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Humor urns fjrpartmcut. A HARD GRIND. A hand-organ man was making his way j up Adams Avenue, when a boy met him,; and asked: "How many tunes do you play ?" "Zixteen shunes?nice sweet shunes," replied the man. "My father is fond of music, but he is a little deaf," continued the boy. "O, dat make no deference?I mak him , hear." The boy led the way up street to where a plaster bust of Sir Isaac Newton had been arranged iu a bay-window to look like a living man, and the Italian spit on his hand and began on the crank. He ground out all the tunes in rotation, and began at the bottom and ground back up the scale till he got all the tunes in the garret of the box again. The man in the bay window didn't move a hair, and the Italian drew a long breath and sighed: "Play moar museek?mak him hear soon." He ran out eight tunes, and then threw some gravel at the window. The bust didn't even work its ears, and the Italian leaned the organ on the fence and loudly sang: "Oh! who shall dinks of me som moar When I am far a-w-a-y?" The seven other tunes were rattled off at lively pace, while the man coughed, whistled, kicked on the fence and encouraged a dogfight, in order to attract the deaf man's attention, "Sing louder?play harder!" called the boy from the next street corner. The grinder secured a brace for his feet, unbuttoned his vest, and the way he roared brought out the citizens by the score. He kept his eyes on the bust and gave no heed to the crowd, and the organ was smoking hot when he let up on the grind. Resting the music on the ground, 'he leaped over the fence and got a square look at his victim. His quiet grin faded into a look of woe and ' ' -"J Uin AtTA A? misery auu muruer, aim gtawug mo cjc uu the boy with the red necktie he ran hiro four blocks and under a carpenter shop before a still, small voice whispered that he had better hold on. 4.^.4 Playful Sheep.?George Washington Sloan had passed a hard winter, but he had an abiding faith it would be better soon. It had been a hard winter on colored people generally. George Washington Sloan had worked many a day for farmer Rankin, and felt an air of quite-at-home-a-tiveness on the Rankin farm. Farmer Rankin had been missing sheep and lambs ever siuce cold weather came on, and on this particular moonlight night he saw something at long range which looked suspiciously like a man with a sheep on his back. He rested his persuader on the top rail of the fence, and reached for the poacher. When the smoke lifted, the lamb was making double-quick across the field to the barn yard, and the farmer had George Washington by the cuff'of the neck. "Pon my soul," the negro was saying, "dem is very playful sheep ob yourn, massy. Deed dey is. If I hadn't a fit dat 'ere fellow he'd bin ciar on top ob my head. Don't told me dat a sheep don't know nuffin. Dera sheep knows who's der fren. Deed dey do!" "A Smart 'Un."?One of our friends has a bright little boy who behaves for all the world like other children?which in a child is virtue, not a vice. The other afternoon he played so hard that he fell asleep, and was put to bed without his supper. The next morning "Harry" got up very much refresher! bv- his lonp rest, and came down to his breakfast as smiling and happy as could be. "You were a good boy last night, Harry," said a lady : "you went to bed without your supper." Harry looked at her a moment in painful surprise, and then all of a sudden the clouds gathered upon his face, and he asked the nurse, "Did I go to sleep without my supper last night?" "Yes," said the nurse. "Well," said he between his tears, "I want my last night's supper now"? and he had it.?Ex. ? ? Mixed Colors.?Little Arthur, a Portland (Me.) boy, at the age of five years, had been taking liberties with his mamma's paints, and came into the room with his hands ornamented with the variety of mixed colors which his inquisitiveness had discovered. "Why, what have you been doing, my child," said mamma, "to get your hands in such a state?" "That's a secret," said Authr. "You must tell me how you got your hands so soiled." "I can't tell you, mamma?it's a secret." "Arthur," she said, quite in earnest now, "if you don't tell me, I shall certainly whip you." The boy hesitated a moment, as if balancing in his mind between two horns of a dilemma, and then he said, plaintively, "You'll whip me if I do." The answer averted the discipline of the rod. A Letter of Introduction.?C. W. Couldock, now one of the best old men on the contemporaneous stage, once met McKean Hucnanan 111 i\ew uneans, a quarter 01 a century ago, and at night after the performance, the two would play poker until the small hours of the morning. Mr. Buchanan proved invincible and Couldock withdrew, after having lost a pretty round sum. Buchanan was about to start for the West, and needed a letter of introduction to a certain manager, and applied to Couldock, who wrote the following: "J/y Dear : This will be handed to you by Mr. McKean Buchannan. He plays "Macbeth," "Hamlet," "Othello," "Richard" and "Poker"?playing poker the best. "Sincerely, C. W. Couldock." What the Farmer Thought.?A little, scraggy, cantankerous bull that could not be kept inside of any lot that was ever fenced in Connecticut, one day, just after the railroad between Hartford and Springfield was made, broke out of his pasture and made for the railroad. His owner saw the tip end of his tail disappear over the fence, and "put" for him the best he could. Just as he reached the railroad aloDg came a train at full speed. And there stood his bull on the track, with his head bent down, and ready for a fight with the locomotive. The old man shouted at the top of his voice, "Go it, you little cuss; I admire your pluck, but despise your judgment!" She Proved It.?"O, I broof it to you shendlemans, I broof