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BY Wy A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 12, 1869. VOLUME XVl-Nn a?
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FOR Tint Aiffi*mrrx* t>??qo I 1 * * " *
The Aerial Velocipede.
JTon uaitats, bod teoui ferar
Fcooa blforrmia per liquid am ?there. <
Horack, Book II,?0. , .1
Prom the very first, tho writer j
felt the deepest interest in the <
* velocipede, rog&rding.Jt^ not as an jn-- <
^eniOgS pay to amuse chUJren, but as <
jikejy pq prfjye an oxceedingly useful I
^nyo^tion. Henco he read with the j
faost intwse delight and satisfaptioi) ;
jthe account of its introduction into i
jthis country. confident,^
? ? fr-v -^? *,rpf.W4U6
(that it would be greatly improved by 1
"his ingenious countrymen. It did not t
joccur to him as at all probable that 1
ihe jyould bo abio to suggest any im- i
jwovoment, either jn the construction (
or applicator) pf ?fce pjftchino, Tl?e t
jdea of ft tFftolf, how ever, pcpurvpd to y
him at a very early day; as, he doubts o
not, has been the case with most per- c
feons who have bestowed more than a ii
passing thought on the subject. Fur- n
?her reflection led him another step, o
It occurred to him that the best road t
pf earth or stone would offer consid* y
prftbly greater resiePhfWP (QWing to ti
Unavoidable irregularities or inecjuali- 8'
ties of surface) than a rail, either of gj
wood or iron, experience having dem- f
onstrated that the latter, especially, is tl
admirably adapted to the purposes of r<
transportation on a much larger scale. w
But, besides the cost of tho material, &
and the amount of labor necessary in p
(the preparation of the .track for tho u
Reception of the rail, there was the
manifest difficulty of preserving an p,
equilibrium, and consequent danger of p
running off the track when the ma- tl
chine was in rapid motion ; going, for fc
instance, at the rate of fifteen, twenty 8(
or oven thirty miles an hour, which -ti
velocity (ho supposed) might easily be <],
nffnmarl T * L!? 11 1
MWM??UVU? JLU uvivuixcvi tu in in j mere- (11
fore, as a very desirablo improvement p,
to have some support so as to prevont Cl
jth? dangor of running off the track a,
(especially in the case of inexperienced tl
riders) ; and that hand-rails at a dis- tl
tanco from the ground proportioned w
to the radios of the wheel, ?nd with ^
sufficient space between them to allow
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tho easy movopapnt of |he tytte^, ^ypuld q;
bo very suitable fo.p purpose oon- b<
tempj^d, ' el
^laving originated tlio idea of a ?up- oi
port or frame in which ttp wheel gp
might revolve rapidly nn^ easily with- al
out danger of getting off tho track, y.(
?ho next step was obvious^tp dispouso tl
with ono of the wheels altogether-?- d(
thus diminishing the amount of resist- se
' anee to bo ovorcome in propelling tho
machine, which would manifestly be ac
le^s in this case thai) fls originally cpn- $
utructed. Bat here a yery fftr^id^ble w
difficulty suggested itsolf?how to pre- ijf
yent the seat or upright frame, in bj
which tbo axes of tho wheel must re- gt
volve, from falling cither forward or dc
backward. To meet this new diffi- w,
culty recourse was had to the oxpodi- Bt
ent of projectors attached to the ex- ea
ti^BW of , the frame immediately ag
BD^^ftnd pffcartel with, the lateral j8
' *%upport?,^olnting in directions diawet pj,
ricallv opposite..jand terminating in jQ(
pmall grooved wlreels, which, on tho pS
Slightest inclination of the driver's
seat, would run on i^e. ra^ls, and. thus a|,
restore the eqnilibriuw.^his, of Cp
coarse, would increase ^e amouuij of
friction, to ft certain extent; but any ,re
loss in this respec^ he mor.o than be
compensated by the diminished resist: .
anoo below, as th?i j^h^e \^ou^^o\^ fo,
run on one wheel inatea^ c^ two. The
superincumbent pressure tar ^
it. a ^ ' * ' '
tut) ueiiw ana anvcrwouUl bo sustained, j^0
almost entirely fcy t^o la^^e wl^eej^ s$
the latter would b,c directly under, the
pentre of gravity^ $ho office of the
smaller wheels being sstppty to. restore
the equilibrium, for which purpose the
slightest reaction would be sufficient. m
The machine, therefore, instead o? ^
)>eing a bi-circle (as it was appropri- lef
ately designated by the ingenious we
rfin ?" 1 '
? i .... ouw uifGuutu itj mignt,
"Jfith perfect propriety, be called a one^eeted
carriage. S ' i ^
Ifavjng ?rrtf?d at this point the m(
^vntev began to estimate the cost of
this novel modeofcpnveyance, Include .
