Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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: > ~^ ^ ^ ^ ^~~> U>.vi^:fe - - *" '' '?cn?"j'^A^1' ' " \'4|"1 >~?~~^--t^*rjtj!-:r^?g^5jiMMMw<MHiwMMMBfM - l'*V','^''^^^B^fflm^?BHi^^BiS RpStrofa to-day took a nuA of tea Refers adjourning U appointed a com. mil tee to eit during the receu to investigate the charges of bribery and oorruption against members in the elections of comptroller and treasurer. Among the witnesses named is Congressman L. C. Houk. ? Was it an Kauthqiakk ??Montgomery, N. Y., February 8.?Iu this locality, early yesterday morning, there was a second shock, which appeared moro like a heavy report. Many people imagined it to be a heavy blow upon the roofs of their houses. The report was so loud as to awaken thca. The thermometer at the time stood at 22? below sero, and tha temperature was at the same as a weok ago, when the other shook was felt. . A rnssT or 'A Fonasa.?Petersburg, Va., Jan - - ^It-^-Keodham W. freeman, a w?U knows fkr^ mcr in Dinwiddie countv. chsrcrAil wiih fr>r<r??>w committed last November, by which ho obtained a money order for $50 from the postoffice at Reams' Station, Dinwiddie county, and anothor money order from the postoffice in this city for $12, was arrested near Durham, N. C.. on Saturday, by Special Agent Thos. B. Long, of Salisbury, N. C. A Destkuctivk Fia* is I'hiladklpiiia.? ^^Wbiladclphia, January 31.?A fire broke out ^^^his moruing on the south side of Beth Eden Baptist Church, at the corner of Broad and Spruce streets. The flames spread to Horticultural Hall and several houses on Spruces' streetThe church cost $175,000 and the organ $7,400* Horticultural Hall was sold at public sale last summer for $72,300. The losses by fire and water on the other buildings aro over $25,000. ^ Consistency is a Jkwkl.?In Mr. Blaine's sub Biily bill it is provided that his steamships shall not only bo tnado of American material, and commanded by native Americans, but that twothirds of the crew shall be Americans also. It is surprising that while the distinguished senator from Maine was about it, he did not also proride that the steamers should carry no foreign passengers, no foreign mails, no foreign mei* chandise, and should not enter foreign waters. What is the use of making half-way work about it ? If the exclusive principle is good for anything, it is good for everything. Proposed legislation of this character at this late stage of the rrunu B ulTiiizailun OUglll 10 Dnng & DIUftll to the fnco of even a Hottentot.?N. lr. Bulletin. Changes in the South.?It is evident to every unprejudiced observor that a great change is taking place in the sentimeuts of the people of the South. The bitterness, prejudice and hostility to the changes wrought by tho war which were so marked a few years ago are disappear _ing- There is now a very notieeable and rapidly increasing disposition to accept the situation us it is, and on this basis to build a new South which shall surpass in wealth, glory and greatness the old South. The wealth and intelligence of the South' and the men who control the politics and business of the South, are in the Democratic party. There are, however, two elements ia that parly. They arc the liberal and progressive element and Ihe Bourbon element. The Bourbon element has all along been the dominant element. Indeed, until very lately, the liberal and progressive olement was so greatly in tho minority that its influenco was hardly appreciable. The indications are that before another National political campaign opens this element will control the political and material affairs of tho South.?Neu> Orleans Tinea. Disguackpl'i. Scknk. ? London, February 8.? 6.30 I*. M.?In the House of Commons this . evening Sir Vernon Harcourt, Homo Secretary, -replying to Mr. Piirnell, said Mr. Davitt was arrested becauso his action was considered in compatible with his ticket of leave. Mr. Parnell asked what oondition Mr. Davitt I had violated ? There was no answer to this question, when the Irish members shouted '*Shame t" and the . other members cheered tremendously. The iscone surpassed all description. The Speaker called upon Mr. Gladstone to atomfi bis resolution. Mr. John Dillon rose, but the Speaker refused /to bear him. After repeated warning, the Speaker "named" Mr. Dillon, and Mr. GladAtone moved his suspension amid cheers and Aries ef order, the Irish members shouting ''Shame 1'* The motion for the suspension of Mr. Dillon VU adopted by a vote of 86ti to 33. -Mr. Pillon refused to withdraw from the ^"ouse and was forcibly removed by the Serm#MIk'.at-arms, by order of the Speaker, amid ?;rie? of "Shame I" by the Irish members. ?