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' , .- 2 .~ ., , ; , Buildings,_;including “those for man and beast, should be putin complete winter order. This isr‘fone‘ of: the best months forloutside r painting of buildingsand fences. ‘ , . . ,., Cattle are now almost: solely-de- pendant upon 'm-anfor“ their- feed: at the North ; let itb‘e- given them with UNDER THE VIOLETS. __ BY C. W. HOLMES. Hpr hands are cold ; her face is white ; No more her pulses come and go; Her eyes are shut to life and light ;â€" Fold the white vestures. snow on snow, And lay her where the violets blow. AND WHITCHURCH ADVERTISER. SCARBORO’, roux, MARKHA /W But not. beneath a graven stone, To plead for tears with alien eyes; A slender cross of wood alone ; Shall say that here a maiden lies In peace beneath the peaceful skies. ’\’ ‘WW TERMS: $1 so In Advance. \/ ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than. Popular Opinion.” VOL 10 RICHIWONE}? HELL, FRIDAY, N0 VEIWBER 11, 1859‘. And grey old trees of hugest limb " ~ .. -- ” I. " . .. ' __ ,, V, , N â€" v .fi-.. ‘ -. 5 ~ ‘ _‘ . __ --_ __ . .,__ “ .fi_ _ _ _._, Shall wheel their circling shadows around To make the scorching sunlight dim That drinks the greenness from the ground And drop their dead leaves on her mound. Your . turn come.now--trees plenty here. But no; I teach you better plan. Cm'rambo, sf!“ better planâ€"- Tie to tree, captive, somptime ’scape, ha, ha! Sometime ’scape, - eh 1 ha, ha, ha !’ ‘Before burn you, me shew you sight. Ho, there !’ he shouted, once ; but the more cautious coun- 'me burn, eh"! burnt ’live? sailed the rest to patience, and We stood awaiting the deeper darkness. The rain continued to pour, its clouds hastening the night. As it darkened, scarcely a spark appeared among the trees. ‘It is dark enough,’ urged the impatient. The others assented; and all started forth into the black bosom of the ruined forest. We moved silently along, each we lay. It was not he with the these female fiends. Black and ostrich plumes, though the latteriwhite were alike the victims 0ftheir appeared to have sent him. Aslhellish spite. , he drew near, lperceived that he! Part of their jargonI was able carried apistol : my hour was come.ito ‘ comprehend, Aided by a The man stooped over me, and slight acquaintance with the Span- placed the weapon close to my ish tongue,I made out what was ear. To my astomshment, he fired intended to be done with us. it into the air! The knowledge was far I thought he had missed me, affording consolatign: We had and would try again. But this’been brought to the camp to be Esarncv CARES.:-‘â€"Oh, thermulgti: tude ofthoughts and cares this world needlessly devours! we keep our-r selves in such a continual hurry and! crowd of cares, thoughts, and, em- ployments about the concern ofthe body, that we can find little time to be, alone communing with our‘hearts , , , , , , about our great condernments in motioning to some lof the bystand: eternity. As i, wits “em, Archime_ “5 to come “can ‘ Um’e hands"â€" des, who Was soiiitcnt in drawing When o’er their boughs the squirrels run. And through their leaves the whims call, {And ripening in the autumn sun, The acorns and the chesnuts fall. Doubt not that she will heed them all. from For her the morning choir shall sing Its matons from the branches high, And every minstrel-voice of spring That trills beneath the April sky. Shall greet her with its earliest cry. When turning round their dial track, Eastward the lengthening shadows pass, Her little mourners, clad in black. The crickets. sliding through the grass, Shall pipe for her an evening mass. At last the rootlets of the trees Shall find the prison where she lies. And bear the buried dust they seize In leaves and blosoms to the skiesâ€"- So may the soul that warmed it rise ! If any born of kindlier blood, Should ask. What maiden lies below 7 Say only this: A tender bud, That tried to bluesom on the snow Lies with red where the violets blow. OCEOLA; .