room, miss." And following theso directions, Hester Atheling knocked at the door. Jplio Henoux* herself opened it. Hester knew her well by sight?a pretty, slight girl, with great black e3rc8, transparently fair skin, and a pleasant, smiling mouth. "Miss Atheling!" she cried. "I am so sbrry about Miss Melicent's dress ; outjour Estelle lies so ill. Look !" And with a truo French gestnre sho pointed to the shadowy, colorlcss young crcatnre, who lay, supported by pillows, at tho further side of the room. "She can hardly brcatho, at times," wliispcrod Julie, as Hester stood in . - M uT I l.?? pitying snuimu, ~? jiiivu uu mil nui by the houi". Once?twice?I began an Miss Meliccnt's dress; but she called to me. 'Julie,' she said in her poor, faint voice, 'I shall not be with you long. Do not leave me now !" And the tears streamed down Julie's checks, answered by bright drops an Hester Atheling's own lashes. Kneeling quietly down by the bedside, she unpacked her fl-w little treasures of wine, jelly and fruit. "Perhaps you can taste of these, Estelle," said she, kindly. "Will you let me paro an orange, and cut off a few whito grapes ?" Estelle looked gratefully up. "They arc beautiful 1" sbe faltered, inn/1 T nin an nuiclt nhlirrpd. madnm Giselle; but my throat is so bad that L can swallow but little. By-and-by, perhaps?and, in the meantime, leave them on the table. Thoy are Jiko a pretty picture to my eye," "Ah!" eigiiCd Julie, "wo poor folks can lot buy such things. The landlord I ;lamors for rent, the grocer will not icnd starch or coal until the back ;ills aro paid. And yet?tho poor , Must live!" "Julie," said Ilebter, drawing her 1 iside, "my sister wants her dress tolight." "It is not possiblo," said Julie. ( 'Look there!" and she pointed to tlio , lying gin. Hester hesitated. SIio knew how' Icspotic and obstinate tho beautiful I, ioft-eyed Melicent could bo. She saw j he full wretchedness of the poverty I, n which these poor young foreign era {, I welt, "Julie," said she, "you aro right.j, Do not leave poor Esteello while she:' ives. But tho dress must bo com- , >letcd and sont home to-night." "iiow ?" . "Where arc 3-our irons? Bring ( >ut tho tablo. I will do the dress." f "You, Miss Hester ?" "Yee, I. Why not? I will promso you to be very quiet and not disurb Estellc ; and my sister will nevor j :now that you wero not'thelaunIress. For Melicent is very capri:ious and willful, and if you disap- ] joint her, she would probably take tway her custom. Quick! givo mo i ho irons!" '01i#s Hester, you are an angel ( 'rom heaven I" cried Julio, as from ^stcllc's pillow she watched tho snowy Irifts of muslin grow into folds of jlimmoring beauty, beneath Hester's [uick and not unskillful hand. "I am nothing of tho sort," said lester, laughing; "but 1 do believe I im a tolerably good laundress, How ong have I been doing this ? Thrce[uartera of an hour. Docs it look iglit, Esielle?" But at tho same moment ono of tho flowing hot irons slipped from its itand, and fell across her arm. She ittercd a cry, which was cchoed by Fulic licnoux. "Ob, Miss Hester, you arc hurt!" "Xot seriously," Hester bravely anwered. "Indeed, Julio, it is nothing. ?ut tho dress in its basket, and I will end a servant for it as I reach homo." But Estello motioned weakly for lie young visitor to approach her bed;ide, and pressed her lips to tho red icar raised by the iron. "God bloss you !" sho murmured. 'God's saints have you in their keepng, gcntlo lady!'' Aud the pain sccmod leas in her turned arm after Estellc's lips had ireathed their fervent blessing. ****** "How provoking!" said Mclicont Vtheling petulantly. "Dr. Maj'lis laid ho would call for mo, and hero I . lava been sitting in my party dross I ,his half hour ail in vain! I'll wait e 10 longer! Probably there is some t Misunderstanding, and I shall see hira t ihere, wondering why I don't malco e ny appearance, Call the carriage at c >nce, John." . i And she rustled away in the snowy ( Iress, all puffs and ruffles, and dainty c lounces, that Hester's own hands had i roned. 