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1 ma mmrmM msmt TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. 1 "the fhioe op luserty is btbhisrai. vx<*xx- aktoe." [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. BY DAVIS & IIOLLINGS WORTH. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1850. VOL. XIII NO. I. SBDSSi?ibib&BiS(yis& 7 ANNUAL REPORT ^ of the GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA R. ROAD. Prosidont's noport. OrricK O. & C. Railroad Company, Abbeville, S. C., April 2, 1850. To the Stockholders of the Greenville ifc Columbia R. R. Co. : The President and Directors submit the following Annual Report: Tlie Tabular Statements of the Auditor anil Treasurer, Herewith submitted, will give you a full ami minute account of all the financial affairs of the Company. The account current of the Treasurer embraces only the transactions of seven mouths, beginning the 1st of June and ending the 31st of December?you having, at your last meeting, directed that the fiscal year of the Company bo changed so as to end on the 31st of December. Tins other statements exhibit the business from January to December of last year, and from the commencement of the Road. The business of tho last year compares favorably with that of the year preceding. From Statement No. 5, it will annear that the income. for the year 1355 was - - $279,012.56 The income for the year 1854, made up from previous reports, was ------ 256,710.77 Showing an increase of - - 22,295.79 The eurroiit expenses for the year 1854, as shown in the last report, was 192,241.19 The expenses for 1855, as shown in Statement No. 4, is - - - - 181,735.G0 Decrease in ex., 10,505.59 Which, a?hleil to the in crease of income, makes a difference of ----- $32,801.35 in favor of the Company. Although the expenses have been somewhat diminished the lust year, it is expected that they v.iil less tlie present; hut it is Iwlicveil it until the Hoad has been all gone ovu-i hiiO thoroughly repaired, and all the flange rail replaced with good T rail, that the expenses cannot he brought much lower than they are at present?due regard being had to the safety and character of the Road. The prospect for still greater increase of business'is good. The increase heretofore is the result of oiiliar.rv causes. When the 151 vie Ridge Uoad is built*, wliirh is making progress, and is sustained !>y a powerful iiilluuncc, a very heavy and p : (disable business must necessarily b'j brought to our Koad? the extent of which we will not nmv undertake to predict. Owing to the continued scarcily of money, and the reluctance of capitalists to invest in long time securities, but little inquiry has been made for our bonds. Only 71 ,500 have been sold since the last report. The payments on construction account for the seven months amount to $37 402 45. The interest on our bonds has been regu larly paid as it full due. Notwithstanding -these heavy payments, and the small amount realized from the bonds, the floating debt lias been considerably reduced. As a proof of this, you are referred to the item of " Bills Payable," which embraces the notes and drafts on the Company accepted. These, according to the last report, amounted to - - - $253,830.48 According to the present showing, they amount to - 219,018.92 Showing a diminution of - 34,817.50 The surplus income, as is shown in State. xnent No. 2, is 8151,181.89. This has been applied to the debt.-*. If the capital of the Company had been sufficient to build the Road, this surplus might have been divided among the stockholders; but until the debt is all funded, it would seem to be the trim policy of the Company to apply the income to the extinguishment of the debt. Under ordinary circumstances, it is be lieved that there would bo no difficulty in raising money on our bonds. The debt, when all funded, will amount only to about $1,000,000. The Road, with its equipment, 19 worth more than three times thut Amount. The interest of 7 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, is a fair profit for the use of money ; the interest on the bonds sold has heretofore been promptly paid; the means of payment in future are now more at our command than heretofore; the security is ample; the bonds are good, and still they cannot be 6old, except at a heavy discount. Under the circumstances, il is suggested that the stockholders themselves take !be bonds at a fair price, and save the loss that would follow a _? ?