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" ? ^ _ $2 PER ANNUM V PLUME IV. SELtoMIET: MARRYING WELL; on, I THE SPIRIT OP SEVENTY-SIX. 1 CHAPTER I. i IMtL'DENTlAU*. ' "We must discourage Roger's visits, . husband," said Mrs. llartwell, " or Lucy will be lost." i M Married, you mean, my dear." \ 44 And would n->l that lie ilie same as , List. Mr. llu'twell I Only think, a daugli- i ter of ours married to a shoemaker! ( You would turn Roger out of doors, if it j were not for his politics." i 44 Why, wife, I have often heard you praise his industry ami excellent chnraeter, and ho deserves it?for lie is really a very clever, sensible young man." 44 So he is, husband, good in bis way, and at bis trade ; hut can you think him ( A? - m company lor our Lucy, the only child I of a justice of the peace! ' t Now, 'Squire Ilarlwell happened to he t in a self complacent inoo-l. lie was seat- fl e.| in hi* deep-cushioned, high hacked el- a bow-chair, (a ponderous machine, contain- * ing sufficient materia! to frame a moJerti f fashionable cottage,) smoking his after I noon pipe, And watching through the window the operation* of iiia reapers in I the broad Held of wheat which cover* * many an acre of the gently rising ground c east of the dwelling. Hero were two I smrcesnf satisfaction ?personal ease, and ? the contemplate n of his properiv. Then I' .his wife had touched a most agreeable a Vein, Iiia magisterial dignity. Luckily for * Roger, she did not urge to the utmost. f cjquiie 11 art well had held the olHoe of 1 justice of the peace for a number of yearn, t and had, only a week before the com- l moncement of iny story, received llio rd li dilional honor of * aucrym", v tifcship. Like all novemfts, this last h?>n OV seemed of far greater iinjKirtanco than liMCoinmiMton. Had his wife oylv said * "justico of the peace and quorum," poor ii Roger would have l?een a lost ease. Rut nWvi, after deliberately slinking the nslus s from his pipe, 'Squire II iriwell saL un in i l . 1 " * ~"l "* his chair with the bearing of a man who is intending to give impart.rI judgment, U*t the matter terminaie a? it may. t " I fear, wife, you are in iulguig too t much pride. Are you not every day t complaining of Rrhitrary distinction* of 1 I tower. and crying out against the oproa- * *ion of Parliament, and the indolence of I tin; lord* ? And shall we now cast aside, < as of no account, n vessel which may have been made unto honor, merely because it ha? tot been fashioned in the I name pattern as ourselves f No, no, wife; i uch pride will never do for Christians." I "Are yon willing that onr Lucy, as g od and lovely a girl na the colony of Connecticut can show, should marry a ' sho? ra iler I " I did not say that, my dear. Sure'y, I can like Roger without wanting him for I a son-in law ; though I think I.ucy might > look further ar.d choo-e worse." I " She might tnarry Sctli Trumbull." < 44 Probably." ] " I have heard you ?ay he was a pro- i mising young lawyer." I " Yes, he promises well, but it is the i performance that makes the man." "Then Dr. Walker is dying for her." M If be is a good Doctor, he can cure birnsolC . 4' Bui only tlrnk of the diffcrenco l>e tween bill) and Roger!" I " Yes, Roger is three inches the tallest" | " llow you talk, Mr. llartwell. I never i like to hear joking on serious matters. I ' ftiink Dr Walker will be a good match i for Lucy. He is gaining practice very ' fast, and you know lie belongs to re- 1 pectftble family." I "Of toriee." j 44 There, now, politic* in jst be brought i in. I wish 1 might never hear the word t tory again." \ "t aay amen to that wish, my dear; i avaca there no tories amongst us, wo slhonld bring Parliament to reason. It is < l>r. Walker and such as he, who strengthen the hands of government against us, i And encourage thin constant encroach- I snant on our rights." i 44 I don't know what he has done ; but 1 be baa said that he didn't care about the i ^4 . it t-_ * . ? wiop ??, h ? wri oongea 10 poreneee ? fttampe for bb pill peper, but?" M I nuppoee 00 wiu only joking." I u But Roger would newer here tuid i euch ? word in ?ny w*y. He i* a true I Whig, every inch of him, end when the 1 etruggle eomee be will be .'found in the i 6pnt rnnke." j ?eoiftle?r me, Mr Uftrtwell; do you t to ink our people will ever dere to fight i the Britieh eoldieve f* 1 y *D?m f Yen, indeed, if the P?rlU- 1 ment cootinu* to op pre* on. And if 1 everv mm had the mirit <>f Raww ? < ehould beet tbem, too'" h? aJdod, in a < low U>fl?. I .