the western carolinian i'owi-.us nut nm.k.i.vtei to the uniir nr.vti.s nv n.i nv it tu tri status ark resbbvbo to til statu hi -, ok ro thu i-koi'i.k — amendments to the constitution article x h austin v c f fis1ikk > editors and proprietors s i no xii of vol xix ( no from commencement 050 salisbury jv c august 30 1838 terms op carolinian a tale of a vulturk i enough to touch terra lirmn without much trouble i " a rfingled yarn."-s„au k « p i:v ! '," uiil ' i™j ! ; '" tm f k ''"' n "- ""' ,: 7 v uh e a • n perceived unit the large birds were out leaving two i ontuund it george 1 said i to a younger brother young ones anxiously waning fbr some fresh lamb ii niiiie do lean oh that eternal allusion of years chops for breakfast • u hen i was up the mediterranean :' it reminds me ol > as i approached iliem ihey eel up a loud cawing an old purser i unco bad the misfortune ol being cun a nl he strongesi began to how fight 1 gave him a oenined to meet every day inr some weeks who msda douse over the head which hnd him nn his heiim ends it ii point i prelude his tiresome relations with ' when ihe other brute seemed quiet enough so i clapped him i was in the arches of pchgo uu my dear follow si once into my nek and wilh cutlass ill band lesl lhe favour mo now and then with some adventure uucbn old codt or ben should corao home launched my.olf ont necied with the everlasting mediterranean of this den ul tineies as soou a tbe rope hung " considering ihe spell i had of it 1 think lis very strsight 1 gavo it a strongshske as a signal t be haul natural i should talk about places ond people i saw ed up still there i hung midway between ses snd skj whilst i was up lhe — ." expecting every moment to fee tis vultures return here you go up up up ! well i find it's of no who would noon have hesrd the sail of iheir youngnne use so io prevent mv being bored to loath i shall for my iriend in the bag sipmlled badly enough min leiue you iu yourself and try to forget that such a sea utea rolled on and no the most riling vement of exists by ascertaining how leigh woods and st vm ihe rope i confess 1 began i grow alsrmed cent's rocks look neath iho moonlight " alarmed !" snid i ; •• why ynur hare description ho laying this i drew on my glove look my lint nnd turned me cnld ; but go on for pity's sake !" sticli and was about to go li.rlli in search ut the pie j " you will allow that my situation was anything but lurosque preferring the english scenes of whoso beau : enviable continued the reefer : " nn hour lapsed iu ties i could have ' occulsr proof to the ' foreign won , this mosl painful suspense fur so i may doubly coll it derm known but by bear ny this might be a very in vain i tried in . urinise the cause of mv being thus unclsssioal taste ; hut be 1 remembered that a roofers neglected fn vain i sung out as imid as mj iuii^.h would prosings may disenphant the must sttructivo theme a | permit all to no purpow i hav'ni the power of de lady bard uf course may reiterate ber prnises uu ibe \ senption tu relate bull what i sutlered 1 iried to sing " mediterranean sta uf blue nil libitum nd infinitum — ihen i prayed — then i cursed and stvure und vow d and never once cry have patience good people ! a to thrush lhe old shepherd well aa soon n i pot up knock at the dihir arrested my attention j ' but shull i ever get up thought is nobody knows " nuw who the deuce can una be ! bight o'clock in i where 1 ..... bul the soulier perhaps be thiols that ll ihe evening is no hour for paying visits and i know 1 hang here lhe vulture will prefer my ll.-.li to bis no one who would think uf intruding unasked mutton and l.e will save bi stock wlnlo there is a " i expect an old shipmate of mine replied george , morsel of skin on my hones " i asked him to come and tuke a glass ul grog with ] " a very consoling contemplation truly !" remarked me and talk over old times when wo were bold up j i , whilst george mok a swig at bis grog tne " " at insl my brain became bewildered and i felt " two from up that accursed sen !" cried i " ilu more thnn half disposed tu end the itisutlered anxiety i man f irlitudo could not endure such au infliction — i endured by freeing myself fr in lhe nouse nnd billing moonlight nnd solitude for me !" into tbe sea : nay i even triod to disengage one leg the servants announced lieut l ; and instead preparatory to my plunge but my limbs had become nfa marine monster whieh i hud anticipated he proved benumbed and that strange pain arising frnm chocked n school