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" n?? 1 il 11 ' i 1 " - 11 1 ??? " | , , tl BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1869. VOLUME XVl-rNO. 43. for tuk abbkv1lle 1mie88. Card of A. L. Welch. Abbeville, F?b. 0, 1809. Editor Abbeville Press?Dear Sir : Tour issue of the 0th iost., and that of i Banner of tlie 3d, contains an account my late unfortunate affair with Brisc the outlawed Teonessoean, and my sub quent arrest by Sheriff Cason, which is vbjj inconsistent bud laci, out renecis i merely upon my conduct on that oceasi In justice to myself, I am constrained correct your misinformation by the 6ts merit which follows, and trust tbat you w giro it a place in your columns. On the morning of Thursday, Jann: 28ili, I was in Lowndesvilie, at the sum Messrs. Dorsey & Co, ranking purcbat Being to!d tbat Briscoe bad just ridden nod apprehending, from reasons mention below, tbat bis objsct was to make nn i tempt upon my life, which be bad swo .on various occasions and in tbo hearing various parties, to take "on sight," 1 once sought him, prepared to anticip any such attempt on bis part. When I came up with Briscoe, he * was Beated on but horse, with bis left ha upon his hip. Convinced tbat tbe posiu was fraught wilb hostile intentions, a believing that my life waB in danger wi out nrnmnt action on itiaw nnrl. I ilrmv i I 1 ? J I ? pistol and fired upon him. Whether was wounded by this discharge I cant say ; however, I thiuk not, for he retain his seat despite the unruly conduct of I horse. On my third fire the horse v wounded and fell to the ground, Briec regainidg his feet and firing upon tue? the while shouting for his *'boys." 0 II. W. Curtis, who, it seems, must hs been one of his 4,bo*8," at this time ma his appearance, and began firing upon i alto. My pistol refusing to fire any mo I took shelter in the Sior& of the Mess Baker. After the affray I repni red to the r< dence of Col. W. J. Lomax, where, at i request, I was visited by Mr. Gi'eB, a Ma jslrate, and Mr. Dorsey, and through i influence of those two gentleman obt.au an interview with II. W. Cmt:s, who plained and apologized for his conduct making at ibe same time the Btaterue contained in the certificate below. Previous to thft.se occurrences, I bad bt informed by Mr. Baker, tbut Briscoe b called at bis atore that morning and .guitftd.of bim, if any "ctrangers" were tpwn, being answered in ibe negative, replied lint it did not matter as be bad reserve in jibe woods?pointing in tbe rection.frotp .which lie had come. With regnrjl to my arrest. On Frid 29th, I went to Abbeville Court House or ler to submit piyself to any just deinai the law might exact for my breach of I public peace. My .lawyer being absenl made a deposition before the Clerk Court, who made opt, and tnroed over the Sheriff, for hi* ac^qo, a warrant for arreat upon the charge of murder, what law ia a justifiable .assault with int to kill termed murder ? Neither, upon tbe servjee of tbe w ,?or at anytime subsequent, did I either act or threats, make any resistance to Sheriff in the performance of bis dii Indeed,joy condpqt iUelf, in voluutai givipgjip,,^ pUomg jnyself in tbe rei of the law, is }be .best refutation of minu^ted nssault .upon that officer and deputy. My presence at lb* Court Ho wje j$|ely for .the purpose qf e^ppeasi not aggravating, an ofiendad }$jr. I ' Willing to submit to any daman^ /oum on justice; but sot to the tr^at^nt c jialoD, when tba offence which I bttfl a mitted is only, in iU wont forms, punu .with imprisonment, after conviction, was willing to sabtpit myself to the decit of A Jury?I was willing to any puni ment they might inflict?but not to infringement of my righta aa a citi; Being dented the privilege of Habeat C jttis in a case of so little magnitude, i under such extenuating circumstances felt justified in eradipg not the law, bi partial and improper execution of it. 1 waa this evasion in any way effected force, but in ttbls wise: After a long i unsatisfactory parley with* the Sherifi became tjeepy, (this wee ?t night,) t signified my intention of retiring. Bt followed into the street by the 8b< Ouffin and Eikin, I turned ppop them *ni4 r ? v- aw < nvilivi UVIr V^UIIIVll, frUBli I ixipat go bcford'tne. The/ did ?o,< foil .ipg about a clone's (brow behind. XJ *eachitig the stre?t tli*t leads to tbe . they tttraed down,! eontioacd on my tp the plaoe ftt which I-was itoppfoff, roftipedalfofafet,*!*! l*ft the next mora wiiboti^ i^ykffprta on my part at com m?iit,V\: '; ^ ' Jlegftrdipg i^0 MMitldo purported t made by ma ?? aitSberiff Jooet, and UDjUit aod tnjoalle^ foHotimetion of tiatnw4 .?Uh fddieatnai, I j nopii<?,them Jfo, lo* qttarly devoid troth. Am for Mr, fdfis'V | bat# ' ee?tbh3i t Am totally unacoaaiatad MM* mptwtany,. . ': .:+- *. *& >> ?