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Who Wants to Enjoy Wood Health and a Long Life I Practical Advice by a Practical Man. To secure a dear, fresh skin, bright eye, active limbs, a quick brain, and a cheerful, pleasant temper, and if you would enjoy a long life, you should live about as follows: BBEAKFA8T. Oat meal porridge, with milk and sugar. Or, Graham mush, with a little good syrup. Or. cracked wheat, with milk and sugar. Farm Miscellany, CloTcr and Grass. The American canjp was reached ; Kate threw herself from the saddle, and placed her faithfdl horse in charge of a soldier. “ Wlihre is Gen. Green’s*tent f” she j Jami lg Journal—Jibuti to ftetos,* ^politics, Jifoata, %$i iculture, anil % Industrial l jtttats of t| ]t frogle. THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM • IN ADVANCE. ATHENS, GA. SEPTEMBER29, 1871. VOL. XLI.--N0. 5--NEW SERIES. VOL. 4. NO. 49 IV 5 onthcrn - flamin'. rtitl.lN.IKU WKKKLY, BY S. A. ATKINSON, at TintEE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. O tice, Broad tt., over J. H. Huggins. KITKS OF AOVF.RT1S1M1. , t.rrtl~"iifnu will be inwrt«datOn<i Dollar and rift, Cohn pur S-in»re of 12 line*, forlhe flnt.and > f r.nlr-(lre Cent* for each aabaequent Insertion ifincuviitsiui cm.ii nuusvquciis ruacitiuii, time under one month. For a longer period jib >ral contract* will be made. Business Directory. l.AM All conn. A. 8. KHW1N. HOWKLI. COBB COBB, ERWIN & COBB, Miscellaneous. Summey & Newton, IlltO.AO **T. t ATIIRNW, 0.1. —:o:— IRON, PLOW STEEL, STEEL, HOES. NAIL*, PLOWS, MILL SAWS, COTTON GINS, And General Hardware and Cutlery, at Wholesale and Retail .. „ Sl’MilEYA- NEWTON thono, Oa.,-April 14th. tf Xo. a Brand SI. ARTHUR EVANS, Watchmaker & Jeweller, (LATE WITH CHILDS <fc MOSS,) “T RESPECTFULLY announces to J t the citJscns of Athena and vicinity that Ji< Ins located at the New Drug Store of Dr. Wm ‘ ‘ all kinds of Fireside Miscellany. Godlnettc’s Lesson. Godinctte, the sly young beauty, Used to hear her grandma state - That it was the Christian duty Never to retaliate. “ Though," she’d say, “ the world should 6pite thee, Be of meekness not bereft: If one on the right cheek smite thee, Straightway turn to him the left.” In such wise the pious lesson She’d impress on Godinette, And the beauty promised never to forget. King, and la prepared to do all klnda of repaira on !i n A’V, w'r.w o iT Y AW 1 Waieheo, Cl^cka, Jewelry, etc. All work promptly T TO liN F.YS AT L Aw , ’ doaemnd wtKmiUtd. [Aug. 11—3m. Attiw, Georgia, tithe. In the Dtupro building. A I>. (1. CANDLER, TTORNEY AT LAW, Hank. County. <5a. Will practice In the eotintier of Ilattk., Jackaon, Hall, Haber* ahain alul Franklin. MtsTIN IV. ItlDF.N. TTOKNEY AT LAW, and Salary Public, Athens Ga. Will |ira - ticein the WVsHenii circuit will give^ particular attention to 1 agent for tUp I j»ay taxe* on ’ A, ui» ; will gi I’tdleilion of claims, and will net n« ham* and sale of real estate and 1 Ian is. innlMI kLLTON, C. W. SEIDELL, SKELTON & SKI DEI l«. 4 T T O R N E Y S A T LAW, .‘V Hartwell. II trl County, Georgia. PITTMAN A HINTON, V TTOKXEYS AT LAW a JeiTvr ckstin county, tia. SAM I'El. 1*. THURMOND, A T T O K X E Y A T L A W , * X. A til.MU, Ga. OtAcann Hroail alrcet, over llirry % s m'. store. Will give spe.-i.tl nUenlion (near trltt Hinkrtiptrv. Aim, to the collection of all claims entrurtc.l In Itir care. J. .1. A J. t . tl.KXlMtHi. RALEIt8 IX HARDWARE, Iron Steel, Sail., Carriage Material, Mining tuple nonts,.Ac., IVhtlc tallct., Atlanta. M.VAN ESTES, ^TTORNEY AT L A W, TO T1IE PUBLIC. r HAVE PURCHASED the inter- -L ost of Mr. Win. J. Morton in the late firm of Bitch A Morton, and will continue the business. I h<«|»c, by fisir dealing to retain the customers of the late firm, and to receive a fair share of the tr.idc in my lino of business. A fresh stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods will he received for the <'-oinmenccincnt trade. July 21. .1. E. BITCH. WM. WOOD, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OP F V RNITURE. IJ'URNITURE REPAIRED, UP- -I- bolstered and varnished, also a lap,:e variety of wood cotfius and Fisk’s 1’alcnt Metalic Burial Cases always 4>n hand. Warerooius on Clayton St., next to Episcopal Church. Sej>9 Cm. WILLIAM WOOD. For Sale or Exchange. J HAVE 300 acres of land in de limiter, Rink. County, Ga. J. K. Wrl.KSKFT. T T O R X E Y A T L A \V , Y_ Carncsville, Franklin