â€"._._. , intercept it. tightly grasping his gun, and hold- ing it ready. for use. Mine was carried in one handâ€"the other rest- ed in a sling. In this plight I was not alone; half-a-dozen of my comrades had been also ‘winged ;’ and together we kept in the rear. The better men marched in front, Hickman and Weathcrford acting as guides. The rain beat down upon us. there was no longer a foliage to As we walked under the burnt branches, the black char was driven against our faces, and as quickly washed off again.â€" Most of the men Were bareheaded : their caps were over the locks of their guns to keep them dry: some sheltered their priming with the skirts of their coats. In this manner we had advanced A ROMANCE._BY CAPT. M, REID, nearly half a mileâ€"~we knew not ( Continued.) But the prospect before us was even as gloomy as that around us. While our dread of the fire declined, that of our human foes increased in an inverse proportion. We had but little hope of get- ting off without an encounter.â€" They could traverse the woods as soon as we. and were certain to be on the look-out. With them the account was still to be settledâ€"the gauntlet yet tube run. ‘ But We had grown fierccr and more fearless. The greatest cowâ€" ard of our party had become brave, and no one voted either for ,skulkiiig or hanging back. Stand ,or fall, we had resolved upon keep- ing together, and cutting our \vny through the hostile hues, or dying in the attempt. It Was but the old programme, with a slight change in the misc en scene. We waited only for another night to carry the plan into execu- tion. The woods would scarcely be as ‘ cool’ as we might have desired, but hunger was again hurrying us. The horseâ€"a small oneâ€"had disappeared. Fifty starv- ed stomachs are hard to satisfy.»- The bones lay aiound, clean picked â€"those that contained marrow, broken into fragments, and emptied .of their contents. Even the hide- ous saurian was a skeleton l A more digustmg spectacle was presented by the bodies of the two criminals. The heat had swollen them to enormous prcpor- ,tions, and decomposition had al- ready commenced. The air was loaded with that horrid eflluvia pe- culiar to the dead body of a human ,being. Our comrades who fell in the ,fight had been interred; and there had been some talk of per- forming the like office for the oth- ,ers, No one objected, but none yo- lunteered to take the trouble. In ,such cases, men are overpowered ,by an extreme apathy; and this was chiefly the reason why the ,bodies of the two spies were left ,uninterred. With eyes bent anxiously to- wards the west, we awaited the going down of the sun, So long ins his bright orb was above the ho- rizon, we could only guess at the condition of the fire. The dark- ,ness would enable us to distinguish that part of the forest that was still burning, and point out the direction ,we should take. The fire would guide us to shunning it. Twilight found us on the tip- ;toe of expectation, and not with- out hOpe. There was but little poise among the scathed pines; the smoke appeared slighter than we had yet observed it. All be- lieved that the fires were nearly out, and that the time had arrived when we could pass through them. An unexpected circumstance put this point beyond conjecture.â€" While we stood waiting, the rain began to fallâ€"at first, in big soli- tary drops; but in a few minutes it came pouring down as if all hea- ven’s fountains had been opened together. . ‘We hailed the phenomenon with joy; it appeared an omen in ’our favour. The men could hardly ,be restrained from Setting forth at in what direction; no guide could have found a path through such a forest. V‘Ve only endeavored to keep straight on, with the View of getting beyond our enemies, ' So long unmolestcd, we had be- gun to hope. Alas, it was a momentary gleam! we were underrating the craft of our red focincn, They had been watchii’ig us all the tirncâ€"-â€"had dogged our steps, and. at some distance off, were marching on both sides of us in two parallel lines. While dreaming of safety, we were actually in their midst. The flashes of a hunered guns through the misty rain-â€"the Whistu ling of as many builctsâ€"-was the first intimation we had of their was not his purpose ; he only want- tortured. ed a light. While the powder was ablaze, Icaught aglance of the counten- ance. It was an Indian’s. I thought I had seen it before; and fromsomeexpression the man made use of, he appeared to know me. He passed rapidly away, and proceeded to the spot where Jake was held captive. The pistol must have had two barrels, for I. heard him fire it again, sleeping in a similar manner over the prostrate form of the black. He then rose. and called out : ‘It is .theyubotli alive.’ The information appeared meant for him of the black plumes, for the moment it was given. the latter uttered some exclamation I did not co uprehcnd, and then Walk-- ed away. His voice produced a singular impression upon me. lfancied it did announced the arrival of a band not soundlike Occola’s. of horsemen. They were those We were kept upon the ground Who had been engaged in the fight only for a few minutes longer, â€"â€"â€"-who had conquered and made us until some horses were brought up. captive. Only half-a-dozen guards Upon two of them Jake and I had been With us on the night- were mounted, and fast tied tolmarch, and had reached the camp the saddles. The word to advance along with us. The new-comers was then given; and, With an [11- were the main bodyâ€"who had dian riding on each side of us, we stayed upon the field of battle to were conducted away through the complete the despoliation of their woods. destined to undergo. We were to be the victims of a grand spectacle, and these infernal bags were exull; ing in the prospect of the sport our sufferings should afford them. For this only had we been captured, in- stead of being killed. horrid hands had we fallen? Were they human beings .9 Were they Indians 2â€"- Oould they be Seminoles, whose be- haviour to their captives had hi- therto repelled every insinuation of torture P A shout arose, as if in answer to my questions. The voices of all around were mingled in the cry, but the words were the same : ‘ Jlfulatto-mico ! View, mulatto-mzco !’ The trampling of many hoofs luto whose mulatto-mico ! fallen foes. i could not see them, though they were THE THREE BLACK PLUMES. We journeyed throughout the heard the” horses near. I . . .i' , , .U . whole night. The burnt woods tia’tnl".':ngfimo’tm?' I’ay’l‘itegmgm . . . « (. ° were left behind; and, having “3 Slam can smut“ ‘ Jlfulatto-mico l' mico!’ _ To me the words were full of terrible import. The phrase ' mul- crossed a savanna, We passed for Vwai mulmto' several hours under a forest of giant. oaks, palms, and magnolias. I knew this by the fragrai‘ice of the We were sufficiently tortured al- . . readv; but it was not a“ we “erbNow wnite rascallâ€"black rascall, “(mummy magnolia blossoms, that, after the 56mm, re“ under the VOHEy_ fetid atmosphere we had been m_,,-,,,, ,Ctumcd [he fi.,.e__a few breathing, smelt sweet and refresh- tliOiigl‘J only of flight. “’g’ Just as day was breaking, we arrived at an opening in the woods, where our captch halted. The opening was of small extent min,“ of -â€"a few acres onlyâ€"bounded on were all sides by a thick growth of palms, magnolias, and live-oaks. Their foliage drooped to the ground, so that the gladc appeared encom- rau'irod. The knife and hatchet Passed by 9 Va“ “’3” 0" Ewe“, wch to ix. the arbiters of me fight i through which no outlet WilSdlSCCl‘Ih The struggle was sanguiuary asllblc- _ , _ it was short ; n‘iauly of our brave 1“ “1,9 gl'aX “gm 1 Percelved knows me, me“. death. but each the outlines of an encnn‘ipinent.