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Denoted to ^jMtttturc, gritynUnrt ?)omc<itiq (gconoin?. .a^djhs (Turrrnl $nca of % fitj. 1 * TUO. IX.?Nutv Sekiks. UNION C. II", SOuill 0 All ____________________ r J * ? -> ," . ? i-j.-i L. . ?,?ji?'? "i?? "m ? ?1?- - 1 ' ??T - . . ? ?? LECTURING ON LIBERIA. WORDS OF WISDOM AND WARNING- I t?*?~ WAI.TtRitnnn 1 A ...n.o? T i-'*? ? - v?.Vj . x'ur seven days past it was announced in and arouu this couiuiunity, by pustcrs and handbill: that licv. E. J. Adams, of Libcriau notor cty, would deliver a lecture at tho Coui House in our town, on the eveuing of th 5th of August, on the Exodus movement At an early hour the dusky crowd begtin t pour iu town, and to asscmblo in groups am knots at the corners about the Court House all engaged iu discussing both sides of thi qucstiou of to go or not to go to Liberia.? At the appointed lime the speaker arrived und was conducted to the stand and inlro duccd to the audience by T. D. lliehardsou Esq. , Mr. Adams appears to be aboutjGS ycart venerable in appearance. About six feet mgn, wcu Duut, auu dressed in a suit oi black cloth, he is withal a fiuc specimen ol the negro race. His complexion is not a deep black, but has somewhat of an ashy shade about it. His lips arc not so thick as is usual in the genuine African, which, with his powerful lungs aud splendid teeth, ft enables him to speak in a clear and often very musical tone. The whole drift of his lecture was ou the negative side of the question, whether it is wise or uuwise for the negro to emigrate to Liberia, llis first argument was from his own experience. He, too, was anxious to go to Africa, and in 18G3, as a missionary, he gratilicd his ambition, lie found it no place to raise stock. That of the forty or f 'fifty donkeys that were sent out with him Ibr tb^^ioorcr emigrants, not one could be fouud in two years' time. Even the wool on the back of a sheep would turn to hair in the course of a few years, lie had no desire to underrate the land of his lorefathers ; that it presented as much beauty and wealth as any other country on the globe, but that it was not advisable for those who had barely means sufficient to get there to make the change. They should stay at home, for once tlicy arrived in Liberia, if they were disappointed, the government would not help them to return to their native soil. He analyzed America, L..i.Li'..i - i ? < ' us iicaiiuiuiucss, us uciignuui climate, its governments, its schools and colleges, all of which the negro enjoyed equally with the white man. lie contrasted the present condition of the negro with his status in this country fifteen 'years America then, why coukkthey not liv^ncrP t.ow ? Did they wish to get rid of the white man ? They need not expect it iu Africa, lie is found in thfc North, the Hast, in the South and on the west coast of Africa. lie disabused their minds of the idea of getting possession of the government over there. He had met one negro from the South who had confessed that lie had gone to Liberia with the expectation of becoming its Governor; tbat he had been waiting for it seventeen years and was not "Gubner" yet, uor was there any likelihood of it if he remained seventeen years longer. Many who had goncthcro full of such notions had become destitute and were not able to return for lack of mean'. He does not believe that Africa can be Christianized negro emigration. The religious advantages of the colored people here wore contrasted with those of Africa, the ignorance and superstition there and the intelligence and enlightenment here; the malarial disAfrica, ever ready to strike death into the ncw-tu?_ lo f j 1 nP nv.1. rrlnrinno OftlinYl'tf 1 11" llUtllllll UIUVOO V? VUl ^IVIIVMO advised those who had labored to make the country what it is to remain here and enjoy its riches and the blessings of its government. If you must emigrate follow the march of empire and go West, where you may still enjoy all the advantages of our government and raise everything that grows on the face of the earth that ministers to the wants and gratifies the tasto of man. This is only a meagre sketch of his intcrcsting lecture. It was well received by a majority of the negroes. Some few objected to hearing themselves called negroes, while others were disappointed in not hearing of a land where pancakes and flap-jacks grew already cooked