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- "We will cling to the Pillars of the Tenmple of uer Liberties, and If in mat fall, we will Perish amidst the Rains." VOLIURE TIE1ef ort os,* C-, RsC 9, 15 ADGREEI.LD ADVERTISER -Sir W. ..DURISOE.PROPRIETOR. TERMS. Three Dollars per annmu, if paid in advamo --Three Doll.is and Fifty Cents. if not paid before the expiration of Six Months from the data of Subscription-and Four Dollars if no paid withis twel Months. Subscribers ou ofthe State are ' 1ed to pay in adhrace. No subscriptios received for less than one ger, and no paper discontinued until all arrear are id, aept at the option of the Pub All subscriptions will be continued unless ohrwie ordered before the expiration of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becomin reposibleforthesame, shall receve 'he six* copy grats. A-srtiussatsonspicuously inserted at GI osat per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertio, and cents, for each continuance. Thes' ^blished onthly, or quarterly will be ehsp $1 per seuare for each inserton. Ad verem not havng.the number of inser tions marked on them. will-be contiged until ordered out, and charged accordingly. . An Job work done fbr pisons living at a dstfane, must be paid for at the time the work is done, or the paymeutsecured in the village. Al comnunicatio staddressed to the Editor, papid. will be promptly and strictir attend W to. AGRICULTURAL. Muakeel Grea.-We mentioned in our last that we should endeavor to gain more ccuratuinfornation relative to this grass. We have the plenue of laying before our readers an article from Col. Hampton on the subject. The opinion of this gentle. insM, as to the value of the Muskeetgrass, is worth more than a dozen botanical *peculatious on thesubject, as be has tried it several years-at the same time he had clover and lueere rowing and fine na taral pasture-and after a fall experiment in this elimate, findsit admirably adopted to the purposes of pasturage. It matters not whether it be a new grass or not, or whether it bad been tried in a different climate without success. It has been fairly tested in this climate, by one of the Bost intelligent planters of the State, and one who has extensive pasturage grounds el otber grassef. And if, under these cir iusastanes, be continues to sow it with an increasing estimate of its value, it is sure I rthe auentiod of other planters. Frain LAs Planter. Msin.woon, July 18,1843. My Dear Sir:-I take groat pleasure in answering your enquiries, in relation to the culure of Miskeen Grass. The seeds of this grass, like all other perenial grdeles of which I have any knowledg should be sown as early in the antdmn as practicable, The ground sbould be theroug pulverised, by at least two ghings.U one acroes the other, fol oed by a barrow in the same manner. Stubble lands, and those that have been I'1 fallow, oughi first to be hoed, before are touched by the plougb. to insure perfect preparation. On lands thus pre pared, the seed should be sowed broad cast, at the rateof twelve or sixteen quarts to the acre. Rudding the seed In lime, ashes or rich mould, a litte damp, facili tates an equal distribution of them over the surface a matter ofrmuch importance. A calm day should be selected for sowing the seed-a light, flue-tooth barrow, the covering them, and a heavy two-horse collar, passed over the ground, completes the operation. If sown early in September, it.may 'ho safely grazed by the middle of January ; but if intended for hay or seed, the grazing should be discontinued after the first of March- A lot of nine acres of rich river low-grounds, planted the first week ln September, af'orded excelleut pasmurage by thei1st of January following. when one hundred and ffy ewes and lambs were put on it. The~ al1 kept in fine condi tion without irfood, uqtil the 1st March, at which time, they .were removed to other pastures. I have never cut it forehay, and cannot. .therefore,epeak er its iness for that spir pose, by than heat of all possible testa, ex perience. But that as is admirably adap spe to that objeet,I eaverima not a shadow or doubt. To the touch, it is almost as sot velvet, growing very, thick, three feet high, and yielding at least forty bush eluofiseed the acre ; it seems to possess all the requisites for a meadow. enga perennial grass, Ik will regoire renewaL only when overrun by weeds and the native grasses, which, I think, would oradicatein il-abont four years. I dodhfifit wil succeed on the sandy tends. My expetiments have been chief ly, made o rich alluvial soils, On these, its