countv, Ga. Office merly occupied byj. F. Langston, Esq. i*21 A. B. FARQUHAR, Pfeprietsr of Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, ilj&ufiuturcr of lraprtmd [YOBlv, Penk'a. M r™!"ccn a SOLIDSTEEL SWEEPS, DICKSON SWEEPS, >nd STEEL PLOWS, SHOVEL PLOW BLADES, CULTIVATORS, Bossi-Powkiu, Turesh- t>r. Machines, Ac., Ac. Seed far lllutntco Uttlogie. FLOUR & FEED STORE! OX COLLEGE AVENUE, (opposite xk*.vto\ house.) May 15 WM. HF.MiY HULL. Wilkie Collins’ Novels. A RMADALE; paper, $1 60;- -X cloth, 92. Man and Wife ; paper, 91 ; cloth, SI Vi The Moon-Stone; paper, 11 50; cloth, 92. N-Scale , |<a|ior, 91 50; doth: 2. TheWoman In White ; i>at«-r9l 50: cloth, 92. For aale y •t-i-tt T. A. BURKE. New Books. j''1IE COMIC BLACKSTONE; by L (illbert Abbot A’Beckett, with illustrations burne Co.. Al.i., which I will sell cheap, or ex change for real e>iatc in this city. There arc 00 acres cleared, 38of it t tie bust bottom land on Cane creek, producing .Ml to 75 bushels of corn ner acre, and cotton in |,r»|M»riion. The remaimk-r is in the woimIs. The farm is 20 miles from the &k*!ina, Rome and D.il:<*n Railroad, oue and a quarter miles from the county site, Edwanlsvilie, 6 miles from the located <Ie|»ot of the Columbus ami Chat tanooga Railroad, ami one mile from the route of the Griftin and North Alabama Railroad There is nn excellent store house (uot be longing to the place), which can be bought or rented chca,p and is a Godinette ran home one morning, Rosy-cheeked her grandma sought, Saying, “I’ve recalled your warning, And have acted ns you taught. Jaquot kissed me by the gateway, But I ne’er avenged the theft ; As it was the right check, straightway I unto him turned the left,” ’Twits well done; no mnn could stop her In this proper Sort of deed, And she found Iter grandma's counsel well surcccd. Kate Heath. AN EPISODE OP THE WAR OF INDE PENDENCE. The year 1781 was a dark and gloomy one for the Americans, who were then struggling for independence. In South Carolina, affairs were in a they have heretofore, we shall succeed,” said Rawdon, his face assuming a tri- uraphat expression. “ I shall feel happy when the Re bels are driven away from Carolina, and then their rule will be over,” said Col. Roberts. “ We must crush Green, Colonel, do not want to go back to Eng land and let it be said that I was out- generalled by a Rebel. No, never 1” exclaimed Rawdon rising to his feet. “ Then we make that attack at day break, do we not T” asked the coloneL ‘‘Wp In Thu jriiu ready, and make your men fight like demons.” “ Let us go now. But hold! what is the countersign for the picket to night, my lord ?” “ England,” answered Lord Rawdon, lowering his voice. Kate listened to the Briton’s plan with a wildly beating heart, and she re solved to save the patriot army. When she heard the countersign, she left the door, and busied herself in her house hold duties; and soon the two officers emerged from the room. “ We must go, Miss Heath ; but first let me thank you for your kind ness, said Rawdon. “ Your thanks are received,” replied Kate. Their horses were saddled, and the Splendid Stand for a Country Store. Titles indisputable. For further information ap ply to, or address Dr. .1. \V. MURRELL, March 31 -3m Athens, Ga. To Housekeepers. r'ftT Dirr'L'iv'K'rt „ t TU.ST RECEIVED, a large assort- * J ment ©f HnronwEiSic which we are ottering at very low prices. All stoves sold by us WARRANTED IN EVERY PARTICULAR. SUMMEY & NEWTOX. Foi the North East Ga, Railroad! A Large and varied Stock PALL & WIN TER I CONSISTING OF • CruiksUank. One large volume. $2 50. . did h« not Die? or, the Child from the F.i:verging. From the German; by Mr*. A. L. Witter. Si 75. Ik»t. Doing volume first of Science for the Y<—>»g; by Jacob Abbott, with numerous illustra tion Si SO. Callirhoe. By Maurice Sand (son of George *ai» L. From tite French, by 8. A. Depontc, of NVw OrUmns. $1 75. i (teller than Phvsle; or. Everybody’* Life $1 .50. Fro»ervrr; by W. W. Dull, M. D. _ Ttic Hrtih.ti Chinee; by Bret Hartc, with eight tbuMniiont. Priw 25 m-tila. For aale by Juiir 2 T. A. BURKE. SUMMEY & NEWTOMj Iminrlm and Dealers in ^Wt W, Hails, Hollow Ware, i| iiuiiO) uuuun iiuiu) 11 • ,K *v crs*. akvii.m. lltliltirAIIK. AC, *>. II:hkI Street, Athens, Ga. hfflcf Northeastern Railroad, ) Athens, June 17: 1871. $ °JICK is herehv given that the Lew ^“(•v’ription to the Northeastern tfc -if .tf > ar, ‘ now u|*«n for subscription, at , '* 3 per rent on the sul»scribeal ,/. pr ' , [‘" r 'iue and iM.vahle to R. L. Moss, Treas* luji )*• n:! * *t Jettersou, llomer, Har- • l,ru ' t * and la'xiiiKton. » R- L. HUioM FIKlD, Acting President. •' Raw ford, Secretary. 