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COOK'S PILLS. fcsale by D. IL DURIS?E & CO. DR. SAGE'S IIUI EIE.11 For ?ula by D. R. D?RISOE <t CO. OT ' Tor Cleansing end Polishing. For saie by D. R. DURISOEct CO. PHI CARBOLIC if, For sale by 0. R. DURISOE ?i CO. Maren 30-ly ? GRAND WW NEW MIL?NERY GOODS! MISS 3IED0R1 (OVAR, ElrG?FIELD, S. C., r?i? received a large and very pretty assortrnont of SPRING BONNETS AND HATS of the latest styles. Al?o a beautiful line of FLU M ES A N D F U > W K Rs and in fact everything that i1; fashionable and styl Nh. I have the most .."oipiete st-?ck of millinery gooda ever brought to this place, -Abich ? offer CHEAP FOR CASH. All I ask is an examination o? nay stock. v MISS MEDORA CO VAR. Apl-13-2m COMMON SENSE . ENGINE CO, ENGINES inado by th's company are of the be?t WOh'KM ANSHIP AND MATERIAL, and vre will PP! I ti era timm mm ! i tberj>?l?vnojv in the market. They are guaranteeoTftrtty?* Save money by pur chasing the Common Sense Engine from JONES Sc HENDRIX, Ag'ta, Api 20-6? i Tientos S.O. THrr-WEAVEE Ste i*i tho win-low weaving And rneraory weaves with her thread; . ii.*? ' As she bringa ic light her "ewe;*1. Tr.--, hopea and 'ova now ckac. Mosing and singing softly, . Yat knowing not that .tho singB- j So !o3i in the past with its wrcory ! And the pjaasnre thai soreer. Bringe. . j (. '.'?.. i i Iba friends of her youthful dat? l^ave Slleo the empty room; Thu brightness which each presence bringa Dispelling the wintry gloom. They gently como about ber, (Ah ! me if 'twere only PO,) ! And speak word? of love and comfort ? j As they did in the long ago. ; Go:;-- from her gar- M thc weaving; j For the erst busyjsbottlo ia still. And a brighter scene and ^dearer ! Her heart and her senses 511. j W:th a start she wakes from her dreaming j The shadows are deeper still, j "Yet nevertheless, my Father, j It no*. Fta I will. 1 .... 1 Th--! present so empty ol pleasures Is '"died with longing and pain; ?urely it cannot be sinful To live life over again. When the living is only in thinking Of joys too sweet ?o last, . I cannot help th-> rlingin-: To a bright and happy pas:.. I have quailed the sap of sorrow With many reluctant sips, Tb* brightest fruits Of my life have turned To ashes upon ray trembling lips. And ii sadder, still I am wiser Tb an ir. the long ago; When ruy life was yet an unwritten book> Th-? rages white i5 snow." Again she lakes np the shuttle, For the enchanted dream has ned. Ard in the warp of her weaving .She buries again her dead. CLAFL1S UNIVERSITY. Its Origin, Work and Condition-The Late Commencement-A Splendid Opportunity for the Colored People. '1 'oxxespondence News and Courier.] j SUMMERVILLE, Jnne 9.-The com i mencement exercises o? Citt?in Uni* versity being the first real commence ment ir. the history of the college, ha.', just closed. Glnflin ia yet in comparative infancy-being only thirteen years old. In that nr.ei period this school has undergone ?orne painful S?^^S^ detail ftc-.r.'.B?i.i: fire. The f?rni'ture v f the builrang and a library of over sis hundred volumes were entirely con sumed by the ?araes. That waa in deed s sad day to all who held Cia? lin near and dear to their hearts. Dr. Cook, the faithful and untiring president, exerted his powerful ener j git.;, and by the aid of the institution : he -ooa reared in the room of the 'consumed' building a magnificent brick structure. This building has thirty-two rooms, fourteen of which are reserved for the accommodation of the girls and the remaining eigh teen for recitation, chapel service and other uses. Suitablo buildings are erected ou the grounds fer the ac ommoiatior. of boys and yoting men. Your readers are aware'that the buildings and about thirty-four acres of ground are owned by the Metho dist Episcopal Church, being the same that ware purchased through j the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Webster j and the Per. T W. Lewis, in the j year 1869. The purchase was made j in behalf of the Chu ch abovp men j tioned. They were aided financially by the wealthy Cia?in family, whose name it bears. About the year 1872. i bv an Act of the Legislature of South Carolina, one hundred and sixteen j acres of land