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-k ."-. -777 ' -'" 7 - " ' - 5C -rryr .! re . r! I . 03. - Per .Annum: wd ' OM THE f CHARACTER IS AS IMPOBTAJTT TO-- STATES AS IT' IS TO INDIVIDUAtS.i, AND. - THE. GLORY OF JHB ONE IS THE COMMON., PROPERTY OT tTHB OTHBR SOUTH SIDE OF TllADE STREET ) ; ' ' ' , , ' . ; . . -. ';'? - ... . CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 18G7. Will - J YATESj Editor and Propreitor. FIFTEENTH VOLUME N U SIB E U A 75 Jim I, o."qfll I REff Wi t foil i i : .ll"Uli: vJ,. Iv y,, MB-HWIIV' II J (QPublishcd every Tucsday,Q) BY 1 WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. 0 '""OTTilKftft, $3 PF;R ANNUM, in advance. $ 2 for 6ix months. o . t&m Transient advertisements must be paid for In idvance. Obituary notices are charged advertis ing rates. , Advertisements not marked on the manuscript far a gpecific time, will be inserted until forbid, arid cfcarged accordingly. $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, unless the advertisement is in serted 2 month? or more. A A LARGE STOCK - - ' OP S fEHSTGGr OO OS Fine white and colored Marseilles Quilts, just received at UARRINUER, WoLI K X CO rf. B- Ladies' French Diniilry Skirt?, Tnilia Twilled Long Cloih, Linen Dress (iuuds. Kxtra Fine Lace Collars and Cutfs. VaU-ucine Lace, Clt-ny Lacp, Black Silk Guper Lace Call and examine our New Goods. BARRINUKIl, WOLFE & CO. BSf Irish Linen of an extra quality ; Clenched Shirting, extra quality. Cull .-non. Ulack Challey for Mourning Dresses, English Crape and English Cr ip Veils, at HA RUING Eli, WOLFE k GO'S. April 15, !8C7. JUST RECEIVED AT C. M. QUERY'S NEW STORE, A large and will selected Stock of SI'RIXG AXD SUMJiLK CiOODS. DRV GOODS, at extremely low juices. WHITE GOODS, a full assortment, which will be pold low for cash. TRIMMINGS Our stock of Trimmings is com plete, and was si:leci'd wi'ii care. A full assortment of YANKEE NOTIONS and FANCY' GOODS. 1100 1' SKIRTS Bradley's Pari? Trail Skirts the most popular Skirt, now wont all sizes Ladies, children and Misses. KID GLOVES all colors and si.f s. of the best article Ladies" and Children's Mitts, all sizes, and of the best quality. FANS AND PARASOLS A full assortment of all kinds. SHOES Ladies', Children's and Misses' boots, fhoes and gaiters, of the best riu!a.U:hi.i make. Also, Men's and IJoy's shoes and hats. MIXiXiINEH.Y. MRS. QUiiUY would in form her ft lends that fhe has spared no pains in selecting her sMock i.f Millinery and Triumiinj;.-: and having ha 1 a !n exerience in the business feel.? satilied that she can please all who will favor her with a call. Bonnets and Hats made and trimim -d to order, on the most reasonable teii:i and shortest notice. Dresses Cut, Fit ted. Trimmed and made, on reason able terms and at short notice. Our terms are suictly "a-h. Our motto is, small prolit, and just dealing to all. April 1, iS'jl. A Chance to Make Money, The subscriber w ill purchase Rones at 50 cents per ltimdred. delivered at Concord Factory, or at nn. Iwiiiroad Depot between Charlotte and Greens boro. Cash paid on delivery. Those who will accumulate Rones in quantities at any point on the. Railroad lines, and inform the subscriber, arrangements will be made for then purchase. II. E. McDONALD, April 1, 18G7 tf Concord. N C. OF TIIK NKATKST ANDMO.ST SIU'KRIOU l'ATTKUX. JSi J-l-i JZiiL. J.Jt Ji. 9 -r- r:T- Springs' Huildinfj-, Charlotte, N. C Has for -ale "A(frtrs . f f J f -f J:r.S f'OOliiliST "' 111 S" hu h, for cm ry as ictv of cocking and great economy ju f'p.-I, c.i'uiot 'e surpassed liy auy Stove? heretofore used. Everybody who has used one of tliese Stoves W.-iifv for coiiveuieiice in cooking, durability and cleanliness, they are far pi efoi.tblc to all other patterns. Call and see tlieni. D IT. BYERLY has also on hand a good as Fornneut of Tin, Japan and Sheet-I run Ware such articles a are necessary for house-keeping. Cy- TIN-W A UK made to order at ihort notice On reas :iali!c terms. ZkT UCI'A3":i.li& promptly executed.. D If. IJYKULY, Springs' Uuifding, Charlotte, N. C. March 25, 18(17. KEW GOODS ! NEW GOODS ! s . is . ;ra a: a c n a if a , Is now receiving and opening his Spring Stock of DRY GOODS, comprising every urtic'e want-- 1 ly llie people, fought for Cash, and .-ince the gn at d line in goods. J keep constantly on hand ail kiads of goods, Dry Good-', a genera! tissor: :acut. Yankee Notions, " " Hats and Cap, " P.oots 'and hoes, " " Vooden Ware, " Leather of all kinds, Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, kc. Groceries of all Kinds, Consisting of Uacon, Lard, Hams, Sugar, Coffee, Fish, Flour. Meal, Pickles, so , c. I will sell any of th.