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(WRITTEN FOR,. THE DANNER.) LINES Suggested by the "melancholy, but glorious fate of the late lamented Col. Clay. Mark #?11 yoh proud horoio form, ia majosty it towofB, ^ With eagle front and datmtlees mien, wheto battle DARKEST I0W0IW, The Mexican, beneath his glance, quails and with nhroudod eye, Reckless of honor, homo or famo, turns with affright to fly. Lo! now where Azirel's shaft Mom thinn'd our chivalry, ho lies, And follow'd by his chosen band, abovo the piercing cries Of wounded men, is hoard thoir loud huzza?it rends tho air? Clay?Clay and victory or death, to hearts that KNOW NOT FEAR ! Yes, 'tis Kentucky's champion ! how fearlessly ho leads "Where waving plumes aro laid in dust, that gallant spirit heods Not earth s alarms, whon struggling to redeem i'rom Tyrant's chain The oppro6s'd?and in that Sacred causo he bloeds not all in vain. Look! he has gain'd a fearful point?the day is almost won? Yot shield?on! save him Heaven! 'tis too lato the deed is dono ! Ho sinks with gazo unconquer'd still, and wildly gathering near His faithful fow are kneeling round, in inuto convulsed despair. But hark ! upon his cloBing ear, the note of vict'ry falls? It stays his parting roul, and for a moment hope | recalls? That dying hand has rais'd the sword?his lips essays a shout? But with tho thrilling effort lifo'B last lingering ray goes out. Hush'd into solemn silence, with unsnokon tearless i grief, They carry forth 'mid music's wail thoir now lamontcd chief, And laying hir?? within his martial resting place, they firo Each ono hiH farewell shot, and all in wordless woo rotiro. The buglo may not wako him now! Columbia's chieftiuu sleeps! Yet hear a nation's voice, which says, as plaintively it swoops,? " Still lives our sainted Clay ! his namo can never never die, 'Tis written with tho burning star of Fame in glory's sky 1" Erskifie College. conrad. Manures. I The following highly judicious remarks j arc taken from the Report of a committee appointed by the Union District Agricultural Socioty, of which John J. Piatt was chairman, and published in the lusi South Caro unian:? " A great deal of importance is attached to the cultivation of the pea, and by no means more than it deserves; the black pea appears to be the favorite ; there is a red pea also, of some species equally as good ; they will lie in the ground all winter, if not sowed too early, and vegetate and come up in the spring. If sowed at the rate of about a peck to the acre, with rve, wheat or oats, they will afford, after harvest, a fine covering for the land, protecting it against the effects of our burniag August sun, and if not pastured, a good supply of *i t 1 i-i-i. ?i.: _ M me very oesi vegeiauie iiutuui lur uie son ; the better way, nowever, would be to turn the vines under in September, with a good plough. It is said with much plausibility, that peas sowed on rye stubble, and ploughed in and turned under, in the fall, is the very best preparation for a crop of wheat. The committee were desirous of being able to give an opinion founded upon correct data,of the proportion of land cultivated that a planter under ordinary circumstances could reasonably expect to manure. It is the opinion of some, that a hand can manure 3 acres in the drill, others say 5 ; suppose then a farmer Dlants 15 acres in corn and I . cotton then if he manure but 3 acres a year, in five years he would have manured all the land he plants in corn and cotton ; in a few years this would work wonders indeed, especially if he were, at the same time, improving his small grain crops by the cultivation of the pea as suggested : and it appears to the committee, that this might be done, and increased as our experience and means increased. If, however, it could be partially accomplished, there is no calculating the vast change it would produce in the appearance ana comtorts ot tne nomestead, the improvement of our stock, and in the ' value of our lands generally; it would be adding interest to principal, the capital daily increased by the profits, which every one understands in a commercial point of view. The committee would beg leave to remark in conclusion, that all attempts to improve our soil by manures, must be a failure, unlesB we improve our . system of culture; that while we continue to scratch the surface soil with our strait shovels and twisters, up hill and down, and across gullies, sc long may we look for our Boil manure and all, in