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%itt f ottrj. ? GOIB ASTRAY. How coldly falls apon the heart The words 'he's gone astray!' From those who shared with him the joys Of fortune's brighter day. 'Tis human for the soul to err, Beguiled by visions fair; Then orush it not with words of scorn, Nor drive it to despair. When some frail son of earth shall pass Beneath misfortune's cloud, Be thou a light to gild the gloom Of error's sable shroud. Perchance if you desert him now, Because he's gone astray, No other ftiend may fling a smilo - Of sunshine o'er his way. I ' ' mere s many a neart inai sirays war From virtue's beaten track, Which, like the dove unto the ark, Will ere long wander back. One gentle word of kind rebuke, May call theromer home; No more in paths of vice and shame, Hiswayward feet may roam. But, oh, one harsh, ill-spoken word, May chill the erring soul, And drives the victim far beyond The limits of control. To see the friends of happier days In coldness <urn away, * Oft proves the bane that madly drives The sin sick soul astray. When you upbraid the faults of youth, Let not your words be cold; For chilling tones, like melted lead, Soon harden in the mould. j>ut speaK in accenis son ana kihu, The wayward to reclaim; And thus you'll dry the turbid stream, , From whence his errors came. Wipe off the penitential tear That glisten on his cheek ; iz- And bid him turn to virtue's paths, And there forgiveness seek. Upon his conscience, sick with sin, The balm of comfort pour; And, like the Savior of mankind, Bid him "go, sin no more I" pkellams Jbfoing. From the Spirit of the Times. DUCK HUNT EXTRAORDINARY. BY OUILLERMO, G. T. C. Mr. Editor: In a country filling up as Texas is, and has been for some years past, it is but natural that we find a large number of persons who well merit the title of "green 'uns." Of this class was John McL e, a native of old Virgina, who became a citizen of Texas soon after it was admitted into the Union.? Now, friend John was passionately fond of hunting, and scarcely did his foot press Texan soil before he was running in all directions in 1. 1 a C i J gearun ui Uttiuu, Uuu uuiurtuucitcij uc nuuuu up his first exploit by slaying three tame turkeys, the property of an old lady in A u. This threw such a damper on his feelings, that it cansed him to forgo this amusement for some time, until one day, when I wished to go hunting, and having no company, I called by for John, and, after some persuasion, prevailed upon him to accompany me. Now be it known that North of the city of A n, about a mile, there lives a wealthy butcher, who, at the time I speak of, possessed a large flock of sheep and goats, and among the latter a tremendous "William goat," who was famous for his implicable hostility to "seats of honor" in general, and those of the genus "Boy," in particular. Many a lad he had given "a lift in the world," and had caused as many more to discover that their legs were not made merely to stretch cloth over, but to protect their bodies when prudence advised a retreat. Well, on the evening in question, as John and I were moving noiselessly along the banks of a small creek, that wanders through the butcher's pasture-grounds, I noticed that friend "Billy," of the horns was eyeing us rather too closely to bespeak us much comfort in the prospective, and, being myself a very prudent Dersonaere. and Dossessins a arreat relish for a t o ' i a o joke, I soon decided upon what course to pursue. "John," said I, "you see that tree at the bend of the creek, about forty yards from here ? Well, you sneak along here, by this underbush on the bank, until you are about twenty yards from the tree; then you must get on your hands and knees and crawl to the foot of it. When you get there, don't put more than your head through the underbush. and sec if any ducks are in the pond." "Very well," he answered, "I'll doit exactly right; but what are you going to do in the meantime ? Take my flask, I may loose it." "I am going down here and cross over the creek, so as to get a shot as they rise. Now do be careful, John, and don't show fire till I am ready?I'll give the signal." So saying, I bounded off towards a little mound, just behind where we were, and out of the reach of his goatship, who had now left the flock, and was approaching Johu with his head, ears and tail erect. In the meantime, eager for a shot at the ducks, my friend followed my instructions to the letter, and having arrived at the point designated, he dropped down on "all fours," and crawled carefully and quietly along, while friend "Billy" followed with the most inquisitive motions, being entirely at a loss to account for the sudden metamorphosis of his intended victim. John finally reached the tree, and putting his head slowly through the bushes, to his great delight perceived five or six plump paddlers on the water/all uncoucious of the cruel death impending over them. "Billy," during the survey on the part of John, had approached within two or three feet, and was scanning him carefully, as if to pick the most vulnerable part of his body. Having at length apparently decided, he took two or three steps backward, and rearing upon his hinder ^pgs, he sprang forward, and planted his horns and forehead in that part of friend John where honor is generally supposed to be located, with such good will and effect that he ironioViml wifVi ninaf. linhoffiuiinrr h-ictd ?inrl i ? UUIOUV.U vvvw.4..w& " second afterwards the omiuou3 sound of a heavy body falling into the water told but plainly the fate of the duck-huntcr. I ran down and crossed the creek opposite to where John was, and found him just getting out of the water, and heaping curses upon vie for pushing him in, while "Billy" was standing upon the other bank very complacently viewing the scene, as though he was innocent of all participation in it. John, not having perceived his goatship, made the comforting assertion that he intended "to give me a good licking for it," and was coolly preparing to put his words into effect, | when I pointed to the real perpetrator of the mischief, and bursted into a laugh, lie gazed 1 at "Billy" for a moment, then taking up his ' gun and starting off, he quietly remarked: "Well, W., you may use my head for a foot- ! ball