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. ;7v :;'!''! REFLEX OF PO^XJX^A^H EV^lsTTS*
JOHN e. BAILEY, PRO*R. GftfcENVILLE, jSOUI'H CAROLINA. JULY 28. t86?. VOL. XVt ?Vtt in
F. towh B?.
EDITOR.
flubiiIlia Til i MUnftr annate.
Ammmwn Imrut at (K? ntM of
? dollar for i^un of t Wei re Minion IIm
I iM l)no) oo Uoo for tba trrt tarorttoo,
j ooot* each for the tecoud Mil fblM tniertlvM,
and twohtb-lbn onU for oabooqooat
laNHtonti Trrflf eoatrWll HI ho made.
All MHHIlitHto kw( k>w (bo aunbtr
Of tomilMi HtHM on tboai, or tboy will bo
toiirtil till oidotod rat) and charged for.
Hal?o? or4rto4 othorwlao, AdtertUomohU
WlO laraHoUf bo ' dlrplojrod."
UfetUary notloor, and oil aiUtn Inuring to
to (bo brar4t of aajr rot. oro rogttM or
Hit World U What Wt Haku It
r w. a. ifouwb
fa? roll not this o role of tooro,
A world of (looa oad torrow;
One bnlf the grief ibot o'er or comet,
From trlf wo tfUk borrow,
The oartb it beratifol end good j
IIow long Will mm mittako It F
flu folly la Within ouraalvaa t
" Tho world la aa we inaka it."
M w? hat ttrita to mk? thw ban
Of tfoablw that hat all IM|
lot toad of Moating caroa half-way,
Th?y would not ao appal at.
karth haa a apall fur larlag UowrU;
Why abould ww oowk to break itf
iNt'i realtor Ww ara inatowd ttf tlaruf
u Tba WOPId U what ha awdka It/'
tf truth and laVa, and gratia worda,
Ww took tba paina to awarlah*
Tho aowd of diaooatoSt Would dla<
Aad pwoea and coaowad iouriah.
Oh I baa not rack aotna kindly tboaghtf
Than lot'a at onoa awaka it;
BaUarlag that for gwwd or ill,
Tkt world it what ?a aaaita it."
1 ...I II--" " . ?
II r. OMnre Peabody aad his Seeofld
ilfc to the South.
. The Now Bedford MerCury, of
duly th, says Mr. George Peabody
o second gift to promote education
iti the Southern States is
even greater than it had 6tated it
to be, and adds:
Beside* tho valuable stocks,
worth more than a million of tlol
turn, lit adds $384,000 in Florida
bonds, winch will ultimately be
paid, and will swell the amouut
of his gifts to this one object to
nearly $4,000,000. The letter to
(he trustees, advising them of this
new gift, was written by Mr. Peabody
bitnaelf, and shows the clearness
and vigor of his iutellcct, notwithstanding
the fact that he is
suffering from a disease of a serious
nature, painful and proetrat
ing, and which, he is conscious,
tunst before long terminate his life.
This interview between the great
philanthropist, lying upon his sick
bed and the distinguished gentlettien
who have so wisely adhiiuistered
his magnificent charity, was
an exceedingly affecting one.
A description of iti and particularly
of Mr. Peabody's remarks,
not only in regard to the educational
scheme and what he expects
to result from it, but in relation to
the war, would intensify thepu lie
regard tor im, not only as one of
the greatest of lienefbctors, but as
one of the purest of patriots?nev
er for a moment faltering In lite
allegiance to the Government,
though never forgetting that the
North and South Constitute one
Country, fie will iu?t live to see
the full fruits of his noble charity.
But the great hanker, in his lieat
days, never embarked in a scheme
more certain of success or promising
more magnificent returns.
11 is educational fund is accomplishing
and will oongutnmate what
changes <>f the constitution could
never effect, the existence of real
and abiding harmony between the
North and the South.
Mr. Pea body, we learn, designs
to administer upon bis own estate.
