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TO THI PLANTERS OP THE SOOTH . 'Within the post ten Xtatp cotton cr?p of the SaSMhten Slate* hm MM now for J....^....f3,39l<10p,854 Va'ue of cotton ofporlo-i to Europe bus boon ..?. 2.287^27,0^0 1880-90?7. 307,211 D C ot tbo avenge prion of 11.5S brought 873,101,831 1800-91?8,052,597 D 0 at tbo avenge price of 9.03 brought 429,792,047 1891-92?9,035 379 B 0 at the average price of 7.50 brought 391,424,715. 'A little over aevcn million ba'es in 1889-91 sold for nearly as tuuch as a crop of nine million boles in 1801-92, and, but for the ODoruioua over production during the past two yearn, the planters would have received highly remunerative prices last year. The South produced last year about 82 per cont. of tho commercial cotton of the werld. and it has been in universal use by nearly all ike inhabitants of the globe. The Boutkorn planters are in position today to make the price of their great product highly lemunerative io themselves and I without disadvantage to any ouil.a<Ua?^TT" fact, there jaJiMAWiniT*dealer in cotton or I III I mi imhiiIii op any in?ll throughout the United Mates, who would not prefer that cotton should sell at much higher price*, fer, should it do so, all kinds of business, particularly in the South, would be quickened and rendered more profitable ; while at the same time it is a fact tlinl, should a reasonable advance in cotton occur, it would scarcely be felt by the consumers who wear ootton goods. "The foregoing aro simple facts?they have beoo stated repestcdly by us and by othrr commercial meu everywhere. Now, why is it that low pricos for cottcn prevail, and distress and embarrassment of so many planters is so pronounce I ? The solution of this question is easy. The planters stake all they have on cotton, over produce it, and do not diversify (heir crops sufficiently. Cotton, under thrsc circumstances, goes down, and the planters pay out aunually millions of dollars for mules, pork, liay, com and other necessaries which c?n be readily produced much cheaper on the plantation than they can be bought elsewhere. "Why will not t lie planters stop for a day, or a week, if necessary, and think over a business proposition liko thin T"The whole financial welfare of the South depends upon cotton. If the planter can get nearly as much money fur the production of n crop of 7.500,COO as he can for one of 9,000:000 bole*, why should he expend eo much lime and labor to produce the greater quantity ? Why will he produc 500 bales of cotton, worth S2?>,000, when it cost him $25,000 to raise it? If lie had to work as n day laborer lie might make some money and keep out of debt, but just so long as lie overproduces cotton he will be kept continually in debt, and the interest alone upon his indebtedness will sootier or later ruin him. "It would be far belter to decrease a cotton crop of average size 1,000,000 bales than to iticrcsse it 500,000 boles. "The statement of such fuels cannot be queetioucd. At the same time it is natural fer farmers to ask how the present situation can be changed fur the better? In answer to this question we would say: Abandon forever the oue crop idea?cotton. Adopt new methods and new things. The planters' present mode of doing business is wrong? experience sltows it. C hange it immediately. Organize farmers' club", associations and meetings and discuss cation, particularly before the planting time. Keep your organizations entirely free from peiitics ; do not rsly upon the Government to grant you assistance. If it gives you aid, it must irrant everv other i>iti?on .o.i.i.../. ti.? people support the Government, but the Government does not support the people. v- Avoid. elLechemoe that politicians get up to cmteh oto?. Helj upon your own opinions and do not run after impracticable ideas. Consult your Congressmen or write letters to them urging that the functions of the Agricultural Department at Washington be enlarged, and that liberal appropriations be made for this purpose, in order to enable that department to keep the planters frequently and fully advised aboui the production and consumption of cotton. Have the Governors of your States impress upon the Legislatures the necessity of increasing the scope of the State Agricultural Department, and have distributed to every couoty, town, precinct and neighborhood information touching the future prospects for supply and demand for ootton. With proper energy and vim, these departments could distribute information to every plautcr i*i the South, which would eDuble liirn to know, in some -degree, wlint the requirements of the world would likely to be the next year. 4,We ore aware that no such plan as this would absolutely control the amount of cotton produced, it might iufluence the oiuount that was planted. In any eveut, it would be a step in the right direction, for it would lessen the planter's risk. It might be said that ten men in the neighborhood would reduce their acreage of cotion, while two' athers might iocreose their acreage, but this would not last long, for any man whe would endeavor to seek gain at the expense of the community would soon bo frowned down. l'ale*s some change is mado in the present practice the Southern planter cannot pros- , per. If a radical change is made, the future is fright, full of premise and prosperity, < lor when cotton becomes a remunerative article to the planter nil his obligations can bo met promptly, lie will be speedily relieved from debt, and his lands will rapidly enhance in value. His credit will be strengthened and all difficulties that stir- 1 .round him today will bo removed. God lias , given the .South virtually a monopoly of the production of cotton, nnd there is no reason why ihis great article should n.