_i? 1.- mi.. ' i 1 |irv9vuii ouic in mnrKO^ llic HlQ|K WOUIC1 then immediately advancc in price more than the amount of bonds at present for tale. The surplus income in futuro could bo divided among the stockholders. The Report of llie General Superintendent, herewith submitted, will give you an account of the operations of the Iioad for ihp time reported, the condition of the fatat, and its motive power. It will be r-~" seen that the Road is in good condition, well supplied with machinery and cars, and that, iu all -its operation* it has been pre eminently successful. This result gives tlu highest evidence that can be afforded thai the men in the various departments of tlu Iioad havo done their duly. The new Iron purchased last Spring, has been laid down near Columbia, in the plate of the llange rail. The old iron taken up should be sold or exchanged, and new iron procured and laid down in the place of the old flange rail on other parts of the Road ; i and so on the business should be continued until all the flange rail should be replaced ' with the T rail. The heavy masonry at Tiroadaway has been finished. A small portion of the embankment at this point still remains to be ; made. This can be done by the hands of ! the Comnauv. :if I licit- own poiivi-iiii-iwc 1 J 1 " The work of building culverts ami embankments in the neighborhood of Newberry, has been continued under contract with llair it Singleton, and the Road great ly improved in that section. The points most needing work it is supposed will all be worked oft' in the course of this year, alter which the work will be stopped. The surveys that were commenced before your lust annual meeting, have been completed. Reports and estimates thereof have been made and filed in the offiee of the Company at Columbia, to which your attention is invited. About the first of January, this much of the work having been completed, and no cvidencj having been given of any substantial aid from the people directly interested in the construction of the projected 1 loads, the brigade of Engineers was disbanded. These Roads, connecting with our Road, are highly important to us, especially that one over the mountains and along the French Broad to the Paint Rock. But it cannot be reason ably expected that our Company, unaided, will undertake the building of it. Our Company needs repose and time to take care of its financial a Hairs, which are, it is now believed, rapidly advancing to a sound and easy condition. The whole matter of these projected Iloads is now submitted to you. The Roard will await your direction before proceeding further. In concluding this Report, the 15<>ard would express its gratitude and thankfulness to IIim who guides and rules the affairs of men, for the success which has attended all the operations of the Company. All of which is respectfully submitted. TIIOS. i'KKUIN, President. MRS. PARTINGTON ON KANSAS. " IIo for Kansas!" exclaimed Mrs. Par linglon, taking her pipe from her mouth, ! resting her elbow on her knee, and palling her foot vigorously, as she glanced sternly over her spectacles at Ike, who was rending an "appeal for aid" in the last number of " the Huncomb Gultrap, and Ilerahl of Democracy." " IIo for Kansas! Why only a little while ago it was fight for Kau?.,o t W..II 1 -- , , . . n vnt i in .is runuy as anyoouy to help my neighbors when they're in the grass, but Kansas ain't no neighbor of mine, and if he wants any hoeing done he'll have to bring it along, or do it Tiinisclf. There's that rotltcn lazy varinont Bill Sniggers, has been high up for Kansas ever since he found out there wau't nothing moro dangerous than hoeing to be done; says I to him tolher day, Bill, if you feel any more like work this year than you did last, you'd better hoe that little goober patch of your'n before you go a hoeing for Kansas, you know that's the only crap you ever plant, and all you have to count on to buy powder and shot, and whisky, and fish hooks and other necessaries of life, and you let it run to grass so last year you could'nt find the goobers, when you went to dig them." Bill swelled up and turned as red as a gobler. Says he, " Madam, you don't understand the interests of the South," and he left, slamming the door so that a heap of daubing fell out of tbo house, but I put put my head out of the window and hollered after him, "I understand, lho\" says I, " it's everybody's interest to mind their own business." " May be, though"?and a bright thought seemed suddenly to strike the old lady?" May be they're going to U7..II i?