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THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY MARCH 17, 1892. VOL. LVn. NO. IO. ALPHA an^OMEGA, Or the Beautiful Twins Story of the Future. BY JAS. P. KILLEBREW. When they had all left the room I opened the bottle of liquid and * pouring it down his throat until I bai| used about half of it. I cov ered his body with R. cloth and re tired. I will IM>W explain my actions. In hanging him they had not V broken his neck, but only strangled ;;? him, and his tongue had-slipped i back into his throat. Therefore, I reasoned he simply hibernated j during th ie Jong period. - "Well," explained Aunt Bettie, "you know you told me that with that chemical you gave me a per son might, by dropping his tongue ? back into his throat, hibernate for a considerable period of time, pro N .vidrng he had some one to admin ister the solution to him when he | should want to recover conscious nest. So, judge my astonishment,; when upon going to-the room in the morning, I saw my patient breathing naturally, and sound asleep. I.knew .thP.t opon awaking . care sh oui i be taken not to let him know too suddenly the position which he was in. So, T seated myself by his bedside. When he awoke he seemed dazed, and spoke like one in a dream. Looking - around and seeing me sitting there, "Where am I? Who are you?" "I am your aunt." replied I, "go to sleep, and when you awake again I will tell you what has happened." > - Obedient to my order he was soon asleep. Now to come- to the strange part of it. Whf*n he awoke the second time, after about two or three hours sleep, he asked no questions of me, but when I told bim to dress, (I had some clothes r?a^forjhi^^ ^ ..I t,o; ?w???^r?.if..nt:' ?vhar 1. if ftj :.\-^.t-?: my- order ?ti rb-' ;:? : ' Cf: ?Or'ilif .lil -O' . i, Min. ni! ly dresse?. .WhenJ spoke tc hi ai he i\v.t.w-.ivd as if in a trnnce. When I would *sk him to do anything he would obey like a child. And he has been that .'way ever since. .E^ ie now at the pavilion where . I left him. I introduced him as my nephew, though I don't real Iv know what kin he is to me." "Now, George," addressing Mr Loraine, "what shall I do with him?" "Turn him over to me," replied Mr. Loraine. "I will soon hav< bim all right/. . "Very well," said aunt Bettie "Meet me at the pavilion to-mor row at 10 o'clock." CHAFfER IV. KENT LORAINE, 1 have often spoken of the pa vilion in this story. I will not endeavor to explain what the pa vilion is as some of my reader have never been to the city, an never seen it. . In this twentieth century, it i customary to have a house siluate in the central part . of ^each citj owned by the government an conducted very much as a hot? Was conducted in the 19th cei tury, with the exception thi everything is free to a taxpayer. On this morning in which Kei was to be taken charge of by M Loraine, a great many peop -could be seen,at the pavilk .grounds. Some were promena ing around arm in arm. SOE darting hither and thither in the erial machines above the pavilio whilst again, others were ridii up and down the beautiful wal that skirted the pavilion, in th< electric tricycles. Altogether wara scene/ that one of the 19 Century? especially an invent wonld have been delighted togs upon. For then aerial navigati wag in its infancy, and.they h not learned the many ?uses to wh i electricity might be applied. Tb is morn i ig Mr. Loraine, i -companied by Alpha and Onie, arrived at the Pavilion. At .Bettie met them at the door, a silently led them to the draw i room. Seated upon an ottoman nea rindow. looking at the scene ?ore him, sat A young man sti ingly handsome, and with ?pe of an Apollo. But as my entered the room he < not move, or betray by any si V that he knew any enemas in the room. Annt Bettie walked np to him and said:.' "Kent, here isyour Uncle George and your cousins, .? Alpha, and Omega." He half arose and extended his hand. "l am glad to meet you, Uncle George, and you, also, cousins." Then he resumed "his seat, and sat staring out of the window^ as if he -were not conscious of any one's presence. ; - "Kent," said Aunt Bettie, "you must go and live with your uncie a while, as I have to go in the