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I WOULD NOT DIE AT ALL.

would not die in Spring time,
When worms begin to crawl,
When cabbnge plants arc shooting up
And frogs begin to squall;
'Tis then the girls are full of charms,
And smile upon the men;
When lambs and pense are in their Prime
would not perish then.
/ would not die in Summer,
When trees arc filled with fruit,
And every sportsman has gun,
The little birds to shoot.
The girls then wear the boomcr dress,
And half distract the men
1t is time to sweat it out;
Iwould not perish then.
I would not die in Autumn,
When new mown hay smells sweet
And the little pigs arc roofing round
For something nice to eat;
'Tis then the huntsman's wild halloo
Is heard along the glen,
And oysters gin to fatten up;
would not perish then.
would not die in Winter,
For one might freeze to death,
When clustering breezes sweep around,
And take away ones breath;
When sleigh bells jingle, horses snort,
And buckwheat cakes are tall
In fact, this is right good world;
would not die ut all.
ptsc0nsin .1rgus
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Tansplanting VegetaJles.-The garden
er is frequently disappointed in his cxpecta-
tions, not only from the failure of seeds to
vegetatc, but from chickens, worms, bugs,
drought, &c. But rs ail fSsstablcs arc in
varbly planted too thick, there may yet be
stand got by jndicions .ransplanting.-
Tap rooted plants, like the beet, may be
removed, if taken up. with care and planted
out Immediately. All tile cabbage tribe
are easily transplanteJ SO is corn, okra,
peppers, tomatoes, egg plants; lettuce and
even beans, melons, and cilcumbers, may
DO removed, if done with care. Those
plants having surface roofs, should be taken
up so as not to disturb the little fibres from
the main root, and put III the ground again
before they have been exposed to tile sun
and air; shade from tlic sun few days,
but give them all the advantages of the
dews at night. If it is necessary ia water
the vegetables transpI;ihtee, water enly at
night, and if watering is once commenced,
keep it up until it rsias--Ssil of tho
South. 4,
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Il. Lucky Shot.-During the siege of
Sebastopol Russian shell buried itself in
the side hill without tho city and opened
a spring. A little fountain bubbled forth
whero the cannon shot had fallen, and du-
ring the remainder of the siege afforded to
the thirsty troops who were stationed in
that vicinity an abundant supply of pure
cold water. g'.g.:,.> 6: So. Fl" ..,.
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E- DIR. KIipstein, whose plantation is
within a few miles of Mount Pleasant, the
Parish of Christ Church, has lately dis
covered tho remains of Mastodon imbed-
ded in alluvium.
A beautiful specimen Of one Of is
huge grinders has been presented by
by the Doctor to Professor Holmes of the
College Of Charleston, and has been placed
in the Museum of Natural. History Of that
Institution.
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THE PRINTER.

A printer is the most curious being liv-
ing: lie may have n bank and coins (quoins)
and not be worth a cent; have small caps,
and have neither wife nor children; others
may run fast, but he gets along swiftest by
setting fast. lie may be making impress
sions without cloquencc; may use the lye
without offending, and be telling tho truth;
while others cannot stand while they set,
he can set standing, and do both at the
same time; have to use furniture, and yet
have no dwelling; may make and put away
pic, and never see pie, much less cat it,
during his life; be a human being and q
rat at the same time may press great
deal, and not ask favor; may handle q
shooting iron, and know nothing about a
cannon, gun or pistol; he may move the
lever that moves the world, and yet be rs
far from moving the globe as hog under
a mole hill; spread sheets without being a
housewife; lie may lay his form, on the bed,
and yet bc obliged to sleep OH the floor; lie
may use the dagger without shedding blood,
and from the earth he may handle stars
he may he Of rolling disposition and yet
never desire to travel; lie NAV have a
sleeps foot, and not be deformcd; never
be without case, and know nothing of law
or physic; he is always correcting his cr-
rors, and growing worse every day have
| embraces without having the arms Of lass
thrown around him; have his form locked
up, and at the same time be free from Jail,
watch house, or any other confinement; his
office may have a hell in it, and not be
bad place after all J.; he might be plagued
by the devil and be u Christian Of the best
kind; and what is stranger still, be he hon
est or dishonest, rich or poor, drunk or So
Der, industrious or lazy, he always stands
up to his business.
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lT It was stated that the advertising COL
umns Of the London Times are estimated
to yield the establishment the enormous
sum of 100000 per annum. One firm
alone pays the Times as high as $150,00O
a year for advertising, and there are several
business establishments that pay it over
$50, 900 year for advertising alone.
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EE We extract the following fro