-t yield ' handsome returns to the planters of ilie ... i.~ I. ? I 1 1.? : ^vu?u rt aiu ITUIA PU 1KIIU IU JIIUUUUC II. Immediate consideration of thin subject is ( important, for it realty involves the prosper- ( ity of our common country," "Yours truly, "latiiam, alexander & Co." * Here it is Again.?The 1 lap tut Courier t says, alluding to the Evans Dispensary law : It is a pity that the State has created an 1 an office (that of County Dispenser) that no 1 christian could consistently fi l." t On the contrary it is an office which not ( only might be held by a christian but ought .to be held by the highest type of christian. ?Edgefield Advertiser. 1 If the office of liquor dispensor is such a * very nice one and ought to be filled by "a t good man," why may not a good woman fill it? The office will not require much work and wilt pay weli. We don't advise this ( by any means, but simply ask the question : C If "a good man" can se'l liquor, why not a b good woman ??Newberry Observer. |j .? n Business Men Barked. ? Washington, I March 1).?Postmaster General Hissell is s accredited with the announcement that no $ Will huilnaaa mnn nan/I on?lo I w??.?woo MJVM M?VM ?y>iw? p'fovuinvca i; under his administration. He objects lo commissioning local bus.uees men us port maulers, for (ho reason that the actual o duties are performed by irresponsible aed F often incompetent clerks and substitutes, r Postmaster* under Mr. BHsctl must premise h to derote their (entire time to the work ]< personally and keep strict office hour*;. a _? _ a An immense fire destroyed property in ci Boston last Saturday, aggregating $4,500,- 6 000. The fire broke eut at 4 p. in., iu the building owned by K. L. Ames, corner of Essex and Lincoln strrets, and practically Q the whole square tvas destroyed. Ci ] i ?Rc 3D edify Mtiion tSitucs ?* " >* % ?- ey R. M. STOKER, Editor Friday^ March 17. I8>S. SUBSCRlpYtON, $1 60 PER ANNUM POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The P. O. will be opened for business from 8 A. M. to tl.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Mail going South will close promptly at 11 A. M. Mail going North will close promptly at 6.30 P. M. The mail will bo taken from the afreet box 1o minutes before closing each mail. Any innttention or irregularities should re reported promptly to the P. M. J. 0. HUNTER. P. M. BEV. J. N BOOTH'S APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments are__jjjXinounced by fUf Ihe mtormi linn lH1frCMgr?|tUoB? under hie pastoral charge : UNION BAPTIST CHURCH. First Sunday in the month, morning and night. Second Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Third " morning and night. Fourth " afternoon, at 4 o'clock. LOWER FAIR FOREST. F'ourlh Sunday and Saturday before. HEBRON. Second Sunday and Saturday afternoon bofore. New Advertisement*. Watch this Corner.?Racket Store. Fine Mill Site.?John D. Long. Ciia'ion (or Administration, on W. B. Lcmmons' Estate?J. M. Gee. 8Sa)r Solicitor O. L. Schumper, of this dielrict, ia a candidate for Unitod States District Attorney. Jt&' The storehouse belonging to C. P. Sims, at Santuo, was destroyed by tire last Friday night. Supposed to be the work of au incendiary. fit??"" II. M. Spnrks, of Qraham & Sparks, and W. S. McLure, representing J. W. McLurc, Agent, liavo returned from the New York nutl other Northern markets, where they went to purchase Spring goods for their respective houses. Bk&" A private letter from Charlotte informs us that building of every kind this year will be more thau double wk-it it has been any year before, in that city. There is no doubt that Charlotte i? gr>wing faster and on a more solid basis than any other Southern city. Bticf* The following visiting lawyers of neighboring towns have been in attendance upon the court the past two weeks : ExJudge" Melton, R. W. Sband, Esq., of Co'umbia, David Johnson, Jr., D. It. Duncan, Judge Nicholas, of Spartanburg, and Frank Bynuin, of Newberry. {tajr We call the special attention of our rendrrs to the article on the first column of this page, headed "To the Planters of the South." It seems to us that with such practical statements as thai artiole gives, there should be united action among the eotU)Q planters to reducs the acreage of cotton 'cultivation to secure titeukr | rotiU IfctT" Mr. Tliss. 13. Butler left far Washington last Tuesday morning. We don't know what Roth is aftc-, but we'll risk a pint ef pinders that lie didn't go tbcro for nothing, lie is neither a merchant, editor vi n iui uivi vicfCiauu upjiomvcc, bu lie nil no incumbrances of that kind to keep him out of office, and in every other respeot we think his chances for a good aize plum are cquul to any young aspirant. ffi-riF We return our thanks to our highly esteemed fiicnd, Mrs. P. Q. H. Jeler, of Zantac, f..r a fine bronze turkey gobbler. If nothing occurs to prevent, we intend it to grace our Easter dinner, at which the kind doner will be thankfully remembered. To see the majeetic bird strutting about our yart/, yon would think he apprcc ated Ids promotion from a turkey of a correspondent's family to a turkey of the Editor-in-chief s family. Bat pride will have a fall about Eastertime. jy- We would very respectfully call the devout attention of our Town Council to a number of break-nock holes in the streets. The worst are on Main btreet in front of Mr. Jacob Rice and Judge Wallace's dwellings. A few loads of gravel prayerfully distributed by Parson Sullivan, just now, wouid put the streets in splendid condition for years. We would further suggest that a few large boulders, sticking up iu the middle of the streets be broken up. Vehicles, in