Death will fina him possessed of
only means sufficient for a becoming
be rial, lie will leave nothing
for heirs to quarrel about. Hts
vast estate will not lie tied up in
chancery. at the instigation of soma
avaricious heir at lawf to the sore
disappointment and suffering of
needy beneficiaries. lie will finish
his ^*>d work.
Ksw Flocb.? Wa omitted last
weak to acknowledge oar indebted
4^ 41 1# t m_ a en a
MMIQIKV ?. m A* TTMOfold
for a sprjcimea wet of now
floor ground at their Milk near
Rekivlife. Thia floor, for erery
enality that make? it good, ?aonot
fie excelled. If there are ear who
doobt i?, they can eaaily be eenvin ed
by gjfrifw the Wakefield Mifle
a chance to make them a cample
ef the satue. The gentlemen w?H
please accent otir thank*.
tqwfiwhff Sport*n.
Ttmtfjp Chittue.
As but few persons among us
have experience In the culture of
this foot, or are apprised ot its '
vast intrinsic value, and as the j
season is near at hand when it
should have attention, we deem it
not inappropriate to throw out a 1
few brief suggestions, founded np- *
on our personal experience and in- <
vestigations. in regard to it. 1
T'<e soil for turnips should be (
such as will grow good corn. It
sllUtlld lie iidu mid orv. Ami. villi
T J 1 1 " *" |
these qualifications, the more sand
the better. Clay, or wet soils, are '
least adapted to its growth.
Preparation. ? We would re- ,
commend the deepest and most
thorough pulverization of the soil
that the means at command will
admit of J sow In drills two and ,
ft half feet apart, according to rich'
ness of the soil and the variety to <
be sown. If manure is needed, a
deep furrow should be opened and
the manure bedded on, and the
ridge reduced by knocking it off
with a board, or by passing a roller
over it. If to be had conveniently,
I would recommend the
using of a drill-barrow, which accomplishes
with dispatcb*-at one
time passing over the ground?
opening a furrow, dropping and
covering the seed and rolling it
smooth, pressing the earth close
around tne seen, and thereby facilitating
their germination. There
should be but a slight elevation or
ridge, when the sowing is finished ;
they dionld be reduced to a stand
at two workings, in a manner similar
to cotton. The lightest cultivation
that will accomplish this
and leave the ground well cleaned,
is best. As to the distance to be
given in the drill, it must be governed
by the kind cultivated, as
they vary In size from one to
twenty pounds in weight, and oc
casionaUy much larger. In this
clilnate, the different varieties may
be sowed to advantage from the
last of July till Ootober; as also
some kinds in early Spring. We
would recommend for table use,
the Yellow Aberdeen, the Small
Purple Flat Dutch, and the Yellow
Kuta Baga * the latter is highly
recommended for stock also. In
addition, the best acclimated turnip
in your neighborhood. B}*
best, 1 mean that which has size
and flavor to commend it, and
which grows well in the ground,
and keeps well till late in the Win
ter; yet has not stringy, tough
tap roots. With good ground, or
thin land, judiciously manured, a
crop of Iroin 500 to 1,000 bushels
mav be safel v counted on per acre,
ana ire value estimated at from
one-1'ourt to one-halt as much as
the same amount of c rn, if fed
to cattle along with their dry food
in winter. The prevailing idea
that they are an exhausting crop
to the soil, is trrofieotis; as it is a
plant that draws largely uj>on the
atm<?phere for its growth and development;
and not until it begins
to go to seed d??es it work an injurv
to tliu b.til
[Southern Watchman
How a Chaplain Came to
Swear.?I have a friend who woe
a paymaster in the army doring
the "late unpleasantnesa." He is
accustomed to pay great respect to
clergymen, ana nothing could induce
him to say or to do anything
offensive in the presence ot the
? cloth." Presuming, also, that
he never swears unless he it very
angry, 1 will tell yon a little circumstance
that once befell him.
He was paying tha ?th regiment
lllinofs infantry, near Murfreesboro*,
Tenn., in 1863, and was
greatly annoyed and interrupted
y a half drunken officer of the
regiment. His patience gave out,
ana he swore considerably. When
the chaplain was called for pay, a
hard-looking, long-bearded man,
who had been lounging about the
I tent, and wbo my friend bad mistaken
for the rook, carae forward
and announced himself ae the
chaplain.