country several miles and may not be back for six or seven months." "All right," said Kent, and kiss ing Aunt Bettie good bye, he turned to Mr. Loraine and told him he was ready. . Mr. Loraine led the way, and they silently walked homeward. * * - * * * * . Three years have passed sinc? the concluding incidents of the preceding paragraph. Under the supervision of Mr. Loraine, Kent has improved wonderfully. He has now come back to the realization of every day affairs. In the quiet, reserved, and dignified gentleman leated in an easy chair upon the portico, would hardly be recognized the Kent Loraine of old. - CHAPTER V, BOTTOMLESS PIT OF KAM A KLOfiN. "Good morning Kent," said Mr. Loraine, who had just stepped out upon the portico, "I hope .you are enjoying yourself." j g Sj ?ir, 1 hi. v G just -bei':, lead ing- about the bottomless pit oi Kanta Klorn. What on earth ii it?" "Well,'* replied Mr. Loraine smiling, "I have left that foi Alpha to explain. She shall show you that wonderful place to-day and relate the still more wonder ful history thereof." At the mention of -Alpha's nam* Kent's face brightened, and a ten der look was in his eyes as he re plied: "I would be very glad to see th< pit, and also to have the pleasun of Miss Alpha's company." Mr. Loraine smiled knowingly and said: "I shall summon he immediately." Suiting the uction to the won he stepped up to a flower carve* in the woodwork and touching th centre, resumed his seat. Presently the panel rolled bac and Alpha appeared. Dressed i some soft white clinging materia she was even more beautiful tha She day she was first introduced 1 the reader. She is now a fu grown woman. She has not los however, that buoyancy of spiri which characterized^ her when girl. "Good morning, Kent," said sh "You look rather grave this mon ing. Are you sick?" "No, I am not sick, and as f looking grave I would suppose ai one would look grave with tho loi of over a hundred and fifty yea pressing him down." At this moment 'Mega stepp out upon the portico. "Poor old young man," said si "it's a wonder you haven't collaps under your enormous load years." ~ "Well, now, 'Mega," .said Al pl "I think that it is really cruel twit poor Kent on his age," a then smiling. "But it is furn isn't it? Kent is ov?r a hund? and fifty, and he looks like a m of twenty-five or thereabout." "But, to change the subjec said Kent, "suppose we go to the wonderful pit of Kan ta Klor "Certainly," said Alpha, a ringing the summons bell i again took her seat. Presently the servant brouj the electric carriage to the porti and the company entered, lau ing and cracking jokes. Kent pulled the lever and carriage started off. [In the three years Kent J been under the tutelage Loraine, he had learned operate the electric carria? in fact, had become a rep ti ve 20th century man.] It will now be well for TJ part from the story for a ii give a short description 20th century, and the wayi people at.that time. Unlike Edward Bellamy' the people of the 20th i were not equal, at least no souse he meant. The poor of people were a great deal off than the poorer class 19th century, but they w equal to the richer class. ] richer class did not', in tb century, obtain their riches by a knack of making mon they were classed accord their brains.,, or their capac acquiring knowledge. For instance the idiot was in the asylum, then the ne in the ratioof knowledge, i. one who could comprehend little more thau the idic given a position as serv? some good family, and so ( The most brilliant and bes cated man that the people choose was selected as pre? Only the people that had pa certain period of time in th lie schools were allowed to \ For instance, again: W. person had been taught i could possibly learn he was a card that entitled him to g enter in his chosen o^eupM; he was capable of going. During the three years Kei been with Mr. Loraine he taken a full course in the n college, and now enjoyed the privilege and power that MJ raino did. He rose to this h however, only through the int gable efforts of Mr. Loraine. On this particular day seemed to be preoccupied nervous. Omega's witty rei seemed not to have the same T?:*^ tt?re o'?