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ssWAKE UP, sOLOMONg,,

"Wake up, Solomon. It's time to get
up," shouted young Harry to his sluggish
brother, one fine June morning, as he jump
ed gaily out of bed, and began dressing
himself.
"What time is it," yawned Solomon.
"Nearly six" replied his brother; 'and
mind, Sol, we start at seven"
"It's too early to get up yet" said SOL
omon. "I'll snooze till quarter to sew
en-
So the lazy fellow turned round, and
was soon fast asleep again. When he awoke,
his room looked very full Of sunshine. The
house was very quiet, too, and rubbing his
eyes, he muttered-
81 wonder if it is seven o'clock yet"
Crawling out of bed, he dressed himself
and went down stairs. There was nobody
in the parlor, nobody in the sitting-room,
nobody in the dining-room.
"What can be the matter p thought
Solomon, as he rang the bell for the maid
to bring him his breakfast.
"Where are they all?" he asked, as soon
as she appeared.
"Gone to the city," replied the maiden.
"They started two hours ago."
"Why, what time is it ?"
"Nine o'clock"
"Nine o'clock! But why didn't they call
me?"
You were called at six o'clock, and
wouldn't get up. Your father wouldn't
have you called again. He said he would
teach you lesson"
otis too bad?" cried Solomon, drop.
ping his head upon the table and bursting
into tears.
It was too bad that lazy boy did not
learn the lesson of that morning, so as te
turn over new leaf in the book of life.
am sorry to say, he did not. He loved
sleep. He hated work. He was the slave
of lazy habits, and is so to this day.
What sort of man will Solomon Slow
coach be? Well, if he don't die of idle
ness before he becomes man, he will be Q
shiftless, good -for-nothing fellow. He won
have any knowledge, because he is too lazy
to study; nor any money, because he Ii
too lazy to work; nor any good character
because he is too lazy to conquer himself
Wake up, Solomon! Wake up, my dea'
boy! Shake off the chains that are upo1
YOU! Be manly, be wide awake, be some
thing! If you don't wake up you will soor
be lost boy. Wake up, Solomon, wake
up! If you don't, you will make ship
wreck of your life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
A STORY FOR SWEARERS.

A gentleman once heard laboring man
swear dreadfully in the presence of num-
Der of his companions. He told him it was
a cowardly thing to swear in company,
when he dared not do it by himself. The
man said he was not afraid to swear at any
time or place.
"I'll give you ten dollars" said the gen
tleman, eff you 60 into the village church
yard at twelve o'clock to mig ght, and swear
the same oaths that you have uttered here,
when you are alone with your God"
"Agreed," said the man, sit is an easy
way of earning ten dollars"
"Well, come to me tomorrow, and say
you have done it and the money is yours. y
The time passed on-midnight came. The
man went to the graveyard. 1t was night
of pitchy darkness. AS he entered the
graveyard not sound was heard all was
still as death. Then the gentleman's words,
ssalone with God," came over him with a
wonderful power. The thought of the
wickedness he had committed, and what he
had come there to do, darted through his
mind like fash of lightning. He trem-
bled as he fell on his knees, and instead Of
the dreadful oaths he came to utter, the
earnest cry went up, "God be merciful to
me sinner p
"The next day he went to the gentleman
and thanked him for what he had done, and
said he resolved not to swear another oath
as long as he lived.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26

GENERAL LEE.-Not great while after
Gen. Lee assumed the duties of President
of Washington College, at Lexington, Va.
he was taking his customary afternoon ride
and when some distance from the village
he was met by pedestrian, who saluted
him, and halting suddenly, asked in full
brogue if he were "Ginnerl Lee" On be-
ing answered afirmatively, the Irishmar
said:
can it's me that's glad to git the sigh
of ye, Ginnerl. Would ye mind, sir, av II
jist give ye bit iv cheer?"
"0h," "said the General, 81 think WEI
as we'll dispense with that"
"Bedad, sir, I think I'll have to do i
anyhow"
And he thereupon whirled his hat enthu
siastically around his head and gave q lust,
''three cheers en- solstaire-doubtless t.
the Generals great, though unexpressed
amusement and his own satisfaction.
Southern Home Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
RULES FOR FARMERS.

1. The farmer ought to rise early to see
that others do 80, and that both his exam
pie be followed and his order obeyed.
2. The whole farm should be regularly
inspected, and not only every field exam
ined, but every beast seen at least once a
day.
8. In a considerable farm it is the ut
most consequence to have hands especially
appropriated for each of the most impor-
tant departments of labor, for there is Of
ten great loss of time where persons are
frequently changing their employments,
and the work is not executed so well.
4. Every means should be thought of to
diminish labor or increase its power. For
instance, by proper arrangement, five
horses may do as much labor as six per-
form according to the usual mode of en-
ploying them.
5. A farmer never ought to engage in a
work, whether of ordinary practice or in
tended improvement, except after the most
careful inquiries; but when begun, he
ought to proceed in it with much attention
and perseverance until he was given it a
fair trial.
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Aarienltnral department.
SELECTION OF SEED.

