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THE WEEKLY jj? UKIOH TIMES. footed to ^jjqieulturq, Hortiqulturij, gjomestiq iScoiiomj, jlotifc literature, politics, and the Current glen's of the gag. ...... ... '... .VOL. XIII.3?ki^SE*I*?T - - - OXTON*0* I!.. SOtmFtt^&ElN"ATOWSBER*1 S7J!?S5. V" Jl " V'SESiai. - NUMBE^h1^^'''*^ .' ",ir ** ALL ABOUT ENSILAGE. I'rvccss of Pre paring this Valuable Food--A ' Hint to Our Farmers. Columbia, September 13.?In a conversation with I rofessor Mcllryde a few days ajjn, he mentioned incidentally that he had put up nearly two hundred tons of eusilage (I forgot the exact ligurcs) ou nis experimental farm at Knoxville. just before leaving to assume his duties at the University, here. As the subject of ensilage is much discussed now a days, 1 asked him j somethingabout it, ami iie referred me for iufonji.iti ui to his agricultural r-port for 1880. The article therein contained is full of interest. 1 will give a synopsis for the benefit of the farmers of Fairfield. Eusi lagc is said to he nothing more than pre served green forage, and is analogous to cutiiied vegetables or eau.ied fruits. The green food is packed away in tight compartments dnrirg summer or autumn, aud is thus kept green for winter use. As none of the juices are lost it can he readily seen that the food thus preserved must go very much farther than the dried product All sorts of food can be pitt d, hut Indiau corn gives the beat results. Articles heretofore published have given elaborate descriptions ol bricked and ccuicu tod .u't-is, or pits, the very cost of which would deter almost any farmer from making the experiment. l'rofessor MclJryde, however, made his ensilage as follows: "A pit was prepared on the northern side of a small grove and on the edge of a dry knoll, nine feet long, six feet deep.? The .-t 'il was a strong, firm -lay, over a close, dry and compact red clay subsoil.? The sides of the pit were neither bricked i|> a : cemented. 0>viug to the. long eon i..ji.e i -i. ought the corn was dry and wilted. it w.i* out J?i vii, when tlie oars were beginUiti. : ... with sickles?ab >ut the 111 ichlle 01" >" -jiU nbor?au?l immediately carted to Jim pit alter being weighed. It was?carefully laid la iglhwi.su in the pit and packed closely ' J '.v. l iver by layer. Tin; mass was carried c i : ied up vertically six feet aboveth: sir fae - >i't!ie pit in order to allow I' r its sot* u About three feet of the clay was ttiuii tlir e.vii in mi top, au l it was al i iwed in stand Ibr twenty-four hours. At the expiration of that time :t had settled down al nost to the surface. It was then towwdy-tvanrpod-and tuo.ru clay thrown cm the tip and sides. In a d iy or so more the mass had settled uown well into the pit ? The pit was closely watched for sonic time and all cracks covered up. It held 13.000 p muds of the green e o n. As its capacity was 321 cubic feet, the ensilage must hive j weighed about -10 iiniimls In flm fiili <? loot. ' When 11pontil oil tlie 13th ill December i list, three in tilths a ft or it was lilloil, tint j mass within w i- fornl to ho sound ami fresh ami but sightly changed in appearance, the elites ami tup alosi : to the depth of an inch or so being somewhat damaged. One cud only of the pit was opened. The soil Was taken from this end and the ensilage removed by cutting a slice out vertically : downwards. An axe bad to be used for ! this purpose, so great wis the e > iipre.'siou I of the mass. Altera few hours' exposure to the air alcoholic fermentation set in.? This food was greatly relished hy the snick The end of the nit was leit uncovered, ex- j cept that a little straw was thrown on top ; of the open section. The ensilage was fed out dining the mom lis of December, Jaiui* ary ami February, rrttminimj sound and Wi'i llrrrd to the hist. "From a careful comparison of the pub- ' Fished results of uumcmus experiments, I have every reason to be.ieve that corn wil; ! keep as well in pits dug in the naked clay < 1 ... i ? > us ill i>liCS"U lip :tII<I CCIII Mlll'll S/i'O.S, Jll'ilVI <1 1 lite clay is ilry :i 11 1 compact. ' The ureut ulijcct to lie attained is tlie exclusion n| air. which contains nxyiroii, t!io <:rc it ac'iit decay." The walls of the pits must be perpendicular, si as to adir.it of the setlliuo ul'the mass. It is also advisable to chop up the 1" i >d be lore pit t in:; ; but this is not necossarv. The cost o|'eiittino. h iulin_'. chopping up and picking tli?? corn in the pit was (5tf.