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About The democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1881)
FITH AND POINT. sopai.y iusuri-s whisky, bi. X" tire t iskh on the cus U.»l. mi drawbridc •t uei. «• y K im lie bah si j!»♦*<! y. idretLs of tiui<*K. It's ijo •All ^ ‘ drj * Stu litT<iflt'51®. Wi. V -iyccriW, .urb U»»* <k*ert air. ** AnjrntKH ih<* h is tho Host. gi trails ot “ Take-# th« -uwiy, “ i lit- projs-r caj K*r ** The oorrert i-./Utortioii. ” “1 .11 her I’d never smiJu- another ti; 1 in -M-l, softly, “and f won’t ; a ft *(*•- rtKitlgb for me,” and tie, dn ati-h ovor tin- b-g of hia trials I' , hind th" grating of a cell. Vie.'ti “ w mt are you in tor—eon “f bop not. I haven’t got *> fov .? yet. Why, iin in for a •til.} dv rnnU outy.” A « • o i Inirclin.. n was commenting th . akhc t table on the conduct of 4 MU* »/l Ui** v try, when be waa auibb idy 1 . ten tt\ hlS 7 , 61 * «fb«iiioi»g wlff'wi. : “ I'm pa, why don't vou pull tour v* «trytu*'i »k ’ Isnsa.ar., say. fashifinanlc the Lf.uduo «fe Iff lew " afliunct” in Par.. have already la-cn noticcl in th. ! .,. loti drawing-r>»)itis. They are 4*m -tUtl a “lEimiJv am) itbftlbiiko.' 9 ri < i :.,r i> allow, d to .-over the Ugly aim ; n.foh- by nature. “ i,o > ». ... . , «. t,, i,-w U i«, ■ f.e i,.« t« ««,i ft rote ‘ii ; • I--- •> liffrn- lute irrigate y< ur noil 1 7 1* }<mt lx il« iniut aim iiitanrouaiy !*>(>• Uim 7 ML*t *•< “t ■ # ■ - R* up to him face, Aim f | m i tow ) Kitfter, ' 91 *fi 1 M*f! *lit i t*-i wl’li wiu Uiup nr**# : *•!*>! >UI Wt!i, I fthouid twit Ut - 1tLUh4i M'«i A fi A Wamii- <- ion jury ha* convicted a Mian of Hunmliilighter who, by way of 1 I • -bi i'-tluBs, leaned out of utdow of liis bouse aud firedn the air , killing a woman at her wwii-tub. it was the first time be had <tm t r fin d a pistol. tw «i. I allies of the Kblntt House, Wiu-tui,gfoii, wen di-i-ti -uig the nmni-r «n- n< w»pa|«-i nllii-tous to Mrs. Oar tteldV sweet t<-Hi|ii*r and umiability, artn-i. si*-of til*-in, w ho looked as if lier tfi bad In 1 u a battle with unfortunate wir-.-ui lances, quietly added: "But! •up) 1 —1 Mr. < iai field never eame botue ** 2oe|i»-k in tin morning and tried to Ifct into lied w ith hi- hoot* on.” Ills following poinefet is excellent of if* kind; fun • tr ia« ri.nntUK iHhIi-i Ih« ay twill ft li.t Butter of thr 1 <>f lift dovetel In bt^ad; f,4w iddol el of tb# tlm kiki in iiir iirtmkfct w# <mit jkxn> tn rttot'at of th# i * tl i-rHSMitly London ISmrh : Old gi-tith-uiali (mil rtfxrv i an, guest ol tin- Squire, eonvers PR with suitul in-king instic)— ^Ntfoundod iu fb- ( urn a, were you? I Badly ■> ” Rustle “ Hie bullet lilt me mci joeback.” tlie dust, here, mi, au' runic out of Old gent ''uni! “ The deuce! ,‘Viiih, ■ me, Pid, 'la l won't do. Why, A u< laid hat gom ngbt through your tcffc-t, Hutu !’ lbidi “Oeh, f»ix, me waifc in im- month at tlie tonne, gun K ttii. ' fth iuliiJTf, CUiff w)it*n aml# to I *i'H v, i« *1 t Im* J untie*? intA>rru|iti'<l tin* «»im t«»«• in lim ntltlreH* to .ill#’ jury, mm in;’ “ On»* :»t ia time, Mr* # 7 uir..ii, if \uii | i»u « .’* Curruii Haiti ( when it* »^ |*t,\ . t m i? lie luul tlu iaibd! in* h|m tvh ii » -I'lilge begun to hi# iiiMlrtiefii.ui* f«» the jury. Very tht• hmh lr gun t id e more to l>ray, ttna C'fnraii H|iol(r ej»; I>ih*h not your f.j» hem it very v markable eeiict in t Im emirt V *' A rlerirviimn's Night Dance. ■“I have had,” said a well known -i&upyu.au, “seme very droll esperi Mtui*. Among the most exciting was Ehe <*i i that 1 will now relate. A well t ui " • mereliaiit was Very -iek some fhoopht nigh unto death. He would sea «pO pastoivnor allow miv one te speak to hint < i the sub pel of religion. One «Jay i < meutioued my name, though he • a- i:< aequaintauee of iu me. He (rallied me two or three times. At fhmpth liis wife Hsl.ed him if lie wanted to call. He besitiile-l for some lime, Wild then asked Ills (anolv to setld for lie added ; “Tell him to come etght away 1 oliey d the summons, wra* iisiiered into the sn-k chamber, and wl iino ieougiiized the gentleumn a- one who t int been au -K cs-iointl hearer ill ■« no-, fell. He greeted me w ith great ■ra irdlii'.ily, uad asked thal all speak should Ci-i-ne mii room. He wanted to to Mas* privately. Ill- The wife left with weak evi t-- it r* Uietance. Ulan Was mi tt ait h< on Id w ith ihsir ilifliculty turn m the bed. Is si - -a as tin- was ehr-ed pa tSi- ut si-ntiig from Ills bed, turned the - the look, st i.ed upon me with the .