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To Take Out Spermaceti.-If the sper-
maceti has fallen on the dress or coat in such
a quantity as to stand up in lump, you
may gently remove part Of it with a knife.
But do not attempt to scrape it all off, as
that will injure the fabric of the article
You need only try to dislodge little from
the surface, and even this may be omitted.
You have merely to hold the article before
the fire, (not near enough to scorch, } spread
ing it out on your hands. You will soon
see the spermaceti begin to evaporate, q
small vapor or smoke raising from it, and the
grease disappearing rapidly; so that, in a
short time, no trace of it will remain. We
know, by experience, that this method is al
ways successful. Spcrmaceti may be re.
moved by laying white paper over it, and
pressing the place with warm iron; but
heated irons are not always to be had, and ii
is more convenient to hold the article to the
fire.
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progressed, these signs became still more
prominent.
"In the animals of the second lot, after
they had no salt for year, the hair was
matted, and the skin here and there devoid
of hair. Those of the first lot, on the con-
trary, retained the look of stall kept beasts.
Their liveliness and frequent indications of
the tendency to leap, contrasted strikingly
with the heavy gait and cold temperament
observed in those of the second lot There
can be no doubt Bossingault adds, that a
higher price would have been obtained in
market for the oxen reared under the infu-
ence of SALT H.
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RaaisAcs.-We are frequently taken to
task for the war we have waged upon this
worse than worthless vegetable. For fifteen
years, we have not permitted one to grow in
our garden, or to disgrace our table, and we
have found the advantage of pursuring this
course, in the improved health of our fami-
ly. Man is the only animal that will eat a
radish, either raw or cooked. The sagaci-
Gus hog will starvc before he will cat the
poisonous trash Crude radisshes are the
most indigestiOle food, that can be taken
into the human stomach, Independent Of the
acrid, poisonous substance they contain
But they do not hurt me, exclaimed one, L
can eat them with impunity! and with a
relish But dear reader, do you not have
the head ache, or bad breath? Have you
no doctors bills to pay? A radish eaten in
the spring may cause fever in the fall. If
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CRIME AND SUICIDE.

Since our last issue, a case involving a
circumstances of deep and exciting interest
has been developed in our very midst-ex-
citing in every detail from the beginning,
but doubly more so in the tragical issue.
Our readers will remember to have seen,
some time since, an advertisement in the
Watchman, by our townsman Col. F. J. Mo-
ses, of two slaves who were missing from his
premises. Their long absence, which could
not be accounted for on the score of any
provocation or indignity offered them, or of
any expressed dissatisfaction on their part,
taken in connection with the mysterious dis
appearance, some time before, of negro
boy of another one of our citizens, soon in
duced the belief in the minds of most persons
that they were stolen. Various circumstan-
ces fixed the suspicious of the community
upon a particular individuals The matter
was kept still, however, for some time, until
at last, after some fnessing, sufficient clue
was obtained to the whereabouts of the ne.
grocs, to warrant a gentleman of our town in
taking trip to the town of Americas, in the
lower part Of Georgia Arrived there, he
was not long in discovering the person to
whom they had been sold, and in identify
the negroes. The purchaser, Mr.. Hooks,
upon being convinced that he had been vic.
timized, readily yielded them up, and, upon
the suggestion of the gentleman who had
gone in quest Of them, consented to re,
turn with him to this place. They arrived
here on Tuesday evening, the 9Th inst. AT.
ter some delay in making out the necessary
papers, Mr.. Hooks, accompanied by our ef:
iicicnt sheriff and others, strolled by the new
store Of Byrd T. Louis. 1t was brilliantly
lighted up, and was filled with jolly com
pany. Immediately and without hesitation
Mr.. Hooks declared that, in the person Of
William Friendly Byrd, he recognized the
individual from whom he had purchased tht
slaves. The sheriff then entered the store
accompanied by friend of Mr.. Hooks
Telling him that there was some dissatisfac
tion about the titles to certain property tha
he had sold, he was easily persuaded tc
make confession of Judgment. 1t is sale
that he understood the aluson to be tc
another transaction ; but of that we cannot
speak. This accomplished, the sheriff pro
duced a warrant, arrested him on the charge
of negro-stcaling, and lodged him in jail
The Grand Jury returned verdict of 'truc
bilp on the indictment, on the next day
and the prisoner was at once arraigned.-
But, at the request of his Attorneys, the
triat was postponed until Monday.
In the meantime Capt. Frierson, tho
Sheriff, observed every precaution for the
safc-keeping of the prisoner. He was con
fined in dungeon and chained to the floor
There are no iron cuffs for the ankles in the
Jail, and accordingly it was necessary to BIND
common chain about his ankles and Sc
cure it with a paddock. 1t will be seen al
aglance, that it is impossible to adjust tho
unpliant links very closely to the limb with
out injury to it. Still, he was thought t.
be securely bound. This was deemed ne
cessary, ut first, from several considerations
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MIR. ROYCE.