sucem has exceeded my expectations. and I greatdy prefer it to any grass I have ever cultivated. It grows well in the abadeo, and would I think, make an excel letn ,.oodland asture ; whilst for la wns. it would be highy ornamental. The Rev. Mr. Bachin.. isn~a enquiry into the na ture and benefits of an agricultural survey of the State of South Carplins, notices this grass in the followingterms. .. "Rleceny-(a distinguished Agricul turist) in Europe, sent to me for soimeoel the far-famed Mlaskeet Grass,from Texas, M~which I had heard favorable notice, from some of my friendssb~ut had over looked the prited accoun5. The seeds werq a crigyobtained from Coluip his. I .bestd in sending them imue. dity, Iniasmuch as I 'suspected them tc be an old'and familiar acquaintauce,whbiet ons being forwarded to Europe, would be imperfect specimen of the mature plant, kindly sent by my friend. Joseph O'Hear, rendered it quite certain, that I had once more, under a new name, obtained the Roleus Lnatels,ahe famous Lewis and Clarke's grass, of Mr. James Nicholson. described by Lianeaus, Curais, Schreber, Enuss, and a whole host of European ISo tanists-a native of the woods and 6elds of Europe, experimented on by Agricul turists, and supposed less valable than many other grasses in cultivation, intro duced itno Now England by our pilgrim fore-fathers, and carried by Ingratory birds to the West, and all over the laud. Here now, are seeds of a grass, that havo passed through the hands of the most in telligent, patriotic and purest men of the State,-liberally and generously dissemina ted' over the country; and yet, sad mis takes have.originated, from a want of Botanical knowledge.- The grass, I trust, may vet prove as beneficial to the State, as the mtrt, sanguine could desire. That which is :muited to one soil ind climate, may be admirably adapted to another. But had those wns, imported and dissemi nated the seed. posses!ed a small sbiereof scientific kno'vledge. they might have been introduced by experiments made on it, for a century past in Europe,. and A merica, and obtained it far short of Texas, even in jany of their own fields aud gar dens." 1 furnish this extract, not less to laj lie fore your readers a scientific account of this grass, than to notica "lpe very *faUer ing allusion to myself in the last pUra graph. Whilst I estimate, as highly as any one, the attainments -of these gentle man, I regret. that in an exhibition of attainment to the public, he did not with hUld iraputations, if not gratuitous, alloast discourteous. W. HAMPTON. Frosm the ChAffst. Stereury. The Muskeet Grass.-Mly attention was directed to a communication in the Char leston Courier, signed W. Hampton. re published from the Colum'bia (S. C.) Planter. whicb seers to require an expla n on. ol. Hampton is giving an account of the properties and mode of eulture of the muskeet grass, quotes some remarks of mine in a printed pamphlet, on the histo rjobbis grass, and concludes with the foldwing remarks: ' furish this extra riar less to lay before your readers a scientific account of this grass, than to notice the very flatter g allusion to myself in the last paragraph While I estimate, as highly as any one. the attainments of this gentleman, I re gret tOat in an exhibition of these attain ments to the public. he did not withhold imputations, if not gratuitous, at least dis courteoms." I thank the gentleman for the compli ment he has raid to my 'attainments, and I am not without a hope that hii own good sense and candor will induce 'him to admit that in my remarks, he has fairly quoted, but which the printers have sadly disfigured, (Holcus lanaLus has been prin ted hokus lunatels. and Knapp is distorted into Emits.) there was not the slightest imputation either on his understanding or motives, and that my language instead of having been discourteous, beyond the sim ple Fact of the necessity I was under of defending the cause of truth and science. was not only respectful. bui highly and very deservedly complime'ntal. In my essay, I alluded to the evils which resulted to the agriculturist in the distri. bution of seeds under.wrong names, and aiong a variety of examples to prove the truth of my position. I noticed the fact that a species. of European grass, well known to botanists as ,the., neadow soft grass. (Holeus. lanatua, which had been introduced by our pilgrim forefathers and distuibuted all over our country, was from time to tame sent us from the West under new names, which *as *alcttlated to mis lend us on ac:ount uf our imperfections .in botanical