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r* r ^ ?> ^ r*Jk> S r THE COUNTY RECORD ~~ KLNGSTREE, S. C. IOUB J. BRISTOW, Kd. & Prop'r. mmrnrnm?? * 8eren-eighths of oar own export fad import trade is carried under foreign flags. President Diaz, of Mexico, has ap? pointed a commission to consider ways and means of protecting the forests of that country. A report issued by the Swiss ComIndustrial TTninn states \ that weaving by hand in Switzerland has increased. k Florida now has a State Good Roads Association, composed of progressive citizens of the various counties and pffoered by men who will do all in their power to advance the object of the association, viz: The building of good roads in every connty of the Stae. ______________ * * Miss Mary French Field says that her father, the late Eugene Field, 'didn't make a cent out of his popular poem, "A Little Peach in an Orchard Grew.** Hubbard T. Smith, the man | who set it to music, realized $35, while ? the publishers of the song cleared $50,000. v =?= A remarkable temperanoe sermon vu that delivered bj a priest in Ire* fend, relates the New York Post, which woneluded with this convincing statement to his dock: "What makes ye shoot at yer landlords? The drink 1 * Aye, and what makes ye miss them? The drink!" ^ m I. ===== * A prematurely charitable English lady who gave away nearly $2,000,000 by deed reoently tried to hare the | deeds set aside, on the groend that she did not know what she was doing, 'tot ehanoery has decided that the deeds are valid and that she cannot get her money back. 1^ Professor John De Witt, of Princeion Theologieal Seminary, denies a j* - reoent statement in the Evangelist that Surveyor General Simeon De Witt was the man who gare Latin names to so many towns in western New York. The man responsible for that act, be ssye, was the Deputy Secretary of State, and not the Surveyor General, j I ; it is estimated tnat ioiiy iou.wu (Americans leave this country every year for Europe. A conservative estimate places the money spent by these people at the rate of $2000 a year in foreign markets, making a total outgo Of American money in this particular line of diversion of folly $300,000,000. . The Americans are the most extravagant travelers in the world. I*"-. ?3 I The following statement shove the welne and percentage of manufactured ^ merchandise exported from the United Staiee during eaeh of the last five fc.'w jeara: Total exports Pereentof maau- age of Ifseal year. lectures. tot expta. , 1892. ..$158,510,937 15.61 189t..^...V^A- 158,023,118 19.02 1894..183.728,908 2L14 1895.^ to... 183.595,743 23.14 1888 228,671,178 26.48 Athens, seventy-five years ago a qualid Turkish village of huts and rains, has become a city of 164,Q00 inhabitants, a centre of intellectual life, the seat of a great university, an influence to be reckoned with in the councils of the nations. Factories hum and smoke in the haunts of idyllic tradition. Busy seaports have sprung to importance, and a mercantile marine, ranking eighth among those of the world, carries on the memories of the ehip Argo. The jfgH^nasses ?' Greeks are industrious, QHHtemperate, shrewd, brave and remark^^Hable for the chastity of their domestic ^^^Uife. They are all patriots. There are 28,000 white people and j^^v-only 18,000 colored in the City of AnmKm .gusta, Ga., but while only thirty-two MF whites died of consumption there last ^F' year, sixty-four colored people snc rv corned to thai disease. Dr. Eugene Poster, President of the Board of gfr Health, in giving these figures, says that before emancipation the colored raee was almost wholly immnne of consumption, a colored person with consumption, prior to the close of the war being a clinical cariosity. "This j new susceptibility of the African race j to consumption," he says, "is one of the numerous penalties following ! upon the changed relations of this ' people consequent to the boon of : freedom." j ? l One of the standing needs of the country, say's a sloppy organ, is more Massachusetts people. They wilt bo more needed, perhaps, when the rate of Illiteracy is reduced In Massachusetts to the .Western average. _ n, y*" V;v~^rr r.-rr'^: V ?"".-" TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION, Majority of Senators Favor Investigation ? Charleston Sanitarium. Saturday a poll of the United States Senate showed a predominant sentiment in favor of the Tillman investigation resolution. If ignored by the committee the Senate will probablv discharge the committee and consider the resolution without committee action. Sena tor Jones, of Nevada, chaii man of the j committee, speaking for himself, said ! that he believed the resolution would I be favorably jnd promptly reported. Senator /coes, of Arkansas, a mem- i ber of the committee, is interested in j prompt committee action. He is largely interested in a patent for manufacturing cylindrical cotton bales instead of rectangular bales. Searles, secretary of the sugar trust, now on trial, is president of the company and invested his money in the enterprise, it is alleged, at the instance of Senator Joues. The Senator said that he courted the fullest investigation. Senator Tillman is satisfied that the investigation will be made. It is believed that a special committee will be appointed with Senator Tillman as chairman. A bill to establish a sanitarium at Cas ln PSn^bnor ires introduced bv" Sen ator Tillman. It -will be followed by a resolution calling on the Secretary of War for estimates of the cost of erecting necessary buildings and improving the grounds.* Col. Kaufman and Capt. Ladd saw a number of Senators in reference to the project and later, accompanid by Corporal Tanner and General Burdett, both Grand Army men, called at the War Department to the Secretary Alger. COMMITTEE WILL ACT OX IT. Senator Jones of Nevada, chairman of the committee which controls the contingent expenses of the senate, to which was referred the Tillman resolution for an investigation of the reports of speculation in sugar stocks by senators, has conferred informally with his colleages on the committee and an agreement has been reached to report the resolution back to the Senate. Senator Tillman says that when it is reported he will insist upon prompt consideration and that if it is not soon reported he will move the discharge of the committee. THE RUIZ REPORT. It Agrees With the Statement Made by Consul General Lee. TTaKana n'* W(wt Fla _ Mav 31. ?Of the two reports understood to have been sent from Habana by the commission investigating the death of Dr. Ruiz, the one by Mr. Calhoun, who represents the United States, and the other by Dr. Congosto, the Spanish consul at Philadelphia, who acts for the Spanish government, the former will, it is said agree with the statement of Consul General Lee that Dr. Ruiz died from concussion of the brain, the result of violence, after solitary confinement more than thirteen days, regardless of his treaty rights. Consul General Lee declined at yesterday's session of the commission to question the witnesses, who were interrotated onlv bv the Spanish represents tives. Consul General Lee will shortly make a report on the Ruiz case, and Mr. Calhoun will make a further report on other matters such as the money question, the condition of American interests and the general suffering due to Captain General Weyler's style of campaigning. Consul' General Lee's position is just what it was in February last. He hold that Spain is responsible, since Ruiz died, because he was deprived of his treaty rights. Tha exact facts as to how Dr. Ruiz received the blow which killed him, Gen. Lee and Mr. Celhoun could not learn, because half of tha witnesses examined by the commission were prisoners, and it is believed were afraid to testify fully. The remaining witnesses were the jailors who woulu not testify so as to incriminate themselves. The relief of suffering Americans by Consul General Lee goes on daily. Several hundred have already been assisted. The Graeco-Turklsh Peace. Constantinople, May 31. - (By Cable.)?The ambassadors of the powers in their reply to the porte's note of May 28th (saying the Turkish government consents *to negotiate for peace, provided the Greek commanders first sign an armistice and that so soon as this is done the Turkish government will negotiate the peace conditions with the ambassadors, the treaty to be signed by the Turkish andGreelc plenipotentiaries in Thesally) announced today that they do not object to the conclusion of a military armistice and will take steps at Athens with the object of securing it. But in the meanwhile they are of the opinion that the discussion of the peace conditions should betriu without delay. The Presbyterian Assembly Adjourns. The thirty-sixth annual assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church was dissolved at Charlotte, May 29th. at 2 o'clock, after a session of ten days in the First Presbyterian church of that city. The business was of minor importance. The assembly paid Dr. Goetchins, the moderator a handsome tribute testifying to his ability and efficiency. The majority of the commissioners left at night for their respective homes. The assembly was 4 notable one in many respects. There were elven ex-moderators present. The 250th anniversary of the Westminister symbols were celebrated. Drs. Pabney and Hoge were present No Increase in Tobacco Tax. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, has made t a careful poll of the Unitel States Senate on the tobacco tax and says the committee amendment increasing the tax from t> to S cents will be defeat d. , May Order Investigation. Senator Jones, of Nevada, chairman of the committee on contingent expenses of the Senate, has not yet called a meeting of his committee for the consideration of the Tillman resolution making sensational charges in relation to the sugar schedule of the tariff bill. Disbelieved to be probable that the resolution will be reported to the Senate, and that the Senate will order an iavestigatiou. ,.;v-ai-. m V 7l - y . S ' \ ' AGRICULTURAL TOPICS. PEACHES EC THE GARDEN". Concerning growing peaches in the garden, American Gardening says: "The possibilities of well-cared-for trees in the home garden are scarcely ' to be imagined. If one build a small chicken yard about a newly set tree he may have the tree in bearing next year, and with a head eqnal to that of the ordinary tree set twice as long. The chance seeding, in rich and favorable situations, may give two bnshels of choice fruit at four years from seed, without a particle of culture." FEED ISO SITTING HENS. ^ Sitting hens never get fat In fact, with some of the persistent sitters of the Asiatic breeds, the setni-starvation to which they expose themselves is, perhaps, better for their fntnre as egg producers than high feeding would be. Still it is not best to let this starvation go too far. The hen will not eat nor drink much, but if food and drink are offered early in the morning, some of both will be taken. We never feed a sitting hen anything but wheat, and do not give very much of that. It is more important that the hen drink freely than that she eat much. She will sometimes drink if milk is offered to her at night. With wheat in the morning and milk at night, the hen will lose fat, but will be healthier and ready to go to laying again ,by the time her clutch of chickens is grown large enough to care for themselves.? l5ostoo uuitivator. i KEEPING UP FERTILirr. One of the surest marks of a poo?l gardener is that he is always on the looKont to have on hand an ample supply of fertilizing matter for the sod. How reasonable that is, and yet strange to say one meets with persons who, judging only by their acts, seem to think that plants do not need food. They need it quite as mnch as do animala; both grow from that on which they feed. It is true all cultivated j soil contains some plant food in the , shape of vegetable humus, depotited < there in one way or another in the j past. But the good (gardener looks , upon present fertility as a sort of j revenue, and sees to it that enough manure is applied to the soil each year , to meet the needs of the current crops. ; It would be a lesson to some amateur , gardeners to visit the successful mar- , ket gardens of our large cities and see , how, year after year, thick coats of ( manure, thirty or ^orty tons _to the , acre, are applied.?The Silver Koignt. , SEED POTATOES. ( The tests of the Ohio Experiment I station indicate that home grown seed i potatoes will give as good crop9as any northern grown seed of the same varieties, provided the seed potatoes are well kept, bat the yield is materi ally lessened and the ripening retarded if the seed potatoes are allowed to sprout and the sprouts are broken off, as usually happens when the potatoes , are kept in a dark cellar. Many potato growers keep their potatoes successfully,^especially in the northern part of the State, by burying the potatoes in pits, covering to a shal- , low depth at first and adding layers of straw and earth as the weather be- ( comes colder. The ideal method of keeping seed , potatoes is in cold storage. Potatoes ^ thus kept at the Ohio station have come out sound and fresh, with no indication of sprouting and the vitality unimpaired, even so late as tbe first of j jane, ii is important, uow?v?, mat | , the temperature of the cold storage j room should not fall below thirty-fire degrees, nor should it rife much above forty degrees. When cold sto:age is not available, J sprouting may be in 6ome measure prevented by shoveling the potatoes j over frequently. While the spronting of potatoes under ordinary conditions is very ob- j jectionable, they may be so sprouted as to materially advance their earli- { ness. This is done by placing . them, stem end