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The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-10-23
FARM AND HOME.
% Cotton Seed Manure.

E01tOrS Southe7'7l CuIt1Udt0r.-
A correspondent in July number
asked for information respecting
the application of green cotton
! seed to corn. Having for the past
five or six years used green seed
almost exclusively, 1 would cay a
very good mode is to put small
handful on each side Of the check
about six inches apart and drop
the corn between the piles of seed ;
covering the latter with a good
hoeful of earth, letting the dirt
lap in the check sufficiently to
cover the corn the desired depth.
When put down in this manner
from the first to the middle of
March, they never come up to hurt
in my field. Twelve or fifteen
bushels to the acre, under corn
that is planted 4 by A. or. five feet,
will last the entire season through.
and will be found, taking one year
after another, to give more prof.
table results than any other meth.
Cd Of application. When not
more than 90 to 25 bushels is
used, manuring in the hill pays
better than sowing in furrows. If
40 or so bushels are used, the seed
may be sowed in a deep furrow
early in the season and covered
with a plow. The rows ought to
be S or 81 feet-owing to the
strength of iand-and the corn
planted in drills about3 3 feet apart.
A good deal of risk is run IN put,
ting cotton seed around corn, eth.
or before or after the corn is up.
II not covered without delay, they
are liable to get washed ont Of
place--perhaps out of the field
by heavy rains and even if the
land is too level for this objection
to apply, their tull benefit will not
be secured in the event of dry
season. "......., ,.rH1-ii @
There is a diversity of opinion
as to the best method of applying
cotton seed to corn. 1t is the ia,
vorite.. way with most planters to
kill or rot them, either alone or
by composing with black manure.
A farmer not very far from me
has tested. the comparative merits
of crushed and uncrnshed green
seed under corn. In the experi-
ment the uncrushed was found su.
perior in ultimate results - an
equal quantity of each being used
side by side. Rotted or crushed
seed certainly act more promptly
than whole green seed, and conse.
quently their fertilizing properties
are sooner exhausted.
All will agree that they are a
most valuable fertilizer in what.
ever manner applied. With a
plenty of them, the gnano mono,
poly might be set at defiance.
j. A. III.
Sumter Co., s. G., dug, 1872.
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Secrets of Success.
The possession of superinS.

The possession Of superior gen.
ius does not by any means ,ensure
q man's success in business. All
men who are endowed with such
peculiar gifts make bad managers
OF any business, and are too er-
ratio. for ordinary executive pur.
poses. What, then, lis the grand
secret OF successG2 Not bigh, in.
,tellectual attainment. Few schol.
arly men. will lay aside their devo,
ton to letters for their own sake.
and follow the plodding ceprse by
which success in business ia to be
attained: And IL lies not-.in the
force Of circumstances. - Some
who might otherwise have been
successful in a clear course have
doubtless broken down in the face
OF popular obstacles; but the man
who can bend occasions and con-
ditions to his will can achieve his
triumph in spite of such adverse
surroundings 1t is not luck: There
is less Of happy change in such
success than is commonly sup
posed: ..1.~to. D n u. "a
It is trae that many tempt their
fate, and escape as by a miracle,
but this can form no rule ia life
success is business-is obedience
to q law that can be clearly and
distinctly traced throughout the
whole of ones, career. The law is
based on the principle that every.
thing has its price, and they only
who are able and willing to pay it,
can acquire what they covet.-
Some are prevented through want
OF nerve, or failing health, or de.
fective Judgment, or other mental
and physical defects, from succeed.
Ing in the struggle. But more,
who are able, fail because thew
are unwilling to meet the COST
They seek the end, but will not by
patient self denial & employ the
tnea'is' ''E Z y 7Ill....s,., ~. 1T,
Present ease, present gratifica.
tion, some form of indulgence, not
consistent with the end which has
been proposed, offers a emptation
too strong for them to resist. To.
morrow they will begin q sterner
course; next week they will turn
over another leaf with different
reading on the diverse side, but
to-day let the hands be folded and
the encumbrance remain. No man
is on the road to success who has
not already paid part of the price,
and is not now holding out to for.
time in full the next installment
that is due. ----- -----E --L
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STORY.
BOTH SIDES OF THE PICTURE.

