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In a recent number of the St. Louis Republi , can, we observe a description of a machine for separating cotton from the bolls, and cleaning it of all dirt and trash, which, if it really does ell that is claimed for it by the patentees, is of the highest value and importance to cotton planters* particularly since the decrease in steady hand labor on the plantations. This machine will take in the cotton bolls, picked in the rough from the plants in the field, and sep? arates the lint completely from them, and as completelyauwas accomplished by the Whitney and other saw gins: and by using it, three times as much cotton can be picked in a day as under the old system, and the planters who adopt it can send their hands into the fields to gather cotton that is mature with the husks, trash, etc., to be stored away until it can be separated from the bolls, leaves, stems, dirt and sand by a picker before being put through the gin. This machine is an improvement upon an older invention patented by the la;e Mr. John G. Page, of Memphis, and in its new form it combines both a cleaner and gin, the new pro? cess of ginning breaking the fibres much less than the original one; it requires one-fourth less power than the first invention, while it yields more lint and without napping. It is claimed that it will effect a saving of labor of at least one-third, and enhance the merchan? table value-of the cotton ten per cent The Republican says: "The visitors were shown the niachine, which was put in operation by Dr. Andrews. It re? sembles a large grain separator, and was run by steam power. To test the experiment, a sack of roughly gathered cotton bolls was opened and placed on a 'feed apron' at the forward part of the machine. The balls^ cotton, dirt and other substances were swallowed up and disap? peared. It was first operated on by beating pans and and forced against strong currents of air. By this operation, the fibres were cleaned and separated from the hulls and dust Then it is pushed forward to the 'gin saws,' which strips the lint from the seeds, the latter drop? ping by it8 weight into a box or receptacle. M this point the lint is cleaned and separated from the seed. It is then carried through a 'reverted fine' to the lint room, where it drops gently down Ike snow flakes, ready for bal? ing" When it is remembered that most planters have not within a third of the Labor at their command which they had a few years since, and that large proportions of the crops grown last season were left standing unpicked in the fields for veant of hands to get it oat, it must be evi? dent that this invention is of the highest im? portance to them, as it may enable them to save and send to market every pound of cotton Swn. The patent is owned by Messrs. Dow I, Page & Co., of St Louis, who are engaged $i manufacturing the m&ehine in time for the next crop. No information as to the cost is given by the Republican, nor are we aware that any agency for the sale of the machine has, been established in this city. But we have thought the invention of so much importance to the cotton planters that we call the subject to their attention. Death of Bishop Polk.?Being on a long ramble from my home in Cleveland through the States of the South, I have been sojourning for a few days in the city of Atlanta and vicinity, and having been over the battle ground of Ken nesaw Mountain, where General (Bishop) Polk met his fate, I was interested to make inquiries concerning his life as a soldier, and of his tragic death. Fortunately for my purpose, I was visi? ting in the home oi a wealthy and highly in? telligent Georgia family, where Bishops Elliott and Polk were often inmates, and from the gen? tleman and lady of the house I received the in? formation which I desired. On the day when General Polk fell, General Joe Johnston who was in command of the de? fences of Atlanta and vicinity, being at Kenne? sa w, twenty miles north of this place, during a lull in the storm of battle, said to General Polk that the two, with their respective staff officers, would advance to an outlook and see how the - field looked. Dismounting under cover of the crest of Kennesaw, they stepped out upon a spur of the hill and with field glasses were re connoitering the ground between the two ar? mies, when they noticed that General Sherman, with his staff, was doing the same thing from the opposite hills. Being in fair view, they were recognized as general officers, complimented with a shell from a battery near which General Sherman was iitanding. The shell struck close by General Johnston. As soon as the piece could be re? loaded another shell was dropped by the first, when General Johnston said, "Bishop, we have seen all we desire; let us retire," and walked rapidly back to where the horses were left. General Polk seemed lost in thought, and in? stead of following General Johnston to the rear, walked to the face of the hill, and received the third shell full upon his side, carrying off his viscera. His two staff officers sprang forward, and receiving him in their arms, carried him to a conveyance by which he was taken immedi? ately to Atlanta, where he lay in state for a time, and was then taken to Augusta for burial. Having seen It so often reported during the war, that since he became a soldier, Bishop ]?olk had been frailty of using strong drink to uxceas, and also of using profane language, I asked my host and hostess concerning the truth of those reports, With an earnestness which brought tears to their cheeks, they both ex daimed. "No! .no 1 O, no I never never! His Christian character was neversctllied by his life as a soldier."