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;AasisuAHral Aepartmeat,
OPEN AND TIGHT BARNS.

A Vermont farmer gives his experience
on this, matter. He saysrhes .builtsa COM
mon barn in 1S40, finishing it With unsea-
soned, boards, put on singly, and conse-
quentIy the barn had many ventilators, as
the cracks were neither small nor few. DE
soon learned that the hay must be well
cured before putting it into the barn, or it
would heat, mould and sometimes spoil IN
the centre Of the NOV, while near the walls
| Of the barn the hay was bright and good.
He also learned that in leaving the barn
doors open during the hay season, as many
farmers do, the hay next to the floor, es.
lpsciaIly near the door, looked like hay
which had taken the storm and been badly
washed. Another fact he learned from
old farmers, that hay intended for the stack
must be thoroughly cured, even more so
than for the barn. -.
This same farmer built another barn in
1850, and made the walls tight as common
double boarding would make them. Now
hear the result. He says: 81 have not,
during the sixteen years have used this
barn, had particle of mouldy or burnt
hay except it was wet BY storms and put
lin before dry. Icart my hay much greener
than formerly. I do not hesitate to cart
English hay that is sufficiently ripe, as
soon as I can after it is cut, provided there
is no dew or wet upon it when moved
My hay is relished better by the stock than
that which is all dried up. If the grass
is very green, or stout clover, / would
prefer to let it stand in the cart over night
but think too much drying Injuries the
hay" .....
I He has often cut clover and herdsgrass
that yielded more than two tons per acre
lin the forenoon and carted to the barn in
the afternoon of the sameday, and it came
out nice and bright in the spring. With
the knowledge thus gained from his expe-
rience he comes to the conclusion that the
less the air circulates through the mows,
or the less exposed the hay is to the wealth
Ter, the better for the hay, and the less liza
bic it is to heat. BE thinks that by clo-
sing all cracks or avenues, from the winds
and storms, what heat there may be in the
hay is. equally disseminated. through the
entire mass without injury to the hay; but
|if the hay be forced from the outside sur
face to the centre, the outside hay will be
bright while the centre will be more Or less
injured, d,-sometimes burnt and mouidy:-
Masne State Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20

M Not long ago an attorney with CON
siderable s'swell, !" but not much brains
went to c., in Ohio, to locate. On
day; when the post-ofdce was full, awaiting
the distribution of the mail, hsf-wittee
fellow stepped up to him in the crowd, ane
said: 49,
ssMr. S., am told you have come here
to practice law."
Eyes, have"
"Well, you'll find it a first rate location
I hadn't lived here four months before
was sued ten times"
tsWeli, it seems to me I could live here
four years without being sued at all, sale
the lawyer.
:; 81 presume you could returned hi
,half-witted friend "people here are pretty
darn smart they don't sue fellow with
ont he's good for the costs"
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,sraAS SE : A4s.EaxE esASshSsA-1.4
! ltlliHefaits &eratt'lleat.
STICK TO HIN.

WsaEsss record f q ID sSlloquy'
gentleman and his son, both lawyers
ths father having retired, ii easy circuln-
stances, to country place some tan 1niles
away from the.scsne of his professional Ia
One Sunday morning the young
gentleman, hemeward bound; met his faith.
er and mother on their way to church,
where they regularly attended. The faith
er sale, .My son, I am delighted, and so
is your deabmother, that you are going 70
hear our good man preach Yon'NiH be
highly pleased with him While this con:
veTsation Was ,,oing on, q tall friend Of the
son. .cameup, sIs fsmiifsrly sddrsssng him
by his Christian name, said: Il have got
thesbar opeh, 6os thst We can have brandy
and water Wheaeyer We want it. =" The
friend, observing the solemn countenance
ofthe father, beat o hssty retreat. When
he wss gone, the father put up both his
hands and said: my son, / could not
have believed thisof you; look your poor
mother, and observe how she feels your
wickedness. Alters moment Of dread
silence, he asked no Is. this sad friend
Of yours ?" sssVeell,s father, if I must tell
YOU he ismy best client, and the richest
man in our town. The! Old msn there
upon slapped His son on the shoulder, and
said: HStick to: him, my boy! Stick to
him and never leave him + - $50. ''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20

nI An American gentleman having
seated himself in London omnibus, saw
and heard what little amused him. A
man, bearing mo peculiar marks of authori'
ty, looked in at the door, took profession
al view of the passengers, and called out te
the driver, without any pretense at modest
concealment, Of his thoughts, "You can't 60
ON, there's two of the swell.mob m here. u
The coach waited, till at length pussy,
well-looking old man rose and stepped out,
saying as he did so, GIVE too much money
to ride with pickpockets." In a moment
more spruce young person said as he de-
camped, ssI'll follow that old gentleman 4
lead" $50 on, now,' said the detective
policeman, ''The swells have got out, and
alfs right"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20

