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; . - ?' " 1 ^ ' ' ; ? ' "" " ' * ^ ?- ----- ?gggpg . J BB?L j tsbsssssss^ gg^! '^ag*" " " ^'" ggggs ""' ? sasssE 1 as ^ - *" ' .. "' " " 1V. ''~*~ ', ' J ^" 1 ''' ^-^ " ^ " ?55 agi g5555 _ ^ SS 2iJ~l ==s_ .. . '- '^"' ? _-?? BY 37* Ai LEE AND HUGH WILSON^; f '^L4,. ABBEVILLE, k C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 18(38. VOLUME XVI?IStO. 19. bxV* ' " " ?r* ' * a V."4 ixi " N- * % .._ * ...? ' , ,?* J V ?P?WOWW ! ! ! ! ! ! -aw^T , Audubon, tlio American Naturalist. \v. BY JAMES PABTON. .... ~ . .. Ooo of tbo happiest of mon, and ono. of tbo most intorcs'.ing of charactore, wo bavo bad in Amoiica, was Jobn James Audubon, tbo colebralod paintor and biographer of Amorican ...? birds. Ho was ono of tbo few mon ' ' . whoso pursuits woro in accordance wilb bis tastes and bis talents j and, bosidos Ibis, be enjoyed almost ovory Otber facility which falls to tbo lot of a mortal. His father was a French Admiral, who, about the middlo of tbo last V CiSntury, omigrated to Louisiana, Whoro bo proBporod and roared a family. His distinguished son was born ,rJ in 1780. While bo was still a little boy, ho showod a romaikablo intorest in the beautiful birds that flow about ; jj,; his father's sugar plantation, particu larly the mooking-bird, which attains t its greatest perfection in that part of Louisiana. Ho soon had a considerable collection of living birds; and ho tolls us that hiB first attempts to draw and paint wcro inspired by a dosiro to preserve a motnento of tho beautiful plumago of somo of his birds that died. In delineating his foatherod friends ho displayed so much talent, that at tho age of fourtocn, his father took to him Paris, and placod him in Iho studio of tlio famous paintor, David, whcro ho ncgloctod ovory other branch of art oxcopt the ouo in which ho was destined to excel. David's iorto "was in painting battle-pieces; but his pupil was nbvor attracted to picturos oI that kind, and he occupied himself almost oxclufcively in painting birds. At seventeen ho returned to Louisiaua, and resumed,, with all bis former ardor, his favorite study. "JMy father," ho says in ouo of his pref&cos, "thon made mo a presont of a magnificont farm in Pennsylvania, on tho banks of tho Schuykill, whoro 1 marriod. Tho cares of a household, tho love which I boro my wife, and mo birth oi' two children, did not di-J minish my passion for Ornithology* An invincible attraction drew mo to. wards tlio ancient forests of the American continont, and many years rollod away while I wuu far from my family. To facilitate his doaign of studying birds in their native woods, ho romovod liis family to tho village of Hendorson, upon tho bunks of tho Ohio, whoneo, for fiftoon yoars, ho made excursions into tho forest with his portfolio, rifle and gaming bag. From tho groat lakos to tho cxtromost points ol Florida?from tho Al leglianios to to the prairies boy o ml tho Mississippi ? through impcnctraulo forests, in cano-brakca almost impassable, aud on tlio boundless prairies, bo sought for new vrrietioa of birds, copying thom of tho size of life, and measuring every part with tho utmost nicety of mathematics. Up with tho dawn, and rambling about all day, ho was the happiest of men if he returned to his camp in the evening, in his game bag a new specimen with which to enrich his collection. He had no thought whatever of publishing hia pictures; "It'was no desire of glory," ho asBuren us, "which led mo into this exile?I wished only to enjoy nature." Aftor fifteen yoars of such life as tbia, he paid a visit to bis relations in Philadelphia, carrying with him two hnndred of his designs, the result of his laborious and perilous wanderings. Boiug obliged lo leavo Philadelphia for some woeks, he loft these in a box at tbo house of one of his relations. On his return what was his horror> and despair to. discover tbkt, they were totally destroyed by fire. "A poignant flame/' he remarks, "pierced my brain like an arrow of fire; And for several' weeks I was prostrate with fever. At length, physical and moral strength awoke Within ne> Again 1 took my gun, my game bag aml'poHfoiie, and my pencils, and plungedonce more Into the depths of the {?rests, Threeyesra passed boiara I hftrl rAnkit><v1 fho ? ? o ~ ~ ~ ? > ___ ? ^ ?