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mil Ice to sit during the recess to investigate tl charges of bribery and corruption against tuci hers in the elections of comptroller and tren urcr. Among the witnesses named is Cougres man L. (J. Monk. - - - - Was it in 1', witiicji aki:? Montgomery, ' V., February !5.? In this locality, early yeste duy morning, there was a second shock, whit appeared more like a heavy report. Many pe pie imagined it to be a heavy blow upon the roo of their houses. The report was so loud as I awaken their.. The thermometer at the tin stood at 22? below zero, and tho tcmpcratui was at the same as a week ago, when the othi shock was felt. i . Akrkst ok a Fouokk.?Petersburg, Va., Jat IT ?Nocdhtuii \Y. Frectnuu, a well kuowu fa mcr iu Diu widdie county, charged with forger committed last November, by which he obtainc ft mcney order for $"?0 from the postofiice i Reams' Station, Dinwid lie county, and anothi money order from the postofiice in this city ft !?1-, was arrested near Durham, N. on Sntu day, by Special Agent Thos. 15. Dong, of Sali bury, N. C. . o A Dnsrarcrtvi: Fiiik in Putt.vuklimiia.Philadelphia, January Sil.?A fire broke 01 this morning on the south side of Uetli Kilt baptist Church, at the corner of llroad at Spruce streets. The flames spread to llorticu tural llall and several houses on Spruces' strcc The church cost S17"?,(?0t> and the organ !?7,-ll> Horticultural llall was sold at public sale la summer for S7'J.d00. The losses by fire an water on the other buildings are over ^Jo,OU< -* - - CoxsisTKNcv is a Jkwki,.?In Mr. lilaine'ssul sidy bill it is provided that his steamships slia not only be made of American material, an commanded by native Americans, but that twi thirds of the crew shall be Americans also, is surprising that while the distinguished sent tor from Maine was about it, he did not also pr vide that the steamers should carry no foreiji passengers, :io foreign mails, no foreign me: chandisc, and should not enter foreign water What is the use of making half way work abot it*' If llin ovt'liKivn tifiiw>tnln iu ............ v. 1 ~.4..v, .O 6"V.. .V#. thing, it is good for everything, l'roposcl leg islation of this character at this l ite stage of tli world's civilization ought to bring a blush 1 the face of even a Hottentot.?-V. )'. JJullclin . o t'liAMins tx Tttt: Sorrtt.?It is evident to ever unprejudiced observer that a great change : taking place in the sentiments of the people c 3, the South. The bitterness, prejudice and ho; ijt lility to the changes wrought by the war whic P* were so marked a few years ago are disappcai jay There is now :> very noticeable and rnpb ly increasing disposition to accept the situatio as it is, and on this basis to build a new Soul which shall surpass in wealth, glory and greai ii *ss the old .South. The wealth and intelligent of the South' and the tiien who control the po! tics and business of the South, are in the Hon oeratic party. There are, however, two elcnicni in that party. They art the liberal and pr< grcssiveelement and the Uoiirbon element. Tli Bourbon element lias all along been the dotn nant element. Indeed, until very lately, tli liberal and progressive clement was so great I in the minority that its inilucticc was luirdl appreciable. The indications arc that befor another National piditical campaign opens thi element will control the political and materi: uHairs of tliu South.?.\Vir <)rl< nn Tinu'.*. O . I>isi;ii n i:i t i. Scknk. ? London, February !!.ti.'l') 1'. M. ? In the House of Commons thi evening Sir Vernon ilurcourt, Home Secret urj replying to Mr. Paruell, said Mr. Haviit wu i&rrested because his action was considered ii compatible with his ticket of leave. Mr. l'ariiell asked what condition Mr. Davil 1 li id violated ? There was no answer to this question, who the Irish members shouted "Shame !" and th . other members cheered tremendously. Th scene surpassed all description. The Speaker called upon Mr. Gladstone t ?nr <? his resolution. Ur. .1 oli 11 Dillon rose, Inn ilie Speaker refuse 'o kefir him. After repeated warning, t!i Speaker 'named" Mr. Dillon, ami Mr. (lla? .stone moved his .suspension amid cheers an lories of order, the Irish nieiuhers shontin ' Shame 1 ' 'i'lie motion for the suspension of Mr. Dillo wa? adopted by a vole of dOti to Mr. Dillon refused to withdraw from ill jj'ouse and was fureihly removed by the Ser t -at-arms, hy order of the Speaker, ami otries of " ""' aiiio ' ''.V the Irish members. D. ijliv I-1. binary "?. ? Miclieal Davitl, the ii< ititor, Mi-' 'irres.here tO'd.iy tinder his 'ielct ?.