-c-4f it riSfcii J had heard Briseoo swear that he intended to kill Wolch "oh sight,and that be (Curtis) did not blame him (Welch) for what he had done. _ WM. A. GILES, lhe A. 13. C. DORSEY. . of O0 I certify that I hea-d Briscoe any he io?? ' teuded shooting Welch "on Bight." n " W. M. TAGGART. not B0_ February 6th, 1809. on. to South Carolina, Abbeville Co. le This is to certify that on the 18th Derjjl cember, 1808, S* P. Sberrnll, of Noith Carolina, applied to me for a wart nut, charging? James Briseoo with aienlins' a ary i ~ => f horse from him, (the 6?iid Sberrell) 1 is ? sued the warrant, and against Briscoe, and Up Deputized A. L. Welch, n>y Special Deputy, ^ to auest Briscoe. lt_ JAMES McCASLAN. ro, ; of FOR THE ABBEVILLE PRESS. Rt Stony Point, February 17,1869. ate Dear Lee :?If success will result from repeated appeals, I propose again ras urging upon the planters of the Dis"<1 trict tho?policy, indeed the necessity, op of reviving our Agricultural Societies. The proverbial wisdom of a multitude t'1* of counsellors is applicable to no vofca "J tion in life more truly than to the k? science of agriculture. A Crusoe may l0' construct a "dugout," and his man ie(* Friday build snares for wild game, but no isolated individual ever fully deras veloped the agricultural resources of 00 his own farm. Association of ideas a" and of m?n, concert of action, and ,ne practical know.edge, are all necessary lve to seeuro the farmer success; and l<le never before in the history of our 1110 Stato has the lack of these inoentives re* been so sorely felt by our planters as rs' at tlio present. If emancipation has . iai posed multiplied responsibilities upon the negro, so has the transition from mastor to employer exacted of 'ke the planter radical changca in his j theory and prjjfetice of plantation economy. The idle time of a slave ex* J was an imperceptible loss to his master; the increasing number and value of Qtg ? elavos compensated for ragged farm>en ing; the corn crib, smoke house and ntj hand loom secured to the planter of . ^ old an independence no where else to be found ; indeed, the owner of slaves was his own insurer, and cared nought for the outside world, Not so now. Labor is scarce be ai< cause confined principally to males; and is best controlled where best rej' in un crated ; to supply this deficiency l(j9 a demand arises for improved implements ; experience teaches us it does , j not pay to raise " razor backs," and hence the demand for improved breeds to of porkers; from the same lesson we my learn, that to grow corn to feed mules IQ and hogs doesn't pay, and hence the em nocessity o# devoting a larger area to small grain ; tho high price of cotton rjt urges the planter to cultivate more i._ land, and instead of reclaiming worn Vy i O land stimulates him to fell our virgin lty forests, thus impoverishing instead of rj|y enriching the country. Now, the vital question to my mind my is, how are all these changes to be mot, and successfully practiced without UM detriment to the country ? Only, I ?g, think, by an intex change of ide&B, and ffR11 this interchange Qan only be effected ded ky tbo revival of our agricultural ,f a societies. There are men in our District who Led ftdhere to the ante bellum system j of ftvrming, who arc going behind (ion 0ver7 day; whilst there are others, gjj_ who taking advantage of the protbe g1"688^6 tendency of things, keep up El,n to overy advancement in the science of ./ ' e very-planter ?ad farnier ^it the Dia Mr. triet Command etich prices for hit stock And grain? It is simply beo&as* ito fe?ttkt)?W *? fee Gtmtotc, ttjiod* [ ' ' , V ? JK ' x. / . v : fi&flfa T n^#4'*' rrrfijiiii^rfifr lor- agriculture, and are rapidly rebuilding Bnj their lost fortunea. During tho past j six months I hare seen men, who lt ft harvested barley at tho rate of twentymo, five bushels per acre, sell tho grain ^ readily at two dollars per bushel, in(j while others were enquiring, u what is f j barley good for ?" It was good to sell Bn(j to say the least of it, then why not iing grow it extensively? I have, tQO, >riff, 8een 1X1611 sell their wheat for two #n<j dollars per bushel, while others as n.... eadilv unlH fnr thrift Hollnra hnnftiiRA !ow. their grain was superior. Again, I pon have seen men hunting purchasers for Jail, their milch cows at $il5 and $20 per waj head, while I've known others lojsell rQ. easily and readily at $50 and 175 pel iag, head. Again, I saw a farmer riot bn^ mj. since with thirty<one pigs a fortnight old offering the lot for $50, whilst 1 0 J* knew another to sell ten pigs of the lt,e same age for $100 cash. Now, these my are. but single instances of what ii pro- occurring in oar vicinity almost daily d of and yet the remunerative side of thes< 0Ter sales is