were, purchased by the j State, and the lands hounding the ! College possessions, and the State i Agricultutal College was located in j connection with Claf.in University, j Later State legislatures have sus ! tained this branch of the College for j the exclusive benefit of the colored '.? youth of the State. The agricultural : experiment DAS proven a success. A I farm is admirably managed, and also j a carpenter shop for practical instruc ? tion, by engaging in either of which I the poor youth of the State can, by j his paid industry, supplement bia [ scanty means and complete his edn ! cation. j The college ia located fd Orange j burg, on the eastern side of i hat j beautiful town. The terms mr board j and other required comforts ol the ? j students are very favorable indeed, ! ! The facilities of the institution are I not ali that -we have; there ia much j i needed yet to make the school what i i it should be. Another and larger j j building is much needed, besides, for I I winter, better heating facilities are a I ! necessity. There must also be larger j ! nure comfortable and more private i ? apartments for the young women and i giris who are compelled to do their jo*n work. These additional com I forts will be. made when our means I are sufficiently increased. The term which has just dosed | ! had aa aggiegate attendance of 343 [ j students. The exercises of the Com- i i mencement were begun on Sunday, ' 4th instant, by President Cook! I preaching the Baccalaureate sermon ; in the chapel hali at 4 P. M. The j sermon waa a fine produotion and WAS listened to with great interest by the students and the many visitors that were present-. .Monday and Tuesday were ezarai ! nation days. These ai-trar.tpd more ; than nana! attention this year on ac ! count of th ? contest in the Normal ; School for the Peabody medal. This ' prize was given by Dr. Corry, agent j of the Peabody rand, to the snpotin i dent cf education ta be awarded to the colored youth in the Normal School who would make the highest marks in all of the studies. Tho i prire was won by Mr. James P.. Car j roi. and was presented to him by j Cc-.. Thompson on Wednesday. In ; the presentation of the medal Gol. \ Thompson made a very happy speech j in which he paid >i touching tribute to and commended the patriotism of the donor of the fund in whoee name the medal was awarded. He also commended the work of Claflin Uni j versity, and advised the students to j struggle bravely to overcome every j seeming and real difficulty that they j might meet while pursuing their , studies. The following distinguished visi tors were present and witnessed the most or all of the examinations: Right Rev. Bishop Warren, of At lanta, Qa., Rev. Dr. MalJelein, of Boston, liev. Mr. Juser. of Orange burg, Rev. Dr. Webster, Revs. J. B. Middleton, A. Middleton, J. A. Sas portas, P. W. Sasr>orta3, V. H. Balk ley, J. E. Wilson, N. T. Bowen, E. C. Brown, J. A. Brown, L. Arthur, I. E. Lowery, A. S. Dobbs, D. D., E. M. Pinckney, F. D. Smith, of the j South Carolina Conference, the Hon. Wilson Cooke, and others. Thc an nual address was delivered on Tues day evening at S o'clock by the Rev. Dr. Mallelieu. His subject was? "Christian scholarship the imperative demand of the present age." The closing exercises on Wednes day were imposing. Mr. W. L. Buikh-y graduated from the College department and was granted a Latia diploma with /the degree of A. B. i Mr. N. H. Middleton, who lek before graduating, was awarded thc degree of S. B. Messrs. J. B. Carroll, M&rk f?. Gassaway, N. J. Kennedy, Benj. W. Metis, John M. Thompson, and Misses M. D. Cooke, E. R. Johnson, A. Thompson, N. AV Ward M. J. Saxon were each grad the Normal School and esenLwi.v .' speeches by Rev. B. Middleton, Dr. Webster an-.;. or.ted. The benediction waa pro nounced by Bishop Warren. The above communication writ ten for the consid- ration of our friends who ehow so many evidences bf their depreciation of the work of our institution. Let them wake up lest the stone which they reject be come tba head of the corner. J. A. BROW.V. A WAIL FROiri THE COLORES [BROTHER.