}' ; 1 ' M Well, I declare, yon frighten mm. i Hut I cannot believe Mich terrible timet < ever will come; end I think people bet tor attend to their own private afcira, and i let the government alone." i " HoDr. Walker any*, my dear.** " And it is my own opinion, my deer; I o oo jwouder I should ceteem bin. I I NEUTRAL IN POLITICS.Link he would make a good husband for Lucy, and I have set my heart upon her Harrying well." And Mrs. Hartwcll stepped out of the tpartment before her husband could reply. She had sufficient sagacity to know that the longer he defended Roger, the more he would incline to him ?n.i -K? trended, lest in the glow of patriotic feeling, Ire would take tire resolution to ad mil the shoemaker as tho lover of Lucy. " Marrying well," mused 'Squire Hartwell, as he reclined in hi* easy chair, * marrying well. Ah, that is a true woman's idea ; a very good one, too, only lire mischief of it is, they do not always !alctilalc rightly. They choose the man who is well otl' in tho world, and reject .hose who are likely to do well. Now .en to one the last will prove the best match." CHAPTER II. TIIE HIV AL. M What heavenly sunset, cousin Lu:y I" xclaimed Anna Minot, as she leaned roin the open window, with eyes fixed inently on tliu West. " See there, Lucy ! hat rich purple cloud fringed with flame, is though it were the falling mantle from oiiic fiery cherubim?and just abovo it, tee that cloud, like a screen to prevent us rom looking to Heaven?i-. it not subiino I" " Yes, Ann i, it is beautiful?very?and lere, in the East, is n beautiful moon riing to match it See, the pure bright rh comes out the moment the sun has lid his face, as though she wished not to illract any of the admiration which borings to hi shining sublimity. The moon eoms to mo the type of modest woman, ?ho delights to rotlcct the happiness and irovperity of those to whom she is dear, fou smile at my simile; well, I confess lie moon was always my fsvorilo among he heavenly host, and had I been a icathen born, I should have worshipped l\w iuwom**' 14 And the sun too." ' If I had been taught, yes; but I houid have adored t' o moon froiu the m pulse of my own feelings." " Probably; ami yonder comes the wain who would have the gentle moon o reflect his light." " Anna!" O, ilou't blush so, my dear; tho moon icvcr blushes. And don't look so grave; hough it's rather serious business to iiuiiage, because your honored mother ias set her face so decidedly against your iwain. Hut never mind; Roger has a Hi'.d heart, and it is my opinion he will viii llie lady. 1 our f.uher like* him." " They agree in politic*." " Better than they do in property, I jelieve. Ah, Lucv, look this way ; heie * o'ie coming from tho West who has ? lost of recommendations to your fatt er." "Who? O, Dr. Walker. lie will lever gain my favor, I assure you, notsithstanJi g his host of rccoiumeiidaiioUS." " IIow perverse at you, Lucy, not to ike a fine, accomplished young man, who s dying for you. Only consider the thousand advantages of having a pbysidull tor a husband ! Look here, will you ) The f .11 moon is not fuvorahle to reason ; and besides, there is something lameath tho inoon that may draw your attention." " Don't speak so loud, Anna, pray." " Aro you afraid Roger will hear you I" " No, no; how lidiculous! Let us go low ii to the parlor." During the conversation of the cousins, the two young gentlemen named as approaching, were rapidly nearing each other. The dwelling of 'Squire Hartwell was located at the junction of three roads, where those from the east and west, which were merely paths, united with the great northern highway. The liouse stood a few rods back from the inaction, having a peach orchard in front, ? profusion of rose bushes around the wild wall, and high and heavy gat* which shut out the dusty view of the itie<*t. The object of the rivals seemed to he who should first reach the gate. Dr. Walker had the shortest and smoothest path, but the long and rapid strides of Roger were every moment diminishing the inequality ; and as for