Volume XXXIII.
SUFFOLK, VA., FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 1880.
Number 5
l,WHAT SHALL I RENDER UNTO GOD.”
BY REV. S. S. BRYANT, D.D.
Shall I.pile up gold in a gliiteiing heap,
At the solemu altar atone?
Shall I gather the pearl from the watery deep,
And the gem from the vale when? the soft
winds sleep?
Gan they for my sins atone?
No, answer’s the Spirit, ’twill not suffice,
All the riches of earth in sacrifice.
Oh I then I will gather the flowers of spring,
And twine them in garlands gay ; j
I will bring them at dawn, ere the rude winds
fling
The dew from the opening cups. I will bring
Nature’s incense to God, and pray.
'Tis all too poor, twill not suffice,
All the fragrance of earth in sacrifice.
Yet, yet I may come as the Publican came,
And give my heart to Thee:
I’ll bow me down in penitent shame,
And I’ll plead the virtue of Jesus' name,
Have mercy, Lord, on me !
’Tis this alone that will suffice
The penitent heart in sacrifice.
^ election^.
CREAM OFJHE PRESS.
—Never retire at night without be
ing wiser than when you rose in the
morning, by having learned some
thing useful during the day.
—It is well to have faith and trust.
It is well to be resigned to trials that
cannot be avoided ; but it is not wel*
to hide our talents in a napkin, to
take our till of ease and pleasures,and
bow down to the gods of pride and
fashion, then shriuk back from the
consequences and say that the work
is none ol ours.
—Educated women have a wide
sphere. There is, indeed, some dis
cussion as to its exact bounds. Some
doubt, for instance, whether they
have a legitimate function lu the
pulpit.5 Our own view is that char
acter and ability are God’s chart of
duty. But whatever may be decided
in regard to pulpit, there is one field
where educated women , are-iu de
mand. That is the home. The ed
ucated woman is the best wife, the
best mother, the best housekeeper,
the best economist. The “coming
men” could afford to pay all the ex.
pensesoffull training for their fu
ture wives merely for the greater
good they would receive from them.
In these days we pity the ignorant
mother. Six years of hard study are
well invested, if lor nothing more
than to be able to answer a thousand
questions which curious youugsters
will be asking in a few years.—Church
and School.
—Some of us really imagine that we
arc suffering the will of the Lord, be
cause the flour barrel is empty and
aud our coat is out at the elbows,
when a little more self-denial, a little
less foldiug of the hands to rest,
would raise us out of the slough of
poverty aud set us on our feet, crown
ed with the gift of a goodly heritage.
We eat rich, uuwholsome food, keep
late hours, transgress all the laws of
health, and when we pay the penalty
with shattered nerves aud broken
constitutions, we wonder why we are
not strong and vigorous as our neigh
bor who has lived moderately all his
days. Because the neck and arms ot
our tender infants are soft aud white
and dimpled, we let them go bare
and unprotected ; then, when some
day we leave the little one out under
the snow, we murmur that our Fath
er hath been unkind. Iu too many
cases, with a little more flannel the
family circle might be kept unbroken
for many a year.
—It is about time to put the foot
squarely down upon all projects hav
ing in view the briugiug of the
Ohurch aud the theatre to a common
place. The gospel plan doesn’t in
clude Harlequin or Columbine, foot
lights or flies, Pinafore or Panto
mime. Such proceedings do the the
atres no good, and they do secula
rise religion. The “moral drama” is
a moral humbug, and is a devise of
old Satan to capture weak heads aud
gushing hearts by the fanfares aud
paraphernalia of the stage and its ac
cessories. While the Sermon on the
Mount remains, and the Bible is iu
the hands of the young, and while
the flood-tide of a pure and whole
some literature continues to invite
the thirsty to stoop down aud drink,
the theatre may be left to its pecu
liar vocations.—Using the accesso
ries of the theatre for the promotion
of religion is a good deal like seeking
the inspiration of the whj8key-b"*‘H
for tire —tj — 'pity
ing prayer. —Christian at M>r*.