upon the trees, and all that is necessary to get the "lasses" to eat with them is to boro a liolo through the bark. lly the by, the Wnltcrhoro' ]>ramntic Club still survives. As the long nights approach they are making every preparation to entertain the publie. They have sent to York and purchased necessary scenery, wkfc'i has already arrived. A new stage has been erected in the Court House, and rehearsals are now the order of tlie day.? The Urol entertainments will be on the eve ningsof/tiio 15th anil join insiam. >> un the "old goat Jem an," w^th all his life and vigor, as its president, it jfcjbound tosucecd. ?Nctcs and Courier. * ') Ryf. Minute Puddino.?Ileal milk to the boiling point, salt to taste, and stir in gradually rye-flour to make a thick mush Cook about 15 minutes, and cat with sugnt and cream. [This we know to be good and it recalls pleasant recollections of carlj home life.?Ki> ] (Quicksilver beaten up with the while o an egg and applied with a feather to even crack in a bedstead, i-3 the best, bug proven tire. v it The triumph of the Democracy in this d State iu the elections of 1870 accomplished s, a great deal towards its doliverauce from i- the evils of ftiisgovornuicnt. By this vic t lory the State got rid of the radical leade crs, the heads of the vandal horde of ? thieves and robbers, who had, ^luring long 0 years, fastened themselves upon its vitals 1 and nearly sucked out its life's bloc-d. It , was hoped that this result and the honcit ; administration of affairs which followed, the - tyisc and impartial legislation, and the ad, ministration of justice with evcu hand to all the people, would convince the colored , people that the future of the State had r r?.M|n yrrpiptq wfrfl i would discharge their duties luitniuuy ana | protect tho rightfg&vtoj#)* > fo them OyThe constitMlWflTm lan?.?Ti].o - land. It was hoped that this change would , restore harmony aud confidence between the two races; that the bitterness of feeling ( which had been engendered by the arts of 1 political adventurers would pass away; that j the voice of discord would be silenced, and , a new era dawn upon the State, which would j revive its industry, husiucss and trade, aud ] restore it to wealth and prosperity. It was , hoped that the good and true men of the s State, the virtue aud intelligence, would be allowed to remain at the helm, without fur- ( tlier attempt to stir up strife and confusion, j until these great results were accomplished. . Hut if the course of the Radical Convcu- j tiou lately held in Columbia, be a fair ex- j poucut of the feelings and purpose of that , party, it^s evident that the desperate game ( for power which convulsed the State iy the , past is about to be re-cuactcd; that tlVo at*11"; tempt will aguiu bo made to bring on col- j lisions between the two races, to provoke t acts of violence and, perhaps, bloodshed, t for the manufacture of political capital.? s Recent events show that the purpose of the j Radical leaders is to again use the deluded negro to accomplish their ambitious and sel l- 8 ish schemes; to glut their greed for office t aud the public plunder; and that be is ready t to play the part assigned him?to be a wiR v ling instrument?the tool and dupe of vile c political gamblers, who would peril life and a property, the peace and good order of so- j f?iptv tlio wnlfnrn nml iwAenai-lto .? V..MI V MUM |J1 UVC1I lliu | safety?of the State, upon the issue ot this c contest. They know, that without their colored allies they have no hope of success; that they cauuot forui a corporal's guard of rifthite ujcu in South Carolina. Their sole } Wlthncc fofKticccest is ttpOflfheflfcolored votcrs. llenec the desperate effort has beeu j renewed to inflame the minds of these pcopie against the white race by appeals to j] their prejudices and passions. That this j attempt will signally fail we entertain no j doubt, if the Democracy will do their du- j, ty. But if from undue confidence in their ' strength, if from indifference or apathy, ^ they should fail to rally to the polls, in the coining elections, all that was gained by j the victory of 1870 may be lost, and a still more deplorable fate befall them than they ' have heretofore been subjected to. Every j, Democrat should feel that he has his part ^ to perform in this contest, and begin the jwork now, and continue it until the victory (| is