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TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. (? GOD -A.JNTD OUR, COUISTTI^Y. ?{ ALWAYS IN ADVANCE VOLUME 5, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1872. NUMBER 52 A^HE ORANGEBlTR? NEWS PUBLISHED A T OtiA.israEi3TjrT^a Kycry Saturday Morning. BY TTIK ?RANGEBURG NEWS COMPANY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy for one yenr. $2.00 ?? ?? " Six Months. 1.00 Aay one sending TEN DOLLARS, for a Clab of New Subscribers, will receive on ?XTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free of charge. Any ono sending FIVE DOLLARS, fer a Club of Now Subscribers, will receive an EXTRA COPT for SIX MONTHS, free of ?karg?. RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square 1st Insertion. $l.f>0 ?< c? 2d " . 100 A Square consists of 10 lines Brevier or 6ae inch of Advertising space. Administrator's Notices.....$.ri 00 Netices of Dismissal of Guardians, Ad ministrators, Executors, &c.$0 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the aest liberal terms. MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, riot exceeding one Square, inserted without ekarge. ^ ?S- Terms Cash in Advance. MALCOLM L BROWNING ATTORNEY AT LAW, ORANC1EBCK? C. II., So. Ca dot 4 AUGUSTUS B. UN?WLT.QN (Formerly ot itic New York Bar.) ATTOttNEY *AN1) COUNSELLOR AT L A W , ks<aS-:is*jR<j, s. c. i lUAL J i. HoHiticiaoo In ITork of Edlsio, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED will be promptly and carefully attended to. july 23 ly ?Seft' DR. T. BERWICK LEGARE, SURGEON DENTIST, Clradnaie ISaltiniorc College Dental Surgory. OFFICE MARKET-ST. OVER STORE OF J. A. HAMILTON, METALIC CASES. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON HAND all of the various Sires of the above Cases, which can be furnished immediately on ap plication. Also manufactures WOOD COFFINS *s usual, and at the shortest notice. Apply to II. RIG OS, mar G?Gm Carriage Manufacturer. REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS General Commission Merchants, Aifgcr's Wharfi CHARLESTON, S. 0. Oswei.i, ItxKDRn. ZimmeiuIan Davis. oct 15* Cm 3?. F. Baoois. R. R. Hdualks II. C. Hnnaixsv Biio?ijv] <& co. COTTON FACTORS a.\n CO M M ISS ION M E RCIIA NTS, if on Tir a t?a n tic wiia nr, CHARESTON, S. C. Liberal Advances made on Consignment. Riant to Andrew Sinionds,- Ksr,., Pros t Tst National Bunk, Charleston1, S. C. may 21 . wee tf WASHINGTON HOUSE BY Mrs. M. W. Stratton, cons Kit GERVAIS & ASSEMBLY STREETS COLUMBIA^ S. C. Convenient to the Greenville and Charleston Railroads and tlie Business porfionof the city. Rate of Transient Bonrd?Two Dollars per Day. Regular Boarders received at Rcosonnblo1 Rates. # dee W tf OUTSIDE. I. Just a gleam thro' the dnrknoss? The lilt of two eyes from n book? A glance?but some glaucen are honten To Bjeh eyes 'tis given To make paradise in n look. II. Just n face in the him plight ; A hand, ami some glittering hair . But henrts lmvc been broken, 'tis snhl, And white steel stained red For fnocs less faultlessly fair. 111. Just n girl Itt her bentity. Her glory of freshness nnd youTli; But what has earth better to tdgh for, To livc.for?to die for? Than innocence, beauty, and youth ? Interesting Account of Mr. De Long's Journey in the Interior. AppSai-atiee of the Co*tut>y? Ptofouiitt Respect, Shoirti to the Party?How to Kai Soup with Sharp Sttck'i?A Sa gacious Dog?An Aboriginal. IIakopadi, Japan, Thursday, Doo. 28, 1871. A brief accouut of the tour recently inodu by Miu'rsier DeLong throughout Hie nibst remote and curious portions of this Lmpuc, cannot lail to bo of interest Jo yum loaders, n>t only from tho mys tery surrounding tho life ot the inhabi tants, but also from the promineut posi tion of the tourist, as a4 representative of the people of tho Uuited States, nud the princely attentions pwA him, und th^, uid received by hini?nhisjourney, frohv this'Government. tyYikirclilqal Junun, nr.