â€"â€"â€" killednis foomauâ€"some two or llil'ee'Tf‘Cm were _l“'0 0" I’m“) “3”” __bc,-U,.e {311mg With horses pi‘cketed around them, We were soon vanquished. How and human formsâ€"some uprigl’it could it be otherwise? the encmvland movmg about: Others recum’ was f'ch to one. They Were lrcshlbe“t “Pan'llle EWSS, Sillé’ly 0“ ,l“ and strong-â€"-â€"we weaknwith hungcrl‘ilusmsl “5 ll Sltit'Plng logelhef 10“ â€"â€"almost emaciatedâ€"many of us mumfll Warmth- A law" fire was wounded: how could it be other- burning in the midst, and around Utteriug their shrill cries, the savang closed in upon us; in the darkness, they appeared to outnum~ her the trees, Save the occasional a pistol, no other shots heard or fircdm no one thought of reloading. The foe was upon us before there was time to draw a {fate was before me. atto-mico ’ was not new to me, and I heard it with a feeling of dreadâ€"~â€" But it was scarcely possible to in- crease apprehensions already ex- cited to their highest. A horrid The presence of the fiend himself could not have made it more certain, My fellow-Victim thoughts. We were near, and could converse. On comparing our conjectures, we found that they exactly coincided. But the point was soon set- tled beyond conjecture. A harsh ,voice sounded in our cars, issuing an abrupt order that scattered the (women away. A heavy footsth was heard behindâ€"u-the speaker was approaching. In another instant his shadow fell over my fcce ; and Ye!- low Jakc himself stood within the circle of my vision. Despite ihe pigments that dis- guised the natural colour of his skinâ€"despite the beaded shirt. the shared my Wise 2 I saw but little of the Conflictâ€"â€" perhaps no one saw more; it was, a struggle amidst obscurityâ€"â€"dark- ncss almost opaque. ‘ With only one handâ€"~and that the leftâ€"â€"l was quite helpless. I fired my rifle at random, and had contrived to draw, a pistol ; but the, blow of a tomaliawk hindered mel from using it, at the same time strik- sash, the embroidered leggins de- spite the three black plumes that waved over his brow, I easily iden- tified the man. BURIED AND BURNED We had both been expecting him. The cry mulattoâ€"mico, and af- terwards the voiceâ€"still remem- beredâ€"~had warned us of his coming. I expected to gaze upon him with dread. Strange it may ap- it were men and women seated and standing. To the edge of this camp we had been carried, but no time was left us for observation. On the instant after halting, we were drag- ged roughly from our saddles, and, flung prostrate upon the grass. We were next turned upc'm our backs, thongs were tied around our wrists and ankles, our arms and limbs itselfl were drawn out to their full extent, and we were thus staked firmly to the ground, like a pair of hides spread out to be dried.‘ Of course, in this attitude We could see-no more of the camp, nor'the trees, nor the earth itself- only the blue heavens above us. Under any circumstances, the position would have been painful, but my wounded arm rendered it excruciating. ing me senseless to the earth. I was only stunned; and when my senses returned, to me, I per- ceived that the conflict was Over. Dark as it was, I could see a number of black objects lying‘near me upon the ground; they were the bodies of the slain. Some were my late comradesâ€"q others their foesâ€"in many in- stances locked in each other’s em- brace. Red Indians were stooping over, as if separating them. On the former they were executing their hideous rite‘of vengeanceâ€"- they were scalpiug them. A group was hearersâ€"the indivi- duals who composed it were stand- ing erect. , One in their midst ap- peared to issue commands ; even in the gray light 1 could distinguish three waving plumes. Again Oceola ! I was not free, or at that mo- ment] should have rushed forward and grappled hin'i-â€"-vain though the effort might have been, But I was not free. Two savages knelt over me, as if guarding me against escape. I perceived the black near at hand, still alive, and Similarly cared for. Why had they not killed us? A man approached» the spot where ’ ‘ i Men in motion. us as we lay on our backs. There were Indian siquaws among them, but to my SUI’leSC I noticed that most ofthem were of African race-â€" mulattoes, zamboes, and negresses! For some time they stood over, jeering and taunting us. They even proceeded to inflict tortureâ€",- they spat on us, pulled out handfuls of our hair by the roots, and stuck sharp thorns into our skinsâ€"«all the patois, that appeared a mixture of Spanish and Yamassee. My fellow-captive fared as badly as myself. Homo-geneousaess of Our arrival had set the camp ; pwsepcc came out 10 " ' mulatto king’ elucidated a world of meet us, and women crowded over mystery ; foul suspicion was pluck- while yelling with a fiendish de- malignant triumph, light, and jabbering an unintelligibleaenza !