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NOW in the fourth year of successful operation,
continues to receive patients. All kinds Of disease
successfully treated. The buildings are commodi-
Gus. the water pure and soft, and The diet is pre-
pared with reference to the wants. of inyalids:
Terms, s. per week, in ordinary cases, It tho
packing clothes are found; $3.50 if VIC find all.
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UNION SCHOOL.

THE FALL TERM of this institution will com
mcnce August 9TH, 1854, and continue eleven
weeks. The School will be nnder the superintcn-
dencc of Mr.. WILLIAM McCLA1N, whose expo
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appreciated in this region. Mr.. McClain will re.
ceive the aid of n number of competent assistants.
Most desirable facilities will be afforded for tho
acquisition Of the ordinary branches of education.
rs well as those generally taught in other high
schools and academies.
Pupils from Il distance can be accommodated
Terms as heretofore. By ordcro the board.
JOHN HARRIS, CLERK.
July %, 1854.
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PITTsBURGHERS A K

About FIVE O'Clock p. NJ, on Monday, one Of the
employees OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
discovered, lying ON the platform of the passenger
depot, Il box about three feet in length by two feet
in width, and addressed to MIR. Greene Smith,
Temperance Hotel, Pennington, Huntington coun-
ty, New Jersey" The box was given in charge Of
the baggage master, and remained i'll his custody
till about five O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, when
the Sterch arising from it became intolerable, and
he was obliged TO remove it to the flrthcst end of
the platform. The mysterious appearance of the
box at the depot, and the horrible streuch it sent
forth, alarmed tao suspicious Of those employed
about the Office ana a messenger was Immediately
dispatched to the Mayor, who hearing something
Of the case on the road, FASTENED to the depot with
even more than his usual alacrity. The box was
taken to one side, and in the presence Of o large
crowd, among whom were Mayor Nolz, Mr.. Meski-
men, Mr.. Richardson, the baggage agent, and
several others, the lid was knocked on, and a blood
stained paper exposed to view. 1t was handed to
the Mayor, who with a voice scarcely audible from
emotion, read from it the following:
Mr.. Smith: l hope you will take great care of
me, for was sent to you by a friend of yours, so
he hopes you will take good good care of me, as he
is not here himself. He said he would do the same
to you as he done to me, 50 keep cut Of his road.
Lilt me out safe.
Coon BYE"
1t were vain to attempt describing the feeling
which pervaded the crowd when they heard the
above read. Horror seemed painted ON every face,
and all waited with breathless anxiety to see the
end Of the matter. Beneath the paper q lot Of
green leaves had been spread, and the Mayor
solemnly directed them to be pushed aside, whilst
be ayerted his head as if unwilling to look on the
horrible sight which his fancy told him should
meet his gaze. The person spoken to did as he
was ordered; the leaves were pushed aside, when To-!
instead of the body ola man presenting itselft view
the carcase of a murdered hog, in the last stage Of
qualification, doomed in sight. The select audience
surroundingthc box seemed motionless from amaze
ment; but their shame at being thus sold, brought
them quickly to their senses, and they beat u speedy
retreat from the spot, followed by the loud GUT
flaws of all present. Enraged at being so com
pletly sold, they afterwards told all who enquired
about Tie matter that they could not ascertain
what was in the box, owing to the stencil, and the
consequence was, the depot was visited by hun
Idreds of persons anxious to learn the particulars
of the mysterious affair. At nine O'Clock, when
we were there, the excitement was intense, and
hundreds were examining the mysterious box as it
lay in the yard attached to the depot.-Dispatch.
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1MPoRrANr TO DuELIsTs. Would it not be a
good plan to substitute for the modern custom of
.duelling under the miscalled code Of honor')
with pistols, rifles or swords, the plan adopted in
Kordafan? 1t is as follows:
"Whcn n gentleman Of that nation feels himself
.aggrlcved, he sends the offender n formal chal-
lcnge, which it is presumed, is always accented.
The duel takes place on some open plain, and the
friends OF the combatants as spectators.