'Ol’ICE or CHANGE OF SCHEDULE UN T1IK GEORGIA RAILROAD. Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Shoes, Hats, Caps, 3AGGING AND TIES, HEMLOCK LEATHER, Salt, *Vr. Which he oflent to the country at large at as REASONABLE PRICES as ihe same goods ran be boncht A .YU MARK El IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, Freight added. As I am determined to Sell as Low as Anybody, IN in this or any other market, I invite tny old custo mers anil the public generally, to superintendent** ttfllre, 1 Georgia and Macon a Augusta Railroad, > Augusta, O January 20,1871. J ( \X AND ApTER SUNDAY, ' ’ Jamurv *A>il iha PaMKiifpr Tialns will I*|.V Passenger Train, Daily, Sunday Excepted. Auguau at 8 00 a.m. ^eAtUntant —7 10a.m. Ar.ivc Atlanta at tt 30 p.m. Ar nvf at Augusta at ~5 40 p. ui. Night Passenger Train. August*at -8 30p. m. , Tf AtUntuat 10 15 p. m. r"**»t Atlauia ut 6 40a.m. A, »'eat AugusUat 7 30 a. m. , lltrz'iia Passenger Train. U,,*. i*2«»ia at 4 15 p. m. W^f'isat 7 30 a.m. Arm, „ ) u nus,a _9 25 a. m. Roth nil—nelia 6 00p. m. flo* eua,JJ 4 Night Passenger Trains will maka -> Augusta anil Atlanta with Ress.utrr. o ** ,,f eonncctlng roads. * n<l »hii.«i,^ . Atlanta. Athena, Washington, fAj.u lijr p.. 0 ,,n| r*la Railroad, by taking tha bun u ia' u ,y •?f f t Train wiU make cioae connec- •od read, \|‘ the Macon Paasonger Train, l'»u« swi “ !l )' nm * day at 7 40 p. m. ^ 141 long t an on all Sight Traina. Sr bMole on .1,0 1 f Baron k Augusta Railroad. " J * Kft'rtt Jan. 28, 1871. sc,. a, *rf Macon—Day Pas- te»~p“:=:::===3Sr7 . The .,*;V! "‘ U,U “ ~.—l «p. rn. ^ n »*. m»TlI*i? rTrain Macon at T222 *t M£r c,ion ‘ wllh Tniu * of te * *• »>*•. make W.? U aSSSJ* wi iL h I’asaengcr ” u *lih ' ! ' i ”»d.sndwilicnr nC f, a At- •X K. JOIINSQN, SitpL . Wanted, “““ ironcane ‘■>7 7Vpi B. F. O'KELLt, Athcn«, Oa. Wfil A ©ALL 1 AND EX A MINE FOR T1IEMSEL VE8. 1 shall continue to Bit) Cotton and Counity Produce, At tlic Highest Market Price. S. C. DOBBS, aeyt 15-tf E. S. ENGLAND & CO., ^RE NOW RECEIVING THEIR NEW FALL STOCK! Selected with care by one of the firm. In New York, to which they invite the attention of their customers au J the public. They have a good assort ment of STAPLE&FANCIT DRYGOODS GUOI'RIIIES, PUOVINIONM, MAUD9% A KB. CKOI'KBRY, MATH. CAPS, BOOTH, KIIOEa, And in ahort, everything in the way of Family and Plantation Supplies They will pay the HIGHEST PRICE FOR COTTON or other Produce,and Will more Colton nt S3 Cents n Bole per month. .... ... ,, We are determined todeal (airly, aell low, and by close attention to tuiainesa hope to please old custo mers and make many now ones. aeptlSlf NEW FALL GOODS. RENTER & REAVES have now in L 1 store and to arrive, ISO Bug* Coffee, IOO Barrels Sugar, 400'Sacks Mall, IO Teaa lroa Tiea, 3,000 Varda Bagging. Also a large andJireU-aalacted stock o? STAPLE GOODS. which we offkr low to the pnMlc for cash or pro duce. We are also agents for Dm celebrated CARVER,COTTON GIN. angS5-ta critical situation. Gen. Green made an unsuccessful attack on the British post of Ninety-Six, and withdrew his men beyond the Tiger and Broad rivers. Lord Rawdon followed him, hut could not draw the patriot. General into on engagement. At that period there stood, in North Carolina, a plain and unassuming house; it was a one story building, neat ly whitewashed, and surrounded by a fence. The garden contained many choice flowers; and the beautiful hon eysuckles shaded the doors and win dows. It was the house of Mrs. Heath, who lived with her two daugh ters, while her son George was in Washington’s army fighting for free dom. Kate, the eldest of the daughters, was a beautiful girl of sixteen summers; her auburn hair hung in graceful curls down to her shoulders, and her face beamed with kindness, while her eyes shone like the stars that lit up the azure vault of heaven. One evening, as Kate was standing at the cottage door, she beheld two mounted officers approaching. They were richly dressed, and one of them she recognized as Lord Rawdon, the commander of the British forces in that part of the country. They rode up to her, and Rawdon leant over in his saddle, and said, in a kind voice, “ Well, Miss, can you let me have the use of a room, for a few minutes t” “ Yes, sir; our house is open to you.” “ Come, Colonel, let us hasten to business,” said Rawdon, dismounting, while the Colonel did the same, the lat ter leading the horses to the stable. Lord Rawdon advanced to where Kate was standing, and said, “ Whose house is this. Miss ?” “ Mrs. Heath’s, my lord.” “Ha! her son is in the rebel army, under Washington, is he not ?” Kate trembled at the insult, aud she looked at the Briton with a searching glance. “ My brother is no rebel, Lord Rawdon ; he is fightting for his couti try.” I am sorry for that. He is a brave boy, and would, no doubt, make good British soldier,” returned Raw don. Lord Rawdon, you insult me. would sooner see George die a felon’s death than see him in the King’s army,” was the prompt answer. “ I see you are a rebel, too, Miss Heath. But here comes the Co'onel,” said Rawdon, ns he saw that worthy coming from the stable. They entered the house and went into a small room to hold a consulta tion. Kate thought they might have something important to say, so she re solved to play the eavesdropper. She told her mother of her intention, who approved of it; and Kate placed her self in a position to overhear the Brit ons’ plan. It was a dangerous undertaking and she knew that if she was caught in the act of listening she would be treat ed as a spy, and perhaps executed, for Lord Rawdon knew no mercy. She cautiously approached the door and looked through a crevice. Rawdon and his colonel were seated before small table, on which lay maps. They were examining them closely, while Rawdon was explaining them to the Colonel. “Here is Green’s camp,” said he, “ and here is ours. We must make bold stroke, and if it be successful, Green will* be destroyed.” “I don’t see why it should not suc ceed, do you, my lord?” “ No; if our troops fight as vrdl as officers were soon on their way. Kate asked, “ To the right, there, where you see that light,” replied the man, pointing to the place. She entered the General’s tent, and found him engaged in writing. He raised his eyes, then arose to his feet, and said, “ You come here at a late hour, Miss Heath.’” “I do General. You are in danger” “How is that?” exclaimed Green. The brave girl told her story, and the General grasped her hand, while Or, baked potatoes, with .bread and butter. Or, beef steak or mutton chop, with baked potatoes and bread and butter. If you are thin, and need fat, use the first three; if you are too fat, use the last named two. Drink cold water, or a little weak coffee. DINNER. Beef or mutton, roasted or stewed, with any vegetables you may like, (though tomatoes should be used very the tears trickled down his war-worn j sparingly), good bread and butter, and watched them till they were out of sight, and then prepared for her per ilous journey. She threw on a shawl, and went to the stable. Her fleet footed horse neighed as she entered, and she patted him on the head, and said, “ Well, noble Selim, you must cany* me safely to-night; for if you do not, Gen. Green will be destroyed.” The animal seemed to understand her, for he ga.ve a loud whinny. Our heroine saddled Selim, led him from the stable, and was soon riding towards Gen. Green’s camp, which was eight miles distant. She rode swiftly, for she wanted to reach her destination in time to let the patriot General form his men to meet the assault. The British pickets were four miles distaut; and she would be compelled to pass through their lines; but os she was in possession of the countersign, she did not fear the result. Soon Kate saw the picket’s bayonet gleam in the moon light, and heard him cry out: “ Who goes there ?” “ A friend, with the countersign.” “ Advance, friend, and give the countersign.” She approached the picket, and whispered, “ England!” “ All right; pass on. But stop 1” cried the picket, as he caught a glimpse of her face. Kate stopped her horse, and laid her hand on a pistol. The picket ap proaching said, “ Is that you, Miss Heath?” It is, Guy,” returned Kate; for she recognized the soldier to be Guy Jackson, who had often visited the gar dener at their house. Where are you going to-night, Miss Kate ?” he asked. “ To see Mrs. Blake; she is very ill.” Just like you, Miss Kate—always visiting the sick ; you are a minister ing angel,” said the British soldier. Thank you for the compliment, Guy. But I must be going. Good