won. Let there be no laggards or stragglers in the Democratic ranks. Let. the j watchword be sounded far and near, "Close up ! close up !" and when its line has beea j. formed, it will prove as invincible as the ^ Macedonian phalanx. We have every ^ confidence in the patriotism of the people of_South Carolina, and we mistake their tlin groat crisis noW Vijlyi.fuJlv aroused by licve they will meet this last effort to be- ^ grade and ruin them, iu a proper manner; j with a firm and determined spirit, without undue excitement, but with the high resolve of a people "who know their rights, and i 1 HI'lUWIMg, UUIA". UiilllJltliU tuvill I iuut nmiu j they will not bo scduc id into acts of violeucc and revolution, tlicy will defend their 1 rights under the constitution and the laws. x Nothing less can be expected of a brave and gallant people, aud their cause will be y sustained by tho lovers of constitutional j liberty everywhere throughout this broad land.? Greenville News. y ?' ?"Trvrte-.y. IIorses 11unni.no Away.?IF ft' team runs, do not be in too much hurry to leave 1 tho wagon. Unless a collision is imminent ' it is generally best to stay on tho wagon if ] possible, as long as it holds together. But ' judgment must be used in this respect.? ' Whenever it seems necessary to leave the 1 wagon, it is best cither to drop oil' behind or jump from the side. In any and every case when leaving a runaway team, remember and face the way the horse is going.? When this is done a man has often times left a wagon in safety, when if lie had jumped iu the opposite direction he would have been killed or dangerously injured.? The only possible safety is in continuing in the same direction in which the motion has nii'/in until tlio m-mlllil IS rpilclicd. uuv.l ....... ...~ n- ? ? ( 1 When jumping is necessary, a 1 way a-try to striko 011 the toes or lor ward part of the ' feet. Striking on the heels involves much ? danger.? Ohio Farmer. The latest yarn about fast time is to the cflcet that on a certain road a young man f put his head out of ear window to kiss his 1 girl good bye, when the train pulled out so - rapidly thai ho kissed an old African female at the next station. *aivA.ua iniif BUWINQ OF WKXAV.* Col. J. K. Miutcr, Uuion County, ^ C., wrtes to the Richmond Planter and Farmer thus: . ' ' As reports on thin ant} thick planting and sowing are called for by Bomo of your correspondents, ? will give the,result of my observations Torwhat they are worth. I am fully per^tfj^ed.tbdt Messrs. Vurlo and Knight are correct in their conclusions us to the advantages of thin seeding. The result of my experiments and observutiou is substantially the same as theirs. I have experimented some with most plants grown in this latitude, aud huvo come to the coiy, aJrafospU^nan^on^ failures, consequent upon thick seediii". furm.?r? will persist in this downward course, failing to 1 discern the true cause of the same. It would | be difficult to estimate the loss resulting [ruin thick seeding. The extra amount of seed required by thick plautiug and seeding is a heavy loss iu the aggregate, but ' largo as this is, it is small when compared j >, with the partial failures of crops caused by ' sowing too thick. ; 1 usually sow about three peeks ami fro- j jucnlly less, and that qusfHtity of seed will i aroducc better results in this latitude than < i greater quantity, I aui sure. Thin plant- ' ng gives room for tillering, which is all i mportaut, as that is one of nature's funda- < nental laws in regard to gratninal plants; ; dvcrcfore tillering is a physiologinnj uccesthe ccrc"' crops, and f Irom thick seeding," poor laud, unfavora- i ilu seasons, or the want of underdraiuuig, < illcring is prevented, you violate ouo of |' lie laws of nature, aud must necessarily 1 sutfor the penalty, as her laws are inexora- 1 do iu their demunds. 1 am inclined to think that rust, blasts ' md all diseases to which the cereals arc heir, ' nay be increased by thick seeding. Any- i hing that tends to dwarf or retard the do- l 'clopuicul of plants tends to bring on dis- j < ase. Thick seeding makes the straw thiu ; : iid soil and more liable to be blowu i I lown. Since storms have become more < rcqucut, it is necessary to use every pre- 1 ? autiou. I J Thin seeding is preferable?First, lie- ] fvusc it makes more grain aud of belter ' ( |Uality. Second, liecausc it is less liable ' ( "d disaster. ThirdyJioeau?j it } i ;rows of uniform height, whicn makes it j * uorc easily saved. (Thick secdiug will ; i ause many short heads and stocks, about ! I lalf the usual height, and in cutting and ( taudli ng many ul' those will be lost.)