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O h1 .-! h !! O. . PCKN S8. C. TIlU RSDA Y, FEBRUA1Ri4 18-NO 2 Sonator L. W. Youmans, of .alirtwell, has written a letter to the News and Courier, defending the action of the . State Senate (in dillerenlt m:tters (ctl sidered at the recent se;.sion. A ft -r re viewing the articles of the sevend ciitic,: who have pulblished their views in the newspape)rs, Senator Yountano tas In a resume of this chaptt)tr of t'-tttIL finding we note three specific Comjphtints against the Senate: 'The entse ultioii of the bill providing for experL;ncital stt tions; the lejeetion of the rcsttioni Providing for a travelin_i coin itti " to investigate the mollus o)Crt (i iiar cultural colleges iii other ;ta ts; tlh' 1)ostpotlen'ut of the bill to reo giz' the, dptmentlct of nagrieult,:).Fhi, the )ill to provide for expi'intntal :t 1 tions was niimitei in the I Hii: adt itb originatl d(esi.;,n f'ruiStratiedl by i an i i :ti ment )rov':id itvr ting fo r) i-tutu s ins,t, of one, as at. ijir-t. 1it'I1tetei. 'the inite - tion of the ttifrer of II is Itil '.s to h ivt' it follow in its us:;. the I i to ler' i-! ganize the <h-pa)rltmeint of uitueilturt',I 1(d that thi 1I,4I) apprnop r5 tt b)e ex pendted nunder 1ih au1spiies of a newi board of t'grictlture uipol ont station, with the view of :uatking it a basis for the ultimate estilblishmlneut of en agricutl-l , tural niu ni chau ical college. The .ill to reorganize the (leptrmntenlt ti itgrieul tare having ietn itpostponcd Ib' the en ate, and the umentlmet tt: this btilt having; bemu adlop'tcd byv the ;::.uee 2iti trary to 1he eXp)iectatit'n of i- audtor,, thus sliornt of that syimietirv o its stu rouudins, crlully :tanwi'nik-. I iin tht hurry of if iegi hit itn. \\ts sc.:t. to t e Senate, in1Congru'il1ls5 iii siu''e a it It1cr rect even in its phlr:ieeloyv. All the Sint. lrop)os('di to do ':ceit to strike ottt the pirovisitins for the trat' lig c'0m mittee, whicb, . will state enii tassant,t was a e i dmenii :t'ut p)lropos t by a Charleston lawyer, tlnd not (ucnlmphtledi in the orig inal bill, auid whitich aind l meti on the part oi the cn,ta wit s aft i wai'rds aeccipt. by the lit:u: waLS to nmke the hi ll 'c 'st , to its i : n d " roini s-thi' atip' to -hi'et whi iCtIi I th i w ' tiaftte1li:ras i -it a , ' lt i oi by a connilittie of c ier"ence ithi the i a)rovitl of Iiti nlu. i')euond. .W;o tht) rt e i bt(, ") l the_'! Seiiitte of .ili es t t i ve ht1: vs r'ts(- - lution p)rovidinge fttr a tra\t'hnc'unmiit-i1 tee to invest.igattt' the practicalu t'peirations!t of agricultural ciillges iu itn at htate-, the Senate tit tulrady t t iip a 'i-ll te i provisions of whtichl Ii d istm1i tie 'or of agriculture to ltae ito c;u t n siderationl the plans, specl ideal !ns, cost, &ce., of the cresution ofi an .-.zricltulrali1 college, and di ntot See the iniriet v of paissing this retiuso lui , tilp;iiii.in, l+in addlition to what it, liatd !re, don, a A- counlte tt to 'utther .i,'h u wti- 1 out ny limit ni, to ,iat th : ti tlotio was(5Ii io co i. ; , . it d i ' ud pis) ilis (ii thi ' uiti'- . i t' t cerlet, the c itl teti' t uie tpo!it ' could have tratv elltd the hi . ' :' ar uu:1 .ntil the ntex Cit'ntciii andi have ('xcitled mausny' i 1 thousands of dullars. t Third. Of tt It triiie cte:r ii;it1, thie lisati:;iaction of Capitain t! iiltta ane d j his alliecas i lict uiti t iedt iite pinu1tily, pehis), towatrds ei:'i o,tclone ment by the ,tnate of the btil to 1'e1or-ti ganize the detttlelit of a;ric1.;itIit p hetIt paltssag;e of which, sa-s I. Tin.:l, would t . mtake the "F'al'nn"r:.' tioil'li' on of I I the dtimen:lc)ts of' the Sta,te Covernl-!" ment. Soritly atti 'th int dut d'tu a of this bill into ilitt lhinst, at nd Sti - 1 t 1(' t b - ftrie it. ahIt1dit it, c ti i-t:ii ;a , i s a 1 platntr ati Cia'ir io o' ii tii'- i xat i tmili mittee onit agritlili') "itt are poi'ld p)r. byliiiiioli ite 'ifome tat t im Sihiort and utot popularize lit)i tyebringngit' tlose toitthe0 iieopule, ii'ttproposed, it t would mkiodfy the btililletoietas t t iriasethn sesinofe egshittl ue ofi a di-e'iipti tionail membe hu om iteache,'ti of the 'ile n the eectio (atve' mori atI th next sess'ionl, the thae tlimt iife i present' llII wilOt> an llii restpeSCh toi t i e i i/iyett ( bonrd itoul hiunite' w'ithv hiitt ( < Olure i the auagettof the1 hill; ti)lt I pyaitvelys declined.b atwinitil 1i cosidered reeilt'i les and ht fall-alus etinuirs iln trava-(uiit' gance antdi icmitit' y rii'iepetly U tIe ferrt o n t -'i' i, t iipre iient b iar and i commison of giculturetiI, i t ci support any. measur hon to ilt'rili eatt fand furtmrerprps l'tli Tnot,f l w'asu eeig, teo itrouce'ti'ai j pint sut in istruciny dheSiate her o:unijt et',d o Sta8tepuse oiis,,ps to swaphrbyte their nets and enter the "political mi pond, and enter it deep> at that." Whi powerful ally of Mr. 