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ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. ! ./. F. NIS BET Editor. j The Cotton Growers' Convention, which met in Atlanta, did not really accomplish anything as ' far as we can see along the line j on which we expected them to work. Hut we hope it will yet | bring about some good. And flureminds us that the Alliance is. the best organization for the fanner,and let u< stick t the Alliance and do all in our pmv<r to build it up. \ntirr .iHidrn t mm! The Countv Allium*, will meet the tirst Friday in .lanuury 1 j' by order the ! 'n -ident. .1 If l\ \ I.;HT Ivfiiirlit->Va1 <*hmavi Notes. My (ii'iieral Itemarker. Dear old Charlotte Smith is still rryin^ for a law to make pome , man rnarrv her. "(Jive us lib- , erty, or give us death 1" I There is a man in Missouri whose beard is seven feet long. He is a (iold Democrat, and his hair has naturally grown at the < expense of his intellect. 1 The proposition of the New 1 Haven common "ounoil to pub-'1 lish a newspaper is a wise scheme. ] When the members deal with the trusts, both will be glad of an organ to suppress the truth. The New York Suns says that "the Democratic party of the fu ture will he a distinctively radi- ( cal party." Yes, thank heaven ! , ?just about as radical as the teachings of Thomas Jefferson. The Chicago Tunes-Herald says < you can't "coin" paper money. But whether you can or not, the i Times-Herald says a good many things it didn't n * to say when 1 it was owned by dUl'erent stock- < holders. Kvery time a subsidized editor j gets short of an item he black-; guards George I-'red Williams, of1 Massachusetts. The editor's father j , diil the same thing?only he tired ! ( his squirt-gun at < iarri-on.l'hillips j and Sumner. When "Commodore" 11. C. Bene- 1 diet say* that gin mill" near Ins country residence a darned ' nuisance," he niu-t have broken ' somehow with hi* I'rinceton friend, Grover Cleveland. 1.1.. 1>. As between Murphy and Hill for a New York Senator, the choice should be easy. Ilill 1 i a hiunt"! to b ; a Democrat ; M urphy ha- /"</? one. Murphy stood up for I.rvan ; Hill lav down at Wol-'' fort's lioost. Let tlie rooster roo-t. I don't believe that "live will bolt 11 anna," according to the I scare heads of some new-paper . 1 The international jrold and bank tru-t ha a lar-re -im plus for -uch ! 1 case-. At West 1'ark, New Jer-ey, if jon sell a piece of meat on Sun day, you <so to the lock-up and all the samt- rejoice. The village inow almost as holy a- New ork was under Toddv lloo-ev?dt. and before I)r. I*arkhurnt took In-' summer vacation. When you amount to nofhing yourself, it is well tr# Jean on your great grandfather's coat of arrn<)n this principle l,'l he ? trder of the Twenty-nine'" has been formed in New fcngland?descendantof the only really titled farnilie that over settled there. Wcuin:! now hear of Lady Hoston arid ' Madame do Cape Cod. 1 And now, wo are told, "th Standard Oil and Sugar Ma; nates" are forming a trust toseiz the national hanks and cotitn the money market. That's e: aetlv in the present line of th great monopolists. Hut by-ant by they will reach the end < their rope. If it hasn't a noos on it. for their necks, they will I lucky. A Practical Test. I"nion c unity, .\<nv .lersvv, pn poses t?> test the practicability < public ownership of railway Th matter has been submitted to vote of' the people arid so far fav< rhe measure. From Fli/.abeth to Plaintiehl i a distance of 12 miles. Six town intervene, making the region so pear like one continuous cit\ Through these towns runs Wesl liebl avenue, a highway fee wide, which lias the name <-f be nig the linest road in the I'nite States. Not less than 7e,00O pei sons live in close proximity t this road. The proposition is to oqui Westfield avenue with a trolle line and then lease the road to company that will pay an unnun