- ab .c very Iotv. All I wish s a call from ny one lo f.,re purchasing. My motto is, quick s!es and short proliis A"'l J3, 'w. s II. M EACH AM. Stale of Carolina, Jli cUu nhmgCo Court of I'Uti V (jun.-hr Apr it Tirn, 1867 Win. II. Rt)ldr.-rn vs. John II. Allen. ! Attachment Levied on 100 1, is!h-1s Corn, J.ooo 1HS. I Fodder and Hay. 70J lbs. Seed Cotton, 1 Ui!e Gun ! and a lot of Shucks. j It appearing to ihe satisfaction of t';e cotnt, that i Ike defendant in this case resides heyond tfie limits of this Sta'e, on nmiion it is orderid hy the court ( that puhlieation be made, f-r six weeks in the ! Wisftn Democrat, notifying the said defendant to if and appear at the next Court of Pleas and Q'iar j ter Sessto.is, to he held for the county of Mecklen- j hurg, at the court house in Charlotte, on the 2J ( Monday in July next, then and thereto answer,! plead or replevy, fr juddmnt final will he taken against him, and the propeity levied on condemned j to daintitrs use. - I Wituess, William Maxwell. Clerk of our said coart at oiVue, the 2d Monday In April. A. D , 18G7. To-Gc " WM. - MAXWELL, Clerk. The Sun at Midnigut. -Minister Camp bell went far enough North in Xorway to ee ' the eun at njidoipht. It waa in eixtj-nipe de I crers North latitude. The party stood. on a cliff one thousand feet above the Arctic 6ea.-r-The description says : .' . ? . 'The .oceaD stretched away in silent vastn?s at our i'eet : the sound of its- waves scarcely reached our airy lookout; away in the North the j choleraic and'malarialxliseases nerallv may be. huge old sun swung low along the horizon .like . appreriededv . So far, the city is healthful. r, -the slow beat of the pendulum in the tall cU;k j , . in our grandfather's parlor corner. We all stood silent looking at our watches. When both hands came together. at 12, midnight, the full round orb bung triumphantly above the wave a bridge of gold running - dae North j spanned the waters between us and him. There he shone in silent majesty which knew no set ting. We involuntarily took off our hats; no word was said. Combine, if you can, the mst brilliant sunset at.d sunrise you ever saw, and its beauties will pale before the gorgeous color ing which now lit up ocean, heaven, and moun tain. In half an hour the sun had swung up perceptibly on its beat, the colors, changed to those of morning, a fresh' breeze rippled over flood, one songster after another piped up in the i grove behind us we had t-Iid into another d-'V." DR. WIW. E. CARR, late of Wilmington, having located in Charlotte, is prepared to attend promptly to all calls relating to his profession. Having had seventeen years experience in the practice of Den tistry, he is satisfied that he can please all who may givfr? him a call. All woik done with reference to neatness, dura bility and dispatch. Office over IJarringer, Wolfe it Co's, whete he can be found at ail hours of the lay. All work wai ranted'to give enliie satisfac-. fiction Teeth filled and extracted without pain. June 10, 1K07. " (im iIave you seen the e l e piiintI If not just walk down to PRESSON 6c GRAY'S Family Grocery and Prorisiou Store, Where they are daily receiving fresh supplies of Groceries of every description, and buy your sup-" dies while the Horse and Wagon is standing before the door ready to convey your purchases to your house anywhere within the corporate limits, free of charge. J. M. 1'UliSSON. June 10, 1807. N. GRAY. J. E. HTENlIorSE. I ALLAN MACAULAY, Nkw Yo;:k ( Charlotte, N. C. STEKEiOUSH & MACAULAY, . COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Prompt personal attention given to the sale of Cotton, Cotton Yarns, Naval Stores, &c, and the purchase i Meichandise generally. Consignments solicited. June 10, lSi.7. BBCTl!KEi AT 50 CELTS' And upwards, at the t'EJO'trOtiSi.l i'iilV ti 1.JA-AIY Over Jas. Hatty & Co's Store, nest to the Court House. Call and get a superb likeness of yourself and family, at low rates according to style and finish. Copies taken of oi l Pictures in a superior manner. Satisfaction guarantied at the Gnllerv of 11. I3AUMG A IlTEN, May 6, 18(57. m Next to Court Ilojse G HOC ERIES. If A HI 31 0 N D t 11 c I A U G II 1 1 N Have just received a large assoittuont of Groceties, which they oiler for sale at reduced prices, tTheir Slock consists, in iart, of the following articles : 40 Sacks prime Uio