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BY ROBERT YOUNG & CO. SOUTH vluolm* I WALHALLA, S. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1869. *im*imtmmmammm0amm?mmmumm~m*?mge*SB^^ \ \TT\ WT* fT?nt /iAkr%r-m% ? I <tall<w1 IW"??P???MMI...-. VOL IV,.NO, 27. POETRY._ Angel Mono. Music soft and sweet is Bidding Round about us CYory where ; Now lt risolb, now descended), Seems lo float upon tho air. List its pealing, Softly pealing, Aa it floateth on tho air. 'Tis tho Yolco of angels singing Praises 'round lila tlirono on High ; Ami tho muslo mort als hcaroth, Aa tho echo from the sky, Angel's munie ; Glorious.muaio, Earth with ocho doth reply. May tho earth that echo answer, May its millions join that song, And in glorious anthem snelling, Etormofo Ills praise prolong. Glorious ant h om 1 Join that anthem, Earth with Heaven its notes prolong. When (his mortal lifo is ended, On that bright, cc.lealinl shoro May wo join tho angels, singing, Singing praises evermore, Singing praises, Endless praises, 0) 'hat bright celestial shoro. 9 [OFFICIAL.] Acts Passed by the State Legislature. AN ACT TO PROTECT LA HORKits AND PERSONS WORKING UNDER CONTRACT ON SHARES OF CROPS. Section. 1. lie it enacted hy thc Senate and Iloutc of Representatives of thc State of South Carolina noxo met and sitting ttl Gen eral Assembly, and by (he authority of the tame, That all contracts ntado between own ers of land, thou- agents, administrators or oxooutors, and laborers, shall bo witnessed by one or moro disinterested persons, aud nt thc request of cither party beduly executed boforo s Justice of tho Peace or Magistrate, whoso duty it shall bo to read and explain tho annie to tho parties. Such contracts shall dearly ?et forth tho conditions upon which tho labo rer or laborers ongago to work, embracing tho ti^length of limo, thc amount of money to bo paid, and when. If it boon abares of crops what portion of tho crop or crops. Soo. 2. That whenever labor ia performed under contrnot on shares of crop or crops, suoh crop or crops shall bo gathered, divided off l e fore it is removed from the place whore it was planted, harvested or gathered); suoh divis ions to be made by disinterested persons, when dosirod by either party to thc eontraot, and suoh disinterested party shall bo chosen bj and with the consent of tho contracting parties. Whenever tho parties fail to agree npon any disinterested party, or if complaint is made that tho division has been unfairly made, within ton days after such divisions, it shall bo thi duty of tho Justioo of the Poaco or Magistrate residing nearest tho plaoe where ftuoh orop or crops sro planted, harvested or gathered, to causo, undor his immediate su pervision, such equitablo division as may be stipulatod in the contract. Such disinteres ted party, or Justice of tho Peace or Magis trate, shall receive a reasonable compensation for suoh servioe, to be paid by both of the contracting partios, according to their several interests, oxoopt in cases of an attempt to wilfully defraud tho other by one of the con tracting party ; then suoh compensation shall ie paid by thc party so attempting to dofraud the other ; when such division has been made, cash party shall bo free to dispose of their several portions as to hint, her or them may ?tom fitting : Provided, That if either par ty be in debt to the other for any obligation ifcourrcd under contract, tho amount of said indebtedness may be then and there sottlcd and paid by suoh portion of tho sharo or shares of tho party so indebted os may bo r.,sy bo agreed upon by tho partios themselves, Of *0t apart by the Justioo of the Peaoe or Maglstratef or any party chosen to divide said orop or crops. Seo. 3. That whencvor laborers aro work ing on'sbaros of crop or ereps, or for wagos in money or other valuablo consideration, they shall have a prior lien upon said orop or crops, in whomsoovor hands it might bo. Suoh por tion of the orop or crops to them belonging, or suoh amount of monoy or other valuablo consideration duo, shall bo recoverable by an notion in any Court of competent jurisdic tion. Seo. 4. That whenever suoh contract or contracts are violated or broken, or whenover fraud is praotiood, or attempted to be prac ticed, by either party to suoh eontraot or oon ..