'hillman, who la been coquetting in a jack-in-the-box-wa with this ''political debutante," inigiI not be1 elected to the United States Scu ate? We do not wish to lie Consider<' at tll 1oitted, ta0 aSSuritnCiS have 1>.el grattuitouely given from)l (:'1 tainl <}1arter that ter is "no (u)mbine."' W\o kn)01 Mi. 'l'illn:an wuildl not hutavo anI oflict Iecans(' there is not "iuhlI love of sel iiinim,"' and u lla5 alreaidy "'told lie (1('il in ge(t behind him."' Nor woruhi 1)r. TFiud,'t lULViv an 'l;ice, because hit o:ay't hi.. ',i.e1 lnlt"' 1 m an to) ilnpruve th<( l)olitic:;l i1uon(dit ion of the fl.rtert3. 5(1 iihe tho oligarehy is de eated, the riii roken ii p nd tit' (l GvetiIment purged uf it; ipreseIt iieompe1 tent, imbeeile an11d (xt rvt1 'itt ('ilCials ad ekalnns(Il of theil tittl)t'-ts s t ; i, the tli'ts will have t(l ha1 filhed b1y the dlupes w\ ho) have been re 'rlitacl by} t="Umnalcts ofi "gt'ting1 Sin (on th' Im itrtlettcth.'' 'le+ t[icipics of th1i' Ieicr s:ehool extol the advattges ol l)1r!ulan iltn, app1}frenltly regard'lteSS oI! !Itt fact th1at there lnre nlow in existencr 'm organij.tions of the agricuttuiil in lt c:of the )tatte, the Agrienluil 1111(1 M1 ien..aticad Assoociatitn1 and the Grange. \\WhenI the organiz:ttioIn of 11te li lter wat ii 1trocess its iterits were silnilarly Inag. tilted, but the echo las nearly died tway, and the letson has he )n taught Lh:at the material prospcrity of the farm. :r depends far more upon individual en erprise, ienergy and thrift thi:tn upor rgamization. Vie arie toll thtit the object is ) o get us oi of ohi ru1ts. 'The troultte in we atrc 11remlyv1)1 out the (tid r'uts a1111 into th1( t0y \V (Ot's of intdoiecee, credit tt ex ItmIvtgln:ceC. We should be rele gtte(d te he old ruts whlete all classes iei en 11h'ir OWn exer"tions and dlid not expsect he L1eg"ish!.ture lto provid. for them- - w\he' nment wetre industrious am'l frugal, 1ttd paid their way as they went-whtent tt hald no hotet'stead laws to debauch he inaicial integrity of our peIople, and ito lien laws to beguile them into extrav igi(nce, thriftIessness and dependence. l'he fact is, the (iovernment, i-: far from i ig mindful of the publlic weal, in tat nsCetihg its p)roler sphere tto assist ia' 1.>et plt1, hIas, by a 1t)e(5 of .Vet tir:,ng, tuidltrmilt(:d their seli-reliance t11('1ii\twrfed their sp)irit of maniiho o! d aid 1tc1pent'dencet(. 'T'nught tO rtly upon meiittiti exemp}itions and li11n1 laws, hi.mly af themT) inl thitir enervatted condli it nut it\ tIui their eyes to ('ttaiin Till mit prtsumttably with I tho expet'ationl of (inas mal mana. Well may lhe emanirk 1:t he feels deeply the heavy re'sponisi ilities resting upon him, as a great 11any have vague and unreasoUab)le ideas f soetlung wonderful or great being 1o'eoiltlished by his Conventiont. U ntder 10 leaulership they tavi been taught to ''gaid th' nuadmi nistration of govern menat its the cause of their vies, and ither thr'ough the med1(iumn ii expteri at ita st ta ctitnI, a elimg11 1? iler of deuduralti~, ctIite, er a r,.i-r~a 1Swr>i'Olls wa:y, the'y art+ to btt given t rnian('nt rt'l it 1 anid great f1ttire i)ent its, thiile Mr. 'Tilbimli aid his crew art )it"1)lring for a refreshing bath i n thi "-la-nt waters of the p)tlitical mill tonl. TO me( it aIpeIS 1)mt little le.ss ti.anl 'rininal to tlissatisfy and enervate o'mut n'oplte by this continual gabbl!e about lien poverty and the ",hop(ee.-ness of heir1 coniition. I isteatd of foslering it IIuris t I II itltedence 1by exhort itg theiw o rely on thrir own exert iots, to Iteich het to attrilite the tttaStii-faetory re ctils of ittlenc , extritvagaicte l III it nek otf thr if to the disrtegirl and ilmute 'di'' of the (htveiarmtIt. lTere never Its heent in this rountry I but ote method tf solvimg the probtle how (tine was to et is poratk tand 1beatns, and I hat is to ork fort thenm' The Laegisltur te does tot feedi imerchantts, lauwyers or doet trs, id ne ltithier b y ex perlitin eta statlioins, reO >rgaunizautins of btoard's, nor' agricuilttural stlliges wilt it any more feed the farm ris thanut Captt. Tlillmnan and is cre'tw enn ift themselves over