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Devoted to IteliKiou. Morality, Temperance, Literature, Newt! and the support of the Principle*, of the Christian Chinch, South “ RELIGION WITHOUT BIGOTRY, ZEAL WITHOUT FANATICISM, LIBERTY WITHOUT LICENTIOUSNESS” VOLUME, XV. SUFFOLK, VA., MARCH 18, 1859. NUMBER 48. the CHRISTfANSlC Published eeery Friday, by tbi Southern Christian Convention. At $1 50, per annum in advance. Yf B. WELLOKM, Editor and Publishing Agent. E. P Watson Corresponding Editors. b.<MorMl Council, T. J.Kilet, 8. S. Barrett, W. 8. Boykin. Executive Committee, A. Q. Anderson, Solomon Apple, Risop Rawls, R. H. Holland,A L.Hill L. R. Barr. All communications must be addressed to W. B. Wellons,Suffolk, Va. Office, on Kilby street, opposite the residence ol the Editor. R. A. PULTON, Printer. POETRY. KING DAVID’S PUAYEll. , by' RDTU RAYMOND. When the monarch of Israel unheeding the Lord, The wealth of his kingdom would show, And through all the realm sent his captains abroad The sum of the' nations to know. His heart rosejdate, as he dwelt on the sight, And the ehephi-rd-king leaned not on God in his might. For Judah, and Israel, with spear and with bow, And broad sword could mow down the choice of the file. How trembled his joints, and like wster his heart Was melted at what he had done ; As low in the dust, Jacob’s God he besought To pardon his madness aod sin ; For the message had come—’twas of solemn import; Aod amend must be made tor the folly he wrought. E’eo then on his God as a shield he relied, And in his sure mercies for refuge would hide. O Suffer me not in the hand of the foe .To tie given ; for cruel is man ? In r« .E will I trust, with <ny forehead laid low While the pestilence sweeps through the land. For in deene-t affliction, thy hand can sustain, And who trusts in thy mercies, ne'er trunUd in train• Let plague spots arise—if the will of the Lord, Snomissive i bow to his sovereign word. The corses of Israel He strewn through the land, The pride of her strength bites the dust, For with red sword of vengeauce unsheathed in his hand, The angel bends over the host. And tbey who at morn vaunted load in their pride, Ere even was set, had siokened and died. The destroyer unmindful of mighty, or small, His dire weapon wields indistinctive on all. T° the floor. where the king and his followers are bo»ed, -iv^wThe red blade is hastening on ; Ji t the voice of compassion, bids, put np thy sword destroy uot my sorrowing son ! '."W laid in the dust, bis great guilt to deplore, -The folly he wrought I remember no more. f f face, as a thunder bolt furious in wrath, a, •all now like a rain bow illumine his path. ^THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY MY MOTHEE’S TOMB. Is this thy resting place, mother, art thou beneath thi» stone ? Oh, dil they lay thee here, mother, all silent and alone ? No, thou art not alone, mother, for here, on either side. Two of thy children lie,smother,—death could not you, divide. I did not think to part, mother, to part so soon from thee ; But thou hast gone to Heaven, mother, e’en there to wait for me. I did not see thy lorm, mother, when thou wast ta’en away, For I was very ill, mother, aye, at death’s door 1 lay. But I shall ne’er forget, mother, when last I saw thy face,— But thou’it an angel now, mother, a heritor of grace. Thy children stand around, mother, within that happy land ; For four of them are there, mother,—a joyous little band. And three are yet on earth, mother,—oh, may they join thee there 1 And father too, is here, mother, to gaard them with his care. When death shall out us off, mother, I hope we there may meet; For pleasant is will be, mother, in Eleavenour friends ' to greet. When thou lookest d rwn from Heaven, mother, upon thy children three, I know it pains thy heart, mother, their many sins to see. But God is very kind, mother, and may our sins for glve ; And He may-take us home, mother, with Him, in Heaven, to live. And oh, I’ll be most glad, mother, in Heaven, to meet with thee, 1” For I have kuowu no joy, mother, since thou wast i---la’en from me. _ r~ I knew not thoo wast gone, mother, ’till thou wast ’neath the sod ; -'Hut we shall meet again, mother, if so it pleascth God. --- ^ And G od is very good, mother, and he may pardon ■ So that when I shall die, mother, my home may bo with thee. But thou art now in Heaven, mother, thy children still on earth ; Yet ne’er will we forget, mother, the one who gave us birth. Alone beside tby grave, mother, in silence will we weep, And then in highest Heaven,mother, a guard o’er us will keep. Tby husband too, thoul't guard, mother, as by his flick’ring light, He aits, and thinks of thee, mother, and of hi9 angels bright. Thou wert most dear to him, mother, and still h® •.mourns for thee,, Yet calmly he submits, mother, unto high Heaven’s decree. And though he shows few signs, mother, of.this, hi* deepest giief, ’Tis ’cause in ilod's good word, mother, he has a Arm belief. And he expects again, mother, thy