knowledge; that my friend, Mfr. Nicholson, had imported as Lew'is & Clarke's grass; thai it had subsequently been imported under the name of prairie grass, buffalo grass, &c.. and tha. recently I had ascertained that the maskeet grass, so highty valued at Columbia, was no other than this identical species under a new name. I have fully satisfied myself that my views in regard to the species were correct. I have raised the plants from seeds which were produced. by Col. Hampten? and have no hesitation in again pronouncing the muskeet grass, as no other than the meadow soft grass. (H. lantaiaa.) bMy object was to show that it would not be requisite to send either to Texas or the far West, for seeds on which we might make our experimemes, and that the planters might obtain them much nearer home "even in their own fields and gardens." IThat this is a grass very widely distribu ted, may he ascerrained from the fact that it is noticed by all our distinguished bo tanists as a common plant introduced from Europe. It is inserted in the works of .Muhlenbfrg, Neittall. Torry and Gray. Eaton, &c. Elliots did not meclude it in his Blotany of South-Carolina and Geor Igin, bet~ause he did not consider it fully naturalized ; he, however, cultivated itin his garden fromplanms which I sent him, and I perceive specimens in his Herba re'um, which is now lying before me. I have moreover seen it in England and most of the kingdomis on the continent of Eu rope, and have traced it in avery Atlantic State between Georgin and ganada. I received from Prof. L. R. GJi~s, aspeci Imen cnllected in Greenville, S. C.. and it ppears to be equally common in Missouri. Texas, and on all the prairie of the West. It Is therefore not a recently introduced grass, and the names of Lewis & Clarke's grass, prairie, buffalo and nmuseet grass. must give way to the truc old name of Lnaeus-mreadbtv soil 2rass. I %v not aware when I wrote my arti cle, nF am I at present. wholhad intro duced this grass iuo Carolina under the name of muskee: grass, but I had heard that Col. Hampton was trying experi ments on its properties, and generously distributing it among the Planters, for which I hoped full credit had beer given in the following paragraph which he has also quoted. "Here now are seeds of a grass that have passed through the hands of the most intelligent patriotic and purest men of the state, liberally nod generously disseminated over the country. and yet sad mistakes have originated from a wabt of botanical knowledge." Surely, a writer who could, in great sincerity, use this lan gqage. could not intend any "imputations gratuitous or discourtponq'" As an evidence that I felt anxious that still farther experiments might be made on this grass I distinctly stated-"the grass, I trust. may yet prove astbeneficial to the state as the most sanguine could desire. That which is unsuited to one soil and climate, may be admirably adopted to soother." In pointing. out for public benefit-the errors auto which men are led from a want of botanical knowledge, I have stated a geeral and admitted fact. There are very few men in our state who have taken the trouble to make themselves acquain ted with the neglected science of botany, and if the fact he published to the world, that a small "share of scientific knowl edge" would Sve them both trouble and expense, there :re o m any intelligent and sccessful planters in our stutt aia every where eke who are equally uninforme on the subject, they ought to consider it as a gratuitous or discourteous imputation. The lawyer should not be offended if he is: informed that he is no physician, or the divine that he is no politician. I trust the above will prove a satisfacto ry explanation of my motives in pennin the remarks alluded to, and that Col. Hampton and the public will perceive that my sole otiject was to show the importance of scientific knowledge, to agricultural pursuits. to regard to the meadow soft grass. (Maskee! I have great fears that it 'will not succeed in the sandy soil of our low country. I have cultivated it at intervals in my garden for the last 20 years and find it short lived, subject to die out in sum mer, and frequently overrun with the crab and other more luxuriant grasses I re gret to perceive that this grass which was so ornamental to the City Square of Char leston. a month ago, is now rapidly disap pearinm. The few experiments made near; this city, have 1.thiok, not generally been successful. In the neighbourhood of Col utubia it succeeds much better. In s. me of the western prairies it serves as the food of the buffalo, and attains a Iuxuritt growth. In Europe it was formerly cul tivated, but is now regarded as inferior to the herbs grass. rye grass. clover, and se veral species of festura and pea. and is no longer sown in the meadows. I few that iii the maritime districts of our %tate, we have not yet discovered that important desideratun. a perennial grass adapted in I all respects to our soil and climate. . . J. JIACiMAN. N B.