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WADESIJOUO, N.C., TIIUUSIIAY, MAY 1U1S70.
'(Original jtorxj.
oprn window. Dr; I From tho mother, who cares for him 1 A VaU'AM.e KrMiPY. Iu h' .catur
a-y light hi his lag-, J ,(l jn(lin nn(( tt;j,(0jf to t18 l,0lc I day's
Written for llu Akoih.
nT'JFMLESS AKD MOTUEllLLSS
SLXSHLXE AFTER D IRKESS
-BT-
I JJISSMLVNIE F. DICKSON.
CIIAPTKUI. ''
A QUA R It Ft.. '
1 k WW4 u ftirf Wxil
u kk w niirti ltk lblu4,
it Mrui, mii
, J. IT, LlaCiWiM
JI that, ,u" Inu balyu think
of it, Mrtha ;" and Dr. Langdoii, a lmud:
ionw, benevolent looking e.eutieiuiiii, whose
yen perhaps uumbcrod forty, placed u
open Utter in the hand "f his 'l dirk,
S4llow-viiiilcxiuucl woman, probably five
mH bis juuivr. Th fee of Mr. Ling
ilou m by u i ineau a pleasant o..e ev-u
la the cwuid fcbservrr it how 4 lepellaut
expression, which Hie b eyes .f
."that peculiar light brnwu hu- (so n.ilr
nieutlysceii.ahdso very tadescribabe) when
wis! t" rourt (it J not serve i.i thu lc.iot
to (limii,ili.
Looki.ig iiow at her faded comphxinn,
an-lilifl iliia,C"inpie0'l lips, weiring their
rir-of cruel coldueas. one would
never think that M.irth hmlrvi r
belJ lb Hlij;ht.-t claim Uou Iw iutr: but,
uererthi lei, it ii certain lliul a!m limi -for,
tcording to ilitdaiue llunior't uc
Minit, wirciiUca yeari before, wi.eu she
ji M.iriba U"Uttl(liu, tho only J.iunur
if on T Auihania'i wtaltit Uuilt,
Kiul.url D ili iHod, DO belie yf the
fKjnty of M'lijju po4ecl a ni.ire Uuu
liful fii' i', nor a more hauglny lij iiim
tliau di'l During br 'iutU every
iii!Hlli.s!iiii'tit of niin. I ni ).rou iliat
in 1 m er (i M nrocuie wu bvisbl upon
tier by her f dm ami dotiug father, wlio liJ
iu mrl) iif; Ixen left a Hl lower. At six
teii siif r. luriR'l iioiii one of Alalmmu'tf
OKikl U-iij ii.'iii)' 1 olleg.-s to reij,'C (lit) huugli
tr, liu.i!iil iuetu of UjW Lhuii. Mr.
I)uual'l.vn' rurnl reidfine. There ttt-re
mime ui riona hiuu (tin y nei r iiiaturcl
. to npoit-) touiiecu)'! aitli lier rviiiru from
tcliuol ; 'wi tlift neirUntii $ in iny uevtr
crew my ir hi rt-tr i to tlitir i rii".
1 ht y oi ly ki.ew that iie reLuiueil but a
itMf wi. k O-k Lawu al'tr her return,
anJ tht 11 it wi:s 8.1 i.! hu liu I jjuiim uvV.'V to
vUitmi uul in (tJ'iigia, Mhereehe ruuiuiu
el fr soma time, ami then returueil, tin
ai.ii! uuiijiuiouchably haughty, yet beauti
ful, en A'.urt that ha J left there one year
befi.re,
If wus a uiue days' wonder when it be
came ki..n amoug the uumerou 1 liemld
of the mailer of 0.tk Lur that the jouu
Dr. haujj luii, a highly talented, but o r
yoiiu nun wiio had lutely come iut'i lli
UfigliOorhood as a practu-iuj; jthysit iaii, wa
her aeueptetl lover, and, a few months later,
htr husband. Five years after their nuri t-
, age, old Mr. Doualilauu paed away finm
the sceuen of time to meet ouee nmre upon
. tbfl hratifiual t bores ofileaveu the love l
ami pure-hearted wife of his early youth.
To hi only child (Martha L:tii loii)'!.e left
all bis vant wealth,' which ..consisted in
numerous slavrj aurl several liuu estate.