{ cents per toh, with labor at seventy live cents a d iy. The corn should be packed away immediately on cutting, and In lore it wil's. a i 'tie ratn on it does no harm. The I b : is earth, which a fiords a ,,cotit oo . . <l<. "inline pressure." : ViiIn*.* uf tMisiln^o i< two ions, or ' i * i 'it from one I Itii <1 to ono-half that oi h ij From two to fivo tons of hay 1 can I' j roilneed on an aero ol" best mcado.v I Thr in laud sh oiid yield twenty live to | th 11 \ ? 1 I n I 10 ( in !i !. - f 1 1 t 1. . - . i' f? . e\ 1 11 \ \ t a' 1' y 1 i (I li 111 e 1 . ? I S. > 1 ? 1 r i ll 10 1 ere I (' Mil 1' 11' 111 Z -I 1' 1 I m l if 1 till 1 \ 1 - i?il 1-0 . , I 1 .1 ' *.l O ion 1. l|?l !? cni.uncd hy the addition ol coin uioal, wheat bran, ship stuff, oil ciko, etc. A successful fanner fed to each of his fattening steers daily two quarts of corn meal and twenty seven pounds of ensilage with most satisfactory results. The general testimony of dairymen is that no other feeding stuff wiil compare with green Indian corn iu increasing tie yield of milk ; hence the value of ensilage in the winter for milch cows. A <:ror?t ile il more of valuable information i.s contained in this article, b it I can ijuote no more. I wish that some of our progressive Fairfield farmers would try this experiment of ensilage. The process described is very simple and economical.? 11 would be a capital idea to try the millo maize as an ensilage corn. Its luxuriant growth is evidence that it would make an enormous yield. Souie of the patches are in good condition now for the experiment. ? D. ? M uIt dkr of an Injuufi) llu.suam). ?The details of the murder by Hicalfi of Fnekler, at Now Orleans on the 2!>rd inst., a brief mention of which was sent by the Associated Press, shows it to have been one of the 1110it remarkable crimes ou record. Pack lor was, according to the c-vidouee in the hands of the detectives, a superior master mechanic, whose services were profitably employed at plantation work, lie was s'xty five years old, hut had a young and attractive wife. lie wis employed l?y McLuen, a planter. and (in illy became his intimate associate. McLuen succeeded in debauching his wile, and tin illy induced her to to run away from her husband Fackler was indef itignble in his search lor her, Mcliiieu apparently doing all in his p wer ?o assist hint. Meantime McLuen breathed to Fackler his suspicion that a young creule named Kicalfi, whom he had inci lentallv met on the plantation, wisthe seducer of his wife. Faekler, crazed by jealousy, met Kicalfi and assaulted himMol.ucn then told Kicalfi to be on lus guard' as Fackler had armed himself and Would kill him on sight. Kicalfi was greatly exercised in fear of a deadly attack, and armed himself with a double lit.ruled shot gun. which he carried with him, and was determined to take the lir.stshot and kill Fackler McLuen infirm, cd liitn that .it a certahi Jiour Fackl.-r WopjiL he in a saloon at the corner of Exchange alley and Custom House street. Kicalfi was on hand with his shot gun. McLu ti meantime hud agreed to aecompany the unsuspecting Fackler in search for his fugitive j wife and invited him into the saloon to take I a drink. As Fackler reached the bar Ki-' (villi >li"t liiin in ihi- luck and lie fell. I Stooping over liini Kicaifi discharged th ; j otlu-r li irrcl. ind Fackler rolled over and t C.