1 Ju3t half an hour afterward, Doctor i Mayhs came in, looking wearied and 1 pale. ] "I am glad y-our sister did not wait < for me," he said; "I am in no mood 1 for waltzing or music to-night j I 1 liavo just been Boeing poor Estelle i Renoux die." ! The tears sparkled into Hester's eyes. "Poor girl 1" Bhe murmured undo* her breath. "Don't say 'poor girlsaid Doctor Ma}'I is, abruptly, "say rather 'happy girl!' Her troubles are all over now. What is the matter with your hand?" as his quick eye caught sight of her bandaged wrist. ' Only a slight burn," 6he answered, in rather an embarrassed manner. "Let mo look at it," said ho. "Yes, I comprehond now. You are the heroine of tlio littlo story I heard at Julie Kenoux's yesterday. You ironed your sister's dress, scarring yourself thereby, rather tluin lot those poor girls suffer from her caprice." He rose and walked once or twice across tho room, in his old efieentric way. while Hester sat,, with trem-j bling fingers, at her sewing. "Hester," ho said, approaehing her, "I wonder if I might daro to speak all that is in ray heart?if I might tell you that this night I havo met my ideal of womanhood, and that she is before me now ? Hester, dare I ask you to be my wife ?" * * * * WhenMelicent Atheling came borne that night, crqss and tired, with the memorable white muslin dress all crumpled and soiled, the flowers faded in her bouquet, and her pearl ian broken, she found Doctor May lis and Hester still tete-a-tete beforo the parlor fire. 'Oh; Mclicent," tho eldor sister f'altored, her eyes wet with happy dew, ''I havo promised to marry Doctor Maylis I" And so Meliccnt's castle in the air fell (o ruins! It was mortifying to have plain, simple, dark-faced Ileator married the first, and to Doctor Maylis, of all persons in tho world! But there seemed to be no help for it, and Mclicent cried herself to sleep that night. J3ut Ilester said her simple prayer: "Dear Father in Heaven, I thank Thee for the treasure of u true man's heart that Thou bast bestowed upon me 1" Agricultural Experience. Dr. E. M. Pendleton, Professor of Agriculture in the Georgia Agricultural College, in a recent elaborate report concerning the results of experim'effttl farming, epitomizes some valuable information as follows: That the application of soluble manures in a liquid form is better and moro efficient than when applied in the dry state. That limo will pay on soils abound- i ing in organic matter; on othor soils i its application is of doubtful utility. That Bubsoils do not germinate seeds, or grow plants like surface sni Is. That early planted cotton will Dot i produce as much as that planted la- i tcr, when tho ground becomes warm, ; and tho plant is not retarded, tut . grows off vigorously and healthy. i That subsoiliug cotton lands will . pay for the extra labor on clay soils, i That ono stalk in the hill will pro- j ducc more cotton than two or more < stalks. i That topping of cotton is rather a j detriment than an advantage to tho \ crop, | That cotton planted in narrow rows two and a half feet wide and i fertilized, on thin land, will produce ( raoro fruit than in wider rows, with j a, seasonable year. That fivo by three feet is the best 1 Jistanco to plant corn on medium ] iand of a seasonable year. I fPL-i ?11: . XI1UL WUUC1' UUL'S IJUO DCi 1- J Dusly injuro tho corn after it passes i iho milk stago. I Fertilizers applied during tho < growth of tho crop, to keep up a supply of nutrition to tho rootlets, will Dot pay under ordinary circumstances. That stable manure, either fresh or "Ottcd, applied with a high-graded 1 superphosphate, makes a Yery efficient * fertilizer for cotton.. That cotton seed applied with tho f germ killed (or green, if patjin deep), 1 n conjunction with a good super- 1 phosphate, makes a powerful fertili- ' ser. That largo crops of turnips can be \ nado on thiu lands by the application )f superphosphate of lime, and, infe-, rentially, sheep husbandry might be?