it to you. I don't ask you to take my vort for nothing. Dot coat mAKr? oa T oclr rnit fnr WUUOlf JLLIO ttTV IV1IMI IUUIO ?oo. j vu *v& i him," was what a truthful South Street lady of Jewish second-hand persuasion was saying to a customer last Friday. Then she went to the foot of the stairs and called "Moshes! Moshes! Didn't dot plue coat mit der velvet collar cohst six tollars?" "Yes, mudder, so shure I'm here." "Now, vat I tole you ? I broof it. hey! Now ven you vant to go next door, go hed. T Viof KronCoit it onvVinw " JL 11V1 1/1 WiVV? IVj VUJ MVIII A Christmas Gift.?"Well, Tommy, my boy, you appear to have made rapid progress in your studies," said the paternal. "Yes, father; the professor says the same thing, and that I will be a Congressman." "Well, I must give you a Chritmas gift. How would you like to have 'Haydn's Dictionary of! Dates' ?" "I think, pa, I'd rather have a j box of figs." No Such Thing.?An exhorter in a camp- { meeting in Georgia was telling his congrega-1 tion of the wickedness of the world, and how 1 many people cheated and lied and backbited ; and all that sort of thing, when an old store-! keeper jumped up and said, "I know who ! you are hintin' at. 'Taiu't no such thing!" A Wife's Perquisites.?Sam recently 1 got married, and told his wife that she might J retain all the change which dropped on the ' floor out of his pockets. What was his as-1 tonishment, on Monday morning, to find no money in his pants. He has since ascertain- j ed that his wife hangs his pants upside down, i IPsttltatttottS Reading. HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN. Do not betray the confidence of any one. Never laugh at the misfortunes of others. Never give a promise that you do not intend to fulfill. Never give a present, hoping for one in return. Never fail to be punctual at the time appointed. f i: l 1/* il. 1 _ in ever matte yoursen me nero ui yum uwu , story. Never pick the teeth or clean the nails in company. Never fail to give a polite answer to a civ- | il qustion. Never question a servant or child about I family matters. Never present a gift, saying that it is of no j use to yourself. Never read letters which you may find addressed to others. Never call attention to the features or form of any one present. Never refer to a gift you have made or a favor you have rendered. Never associate with bad company. Have | good company, or none. Never appear to notice a scar, deformity or ; defect of any one present. Never look over the shoulder of another ! who is reading or writing. Never call a new acquaintance by the first | name, unless requested to do so. Never answer questions in general company, that have been put to others. Never pass between two persons who are talking together, without an apology. Never lend an article you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so. Never enter the room noisily; never fail to close the door after you, and never slam it. XTottq,. foil fn tall tko truth Tf truthful X1QYOA 1U1X (IV l/Vii. (IMW V* UVMt ? -?-j you get your reward. You will get your punishment if you deceive. Never enter a room filled with people without a slight bow to the general company when first entering. Never fail to answer an invitation either personally or by letter, within a week after the invitation is received. Never accept of favors or hospitalities without rendering an exchange of civilities when opportunity offers. Never borrow money and neglect to pay. If you do you will soon be known as a person of no business integrity. Never cross the leg or put one foot over the other in the street car or places where it will trouble others when passing by. Never refuse to receive an apology. You may not receive friendship, but courtesy will require, when an apology is offered, that you accept it. Never examine the cards in the card-basket. While they may be exposed in the drawing room, you are not expected to turn them over unless invited to do so. Never, when walking arm in arm with a young lady, be continually changing and going round to the other side, because of change of corners. It shows too much attention to form. An Enormously Rich City.?Frankfort-on-the-Maiu, now containing a population of about 100,000, is reputed to be the richest citv of its size in the whole world. If its wealth were equally divided among its inhabitants, every man, woman, and child would have, it is said, 20,000 marks, or some $5,000 apiece. There are, as may be sup posed, a good many very poor people in the town ; but the citizens are, as a whole, in un usually comfortable circumstances, more so, probably than the citizens of any other cap ital in Germany or Europe. It is asserted that there are one hundred Frankfurters worth from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 each, and two hundred and fifty who are worth $1,000,000 and upward. The city is one of the great banking centres of the globe. Its aggregate banking capital is estimated at $200,000,000, more than one fourth of which the famous Rothschild, whose original parent house is there, own and control. The annual transactions in bills of exchange are in excess $100,000,000. Its general trade and manufacturing industries have greatly increased since the formation of the German Empire, to which Frankfort was originally averse, being a free city and an opponent of Prussia until coerced, in July, 1866, by General Von Falckenstein, who entered it at the head of or* OMVYftir on/1 imr\ADn/l Q 9.1 000 000 au anuj auu iui|/vovu m uuv w* m?)vw)vw florins for its insubordination. Go West, Young Man.?The Burlington Hawkeye is doing its best to encourage young men to go West and grow up with the country. This is the advice it gives them : "Yes, son, yes, yes; go out West and buy a farm. There is no life so independent as that of the honest farmer. Do not be discouraged if the work is a