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^ ^ . ^.>. ..-i-J^M |? &MN?tar<. Sortiptturi}, gomqstiq <8qonomgr^|jl^3fitpture, |oKtijs, and the Current |Jtu:8 of the fag. ' ... ._ ... Jr, nr *: j ALL ABOUT ItWRTT.AOV 1 _ *^ *B "' " " "" '' ' 11 ?=3?*a: Process of Preparing this Valuable Food -A. Ilint to Our Farmers. Columbia, September 13.?To a conversation with I rofessor McBryde a few days ngn, he uicutioucd incidentally that he -had put up nearly two hundred tons of ensilage (I forget the exact Ggures) ou his experimental farm at Knoxvillo, just before leaving to assume his duties at the Uuiver-6ity.hore. As the subject of ensilage is touch discussed now a days, I asked him 'Somethingabout it, and he referred uie for 'information to bis agricultural r'port for 1830. The articlo therein contained is full of interest. 1 will give a synopsis for the benefit of the farmers of Fairfield. Ensila go is said to be nothing uioro than preserved green forago, and is analogous to ouuned vegetables or caiued fruits. The green food is packed away iu tight compartments durirg summer or autumn, aud is thus kept green for winttfr use. As noue of the juices arc lost it can be readily seen that tho food thus preserved must go very much farther than the dried product All sorts of food can be pitt:d, but Indian corn gives tho bust results. Articles heretofore published have given elaborate descriptions of bricked and coutentod tilut, or pits, the very cost of which would deter almost any farmer from making the cxperiui,'ut. Professor McUryde, howcvor, made his ensilage as follows : "A pit was prepared ou tho uorthcrn side of a small grove and on the edge of a dry knoll, nine feet long, six feet deep.? Tho Soil was a strong, firm clay, over a close, dry und compact red clay subsoil.? The sides of the pit were neither bricked up nor cemoiited. O.ving to the long con tiuued drought the corn was dry und wilted. It was cut do wn, when the cars were beginding to lit 1, with sickles?about tho middle of September?and immediately carted to Jim nit. nl'lnr T. _ - " " r.. .viu^ wv^usu. it was careiuny laid Joaglh wise iu the pit and packed closely ' down, layer by layer. The uinss was carried carried up vertically six feet above the stir- ' face of the pit iu order to allow f?r its set' tli:.g. About three feet of the clay was then thrown in ou top, and it was ul lowed to stand for twenty-four hours. At the expiration of that time :t had settled alowu almost to the surface. It was then 1 tho ttp and sides. In a <1 iy or so more the ^ mass had settled down well into the pit.? 1 The pit was closely watched for 6omc time and all cracks covered up. It held 13,000 ' pounds of the green corn. As its capacity Was 324 cubic feet, the ensilage must have weighed about 40 pounds to the cubio 1 foot. ( "Whou opened on the 13th of December ' lust, three months after it was filled, the ' mass within was found to bo sound and fresh ( and but slightly changed iu appearance, thfl nH<r?I unit ~ 1- - L c ...? ...p mmi o vir t il U UCJIlll ()l 1111 auch or 60 being somewhat damaged. One ' cad only of the pit was opened. The soil 1 was taken from this eud and the cusilage ' removed by cutting a slico out vertically ' downwards. An axe had to be used for 1 this purpose, so great w is the compression ' of the mass. After a few hours' exposure to the air aleoholio fermentation set in.? ' This food was greatly relished by the slock ' The end of tho pit was left uncovered, ex- 8 cept that a little straw was thrown on top G ' of tho open section. The ensilage was fed 1 out during tho moql lis of December, January and February, remaining sound and y unaltered to the last. t "From a careful comparison of the pub- v lished results of numeious experiments, I ; have every reason to believe that corn wilj ^ k'eop as well in pits dug in tho uaked clay ^ as in bricked up and cemented silos, provi- <. ded the clay is dry and compact. j "The great object to be attained U ?K? exclusion of uir, which contains oxygen, t the great agent of decay." d The walls of the pits must be perpondi- ( cular, ho an to aclir.it of the settling of tho H mass. It ie also advisable to chop up the t food before pitting ; but. this is not necessary. , Tho coat of cutting, hauling, chopping up B I and packing the corn in the pit was 