confined to bnt a few of otu with planters. Why cannot>: each ant notions will bo abandoned, fogyism uprooted, and the planting interests of the country bo excellently developed as to guarantee success in the present and prospcrty in the future. Everything must have a beginning, and to begin to form a society I propose, that the planters of the District meet in convention in the Court House at 11 o'clock on the third Monday in next month (March). Between now and then the Press will be issued four times. Will you I not agitate the subject? I feel assured the Banner will, fc^p^editorial on Mr. Polham's rccent letter read as if the writer were in earnest. It is useless to call a meeting on Sale Day. Private business always monopolizes that day. The planter who won't come to this call on the third Monday would not probably attend the meeting on Sale Pay, Give us your views on the subject, Lee, in this issue, and I will promise, if acceptable, a few words further next week. Yerv trulv. * D. WYATT AIKEN. "Father Come Home." A. 8ERB10N IN A SON?} ? THRILLING EFFECT. A correspondent gives the following account of the singing of " Father, Come irbme," in one of the music halls in London.' It is a most beautifully touching appeal, and the effect on all who read it must, to some extent, ho tho same as that produced on the London audience. Despair, love, hope and reform are all set forth in moat vivid colors: Having reache-l the hall, we paid an admission fee of six pence. There was a very neat stage, with gaudy drop Hcene, side wirgs, and a tolerably I good orchestra. In the stalls sat the chairman, to keep order over as motley an audience as ever was seen out of tho gallery of the Victoria Theatre. 'Costers seemed to predominate.' All appeared plentifully supplied with porter, and all were enjoying their pipes to such an extent as to mako the place almost suffocating, for thcro must have been an audience nearly five hundred. A nigger' walk around ' was just being finished, and the shouts of encorc, whistling and stamping of feet made the hall perfectly bewildering. A name was announced from the chairman, which we could not catch, and amidst clapping of hands and stamping of feet there was a buzz of ' This is the song!' The waiter called loudly, ' Any moro orders!' and these being taken and duly executed, all seemod to settle down quietly to listen to tho song. There was the symphony, and another buzz of 4 This iB Tit 1* and wo began to feel anxious. Presently a female came in front of the curtain, admidst great applause, and commenced ' Father, dear father,' etc. Every word was distinct and sha saflg the ballad with great feeling. Ill order, however, to fully describe the scene which followed each verso, it is necessary to give "Little Mary's' song; "Father, dear father, come home with me now, The clock in theBtctple eti ikes one 1 [gong] You promised, dear father, that job would come fcome Ae Boon as your day's work was duns. Our firei lias gone out?our horn- is all dark, -4nd mother'* been watching since tea, With (.cor little Eenuy bo tick in her arms, And no ooe to help her but me. Come homo, corao home, oome home, Please, fathor, dear father, come home.1' At the conclusion of the last lino I tho drop scono drew up; disolosing the futhor Bitting at the doorof a public houso, in a drunken bemuddlcd state, with a pipe and.pot before him. Little Mary was trying to drag him from his seat, at the same time pointing to a curtain behind, as she took up the refrain from tho lady, and touchingly sang, Come homo," eto. This other ourtain was now drawn aside, disclos. i ing a wretched room, in which wae ' the mother, with the poor,. sicklylooking boy in her lap, and in the act ' of feeding him with- a spoon. Simull x. J. ^1-^ ?_fx? Xl-1. -A * tnueuubiy wun iqv urawing ox tU ourtain, tjie lime light was brought tc ' bear aporf the tableaux, giving them s ; truly startling effect. After a moment > or two, the act drop came down, aud ! the lady prooeeded: i . i , M Father, d?*r frthftr, <xw?? Jiptnewith me now f Tba dock in the steeple tUtlcee Two! w . gong,] ' The night bisgrcwn eoldet, end Benny is worse > . But he biaCbeMi fleOiag tar~ytm.- ? f i Indeed he is mm. mother s&teh* erfn Jk. - I P?rlup?b?fo? m^Knl*g thsll d*wn. j . ;: papnm*** i!'' Tb.?t d** rte* .Btfav'^aM thoohild hM hdldof thopwur pot i twa -Ifaafr " Oemo hoE?.