At the time our story opens the years of
their married life bad numbered sixteen,
uor had they been cloudless oius 0:1 the
other band, they had witnefed many
stormy altercations between husband and
wife. Their diapositious were v:ry unlike.
l)r. Laugdon oscssed a niugiiJiuimoud
niiud, ever ready with mnniiestations ot
teuderuesa for tho weak and gujl-ring, and
to awi rd , beneficeuco to tRoso in actual
need; and, added to all tins, bo was a-firm
friend aud genial companion, while Ins.
wife's drsposition was just the revtrse pe
nurious and worldly mjnded to tho last de
degree. She cared only for her owu com
fort and pleasure," neglecting even the hap
piness of her husband, which was in her
.power alone to establish. All tbe love
which her heart seemed capablo of hol'liu;;
was given to her young daugliter, a child
of twelve years, tho second aud youngest
oflspring of her unhappy marriage, ho
was her exact counterpart, both iu feature
nd disposition. Upon her son, a bright,
tuaoy-faced boy, of fifteen, she bestowed as
"ttle devotion as she did upon her husband.
The current of two persons' lives, whose
dispositions differed as widely as did theirs,
Could not be expected to coin mingle and
flow smoothly in oue.
The time upon which our story opens is
lovely day in June. Nature is smiling
n her sunoiestattire, and Oak Lawn pre
ents a picture of unsurpassed rt:ral loveli
Bess. Around the many toweriug oaks
that surround tbe stately mansion are en
twined the clinging tendrik of fragrant
zalias, mingling tneir sweetness with the
nnwy and blushing petals of flowers of ev
'J7 class and description, while Jiero and
there over the emerald carpeting of the
Jra fall the pink-hued and purple flowers
"the myrtle, emblrm f all theureaffec
ou which should fill tbe heart amid so much
Uod-giveu beauty. IVw'kiug upon this
"'uuificept display , of nature's gifts t j vivN
V tod make happy the heart; and then
uPon the el egaot mansion, onn cannot r
'r! tne feeling that, amid so niucli out
Ward loveliness to charm the senses, there
jnt be happiness within ; but, alas I how
Wen do e fiod that the most gorgeously
"Worated casket holds thu least valued
ntenu$ and so it is that. ofteD, in the
"Ottble totUge is found a happiucss that
potsexsor of marble mansions would
- . . - 1 t
Sealed before to
fMuciii. w ill an urn
oft Itluck ry, i wailing nupntiemly fur
i;ive all hi vat weallli to obtain,
ill wifo to compute the phonal of the let
ter that In placed in her ban I iu the
commencement of our story At length
she finilie, n l rantiinr it from her, while
a dark frown galberi upon her brow, tbe
exclaim:
" I say that no b'gjar'i child shall f ver
be brughl in to aw.iaii.iU with my child
ren ! that u what I think of it, Gilbert
Lanplon P - -
not be quite so hasty in jmur ier
lions, Mitrtha; it ' not a oyjar'$ chiM of
whom yon arefpeakitig, remember, pha"
ho amwered.
" Cn yu nn'ff t!m (l fTtienco? Thut
letter," pointing toward the letter which,
in her aur'r, she bad thrown upou the
fl.n.r, "i ays if yo i fail to anno atier her,
tho alms !i"U-i must ineviiabSy b'C.iine
inr liomi-; uiel. if -hat is pot beary, pray
tell me what is 1 ' h tried, her eye grow
ing d.irk with piS'i'Hi
"My liati r d.edin p ivcrtv. , Through
uului ky f t'ii!aVtis and faUe friri'ds oui
father, li ti M" wn a mere child, lost Hie
iminii.' wim!(!i lih would hnv made
bis it ni-!i:ur( 1 he idol of Lis !: r . qua) in
wealth to tefin.,-,1 ujiulcvit of thu lain ; l.uf ,
though hhedicd in poverty, s!u kit b.r
cliild the iu timaU'c b'gaey of a pmo aiH
tt iinltM name as 11 ver yrt a Lai'dixi lias
tailed to tbi, au l It It her, too, the i ually
Htrtii.l'i"S on ot KlUood ; for, though the
hushaod 11 in kilter was poor in worldly
gooiln, he was a refiuod aud cuitJreJ gen
tleman.
