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Ilumowtts department. J COULDN'T TELL. A few evenings since, a Mr. Slocura was reading an account of a dreadful accident which happened at the factory in the town of L., which the village editor had described 1 in a great many words. "I declare, wife, there was an awful accident over to the mill," said Mr. Slocum. "I'll read the 'count, wife, and then you'll j know all about it." Mr. S. began to read. "Horrible and Fatal Accident.?It becomes j our melancholy and painful duty to record j the particulars of an accident that occurred at the lower mill, in this village, yesterday j afternoon, by which a human being, in the I prime of life, was hurried to that bourne from ' which, as the immortal Shakspeare says, "no ' traveler returns." "Du tell ?" exclaimed Mrs. S. "Mr. David Jones, a workman, who has , but few superiors this side of the city, was : superinteuding one of the large drums?" "I wonder if 'twas a bass drum, such as has 'Eplubust Unurn\ printed ou't?" "When he became entangled. His arm | was drawn around the drum, and finally his whole body was drawn over the shaft at a fearful rate. When his situation was discovered, he had revolved, with immense velocity, fifteen minutes, his head aud limbs striking a large beam a distinct blow at each revolution." "Poor creature; how it must have hurt him." "When the machinery had been stopped, it was found that Mr. Jones' arras and legs were macerated into a jelly." "Well, didn't it kill him ?" asked Mrs. SIocura, with increasing interest. "Portions of the dura-mater, cerebrum and cerebellum, in confused masses, were scattered about the floor; in short, the gates of Eternity had opened upon him." Here Mr. Slocum paused to wipe his spectacles, and his wife seized the opportuuity to press the question: "Was the man killed?" "I don't know?haven't come to that place yet ; you'll know when I have finished the piece." And Mr. Slocum continued reading: "It was evident, when the hapless form was taken down, that it was no longer tenanted by the immortal spirit?that the vital spark was extinct." "Was the man killed??that's what I want to come at," said Mrs. Slocum. Do have a little patience," said Mr. S., eyeing his betterdialf over his spectacles. "I presume we will come upon it right away." And he went on : "This fatal casualty has cast a gloom over our village, and we trust that it will be a warning to all persons who are called upon to regulate the powerful machinery of our mills." "Now," said Mrs. Slocum, perceiving that the narrative was ended, "now, I would like to know whether the man was killed or not ?" Mr. Slocura looked puzzled. He scratched his head, scrutinized the article he had been perusing, and took a graceful survey of the paper. "I declare, wife," said he, "it's curious, but ' really, the paper don't say !" HOW A DANBURY MAN* SOLD AN AGENT. A young man was in town, Friday, in the interest of a new heating apparatus. He heard < that Major Pinkney was building a new house, and speedily hunted up the veteran. "I hear you are building a new house ?" he said to the Major, in the tone of a man who didu't care to commit himself. "I have built it." "Exactly ; glad to hear it," said the agent. ; "Have you made any arrangements for 1 heating the new building?" and the agent , looked anxious. "Well, no," muttered the Major, with a stare, as if the heating of the building was an 1 idea that had entirely slipped his mind. 1 "So much the better for you," exclaimed I the agent, "I think I have just the article you 1 want?combining economy, heat and cleau- ] liness. We have sold thousands of them ] throughout the country, and have yet to hear of a single failure on the part of the heater ' to do all that is claimed for it. It is the sum ' f .ifn 1 r\f axrcrv o v Pol 1 on no vot. nrnfillppd in' t.llP numerous devices patented for heating build- i ings, and I am quite confident that I can j demonstrate to you the superior advantages , which this heater eujoys above all others. Where is your new house?" "On Essex street," said the Major. ( "Suppose you jump in the carriage with me and take a drive over there. I should like to ( see it." j The Major consented, and getting his over- , coat, he mounted the seat with the hopeful and e'oquent agent, and they drove off. On the way, the agent rapidly went over the 1 many favorable points of the admirable heat- 1 cr, and was much gratified at the impression < he had evidently made on his companion. ] Arriving infront of the new building, a large and rather unpretentious structure, the agent : said : "What are you going to do with this, Major? Make a tenement or boarding-house of it?" "Oh, no," said the Major, as he carefully reached the ground and looked innocently around, "it is an ice house." "What?" screamed the agent. "It is an ice-house," repeated the Major. "Sold, by thunder!" exploded the agent, applying the lash to the horse, and tearing rioioViKnrVinnil nt. mflrvplolis nace. V7UK W HIV. uvignuvwvv- ... j Uanbury Xews. A Cute Clerk.?It is related that a dry goods merchant was very hard on his clerks, and when a visitor left the store without a purchase would discharge the clerk. He took up a position near the door, and as customers passed out he would inqure if they had been properly served. On one occasion a lady was negotiating with a clerk for a shawl, but the sale was not made. The clerk called the lady's attention to the old gentleman, who was,as usual, standing near the door, waiting to waylay the lady with the customary question. "That old man," said the clerk, "is crazy. He may attempt to stop yon as you go out, and you had best avoid him, as he is sometimes dangerous." The lady started for the door, and, as the old gentleman approached her, gave a shriek and darted out. The merchant was greatly astonished, and, walking back to | the clerk, asked : "Do you know tnat iaay r "No, sir," replied the clerk, "but I think she is crazy." "You are right," returned the old gentleman, "she must be crazy." tesT A farmer who was pestered with crows, hit upon the plan of soaking some corn in whisky and placed it in the field so that the crows would get drunk, and then he designed to kill thera. After soaking some corn all night, he put a bountiful supply in the field early next morning, and in about two hours he went out to see how things were progressing, and mark what followed. One