the stones and hillock* in the path, he minded them no more than he would have done thietle lown. Dr. Walker increased his speed almost !cf a run?it would not a--. Roger'* itrong grasp has thrown open the gate? lie has entered?and ?ritt? ha linrl? tut he sent the ponderous portal beck to ts station. It abut with a loud bang, lust as Walker reached it, bringing him #p to a perpendicular as rigid as that of s Prvssian grenadier. So closely vis-a ris was he with the gate, that his nose was grated by the contact; and partly by the rush of the air, bis beat beaver was thrown from his bead, and rolled a considerable distance in the dusty path. Dr. Walker was greatly discomfit ted, ind uot a little enraged at the audacity A his riral; but he well knew Roger wae not the wan be could high tea, and u for fighting such a fellow, that waa out A the quaetion. So the Doctor end sarcoid to ealm and eool himself ae heat te might?wiped the perspiration from kit brow, ao4 the dust Crogi hit large sili - V SMW%MBpt Jbeu9Re*?I '.-J*. ?-1 1 I % ? <W * V 'if. . US* i Clu W( -DEVOTED TO LTERARY LANCASTER, C. H., SOU' ver buckle?, adjusted hit dress, shook h hat, and having recovered hi# composur he walked leisurely forward to pay h respect# to 'Squire llartwell and tfc ladies. CHAPTER III. POLITICS. Freedom, patriotism, and philanthrop are Nature's three patents for makiii noblemen. The mind in which either of the: thfee emotions, viz : the love of libert the lovo of country, or the love of mm kind is predominant, will be exalted nbo\ the immediate wants and worldly pursui of men ; but if the three noble feelinj named, unite and govern in the san mind, be sure that individual will 1 mighty among his race. Ne matter i wnal station lie is born, to what callin he has been destined?there is that i his own breast which will bear him u| ward n.id onward. And the course < conduct which in a man of his characb may, at first, appear presumptuous or in possible, will, in the cud, be found perfec ly consistent with the confidence which well balanced and justly directed nrtin should feel in its own strength and r< sources. How little did Dr. Walker nppreciai the cool philosophy of Roger's addrcs as the latter politely bowing on bis ei trance, inquired alter bis health. D Walker did not reply?did not seem I have heard?but hastily shaking tli 'Squire's ofifered hand, he hastened acroi the apartment, addressed with his sm ling compliments tho ladies, and seatin himself by Mrs. Ilartwell, ho was soo deeply engaged in conversation about ill weather. 44 Have you heard the news, Doctor i cried the 'Squire, at the top of his voic* 44 News ! what uew?!" reiterated Wal ker, starting. A1 IViMmksr India Con panv's stock of tea !" 44 Well." 441 don't think we can be compelled t buy it. I, for one, affirm that not a ounce shall bo drunk in inv family." "Dear me, Mr. llartwe'll! what is th use of making such a fuss about a litl matter ? Only three pence duty on pound. Why, four pounds of tea woul t>e a large slock for the year, and tin will be only one shilling to government And Mrs Hartwoll looked triumphal) ly to Dr. Walker for approbation of hi prudential speech, while the 'Squire turi ed his eye on Ilogcr, as if be wished hii to answer it. 44 It is not the price or tea, madam, tin is of consequence," observed Roger, r speclfully,44 but tho establishment of tl system of taxation." "Yes," interrupted the 'Squire, 44 it the principle that wo contend againsl three pence or three pounds would be s the same. Indeed, if we submit to peuc we may also to pounds." 44 We must resist it," said Roger. 44 We trill resist it," echoed the 'Squil 441 do not sea as any benefit to tl country can result from this resistance said Dr. Walker. 44 If Parliament hi ordered the tea to the colonies, it w come." 44 It never shall be sold," said tl 'Squire, setting his teeth, and breathir hard. " You must watch the ladies narrowl then," said the Doctor, laughing. " Th? relish tea hotter than these theories liberty, which none but a politican ci understand." " The ladies will not thank you t rating 0 cir understanding and patriotis so low," replied itoger, casting a respec ful but penetrating glauco on Lucy llai well. M Wly^t say you, daughter?do y< prefer your tea before the liberties of yoi country V* said the 'Squire, who had r marked the heightening color on Lijcj check. 