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MUSIC OF soLoMoN's TEMPLE.


The disentombing of Aesyrian sculp.
lures and the dcciphering of Assyxian
and Egyptian inscriptions, havo open
ed new fields of investigation in al
most every department of knowledge.
Among the branches of science which
have shared in these discoveries, that
OF music has been benefited largely.
Tho accounts of ancient musical in
strumcnts wero Vague, and our ideas.
especially Of Hebrew music, were
confused, till recently sculptures and
paintings have been brought to light
which dolineate the musical instru-
mcnts of tho carly Oriental nations,
and in number Of cases veritable
specimens have boon disentombed.
Such, for example, is IN Egyptian
harp found in Thebes, with it's strings
yet perfect enough to vibrate again,
after a silence of thrce thousand
years.
Tho moro recent investigations
provo that tho parent of all known
musical science was Assyria. From
Tho Assyrians, the Hebrews aud the
Egyptians, and, indeed, all Eastern
nations, derived thoir knowledge of
music. The unvailed monuments
show that in tho time of SIENNA. .cherib
music was highly cultured art, and
must have existed through genera.
tions. This polished nation used
harp of twenty-one strings, the frame
OF which was four feet high, which
accompanied minstrels' songs, or was
borne in the dance. The Tyre of tor.
toise-shell, the double pipe; the trum
pet, drum, and boil wore common
Even of the bagpipe, representations
have been discovered, though none Of
stringcd instruments, like the violin,
| played with tho bow.
In oil delineations of social or wor-
Shipping assemblies, musical instru-
ments, very like our modern ones,
have prominent place. The Hebrew
music, at tho time of tho Exodus, was
purely Egyptian; but it was much
modified subsequently by association
with Asiatic nations. In the temple
of Jerusalem, according to the Za1-
mad, stood powerful organ, consist
ing of windchest with ten holes,
containing ten pipos, each pipo sapa
bic Of emitting ten different sounds by
means of finger holes, so that hun
dred sounds could be produced by it..
1t was provided with two pairs of
bellows and ten keys, so that it could
DO played with the fingers. Accor-
ding to tho rabbins, it could be heard
a great distance from the Temple
". Y. Musical Gazette.
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WHAT INDUSTRY WILL Do.-The
Waco (Tcxas) Register says last year
a young man living near that PLACE
let his namo be known-Albert Sears
rcntcd piece of good land, hired one
good old freedman, and with his own
hands went TO work to cultivate tho
soil. He worked manfully and well,
and now for tho fruits of his industry:
He has gatherered twenty bales Of
cotton, two thousand bushels of corn,
and made four hundred gallons Of
molasscs from sorghum. he has also
some corn to spare. Ho has sold six
teon hundred bushels Of corn for
twelve hundred dollars in gold, OBJ
tanned three hundred for his molasses,
and his cotton is good for eighteen
hundred more-making in all three
thousand and three hundred dollars.
Eo was at some trifing expense du-
ring tho cotton picking time.
Absurd. 10 make 400 gallons of
syrup in cotton picking time besides
gathering oil that cotton would wo
should think require "some trifiing
extra expense" for labor, above what
any two hands could do.-ED. SO.
CULTS. Cultivator.
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EXPERIENCE OF A PRACTICAL FARMER

EXPERIENCE OF A PRACTICAL FARMER.
EDITORS Gentlemen ]
send you an extract from letter re-
ccived by mo from David Dickson, Of
Hancock county. Tho stress Of tho
lato war drove me into his ncighbor.
hood, and gavo nc an opportunity of
learning much of tho system and sue.
cess Of this enterprising planter. Eff.
teen years before the war, he crm-
menced planting on what was cousid-
cred light sandy lands, much exhaus-
ted, with a capital Of $4,000. When
the war broke out, his caI.ital was
eighteen times larger. This result
was brought about by his energy and
system by improved modes of cul-
turc by improvements in agricultural
implements; by attention to tho
health and comfort of his Iaborcrs ; by
nursing and protecting his stock and
care bestowed upon his bees, bis OIL
chards and diary. Above ;,!l, and
mainly, his golden harvest was rcapcd
from the judicious use of fertilizers
Believing the views he advances will
he interesting TO your agricultural
rca lers, the extract from his letter is
submitted, with the hope that his cx-
ample may be inflated by our planters
Yours, respectfully,
JAMl l.S A. NISBET.
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FOUR THINGS.
EOUl'RR.

