The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 31, 1866, Image 1
TOLIME XV. LANCASTER C. H., S. C., OCT., 31, 1866. NUMBER 38.
OPT PH'prn on A i. " i;..i- i?- ?? ? ?
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the sxoar
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BROKEN FLOWER POT.
[PieistratiiB, the tom e 5?em, pu?hed
bis mother's lav .rite flower pot out of the
window. In mischief, and told the troth
fthout it.] Fr>>m that time t first date
the hour alien I 't>!t that t loved in* fa
tliar, and knew that he lotted ma; from
turn nme, 100 lie l>?|2nll lo cmtTt-Kf wi'll
me, lie would no longer, if lie me* me
In the garden, pa?a hv with a emile an t
nod ; he would -top put h>* honk in Ida
pocket. and though his 'nlk ?i> of'en
khnva mv coo-prA'iAnninn, ? ill,
I fe'i better And hniipie', At'd le?? ?>f mi
Infant, wl en I thought over it. and ir<?ii
to potx'e out tlia meaning ; for lie had a
wav of IIKV**'*"(?? nil! teaching ; pulling
lh?m Into nif heed, And then leaving
them to workout thA:r own pmhlemg.?
Not long after '.hie, Mr. Sqiilla made me
k preaent far exceeding in valu- tho?e
ueuallv l?eatoweH on children ; it ? < a
beautiful large domino If* in cu? ivory,
painted and ffilt. T'>ia domino ho* w>?a
mv delight. I wa* never wearv at play
In; at dmninna with Mm Primmitia, and
1 alept with the fiox under mv pillow
Ah," amid mv father, nee day. when
lie found ma ranging the ivorv par?He'
;r?ntl in the parlor, "ah, you liko toat
better than all vnnr playthinga, aIi !"
"Oh, Ten, papa."
"You would he ?orrr if rnnr mrnnm*
Km tn throw thel l?>i out of the window
And hrenk it, for fun f**
I looked beseechingly at my father.
And medo no ina??r.
' Bit', )wrh*p?, ?rtit wn?M he *#f?
jt'ad," he manmed, "if. euddenlr, one of
thoee good fa'riee ?ou reed of rould
cheng^he domino tw?x into w hn*uttfiil
geren'ium, in A lieeot'ful blue end while
flower pot, er.d ihel you could here ell
the pleasure of putting it on your mem
tne'e window will !"
"Indeed I would !" ee id T. helf rrtinf,
Mr deer l?or. I believe too; hit* good
wisher don't mend h?d ncMons; go?.d ec
lions mend hed actions"
So Mrine. he shut tk* dn ># ? "'
out. I cannot tell toil h'?w pur.x'ed I
?u lo mult# out what mr father meant
hv lit* ephnrium; hut 1 know that T p'ar?
?<l at dnmiaoa no mora that iUt. The
nett morning. mt father found me ????e<|
h? mreelf uiM*r a Ire# in the* arden ; he
p?nml, ami 1n->ked at tn# with h'a prace.
bright ?tee, ?? ateadilr.
*'M? Itot," raid he. "T am pomp tn
walk tn (a tn?n ah"?t two tni'ea
off). wlt| rnu pnme f and. I?r thethr, fetch
your doininn h<-i; I ahnuld lika tn ah<??
it In a Itennn here**
I ran in fnr the hni and, nn? a Pule
proud of wa'kinp {pith mt father up?n
the high road, we eet nnt.
"Pepa,* aaid I. by the way, "there are
r.:.:? -? "
' "Wh?l then, hit (MM r
* Wlit. boar then ran rr>r dom'rao h/<i
be ehanged Inift ? p?r>flium an'? Mui
ai?d?whiie fl -ner po? 1**
"Mf ^nr," ea?d mT M?ninf M?
.hand on m? ahonMer. ewe't^oda. wbn
i? in earnest In be good, rarrM ?wn fn?
(Im ?W>nt with hunt one and h?
touched m* heart. "and one b?r?." in(i
he ipv fordxaH.
' "I don't iiadera??nd. rana."
*?I ran wail (ill T?Q <! ?, I'iaiilralni ?