$ o?t ou ?h? ! r Mtd, on th-;- outskii i: ni :. < j TS?' r.'ittd wa* rimeo?i ?.u<\' fes i ??'-\\mfi'v-t'i-:i* >,r,v n I i i1*1. j erk. Very little ~< ?? by any one now, ab i?iCj vi ' tne beautiful scenery sprea( ? fore them. Far off in the dist a long range of mountains r< ! their jagged heads above the r surface of the plain. Faster and faster they flew a ' Kent turned and asked A ' something about the direction There was a strange look h i eyes, but neither of the girh " ticed it. Little did they know " a maniac guided the lever was carrying them onwarc 9 death. 3 * Now away off in the dist could be seen a pale blue si . rising from thu surface oi plain. ? "There," cried Alpha, "is ; pit of KantaKlorn!" pointin wards the smoke lazily eui heavenward, k Still faster they flew onwarc n Suddenly Omega gave a cr j surprise and pointed upwards. n Alpha and Kent looked in ?0 direction she pointed. H "Why, that is father in his * air-ship," cried Alpha, t "And he motioned us to st A said Omega. "What can he mei As Omega uttered these w< e Kent looked upwards, then t - mg pulled the lever baok to fullest capacity. The can or sprung forward with a jerk jy almost threw them out, and dai 1(j onward with redoubled energy jg Until now, the girls had dreamed that there was. anytl ed wrong. But now both seeme realize that they were in the hi ie, of a maniac. ed There was a firm, set loo of Alpha's eyes, and she said n ing. ia> Omega gave a despairing crj fa help, and lifted her bauds sup n<* catipgly towards her. father. *Jl He| father heard and answi e her. And now began a race au life. - . " Faster, still faster goes the g^e riage. Nearer and nearer co " the airship. n(j. The awful pit of Kan ta Klor ?jje now not over two hundred yi off. A voluminous cloud of sra ght is continually rising from it. ico, intervals terrible noises are he ?>h" issuing from its depths, ^.jjg The airship is now hovering rectly over the carriage. The g dad are stricken with terror, and incapable of making a movement] to save themselves. Kent suddenly turns and grasps Alpha in his arms. There is a light of intelligence in his eyes now. "dBut ah ! too late ! for;with one wild leap the carriage clears the chasm and falls with terrible velocity. No, not too late for suddenly there is a rushing sound, and the great airship swoops downward. Kent, Alpha, and Omega are grasp ed by willing hands and quickly drawn on board. Then the airship rises and darts onward, and But why go any further? Kent; of course, recovered his reason, and they were married-Kent and Alpha. Just like any other story ! But the moral is still there. Read I it through and ponder thereon. (THE END.) -i- . The Kings tree Affair. AB the Anti adrainistrat|oj?^v pie are trying to make so?^*^* political capital out ?f""~tri^ Kingstree incident, we deem tt>ur duty toycall their attention to a few facts and question, the truthfulness of some of their reports of it. In the first place-both Gov. Till man and ex-Gov Sheppard had spoken and Governor Tillmans' work on the stand for thajtday was virtually over. Col. Youmanr merely wanted to make .. a ?dirty I personal attack upon Governor j'C;'::.?c:;. ffhkh ll- 0Wm|?*1*?H?8 !lii?h ?ir.d ht-;:or?.'-: ^office Lebo?ds ? ecu'd nnt ??IM>'*?' iv ?.n'v.<- 7Jvl?rtf?? ..'vc Sia{--' as <ye!l as a.oabdi'J ... l-anil tba affaire of thc Starve*; ' -'ui-lr :. ^iurv SI fchu? *:t?t* J??A? they had tb be attended to . before his leaving for Chicago and h ac he not left at the time he did h( would have not had time to hav< attended to them. We do not believe that any o the candidates who are "on tU ticket too" openly condemned th Governor's action as asserted ty the opposition press and challenge them to prove it. Mr. Youmans is in our opinioi amere bully, which is proven b his reply to Gen. Farley vhe: h? said "I have no objection, an if you want to change the orde of these meetings and make th i fight with me, I'll meet you au divide time with .you. You can run me off." Youmans did n< "take up the gauntlet," but simp] said, "go on," and suicided. Be fair, brethren an.d don't ti to make a hero out of a man wi is playing the bully and braggart Aiken Times. i Electricity is about to find new employment in horticultui Spring