old crow, a little larger than the rest, had gathered up and taken possesion of all the soaked corn, and had built himself a bar out of some clod3 of earth, and was retailing the whiskysoaked corn to the other crows, charging thera three grains of sprouted corn for one soaked grain. He hadn't the heart to kill ! creatures that acted so much like human be- j lugs. BSfA German peddler sold a man a liquid for J exterminating bugs. "And how do you use ; it ?" inquired the man, after he had bought { it. "Ketch the bug un drop von litte drop ! into his mouth," said the peddler. "Pshaw!" ! exclaimed the purchaser, "I could kill it in half the time by stamping on it." "Veil," | said the German, "that is a good vay too." fiST Many married men will rejoice to learn that the California courts hold that incompatibility of temper on the part of a wife's j relatives is sufficient ground for divorce, if said relatives visit her husband's house too often. Ratling fan the JMhath. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROREIIT LATHAN. [Original.] THE STORMS OF LIFE. From the cradle to the grave is a short > voyage. We begin to die as soon a9 we begin ; to live. Short as the voyage is, it is a tempestuous one. No one passes from shore to shore without being tempest-tossed, and nearly wrecked on some dangerous, but unseen rock. Some, apparently, are blessed with a smooth sea ; but it is only in appearance. We have the authority of two trustworthy witnesses for saying that man's days arc few and full of evil. The Bible, and the universal experience of men, testify to the fact. No man passes from time to eternity without experiencing, in some way or other, that the wages of sin is death. Every man finds out, to his sorrow, that it is an evil and a bitter thing to sin against God. The rich man may spread like the green bay tree; his coffers may he filled with gold, and all the desires of his heart may be gratified ; but the cup of his bliss will be mingled with a bitter which nothing can hi sweeten, and his every joy will be accompa- Sf nied with an agonizing pang. If we miss the ^ port of heaven, and fail to enter the haven tj of eternal rest, gloomy is the present, and still more gloomy is the eternal future that awaits k us. ol [Original.] jf, RETRIBUTIVE PROVIBEXCE. c; If we would study carefully the providences ai of God, we would learu to fear and dread him, t! if we did not learn to love him. The deal- h: ings of God with us all are fearful, as well as 01 wonderful. In nothing save, his power aud S? love to save, does God- so gloriously display himself as in his retributive providence. No S? one, except the individual who contradicts the fi testimony of his own senses, will deny that in a His providence, he rewards the good and pun- 7' ishes the wicked. The former are not, in this . II world, fully rewarded; neither are the latter punished as their crimes deserve. To both these is given tangible and ocular evidence, S that God has an arm that is full of power, is and that he is able and determined to meet ^ all his promises, and execute all his threat- ^ enings. _ ? It is a very noticeable feature, in the dealings of God with us, that as we do, so we are A done by. Once there was a poor old blind M man, who, through the infirmity of age, was tl forced to take up his abode under the roof of ?' his soo. The blind old man oiten oroae me w plates upon which his meals were served. ?] This greatly annoyed his daughter-in-law. The son determined to make for his aged a father a trough out of which to eat his food, gi Followed by his little son, he weut to the ^ woods and commenced the unnatural task. v< The little boy, who was tenderly attached to |j(' his aged and afflicted grand-father, asked his g, father what he designed making. He was Is told "a trough for yourgrand-father to eat out bi of." The child replied, "That will be so nice. w Father, when you get old and blind, I will make a trough for you." This illustrates (j( what we mean by retributive providence. ai Pharoah, King of Egypt, drowned in the Nile aj the helpless babes of the children of Israel, w and God turned the waters of the river into blood, and ultimately drowned Pharoah and P( all his proud host in the Red Sea. David j caused Uriah to be killed with the sword, and by the appointment of God, the sword gt never departed from his house. David took w i /? n i ^ tne vvue or uriao, auu vjuu, iu me cautuc ux .lis retributive providence, permitted Absalom, the son of David, to enter his father's ^ tr tiarera as a degraded beast. David acted ' secretly, but Absalom perpetrated his crime aefore all Israel and the sun. pc The principle which seems to be manifested lii u the dealings of God with us, is that he A1 pays us in our own coin. In other words, as J)1 ve do, he does, or causes to be done to us. Ou s ;his principle we find that the cheater is cheat- \v ;d ; the deceiver is deceived ; the liar is lied to. th The most fearful aspect of the subject is that G 3od often visits the iniquities of the fathers fo md mothers upon the children. We do not pretend to be able to understand, much less c[ explain, why God thus deals with us. This yc loes not change the existence of the fact iu gi the least. Is it not a fact that drunken fath- 1}1 srs are cursed with drunken sons ; adulterous . narents with lecherous sons and daughters ? V_ How often do we hear individuals say it runs ^ in the stock of certain people to be guilty of }n such and such deeds. The reverse is also or true. The seed of the just is blessed. BY THE WAYSIDE. g( Two aged men entered a street car a few h< days ago, in a neighboring city. Oue of w them, who was paralyzed, said in reply to a P< question of the other as to his welfare: "I a have a very large interest in the next world." w When asked, "How are you off for this ta world?" He replied, pleasantly, that he had th enough to meet his wants while he lived, and ai then again he added, "But I have a very a large interest in the next world." The con- in versatiou attracted the attention of other pas- a sengers, and one of them who narrated it, said vi that those words kept ringing in his ears all pi the rest of the day. He could not get rid of al the deep impression made by the singular oi earnestness and happiness of the old disciple. 