fellow whom i had riot seen fbr years wltoae circulation prevented my carrying my rash purpose ingenuous appearance wns anything but unpreposscss ' into execution ing after heartily hulking thn proffered hand of my i " despair had utterly seized me when of a sudden brother he lurned to me and with a slight reserve in i found myself moving upwards at au aliiiusl nnpereep his innnner said — tible rate ; in a few minutes my prngre.ss wns much i suppose you hardly recollect me i was bul a quickened and as 1 nenred the rock il was so rapid that very little chap when you lell home for the nrmy i closed my eyes to prevent my quitting mi hold irom i hastened to assure bun of my perfect remembrance dizziness : the sound of human voices suuu rucallcd me nnd anxiously enquired li.r ins elder brother tom who to my senses bnd beon my eheeii associate and constant playmate " i-ook nut master george and mind how yon land tho very name of mv companion brought back su many don't leave gn the rope till you're high and dry i collections that i fell i should bo paying the memo i obeyed look ti firm grip on thc shelving rock nnd ry nt lancr syno but an ill oo._tpli.hent in quitting lhe by dint of some exertion soon found my.slf sprawling house whilst the brother ui my friend paid n a visit ; su on the turf thai crowned its crest tom norton idled pulling my bickueil and ground a.-h in a corn r i re mn on my teet nnd let fly a volley of angry words ni solved to ftay ul home and do my possible lo make llie the rash act i had committed the dangers attending yuung sailor welcome wine was produc d but grog such fool-hardy practices and the insufficiency of the was to be the order ot the night consequently — cause ofthe undertaking my precious eves he exclaimed — so because " whiskey brandy gin and rum lhttt the|e ow g 0 y b tufa thai jose had lost some of and baccy to pnffavvay his flock you must run the risk of your life — you , i ». -, ... -. , , ii vounir rreen horn — to ro anil kill lhe birds cli .' a were paraded il was evident that my observation bad j uu e *',". "»•"' - ij.i ',., ,...,„, '. , . ,, , ,- cu ■_■__] pret v to do by jove now 1 hould ike to know what somewhat cowed master george fiir portsdown rair '. /..;■' ... ., , ... ' ,,. , , „ ., m ,, . r . ™, ? , o ii thc admiral won > have sn d to nu it you bud been the blue posts disport theatre ivy bridge lisbon ,,...•..»....«. . . m .:,'.'., i i i„„,i.i aud cadi were he subject that occupied these blue caps.zcd.ln over tin mto the mmn<<m ' i *«* jackets ; at last g.bralter wss named " evcr ve heard he last of the jobation for . i ongh j now bought i •• they touch the verge of all 1 yuung gentleman 1 „, mdmjm w4 h hate : if once they pass i he ruck i'm a lost man !" inu * k "° w llial v "" z 1 " zz7z nj h a ,. , .. e •_.___.! . , i runidus there wou d have b en al.rond the nag ship it it was passed ; tor nfter seeing his messmate s a ass v a "" .■*■■"■>>. r_._._iii i , , i , i • " . i ... yon bad lost the number of your mess while i bail ihe supp.ed bnd rep ems bing ins own tumbler my brother ', '. '. ",. , f . ,,,,„.' i iw i i , lh • charge of you don t stand snivelling there lion jose uegan.nus .*,.,,- ., ,* ,, , aj i but go and ask pardon tbr having rem master l.corge " jjn ynu remember william the time that adnn "'■(,' ' r , s ral pick.nnre sent mo ashore at minorca to do duty as on e,,ch ° , " ol i fi . prrand " i , si-rnal midshipman on the height above port million 1 hearing this tho old man rushed at mo caught i>'c i must tell yuu what happened tu me there you in hi arms and lavished numerous kisses upon my needn't fidget benson you're never heard it cheeky his close contact nearly depriving me ol breath 1 lit a fresh ci<mr leaned back in my chair and re n he luini-a of garlic with which his attempts ... signed mysclfto my fate csll upon the mint were accompanied as soon as 1 the small parly i had under mv charge contin oould gel clear of his clutche i begged to knuw why lied george " occupied tho house of a good hearted nn be bad suffered me to remain pendent u long-be at tive whose principal support depended on tho sale of tempted to explain but his anxiety and agita.ion pre his muttons ; whether for meal or wool i don't remem vented my clearly understanding what he said ber but i believe he disposed ol both i hnppened to " haul in your slack senhor said tom ' look here be a great favorite of lhe old man's and many thc youngster this will shnw you why he couldn't house glass'ofgrog i have