Whet n nan., p*
U( f*thar etnpped at n nuraerw <rarder.
ar'e. and, after Innkinir nwr ih? (| i?*ra.
toenaed before n large double geranium
! "Ah. (bit i. finer tlian (ba? which four
mamma wai ao fond of. What ie the
Coat, air f*
**Onlt 7a Sd * eaid (be gardener.
IIr father buttoned up hi* THtr-kef. ' I
ean'l afford it to da?,*1 aaid be^cnnllr,
'and walked oat. On entering tbe town,
we .topped again, at a ebina warehouse.
* "U?M sou a fl??rar pot lik# th?t I
V"*ffht mmi m*ntlia apof Ah. bar a **
?M * W. Yaa I' oi fa tha
prlci Wall, ?h?n ynnr mamma'a hirth.
da* enmaa again, ?* mita' bit* hrrannth,
?r. That ia aoma mantha to ?*it. And
?? ean wall, Master 8ni?. F ?r truth,
that h'nom* all tha mar mund, la better
than a poor geranium ; and a ward that
)a natar btokaa ia battar than a p'ara of
V dalf"
My haad, which had drooped IWora.
vnaa again, hot tha ruah of joy at my
liaart a'moat atiflad ma.
*1 hare called to par yonr llttl# W,"
aaid my fathar, entering tha ehop of o?a
of thoaa fancy atatinnere, common in
ooontre towns. and who aall all kind* V
pralty tore and knirknscks; "ami, hr tha
way," ha addad, at tha aVopmaa lookad
t*ar bis bcoka for lh? anirj, I thick my
l **"?t| . ' '
A
inn, nrr?*, run \ ??i? n mil'll
hmiiUotiipr ar>*ciin?*n of F'mrli woikintn
liip lltnft ?1?m' work In.* wliicli veil rmi 1
r**.l41r? CiiX'on int<> rafloig for Ihm win j
, tar. Show yoor doimiio b *. hit lanr."
I produced rri' ire ??ur*, ninl (! ahopmm
wr? lit ernl in liia Min-oeiirlHtinna,
"ll is Mlwxya wall. mr l>oy, io know
what a thing ia worth, in ri?? ont wisliaa
In pari with it. If hit yonn* genilanian j
lirad of liia pmy lhinj(. what will \ ou
trim liim f?%r it lH
"Wliv, ?<i<J tl??- a'inpin *n, I faar
w? miiM not affof-l to ui?? than
uliil fn* it, iinVtn ||t> tiiuti^
I tftoti 0iittti -tH.k ?it of tii#?n |>f?' y
i ll.iinja in fti't -mitf** *
''E'ljlilffti aliillin ?!' mhii| .lit fa-bar,
; Y-ill wntl'il if-**- thnt f Wall. IIIV Ih.T.
1 ttliftipipi too il?i t'M* liml -f tuiir b--*
I ?nii batra my 'e i*?- *al| it "
Mv f-tllirf |i?iil liw I.I.I nn I want ntr.
I I l<ii|;??tpi| bat in.I a fa i itiiMitpi.ta, m il
> j .ii.Pil him hi ilie ?-iir| nf t||p ati?0t.
1 ?i|m I papa! I rrial, clipping .titr
liti d*. "ft fin li'iv tlia gprM'iitim ? wa
cntt bltv tli? ll i*p? |mi;M an | i.n'l 1
I. a Iful of ailvar fi > niv |Mick>*ta
4 Di'l I i'.i' any ri-.'lr !** * <l mv 'a bar
pm-wii'v; Ilia l-ntnlkatcbiaf mac In* pipi ;
' ?nil lo* fminil iba two f?ii<M !**
I Ob. bow proiiH. lio? o?fJ *(! I w<?,
whan, af 0r t>l?cini? i?i? ati<l (liner on '
tba wintbt.?.?i|l T plii'-kfil mr in.?tlipr btr I
'ha i?owd, anrl ma Ia liar follow n? to ilia
ajioi.
' ft ia lil? fining atnl bta inoi a<r!" a*:H '
mv fa'liar ; "(food aaiiotia liava m?tnUd
ht Md "
*\V|ih< !** rr fi) mr ?li?n nlm
had 1enri.?*d h'I, "mul v?>nr domino
ho* 'hut von were ?o lontl of ! W* will
|n l?i> k m mnrrrtw. and buv :t hack. if it
riml* n? iIoiiMh,''
"Shall wo hut it l-nck. Pi?iMr?tui> t"
??U??d mt htUr.