the creek and branch bottoms, and sc long will our waited fields stare us in the % face at every turn, and reproach us with ingratitude and threaten us with starvation. Hoeing Corn Gh'eat care should be taken in hoeing 01 weeding com, to eradicate all the weedi from the soil, as they are not only iropover ish the ground, but if suffered to remain, clog the corn and thereby greatly retard its growth. .. x i Too much hill around corn is another in- < jury to the crop which farmers too much < overlook. It matters not whether it is dry < season or a wet one, it is all the same?too < mn/<Vi rtirt nrnnnil thui-nrn leu Qpriniicininrir I V... . . . s, - ^ ~ . , The roots will penetrate deep enough with- 1 out an addition on the top of the hill, and if 1 any is made, it ?s an unnecessary trouble. 1 and a detrimental incumbrance. The roots i of corn are very long.?and, as the stalk re- < quires moisture, they work down into the 1 fresh earth. ] Plowing among corn after the roots have < become extended is also another bad idea 1 and still worse practice. It breaks the roots j and consequently cuts ofT a portion of the 1 nourishment irom the stnik. When the j corn is small, plowing does no injury, and i saves a great amount of labor, but after the 1 roots have become spread, of the two evils (weed or the plow) weeds are the less. _ ( To obtain early fiiuit by exhibiting , the trees.?Mr. Knight, having trained the branches of an apple tree against a southern wall, in winter loosened them to ! their utmost, and in spring, when the flow- ' er-buds began to appear, the branches were | again trained to the wall. The blossoms i soon expanded, and produced fruit which ! early attained perfect maturity; and what i is more, the seeds from th Mr fruits afforded ; plants, which, partaking of the quality of ! the parent, ripened their fruit very consider- j ably earlier than other trees raised at the ; same time from seeds of the same fruit, which had grown in the orchard. I Cultivation of Orchards.?At a late agricultural meeting at the State House, ! Boston, Mr. Porter, of Danvors, stated that | a few years ago, he had an old orchard oi four or five acres, which had not been plow- 1 cd for thirty years, which his neighbours said was worthless. He plowed it, man- j ured it well, and toolc ofTa good crop of oats, j He pursued the same course the two follow- j ing years. The third year, he had seven i tons of oats, cut before ripe for fodder, and j two hundred and eighty barrels of apples. ! Previous to plowing, he did not get more ! than eight barrels a year. It may be pro- I per to add, that although sown crops with j manure, do well for full grown orchards, J low hoed crops only, as potatoes, beets, and ; turnips, will answer for young trees. Salt.?Never stint your domestic animals in anything that is conductive to their health.?Give them plenty of good, palatable food, water and salt. While they are in the pastures, or confined to green, succu- j lent and fermentable food, give them once j a week a mixture of salt and common wood j* ashes, in the proportion of one quart of the | fn r m a r> i r\ l-i r/>n n f (Un Ifittnr Tt tir i II /In nrnnrl i IWI II1V1 IU 11J 1 LU KJl 11L V/ JL l? ?* Ul UU l^UUU like a medicine. 1 ? Wheat?Wheat is said to be far less li- j abie to injury by ihe grain worm when sow- j ed late, but to offset this advantage, it is ; more liable to rust. Late sowing extends j the period of manuration into what is usual- j ly denominated by fanners, "dog day weath- | er," which is likely to engender rust. bei;s.-Clean the bottom board and whitewash it, and the lower edge of the hive, also thi outside, if convenient, and the inside in the lower part. Put much fine salt into the white-wash. The application promotes the I hpnlth rtf tlip Viooc nnrl torwlvi tr? nroupnl ir> i jury from the moih. It appears to be pleasant to them. The Jerusalem artichoke, which no weather will hurt, which will grow almost any-where. and which produces about half a peck for each root, planted, is strongly recommended as a substitute for the potato. What is a Quarter.??The quarter of wheat or corn cited in accounts of the English markets, is generally estimated at eight j bushels. The exact measure is eight bushels and forty-eight hundreths of a bush- j el, or about eight bushels and a half. The ; quarter is a term used originally to express ' the fourth part of a load; grain or corn having been formerly, and is now frequently estimated by the