68} \ conts per ton, with labor at seventy five cents 0 a day. The oorn should be packed away a immediately on cutting, and before it wilts, r and n little rain on it does no harm. The best covering is earth, which affords a "con* p tinually descending pressure." g The feeding value of ensilage is two tons, 0 or estimated at from one third to ono-half v . that of hay. From two to fivo tons of hay a onti be produced on an aore of best meadow, g The same land should yield twenty five to r\ thirty tons of Indian corn with tho snme y treatment. In France the average is from 1 twenty six to thirty fivo tons of corn, u?d even sixty six tous per aero are reported. Qoffart claims 183 tons from an acre from ? the gigantic iniifj of Central America. w Ii is ointended fry no one that ensilage n1 <?i' will fit fen .in amnio il. It must be ; c Kunoucd by ilio addition uf guru meal, > f< . * &lu . wneat Dran. ship stuff, oil cake, etc. A successful farmer 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 will comparu with green Indian corn iu increasing tbo yield of milk ; hence the value of ensilage in the winter for milch cows. A great do rl more of valuable infhruia? tion is contained in this article, but I can quote uo more. I wish that some of our progressive Fairfield farmers would try this cxpcrimcnt-of ensilage. The process described is very simple and economical.? It would be a capital idea to try the uiillo tnahco as ah' ensilage oora. Its luxuriant, growth is evidence that it would uiukc un enormous yield. Some of the patches are in good condition now for tho experiment. ?D. ? Muiideu of an Injuued Husband. ?Thedctails of the murder by Hicaifi of Fuckler, at New Orleans on the 23rd inst., a brief mention of which was sent by the Associated Press, shows it to have been one of the uiort remarkable crimes on record. Fackler was, according to the evidence in tho handset the detectives, a superior mas ter mechanic, whose services were profitably employed at plantation work, lie was sixty-five years old, but had a young and attractive wile, lie wis employed by .McLucn, a planter, and finally became his intimate associate. McLucn succeeded in debauching his wife, and finally induced her to to run away from her husbuud. Fackler was indefatigable in his search for her, McLunn apparently doing all in his power 'o assist hiui. Meantime McLucn breathed to Fackler his suspiciou that a young crcolc named Ricalfi, whom ho had inci lcntally met on the plantation, wastho seducer of his wife. Fackler, crazed by jealousy, met Ricalfi and assaulted hiui* McLucn then told Ricalfi to be ou his guurd> as Fackler had armed himself uud would kill him on sight. Ricalfi was greatly exercised in fear of a deadly attack, and armed hiuisolf with a louble ba.rclcd shot gun, which he carried with hiui, and was determined to take the Srst shot and kill Fackler. McLucu inform. ni |ilinah*t at m. Hiirlaiii hnnr Ifnat l..r .......1.1 w illey and Custom-IIouso street, liiealfi was on hand with his shot gun. McLueu meantime hud ngrced to accompany the uniuspecting Fackler in search for his fugitive wife and invited him into thcsuluou to take i drink. As Facklcr reached the bar liiealfi shot him in the back and he fell. Stooping over hiui liiealfi discharged the ether barrel, and Fackler rolled over and jxpircd. The post mortem disclosed the fact that '.wenty two shots had entered his boJy, six >f which inflicted fatal wounds, liiealfi, vho knew Fackler slightly, says he killed lim in defease of his own life on account if his unreasonable suspicion of his conuecion with the ruin of his wife, and that McLuen had been his iufdruiant. McLuen has beeu arrested as accessory icioro and after tho fact. Kicalfi has hereefore borne a blameless reputation, and lince the crime has become deranged, and guards are watching hint to prevent an stack upon his own life. A Good Crop op Wheat.?In reply to rour request ftSr an account of the cultivuiou, etc , of my wheat crop this year, I II ** ' mi give you a snort statement of tho facts n the case. The was an oat 'stubble receded by corn I plowed early in Au'ust, although the ground was very dry.? table and yard manure, which had been tiled up alternately and well plastered in he spring, was spread immediately from ho wagon and the field received a very fair Iressing, especially tho poorer portions ? )no and a half bushels of wheat was then e<ded the last week in September, with wo hundred pounds of'Agency's Fuvorito" o tho acre. Tho wheat was cut early, in onto parts of the field appearing quite green. attribute the heavy yield to early snd ?s? J !