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jmjijjaii J_. .A^'lLJ'l^'-r-'llJ-EL'l^g'.L'g 1 1 -'ua I ! M - I ..j | !L.__I._1_JL.L'.! _] ... -I- ~ *?n mmmmmmmmymmmmmmmmmm BY W. A. LEE AND IIUGII AVILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, IS68. VOLUME XVI?NO, BUNGLERS. t* ol Tt in a sorrowful fuel that no oilier busi- w ticss la so full of bunglers as agricultural pursuits, ll is a blessed tiling that oven they can gef, a living thero. But bow 1 fuuch better, then, might they do if they Would work systematically and intelligently 1 A farmer is a man who should keep ^ {lis oyo3 and cars open. Ho ought to J.egrn something from his neighbor every ^ lima be slips inside his gate. He ought 11C to find hints enough in every copy of any agricultural paper to repay the full yenr'b *. subscription. Experience in a capital 1 tcbool, but its "short course' through or ojher people's experiments is, by all odds, the quickest and cheapest. These fice-and- ^ ea*y farmers get this touch from an ex , . i change: do 'Wherever you find a farmer who has r eleadily grown rich by tho sweat of his 0f brow, you will find a man who duns imll \ ?- as whatever lio performs. IIin house is al- wj ways .{i goo<l repaii; hi* out-houses coin- a(J( tnodious, Well arranged, and also in good order. His cattle and hones nro of: tjh good stock and in good condition, and he cSj lias n system of doing wuik lh.?t accotn- j jylixhcs what lie undertake*, and lie does aJ) not leave eveiything half done, as many f*rraer6 do, who drag through l:fe, and die ,n(] poor. QU along any great thoroughfare, and ; po! you will b>>ou come to a farmer wlio yards j^e his catt:e in tho public highway, wastes (,?> the miunro which should fertilize his Ar fields, and allows the public to thread : a Iheir break neck pasfhgj nmor:g lliein. i cj^.] The next, perhaps, feeds his corn whole, j sjo; and loses a thiid of its nu'riinent. At;- J arc other depiive* hid pigs of light, and their ! ljn growth ktops. Another allow* pestilential j j)^ g;?>e?,generated uuner liis burn, to be inbaled by his Mock. Another allows liie fgj culllu to drink out of Micro mud-hole*, atl( instead of jiuro water. Another allows bt,. Lis ahecptu win lor to go without any wuter H0,. at all. The uext expjsos his calves and Q( co'ts to the wintry stunus, thus arresting j ]_)a their growth, while it would absolutely i jju cost less to kc?'p litem glowing and housed, j co, The next perhaps, uot a fit lool j ;l u wherewith-to wo:k *-lli ieutly on bis whole ' jj(, faiiu Another sows poor or mixed seed, i or nat huif enough, and as a consequent".* 1 jj ,, roans li*lf n <'.r?>n_ 'I'lifl ??vt ' , .. -t- ?w , ler l*i<d bul three or four inohos d< ??p. 1I? J lia& but Utile faith in di-i-p ploughing ami ' thuro^h pulverization of the aar.li, l--ut ; afU lias full faith iu the Ki^ns of tL? su-Jiui*, ! the moon, -and lutk. lie believes in gou<! j jn*, luck wLre puUinjf in the ?M.'e?l, and bus u : ^,UJ realizing 6en?e of ill-'ud; in harvoatin^j, j UI.( co.-tty experience in bo.li theoiy uud ; a g ]>rac:ice. ' Jbli "We eoakl t-xlcnJ this li?.t of prai-tiea j sur eiror?toan indefinite length. Surh fucts~i ubi: prove thiil, instead of the :?riner has ! sen inure to leHrn practically ai'ont hia buni- exl nosd than any other man in the world, wa In fuel, one thiid of the industry uui] encr ( git# of the farinrrc of our eountiy arc Mj literally willed in coimeqieiice of igno-' iri? rar.ee, and fU-Oaiire of all lules of thiift ; nnd eeonoaiy. The ?aa:o reck!e*?ucps fro i amopgr men in oth?>r niii-kuit* irmiM <?bhIi ! . ? - i ? vhm,v ua; iu itiitnudiule baiikrupu-j and bUirvutiun. ' fur ? Ttltucope. t[)r ? no: Tlie Sky.. fit: I oui It seems to mo that in tlio midst of lite tbe material noarness of tbo heavens, On God meanB us to atkuovtledgo bis own pre Immediate presence as visiting, judg- litt 'ng and blessing ns. "The earth- oc< (hook, the heavens also dropped, at arc tbe presence of God. "Ho doth set ne; Ins bow in the cloud," and thus re- ter fiews, in tlio sound of every drooping th< }watbo of ruin, bis promises of over- mc li&tiog lovo. "la thera hath ho set a in? abernnclo for tbe sun," whoso burn- co; Jig bail, which vithout tbo firmament mi rould be seen as an intolerable and all torching circle in the blackncss of in acuity, is by that firm anon t surroun- ar< 4d by gorgeous sorvico, and tempered tw r mediatorial ministries, by tbe fir- , lament of clouds the golden pave- 1 lent is Bproad for bis chariot wheels do 4 morning; by the firmament of trc cludd the purple vtil is closed at m( felling round the sanctuary of bis dei rdkj by tbe mists of the firmament 1 bilimplacable light is divided, ana its foi soarated fiercencss appeased into tbe ph soflbluo that fills tho doptbs of dis 1 * L .