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The salary is S1,SQ0."
"O!" replied James, IL never could
understand navigation, and have
forgotten what little l did learn"
"But you studied surveying. l
have situation as civil engineer ON n
railroad at my disposal. The salary
is 81 50O." \
'I"dced,"- said James, "that is
worse yet. 1 never gave my mind to
surveying at school, aud l havo never
thought Of it since"
"Well, ,hen," Charles again replied,
"you can carry the chain, and that
will pay you dollar a day"
And the poor man was glad to cary
the chain for 81 day, for he was not
capable OF doing anything better
while, if he had improved his oppor-
tunilies at school, and given his at:en-
ton to business, ho might have had
his $4,000, 81, 800, or 81 500 salary.
TRIALS OF THE STEAM PLOW.
Public curiosity has been largely
excited within few days by an ap-
pearanco on our thoroughfares Of n
cumbrous machine, steam engine
drawing train of Flows. This steam
pIow, % it is technically known, is an
invention WHICH. is the property OF
Mcssrs. John Fowler & Co, of Leeds,
England. 1t has been in use in tho
valley Of the Nile. for some time, and
there, we are assured, is an cstab-
lished improvement Mcssrs. Long
street, Owen & Co., have given tho
large Influence Of their name, as
age ents, in presenting the novelty to
the consideration of planters in the
S.uth
Mr.. Max Eigth, f,rmcrly chief en-
gineer on the staff of Pasha Hahn,
when that pasha held the vjce-royalty
in Egypt, camo with the machine to
superintend experiments mado with
it. Having witnessed in Egypt the
operations of tho plow, be is con
vi,.ccd that it will be as successful
here as it was on the Nile, and yestcr-
day. his favo,fte implement waa test
pany witnessed the trial, among whom
were several gentlemen whose, occu.
patton from boyhood has been that of
planters.
About two acres were plowcd in
the presence of the party. The earth
was matt d with an old grewth Of
grass. 1t had been tramped, and be-
sides, the soil was naturally heavy,
and, By late rains, was unusually Wet.
The sod was turned beautifully to a
plo xman's eye, atap average depth of
ten or twelve inches. An obstruction
was put on the field, and the plow was
guided to avoid tho obstruction with
quite as much facility as if the motive
power was cattle or mules and the
stills were held by an exacting plow.
man. A stump IN the way was torn
up remorselessly. In such matters as
this; theory amounts to little, but tho
unanimous opinion of the planters on
the ground, all of whom watched the
operations of the plow with the deep
est interest, was that it was decided
success. After the plowing, expert.
ments were made with the locomotive,
passing over plowed ground, and
crossing a bridge, with the view of
showing its adaptability to plantation
usoe, and the spectators were aston.
ished as the versatility of the machine
ry.-N. O. Crescent
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DRINKING, AT MEALs.-When fat
meats, or sauces composed partly of
butter, arc taken, and cold drink di-
rec,ly a. fter, the butter and fat are
rendered concrete, and separated from
the rest of the aliment. The. con-
gealed oily matter, being then specif.:
oaIIy lighter than the remaining con.
eteots of. tho stomach, sRifne on tho
top Of the foed, often causing: heavy,
uneasy, painful SENSATIONS about the
cardia and breast, and something's .
feeling of .calding and anxiety; and
at other times when the stomach re.
gains its heat: the fatty matter; is re.
jected, BY little and little, from. weak
stomacbss in oily regnrgiations, which
gre very disagreeabls. In, such cases,
a little compound spirits ofbartshorn,
with a .glass Of warm water and sugar,
will convert the fat into soap, and give
instant relisf-SH yamss Massay'ss
Medical Es,ays. :.
r -1HsEoTs oN srock. w eli keptstock,
housed 5na clean, we'll. Uttered, white
washed stables; are rarely troubled