Coffee, oO Parrels S:igar all grades, ; 25 5 10 Hogsheads Supar yellow, Parrels Molasses assorted grades, Hogsheads Molasses Cuba, Parrels Potomac Shad. 10 Half Parrels Potomac Shad, 10 Qaai ter Parrels Potomac Shad, 10 Half Family Mackerel, 10 Quarter " " " 40 Kits, No 1 and 2. " 100 Sacks Liverpool Salt, 00 Poxes fine English Dairy Cheese, CO " Adamantine Caudles, CO assorted Stick Candy, 2.' " Layer Uai-ii.s, Fine Lot of P icon N. C. and Western, " " Flour. Corn and Corn Meal, Codfish and Irish Potatoes. IP nilfck Leather. Iron and Nails all sizes, Pale Yarn and Shirting, I i c; h Cove Oysters, Sardines and Pickles, Sau esr Flavoring Cxt tacts. Soda Crackers. &c. And i very other ai iicle usually found in a Gro-" eery and Prevision Store. We invite the attention of country merchants and others to our slock, and solicit an examination. HAMMOND & McLAL'GIILIN. May 27, TS?,7 tf Stufo orX.Csiroliti:, ?I('c3lcii!uis Co. Court of 1'leas ,- (hiirfer Sessions April Term, lo7. M. L. Wriston, agent, vs. J. K. Coilier. Attachment Levied on 1 House and Lot iu the City of Charlotte. It appearing "to th? satif iction of the court, that tl J defendant. J. E. Collier, resides beyond the limits of this State, on motion it is ordered, bv the court that publication be made, for six weeks in tfce Western Drtnoctat, notifying the said defendant to be and appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quar ter Sessions, to be held for the county of Mecklen burg, at the Court House in - Charlotte, on the 2d Monday iu July next, then aud there, to answer, plead or replevy, or judgment final will be taken against him and property levied upon conderat.eJ to plaintiffs use. Witness, William Maxwdl, Clerk of our said court at t -illce, the 2d Monday in April. A D . 1 a ; 7. 70-t.iw . ' WM. MAXWELL, Clerk. SSale of IV. Carolina, 32cclilctibttrg Co. Court of Pica s cV Quarter Sessions April Trrm, ltiG7. Wm M. Baily, Adminis'rator of James Alexander, i deceased, vs. tne utirs ai luw oi jam.es Aiex 1 .1 tl ' . j I . A T ander, deceased. - Petition to Sell Pel;! Estate. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that J. M. Thorn and, wife Isabella, one of the defendants ' in this case, reside beyond the limits of this State, j it is therefore, ou motion, ordered ly the court that publication be made, fjr . six successive weeks in the Western lUmocrat. notifying the said defeidint ! ot I no fiung of. this petition,-find-that unh'SS thev appoar at the next term of this court to be held for the county of M ecklenbar-r. at the. court houe in Charlotte, on the "id Mon d iv in July next, and an- swer the petiiioa. the same will be taken pro cou- j fesso and heard exput tec as to tlieni. ... I Witness, William Maxwell, Clerk of our said court j at olSce, the 2d Monday in April 1.;7 " j 70-0 " WM, MAX WELL, Clerk.-: I STATE NEWS. SS- The R W. Orahd Idge. L O- O. F., ; for the State of North Carolina, will hold their annual communication in the' Lode'Room pf i Neuse Lodge, in Goldsboro', on the 16th instant.. The Wilmington Dispatch says eminent physicians are. of opinion that the, recent raioa linvD art onUirarnrl the crronnd. that tV he Fajetteviiie iNews gives a aisire.ug j account or iuc ireMici m unn. sc"u. -y- . 4,The Iiuilroad liiidge and the County Bridge over Little Tiiver are" gone; the superstructure j or span of the Railroad Bridge remains, but the underworks have been washed away. We un derstand that the work - can be repatred in a reasonable time. The bridge at RockfLsh Fac tory has also been swept away." Convicted and Sentenced to be Hung. At a special term of the Superior Court for Lenoir, held in Kinston week before last, Judge Warren presiding, two meti, Thomas and James IJiinklcy, were tried and coavicted of the crime of murder," and sentenced to be hung "on the 11th irist Since his e;rmetion, Thomas Btink iey has made a confession of his guilt, and ac quits James Btinkley of any participation in the crime. We understand that a petition is on foot asking for Executive interference in behalf of James Brinkiey. GoMstoro Star. , From a later number of. the Cjoldaboro Star we get the following : , "James Brinkiey, one of the party convicted of murder, at Kinston, and sentenced to be hung on thy lltlt inst., has been respited by his Ex cellency Gov. Worth, to the Oth of August. We doubt not, that the Governor will, during the intermediate time, feel warranted in grant ing to the unfortunate young man, a complete pardon." . . Miscegenation. We have