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A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.-
Robert Boyd, the son of Colonel
w. w. Boyd, accidently killed his
cousin, Jessie Owens, last hight
about nine o'clock. The two young
men were about fifteen years Of
age, and during the day had been
playing with each other. 1t seems
that Jessie had come to spend the
night with his cousin, and as the
family retired, they repaired to
their room with as bright and hap
py hearts as loving cousins could
possibly have. The candle was
blown out, and they were about to
Jump in bed-but, alas! in fun
Robert picked from the mantle o
pistol Which he had shot the day
before, and which he knew was
unloaded when he placed il there
the day before, but which, mfor.
tunately, had been loaded in the
meantime by his little brother, and
saying, "Jessie, I'm going to shoot
you," leveled the fatal instrument.
drew the trigger, and his cousins
brains were spattered upon the
wall. Medical aid availed moth.
ing, and Jessie drew his last breath
in an hour afterwards.
[AAanta Mte1ligencer, 25h.
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5turg fur TIE Tahisa.
DARED AND DEFEATED

You will paeet Walter Sutton
at The Roses enter in no rivalry
with him."
This was the postscript of my
fathers letter, and the one cloud
in the bright horizon of my hopes.
l was twenty-three years old,
just released from college, a little
pale and weary with study, and
bound for that paradise Of the
earth, my widowed sister Marga.
ret's home-The Roses. I was to
spend the summer with Mag and
the prospect had been one of infin-
lite delight. But now / heard that
Sutton was there.
This Walter Sutton was a
younger brother of Mag's deceas.
ed husband, q millionaire's son,
and a Partisan by education.
At twenty he had been familiar
with the Mabile. At twenty-six
he was pronounced the handsomest
and most dissipated man in Lon
don ; and now, a year later, I was
to have his companionship for the
summer at the house of my sister,
Mrs. Margaret Sutton. e -. .
The man had always had a fas.
cination for me, while I despisei
him. His Apolian beauty, his
knowledge of the world, his cool
ness, daring and fearlessness, re-
garded with wonder. But l had
sense enough to weigh these
against his cynicism, his blacken.
cd reputation, and his rakish man
ner, which told its tale of unhap.
piness, and to keep quietly on my
way, unenvious of bis success.--
AT the time / went to The Roses
I was, moreover, less liable to i'm.
pure influence, for ] had just lost
the noblest and dearest of mothers.
1t is true did not relish meet.
ing Walter Sutton, bat, / was not
one to borrow trouble. 1t was
June weather "green and blue
were glad together )" and / was
gee. My horse arched his beau.
tifnl neck, and trotted slowly and
proudly along the road, while
looked across the sunny fields,
watchingsfor the first Sign of my
sisters mansion--trees rustling,
flowers blooming, and birds sing
ing around me.
Suddenly ] saw a carriage whirl
ing in advance Of me. I recog
nized the man on the box and
spurred forward. '-s 20
1 gained it. The stately lady
within It looked up, threw aside
her sable veil, and cried, I" Lewis y
;" Are you going home, Mag
Z" Directly
l am with your
At that moment I became con
scious of the earnest gaze of a pai,
OF golden.brown eyes. NV siste,
was not alone in, the carriage. 4
young girl, with her lap full o
water lilies, and a alarge straw ha
shading the fairest and Ioveliest O
faces, SAT beside hor. We looked
iaqniringly at each other; but Sol
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FLAw-PIcKERs. There are peo.
pie (do not limit them) who if
they hear an organ, find. out at
once which are the poorest stops.
II they listen to a great speaker,
they remember nothing but some
SLIP in the construction of a sen.
tence, or break in the consistency
OF metaphor, or flaw in the eyO-
lntlon of an argument. While
their friends are admirinp the
wealth and beauty of a tree whose
branches are weighed down with
frnit, they have discovered sol
itary bough, lost in the golden af.
iluenee ON which nothing is hang
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A GENTLEMAN, the other day,
stepped into the store of Paris
merchant, followed by servant.