|IIUV| y^'bruary 8.?Mioheal Davitt, the agtutor, was arrea.'cJ hcre (o-day under his ticket f lease. c a vital Loo*i no Sottj.'-?Gov. iJagood has received a letter from a gentlemen in Philadelphia in behalf ef parties who ore thinking of engaging in the eotton uiaouf>tcmrli.~ business in one of the Southern Stale*. The letter asks following questions: ^^Pwhat part of your 8tate do you ooosidsr the most available at the present time for the erection and running of a eotton factory ? Have you a canal or any natural or artificial channel by whiob, in a certain part of your State, water power ia furnished for the purpose .of running factories free of all charge or coat T J* foreign capital engaged in manufacturing fvwm ?m /wu? mi*iv vtauuspv irviu mimiiuu <of all or any kind. If so, for how long a time ? Jbw you toot superintendent* of immigration whose sgeoey half fare or reduced rate tlflknts wet ild be procured by persons desiring to efedt yet ir State or Section with the intention of iaraeting' capital in some lire business ? Po yon th. ink steam or water power the best to rely upon .t The latter h as been referred to the Commissioner of Agri culture, who will furnish the desired Informed on.?CW. RfUitr, ? At a meeting of the Exccutivo Committee of 4H>e State Agricultural and Mechanical Society held on Wednesday at the Columbia Hotel, an invitation from the Executive Committco of the Qroenville County Agricultural Society to this Society to hold its next annual Summer meeting in the city of Greenville was, cn motion of Colonel William Wallace, accepted. The tiuio for the Summer meeting was fixed for the second Tuesday in August. The Secretary was instructed to notify the Executive Committee of the Stnto Grange of the action of this committee. Mr. J. M. Newman, of Georgia, was appointed essayist for the Summer meeting. Subject? "Fruit and Fruit Culture." It was also resolved that each agricultural sooiety in the State select an essayist for that occasion on the following subjects respectively : Anderson County Society?"The Cultivation of the Grasses." Abbeville County Society? "Small Grain." Greenville County Society?"The Manufacture of Cotton at the South." Newberry County Society?"Immigration." Chester County Society?"Sheep Raising." Union County Society "Tho raising of Horses." Darlington County Society?"Tho Cultivation of Short Cotton." Orangeburg County Society?"The Cultivation of Upland Rice." Uaruwell County Society?"The Cultivation Sugar Cane and of its Manufacture." l'ee Deo Agriculturnl Society?"The liaising of Improved Breeds of Cattle." Sumter County SQciety?Tho Labor Questiou of the South." Charleston County Society? Transportation.' On motion of Mr. Roacho the Secretary was instructed to notify the Executive Committee of the State Grange and each of the above named societies and request them to co-operate in the Summer meeting, and to send delegates to the same. On motion of Mr. Thompson the State Agricultural Association of Georgia was invited to send delegates to the Summer meeting. Colonel Watson was present and explained the object of building houses and cattle stalls. On motion of Mr. Thompson tho whole matter of building was referred to a local committee, consisting of Hon. B. F. Cray ton, Colonel Wm. Wallace, J. N. Huffman, Esq., Colonel A. I*. Butler and Colonel T. W. Hollo way. On motion of Mr. Thompson it was decided to make the fence ou Elmwood avenue a close fenco. We learn that it is the purposo of the com. mitteo to make great improvements in the fair grounds, which, when completed, will make them among the finest, if not tho very finest, in tho United States. In lbs premium Ret will be a,prise offered fin the best specimen of ensilage, not less than twenty or twonty-five tons. The premium will be a valuable one, but tho amount has not yet beeu determined upon. Till? Pu iDT MTAM PrtlWi 1*1 l* ? OKAnv \f A n *" WUWfl A AV>?Utt*. 