- :? - i?i ?u:? U^IIV PlbU IIVCO. VTCll) ?IUW to 11 UtlU LIUII^ to fight with, but not nigh so bod as them sharp riflcB and bnggonets and sicli like, they arc a much more specific weapon, and folks is not half bo likely to commit suicide on cach other with 'em. They better take it fist and skull?but let us see how that is. Read on, sonny 1" jt3T A country paper, which sometimes illumines our sanctum by its presence, is remarkable for its typographical accuracy. For instance, in speaking of a gentleman saving his wife from death, it says: "The gentleman scoured a pole cat rescoured his wife from a wafery grave," instead of "The gentleman secured a polo and rescued his wife from a watery grave." Again, in speaking of a concert singer, it says: " Tho venerable christcr came forward," instead of the " venerable chorister," <fec. A magnificent editorial leader closes with the warning, " Beware the idoa of March," rendered thus: " Beware the ideas of Mush." /ggr There is a lady in Boston who is habitually so sleepy tliat her curiosity cannot be awakened. , GEN. MOEGAN. L Among llic incidents connected with the . closing years of this rude but patriotic soldier, the following originally published in i the Winchester Republican of 1844, may , bo regarded as evincing in the narrator a , : singular combination of frankness, simplicj ity and pathos : j "The 'thunderbolt of war,' this brave I Morgan who never knew fear, was in camp ; often wicked and very profane, but never ! a disbeliever in religion. lie testified that himself. In his latler years General Morgan professed religion and united himself Willi fliA IVficlkvloiM'tn nlmi-nU in iliic I under the pastoral care of llev. Mr. (now . I>r.) Hill, who preached iti this house some ; forty years, and may now l?e heard occa1 sionally on London street. Ilis last days I were passed in this town: and while sinki ing to his grave he related to his mini ister the experience of his soul. 'People thought,'said ho,'that Daniel Morgan never ' prayed,' people said old Morgan never was j afraid?'people did not know.' lie then ; proceeded to relate in his blunt manner : among many other things, that the night ! they stormed Quebec, while waiting in i the darkness and storm with his men para ' ded for the word to advance, he felt un i happy ; the enterprise appeared more than ] perilous; it seemed to him that nothing less than a miracle could bring thorn oil' safe from an encounter at such an amazing disadvantage. lie stepped aside and kneeled by the sido of a munition of war and i then most fervently prayed that the Lord ! Cud Almighty would be his shield and dej fence; for nothing less than an Almighty I arm could protect him. lie continued on i his knees till the word passed along the j lines. lie fully believed that his safety ! during that night of peril was from the : interposition of God. i " Again he said about the battle of the Cow-pens, which covered him with so i ..... 1 1 1 1 * ? * ? mui-ii giory as a leaner ami a souner, lie liail fell afraid to figl)t Tarleton wiili his ! numerous army, tin.shod with success, and ! that lie retreated as long as he could, till his men complained?and lie could go no ; further, Drawing up his army in three 'lines on the hillside; contemplating the si-i'iic?in the distance the glitter of the advancing enemy?lie trembled f??r the i fate <?f the day. doing to the woods in I the rear, lie kneeled in an old tree top, and | poured out a player to (Jod for his army, ! iVr !: !! * !!' :i:id f?>r 1>is country. With re - licVed spirits lie returned to the lines, and in his rough in inner cheered them for the light. As lie passed along, they answered hiin bravely. The terrible carnage that followed the deadly aim of bis lines decided the victory. In a few moments Tarleton lied. 4 Ah, said he, 'people said old Mor p ? i .1 ?.i .