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j j " "" "" U U ' . .. . . - M ,, ...._ ... . _ . ?? ... . ... . .* ... ^ it ..T^w . ?? *<?<??> '<1* ??.i W? I* ^ -t ?* 1 ? ? I ?? mm a| ? ^ , r - > ? > ?! BY AV. A. LEE ANl) HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C.t FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, lS(jS. VOLUME XVI?NO. 22 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE. A new champion for the Intelligence <of Animals*has revived the discussion in iv book ({/Intelligence dcB Anitnaux, par Krnett Menault) lull of lads and inferences which, if not all new, are all to the point. Without admitting that humans arc the issue i*f quadrumans, he believes with Lactantius that animals possess in a certain measure the faculties of mcn,*iind that our inferior brethren, as St. Fran cis d'Assisi calls them, pieceded uh on earth, and were our lirst instructors. We take an example or two of what the smallest and dullest^of them, as well as the b'ggest ami cleverest? lleas and tish as well as elephants? fan do. There were Industrious Fleas hefore our time. Jiaron Walekenaer (who died in 1452) saw with his own yes, for sixpence, in the Place de la Mourse, JL'aris, lour learned fleas perforin the manual exercise, standing uplight on their hind leys, with a splinter of wood to serve as a pike. Two other lleas dragged a golden carriage; with a third (lea, ho'ding a whip, on ihe box for coachman. Another pair dragged a cannon. The fleahorses were harnessed by a golden j eliain fastened to their bind I which were novel* taken off. Tliey lived in this way two years ami a half, without any mortality among them, when Waleknacr saw them. They took their meals on their keeper's arm. Their feats were performed on a plate of polished glass. When they were sulky, and refused to work, the man, instead of whipping them held a bit of lighted charcoal over their back-*, which very soon brought them to their senses. But of what use is cleverness without a heart? The flea lias strong 111: ternal affections. She lays her egg* in the crannies of floors, in the bedding of animals, and on babies' nightclothes. When the helpless, transparent larva! appear, the mother flea feeds them, as the dove docs its young, by di charging into their months the contents of her stomach. (Jnnlgc 1mmnot, therefore, one small drop of blood. Foryou.it is nothing but a flea-bite; for her, it is the life of her beloved offspring 1 While pleading, however, for the flea, we cannot do as much for the bin;, though he is gifted with fuller developed intelligence. An inquisitive gentleman, wishing to know how the hug became aware of human pies neo, tried the following experiment.. He got into a bed suspended from the ceiling, without any tester, in the middle of an unfurnished room. Jle then placed on the floor, a bug, who, guided probably by smell, pondered the means of reaching the bed. After deep reflection he climbed up the wall, traveled straight across the ceiling, on the spot immediately over the bed, and then dropped plump d >wn on the observer's nose. AVas this, or was it not, an act of intelligence ? The Fish belongs to the grea^ Flathead family. The same sort of platitude which you see in his person, doubtless extends to the whole ??f his { hiirilf'll'f. Ymi Imm mnf ! ?? somewhere in human shape?one of tho.se pale-faced, wishy-washy gentlemen, whoso passions have established all heart and feeling. You often find them In diplomatic regions, and can't tell whether they are fish or flesh. Jtut if their mental powers are less developed, their term of existence is more extended. They gain in longevity what they lose in warmth of temperament. Nevertheless, the skill with which the stickleback constructs h:s nest is a matter of natural history. -Other fishes display an address which we \ acquiro only by long and constant practico. Ono fellow with a muzz!c prolonged into a long narrow tube < which ho uses as a popgun), prowls about tho banks of tidal rivers. On spXing a fly on tho water-weeds, lie slyly swims up till he gets within five <>r six feet of it. Ho then shoots it with water from his proboscis, never failing to bring down his game. A governor of tho hospital at Batavia, doubting tho fact, though attested by creditable witnesses, procured some of these fish, to wateh their pranks. He stuck a fly on a pin at the end of a stick, and placod it bo as to attract their notice. To his great delight, tney snot it wnn tncir water-guns, lor which he rewarded them with a treaty of insects. The piko has proved