â€"-â€"(At last vengeance.) pear, but such was not the case-â€" On the contrary, I beheld him with a feeling akin to joyâ€"joy at the sight of those three black plumes that nodded above his scowling temples. For a moment Imarked not his angry frowns, nor the wicked triumph that sparkled in his eye. The ‘ostrich feathers were alone the objects of my regardâ€"«the cy- tIOSlJi'p of my thoughts. Their! ’ Upon the crest of the. cd from out my bosom; the pre- server of my life, the hero of my~ heart’s admiration, was still trucâ€"â€"â€"' Oceola was still true! In the momentary excitation of this thought, I almost forgot the peril that surrounded me; but the voice of the mulatto once more roused me to a consciousness of my situation. tCargo!’ cried he, in a tone of ‘ .31 fin cergu- Both tooâ€"â€"white and black-â€"master and slaveâ€"my tyrant, and my rival !â€"-- Ha, ha !’ ‘Me tie to tree 2’ continued he, colour eliCited no smpathy from after a burst of hoarse laughter; POSEl‘eiSShPCWdH raise 'em upâ€"bcithâ€"-face turn to campâ€"~bas'ta! bastal that do.-â€"-- lookâ€"what see yonder i’ As he issued these orders. se- veral of his creatures pulled up the stakes that had pickcted down our arms, and raising us into a sitting- posture, moved our bodies romid till our faces bore full upon the camp. It was now broad daylight-- the sun shining brightly in the hea- veus. Under such a light, every object in the camp was distinctly visibleâ€"the tentsâ€"rthe horsesâ€"the motley crowd of human occupants, We regarded not these: on two forms alone our eyes rested-4hr: well-known forms of my sister and ’ They were close together, asl had seen them once beforeâ€" Viola seated, with head drooping; while that of Virginia rested in her lap. The hair of both was hanging in dishevelled masses, the black trcsscs of the maid mingling with the golden locks of her mistress.â€" They were surrounded by guards, and appeared unconscious of our presence. This was but for a time. One was dispatched to give them notice of it. As the information was imparted, we saw them start, and look inquiringly around. In another in- stant, their eyes were upon iis. A thrilling scream announced that we were recognised. Both cried out together. I heard my sister’s voice pronouncing my name. i called to her in re: turn. I saw her spring to her feet, toss her arms wildly above her head, and attempt to rush towards me. I saw the guard taking hold of her, and rudely dragging her'back. Oh, it was a painful sight! Death it-~ self would have been easier to en- dure. We were allowed to look upon them no longer. Suddenly jerk,- cd‘ upon our backs. our wrists We're once more staked to the ground, and we were left in our former re- cumbent attitudes. Painful as were our reflections, we were not allowed to indulge in them alone. ' The mulatto con‘ tinued to stand over us, taunting us with spiteful words, and, worse than all, making gross allusions to. my sister and Viola. Oh, it was here rible to hear? Molten lead poured into our cars could scarcely have tortured us more. ' It was almost a relief when he desisted from speech, and we saw him commence making preparations for our execution. We knew that the hour was nigh-for he himself said so, as he issued the orders to his fellows, of death had been promised; but what it was, we were yet in ignor- ance. Not long did we remain so. So- veral men were seen approaching the spot, with spades and pickaxes in their hands. They were ne- groesâ€"~old field handsâ€"~and' knew how to use such implements. They stopped near us, and com- menceddigging up the ground. O God! were we to be buried alive i This was the conjecture that first suggested itself. if true, it was terrible enough; but it was not true. The monster had designed for us a still more horrible death! Silently, and