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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-17

Three gentlsmeo 10 this count, have
heen experimenting this season on high
culture IN cotton, in opposi,ion to the old
method, ofs wide extent OF cultivated
Isod, to produce the same amount OF
pounds in yield. So far. the advantage
is decidedly in favor Of the new nns,bod-
There |" . saving 10 labor. and con.s queut.
" in wages. in cuItiva!ing tho fsld-few.
Or mules being required-s very import.
ant estimate. in tho cost Of the crop.
Dr.. Durham has aIso tested the value
OF different kinds Of manure. % that
part OF the field enriched with stable ma.
oure, kept under sbsd and 90. lsacbsd
by rain. O, svapora.ed BY the sun, The
growth Is ons.fourih better than ,ha, en-.
rIched with an equal quantity Of stable
manure. treated /" i, usually is 10 our
farm yards. Good judges estimated the
yield on this field. (Augus. l5.h,) q, five
oales to three acres.
Several persons consider Mr.. Edward
bancrofts crop better thsu this. One 90
innate was, the stalks stand ~ 8 feet
averaging $50 bowls to the stalk 10 ripsn
SO there was, at the tins, . fair pros.
pee. OF so doing-ous ID. to the stalk
s640 lbs. sssd cotton to tho sore. Is this
= fair estimated Should this method Of
farming become general, the old cotton
lands Of Middle Georgia and Sou,b Caro-.
lins will be invaluable. Cultipatoy.
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A I aiifornia Story.

A miner, who had been much respectl
ed, died some time since. ut the California
diggings, and it Wa, determined to give
him n regular funeral.
A digger in that vicinity. who, report
ssvs. bad once been a powerful preacher
in Toe United States. VAS called upon TO
"ffic;str; and sher "drinks all round"
the party proceeded With becoming grav,
hs to The grave which had heen dug At
a distance Of = hundred yards from tho
camp. When The spot WAS reached, tho
officiating minister commenced with an
-x'smP"'e prayer, during which all knalt
ronnd the grave, So far. so we'll; but
the prayer was unnecessarily long, and
at last s"tns OF those who kneIt began in
40 absracted way to 6neer the loess
earth that lad been thrown up from the
grave. I. -ss thick with gold, ard 40
excitement WAS Immediately appareu, in
the koeeline crowd. Upon this the prea.
cher stopprd, and enqui'ingly said, "Boys
what's thatr "GoidT be continued.
"aud the richeat kind Of digeins-,hs
congregation 10 dismisseji" The poor
miner Was taken from bis aurifs,ous grave
and WAS buried slss~hsrs. while the fu
neral party With the parson at their head
'os. no time in prospecting the new dig.
gings.
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Rich Poor People

There are such. aud We have seen
them. They are. in our judgment, the
prof undes, philosophers. and the happi-
eat fe!lo~s on the planet. We have been
in the modest houses Of those wbo mover
we're and never will be over-suppiied
~iih the wealth Of this world. aud there
Witnessed what wealth could never buy
scenes Of happiness ih., we're real, he
cAuse they grew out Of conteutsd aud
disciplined hearts. Il is ss.y enough 10
be rich misfo'tunss excepted. Let a
Per'on elevate bi. thoughts. developing
she intellectual aud spiritu.l parts more
than the qualities that have to do will
nothing but material and earthly exis
tence, and he will be sstopished to find
what shrinkses his income is essiIv ca
pahIe Of undergoing. He ~ill hnd ,ha,
he is Obliged to labor for Others less, while
he can do for himself yet moro sn6 moro.
There is m~ny = man. intelligent and 70
fined. who dwells in apartments OF mode.
rate Dimensions, yes Eais vastly mote hap
p'ness os' OF sxistenca thsn Auy million
aira. II makes = great difference whe,b.
or one Is comfortably situated, and With
slender means At that. or 10 perfectly
w'e'chsd With the care O. his accumuIs
ted means 10 the shape Of stocks and
bonds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-17
Important Movement by Southern
Citizens.