> cim"|imwnig, eariy ana nocrul manuring, nd frequent and thorough harrowing and oiling of the ground before seeding. I would mention that there were some luces in the Sold where the drill fuilod to eed the full amount per acre, from slipping f coga, and in these places the heads were cry long, measuring in many instances five nd one half inches. For this reason I hall only seed five pecks per aero this year, ['he variety was Hlue Stem Fonitx ; the iold forty two nod a half bushels per aero. Ht 'mor* ('o . Md. O \V Lu r.man. .. ?. .. II : My darling, 1 really believe my dvouiatism hrs wholly dixappcurud." She; I am sorry ! Now wo shall never know rlien ilit weather is going to ehango." What ()oi> Says ?"My grace is xuffiieiit lor thee; lor my strength is made per* cct. iu weakness. 2 Cor. 12:9. THE CAVALRY At BRANDY STATION. Gen. Stuart reached this part of the held at the critical moment Gen. Gregg was ad- i vancing to seizo the road. The whole lace ] of things had changed in what seeuied a single instant. The Quids aud woods iu front of Fleetwood, roccntlyso derm-ted, had sud denly become a scene of agitulio i, hurrying columns, dust, uproar ; ever} thing was concentrating toward the rauge which was virtually occupied by the Federal cavalry, while four huudred yards southward was the threatening line of Gen. Gregg, about tocloseiu like n vise. With bis cavalry scattered and apparently having no time to ounceutrute at the point where the final attack was uow about to be uiude, Stuart wascertaiuly iu i nuiincnt danger. Gen. Buford was pressing hard at Beverly's and Gen. Gregg was no bis and the gallop of jaded horses; altogether it was such a uielee us I have rarely witnessed. The fate of the fight was decided, as I have said, as far as uiy observation went, by au incident, which i will uow describe, g f I ' l am uuiti to speak ot it wit : accuracy, us it , inndo a strong impression upon uie. ( When 1 found (Jen. Stuart again uear his artillery at the eastern foot of the range he ' was in a state of great excitement, his tine I face wearing a very different expression r from that 1 had noticed in it wheu hu gave ^ mo the jocose order to go and bag the artillery of the inconsiderable demonstration a in bis rear. His face was fllining and a 1 vein in his forehead had turned black. 1 u never saw eyes more like red hot coals. ? Th : Federal cavalry within three or four hundred yards had already moved to chuige and he had but one gun in battery. This he u aimed in person, having thrown himself > from the saddle for the purpose, and a shell j . J i ureu mine cnurguig hue burst within a few j ? (Vet of it. The men had not broken into a trot and the (ire created some contusion; r the line paused for u moment and when an other shell was fired the line halted Quite aslouished at this I looked for sonic other causeand soon discovered it. A column of cavalry was advancing from the direction of Beverly's toward the right flank of Gen. Gregg,Hind it was, no doubt, the appearance of this three which induced tho hesitation ^ in charging the artillery. When I pointed t to the approaching column, which L c.iu'd I not sec plainly from the dust it raised, and I asked Stuart what cavalry it was, ho ox 1 claimed : "It is Ilamptou ! Bring him t.p like s lightning!" a I reached thucolu.nu in a few moments 1 t[-ftod finding the Cobb Legion in < i>onV?pp?" v tho order to my friend, P. M. B. Young, ? who commanded It was not necessary to , exnlain to him ' ? ??.?? ? --> ' - J ? .. uu n?lO L A jH UlUU IU UO, j and certainly unnecessary to doubt his do- 1 ing it. Oue of the greatest pleasures of ( the gny and gallant young Georgian was a , charge, and he turned in his saddle and c whirled his subrc with the order to gallop. I As he had been advancing almost directly ' upon the right flank of theFeeeral column the advance brought hiui in front of it and ? it was only necessary to face the column to n the left, where they were in lino of battle, e The order of charge was then given, and 1 this was