himself not -only intelligent, but even capable? .disbelieve it who will?of gratitude. "While living at Durham," flaj's Dr. "Warwick, "I took a walk one evening in l.oid Stamford's park. On reaching n pond in which fii.li were kept ready for use, 1 observed a fine pike of some pix pounds' weight. At my approach he darted away like an arrow*. In his hurry, lie knocked his head against an iron hook fixed in a post in the water, fracturing his skull and injuring the optic nerve on one side of his head, lie appeared to sull'er terrible pain; he plunged into the mud, floundered hither and thither, and at last, leaping out of the water, fell on the bank. On examination, a portion of the brain was seen p" otruding through the fractured skull. "This I carefully restored, to its place, making use of a email silver tootli-pick to raise the splinters of broken bone. The fish remained quiet ' during the operation; when it was 1 over he plunged into the pond. At 1 first, his sull'orings appeared to be re- ' lieved; but in the course of a few 1 minutes he began rushing right and ! left until ho again leaped out of the water. ' ?-T r-nlln.l flirt ~-.t ?Sit t :. 1 . ? - v v?*\_ <xv,\/|;vi j iliiil WlLIl IllS * assistance applied a haddage to the fracture. That done, wc restored him to tliC pond and left him to his fate. Next morning, as neon as I reached the water's edge, the pike swam to meet me quite close to the bank, and laid his head upon my feet. I thought this an extraordinary proceeding. Without further delay, 1 examined the wound and found it was healing nicely. I then strolled for some time by the side of the pond. The fish swam after me, following my steps, and turning as I turned. r, -I---- T 1 ? - I j. uu iviiuH u?lJ J 1 UI'UUgllL II few young friends with mo to sue the ' fish. Ho HWJtni towards mo as before. { Little by lit tic ho became so tame in to come to my whistle and (at out of my hand. With other pen-on-*, on the contrary, he continued as uhy and as \vild as ever." This anecdote is averred to have boon read, in 1850. before the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society. The elephant, with a sort of !iumoro'us justice. is given to return injuries or iitt<ulU<'in kind. In Madagascar, I .... . 1. jnuiui n I UI JI1IV, 1IUJI] It'll lllg ( ( 1 have n cocoa-nut in his hand, thought fit. out of bravodn. to break it : on the animal's head. The elephant made no protest at the time ; but next ' day, passing a fruit-stall, he took a eo- ! coa-nut in hit* trunk and returned the 1 comae's compliment ho vigorously on < his head, that he killed him on the ' spot. J f vindictive, the elephant is also grateful. At L'ondicherry, a soldier ( who treated an elephant to a drain of arrack every time he received his pay. ( found himself the worse for liquor. ' When I he guard were about to carry ] him off to prison, lie took refuge 1 under the elephant and fell asleep. < Ilis protec >or would allow no one to ] approach, and watched him carefully all night. In the morning after cai'es- ] sing with his trunk, he dismissed him to settle with the authorities as best ' ue coum. jlsoiii revenge ami gratitude ] imply intelligence; still more does the < application of an unforeseen expedi- ' ent. A train of artllery going to ] Seringapatam, had to cross-1ho shing- I ly bed of a river. A man who was sitting 011 a gun-carriage, fell, in anoth- i or second the wheel would have passed over his bod}\ An elephant walking hy the side of the carriage saw the i danger, and instantly, without any < order from his keeper, lifted the wheel < from the ground, lcaviug the fallen < man uninjured. i I Mode of Fueezino Decanters of 117 ........ i? . iiaiLu.?xivury .ungnsnman who nas ( been in Paris brings away with him a recollection of the carafes frappecB? decanters of frozen water?supplied in such profusion at the cafes and , restaurants, and probably often wishes that London was as liberally sup- : plied. A new establishment for sup- * lying them to tho cafes has recently , been opened in Puris, and the modo ( in which the wutor is frozen is said to bo as follows:?The decanters, two thirds filled with wator which has ccn twico filtered, aro placed in i shullow tanks, in which salt water is mado to circulato. Each tank con- i tains a copper reservoir with a receiver containing ether. Large air pomps J workod in tbi3 establishment by a i lG-liorfle powor enginet, exbaus the ' air from tho rosorvoira, tho ellier in < tbo receiver boils and paeeos rapidly 1 away in tbe ulate of vapour, and tbe < tcmporaturo of tbe salt water