4UHU; years ago a eottoa factory was built iu Charleston, S. C. Owing to a lack of the proper Wind of labor, or to bad management, or to geucral indifference, "the factory" languished and died* nud it has beQouie a ghastly standing joke that the only cotton mill ever started in Charleston was speedily converted into an almshouse, which it is to this daj. The project of building a cotton factory in I harleston, after much discussion, is about to be subjected to a practical test once more, and, in all probability, a portion of the coming cotton crop will be spun and woven in Charleston. The Charleston Manufacturing Company, chartered at the lost session of the Legislature, bos opened its books of subscription and expects to have a cotton mill in opera' lion within twelve months from dalo. The names attached to the prospectus area sufficient guarantee of the earnestness of the project, and tue terms or the charier are highly advantageous. It is propoeed to raise a capital of 600,0C0, which is lo be used iu the building and establishment in Charleston of a factory for the manufacture of cotton goods and spool thread. The present idea is to take up first the manufacture of homespun drills and checks. The building will be constructed on the most approved plan, and will bo furnished with the latest improvements in machinery. The mill will be run by steam, nud will have a capacity of from 12,000 to 16,000 spindles, furnishing employment to from 600 to 700 persons, chiefly women and girls and boys.?tf. Y. Cotton. A Villaok Swkpt Awat.?San Fraucisco, February 8.?A dispatch from Carson, Nev., says . At half past 8 o'clock this afternoou th? dam of the Frankton reservoir burst. The reservoir was a mile long, three-quarters of a mile wide and fifty feet deep. A few hours before it burst the people of Frankton moved their household effects. The Virginia and Truskee ltailroad Company, apprehensive of danger, tapped the dam and were drawing the water eff when it broke. It went all at once. A docen mon were swept down by the torrent, but escaped by bein'g cast upon the side of the ravine. No lives were iodt. The water at the narrow portion of thai n?lna wim one hundred feel When the town wad reached the houaea went before the flood like chaff. The town was only a cluster of houses. It was almost totally destroyed. Nearly a mile of the railroad track was washed away, and tone rails were snapped in two. A N. C. Villaoi Duhnrd.?Raleigh, N. O., February 1.?The erploeiqn of a kerosene lamp, at half-past 9 o'clock on Monday night, started a Are in Plymoth, N. C., which destroyed almost the entire business part of that town. The looses foot up f 127,600. Thirty-sereJ^uildings were burned, among which were the c^rthouse and Oraee, Kpisoopal, Church and twenty-three stores. Two hundred and fifty bales of cotton, besides quantities of shingles, lumber, fte., were also destroyed. The losses on stocks of goods were heary, only two ef the perttea burned oat having any Insurance. jh Tupunrrae emis roam, C1 A Successful Experiment im Pre- ) paring Knsilauk. ' i a Port Jcrvis, January 5.?Tuesday morn- g ing ono of the two silos at the Buckley farm,' a in this village, Was opened in the presence c of several of the citizous of this place.? t Its contents fully realized tho expectation ? of tho Messrs. Buckley. The silo was j opened at thu cud, i^out four or Gvo feet of tho covering being removed. The fodder \ had settled about two feet. On top, just t beneath the rye straw, tho ensilage was ; spoiled to thu depth of ubout two inches, ( but from there us far dowu us it wus taken j out it was nicely preserved. It had turned | a slight brownish color, nud emitted a slightly vinous odor. About n half bushel was , given to each oow, nnd though they had , boon served with their morning uieal, it was , all eateu up; with the exeeptiow of thetnofc* \ . mi %? r* ? ?... ay crusi. ino Messrs. mickiey aro highly pleased and will undoubtedly construct two uiore silos next Summer. Silo is u term not very well known, nor what it implies, for it is a French woid.? It means "preserver," and is neither more or Icsb than a pcrfuctly air-tight vault or pit on its four sides and bottom, having the entire top open. Its purpose is the preservation of fodder in a green state, which is designated by another French