*' et*?. th, mother's lap, and, ns it just raises its little head and falls back with a gasp, , with the lime light reflecting strongly upon it, there was a reality about the wholo tcrriblo to view. Sobs were heard coming from all parts of the hall, from tho female portion of tho j audience, while tears trickled down ! many a male cheek. Wo have seen j " Susan Ilopley," " Tho Stranger," "Jane Shore," "East Linne," and other affective pieccs played, but never before did wo witness a scene of such general crying. The principal feature called to mind the picture of the " Sister of Mere}'," with the dying child in her lap, and the death was j fearfully natural. Even the lady who sang the song was affected, and could scrrcoly proceed with tho third verso : " Father, dear father, come hom* with me now, The clock in ihe steeple strifes three f [iiong, gong, gong,] The house is so lonely, the hours are bo long, For p?or weeping mother and me Yea, wo are atone?poo* Benny is dead, And gone with the Angels of light, And these were the very lost words that he snid? I want to kiss papa good-night 1 Come home, come home, come home, Pleo#e, father, dear father, come tome." Again tho drop rose, disclosing little JIary on her knees, appealing to her father, who, with the pot elevated, as in tho act of striking her with it, as she sings "Come Home," and then the hack curtain draws aside, showing tho mother praving over a child's coffin. But now the sobs burst Btill more freely, and two females carried out fainting. The scene wag truly harrowing, and we turned gladly our eyes away. An additional verso was sung about "Poor Benny" being with the angels above. The drOp rose; the father, sober now, is weeping over the coffin with the mother and little Mary oil her knees singing, "Home, home, father, dear father's come homo." At this moment the curtain is drawn aside, and little Benny is suspended over the coffin with wings, smiling upon thcra and pointing upward.. The father falls forward on his faco, the act drop descends, and for a few minutoB all is hushed save the sobs of the females. "There," said awox-kingman by our side, as he heaved a sigh of relief, "Mr. Spurgeon never preached a better sermon than that," an expression to which we assented, and then left the hall. [From the Lancaster (Peun.) Intelligencer.] Extracts from "A Trip to the South," The road passes through Che best cotton region of the State. We went up the vallov of the Broad River, crossing it at Alston, where a. branch railroad goes off through a fine country to Spartanburg in the northern pay of llie State; turning westward wo passed through Newberry, the flourishing county seat of a famous cntton county of the same name, from which a branch road Marts northward to Laurens; then crossing the Saludn and turning norlhwardi we came to " Niuety-?ix," a place of Revolutionary fame, where we all got off the cars while the train atopped ; not, we fear, because of any intense desire to treAd upon ground hallowed by Revolutionary memories, but because we descried upon the pl.itforrn of the station, a pretty f?ce. Now this was rather an unusual experience for us; not that there are not plenty of pretty girls in the South, but that we did not often have the pleasure of mealing them on the streets or the hich roads : the? do not seem to be much given to walking about and we were compelled to seek them in the parental residence. Well, this lady at "Ninety-Six," who we were first t?>ld was the daughter of the Congressman who damaged Charles Sumner's soft skull, bat who we were afterwards more reliably informed was a daughter of Mnj. A--- a ' neighboring plantar, was dressed in a rid? 1 ing habit, which she held gathered in her whip hand as she tuaeeftillv leaned unnm ' bale of cotton aud (talked with her ca*?lier, while she eyed tbi? great invasion of North ' ern barbarians. She created a great sen aation among us, and we resolved that if ' ?re ever adopted a coat of arms, it should ' be a lady .in a riding habit, leaning upon a > cotton bate and, perchanee, holding her > steed bj the bridle. The remorseless oars i would move on and tear us away, but oar ' auseeptible heart a never oeased palpltatmg until we got off for the day ai Hodges' Depot, te vi*it Cokesbury-and Abbeville. ' > This depot had achieved a reputation a ' month before our visit, from its having been the soer.? of the murder of a negro member v of the South Carolina Legislature, named Randolph^ we belie*'* He was standing on the platform of a first-class passenger oarfwhen he was approached by three white " men, ?uppoeed tabo * si oeigh borhoodf as tbey were oevep aA?twerd? I r*cogait?d? ^e?b o?e?f whom fired # M J iotobftn. ;,tb?^gw?p 1^1 r ftMj b?w got tlx v<-tiin had mads a speech in which he d'clare*', that a word from hitn would caus-* the destruction of the bousos and property of all tho white men in the Suite; incendiary language enough, but it should have been punished in some other way. The Slate has got a force of constabulary, a detachment of whom had co'rtiV'top. fired off volley of musketry before the residence of n farmer for no esiensible rea*on but to alarm his ?