passing jither way over llicm, make holes on both tides. jfcjf Wc call the attention of the County Commissioners to the almost impassible coalition of flhnilt rut wirilu nf Ilia nn Pinker Creek, about a mile and a half from own. A 4-roule team with 26 bushel* of :otton seed in the wagon were stalled in lint beg a few days ago. Our town authorties should interest themselves about it, as to one will come to town over that road, if hey enn avoid it by trading somewhere rise. It would pay the town well to have hat place put in a permanently good coalition. Oood roads to a town are the most attractive advertisement for the country rnde. ? # - a Til e Treasury Filmnh Rapidly with old.?Washington, March 10.?Secretary Carlisle has received offers from Chicago ankers to exchange $3,000,000 gold for a ike amount of small treasury notes of deominations of fives, tens and twenties, ntimations are made that the amount of mall notes that will be Deeded will reach I 10,000,000 for which gold will be paid, le will forward the small notes at once. hiuin.i'vn ? *? Tm> W n U. 1 ?? . v. o?un?ii, I ne of the large parly who left the Handy j 1st tection of this county fur Texas, has i eturned to his former home and says he < as enough of Texas to last him. He has a i >ng story of discomforts, disappointments t nd general unpleasant surprises out there, i nd says several others of the party will jmc hack to South Carolina if they can.? brenville Jfor9: - 1 J. M. Tankersley, a former resident of 1 affney City, Spartanburg couniy, di.ed at I hildrese. Texas, last Thursday. ' t : " Mttait?i?- y -f rr mm in ThlW ?f til* Court. 1 OS the most interesting casts tried I J ~iZTT ~ ?ih* i rial nCI Chanter and El. Thotaa* forth e burning of the gIn boose, dwelling and boras of John C. Richmlr. The barning occurred last fall, and Mr, Riobarde believing rit lo be incendiarism went to work to try lo cftch the criminal4p-Charner Thomas was tuspected, and consequently aires ed. It seems that Charoer was under the impression that if he would impliojte others and then turn States evidence he would save himself. This be did, almost by the wholesale, implicating among others his own brother, Kd. Tii'WfP^ aod Mr. G." E. Tucker, one of the weahMi&tfeung men in this county. Charner Thomas^after arrest, made a confession in which "wft'Wajh. ] that Mr. Tucker paid him and Ed ThpftSfe the turn of $300, to burnMr^JUthtfrd's properi.! flf Will I Til liiMini 11illin i ml Charner's story, relative to Mr. Tucker liiving anything 'o do with the burning, but Mr* Richards, who was determined to proticute the case, and brought suit agaiast' Mr. Tucker for $20,000. \ When tho prisoners were put in trialjlast Friday Charner Thomas pUWi guilty and i.<i. i nomas ptcaa not guiit^v Ed. Thomas was reprp^K 1 by James M. Gee, Co'. I. G. MoKisaio^p d David Johnson, Jr., of Spartanbnvg The trial consumed the entire da/ aria "was quite intern, esting all through. Ttye counsel far Ed. Thomas labored verj hard for his acquit&l. It was a hard fought battle, not even the Moornian-Scbultx trial came up to it. The argument made by Mr. David Johnson. Jr., deserves special mention. He covered ever/ point in the testimony to the advantage of his client, and his address to the jur/ was one of the best hoard in our courthouse for a long time. Mr. Johnson is alte attorney for Mr. Tucker in the damage suit brought agAinst him by Mr- Richards, and he knew Hint if he succeeded in clearing Ed. Thomas that there was but. slight chance for Mr. Tuokor to lose bis esse. The jury was out about one hour and returned a verdict of guilty ns to Charner Thomas and not guilty as to Ed. Thomas. The jury did not recommend Cbarncr Thomas to t}wi piercy ef the court and it wi 1 be the duty of th* presiding Judge to pass the sentence of death njion htm. The ense of C. P. Sims against the estate of ilie Into J. Tyrrel Jones, on a promissory note for ?1,503, occupied the time of the court throe days this week. A large number of witnesses on both sides were examined, uud the ca"e was giv*n to the jury Wednesday afternoon, but aflor being out ad nijslvt that body Lad not been able to agree upon a vevdjet at the time our paper went put to press. This case was ably conducted and ovgued on both sides. Ex-Judge S. W. Melton and Attorney General Townscnd represented the Plaintitt, atfd David Johnson, Jr., of Spar. n ,i,l \l nnw\ i. nf ll.i.. appeared for the defeas*. So far, the curt hai done ,but little to relieve the heavily burdened Common Pleas docket, and as only two days of tbv# term remain, it is pot possible that it much more tluuyutteBiito K^iiy pa a widths, W???cal Laeenie*. By apecial invitation Bishop W. W^Dun* oan preachel in tlio Methodist church Sun' day morning and night. His subject was "Miseious." Tbo service Sunday night was in the interest of the Womsns' Missionary | Society. The congregation at both services were large and the Bishop prevented his | subjects very plainly, and only those who heard bim could approciaic their importance. ?;?.? Prof. II. L Scnife, formerly of this town but now one of the nssistauis in the Graded School at Rock Hill, paid his parents a visit this we- k 1 ?* '? ?? 1 It is understood that Congressman G. W. ' Shell will be hero one day next week for 1 j the purpose of settling the question as to j who vrill succeed J. C. Hunter as Postmaster. 1 Mr. J. C. Wallace of this town is a racdi- I date for the appointment of Comraeroial 1 Agent for the U. S. in the Congo Froc State. J Mr. Wallace has strong endorsements. , l Mr. W. M. Gibbes lias returned from ( Washington where he went to present his o'isinis to the new administration for the ' Post mastership lore , Very little cotton is being sold here now. y A few bales sold (bis week at prices from te 9 cents. 