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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-20

ADDhAE CAROLINA 90

house, the post office, the railroad, socia.
bic ne'gh5or, or travelling friend. 1t con.
sists IN duo proportion ofpasture and tillage,
meadow and woodland, field and garden
A substantial dwelling, with every thing for
convenience and nothing for ambition, with
the fitting appendages of stable, and barn,
and corn barn, and other farm buildings.
not forgetting spring house with living
fountain Of water,-occupies upon a gravel !,
y knoll, position well chosen to command
the whole estate.
a few acres on the front, and on tile
sides of the dwelling, set apart to crafty the
eye with the chocer forms of rural beauty,
are adorned with q stately avenue, with nc.
Bile solitary trees, with graceful cumps,
shady walks, velvet lawn, brook mur.
murng over petbly bed, here and there a
grand rock, whose cool shadow at sunset
streams across the field all displaying, in
tho real loveliness Of nature, the original of
those landscapes Of which art in its perfec.
lion Strives to give the counterfeit present
ment. Animals of select breed, such rs
Paul Potter, and Morland, and Landseer,
and kosa Bonheur never painted, roam the
pastures or fill the hurdles and tho stalls :
the plough walks in rustic majesty across
the plain, and opens the genial bosom of
the earth to the sun and air natures holy
sacrament ofseed-time is solemnized bcueati,
the vaultcd cathedral sky silent dcws, and
gentle showers, and kindly snnshines, shed
their sweet influence on the teemping soil ;
sPringing verdurc clothes the plain golden
wavelets driven by the west wind, run over
the joyous wheat field the tall maize
fiaunls in her crispy leaves and nodding
tassels-wliiIe We labor and while we rest,
while we wake and while we sleep, Gods
chemistry, which, we cannot see, goes on
beneath the clouds myriads and myriads
OF vital cells, fcrment with elemental life :
germ and stalk, and leaf and flower, and
silk and tassel, and grain and fruit, grow
up from the common earth tho moving
machine and the reaper--mute rivals Of
human industry-perform their gladstone
task the we'll piled wagon brings home
the ripene'l treasures Of the year; the bow
of promise fulfilled spans the foreground of
the picture, anI the gracious covenant is
redeemed, TINT while tile earth remaineth,
summer and winter and heat and cold, and
day and night, and seed time and harvest
shall not fail.
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INTERESTING RELIcs.-A correspond.
ent Ola New York paper, travelling through,
Virginia, makes mention of some intcres-
ting relics of Revolutionary times. lie
says:
"Richmond is a beautiful city, and has in
terested me greatly. On Saturday l went
to Church Hill to sec the church in Which
Patrick Henry shouted "Give me liberty
or give me DEATH" In his days it was
crucifo,m building, but since then the north
side Of the cross has been taken down and
a wider building put up in the place Of it.
But the part of The church in which Henry
stood, aud where were assembled his audi
aence, is still there and the very spot where
be stood is pointed on, to the lovers of old
things. The pulpit, sounding board, and
cllancel val! are the same as they were in
llcnry'sa time. was quite interested in the
rector's history of the marble baptisnal font
before the pulpit. Many years before the
Revolutionary it had been sent from England
10 the Episcopal church in the lower coun-
try between Richmond and the sea coast.
After the revolution the church WAS confs-
Gated and sold and the font became the
property Of scoffing infidel, who, to show
lis contempt, had it placed where he could
salt his cattle in it.-From that place it got
to the wood dpilc, and finally some. one had
it put in the cellar. Originally it. was SO
large that an infant could be immersed, but
by its hard fortunes it became reduced in
size. 1t finallay fell into the hands of
gentleman who had it recut, and placed in
this venerable old church in which Palric
Henry delivered his speech. I'm the State
Library l had the pleasure of seeing George
Mason's original draft OF the Bill Of Rights,
written in l776, and substantially incorpor-.
ated into the Constitution ofVirginia. /
there saw also, WasIlington's cane, the
one which is to be presented IS Mr.. Everett
when he comes to Richmond this fall to
deliver lis eulogy on Washington" g
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WHOLE, NUMBER, 2aT
, A Travellers Tale.