“i ot a giant, a -1 s.o»i 1 Now w w 1 have a met* dance,’ clasping me si*- ' .; * ui* body, and lie, iu hi- night ale . - online need to ":qn and prance V-out the 1.HIUI, humiioug In II low ■ 1 ami my Fatin i live one, equal r« (HOM v and glory. lb- kept bis pace f lu iiistTon miv until I was m inis dead fc.-n, - ami /| qhl He was a weld maniac Once I attempted to e»-reKlU. il , -u.u'ue billy t'Vt ri -iied tin H. w. -.Id N Umi.su-I t., ... lh iu >1 and * . Bii-ii.-d ......... -ip the refrain. « . .. . V Eat In i - ..... equal .u ami «'“i' I’M. lieJllmsomc ..lute b. »h 9 I -nl-ci-'t dB.at •: • * .<ni.lv to oil. is Heiwughl at ds" ill. om-ii. i the diHUtocall ttre h. isehold purl,-d up. and I mafantlv flew flow, -aim .united. bv the madman We was tak.‘-,, to th, mad %■ im and in tweat' 1->ur hours died a e»i it.g maniac. 1 have never since heard <-. -• *-v words reiMMte.1 without lieiug AAir.iwu into a cold sweat. 1 had dance emoiigh that night to lust me the balance «f mv life.” H u.i. this evening, dear V” iimiind 1> nn-iis of Othello, when she saw sju, - ..ling up liis old navy revolver. — \... not this eveuiug, love, sin’ other -v- he replied, as he reached for Xu an.) wedged it down her s -n agua. SH<ike\jh<mre. 01 K VOf'ffO I'OI.KS. 1 iiirriM.-KiHnv- woo. le- IZ-*'. CBi pprf, el* ar th# t»7, -1 • t wt/rk wwilt! y fljr ali.t r. H^i nr imrstsef ro#rry nmij. Wtfd» am ii i-y lift it, Cr.aAf’.nr iu » hruht, ftiw (hi Y<AI wr Mis nt yarn J«r *p. Just ctk what a 1 iteip ’twipuid be!" "Chip, «hip, eltipfNVf ’ tf**» Ar t«»* (AMdff* (-if Kt.rwd* «u*i »*tif>gs Wh he in D*»t uiv Mi kw, Fran li.e bu*i*l iNo» wrji n ( (jnDiii*, atticjr pnuk% hii ik#? hi* hearty thjirk*: “Thei ’ 11 »»t th# tilings,'’ mok» he: “Truly you »r# beiptag Bte!" rhii #11 day I-.ng; Thu* { tm>r hie tna.fa! Ming, a*be flu’hi* past, Gayfj wxriJiHg, working fait, •• 1 n’t »U»p ti. talk 10 you; I hut* it<it my work toon: Chip, z ,-iip, chipper, Hear the way; We 0 j." J uui.*U np i —ldf. * I 4 DOUBLE AMBUSH. -— We lived in Florida (said Mrs, Wal- _ tors) through all the Hemmole wrar, which lasted seven years, ao that I grew up with the names of the great hostile ; enief, O. ■<»!*, Alligator, Mild Oat and Tiger Tail making a part of my child hood. with A sense of I ptiril wm» always present us. remember the feelings with which we heard of the slaughter of “• command. Ti “ b-ag.dy took place in open battle, ll * , , ' m e<1 -l/ea.lf.U that so many ',' ra «‘ «•«» "lionll , 1 m shot down in the yelling W<MH around * H T }} 1 them. 1 l>auited navages In the spring when I was thirteen and my brother Arthur fifteen the war was at its worst and iny father talk'd strongly of removing to a greater distance from tin' danger. Among our lew slaves, consisting only of two black families, was a Imlf-idiotic young negro named Jason, who had the privilege of wandering pretty much as He pleased. He would often remain all flay m the forest, either lying asleep or mocking the gobble of the wild turkevs anc.-whicii One day he returned with an appear- Vad startled ua. Hi. woolly bed been completely shave.1, and his black face dye, I to a bright scarlet, lie had. however, received no real hurt, ami seemed not in the least terrified by the ordeal through which he must have , )1UHM .d !° r ..'T'f ii', m ’ k ‘‘ ll ncs s dial n, m lie i h ut fallen in with .i the Indians, and it was plum that they had been in some measure true to the proverb \ u °* "“’ lr If’P 1 '' h.r idiots. Wl ,U d h llve satrmi oil without mercy but , . when , Jason stared aimlessly at the tree-tops act o, gold,ted their mark like a turkey, him Mid they let him simply n|mu go. I In incident showed that our danger was more imminent than had been sup Itosed , but there was fortunately a Sima ,1 of l mted States cavalry picketed wilhu 1 a few miles of ns, and my father l° s t 1,0 ^ l,a ® notifyiug tho ofRcev in command of what hail occuned. The , sol,hem, however, could find nothing of *"® “'><• 111 the meantime wc passed a inripl" of days in very anxious ku lM*nw. ln<* movements of Indian warriors are erratic, and to wfiite men i