the fence bty their hii etott-'i siton, II tink [ vo ice thet setn itinent ttf thle initelliget anid re-specftale arinlers of thet ttett lien I say .1 inare lie April Convti(lion, ref(let my views, uni ht is recklesst andit disrispetf flelttrges' le thle ravings of a faurmtic. titan the at terainces of a imatn teigtjpte(dt t lead ait Tlass of (ol'ut c itns. Ott bil f of tht fatnemitrs of the Staute I feel warranted in gayiung that though we may be "'fast sitnk til to the leve'l of serfs, hoewers of wood itnd drawi ers of wvateri," we ar ie noit yet pr'eittrted tt chtim brothierhtood with the it> sttck in the wtar of thle nmts-es itpIol t lie cha,ses, we ennmot bte rallied bty thie Iriltueers of tour past I)emoc ortie't whin-it it rat ionts and the diusciples o~f "Hentir [ urge'" to eti tnd aigaint thei ab lest antd tmrenst o f t tn- puldic servants andl omt awn ( iovernent. Tnl N :w Yotlt hi NANet tA rn (hitoNn Li ays tmt, thle Jmainttrry eartninigs of neairly every Sioutt trn tailrioad tire grtetr Itan Ihetir Itsstes, andt thatt, it fiact, thle South itt an itul 'ttt tweirn ro)ads, taketn tas it ( throich- g'iv"' a compaat~t iviI isttimet to itng t' ~Jiaiay earinitgs of tent bh:n h ig litthttntand Sititlwestettn coim pais fo ii'x yearsii. Ini .lantuariy, 182 thI )arinnfa otofibt-t ichodanda 1)-pr' atle tr' iad wert tu,ttt ita ; tt in 8s,i250 l/; i t ii- 'i x, .I0, 9 inl IM S .I ;5 It. (It l tiv. oft et o d re r thtdtin thet ii Ioprtv statement fai I- irh'w fI de-tngti ler returnsal tha for-w atiti 't(>tftt IIH hya tien wPei He t- gy "VIi to- ntteq ke CW, l>r. F el ?I cucThe srIn wro. i wauhng. probbly ecauo ne beh AnI I-:tl,a'emn tI l"ro,i, .1a atiiit. Seniita:-v ''That liet"a a iFauiiy 1' umi. (Frtu Il Iw sv'Sl't I'.t.) - A (jiet little wedcdiing in .Jeg "sonville 1 lst iiiglht brought to an ('ndl a romianlltie t littlh l>ve story and a faiiy1' feid of sevt:ti y( lrs' stanling. ' eli ye'ars iI dohn S. Ihillit, of (cVhltct, Ohio, ir iino.vd to at point nuar" Nw tti\retc, iicntu e'.y, and settletd witli hi;; faiiily on a tai. Sh1orl y after hais arrival tltre l e got into a disptte with linnter Weli<, a n..iglhl)r, over a smlt:il p'iece of grounld between their farms. ihis re sulited in a long law suit, andl was flilully settled in Bullit's favor. 'Flit' men 'were not recoieiled, however, anti be'nint' bitter cnnies. For years the iuel,tbers of the two families sloko har:ihly of one ittotler, anld no o ppo;rtniity was passed to do ai injury to the oth(r autily. llr. L'ulult at flt' tlae of hiti rt".nv-al. to Kentucit1ky 1:ti a lahtcir (Ctlia, a ;.d1 .l V(en year'. As liin ' 1':t'l hhc grew i to a lovely young gir!, at'l was sa"nt it the convent of the Notre Jauie, nitiar Uineiunaiti, to rec'ive iei'(tlc: iin. lietn.wtintg heomie la:,t (hritinlts hi ttt lolilatys mt;ore lovely iii perfect in feature and forni than ever, she met Albert Wells, the son of Iltiinte.r Wells, a young m erelaut of St. Louis, who was also at. b1oine on a holid:y visit. Thit' two lirst Inet at i lanice at a farwar's houso near C alvary Station, but ftmtaid it both Convenient iiid pleasant to me t often after this. T'ie loved on' iiothei'r and whein they rtetl after the lidavs it was wit It the itgreeent to l , n p nc.lii Six or (iglt letiers were writtten, buut wtile l\\'ls reei vei those ft' i, Iull it., the Sister Slwerior att Ihe (coiiViat discreetly kept ilhow' directedi to Iher lovely cbarge. tinai libtcominig desp er - ate, \Wells ma(le the joauni:y to (incin linti and visited the covteuit nit in pq ,V with Mr. V. ii tunt, (fI hat lace, tunt 'r the guise of Celia Biillit's lrothert'. While the young couple could not act as freely as their hearts (lictttedi, owing to the presence of a teatilcr of the schoml, they suceedcted in nitniig an tlappuint nenit :t hunt's Ilotel, Witich}) wats after watrdsl kept. lie they'V 1igreetl to iary, and ati she wloiuhlI not coin-eitt n t biet I ri( otter ti at ili tlie lreactue o at rl:t tive, they camte to this city and tel'' grap Gittl (ieourgt Iiulit, a i'rthe11r, to inec't thei 'ir. ldctidtit i o, andti iaitlly the oldi f'amily enmUity wtis t:iklct dlolt and t be three west to I1'r sonuivill, where J:sluirm 'K'elgwin mtaritd( themt They retuirnetl and are stolin g at the Arlington li.ntel, whler' \i r. llunter \'ells and Mr. J1'lin hullit are expacted this afternoon, they haiving til gotph their satisfactio at tie l mariiei atul the hope tmt never aain cotl1 ill icc l ings prevail between the two finilies. ( n.uic ratl t.c"t': Attitl res. (, juiw-ra Stce htl ,t 1). 