Two wtmen sat together az sun
set in the porcbyard of a white
cottage that stood under it's /" aL-
cestral tree" among it's fields OF
wheat and corn, like a poets Wis,
ion Of a quiet resting place for
some weary, suffering human
And one of these two women
had eyes to see, ears to hear, and
and a heart to teel and appreciate
it all. She was a tall and stately
lady, apparently some thirty years
of ase-not exactly handsome.
hut with a grace of dir and man.
ner peculiarly her 4 own. The
careful toilet, the narneless air of
elegance and luxury, the pale
cheek, the soft white hands, be-
trayed the city dame! While the
weary glance of her dark blue
eyes, which even the quiet of that
sunset hour could not drive away,
showed that time had not dealt
gently With, her and, her hearts
idola, but lad thrown them, scat
tered and ruined &C her feet.
2 Her companion was some five
years lier junior, and mauy times
prettier--a little round faced lab
pie checked woman, with dark.
blue eyes and dark brown hair,
and a rounded figure that was set
off to tho best advantage BY the
afternoon dress Of tinted muslin
that sue wore. ''' ~ ~
at, present the handsome face
was almost spoiled by a querulous,
discontented expression, she was
contrasting her own hand, plump
and small, but certainly rather
brows, with the delicate slender
white fingers Of her city friend,
all glittering with rings. 4"iSP
just look at the two y, she
said. "All that comes Of making
butter and cheese, and sweeping
the house, and dus.ing, and wash.
ing dishes, and making beds all
the time, That man told the
truth when he said that woman's
work was never done. I know
mine never is. Oh! dear, dear |!
10 think that you, Margaret,
should have married a city mer.
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saaSo the boy ran after the baker. Z
80 "Brother workman said the
old man, "you have made some
mistake, and almost lost your mon.
ey,n and he showed the baker the
gold and told how II had been
fonnd. els it thinef' asked the
father. "If it is take It away" "'H
- my father, baker, is very poor,
~ " ''Silence, my, child; put put me M no not
to shame by thy complaints. !, l am
glad we have saved the man from
losing his money! s,,l..,al
4, The baker had been gazing al-
.ternately at the honest father and
eager boy, the gold lay gli.tering
Fon the green turt / ,a5 ,o'Jnso sdf
"Thou art indeed an honest fel.
low" said the baker; /" aud my
neighbor, David, the flax dresser,
spoke the truth when he said thou
vert the most honest man In town.
"Now, D. shall tell thee about the
gold. = A stranger came to roy
shop three days ago, and gave me
that loaf and told me to sell It
cheaply, to give, it to the most
honest poor man whom I knew in
the city, I told David to send
thee to me as a customer this morn.
ing. Astthou wouldst not take
the loaf for nothing, / sold 1t to
thee, as thou knowest, for the last
penny in thy purse and the loaf
with all treasure land certainly it
is not small--is thine and God
grant thee q blessing with itt"
The poor man bent his head to
the ground, while tears fell from
his eyes. His boy ran and put his
arms around his neck, and said
-" | shall always, like you, my
father, trust in God, and do what
is right; for I am sure it will new.
er put us to shame" i--'"9 h1ah
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5a WHEAT SOWING. The time for
sowing this important grain F'is
drawing nigh. The low price Of
cotton and the high price Of -four,
indicates that every man should
try to make his own cake. We
cannot afford to grow, wheat for
sale in competition with the whsa.
soil and climate OF, Virginia or the
1 West, but we can afford to grow
for our own consumption, in part
at least. y,irstool ,aassii.opT --,.a,,T
. Nearly every farmer has few
acres OF soil pretty we'll adapted
to wheat. The main thing is to
prepare the ground we'll, add 25
or 30 bushels OF cotton seed per
acre and plough it in. close and
well with a scooter as svon as pos,
sible in October. ....., ,o...,, ,,'.5.
lou cannot prepare your land
too well. Ten acres we'll prepared
and carefully sown, will produce
more than twenty done in sloven
manner. Early. sowing ia all i'm.
portans. If the wheat grows of
too rapidly, it is very easy to pas.
ture it off with sheep, calves or
colts. @'aaa 90" y'-sse'a 'bn" ,sIoIois
!. " Heavy animals should not rim
on wheat. Never pasture it in
wet weather.
1t will pay to buy your seed in
Baltimore. 1t is much less liable
to take rust. Soak in strong so.
lntion of bluestone or brine and
roll in lime, put one bushel to the
acre, then brush or, roll it well.
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A Story About Honesty.

:. One evening, a poor man and
his son, a little boy, sat by the way.
side, near the gate of an old town in
Germany. The father took loaf
of bread which he had bought in
town and broke it, and gave hall
to his son. 'sr 'o'u.-
''Not so, father" said the boy :
ISL shall not east until after you
You have been working all day,
for small wages, to support me,
and you must be very hungry. /
shall wait until you are DONE"
''You speak kindly, my son." re.
piled the father. " Your love to
me does me more good than my
food !; and those eyes of yours re-
mind me of your dear mother, who
has left us, and told you to love
me as she used to do; and, indeed,
my boy, you have been a great
strength and support to me. But
now l have eaten the first morsel
to please You; it is your turn now
to eat." ~,
THANK you, father, but break
this piece in two and take little
more (; you see the loaf is not large,
and you require more than l dv.'
II shall divide the loaf for you,
my boy, but eat it / shall r. not. |
have abundance: and lei us thank
God for Iris goodness in giving us
what is better still, cheerful and
contented hearts. He who gave
us the living bread TO nourish our
immortal souls, shall He not give
US all other food, which is necessa.
ry to support our mortal bodies o.
~ The father and son thanked God,
and they began to cut the loaf, to
to begin their frugal meal. But
as they cut one portion Of the loaf,
there fell out several large pieces
of gold of great value. q The little
boy gave shout of Joy, and was
springing forward to grasp the un.
expected treasures, when de was
pulled back by his father. r.olo
my son, my sonil" be criod :
"do not touch that money it is
not ours" ~ 'aara ~ e'aaN r-'a .
y "Bnt whose is 1t, father, IL it is
not ours a"g rfnar 81 al laH e2tl l
ra "I know not as to whom IL be-
longs, but probably it was put
there by the baker through some
mistake. emustinqnire. Run"
. "Bnt, father" Interrupted the
boy, "you are poor and needy, and
yon have bought the loaf, and then
the baker may tell lie, and"
81 will not listen. to You, my
boy ; ! bought the loaf, but I did
not buy the gold in it. If the ba-
ker sent it to me in ignorance, I
shall not be 80 dishonest as to take
advantage Of him remember Him
who told us to do unto others as
we would have others do to u.s.
The baker may possibly cheat us !;
1 am poor, but that is no sin. If
We share the poverty of Jesus,
Gods own Son, oh let ns share
His good and His trust in God.-
We may never be rich, but we
may always be honest. We may
die in starvation, but Gods will
be done, should we die in doing it.
Yes. my boy, trust in God, and
walk in his ways, and you shall
never be put to shame. Now, run
to the baker, and bring him here,
and l will watch the gold until lie
comes"
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Let, no man be too proud to
work. Let no one be ashamed of
a hard or. a sunburnt countenance.
Let no one be ashamed of poverty.
BE ashamed of nothing that is
honest, but glory in the fact that
you earn your own bread by the
sweat of your brow-that You are
obeying the divine INDUCTION. La.
Dor is honorable, and be not
ashamed of it. ,h9ioo'' .
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Unless ordered otherwise, Advertiscmcpts
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POETRY
The First Parting.

The Atlantic Monthly for October contain,
the following love idyl BY Marien Douglass,
"Yesi Pm of to>morrow mornil nlea'si"J
Next week sail for Indy! .'t' =" ~"
And you'll bo glad when I am gone -72,go
Say, shsn't you be Lucindyi saE, 4b.8l
A summer flower hers eli, the maid
Stood mid the sweet syringas, bra73
A Juno pink in her hairs smooth braid, 10 \,
A rosebud In her hugers, ..'r11's.ctE't.
Plaeked from tho tall bush In the yard, "A q
Whose white flowers waved above her ~
And parting never seemed SO hard
As just then, to her lover.