We separated in a storm in the latitude
OF seventy three, insomucl that tile only
ship which was in, with. a French and
Dutch vessel got safe into a. creek OF Noya
Zembla-We landed in order torrefit our
vessels, and store ourselves with provisions.
The crew OF each vessel made them asoabin
OF turf, at some distance fro,6 each other.
to fence themselves against theincemencies
OF the weather, which was severe bevonds
imagination. We soon observed that in
our conversation we lost several Of ouf
words, and could not hear one another at
distance Of above two Yards. and that too.
when we sat near the fire, Alter ,n,,ch
pcrplexity, found that our words Wera
frozen in the air, before they could reach.
the person to whom they were spoken. +,
was soon confirmed in this conjecture, wien
upon the increase of the cold, the whois
company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for
every man was sensible rs we afterwards
found, that lie spoke as we'll as, ever; but
the sounds no sooner took air than they
condensed and were lost. 1t was now a mis-
cradle spectacle to see US nodding and
gasplng at one another, every man talking
and no man heard. One might observe 4
seaman who could call ship at league e.
ditance, beckoning with lis hand, straini,g
his lungs, and tearing his throat, ,but+all iu
vain.
Nor voice nor words cns,icd'
We continued here three weeks in t},;i
dismal plight. At length Upon a. turn of
wind, the air about usbegan to tliaw. Our
cabin was Immediately filled with dry. chat
ter'ng sounds, which l. afterwards, found To
be the cracking of consonapts, that broke
overhead, and were often mixed with
gentle Kissing which imputed to the let.
ters, that so often occurs'in the Enslish
tongue. soon after felt breeze of whis.
pers rushing by my ear,-for those beinrt
OF Soft and gentle substance, liquifed iii
the warm wind that blew across our cabin.
These were soon. followed by syilables and
short words, and at length by en4ire,senten-
ccs, that melted sooner or later, rs etbev
were more or :. lees congealed 90 That wa
during the three weeks that Ind been sno-
ken during the three weeks we had been 81
lent, if may use the expression.
1t was now very early in The. morning and
yet, to my SURPRISE, l heard son,ebodS saw.
baron, it is midnight, and time !for the
ships crew to go TO bed. This I:kneasto be
the pilots voice; and upon: .recoIJect;nt,
myselfa knew that lie had spokensffhe
wordssome DAYS before, though I could, not
hear them until the present tbaw,,. Nv ran.
dears wlteasiIy irn#gine how the Who'll.
crew was amazed todiear every man falkine,
and sec no man 'opeing his mouth.-- Intie
MIDST OF this surprise we we're alisini+we
heard vollcyo of oatl,s and cnraes4 ,lastihr
Tor alsoDg while, and uttered in very lsoarss
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SOMETHING Ngw.-Englnnd is sending gold 10
this country to adjust the balance against her,
and foreigners are going from this country to
Europe. For sixty, days no order from New
York has been sent across the water for goods
From the importer to the kitchen girl retrencl,-
ment is the order of the day. and the balance of
trade for the first time in our nations
history is in our favor. This may and ought
to he a permanent thing There is no reason
why we should not be Europe's creditor in all
tincs to come. We have a surplus of every
thing she wants in the way of raw materia',
ond in manufactures We can successfully COM
pete with the Old World whenever the people
on this side Of tho water will do away with the
floods Of worthless bnnk paper which fix false
values upon labor and its products
The return Of foreigners is, of course, tempo.
rary and occasioned only by the present paper
Panic.-But the times are peculiar, very pecu.
liar.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The Proprietors of the Abbeville Bcnrcr and
fndependent Press, have established the follow
ing rates Of Advertising to be charged in both
;, Every Advertisement inserted for less time
tnan three months, will be charged by the in
sertreh at One Dollar per Square, q / inch
insertion, and Fifty Cents for each subse-
aquent insertion.
8 The Commissioners, Sheriff's, Clerk
and Ordinarys Advertisements will be inserted
IN both papers. each charging half price.
SB Sheriff's Levies. One Dollar each
sB Announcinga Candidate, Five Dol.
lars
Advertising an Estrny, Two Dollars,
to be paid by the Magistrate.
AdSertisements inserted for three months, or
longer at the following rGtes
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PIanche,' the. French Critio.