We hope our readers will not think
that we arc unscasonably 'harping upon
one string, when VIC again insist upon
the necessity of laying definite plans
for work to DO done. This makes the
difference between success and failure
|-bctwccn thrift and unthrift, provi-
dcd, Of course, that such plans aro
made, as may be, and are, carried out.
An old farmer knows by experience
what may be done, by what has hccn.
and it is well for the young flrmcr not
to undertake too much. Depend upon
it, time will not hang heavy on your
hands. Do what you undertake thor
oughly well, but do not "putter" and
fuss to no account. Especially regard
four things: FIrst-"iour own health
and that Of tho family, especially that
# tho good wifo-rcljeving her in
every possible way, by servants, by
washing machine and wringer, by sew
ing-machine, by your own heipful care,
soIicitude, and interest in her work
and cares. Second-Systfm Having
everything 90 according to u prccon-
ccrted plan. THird-Timc Being
prompt, up early, having chores done,
breakfast ready at the moment, and
the work Of the day begun as nearly
as possible at tho same hour daily
and SO through tho day. Besides, al
lowing full resting spells, permit no
lettering Of mon or teams. Fourth :
II you employ one or moro hands,
impose strict responsibility in regard
to ceri ain work, and enforce the same.
THUS things will 60 smoothly.
There is one thing farmers are very
apt to neglect, and that is the kitchen
garden-many of them hardly glance
ut the hints in another column. A
good vegetable garden is the most
profitable part CT any farm Manure
viii pay best applied there, and labor
will produce more comfort, food and
qualification if expended in the garden
than elsewhere. And in the noigh-
borhood of villages there arc always
quick sales for fresh yegeta bies, and
by tho preparation of q little more
ground andasnall additional cost for
seed and tillages no inconsIderable In,
come may be derived. Thick .of this
:shiie making plans for Msrch. ana
april work sssrsfsasn 4gyisaltariss,
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ROTHsCHILD AND WATERLOO.


Ro,hschild's greatest achievement
n reaching distances and his fcl-
low.spcculators WAS in 1915. He was
near tho chateau dc Iougoumont on
t ho 18th OF June, watching as eagerly
as the leaders, Bonaparto and Wei
lington themselves, tho progress of
the hattlo Of Waterloo. All day long
he followed tho fighting with strained
cyc:', knowing that on its issue dcpcn-
dcd his welfare as we'll IA Europes.
AT sunset he saw that the victory was
with Wellington and the Allies. Then,
without moments delay, he noun
ted Il borso that had been kept in
readiness for him, and hurried home
wards. Everywhere on his road fresh
horses or carriages were in waiting to
help him over the ground.
Riding or driving all night, he
reached Ostcnd at daybrcali, to find
the sea so stormy that the boatmen
refused TO trust themselves to it. A..
last he prevailed upon fisherman to
make the venture fora reward of ESQ
In that way he reached Dover. AT
Dover, and aL the Intermediate stages
on the road to London, other horses
were in waiting, aud he WAS in Lon
don before midnight. Next morning,
the morning of the 20ih Of June. he
was ono Of the first to enter tho Stock
Exchange. In gloomy whisper he
told those who, as usual, crowded
round him for news, that Bluchcr and
his Prussias.s had been routed by Ma
poIeon before Wellington had bco /.
able TO reach tho field; by himself he
could not possibly succeed, aud, there
foro: tho cause Of England and her
allies was gone.
The funds fell as they were meant
TO fall. Every one was anxious tu
sell, and Rothschild and his accrcdit-
cd agents scotfcd at al who brought
them scrip for purchase. But scores
Of unknown agents wrre at work all
that day, and all the next. Before
the Stock Exchange cl.scd Oh the a(,
ternoon of The second day, when Ma
than Rothschiid's strong boxes were
full of paper, he an"ounccd, an hour
Ir SO before the news came through
Other channels, the real issue Of TIC
contest. Very soon the funds were
higher than they had been during
many previous wotks; and RotLs>
child found that he Lad made some
thing like million pounds l'y his
quick travelling and clever m;srcprc
scntation. Othcr millions were col.
lcctcd, rather more slowly, by other
transactions Of IL Ike naturc.-Nathu,'
Meyer Rothschid. By II. R. Eoa
Bournn.
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RAISE FOOD CROPS.