unacoountable. * deuce, My parents began to regain court tiehcviiig that the Hemmoles were gone from the neighborhood, as tluA doubttec- wffi-e for the time. Father said they were probably scouts, and there was no telling how they might buvo scattered themselves, or at what pouit some ot them might appear next, th hop d however, that tlie pr-sem-e " Koldiem ba.1 led them to abandon any design they might have eutertumed of us. On the third day after Jason’s ndven tiu-e we were feeling much relieved Pin- negro men were at work in the fields, mul father had gone to n consul eraMe distance from the house. Mother Aiiimr anti mvsflf with thi'female h<tv auts vu-ru \Mthiu cioers. p, 1 * ‘ gobble . , i ot j a w -j Id turkey, i. ot what . . seem, d i M 1 f 4 * ,'i J ,", M 'ZsZ ' - I »i)lv'o.isfimc . Iiirrin imitafinl' . , • old •',11 Trf the ,1,11 «l,i wh.,1, -ti l, he > could so wcll « n e04uterf.it. m it I In-notes were continued with great regularity at intervals ,f a minute or two, and so natural were they that Ar- : on would Ii.ive been tol on fire to seize ns i , >-and linriy in quest of the game '*”’ l ‘u nibcj-i-d how often he had 1' , o'.v'w ' * L Tr* t"* St> '* M 1, 1 j. <'-so. ti il | - a 0 < u? ' ^,.7,'"w "madcT csi'l n other and 1 mk " v- But * 1 ‘ do U wash 11 he He w-onhl would W In. quiet; it makes me nervous to hear him.” ■'Jason.' said a little negro girl who jiist then came in from the rear of the premises; “why missus. Jus >u done gom 11-let | > in de -bade at de back ob de wash-la use, I done seen him dis minute.” A , r ‘\* r bastened , , , oqt-doors, , - . In , ked be* 1 hi,1 • the was.i-tiou'C- a ml iaung - . smrq Imaself that tlie black boy had nothing to do with the gobbling, re turned quickly for bis rifle. “ It is a reid turkey ” said iu» "and , hes somewhere ai tlie lufilow. 1 he hollow was made by » depression of the tround alanit fifty rods from the «' tr " ut : '-nd running parallei «h w i<i: -.-«•) 1 !’•’ ''!< «-. ‘ Mm s.„,,r or live e.-l h.gU.staiu: 1 ' : 1 ! “T l*«Kt visible tr.rn, the bon.se. U! his >tun.,. tm rt.ou next to the-. 1 ,-^ «««? ><’•*"’ “ MV v..-ap.hleot md.eaUd eontamiug lhe « n»,u.. turkeys Hie gohblu wh. rei.-onts pn-tty detu.itely. somewhere that stomp. . ” He a near laid Arthur, “perhaps inside of it. sit ting up ou the rotten wish! toward the top. I’m afraid he’ll get high enough to tee me. But I'll make a circuit and creep around w here the ground is ower. He went out at the backdoor, so as to make sure of not being seen. The land on our right, a few rods from the house, was very low, the descent stretching off in orescent »hap,< until it reached th. gully, which crossed it at fair rifle-shot distancs from the stmiiB. Arthttr, yotutg as he was, had already become an excellent marksman, having for two potmcftCNl• rifl-e of bin own, whufU tiUher bought hia> Mia Wi which Wa^ almost always in hi* han-ls. bad no aoul.t tuiU. with anything Itkeaa ,ar,. trn. he »ouI !P «tahdi through tr " ,v. au»d aha wondered a t her own nnrann— Bat her nerves had been snaken by poor Ti,e b*N» b . el i a , half-story ,, in ^»t. - - „th two small win.WaW.Te tie grouint-ruonis. and uiotuer s hn-hngs im |a-li d Wr wished to run up to acre where for a better view. She see father was, and, perhaps might discover some¬ thing of the wiid turkey I . was etna* . at her , snfck We saw , fatner with his rifle away off across the nakh, and the negroes at a distance from him engag.d iu their work. The htuuip, too, was visible nearly to its foot, and id interval, we caught sight of Arthur carefully working his way in a halt-circuit toward the gully. , w Father had evidently heard the tur key. and was warily approaching tiie sistt where it seemed to U-. Hu half sboping bird posture showed that he fe,jred the might get upon the stump mi< 1 see him ^ Snddenlvm-.ther started, and her fgde had a look of ghastly terror. So«le thing which certainly was mo turkey rose R \itt\e above the stump, Ijetween ite shattered rim and the grass of the baA. I so* it. too, and my blood ran oold. f It was something that greatly res*® bled the bend of an Indian. \V r e fait that the face must lie peering through the grass toward my father, while we saw Without the black, gleaming hair behind.