The gentleman, who wore his right
arm in a sling, was taken for d
military pensioner, and the mer-
chant gladly placed before him
such articles as he asked for
When lie came to settle the ac-
count, however, he found he had
not sufficient money, so he asked
the merchant to write a note from
his dictation to his wife, which he
would send to his hotel by his SER
want. The merchant unsuspicious-
ly wrote as he was desired, and on
a sheet bearing the name of the
firm, these words, "Send me imme.
diately, by the bearer, two hundred
thalers. Yours, Robert" He smil-
inglg closed up, the note with the
expression, "Ah, then, wo are
name-sakes." The servant took the
note and SON returned with the re.
quired sum. The gentleman paid
for his wares, gave them to his
servant to carry, and went away.
Some hours after, the wife of the
merchant visited him, and, after
talking of sundry things, suddenly
asked him why he had sent for
the two hundred thalers. The man
was rendered speechless with as
constituent when be saw what q
cheat had been played upon him.
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Agricultural Truths.

1. All lands on which clover or
the grasses are grown, must either
have lime in them naturally, or
that mineral must be artifcially
supplied. 1t matters but little
whether it be supplied in the form
OF stone lime, oyster lime, or mari.
| Q. Ali permanent improvements
of lands must look to lime as it's
basis.
3. Lands which have been long
in culture, will be benefited by
the application of phosphate of
lime, and it is unimportant wheth.
er the deficiency be supplied in
the form of bone dust, guano. ma
tive phosphate, oyster shell lime
or marl---if the lands need lime
alone. 49,. -..-... ... a.,...... .
4. No lands can be preserved
in a high state OF fertility, unless
clover and the grasses are culti-
vated in the course of rotation.
5. Mold is indispensable in eve-
ry soil, and a healthy supply can
alone be preserved through the
cultivation of clover, and the gras-
ses, the turning in of green crops,
or by the application of composts
within the elements of the mold.
6. All highly concentrated ami
NAL manures are increased in val
ne, and their benefits prolonged,
by a mixture with plaster, salt, or
with pulverized charcoal.
z. Deep blowing greatly i'm
proves the productive powers of
every variety of soil that is not
wet.
8. Subsoiling sound land, that
is, land that is not wet, is also en-
inently conductive to increased
production.
8. All wet land should be drain.
ed.
10. An grain crops should be
harvested before the grain is thor.
oughly ripe.
II. Clover, as well as the gras-
ses intended for hay, should he
moved when in bloom.
-. Sandy lands can be most
effectually improved by clay
When such lands require Inning
or marling, the lime or mari is
most benefcially supplied when
made into compost with clay. In
stacking lime, salt lime is better
than water.
13. The cbopping or grinding OF
grain to be fed to stock operates
as a saving of at least twenty. five
per cent.
IA. Draining Of wet lands and
marshes, adds to their value, by
making them to produce more,
and by improving the health of
neighborhoods.
Is. To manure or lime wet lands
is to throw manure, lime and Ia,
Dor away.
16. Shallow plowing operates to
impoverish the soil while it de-
creases production.
II. BY stabling and shedding
stock through the winter a saving
of one-tourth of the food may be
effected.-Cor. Weste7m Rural.
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lEENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 10, 1870

along the way. I noticed that,
and knew I could not be far be.
hind him. Suddenly I heard the
click of carriage wheel. The
next moment ] pulled up, for the
road diverged one path lay over
steep hill, the other entered the
woods. sar..sea.s r., s.... ...s-l
l was close upon him, I was sure
of that; but l could not decide
whether he had gone over the hill
or entered the woods, which look
ed dark and murderous, enough
If / made a mistake he would es-
cape me. Just then 1 heard cry
"a woman's piercing shriek.-
My heart leaped up; I plunged
into the woods. That was his
way.