\| II I ll. 1 1 hi' jmst inrirtcm disclosed the fact that ; twenty two shots bail entered his bo.ly. six of which inflicted fata! wounds, ilicalfi, who knew Fackler slightly, says he killed liini in d fenso of his o vii life on account of iiis unreasonable suspicion of his connection with f':o ruin of his wife, and that MeIjitcn had 1 . ti bis inforiuant. Mel.ii ii h. " been arrested as accessory before and after tiiO fact. Kicaifi b is heretofore hornc a blameless reputation, and since the crime has become deranged, and guards are watching iiim to prevent an att. ick upon his own life. A (JiHili Cltof OK WllKAT.? iii reply to your reijuest f?5r an account of the cultivation. etc , of my wheat crop this year, I , will ?ivc you a short statement of the facts i in the case. The fi Id Was an oat "stubble ; . .. ... !. I I i.i i :.. > ! pieccuc i ii^ i;i>i ii l piowcil eariy ill .All- , although ihc ground was very dry ? Stable ami yard 111:11111 ro, which had hern j piled up alternately and well plastered in I the spring, was spread immediately fr<un the wagon and the held received a very lair dressing, especially the poorer portions ? One and a half hushels of wheat was th> 11 si * ded the last week in September, with two hundred pounds of "Agency's Favorite" to 1 lie acre The wheat was cut early, in s ' 10 parts of the fold appearing quite green. I atti'.hiite the heavy yield to early and careful'plowing, early and liberal manuring, and treoneiit and thorough harrowing and rdiiug id the ground hefore seeding. I would mention that there were some p aces in the tich! where the drill failed to 1 11... r.ill C. 1: ?: ? I * ""I'l""** ol'i-Mjs. :111?1 in these places the he.nl> wore very lmijr, measuring in many instances live mi i one liall' inches, For this reason I shall only scimI five picks per aero thi> year. Tl." variety was lllne Stein Koii'tz ; the i \ i ll ill' hll-llel- |. 1 I II \V 111! It ' ! A \ <1 it nnj. I iv illy h li. \ i, y j I" I - . Il S W hoi \ ili-appeal'i'il She: ! ' . - l l \ ! Now We >li III liev. r t> II W w .1 lie neither I * i.'"ill.. I ' ehall_'e. rp N\ It \ l I Ion S \ y > ? M v :r u e i- nlli v el lor thee; |or mv Mren-' li i> in eh- |? ifeet in weak lie.-;. 'J (.'or. I-:!'. THE CAVALRY AT BRANDY STATION. IIrii. Stuart reached thpart of the Geld at tlie critical moment Gen. Gregg was ad- i vaneiug to seize the road. The whole lace f of things had changed in what seeuied a t single instant. The Gelds aud woods iu flout t of rioeiw.) id, recently so dese. ted, had snd i denly liecome a Scene of agitati i hurrying j columns, dust, uproar; ever) thing was con? u ceutratiug toward the range whieli was vir- J tuaily occupied by the Federal cavalry, while four hundred yards southward was the threatening line of Gen. Gregg, about to close in 1 like a vise. With his cavalry scattered and ^ apparently having no time to concentrate d at the point vvlicrc the tiual attack was uovv \ about to be made, Stuart wascertuiuly in i u- . 'jiincnt danger. (Jen. liuford was pressing hard at Beverly's and (Jon. Gregg was on Ins llank and rear. A confused combat wasguiuv 1 'in in every direct ion", mixed With bnoOL^J and the gall.ip of jaded horses; altogether ^ it was such a uiclcc as I have rarely wit- ( ncsscd. The late of the light was decided, as I ' have said, as far as my observation went, * by an incident, which 1 will now describe, s I am able to speak of it wit accuracy, as :t r made a strong impression upon inc. When 1 found Gen. Stuart again near his artillery at the cistern foot of the range he ' was in a state of great excitement, his tine 1 face wearing a very different expression r from that 1 had noticed in it when he give me the jocose order to go and big t.'ie artillery of the inconsiderable demonstration in his real". Ills lace Was II lining and a 1 vein in his forehead had turned black. 