EDITORS SOUTHERN CULTIvAToR -
will you, as n favor to our poor Cotton
stricken countrymen continue trying
to impress upon all that planta seed
of cotton this year, tho absolute ne
cessity of raising plenty of provisions
first, and then what cotton thoy can.
For asyou say they will get moro
money for q small crop than for
large ono, and bavo less tax to pay, be
independent Of extortion prices from
our Western corn raisers, and make
them feel less indepondent-stop tho
flow OF Southern wealth into Northern
pockets, and instead of being tho poor
dependent fools that wo arc likely to
become, if wo rely on the North and
West to feed us, we can, by raising
plenty of provisions Of all kinds, have
moro time TO raiso manure, to ditch,
and to improve our farms in various
ways, and thereby .conduco to our
comfort and happiness, and be and
feel as independent as any people can
feel, occupying our political position.
We should also become our own Man
ufacturcrs, and encourage all enterpri-
ses that aid in establishing the indie
pcndcnco of our section. Hero we are,
although tho war has been stopped 30
short q timo, clothing our families
with Northern>made calico and home
spun and hats ard bonnets-strutting
ourselves around in Northern made
boots and shoes-riding in Northern
buggies-patronizing Northern tailors
wearing Northern made coats, pants
&c. Who could believe that 80 short
timo ago, we wero trying to cut each
others throats, and having Northorn
mercenaries robbing us Of our spoons
knives and forks, watches, gold and
silver, and even TO our baby wearing
clothes-to say nothing of our blood
and tho deprivation of tho right ol
choosing our rulers7 And now five
sixths of tho very mon that were en-
gagged in deadly conflict against the
North, arc exertlng themselves in
every possible way, to enable those
wl.o are evidently still our enemies,
to buy clothing cheap, and to sell
everything they possibly can make to
Us, at as dear q rate as possible, by
depending on them, even TO raise our
bread and bacon-to say nothing o1
of the thousands Of other things.
May Providence awaken our people
to a sense of their true situation, anG
give them forosi2 ht and sense to per
ceivo what is the proper course fol
them to pursue, in relation to thil
momentous sulject.-Sovthern Culti
Vdtor.
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INFLUENCE OF FEMALE SOCIETY.

1t is bettor for you to pass an eve.
ming now and then IN lady's draw
ing room, even though the con7ersa-
ition bo slow, and you know the girls
song by heart, than in club, tavern,
or pit Of theatre.
All amusements of youth to which
virtuous women are not admitted
rely on it-are delctcrious in their
nature.
All men who avoid fomale society,
have dull perceptions, and are stupid
or have gross tastes, and revolt
against what is pure. Your club
swaggerera, who are sucking the
butts Of billiard cues all night, call
female society insipid. Poetry is in
sipid to yokeI; beauty has no
charm for blind man; music does
not please poor beast who does not
know ono tuno from another and as
poor cpicureis hardly evor tired Of
water sauchy and brown broad and
butter, I protest that can sit for q
whole night talking to welI-rcgu-
lated and kindly woman, about her
girls coming out, her boy at college,
and like the evoning's entertain
mcnt.
Ono of tho great benefits a man
derives from woman's society, is that
bo is bound to be respectful to them.
The habit is of great good to your
moral man, depend upon it. Our edu.
cation makes most Of us selfish men
of the world. We fight for ourselves,
We push for ourselves, we yawn for
ourselves, we light our pipes and say
VIC won't 60 ont; we prefer ourselves
and our ease; and the greatest good
that comes to man from woman's soci-
city, is that he has somebody to
tLink for himself, somebody to whom
ho is bonnd TO be constantly attentive
and respotful.-[ Ihaekeray. =
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THE HIGHLAND CH1EF.-There is q
touching fact related in history of a
Highland chief of the noble house Of
McGregor, who fell wounded by two
balls, at tho battle Of Prestonpans.
Seeing their chief fall, the clan wa
vered, and gave the enemy an advan-
vantage. The old chieftain behoIding
the effects of his disaster, raised HIM
self on his elbow, while the blood
gushed in streams from his wounds,
and cried aloud, ~ am not dead, my,
children I am looking at you to see
you do your duty" These words re-
vived the sinking courage of the brave
Highlanders. There was a charm in
the fact that they still fought under.
the eye of their. chief. It., reused
them to put forth their mightiest en-.
ergies, andthey did all that human
strength could do to turn and stem. !.
the dreadful tide of battle. - Cbrissian J
Treasure. ~s.,,f'
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WORK FOR THE KoNrH.

