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his path-but when he returns to his fire.
side, and feels the tenderlove of woman, he
forgets his troubles, and is comparatively a
happy man. He is but half prepared for
the journey of life who takes not with him
that friend who will forsake him in no E.
|mergency-who will divide his SORROWS, in
crease his joys, lift the veil from his heart,
and throw sunshine amid the darkest scenes.
That man cannot be miserable who has
such companion be he ever so poor, des-
pissed, and trodden upon by the world.
THE BEST PERsUAsroN.-A. soldier lay
dying in the hospital. A visitor asked
him, What church are you Off" "Of the
church of Christ" he replied. 81 mean of
what persuasion are you?" then inquired
the visitor. "Persuasion % said the dying
man, as his eyes looked heavenward, beam
ing with love to the Saviour: 81 am per-
suaded that neither death, nor life, nor an
gels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come, nor
height, nor depth, nor any other creature,
shall be able to separate me from the love
Of God which is in Christ Jesus"
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COTTON SEED MANURE.

Editors Southern Cultavator There are
persons who are prone to exclaim, IL am
Sir Oracle !" and "when ope my mouth
let no dog bark" I lay claim to no such
title. I am plain, practical farmer; one
who is, at all times ready to 'exchange
notes" of experiments and observations
and who is ever willing to adopt the ''new
way of doing things" of his brother farm
ers, if upon trial, they prove ':true bills.
So much for little preface.
I have practised for years, and with full
success, the following method of preparing
cotton seed for manure. This process des
troys the uitality of the seed, but detractt
nothing from the fertilizing qualities of the
manure, since the rotting Of the seed Is a
voided. The modus operandi is as follows
Take one hundred bushels of cottor
seed-hill them-and cover the mass with
a light coating of earth separate the seet
from top to bottom, and, in opening, throw
one bushel of Quick Lime; upon this poul
five gallons of water, and Immediately GOV
er the opening. Next, wet the mass thor
oughly, with eight or ten gallons of water
and the work is finished. The manure vii
be fit for use in six days.
Auqusta, Ga. VIM. FERRIS.
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a Five THOUSAND MILE WALK.

Edward Payson Weston, the pioneer and
best known of American pedestrians, is IN
town, and preparing for another and great
er feat than that which he accomplished SO
handsomely last autumn. This time this
pedestrian is to walk from Bangor, Maine,
to St. Paul, Minnesota, and return to But
falo, New York, making in all 5000 miles,
to be completed in one hundred consecutive
days. This feat is to be done for wager
of $4,000 side-in all, $50, ,0OO-Mr.
Goodwin still backing Weston, and Messrs.
William B. Fredericks, Samuel G. Brock,
William B. Perkins, J. G. Carol, and Eu.
gene NJ. Ball backing time. A purse Of
$25, 900 is also being raised to be presented
to Weston if he should accomplish this mon
ster feat. As he will not be allowed to walk
on Sunday, he will only have eighty-six
secular days in which to accomplish the
the feat, and will have to make the enor-
nous average of 584 miles daily in order
to win. He will also have to walk lou
miles inside of twenty-three consecutive
hours five times during the march of the
5,O00-that is to say, once in each thou
sand and should he fail in doing this feat
once, he forfeits all claim to the $25, 5,OOO
purse, and forfeits $4,000 for each event to
the hackers of time in the wager. He will
also walk fifty miles in ten consecutive
hours, once in each thousand miles, making
FIVE times in all. In both of these feats he
will be allowed two trials at each event.
If Weston succeeds in accomplishing this
he will certainly give the British pedestrl-
ans, who have been talking so much of late,
a lesson that will in all probability drive
them back to their native shores with very
exalted opinion of American enterprise
Mr.. Weston purposes starting on or about
the 18th of August from Bangor, Me-, and
terminating at Buffalo, N. Y, on Novem-
Der 26th. He will be accompanied during
his entire walk by party Of six sworn
judges; and there will be attached to the
carriage an odometer for the correct mea-
surement of the distance. During his walk
he will pass through twelve different States
and innumerable cities and towns. The
first deposit of $4,000 was made last night
in the hands of the stakeholder, Mr.. Elias.
New York Tribune.
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IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN.