^<L (>. 1-1 - ? - ??|IW ?nwi 1U) UIUUUI, UUU IDO nosb fD( will iphich .the mountains burn as 1 thev\{lriuk the overflowing of the np day*ip?. And in this tabernacling a j of fcti unendurable sun with men, be through tbo shadows of the firma- to ment,lrod would seem to set forth the Btoopife q| his own mojeuy to men, upon ik> tbrono of the firmament. w; As the Vroator of all the worlde, and tho Inhibitor of eternity, we cannot ;B behold i?n; but as the J^udge of tbo it earth aok the Preserver of men, those ai| heavens are indeed his dwelling-place. aE "Sweax; nit, neither by lleaven, for it is God'* flurono; nor by the qartb, for it is his |Toetetool.tf And all those be passings {land fro 0? fruitful shower fr< and gratcfl ebade, and all those vis* w< ions of silwr.palaces built about tbo C< horizon, aril voicos of moaning winds bj *nd threftt?ing thunders, and glories O of colored Mbe and cloven ray, are p< but to deep* in oar hearts the acoep- pc ince, and distinctness, nnd doarnees r tho simj lo words, "Our Father, hich art in Heaven."?liuskin. Ji Interesting Planetary Discoveries. l>i le Tho planot Mars is the only object ^ tho wholo heavens which is known I > oxl.ibit foaturos similar Lo those of ? ir own earth. And the accumulated u cploratioiis and discoveries of astro)iners during tho last two hundred sara havo resulted in tho construc- r0 )n of a globo representing tlio cliarlorialies of this planet as astronom* a bulievo lliem to exist. Ata recont KU coting of the Astronomical Society nu England a globo of Mars was exb:led, on which landa and sead wcro ,n< pictured as upon an oidinury terstrial globe. By fur tho largor part 'at these lands and seas were laid down ^ well known ontities, rcppccting lich no more doubt is fvlt amor.g ln Lrr-nomcrs than is felt bv freoura rf O Q " ci8 concerning iho oceans and con- OVl icnts of our own globo. An iuter.ing description of this globo appears wo Fmzcr's Magazine. To tho lands h'8 d seas developed in tho planet are plied tlio names of those astrono- Pai ii*3 whoso res arches havo added to ?* v knowledge on the suljeet. Each cai Ic ol' Mars, it seems, ia capped by , which vaiies in extent according vio tho progress of tbo. seasons? ound cach cap thero is a polar sea, sce noithern sea being termed the ^?' irotcr's Sea ; the southern, Phillip's i. Tho tqualorial regions of Mars ^ir > mainly occupied by extensive con- dee ent*, four in number, and named he wis Continent, Madler Continent, fori jclii Continent, and Herscltcl I. asp r W.) Continent. Between Dawes doi i Ueibehel Continents flows a sea due ipcd I:ke an hour-glass, cullcd Kai- ed Sea, tho l*rgo southern ocean out bet which it U..WH being denominated tha wets Ocean. Between Madler and eve wca Continents flows Dawes Strait, ant meeting a large southern ocean and ind orthern sea, named after Tycbo. mir ;bChel Continent is separated from abs i i... i ?- ' ,v>ii vv.univiiv uy l.ilC'I, noi rtin^ Irom a lur^o southern Bca otb nu*d Musaidi Sea. In like manner his said liiicl, 11 jwing out of Airey Sea Oi&l northern fcCJi) separates tlio Aiadlcr in 1 colli Cot.tii.cuts. Dawes Occan lim arates into fo.;r lur^c sea-*, and aid< 15.) tracts of laud lie between thorn, self . whether thoj* are it-lands or not is pov :ertain. In Dylamc Ocean therein ma mail island, .which presents so noa ^hi and g'ittering an aspect as to 1 wh j-CMt ihe probability of its bein^ j ore ia!ly covircd with snow. Tiieso in i 8, separated by lanus of doubiful a e .cnt, reach from Dolarne O.-ean to- rca rd the South polo. ter 3. o of tho moat singular fcilurca of p;jl ,ib 14 tho prevalence of long wii:d- It a ; inlets and bottle-necked Boas.? sur esc fcatnros aro wholly distinct 08t< m anything on our carlh. For i nut imple, Ilig^ins Inlet, is a long iho ked stream extending for about not cc thou, and miles. ILsscl Inlet id or irly as long, and Nasmyth Inlet wo II more rcrna'.kablo in its ?