lag vin th* cataUation; the machine m(
itself and Qui material employed in mj
the oonfftmtion of the track, and soon lL
eaMed himself tixat itwoUdbe a ^
mere trifle bora portxl with the advaxx- ^
ttgM M fee gtfrad by this extraordi- ^
BMf ittoAs of locomotion. ii As the j.
iLibmmhetl wotfld .bo. very
inooa4lde?*Me^if property adjusted* ^
hsr ijinpdliat dowmonnplatik >would ^
. rntim t>Ksi^?|*& since, .
when themachine should have ac- #b(
quired ito irrirlrint mlnHtv *u w
. a- ? /? >of
MH? > mw <i II wl* h*%c?ato?? pytt !1
ogHW* mi* <* M?U '
/iiiMrtfai iKf4nit*ihfttih* *j'y
i?itililw liriil - lX In. tjii ^
'i||||j)^<^^<tfit ?c
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nwuuu trncK ana hand-rails. Ho b(
lioved that it would be as safe an*
cheap ; and that the resistance arisinj
from friction would be still furthc
diminished, At this point, for the firs
timo, by a natural transition, h
[grasped the magnificent conception o
tho Aorial Velocipede, of which h
slaiips to bo the inventor ; and whicl
with tho blessing of God, ho fondl;
L _ t -
ueneves is destined to lead to themos
istonishing and unprecodonted results
>n<J tp jp/mgurato 9 novy era in socia
commercial intercourse,
^he first plan which suggested itacl
o bia mind w#s (ps tjlrc&dy jntimatod
he employment of throe wires; t
arge one (about tho thickness of tb<
Atlantic cable), and two smaller onci
soiflcjyh&k larger tb^n tfe? pr<Jinarj
olographic wjre), for tho purpose aleftdy
specified, To support these h<
oncoived tho idea of an jron frame,
onsisting of three pieces, all spring
ng out of the samo shaft, one in the
niddle for tho cable or largo wiro, and
no on either sido at a conveniont dis
ance over tho smaller wires, the
rhole bearing some resemblance to
bo branches of a chandelier. The
upporting shaft was to bo of any doirftble
height?five, ten, fifteen or even
5veptyfcot?as it was suppop ^ that
ills kind of transportation couid bo
sndered perfectly safe. Tho largo
.1 1 1 - - -
iieiM. was 10 do turnfsbcU with a
ccp groovo, say six inchos, so as to
rcvent all ordinary possibility of casaltics.
Another advance, as tho writer suposed,
on the original French and irnroved
American model, was to work
ie cx*anks with pistons instead of the
set, somewhat after tho manner of a
;eam engino ; thus rendering it enrely
practicable to increase tl}e
iamotcr of the ^ybeel to any extent
ssired. This seemed a considerable
Dint gained, sinco the greater the cirnnference,
the greator tho distance
jcomplished by a single revolution of
1 1 T. 1 '
iu ivuuvii. xi nas oeen suggested to
10 writer by an ingenious fViend to
horn ho communicated his plane, and
\ \?h.om he is indebted for many other
iluable hipta, in the progress of hia
speriments, that the machine-might
3 worked like a clock, or even fcy an
ectrio battery, qflter acquiring
ent momentum to movo almost sua
onte. However this may be, it is
jsolutely certain th^ \i be worked
)ry satisfactorily by hand and piston,
tus becoming a safe, comfortable, and
sccflt conveyance for yiders of e;thcr.
x.
Tfith regard to t^p safety of- these
sriaj conveyances, which is ccrtainly
moat important consideration, the
riter is persuaded that the* }.iak tp
o 9#r limb vrc\^id np.t he greater than
r ordinary rail, if, indeed, ko
eat. Tho cablc may be made of any
isirable thickness $n(J atv&Rgtfc, as
ell p&rfcotly inflexible. The conruction
is quite simple and may be
sily understpo'l even without ?.hQ
sistance of a model. Of course it
not expected that hc^vy freight will
lss oyer these wires, tho Aerial Vesipedo
being designed principally for
issengers and mails.
The velocity may bo inci&ased to
mpst any extent. If there ^ere a
^tinuoua track from New Vnrir
- - MCl\ y.TiVt I
m I^Ancisoo, the writer sees 119,
asou why the continent might t\o<t!
cro$secl-in forty-eight hours. |
But the future must developo. It is 1
r others to judge of the value of this
^antion. The writor is sanguine of
eoesa. The only satisfactory test,
wover, Is ^he eqp&ijnentjum qrucis,
he hope^tov apply very soon.
A CITIZEN OF ABBEVILLE.
M^refa 6th, 1869.