" l'u'ir tj;itb'imu ! I mi) sick and tir d
of heaiin of theiii would tii.it I bad nev
er se 11 urn;! Tli J. our that w i;iiiied my
mairiae with vmi was tle b'aekei-t tme of
my life ! Mid thai lie'j.'ar ( nmdiiu ol yiur
cisters Ava'.i never, with my couseiit, lie
drought into tho homo, nor share lli.e
wen 1 tb that br ught you, (jiibert Lang-
dl..l!" -
" If not with your consein, then, Martha,
blie Mill c me without it. lhe cliinl of my
sifter shall nut sod r lor thu lack 11! cure
from me. that her mothi r did through yuur
agi-iiey ! m 1 ou say tho hour thatsiw you
wedded was too lilackent .f your lift it
was, l.i'.ei (I, the dai ki ht ot iiiinc. i he s
niiica i'lti of your namo is l i te. ries, and
you l:tJ-eVkr been 'liitl?rn imrj-biit
.ur ibe'iii.-t t eie .nte our uarriaH d.iy I
am g"i"g ' I reaL the j.uKii g chain huh
has Imiiu.I iii:. end net m ti ls mat cr acs
coniin to my own pitature," he unswtrtJ,
liollv.
Without my cm-ent!" rritd, lur
face LMottiii' ihathly white witli pa-teinti
" Urinu her, then, Uilliert Lang.lon, and
you wilt npent it. Aureliushr.il neveras'
. 1 1 I . . . L
sociato wit:i your 11 ggany tiMer s oaugn
ter she is not her tonal, mid if you pfr
sist in iningiiig her l.eie, she will not be
treated as such !
M.titiia, ii be reasonable; listen to nic
a vui... L-tvour inoihetdnve plead U r
this litte b!plss stranger us you love our
daughter Aurelia (:ive this xhiM, who m
Jatlterlits and mothcrlt, a place in your
lime uiiil Heart ; matte Her leei una in nih
il)'' thu tt ndcr care of htr mother she lias
not loot her every friend. Will you not
do this Martha?" As Dr Laugdmi poke
ho clasiel his wiles thin, white hand ia
his own. in id i:az d earnestly intotiie cxprrs
siouk-fS eves. Uut no snfuaiing iht t-houe
iu them ; they maiutaiiie.i tluir cold, heart
less irlittv r &i s'nu auswered : .
i have given you my answer on e fur
all. I have said that never with niy cou
s. n should GerirudoLliwood's child enter
jy house. You-have said tlmt she thould
come without it. If you bring her you mutt
abnlo the w ustiouenees.
. For a moment ho sat looking out of the
window in Mlence. then, arising .from his
St-at he- replied, iu cold, measured tones, us
he passed from the room :
"My-decixion is made : with or without
you consent I will bring her.
(2b be continue 1.)
Written for the Darlington fcjouther.ne.
Ood'a T.ast Best Gift to man."
BY MRS. WILLIAMS.
"Woman, God's' last, best gift to
man." So says the poet, and lie eays
the truth Loolc back, even to the
days of Adam, and seo how poor an
appreciation .man had of this last, best
giftr" n'eTiieglectetI " ir, abused it,
scorned it, tnado a slave of it, turned
it into'a drudge-, in fact, dil every
thing but honor it, bo grateful for it.
He started out with tho idea that w
possessed all tho wisdom in tho world,
and that woman was oniy one n egrets
Beyond
thin last, best trttr. Ho would nave
been glad if tho world could havo got
along without, woman. IIo wa9 bo
obtuse that he could not understand
what a treasure Gd had given him ;
and instead of blessing tho Giver of
thi3 inestimable gift, he felt himself
aggrieved by the pre .ent.
Men have no idea how much they
owe to woman ; they havo not tho
faintest conception of the extent of
tho pleasure and comfort she bestows.
infancy
of tho bill wlmnt ho dances nr.d flirts
with. YcS tho patient, ciro-taktug
mother, tho enduring, longsufl rin j
wifo, tho attentive, loving k'mtcr, and
tho gay, laughing, attrnctivo woman
of society. Thi'so all help to fill to
overflowing iho cup of mat ft Imppl
nest. 1 Now, taka lltb great mans of wo
man, liov aro thejr treated by inoti ?
Ilistn.y, sacred and profane, uiyn in
famously; our own utacrvat'.on any
to famously. There it not one womnn
in one thousand treated properly by
tho men with whom she i ciiitifcted.