After paying him, my friend
took bim aside aud commenced
apologising for swearing in bis
Ceeenee, when lie was interrnpted
' the chaplain,- saying r
"Major, no apology it necessary.
That a?d scoundrel* it enough
to make anybody swear. He has
made mo swear every day since
Pve been with the regiment."
i Fancy the Major's feelings f
Fnbodf School in GreeaViiis, 8. 0.
Those interested will observe,
by referring to our advertising col
uinns, that oil the lflth of the ensuing
August, the Peabodv Schools
located at Greenville, S. C.. will
be opened. On the second day of
the month the Coinuiissionere will
enter into ttn election tor two Principals
for the male and female departments
respectively.
The mahy pupils who will enjoy
the educational advantages which
will be set before them, through
the instrum entality of him who has
already won so enviable a reputation
tor beneficence, will in return,
we feel sure* render nniold thanks
to the eminent- Philanthropist,
whose wealth is used only to bless.
These schools will be located in
the town of Greenville, 8. 0?, the
site boinir connidorod mr
bly eligible on account ot health.
1'lie Ili v Ellison Capets is Chairman
of the Board of Commission
era, and his name and character
bespeak a faithful execution ot litis
important trust. Model habitations
will form a conspicuous feature
in these schools, in which refinement
and education will go
hand in hand.
Six of seven teachers are to be
electee, with salaries ranging troin
$400, to $1,200. The Greenville
schools have been already in operation
for a year and u quarter.
Their success has been most decid
ed. Over 250 children have been
taught in them. The course of
studies is now to be enlarged, so
as to include a range of instruction
only second to a collegiate standard.
Their benefits are freely offered
to all suitable pupils, and
their happy fruits are widely exhibiting
themselves, in the men->
tal and moral resources, with which
they are blessing so many. God
speed to the good work I
The advertisement gives theconv
ponsation the elect will receive, together
with other information.
We aregla.i to see the name of
Ilenry C. Morkley, Esq., associated
with this laudable enterprise, llis
i a ?i
umiviU itu M.OI 111 ^lAAl WUIItOj JWIU
the energy and purity of his character,
are most fittingly and beautifully
identified with the noble
charity ot George Pealiody.
[Charleston Courier, lGfA.
A BosTorr pafkk bats : In the
latter dart of February, Mr. Tailby
purchased two potatoes for fiftydollars
each. These were cut in
pieces, each with an eye, and exposed
a day or two to dry, and
thon put in boxes of earth and
placed under the glass. One of the
potatoes had ten eyes, the other
th irteen, bnt two of these were bad,
so that but twenty-one sprouted.
In abont three weeks the sprouts
were two inches high, when they
were cut off and placed in small
pots, and rooted, and in two weeks
more these sprouts were cut in the
same manner, and another erop
secured from the original stock :
and this practice has been pursued
until Mr. Tailby hae grown three
thousand plants from those two potatoes,
and he has now orer a bush
el of email potatoes, some of them
larger than hen's egg*. Some of
the cuttings were grafted into old
potatoes, from which all the eyes
had been removed which brought
them along a great deal sooner.
Edttowittp of thk Nkw York
Timks.?The New York Son says ;
M Wo loarn that the important office
of editor of the New York
Times has been offered to the Hon.
John Bigelow, and that he holds
the offer nnder consideration. The
Attractions are said to consist of a
salary of $10,000 a 3 ear, with a
large interest in the proprietorship
ot the paper on very favorable
terms As Mi. BfgefoW had just
completed his arrangements for a
protracted residence in Europe, be
iihiiiihiijr iiotmiiict xmj cunii^e nm
plana. We trust, however, that he
may be induced to accept the
place.*
$ #ip
Ma/. P. 0. Pendleton, oditor
of thetValdosta (Ga) Times, died
laet week from injuries sustained
a few days previous by being
thrown from a buggy in which lie
was riding, near hit home^
? ?t>ii *
It is said that George Peabody
designs to administer upon bis own
estate, and will leave nothing for
heirs or tax gathers to quarrel
about*
Aquatic Soorts.?Whale* Capture
on Loaf Island.