1 a never s av eyes more like red hot coals. Th: Federal cavalry within three or four hundred yards had already moved to chat go and he had but one gun in battery. This he 1 aimed in p"sson. hiving' thrown himself 1 from the saddle for the purpose, and a shell | fired at the charging line burst within a few ,( feet of it. The iiieu had not broken into a u wi iiuu i?i? 1111: fivmirn > ;mi: u? ?ll i unl<hi j the line paused fur a in.uncut and when an other shell was fir >i| the line halted Quite astonished at this I looked for some other causeand soon discovered it. A eolnnm id cavalry wis advancing from the direction of B verly's toward the right ll ink of Con. . \ C? regg( and it was, no doubt, the appearance of this force wldeh itidneed the hesitation in charging the artillery. When I pointed , to the approaching enhriia. which I c >u!d I not see plainly IVoui the dust it raised, tin I 1 asked Stuart whit cavalry it was, in: ex j (.lulined : . ' "It is Hampton! Bring him i.p like , lightning!" : I reached the Column in a few ui mieiits 1 and finding the Cobb Legion in ir nut gc/o the order to my friond, P. M. B. Younjr, who commanded It was not necessary to cx( ].*ii> to hint .vhat ho was expected to do, ami certainly unnecessary to doubt hi-; do ! iuix it. One of the greatest pleasures of ' the j::iy and gallant young dengi an was a 1 charge, and he turned in liis saddle and , whirled his sabre with the order to gallop. ! As he had been advancing almost directly ; ' upon the right flank of tluTVeora! column J the advance brought him in front of it and , it was only necessary to lace the coin nil to i the left, where th -y were in line of battle. ' ? The oialer of charge was llnm given, and 1 this was done without firing. The move- j inent had been mad so rapidly that, the . Federal line received it standing Thus i the impetus carried all before it. an 1 the Federal force, after offering a brief resist I J aneo, nave way and scattered all over the ' ( large field, pursued by Young. I he oug me- ; i inent was from first t l ist tin unmixed lght | with sahres.au 1 some ofihed id were cut i I throiinh to th.* chin X other cirbiae nor pistol w s used in the light, and prohihly 1 the whole all air did not continue five uiin- , utes Calculating that it took ten minutes < a . r i:. . ..) -i. i i 1 iu nil iii .1 lint; nun coarse, (ins \V1111111 "tve j a ipt trier of an hour. in which time the ' event 11f tin* battle of Fleetwood was decided. (Sen. tjretired to the woods in hi*, ri^ht and rear to form a junction with (Jen. I?u ' forth under a heavy shell'mo IVom the artil ( ' I cry on Fleetwood, and (Jen II unjiton fob | lowed, steadily prossino him back to the ' river.?>/ /v* (Joule m tie 'jtltm T in > s. I . ? I{I<'K WaKKI.KS?Rice Wallles, which are ; simply delicious for breakfast, must be st il l 1 ed Ihe day before you wish to cat tlicui ; that is. the rice must ^bc b ilctl. A j: oil way to accomplish this is to make a rice pudding to?d iv and reserve hill'a cupful of the cooked rice for to?uiormw's waffles. To tli;s <|u.>111itv add a pint of sweet milk, the yelks of three coos, two ounces of butter (ora j?ootl sized lump), and a little salt .Mix half a teaspoon! ill o| soda with one ; pint of flour, beat loose i! together, and bake in w iHI irons in a hot oven # An I'i.XAcriNU (ikku'Klt.?Said the lex as sherifl as lie was ah >ur to >prino the trap: "Kick and si|ui:?m as much as you can. There's about four lliousuid people present and wc want 'em to have all the fun p ?s! hlc * W ... i - ' ' i' > tnvou i . W" * 11- | ill \ 111 invent <i ! . n \vIm? w<?n'l wlii.xiU* llu"ii^li lii> ll'ijci- aii<1 \ !i <>n ilie stiv :it ni^lit * Influ nti il i1.7, -ii I" .viiil iln llo.olvM .il Hi". *i i ml ; 1 .1 < i|. 1 > iv i.o >. ?