-T? - v- VMW UHlUA^Uj (IUV "they wore three' years of happiness To complote iay work, t went every day farther QfatQi&L ifcfeodos Of men. Eighteen month# wiftal away,&nd my object ,wae accofap&Aed."/ Daring his stay in' Philadelphia, in 1824, Aoduboo became ' acquainted with, J?ri?ce Laojen Bonaparte, who , atged (he Naturalist to p*b?r. 'baww**; Kitfiu,t<K>e^h*iya tofco under,: fapm&T eeyerai vaitfinetf'of eogra. Kfe-aic*, wlfcb . * * deicriptiouf. ?hegrieeo?ihe work was fixed at a jkatawMl dollar*. Before he had oi> i&fefttflfc" ?4*gl<r Wfcecriber, he set hie ^ fNUpafreopfct work- and proceeded to "*'4pjBlM|te oo-ope^twn of wealthy *4^ | - * V * * ' V men oi' England and Fianco.. .llo was received in Europo ".with groat distinction, and obtained in all, ono hundred and seventy subscribers, of whom about eighty wore Europeans. "Whilo tbo first volumo was in courso ot preparation, bo returned to America, and spent another year in ranging tbo throats to add to his storo. JLu lboO, tbo lir.it ci bis wondoriui works appeared, consisting of a hundred colorod plates, and ropof a hundred colorod plates, and rep resenting nifioty-nino varieties of birds. Tho volumo oxcitod onthubiasm whorover it was received. Tho king of Franco and king of England inscribed thoir namos at Ibo bead of bis list of subscribers. Tho principal learned sociotieg of London and Paris added Audubon to tbo nurabor of their membors, and tho great naturalists Cuvicr, Humboldt, Wileon and othors, joined in a chorus of praise. Tho work which consisted of four volumes of engravings and fivo of letter-proBS, was completed in 1830. For tho later volume, ho again passed three yoars in exploration, and ono time, was onablod to study tbo birds on tho coast of Florida in a voesel which tho governmont of tho United Statos placed at his disposal. Returning to Now Ynrlr. Hn nrtrnVioon/l n boautiful rosidonco on tho shores of the Hudson, near tho city, whero ho prepared for tho proas an edition of his grout work upon smaller paper, in seven volumos, which was completed i in 184-i. Many Now Yorkors romombor that about that timo ho oxhibilod in that city a wonderful collection of his original drawings, which contained several thousands of animals, all of which bo had studied ia their,native homes, all drawn of tho size of life by tiis own hand, and all ruprosonted wilh their natural foliage around them. ITc W?3 now Bixly-fivo years of ago, out liis natural vigor appeardU in no degree ahatcd. Park Godwin, who Ik now him well at that timo,describes i him aB possessing all tlio sprightlinoss and vigor of .a ),uung maii.'r'lfo was ' tall and remarkably well formod, and thoro was in bis countenance a singular blending of innocence and ambition Ilis head wan exceedingly reniarkublo. "Tho forehead high," says Mr. Godwin, "archcd, and uncloudod; the hairs of the brow prominent, particulaily at the root of tho nose, which was long and aquilino; chin prominent, and mouth characterized by enorgy and determination. The eyc8 wore dark grey, sot deeply in tho head, and as robUees as tho glanco of an eagle./ His manners wero oxccodingly gentlo, and hie conversation full of point and spirit. Wuil unriatielicd, ho undertook in hie old ago a new work on the quadrupeds of America, for which he had gathorod much material in hi? various journoya. Again ho took to tho woods,?accompanied, however, now bj7 bis two Bona Victor and John, who had inhorited much of lua talent and zeal. Returning to hia homo on (bo bauka of tho Hudson, ho proceodcd loisurely to proparo hia gathoringa for tho nrnntt. nlwnrfl hir Ilia tr>no oh(l L~ 1 "J " ~J oLhor friends. "Surrounded" ho wroto, "by all tbo mombors of my dear family, onjoying