1. , the 1 t,ip lar and su(cct"saful 1',,ant of ite Mlii: Si A-iili r'i(iulturul ('lk.h ', i no un -rt iganrie Iiead, buatt a l1\tiiv t 1 l: ' p rt('.ime agriciltuiiil t'tliienttui', ounia. \vlti ilt's ii lOppo)rtunrity to pwuilute the' bs:t inhe I eSts of the farnter; of the Soul ht. itt' eeintly, in addressing the Mias-ipp i Stattc (1 range, lie said: I''1 esteemii myseli' coicilnp aiunted, in being invited annuatlly to :t1i]pear before the State (irange and addr ess it. 'Jhis 'eemls appropriate, as the order has been, a111 is still, the harigest orgaiza tion of farmers iii 3ississippli---it iS also the largcst nattional organii ition of farml;'rs iii the Unittd St ctiIs. 'lhe order in \lississippi, too, did lo'e to have the A. anid M. College e+ttblilnbe., Ithilt itiy otlher iii ihinc ti. As early a ; 1 -75, ainii yearly, aftte'"rwards, tinwy miemioriahizetl the Logislittu'e, aittl t reCst hidion, insiist ed oinii1 th pacssage of it law orgatuz rnig thle College as atxc 'eaa t and dist inct inist.ituitioni front the t.'iiver' itiy at G.xfordl, so that the spirit of the Fodleril lawv wouldl boi obtineid. ''Now, mny friends, are you irady to be4 bienefitted by the experince of othi ers? Arc you ready to pt mtor'e vatlue oni your hamdh? Are you reanly toi tiahe (care ocf youri caitatl 1ii hucisiness, wh ieb is the fetilt ly (of your oii i i? is t hc:-c neiedt oft agiculhitrl etuti('lcon? 'lur w it was'ic once I ert ile. You h ave cc 'h.ssi v andi by piursuing ia wronci sy.teint imi pove rished'c it. Youi laitv~ Wiorni it (oil, andic n ow read y to dlc]ivei' it to youv cr chl t drein pboorer tiiii ytct gut, it ficcim ycccir fant.hers. This isc not r'igh t. Ytour 'hit drent should receive their lweritage 5'n-c impaired, from you. Ycou muritt he, edi.. cated in the niewi way of pcrceservinig the fertility of youtr socil. If it is toco hat' for you, your cihidren niuist he < dueated in the new methiods. If t hey do it retstore fetility to thleso hui ccis, otherc is It is ia lin propohisitioni. It' they dii not oi tcamiitl, they will Iosi-thoe hi md cics. They will limss iinto the hitamls ot' str.ucc gcers. "'The faci lit ies in 3l ississipph i are at imndl to restore thI landsc icci. Tihey ac.e aill favorabl te. We Icmve plencty ofi gm ccii hlc yet left oni nearly ('very pihcmctd iccn. T'hce plani is to stop etultivattiing Iit'> inil. I t will break all whoc aittempi t it. Onie fourth or onie-thtirdi of our' hland ic st ill good. Cuilt.ivatte onily goodit bod; ma-i ire it, work it bettter, ftollot)w itli'nstive fairmiing on ourii goic hlctcs, ) lit way wc~ith ont-half ori twoiu-thcirdcs of ocur laborci. Utiize. thei poorci hatils is grazcincg batscis. Nature will eover' thmci ati oce withI gr'cass. It coists nocthinig fcor gcrascc tc groiw. It. csts mnot.hing fori stcki tic et graiss. cStockt-raisinig is tie icily praecii ealei waiy oif uing thci.ie huncis, geing ai profiit cuit ofi the laci l alloi: 1c tim at. somett timce ti)i ri'nieit'iti, icuic haveci thir fert.ility r'iestored'c. It vi ll breakc iaiybody wihoc attemicts tic ('citivacte them.c c 'The fertility t hat lohasbeen hmt mu tst hie retoredtc beIccforec it. will lilt) to iercop ticemI again." Tnez ( cod cir I oe 'lit,. Ab sence oif kncow,ledge' o f thle fciel th at phi ysiecal andic icental wtackness'5c, indiiiges tioni, iiupmctc biliool cand sick I.hcc'cie.c leie, icists iliclin cof moneicy amci icly fit oriinuci'rhi acnd untr'eltible dieccet ionscc. 'hri cm A"lcE('Inry :nii l.icc lcghIc-c. ce a Icilbi ol: ithem lvei to:ethc fo iiii ii''ct purplocse if killingc .hindge~ A\. I'. t'h, ('c. ncc'wi (Connc'y .\ttorn'cc'y ci lci'wanc. 'I b schemcito I or cuter ii tei Octn 'iasc' detic ' inSt ini tinac: tic save thceir' lives. TAI%IN(: T'tO((. IIli't ('1tan liI)b Il n tit' Imiii )oit an) c . eiw of A'G-Gliiirae A teniunat. (From the 1'ii iIt'li.':i T imes.) it i5 a phrase fanii!iar enough to the 11111i'Sss man a111(1 uidterstood i i adegreo by the feminine cleient in the' commulll nity wito realizt' 114' p1u5ts4 at 1 :tst of its mneuning and are awnare that bargauins llay hie regatrded lI its synnyim'i. 11 is a s-elt whien every r(ein:tint ilad tag has its plact in the gentral au'tnt, ant is forced'( to dlo suchl dutty as ma;y be in swe'tlliug the year's returns. Tihn housekeeper, w\'hO also liiS her Cx pcrieces(' with tags and renilnaits, w\ill Iby to linteais alidlit that the s11ie process la lly lpplicttion to her systei. (hi the Coltrary, inl spite of cooking schools andi i alw ays ineltsilng lod of cookery okt(,l , j(iu al"nltls d ll in gaz:iles, she clinii to thie early convictions thatt 'stcek" is on' of the pTlttar dehiiSiolls s i' Ii roverl life, andi( that soup11 foundtt'"t Illonl stvek Sis an'etratvagance to b' i r,'n2d d\iown and getn(rtlly dis "a:tl< stsck !"' sl.id It youniiig houie wve t' I' ot tt day, in my hearing. '''':1k .ttek! Why don't tiy sly take a r'(5 t' or tikt' i quutat of nightintgalcs' ti1i'1es? ( )le is as easy as the other. W1'het i I i t) get stuck, I shil(dd like to kntv, \bu there are univ two of us andt \te ('ni.