WoNDERs OF ApvsRT1srNa.-That ad'
vertising, intelligently carried on, works
wonders, is an established fact. We pre-
sent . few circumstances: =;
AMinuesots editor says that man came
into his Office to advertise for his lost dog,
and that such was the wonderful power Of
advertising, the dog walked into his Office
while he was writing the advertisement.
-, A man in Cincinnati once advertised for
a wife, and the next day he received letters
from twenty-seven husbands, saying he
might have theirs. -
"A london paper has advertised, more
than once, 1.-TWO sisters want washing"
aWe hope they may get it." was the dis
respectful remark Of all who read the no
tices.
A. broker, who advertised all kinds Of
stocks for sale, received letter soon after
ordering half q gross of satin elastic.
A Wisconsin editor says that he adver-
tised in his paper for . boy, and the next
morning he found one weighing ten pounds
on his doorstep. ,..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20
ONWARD AND uPWARD1

Like the Roman braggsrt who sailed
from Ostia to subjugate Britain, and re:
turned with no other trophies than few
shells gathered on its coast, many young
men start in life with great show of ener-
gy and professed determination to con-
quer fortune, only to make failure that
contrasts ridiculously with their previous
vsunts. The world abounds with such
shell-gatherer on the rocky shores that
hedge in Persistent Efforts Dorado. Perse-
verance is what they lack. Their energy is
short-winded: They climb little way, and
finding the ascent rough, fall back hishear.
tened. We recommend such weakhanded
men to read the "Pilgrim's Progress, " and
lay its noble lessons to heart. It is, in
most cases, as impossible to achieve worldly
success as spiritual salvation without Wig
orous, determined, and prolonged struggle
for it. Bunyan's glorious allegory includes
q useful temporal lesson in its religious one.
sWhatever thy hand fndeth to do, do it
with thy might" whether it be to acquire
a competence on earth, or to lay up trea-
sures in heaven. The great fault Of the
young men of our day-and it has been the
same in all other days We presume-is a
want of capacity, or rather of sncltn'atio'',
for continuous exertion. They are ener-
getic by spurts. When they meet with IN
expected difficulties in one pursuit, they
are too apt to abandon it and try another.
This is impolitic as well as umanly. The
last man to succeed in anything is the wa-
verer. Christian was persevering youth.
Neither sloughs, nor wild beasts, nor gi-
ants, nor 6ends could drive him from the
path he had chosen. He had made up his
mind to r each the City Beautiful, and he
reached it. He did not stop to deliberate
at Castle Dangerous; he defed Giant Des-
pair. Let the pilgrim of worldly indepen-
dence make that heaven-scaling youth his
exemplar and guide. .... -,...,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20
WHEN TO BUY A FARM.

Very few persons seem to know that tht
months Of July and August are the best II
the year in which to look for or purchase {
farm. At this season one can judge wheth
er the land can OF does produce good crops
for if it is rich the waving grass and grair
viii be occular demonstration of the fact
and if there is, according to the sterotypee
tan abundance Of choice fruit" il
can be seen at this time to the best advan'
tsge. The low lands will show whether
they are really dry enough for pastures in
Summer, and the upland its capacity fol
withstanding drought.
Summer is also a very good time to view
the never-failing spring and the trout pond
near BY, and draught from the one and q
lunch from the other are attractions which
those who possess them seldom fail to be-
stow upon those who are likely to become
purchasers. Even the weeds on farm
will assist man in determining its value
for if nothing but stunted ragweed and FIVE
finger are to be seen, then the land may be
put down as poor indeed but if burdocks
and catnip abound, it shows strength tc
to produce crops of high order.
The pasture and meadow, orchard and
garden, all show what they are and what
may be expected of them'in these months
but earlier or later the aspect of things
may change. In the Spring the trees have
not shown leaves, flowers or fruit the roads
are muddy, if ever, and the distance from
the railroad station to the farm appears
much greater than it actually is, especially
to stranger. In Autumn the leaves are
turning yellow, the grain has been gather.
ed, and the dry stuble is all that remains,
and the fruits are nearly gone, still the all
is fresh and the landscape glowing with
autumn tints; but the valuable products Of
q farm, which are its products, are mainly
out Of sight, being stored in the barn or in
the proprietor's pocket.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-20

