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matter in a sensible, business light.? Western farmers raise grain to sell, and thoir organized Granges are making ar rangements to dispose of it. We in Ver mont are extensively buying grain and flour. Now, if this work goes on as it deserves to for tho next twelve months, trains of corn and flour will be made up and shipped directly through from Grange to Grange without breaking bulk, i actually expect to see this thing done. But the merchants laugh at us.? They say it is a humbug. They advise us to open a store, but we can't afford it. We can't afford to keep a clerk, nor fur nish lights and fuel. We arc going to economize. General Sheridan's head quarters were in the saddle. In a word, farming does not pay any too well these times, and sooner or later we shall learn, that with labor just as high as it was when butter was worth 40 to 50 cents per pound; and beef from 12 to 15 cents per pound, all expenses must be strained to the narrowest possi ble con:pass. It does not matter so much with the older class of farmers, who realized tho larger half of their gain from a single stroke of good fortune?the com ing into this section of the Passumpsic railroad ; but the man that owes fot?Bis real estate 'must' economize, The Pa trons mean to do it. But, sir, although there arc many rea sons why this Society may be on advan tage to the laboring farmer, why it be came n necessity, there is one alone that will give it security, permanence, endu rance. It is the facilities it affords for intellectual improvement. I often ask myself why farmers are not better edu cated. To prosecute this business with anything like succefs there is need of the most varied knowledge. The lawyer has nothing in the way if ho has common sense. Law is about tfie same the world over; at any rate, what is law in the Con necticut valley is law on the Champlain shore. But how different with the far mer 1 A man that owns a hundrod acres of land is wonderfully fortunate if he has not a dozen different kinds of soil, each requiring a different kind of treatment. What would ser ? a good purpose in one instance would bo poison in another. It is too often the case that farm knowledge extends no farther than the mere fact that seed vrill grow after n fashion, if it is put into the ground in spring time. But Mr. Drew has clearly specified the necessary qualifications for successful,farming.? Farmers not only need scientific fanning, but they have the means of acquiring it. Take the year together and they have more leisure time than any other class of men. As it is not the quantity of food that a person eats that makes him strong, but that which is digested, so it is not the amount of reading matter one de vours thnt gives power to the intellect, but so much ns is suitably reflected upon. When the professional gentleman is engaged in his business his thought is nil in his work; but the fanner can plant or hoc his corn, and think of what he has read or heard a*, the* Society meeting, thus separating the dross from the pure metal. There is no use denying it, our farm ers for the most part arc not proud of their occupation. It is not so in the old countries, fn many of them it is re garded as one of the highest qualifica tions, and even accomplishments, to be n land owner. All that is needed with us is to understand this business bettor, to have a relish for it. As I have said, the chief object of the Patrons is to benefit our agricultural masses. A person may devote a life time to the acquiring of some correct sci entific principle. If he attempts to gain his knowledge by actual experiment great headway cannot be made. Is it not bet ter that the whole mass of fanners should have the advantage of a fact by the mere hearing or rending it? In this way, by some organization, a vast amount of cor rect information can be gained, the effect of which will be discerned upon the whole face of the agricultural arena. There arc still men who scout the idea of scientific farming ; who ridicule im provement every way ; who believe in or dinary stock as being the most profitable, because it costs less, and these men carry some weight with them, for they have accumulated considerable property ; but by the most rigid economy, even to stingi ness. .Now, who arc the world's benefactors; men who leave behind them at death, lasting monun^its of their works in the form of improved lands, nice stock, ex cellent fences, neat and tidv buildings, * ml O ? > labor-saving machinery, and an educated family, or those who leave nothing but n little black trunk, filled with noted and mortgages upon real estate? The Patrons belicvo in the former, and mnko the best effort to infuse into the minds of tho members an