Woman.?Look at tbo career of a man
he passes t^ou^h tbe world, at a man
ited by mUforiuuel How often b^. is
t by hi* fellow men Co sink under tbe
tight of his affliction, unheeded and^
>ne f Ooe friend of bis own sex forte
him and another abandons him, a
ird, perhaps, betrays bin} but a woin,
fajtbfo! woman, follows him In hi*
liction ;*he brave* tbe changes of feel
pf';' of temper'embittered by disaty^fti;nt
of all virtue ; in resigning pntieoce,
oisters to bia wants, even when ber own
I hard and pres/iiDgj ebe weeps wHb
n, tear for taar, in bis distress, and la
. > hi. men or reneci s ny or joy,
laid but ooo light up ;bU countenance
the midst of 1>U aod ' sho
rtf'Mkiii him in hH mlMry Wbile
ireremtin? one aot of JoVd/ dnty, or
i foitoVi liim to ttn u>p>t) #iiJi iw ?rdor
afiectiof) which cfttmot do^?
Qy. it' i tf r?ft*?X
uwao. "- "*' -^tiacur<
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II^2S5i?^s!52?r#*'
!- The Experience of Another Suocessftil
d Planter.
S
r Wo aro again favored says the
t Anderson Intelligencer with an op0
portunity of presenting tlio views
f and experience ef an intelligent
0 ancl successful planter to our rea')
nra A ^ 1 r ?
v.v.u. ^ ivuci umuiu irum Maj. li.
? A. Griffin, of Ninety Six, in Abbe(
ville District, gives his experience
| in regard to the use of fertilizers,
their mode of application and other
f matters of interest to the farming
) community, We mako the follow*i
ing interesting extracts j
a *'I always roll my seed in some
3 of the Phosphates, aud often mix
r with Peruvian Guano, (two-thirds
- Phosphato and one-third Peruvian.)
* and frequently with Peruvian Gu*
ano and. Plastor, all with good effect.
If I could afford to do no
^ more, I would always roll as above.
It brings up the plant strong and
) vigorous, and facilitates the culti,
vation, and would pay in this way,
, if tho yield was not increased one.
pound. Dr. Blake mixed Peruvian
Guano and ashes, and rolled his
r seed in tho morning sufficient for
all day's - planting, When the
time arrived for it to come up, he
found tho forenoon's planting of
each day, throughout the crop, a
good stand?the evening's planting
on stand at all. How do you account
for that? Ashes and guano
should never be mixed, which you
already know.
"I am now top-dressing my wheat
with Baugh's K{i\yhpQQ Phospate,
at tlio rate of 160 lbs. to the acre;
would mix Plaster if I had it on
. hai}d, though I don't know that it
would be of much benefit, unless
the grain covered the ground, as
the Plaster possesses no fertilizing
qualities, except through the blades
of plants. It might fioc the am
mourn in tup iMiosphateg. Tlio
land I am now dressing will be
sown in clover, and when it covers
the ground will dress with piaster.
You might inis one-third Peruvian
Guano and two-thirds Phospate,
and s$y one h^sliel of i'laster mixed
with all you apply to an acre.
-r- ? v., v. wv ?UVV.V1| ttllU j
following withalopg Upll tongue; ;
then open aga^_ jyith tv^^j^a.to- i
I .call.ft doubly twister,- (IpplfS: |
iik?, two .twisters: welded ; together,; I
a winf on both tddee^ which J
throw* out a wide and 'deep farrow \
in Whioh: the seed are deposited, I '
i&6? 'ftdfce* 1
^mmg^W fifc* i^atn^l1
mg^mdrnmrn
with good effect. I liaye tried it on
clover, and its effects wero parked.
?*I applied the "Wando, Soluble
Pacific and Baugtye JPhpsphate. \o,
turnips, five hundred poxinds of
the three altogether, applied s^aratftly,
bi^t the worms destroyed
thcra. I then sowed three bushels
of barley per acre on the lot, which
16 no.w vary fine, high enough to
cut with reap hooks. I see nq difference
in the different plats.
<4I am planting quite largely this
year.; propose tp pl^nt three hundred
acres in cotton, and apply
.Phosphate and Guano to the entire
crop. At my plantation, I am turning
oyer some bottoms and uplands
with tb,e Briuly and "Wa,tt t^o-,
horse y.lows, an'3 they worl$ beautifully.
I cannot^ experiment much
tfiere, b.ut am trying to have things
done, as neatly thoroughly as possible.
I w\ll only plant about eigh-.
tj acres in corn^, mostly bottom;
have, thirty bushels of barlev nnd
. . ..... ... "i ?- ^ , Tl
two hanpred and twejftty-fiye b,Isabels
of red oats sown.
'.'On this farm, J hpve b&v^A
&an4s hired for yrages and five on
; shares,, .With my seven I ]?rop9$o,
^9 plant only thirty-fivq aeries in
Qotton, to which I am applying all
my manures* $nd four hundred
bushels of sc^ Igyu^ oi?
with two . horses. Ou ten acres,
will apply 250 lhs. Peruvian Quamp.
and 100 lbs Plaster. When X apr.
ply barn-yard manure, wiH JffiQ. '
about half the quantity as above,
putting it in as I plant, besides,
polling the - seed. A part of my
roWB are four feet and some thvee 1
<*nd a half feet.