-^TTY Hits i ..nctrribio Veil tp iu- j fpuisitive, democratic America. By or der of tho Mikado, Minister DeLong was every where received with the hon ors usually paid to a l'riuco. The peo ple were forbidden to appear upon the strv.cts, or even out of doors, ut his ap proach ; when admitted to bis presence they were to prostrate themselves before hint, and at every stopping place, during a tour which took them four times across the island of Ycsso itl various directions, the kindest provision had been made in advance for the comfort and entertain ment of the party. the AUOIUOr.nes OF japan. The Japanese authorities in Yeddn had previously informed him that the Ainos. or hairy people, were tho origi nal inhabitants nnd solo pe?cossors of this whole fjroup of inland*, including Niphon; that they had for a long time contended for the supremacy with the Jupanese, but eventually had been dri ven back and partially exterminated, until the remnant of their tribes bad been gathered in Yesso and Snghalieu. They were described as being mere savages, but wearing long beards, und being as hairy all over their petrous as dogs. an incident of the civil WAR. Many wonderful tales are told by foreign residents of the nets of courage and chivalry displayed on both sides durit)Lr this Lhmrlv <MYfJ Vfi'r <\f\ these stories affords so curious an il lustratiou of tho difference between 'civilized' nnd 'uncivilised1* Warfare, that it is worth repeating. When, at last. Eintnoto'a vessels bad all been dcbtroyed, and his devoted followers were surroun ded io the fort here, cut of? front any biipply of water or provisions, their enemies?odor fighting them with the UtfmOSt ferocity during the day ? would, as soon as Mie" shades of evening fell, scud in rations of rice and fresh water to their foot? tfuiuYicnt for' their use during the next twenty-four hours; and when their British friend's remonstrated against such uit unheard of proceeding, tho reply was, 'YVo know those men; they arc gentlemen,-and so are we. \Y? do not wihli to ooptttfe them tH wo would rn'B, but with swords iu' their hands, Ii Illing like warriors. Any other course would rob our victory of all its honors.' And thus they continued to do out 1 they worked out the victory they fought !<>r iu their own fashion-. IIA KDOAOI and vioinjtv. llakodndi Head, so called, is a bluff point of a promontory, almost circular in form, rising 'some twelve hundred feet in height, and connected with the mainland by a very narrow saudy low flat. The harbor is undoubtedly tho best iu Japan, being very commodious, deep, ond entirely lnttd-lo?ked. Id plain sight,' nnd nbout thirty miles distant, is a grand volcanic mountain, which emits smoke and steam, but has not been oth erwise active for many years. The principal trade of this port is in sea weed, fish, oil, dcers' horns, hides and furs, salmon, cod aud herring. Hardly is the traveler outside of the iimits of Ilnkodadi when he reaches a beautiful and highly fertile farming country, dotted with villages. Fine orchards of penrs, npples, und groves of chestnut und walnut trees, and gardens filled with all kinds of vegetables, nnd also mulber ry groves with silk worm culture going on, delight the eye. Here, and in sight almost of llakodadi, is a farm that n foreigner letiscd from tho so called rebel authorities, lie prepared to cultivate it according to European ideas, but the .Japanese Government?in fear that, foreigners wo-.Id claim similar privile gOS which they could not well refuse, as long as they allowed this man to occupy hi* farm, which would have the effect of opening the island to foreign settle ment, and also out of a desire to get rid of all titles derived from the now de Inuet or ?rebel' Government, bought oil" the would-be larnicr, submitting to most terrible extortion to be rid of him'. A 8URPRI8E. We had expected to enter .1 country like the portions of Niphon we hud pre viously visited?its valleys all rice-fields, and its hills clothed with pine und bam boo. Our surprise ami plviasure, there fore, were very irrcat to find that here, in the most seelt>ded corner oi Jap in, we were in a country which in all it- pro duct ions seemed a counterpart of die ' Northern Sjtatea of America. The For ?sis, when |rb reached, th cm, proved to Jui??hit?k.lim'1." ?> nut, horse cbes.iut, birch, &c, with ;i dense growth of broad-leaved scrub bamboo, which forms a splendid- cover for game, and. judging from the way in which our hoises eagerly ate iia broad leave.1, a most delicious pasturage For animals. As we left this line of little villages le d Hukodadi behind us. we entered and crossed n mountain rangt, threaded solely by this one r -ad, a mere bridlc-p.ith, with habitations so scarce that we woul 1 ride for miles after le:tv iug ono house before we would reach another, all of which wero country inns. Bright, sparkling .streams of water were constantly crossed, and in all of these we saw myriads of trout and other 1h!i . Up from our path, almost continuously, t arose partridge, tjunil and pigeons. Wild ??rape-vines, covered with ri> ? grapes, j hung on every Bide, together with anoth er vine resembling the grape, and boar itrg a somewhat similar but larger fruit. The chestnut and oak trees were filled with nuts aud acorns, and tho whole country was in as wild a condition as it is possible to imagine. OUK CAVALCADE. As we threaded our way through these forests, our train appeared novel and interesting. Preceding us was our escort of six soldiers, armed with Spen cer carbines, the leader of the file car rying the American flag on a Japanese lance. Following him came the officer? ui ioe escort, including a native inter preti-r?then the six tourists ?.