41 Will you drink the tea that burdened with the tribute which not but slaves would pay ?" " I would sooner drink poison, my de father, than a beverage obtai < <! by di honoring my country," aaid the blushit girl, in a low but emphatic voice. " Thai's my own child. I knew y< would prove a good Whig." M Nevertheless, the tea will be used said Walker. 44 By the fishes, perhaps," retorted II ger, scornfully. M The car^o will nev be landed at Boston. I have to day ae? a gentleman from that patriotic town, ar I know the resolution of the peopl Thev will sink the iliins rsit>?r tktn rvo mil it to be landed !" 44 And you, air, would doubtless be ai< ing and abutting them if it were in yoi power," aaid the Doctor. 44 With might and main, heart as hand, like a knight without fear and will out reproach?from any but tory," r plied lb>ge% 44 Do yofr know that you are talkir treason against the British Government retorted Walker. Angrily, for be saw th Lucy united on his rival. 441 know that I am talking reason, air replied Kognr, calmly rising and confroe ing Me eiwfcfiaitkt 44 And I bare fail to beHere that I shall live to ree the d? when, in America, reason will not I tneaeon.* fcj* " aft |T ? 2 % Allied touo I'arly'n arbitrary away e cleave to trutli wbcr'ere sl?e lea< , COMMERCIAL, AGRICIILTUR, TH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY M is CHAPTER IV. ?? A NEW l.OVKK G (<J Now a great deal depends upon position. The young girl in the ball room r must appear in a graceful position ; the I lady in society roust maintain a fashions ble position; the statesman before the v world mutf oooiimft ? - -. . ? .. vuiuv n vuiimiriiiuill^ | h? tion ; but none of these are more impor- \ 8 tant than the position which a young \ man innintains in the presence of hislndy j ie love?from his position, and the manner t y> on which ho operates upon her feelings, I '* always predict their destiny. If lie rat- j 0 ties and f rattles, and talks sweet nonsense, *-s and she is delighted with it, they will be > a stupid couple, and probably quarrel be- j ie fore they have boeu wedded half a yea.. s >e If, on the contrary, he apj ears dignified \ n and respectful, and sometimes introduces r K subjects of moral aud intellectual imn prorement, and she appears gratified with I P* nis tone of sentiment, or responds with a t brilliant quotation or appropriate remark r ir ?there, 1 say, is a couple who have a I l* fair chance of being happy themselves, > and who will probably shed a lustre 1 around them which shall light the path 1 " of others. t c" When Roger stood before his rival in i the calm dignity of a portrait, and Lucy's s eyo showed that she approved his speech <_ as the perfection of manly sentiment, it t ' was all over with Dr. Walker. lie was | r* in a false position. He nnderstoo I it, r ? loo, and more angry that ho had been ,e beaten l?y a man who was in an inferior r station, than that he had lost the ladv, \ he determined to bring another conipeti8 tor into the field ; one who had no politi- a n cal disabilities to surmount, who could r ie agreo with the father about the Whigs, ?, and with the mother al?out tlio weather, (J and whose profession, family, fortune and |; ' figure, would, he doubted not, gain the '* victory over Roger. This new candidate ptfuIitfTfc'wfw.nr was Sclh Trumbull, the [ '* The young lawyer Wcame a constant visitor at 'Squire Iiartwell's. It was soon i' understood by the whole parish, that the ? match was, as it is termed, made. True, a n Lucy steadily denied it; but at that day c it was not the fashion for young ladies to ( e proclaim their engagement as soon as they had said yes?so her denial went for ft nothing. Dr. Walker asserted confidentially, everywhere, that it would be s match ; Mrs. Hartwcll did not contradict it; nobody dared quostion the old 'Squire on er this subject; and as for Anna Mmot, the t n" dear, teasing little cousin, she always c ,n laughed and said " like enough," when i the subject was referred to her. So the t l4* iratter was settled. E?ervbody said that t c" Lucy llartwell was engaged to Lawyer s 10 1 ruinbull. * Every laxly said so except Roger; he i '* never ventured to say a word about