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PnOPIE’S FB.IBND On the Cultivation of the Potato. Editors of the American Farmer: In May, 1857, the stalks of my early potatoes being from 5 to 6 inches above ground, I became apprehensive that they would be frozen, which would have made the crop late. I took a large sin gle shovel plough and gave each row a round, substantially cover ing them over without any regard to the position or condition that the stalks might be in when so covered. In a week’s time I was very greatly and agreeably surprised to find them above ground again, as erect as ever and perfectly clean. In a few days the culti vator was passed betwen the rows, leveling the middles and freeing them from weeds and grass also. Upon the appearance of the blos soms, I gave them another round with the shovel plough, divided the middles therewith, and the cultivat ion of the crop was finish * ed, without any other labor, and perfectly clean. The rows were three feet apart. I have cultiva ted fifteen crops in like manner, and have not seen the necessity of any change. I recommend that the rows be laid out North and South, when the ground permits, so that the sun may shine on both sides of the ridges. I respectfully submit my experience in the above meth od of cultivation, for the consid eration of your readers. If any doubt, let them try one row. 1 have ploughed them down, when from 2to 5 inches higlu Close attention to the weather, c >ndi tion of the soil and the size of the plants, is required to get them covered at the proper time. David \V. Naill. Cottage Farm, Sam's Creek, Freak Co., Md. Poultry Houses.— Cleanse these—make clean nests, and give generous feeding. Eggs selling at 40 to 45 cents per dozen, as is now the case in our markets, should render {his branch of flirm economy worthy of special atten tion—besides which, youngchicks command always enormous prices in early spring. The preservation ot the manure of your poultry yard is also an item of moment— it is amongst tin; most valuable of manures, and if well preserved, and kept covered as gathered,and ■g handful of plaster thrown over Xeaeb gathering, it is almost equal vto any guano.— American Far mer. ~ m Floriculture.—All lovers of flowers must, remember, that one blossom allowed to mature or ‘•go to seed” injures the plant more than a dozen new buds. Cut your flowers then, all of them, before they begin to fade. Adorn your rooms with them; put them on your tables; send bouquets to your friends who have no flowers; orexchangc favors with those xho have. You will surely find that the more you cut off the more you will have. All nwes after they have eeaxed to bloom should Im* cut back, that the strength of the loot may go to forming new roots for next year. On bushes not a need should lie allowed to mature. —Scribner's for March. A Wonderful Clock. A German in Cincinnati has in vented a clock which, though much smaller than the celebrated one at Stasbourg, is, from its des cription. much more complicated. Wesee, in a glass rase, a three-I sto*y, steeple-shaped clock, four feet*wide at the first story and nine feet high. The movement is placed in We first story, on tour delicate columns, within which **ings the pendulum. The sec- Nond story consists of two tower pieces, on the doors of which k there are two pictures that repre jsent all d early manhood. A tower crowns, as third story, die ingvuio U s structure. A cock, as a symbol of watchfulness, stands un the top, directly' over the portal. When the clock marks the first quarter the door on the left piece of the second story opens, and a child issues from the background, comes forward to a little bell, gives it one blow and then disap pears. At the second quarter a youth appears, strikes the bell twice, ami then disappears. At the third there comes a man in his prime; at the fourth we have a tottering old man leaning on a. staff, who strikes the bell four times. Each time the door closes of itself. When the hours are full the door , of the right piece of the second : story opens, and Death as a skel eton, scythe In hand, appears, and ; marks the hour bystrikinga bell. But it is at the twelfth hour that we have the grand spectacle in the representation of the Day of Judgement. Then, when Death has struck three blows on the top of the little I ell, the cock on the top of the tower suddenly flaps i his wings and crows in a shrill tone, and after Death has marked the twelfth hour with his hammer the cock crows twice again. Immediately three angels, who stand as guardians in a central position, raise their trumpets in their right hands (in their left they I hold swords,) and blow a blast toward each of the four quarters •of the earth. At the last blast : the door of the tower opens, and : the resurrected children of earth ; appear, while the destroying an : gel sinks out of sight. Then, 1 suddenly, Christ descends, sur i rounded by angels. On his left . there is an angel carrying the scales of justice, on his right an other carries the Book of Life, • which opens to show the Alpha : and Omega —the beginning ami i the end. Christ waves his Land, ' ami instantly the good among the : resurrected are separated from the i wicked, the former going to the ' right and the latter to the left. ! The Archangel Michad salutes the good, while on the other side . stands the devil radient withfien ; dish delight—he can hardly wait ; for the final sentence ot those who fall to him, but, in obedience to the command ot the central figure, 1A withdraws. I The fig nreChri st.r a i ses hish an <1 again with a threatening mien, and the accursed sink down to the realms of the Satanic majesty. I Then Christ blesses the chosen • few. and they draw near to him. , Finally, we bear a cheerful chime | ot l>ells, during which Christ rises, I surrounded by his angels, until he ! disappears ami the portal closes. A complete drama is here repre