Oh. no, no, no! it would ?poil nil !"
I cried, burring ray fac? on rot father'*
br?*?t.
"M? w*fo," miid mv f*th?r. aolemn'y,
' hifl is mv fifflt le??on to o?ir ehi'd. the
?nn?"iiy and th? hanpi'iena of ??lf m-rifi ?;
undo not what it should teach to |.i? dt
in(T dnv "
And 'hit H th* hia'or* of ill* broken
fln<*?r pot
A War An*cd ta.
Wltil# in nin'er q>i?*?trrt n??raC?nir*
til'*, it mm* ?n p??? ?h-t on* nfth* r
?lrninm?f?. "ho wat on nrcAunt of hit
n >' a particular fat nj Onl
S-Tm??nr of ihaSifib Louisiana r-ifim?n',
Kf*t th* tro'ij call. Tl>* "o'd inan.w
who. 'r?-m hit Ion ? indiiar* c*r?-r, ?n
p?rf*i'?lt an fait in innnin of c-?mp
rnth*d out of lit ioni, and incline wha'
ha ?oppo?*d 10 h? th* r??r*ll? ir*?mm*r
at our* went lo work to panint* lti?n ; and
'h-tin* do?* ?o l>* returned In hi* l.-nl,
tliolt h* found hit ordnrlt. Frnd. a Oer
m*n tom'i, of q-n a ifet'eel inann r?,
tilting h*f?>r* th* fir# wifti a hrnad ??nil*
on hit countenance. and atidentln inn I
pre**'"(T not ?ifh? lHi?<rhl*r.
"Wh?t in ih* ?i?h rmi, b ? f*
i? q iir*?1 ih# mlonnl, hn ??? Mill #irit?Nl
ft m Itwi r?>n?or?i?l *j*r-i?*.
Af-pr iini* ( ?, and
q<iN<inn? nf ill* fii'nn*!. Ii* ?*i<l
"Th?i ?m ro> fl # Hrinnm*r rnn h?n
pfd't tt ?? Sttrjf-?i.t . ??f tVvn
P??r F. ho IftoW* tn mil' h like him "*
Th? e '?? ?*1 now Ifc ?m? *nr?v?il ?i
Frtt.| f?r no? nnori* 'iff him nftlm mi-t 'k?
in n> <1 f?m' ?*?? n?tr chw'Mie
in# vetituetr ? ? Ii ; bu? lii? gi#?d n*'ur?
id bea-t n?? a??erted ik?irt?ir, ?l
fi.r'h li? aatli#d fr m hi* tent in eearrh of
th# injured individual ? mak# reparation.
Om turning the ?e<*on(|.avenue, lie m?t th?
<?ij?et nf M??rh gr ap#d h:m be ili?
hand. Nfutlitg ??<l ir tlie nn*i rinmre m ?nd?r.
nn<i tl?# wmttur being mM, invited
#
liHn up m tbe tent, and treated h:m tnan I
apple t? ddv. T1?e anp?a?#d individual
departed, and Fred "*< again aeen em-l
trg and enirkeriug at the flee. Thie time
the cojnnel waied warm And demanded
per.tfi?|'|nriK |n be informed of the eanae
ofbia iinh-eoming b#havi?r and anaplriona
roer?:tnent, when Fred, hnrating not,
eeid ;
Ynn treated ike drnmmer tn apple
h? lonk* m m?t?h hko
of fntoponf F jo* whipped whiln
mgn,"
Tti# rqn*! (?n !? U'ttr imoffnori.?
Fi^ ir"t Mm?kine, but it ?u not ippl*
toddp. " ' 1
Thu rn?d twkiiion traroia i? too nor
row for frirndihip, too crooked for lnr?,
lmrni{|?d for honaaty, antfNoo dork for
actenoo.
lira in bop# with *onr ortno folded
; fortnno rmilaa no thnao who roll ?o
thoir rteeraa abd pot tho'if ahouldarn to
lU wUol.
t > T
Impeachment tad Rem>Valof thj Pre 'dent?Sjme
Plain Talk from Gen
Btetdmaa.