it. t I > The young ladies generally, believed it I l'l was a sad disappointment to him, and i ei pitied him exceedingly. Hut most of the I elderly people, especially the grave fathers, ( dithered from this opinion. Thev Raid < * Roger had no idea of marrying; that he i was po<>r and ambitious, ami that such a J man never thought till he had risen in i 99 the world, in those primitive times, not to ' marry for money. ' Roger had ojicned a store in a neigh- t ,e boring town. He worked no more at t '8 slioeinakinir. but nursued bis business as I I though his lifts depended on his diligence. | y. i >y CHAPTER V. I of . |n Til R UKNOIKMRST. "Lucy," said Roger?she turning to- i or wards him,a gleam of moon light stream- i m ed through the leafless boughs of the | !v" ja?ach tree beneath which they were p;w ( 'l* sing, and fell strongly on her upturned I face; the wavy outline of her eyelashes )U was distinctly to be traced in shadow on I Jr her fair cheek. Roger thought she was c very pale. "Lucy, will you grant me one i minute's attention!" t ,B 8he looked towards the door of her s rte dwelling, where Anna Minot and Mr. s Trumbull were then entering; she hesita- t ar ted and stopped. t ** "Lucy, it w a long time since I have I '8 bad the pleasure of speaking to you." I "It is about five or six weeks." t >u "They seem to me ages." s "Do you not like your business?" t ? "I did like it, because it afforded me e hope of rendering inoeeif worthy of you. f ?* It has been told tno, he spoke low, rapid- t er ly, that you are inclined to favor Trura- li ? bull." a She did not speak. o 'e- " I am poor, Lucv; I must labor. I am d ' without friends, ?nd must make ray own r way. It may be years before I take the g station in society whioh Trumbull now a Jr occupies, but as sure aa I live, Lucy, I t will-" r 1(1 He paused; for though ha bad often indulged the hope, indeed belief, that he 'I should rise superior to Trumbull, yet he t ak bumL f /.im 4ka anli/i!i\? li/Mi V ilruum lit/in l 'tf It eeemod like a vain boaat a ' 44 You do not believe me, then; Lucy!" r ** be ooniiued, after a long pause. n 441 bave heard nothing lo believe.? g " Had we not better go inf my eoaain will ? >t- wooder what detains ue." p d? * Perbape Mr. Trumbull will likewise c if like to know. " n >e 44 If be does,! shall not take the trouble r to tell bint ** fi ^H3L 4 IB' jBp * *0 f ill the way. IL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL [ORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 18.5 " Lucy, will you tell me? Are you engaged ?" " No." I' ??.1 T 1- .1 ?auu?may i nope mat you icvcr will bo engaged?that, is, to bim? jucy, I love you." Tho abruptness and inpetuosity with vliich lie spoke, seemed tbo effect of eelings which lie could not repress. Lucy vas no surprised, so confused, that she vas obliged to lean on his arm for sup>ort, so there was no opportunity for her o show much anger at his presumption, loger soon forgot that he had ever been joor, and a shoemaker. The first conicit-u no s of I eing beloved, seems to a Oling man as tho crowning point of his | imbilion. lie feels elevated, for be has I ecu red the empire of one heart which he | vould not forego for the sceptre of N'ajoleon. Roger walked into the parlor of Squiro Iarlwell that evening with tho air of a nan who has no further cares for what nay betide him in this life; and Anns tlinot said that he asked consent that rery evening. "Roger is well enough," said Mrs, Iftrt well,'and I shall say nothing agai.ist ho match,now he has left off shoemakug. A merchant's wife ha? a very rupee table station, though nothing very fraud. However, if Lucy has no ambiion, it does no good for me to talk. I lavo always been anxious about her marying well." "1 think, niy dear, she is going to mar* y well, " said Squire Hartwcil, " Roger rill be?" " Yes, yos, husband, I have heard you ay a thousand times he would be a great nan, but I never saw any prospect of it, or inypart. Anna Mmot,in my opinion, loes marry well. Mr. Trumbull is a awycr, and may be a judge." "And so may Roger." " LI, lliat is impossible. lie has never >een educated. Mr Ilar?wi?U" " Well, well, neither you or I shall ever ive to see Roger Sherman a judge." lint they did live to see Roger Sherman i Judge, and a Signer of the Declaration >f Independence! AGRICULTURAL.