given him in return for vegetables you up again you see your swinging backward and and other thing much more to my mind than the aqua forward upoj this rope slraiued taut nver a sharpish denta our purser served us out for rum one day the bit of rock ha out it through all but a couple of old minorquen came lo me with a long face and in a frauds and soon as the old chap nvv the ticklish state most doleful strain told me that a fine young lamb of the line he dared not pull at it for fear that in ao worth i.ord knows how many dollars had boen carried doing you might hnve given bun the slip all he off by a vulture that lived in a large hole half way could do wns lo sit down and cry and call upon thn down ihe rock and tin was nut tbe first time he hnd santissima trmidada nut thai 1 believe the old beg bcon so plundered compassionating thu poor fellows gar ever had his toot abroad the craft in bis life and tears i usked if we couldn't mnnage to destroy this there i found him when i came up from i urt mahon enemy of his he shook his head and lamented the ul ] beating his breast and counting in bead whilst lhe ier impossibility of caiching the thief.or ot killing him , tears run down his cheeks as big aa red cabbages lor as we were strictly forbidden not tu use fire arms un j pickling ! so to get you out ill y.air quandary i laid less lor the purpose of alarm mysolf down flat upon the gruiiud and worked mva.-lf " one of my men coming up at the time and seeing i close to the ed 3 p old spit-to-windward ihero holding the senlior's distress i held a palaver with him on the : on by my legs i took a round turn of lhc rope below subject he stated lhat the only chanc there wns of j where il was cut upon my arm and hen he hauled me doing any good waa watching lhe old birds flight from ; in till i could have a fair pull u|-ou ibe soun part and their hiding-pl.ee then descending by means ofa rope • here you i.re as safe as a diamonu in cotton to tbe caves and killing the young ones which would here george took breath an i i could not but say — perhaps have the effect of driving tho parent rum » i'll forgive all yuur past transgression touching the their present quarter mediterranean thia story of yuur has made ample •• but this descent wa not so easily managed as the amends rock receded from the crest to lhe base nearly t an : > avast !" cried the narrabir " i hav'nt quite done angle of twenty-two and a half solliat when you were ! yet by jove what tom said wa true enough and opposite ibe mouth ofthe cave you were many feet mv p.eape was marvellous bul i mollified the honest irom ilm entrance ; in short the thing was deemed ao ' fellow's anger when i produced n.y prize after ad ilan.'eroiis anil difficult that the consultation ended in miring the bird ho hastened to supply it with some un my man saying dreasiil fresh beef saying ' ynu see yuung gentleman take my advice mr seorge don't you havo no tis the nature of them varnnt lo take iheir dinners thinn-st all lo do with it if the old spaniard want in yviibniit troubling the caboose the young vulture lull the creature why let inm do it himself he'll ' grew up into a very fine bird became much attached never catch em alive il he had lot's wile at baud to , to me and when i wa ordered home on sick leave i break up and throw at their tails i gave him not a very inappropriate present tq sir all lhat nitfhi i thought ut nothing but destroying thomas lewis who commanded the l aiglelrigutcf these formidable bheep-»le;ilere and my morning's reso lution was ihal at all events i wuuld make tin at 1 . tempt fearing opposition on tbe part of my country i a wise man s kingdom is his own breast ; or it man i determined tn let the old farmer into my secret ■ |, e ever | k ks farther it will only ito lo the ju.lg tom norton wa to go down to port mahon next day ! mcn , ofl , g^lect few who are free from prejudices for provisions and i determined ut take advantage of u(m j ca . wu |„ 0 f e iv ln g him olid und gubstaiihaljtd my 1 a " l k lo my bud long-^^^j were aliuii«b the so one ihem '■'■■"■■ of a he , 1 „■ h out ihe l;ish cd i got nnuse mv b and dipped if llie l..p uf the rock a quiel1y_»s t went y-on e . " ag it ic ul tummf . tho western cir liniafl ih published very fki . . , two dollsrs per mum if paid in advance nr ,', dollar and fifty cents if nut paid before hie ex ■ , | 0 f hires months ., no p*_>or wdl he discontinued until all arrearages 7,ni,l unless a the discretion of the editor and n 1,7 t tify the editors ofa wish t discontinue i'll end 1 11 j'.'i.r will be cnnsi lered as a new en -■• ii;ellt advertisements will be conspicuously and correct y j 1 „, one dollar per square lor the first insorti .,', •'', reins lur each continuance conn and judicial 7,-rti-cn.cnls will he charged 2s per cent nice llcin toabovo prices a deduction of ij per cent from ..,„ r r in.