down, in single layers in shallow trays on the floor, in a light and moderately warm room. Thus placed they will send out short, stabby, 1 green sprouts which will remain in < that condition for weeks. Snch pota- 1 toes, planted withont breaking the ] sprouts, will grow immediately and t produce an earlv crop. < ] In Terror Front Mnskrats. < Residents of Waltham are in terror 1 of their lives becanse of the preva lenee of muskrats of a huge size about the streets. These rats are supposed to come from a number of old drains about the city, in which they breed, and sally out at night to attack peace* ful pedestrians. Early one morning Conductor W. F. Phelps, of the Fitchburg Railroad, was coming down the railroad track and waa attacked by a large rat, which tried to fasten its teeth in the con* ductor'e leg. The latter drew his revolver and fired two shots into the rat before it was killed. A few nights ago Dr. Fred M. Stiles had a death struggle with a rat which lay in wait for him in front of his house on Moody street. Dr. Stiles, picked up a barrel stave in selfdefence and hit the rat with it as the latter rushed at him. but it broke short off in his hand, and the animal sprang at him again and again, until it was finally stunned by a lucky j blow. It was as large as a grown cat j and had teeth two inches long. Bat the nerviest attack was made upon Patrolman Gammon. A rat jumped on him and climbed up bis legs, biting him all the while. The policeman drew his clnb and after a hard straggle succeeded ia beating off the animal.?Boston Herald. A monument to Mazzini, with a revolutionary inscription by Signor Bovio, has jnst been uaveiled at Molfetta, on the Adriatic. V ^P5F*"-;y! vr'-r l,'v HOUSEHOLD 4FFAIRS. TO STOXB RAISINS. Place the raisins in a basin and cover them completely with boiling water. Allow them to remain immersed for ten minntes nntil quite soft, then drain off the water and pinch out the seeds. The raisins can thns be stoned withont the least inconvenience in less than half the time usually demanded, and withont any waste of fruit. A QUICK METHOD OF CLEANING KNIVES. After the knives have been washed and wiped, moisten a little ordinary knife powder with water; then take a clean cork, dip it in the mixture and rub each blade quickly up and down on both sides several times. Every stain will disappear and the blades will be brighter than if rubbed on the board in the usual way. They will want another rinse in water, and a final polish with a cloth. If the knives do not seem quite sharp enough by this plan, a weekly rub on the steel will do all that i? required. DIET FOR NEBTOCS PERSONS. Mrs. Borer, in a diet suggested foi nervous persons, does not veto coffee altogether. Once a day, at breakfast, without sugar, it appears in the list. White bread dried out in the oven, and lean roast beef, steak, or broiled chops three times a day are permitted. Fruit she advises to be used sparingly,, and never in the latter part of the day. The surprises in the list are that coffee should be allowed at all, that meal; Bhould be provided in abundance, ancl fruit sparingly. Finally, plenty o:f green salad, with all the salad oil, in a French dressing made with lemon, that can be taken. Fat around the nerves, she Bays, smooths them oai very quickly.? New York Post THE POJSTAt TRELLIS. The beautiful spider web traoery effected in rope work ia one of the artistio devioes for "bringing dorm the ceiling/' L a., shortening the ??? parent height of a doorway where sliding door and portieres are ia use Sometimes the u pper apaoe ia occupied with stripe of ornamental open woolwork. Both these decorative sohemso involve dusting. The wood latti? work can be freed of dust by patieai; use of the bellows or a soft end a:! sloth used in the crannies. This ia n dangerous performance, because it must be done on the step ladder. If the rope work has been gilded or silvered it should not be dusted exsept with a feather duster, beoamse handling will make the metallio sheath :rack off in flakes. CLEANING FrBNITOIlB. One reason why people fail in dealing furniture coverings is that they ire too economical in the use of naphtha. It must be literally poured nn to be effective. Standing in tlie> oreeze, it wm evaporate very quicaiy, rod irfll destroy every vestige of moths. If the articles are to he left in the house, they may be trapped in sheets tightly pinned aronnd them. This keepe a certain emonnt of tho odor in the furniture for a long time,, rod renders it donbly safe. It cannot be too strongly emphasized that no light of any kind most be taken into the