tbo affection of numorous frionds who havo nevor abandoned me, and possessing a suflleiont share of all that contributes to make life agrocable, I lifted my grateful eyes toward tbo Supreme Boing, and feel that I am happy." He did not live to completo his work upon the quadrupeds. Attaoked by disease la his seventy-firstyear, which was the year 1851, he died so peaoe? fully that it was more like' going to sleep than doath. His remains were buried in Trinity Cemetery} which ad{aimO ill fit mo*/! JV*UU UW AVPIVVUVUl Hissons, it is said, "hare con tinned s the labors of their father, and design ono day to publish the work on the quadrupeds of Amerioa. Mr, Audubon also left an autobiography, which, perhaps, may soe tho Jigbt. Bosidos his eminence as ap artist, Audubon was a vigorous and picturosqtio^writo'f. Some passages of his description# of the habits of the birds are among the finest pieces of writing yet produced in Amerioa, and have beon mado feioiliar totfce public throagh the medium >of ^evcapot jreaapogrDOOM. Wa learn from the. cft.reor <?f this eattmableman that be wbo^wonld &?omplieli much, in the ebortlifb-Umo of a fauman most concentrate WapoworStfpoa one abject, autf that object. Qangaaia* jfith-hla taste* and talents. Audubon did in hit? lifo ono tbing, ha made Iqtown U> maakiod the bird# of hit. native land >: and he did this 00 well that nwnewill ho hold in honOor aaionga* U*e materials loat of which his votymos are composed. - W*P Tho Worfd Owes Mo A Living. This is ouo of tlio vilo stereotyped falsehoods that loafers and rough.-* of all sort* of use a:-> an apology for their lu/.inosf} and other rascalities. Tho Jorcmy diddlor who sponges on society comforts himself with the idea lliat he is only getting some of tho debt which tho world owes him. Tho thief sometimes intimates that in helping himself out of (somebody's till, ho was moro taking his own. It was a part of the debt uncancelled that society?that enormous bankrupt?had refused to pay. Tho whole theory is falso and fraudulent. Tho rulo is tho rovorso. Wo owo tho world an upright life, and in roturn tho world will give us a living. The longer about tho grog shops, or other places of loafing, may fold his arms in idleness, under tho con solution of being so largo a creditor; but wo will just toll him tho world will pay liim ultimately. It will Bquaro off with an instalment of hunger, poverty contompt, degradation, and tho almshouse. It will givo him rich dividends of scorn and starvation, and finally pay him in full with six feet of earth in the pauper's gravo. Perhaps as ho goes along, ho will receivo occasionally payments "on account," by generous orders on tho county jail or Stato Prison. In the juicer jiijiuo wo Dcnevo llio world throws in a now suit of clothes of beautifully variegated colors. Our advico to young men is is to trust to their two good hands, their brains, their industry, and their honesty for a living. With such aids ?and strong splf reliance, backed by indomitable perseverance?thero arc but a few indeed who fail of rcacluog the goal of which they aim. The world is full of glorious illustrations of this truth. "We see young men rise from obscurity and poverty to reputation and wealth, and wo wonder how they get along *o well. It seems a mystery, but tho whole mystery lies in qualifications above nauLad, They commence right, and they continue right, 1 and they end right. it wo mark tho history of su'di d I man, wo shall invariably find that | ho has beon a liard worker and care- j ful manager. He has looked after the spiggot as well as the bunghole of his business. He hns husbanded his earning?, and added them to his capital, instead of leaving them all at the box ofileo of the theatres or wearing them upon his back, or pouring thein down his throat. We said he was a hard worker. Thai we appended, is the "great difficulty wilh the loaR r. lie would be perfectly willing no doubt, to hold the hal, if providence would f-howcr gold into it; or, if it would rain