Experiments have demonstrated, and
analogy has shown, that the finest and best
samples of seed continued for years, will
improve the quality and quantity of the
product. A better wheat is thus raised
even variety may be established. On
the principle (in farm stock we have the
short horns, the blooded horses, and the
different breeds of sheep, swine, poultry,
etc. Experiments have not been made or
the human species but the same, no doubt
holds good here.
We plant and SOW Gas it comes" W.
take the seed of the same grain that we use
in the aggregate, and sow it. Is not this
the case almost universally? Corn is al
exception to some extent-but why do We
except corn? Because it is handy to Sc
lect But why select at all? Because il
is understood to be good. Analogically
then, it is good to do the same with wheat
oats, barley, etc. But this is less easily
done we therefore neglect it. How long
will it take farmer to 60 through his
wheat, and secure the finest and ripest heads
sufficient to SOW an acre, or half an acre
or a quarter-or even pint of seed? This
pint sowed will be sufficient to form tes
crop. The best heads taken from this a
gain and sowed, will yield another tes
crop, from which should be taken as before
and so on for number of years, say half {
dozen, more still better. But three or foul
years will work decided difference. Blu
the thing should be continued from selected
wheat every time. In this way, grain car
be improved and crops enlarged. Their
will be larger grains, earlier maturity ant
better growth World.
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CLERICAL ANECDOTE.

A respectable, well-to-do farmer had, to
the astonishment of the community, and
the great modification of his friends, been
found guilty of sheep-stealing. The dis
covery of the crime having been made on
Saturday, knowledge of the fact had not,
on the following Sunday, reached the ear OF
either of the pastors of the two village
churches.
On Sunday morning the good lover Of
mutton-whose Christian name, by the
way, was Adam-repaired, as usual, to
church. Imagine the effect, not only on
the guilty Adam, but on most of the audi
ence, who had heard of the affair, when the
minister announced as his text, "Thou shalt
not steal," and proceeded to discuss the
subject in the most practical manner, de-
nouncing, among other forms OF the sin IN
question, that of sheep-stealing as the mean
est of them all! This was s'the last straw
that broke the camel's back" and the a
Dashed Adam sneaked out of the church at
the close of the sermon, in no enviable state
of mind.
In the afternoon, our hero sought conso,
lation for his wounded spirit by attending
the neighboring church of a different de-
nomination, large number of whose mem:
bers consisted of his intimate friends and
relatives. The latter, Of course, were al,
ready informed of the crime laid to the
charge of their kinsman.
All the consolation our friend Adam OBJ.
tanned, however, by his "change of base,
was q remarkably pointed and personal dis
course from the words, "And the Lord God
called unto Adam and said, Where ART
thou ?"
AS matter of course, sometime after
ward both clergymen found themselves ''in
hot water," and it was difficult matter tc
convince their parisbioners that they had
been innocent of any design in the selection
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A BRIGHT L1GHT.-"Johnson, you say
Brown was the man who robbed YOUR
eyes, sir" "Was it moonlight when ii
took place ?" sNo, sir" "Was it star
light :" No; it was so dark you couldn, I
see your hand afore your face" "Well
was there any light shining from any house
near by" ''Why, no; there was not
house within mile of us" "Well, then
if there was no moon, no starlight, no light
from any house, and so dark you couldn't
see your hand before your face, how IS II
that you are so positive that Brown was
the man, and how did you see him !-
"Why, you see, when the fellow struck me-
de fire flew out Of my eyes so bright da1
you light see to pick up pin.
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CIRCUMLOCUTION.