- . . ' ' ^?-o tho conditions of the ti WW NNO uv.?.. ,""%0(1 same are fulfilled and tho pavHnfl rwy*, therefrom, complaint may bo mado befoje a Justier? of lb# Fea*a ey Magistpate, or may be carried boforo any Court having j ur I sdi o - (ttoot int suoh oasos, whore tho extent aud ohavV aotor of thto off euee shall bo detovn>lnob>. If the offending party bo tho ? nd ownor or own er?, his, b,o* or their agent or agonttf,- and fraud has boon praotiood, eltho? in kooping any aooottnt op aoapuuts botwoen hit?, hor or them and tho p.th,c? party or partios to suvoh eontraot or contracts) oy in tho division of tho orop or oropfl, or' tho payment of inoney or othor valuable consideration, upon proof to conviction, suoh offondcr or offenders shall forfeit and pay a fine not less thau fifty (60) dollars, nor moro than Gvo hundred (GOO) dollars ; or if it be a disinterested party cko. sen to ra ?ko a division or divisions of orops herein before provided, ho, sho or they shall be liable to aotiou of trespass, ' and shill bo tried in any Court of competent jurisdiction, and on proof to conviction, bo fined ia ? sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or bo imprisoned for a poriod not leus than ono month, nor more than ono year, at tho discretion of tho Court. If tho offoud ing party bo a laboror or laborors, and tho of fenoo consist eithor in failing wilfully and without just cause to give tho labor reasona bly required of him, her or them by the terms of such contract, or iu other rcspoots shall re fuse to comply with tho conditions of suoh contract or contracts, or shall fraudulently make uso of or carry away from tho plaoo whoro thc orop or crops he, sho or they amy bo working aro planted, any portion of said crop or crops, or anything connected there with or belonging thereto, suoh person or por sons so offending shall bc liable to fino ov im prisonment, according to tho gravity of tho offence, and upon proof to couviction boforo a Justice of tho Poacc, or a Court of compe tent juiisdictiou. Sec. 5. Any Justico of thc Peaoo, Magis trate, or other officer, boforo whom complaint is made, and whose duty it is to try such ca ot as is hereinbefore provided, who shall oflfond againvt tho true intent and meaning of this Act, or shall refuse to hoar and dctormiuo im partially all casos that may bo brought boforo hiui under tho provisions of this Aot, and all peaco officers whoso duty it is to apprehond al' offenders against this Aot, uball be liable to charge of malfeasance io oflico, and upon proof to conviction, shall be forthwith removed from office nnd fiucd in a sum not less than fifty nov moro thou ono hundred dellars. Seo. All Acts and part of Aots in any way conflicting with tho provisions of this Act are hcroby repealed. Ratified 18th day of March 1860. An Act to Amend An Act Entitled "An Ad to Regulate th? Manner of Drawing Ju rors." SKCTION 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate aud I louse of Representativos of the State ol South Carolina, now met and by the authori ty of the same, That section five of tho net entitled "An act to regulato the manner of drawiug juries," ratified the 25th day of Sep tember, Anno .Domini 1868, bo, and tho sume is hereby, amonded by the addition of tho fol lowing at tho end of the section : "Provided, always, That tho list, whoa completed, shall bo suoh that thc nurabor of names of whito rotors hereon shall bear to tho number ol names of colored rotors, as near as may bo, tho same proportion as tho whole number of whito voters bears to tho whole nurabor of colored voters ia the township, oity or county, as the caso may bo." Sec. 2. Section nineteen of said aot is here by amended by striking out tho word "oities," and inserting ia liou thereof the words "tho City of