>rm. Ou mo r earth tbo occans aro about three up( lea as extensive as tho continents iB \ Mars a very different arrangement too tvuils. In tho first place tboro it> acc do disparity betweon tho exlont of in i jans and continents, and then, these tba i mixed up in a most complex man- tba r. A traveler by cither land or wa- his could visit almost overy quartor of am 3 planet without leaving tho ole- it e int in which ho began bis journey- al ? js. If ho choso to go by water he am jld journey for upwards of 30,000 bc8 les, always in sight of land, gener- hin y with land in view on both bides, grc such intricate labyrinthine fashion am 3 the lands and seas of Mars inter- cat in/tH ? n auvwt A?woiV?? l/Vtt* KMt. OI gr< Tna Be8T Friend.?What do you A? without a molboi to toll all your Iu< mblcs to?" said a child wbo bad a an )tbcr, to ono whoso mother wa str ad. the 14AI other told me to whom to go be thi o sho died/' answered the little or- ag< an. pe "I go to tho Lord Jesus; bo was sec >thoi'a friead, and ho is mine." *na The other replied, "Jesus Christ is tie > in the sky; ho is away off, and has Fit ;reat many tbiogs to attend to in lo? aven it is not likely he can atop tin mind you. * gri tiT J- i l L x uu uut Know aoout mat." said wi 0 orphan: "all I koow is, bo says be inl ill, and that is enough for me." Tbe oaphan -was right. God's ear bie as open to babes and sucklings, as ha is to divines and senators Oh, that, 1 ibo children were told as much, ha id believed ii!?Power of Prayer. cr< thi Memjmits, Tekn.?General Granger is, ks advices of a threatening cbaraoter ny 5m Arkansas. Many of the white to omen and children have left Tipton sii junly. Grangec has sent fifty men ah r a special Irain to preserve order. g0 ne thousand armed negroes are re- |0( irtod in tbe vicinity oi Mason's De- 0n >t, Tipton County. Napoleon and lii3 Surroundings. A correspondent of the New York turned of Commerce \vi iting from ;?ris, OetGth, gives a not very flatring account of tho 8ucers* of the apoloon dynasty. Tho picturo he awB is ouo of tho many indications how unslablo is tho present peace the Europoan Governments. Speaking of the cflfjct upon tho pubinitsd in France, of tho Spanish volution, ho says: "And now, say iho adversaries of o second empire and its policy (and ch scum to become bolder and more merous every day), what a position a 3'our boa6ted "personal governin t" achieved for itself at.d its founr, as the close of iho carecr of the ter may be fcaid to be approximating ere any thing to uftout the Iito of 3 cmpoior at present moment, what position would ho transmit j goveinment aiid the country rr which ho lias exorcised unhouni control for eighteen 3"oars ? IIo uld leave his throne, Franco and eon literally surrounded by powernations, partly of his own creation rtly thrown together by tho faults his own policy?not ono of whom 1 bo sincerely regarded as a friend, has created Italy i but by Belfi.-h vvB and half measures, and chican' and hesitation, ho has failed to. uve her gratitude for what vhe b:.d 10 fur her?has inoroased, indued, ideep enmity of her people, and Ott n away a!i that lio had expen1 iu her behalf. In Germany, again has refrained indeed, from intering directly to thwart tho national lirations. But thcrj too, ho has io it in such a fashion, has so conitod himself", arid has again displayTeo much hesitation and balances ween "I would and I would not," 1 be has lost all the benefits of, or :n credit fur bis moderation, and I has, on the contrary, left such an eliblo impression on the public id beyond the lUiino that ho only tained bocftaso ho found bim-clf ready or sttong enough to do erwido. That he has inherited by conduct nothing but suspicion, iitc and defiance. And now lastlv tho Peninsular, Napoleon again Is himself placed on tha lo/ing i. S; ain, indeed, does Dot of hitn'ouuntfor much in the balance of rur; but Spain, adJei to all Gcrny and all Italy, maka up pretty uly overy SUto of Europn, to ich Franco is limited, nnd their sent attitudo exhibits her Emperor Lhe pleasant tiluation oi not having inglo neighbor with \\h'>m ho is lly on cordial and trustworthy ms. Of courso, Prussia is very i to diplomatically, and bo is ly j and so will butho Spanish "Inrcclionary Junta," as tho Alonitour cntaliously and offensively designs that body, Instead of calling it "National Government."' But . O . I ?.l XT.. % It , ui:u ui Lucin wiau i>apoicon wen would be sorry to see him fall, or uld care to como to bis aid, cither rally or physically. They all look in him with suspicion ; and, what rorso, all begin to look upon him as a failure. Nor can one, indeed, use them of being very far wrong the latter conclusion, whon, to all it can now be cilod againBt him on .t bead in E-irope, is to bo added rash and absurd Amorican policy, I tho fatal estrangement created by von in tho long standing traditionympathies existing between France 1 the United Slates. Tho very it and wiuest mon in Franco owe i a greater grudge eft this lattor >und perhaps, than on any other; 1 profess to seo in it ono of the ipcs, at loast, for tho rapid increase cordiality and good understanding >wing up bctwoen tho British and icrican pooplo and Governments. Iced, of 'latter years, it is hardly exagcration to say that tho most iking characteristic ot Napoleon i Third's policy has been a kuack'of owing everybody into union linst himself, and aftor