1 Mr. C. M. Orahnm has sent quite a num- ] bcr of sampler of cot'Qn gvown by the most prominent farmers in (his coppty te ' the manager of ihe collou exhibition for . the World's Fair. v The Epwerth League has been reorganized, with Maj. W. T. Thornton as presi- I dent. The weekljr meetings arc held at the n Whiteside house every Monday night. The services are interesting to both young and c old. c r / ( The Good Templar lodge hire is on sojpp- I what of a boom now. New members are 0 being initiated eTery Tuesday night. This lodge must not be a failure, but should be f built up and stand as a monument te the d memory of Mr. Robert Morrison, the good jj man who organize I it and wotked so liar J * for its success. t! (leaders, look out fir ihe 8mud of welding bells. We hope to announce nearly half a dozen weddings witlrn two months. _ Mr. Harry Cohen, formerly of this town, jj but now of Philadelphia, is visiting liis e: brother, P. M. Cohen. c< *? f< Change of Appointments. On account of a conflict in appointment betyecd the M. E. Church and Uni'y, be'ler known u Brown's ?V?e]c church, I have cor.- 1 eluded to change my Apf oihtmont at Unity b: 4th Sunday to the 1st Sunday in euch from month, beginning with April. We give to the all a special invitation to attend our worship at that time. Very respectfully. ?' C. C. Vacohak. r .* in Ooot> Solid STurr.?There isn't a figure- Bt liead in Cleveland's Cabinet. When it is conrelied there will he as many brains around 1,1 lie table as can be found in any other as- '* teoublage of e^uel size.?lfotton Globe. . _____ ? k?JW>. UrW? ft^ffi|pdaUoa of U?a IMm ColtL I Mi'l- TbTOS t sound U<1 **Wd fo?*q dation ??JwjjM work. H else gives us' hope thstf^a, t,,ent lab#r %lU u\ employedJujp^ u possible, in bailding ?i working tK nM. Capt. ML'y j, vorki^g force for ell tbey oen Ifo, in gr?<jiBB the rood to the mill site. TerWs oottsl pipes here been plsaed in thedeep-cit and every band that can be employed <vl Yeotageouely |a new at ;worif pa *** 1^* weather con'tfoilea * * ><?6T^vin twe or three deye the reed -fcfcd will be ready for the rails, and work on the mill building will be'ootnnienced. In tbe'ioeantiae, President Duncan is fllllng him iplf chock foil of prMtioel information o?< the economic management of oottoifm^ories, impelled by the laudable ambition ?o make the Union Mill a grand financial a accrue, for the stockholders, as it will be a monument to his owl energy and fine businfas abilities. X .#. ' fBIBUTB OT RESPECT. AllBHOUR A. LSI. At a da 1 meeting of this Allianes held today, the following preamble and resolutions war* unanimously adopted: Whereaa| it has p eased Almighty God, who is invito, eternal and unohangoable ill Ills being/wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness ^pd tiuth, to romoTS from our midst our brother, Ambrose A. Leo, therefore be it Rttolvtd, That we, the members of Etta Jane Alliance, No. 1077. do bow in humble submission to His divine authoritj and say, "Thy will, oh God, not ours, be done." Rrtolvtd-, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon our minute book and that the Cotton Plant and Union Times ho requested to publish the same, and further, that a copy of the same be furnished the family of our deceased brother. W. C. Kibbt, "I T. J. Estes, J-Committee. J. L. Strain. ) Etta Jane Alliance, March 9, 1893. - ? Delegates to Vt*;e 8 Association. Mr. Editor i?Pleaso allow mo to sta'e for the benefit of thoee interested that at the last meeting of the Uoion County Sunday School Convention, the following brethren wore elected as delegates to represent Union county at the Slate Sunday School Convention which meets at Abbeville, S. C., Thursday, April 4tli, 1893 at 7:30 p. m., to-wit: IV. A. Kmholson, R.^L. Coleman, R. T. Get and J. H. "Randolph, with J. IT. Gregory, S. S S(okes, S. M. Rice. Jr., E.- U. and P. P. Hamilton as alternates. Township Superintendents are requested i to forward their assessments or so ihuoh of th# s^ms aji (1)07 have co^ccied to J. W. Gregory^ Trefsu/er, 8%qtu.o, S- C., at onpe, and he WU receipt for ft qnd repqrt tfye same to the State Convention. Respectfully, J. L. Strain, Hoc. union County 3. ?. Cvntvtilivj. 1. Alliance tiglo# lfeetfnr.1 Hon. W. N. Eider, leolurer of thp 5th district, will meet the North Pace let Alliance Union on the 2o^h inst., at ElBothel church, and make a publio address. ' iuriiftd Jq popie and most especially are'the ladies jrequeited tp yjeptj io|) phcer the occasion with theft presence and ?m}les. <f V-W Correspondence of the Ti*as. Telephonic Wews frontages vllls and Leek. I will try This morning begins to leok like spring. Everybody is moting round in a hurry as though they meant business. It seems that the work on the Lookkart Sboals mills and railroad he* begun at leet. Some bande went down to the 8boale loot week te work and oihere are here ready to go. There te an engine on the eare here to be unloaded today to go to Lookhart fer use by the <v>notruction company. Freight baa been arriving here for several days, addressed to the Lookhart Man'fg Co. President C. D. Farrar means business now, sure. Farmers hare been hauling awey their guano with a rush fer the last few days. There has been but li'tle p'owing deae yet, but everything is ready and when the ground Joes get iu order it will be stirred in a hurry. If the farmers can find seed enough I think they will put a pretty fa<r acreage in cotton, though the corn crop will bp large a'so, as the wheat and oat acreage is troaller than usual. iti wjr vuiuiuuicaiiuu 1Mb noci i mentioned the'death of Mr. W. B. Lemmoos, prhich occu.rod at his home nesr Keltoa on I ho 6th list. Mr. {jemmoas ?n well j (mvd throughout the county, as ha has ] lone business at Jonesvill# and Union and taught school in several communities in the sounty. 