much loved face to see; When he shall enter Heaven, mother,—when from J liles evils he’s free. On earth I’ll ne’er again, mother, behold thee as of | yore, I For thou hast past death's vale, mother, and gained the longed for shore— And so farewell to thee mother .until we me't again > And when I gain tny side, mother, I’ll know, nor care, nor I cannot see the now, mother, thongh often I have j striven : Tby body was laid here, mother, thy soul has gone ! to heaven. Hinaa, i RELIGIOUS. “ HE DIED HIPPY.” In this phrase, so ofte* repeated in re counting scones connected with the depar ture or some dear one, is there not wrapped up a common* and jaUtl error; namely, j that to be happy* iirliyiug, is to bo safe j after death ? We often hear this and like j expressions repeated by way of comfort to mourners, and doubt not it embodies an ! impression held by great numbers even of those who have the Bible and who shoulcf be better instructed. Believing in the fearful realities of the future world as revealed in sacred Scrip ture, it is natural that meu should be so licitous to catch some gleam of hope from the last hours of those they love, even though they had given no evidence iu health of tnectncssfor heaven. Is or would we rudely crush even the faintest well grounded hope to which the stricken heart may cleave, as some solace over the grave of a buried husband, wife, or child; yet error on this subject may be fatal to the living, and upon no point is the truth more important. Is the fact that a lnau passes away with out fear, even presumptive evidence that ho dies prepared to meet God iu peace ? The phrase quoted usually means this: “ lie did nqt shrink back iu alarm, he died quietly; he gave no sign of fear; he said lie was ready to go anxious friends put upon this silence, tins willingness to de part, the stronger construction, “ He died happy.” ‘ Need we say that the dying man may be willing to depart for far other reasons than because he has satisfactory evidences of preparedness V Continued and intense suffering may destroy the power of .endu rance, and lead him to longg: for death as a release; or disease may so affect his mind that life is a burden; aor medicine' may so stupefy or bewilder as to destroy (he rational exercise of his faculties, and thus death be welcomed in wild delirium. But if the dying one be perfectly rational, and not goaded by intensity of pain, does 'williiiguess to die prove preparation ? We answer, No. That which is inevitable is often yielded to with apparent composure. It seems but the part of true manliness gracefully to yield ant] this feeling doubt less prevails in the last hours of many, especially those of high culture or exalted position, who feel that they must close up a dignifLd life by a decorous death. The heathen philosopher• Socrates said, “The gods have willed it,”-and cheerfully drank the fatal hemlock, and continued to con verse with his friends, and then died with a smile. Hume, the .-infidel philosopher and historian, pretended to die without fear, playing a favorite game. May it not bo thus with many who are totally unprepared to meet Good '? Yet doubtless the larger number of those who express- tins willingness, base it upon an indefinite idea of God’s mercy. If this hope rested upon scriptural views of God's mercy, they would be safe; but do not great numbers who reject the gospel when in health, entertain au undefined trust iu God’s mercy, which is utseriptural and delusive? And is there anything in the circumstances of approaching death to give them more correct views ? If that false hope has sustained them through life, why should it forsake them now ? Will they not cling to it the more desperately, now that it is so urgently needed; and from the conviction that it is too late to secure a better, resolutely hide their eyes to its de fects-?—And is there not reason-to-fcar that such is the case in -numberiess instauftes. That the divine word nowhere urges a happy death as..proof of a glorious here after, is- worthy _uf. Hpee.inl note-.In the many biographical notices contained in the JJible, %e reiiiOui' er no one presenting this as ground of comfort to survivors. What, then, is satisfaetoi^t evidence that your dying husband, wife, child, is about to meet God in peace?, A tifr of yii 'y is the ouly unfailing proof of preparedness to die. He that lives the life of the righteous, will die the “ death of the righteous." ' Good old Simeon departed “in peace” because he had long “waited fertile salvation” of the Lord. “The righteous” it is who “ have hope in tin'll death.” They have been his “servants” whom the Lord wheu ho comoth “shall find watching.” Those who •• live uuto the Lord” are (Ley who ‘‘die uuto the Lord.” Only those who have “ fought a good fight,” may assuredly and triumph antly exclaim, ‘‘I am now ready to ho offered.” We do not forget tho thief on the cross, nor doubt that God may regenerate and save a sinner in the last hour of life, but to rely upon this is presumption; and if God does in infinite? int-rcy ednvert the dying sinner in his last hour, the evidence to survivors must bo shadowed with doubt. The uncertain import of this willingness to die, this apparent happiness, yea, of the shoutings of ecstasy, has often heen shown By those who were thought to bo dying, but who unexpectedly recovered, and who re pealed in a subsequent life of sin anunre newcd heart. Life, life is the time to pre pare for death; “ nova is” to every man '• the accepted time ;” and he that defers it till his dying hour, leaves Ins friends in deep darkness, and fearfully imperils his j own soul.