rental equal to the interest on th cost of the road, and that wi guarantee to carry passengers fo the fare of f? cents. The movement is two-fold i intent. It i< directed primari! against the .lersev Central an other steam railroads, wh: h hav civcn to the people an indiffereu train service at exorbitant rate of fare, and incidental' v, th taxpayers wish to demonstrat that over-capitali/.ation is th greatest corporate evil in thi country, A franchise to construct street railroad from Klizabeth t Plainfield over the proposed rout would be worth $1,000,000 to an company that should get it on th terms commonly exacted. The State's Attorney. Mr. Iiei tien. fav.?rc the measure, and savs "We have ?i*J miles of stret railroads in this state, and thei aggregate capital is over $ hi. No douht they could h reconstructed to-day and equij ped for etJicient service at a coy L?f $10,000,000. The ditlerence b( tween these figures is 'water' an the basis of whatever excuse th empanies have to oiler for po< service and high rates of tare." Cot ton Seed Waste. I 'roin tli> I..k ia< lloinv Joiiriiu. Cotton seed waste, which a get ration ago accumulated at th ginhoiHe, tilled up the stream rotted in tlu* fields, ami hecatu an irritating nuisance, is m> worth about ?,<MMJ.?Mill a yea Kverj' halo of cotton loaves a 1< L'acy of half a ton of seed, wliirl if i-i said, brings 11j* r.| inter neai ly a- much a- his cotton. I he o is u-ed tor liner grades of snap, n a substitute for lanl. ami is near olive 01! that in expert ca hardly tell the ddletelice. Th liulh are fed to cattle, make a excellent fuel, are \aluable as p; per stock, and when burned th ashes make a fertilizer which mo-t eilicacious. It has been r? centiy discovered that cottoiiKee oil, with the addition of eightce p<-r < [.!. of crude india. rubhe rnakfH an imitation which runnr h?* ! i -11 ii(. n i - h # < 1 from ponuin r i j . I In* < ry of flu' Oppressed. 1 rj a lawmjit in Louisville las irday the fact wan devolope that women in Louisvill l? | are receiving only twenty-live or ? | thirty cents ,/ <foze/t for making :e . pants. A secular paper reports *1 1 the fact in these words: In the Police Court, Saturday, ie a Louisville tailor was lined $15 1-1 for striking a poor seamstress. I le I )f had quarreled with her over a ,t> -difference of thirty-two cents in ! her bid. The testimony developed ie fliat she claimed thirty cents a : </oz< a for making cheap trousers, while the tailor said the regular rate was only tu'cuty r'rr cents. Two cents and a half was the i maximum claimed bv this woman >f for all the labor of making a pair (. of pants. Is not such limitation of a woman's labor a sin against ir Cod? Hear the word of Cod in I )eutorono.ny l?-4 :1 I. "Thou shalt is not oppiess an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be >. of thy brethren or of thy strangers. . . . lest he cry against iheej t unto the Lord, and it lie sin unto thee." And hear again the lan ?. jguago of the Holy Spirit in the ,1 ' fiftli chanter of the Kpistle of [ . .lames. "(Jo to now,ye rich men, o weep and howl for your miseries tliat shall come upon you. Your p richesare corrupted. . . . He v hold the hire of the laborers who a hare reaped down your fields, t| I which is of you kept hack by e fraud, crieth; and the cries of || them which have reaped are en tered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth." ? The pertinent question is, v whether the crowding down of ,j the wages of the poor and help-j e le?s to such a standard as that of this incident, does not fall under this condemnation. t. When we were poor, (tod's only e Son considered our poverty, and p helped us. As He has done by us. ;u! He expects us to do by IIis /war, who are around us. And to those) a | who refuse, he says : "Your gold ()' and your silver is cankered." v For The Enterprise. e Dots From Tuhcrmirlr. Having nothing specially to do at this time your correspondent will relieve the tedium of an mir : employed hour by offering a few '* | items from this section, e I It was the pleasure of the i- I 1 , 1 writer to at tend the annual Alii it , ance festival given at tlio Acad (j emv on Siturdav the ImIi inst.