Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-01
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few days ago. Cupid, who exerts so large an in
Auence in human strife, was at the bottom of the
difficulty. 1t seems that the two heroes loved the
same fair maid, who, with an impartiaty worthy
of the Supreme Court itself, bestowed her smiles
upon both. But two suns cannotshine in the same
sky, neither can two rivals rest contented with an
equal amount of favor from the lady Of their love-
1t was, therefore, determined that blood must fow
and the belgerents repaired to Sandbar ferry, an
odestablished battle ground for such affairs, duly
provided with pistols, surgeon, featherbed for the
wounded, &c.
As the duel was by no means secret, large
crowd had assembled to witness it, which amused
itself by betting on the probabilities of back
down. But the champions proved game, and ex-
changed FIVE shots, the results Of which were
summed up in broken finger. Still fired by vim
dictive hate, they called for fresh supply Of am
munition; but at this point several gentlemen
among the spectators interfered, and persuaded
them to shake hands and quit. It has not been
announced which gentleman is to get the gal
who occasioned their duel.
The Fifteenth Amendment. ....
The National InteQigencer Of recent date,
with reference to the probable defeat Of the propo-
sed fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, says:
1.-The action of Indiana, and the refusal Of Geor-
gia to ratify, for which we have to thank Clover
nor Bullock and his Republican friends in the
Legislature settle the fate of the fifteenth amend
ment. Its defeat now is next to certain. We
count against it Oregon, California, Kentucky,
Delaware Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia
and Indiana-nine States. Ten are sufficient to
defeat it, and Connecticut alone would end it. We
observe that both Pennsylvania and New York
fail to ratiy, and it would seem that the Republ-
can members of the Legislatures Of these States
cannot be got up to the mark This issue will
enter into all the autumnal elections, and the issue
will be disastrous to the Republicans, beyond all
doubt" -.
How to use Rhodes' Super Phosphate.
We have been furnished the following in re-
gard to the proper mode Of using Rhodes Super
Phosphate, which has been advertised in the En-
oU1RER for some time past:
"Rhodes Super-P Phosphate can be used either
broadcast or in the bill, or aeith the seed u. the
driW-in no instance is it to be ploughed under
sod, nor bedded upon. In case of re.plantlng or
backward growth, Rhodes applied as top:dressing
produces speedy growth does not fire. Exposure
is of great advantage, as it absorbs ammonia from
the atmosphere, rain and dew-it being establish
ed that large quantity of ammonia per acre is
evolved during the year from these sources. ;.
An application of two hundred pounds per acre
is considered sufficient for crors, but experienced
planters report three hundred pounds per acre as
repay;ng the outlay-high manuring,. on few acres,
being the most desirable under our changed labor
system.
Professor Charles U. Shepard, in recent paper,
says:
1.-THE planter will never obtain the best effect of
artificial fertilizers until he Incorporates them
largely with composts of stable manure, vegetable
muck and wood ashes The idea of trusting to a
few hundred pounds to the acre of even the best
fertilizers seems next to absurd to the Northern or
European agriculturist, who thinks nothing Of en-
riching the same area with ten or fifteen tons Of
sound compost"