little hard at first. The grasshoppers will eat up all your first planting, but they will devour it so early in the season that you can plant a second time. They won't eat that planting until just about three days before harvest. Then you will have nothing to do all fall and winter, and you can put in your full time starving. The next year's crop will be destroyed by constant rains and floods. The third year a drought will burn up everything that has a root or a leaf within ten miles of your farm. The fourth year, however will go well. You will raise a blooming crop, get it all in and safely housed, and sit down happy and contented, waiting for the market to rise. Then a prairie fire, as big as the butt-end of the universe, will come along and burn up everything you have in the world except the clothes you have on. Buy a farm! A young man is neglectful of his best interests and most solemn duties who does not buy a farm right away." Poor but Respectable.?This is the way it is played : A man past the prime of life, poorly dressed, and having a mournful quiver in his voice, takes two old oyster cans, partly fills them with sand, does them up in a neat shape, and selecting a house, he calls the lady to the door, and says: "Madam, I'm old and poor, but I'm not a thief. I found these oyster cans on the street and won't you be good enough to keep them until the owner calls ?" "Why, the owner may never call," replies the lady. "That's so ; but I'm not able to buy milk and crackers even if I had oysters; you'd better keep them awhile any how. If no one comes, the cans are yours." Sometimes the old man makes a quarter, j and sometimes only a bite to eat. The owner j does not arrive, and the family prepares for i fried ovsters for supper. When the paper is torn off, some folks laugh?and some don't. Some say they'll hunt over every rod of ground in the United States, but that they ; will find the old man and make him eat the j last grain of sand and the cans to boot. What Makes Them Hum.?Most boys ; believe that the humming sound made by the telegraph wires is caused by the messages hurrying along to their destination. Most men believe that this sound is caused by the vibration of the wire in the wind. A writer in an Australian journal, however, calls attention to the fact that one who gives close observation to both the wire and sounds will find that the latter make themselves obvious likewise when there is a total absence of wind ; and in a quiet morning in winter, when the wires appear covered with frost to the thickness of a finger, they nevertheless carry on lively vibrations and swinging, while the air is totally quiet. According to this writer, therefore, the vibrations are due, not to the wind, but to the changes of atmospheric temperature, and especially through the action of cold, as a low-1 ering of the temperature induces a shortening of the wires, extending over the whole leugth of the conductor. A considerable amount of friction is produced on the supporting bells, | thus inducing sound, both in the wires and j the poles. I flailing Ui tto V OONDUCTED BJ REV. ROBERT LATH AN. THE BIBLE.' I ITS WI8E AND WH0LE80ME COUNSELS. Who composed the following description of I the Biblejve may never know. It was found , in Westminster Abbey, nameless and date! less; but, nevertheless, it is invaluable for its i wise and wholesome counsels to the erring race of Aduin. A nation would be truly happy if it were governed by no other laws thau those of this blessed book. It contains everything needful to be known or done. It gives instructions to a senate, authority anrl Rirof>tinn t.n a mflfrist.rftf.P. It cautions a witness, requires an impartial verdict of a jury, and furnishes the judge with his sentence. It sets the husband as the lord of the household, and the wife as the mistress of the table?tells him how to rule, and her, as well, how to manage. It entails honor to parents and enjoins obedience,to children. It prescribes and limits the sway of the sovereign, the rule of the ruler, and the authority of the master; commands the subject to honor and servants to obey, and the blessing and protection,: of the Almighty to all that walk Dy its rule. It gives directions for weddings and burials. ' % ? It promises food" and raiment and limits the use of both. It points out a faithful and eternal guardian to the departing husband and father; tells him with whom to leave his fatherless children, and whom his widow is to trust, and promises a father to the former and "a husband to the latter. It teaches a man-to get his house in order, and how to make- his will; it appoints a dowry for his wife, am! entails the right of the first born and shows how the young branches shall be left. It defends the rights of all, and reveals vengeance to every defaulter, overreacher and trespasser. It is the first boor:, the best book. It contains the choicest matter, gives the best instruction, affords the greatest degree of pleasure and satisfaction that we have ever enjoyed. It contains the best laws and most profound mysteries that were ever penned ; and it brings the very best of comforts to the inquiring aud disconsolate. It exhibits life aud immortality from time everlasting, and shows the way to glory. It is a brief recital of all to come. It settles all matter in debate; resolves all doubts, and eases the mind and conscience of all their scruples. It reveals the only living and true God, and shows the way to Him, and sets aside all other gods, and describes the vanity of them, and all that trust in such ; iu short, it is a book of laws to sltow right and wrong; of wisdom that condemns all folly and makes the foolish wise ; a book of truth that detects all lies and confronts all errors; and it is a book of life, that shows the way from everlasting death. It contains the most ancient antiquities