The Washington correspondent of the
Evening Mews, thus speaks of our represen'
tative:
"Mr. Boyce, who is looked upon as the
most conservative man in the House, addres'
sed that body on the subject Of our relations
with England He condemned the course
of England on the enlistment question, and
said that Mr.. Champion should have been
promptly dismissed. On the Central Amer
lean question he maintained the American
construction of the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
but admitted that England was right in her
Mosquito protectorate, and that such protec'
torate was, as mere abstract legal question,
not inconsistent with the treaty which she
could continue to exercise subservient to the
treaty, which made it harmless. He was op.
posed to the sanctity of the Monroe doctrine
beyond its mere existence as the opinion OF
Mr.. Monroe. He did not consider the po-
sition of our Government, on the Belize
question, as perfectly clear, though he was
not of opinion that the country was worth
talking about, being unfit for the habitation
of the white man. He considered the oc-
cupation of Ruatan by the British, as fla
grant violation of the treaty of 1850. He
made brilliant foray against war, contend
ing that it is wrong not only in policy, but
in itself He spoke against the expansion Of
our Territory as promoting Capitalization and
depreciating State sovereignty. He thought
that our difficulties with England might be
settled by further negotiation, and, finally,
as dernier resort, by arbitration. Since Mr..
Boyce's speech during the last Congress a.
gainst the acquisition of Cuba, he has pos
sessed himself of considerable influence in
the House, amongst class of conservative
men, who came from all sections, and who
are opposed to war only as final extremity,
and who have great influence in directing
the Legislation of the House. His speech
yesterday struck sympathetic chord in their
bosoms, and contained views which will be
heartily endorsed by them. Mr. Boyce
speaks with great animation and force, and
always attracts attention. have departed
from my usual custom, in giving sketch of
his speech in my letter, because I considered
that it would be interesting in South Carroll
ma to hear of his views on the subject"
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.

Columbia and Chester Mail.
Leaves daily Sundays excepted) at A. N.
Arrives " "' at 81 P. NJ.
spartanburg Mall.
Arrives Tuesday and Friday by l2 NJ.
Departs Tuesday and Friday at P. NJ.
Earlsville Mail.
Arrives every Tuesday by P. M.
Departs every Wednesday at a. NJ.
Newton Mail.
Arrives every Thursday by 8 2. NJ.
Departs every Friday at s A. NJ.
Camden Mail.
Arrives every Monday and Thursday by
Departs every Monday and Thursday at
Lincoln Malls
Arrives every Monday and Thursday by PM.
Departs every Tuesday and Friday at A. NJ.
Charlotte Mail.
Arrives every Wednesday & Saturday by 5 P. NJ.
Departs every Tuesday and Friday at P. NJ.
Unionvllle Mail.
Arrives every Wednesday and Saturday by G
P. NJ.
Departs Monday and Thursday at G A. NJ.
Shelby Mail.
Arrives every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 6 P. Nj.
Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 4. NJ.
W. R. ALEXANDER, p. M
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CRIMEAN CONUNDRUMs.