[8i| Harbor Corraapvodaooa .of tba Moridtl
(Coon.) RepdfeHctn, Jan# 1.]
This morning, bearing that i
whale had been etsght jnst sost
of Long Island, a little out fror
the beach at Amtigiinsett, 1 too
my family to see what was to us
great wonder. Two whales wer
taken?a young onh atld its tnotl
er. They Wore seen from th
shore, playing in the ocean. Th
eager fishermen sprang to thei
boats, and in fonr hours they ha
secured their prey. One boat wa
dashej to pieces, hut no man wa
injured, and the loss was sma
compared to the gain, which wil
amount to not lees than $2,000 o
$3,000. The whalemen had floa
ed their prize as near to the shor
as possible, and when we arrive
at the beach the tide had gone ou
and left the great creature altnoi
high and dry. I stood noon tb
monster and saw the bluober en
off in huge pieces ten or twelv
inches thick, leaving a great, raw
bloody carcass thirty feet long, t
lie upon the shore and sink int
tho sand, or to be swept off int
the ocean by a storm. A whal
captain telU me he has eaten tl
meat of a whale, and pronounce
it almost as good as beef steal
The fishermen affirm they wonl
ask nothing better or sweeter i
which to fry donghnnts than tli
oil of a whale's tongue. As I B;l'
the large quantities of blood flo<
from the animal's veins I was r<
minded of what I bad heflrd D
Boynton, in bis lecture? on geolog;
sa^ of the power ot the whale t
hold its breath, and remain a Ion
time under wnter. He mentione
as an explanation of this the lar^
quantity of blood, which would n<
so quickly require a fresh snppl
of oxygen. Thohlnbbet-W as dlea
cd off and cut into large piec?
With a long handled sharp instn
tnentf called a spade. It was the
cut into smaller pieces and frit
in a large caldron. The scraj
were used for fuel. The 6kin wi
wiis nearly a half inch in thicknes
and cleared into scales resemblin
Court plasters on being exposed I
the sun. The whalebone of tl
two is worth five hundred dollar
This is taken from the head, an
more eneiiy secured than I ho
supjfoscd. It is attached to the U]
per jaw, and extends from the }a
downward in separate paralh
boards or strips, and the insir
cd"o of these is split into innutne
able hair like shreds, which form
network or seine covering to th
mouth, and after the whale has fl
led his mouth with water he pusln
it out through this strainer, ail
thus secures the shrimps contain*
in the water for his food. The cc
or of this whale w as what is calh
pied or spotted?a beautiful gli
tening black with white spots,
saw the harpoon which pierced tl
huge body and made a deal
wound. It was bent and brokt
by the throes of the monster. Tl
king or chief of the Montauk trib
of Indians was pointed ont to m
among the }>eople who had com
to see the whale.
A Georgia negro was unable
tell lor whom lie bad roted at tl
legislative election, but identifii
the ticket by a certain device
its bead which he described as "
pictnr ob a flag wid a crow or
, buzzard dat sit on de top ub u
wid a bunch ob broom grass ia (
paw,"
A pawbon out in Jersey, whi
preaching a sermon appropriate I
the Fourth, spoke of the Unite
States as bom ded on the East I
the rising sun, on the North by tl:
aurora borcaffs, on the Soutu I
the procession of the eqninoze
and on the West by the day <
judgment.
* + + m m
fMnra. A. T. bTRWAirr A tV
are introducing saleswomen int
their establishment, and intend i
time to employ only selling worm
as clerks.
Th* world's wisest men ha*
mingled mirth with eamestnesf
they have not gone about wit
starcbed visage, prim manner <
puritanical grimace.
Parts has a population of 1
700,000, of which 200,000 nre ei
gagerf in trade, and 86,000 arc rtii
i Atary.
?m i ^1 1 ii !?>* ma 'MiiMii
d A Snake Story.
^ The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman
it rfespdhsiblb for the following :
a For softie time post an imihense
K blacksnnke has been seeu.on the
p Chittenden farm, on thte Westef*?