'^Jpytfen acres to which I am
applying forty bushels of cotton j
seed to the. acre, and ' runnig off
first with ft twn liftw? ot?rv*r?1
too early and liavo all applied in good
time. I proposo tho following plan ;
Lay off all your lands now with two
i horses and follow with subsoil, and
ridge with scooters as above. Tlion
if it approaches say 25th of March to
1st of April, scatter y<Jur fertilizers
along this ritlge, which will be bolow
tho surfaco level, (and if a considerable
portion scatters in tho opon scooter
furrows, it is no disadvantage,) and
then bed on this with the turning
plows. Don't wo concontrate our ma
nurcB in too narrow a drill? "Whoro
\Vhor3 do tho long fibrous fruits get
nourishment from? Would it not be
better to scatter half of these heavy
application at second or third plow-1
ing?"
GRANTS INAUGURAL,
Washington, March 4.?General
Grant was innugurnted as- President ? of
tho United States shortly after noon, in
the presence of the most immmonso assemblages
ever gathered in the national
capital.
Tho display was magnificent. The
procession which escorted the Proaidept
elect from his headquarters to the cupitol
was the grandest ever seen here. The
whole city was gaily do corated with fWn
O ""
and the accession of the new President
was welcomed by salvos of artillery both
at the epot and at the military ppsla in
the neighborhood.
The weather was bad, but not enough
bo to interrupt the ceremonies. Early in
the morning a bind of thievq9 attempted to
rob the 6treet cars, but after a severe
fight they were dispersed by the police,
several being captured. Otherwise perfect
order was maintained.
The ceremony of swearing in General
Grant took place on a raised platform on
the east front of the capitol, where thousands
c)uld seo, l?ut few could hear what
was said. IJtre Grant delivered bis in
augural as follows :
L inaugural address.
Citizens of the United $tqtes.?Your
suffrages having elected me to thp office
P-iesident of the United States, I have in
conformity with the constitution of our
country, taken this oath without mental
. vyv. rmivu nuu wuii me determination to
do, to the best of ts.y lability, all that it
requires of me. ,
Tlie responsibilities of tbe position I i
leel, but acept them without fear. Tbo i
ofjica lias co.nio to m? unsought. I com- I
mence its duties untrammelled. I bring i
to it a conscientious desire apd determination
In fill it Ia * * *
%y. kv mo ucQb ui n?y auiiuy lo 1
the satisfaction of the people. Ou all j
leading questions agitating tbe public I
mind, I will always express my views to I
Congress ted urge lliem acpo^ng to mv t
judgement, and when I think it advisable. I
will exercise th.e constitutional privilege of 1
interposing a veto to defeat measures c
which I oppose; bnt all laws will be
f?\ithlully executed, whether they ray ajp- c
provnl or not. i
5 shall on all subjects have a policy to c
recommend, but none JLo enforce agaio6t '
the will of the people. Law? are to gov- r
em all alike, those opposed to, a,s well as c
those who, favor them. I know no method
to secure the repeal of bad or obnox- F
ious laws so emotive aa. thei,r stringent ex- c
eculion,. I
Tbe couutiy kaving just emerged froip
a -great rebellion, many questions will ^
come before it for settlement in tbe nejt (
four years which preceding administration? ?
have never bad to deal wit,h. In meeting
the?e it it desirable that tboy should be ^
approached calmly, without prejudice, ^
bate or sectio^a^ pride?ren?eml?eripg ^
that the greatest good of the greatest nura-v 1
?? .u- - - -
uoi is tuts onjeciio oe attained, of person, 11
property and fur religious ao<J pplitical
Q^ioioo iq eyery part of oar common r<
country, without regard t?, local prejudices
Laws to secure these ends will recei^. ipy u
b$st efforts for their enforcement.
A gr.^at debt Uaq been cop trad ed iu *ecn r- 1
tag to as and our posterity tbe Union. The
payment of this principal and interest, as 0
well as tbe return to a epeciq basK sopp r
as can bft. BQcotopliajied wubont mate
rial djBliigae^t to the debtor class or to 8
be country at lajge, mopt bp. provided for,.