1t was narrow and difficult, and
l knew he had taken it in hopes to
escape me. He must have heard
the laundering of my horses hoofs
behind him in the road. We
bounded under the boughs. Soon
l saw the carriage ahead. ,
1t rolled rapidly along, yet
swayed heavily on its springs, as if
badly driven. 80 =
/ shouted, "Stop, stopr" --..s
The next moment a pistol shot
whizzed by me. Icould make out
the figure of Sutton standing in the
carriage for a moment. The next
instant it was gone. In my reck-
less speed the bough of a tree
struck me in the face but l heed
ed nothing until I was beside the
ph@ton. Sutton was not within {;
but my darling, all wild and white,
stretched out her hands to me-
My horse, in spite of his speed,
was manageable /; I galloped close
to their heads, and contrived to
stop the flying bays.
Where is Sutton 2" I asked.
"He fell or sprang out; 1 do
not know which. Oh, Lewis, save
me from hun -
"You have nothing to fear
now,"I answered. "My darling,
be brave I"
Though momentarily expecting
ball through my head, 1 fastened
my horse to the back of the car
riage, got in, and turned the heads
of the horses. They were white
with foam, but obeyed the reins
without much excitement. wrap
ped Alice more carefully in a
cloak, and guided them swiftly to-
wards home.
Suddenly the bays swerved, and
suddenly seemed to leap over some
object in the road, and instantly
the carriage passed over some ob.
struction. Alice's wild eyes fash
cd their terror into mine; a sick
ening tI.ought passed over me-
Refining in the horses, I leaped
ont of the vehicle, and retraced
my way for few steps. Some
ching dark lay among the decayed
leaves. 1t was the corpse of a
dead man--the dead body of Wal
ter Sutton.
He had been flung from the car.
riage. 1t is not probable that he
attempted to escape, for he was
heavily armed, and would have far
sooner taken my life than have
been defeated.
he had probably driven over a
stump or log, and been thrown to
the ground and I had ridden over
him twicel There was a hoof
mark on his forehead, and the
wheels of the pheton had passed
directly over his breast. But that
fine, scornful smile was on his lips,
as / gazed at the dead face in the
moonlight, as if, even in death, he
cherished his revenge, and was
yet confident of comprising it.
But the abduction of which he had
dared, he had. been defeated in {;
and happy in our marriage, Alice
and I had no fear Of the dead.
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AMERICAN WINEs.-The same
conditions which produce good
apples and peaches can produce
good grapes. Diversity of soil
and climate will give diversity of
product; warm sunbeams, clear
skies, and dry atmosphere will
ensure sweetness and flavor in
the fruit, and richness, body, and
bouquet in the wine In most of
our varieties there is IN excess of
flavor to beStempercd down by
cultivation. Many of them arc
suPerabnndant in sugar, while 9th
ers yield a juice whose color is SO
deep that it too might be deemed
excessive, if it were possible for
wine to be too red. And if the
musky flavor of the foxes is by
many disliked, be it known that the
important family of frost grapes,
VttSs oesta0iLts, have none of it
whatever, but only such delicate
bouquet and SAVIOR as the most fas-
tidious European taste may accept.
With such materials we must be
poor cultivators indeed if we fail
soon to produce something better
than what Europeans now send
for our drinking, and in time some.
thing equal to what they keep for
their own.-Harper'S -Magazine.
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G. +. TOwNEs, EDITOR.
i. G. BAILEY, ASSOCIATE

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{this sised type} or less for the first insertion,
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All advertisements must have the number
NJ insertions marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements
will invariably be displayed"
Obituary notices, and all matters inuring to
70 tho benc6t Of any ono, are regarded as
Advertisements.
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CARBoLIo acid is said to be death
to mosquitoes. Saturate q few
rags with il and leave them in the
room and the mosquitoes win leave
the room without stopping to sing
O farewell. .ts- - .....
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KEEr pace with the march of
time in the Improvement of thy
heart. To fall behind is TO fall in.