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York World ~ri,es to ,ba, p.pe. on
the 9th ult. as follows:
"mpostant official information has
heen received here that jrdicisl steps have
been taken in General Pops's distrie, TO
secure the right Of suffrage by virtue Of
the recent amnestv proclamation. Ss,e
raj cnizens 0! Alsbsms, who have been
Pardoned hy this proclamation, have been
before the Boards OF Registration, which
are now revising The lis,s, and demand
the right to be registered. General Pope
instructed the Boards to rsfuse to register
them. and thew we're refused. Honorable
s F. Rice, Of Montgomery. an. ex Judge
Of Alshama, who was one Of these par
ties, went before the United States Com
missioner and made affidavi, Of tho fact
with view Of testing in the United
S'"'es Courts the cons,itu,ionali,y Of the
Military Reconstruction laws and the DOW.
er' CONFERRED by an Executive pardon
Similar movemsnts will be made in all
Of the Southern States where registration
i, no. closed and. IL legal redress fails
before Judges Bu"e-d and Under wood
in Alabama and Virginia, his Honor
Chief Justice Chase. can look at his Pres
iden,isl prospects over = decision On the
Military Ac, in his Circuit Cour, 10 North
Carolina. This important movement j.
e1ei,itg deep interes, 10 official circle.
here.
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Amusing Anecdote.

Dsnisl Webster had 80 anecdo,s OF
old Father Seal, the minister OF his hoy
b"od. which is too good to be lost. II
""s customary then to wear huck-.kin
brsechea in cold weather. One Sunday
m"'ring 10 the autumn. Father Seal
brought bic breeches down fr,m tho gar.
ret, but the ~s-ps bad taxed possession
during the summer, and were having .
nice time Of |, 10 them. By dint Of Of
tort lie got out the iotrudrrs and dressed
Tor meeting. Blu, while reading tn. scrip.
'u'es to the congregation he felt dag.
GER from one Of the enrseed small wai.,
ed fellows, and jumped around the pulpi,
slapping his thighs. Bn, the more be
slapped and danced the more they suog.
The people though, him crazy. bu, hs
explained the matter hy ssyipg: "Brs,h
ren. don't he alarmed the word Of the
Lord is 10 my mouth, bat the devil is 10
nv breschesl" Wehs,er aIw.ys told l,
With great giee to the minis,ers.
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LANCASTER G. H., S. c., OCT, II, 1867.

shcu's Of those around rent the air, for
they supposed that i, WAS a commoner
who bad Ss-n saved.
The Young maa worked ri. say through
the crowd as rapidly IS possible, leading
Marie.
They had scarcsly escaped i, before the
poor girl faioled from the intensity Of her
feelings.
The brother s,srcely knew what to do,
but hSnd WAS laid upon his arm. aud q
voice said:
bring her to my room again. She
will bs safe there"
The hro'her conveyed her 10 the apart
nsnt of the ps"per. and ssked Of her:
"lIsve you sesn the female before I"
Yes. know all about it," returned
the pauper. She horro~ed my clothes
to awe her lover. She has done it and |
am g'ad.'
Before the noble sister returned TO con
scion~ness the brother had learned all.
When she did so ,hev both sought 90
cure quarters, after r-ward,ng the hege ar
girl ss had been promised.
DO you resllv think R"be.pierre was
really deceived 7" asked Maria de Naur
tes.
81 think not" returned the brother.
"Thrn shy did he ords, your release T.
"tle saw your plan. He admired your
courage Could fend have done less r.
Perhaps This was the case. But IL 60,
!, Was deed Of me cy and the only one
that man ever did"
you are right"
Antonio de Nantes WAS no, se.in NJ
rested, and lived happily with thst sis,e,
who had 80 oohlv periI.d her own JIG. tc
sa'e him bv representing ,be "Bsegsr-
CIR. OF P.ris.'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-17

The BONE TRADE.--It 10 . true ssy,
;as among commercial men, "cre.,e .
demand for an article. and the supply
will soon follow" Daily, parties may be
seen with baskets Of booes that ARA
brough. in for sale. When The trade vas
started, the question was repeatedly asked.
whore can the bones be obtained 7 They
are collected, aud will be used in the
:asnafae'urs Of fertilizers, returning 70 he
exhausted land the mos. important els.
msot in the production Of grain. Every
farmer should collect all tho bones ,h.,
lay bleaching on bic farm. dissolve fhsm
and get their immediate use. lit will
pa. 70 carry bones thousands Of mile. to
EoglsHd. as 10 done BY the ship load, /.
Will also pay to use them At bome.-
Southern Caiiipatev.
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Eloquent Passage.