* leave ( VlltAS. hooKIKO Sorll.' ? boV. ijllgood llJ received a IvM-tr from a gentIt'"'*-'" in I'Jiilade ]diia in behalf of parties who ,7re thinking i cngigiiig in the cotton mnniliri mil.,' bitsiiic.in one of tin * Jtitlieen States", 'J'lio leiter ask ' e I'ollowi / questions : W hat j .( f your State do y,.,t consider th I .1.1.. >! ll.n if.,... C..r I I... tit hi mi I in lining nf n cotton factory? Have yen a canal or any iiaiiual or art'licii channel l>v wliieli, in a rerlain pari of you State, water power is furuisheil lor the purpoof running 1'adories free of all charge or cost Iji foreign capital enea^cl in inatiiifactiiriii cn'or prises hi your State exempt from tuxaiin .of n'.l or any kiinl. If so, for how luiio a time .lino*; yon not mij eriiiteinlant * of iiiiiiiiyralii i1 ,'e/i w Ikmo noeiny luilf fare or re<lueeil ra lirfc.oU ??i iM lie procure I l?y persons ilesirii to vivit y.?i ir Suite or Section witli tlie intentii of ijij'.cHinj. capital in s uiie live business J'o you tli int. .steam or water power the lie to rely upon " Tl;?< Iwti'r li is been referre 1 to the ('.mini sloiu t .\pn culture, wlio will furnMi die <1 Hire"| infiiffirii. ?*?i f ' /. A'"/' ' / *1 ttfcif. y I . *CAL 8HCIEIY. ill At a meeting of the Executive Committee of n. the State Agricultural ami Mechanical Society |ie \ held on Wednesday at tlto Columbia Hotel, an ii. invitation from the Executive Committee of the s. Greenville County Agricultural Society to this i3. Society to hold its next annual Summer meeting ) in the city of Greenville was, on motion of Col- 1 onel William Wallace, accc|>teil. The time lor ' ! the Summer meeting was fixed for the second r" j Tuesday in August. The Secretary was iustruc- ' ; ted to notify the Kxccutive Committee of the i . t State Grange of the action of this committee. | '3 Mr. J. M. Newman, of Georgia, was appointed j 10 essayist for the Summer meeting. Subject? v 10 "Fruit and Fruit Culture." ^ rc It was also resolved that each agricultural (| rr society in the State select an essayist for that occasion on the following subjects respectively : | Anderson County Society?"The Cultivation ? of the Grasses." r- . Abbeville County Society?"Small Grain. a j Greenville County Society?"The Manufacture <] ^ of Cotton at the South." ji >r Newberry County Society?"Immigration." ti )r Chester County Society?"Sheep liaising." Union County Society "The raising of v Horses." s- . . Darlington County Society?"The Cultivation 11 of Sliort Cotton." I ? Orangeburg Couuty Society?"The Cultivation l' tit of Upland ltice." in liarnwell County Society?"The Cultivation ' nl Sugar Cane anil of its Manufacture." _ 1" l'ee Dec Agriculturnl Society?"The Raising t- of Improved llrccds of Cattle." . t)" Sumter County Society?The Labor Question st of the South." d C.i.irlcsion County Society? Transportation.' ^ D. On motion of Mr. Uoachc the Secretary was ,, instructed to notify the Kxccutivc Committee of t ^ the Slate Orange and each of the above named ^ ' societies and request them to co-operate in the ,, Summer meeting, and to send delegates to the J 0same. o On motion of Mr Thompson the State Agri- li cultural Association of Georgia was invited to ) send delegates to the Summer meeting. s J Colonel Watson was present and explained the t ' object of building houses and cattle stalls. ' ^ j On motion of Mr. Thompson the whole matter ' I of building was referred to a local committee, 1 I consisting of lion. 11. I-'. Cray ton, Colonel Win. ' i Wallace, J. N. llutfman, Ksq., Colonel A. 1*. ^ ; llutlcrand Colonel T. W. Ilolloway. On motion of Mr. Thompson it was decided to make the fence on Klmwood avenue a close e y lencc. is ' We learn that it is the purpose of the com- ( if | mittec to make great improvements in the fair s- j grounds, which, when completed, will make them s h among the finest, if not tlie very finest, in the . f- I United States. 