having fully rpetrated this blunder abroad, ho ims now equally bont on consum ,ting it by writing at political parBtigainst bis government at home, nally to nam up this dreary cata;ue of tho rosults of thj careor of o one? "extrordinary" man, bo is awing old?old both in mind and Jy j and what is more, bo is becom; every yoar more and more isoed and standing alone. Nearly all > personal friends and adbcronts ve droppod off ono after another, d of tbo mon of action of 1851, rdly one save Floury, the lons^ sditablo and the least influential of 3 lot is loft at bis sido. Konher ei very dilforont man from Be Mor, and would perhaps prove himBolf be in time of noed anything but a r William of Doleraine; while Marals Niel and' McMahon, though od ftoldiorsboCh, have characters to to, which, as Prince Louis NapolcBonaparte 'veil know in 1861, St. rmftnd and llagoai had not. Tliero bavo been rumors hero of itilereourso having passed between tho Spaniah leaders and Count Bismark; and tbouyli discredited, it is coneidor- t ed by no means improbablo that tlio c iuimvr may nuvo Huugub ana IOUIIU i c i pledges of encouragement and sup- f i port against foreign inlorforcnco from tho sagacious and foro sighted Gor- ( man statesman. Bismarck iajust Hie I . man to reflect that if a strugglo is to 1 como lie might as well bo provided f with an ally beyond tho Pyrenees as t beyond tho Alps, and so horn iu bis S adversary on every siJo. u Tho 'Consliluliontici* professes to ^ contradict semifiicially a report which I has prevailed in Paris to tlio effect * that it is the Emperor's intention, as ll ijoon as ho leaves Biarritz to convoke G the Senate, to an extraordinary meet- 61 ing, and submit to it a Sonaiu8 Cdo- t sullum, associating tho Pi ir.co Impcri- t al, a boy of twelve 3-cnrtf old, d.rect- J !y with tho Government of tUo coun- * try. There is a time when ono would I have declared tho Ktnpcror at onco to ^ bo incapable Of any such absurdity; l? but reall}*, after that has passed of late nothing Beems impossible. If tbore t! bo any truth ir the idea, I KUpposo it i it asiecH from Napoleon III, being as determined that there shall be (though Tor ever so short a time) a Napoleon 1 IV., as ho wan, when he assumed his Ii own title, that there had been a Na ft poleon If. ' ? ?*> R A A Cheap and Vai.uablk Feutilizer n I A * ? i. ohi swamps aro tno sepulchres ol j dead plant?, containing most of the ele- j mcnls of our cultivated crops. Compost- , ing puts tliis organic matter in a condition to bo used. These composts aro largely ^ made up of carbon, and their daoay in t the soil furnishes carbonic acid ga*, both ; to the roots of plants aud to their leaves. j Tiio great luxuriance of crops upon j drained swamps and fresh cleariugs is due mainly to tho abundant supply of this gas, furnished by decaying vegetable n:aller. In all cultivated lands the carbon iu , b< the soil is steadily wasting by the removal of tbe crop's, and it must Lc rcctored, or ^ the land will not pay for cultivating. n But peat con'.aius nitrogen in considerable ^ quantities, which furni.-hes to plants nitrij acid and ammonia, the most costly ele ^ moots in all fertilizers. A ton of suiwiried ^ peat, according to tho estimate of l'rof I Johnson, contains thirty pound; of nitro- j | gen, equivalent to tlii.ty-siz pounds of j : ammonia, worth, nt tweniy cents a pound, w j $7.20 a ton. This may not bo all available for plants the first season, but, it is so uiuJi plant-food stored away iu tbe soil, ^ certain to be wanted in due time. ^ Besides the nutriment which is furnished directly by the peat, it helps the soil in ^ other ways. It ahsoib* water, and holds ^ it like a sponge for a long time. This property of peat makes it exceedingly valuable for thin, sandy, nnJ gravelly ^ landa. Ever) faimor who has bogs onght to ascertain their qnality, and ppend P* inouey freely in making composts. Very j . ofter: they are the cheapest menus of ei.- j ' riching the farm, and ra :kinor it pay lareo ; dividends.? Condensed from the Journal ! Ui and American. ];i ? A lady riding in a car on tho Now C York Central Hailroad was disturbed fa in her roadings by tbo conversation of su two young men occupj'ing tho seat in beforo her. One of them Boomed to ef be a student of somo college, on bis way homo for a vacation, llo used much profane lunguago, greatly to tho annoy ar:co of tho lady. Sho thought . she would rohflko him, and begging j pardon for interrupting them, asked ? lr the young student if bo had studied the languages. "Yos, madam, 1 havo tj mastered the languages quite well." "Do you read and speak Hebrew?" Quito fluontly!