—American Messenger. RECEIVE IIIM. Receive who ? Why—that mail who is \ weak iu the faith. Such is the direction of the apostle. Don’t be bigoted, and say ; that every man, woman and child must swallow all truth, as you understand it, before you can extend the hand of Chris tian fellowship. This is folly. There j are many men who are just as good as you who do not believe every thing just as you I do. Their motives may be just as pure I as yours, they may love Christ just as' well, they muy be as earnest in prayer, | devoted iu life, and successfubin labor as| yourself. Their names may be written in ' the Rook of Life and their acceptance with 1 the Savior be sure. Receive them ! Don’t dispute about! them, and query whether they are not so heretical thatrthey should not belong to the church—this will do you no good, and it may lay a stumbling block in a good bro ther’s way which you have no right to put there. Whom the Lord receives you are bound to own. The servant is not above his Lord. It is a great satisfaction to feel and know that the Christians have had the Christian charity* to adopt a platform as broad as the Bible—acknowledging liberty of conscience in religious matters without loss of fellowship. It is one of the best points made in the organization. If it does not contribute Jargely to our increase, it certainly does speak of faithfulness to Apostolic precept and example. It well accords with reason also. It makes the life rather than dogma the test of fellow ship. It affords room for mental growth. It gives encouragement to continued study —since no man need fear being ejected from the church because be believes too much. This, then, we regard as the only true Christian ground. Receiv^^ind re tain men of good religious character—of j true piety— irrespective of any peculiar j phase of belief which does not compromise I the great article of Christian faith—the true Messiahship of Christ.—Herald oj Gospel Libtrhj. TRUTH AND SINCERITY. Truth, its reality has all the advantages of appearance and many more. It' the show of anything be good for aught, I am sure sincerity is better ; for why does anybody dissemble, or seem to be that which he is not, but because he thinks it good toliave such a quality as he pretends ! t». To counterfeit and dissemble, is to put on the appearance of some real existence. .Now the best way in the world for a man to seem to be anything, is really to be what he would wish to be taken for. For it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it; and if any man have it not, it is ten to one that ho is discovered to want it, and then all his labors and pains, that •he tnight seem to have-it,are lost. • There is something unnatural in pain ting, which a skilful cye^ will easily dis cern from natural beauty and complexion. It is difficult to personate and act a false part loug, for wheu truth is at the bottom, nature will peep out and betray herself at one time or other. Therefore, if any person think it con venient to seem good, let such a one be so indeed, and then his goodness will appear -to "vi>ry nun’s Miituf-wtinn • an, thst. "pOU .afl accounts, sincerity fa a part of true wisdom. H——1 AM NOT LOST,. Bill GONE BEFORE. ” Well do 1 know the spot, dear George, j where “you wilt lay me; often have wo I stood by the place, and as wo watched the 1 mellow sun-set as it glanced in quivering flashes through the leaves, and burnished the grassy mounds around us with stripes ! of gold, each perhaps has thought that I some day one of us, would come alone,and whichever it might he, your name would l be on the stone. Hut wo loved the spot, ; and I know you’ll love it„ now and play 1 among the graft? that grows over your Mary’s grave. I know you’ll often go i alone there, when I am laid there, and my spirit will be with you then, and whisper among tho waving branches, ‘I am not lost but gone before,' Even as a hawk flieth not high with one wiug, so a man rcaeheth not to excel lence with one tongue. —/io/zer Ascham. A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit, are the three best guides through time and to eternity. Habits are to the scul what veins Rnd arteries are to the blood, tho course in which it moves. &-&" Some books, like the city of Lon don,are the better for being burnt...