To. project tbe n^ioppj honpr, every
dollar of govern n>ent indebtedness
should be paid jo gold, unless otherwise 0
expressly stipulated in tbe confraot. ^
Let it be understood that qo repudi*,tor
of one farthing of out public debt
will be trusted in pabito pTace, and it will
go far towards strengthening a credit <w
wbicb ought to be the best in the world,
and will ultimately enable us to replace hi
the jfcft wtftf' ?
vvMuo wwiiing was juiaieii ?
we now pay. To this should b? ad-. >
cM, v faithful collection of the revenaa, a m
strict ao^o^iUbitTly to. the lrea??ry for t*
vrvtj doWa* colfccted, antf tba grakW o
ptifctfcal ritMaebo^k' if> expindih^rt to &
BYftr/ depArtmetat o? tlje govtmroeot h
u
Ity of the country now with; ten. SutM
flaw wag
Mfcbtt ph* i
aat doquv iwiwuDjiHy or. payiog 9fwf" ,w
up in the sterile mountains of the fai
West, which we are now forging the kej
to unlock to meet tbe very contingency
that is now upon us.
Ultimately it' may be necessary to in
crease 'the facilities to reach these riches!
and it may be necessary also that the gen
eral government sbou'd give its aid to se
cure tbe access. But tbat should only be
when a dollar of obligation to pay secure)
tbe dollar to ua now, and not before
While i be question of specie payments it
in abeyance, tbe prudont business man ii
careful about contracting debts payable
in tbe distant future, and the nation should
ollow tbe same rule.
A prostrate commerce is to be rebuilt nnc
all industries cncournged. Tbeyoung met
of tbe country, those who from their ag<
must be its rulers twenty-five years hence
have a greater interest in maintaining tlx
national honor. A moment's reflection a;
to vvliat will bo our commanding influenc<
among tho nations of the earth in their day
if they are ouly true to themselves, shoulc
inspire them with national pride. Al
divisions, geographical, political and religi
oup, can join in this common sentiment.
How the public debt is to be paid or
specie payments resumed is not bo impor
tant as that a policy should be adopted anc
acquiesced in. The determination to do if
worth more than divided couucils upon the
method cf doing. Legislation upon tbit
subject may not be necessary now, noi
even advisable; but it will be when the
civil law is more fully restored in all parti
of tho country, and trade resumes jti
wouted channels.
It will be my endeavor to execute all
laws in good faitb, to polled all revenue!
assessed, and to bave them properlj accounted
for and economically disbursed.
I will, to the beet of my ability, appoint
to office only those who will carry opt ibis
de*igu.
In regard to foreign policy, I would deal
wilb nations as equitable law requires individuals
to deal wilb each other, and f would
protect the law-abiding citizen, whether of
native or of foreign birlh, wherever his
rights are jeopardised or the flig of our
country Coats. I wpuld rpspeot the rights
of all nation!:, demanding equal respect for
our own. If others depart from this rule
in their dealings with ub, we may be compelled
to follow their precedent.
? " . - -
^..v. piupci ireuunem, 01 tue original
DCcppqllpQ of this land, the Indian, is one
deserving of careful study. I will favor
any course towards them which tends to
[heir civilization, ch{iatiapi;alion #nd flltimate
citizenship.
The question of suffrage is one which is
ikely to agitatp the puhlio so long as a
portion p.f their people is to be excluded
from its privileges in any Stale. It seems
o mo very desirable that this question
mouiu do soitlecl Dow, and I entertain the
lopp a\i<3 express thp desire that it may be
>y tbe ratification of tbe fifteenth Article
>f Amendment to the Constitution^
Iii conclusion, I ask patient forbearance !
>ne towards npother, throughout the land,
ind a determined effort on tbe part of every
iitizea-to do bis share towards cementing a
iappy uviion ; and I ask tbe prayers of tbe
lation to Almighty God ip b^h^lf of tbi*
consummation.
Resident Johnson did not occupy tbe
)lace reserved for him in (he inauguration
ceremonies, but remained at the White'
louse signing bills.
Among the spectators on the fioor of the
senate to day, were tho negro bishop,
Tampbell, and the noupao's fights mi^s, Dr,
iary Walker.
Tbe President has pocketed the followDg
bills: ^ill to reorganise the judiciary ;
>ill to reduce the navy and marine; bill
9X tf?? (urtber security of equal rights in
lia DwUict of Colot&bia* bill strengthen
ag the public credit.
The Indian Appropriation bill failed to
each the President.
Joliuaop remained, ILq "White House
ntil noon.
Grant went direct fi;ot?jL tb$ Capitol to
be White Bouse. ,
The delegation from Alabama was tbe
nly Southern organisation i^ 'the inangual
processiQij,
Grant's Cstbot Colt down th* C?*J?itol,
teps and was considerably injured.
Tbe utmost good humor prevailed,
jioughonttbe day. "* t l > r
On reaching tbe White House fcrant re-,
elved tbe following dispatch : ' Berlin,
March 4.?My congratulations
n tbe aolen^Q day. (^Signed).