} made profitable by feeding on turnips md fertilizing the soil, as well as forj| - -1 1 A. I i 1. A II ,uo wool anu inuuuu, uuu mu wnou-, jucnt reduction of tho amount of s iotton by the division of labor. That subsoiling land lor corn will c lay for tho extra labor even of a I seasonable year, much better of a t lry year. c That a large amount of fertilizers, 1 'say half a ton per acre) will not pay 11 ivith low-priced cotton. That, with good cultivation, good j v fertilizers wiTl pay, even at tho lowest jj? atos of cotton ; but, with bad culti- J 5' ,'ation, they will-hardly pay at auyj': )?cc. I , rni._t ?1- iit'fli ciTlnJmrif.' -L mil iiaiiCM iruttivu nuu icid will greatly improve their f'ertiizing qualities. ? That two hundred pounds of a *ood ammoniated superphosphate is ibout tho quantity to be used on an ~ icre of cotton. (i News About Bees.?Mr. Petti- j! *rew, one of tho most succcssful of c ISnglish bee-koopera, has mado pubic results of recent observations, . iome of which aro how to us, and ,end, if possible, to increase our reipcct for these wonderful little in- ] iects. The king, or queeu, or moth- ^ jr, as he, she or it, is variously called, s hatched from the egg in fourteen lays, whereas it takes twonty-one lays to hatch a "workor," and twenty-four to hatch a drono. Moreover, T ,hc queen lives four years, while the worker's maximum least of life is on-, y nine months. The bees have the c sower, or knack, of selecting their jueens before they aro born. That is ;o say, they will select an egg from t ihe common stock, that has no "ear c nark" perceptible to human eyes, c Diisthoy place m-A.-royal cell, and c inW . S feed the grab with a milky] gelatinous substance, known as "royal jelly." The result is that a queen j is developed. A healthy queen will often lay two thousand eggs a day during the heat of summer, and may, in the courso of her life, deposit as many as eight hundred thousand eggs. It has fcMpn ascertained by observation, that Uio fructifying of many flowers is due to tho constant passing aad repassing of bees, whereby tho pollen is mingled. And many careful gardeners havo found it "impossible to keep distinct the different varieties of a species, owing to the "crossing" effected by these industrious messengers.? Christian Union. m>i , , Jfj What Sheep are Needed. i There has been some diseussion in vonr columns ns t.n wUf j ?' ?t umv ytyvu Vf \ sheep is most profitable. v All breeds are, if well kept, profitably more or less, for all classes of wool are ip more or less demand. But the fbflowing, from the New York Ecottomist, goes to show that, just now, it will pay our farmers to take good care of their long woolod sheep: It is true that it takes time to raiso lambs and increase flocks of sheep. As yet there has not been much increase in the production of the staple in our Northern or "Western States; but what is lacking in quantity is to somo extent made up in quality, for our markets now present lines of fancy wools from Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, which are equal to any wool grown the world over. The superfine fancy clips from West Virginia are particularly choicc, and will bear close comparison with the finest Australian and Silesian. The wools will command fancy pricos at any timo, no matter how stringent money may be, fpr thoy are always wanted for opera flannels, fine-faced doeskins or lan/1 /^WAOO r?Anrln am >anzecs joo was peruaps tuo ue&i- t ;ompered fellow that ever existed, j. L'hc readiness ho always exhibited to r earn any now trick the ingenuity of r lis keeper could deviso was remarka)le; and tho good temper ho always j lisplayed when asked to perform them v or iho benefit of visitors was not less a urprising. lie emulated tho achieve- -v acuta of Blondin and Leotard with a qual success, and soemed especially c >roud of himself when he was ordered n o go through the series of gymnastic |, xerciscs which embraces tho feats j hat have made tho names of those c iicn known all over the world. s If a nut were presented to him he n rould not crack it in tho usual way, n ut would placo it under tho donor's j Dot, and assist tho process by admin- tl storing a sharp blow with his fist on f ho toes of his unsuspecting visitor. v* Ie always seemed devotedly attached ^ o his keeper, and when shut up t loso in his room would summon him ? iy repeated knocks at his door. In j-( he evening, when tho timo for bid- ? ing him "good night" approached, 10 used frequently to go into quite a j L-enzy of grief, tearing his hair, roll- g ug on tho fioor, aud screaming out 0 ke a bad-tompered, spoiled baby with v xtra strong lungs. Nevertheless, he was really good- ^ emnered. and never known to mali iously attempt to hurt any one. lie a rould 6how liis visitors to tho door jritli tho utmost politeness, turning t ho handlo and opening tho door ^ without assistance, and shaking hands n rith his departing guests. Joo had ^ no fault. Ho might have taught a iekpockets a lesson iu th? pilfering a ino of business which would havo j. >orno dangerous fruit in a London f irowd.?London News. c If the cause of the redness of a cer- ' ,ain Chicago deacon's nose was dis- s iovered, a very important theological luestion in that city would be at oncc U1VO WWlQbVU. Ultoo ^UUUO U1 UlttlUSj and yet wo fear enough of the grades will never be grown in tho States to supply the constantly increasing wants of our manufacturers. The demand for combing wools continues very active; in fact, it is urgent, until now, prices have rapidly risen, especially for Canadian. From a private letter written by a well-known firm in Hamilton, recently, we are enabled to make tho following extract: "Coming wool cannot bo got in any quantities at present. Tho country has been scoured all around for manufacturerts in your State, and as high as 44c. gold, has been paid, and the prospect is, it will go somewhat higher. We estimate the clip at 1,500,000 pounds." This sounds like high talk; but wait; before tho ink is yet dry on the paper we writo up, wo havo advices atill more astonishing?with sales 46c. gold for Canadian combing, and tho best article is now held at half a dollar cold. This-would car ry the price beyond 80 cents curron- ' cy; aud yet it is not a fortnight sinco I M.i\ Walworth asserted he would not 1 pay over GO cents for a staple landed in the States. Such are the enormous demands for worsted wools tho world Dvor, that everywhero in] Europe ' and America, they are bringing prices ] jut of proportion to fiuo clothing 1 grades. Tho Economist goes on to advise the importation of Canada sheep to 3ross with Sarony(l), in order to suppi}' tho pressing demands for combiug wools. But If our breedors of long j ivools would save all their owe lambs, lotting none go to tho butcher, these ] jreedcrs would put the country into < i fair way of supplying tho demand i it as quick, and far better rate, than < )y following tho advico of tho Econ- ? )mist,?Cor. National Stock Journal, I Joe, the Chimpanzee. J "Joe," tho chimpanzeo, which for * ;hree years has had tho honor of a- J separate apartmont in the monkey ( iouse at the Zoological Gardens, ro- j ;ently died, after about two months' ? lluess. Of all tho members of tho ^ ipo tribe tho chimpanzeo is probably j ,he most tractable, aud of all ohim- r I * 1- ~ I A We are ind^b^ to -the'observation j-^j of a- very intelligent ntsgro, whose master/was.affected wUh'a <nsek$e of; the spinal cord, which produced convulsions. in the lower . limbs. Tho ,<4 . ( . most Intenao stiffness would itself in tho lower limbs. They rigid like a bar of iron for a time1,* ; and after ten minutes of this extromo and. the rigidity retur?e*L ^?1 -day., long the lower limbs were , ia-/tbiq#fy? . stpto of .m^6oblar OijSEKjpfo -by cbancc took hold of nis big toe, and found as he pii11c?to|^^H| that tho limbs became porfectty Soft and movnblo^ The' conwplsions, difrj^a appeared al^pgoLh^r.. Th-e negro cer- tr tainlv had a natural cenius.for sci ence. He loomed that whenever ha .. : wanted to push his' roaster's pantn- , loons op, be had om^tb pull bis big \ toe down. He succeeded every time. And as the master fonn.d the cessation of the convulsions useful at other times besides when he was dressing, the negro was askod very freSjaently to act on the big toe in oraer to effcct it. This fact is not a unique^ A one. I have seep fourteen such.casfiljgK^ . g? Many of my medical friends have seea^ v>: v A friend of mine, Dr. Waller, ''WnfBk most intelligent man, a' man dl genius, found that# by: pressing dtt Ihoneck he could produce the most-' in- . teresting physiological phenomena. He has succeeded in curing headbfihes, neuralgia of tho face, and nfanyTOheta affections in which there was . ; great congestion of the head, v An at- ? tack of epilepsy'may be stopped :a, / that way. Many physicians before % him had produced some of these results, but they all thought that ifc was from a pressure of tho carotid artery. Dr. Waller has tho merit of showf iL-i !i - *?