and strange events, wonderful occurrences, heroic deeds, and unparalleled wars. It desccibes the celestial, terrestrial-and internal worlds, and the origin of the angelic myriads, the human tribes and the devilishlegions. It will instruct the accomplished mechanic, and most profound critic. It teaches the best rhetorician, aud exercises every power to the most skilled arithmetician, puzzles the wisest anatomist, and exercises the wisest critic. It is the best covenant that ever was agreed on ; the best deed that ever was sealed; the best evidence that ever was produced; the L XL ?111 1 : | uest Mint wui ever ue sigueu. To understand it is to be wise indeed * to be ignorant of it is to be destitute of true wisdom. It is the king's best copy, the magistrate's best rule, the housekeeper's best guide, the servant's best directory, and the young man's best companion ; it is the schoolboy's spellingbook, and the great and learned man's masterpiece. It contains a choice grammar for a novice, and a profound mystery for a sage. It is the ignorant man's dictionary and the wise man's directory. It affords knowledge of witty inventions for the humorous, and dark sayings for the grave, and is also its own interpreter. It encourages the wise; the warrior and the swift it overcomes ; it promises an eternal reward to the excellent, the conqueror, the winner, and the prevalent. And that which crowns all is, that the author is without partiality and without hypocracy?"In whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning." The One Thing Needful?Adam Clarke, in his commentary on Luke 10:42, says, "For even Christ himself could not say that sitting at His feet and hearing His word was the one thing needful. Repentance, faith, prayer, obedience and a thousand other things are necessary to our salvation, besides merely hearing the doctrines of Christ, even with the humblest heart." Now, it seems to me that if some poor soul seeking the Saviour were to read that, he would feel very much discouraged and perplexed. I know that there are not a thousand things to be done before any one can be come a Christian. What a noble answer Paul and Silas gave that poor jailer when he came trembling and fell down before them and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16 : 30, 31. Jesus says in John 6:37, 44. "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and him that eoineth unto me I will in no wise cast out. No man can come unto me except the Father which hath sent me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day." "Not the labor of my bands Can fulfill the law's demands. Could my zeal no longer know, Could my tears forever How, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save and Thou alone. Nothing in my hand I bring : Simply to Thy cross i cling." The Happiest Period of Life.?What, then, is the happiest period of human life? I am sure there is only one answer. It is now. If I am doing my duty, to-day is the best I ever had. Yesterday had a happiness of its own, and up to this morning it was the best day of all. I would not, however, live it over again. I string it, as a new bead, on the chaplet of praise, and turn to the better work and the higher thoughts of the present time. Of all the many days of life give me to-day. This should be our feeling always, from the cradle to the hour when we are called to come np higher. Childhood is best for children, manhood is best for men, and old age for the silver-haired. We will all join in a chorus of thanksgiving to God, and when asked, "Which is the happiest period?" will say?childhood, manhood, and old age alike?"0, Father, it is now!" Care for the Talents.?Know and improve every talent to the utmost, whether in preaching, writing, speaking or acting. I feel that every man has given him of God much more than he has any idea of, and ! that he can help on the world's work more than he knows of. What we want is the single eye that will see what our work is, the humility to accept it, the faith to do it for God, and the perseverance to go on till death. Norman McLeod. Itig* Let a young man be petted by his mother, and furnished all the spending mouj ey that he wants by his father, and it's only a question of time which poor house be will i die in. i and <f itmdc. GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS. Editor Southern Live Stock Journal: Planters are constantly writing me inquiring about C?es and- other foliage plants, and the folng paragraphs may be acceptable to many of your readers. They are written at the earnest request of one of our oldest and most distinguished editors for the benefit of, and in answer to inquiries of a distinguished foreigner from a far distant land. Yours truly, D. L. Phares. lucerne. Sow in drills 12 or 15 inches apart, 15 pounds per acre, or broadcast 25 pounds on rich, well-drained land. Sending its roots very deep, it is little affected by drought, even where sand is abundant in the soil. The ob ject of-Sowing in mills is to cultivate tne nrat year, to keep down weeds and grass, to obtain a more vigorous growth. If not drilled, plenty of seeds as above must be sown to overcome weeds and grass. Nothing should be sown with it. Sow any time from September 1st to November 1st ;vor better, perhaps, from February loth to April 1st. I have seen it in bloom and ready for mowing in February, and every few weeks thereafter during the summer, varying according to moisture of the season ; Quality of laud. It makes a large quantity of good hay, relished by all kinds of livestock. It is better, however, for soiling. For this purpose it should be cut and allowed to remain 011 the ground till next day, and tended. jTbus deprived of most of its moisture, the animal must masticate it more*]>erfectly, it, is digested mote completely, aud does not scour or otherwise injure. It should not be grazed, for stock biting off the crowns kill it. For all grasses aud clovers the land should be deeply and thoroughly broken and the surface finely comminuted, however nu.ny ploughings and harrowings may l>e required to effect this object. The seed should be lightly harrowed or brushed in, and if the surface lie very light or dry it should be rolled. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. In mixtures sow four iioiinds per acre; alone 20 to 26 i?ounds (2 bushels) per acre, from September till November, or January to April; best, perhaps, in March in this latitude. It usually makes little show for two or three year's. "Excellent for pasture and hay. i * i J* ORCHARD GRASSi is excellent both for hay and pasture. To prevent formation of tussocks it should be heavily seeded?two bushels of more per acre alone; or six i>ecks with one i>cck of red clover. This is a good combination for grazing and hay. Having plenty of long, librous roots it is not * 1 1 - 5 ? -1 1.4. mi.:.. uamageu uy grazing ur uruugm. mis nuu red top may be sown from January till April, or not quite so well in September or October. TALL, OAT GRASS. A very valuable grass alone for pasture or hay, or mixed with others for pasture. It has abundant long fibrous roots, and its vitality is little affected by drought or grazing. It furnishes grazing in winter as well as spring and summer, and grows on any good soil. Like orchard grass in habit, it must be sown thickly, two or three bushels per acre, the bushel being seven pounds. It may be sown in September, October, November, February and March. WHAT THE REST GRASSES FOR PASTURES. This depends on whether the pasture is for one season, or to be permanent, as well as location, soil, drainage, etc. For a single winter, the testimony, so far as known to me, is strong commendation of our native wild brome grass. Many however speak from a single experiment, and with little or no knowledge of other grasses. So that we must accept these statements with due reserve and caution. Two winters it gave me luxuriant, tender grazing from October till April or May; but this winter it is three months later, not coming up till November, and even now it is very short although no stock has been on it till this, January 10. Others inform me that seed grown here do not germinate till November, and that for early fall pasture, seed must be imported annually from Southern Europe. But this I know is not necessarily so ; for it is indigenous in our Southern States, and I have seen good grazing early in October from native seed. More probably it depends on character of the season. Several other plants furnish good winter pasture, but none are so valuable as barley. I have year after year sown wheat, oats, rye, harlev. etc.. side bv side, for winter pasture: basis of present estimates. Whilst freely ad-1 mitting that progress is possible?that in material things the world does move?let it not be forgotten that progress is slow; one cannot pass from the foot to the summit of the mountain at one bound. You cannot reasonably hope to do very much better this year than last. You may do some better, and we sincerely hope you will. The readers of the Cultivator are the progressive men of the country, but we trust they are not the wild theorists who are ever building air castles, only to see ;hem melt away in the air. The first point to be considered is, that farm products of all kinds, now bring very low prices, and the obvious corollary from that is, a farmer cannot afford to pay high prices for anything employed in making them. High priced land, high-priced labor, and high-priced fertilizers are entirely out of the question. In the next place, during times of much financial pressure, great risks are very unwise. At such times men press their claims more promptly and vigorously, and property forced to sale brings very little. If, therefore, ventures fail, the consequences are much more disastrous than in flush times. For the same reasons, every form of debt ought to be most carefully shunned. In this connection the farmer should consider what crops involve the largest outlay to produce them and of course along with that, the greatest risk of failure, lie who ar and 20 years ago I reached the conclusion, that barley was more valuable than all others. It affords grazing earlier, more abundantly, grows sooner and more rapidly after being grazed down, is more relished by stock and more wholesome. It does not lie on the ground like rye, but stands up; so that stock eat less sand, dirt and other unwholesome matters in grazing it. With me, when all other kinds of grain were destroyed by rust, it was never affected by that, or any other disease or contingency of weather. It is gratifying to see in the Southern Cultivator, from the pen of its experienced, cautious and very able editor, a like estimate of the value of barley for winter pasture. Sown in August or September, it affords good grazing from October till May. If stock are taken off in March, a good crop of seed may be harvested ; or if not all desired for seed, swine may be turned on it, and for a month or two, probably nothing could benefit them more. Sow three bushels i>er acre. I failed to mention at the proper place, one of the very best of naturalized grasses, both for pasture and meadow?the Bermuda. It would do well on any good land; I have seen Red and White clovers do pretty well among it; and possibly some of the grasses named above might do equally well, such as the oat grass, red top or wild brome. DEFECTIVE SEEDS render heavy seediug necessary?sometimes from ten to ninety per cent, of the seeds purchased failing to germinate. It is well to test every lot of seed liefore sowing, to ascertain what per centage will germinate, and to sow accordingly. And as seeding a large farm is very expensive, with bought seed, it