word, "cusilnge." literally "preserved." To preserve fodder iu a greeu state it is ncccjsaiy to pack it away in an air-tight place, the same us one would preserve fruit, and to make it pack closely, and drive out nil the air, it is necessnry to cut it up very fiuely. It has been ascertained that corn will produco a greater amouut on a given space of grouud than any other of tho grasses, and consequently is nearly altogether used, especially uow iu the early stages of the experiment. It is raised the same as corn for fodder is generally raised, iu drills, from two aud a half to three and a half feet apart. While | yet in the uiilk it is cut and carried to the silo, and before being packed away is put j through a cutting machine which cuts it i iuto leugths of ono-half inch or less, uud I then pressed down by hoavy weights being ? placed upon it. The top is then made air- ] tight. This work is necessarily done iu | August or September, and iu coosc<|Ucucc j of there being any quantity of pasture until lute in the Autumn, tho necessity of i opening does not occur until about the prcs- i cnt time. When opened the outer edges | are generally a little musty, but when fur? i ther exposed it presents a beautiful appear- 1 ance, and whuu given to cattle, be it eows, sheep, horses, or swine, is eaten with great i avidity. A' silo may bo built of stone, j brick, or concrete, and should be finished witU^B^oat-?n-tlw-W8ide^--WiHe\i w -in?the chcapost material in tho locality where used is the best. As a rule, concrete is the cheapest, as the excavation necessarily made furnishes all the material except the cement. A rectangular form will answer the purpose best, the width being about one-third the length, and the height about two fifths of the length. A side hill will prove the most convenient position, both for filling and cmtying. It cau bo leveled so thatouo side may bo made available for a position for the i cutter and power needed to run it, nud tho i ensilage taken from ono end, which may be ( directly iu thoubarn. The walls of a silo, | when above tho surface, must necessarily be | very stroug to withstand the pressure caused | by the settling of tho ensilage. At the Messrs. Buckley's establishment there was no side hill to utilize, and a part of tho c?w-barn floor was lukou up and a 1 pit excavated 25 tect loug, 81 feet wide,and 61 feat deep. Concreto walls were thon i laid, and the pit divided into two silos, each 22 by 9, and 15} foet dcop. The cost of i these two silos was as follows : Excavating, 112 days' work at $1 per I day $112 00 , Mason's bill 04 43 i Men to assist the masons, 12 day's work 12 00 Lime and cement 78 10 1 Total $296 54 i As stated, the ground furnished the re- i uiaindcr of the materials. Thero wore 50 I barrels of ccniout and 25 barrels of liuio used, 8 barrels of the latter being a supc- i rior grade. One of thoso pits will hold 60 ( tons, that is, containing over 3,000 cubic feet, or 2,400 bushels at 50 pounds to- tho bushel, which the uioist and compressed ensilago will weigh. In tilling these silos, eight mon and two teams were employed, distributed as follows : Three men to tend the cuttor, taking the oorn from the wagon, feeding it to the cutter, and sliding it to the pit, where one man spread it evenly as possible aud trauipo 1 it down ; ono man to drive the team oonveying the corn from tho field to the barn, and threo men to cut it. Ono team was required as power to run the cuttor. Twenty tons wero disposed of in ono day, 10 tons in each silo. Although 10 acres were planted, it required only six to fill tbo two silos, 20 tous being raised to the aero. It is said that two tons aro equal to one ton of the best timothy hay. When \ ft.11 .... nn.a'.kU .:l~ J ? < uii mo ifwoiu.o, iuti 0111/ nmo cuvuruu Willi I six inches of rye straw, that by a cover of 1 plunks cut to fit orossw iys, but short enough < not to bind. On these wore piled stones, l fully 100 pounds to the square foot, which i pressed it down firmly. This pressing was | done three times before the silos were suf- i ficiently filled. 1 Tho reason why ensilage must keep is i thus given by Dr. John F. Bayley. 