?Standard of thz Cross. -o How to Get Fat.?It is a striking fact that most persons want to weigh more than they do, and measure their health by their weight, as if men were a pig, valuable in proportion to his heaviness. The racer is not fat; a good plough horse has but a moderate amount of flesh. Heavy are not those which experienced con? tactors employ to build railroads and dig ditches. Thin men, the world over, are the men. for work, for endurance; they are wiry and hardy; thin people live the longest; the truth is, fat is a disease, and, as proof, fat people are nsver well a day at a time?are not suited for hard work. Still there is a medium between being as fat as a butter-ball, and as thin and juieeless as a fence-rail. For mere looks a moderate rotundity is most desirable, to have enough of flesh to cover all angularities. To accomplish this in the shortest time, a man should* work bat little, sleep a great part of the time, allow nothing to worry him, keep always in a joyous, laughing mood, and live chiefly oil al Dominates, such as boiled and cracked wheat, arid rye, ana oats, and corn, and barley, with sweet milk, and buttermilk, and meats. Sugar is the best fattener known. ? To keep out of debt?acquire the reputa? tion of a rascal, and no one will trust you. A Festire Account of a Mole Ride in Florida. We have had a hearty laugh over the follow? ing article of an epistolary nature; written by a New Yorker sqiourning in Fernandina, Flori? da. It is decidedly rich: Well, I'm down here in Florida, percolating through the sand. This State is a heap of sand ?all sand?much of it as white as snow. A very quiet State is Florida. No bustle. No confusion. Nobody in a hurry- To-morrow is as good as to-day to do anything, and better. Time is of no account. The climate is glorious. Just one beautiful day after another till you fail to appreciate them. * * * * * * * The boyB insisted that I needed relaxation. My health required it. I had. a pretty fair ar? ticle of health, I tho't, enough to last me as long as I lived. But I must accumulate a stock for future use. The South was the place to get it, and riding wa i healthy. The sand is too deep to ride, except on horseback, so I tho't I would take a ride. I applied to the livery man for a horse. He had none. He looked sorrow? fully at me, as though he pitied me. Did I ever ride a mule ? I never had. He had as food riding horses as were ever saddled, but if wanted a "Rock Me to SleepMother" style of ride, I would take a mule. T _on't consider myself a first-class judge of mules. I had some vague notions about them; supposed they would do a large amount of work with very little feed, and were immortal. I had read of one being driven over the same route by t)\e same boy for eighty-seven years and he was a young mule yet. Bring forth the mule. The mule was brought. He was a meek looking cuss?a perfect "Uriah Heep" of a mule, so far as "TJrableness" was concerned. At least that was the view retook of him. He was saddled, and I mounted. Fora mile or two he paced beautifully. I thought those old monks I had read about knew what they were doing when they traveled on mules. I had a high respect for their judg? ment. Just then my mule began to show symp? toms of what I did not know. I found out. Dropping his head between his legs, his heels described a parabolic curve, or a diabolic curve, or some other infernal curve, in the air, and I got off and set on the ground. I got over his ead, and I did it quick. I'm not so old but I can get off an animal of that kind as quick as a boy. Then I looked at the mule to see if he was hurt. He didn't appear to be. Then I inquir? ed around to know how I was. I reported an abrasion on the left hip, and a contusion on the lower end of my back. Then I thought I would pronounce a left-handed blessing on that mule, and on his forefathers and foremothers before him, and on his children after him. But I didn't. I wondered if he would stand fire. If I had had a pistol I would have put the muzzle to his ear and tried him. Not that I was hos? tile toward him, but I was afraid somebody might take a ride on him some day and get hurt. But I had no pistol, and so that benevo? lent and sanguinary idea was frustrated Then I got up and shook the dust off my feet, and brushed the sand off my trousers, as a testimo-. ny against that place. Then I led the mule carefully home, and stated my case to the livery man. But when I looked that he should offer to send for a doctor or a Samaritan, to do me up in a rag, and pour olive oil and champaign on my bruises, he only laughed. And his man that he had to help him laid down on a bench and laughed?then he rolled off the bench and laughed?and I stood holding the mule?then I laughed. It was ridiculous. But I've learned a little wisdom. Next time I ride on horseback it will be a different kind of a beast from a bo? gus jackass.?Neva Era. Seevtltty of the Fashionable.?"Jennie June," a prominent writer on the fashions, in her May budget comments as follows upon the utter subjection of the ladies to the arbitrary rule of fashion: "There is nothing which shows the ineffable silliness and stupidity of people who allow themselves to be led by the nose, more strongly than the recent canard in relation to the revi? val of long dresses for street wear. Women have written to individuals and to the news? papers, pretesting and begging, almost with tears in their eyes, against a change from the present convenient style, against the attempt to reinstate an old nuisance and enormity, an old sin against health and cleanliness. But they have not seemed to realize at all that the power to prevent it lay in their own hands; that if they will retain short dresses, the wearing them makes them fashionable in spite of the efforts of a couple of male dress-makers m prevent it Fortunately for the flocks of feminine' sheep, their courage will not be put to the test this time. The Empress Eugenie, coolly disregar? ding hints and announcements has ordered a' dozen summer walking dresses, to be made short, and at least four of them are to consist simply of skirt and redingote, with a simulated waist? coat and lace ruffles at the waist and throat, a style very becoming to her Majesty and which she found very convenient tor country excur? sions three years ago, when they were introduc? ed. It would seem as though it mattered very little what the Empress Eugenie (who is not allowed to walk on the streets) wears, to the great mass of women ? who have to walk and work and adapt themselves to a thousand exi? gencies and demands of everyday life. But poor human nature requires leadership, and if any American woman must tag after an Em? press we can only hope that she will show her? self possessed of more sense than they." Secret of ' Tktje Happiness.?There are few truer things said touching earthly happi? ness than the following by Buskin: Gradually, thinking on from point to point, we shall come to perceive that all true happi-! ness and nobleness are near us, aud yet neglec? ted by us; and that till we have learned how to be happy and noble, we have not much to tell, even to red Indians. The delights of hprse racing and hunting, of assemblies in the night instead of the day, of costly and wearisome music, of costly and burdensome dress, of cha? grined contention for place or power or wealth, or the eyes of the multitude; and all the end? less occupation without purpose, and idleness without rest, of our vulgar world, are not, it seems to me, enjoyments we need be ambitious to communicate. And all real wholesome enjoyments possible to man have been just as possible to him since he was first made of the earth, as they are now; and they are possible to him chiefly in peace. To watch the corn grow, and the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over ploughshare or spade, to read, to think^ to love, to nope, to pray? these are the things that make men happy; they have always had the power of doing this ; they never will have power to do more. The world's prosperity depends upon our know? ing and teaching these few things; but upon iron or glass, or electricity, or steam, in nowise. And I am Utopian and enthusiastic enough to believe that the time will come when the world will believe this. It has now made its experi? ments in every direction but the right one, and It seems that it must at last try the right one in a mathematical necessity. -?-._ ? The Cincinnati Commercial says: "Three young mechanics, Joseph R. Westen. Milton Campbell and John Sherrell, created quite a sensation on Plum street, yesterday afternoon, by climbing from the belfry of the cathedral to the top of the tall and stately spire of that handsome piece of architecture to repair its lightning rod. They commenced building their stack of ladders just above the clock dial, on the east side of the steeple, and slowly and cau? tiously worked their way upward, inch by inch, until at last they stood upon the cross surmoun? ting the noble spire, 240 feet from the ground. When they attained that dizzy height, a cheer burst from the great crowd of people that was gathered in the street watching them. The men waved their hats in acknowledgment of the compliment, and continued their hazardous work as coolly and unconcernedly as if they were on a step-ladder, in an orchard pruning pear trees." Sea Fowl. An American traveler gives a vivid descrip? tion of the immense collections of sea-fowl on Ailsa Craig, an island on the west coast of Scotland: "The steamer kept nearing the giant Craig, which was a bare rock from summit to sea, (900 feet high,) and of a* dull, chalky white? ness, occasioned, as the captain said, by the excrement of the birds. We had got so near as to see the white birds flitting across the black entrances of the caverns, like bees about the hive. With the spyglass we could see them distinctly, and in very considerable num? bers, and at length approached so that we could see tbem on the leages all over the sides of the mountain. We had passed the skirt on the Craig, and were within a half mile, or less, of its base. With the glass we could now see the entire mountain side peopled with the sea fowl, and could hear their whimpering, house? hold cry as they moved about or nestled in do? mestic snugness on the ten thousand ledges. The air, too, about the precipices Beemed to be alive with them. Still we had not the slightest conception of their frightful multitude. We got about against the