*illb road, about tdro miles from
a the cily, and by reason of his fearQ
fnl proportions ahd defiant attiti
ttidiia, has filled the neighborhood
e with alarm and terror. Not long
a since he was ?een slowly travcrsr
ing a field, with head tirebt, and
d bearing in his mouth a large
a rooster, which he had captured on
s a foraging expedition) and at an
|| other time an ttmftteut Sportsman
1 of this city suddenly came upon
r him as he was in the act of crusht.
ing a cat in his tightened folds.
e The snake was of such great size,
d and manifested so much rage< that
it the young man bec&me alttlo6t pal,t
sied with fear, and immediately
e ran away from the terrible localiit
ty, not once thinking of his gun,
e which he might have used most ef7<t
i'ectually in destroying the moa?
ster.
,o The fact of seeing the snake was
,o reported to a number of acqnainlo
tancee on tl>e arrival home ot the
i t
le ii igiiieiitju iiunier, nna tno next
id day a nufnber proceeded to the
(j. locality where he was seen the day
d beforo, but no trace of his snaken
sh p could be found, and the hun-l
ie ter was jeered by his dortiphfiiofls
w as the victim of a baseless, imagi,v
nary fear. The following day two
boys were walking in the same
r. neighborhood, and dame upoh the
^ snake, who, with erect head and
o darting tongue, at once gave chase,
g The boy8 ran furiously for nearly
Id half a mile, closely followed b^
re the reptile, before he slackened his
ot speed and gave up the chase.?
[y This ako was reported, and again
v- an exploring party visited the
es ground and searched carefully for
u. the snake, but without success.
.ti On Tuesday morning of this week,
d the same two boys again Visited
18 Chittenden farm, this time better
ie prepared to encounter the foe
:g should he put in an appearance,
g They had not been on the
to grounds a great while before they
le | were gratineo oy an appearance of
8. the monster, who was approaching
d tliein with evident war-like iiiteflt.
,d The boys took position, and so booh
p. as an opportunity presented, made
w such well directed shots as to place
2\ their enemy entirely in their powle
er, when they soou despatched
r- him. The monster rheasured sixa
teen feet in length, aud tvas proe
jwrtionately large. One of the
|. most respectable citizens of the
eg County, a gentleman well known
id in Columbus, savfr and measured
d the snake, and assures us that there
>1- is no mistake in the above stato;d
incnt ot its length. Wo under18
stand that the bruve slayers of the
I reptile arc having his skin properie
lv stuffed, and design exhibiting it.
^ An English paper gives a enriie
ons calculation of the weight in
w gold which each of the liberated
|0 Abyssinian captives lias cost the
country. Ten millions sterling,
reduced to weight in sovereigns,
represents 78 tons, 12 cwt., 1 qr.,
14 lbs., 8 oz.; or for each of the
to sixty men, women and children,
ic released from the clutches of King
?rl Thp.odorft. sin p*r??nftitiir<v in cilia
at gold of 1 ton 6 cwt., 25 lbs., and 1
a oz.
R An abandoned city frith fine
J" buildings, evidences of high agri*?
cultural prosperity and extensive
facilities for mining, has been
found on the Northern border of
le the 8tate of Sonora.
Tme Nefr York Times thinks
that wo don't want Cuba at any
price or under any conditions. The
climate is too tropical,- and there
y are too many negroes.
^ A wedding took place near Dry
Grove, Miss., a few days since,
in which the bride had scarcely
reached her tenth year^ the groom
>-) berrrg orer six feet high and thir
[0 ty-eight years of age.
!{! Wombn are scarce in Siou* City,
Iowa, ahd a paper of that place ad
A? - dA - t 1
veru?e? prupusaig ior nueen nuna,e
red New England girls of indus..
trious habits.
*1
,h A TotTNQ circus rider won a
>r horse at Louisville, the other day,
by turning twenty-ftre Somersaults,
[ti succession.
Mrs. Shkrbut, aged 102 rears
B* died at her residence, in the lower
1- part of Spartanbnrg Bietiict, on
i th e 27th ultimo.