♦ doubt it was a Beminole ! warrior in ambush, watching father’s 1 approach. Mother agonized -w gave *a cry. “What , shall 1 do?—oil’! what shall I do?” U she i ovclaimed. , ' c,X'make dista^MdouTvh^nUieMtwtZ.lw w i % „ < l x l muSLt^t^jfc , . . Mn£^her^ diL. ho^S? , B and e.ghty fn,m the Then where was Arthur, who had now .hsaoimacHl * ' ' - And should she bv‘a ' sudden alarm cause him .. to show , himanff. , might not the Semin. 1 c rise up idld Hh '!P t himon !*>• »P°V- Mhewns dizzy with her sense of the (lrnadfnl situation, ; Itnt in a moment I called out to her, “ There's Arthur, motlier 1 there's Arthur!” for I saw him among the aMk grass, lyiug flat upon the ground. WftWn Loned good rifle-shot of the stump, which he to he watching intently. o nce again the Indian’s head Was shown slightly, and we got an instant's glimpse of Arthur’s rifle. But the black mur disappeared, and the weapon was lowered. ‘ Father was now so near the scene cf danger that we had no alternative hut to uatoh. Terrible ** was her anxiety, niother now felt that Arthur hail dis covered what kind of game the old stump contained. She knew that the Indian could not fire at father without exposing bis own houd, anil that the moment it appeared Ws it would bo covered by her bravo rifle. How our hearts beat for tlie few -jM meats ifrom that iutervi-neik, 'th/! 'stntfff.' I <W ..-ifftie Fat ' it", working bn way stealthily toward aiit cipation of a prize, and Arthur lay a> still as death in the grass. All at once wo saw the sunlight glance upon a mass of long raven hair that rose slowlv aVx , ve tl) „ j,f „ Uttr! „d W(MH , p. u t ’hidden ji, lU „. r wus wiU .i/. six rods of the spot, ft was a dreadful mo n) ,, nt Our eves tinned to Arthur. The grass m front of the slight knoll where he lav was not high enough to interfere with his aim as his elbow rested on the ground. We could see him drop bis vumi^j 'Jilt* tac^ agiiiiint Iht. iirct'vh <>f lii» g lU) . hwrei gh aiin‘d fa? a single iimtant, a puff of smoke streamed from the muz/.le, and In* leaped to his fett. But til there was a still hi»re sudden wilf leap fwm old Stump, for an Indian, flying hair and with his rifle still •'■»b’bed in bis hand, sprang up and fell dead against the slope whiuh had qon hm, from father’s view. The reunion whkili followed, when we |( p 1(1I1 info each other's arms, joyful, yt ,t..thrilled with consternation, 1 will !1() f , M . AVe bmnd the dead enemv to be a tall young warrior, hideously painted, and hav ing 1 in his Wit a hatchet and a knife. j|,. | 11U ; ,,,, doubt enterisl tlie gully frtitn «.e swamp, and seeing father at a dis *»'- l ad attempted to decov him within lW . by imitating a wild turkey. The occasion proved to Vie the only one, on which the Seminole war was brought home to UB. as the successes of the United States troops afterward kept the Indians at a distance from our neigh h or hood. Yonnff /‘rn/ilr, , L Amazons. , Three-nations of Amazons have lieett mentanieil l,v tlie ancieiis. First, the , As , latl( . Amazons, from whom the other, branched off. These dwelt on the shores . ) of the Black sea. and among the mount tuna of the Caucasus, especially Trebisond, in the neighborhood Tpermodon of the modern TermohX on tho river (now Thov an- said to have at one time sub iIiuhI the whole of Asia, and to have built Smyrna. Ei-hesus ( umm and other «ue*. lheu- t^ueen, Hippoiyto.or needling to other*. Antion.-. wasklfled by Hercules as the ninth ol the Lbors imposed on hun 1 -v Eurystheus consisted u, taking from her the should*r-belt be stoweil on her by Man*. On one of then vxpeditmns tin Amazons camelo Attica, n> the time ot Theseus. lhey also w^a J J „V>on - ^ o r% ,-ks They even aupear !lm s.-m,- m ih«- time of Alexander the Great when lheir Queen ThalestnR pa jd him a visit, in order to Uvomea mother hr the conqueror ot Asia Second, the Sevthian Amazon who in after times, Sevillians married amoug the neigh te,rine -in.l withdrew further jjq,, ^atiuatia 'Third "command the African of‘their Ama f ous. who. under the On.