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RECIPE FOB CHEERRULNEss.---F I were
asked recipe for cheerfulness, Iwould say
humbly enjoy the gifts of God, love those
around YOU tenderly y, realize that aniabili.
tyis sbsnding virtue, sndthst We are bound
to :diffuse ioy, around us in onr homes. But
there is just one more item in my prescrip-
ton We must be willing to unbend, even
to1stoop to little harmless folly. A love
fol, animals will encourage this; the very
presence of these true but unassuming
friends viii do; orr hearts good. We may
talk nonsense to them they introduce an
element Of intellectual repose. Dogs, cats,
horses, poultry, are 30 many contributors
to the gaiety and simplicity Of our daily
life. We cannot enjoy them without low
ingthem. lam not, going to enter into the
ranks Of those who contend that they have
souls still, I hope my: reader holds in equal
abhorrenee With myself tie systems of Des-
cartes and Mslebranche, which would make
them out to be mere machines. We have
but to contemplate the dog that follows us,
watches our movements, shares our fatigues
and psssrrils voluntarily, either to sink at ON
side, ,,or perhaps follow us to the grave.and
die thereto reply to the theory Of mere
mechanism. Animals are, in some sort,
members of the family. They are friends
Of young and old, and old and Young alike
enjoy and benefit by their gleeful, irration-
al society.-GOxnt de Gaspa,sn.
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GETTING THE WORST OF IT.

edo you want to buy any berries, to-
day." said little boy to Inc one afternoon.
I looked at the little fellow, and saw that
he was poorly dressed. In his hand heheld
a large basket full of ripe raspberries.
I told him should like some; and ta'
king the basket from him, stepped into the
house. He did not follow me.
"Why don't you come in and see if ]
measure your berries rightly?p said L
GLOW do you know but I may cheat you,
and take more than agreed for r I..
The boy looked up at me and smiled.
II am not afraid" said he, ''for you would
get the .s0orst Of 1t, ma'am."
"Get the worst of it," 1 said. What do
you mean?"
"Why, ma'sm, should only loose my
berries, but you would be stealing. Don
you think that would be the worst for you r
Let Us think of this when we are tempt.
ed in any way to cheat another. How Of
ten do we hear persons pity any one who
has had his property stolen from him.
Yet, though man lose all, and keeps hon.
est, he is rich indeed, compared with the
man who has robbed him.-Christian In
dez. .....s.s.-.
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JUDGES IN THE FAR WEsT.-Dicken's g
Attic Pear Round has the following !:
There is in Idaho Territory a judge who is
weH known as,ssAlec Smith" A woman
brought q suit in his court for divorce, and
had the discernment to select sparticular
friend Of her own, who stood we'll with the
judge, as her attorney. One morning the
Judge called up the case, and. sadressing
himself to the; attorney for the. complain.
ant, said: ssMr. Il, Il dent think people
ought to be compelled to live together when
they don't want to, and I will decree a d.
vorce in this case.'' Mr.. H. bowed bland.
ly. !9hereupon the judge, turning to an.
othersattorney. whom>he took to be counsel
for the defendant, said :, 'tMr. M, 4 sup
pose you have no objection to the decree p
Mr.. NJ. nodded assent. But the, attorney
for the defendant was another Mr.. M, not
then in court. Presently he came in, and
finding that his client had been divorced
without a hearing, began to rennonstrate.
Alec listened q moment, then interrupted,
saying .s.Mr. NJ, it is too late. The court
has pronounced the decree of divorce, and
the parties are no longer man and wife :
but il you want; to argue the case rightbad,
the court can marry; them over again, and
give you: crack, at it, s. , ~; y e7rp:.-!
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For fourteen years father and mother
prayed for a wayward boy. During this
period, they many times fixed date in
side of which they expected his conversion.
One after another of these times had pass
ed by till fourteen years had gone. The
father was going out one morning, when
the good wife laid her hand upon his arm
and said: .......
"Father, have you forgotten prayers p
"No," was the husky reply, II haven't
forgotten but it's no use, God does not
hear u.s.
The wife eyes were full of tears: "Well,
let us pray that God will make us more
earnest, and then, perhaps he will answer
our prayer" 2
He went out to the barn, and then bis
wife's words, his overburdened heart, and
the habit of years, led him to fall upon his
knees and pray for more earnestness. and
to again beseech God to convert his boy.
His boy heard the prayer, and wishing to
get away that he might hear no more, went
to the house. Going past his mother 8
room, he heard her voice raised in prayer
for more earnestness, and in supplication
for him. He paused, overcome, and then
went in, and kneeling down by her and put
ting his arms around her neck, said, "Moth.
er, God knows you are in earnest, and he
has answered your prayers"
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.sPREsERvAT1oN OF WooD FOR FUEL.-A
Montreal paper, specifying the fact that
wood for fuel is dearer there than in France
and in most of the countries on the Euro
pean continent, approves the restrictions in
the former country, which many would con-
slider tyrannical, but which necessity would
seem to Justify soon. The French govern
ment has it's administration department
of woods and forests, exclusively devoted
to the supervision of the cutting of wood
either for lumber or fuel. Each forest or
bush is divided into thirty lots, and their
proprietors are allowed to cut firewood only
in one Of these lots during each year; so
that they come only every thirtieth year
over the same ground. Such trees as are
to furnish building materials are
marked, their number registered, and the
period Of their cutting down noted. By
this system wood has been preserved, and
when everything is taken into consideration
It is yery probable that the law has opera
ted a. well in the interest of the forest
owners heirs as for the advantage of the
public.
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WHY ARE THERE so MANY BAID-HEA