EB We extract the following from
Harper's Magazine, for April:
San ex-postmastcr of Georgia, gave us
also the following supcrscription of a let.
ter which he copied with his own hand,
and then sent the letter according to tho
direction. Except the names, which are
altered, the copy is given ver5atim ct Htera-
tim ct punetuatim
"Slait Of grogy, jefison poast offes,
jaxsun kounty to Mr.. Jones who lives about
seven or ate miles from Mr.. ard, or did about
foar or five years ago-as doan: noe your
given naim the postmaster at franklin please
forrcred tile saim and mediuutly if not suner
m the postmaster at jeffison kounty the
saim to Mr.. Jones as sune as the male gifts
thar.
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An Auripedal Horss.-Tbe recently
elected representative for the mining district
of Woolshed, in Australia, Mr.. Daniel
Cameron, had the compliment paid to him
BY his supporters OF having the horse he
rode on at the time Of the contest, shod
with shoes of solid gold, and was also pre-.
sented with n sum of 2l,50o. A few such
old horse shoes would efEsctually keep away
the witches Of poverty! " L -! :7'ta =
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~ NJ. D'Alcmbcrt, Frenchman, has
just published book of travels in the
United States. lie is an extravagant ad-
mirer Of the ladies of America, and has
demonstrated his sincerity by marrying
one of them-a Miss Phillips, of Philadel-
phia. In dilating upon the fearful fro
quency of duels in Tho United States, he
asserts that the following placard is to be
seen over an editors Office out West -
Subscription received from 0 to 4 chal-
lenges from IL to IL only. Wipe your
feet, if you please"
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H rhelssse soe IL NevsFSsk. city
twenty-five line. Of onnibusss and belong.
ing to them Eve hundred aud sixeyissvsh
coaches. -r e.. "s''
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Turning the Tables, Realiy.-There was
grand "row" lately at lecture in Paris.
Police agents in plain clothes were present !;
they made a mark with chalk on the backs
Of the most uproarious Of the students, so
that they might be known and arrested
when they left the hall; the students de-
tcctcd the maneuver, and slyly chalked the
police agents; when the officers left the
place, the Sergcns de Vile arrested them,
lodged them in prison, and kept them there
for day and night -
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PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XIII....................NO.3 8