-The Columbia (S. C.) Planter, the Charleston Courier. and 4he papers that have published Col. Hampton's com munication, are requested as an act of justice to publish the above. . FaO.M THE PLA.NTERI. "The at kneOIeth hi. owcaer, and the uss his mcs iqr's erib " Verily there is hut little doubt ol' this truth;t but we do:",' much if, in these days of scat-city, the knowledge thereof giveth comfort or consolation. . "in downrtght earnest." there are a gres t many corn cribs in the country which but for the name they he-ar, one would never dream of their u-es-mere log-pens, not eyen confaining the semblance of the staf ~of life ; and as to t-odder.. * - the thin;; has been out" long ago , ,But as the old adage runs, "miser y loves company ;" so there is abundiat consola tion, then, in ths fact that a man is no worse ol'than hits neighbor. But nIl jost ing aside, and really it is nob jesting mat ter, let as take a look~ at the past:, and learn a salutary lesson.,e We can if we will.that's certain. The last year was a good crop year, and nearly every body tmade enough todo them, irichey had taken care of-it. A t least that is what they tell us now. But as foolI was plenty, they led away theit shtnks and straw as imuprovidlently as usual. and by the time March, bleak March, with tis breath. and chilling rains, came on. the food was gone. So, turn the stock ccnt on the oltd tields as usual, to seek a living among the biroomt sedge, tatrts antd sassafras sproruts. vras. no dorubt, the first impulse ; hut thn severity of the se-a saa abate.l not. Old winter seemed to have broken out .afresh, and rains, aleets and snows were Ebowered iin the very lap of spring. Amid the roar of the storm, in every quarter tmight be heard the cry for shucks! Bat shotcks wvere as scaree as ben's teeth.and meaty a good old milker In on ,red ox, went to th.at bourn JfromwhUaeno traveller returns. Many kind people flewv to their corn cribs" for- safety andi for succor ; and now, even in the month of June, the horses and mules, it- the middet of teco, are suf-..r fering. But says mnany a man in reply, ray oat erop will soon be in. True, but Is it not a wretched policy, that of making your corn crib meet the oat crop; yet it is a very common one. Suppose the oat crop fail, and there is a strong probability of a failure, what then will be the result! I suppose-it will be like some of the neigh bors-to feed away their wheat. It is a bad policy. surely. to be forced to expend the proceeds of one's co:ton crop for corn and fodder in the sumrer, and worse to starve your stock, and half cultivate your farm for the want of it. In truth, no man deserveth to be called a good farmer, who hath not wvhat the negroes call "stay corn" in his crib. There is no telling what a happy effect it hath both upon the disposition and condition of animals. The true policy oi the farmer is to make every edge cut that can. Because his corn crib is full, it is no reason fe shotuld sell or feed it away improvidently. Let him ever bear in mind that economy is the most important adjunct of the farm, and that -be profits of the farm absolutely con sist in the savings. The truth of the matter is. that the pro eeeds of the cotton crop rarely does more, at best, titan pug the interest on the capi tal invested. Hence, to the savings and he increase of property, we must look for aur net profits. E.ery ear of corn saved is so much fat. and fat is mouey. Every blade of grass, rodder or oats, saved from waste, and pro perly applied, is a saving of 100 per cent rhe great object. then, should he to take .arc of what we nake. Feed carefully snd regularly, and feed all. A fat horse is much more easily kept than a poor one. A fat mule will go when a poor one won't. & rat cow will give rich milk, and the milk will yield.gnod buter, while a poor .ow is good fir nothing. her hide will not etch half price at the tanner's. A fat ox will do to eat. a poor will not. A hog, if 'nerely to b,, in keeping with good taste. hiould alway I s. ; bou-tly. one can tot have a perfect idea of the !mg. I,(: is int fat. Your ;eoorshoats are caric.!rev uft~e genuine ariJt.L.leiC ;:-tter. They iro the loafers