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Flowing.

/, PLowING must be done seasonably.
Some varieties of land need to be broken
up at Just the right time. or they are in
iured and rendered unfit for culture.
Such are all clay or adhesive soils. If
plOweJ when too wet they cake and hard
en- into state very like that Of sunburnt
brick. The best time to pillow such lands
is in the fall. Nothing pulverizes a stiff
soil so effectually as exposure to alternate
freezing and thawing. Such lands may
also be plOwed to advantage when spring
is so far advanced that they have become
dry and somewhat warm, for though a
clay soil is often spoken of as cold soil,
it Is not wholly insensible to the warmth
of the earth.
2. Flowing must be done .judiciously.
A great painter was once asked by tyrO
how he mixed his cOlors. The artist re-
piled, "with brains, sir" Brains are
needed on the farm as well as in the
studio. They are needed in this matter
of blowing. No. only is it important to
know when to do it, but how to do it.
Ore unvarying rule will not apply to all
soils. A rich subsoil must be brought up
little by little only as fast as it can be fer
tilted and improved, or it will iniure in
stead of helping the crops. In discus
sioas about deep blowing these discrimin-
atoms are often forgotten. No doubt.
other things being equal, deep blowing is
preferable to shallow. But often other
things are not equal, and the exercise of
Judgment is needed instead of blind re-
gard TO iDflexible rules.
3. Flowing should be deep, /. e., as deep
as circumstances will admit. As already
observed. hungry, lean subsoil must not
be turned at. wholesale rate, unless, H.
deed there be II wholesale supply of ma
nure to incorporate with il, which is not
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
Management Of Hens.

THE Prairie Farmer is responsible for
the following principles of chickenry
l. Never set hen in box above the
ground or floor of the chicken-hOuse, if
possible, as the eggs dry too fast and lose
their vitality. If possible to set hens on
the ground you will have much better
success.
2. Never set more than fifteen eggs, no
matter how large the hen. Some SET only
ten or twelve, but under ordinary fowls
thirteen or fourteen will hatch as readily
as less number, though more are a
waste.
3. Always be careful to mark the eggs
set with the date of setting, as other hens
often lay on the same nest with setting
hen, and when the brood is ready to come
off, extra unmatched eggs are left in the
nest which you cannot account for, and
do not know how to dispose of except by
waste, not knowing when they were laid.
4. Keep memoranda of all hens set,
with oates when they should come of.
that you may have cOOps and proper food
prepared for them. Also take the young
chicks from the hen as they dry, because
sometimes they may run over their time
little. or hatch earlier.
8. Better let hens come off their nests
for short time for food and water than
to confine them to feed on the nest.
Two boards nailed together at one end,
with Stats of lath across in the form Of an
A, make an excellent coop.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
An Intelligent Tourist.

In 1860, French pianist, proprietor of
the Polish name KOwalski, made a concert
tour through the United States. We have
his word for it. Personal knowledge of
the fact, even from hearsay, have we none.
Returned home. he experiences the ne
cessity of writing out and publishing his
impressions of travel. Many of the i'm
prcssions are amusing, and much of the
information he imparts to his cOuntrymen
is startling. Thus:
SIN every other country men make love
to young women, but in presence of the
parents, who closely watch their inter-
views. In America there is no surveil-
lance. the young girl makes free use of her
liberty, and accepts the attentions OF the
young man. who from this moment is
her to,cer. This is called firter, from
.furty, an English word signifying to make
love-" etc. Then his readers are enlight-
ened as to the Farland
affair. 1.-The trial opened, and Mr.. Horace
Greeley. a distinguished lawyer and the
editor of the Tribune, appeared as counsel
for Mrs. Richardson" We will not shock
prising psychological argument of the
lawyer in question. One ''Tweed," we
learn, twas comptroller of the finances
of the State of New York, and for many
years concealed in his books a deficit of a
hundred millions of dollars" At Albany
our author falls victim to an unlettered
hotel.keeper, who persuades him that it is
the oldest city In the United States. This,
however,. Is not difficult to believe af-
ter the statement that vessels of fif-
teen hundred tons burden ascend the
Hudson river distance of one hundred
and fifty leagues. Forewarned, fore
armed so that if we wake up some fine
morning and find ourselves bound hand
and foot by our German fellow-ciriZens,
Mr.. Kowalski will be justified in saying,
IL told you So" He warns us that in
America "the naturalized German in no
way accepts the usages of his new cOun-
try. He remains what he is. They have
their own places of assemblage and first
of all, the breweries, where TRANQUILITY
smoking their pipes they enunciate prin-
ciples of profound Macchiavellism. They
conceal their ambition under an outside
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The Rise Of the Sap in Plants.