. V . $JS*A?OKf,
< ~7 ' 3 ;
A Extract.?A naval offiir
being at sea in a .dreadful storm, hU
ife, who waa silting in the cabin near
iro, and filled With aJsrn for the safety of
le vessel, WV so surprised at bU conjppire
thai she died 'K "My dear, are you
ot afraid I ' Bpw is it possible you,, qan
i culm. 10 ivpb s dr??dfof storm f*?
BLa roM U?# tftitfc*
ttk, ?*pporti?g by a pUW. ofi lh?
(4 place, pointing
Utbp bi^ of Wa j.-.
*'Aw yon ao^4vrfkkeC.D^wvoi4^.^
Sb*id*^lj answered, "Ro/'> *
offlenr. -s '
H in tfefkneds of nqjF husbnod, and b?
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r Horace Greely to the New York News
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Hon. Horace Greely, editor of the Now
I York Tribune, delivered an address re- c
I ceutly to the New York newsboys. Tho
' following abstract of it contains touch
wholesome advice:
As the result of many years' experience
1 he believed a man pbuulJ not be poor all |
' his life, and unless poverty waa the result | A
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ui misioriune, it was unjustifiable. By
1 riches he meant enough to satisfy all
* proper wants and guard against contin- ^
' gencies. Do believed every boy before
' him could bo rich and ought to be rich.
lie cited John Jacob Astor. as an exam*
T
I pie of a poor boy who had by industry
i and honesty succeeded in life. It was
) honeBty and industry, said Mr. Greeley, ^
, that gave Astor bis success, and it is the
) patient, plodding careful, industrious men
i that succeed. Stephen Girard, who by his
5 great wealth left a noble college to the
, country, was another example of industry
1 and perseverance. lie advised the boys
1 to begin by saving ten cents, and adding A
as often as possible, and the boy who
should save one hundred dollars by the
time he was twenty one years old would
pretty surely be a rich man. He told the W
I boys men got rich by doing right, and
not by doing wrong. Men who eold rum
> or kept gambling bouses didn't often get ^
I rich. ?nrl nnno nf ?? * '
, v iiioiu were ever aoie to
- fouud a library like Mr. Aetor, or endow a
) college like Girord. He believed one
> thing essential in getting rich was to be ^
> an honest man. Tlie most of the men
who had become rich since he had been in j
I New York were honest. All the thieves
i in New York had never enquired as mach
wealth as John Jacob Astor, Eyil causes ^
did not lead to wealth, although they
, might seeip to do sq.
i Anolhej thing necessary in order to get A
rich was to be temperate, lie bad known
ipany men with great abilities and Qne
prospects to fail because of intemperance.
If they rMolve to be rich they mu?t stop
' drinking, or if they had not commenced,
tbey inutt not begin, I hey ought also to
resolve to be indqalrious, and when resolv- T[1
cd on tliftt, make up their minds to learn n
trade. Mr. Greeley spoko at length on
ihe evils of being without a trado, and related
his own experience and his satisfaction
at bavin;; followed out an imnnlw
- r?? I .
which he formed al ten years of age, lo be WI
a printer. ]fle wovi'.d have every boy bet ,n'
fore biin either learn a trad? or become a 1111
farmer. He commended farming at a 8P
healthy and hpnorabte employment, saying
that if be could have his life to live over
ngain he would be a farmer. He concluded
by speaking of the great opportunities ou
afforded in this country for young men, ^
and especially for farmer*, under the home ral
stead law, and urged the boys to resolve ^y
to embrace these opportunities, and while l*u
they sought to live in accordance with the tIIZ
moral teachings they received, to gain
(ict^a c,nd honor, and true manhcp.d.
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Frujt Ther^.?When fruit trees occu- ^
py the ground, notbiog el&e should?ex- ^
cept very short grass.
Fruitfulneesa and giowtb of the tree
cannot be exported the same year. ,
There is no plum that the curculio will
Wit
$ot ta^e, though any ftnd may some?. /q
limes escape for one year in one jxlace^ ^
Peaoh borers will not do much damage
| pli$n stiff olay is heaped up round the
I tree a foot higk. ^
Pear blight etill puzzle# the greatest
men. The best remedy fcp>o?*n '? to plant ant
I two for eve?y one tbj^t dieaIf
you don't know how to prune, don't j
hire a man from tfce other side of the eea Qg,
tha^ knows leu than you do. <
Don't cut 08 a h>g a lower linxb un- ^
less you are a renter, and don't pace what .