> \\ \. i -uro>t sliot wnii i ri v nor in 'own. YOUNG PIGS. The first three months of a pur's existence ? i s the most critical, auil, to its owner, imortant period of its life, for it is during his time th.it its constitution is either es tblished, weakened o' destroyed. Every aipedimctit to growth and strength of the >ig tells on the future ling. C? Id. damp, incouifortuble quarters at any time are a letriuiout, and especially so while the pig s as sensitive as it necessarily must be at lie time of furrowing. Cleau, comfortable ledding should replace that which may ho lamp and hard. It is the practice of good irAluliHN In <*! > tl mif f It'* "on #K.? ? v V...OU VUV vnv II |IU<'UI IIIU ccond day or so after the sow has farrowed, nd put in near and clean bedding, incrcasu^C the (juaiuity, for the mgs evident Iv en ny SfMiggrng up initio fre-ni litter. At no tago in the life of the animal, as above i-.~ iniated, will good eare yield better return. L'hai pel I'et comfort is the highest profit, is veil understood by every successful raiser of wine. If straw is used for bedding (and lathing i? much better), it is bos; to pass it hrough a cutting-box; it is then much better hau leaves or anything else that we know of f used the natural length there is some isk that t .e pigs may get entangled and e laid upon by the mother. If the sow has i w i riu com lot table Led siie will lie ijuiet mtii she gets hungry. She should have ill the food she wants so that she cau sup>!y her pigs with an abundance of milk.? Vs during the first iVw weeks of the life if her olf-priug her milk is their only food, t is of course important that she shall sup ily it in ample ijuamity and of ?|t?nlity euitible to their digestion. Silt, should have ;e?'.Tous feed not less than three times i day. Slops of ground feed, grass or do ;er, as well as corn, together with roots ullieieiit to keep her digestion complete. ,v.II enable her to supply her young wi;11 mflieient IimkI ; but this point should bo mph i.-i/e d. :iud wo repeat that .she must bo .veil led uud e.uvd |or il ,-ho is expected to ;ive .111 abundance of milk and keep up her own condition. It is far easier to do tills : ban to build her up alter being run d nvn ! ly (lie tax up in her, when not led in sucking her young. Another thing. A bun* iry sow will eat any kind of si.ip or other food, however uuwli desonie. but she e nin-.t :otisuine such food and supply pure, v.h 1 ioino in> 1 k. On tins point an intelligent twine breeder says :?"In seasons when millers are urindin<.' poor and sprouted wheat we do not limi mil! Iced sale or pr. fitable. ^ 1 ill feed at all seasons, and especially such so iso is, i- an uiieertaiti iiumtity ; and ' we prefer to know wli.u we feed if we expect to ?;et n > > I results ; o in-.api. ntly we h ive found our best, results Iroin inixinn chain, soiiii'l corn, two puts, clean, sound (. its. three parts, and having them irro ind very line, and adding wheat, bran a id oil cike meal according to the sou-m If we ! !i ive no gi is- u* r > ts, we siipj>iy in ov ! brail and oil cake meal They are our regnla: j tors. M 'p tbus ni.ule and led sweet lias pro. reii most, s il isfactory to us After flic pins ?.*t to lie three or lour weeks old we arrange r-mnil ami feed for them, when they may at and not he disturbed by the sow. and so h it tiiey w ill not lie teasiiin the mother lor oipnlies, whieii she (Mini it always all'>rd. he die never so willing. The liltle fellows enjoy ojeh a side t ihle, and if they have a trough I'milk the tietter they like it. Milk for pins liter I'oitr or live weeks until they are as n.iiiy mouths old, will make a p oind of pork for every "allotl consumed And then to his value we may all th unknown hut im neiise ^ tin tn impr ive 1 condition of the [lilts.'' 1 he sow sh mid h ive or..ss, il possible, iiid while she is enclosed, cut an 1 Iced it 0 her III a few days, if.she can have the tin of a got el pasture, it will he what she iceds in addition to her other fare. Thus . ared f ?r. your sow will keep in nood con lit ion lier.