of the samiUSaI vmn!utunity, iod should be rulcd out of stocir v. A tenuina hog should never recognize'i poor ihoat. nor its master, nor its naster's cril, hr it is a bumbug. and of all humbugs in he world, a hogthinks an empty crib the worst. But let -is ofer a little of our experienc or the benefit of the sufering. If every armer will take the pains) and it is no ;reat trouble, after all.) of soaking his corn t water before he feeds it to his horses, he will find that they will thrive on less corn. iod eat scarcely any fodder. Their coat itill l.ok better, and their general health till improve. Have a task put near, or n the crib, half full of wmer-throw ine he coin, tind lot it soak fromn '24 to 48 jours beforo feeding. I know many per ious who keep their horses fat on 25 or 30 Dars of corn per.diem. and give no fodder whatever. They will eat up corn and cob rlcan. And if the impression iltit feeding on fodder is the cause of miaoy of our dis mases has any foundation, it may le in. portant to look into it more closely. Now. when your oat crops are gathered, lo cut them up It is a most wasteful kystem this. of feeding in the sheaf, and it is titne to abodont it. Be paricular to turn all your stock of bogs. horses, mules cows &c.. into your Dat and wheat pastures, when they are ;athered, for thereby you will have every particle of herbage caten off. and your mnil completely exhausted. Kind reader, rewell 'Take this in good part. wheatse.~ver thent be. Aned wrish mue no woe .ethlan, I wrial 'nto theec." - 1IIUM BUUG Jr. Salt and Ashes.-Tl ake equal quanti ies of salt antd ashes. anid wet the maassoe ci en make it adheru. tand place is itn your feed troughs:; it is better than alone, and horses and cows soon become very fiend of it. A fi iendl of ours. who is excelled by nio one we are nequainted wsith in the management of horses, says, that any one wvho wrill keep, salt and ashes con stantly in troughs, will find shaet his heir ses keep rnach more henlhby, nod their coats decidedly improved. 80 far nauerobservatio'n has extendeed, pla nters generally pay too little altent ion to sal ting their stock. Nature clearly indicates sah'is as important to the health of the lo wer atnimals as to mnan's-Many ofehem will go'miles to a salt lick, and a "lick log" is quito a fashionable a place of re sort for horses and cosis, as the --Ex chanege'or ".hakspeare lhouse" (or cer tain bipeds, who prefer brandy to salt. The beneficial etrects of as free use of salt is abundantly proved by the test imo ny of all stock raisers who have sed it freely. Comnbindling aeshe-s wvith it, how ever, has a manifest advantage. All ani mals (at least it is so wnhl htorses, hogs. andI cows) that are permiuedl to over-feed at timnes. are as liable to ac-idity of the stomachl as man, and tee alkali of the ash es corrects this need keeepa digestive organs in a healthy state. For fatting heogs, it shoutld always be sedel as tey are ei'ten gorgedl by over-feeding.-Columbia (S. C) planter. The followinig mode for killing chin ches, was haunded to us with the request that we would give it an insertion. As the writer, who is an 3l.,D., informed us that it was an infallol remedy, we ad vise those who are troubled it h the mr minis, to give it a trial. Calomel taken internally, a few houtrs previous to going to bed, will never fail Ic destroy chinches Persons who are muc troubled with these night visitors, will nill prove infallible. Animal Piosons.-The venom to tihe bee and wasp is a liquid contained in a small vesticle, forced through the hollow tube of the sting into -he wound inflicted by that instrument. From the experi ments of Fontana, we learn that it beanr a striking resemblance to the poison of the viper. That of the bee is much longer in drying when exposed to the air than the venom of the wasp. The sting of the bee should be immediately extracted; anti the best application is opium and olive oil; one drachm of the former finely pow dered, rubbed down with one ounce of the latter, and applied to the part ell'cted by means of lint. which should be frequently renewed. No experiments upon we can -ely have been made on the poison of the spider tribe. From the rabidity with which thcsc animals destroy their prey, and even one another, ve cnnnot doubt that their poison is sufficiently Virulent. Softpoltices of fresh flesh. bread and milk, or in alscrre of these, even mud. are excellent applications io the stings of insects, and even the bites of the most ve nonous snakes. The speciics recom rmended in such cases for internal use, are not to he compared