> i . i " iX.ui never icared ; 'uicy inoiigni oiu Morgan never prayed; they did not know; old Morgan was miserably afraid.' And if it had not been, in the circumstances of tlie amazing responsibility in which he was placed, how could he have been brave V " Tlie last of his riflemen are gone ; the brave and hardy gallants of the valley that waded to Canada and stormed Quebec, are all gone?gone, too, are Morgan's sharp shooters of Saratoga. For a long time two that shared his captivity in Canada were seen in this village, wasting away to shadows of their youth, celebrating wtih enthusiasm the night of their battle, as the year rolled round?l'eter Lauck and John Scliultz. But they have answered the roll call of death, and have joined their leader; the hardy Lauck wondering that Kehultz, the feeblest of the band, whom he had so ! often carried throinrli tlu? <?n.vra n.n>...io O slioulJ ouilive liiin. There is interest round the last of such a corps." GOING TO BED. Going to bed we have always considered one of tho most sober, serious and solemn operations which a man can bo engaged in during the whole twenty-four hours.? Willi a young lady it is altogether a different thing. When bedtime arrives, she trips up stairs with a candle in her hand, and?if 6hc had pleasant company during the evening?with some agreeable ide:is in her head. The candle on the toilette, and her luxuriant hair is speedily emancipated from the thraldom of combs and pins. If she usually wears water curls, or uses the "irqji," hor hair is brushed carefully from her forehead and the whole mass compactly ! secured ; if not. whv then h?r IovaIv iriwo/io ? -J aro soon hid in innumerable biLs of pnpir This task accomplished, a nightcap appears, perhaps edged with plain muslin, or perhaps with hoavy lace, which hides all, save her own sweet countenance. As soon as she ties the string, probably 6he takes a peep in the glass, and half blushes at what she sees. The light is out?her fair delicate form gonlly presses the couch?and like a dear, innocent, lovely creature, as she is, she falls gently into a sleep, with a sweetsmile on hor still sweeter face. A man, of course, under the same circumatnnrpa nota quite differently. Every movement in his chamber indicates the coarse, rough mould ' of his sullen nature. When nil is ready, he snuffs out the candle with hit fingers, like a cannibal, and then jumps into the bed like a savage. For a few moments he thinks of all the peccadilloes he may have committed during the day?vows a vow to amend soon, groans, turns over, stretches himself and then all is silent, saye the heavy grons of the slumberer, EPITAPHS. Of all the curiosities of literature, the most curious perhaps arc those found among epitaphs and monumental inscriptions.? One would hardly go to a graveyard to find food for mirth, yet so mingled arc the incongruous and the ludicrous with tlie pathetic and the solemn, that one is quite as often moved to laughter as to tears by its monuments and memorials. The following sepulchral vagaries arc all genuine. The first is from a churchyard in Brighton, England : " Hero I lays, Killed by ? cliaisc." Of a similar character is the following from a graveyard in Massachusetts : " Ilere lies Tim Roilies of John mill Lucy Leaven, Killed by Lightning Bent from Heaven, In 1777." This was proposed for Francis Grose, a celebrated antiquary and humorist of the ii- ?i? - eiynieciiiu century : " Ilerc lies Francis (Jrose: On Thursday, May 12, 17*JI, Death put an end to Ilis views and i>ro&pCC<6." John Johnson, provost of Dundee, was j much helorcd by his townsmen, who, to show their reverence for his memory, offered a reward for the best poetical inscription ; for his tombstone. Two only were offered. The first ran thus : ' Here lies John Johnson, provost of Dundee, Here lies hint, liore lies lie!" This was thought unsurpassable; but when the town cleric opened and read the second, the prize was unanimously awarded to that. It was as follows : " Here lies John Johnson, provost of Dundee; 11 alleluj ill, Hullelnjee." i The following is from a graveyard in Providence, R. I.: " Hor soul grew so fast within, It linrst the outward shell of si'l, Ami so was hutched a cherubim."' Tn St. Mary's churchyard, Whittlesea, in (lie Isle of Ely, England, is tlic following strange and ridiculous inscription : " Ilcrc lie the bodies of Elizabeth Addition, Her son, Anil old Kogcr to comc." A traveler who visited the place nearly twenty years after this stone was set, says i that "old linger" was still living. The next is quaint hut pithy. It is found 011 the tombstone of the Earl of Devon, who died in 1119: " Oh, oh '. who lies here? 