'When 1 the eusilago is first put in tho silo, be it cut 1 ever so fine, or trodden down ever so rigor- 1 ously, there is still some air left in tho little 1 spaces between the pieces of tho stalks; and I the dried leaves, if there aro any, are full 1 of air, which has taken the place of the sap i whioh had evaporated. The oxygen in this ' amount of oir immediately starts a fcrmcn- 1 tation. The process of fermentation con- 1 suines oxygen and gives out csrbonio acid gas, which takes its place. At this poiot HE T ^ ^ ?o fb. incol'utinn stops fur want or.oxygen. !?one cnu get in from tbc top, for the compression whieh l.? constantly going ?n all he time forcing tho gases out, and where hero is ever sr? slight a flow, uone can posibly flow iu. Then, as the carbonic i.eid | pis is heavior than the atmosphere, the side md bottom of tho silo being tight, the a'r :annot get down into the space occupied by he gas. Immersed in a bath of carbonic icid gas, thn fermentation is an iuipossibiU ty." The honor of building the Grst silo in the United Statos undoubtedly belongs to Dr. lohn P. Baylcy, of Billcrica, Masstehuicts, who gives his experience to his fellowigriculturalists in a book?''The Book of Ensilage." His ulteutiou was culled to its jnnefits by Dr. Brown, President of tho \uierican Plow Company, of New York, who has translated a work from the French jf M. Auguste Goffart, who hnd experimented with-it until its ?tfcce*s. wVen lilagc of Mairb." Tho benefits to bo derived from this innovation in agriculture are incalculable, for a small farui may uow be made capable of supporting a largo number >f cattle, thorobj enhancing the profits to i largo extent. Mr. Bayley first filled his nlo in 1879, and this ycer there were probtbly 25 built in the United States. The success of these 25 pioneers will no doubt be the means of huudrcds being built the next season. Facts Aiiout tiik Plow.?During a recent lecture Charles Carleton Coffin said . In tho Rhode Island American of 1820 .he writer describes the work of the plow :hat was in use in Massachusetts called the 'Old Colony" plow. He says : "It had a en-foot beam and four-foot laud side. The urrows which it makes stand up like the -ibs of a lean horso in the month of March. >ix of thosg^plpws cost uiu on an average $5 each per annum to keep the shares and joulters sharp, while the other parts cost 51 uiorc, making 86 for each plow." Tho implement in uso on my father's farm in my boyhood was of thii description, made by the neighboring carpenter and tdacksuiith. It required a team of eight )xen to draw it, with a man ridiug on the acam to keep, it iu 'the grouud, another to follow with a mattock to improve its imperfect work. The first cast-iron plows ntado their nppcarunco about 1835. There was a strong prejudice against them on the part of the farmers?it prejudice due wholly to ignormce. It was said that cast-iron would poison tho grouud. AU.I lt.n 1QIA -I 1 ikwvuv ?uv JViUi AU-XV puma llliiUU lillMr ippcarunce which were constructed with the best lin.'s of draft. From that tiuie to the prcsout a host of till at last wo have the gang plow on the Western prairie,drawn by four horses, plowing five acres a day, the plowman no longer walking, but riding?a monarch driving his team afield. In 18GG the Now York Stato Agricultural society conducted a series of trials to nsccrtaiu what lines of draft offered the least resistance, and what form of plow would do the best work. In thoir report it is stated that improvements to that date had decreased the cost of plowing at least fortytwo per cent. Since that report there has been a great advance in the economics of husbandry. It is estimated that the improvements have decreased tho cost of plowing not less than sixty per cent, during the century.? The cutiro acreage uudcr the plow, in the United States iu 1878, is estimated at 140,000,000 ncr^s. If wo assume that it cost one dollar per acre to plow land, and if the saving over former methods is cveu fifty por cent., wo find it equivalent to $70,000,1)00. So much per annum which inven tiou is accomplished in thislincof husbandry. The great want of tho agriculturist to day is the steam plow, or some method by wbich plowing can be done more expeditiously man wiiii nuravn. j. irusr, nowover, tnai ao ono in this audience will rush hurriedly .o invent a plow to be driven by steam. I saw a steam plow in Illinois, upon which many thousands of dollars had been expended, but