vegetables, we hear, are a ready being forced by its aid f< the market. There ie no doul that roses and other flowers can 1 made to bloom more plentiful and more profitably - with i asistance. In short, the discove: affords promise of possibilit?s n yet estimated. It has been foui that lettuce is particularly si ceptible to the influence of t] electric light, by means of whi it can be grown for market in tn thirds the usual length of tin Other vegetables respond likew: in varying degrees. But evei thing depends upon the proj regulating of the light, and h to do this can only be learned careful study of the resu produced under all sorts I conditions. The effect of electric! being to hasten maturity, too mi of it causes lettuce to mn to et before the edible leaves are s med. I At Kingstree Gen Farley u preternatural gravity pulled rabbit foot out of his pocket i: crossed Sheppard and Youni with it, while the crowd mdu\ in uproarious hilarity. Fail said he would not cross the Je and Courier man as he lock too cross already. \ The crowd was not satiff until it aecertaied that it was}' left hind foot of a grave fi rabbit, the superstition ajx which is well known. _ i Gentleman is a term which'cl not apply to any station, jut th^e;heart and the feelings1 iitf v* S tai Von .-Tal fourd. i SE CHANG ABD IG. OF THE FA MOUS TWINS. Hon iii Their Families. I A"$?arrel and a Threatened Sur gical Separation-Tl ie Awful Situation" of Bug After Ghan gr's Death. ? ? ? -- ' T?er recent death near Mount Airfp?;- C., of Mrs Sallie Bunker, wi^^of Eng Bunker, one of the wp]M-rehowed Siamese twins, r?cw?? to mind much of the do mes|ic history of these gentlemen aridt|heir fam ilies, comparatively lit^X^f which has eyer found its way into print, which now comes diret?fefrom one who lived in the neighborhood of their - homes in the; li^f North State, and who was a p?^onalfriend bf the twins from his j'outhup. Chang and Eng were born in 18ii?,in the lowlands of Siam, of humMe parentage, and at an early age ?0?t their father. As soon as. they Syere old enough to be of use to thll; widowed mother she put th^m^b the light work of tending a ]arje*jl?ck of ducks, which they used|?-carry out every morning in a j^at to a neighboring marsh, wherr^h? wild rice was plentiful ; there liey remained all day and at niggl;; at the bi ^'ng of a horn, hank to ??nd t?ifl?! lie . :>t-i:i iv?1 rc- ?.?nf bably 12 or , '.' n Engli?fc/trave?ler ?nm.- I : thai way, nn-\. --^vM hem with amazement, i J a- stijjttl?ted consideration with thfeii i.^ther, obtained possession Leav:mg:ihe East shortly aftei Mr. jftffi?er. for several years eihibl?^^ie twins in every pari oHtie t?Hfe World,' treating then with,^^lf?ndn?8B and mating e. ,1 or bt be ly ;ts; ry ot id ff he ci r<f ?. tie F pr m ly tts ?ot ty ch ed ith a nd ins ;ed ley ws :ed m ied the &id 3Ut oes ;to ery : I^'^.-? vt *z ? h* tionsiderare?] \ zh'.m ih..-it ?recdom; wiri j ?y?i !Ji.i:Vs:*.:i> [0 uiwjv iii.T f(; them comfortably in life. Thi happened in Haleigh, N. C., an< the yoking men, though they love< their protector well, loved freedon better,' so, with a friendly partinj on both sides, they started out U make their way alone-and ye together. While in Raleigh the; heard \ some .talk . regarding. th excellent hunting to be found i: the mountainous part of the Stat? andj wishing for a little recreatioi they journeyed to the Piedmor Bectionj-wher? they finally took u their'residence'at the house of we?l-to/do farmer named Yate living .in the county of Wilke situated; at the foot of the Bhj Ridge j Mountains, and sevent -five miles west of Greensboro. Farmer Yates was fond of tl chase.