-es will be made to yearly advertisers e.u"eis addressed to tlio kditors must in all cases be met paid __ will youth uo period is looked forward to with so much impatience as thu hunr ihnt hall cud our mill rily — with manhood none is looked back to tvilh so much regret freedom appears ton young man us the brightest star in lhe firmament of in existence und is never lost sight ol until the goal for winch in hns been so long travelling is reached when the mind and thc spirit are yniiug the sen son of manhood is reflected with a brightness from lhe future which nothing can dim but its own cold reality the luisv world is stretched out before our boyhood like thu exhibition of ir.ecliiiiiicnl uu toniula ; wu lichold tlie merchant accumulating wealth tlio scholar planting lus fool upon ibe sum nut of llie temple of la the minor twining hi brow with he laurel wreath nnd we yearn to strug gle with them fur supremacy in the distance we see nothing hut the most prominent part of the pie i lure which is success — the anguish of disappoint ! incut and defeat is hidden from our view ; we sco nol the palo cheek of neglected merit or the bro ken spirit of unfortunate genius or the auflciiugs of worth hut we gaze not ng for ihe season of youth pas-'es away like a innoii-beain from thu iill waler or like a dew drop frum u rose in june or un hour in lhc circle of friendship youth passes away nnd we find ourselves in the midst of that great theatre upon which we linvo hi long gnzod with interest — the patornal band which in bind ing havo upheld us are broken ; and we step into lhe crowd with no guide hut our conscience to car ry u through tho intricate windings uf the path of human life the beauties of lhc perspective have vanished — tho merchant's wealth has i'u no ive i his check tho acquirements nf the scholar were pur chased ut lhc price of his health ; and the garland of the conqueror is fastened upon his brow with n thorn lhe rankling of which shnll give nn rest on this side of ihe grave disappointment dumps the ardor of our firsl suiting oul to finish lho work and close our career to make farming profitable soioe firmer think that to make money by the busioess il is only necessary to cultivate large farms — of several hundred acres ; other think that to raise and harvest crop ut tho least possible ex pense is lhe groat secrol ; some again think that covering their hind wilh wheat crops is lo pocket thn most cash ; and others that to raise cattle or tu rnising sheep goes abend of every thing else they nro not all correct which nf thorn ist we will first ay who is not cultivating a large farm is not profitable unless it is thoroughly done fnr a man who makes nothing un one acre will not bo 1,1,1'lv to iiuike oiore un a thousand with the some kind of culture those who own very large farm too frequently attempt to cultivate them with thc least possible expense nr olse neglect them en tirely ; and this superficial funning is after all by far the most expensive as we shall proceed lo show it is generally quite as expensive to colli vale an acre of land which is in a bad state as one iu lino condition nnd uften mure so if for in stance ; the crop is so small thnt it is only worth he expense of raising it there is no profit what ever ,- but if lho land lie good ihe expense ihe same and tho crop twico as groat ono half of course will be clear gain hence ll.e vast importance nf adopt ing such a course of farming as to lend constantly lo tho improvement ofthe land this course is not close cropping wilh wheat nor suffering it to remain constantly in meadow or pasture but to elli-c improvement in land it is necessa ry to pursue a course of rotations in crops to ma nure as much as is practicable either by stable manure or by turning under green crops with proper use of lime uud to render all wot ground sufficiently dry by under draining for ihis cap ital is necessary ; and hence a farmer must not on ly huvo land to cultivate bul be muat have mesne besides in sufficient quantity to carry on his opera tions to the best advantage it is true thnt many farmers have made money hy close cropping with wheat but