Charleston." /Seo. 3. That the following bo substituted for section twenty, to wit : "Tho Mayor aud Aldermen and Clerk of tho said oity shall havo and oxer oise all tho powors and duties with regard to drawing, and all other matters relating to jurors therein, which nro ia this aot required to bo performed by tho solootmon and town olerks of their respectivo townsj and all venires for jurors to be returned from said city shall bo served on the Mayor and Aldermen. Seo. 4. That the proviso to section soTonty five bo striokon out! Seo. 6. That section forty-two bo atriokcr out, and tho following substituted, to wit "This act shall tako effect from its passage' Seo. 6. That immediately aftor the passage of this aot) if any ono or all of tho township; of any county shall not havo boon duly or ganized and a jury list made therefor aocord ing to law, tho Sheriff and Clerk of tho Couri of Common Pleas ' for tho oouaty shall, ii connection with tho County Commissioners or a majority of those in oflico, make up ; jury list for tho county, aocording to tho pro visions of this aot ; exoroising for this pur pose all tho powors oonforrod upon uelootmei of towns ; tho list, when propared, shall bi posted up at or nonr tho court house door b; the said olork and commissioners for ton day ? ' '4 after willoh they shall havo powoT' V Ht lo???! - , : , ,. royifie, Uffflt ??4 t?*P? - ? 'Tl 1" adoptod by the olork. and pfWinlaslonottj fhe; ?hall oauao {\\o. Ramos to bo watten, eaph on, o?' a Boparate papp c# hsitob ?p4 lM! Pl scourely JooUod and soalod and only oponoi at the time fot tho purpose of drawing jurow The list; of jurors and thb box os thus mad up shall bo tho list and bot out of whloh Jt ,ror? ?ball be drawn, until the organisation ( 'th* townships te offbatcd and the jury Hi therefor i? mad* UP* ?M ono tjorm of the ?o\? thereafter. Seo. 7. Tho County Clerk, iu tho pres ence of tho County Comnmsioncrs, or any ono of them, if they or any one of them on notice fail to attend, thon in tho presence of tho Sheriff of the county, shall at tho time men tioned in Section 8, of tho said act for issuing writs of venire /acia? for jurors and in the manner provided, Solectmen and Town Clerks in Sootion 14 of said act, proceed to draw tho jurors and issus writs of venire therefor. Seo. 8. All acts, or parts of aota, relativo to tho qualifications and manner of drawing jurors horotoforo passed, exoept tho act to which thia is an amendment, are horeby repeal ed. Ratified iMarch 22d, 18G9. An Act to Punish Sheriffs and other officers for Violating (he Homestead. SUCTION 1. Bo it enacted hy tho Senate nod Houso of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Con oral Assembly, and by tho authority of tho samo, That po Sheriff, Constable, or other officer whose duty it is to enforco oxcoutiona, shall proceed in auy other manner than that prescribed by Scctious 1 and 2 of tho Aot entitled "an Aot to determino and perpetuate tho homestead." Seo. 2. Should auy officer sell any real estate, without complying with Section 1 ol said Act, or sell or romovo any personal prop, orty of tho hoad of any family, whether thc head of such family is a frcoholdor or not without his or her consent, or first deducting tho amount exempted by Section 32 of Arti clo II. of the Constitution of tho State ol South Carolina, iu the manner provided bj Sootion 1 of this Aot, ho shall bo dcemot guilty of malfeasance in office, and, on convie ti?n thereof, shall, for thc first oflouce, b< fined in a sum not less thnn five hundred dol lars, nor more than ouo thousand dollars, an< for tho second ofTenoe shall bc dismissed fron office; and, in either case, shall bc liable ti tho parties for all injuries by reason of hi wrongful lovy or anio. Seo. 3. All Aots or parts of Aots, incoe eisten t with this Aot, are hero by ropcalcd. An Act to Alter and Amend the Crimina Ijaw. SECTION 1. Bo it cuacted by the Senat and Houao of Representatives of tho State o South Carolina, now mot and sitting in Gen cral Assembly, and by tho authority of tb same, That capital punishment, except in th caso of wilful murder, is hereby abolishod. Soc. 2. Manslaughlor, or tho unlawfu killing of another without malice, oxprcua o implied, shall bc punishable by hard labor ii thc Penitentiary, not exceoding thirty yoar nor less than two years. Soo. 3. Tho orimo of burglary shall b punishablo by hard labor in tho Pcnitentiar for a period not exoeoding thirty years no less than ono. The crimes of rape and arso shall bo punished by bard labor in the Peu tontiary for life, or for n period not less thu ten years according to tho aggravation of thea offonocs. Seo. 4. The benofit of Clergy is herel abolishod. $ ? " ? ? ? .II THE NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.-We hai been shown a numbor of postage stamps jut issued from the postoffioo dopartmont, upc tho now design mentioned in tho "Courier some tiino ago. They embrace all denomln tiona, from ono to ninety couts, and are ol gantly lithographed with various designs Tho ono cent stamp contains Franklin's bea Tho two cont stamp represents on its faco tl section of a race course. Tho three, od stamp represents a locomotive and train ears on a blue Hold. The six coat stamp of the jamo color and bears upon its face tl bast of Washington. Tho ten cont etan contains tho United States Seal on an orau] field. The twelve ocnt stamp, a steam sh under weigh, Tho fifteen cent stamp, a re rcsontatton of tho landing of Columbas. Tho twenty-four cont stamp bears a pictu of thc signing of tho declaration of indopo deneo. The thirty oont stamp contains American sh i oin, surmounted by tho natior bird and resting in tho folds of tho natior 'Jag, and tho ninety oont stamp contains picture of tho bust of Abraham Lincoln. Tho designs aro neat and appropriate and t exooution masterly. They will supcraodo t rough, uncouth postago stamps??now in u and tho publio will doubtless bo pleased tho ohango.-r Charleston Courier. j?fip? Thcr? U a great doal of exoitoraent Russia in oonsoquoncc df tho discovory ol sao* O&iiod tho Skor tai scot, and tho arrest \IH Jpade?, Rptwnhinti Plooino, who is said bo worth,' spyorrd millions. Tho objoot of tl scot is tho tlbstr4*otion of tho itumnn raoo. Eaoh momb'ov undorgopB a h;: riblo muli tion. wWoh is'probtioed' on women as woll on mon. Qrigenos, in tho fourth contu was tho foundpy Pf Mfl 800t> wbioh ie n I oxtromoly wcrtftlvy (>. has 400,000,000 frai in its treasury) aud numerous.. "The Secrets of tho Great City ;" A work descriptive of the " Virtues and tho Vices, thc Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City," is thc title of a hand Bomo volume, just issued by JONKS BROTH KU8 & Co., Atlanta, Ga. It tolls How Fortuocs are made ?nd lost in a day-How Shrowd Men aro Ruined in Wall Street-How Oountrymen aro Swiudled by Sharpers-How ministors and Merchants are Black-moiled-How Danoo Halls and Con cert Saloons aro Managed-How Gambling Houses and Lotteries are oonduoted-How Stock and Oil Companies Originate, and bow tho Bubbles Burst-and treats of New Yoik, its People, its Society, its Bioh, its Poor, their lifo, their habits, their haunts and their pe culiarities; of Churches, Theatres, Palaces, Hovels, Tenement Houses and Publio Build ings ; of Editors, Judges, Lawyers, Brokers, Merchauts, Meohanics and Sowing Girls; of Poliocmoo, Detectives, Sailors, Firomen, News-Boys, Beggars, Thieves, Bond Beats, Swindlers, Gamblors and tho Demi-Monde; of Hotels, Boarding Houses, Saloons, Beer Gardons, Club aud Dauco Houses; of Fifth Avenue, Broadway, the Bowery, Wall Street, the Five Points aud Central Park ; of Pawn brokers, Boughs, Fortuno Tellers, Quacks, Gift Enterprises and Humbugs. All tliQt is great, noble, generous, victo??, mysterious, brilliant, etartliog, genteel or ?hubby, n ml of ali that is interesting and worthy of record in thc great City. As tho Metropolitan Centro of thc Uuitcd States, New York City reflects all tno good and evil of tho land in their most intenso forms. Th ore is no man, howovor often ho may havo visited New York, who cannot learn, from this work, much regarding that great Oity and its mighty iutcrests. This book will bc found especially valuable to those who espect to visit New York, and would shuu its pitfalls, by studying it in their own homos, without cost or dangor, and yet learn all. This vory interesting work is sold only by subscription, and the publishers want an agent ia every County. WASHINGTON, April 10.