^ Domestic EconomyThose who study and improve the eT ry-day operations of civilized life are nt >nco tho most practical and useful of nil eformers. Regarded as a science, l)onestic Economy has the highest claims o the consideration of all thoughtful f?er,ons, and presents a boundless field of reearch, ami numberl'ss defects which denand either a cine or prevention. Social ind household maladies come not directv under the head of medical,agricultural >r theological studies and are appearand y more neglected than many eviin far less iooscqitcnce to the human family. 'Comnon tilings, more, far more, than things , ? ? i..- - tiivviuinuiifivuuitr. a vunii^V l?'i illO UfUU. \mong thousands of families, il is comnon to want good fire-wood at tlie doer whore it is needed for cooking daily and ndi*peusablo food. This lack of fuel lelays each meal, causes many laborers o lose time which is money; while it e.v laustod the patience and spoiles the tem>er of the suffering cook. Many a callable servant has been ruinod for lite, >ecause the master or overseer failed to provide as in duty bound, wood for cookng or washing when these services were :xacted. Servants either fall into the ricious habit of loitering by the way in >ickiug up fuel, or they spoil by burning, >r rawness,half the bread and meat which hey pretend to cook. The writer has taken some pains to earn how the million live, as the basis >f reform in domestic economy. Incredble is the amount positively wasted and brown awav in kitchens whose owners upp^se themselv # too poor to buy a hovel and tongs to handle fire with, and rhose cooking apparatus and table farniure would be dear at the price rf a single ?arrel of corn. It is a mistake to beieve that poor people arc generally the >est economists. In nine case* out of ten o far as our observations have extended K>lh North and South, it is the want of conomy that keeps young and healthy amilies poor in this country,however low heir circumstances when they start in ife Doing every thing at a disadvantage, md never studying the ways and means f improvement with which a good provi lence has blessed them equally with the est of mankind, they toil, and fret, and [rumble through an unhappy existence, n/4 itU aAur tvPAian/vaftn/f emvlkav IV* M*w ""WVI nm^uQi JjUllCl O" ion to follow in the footsteps of their ?s rents. No one, we believe, has patented a 'hinking Machine; hut a popular invenioti of the kind might be very useful.? iVise thinking ever precedes wise action nd it is the dearth of the former that iinisirs the home economy of the masses, n all nations. When biting frost and pawing hunger move the natural instincts tithin us, man essays to think for a purtoss. It is the pressure of immediate neeasity that reforms the conduct of the million, where reform is roost needed, if eformed at all. Nothing short of this ict amounting to a general law,will talis ' J 1 *1 AND LOCAL 1NTELLIGEN 5 factorily account for the universal improv| idence of civilized, christian communities. Man's natural improvidence is the grand obstacle to his progress in domestic econol tny. lie is slow to see this improvidence to make it the subject of serious thought and, therefore, ho remains, from age to age, the same poorly housed, poorly clad and poorly fed animal thnt he was in the days of Abraham. liow to reach a higher standard of comfort without an iucroasc of labor, is the problem to be solved. One of its phases may be ihus plainly and truthfully stated: | This article is written in the house of a tenant f irmer in the District of Columbia | an*', both he and his wife are native I A'iicricans. Their economy permits several chickens to roost on the head-board over the bed on which they sleep, every night; the excuse being that foxes catch their chickens if not brought into the sleeping room.? Domestic guano is a valuable article; but I its deposit, by dung-hill fowls, on or in one's bed, is carrying household economy to a length that but few will follow. The reckless breaking of door hinges j and windows,wagons, carts,harness, plows harrows, cultivators, axes, shovel, spades, hoes, and oilier tools and implements of tillage and husbandry, provokes a lecture on bad economy. Habits of negligence and