-even in eluding your correspondent?six s.-r vants, and a baggage train. Ad I of u were mounted on wiry little native hei scs but half broken, and that half tin worst half of tho two. Thus wo pro ceeded until pnssi.ng the volcano. On our second day's ride we came out on the beach of Volcano Bay, at a little Gshing village called Mori. A Scamper of a few miles along this beach, with the surf washing our horses' fet t,brought us to our resting place lor the night On entering each little hamlet wo were met by local authorities, kneeling and bowing to the earth, then ri.*ring and running with us to the ether limit of bheir hamlet to see that due respect was paid by all, and then bidding us a re spcctfnl .iJieu iu the same manner JAPANESE OFFICIAL HOSPITALITY. Our system of sojourning was most Ulliquo. At every house on our 1 turn, v a dais "?r raised seat, covered g. Derailv with a red cloth, forming-a small throtic, was arranged for our Chief to occupy alone, uud otlior rooms, without such an appurtenance, were given to the suite. Over the door of the Minister's room wo would find a written card' in Japunesc, which, when translated, read, ?His Ilighuces, tbo Envoy from tbo devoted to bis suito the card road. 'For tho Noble Fol lowers;' Tho rooms were covered with mala ?M ordinary Japanese stylo with bSdzcr* ot^ hibnt^ies. rta they are called here, sunk iirro the floor, being simply little sdu iro pits filled with One, clean sand, jwith charcoal fires lighted in tho centre. Tho invariable custom of serving wa? first'iu puss around tea, then tafJMng iu a little tea pot to each room, 4lled with |eu. and place it on the fire.lh it oaeh might re plenish at pleuure.f Then would folhnv a Japanese meal sewed in wooden bowls with chop-siieks, win oh we soon became expert in mauip* juiug. To cat soup with two straight .Sticks was at first a poser, but wc diso verr.d how it could be done.?that is, by putting enough boiled rice into thj bowl to absorb the ! g tho rice. During sny mixtures and tbe quite impossible ?Whie'i we knew nci A ri.l> ol thirty Bckiiig and baulky freezes, 0:1 the beach, Kn the worst id' (rails, prepares one's afeflmCh to receive aim ist ' b !:??_' , V without the possy>or hi-in- .ever c;re ic ; ?? v: .! '. ?ly for a i!iM,!i'-:i* on a?v- , ,. 1 o! strauje iu.k n come I'-M 'toy up ? 'v:iTh?.'tll>'.r I! o::\-r ? 1 r, cat, or bat; but a inofally cut shoit all Soup, nnd then the journey we at things that it. wo< to describe, and ther name or orij or forty miles ponies, in cold or over mouutatl us to tho cni times dwell l?n# the contents of I tures, and tlio iu the mind --liM refreshuieut w;?? craving uppctlK such spccuia^HH IlKI.lntOUS \H 'Along tb found aj|,v s j?tlVm'W; "or ?it Kann ttKi.icious .AUK. !.\t v el. whenever we ? Wo would find lii ^^HoCt> wiih stone some instances dressed with' red cloth, an l in others without rai ncnt. Before Cacll ol those places Would bo seen the invariable red gates denoting the I*. irh to be Siutooisra, the religion of the Mikado n?id of the Government. In the discussion that ensued many months ago between this Government and the foreign representatives, when the at tempt was made by the hitter to save the fctdement of native Christians near Nagasaki from persecution, the question was pressed home on the Government to know why ii was that this people were being sent into banishment and slavcrv if it was not ou account of their being Christians. The reply was, because tie . were itisubordinuto nnd ungovernable, but the, extent of the insubordination was that they refused to pass thrOugh those red gates; this being the test of the faithful, 't is an established fact that a terrific religious war i.