TO perdition. y.
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WHEN you hear a man say,
"Liie is but a Dream" tread on
his corns and wake him MP Life
IL real.
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AN INSPIRING ScENE.-One of
the most striking pictures in the
last number of Every Saturday,
represents female figure kneel.
ing beside two graves, one Of a
Confederate, the other of United
States soldier, and strewing each
with flowers. In the back ground
appear two spectral figures rep
resenting the ghosts of two de.
parted soldiers. One wears the
gray, the other the blue, and they
are solemnly shaking hands in
view of the scene. When the
spirit that pervades this impres.
sive picture shall be the animatine
spirit of the men and women Of the
country, then there will be perfec
reconciliation and peace.
[Richmond Wig.
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SHORT RULE TO MEASURE GRAM.
An exchange says: at is conve-
mept to farmers and purchasers
to have an easy and correct rule
by which to measure corn in cribs.
Here is one: Having leveled the
corn in the crib, measure the
length, breadth and depth, and
multiply them together, and de.
duct from the product one.fifth,
and you have the number of bush.
els in the ear for shelled corn,
take one.balf. To be strictly cor,
rect, add halt a bushel for every
one hundred. Persons who are
fond of cyphering, can test the
correctness Of this rule, by taking
1928 solid inches for a foot, and
2150 inches in a bushel, and sec
that the latter is nearly one-fifth
larger than the former" ....-r
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WHEN TO CAsTRATE CoLTs.-
Many persons hold to the opinion
that cold weather is the most suit
able time to castrate colts. Hav-
ing been engaged in this kind of
business for six or seven ycais, my
experience and obsersation is that
May and September are the most
suitable times. In May there are
no flies or other insects to torment
a colt; and also, the weather not
being hot, the animal does not re.
sort to the shade. Consequently,
keeping out in the open feld, il
naturally will pick grass and keep
mp it's flesh and strength, and
being kept In moderate exercise, a
colt will swell less than if it re-
mains too much of the time sta
tionary under shade.
ThSsame reason applies to Sep
tcmber. If done in cold weather,
the animal will be apt to be kept
housed, which should never be
done if it can be avoided. l con-
sider gentle outdoor exercise pre-
terable.a I have operated on many
hundred colts, both horses and
mules, and havenever yet met with
serious accident or loss.
Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
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tiers of Piscataqus river; an act allowing an
annual stipend to the Waldo and Penobscot
Agricultural Society; an act to make valid the
doings of the town of Porter in voting boun-
ty to George w. Ridlon; an act authorizing
the town of Oldtown to lay out and maintain
a town way across the Upper Saltwater
bridge in said town; an act to change the
names of certain persons; an act to incorpor-
ate the Lubec Hotel Company; an act to in
corporate the Ocean Telegraph Company; an
act to make valid the doings of the persons
elected rs selectmen and assessors of the
town of Kennehunk in the year 1868; an act
to incorporate the Waldo Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company; an act to make valid the do
ings of school district No. II, in the town OF
Bristol; an act to change the name of Edward
Warren, and for his adoption an act TO make
valid the dongs of the town of Kenduskeag
an act to authorize the city of Rockland to
raise and expend money for certain purposes
an act to establish the salary of the Register
of Probate of Sagadahoc county.
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of the
State Reform School; resolve concerning the
printing of the Legislative Manual.
On motion of Mr.. CARvuL,
Adjourned.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Henry Ward Beecher says, "Avoid the rod
if YOU can; use it if you must" ~ A
The cultivation of tea in North Carolina is
proposed.
Chicago has 49, 900 voters and only 10000
taxpayers.
1t is said that the first dancing in the White
House took place during the visit OF some
Indians to President Madison.
Only three towns in Essex county, Mass,
are without railroad facilities, and Nahant is
one of the three.
There has been large increase in the cor
respondence between Great Britain and this
country since the reduction Of letter postage.