ambition to succeed in this Tegard. Farmers' clubs" have done much to wards improving the condition of farmers, bnt their influence is confined to locali ties. This Society is so systematiscd, that while our Grange is working a dif ferent one, and the results are reported to all. Sharpers have of late, taken the in credulous farmer as a fit subject for prac tising their tricks upon, and they have been humbugged most shamefully. How many, think you, have money everlast ingly invested in patent churns, potato diggers, &c. ? This Society is on the alert for hunting out these pests to un suspecting men, which are reported to tho National Grange, and by it trans mitted in circular form to subordinate Granges. I might stand here till night enume rating instances wherein farmers arc ben efittcd by this organization. They are full everywhere. Suflico it to say, it is the object of the Patrons of Husbandry to lift them from a .scrvilo and not too well educated condtion; not to relieve them from honorable, health-giving, mind invigorating labor, nor to make a kid-gloved gentry of them?but saving, thiuking, systematic, scientific farmers, and place where they belong?at the head of the nation." For information relative to organizing Subordinotc Granges, address, O. H. KELLEY, Secretary of the Nationnl Grange, Washington, D. C. Auroras. "Although auroras," says the "Me chanics' Magazine," "are much more fre quently seen in latitudes north of ours than in our own, the north pole is not the region around which the most splen did and magnificent displays of the north ern lights are to bo seen. As we travel farther north from England, auroras be come more and more common until a certain latitudo has been reached, after which they become less frequent. And strangely enough, the region in which the display is most commonly to be seen lies father north in some longitudes than in others. For example, an inhabitant of St. Petersburg would have to travel northward to within 19 degrees of the pole before attaining the region of the most frequent auroral displays. On the other hand, an inhabitant at Washington need only travel northward to latitude ?? degrees to reach the place of the greatest auroral action. If we took a globe and marked down tho spots thus obtained, wc should find that they formed a nearly circular band within which the north pole would occupy a very eceeu tric position. In fact, we could repre sent the position of the band very well by constructing a ring of card or paper of such dimensions to agree with the six tieth parallel of latitude, and then push ing the ring down on the side of Amer ica, and upward on the side of Asia, until it passed through the most souther ly part of Hudson's Bay, and the most northly part of Siberia. When fully formed, the auroral arch is a most sym metrical and beautiful apparation. It surrounds a space of slate-colored light, and from thu arch itself luminous streams dart with a quivering motion toward what is termed the magnetic meridian.? Sometimes the ends of the arch are bent downward near the horizon ; but at oth- j crs they are bent in a contrary direction. Haustedt relates that, when he was at Christiania, he twice saw the auroral arch in the form of a complete oval.? Sometimes more than one arch has been seen. On one occasion the observers, who were sent by the French Govern ment to winter at Bossckop, in Finland, saw no less than nine arches, separated by dark space.-, 'and resembling in their arrangement magnificent curtains of light, hung behind and below each other, the brilliant folds stretching completely across the sky.*"" ? m t mm - The Little Corporal for June is unu sually attractive in Stories, Poetry and Pictures. Among the leading articles are The New England Boy Farmer, bv Charles Dudley Warner, of the Hartford Cournnt; Tho Down Hill Principle, by J. B. T. Marsh, editor of the Advance; and Poems by Susan Coolidge, Gco Cooper, Laura W. Ledyard. The illus trations arc numerous and very fine. Hereafter every subscriber is to receive a beautiful new Chromo, entitled "Cher ries arc Ripe." Terms, SI. 50 n year, and 10 cents for postage on Chromo. Address, John E, Miller, Publisher, ' Chicago, Illinois. THE OllANGEBUllG TIMES. Orangeburg, S. 0., Juno 12, 1872. \ LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. J. S. HEYAVAHI), Editor. Henceforth, all Inegal Atlj. vertisements-s of County Interest, Avhethov notices or others, will bo ximblis.Vi* od for the benefit of our renders whether they are paid for or not. The second grent move on the chess board of our national politics bos been made. There is no longer any doubt as to who the Radicals propose to make their next President and ours. The Phili* ndclphia Convention has called upon all to rally