heard men very dogmatically assert that
turn plow should not go inside their cotton
fields after the crop was planted. Shallow
culture, by general consent, is the proper
culture for cotton, but Mt the same time, if
shallow culture will not keep the crop clean,
common sense suggests that different
mode must be adopted. Inflexible rules for
the culture Of cotton, or indeed Of anything
else, are worthless. No man, no matter
what his experience or judgment, can GER
tainly prescribe exactly the mode in which
a crop should &c cultivated, and those plan
tcrs who boast most of their manner of cul-
tivation, are sure to see failures sometimes.
1t is tho business of the intelligent cultiva-
tor of the soil to study the principles whicl,
control the growth of his crop. and adapt
his mode Of cultivation to those principles.
Differences of soil, climate, &c, must nec-
essarily modify the manner of cultivatinc
the crop. Just rs the skilful physician
modifes the treatment Of fever according
to the constitutional pcculiar,ies of his pa
tlent, or the climate in which he lives so
should the agricul,urist suit his cultivation
to the pccuiaritics of the soil and seasons.
There are general principles which govern
the successful culture Of cotton, undoubted-
ly, and he is the best planter who thor
oushly understands those principles, and
knows best how to carry them out in ths
operations Of the farm.
Garlen Work for Muy.-There arc
many seeds that may yet be planted. Sow
late cabbages. Continue to plant all tho
varieties OF beans. Plant melons, squaslles,
and cucumbers; and il YOU would avoid IL
bill at tire timers, plant !,ourls. Sow mar
rowiat peas; sow peppers, egg plants, to-
mato, okra. Continue to plant corn for u
succession. Look well now to thinning out
the vegetables that are growing. Leave
not more than three melous, squashes or
cucumbers i'll Il hill. Eccts, parsnips, car
rots, or satisfy, shonlL not stand within
eight inches of each other. Keep tho
ground around the Irish potatoes mellow,
and clear of weeds; pinch off the bloom
buds as fast as they appear. Work the
garden, morning and evening, and use the
hoe with judgment. Leachcd ashes and
soap suds may lie applied with great ad-
vantage to the growing vegetables. If the
striped bug is troublesome to the vines,
dust guano over the ground just under the
leaves of the plant, it will drive them away.
Look among the cabbage plants; early in
the morning for tho cat worm; le is readi-
ly found by the destruction he leaves behind.
Snap beans will be greatly improved by
mulching between the rows.-.SoH Of the
South.
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Elopemcnt.-A frs. Sarah Courson
elopcd recently from West Milford, Passaic
county, with a Mr.. David White, Of that
place, being the third time she has figured
as one of the parties of an elopemcnt.-
The woman is one of a family of six sisters
named Rycrson, five Of whom have left
their husbands and clopcd with other men,
All six have been married, and not one live
with a lawful husband at the present day,
five having clopcd and tho only remaining
one deserting her husband, or refusing to
live with him. A case of equal singularity
cannot probably be found anywhere in the
Union.-Nc,cark advertiser.
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Ne'o Horse Shoc.-Thc Philadelphia
correspondent of the Baltimore American
says that new horse shoe, that requires
no nails, and can be put on by any one with
out the aid Of blacksmith, is on exhibi.
ton in that city. Attached to the shoe is
fiange extending around the hoof, and at
tho back Of the shoe, which lies over the
frog of the horses foot, is a joint. held in
its place by screw, which allows the shoe
to open and close, 80 as to accommodate
itself to the size Of tho hoof Between the
hoof and the plate is placed a layer of
gutta perchn, for the purpose of preventing
injury to the hoof or leg of the horse by
conclusion while passing over hard roads
or streets. These shoes are also furnished
at about one half the price of the ordinary
shoe.
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NE The Rev. Mr.. simkins, who, by the

EE The Rev. Mr.. Simkins, who, by the
way, has holy horror Of grammar and or.
biography, thus describes the "departure"
Of "saint:" When I aryope at the
house Of the diseased friend, he was per-
spring his last. 7 stood by the bedside,
and said, as he was too far gone 10 talk,
brqther,if youfsei'bappy now Jiss squeeze
my hand, audshe sqaozefitn aa.s5 al :y,'
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~" Have you said your prayers, John ~
+" No, ;rna'am, it amt my work. Bill says
the prayers and I the .art,ens.p,.I o.!! +, .fs,
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Parrots in Iora.-It is said that num-
bcrs of parrots resort annually to Decatur
county, Iowa, and arc sometimes seen in
flocks Of twenty, and even more. Three
of these birds were shot one week during
tho late cold spell. They arc about the
size of the common tame pigeon, though
not quite so large around; their tails
shorter, their plumage is green, tinged on
the back with blue, their wing-feathcrs are
red and yellow, and the bill and tongue are
the same rs in all parrots. 1t is rather sur
prising to find these birds So fur North and
feeling so much at home.
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ABBEVIILE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY
A sTIREWD EDITOR.