— Win Drown. X AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF ELDER I. N. WALTER. In August 1828, he, in company with a number of ministers, attended a camp meeting near Sunsbury, Ohio, at which ) an incident occurred, showing his address | and tact in fneeting emergencies, as well as his reliance upon Divine aid and the superiority of moral 'power over the ani mal or physical. The meeting had pro gressed*, with some good indications, up to Saturday evening. - There were, however occasional slight interruptions from those called, in common parlance, rowdies. They finally resolved that on that evening they would break up the meeting ; accor dingly they cam<? into the ’camp-ground* and up to the stand in a solid phalanx, andcohimenced fhi#Wing clubs and other niissiWTptri the congregation_and at the ministers in the pulpit. Several of the congregation,apd one or two of the minis ters in the pulpit. Se veral of the congre gation and one, or two of the ministers were struck and slightly injured. Eld. Joseph Thomas, known as the “ White Pilgrim,’ was preaching, but so violent was the attack, that it was thought best to close the ipeeting, for th^t night at least. To is left the groundin the bands of the rabble ; and they immediately com menced their mock religious services, by. [ singing and speaking. After, having [given vent to their coarse blasphemy, in mock worship and ribaldry for some time, j one of their numbers p roposed prayers. 1 This was readily assented to ; and a voice [said : • ‘ Let us pray ” and in an instant I the words of solemn-earnestness came luii ( and distinct upon their ears. I hey coulu not be mistaken ; that was not the voice )f mockery. The stillness of the grave leemud to settle down upon the crowd, were mocking hea tliat a moment before veil, j£Lthc leniences of holy, fervent from the suppliant. Deeper d ^rore ind TWre pathetic the voice and words became^ until they, ardse clear and lull upon the breath of night, and ascended towards heaven. All were wrapped iu the earnest, melodious voice of the pleader, as it increased in volume; until - the encamp ment and the ancient woods around were filled with its force. No other words were spoken. The voice, the prayer, the ear nest pleading, the holy sentiments, gush ing from a warm soul of Christ-like.love, alb poured out before the God of < ternity, were "resistless. The moral and spiritual force of one man, under God, triumphed over the physical, the mere brute force, of the many. The victory was complete. The mob quietly dispersed, and interrupt ed the worship of the people no more dti ring that meeting. The man who dil this was Kid. Walter, then only twenty-three years of age. • He had left the stand with the other ministers, when the attack wa> made by the mob, and had. «n° aservod—• "S the rabble had extinguished nearly a. he lights—bv them, made his jvay into he very midst, waiting only an oppo.'tu iity to prove the superiority of mental and piritual force over the physical and wick d; and one soon offered : lie seized it nth a firm heart, fully believing it^iust ubdue and conquer in the'end'.’— Menu-ir, 1age 09. MEN OF ENERGY. All who have succeeded in life have been men of high resolve and cnduiance. The far-famed William Pitt was in early life fond of-gamin.g; the passion increased with his years: he- knew he must at Oil c c master the passion, or the -passion would master him. He made a firm resolve that he Would never again play' at a game of hazard lie could make such a resolution ; he could keep it. llis subsoipiem, omry nenec was the fruit of that-power. fffc -Wilberforee,_in Ins earlier days, like most young men of his rank and age, liked Pie oxcimmeunrfgames oh hazard-' He was persuaded cue night to keep the faro bank. Ho saw the rum of the vice of gaming*as he never saw U be fore; he was appalled at what he beheld. Sitting amid gaming, ruin despair, he took the resolution that he would never again enter a gaming house. He chan ged his company with the change ot ht» conduct., subse«iuently became one ot the most distinguished Englishmen ot his age. «j)r. Samuel *1 ohnsoti was once requested to drink wine with a-frkfid- The doctor, proposed tea. “ But drink & ttHfe wim said tlitkhost. ‘ ‘ 1 cannot,’ was the reply : 1 know abstineuce. 1 know excess, but I know no medium. Long since I resolved, I nsl could not d-ink a filth wine, l would not drink at all" A man who could thus support his resolution bv action was a .man of endurance ; and that element is as well displayed in this incident as in the combi nations of bis great work. When Richard Brinsley Sheridan made his first speech in Parliament, it was i e garden! on .nil hands as,a morticing tail lire, Uis friends urged hjiujo abandon a parliamentary career, and enter upon a field better suited to bis ability. M No • said Sheridan ; “ no; it is in me, aud it shut! come out!" And it did, aud he be came one of the most splendid debaters in England. RURAJU^ ‘ as EIlBOlt— CORN PLANTING. It is a mistake that some agricultural, journals ar : making, to recommend early planting indiscriminately, and without