if I ever come ducking and go home duck ed." 1 i who holds his pea?e gathers stones. j 1 VALUE OP POETS, ARTISTS AND a] THINKERS. u It is a blessing for a people to have among ri them great men, especially thinkers, poets and e artists, who enlarge the^scope of thought, grati- n fy and cultivate higher taste, and stimulate to ^ generous efforts by a glorious example. It is a a happiness to have something of our own to si admire and revere, something to inspire us d with noble and disinterested emotion. A na- t tion without intellectual guides and superiors, a composed of mere workers in physical things t for physical good?a people given up to ignor- a ance, selfishness and sensuality, with none a- f mong them to point the way to loftier objects c ?were a sorry sight. Foreign supply of thought is not enough. It is the home manufacture which rouses effort, and gives animation to industry. We cannot nave tnat neaitniui influence of work unless we work. The sweat of labor is wholesome, and honor is with those ( who fight the battle, not with those who idely t enjoy the fruits of victory. Our race has added ( many names to the company of gifted spirits f who have taught and delighted mankind, and doubtless, in these vast fields of promise to ( which it has been transplanted, the dcscen- t dants of those among whom Shakspere and t Bacon lived and moved will prove their no- 1 bility of birth. Amid the dead materialism, 1 the narrow minded and ignoble devotion to 1 coarse utility and common place and barren ? thought and talk, and moral depravity of the 1 day, indications are not wanting of a better i and brighter future. A national literature is 1 springing up in the track of our prosperous in- < j dustry, as the crowning harvest rises after the i I plough and industry of man?as the tasteful 1 villa succeeds the log cabin of the forest far- i mer. Men of genius are appearing among us 1 ?poets and philosophers are slowly winning i the ear of our own people, and who command ' i the admiration of the best audiences of Europe. Let us cherish them, for they are needed.? They make the country healthful and habitable. They will do more for us in all true progress than farmers and engineers, than business men, than politicians and attorneys-atlaw. They will yield nobler profits than rail roads and telegraphs, and weave hner iaDncs than Lowell factories can turn out. ANNIE LAURIE. [We give below the words of "Annie Laurie," now the most popular ballad in the British Camp. It was sung by the Second Battallion of the Bifle Brigade, the night prior to the attack on the Great Redan. A correspondent, '< who was present on the occasion writes: "Hundreds of voices, in the most exact time and ' ! harmony, sang together? 'And for bonnic Annie Laurie, j I'd lay me doune and dee.' The effect was extraordinary; at least I felt it so. I never heard any chorus in an Orato- i rio rendered with greater solemnity. The heart i of each singer was evidently far over the sea. : It was more like a psalm than a ballad; for at ' such a time, on the eve of a great battle, a sol- 1 dier only thinks of his love and his God."] Maxwelton braes are bonnie, Where early fa's the dew, 1 And it's there that Annie Laurie Gie'd me her promise true; Gie'd me her promise true; Which ne'er forgot will be; ( And for bonnie Annie Laurie " , I'd lay me doune and dee. Her brow is like the snaw drift? Her throat is liko the swan? Her face it is the fairest That e'er the sun shone on? That e'er the sun shone on, And dark blue is her e'e ; And for bonnio Annie Laurie I'd lay me doune and dee. Like dew on the gowan lying Is the fa' o' her fairy feet, And like the winds in summer sighing, Her voice is low and sweet, Her voice is low and sweet, And she's a' the world to me; And for bonuie Annie Laurie I'd lay me doune and dee. Russian Plan of tiif. Next Campaign. j ?Moscow, Dec. 20, 1855.?It was amusing 1 enough for an impartial observer to witness a the excitement that prevailed in this ancient 1 capital of Muscovy on the receipt of the Invalide with General Mouravieffs despatches about the surrender of Kars, for the inhabitants of this city, in their ignorance, firmly believe their favorite Mouravieff?who belongs to the old Muscovite party?to have achieved a most brilliant victory, and covered himself with glory, and cannot see the difference between taking a fortress by storm and waiting passively at a distance till the garrison are obliged to surrender for want of food. The Muscovite or war party are loud in expressing their enthusiasm, and extolling the present Emperor's foresight and sagacity at superceding Count Woronzoff, and giving the supreme command of the army in the Caucasus to General Mouravieff, from whom they expect great things. Their great object is now no other than to get him the command of the army in the Crimea, vice Prince Gortschakoff, and to effect this various intrigues are being spun and ^ different important influences called into play, which have their ramifications at St. Peters- a burg amongst the ver}' highest personages in * the empire. In spite of the flaming imperial * "orders of the day," so industriously spread * by the Northern Bee, and praising the state f of the army in the Crimea, it is no secret here ^ that the Czar was most deeply affected at what 8 he saw with his own eyes, and on his return P here expressed his astonishment that after the immense losses they had sustained, and the * almost incredible privations to which the sur- 1 vivors were exposed, there should be any army s left at all. The grand council of generals lately convoked at St. Petersburg, under the personal presi- ^ dcncy of the Emperor, have settled the principles on which the forthcoming campaign shall j be carried on. St. Petersburg and Moscow ^ are to be fortified, and, together with Warsaw, will form the three first class fortresses of the ^ n empire. * KIND WORDS. [ Kind words cost but little. Any one but a t wimiuitu VJU1V/ vu^iib tu UU ilUIU LU UlfjpCUOC ^ them at pleasure. They make nobody the g poorer. Like the widow's cruse, the stock j need not be exhausted even by constant using yea, better than the widow's cruse, the stock ^ increases the more it is drawn from the fountain. A kind heart, which is the only true source of kind