At a Welsh celebration in New York,
DR.. Jones told the following amusing anec-
dote:
The speaker said that editors were like
other shrewd men, who had to live with
their eyes and ears open. He related sto-
ry of an editor who started paper in q new
village at the West. The town was infest-
ed by gamblers, whose presence was a
source of annoyance to the citizens, who
told the. editor that if he did not come out
against them they would not patronizc his
paper; he replied that he would give them
"smashcr" next day. Sure enough, his
next issue contained the promised "smash-
er;" and, on the following morning, the
rcdoubtablc editor, with scissors in hand,
was seated i'll his sanctum, cutting out news,
when in walked a large man with club in
hand, and demanded to know if the editor
was i'll. "No, sir" was the reply "he has
stepped out; take a scat and read the pa
pers-he will return in a minute" Down
sat the indignant man of cards, crossed his
legs, with his club between them, and COM
mcnccd reading paper. In the meantime,
the editor quietly vamoscd down stairs, and
at the landing below he met another excited
man with a cudgel in his hand, who asked
him if the editor was in. ayes, sir" was
the prompt response; "you will find linn
seated up stairs reading ncwspapcr."-
The latter, OH entering the room, with fu-
rious oath, commenced a violent assault
upon the former, which was resisted with
equal ferocity. The fight was continued
until they had both rolled to the foot Of the
stairs, and pounded each other to their
hearts content
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Privileged MemJers.-Thc State of Maine
is responsible for the following:
A gentleman OH visit to Washington,
one day coo'ly opened the door Of the SEN
ate Chamber, and was about to pass in.
when the door-keeper asked
"Are you privileged mcmber9"
"What do you mean by that 2" asked
the stranger.
The reply was: GA governor, an ex-
member Of Congress, or Foreign Minis
ter"
The stranger replied that hc was Min
lister.
From what court or country, if YOU
please?" asked the official.
Very gravely pointing up, "From Hea-
ven sir"
To this the door-keeper waggishly re-
marked,
"This Government at present holds no
intercourse with that foreign power !'
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Mr.. Fsllmorc's Reception III Romc.--Thc
correspondent of the Independence Beige.
writing from Rome under date of March
20, says:
"Thc Americans in Rome have Just wei
coined in very strange way the arrival of
their fellow citizen, Mr.. Fillmore, in the
Eternal City. They resuscitated one Of
Nero's .tetes, as described by Suctonius, and
illuminated the Coliseum not, however,
will, vast numbers of little lamps, as is
generally the case, but with grand display
of fireworks. Bengal lights, disposed in
the dor,nitories, under the arca,les, on the
steps in the arena, all over the ruins in fine,
took the form of volcanoes in eruption,
spcctrcs and wild beasts vomiting out
flames of a thousand colors 1t was really
fantastic"
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Il High Sense Of Xonor.-An English
nobleman ran away with married woman,
and after she was divorced from her hus-
band, married her. Some time having
elapsed, his lordsl'ip WAS surprised at not
receiving a challenge from her former hus
band, and being anxious to make repara-
ton, sent the following offer of satisfaction :
Sir: Having done you the greatest injury
that one man can do another, I think it in
cumbcnt upon me to offer you the satisf;.c-
ton which one gentleman owes to another
i'll such circumstances" The husband re-
piled: "My Lord, in taking off my hands
a woman who has proved herself wretch,
you have done me the greatest favor that
one man can DO another, and think it in.
cumbent upon me to offer you the acknowl-
cdgmcnts which one gentleman owes to
another i'll such circumstances"
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A RICH SERMON

Where is the man with harp of Il thou
sand strings?
The following rich extract from sermon
will be recognized at glance by some of
our readers here at home. 1t loses much
OF its humor, because we cannot put in
print the sing song style and appropriate
gestures that accompany it:
My friends, sin makes the purtest young
man Or ooman in the world ugly-ah. And
III tell you how I know-ah as was CON-
ing up to church to-day-ah, saw some
young men in the road-;h. And I thought
one of them the purtiest young man ever
saw i'll my life-ah. And as drew nigh
unto them discovered that they were play
ing ov marvels, and they all drew nigh
unto place what they called taw al,, and
they marveled, he jumped up and tapped
his hands like - rooster does his wings, and
says lie, wish may Le ID if 1 haint
fat ah." And, oh my friends, then
thought that he WAS the uglicst young man
ever saw i'll my life-ah. And I opened
my mouth and spakc unto him tl,us-ah,
says |, "young man, this is not the way
to salvation" And says he, "Old horse,
if you had been salivatcd as bad as 1 have,
you wouldn't want to hear talk of saliva
tion"
And now my friends, when that ar young
man said he was fat he told leah, for he
WAS as lean as that hungry-looking sister
over thar that's always praying so pious
while the hat is being passed around-ah.
And my friends, if that young man hadn't
been blinded by sin, he never could mis-.
TUX me for an old horse-al.
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q GH L 9 u u T WR al
From the Soil Of the South.
WORK FOR MAY.