\ want a little nient once a dai1? Aund if I nuthie soupl thait is good for at int It. takes just as irlcht iueat is ht : < '..l l1op le. titock i'. ita snlrc a.ad r' 'i: , u, iad nobod(ny bu: t a llnil hiun:c ', :t11':Irdisuchi ("Xtrava\t'ance'." "" .Iao I'kS ofi th11is ordlkr ar'( (on1 511t: ". :t-' ;.,i n 1 plte' (of theI i ung Con.' lt ( i I ca'Itlatlion of tile iact, in i i'e I' tIi, t1: t stock is tlhe intly " it f thie le ft 1vt''" q il'stiotl so :( lii .l :t 1i hits of triits vey t nuh iet or'- cunlr i, i it s''ns wr ll t( slate .1 'i 1 ii ill ;il lvlt, ch'r ni s (liett';of in.nch Inle:at, ve'ry good (lnes' ('an he1 in11le With v'ery littlt, :tn(I qulite' aS Sa\or'y otitC5 'ill i ( ;t ill. 1ThehtislliSt ma h i', d 1a t' hili: tiet , deser'Vinlg i lri lly 54'linte' si t Iy l i l t hil 's, (ie lelAent 1ar'tieit' givingl; siai t hel IIi maitiiti'I, ve u u there very lit lt' I:at Is us'ed. iTir -t founv oulsttekee juit c men-a I 1 Il u l il ;;iil ll.k liti' J1i1"1 t lt i'll w h:(i r WI 1 1int the bilke't of reISiiiIIt, 1i1 t 1s t t l h t s ec, the" ail uv (il (1 at: i JIt r-ilis st :ll sh l [ an the l lil t' o t4 hit"t'l i (.wt'\e.l iht l re viu d., th rt'e1iniin n(-att ta ubditoh lu t I l ltiliz 'nI sai as : -te twaS not iratcotieI int, tlse(dl t l t15ra'l'In w'ould h b t he n and thrll tlle lt('t that i tjaart (If very'\ 1;4od( stut"k hail c',:le to ant 1I11ili s I lIti it 11(ll iill(1s. vei nO i l ui Ilv ia aut in-rel handsa. (ilvin it eatilth t ll' ( i; lli it ' eti''g)esan i lus ly o 1 1 a t (itil!y 1ina I: i t slu boiling, i m-i y more ;tult a sin11n1 '1r, inii tllh1o e r'jel t t(dii p(I; sibillit a, tl i ti.i's n ts I t'(ihtl w\att'r w ill t i t' ii il t't 1 ii t alt, wtiii ll i I' (l pti it lit :J im of llirtI :1 l tr' :h. ThI 1451 r s it, atr il Ii :..1t I . t.1 i Ii ('it(.l, \ t :bl n:v' givl nt a1 5l,,; e :,. u d 0 , e v."1) p:trtl(itw re.Iing t(o (te t.urfa14't 151-1 lea\iin. a i ti' of el i-' bril I -';,t i't : lyl" ii t:akl( n any1 ll:tlii th,'slli , '. T his (lh l:' w oid, tl,a ll'y !'c 'V'' 4 \'(v1ty 11(Il h igi', li i dllg ic , i((iii at(, a litlile Iti'll, ati i. 4 Ol , the 'omiilnitioni ind1c1uitely \:tried, a tnre' - '1 ::atli5ll t(r\' 111l wii ' ll lllth ured 50111 w\'nhll ]la:t'e b iln the (,lulome. UOne uf thc mos1. t\av,ry atnd t;eIieioUls Siliiile SO li i, I lt l ivtl aS i na1ill1 a hte l:nlgir, aInd I give its 'illul .itory as :i ll t attiont 'f wVhat thel (car('Illl hllse ket'pt'r. who: pults aw\ay al1 4) lhllntiS tdaiOtilt, (:iil tlt"ily' 1.-"''llr . T he !(1 Soup was known as tte ".:-all" 'ip, and It bltiit yith Ii < sit fr stock . Iolr ii Wis i just 1:tct:alo as th1s1 n'.5i '(. by thet less e"xpetritent'edi hou 51kt"ep. r'. [1:'r 11 plte ('n1 I1 ht , 111w1a1:, rge" , pl i n, u r.t"i. A C'OTT'(ON ('Iol'1'I:c. f ''The W\on111erflI Ag'ri(-taltl ral Invet" nth toft i ('atudein itllanic. ()t rt "p~ritencu of the Ncwi intt Courier.) CAlllls lh, Firuary 16.-Mr. J. B. Antnoins lin; ma :t) a cotton chopper, i iulchl rili'ss to be it suecess, and now, wit I tie 'AonI(Ui5's Chopper'' and 1 Msn:(111 l,i('io'r and gi, the fariers can x'pnect to 1wtill.i muore out of their cotton - rop. \ ir. Auln 1on14, a wheelwright aini carpeunter by tratde, was raised in Marion, but fiII the Isf two years las lived in (mntilenl. lie hisa been 'studying ulp his eliliue for t'IveI years, awl three y( 1115 ago made I model, w\hich he has worked successfully in the lieu every season siIce. l1o reached what he thought pierfection last winuter, Hlis iehine is luilt veiy uuch like a sulky plllgh, with adjusta)le hoes titt will leave atny stanid of cot:oii that I may be detsiredl, and with t)nw manl inl horse il ic fIo'm01 tweity-five to thity acres it day, ihere is a little scool) plough attacelld in suli a wiy as to ilt ats a gulde to the horse always on Ue next row, Iit hor:e being inado to \talk in I this sllow !i' arrow going across Iho cot tun bed. InI trying the chop110per the usual way is to leave one a5nd1 two stalks III cottll to tle lhll. The only ob jec tion that hatS been raised is that it leaves i tuft of gross around the cotton, and1 1 this oljeetio has b'een dlone away with bi winit JIr. Aumnonis calls two dirtors, wi hicli pilts tlie tirt, against the cotton b hielint the eiopuiilg hoes, and tlus also keeps t)h wind from,n damagiag the 3Jr. A illoun Iis sold1 several county r lits itntl over two Iiuiileul ant fifty ntitehint's it s it eath, all ii three muoniths. 