1 1- ' In the premium list will be a prize offered foi v n the best specimen of ensilage, not less than twen- ( li ty or twenty-live tons. The preiuiuin will be a v L- valuable one, but the amount has not yet been j c :e dctermineil upon. ! t Tiie Cii iui.kston Cotton F.wtoiiy.?Many I | ls years ago a cotton factory was built in Onirics- ! ] j. ton, S. C. Owing to a lack of the proper kind t lt. of labor, or to bad management, or to genera' , c j. j inditl'ereiicc, "the factory" languished and died* j c c 1 and it has become .a ghastly standing juke that j t y the only cotton mill ever started in Charleston j t' y was speedily converted into an almshouse, which ' 0 | it is to this daj. The project of building a cot- : i8 ton factory in i liarleston, after much discussion, ' is about to be subjected to a practical test once ! * more, and, in all probability, a portion of the j ' 1 coming cotton crop will be spun and woven in | " Charleston. The Charleston Manufacturing ! ' ls j Company, chartered at the last session of the j r, | Legislature, has opened its books of subscrip- J, is tion and expects to have a cotton mill in opera" ; j i- lion within twelve months from dale. The I o j names attached to the prospectus are a sullicienl j It [ guarantee of the earnestness of the project, and ' j j the terms of the charter are highly advantage- j n I mis. li is proposed to raise a capital of fit It),- I \ e (ICO. which is to be used in the huildin" and es- 1 ^ I e tablishuicnt in Charleston of a factory for the | manufacture of cotton goods ami spool thread, o The present idea is to lake up first the manufac! lure of homespun drills and checks. The build- ,, d i ing will be constructed on the most approved |, ic j pian, and will be furnished with the latest im- u 1- : provements in machinery. The mill will be run jd by steam, and will have a capacity ot from 12,- (< 15 | Olid to ItiDO spindles, furnishing employment l'i | to from -">oo to 7<i0 persons, chielly won.en and ! li n ' girls and boys.- A*. (.'??//??, 1 s ? e A Vn.i.viii: Surer Awu.?San Crai,cisco, <| February I!. ? A dispatch from Carson, Ncv., I ,| says At half past t! o'clock this afternoon the li I dam of the Franklon reservoir hurst. The re- j J1 ; servoir was a mile long, threc-ipiarters of a mile >s t wide and lifty feet deep. A few hours before it j ' burst the people of I'rankion moved their house- j ' ludd effects. The Virginia ami Truckee Kail- j '' road Company, apprehensive of danger, tapped I 1 '* I tin* dam and were drawing the water < fi when j '' it broke. It went all at once. A dozen men I '' 1S were swept down by the torrent, but escaped l>v '' > lioin'g cast upon the side of the ravine. No lives ,l were io?l. I'he water at the narrow portion of i , ; t 0 the ravine was one hundred feet high. When 1 ilie town was ren.'died the houses went before the flood like cha/f. The town was only a clus- ( lor of hoifes. It was almost totally destroyed, i ir Nearly a mile of the railr ad track was washed j j e ! away, and some rails were snapped in two. ( ,., v . h i ' ' \ \ c Vili n.r lii'iivui. ? llaleo'h. N. ( .. i ii j February I.?TIm- expiation of akcfoscnc lump, j 1I :u half pas' !> o'clock oil Monday night, Muriel j ui i a lire in I'lymoih, N. which desl royed alinoM t lc ; ilie entire business purl of that town. The ( p; losses foot up . ? rJ7,"?(Hl Thirty-seven buildings ? ui | were buriie<l, among u libit were (lie courthouse i | and Grace, F-piseopul. Church ami twenty three i st stores. Two humlreil ami tifly bales of cotton, \ besides f|tiantities of shingles, lumber,\c., were : i also destroyed. The losses on stocks of g-'uds t !v- were heavy, only two ?f the parlies loirtied ,oti( > I having any iusiiranrc. I PRESERVING CATTLE FOOB. t * 0 1 A Successful Experiment i n Pre- I paring Ensilage. 1 i Port Jervis, January ">.?Tuesday morn- ? tig one of the two silos at the Buckley farm, a ii this village, was opened in the presence c it several "I the citizens ut this place.? j| Is contents fully realized the expectation if the Messrs. Buckley. The silo wis j| 'polled at the end. about lour or five feet of he covering being removed. The Ibdder | lad settled about two feet. On top, just i icncath the rye straw, the ensilage was s poiled to the depth of about two inches, ., >ut from there as far down as it was taken | ut it was nicely preserved. It hail turned |j . slight brownish color, and emitted a slight- t y vinous odor. About a half bushel was v ;iveil to each cow, and though they had ,, leeu served with their inorning meal, it was ? II eaten up, with the exception oflhc mol- s ly crust. The Messrs. Buckley are highly s (leased and will undoubtedly construct two ,. uore silos next Summer. p Silo is a term not very well known, nor ,, chat it implies, for it is a French wotd.? ,, t means " preserver," and is neither more ., lor less than a perfectly air-tight vault or s it on its four sides and bottom, having the a ntire top