IT Is unfortunate that much of the
science of plant life is derived from Eng
lish works: and instead of being science.
that is, we'll ascertained facts, it is but
mere guess-work. The following, which
we find in contemporary, illustrates what
we mean:
The rise of sap has been supposed to be the
cause of the expansion OF leaves and branches;
whereas, according to the most esteemed veg
etable psychologists, the moment the buds are
excited by the warmth OF spring, they begin 10
suck sap from the parts with which they are IN
contact; to supply the waste so produced, the
adjacent sap pushes upward; as the expansion of
the leaves proceeds the demand upon the sap
nearer them becomes greater; quicker motion
still is necessary on the part of the sap 10 make
good the loss; and thus from above downward, Is
that perceptible flow of the fluids of trees, which
we call bleeding, Effected
In proof of this il has been stated that tree
cut at the ground line when the buds are just
swelling, no bleeding will occur from stump
or body some distance up, but among The
bl"--hes the bleeding will be found TO have
| The fact does lot seem to be known 10
| English writers that the roots of trees are
growing and working all winter. even
when the earth is frozen about them
gradually storing up sap in the cells-and
| that the swelling of the buds in spring
has nothing to DO with it. 1t is clear that
those who got up this sO-called science
have never lived in the sugar-making dis
tricts of Maine and other places where the
sugar maple trees abound. They would
then know that the trunks are filled with
sap weeks before there is any sign of the
unfolding of the leaf. These English
scientists are perhaps excusable, as they
are far away from facts like these; the
remarkable thing is that intelligent Amer
lean newspapers should give currency to
statements such as those in the extract
ANY sharp American boy would know
that this is no science.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
The Country Pastor.

THE advent of a new preacher in VIII
la@e community is always IN important
event to the people under his charge, and
his first visits among the families of his
cong agatiOn are looked forward to with
greatlinterest. When he enters a house
the family is called together to be intro
duced; all the children are brought to
him for the friendly word of greeting and
kind admonition and before he leaves all
are made to feel that they shall love and
trust him.
The life of preacher, especially in the
country, is always one of labor, and
almost always one of self-sacrifice to
others. If faithful to his high trust, he
of his flock. after the great example of the
Divine Master whose servant and follower
he is. His the task to relieve in suffering,
comfort in distress, uphold the weak, re-
claim the erring, and to guide and instruct
all. TO how many thousands of such
good men, whose life is passed in work.
ing for others, may be applied Gold
smiths exquisite description of a faith
full country pastor in The Deserted vi
LACE:
"a man he was ta all the country dear,
And passing rich with forty pounds year;
Remote from towns, he ran his godly race
Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change,
his place;
Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power,
BY doctrines fashioned to the varying hour;
Far other aims his he art had learned to prize,
More bent to raise the wretched than to rise.
Beside the bed where parting life was laid,
And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dis
The reverend champion stood. At his control
Despair and anguish fed the struggling soul;
Comfort came down the trembling wretch to
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
a very probable suppOsiti6m.

very probable suppOsiti6n1
plan of gradually raising it by u
ordinary pillow a little deeper DOWN.
time. it may be lOOsened and deepened
the use of the subsOil pillow, already de-
scribed. In whatever method it is found
practicable, deep soil should be the far
mer's aim. Such soil is less easily ex-
hausted, furnishes richer and more ca
paciOus seed bed, and larger supply OF
nutriment for the crops. and, in fact,
gives the owner more land to the acre.
4. Flowing should be thorough. What
ever depth it is deemed wisest to 90 to
should be carefully and steadily attained.
Mere surface skimmng is to be avoided:
Misses and leavings are to be guarded
against, especially in green sward. What
a rough, broken, wOe-begOne appearance
some newly-plowed meadows and pas
lures present. in consequence OF careless
blowing. They look as if a herd of wild
bulls had been throwing up the land with
| their horns. or a drove of huge hogs had
| been tearing it up with tusk and snTit.
/ Such blowing is disgrace to civlliZa-
1 ton.
>. Flowing 81 ould be done straight.
| This is only question of practice and
! habit. Old country plowmen who are
SchOoled into it will pillow so straight that
1 il looks as if tn, surface of the ground
had been marked into lines by mammoth
| rulers. Such plowmen regard with con-
tempt the crooked ways of the pillow in
! this Western world, and well they may
We advocate straight blowing. however
not merely because of rs appearance
which is vastly superior to the crooked
work unfortunately so common, but be
cause it is as much better as it looks
Thorough blowing must be done straight
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
The Adventures of a Horse.