'The nuluchine has beeni thior. Iough;lly ItnIt-td ini .Uiitbhanl, K..(rshatw, (helt'rlit Ihl, 1 1 Ilbri 1 tII 1 Ind 1t rioii (Stillit1 i14, Iul it ret('c 1eie (ht Iirst lip)lonu:t at, thu lust State Fair. The maltchine0 wit'hs ab1utilt III 111 uns, and tracks withi staitlard w lgon track. A patent Wis :ippthld'tl fir lin Nuvemb'tsr :i1), 1MM6, serial nliln' 1 f;,::. A few lltieliles arie binii unult, lalt 1i>)ttt.mupt will be nlid' it, lih the de'lln (ti for thent tuntil + i lin ftr ilil t'saton of 1S. Uy that I llt't ltil'I,I.n i tit 1i l tll li t'lll't 01 i- lit time 119- pl. fo manufacure on. lIa;e s hit - till beIt t lt titmetd alntd it la ge 111WIb I I iii i 4u4hin ien i n l. tl-ltttering tlles t Iiitt bIt'I rt ived foru imying the ri"ht for' the Stat " of Ltuiisiuit 11111 I''(I \\(\n 1-Itil ii a i ' lli.(, t ( tit1:. jt-tt'ol i tl l " e' t t.: . ' P t ( ty i. : in -: .. JI i l i it't' sl id tlt:tt t yI L true milther tu I, hir -tn hty in th I Il 't' very thltr blt , it . hait h It Itt'.-hit yearl ns for tie wtei\re, of 141a. tillium5 I s pi- rineti pile i Iii,,t i I litllctrehend, whysiv this ittitt or'tlti/tiiontti u 1 ii f l t in te M in all it'e Ittts II t h ittte, :it Ietsu.Si a thatt that tn,t i 111a il lt at t it l 1 1 hit mi itu l hlt;td. lIt': 'inttr, dl i.l \ttr initther' - htirft t k lIti in tht t, ' it I tt t the I jttttrit' tf41 pritn Ors are tnd r I l' I.en ty i1 t n ,III ott a.;t , litt nit tl iiti l i d i iXt 'l, in t I VS wht' <,( ,i(l't t n1(thu 's t nit 1' ar1 Ii 'l sib:y,, thu Itl(11 ' i 14s or iI (n( llt ini itni alut, >,r sheI m Ilay slt iiti ti ie (h IS of the valley. 1.1y1:, meltre ('hlih n-t'l, niit Iin,,re tlutin uii;ht yt:trS (of :4(', hav\e I('t'li r'enten1)'ed( t t lt iitt itirt ' i u r ownu s tai1t thi.i ear. itl at utre is befort., suchi ihut in wuit hi oldetr tcril)iu l:;, in stt"ad of Ittingl implrttvedt by the lulii;htunnt, they ar' tturn l oUt it tnthis al'terwadtiulstritinetl ('ili1h1d, whott delight ini vieioul: habtlits,i IL a ;1 nlnti uinI t(t ytI b,hillni 1pr ii barl7s iintii il t.atiI , o i dr1111 :1121i u 'l ed de ts l th i fe t I t t he ptI nat;lty. It Itt:t;,4 n iit , l aw' t h ru .-t Ihi ll to t:tiiik of tI 1 1 l ii ' tl 'n wh i' e taiii nd It s I llr iimimts It' l o w.. il in jail witht ollert ne r a riht'to prtct. ifetelf. twudb FITZ LEE'S LITTLE JOKE. how Ie Captured a Yankee Omeer's Valihe. (st. Louis Globe-Democrat.) In 1861 Fitzhugh Leo, now Governor of Virginia, was commanding the Con federate outpost in Fairfax county as Colonel of cavalry. Colonel Tannant, who was an intimato friend and class mate of Lee's at West Point, was in command of the Union cavalry outpost near Alexandria. One day Tannant re ceived orders to advance and feel the Confederate position in front. A bat talion of men, mado up from the depart ments and the city of Washington, called the President's Body Guard, was assign ed him to make the advance. He said to a friend before leaving: "I want soldiers with me on this ex pedition. I know Fitz Leo, I have slept with him, and whenever we come togeth er somebody will have to do some good lighting or fast running. I know Fitz will light, if I had soldiers and not these dress-parade fellows, I would be delighted to give my friend a brush, just to let him see how nicely we can whip him back into the Union." In the meantime his wife had packed his valise with clean liuen and a bottle of old Iienuessey brandy. When every thing was ready Colonel Tannant took up the line of march along the Fairfax and Alexandria turnpike, in the direc tion of Fairfax Court Houso. After the command had advanced a few miles and conic to a halt to rest, the Colonel ad dressed his men in the following words: "AttentionI battalion: I am now speaking to you as soldiers who have en listed to defend your country, and as fellow citizens. I want every man to do his duty in the time of battle as a soldier lhould. If there are any of you who are not willing to do ihis, step three paces to the front." Not a man moved. They stood like a wall of granite. This gave the Colonel much encouragement. "Now, my soldiers," said he, "with this determination on your part, we will ontinue our advance and drive the en1emy back, or capture the entire force." Within a few miles of the court-house they encountered the Confederate pick tts, and succeeded in driving them back. This gave the command now courage. On they pushed. But, alas! Soon 'T'urner Ashby, with his Black Horse Cavalry, cane charging on their flank, while 'itz Lee pressed them in front. 