01 Surely this is the beauty of old age, its ta joy and blessedness, the calm assurance of a ni portion beyond this life in "the inheritance ct of the saints in light." m Little, too, did the veteran think of the m power of his reiterated sentence upon the hearts of fellow-travelers, who did not even know his name. Yet these wayside utterances of warm-hearted Christians are often 01 the most eloquent preaching, both to unconverted people aud to believers, who happen to ai overhear them. Our unconscious influences are frequently the best or the worst that we exert. S1 But the best of all is when the pilgrim life ( draws near its close, and when the staff and ' ^ sandals are soon to be laid aside, to feel that j "our best and largest interests are in the next I 01 world." That treasure grows at more than : compound interest. Its value increases as i the vision of it widens like the firmament, j 'r These riches cannot "take to themselves wings ; w and fly away." It is a life interest for eterni- j g1 ty, and faith only asserts its own divine pre- j Sf rogative, "while we look not at the things j which are seen, but at the things that are not seen, for the things that are seen are tempo- ! d ral, but the things that are not seen arc eter-1 nal." The old age which is brightened by this : nrnsneet. cannot be the senile, sour, morose, lc f - V-J*-'-J unlovely thing that we sometimes see. But tl this is the beautiful, golden sunset of the ! human autumn. It has "the promise of the , bi life that now is and of that which is to come." ; "J And this is the inventory which another old disciple once made for his fellow-Christians : i "All things are yours, whether Paul or Apol- ai los or Cephas, or the world, or life or death, w or things present, or things to come ; all are ; A, yours; and ye are Christ's and Christ is ! God's." Has the reader a share in this?"ail )*< things ?" I Happy are they who dare venture out in the open street with the name of Christ! I upon their foreheads, at a time when so many g( are ashamed of him, and hide him (as it were) is under their cloaks, as if he were a stolen Sa- j ai viour. ' tli tiHuMveK'* gcirartmcnt. DANDY JIM. There was onco a little kitten Whose name was Dandy Jim, And his mother, let mo toll you, Was very proud of him. His tail was long and graceful, And his eyes a pretty brown ; His coat was black and silky, And soft as eider down. Hut Dandy had a habit, When his mother washed his face, Of struggling and of kicking, Willi a very ugly grace. At lirst sho tried to coax him, And called him darling kit; But naughty little Dandy Was unwilling to submit. Onco a week he thought sufficient To wash a pussy cat; But his mother, it is certain, Thought dillcrcntly from that. "I shall keep you dean and tidy," The wise old pussy said, "?)r, if you quite prefer it, You can stay out in the shed. "Not until you're some weeks older, And know how to catch a rat, Will you, my dear, he able To decide," said pussy cat. A riXclfoF SALT. George went to the meadow to carry a ticket of salt for the cattle. "How odd," till George, "that nothing can live without lit! What is salt?" "Why, salt is salt to e sure," said the plowman. That is so, but ie answer did not quite satisfy George. There is a metal called sodium, which mks like little silvery globes, and it is a sort f cousin to gold and silver. If these little lobes in their way over the world meet and re breathed upon bv a yellowish-green vapor illed chlorine, they vanish in an instant; ud in place of the two, sodium and chlorine, lere is a grain of salt. It is a happy thing i nature that these do come together very ften, otherwise we should have no salt, and dt is necessary for all sorts of life. It is found almost everywhere. It is in the reat oceans; there are also salt lakes, and * 1 . 11A lit springs, and salt mountains, ann sail elds. Spain has a great mountain of salt; nd Poland has some wonderful mines, where ou are let down into a pit; and come to orkshops where hundreds of men are hewig out blocks of pure white salt, which shine nd sparkle in the lamp-light like diamonds. In America there is a famous salt lake, alt spring are very common. The sea water pumped into broad flat pans, and left in lesun to be dried up. When it is dried up le salt is left in a crust ou the bottom of the ans. There are also great salt works in Ingland. If water gives us salt, so also does fire, .fter an eruptiou, the cracks and crevices of [ount Vesuvius are often covered with a r>f coif IT nrro Mnnlra nP it. wprp IH/tk \Jk OUIV. v?wv.?u v. ... " ice found very near its burning mouth, he people of Iceland, too, often carry whole agon loads of salt from their burning Mount [ecla. There are plants likewise which can yield small supply. By the seashore grows a -ay, prickly, homely plant, called saltwort, ur soda mostly comes from the ashes of this ?ry plant. Do you know the curious and retty ice-plant ? It sometimes grows in garms ; oftener in green houses. This is a 'eat treasure to the people of the Canary lands, who raise it in large fields, pull it up, irn it, and drive a good trade with the soda hich they get from its ashes. What stores "useful things are to be found in nature. Animals which live on vegetation especially slight in salt. Wild beasts on the plains, id deer, as well as cattle in our barnyards, e fond of it. Indeed, life would perish ithout salt. A man weighing one hundred and fifty )unds has in liirn a pound of salt at least. !is body needs it in order to be strong and lalthy. If this is 110 longer to be had, his ;sh falls away, he loses his hair, his eyes ow dim, his bones become soft, and his hole system breaks down. Long ago, even among the Arabs of to-day, irgains are made binding by the use of salt. 1 tray of salt is put between the two conr* sit i nnttfiac f a lrn a niono onrl th ?t. I UUllU^ |/(ll VUVU vunv Ik |I*WUV) MUM viimv I cans good faith for ever. You remember the Lord Jesus tells his I lople to be the "salt of the earth," that is, to ;e so as to shed a pure and wholesome inlence around where nothing corrupt can /e. And St. Paul says our words must be easoned with salt." A pinch of salt is a very common thing. re see it every day on the table, and never ink of it, much less think how curiously od has made the world one great salt-cellar r our use and enjoyment I Our Own Bible.?Do you know, dear lildren, the pleasure of having a Bible all >ur own? There are people who would ve a great deal to have a Bible. We have tely heard a story of a little girl who