with the solemn air ol'grave-diggers, the men'work- ed on. ' he mnlatto stood over. directing them. He indulged in high glee, occasionally calling to us in mockery, and boasting how skil- fully he should perform the office of executioner. The women and savage ‘warriors clustered round, laughing at his sallies, or contribut- ing their quota of grotesque wit, at .which they uttered veils of demo- niac laughter. We might easily have fancied ourselves in the infer- nal regions, in the midst of a crowd ofgibbering fiends, who every mo- ment bent over, grinning down upon us, as if they drew delight from our anguish. " ( To he continued.) If a man marry a shrew ardiiye to sup,- Some horrible mode . , providedt'bey all came inblack‘. '1 l, . his mathematical schemes that though all the city was in alarm, the‘enemy had taken it by storm, regularity, just, SUfiIClenl‘fOl‘ their Wants, but none to waste. A good hay or straw cutter should tbs-in the streets filled with dreadful cries evel’Y'bam’ and I'fcaf‘able’OI cuulng and dead bodies, the soldiers came into his particular house, nay enter- ed his very study, and plucked him by the sleeve, before he took any notice ; even so, many men’s hearts are so profoundly immersed and drowned in earthly cares, thoughts, projects. or pleasures, that death must come to their very houses,yea, and pull them by the sleeve, and tell them its errand, before they will be- gin to awake and come to a serious consideration of things more impor- tant.â€"i§’lavel. LOAFER’S SOLILOQUY. “I wish I knew where I could get a cent I do. Blast ifl don’t; emi- grate to Kams'chatka and dig gold. Money’s scarccr than wit; can’t live by neitherâ€"â€"-at leaistl can’t. Sold the last old shirt, pawned my boots for three cents, and went home rich as a lord. Told my land- lady I had a hundred thousand dol- lars, and wanted the best room in the house. Insulted me by saying the attic was good enough for me. “I’m an injured indiv1dual. So- ciety pcrsecutes me. I don’t do so- ciety any harm as Iknows on. I don’t rob widders’ houses. I don’t know no widders. Idon’t put the bottle to my neighbour’s lips. I ain’t got no neighborus ;. and the fact is, Idon’t own no bottles. Couldn’t fill ’em it”)! did. “ I’m an innocent man. NObOdY'l mixed with Indian meal, ‘corn stalks, so milch the better. For twenty or thirty cattleland'pig‘s, a steam apparatus will pay. I'O‘Om- plete fattening the beeves as‘early as possible, before half the food is exhausted in keeping them warm‘. Give all animals a good bedding of some sort, both to promote and in- crease thc manure heap. Cellarsâ€"Keep ventilated as late in the season as can be done with safety. See that the water drain is. perfect. Towards the close- of the month, make everything secure. against frost. Oistrcus and Wells for house and burn may well be built, ‘if not al- ready provided. Cornâ€"lf any is standing, out it up. Finish husking as soon possible, before cold, weather and winter rains set in. Save the fodder with care, and put away the husked corn: where it will div. thoroughly,‘ Seed should have been saVed last month. If omitted, select it at once. ' Draining is always in season,when the ground is not frozen or" 'wet, un- til all swules,swamps or low grounds are made the‘most’ productive por- tions of the, farm. _ Fruitâ€"eâ€"Thc late apples, and pears must now be taken into the cellar, as a cold snap might freeze them. Grain~Thrash the remaining as fast'as practicable, and suite all the straw to feed. or bed with through the winter :j it will be needed this year. Out} straw, moistened and forms ex; can lOOk “‘0 in the face and 533' l cellent feed. for "cattle and horses. ever hurt ’em-s-nobody ; and yet I haven’t got a roof to lay my head beneath. My old landlady rated me â€"â€"why 'I I couldn’t pay, and loft. ’Cause why? ain’t it better to dwell in the corner of the house top then with a brawling woman in a wide house? But I aint got any house: top ; and ifI had, a corner wouldn’t be safe, would it? “I’m a desp’rit man. I’d go to work if it wasn't for my excessive