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r fiii milii in ' BjgZSroMMMniijgi AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Mechanical Work in Farming. Eds. Country Gentleman.?In these times when prices are low, and profits are figured down to a small margin, it is important that farmers should use every effort to reduce expenses wherever it is possible; and there is no way in which this c-a>? be done to better advantage than I?y learning the Bsc of tools, and fitting themselves to do mv.nv odd jobs about the farm, j whiclMvoald otherwise cast them both tiij^e and money. It is not expected that they are to become skilled in all the mechanical arfs, but it is a very easy mutter to learn the u?e of tools which would be required in doing the greater part of the repair work about the farm, such as mending chains, welding: irons, sharpening plows, re pairing wagons, machinery, &c.; and as these breakages usually happen at a time when either a crop is being pnt in, or the harvest gathered, and delay means loss of time by hands, and often, at certain seasons, much damage to the crop, it is of great "advantage if the farmer is prepared to do sucn work himseif. This does uot require large outlay; a few tools are sufficient for the purpose. A small farmer's forae, which will heat one and a half inch iron, an anvil and vise, a blacksmith's hand drill, and a sere .7 place for cutting threads on nuts and bolts, and a ?:- ?i ?tit, ??.,? K. pan ui ?Uicsc, UJU nammers, &c., which are on every farm, are all that are necessary in doinji most repairs; but to any of these conld be added-pincers and farrier's knife, which coulaoften be used to advantage. Any or all of these tools can be produced with but little trouble. k. The Fi'ild Pea. 1 am glad to sec the field pea so well spoken of; it is worthy of all that has been said of it. The grain as a feed is highly nutritious, -anking in this respect but little below the bean, so noted for its alimentary properties. The haulm, in its green state, is given a high figure by analysis, which is justified by feeding. As a plant for imY\wvr7tr*nr fho hoc monf tuv 11*4*14 lb UVV/iU\U MAM A A v J and for some purposes is unrivalled, just as rye is as a plant of late fall and earlv springs growth, and clover to deepen, make mellow and enrich obstinate clav soil. The pea is confined in its effect to the surface soil, which it shades to the detriment of weeds and coarse grasses, and as a protection against the sun and drying winds. It has advantages as .a fertilizer, of which I can speak from experience. At the homestead we. made use of it at first to enrich barren knolls and impoverished sr>ots in fields, and after ward entire fields, and the success was always- most gratifying. The pea, being a leguminous plant, takes plaster well. On our land it waa particularly efficacious; this was our advantage. On the poorest laud the pea will sprout and show above ground. Left without further aid than the soil and the elements afford, it will make a feeble effort at growth, then dwindle and result in failure. With plaster, theffrowth started will continue and increase till the ground is covered with a pretty dense blue-green mass of haulm. This turned down, and another crop grown during the season, and also plowed in, never failed to put the soil in condition to' grow a fair to good crop of grain the season following. Clover sewn with the grain, and plaster again used, a good crop of clover would never fail to be realized, which would farfhpi* rnatfi-inllv iin prove the land. There were: bare spots 011 the farm that would grow nothing, not even weeds, unaided. The soil here was little more than a pulverized condition of the Marcellns slate, poor in fertilizing material. Plaster ilone on these spots would grow nothing. Aided by manure there would be some growth, and by repeating the operation a fair We were led to this practice by plasWr tering peas sown on the usual cropping Wr-^ land, in which case the growth was so / great that the object of the crop?for tbe gram?was defeated; it all went to \/ haulm, running along fiat on the ^ ground, the "vines" some five or six feet in length, partly rotted and mildewed, continuing to put out abortive blossoms. This was invariably the case on fair to good land, and was effected by a bushel.of plaster to the acre. This led' ns to put. peas on the poorest cultivated land with nearly similar result. Even with less plaster on such land, there would not be a satisfactory yield; a peculiarity was uneven ripening. At least it became the settled conviction that plaster under any circumstances was hurtful so far as the grain or seed was con cernea, ana it was no more used tor thi? purpoee. Where land is- cropped for a long time with little or no manure, and is deprived of its humus until the crop grown becomes a loss, a single crop of pest? grown with plaster and turned down, and when rotted, well mixed with the earth by cultivator, will often improve it sufficiently to ^row profitably a crop of grain, whiie the soil mechanically has been materially benei/:ecl, and is in good condition to seed down. The main agent in this is the plaster, and for