*' "Will you bo bo j)( kind as to do me a small favor?" "With great pleasure. I am at your ^ service." ' Will you bo so kind as to do your swearing in Hebrew!" 1 The annual roport of tho Procd- a men's Bureau has just been mado by b Gen. Howard. It shows an oxpondi- k luro during tho year of ?3,977,000. fc lie sees no necessity for continuing tho Bureau boj'ondNow Yeat-'d Day? ii at which time it expires by Congrcs- w sional limitation, and his rccommen- o dation for tbo future looks only to tho si organization of freed monV hospitals it at Washington, Richmond, Vicksbnrg and New Orleans. Tho estimate for a nil ' thin nmnnnlo 4ft SOfl(Iflft .1 school expenditures during tho yoar ]< were $2,000",000, of which tho freed v men paid $300,000, Northorn bonovolent societies 9700,000, and the Da- I roau 894,000. . ? ' > |Q > 8 Tho first fruits of the late Radical c success in the Presidentialoleetion and P CoDgross aro a panic in Walt-street, a J decline of 3 1-2 por cent, in govern' monl bonds in two days, and money run np to 1-4 to 1-2 per cent, per day in governmeitl^ttpdB for collatorals. This rate por is equal to 90 to 180-per annum, and we do not wonder to read of failures and general consternation. This is not a very healihy exhibit. Masonic. Tho Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Maions, which has been in sussiou for two t lays in Charleston, adjourned on Wednes- g lay. Tlio following olliccrs were elected h or tlio ensuing year: n James Conner, of Charleston, M. W. Jrund Master ; W. Iv. Blake, of Spartan- n iurg, 11. W. Deputy Grand Master; J. X McCullough, of Greenville, Very Worship- y 1 S. G. War Jen ; J. S. 13uist, of Charles- v on, V. W. Junior Grand Warden; II. W. t Schroder, of Charleston, W. Grand Treas- c irur ; it. o. iiruns, ol Uliarlcston, W. Grand fo societary ; J. II. Pickett, of Grnnitovillr, il lev. Grand Chaplain ; li. 11. Campbell, of t] iKuren*, Grand Lccturer ; Harris Coving- J on, Marlboro, and C. W. Carnilo, of Edgeeld, Senior Grand Deacons ; C. 1'. l'liounend, of Marlboro, and G. M. Jurdon, of w Jroenville, Junior Grand Deacons ; P. K. a ,'obum, of Suimncrville. Grand Maisbal ; ii . G. Jie^er, of Abbeville, Grand Purstii- o: ant; Charles Inglesby, of Cltaileston, and \\ ). E. Gilchiint, of Marion, Grand Stewards ; a V. A. Wilson, of Cliarlc&ton, Grand Ty- oi ?r. - II \V6 cxtract tho fallowing summary of ir lio proceedings of liio hut day, from the w Vcws: ir Ou molion, it was unanimously o; licsovlcd, Tlint the thank.* of tho Grnud <odgo of South Carolina are due and are ir erehy tendered to Brother James L. Orr, |j >r the ability, dignity and impartiality iih which he has discharged the various ai nd important duties of Grund Master of ft lasons hi this jurisdiction during tho pe- ll od of tliree years last past. ci Brother A. G. Mnckey handed to. the ir odge certain jowels, stating that they had h< een taken duiing the lato war by a Fed g: ral soldior from somo Lodge iu South c( aroliua, but had been surrendered by him tc ? a Mason; that these jewels had been tt iven to Brother Mackey in St. Louia, wilb ri ie request that be would roturu them to tt ie Grand Eodge. ir The thanks of the Grand Lodge were C ndered, in receiving tho jewels, to the fa ukuown soldier through whom tboy had ra :eu returni-d. nt Brother Mackey announced liimself as jo ie duly accredited Graud Messenger of the bl :wly formed Graud Lodge of Italy, and ot nderiug the fraternal greeting of that a >dy to this, requested that they be adiniL- w d to the foreign correspondence of this ai rand Lodge. C. The Committee on the Masonic Mutual^ ifu Insuranee Company reported the fol- SI wing preamble and resolution, which it as adopted : at Whereas, it has been brought before the w . W. Grand Lodge of South Carolina, A. gi . M., to consider the propriety of forming th [asooic mutual life insurance companies, nr hone object is to insure tho lives of Master asons iu good standing in their respective be odges, without rcspect lo age, fpr the pur- co >se of proviJing means for the relief and rc ipport of their families upon their decease, vi id upon terms vtbich place it in the h< )wcr of all Master Masons in good stand- Sj g in uieir ljonges 10 oecome members of uf e association, and to be entitled to all the ?1 ;rufns thereof without the payment of qi io heavy premiums usually adjudged ia f0 "e insurance; bo it,therefore, it licsolceJ, That the Grand Ledge of South b< arolma commend said associatiou^to the hi vorablo consideration of the members of pj ibordinate Lodges, and earnestly reeom? fc end them to avail themselves of the ben- tfc its of said association. b! di Trust Your Mother. in ai Perhaps-the eyes of some yonng Mason 01 iay light upon the heading of this article. 