words, is a perennial stream.? t No winter's cold can freeze it, no summer's r drought can dry it up. Through all seasons it i) pours out its life-giving flood, making glad and y green whatever it touches, gurgling and eddy- tl ing round with inward joy because of its offi- r ces of love. One would think that kind Words c diffusing gladness, as they do, through the hearts of both donors and receivers, would be 'i the common currency in life's intercourse.? p Even the employer, who has'hundreds at his ci aeck and call, might afford to lay aside his 0 iental majesty, sufficient to speak to his under- nj ings a word of recognition; journeymen and d; pprentices would not render themselves mentis and abjects by putting off their reservedights attitude, so as to speak to their employr with deference and respect; clerks and saleslen need not consider dumb solemnity or raspish rudeness essential to their calling; , nd last, but not least, their high mightiness, teamboat and hotel clerks, and railroad conuctors, might, perhaps, occasionally, without do much condescension, afford to give a civil nswer. We are a great people in this counry, certainly. Everybody is so oppessedjwith consciousness of his inherent dignity, that he ears to compromise it by the exercise of comaon courtesy. "A little word in kindness spoken, A motion, or a tear, Has often healed the heart that's broken, And made a friend sincere." General Whitfield?Kansas.?"An )bserver," a Washington correspondent of he Richmond Enquirer, makes mention of Jen. Whitfield, the legally chosen delegate rom Kansas Territory, as follows: The regular delegate from that Territory, lonAm 1 WKiffiftLI iq horn nntl caortvQ Ann nf J UlUlUi I. ? -,he most unconcerned spectators of the contest vhich shadows forth the struggle that is to arise over his own right to a seat in Congress. Indeed, he avows that he "cares not a fig how ;he question is decided, so far as his own personal interests are effected;" that if unseated, fate "can go back on his own claim in Kansas, md then the trouble will begin." He thinks shere may be blood shed in the present diffijulties, and he thinks there certainly will be if Congress adopts the State Constitution of the anti-slavery party in Kansas, and admits that Territory as a free State. He declares that now is the time for the South to save Kansas?that unless enough Southern men go there during the winter and spring to countermine the northern emigration, the Southern party will be overruled. The abolitionists are making strenuous efforts to secure an ascendancy in Kansas, and will succeed in so doing unless the South sustains her friends in that quarter. Whitfield is a bold, resolute fellow, somewhat upon the "rough and ready" order, and well qualified, we should think, to be a leader in such a struggle as that of which Kansas is the arena. But enough. Meanness does not Pay.?There is no rrr-aataf miatalra that a Vmainoca lYinn Mn TYlftlrp givawi Uiiovuav vuuv M wuutMum mmu, w?m than to be mean in his business. Always taking the half cent for the dollars ho has made and is making. Such a policy is very much like the farmer who sows three pecks of seed where he ought to have sown five; and as a recompense for the meanness of his soul, only s;ets ten when he ought to have got fifteen bushels of grain. Every body has heard of the proverb of penny wise and pound foolish. A liberal expenditure in the way of bnsiness is always sure to be a capital investment. There are people in the world who are short sighted enough to believe their interests can be best promoted by grasping and clinging to all they can get, and never letting a cent slip through their fingers. As a general thing it will be found, other things being equal, that he who is most liberal, is the most successful in business. Of course we do not mean it to be inferred, that a man 3hould be prodigal in his expenditures; but that he should show to his customers, if he is 1 trader, or those whom he may be doingbusiaess witb, tbat in all his transactions, as well is social relations, he acknowledges the everasting fact that there can be no permanent irospcrity in a community where benefits arc lot reciprocal.?Runt's Merchants' Magazine. The early life of Bishop Basco.m.? rhc following account of the trials of Bascom, he celebrated preacher, illustrates what the lome missionary had to undergo some forty rears ago :?In the western part of Virginia vas situated a log cabin, the chinks of which verc daubed and filled with yellow mud?it lad, perhaps, half of a second story, where rou could study 'astronomy without leaving >ed, and adopt the hydropathic without the jd nf anv dnetnr?the kitchen serves as a >reakfast and dining, a dressing and prcachng room. A number of hens, with their ihickens, are taken in for safe keeping. Amid he barking of dogs, and the noise of children, he preacher had to study?and, after midnight, vhen all had retired to rest, stretched on his tomach before the embers of the fire, which ervcd for his midnight oil, ho not only acquir:d a sufficient knowledge to prosecute his callng, but became master of several languages. :Te preached in one year four hundred times, ravelled five thousand miles, and at the end ?f that time his salary amounted to twelve dolars and ten cents! That man was Ilenry 3ascom, who was since raised to the Metholist Episcopacy, in which position he was an irnament to the church. A Yankee Boast.?A correspondent furlishes the following report of a conversation rhich recently took place in a store in Boston, le says: An innocent and pure minded Jonathan, in l warm argument with a John Bull, on our National institutions, was cndcaveoriug to floor lis antagonist, who had snecringly remarked hat "fortunately the Americans could't go athcr westward than the Pacific shore."