OfHr-ml Stri*<|ina<i mud* h ?pepcli nt
T>?'?-d , Ohio. nu M.iimInv night, ?v Imai
wi-ct. from whu*li w* miiltitili. ...i!..:?J
- w x- ' "<
?xirat*'a Af'ef showing that Ili?* l'reat j
dent wft* carrying out the po'irv of Mr. '
Linen1!!, and ??f true restoration ol |>? n-?i
ami Union, iia proceeded :
F r <lo "if 'lit' they propose to imp* ?ch
Amtrew Johnson and ram *e him from
otfi -e, and put one of their own men in
lii? plane. We.I, now. I don't want to
fight will anyteiv. I have had fi if 11 r??;
enough inxae!', rid I mippn-e vou have.
S lil I li i*e no nt jo tmii In i it l<*
i"g f the men i) d d not rt^'ji in the
I .a' cllooae to have a little ?h ndv
among 'h?-nt?e ?-*. We w?li hold ihe'r
III! ; hut if * lie v -oppose thai the A oeri
rsii pe p r * ill q I ft ' * I ink mi - h 'e a
fa.- ion dei o- ? t e Pi. si.lew of ihe Uni ed i
S Htea o.d ' |l 'Moni. n of ?|| e Go*
ernoielll wi>h all armed milk, I -ay to
tl em 11e-e that i hftv me mistaken
[ lie [ A J -Iter hail ne't r not altempt
1 [At.pl tone 1 F-ir while aei'o
no Willi .I||\ trotl'-le w ile ?? e |.ref r
pe re mo a painted p ace, hut a real !
bnnn Jirle pe - re?while we d > not want
la il -cm *ar wi ll anvhodr. if Mr.
*?heli a<ni|-o<-s -hat It* co.n'ng here and
it row ill hm hml l'H. k a* he did in 1861.
and talking ah U' war, he ia going in i
frighten *>iv lv?Hv. I Iiim it mv
m?ir'< ini-txken [ ] While we ^
lo not w n* to fi.'M. we will ev-r per
tn't ilieot to of(ji?n tf> nrrneH mob*. ?'i?rt
r? VVxitliin-ton. nnH 'eke t>c>????*ioii of
the Gnr?riim?'t. thx' tlitv m <r telei/r*ph
nil ovrr the c-oin'ry ilml * lorn' nnH I
pn'ri ? << Oorernoieni hn? Hepo?eH Art
H'#<? JnK"iim, They '?nn'i be permitted
to rlo i'. ?Cheer?.J
T'?e Pff?'df?l '? the Tribune of Hie
whole people. He represent* the whole
peop'e, end lie in Hoine h-n Htry fni-hfuPy
nnH rflniiiiallol 'llt. He in lnhor>ng to
rentore pe?re nml lorinnnv to the coun
try. noH to m<inliiiti 'he Ooter-xninl. nn
A A'ini^!?M - * 1 1 0- "*
... . ? - "?(1 1*11 'I
?I<H< ?h- <r enilml U ? h.i'H ilmi Mi*
G'i??n n?nt hia pwf ?>l il ? Mm! il
n**'l*d nn political donrina lo l>a ap
piad ? ? i??'ha' wh*n 'he arm* w*a d<a
rbiri;#' tha Utl'On was praaarrad. Tap
p an**.] ?nd a'l tli*i ?m na?aa**rr wan
for loyal man 'O pu? tha marhlnarr of
ifiivarnman' in itin'inn Th**?S a'a/na.
arnm*n'* in tha 8 nith. that war* oli
H'ma ? I V?r tlia |i?e??n0* of ?li0 militarr,
we?a thara ran.la h?r tha paopla to ra*
mint ?lia:r awb undar tliain. and tn put
ha marlrrw* in motion, j'taf a* it w*a
hrfora tha war. or !?* ;f ihat net not *n.
hai- indaod ?ha r*h-l!inn wa* a ?nr<*a?*.
ff iha rahaU *nc*aadad in da*t?or:n<?
tha (f??ernmani of lha ^tataa. tha rehal
lion wa* a *i?A<?*?0. and ilia war war a
fxilura. and araty man Kara mi ;ht to have
man fnr 'lm ('liici(t'i p'atfonn N'?w. I
d" not hatiava it i* t'?* InUnii..*
|*?pV of thi* rnuntry?the mn**** who
are fo'low^n-/ ?he lead nt ?h*?a fierv Tien
-?in em/a^e in ?ni a?irh unholr wo k ??
to t*l?a of Um
(rovein-nen'. I k !' < '? ? rj'ai'n/n??her|
Mt'dtrhrwi* General, Jt*> jvniu F. B??'?