conived a singular way to procure one. She red in a village in the mountains of Abeyn, and there they have not the happiness see missionrries who bring Bibles to the habitants. She was told that, at Nimes, le could he bought for three francs. This poor little girl had no money, but she id two rabbits of her own. She resolved to ) on foot to Nimes, which is five miles from ;r home, and she carried her two rabbits itli her. She went to a book-seller, and pro ised to him to exchange her two rabbits lor Bible, to which he consented. Rejoiced ith her bargain, she returned to her mounin home, happy to have in her possession ie precious book she had desired so long ; id she made a good use of it. She learned verse every day ; and how often they came to her mind many days after! They were comfort to herself and to others whom she sited ; for she often told them some of the recious words of the Lord Jesus. We wish 1 of our young readers would learn a text Scripture every day, and say it to papa mamma the next morning at the breakfastible. Often a text of his dear little ones ight be brought to papa's mind in his busy ires in the course of the day, or into dear amma's thoughts, when engaged with her iany household duties. 4. God Loves Bad Children.?"What kind children does God love?" said a Christian, le day, to the children of a Sunday school. Grood children," "Good children," was the aswer from several voices. The teacher was silent, and the scholars ere perplexed to know what answer he dered thera to make. Presently lie said, "Jesus loves bad chilren." The children were surprised at this, and ie girl anxiously asked whether it was really ue. When she was assured that it was really ue, because it is written that God loved the orld, and in it "there is none that doeth ood, no not one," she burst into tears, and lid : "I am so glad then, for I am a bad child." Thus the "Gospel of the grace of God" first awned upon a little child, and melted a reellious spirit into tenderness and tears. Unwise Ambition.?A mouse saw a swal>w skimming along a river and circling in le air. "Oh, how much better to be a beautiful ird like that than a mean mouse," it sighed, [f I tried hard, perhaps I could be a bird," Ided the foolish mouse. It tried very hard, indeed, jumping about id stretching its legs till something like iugs grew out of them. As soon as it could y, it said to the other mice : "You cannot expect me to take notice of du any longer. I am a bird now." "You a bird, indeed!" the mice answered ; I fou are only a bat!" J?* Pleasant words come bubbling up in a ! )od natured heart like water in a spring. It as easy to speak them as it is to breathe, id they make every one happier who utters iem. j jUjwttltutal fejiartmcnt. | ROTATION OF CROPS. j One of the greatest drawbacks to the rapid ! and permanent improvement of the lands of j i Eastern Virginia, (and we may add of the ] i South generally.?Ed. So. Cult.) is the en! tire absence of any regular system in the rota! tion of crops. It is by no means uncommon | to see the same crop cultivated upon the same | land year after year, until the elements of i fertility arc completely exhausted, and then j the land is turned out, to grow up in pines j I and sassafras. Even where this course is not! I adopted, another almost equally exhausting j | takes its place. Corn, wheat and oats alter- | I l _.t.? ? :..t i ! mue uuun utuur, wiuioui uuy uuurvtfuiug ici ur j | izing crop, or even a year of weeds and rest. 1 .Still another method,and one which those who : practice it, think a great improvement on | those heretofore enumerated, is to allow the i laud to rest a year or two, growing its own j covering of weeds, which are permitted tori-' pen their seeds, to bring trouble and vexation j upon the cultivator of the succeeding crops. ; All these methods are in direct opposition to j improvement, and calculated to impoverish the land, or at best, make it difficult and un- j profitable to cultivate. It is to the prevail- i aricc of systems like these, or rather to such j entire neglect of all system, that we are in- ! debtcd for the present poverty-stricken ap- | pearance of our farms, and the general ! and growing disposition to leave the farm i and try our fortune in other avocations. Many of our he3t farmers limit their rotation I I to four or five shifts, and cultivate from : two-thirds to three-fourths every year, and this, too, without keepiug any considerable | amount of stock to supply the necessary ma-1 ! nure to make those crops good aud paying ones. ! If for these large, expensive, and very fre-! qucntly unremunerating fields over which the farmer labors tediously year after year, a ! smaller area, well prepared and well cultitivated,should be substituted, the farmer would soon find thathis account of Drofit and loss would be on the other side of the balance sheet. It isa difficult matter to lay down rules for a rotation adapted to all land. But a safe rule will always be to have at least one-half the land in some crop that will improve, rather than exhaust the soil. Our own preference is to plant corn upon clover sod, and for our own land would adopt the following rotation:? Corn upon clover sod, oats, pens sown immediately after the oats are cut, to be turned under for wheat in the fall. Clover should be seeded upon the wheat to remain two or more years, and then to be planted again in corn. We do not pretend to say that is the best system, but it is better than no system at all. Another rotation practiced by an experienced and successful farmer, is wheat upon clover sod, corn, oats seeded to clover, two years in clover, then wheat seeded again and permitted to remain two years. This gives J corn, J oats, } wheat, and the remaining half in grass. It will require some years of improvement to annKla fVio nnnr lanrla r\P T^.ncf-orn Virrrinia and North Carolina to produce a crop of clover that will add materially to the fertility of the soil. In the mean time the field pea will answer every purpose as a fertilizer; will grow upon the poorest soil, and possesses the further advantage of requiring only one season to perfect its growth and yield its return. The experience of those who have tried it long cannot fail to convince us that as a preparation for wheat it is equal, if not superior, to clover. It would be well, then, for those who are prepared to comence a course of improvement, to give at