HAVE WE TOO MANY MINISTERS?
No; emphatically, no. The de
mand is lar in advance of the supply;
aud nntjj the latter is in excess, we
must insist upon it that the time has
not yet come when we can strike
from the list of our petitions the
prayer directed by the Sou of God,
when he said, “Pray ye, therefore,
the Lord of the harvest, that he will
send forth laborers into the harvest.”
When we look at the multitudes in
Christian America (as we are accus
tomed to call it) who are strangers to
Christ, aud the millions in Asia, Eu
rope, Africa, aud the islands of the
sea, who have never even heard that
Jesus came into the world to save
sinners, we are ready to say, in the
lauguage of Moses to the son of Nun,
w hen the latter appealed to him to
silence Eldad and Mcdad, “Would
God that all the Lord’s people were
prophets.” Whilst something has
been done, there remains yet “very
much land to bo possessed.” To do
the work, wo need multitudes of la
borers in addition to those already in
the field.
lli^f, again, llavo wo too many
ministers! It would seem so. There
are numbers without pastoral char
ges who would cheerfully accept any
opening where they could be useful
Many of these are men of undoubt
ed piety and worth—equal, it may be
superior, in these respects, to many
who are regularly occupied. “There
are twenty-five of us,” said a worthy
brother recently to me, “living in the
city of-, who would be glad to
find churches with which we could
labor.” What is true of the city in
question is true of other localities.
There seems, indeed, to bo such a
plethora of spiritual workmen, that
some worthy brethren, through the
newspapers and other channels, have
been proposiug expedients for di
minishing the supply. They have
suggested that it is advisable to
throw all our theological students on
theirown exeitions for support whilst
preparing for the ministry—furnish
ing nothing boyoud free tuitiou.
This would discourage some, but the
‘‘fittest” would “survive.” A distiu
guished College President is in favor
of allowing men, who desire it, to
“demit” the ministry—returning their
ordination credentials to the churches
which called them to the work—reor
daining if, at any future time, the
way opened for the resumption of
ministerial functions. Neither of
these suggestions strikes us favora
bly. Where an indigent young mau
eviuces satisfactory evidence ot piety
and aptitude, ho should bo aided to
obtain an education. There are few
better investments of our money
than that which is given to assist la
borers in entering into the harvest.
Then, ss to the “demission” business
it should be understood that the
ministry is too solemn a work to be
put off because no opening lor pas
toral work occurs at the desired mo
ment. If men can “demit” their or
dination vows, they will not be so
careful about taking them. Moreo
ver, they will uot bo so much conse
crated and so anxious to succeed, if
they are contemplating the probabil
ity of a change of vocation at some
day, and that possibly in the near
future.
Cut, what are the twenty-fivo min
isters, to whom we have referred,
ami it may be scores of others in
like circumstances, to do when, alter
standing for a long time idle in the
market place, they are obliged to say.
“No man bath hired us.” We an
swer, they must go forth and find
occupation. Instead of waiting for
churches to call them, they must go
out and call their churches. But,
meantime, how are they to be sup
ported! It may require mouths,
possibly years, for a man to collect a
congregation even in a destitute part
of the city or country. A room must
be obtained, in which the people
may assemble, seats must bo provi
ded, fuel, too, will be in request, if in
a cold latitude, and other expenses
must be incurred. Theu the work
man must eat; and if there be the
adjunct prescribed for a bishop, she
too must eat. Who will defray these
expenses! We auswer, a man with
gifts sufficient to command success in
the ministry, will generally be aided
by the friends of Christ in the matter
of provision for public worship. And
as to his own support, let him, for
the time being, make tents; or, it
these be not required by the market
let him follow the trade of his divine
Master and build something more
substantial than tents. Or, it he
prefer, let him make boots or shoos,
as Win. Carey did ; if he be couipe
tent, let him teach school, practice
iuuetimue, be aj
*kefy?r 'a tiller^M
be,
hek^T a tiffei
thing by which
lawyer, %■ keeper ot
the ground—any
an honest support
*3f
can be obtained—going, alter tboj
apostolic fashion, on the Sabbath
days into the synagogues and preach
ing Jesns to the people. This will
be a hard life, it may be said. Hut j
one who has felt that “woe is ino if I
preach not,” will accept it, hard
though it be, trustiug to that grace
which the apostle found needful even ■
in the third heaven to sustain him.