1X1 so, let the soul drink in what the eyes d< sreeive. At that we would say is said in tat brief heading, "Trust your Mother.'' No other on earth can love you as she c 1 ho lodge is not designed to wean you from oi u,.? t~ 1... \atk? A. Of) UUfc IV/ UIUU JUU IU UGI ff UQU JUU U< ere as helpless as a new-hatched birdf id ie pressed hor lips to your cheek, and r< rayed to Qod for your welfare. Id lonely ci ours, in sick hours, in dangerous hours, v< i weary liourr, she bas stood betide you. k .11 others might feil?nil others forsake? gi ut 6be, like the enduring fragrance of the ui !mon verbena, lias failed not. So if you ol >rsnko others, do not forsake her. it Tliero are many lonely, sad old mothers h ) Iho land. With faces creased with b -rinkles, hair bleaching with the tuasbin* f age, footsteps trembling, and hands un- 0 leady, tbey are goibg down the declivity 8| l loneliness :ind sorrow. a Like articles tbat bare ceased-to be useful, Q nd aro laid away for vermin to prey upon* j bese mothers aro placed one siJe and neg- a :cted. The scenes of younger days have a anislied. Old friends are in the grave. g Ob, for these dear old mothers we plead, f <\>rget that tho sky is glorious?tbat the a ccan is grand?ibat the mountains are <j ubliine ; forget- the old homestead, forgot B tommon (mud#, forget your duty to the >oor and to jour country, but don't forget i 'our mother. Lore ber and trust her. b ?' Trust your mother to the end, 0 She will prove year .constant frier d ; . If 'tis gladness wings the hour, . Share with her the joyful shower | Or if sorrow should oppress, 8 She win smile and she will bless. t Ob, be trustful, loving, true, t Tliat she may con&de in you." JHklp tbo neody in Useir diatrota. 4 Be Tender to the Little Ones. "I 8co you accustom your children o talk with you aa freely on roligiou* ubjoets aa any other." My friend ad boon, as was hcv nightly habit, nalcing tho roui.d of hor littlo ones' cds; and through tbo opon door of ny room, whioh adjoined tho nursery, had caught snatches of softly spokon rortls between moihor and childron, rhich told mo that tho subject of hoir ??nod.nii'lit tnllf w-m tim i,. o o " wuv *"* ""b aro which their heavonly Father ad over tlnm, and tho duty and privco?? which was theirs, of bocouiing ruly his children by a saving faith in c -Uf. The young mother colored modestTt but answered at once: "Yoh, I rant them to feel free always to come nd pour out their littlo hearts trustify to mo about overy thing, and specially about tho ono great matter, Inch is of tho highest importance, nu wbicU yet a child is naturally shy f speaking of. 1 suffered so much lysolf when a child from keeping ty earliest religious feelings hiddon ithiu my own broast, that 1 shall lako every effort to savo my littlo aes from it." ' But why did you keep your feoligs thus confiucd ? from shyness on' 1"' I asked. "From bhynoBS first, from timidity nd shamo afterwards," replied my -iciid. "I was always an oversonBivo child, very much afraid of ridiilc, and unfortunately sarcasm and ony wcro fuvorito weapons in our omc government. My fa.hor was a rave, slern man, and held io high iloem because of his unbending inigiity and his zealous adherence to io cause of religion. But his scomcd Uher tho roligion of tho law than of io gospel; we learned from his leachiga rather to fear Gjd than t^Lovo hiiatj and so strict was ho in his mily discip'iino, that wo children ither feared than loved him. Wo ivor dared go to him with our little ys or sorrows, least of all with treining, doubting hopes and fears about ir ttoulw' salvation. And yot be was gcod man, according to his light, ilh a singlo cjo lo the glory of God, id a sincere du&iro to boo his cbildron brielians. 4 lly mother was qaito differont. bo was a member of the church, bat was not bor custom to talk wilh ue , all on the subjcct of religion. She as a brilliant woman in society, with oat powers of wit, ft keon eye fur io ludicrous, and a detestation of lylhing tike affectation. "When I was about ten years old, I igan to think of my soul, and to feel tr.ccrnod about its futuro state. I member well tho keon dart of conetion which "suddonly pierced my ;art when, as I was studying my ibbath school lesson, one Saturday 'tornoon, 1 came across tho toxt, 'ho chaff shall ho burn with firo unjenchable.' I bad ofton seen it bore, without noticing it specially, but seemed nofr to bo sent home to my cartas an awful warning by God msclf. I sunk upon ray knoos and rayed as tho doomed crimioal prayed >r lifo, fairly wrostling with God for ie salvation of my soul. Tbe teaill startled me from my knees, and I reacted being discovorod by any one r this poBtaro. X went down stairs, ud tried to appear