is a good plan to have separate lots set, each with picked seed of a single grass, for the purpose of propagating such sound seeds as we may wish for mixtures or other purposes. Thus a large area may in a few years be satisfactorily set in m-nowii ut. mrwlprsit.M cost. SOWING GRASS SEEDS. The best menus of sowing grain and grass seeds of all kinds, that I have used, is the Cahoon Broad Cast seed sower; which I have used for many years with entire satisfaction. Pearce's Improved Cahoon is worth SO at the manufactory. One may sow five or ten acres of grain per hour with it. Grass seed should never be sown while tlie wind blows; but if this cannot be, the next best thing to do, is to travel with the wind in sowing the seed. If to be sown by hand, mark the land in narrow strips and divide the seed in as many parcels as strips of land ; then walking lengthwise the strip, sow half the seed intended for it; and returning on the same strip, sow the other half. Thus a more equal and regular distribution of seed is effected, and, as a consequence, a more satisfactory catch of grass obtained. From the Southern Cultivator for March. THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH. The farmer must now virtually "pitch" his crops; the land apportioned to each must lie decided on, that suitable preparation may begin. This is an important step at all times, unusually so, perhaps, at present. It should be considered very calmly and very thoroughly. Ilope should be held firmly in check, fanciful calculations, based on possibilities never realized, carefully excluded, and past experiunr.M in nnnr r*mn vp:iis faithfully made the ranges so as to have the smallest amount of , money to payout at the end of the year, whether for debt or for the needs of family and farm, is clearly the wisest man. To apply these general considerations to details. The cotton crop is the most dangerous?it involves greater outlay for labor, plough-stock, ploughs and fertilizers than all others, and unfortunately, when the crop succeeds best, its very success proves disastrous in lowering the market price. We have no hesitation then in urging a reduction in the area devoted to it. By selecting the best spots of land and making the home gathered manure go farther by the addition of small quantities of commercial fertilizers, a good crop, one ample enough for all the legitimate purposes of a money crop, may l>e raised with great reduction in the cost of production as compared with former years. In the next place on such land as is suited to the corn crop?and only such?it should be pushed farther than has been customary since the war. Every spot of valley land should be utilized?rich, deeply broken upland allotted to it, and if thin land only can l)e had, it should l>e most thoroughly ploughed and well manured. To plant corn 011 poor, shallowploughed, unmanured upland is i>oor economy?it will not pay. The poorer portions of the farm not embraced in the above allotments, may very profitably be set aside for peas? either to l>e sown broadcast or cultivated in drills if circumstances will permit. Of course it is not intended in the above arrangements to exclude such valuable crops as the sweet potato, chufas, ground-peas, grasses, clover, &c. They should l>e amply provided for, as sound economy calls for a decided increase of the area devoted to them. They are the most valuable in themselves and call for small outlays of lalwr and money and involve comparatively little risks. With these general hints, we leave the matter with the reader, to decide for himself what is best in his particular case. Improving Cotton Sked.?The planter intent on having only the best, selects the most promising bolls that oj>en before frost. For productiveness these are taken from the plants which boast of the greatest number of i>erfect bolls; for quality, care is observed to secure the bolls which disclose the finest and softest or longest and strongest of staple. This is ginned separately from the remainder of the crop, and after ginning the seed is sorted over that it may l?e freed from all blasted, imperfectly formed and not fully developed specimens. It is then carefully stored in shed or loft, where the air has free access, to prevent fermentation and insure it against becoming in any way damaged previous to planting time. While the variety of seed employed is of great importance, even more so is its condition at planting time. Seed that has been cXpUSCU l-U Will I CI l(ll I ID m cl ^icdi ]?iic iicui the gin house, as is frequently the practice, is almost certain to become heated by fermentation, and its germinating power largely, if not entirely, destroyed. Planters in localities where the lands are not propitious to the improvement of cotton, find that it is economy in the end to secure seed from cotton raised where the soil is peculiarly fitted to this staple, as, for instance, if improved, varieties of upland cotton are desired, obtain seed grown in the vicinity of Vicksburg. If long staple or sea island cotton is the choice, seed from plants grown on the coast of South Carolina, especially in the vicinity south of Charleston, will be found among the best. Experience has proved that success in the improvement of cotton seeds depends much upon locality as well as care in cultivation. New Kettles.?To remove the iron taste from new kettles, boil a handful of hay in them, and repeat the process if necessary. Hay water is a great sweetener of tin, wooden and iron-ware. In Irish dairies everything used for milk is scalded with hay water. 45 Years Before the Public. THE CENUINE /I Ttr^T A "MT'C IS XIII \J iUVJiAAl JJ kj CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HBADACHK. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pressure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appetite and sickness; the bowels in general are costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head is troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally a considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful sensation of having left undone something which ought to have been done. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of a prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exercise would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them existed, yet examination of the body, after death, has shown the liver to have been extensively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in cases of Ague and Fever, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after foi-i'nrr Wp would advise all I. . .ww whe are afflicted with this disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequaled. beware of imitations. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, with the impression Dr. McLane's Liver Pills. The genuine McLane's Liver Pills bear the signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLane, spelled differently but same pronunciation. February 13 7 ly H Gen Benner Peekmge li tlx M W M beet celling SUtiouery Pick, jn In the world. Ileonliine 24 Sheet! of Piper, 24 Xnrelopee, Pencil, Pe^iolder, Golden Pen end * piece of nimble Jewelry. Complete eemple pickige, with pair if elennt Enfnred Nickel' Sllrer BnceleU (New Style in New York), cent by mill, poetpeld, for J5 cente. 5 pecieeee, with Aeeorted Jewelry, tl. j. bride Sl co.. 207 B road war,Now York. November 21 47 6m NOTICE^ Subscribers to the yorkville enquirer, not regularly served by mail, on the postal routes between Yorkville and Black's Station, Yorkyille and Union Court House, and Yorkville and Rock Hill, are hereby informed that i will deliver their papers along the routes FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAYE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to tho Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done, THOMAS BALLARD. October 3 40 tf WRAPPING PAPER. OLD NEWSPAPERS, of large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale at 50 cents per hundred, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. IBRICKS FOR SALE. 100.000 BRICKS for sale. Apply to / HAPPERFIELD CRIST, fotMl* inquirer. T1CBMS IN ADVANCE : One copy, one year. $ 3 00 One copy, six months, 1 50 One copy, three months, 75 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 ^ar To persons who mak< up clubs often or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per square, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per square, for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts can lie made for three, six or twelve months, and a reduction obtained from the rogular transient rates. A. WILLIFORD, FEED AND SALE STABLES. BOCK HILL. 8. C. fWfnfi "MORE FINE STOCK! 1 WOULD respectfully inform the public that I have just received FORTY young, fat KENTUCKY MULES, Which are now offered for sale on the most accommodating terms, at my stables in Rock Hill. These mules are all in tine condition, and I am prepared to offer Bargains to all who want FINE FARMING STOCK. I will sell thein cheap for cash, or on time, witn note and good security. I also have a number of fine SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES, Which I offer cheap. When you come to Rock Hill, don't fail to call round at WILLIFORD'S SALE STABLES. If you wish to buy stock I will give Bargains in almost any grade of stock desired; and if you don't want to buy, but have an animal that you wish to swap, come and see me, as I am prepared to exchange on fair terms. A. WILLIFORD. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY 1 AVAIL YOUESELF OF IT! * PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND MUSIC. ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire to transmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! Which will preserve them and make them look almost as well as new. Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, buttbecurrent literature of the present day should be put in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be doue in the shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most handsome ana durable style, and at prices which cannot be duplicated anywhere, by E. R. STOKES, Stationer, Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Send in orders at once. T^_l 10 7 if roui uaijr iu THE VERY LATEST AND VERY BEST. THE "FAMILY FAVORITE IMPROVED" Sewing- Machine. T IGHT-RUNNING, Noiseless, no Gears, no i a Cams, no Springs, new and elegant styles of Woodwork. Simple, Easy to Learn, Requires no Repairs, Instruction Book so plain no other teaching required, largest Shuttle used. If you see it you will buy it. Prices as Low as any First-Class Machine. LATIMER & HEMPHILL, Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 6 6 tf CLEANSING AMD REPAIRING. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that ho is prepared to cleanse ?ar ments of any laoric wnaiever, reuuenuK mom perfectly clean, and ifunfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of the goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as well as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. August 22 34 tf CHATTEL MORTGAGES, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. November 21 47 It The Best Family The "NEW AMERICAN" is easily learn more work with 'ess labor than any other application. AGENTS J. S. DOVEY Manager. ( Agent for YorkvilJe and Ticimty, July 18 SERGEANTS GREENSBC MANUFACTURERS 0 " TROPIC 55 COO T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agen LONDON & IHRIE, Agents, A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Mc( J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Che August 2 MILLS AND MUL MACHINERY. I^HE undersigned take this method of informing the public, that