Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-25

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crops of choice wheat or other grain. The
distinguishing characteristic of red clover as
rcnoyator of tho soil is to produce vegetable
mould or humus. Where humus abounds
in large quantities in the soil, red clover if
not tho fertilizer required. But where the
SUI ice is not covered by stratum of fine
mould, red clover can be raised with eminent
satisfaction and profit. Our most extensive
Pennsylvania farmers understand and apprcci-
ate tic excellence and efficiency Of rcd clover.
Almost our entire country has got to rcnovatc
with red clover. Old and impoverished fields
will eventually be made to feel the amoloro-
ting influences of tho efficient ra1pvator of
poor and badly managed soil And this great
and desirable change vii! be wrought out by
tho production of red clovor
KEEPING CABBAaEs, Onions, &c-Cab-
bagcs arc left out as late as they can bo pull
cd up by the roots, but tho end of tho roots,
about the end of November, then pull, and
turn roots up, tho heads packed close togcth-
or IN beds six feet wide, with six feet alleys
between, caro- being taken to have the ground
level where the cabbagcs are placed, so that
they pack nicely. They arc loft in this way
for two or three weeks, or as long as the
ground can be dug between the alleys, the soil
from which is thrown on the beds Of cabba-
ISgcs, SO that when finished they have cover
ing Of four or six inches Of soil This is not
onough to cover, tho root, which is left partly
exposed, but this is limo way Injurious Some
prefer to cover them at tonce by p|ougbinga fur
row wide enough to receive the heads of the
cabbages, and then turning the soil in on the
other heads, and so continuing until beds of
six or eight feet arc formed This plan ;is
rather moro expeditions than tho former, but
1t has tho disadvantage Of compelling them to
be covered up at once by SOIL while the other
delays it two or three weeks later; aud it is
of tho utmost Importance, in preserving veg
etablcs, that the opcration-p particularly the
final covering be delayed as late in the sea-
son as frost will permit. Generally, moro are
lost by beginning too soon than too late
Onions are best preserved in barn or stable
loft in layers from eight to ten inches deep,
and covered up with about foot of hay or
straw on the approach of severe frosts The
great points to be attained arc low tempora-
turc and dry atmosphere; they will bear
twenty degrees of frost without injury, provi-
dcd they are not moved while frozen, but they
will stand a reduction much lower than this
without injury Gardening for freft.
FRIEND IN NEED.-" When ( was a
poor girl" said The Duchcs of St. Adams.
working very hard for my thirty shilings
week, went down to Liverpool during tho
holidays, where I was always kindly received.
was to perform in new piece, pretty little
affecting dramna; and in my character I rep
resented a poor fricndicss, orphan girl, re.
duced to tho most wrctchcd poverty a
heartlcss tradesman prosccutcs the sad heroine
for her heavy debt, and insists upon putting
hcr in prison unless some one will be bail for
her. The girl replies, 'Thcn have no hope
| have not friend in the world 'what will
no one be bail for you to save you from
prison?' asks the stern creditor Il have not
friend on oarth,' was my reply. But just
as / was uttering the words, saw sailor in the
upper gallery sprnging over the railing, letting
himself down from one tier TO another, until
nc bounded clear over the orchestra foot.lights,
and placed himself beside me in moment.
Yes, you shall have one friend, at least, my
poor young woman" said he, with the great
est expression in his honest, sunburnt countc-
nance. will so bail for you to any amount.
And as for you, (turning to tho frghtcnd
acor), if you dont't bear hand and shift
your moorings, you land ubbcr, it will be
worse for you when T como athwart your
bows Every one in the house rose tho uproar
was perfectly indcscribablc; peals of laughter,
screams of terror, cheers from his tawny mess
mates in tho gallery, preparatory scrapings
of violins from the gallery, and amidst tho uni
vcrsal din there stood tho ur conscious cause of
it, shelterins me, 'thc poor, distressed young
woman and breathing defiance against my
mimic prosecutor. He was only persuaded to
| relinqush his care Of me by tho managers
pretending to arrive and rescue me with q
profusion Of theatrical banks notes."
SUMMER IN During the two
months Of March and April it (Jcauselam)
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