to the support of Grant and Wil son. And just here it is pleasant to all m friends of reform to contemplate the po: sition of Mr. Colfax, who, it appears, was not so radical as tho presiding officer o? our Council of State should be. That Mr. Colfax shall bo thus slid overboard* and take it gently is more than wc sup pose. What his weight may be wc know* not, but just to that ex'cut may the Na-' tional Rads look for disaffection in their ranks. Wilson whom they have proposed as substitute for Colfax, is a life long and bitter hater of everything* Southern ; institutions, people and indi viduals. What Grant lacks in personal venom will be more than supplied by this vile, aged limb of Satan, Wilson, of Mas* saohusetts. It behooves us to fight doubly; hard to stave off the possibility of letting him have tho superintendence of our na lional legislation. If any selection wasj required to more desperately unite the South and her friends we have it here.? Thad. Steven*:, if alive, would probably have been worse for us because more in fluential than Wilson and thence polling a larger vote. Sumner may have a more violent hatred to individual Southern Con^ gresswion; but for untiring, persistent zealous malignity to the South, no pub lic, man of our day is to be (we believe) compared to Wilson. His term of ac cession is our term of degradation and unhnppincss. The danger in re-electing Grant is that with another term in the White House he will indelliby impress upon our form of government a careless, irresponsible way of amending the Constitution to suit a sectional majority ; a dangerously free use of military power, without adequate provocation ; a tendency to centralization of the Government, and an unblushing system of nepotism and gift-taking (both with and without office as tho object) that would make gentle blood tingle even in private life. Grant, without the ability of a states man, with the pertinacity of ti stone crab, has managed to warp the whole machinery of our government, and cor rupt by his venal example, every officer. Wilson, with tho brains of a first-rate politician, would like nothing better than a chance in unsullied times, when men are more or less irresponsible, to blight tho South for aye. Mr. Peter Kowc Died last Sunday at the residence of his niece Mrs Sophia Frederick where, he has been sull'cring from indisposition for several weeks past. Mr Kowc. had attained one hundred years of age and his tenure of life was too feeble to recover from his attack. His remains were buried with masonic honors on Monday morning at New Hope Church?the members of the lodge from this place leaving here for that purpose. The remains of Mr. 11. W. Wiles were buried on Monday of this week in the burial ground of tho Baptist Church of our town. The funeral rites were per formed by Rev. A. P. Norris, pastor of the Church. Mr Wiles was a young mechanic of indrustrious habits and in telligence. Ho leaves a young wifo and three little children, the youngest hut a few months old. He was a worthy man whose loss can not fail to bo felt in our community und wc deeply sympathize with his friends and family. Wc would cull attention of our readers to the article which occupies our first page. The organization, purpose and re sult of these Granges, cannot fail to inte rest every .member of an agricultural community, as is ours ; we have there fore given it as it conies to us in Circular, instead of our usual selection of a story, and beg that you will read it. Though wc arc opposed to combinations, still wc think it hits always been an unnatural sttite of things which enabled the mer chant to dictate to the fanner what he shall have to give for supplies, as well as what ho must take for his crops : Thus burdening the farmer with the labor to raise raw material and the labor of man ufacturing. Our theory is that the land owner is the lord of the foil, and should be treated liberally, whereas the system pursued by most merchants since the war has been to limit their usury only by the extent of God's, charity to the far mer. Not being proph ots, many of them have got plantations as percentage, and, being unable to pay unto themselves their own usury, the plantations lie idle while they disgorge their collected usury in taxes and licenses and other Radical leg islative clap-traps. It is time that the white land-owner shall, if possible, plant without a mortgage over the roof of his house, and this organization proposes to enable him to do so. mm ? mm ? [COMMUNICATED.] Annual Meeting of the Orangehurg Bible Society. The Orangehurg County Bible Society held it.