no words to er press our indignation ao'd abhorrence "at an event which has recently occurred in this town the marriage of a white man with a black wo man, on the night of Thursday, 20th June. This is one of the revoking acts committed at times to shock and paral)ze a whole community and ustound men with developments of the occasion al unnatural and monstrous degradation of hu man nature. In consideration of the feelings of the esteemed relatives of thu man, we sup press his name, and only regret that there arc those who bear it in common with him, who must be so deeply wounded and outraged by his conduct. Let him, as the only atonement he can now make for the wrong done his family, take' himself and all that can remind people of him, from our midM; let him hide his wretched face in shame, and pass his stained life in vain regret; let him dorly himself any interest in the tits of his own flesh and blood; let him crush out from liis heart every remembrance of those whose affections he has lest; and drink to the last bitter drop, the cup -.which his own hand has prepared. Alay the measure be full to over flowing with its own unendurable punishment! We extend our heartfelt -sympathy to those whom he has so deeply distressed. Fayetievillc STCCfi OF GOODS. The undersigned ' has just returned from tht Northern cities with a good Stock of CSr X- O O O X i O J3 , and various other articles, consisting principally of Java Coffee, Rio Coffee of superior quality none better; Plack, Geen and Imperial Teas; New Or leans and other Molasses; Bacon Sides. Sugar Cured Hams, Fresh Mackerel, Pickled Shad. Soap, Candies, Pepper. Spice-, Ginger, Sodn, White Wine and Applu Vinegar, Willow. Wale, Packets of nil kinds, Tubs Brooms, Churns, Kegs, Half-Bushels, &c. . Loriliard Siiulf best quality ; Soda, Ginger and Egg Crackers ; a fine lot of Brogan Shoes extra tizes ; Liverpool Salt, and best Carolina Rice. "JL o d .t; 23. o 3. m. . White Oak Tanned fine article; large lot of good and good damaged Hemlock; French Calf Skins; Upper nd Harness Leather. While Lead, Powder, Siiot and Percnssion Caps, all sizes;. Whim Pope, Well Rope, Bed Cord, Cotton ('aids cheap", Scythe Blades, Pad Locks, Blacking, Matches, Cotton Yarn, Durham's Smoking Tobacco, Chewing Tobacco; Crushed, Pulverized, White and Brown Sugars, and fine assortment of best Nail;?. I have selected this S'ock with great care, and cannot be undersold. Give me a call before pur 'chasing elsewhere. Remember my- Motto, Quick Sales, Short Profits and fair dealings with all. Wheat, Flour, Corn, Bacon and Lard taken in exchange for Good3.' Friends, recommending Freedmen to me, may be assured that they will be dcalt'witn fairly, both a3 to weight and change no "objection to all goods) being weighed that go from this establishment. - . Piofits are short,jnd terms necessarily CASH. I also buy and, sell on commissi n all kinds. of Produce: Orders and consignments solicited. '"" W. BOYD. Charlotte, S C., June 24, 1857. b a a n a n s c ti o ol , MBBAI7EVILLE, 17, C. SESSION1 OF 1 8 G 7. Fall Term opens July 24th. Course of. instruction CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL and OO.MMF.KCIAL": For Circular aJdiesa - . .. Col, WM. BINGHAM. June 17," ISG7 Gw - - AT. . - -l Wilson Bxros.v Embroidered Bareges, Striped Mozambique. Plain Mozambique?, Lawas, Striped Poplins, and a good assort uieu.i oi t im;s. May (?, d8i7." .' -Grocery awd Provision Store, Under the Mansion Honse, opposite the Springs .-'-- -Building. i-."- -I have Qn .band, ac 1 will constantly keep, Corn Meal, Flour, L.acou, Laid, and Country -Produce generally. " , .-: AisorSoar, Coffee, Crackers, MoL.?ses, and in fact everything in the Grocery " line a family may have also a ftae lot of .Northern Potatoes and tOme very .tine No.. 1 Mackerel. , - .... . ... , . I wilf sell as ch'e.ip as the cheapest. Try m. , - J-The hVgnest market-price will be paid for coundrV produce cf all kind. " "" ' Feb 18, 1867. Gin A. BERRYHILL A ' SENSIBLE VIEW OP BECON ':' STBUCTION. ' The Richmond. Whig has arrived at the fol Jomog sensible and practical conclusions ; . "Our opinion is that the present is the proper tirue to heal the wounds inflicted by the war, tff build up what is destroyed. In the great process of reconstruction, upon -which we are about to fenter a reconstruction not only political, but social and industrial we Of the- South are requited to play a part an humbler part than is agreeable, or than has been our wout but still an important