rooms while tho naphtha-cleaned articles recently finished are there. The inflammable nature of naphtha vapor makes it exceedingly dangerous when brought; near a flame. Cushions,carpets and wool draperien may safely be oleaned in this way,and all that is necessary is to throw nil draperies over a line in the yard, open the windows, remove the wrapping from the fnrnitnre, and let tho breeso have a fall sweep through the rooicrn for a day or two. Then there will bo no offensive smell, and the fnrnitnro may be used with perfect safety so far as danger from fire is concerned. ? Carpet Trade Review. kectpies. Codfish Hash?For one pint of ecM boiled potatoes, ohopped fine, t&ko one large capful of freshened and boiled codfish, picked into tiny pieces. Mix them together and put them into \ saucepan with three tablespoonfuls nf cream and a dash of paprika. When beated through the dish is ready to serve, and make an excellent breakfast dish. Sardines with Parmesan?Open a caa ?f the best sardines, and place them ;arefully on paper, to remove as much oil as possible. Cut stale bread in narrow slices to fit tho sardines, place i sardine on each slice, and place in she oven until the bread is a nice brown and the sardines heated thoroughly. Sprinkle over them a little grated Parmesan cheese and jerve. n j n i j o u ^ uoruoa ^uruurcau.?ooaiu uuo cup* Ful of cornmeal with enough boiling grater to make a rather thin mush, add to it one tablespoonfnl of butter and i scant teaspoonful bf salt Let cool until lukewarm, add the beaten yolks af four eggs, then the stiffly beaten grhites. Pour at once into a wellbuttered iron pan and bake in a hot Dven for about twenty-five minutes. Serve hot or cold. Savory Liver?One and a hilf pounds of calf6 liver, stewed the day before in one pint of water for thirty minutes. Chop the liver into he.l;:inch bits, also a tablespoonfnl of breakfast bacon; brown the baconand idd to the liver. To the fat put one evel tablespoonfal of floor, simmer smooth, then add the liquor left from ;he stew, a saltspoonful of pepper, lalf a teaspoonful of salt and cue :ablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce; ;urn into this gravy the liver, witli i third as much (in bulk) boiled a id ihopped potatoes as liver; stir till the vhole is moistened, then cover clo3ey; heat thoroughly and serve. PHlflllO suit B. Charleston Cotton Mill Making Uce \ of Colored Labor. NO DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION Rules For Dispensers-- Wlnthrop's Cammencement?Lee County Election. The following circular has been issued to Dispensers by Commissioner Vance: Hereafter in ordering liquors for your dispensary send your orders direct to the commissioner. In buying bottles to bo returned to the State dispensary yon. will be governed by tha following rtdes: 1. Have all the labels on the boxes torn off, or marked out 2. Have all bottles washed clean and the labels taken off. 3. Do not send any bottles! with corks in them. 4. Do not buy any bottles that have had turpentine, kerosene oil, or any mediK Pii rnni" norrl in ; tiuc ui burm. u. x u* jv*m ? each box with the bottles as well as on the outside. 6. Buy no bottles that will not go in the patent cases, and see that the bottles lit loosely in the box, and that the tops go on without breaki ing the bottles. 7. You will please j correct the price list sent yon on 19th, so that the price of Acme Malt Tonic to dispensers will read ?4. .10 per case, j instead of fc$2.25. The price to consumers (35 cents per pt.) is correct Street Bros., of Charleston, and Simpson, Spence & Young, of New York, have made public a circular to the shipping interests of the South announcing the establisment of the Charleston Tr&asport Line, a steamship company which will do business between Charleston and Europe. The company has a capital stock of $200,000 and is incorporated under the laws of New Jersey. Simpson, Spence ft Young are the general managers of the concern and Street Bros, are the local genoral agents. Many of the leading railway companies are interested directly in the undertaking. The first ship will sail from Charleston early in September.?The Register. The Charleston cotton mill which was recently organized, has resumed operations, making use of colored labor, in lieu of white. A very small force has been pat to work and it is the intention of the management that as the force becomes proficient, the number of laborers will be increased. The colored force is worked under the direction of white men. The management is very reticent about the plans for the conduct of the mill. They are operating the plant in a business-like way and hope and expect to make it a profitable in- , dustry. , The following is the program of the commencement exercises of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College at Rock Hill, S. C., June 6tL to 9th: Sunday, 8:30 p. m. ? Baccalaurate sermon. Alonday, 8:80 p. m. ?Joint meeting of literary societies and pupils' recital in reading. Tuesday, 11 a. m.? Class day exercises. Tuesday. 