Everything on the plantation is busy this
month. 1t is one of the best months in the
calendar for plantation work, and 1t is also
ono Of the most important. The crops
grow finely. and so does the grass, and if
the farmer is not industrious, the latter will
out grow the former. 1t is tho May grass
that is most troublesome; if that is extir-
pated, the crop can be kept clean till it is
laid by. Watch closely, therefore, that no
hand sights his work. The tender sprigs
left around the roots Of the corn and cot
ton, will become large punches by the next
working.
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JOHN f. CHAMPION, ESQ.
What Old Bullion Says.

Col Benton has been called on by many
gentlemen, at his parlor in the Broadway Ho-
tel. lie is electioneering hard and hot for
Buchanan, and is death and woe on Pierce
and Douglas. He says:
" This Administration is most weak and
corrupt sir-corrupt and weak, sir. The Pres
ldent don't know his own mind for one hour
sir-not for one hour. Look at our Foreign
relations. There is more danger of the peace
of the world being disturbed than you are
aware sir, more than you are aware Of sir.
1.-THE passions Of the people are fearfully
aroused sir-fearfully aroused. Mention the
name Of Douglas and every bad passion is
aroused-every one aroused, sir. He is po-
ltical fllibuster sir He could not carry a
Free State. The North is incensed, very
justly incensed at his conduct, sir. This thing
Iof Slavery agitation was all settled sir, until
be broke it up. The angry feeling of the North
IS very just, sir.
As for Buchanan-never a leading man in
any high sense sir-but a man of fair talents,
and very pure man in both his public and
private life, sir. He is a man of peace sir
eminently a man Of peace. The effect of his
nomination would be to restore peace to the
country, sir. ''-[ Gin, Com.
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Whatlady gentleman would remain under the
curse of disagreeabe breath when by using the Balm
of a Thousand Flowers'a dentifrice would only
render it but leave the teeth white alabaser?
Many persons do not know their breath is bad and the
subject delicate their friends will mentionit.
Pour single drop of the Balm your toothbrush
and wash the teeth night and morning. fifty bot
tie will last Year.
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION may easily be acquired by
using the balm of thousand Flowers 1t will re-
tan pimples, and freckes from the skin, leaving
it of soft and roseate hue. Wet towel, pour two
three drops and wash the face night and morning.
SHAVING MADE EAsY.-Wet your shaving brush in
either cold water, pour two three drops
Of 'Balm of Thousand Flowers, rub the beard well
and it will beautiful softather much facilitating
the operation of shaving. Price only Fifty Cents.
FETRIDGE Il Co., proprietors.
KELLER, FARNSLEY & CO.
apps lyd&Sw Agents for Evansville.
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IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The case Of the Ev-
ansvlle and Charlottesville Railroad Company
against Nelson Sparrow and others, was deci-
ded in the Supreme Court on Monday, in favor
of the plaintiffs. The effect of the decision
will be to compel subscribers of stock in the
Evansville and Illinois Railroad Company,
and who refused to pay their subscriptions on
account of the consolidation Of that Company
with the Wabash and Charlottesville Railroad
Companies, to make payment to the present
organization. The consoi lation, according to
this decision, did not yitiate the stock thus
subscribed. There is probably fifteen thou
sand dollars in this kind subscriptions.
FGR. Ga.
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Talographlo Facilities for the Convention.

Yesterday evening a telegraph Office was
fitted up in one Of the rooms just back of the
stage, in Smith s. Nlxon's Hall, and a wire at
tached to the instrument placed there and
connected with the system of wires that CEN
tire in the Union Telegraph Office. The COM
munication Of intelligence Of the proceedings of
the Convention, to all parts Of the country, will
therefore be instantaneous. There is not city
in the Union where the news will, ifthe wires
are all in order and remain so, fail to be in cir
culation as soon as it is here. The people
gathered in Broadway, New York, will be as
quickly and thoroughly informed as those as
sembled in Fourth street. Cincinnati. An I'M
derstanding has been effected, among the tele-
graph men of the various companies, that news
of the Convention will be first in order all the
time, so there will not be the slightest delay
in its transmission and the operator in Smith
& Nixon's Hall to-day write at the same
moment in perhaps a thousand Offices, thous-
ands of miles away Gin. Com 3D..
We are receiving dispatches from the iden-
teal temporary telegraph Office. Or dis
patches have thus far come promptly, notify :
ing us Of different transactions few minutes
after they transpired. Extra copies of the
Daily Journal containing these dispatches, can
be procured every morning at this Office