night 1” And Kate was again' on lior jour ney, while the picket returned to his post. She had to pass four miles yet ere she would be safe, so she urged on | he steed. Before she hail gone a hun dred yards from Guy Jackson, a dozen mounted Britons rude furiously up to the picket, and their leader cried out, Did any person pass this post a short time since?” “ Yes, sir,” was the picket’s reply. “ Do you know who it was ?” “ I do; it was Miss Heath.” “ Had she the countersign ?” “ She had.” “ I fear she is safe. Forward meu ! If she escapes, Gen. Green is saved 1 A hundred golden guineas and a com mission to the man who catches her!” cried the leader of the band, as they dashed after the brave girl, leaving the picket in a state of bewilderment. Kate soon heard the sound of her pursuers, and she pushed on faster.— It was a race for life or death. The British horses were fresh, while hers was beginning to show signs of fatigue. “Forward, Selim? You must take me to Gen. Green’s camp 1” said Kate to her horse. But her enemies gained upon her, and one of them seemed bent on catch ing her, for he was some yards in ad vance of his comrades, the ominous tramp of his horse, and drew her pistol Nearer he came, un til he was at her ride, and then cried out, “Halt, you vile rebell” Those were his last words, for Kate fired, and the bullet crashed through his brain. The others did not stop to lode at their comrade, bat pressed on. cheeks. Thank Heaven ! you have saved my army, Miss Heath I I can never re pay you!” “ I want no payment The thought that I have done my duty, and the thanks of Gen. Greeu, are worth more than gold and diamonds,” was the he roic reply. “ Take my thanks, my brave girl, and inay the Great Jehovah watch over and guide you through the chang ing scenes of life,” responded Green. “ And may He save my country, too,” added Kate. “ You need rest. Here, sleep in my teut to-night, while I seek a rest ing place among my men,” said the kind hearted Green. “ I do not wish to rob you of your couch, General.” “ You will not. I shall be engaged in forming ray troops to meet the at tack.” And Gen. Green left the tent. Kate enjoyed a good rest that night; and In the morning Gen. Green came to her, and joyfully exclaimed, “ Good news! Lord Rawdon is in full retreat We took a prisoner this morning, who says you frustrated their plans and saved the army. Heaven bless you for that good act! But I must leave you now, for I am going to follow Rawdon, and teach him that we can fight. When are you going home t" “ In a few minutes, General.” “ Good-bye; and may you have a safe journey,” responded Green, shak ing her by the hand. Her horse was led forth, and she was soon on the way to her home, which was reached in safety. Kate Heath lived to see the war close, and peace and plenty spread their wings over the land, and not long afterwards she was wedded to Walter Gordon, who had been a colonel in the American army. Intermarriage of Blood Rela tions.—Prof Richard Owen, LL.D., A,M., of the Indiana State University, stated an important fact, which can not be too widely disseminated, name ly : That the intermarriage of blood relations is a physiological error, and he might almost say, with our knowl edge of such matters, a crime. Speak ing from a close observation of this subject lor many years of all the fami lies of his acquaintance where dose in termarriage had been permitted, the children were either deaf mutes or were afflicted by some defidency. He knew a young man whose father was a physician, and who should have known better than to marry a double cousin but the consequence was, as the last portion of the osseous system devdoped the young man, from the intermarriage of those in whom the same material was deficient, was prevented from hav ing a single tooth at any period. His sister ha.d but two or three small stubs of teeth, aud their brother was alto gether deficient in his mental faculty, He insisted that it was a great crime for parents to allow their children to grow up with the idea that they might ever intermarry with blood relations. It should be a thing never to be thought of, the intermarriage with those con nected by ties of consanguinity. Mr. Ferguson knew of a case in Ohio where some thirty families had married and intermarried until they could no longer tell thdr relationship. Most of the progeny were deaf mute, and the remainder a little above