- ii - 1 - *1 ll - ing mat u is cnieny?no mougui ic was only, but I have found that it is ^ chiefly, not only?through an irritation of that nerve, the par vagum, g|n that the motion of the heart fcorrest- - ffiH cd in those cases, and that a diminu- ' tion of the beating of the heart was followed by an amelioration in tho circulation in the head, a cossatiorfpf - &|?| an attack of opilepsy and of various other complaints. It was something, therefore, quite different fropi tho mero pressuro on tho carotid artery. These views wero not absolutely complete, as I have found that another :- j>r|0 nerve which goes to the blood vessels of the brain is also irritated hy th<? { |>ij process; and that tho pressure exert2d in tho neck produces three effects-:(lj It cortainly diminishes the cur* [ ent in tho carotid artery, and indeed stops that current altogether if thapressure is considerable; (2) it dfcminishes tho circulation considerably and may induce a profound stato- of ^ 3yncope by acting on tho par vagum ; ' and (3) it also acts on the cervical- *** svmnatbotic, and produces a contrac Lion'of the blood vessels in the hoad, by-means of which a part of the goo<J sflfect is. obtained,"- ?- -*. ; HEALTHY FOOD. /' v M The female lecturer, Dr. JsvcreU, jives tho following advico aput^)od: As one-half of nervous/matter is phosphorus, food must te^d to proJuce phosphorus. I- must ease my min^l on the question'of teotb. Children under sixteen years of. ago ^ should bo reared largely on brown , )rcad and milk; then they will possess pearly tooth, brilliant ?yes, . icalthy complexions. Condiments ire abominations. JIustard, vinegjwr ind catsup should be discarded and ;alt indulged in sparingly. Sugar md molasses comeundcr tho head of :ondiments. Although some chcmsts and physiologists advocate sugar is an articlo of food, yet, because tho )ody makes sugar from the starchy bod eaten, tho pure article is unicccssary. Neuralgia is an indicaiou of deteriorated blood, and should >e cured by 'eating brown bread, oatQeal porridge?anything containing nuch bran. .No variety of wine should bo drank. Sver since tho world was created /omen havo been men's tempters, nd should avoid encouraging thery. n the use of liquor. Women who in ny sense of the word indulge in aloholio stimulants seem to lack refinement and truo womanliness. Pcraps because af my Quaker education hold this idea. In tho good timo oming, when women shall live ?enIUI.. .1 : u i L i ? luiy, uresa seusiuiy, v;n suuaiuty, lorally speaking, they will have lore influence over their husbands, 'erhaps, could wc look into the relote causes of the lato panic, tho iult would be found to lie with thoso ,'omen who did not feed their husands sensibly. For speculation, for bought, for business, men need the roper kind of food, Let women 3ed their husbands on oatmeal, orridgc and apples. Food should bo boson with rcfercucc to the soason. u tho spring vegetables and in tho ummer fruits should take the placo f heartier food. Men do not wear roll in iSfew Uork ; they aro at their irimc at thirty-eight, instead of fifty, iccause their eating i3 not propcrly ogulated. If dinner must be served ,t six, seven, or eight o'clock, lot it to light and the heavy meal eaten in ho morning. I am not a vegetarion. Vegetarians are often from necessit}* gormandizers, becauso they must cat * o much in order to obtain a sufficient imount of nutriment. I believe in .n occasional picco of good roast >eef. Fish is an excellent article of rvml hut. r?<itmr>nl iq flirt food Dar CX lellent. The Scotch possessing the argest brains, tho highest dogreo of ntellectuality, and a tine physique? ; ire a nation of oatmeal eaters. ? Two heads are better than one? ;spccidlly in a barrel.