? faukee searched his pregnant brain for an intant, and triumphantly replied: "Why, good rracious, they're already leveling the llocky I fountains and carting the dirt out West; I i lad a letter last week from my cousin, who is iving two hundred miles west of the Pacific horc?on mad land. Wiien we arc young, wc are slavishly erailoyed in procuring something whereby we nay live comfortably when we grow old; and Gicu wc arc old, we perceive it is too late to ivc as we proposed. So said a learned author .00 years ago. And is the world any wiser et? Not much, if any. It is still the grab ;ame all over. "Get money if you can, honstly. At all events?get money !" Pretty leson this, with all our would be moral principles ilushing around our necks. But these wc conrive to hide in our pockets, and only parade hem at Church on Sunday. The poet talks omething about "Man's inhumanity to man." low pious we go it at church, too! But let is not despair?the world is on the mend, lowever slow. A good old daiuc was playing her disaff, and listening devoutly to her daughter eading the Bible at her side. She was readtig in the book of Genesis, and being not fit nnrffifit. in thn nrf. shn would now and I ben miscall a word. So it changed that she cad, stammeringly, these words :?'Now these i ight did Milcah bore?" i 'What, what's that?' said the old lady, ' cad that again.' The good daughter coralicd, and looking carefully, read, "did Mil- i ih bear." 1 Ah, that will do, said the mother, they i light milk a bear, but to milk a boar, my < aughter, is impossible. 1 Jfanner's j?tprtmcnt ; ... - i From the Southern Agriculturist. j TALK UPON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. The condition of the Cultivated Soil of the 1 South?Its Improvement by Subsoil ing. 1 We have spent the days since we last held ' communion with our readers, in reflections upon the best modes of remedying the increasing sterility of our cultivated soils. It is humiliating in the extreme, to see no permanent fertility effected by improved methods of tillage upon our plantations. It is true, there has been some excitement concerning, and a con siderable application of, imported fertilizers among the cotton planters; but this will result in no enduring improvement of the soil, for the increased production will only serve to swell the amount of the exported material taken from our fleece-bearing fields; whilst the practical operation of skinning the soil will be increased in the same ratio. We would gladly see millions of tons of Guano applied to the cotton fields of the South, if we could also see introduced with this application, accompanying systems of deep and thorough plowing and subsoiling, so that whilst the stimulated over production of the soil was yielding its returns for the capital employed in the purchase of fertilizers, some regard was paid to the formation of a deep and perfectly pulverized soil, upon which the planter could rely iu coming years. This alone can be effected by subsoiling?and we say so confidently, because reason, observation, and experience, point out this as the only mode by which the desired amelioration and improvement? of most of our exhausted soils can be accomplished. We know that we have prejudice, and ignorance, and that sanctity which the tyranny of ancient customs always intrude upon what are termed innovations, to contend with in our recommendations, but, nevertheless, it is our province to speak and reason in advocacy of our system, based, as it is, upon the most practical and convincing foundation. There has been progress in plowing as well as in mechanics?and in planting operations, the same. There is much to be learned by those who consider themselves most perfect. Let us begin by statements of facts, and see what unbroken ground we have upon which to predicate our subsoiling operations. The average depth of the cultivated soils in the South, is not three inches. Below this, in the lower country, wherever there is not a deep, underlying stratum of sand, there is invariably a bed of hard-pan, which prevents the surplus water from descending, and the roots of the cultivated crops from penetrating. From the level character of this section the surplus water docs no damage by washing, hut collecting in partial indentations, forms ponds, scalded or sour places, upon which nothing but unprofitable plants of aquatic habits flourish. Upon the more elevated portions of the country, the disastrous effects of our sudden and violent rains are more apparent; for the underlying stratum being of stiff and compact clays, allows no precipitation of the surplus water, which, not finding a road downwards to accommodate its natural specific gravity, rushes down the inclinations of the hills, and, swelling into torrents in the vallies, sweeps off with each rain, a proportion of the soil and its fertilizing constituents in solution, never to be returned by the ordinary processes of nature, and but too seldom by the assisting aids of man. A soil naturally wet, rs well as one naturally dry, is thus frequently surcharged with an amount of water prejudicial to the production of good crops, from these (auses alone. The common depth of the soil, i s we have shown, is by far too shalljw to allow the roots of our cultivated crops to penetrate oclow the influence of the droughts of summe.*, or our hot, dry temperature in the season of their growth. The examples of alluvial or bottom land, where the depth and permeability of the soil in all seasons, exhibit a growth superior to the other classes of upland cultivated fields, shows what we should attempt to make all our lands, and what they could be made by proper operations of subsoiling and manuring. We have shown, in a former article, the fact that ammonia, the vital food of all plants, is' found in large quantities in rain water. We have just said that a superabundance of rain water, when uncontrolled, works great destruction to our cultivated lands, by sweeping off the pith?the marrow of our soils. What would be the effect if we were to break up the tenacious, impermeable, underlying ~ratum of clay?without turning up that clay to the surface?to the depth of one or two feet below -i *1 ? il _J! 11 our cultivated son, Dy tne practicame operation of the subsoil plow ? "Would not benefit be derived by thus loosening the subsoil, so as to allow the surplus surface water to descend, to be held in reserve for the after requirements of the crops, and at the same time storing up precipitated ammonia and gradually enriching that soil for after use ? What would be the atmospheric influence on the soil ? The frequent stirring of the soil is practical proof that the free admission of air to the roots of plants is of vital use to their