4 SINGULAR story of a horse which
passed safely through the war and the
Commune was related in suit just de-
cided before the Civil Tribunal of the
Seine. Her rather she. as it was a
mare-was fist called Blucttc. and be-
longed to dealer named Pare, lier. She
was of noble race, and had gained prizes al
agricultural shows. When Paris was in
vested. and meat became scarce, she was
re0uiSitiOned, and was destined for the
slaughter house. Fortunately. NJ. De-
Dyannc, an officer of the National Guard.
remarked her. and saved her from that
ignoble fate by taking her as a charger.
She was then renamed Patrie. and carried
her master in his service. During the
confusion that rci@ned at the moment of
the armisticc she was stolen by her
groom. but was recovered by her owner.
The Commune then next arrived, and
the acquisitions and acts of violence re-
commenced. The master of Patrie was
sought after as hostage. and was obliged
to quit Paris in haste, leaving her con-
cealed in a room on the ground floor of a
house, with her feet tied up in cloths, so
that the noise she made should not betray
her hding-place. NJ. De Dyanne had
not, however, forgotten his faithful animal.
His wife came into Paris, and, by means OF
passport for horse. obtained through
the Turkish embassy, Patrie was saved for
third time. A year later. Nj. Parcelier,
her first owner, came forward and claim
ed her as his property. The other re-
fused to give her up. showing that he had
purchased her for 1l50 francs, when she
was condemned in December, 1870, al
though the execution of the contract had
been postponed to the end of the war, and
was made conditional Oh the mare surviv.
ing; he besides proved to the court that
but for him Patrie would long ago have
ceased to exist, as he had saved her from
the Straightforward, thieves, and the Com
mune. The court now decided that she
should remain the property of her bene'
factor on his paying the ll50 francs to M
Parcelier.-Harper's Weekly. ..
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A Wonderful Increase.

According to the statement of ID. Ii. Gould
& Co., who have taken great pains. while cam
wasting for Directory, to obtain correct
census. st. Louis now contains population
of 42S, l26. being an increase over the census
of 1870 of III ,262, when it was given at 3lO,-
S64. This increase in the population of our
city, though wonderful, cannot compare with
the great increase of the sales, popularity
and success attained by Maguire's Cundu-
range Liver and Blood BitterS, the greatest
blood purifier. cOrrectOr of the liver and
of the stomach that has ever been offered to
suffering humanity. Well may city pros
per and Increase in population when disease,
the great reducer of population, is kept at
bay by such powerful antidote.-.I. Loms
EIobe
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

IT is almost impossible to estimate the
number of dyspeptics there are in the United
States. The intense business energy of the
American people. scarcely allowing them
selves time to eat their meals, is one great
cause of this. More time ought to be spent
over the dinner table, for, unless the food is
thoroughly masticated, il cannot be properly
digested. Still, when one has already got
into trouble, the hest thing is to find a way
out. Buchu has been found exceedingly
beneficial in such cases. In PARKER's COM
POUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU you can OBJ
tain preparation containing all the rare vir-
tues of the plant, together with other ingre-
dients tending to increase its value. Try it,
and you will not be disappointed. Sold by
all druggists, everywhere.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

A RICH old fellow who owns more
houses than any one man In Toledo, Ohio,
was waited upon by committee for
subscription to rebuild the fence about the
cemetery. His reply was CHARACTERISTIC
as well as humorous: Gentlemen, ]
have always made it a rule in my business
never to make any repairs until the ten
ants began to complain"
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

"YoU are the dullest boy ever saw"
GROSSLY exclaimed bald.headed old uncle
to his nephew. ''Well, uncle,' replied
the youth, with glance at the old gentle
mans bald head, ''you can't expect me
to understand things as quickly as you
do, because you don't have the trouble of
getting 'em through your hair.'
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