roast I beef, ho would have a platter ready to catch it. But to work, and work hard ?"tlicr'es tho rub." Let fortune come lo mm m any oilier ehapo than that. But, young man, work it must be? work, work, work. It was designed from the beginning that man Bhould earn his bread, not by loafing, but by tho sweat of his brow. Those drops the industrious man coins into tho golden mint drops that fills bis coffers. > 4m ? i Plaster with Manure.?II you have a fino lot of manure that you wish to presorve and rot during the summer, mix plaster (gypsum) with li; mix it tnrougnout tuo neap, lieb there be somo gathered on tbe top, and most at the bottom where the juices settle. Plaster not only holds the strength of the manure from ea> ?aping, but decomposes it j the lime of the plaster uniting with the earbon of the manure, and the sulphur (of the plaster) with the ammonia, whioh exists as a carbonate. Thuea little plaster doee more good than anything perhaps that oan bo done to tns manure heap.?Rural World.Yankee Cake.?Tako two pints 6f flour, fonr small teaspoonfhls of Groom tartar, .mixed in flour, two and a halfcups "of sugar, two cups of cream, (sour is beat), two ifeaepoonfuls' t*f soda dissolved in cream, two eggs, a J juuuu t? ouwer tno 8120 ol' on egg., Bab the sugar, baiter, cream fad, eggs (vhen beaten) together; then stir in the flour, and. bake in two pane half an hour. Let tfiem fctandin the patle a few minntea after being done., and then torn ,.earefatty, to prevent their becoming sodden* At) tyj&V orn*ttten~ta caqbe wbiteoed if Cfirefftillyrbr ashed* with aoip and> water, ringed plain watdr, allowed 4o 4'ain a lUtt*, and lh$p pimped, for as long a ttnw as 'required, In the sun and air., $ke win has a pec?tiar bleaching property with regard to ivory! vt ' ' * Homo Politeness. j . Should an acquainlanco tread on }"onr dress, your best, your very best and by accident tear, bow profuse you are with "your never minds?don't think of it?I dont care at all." 11" a husband does it,he gets a frown! if ho is a child he gets chastised. Ah 1 these nre little things, say you! Thoy toll jujuktily on the heart, lot us assui'c y8E,little as they are. A gontlei^n stopped at a friend's house, and fl*ls it in confusion. "Hu don't sco anything to apologizo for? never thinks of such matters?every thing is all right"?cold supper? cold room?crying children?perfectly comfortable. Goes liomo, his wife has been taking care of the sick ones, and worked her life almost out. "Don't seo why things can't bo kept in hotter ordor?thero wero never such cross childron boforo." No apologies except away from homo. | * "Why Hot ho polito at home! Why not uao freely tho golden coin of courtesy ? How sweet thoy sound, thoso littlo words, "I thank you1" or "You are very kind." Doubly, yes thrice, sweet from tho lips wo love, when hoart smiles make tho cyo sparklo with tho clear light of affection. Bo polito to your children. Do you expect lliora to be mindful of your welfaro? To grow glad at your approach ? To bound away to do your pleanuro before your request is half spokon? Then, with rll your diguity and authority minglo politeness. Givo it a niche in your household temple. Only then will you have the truo sccrot of fending out into the world really finished gentlemen and ladies. Again we say unto all?be polito, FOOD VALUE OF THE POTATO. There is probably no other vegetable food, except wheaten bread, of which so much can be fairly aaid in its fivvor. Its merits, however, vary much -with tho kind of "need," tho period of maturity', And the soil in which they live grown. That kind should be preferred which becomes mealy on boiling, and which, "when well cooked, con be thoroughly crushed wiih the finger. The potiito which is known as "w:\xv." and those tlwiL remain somewhat hard when boiled, do not digest bo readily as tho mealy kind, but for that same reason they are said to be inoro satisfying It is not material in reference to noui*ishment whether tho potato ho boiled or