which was so cumborsom that t could not be made to work. 1 saw a stenui uachine in California, in 1863, which cost ?40,000; by tho aid of horses it went once icross a field aud then was thrown asid].? [ saw another in Minnesota, iu 1870, which tad cost $25,000, and which after a few rials was broken up for old iron. Two ;entlenien in England have spent ouch more han a quarter of a million dollars in the ittempt to produce a steam plow which rould traverse the field, but have not sue:ecded. Tlvp steam plow in use in England s drawa by a stationary engine using a wire )po. It is not so economical as horse >ower, but a larger acreage can be put in jer day. Advertising in Duix Times.?One vho speaks from experience contributes tho bllowing to no exchange: "It is useless to idvortisc in dull timesj it is a sheer wuste )f uionoy." For thirty years tho writer of his has made advertising a study, and knowing all the "in sand outs" of a judicious expenditure in the purchase of "printers' ink," feels warranted in making tho assertion that those who are govern sd by the above quoted idea are wrong in their judgment and are not as successful in their business operations *s are thoso who pursuo an opposite oourse ?nd do ndvertUo in dull times?so oailed. These latter ve the men who have yet to learn the true meaning of tho phrase "dull times." To he made popular, or publicly known, is tho whole secret of advertising. Tho continually keoping of t% merchant's name before the people in the looal paper and mentioning even briefly the stock he hss to sell, secures tho popularity, or notoriety? call it by what name yon wilh COTTON PLANTED IN CHECK8. A correspondent of the Wullialla Courier, writing l'roui Fair Play, iu Oconee county, gives that journal an article on the above subject, in which the results of souie cxperimade by citizcus of that community are detailed. It is something new iu cotton culture, and the fine yield secured would sctui to iudicntc that pluntiug in cheeks i? an ini|irovemeut on the old way of drilling in tho row. The correspondent says : ''The time for planliug cotton will soon be here again, and as I have noticed several farmers trying the experiment ot checking their cotton, 1 will give you a word or two ou the subject, giving principally the views of the farmers who have made the expeti uiont. We should keep abreast of the times and all uew practical theories iu regard to the profitable production of out chief staple should be thoroughly looked into by our furmers. I give tho statements beUr that other frroiers may reap tl^cefits nrtr this mode ot planting cotton Last summer while at Mr. (jeorgo \V. Phillips'on Colonel's Fork, ?I uoticed that he had planted a little over one and a half acres in checks. On making some inquiries iu regard to the cultivation of cotton iu chocks, &c., Mr. Philips informed me that ho had laid off the rows three feci each way. but before doiug this he had broken the ground very deep with small plows and bedded it. The auauo was Dut in th? nliwLs :ind thcu covered lightly with a little earth. The whole amount of guano used was 325 pounds. After putting in the guano tho seed were dropped, six or pcvcu in each check, then covered with a small plow. At the proper time the cotton was put to a stnud, two stalks being left in each hill or check. The land was plowed both ways, making the work douo with the hoc very light. The yield from this acre and a half was 2,575 pounds of seed cotton. The land was by no means of the best quality, but rather ordiuary. Mr. Philips also in forme 1 me that he could cultivate as much cotton again planted in tho check as he could drilled. Owing to the conditiou 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 rnako what they do cultivate yield as much as possible. It is contended by some that cotton in checks can be worked with one-half the labor and expense that it requires to work drilled cotton; that it will grow larger and produ' C more squares and hold them better. The above are four vory important essentials in cotton culture. The first tends to reduce the cost of labor in the cultivation of tho staple, and to necessarily iucrcaso the net profits, and tho last three in increasing the yield per acre, and also increasing the profits. I Mr. W. J. llix agrees vcrv nearlv