accellerated growth, and this fact, though not reflected on by many of those who industriously stir the soil, is the secret of the true benefits derived from frequent tillage. Air rises readily through water, but it requires great power to force it downwards. The loosening of the subsoil allows the penetration of the air to the lowest limit to which the operation is carried j and this air there remains, until the atmospheric change of temperature above the surface, by natural laws, causes it to ascend, and it is at this stage that it works its benefits upon the crops, and in dry weather invigorates them by furnishing to their delicate spongioles, or rootlets, the proper and invigorating food which it yields to them. We ask a simple question, to make our position clear to the most simple reader : "If we place three inches of the best mould upon a hard flat rock, would any such results as these follow, when crops planted on that stone required more moisture than was furnished by the falling rains ?" The ad vantage of a deep subsoil, allowing the roots of the crop to descend as far as they can find congenial temperature and proper food in the soil are incalculable; and again, this permeability of the subsoil, permitting the upward passage of water by capillary attraction, affords a double protection against drought. Ilcre the bigot may attempt to stop me by saying, "Water only finds its true level ;"but this received law of nature is exploded by simply placing a i sponge upon a shallow vessel of water, or referring to that system of irrigation so common < in the cultivation of pot flowers, where all the | necessary moisture to support even gross water- 1 feeding plants, is derived through holes in the i bottoms of the pots, from saucers, and which s freely drawn up from six to eighteen inches 1 jy this ductile power residing in disintegrated < nould. The subsoil of our fields is usually < .00 compact to admit either the downward or < ipward passage of water, and there are, no ] loubt, innumerable locations all over the State a where the surface is parched, so as to .preclude v vegetable production, whilst the simple ope- n ration of breaking up the subsoil would, with- n in a few inches, release a deposit of moisture t which would gladly rise to the sunlight, and , relieve the unsightly sterility above. A uni ( form system of shallow plowing has a tenden | cy to create a crust upon the bottom of the fur row, which is extremely prejudicial to vegetation, and, aside from the mechanical effects upon the soil, resulting from subsoiling, the chemical action produced by the introduction 1 of atmospheric influence below the surface soils and the gradual exposition of their locked up e ingredients to this influence, is extremely bene- \ ficial. f When we have a depth of earth bronken up \ and properly pulverized, it is reasonable that i even if it is what is termed poor, it will, by al- 1 lowing wider range to the roots of cultivated 1 crops, greatly increase their production. The i practical examples of the rampant production ' " * It !_!_ .J M J. _ 1 oi weeus ana Demes?requiring gooa boh iu ( induce luxuriant growth?which are to be seen ] on the clays thrown up and exposed on our rail < road lines, is convincing proof that despised red j clay itself is rich in fertility, when subjected to the proper treatment. Clays, too, hold in so- i lution, with so much tenacity, the essentials of j fertilizers, that it is always extremely profitable j to deepen such soils in the progress of improve- 3 ments by manuring. The operation of sub- ' soiling is simple, and if properly done, always effective of beneficial results on any soil. We believe it essential to all soils, and, from experiments, intend to extend our operations in this line, until every foot of land we cultivate is subsoiled j and when we have accomplished this, we will commence again, and add a few inches more to the depth of our soil by repeating the operation. SHELTEB YOUB STOCK. Notwithstanding much that has been written during a few years past, especially in the agricultural journals, on the true principles of Winter protection and feeding of domestic animals, there is still a great amount of costly ignorance on this subject. Last winter we chanced upon the farm of a man who possessed a fair share of intelligence upon general matters, and we were not a little surprised to find him still clinging to the old opinion, that his stock wintered better when exposed to cold, than if warmly housed. He kept no account of the amount of food consumed, but his observation had taught him? and truly that his sheep, for instance, consumed more food in a cold winter than in one of ?- * ^ ^ ?J l*/v A J luuutjruic tUIlipciltLUXC) iiuu uc iqoouuuu tuau if they ate more it indicated better health, and a faster growth of flesh and wool, and of course, a greater profit. Following out this opinion, he kept a flock of sheep in an open field, exposed to bleak winds pelting storms. In this field he had placed a number of small stacks of hay, to one after another of which they had free access, and upon which they made rapid inroads. Their only shelter was afforded by the leeward side of these hay stacks, and by the stone walls that surrounded the field, together with a grove upon the northern side that surrounded the field, together with a grove upon the northern side that served to break off the wind from that direction, but from entering which they were prevented by the intervening fence. He was quite sure they ate better when thus exposed than if housed or allowed a warm shelter around and under the barn. Qis other stock were treated in a similar manner.? Instead of warm sheds or stables they fed and slept in a cold open yard. He said it kept them in better ''heart," and gave them a sharper appetite?as to the latter, he was "doubtless correct. But he, like thousands of others, had drawn his conclusions from a else theory, which a few careful'experiments would have corrected. He should have considered that the profitableness of keeping animals depends not upon the absolute amount of food they consume, but upon the greater or less product of flesh, wool, &c., obtaiued from a given amount of nutriment. Had he weighed his animals in the Fall divided them, keeping one