'T he engagement began to get interesting, when suddenly Pelhamu's horse Artillery u limbered on the left hank, and began to poui a galling fire into 'l'annant's ranks, lie rode to the front, leading the charge against Fitz Lee on the other side. The men seeing the situation be came demoralized and retreated in con tusion, falling back to Alexandria. The U nion forces lost a few killed and some prisoners. Colonel Tannant's headquar (era ambulance was captured, with his rationa and baggage. A few (lays alter the light a dilapidated team drove up1) to his headquarters with the letters ''C. 5. A." branded on the skeleton mules, and in dim white letters on the side of the topless ambulance also appeared ''C. S. A.," and the drivers, instead of wearing the blue had on a suit of gray. The (river entered Colonel 'l'annant's tent with a military salute, bearing in his hand the Colonel's valise. "Where did you comx1e from?" de lmaneda the Colonel. "I ('1ame from Colonel Fitz Lee's head iluarters," was the rely. ''Ho swapped teaus and clothes with ime and told me I could come back andl bring your valise, ut here it is, Colonel.'' "'All right, mty mian,'' said the Colonel. "G to yourt <iarters and change your uniform, and report for duty.'' Colonel Tannant took the valise ever to his wife's room and opened it. -The ~ contents of the valise were a note which ran in the following wvordls: "Outpost Confederate Army, Virginia. ---y I)ear 'Taut: I have op)ened your vahise, appropriated your biled shirts for clumiige, and also your bottle of old I Iennessey for a bad cold. I traded unbuulanices and teams also. When you soie out again b ring more commissary uimati qurtermaster stores. Fr. Colonel Ta'mnnatnt lkept the note until the close of the war, telling iio one about it but his faithful and loving wife. '(Tannant has heen living in 'Tennesseo ;ince the wvar. Itecentl y lie and Lee net and a bottle of 01ld IIennessey was liscussed. J apnui Olov~er' Culture. I would like to know something about hie clover wvhich is springing upj along ho road sides andl old lields here 'mi spedeza H treata, '' or ''Japan clover," is it occurs to nie that it deserves some Jonisidheration and attention. A lage per cent. oh our lands 'by constant culti vntioni m cotton and e' -n, have grown so I him aiid poor that theL crop raised on themi is no longer prolitable. L"encing too much run dowvn, and requires too inuch machinery and tools for wheat, so thout thu only thming loft, is to try and stop the gullies and washes, mako past ures, and ahout to only thing 1 see Ilourishing is this ''Japan clover."I have seeni no laud yet too poor, too dry or too wet for it to grow on. Cattle are very loud of it, aid get quite fat from feeding on it. it is repiorted that this el'jver seeds on top); if that be tho case, .1 ami iot surprised 't weeds out every thing, for an inives. gation shows me that it hasc seed on thu root, forming about onemi-half inch below the surface of the ground a. T'herefore, when the dry weather kills the stalk, one dozen new sprouts p)ut up after the first rain.I wish, however, to kno # somethimg more of its history, andi whon and how to sow, and hence this commniicationl. j. li.g 11ltntsviiic, Alabamia. Chapter or Accident. While Alex. h,ove-son of Mlr. RI. A. ha,ve -ad a young M~ r. C ibson were out hun tin y'estetly, Alex's gunl was accL enitzally dlistl;irgedh, pouing thme entire load if shot into thle lack part of1 Mr Gibson's .Jexss Cution, soin of hlev. J1. A. Clifton, ,f Spartanuirug, tduring a stay of~ a few murs liere yestenlaty, t ell from a pole on shlih htile wats practicing gymnasutis and iut his armi dishocated at the elbow. Yesterdamy, a smnall coloredl boy on Mr. 1. McI). I lood's place fell across a stick of .''tood which a larger boy wals (Ihop >ng, imnt had one of his haends cut oft.