load.? True Sun, The Albany Argus says, three or four strawberry leaves eaten green, are an immediate relief for dysentary, summer com*plaint &c. "Papers by publishing the above will confer a favour on the community and save an immense amount of suffering and many valuable lives." Braddock's Sash.?A typographical error aays the New York Express, has led to an amusiug display ot historical research between some of our cotemporaries. Braddock's sash, presented to Gen. Taylor, it was stated that on it was worked the date of 1767, and was stained with the blood of the wearer. This led some of our neighbours to assert that the sash was not made until , 1*2 years after Braddock's death. But the ; current of the gift will remove all points of despute. It is unusually large, being when , extended, of the size of an ordinary ham> mock, which is accounted for by the fact I mat lormerly the sash was not a mere orna> ment,bu t was intended to be used as a blanket t to bear its owner, if wounded from the field. . It ia made of red silk, and has the figure 1707, the date of his manufacture, wrought in il9 meshes. Notwithstanding its great age of 140 years, its color and texture have r not the least deteriorated, but it has in some i places dark stains of blood, flowing from the wounds of which Braddock died. Scott's Rout to Mexico. Vera Crux having fallen, General Scott, it is presumed, will now push on to the city of Mexico. Indeed, a longer stay on the :oast would be fatal to his army. From October to April the low grounds in the vicinity of the Gulf are healthy enough, chiefly from the prevalence of the " northers," which blow away the miasmatic atmosphere that usually hatigs over that region ; but after the vernal equinox the heats of summer get in, and with them the deadly vomito pri"to, or yellow fever, which is almost certain death even to those acclimated at New Orleans. Seventy miles distant from Vera Cruz, however, is the town of .Talapa, situated at an elevation of 2,000 feet, where the fatal tierra calintc, or hot region, ceases, and the tierra tcmplada, or temperate region, begins. Here the vomito is unknown. Ilere the climate is senial and healthv. as in the best districts of our Middle States. Even if General Scott should, at present, proceed no further on his road to the capital, it is indispensable that he should advance thus far, or death will assail our brave soldiery in a more terrible form than that of the Mexican bullets. Upon leaving Jalapa, after the interval of a few miles, the ascent to the table lands is begun. These table lands are, in fact, an immense plain, comnrisinff the centre of I ' I O i Mexico, situated at sm elevation of between seven and eight thousand feet above the sea, | and stretching from the vicinity of the capi- I tal as far as Santa Fe, a distance of four- | teen hundred miles. On this magnificent i plateau the thermometer in summer rarely ' ;ises above 75 degrees, while in winter its ! mean temperature is about 60 degrees, i Here fevers are unknown. All the year j round portions of the population of the city ! of Mexico sleep in the open air in safety. ' Once on this table land, and Scott will have j his army secure from epidemics, besides be- j liicr in niirlct nf vnirw nu \vlnr?U Knt i ' o e>' i the presence ot the agriculturalist to teem j with products. I The road, after leaving Jalapa, is com- j paratively good, having been constructed | by the merchants of Vera Cruz while Mex- j ico was a Spanish colony. During the revolution it became considerably injured, ravines were allowed to form across it which were never filled, and trees sulfered to growin its centre until they nearly blocked up the way; but stil, it is a comparatively practicable route. This highway leads through some of the most magnificent scenery in the world ; In succession are seen the snowy Orizaba, the lofty Perote and Popopo i i- ?ii-? < uin^jjcn, wiiusu huuiuuu cone towers io,uuu feet above the sea. In several places arc passes which, if defended by Americrn troops would be impregnable, but which judging from the past history of this war, will form no barrier to Scott's triumphant progress. Before the end of the campaign there is every probability that our brave army will, in reality, " revel in the kails of the Montezumas?Cummings' Bulletin. Lawyers turned Soldiers!?Under this caption a Virginia paper states that pie viousiy to the departure of the Westmoreland Guards for Mexico, the Westmoreland Bar numbered '25 members ; ten of these, and five students of the law volunteered in said company, and are now with the victorious 'army commanded by Gen. Scott, at Vera Cruz. lihe gallant Colonel of the Georgia Regiment is a practising lawyer at this bar, of hi?jh reputation ; several subordinate officers likewise belong to the profession, and there arek'many more of the same sort left," who are meditating martial deeds, preferring to perish rather by the sword than by famine. Having had some personal?experience in the matter, we would express it as our own conviction that the ordinary sufferings of the younger portion of this class seould suffice to render them desperate enough for anything.?Savanna, Republican. A Quaker Turned Roman Catholic. MM 1 .1-- r.i r n. m ? t ?wu i iiursuay, uie om oi iviarcn, oaptism, according to the Roman ritual, was conferred by Dr. Brown of Wales, and afterward confirmation, upon Mr. Jaboz Marriage Gibson, till then a member of the society of Friends. Mr. Gibson has spent a considerable time in Eastern travel, and brought with him from the Jordan the water which was used in his baptism. Two years since he met at the house of -a common friend, near Rome, the present Pope, then Cardinal Archbishop, Bishop of Imola, and discussed. with him topics of religion. New York Observer. India Rubber Cab Wheels.?In London India Rubber has lately "been applied in a very curious manner to the wheels of cabs. A hollow tube of about 14 inches in diameter,composed of India Rubber, and inflated with air, is made to encircle each wheel, similar to a tyre, and all springs to the cab are dispensed with. Thus provided, the vehicle rolls along without making the slightest noise, with a motion, it is said, far more agreeable than if provided with the ordinary springs, oeing totally iree from tne rattling and jolting by which they are accompanied, and with this additional advantage, as any one may be satisfied who will submit to the experiment, that if knocked down, and the wheels run over you, you will sustain, comparatively, but a trifling injury. Ther Philadelphia North American says ; "A very intelligent Cuba planter, now sojourning in our city, in the course of-a conversation yesterday relative to the desti; ny of that island, boldly declared that he looked forward to the day, and prayed for its speedy arrival, when the stars and stripes should float over it. He was convinced that a republican government was the best to live under and the best to maintain. Curious Coincidence.?The Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas was informed by M. Leverrier, that he received on the same day Lieut. Murray's letter, published in the Washington Union, and another | communication from the observatory at Altnn onplncmrr tlio cn rv* a rocnlfc T1^ I IVIIJ lliu OUII1V/ I^CUilOi XIAO V* CXI culation did not vary a fraction, but it was Mr. Leverrier'sJJopinion that the star in question was not the planet his genius discover|cd i "Where did you come from?" said Wilkes to a beggar in the Isle of Wight. ' " From the devil." " What's going on there ?" Much the same as here." "What's that?" i " The rich taken in and the poor left out." i | The President has made a requisition upon the Governor of Virginia for two ad| ditional companies of volunteers ; and upon tho Governor of Georgia for a company of iYi^nritn/1 ?t n n nn/l n K.tt.illino fnr\t luvjuiu^u iiii.li uiiu (A uaiaiijuii ui iuui.^ Parliinent allows the Queen of England for her support $1,750,000 ; for Albert, her husband, 8133,000, and for her horses and j hounds, $310,000, making in all 82,193, | 000. Why is a person playing the banjo, like a man picking another's pockets? Because he's fingering the notes. The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. Notice To the Creditors and Heirs of Richmond Harris, dcccascd. All persons having demands against the i ! Estate will present them 10 D. Lesly, Admi- ! nistrator of said Estate as Derulict, on or be- ! t'oro ihe 20th May 1847, at which time said ! Estate will be apportioned, and closed : And | : as the personal Estate is insufficient to pay the j j debis?and the following heirs and legatees j j reside without the limits of this State, viz; j | Frances E Harris. Agues S Hunter, Uriah ! ; It. Harris, Louisa I. Heard, and A J Harris? i i aiii the creditors have petitioned for the pro- I i coeds of real Estate, to pay debts. It is | [ therefore ordered, that the said absentees do ; | appearand show cause, why