Thcro are very few wives w ho receive
tho consideration and confidence due
thetn ; there nro very few sibteit who
havo shown them by their brothers
the caro mid sympathy they havo a
riht to expect; thro aro very fjw
feuialo CMiipliy(04 who nro not ob'ig
ed in wt rk for their mule employer
at about half What they would be
coinpfllcd ti pay their own f.cS. -Truly,
in looking at these facts, wc
aro forced into saying that God's lat
bebtgiftt.i man is pearl thrown be
fore well, never mind.
YVoite.
It appears by tho tesli.nony of Hlt.A.s
Kkud aud L.C. SfM'iiKNs before tho n
gressloiul Committee ou the Kxpendituu
f the Intt rior Department that l'reniileot
Git A NT, wIkii iufoimel of Orville Grant's
speculations out of Goveriinieut conlracts,
refused to interfere; in fact, that bii cou
ilui t nsseviry whit as had us Belknap' ,
except thut 1)0 did not sliarj i.sthe pluude.
lie let bis brother Live it nil, so far us
appears.
Ii td w-tj S.irveyor O.nrrd rf Wyor.r
iiiTrrit iry. Orvillo ' Irjut wapeniii.ed
by him t i make .1 " liaudsonio tiling." its ii
is cn'ilid c do imt ihiuk il is han Isiin.
by speculating in the coiitracts for survey
ing. Stephen, Keed's clerk, gnvj iufoi
matkn of tliis, mid got reinoveil iu Cdiis--qui
nee.
It is very c!i ar now that the Govem
nuiit has been adtninjstered- by Grant 'up
on the ptinciplo that ofliecs were to be
treated as plunder, to be divided among his
family and friends. 8 low, so base has
the ci nceptiou, by a l'n sident of the Uni
teil States, of bis hih official duties 1
T;io evidecco in this case is very direct.
We trust that th'e developments will end
with the prostitution of public, places for
the benefit of others, and that wo are not to
he bumiliat d by finding that the Pivsis
dent put money iu his own pocket! The
discoveries have been growing worse and
Worse. We hope they will stop short of
open biibery ufthe Preside ut. Ar. Y.Sun.
bwise of lhe Obxrrrr, thcro wil ub-
!Uhed tnutmunicaiiou from Mr. II. II.
Ilelpt-r, Iho Salisbury Wathnt-iu, telling
of bow a Mr. Liujle, in llowau ' cmuvy,
had, mnay yuM ago, beea ruitd i f a can-
cr on tfu ooo by the ue of jx-Jah, ol-
l allied by boiling red oak bark to the 4on
itriiry rf molasses, placing this 03 tho di
tad portion am! covering it with a plas
ter of tar. It instated that it cured the
cancer -tnctually, aud Mr. Henry Crue,
of this cuy, ber testimony to th truth of
this statement, lit says that at that time
ho a ad Mr. Linglo were living oloso neigh
Ixtrs, and that ho recollects the c'.reutn
stauco distinctly ; knew all about tho can
cer and the remedy which wa.1 npp ied to
it. Mr. Cruw's truthfulnos can be relied
upon, aiwl nur vxcliangok Inight copy this
or the l'utchmin article, with LcncGl lo
Mofl't-rlug buinaiii'y. The cum U at least
1 In up and liarmh. (A'ir. Olfrwr.
ill s s- si
Vcxt:RARi.e C'HKitoKKiJ. A travel
ler ncently from North Carolina relates
that there is ail ag- I Imli.ui corplo living
iu Cbeerib, Graha u county, who als i pio
pi going to the CVi.ti nuial. 'I he bui-
iand, CWe Spiich, isnged 12) year?, aud
the xriaw. ral)ih. lui) years. Kot'.i are
in vigorous health, pos all their facul
lb s ii.tai ', a:i I ar. full of anrieut reiniui'
.-. occs. They are Cher.ikn-s, an I were
born within four miles of their present re
idcuee. Ti e man recollects perfectly the
declaration Vf the Ilrvolutionary war - aud
tho protlamatioii bf peace. They will
form a valuable additiou to the collection
of autiidn :humau curiosities. IOu!v!lle
CouricnJunrnal.
removed from an tuiot. Ueyond mm
UtoAmr to his comfort and his pleas
ure, ho had a eupremo contempt foM telligenco, though occasionally eho
A Depraved Creature. A citizen
reports that some days ago ho was
rambling around in tho outskirts, and
happened in the vicinity of tho old
Fair Grounds. lie saw standing in
tho door of a wretched hovel a right
nicely dressed woman ' with a very
bright face. He stopped and' spoko
to her and asked her name. . She re
plied that she was one of the white
women who had married a negro, and
told him to wait a minute and ho
would show. him h'er husband. Step
ping to the back tloor, she called up a
dirty, greasy, coal-black negro, who
had been working in the gardom, and
presented Jiim as her husband, "Ben.''