roasted, sineo in both method* it should bo weil cooked. In point of economy and convenience, however, it has been found better to boil than to roust them ; for, whilst iho loss in boiling upon lib. of potatoes scarcely exceeds half an ounce, that in the most careful roasting is 2o7.. or 3oz. It is also more economical to cook them in their skins, and to peel them immediately before they aro eaten; but this is not. very convenient in many families, aud the color of tho potato id not quito so agroeablo, as that of thoso which have been boiled after peeling. Whon they are [peeled before boiling, and particularly when they aro Bruall, and the operation is performed carelessly, from one-third to one-fourth of tho wholo potato is lost, and if there be no pig to cat tho peelings, the wholo is wasted ; whilst tho weight of tho peel which is removed after boiling would not amount to more than loz. in tho pound. When potatoes have been roasted, the loss in weight from the skin and drying is more than one-fourth of the weight before cooking. An overage sample of potato, after It has been peeled,, contains 11 per cent, of carbon And 0 86 percent, of nitrogen; and hence izk each pound there are 770 grains of carbon and 24 grains nitrogen, and it is greatly inferior to bread. The economy of its use depends upon its cost, eO that in times when potatoes arc sold at $d. and Id. per "lb., they are a vory doav food as compared with household flour, whilst they are a very cheap food when produced by tho laborer at tho cost of the "seed" and the rent of land. Thus, at fd. per lb., only 1,024 grains of eajfboa- and- 32 grains .of nitrogen will be obtained for Id, i when the cost is Id. per lb// tho quantities will be reduced to 770 grains and Zk grains. When the 'laborer, however, can obtain 50 bushels of potatoes from a Quarter of an acre of land, at a cost, 6f about 30s. for seed and rent, ho will havo-moro than'' 71ba. of-potatoes for 4tl., ami tfco qjqq.n-" tity of carbon and nitrogen thtto obtained for that sum bo B,770 grams an5 . 200 graiiw. tf, hovrever, h<> *r?*e to ioll a pairfr "vi '4h6 crop >t jprirccC hp -'wltkj tic iuoficy.i^ fa tttisn vk; " ' 7& &:* r 'i' triment in tlio form of flour, Hum would have been derived from thul portion of his potatoes. Tho weight of potatoes wliich alono would1 supply the daily nutriment requiaed by a man would he about Glb.s. in reference to tho carbon, and 81bs. in reference to the nitrogen; but when a laborer in the west of Ireland lives upon this food ho is allowed 10A lbs. daily, besides a large supply of buttermilk ; and as both theso kinds of food aro cheap in that locality, tho proceeding is even then an economical one.?Dr. E. Smith's Practical Diary. 1?% Fatal Disease Among Poultry. ?Within tho past month or two a disease called "cholera" lias swept oft* hundreds of chickens, turkeys, &c., in Worchostor and Somorset counties, Md. It has attacked almost every poultry yard, and in many instances scarcely enough oscapcd tko fatal discaso to pipe a funeral dirgo. This sad havoo of courso created eomo alarm among poultry raisers, and led to many experiments in eearch of a panacea, tho most successful ono of whio wo have hoard is that by Rowland Bevans, Esq., ho having lost a great many heforo he applied tho remedy. JIo recommends the burning of tar, or in common parlance the building of "a tar smother" under tho fowls as lliey sit upon their roost*, and says that he has not lost a single momber of his poultry yard since be tried tho experiment. This is n very simplo remedy and within the roach of all, for if thoy have not the pure resinous substances, they can burn pino knots or "lightwood," gently smothered to keep down the flame, and the cffoct is the snruo?Newton Gazelle. Go out Quietlt.?What a noise I What rushing and pushing toward tho door! What loud talking aud rudo laughing! What running on the street! That is tbo way some Sabbathschools aro dismissed, but it is a very ugly way. Of course, there should no noedlcss