wastefulness in this matter causes the loss of millions every year. No other spirit appears so industrious as that of destruction, both in doors and out, especially if the owner of the premises is much of his timo out oftlio country. An absent man may find it dificult, if not impossible to enforce rules of good economy; but one who is able to stay on bis farm the year round, is happily exempt from all the evil* of ebscntoeism.? Ho has but to study rural ecouoiny in all its bearings on his interest and duty to master the science, and govern his estate accordinor t<? !l? i'i-. -- - I town or country, is to be substantially rich, comfortable, and independent, with whatever means one may possess. One may lie nominally well to-do iu the world yet if largely indebt, it may spoil his system of economy in escaping sacrifices and make-shifts for a time, and lead him into evil practices, in >pite of his better judgment. Families living in cities, who go to market and purchase at the highest retail prices, almost every meal they oat, aptly illustrate one feature of poor domestic economy. They are the victims of popular pride, begotten bv Poverty on the liarlot Fashion. Pride, poverty and fashion are patielit elements of discord in the do meslic circle, as every reader will bear witness. They affect American agriculture in a thousand ways to the equal injury of inc son and those who own and cultivate it, The man who is the slave of pride, of fashion, or of poverty, endures a degree of bondage more galling and exacting than any other. He really has not time left at Itis disposal for study and wise thinking. Hence, his inability to sever the chains that bind his limbs, and to shake off the incubus that sits ever on his breast when he lies down to sleep and forget his troubles. The it ner man must be educated in a greater freedom from the tyranny of fashion, which is the living embodiment of the ignorance of the past, before, our domestic h ibils can l?c easily reformed. In seasons of plenty, like the present, vegetable and animal food in the greatest abundance should be well bured and stored away to meet future wants. Dried meats potatoes, beets,punkins,peaches and other fruits may be kept for years. In 100 pounds of Irish potatoes, as dug from the earth, there are about 75 pounds of water. In sweet potatoes and in esculent roots, and most fruits, the per centage of water is still larger. The beat lean meat taken from an ox, a sheep or a bog, is nearly three fourths water, and one can best remove the excess of water from the curds obtained or how ob taiuable from milk, from butter, vegetables, fruits, cereals and meats, to preserve them, involves many interesting questions in rural economy. Curds have long been pressed into solid che's, to preserve them for future use; and in supplying the Knglish and French armies at the seige of Sebastopol with much needed vegetables. the hydraulic ureas issiicceaafuHv ? ...? employed. Cooking, drying and pressing are important arts in domestic economy. The nutritive properties of 100 lbs, of turnips may. by simply slicing and dry ing them, be condensed into 10 lbs. Cabbages may be consolidated from five to one. Garden vegetables and fruits are no longer to be regarded as peculiarly perishable commodities. Horticulture is to supply its great staples for export, liko those of cotton, tobacco, rice, corn and wheat. The science of feed ing mankind is in its infancy, and, therefore, likely to grow and improvo as human wants stimulate the inventive genius and researches of the age. Pure solid tied milk is now carried round the globe for daily use of the common sailor, dissolved in distilled water.? lie may have fresh peaches, too, with bis milk the year round an he circumnavigate the round world. L. Southern Cultivator. JMT Onvetonsneaa, like a bad candle smothers the splendor of a happy fortune in ita own grease. a IN ADVANCE CE. NUMBER 30 Work vor the Month?September. ?September, now the nintli was ardently the seventh month, as is indicated by its name, which is derived from septtn, signifying seven. It answers to Tishri, or Ethanim,(I Kings viii. 2,) the first month of the civil and the seventh of the sacred year of the Jews. Our Saxon accestors called it Gcrst-month, or Barley-month* because barley