cheapness nothing approaches it, a bushel per acre answering for a full growth. To appiv more seems to nave no effect, t&ougn a less portion has a proportionately full effect, if not more, where a good article is used, snch as the Nova Scotia or the Cayuga plaster. Of course in localities where plaster has less effect than here, the same success cannot be expected. But it is worth trying in all. ?F. G. in Country Gentleman. Impressions of Che South. Eds. Country Gentleman.?I had previously been in nearly all the Northern States and Territories, but have jist returned from my first tour through auv considerable nortion of i the South. Mv impressions arc not so roseate as those of Mr. Stephen Powers aud some other writers. One first notices the frightful gnllies. The land will not "stay put." Fields that are comparatively level begin to wash, and the gullies divide and spread and widen and enlarge, until whole acres here and there are honev-combed from 3 to 30 feet deep, past all hope of cultivation, A large percentage of the soil and subsoil seems capable of solution -(or rather? suspension) in water, A/Vll *"4 K/V **? !??? ? aitu v/i wuiog it-finr ttc\u i uii?* i iiun the soil rans Looking for caascs of this gullying, in addition to the natural character of the soil, and the wastes. of the war, one notices the ahsencc of turf. There is no ck>ver, timothy-or tilue grass to be seen. I should suppose none of these could be grown, had I not seen all three in vigorous growth near Mealphis. .But practically there is no turf ia the South, r.or is there any **stock and store" of bay or fodder or straw? "roughage," as they call it?to be seen in the 2,000 miles of southern country throughSvhfcVT passed. In a single SO-acre meadow in Illinois, on my way I conn ted 29 > large hay stacks, containing, I should say, more * feed than I saw in the whole* South. The people of the South no not even cut uj>the cornstalks for fodder where they raise corn. Sometimes they strip the*leaves and save them, but in the niain they seem to leave the stalks and Imttpc trv'rfirv nn fipcnmo wnrf Wpic The rudeness of the agriculture seems queer. Cotton is the only crop that briiigs money. 'Tlie plowing is all done by a single* mule, and a "corn plow" that weighs about 35 pounds, and co.=-ts $2.25 or $2.50 (plow points 12 cents each); little harrows quire as crude, are also used, both of which can do little but scratch the ground. These cannot break up turf. To prevent gullying, the cotton is "circled," that is, planted in curved rows, following the "con I oar lines," or lines of equal elevation around the slopes. In /-\rlw>r /?ach vnw m:iat h<> 110 matter how crooked. Then the rows are ridged from the first so that when heavy ruins come the gutters be* tween the rows stand full, and give the water time to soak in and not wash. In the main the rows are parallel, but they are short and crooked and angular, and the cotton is raised in patches between the great gnllies. The land is poor, too, most of it, as shown by the "stand" of last year's cotton stalks still on tht* ground. Itich hollows or bottoms showed what cotton ought to be. Local experts declared that much of what we passed in Kentucky, Tonnes see, Mississippi and .Louisiana would not yield more than a bale to six or eight acres. A bale weighs about 500 pounds, and brings about $50, after it is picked.and ginned and baied. An acre of good land will produce a bale or more, and even this Ls not re narkablv profitable considering I he cost of tillage, picking, ginning and baling. I do not wander that commercial fertilizers are sold in the South far more than at the North. There seems to be no other manure, cxcept what the cattle scatter in their roamings. I did not see a dozen loads of stable or J 1 i. i.1. _ vara manure uruwu out uj?ou uiu [ fields in all the region south of Ohio, except near the cities, for early potatoes. A few square miles near Bowling Green, Ky., show better farming and fairly good winter wheat in goodsized square-cornered fields, with straight plowing ana drill rows, as if the work had been doue with decent teams and implements. Here there is evidently a mixed agriculture, with some rotation of crops, instead of one narrow speciality. Aside from this narrow locality, the land, the farming, the live stock* and the people seemed poor. The towns are simply trade centres for the surrounding agricultural ^region?not producing centres, / Ut?' A f Kn t;/cr'.