? ! i fourth, When the proper quantity of seed t s planted, nature will determine for plants i iretty accurately the strength and quality i f soil by putting up just about as many c tall? s as the land is capable of developing, fifth and last, but not least, because the oil or uvnilublc plant food therein is not xhausted in making so much straw, the 1 irgc.st amount of plant food possible should t e held ijf?f,cscrve for tho development of ? ruit. Grain is the great desideratum of lie farmer, therefore He should see that ? othing is wasted unnecessarily' iu the pro- 1 uctiou of straw. i I speak for thia^atitudc only ; in higher < ititudes, grain is more likely to be winter < illcd, and where the seasons arc shorter i nd not affording time for tillering, heavier s ceding than 1 advocate for this latitude ' lay be best. ' Would like to hear from other corrcs- ' mpottnnt qiAUe.?tiJi'umt. ps t/iis is a jvorv 1 ions in the item of seed alone, a'.Tvf in 1 icld many millions." Pottery Decorations.?The imita- i ion Japaucsc work, now so much the rage, nd very odd and foreign looking, is easily 1 lone with tho embossed ehronio pictures, vhich come already cut out (as you know) n almost every imaginable design, flowers, >irds, butterflies, animals, human figures, cms, trcc-boughs, Japaucse figures, &e., ind the mnnyr.tfWSiwuf oajfyw bordering vhich can be got in beautiful designs. .Ttuim.rxr. Puses andJurs.?Auv of the pottery vase?, now to be bought everywhere, look pretty decorated in this way, first being painted from the bottom up three-quarter* its height, of some delicato tint, and the athcr quarter a vivid blue or dull red, and decorate as above. Gitiffer Jam.?(Md preserved ginger jars that your mother don't know what to do with, loook very odd and ?lapanese-y. treated as above, and fitted with a cover from the odds and ends of a crockery store. Small Va*c.?Very pretty vases for '? * 1 - -- a- - * 1 1 A? Tiowers or aiuumn uoiupieis can ue inr.ue 01 empty baking-powder boxes (email once), painted black, and decorated with tho same pictures. Only one picture in front is the prettiest, \\jth perhaps a border around tho. top. . .. "Wliar was do sun dis inornin V' asks llcv. Mr. Jasper, of Virginia. "Why, dat side o' my house. Whar is it now ? Why, dis side o' my house ; darfur do sun must ha' got roun' it, an' it couldn't do dat stnndiu still. Whcrefur, de sun moves, sail." How to remove weeds? Marry the widow. TlIE Oat CltOl*.? ICilitor Southern (Jul-? tivutur.?Never since I have been a farmer, do L recollect to have seen the oat crop finer. In this section we have just finished harvesting, aud tho yield has becu such as amply to remuncrnto the husbuuduiau lor his labor. 1 urn one of those who h ive always maintained that the out pays better thau any crop we can raise iu this latitude. It solves the problem of cheap horse food, and in this couutry, where so mueh horse power is required to cultivato our great staplo, cotton, and so much coru, which is a dear article gcucrally, consumed in feeding them, the propriety of devoting more attcutiou to the oat crop, becomes a question iinnnrLinrTii. Thrv nuv . Una cnenp, when no other crop is pressing to be planted or cultivated. They may be profitably grazed by stock through the winter aud spring, if not allowed to trample theui while the ground is wot, and when harvested just before they are fully ripe, make the best horse feed iu the world.? They arc excellent as a change, even wkcu corn is plentiful, as stock always improve as soon as fed partly on oats. They may be led to stock and the corn sold, if desired. Several years ago I ran uut of corn in June, about the time of the oat harvest, and having made a good oat crop, fed mules entirely an this cereal until I had "laid by" my crop The mules held up well and showed 110 signs of declension. Even : s a money crop, the ! oat occupies 110 mean position. They arc always in deuiaud at remunerative prices. By the cultivation of this crop, our lauds ire put in good condition for resting and iccumulaling humus?their level condition, and the oat stubble, and grass and weeds which spriug up after harvest, preventing washing, which is one of the great bugbears of Southern farming. This year [ have raircd two varieties of oats?the Texas rust-proof and the Burt rust-proof. The latter is a new variety, which Las been improved and brought into notice within die last live years. 