; becowea qf t,h,e tree when yov tiojjj is ^
VUh
reft1
A t'ee with the limbs coming out near ^
the ground is worth ivo trees trimmed op R.
five (Set, and four tree# trimmed up ten
feet, and so on till they are not wesib any- ^
Uiio#. ..n,
' Ofrim down not op> j
Shorten in, not lengthen ojk. ' = t If
yon bad your arm cut off, you
would feel it to the he?uV atiee will oot can
feel, but rot to the heart. > '--1 *l*f
>'>< Wbeb anybody tells you of a gardener *
tjhat understands all about horticulture and ,y>e
agriculture, apd ,that be oat) be hired,
don't believe a wovd of HV for there, are
no such to be hired- Such a man can, vaaj
make more than you can afford _ to ^
give him. aw) *f be Jies sense enough to ^
understand the business, be Will also have
enough todo thlv~i&wvfo?f Plough
matt. x Aw*
1 k "11 'Jf " 5- -.^A
g?mh?M*n had two cbttdrea-w** ~*bj
?pe ? (Ungbter, wbo.w<u.ooD?df!red: pUin m
m her psison, tbe olber. a sop wI|o tiu jJ
hil bttOty snA unnlra nf b in li!. ! ? ! vln
her fntbor of \ht> flffair/c<HdpUiu?ng of <]jE
ber JRj
To the Firet Bird of Spring.
Pretty little eong bird,
Bitting in the hedge?
ombing ont your feathers with your bill;
Oh, dou't begin to flutter,
(How rude in you to splutter I)
lay, pretty song bird, I would not do you ill.
I heard you little piper,
A whistling like a fifer,
s I wandered through the heather picking
flowers;
Bo 1 thought to hsete along?
Ston. and ?mlr ? ???
( t ?? ?? jvu iw? a sung,
nd together we would Spend the suuny hour*.
Oh, cunning little picksy?
You coquettish little elf,
o be combing out your feathers with your bill;
Then, to hop and hop?uneasy,
Just beoauso you chauo'd to spy me,
Then you know that 1 could never do you ill.
Would you know how mnah I love you,
Little songster in the hedge ;
o you know what I would give to be your
friend f
I would give a Fairy's portion?
I would give my heart's devotion,
nd I'd have you pipe and wirble?without
end.
Does it pleare you pretty warbler?
Will you have mo for your friend,
libtle, won't you, little chip that I may
know;
Don't keep pecking at your coat,
Jugt be clearing out your throat,?
nd oblige me with a eong before you go.
Bless you little song-bird,
Sitting in the hedge ;
ou shall be my sweet-heart from this day ;
While the.daiity loves the showers,
And the sunbeams love the flowers,
will love you,little beauty?aye and aye!
Good-bye, little song bird,
Sitting in the hedge,
omb away your feaihere, with your bill,
May your Hie be?Oh?so long I
Sweet and merry as your song,
nd may angel birds defend von frnm all ill
WILLIAM W. HICKS.
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THE INAUGURATION.
THE THRONG AND THE CEREMONY.
|B ?SD ?f TirK OLD ADMINISTRATION AND TOE
OPENING OF THE NEW.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
The I^ortnem papers oome to us laden
tli details of llin nmonefliniw in
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*ton on the day of inauguration. The
mense crowd of visitors had their high
irits checked and tbeir food bopea dashed
icq it was discovered that an unexpected
ange in tbe weather would in a great
gree mar the programme and fender the
tdoor exercise* exceedingly unpleasant,
at the crowd in attendance oo the ir^auguion
tOnday was unprecedented is admitted
alt It is officially stated th*t thirteen
>uqand persons from points north of &aliore,
and thirteen thousand more from
itimore and the West, were landed at
i depot in Washington on Tuesday and
edneaday, and to accommodate the red
of these parties sixteen sleeping cars
; Washington od Thursday night for the
rtf^aud the same number will leaveeach
iqing as long as may be necessary.
gbant's sbad quarters.
Fbe first point of interest in connection
h (he inauguration ceremonies seemed
be about the White Hojse and army
idquHrtere. Ho visitors were admitted
Qrant'a residence ihU rooming. and be
at the early part of the morning with his
lily and guests. At half-past nine o'clock
General1^ carriage drove op to the door,
I the General and General Rawlins en;d
it a?.4 drove to army headquarters,
ere ihoy at owe asoended to (grant's
ce.
3oon afa* Qenesal Qrant and. hie staff
I arrived .quite a conxmoiioa was raked
a telegram from Europe?addressed to t&ident,
Grant? which being opened and d,
ran tbas: "In honor of the man and '
day?three cheers for the President." {
ned?- Members of the Berlin Exchange. (
i General likened to the reading by , .