open. Its purpose is the preser- s ation of fodder iti a green state, which is c lesigtiated by another French Word, "ensi- ,, age." literally "preserved." To preserve odder in a greeu state it is necessary to iaek it away in an air-tight place, the same r s one would preserve fruit, and to make it | iaek closely, and drive out all (lie air, it is t iccessary to cut it up very finely. It has t icon ascertained that corn will produce a ? ;reater amount on a given space of ground ti han any other of the grasses, and curiae- | I lien t ly is nearly altogether used, especially r iow in the early stages of the experiment. S t is raised the same as corn for Judder is .? ;enerally raised, in drills, from two and a c lalf to three and a half feet apart. While $ et in the milk it is cut and carried to the i!o, and before being packed away is put f, brutish a Cutting machine which cuts it n uto lengths of one-half iuch or less, and |. hen pressed down by heavy weights being o ilaccd upon it. The top is then made air- |j iglit. This work is necessarily done in |'< Vugust or September, and in eonseijuenee f, f there being any <|uautity of pasture unit late in the Autumn, the necessity of j, polling does not occur until about the pros- n nt tiuie. When opened the outer edges (' re generally a little musty, but when fur- :t her exposed it presents a beautiful appear- p nee, and when given to cattle, be it cows, beep, horses, or swine, is eaten with great n vidity. A sih) may be built of stone, b iriek, or concrete, and should be finished lith cement on the inside Whichever is ' he cheapest material in the locality where j t ised is the best. As a rule, concrete is the j i hoapest, as the excavation necessarily made j \ urnisbes all the material except the cement. | i, V rectangular form w ill answer the purpose i y >est, the width being about one third the j t ength, and the height about two lift lis of | he length. A side hill will prove the most t lonvenient position, both lor filling and j inlying. It can ho leveled so that one side ! r nay be made available for a position for the t utter and power needed to run it. and the i nsilage taken from one end, which may be c lireelly in the barn. The walls of a silo, { k'lien above the surface, must necessarily be ' p i*i > .^vhmii; iu u iui."iiuiu tin: |>i uaauru u<iU5UU |j iy the settling of the ensilage. At the Messrs. lluckley's establishment J |, hero was no side hill to utilize, and a part t f the cow-ham lloor was taken up and a '| lit excavated 25 lict long, 81 feet wide.and I 1 feet deep. Concrete walls were then u lid, and the pit divided into two silos, each ,, !2 hy 51, and 15} loot deep. I'liu cost of M liese two silos was as follows : Ixcuvating, 112 days' work at 81 per ! () day 8112 00 ! , lason's Idll 01 -l'> i n leu to assist the masons, !*_' day's work 12 00 . .1 ine and cement 7S lo j Total 82110 .VI 1 (| As stated, the ground furnished the re- | n minder of the materials. There were 50 i t> artels id' eenioiit and 25 barrels of lime ! sed, 8 barrels of the latter being a stipe- \\ ior grade One of these pits will hold (>0 e ins, that is. containing over 15,000 cubic it eel, or 2,100 bushels at 50 pounds to the j n ushel, which the moist and compressed en- 8 il age will weigh. In tilling these silos, > a iglit men and two teams were employed, ! I istribiited as follows : Three men to tend 1 h he cutter, taking the corn front the wagon, I ti ceding it to the cutter, and sliding it to the | g lit. where one man spread it evenly as pos- I tl ible and Irumpc 1 it down ; one man to drive a he team conveying the corn from the field ' w the barn, and three men to cut it. One ' ci cam was required as power to run the cut- | ier. Twenty tons were disposed of in one | r lay, ID tons in cu'li silo. Although 10 |? en s were planted, it required only six to ; |? lil tin: two silos, liO tons being raised to the ! c*ro. It is said that two tons are equal to j no ton ol' tlie host timothy hay. When : w nil as possible, tlio silo was covered with j ti ix inches of rye straw, that by a cover of j a d inks cut to lit crosswiys. but short enough o lot to bind. ( Mi these were piled stones, i t 'illly 1(MI pounds to the square foot, which ; ii >rissed it down (irmly. This pressing was I p Idie three times before the silos were sul- j f iciently tilled. | t The reason why ensilage must keep is' ii husgiven by Dr. John K. Ilayley. ' When ! n lie ensilage is first put in the silo, be it cut a :ver so