1 Frankey Floyd, aq elderly maiden lady, lied near Jbnesville lest Tuesday. , Harper lloyd lost his baby, only a few nonths old] a few days since. The heabn of our town and community is ' rery gcojl ai present. i Miss Kat^ Blshep, of the Clifford Semilary. wis id onr town yesterday, and atended ohuich aod Sunday school it the iletbodist and Presbyterian ohurohas. 1 Mrs. Dr. Orr, E. L. Eisen, Sam'l T. Rcid, 3d. Littlrjehn, Mr. L. C. Waring, a couiqerqial traveler, and his yonng bride; Thos, i. Gore, w fli hi* w?f* and two children; rere all in' Joqesville yesterday and atrn led ohurob Quite a sensational affair oooured at the ligh Soboot Ahh morning. Two boys, one > son ef Mr. F. 0. Briggs, the other a eon >f Mr. A. A- Gault, had, by the help ef erne other boys, taken a great notion to migrate to Tesas. They had packed their lothen end made arrangements to leers on he erening train, but by some means Mr. triggs was made acquainted with the plan f the boys, and he come over and ioterepted them. The toys are both abont 16 ears of age. They had neyqr been very or from home, and if they had got away no IaiiKI I haif WTAltlrl Kawa haan WMV? ? MVJ nv?iv* H?T? wvu VU |?V nek to their 4*ddies' house before maay >x%s scenes b*4 passed before tfyeir view. Ir. Briggs is very mneb wrought up over lie witter, and talks like going for the large \ oys who were assisting them to get of. < j ' > tswboss. 1 iVkorors i?| Hopi'laxt Fob at on Laboiiss. -PiUabnrg, iPa , March 14.?About 250 , egroes from (be South arrived at Orinton j lation yesterday afternoon. Cdored labor- ( i*s will be given first ehanos by the Carnegie ( xnpany at pll Hs works in preference te < ireigners who apply for work. ^ ? " ?w? ? i A poriion of the new Krskine College uilding fell at Put West last Satordsy. ( Ire eauae, it is supposed. was a too bsavj f riok wall reeling on en iron girder. The e >rg 11 be QVfjt |6f000. c Utspkiuia agp I?t*nit CojfspAiirr.?fs It f ot worth i he ?m?H price of ft)o. to free . ourseif of every symptom of these distress- | ig complaints, if ten think so oall at our j ore and get s bottle of Shlloh's Vitalijrr, , rery bottle has a printed guarantee en It, j te accordingly and If it does yon ne good ), wi'l ost you nothiog. Sold by H. K. p nith & Co. f .,,.. i ' A* ' ' J.': ' * 4 L TEACHERS' COLUMN. K ?ra#:_.T2 r" -?r?. "vrw - r?*? r MRS.|. G. ClMD,v'jJ jvHjti Vrv v TH^T^rkr mating of the Te*eb#rs' Association will take place In the Graded School building at Union, on the 1st dajr of '?W"B *h> Pr?" Musio?Miss Sallio Munro, Aritbrcetio, 8rd year?Mr. W. W. Bruoe. Hiss Lorena Hawkins, J. L. Strain. 1 . Ilnaio Uli? Msliie Monro. Internntinnal Grammar Work?Mr. F. L. Wilson, Mrs. M. E.- Britten, Miss Brandon Rodgers. Music?Mis i Heltie Murphy. METHODS ."We ought to wake up down here in South Carolina," said an earnest, wideawake young teacher to another not long ago. "When we get away from home and they begin to talk of "methods" we do not know what they mean." Well, fellow teachers of Union oounty, suppose we Uke the hint and, rubbiog onr eyes preparatory to waking up, think a little about "methods." "Why, a 'method' is only a tea;/ of doing a thing," do you say ? Bo it is, nod there are as many ways of doing as there are persons to do; and, in the hands of a poor teaoher, a good method is worse than a poor ooe in the grasp of an earnest capable worker. After all the Important thing is the workman. Tut a real live, wide-awake laborer in a tight corner, giro him poor tools and, in eome way or other, he will manage to turn eut good work, and without a doubt the opposite is true. Just here I turn aside to whisper a word to the toachers. Other people will please pass OTtr to ths next paragraph, I am an old teaober, and hare been in school, as papll and teacher, all mjr life. I know that the most depends upon the pupil. Even a good workman must hare the right material to ?urq out a first class article. Tho world has grown *rry pieyej; ; ahayp enough iudeed to do a gre'tt n any wonderful things ; but it is still pondering that old, old question, How shall we make bricks without straw ?" and I do n<>t think the school teachers will find the answer for it. Bat, going back to "methods"; a wideawake teacher trill find a good method. It i*j not.be the particular one used at Q'liney, Mass , but being made especially f >r him. it will certainly fit htiu better than one made for another man. Methods are apt iff be like glothev. Jf you take poe that belongs fo somebody pl?e( y^u mu^t satisfy yourself as to the jil before you go into company. A great stir has been made about the best way of fetching this, that or the other. Everybody saeroa to"feel like rtjiibiog to tye frent with a "pi in" for making a "royal rood" op tiie steep 111'! ?f Sometimes it seems like going eut among a 111.,I nt friar..*. will. ..... .... .1... ... !