-en, Mvru,». sutalued the Gorgons an d Atlautes. marehinl through capital Egvpt and Arabia, and founded the of Lake Tritonis, but were thenamuiuiated by Hercules. FARH XOTES. * - I* experiments with angar-beet*, a G-nnan agriculturist ha* found that the a ,, p *atton «f phoapie rie acid ,n the :i:£; iarr —* tU< ' >itid 1,1 n ,t much easier and more profitableto feeding hay s<»|, and make hens Say by j tieui with lai. KveryUing that is not want*! t, g I** po*,»should be W il -d u;. with the teg , utaUsa »or Uns to* la. The farmer* of the country, if they * would act indwridually o*^organize them forestry c£j.j% coniil. in a very little whT.fe, awaken a widespread interest in tree planting. The ad van ‘-ages of such clubs axe highly uppre Cistcd m the treeless regions of the West and North-vest. Many of them hav been organized, and through their efforts millions of trees have been set out, with an already manifest effect upon the rater courses and the humidity of the atmosphere.— Cin< innati Vowiiur c *^- Fbmiuziso Ottcamris.—Mhen an orchard requires fertilizing, it is best to do this all ov.-r the ground, and not ap ply manure only near the trees This produe. a large growth ot roots, close to the trees for roots grow where the soil » nchest and prevents the growth at a «ustauoe from the tree. M<ujure tends to encourage the growth of wood rather “■** truu. instesd ot manure it is , "jtter to cultivate the soil and leave it aho", t° seed it to ehner and plow >n the clover, giving a liberal sprinkling ‘'me irr M' M,d 8 s **cs. rue clover is J. H tae n a:i Plowed “ “ 8 * , * !8 under. m ore tuau Orchards manure, need and [T soon produce healthy, smooth kkvkn-tio.s- lion C „ A » holer a «°*»*l*«**?*t writes this subject of . tfa ® 3Se *. fo ^«’ lows k I on as : re ventiou is batter than cure lor hog choi f»t«o of fifty to one and ; he ‘ V sU ; , >? »"iMvItered ^ place of r rest with ( plenty ( ot dry absorb “* onie^tath££^months^.bL„ ! i, tniec m<,nUi.s, , 1 ,an watm to “ n <l 8a 't. sulphur and sulpliurous soft coal or charcoal always accessible, An entire change of food from corn to whit<««, and mangolds and carrots, cookerl raw, often as once a week. The ex elusive use of corn failing to excite cer tain digestivtj. activities may result in a weakness favorably to the progress of cholera. Separation also into small herds is well. Boars also of strong con Btitution should be carefully selected. Untainted by cholera, or the progeny may be tainted by a choleraic diathesis so that the disease will develop on slight causes. How to Make Farmers op the Boys. —A New Jersey letter bo the /veunn'm-c farmers Jays the for blame so at the farmers’ door of shiftless leav agriculture many sons mg for other pursuits. He KaysThat the fault of this lies with the fact parents that tliemw-lves, is plain from the with the thrifty farmers the number of sons who leave home ami for fait their birthright is very small indeed. By "f homes tlie sale which of au they rn-rc of ground, a paii '■’•'■■A can call their own, - , I" VhK the entiit iSterested’iuiTTHm clung, 1 of the i‘ v. i,ecome farm i* made to have attractions for them. Let good agricultural papers mid books Is* furnished them, and their edit cation encouraged iu every proper way, the waste places on the farm be planted and made fruitful, aud crooked fem es ! "jade l ’ K ”' t straight I^t 1° everything ne ', k ’ ceut ^’ in and «»“» the front yard kept in order, and long the sons of these farmers become “8‘= they will learn that agriculture is ll, c most certain source of strength, wealtji tugl independence. ’ Ckjibnt Com hkte VnooM.—The de Rirability this _ desetipiion of obt*uuiug a good floor of is patent to *01, Xiiere we so many who still adhere to th, old methoii tlrftt a^i^apand prictfesi] plan be of interest to them. The New York T oo; gives the follow tog directions lor making a cement con «*<» ^oor for a stable; Mix dry and thoroughly Ho oue bushel of fresh ot' hvdrau cement with two bushels clean -sharp sand. Have prepared m ar by a quantity of uoais,-gravel or broken .-tone, thi'ixmghly basin wetted with water; make a of tlie mixed sand and cement, and pour water on to it and stir well, making a thin mortal-; immediately add k it five busljel-s ,pf the grovel, and shovent over and over Until _ the mortar ™thc S^vei leveled are intirqatoh' oarfb^ffoor, mixed; Wgitming lay nt one corner, and Wat it down well with * broad rammer made of k piece ot piank * 7 ? J* ls to al a another handle, ‘ " j J' , l !