We are recommending no imprac-1
ticable enterprise. It has often been
performed by men of resolution and
zeal. Some sixty years ago, a young
man, living in one of our Southern
States, was elected teacher of an
academy in a city, then a town of
modern sizo, where there was no
Baptist church. Having an adequate
support from his school, and feeling
himself called to the work of the
ministry, he began to preach the
word in the very seminary where he
was teaching. After making dili
gent inquiry in thgtown and vicinity
he heard of a few Baptists—less than
twenty in all—and all poor. They
had been scattered sheep for some
time, but the young teacher persua
ded them to euter into church rela
tions with each other. The little
company came together in the school
room, which he was permitted to use
for that purpose every Sabbath morn
ing. The young preacher had fine
gifts, and others came in to hear the
word. Anon the room was filled. In
a short time some one was converted
and added to the church. Then an
other, and another—among them the
wife of an ex-Govertior of the State—
a lady of some means as well as po
sition in soeiety. This drew atten
tion to the little company. Tlie
school-room no longer furnished sul
ticieut accommodations. They deter
mined to build a house of worship. A
lot was purchased, and a plan for a
commodious brick edifice adopted.
Where was the money to come from ?
Many of the citizens were patrons ol
the young teacher’s school, and he
was in great l'avor with them. lie
often preached for the Presbyterians,
who held the greater part of the
wealth of th’e town, and they had
great regard for the preacher, though
of a different faith. From these clas
ses he obtained donations top the
amount of ten thousand dollars for
the erection of the new building.
With one or two exceptions, the lit
tie church was poor; but they did
what they could. Friends of the
cause in other portions of the State
lent their aid. The result was that
the house—at the time the best Bap
tist house of worship in the State—
was completed in about two years. It
took the little church seven years to
get out of debt. During all this
time the young minister preached to
them without salary—directing all
the money raised towards the liqui
dation of the debt. At the expira
tion of the period mentioned, the
pastor was called to take charge of a
large church in a Northern city, and
as he could be liberated 1'iom the
school-room in which he had worked
for seven years for his support, he
accepted the call. But the infant
church had a good house of worship,
and had grown to such strength that
they immediately called a pastor at a
liberal salary, and became in a short
' time one of the strongest churches in
the state. Within a few years they
have subscribed four thousand dol
lars towards the endowment of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary.
What was doue by this minister,
who found himself without a pastoral
charge, may be done by others under
similar circumstances. The ground
is far from lieiug “taken up.” There
is room for hosts of like laborers. We
have referred to what occurred more
than half century ago. And some
may be saying that such success
could not- now be repeated. But we
know no good reason why it could
not. Faithful Christian work will
have its fruit always aud every
where.
We are reminded of another exam
ple. Since the war there came to a
Southern city a minister who had
been compelled, on account of ill
health, to relinquish a flourishing
church in a Northern state. Be em
barked in mercantile pursuits for a
livelihood for himself aud family.
Being unable to preach with any
regularity, he opened a Sunday-school
in a destitute neighborhood, and
with teachers furnished chiefly by
his own family (the room-rent also
paid by himself), he collected every
Sabbath a considerable number of
poor children and taught them the
tfuths of the Scriptures. His lieiUth
improving, he endeavored to gather
a church, to whom he might preach
the gospel. With the aid of friends
at Jiomo aiid abroad,"a lot was pur
chased and a comfortable house
built. Whilst supporting himself by
his own exertions, he gave his servi.
ces to the little band until, with im
proved health, he resumed his full
pastoral work in a Western city.