8:30 p. m.? Annual concert and reception. 'Wednesday, 11 a. m.?Meeting of Alumnae 8:30 p. m. ?Commencement. The senior class numbers 18. ^ tmi?i? i? : j uoveruur IilIBIUV umo ISSUOU m lamation for theeleotioa on the "Lee County question on Jul 20. This is the old, but revised, Salem County scheme and it has a good chance of be- i ing adopted. Bishopville is the proposed county seat and will probably be selected. 'lhe new county will contain about 20,000 people and will have fcn assessed valuation of property of $1,750,000. Henry A. Towles last week was convicted in the United States District Court at Charleston with prosecuting pension claims while he was postmaster at Exchange, John's Island, near Charleston, and sentenced to one year and one day at hard labor at the penitentiary at Columbus, O., the lightest penalty the law allowed as his case was a severe one. Governor ElJerbe will not order an investigation as to the dispensary scandals, as requested by Senator Tillman. He does not seem to think that an investigation would bring out anything, and, of course, is not saying or presuming that there is anything wrong about the dispensarj-.? The State. The Secretary of State has issued a commission to the Ridgeville Spoke j and Handle Manufacturing Comi?any, of Bidgeviiic, uorcnester county, xne corporators are Thomas Lebby and EdI ward H. Hutchison. The capital stock 1 is $2,000 divided into shares at $50 | each. t The bicycle races at Rock Hill and I Greenwood last week was up-to-date in I every sense of the word, and good attendances were had at each place. The gun club meet at Greenwood was also a success, many prizes being won by visiting gunsmen. The barn and stables of George Crossland, Senator McLaurin's brotherin-law, has been burned by an incendiary near Bennettsville. There were in the stables sixty head of horses, mules, cows and hogs; all of which were consumed. -? ? i Capt. .T. M. Graham, who operates the ] hosiery factory in Columbia, propo ea , to establish a branch factory at ' opkins. Over200 hands will be employed. ?The Register. Governor Ellerbe has ordered an 1 election to be held in Georgetown coun- < ty on July 30th for the election of a pro- i bate judge to fill the unexpired term of 1 Greene, who was recently removed for 1 official misconduct 1 Under the general act of the Legislature the Secretary of State has issued a ( certificate of incoiporationto the Foun- f tain Inn Baptist church of Fountain Inn, Greenville county. J The Congressional race in the Sixth , District is the sole topic of discussion in nolitical circles. 1 ON THE QUI VIVE. The Constitutionality of the Dispensary Law In Simonton's Hands. A special to the State from Charleston says the ten days which were given by Judge Simonton to the Attorney Geheral and Mr. J. P. K. Bryan to tile what additional briefs they might desire rel- v ative to the Yandercock case, have now* W expired. Both Attorney General Barber and Mr. Bryan were content with the arguments already made to the court, and they did not take advantage of the \1Sl offer made to them. . "r-J$1 The question of the constitutionality . ;a of the dispensary law now rests in Judge Simonton's hands, and every one is on the qui vive for a decision, one way or y the other. Thete is no limit to the time the court will fake to render the opinion, and the anxious public may have to wait a week or a month or more that a month before hearing from Judge Simonton. The a case is, as has been stated, one of the most important suits that has ever yet been enterea against tne state, vm and tbe issues are of such a delicate ^ nature that it will take some tirue be- vm fore the learned judge, with the mass of facts and law before him to reach s _ conclusion. It is needless to say that Judge Simonton will render an opinion as soon as possible and the people of 1 the State will not have to bear the i suspense longer than is absolutely necessary. Whatever the decision of Judge Simonton may be, it will not be find, for the case is bound to go before ths *1 Supreme Court. If .he decision is favorable to theplaintiff, as is generally expected here, it will mean the contin- 1 uance of the dispensary system in its present conduct and its practical death A until the decision is reversed, if it j W should be by the Supreme Court If the decision is with the State, the pnblie may look for still greater vigilanoe 4 in the seizing and confiscation of liquor* A by the constahnlar^-The State. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN 1 Of the South Carolina Climate and Crop Service. Below can be found the climate and |9 crop servioe bulletin, in part, as issued for the week ending May 25th, by Seotion Director Bancr. -v 4 'But little change was noticed in the -V condition of staple crops daring the week exoept a slight improvement generally in the oolor of corn and ootton, towards the close. Early in the weea rgia the nights were too cool, and the ground is too dry, for rapid growth of vegetation, bnt with the rise in tern- $ peratnre and showers in places, which occurred on Friday and Sunday, a better condition has developed. "The general tenor of all reports in- - ^ dicates about a good average condition . JjB of all crops and this holds good for the entire State, with a few local exceptions. ( \ ' ;.f3j The prevalence, in injurious numbers, ' of cut and bud worms on bottom, and oorn has been the worst adverse condi- -a tion on any crop to date, and that is ' abating. ' 'Ram is generally needed and would woE prove very beneficial. < ' The ooudition of corn remains ptwc- "v tically the same as heretofore, it being ~3jr *r small for the season bnt with a healthy eolor. It is better on uplands than on bottoms, owing to the poor preparation the latter lands receixed generally, and to the damage bv worms and crows, Jfl necessitating much replanting and gen- j erally poor stands. Corn nearly all planted and replanted. Is being worked oat The fields are generally clean ^9 "Cotton {las improved somewhat and JRj no oomplamts are received of poor 9|| stands except from Abbeville, Edgefield, .1 ' Barnwell and Salnda, where on certain lands the plant is dying. ' 'The plants, while small, are healthy; and though somewhat irregular as to size, stands are otherwise nearly perfect, and required very little "patching" '$ by replanting, over the State generally. Chopping out' |is progressing rapidly + and is nearing completion in the more easterly counties, while in the northwestern counties is only well begun, as cotton is not all up yet. The plant ia in a satisfactory condition and in excellent shape to respond to more favorable weather for growth. Sea Island cotton J made slow growth and stands in need ' VtSg of rain. "Tobacco continues to do well. ? Worms have appeared in considerable V numbers, but as yet are within easy control. "as "Oats harvest has begun in the'eastern half of the State, where the crop ia not generally as good as it promises to be over the western portion. Spring sown oats a total failure?they are not generally over three to four inches "Wheat has developed considerable rust, but not enough to effect the yield. It is ripening and continues premising, 2 but with many ix>or fields. Chinch ''2 in PlinqfitF anil UU^O uauiagcu n uvmv *- V/?vw?v* w.?. ;,-A ? Lancaster. j "Water melons improving but still backward in Barnwell, beginning to look well and blossoming in Abbeville 4 and Richland. Not doing well and j>oor stands in Lexington and Hamp' Insects injuring apple trees in Pick- ens. Many complaints of fruit dropping -JaM too freely. Grapes are very promising over entire State. A large crop of blackberries being gathered but rain would ' do them and other berries very much 3^1 good. Plums ripening in eastern connties. Labor in fair supply." Snap Shots. The Tobacco Workers' convention, which was held at Louisville, Ivy., adjourned on May 23th to meet next year in Detroit. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Henry Fischer, St. Louis; first vice presides^ T. W. Carr, Quincy, Ills. Pisa. Italy, May 31.?(By Cable)? During a special service at the Cathed- 1| ral Saturday upon the occasion of the unveiling of an image of the virgin, * I uindle fell, causing a great panic 1 imong the i>eople in the building. aSH During the rush for the doors, several - ^0 persons were killed and twentv-five ' %| were more or less seriously injured. 'At Borne, Italy, May 29th. Peitro i.crriti. the anarchist who on April 22 :ast :;-m it tempted to stab King Humbert while he latter was on his way to the racoc, was sentenced to the galleys for life. )n heariug his sentence he shouted: 'Today it is my turn, tomorrow it will >e the turn of" the bourgeois govern- "jgj nent; long live revolution; long live an- ,