centre of the mountain, when a cannon "was purposely fired. The shot went point-blank against it and struck the tremendous precipice as from top to bottom, with a reverbration like the discharge of a hundred cannon. And what a sight followed! They rose up from that mountain?the count? less myriads and' millions of sea-birds?in a universal, overwhelming cloud that covered the whole heavens, and their cry was like the cry of an alarmed nation. Up they went? millions upon millions?ascending like the smoke of a furnace?countless as the sands on the sea-shore^awful, dreadful for multitude, as if the whole mountain were dissolving into life and light, and with an unearthly kind of lament, took up their line of march in every direction off to sea I The sight startled the people on board the steamer, who had often witnessed it before, and for some minutes there was a general quietness. For our own part, we were quite amazed and overawed at the specta? cle. We had seen White Mountain Notches and Niagara Falls in our own land, and the vastness of the wide and deep ocean which was then separating us from it*. We had seen some? thing of art's magnificence in the old world, 'its cloud-capped towers, its gorgeous palaces and solemn temples;' but we naa never wit? nessed sublimity to be compared to that rising of sea-birds from Ailsa Craig. They were of countless varieties, in kind and size, from the largest goose to the smallest marsh-bird, and of every conceivable variety of dismal note. Off they moved, in wild and alarming rout, like a people going into exile, filling the air far and wide with their reproachful lament at the wan? ton cruelty that had broken them up and driv? en theun into captivity. We really felt re? morse at it, and the thought might have oc? curred to us, how easy it would have been for them, if they had known that the little smoking speck that was laboring along the sea-surface beneath them, had been the cause of their banishment, to have settled down upon it and engulfed it out of sight forever! "We felt astonished that we had never be? fore heard of this wonderful haunt of sea-fowl. It struck us really as one of 'the wonders of the world.' And not us alone: others, not at all .given to the marvelous, declared that it surpassed everything they had ever before wit? nessed. We supposed the mountain must have been quite deserted, from the myriads that had flown away ; but lifting the glass to it, as we were leaving its border, we were appalled to find it still alive with the myriads left behind." -? An Earthquake-proof Church.?The people of California, since the earthquake of 1869, have a great deal of recurring shocks, and, as an indication of this wholesome fear and a desire to prevent loss of life, we have intelli? gence from San Francisco that the Roman Catholics are building there an "earthquake proof church." This edifice?St. Patrick's church ?is built on a plan to prevent the loss of life in the event of the shaking down of the walls. The side walls above the basement are only thirty feet high. At this hight, a roof rises, which with the main roof is supported inde? pendently of the walls by two rows of pillars inside of them. Bo th roofs are firmly bound to the pillars, and the pillars are fastened to? gether by iron cross-beams, secured with heavy iron bolts, forming a network of great strength. The theory of the plan of construction is, that should the pillars be shaken down the roof would be launched off outside the walls, in? stead of falling inside, thus giving a chance of escape from the ruins. In thus falling the roof would be carried aside a distance of eighty feet, the length of the pillars. --4? Lemons for Fever.?When persons are fe? verish and thirsty beyond what is natural, in? dicated in some cases by a metallic taste in the mouth, especially after drinking water, or by a whitish appearance of the greater part of the. surface of the tongue, one of the best "coolers," internal or external, is to take a lemon, cut off the top, sprinkle over it some loaf sugar, work? ing it downward into the lemon with a spoon, and then suck it slowly, squeezing the lemon and adding more sugar as the acidity increases from being brought to a point. Invalids with feverishness may take two or three lemons a day in this manner, with the most marked benefit, manifested by a sense of coolness, com? fort and invigoration. A lemon or two thus taken at "tea-time," as an entire substitute for the ordinary "supper" of summer, would give many a comfortable night's sleep, and on awake? ning after rest, an invoration, with an appe? tite for breakfast to which they are strangers who will have their cup of tea for supper, or "relish" and cake and berries, or peaches and cream.?Dr. Hall. Getting Rid of an Undesirable Tenant. ?A man in Montana, a short time ago, squat? ted on another person's land, and built a small frame shanty. When requested to remove, he positively refused to do so; so one night a squad of men came round, after the squatter and his wife were asleep, and, lifting the whole concern, shanty and all, with deliberate care, carried it to the river and set it on a small raft. Then they pushed the raft out into the stream, and let her go. When the squatter got up in the morning to.go out, he was surprised to find himself about sixty miles down the stream, and making good time in a nine-knot current The squatter