as usual, and * no io noticed anything peculiar about >e. After supper, 1 sat alone on tho oor step and almost unconsciously jgan to sing. Tho deifr old hymn, Ml**, and did my Saviour bleodf >me unbidden to my lips and floated OT on my childish notos. I was sud anly shocked by my mother saying, i the tone which she always used to ibuko affectation, 'Emma, if ypu iu't sing without those absurd quaere, you bad better bo silent- You now bow much I dislike airs and racesof any kind.' It was not meant nkindly, but her words fell like drops f ice opon my heart, chilling the npulse I bad had to go to her, tell er of ell my fear and sorrow, and eg her to pray with mo and belp me. "The tremor of my voice had been ccasioned by the oxcitement wbich nook my childish heart; and to bo ecased of affectation just then was lore than I could bear. I felt barened and thrown back upou myself; nd after tbat 1 fear I closed my heart gainst the sweet influences of the pirit. At last it ceased, for the timo, o strive with me; and for long years ftor, I was a cold careless sinner, iu anger of hardening into a oonflrrocd eeptia "Thank God, I was not' left finally o myself. Tbe doath of a beloved irother startled me from my dangeras torpor, and 88 I was old enough ben to ha^e ontgrown my sensitive Iroad of ridicnte, 1 was not again homed ont of my conviotions; bat, y-God'* meroy, was brought, I trust, 9 a saving knowledge of him, and a leBire to live only in him hereafter. "Bat the meo&orj hat served to oake mo very carefoj with toy 6wn children. I don't tbinkuhoy will ovc-i dread, as 1 did, to approach their pa rents on the subjoct of religion; and I only wish ovory parent would ii: such matters lakocaro to bo tender o; tho little onos." $ Tropical Scenes. Tho missionaries that havo recontlj boon sont out by tho Southern l'resbytciian Church, aro writing back tc thoir friocds, giving instonsting dc< scriptions of what they eaw and heard by tho wav. to Cliin-i nn.i i* Brazil and othor countries. From tho correspondent of the Central Prebbylcrian, wo tuko a paragraph from a lottor writton by M. II. II., describing a trip across tho Isthmus of Panama : 'Ou reaching Aspinwall, our passengers, about 800 in number, were soon landed, and it was not long bofore trains were in readiness to take us to Panama. Thia gavo us no opportunity of walking through Aapinwall. Wo could sco from tho steamer that it was a small town, combining r.^i ? ? iuuburos wim.il wo bavo associated with tropical sccluaion, and those which bolong to moro bustling latl tudes. Tho cocoa-nut trees at the landing, with their clusters of fruit, were blackened with tho smoko from tho locomotive; and tho palm-'.hatch< cd huts of tho natives surrounded by their gardons of bananas, wero only c few hundred yards distant irom t inodcrr.-looking depot. Tho chic] buildings in tho town belong to the railroad company; and among them wo observed a neat-looking church, which wo wero told was .Episcopal built for tho railroad employees. A number of tho natives were about tho landing and tho depot, importuning passengers to bo allowed to carry their buggago, and offering fruits, &c., lor salo. Thoro seemed to he a considerable varioly among them?Nogroes, Indianp, Mexican?, Mulatlocs, i nnH Al ciKnil.m ? -1 ? ? m 1 Viuvt ouauto Ut.U xuey wore offering for sale orar.gcs, bananas, lemons, limes, mangc-applo8, pineapples, melons, Panama hats, fruitbaskets, &c. A coloied man, who sat behind a tablo covered wilb pilos of silver, exchanging specie for grecnbaoks, Boomed to act as chiof broker in the livoly traffic which sprang up between tho passengers and fruit-solli ern. We got started from Aspinwall about 4 o'clock. Tho rolling stock of the railroad U very light, owing to tho marBhysoil over which a great part of tho track is laod. Tho locomotives are email things, and all the ongineors and firemen aro natives. Tho distanco from Aspinwail to Panama is 47 miles, which wo passed over in three hours. The pleasures of this rido to us, who had never been in the tropics, wo can hardly descjbo. It was like being in a now world. Till nightfall wo had a succession of novel fltlrt infopnof.inir cinKlo ir? nlonlo ... vw? vwwiwg w*^uv?| !