| 0 This annual celebration is of a ir very pleasant nature, ami always! highly enjoyable to those who at teml. In addition to the male I members of the onler unite a| 'number ot lady members were present and havinir brought 1 heavily laden* d baskets in con o ' neetion with an abundant supply' of ti-di. ovst**rs and other luxuries that had been -pe. iallv ordered W 1 lor the ocen-don. mad** a lea t that was truly bountiful and de1 i l> t ti 11 to behold. We heartily r endorse >ur!i -ocial '.'.at Im ri iil'il and part i*'i pat ions a^ it i- an evi ' s deuce of th It .rood will. -. i: 11 i 1 i 1 y " .ml eoDLTi'liial it V o! teeliier that " -houhl predominate in every ' community. The Alliance :it 1 this place we tnnlerslami, i- in 4-1 line working order, and has jnanv 10 i devoted meinhers to the order. . It was here the lirst. Alliance in ,j the country wa- organized, ami n its enthusiastic meinhers are r, proud of their organization ami )t|the record it has made, and they e | hope it may live long to accomplish the desired aims and pur poses. Indeed, we think the ag 1 ricultural people should organize .j themselves, and with unity of ,j purpose and concert of action e endeavor to free themselves from the bondage now heaped upon them. It is truly hoped the pres ent plan under agitation and discussion may succeed, and j I I bring about (lie much needed ease and relief to a truly oppressed , people. It is the duty of every I farmer to become a member of: the Association, and use all pos 1 sible means and intluence to make the undertaking a successful one. j \Ve are glad to report the re j turn oi the IJev h. I<. liedenbaugh to tlie ministerial field on thisj circuit. IIis labors for the past : three years have been greath bit 'ssed and lias achieved remark j able success, lining universally In vi'il rt'siuw'lpil *1 ti<l 111 r * T*i u' \ i f??i I ' I I I'*-' I by his out in* people and also by other denominations, his return i J meets the approval of every 0110. i Wo extend to him. his amiable wife and interesting children a welcomed return and hope his: achievements in his high calling may continue to increase, and his labors be further productive of much lasting good. Miss 11 at tie l'lvler, second I daughter of Mr. (ieorge \V. I'lyler, and a student of the Academy, has been ill for some time with a I contracted spell of typhoid fever. We are glad to report her conva leseent. and hope she may soon be restored to her usual good health, and soon be able to re some her place in the shool room where she has been greatly missed by her classmates and teacher This is the Oth case of fever Mr. l'lvler has had in his family within the past six months, but to the credit of his family physician. Dr. W. II. Sapp, none have proved fatal. It is hoped the remaining members of his household may escape the dreaded malady. The ladies of the church will give a lunch party on Wednesday night the 20th inst. As the proceeds are to he used for church purposes we bespeak lor the or casion a liberal patronage by all who may lind it convenient to atleno. So, young men, of the community be on hand with a full purse,ami see that your yir!'.^ basket brings what you deem its true worth. Mr. I. 11. Klliott, a former res ident among us, but now of Mississippi. has been spending a lew days with relatives and friends in I his community. He will return to his adopted state on Wednes day next accompanied by his kin-man. Mr. f'henthain < amies, who will remain for an indefinite! I>t i i- d of t iilie. We n u t reluctant Iv willi our young Iriend, and hope}iv* may do well in his new homo I'lio I ihernaelo Academy will' <d<?