In reply to? some questions concerning
her antecedents, tho creatnre said that
she was a " Northern lady," and had
been an actress.' Sho , talked intelli
gently ot Northern cities and of her
profession aud contemporaries on the
stage, .so much so, indeed, tjs. to" con
vince her questioner that; she was
speaking tho truth. The woman
talked well; she used good English
and Bpoke of current matters with in
Two Moihk'ih and Twj U.uiks. Yes
teiday moruiug two women in the we-t
part of town gave birth 10 children in the
ijame ro;m and at the iianio lime. Tin wo
man who cared fr tho little stranger?",
batlied a id Hot id ihem, an I sUrt' d ta
pru-jnt tbcm tiiieir waiting mammas.
Tbciwihe niaihi tin staitling'discoyey that
she bad iiii'Xti-icib'y mixed tho inl'mls so
that b'iu wiu tinalilu t deii !e which wai
the motlier of either. The two mothers ca.-t
lots for choice, ngncing thu, if the c il
dreu should, when grown, develop family
iraits suukieiitiy to identify them tliey
should bo exchanged if the-lection fhould
prove to be tecorrect. Dei iloinei (Lwt)
I'etiitcr,
Cloves at aIYiUuor,
To thi 1' lit ir of the Courier Journal.
A firm that will reward tho work-
mini well for tilling it, ih.it will yield
largo crops and pay ten or iiftccu per
cent, per annum on tho money in
vested, is something to bo desired, ' I
propose t toll how all can havo inch
larnu. "
A good crop of clover, plowed un
der about tho tiniq it cot i t growth,
ia known to bo tlio-bcst preparation
in order to. reap a bountiful harvest.
Tho large kind called pea-vino clover
is tho best fir this purpose, becauso
it gets n large growth. I have known
field which only hud nno crop plow,
oil under, that were rich f-r five years
after.
Wheat has no better friend than
clover. Men who tako tho first pre
mium mi wheat, who raise tho largest
crops, and who succeed aro tho men
who r.Ua clover.
I know farmers who experimented
with other grasson, and even manur.
rd, but their yield was livo bushels
less to the aero than when clover was
plowed under.
Most farmers impoverish their
fields on tho rear of tho farm. It bo-
iiiil ho far to draw manure from tho
barn, tho distant fields never get ma
tin rod. It is all put on fields near
tho barn. ,
Such field Hhould bo sown ti c'ov
cr, and when it gets tho growth, jlow
under, sow to wheat, seed "down
again, and in ten years tho back fields
will b tho richest.
' Farmers sometimes niiso clover,
but when tho tinio comes tallow uu
der i: seems to them to bo idmost a
sin. Thev call it a waste to plow un
der what would make so much hay.
P. is 25 nor cent, cheaper than baru-
yard manure.
Clover takes its strength mainly
from tho air iiud'stibsoil. It has a
long tap root running down in tho
ground or subsoil to tho depth of two
or three feet, drawing for its support
that which would bo out of tho reach
" The Line llUtje IU lc furnishes thee , ()f mi)st )th,f wh(!I1 ;t j0 .
m by tin. ot Me- jt k ,iv i(H htrcnirl!l ,u,.ir ,0 BrfaCi.f
rand the ro ts in decaying leave tho
ground porous uiiH in the bestcondi-
appeared " flight;" and went off with
rijmiarolo which had httlo sense in
it. She seemeu rather proud 01 her
sublo life-partner, ami ppoke afiee-
tionately to him and of him.
This is one case among a score or
more in tho suburbs of this very town.
Verily, ono half of tho world knows
not what tho .other half is doing.