_ . v. ^ivuup MHII J VUI ! ?? MVIUC up 1M m sling, pod gejpqg a remfdjr ftr yoqr sprain from every on* you meet. You fe*l si confused byeonttlcting advices that you ar* fqk* care cf itself. Y^JP^Letlniniy be in a sad condiihn If you at^^-te try all the various methods % hose praises are stfwg by their ingenious originators. Those who were at the "State Teachers' Association" last Summer, may remember "The Syothetio System of teaching Rsatbiog," so tastily illustrated in colored chalks upjn the portable blaclcboerde. "We ar* only agita'lng, not advocating it, by any means," said a bright progressive teacher, in answer to my inquiries, Meeting tho "agitator" some months later, aud asking the result of the agitation, I was told "The system will not do at all. It is a complete failure; at least it was with __ - >1 me. And this is to he the result of many an experiment with methods that come highly recommended*. The "Phonic Method" of teaching reading has bean greatly in favor with many good teachers. Some contend vehemently fqr the Word Method, while many, looklog back upon their Childhood, pronounce the A. 0. U. meihad quite good enough for them. I have known oac who bodly announces i decided preference for the three plans judiciously "mixed." The proportions, however, like those in the racipe* of many a good hausckecper, seem ta depend upon oirou rasinncos. Notpithstaii'ling all these have been pronounced satisfactory the Assistant Superintendent of the Brbok'ya school reports, "refinement of the Phonetic and Word methods, not yet fullo developed, but full if achievement eron in its infancy." TI)U new idea is lei b?g for Gps issue, lut will be presented in full ne*t week. Meanwhile we oan draw a good long ireatb as we reilize that the commotion >ver methods is largely confined to Primary tod Grammar grades. When we reach the leeper waters of the college course we find I restful calm and a profound quiet. Stulente are there bending over the pagee of heir text beoks and gloaniog knowledge ind budding character in very much the mime way that thtjir fa'hers did. The Seheel System. The Teachers' colqmn in the Times aplears liite a iopg new patch on our old wornKit school system. I doq't iqesn school law, ror w? b%re a rpry jusf. and rr^onabls tohooi law if it was put into operation. Very f?w persona have erer read the 'chool law or know anything about it. A 'ew individuate are permuted to tike charge >f the school busioess and manage it to suit hetngelees, without any regard to the |csire or welfare of the messes of the peo>te for w)iose benefit the public schools vers established. The standard for district public school etchers if not high The requirements are, b bo''a relatlee'Or friend of the school oAfter* and to have a certificate from some heap luaNllf school, showing that thay lata boch attending it a few months and tarapd by ^4three br four studies. These [irl and boy teachtirs know ahoiit m well tow fo apply tj?air litila knowledge to teachng as a child, that has been (aught the dpbebat hp heart knows haw ta apply the alters to spoiling and reading. |t is a wall mown fact that many children attend the ublic schools for wooks, months and years, riihout ever being taught to read a line. . >>? r* ^*v - .y . No wodfler iUmKI^^HmiUi prefer to keep M??l* 0h?W*p at Jl^Bkt](Dor4Q0?. **ther than send itWm to k?W. P*ir mind* d tiled and nyirw , fry puMyii i teaching./! f ... ?A J Muck is being mid and wrliltn <ajbd?g| cooperation Of parents with leaclgrs VWI | ecliool oftcora, an additional taxJKdjKlbacription to lerigtheu the public school torn. The most needful oooprration Is to too that the present sonool means n?e properly and lawfully applied for the benefit of the schools. Surely nothing seems more needCI in the Teachers' Column than the ecbool ws of this State. Before people can improve on any subject they must first knovaod tndersMid,'tbt subject: Every schoolboy and schoolgirl, and every oiher person should read and know the rohool laws of their Stale. Very few persons can get eun a small circular copy of the school latr, which gives sufficient inetruction for general use, ant it is very plain to understand that our school system in the South has advanced at almost a useless dead rate for over twenty years, and every year dooms many to the most bitter bondage?that of ignorance. IV U ?... I. on/1 .?nnA:rt1lM .Uo "UCU J'ttivuio, BIIU vopcvinilj IHC UlVkUCIS, have felt that divine awakening influence, of duly and responsibility wbioh our Northern and Western sisters have fel', then there will be a proper and lawful school system. School officers having ? true regard for the cause of education will be elected by an honest vote of all the people ; district trustees will be elected every two years by the voto in their respective school districts. Teachers having a proper regard f?.r truth, piety, good morals, good manners and good school government, will teach the public schools, and loavo their impress on the young.* Let all hope the time is mar when ignorance will no uioro oppiess our people as at preseut. It is eueouragiug to know that the Editor of the tcaehers' column has dona much faithful work in the schoolroom, as a public school tesoher, and is well acquainted with the present school system, lie also lakes sptcial iuterest in church and Sunday school work, giving his attention to whatever he undertakes. He wears the mark of the late war and the lost cause | like mauy others he has failed to reoeive the honor due him. Only a few of those brave honest heros arc providentially permitted to remain among the living and they are well deserving all true honor and sympathy ; ospvcUlly when they make themselves monuments of usefulness to every good cause. The public schools brlong to all the people. Pi operly managed, they are tho best wealth of the people. U is the duty of every one to hulp-iu establishing a better and more useful 'ici)0"l " Elika A. Gjwiksh. The Bible In Sohool. Some people object to the bible in the school, as a text book. This is wroug. Where the teacher has the power and disposition to cultivate a reverence fjr it, belli by precept and example, it is the very book needed. But unless he cindi this it will bit Hwnffuriiiiti in nltnc if vtIipi a If w II Ka ?0 - cr? 7 r-"-p ?