the proceeds of i j the rt?al Estate of said Richmond Harris de- j : ceased, should not be so applied, on or before j i the 20th of May 1847, otherwise, their con* i | sent as confessed, will be entered of record i? eo. <su, 10*/. i dm u. Lju,&u i , urti y. | The State of South Carolina. ARBEVIIXE DISTRICT. In jEquity. i Thomas M. Finley, and Reuben J. Finley, | Nancy A. Finley by next friend, T. j ! M. Finley, v. Alexander Hunter, Nancy I i Finley, Granville H. Finley and others, j j ?Bill for Account, Partition, Delivery ! of Slaves and[ Relief. i It appearing to my satisfaction, that Nancy Finloy, | Granville II. Finley, Isaac N. Finley, Robt. Oaki ley and Rhoda his wife, Ahi Deck and Polly Ana J his wife, and Jane K. Finley, Defendants in this ; case, rosido without tho limits of this State: Orj dcrcd that tho abovo named Defendants do appear 1 finrl nlond niwwnr nr At*ivmr tn ilm c.iwl Hill ttrWUin ...... r. -V... , lyiiiiui thrco months from tho publication of this order, or Judgment rno coxfesso, will bo rendered agains I them. H. A. JON ES, c. e. a. n. j Commissioner's Offico, March Gth, 1847. J March 10. 2 3in iThc State of South Carolina. AIIDEV1LLE DISTRICT, In the Court of Ordinary. ! Sarah J. A. Wheaton, vs. Thomas Simmons and others.? Application of CrediI tors, for proceeds of Real Estate, to be | paid to Administrator for payment of j debts, on insufficiency oj personal Estate. It appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Simmons, Frances Simmons and Anna Simmons a minor, parties Defendants, reside without the limits of this State : It is thcrej fore ordered that they do appear and show I n:iiiro wit hin tho tirnp. uir. *20l li Miiu. "1R.17. why the proceeds of the Real Estate of Amelia Simmons dec'd, sold in Ordinary for Partition, Should not be applied to the payment of debts by the Adminisirator on deficit of personal Estate?their cousent as confessed, will be entered of record. Feb 20. I 3m D. LESLY, Ord'y. The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. J. W. H. Johnson and wife. vs. T. R. Puck ett.?Partition in Ordinary. It appearing to my satisfaction, by afFadavit, that \V. W. Puckot, R L. Puckot, and Thomas Abcrcrombo, and children of Mary Aborcrombo dec'd, Parties Defendants in this case, reside beyond tho limits of this State: It is therefore ordered that they do appear and object to tho division or sale of tho Real Estate of Frances Long dec'd, on or beforo tho division, the 20th day of May 1847, or their consent to tho same will be ontered of Record. Feb. 20, 1847. 1 3m D. LESLY, Ord'y. The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In the Court of Ordinary. Smallvvood Witts, vs. Franklin Wilts and others,?Partition in Ordinary. It appearing to my satisfaction that, Lucinda Weatlierford, Susan McClure, Wrn Witts, Thomas Witts, Williamson Wftts, and William Jones and Mary, his wife, parties Defendants reside without the limits of the State. It is therefore ordered, that they do appear and objcct to the division or sale of the real Estate of Stephen Witts de'd, on or before the 20th of May 1847t or their consent to the same will be entered of record. Feb 3 1 3m D. LESLY, Ord'y. , Job Printing, Executed in its various branches at this Office, with neatness and despatch. \ ; fmz% ' '-v-. - 'r" . fifeilii i /: j The State of ^otfth Carolina. ^ ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. Jesso Reagin, vs. Catherin Reagin and others.?Partition in Ordinary. It appearing that NicholaH Reagin, on* of the Defendants in this case, resides without the limitc of thin State: It in ordered that ho do appear and ob- ? ject to tho salo or division of tho Real Estate of Young Roagin dec'd, on or beforo tho 20th day of May 1847, or his consent to tho samo will be entered of Record. DAVID LESLY, Ordinary. Feb. 20th, 1847. 13m The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. H. H. Towns applicant, vs. J. W. Prather and others.?Partition in Ordinary. j ii oppi-uiuig iu my tjuiiuiacnon mill Eilijan Roberts, one of the Defendants in this case, resides beyond the limits of the State. It fs therefore ordered that he do appearand object to the division or sale of the Real Estate ot Betsy Roberts dee'd, on or before the 20th day of May 1847, or his consent to the same will be entered of record. D. LESLY, Ord'y. i Feb. 24. 