line, or tioddeu down ever so vigor- a nisly, there is still some air lelt in the little 'I spaces between the pieces of the stalks and 1 he dried leaves, if there are any. are full , t f air, w hich has taken the place of the sap I vhich had evaporated. The oxygen in this 'J 11tioii11L of air immediately starts a feruien- i ation. The process of lei mentation con- :i mines oxygen and gives out carbonic acid i I gas. which takes its place At this point i lie fo.'iiieiiiiitioii stops lor waut of oxygen. ' S'ono can get in from tlio top, for the corn | ircssrou which i- constantly going on is all ho time forcing the gases out, and where . . hero is ever s> slight a ll iw, nunc can pus- . ibly How in. Then, as toe carbonic : cid as is heavier than the atmosphere, the side j ( nd bottom of the silo being tight, the .vr , an not get down into the space occupied by j : lie gas. Immerse 1 in a bath of carbonic , , cid gas, the fermentation is an iuipossibil- j y" The honor of building the lirst silo in the I inited States undoubtedly belongs to Dr. ' olin F. Bay Icy, of Billcrica, Massiehn ets, who gives his experience to his fellowgiieulturulists in a hook? The Hook of! hisilage." Ills attention was called to its j icucfits by Dr. Drown, President of the I Dnerieaii I Mow Company, of New York, dm has translated a work from the French f M. Augusto Ooflfart, who had experimented v.it 1* it until he wassatislied with its access, when \ic0jti4r"Unbh'c world*-#!?. "Fin-* \ ilagc of Maizo." Tho benefits to bo do- I ivod from this innovation in agriculture are ' uculculublc, for a small farm uiay now bo ; lade capable of supporting a largo number f cattle, thereby enhancing tho profits to largo extent. Mr. J {ay ley first filled his ilo in 1X70. :.tid this yoer there were probbly 2o built in tho United States. The uccess of these 25 pioneers will no doubt ic the means of hundreds being built the icxt season. Facts Amu r Tin: l't.ow.?During a coont lecture Charles Carleton Collin said . j , u the Khodo Island Aiwricitn of 1S2(> , he writer describes the work of the plow i | hat was in use in Massachusetts called the , Old Colony" plow. Unsays: "It had a ( en-foot beam and four-foot land side. The urrows which it makes stand up like the ibs of a loan horse in the month of March, ix of those, plows cost mo on an average 5 each per annum to keep the shares and milters sharp, while the other parts cost 1 more, making StJ for each plow." The implement in use on tny father's inn in my boyhood was of (hi; description, rule by the neighboring carpenter and 'aeksillitli. It required a team of eight ! .veil to draw it, with a man riding on the i cam to keep, it in 'the ground, another to j dlow with a mattock to improve its iinpcr- ! eel work. The first cast-iron plows made their np- ! earuneo about 1855. There was a strong j rcjudieo against them on the part of the j uinors?:i prejudice dm. wholly to ignor- | lice. It was said that cast iron would ! oison tho ground. About the year 1810 plows made their ppcnrancc which were constructed with the j est liu -s of draft. Front that time to the present a host of J '-.V. 0 improve this implement -of husbandry, J ill at last we have the gang plow on tin- i Vestern prairie, drawn by four horses, plow - i nt? five acres a day, tin; plowman no longer ! iai ling, but ruling?a monarch driving his j earn afield. In 18(h) the New York State Agricul ural society conducted a series of trials to ! seertaiu what lines of draft offered the least esistance, and what form of plow would do i he best work. In their report it is stated i bat improvements to that date had de? j roased the co.:I <>f plowing at least forty- ' wo per cent. Since that report there has eon a great advance in the economies of [ ushaudry. It is estimated that the improvements iave decreased the cost of plowing not less I ban sixty per cent, during the century.? 'lie entire acreage under the plow, in the | nited States in 1878, is estimated at 1 10,- j 00,000 :ier< ;. If we assume that it cost j ne dollar per acre to plow land, and if the aving over former methods is even fifty ! or cent ., we find it equivalent to 870,000,00. So much per annum which inveii ion isaecomplislicd in this lineof husbandry, lie great want of the agriculturist to day 1 the steatn plow, or some method by which lowing can be done mare cxpcdViuusiy lian with horses. 