no ting the exceptions. \ The farmer of course will thiuk for himself; will use his agricultural paper to suggest thoughts and plans for his own j acceptance or rejection, and not as an i oracle by which lie is to be led captive at another’s will. Hence wrong advice is not in all cases very harmful. We verily believe that the worst agricultural papier that could be concocted, would do some good^would be worth more, in the ab sence of better journals, than it costs— because it would loafd to thought, would sharpen the farmer’s powers of observa tion and.refleetion. ' Still, wrong advice may prove injurious to some. The y’oung, inexperienced far mer, may he missed. Take, as an instance, the indiscriminate recommendation to plant early. It is good advice so far as it is sound. The oats will be heavier if the seed is sown about as Jack frost lets go his hold of the ground ; potatoes, taking a succession of years, oftener do well with | early than late planting ; winter wheat on the whole more likely to eseape its,ene - mies and mature heavily, with early than with late sowing. It is so with crops gen erally ; and then tire enterprising farmer loves to see his work done in good time— would rather drive his work than be driven by it. But how is it with Indian corn ? TK>es the earliest planting always give the hgst crop ? No. Planting at the right time gives the best result. And whfiti is^jbe right time? “It is important to know, for when that time comes not a moment is to be lost. ■ Corn is a tropical plant; it loves a great deal of heat and but a moderate degree af moisture ; it will flourish only in tropical countries. Under favorable cir cumstances, it grows rapidly. Three months will carry it from germination be yond the danger of injury by frost, provi ded the weather be warm and not' over wet. Without these favoring circumstan ces, it ‘gets contrary,’ so to speak, and i wont grow. These are. .essential to. its j tropical nature. There is hardly a more important problem for the eoru grower,, than .to hit upon the time for plauting, when the seed will come up in three or four days, and then grow right on’’ with out stopping/ Wheat, rye, oats, almost, anything els3, ! will wait for growing weather, without iu jjury to the final rest.^ The farmer must' I give it three hottest months iu our cli mate, so nearly as Ins judgment will ena ble him. True advice with regard to this crop, is, not to plant early, but as soon as the ground is warm,.aud there is a reasonable 1 hope of its continuing so, not to lose a mo i menf’Uic, Loom an.I Anvil ihvIslvg chicksxs. The best youn^’ chickens of the season will be hatched this mouth. The hrst broods a rd always the best, excepting when they are hatched in such vci'y" severe weather as to result in injury to the ehteks from-cold. And as the ground outside i the hen hou^c tyill otten be frozen hatd, so that, while the little things can get nei thcr gravel nor food from lf; the tiost will cripple them for life, if is imp’rtatrt to have every thing so arranged, that u:?y may be kept'within doors, except on mild days, till the weather guts warm. Snow ys-uot half so hurtful to them—as- either ralujIt:Jjl).4t'n__gi'p3i nd^__~ ' ——— :]>ut, of course, the greatest necessity of all young birds is good * and abundant food. The yolk of the egg, which is al most as pure in thcnewly -hatched chiek as it wa&the day it was laid, will.support them for thirty-six to forty-eight hours, during which time the wing and tail quills will begin to show themselves. After that, they must, be generously and prompt ly supplied with nourishment, because they are not only making flesh and bone, but', what draws upon "their nourishment, oveu more, perhaps, than all things else put, together, they are preparing their coat of feathers. The reason chicks of the large Asiatic varieties grow iu stature so much fii.step tban others is, that they make uo feathers till they are quite large ; and the reason why Guinea keots and Pea poults increase so little iu weight during the first fortnight is, that all their food is approprirted to the making ot feathers. Scalded meal; crumbs of bread, and every day or two, before worms and in sects make their appearance, small bits of meat—all the better, of course, for being tender aud bloody—are good articles ot diet for chicks, lint they should have pure water also wit Ilia convenient reach ; and cure should be taken not to have it in a deep dish or trough, test they get-drown ed. No one can rear flue poultry who will not take pains. Happily, most persons are very fond of the employment.