For the Crestest human intellec,a sheie
is no exception from the common DOOM
! h-vo sometimes thought how suhlime
must have heen the emotions OF thu, man
whose privilege il WAS 10 st@nd bv tho
coffin Of Shakespeare and g1ss OF the
.~ee, and n"b'e face. when death hath
called out ~ll the arrange beauty which
never lives there. IL was worth a lifetime
TO have stood there one minu,e-,o have
laid your hand on that broad brow, and
started n, the cold chiil-aud 90, pausiov
TO have called up in memory all the mag
nifice"t crextions OF his genius, and wor.
shippad him there 10 the silence and tho
gloom.
But he is dead and gone;
Al his head ErAss.green turf
At his heels u stone.
So they Sl 90. Man dies, but nature
is eternal. The seasons keep their ap
pointed time day ,-surns with it's eoi,
den sp!endor, and night with i,s sIoquen,
mvServ. The ss,ns s.rs which liz the
eta"ly battle field Of Troy. rough with
the dead bodies OF a"cipnt h@roes-~ ~hich
shons 90 the marble streets Of imperial
Rome. and on the sad eyes Of vigil sleep
srs in the living GLOW Of inspiration-,he
watch fires of the aupels which. throuyb
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Beautiful Allegory.


NJ C'i,,enden ~ss engaged in defend
ing . man who had been indicted for q
capital offence. Ahsr an elaborate spd
pow srful defence, be closed his effor, by
the following striking and beautiful ale
CORY:
when God in bis eternal counsel con
csised the thought Of msn's crsation. be
called TO him the three ministers who
wait constantly upon the tbrone-Jus,ice,
Truth and Mercy-and thus addressed
them:
"ShalI we make m.nr Then ssid
Justice, 20 God msks him not, for he
viii trsmp'e upon the lava" Truth
made ans~er also. 10 God, make him
not. for he will polluts thy sapoiu.riss."
But mercy. dropping upon her knees and
looking up through her tears, exclaimed,
20 God. make bim--l will watch over
him with my care through oil the dark
paths "bicb be may have to tread " Then
God made msn, and said to him, % man
thou art the child Of Msrcy--go and deal
With Thy bro,her."
The jury, when he finished. we're In
sssrs, and sRaioss evidence. and ~Lst
mus, hsve been their own Convictions.
trooghs is . verdict u sos guilty.
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NoTIss John Smith. blacksmith and
barhs'shop. hor.e shelving and shaving
done here. Iox mended. hare curied, bleed
ing and tooth drawing. and Fsrris,y work.
p. s--AIl sorts spiri'us and other mol,
hckss according TO the kimicIs act. and
Rcen'ed to be drunk oo the premise. -
N. P,-Taks notiss my wife keeps skule,
and takes in needle work and polite art,
sad -a'hios-tescbss reading sed ri,ing,
'yihmyt;s and other lsnQwitch~s /; and has
sssis.snn to learn dancing. and mathew.
msticka and all Other fashionable amuss.
meut,.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-17

DaISEISo AT MKALs.-The saiivary
glands have su important agency in the
utilization Of food. Their Office 10 TO mos.
ten and prepare il for the stomach. For
this purpose they sscrs,e three r;e.s OF
sahvs during every t~enty,four honr..---
liquids taken during the meals usurp
their place while they do no, discharge
their functions. Hence drinking during
the time OF eating should be avoided -
far - possible.
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tfor the Lancaster Ledger.l
Playing Mighty Game Just now for
81 500 900 600.


To hapaopIe Of the South the time aas
come when they are lou,l'y called upon in
their sovereign cspaci,iss to decide finally
and forever quest;ors Of vital importance
TO the present and succeeding generations.
Though there is good reason, from we'll
grounded facls, to believe. that hom .
white population OF about ak millions Of
inhabitants, the ons hsf-as far ss cir
oumstances would permit ware - true
and loyal to ths eovernmen, OF the Urited
States ss the good people of the North
vet an in6nite difference Of treatment has
been m~de between them. There the
ci''l-here the military law prevails
There Congress remains a friend here
she ac,s towards us as a foe. There life.
liberty and property are sscure-here
they ara in Jeopardy.
O! ,empors. Of moresl How lov
hss the mpsty t~lsnl How fercely has
the grest been Cast 6o~nl
BY the powers that be, three millions
Of slaves bsve been set At liberty, without
mutual cuusent--w without anv compensa'
ton As bona 6de property, these we're
guaranteed 10 their owners bv the Con.
s'itution Of the Uni'-d Sta,es from the
origin Of the government down TO the late
sdministrstion OF President LIscoLs.-
Valued ~ Eve hundred dollars. per capi.
tum. crsste tho enormous SUN OF fifteen
hundred millions Of dollars. which equ.I
the one half Of the available property Of
the seceded States.
Shall all this be lost to you and 10 your
posterity without An withou, a
"rusgiei That they are no,o free, YOU
do not DENY. And you have no Gesir.
thst thev become slaves again. Thank
God aud 'be Republic they were smsnc.
pst-d But your right to claim a jus,
cum penss'ion for property invested in
them is inslisnaLle and uudeniahls. unless
virtue become vice, and jus,ice become
wrong. No government human or Di
win" eau honestly and justly suoul your
CLAIM.
The time is coming when the crooked
shall he m-ds straight. and the rough
shall be mrde smoo,h-order out Of con
fusion. and justice out of wrong.
Members TO Conventions of ten South.
ern States contend es,nss,ly-ye patient
is-fo' your Constitutional rsg",. a. tree
bosn citizens Of one common country -
Lot the North and the South eos!ssce.-
Let the white and the bi.ck man have
equal rights and privileges. And 10, the
Union bs perpetual. Aud il Ms,yl.ndsrs,
K.ntuckians aud Nissourixns receive a
remuneration for their emsncips,ed sisve.,
shsli NOT Vuyiuis, North Cs,oIins, Son,h
Carolina, Geprgia. florida. Alabama, Mis-
sis.ippi, LIusisna, Tsxxs and Arkansa.
unless ,bey destroy their respective claim.
by Acts Of their own Conventions. OH,
yourselves like men Be !oval Be f,m
he true. Let justice be done. though .he
Heauen's should fall!
The North and South contestors arc
Playing q mighty game.
The North has used FIRE, sword and law
| The South can't u.e tbe ssms
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Tbs final rssul. Of The election ia Maine
exhibits a Democratic gaio Of abou, H.,
600 so.ers. The Democratic have slso
en'oed nine Senators and aboss Lny
Hep'essn.s''on' 10 the Lsgisla,sre,- more
'hsn treble The sunbss they had iss,
rear. va
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ms Dsar"-An expression u.sd bv
m.n and "ifs as the eonmsuesnsa, Of .
quarrel. - ''' -"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