^ now going on in Japan bet .reon the Sintoo and l>ttddist sects, the luffCT bring possessed of tho iiiwst valuable estates and privileges ac quired duriug the three hundred years of the Tycoon, whoso faith was Bud dism. With the ins'.alhn sit of the pre sent Government, the Mikado broughl Sintooism, tho faith of his ancestry, to the front, and he has steadily persecuted the Huddist sect, stripping them of privileges and possessions until it i> rutnnrcd that, in despair, they have re cently been nmkint! some i.v.tm..-..a ? i hristiana, looking to an alliance bl strength to resist the catnn in foe. Ilcnco it is that tho traveler i;i Japan finds the gorgeous temples of the Dud disls going to decay and dmost deserted, while the new Sintoo temples are thronged With devotees. I; docs not appear to disturb this people nny (?> change the gods they woiship, and there i.- but littlo i tson why i; should'. A 8ACRILI0I0I 8 IHM, AM) A SINGULAR CfSToM. Wc had with us i dog, 1T. ro." whose chief delight was \ . conic upon a come* tcry. Into one of these ho Would rush with avidity, und e ion fill himself out of the bowls of meat, fish, &o , set about the graVcs as" choW-chow i the dep u ted spirits. No doubt riy dcVotccs were delighted to find that/their'nuccstdis had at last received their offerings, und de voured their riee like healthy ghosts, iu each rill go through which we passed we found little Hues of clean sand run ning along the centre of th" Atrcan 1 in such places us we wore t. rest for lunch, or to remain all night, the !i disc we were to stop at, and the door wo word tO enter,, wonld be de. ig.iat 5d by a Ii 10 of ?and tcaditig directly thereto, and n quantity placed j'i t at tho doorstop. This wo were informed, was n sign of welcome, an old custom ?d the Umpire. Wo soon leftrbed to judge of the hearti ness of our Welcome by the quantity of sand we found thus placed, and I belicvo wo rarely judged wrong. THE HONOR PAID TO THA\ ET,I NO DIO N IT ARIES IN JAPAN. Our anticipated pleasure in seeing the people on the rou'c was much diminish ed by tli" orders~4rrfi4T iu. Miniates |0e Lout's honor, had becu promulgated, that nil should cease work nnd go in doors whilst our cortege was passing. This token of respect we would gladly hove had ou.i'tcd, if we could hn\c so nrranged it but tho order had swept on before us, and it was unchangeable. If any unlucky wight, man, woman or child was unfortunate enn?gh" tobe, in the street, or even iu the adjoining gardens or fi-;I Is, at tho cry of our guards? ?/ >iatu"?dowu he would have to come on his marr w b incs, with his open ?ban-Is extended downward, his Gnuer tips resting ou the sund. All travelers ou horseback were compelled to dis mount, t urn out. ai d perform this obei sance, and pack trains, &e., to leave the road. Such is the honor due to a Japanese diguitary when on bis travels. THE HAIRY MEN. On our third d.iy out we came on our first Airio, us we were about fording a amull creek, on entering a little village, lie had on nnofficial robe, being evidently one of the village authorities, and was in company with Japanese ofliciuls. lie was about live feet nine inches tali, and stoutly made. IJis color, about that of a Japnnoso; In. lie bad very full black and long moustacho and bend. His hair was unkempt nnd sb iggy, being noi thcr entirely Etrnigbt or curly, but rather wavy in appearance. H is legs, which were hare to the knees, disclosed no morediair by si:.; log d 'a 11 i'd'.icioir '-'?[?' ? i:i-Is t igether, ba'oks iwn, and m iking two upward motions, ns it casting dirt or water on bis bead and face, finishing salutation by striking his long beard I twice very e unplacontly. He then arose : and returned our look of curiosity with , interest, meeting our gazo with :i lull answering return. A look df-gratifica I tiou spread over his countenances as be notree-1 our full beards. Ho again stroked Iris < wn, nnd glanced at the beardless Japanese officials standing about in. My idea was that his thoughts I might have been expressed about as I follows: "Now you sea your error j for . .ill tho time you h ive abused and do . uouncod my people, because of our . I eurds?what wo cling to as n badge of j mauho >d. ^ ou denomiu it ? one of shame. i You call us beasts and Jogs of Anios, und now behold! here come those won-j j dcrful people from across the son, with their superior civilization and spirit of j mastery, and whom you now delight to honor and associate with, and behold! ( they, to >, are Anios, wealing hair as we j I d" " The lo< k of this man was friendly : and intelligent, and very favorably im pressed me?Cur. A', i'. 