AN agareb, or couch, is then brought forth,
and the two combatants place a foot close to the
edge of the couch, the breadth of which alone
divides them. a formidable whip made Of Hip
p%opotamus leather, is then placed in the hands Of
each ana renewed attempts arc made by their
friends to reconcile them. If, however, they are
bent on carrying out their %'affair of HONOR the
signal for battle is Mt last given. lie who is
entitled to the first blow then inficts as hard n
lash as lie can on his opponent, who stands perfectly
still TO receive the compliment, and then prepares
10 return il.
"They thus continue, "turn and turn sbout', TO
fog each others backs and shoulders (the head
must on no account be struck while tho blood
flows coplously at every stroke. Not an acknowl-
%edgement OF pain escapes the lips of either, and all
the spectators remain equally mute. This con-
tinues until one OF 1.-THE combatants, generally from
sheer exhaustion, drops his instrument of t0rture
wherupon the victor Immediately does the same.
"The rivals now SHAKE hands, declaring that the
have eceivedsuticient satisfaction their friends
congratulate them on their reconciliation. their
wounds are washed, and sundry iugs of
"mirissa' the national beverage, provided before
hand are produced and emptied by the spectators
in honor ofthe gallant opponents"
kNowLEDGE HARD TO 0vERcoME.-A sonbist
wishing to puzzle Thales, the Milesian, one af the
wise men OF Greece, proposed to him in rand sue.
cession these difficult questions. The philosonher
replied to them all without the least hesitation, and
with how much p~ropriety and decision our readers
can judge for themselyes:-
What is the oldest of all things?
God; because he always existed.
What is the most beautiful?
The world: because it is the work of God.
What Is the greatest Of all things?
Space; because it contains all that is created.
What is the quickest Of all things?
Thought; because in a moment il can fy TO ths
end of the universe.
What is the strongest?
Necessity: because it makes men face all tn,
dangers Of life.
What is the most difficult?
10 know thysclf.
Whati IS the most constant of all things?
HOPE; because it still remains with man after h,
has lost everything else,
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1'ERMs-s2 IN ADYAN |, C!E5
NO,sA.

dent, to sketch with II hasty and i'm
perfect pen. something Of the History
and Progress of Agriculture. Itlis
theme that Poetry has embelished
with her Iof;icst fights and genius has /
dIgnilicd with ennobIing thought: The
age We live in, is etniren,ly distin.i
gaished ofail others by practical discoyss
cries in the arts of life; and first among
them is the art Of Agriculture. While
others bcautify and adorn, this is the ]
very life.blood Of society !; it supplies
to commerce the rich malcriaI.%tths
winch her alrRosics are frcighted, and
furnishes to The nee ,anic arts tic stiH, J.
Jects OF their skilI-thc powers Of Of scci.8
ence arc becoming tributary TO its
cause, and the energ cs' Of tile noblest
Intellects are being devoted to its .ad.:.
vance!nent. In n cause, then, SO hon.
ored in its study and so vital in;its4.
ends, let our void be onward-1et I'd
DC up and doing :; let no obstacles re-,
tard, no failures discourage YOU. and
each succeeding year will witness, in 1
ITS increasing fruits, the happy consS.
quences OF your skilful toll: 81
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A d dress
DELIVERED BEFORE THE
Sumter Agricultural AS
sOciaaiOm,
BY
EH. f.. P1NCBAN NEY, Jr.,
Orhibpr ID lSHi
October "a. 1854.
PUBLISHED BY THE AssocIArIoyJ

PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOcIATIoY)
Mn. PREslDEST.-In the beautiful
mythology Of The anccpls, We read
the aleg"ry Of Antuns, the son Of
Earth. In his mortal combat with
Hercules, it is said that ho received
new strength as often as he touched
the ground, and was invinciblo as
long rs he remained in contact with
his mother, Earth he was only con-
quered at last by being in.thc air, and
crushed in the arms Of his antagonist.
II we read this fable Alright, it evident
ly points US to the earth, rs the natu.
raj object of our chief dependence
MS the author Of our prosperity and
the source Of our support. The wis
dom Of that old Philosophy taught,
that the Earth was the mother of all
things. and that man should forever
draw his subsistence from the same
generous bosom, from which he also
derived his origin. TO pcrsonify this
thought, the Earth was represented as
il Goddess, with many disterdcd
breasts, to signify her perpetual fec.