‘" ,1 ' , l-' 1 ‘'pared . by , an assistant and ! l81 *< as kooh hardens, as it is lhe ready, as soon should as it | j *''* be s rammed . down until the cement top is quite • wet and soft, when sand anil fine gravel j may lie scattered over it, and the surface | again beaten. The whole floor maybe soaked wlicn finished and drv with hot i gastar. j Frequen’T x\r> Ttiottoron Tit.t.aoe.— j Jethro Tull, the famous English agri rultnrist, who believed that manure was 1 not essential in growing crops, as finely fieient pulverized earth and moisture were snf for the best growth of plants, was .somewhat mistaken: but the following ........... gtr. u m a. -m .wge. ot the »s.ilt« of this sv>t-. ... a crop of pota- toe.- shows that he w;vs m,t s-far out of , h( . war nia-.-.v have sup|.“-ed. The ^i.l to his ueighla.r the Doctor. wllo the -am. Mirietv of potatoes to p!ant thin, : n -qi. now. Doctor, c.v land is and f v „st inkke un in v.,‘-vk wl at j; p, in f orti Utv, and shall cultivate ™y potatoes ..nee aweek. ixs long a« the ''«*» stand up.” Hv .-one’ad. .his land Wlls lunv ;U11 ‘ si- ng. and two or three workings would do. \Yc had no potato lj ugs then, but weeds and drv w. ether. mu °h the same as now. My potato,-* dnl not se,*m to cheek growth iu the dry wewtlier, and I concluded my soil was ,u> t 80 thin and impoverished as had heen supposed. Bin when I looted across the fence at die doctor’s potato,-* ana grape vines, I feit sure that thing besides the soil had made mv vines and potatoes to flourish. They while were far better than the doctor's, his soil was new and rich and mine was bleached anti worn. I expect 4 *nv excessive cal tiration must hare the credit. I said nothing c^p to was‘put mv fen,a until after read the p- for t ato hi the hare, 'after t mark.* They brought me 8360 . ***& •sr* 1 r rv f,,r a --tr* Sisx? jri big crop of extr, smooth potatoes, while the doctor and others who gave little at P-ntiou to the crop ally mmle a failure. Cul tivate potatoes . and often. Pine .Ma-tb. —A Tennessee care g p o rd eilt asks if wp cat) to!) him where to get a machine for grinding np man ure ; H e is moT e<l to ask for su-h a machine Ib-mnsc he acoi«iei) tally <-xperi eucs-d worideifnl benefit from scattering ,he line litter made under his barn, \y t . nre glad that our correspondent hag learned the value of tine manure, and records his testimony in its favor. There are thousands of farmers who hold that it makes no difference whether th" man u r,- is applied tine or euarse. They l<e lieve in manure, but have not so eloselv oltserved its defects as to know how to make the most of it. (jtur English con sinslay great smsson having tlie “ dung 0 we jj ft ue< }_” \y,. doubt the necessity however .^iud of rmiui i" " banivard through a to it up. We ^ot our twist re snlts bv turning the manure once, if f j om f( „ ai hav or straw, and twjw . jf made from feeding core fodder, In th** spring, some day when it is too wet to plow, we They set the men to work in the barnvnrd. turn the manure, making it up into a square-built pile, be ing careful too keep it level on top, and the sides as nearly perpendicular as pos¬ sible. If this is turned again during the summer, it will be in line condition for ing. top-dressing wheat land at laid tlie time of seed Where is down to grass in the fail and topelressed witli manure thus fined, we think our Tennessee fnend will find lie gets better results than from tie common method of liaud ling manure. Again, wc find that the manure can he turned a, directed above, and hauled ami spread on the laud at less co .4 of time and labor than in the d '^'‘ccUiom Tf 1 the yard to the field. "tT Tie secret ot turning ii it. minces the bulk so that it can be hauled m about three fifths as manv loads, anil can 1 m handled with half the lalmr and spread evenly, Then ala.ve nil this well-fined rnaunre is mviv to snnnlv plant food and the crop gets its benefit the first rnaunre'nor season and there is neither time nor latsrr lost. It is doubtful if baruvard manure can be put into better shape, even Tenn^^om^dcnt bv machinery as suggested bv the 1 Oucinnati Uncmnati HOUSEHOLD HELPS. L .' , '' ' ' " c n . , t f , i \ ’ 4 1 ' *’ !’ . , . w '.! t i t fil •’bake ! W'd i papei m a quick oven. 1 )koi»s. I |»on halt a pound *T lenmn P 0W, J e J re ^ to sugar dissolve pour just anil cnougu jmee it noil to the consistency ol thick syrup ; wop thu on platw ami put m a warm inane to harden. Obocoratf. Oaramers. One cup of 8w eet unlk, one cup of molasses, half a * Ml f* ,,f su 8*“’. ha « a cup of grated choc a P«ece of bmt r tlie size of a walnut; stir constantly, and let it boil until it is thick: then turn it out on to 'b.e^k., a,‘hlv l^tcs and when it tha< begins to *«cak leadiiy when cold. to, oamt Candy.—F onrcnps of water, two and a half cups fine white sugar. ;>’«>' spoonfuls of vinegar, a piece of butter as large as an egg; boil till thick aU,ut three-quarters ol an hour. Just botore rt'mo\iug H tti in one cup desic coeuimut lay in small flat cakes OIi buttered plates to coo! aud harden. Ifasrov ( akamels,—O ne pint howl of Bilker’s grated clmeolate, two howls of yellow sugar, one bowl of New Orleans molasses, one-half cup of milk, a piece of butter the size of a small egg and vanilla flavor; boil about twenty-five minutes ; this should not be so brittle ns other candies. Pour in buttered tins and mark deeply with a kuife. Eiebtox Taffy.—I n a shallow vessel melt together one pound of brown sugar and one-quarter pound of butter; stir together for fifteen minutes, or until the mixture becomes brittle when dropped in cold water. I-emon or vanilla flavor ing should be added before the cooking is complete. Butter a flat plate and poor the taffy upon it to cool. When partly knife. cold mark iu squares with a Chocoi.ate Cbexjc Drots—M ix one i ] ja )f ,. n{ , ,,j- cr p ai]a with two of white ; 1 sugar, boil and stir full five minutes; Set the dish into another of cold water ! all d stir until it becomes hard Then make into small balls abont the size of marbles aud with a fork roll each one separately in the chocolate, which has in the meantime been put in a bowl over the boiling tea kettle and melted; put on brown paper to cool; flavor witli vanilla it desired. This amount makes about titty drops. A Brine I'riunnier-Boy. tu^HevolutToT^^U^^SM , 1 ,, tha^fifWn ... _ veawTsw ^Vuig % wander"^ from hS c imp to near the t emr > s ,o wed “mmander » D( brou-ht & lefore the French w^L bTthe On ^7 askcxl who he tie was by the Len¬ Geu * 4 drummerhi uof the er^t English ^um service.^” sentto^anefCvwas This a w as ^ o!^Lhes,^^h“ac^nhnjlv feired to Wat couple did. The Freacliman's suspi. ions being, however, not quite removed, he desired tlie ihumtaer to beat a retreat, “A retreat, sir,” said the youthful B n;“ I don’t know what that ia.’’ This answer so pleased the French offi cer that he dismissed the drummer and wrote to his General commending his spirited behavior, ( 1 l-t ruse your waggs, „ said the th!t>f tl1 the ^'-irkm^nan when he hfted . “t? e? B°?f et ? nd Mpped on. witn it. iiteuoeni-Ule x Me?- r c Racing With a Siorm. TTip fbl lawirur narrative tjven of a race l^a with J 'tflrith -o™ lSfr friSd ‘V//^ ren a a*‘rJra*£A. off! Catch' a 2» , the £ dras-roi» flX(liSeP . “Head ns J' 1 ’w ” shouted the captain of the „} j» the the£** drag-rope whipped % ,Lnng skirting and defied capture. Matters lr ,,r,. c < ming to a crisis. The shadow of the comin" storm upon the trees in the distance was back as night. The Pro fessor sat with the neck of a bag of bal last in liis hands as the balloon sailed over a swamp covered w th tall eedare. It would be iaipos-ibk- to land here. The water was neck deep. The balloon would have thrashed itself to pieces vessel itt short order. Down went the air as if to reconnoitre. A cold current struck her. It was the advance guard of the storm. With the swiftness of an express train the great gas bag flew along, “Look out! Brace yourself it lie well!” sang out the Professor, as would came evident that the balloon strike. The shock came and the basket rushed through the tree tops and then bounded up again. Down -he came again and dashed in among the cedars as if trying to level them. A little more sand was thrown out and the basket cleared the trees and in a moment more the dangerous swamp hail been cleared. It was high time. The storm was al¬ most upon the balloon. “Now bark out for yourselvesand the Professor threw over the anchor as the gas bag floated over a dry sjart covered with bushes and small trees. “We must come down here, and I’ll explode the balloon, if necessary.” The anchor caught aud held, and the