To, THE, ,Po1NT:--The Railroad)
bonds never ,,s cost to exceed 30 cts, on
tie dollar ana many Of the present hold
ers. bought them from ~ to 80 cts,
while many and among them the larG':
est holders: have received the same
load beds for which the bonds we're is-
sued, from tie state gr,tuitously. Much
Of tie actual labor performed on the
original road beds waa never paid oy
the companies. Claims Of this charac-
ter were presented te last legislatures
viii also be,troubled by these claimants.
Ana nov, ii an candor, ID it fair, is it
honest for the taxpayers of this State
to pny, or cause, by their vote the rising
I generation to pay for these bonds 10.
which they recsiyed nothing! !! :: :, -
:: Shall the honest operatives BE 90 ieis '',S|
| uncared for and: provision % li made g
nav millions to parties Who have neve'
expended its gift-a bonus, for ioo
by At the 9Capitol On. an u@ame'ieee @ :
I,ria;m l,~Vote Idovn this amendment e e
tho Constitution aud let the, the homes :
due. of the State be paid b an equ'ta
bic adjustment, which duty ! tfuse som'
future lssislature vill be 2espced q
portotm.- Taylo.. FaM Rec Rs1se
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

CuRr ron CoRNs.-Every few days
We meet in our exchanges some recipe
or other which is warranted as being a
t'sure cure for some Of the ills which
flesh il heir to The following is
vouched fol-, as being "death" on corns :
"Put the feet for half an hour, two
OF three successive nights, in strong
solution Of soda. The alkali dissolves
the indurated tcutcle, aud the corns
tall out spontaneously; leaving small
cavity, which soon hlls.' An exchange
says: eve know the above remedy for
c,earnns to be efcctual. We have tried
il, and; found it acts like magic: But
:ve do not think strong solution is de-
sirable: We know Of friend who
tried the remedy on our recommends
ton, but he made the solution so strong
( that, With the corns. it took of por
tion Of the skin on the foot. From ont
TO- two tablespoonful soda in small
! foottub Of hot water is, sufficient to re
| move ,t tie 'corns, BY letting the afflicted
l.member remain. in it ton OF fifteen min
utes." .:''tc.:':.4: =;
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

The London Reuie,e remarks'of Of an
article entitled, -ssS!shootine Niagara'' =
which has excited a, great deal Of un-
tavd,eble comment, from American p! 'ie'.'p pa
pers::: %An,vao''yet i Tet.in! ,el.! anys respect
for the gfniqs: Of Mr. Carl Carlyle h bsve
been greatly paioed Of late ate by big bat:
antsadyoc.cy et the worst forms forms, ,Pf tyr'
.anuyo his noisy mounting tad aed pYn' g
blings his .diamal ineohereenleee, big gi idle
h.rpins in fayoriittsa yorita words ord (yhiee. be
,eetps1ta think do duty uuy,1 toE ri ide.s} .ud
the siatole.abls, ,e6eet''t1iotaa '1taA Of ny st9'e'
! II he has. anything 10 e, ,s,y Which T. Con
Germs y. to hear in Glod's l3o 81 name ;lE let bin
say itrin plain i!a English, 90 4 that se may
.ppderstand vhas'ha mean. t' but 1s1 feee'..
chattering Of spitsffall, and q ! not sV. ys5y 10
telgible JeremMiaas M i. is re'pectft!l! p t!!oe ne't0
Ell TO- bis: readers w ''S nor nor t t. h'' ''4 o''
famc." -.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05
The letter closes with = pardonable
burst Of patriotic enthusiasm ~ sasa.s