At Cincinnati, few years since, an un-
sophisticated darkey waited upon a certain
military gentleman with bill of $19.15
for washing done at the camp hospital,
which, after undergoing rigorous scrutiny
by the officer, was returned with the follow
explanation, which the astonished son OF
Ethiopia listened to with an equal amount
of wonder and perplexity:
"This BILL" said the military gentleman,
swill first have to be sent to the Quarter
master General at Washington, and he will
report to the Adjutant-G General, and he will
lay it before the Secretary of War for his
approval. The Adjutant being satisfied, ii
will be sent to the Auditor of State, who
will approve of it and send it to the Secre'
tary of the Treasury, who will send it to the
United States Treasurer, who will at once
dispatch an order to the Collector of this
port to pay the BILL"
The darky relieved himself of a long
drawn sigh. sThen, massa," he remarked
"dat last gemblam you spoke of, pays 70,
the washing, does he?"
"No," continued the other, che viii
hand it to the Quartermaster; but as there
is no such officer here at present, some prop
er person must be appointed by the Secre
tary of War, under direction of the Presi
dent, and his appointment must be approved
by the Senate. Congress not being in ses
sion now, the commission cannot be ISSUED
until after it meets. When this commission
is received, the Quartermaster will show i
to the Collector; he will pay it, you givins
your receipt"
The unfortunate negro first scratched hi
head, then shook it, and finally said:
"I guess I'll hab to let dis washing slide
but it am de last job I does for Uncle Sam
shure."
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THE NEW BONNET.

After Governor Gllmer, OF georgia, re-
tired from Office, he went to his old home
in Lexington. He had a penchant for old
irons, such as plough-shares, old carriage
irons, grindstone cranks, old shovels, and
the odds and ends of plantation tools. At
tending the sales of estates, he accumulated
an OK cart load or two of such stuff, which
he dumped down in the corner of his yard
near his dwelling, very much to the annoy
ance of his wife. The pile kept increasing.
She determined to make way with it, and
one day, (SherifFs sale day. sent it to the
court yard, with the knowledge of the
Sheriff, who loved joke) to be sold to the
highest bidder. Governor Gilmer that
morning rode out of town mile or two,
and was returning as the Sheriff was pro-
ceeding with the sales. Catching the eye
of the Governor, who was looking on, he
pointed out to him the lot of old iron, and
requested him to make bid, make an Offer
for them.
"Good," said Governor Gilmer, 81 have
some pieces at home that will match exact
ly. bid ten dollars for them
'sTen dollars! ten dollars repeated the
Sherif-nobody bids more-''they are
yours, Governor
Delighted with his purchase, he paid ter
dollars, and left them in the yard for future
movement. The Sheriff paid the ten dol
lars to Mrs. Gilmer. In few days sht
bought handsome bonnet, and the Gov
ernor, admiring it very much, said:
"My dear, where did you get that pretty.
bonnet ? 1t is beautiful and becomes you.
"Don't it, husband, don't it? 1 bough
it with the ten dollars you paid for your OLE
iron trash p
The Governor wilted-he was sold by
his own wife.
But time cured the chagrin, and the goot
Governor had frequently to join in th'
laugh at his own expense over the little in
cident.
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~ A lawyer once came into court
drunk, when the Judge said to him: "Sir,
am sorry to see you in situation which
is disgrace to yourself and family, the
court and profession to which you belong"
This reproach elected the following colo
guy: "Did your honor speak to me?'
II did, sir; I said, sir, that in my opinion
you disgrace yourself and family, the court
and the profession by your course of con.
duct" ''May hit please your honor,
have been an attorney i-i-in this c-court for
fifteen years; and, permit me to say, your
honor, that this is the first correct opinion
I ever knew you to give!'
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PERILs OF PRospERITY.-Io once received
in the pulpit the following note: 1.-The
prayers Of this congregation are earnestly
desired for man who is prospering in his
worldly concerns" If he did this sincere
ly-and there is no reason to question it
the man showed good acquaintance with
human nature. He had studied himself
he had observed others; he had also read
his Bible to purpose.-Rev. ". Jay.
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BEGINNING THE Vocabulary an un-
wise parent labors hard and lives Sparingly
for life, for the purpose of leaving enough
to give his children start in the world, as
it is called. Setting young man ahoat
with money left him by his relatives, is like
tying bladders under the arms of one that
cannot swim; ten chances to one he will
lose his bladders and 60 to the bottom
Teach him to swim and he will never need
the bladders. Give your child sound ed
ucation, and you have done enough for him.
See to it that his morals are pure and his
mind cultivated, and his whole nature made
subservient to the laws which govern men,
and you have given him what will be OF
more value than the wealth of the Indies.
To be thrown upon ones resources is to
be cast into the very lap of fortune, for our
faculties then undergo development, and
display an energy, of which they were pre-
viously unsusceptible. ARNOLD.