D@ A -parson, resident of town in
Western New York, was once trying to
bore hole in large mallet, but found it
very difficult to hold the mallet firm with
his feet. A half.witted fellow, was stand
ing by, and he said to the parson, whats
the use of trying to bore it in that way?
should think man of your learning would
know enough to put it in a hog-trough, and
then you could bore it easily" A hog
trough being at hand the parson put the
mallet in it and bored it through with little
trouble. he then looked up and said :
"Well, Bill, there is something to be learn
ed, even from fool!' Bill retorted in his
usual nasal tone. "That's true, Parson s
if there wasn't, no one would 60 to hear
you preach
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no election precedes the Presidential one in
November, but both parties are already in
the field, and ratification meetings have
been held in Concord, Portsmouth and
Manchester. The nominations for the 41st
Congress do not take place until next win.
ter. In the Presidential campaign of 1860,
Mr.. Lincoln's majority in this State was
|9115; in 1864 it was 1851; in 1865 the
Republican majority for Gogernor was
|6127 in 1865 it was 1865; in 1857 it was
3147, and in March, 1868, 2517. The
majorities show considerable change in
years, increasing one year and decreasing
the next. " a. s'-r -
VERMONT. State election is held in
Vermont in September, and the Republi'
cans will undoubtedly carry the State. In
1867 the Republican majority was 20, 1872
and in 1854 the State gave Mr.. Lincoln
29, ,09S. The intermediate years do not
show much change, and the record of fig.
ures is of but little use in State which
has voted but one way for twenty years
MASSACHUSETTS,. NO election is held in
Massachusetts before November, and not 9
single Congressional nomination has been
made. The present members of the For.
tieth Congress will all be renominated fol
the Forty. first, unless General Twitchell
declines to run again in the Third District,
Although his majority in 1865 was S483
the Democrats prior to that year came very
near carrying the District several times.
and, it is understood, intend. to make q
spirited contest over it this fall. The lar.
gest majority in any district in the State il
given to Hon. W. B. Washburne in the
Ninth, who last year received 10, 127, and
the smallest to General Twitchell, of the
Third, which, as stated, was 3483. In the
Fifth District an effort is to be made by
some parties to defeat Generera Butler.
General Schonler, at present member Of
the. Legislature, and Conservative Re.
publican in politics, is to be run as al in
dependent candidate for Congress, while
the Democrats will put up Mr.. Northend,
Of Salem, or Mr.. Spoford, of Newbury.
port, in the hope Of giving General Schou-
Ter plurality. In 1866 General Buffers
majority was 61s3. In the State election
last fall Governor Bullock had, over John
Quincy Adams, 81, ,946; but in the previ-
ous year the Republican majority was 65,-
2O9. In 1864 Mr.. Lincoln had over
McC Clellsn 1871. The Democrats are
about to open the campaign with q mass
meeting at Fanueil Hall.
RHODE ISLAND AND CoNNEcT1cUT.-In
Rhode Island the campaign will prove to
be spiritless affair. The Republican ma
iority is SO large that the Democrats do not
make much Of fight to reduce it. But in
Connecticut the reverse is the case. No
State in the Union will witness a more
hotly contested campaign. The Democrats
have already the control of a portion Of the
State government, while the New York
ticket IS more acceptable to the Connecti-
cut Democracy than, perhaps, to any other
section. Each party has the State thor.
oughly organized, and each is confident Of
q final triumph in November. In 1854
Mr.. Lincoln majority was 24O6. In 1865
the Republicans carried the State by H.
035; in 1866 by 541; but in 1867 the
Democrats elected Governor English by
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THE WEEKLY SUN.

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ways very large, has Of late soincreased that
It may be called universal IL is thedding its lght
for all, in all sections-North, East, South and
West. Its intercourse withthe South, which was
necessarily interrupted during the war, has been
again resumed, and the evidences Of pubic appre-
citation from that quarter are multiplying every
day. When honest efforts are put firth, as In the
"WEEKLY SUM-" to meet the demand for re-
liable weekly record feyents and an entertaining
vehicle OF Light literature, which, whilei instructs
and pleases, aims to promote virtue as well as in
Ftelgence and to exclude every line Of an impure
and immoral tendency, 1t 10 cheering 30 receive
such evidences Of public appreciation q are COM
ing 70 Us from all partsof 6e country.
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D% An Englishman once fell from hit
horse snd injured his thumb. The pain
increasing, he was obliged to send for g
surgeon. One day the doctor was unable
to visit bis patient, and sent his son instead
"Have you visited the Englishman?' p said
the father, IN the evening. eyes, replied
the young man: "I have drawn. out 6
thorn, which aseertained to be the chic
cause of his agony" '.Fool," exclaimed
the father, 81 trusted you had more sense
now there is an end of the job"
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ar Whenever we find out temper ruff
fled towards parent, a wife, sister, or a
brother, we should pause and think that in
a few months or years they will be in the
spirit land, watching over US; ; or, perchance,
we shall be there, watching over those left
behind. - - - &1&-p @-A
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WEEv1Ls IN BARNs.-I have had the
misfortune to be where weevils infested two
barns. You could gather quart measure
of them in cleaning fifty bushels of wheat
They may be exterminated by thoroughly
cleansing the barn out, sweeping off the
joists and sprinkling good fresh lime plen
tifully all around.
Correspondence Country Gentlemen.
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THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.