1 began sowing them 111 the 1st day of February last, 011 the 23d of April 1 first noticed tlnjy were | beading, and 011 the 20?li of May 1 began jutting them for feed. My farm journal hows that the -ltli of June was the earliest1 T had ever begun harvesting oats before.? 1 I began hatvesting the T"Xas rust proof >at, sowed at the same time as the Burt, .>n the 1st of this mouth, Juue. The latter are certainly a vefy enfly oat, atnTgroW well even ou'fhin "land. Mr. Burt first aotieed n few early heads, and gathered thcui in a match box. lie lias imnroved .licui for Gve years, ami now has them in lbundaucc. Many planters who liavc tried hem claim that they mature from two five ivccks earlier than ordinary oats. Planted n the fall or early winter, they will no loubt mature much earlier than mine did. CENTRAL A LA 13 A 31 A. Profits ok Good Fkkdincj.?A corrcs>ondutof the daunt n/ Gentleman gives the bllowiug details of his experience ou this uhject : Last full I had the offer of a cow on an dd debt, aud hesitated souic as to whether [ had better lose the debt or take the cow, is she was old and very thin, but finally jonoluded to try and make something out >f her, though the chances looked very .mall, and the boys made a good deal of sport of her, and said I would get nothing jut her hide. She was farrow, aud was lot giving more than one quart of milk light aud morning. I look her to the farm ind told my man to do the best he could for * *" ~r'+T*owvr"f,"""<l feeding her apples, was some time before she in'., ' '"/p r';"r,n."-v in appearance; but after a while tno and care began to toll 011 her, and in three months she was in good condition, and gave twelve quarts of milk daily. One week 1 j brought from there nine pounds of nice butter, which the womttn assured me was the product of nine dav's milk, and at the same time sold (wo quarts of milk daily, and used what they needed in the family, consisting of herself and husband. 1 expected to feed her well, and turn out to grass to fatten, but she proved so good for milk I concluded to keep her another year. She has kept it: good order all summer, and given about as much milk as any of the cows, but we shall soon dry her oft", as we expect to have her for a new milch cow this wintr?i* I nlcA liitiKrlit 1 ct ('.II n n(' uhtrr? 1 .X.. * ...... ..... ... ........ sheep, just as it was time to turn in for winter. fed them till the 10th of .March on hay and oat screenings, and sold theui at an advance of per head. f Milking should he done regularly, as near ?f possible at the same .hours every morning and evning. Tt should be done quietly lind kindly and thoroughly. If tho cow is treated harshly she becomes nervous, and will not let down her milk freely, and thus the best uer^jpu of it "is lost, as the richest milk' is'the last, or what is called the' strippings." For the samo reason the work should be thoroughly performed, for a good oow may be changed into a poor one if she is not milkdd closely. In a large herd it will pay for the owucr to go after the milkers and strip the. cows. Do not allow the cows to be driven rapidly from tho pastures; i it heats the milk and injures the cows. the champion trotter. Goldsmith M<iid's Wonderful Time Jlcatcn at Last?Hunts Crowned Monarch of the Turf World, after Trotting a Mile in the Uhprccedcntcil Time of 2. 1314. Buffalo, N. Y., August 3.?It was a great day for Buffalo and the trottiug world, that afternoon in August, 18(57, eleven years ago, wlicu Dexter trotted a mile in harness iu 2.171, eclipsing the 2.19] of Flora Temple, which for eight years had stood at head of the record, and the only performance by a trotter iu harness better than 2.20. Today was equally memorable, however, Karus having trotted a mile iu 2.131, tho fastest tiuio cveT*inado iu tho worid. i It ,1'iiM wlum lb im Eastern ^tna-Hantis, who had boon entered for tho event, were drawn. When, the great flyer came out with Splan behind him, lie was greeted with round after round of applause. A running horse was provided to accompany and stimulate him. After a