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I ' i *1 i} I I I Id
A Child Atteeksd b? ? Soak*
The following story is related id
tbe Boston Journal of a recent
date:
An exciting ind adngeront etti
Counter with a snake took place id
Canterbury, N. H.,a few days ago.
Nellie Dodge, aged about six years,
a daughter of Mr. James Dodge,
a substantial far trier in Canterbury
accompanied by auotfter little girl
about the same age as herself,
went qpt into a sold near Mn
Dodge's house in the afternoon to
gather strawberries: .
They had wandered btit 4 short
| distance, when Nellie accidentally
trod upon sometblhg in the deed
grass, and ihstantlj a large black
snake sprang up at her; and itnmediately
comrtlcmjod to wind
itself arcidnd her legfl. Enraged
in hating beCn trodaeri ttpon, the
enako lifted its head rtiid showed
its ilnSRr hv i(? . ?
T"J a%w ^/i vvi llUtlllf tongue
and flashing eyfes. The child tbtiH
in danger, was nearly overcome
I wilh fright 5 but her companion,
with a presence of miud seldom
exhibited by one of her a^e, quickly
found two sticks. and giving one
to Nellie; they both feomratouced
an attack upon the reptile.
Again enraged, the snake endeavored
to wind himself closer
and higher upon the body of the
child; and succeeded in biting her
three times severely before he wet
driven away. The child was assisted
home by her companion, and
is now under the care of a phyilfcian.
One of her limbs is baalr
swollen and inflamed, but she will
probably recover. From the
scription given of the snake by
the children, there is ttd doubt but
that it tfas of thb variety of thd
blacksnake popularly know as the
" Racer." This kind grows to the
length of ffven and sometimes
eight feet, has a white ring around
its neck, and, when running, carries
its bead erect from six to eight
inches above the ground.
The children spoke particularly*
of the " white string tied around
its neck," meaning its ring. They
spoke of it as being what to thepot
seefnfed a fabulous siSfe, and Said
that when it ran off, it kept its
head up in the air and looked bafclti
at them. The bite of the snake is
not venomous, but is injurious.
ff?:?*!? ^ ^
4iM. uiuijcruuuu irora ruverpotri
during (lie wfcek ending hia? 15thj
it is reported, was of tue most extensive
character, the great bulk
of the efQigrfcnta consisting of persons
lrom Bremen and other German
ports. Six steamers sailed
during the Week, and tbe^friftahefi'
of passengers was 7155, of whom
4063 Were from the continent of
Europe, and the remainder English,
Scotch and Irish. Of twelve
ships which sailed, ten were under
the provisions of the British
Emigration Act, and sailed for
America with 7094 passengers j
whilst two, which sailed not under
the act, carried out 61 passengers^
weredestined for the BraXtls find
the West Indies. The English papers
states that the /lumber of apJ
plirants for passage berths now in
Liverpool is enormous ; many oi
them come from the manufacturing
districts, and are bound for thcf
Lowell mills, Massachusetts.
I kSTA mwvrv f#?Wi
, a house painter's 6on, who used
the brush very 'dexterously, but
, had acquired the habit of putting
it on too thick. One day his fath'
er, after having frequently scolded
him for his lavish daubing, and all
; to no purpose, gave him a severe
flagellation. "There, you young
rascal," after performing U16 paifr-'
ful duty, 44 how do you Tike that!"
44 Well, I don't know, dad," whin-'
etf the boy, in reply, " but it seems
to me that yon put it on a great
dear thicker than I did."
A REtrvALtsT encountered H
large sized African, and asked
him. 44 Mv good mati, have yott
found the Lord I" To which Sarabo
replied in S surprised manner .<
14 Golly, masea, am de Lord lost r*
Tiia small grain crop just har*
vested, in Newberry District is thtf
r? - .i i i ? ? i ?
unoenana De? ever ocrore growm
A pamphlet has Wen issued iof
' New York on the 44 Dietetic Afeans
of Reducing Superflnone fat."
Tnx Terre Ilante (fnd.) ?fourflaf
i Rays new wheat will open at froM
(10 cents to $1 per butWel/