with , n lifs statement in regard to checked cotton. lie is convinced that it is by far tho best way to plant cotton. lie will plant a uumbcr of acres this way the present year. Mr. Hix planted a two-acre lot lust year, and though lie did not succeed iu gat ing a good stand, still he made an cxccllcut cron on tho twn noroa Tl?? -,....0 wore laid off about the (tame width as those mentioned above, but instead of having two stalks iu 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." The gentlemen mentioned iu the above artit-.'o arc well known in this County as enterprising and successful farmers, and their opinions on nny subject conuectcd with agriculture will have weight with the faruiiug community.?Anderson Intelligencer. A Plucky Girl's Success.?Washington, January 27.?One bright morning last spring the lion. John Shermau was sitting in hisr office when suddenly a bright-haired, pretty girl dashed into his preseuce. She was apparently 1G, and had about her an | air of business which even the cold gaze of the Ohio statesman could not transform into maiden fright or flurry. Deliberately taking a scat, the girl said : '-Mr. Shermau, I havo couic hero to get a placo." -'There arc uonc vacant," was tho reply. -'I know you enn give mo a place if you want to, aud I think 1 am as much entitled to it as anybody. My father spent his life in tho United Stutes army, and wheu he died he left nothing. Tho responsibility of the family is on me, and I think I've got as good a claim as any one else ou tho government." What kiud of a place do you want?" "L don't care what it is, but 1 must have work at ouco." Mr. Sherman assured her that there weie ten applicants for every oue place, and thero was vory little chance.? She deliberately told him that such an answer wouldn't do, and declared that if he would allow her she would come up evory day and black his shoes, if he couldn't do better for her. The seoretary was struck with her determination and charmed by her bright face and her sprighdy manner. He told her to eome back. In less than a week she had a good place in the treasury, which she still holds. Every morning she walks to the department with the step of a business little woman who is proud thut her delicate hands can be the support of others. She receives ono hundred dollars a month, and supports in comfort her mother and sister. This brave, bright young woman is Miss May Maoauley, formerly of Atlanta. Her father was a lieuteuant in tho Eighteenth Infantry. - J " "Well, woll," said Billington, majestically, "we mustn't be too severe on the young fellows. I suppose I was as big a fool as any of them when I was young." "Yes," replied Fogg, "and you are not an old man now, Billington." . Six Missouri doctors oxauiined a man as to his sanity and the necessity for a guardian, and as they found four aces in each sleeve and a pair of jacks in one bootleg, they conoluded that he was capable of looking oat for his own interests. WORK FOR THE llolffH?FEBRRA&f. The winter, up to the close i.f the first mouth el' the your, lias been so severe that no progress hn? been made in any out-d ?* work, and when Spring opens much ordinarily despatched at this season will be found pressing to be performed. Thorough pieparation, however, and thoughtful plans aro now in order, and will uiako the tasks 10 bo done .ill the easier of accomplishment when they may be approached. Sowing Ci*uyKit Skki>?Many of our best farmers like to sow in this tnouih or iu March, and, if practicable, wheu snow is on the ground, which?inciting?curries tho seed dowu aud into thu crevices lift by tho frost, there to germinate. Seed, too, sown* ou the ground wheu it is frozen will bepome imbedded in the soil as it thaws, and soon covered, thus giving protection to the young plant. If uot sowu edrta under tho. on* or the other of these eoudiuon?yit w.betlet to wuljt until the frost ^ entirely out <tW ground and then sow, linrrofr and roIT.? Tho harrowing aud rolling will uot ouly cover the seed, but also do good to the wheat plants; any disturbed by the teeth of tho harrow being pressed back 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 . ; -i-? - cigui acres. Orchard Grass outfit to bo sown early, and when sown with clover a bushel is generally used with ten pounds of clover seed to the