WHY ARE THERE so MANY BAID-HEAD-
ED MEN why so many bald headed men
and 80 few bald F~onen9 Why is it that
the skulls Of young men in their twenties
shine like billiard balls? Why this spec
tacle of bald-headed BARRIERS rubbing the
dry tops of bald.headed men, recommends
ing invigorators warranted to produce
bushy locks in less than o fortnight, while
bald headed spectators and middle-aged
men with wigs look On with derisive smiles;
though all the while their wives and daugh-
tiers throng our streets covered with crowns
ofbeauty, and charming actresses toss their
blond tresses in luxurious profusion on the
stages of our theatres? !. Our male popula-
ton will no doubt take serene satisfaction
in saying thst it is because men have more
to worry them than women, and the trouble
of contriving not only how to support them
selves, but also how to support the wives
and daughters. Probably, however, that
is not the reason. Women, Of course, have
finer and longer hair than men, but men
destroy their hair by making ovens of their
heads under their hats, and thus heat the
tops of: their 'craniums until the hair dies
out for very want of air. Men should Ell
ther. take off their hats oftener or ventilate
them better. .,....ss
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A STRONG MAN.-Deacon John Hitch
cock, who lived in Springfield, Massachu-
sets, was q truly muscular Christian. A
biographical sketch says of him: !"He
would Lift cart load of hay, by getting his
shoulders under the axle, in STOPPING pos
ture and throw an empty cart over with
one hand, by taking hold of the end ofthe
axletree. When loading grain in cart,
he would take bag by the teeth, and with
q swing and the aid of a push from the
knee, throw it into the cart. He had dou-
BILE teeth in front, and would hold a ten
penny nail by them and break it off with
his fingers. He used to say be did not
know o man he could not whip or run. a.
way from. The day he was seventy years
old he remarked to his wife that, when they
were first married, he was wont to amuse
her by taking down his hat with his toes,
and added, 4 wonder if I could do it now?
Thereupon he jumped from the floor, took
Of the hat With his toes, came down on
his feet like a cat, hung up the hat ona
nail, turned to the table, asked blessing,
and ate Of the repast then ready"
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GOOD,c;OMpANY.