T,I,,,.I,a .h.,-;,;. , g.. ~ ,fs:g,
p,r;s ' mas ...',o. 'n. $3.50 "eoa'.eu recenagln q
iio ' ~. WAS a'ue specl.nah OF a-fsenclimali:
IT., ,t".p. ps T. ~ g"'e. anu 'yeasat a. cates
III .s .on.o anu prepared h'sS Srits
~" 49,, ~ .Me .,t s..'no tne pooket'ng me stssy
.ups " susa, a''e1T"'as' T aceordgg to ,flsa
"a.'oan' ":., eus'o.': ne 'rs4ue9ted. an Sesta..
"e,' W;m.,' s''uA'"s .u iooIn, near 1.!e AotaEds
NV ".u 'ne'e' "'ii'u1 tne noise, ana ToE-
.: o' 'o9uac'ous ees'omsfs' ne wrote Us
,es'e"a ne gas nsia' IN great fssgssfb By
y.e'a,y snen, anu n,s P!aSsH s;e,{ on fnehev1ts
aes Deun Mo"aes WV 90 nlled with lith-
esty.. ..s., .seI"hgSt was &c ohnen Pleassd,wih
'an s.tHe ~ !l,at he gtotanPoh someof,llsS
poems, t'at ~ expressed h,sasslf inS
v,,raI,ls ] "n;n;o,, w AL aIwans sy a.. aIot s !.
scIf hs Sbs.rv'i ,,a. Wa ',Ia uI.utoI !, nun
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r;,.on I .,',", " lin ' ans sA rs rlsncns naf
w.. al el,saas % soor.r:s,aii.a I 49, is so !!s, ilmoae
Isn;n .n', ~, p, 80. ,.m nI Ms SMsss
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read ,,;o fnWor,. s..a;"a u s nS,M Is.e'es. e"emy
nf h;s I i;s. ,no." aug LAST moments
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AIR PoIsEN.-Peopla have often an

Air PoIsEN.-People have often said
that no difference eau be detected :in tile
anaIyzation of pure and impure air. TlIis
is one oftbsvulgar, errors difficult to5 dis.
lodge from the ordinary brain. The fac,
is that the condensed air-ofa crowded room
give deposit, which, ii allowed 10, re,nain
few days, forms q solid, thick glutinous
mass, having strong odor 6f animal mat
ter. If 1fexamined by the microscope, it is
seen to undergo, a remarkable change. First
Of all, it is converted iuto vegetable growth,
and this is followed by the productiois of
multitudes of animalcules-a decisive proof
thatrit must contain certain organic matter,
otherwise it could not nonrish organic be-
ings. A writer in Dickins' Household
Words, in remarking upon this subject, SAYS
that tbis-was the result arrived at by Dr.
Angus Smith, in his beautiful experiment.
Oh the airiand water oftowns, wlere;r, he
showed loM the lungs and skin gave out
oaganic matter, Which is, Itself, adYsally
poison producing headache, sickaesss dfis.
ease or epidemic, according to..its strenEtll.
Why, if a few drops Of tie liquid matter
obtained by the condensalioHS of the air of
foul locality ,aiutroduced; iipto tho vein OF
g dog cam psbdpee dsatlf sby Tie Iluali
iplsnUinenatU tUf Is plias feycr, what iacaIcala.
ble evils must Il. not prod dnss 90 Napsss sGus;s
lnaps beings who tbfeuthe il. again fshi ssain.'
ssadered toaler aia fsss; ;capaBl Bls of shslsiu.;
inglifs with every bseasts dfasaf shdL nl:;
taaiipation, Of fthsaiF, and sq4set, iol,bsa'
,of:Esver and spjd q eestY Nitind the.
power o1 fnat 70 ysniose 8. Non and
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-20

How DuTcHNAS BANKER CONDUCTED BusI.
NESS UNDER THE PREssuRE--John Schmidt is
German Banker in Louisville. He suffered
run, was compelled to suspend, but did not close
his doors. He simply stuck up notice in high
Dutch that he was going to have some money
pretty soon. Two days after he took down the
notice and put up another stating that he had
$4,000 On hand. There was another run and
the 900 was soon gone.-John put up the
old notice again, and next day was ssgsin ia
funds. when in accordance with his old plan.
he changed the notice. At last accounts there
was no run on John Schmidt. and his deposi-
tors had all como back to him. That was
straight forward Dutch pluck and honesty.
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Broken Ties.