there ia no doubt that if instead of this ihey had pursued a proper course of rotation thoy might have done sa woll at the lime and instead of exhausting their lund been constantly rendering it more productive a proof ol this is nlliirded by an experiment made several years ago ono portion of land was crop i ped overy second year on another portion a longer time intervened between the crops of wheat ; by a judicious system of rotation and although wheat wns the main crop yet the increased fertility which this course caused and the consequent in crease both in tho wheat and intervening crops rendered lhc hitler courso ultimately tho most pro fitable with the additional advantage of leaving the ground in tho best condition corn wheat oats barley ace being all similar in their effects in exhausting lund it becomes ne cessary to introduce llie culture of some other crops moro generally than exist at present in or der lo form a proper rotation peas and be-uie are both excellent for preceding any ofthe gra ; i erope just mentioned ; and tho rod eyed china bean cul tivated in drill or hills would doubtless be as pro fitable ns wheat or corn the culture of root crop is a most powerful mean of enriching hind a crop of corn the last summer wa twice as productive niter ruta baga as after corn fertility and manuring being the same in both cases — gennessee farmer ii i st ioi liamlols the mineral kingdom ml ihe substances in the mineral kingdom may be divided into four clnsses encii having ita distin guishing chiirac.cristic the first class includes the earths this name is given to such bodies ns ntc not dissolved bv water lire nor oil which ure 0 t malleable and bear tins action nf fire without lin"anv of ibeir substnnco this class besides he simple cnith includes lh stones which are rnmp.j'1 "< l ' * f w ° nm ' " cre mc two k "" k precious and common ; thc latter are the most mi ineroiis and present us with masses differing iu i!ruie,culour size and hardness according lo tln-ir component parts there is also a cunside.rnl di versity among precinus stones some are perfect ly transparent and these appear lo iks tho most simple ; uthcrs are moro or less opaque according to their particular composition sails form the second clnss in tho mineral king dom they are divided into acids which aro sharp nud suur ; and into alkalies which impart to lhe tongue a hitler biiruii.'r and lixivial sensation : t'leso have the property of changing vegetable blues into green whilst ihn acid convert blue into red a certain conibinntion ond mixture of those two different salts furm what nre called neutral salts among ihese is classed common or dcheii milt which is extracted from thu earth or prepared from seiiwatiu by evaporation all these salts are one of the principal causoi of vegetation they also probably serve to unite nnd strengthen tbe pails of plants as well as of oilier compound bo dies they produce ferinenlalion lhe elfc-is ol which are sn various the third class of the mineral kingdom compre hends those inflammable bodiua which are general it rilled liiluniniis tliese burn in tho lire nml , ||. y arc pure dissolve in oil but never in wn • r i hey differ from other minernls by contain • i in of inflammable mutter which renders i • bodies in which it is found in a sufficient quantity combustible ; and thero is moro or less of iii ti..,l,es.h hnw often amid the cares und troubles of man hood do wo look 10 that sunny spot on our memory the season ofour youtn ; nnd how often docs a wish to recull its escnpe from tho boson uf tlioso who once prayed forvoutly that il might pass owny — from this feeling we do nut believe that living man was ever exempt it is twined around the vory soul — it is incorporated in our very nature and will cling to us even when reason itself has passed away and although the period when parental cnth raiment is broken and when the law acknowl edge he intellect to bo full grown may at tbe time bo considered one of rejoicing yet after-life will li ng around it the emblem of sorrow while it is hallowed ns the last bright hnur of a happy youth anecdote putnam and the british officer — it is well known ihnt iu the time nf lhe old french war much jealousy existed between the british and pro vincial officers a british major deeming himself insulted by general then upturn putnam sent him a challenge putnam instead of giving a di rect answer requested the pleasure of a personal uterview with the major lie came to putnam lent nnd found him scaled on