It was very dark, r,Liny night. Our
boys prayer.meeting had just closed, and
Henry. stopped to tell eme word of hope
about one of our class for whom we had
long been praying. As ] went TO the door
and looked out into the darkness and rain,
I,said: a.,.t .fe .>s3e, ,7,t.:ts,s 2. ,".' -;'''7
bo"Hsrry, lam .almost afraid to have You
20 80 far this dark night. Is thereno one
going your Wsy9"} d y -.,H.t .,. = -, -. -. "
5He looked up with . bright smile and an
sweted: HI Z J ~ IL. ifhaH VI
go, I am to have good company. ishall
not be alone. u, Ss .'.1.. '' 3, f:, M ] 'I
t.fhen your father or your brother are
in town are they?"" s'tsl' i: = -. -. r+'.,j -.
..No. Better company than that II.
= sWho can it be ?''7. .,....t. .,.-., 10 u
"Why, the, one whom We met in prayer
meeting. The Saviour. You know he
says-(you read it to night i am with you
always" i',' 81 .'' o.. 80 -, -.
$50, you think you will not be lonely OF
afraid?" ...a ....... ....
'sNo, indeed. Christ is good company
and He has promised to take care of me
always. Good night" r-e.ta-t
As stood looking out in the darkness
after Henry 8 departure, ! thought. this i
not the first time a chld's faith had re.
proved me. Henry is not, afraid to 60, any
where, for Christ will 90 with him. I Why
should he fear? Why should I :? He be:
ksves Christ is ever at his side, tho 5unseel
to his natural eye. Christ is real to him--
truly present; and 50 He will be to all Hil
children, as they walk through the darkness
Of. this world. .,.. 49, g6i il.
The next day meeting Harry, said: !,
"Did you have a pleasant walk Last
night" s.-.. r. -. -, -, =, r.
20, delightful, he answered. "It seem
ed as if Christ was with me all the way
He is blessed company in the darkness, o'
in the light. Isn't he, teacher :" ~
"Indeed, He is, Harry; and may Hi
presence always 90 with you as now."-
Sunday School Times. '...-.: - 49,.
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AH tue 3Raate pcMAt.
THE07Ea. C0TFfTfFTB6Ys.

~ sat IN
Sometimes boys azesslf confident. In:
deed, girls are not always pentirely free
from that disagrsssbls proslisity. We have
seen yoang pelsensof both se1es,~ho W&l
|ccnfd deat they knew mach more than then
parents, osndewete constantly msking the
most positive .declarationa With reference ID
things Of which they, we're really ignorant.
One. day, one Of these over -conhdsni
young fellows sale, II will not believe any!
thing which Lcapnst understand rsatsadTIi fIC
aNor win I,"',said another. g.. f,..:,:,ff
"Neither will ], chimed in a'third. y
Young gentleman" said On old .nl man, p,
whom these young fellows regarded as q
dnnce, who was standing closely, ..sdo Issn-
ideFssand you correotlY,9 that you Will not
lbelieye anything that yon do not under
stand22 -:,,sJce, TeGl4a't - s,GGl II i~s.1r'.,
81 will not" said: ::one, and 20 said each
one Of the number. '''. ~ ~, -,
2HtWell," said the, stranger, s'while riding
in the country this morning, Isaw q flock
Of geese in ! feid eating grass; do youI b BE-
lieve that?'' ' o., ..',,..,.,,; @ ,,' ,i
"Certainly," said each. Of the three I'M
believers. ~, s,, .,...,.;,. -.
q ALSO .. ssx pies eating grass; do you
believe that =. .. X ~ + ..osrt;, ,,.o
asof course" saidthey. .'s - -, =" ~
81 also saw sheep, and cows eating grass
do you bsiieve that3" - -s.,'i>'-'! - :. -,
aOf course" was again the ready an
swer. Of the three. ';% ,.,. .sa:A ,42':=, :,H1'
.'Wen, ,sbut the grass which they had for;
merly eaten, had by digestion, turned to
feathers on heibseks Of the,geese, TO bris-
ties on the backs Of the swine, TO wool on
the backs of the sheep, end on the cows 1t
had turned to hair: do you believe that,
gentlemen p = -"
"Certainly, tbeyfspisd. sa.sA
;,."Yes, you behave it." he rejoined' sbut
do you understand it p
They were confounded and silent, and ev-
identity ashamed, as, after. having been so
sensibly reproved, they might well be. 8,
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BURIAL IN TUscANY.-Among the mid
die and lowsrelasses in Tuscany, the process
of burial is as follows: A pit or excavation
hundred feet deep is made, and the sides
walled no, covered with stone and made
air tight. The privilege Of burial in these
pits, or wells, is bought at any age for Ger,
t.in sum, paid annually until the death OF
the future tenant of the vault. Into these
the bodies, enveloped in linen sacks and
without cofins, are lowered by rope. All
who pay for the privilege are buried with
out regard to sex or family, in the well in
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~ A sentimental young lady addressed
disconsolste looking Indian as follows:
"Why droops the eye of the forest chief
Does the memory of the red warrior revert
to the past, when his proud ancestors roam
ed through the forest and enjoyed the pri
meval glories of the nation, now sadly
marred by the axe and the ploW Of the un
sympathizing rustic :"
To which the red man replied: 81 :.
"Ugh! No. White man gib Injun toe
much whiskey; Injun big drunk last night
Injun puke; den Injun get well sgains
ughi
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BekAr, Ga, Oct. %, '68.