done without firing. The move- * inent had been made so rapidly that the s, Federal line received it standing Thus o the impetus carried all before it, and the Federal force, after offering a brief resist- J! ance, gave way and scattered all over the *| large field, pursued by Young. The engage- ? mcnt was from first to last an unmixed .ight p with sabres, and some of the dead were out through to the chin Neither ctrbino nor ,l pistol w s used in the fight, and probibly the whole affair did not continue livo mill- u utes. Calculating that it took ten minutes c to form a line and charge, this would give ^ a quarter of an hour, in which time the n event of the battle of Fleetwood was decided. Gen. Gicgg retired to the woods in his right and rear to form a junction with Gen. Bu ford, under a heavy shelling from the artil- ^ lery on Fleetwood, and Gen. Hampton fol- \r lowed, steadily pressing him back to the " river. ?J E. Cooke in the. Philadelphia Times. f4 UlCK \YafFLE8 ?llico waffles, which are !l simply delicious for breakfast, must be start 11 cd the day before you wish to eat them ; w that is, the rico must ^be b iled. A god l' way to accomplish this is to make a rice ? pudding to-day and reserve half a cupful of the cooked rice for to-morrow's waffles. To this quantity add a pint of sweet uiilk. l' the yelks of three eggs, two ounces of butter (or n good sited lump), und a little salt. u Mix half a teaspoon fill ot soda with one w pint of flour, beat these all together, and 11 bake in waffle irons in a hot oven. " 0 - o An Kxactino Officer.?Said the I ex p ts sheriff as he was ab >ut to spring the trap: u "IVIOK and squirm an uiuoh as you can. Thorv's about four thousmd people present o and wo waut 'em to have all tho fan p?w'. j< ble." * -w- rr Wo p?o an article in the pipers about b ?y j> inventory. We hope (hey will invent a boy d who won't whistle through bis flower- and ^ yell on the streets at ni^ht. | p 'Influential cilix-n !" said the [>eadwood 11 inan of hi* friend ; 'l sltmiid say no is.? i Why, lie's the surest shot with a rev ilvcr ? in town." YOUNO PIOS. The first three months of a p'tg's existence h is the most critical, ami, to its owner, iin- T portant porio'd of its life, fur it is during p ',1ns time that its constitution is either es b Published, weakened or destroyed. Every tc impediment to growth and strength of the p pig tells on tho future hog. Cold, damp, jnooutfortable quarters at any time are a Ictriuient, and especially so while the pig Q, s as sensitive as it necessarily must be at Cl he time of furrowing. Clean, comfortable -|t redding should replace that which may be a, lamp and hard. It is the practice of good j, jreoders to clean out the pen about the j( second day or so after the eow has farrowed, ^ tnd put iu new and clean bedding, increase (| PAK8 evideutlv ou ^ Trelb litter. At j( itago in tbe life of the animal, as above iniinuted, will good carc yield better return, y rimt perfect comfort is the highest profit, is j veil understood by every successful raiser of c| iwiuc. If straw is used for bedding (and a; lotkiug it uiuch bettor), it is hose to pass it j hrough a cutting-box; it is then much better ban leaves or anything else that we know of jt if used the natural length there is some isk that tio pigs may get entangled and (| e laid upon bv tlfo mnthnr TP ?o~.~ i? 4 v ?--..v... viri oan ii.is i w-irin comfortable bud she will lie quiet (j iutil she gets hungry. Slie should have ^ ill the food she wuuts so that she cuu sup- || >ly her pigs with an abundance of milk.? ^ Vs during the first few weeks of the life i ... P' if her offspring her milk is their ouly food, ^ t is of course important that she shall sup | >ly it in auiplc quantity nnd of quality suit- ^ hie to their digestion. She should have ? in jencrous feed not less than three times j(i i day. Slops of ground feed, grass or clo or, as well as corn, together with roots ufficieut to keep her digestion complete, v.II enable her to supply her young with a ufiieient food ; but this point should be M miphasized, and we repeat that she must be veil fed and cared for if she is expected to " ?ive an abundaoce of milk and keep up her jwu cuuditiou. It is far easier to do ibis tl ban to build her up after beiug run down p; >y the tax up>n her, when not fed in sucking