noise daring tbo school hour, but also there ehoufd bo nono after it. You must go in quietly, keop quiot, go out quiotly, and go home quietly. Children that aro noisy when tho school closes oithcr forgot, or do not caro that it is God's house whoro they aro and that thoy must rovoroncc it. n\ t * r? - ~ * xocy xorgot uiat it is Sabbath, and that thoy must kocp it holy. It is a bad sign to soo childron bo noisy and romping whon thoy aro loaving tho school-room, tho place of prayor. It shows that thoy did not care much to bo there, because thoy seem too glad to get away. Stroot boys aro noisy, loud, . uuo and rompnot caring for tho holy Sabbath j but Sabbath'Hchool childron, should cortainly bo different from thom. Bead this again, and if you aro guilty of what is hero said, mako up you mind you will horcaflcr not act like street childron, but honour God's day, by going out and going homo quiotly 4 ? Killing and Dressing Poultry. ?Open tho beak of tho fowl, then, with a pointed and narrow knife, make an incision at tho back of tho roof, which will divide tho vortcbrco and causo imraodiatc death; after which hang the fowl up by the legs until the blooding ceases ; then rinse the boak out with vinegar and water. Fowls killed in this manner koep longer, and do not present the unsightly external marks as those killed by tho ordinary system of wringing the neck. When the entrails are drawn immediately after death, and the fowl stuffed, as they do in France, with paper ehav ings or cocoanut fibres, to preserve their shape, they will keep much longer fresh. Some breeders cram their poultry before killing, to mako them appear heavy; this is a most injudicious plan, . as tho undigested food soon entors into fermentation,, and putrefaction takes place, as evidenced by the quantity of greenish, putrid-looking jbwls that aro seen in the markote.?>Geyeii?'t Poultry Breedy*, V?,r - - '*$ '. % T>Ul* Pdodiko.?like the inside ^ of two penny -rollp, grated j then' pour.over-^em one pint of now milk made hot ; add about five UrtrteepooW lata of SUfl^ c*t V*rf lb?| a<|d the rind of half a gpod sieed lemon, six egga, IpaVfog ou^ o'ns white, and ldfrf sugar 10 your taste. Boil ocre hour arid a quarter: ' . / , . ' '* , . . ' *'* RxWXd BvrrER.-rX-hia may bo re gtoredky thciting it jri a water hath, witb soma coarsely ^wdorea/a^rmM (wfitofc hrn booh tbo^ougMr "tfetdDgh ffatme). - .;>- -'4 ' i.; * - . * >* * ' aa* *v *y -7 7 1 x-', * * '' * %.' - ' ' ? - > * ^ , Concerning Claret.?The Lynns (Franco) Medical Gazelle inserts that , clarets called pure frequently conta 11 , t alum in considerable quantity; and i\ <' (lector, writing to the ku?o journal, : \ states tlml, alter unsuccessfully treat- | in^ a -whole family foracuto st'.-uuichic J i [.aiiiH, when he founil alum to the tx- t tout of two drachms per hotlle ia it. i When tho wino was changed the [ gnstralgia ccased. It seems hardly :t probable that alum ulouo would be v introduced hi such proportion into sirnplo grape-juice; and one is led to infer that the liquid "was altogether a concoction, of which the mineral .salt was a prominent ingredient. If the. French wines supplied to natives are thus sophisticated, what are wo ux-1 poet of the pure and wholesome drinks that flow into our own market? A Balky Horse.?A gentleman of Tioga county, New York, was owner of a balky horse, and had tried many ways to remedy his fault. One day while drawing a load from the woods, ho was unablo to provail upon tho horso to try to Btart tho load. Unhitching tho truo horso he coolly rodo him home, leaving tho balky ono to his meditations. Next morning, riding back to tho woods, tho team was A .1 A~l-1 A 1 T-? . iwiiiiigi'u luiu iuiu iu gu iorwnru. Jjut the balky animal moved r.ot. A fair eoaving ami urging proved futile, ami lie way left to further meditations in tbo harness. Next morning, after fasting two days and two nights, ho uioycd freely, and did so ever after. >?i Young Chickens.?Ono of tho moKt scientific and successful poultry