part. We must, however, remember in the beginning that we Cannot, by any action of ours, change the 6tatus of . the , Northern people or of the Southern negroes. Their status is fixed, and will be maintained, no matter what we may do. But .we cao make aur own condition agreeable or disagreeable, that is, our action will be in fluential in moulding the action of those. upon whom it devolves to determine aur future posi tion in the Union. .We must remember by day and by night that we are in their power, not they in ours. Any opposition we make to them will be unavailing for good, and can only harm ourselves. If. we want peace we must practice the virtuear of peace, and if we want to get back into the Union we must pursue that mode iudicated by those who have the power to prescribe.- All historical precedents show us that the conqueror only throws down his arms when the. conquered snccombs, and that he grants peace only upon his own terms. The general rule is not going to be relaxed in our case. Of this we may rest assured. We may also just a9 well banish from our minds the delusion that we can quarrel our way back iDto the Union. We have found out that we can neither fight ourselves out of or into the Union, and we will ere long find out that quarreling is just as fruitless, and not half so manly as fighting. Feeling convinced that it is impossible to fight, and not wishing to degener ate ioto common scolds, we have resolved, for ourselves to conform to the situation, and obey a necessity which is as irresistible as death." mo MOKE. Are there any other two words in the English language that convey more antagonize mean ings than this simple combination of syllables? They are wrung out in silent moans from mem ory that looks far over the barren gray flats of to-day, to some unf'orgotten yesterday, bright in blossom and sunshine.' They blister trembling lips, pressed to dying eyes that are fast closing to the sights of earth. They clutch the heart in a deadly stifling . grasp at those partings, where a face wet with tears is laid in our bosom, and we know that henceforward it will lie there no more. They look at us mockingly from red dawn and purple sunset, for alfhough these may be exceedingly beautiful, yet we can recall ether dawns and sunsefs where the gorgeous sky ban ners bore their imperial device "lo triomphe " The clouds arc theie, but they han like. cur tains hiding our dead hopes and baffled ambi tions, and we can only wrife upon them the motto, "No more," for fate has already emblazon ed it on our shield, and in our heart, and when ever and wherever our sluggish present apes the past. "No more," weeps the poor mother when her sad eyes fall on some little token of the be loved presence . that now moulders under the daisies. . "No. more," groans the condemned criminal when his heavy glance takes it? last farewell of the sunlight. "No more," thunders" the storm that wrecks; the war that extermin ates, the pestilence that smites. Nature's voice, too, with all their eloquence of the doctrine of eternal compensation have an undertone that swells the sad refrain. She says to us :. "My flowers fade, but a thousand spring up to fill their places ; my trees fall, but in a few sum mers the forests - wave with a stronger growth ; but fo theev the beauty that gladdened, the shade that refreshed, are"no more." But there is a "no more," the very triumph note of a well spent life. There comes to this life a day, when passion can no longer rend, nor temptation -lead it from the narrow, straight path. When the battle is over, and though spent and feeble arid sorely wounded, the victory has been -won. The cumbrous busk of mortality is cast off, and, trembling with joy, the enfranchised soul looks down at the scarred tenement and cries, "Oh, prison house, I will return to thee no more." Free Tuition. We notice that several Female Seminaries in this State, and perhaps elc&ewhere, advertise to educate a certain number of voiin ladies, who might not possess the means to pay for their tuition, free. -This is truly commenda ble if carried out in good faith; but those who accept of such a boon, should be certain that no after charge shall bo made against them, or their future husbands. " We recollect that a certain 'school maim" by : tlm name of Mis. Wilard, some where at llie North, years ao, put forth a similar proposition, and ' many young ladies of limited means were induced to attend her school upon her terms of "free tuition " If one of them married, afterwards, the