Charlotto Observer.
particulars s A m
Grtire, a wagoa maker, living in liielcoiy,
s'mi his wifo visterday moniiiiir, and hlu
is not expected to live. McGwire has been
married about two years, and has hot 11 get
ting along badly with bia wife. Sho tried
to get a warrant against him for boating
her on Sunday evening, but the magistrate
refused to issue it in the Sabbath. Yes
terday moriiiug, McGwire deliberately shot
her through the breast; nnd, as he was be-,
ins,' conveyed to jail, at Newton, vxnressed
the bono that the shot would prove fatal,
aud said if she did not die, he just wanted
to finish the job, und he would bo bung
cheerfully.' :
The tarriff bill now pending repeals the
20 per cent, lax on the iiuportation of man
ufactured .qiniae. Therevare, says the
"Nashville American, three different manu
factories of Quinine in the United States,
and they aro greatly alarmed at the im
pending danger to A nericun enterprise and
industry, in the cheapening of the daily
mediciuo of nearly .40,000,000 of people
A Democratic 1 House will remove tho ex
cessive duty, a Democratic people will ap
prove, ami the.drug monopolists that have:
pocketed thousands by this unjust taxation
inn subside with the best, grace .possible.
T. T. leuits that a colored convert has
been ai rested for stealing her oaptismal
ribes and the pohco were on her track ev
en to. lhe wi tVr'sedge. Don'i make fun
Too many of,us whito folks i'i the same fix.
The poor negro was proud and wanted to
keep up appearances aud madi out she
had- religion and she didn't, and that is ex
actly where jtho Belknap shoe pincb'es'a
good many white people who are high up
in the churches. Iu fact, begging the,old
lady's pardot, but it'sjnst what's tbe mat
ter wi b oltl Auut Hanuah. Jialvigh
JVewa. " j v "v v , .
" Yoing ntan," said the revivalist, ..ads
dressing the wearer, '-how hot do you sup
pose liclj I - The, 'vorlulian recoirulKed
hisfinestlonor, and placing hU arms akim
bo, and looking him squarely In the face,
said. ' Vell,,Mr. Fiuncy, I suppose, it's so
hot there th-i if somebod.v brought you- a
spoonful ot melted Iron you'd swear 'twas
Ice-creaoi." M,r. Finney had nothing more
to ry. i ' ' .
lion for a crop.
Thero arc farmers with a keen eyo
for business wlio buy -u farm that has
been worn out, cheap, and iu a few
years will double its value by tho use
of clover, with tho aid of what ma
nure they can make. If tho land in
so poor that clover .will not catch
well, sow it and let catch what will.
and plow under "lid sow again, nw
so 011. Tt will catch better tho second
timo than tho first. - . -
Pea-vino clover is surer to catch
than tho .common clover, and will
trrow larirer on poor land than most
uny other kind. It is somewhat like
rye in this respect. It is, therefore,
especially valuable to renew worn-out
lands. It will prevent rich lands
from becofiiinr worn out. It is not
only valuable for fertilizing purposes;
but will compare favorably with oth
er grasses for hay nnd pasture.
If sowu.on rich land it will grow eoj
largo that if loft on iho ground it wifl
s mietimca kill itself out: Some
tanners harrow it before plowing, und
then plow tho same way it was har
rowed. With a heavy growth, a
slu rp plow nnd coulter and team en
Ough, nothing pays tho tarmor belter.
Why does ono farmer succeed and
another f'il ? It is because ono Las
mature and well )id plutis, does all
ids'-work in BcasoW, touches no fido
issue's, gives his'vhoi strength to his
business, farms in earnest,-and tho
other docs not. ' With well-laid plana,
energetic farming psys.
G. L. IIutCERT.
Almost, Mich.
old 1-pini.it.S which must vanish i tha jk p
ular view that a farmer is ouUnU tho Iii-o
uf social tnd political advancement. TuU
opiuiou, although it has bcfii widely held.
ia.1 alwsys bfu a fallsry.a tuutakt ofyar- ,
row mimli. Tht youaj meu trsj ..iuJi
hv IL Thcr liave l ft farms Ucausj
cro-yed view of life la- beea forced upotl
t'aem by foolUh pcoplo. They havs toeti
persuaded lb at desertion r.f the farm was
an f utranco to glory. IIo great iu trror
ibis has been. All history gives tbs lis to
such belief. A man opou a farm is not
out of the world as torn would think.