> second annual meeting last Sab bath evening in the Baptist Church at this place. The meeting was called to Order at Si o'clock, by President Rev. F. Allld. Upon his taking tho chair, the hymn "Rock of Ages," was sung by the congregation. The meeting was then opened with prayer by Vicc-Prcsidcnt Rev. J. D. A. Brown, sifter which the liymu "Let everlasting Glories Crown," ?was sung, the minutes of the hist meet ing read and confirmed. The following Annual report of the j?oeiety was then vend: On.vNGF.nuno S. C.May Jllst 1872]. To the Officers and Member., of the Or angeburg County Bible Society: In presenting ties second annual report, for the past year! fdel that not a-; much work ha- been done, a< the commence ment of the year gave us reason to hope for,and the interest in the Society has not been as great as it ought to have been. During the whole year there has been but one application for a gratuitous distribution,and that was for a Sunday School Scholar. This fact leads to one of two conclusion, namely our County is well supplied with the Hilde, or the des. tituto have no means of applying to this Society, for the supply they need. If the former is the case, we have great reason to he thankful, w hile if those in need, have no means of reaching this Society, some steps should be taken to find them out, that they may have their wants sup plied, and 1 would request that every member of this Society, seek out all cases of need, and report the fact to the Dc positarian, in order that those who have no Bible and no money to purchase, may receive Scriptures "without inonev and without price." Another fact 1 would call the attention of the Society to: I\ot one of our Churches outside of our town have at all identified them Selves with this Society. This in a great measure restricts the usefulness of our Society, and I would suggest to the exec utive Committee that they look into the matter, and adopt some plan, by which the attention of the Churches throughout the County may bo brought to the im portance of this work. We have but one assistant in the County, while many more should be employed in the intot'csts of this good work. It is encouraging however to state that the existence of our Society is becoming more generally known, and 1 have rea sons to know, that it has aided several of our County Sunday Schools very mate rially. Much yet remains to ho done. More liberality, appreciation of the Bible, and its importance to the County is need ed; hearty co-operation, faith, prayer and work, with the blessing of our Di vine Master, and the Bible cause in Or nngchurg County will exert a greater influence As your Treasurer 1 submit the follow ing statement; Cash on hand at last Anniversary meet ing 85,70. Received from collection at last Anni versary ineceing-10.94. Subscription $1.00. Sale of Books $22.02. Total receipts for the year $40.26. 'To cash sent American Bible Society $34,00. ? Paid sundry expenses $2,41. $30,41. Balance on hand $3.85. During the past year I have disposed of (55 Bibles and Testaments, as follows: To Rev. I). J. Simmon.-., Branchvillo S. C. For sale and distribution, 23 vol's valued at $10-40. To applicant for gratuitous distribu sion 1 vol valued at lOcts. Members of the Society 3. vol's at $2.10. Numbers sold, 38. $22 G2. Total, G5 vol's at $35.22. Leaving on hand 20 volumns of Testa ments valued at $7.30. In addition to these, I received from the American Bible Society. May 27th?127 Bibles and Testaments, valued at $59 60. Total now in Depositary 147, $06.90. In closing this report I would urge upon our friends the importance of this cause and remind them, that as yet, none have renewed their membership, and re quest that they will embrace the oppor tunity that will be offered this evening. It may perhaps be interesting to the congregation to present an account of tho number of volumes issued by the American Bible Saciety, also an outline of its work. During the 5G years of its existence the Society has issued 28,780,969 vol umes. During tlic past year it lias issued 1,231,852. These arc printed in about GO differ ent language-. There are over 2000 Auxiliary Socie ties connected with the institution, und these have over 5,000 Branch Societies. The gratuitous work id" the Society for tin; year amounted in value to $242, ?727. flic distribution of the Scriptures in the I". S. during the year, as far as re ported, is shown by the following: Fumber of funnies visited 598,KG4, found destitute of tic Bible, 73,732. ' Destitute, mfrtdieastrpplied, 41,400. Individuals i:i addition !7,391. Sabbath and other schools supplied 1,835. The iinmbir of volumes sent <<? this State d iring*187l, was 1 1,58 I. Previous to the war, the annual contribution to the American Bible So.