-- ' krto MYSTElIOUS 1OUlNTA IN E1ts. An Inteet ing TTtiy as it tie ( Origin u (Y. E. Aliwon, in ;outeIrn liivouate foi 1'rbruary. '1Rud0 iu sp)eech, figure atial 1111bit larely lettered, thougi rarely cntirel; unletteredl; cnunning, hold, detterlnunn< a1nt reck1leSS (of lift , he is aparUt fronti tit Ieln of any of tIh' pieople wllo lwttell oI tlhe plains o11 either side of his Iiotttitil range, and1(1 ha11s ia cutde of nulllirs, eS touis ad imorals thatt is iktiown to the outer world. The origin of the inotuu tainecrs tlaut iillait the rilnt't'S fron Virgiuia to Arkunsas is ia sub je'ct. tlha might tempt the curiosity of ta se-ioin historian. 1he vestiges of the earl} 1)ola)h.tiol, and of soime of the siugulal epiSOlic inroads that aceompaiietl tht steady flow of Engiisli oiiiittion, art still 1)lainily p)errcep tible. 1romY the seni <1(u(al pi):tnttins of ther I'ing aVoritt in1 Viginia and ithe ('ur(4linlui.: li(ity of ti )se fti tort ilit' or (liinliid w"retth eli wt'} we"sre tro p:Iortted frointh II"nluth(wi luntri, to l - r " ni l slves int he lit hls of Iieirtl 55, Ii ii miostly iab sentl"t, huls teris, es(plil itto t1t retuge of the Imuoiititils, :il , iniiu;tttedl by at tsiltir inl hop);' of fre dloni, )511ll t the most inaccessibli hiinug lt s. To tli CSCapedl conVi('t, (relnlinig undetr thenr ieibranceo of i muster's Ltsli, untl wtill ing to dare aiV Initive (lallger to 'scp the slavery he liiud Iltdl, the ap11ra1) h oftt another retugei was s fit ull of It'rror aIS of e imffort. '.I'I it' rilnllwiay ft lul (uld! trust nobody; or, lelrhapl)s, lt lintl I brandllun hs1 11 for"lit ,ml tO hidl1 trout Curiouis ('Vii, :u(i wli'rever he iiide his houe it was keitt remiote tromI net igtb1r ship in(1 nitlte as ttuninvitiiig 15 Iossible to avttl\euitros (' sispicious eyes. lithe is little doubt ihit aIouig the lirst. set tiers of the insoiuntinius Wt're theis Biitisi convicts sol into slavery to the' Aieri Cani pliiiitatioiis, and111 codlrunitel to a life of lulaboriouS s(rViItitiu, whiehl tlhey onuy (eSCa)ed by suelh hirdsliip 5 asco l templt no0 free mnt. TIhe fre'e p)ionieer iud til'he w ootlsnui 1uslhe-d on i-r<Ss tit' iiiiutiins or tiiroigii lie lam, es iiiid c eared1 for himlstlf an1 t mpiir' andl ganrlt"n in fertilu Kentuieky an iu lhbitilt' 'lt e se, or so gtiil. the' Stfti' iii' andi coitt i1 ii5s ofii thelit touthrntii tltes. h' Ie tsa'iped coviii w(a tfraitl to vetr in t ithtr tdir'cti luItst hi shouhl 1s h inlttt the l is of a for-l'lll' 1UlrtIt le g (Vi - s t e'r, wio ilitlt t it )c1ify aii 1, -t nli ve himt. 'u, withl tha:t bru.i instiliet for Itwr rtt i i' it"t irtl nii that lue A b,a Ilp is> s - ,I the Cian1huit ral"e il ei' ryt'i 1 l18, llt flung to the inuuaiis f his r 'itete, $ecure iin his solitudt tl l ting Is leilee inl it iliplregiiiiity of his re tritt. It w is perhuats I a iii l rite i stinct, thertefo rt, 11hat m:iult tlit ii'mn.l tiineer5 eint(' iegr shIVIeiV s it itI trl' s the utist lett'rniiel Aholitiolnist 0l tli North, a1nd( wthic lied(i tll hv tttrt"- of fatt to join th I iiion uiiisi whe n;t l thI ('1 Iv l a li: l' tin. ' hT'm l:ittiti t , tious not onl1 tl ri >,lis .I li ih , .tli rr Ur'lits ithoii l,u ni of : U thll s tli tI h t :, t S1tht u w an(,I 111 i\ iii y o1; r 111 i.t tause ii tihe re 11 ui l iiit of thit ln tio linies, iut(l it iS til sinlgniil; , iperhap;ls:, hit t iuhey uii:v' ittilli lit i lia t titi the' oIi l iei t 1 ,a ty is i nieiii_tiv" - ly is the enluuI iated a et gru. T il tIi tttl - is 1 4l li j11. Telii Seutte lui i l the i itilt lititlouse is reft rrtd to ie u Tminitt(, t hiti with tie'a rd to it hl irtert tas evid tl(iluting the wair. (_)Iu tht' .)tl t ' :f \ut;usit, IN-iI, 1;r :i t1-71 ili l t t , a t:.\ o>f . !t!,. )1,(ll 1)( \ i" 1 4I w , 1 o l itl t e i t tetts, orlhi u it l t iti :ili ". It wats propostl I s itt it ii y i i t hii il a itt :lt , its . i t It r ip u nt. (l i,eoit i ii I It allowe't(l. eter, al of lit"h u m to:)k il vtage oflIiIle theproi s in As iuhe la shucids,h till've iir huuIIIo it u oa Statie wieb at itst nitpid hii tax, Lii li phied t the eretiHt of lthei tae.4 Til-i irslltut Comptolleriti. s b lund to do lth(i but l the ht IisI\ given1 ris to icontroiiier liiiltis.i To peven thi, the il Lis befor The11 fo1LllingisiVi Ilalren ofi th ire wihichIl 110-; I u li.7 Ws co l ite<l le:r iii a(4 h t'iii hie ot .i1iiist. Itis, L ;y n i.\ iiassedii lebudry i5, lItI tlii. linertary ofl th TuriIt4I)(ly ias 1 auhri es t ul uos Id(I 11u \'ii( riu it to \\'. 41\1rgiia onl which teraiee liii been51 () colcdm::1t1, hititiwasho frei,li.c.e7, her whie eVlsa, igt." a oeid evn au