in efficacy with the timely application .or a poultice of the flesh of a chicken or other auimal recently killed. The flesh of the rattlo-snake it self is in some parts of America reckoned to possess specific virtues, and doubtless will answer nearly. if not nuite as well. as any other good soft and- moist poultice. which will seldom fail to effect a cure when promptly applied and frequently renewed. In this way the irritation and inflamnntion induced by the poison in the part bitten, is often arrested at 'once, and prevented from extending to vital parts. These conclusions aro the results of expe riments made with the poison of the rat tlie-snake, in whih the most celebrated indian and other speifirs were used with liiec if any advana;;e-.--Farmers' Ency. TO STOP JLEEDING. .mra. Editors.-A few years ago, a valuabiv cariage horse of mine.- took sud denly ill on it journey. A professed far rier in the village in which I was com pelled to stop, advied bleeding in the mouth, which was done accordindxty. But unforinately. after the animal bled inore than a gallon..it was found impossible to stop the blood. We all thought the horse would bleed himself to death. At this crisis, a fariner happened to pass by, and directesi an application of the fresh excre ment of theswte. A small portion of this wus intnediately held on the'wound tiade by the farrier's instrument, and iti trco Minu.'c; t1e blood t=es completely sto;"Cd. I have tried thi simple though no:t very pleasant remedy, several times sivce, in similar cascs,. and with the same remarka ble success. J. H. YOUNG, AlLany Cultirator. 31 [CELLA NEOUS. Allmrej.-As Alinauacks are exten sively circulated amongst the people, they should be utadc the vehicles of useful in formation, instead or being filled with ridiculous anecdotes and improbable sto ries. written in a style disgusting to the intelligent reader. The Almanacs puttb lished by Dr. Franklin obtained unprece dented celebrity, and the sayings of 'Poor tichard" have passed into proverbs. No one eould read them without pleasure and improvement, and hence these Almanacs were th most popular ptubications of the day. It is tnt expected that every~ ptub. lisher of tan Alttanac can) supfply it with articles eqtttl to those written by IFranklin; bttt it is in the power ofatll sneh~ puliishiers to select moral and instructive essayvs, or infortmati.mn tueful to the fartmer. It may be consideredI of little muometnt by some persons, whether an Almtanna be tilled with low slang, or with matter of a more improving character; but tis isa great mis t ake. The Almanac is read by the whole family, old and young, and on thre minds of the latter does not fail to make an i pr.-ssion. which is of'tentimes lasting. The object of oevery publication should be to instruct and improve the mind, and to awend the morals of thea reader: but sotme of thp Almamacs for 184i iwhich we have seen. are calculated to. have4 a contrary influence, by f.tmiliarizing tho. minds of young persons to low thoughts and lan guage. Foolish stories are narrated, in nonsensical jargon, which is mistaken. for wit, but which may vitiate the .taste or youth. and lead them to disrelish reading of a moro Correct and beneficial order. If it be true thaat the character of a peo plo is indicatetd by the literature of the day, we shtould be induced to believe, that the men of the present time are intellectu ally deteriorating-for of the imdrmense mass of what is termed light-rggding, wvhich is daily issued from the press, by far the greater portion is mere trash, ut worthty ite limo which is consumed in its perusal. The country is literally flooded with periodicals, and of ntecessity many of Lthem must he of an ioferior quality. Competition has reduced their price so low, that they aro accessible to every per. son, and therefore theggreater need that they should becottducted with ability,-and cnntatn nothing from whtich instruct'~ catnnot bo derivedi. Some of these pubti cat ions are exceedingly wvell managed, and can be placed into the hands of young persons with great advantage; whilst o there oewy lend children to entertain ro. mantic notions, and to be regardleas of pa rental care and instruction. Heroes are manufactured out of libertines and felons; and crime is so gaudily and attractively decorated, as to make it exedsed and ac ceptable to the young and ihoughtles. Such publications areissued "dog cheap," and have a most corrupting influence. We desire to see The wheat separated from Ihe chaff-and Whether the publication be an Almanac, a Novel, a Romance, or a Love Ditty, if its ten ecy be not moral and especia lv if is disguise vice as to render it palaiable -it should be rejected by the community, as tenditng to Iqtradace degeneracy and corruption.