least one field to the growth of this crop as a preparation for wheat. Most farmers have mnch more open land than they can cultivate properly, and many are, from sheer necessity, they think, permitting it to grow up in bushes. If the farm, instead of being permitted to run to waste in this way, could be put under a judicious system of culture, a rotation in which green manuring crops occupied the land one-half the time, the increased fertility would soon add so greatly to the crops that there would be no necessity for cultivating a large surface to get the necessary amount of graiu to keep the farmer going. Land can be more cheaply improved by plowing under green crops than by feeding stock to make manure. At least it renm'res mnoh leas eanital to imnrove that | way than by feeding stock. But if the farmI er is successful, if he improves his land in this way, the time will soon come when he can keep stock cheaply ; when the keeping of stock will become, as it were, a necessity for his increased crop, and will have so filled his purse, that he will have a surplus to invest, and he will naturally enough invest in something that will add still more to the fertility of his land, the increase of his crops and the filling of his purse.?Southern Planter and Farmer. + + From tlic Rural Carolinian. FARM AND PLANTATION TOPIC'S. HOW CAN WE RAISE COTTON CHEAPLY? As we suggested in our last number, it is not wholly, or mainly, on account of small i ;? c crops or low prices una uur miming iiiiis iu pay a fair profit on the capital and labor eraployed in the business. We may make better crops, and that is one of the points to be kept constantly in view, but we shall hardly get higher prices than the average of the past few years. The principal difficulty with us, however, lies in the cost of making our crops. The outgoes are too heavy. The expense of making a bushel of corn or a pound of cotton is too great. To make farming more profitable, we must cheapen production. If it costs fourteen cents a pound to make cotton, it is evidently a losing business, when we get no more than that for it in market, less the factor's commission. But suppose we can make a pound of cotton for ten cents or for seven cents, then the lowest prices likely to rule for a long time to come will give us a profit. How to make cotton cheaply is what we want to know. Planters, let us have your experience on this point. Let every one who has - ~ ,4 in nm'nr* nnof n-f* r\rr?r]n/>tinn j SUl/UCt/UCU 111 1 CU UUillg VUU VA |U VV4UVV4VK in the cotton crop, either by improved methods of cultivation, or by labor saving appliances, tells us how it was done. What is the lowest cost at which upland cotton can be j made per pound of lint ? MAKING A GOOD BEGINNING. i A bad beginning may make a good ending, ! as the adage has it, sometimes; but a good bej ginning is much better?iu fact, in farming, ; at least, things generally go wrong through j the whole year, if our operations are not promptly and judiciously commenced at the i beginning of the season. It is easy to get off the track, but hard to get on again. Above all, as we have repeatedly urged, make your arrangements for good provision crops of all | kinds. After this do what you can in cotton. | All the teachings of the last few years point I to diversified industry as the policy and hope of the South. It is well that we grow cotton. I We can grow it with profit, if we manage in ; a sensible way ; and the world wants and must | have it; but if we grow nothing else, we shall, j as we have done in the past, enrich others j j while impoverishing ourselves. Aim to make i the plantation or the farm self-sustaining, j j There are crops which it would not pay to ! raise for market, which it does pay to raise , ! for home supply. Cotton is a good thing, but i , not to eat! EXPERIMENTS, AND IIOW TO MAKE TIIEM. j Experiments in agriculture are often ex-! ceedingly deceptive, and thousands of farmers are yearly led astray by them. But experi ments properly made and carefully recorueu . are nevertheless of the utmost value. Prop- j erly made experiments take account of many circumstances, such as the nature of the soil and its previous treatment and condition ; the character of the season, whether dry or wet, and the amount and quality of cultivation given the crop. It is for the want of this careful discrimination that they are deceptive, and often mislead instead, of guiding aright the novice and the inquirer. ?Ite (Jjitqun'cf. 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SPl~ Personal Communications, when admissa- f bio; Communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for of- , (ices of honor, profit or trust, will bo charged for < as advertisements. j i THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1874. ; , i IX issuing our prospectus of the TWENTIETH J volume of the ENQUIRER, we are gratified . to announce for the approaching year greater Lit- ' crary attractions than we have ever heretofore , olfcred?having secured the services of f POPULAR WRITERS j Of distinction, as contributors to our columns, i Among those as writers of Fiction, whom wo are ' now at liberty to mention, are Mrs. NELLIE 1 MARSHALL MeAFEE, of Kentucky, and Mrs. f HENRY DEAS, of California. i Already is Mrs. Deas favorably known to our ' readers, as a brilliant and entertaining writer ; 1 and we can safely promise that the next story we ' shall publish from her pen isone of greaterpower ( and more fascinating stylo than any she has ever 1 yet written. Mrs. McAfee, though hut recently engaged as a f contributor to the ENQUIRER, is well known in ' the world of letters, having commenced her lite- f rarv career bv writing for periodicals in 18153, and ( having been remarkably successful in every effort. < J. Wood Davidson, in his11 Living Writers of the j South " published in 1809, says : "She is just past twenty, and seems full of youthful aspiration, and hopes, and life. Sho puts her impulses, feelings and thoughts into literary forms with wonderful facility." Her second publication, entitled 'Lis 1 hi/ Fire" a novel of passion-life, earnest, intense ? and full of pathos, appeared in 1809, and was well received by the public. The New York Round ? Table spokbof the volume as being all "perpetual splendor," and that the writer in her special delineations of character, displays abundant capaci- ; ty to excel. The tirst number of the