- vtreated irreverently. .Should it be studed on'y for il^e saki ot nrgmueai iu sp!riti)?l metiers, without any disposition to bifild character, then its effect will be rpuioi)* to the pupi], Que among ine oest criminal lawyers tlie wiiter ever knew said that the bible was the best lawbook in his library. Wben bo could g.ve holy writ as his authority ho never feared the result o a trial : aul yet that mail lived and died ari intidel. Christian toughers are the world's bible, or ratlier t'hey arc iiie world's commentary upon the bible i'sef. The bible leaobrs that which no other book c?u, anij the bible student cm truthfully s^y , ' I know not where the Islands lift Their frondod palms in air, I orilv know I cannot drift lieyond Ilis love and caro." Correspondence #f the Timbs. Mews from Worth PaooletEtta Jahk, March 13.?The weather the past few days has been spring-like, and our farmers are getting ready for planting operations, If the ability of guano ordered this spring ia*jjBndioatiou, we may look for a large ooitontrop to be planted. It is hoped, however, that muon of it will be put under oorn. The schedule en the mail route from Union to this plaee he? beau changed eo as to leave Union da'ly at ti a. m., and arrive hero at 12:30 p. in. Leaving here at 6 a. m. it reaches Union at 12:30 p. m. This ehange prevents the mail from lying over at Union all night. This change was one of the last official acts of Hon. J. J. Hemph II, our lve member of Congress, who expressed a hope that it would prove a convenience to the patrons along the route. The North I'acolet Interdenominational Sunday Soliool Convention will meet at El Bethel on the 4th Ssbbath of this month, at 10:30 a. m. The followiog is the programme : 1. Devotional exercises, conducted by C, ' C. Roberts, Chaplain. 2 Enrollment of schools and delegates. Repot U of schools. 1 4. Miscellaneous. ' R .1-- ?.!_ . 11 w, - ii um arc ui? uixuesi cTiaences oi ?ur * acceptance with God?" Opened by Wm. Jefferies, followed by C. W. Wbisonaot end othera. C. "The oiEce of tooclier and the duty of acholar contrasted," by J. M. Oreer and N. Q. Littlejohn. 7. "What blessings do ohrist*ans derive from their professions in tbis life?" Opened by J. A. Humes, fo'lowed by 8. J. Hammett. 8. Question box. 0. Miscellaneous. 10. Benadictiou. Tbo exercises will be interspersed with music, and all friendly to the Sunday School cause are invited to attend and lake pari. Each Sunday Sohool will be entitled to three delegates. The death qf Prof. Tankarsley. formerly of Gnffney City Male find Fouiolo Seminary, has cuat a gloouj over many homos in lU'S community whore ho was well known. While he remained at Goffney City, he never failed to meet our 8. 8. Conventions when he could conveniently do so, and much of its success is due to his wise counsel and encourjgement. He woa truly a tower of strength in the community in which he live I. Mr. Bud Molt died Sunday and was buried at Skull Shoals today. Rev. J. B. Swann will preach at Salem next Sabbath at U;80a. m. Sunday School wil* meet at 10-30. We hid tbe pleasure of meeting several old fiiehds and acquaintances' at Union lost Monday. Among1 jhem Vfo're "Kclton Wheel" and "E. W. J." In both of these wide-awake c >rresponden*s we recognised determination |o ro^ke GfO Tmss a cyclopia lia of n&ws and genepal Iqfqriqition. Last Monday a young man from this section heard a oourt crier fir the first time in his life, snd was utterly surprised to think that Mr. Greer would call a man as loud as he ceulJ twice, and then tell hitn to "don't answer.'* A neighbor of ours, who bss some non- j bearing frul'Jtree*, has been advised to J A-*?- in * - - ? - *1 uni? iv pvaiij ii*in iiirviign me otmcr or ihe heart end then Ihej will got to work.? (All nonsense.?Ed ) 1 Mra. Mildred L. McDeniol ia rls'ting a friends nod relatives in tbia a JghborboeJ. a She has a cordial wetoome. Vox. f -T * ? ? ?r 0 Tili.ma*'* W^y.?Cjoe. Tilluian errs in p speaking of his p ditlonl opponents as his I "enemies." Th?-y ipigbi o? his derated a person*! friends ?*(* ! jrot oppose his po ilioal p riewa and purposes, feet's allow fqr honest I difference of opinion ia pablio ahsir* and ii all atker affairs.? Sumltr Drttmnn, I * * ISK* r> 'tfipfUWEBB V V y * S >* ~ : '^:v/; C'erroepondence of lh? Tins*. MT , |* HOMtiblttar from KewJoe ^moisakbtwfc 'hutch 12.?m?. editor: ? Htjtfd Jik* to ?ee something that AiMMa forgot y oar* elf in admit*- #1 obit to the eltj of Mt^ ||HHKj|V. A. Moorhoad's t?rhis dwslling house. Truly, "tooal feline of boauty." Mr. Perry visiting bis brother, Mr. J. LtoD^HkJU asyi irtt ling agree* with bun kn|t<^M^ ^ Miss Eat* Mooghead 04R?^Mj^mw iliokory Qrore last week, and or two with hrr parente. Her fsoo is Itlftr^^^H a sunbeam, sai she's ?? worry and mischieVi/us as evar. ' Being a schoolma'am bas not mad* any difference with her. TT.Tr-ojr fs spendiog a few day a at (he homo of his father before aottling down to bosineas again. Mr. A. F. Walker, from Massachusetts, is employed by tbe Lookhart Shoals Company (o lay off a plan for their town and mills. Mr. Walker stys ifyoM, Mr. Editor, will oaII on him in about a month ho will show you how he ..has bsen spending hia ^ time. Supt. Tanner, from Spartanburg, moved his family down tbia weak. Things ara getting lively her*. Already wo ar* aroused iu the mornings by imaginary whistle# and roarings of heavy loaded freight trains. Somebody's mail was so heavy last Tuesday that our mail carrier's' "gig" broke down in the big niifd boJe beyond Mri Jim Brown's. The faithful horse was so oytr: 1 come sfter slruKtt'ias out with tbst heavv mail that it ha-fto take a nap by the roadside It had paitiaUy ncovered by tl|? afieruooo, however, and wee seen nibbling the eats quite cbeerf\il)y? I think, if Mr. Cleve and oould litre seen