-The New York Globe, published by colored men, in New York city, has attracted some atten tion, owing to the novelty cf the un dertaking and its surroundings. The following is taken from a recent issue: "Pennsylvania's colored population of S5.535 is as completely ignored by the politicians as if it did not con tain 30,000 colored voters, while the colored population of* New York, numbering about 65,000 sculn, with a voting force of 25,000, enters no nrnre into the calculation of politicians here than if it was a disfranchised element. Massachusetts is the only one of these States, as far as we know, where a colored man has been honored with a seat in the Legisla ture. We live in a state ot masterly inactivity and aro as happy and un concerned as though we were a aim pie iota. Here and there some rest lees soul wrings from the avaricious "rasp of a ward politician a five dol ! lar bill for political services of a highly questionable nature, but on the whole the tide of favor flows over us as water slides off a ducks back." Such straws as this point their own moral and adorn tho tale they un I fold. Bibulous Tbeo?ogy* Speaking of Calvinists brings up a story told me by Mr. Handy, cf Phil adelphia, yesterday, about a meeting I between Senator Vance of North Car ! olin?, and Governor Hoyt, oi Penn ! sylvania, at Yorktown, one ot whom ! had been in the R-etal army and the j other in the Union army. There wa? ?a salc-sn convenient, into which they went, and, having had a drink or two, Vau ce said to H<.iyt: "What church do you belong lo?' "Presbyterian." "I don't believe it," said Vance, .'Sound me," said Hoyt. "What is the chief end of mau ?" said Vance. I "To glorify God," replied Hoyt. "Right." ' Then paid Hoyt to Vance: "How many, questions are there in the Cat echism ?" "One hundred and thirty-eight." "Right," said Hoyt. "What ia sin ?" said Vance. Hoyt rattled out the entire defini tion of the Westminster divine, and Vance cried . "Right again. Now, let's take a drink."-Gath. A mm un mm, SOrTH CAROLINA'S ROOM AT VT, How Washington's Old Home i.oohs Au Omission that Should be Supplied -The very Piare for Bric-n-Brar. From WMhingtan Correspondence of \ Neves ? Courier . VVASniSGToNi June ll.-Mount j I Vernon looked lovely when I visited j ! the old estate last week. Thu 3park-1 j lin;.- day and the vivacious rusticity j j of the crowd of Pennsylvania conn-1 j try editors and their womenfolk rook j i sway from the ancient house much j of the solemnity which broods 2$eW it ordinarily and makes it re?e^t, in its primeness ace! dignity, the aunteie linea of G. W.'s face. Tue daisied hats of the girls flattered in the fresh breeze which penrod in from the river, as they explored rhe curious old-fashioned rooms, peepel into the Washington cupboards and closets, and lingered with many modern ex pressions of admiration over the rel ice plenteously stored along th? walls. The very stiff and woebegone looking be?f upon .which "the Father of his Country" breathed his last was queer ly contrasted v/ith the brilliant and chattering throng that ?lled the room. There was a rush among the women to see their facas in the an cient gilded mirror which Washing ton used; it waa dim and rusty, but it sufficed to show several pretty faces with many others which were not. It was not & very reverent as semblage that day, but reverence cannot well be transmitted through several generation of busy people. OUT OF DOORS it was charming. The breezy elopes on the Potomac banks were smooths and graceful; from one's sinking Joo> eieps rose the scent of wild 'thyme and clover; tho yellowed river was flecked, afar on ir. its curves, by white sails. Lying on the soft sward ! one heard the tolling bell of a steamer j speeding past the old eetato. For sixty-eight years every passing ve? i sel has paid this tribute to the mem ory of Washington. On the sunny lawn'the bright groups of visitors sauntered lazily, basking in the sun and drinking the cool breeze. The ???rfden, mojit thorough!