—Home Circle. • advertisements' ^ ADVERTISEMENTS, not inconsistent with the character of the paper, will be inserted at the following rates:— One square of 14 lines 1st insertion $100 For each subsequent insertion 30 One square 6 months 6 00 One square 13 months 10 00 Two squares-6 month* 11 00 Two squares 13 months 19 00 Each additional square 6 00 Business cards of 5 or 6 lints will be inserted or five dollars per )ear. Those who advertise by the year, have the privilege of changing the advertisement two,or three times a year. Advertisements to be changed every week, will be inserted according to agree ment between the parties. JOB WORK Job Printing of*aII kinds, will t>e executed at this OtfKe with neatness and dispatch. PREPARATION FOR SPRING CROPS. The season of the year hasurrived, says the Southern Farmer, when the labors of the cultivators*^ the soil are to be direc ted towards making preparations for the ensuing year. Among the many objects which should demand his early attention, that of plowing the land designed for corn is not the least important. There are many reasons why the farmer should not delay this operation till the spring months. He has leisure now to perform it better, and the land is generally in better order for plowing than early in the spring, when the soil is so frequently in an unfavorable condition, until late in season, at which time the work has to be hurriedly, and consequently imperfectly performed, and in too many instances done when the land is much too wet. Fall plowing fora com or oat crop gives to the land the benefit of the winter’s frost, which greatly aid in properly pulverizing the soil; and also by exposure tends to destroy the larvae of many insects which prey upon the grow ing crops. The utmost care should be es* peeially exercised to guard against all standing water on land plowed in the fall or winter. If this precaution is not—ob served all the advantages of early plowing are lost. All ditches should therefore be carefully cleaned out and surface farrows opened for carrying off the water from rain or melting snows. These surface furrows opened for carrying off" the water from rain or mdting snows. These surface jfunows should ia all cases be cut to a | depth of several inches below the depth, of | plowing, so as'not only to keep tho looso I soil free from water, but also a portion at least of the subsoil. If this necessary precaution is attended to, the soil wiU be found early iu spring in good condition for further prepatory culture for tho re ception of seeds of any description.— C. Planter. ITEMS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Do everything in its proper time. Keep everything in its place. Always mend clothes before washing them. Alum or vinegar is good to set colors of red, green or yellow. Sal-soda will bleach, one spoonful is enough for a kettle of clothes. Save your suds for garden and plants, or to harden yards when sandy. Wash your tea trays with cold soda, polish with a little flour, and with a dry cloth. Frozen potatoes make more starch than fresh ones. They make nice cake. A hot shovel, holdover burnished fur niture, will takeout white spots. A bit of glue, dissolved in skim milk, and water, will restore rusty old crape. Ribbons of any kind should be washed in cold soap-suds, and not riused. If y$ur flat irons are rough, rub them well with fine salt, and it will make them . smooth. If you are buying a carpet for JuPabil- • ity, you must choose small figures. A bit of soap rubbed on the, hinges of doors will prevent their cracking. Scotch snuff put on the holes where crickets come out will destroy' them. Wood ashes and common salt, wet with water, will stop, the cracks of a stove, and. prevent the smoke from escaping. Green should be the prevailing color of bed hangings and window drapery. Something \Voktii Knowing.—One day last week, while purchasing a lot of dried fruit, we discovered sutall pieces of sassafras bark mixed amongst it, ami upo*u inquiry were informed that it was a pre ventive against the worm. It is said that dried fruit put JWay with a little bark (say a large handful to the bushel) will sa've for years unmolested by. those trou blesome little insects,4which so often de stroy hnndredsjnfjmsheis iu a single sea son. The remedy is cheap and simple, T and we venture to say a good. one. — Lex ington Flag._ Cure for Cocans or Hoarseness.—■ Chip up/ut lightwood, and put a handful of the chips into a pint of common spirits. A teaspoonful-in a wineglass of water on going to bed will cure for a hoarseness, aud, it takenjhree times a day, or when ever a cough Is troublesome, it will effect a speedy cure. Afewyhips thrown into a hot shovel, and the odor breathed, will be found serviceable in lung complaints, and is calculated to relieve asthma. This is much cheaper than ‘ Cherry Pectorals, ’ and equally efficacious. Easy Method to Find Interest—-To find the interest of any number ofdollars, for one day,—divide the dollars by six and the quotient will be mills, the remain der will be a fraction of a mill, either vul gar or decimal, as you desire. This in terests multiplied by any ntrnrbev -sfeifcys, give the interest, for that time. Grazing Wheat in String.—'Thinly 'planted wheat may be grazed quite late in spring, but when too thick is only aggra vated by the practice—it will come up thicker than before. ' * J
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