idiotic. Between the twenty-third of Septem her, 1870, and the twenty-eighth of January, 1871, sixty-four balloons left Paris, which conveyed besides the six- Kate heard ty-four mronauts, ninety-one pa gers, 354 carrier pigeons, about 3,000,- 000 letters and a large number of dis patches. Of these balloons, five fell into the hands of the Germans, two were lost at sea, and one crossed the North Sea and landed in Norway after a voyage of about 1000 miles in forty- five hours. dose the meal with a glass of weak lemonade. Eat no dessert, unless it be a little fruit, and eat nothing more till the next morning. There is no rule in regard to diet about which I am so fixed in my con victions as that nothing should be eaten after dinner, and I think that the din ner should be taken early in the day; not later, if it can be so managed, than two o’clock. In regard to the precise hour for the diuner, I am not so clear, though for myself one o’clock is the best hour; but in reference to the omis sion of the third meal, I have, after long observation, no doubt whatever. Hundreds of persons have come to me with indigestion in some of its many forms, and have experienced such re lief in a single week from omitting the supper, that I have, for a number of years, depended upon this point in the diet as the best item in my prescrip tions for indigestion. I have never met one person sufiering from indiges tion, who was not greatly relieved at once, by omitting the third meal. Eat nothing between meals, not even an apple or peach. If you eat fruit, let it be with the breakfast and dinner. Cooked fruit is best for persons of weak digestion. I have met hundreds of people who would digest a large beef steak without a pang, but who could not manage a single uncooked apple. I think certain dietic reformers have somewhat overrated the value of fruit Avoid cake, pie, all sweatmeats, nuts, raisins and candies. Manage your stomachs as above, and at the end of ten years you wfll look back upon these table habits as the source of great advantages and happi ness. For thirty yeare I have been a con stant and careful observer (I have no hobbies about diet), and in the light of my own experience and these long ob servations, I assure you that the table habits I have advised, are vital to your health and happiness. Pimples, blotches, yellow spots, nasal catarrh, biliousness, liver torpidity, con stipation, sleepiness, dullness, low spir its, and many other common afiections would generally disappear with the adoption of these rules.—Dio Lewis, in Our Girls.” [The editor of the Scientific Ameri can says this of the above: We will add, for the satisfaction of our readers, that Dr. Lewis, who here intimates that he practices what he preaches, presents in his own person about as fine an example of genial good health and wide-awake-tiveness as one ever meets. September is the proper month for sowing clover and grass wed. From the trials we have made, we are inclin ed to think it is best to row these by themselves, and not with small grain. The old idea of the small grain shading the young clover or grass, is probably erroneous; certainly it is without foundation when the latter are sown in the fall, for if the land is at all rich, they will be well developed before the heat of the ensuing summer. We saw clover rowed September 24th, 1870, cut May 24th, 1871, and it was in eve ry respect as good as clover two years old growing by the ride of it The custom of sowing with small grain prob ably originated at the North, where clover is rowed in the spring, and not cut till the ensuing spring, and the farmer is desirous of getting a crop of small grain in the meantime, instead of losing as it were the use of his land for a year. The clover alluded to capacity ? He is Sambo still, and un fit for it now as then. ’ Let, then the fatal error into which some of our good people have (alien* be retraced .at once, and wages or 3 portion of the crop, in place of wages, for which they are to work precisely as for wages, under the supervision and direction of the employer, be adopted, as the only true system of labor. The experience of the past six yean has proved that wages, or a portion of the crop for which they work under the same sort of supervision as for wagesy is the only correct way to work the freedmen. Selling Sambo mules aud wagons, and renting him lands, puts him in a false position, and is a step