-? it< exercise on Friday 'J I in-il. ami resume work on t he lir-t Monday in .lanuarv giving the pupils ono wook for Christmas* enjoyment and rooroat ion. May tliov onjov llioir holidays hugely j and rosiimo llioir school duties promptly with douldod energy and renewed deterinination to do llioir lull dulv throughout the j out ire term. i ?>ur correspondent win close this hastily written communica j tion by relating a novel scone he witnessed a few mornings since. <>n passing the large gin house of Messrs. I'lyler Stewart on the morning of the 11th inst, he es pied sitting on the top of the commodious building one whom lie recognized to be "uncle Jim" TIIK OIIKA uam hi: ci itci). 'I'. A. Sh'i'iini, 11. C'?? lite Hrcut <li?iiiisf iiikI Scientist, Will NcimI. l'ro?'. Three llitlllrN ?f Ills Hiscotrn-il ltemeilirw lit Snl'IVrs. Km nut Kntkkpkisk:?I have discovered n reliable cure for Consumer lion and all bronchial, Throat attJL Joint; 1 'iseases, Ceneral Decline, I.oss of Flesh anil all Conditions of Wasting Away, liy its timely use thousands ot apparently itopeless eases have been cured. So prool-positive am I of its power to cure, t hat to make its merits known, I will send, free, to any afflicted reader of your paper, three hot lies of my Newly Discovered dies upon receiptor Kvpressaud I'ostSI olltce address. T. A. Sl.Ot'l M, M. (I., PS I'ine S'. New \ o, When writing the OociO". .ho nontlon lliis (>. or . Shute fondly enjoying one of merchants I'lylcr's line cigars. II -ali/ing litis to he a most untisttal occurrence, as our good friend never indulges in the social wit ill', and his elevated attitude being equally unusual, we inquired into the cause ol his peculiar posture, and very soon understood lie* situation when apprised that he was simply ///>'l<(/it over the arrival ot a line hoy at his home the previous night. St hsckiukk. Ilotr to I'nrm. Mr. W. d. Cunningham made "V - ? r 70 bales of cotton weighing 400 each on SO acres. Taking his enlire crop, he made I 10 hales on 1*20 acres, besides making 1,100 hushels of oats and 800 <>l corn,-^ with peas, potatoes and meat a plenty to >i,pplv his family a year. Wanted?The unfortunate to know that l.e Hrun's V ft. Cure will cure in three days. One dollar, at store or by mail. Sole Ajjts. .1. F. Mackey it Co. and R. ( . 11 onj;h A < to., Lancaster, S. C. ?Our readers will regret to hear that Rev. W. O. I'atterson of Van Wvck is suffering from a recent fall while walking ahout his room in his feeble condition. i Miii i ii i | 11 a m n A i ** a Mi IJIMJIBMM nnilf DALOMm Clra, ki ami Waul;fit* ilia hair. From..tea a luxuriant growth. Hct wMNnfr Falla to lleatora Orar BtiXjyVv Hair to Ita Youthful Color. Kiyfftill CVu aralp tliwaui a hair falling. HOLD-FAST ?HTAHNEOSerUNE A new nnd tmoful devlco which vory family ^ will luiy, is sold only through local ut'enls w simple ami strum;: ran i>>? put up anywhere: oT'i'i'li holds rope or wire, Itislant adjustint>itt ami removal of line, no props needed. So I itl ni Pooular price /fy.-/ fs uniifid reei ywhrr, KvimisIvii liiritorv MtmcMvO teriliM I'm MM Ms and PUOFITHIIAIIINU. Anyone 'mil III me Ike en t .Sum/-', nur, I.Y mail. KELSO NOVELTY CO., 628 Locust tit, Philadelphia. I 1 SENT FREE f to housekeepers-Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beef COOK BOOKt< i.if. ' li t.. |iiv|>:ir<> iniinv (loliiviti; ivnd <] l<- us iliMlirs. A . i I I" I ? Hi x 'JTI". N< iv Vol It PORK, -fPork Sausage, rW?? * You can now tfot fresh pork sausage a* well a-* tlr-?t rln-s beef at my market daily. Prompt delivery made for nil order* in any part of t lie tovs n. W. P. YOUNG. 1 July 2H, 1 ^i*7f ly > , Notice to the Public! My otlire will not he open on Saturday, 2~?t11 inat., this being a holiday, ^ Imi on Monday,"JTIh inst., for thetransact ion of business. I,. J. Pkkky, f'ountjr Supervisor.