nUBLIsHED Daily and Weekly IN Augusta
Ga, is the oldest newspaper in the State. Es
tablished in 1794 It has ever since that time beer
one of the leading papers in the South and It still
maintains its place In the frontrank OF Southern
Journals. - -,
Ably edited and the chosen medium through
which the master minds Of the State address the
people, its value as conservative political paper
Is second 10 none while its numerous and reliable
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in size, appearance or variety Of news and edito-
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Der will contain complete history Of the prece-
ding week. We have special correspondents tn
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Having reduced the rate Of subscription fom
Four to Two Dollars, It win enable every one TO
read the WEEKLY AVALANCHE.
Weask the people Of the South to give as such
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MP to scorn and contempt pet-baggers, scala
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#islellaaeo,i,1s Artieles.
oomPrRoLLER-GENERAL xEAeLx.
From the Chariestoa News


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEAGLE.
The following sfidasits have been placed
in our hands fer publication, ss showing
very wildly one scene in the past history
of the man who Is now Comptroller General
Of South Caroline. Only one deduction
can be drawn from the papers which we
now publish, and that is that Neagle would
find q more fitting sbiding place in Major
Lees new building on the Western edge Of
Columbia, than ID the Office which has al.
ways hitherto been occupied by honest and
honorable men:
49,. EooPY. L., -
!, andrew Deter, citizen Of CASTOR
County, North Carolina, hereby certify
that DR.. j. L. Neagie, during the winter Of
1858 and 1859, visited me for the purpose
Of borrowing money to the amount OF one
hundred dollars. I demanded security for
. prompt settlement of the note he offered
for it. 4 The said :Neagle. went of and re-
turned ID few days and gave, me his note
for the amount, with the name Of e. NJ.
Farris as security" I accepted the note,
and IN the course of about three months
afterwards I mentioned the fact to Mr..
Farris, who denied having any knowledge
Of what had been done. Shortly after that
time Nesgle called on me and settled the
note.-s.:A ,.,s, agss 80 ,.s,g ,ry,. =. ,a..
s@(Signed) ANDREW DETER.
June %, 1858.
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UyHE CHARLESTON MERCURY ir now, as II
has ever been, true Carolina paper, In the
hands of Carolinians, and exponent or tha pre-
vailing sentiments Of the people.
AS an advertising medfumit II offers advsntases
that cannot well be surpassed. Itscirculskion sx-
tends throughout the whole South o. Well a
through the Northern and Northwestern States,
and Is rapidly and steadily increasing. ,ss,-7T'.
THE MERCURY contains al the lstest politi-
densed and attractive form, and VIII be found q
be all that 1t claims-a live Southern newspsper.
~ Terms Of Subscription ior. Many, ei5er an.
mum, $500: for Tri-Wedkiy, per annnm, 400.
Conducted by, ....'.'''lj .--T ~
- R.WlDAWsoH, Assistant Editor.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, GAsToN
CoUsrY.-I, Amzi Ford, Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for
said County, do hereby certify that D: II.
Jenkins, whose name appears in the fore.
going affidavit, is, and was at the date there
Of, an. acting justice of the peace in and for
said County, and the signature purporting
to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of Office,
this 24th day Of June, 1868. ..,..
.-.. - AMI FORD, G. c. G.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, GAsToN
COUNTY. above certificate of e. NJ
Farris was sworn TO and subscribed before
me, D. 81. jenkins, one. of the acting JUS
tices Of the Peace, in and for said county
At Office, as witness my hand and seal,
this 23d June, 1865. - - e. .. -.
(Signed) D. H. JENKINS, j. P. Seal
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pHe 1t not unfrequetly happens that
manners are best learned from the unman-
nerly.
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[County seal.l

Upon the above afidavits the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted by
the Crock Hill Conservative Club"
Whersas, It appears by the Affidavit OF
E. NJ. Farris, q respectable citizen Of Gas
ton County, N. c., that DR.. J. L. Neagle,
Comptroller General elect of the State OF
South Carolina, did, in the year 1859, vii.
fully and corruptfy forge the name of said
E. N. Faris to a certain promissory note,
payable to one Andrew Deter, Of the same
county it is, therefore.
Resolved, That the said affidavit, with
the accompanying statement Of Deter, be
transmitted to the Commanding General of
this Military District, to the end that the
same may be laid before the next General
Assembly, and the charges fully and pub
licly investigated.
Resolued I'd, That these proceedings be
forwarded by the Executive Committee.
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