part in close, warm sheds or stalls, and the other part in the colder situation, he would have found that the protected animals, while consuming iess food, gained more in weight than the others, and in May or June would have been in superior health and heart. In the case referred to, it was found necessary to give tne sneep a aose of tar, by applying it on their noses in the spring, to operate as a tonic and to counteract the "running at the nose," produced by colds, which sheep "catch" as well as men. There is sf principle or two involved in feeding and nutrition, which, if well understood by all who have the care of animals, would render their labor doubly profitable. The food consumed by animals serves a double or treble purpose. It supplies the waste of the system < produced by the natural wear of the various 1 organs, and keeps up respiration and the re- ! suiting heat. What is left after these ends I are served, goes to increase the flesh or weight. I The wear depends upon the amount of ex- j ercise taken; hence the more quiet animals ] are kept after allowing just enough exercise to 1 preserve the organs in a healthy state, the less J will be the amount of food required to supply the waste. " * The heat of the body results from the consumption of carbonaceous food, especially the oily and starchy portions. The union of the carbon in a tallow candle or oil lamp with the surrounding air, producing the heat and the i flame, has an exact counterpart in the lungs 1 and blood of the animal, where the air drawn in at respiration unites with the oily or fatty < matter in the blood, and gives heat to the sys- , tern. j On a warm day not much heat is removed ' from the surface of the body, and the animal 1 breathes less rapidly and fully, and less fat is consumed to supply the wasted heat. If the a -e : j J J: same amount 01 ouy iuou is uyuouujeu uuu uigested as on a cold day, there will be a larger ^ surplus to be stored away as fat. As a matter of course, the colder the weather the less surplus fat, or profit, will be obtained from the food. Another point usually overlooked is this: i In the coarser substance?such as hay and 4 straw?consumed by animals, there is but a ' small proportion of oily or carbonaceous matter ; and, to get at this, it is necessary to digest a prodigious quantity of food. This over- i taxes the digestive organs, and results in more 1 or less debility. We have here an explanation why a smaller i quantity of meal, which supplies oil and starch, t (both of which are rich in carbon, the chief cf heat-producing element,) will keep an animal \ in so much better health. t The principles above indicated, which are c fully established by both scientific theory, and i jft-repcated experiment, lead to the certain inclusion that, for all kinds of animals, wheth- ?r kept as stock, or for fattening, it is most J profitable to furnish warm shelter. We repeat: flock of sheep, or a drove of cattle, will, rithout doubt, eat much less food, and gain luch more in weight, if kept nearly at suraler-heat during the winter, than if left exposed o our inclement weather. %\t gotiMIk inquirer IS ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MOBHTNG, at [wo Dollars per year, in Advance. 8?. To Clubs op Ten, the paper will be furnishtd, one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably in adance. All subscriptions not specially limited at the imo of subscribing will be considered as made for an ndefinite period, and will be continued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States must invariably be iccompanied with the ca3h or the name of some responsible person known to us. 8^, Advehtisements will be inserted at One Dolar per square for the first, and Thirty-seven-and-alalf Cents for each subsequent insertion?a square to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, or less. Business [lards, of a half-square or less, will be inserted at $5, por year. For advertising Estrays Tolled, $2; Citations, $2; Notices of Application to the Legislature, 55; to be paid by the persons handing in the advertisements. Monthly or Quarterly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per square, for each insertion. Contracts by the year will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts however, must in all cases bo confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. All advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Obituary Notices excoeding one square in length, will bo charged for the overplus, at regular rates.? Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publisher can continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the office to which they are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill, and order the paper discontinued. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Court has decided that refusing to take a Newspaper from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is prima fiacie evidence of an intentional fraud. TUP DDTATPrTmVT DBPOQ 1UU 1 11JLL* UJJ X U1V 1 JLUJUUi THE design of the inventor was to get np a Press which would answer every requirement of the offer made by George Bruce, of New York, in 1851, viz: cheap, light, easily managed, and capable of throwing off at least 500 sheets per hour. This Press will throw off from 500 to 800 sheets per hour, doing the work equal to any Cylinder Press. The bed stands about 30 inches from the floor, and is tho most convenient of all Presses to make ready the form on. It is adapted to jobbing, orbook work, as well as newspaper, and will register as well as any other Cylinder Press. It requires, to work it, a man to turn the fly wheel and a boy to feed the sheets. The Inking Apparatus is very complete, and differs from the apparatus used in Cylinder Presses generally, being more like that used in the Power Platen Presses. Two rollers pass over the form twice to each impression, taking ink for each sheet. A Press of this description for newspaper and jobbing, bed 44 by 28} inches, fith roller mould, roller stocks, blanket, flying and registering apparatus, &c., complete, will be furnished for $500. If intended for book work chiefly, an extra ink fountain will be furnished for $20. The press, fly wheel, &c., will weigh about 2000 pounds. The