-i If and meet your wishes and "easoiiahle expectations in rearini; a thrifty rio.irons litter of pi^s I-'ttriwr. A V.MttKi) I MKT.? Insecure uiiilorniiy h very best result it is neces?ary to vary the liet. as well as to ?;ive thosj foods which will 111sw r the purpose best in em junction with jiving the best of care and attention in the tiler departments of the inanaooiiicnt. It is necessary in winter, hi the case of fowls penned up or at liberty, and at other seasons when they arc confined, toojve tin in 1 little animal food a lew times a Week as i C"inI'll I'm* wuniis ;111< 1 insects <>t which tlioy arc limil, an 1 without which limy will not lie kept in <jihh| condition m* yield a re.ular supply of c^un. I n stuntner l lie e|-;i>s an I t lie I ir^e fin hilily i?l'lutes. 11 11; rs ami nIn r insects which llie birds c.iii al all limes help themselves Ik. if at lih.Tl ,. I'llriiisli them with a varied diet in c 111114 i*act any liariiilul inll'iencc which nneht i rise f*r<>in fi ciliny Iar^e tpi u: inie- el "i tin <>r liem1. I>n' v. Iiuri' ilie hiiline kepi ill e inlineim'iil l.iey iu'dl a eh Hue id' to nl at all seasons of the year, cs pccisliy 'lu.ii'o ihe warm months of sum iiicr ami early Call. Some "I 11*u In "1 usually recommended chi "uly he iiscl to o hm| advantage in cm iii>ictif>n with others M id Hin^f; would ! I >o |? i* i.?1 \ if prep nail w it limit any otln r mea i> ; corn meal Wo||!t) lie i let rim cut ill t Into "i l|**l i >11 of l".o> il lei! al lie. as Its I ell I oe\ !> to latlcll i II I p >t H > > I' III 1*111ps i one arc n ' to In- r> e mim-oid d as s alee I l lor .1 IV u-c. Winli. In>W0e i P I ll'fes a I*,: ,,. * x || Willi (' li'l null, hi I ley in * 11. hrmii or ii I I i|? o* ,vh i c o* i Hie 11 is e>Hij in il w I Ii one ol'the'Hher meal' il III'""' X<* 111- il ?I! ( I? I'll! i:i!i'l| ill it I !' 8 well w l!i lite l>>\\U witiit r .imJ Miiiiim-r ? \ in'r.i na I hi tin r. Marriage?One year of married lifo has passed and we have been v?ry happy. The good advice in Dr. Jackson's letter has proved valuable, and his predictions havo been verified. I have lent or road the letter to many friends, and wish it might be publi-hcd in the fairs " im j.vckson'h letter. To BECOME a husband it as set ions a % matter to a man as it is for a woman to become a wife. Marriage is no child's play ; it brings added care, trial, perplexity, vex ation, and it requires a great deal of the happiness which legitimately springs out of it to uiake the balance heavy in its favor. Very few live happily in marriage, and yet this is not because unhuppiuess is germane to the relation, but because those whocntot it do not know, fir?t how ti> get married, and second, how to live married happily. You have already made your choice ; wisely, I am bound to believe. l'hose qualities of character which have attracte 1 you to choose as you have, should make your love grow daily while you live together. As the second point : If you wish to live in harmonious union with your wife, start out with the avowed recognition of the fact that she is your companion and copartner. Marriage usually makes the wife neither of these. In many instances she sees less of her husband th in before she married him lie comes, he goes, he reads, thinks, works, and under the stimulus of business all his powers and faculties to the surface, and is developed thereby?not always symmetrically, but vigorously ? not always harmonious* ly , but with increasing power. Married men do not usually shrivel up nor put on a look of premature ago, hut women frequently do, and it is plain to me why they do. Married women are shut up in houses, and their chief care is for things that have no inspiring influence. Their t itne is taken up in meeting the physical wants of their families?cooking, washing dishes, keeping .1.1. .. . !. .1 - ...! !..! - i iiv iiimim' mi nnK'r, m'wiiiir, rrcriving coinpuny?not one of which h is in it a tcndeii cy oven to culture ami clcvaliun. Married won.cii arc dowicd to house, and this .ncans a life of vexation and pettiness. It gives no sort of stimulus to the spirit. So the husband, who is out of doors, active, interested in measures which affect the public good, coming into contact