} domineered "Jason's pattern, gave a mingled odor of the past and present, the old-time scent of that shrub being the one-ant] the roses yielding the other. I do tot intend io attempt, in Anno Domini 1S52, & description of j Mount Vernon. J take it for granted that everybody has been there, or if J tie has nor, should have done so. My ! preface is'simply to assist the intro do ?ion of -J. matter connected with the place, and with which South Carolina should be interested. Mount Nernon ie visited annually by a great many thousand people from all parts of the Union, and very many from all quarters of the globe. On every Wiek day a oteamer plies be tween Washington City and the es tate, carrying hundreds of these peo ple. The Mount Vernon Ladies' AB sociation, who purchased Washing ton's home for the people of the Union, and who maintain and beau tify it, are now happily independent of public aid, and preserve the mansion and grounds in admirrble condition by the profits of their steamer and by other income. SOUTH CAROLINA',? P.007.?. But, there is something eis? whivi^ the association loaves to' th? Staten, and which should awaken State pride. Each of the original States has ap portioned to it a room of the mansion to preserve, restore to its former con dition and adorn still farther. Seve j rel of i he yonnj-er States have their j rooms, and the success, with which I they have changed them from bare i enclosures, to veritably antique chad j ben; with their full proportion of an? j cient furniture and last century bric j a-brae stonie! spjir South Carolina on i io som^rhing of rho kind. Our State ! selected the family aunng-rooa on i tb-? ground floor, ono of the best j apartments of the mansion, but ss j yet very little hss been done ro ren I ovate, beautify or furnish ii. People j notice these thing?, and a great many ! people inspect these room** every dav. j j Aero?; the hall they see the New Tort loom beautifully restored and { admit ably arranged with < portraits, furniture and relics of Washington's j time. Turning to our ?State room I they lind it bare and rough. Mis? I Coningham, of South Carolina, was i the originator of the plan for the j purchase of Mount Vernon by th? ; j women of the Union, and wai- ihej i tiret regent of the Ladies' Associa- j j rion, securing the full fruition of her j efforts during her administration, j j South Carolina has, therefore, a repu jtation to sustain in this matter.! ! Surely lhere are old relics enough in j j the State to stock many Mount Ver- ] j nons, and there may be raised a '< ! smail s;:m to restore the ceiling and walls. Mrs. Governor Picken?, the I rice-regent of the Ladies' Association ! j for South {Janina, is very anxious to j ; make the room a credit to the State. I trust that this publication may I somewhat subserve that end. j0 he Eider Booth, Mr. J^iiiiu the February Month"? 'tr. der th*5 mir Soul into Deal following ?n*d lier Booth: "Then threw.; i ute amount or n<? originals cou! ed. He did I ritt ?outributos to mber ot Packard's resting srrieie. un 'Breathing a Living j Vord;j," it: which the* [te is told of tiie ei ra Was a man who impersonations an and sonl which his arcely have equail i III to the life, and more. Sj had made human passion^, oiJ?bns and experiences his life's t?tzm He contd not only act, bni fsciige, love, despair, hate, ambition.- Mil,' hope an'l revenge, with a dpW and force that bali amazed' andi tors. He torild tre?smdtpSseif inte t-he hero of his impfso^Mon, and be could er into o'her men's which perhaps was d. And what is rath ^, when he was inclined ations of this faculty tc 3 of friends, he nearly id some passage from breathe jp writtau fe never s^ er rema.k to givep private always Jon, Di men of or isaiah, or other holy of Har by nig fltructi orator, the Bi Isaiah bridge if the piring young professor niversity went to him a little advice or in qaaiifying himself for an veteran tragedian opened and read a "ew versos from i way that made the Carn ?dsr tiemble with awe, as } hst had risen from the dead al $yere uttering his sublime v?3?on^tn?3 e^rs. He was the^ re* siding ?Baltimore, and a pious ur bane ?Bjentlenian of that ci ty, hear ing ofitwonderful power of elocu tion, of iaj invited him to dinner, ah.houf ': strongly deprecating the all theatrical performances, company sat down to the on returning to the draw Jone of them requested a . special favor, DO repeat s prayer. He signified his ss tc gratify them, and ali jfized upon him. He alow verentialiy arose from his biing with the