The heavy rains and consequent
floods of the carly part Of March, have
much retarded all the preparations for
putting in crops-but few days CON-
paratively in that month being fit for
pleughiny, bedding or planting.
Corn.-Tbough tto cotton planting
season is at hand, do not fell TO put
in plenty of corn. I'll lands intended
for cotton, that are imperfeetly and
roughly prepared, had better be de-
voted TO corn and other crops. The
necet sarily high rates we are now
paying for corn, when the expense OF
several hundred miles of transporta-
tion has TO be added to tho original
cost of production; its current high
price where produced, and the fac,
that our railroad communication with
the Northwest are liable TO be broken
up by such floods as We have had the
past month, admonish us TO plant
large crop of this great staple. Make
our own corn cheap and abundant.
Corn will render labor cheaper and
easier to obtain. Cation ia great
crop, but we have yet to SEQ the plant
er that from small beginnings has
made himself fortune, who has con
fined his agricultural operations to the
production Of cotton. The thriving
planters of our acquaintance, while
they made cotton the main product,
looked sharply after other crops, and
somehow did it, too, without seeming
to make little if any less of the staple
than their neighbors. Besides cotton
so sell, they generally managed to
have plenty of corn, what, peas, po--
tatoes and bacon for home consuup.
tion, and in their carcfulness 10 m AXE
suro thing of this, ordinarily had
something over. We don't think it
the present intercst Of the planting
States to make wheat, corn or bacon
for export, but we do believe they
should produce enough for home con-
sumption. The time spent in hauling
corn from the depot, would do good
deal toward producing it at home
Add to this the fact that on most plan
tations, about corn enough to run
them can be made, without any mate
rial interference with the production
of cotton, and then the other fact,
that the man who makes both corn
and cotton has, in a bad year two
chances to escape utter failure for, if
his corn is made at homo, he has that
sure, while, if planter depends on
cotton to buy his corn, and tho cotton
crop fails, he is "dead broke," having
no resource-heitber corn nor cotton.
Make corn, thon-produce everything
:in the way of food and forage needed
to keep up your place, and let the
,co sold, above what is required
for The wages of the hands, represent
the net profit of the estate.
y Then manure heayily-plow deep
use the best and heaviest seed you can
obtain. And let your after.culture be
of the most thorough character
working close and deep at the carly
stage Of the crop; but very shallow
when the roots extend, 50 that thoy
may be unbroken. Indeed, these few
things constitute tho whole system of
corn growing; deep breaking up, es@
pecially under the row-planting the
corn below tho general level-plenty
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THE LITTLE ROBE OF WHITE.
BY MRS. s. T. PERRY.

In a rosewood cradle baby lay;
It's mother was stitching. stitching away
On little robe of white.
One foot OH the rocker, she hoped to keep
Tier frolicspme baby fast asleep,
To finish her work that night.
In every stitch Of the garment she wrought
That loving mother fastened thought
Hopes for that little one
And smiled on her babe with happy pride
As it slept in its cradle by her side,
Till that little robe was done.
Then che folded up the caubric and lace,
And kissed her little ones chubby face,
That smiled in its infant glee.
She tossed it up and down in the air;
How pretty you'. look, little babe, when you
wear,
That new little robe, said she.
In a rosewood coffin. the baby lay
It's mother had wept the night away,
Watching its dying breuth.
With It clapped to her breast she prayed to
keep
Her darling baby from going to sleep
In the cold, cold arms of death.
They buried the babe in the garment just
wrought
Whose every stitch held hopeful thought
From that loving mothers sight.
On the marble stone she wrote with tear,
"How many hopes lie buried here,
In that little robe Of white"
in the Snvior's arms baby lay,
From its rosewood coffin far away,
In the realms of love and light
The angels garment had folded about
It's little FORM which would never wear out
A seamless robe of white.
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Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and
Charles eBsscher, her Brother, sailed
from New. Z ORR, zen route to Florida,
in which State Captain Frederick B..
Stowe ewnsand il cultiva.ing a farm.
He expects to remain about ak
.mohths: 4: Il -
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THE FRUIT GARDEN,