sented, without the aid of a human hand. The movements are steady i and noiseless, with the exception 'of the threatening gestures of • the figure of Christ and the move ments ot Lucifer, who darts ac ross the scene with lightening rap idity. Os course the similar ac tion of these figures is intended on the part of the artist, ami adds I greatly to the effect. ANOTHe v REASON Why Hi ri» xse ILh.ghios’h (Riverwide I Press) unabridged, enlarged, and cor ! re< ted editiuii of SMITH'S DICTION- ARY OF THE BIBLE, edited by Hackett and Abbot, 4 vols. Hvo, 3,667 pp., 576 illustrations, cloth, $26, is bet ter than the English edition of the saine, slid thus the best Bible Diction ary in the English language, is that in addition to the original iihistrations, which have been carefully re-eugvaved, none of them omitted, a hundred new and important illustrations are given some from photographs, some from or iginal drawings. Tiie following by Grano V>• Chas. C. Clark, of North Carolina, is worthy the consideration of Aiunous : “Profanity and munkeiuitss should surely coxnc within the prohibition of Masonic authority, since they • >ffend against every rule of "onnernroly pro prietv and decorum —and t> b- a .L'.co i lain! y cannot ine.*tn not to be a tjeidieiuan. H'd’its >«hi<h deaden the rnor.tl rnsibility. blunt the morn] perception, and debaucii all the ilji.u tacuiti»-s. M'ouid ih- forced to yield un conditionally to the yuandate of an in stitution which teaches the Holy Bible to be the ruler and guide of faith, and that all our action - should be squared bv the square of morality.’ ’ A Great Blessing. Never, since the time “when the morn ing stars sang together,” has sbere been a greater medical discover}’ and blessing to tbe human race than the GLOBE FLOWER COUGH SYEUP This delightful and rare compound is the ac ive principal, obtained by chemical pro cess from tho “Globe Flower,’’ known also as “Button Boor.” and in Botany as “Ce phalathus Occidentals. Globe Flywer Cough Syrup is almost an infallible cure tor every desorption of Cough Colds* Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup, Whooping Cough, Fleur i y. influenza, Asth urn, <fcc ; and will cine Consumpsion, when taken in lime —as thousands will testify. Globe F ewer Cough Syrup will cure the most "hstinate er-e*. of f'lmfrie Cough and I Lung affections, when ail boasted remedies ; fail. Globe Flower Cough Syrup does not con- j tain a particle of opium or any of its pre- ■ parations. Globe Flower Cough Syrup does not con- I tain a particle of poi on. or anv ingredient that could Aurt the most dedicate child. Globe Flower Cough Syrup has become where known, tbe most popular Cough i Medicine in the country, becanso it has * been sin*, e -fr.i'v withstood the three great, ■ test'-' of me it, viz: Time, Experience and ; Competition, remains as: ;r gassing through ' this ordeal, the best article of its kind in he world. Globe Flower C’-o.gb Svrup is pleasant to he, tasta, and dju> not disagree with tho iuo-t delicuto stomach. Phys’ctan- v. have consumptive pa tients, arc invited to try the Globe I'lower FoughSymp. Its magical effects will at once be felt and rtcknowled- Beware of countgifeitiiig: the genuine has the words, Globe Flower Cough Syrup blown in in each bc-tfle, signatures of‘he proprietors upon each labe 1 . The trade mark label and compound are protected by Letters Patent. Don’t take any- nth ?r article as a substi- ; tute for Globe Flower Cough .Syrup, If your Drug'.i.-t or Merchant has none on , hand, request him tn order it for you, Thousands of Testi mold ul« of the most, wonderful cures are constcutly being receiv ed from the Nerth, East, South and West , —some of which >’eeru almost miraculous. Sold by Druggists at SI.OO per bottle $5.00 for one half dozen. J. S. PEMBERTON X* CO, Proprietors, Atlant*;, Ga. • Flowery Branch, Ga, Dr. ,7. & Pemberton Your Globe Flower Cough Syrup bus i utindy cured me of an ■ obstinate Cough and !u»s affection of five years standing- after the other medicines and the skill of our Lest, physicians have failed, and my case considered hopelc— You pos.-e-s, in the Globe Flower Cough i Syrup, the mo-t vahmM- e<-ugb and lung ; remedy in the world—one whose value and ■ blessings none caacstimute. I refer you to JJr. J*diu B. Daniel, your ; prescription I' an 6 etc. — | With'grrat/rcsflMk jrdts Guly, " Jas. N. Nunn. Byingtou’s Hotel, Fort Valley, Ga.. | i December 1, IS7O. i j Messrs. J. S- Pend- i t’H <f* Co, Atlanta, j Ga.—Gents—For thi past two months I have been suffering wii h a very severe cough ; and 1 U-ed liftv d Heten' remedies without ; reeeivirg tho least benefit, b'*t a few days ; ago a friend r*-eommended y»>ur Globe j Flower Cough Syrup, and I am proud to ; say th t my cou/li was cured before the : bottle was near empty. lam very respect- ; fully, E. T. Byington. Atlanta. Ga , M uch ?5, IS7I, Messrs .7. S. Pend>ert< '• A Co. —Gentle- | men —1 have la-t n affL led fur ten year i with a terrible ami seriou-; lung dis- , disease, ami have ; a'i boa-qt-d lung ami cough rvim'd'e-of the age, ami have been under treatment of -it one dozen of the most eminent phv-ieian*—- but my ' cough ir-ver ceas' , d. an 1 tbe la; t• :x months i before 1 cnmmcbeml the m-e of jemr Globe i Flower Hyiup, u.y life w-s despaired of. and i came tn rhe cnnehi-mn that my case i was beyonu the reach < f medicine—hut I nui now we I, bring ctvd of my ugh and ' lung aff-’ tinn by the u-e <>f two bo'tles of your (ilohr* Flower Svrup. It is four momd) ■ *inec I have, taken tin’ Globe Hower Syrup and I have Lad u>» cough since. .Mr gen- ■ era! health hi- r-rpr.;•.••• Iso m*:h that r *", f ; friends are asfr.nj hrd niy cc'-oery. Too I many it seems like a miracle. With feel- * ingp of grt«ti<ude u [ d<..il remruna . warm friend to the Gio e Flow r Syrup and jcursclve*. Jas. M . Hurt. Artist. I 'A D. 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