burdon of j conceptions. He had toi character, attributes and j ??be. Almighty Being he He was to transform poor, sinning, stuxnb stage Ai table ir.g-r Boot the will eyes ly an? chai two rea i i pres j traf erint ie. Says one o? the j ?resent: "It war. wonderful j compete play of emotion that to watr bis countenance." xiuvuh011^ deadly paie, and bis? He lied tremblingly upwards., eyes* tiwith tears. As yet he had were we- ^h* "i-ence could be not spol* become absolutely pain felt; it hBb ihe spell wns broken as ful. jfcjccfcric shock, as his rich if by an:e> .frntn whiie lips, gylla toned v "Our Father, which art bled for" w^b a pathos and fervid in hen Vfthrilled ali hearts, solemnir^ -he silence continued; He ?nis' wa3 beard nor a muscle not a vo hi? rapt audience, until, moved i*r?te eoraer of the roora, a from a r>0 WftP beard, and the old subdued.(-be host stepped forward) j gent?ematei^ e7e8 Rnd tottering with Htri^HKLBooth by the hand, frame, aijB fcttifi^'ar^BJ?ts^ ".Sir," Bnfl H a pleasure for "you hafl fl? life will be ? which nfl Ws man, and ev-1 gratefulfl H to the present j ery dayHH^^racl repeated the j time, I tH?f but I never heard it i {Lord's p'er !" beforey?ire right," repli-d Booth, j "You ?hat prayer as it should be j "To res?d me the severest study j read eau for thirty years, and I am j and labceiog satisfied with my ren far fromthat wonderful production, dering oe person in ten thousand Hardly ids how much beauty, ten coraprehid grandeur can be con. dernesB.^a space so smali and in dens.ed r.imple. That prayer itself j words sor illustrates the truro of j su?cientand stamps upon it the the Bibi/inity." "So great was the seal of dluced," says our informant? effect priersation was sustained but "that come longer, in subdued mon a short t^and almost entirely ceased osyiiabletfter, at ar, carly hour, :he ami soon'roke up and retired to ? companyrnl homes, with sn?i faces i their sev'arts." ! and fuill-r-n i ?_BITI02"S FOB SoTJTB ?AEO? I Arpe?te South Carolina appro LINA.-lu the river and harbor bill priationse Houss in committee on passed t?th instant 'as originally Friday, T continuing tho improve fixed: " J Lynches River #i,4G0, menta edee $6,00, Wateres $1 ?3,000. Gi eat P*Oat $10,000; for Charleston \Vappoo300,000, Georgetown harbor harbor -or Edisto River f8,000, Big #7,000, :hie $5,000. A survey ~as Salkeha&fr the Waccamaw River be ordered jo way boro' and Waccamaw tireen 0 _ Jilt of my use of St. Jacobe The re^matism ih: I have been Oil ?'or riding it ever since, says the recoramet Chicago, non. Carter n. Mayor cia the Chicago Times. A4rrl8^bTtTt?T^vlBI?3BB. Subscr mw. .'Mil il THOl-ASDS OK ?JR?lf|.l?f? SFF FKRIiVK tt l Hi HFSGRB* An l?nlire County Without FmA anti Annealing for AM--Tales sf Dlstre** From toe Stricken District-Plstrili iitiHir Provision* in Patrick Onvty. DANVILLE, VS., J-me To - Bat lit tle relief bas ai j reaohf 1 Patrick County, where from five d eight thousand people are act;;-.irv starv ing- There is nc food in the county. Corn and meal and Soar cannoi be .1 obr.air.ed for love nor money. Toe crops last fall were almost a complete failure. Not a drop of rain fell frota early in April to Qctber. The grouud became as dry cs- powder. Corn withered and died. Almost every thing green was barned up by the lo ray?, of the sun and the farmers wert able to save but little from theirf?el?K of wheat. This little lasted them through the winter, but it has long since given out. For some time past the people haye been living on the scanty supplies forwarded from Dan ville and Richmond. But these were not ?n?eient to go around, and now several thousand peopL are not only suffering for want of !ood, but star vation stares thea} in the face, in deed, there have been a number of deaths already, directly traceable to the lack of food. TSE STARVING PEOPLE. Patrick County is situated ou the e^reme southern border of the State, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, A gr.?at portion of it is hard ic reach. The roads ere 'jad and run over the mountain?, They srs steep and rocky and to supply the starving thousand? not an pasy task. As tar bael; as November the officials of ! the county realized thar a famine ww impendinn and took what steps hy in their rower to avert it. Bat ih^ir efforts were futile, and ac soon as. hunger drove them io it apr.eale wore sent (o Danville for aid. Ovjr a thousand bushels have already bet-a forwarded from thia point, and thia doefi cot ir.nlcde coniributior..