But his work remains. Recently we
noticed that the little church collec
ted, chiefly through his instrumental
ity, was strong enough to call one of
the best men in the State to be their
pastor. Thus a man, with broken
health, with all the prejudices exist
ing at the close of the war against
Northerners arrayed against him,
enters a community and builds up a
church for Jesus, which has growu to
be a self-sustaining body. If so
much could be achieved, with the |
divine blessing, under such adverse
fortune, what might we not expect
from men of vigorous health with
whom the community were in hearty
sympathy t
Of ministers of this class, of men
who, where they can hear of no invi
tations to fields already opened, will
go forth and open for themselves
fields in which they may work for
Christ, whilst their own hands (if so
it must be) minister to their necessi
ties, we can never have too many. _I$*
was the glory of Paul that he had
preached the gospel where Christ
was not named, and that lie was tree
from the charge of building on foun
dations which had been laid by
other men.- Whilst no man taught
more clearly and constantly that the
ministers who preached the gospel
should be sustained by those to
whom they ministered, he waived the
light, when necessary, to carry the
glad tidings to the regions beyond.
With the spirit of the apostle domi
nant in the heart, there would be no
idle heralds of the cross so long as
there were souls iu danger of ever
lasting damnation to be admonished
and siuners to be won to Jesus.— IF.
T. B. in Religious Herald.
THE QUEEN_OF SPAIN.
The Paris Soir gives a pleasiug
description of the AichJuehes Chris
tina, Queen of Spain. A slight, ele
gant figure, an agreeable, fair face,
dimpled cheeks, golden hair, and
tiny hands, are among her external
attractions. Her voice is silvery;
she paints tiowers likb an artist; is
an accomplished musician, and has
been always a docile pupil to her
professors, though she is endowed
with rare independence of character
and is fearlessly frauk iu her speech.
At Muuden, where she usually spends
the summer months, she applies her
self to wood carving, under a skilled
artist. She bestows auuually, on
poor childreu, much clothing, which
she makes herself. She preserves an
affectionate regard for her former
governuesses, and when they come to
see her runs to procure cushions and
footstools lor them, and is always glad
of opportunities to visit them at
their houses. Her attachment to all
of her old servants is deeply rooted.
If a professor compliments her on
her progress in any art, she is as
pleased as a little child who has been
praised for being good. The Arch
duchess is unable to dissimulate au
tipatliy, or to conceal a preference.
She was particularly fond of her un
cle, the Archduke Francis Charles,
father of the Emperor, who called
her his little Christa, and two years
ago helped her to collect postage
stamps for a poor lady in Munich,
who was, in return for a million, of
fered an expensive piano by a rich
Englishman. When she was nomi
nated abbess of a convent at, Prague
by the Emperor, she shed many
■tears, aud was only comforted when
it was explained that she was not
bound to take the veil or to remain
unmarried.
THE NUN OF JONARRE.
The language of the secoud com
mandment, “showing mercy to the
thousands of them that love me,” etc.,
is read by eminent scholars, “show
ing mercy unto the thotisandth gener
ation of them that love me.” As in
the instance of Abraham aud his pos
terity, that promise of loug earthly
blessing ou parental piety has often
been seeu fulfilled.
One of the dukes of Montpensier
had a daughter uamed Charlotte,
whom he obliged to enter a nunnery
at the early age of thirteen. This
sacrifice of her fresh young life was
against her mother’s wishes and
against her own. But her mother’s
pure and godly infiueuce and faithful
lessons had taught her a submissive
Christian spirit rather than the
spirit of rebellion, and in time she
became more reconciled to the cold
aud constrained religious life marked
out for her. She practiced dutifully
and meekly all the austerities and re
quirements of her order, and was
rapidly promoted. When still very
' young she was made Lady Abbess of
the Convent of Jonarre, in Norman
dy. Years rolled on, and as the Protes
tant reformation spread some of the
Protestant books and tracts, in one
quiet way and another, gained en
trance to the convent. They were
forbidden things, but their reading
brought new light and joy to the
gentle hearted Charlotte of Bourbon. |
Situated as she was, she could only I
give thanks in secret, and teach to
her nuns the blessed faith and truth
that had come to her own soul. It
was the same truth that she had
heard from her now sainted mother
and the dear childhood instructions,
so revived, coufirmed her conviction
that she was right. Henceforth she
would rely on Christ alone. Before
long a way to liberty and larger duty
was divinely opened to her. The Hu
guenots, in their memorable struggle
in France, gained some successes,
and in the course of the war the
Convent of Jonarre was broken up,
and the nuns were forced to flee.