her young. Another thing. A luiii-. ;ry sow will eat any kind of slop or other vs bod, however unwholesome, but she cannot a amsumc such food and supply pure, whole- sc touin milk. On this point an intelligent j, twine breeder saws:?"In ?1? j wvuOi/IIO U III" (J nillcrs arc grinding poor and sprouted tfho.41 we do not Una mill Iced sate or pivfit. o kulo77lTn teed at nil seasons, and especially tl iueh seasons, is an uncertain rpnntity ; and p we prefer to know what we feed if we ex- j, ject to get good results ; eonseiptuitly we rave found our best results from mixing dean, sound corn, two parts, clean, sound P nits, three parts, and having them groind a ,'ery tine, and adding wheat, bran a id oil sake meal according to the season. If we t ive uo grass or roots, we supply more iran and oil cake meal. They are our regula: u ors. Slop thus made and fed sweet lias pro. g* en uiost satisfactory to us. After the pigs ;et to be three or four weeks old we arrange ca rough and feed for them, where they may uv at and not be disturbed by the sow, and so hat they will not be teasing the mother for Wi upplies, which she cannot always ufF>rd, be ?r lie never so willing. The little fellows enjoy St uch a side table, and if they have a trough wj f in ilk the better they like it. Milk for pius Iter four or live weeks until they arc as niiiy mouths old, will make a pound of pork r>r every gallon consumed And then to fo his value we may add the unknown but im- th icnso gain in improved couditiou of the 0f igs."^ The sow should have grass, if possible, ,n ud while she is enclosed, cut and feed it di ) her In a few days, if she can have the he tin of a good pasture, it will be what she fr( ...i, uuu3 111 uuuiiioii 10 ner other Tare. Thus j ired for, your sow will keep in good con ilion herself aud meet your wishes and Pa -asunable expectations in rearing a thrifty igorona litter of pigs -?Prairie Farmer. ??? ? A Varied Diet.?Tosecurc uniformly Sj ?: very best result it is necessary to vary the WI iet. as well as to give those foods which will nsver the purpose best in cor junction with iving the best of care and attention in the w' ther departments of the management. ed it is necessary in winter, in the case of f|C iwls penned up or at liberty, and at other tasous when they are confined, togivo theui little animal food a few times a week as 001 compensation for worms aud iusects ol w; diieh they aro fond, and without which pri Irey will not bo kept in good condition or tin it-Ida regular supply of eggs. foi In summer the grass an I the large qu vn- is ity of hugs, hoppers and ji her insects which fel lie birds can at all times help thomsulves hit >, if at liberty, furnish them with a varied dif let to counteract any harmful iuflucncc ho ihieh might r rise from feeding large quan thi [ties of grain or food. Dut where the birds sot re kept in confinement toey need a change go< t* tin ill lit sill o:i?nn? ??' - ~ ui iiiu year, es tic oci'tlly duvii?|c the warm uiontlu of sum- tin icr and early fall. to Some of (he food usually recommended tin m only bo used to good advantage in con Tl motion with others. Middlings would be yo >?? porrtdtry if prepared without any other Su teals; corn meal would he detrimental to the wi reduction of egg* if fed al< no, as its ten- an ettcy is to lattvii; and potatoes or turnips it lone are uot to ho reoouimended as a stable w iet for every day use. When, however. 01 :t:it?tes are mixed with corn meal, barley oi teal, bran or ni Id i >g< or wh i c >ru th< teal is cooj lined w.t It one of the other meals g > most vie lleot diet i? obtained that a.rees 111. ell with the fowls winter and summer an - jim'riraH Farmer. no Marriage.?One year of married life an passed and wo have been very happy, he good advice in Dr. Jackson's letter lias roved valuable, nnd his predictions havo ecn verified. [ have lent or road the !et? ;r to many friends, and wish it might be ubli?hcd in the fatcx." dr JACKSON'k letter. To become n husband it ns serious a inttcr to a man ns it is for a woman to beanie a wife. Marriage is no child's play ; . brings added care, trial, porplexity, vexlion, and it requires a gfcat deal of the appincss which legitimately springs out of . to make the balance heavy in its favor. rery few live happily in marriage, and yet lis is not because