-'uty from tins State, was $5,000, while last year the amount sent was $1,710,51. Dcsttiuto families supplied in 1S70 and 1871, 3,250. Individuals 1,804. Sabbath and other Schools 205. Ucports for the past year have not reached us yet, hut we have reason to know that the figures are much larger. In conclusion let me say ''freely ye have received, freely give." Respect fully Submitted, KIRK ROBINSON, Secretary (). ('. Bible Society. CoaiMUXIOATKl). The Oranscburg Missionary Union. This body convened with the Santee Baptist Chereh, on Friday, the 29.h Mandl last. In connection with the transaction of other business, it is the custom of this body lo discus.- questions which pertain to the advancement of the cause of Christ; the prosperity of the church, ami illdidual piety. At its late meeting, the question discussed was selected at a pre vious meeting to wit : "Is tin- traf He of spirituous liquors con sistent with the Christian character, and should it be tolerated." The question was discussed at some length, several of the members participa ting, although but one sentiment pre vailed, still tho speakers were animated and interesting, after which the follow ing resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That it is the opinion of tho Ornngoburg Missionary Union that the traffic in spirituous liquors is decidedly inconsistent with the Christian character and should not be tolerated by our churches. Tho following resolution was also unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Moderator of this Union be requested to havo the foregoing resolutions published in the Orangcburg Times, as expressive of the unanimous sentiment of this bod v. Rev. D. \V. CUTTINO, Moderator. Rev. W. J. Snider, Clerk. ORANGEBURG COTTON MARKET.] Cotton.?Sales for the week cndd June 11, about 9 bales. Ordinary 21 low middling 22c; middling 23}. Charleston, S. C, Juno 10.?] inand for cotton dull. Sales 10 bah ordinary 22; huddling 23 ; strict mi dling 2>j. Rice market none. Go] 113i(^114i. New York, June 10.-^Cctton du| 2g. Gold 14 i. New Orleans, June 10. ? Cott dull; middling 251. Frices? Current PREPARED FOR THE TIMES. [CORRECTED WEEKLY.] Cotton : Bacon Hams " Hides Lard : : Corn : : Pea* : ? : Oat* : : Flour : Fodder : Sweet Potatoes Shad : : Rough Ricu Ihtttcr : Egg" s : Turkeys : Gccso : Chickens ' Rees Wax : Beef Tallow lb bu it U CWt u bu :< lb doz Pr (i Hi 19 @ 10 @ 10 @ 14 ? 00 ?1 <& 1 75 ?I 5 GO @6 1 25 @1 5C @ '7? : 60@75| 1 55 ?0 0C 25 @ 60 @ 15 2 00 @2 50 1 00 @1 25 20 @ 25] 10 ? 20] 10 ? 121 10 <g> _ 1 J. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, ?itANOEn?u County, S. C. June 5th 1872. Pursuant to an Act PROVIDING for the ASSESSMENT and TAXATION of PROPERTY, approved Sept. loth, 18G8, and all Acts amendatory thereto: Notice is hereby given that this Office will be open for receiving RETURNS of PERSONAL PROPERTY, from tho Fl RS T DAY of JULY to the twentieth day of AUGUST, 1872. All Owners, Agents, Administrators, &c, of Roal lv<tate are earnestly requested to maKe Returns to this Office in ordci to,prevent Fjrrons.ius Entries from being made in the Tax Rooks. All persons failing to make their Returns ou or Ifcfore tlieSfth' day of August, a Penalty oi* 50 per cent will be added to their Assessment. JAMES VAN TASSEL, County Auditor, Orangehurg County. ju no 12th?6t 1 Sheriffs Sales. By virtue of sundry executions to nie directed, I will se7 to the highest bidders, at Orange b:irg Court House, on the first MONDAY in July next, for cash, the following property vi/.: one Tract of I.and containing about 200 acres, in St. Malhewn Parish, in lota of about 50 acres, i plats of which may be stin at my office.) liCvied on as the property of Gco, T. trick at the *uit of W. W. Watt. II. RIGGS, S.O. a Sly < iil 's Office, Orangehurg, C. H., S. C, .luTiV 7, 1872?17?td South Carolina R. R. mail axd tasskxocr train. Leave Columbia at 7.40 a m Arrive at Charleston at - - 3.20 p r.i LeavpMinileston.it ... 8.20 n m Arrive at Columbia at - - - 4.05 pm xiou r Kxrnw*, fukioiit ani> accommodation tu a in, (Sundays excepted.) Leave Columbia at - - 6..r>0 p m Arriy? at Charleston at - 6.55 am Leave Charleston at - 8.20 p m Arrive at c olumbia at - - 6.40 am Caihden Accommodation Train will continue to run to Columbia as formerly?Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat unlays. A. L. TYLER, Vicc-Pretldent. S. 1?. PicKKNS, General Ticket Agent. I am pleased to inform my numerous friends thai I have returned to Lewisvjlle, and have established inv PICTURE GALLERY 1 have just received instruments with which I can take as good and perfect a picture as can be had anywhere in the State. A trial is a/1 I ask. Perfect satisfaction guaran teed. Call and take a look at my Gallery. S. M. PEtvRSON, Artist, may 15-lf GEO. W. WILLIAMS &CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS AND BANKERS. NOS. 1 & 3 IIAYNK STREET, Charleston, S. C.