-i from I Richmond. But these supplies are j but a drop in the bucker. Tb e ap peals for help corni ponting in day by day and must ooruinu- until rhe latter r .M'S of -ivjlv. wheo] the new ?mi-/.f;r LS v> ,. >--,( ,-vj .. >( ... .. ,_ affects tbe poor, but strikes ooma at th?vWel)-to-do. There arc many tam ilirs in Patrick County [who are in very r^tnf-M tai-le eircaaieiacce? ?.sfat as money ?roe?, but money dos? nos half them now. There ir. no food io be bought unless or 1 area fro:.': some distant point. Those wh > can a ?ford to pay have offered large sn mp for a little Sour and paople will walk mile? ta get a 'iiile corn, fa some ins!aa ce- families who are well or? hav* beer, living on bran and wert; giad to gat even that. Tho?e who were fortunate enough to save anyih'.nq from their crops last year have divid ad with their less fortunate , neigh bors, PC that now nearly ftvnry oe? ie in want of bread. SCENES OF SUFFERING. Mest of the distributions of provi sion? are made at Patrick Court Houee. Suppli?e are sent by rail to "Eiy^it Chimneys, in Henry County, and th>IJ hauled in wagons. People who have^alted the faraiaa-Btricken county teil 3orroWfut" 'taleR of the sights witnessed. Farmers along the country road*, suffering for want of food, will not be able to harvest their crops unies" help reaches them. Their j pinched faces 9peak the suffering j whif:h they are forced to endure, j Sotno of them have not seen a loaf of I brpad for many a day. These facta j are not exaggerated in the least. Thc j appeals which come up from the tam- j ine-stricken region tell the tale of! distress, When a wagon of corn AT? rives ar Patrick Courthouse people cannot wait to be served. They th rust-their hands into the bags and gnaw at he kerneis io alleviate their hunger. A peck of corn ie a .prize which will bring s mau many a mile. It is sorrowful to see children, R'ith their wan faces, eagerly grasping a { handful of tbe golden treasure and j carefully guarding, every kernel' ! They can not wait for the corn to be j ground. Two or three hundred tuen i and wemen are constantly waiting at I Patrick Courthouse and praying for I succor. When provisions an i vc and ! they 'in to their hornea their places ! are taken by other. Anything in j tue way a; food ie acceptable, xic-ur ! and corn RV* needed above ever. j thing else. ; A FOOL ONCE MosiW'For ten j years my wife wa? ron?tied to her ? bod with such a complication of eil? j mente that no doctor -could tell what wa* rhe matter or cure ber, and I J need up a email fortune in humbug ' stuff. Biv months, ugo I saw a U. S. . Sag with Hop Bitters on it, and I thought i would ho a fool once more, i I tried it, but my folly proved to be j wisdom. Two bettles cured her, she i is now as weil and strong as any j man's wife, and it cset rae only two , dollars. Such folly pays.'-H. W" [ Detroit, Mich.-Free Press, jue >wm ny aim n?. ' The Author of the weil known nong, ''Th*-: Sweet By" und By." 5. Filmore : Bennet ot Kikhorn, Wi?., danie* in 'th' Chicago Fitrlfcnior that freund j ?r.e. ioasposer werejjrunk when ?hey wrote th-5..words anti music of that. : s:?ug. as han risen charged. Neither j of them were drunk. Bennett was at I I hie place of business when Webster, j who waa of a nervous and sensitive : nature and easily susceptible to de* j pression, came in. ic one of his mel i anoholy moods. "What's the matter 'now?'1 asked Bennett. "It's no ! matter.'' he answered; "it will all j right by and by." "The idea of the ! hym came io me ?be a flash," saya Bennett, "and I replied, 'The. .Sweet By and By !' Why wouid it not make 'a good hymn?" "May be it would,' he said indifferently. Turning to the deck, Bennett then wrote the three verses of the hymn. "In the mean time two friends-N. H. Cantwell and S. E. Bright-had come in," says Bennett. **j handed the hymn to j\!r. Webster. AJ? he read it his eyes kindled, and his demeanor r'tanged. Stepping to the