uuhappiness is germane > the relation, but bccaus- those who enter do not kuow, first how to get married, nd second, how to live married happily, ou have already made your choice ; wisely, 1,., 1 U-li 1M i/iiuuu iu ui;iiuvu. l noso quaiil.es oi iiaracter which have attracte 1 you to choose 1 you have, should uiakc your love grow ;iily while you live together. As the second poiut: If you wish to live i harmonious union with your wife, start jt with the avowed recognition of the fact lat she is your companion and copartner, larringc usually makes tho wife neither of lesc. In many instances she sees less of er husband than before she married hint [e comes, he goes, he reads, thinks, w.irks, id under the stimulus of business all his lwers and faculties to the surface, and is jvcloped thereby?not always symmetrical , but vigorously?not always harmonious, but with increasing power. Married en do not usually shrivel up nor put ou a ok of premature age, but women frequently a, and it is plain to uie why they do. Married women arc shut up in houses, nd their chief care is for things that have a inspiring influence. Their time is taken p in meeting the phj-sieal wants of their unities?cooking, washing dishes, keeping ic house iu order, sewing, receiving coinany? not one of which has in it a tendonf even to culture and elevation. Married ouien are devoted to house, and this means life of vexation and pettiness. It gives no >rt of stimulus to the spirit. So the unhand, who is out of doors, active, interned in measures which affect the public aa,l * jwi, w>miUp niiu wuu iii(ju grciucr inn himself, who 'aspire him to better urposcs and nobler ends of labor, develops ito manly beauty, and grows in character; hile his wife at houie, who has as faithfully orformed her share of the work, withers ud decays prematurely. Treat your wife exactly as you yourself ould like to bo treated, if you had ta live ader her circums'auces, and you will not ) far wrong. Do not entertain the silly notion that beuso she is of a different gender from your m, that she is therefore different iu her int?, feelings, qualities, and powers. Do t be the victim of any social policy, and up bravely for the right, give your fe a chance to live, grow, and be somedy and become something. Try to bo thoughtful, considerate, and rbcaring. You will have new duties, and ey will bring new trials. Take good care your health and hers, lie simple, both, your habits ; be careful in your expen. lures ; be industrious. I f you keep good talth, and are frugal, blessings will coujc am your united love, and you will grow ippier and better day by day, as the years ss. Faithfully yours, James 0 Jackson. The Proof Reader's Troubi.es.? peaking of contributors to a newspaper, a iter says : There is the minister who sends a mere skeleton of a sermon, a page of lich looks like the top of a tea-box cover with Chinese hieroglyphics, all disconcted, with Scripture proper names written dots and dashes, and the whole affair a mplete enigma. However, he knows it 11 be all right, and that the priuters and oof-reader wili unravel it, no matter if ay are fit subjects for the madhouse here they get through with it. Then there the local roporiar. Well, he is a good low and means well; he has troubles of ) own ; but if he spells a man's name four fh-rent ways in an item three inches long, knows the proof-reader will drop every* ing, rush around, find a directory or nuthing else and fix it all right boforo it es into the paper. Also comes thestalis at fiend, with his figures all presenting a same appearance, but not having time cast up bis columns for totals, knowing e proof-reader is bound to fix theui up lore are also county correspondents, the ungpoet, the scientist, and the linguistical aarl Aleck, who can't write fivo lines ihnut scattering in bits of French. Latin d Spanish, to-how that he has been there; m Iters not whetli r he gets his foreign r Is right or not, the proof reader must ratoh around and get every hing right nehow, or the next day he will hear Irom 8 powers in the sanctum In fact.to he n i eoss. the proof reader should he un nnilt? cyclopaedia, with fha phtienc" of Joh 1 (he ?'iidur>ncp >( ?