breeders of Germany, whoso experiments wc have personally examined, saj'a that young chickens should never be feu with boiled eggs, nor should they have access to water othcrwiso than mixed with their food, until several clays oiu. Many people on tho farms j with us arc in tho habit of mixing , dough with cold water. This is } wrong. Tho Indian meal ought to j bo cooked, or least scalded. Many , lose their young chickons from ncg- j Icct to scald -the meal and wonder j what the matter wras. Poultry is { worth too much now to afford to ncg- j lcct it. t ^ ? j Wuite IIaud Soap.?Pat a box of ( "concentrated lye" into two quarts of c boiling water; when dissolved, take c throe pounds of 6oft fat or lard, and i two pounds of tallow; melt it; strain if necessary, and then stir tho lyo in 'j tho fat gradually, until it becomes j thick and smooth as cream; then cov- i; cr it well, and allow it to cool gradu- B all}*. "When done and cold, cut in i cakes or bars. This makes a vcrv ?, / * Tiicc soap, and, if desired, perfumery i may be added. n I Drosses colored with arserdo aro ; again coming into vogue. Punch did | a public Bcrvioe a few years ago, and t saved innumerable lives by satirising , this horriblo fashion. Evon if tho , "woman of tho period" were as bad as ( tho Saturday lieview paints hor, she ? would not^bo bo hoartleas as to poison v the poor girls whoso lives arc spent in | adorning hor charms.?JSchogs from the t Clubs. , v 1 , Bedbugs?Salt Them.?A lady c witos tho Texas Christian Advocate . that salt is a sure thing 011 bedbugs, j Wawh tho articlos and places infoetod t with tho bugs with salt and water, and fill cracks and crevices where the ? vormin hide?they will give no more j trouble. Thoy cannot abide where salt is. t .? j . To Mae.* a .Oandlb Burn ah. { Niaflx.?It is said that when, as in ^ cases of sickness, a dull light' is wish- r edf or when,matches are mislaid, put f finely powdfcrod salt on the candlo till * ? -? I it roaches the blaok part of tho wiok. . In this way, a mild and steady light may ho kopt through tho night by a - small.picco of candle.. , c ' i While sanguinary calumOloa of General For r??t ft to free!/ caclul&Ud by Radical*; tba Mcmphlt Avpeal of th? IBtU giVe? ll>0 following J jHeoo of infonpstion About thi-eo days ago * rejporl reached ,* Gen. Forrett hj lliU cUjr ibpt-a uurabor of ^ buah-whnclrtra, *rbo. wer? known to be' de*?rtfcr* froto tb?-Conf#d?rat? army, were n engaged in making raids. 6n the -colored ? paopM?*JU4?oo county* with face* 1 bUcltened and other wise digirf?edr<wlUBg thjqabcn of the Ku Klex Klnn, 1 and or&rit>g<alJ-4tfraa, ??oh as pwtok and ^ guna, lo -ie delivered . into their poMetfoiv The ^General determined to put* stop to ;t the roam*ding of. these gentry, ta b* C*4UxJ together * few-of t?i? oM folio wers-in Ike army, andhas dttpatch^/ibonv.to Mftdi? * on, with in*trt?tkm* Ka ( KUme ?b(1 h&nitba ?<g??io the .fcfaril au- j ^o?i^ . ^r-iwuK of ] Wt coition i?-?ot p*kno*-cv I ";;j; - Troc'ody sf I: A". *n Lift*. TIj<> fvllowitij" nt'try, lVo:a tho >filw(Htkco Vvi''I'.'sf'i, rcii'i.H li'vi- i vo(ii:ii:cu of Cooper's i. !.u i < .:-.M to l>v :i ro>>.w<l of facts ;; iscic l l'j* r. jj.rn'icnirm vlio is cuilcoting majrirJ I jv ;t history of tliu up^cr .'lL-:;issiiipi 'ullcy: A p>uty cf lii'..-Ly Winnobngoea carao own from tlio tv.:?Ip iliinco at which tho ni?o was gathered on Iho Tremp&icnu Civcr, in Uio Xvil'i, {tin! encamped oa 'im.'h I iii i!..; Hirer, just uuve Uic iV*. JL'tfiii's iimiryaU depot, at Li? j rosso. TLio baud was under the control of a well ;nown chief of tfio Winnebagoes named rYan -kce-sc-hoong-cr-er, or Snake Chi of, vho had two wives, He-cs-ka and Jle-nee;eo. Sc>-ea ka was about thirty years of ige, graceful in appearance, with a ploaaint look aud an interesting face. With \biles she was a favorite, while with the SYinnebagoes sho was looked upon very lindly?indeed, adorowilh all the ardor of [ndian fervor. Snake Chief was a warrior )f the Winnebagoes, and was very much