- .Living in good, ol< fashioned style, with plenty < negroe? and dogs, raising supplii of all kinds and surrounded by large family, he took life easy ar made it pleasant for the twin who bearded with him for a co: sideral ?le time. While there El Bunker became greatly at tac In to Miss-Sallie Yates and Chai Bunker .lost his heart to Mi Adelaide. Some time between 1825 ai 1840 a ^double marriage took pla at the residence pf Father-in la Yates, and the twins comm en c< their married life on a far which was in easy distance ol the wives' old homestead. Here th lived happily, farming part of t time and at intervals going ou t road with Barnum and othe returning' home occasionally their families and fireside wi well-filled pockets. But thefai on which tyiey lived did not si the twins, so they purchased abc 2, OOO acres in the adjoining cour of Surrey, within three miles the then little village of Mou Airy, now the terminus of t Cape Fear and Yadkin Val Railroad. On this estate tl erected a large, comfortable frai house, with all necessary outbui ings, and made many impro mente. Being of a cheeful. kin* disposition, their lives pasi smoothly for several years, wt several children were born each wife. Some of the children were nea grown when one day, from sc cause or other, a squabble en sn in which the mothers took part, and subsequently Chang'and Eng, who. being men of spirit and courage, drew knives and were about to attack each other, when the wives, seeing the danger, begged them to desist. .The twins ceased struggling, but decided that they would then and there be separated, and at once Bent to Mt Airy for their family phy sician, Dr Hollingsworth, a man with quite a local reputation as a skilful surgeon. He' arrived with his instruments and after being I told what was wanted, remarked : "Very well, just get up on that table and I'll fix you, but which would you prefer, that I should sever the flesh that connects you or cut off your heads? One will produce much about the same results as the other." This brought the twins to their senses, iorthey knew very well that the great surgeons in London, Paris, and New York had decided that it would be death to separate [ them In a perplexity of mi nd how to ?guard against future warfare iu'th?ir household, the twins called in Dr Hoi 1 insgsworth and Messrs Gilmore and Rawley, of Mount Aiey, as arbitrators,, These gentlemen, after revolving the problem in their minds, drew up a legal contract whose principal provisions were that out of the money owned by the twins a similar mansion and like out buildings as those which they rs owned should be built on j th ii estate about one mile :!*...;;. the <. ;\;ng homestead; .'hal the lai " be squally . i o ' ;-'0 J -I ween i ! bro! ', ? bv or nature ... ' ii; .. farms between : ...... that the family-or Chan live in one house, while thu! ; Eng should live in the other. And, while the wives ocasionally ..visited each other: it is .worth .I nnf.inrf thni. for. many v?ars the xi . ... - ?.. ... -p j agreed ' - j'.ng ?pend B 1 1 a V > t Y e n * i. it P a Sj S, ie y ie 1 Df 38 a id s, ti lg id ig 88 id ce w id m ?ir ey he he rs, to ith rm nit mt ?ty of mt he ley ley me la ve ry aed tile to rly >me ted. of course, could not help beinf present*) should, during tha time, remain passive, and not ir any way interfere with the affair of Eng : then Chang should spen< three days and nights at his owi house, Eng being during that timi as mindful of attending strictly ti his own business, and not that o his brother, as Chang had been The provisions were accepted am religiously observed by th brothers until death, the; alternating every three days ii their visits, to their family. Indeec so particular were they in nc haviner business transactions wit each other that if, for instanc< Eng needed corn for his cattli and Chang had it for.sale, En never once hinted at buyin from his ^brother. And again, a sometimes happened, if or brother received an invitation i dinner or tea the other would, < course go, but upon leaving woul remark to the host : "I will pa my visit to you at some futui time. 0 Allusion has been made to tl cheerful disposition of the twin They were lively and very fond of joke, aud several might be relat( did space permit. Two will suffic On one occasion while drivii through thc neigborhood in buggy they were thrown ot resulting in one being bad bruised while the other escap? without a scratch. It then beear necessary for the injured twin remain in bed for a week and, course, his brother had to'do lit wise explaining to a friend, wi called to soe him, that ho sta there to look after his brother ai kee'p off the flies. The other joke occurred on trip they made from Greensbc to Raleigh. Before stating E purchased one