Iff ['H'ljlit' r.] ??V? he io (ning lnin*rch
fftu Ma*?nrliii*eti? to Wa?lii -gtoii with
hi* online Well, now, he hurt
any'**!'. <1 iroijf the mr. aal ) h?ve no
i.le* that h- ?il' hurt niivImmIv now.?
[L?igl'l?i ] U he in*r<*he?, HO'I there in
an* fttfhung going I will warrant too''
he wii| m<ri'h in 'lie ?e<r of hi* column.
[LaHghta .J I hi?v# searched tint' JJ"?i j
ll*tn?n*e in' "larr record n ?nin ? fin.I a
pUtt eh-rn ht l?t| h Mlnmn. LI" nxt't
did ra I it nnv where. P-rh.?p* ) ?) think*
?* he d -ln'i onte anv rep'i.eii.m in the
laul war, ii in i ec?e??rv for him to we< tip
another nn? in order to reda-ou litn??#!f,
[Lnnghier.J Nn doubt ()?"?r?l li it er
h*d a fO"d manv fierce iKrnp'e to denl
with dnrii g the war, on doubt he ?*
provoked a g od denl during hie admin*
let ret ion ei N#e Orle?n?, end goaded to
en? e grant mno? thinge het do not look
well on paper. I do Mot like to comment
on nnjrihing done f?y a Un'on General,
hut I am bour.d toaay hot* that, through
out the war, that General era* remark*,
hie on I j for Ida eeeerily to women and
children. [Criee of tfpoone "] lie wu
eery flare* to defmeeha* people. That
required no courage. People who were
within our iin?a, and whtwa protectors
were iroee ? ha e ae rare bank m tli?m
It is trim thsir protector* had bo rigktto
go. and they deserved, perhaps, aU thejf'
got, but no brave man would take aa
advantage of that kind against wonoea
and children; and General Butler ta tba
only man that over did it. I understand
he eorophineoted me in Lie speech to-day.
Us say* he approves some tbiegs that I
- *
lie appro*. * ?f **?y propiminon tc
give lb* negroe* the ballot. to ha-l
fought us I Intd. Well. | can't return
tli? complin cut about the fi.-lit'ng. foi
ev?-r? negro that I ?aw in ilia amtv f night
better than ButUrdil. [Cheer*] I *?m
willing to awl negroes then, hut I Imtri
never seen the time in my life. when I
preferred a negro to a white mm fur any
thing. [\pplau?e] I have never seen
the time the T would have voted to give
the jtegrn t300 bounty and the whits
man only $1 00.
The Recent G tie.?""errible Ma-ine
Disaster ?Lost of the Evening 8tar,
Tli* S'*?m?li?p Kvkniso *?TAR from
N-w Y..,k. on ?li?- 29 h ul-imo. bound
for N*w Orl*? 8 foundered at Sea, Oc
t??h-r 6 h. nn? lnii;df?'l and eightv mtl*?
K?*t i>f Tv? *< . witli 259 |>n*8?n!;?f8 Rnd
50 rr*w. Four bia'alef' ill* ateamer *i
ab* Himh On* nf ?li*?e amv*d in Char,
leaton bavin? be*# picked up hv th?
erlmoner Morning ^tar. TIii* bo%t coni
laired t'i* following perrons ;
J*in*8 \V L*on? p'lo?, of Mew Or
1*8' 8
Jnbn tl-rrv irnfld rook.
A* drew McMabaa. second assistant *n>
gin**r.
A. Is?nz?. r*b'n pa*a*nger.
E A Van S rk'e, cahiu p*s?eng*r.
M 88 Minnie T?ylor. of New Y*irk, cabin
paaaenger.