a small keg quietly smoking hi pipe uud demanded what communica tion if any putiiani had to make '* why you know said putnam " i'm but a poor miserable y nukee that never firod a pistol in n.y life and you must perceive lhat if we fight with pistols you must have an undue advantage of me — here nre two powder kegs — i have bored u hole and inserted a slow match in each sn il ynu will just be eo good us tu ent yourself there i will light thn mutches and he whu d ires sit ihe longest without squirming hall ito cailed the bravest fellow the lent wn lull of oflicer nnd men who wero hugely tickled al ihi strange device of ll.e old wolf and com pelled the major by their laughter and oihortntions to si/nut the signal was given and the matches i glued putnam cunl inued smoking quite indiffer ently wnh ut uni lung at nil the progressive di iiiiiiiitn.il tit lhe mutches hut lb british officer ihough a brave fellow could not help casting long ing lingering looks downward snd his tenors in creased n the length of hi match diminished — the spectator withdrew one hy one to get nut nf llie reach of the expected explosion al length i when ihe firo wus within nn inch of the keg lhe major unable to endure longer jumped up and drawing out hi match cried out " putnam this is wilful murder draw oul your match i yield " the d — i cried putnnm " my dour fellow don't lie iu such a hurry they're nothing but kegs of on ions !" tho major was suddenly missing having sneaked off ■ class contains lho meta.s these ru the heaviest of nil bodies ihey become fluid il exposed lo tho action of n strong boat nnd resume iheir solidity when cooled thoy ore resplendent nnd malleable some of ihem when melted in fire experience no diminution of weight nor any sensi ble alteration ; and these are called the pcrfocl nin tuls of which there ure throe species gold silver and plutinu the imporfect metals are destroyed more or less readily by lhe action of the fire and nre converted into oxides one of these lend hns llie property of being converted into glass and of vitrifying ail other meluls except gold and silver the imperfect metals nre fivo in number via : mer cury or quicksilver lead copper i.on and tin there are besides othor metal distinguishud frnm these in being neither ductile itor malleahlu ; these are called seini-uiolnls and are seven in number plattimim bismuth nickel arsenic antimony ainc cobalt deep ploughing extract from an agricultural pamphlet by mr thomas moore of maryland exposing the great error of american agbiccltore aod suggest ing hints for improvement i shall next enumerate some of the good effect to he expected and which are constantly experi enced by a contrary practice viz deep ploughing when judiciou.lv pursued ; and then endeavor to prove the futility of the arguments adduced in fa vor of shallow ploughing in the cultivation nf plants throe things are par ticularly necessary : first that sufficient pasture is prepared for iheir root secondly that the soil abound with proper aliment and thirdly thnt moisture be duly administered in neither too great nur too small quantities that deep ploughing is calculated lo pr.mu.ie these end 1 believe will not bo hard lo prove particularly he first and j third fair play — a nobleman resident at n castle in italy was about to celebrate his marriage feast all the elements were propitious except the ocean whieh had heen so boisterous as to deny tho very necessary appendage of fish on the very morn ing of the feast however a poor fisherman made hi appearance with a ttirbot so large lhat it seemed to have heen created for lhe occasion oy pervaded the castle and thts"fi.hermnd v s ushered wilh hi prize into the siloon where tbe nobleman m lhc presence of his visitors requested him to put what price he thought proper on ibe fish and il should he instantly paid him one hundred lashes mid the fisherman oh my bareback is the price of my fish and i will not bale one strand of whip-enrd on the bargain the nobleman and his gu.