<ck wife, and bad anesled two or three other citizens who had not the remotest connection with the murder by way of exhibiting their efficiency. They seemed to be afrnid to move about, except in large parties, but without reason so far as we could see, since all the citizens we mel were as peaceable and quiet as they well could he. Must persons, blacks an wen as wuue, carry pisioi* in iuis coumrv, but we walked abotu unarmed on the roads, and 'ate in the evening, without meeting the slightest cause for apprehension. We walked over to Cokesbury, about two miles from the railroad, a pleasant little village, where we met Dr. Gary and several other as hospitable and clever gentlemen as it would he possible to entouoter. Wo were introduced by them to the shoemaker of the village, a respectable looking mulatto, who was a member of t!ie Legislature of the State, and who, wonderful to say, was and had been all his life a Democrat; he had however just resigned his position because, as he explained to ur, of the di?agreeftble nature of his situation in the Legislature a* the only colored Democratic member. The 1-tO'J abput here is sandy, but is good cotton soil; with careful cultivation and manures a bale of 400 pounds of ginned cottou to the acre is realized; with ordinary cultivation, witlrotU inach manure, perhaps cot more than half a bale. The manures u?ed are guano and plaster: lime is not used, we suppose because it cannot be had at a reasonable cost. Yet it might be furnished to this section, as we understood there was an out-croping of limestone near Laurens, not far away, and the stone is nlso found at the head of this railroad, uear the base of the Blue Ridge; but it it not as vet burned to nuy extent, and tho lime used for building and plastering purposes it brought from the seaports at nn expense of some two dollars or more per barrel. All tbe ordinary houses in tbis country are ceiled with wood, because of its greater cbeapnesr. i EDITORIAL NOTBS, Xm. Most of our party accepted tbe invitation of our friends at Cokeabury to stay with them over night, but two of *us concluded to take tbe evening train over the branch railway, about ten miles long, running to Abbeville, the county seat, and so we walked back to the depot. While waiting for the train, we went out to naa a nlara of flOO acres which Mr. Radclifie, a gentlemanly storekeeper at " Hodges," told was for sale; it was a mile away, and on the road we endeavored to overhaul a horseman to ascertain its exact locality ; as he declined stopping? for us we bad to ran fast to catch up to him, and when we did so, we found him with his hand on the pistol in his belt and realized that we bad narrow!/ esoaped being shot as highwaymen; bat ha was excuaable on that lonely road, and oight approaching, in looking with suspicion upon two men pursuing him at the top of their speed. The farm was a fair one with ordinary buildings. Part of the land was sandy and odIjt suitable tor cotton, and tbe other part was a red clay, well adapted for com, and not for cotton. We often found these two soils close together in the' Carolinas, frequently as here dividing farms ; in railroad outs we would see the meeting of the two oolors marked by a straight line. On thia place thfere was a brick-kiln, although ibe . bricks did Dot eeera to be good, tbe clay having in it too much sand. A good deal of the land was "worn out," as is tbe case on every Southern farm. Tbe planters have' hitherto always workwd their land, without attempting to keep it up, until i ceased to produce, and then they would cut down tbe forest an ) plant this new land letting the old grow up in pines; in the course of years this worn out land would get in heart again, and tbe pines being cut down, u wouia o?r oqce more cnuirmeu. They thought they conld afford to do ifiU, because of the oheapne*a of lande and iha large amounu they hrld. A different theory of cultivation prevail* flow. The planter! teem sow to be ooanimonsly. of - - . e .? .? ?_ ^ H4^LU 4^ UM opinion ID*i it w mora prouuiuiv w | raanura heavily and wurk thoroughly a * mall portion of laod tban to manure And work lightly a much larger rorfooe; so they aril doing tbia and rodocing ilia eUe of their fame. A gentleman io Columbia told a* that by eetefol cultivation with |*ee than tec dorHara Wartfe of faaopra he bad raised off of fail lot io the town, oontainieg eeren-eigbtbe of if aere, 4b*ea balce of cotton, worth lo-4ay $8S0, which jlluatratee ih* truih of the n?w tbaory. Good Innda with improvement* can faa bought \broftgV?tt tbia eaanty l&rfrom for to m ? ? ?? ? *> _, ? ...? . rrIooiip. A nuintK-r of properties were told during the tiny by executor* and trustees at low price*; but these sales do not always give the real market value of prop- H( eity, for msny of the estates are bought in |t for ibo