( W1 UUDj birds, animals, men and booses. TUo luxuriance of the vegetation far exceeded anything wo had ever seen before. It looked as if plants and tre.es and vioeB woro straggling which should havo the ground. Again and ugain we thought, traly this earth is full of the riches of our Lord. Nothing looked familiar. Wo saw the palm, calabash, lime, cocoa-nut, orange, banana, papaja, and a thousand other trees and plants of which wo did not learn the names. Flocks of strango'looking birds ? narrots among tbom?wero seen occasionally in the forests. Many of tho trees wore festooned with vines, and we Baw many beautiful flowers. The road for abont twenty miles passed through a flat, marshy country, and then we' came into a mountainous region, which continued to Panama. We passed various settlements of tho natives, both in th'e marshy districts, on tbo banks of tbe Chagros river, and in the highlands. Tbe people are eminently gregarious in thoir habits, crowding their huts togethor tn villages. Tho hnta are built of wattled work daubed with mud, or of boards, with roofs of palm-thatching, high peaked. Their settlements look exactly liko the niifif.nrM ftf AfrinBn rll. I ago 8, with which we are familiar. The honses did not look very cleanly, bat tho persons and clothing of the natives showed a free nse of water. We pessed somo houses on the road that were qaite tasteful, surrounded with gardens of /raits and flowers? ' the residences, we supposed, of Spaniards or Americans." An important meeting of capitalist! and citizens took place in Washington .to fartjpr the air line railroad betweer New ?ork and the West, via the Yir giniaCentral Railroad. A basinesi committee of fifteen was appointed. Mftbogafiy Is so abundant in Novo da a^ to be used for fuel. A cp^?( has boon entered into towfW sever a! thousandoordapfcH^^Teodollar aiuf a r Nobody cnn predict with confidence - what position Grant will take as President I or what ho will do. lie may go with ono i wing of his party, or he may go with tho f other, or, disgusted with both and annoyed and tormented by both, ho may go with neither. Wo have no doubt, that, before getting through one-half of tho term of office for which ho has bocn elected, ho will , be denounced by a largo proportion of his own pariy far more bitterly than he has , over been denounced by tho Democracy Undoubtedly bo would bo excoedinglv glad to with the wholo of his friends who , who liavo voted for him and would willingly make almost any sacrifice of piinciplo 01 of opinion to do so, but, when ho shall be pullod in two opposite direct ions at onco ho cannot pursue botli without splitting himself iu two.?Louisville Journal. *f_, " mita.vu toil TIJE JCOUMATION OF A i New County.?A call appears in the . Spartanburg S/iarluti, of the 12ili in&'.n"' > i in which the citizens of ihu North . Spartanburg, North corner of Union i North west corner of York Comities, are i.quested to hold a meeting at Limestone ; Springs, on Saturday, tbe 5th day of De1 ccmber, next, to consider the propriety of i forming a new county. > Treasurer Spinnsr'd report is pufoi libhed. Expenditures have ir.crcascd, 1 as ccmparcd. with last yoar. Interior, " 82 000,000; Civil Department, $2,500,000 j War, 829.700,000?including, 1 however, $28,000,000 for bounties. 1 Tho amount of interest paid on tbe ^ public debt in coin is ?103,250,000 1 curroncy 895,000,000. ' According to the Columbus, Goob' gia, Sun, a pasioflSco clcrk at that place deems it to bo his "right and duty, in times iiko the presont, to open, and exainino tho correspondence of parties who in his judgment are disoyal." Tho Q lartermaster-Genoral states h-s expenditures through the year at $30,500,000; tho payments of tho Southern roads towards tho settlement of their accounts to tho close of Sepember last, had amountod to 54,000,00, while the total debt oi tho roads s 58,500,000. Mr. F. W. Bruggoinann haa been nppointod tho agont ior Immigration in Newborry, South Carolina, by tho Newberry Society. 1 i .London.?Tho Daily News thinks the American peoplo aro evidontly weary of their last two years' exporrienc and doraand a strong government. A Philadelphia false-tooth manufacturer makes over two million of them annually. Knoxville, North Carolina, with scarcely a hundred inhabitants, has sent North this fall noarly 5100,000 worth of dried fruit. -* * i # ^ Negotiations for right of way over tho Isthmus of Darien aro progroaaing favorably. Seward and the Columbian Minister aro in perfect ac-? cord. Customs from the 2Gth to tho 31st, inclusive, $2,655,000. Frivato dispatches at Memphis state that Clayton declares martial law in eleven counties in Arkansas. A plantation in Missouri, which cor*; 860,000 ten years ago, sold lately for 8269. ?! An industrious colored man near Milledgeville, Georgia, has raado 81, 200 profit on his orop this yoar. Iiondon has a Mormon Church with one thocBand members. A Beautiful Wnxim. "I live for those who love mo, For those who know me true, For the Heaven that shine* above ma, And wait* my eoming too ; For th? cause that needs assistance For the wrongs that lack resistant For the future in the distance, And the good thatl cai b. . ' ' ' ' i