new volume will con- "] tain the opening chapters of a thrilling and high- J ly exciting story by Mrs. McAfee, being her latest literary effort, entitled 1 "DESTINY; OR HOUNDED DOWN." This Story will run through several numbers of the ENQUIRER, and will be followed by . " IIOLLINGWOOD HOUSE," a charming 1 Story, written in Mrs. Deas' most entertaining and captivating stylo. These will be followed by a other ORIGINAL STORIES, from the pens of the most popular writers, which, with Mr. LA- g TITAN'S regular contributions to the "Sabbath Reading" and "Children's Departments;" Miscellaneous Reading, adapted toall tastes; tho Agricultural Department, containing practical and useful information for the farmer and housewife ; I a column of Humorous Reading every week ; "Scraps and Facts," embracing light current \ topics; together with a compcnd of tho News of the Day; Correspondence from abroad, in which tho sparkling letters of our REGULAR TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT, "Nkmo," will bea prominent feature; Commercial and Market Rennrtq and Editorial Articles on annronriato sub jcets, will, we feel assured, render the ENQUIRER an acceptable visitor to all its readers. i It is the aim of the proprietor to make the ENQUIRER A LITERARY AND FAMILY c NEWSPAPER, acceptable alike to all classes of readers and a welcome visitor to the Home Circle, unwarpcd by party, creed or section; and the features which have so greatly contributed to its popularity?securing for it a circulation attained ( by no other secular weekly in the State?will remain unchanged. "l PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. We ofTor throe Premiums for the thrco largest Clubs of Subscribers, forthe vear 1874, amounting in the aggregate to SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS v in cash. The first premium will represent the value of THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS; the second, the value of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS; and the third, the value of FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Instead of designating certain articles as premiums, wo have adopted the above plan, in order that persons who secure the premiums may se- r lcetany articlethat may be preferred of the value to which each may lSe entitled, or receive the s amount in cash, as may be optional. The person getting up the Largest Club, at ?2.50 for each subscriber, will be entitled to the first of 1 the above premiums ; the person getting up the , second largest, to the second premium, and the person getting up the third largest, to the third premium, competitors may uegm iu procure . subscribers at once?the time of subscription to commence whenever the name is handed in, or on tlio first of January, 1874, as may be preferred. The money for each subscriber is expected to be paid whenever the name is entered on our books, and no name will be entered in competition until it is paid for. To persons who make up Clubs of ten or more names, but who may fail to obtain a premium, wo will send the ENQUIRER one year free of charge; and to thoso who send a Club of twenty or more names, but who may fail to get a premium, we will forward a copy of the ENQUIRER one year free of charge, and a copy of either of the following publications: Southern Cultivator, Rural Carolinian, Rural New Yorker, Scientific American, Godey's Lady's Book, Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazar, Seribner's Monthly, Leslie's illustrated Newspaper, Leslie's Magazine. The premiums will be awarded to the successful competitors at one o'clock, p. in., on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH, 1S74. TERMS s Single copy one year, 8 3 00 In clubs, each subscriber, per year, 2 50 IIow to Remit.?Money may be forwarded at our risk by draft, post-office order, or in registered letters?otherwise we will assume no risk. 7lWrite names plainly, giving post-office, county and State. Specimen copies of the ENQUIRER will bo sent to any address on application. Address all letters to Xj. M. GRIST, Proprietor, Yorkville, S. C. BOOT AND SHOE MAKING. THE undersigned respectfully announces to his friends and tho public in general, that ho is prepared with A FINE STOCK OF MATERIAL, in his lino, suitable to the wants of every customer, who may give him a call. They may not only obtain an article of good quality 1 AT A REASONABLE PRICE, but are also certain to secure what is equally as desirable, a good fit and fashionable style. These ; are advantages which should not be overlooked. Special attention is called to tho celebrated cloth ~ top Congress Gaiter and tho Congress Shoe FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR. Also, on hand, a good stock of light and heayy BROGANS and OXFORD TIES, which are warranted to give entire satisfaction for the price paid. . zdi*Special and prompt attention is given to repairing. F. CIIRISTMAN, Agent. March 28 13 tf ? WORKERS WANTED r FOR WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, WHICH, with its Premiums, is one of the i most attractive in tho country. Price of J Magazine, * " ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Commissions liberal, offering a lucrative and agreeable business to thoso willing to give it the f proper attention. VOL. XIII BEGINS WITH JULY, 1873. 1 Examine our Clubbing and Premium Lists. ^ Two first-class periodicals for the price of one. v For spocimon Magazine, and furthor information, address a WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, S. E. Siiutks, Publisher. Newburg, N. Y. t. January 1 1 tf THE HOME SHUTTLE SEWING 31ACHINE. " THE best Cheap Machine in the Market. If the number sold is a criterion of merit, it is the BEST MACHINE in uso, as there have been more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold in the State during the last twelve months than all other Sewing Machines combined. You can buy a HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE for about half the money you will have to pay for a first-class Machine. ^r-0- Home Shuttlo Noodles kept constantly on hand. ^ Of- Any Homo Shuttle Attachment furnished] at short notice. Repairing promptly attended to. \V. L. GRIST, Agent. November (5 45 tf ~ APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. I NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Executor of theestateof EDWARD MOORE, deceased, will niako a final