<him.iut?hut he is | t| huucu hi# troubles -Printer'* Circular, . DOMESTIC RECIPES. Apple Butter ?Boil a half barrel of new sweet cider down liulf, and add to it one and a half bushel of peeled and cored good cooking apples. When they are cooked soft and smooth stii constantly (still slowly stewing) for eight or ten hours. If done it will adhero to an inserted plate. Put away in stone jars, with writing pap r cut to fit the jar pressed closely down upon the apple butter; ti; thick brown paper ovt r the top. . Tomato Preserves.?Scald : n-1 peel carefully yellow pear shaped tomatoes?not too ripe. Prick with a noedlc to prevent their bursting, ndd three fourths of their weight in sugar nnd let lie ovcf rnigf?t. Then pour off-all the juice itiSi' preserving *?... < kettle, boil it to a thick syrup, clarifying it with the white of an egg ; then add the tomatoes, and boil gently till lliey look transparent. Scuict'uies a little ginger root is added litre Tomato Pickle.?Pare and weigh ripe tomatoes, put into jars aid just cover with vinegar. After standing two or three days pour off the vinegar aud add five pouuds of sugar to every seven pounds of fruit, spice with cinnamon, niaco and ? few cloves, or none; pour over till tomatoes and cook slowly ou the back of the stove nearly all day. Spiced Grapes ?To Gvc pounds of grapes allow three of sugar, two tc*?puotisi'ul of cinnamon aud allspice, a half leaspoonful of cloves Pulp the grapes, bail the skins until tender, cook the pulps aud strain through a scivc, add it to the skins, put in the sugar and spices, and a little vinegar to taste. Boil thorougholy. Giiekn Tomato Sauce for Meats --Cut up two gallons of green tomatoes ; take three gills of mustard seed, three tablespomfuN of dry mustard, two aud-n half of black pepper, one and a half of allspice, four of salt, two of celery seed, on" pint of chopped onions, one quart of sugar, and two and n half quarts of vinegar. Beat the spices and boil alltogcther until well done. Harness.?How often does it happen to sec farmers working horses to their wagons, plows or cart', with harness so ill fitting, tattered aud patched, that the sight at once elicits pity from any human person ? For such neglect there is no excuse, us thccosUj^of harness ucces-ury for plowing is so small that only the most careless and slovculy farmer has any excuse to offer. Wagon and cart harness arc more elaborate aud complicated, yet even they arc simple cnouj. h to be manufactured at home, if certan portions are purchrsud at the saddler's, such as buckles, rings, traces and hnmes. Collars best suited to our Southern climate, arc made of 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 the'damage they inflict on the poor dumb brutes. When an atiimal is rcouircd to lnhnr t , niiuuiu compare his case to theirs. For instance, how would | a man like to follow u plough all day with I shoes that pinched his feet, or which had a rock in thorn ? Yet he would not suffer any more than the animal with a collar u o small, or a back-band which galled his back, or one ttacc shorter than the other ; but unfortunately there are too many who apparently carc nothing <or these details, though in attending to them depeuds in a great degree their success On well regulated tarn:s there is attached to each 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 nro proofs of thrifty management. When harness is purchased onmnlete - "> always a wise consideration, because t? go< d set, made of well tanned leather, properly put together, will in careful hands out hut two or three of the flimsy made ones.? Southern Industries. He that lendeth to a tramp giveth to a saloon ist. An unkisscd kiss is the kind you send through a te ephono. Before nn apple becomes cider it must go. the rounds of the press. The reasi n so many yoeng I: dies I o ono old maids is because they arc not content! d with small fish?they want to catch a whale. I)oos your mother play cards?" inquirod Billy ol his chum. "I don't know," sadly responded .Jiuiuiy ; "but she often play* a 1 >no hand on mo." In some parts of Chicago there is n saloon for every sixth house. It is ouly the great cities that can thus place delirium tremens within the rcuch (.fall. Said little Rdith to her doll : '-There, don't oiiswi-r tne hack You niUHii't be fcauoy, no matter how hateful I am. You must romember I am your mother!'' Strange, what cnrioUM idea* uliildren g,>t into thoip hi-ndd koU?Cliu*V#