rough warming up, to satisfy Splan, the horse came down Hying. The word was nodded for and given, and off ho started on his first heat. The maro did not got out for hiui until he was one hundred yards from the score, and when he reached the quarter pole, and watches marked 0 251, it was evident thai 2.14 would not he beaten in that heat. The half was made in 1.0!) i, the three-quarter pole in 1.42, and 2.17 was hung out as the time of the mile. This was fast enough to show that tho horse was at himself, but left it an open question whether ho could beat 2.14 that day. In the pools lie was the favorite at about $50 to $35 agaiust time. In about half an hour lie cauic out again. The mare started with him from the score, and kept close up. On he flew, but just before reaching the quurtor-polo he left his feet. He was set going again, and when he came home watches in the judges' stand marked 2.50. The $1,000, the main purse, was lost, and it looked blue for the $500, conditioned on beating 2.14. Without leaving the track, the horse again came down,and got tho word, hut. broko almost itmncdi'.Ucly aud was turned before reaching the draw gate, brought back and blanketed for a couple of minutes. Again Jtarus cauic flying down, this time as steady as clock work. The word was given aud with tlits runner at his girth lie flew along. When the (tu^yt'r.nole was * ~ 2.14 gait, and the 'slowest quarter of the track. Straight work of the back stretch was now before him, where his uiighty stride could have its perfect work, and along this lie flew at a terrible pace, reaching the half iu 1.053 (or a 2.11 A gait,) and trotting the second quarter in 32 1 seconds (a 2.0!) gate.) His speed was slackened very little on tho third quarter, the gallant trotter never making a skip or faltering, and when the timers noted 1.381 at the three-quarter pole the exclamation "lle'll doit," was heard all over the track. Now thc>?tcmdi? became precious. y he horse was tiring, as Spluu could feel, and as' the wire was approached lie geutly touched him with tho vrhip on his hind quarters, aud two minutes was recorded by watches, and he was nearly at the distanco stand ; 1 ' * 2.10, and ho was within one hundred feet of the score ; 2.11, 2.12, and he's only fifty feet; 2.13, and ho is hero, and "click !" go scores of watches as lie sweeps under tho wire and iudex-hands point to tho hereafter memorable figures, 2.131. Kvcrybody knew the horse had done it, hut the shouting did not begin until the board was hung out from the judges' stand. Then the cheering "*'tP%tixMuendoin>. The quarter stretch was gloved and jewelled hands and waved handkerchiefs, and the men hallooed thorn selves lioar.se. Directly Sjilan appeared io the Judges' stand, and received an ovation, and was presented with a basket of lovely flowers. It was an occasion long to be remembered. Puesidkst Tyi.ku's Sox.?1 met in Florida, John Tyler, Jr., son of President Tyler. 11o umst be nearly CO years of age, and resembles to an extraordinary degree bis lather. Kven in the extreme poverty of bis later years lie preserves a dignified carriage, a fondness for plush vests, standing collars, and white neck tics. In bis conversation, which is very learned and ai times highly enjoyable, he never allows you to lorget two things, to wit. That lie is a Virginian and that his father was President of the United Stales. Vltliough President Tyler's mother was heiress to considerable wealth, and the President is said to have retired from tlio chair v of S'.atc rich, there was nothing for the children after the father's death in IHiili. Hubert Tyler, the elder son, led a modest life in .Montgomery, Alabama, where, for many years, and to tho time of his death, which occurred five or six months ago, lie was editor of a Democratic paper. The only daughter lias for years been an inmate of the Louise Home in Washington, thai enmity founded oy air. t orcoran lor indigent ./mv*woraen of refinement. John Tyler, Jr., was private secretary to liis father an<l the idol of a brilliant coterie of, first Tory, Whigs, and afterward Democrats, accordingly as his father faced. For t lie last twenty years, howevor, few have heen his friends, and great has been his poverty.? /{or/trsler K/press. - - - Tests North and South.?The test of orthodox Democracy in the South is to hive served in the rebel army.?PhilndtIphia JWts.