The Lady Abbess escaped in dis
guise to Heidelberg, aud joined in
the cause of the Reformers. Victo
rious Holland offered a safer refuge,
and there she became the wife of
William, Prince of Orange, and (by
the marriage of one of her daugh
ters in Germany) the great-grand
mother^of Sophia, Duches of Bruns
wick.
Those wno Dave stuuieii hugiisb
history know that the present Queen
of England is the head of “the House
of Brunswick.” She is the direct
descendant of the pious nun of Jo
narre.— The Watchman.
TWENTY YEARS IN JAPAN.
Dr. J. C. Hepburn, writing to a rel
ative from Yokohama on November
19,1S79, after mentioning his' situa
tion, describing his home and lcc.%
tion, refers to the great work in which
he has been engaged for so many
years, and says:
“I have, with other of my missiona
ry friends, been working for the last
five years at the translation of the
New Testament. \Ye finished it a
few days ago, with great joy—a gio
rious work for the Japanese. To be
permitted to give them such a bless
ing, what an honor!—and to think
that 1 should have a part in it fills
me with wonder and praise.
“I was appointed, at the last meet
ing of Presbytery, to translate the
Conlessiou of Faith into Japanese.—
That is my principle work just uow.
Besides, I preach in Japanese, almost
every Sunday, to a native congrega
tion. My wife has a day school in
the native town, to which she goes
daily in the morning—and a Sunday
school. I wish you could just drop in
among us. You would be surprised
to see a large company of Japs—men
women and children—singing our
beautiful tunes in their own tougue
praisiug God. There are now many
such congregations all over the coun
try ; not one when I set-foot—on..this
land,—all in twenty years.
There are uow many missionaries
American aud English—of all denote
inations, in all the open ports, work
ing diligently to bring the nation to
the knowledge of theSf’ruth. Every,
thing is working harmoniouily and
pleasantly thus far, and I trust win
so continue. In our own i’resoy ten
au Mission we have a very nice set of
men, as well as women. The Scotch
Presbyterian, American Dutch lie
formed, and American Presbyterian,
have united and form one Presbytery,
called here Chiwkae. This Presbyte
ry is now composed of eighteen for
eign members, and eight native pas
tors, and elders from nineteen church
es—a large and respectable body of
men. When I think of these things
I cannot but exclaim, ‘What hath
God wrought! and that I should live
to see it!—all iu twenty years !'
‘•This is ono branch of the Chris
tian Church. The Methodist, Bap
tist, Episcopaliau, Oongregationalist,
Lutheran, Cumberland Presbyterian,
Germau reformed, Albright Method
ists, Greek and Homan Churches, all
have their representafk 11s here and
organizations.”—A. 1. Observer.
Leaves, Plants and Boots.—
Here is a remedy tor the ills of tlesli
and spirit, com posed of leaves, plants,
and roots, which, if taken without a
wry face, will make any person re
spectable aud happy:
Leave off smoking and drinking.
Leave off chewing aud snuffing.
Leave off sweariug.
Plant your pleasures in the home
circle.
Plant your business in some honor
able employment.
Plant your faith in truth.
Boot your habits in industry.
Root your feeliugs iu benevolence.
Boot your affections iu God.
For directions see the Uoly Scrip
tures.
I
J-nrm and jfircsii([.
SOW CLOVER SEED.