Her lip began TO grievc, the red
Upon her check grew paler--
" 1t seems strange choice, Tom," she said,
For you to bo sailor J" "a
"And when the wild, black clouds see,
And when the nights are windy,
II" Bless your soul you'll pray for me;
know you will, Lucindy 70
The rosebud from her hand he took,
"This flower, he said, /" I'll save It, ''r,-
And keep it pressed within book,
Remembering who gave it, F" '''
al never cared, as women do, 5a74 ~. a.svaI
For garden beds aud posies, g
Bat somohow-why, never know ,yr
always loved white roses. F
/" They seem just made for weddin's; when
come again from Indy. rarF
My bride, you'll wear white roses then;
Come, won't you say Lucindy z" ''''
v sudden fame ,upon- her cheek, - ~--.,-
Her eyes the quick tears filling, -
The answer gave she would not speak, r ~
Lest she might seem too willing.
For Tom," she asked, I" how can it bo1
Hero, all my life, you've known me; ...
No word Of love you've said to me, a lan..
No sign you've ever shown me-"
And he said, " Trdo, but thought hain't,
My love, I've wished you knew it,
And tried to speak, and fell too faint
At heart TO dare to do It; - t-L
-" But when my mind was fixed to go u.C
sailor, out to Indy,
L said, I'll have a Yes or No. - q
o say it's Yes, Lucinda ~ ..,. .,.-.
Yes, Tom it's yes !" she whispered !; q" when
learned that you were going, .o 40
found you had my heart till then
Twas yours without my knowingw,
Ssft on her cheek fell, wet with dew, = -
A rose,leif from above her;
A warmer touch her red lips knew
The first kiss Of her lover j. II ,- -
Though stlled the song and hushed the laugh
And hot the tears are starting, . |
What joy that life can give is half
So sweet as loves frst parting?"
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A Beautiful Incident

a young man once run away
from the galleys of Toulouse. he
was strong and vigorous, and ar.
rived next morning before cot.
tage and stopped to get something
to eat, and get a refuge. while he
reposeG little. Buthe found the
inmates of the cottage in the
greatest distress. Four little chill.
dren sat trembling in the corner-
their mother sat weeping and tear
ing her hair, and the father was
walking the floor in agony. '''''7
The galley slave asked what
was the matter, and the father re.
piled that they were that morning
to be turned out of doors, because
they could not pay their rent.
You see me driven to despairg"
said the father; my,wife and my
little children without food or
shelter, and 1 without means to
provide for them,2"r di ~
The convict listened to the tale
with tears OF sympathy, and said /:
81 will give you the means. I
have just escaped from the gaIleys.
Whatsoever brings back an escap.
ed prisoner is entitled to a reward
of fifty francs. How much does
the rent come to?" moo ."
Forty francs" answered the
father. ;a'..tt. ia ".'.
Well" said the other, .put a
cord around my body. Twill fol.
low you to the city, where you
will get fifty francs for bringing
me back" ......y I'D .
"No, never p exclaimed the
father" My children may starve
before l would do so base thine.n
The generous man insisted, and
declared that he would 90 and give
himself up If the father would not
take him.; the latter yielded, aud
taking his preserver BY the arm,
led him to the city, aud to the
biay VI OLICc.
Everybody was surprised to see
that little man had been able to
capture such a strong young ,fel.
low.
!. The fifty francs were paid, and
the prisoner sent back to. the gal.
ley. But after he was gone, the
father asked q private Interview
with. the Mayor, TO whom he told
tire whole story. The Mayor was
SO, much affected, that he not only
added francs to the fathers purse.
but wrote Immediately to the Min.
lister of Justice, begging the noble
young prisoners release.
The minister examined the af.
fair, and finding 1t was a compar.
atiyely small offense which had
condemned the young man to the
galleys, and that rbeIhad already
served out half Of lis term, order.
ed his release. 20 a'irgr (
-..>s.-a ga L.fr.4
The construction Of the Port
Royal Railroad is now progress.
ing rapidly. Regular train ser.
vice has been extended to Allen.
dale, sixty miles below Beaufort,
and twelve miles beyond Hoover's,
the last terminus. Three new
locomotives and a number of cars
have been added to tho equip.
mens. The bridge across the Sa-
vannah River, it is expected, will
be completed by December /.
Great preparations are being
made by the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Association Cor
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Since the first Of September, to
October 18th, three thousand bales
OF cotton have been shipped from
Ncwberry depot.