and tho ; waters in tbo decanters is soon re- , ducod to 20 deg. below tbo freezing point. At this temperature, however ! the water in tbe bottle remains liquid ; : but now a workman goes round, ana with a glass rod stirs tho water iu i each decanter, and in an instant, "as it by onohantmont," it is cbangod to a mass of ice. At tbo establishment wo notice 0250 carafes frozen daily 1 at what expon?c is not elated, but it need only bo very small. i'folii tlio Associate Reformed I'rcdbytcriao. A SENTENCE, To thoso of our readers who havo n tanto for rhotoric, grummnr, composition, and similai subjects, wo would 'submit tbo question : llavo you over enquired in how luany different rospecta a sontcnco in our language is liablo to correction. Lot us see. (I.) In respect to its orthography. Aro tbo woids spelled correctly in accordanco with established unago, having the right letters in tbo right place? ' And 1 saw an uiujlc cotno down from heaven, having tho kc3r ol tbo hot to ml ess pit aud a great chain iu his band." The error hero is.not in having too fow or too many letters, but in the position of tho I and of the e in Llio underscored word. Lot them change positions and tho word will ippoar thus?"anycl." Thoro may bo supei lluous letters in JOmo of tho words. "And Joseph ^ave theni 'wuqgonx' according to tho somniandmcnt of Pharaoh, and gavo jlicm provision for tbo way," There s an orthographical error in this seu:euco, as wo havg vrritlen it in tho unicrscored word, it ought to bo with only one "p." By the- way, bad spoiling, as wo isunlly call it, vitiates a inau's literary pretensions. Tho trustees of an academy and high school iu want of a teacher, wrote to a yraduato of A' our colleges wbo advortisoa liituielf lor a situation, but tbo letter ivbicl),couie9 iu reply has a number of jadly epelled words, and tlio result is, .horojs no engagement made. What iu incongruity 1 A ecientilic gentleman furnishes :ii> article for 0110 of .be reviews. II?> in evidently sinister jf tbo subject, but bis orthographical IJ!mrif*urH HI? tiin ?.i ulio cuiiors that they admit his con-nunication with reluctance. (2.) A sentence may be criticised it) i yrjunmaticul respect. It may bo dear and forcible, while tho i ules oi' grammar may bo so violated that il .-annot be pursed. Tho words composing it may not sustain tho proper relation with each other in accordance with tho rule of govern mot and o f | agreement. f (3.) The structure of it demands at- ( .cniion. Tho several members or . paitsbhould be bo arranged as to nuke llio frentonco intelligible and loicible. "It tho Pope be anti-Christ, Jown with him." is clour, but it would bo more forcible to run thus: Down with the Pope, if ho bo autiDhrist." Wo find the following in a printed 3ermon : "From what has been said, , wo may seo that ministers of the gob [ici are olien exposed to trials, the severit}' of which they cannot well unJorstund who wero never callcd to [juhlic omploymont in tho church" ! ! rhis is au obscure passage. It is improved by reading it thus: "From what has been said wo may soo that , :niniaters of tho gospel aro often fcexposcd to tlials, the soverity of which . annot well bo understood by those who wore never called to public employment in tbe church." An Alabama paper writing of Florida says : 'Thereare also numerous small lakes af puro water fdlcd with hah, some of wltich are only a fjw rods in extent, whilo others aro from two to ton miles in extent." What huge tUh !! 1 Some }f them a tew rods in extent, while others aro from two to ton miles in sxtcnt!!!! But tho writer did not intend to express himsolf thus.? Tl.?^ ?:i ~ - 1 1 1 iucBu uiuuM unu tuui appiy 10 ilio islands and not to tho fish. Tlio insertion of tlio word "lakos" after the words "tome of which" would rectify the scntcnco. (4) A sentence may bo criticiscd on tho score of brevity, If the idoa is cleurly expressed its brovity is no objection in itseif, but that brevity becomes objectionable wbon it obscures the sense and keeps it from being un ilerstood. (5.) It may be too long. Somo of tho sentences in law books covor more iban a printed page. Tho nominative and verb are separated by wide spacos and it requiros close attention in oh. serve ibo connection. The Btyle of a writer is griovously faulty, let his subject bo what it may, when-the reader, in attempting to find the nominative to the verb, has to fall back a whole page r?r llfllf lllliMl rI'ho "On n" " ? A uv uou Vi DUjjpHlUOUS epithets, of redundant, tautological words, mako a sontonco unnoceiarily long. , Ono of