sides, &c., are iron. Length of frame, seven feet?height, to front edge of feed board, three feet six inches. Any size made to order. The following is the list of Sizes and Prices as far as established: Bed 28 by 20, $400. Bed 48 by 31, $580. " 30 24, 450. "50 82, 600. " 44 - 28i, 500. " 52 82, 625. " 46 80" 540. Tho beds will take chases their full breadth; and within two inches of the length. Terms.?One-half, cash: one half, note, at 4 months, with approved security; or 2} per cent discount for cash. Boxing and Cartage, $13. For more than three years the inventor of the above Press has been improving it, working it all the while, and ascertaining, with great care and expense, the best mode of carrying out all the details?and he flatters himself he has succeeded in perfecting it; and is now manufacturing the Press himself. No Press will leave his premises without being thorough ly tested, and without it performs to the entire satisfaction of the purchaser. JOHN T. ROBINSON. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 1855. 46 8m NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. THE undersigned have leased the shop known as WALKER'S OLD STAND (recently occupied by Steedman & McConnell) on Main Street, opposite the residence of Col. Wright, where they are prepared to execute all kinds of BLACKSMITHING, in the most substantial manner and on reasonable terms.? They are also engaged in the Manufacture and sale of FORMAN'S PATENT IRON PLOW, the best Plow now in use, and which cannot fail to commend itself to every intelligent farmer who gives it a trial. They solicit an examination, and will be pleased to exhibit it to all who may call. They solicit a share of public patronage. > LETSON, ROTHROCK & Co. Yorkville Sept. 20 87 tf. CAUTION !-FORMAN'S IRON PLOW. HAVING purchased of the Patentee of FORMAN'S IRON PLOW, the right to manufacture and sell said Plows in the Districts of York and Chester, the undersigned are determined to prosecute all violations of their rights. They are now entering Suit in the United States Court against one person in this place, who has assumed to manufacture and soil said Plows without authority; and they give warning to all persons who may purchase of liim that they too are liable, and that suits will be entered against every person who ttstt any Plow of liis manufacture. This notice they give that persons who choose to buy his plow may do so with their eyes open, and with the understanding that they will have to stand a suit in the U. States Court. LETSON & ROTHROCK. Yorkville, Oct. 11, 1855. 40 tf Tiimiii m mm mm UUUIIVH U1IU UUWWlHMtUil UWWAIIlIMDj | THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends I and the public generally, that he -will attend to the sale of all kinds of PRODUCE, MERCHANDIZE, NEGROES, STOCK, FURNITURE, and everything that can be sold, at a reasonblc commission. All business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to and immediate returns made. He returns his sincere thanks to the citizens of Porkville and vicinity, for the liberal patronage icretofore bestowed upon him, and hopes by strict ittcntion to business, to merit and share a continlance of the snme. Address, V. E McELHANEY, Auctioneer, Yorkville, S. C. references: Yorkville.?W. I. Clawson, Jno. L. Miller, Dan'l iVilliams. Cheater.?A. G. Pagan & Co. Lancaster.?J. Cureton, J. H. Witherspoon. North Carolina.?W. L. Irwin, R. Irwin. Unionvillc.?W. J. Keenan. Yorkville, July 20, 1855. 21 tf 188?* The Chester Standard, Fairfield Herald, Unonvillc Journal and Lancaster Ledger, will copy 3 imcs weekly, and forward accounts. JUST PUBLISHED BY rHE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia.? Report on Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal Weakiess, Impotence, the Vice of Onanism, Masturbaion, or Self-Abuse, and other Diseases of the Scxud Organs, with an account of the errors and decepions of Quacks, and valuable advice to the afflicted, >y Geo. R. Calhoun, M. D., Consulting Surgeon of he Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa., a benev- i dent Institution established by special endowment, i or the relief of the sick and distressed, afflicted fith "Virulent and Epidemic Diseases." A copy of i he above Report will be sent by mail (in a sealed i nvelope) free of charge, on the receipt of two tamps for postage. Address Dr. GEORGE R. CALIOUN, No. 2 South Ninth-St, Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 13 49 tf | HAVANA CIGARS.?Choice brands. For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co. may 3 - 17 tf BROWNING" & LEMAN, IMPORTERS OF French, British and German DRY GOODS, 209 and 211 King, Corner of Market-street CHARLESTON, S. .<?. KEEP constantly on hand, and offer to their friends and the public generally, the largest assortment of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods in the Soathern States. Their Stock is constantly supplied with ? full assortment of RICH DRE8S GOODS of all the newest varieties of styie and Fabric, in Silks, Tissues, Bareges, Grenadines, Muslins, Ac.? Bombazines, Alpacas, and Mourning Goods of all kinds. EMBROIDERIES and LACE GOODS, of every description. EVENING DRESS GOODS, of every variety. Gentlemen's and Boys' Wear. CLOTHS, Cassimers, Vestings, Linen Drills and Coatings, of best French Goods. Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans, &c. , ' FOR FAMILY USE. Rose, Whitney and Bath Blankets. Red and White FLANNELS. ^ , English and American Cotton Flannels. French, English and American PRINTS and Cam* brics. Linens, of Richardson's celebrated, make, for Sheetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Table Damask, Doylies, Napkins, Towellings,B. ?. and Huckaback Diapers, Fruit Cloths, Apron Linens, Ac. CARPETING. Ingrain, 8 Ply, Brussels, Tapestry and VELVET. British and American Floor Oil Cloths. Wilton, Velvet and Axminster BUGS. White'and colored Mattings of all widths. Stair Rods and STAIR CARPETINGS of all kinds. CURTAIN MATERIALS. Of every variety in Silks, Satin and Worsted. Curtain Cambrics and Muslins. Embroidered Lace and Muslin Curtains. Gilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps, Holders, Loops, | Tassels, Drapery Cords, Bell Ropes, Ac. * PLANTATION GOODS. Blankets, Plains, Kerseys,'Gaps, Ac. Cotton OSNABERGS, all' of the best Southern make. All the above, with every other linS of Dry Goods> which can bo demanded, are of ..our own Direct Importation, and arc offered at the lowest Market Prices for caBh or City acceptances. The one price system is strictly adherred to. All Goods are warranted, and orders filled witb promptness and the most careful attention. BROWNING A LEMAN. March 29 12- ly ~GBEAT SOUTHEBH BEMEDY! JACOB'S CORDIAL, TOK ALL Boicel Diseases, Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhce, Cholera Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum. Also, admirably adaptei.to many diseases oj . ^ remaut, especiallypainful menstruation. " w The virtue4 of Jacob's Cordial are too well hnown to require.enconiums. 