'Tis I, thnjvirl of Devonshire, With Kate, my wife, to liiee full ilcrc; Wee lyved together fifty-five yere: That weo spent, wee had ; That woe gave, wee have ; That wi-c left, wee loste." The following we think arc unsurpassed : " Oh, memory ! thou ling'ring niitrmiircr, Within joy's broken shell, u'l.v ? ....f ..ii t .. ?.J A - ? I??3iujj UU & IUV u, host thee as well 1" WILLIE. "He took the cup of life to sip, But bitter 'twas to drain ; He put it meekly from his lip, And went to sleep again." OX AX I.VFAXT. " Rest soft thy dust?wait tlie Almighty's will? Rise with the just?and Ur an ui>r/rl slilt !" APRIL. A timid, blushing maiden. With downcast, tearful eyes, In her hand an opening rosebud renuineu oy uewy signa Oft advancing, oft retreating, She has won our heart the while, Ami we cannot choose but love her For her tear-drop and her smile. A Rowjc Dctcctor.?It was lately remarked that an exceedingly brilliant auditory, amongst which were many very elegantly dressed ladies, attended, at Berlin, a lecture on chemistry, delivered by one of the most celebrated chemists of the age.? After witnessing a number of beautiful experiments and hearing of the marvels of science, a young lady grew fatigued and requested her husband to lead her from the hall. "My love," said the gentleman,, on reach ing the landing place outside, " wipe your cheek, there's a large blue spot upon it." The lady, much suprised, turned to look at her reflection in the mirrored window of a shop they were passing, and was almost petrified to obscrvo that the 'rouge' on her cheeks had become blue, in consequence of the chemical decomposition occasioned by the gas the professor had used in making his experiments. She quickly wiped her face, and stifled her vexation in the thought that she should find herself amply revenged upon the other ladies io the hall. In reality, the lecture closing at this moment, the audicnce began to disperse, and the gentleman and his wife almost burst with laughter at the sight of cheeks of yellow, blue, black, violet and other colore, which now made tboir appearance in the streot Somo of the ladies who had man uiaciureu lor inepjseivos ivory complexions, rosy chocks, coral lips and obony eye-brows, were so transformed that they would have excited the envy of a peacock. It is whispered that a lecture from the professor would produce similar effects in other cities besides Berlin. That chemist will be warmly welcomed should he visit Paris.-? Paris Letter. - ^ Why is a cow's tail like tie letter F ? Because it is the end of beef, A GENERAL COMPLAINT. Our Yuan,/ Men.?Standing on comers of our streets, lounging in tlic b rooms of our hotels, hanging on at < groceries, and sidoons, sauntering ah the side walks, with hands in their pock may at any time be noticed an array young men and boys that may well made the subject of serious reflection : apprehension by the good people of village. Hoys of less thar. half a score years artifully puff their cigars; very yoi men drink freely when liquor was obtai blc, and vainly boast of the capability withstand the effects of the liquid fire, if therein consisted their claim to manho Night is made hideous by their lioislero ness; day is dcsecratcd by their in lenco. Tlio young arc extremely suscoj>lil?lo being contaminated by the vices with wii they are brought in contact; the tuili of youth, be they good or evil, a (lord index to the career of the man. Manj them have never had any restraints thro upon them, and consequently cannot deemed alone responsible for the profitl life they are leading. While wo take i consideration the fact that many of th have parents or guardians of respect;i standing in society, to whom they hav right to look for the means of educat or employment, they may be looked ti| with compassionate forbearance, while tl : 1..I- :? ? ? hv/ov5 uu|iv:i(iiivu uuiy jl is iu uxci i espionage over them cannot be too stron rebuked. Instead of allowing them to e catc themselves in the schools of vice, they are -*iow doing, parents should that their leisure hours are spent in < common schools. Instead, of allow them to walk unmolested down the n to ruin, their guardianship should in. them useful members of society. Thoi the parent be not aware of the gross ei he is committing in neglecting his eh ho is in a measure held responsible for errors. It is evident, parents as a general thing not exercise that vigilant watchfulness o their charges that their well-being demai Sufficient care is not taken to prevent ll coming in contact with the haunts of br: lers, drunkards, and gamblers. Often il make no efforts to give their sons hoi able employment, and perhaps oftener, s who have become refractory by parei mismanagement refuse to engage in in uai "labor because of the miscoucept that it is degrading. Some of