desk he began wet ing tho notes in a moment. Present ly he requested his violin, and played the melody. In a few momenta more hs had the notes for the four parts of the chorus jotted down. I think it wae not over thirty minutes from the Lime I took my pen to write the words, before the two gentlemen be fore named, myself and Mr. Webster were singing the hymn, in the same forra in which it afterward appeared. While singing it, Mr. R. Crosby, now a resident of Richmond, Iii., esme in, and, after listening awhile, with tears in his eyes, littered the prediction: 'That hymn is immortal.' I think it WHS anng in public shortly after, for within two weeks almost every child on th* streets wa* singing ii. It is translated into .several language;; and sun? ir, ever laud under the sun." 4 hady'= Toast ot tbe Men. Afc a literary meeting, Mrs. Dani* way "toasted" the men as follows: "God bless 'ero. Wo halve their joys, double their sorrows, treble their expenses, quadruple their cares, ex eite their affections, control their property, and ont mauoeuvre them in everything. This would D9 a dreary v lei ?vithont men* In tW^jg?say, 4L. . <e "~-^HF- -- the precious leilowe don't ?Riw ? As hachar, Is, they ere alway*, oocve oicot, though not always ou Maud; ?1 beaux they are by no nieass match less They ar-, moat agreeable vic tors, they are handy at State F. .rs? and indispensable at oyster saloons. They tire splendid escorts for SDme other fellows wife or sister, and "3 friends |.h**y are better than women. As our fathers they sro inexpressibly -.-rand. A man may bs a. failure in business, a wreck in constitution, not enough io boast of as a beauty, noth ing a? a legislator for women's right?, and even not very brilliant as a member of the presa, but if he ie his own father, we overlook bi* short comings, and cover his peccadillts with the divine mantle of charity. Then, as our husbands, how we loi g to parade them as paragons 1 Ic the sublime languageof the inspired poet: We'll lie for them, We'll cry for them, And ii Wft could we'd fiy for them? We'd do anything but die for them. SOUTHERN MANHOOD.-It is time, therefore, for Southern manhood to reassert itself. Our State govern ments are safe and cannot be dis turbed while we are faithful to our selves. As for our share in the Fed eral Government, it remains for us to choose our best tjien, and send them to Washington, backed by such en dorsements RB ino Robeeons r.nd Cal kinses, and their like, will be ?low to reject. If our allegiance to Dem-* j racy shall in time help w bring about j the fall cr Radicalism, the good that j wilt follow will compensate for the years of suffering we will have un i dergOEe. A*? tor the rest let South I era men be true to themselves; let j the Southern press be fearless, and i Sou'hem representatives brave and j wise.- Let r.s. tell the people of .the j North that when they care to meet us on the broad plane of fellowship, i and recognize us as free citizens of j this great Republic, we will be ready, i as we have been for years, to cor I dially accept the emblems of rocon j cilia'i -v. Bur, the South must, once for ?ii, iel the North understand that sh* toner aud will control ber own aiT?it.s, and will stand by 'heir right of local self-government to the last. -Savannah News. i l'he f/quor Dealers Protective Ae i Bociatioc of Charleston publishes a j car;! in :he Newe and Courier urging {the faithfulness of liquor dealers ;o ! the party and their good serviie in ! the cftmpcigRK, and their grear, inter j eats as heavy tax payers, and oalling . on the legislature at its estra session i to repeal or modify the laws against j the -etail liquor trade at tho extra i session. Agents now can grasp a fortune. Out ; flt worth $10 sent free. For full partlcu ! lars address E. G. Rideout <fc Co., 10 j Barclay, Street, New York, so ?17-17. j Qfimt?mon*? B-it.ler furnishes th? j fol*.-v.-'ng rr-rr-rr, of the condition o. j tue crepe, ?a.; for the mtn:h er, ??g iJnri* 1, 1882, from" r-tnrns rb ike ? South Cnrolina D?plument c.; Ag: i ! cn ! :.:>?-*. The est-imar** given Are banni 'j pon 175 replies, covering every 'county in i be State. With very few exceptions the correspond ents report that the weather has been unfavorable for cotton and corn, bnt I favorable for other crops: j Cotton.