1 trust, liowet ?r, that 0 one in this audience will rush hurriedly | > invent a plow to be driven by steam. I saw a steam plow in Illinois, upon i hioli many thousands of dollars had boon j xpeioled. but which was so cumbci'soui that j could not be made to work. I saw a steam j luchiuc in California, in 18(58, which cost i 1 < I J kJUt . 1. .. at... .. ! I ? I- . :? ... A lo.oww , uy IOC am Ol UOl'SCS 11 went OUCC cross a Held and IIieti ,\as thrown asid \? saw another in Minnesota, in 1^70, which ad cost S-o.tltMl, and which after a lew -iaIs was hml;cn up lor old iron. Two ' ntlemeii in Kngland have spent each more lian a tpiarler of a million didlars in the tteinpt. la produce a steam plow which 'ouhl traverse the Held, hut have not sue ceded. The steam plow in use in Kngland > draw 1 hy a stationary engine using n wire >po. It is not so eeonoinieal as horse ower, hnt a larger acreage can he put in er day. Auvkutisixii in Di i.i, Timks.?()ne ho speaks from experience contributes the i dlowing to an exchange: "It is useless to dverlise in dull times; it is a sheer waste f money." l'*or thirty years the writer of his has made advertising a study, and know ng all the "in sand outs" of a judicious ox lemliture in the purchase of "printers' ink," eels warranted in making the assertion that hose who are govern d by the above ipioted ilea are wrong in their judgment and are mt as miccosslul in their business operations s . ire those who pursue :m opposite course ml 11?i jolveitisi; in dull times?so culled, r I lose l.'ilter arc the men who have yet to enrn the true meaning of the phrase "dull imes." To he made popular, or publicly nown, is the whole secret ol advertising. I'lie continually keeping of a merchant's nunc before the people in the local paper iiid mentioning even briefly the stock he las to sell, secures the popularity, or noto it-ty call it by what name you will. COTTON PLANTED IN CHECKS. A correspondent of the Wallialla (-Wrier, writing from l'air Flay. in Oconee county, gives that journal an article on the above subject, in which the results of some experi made by citizens of that community are detailed. It is something new in cotton culture, and the fine yield secured would setm to indicate that planting in cheeks i.-> an improvement on the old way of drilling in the row. The correspondent says : ' The time for planting cotton will soon he here again, and as 1 have noticed several farmers trying the experiment of cheeking their cotton, 1 will give you a word or two on the subject eivinir i.rir.emallv the views itf the farmers who Irtve made the expel i meiit. We should keep abreast of the times and all new practical theories in regard to the profitable production of out chief staple should be thoroughly looked into by our farmers. I give the statements below that othor farmers may reap the benefits of this mode ol planting cotton Last summer while at Mr. <Seorge W. Phillips'on Colonel's Fork, 4 noticed that he had planted a little over one and a hall acres in cheeks. On making some inquiries in regard to the cultivation of cotton in cheeks, Ac., Mr. Philips iufottned me that he had laid oil' the rows three feet each way. but before doing this lie had broken the ground very deep with small plows and bedded it. The guano was put in the checks ami then covered liglitiy with a little earth. The whole amount of guano used was pounds. After putting in the guano the seed were dropped, six or seven in each check, then covered with a small plow. At the proper time the cotton was put to a stand, two stalks being left in each hill or chock. The land was piowed both ways, making the work done with the hoe very light. The yield from this acre and a half was 2,f?7f> pounds of seed cotton. The land was by no means of the best quality, but rather ordinary. Mr. Philips also iufnrmc 1 me that he could cultivate as much cotton again planted in the check as he could drilled. Ow ing to the condition now-a days of labor in this State our farmers will have to use all the means in their power to cultivate their crops as cheaply as possible, and to make what they do cultivate yield as much as possible. It is contended by some mat, coiion in chicks can uo worked with one-half the labor and expense that it requires to work drilled cotton; that it will grow larger and produ "o more squares and hold them better. The above are four very important essentials in cotton culture. The lirst tends to reduce the cost of labor in the cultivation of the staple, and to necessarily increase the net profits, and the last three in increasing the yield per acre, and also