'undIty she also appeared crowned
with turrets, holding II sceptre III one
Ahand and key in the other, while
. an.unchained lion cronched harmless
.at her feet, rs ifto intimate that every
part of the Earth can bc rendered
fruitful by means of cultivation
Through the dim twilight Of those hea.
then ages, we may perceive the respect
Difference that was everywhere paid
to Agriculture, in the celebration of
'rstcs, and the institution Of games and
sacrifices, in honor Of the divini,ies
who were supposed 10 preside over
the labors OF the husbandnlan. Ofull
thor delics, wo find none more honor,
ed than the Ceres Of Attica and the
Isis OF Egypt, and consequently
throughout ancient history, We find
these countries, together with Sicily,
most abounding in luxurient crops,
and paying most attention to the art
:of cultivation; for although Atlica
was. remarkable Tor the poverty other
soil, yet there we find the first record
1ofthe invention Of the plough and its
Use Ivy man. AS the luxurics or neces.
sites of life increased, NO find other
Etli,yinlties successively introduced,
each to protect By his especial power,
Tile particular province or interest he
a9sAA.as{5itRlsyleked & Va i 4 u guard thus porvra
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49, ~ the Naturalist, is said to
'nent'nn 1t rs a plant Of India and
other Eastern countries. even before
the Christian era. But the early histo
ry OF our great staple, Cotton, is in
volved III something OF obsculity.-
It's name seems to DO derived from
Latin word, cottoncum, that signifies
the ounce tree, from the resemblance
,it was thought to bear to tire down
upon the ounce. That it is Il very
ancient plant, and OF very g.neral
growth i'll the warmer climates of the
Cd World, seems highly probable
from the accounts Of the authors who
mention it. Pliny, in his Natural
History, relates that 'Juba wha Was
king OF Numidia, in the time of Cesar,
says that Cotton groweth about the
branches OF trees. called Gossampincs,
and the linens thereof are far better
than those OF the Indians. from which
We may infer that the Indian plant
was in its weed similar to our own
Hero we have mention of Cotton
being woven into cloth more than
two thousand years a!o, and us being
OF general use among the people then
AS an article Of clothing. In II recent
publication Of much interest and
instruction, we find it stated that in
the year 1864 there was Indigo, Tobac-
co and Cotton III the province Of Caro-.
lima, that in l74s seven bags OF Cotton
were exported from Charleston, and
that III The year 1854, an American
vessel that carried eight bags OF fCotton
was seized at Liverpool, on the groun
that so much Cotton could not be pro.
duced in the United States The seed
Of short staple Cotton was originally
introduced into this country from the
,cditcrranean, aud the Cotton cuI,iva
ted i'll Carolina was most probably
imported from Cyprus and Malta. li
reference to Sea Island, or black seed
Cotton it is stated that it began to be
raised in Georgia. in experimental
quantities, in the year 1856 the native
place OF the seed is believed to be
Persia, and it is designated AS
Persian Cotton in the West Indies,
and by the merchants Of England
Hence it appears 'hat the earliest
cotton planted in our State was about
two. hundred years ago, that it contin
ned to be raised in small quantities
until about fifty CT sixty years ago,
when 1t began TO attract moro general
attention. 1t now wields an influences
far mIghter than the sword upon the
deslinies of the civilized world, aud,
like the llal,yon Of former days, it
broods over tho waters of three frac-
tons of the globe, and clothes the
nations iii tlle garb Of Peace.
Within few years past, Mr.. Presi.
dent, q spirit OF agricultural enterprise
seems to have been awakened in our
State. that promises the most happy
results. A bold and novel effort was
but lately made to cultivate the aro.
| matio toa nlRnt, and to raturaiiza Il ca
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SuMTERvILLE, Oct. 25, 1854.
To Mr.. IL. l.. P.nchaey, DR..

10 Mr. III. Il. Itncdney, Dir.
DEAR SIR Under resolution Of
the Sumter Agricultural Association,
VIC were appointed u committee 10
request you to furnish the Suciety,
with copy OF your eloquent address
for publication.