hobanJ was "certain to have a bill to settle for the education, board, tc, uf his wife. We know of one gentleman who had to pay her as much as ne thousand dol ht s. We have no doubt but that his wife w as worth the money, Lut, then, that was not in the programme of courtship and matrimony. It was a swindle StalesviUe American. tSf The Wilmington Journal received the following from a reliable source : "A negro woman ' residing in the vicinity of Riverside, about five miles above this city, left her family recently to go into the woods for the purpose of picking-blackberries. .She remained absent so long that fears were excited - for her safety, and some of her family instituted a search for her. She was finally f junJ lying by a bush where she had, been picking blackberries per fectly dead, and by her side a monster, rattle- fL.d iv c i.i iuuiiu uuweu. j. ne cuaikC was fciiiej I r J Tl. I. - I -l - 1 and the body ot the unJortunate womaa exam- i ined It wa fonnd to contain the marks of the fangs of the snake in several places, and- was much swollpn showing plainly that", the snake had attacked and bUten her to death."" - I ; CULTIVATING ORCHARDS. - - ' From the American Agriculturist. Apple orchards left' to themselves bearonly on alternate years, with such uniformity, that "bearing years" have come to be regarded as the order of nature, rather than a humaD.de vice. The trees, in average soil, 'do bot have aliment enough to give full crops every year. Cultiva tion and manuring will change all this,' and give us remunerative crops every season. " Possibly manuring might do this even if the orchard is left unplowed, it will pot get the manure. ' The common objection offered to plowing is the damage done to the roofs of the trees.- We .have no doubt that on orchard might be plowed so deep and so near the trunk of the trees as to damage it past hope of recovery. " But discretion is to be used, and the ptaw is to be kept so near the surface under the tree., as not to break' off the large roots.' It has also been ascertained that grain crops are not good for orchards ' We-have known orchards to be made barren for several years in consequence of a crop of rye. Grain crops, unless buckwheat be an exception, take from the soil what the tree needs, and shade the land too much. " Root crops are the most desirable, because they re quire a good deal of manure and thorough til lage to make them profitable. - The frequent stirring of the soil, and the fertilizers are the wants of the apple tree, and the root crop en ables the farmer to give these to his orchard, and at the same time he is remunerated for bis labor. Potatoes, carrots, beejs, turnips, are all good crops for the orchard, if you put on manure enough to make them pay. A surplus must be left in the soil to make the apple crop. But will an orchard thus fed bear every year? We have no doubt of it. . The apple crop may be made as sure as the root crops. We once plowed up beneath an old apple tree that had an inveterate habit of bearing only every other j'car, and planted with potatoes, manuring lib erally. We had a ftill crop of apples the se cond year, and shall always think the manure and the cultivation made the change. ' Horti culturists who make a sp eciality of apples, and manure every year, succeed in getting crops every season, with very Tare exceptions. David Lyman, Esq , of Middlaficld, Uonn., stated at a recent meeting of the Board of Agriculture, that he cultivated his orchards, and got crops every year. They were not always full crops, but were enough to pay for the trouble. Judg ing from the appearance of his orchards, which we visited a few years since in the apple season, we think that a very modest statement. We have rarely seen so fine a show of apples, even at the county fairs, as could have been gathered from his trees. The secret of his success is cul tivation and manure, and a reasonable watch against the encroachments of insects. The plowing late in the fall as well as the spring, he thinks a great safeguard against their depreda tions. Multitudes of the chrysalides are un earthed and destroyed. If this was attended to, and the windfalls picked up and fed to the pigs, we think there would be little damaged from the attacks of insects. The apple is so fine a fruit, and so easily kept, it is so much both food and lux ury, that no pains should be spared to keep our orchards in the best condition. We are tired of seeing apples quoted at $7-a barrel, but even at that