them urge plea, as a palliation for the viciousness, t they cannot find employment, and u indigence as an excuse for not educal their children. Unfortunately this may true of many of them, though we are co dent all may be given some means of pi tably expending their time.? While} Chronicle of March 14. ROMANCE AND PORK" ANDIBEANS. j.uuju iiiu duiiiu [iuu|>iu who hf>[>uai have no sentiment aliout them. This r practically illustrated a couple of days a A young friend of ours has a nice li wife, and is brisk at house-keeping, bu notoriously forgetful about attending the numerous little provisional1)' ord just as necessary for a happy household love itself?for people with well filled stf achs are always more inclined to 1 than the hungry and cold, no malte romance and roast beef are incompati in books. Well, the other morning, a receiving strict injunctions not to for this and that little trifle, and espccis "gomo meat for dinner," our friend gi eenlimental with the parting end< menu?. " My dear," lie said, " you have given ino that locket with your likcnes: it, which I ought to have had before marriage." " Oh, you don't want it?you are o pretending." " Pretending, dearest! Nay, I pron to wear it next to my heart till death pi us." " And will it always remind you?" " Aye, it will always remind me, s\v ono, of our early vows?of my early lov< of the angel spirit (our friend is roman guiding and lighting my pathway?" "But, my dear, will it remind you"Yes, dearest one.it will remind every time I gaze at it, every lime I pi my lips to it, of the holy love I bear angel original, of the deep devotion of a which is all hers, of?" "But my dear," interrupted the fond t< happy wife, intent on Tier idea; " will it mind you to bo suro and get that meatt dinner P Sentiment and romanco dropped, pork and beans triumphed. " Zobediali," said a country schc master, " who is the Emperor of Russu u Wigtoria," was the reply. " And wh( tho Dey of Algiers !" " Thunder i lightning" cried Z?b, " I've heam tell of Day of Judgment, and Day of Pcntec< and Thanlwgivin' Day?but I cave on other." Jty Wliy is a fly one of the tallcsl insect*? Becauso he stands ovor six I without shoes or stockings. 'i : . tar a man in Kentucky was so er mously big, thnt when ho died it look I clergymen and a hov to prcaclt his fiint sermon, J j. ? a iiBifliL a a a, _ ar- GOOD LAND?AND ITS VALUE. aur There is perhaps nothing in which farmers >ng show their discernment more than in prop- r els, erly estimating the value of land. Wo ,1 of will hero call attcution to a few general ? l?e principles which may he useful in coming s md to correct conclusions on this subject. c our We will take it for granted that land 1 of which produces only enough to pay the c mg cost of cultivation is worth nothing?mere- 1 na- ly worth having and nothing more?like a j, to laborer that is hired for his hoard and cloth- i as ing. Land then has a money value when rJ od. it will, under proper care, produce a crop f us- worth more than the cost of cultivation, j do- Thus, for example, if it cost as much as the price of eight bushels of wheat to grow a of crop of wheat on one acre, then land which iich will yield only eight bushels to the acre lias ons no value. But if land which yields eight an bushels to llie acre is just worth cultivating of and no more, how much is land worth that j wii yield nine bushels to the acre? Perhaps be some ono may answer that it is worth as ' ess much as a bushel of wheat, and that when j nto wheat sells for one dollar a bushel, an acre ' em which will produce one bushel of wheat ' ,ble more than the cost of cultivation, is worth e a one dollar. A little retloeliou will, however, ion show that such a valuation would be onion tirely wrong. The money paid for land I lev like any other investment, should be re _'ise quired only to return a fair interest on its gly cost. Therefore if one bushel of wheal tin- worth one dollar is tlie return made by an as acre of land for one year, the value of this j see ^ere is the sum which would draw one dol- ? our hir of interest. Supposing that ten per in or cent, is considered to be an adequate return sad for landed property, then an acre which ike yields one dollar's worth of produce above igli the cost of tillage is worth ten dollars. ]f ror six per cent, is considered to he a fair reild, turn, then it is worth sixteen dollars and his sixty-six cents. At first sight it may appear .easouable to maintain that land ;do cap..