7'imea. - nim _ '} bo Divorce Law. ? The editor of the Ji'/.ni Tribun*:,}* ' a letter from Columbia ?rit>?? ??? '*??". concerning the divorce law recently on- 1 ! acted by the Legislature : i The. most practical public measure which has engaged the attention of the General Assembly at its present session, and that is likely to bo fraught with as m toy important results as any other \ that bus been discussed sinco the close , of the war, s the divorce law" jusl passed. ; This provides, first; thit when the valid l ity of a marriage shall be denied or doubted by either ol ihc parlies, the tin r tuny institute n su'l for a!lirmis? ' the marriage ; and upon due proof of : the validity thereof, it shall bo decreed to be valid, and such decree shall bo I conclusive upon till pcrsuis conoernod. ! And secondly, thai a divoVeo from tho b.md of matrimony way bo decreed for ' tho following causes: I. Adultery. '2. I \\ hen either party wilfully tlbtllld ?IIS or deserts the other, for the pi riod of two years, ; roVided that when t!a- suit is in I htittiii 1 by the party deserting, it ap? pears that lite desertion wai caused by I tho oxtrenn cruelty of the othei party, or thai the desertion by the wile was caused by the gross or vvuilton i and cruel neglect of the husband to pro v id" suitable maintenance for her, he being of sulliadcnt ability so to do. The rest of the net is mainly devoted to a prescription ol the processes ol law by which a divorce may bo obtained, and to fixing provisions for alimony and for the maintenance of the wifo and chil dren in suitable cases. The law is a step in the right direction, nnd, whilst meet ing a social necessity that has long been experienced, is so thoroughly guarded in its scope aud authority that it does not violate to any crm^idorable degree (hat conservatism of tho past which hits .jihvuys forbidden tho granting of di voice>-4? 'Ms Stato under uny circum stances whatever.'^ ?.__ \"j_ An Important Law. The attention of our readers is direct ed to the following Act recently passed by tho Legislature, and which is very important to all CwncTs and purchasers of real estate : an ACT TO MORE EFFECTUALLY PRO V1DB FOIt THE RECORDING OF ALL CONVEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE. SECTION 1. Be il enactrij by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting iu General Assembly, nnd by the authority of the datno. That every con veyance of real estate within this State, hcreaft r made, ?hall, within 33 days, bo recorded in th.j offi ce of tho Clerk of tho County in which such real estate shall be situated, except in tlfe County of Charleston, where all such conveyan ces shall bo recorded, within tho same time, in the offieo of tho ltegister of Mesne Conveyances; and every such con veyance, not so recorded, shall be void, us against any subsequent purchaser in good faith and for a valuable cousfderrf tion, of the same real estate, or any por tion thereof : Provithul, Such subsequent purchaser shall have first recorded his said couveyanco. Kfhjreat Count;'.'-:, for the rec mortgages, iu oue of which sets all con veyances, absolute in their terms and not intended as mortgages, or as sureties in the nature of mortgages, shall be; re corded, and in the other set all such in irtgngtt*, or sureties in tho nature of tuortjj tges, shall be recorded. Sec. 3. All Acts or parts of Acis, inconsistent with tho provisions of this Vet, are hereby repealed. Approved January 8th, 1872. Management of IJt ootl Sows. Breed ts of improved stock have made such successful efforts to develop the "fattening point" in swine, that brood sows are liable to become too fl ^hy for breeder's, unless they are supplied with food that contains a small proj"' rtion of carbonaceous material, food that will produce fat. Fisher [lobes', an English breeder said, when Boiling a breeding Sow: "Let her work hard for a living ; don't feed her bountifully, or she will get fat and have no pigs, or very few." There is wisdom in this: but remember that the kind of food given her is a most tin] .r ant consi leration. Tue footus can not bo properly formed unless tho m i tcriuls aro of tho right sort, for there must bo the demon ts of bone, muscle and fat?the iiittor nlhi ? 5? ?