price they are much cheaper than pills. - Looking Backward It is a melancholy business as time rows us one way and we look the other, to see no sunshine sparkling in the wake of our life-boat. But, on the other hand, what a pleasant thing it is, as we nearlhe great harbor, to look behind us on a life spent in doing goodj to contemplate in tha rearward dis-' tatice, through which we floated buoyantly and swiftly on the summer tide of life, the light of our good deed still lingering like moonlight on the sea; to sit, as it were, in the serene a nd mellow twilight of age, and review, through the telescope of memory, the "thousand isles" of Hope's green archipelago, and the scenes of early friendship and early loves, which are now cheering with their matured blessing our peace ful decline.. There is no book more pleasant to read than the record of . a well-spent past;, ho Sermons more consoling' than those preached from its soul-cheering texts. . A Wrinkle About the. Age or Horses. rA short, time ago we. met a gentleman from Illinois, who gave us a. piece of information in regard to ascertaining the age of a. horse, after he or she has passed the ninth year, which was new to us, and will be, we are sure, to most of our readers. It is this: After the horse is nine years old a wrinkle comes on the eyelid at the upper corner of the lower lid, and every year thereafter he has one well defined wrinkle for each year over nine. If, for instance, a horse has three wrinkles, he is twelve, if four, he. is thirteen. Add the number of wrinkles to nine, and you will always get it. So says the gentle man, and he is confident it will never fail. As a good many people have horsc3 over nine, it is easily tried. Iftiue, the horse depict must give up his trade. To Savr Ice from Melting. A German chemist publi.-hes the fuilowjng simple method of pre.-erving small quantities of ice, which he has practiced with succes. Put the ice into a deep dish, cover it .with a plate, and place the dish on a pillow stuffed with feathers, ami cover the top with another pillow carefully, by . this means excluding the external air. .Feathers are well-known non-conductors ofJieat, and in con sequence the ice is "preserved, from melting." Dr. Schwartz states that he has thus preserved six pounus oi ice ior.eigi.it aays., ine plan h sim-I pie, and within the reach of every household. ,. . . A gentleman once asked a little girl, an only child, how many sisters she had, and was told .'three or four." Her mother asked Marv. when thev were alone what had indued hf-r to tell sneh an untruth. 'WVir "I didn't want him to" think you were so poor that you hadn't but one "child...; Wouldn't he thought we were dreadful poor?" ONCE. - "Did you ever attend 4 the theatre !w 'wid, a young rnan to a bloe-yed maiden who hunjrOo bis arm as they promenaded the i street's' 'of New York one mild evening in October.1 'JThVcheck of the lady crimsoned with a "blush as : h an swered the interrogatory in' a- negative,'; and ad ded - "My mother has taught tne from1 child hood that it was wrong to attend such places.1--Put your mother formed perhaps improper pre judices, from exaggerated accounts given bj oth ers; fori' have often heard her say sbei never at tended one in her life." - And he lipoke eloquent ly of the drama, tragedy and comedy, and dwelt with pathos on the important lessons' "which wo lenm of human nature. Go witlr me oncej said he, "and judge for yourself." Persuasion and curiosity triumphed over the' maternal pre cept and example, hs she hesitatingly replied, 'Til go but once." She went, and iu that thea tre a charm came-over her like the : one which the serpent sent forth from his dove-liko eye.--T She went, again and again, and from that house of mirth and laughter, &he was led. to one from the portals of. which she never returned. V Around a centre" table, where an , astral . lamp was shedding . its mild light, sat three young ladies; while one held in her hand a pack of cards. At the back of her chair stood a young Rentle man, who for years had successfully resisted -every effort madetby his companions, to induce him to learn the characters on cards.. 