The letter closes with . pardonable
burst Of patriotic enthusiasm, !, ~ sae..s
Z l saw with a clear vision and q proud
er heart my own country without 4
slave, and almost without an enemy;
after . war which shook the universe
in its resistless march, and settled the
graadeet question 2of ages-a country
. where there are no such poor ~ I, see
every day in the Old; World, and where
woman, not as here. beast Of burden:
haeg,ssard and old before her time, is the
equal and, pride, Of, mana. country
whose sons, not as in Europe, the tools
=. and tootstools Of kings, arc offered Ill
the prizes that can awaken and stimu.
late ambition, and are sovereign ia the
night to criticise and change their pub.
lie servant. Nor was this picture present
to me alone. Everywhere I can see it
hanging like precious hope in the
memory Of man. And Is these mon
archs plot, and arm, and subjusate, and
kill, their people turn to the United
States Of iAmerics IS 4 refuge: from
hardships uuendurable and reward for
honest toll. The tide Of emigration is
therefore sure to be Gdoubly swollen by
tho success; Of Liberty and the death of
Slavery in the New World, and By the
cruel exactions asd bloody conflicts OF
the despots of the Old.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

- The visit Of the Empress Eugene
to Queen Victorii. at Osborne vas made
in almost perfect secresy." The little
steam Yacht Reioe' Hortense bore her
Across the Channel shortly after mid
night, and early in the morning touch
ed 1t Southsee, near Portsmouth, where
the Empress landed, walked awhile on
the p;er, and then quietly strolled to
the hotel aud got breakfast. She vas
not recognized It 6rst, but the news OF
her arrival soon got bruited about, and
the Mayor Of Portsmouth ordered the
!, French standard TO, bs hoisted. That
frightened her sway again, and :he re-
turned to. the yaeht and steamed slov'
ly on to Covss, reschiug Osborne House
before Queen Victoria knew Of her ar
rivsl. The Queen received her guest
| in a 4, most affectionate manner. A suite
| Of .partmcnts Immediately opening on
the terrace, and comprising absd-room;
dreAsins.room, aud sitting-room hae
! been fitted up for her use: The visit
lasted only two days, and during muct
.of the time the royal party we're driving
FOR waking out Of doors. The Empres
returned IN the same unobtrusive Va.
| in which she had come. i S'.
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a FAITHFUL WIFE; ;

From the Hamilton Times. ~ :ai2s-T -:
EA'touching scene was enacted on tht
market square this morning, calculated
to:impreas the .beholder with 4 high es.
timation of womau's patience and her
unswerving affection: : a staid couple
some]hat advanced in years, had sr:
rived from, the rural. districts With 9
load Of some description Of produce
calculated to, contribute to the susten:
ance Of the city, md the old gentleman
had wandered off to one of the numer.
GUS places Of entertainment 1T for man and
beast surrounding the market, entrust.
ing the mercantile interest entirely to
the chatge of the old iady:: n9i I =: +.
= After disposing Of the load the good
matrot prepared to- return home, and
started ID pursuit of her trusnt lord;
whom she: :found.near At hsnd, ,:stretched
at full length on q bench and under: q
total prostration OF his mental. and
physical faculties, as it from = it Of
apoplcxy Or suu.stroke., Tenderly rsis
lug the inanimate form in her arms, the
good wife conveyed him bodily to the
farm wagon on the opposite side Of the
street, and tumbled him gently over the
end board. Then mounting the vehicle
herself: and dragged him lengthvise Of
the box in the position in which dead
bodies are usually slowed: Having &C.
complised her labor Of love, the kindly
old lady wiped the perspiration from
her brew with the corner of her apron,
tenderly remarkins . the unconscious
sleeper: ''"Now lay there, you old fool,
till l get yer home; won't I v.llop the
whisky out O. yer" The spectators
were deeply affected by the scene; and
felt for the old man, ~ the establish
ment started off on . brisk trot over
the stones: ID: Is: c:.:::::,s -, :. /. F..