widow or childrtn, and it is not g] cuBtomarv, nor would it perhaps be alto 0 getlier safe foi a stranger to inleifere with c, tbe family arrangements, by bidding the t| property up to its *alue. c, Abbeville is a pretty little Tillage with a p population of some five or six hundred, and f< a hotel big enough for a town of ten times j, its size. It lies nicely along the top of a ridge, and has in it some tine dwellings f, wiiii voijr urtiiuniiiiiu ^iuuiius umir.iieu. inv \\ residences of planters whose plantations ? Mro in the surrrouuding count! y, l>ut wlio, n on nccounl of its gteater convenience, t>o- v viability and bealtbfulne&s, prefer to live in h the village. This is a common custom in v the South. ? f, Dickson's Culturo and Dickson's Sweep * Sparta, Oa., Dec. 5th. 1868. ^ Editor Southtrn Cultivator There is much coDfutiion throughout the ^ country as to the plan of agriculture I . pursue?some using the nolkl sweep a* a ^ part of my plnD. Let me say, I would not ^ have one of them Moreover, thtre are t plant called mine, that I cannot endorse. I will give my plan in a very few wi?rds. ^ First, dram the wet lanJ, nod it you wis!), . i or it needs it, ditch the hill aides?theu deepen your soil; charge it well with vegetable matter, either by rest or sowing oats and feeding off in the field, sowing and ^ turning under pea vines or clover ami grasses, where they will succeed, <fe', Then plow deep, Hnd subsoil to the ex ent of yonr ability. Gather all the manure possible from previous crops, cotton seed, jj manure Irom stock, leaves, pine straw, and mu<? and other scrapings?then add each j y-ar to each crop.com, oats, cotton, wi^eat, <fcc, such solubTe ammonia and hone earth, ' J (be., as Peruvian guano, and Dissolved j Bona*. Lunil Piasf.nr Rnlt. nnrl wnnrl fi.hpa , _ - ?, 7 " v m*j have in Lhern~-th* la iter, if to be had ^ in any form, at a price that woftld warrant its use. Plant corn eight inches below a level ? put. the manure in tl.ree or four inches of ^ the ?eed, and cover about one and a half . inch deep. Cultivate shallow?first plow, ing 1 1-2 inch second, one inch, and third, one-half inch. I prefer a heavy sharp sweep, 22 to 20 inches wide, either f.<r j oorn or cmion. Former communications' , will show buff I prepare land for corn and cotton. If you carry out lliia plan well at to order and lime, it will never fail. One of your correspondent* from South Carolina, in criticising my plan, Bays you cannot make corn without a wet July. I have made a first rale crop of corn, with no rain after the 10th of June, and can do it every time. Below'1 will tell that gentleman and others how to do it. I have never had to resort to the extreme there deicribed, but it will pay. If you wish a fort to stand a hot and protracted attack, you muet water and provin- C ion, as well as man it, in order that it may \ bold out until the siege ia raised?reraem? 1 ber one day unprovided for may prove " fatal, ho if you wish a cotton plant or corn ^ stalk to stand a hot .burning sun, and a dry northwest wind from four to ten weeks, and ' oome out safely, you mu9t water and put in sufficient soluble food to last. How is c tLat to be done f Answer, by deepening the soil, plowing deep, subsoiling, and fill- ^ ing it with humus, that it may retain the grottiest amount of water. The soil is like * a sponge, if too porous .water will sink ^ through it?if too close it will hold but little. I find the humus, clay an d a duo proportion of sand, constitutes tbe best of soil, to succeed nuder all circumstances, with soluble plant food io abundance. I will now give you a plan (bat will carry tbe cotton plant through eight or ter. week* of drought with safety, and ena j ble it to get ahead of tb6 caterpillar?-the boll-worm may come too aoon for a full crop, but one need not fear tbe caier- ( pillar, :f tbey do not come before the firrt of September. Always reiuember, the ?? ??* Ua ?aa,1 an/I /la^n and ailKl/iitu/? wil IUU9I 1/V ^W14 OHC4 UUVJ^I n??v? VMv<rw..v?? J ix iDebet deeper, find furnished wilb a good supply of guano, dissolved bones, plaster and salt. A cotton plant to stanJ two weeks (always remember to use the Dioksoo Select Seed,) muat have four iochei of soil aud ail inches pf sub soil? three weeks, six inches, ume of subaoil? (bttr weeks, eight inobes, tame aab-eoiling, end tor erery week of dry weather jon will need an eddteldiUt inoh, with the tame, six inehee subsoil, broken below. So yon will ate, to sued a tea weeks' drought, yon iBMt,)uve> toit tUtteen inches deep, with; eix inches broken below. This plan will hold the form* and holla itu' I a .. ' UliriK*? MP WHVIV ?I?M^ ?I?SU UUlf glVV IUVU1 , ^ lip wb?ft U hrin*, Bat tboald yoa prepare *%>y *** jr<W ?uppli?? gt*i out, orifilft Hodftrooowttk WoftWifoKflaM^t com#, ia ibo form of wrttf, amah U lost, ?nd it ' bt too faUo-td if yooi ' prepare aod earry oot thai plan well, you 1 m*y espoot fW 400 to 1900 potto of ' ifot comob por tor* according to tU ?W- j ooUr of iho Und, locality,ouj. 1 ? : | * --'-5' }?; > . Wal??t'i?