-sis were nut n little astonished hut our chapman was resolute und remonstrance waa in vuin al l«igth the nobleman exclaimed well well the lellniv i 3 n humourist and lho fish we must have bnl lay on lightly and let the price be paid in our presence after fifty inshes had been administered hold bold exclaimed ihn fisherman i have a part jirr in thi business nnd it is fitting that he should ive hi share what are there two such mad r a i ui the w.irl.l ? exclaimed iho nobleman ; name iiim and he shall be sent for instantly vuu need nut go | llr f or j m 8a j,j ,|, e fisherman you will find him ui your gate in the shape of your own porter who would not lot ine in until i promised that he aould hnve the half of whutevei i received for my 1'irliot oh oh said ho nobleman bring him up mslanlly he shnll receivo his stipulated moiety with lhe strictest justice this ceremony being shed he discharged ihe purler and amply re corded ihe fisherman thc quantity of earth operated on being great it very seldom if ever happens thai nny fall of rain i so grout a completely lo saturate il ; and until hat ell i lake plnce or nearly so very little chnii . is lo bo expected in tho disposition nf its parts and therefore when the redundant moisture evaporate it leave the oil as it found it except n sn in 1 1 crust on the surfucn ; lhc succeeding plough ings instead of being applied to repair the injury the soil ha sustained by grent falls of rain go tn thc further pulverizing and opening it suitably to receivo the capillary vessels of the plants thus tho pasture becomes not only more extensile but far better adapted to promote the growth of plants wilh respect to aliment naturalists difter widely in iheir judgment respecting iis nuiuie and enmpo siiiou : my opinion i thut tho food of plants has nut yet been fully ascertained by any this,how ever we all know that manures uf all kinds con tribute in some way or other to the growth of plant ; whatever may be their fund i will not pre tend tu bay that it is communicated to the soil by the mode of cultivation under consideration ; but i this i will say that it i f.r butler calculated than ; the contrary practice hallow ploughing to retain | he quantum originally found therein or afterwards applied to it ; and further if dew are nutritive lhe superior openness of the texture in this mode qualifies il to derive every advantage lobe expect ed from thst source il is said wilh truth by charle the twelfth of sweden lhat he who was ignorant of lho arithme tical art was but half a man with how much greater force may a similar depression bo applied to bim who carries to hi grave tho neglected nnd unprofitable seeds of faculties which it depended un himself tu have reared to maturity hnd uf which the fruits bring accessions lo human happiness — morn precious than all tho gratifications which potter or wealth can command — dugalil stewart a mnn who is furnished with i.rgument from lhe mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draw then from reason and philoso phy gold is a wonderful dourer nf the under standing it dissipates every doubt und scruple in an install ; nccoimnixlu.es itself o lho meanest capacities silences lhe inud and clamuruus and brings over the most iibstniule and indexible — philip of mncedon was a nan of most invincible reason in this way ho refuted by it all the wis jdom of athens confounded iheir statesmen struck their orators dumb and at length conjured ihem out of iheir liberties addison time iries the characters of men ns the fur nace assay the quality ol metal by disengaging i ihe impurities dissipnling lhe superficial glitter und leaving lhe sterling gold bright and pure * there i another ttoiy of vulture-tesching extant but in it the adventurous dangler ne.rly separates his i own rope with ins own cutlass and in terror r.t that perilous accident become suddenly o grey that he can never again sport hi own hair f i have ollen remarked iat sailor corn to be pre cise in naming ship ot french christening snd hsve constantly he.rd the l'orient the l'etoile the l'lx iun and tho l ardent thus prefixed by a plurality of articles r locke was usketl huw he had contrived tu muinulnie a m j ne 0 (- knowledge so rich yet so e ei.-.ve a,,d deep he replied that he attributed hat little be knew to thc not having liccn ashamed ask fbr information ; nnd in the rule be had laid down of conver.iiig with all descriptions of men j>o those topics chiefly that formed their own pecu liar m * iiosfible , , , " i hod calculated the r.umljcr of fathoms i should want nerved nut ond after nn e.ay descent found my elf opposite tbe abode ot the vultures rue enough i . w.s st least fifteen feet from it snd to get ins.do it fur 1 sa it was isrge enough to hold half dnr.cn follows j i bean gently ba-intfing backwsrds and furivnrds.j .? ° ji r ,. .... .-_.!,. ill i i i rot ii,r suffer not your apirit to be subdued by misfor tunes ; but oo the contrary sleer right onward with a courage greater than your faic seems to allow