-.0 of producing eight bushels to the ver acre is worth nothing, whilst that which ids. will produce nine may be worth from ten leir to sixteen dollars per acre. Hut every pru iv.'- ueni man Knows liial it is the same tiling , iiey as giving money away to pay for that \ lor- which will bring nothing in return. If ho < ons pays out monoy ho will cxpect to re- j ital ceive something for interest on the amount ( an- expended. ( ion Reasoning in the same mariner as above, l]ie it will be easily seen that land which will hat produce eight or ten busla-ls to the aero ivr0 above the cost of cultivation will bo worth ( j?fr from one hundred to one hundred and fifty j kc dollars per aero. Of course, a great doal ?f|_ will depend upon the rate of interest, and 0fi. therefore upon the abundance or scarcity of | 'tall capital. We have used tho expression ' cost of cultivation," and wo mean thereby. tho ' whole cost of growing a crop, which beside ( r to tlio coi-t of labor and seed includes the ex- 1 !vas pense of keeping up fences and taxes, and 1 S?' also another item which is frequently oinit^l'e ted, namely, the wear of the land, or rather 1 ^ ls the amount which, spent in manuring, t0 will make the land as good as it was before v ur?? the crop was grown. lror it is to In- taken 1 as for granted that no wise farmer will let his ),n" land become poorer from cultivation.? ove And therefore a larger price should be paid r for land that will " wear well," than for that 1 which requires a great deal of manuring to J fter keep jt up. | get The principle which we have endeavored ' dly to explain is perfectly accurate, and still 1 rcw there is danger of its being misunderstood f ;ar- in practice. We will therelorc state it again 1 in a somewhat different manner. To find 1 nnt tlia vntim l'tiwl tvn tntie* lrr?r?iv I ? iii of the crop which it is capable of produc- ' our ing ono year with another; and we must 1 know also the cost of producing a crop. 1 nl\' If tho coat of production is less than the I value of the crop, then tho land is worth a f )iso price. It is worth the same which, invested ?rts at interest, would bring as large a net income as that yielded by the land, after pay- s ing all expenses. a lu'ain iv 1 hit inn lioi'a . Inil it 111 fl a iv/iii "hiii it \j 11 ci? v> otn tcu (iuuiu !/ vim 3? bo seen tbat tbero may bo a difference of c tic) only a few bushels in tho yield of two pie ces of -land, and yet the one may bo not 1 ?worth having, whilst the other is worth * me twenty, fifty, or oven a hundred dollars per ? ess ftcre. And since it does not cost much ^ its more to cultivate tho same piece of land B life whether it be rich or poor, it follows that * wherever manure can be had for a reasona- ' md hie price, it will provo tho cheaper plan for 1 re. tho farmer to mako his land rich. For the ' for same reason it will generally he found to be ^ a more profitable investment for him who 1 lnj has spare capital to spend in improving the land he lias, rather than hnv mnrn Rut still there is land which it would he unwise t >C)1" to spend anything upon, in tho way of ira- 8 1 provoraent, unless manure were cheaper ? > '8 than it is likely to be soon. For our own * part, we aro/juito a beliover in tho rule of ^ie ah old farmer, who practiced on this prccept c 5?t, ?w Good land,1' said ho, " is cheap at any { the price, provided yon can pay for it; poor > land is dear at any price." n tof An exchange, noticing tho present j feet 0jf ? silver cup to a coteinp.orary, says : '*?Xa needs no cup. lie enn drink from ior- any vessel that contains liquor, whether the 1 nvo neck of a bottle, tho mouth of a demijohn, ral the spile of a kog, or the bung of a bar- ] rcl," , HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE, BY L. DUIIAXD. Betwixt tho terms, IIorlicuHiirc and Agiculture, there is generally supposed to be t wide division of interest and meaning, uul llicy are invariably treated^ as separate ciences. This, in my opinion, ie an egre;ious error. The two terms arc so intinatelv connected together that it is diffiult to tell where one begins and the other onvno /.