ripened with them at this season, and also llarfest month, or ITarvest-month. Tint P1.4ntauon.?Cotton will now begin to open fully, and All hands must bo set to picking, without delay. See that the lint is picked clean, and free from trash; and do not gather it immediately after a rain. It will dry better upon tho stalk than any where else, and nothing is lost by letting it rest for a day or two.? Let your Gin and Press be of the best patterns, and in complete order; and see that all operations collected with the ginning, pressing and getting ready for market are performed in the mo9t thorough and perfect manner. ^ Cow Peas.?After a shower, and while waiting for your Cotton to become dry enough to pick,set the hands to gathering drying and putting Peas away. Rye, Clover, Lucerne, Barley and Winter Oats may be sown the latter parkof this mouth. Turnips.?If not already sown, or if your first sowing did not come up well, lose no time now in putting in Ituta Baga Yellow Aberdeen, Strap Leaf Red Top, large Norfolk and other Turnips. See directions in July and Augustuumbers. IIay.?Cut, cure and put away an abundance of hay for the winter food of stock. Should you bo short of fodder, urn cui, tueiu uiitii just ueiure 1116 nrst frosts in October, at which timo the tubers will probably hare ceased growing?euro the vines well, put them away under cover, and you will find that your cows, mule# and even horses, will eatthetn with a good relish. Good fodder may also be made from the tops of the Pindar or Ground Pea, if cut or before they wither. Weeds, Brush, (fee., may now be cut up, swampy land drained1 woodlands prepared for p*sturage,(fec.,<fcc., as heretofore directed. The G arden.?Turnips, of all kinds, if not already sown, should be put in without delay. See August number for full directions. A full crop of Onions,to plant out in October, may now be sown. Sow genuine Europoan seeds of Carrots and Beets any time this month. Sow, also, European Cabbage seed. Set out all the Jlrocoli and Cauliflower plauta you may have on hand. Plant Snap Beans, and if the weather is favorable, you will get a supply for pickles in October. Spinago, Lettuce, Radishes, Cress, Mustard, <fec., may now be sown. Celery should be transplanted, and in dry weather haul earth to the stems of that which you havo heretofore transplanted. Strwberry reds.?Or patches may now be prepared, and vines planted at any time during the fall or winter. A cool, moist, soil, rich in vegetable matter suits the Strawberry best, in our Southern climate. Subsoil the ground or spade it as doop as possible, turning under an abundant supply of swamp muck, decomposed leaves, wood ashes,pulveriied charcoal,and a little well rotted stable manure, j Harrow or rake the surface making it tine and even, and set your plants in rows 3 feet apart, and 1 foot to 18 inches in the row. After the plants become well rooted, cover the whole ground with partly decomposed leaves from the forest, leaving nothing exposed but the loaves and fruit stalks of the plants. Tiik Fi.owrrGarden axd Shrubbery. ?Remove layers of the Carnation. Plant Hulbous roots for early blooming, last of this month. Plant cuttings of tne Chrysanthemum. Plant Anemones also. Dress your borders, and trim and plant edgings. Spade and fork over vacant places, and prepare for future use- Plant cuttings of Heart's Ease, and trim off dead leaves from old plants. Clip lledgea of Privet, Ac. Plant cut seedlings, also Polyanthuses, Ranunculuses. Ac., flic.. Gather all seeds as soon as ripe, add storo away carefully in a dry, shady place. Southern Cultivator. Antb asd Moths.?Messrs. Editors: In reply to your correspondent, who hss suffered mcorainon with hosts of others from the little red nnt, let mo say, that a small bottle of turpentine without any cork placed in they frenacnt, and a little of it sprinkled on the shelf or piece of muslin will drive them off?the smell of turpentine is enough for them, and they leave on smell. Moths like it no better.? Phil. Ledger. fW Miss Susan Cushman being asked by Rogers, the poet, if it was true that abe was about to be married, said th* . ^ she did not intend to marry unless she could find a person of really a masculine mind. 'Then said he, 'why do?.*t you uaarfjr four sister Cbarleut?'