settlement of the ~ said estate, with tho Judge of Probate of York county, on the 4th day of February next, when he ? will apply for a linal discharge from liability as Executor of tho said estate. ALFRED MOORE, Executor. January 1 1 fit ti THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal iatixl'action wherever introduced. They are made >r the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heaver and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withitaiul heat and hard usage. They are of liaml mine pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal 11 every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold n theUnited States, while itis confidently claimed hat thev are the CHEAPEST. All the usual lieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished a*itli each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and tizes arc never changed. Should a piece get aecileiitallv broken at any time, we can replace it at lie mere cost of casting. Not simply because it s a home production, buton account of its intrinlic merits as an article of household economy, do ve ask the patronage of home purchasers. More han ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now n use, and among many others having them we espeetfully refer to the following: It. K.Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; P. A. Gordon, "Juthriesvillc; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. fioyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. ifou can save the freight from the northern cities md the dealer's profit, which is no small item, >v buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those if northern make. The following are our prices, lelivered at depot in Greensboro: So. 8. with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 " 7, " " " " " " " " 26 00 Address, SERGEANT A MeCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. L. M. GRIST, the proprietor of the Enquitun, will receive and forward orders for the above Stoves. September 18 38 ly ~ J. H. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS ! in announcing the receipt of my purchases for the PALL TRADE, t affords me pleasure to inform my customers md the public generally that in point of elegance, my stock is QUITE COMPLETE. ' ant enabled to offer unprecedented attractions >oth in quality of Goods and prices. The Ladies will find full and complete lines of DRESS GOODS V>1) lKiM.Mii'iUo, including hii uiu ^uvoiuus if the season. GENT'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHING JOODS, of the best grades and HOST FASHIONABLE STYLES. HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, with the isual assortment and variety kept III A FIRST-CLASS HOUSE. Thankful for past patronage, and being doternincd to merit a continuance of the same, I re ipecuuiiysoucii IN EXAMINATION OF GOODS V.ND PRICES. JOHN H. ADAMS. ^ \ j |J ^ i TJu3^Ikrd7^snSSappnej,}{a[iSmgt, \ U Tj} t H )m i Slite and MdrllemitBjes;FloorsiiiDrm \ j d A 2llwirjWhibPwe,WdIm?BauyZoBfa \ a m } CMindl&AerrlikiWeudi&Ck \ w rr. t . AH WorhWamaiteH, \ ' M S i IjOWEST iPBICES. J M P SendlbrTrieelfafr " 0 LH. HALL & CO,B Jfisnaftthnrn SLDnJsj**- * ai %j&,0, B,70.Marhet Stre&* ?3 lj9 225,2^5^EdifBsrn' { '] a CHARLESTON, S. 0. ggj 'liis Cut entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1873, by I. H. IIali, & Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congtcss, at Washington. July 3 27 ly ROSE'S HOTEL, (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) COLUMBIA, S. C. rHIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, convenient to all the Public Offices and Business louses, located on the south-westcorner of the Itate House Square, has been recently re-opencd nd renovated, and will now compare favorably nth any Hotel at the South. ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to ml frnm nvnrv train, free of charge. Also, a lir.st-clrt.ss Carriage for the aecommodaion of ladies. TRANSIENT HOARD $2.50 per day. W. E. ROSE, Proprietor. Scpteinbor 18 38 tf Iron in the Blood #THE PERUVIAN BYE UP Vitalizes and Enriches t)ia Blood, Tones lip tho System guilds up tho Broken-down, Curl's Femalo Complaints, Drops v, Debility, II urnors. Dyspepsia. AcThousands navo been changed by tho nso of this remedy lVom weak, sickly, suffering creatures, to strong, healthy, and happy men and women; and Invalids cannot reasonably hesitate to givo it a trial. Caution.?Bo sure you get tho right article. 8oe that "Peruvian Syrup" is blown In tho glass. Pamphlets freo. Send prone. SETII W.FOWLE & SONS, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. For sale by druggists generally. October 2 40 ly _____ ^THOMSON, SOLICITOR IN BANKRUPTCY, YORKVILLE, H. C. Special attention given to tho filing of Potions. SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREPARED expressly for and adapted to the Southern Climate, I "COMPOUND EXTRACT CORY DA LIS" J Is the most powerful and efficient alterative and blood-purifier known. Prepared expressly for I Scrofula, Eruptions of the. Skin and all diseases which are produced by bad or unhealthy blood. "DR. GREENE'S FIT CURE" | Cures all kinds of Fits, Spasms and Convulsions j which arise from irritation of the nerve centres, i In Epilepsy, it often stops the tits from the first 1 day's use even when they have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The groat remedy for Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, Croup, Sore-Throat and all diseases of the air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the pationt, is pleasant to take, prompt in its action and does not injure the appetito or impair digestion, as most Expectorants do. OUR "NEURALGIA SPECIFIC" Is a perfect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism and all muscular or nervous pains, wherever situated. ; These medicines are prepared with great care I from perfectly reliable drugs, and for the esj>ecial I classes of diseases named on eacb bottle, jno one ! of them is claimed as a "cure all." They are j identically the same that wo have used in our private practice for years, and in thus presenting them to the public we know whereof we affirm. They are safe, reliable and efficient, acting ouickly and thoroughly. Try them, and you will want no others. Ask your Druggist for tnem. For sale by J. C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S C. Prepared only by Drs. GREENE, LINDLEY <fc BENTLEY, Charlotte, N. C. N. B.?Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers treated as heretofore by "Kline's Great Cancer Antidotes," at Charlotte, Goldsboro and Asheyille, N. C. December 18 33 ly PIEDMONT AIR-LINE RAILWAY. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE, Richmond and Danville R. W., N. C. Division, and North-Western N. C. Railway. CONDENSED TIME-TABLE, In effect on and after Sunday, October 12th, 1873. GOING NORTIL STATIONS. | MAIL. | EXPRESS. Leave Charlotte ! 10.00 P. M. 8.15 A. M. " Air-Line Junct'n,, 10.06 " 8.30 " " Salisbury I 1.06 A.M. 10.21 " " Greensboro | 3.30 " 12.45 P. M. " Danville, j 6.20 ? 3.12 " " Burkvllle '11.35 " 7.36 ? Arrive nt Richmond.... | 2.17 P.M. 10.17 " GOING SOUTH. STATIONS. ; MAIL. | EXPRESS. Lenvc Richmond i 1.28 P. M. 6.00 A.M. ? Burkcvlllo I 4.45 " I 8.29 ? " Danville '3.18 " I 12.45 P.M. " Greensboro '12.20 A.M.; 3.50 " " Salisbury. I 2.38 " I 6.06 ? " Alr-LInc Junct'n., 4.29 " I 8.10 " Arrive at Charlotte | 4 35 " | 8.15 " EAST AND WEST | GOING EAST. | GOING WEST. STATIONS. | "MAIL. I MAIL. i ?s Lenve Greensboro 2 3.05 A. M. | Arrive 12.20 A.M. " Company Shops.. | c. 4.45 " 6. 9.35 " " Hillsbnro if .... ? = 7.47 ? ? Ralelph jl 8.35 " 8 5.26 " Arrive at Goldsboro [ = 11.15 " x Leave 2.30 P. M. NORTH-WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD. (.SALEM BRANCH.) Lenve Greensboro 4.30 P. M. Arrive at Kemersvillc, 5.26 P. M. Leave Kernersville, 8.00 A. M. Arrive at Greensboro 10.00 A.M. Mail trains daily both ways. On Sundays Lyneliburg Accommodation leaves Richmond at 9.42 A. M.; arrives at Bnrkeville 12.45 P. M.; leaves Burkeville 5.35 A. M.; arrives at Richmond 8.44 P. M. Pullman PolonoPowiftn nil nirrlif trnln? hfitrwoon * ""* m,wvv v,w"m v" "'o"- "-"? Charlotte and Richmond, (without change.) For further i n formation, add ress S. E. ALLEN, General Ticket Agent, T. M. R. TALCOTT, Greensboro, N. C. Engr. and Gen. Supt. THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. CHARLOTTE, COL. & AUGUSTA R. R. CO., 1 Columbia, S. C., October 24,1873. j THE following Passenger Schedule will be run over this road on and after SUNDAY, 28th instant: going north. Train No. 2. Train No. 4. Leave Augusta 6.30 A. M. 4.15 P. M. " Graniteville,...*7.33 A. M. 5.11 P. M. 14 Batcsville, 9.43 A. M. f7.22 P. M. 44 Columbia 11.58 A. M. 9.37 P. M. 44 Chester, +4.28 P. M. 2.28 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte...f7.08 P. M. *5.15 A. M. No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New York at 6.40 A. M.; also, via Raleigh ana Old Bay Line, arriving at New York at 4.25 P. M. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Richmond, to all points North, arriving at Now York at 4.25 P. M. going south. Train No. 1. Train No. 3. Loave Charlotte, *7.00 A. M. 8.30 P. M. 44 Chester, 9.54 A. M. 10.58 P. M. 44 Columbia J2.48 P. M. 3.40 A. M. 44 Batesville 4.57 P. M. 5.43 A. M. 44 Graniteville,...f7.15 P. M. *7.48 A. M. Arrive at Augusta, 8.05 P. JM. 8.45 A. M. 'Breakfast. JDinner. fSupper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all ? ?_a_ n ? il ?j tit?l oali points ouum mm yv esu xuruu^u uiaoio ovm and baggage checked to all principal points. ^q. Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. E. R. Dorsey, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. CHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAD. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) Cheraw <fe Darlington Railroad Co., } Society Hill, S. C., October 10, 1873. J CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the passenger train will run as follows: Down Train. Up Train. LeaveCheraw 8.00, A. M. Leave Florence....3.00, P. M. Leave Ciwli's 8.20, A. M. Leave Palmetto,....3.20, P. M. Leave Society Hill.8.4.1, A. M. Leave Darlington...3.40, P. M. Leave Dove'# 9.15, A. M. Leave Dove'# 4.15, P.M. Leave Darlington. .9.60, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. Leave Palmetto.,.10.10, A. M. Leave Caah'i 5.10, P.M. Arrive at Florence. 10.30, A. M. Arrive at Cheraw..5.30, P. M. The Freight Train will continue for the present to run as heretofore, except to adapt its running and stoppages to the changed schedule of the passenger train. B. D. TOWNSEND, President. ifrvh'S IVfOITlVTAIlV R. ROAD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. HEREAFTER the trains over the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily, (Sundays excepted) as follows, making close connection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad: Leave Yorkville, promptly, at 7 o'clock, A.M. Arrive at Chester at 9 o'clock, A. M. Leave Chester at 41 o'clock, P. M. Arrive at Yorkvilleat 61 o'clock, P. M. All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by 4 o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the departure of the train. GEORGE W. MELTON, President. Cooking and. HeatingStoves at Retail. Pictures of each., with fall descriptions, as well as prices and lists of furniture for Cook Stoves, will be promptly sent on application. WILLIAM SHEPHERD & CO., *?11 ?1 GJ rf?t ICOWItj (7* September 4 36 6m A SENSIBLE MAN'S LOGIC. HE who provides not for his own family, is worse than a heathen. Necessaries and conveniences should first be provided. A good SEWING MACHINE has become a necessary in every family. The "AMERICAN" IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST; containing within itself all the latest improvements. Therefore I will go at once and buy one of J. R. SCHORB A SON, Agents for York County. OUSTPARTNERSHIPWITH "OLD SOI" STILL continues, and we are prepare^, better than ever, to execute PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES of every style, at our gallery in the "Adickes' Building." A lot of nice ALBUMS always on'hand. Also, Stereoscopes and Views. J. R. SCHORB & SON. December 5 49 lv MISSOURI-TRIPOLI* JUST received a lot of Missouri Tripoli, especially adapted to housekeeps for polishing Platod-ware, Brass, Steel, Glass, or any materia, where a brilliant lustre is required. Full directions accompany each package. For sale by W. L. GRIST, Agent. August 14 33 3m RAGS WANTED. i flfin POUNDS of clean cotton and linlLLv/IJlJ on wanted, for which 2 cents per pound will be paid, at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. MACHINE NEEDLES. A LOT OF HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE NEEDLES justarrivedand for sale by W. L. GRIST, Agent.