Clover, to succeed well, should be
sown early in spring—the earlier the'
better, it'the land has trot yet been
plowed and harrowed and prepared
for the seed, no time should be lost
in doing it. The work slioulippt be (
postponed till spring, as there may j
not be time enough to plow and bar j
row and now the seed when the land j
is in ptoper condition, when there
might have been enough to have put
in the seed if the ground had been
prepared.
^’e have written a great deal in
onr time about raising clover, and as
long as we live we expect to write
about it for no crop is of tuore itnpor
tance to farmers. It makes exeei |
lent pastures, and in drouth nothing]
equals it for this purpose, it makes]
good, nutritious hay, when properly j
cured and stored away in sheds or j
barns, aud stock will fatten on such
hay without grain. An early crop of s
hay cat: he taken, and then a good j
crop of seed saved from the same ]
field. And again, TO; crown all, noth I
ing surpasses it as a fe.rtillizer. It j
will restore worn-out fields quicker ]
aud better aud cheaper than any j
thing else. So it pays in four ways j
to raise clover. It pays for pastur- j
age. It pays for bay. It pays for
seed. It pays as a fertilizer. Who
will go to work now and prepare his
land, and put in a number of acres in
early spring?—Ex.
SELECTING COTTON SEED.
The selection of good seed Las a
great deal more to do with sacces* in
I all farming operations than most
! farmers are willing ta acknowledge.
Every now and then we hear of some
new variety of cotton, whose origin
may he traced to a careful selection
of the best bolls from the most pro
mising stalks of cotton in the held,
which, after being plauted for sever
al years, each time saving the best
specimens only for planting.
By this means the Dickson cotton
originated, which produced, tby a
careful system of fertilization and
cultivation, between four or live bales
per acre. It was also by this method
that the Simpson, the Koubieau and
the Langtry, were noted for their
I fruitfulness; also, the Peeler and
Chambers prolific, both noted for
length of staple the latter for ex
treme productiveness, compared with
: the average long staple cottons.
Any farmer may improve his yield
by carel'u-l cultivation and selection of
| seed, but the quickest results may be
I arrived at by planting a few acres in
seeds already improved, and making
his selection from the best stalks of
the new variety.
| LiMK -is -needed -to—hasteu the—der.
| composition of vegetable matter, and
so make it available as plant feed. If
wo wrap up a piece of lime iu a cloth
! iu a short time the cloth is so decom
posed that it will fall in shreds lrom
| its own weight. Tanners use lime
in their vats to rot tLe hair from the
hides. Now, lime behaves exactly
iu this way in the soil. The vegeta
| ble matter in the soil is useless until
it decomposes, and lime hastens the
process of decomposition.
Age of Cows.—Cows live an aver
age age of about fifteen years. As
; every farmer, stock man, and cow
! boy knows, rings on the horus tell
the number of their days. At four
years old a ring is formed at their
i roots aud every succeeding year an
| other is added. By allowing three
years before their appearance, aud
! eouuting the number of rings, the
! age of the animal is kuown.
1 It is a waste of capital to buy ex
j peusiVe animals and undertake to
keep them upon poor pastures or
poor hay. To attempt to make up
the difference by feeding upon grain
will take off all the profit, and the
animals will inevitably deteriorate.
There is no food that can be profita
bly substituted, iu the long ran, for
grass-dud hay.
Preserving Shingles.—Au old
' lamer recommends sprinkling shiu
| gle root's once a year, either in spring
jor fall, with slacked lime. He also
' says that new skiugles can be made
! to last much longer by soaring them
j lor a few days in thick iirne water,
i well stirred up.
! * A pail of water slightly warm, in
whicii tivo orj three quarts of brut,
have been stirred with a sprinkling
of salt given to a cow ouce a day will
increase the dow of milk, and also
I add to its quality.
J. T. New
THE COW PEA.