This is matter of primary Importance
to the farmer. However we'll he may ma
nure and cultivate his land, his labor will
be thrown away if he neglects to obtain
clean and suitable seed to SOW, Of whatever
crop he intends to grow upon his land. 1t
is the opinion of many practical men that
the seed of most kinds Of grain will dete-
riorate when confined to the same farm, or
even the same region of country, and that
a change of seed from time to time IS a9so-
lutely necessary to ensure success on the
farm. Others maintain, that always by Sc
lecting the best seed from the crops grown
on the farm, and taking particular care to
have only such as is plump and we'll matur-
ed, the quality will be improved from year
to year. We think that there is some truth
on both sides. We have often seen farm
er sell the best of his grain, and reserve
that of an inferior quality for seed, remark
ing, that small as it was, it would grow,
and he thought that was all that was neces-
sary. Such an idea is a common, but er-
roneous one; as although plant will grow
from inferior seed, it will be wanting in
healthful vigor that is characteristic Of one
grown from plump and we'll developed
seed, which contains not only large and
strong germ, but also a full amount of the
food requisite to support the germ until
the young roots can eliminate that contain
ed in the soil for the use of the plant. 1t
is the want Of a proper appreciation of this
fact, that leads many to imagine that a
change of seed, even when made between
neighbors, is of great value. Thus a'farm-
er who never takes the trouble to select his
seed wheat from the best part of his crop
when growing, and separate and reserve it
for future use, or who never bothers him
self to free his seed from chess, cookie, &c.,
before sowing, finds 8 great advantage in
obtaining fresh seed of the same kind from
a neighbor, who has the reputation of grow
ing good crops, and who has clean and
good sample of seed to show! In such a
case, the advantage gained is ascribed to
change, when in reality it is owing to selec-
taon
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
TALKING FINE.

Ludicrous blunders sometimes occur in
cases where ignorant persons attempt the
use of language about the meaning Of which
they know nothing:
Not long since, while travelling from
Pittsburg to Cincinnati, tworather verdant
specimens of the female sex came on board
the boat at one of the landings, who for the
sake of distinction We will call Mary and
Jane.
Now Mary had her eye-tooth cut, or in
other words, was acquainted with the rules
and regulations which govern genteel soci-
ETY.; Jane, the younger, had never mixed
in society to any extent.
Her language was such as she heard a
mong her rustic acquaintances. Mary was
aware of this fact, and therefore cautioned
her to observe how she (Mary) acted, and
govern herself accordingly.
Shortly after, while seated at the dinner
table, the waiter asked Mary what part ot
the fowl she would have? She informed
him in a very polite manner that it was
"perefctly immaterial."
He accordingly gave her a piece, anc
then inquired of Jane what part she would
prefer?
81 believe will take piece of the i'm
material, too!'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26

FIRE IN THE REAR.-Daniel Webster has
the reputation of telling the following on all
proper occasions: Father Seal, the minister
of his boy-hood-in whose day it was Gus
tomary to wear buck-skin breeches in cold
weather-one Sunday morning in the au-
tumn, brought his breeches down from the
garret, but the wasps had taken possession
during the summer, and were having nice
time of it in them. By dint of some effort
he got out the intruders as he supposed, and
dressed for meeting. But while reading
the scriptures to the congregation he felt a
dagger from one of the enraged swall-
WASTED fellows, and jumped around the
pulpit slapping his thighs. But the more
he slapped and danced, the more they stung.
The people thought him crazy, but he ex-
planned the matter by saying: "Brethren,
don't be alarmed !; the word of the Lord is
in my mouth, but the devil is in my breech-
esp Webster always told it with great
glee to the ministers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
POULTRY ON THE FARM.