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Things a Farmer Must Not Do.


A farmer should never keen
more cattle, horses, sheep or hogs,
than he can keep in good order /:
an animal in high order, the first
OF December, is already half win.
tered. .rrrtrH'aF .s.u .,r.rt .,g,
The farmer should never be go
immersed in political matters as
to forget to SOW his wheat, dig his
potatoes, and bank up his cellar {;
nor should he be SO inattentive to
them as to remain ignorant of
those great questions of national
and state'policy which will always
agitate more or less a free people.
A farmer should shpu the doors
OF bank as he would On approach
OF the plague or cholera banks
are for men of speculation, and
theirs is business with which
farmers should have little to do.
A farmer should never be
ashamed OF his calling; we know
that no man can be entirely indie.
pendent, yet the farmer should
remember that if any one can be
said to possess that enviable dis
tinction, lie is the man. ,a. ',s.I .
No farmer should allow the re.
proach of neglecting education to
lilo against himself or family; if
knowledge is power, the beginning
of it should be early and deeply
laid in the district school.
A farmer should never use ar.
dent spirits as drink; if, while
undergoing severe fatigue, and the
hard labors of the summer, he
would enjoy robust health, lot him
be temperate in all things. gf m,,l
(Soathern Planter and Farmer.
~ ~ 1ag. -------. .--r+---7 al aerf
The Newberry Herald of the
10th. instant, says: A correspon.
dent writing fronl Pomaria, to the
Department OF Agriculture, of
Washington, represents that ex-
elusive cotton culture is giving
place to- more diversified produc.
ton. In evidence that this section
is adapted to the growing Of gras-
ses, he states that in May last.
from d acres of stiff, ,rred upland.
he cut 10000 pounds of fine red
clover hay. His success has occa.
stoned an extensive demand in this
region for red clover seed. ,s3
SMALL GRA1N.--Now is the time
to sow small grain. The cotton
fields will soon be clear of the
precious lint. Let the farmers
SOW a few acres for their own use,
and few more for the market
Prepare the ground thoroughly
by the plough, the harrow or the
brush; scatter fertilizers; SOW
early, and expect to reap abnn-
dainty.
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Great preparations are being
made by the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Association Cor
their Annual Fair to open at Co.
lumbia on the 9th of No, embcr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24
VA.
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1872.

RAILROAD MEETING have been re-
ouested to call attention again 10 the meeting
of farmers and others, along the line OF the
Washington and Ohio Railroad, between Ham
iton and Snickersvile, to be held at Round
Hall, in Loudoun county, on Thursday next,
to consider the interest of the extension of the
road. Addresses will be delivered by Mr.
Lewis Mckenzie and others. In making this
request our correspondent says:
There will probably be a considerable num-
Der of farmers at the meeting, and Alexandria
merchants, if there, would see old customers,
and possibly make new ones besides, Alexandra
merchants ought to show considerable interest in
the extension, for each mile of extension brings
new trade to Alexandria, by interceptiug trade
that now goes to Baltimore by way of Berlin
1t is only by activity on the part OF business
men that cities grow, and Alexandria merchants,
like the merchants of other cities, ought to
evince, by their presence, an interest IN the eN-
tension Of railroad that is certain to DE pro-
ductive Of much good to them, provided they
will take the trouble to secure trade that Baltl-
more merchants take. Alexandria Is the ma
tural outlet for the trade OF this section, Bati-
more is not; yet, Baltimore, at present, has
this state of things to continue?''
Doubtless many of our merchants and
business men will attend the meeting, as
they all feel deep interest in the progress
of the w. & o. r. r., the construction Of
which is so essential to the growth and pros
perity of Alexandria Our merchants are fully
alive to the importance of fostering and en-,
couraging all the lines of communication lead
ing here, and have always evinccd their desire
to attract trade by holding out inducements to
the people of the country not exceled in any
other city, practical illustrations of which are
frequent. AS the W. & o. road progresses
we hope to see the trade of the rich country
through which it passes again centred here,
and greatly increased by reason of the addition,
al facilities offered Let our country friends
give Alexandria fair trial and they will find
out that their. interests will be materially en-,
HANGED by trading here.