tbo mo^t eloquont speakers that evor adorned the bench of this Stale, was in the habit of saying, "an everlasting eternity:' And, if we are not mistaken, wo have seen the same expression in Erskino's sermons. The term "everlasting" cannot qualify "eternity," because they are Bynonymoos, The term eternity, is not uffcctcd by prefixing "endless" or "eFerlaB'.inp." . Wo heat- public npeakorn allu'lo to i(lhc Otnni/jotcnt power of the Creator." Thoy might just us woll say, "ttio omnisciont wisdom or knowlodgo of ibo Creator." Tho terras aro tautological and grato upon tho critical ear. Men in conversation aro somo times betrayed into tho uso of tho term "poor jxxvper." If tboy wero to say a sick, or neglected, or pious, or dying pauper, thoy would spouk corrcctly and sensibly, but to describe him as poor is as 41 nnecessary as it is to tell us that iron is hard or pot motal is brittle. Ilero is a sontonco.? "Among tho fashionables who, on that jubilant occasion, drove up and down tho Fifth Avcnuo, was a rich millionaire, whoso equipago attracted much aUontion." There ia a re d ?ndatioy in tho word "rich" which cannot quality millionaire, for millionaire expresses all that rich docs. It tho writer bad doscribad that millionaire as being public-spirited, or ostentatious, ho would havo escaped tbo criticism which ho brings upyu himself by using tho term rich . (6 ) Tlio words must be select. For as tiio artist depends cu bit* drawing for u correct representation of the landscape, so tbo writer is thrown upon words us tho channol throueh which he would oonvoy hia ideas to the read or. Tho epcelator's impressions ol tho landscape, whether truo or fulso, aro mainly attributable to tho picture. If it bo true to life with coloring and penciling, which mako up a correct delineation, tho imago of tho cataract, or of the mountain, or of the river, id producod on tho mind of tho beholder, and the artist baa eucscidcJ. When, therefore, the author can select from the entire vocabulary of tho Hnglish language or other tongafs, j'lht such l?rm as will u-jnvey his meaning to the reader, no more iior leas, tlun hois successful. There lies tho skill of the writer; lhero is his nower: ai.d lur- ?if. wlwm> bidding armies march and countermarch, retreating or udvanning, is not inoro to bo envied than tho author to whoso oidt-rs words, figures and iimiiiludus are sutjoct, who can call u[> at any time, just such expressions, classical or common, aB the occasion requires. J.. 13. Aug. 29, 18GS. * GOOD RECEIPTS. Currant Jelly.?Pick fi-o red, but long, ripo currants from tho stems, hriiisn ihftin oiwl .1. - " ,..vu> uiiu ouain ino juico irom a quart at a time through a thin muslin; wring it genlly, to get all tho liquid; put a pound of white sugar to cach pound of juice; tstir it until it is all dissolved ; set it over a gentle fire; let it hecoroo hot, and boil for fiftcon micuics; then try it by taking a t-poonful into a saucer; when cold covor with tissue paper as directed. Glass should be tempered by keeping it in warm water for a short time before pouring any hot liquid into it, otherwise * it wijl crack. To make currant jolly without boiling, pross tho juico lrom tho currants and strain it; to every pint put a pou?d of tino white sugar; mix them to gefcher until tho sugar is dissolved, ihen put it into jars soul them, and ox peso them to tho hot sun tor two or threo days. Salad.?Hashed potato, rubbed down with croam mustard, and salt, is no bad substitute.for egg, and imparts to a salad a new and not unpleasant flavor. Tomatoes ? those warm orango-lobed tropieals "pomrnes d'amour"?ar? rvnoiir>..? W) l,V/Uj 1 II a salad. Their rich flavored pulp aod skin, wurm as capsicum*, are incomparablo, if well spread and c'iffusod on a propor friendly fooling with the other ingrodiouts. French beans, too tho most delicate of vcgotables, make a salad of groat merit. You must boil tho beans as usual for the lablo, thon mix a dressing in tho following proportions: Four mustard ladles of mustard, Four salt ladles of salt, Three dossort'spoonfuls of essenoe of achovy, Four ditto of mushroom ketchup, Three ditto of the boBt Italian oil, Twelve of vinegar, T li rna h?V\/\?Ih/1 ~ " v u,,UW..DUiW r?EaErtVED A pplks (very nice).-? Core and pare a dozen goodaizod apples and cut into oightbs; -make a syrup of a pound ot sugar to half a pint oi water; let it boil, and put in as many'apple as oan be boiled without breaking; remove' them carefully when tender; after all *r?r done, add a littlo more sugar, boil ?p, and flavor with vanilla or lemon, and turn over t{ie apple. ? ?=11 From tho Luthornn and Visitor. MARTIN LUTHER. Dkar, Littlk Ones :?Tho Germans had a grand jubilee on the 24th, 25th and 26th of June, 18G8. The eity of Worms had 100,000 strangers in it, besides its home people. From France, England, Russia, America, and many other places, they all flocked in steam.crs, ears, &c., to see a great alokf wi...1 -i- " uigui. ?i uut ?u j uu uuppusu it was f No less than a monument orcctcd in honor of your beloved Dr. Martin Luther. Now listen closely, and I will ^tell you all about it. I was afraid my Little Ones would not hear of it from the big people, if I did not write them a special letter on the subject, ho I made up my mind that they should know it. About 3G0 years ago, way back in the dark ages, (dark because there were <*nly a few Bibles in the world,) a poor little boy went from door to door, singing for his bread. As this boy grew up, he tried to learn all he could, and ho kept a great thinking over all he did learn. At last when he became quite a man, he went into a Catholic house where he found a Bible chained. This Bible he began to read, and as he read the llolv Ghost entered his heart, and told him what tho words meant. The Lord j U tk TfT !...? *1.:.. ' UU? wiitu tuia niilll \\ IIM BlllCCrCly seeking to know what God had to say to him. The precious Spirit will tell you, it' you want to know very much indeed, liko Dr. Martin Luther did. Ah he kept on reading and thinking, the Holy GliOBt constantly poured more light upon his soul, just like the early dawu of morning gives plaeo to the full day, After a while this man gruw strong enough to bear the light, and then ho t?uv/ that he was a lost sinner, and needed a Saviour. Then Jesus pitied him, and came whispering in his soul, that he loved him so much, and freely forgave his sins. This made Dr. Luther so happy that he could not hylp telling everybody he met, how mjuch the dear Saviour loved sinners, and how ready lie is to save them, it' they oniy give up their sins. This was news indeed to these poor, ignofant people, and it spread like tire among dry grass.. Every woman told her neighbor; did you hear it, you need not pray to Mary and the saints, but go right to Jesus, and lie will save you, just now. Theso tickets they sell us to sin against God are worth nothing; we will go to hell unless Christ saves us. This grand man continued talking to tho people, till the Pope at Home. gi*ew very angry, and brought him up lor trial. But he was like a great oak against tho storm, they could not bend him ; ho told his friends that if the devils from hell wero on oil the housetops, he meant to go. When the Catholics brought Dr. Luther before the Emperor's Court at Worms, (the same city whero his monument is now oi'ectcd,) he said vJ'Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. GOD HELP ME." lie meant by this, that ho would daro to do right?to stand by God's truth, come what would. He stood firm as a rock, with Jesus over near him. The Lord says, they that honor Me, I will honor. The great Luther honored Christ before Emperors and kings, and though so many years dead, Jesus is not done paying him back yet. Now, at this same city, even Worms, the pcoplo build triumphal arches for the king, dukes and ffl-eat of earth tn nnsn nnrl<*v that they may behold unveiled this monument to Dr. Luther's honor. Had my Little Ones been thero with the German children who marched in the procession, they would havo seen the pretty flags of all nations hanging from the windows, the houses dressed with wreaths and flowers, and at night the grand illumination. I think I should liko tp have heard tho grand shout to Jesus given by that vast crowd, when Rev. Oppermann took tho cover off the monument to show it to tho people. I should like to have Been also that party of young ladies dressed in white and crowned with wreaths who covered the bronzo statue with flowers. Not only so, but wo would have heard eight hundred singers thanking the Lord for Dr. Luther's noble life, while tho bells chimed forth their joy, and the cannons roared it, to every peal of which xl 1 1-* A- ? - - tue peopie h ncurwj said, totjare so glad. The roof of every house and tower was fall of people, and even tho Catholic Burgomaster Brack of Worms callcd Dr. Martin Luther, The Honorable Citizen or Worms. Thus God gave him praise even [ from hid enemies. From one to two thousand ministers come to share the y, the young men from the Univer sity swelled tho crowd, and all this vast multitude catno together to show how much they loved thin grand man, WHO J)ARKD TO ACT FOR GOD WHEN ALL 0 THE WORLD WAS DOING WRONG. S Now, Little Ones, I tell you all thin, n that you may stand up like the noble Dr. t Luther for Jesus. Never forget that ^ Dr. Luther refused to pray to Mary and the Saints, and went right straight Q to Jesus. I think it would be a j( grand idea for every little bov and > " (1 in Amcrica, to try and collect SI.00, |( (ono dollar) apiece to build Dr. Martin Luther a monument in the Uni- ^ ted States. He deserves it, and no R Protestant would refuse the tribute* a It ivoiild stand as a strong tower against a Catholic power in America' Do you fi love tho great Doctor enough to try? Do you love Jesus enough to do this ^ work for lliui? Who will help My t Little Ones ? ^ Baltimore, Sept, 1st, 1SG8. j, 1 Tile Church Subsidizing tie World. Wo had occasion, sorao timo since, j". to comment upon a "Tea Party in Church ' anil then upon a "Bar" bo- * hind tho scene at a church fair. Since , / that, our attention has been drawn to (J divers Ilaflk-s, Grub Bags, Bull?, et id omnc gcnuc, for tho purpose of raising money for benevolent purposos. But with all tho strides that havo boon ' mado of latoyoars amongst us in theao 1 pious cffortB for God and tho church wo are still a good ways behind some ^ other parts of tho world. Itcad the 1 following from a lato numbor of the Texas "Christian Advocate." It is particularly interesting just now as wo boo from our exchanges that thore . aro two Circus companies now poram- 1 balnting our State. Whofspeaks for j the first benefit 'i There ia no time to bo lost. ^ "In tho town whero our friend 10hides," says tho "Advocate/'tho mem- ^ bora of a certain church desired to ^ ercct a church buildingj and being j weak they had to nook out inventions. Wo now give tho words of our corros. ^ pondent : "Orton'a circus was exhibiting in ^ the pldco . A happy -thought came into tho head of one of tho loading members, who suggested it to others ^ and it whs promptly acccptcd. 'Wc must havo tho Circus to givo the ; church a benefit.' T'.eir condition ^ was made known to tho manager, ^ whose gonerons heart responded to , Iheir appeal] and to tho surprise of all J' unci mortification of many, tho morning papers contained tbo following ad ^ vertfsoment: v ' Orton's Circus will perform for c tbo benefit of the Church. Come up to tbo help of tbo .Lord against tho mighty. That evening tho band of music ^ heard all over tho placo, crying, Come up to the help of tho Lord against the j( mighty. But it was aetrange tor.guoand v very few could soomingly understand j_ it. Some said it is something now under tho sun, and ought not to bo r, Others said ihoy lovod to go to a circus but could not go to a church circus. The circus howovor gavo tbo benefit. Ilorscs performed, tho clown pronounced his worn out jokos and people t laughed at them as usuul. Somo say i( the church carae out fifty dollars ahead jt and others say it came out behind We cannot say?only that Orton'scir- ^ cus performed for tho Church?N. H C. Presbyterian. ? <3 Our Colleges.?The Collogcs it 0 Duo West, male and female, will open 1 as usual on Monday, tbo 6th October. n Abundant preparation will bo made n for all who may come. The prospects ^ of the Malo College, wo are ploased to ^ learn, aro^oncouraging?better than at '' any time since tho war. The Foma'e ? Colloge hopos to hold iis own ab the 1 head of all similar institutions in the State. Tho advantages it offora are 1 not Bnrpassod, while tbo expenses, \ taken altogether, aro loss than any- ? where else, that wo know of. These 0 things account for its past prosperity, a and they will doubtless secure for it a c large patronage in the future. Pa- * rents having sons or daughters to v send off to College, would do well to $ consider the olaiins of the Institutions in Due West before sending olt-o- 8 wbero.?A. R. Prenhjterian. ^ u The drought iu England is blowing sorno |( good to' America. Within the past week fi five steamers have gone out laden with e hay, an nrtiole almost never before sent P abroad; and the . teamen, for a fortnight g aueaa, are engageu ror an wej can carry, a Even France nuit coma after us for her a fodder. It is expected, indeed, the demand v for hay and bread-stuffj will be so great as ^ quite to change (he balance of trade and gj bring back to U9 plenty of gold in the i tttural line of #xchnnge, fti LOOK UP. An old man on Long Inland bad ccasion, Home yoars ago, to lay up omo monoy. Being exceedingly fraid that ho would loso it if ho ' rusted his treasuro with any of his tionds, ho concludcd at last, that ho rould bury it. Accordingly, ho went ut into tho woods ono night, nnd so- 1 . ciing u i,roo un-Jcr which to mako iHdopositjhc dug'a hole, carcfully Doktd around him to soo if any ono 1 vaa near, buried his monoy, replaced 1 ho carih, strewed tho lorwos over tbo J pot, that it might appear that all was 1 ,s usual, and returned to tbo houeo ecnro in tho belief lhat his gold waB < afo. 1 In thoso daysdeor wcro vory abun- ? lant on tho Island, and it was coranon to shoot them in tho night. The ocr hud places of resort, and tho lunter.s, being familiar with thoso i ilaces, would select a neighboring reo, and climbing it befuro nightfall, vould quietly await tho coming of neir game, it so happened that, a riend of the old man had for this turpofio climbed this very tree, to ' which ho came to bury his money, ^nd being disposod to eeo what tho ild man would do, ho remainod perIctly quiet, and when ready to go lome, descended dug up tho bag, re>lacod tho ioavea, and carried *oK the 1 reaeuro. Tho old man performed a daily 1 ilgrimago to tho trco, and perceivng everything as bo loft it, auspened no ovil. Afler a long timo, ho tad occasion for hin mntian or.fl ..^J , ~^, 1.vj is constornation, discovered that it ?as gone. His loss almost turned ( >ie head and broko his hoart. Ho ran ashamed to bavo it known that i lo was so miserly as to bury money, ik\ therefore) cuiiccLlsd bifl loss. 1 Jjt it weighed deeply upon him, do- 1 >rived him of his rest, and finally 1 unk his spirits so low that, in hia 1 lefipondcney, ho began to doubt his ' ope, and to despair. A settled reli- < ;ious melancholy followed, and in his 1 istrcss ho wont to his friend for ' ouneel and sympathy. Ilia friend < iad understood hie case perfectly; ! .rid was ready to administer the 1 ightsortof consolation. He inquii- : d, cautiously, whether eoino domes- ' ic troubles had not occasioned Irs 1 lis'tres*, or somo dorangement of hiH uainesH. But n^t being able to bring 1 ho old to a voluntary confession; if I o had not met with somo very | cavy Iob < of property. Thus corner- < u incoiu man was compelled to tell the t ale of his hid treasure, bat was not ' ?illing to bolievo that that bad any t onnoction with his dospondenuy. 1 lis friend invited bim to bis bouse, < nd delivered into his hands tho lost i ag, thus addressed tbe dolighted man: I "When you buried thin money you | ooked aH around to see that no one ' ?as near to watch your movemonts. 1 Jut you forgot to look up. Had you J joked up you would havo seen mo a 3w feet above you, and not lost your loney. Hereafter nevor fail, whon bout to engage in any work, to look j V-" ? Tbe advico thus given was useful ( o tho man who bad received it, and | ) or easy application. Tho man who 3 about to embark in an important .ndertaking, if possessed of common rudenco, will carefully examino the uhjcct on all sides, that if any dan;cror difficulty is iu the way, he may oresee and avoid it, or abandon the mdertaking. But it is more iroporant that boa should look up. From bove cometb down tho wisdom, that nan needs to guide him in doubt and liatross, and he who has Bought from icaven assistance, will seldom fail in lis enterprise. Christians often are ;overnea bo rancb by .worldly policy i bat thoy look nil around them io ibe ( our of trial, and forgot to look up to he bills wbenco comoth their help. Vhen they aro estimating the pro- ! ;rcea that will be made in tbo work \ f converting, they look only to the , mount of means which the Churches I ontribute now, and nogloct the fact 1 hat the gold and the silver are the jorJ*a. If tbey would look up, they ' rould find that God was ready and J e tor pained to achieve the work. When the wicked are embarking in I in, they fear detection, and cautious- ' y survey the ground, lest some eye | uouiu Bee weir guilt. Tbey torgot 1 ho k)l seeing eye, to whieh darkness, { nd light are all alike. Would they J ookjtp, they would often bo deterred ronv Sin. It is a good r jIo nover to 1 ngage in any pursuit of business or ( leamtre npon which you cannot look 1 o (Itod for counsel. If ?e approves, 1 o / if He frowns stay away. Such 1 CQorse would socure yon 1'rom'im- 1 le^lurable lose. The time will come 1 -hen you will disoover, to your eter? alsbame, that you have lost an inSuable treasuro, even your prioeleea i ?ul, by neglecting to look up to God i rheo his help would have made its > a'.vatiOB sure. i ^ Importance of SowiDg Good Seed. "Ah wo sow so shall wo reap," waH nevor moro truo than to-day. Grop aftor crop, having baen takon from our fields lor scores of years, without u sufficient application of manure, tho elements of fertility originally in tho soil, having bccorao partially exhausted, so that much smaller crops, ji ui jtjjuurur quanty, aro now obtained than formerly ; and we cannot afford to ha 'o any of those elements, itill remaining, consumed by the growth of growth of weeds or poor grain. Why is it that feho corn crop is as good now in all parts of the country as evor? In thoso parts of New England whero I am acquainted, it baB been hotter for tho last ten years than in any previous decade, and tho quality of corn, I believe, is fully as good in all parts of tho country now us it over was; but noither tho one nor tho otber cereals, except in certain localities, and why is it 'i 1 think it is bccauso more caro has been taken , in saving and preparing tho seed for uur corr.-tields; or rather because wo bavo been able to select tho largost, oarliest ripened and plumpest kornola for socd. Till recently, wlioat,- rye, oats and barley, have been sown, big, plump or small, woed-seods and all; and as "like bogets like," our crops bavo been deteriorating in quality, and oontinuually growing leas in quantity. Reasoning from analogy, I think tbero is no necessity for tbis; and epeaking from observation, 1 think I can say I knoio tbero is not. In the vicinity of Randolph, Yt., tho farmors bavo' made increasod efforts for seveial yoars past to sow only tho largest, J - - * ? - - * tuinvnii niiuueu ana pmmposc Kernels of wheat, with tho best result as lo quality and quantity. In ono case, a townsman harvostcd forty-threo bushola per aero from four acres. I Cully believe that by planting only the '.arliest and best of all kinds of seed, not only as largo crops as formerly 'with proper attention to tlio Boil) 3an bo raised, but thore may be a constant improvement in quantity and cjuul'ty. Wo bavo tinned?sinned 7na'f'j, ag;iiu6t ft kind i'rovidenco, ugainat ourselves, our neighbors, our country, ar.d the world in this mattor. For years wo havo shown a degree of common sense in breeding all kinds of farm stock, paying groat .prices and !?oi?g fur cvon into distant coun**-f Lo socuro tho very host Bpeciir juch animals?horsepj catt.., <wino and poultry;?wo have A,. them upon our farms and giving thorn Lho Lest food and shelter and the kinlost caro, ovon often watching them it nignie, ana wo bavo found that it ill paid well-t farm stock has boon greatly improved, and the country benefitted thereby. Why not have is great ah interest and make as jreat an effort for the improvement it our cereals ??New York Times. Something! for the Sicic.?A correspondent writos: Frequently wo ind sick poople whoso stomachs reject ill kinds of nourishments until conlitioos follow that in many instances terminate fatally. In twenty instanses in which I havo heard tbe popuar sick bed nourishments nroAnrihptfi ind rejected by an invalid's enfeebled stomach, L have not known the .simple saucer of parcbod corn pudding or bowl of gruel refused. The corn is roastod brown, precisely as wo toast joffeo, ground as fine as meal in a cof- * fee mill, and made either into musb, gruel, or tbin cakes baked tightly brown, and given either warm or cold, ulear, or with whatever dressing tbe stomach will retain. Parched corn ind meal boiled in skimmed milk, and ted frequently to children suffering from summer diarrhoea, will almost id ways cure it, as it will dysentery in xdulis, and 1 believe cholera in its Qarliest stages. The Now York Times remarks with i good deal of truth : "The crop of jotton and other staples' which tho Southern planters will raise this year will bo their own to a far greater oxlent than any of the crops tbey had raised during the last two or threo t.?r ?* fumio. ajiwii jvurf ana mo year bo,bro, a great part of the crop had to 50 for the payment of (advances that were made to the planters. The proceeds of the orop did not go into the pockets of those who raised them bat into the hands of those who bad loaned the means. This year however, the planters, to a mnoh greater axtent than heforo, started ont clear. The reason, doubtless in most cases, was that thoy could not obtain advances in tbe North or olsewhore, so bard was money to procure on Southern iccount. On these grounds, the orop .uus year in me conw wiU realize nore benefit to.the planters than iu previous years." ? We must needs have some concern *rhen we look into oar Iomib but ve consider how little we 4*3?rr vhat is left, our mc Jttur . ?r U tto tlaa ifulnesa.