1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea. 2d. It cures the w.oyst form of Dysentery. 8d. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhoea. 4th. It relieves the severest Colic. A 6th. It cures Cholera Morbus. 6th. It cures Cholera Infantum!. ^ 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8th. It relieves Pain in Back'and Loins. t . 9th. It counteracts Nervousness and Despondency. 10th. It restores Irregularities. w | 11th. It dispels gloomy and Hysterical Peelings.' 12th. It's an admirable Tonig. A Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials, Ac. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in -my family, and have found it a most efficient, and in my judgment, a valuable remedy."?Hon. HiaAir Waukeb, Judge of Supreme Court, Georgia. "It gives me pleasure in being able to recommend Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experience, and the experience of my neighbors and friends around me, is a sufficient guarantee for me to believe it to be all that it purports to be, vix: a sovereign remedy."?W. H. Underwood, Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit. "I take great pleasure in recommending this invaluable medicine to all afflicted with bowel diseases, for which I believe it to be a sovereign romedy ?decidedly superior to anything else ever tried by me."?A. A. Gauldibo, Deputy G. M. of the Grand Lodge of .Georgia. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and this, with all I hear about it as a remedy by those * who have tried it, induces mc to believe that it fitands at the head of evprv nrer\fiw?Hnn nt 4t>o UnA A and I would recommend its use in' the diseases for which it is compounded."?Mit.es G. Dobbins, Cashier of the Bank of tho State of Georgia, Griffin. fl "If there is any credibility in human testimony, w Jacob's Cordial, must stand pre-eminent above all j other preparations for the cure of Bowel Diseases.? a From the mass of testimony in its favor coming 1 in from all quarters, it must be very faT in advance as a curative agent, of most if not all other patent I preparations.?A. Fleming, Cashier Marine and fl Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin. '*1 "This efficient remedy is travelling into celebrity } I as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into Russia, r I and gaining commendation wherever used."?Oeor I gia Jtfftrtonian. J IQU For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co., York- W ville; Patterson, Moore & Co., Fort Mill; J. Ross, W Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory Grove; Da- M vidson & White, Bullochs Creek; Haviland, Harral & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher k Heinitsh, Colum- I bia, and the principal - Merchants and Druggists jfl throughout the State. . fl - W. W. BLISS ~ CO., M Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st., New York. fl Sept 20 87 ly M. JOHNSON & CO. I ALL ABOARD! 1 osafi ansa in n A BBS AT the word of command, M. JOHNSON took passage on tho Railroad for the cities of New York and Philadelphia, and purehosod especially for this market a splendid assortment of articles in his line of business. The firm are determined to enlarge their establishment and to keep on hand heroafter a more extensive, carefully selected and finer stock than ever before offered in this place. In the stock now opening, will be found every variety, and the best quality of Bfl S.iDDLERY HARDWARE; fl Harness Mountings of various styles; Bridle-Bits, of all kinds; Whips and Collars; Trunks, Valises, Carpet-Bags, &c., &c., &c. They invite attention to this Stock, and are confident that they are able, by oueriug me oeai quauuua ut mo xuwes* pnce?, w mm give general satisfaction. As heretofore, the; will aH continue to fill orders for the Ml HOME MANUFACTURE of Saddles, Harness, Bridles &c., and are always read; to do REPAIRING at the shortest notice and ^Hj in the most workmanlike manner. Their thanks are due to their friends and the public generally for a generous patronage, and they hope by strict atten- ^H| tion to business to merit and receive a continuance of public favor. Call at the store, formerly occupied by Meek & Moore, opposite the "Adickes Building." M. JOHNSON & CO. ^B Yorkville, Aug. 30, 1865. 84 6m ^B Removal. B MESSRS. LINDSAY & THOMASSON announce to their customers and the public that they have removed their establishment temporarily to the store formerly occupied by them, one door North of WALKER'S HOTEL, where they are prepared to serve their friends as usual. Thoy have now on hand a good assortment of ^Hj Drags, Medicines, Dye-Stafs, &c., flj and all articles in their line of the best quality, and at reasonable prices. J. F. LINDSAY, D. H. THOMASSON. Yorkville, Mar. 1. 8 tf DRUGS AND MEDICINES, AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. L. P. BARKER & Co. ARE now receiving a large addition to their stock, consisting of DRUGS and CHEMICALS, Faints and Oils, Window Glass and Putty, Varnishes, Brush* ^BRj cs, Combs, Soaps, Perfumery and Fancy Articles. ^Hfl To Country Merchants and Physicians, we will offer liberal inducements, guaranteeing everything as represented. We make oar purchases with cash of manufacturers and importers, and feel assured^^^H that in most articles we can compete with any one the State. We only ask an examination of our stocki^^^H Prompt attention giver, to all orders. Goods carefully pocked and forre ded as directed. Prescrip- ^^Hjj tions accurately dispe is id. L. B. BARNETT & Co. Yorkville, Oct. 80,1CC5. 43 tf