acre. Where both arc put on the same land they should be sowu separately to secure "vcu distribution, and harrowed aud rolled. Used alone orchard grass should bo sown thick to avoid the formation of tussocks or stools. In such a case two bushels of seed is not too much to the acre. Live Stock.?From reports that we hear from most localities wl^ero tho Farmer will be read, it appears that tho winter has been ono of more than usual severity. The farmer who keeps domestic animals of any variety, does so thinking that they will cither directly or indirectly benefit him? the letter the care the larger the profit will bo in all cases. Lrceding ewes, as the tiuic approaches that wc expect them to "declare their usual stock dividend," must have great care.? Never allow them to ruu in the same enclosure with other stock, especially hogs or colts, as the former will invariably destroy the lauibs, and the latter, by running and kicking, cause lauibs to be born prematurely or destroyed by tho rough play of tho colts. It is always best to provide a small dark stable, large enough for one or two sheep and their lambs. As soou as you fiud a sheep in labor, if not too fur advauccd, she ought to be put in a box or stall nlone Frequently a newborn lamb Will uetuuder a Vtl&mQ OWVof-t>e.r 1. way corner, so (Tint its dam cannot^Sok after it till too much chilled to be saved without taking it to the fire. If when found i... i i.-~ . ? i ...it. uiu it* 111 u auuuia h'd uiucii citinca 10 nurso from the dam alouc, alio should be gently caught by an assistant, and held flat on ouo side while you milk a few drops of uiilk in its mouth, (to be held open by inserting a finger of the left hand.) A very small quantity will most likely have the desired effect, that is to make it desire mur; and try to suck with assistance. Ali breeding ewes should bo carefully caught, and have the wool sheared around the udder, and wherever it w>ll iucouvcnicncc the new-born lamb iu geeting its first nourishment. Especially with young ewes is this important. As soou as the lambs aro two or three weeks' old small troughs should be provided, in which ooru meal and bran mixed can be kept at all times. Old thin ewes will ueed extra care after tho lambs come, to make them give sufficient milk.? Single lambs will not ueed us much care as twins. A small feed of turnips, small potatoes or cabbage, will bo found of groat bencGt to owes at this season of the year; if neither be pt hand, wheat bran is next best, as it adds t > the flavor of the niilk. As soon as the lauibs arc three or four days' old the tails should all be cut off very short with a sharp knife?even if they aro only intcuded for the butcher, short tails look so much better that even a butcher will pay more for thorn. Three or four weeks aro considered a safe age to castrate tho bucks. In this the weather must bo pleasant, and a small quantity of carbolic acid and glycerine should always be poured in tho wuuud, to insure its healing well. The above is equally true of calves, both as to age and the use of carbolic acid. ? American Farmer. Eaiinino a Fkk.?Duriug a recent sos siou of (he Galveston County District Court, a stronger employed one of our young lawyers to assist the county attorney in prosecuting a man charged with burglary. The young lawyer did his very best to convict the burglar, but the jury acquitted him without leaving their seats. When tho stranger who had employed the young lawyer to prosecute the burglar cauio to pay the young Inwycr, the latter said : "I will only take half tho money, as I failed ta couvict him." "That's just why I want ta pay you well," was tho reply of the stranger. "The prisoiier is u>y brother, and ifI hadn't hired you to holp tho State ha would have been convicted snd sent to lha penitentiary. You huve done nobly."? Tbo young lawyer gobbled the foe without any more hesitation. Ho sryaho earned it. ? Galveston News. Tho window in a dentist's ofTioc cnu:a down and caught a eat by the tail while he was cut, and fourteen people who would have waited for hi* return, on going up the stairs and hearing the cat's voice, decidod to go home and rland the petn of tho toothache. The Oily Council of Columbia has increased tho license for selling liqnor by the quart, frotq Ally dollars to one hundred dollar*.