PROTECTION OF STOCK. All kinds Of
stock in our climate should be- carefully
protected from winter cold and winter
storms Where, as in some cases, regular
sheds would prove to the struggling farmer
too expensive, he can at least shelter them
by making the walls of poles and brush
wood, thickened and rendered tolerably
impervious by bundles Of corn stalks drawn
from the field after being stripped of their
leaves and tops; and no warmer roof can
|be constructed than one of straw well
|thatched and bound to its place by withes
and pegs.
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ntsara,1s &spaftae,1t.

A ToUaH SroRY.-There is a place in
Maine 90 rocky thak4henS the natives, plant
corn they look for oreyiees in the rocks, and
shoot : sths grains in with "a ampsket; they
can't raise ducks there no now, for the
stones are 80 thick, that thaducks can get
their bills between them to pick out che
grass,happsrs ard ;the only way the sheep
canget at tha sprigs of grass is BY grinding
their noses on grindstone. But this amt
a sircuhsssaoe 10 a plsse sins Masysndrv,
there the landisasoo poor that it takes two
kildeers tocry akildeer," and on 3 tctsals
day you can zee the grass-hoppers climb up
q mnllin stalk, and look with tears over q
fifty acre field; and the bumblebees hare
to % down on their knees to! get ut the
grass; :; all the mosquitoes died Of stsrra,
ton, and the turkey buszards we're obliged
to- emigrate. But there is a county IN VIZ.
ginia winch can beat that-there the land
Is So sterile when the wind is northwestern
have to tie the children TO keep 'em from
being, blown away-there it takes six frogs
to raise enc crosf, and when the dogs bark
they have to-lean against the fences-the
horses >ats soG tkin sthas II takes tsslve ~
them to make afshadeR, and when they kill
a,beef they ;havet hold him up to knsek
him down! =, +
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BHRf NIpghI hIfII IfllfR llgIsl

