The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-21


duct. An early sowing also gives time to
first.
BLACKBERRY SYRUp.-Thc following is
the recipe for making the famous Black
berry syrup. No family should be without
it; all who try it will find it a sovereign re.
medy for bowel complaints
"To two quarts Of blackberry juice, add
halfan ounce each Of powdered nutmeg,
cinnamon and alspice, and quarter Of an
ounce Of powdered cloves. Boil these to-
gether TO get the strength of the spices, and
TO preserve the berry juice. While hot, add
a pint of fourth proof pure French Brandy,
and sweeten with loaf sugar. Give child
two tcaspoonfuls three times day, and if
the disorder is not checked, add to the guam
tity."
To FRIG1ITEN CRows.-A correspon-
dent of the Boston Cultivator, says nothing
is better than to place few empty barrels
in different parts Of the fcId-that the
crows are afraid of nothing in plain view,
but the fear Of an ambuscade is sufficient to
keep them away. AS to placing efiigies
| in a field for the above purpos G, it is only
an insult TO their common sense it was
but yesterday saw one Of those black coat
ed gentlemen, perched on tho limb ola tree
to which one of these pretended scarecrows
was suspended making the most ludc-
rous crowings immaginablc. either at the
image or its maker, most probably at the
latter.
A friend has given US the following des.
cription of a method to catch sheep killing
dogs, which he assures US, is never falling
When a sheep is found killed, build
pole pen around it, say ten feet square at
the bottom, tapcringin the form ofa pyramid,
to the height Of four or five feet, leaving an
aperture at the top sufficiently large to ad-
NIT dog Of any size, say two or three feet
square. A dog once in, is deprived of any
foot-hold, by means of which to get out
again.
We give the above in order that nc effort
should be left untried, 10 rid this country
of the worst pcsts-shecp killing dogs.
AE1sTA AND HIS GENEnALs.-The fol-
lowing rich scene is actually said to have
taken place. The description, remarks the
Matamoras Flag, is derived from gentle
man high IN the confidence and esteem of
the chief actor, but whose name we are not
permitted 10 mention
After the battles Of the 9Th and 9th of
May, when the Mexican army in their re-
treat had reached Lnares, Gen. Arista
summoned Generals Ampudia, Torreion,
Requena, and Canales, to his quarters, and
thus addressed them:
"Gentlemen-I am about to resign the
command Of the army of the North. and |
have sent for you that you may know the
reasons which have influenced me. They
are simply these; l cannot command the
army with honor 10 myself, Or country as
high command, in its RAM You Ampu-
dia, are base coward 1 entrusted you
with 1000 of my best troops you betraye
your trust, proved recreant to the in
terests ofyour country, and terror-stricllen,
fled trembling and dismayed, without being
within half league ola hostile gun.
You, Torrejon, have some reputation
as a capalry officer; God knows how or
where you obtained it; | am only astonish-
ed that you should have the efron,ery to
command.
"You, Requena, call yourself an artll-
lery officer; you have been consistent
through life, only in one thing: your cowar-
dice; you are brave, like all gasconaders.
when dangers are at distance but when
the hour OF battle arrives, you are either not
10 be found, or your terror renders your
presence not onl y.useless. but injurious.
"And yon, CanaIes, to be called General!
whata satire ! what bitterirony! G~m,ral!
laugh, robber, cow-driver, vagabond
skulker from rancho to rancho, cowartIy
pauper, whose very presence is loathed by
every honorable man, and whose claim to
the title of General produces the most pro-
found contempt.
"And as for yow, Colonel Carasco be-
eome, 0~d soosh your breecAes, you dity
dog
Gentlemen, am done with you; our
connection is at an end. Would that your
connection with our unfortunate country
was also at an end,s