lerat Rawlios, and quietly remarked 3;
3termined. lo, be i/i tim#."* '
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Ihottly after. Grant's arrival Mr. Colfax 1
ta in and joined the General and bis r
ijto the offip*.Ko person *aa present |>
htk*ooa*wjth Great except Ifr.iOolftn^ . <
o^oHW o^jthe steft and General Day-, i
.( el^befiB&JttVstnljh. General Grant j
,?}/eMed in a black cloth frock cost, i
^d fMtaJftonav silk hat, well bushed (
??d y#Hcr*<. kidvgJoassv 8(*#k*r t
fcx was attired precisely the sa^ Iffl
ppu-qwu, a*t H# ^ wtfi
m.' aMlUtpfrif W ^
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J0*k at
feJ^8M??MH* ??.M^bi a
^fe**b?for*?to?? o^opk ?*?#? &
04 Iftjrjfod* deaconed to*HW4 ^
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flumul laianj h|? miiiiiii ilia ? > 1
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J THE PROCESSION
1 was a ranst slim and beggarly affair, being
far inferior, in every respect, to former processions
on similar occasions. The only
marked characteristic it had was the colored
element, which constituted quite one-half
of the whole stragling line. With the ex*
ception of the oavalry escort and the l2th
United States infantry, the military feature
of the procession was a burlesque, and it
was only the fine appearance of the Philadelphia
firemen that saved the wholo
movement from ridicule. <
The sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue,
through which the procession was to
move presented solids walls of humanity,
well cemented with mud. Tbe'windows of
all the buildiog3 along the line of march bad
| been eogHged in advance, many ol them at
fabulous prices, and these were filled by the
more fortunate of the gentler sex, and pre*
eented h pleasant contrast with the sunless,
raw, cold and muddy spectacle 00 the sidewalks.
at the white house*
When the head of the line reached the
front ol the White House it stopped to wait
for the carringe* of President Johnson and
his Ctbinel to joio it, and one of the guns
of Dupont's battery was loaded, ready to
fire the signal gun announcing that the
President of the United States had enl^ed
his carriage and started for the capitol.
Bat a messenger arrived from the Execu- .
tire mansion and informed the chief marshal.
General Webb, that President Johnson
would be unable to tako part in the inauguration
ceremonies, as he would be
engaged in considering and signing bills
until the hour of noon, when hta official
terra would expire. The signal gun was
men nrea, and the procession started for
the c?pitol. As (he President elect passed
along the avenue he frequently responded
to tbe waving of handkerchiefs by lifting
his bat (a regular stovepipe) and slightly
bowing. The bead of tbe procession bad
reached tbe Capitol long before one half
of it bad formed in tbe western part of
the city according to the programme; bat
this great "length of line" resulted from the
scattered obnracternf tbe procession?which
was emphatically Washing Ionian, there
being numerous "mftgnifioent distances"
between tbe serersl parts. Tbe whole
procession in a proper, compact form, wbtld
probably have extended a mil% inoludlng
the backs, fireman's parade and negroes.'
CLOSE Or THE OLD ADMINISTRATTOK.
At the White Hmi?? tli? "Pranl/iai.*
?MV A. >?OlV?U? ?p""
I plied himself at An early boor to disposing
of the business remaining yet undone, and
of deliberating upon and signing, or .declining
to sign, such bills were., laid
before bim. All the members of bis Cabinet
assembled at half-past ten, and assisted
the President in the transaction of Uie
business b?far?* K5m. A? '
..... un>l-|IHt IWOIVQ
the president's carriage drove bp' to'the
door. Mrs. Johnson, who wii tq iooifi noble
health that she. bad to Be assisted to
v, I ? t ; * Ve * l'- ^
the carriage, entered; -followed Mr.
Johnson nod kia ton Frank, arid 3wera
driven to the lesidence of Mr. ^ohn F.
Coyle. Secretary Welles and MrsC-Patterson,
with her chidran, entered Mr. Welles'
carriage and proceeded to hie konae, 6ri ;H
street opposite Lafayette Square. Tbe.pU*er
Cabinet ministers.droye off to theirreapeotive
residences, and the. White House was
left in posseasion ot the police and attendants,
Mr. JohnsonV Administration was at an
end, and the naw ordefr of things bad began. AT
TBS OlFtTOW '"f ^
Meanwhile the impatient crowd throWg- T
ing the east gronnda of 4he capital Were
_ ' '
cngeriy awaiting we opening of the mam
doqr to the Senate. At' 11.80 thie door
was thrown wide open upon hebiDge*;*tid
then began a fearful etr^iggle for freoetfenoa
of entrance*- The polio* wa^ of-joat?U.
E?ery one aougUt by paehlqgand crowding
bis neighbor to be th^, first in tide knowing
u they well did, that thoatande would
neeeeearily be exploded., The for\un*Le
few, comparatively speaking,who ieetired
leate io the galleries, pajtipntly aWaifedwUb
nteneat aadi corio?ity iKijbeginttin^ of the
affipiel oewmoniee. The onuidert att&mpt*
k) to fores - an entrance by etorm, bat
ugoaJly failed, aatbe door* bad beewigsia
bolted 'and'barred* li&g
v vf* iHArooaAi. wwaaa&ttim i., .
v WithioJitbe. capital: were.mC*,routine
ibara^er, and ^itboat jJwJd^pf. fa fa*
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towrgnrif eddr?^^W<S^i^/???3 front
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