-Baltmre Clipper. Hypocrusy.-A late German author hs published some letters on Naples and the Neapolitans. lie writes freely, especial ly on lonks, of whom afct all, he cher ishei many good opinions. He has pre served some amusing anecdotes of Roce, an aged Dominican. who bad great iufnu-. once among the lazzaroni. Here are a couple of them: One day he was preaching to a crowd in the market place. 'This day,' be said, '1 will see wbether you truly repent you of your sin.' Thereupon he commenced a penitentialdiscourse that made the hair of the hard-hearted multitude stand up right; and when they were all on their knees, gnashin their teeth, beafing their breasts, and patting on all imaginable signs of contrition, he suddenly . cried. -Now you . who trul repent of your sins, hold up your hands.' There was no one present who did not immediately stretch out both arms. 'Holy Archangel Mi chnel.' then exelaimes Rocco, 'thou who with thy adamantine sword' standest by the judgment of God, hew me of every hand that has been raised ypocritically.' Instantly every hand dropped, and Rocco poured forth a fresh invective against the sinfulness and perversity of his audience Rocco was once. eugaged in a dispute with a Spaniard. whom he silenced by swearing that there was not a singl , Spanish saint in heaven. The Castilias wais statled at so unexpected a declara tion, but Rocco maintained it. 'A few were let iu at first,' he said 'but they smoked so many.cigarr. that -the badon na and other holy virgins were fairly sick so Saint Peter set his wits to work to Wnd out how he might rid them of such disa-. greable guests. lie sent a- erMu into every part of heaven to proclaim that a bull fight was to be held outside- the-gate. Thereupon every.8paniab saint, without exceptior, ran off tu see the -show; and when they were out, St. Peter banged the gate to, and took - care never to let a Spaniard in again.' Government of the Pasioxs.-He is wealthy enough that wanteth not. He is great enough that is his own master. lie is happy enough that lives to die well. Other things I will not care for, says Judge llale, nor too much for these, save only for the last, which alone can admit of no immoderation. . Quietness and peace flourish whet reason and justice govern ; and * peace flourish where'reason and justice govera; and true joy reigneth where modesty di recreth. Restrain yourself from being too Rery and flaming in matter of argument. Truth often suffers more from the beat of its defenders, than from the argument of its opposers. And nothing does reason more right than the coolness of those that offer it. True quietness of heart is got by resis ting our passions. not by obeying them. it is nut treasure or power that lays cithter the head or the heart at rest; but a gniet conscience, and the simplicity of a. icender mtind. .There is no contending with the orders and decrees or Providence. He that miade us, knows what is fittest for us; and every nma's own lot (well understood and managed1) is undoubtedly the best. The love of God and the world are two differenat things, if the love of this world. d well in you the love of God forsakes, yout renonee.thdt am~d receive this:' it is fit the morn noble love should have the best place and acceptance. The Holy Spirit is antidote to seven poi-. sons; it is wisdom against folly ; quickness - of apprehension against ignomsace ; piety against profaneness ; and humility agamnst pride. s . .- t .Vex not yourself when ill spoken of. Coat umelies not regarded. vanish; but re pined at, argue either a puny soul, or a-. guilty conscience. The best answer to. a slander, is to answer notbing; and so to carry it as though the adversary were rather to be despised than minded.. "Chamberm'aid-J am sorry to say there was something in my bed last night that. ought not to have been there." "0, sir. i'm shocked;t was it jumpers?" "No, something larger." "Sure, sure, there was no creepers!" "No ; larger still," "0 dear me, you don't mean to say there was bugs? You frighten me." "~No, far larger, still ; there were lumps, you careless thing." "Well, then, it must be, as the man in the play says. the people that put the festhere into the bed forgot to leave the fowls out. Notice. . ALiL persons ingle~ted to us on-accounts Adue the Ar't of January lssa mre quested to come and settle up. Wp have to pay our debts. ---- GOODE & LYON. Feb.13 t f 3