"Come in !" said |, in answer to rather
boisterous rap at my hut door, and in popped
Lieutenant Donnelly, who had evidently had
a glass or two of wine at dinner. "Now
Charley" said he, settling himself comforta-
bly, in an easy chair, which always esteem
ed sire qua NON in my establishment, and
placing his legs on the stove, while he accept
ed a cigar I offered him. "What particu-
lar kind of entrenchment is like Queen of
England when she was just born?" Why,
the Rcd-un, suppose" said I. "Charley," /"
said he, "you are a cleverer fellow than I
thought you were but you shall have an
other try. Why did the Duke of Yelling
ton resemble a Spanish dance" "Bccause
he was bold-hero-is itnot?" "Yesi tits ;
but it puzzles me what makes you so 'cute
tonight; one would fancy that the season
had improved your wits" "Well, perhaps
it has; so if you will join Inc, will mix
some punch, and have quiet chat before
we 90 to roost." 1T will suit me capitally,
for l can't smoke without moistening my
lips: it makes my mouth so parched."-
"Then why smoker" "To pass away the
time" And drink to pass away the
smoker" "Exaetly; but l have not ex-
hausted the conundrums intended to puz-
zle you with yet What fortified place re-
minds you of tall mother?" "Well, real
ly, can't think, so shall give tup." "Why,
the mammy-log, you stupid" "IIa! ha
ha but that is too bad; you deserve lu,
natic asylum" "Why is Bashi-Bazouk
overtaking Cossack like saucew "Be-
cause it's q Kctch-up-eh?" ?" "Ycs; but
that was an easy one. Here's another. What
color is the grass covered with snow? ?' "In,
visible green ~ "No; but that's not a bad
answer" and think an old one to the same
question. But have another" "It is nc
color" "Well, that is it, and is it not
for it's snow COLOR is what 1 wanted you
to say.
Try this-What palace in France was
built without nails? ?" " must give it up!'
"Why Sans Clou, to be sure" "That is
better than the general run of your impcr
tinences; so give me another" Why il
riding fast up steep ascent, like a young
female dog with pain in the stomach ?-
Positively 1 can see no similarity" "No
think again w "You must tell me-
"Bccause it's gal pup ILL.," GA what p
" Because it's a gallop uphill" "Get out
you horrible punstcr, and 60 to bed; l can
have such atrocities perpctrated here. p
"But-' "No butts, but be off," Ant
Lieut.. Donnclly disappeared ignominiously
CDUura,'s Mu1dzine.
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nag. They tell good stories, now and the

p0 They tell good stories, now and then,
of some of the members of the pious old or
thodox stock in Massachusetts,. An elderly
gentleman of this class, returning home on
Sunday from church, began to extol the
merits of the sermon to his son. The fol-
lowing short dialogue tells the history:
Il have heard, Frank said the old gen.
tleman, zone of the mast delightful sermons
ever delivered before a Christian society. 1t
carried me to the gates of heaven
well, Think replied Frank, you had
better have lodged in, for you will never
have such another chance
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Sept 20
sHR s, 6, AeR1eUzTURzsT, a

TNHE Executive Committee of the State Agri.
l. cultural Society of South Carolina, having
selected the subscriber to edit their paper, pros
pectus is now issued in compliance with their in
structions. This journal will be devoted to Agri-
culture, Horticulture, Natural Science, Rural
Taste, Architecture and Art, the Mechanical and
Manufacturing interest, and all the pursuits per-
tanning to general improvement twill also con.
tain faithful transcript of the organization and
proceedings of the Society, Essays and Communi-
cations from the best writer's in the State, anu
monthly summary Of the spirit Of the Agricultu-
raj press. All subjects devoted to the improve
ment of the mind, the soil, stock, and domestic
comfort, will find ready admission into its col
umns, and such contributions are specially desir-
ed. The work will be printed in beautiful new
and fair type, on white paper, with tinted cover,
and will contain thirty-two pages per month. The
publication will commence on the lst of May,
1856. There will also be published an additional
advertising sheet as supplement in which linn
tied number Of advertisements will be inserted.
TERMs-$1 per annum. No paper sent unless
the money is paid in advance. Life Members to
the State Agricultural Society will receive the pa
per without cost. Address
A. G. SUMMER,
Editor "South Carolina Agriculturist."
Columbia s. C..
march 20 II
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BREEDING TURKEYS.

