s o u T 11 1: It j\ (; L L 1 V a t o it 
the pressure under which it now groans. If so good an 
end is to result from selling, and no gain (in the way of 
advanced prices) is likely to accrue to the planter l)y de- 
lay, we suggest that it is the {joint of patriotism, as w(;ll 
as prudence, to put the crop in circulation, if we may so 
speak, at the earliest possible day , — Edgcjidd AdverLuer. 
THE .‘REASON — AETE.MN WOODS, Ac. 
A New York correspondent of the Soiwnoi JrcUUi.gen- 
cer thus describes the gorgeous yet melancholy loveliness 
of the Northern forests in autumn : 
“After a few days of stormy v/ea;her our Indian summer 
seems fairly to have set in. A more poetic {jeri than 
mine might fail to give you any just idea of the gorgeous 
beauty of the shrubs and fore.st trees in the suburbs of the 
city. I'his is especially the case on Staten bAand, .some 
seven niile.s down the bay. I have spent a day or two 
there each October at the residence of a friend, but it 
seeni.j as though the splendor and variety of the autumnal 
tints this season exceed those of any former year, i'tc 
haps it is — for we have my.sterious syrnfjalhies— -that with 
one s advance in life h; i feelingu assnnilate more with the 
‘mellow autumn,' and lie is more susceptible of those sad 
and tender sentiments that are ever evoked by the falling 
of the leaf. Be that a.s it may, it seems to me that never 
was creation’s a.spect so transcendcntly gorgeous as now. 
There is no color too delicate, no shade too deep, no hue 
too bright for Nature’s laboratory; and. in all these, in 
every-varying intensity, is the surrounding foliage touch- 
ed and decorated by the ‘hand of God' — crimson, and 
gold, and sombre brown, and deepening purple, and de- 
licate primro.se, and deep orange, and brilliant vermilion 
—rail blended yet distinct, commingled yet seperate, and 
gleaming with a gloriou.s sunlight and a cloudless cerulean 
sky. With such accomplishments it scarcely evokes a 
sigh to exclaim, ‘We all do fade as a leaf.’ Let me ex- 
press the hope for yourselves, your readers, and your cor- 
respondent, that when the cold hand of death touches us, 
like a frost the leaves, and we silently fall to the waiting 
earth, it may be physically and morally, around and with- 
in amid such glory and grandeur. ’ 
And our lively and genial brother, Simkins, of the 
Edgf^fidd Advertiser (the spiciest and most readable pa- 
per in the “rural di-stricts” of the Palmetto State I ) cha.ruc- 
teristically remarks : 
“The Weather— Winter Coming. — Bright, bracing 
autumnal weather is with us. The early frosts have fall- 
en, and the atrnosphe'e Ls pure and bland. The zephyrs 
are now of the Boreas family. They have banished their 
sisters of the ‘sweet South,’, but are yet not unlike them 
in the pleasure-bringing qualities, of freshne.ss and balmi- 
ness. But soon they will go up into wintry v/inds. Soon, 
they will bring upon us the icy coldne.ss of the North. 
Soon the face of nature v/ill he deadened by their benumb- 
ing influences. Soon the good mother earth v/ill be clad 
in gray, with ides pendent from her .stiffened tresses, and 
blue no.ses snorting her praises on all sides, 
“Chop the logs. Pile up the wood. Chink the cracks 
And shut the door behind you. For winter is at hand.” 
Liqcid Manure. — Manure water is a great assistance, 
judiciously applied, to plants in pots, particularly to in- 
crease the size and coloring of flowers, if given when the 
flower buds are swelling and before they expand. An 
excellent manure water for this purpose is made by mix- 
ing one ounce of guano and two ounces of super-phos- 
phate of lime in four gallons of water, previously stirring 
it well, and using it when it has become clear. This is 
quite strong enough, and should be given alternately with 
pure v/ater. 
It is contemplated, as we are informed, to get up Agri- 
cultural Clubs throughout our JJisiiict, adjunctive to tlie 
District Society, 'I'his is an admirable idea and we hope 
will be earned out, 'I'here is already such a Cluh in exis- 
tence in Beech Island. 'J'he members meet monthly, 
when tliey discuss agricultural tr./pics, throw out agricul- 
tural suggestions, and cat a good agriculturul* dinner, — 
W'hy should not the various other neighhorhoods of our 
large and intelligent I '’istrict do likewise Tliciearethc 
neighhorhoods of Liijerty Hill, the Dark Corricr, Red 
Hill, the Pine House, the Ridge, Mt, Willihg, C<jl< ma.n’s, 
Cambridge, Red Bank, Horn’.s (Jreek, fSlephcui/ theek, 
and others, in all of which it would be entin ly {n acticable 
to form such Clubs. .Much good as '.veil as {jieasurc 
would result from theirfoim.ition, e.specially if iliey should 
all regard theni-selvt-s parts of tfie f.»'eueia! Di-trict .Society 
and, as such, send up rmjniidy repons to the Central 
.Secretaries, either for publication in this paper, or to be 
read at the quarterly rneetingi of f'ue District iSocieiieK to 
be held at this jjlace. VVill not our npiriicd and thorough- 
going plaijicrs and fanners take liold of inis idea and act 
upon it forthwith ? Nothing could be more servicable to 
the condition of our people whether in an agricultural, a 
social, or an intellectual point of view, — i'ldg^Jktd Adxer- 
tiser. 
liOTTrt AND (OEfC J N IIDif SES— TERM PS, 
Sweet <S(^c. 
E-orroR.s Southern Cultivator— Upv/ards of thirty 
years ago, an old Dutchman told me, that if I would give 
roy horse a table-spoonfull of powdered Alum once every 
three months, that he would never die with the Grubs or 
Bolts, i have followed his directions, and it has not failed 
yet. For the CoVic, I bleed largely, and then give Alum 
and put Asafreitda on the bridle-bits, and give him some 
inwardly. If that fails, I try other remedies. 
I sowed turnip seed one full, and in a few days they 
came up finely, and in a few days more, they were eaten 
up by insects af some kind, I proceeded immediately to 
re-sow the same piece of ground, and as soon as I was 
done sowing, I took a few bushels of lime and sprinkled 
it over the ground until it was white as snow. The tur- 
nips came up in the midst of this lime and did finely; not 
one was eaten by the insects. 
Raise a piece of ground circularly, larger or smaller, ac- 
cording to quantity you wish to put up, cover this with 
cornstalk.s, and then dig your potatoes and place them on 
the stalks, sun them or not, as you please, that makes no 
difference. After you get piled there as many as you wish, 
then cover them with cornstalks. Cut your stalks a 
proper length, so that v/Hen you stand them up by the 
pile they may ju.st reach the top, and after you have cov- 
ered them with stalks, then cover them six inches with 
dry dirt and then build a square rail pen around them as 
high as a man can, throw up strav/ or shucks and fill the 
pen completely and then cover with boards as you gener- 
ally cover shucks. In this climate, this is the best way 
that I know to save them. You may think that they will 
sweat and spoil. They will certainly keep good. 
Stutters, 
Polk County, Go,., Sept. 1 S.o7, 
Specie tor Guano, — .Since the suspension of the banks 
there has been considerable excitement among the pur- 
chasers of guano, on account of the demand made by im- 
porters for specie funds in payment for guano purchased 
before the excitement. Several parties who had bought 
to arrive, on the demand for specie funds, have thrown 
up their contracts and refuse to receive — the difference be- 
tv/een specie fund.s and current funds here making the 
price about -SOb per ton, — Atex. G’c',, 