iked by his tribe, llo was a powerful and jrawny fellow, aud when sober was peace* ul and good naturod ; when drunk he was icrlv nnil <1iRnr?rnaa1\l/\ /\f !.!? O J -O *? V"V> ?U Miviug jas-tiinea, wlion in this condition, was jcaling lii3 wives. Ou Friday last, Snake Chiof returned to lis wigwam drunk. So-es-ka was in tho vigwatn, and the chief cotnmcuced boating jor ovor tho head and shouldeis. Driven lo desperation, and tumble longer to stand lis brutality, she druw her knife and stabb* 2d the chief twice, tho blade penetrating .he heart of the warrior, who died instantly tvliile tlio first notes of the death song wera )n his lips. The affair at once created a sensation among tho WaoncbagocB, who J id not know how to act. They loved ,hcir chief, aud they loved their chieftain's wife. It is a well-kuown "regulation' mong uie I tut ian3 that when a uian ia slain, a rolativo must avengo Lis death by Inking tlio life of tho slayer. So-cs-ka knew this. Some of the Winnebagoes urged her to fly, but sho would not. With. l.ruo luilian resignation, she fouled her blanket about her and sat dowu in her wigwam, facing tho door, and awaited bar ivenger. It was believed by man}- that l?o-neo koe, the young and favorite wifo ivould bo the avenger, but she scorns Lo have lad no Euch intention. Sho mourned tho os3 of her husband, but took no steps ui thcr than to send a ruuncr up tho Trcm* ifilnmi. Snolr/. , w.j.wi o luiunvus were, o notify them of what had taken place. Jean while, Se-cs-ka sat in her cabin, ;bnuliDg tl:o death aong, stoically indiiFer? mt to what was going on about bor, and inly talking when questions wcro askod icr. On Sunday morning, an Indian from ?rempcleau made his app^aranco in camp, lo was known ?3 Chan-no-ne-ga, and lad evidently Uatolod without halting inco ho learned tho death of Snako Chief. Catering tho camp, without a word, ho ralkod solemnly to tho placo whero tho tody of SuakoCheif lay, took a long look ,t it, aud then turned sullenly away. No? >oJy ppoko to him, yet all watched with nlere3t his movements. Deliberately onding bis gun with buek-fchot, lie utiinerrupledly walked deliberately to tho wigvain where Se-os-ka sat, she having icnaincd there sinco tho murder, nod look >no look at tho woman, who loudly chantid tho death-song. Not a musclo of tho voman's faco moved, to denote that sho abored under any excitemont, but she sat hero quiotly and calmly, her eyes moving ipwards,~'and her voice, as tho uncouth ;ong escaped her lips, steady nnd firm. 5he know Iho avenger was before her? hat in another moment her spirit would eave the frail tenement of clay and seek ' hat of the chief who had gone beforo her; 'et noJook or tigo.indicated that tho fear* id tho fate. Such la Indian storeism and ndifiference. Tho oyo# of the two did not meet. In he face of Ohen^no-pe-ga there was a ook of minuted hate and revenue. Doiberately ha rai?ed his musket to his bIiouItar-?f)alIh?VifcG4kfo ha It-: natj'A bond?coplly he fired. The roport ang oiit tfiroDgh the Indian camp?llio moke cleared away? Se-ca~ka still sat here?her blanket about her?rher arma olded?but one side of her bead was comilelely away?her spirit had fled, and Ibo ode of fcdian juatico w^s aatisfiud?AVau'.ee-se hoog^'er et was avenged. The naardorerT with jaata look to satisfy tim ibat lua work had boon well done, houl<ler]t>d4hU musket and Walked deliberitely ou* Jot tho'carftp. Nobody spoke (o tim?no- body offered any 'interference, tnd ate^?ng:lntd.hitf caboo ho prfddled to bore, ai>d disappeared in the woods, loavng lhr"Winnobagoe3 atupefisd. " 1 ''t* i * -^T-'-'-Tr ' * exterminate ,howri.mix pp^dere<l ttux vomica, with >atm$al, and in their hauuls, obBcrv i>< KSeZ&ZTZ'V. uu\;iuo[ii?. \noi|fll* fl&tbod'fa, &o ontuv'-a *!th% little powdorcd pUoBporufli OH. CA7ihv.-~J2er<iedy?Tako tecpoak bftrt, boil it in water? makin \ strong decoction ; whflb: rtho aninnfef on tbe back anfi on tb? ?idos [a 'iw?}iity-{ottra the lie# will bo compatibly tanned. . <Tanno Jtt is ala? irm&tlf. (/