observed to his wife that if he ever jot back to his old home war would probably 3 organized on a most formidable scale. A Learned Second Wife.?An honest farmer in the State of Pennsylvania married a miss from a fashionable boarding-school for his second wife. He was struck dumb with her eloquence, and gaped with wonder at his wife's learning. "You may," said he, "bore a hole through the solid earth, and chuck in a mill? stone, and she'll tell you to a shavin' how long the Btone will be going clean through! She bad learnt kemistry and cookneyology, and talks a heap about oxhides and comical infini? ties. I used for to think it was the air I suc*> ed in every time that I expired; howsomever, she tolled me that she knowed better?she telled me that I had been sucking in two kinds of gin; ox gin and high gin. Dear me I I'm a tumble down tetotal man, and yet have been drinking ox gin and high gin all my life!" ? A man who married a particularly plump specimen of womankind, being a bit of a wag, told her one day that she filled the measure of his matrimonial joy full, for she was beautiful, dutiful and arm-ful. ? An old lady being asked what she thought of the eclipse, replied: "Well, it proved one thing?that the papers don't always tell lies." ? A Wisconsin youth, sued for breach of | promise, offered to compromise by marrying the girl, if the Court woula protect him from tnoso other girls who had the same tender claims up- j on him. The New Mod^of Voting.?The system of free or cumulative voting has been submit? ted to the people by the Illinois Convention, in such% manner, that, if adopted, the mem? bers of the Lower House of the Legislature will hereafter be elected upon this plan. Each Legislative District will elect one Senator and three Representatives. Under the system now submitted, voters are permitted, in voting for the Representatives, to cast one vote each for the three, one and a half votes each for two, or three votes for one. It is assumed that the two political parties will, under this provision, each nominate only the number of candidates its votes will enable it to elect, leaving the op Sosing party to nominate the number of can idates its votes will elect. Thus, if a district has 9,000 votes, of which 2,300 are Democratic and 6,700 are Republican, in electing three members, the 2,300 votes, if concentrated upon one man, are sure to elect him because the 6,700 votes, divided among three candidates, will give them only 2,233 votes each, To elect one minority candidate among three, therefore, it is only necessary that the minority party shall have barely more than a fourth of the total vote. If, however, the minority party is grasping, and attempts to elect two candidates out of three, it is liable to lose its Representa? tives altogether. For instance, if the Republicans have 5,500 votes, and the Democrats 3,500 out of the 9,000, the Republican vote, divided among three can? didates, will give them 1,833 votes each, while the Democratic vote, divided between two, will give them only 1,750 each, and Republicans, exclusively, will be elected. At the same time, it is as dangerous for the majority party to grasp more than they are entitled to, as for the minority. If, for instance, out of a total vote of 9,000, the Democrats have 5,350, and the Republicans 3,650, if the Democrats should attempt to elect three candidates, their votes, divided among three, would give them only 1,783 each, while the Republican vote, divided between two, would give them 1,825 each, and thus the Republicans, though in a minority of the popular vote, would get two out of the three members.?Chicago Tribune. -4? D?TY of Young Men.?Our young mem should not look alone to the learned profes? sions for occupation and profit. They must go into other fields. They must adapt themselves to the new order of things, and fit themselves to the new order of things, and fit themselves for other occupations than law and medicine. There is the school house, the workshop, the mineral resources of the State, and a hundred other branches of industry which are waiting, with open arms, as it were, to welcome the earnest pupil and worker at once. We might elaborate these ideas etill more; we might give them in the chaste and beautiful language of the orator himself; but we do not deem it ne? cessary at present to do more than call atten? tion to the subject. We shall allude to it again, and often; for we believe that upon this grand principle depends, in a very great measure, the prosperity and grandeur of not only the State of Georgia, but of every Southern State. Our politics are in too deplorable a condition to afford us any relief. For this we must turn to something else. What grander, or nobler, or more profitable occupation than the ad? vancement, the honor, ana the interest of our section ? To secure these, let us work, earnest? ly, energetically, constantly, with untiring zeal and unceasing effort. If we love our State, our section, the work, though difficult, will be pleasant; and the reward, though long delay? ed, will be ample and glorious.?Banner of the South._ The Civil Service Reform.?Mr. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, continues to work in Congress for the passage of the bill having for its object the reformation of our civil service. It is pro? posed that all appointments of civil officers of the Government, except postmasters and such officers as are required to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be made from persons found best qualified for the position, after open and competitive examinations, and after terms of probation. It provides for three, who shall constitute the Civil Service Commission, the Commissioners to hold office for five years. This Commission is to provide qualifications requisite for an appointment to each branch and grade of the civil service, to establish rules governing applications, examinations, and periods and conditions of probation, and to re? port to Congress at the opening of each session. An examination of all officers is to be held ev? ery four years, and such as may not be found qualified are recommended for d ismissal,.and to be dismissed accordingly. The President or the Senate may require an applicant for any office that requires confirmation by the Senate to appear before the board, and be examined as to qualifications. Black Specks.?Those black specks in the face, usually supposed to be small worms, may be squeezed out by a gentle pressure, but will come again in a few days. A permanent cure can be effected by the use of the following preparation : White brandy, 2 oz.; cologne, 1 oz.; liquor potass, i oz. Wash the face with warm water, use a rough towel, then apply a little of the preparation. This recipe has been sold as high as a hundred dollars and is cer | tainly worth trying. -? A Happy Woman.?Here is something for the fair sex. A happy woman! is she not the very sparkle and sunshine of life? A woman who is happy because she cannot help it? whose smile even the coldest sprinkle or mis? fortune cannot dampen. Men make a terrible mistake when they marry for beauty, for talent, or style. The sweetest wives are those who Sossess the magic secret of being contented un er any circumstances. Rich or poor, high or low, it makes no difference; the bright little fountain of joy bubbles up just as musical in their hearts. Railway Speed.?Jim Fisk, the Prince of Erie, took the Democratic delegates to the Ro? chester Convention from that place in a special train to New York, running part of the time at a speed of seventy miles an hour. Vander bilt ran a train from Rochester to Syracuse, last Sunday week, eighty-one miles, in one hour and thirty minutes. ? Almost any young lady has public spirit enough to be willing to have herfather's house used ior a court-house. ? Horace Greeley favors damming for irri? gation. If reports are true, he favors damning on general principles. ? In the game of love, men used to win wo? men by playing hearts. Now only those who play diamonds are successful. ? There are men who, by long consulting only their own inclination, have forgotten that others have a claim to the same deference. ^ ? A white garment appears worse with alight soiling than do colored garments much soiled ; so a little fault in^a good man attracts more at? tention than great offences in a bad man. _The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad has discharged five passenger conductors for wearing larger diamonds than the stockhold? ers. ? An intolerable bore met Douglas Jerrold, who knew the character of the man who was approaching him. "Well, Jerrold, what is go? ing on?" "I am," said Jerrold, and he did. ? A poor man being ill, on being asked by a gentleman whether he nad taken any remedy, replied, "No, I ain't taken any remedy, but I've taken lots of physic." ? Courting is an irregular, active transitive verb, indicative mood, present tense, third per? son, singular number, and agrees with all the girls?don't it? ? An English writer thinks the American early potatoes will come to an end ere long, for as each new variety is claimed to ripen about ten days earlier than any other, the time be? tween planting and digging will soon be used up. i Literary Lightness.?There is much of valuable suggestion in the appended critical re? marks, apposite to which is the observation of an American reviewer, that the style most diffi? cult of mastery is that which to a common eye would seem attainable by any one without trouble: There is a good deal of truth in the remark that easy writing is generally very hard reading. Grace, lightness, and vivacity are not unfre quentiy the result of exceedingly hard and painstaking labor. We have an illustra? tion of this in the writings of the late N. P. Willis, which owed their popularity to these very qualities. A writer in a late number of the Home Journal, in giving an estimate of the literary character of Mr. Willis, says: "Al? though all of Willis's writings, judging from their easy elegance, seem to nave flowed from his pen without the least effort, those of his friends who knew him most intimately, assures us that he was far from being a ready writer. Four or five pages of foolscap were with him a good morning's work; and it sometimes hap? pened that these pages contained so many erasures, that they would not make a half col? umn in his paper. He was always most pain? staking and conscientious. Parton, who was junior editor with him for several years, says he knew him one evening to write and rewrite a sentence for two hours before he was satisfied with it. He did the very be3t he could every time he put the pen to paper." This state? ment, will, doubtless, apply to a great many writers celebrated for the gracefulness of their style. Like