balloon careened over and went np above the trees. The valve was opened aud the gas rushed out. But not half fast enough. The wind in¬ creased aud tlie balloon tugged collaps¬ to get free. The Professor seir,cd the ing cord. Iu an instant the balloon was rent from top to bottom. Out went the gas with a rush, and down came the bal¬ loon. It fell over some high bushes in the form of a tent. Then the rain de¬ scended in torrents, and there, iu the midst of a Jersey forest and in the midst of a little tornado the voyage of the Comet was ended. She had been in the air an hour and a half. Bough ami the State Prison Conviet. In my own experience, I have found among those who seemed tho most reck¬ less and hardened some spot in the heart that was vulnerable, some chord that can be touched. Once while speak¬ prisons, ing to the convicts sat before in one of with the State face a man me a almost demoniac in its expression ; it was a face that repelled end yet attracted me ; it was what some one has called tlie “attraction of repulsion.” As he fixed his eye on me, cold and steely, with the cynical curl of the lips and a sneer, he almost fascinated me, and I thought of Coleridge’s lines in the “An¬ cient Mariner,’’— “ He held him with his glittering eye.” My wonder was. Who can he be ? Evi¬ dently a man of large brain, of more fascinated, than average intelligence ; ami while he lie embarrassed me. Tlie thoughts that flashed through my mind while I was speaking were, “ I can not move this man, my words fall on him like solt snow on a rock. 1 wish he would not look on me.” I became al¬ most confused, and saw a smile pass over his face—a half-contemptuous smile —as if he were conscious ot the power he posses -ed. Seemingly, by concen¬ almost trating ail liis powers of will, he had gained control of mo. t turned from him with an effort, anil said : “There may he some before me who think they are hardened, are past feel¬ ing ; God only knows whether they’ are or not ; but often we cultivate that tmrd ni ss, when the world turns against us. There may lie some here who had a good mother : and even here, when alone in your ceil, in the silence of the night, von remember that mother, and the little prayer she taught you as you knelt at her side, and her gentle, loving hand rested on your head. You almost hear the words whispered in your ear; and no human eye seeing you, the tears come, and you are melted into tenderness ; but. in the morning yon harden yourself again into recklessness.” I said some¬ thing like this, steadily keeping my face turned from the man, when I was inter¬ rupted by so bitter a cry—“ Oh, my < ><xl!”—that I turned, aud the man, who had risen to utter the exclamation, had sunk in his seat and was audibly sobbing. I was told by one of the officers of the prison that he was one of the hardest cases, the most repelling, the mod ob¬ livious to kindness of any man that he had ever come under his supervision. The remembrance of a mother whose heart he may have broken melted the strong man, and he became as a little child. A Swindler Foiled. Upon one of the trains eu route from the Pacific coast, a sharp undertook to sell a diamond ring to an old miner who had made his pile and was returning home. Tlie miner looked at the ring aud said to the seller: “They’ve got com¬ mon stone up in the diggings where I’ve been that’ll cut that diamond all to pieces!” “If you’ll find a pieee of stone that will cut that diamond I’ll give it to you,” the replied miner, the peddler. “All right,” said “if I can’t cut that ‘dia¬ mond’ with a stone I’ll buy it of you.” Thereupon the miner took' the ring in his hand and pulled from his vest pocket a small piece of brown-looking stone, similar to a bit of dark freestone, except the grain was very fine, and with this he proceeded coolly to cut and scratch the “diamond” with several ngly-looking gashes. A group of passengers that had gathered about the miner were amazed, but while they smiled the ped¬ dler with liis “diamond” withdrew dis¬ comfited. “That iittle piece of brown stone,” explained the miner, “is a pieee of corundrum that I got in the Rocky mountains, and it’s the best, diamond tester in the world. It won’t scar a genuine diamond, but it will everlasting¬ ly cut up pieces of glass or quartz.”