>.-L I"j V.:-i <ik. << - ' fed.'; Li Railroads in India. Here, however, ns in Europe, it w*p >on npparent that the railway is r pari sveller of soi'ial distinctions; so thai in n tiort time Brahmans of the purest etiain f blond were to be spen penned up in the tUtle-'ruek-like vehicles which form ihe lircl class carriages of Ind a, ill close ;ind lamented contact whh Pariahs, whoso very restwc>' uniltr the snroo roof would in >rmer times have been held to involve onuiioi). As a curious instance of compensation >r these tendeni'iit!) towards weakening th?nfluencf of taste nn<l oilier Burial tramHeU of the II.mlii faith, il is worth while oting a result of an oppoMte character rhich the railways threaten to biing about; >y which, in fact, certain interests of that reed seem likely to he pr? moied iu a coniderable degree. We allude to the icthties afforded for visiting the many brines which the country contains; ertain of which, indeed, are belirved to >us.sess virtues, extending to tbe eternal alvaiioti of such of tbe faithful as visit hem; an end formerly attainable in few nstHnces by fat-off residents?hy none, ndeed, but sturdy fellows who could walk he wearv way * liich led to their remote Hunt ions, or by tich men who could meet be large outlay incurred by palanquins or it her means of conveyance adapted for he difficult countty that bad to be travr.-ed.. Nowadays devotee* of all degree' ol vealiI) or ati^igth have a cheap mean* of Htriving out. i>uch pilgrimages, and in eff. ct hey do avail (ben selves of this to a large iXleni On certain sacred days of the Iliiidu lalendar more than one Indian railway irovides special trains for purposes of this :>nd ; on which occasions, moreover, theie r .1? L.l . - ?1 .... D.:. ...I. ... ? frequently nem a i&wiy vm?, wunc urge numbers of people drsuuse of thd i?*t tear's produce, and l?y im tlie next eai'a supply of cloibing and conkinj pois. i-tnged uirie by side may lliere be seen iho iiuvaj ?.f T7.lp.tna Tn/li I nUmo Hti>l Pun! V..1 Vsirt. The despatch of a traiu from any large tation of an Indian railway is a scene of iutifufion of a verv picturesque kind. The (rightly colored dresses of llie crowd strivug to secure place-*; tbe various costumes ind demeanor of thoBd composing it, the lipid genioulation* of tbe nervous Hindu, :ontr?biiug with the dignified repose of the Montana gentleman ; the loud Bhoutsof lost rietidit looking lor each other ; tbe effort* jf the waddling women to drag alougtheir icreaming children, and at tbe same time reil their faces from tbe eyes ot strange nen ; all these make up for tbe moment a ?erv B.ihel of sights and sounds. Here be jealously guatded inmate of a Zenana 8 carried in a palanquin cluge up to the mt ranee of a carriage, and shot, out on i'.s Joor much after the manner of treating a tack of flour; tbe operation being over* ouked by a burly.Nubian with a singularly (brill voice, and aided by a shrivelled up >td woman, who busies herself io carefully sloping the veneiiao blinds of tbe reserved .< _:..J I t J ;?uupaitujciu f/jr n?r niiBir&HB, ana n arranging on its floor the Persian rug* md cushions required to make the lady mnfortahle, not forgetting '.lie oalleoon the water-pipe) and swveimeats which iasi?t so largely in whiling away the lime >f these lights of. the Harem. A little further along the pUtfotm the ;rowd is being cleaved a winder by white ohod meo girt with broad red shoulder >elta, who, with shouts and sticks, clear a is&sage for an eminent official personage ?hro is to travel by the train. Id hm w-ke ollow half il dozen other meswengers, equipped like, those who went before it up md bearing brass breast plates on which ire bluioned in Urge tetters the title oi the jfljce whioh the master holds. Into the sarriage whtoh' be solera they phce an irray of jad. morocco (rather covered dea jatcli boxes, filled with pHp?rs, wherewith o beguile'the journey?p?pere probably elating to a)' *oru of suhjfcls, from rqea Mgea in cipher regarding the most imporunt political' affairs, to long and trifling torrexpoii^encva concerning tbe pay 6f ouje unfortunate subaltern. S-? ootnpre* tensive are (he question* whivb claim tbe attention at even ibe highest Government officers io India, of even the Viceroy himjljfc VWhile, laai a> the train it about to tart, there arrives a party of our countrynen, booted, spurred and otherwisa equip>cd in ftportsman faihioo, on their '?y to tb# meet of a bog bant at a neighwring jmtium ot tfca lina. Wotl provided 4>o, with prorandar^judglng by be lano^fcwbmkala tba^r servanta carry, ipd; from which ib* necks of varfou* >ontujfta?4? lo jprotftfo. But prec.auJoM Wti&y ?re k?