increasing the profits. Mr. W. J. llix agree? very nearly with Mr. l'hiiip?, in his statement in regard to cheeked cotton. He is convinced that it is by far the best way to plant cotton. He will plant a number of acres this way the present year. Mr. IIix planted a two-acre lot last year, and though he did not succeed in gi t ing a good stand, still he made an excellent crop on the two acres. The rows were laid off about the same width as those mentioned above, hut instead of having two stalks in the hill, only one was left. About one hundred and fifty pounds of guano were used, and the yield was about 2.700 pounds of seed Cotton." fhe .gentlemen mentioned in the above article are well known in this County as enterprising and successful farmers, and their opinions on any subject connected with agriculture will have weight with the farming com in unity.?Am/rrscn iicrr. o A l*l.i i ky (.iiiti/s slx'CKss.?Washington. January 27.?Otic bright morning last spring the lion. John Sherman was sitting in his ofiiee when suddenly a bright haired, pretty girl dashed into his presence. She was apparently lt?, and had about her an air of business which even the cold gaze of the Ohio statesman could not transform into maiden fright or Hurry. Deliberately taking a seat, the girl siid : ' Mr. Sherman, I have conic here to get a place." "There, are none vacant," was the reply. "I know you can give me a place if you want to, and I think I am as much entitled to it as anybody. My father spent his life in the I'uitcd States army, and when lie died lie left nothing. The responsibility of the family is on me, and I think I've got as good a claim as any one else on l lie govern incut." What kind of a place do you want "I don't care what it is, hut I must have wi>ik at once " Mr. Sherman assured her that there wcic ten applicants for every one place, and there was very little chuucc.? She deliberately told him that such an answer wouldn't do, and declared that ii lie U'lilild allow lid" she Wiuilil I1I? evnrv (lay and black his shoes, if lie couldn't do belter for her. The secretary was struck w ith her determination and charmed by her bright face and her sprigluly manner. He t dd her to come hack. In less than a week she had a good jdaco in the treasury, which she still holds. Kvcry morning she walks to the depttv11ment with the step of a business little woman who is proud that her delicate hands can be the support of (titers. She receives one hundred dollars a month, and supports in comfort her mother and sister. This brave, bright young woman is Miss May Macauley, formetly ?d" Atlanta, ller father was a lieutenant in the Highteenth Infantry. "Well, well," said Uillingt on, majestically, "we mustn't be too severe on the young fellows. 1 suppose 1 was as big a fool as any of them when I was young." "Yes," replied Fogg, "and you arc not an old man now, Hillington." I IA ?'l | I AIU1IIMU a III.Ill as to his sanity and the necessity for a "uardian, and as tiny found lour aces in each sleeve and a pair of jacks in one bootleg, tiny concluded that he was capable of look ine out for his own interests. ? * - ?^ ! WORK FOR THE MO&TH?FEBRUARY. " The winter, up to the dose *f the lir.-t month ??!" (lie year, has been so severe that no progress has been made in any out-d or Wiii k. ami when Spring opens inneli ordinarily despatched at this season will be I'outni ; pressing in he performed. 'J borough piep.sration, however, ami thoughtful plans are now in order, and will uiake the tasks 10 he j done .ill the easier of accomplishment when they may be approaebed. SowtMi Ci.uvKit Si.r.n ? M.-.ny of our best farmers like to sow* in this month or in March, and, if practicable, when si.ow is on the ground. which?melting?carries tho seed down and into the crevices hit by the frost, there to germinate. Seed. too. sown, on the ground when it is lro/.ct; w ill become imbedded in the soil as it thaws, and soon covered, thus giving protection to the young " plant. If not sown early, under the ono or tho other of these conditions, it w better \ to wait until the frost is entirely out of tho ^ ground and then sow,""liarrow and roTT.? Tho harrowing and rolling will not only cover tin; teed, hut also do good to the wheat plants; any disturbed by the teeth of tho liarrcw bein_c pressed baek into their places by the roller. For most soils 12 pounds of seed to the acre is sufficient, but iu most eases a bushel is made to go over six or eight acres. Okciiaki) (i it ass might to be sown