ITO an decay has been a'reste' by the cor tihnons
use of Hos,e,ter's Stomach Bitters as invigo-
rant 1t is constitutional strength nay enables
one man To re over from disease whiciN WON" DE
mortal to another destitute Of this elemt nj oil re-
sistance. Whenever malady of any kindSp'an'
foothold in a. part of the human body an>S De-
comes a chronic fixture there, II is proof positrNe
that the constitution has been mastered by the ais
ease and urgently requires h'lp. In SUCH case
Hostetters Bit,ers should be taken al least three
times a day. until the natural powers of tie system
are recruited. Then the mortd principle when
generated and feeds the complaint Will have 10
sgccumb To the in!lence Of animal Nigor, aided by
the toning regulating, purifying operation of the
Ett-rs upon the organ o. organs IN which the all
meut is located. There is nothing like this mighty
tonic To prop the falling
EIGHTEEN wears have established the fact that
! no ,1Sr of Ar,uc, or Chills and Fever, can With
/ stand Shalcnbcrgcr> Pills, ii taken a. directed
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

n Cough, COLD, OR SORE THROAT, re-
quires immediate attention, rs neglect often
times results in some incurable Lung Dis
ease. "Bro,cn's bronchial 7roches" will al
most invariably give relief
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

of good-fellOwship (une enueloppc de5on.
nairs). and looking upon the United
States as country without owners. they
hope finally to grasp the rich booty
" Y Nntinn
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

Rest and Oldest Family Metiicine.-San-
Iord's Lirer Inrigordora purely Vegetable td'hartic
and Tonic-fOr Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility.
Sick Headache, Bilious Attacks and ali derange-
m nts of Liver, Stomach ami Bowels. Ask your
Druggist for IL. Berare Of Imitation.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

A CAREFUL man never leaves any
money at home for fear of fire, and never
carries any with him for fear of robbers.
nor deposits it in any bank for fear of
specializing bank officers.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

WHITE ALPACA dresses trimmed with
black velvet will be very much worn this
summer. In Paris, white ALPACA has be-
become one of the most fashionable ma
terials.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

IT Is ALTOGETHER WRONG, to tribe with a
Bad Cough or Cold, when the risk is SO great and
remedy SO sure, prompt and thorough as Dr.
Jayne's Expectorant can be readily found.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

THE first indication of domestic happi-
ness is the love of ones home,
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
LEA DS.
SI.l'(.S.

~ 49,
Nonpareil and larger,
cut To any length. 81 -
Iahur-Savlng. put up
IN fonts of - lbs.,
and upwards, accu-
curstely cut, from
tens Plea upwards
including all sizes.
10 justify with La
bur-Saving Rule. u ~
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03
BRASS RCLE---LABOH-S
RRASS DASIlES.

With all our Labor Saving Fonts of Brass RUE Mlrtu
rn.rs arr, furnished: except the Dotted and Hyphen
The reduction in our strip Brass Rule Is about GU Pe'
s,ff
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

WHEN writing 10 advertisers please mention the
w namc OF this PAPER.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-03

M0M ev Made rapidly with Stencil & Key Check
W VUB Outfits. Catalogues, samples and full par
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AGNEW's CASH GROCERY HOUSE

III Z trial OF conducting onr business on 81
Il strictly caeh basis has prored u success.
our sales for the past month being fully mn
per cent. more than on Gales for the month r;f
Nouembe', 1872, which shows that our friends
anu tho public appreciate cur Efforts to fur
nish good goods at living piices. We shall
not undertake to enumcrate prices for our
entire stock, bnt give quotation. Tor a few OF
the leading articles, assuring our friends
that our prices for all others no! nuD,eL will
be ae low as any other housc who sclls Souni
9ooaS, and the extent and variety os our
stock IL not eIreeded Jy any house in his city
Crushed SUGAR, at retail, 12lc per lb., or
8 lbs. for 81.
Granu!at ed and A SUGAR, ut retail. ut 12lc
per b., or lha tor 81.
Powdered SUGAR, at retail, 1910. per ID
or lbs. for 81.
CSUGAK, very choice. 81 lbs. for el
Kehned Yellow Sngar. los. for ST.
Iorto Rico Sugar 10 lbs. FOR ST.
Klo COFFEE, Green, 25c Parched. 9 ID.
for 81.
New Fa9any Family FLOUR. 60 q 50 O. per barrel.
a No. g sl1.G0 {" +"
Fancy f12 90 I" ''
HAMS, choice New York, su3ar-cured. p.
1ic. per lb.
BUTTER. Treble Gilt Edge Gouhcn, at 4o..
RAISISS-quartcr boxes, 81; half boxes.
81 80; whole boxes, 50 So each.
Old Rye and Corn WHISkEY, $50 called"
at 81 70 to 81 per gallon.
Dec7 JOHN AGNEW & SON
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CHRISTMAS. the sea-
son Of Festivity and
Kind Wishes, the time
for the liberal heart
and the open hand to
manifest themselves,
is rapidly approach
ing. May its genial
influences dissipate
the gloom that hard
times have occasioned.
There is nothing SO
likely to produce this
most desirable effect
as a generous observ-
ance Of the time-ho-
nored custom of the
giving of gifts" I
am prepared for all
who desire something
pretty, something use
full, something sweet,
or SOmathinp sur.
gestive, in which to
typify their love and good
wishes towards the object of
their regard. Friends, low
ers, husbands, wives, can all
get snited from my varied
and miscellaneous stock, and
I pledge myself more than
ever to deserve the popular
motto, THE LEADER OF
LOW PRICES.
G. F. JACKSON.
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State OF South Carolina---Kichiand Co
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