Tin's plant for the Sonth is destin
ed te take the place that red clover
does in higher latitudes iu the work
of ameliorating worn lands. It will
gather ammonia as well, fatten stock
equally as well, and grow with less
attention.on thin ground. The way
we have cultivated peas is very sim
ple. Lay off the land in three-foot
drills, dropping ten or twelve peas to
together each short step, covering
with two light furrows, and breaking
out the middles, at first convenient
time, in two or three weeks. When
about a mouth old, ru* one sweep
furrow iu the middle* end repeat this
again iu four or fire weeks. By this
time the ground will be se shaded as
to keep down other vegetatiou, and
render unnecessary any more work ;
and our word for it, they present as
pretty a sight as ever greeted the
eye, tilling the whole face of the
earth, and rendering it impossible to
distinguish where the original rows
were. From ordinary upland you can
gather ten or fifteen bushels of peas
from the acre ; then cut the vines
from several acres for hay for stock,
and turn under the balance with two
horse plows in the early fall. The
advantage of this renervator is its
cheapness, as compared with com
mercial fertilizers and the saving of
transporting and distributing stable
and other manures ; and then it is so
evenly diffused over the whole sur
face of the field.—Dixie Farmer.
BROKEN LEGS.
I have kuown of valuable horses,
as well as of other animals, being
killed because of their legs having
been broken. A large proportion of
them have been saved by proper
treatment. The difficulty of manag
ing an animal in the ordinary way
with a broken leg, is that it keeps
straining the leg, thus preventing
the broken parts from knitting to
gether. It'.lhe leg is swollen, cold
water is one of the best applications
for removing the swelling, and this .
should have immediate attention.
After the bone is carefully set, en
case the fractured parrs (also a space
above and below them) with heavy -
leather, something like a boot leg.
Tin or wood might answer tha same
purpose. It should be large enough
to leave two inches space all around
the leg, which space should be filled
in with solid wet plaster of Paris.
The latter will harden very quickly
and hold the bone as securely in po
sition as though it were in a block of
wood, still allowing a free circulation
of blood within the leg.—American
Cultivator.
Curb for Chokin.o Cattle.—
Should cattle be at any time in dan
ger of choking to death by any for
eign substance sticking in the throat,
take fine chewing tobacco, enough to
make a ball as large as a hen’s egg,
dampen it with molasses so that it
can be compressed into a ball, and
will adhere closely ; elevate the aui
malsjhead, pull out the tongue, and
crowd the ball as far down the throat
as possible. In fifteen miuntes it
will cause sickness and vomiting, re
laxing the muscle so that the potato,
or whatever may be choking it, will
be thrown up.
How to Tell the Aoe of Sheep.
—A sheep’s front teeth the first year
are eight in number, appearing all of
a size ; second year, the two middle
ones are shed out and replaced by
two much larger than the others;
third year, two very small ones ap
pear—one on either side of the right;
at the end of the fourth year, there
are six large teeth ; filth year, all the
front teeth are large; sixth year, be
gin to show wear—not till then.
To make a good harness polish
take ol' mutton suet two ounces ; bees
wax, six ounces; powdered sugar,
! six ounces ; lampblack, oue onuce;
I green or yellow soap, two ounces;
1 and water, one-half pint. Dissolve
: tbe soap in the water, add the other
solid ingredients, mix well and add
turpentine. Lay on with a sponge
and polish off with a brush.
Procure stock of Farm and Gar
den Seeds, that there be no delay dur
ing the busy time of plauting in the
early Spriug. Keep yards well litter
ed and dry. in good open weather
plow for early\fodder crops so essen
tial in spriug time to the Southern
farmer.
An
tha
Rye is a tine fertilizing crop.
1 acre of good rye will leave in
ground iu its
pounds, coutaiuiug 30 pounds of
ash, 40 soda, 14iuaguesia, 69 lij&anerGoods
.phosphoric acid, 13 sulphuy*^"1' «e^
Ifc'--•**"<■>vfflcrs ™ "entirely ne^Tot of Cloaks am
Shawls and Net Goods for Ladies, and Overcoats
", all Merino Shirts and other desirable goods for Men
[ I get new goods every week.
TOM SMITH %