Mr.. Mechi, an eminent agriculturist,
writes as follows on poultry matters:
sNothing pays better on a farm than a
good stock Of poultry properly managed.
With them everything is turned to account
not kernel, wild seed, or insect, escapes
their scrutinizing eyes. Their industrious
claws are ever at work, uncovering ready
for appropriation, every hidden but con-
sumable substance. Fowls must have free
access to chalk or lime to form the shells
of their eggs, and grit or gravel to grind
the food in their gizzards. They luxuri-
ate on grass or clover, which are a neces-
sity for them; in winter they like mangold
or swedes. They must have access to
plenty of pure water. The quality of the
eggs depends upon the quality of the food.
They, like ourselves, like shade in summer,
and warm sheltered corners in winter.
Fowls will not long be healthy on the same
ground or yards-the earth gets tainted
therefore, to prevent disease, lime and salt
your yards and their usual pasture once a
year, say in autumn when the rains will
wash it well in and sweeten the surface.
Broods of chickens never do better with
US than on the grassy brows or patches
abutting upon the growing crops, either Of
corn or pulse, into which they run either
for insects, or for shelter. Your male
birds should often be changed, say at least
once in two years, and they should be
young and vigorous. Breeding in and in
will not do any more than it will with ami
mails. I consider winged game, poultry
and birds, the farmers friends. My poul
try have access at all times to my fields
Fowls are very useful in clearing off flies
I have often been amused at seeing the
neat and quick manner of taking flies from
reposing bullocks and sheep, much to theil
comfort"
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9ttiseeMameuns ArtitIes.
AND CURRANTs.

The numerous varieties OF grapes which
produce the various wines of commerce, are
the effects simply of different degrees oi
climate and soil. Thus we find that differ
ent districts produce fruit more or less val,
ued for the abundance or richness of their
Juice. The smaller berries are generally
the most esteemed for this purpose. In
some districts, however, the produce is quite
unfit for wine-making, and the fruits are
then dried and form the raisins of our
shops. All raisins, then, whether they be
Muscatels, Valencias, or whatever variety,
are in realty true grapes, differing from
the wine grapes only in size, or the absence
of the juicy principle which, to considera-
BILE extent, develops into flesh or pulp. The
best raisins are grown on the Spanish
shores of the Mediterranean, the climate
about Valencia and Malaga apparently
suiting them better than anywhere else.-
But raisins are also extensively cultivated
in the lower parts of Greece, as well as in
other parts Of the Continent. The Musca-
tel is the finest kind of raisins imported
The preparation or drying, upon which the
value of the. fruit to great extent depends,
lis in it's case conducted differently from
that of the common kinds. Usually the
grapes are gathered in bunches when fully
ripe, hung up and spread out to dry. These
are afterwards placed in vessels full of holes,
and dipped in a lye made of wood ashes and
vanilla, with the addition of little salt and
Oil. This brings the saccharine juice to
the surface, and causes the dark-brown
color as well as the crystalization of sugar
which is so characteristic of the cheaper
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in the sun before removal from the tree
The fruit is carefully watched, and when
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of the punches are partly cut through and
allowed to hang till dry. Amongst the
many varieties of raisins known in COM
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receive from Smyrna, and, as everybody
knows, these are devoid of "stones," or
more properly seeds. This seedless form
has been brought about by higher state
of cultivation, and usually fetches higher
price in the market. A common cheap
fruit is also imported from Smyrna, quite
the reverse of the little Sultana, being of a
very dark color, and having very large
seeds. The little black fruits, which in q
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which common usage and the corruption of
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Corinth, which was originally the principal
place of its cultivation. If the ancient
Corinth no longer supplies US with the bulk
of this most useful fruit, the whole of our
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Dental rival of Mr.. johnson for the Demo
cratic nomination.
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the power of scent in horse, we once knew
one of a pair that was stolen and recovered
mainly by the track being made out by its
mate, and that after he had been absent six
or eight hours.
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THE STOVES HAVE COME
w. H. McCORKIE

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A SINGLE HANDFUL OF MANURE.-A
single handful of manure put into hill OF
corn, will often make the difference between
four or five little "nubbins' and six or eight
great plump ears that will shell their bulk
Of sound corn. A thousand handfuls count
up heavily in the autumn corn crib. How
many handfuls of manure arc daily lost in
your stock yard that mi ight be saved in nice
order by little care in heaping up, and
covering from washing rains? These hand
fuls of manure are more valuable to the cul-
tivator than the separate grains of gold
that the miner, with careful toll, gathers
and washes from the earth and sand bank:
He hunts, gathers and saves them all, and
thus accumulates his "pile." Philosophi-
cal, successful cultivators can see glittering
Wait a;i little a longer % than the miner for the
pure gold to be washed out by the growing
process, instead of in the wash pan.
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p@ Why is an elephant running forcibly
against a large tree like traveller on a
railroad? Because he gets his trunk
checked.
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POWER OF A HORSES ScENT.-There il

POWER OF A HORSES SCENT.-There is
one perception that horse possesses to
which but little attention has been paid, and
that is the power of scent. With some hor-
ses it is acute, as with dog, and for the
benefit of those that have to drive at night
such as physicians and others-this knowl-
edge is invaluable. I never knew it to fail,
and have ridden hundreds of miles on dark
nights and in consideration Of this power
of scent, this is my simple advice: Never
check your horse at night, but give him a
free head, and you may rest assured that he
will never get off the road, and will carry
you expeditiously and safe. In regard to