Every turkey breeder is not aware OF it,
but it is a fact, that of either sex, one old
turkey is worth two yearlings for rearing
young. A turkey does not arrive at its full
growth and maturity till the next fall after
two years old, and of consequence, to its full
strength and vigor for beeding in the
best possible manner, the continual repeti-
tion of keeping young gobblers and pullets
for breeding as some people do, reduce the
size of their young till they arrive at scarce
ly half the weight they should do.
Were we to choose our birds for the best
breeding, both cocks and hens should not
be less than three years old, then the cocks
and should be from a different breed
from the hen. We think turkeys bear breed
ing from close afinities less successfully than
any other fowl, at least we have found it so
and we would never breed cock to hens
which were closely related.
Another thing, We prefer to let every
hen set on her own eggs, and with the first
laying of the season. She matches them
better than barn door fowls, and is the ma.
tural and satisfactory mother. We have
repeatedly set the first laying of eggs under
the common hen, and turn the turkey for a
second clutch of eggs, on which she sat her,
self. But the second chicks are apt to be
weaker than the first, and so late as not to
obtain a fair growth before cold weather
sets in-in fact not worth half price.
The turkey is natural bird in all his habits
domesticated from wild state, and yet re,
tanning the constitutional porpensities of its
original race. Therefore the young should
be reared in their proper season, when the
varieties of food to which they are partial
are abundant.
Every turkey should be out of the shell
by the middle of June, at the latest, which
gives them full time to get good size by
" Thanksgiving" and fat and juicy by
Christmas.
In corroboration of our remarks, there
were turkeys at the late Poultry Show at
the American Museum, in this city, which
weighed 30 IL pounds the cock and IS the
hen. Many people suppose that the wild
turkey is larger than the tame one. This is
not so. Extraordinary exceptions have been
found, when in the hcighth of the nuttine
season, with the wild bird at its fattest, a
veteran gobblcr has been shot that weighed
30 pounds or more. But we'll bred at the
same age the tame turkey is the larger
bird.
The wild turkey is truly noble Bird
Standing erect upon the ground, surrounded
by his harem of females; proud, defiant
confding in his own strength, and prowess
his gorgeous, metallic plumage glistening
in the sun, no living bird is equal to him.
Even the Peacock, in all its attributes Of
beauty, will not rank with him. No won.
der Audubon grew eloquent, grand, and
enthusiastic over his description.
As to color-the natural, that of the wild
bird, is almost to our taste. We have tried
all colors. Light colored birds are apt to
be less hardy and dark, and the flesh less
rich in appearance.
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Bush your Ton,atoes.-It is just as sen
sible to grow peas without bushing them as
it is tomatoes. You may grow both in a
slovenly sort of way, if you have plenty Of
room on the ground; but you can grow
either twice as we'll upon something to sup.
port them, and tomatoes are decidedly better
grown up in the air than the ground, under
the shade of mass of vines. The best sup
port for a tomato vine is a short bush set
firmly in the ground. The branches have
room to spread among the limbs and sup
port the fruit. The plan is much better
than tying to stakes and trimming, accord
ing to our experience. We have tried both
ways.-Agrtcultural Exchange.
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South Carolina---Y0rk District
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.

]. N. McElwee, Jr., VS.. Jeremiah Howell.-At-
tachment.
"HEREAS the plaintiff did on the 9th day Of
w September, 1855, file his declaration against
the defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from
and without the limits ofthis State and has neith
er wife nor attorney known within the same, upon
whom copy of said declaration might be served:
1t is therefore Ordered, that the said defendant do
appear and plead to the said declaration, or be-
fore the 2Sth day of September, which will be in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judg-
ment will then be given and awarded against him.
JOHN G. ENLOE, C. c. c. pLs.
Clerks Office, York District,
Sept. 9th, 1856. 39-1yq
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KEEPING MILK FROM soURING.

hGEElNO tuL4iA IsSuh wv AsAI VI
Milk is a compound substance, made up
of mixture of oil, butter, SUGAR, caseine,
curd, and water. If allowed to stand still, the
oily matter will rise to the top in the form
of cream. There is little free alkali- soda
in the water of all sweet milk, and with
out this soda the water will not have the
power to keep the curd or caesine dissolved.
The sugar of the milk is also dissolved in
the water. If the sugar can get access to
the air it is constantly inclined to change
the acid-lactic acid-just as sweetened
water changes to vinegar, when exposed to
the air, and We can see just why milk cur
dies, and how it may be kept sweet.
We all know that acid destroys or neutra-
lies the effects of alkalies as soda,
potash, lime, &c. AS before stated, when
the milk is new, there is some free soda in it,
but when some acid is formed from the su-
car, this acid neutralizes the soda, and the
water without the soda cannot dissolve the
caseine, but it separates into a mass of
curd
Those who get milk once day should di-
vide it into several portions, each to be kept
undisturbed till wanted for use.
The second method is, put into the new
milk 4 little extra soda to neutralize the
acid as it is formed
A bit of soda as large as marro@fat pea,
to quart of milk, will not injure the fla
vor or quality, and will keep it sweet day
or two longer than without.
1t is we'll known that heavy thunder
shower will very often render tho milk
speedily sour. This may be effected in two
ways; the agitation of the thunder-clap,
may introduce more air into the milk, and
the great amount of electricity passing
through the milk, hastens the change of
milk, into acid We have hered it sug-
gccted, with how much truth we connot say,
though there is some plausibility in the
statement, t:at is less likely to be affected
by thunder, if it is kept in glazed earthen
ware, instead of metal, like tin pans; and
also that it will keep betterif the vessels are
kept upon dry wooden benches or Shelves
Farmer anil Visitor.
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