under the firm name ol WELLS BROTHERS, they are engaged in the MILLWRIGHT BUSINESS, and are prepared to enter into contracts for the building or repairing of MILLS and MILL MACHINERY of every description, from the largest and most complete Flouring Mil!, to an ordinary Cotton Screw. Each member of the firm is a skilful! workman and has bad the benetitof a number of years' experience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee tbatall work entrusted to us, will beexecuted i . a workmanlike manner. By permission, we refer to the following persons, for whom we have worked: W. J. Rainev, Blairsville, 8. C.; J. B. <fe R. M. Whiteside*, Hickory Grove, 8. C.; Major T. P. Whitesides, R. N. McElwee ana unius namsay, xuraviuo, S. C.; W. D. Lessley, Clover, S. C. We are also agents for the sale of "Excelsior Bolting Cloths," and improved Mill Machiner" of every description. Our post office address Antioch, York county, S. C. W. S. WELLS, M. R. WELLS, ' ' J. W. WELLS. September 26 39 ly* < THE YORK MARBLE YARDT I AM still conducting the MARBLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and am prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. As an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb Stones for CHILDREN from $3.00 upward; for ADULTS, from $8.00 upward. jpSf-Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, anain point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of which, those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates ana oiner iniormauon iurnisueu on I application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gange Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPKRFIELD. January 2 1 ly HOUSE PAINTING. TIHE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he has resumed the business of HOUSE PAINTING in all its departmentsa trade to which he has served a regular apprenticeship, under a first-class painter,and in which he has had several years' experience. Work done in the most durable manner, and at the lowest prices at which it can beafforaed. MARBLING. GRAINING in imitation of different woods, ana all kinds of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING done in as good style as can be done by any painter in this section of the country. ] can be seen or addressed at Yorkville, ana will cheerfully make estimates on work in any part of York, or the adjoining counties. References.?As to my skill as a workman, I respectfully refer to the following gentlemen: ti. M. Grist, W. A. Moore, Hon. T. D. Witherspoon, A. W. Ingold, J. F. Wallace, Lawson Jenkins, Col. W. H. McCorkle, Dr. H. G. Jackson, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, James L. Clark, James E. Smith, Hon. A. S. Wallace, Yorkville; J. 8. R. Thomson, Spartanburg; R. M. Wilson, Gaston; J. A. Brice, Fairfield; J. Harvey Smith, Chester. NELSON DA VIES. July 11 28 ly". BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY STATIONERY, AND BOOK BINDERY. THANKING the public for liberal past patronage, I now invite attention to my complete stock of. STAPLE AND FANCY STATIONERY, consisting, In part, of Flat Papers, Midium, Folio Post, Demy, Letter and Note. Blank Books, of every variety; Envelopes, Slates, Ink, Ac, Fancy Stationery, Gold Pens and Pencils, PenKnives, Writing Desks, Ac. Also, BOOK BINDING DONE, in all its various branches. Sheet Music, Periodicals, Law Books, Ac., bound in any style desired. Ola Books rebound and repaired. PRINTED BILL AND LETTER HEADS A 8PE0IALTY Orders promptlv attended to, at lowest cash prices. * E. R. 8TOKE8, 165 Main Street Columbia S. C. August 15 33 tf ?iO??LT? YOKKVILLE, 8. C. iy%r^\ THIS H0^SE has b?00 thoroughly renovated from cellar to fliciVTS- garret, and newly furnished, ini^-^yr eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING REDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full Houho at a moderate price. , TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR 50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially forCommercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 i. tf J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-SALLERIj 1ST HOUSE EAST 0E THE TAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every nr?ri u Hofprmirmtinn tn do mV & , enables me' to promise satisfaction to all in want of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. June 27 26 tf BOOK BINDING. FOR the convenience of those having old books which they may wish rebound, we have made arrangements with Mr. E. R. STOKES, bookbinder of Columbia, by which we can receive orders for such work and have it promptly attended to, without subjecting to further trouble those entrusting their orders to us. Magazines, Sheet Music, Ac., bound in any style desired. Prices for any style of binding furnished on application at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 27 9 tf NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. TOM BALLARD, Barber. March 6 10 tf NOTICE. I AM still Agent for the "American'' because it is the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. J. R. SCHORB. January 2 1 tf n ?1? 4-v.o, jmy u my iuv NEW W AMERICAN 5^*??i 'T 18 THI{ Only Sewing Machine Kh6) Hgjgm It nas Self Setting Needle. Never Breaks the Thread. MMHBI Never Ships Stitches. ?PPB js the Lightest Running. The Simplest, the Most Durable, and in Euery Respect Sewing Machine! ied. does not get out of order, and will do _ macmne Illustrated Circular furnished on WANTED. 54 . Charles Street, Baltimore, lid. HUNTER & OATES. iy _ cMcCAULEY, )RO. N. C?, F THE CELEBRATED KING- STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, I Hollow Ware And-Irons, and n Castings of al. xinds. Also, on 'PLANTER'S PRIDE' PLOWS STRAW CUTTERS, HORSE POWERS, Saw Mills, Ac. ta, York vi lie, S. C. Rock Hill, York county, S. C. }ounell8ville, York county, S. C. 8ter, S. C. 31 tf