early, and when sown with clover a bushel is generally used with leu pounds of clover seed to the acre. Where both ate put on the same land they should be sown separately to secure even distribution, and harrowed and rolled. Used alone orchard grass should be sown thick to avoid the formation of tussocks or stools. In such a ease two bushels of seed is not too much to the acre. Lin k Stock.?From reports that we hear from most localities where tho /'arwirrwill be read, it appears that the winter has been one of more than usual severity. The farmer who keeps domestic animals of any variety, does so thinking that they will either directly or indirectly benefit him ? the Letter the care the larger the prelit will be in all eases. breeding ewes, as the time approaches that we expect them to "declare their usual stock dividend," must have great care.? Never allow them to run iu the same enclosure with other stock, especially hogs or colts, as the former will invariably destroy the lambs, and the latter, by running and kicking, cause lambs to be born prematurely or destroyed by the rough play of tho colts. It is always best to provide a small dark stable, large enough lor one or two sheep and their lambs. As soon as you iiml a sheep iu labor, if not too fur advanced, she ought to be put in a box or ^<nit i; ri.. _ ..i 1 i. ioimi iiiviiu j ici|uvimj a nun uuiu laiiiU w^ll oat under n sncl^nr inaotpo oul-of-tjic- ~ ? "r ^ way corner, so that its d un cannot h ok alter it till too much chilled to he saved without taking it to the lire. If when found the lamb'seems too much chilled to nurse I'rotn the dam alone, she should bo ye nily caught by an assistant, and held flat on one side while you milk a few drops of milk in its mouth, (to be held open by inserting a linger of the left hand.) A very small <111 intity will most likely have the desired effect, that is to make it desire nior : and try to suck with assistance. Ali bra,cdiii? ewes should be carefully caught, and have the wool sheared arouml the udder, and wherever it w?ll inconvenience the new-born lamb in gcctiug its first r C nourishment. Kspccially with young ewes is this important. As soon as the lambs are two or three weeks' old small troughs should be provided, in which corn meal and bran mixed can he kept at all times. Old thin ewes will need extra care after the lambs cotno, to make them give sufficient milk.? Single lambs will not need as much care as twins. A small feed of turnips,small potatoes or cabbage, will he found of great benefit to ewes at this season of the year; if neither bo :*t band, wheat bran is next best, as it adds t > the flavor ot the milk. As soon as the Iambs are three or lbur days' old the tails should all he cut off very short with a sharp knife?even if they are only intended for the butcher, short tails look so much better that even a butcher will r.._ . i MM. / i j"?> iui i num. j iirue hi imir witkh an- considered a sale age lo castrate the bucks. in this the weather must he pleasant, ami a small quantity of carbolic acid and glycerine should always be poured in the wound, to insure its healing well. The above is equally true of calves, both as to ago and the use of carbolic acid. ? Ancrirun Furvur. Kakmmi a I'kk. ? Muring a recent sesio11 of t lie (ialvston ('utility I >isl l iet Court, a stranger enijiloycd one of our young lawyers to assist the county attorney in prosecuting a man charged with burglary. The i 1 ! 1 ? * 1 - - young lawyer <iii ins very nest 10 convict I ho burglar, but t lie* jury acquitted b un without leaving their seats. When the stranger who had employed the young lawyer to prosecute the burglar came to pay tlie young lawyer, the latter said : "I will only take hall the money, a.- I failed to convict him." '"That's just why I want to pay you well," was the reply of the stranger. "The prisoner is my brother, and if I hadn't hired you to help the State he would have heon convicted and suit t<> '.he penitentiary. You have done nobly."? The young lawyer gobbled the fee without any more hesitation, lie s: ys he earned it. ? (1 division Xnvs. The window in a dentist's office came down and caught a eat by the tail while be was (ui, ana louriuen j?ooj?io who would have waited for his return, on going up tho stairs and heating the cat's voice, decided to go h >nio and rland the pain ot' tlie toothaelto. The City Council of Columbia has increased the license for selling liquor by the quart, froiq fifty dollars to one hundred dollar*.