Tf(HE EMERcHANTS,PR PROTECTIVE UNION,
j. .,9;: Sss:pSissd5te 81 ason8se AEa Hsgsye, y
ty Ia he granting Of credits; sn the 1covesy 81
claims at all points, have b announce TINT .tey
win, on or about September Ist, 1883, publish ID
one large quarto volume: - f'a. w ~
TRG MFEGHkMS RR9TEe5HE ION
tanning, among other thing, the 9IyalYes Natnts
Of Business, Amount Of Capital; Ffhaneial Stand
ing, and Rating as to CrBdifi iofover 600 Of the
principal merchants, traders, bankers tmanudsc,
throneSoM g ,thes nnitsd shsesS did sfkdEiss,
and the British Provinces Of North Aperica; su
embracing fhe most important information attsin-
certain, at aglanoe, the CAPITAL CHARACTER
and DEGREE OF CREDIT Of such of his GUS
toners as are deemed worthy Of any grsdation Of
The reports and information TO be given I'm the
REGISTER viii be confined to .thoss deemed
worthy Of some line Of credit J. and the sameSwiH
be based, 80 far as practicable, upon the. .wntan
Of the parties shsmlyes revised wise, and
respondents, whose character will prove guaran-
tee of the correctness Of the informatioH furnish
ed by them, 1t Ia believed that the reports Will
prove more etrptRfdf md SeHzple6, ands therefore,
superior e, and q much greater value than any
M By aid aid Of the MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE
UNION JAfERGANTILE REFERENCE Res
ISfER, business men WILL De onabiOQ 20 d0cofuQn
at glance the capital and gradstionsof credits %
compared with financial worth, Of nearly every
merchant msnnfacturef trader yand dbanker;W W3the
In the above named territorial a3mits. l iI.tDeo
On OF about the first of eactin1bnths suteoribert
viii also receive, tho MONTHLY CHRONICLE,
|eontaining, among other things, arecordoE s1ch
inportanf changes, In the nane and :eoudittono
firms, throughout the country; % may occur sub
segment to the pdblicatim OF eaeh hnif fyssriyi
|uIeeof the heMERGANTHAE EAEFHHRENCE REG.
ISTER:Ii;fil s.:-,fI Is Itsts y; 4sH ,.asf1. 81
Price ofthe Observation-Disclosures
TILEREFERKNGERE REGISTER, fity ldollMsi
(150t for whichit will be forwarded t0NtAy addrea
In the United States, transportation paid. sod
Holders Of five 80 ahares OF tbs Capital Stock,
lin addition 10 Participating I'm the pfoAtsS re-
ceive one copy Of the MERCANTILEREFER
1Ssras EN- RI; REGlsTERE e h2ssTs srs
than ten shares OF the Capital Stool. will he allots
ted to any one applicant -
All remittanees, orders, or ceumunic nications rel-
|ahye to the Book, should be addressed TO t1e
MERCHANTS PROTEcTIvR UNION, in tle
American Exchange Bank Building, No. .I2e
Broadway Boz ',ss.-: s..i'. So
August q ;rT Ir;! S =. ..sslss, SIS n.i,r
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MszIkem's Bend, La, Oct. 8, 1868.
CHUFAS.

Editors S0athern CNLtsuator II reply
to inquiries from different persons in regard
to the Chufa, and for the benefit of others.
The land I raise them on, is q light sandy
soil, with yellow sandy subsoil, from 2 to
8 feet deep. Last year had about $50
hills, from which Idug as many as I thought
would do me, and then every neighbor that
wished, dug as many as they wanted for
seed, enhslves, and left aqusntity still not
gathered. Judge from Q half pint to a
quart would be the yield per hill, according
to the quality of the land. They are first
for hogs, pigs and fowls, a valuable food, as
they will gather them, and keep fat in the
bargain; and secondly, when washed and
dried, NEST people are very fond of them to
eat, as they are very sweet. In their cul-
tivation, the land must be deeply and thor
oughly pulverized, and planted in hills, 8
feet each way, and 8 seed in each hill, plant
about the time to plant corn, plow them
twice and keep the grass out of the hills.
When the tops become yellow in the fall,
dig, wash and dry in the shade. I do not
expect to sell any seed. What few I have
to spare, I will send to those desiring seed
about enough to plant 200 hills, to get
them in seed-if they will send me enough
money to pay the postage, and for the
trouble of putting up in packages, and car
rying them to the Office for mailing-I sup
pose from Is to SO cents, as is convenient,
would answer the purpose-I shall Fill the
requests in the order they are received, and
if more orders are received than I have
seed to fll, I will fill them next fall, or re-
turn the order, as the writer day direct. I
have not dug any this fall as yet for want
of time. The Chufas will be sent about
January. My object is to accommodate and
not money. SAMSON DUFFEY.
BeLAu, Ga, Oct, %, 1863. q
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The Sun FLOWER AS A PREVENTIVE OF