State OF South Carolina---Kich Go.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sarah P; McCullum, plaintiff, against Robert
McCullum, defendant SuDtnOns for Re
Hct- Complaint not Serued.
TO The defendant, Robert Nc CnNum:
VOU are hereby summoned and required
Il. to answer tn. complaint in this action.
which is filed in the Office of tho Clerk Of
Common Pleas for the said County, and to
servo copy of your answer to tho said COM
plant on the subscribers. at their office, in
Golun,bia, 8. s., within twenty days after The
service hereof, eXclusive OF tho day OF euch
service; and If you fail to answer the com
plant within the time aforesaid, tho plain
tiff in this action will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in tue complaint.
BOONE & MULLER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated at COLUMBIA, October 13, 1873.
To The defendant, Robert Afc cCullum:
Take notice. that the summons in this
action, OF which the foregoing is u copy, was
filed in tho Office Of the Clerk OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, at Columbia Court House. in
the County and State aforesaid, OH tho 4th
day OF December, A. D. 1873.
BOONE & MULLER,
Dec 5 re- Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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VALUABLE Is

Atsho"h by sales-proved by tworn returns
tcthe owners Of the principal Sewing Ma
chine Pat ents- which last wear amounted to
2l9.153 Machines, nine out OF ten of them
being for family use. This is over Al. 600
moro Sewing Machines than were cold by
any 9th company during the same period,
ana over one.qnarter Of all tho Machines
sold III 1872. These enormous sales are
owing to the loDg-tcstcd merits of the SING
Elt Machincs, which meet tie wants Of the
public iii superiority ana ein1Iicity of con.
struciiou: and capability for great variety
and excellence of work
THE SINGER RMANCFACTURING co.
!. =. LIGON. Agent Now
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CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK,
20 l. l. NJ III s. c.

I'f:f"t c"PItn', siJO.(C0
authorized CapH:i. $500, eco
OFTICEKS.
JOH% p. PALMER, President.
a. G. BHENlZER, Cashier.
&. y. q. BUTT. Assistant Cashier.
'1tHlS BANK will coon occupy liz niAc,ii:i-
L cent three-stOry ana Maneald Noof build
ing, now in course of construction on the
corner OF Plain aud Richarfeon street, but
for .hc present will do bueiness ut its old
Banking House, opposite the Columbia Ii OF el
general Banking gbusincsstrahsacted. Ger
tlhcates OF DrP"slt, bearing Interest at the
rate of Seven pur cent. per annum. issued.
Notes. Ellis o. Exchange aud other evidences
ci debt discounted, and money lcancd Il on COL
lateral.: Socks, Bonds, Gold, Silver bongh.
and sold. Drafts on all the prominent cities
in the United States bought and sold.
DIREcToRs-Jas. f.. Black, John Is. Palmer,
F. W. McAlaster, r. D. Sem. tot Il. D. Sem L
Son. @. W. Bearden, tof Copeland Il Bear
den, Il. l.; Bryan, W. q. Swaffield, tot Il. &
". c. Swafiicld.) ". b. Stanley. J. G. Seegers;
Samuel McGowan, Abbeville; Jane II. Rion,
WinnsborO Feb
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CONGRESS WANTS TO

A CT towards Spain in just aud 1i.pas.
n sionato manner; therefore, the public
may expect considerable delay as regards a
final settlement OF the Virginius question
The indiin Girl wants to act in kind and
considerate manner towards her customers:
therefore, tho smoking public mav expect
considerab G INDUCEMENTS in OiGAliS, which
will be sold at such ratca that those WHO have
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CLOTHING! DRY GOODS
GENTS FURNISHING GOODSy

LOOK OUT FOR BARGAINS!
THE undersigned. equal TO the wants OF
Il his friends and the public in general,
has re- opened on Main street, at the stand
formerly occupied by John O. Dial, with a
large and we'll l-selccted stock OF DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING and GENTS FURNISHING
GOODS, which he offers at prices that defy
competition. RcspectfulIy soliciting share
OF the patronage hithe.to .Ittnded to him,
he promises full satisfaction to all that IA.
vor him with call. GOODMAN.
Oct p