-Amongst other appointments, whioh wcro conGrmcd by the ! Senate to day, was that of Charles H. Pet tiugill as Assessor of Iutcrnal Revenue for tho Third District of South Carolina. Thc bill rostoring the property of Blanton Duncan, of Kontucky, (some of whichello* in Columbia,) was passed, and scat to*tno President. The Scnato adjourned, 12 M. to day tine die. Tho bill, for the further romoval of politi cal disabilities, failed utterly. The President has siuged tho bill providing for elections ia Virginia, Mississippi and Tex as. WASHINGTON, April 12.-Despatches ro oeived boro,, by cabio aud othorwiso, from all parts of tho world, report that the celebration of thc Pope's jubilee has been universally magnificent. Tho President sent in a large number nominations to-day amongst whioh wore Mr' Marksost, of Ohio, (who is ho ?-ED.,) BJ Ministor to England, and two colored mot as Representativos at Liberia and Hay ti. Tho working mon of tho Distriot seront dod Sonator Spraguo to night, as a manifes tatioo of their approval of his recent politi oal course Tho steamer Gottysburg bas been ordered to take a line of soundings on the const o Cuba and tho neighboring islands. Tho Supremo Court has dismissed thc ap poal in tho McCardlo caso for waut of juris diotion. [This caso involved ?ho question 0 tho constitutionality of tho rcoonstruotioi Aots.-ED.] There aro ton treaties under the considera I tion of tho Scnato amongst whioh is tho Rev crdy Johnson it caty in roferonco to tho Ala bama olaims. In tho Texas bond case, the Supremo Cour has deoided the constitutionality of the rc construction Aots. Judgo Grier dissented but only as to the morits of tho oaso. CONGRESS.-Congress has adjourned. I Mr. Butler's infamous Georgia Bill was no passod. Georgia, under the Reconstructs Aots, was recognized as a State in the Union and is entitled to repr?sentation. Her representatives havo been sworn in a mombors of Congress. This makes tho fae of hor Statcship complote It is truo he Senators hnvo not bcon received, but this i bcoauso it is contended that tho Legislature by whioh thoy wcr? eleeted, oxcluded thooo! orcd mombors elected to that body. BRITISH PROGRESS.-A bill for the abc lition of imprisonment for dobt has passed Hooond reading in tito English House of Con mons. Should it become a law many ncoon plished gentlemen of that country will post I pone intended visita to America. Cotton Not Taxed. A day or two ago wc observed in a North Carolina cotcinporary thc statement that cot ton was still subjoot to a tax of two and a half per cont. In view of removing doubts upon the subjeot, we ofaervo that a letter was ad dressed by the commercial editor of tho Mem. phis Avalancfa to the Secretary of th? Treas, wry, to which he received the subjoined ro ply, whioh wo republish. It sottlcs thc mat ter, we presume, ao far ns it oan bo settled by thc authority of tho Treasury Department. The following is tho lotter which was elici ted : TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ) Oi'jricK INTERNAL REVENUE, > WASHINGTON, January 20, 1800. SIR : Your letter addressed to thc Secre tary of tho Treasury has boon referred to this office for answer. In reply, I havo to say that thc Act of February 3, 1808, abolished thc tux on cotton, is so oloar as to admit of no doubt ns to its meaning and effect. Thc lan guage of the Act is : " That all cotton grown io tho Unitod States after the year 1867 shall bo exempt from iutorual tax." This operates to oxcuipt, not ouly thc crop of 1808, but tho crops of all succeeding years, until the Act shall bo rcportled or modified by subsequent legislation. Very respectfully, P. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner. To Commercial Editor " Memphis Ava lanoho," Tcnncssco. GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON.-Tho hero of Fort Sumter has been turned out in his old age, Uko n worn out horse, to die on tho commons. We read that he has been com pelled by bia necessities to sell his library and go and live iu Europe. It evidently dou't pay to bc tho hero of a mero fort. TRUTH FITLY SPOKEN.-Brick Poraoroy fitly says : "Corn is scarce iu tho South, tho demand hoing for thousands of bushels from thc North west. How long will thc people of that section be content to raise cot ton fojthc New Englaud manufacturers, rath ol* thairprovisions for their own consumption. It strikes us as poor policy to starve ourselves to death for the purpose of enriching ene mies." jtdST A curious disease prevails on tho West coast of Africa, especially on tho Gaboon, which consists iu an irresistible inclination to sloop. No pain scorns to bo experienced j but tho patient stumbles readily, his step ia tottering, sense of feeling seoras to be want ing, and objeots usod ns a support are grasped very unsteadily. Tho consciousness does not seem to bc diminished, and tho breathing and digestion aro normal. When thc patient is awaked he returns again into a deep sleep in a Tory abort timo. The disease does not yield to any rcmodies, and generally ondo in death. Its precise ohnraotor hos not yet been ascertained with certainty. M&~ With spring are revived in Europe the apprehensions of war, whioh winter had driven away. Tho formidable armaments of tho various powers are doing nothing, aud n number of restless spirits begin to look rouod for oauies of quarrol. No one interfered with Spain. One advantage at all events ol tho temptation of wrangling with her neigh' bors. The Parliament of the Northern Con federation of Germany is at work upon finan cial questions, but outbursts now and tbon ol opinion show that tho national jealousy ol dictation of France and tho rcsolvo to bo some timo more than a mere Prussian Kingdom are active and strong. jfgf* Among tho real cs ta to sold at auctior in Now York, a day or two ago, was tho ole Steno Church, nt tho corner of Grand enc Crosby streets. Tho prioe paid for it wai 6190,000. Tho building, some timo since was purchased by tho Masons for a templo but owing to the opposition of some of thci fraternity to it as an eligible site, ib was sold oi tho 24th of Maroli, last yoar, for $103,000 So that the party then purchasing it, and nov reselling it, has mado a clear profit of 827, ooo. ... .i jtJT Puro spring water is used in thc milli of tho Hampshiro Paper Company, of Soutl Ilftdloy Falls, brought from' the cotnpnny'i rcaorvoir, a milo and! a half distant. Thi; roservoir holds 1^000,000 gallons, and wa built at a oost of $20,000. SEL^REBPECT AND SEL#DEPENDENCE. Re and continuo poor, young man, while otb ors around you grow ?ioh by fraud and disloy alty ; bo without place or pow?r, while otn ora beg their way upwards; boar tho pain o disappointed hopes, whilo others gain their by flattery ; forego tho gracious . prossuro o tho hand for Which others cringe and crawl Wrap yourself in your own vi?tuu,, andi ncc a friend and your daily broad. If you have in such a oourao grown grey with ttnblenohe honor, bless God and die. Best Manner of Keeping and Improving' Cotton Seed. i Editors Southern Cultivator :-I went into the business of selling cotton seed unwil lingly-but it has paid me very well, and will pay purchasers better, if they will m an ago them properly. T vfill givo my viows os to tho beat manner of keeping them pure and improving them. There is a b?lt of land run ning through Georgia and other cotton States, that I consider the home of thc cotton plant possibly thc bottoms in thc West may bo better adapted to it. Thc Southern com mences in Georgia above Augusta and ends justnbove Columbus, embracing thc Southern granatic region-mulatto, pine and hickory lands, and extending about one degree North. I prefer thc Southern part of this belt. Tho North cud of my farm is included in thc Southern part. I have sold, no seed made on thc Southern part of my farm-it being too sandy to keep thc seed up to tho desired standard. Planters living South of this lino,, would do well to obtain seed from this region' ? once in three or four years. If that trado should spring up, seed could bc delivered, sacked to thc nearest depot, at 50 lo 00 cent* per bushel. South of this belt, thc colton plaut is inclined to produce much weed and too little fruit. lu it, with proper prepara tion, rotation, manure and rest, you can make the cotton just what you please, as gentlemen from all parts of Georgia eau testify, who haye seen my crop-making two bales per acre on cottou from 20 to 28 inches high. To improve thc colton plant, you should select seed every year, immediately after tho first picking, up to thc middle of October, se lecting (in the case of Dickson seed) from stalks that scud out one or more suckers near tho ground, sometimes called arms. These forms need not bo looked for on poor land. Second, from those that send out limbs thick with three to six bolls, from a half inch to one and a half inches apart on thc limbs. If you do not keep your land woll charged with humus, the cotton limbs will bo too short manure well, plow deep, cultivate with the sweep very shallow-sorapc with the boo in stead of digging or chopping-if you cut the cottou roots, you make stalks instead of bolls. On all farms, there are some acres that pro* duce cotton bettor than others. Scod for planting, should ni ways bc selected from theso apots. I will hore answer some of thc thousand questions asked mc by ns many hundreds of persons-rccciviug from one to two hundred letters per week, I cannot answer any of them. If they would only take thc "Southern Culti vator," they would bo in possession of all tho answers they wish. Messrs. Editors, if you would usc tho same amount of energy in ex tending the circulation of your magazine as you do in getting it up, you- might get from fifty to ono hundred thousand subscribers. Thc prcsont is a most favorable time to do so. Go to work in thatdiroction-. Many planters have visited mo the last year, and they wore astonished that my cotton, planted the 10th of May, was more forward than theirs, plan ted thc 20th of April. I often told them in a jokin? way, that they aro root cutters j they often confessed they put thc turning plow to the cotton thc first plowhrg, thou thc shovel plow tho balance of the season, getting no bolla until after thc cotfe-v Was laid \by. To thoso wbo wish to k'nbW my distance in planting, &'c., let me say, I do not approve of hill planting. I would not havo a row nearer than 4 foot. Use a No 2 Scovell hoc-dis tattoo between hills tho width of thc. boo.-: . Thcro aro many reasons for this ; thc best orto is, it make s it moro forward. To thoso who? wish to know my opinion about tho various manures, I refer them to what I havo often said in the "Southern Cultivator." .1 will morely mention that I consider ammonia the }Bt-sol?blo bono the 2d best-salt and plag* ter a good preventive of rttsfc in cotton, besides possessing other good properties. Those who wish to hear from me, must 'tako tho "Southern Cultivator. Tho peu? cannot como tb' timo with typo and thc steam press. I must bo allowed to work tho'Way I can do tho planter thc most good (if any.) I cannot do it with tho pen olouo. I must have, tho aid of typo and stoam. Very truly joiirs, DAVID DICKSON. - - ? - CURE FOR FOUND EUE D' HortsKs.-Tako a lump of alum thc sizo of a' walnut, powder * it and dissolvo in warm watet4; Tho horse must bo drenched with this liquor, and ijfc will throw hinv into a profuso perspiration, and he will soon bo as well ns over, this should be done as soon as you ascertain- his condition. So says an exchange "WHY don't your father? toko a newspa per?" said a mark to a littlo boy whom he caught pilfering his paper from bia doorstep. "Cos bc sonds ino to tako it," answered tho urohio.