how worn out that horse Joqked h? wpuld hare pensioned it for life. Th^ raqd hp'd ia a dreadful plaoe and I am fjuite certain 'more 'h** the mail oariier's h'.rse would be glai if the County Commissioners would too that it if . improved. Miss Lizzie Moof-li6a<|, sister of ?.qr most enterprising merchant, and Miss Irene i>qa? oan paid a flying visit to Silt. Tabor Soiqrday, They hare recent j arrived fr.?m Peris. Tv^qs. We wero'very glad to h*aFi from tiOld Joo" through iho Ti>|g* last Week. Wo, also, wish >0 tl|*nk him for his pleMtql mention of his sucoestor in the Times. Naw Jon. Correspondence of the Tinas, firs and Farming at flantaoSaktuc, Maroh 13.?Mr. C, P. Sims had the misfortune to lose his store by fire last Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. All of tbo contents were lost, inoludiug a grist mil], cotton gin and jurtys, qs' lie hall cobveftqii one cud of the building and tlfe'ball upstuirf into a mlil and ginnery. The lire was q S* co?ered by two colored boye who were sleeping in the building, and who had to juuip out of ibo windows to save themselves. The combination of the safe worked whrlj it cooled off aui c mtm'e ware found intaot The origin of lift fire is uuknoifn. There bad n? ,I]rj in iho eogiu? or iu 'thq eiope for eeyeral day's, l'ijoro Was ho jqqur; anee ou the building or s'ock, Wfin work has |teeq v|goroqviy pushed tbo past few days, but we are bid'y behind yet. name farmers hqve upne cousiderable plowing wlide others have done none up to da e. Spriog oats ate looking promising alrra ly, but fall soared nqg IqaW I k? ? ?"? lUPO- ' ' Wheal in this section is beginning to look healthy. IspruVCSiiaia ?i'? otiii being uiaile in this little l"W?: Mr. V/. T. Jonss has hr.d his home, foimery occupied by the railroad agent, Mr. G. A], { 'niiuraiqg, nipoly paintedMy. L. 1). Jeter is having quite a'I'-irgo barq buil}, ' ' ' 1 ' 71 1 * MV- W. O, Jeter Is erecting a blacksmith, wagon and general repair ehop. " " Court hu made quite a drain upon th's community, both for witnesses and jurors, and the towq W quite dq'J. Mr. 11. G. A. Jeter was ended from Pup; man university last week as witness at court, ani| bo oame to Hsntuo te see his parents, brothers and sister. ?. W. J. Sknator Uutlkr's Position.?My pqsW tiou in regard to the Federal oSloes in South Cavolina oitght to have beeu thorough'y well understood, as 1 have made no ounce .1uient of it since Mr. Cleveland's election, 1 have said, aqd qow repeat, that aq fhr aq ( ha<} qny voice iq regard to them, 1 d-d not intend IP preterite any good democrat >n South Carolina because of his action in the last State election, and that 1 would not permit any dethoerat to be prosoribel oi that aoeount.. 1 did not wish to transfer te Washington the fhotlonal differences in South Carolina, but to do everything in my power to unite them. If I bad been met in that spirit by ail ef my colleagues, as I am gratified to sav 1 have been by some of them, we should have had ne difficulty in adjusting the differences which unhappily exist. But when I discovered that some members of the delegation proscribed every demo* ot at who chose to differ with them in the last election and aince, and who exercised their own judgment as to meu and measures, I determined, as far as I could, to too justice done to all parties. 1 do not know what source ef information Mr. Cleveland and his cobinet will eaek in making up iheir annus as vo wno iney win appoint In Booth Unroll na, but whtnivtr my opinion kg reguested 1 will advise them frankly. I ihall coriainly no dsicbarge a grata publio luty by lot, as has been suggested, nor will L enter into any bargsia to secure aabody's ippoiottneot." All New Mn.t to bk Appowtisd.?-Washngtan, March 0.?Representative dpriegrr, if Illinois, who was one ef the l'rcdidentfa jailers today, asked him if the rule of not tppointing meu who had held office under niin fcur years ago was to prevail, as reported. The President replied ta thg iffitm itlve, and if ben asked "jf the rqlo wqi utlejtiblo, Mr- Cleveland responded that it could be ao substantially. Tucre might ba iiceptioaal and ealraordioary oir. unsstaoeaa wblob might cause soma dspanure from it, wit he could not call to miod many possibilities to justify tba change trom the pol cy lecrfed upon. Mr. Springer asked if the rule wss a!eo o apply to fourth* class postmasters Mr. Ulevelaud's response was that he had not .bought about tnat, but be gave the Decided tapressiou that it would prevail to as great id esteni as peseibls with these small post* nasterships. ' " ^ La Gkippk?During the provaUnoc of ne G ippe the past season* It was a noticeiblo fact that those who depended upon J?r. aiog a New Dissever/, not only fend a specify ecu very, btfi e soaped nil of life troub'd: ions after off tele ot tup pieMj- Tliig -einedy seem* ( tinee a popular \ ower iu tlTeciing rapid ouree not only iu oases of !?a Urippe, but in all disejse* of Tbroat, -best and Lunge, aud lias oured cases of Istbma nod Hay fever of long sian ing. I'ry it and be couvioeed. It'^er^n't dieair mint.. Free trial botties at B. Yi-^Toany ? Jrug Store. -jfrT,j 11^ HI - ? . M\ * - - 1.-' vn, <MIM A VUIUII.?will you heod th? rarniog. The signal |erheps or i U? wri ^pproKoli of (hit more terrible dUoase, Cvnumptioh. Ask jourselrss if jou eansfford or the s?ke of siring 40c, to mn the risk >ud do nothing for it. We know from 'ex1 ierif noe thtt'ghit'ob's Care dilf curt yuifr tough. It qererr fais. This' explains -Why * sore then a Allie n boti)#i we?a stilt) tb'p ^ est jear. It rel)eros croup aud Whoqni?a tongh a) onoe." ,\)qtliera do not be WMti ?u) U for lame book, side or Chest use Htnl ?h's 'orous i'iaster. Soli bjr 11. K. Smith k Co