with men greater than himself, who "nspirc him to better purposes and nobler ends of labor, develops into manly beauty, and grows in charactet; while his wife at home, who has as faithfully performed her share of the work, withers and decays prematurely. Treat your wife exactly as you yourself would like to ho treated, if you had t a live under her circums anccs, and you will not go far wrong. Do not entertain the silly notion that because she is of a different gender from your own, that she is therefore different in her wants, feelings, qualities, and powers. Do ii't be the victim of any social policy. Stand un hravclv for the ri 'ht. trive vour ivifo :? chance to live, grow, and be somebody and bjonni ; something. Try to be thoughtful, considerate, and forbearing. You will have new duties, and they will bring new trials. Take good care of your health and hers. He simple, both, in your habits ; be careful in your expen. ditures ; be industrious. 1 f you keep good health, and are frugal, blessings will couic from your united love, and you will grow happier and b tier day by day. us the years pass. Faithfully yours, Ja.mks (V Jackson. Tiik Fuoof IIkauKit's Titorm.Ks ? Speaking of contributors to a newspaper, a wt iter says : There is the minister who sends in a mere skeleton of a sermon, a page of which looks like the top of a tea b >x covered with Chinese hieroglyphics, all disconnected, with Scripture proper names written in dots and dashes, ami the whole affair a complete enigma. However, he knows it w.ll he all right, and that the printers and proofreader wili unravel it, no matter if they arc fit subjects Ibr the madhouse before they get through with it Then there is the local rep ?r nr. Well, he is .a good fellow and means well; he has tr uihles of his own ; but if lie spells a man's name four different ways in an item three inches long, lie knows the proof-reader will drop every-, thing, rush around, find a directory or ^oinclhing else and fix it all right before it goes into the paper. Also comes the st at is tieal fiend, with bis figures all presenting I he same appearance, but lint having time <o cist up his columns lor totals, knowing , the proof-reader is b nind Infix tlo-iii up There are also county correspondents, the J young poet, the scienti-t. and the linguistical Smart Aleck, who can't write five lines Witloojt seatteiiiig in lots of Freneli Latin iml Sp ini.'h. f -11 i\v lliui lie li:t> been ? . it in tti*r- n ?i whetli i In* f.'1-ts his li.n-i.'ii \v r l? riiiJu or n<>t. tin* prnol render intiM oratc'i -it * in ii I ami t every liinu ri?*h? o.iiuImw, or t'li1 iii'm i| iv lo' will In* ir If in t i' |i '?l'i? in ' ll" Milli't mil I ti l ief . In lie ;i I 8 cess lli pi 'Mil' re el'-r should lie nil until i ? el >| :? li t. wnli tin- |i\lieiiO" el' .1 I ill i I ' lie < li'I i| I III I i|i lli ml ? lilll lie i* H it, li. iii*<: !ii.? I!' iiil.li'.s ? /'lUntrr's ( ii'rii/ir. DOMESTIC RECIPES. Al'lM.B Huttrii.? Hoil a half barrel of new sweet cider down half, and add to it 0:10 and n half bushel of peeled and cortd good conking apples. When they are conked soft and .smooth stii constantly (still slowly stewing) for eight, or ten hours. If done it will adhere to an inserted plate. Put away in stone jars, with writing pap r cut to fit the jar pressed closely down upou the apple butter; ti thick brown paper ov? r the top. Tomato Preserves.? Scald s n-' peel carefully yellow pear shaped tomatoes?not too ri; c. Prick with a needle to prevent their bursting, ndd three fourths of their weight in sugar nnd let lie ovcf 'night. Then pour off-all the juice inV preserving ^ kettle, boil it to n thick syrup, clarifying it with the white of nil egg ; then add the tomatoes, ami boil gcutly till they look transparent. Si met ones a little ginger root is added Uipk Tomato Pickkk.? Pure and weigh ripe tomatoes, put into jars a id just cover with vinegar. After standing two or three days pour off the