The Sun FLOWER AS A PREVENTIVE OF
CHnLs.-Eaitcr Southern Cuhiuator A
number of years ago I read statement
setting forth the idea that the common sun
foKer planted around or on the exposed side
of . dwelling, in malarious locations, would,
by absorbing the miasma from the atmos-
phere, prevent the chill and fever incident
to such localities. In order that this prop
erty Of the sun-fower may be tested, I pro-
pose to send few seed to those who are ex.
posed to miasmatic influence, and have chill
and fever every year, and who will enclose
postage, and promise to report the result to
the Cultiuator for publication.
.Sa.ss'. SAMPSON 'DUFFEY.
RoI Ar do 0cf 90 '62
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D% An old man having generously divi-
ded his money among his heirs, and was
afterwards treated like dog by them, got
an old chest and kept it constantly locked,
giving out that be had yet considerable
amount of money laid away. The eonse-
quence was, that the heirs changed their
tactics, and each tried his best to use him
well. After his death, the chest was open
ed and contained only an old mallet, and a
slip of paper, On which was written the
following lines:
Whoever divides his money before he's dead,
Take this mallet and knock him in the head"
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STATIONERY,.&C.:

lsvihe and vicinity, that owing to his fnfirmi-
ties he has been compelled to quit working ut his
trade, and hesder 10 'tprn sa hpssstpenny," )" has
SHfFh eHsPfS s s ISese sosa saoa s HNSpISEs 1s
he proposes 20 sell at short profits. The stock
conssB Of Foolscap, Letter and Note PAPERS. Of
different gzsdes; Legal Cap, BIN Papes, DC OFF,
cial, Common Letter and Fancy ENVELOPES.
Writing Ink, Instands, Steel Pens, PEN Holders,
Pencils, Sealing Wax, Mucilaee. Copy Books. &c,
DC. ,Ha respectfully Invites those desiring any
thing In this line, TO give him cali.
March sst EuJzI ~ 'N = #
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~ A sheriff officer was semitic execute
awrit against a Quaker. On arriving at
the house be saw the Qusker's wife, who,
in nreply to the inquiry whether her husband
MAS at home, answered in the affirmative,
at the same time requesting him to be seat
ed, and; her husband would speedily see
him: The officer waited patiently some
time, when the fair Qaakeress coming into
the room, he reminded her Of her promise
that he shonld see her husband. SHAY,
friend, T promised that he should see thee.
He has seen thee. He did not ike thy
looks, therefore hath he avoided thee and
left the house by another path"
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: FAN YARD TO LEASE.

TyHE undersigned desires to LEASE his TAN
YARD, situated in York District, six miles
South of Rock Hill. This yard is in good order,
and in neighborhood where an abundance Of
bark can always be obtained. Persons wishingt to
engage In this business will do well to call on me
soon, as will give some one good bargain.
JAS. M. HINKLE.
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pE An exchange, in speaking Of absent
mindedness, tells remarkably tough story
Of bachelor friend. Itssys: SHE is in the
habit when he comes to his tea, Of putting
the kettle on the stove and taking a snooze
until the kettle begins to sing, when he
&. would get up and make his tea. The other
evening, being little prostrated on account
Of old simpkin's daughter cutting him on
the street, he put the kettle on the lounge
and got upon the stove himself, and never
discovered his mistake until he began to sing.