The members Of the Association
who had the pleasure Of hearing your
address delivered, are very de,lrous
iof having the qualification Of reading
it, and OF giving that pleasure to our
members, who were absent, aud to
the public.
With sentiments Of the h;y!!es. res
pcct and esteem, yours, &c.
w. NEI'rLES.
Sm'l X. CHANDLER,
J. G. iIAYNSWORTu.
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'g u
Pursuant to notice, the a ssociat;S,I
met, aud was called u, 3ordur bvSs tl,t,S
President, and Geo. w. Lee was ai,.i
pointed Secretary pro tenn, 81
On motion OF DR.. K. S. MclIetts
Resolued, That j. D.sBlandiho. ESQ :
Secretary OF tho Association. Be- Il ~. I.
4nestcd to regulate and adjust tho
books and premiums 6flast year ati,f,
report to the Association, espscialIv
MS to tho amount Of. funds OF hand I, =
The meeting then proceeded Is tbs sll,
distribution of premiums awarded s,g
their exhibition on the 24th ult, as fiil.
lows: go K 4 s.: s.:
TO Col. j.. b. AfJsifs, fir tiis jiesL
acre Of Cotton, the yield hciha S
lbs, cup, value of 6 10. }s EortS ND
best acre ofa0taloes. So: best y,,e
year old colt, S5; best wrought irlr, a
harrow, 50. 8 ,ssss
Mr. Joseph a. :Ccumnii,,tss. ii,rg t,,.,
b hest acre Of corn. tile yisId being i 8
~ bushels, 9 CUP. salna; j l0. i,ess
specimen seed corn, 81 best hoays .ss5
tsttest hog on exhibiti lion. s., \.
~ sNss ls ;S,i Is rs ss Is ss stt.i
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and richer cline, to gather sudden
wealth by the Same ruinous policy that
has blighted and impoverished out
fields at home2 Oh, no-rather,
return again to your patcrnal:grounds,
or revive their energies, and renew
their youth-pilc thick your wealth d
strength upon thcm-curich them with
your care, and alorn them with your
taste, and leave this monument to your
sons; to say my father titled that field
this tree was planted by his hand
thorght that vine to grow,-ga,her up
the resources that are scattered all
around you, and employ with no stin
gy hand the wonderful agents that
science is Offering at your doors.
Then will your abandoned and fnrsak
en- fields resume their long lost vvr-
dnrc, and the scandal Of those waste
and deso!ated places be wiped from
our county; and while gene,ou, crops
VIII reward your toll, bright flowers
will spring up i'll your path, and the
haPpy harvest moon will she'd her
Sehtic influences upon your work well
done.
Oithc several plants that now form
the staple pr"ducls Of our country, our
Corn and Tobacco are perhaps the
only two that are indigenous to Amer
'ca. In England and the Continent,
where the smaller grains constitute
the chief articles Of food among the
people, they are all include. under the
one general name Of Corn, but be-
lieve that that which ne know as Corn,
-. an improved grain from u native Of
s.E soil. Tobacco also is original
',s're. and received its namo from the
jF'!,hn appelIation of the island where
It WAS first discovered. 1t is said to
have been introduced into England by
Sir Walter Raleigh, end is now cmlti-
waited with considerable success in
many portions of the Eastern Henis.
ph"re. Rice is an article of very
ancient use. And almost universal
growth. " G read nt'.ii in Horace, two
Thousand years ago, a.!d its nam
q Y
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STATEsDuRG, Nov. 7, 1854.

oTAiEaBtKG, NOV. Z, 1901.
To MesSrs. ". NctHcs, .Suasv r.
CAundier, and j. G. HaynsworM.
GgxrLsMsN:- - have received YOUR
polite letter, requesting from 'rc, for
publication, Il cop, of the AHjrcss
delivered before the 'Sumtcr District
Agricultural Ass1cintiun," che :.
fully put the manuscript ut yuAr ser
vice, to be used at your discretion,
and thank you for the na,tcring terms
i'll which YOU have convey yd lii. 80
quest, under the resolution Of the So
ciety.
With my best respects, gentlemen,
ain your obedIcnt servant,
ii. l.. PlNCkNEY, Jr.