How firati iHC.uion can rea' h to grasp iu
h ro, I tin not know. But I believe that
when tbe saving of bis country demanded
the strong rni of Ciuriunatus, ha was just
as near, when, behind bis plow, as though .
a g tad uated farmer, ht bad becrt sporting
purpled robes iu tht forum,- And I be-
hevo that wviien the old Conti'uentals of -New
Englaud called their leader,. TuUiarn
hearJ their call just at distiuctly upou bit
firm as though ha bad been serving for
twenty years behind acotin'.srin Iliitford.
I do nt believo that a man U 'buried opt a
a farm.' It seems to ineall history teaches
us that ibt promptings to duty and the call
to pnatuess aro uo louder in crowded thor- .
oushfares than in country lanes fringed '
with daisies.
The young man and tht farm ; on the
i,no baud a duly.nu the other au opportun
ity? lure au obligation, thero a way to
discharge it. Aud in thinking of tht duly
..film young man, is it not euioursging
that be need not leave tht imhisiry whero
he finds it, tud that ht himself, as he Hit
himself for a better farmer, becomes alo a .
Ii tier niau ; this the labor, ibis tht reward. .
The better the nun tho more noble his cal
ling. Tbo youug men can can make agri
culture what they will ; it offers full return
lor their best efforts. Tbe country needs '
better men, and the best men will be hoa- -ored
in iu service. The lxt mau iu tit
end will win, aud be will reach tho rcwaid
for bis excellence it matter not whether
departing, be puts up tbe bar behind him, '
or whether ho come from marblo doorstej . !
Thu yiMitli way lw smwss irpni a '
If he will. He ian not do motBelsowhereV"
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l'l.Ot'OIttNO F(U CoUK.Thii SCi.BOU
of tho year naturally brings np tho
question of ploughing for corn, and
"opens the qno.tion of deep and shallow.
Thero can bo no doubt of tho bonetitof ,
a deep, loose soil, but is yet' an .open
question whether a still tod should bo
turned into tho bottom 'of au eight incli
furrow. If by any means wo coul J
loosen u-. tho soil to the depth ol eight
inchest and only turn tho sod over to
tho depth of four Inches, wo would thou
have some s 3cnrity against dry' weath" !
cr, but thero aro many practical firmer,
who practico what they preach,' and,
who believo that if the nots can get
under a stiff sod turned undor ouly
four inches deep they aro safer from
thc-cflectt of dry weather, than if tho
furrow was eight inches in depth.
The idea is that tho stiff sod pre
vents tho escape of moisture from be
neath it. All will admit that it ro
quiies long continued dry weathor U
dry tho soil under an upturned sod of
green grass, I raise the question for
tho consideration ot practical mon and
not to open iho question of deep or
shallow culture. If we could tear tho
eight inches id sod and earth; tip iut'
tide particles, tlimi tho deep plowing ;
but we cannot do this, honco my ooiu-
on as above, which is' only applicable-
. .r 1. 1 i..J
" The Young Mau and tbe Farm."
Tbe following extract from a receut ad
dress by Prof. Wicksou, of Utica, is note
worthy ; " With' thu. advance of faru iugas
a science will como a better opinion of the
farmer's p usitiou among men. Every year
intelligence auiPtrue. success ara wiuuing
wider recognition iu social circles. Among
to stiff sods and nowheror else rractv
cal Farmer.
Kemkdy Foii Gabbaob Wormf.
Hellebore, lime, salt and similar , sub
stances have been nsed with varied
success for tho destruction of cabbage
worms. It is now stated that bran and
buckwheat flour answer the1 purpose,
better than any other remedies that
have been tried. Tho bran is simply
dusted over tho invested cabbage as
soon as the" worms' make their appear
ance. It the worms aro very thick,
about a handful of bran ia rtqnired to
each cabbage head, and sometime it is
necessary to go' over the plauts a sec
ond time. A hundred weight of bran
i tuflicieiit for an acre. It must bo
applied when the worms aro young.
When they are full' grown or" vory.
strong.it does not appear to -affect theru
Tho buck wheat flour is- a food upon
theuiby means ot a Btevo in tho seven
ing or iu tho morning when tho Uw
is on tho plants. If ouo application
does not destroy the worms, a second
ono should be made. It is probabla
that wheat flour, lino Indian ino: ! -
any other pulverulent farinaco
staiico would nave iuo
America:! (i iruon.
same t-w.!.
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