There are about fifty thousand bushels OF
wheat in store at Mankato, Mimi, awaiting
the opening of navigation for shipment.
..It is pleasant thing to reflect upon, says
Dickens, "and furnishes complete answer
to those who contend for the gradual dcgen-
Grafton of the human species, that every baby
born into the world is a finer one than the
last" r'
Rents are falling in the business portions OF
New York. Offices in Wall and Broad streets,
which, last year, brought $1,000, are now be-
ing rented for $500, and those which rented
for 1880 then, now barely bring $1,000.
That excellent and model Quakeress, Ra-
chel Rowland, recently declared that she
thought God meant women to make the world
beautiful, as much as flowers and butterflies,
and that there was no sin in tasteful dress.
Miss Caroline Godscy, the sleeping girl,
eleven miles from Union City, Tennessee, is
still living, and, as usual, arouses and remains
awake nine minutes eleven times in twenty
four hours Twenty years have passed since
the sun shone upon her. She looks well, and
is said to be very beautiful. s, 4ao5-
Those bank managers, who like Niobe have
been "all in tears" for the loss of the hnan-
cial integrity of the nation, can now have an
opportunity to txrn their house Of mourning
into feasting, by selling their 1881 bonds, and
advertising that they redeem their circulation
in specie. ..-.-.-,, q. ..,us ..s,.,.
A decision Of the United States Supreme
Court on Monday affirmed that August 20,
1866, the date of the Presidents proclamation,
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TIONAL ASSOCIATI ON OF
SCHOOL SUPERIN7.ENDENT

The National Association Of School Super
intendents met in Washington Tuesday. The
representatives from New England were Jo-
seph White Of Massachusetts, Warren John
son OF Maine, and b. G. Northrup of Cen
necticut. Commissioner Barnard, Of the
Bureau of Education, made an address. The
association will declare for competitive exam
nations for admission to military and naval
academies. Mr.. johnson, Superintendent of
Public Instruction in Maine, read paper
upon School Supervision, after which the
subject was discussed, all the New England
gentlemen present participating Mr. John
son offered resolutions as follows:
lst That School Supervision is an element
essential to the complete Development Of our
Public School system.
I'd. That a complete system of School
Supervision involves the following official
grades !. A State Superintendent, repre-
senting the interests Of the State; 2. The
County, or District, Supervisors and SUBJ
agents of the State Superintendent, so ap-
pointed to Office by the Governor and Execu-
tive Councils, on the recommendation of the
State Superintendent, constituting Board Of
Education, and operating chiefly in the school
room with teachers, educators and the people.
Sd, Town committees of three or five, whose
duties shall be simply advisory, delegating
one of their number as township inspector,
upon whom shall rest the entire responsible
ity of schools in said townships. "a
4th, That the interests Of the public schools
demand that the best salaries shall be paid to
teachers.
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WORTH OF A GREENBACK.

The New York Evening Post publishes
an article giving pretty full history OF
our currency since the suspension of spe-
Gle payments. It says the currency re-
manned practically as good as gold until
late in the summer of 1862, when the de-
lays of Mcclellan made it plain that the
war would be prolonged. and until the
Treasury was driven to issue under the
legal tender act unprecedented amounts of
paper money. Its further account is wor-
thy of preservation as matter of record,
and we copy:
The progressive depreciation of the curren-
cy is commonly disguised under the form of a
premium on gold;' but, in fact, the value of
gold has not materially changed during the
last ten years. The supply has been quite
uniform, and the demand has been influenced
only occasionally and temporarily by specu-
lative causes. 1t is the paper currency that
has been bought and sold, at prices varying
according to the varying confidence of the
public in its ultimate redemption and accord
ing to the excess oft in use. To appreciate
the course Of the national credit, therefore,
we should quote the price, not of gold, but OF
greenbacks. This price has varied as fol-
lows. A greenback dollar was worth in cents
of real money: