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HS!? Editorial Brevities. t^y Have nothing wasted on the farm. A stirring man keeps his soil stirred. Inertia is more dangerous tlmu activity. ' A * .. Be sure yon know the cost of each crop. Pitch your crops now for the next season. Overhiful and renovate all farm buildings. # Arrange your plan for next year's campaign. The eartlfcis the farmer's bank of deposit. Mend your ways by giving us betI tor roads. Utilize tho hours after dark in I useful reading. Prepare to close up all farm accounts for the year. The compost heap is the beginaiing of prosperity. A land unfit for cultivation is not suitable for habitation. The best fertilizer on a farm is good common sense. Carefully note your failures as well as your successes. Thorough tillage is the cardinal |)t intensive iarmmg. 1 Atlanta would not be a for the Word's Fair. th concentrates and povplies, liberty vanishes. iductive capacity of niadoubled every seven years* Washington was a Patron dry as well as a patriot. i of the farm is more 1 the depth than in the he farmer has no occupatide of commerce never iln irf> Anf nf llin vnar ^00 4 V/IVj o VMlu V * V?*V J Vit? BK joy and enter 011 the new year P^h hope. *' An agriculturist is not entitled to the appellation of husbandmen, unless lie has a wife. See that your farm stock, as well jis your products and forage, are thoroughly protected. t Every Georgian has a direct interest in tho success of the Experiment 'Farm at Griffin. ? Well syityenmed labor never yet Fbroke down a man's constitution, lie was given powers to exercise them. An Atlanta gentleman trained a pumpkin vine up his pear tfee, but the nears crew no lomrer and the NX o ipkins dropped off. ovire your agricultural clubs, uges and Alliances, if they are ;uishing. Now is a splendid i to maljte them profitable. joose" is the synonym for foolcss, and it is said is due to the that the wild goose, if its mate , will never take another mate. ear Sir: Please inform a con\?epder how to cure bunions in <,$>' ./ 1 here aivtno bunions in to-day s ' issue, nor,in yesterday's nor in toH morrow's, 71 or in any that is to come, and were you a careful, as well as a M/k constant reader, you would have H ~ t grasped this fact without being told. ?Philadelphia Enquirer. f It if understood that Governor \ Gordon will resign his office in orH l der to accept a 115,000 position in a HI \ New York insurance company. We I ( hope this is not true. Once before I f he resigned the United States SenaH l* torship to become attorney for a H 1 railroad, and lost much pestige | y thereby. High places in Georgia r I were not created to be bartered off. Ivii# When any man deliberately seeks BX JgL the suffrages of his State he should I[hFg^coopt the place as a trust, not as a Bupv li&keshift.?Columbia lie (fitter. ? I, ; w. - * ' I POLITICAILBOUFFE. AN EPISODE OF THE REPUBLICAN GREEN ROOM. ' ACT I?SCENE III. llendqunrtcrs of the Krpiibliraii Committee?Curtains t'nrrfully Drawn and Doors Closed?Wanninaker Seated in the Center of the Room?Blaine on his; Right?Sherman on the Left - Other Distinguished Offieers Grouped Around. National Democrat. 'Wanamaker.;?"This evening we have decided to defer all regular business and devote ourselves to the consideration of Senator Sherman's wise and patriotic scheme for tlio reestablishment of law, government, civilization and religion in the Tor ritories south of the Ohio " Maine.? [Drawing out his watch] "Sorry to loavo you, but I promised our distinguished foreign visitors to show them the Potomac by moonlight." [Lxit. J Sherman.?"And he 1ms promised to take them South after Christmas. It is easy for a President candidate to flattor rebels." J'lrxt Sen a(o r.?11A s you did Sherman, at Atlanta." fngalin and Alger.?"Good, very good!" Sherman.? | Indignantly] "Sirs!" Second Senator.?"Gentlemen! gentlemen! This is no time for recriminations among ourselves, Dissensions are ill among a crow whose lives and fortunes are at stake. Never have the masts and timbers of our grand ship of state strained before such winds and seas as now. The question is not whether Blaine, Sherman, Ingalls or Alger shall welcome us to the White House. Jt is, if that great barbarian, Cleveland, is to bo allowed to shut the door in all our faces. v\ hat ever^ltepublican is i'rasident, he must act according to party dictation. National patrnago is ours and access to the Treasury, Away then with personal rivalry; close up our ranks." [Applause.] Quit i/.?"The Treasury?that's the point." [Sherman, Alger and In^ulls embrace. I.oud applause.] Waiwmaker.?"What a sweet and holy thin# it is for brothers to dwell in unity. There is a knock at the door. Ho careful. This is a a secret meeting." [Passwords are exchanged, the door unbarred and President ITarri son enters. lie greets members, and takes the seat Blaine had left.] Fir.it Senator.?"You are late, Mr, President. We feared official business or work on your message would keep you from us." J*resident Harrison.?[Reproachfully] "Ilate I ever allowed the automatic, superficial duties of'my office to interfere with the vital obligations I owe my party? Have I ever, selfishly beguiled by cares for my personal honor or official digni ty, forgotton the parti win in the Pretident?" All.? [With emotionjNever, Mr. President, never." Third Senator.?"Where is Morton?" Harrison.?"Who?O yes. lie is Vice-President. lie. He's some where." Wanamaker.? "Now to business. Mr. Chandler will you please state the subject to be considered." Chandler.?[Rise, bows and begins.] "Gentlemen. It is useless to blind our eyes to the dangers of our position. 1 would not wrong our 1 Kulinon I rvl/ihv in lin. |/uw|/ioi X j i ^i\/? j i a lieving that wo have still many patriots whose unswerving devotion to the party of high moral ideas and undying hostility to all Democrats, liberals, or constitutionalists is superior to any trivial considerations of national faith, State, dignity, personal honor or popular interest Yet we cannot deny there is a mocking, questioning spirit aboard. The sordid workmen of the East, the growling farmers of the West, with base ness little inferior to treason are beginning to object to a patriotic war tariff, tor the trivial selfiich reason that it beggars them. We cannot again carry New York, Ohio and her sister States as we did at the last election." Quay.?"There was not money enough in the Treasury before Tan "Be True Your T CONWAY S. C. Tl tier raided it." Chandler.?"But could we control ! a solid South, not only its delegation : but finances, we could manage with comparatively small outlay to assure 1 our position; and election laws and j machinery once in full working order why gentlemen wo can Apply them anywhere. | Loud applause.] Time | presses. I am as I have over been in favor of nromnt and courageous r " r r-? action. Senator Sherman agrees with me. ()nr plan is to unseat sufficient traitors to give us a clear working i majority, thou by a judicious application of party discipline, national patronage and the Tteasury, a bill assuring us at least the 13 Southern < States can bo passed. Senator Shor- | man has prepared a very moderate and judicious one, which he will now read. ?S' Herman %?''Gentleman justice urges me to disclaim personal merit for tho bill I will now have the honor* ) read you. In comprehensive t * - 1 1! . snap-, me principles aim policy in our grand old party." [Heads: | 'A bill for the prevention of election frauds and outrages, for the restoration of law, justice and^ Republican superiority. A KTIt l.K I. Whereas, The Legislatures, judiciary and executives of the Southern States fail to perform their duty to: the satisfaction of their defeated political rivals, be it resolved, that the Congress of the United States relieve i them of all further rights, responsibilities, obligations or priveleges. AKIK I.K II. Whereas, every man who enjoys a distant unprejudiced view from the mountains of the moon or the win- j dows of a Republican committee room knows perfectly that wrongs, outrages and oppressions are daily committed in said Statos. ff IIUit'MD) * /VTIIIW inn > IWirm, VIUcoitful character of the dominant race, accumulation of evidence is impossible; l>e it Ilesolved, Senators Sherman, Ingalls and Chandler, assisted by a committee from the Kansas Legislature and the editors of the Intor I Ocean, Tribune and other loyal sheets, be appointed as an investigating committee, with full power and authority to retire into their inner consciousness ami evolve front it full evidence in regard to all Southern outrages, agroeaoio to preconceived prejudice and party interest, with evidence shall bo received as full satisfactory and conclusive by all investigating coin m it tees or judicial tribunals. ARTICLE III. Whereas, Despite the wise, patriotic and philantprohic advice giveu them by Republican editors and polticians, the negroes of the said States show a servile disinclination to invite by mortally antagonizing those on whom they*depond for labor support and protection; bo it Resolved, The freedman's bureau bo re-established on the old financial principles and with all enlarged legislative, executive and and judicial powers necessary to incito a race war in said States. . I _l,1 _ - I x'*"//-? v'ii uic oiu commercial principles;" I like that. What will bo done with the proceeds?" W(innaker.?"They will bo placed whore they will do the most good." Sherman.? ARTIfl.K IV. Whereas, The doctrines of State rights, personal freedom and Constitutional principles that have existed in Virginia and her sister States from the time of Washihgton, render it unlike that they wilireceive such paternal legislation in a grateful submissive spirit; be it Resolved, Martial law be declared, the United States Army raised to one million and mobilized in said States. [Applause.] Ingalln.?"The voice of my own 1 soul heard in dreams. First Senator.?"That the principles that inspired the paper we have just heard finds an echo in every truly Republican heart it is needless to say, but we have fallen upon degenerate days. Strong meat is not for babes or a nobfe patriotic policy like that Senator Sherman has so gloriously outlined for a Congress containing 1 so many seutimental Democrats, rebels and fool constitutionalists. We ' / ?.. mi vord ai\d' Your wor/f < lUBSDAY. DECl need now the fox's not tho lion's skin. Only givo us the control of tho Army and the least pretense for interfering with tho domestic government of ft State and the rest will follow. 1 move that a draft of the hill wo have heard be engraved and lilod as a faithful and truo exponent of our policy, but that for the present our publio utterances betray nothing of our purpose. 1 als? move that Senator Sherman draw up and present to Congress a bill for the regulation of olo -tions, whieh by judicial construction and application, can assure us all the practical advantages proposed in the original draft, yet so framed as to admit of spacious explanation and defense." | After an animated debate this motion is carried and curtain falls.] K. O.. Cherishing "The Conquered lliuiuer." Gov. Richardson sent t<rtho House a message containing the following patriotic letter end endorsing it: Coi.r.m hi a, Nov. 20,1889. To liis Kxcellency John Peter Riclmrdson- Governor: In behalf of the suruivors of tho 1st Sonth Carolina Volunteers, Confederate States army, the regiment which was originally raised and organized by Maxev Gregg under a resolution of the Convention of the State, of tho 29th December, 1800, we, the surviving officers, tender to tho Stato our regimental colors for safe-keeping. This flag, all soiled and torn and riddled with balls, is historical. It was born from Port Sumter, and planted in Gettysburg. It was the first color unfurled in Virginia: and around it was gathered Loo's grand old arm v. In the first groat battle ? r"? in which it was borne, that of Cold Harbor, tho whole of its guard was killed or woundod, and one can still see upon its fold tho blood of young Mmmy Taylor, tho color sergeant, shed upon it as he fell with it on that field. I nder its folds 050 wound* were received and 281 of the regiment wore killed or died of wounds, 150 died of disease and 105 more ... I. Of its officers there fell in battle: Gon. Maxcy Gregg, its first colonel; Col. C. W. McCreary, of I turn well: Lieut.-Col. Augustus M. Smith, of Abbeville; Liour.-Col. William P. Shoolor, of Marion; Major f. Pinckney Alston, of Georgetown; Capts. Charles 1.. Boag, 0. I). Barksdalo and J. W, Chambers, of Charleston; J. C. McLemore and Thomas 11. Lvles, of Newberry, and William J. Haskell, of Abbeville; Lieuts. Grimko Rhett, Robert B. Rhott, John Mu nro, C. Pinckney Soabrook and KM win C. DuBose, of Charleston; A. ,1. Ashley, of Barnwell; 10. C. Shooler, of Marlon, and A. P. Miller, of Colleton. The regiment represented all parts of the State. It was formed of volunteers from Abbeville, Newberry, Richland, ICdgefield, Barnwell, I >ar-' lington, Marion, Horry, Colleton and Charleston. We who yet survive are fast passing away, and it would bo a gratification for tlie rest of our lives to see our old flag, which wo followed so long, taken into the keeping of the Stute, and to bcliovo that when we are gone it will still be cared for as the banner of those who loved the State well enough to die for her. It is, as wo have said, soiled and torn: but there is no stAi'n noon it for dishonor, it was unfurled intho! cause of constitutional government, and in obedience to the call of the Stato whoso sovereignty we, who fought under it, fully recognized, and whose behests we had learned at our mothers' knees to obey us next only to the iaw of God. It represented to us our State, and as her standard we bore it aloft in pride in the thickest battle and shed our blood in its defence. It was unfurled with enthusiastic loyalty ;*it was borne with heroic fidelity, and it was furled with honor and glory, if not with victory. We do not ask the State to take this (lag as an emblem of disloyultv to the Government which the God of battles )firmly established over us. Tby^cause which we believed holy aunjlfjr. &?was submitted to the arbitrament of the sword, and loyally and faithful'y we abide the result. But we dare affirm, canv\ n^ms"jk 7 Tjd Your < '' MBER p. mi | not afford to foq^et the good 1 ly men who died for her beneath this Hag. The cause for which wo ; fought so long failed, indeed, at last* I but the heroism with which it was sustained, the sacrifices which wore made for it, the glories which wore achieved in support of it, are henta <res to which wo may point the youth ! of our State as evidence that our ( comrades died not altogether i?? vain, and that wo who survived fought not us ono that beateth tho air. If the State will accept tho custody of this "ag, wo would respectfully ask your Excellency to sav to whom we shall deliver it. We are your Kxcollenoy's most obedient servants: Edward McC'rady, Jr., lieutenantcolonel 1st S. t'. V., retired; A. I'. Sutler, lioutenant-colonol 1st S. C. V.; O.J. 0. llutson, adjutant 1st S. C. V.; Francis I.. Frost, surgeon 1st S. O. V.; Win. Aiken Kelly, captain i/Oinpuiiy i'; .Jainos Armstrong, captuiu Company K, color company; N. J. Haskell, I st'nontenant Company L, commanding Company A, I?rigado Sharpshooters; It. N. Richbur^, 1st lioutonant; I). B. Gogjpms, captain Company H; W. L. Durst, lioutonant Company G; W. .1. Dolpln onptain Company I; A. F. O'Brien, Company I; S. S. Owens, lieutenant Company A; I. F. .1. Caldwell, liontenant Company 15. Immediately aftor the reading of the message and letter .Mr. Dantzlor moved the adoption of the resolution covering the following points: First^ accepting the Ha?r; second, thanks i ; to the olliccrs; third, requesting that all other like colors ho presents-.! to tho State for safe keeping; fourth) providing for the appoinment of a committee to prepare a plan for their safe-keepuig hy tho State. Mr. Krnest Gary heartily endorsed tho resolutions and Mr. O'Brien seconded them eloquently. They were unanimously adopted. I lilted Sillies. Ncwhorry Herald and News. There aro now several United States. In the face of the recent establishment of the United States of Brazil the following dates may bo of interest: 1770 The ( nited States of America. 1821 'I ho United "States of Mexico. 18(31?The IJnitod States of Colombia. 1801?The United States of Venezuela. l88lA-The United States of llra /I I. Aii exchahge asks "will there ever 1)0 tho United States of North and South America, and how soon?" We do not think there will ever bo such a nation. The next will be tho United States of Canada. The Cotton Plant, of Nov. 30th says: The first meeting of tho Farmers' and Laborers' Union of America, 1 will convene in St. Uouis, Mo., on | next Tuesday morning. Tho South Carolina State Alliance will be represented by W. J. Talbert, of Ivlgefleld; T* I'. Mitchell, of Fairfield; and J). K. Norris, of Anderson, as ! delegates, and soveral others from the State will .\lso be present as visitors. Tho Cotton 1'lant will have a representative present who will give a full report of tho proceeding. No Ignore important meeting of the farrnj ers has ever assembled on American j 9UI I TIIK LARfiKST VIKLI) OF CORN. A Mnrlboro Fiirmrr Drills tlir World'* Rec ord. IHpoclal to the Register) Chkiuw, S. C., Dec. tf?-Captain J, Drake of Marlboro gathered 254 bushels and 40 pounds of corn frotn one acre on his farm in Marlboro. This breaks the world's record, the highest heretofore being 212 and a fraction, raised by Dr. Parker, near Columbia. Captain I)rake is competing for the thousand dollar prize offered by the American Agriculturist for the largest yield ot corn per acre. Sick headache, biliousness, nausea, costiveness, are promptly and agreeably banished by Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney Pillets (little pills.) Kor sale by I)r. fc. Norton. all' \ MKRITKI) TRIBI Ti:. To (ini. 1). Kennedy, Lntr Consul liriirrnl tit Sliulielini. Referring to the departure of (leu n K oral J. I). Kennedy, who will carry this to his homo and friends in South Cnjolina, 1 cannot forbear tooxpross ! howoTor feebly, sumo degreo of the sonso of regret and loss which I share in common with the largo and cosmopolitan community at Shanghai., I havo boon horo a long time and have seen many Consuls and other olTicors of our own and othor nationalities arrive and depart, but nevor in the history of Shanghai has thoro been a man umong us who has impressed the community so favorably or whoso doparturo elicited so many and heartfelt expressions of appreciation and regret. We had hoped to retain him here, and strenuous efforts to that end wore made?all the people, without rogard to nationality?Europeans, Americans, and oven the Chinese, joinnd in a mem-' oriul to General Harrison, President of the United States, asking that as as special favor, lint he is gone, and looking after him, we can but join in tlio lament of the A'orfh.Chi>hi Ihti/i/ AYi/\s and deplore that "the unfortu nato "spoils1' system in the States has deprived us of one of the host representatives that country has over SIMll tn Silintwrlto! V\'n nil fnnl ?!.?( wo have lost in him a friend; uIwhvh! kind always genial and ready to do everything in his power for Ins own people am! the settlements generally. If tho good wishes of Shanghai can in any way smooth his fitter? path in life, there will not he a rough place in it." Tito above are the sentiments of tho leading Knglish journal in Shanghai, and are no less sincere than enthusiastic. (Jon. Kennedy vras not only "all-popular,'* as another Knglish journal has it hut beloved. He identified himself with us, and was among us not as one who ruled, hut after tho spirit and pattern of him who said: "Hut he that is greatest among you, lot him be as the younger, and he that is chief hh lio that doth servo." (ion. Kennedy was a Christian; and this leads ine to remark that the time has now lung passed when, our country could afford to he represented in the far East?China and .Japan- hy men of merely secular qualifications. The church, indeed all Christendom and our Christian civilization, as well as commerce and politics, should ho in* terested in tho character qualifications of our Ministers and Consuls to China. Men of high moral character and, if possible, of Christian experience, combined, with and rendering effective other endowments for such a responsible post, are the men for these eventful times in tho East. Colonel Denby, our minister in l'ekiu, and General Kenedy, our Consul General at Shanghai, are such mail t/1 liA Iituf lir r%t UiG ilWII IV l#u JMOVIJ |/l VUU VI, 1/Ut one is gone and the other will go shortly. America has great interests at stake in China?interests of a political, commercial and missionary character and the men who are now leaving us are qualilied to speak to our people on oithor oncor all of them, and it is to be hoped that the church as well as the people generally will have an Opportunity of liearing them. 1 would specially commend Gen. Kennedy to the favor and attention of those interested in missionary matters here. He is worthy of confidence and honor, and can At fail to throw much light on the looming Chinese problem. Yours faithfully, Yoi'NO G. AM.KV. To Kev. J no W. Burke, Macon, Ga. Mrs. PI ay spoke is entertaining Mr. Tuff ton. Knter Bobby, young brother, with a bucket of milk. "Why Bobby, what clitl you bring that here for?" "0, you said the other day that Mr. Tuff ton's looks would turn milk sour, and I just thought I'd see for my sel f.?Epoch. "1 would not live alway," said the Psalmist in a moment of poetio rapture. "I would not either," says Josh Billings, irreverently. So we say?but then while we ilo live, let us hold on to our health and spirits. The surest way to do this, is to lay in a supply of Dr. Bull's Cough Syriup. 'I ry it. '-1H NO, 22, lldd* nml End*. There arc about 00,000 school children in Baltimore, an increase of 2,394 over 1888. h'ifty miners recently lost thoir lives by an explosion in the llentileo colliery, at l.ongton, England. 1'ndcr tho laws of China, the adult who loses his temper in a discussion is sent to jail for live days to cool down. It is stated as a curious fact that during the recent great strike in London tho alms houses were emptier than has ever been the case before. Gen. Miles, commander of the department of the Pacific, has asked the Pacific coast congressional delegation for an appropriation of $40,000,000 for Pacific coast defense. Mrs. McAdow, ono of tho owners of tho Spoiled Horse mine, of Montana, recently drove into Helena in a btickboard, unattended, carrying a gold brick worth $40,000. It took two porters and a truck to get tho heavy mass of gold from the wagon into the bank. At her majesty's promenade concerts in London a series of voting papers has boon distributed nightly in order that audiences might choose their own programmes on the succeeding Saturday. A little girl was eating green kk? II 1 .tf IVIt <1 III I II *4- r i 1. . 1. tjwi ii uy n i runi mi' u?ju, when her teeth got tangled in a corn silk. "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed. "I wish when they get the corn made, they'd null out the hasting threads?" A movement is on foot in St. Petersburg for observing Sunday as it is understood in the United States and Great Britain. It is said that twelve hundred St. Petersburg merchants have already declared themselves willing to keep their places of business closed on the first day of the week. ?? i * L ? / owperioruy 111 wit is move irequontly the cause of vanity than superiority of judgement, as tlie person that wears an ornamental swortl is even more vain than lie that wears a useful one. ? William Shenstono. Samuel Blatchford, the Pennsylvania justice, has a large piece of valuable silver to which is attached an odd story, lie sent to England for it, and, wishing his initials put on it, he wrote to that effect, giving his name and adding "C. (). P." This cash on delivery system is unknown in England, so, to his dismay, the silver piece arrived with his initials and C. (). I), cut on it. The lute king of Portugal's trans lations of Shakespeare's plays were recognized by tho dramatic critics of Lisbon as possessing in the highest degree power, force, skill, and the best literary workmanship. The dramatic critics of Lisbon arc perfectly honorable men, and doubtless the king's royal rank had no influence in determining their views. A few nights ago 20,000 persons assembled near the small town of Lancaster, <)., to witness a sight not yet gazed upon by mortal eyes, namely, a horse race by the light of natural gas. Two of the largest wells in the vicinity were drawn upon to supply the radiencc. In a year or two these hilarious Buckeye men will be wishing they had saved up that gas and held their race during daylight. A society has lately been organized in England which is called the "Ilomo for Life society," and especially provides for the wants of edn union women, imiimrrieu or W1UOWS, who are left in middle unable to provide for themsolves owing to lack of suitable training for remunerative employment. The annuities acquired by members of the society, if amounting to an annual value of ?30, can be exchanged for residence and board in one of the homes to be established for the purposo. There are 196 women operators in the great operating room of the Western Union in New York. In this room a husband and wife are working side by sido. They are perfectly patched in skill, but the man gets 916 more a month than the women . ii 111 i mam