Miu Nellie WUnn, of Men York, cabin
passenger
Tl>* abor* hare rearha.l Ch*r'es?on
aafe'r. but bar* suffered dreadfully beforr
?1 *r w#r* pi?ked up. from hunger, thirst
arid lb* terrible proaport of a miserably
death in mid nrean. Cap*. James W
Li 'in?, Mow Orleans pilot, floated on
r -i
irwn me amp ?n*'i ?h? went down. on n
pert nl the upper wnrU, end ImH neat
hint, for anm# lime, n vonn Udr who
wee r'in<?injj to e fragment of the thip
end whom he fought herd to aseiet ; hut
one tTrihla billow after another eooti
wept her * ??, end ?he peaeed out o
eight? her name he doee not Icrow ?
f!apt Lvone he!d on to the debria for a
dav-, ?h?n ho waa picked up h* ihr ahip'i
oat. 11** *ea knowledge proved of price
ie?* value in the management of thii
Itoat, *l*e being without oar*, proviaioni
or water The Captain ia Imdlv bruiaei
'n.in being atnick br fragmenta of th?
**r-ck Mr. Van 8ick *, one of th? p <
eenger* aim**, i* a lawver anil *tn le'M
formerly in the office of M' O'Cmnor
he am neni New York advocate.
The f. Il.iwing peraon* were in the ho?f
hot were either wh?he<l nvertmard anil
lrowee.1, or jumped into tb* ocean ^roir
delirium ramel hv a want of water.?
John K?v-?nagh, fireman; Martin Bret
botcher ; one ladv and otta gent'emari
the nantea of wtnnn are unknown.
The milking ot tha Ktkniho Star wai
midden and awtu*. A* ahe went dowi
nuinhr-r* were Killed hv the piecen of th<
wrtvu, which, i>?nnjj earned h* the ?mt
w'lli g'Hat fiirt**!, wonlil, with on? Mo*
<le*ln>? nun? lire* Tli? z*l? ?<
vooni iliN(ihe boat* ?rri unth1* tn run
Iti ei'li^r pfovmioim or waiar ; and In
li?tpl-?* It-w who ?ui*ce*?(l?d in gaMin,
iiiln tlii-iii, wrr? ilmn%n iidil?ii>y on tin
? -?t expanse of water to t*k? tli?ir clianc
for Iifo.
A di?p?tcli fr..m S*rar>n*ti ntnte# tha
* Mutt from tlio steamer a>rtv?d in Fer
iiMinlioH. It left tli? Mtik'Mz ree-el wit!
18 pemo'i*, including* lady ?nd child.I'lie
boat hu t?|)*ili-(l mne inn?*, Tl?
C i pt * in lutt nter>Niard on the tin
ton*. Ai other boat com Mining ten p?i
una ?hi picked up by the aehoonc
Wakiko and carried into >avaimab Th?r.y
tour persons am all that art know
to It saved out of 300 Diare were 8
women anion*/ the rahm p-seengera. t
dicpati h from New York reports that flft
of t hew war* woman of ill fame.
New South.
CoxPCTiTioa ?The Richmond papet
loee no opportunitT of poking fun a
' their neighbor* of Petersburg, to whie
i the paper* of the Cockade city respon
! promptly. The fallowing ia tha later
; correspondence paaeing between them :
' Prrnnentiaa Tbadb Lookino Up.Twenty
three bag* of peanuts (said to b
rer* fine), arrived at the Southern depot
Pe'ersbnrg, on Tn-ed*tr, b^ the earl
train.-? Richmond Timet.
Undoubtedly una. hut yon ought t
hare told the whola truth about tbia pal
euliar circumstance, neighbor.
Thay w?r? conrignad to a Richmoai
merchant,and Sought for tha "Gnofarnul
o?ii?l IftMion," M m auhatituto for coff?
which h?t io tha capital.?Pi ten
burg Index.
Patartburg it ahaad, to far, bat w<
look for a broad tida from Richmoad or
lonC.
> Fatten Hogs Early.
I W? have u??d th<* caption, or it* equi.
i Talent. on former occasion*. It ha* been
r brought !o mind by reading an article
I from a correspondent of the Ohio Farmer,
i He fir-<t ''hogged down** (io ??Mem par1
? lance) forty acre* of corn, between the
10 h of September and ?be 23 I of Ootober.