-On the let of May the ' correspondents reported that 47 per cent, of the crop was up. The growth ?of the plant during the past month has bean greatly retarded by cool weather, and in many sections it has been seriously injured from the same cause, necessitating replanting. The stands are, therefore, pot good in any section of wie State." The.plant ie generally reported aa' unhealthy* smaii and looking badly. The con dition, compared to tbs average, is reported for the State at 87, against 92 for the corresponding period last year. Corr.-Cora has also beer. aiFocted by the unfavorable seasons, the plant not being in as healthy a condition, nor the growth of the plant cs hardy and vigorous as it would have heen with moro propitious weather. Som* damage by "bud" worms is reported, birt no otherjserious injury baa so far been sustained from this cause. The present prospects indicate an average crop, at least, with favorable seasons. The condition is reported at 99, against 34 for the same date last year. Wheat.-Wheat was being rapidly harvested at the date of the rep orts, and the prospects was 8 per cent? above an annual yield. This will give for the State 1,743,000 baehele. Oats.-The yield of oats will be almost unprecedented ic the history of the State. The acreage was lar ger than for any previous year and the reports show i hat 30 per cent, above an average ie anticipated. Based upon these eetimates the yield for the Stare will be 8.479,528 bushele. Rice.-The rice crop has felt the effects of the coot nights." In the low country the growth o? the plant hus been severely checked, and it is reported yellow and sickly. The . 2 i ' .i rfliiina t?yan ffr.rmH arable tm a - ...... t k troublesome thia iaaeon. TSe co?di? tion for the State ie reported at 92, against 83 for the same period in '81. Rye and Barley.-Very little at tention is given to either rye or bar ley. They are only planted in email "patches" about the farms that are not in every way suited to ether pur poses. The reports show that one per cent, above ari average yield for bit h rye and barley is expected. Sorghum and Sugar Cane.-The condition of sorghum is reported at 99, and sugar cane at 100. Potatoes.-The acreage io sweet potatoes has been increased 12 per cent, over 1881. The nunber of acres devoted to this crop ia 40,389. The condition is reported at ?.3 per cent, above an average. The acreage ia Irieh potatoes has also increased 12} per cent, over last year. The num ber of acres is 3.6?9 for the State, The condition of the crop is reported at 13 per cent, above an average. Fruit.-The prospects for an aver age yield of the various fruits as fol lows: Apples 92; peaches 111; pears 92; grapes 103; berries 107. Ga?den products.-The weather has been very favorable -for all the products of the garden, and the con dition for the State is reported at 10 above an average. Commercial Fertilizers-Estimates based upon the reports of the corres pondents of the department published :?> *r? %T?T.ih rerort ?how th it *'o'-i tons o? ie?.a._?oie \f<5Xe? -t?;^??tc,i during the cresent season. The re spective amount or each grade or brand of fertilizers is aa follows: Tone, Ammoniated . 31,567 Acid phosphates " 24,640 Kflinit 14,674 Chemicals ^ 4,271 75,452 Of the total amount coneumed 19,- ? 500 tons were used for composting' with home-made manures, cotton geed, tte. The use of Kaiidt has been increased in J S82 2 per cent, over ISSI. The number of tons used in 1881 ws612,294, and in 1882 14, 974. A JUDGE'S EXPERIENCE.-Judge J. T. Bossier, of St. Tammany parish,' La., and of the State Legislature, thus c-spressed his opinion to one of our representatives: "I have found St. Jacobs Oil to be very efficacious ir. sprain?.and bruises. In my opin ion trrere ie no oil or liniment equal to it."-New Orleans Times-Demo crat. _ J. M. Cobb Determined to meet the pressure cf the timta, and consult kia patrons' interest, is push ing off his dress goods and trimmings at a price to suit the most economical buyer. Consult your interest and boy the beet goDds for. the least mousy. Moat reduce stock before I move in my new store. ?J