The broken ties Of happier DAYS,
How often do they seem,
10 come befor 'ur mental gaze
Like rem. ,ercd dream
Around us each discovered chnin
sparkling ruin lies,
Aud earthly hand shall ne'or again
Unite these broken ties.
The parents of our youthful homo,
The kindred that We loved,
Far from our arms rcrchnnce may roam
To desert seas removed.
Or We have watched their parting breath
And cl6scd their weary eyes,
And sighed to think how sadly death
Can sever human tics.
The friends, the loved ones of our youth,
They, too, have gone or changed,
Or worse than all, their love and truth
Are darkcncd and cstrnngel:
They meet us in the glittering throng,
With cold averted eyes.
And wonder that we weep their wrong,
And mourn our broken ties.
o, who in world like this
Could bear his lot of pain.
Did not one radicnt hope Of bliss
Unclouded yet rcmniul
That hope the Sovereign Lord has given
Who reigns above the skies,
Hope that untics our souls to heaven
BY faiths enduring Ties.
Each care, each i'll of mortal birth,
Is sent in pitying love,
To lift the lingering heart from earth
And speed its flight above.
And every rnng that wrings the breast
And every joy that dies.
Tells us to seek purcr rest.
And trust III holier tics.
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Fractions of Squares will be charged in pro-
portion to the above rates
cB- Business Cards for the term of one
year, will be charged in proportion to the
space they occupy, at One Dollar per line
SPACE
cB- For all advertisements set in dauSlc COL
ann. Ftfty per Cent. extra will be added to the
above rates.
DAVIS & CREWS,
For Banner;
LEE d WILSON,
Ear Press
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HApp TixEs.--A codpleof gentlemen of ~
city were standing 90 the Bay yesterday. con-
versipg about the hardness Of tie. times and
the nccessity,Eor eepnemy. One of them re-
marked; "Well, / had corn and beef aud cab
ed him With the h ho
did you do with that pair Of ducks saw you
pay q dollar and quarter for f. r.Oh r. re-
piled our economist, ~ had them besides"
.-a,S 49, Sav. Rspsbtieaa.
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SouTnEN FRUIT RAIsINa.-Thcre is no
branch OF domestic economy more neglec.
ted at the South, tiian the culture OF fruit.
1t is true, there is all awakened spirit among
the few, but rs yet, not among the masses
The grape Is exciting universal. interest.
SO much for the desert as for wine. There
are nurseries, anu extensive fruit orchards
springng mp i'll the vncinity of our COM
merical towns, which are a credit 10 the
country, and source Of profit to. the pro-
prietors. But this is not all the country
needs. Every proprietor in the country
every owner OF half acre lot, owes to him
self, his children aud his country, to plant
fruit trees. Land holders of the SoutIl !!
cancel the debt you owe to posterity this
present fall. You should plant this fall at
least one million fruit trees. The large
planter should plant the apple, pear, peach,
grape, and fig, not only for lis white fami-
ly, but for his negroes. Ripe fruit, in it sea-
son, is cheaper aud heeallheir than bacon.
Even the small proprietor may have fruit
trees enough to save much Of the expcnce
of living. Say not that your soil does not
suit tue apple, pear, peach or grape, for on
~ e1o' SS"'e3 Jou aoy "soHC u oou ~ Sult
any Of them. This is the great advantage
you have over them we never read. You
may all grow peaches as well as Moses, or
cherries as well as Peters, or Strawberries as
we'll rs Peabody, or grapes as well as Axt,
if you will but study how to do it. The
smallest farmer among you thinks it no la
Dor lost. or time misspent, to study how he
may best fatten his pig. He does not think
Of building pen for his pig, and then feed
ing him on shucks and water, but he studies
out and experiments with that food which
will produce tho greatest am cunt of pork.
Now, If we will divest ourselves OF the er-
roneous idea that fruit is bnt An article of
luxury and not Of food, and look at it in
the true light in which God desiged it, we
shall find il as much to our interest to study
which will feed fruit tree, as what will
feed hog. There can be no excuse for
any family being without fruit. There are
reliable nurseries all around us. The fig and
grape grow so rapidly from the cuttings,
and the apple and peach from the seeds,
that any family, no matter how poor, may
have an orchard.
Our mission il, to encourage the pro-
duction Of good fruit among the masses,
ard when we see every householder III the
land sitting under his own vine and fig tree,
we shall feel that we have accomplished
our mission. .a
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-20

LEAvEs.-No manure is SO we'll wostl'
saying in October and November As now
ling sieaves Of the season. According
to Payne, they contain nearly three times
as much nitrogen rs ordinary barn yard
manure and every. gardener who has
sstrewn and covered them in, his trenches
late in the fall or December, must have
noticed the next season how black md
moist the soil Is that adherss to the thirsty
young beets he pulls. No vegetable sub
stance yields It's woody fibre mud becomes
soluble quicker than leaves, and from this
very cause they are soon, dried ups, scat.
tered TO tile Winda and Rasted, {. NOT now
gathered shd atrencbsd inssor scempoetet,
before the advent of the sevstd Minter.sss sss,
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The Beautiful.