18f?9 lly tit* hog* being weighed
i when they were turned in and when they
i were turned out, it whs fouud that they
I paid fortv cents a bushel for the corn,
estimating the pork at four cen's a pound,
ai.d corn at for?y hushe'a to the acre,
i II:.
I . .? piufw ?w io "hkm on? hundred
hog?, averaging 200 ((ootids each,
wliirli were placed in nm* covered pen*,
I and fed all they could at of c?rn and
cobs ground together, steam-d. and given
1 in allowances five time-* a dm. In a
I l week thay were again weighed, when,
t reckoning 76 pound* of corn and cob as
' ' equal to a bushel of corn, and the pork
> as above, the hoes paid 80 rents a bushel
' for the com. The weather was warm for
the a-ason.
The a?in? extern-,ent was tried again
the first w?ek in November, when the
corn brought 62 >*ents. the *?? '>er being
i co'd-r. The third w-?-k in November,
the corn brought onlv 40 cents, and the
fourth it brought hut 26 cents, the weath
er continuing to grow colder Anothei
i lot of hogn was *ed through December,
wbich onlr gave 26 cente a bushel for the
i corn. A part of the tiu>e the temperature
was at zero, and then the hogs on'y
, gained enough to pav five cents a bushel
, for the corn, and afterward, when the
i mercury w(.ni down 10 ten degrees below
zero, the hog* only held their own
The inference from these trial* i?, thai
in general ?t i* not profitable to fe#H corn
to hog* after the nitdiile of November.?
The difference in gain ia certflnly eur?
prising, and whether caused altogether
hv the difference in temperature or not,
no person of observation can doubt thai
hog* gain mnch more in proportion tothr
r food consumed, in mild than in cob:
weather It seem* that the hog* gainer
( much lets by helping themselves to corr
x in the than when the corn ?n
ground and cooked.a<>d fed to the animal
, in pans, under equal advantages ol weath
, er.? Rural Southerner.
Kales to Fromote Ha mony ia tht
Fatally.
1 We mar be sura that our will ii
likely lo ha crofttad during the day, <
" prepare for it.
2. Everybody in tha houaa hat an evi
I nature aa well aa norselve*, and therefor*
we ara not to expect too much.
3. To learn the tamper of each inoivid
nal.
4 To look upon each member of thi
famtlv aa for whom aotil we ara hound t<
watch, aa thoaa that muat ifiva account.
6. t han any good happens to any onr
to rejoice at it.
8. Whan inclined to g've an angrt
to tilt up the heart in prater.
7 If, from aickneaa, pain, or infirmity
wa feel irritable, to keep a eery atric
watch over ournelve*.
t 8. To ohaerve when others are suffer
B ing, and drop a word of kindaeaa or ay no
. path? auited to them.
9. To *atch for little opportunities o
t pleading, and to put little annoyances eu
of the way.
l? 10. To take a cheerful tiew of ererj
- tbiuir, and to encourage hope.
* 11. T'? apeak kindly to the servant
'' and pratee tbeio for little thing* when yo
r can.
12. In all little pleasure* which ma
occur, put self last,
j 13. To try for the "soft answer thi
^ turneth away wrath.**
j 14. Wtiea we hare been pained by a
unkind word or deed, to a?k ourselvei
bU... i J - -
uik* b uui uvua iu? mim, ana Doe
forgiven I"
15 In conversation, not to exalt oui
ll selves, but to bring other* forward.
16 To be very gentle with the yonngt
^ one*, and treat them with respect.
17 Never to judge one another, bt
attribute a good motive when you eaa.
* Uoaud rax Mixutbh?Try what yo
j can make of the broken fragment* <
time. Gl4an up its golden dust?thoi
o rasping* and paring* of precious duratioi
it those leaving* of day* and remnants c
hours which so many sweep out into lb
j . .r . D..L ir *
f. " ?
l a miM^of mninanta, if you b? frugal an
t, board op odd miontaa and half boor
b aaJ onaxpactad holidaya, your carafti
glaaoioga may aka out ajong aod uaafti
a lift, aod you may dia at laat, richar i
a nxiatonce than multUuJaa whoaa lima i
all (hair own.