Ihc fg can still be safely trans.
planted. Cleft grating may be con-
tinucd on tho apple and pear until
tho young shoot begins to elongate,
but it IS better to do it earlier in the
season. Newly planted trees, as well
rs those previously set out, if not
perfectly erect, should be fastened to
firmly planted stakes. Those ncwl,
planted, it will be we'll to mulch di
rcctly after rain. AS thcre is still
danger Of frost, if your fruit has not
been yet destroyed, have prepared
somo fat lshtwood, and piles Of wet
tan, saw dust, or other damp trash
near at hand, and uso as directed in
our last number.
Should the new shoots Of tho vine
DC frozen, they should be rubbed off,
and other shoots will be produced
that will yield u crop. If tho first
shoots arc but partially killed, they
will not fruit, but will prevent other
buds from starting, that would shoot
freely if the injured sprouts, were re-
moved, and bear IL fair crop u little
later than usual. Rub off superfu-
GUS shoots.
Finish pruning over-vigorous trees
also, tho peach which has been de-
laycd for fear of Fastening tho timo Of
blooming. When tho young shoots
of trees that have been pruned arc
an inch in length, suppress all that
are useless, or badly placed, permit
ting only those to remain that arc
needed for fruit, or tho beauty of tho
tree. Itemovo and thin out tho suck
crs Of the fig, allowing not over four
or five to remain If dwarf pears
are too full Of fruit buds, some
times no fruit will set, as the
strength Of the tree is all exhausted
IN bloonling. OF such, wo often re-
moe onc-half, and sometimes two
thirds, Of the buds or blossoms, and
find fruit to set well, and grow finely,
On trees that, without this care, en-
iiroly failed. A part is always better
than the whole, when a treo is loaded
with other blossoms or frnit.
Strawberries may still be planted,
| ard Raspbcrrics set out. Cut down
the latter nearly to the ground. Both
wiI! come into bearing next year.
Finish planting seeds Of tho Apple
and Pear. Attend to newly grated
trees, filling the cracks with wax,
and removing suckers and water
sprouts, that would abstract the sap
from the graft.
Keep a watch upon insects, ard de-
stroy the noxious ones as thoy appear.
Their name is legion and by our clear
ing up the forest, they are driven TO
the orchards and fruit gardcna, and
are yearly moro and moro dcstruc.
! i9o.-,S Cultirator.
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DEATH AT THE BREAKFAsT-TABLE
Robert Bruce, celebrated Scotch
minister, sat at his brcakfast-tablc one
morning. Having eaton boiled egg,
he turned to his daughter and said:
81 think l am yot hungry; you may
bring no another egg"
uo then grow thoughtful moment,
and musing little, added:
"Hold, daughter, hold my Master
caIlrth mew
Here his sight filled him; but cal
ling for Bible, he requested his
daughter to place his finger on Ro-
mans s: 3S, 80. This being done he
repeated the verso, dwelling especially
on, 81 am persuaded that neither lifu
nor death shall be able to separate me
from the love Of God, which is in
Christ jesus my Lord" Ho then
said:
"God be with you, my children.
have breakfnstcd with yon, and shall
sup with my Lord Jesus Christ this
n!ght!'
These were his last words, for, with.
out shiver or a groan, he at once
started on his fight to everlasting
glory.
Reader, you brcakfasted with your
family circle this morning. Suppose,
like the good Mr.. Bruce, you should
die suddenly to-day, with whom would
you sup to.night?-Good Ne,os.
DEEP PLoUoHINa.-We have our
eelf experience in deep ploughing-
Our experience is that ono good mulo
can turn over the best of our land
quite as deep az it is judicious to turn
it; but let subsoil plough follow in
the samo furrow without turning up
the earth. The best crops we have
ever madeswere by this method, and
we think wo will be backed by far.
mers generally that we are correct in
our experience and Judgment. !.
Aiew Northern planters the pnst year
came southto teach the people how
10 farm, but In the sequel they shave
found out to their cost that what can
be done North ssis not practicabi
South. They, have tailed in. their an
5tieipatiops, tWitbstanding .occa--,
ksional boasts before the had seen the;
resuit.-N -NilledgttillS Rseofdeys .ssS.ss s: ~
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: Examine yourself, at ,the close OF,
each day, and ask yourself il yon haze .,
been as earnest ID. serving God As zais !;
hove been to procarc temp BlS
eiI1ps. - 81 Ssss .s 81