benevolence. I’m afeared of taking bread out of somebody’s mouth. Besides wisdom’s the} principal thing; don’t the good book say so? What’s money to wisdom 9. Ain’t l studying character? lfa man kicks because I can’t pay for my licker, ain’t I getting understanding? Aiut it a lesson in human nature? I’m' told the world owes me a living. When is it going to pay, I wonder? I’m tired of waiting.” iT COMES NATURALLY. A school teacher relates the fol- lowing amusing incident. One day I saw a little fellow with his arms around a witch of a girl, endeavor- ing. ifl manifested right, to kiss her. ‘Tommy,” said I, '5‘ what are yog doing there ’l” V M ‘ Nothing, thir,’.said Tommy. ‘ He wath trying to kith me? that . he wath, thir,’ said the bright-eyed little girl ; and she eyed him keenly. ‘ Why, Lucy, what prompted him to act 80 ungentlemanly, right here in school 1’ said anticipating some. fun. ‘ Oh he hitched up here and want- ed me to kith him and I told him I wouldn’t kith thuch a thathy boy ath he ith ; then he thed he’d kith me, and I told him he darthn’t ; but he thcd he would do it, and I told him I’d tell the mathter, but he thed he did not care a thump for the math- ter, and then he tried to kith me hard,’ and the little thing sighed. ‘ Why didn’t you tell me as soon as you could ’l’ I asked, in a plea- sant manner. ~‘ Oh she replied, ‘I didn’t care moth if he did kith me and tho I let him. GRnY IIAIRS.-A gray hair was spied among the raven locks of a fair friend of ours, a few days ago. ‘ Oh, pray pull it out,’ she exclaimed. ‘If I pull it/ out, ten will come to the funeral,’ replied the lady who had made the unwelcome dis- covery, ‘ I’luck it. out nevertheless,’ said the dark-haired damsel, ‘it .is no sort of consequence how many come to the funeral ‘Keep roosts clean. .t See that the best grain 'is kept for seed, V. ' Hogan-As with beeves complete their fattening early. This will be the. killing month in many parts of the country ; let the animals be fat when slaughtered. Horses and Mulesâ€"Feed with cut hay and straw, adding a little meal or carrots. .Have them well shod as icy weather approaches. Provide blankets and use them. Give a good bedding at night. If standing on a plank floor. cover with several in- ches of muck, spent tan or saw dust both to absorb the moisture and make a soft standing place. ' Ventiq; late well, using plaster to take up the strong smelling ammonia. ' ' Permanct improVements may now be made to good advantage, 'while waiting the approach of Winter. A few rocks need sinking or blasting ; stumps may be removed ;_ stones may be picked up and, laid into per-, mancnt fences. hedges cleared up,. etc. These“ labors cau profitably use up all the spare time. . Plow clayey lands just before the Winter sets in .‘ Insects will be turned up to frost, and the freezing and thawing of the tops‘and sides of the ‘tops and sides of the furrows will pulverizc tlie'soil Poultryâ€"Provide them Will], wand quarters for Winter. A burn, or. other cellar where they can have gravel to scratch in, is desirable, al- lowing them access to the sun. Give them animal food, refuse meat, with boiled potatoes and raw cabbage. Pumpkins feed out freely to fat- tening animals and milch cows. Put some of the rest in a dry place, and beyond the reach of frost, 'for Win-, ter keeping. Sheep will find some green food in the pastures, but will soon need a foddcring at night, in colder l0- cnlities. Let them ' begin, Winter in good flesh, ‘ ‘ -- Winter Grainâ€"«Permit none ofxit to be eaten off at this season. The late growth is needed to protect the roots. See that no water stands, or can stand on the fields. _ ’ Wood for fuel, especially " down stuff,” may be collected and piled, this month much better than after a covering ofsnow. Pile it conveniÂ¥ ently to load upon a sled, or cart it home upon wheels while the, travel{ ling is good. In the ordinary farm garden there is something yet to do, while the market gardener will find plenty of weik, in finishing the labors of the, present season and preparing for the, next”. ' ’ '