* ?b?oJu tety Feeding with Profit In feeding stock, as io feeding lani' judgment and good management aro required. If. any one supposes that ho may resort to a system of temporary stuffing as a substitute for constant attention and regular feeding through the year, let him leant at onco his mistake Nor will deeding alone be sufficient, ?ven if prudently attended to, unless cleanliness, nn?l ventilation, and all the circuinatmiued thnt conduce to thn animal's comfort and well being Le looked after. 4<Pig?," ea\8 an English paper, "enjoy the reputation of having a real likiug for dirt, and certainly the way which they are kn.-t on fliiiiH larios would show that their owners >ire determined to give them opportunities for carrying out this liking. No notion, can, however, be moro erroneous ttlHTl 111 ih. ha lioiiH i* ivrl HtiiIv kh nrniliif*livA - ? ' - J ?I " ot Iom to the keeper. Lei any one not convinced of ibis, try the iwo modes o keeping?the dirt and tbe clean?the food in both 1'aseB, and other geuvral treatment being the t>auie, and the result will ubow biin which of tbe two is best in the end." So that* besides good and regular feed* ing, pigs must be kept clean, not withstand* ing their reputation lor lore of 61th?a reputation which ia ui>8itiider&toud, as any one might know who would obseive their cleanly habits when they have room enough allowed them. Then, h great deal depends on the mode in winch tbfy i?re housed, to have them feed pr'cfi a'dy A enreful manager tdop;s method. A large outhouse is enclosed-at r the i wo aide*, so as to bo warm and dry-5* tho floor in paved, and sprinkled over with ^ burnt ofay, and ashes obtained by burning weeds. In this the p<gs are fed ; while for resting and sleeping they have a compartment railed off at the other end, and wbicli is amply provided with cleat) straw. 9;raw, if allowed to get damp and mouldy, is very upt to engender mango or skin disease, hut ireated as above the straw is kept dry, ami enables the aniront to keep his fkiu thoroughly clean. Tiie manner in which he is hou-eJ gives him comfort. clcanlin< s% fresh air, aud every necessary condition for hit well doing. As to the feeding. the sitme care which looks to tiii animal's comfort in other respects, will heo that he is nor half starved ihrougb a portion of his existence Hnd stuffed tor the rest. The most profitable feeding is that which in fairly distributed through hit whole* life. He inuat be well and abundantly fed with good food io th*t be toay grow and fatten continually, and make the best use of every day he live*. It is a mistake to suppose thnt v?ro ahnnJaul fo(wfin? i> naflMiarir In kt*ep up Ibis steady, continual growth. The euros quantity of rich aud fattening food is u.-ed much taore advantageously given in moderate quantities through a longer period of time. ll bas been especially remarked of be-*t cattle, by the most experienced feeders that Hny attempt to force, by extravagant feeding, i& no much waste of food. A feeder who practiced careful weighing of In* fattening cattle every week, found that a daily supply ot four quarts of barley meal to a fine steer gave a weekly increase tu weigh', averaging eighteen pounds. A neighbor advised him to push him, and night quarts were accordingly fed daily. The weekly inorease of flesh was leas than when he received four quarts. The amount being increased to twelve quarts per day, he gained nothing at all. This is not a solitary case, for it is sustained by the experience of intelligent feeders, that a moderate supply of food, given at stafed regular periods, is much more productive of flesh and fat than attempts at qniok feeding with excessive supplied. .The philosophy of it is, thai in ibis case a large portion of the food pusses undigested, and the organs, from being over taxed may become incapable ot diges'mg enough for the proper nourishment of the aniinal. Lft H not be anppowd then^that, for land or annuals extravagant expenditure can be substituted for careful, every day management. ? Opposition.?-A certftin amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against the wind, and nob with the wind; eveft a head wind is better than none. -No man ever worked his passage anywhere in a de&d calm. Let no tun pale, therefore, because of epporittao j oppoaition is what he wants and muet have, to be goo<jl for anything. Hardship is the liatiyv iofl of manhood and self reliance. Ho th*t canjop* abide'the storm withpot flinohing, lies down by#W waysidOj b? oVer-? lookedoflforgottenl J>< Mask Yaua Own iNs.~C4et from tho ' drag 8 to re iJWf mi oa'n:? of Wgw.Kxi Bud f?n gwn? of bioliroronte <of ? 'potwlk* l>i??o)T?th?flla ? qu*rt of 'lkoi