ticket; they th boarded the traia, and aft?r while the conductor came aron for tickets. Eng handed his I but Chang, with a merry twin!" in his eye, remarked; "I have ticket, and I have no moue Then when thc conductor thr tened to put him off E interposed and told hini tl could not be done, as he (Er had given up his ticket. At t the passengers raised such a lal that the conductor coucludsd pases Chang, whose passage n g % LS ie ;o )f d y re ie s. a id ie. ig a it, ly 3d Qt to Of :e 10 id id >ro ng en a nd ip, :1e no v." ea ;ng lat ig) his ?gh to ras, however, soon after properly paid, for in all dealings they were strictly honorable. So far as can be learned their lives at their homes were irrepoachable ; i hey were vitaus temperate, scrupu lously honest, sociable, charitable and, while never having professed religion, they often attended church : their manners and dress were those of y gentlemen, though their edueation had been' ga?r.ecL? almost entirely by travel. They were naturalized citizens, and regularly voted the Deraacratic ticket. When the war ended it found them with forty, or fifty slaves, and though these, of course, were liberated, they had hiden supplies of gold which carried them com fortably through. This fact was well known, and after Stoneman's raie} through that section the twins were one day surprised by a camp follower who .forced himself into their presence and demanded their gold; Upon an immediate refusal he threatened to shoot, whereupon they both rose from the chairs on which they were seated, and then" e xclaimed."'-you shoot ! " and then Hustled .the fellow out. During their travels the twini accumulated mnch money, and in their absence, from home their wives managed their, property an excellent way. Several children were born to each wife, and these all received a first-class education, and were brought up as members of the church, principally of the Baptist denomination. All the children, save one deaf and dumb daughter, were healthy and strong, have marrie8> and are counted as sonie._ of the best citizens of fhat section of the State, and ?*odabout $2,000 left them i ?rr u-.ea i.:s ?.? -3? ... . :' ? ?' - history of .?iii' tr.*?i.:- <lc n'?A as ?i'S^gi ; cerna vabl*,auit wi^i?utpr?oedor>t. Vi hil? w?h ''it?rau?i - -i ' L^7;l Ch aDfe^- .: .<.??? .stroke. bf' p>. . ' ?? ? .'..i .?-i ? . ? .' . ,. i.i. .-..'.rc cv:;r ar fertig a ? .<?.?..<.. z-.-A tL?tt?f fi ccmforaMe ali-??-Vi r. '.' - .. 3 Iv?? f. ." - J suppG) Oiioweci - v liMii liguai pipe, they retired in seeming good health. Early the next morning Eng work up' and, calling to his wife, asked her to see what ailed Chang, as he could not awaken him. Mrs. Sallie Bunker, very soon discovering that Chang was no more, dispatched a boy OE horseback to the village (some three miles distant) for Di Hollingsworth. After th? messenger had gone Eng complain ed of feeling numb and cold in hit lower extremities, and his familj did all they could to restore the t ^circulation. He rapidly greia colder, and within an hour aftei wakening and before the docto] arrived he joined his brother or the other shore. The Sheep crowd continually show their weakness by graspinj at and endeavoring to turn ever little thing to account. Because Gov. Tillman, who had to meet ; train so as to return to Columbi; and attend to official duties befor leaving for Chicago the next daj did not remain on the stage a Williamsburg to hear a harangu from Youmans, the Sheep pres claim that Youmans ran hin Tillman stopped when requeste by Youmans, and offered to auswe his questions if he would ask hil right then and there ; but Yoi man's, with that desire to deceiv chartctcristic of the Shee campaign, pretended that the would have to be asked as h made his speech. Tillman the very properly said he was Goi ernor as well as candidate and ha duties to perform and must pe form them before leaving f< Chicaco and he needed rest. Yoi mans, knowing how the Govferm was situated, shrewdly tot advantage of his circunistanc' to make it appear that the Go ernor was afraid to remain. Youmans could get around tl fact that Gov. Tillman has r mained on the stage during one his harangues, his chances of d ceiving the people would be beth But he cannot get around that fa( and he cannot fool the peop Evidently Youmans thinks t farmers are very green or he wou not endeavor to deceive them any such manner.