'Come," fraid fhe 'we need one 10 make our game; play - with us once, if you 'never play again." Tier eye., cheek and lips, .con spited to form an eloquent battery, which sent forth its attacks upon th fortress of good resolutions, in w hich be had lorg stood secured, until it fell like the wall cf an ancient city, when jarred by the fearful battering ram. He learned the cards and played.' A few; weeks afterwards; I. was passing his room at a late hour, and a candle was shedding its dim. light through the window. Since that time Imve look from my chamber neailv. every hour, of the "night, "from close of day till ' room,- and seen that light 'faintly struggling through the curtains that screened the inmates of that rooulj from every eye save his which teeth alike, in darkness and noonday.' Gaming brought with it disease, and death came, just as he numbered, the half of his three score years and ten. During his last hours, I was silting by his bed side, and' when he fired on me a look which I shall never, forget, and bade me listen to his dying words. -4 "I might have been a different man from what I am, but it is two late now. I am 'convinced that ' there is a state of existence beyond the grave, and when I think of the retribution which awaits , me in another world, I feel a horror which lan-" guage is inadequate to" describe" These wer . among the last .word he ever uttered. " ' - - . HORRORS IN A- MUMMY PIT. A young Philadelphia traveling in FgyrV writes to the Enquirer, of that city, that he was ' recently let down into a cavern used as a sepijiJ cher for mummies. He says:. ' . Imagine a vaulted chamber about ' twenty five feet square. Away down in the very ' heart of this granite rock, dimly lighted by our two.flick ering tapers, filled almost to the roof" was' a count-., less piled up mass of uncofSned mummies. There they lay in all shapes and postures. Time had burst the twining ligaments of some, and their bony arms and flesh less fingers seemed struggling up from the mass, as if to lay hold of the distur bers of their slumbers.- Some were placed up- ' right agaiust the wall, and in the weird shadows thrown by the candle's light their features twitch- ' ed and moved, and their long sealed lips eeeraed opening to denounce us. The Arab drew a long knife from the sheath oti bis arm, and commen ced cutting and tearing off the wrappings in search of scarabajnn; and, as his naked limbs sank : among the dry bones, and his swarthy arms tossscd about the bodies, he looked like some hideous vampire at nightly meal. ' The air was very bad; and I was sbouttobeat T retreat, when suddenly a thought flashed across my mind that almost frozo my blood with hor 5 ror. I am not a coward, but for a ' moment my heart stood still. The cave was filled rwith &' ' .thousand "mammies, drier than the dry est tinder, and soaked in bitumen, each one wrapped in many folds of mummy clothi as inflamable as' guu cotton. , A single spark from one of the- ' candles would Lave spread like wildfire, and no' ; power ujon earth could havo saved us from a fearful death; we would have been roasted . alive in five minutes. I remarked this to Harry; 'hV" saw it instantly and yelled to the guide to he " careful of the lights, while I started for the open- ' ing. On I went, through the narrow passage, ' tearing knees and garments against - the shirp stones, hudderingly expecting each ", moment to lay my hand upon the slimy coils of a serpent in the dark, and every now and then sticking fast ; and feeling (in imagination) tlie scorching breath of the fire fiend on .my back.. At last 1 reached..' the hole and wa? drawn up, very glad to .breath, the pure air and feel the warm sua again. An Irishman had been sick for a long time and while in this state would occasionally cease breathmg, and life be 'apparently extinct" for. , some time, when he would again fevjve. On 6ne r-ccasion, wrheo he had just awakened from bis sleep, Patrick asked him: ' ' . ' "Ah, how shall wc know, Jemmy,' when I you're dead? You afthei waking up CTery . time.'" ' ' - "Bring tnc a class 0'grog," he replied, -'and . say to me, her' to ye, Jemmy, anf il I don't 1 rise up arid dhrink, then bury me." . . ' " When the walruses and unicorns" of Rtusfan America first learned that Uncle Sam was hence- V forth to b their m&ster . thev, indulm in A liquor to an unlimited extent In the . language ui pyei, wuonas wortniiy cejeDraied in event; ' thestAtely unicorn-- -' "'::' .Calmly topk.no extra bora,- ' -.: And the walrus in bis glee ,. - Floundered round the Polar Sea .... . . . . , : t "Dad, I want to ask yon 4 question." , "Well, my .on.'-, ''Why is neighbor ; gnithY saloon hke a Confederate note ?" . "I cant tell yoa, my aon." ."Beeauae you can't pass it." "Go' right ctrtintil ...... ' 1 i ... . i uvu, juu young rascal, or I II mtf a smash of you."