(V f. t V. . vw vu? iutlKj ItlllllUlO QUUIl IV IJitVU fill dea that Agriculture and Horticulture have 10 particular or special connection together, riiis idea is a great mistake on their part, or tlic two liavc a very special and close nterest with each other. Agriculture, nopcr, means the improvement and culti ation of the soil, on the farm at large, in ho various kinds of crops grown, worthy >f cultivation. Horticulture may bo callcd arming more refined ; that is, garden cub uro, or tlic cultivation of all classes of veg'tables, fruits, flowers, fruit trees, &c. So hat the farmer should not only learn to bo i good farmer or agriculturist, but should ilso aspire to? ho a good horticulturist, by uactiee. When the two are combined to jethcr with skill and practice, scicnce, ?fcc., he farmer may then stand at the head of lis profession. Few of us can or do have a just appronation of what an improved agriculture and lorticulture will have on the community at argo, in refinements and civilization. In act, it is one of the motive powers of progress towards refining and civilizing man, n which all may partake and be benefited. Hie improvenient'of the soil has a peculiar .'fleet, or will have, on all who will engago i) its cultivation in the right spirit, to soften lown the rough nature of man, aud make lim a creaturc of patience, hope, and good .vorks. True, this may not be the case vhen the business Ls simply followed as- a neans to get a living and make money. Hut when the mind and heart is engaged villi the hand labor to carry forward this jusiness, then it is that the cultivator be:omes a real improver of himself and his ace. For instance, who ever saw or heardt >f an improved agriculture or horticulture jrowing up and flourishing in a land of 1 Heathenism and Idolatry!" No one. What dots tliis fact prove then ? It says,, n plain words, that whom din ?..V vuiwnniiuu >f the soil is neglected, from generation to ;eueration, that misrule, baibarism, ami [loallu.'iiiMii will t:ike the place of civiGza.ion and the arts. This fact can be abunhuitly proved by past ages, and, of course,, lie same rule and practice would again bring about the same results in time.? ;\gaiu the improvement of the soil brings ivith it all the various kinds of rural embellishments of the day, which go to make up tho happiness of civilized society. In. fact, it would bo difficult to name any spe:ial improvement of the ago which does not have its foundation from this source as i starting point. If these points arc tiue,. .hen should not all feel un interest id p??~ noting these objects, which all are so natinately connected with ? Then, as we haveihown that not only farmers and' gardeners ire interested in this development of the esourcea of the soil, but the whole coaanunity at hirgo are brought in debt to this, source, of course we expcct that those lireetly interested in soil cultivation as & lieans of obtaining a living, will feel more' nterest in this subject than those not directy in connection with it. Hut still there is. i principle bpvoml lli? mf>ro ? s.i? 4 j ?? .~v>w uviini iucn mil view of tlic subject which is worthy of Ulenlion and consideration. In this graspng age wc know the first question is, how nucli " money " can we bring out of it a? i business? Our question now is, what is his business worth to us as an improver of norals, health, happiness, long life, See. I jet every individual answer this question or hiins.lf at leisure. Busk your Tomatoes.?It is just as seniblo to grow peas without bushing them is it is tomatoes. You may grow both in i slovenly sort of way, if you have plenty >f room on thft nrrniinfl li??? ??? ??? - 0 ~K.. JVU V?U glUIf sitlicr twice as well upon something to sup>ort them, and tomatoes are decidedly beter grown up in the air than near tha 'round, under the shade of a mass of vines. [*he best support for a tomato vine, is a hort bush set firmly in the ground. The >ranchea have room to spread among the imbs and support tho fruit, The plan i& nuch better than tjbg to stakea and rimming, according to our experience.--* Ye have tried both ways.?Agricultural Exchange. Cabbage Worms.?Jobn Farrar, one of lie most practical farmers in lite State> ays, these destructive ins*ds may be de~ troved in the following easy and simple ray: M Break off a large leat from tbe bottom >f tlic cabbage, and place It on tlieU?ix.un-_ " *ZV-T >cr side dowrt. Do this in tho evenfitg unflP n tho morning you will find near or qniU> ill tlio worms on cnch cabbage .have token ip their quarters on this lestfi. TakeoJPth^ uuf and kill thdra or Pood tlicm totlieehtcbins, and place tho ieaf back ff tiiero'W any noro to.calcb," ?????? dfcd jtST The young lady who fell in lova ias just been pnlleil out by the daring fellow ivho successfully struggled with the world. ?