>P lUtb? n?? ? i therefore avoid the fatal mistake of giv ; in1.' to the SOW a large quantity of roots ; before parturition. Tho same mistake i- often math with sheep and cows. Tf j u sow is allowed to remain at large, she ! docs well, havi'trg act-ess to pasture, be cause in n \ood pas;uro wo have a great variety of plants, possessing various aud valuable qualities?aromatic, Condi men tal, und others generally available to the juvonilo formation and development, which the natural inslinCtof the animal toachos her 'o select. A moderate supply of peas, beans, and barley, or Soaked Indian corn, may be added; also clover and green beans with pods on. Cabbage is very safe food. Noth inj, comes amiss with a sow. The great point is to take care that the food thould consist of a variety, and not as is too oftOU the onso, bo confined to 000 sort, cs pocinlly roots. After parturition, roofs may 1)0 much more liberally given, and especially cabbago, in conjunction with other food; but at the period ofparluri? lion, to guard a.uiust fever, tho diet should be sparing and cooling.?Ex < luvige. Franco has L'T.oOO miles of telegraph lines; hVogland, 23,000; Russia, 25,000. The Uuited States has 75,000 miles* the equivalent of tho three othor coun trie?. Why our Crops are riot Better; A very sensible writer in the NasK villo ITnton and American suggests the fo lowing as leading causes why odr1 crops are not better and the farmer more prosperous : First, because, chief in tho list, ia our sluc/encsa. "He becomctb poor that deai eth with a slack hand," says Solomon. A good school cau be obtained only by a thorough- teacTicr at !tsr^Tulatr,'~wlt<>--^~" stimulates tho children to thoroughness in all they do. Reflection and observa tion will convince all that every valua ble acquisition is the product of no slack hand. I am fully persuaded that our soil will and ought to" be made to pro duce at least thrico i?s present average y^eld. The way to make do so it is to' plant but half the quantity, and begin by thoroughly preparing, enriching and generally breaking and subsoiling the fall before the seed are to be sown. If impossible to mauure. a sensible farmer will learn the nature of his soil and plant that which will best thrive there on. A second cause of poor crops is, I think, late planting. Tho Northern farmer regards it as a great mishap if his corn and wheat are not sown withHn a week after the frost is fairly out of the grouud. The Southern farmer should regard it likewise, not because of a short season, but because of drought. I can not question 'hat the corn crop of this* whole section of cotintry was reduced fully one-third by inattention hist spring to this important item. Again. Our farming implements are generally behind the age. Our ploughs go in the furrow rusty, dull, and rtfif shapen. They are often1 dra'wt. lazily along by an animal which ought uover a mechanic to economize on the first cost of his tools by picking up at half price a rusty saw hero, a dull jack plane there", and a bl?ken chisel yonder; and equally so for a farmer to put up with poor tools or poor stock. Better have two good strong horses than four poor weak ones. The last cause which cuts down our harvest that I will here mention is poor seed If it pay?and it surely does?to invest thousands iu auimals for breeding purposes,witl it not pay as well to get good seed ? Buy at homo if possible, abroad if necessary. Tricky advertisers and dealers are, of course, constantly before the people trying to get large prices for worthless seed, nnd we should use, therefore, the moro cure to got a genuine -article. It will never do to fall behind in this important, itcm. My remarksx then, might be summed up thus : Deal in the best only, prepare and cultivate the Sjil thrn'oiyhlt/rfmi we will be apt next Thauksgiving Day to thank tho Lord for about twice our usual harvests. Three of the dirtiest, most ragged little ragamuflii*s in New York city entered one of its most magnificent drucr stores, and marching up to the ciuhterj one said : "I want a cent's worth of rock candy." "Get out, you ragamuffin ! wo don't sell a 'cent's v?orth of rock candy." Slowly and sally they filed out of the store. On the sidewaik a consulta tion took placo. They re-entered the door. 'Mister, do you sell thrveccnfsjvorth of rock candy V* "Yes." '?Well, we ain't got 'em;''" arri the procession moved out again. A bashful young man was escorting a bashful young lady when she said, en trentingly, "Jubcs, don'* fell anybody you beaued mo home." "Doo'tf So afraid," replied he: ?I mu as much aslramcd of it us you are." That settled it'. Grace Greenwood writes of the wife of a member of the Arizona I^aislainv* who shot six Indinus nnd then'wrote liter husband : ' Dear John, the Apaches attacked the ranch. 1 havo won- t\m fight. You-needn't come yourself, but? send mo some more ammunition." A Boston shopman exposes a cake of soap in his shop window, with' the in?' script ion "Cheaper tlliiu'dirt."