-Press and I porter. Man wants the earth, but it the housekeeper who gete dust. CORRESPONDENCE^ DORNSVILLE, S. C., June 28.. MR. EDITOR: I have been trav elling around, principally for my health: While some meddlesome person might say that I am iu search of a companion,, or am a candidate for matrimony, I say lo you, confidentially, that the latter Ts not true, because in this vicinity there would be nothing more un popular in any manto approach, mention, or even think of such a thing. They say it ia leap year, and while the ladies. do not have the privilege of voting at the bal lot-box they feel thankful that they have the right, and they exer cise it too, to propose matrimony. I don't think there will be many weddings here this year, because the ladies are too modest to pro pos?, hut, oh, how they do coquette so sweetly around you. . Now, I will give you some gen eral hews. Dornsville is a high, beautiful, and well watered place, in fact almost surrounded by water. Jt was, during his lifetime, owned by IW. B. Dorn, Esq. It is now the property of Maj. J. M. Dom, and upon the creek he hae erected both a corn and wheat mill with all- the latest improvements. He also has a saw mill and threshing machine as well as planing machine. All this variod machinery is working well and in good order. Here is the place to get your grain ground also your lumber, and all pf the best quality. Dornsville was once the capital . of McCormick; and if it ever has been changed, I do not know it. The two. places.are only four miles apart. I will here saythat McCor mick is a- pleasant little town full of life, and they now anticipate mnning and completing the Sa- -V 7 Valley. Railroad to your.. ?onne?t .with the;. you . pvnd one .T rsej p:fc. ; : ..r-r-tL- old and ..v^irMoi- . 3UU pounds. When the cows retire to rest at night he does so too, and gets as near the cows as he can, and anyone passing by on a moon shiny night would hardly be able to tell the pig from the cows so nearly are they of the same weight. The crop, cotton, corn, wheat, and oats, was never better. Mr. C. C. Fuller had the best field of oats one mile east of Liberty Hill that I ever saw. .. nen he threshes I should like to know th? yield' per acre. The health in this vicinity is good generally, and everybody seems satisfied with his' present and future prospects, except our old friend Dr. J. H. J., and you know that he is inclined to be a natural constitutional complainer. While everybody else hag plenty of rain he says he hada little; crop small and backwurd but they will do, but somebody is steal iug^ his oats from the field. He also says that he has lately discvered a certain cure for the secondary effect of the grip. Here is his prescription : Roasting-ear soup, watermelons, musk-melons, and a plenty of tomatoes, all of which must be raised at home. Now, farmers, if you are not supersti tious, try this remedy and send the editor some of the same kind. I came near forgetting one impor tant thing, which I will her? men tion. John C. Dom's gold i^ine is a success; it is now yielding him $35 to $50 per day with very little expense. The store at Dornsville took in on last Friday sixty-seven dozen eggs and frying size chickens in proportion. Now if these* people cannot live why not? I In conclusion, we have no ex citement* about politics, because the candida tea hr ve not visited us this8eason. We have no erxcite ment about prohibition because nearly every man here belongs to the temperance society except one, - and he is 78 years old. He says that he has been using spirituous liquors for fifty-seven years when at home. Since commencing using it he has not in the whole time been sick oue month, and lives an active life both physically and mentally. Why should he now change his manner of living? In this vicinity the pe?ple are governed and controlled by virtue, morality, and old time Christian . religion, which is good enough to live by and good enough to die by, and good enough forme-and if not, why not? H. S. B.