forward in the way of practical equalization, to which, for one, I am opposed. Of all methods yet tried, it is most demoraliz ing to labor, defeating iu every case, so far as I have been able to learn, the very ends it was designed to achieve/ This speculative theory ot the solu tion of the labor question, founded in above was not at all killed out hy the error a » proved itself worse in severe freezes of last Christmas, and that must certainly be regarded as a fair test. MANNER OF SEEDING. Prepare the land as for oats. Un less very rich, apply one hundred and fifty to two hundred pounds of super phosphate broadcast per acre, and har row in well, then sow the seed aud har row or brush lightly, and by all means roll the land thoroughly. Cotton seed applied at the time the clover is rowed does not answer well, because it does not act promptly -tnough, unless it lias been crushed or rotted. The clover plant needs assistance most at the earl iest stages of its growth. Stable man ure is good in this, as in most cases, when applied liberally. QUANTITY OF SEEX>. If a permanent pasture or hay is the object in view, a mixture of seeds is best—say eight pounds clover seed, fif teen pounds orchard grass, ten pounds herds grass, and six pounds timothy. It requires great care to get these seeds sown uniformly; imperfect stands gen erally originate just here. It is best to sow the clover by itself or with the timothy—the herds and orchard grass together. If the light grass seed and heavy clover seed are mixed together, the heavy seeds have a constant ten dency to sink to the bottom of the ves sel. BARLEY, RYE, AC, Every farmer should be well sup plied with winter-grazing lots of these very valuable plants. Work horses, mares, colts, milch cows, calves, etc., need and ought to hove the benefits of them—to say nothing of the beauty they impart to the home landscape, during the cold, dreary months of win- j ter. To be at all valuable, such lots should be extremely rich—the lack of sunshine must be made up by the stim ulus of manure. It is best that they be seeded down by the middle of this month. For grazing, the turf should be firm and complete, that a hoof may not touch the soil. It is best, therefore, to sow an abundance of seed—of rye two, and of barley four bushels per acre.— When six inches high, begin to graze and keep lightly grazed during fall and early winter. When severe weather sets in it is best to take off stock, to give the plants an opportunity to take an early, vigorous growth in February. By the time the rye and barley be gins to fail, clover will be ready to take their place, and wherever clover will grow, a lot for grazing or roiling pur poses should be on every well appoint ed farm.—Sothem Cultivator. practice, and 1 am satisfied that the money invested—I nmy say lost in it —might us well lie given up, and a “ New Departure” taken by its advo cates ; for the longer it is per.-iated in, the greater will be the loss to them, and the greater the injury inflicted upon their neighbors and the conuno» weal. There is no use in disguisin': the fStct, that freedmen are incompetent to man age for themselves, and it would be fhr better for them to hire for wages, or to' work for a portion of the crop, as they work for wages, under the supervision and direction of intelligent employers.* In conclusion, the plan of selling Btock and wagons to freedmen, and renting them lauds, and setting them up for themselves, for tfc» reafcorts i»-‘ dicated above, as well as for many others, is generally offensive to our people, and damaging to the true in terests of the country, and should be abandoned by all men who have any regard for either tho one or the other. Plant Fruit tfrtesi.' Be Doing Something. There are not a few perrons in the world who pretend to be anxious to ac complish something, but are constantly bemoaning their lack of opportunity. The best thing for such people, and in fact for every body, is to determine to accomplish something useful and ben eficent every day. Without work there is little progress. The sum of many days intelligent work will not be inconsiderable. Do not hesitate too long. Go to work at the thing which lies near your hand. Sydney Smith veiy wisely said: “ A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to the grave a number of obscure men who have only remained in obscurity because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort, and who, if they could only have been in duced to begin, would iu all probabili ty have gone great lengths in the career of fame. The fact is, that in order to do anything in this would worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank, thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can. It will not do to be perpetually calculating risks and adjusting the chances.” The Labor Question. 