vinegar and add live pounds of sugar to evory seven pounds of fruit, spice with cinnamon, maco and % few cloves, or none; pour over tin tomatoes and cook slowly 011 the back of the stove nearly all day Simcki> flit,\pes ?To live pounds of grapes allow three of sugar, two tca^pooiisl'ul of cinnamon and allspice, a half (easpooulul of cloves Polp the grapes, bail the skins until tender, cook the pulps and strain through a seive, add it to the skins, put in the sugar and spices, and a little vinegar to taste. Boil thorotigholy. (j UK K.N To.M \ to S.MCK Poll M KATS\ ?Cut no two callous of "re ?n tomatoes take three gills of mustard seed, three tablespo >11!u!s of dry mustard, t>v.? and a half of black popper, one and a half of allspice, four of salt, two of celery seed, on pint of chop* ped onions, one quart of sugar, and two and a liaif quarts of vinegar. Beat the spices and hoi! alltugethor until well done. II AltNKss?How olten does it happen to see farmers work int.' horses to their wagons, plows or cart', with harness so ill lilting, tattered and patched, that the sight at once elicits pity from any human person ? For such neglect there is no excuse, as the cost j*? of harness neees-ary for plowing is so small that only the most careless and slovenly farmer has any excuse to offer. Wagon and cart harness are more elaborate and complicated, yet even they are simple ciiou*. li to he manufactured at home, if eertan portions arc purchrsud at the saddler's, such as buckles, rings, traces and linmcs. Collars best suited to our Southern climate, arc made ol shucks; these are easily procured, there being many persons in every neighborhood who are very adept in making them, and when made to fit, are smooth, and with them the shoulders never become chafed, and being so cheap, can be replaced as often as necessary. Nothing betokens a poor, improvident farmer sooner than slouchy harness, to say nothing of tlie damage they inflict on the poor dumb brutes. When an animal is required to labor, the owner should compare his case to theirs. For instance, how would a man like to follow a plough all day uith shoes that pinched his feet, or which had a ruck in theui'{ Yet he would not suffer any more than the animal with a collar it o small, or a hack-hand which galled his hack, or one tiaee shorter than the other ; but .........t.. i - uinonuiiiin | uiv IV ill V luw HI.I||^ Willi ?l JJ ? parently care nothing (or these details, though in attending to tlieui depends in u great degn c their success On wa ll regulated larn.s there is attached to oaeli barn or stable a harness room where, after being used, the harness is carefully hung upon pegs, there to remain until wanted ; when a rainy day comes, then it is overhauled, mended and oiled, By this means, they not only last longer, but are more comfortable for the horses, and aro proofs of thrifty management. When harness is purehased complete, cheapness is not always a wise consideration, because : go< d set, made of well tanned leather, properly put together, will in careful hands out last two or three of the flimsy made ones.? South' rii Industries. He that lendeth tu a tramp givcth to a suluonist. An r.nkissed kiss is the kind you send thrr ugh a te ephone. Before an apple becomes cider it must go. the rounds of the press. 'I'he rcasi n so many yoi ng I; dice I o o no old maids is because they are not contentid with small flsh ? they want to catch a whale. Does your mother play ends?" inquired Billy of his chuui. "1 don't know," sadly responded .Jimmy ; "but she often play* a 1 -no hand on inc." In some parts of Chicago there is n saloon for every i>ixih house. It is only I he great ci'iis that can thus place delirium tremens within the reach i I' all. Said little I'Mith to her doll : "There, don't .iiisw.-r tin! hack Vou inusn't ho saucy, no matter how hateful I a:n. Vou must remember I am your mother!'' Strange, what ?o. i 'o I i lr a get into thciy Ill-add IliCi'ltiV.s