Come In the Ca1mness of the twilight
hour when the zepl'yrs play among The
branches of moving trecs-when the birds
ate caroling their evening songs-nnd muse
on eartll's beautiful object. All nature is
lovely, from the blue sky above us to the
springing grass at our feet from the nigh
ty ocean to the ripping streamlet passing
gently by among the shruLbery. And
charming indeed is the fragrant air Of the
warm and the gentle breekcs of evening.
The sparkling ray of the sun, and the pale
silvery beam OF tho moon and stars, that
lend their influence to illuminate our earth
are beautiful. Even the birds, rs they tune
their sweet voices, teach us lesson of
cheerfulness-inspire within our breasts
love OF the beautiful. The rosy dimpled-
checked child enjoying its innocent plays
the ruby, noble spirited youth, and even
the aged with heads already blossomcd for
tile grave, each feel that life has some sunny
spots-some halcyon days. Some may
tell ofth disappoin,ments, the par,ings. tho
bitter tears they may tell Of death aud the
grave, but you who are good say, is not this
happy world Of ours after all Do you
not remember some bright joyous day, when
tile world seemed as one pleasant drama,
and no cloud dimmed the clear sky of hope
aud prospcrity2 Does not memory recall
the innocent sports of childhood, the happy
hours spent with young companions, and
the kind friend who hovcrcd around, strew-
ing our path with flowers Of tenderness
aud affection Think of the pleasant smiles,
the hours Of sweet communion with the
loving ones Of earth, and then join the song
ofall nature that beauty dwels in every path.
Ye who say it is bitter, cruel, think O!
think again-gaze on all lfe's attractive
objects, taste the pleasure of a we'll spent
life, and joyours will be you mcditations,
calm and serene your spirits. Life will pass
as pleasant dream, and death will only I've
passport to more genial climc-angeIs
will watt your spirits on their glittering
wings to the Elysian fields above, and their
soft strains Of music shall forever fall in sweet
accent Oh your ear.-Er.
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A Queer Epitaph.

The Boston Journals our authority for say
ing that in churchyard at Oxford N. H., a
tombstone actually displayed this epitapl,
We don't wish to question onyLody's word,
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To all my friends bid adieu,
Amore sudden death you never knew,
AS was leading the old mare to drink,
She kick and killed me quicker n a wink.
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CONTINGENT AccouNr OF THE SrArE.-we
think it not amiss Gays the Spartan) to speak
of the mode by which the Legislature liquid
atcs the contingent accounts Of newspapers
against the State, and invite the attention of
editors and proPrietors to the subject, as a com.
mon grievance calling for common remedy. AS
to the accounts of the Governor and Adiutant
General, they ure within the control of the for
mer and are promptly discharged on presenta-
ton. But We refer to those growing out of
advertisements inserted by order Of court,
clerks, managers Of election, DC, which are
rarely paid the Legislature, unless upon heavy
deduction. We have publised election notices
for managers orders for extra courts orders
for special elections for district officers and
our accounts have been kindly thrown out by
the Committee on Contingent Accounts in the
Legislature Why is thiss Has Judge no
authority to call an extra court! Is it made
the duty of clerk to order n special election
through a gazette, but with the privilege of
paying the expenses himselfi We shall again
try to get our claims allowed aud if We fail,
we shall Ic constrained to believe it not true
that governments are willing to pay oil just
dues on presentation. We think it hard enough
that legislative bodies assume to prescribe Whit
we shall charge for our work, without with.
holding the plttance when honestly earned.
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SouTu CAROLINA IhsroRIcAL SocrEry.-A cal
led Meeting of the Board Of Managers was held
yesterday, in the ball of the Chatlest0n Library,
and ,so,rtk matters Of interest, connected viii,
the forthcoming volume of collections. were re-
ported on and.; discussed. The publication OF
the volume win soon be- announced aud it af.
fords US an occasion again to commend The
6bjects mid purposes Of the Society.
At tlsis meeting some donations of interest
and value were reported. A package of letters,
&C., from our venerable end enthusiastic remi.
niscents DR.. Joseph, johnson. was received, and
tefePfsd for examination aid classification to
Messrs. F. "A. Porcher anasp., HAMMOND As o
speciar'eomlnittee The President, j. L. Pet.
CRU, EsaS rSS5rtsda q contribution, made to him
for the zociety, Of q. memoir of John Julius
phigle, Attorney General Of the State from
1909 TO- 1905 J; and also the presentation by
John G. Gaighasd. Esq, 9f Columbia, of an an
sient map oEplah, giving the position and to:
biographical arr eBgements Of hattle that oe.
CURED in l7l6,.between Col Moore and the
TuscaroraE1ndia Z; ,..ss, ~ y q y
Thegosissy is steadily iRereasingsits deposi.
tory trfists end Soff$ b6sioDs. ,snd has already
ample t6stes1kJ. with due editQstal application.
TO fufnisb sessnJ volume sodn after. the aR
Pearanca. fthat fofth- coming, should sufficient
snsoura ssaspt he ARorded: 90. j H.. =.
The next 5gplat. md ausftsrly meeting will
occur on the four III Monday. 18th sinsta :
.A. ss{9kdYiestOa Courier.