1 Plow Handles,” in the McDuffie Journal presents the following sensible views in reference to the management of labor: I see there are three important sub jects set down for discussion at the next monthly meeting of the McDuffie Ag ricultural Society, which takes place on 21st inst: The Stock Law, The La bor Question, and Cruelty to Animals. Our agricultural friends are right in taking hold of these leading subjects in earnest, os seems to be their intention from the indications at their last meet- It is astonishing with how-little Is 1 ' bor all the most desirable fruits may be raised. On old fields, where scar cely anything else will grow, peaches, and grapes, and plums, and cherries may be made to yield in prodigal pro 1 * fusion. £f all the fence corners were* set out in fruit trees, there would be* an immense supply of frtilt till over the' State, and these places, usually given up to briars and bushes, might ba made as productive of profit and pleas ure as any other portions of the form. There*never has been in any country an excess of fruit trees.- A great vari ety of fruit is an evidence of High civi lization. None but enlightened na tions have the necessary skill, talent and perseverance to transform the ill tasted wild fruits into the rich, deli cious, cultivated’ varieties. Every man who owns apiecooflandf should at least plant a few fruit trees along the lanes. It is due to his chil dren who are to come after him- It i» beautiful custom in Germany toselocC one fruit tree for every child born. This is the special property of the child for whom it b set oat. He protects iff and cultivates it, and as he grows up* he looks upon his tree as a twin broth-- er. A feeling of affection and vene ration is thus engendered, and a love for arboriculture fostered and promo ted amongst the whole population. The different classes of Vassar College set out a tree at the time ot graduation, which they call a “class tree,” and over which the class exer cises a special guardianship. It attach es them to their Alma Mater, and forms a living monument of their col lege career. Corn, cotton and tobacco are all well enough in their places, but none of these pay such a large per cent on the investment,-and yield such a great gratification aud pleasure for the am ount of labor expended, as a fruit tree. —Nashville Union and American. There are but two Indians in Florida. It is time, Mr. Editor, that the La bor Question, especially, was set to rights—it is too slack twisted just about here for the good of the country. There are many things radically wrong in our manner of employing and manspng labor, and the sooner there is a change the better for all parties. It will be as much lor the benefit ot the freedom as for those who employ him. If any man had sold mules and rent ed lands to Sambo before the war, he would have been unanimously voted a simpleton, because Sambo was univer sally regarded as wholly unfit for any such thing. “Can the Ethiopian change his color,” his nature, or his Lice on Hogs.—In answer to a re cent inquiry in the Rural New Yorker for a remedy for lice on hogs, allow me to say that I have had an experience of twelve years with breeding hogs.— The past five years I have used the fol lowing, which will dean off the lice in two days: Put about one gill of kero- sine oil in any old dish, and with a punt brush or old woolen rag rub the oil up and down the back o' the ani mal and behind the fore i g on the flank. Be particular about the two last places, for it is there the lice de posit their eggs, which, if not destroyed, will hatch out in about five tiays. If it be a black hog, these e^gs can be plainly seen, being about rite size of timothy seed and laying c! »-e to tho skin fast to the hair. No »wz need fear to use the oil freely, as it will not injure- the hog in the least. Hot water jrtiDI not kill these lice, for I have seen them crawl after the hog had been scalded in a bared after being butchered.—R. Woodruff, in Rural New Yorker.