Sheridan's "impromptus" their "airy nothings" are the product of hard labor in their literary workshops. Writing that seems to be as "easy as rolling off the log'" is some? times the result of labor as hard as that requir? ed to roll the aforesaid log up a steep hilL Old Fruit Trees.?The Southern Farmer says if you have any old apple, pear or cherry trees, which formerly bore good fruit abundant? ly, but which are now barren and mere cum bercrs of the ground, reflect whether you are willing to make a little sacrifice of labor and tinje to restore -them to fruitfulness, if you are so disposed, try what kind and generous treat? ment may do for them. Perhaps they have given you various crops of rich fruit, and you have made no return out neglect and indiffer? ence. Perhaps they may have been choked with weeds and starved with briers; perhaps, like the persecuted Israelites of old, you re? quire them "to make bricks without straw," or expect them to bear fruit while they are not fed with that nourishment by which alone fruit can be produced. Go to work, then. Dig or fork around them. Apply old manure to the surface, with a mix? ture of old lime plaster or turnpike dust, and sweepings on the poultry house. Thin out all those small branches which shut out the sun from the interior of the tree; but do not cut out any large branches. Scrape of all the old moss and wash or paint the trunk and large branches with strong lye or soft soap. Remove all that crowd of suckers which spring from the base of the stem, and finish by a good mulch? ing of old rotten straw, corn-stalks, or similar material, and our word for it, the old tree will repay in the next favorable season by a return to its pristine fruitfulness. A Vicious G?t.?A cat nearly caused the death of a child in Perry County, Ohio, a few days ago. Our informant states that Mrs. Jere? miah Hull left her child, aged about nine months, in the room playing with the cat while she was engaged in another part of the house. After some time she went to see about the child, when she saw the cat sitting on its breast with its nose inserted in the child's mouth and its paws clasped around its neck. Mrs. Hull ran and threw the cat from the child, which was almost lifeless, but the cat immediately sprang back on the child, placing its nose in the child's mouth and clasping it arounk the neck as be? fore. A second time the animal was thrown back, and then, greatly enraged, it again sprang forward and caught the child by the throat. After releasing the child, the cat was taken out and immediately killed. The child recovered in a few days. But for the timely return of the mother to see the child, it soon would have been placed beyond the hope of recovery. I ? The Confederate Gen. D. H. Hill insists that the rebellion was suppressed by Southern men. His argument turns in this way: "The first repulse was inflictedLat Mill Springs, by Thomas, of Virginia. The first confidence in? spired in the demoralized army of Bull Run was owing to the generalship of Ord, of Mary? land, at Drainesvule. When two-thirds of the Federal army had been scattered at Chicka mauga, Thomas, of Virginia, stood like a rock in the ocean, against which the waves dash and fume and fret in vain. Had it not been for the stubborn resistance of this one man, and he a Virginian, Chickamauga would have been a complete Federal rout and the South? ern Confederacy an established fact at this hour. Blair, Canby, Crittenden, Alexander and Nelson, were born in Kentucky. North? ern writers tell us that the latter saved Grant from annihilation at Shiloh. Thomas, Newton and Cooke are Virginians. Ord and Sykes are Marylanders. The most successful of all the naval heroes was David G. Farragut, of Ten? nessee, Dupont, of slaveholding Delaware, and Goldsborough, of Maryland, made the first lodgment on the Atlantic coast." ? It is an extraordinary fact in this world that every man or woman who wants something done for nothing, goes straightway to the pub? lisher of a newspaper. He is the free bridge over which merit and demerit purpose to pass the stream of trouble. He is the free horse that every man purposes to ride into the green pas? tures of prosperity. NOTICE! Valuable Water Powers and Small Im? provements for Sale! NO. 1, containing Nitftety-threo Acres, known as the Major's Mill Place, seven miles West of Anderson Court House?the best unimproved water-power in the county. NO. 2, known as the Dr. Gaillard Mill Place, near the Railroad, eight miles North of Anderson Court House. Splendid water-power, plenty wa? ter and can be easily improved?a convenient and pleasant place for machinery operations. Terms?One-half cash. For particulars, ad? dress the subcoriber at Perryville, S. C. THOMAS HARPER. Marek S, 1S70 36 WHOLESALE Tobacco Dealers? O. H. P. FANT and W. S. KEESE are my au? thorized Agents Cor the sale of D. R. Leak's Cele? brated TOBACCO, at Anderson, S. C. They keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Tobacoo, at wholesale, to which dealers ar? invited. They cannot be undersold by any tobacconist selling the same quality of tobacco. All the tobe ceo is warranted sound. 