52 3m The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, In the Couit of Common Pleas. Benjamin F. Spikes, who has been arrested, nnd is now confined within the bounds of the jail of Abbeville District, by virtue of a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, at the suit of | Wade S Cothran and James Sproul, having filed his petition, with a schedule, on oath, of his whole estate and effects, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Acts of the General Assembly commonly called "the Insolvent Debtors Act?Public JNotice is hereby given that the petition of the said Benjamin P. Spikes will be heard and considered in the Court of Common Pleas to be holden for Abbeville District, at Abbeville Court House, on the third Monday of October next, or on such j other day t hereafter as the said Court may order; and nil the creditors of the said Benjamin F. Spikes are hereby summoned person-* ally or by attorney to be and appear then and there, in the said Court, to shew cause, if any they can, why the benefit of the Acts aforesaid should not be granted to the said Benjamin F Spikes, upon his taking the oath, and executing the assign nont required by the Acts aforesaid. J F LIVINGSTON, Clerk. Clerk's Office, Dec 26, 1846 44 t3mO The State of South Carolina, AliitliVILLE DISTKICTj John Lipford, vs. Ann Lip ford and others. ?Partition in Ordinary. It aspearing to my satisfaction, by tlifc Petition o John Lipford, that James Lipford, Jackson Lindsoy and wife Mary, two of the Defendants in this case, reside without th? limits of this Stato: Ordered that they do appear and object to tho division or tlio Real Estate of Ldward Lipford dee'd, on or before the iiOth day of May 1847, or their consent to the same will bo entered of Record. Feb. 20, 1H-17. 1 3m D. LESLY, Ord'y. To till Administrators, Executors and Guardians, Take ISo/ice. Those who arc in default, and have not made ! vour annual returns, are reouired to do so with* out fail, the commencement of the year.~ There are a number of defaulters. ! Jan 18th tf46 D. LESLY, Ord'y. Notice to Creditors. JSslaie of Eiiiiu, Baird deceased. The creditors of Elihu Baird dee'd, will take notice, that i will proceed to settle up the "* Estate on the third Monday in May next, ^ and t|ie creditors will present all their demands on or before that time, as the Estate | will be insolvent, and only pay a part. On that j day it will be apportioned before the Ordinary j of Abbeville District. Feb 1U 518t JOHN BASKIN, Adrn'r. Notice to Creditors. nf W m /\ '-trtf rl \JJ ww wtu% -Iiii/.vivfi; UU/ ?.?,r i^ciVOCl** Not ce is hereby given to the Creditors and Debtors of the Estate of Win Alexander dee'd, to present their demands and make payment to the Adminstrator, as the Estate will not be able to pay all the demands against it. It will be closed in Ordinary on the first of May. ARCH'D KENNEDY, Adm'r. Feb. 17. 51 3m Notice to absent Heirs. Alfred Mounqe, Willis Monaco, and Michael" Lowery and Nancy his wife who reside with, i out this State, and Distributees of W. D. i Mounce dee'd, ore hereby notified, that the : Administrator R. G. Goulding will be ready to j settle their portion of the Estate on or before the lath June 1847, and holding their money in readiness at that time will not be accounta. ble for interest lor.g-er. March 18. R G. GOULDING, AdmV ' March 31 6 tf . To the People of Abbeville. The subscriber respectfully solicits all personeiridebted to the Sheriffs Office for COST, Plaintiffs or Defendant's,are earnestly requested to come forward ami settle, as this is my last year in office, I shall be compelled to have all cost due me in the office settled. You will find myself or Mr Tag wart always in aUen? dance [April 15 7 U] J. RAMEY. DR. JOHN W. McKELLAR, Having located nt Winter Seat, Edgefield District, Respectfully offers hi@ services to thecitizens of the vicinity, in the various branch* es of the profession. Jan. 6, 1847. 45 3m Notice. 1 woidd refer my friends and clients to John If' Wilson Esq., with whom I have left my whole businoss, and who, during my absence, will give al! necessary information and assistance to those who have hitherto given, or who may hereafter be desi* rous of extending to me thoir patronage and encouragement. JOHN B. MORAGNE. , ( i -W-V -IA41* _ A A i i* Lf JtsOC. JU, . ** M rI Dr. C. H. KINGSMORE, i Having made arrangements to locate in the * ' Village of Due West, would respectfolly offer his services as Physiciant to the citizens of the Village and adjacent country.?Office at Mr. A K rations. Doe West, Feb. 16, 51 if ""BLANKS frr .sale a* thU Offici ~~ /v"V* ^ '-'V - f"