v Can a Mother Forget t
| Can a mother forget t Not a morning,
i noun or night, but she looks into the
i corner of the kitchen in which you read
, Robinson (Jru?o, end thinks of you at yet
' ; a boy. Mothers rarely become conscious
> that their childreo have grown out of
j their childhood. They think of them,
advise them, write to them, as if not fully
fourteen ye*rs of age. They cannot forCr-t
the eliihl. Ttiraa - J - - -l- -
j tninks who are absent from the table, and
ln>pe* the nest year, at the furthest, she
j may have 'just her own family there;**
. and if you are there, look out for the fat
, lamb or a fried chicken, and the coffee
, : which none but everybody's own mother
can make. Did Hannah forget Samuel !
i A short sentence, full of household history,
and running over with genuine motherlove
is tellingly beautiful. "Moreover,
his mother made him a little coat, and
j brought it to him from year to year,
| when she came up with her husband to
the yearly sacrifice."
A mother mourning at the first horn's
grave, or closing the dying eye ot child
i { after child, displays a grief whose sacned>
! ne&s is sublime. Hut bitterer, heavier
, than the death stroke is the desperation
i of a son who rushes over a crushed heart
into vices which he would hide ever frqna
'he abandoned and vile.
, NaDoleon once asked a lady what
t France needed for the education of her
i vouth ; and the short, profound reply was,
"Mothers !"
, Message of the Governor of Mississippi.
> The Mississippi Legislature met on
Monday ilia 15th inntant in extra sesnion.
; The Governor's message says that the
i necessities of the State conatrained him to
. call tha Legislature. It was not a special
. emergency, but a general exigency, re*
so ting from the altered and deranged
, condition of our Federal relations and
t domestic affairs.
? He states that the removal of ths ne
I gro troops from the State, and the trans
I far of (he Freedmen's Bureau to the offii
i cere of the regular army are subjects of
? congratulation. lie deplores the etata
a of the country, and encloses the constitu*
t onal amendment, but presumes that tha
nacre reading of it will ensure its rejection.
He recommends the admission of
> negre testimony in all court*, and reqneat*
that provision be made for the
? relocation of indigent children of Con?
> ftolerate soldier*, and for the relief of deer
titute disabled Confederate and State
I soldier*.
Tats is the way Mrs. Smith advertised
i her husband:
*'Lotl, Strayed or Stolen?An indi?
" vidual whom 1. in an urgent moment of
9 loneliness, was thoughtless enough to
adopt as my husband. He is a good
' looking and feeble indiy'dual, knowing
enough, however, to come in when it
' rains, unless some good looking girl offers
Imn the shelter of her umbrella ; answers
' to the name of Jim ; was last asta in
* company with Julia Harris, walking with
bia arm round ber want, up the plank
road, looking mora like a fool, if possible,
1 than ever. Any man who will catch the
poor fellow and bring him carefully back,
f ao that I can chastise him for running 4
t awaj, will be invited to tea by
Mart E. Smith.
Tm ScaaoH.? A day or two aioce twa
ladiea from the country, on a shopping
* excursion to the city* dropped into a
u hardware atore, where agricultural i|p*
piementa ware eold. They had been
1 reading the advertisement, and innocently
aaked for "cradlea." The storekeeper
it aaid it wat rntbet late in liit aeaeon for
the article, aqd be bad told all bit stock.
d The ladiet looked at each other wonder?,
irgly, and whispered laughingly, wbep
n one turned to the storekeeper, and remarked
: " Out of season, I thought
r babies were always in season
"Gentlemen of the jury," taid a WeeIf
tern lawyer, "would.you eet a rat trap to
catch a bear, or make foola of youraelvep
by trying to tpear a buffalo with a knitting
needle! I know that you would
u not. Then bow can you be guilty of
. AAnvUlllKf nan alien! a/ men alanal.la*
? ?'"g ?/ " ' "-"juwi IVI
l# taking the life at a woman f" Tba prie*
, oner was acquitted. *
^ Energy of miLd ia neceaaaiy in order
^ to do good in the world, hecault it it to
. be expected that wiee and beneeolent dei
( eigne will be oppoeed with energy* Tbf
I greateet and beet purpoaee bare been 1^9
I moat rigoroualy opp^ed^
n It ia elated that General Tom Thumb
ie will aoon have another "Thumb" on hif
hand*.
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