0. H. P Fakt, Agent, Anderson Depot. W. S. EjtEsi, Agent, Southwest Corner Briek Range, D. R. LEAK, Charlotte, N. C. Jan 20,1870 SO At Private Sale! THAT VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, on Eighteen Mile Creek and Seneca River, contain? ing 1770 acres, formerly owned by James Steele The Tract will be divided to suit purchasers! Apply to W. H. D. GAILLARD, Pcndleton, 8. G. Jan 8, 1870 28 LIGHT, pleasant and profitable employment guaranteed to persons in every part of the country. Suitable for ladies or gentlemen, boys or girls. Address XIX Cknturt Publication Co., Charleston, S. C. May 6, 1870 45 i THE POLICY-HOLDERS' LIFE AO TONTINE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTH, 29 Broad Street, Charleston & C, HAVING deposited $50{000 with the Comp? troller General for the protection of its policy-holders, will issue the usual forms of Life and Endowment Policies. It %s the most liberal Company to the Assured in the World. The Charter guarantees to the assured the cash gurrender value of his policy after one annual pre? mium has been paid, except in case of fraud. It is the only purely mutual Company in ths South. It has no Stockholders. All surplus profit* must be divided nmong the policy-holders. is thoroughly conservative. Its investments are confined by charter to the most solid securities, and it is under management of men of well established ability and integrity. Persons desiring any information will please communicate with any of the officers.' WM. MCBURNEY, President. E. P. ALEXANDER, Vice Pres. and Aei. GEO. E. BOGGS, Sec. and Gen. Agent. JOHN T. DARBY, M. D., Med. Adviser, JAMES A. HOYT, Local Agent for Andeiaon, arftl Dr. THOS. A. EVI VS, Medical Examiner. April 21, 1870 43 . GEORGE V* . CARPENTER'S Compound Fluid Extract of Sana? parilla. GEORGE W. CARPENTER'S Compound Fluid Extract of Buchu} THESE celebrated- preparations, originally ia* troduced by George W. Carpenter, under the pat* ronage of the medical faculty, have been so long extensively used by Physicians and others, thai they are generally known for their intrinsic value, and can be relied on as being most valuable rem* edies in all cases where Saraaparilla or Bucha are applicable, and cannot be too highly recommend* ed. They are prepared in a highly concentrated form, so as to render the dose small and conven? ient. Orders by mail or otherwise will receive prompt attention. GEORGE W. CARPENTER, HENSZEY & CO., Wholesale Chemical Warehouse, . No. 737 Market street, Philadelphia. For sale by Walters & Baker and W. H. Nardin & Co., Anderson, S. C. Dowie & Moise, Whole-; sale Agents, Charleston, 8: C. Oct 21, 1869 17 A. B. MULLIGAN, COTTON FACTOR AN? General Commissoxi Merchant, ACCOMMODATION WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. O. liberal Advances made on Cotton* I will, when, placed in funds, D?rchas* and lorward all kinds of Merchandize, Machine ry, Agricultural Implements, Manures, Seeds, &o. Sept 23, 1769 13 ly Greenville & Columbia Railroad. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, > Columbia, January 15, 1870. / ON and after WEDNESDAY, January 19, the following Schedule will be run daily, Sunday ex? cepted, connecting with ?Night Train on South. Carolina Road, up and down, and with Nigh. Train on Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road going North: L've Columbia 7.00 a m " Alston 8.40 a m ? Newb'ry 10.10 a m Arr. Abbeville 3.00 p m " Anderson 4.20 p m " Gr'nville 5.00 p m L'tc Greenville 5.45 a m **. Anderson 6.25 a m " Abbeville 8.00 a m " Newb'ry 12.35 p m " Alston 2.10 p m Arr. Columbia 3.45 p m The Train will, return from Belton to Anderson on Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, Gen. Sup't. Jan 20, 1870 30 U. bischoff. 0. wulbbbx. jf. n. p1if1b. JOHN McFALL, WITH HENEY BISCHOFF & CO., WHOLESALE GBO GEBS, and dkalebs ix WINES, LIQUORS, Cigars, Tobacco, ?See, NO. 197 EAST BAY, CIHAMISSMSJ. StfD. CA. Nov 25,1869 32 * -9-? Schedule Blue Ridge Railroad. ON and after this date the following schedule will be observed by the Faasenger Trams over this Road : up. nowif. L've Anderson, 4.20 p m ?? Pendleton, 6.20 " " Perry ville, 6.10 " Arr. Walhalla, 7.00 " L've Walhalla, 8.30 a m " Perry ville, 4.10 " Pendleton; 6U0 " Arr. Anderson, 6.10 " In cases of detention on the G. and C. R. R., the train on this Road will wait one hour for the train from Belton, except on Saturdays, when it will wait until the arrival of the Belton train; W. H. D. GAILLARD, Sup't. March 10, 1870 87 Tutt's Vegetable Liver Pill* 4 For Liver Complaint, Billiousness, &o. Tutt's Sarsaparilla and Queen's Delight, For purifying the blood. Tutt's Expectorant, For Cough's, Cold's, Consumption, &c, &c*_ Tutt's Improved Hair Dye, The best in the world, Are for sale in Anderson by Waltibs & Baekb, Druggists, and Druggists and Merchants generally throughout the United States. July 29 1869 5 ly JAMES H. THOMWELL, Attorney at Law, ANDERSON C. H., $, O* Office in the residence, immediately oppo? site Dr. Cater's, on Main street. Feb 8, 1870 32 Sm Flour, Bacon, Corn, Ac. FINE lot of Flour, Bacon, Corn, fte%, ea TsBR, Agent hand, and for'sale cheap by M. LESS March 24,1870 89 Ton had better Believe It. ALL persons owing me money had better come forward and pay np, or they will certainly be sued. M. LESSER, Agent, Marqh 24, 1870 89_ Groceries. SUGAR, Coffee, Tea. Syrups, and all kinds of Groceries can be had, at reduced prioe? for cash, by going to M. LESSER, AgBnt. March 24,1870 . M"_ The SponduMx! HAVING purchased my Goods for cash, I want* it strictly understood that I must have cash for them. M. LESSER, Agent, March 24, 1870 89