&< /< f/, u\ uic uanv luuui vi nuiur reds of workmen, large stores of valuable commodities that the surrounding country must have and pay for. The southern towns simply buy and sell nearly every every thing- the farmers and farm laborers ncea, and take their cotton in exchange; and so the money goes out of the southern conntrv. The business men of the South feel this, and are more than ?; it J anxious mat nuruiern capum awu enterprise should come in and introduce our diversified agriculture and our varied manufacturing interests. \V. I. Chamberlain. Columbus, Ohio. ah one's party machine. Keady to be Put In Motion?Opposition From the Cameron Democrats. Richmond, Va., May 6.?Mahone's Republican State Committee, after an all night's session, adjourned. Beside calling a State convention to meet here oiuy iOy <iuu bulling in Lituuuii tuc machinery for the election of delegates thereto, an address to the people of the State was ordered to be prepared. In this paper Mahone's committee will answer the specific demands recently made by Governor Cameron and other influential members of the party for fairness and honesty in the operation of the party machineryj Some of the Governor's friends say that, in the plan adopted by this committee last night, Mahone" practically conceded some of the most important demands made bv the Cameron wing. Local .u. > J -on ujcirtiu^d aiu tu uu uciu un ^ia> ov/ IUI the election of delegates to the State convention. It is the intention of the Cameron faction to make a determined fight iu these to elect delegates to the convention pledged to urge npon that body the adoption of a different plan of party organization. From all indications! Governor Cameron and the large minority voting with him have manifested a determination to fight Mahone at'every point. They do not intend, tbev sav, that Mahone shall longer continue to control and direct the will of the party in Virginia with-' out reference to the wishes of the people. The campaign will open in good earnest in a few weeks. The Democratic State committee will probably have a called meeting some time, and ? mark the line of policy to be pursued by the party in the approaching campaign. A Warning: to Suffering Humanity. We feel that we would be wanting in the duty we owe to suffering human> itv if we did not sound a note of warning in regard to the use of Mercury and other poisonous minerals in the treatment of Blood and Skin Diseases. Tf .I^ u ..:Vi~ Li WJC 1 CtiU C1 tuuiu tut; UUIUUJd suffering', the awfal wrecks of haman health and happiness, shown by our correspondence with those who have beet: dosed with ihese mineral poisons he wonM shudder with horror. Arsej nic, Mercnry, Antimony and Iodide of Potassium are some of the remedies most ordinarily used for the remedies and they are all POI>,ON. Do not take these poisons. They might dry up your disease for a few days, and with it you will have Mercurial Rheumatism, which may bring: yon years of iuiiuic. jl nc jici uui \ seems iu sum into the bones, and the Potash drives the Poisou into the system, only to lurk there and attack the tender organs of the body, as the lungs, the | throat, the nasal organs and stomach. II and reds of people have been made deaf, and a gre:it many blind, by the use of Mercury and Potash. Beware of Mercury and Potash Mixtures gotten up in imitation of our Specific. A : few grains of sugar of lead dropped into a gjass 01 mese imitations win cause the poisonous drags to fall to the bottom, and show tlfe danger of using them. Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable, and is the best tonic for delicate ladies and children and old people in the world. Treatment on Blood and Skin Dis^ eases mailed free. Thk Swift Specific co., Drawer 3, i Atlanta, Ga., * ?On Friday evening Ettie Krnpp, ? ... LU ..i r .!i. 'i. ui rusyeciauie cuuinry laiuijy, young, intelligent and prepossessing, was found dead iu her .room in the Virginia Hotel, at Staunton, Va. Near the bed were a bottle of chloroform and a paper containing whitish powder.Letters were found showing that she deliberately committed suicide. She said she wastired of life. Plain Questions. Mythical ideas arc fanning the public brow with the breath of prejudice, ignorance aud humbuggery. Have you the remotest idea that your scrofula was creat ed by the use of potash and mercury? No matter what the cause, B. B. B. is the peer of all other remedies. Do you presume that your troublesome catarrh" is the result of mineral poisoning? B. B. B. is the quickest remedy. Are your chronic ulcers and boiis and sores the result of potash and and mercury? Medical gen tiemen will not tell you so" but B. B. B. is the only sovereign remedy. Were your terrible kidney tivjuvsic*"* uvrttgu uj iuiu?iai j^viov/uiu^;. Not a bit of it, but JB. B. B. has proven to be a reliable remedy. Are your skin diseases, your eczema, dry tetter, etc., the effect of too much potash and mercury? The medical profession are the best judges, and they say nay, but B. B. B. makes more pronounced cures than all other preparations combined. * I A BATTLE WITH STRIKERS. The Ittlnoie State Troops Fire on the Qa&r- ! rymcn with Fatal Effect--The Present Sit- I nation. Chicago, May 4.?A collision be-: twcen sti ikinjr qnarrymen and militia, occurred at Lemorit to-day, in which two strikers were killed. The action of the sheriff of Will county in releasing seventy strikers captured by the troops near Joliet 011 Saturday, and who came from Lemout, is assigned as cne of the causes. The JSceniny Journal Lemont special says: About one hundred strikers assembled at the depot this morning with the intention i to capture the militia. They after- ] wards went to Walker & Singer's j quarries and routed the men. At 9.30 ! o'clock fourcompmies of militia and a j detachment of Battery C arrived from tfitli Cunoim) Vomao i>n/^ (^n!. I ?? JL.C4I U^I1V>4UI ? M?IVW u?<\? ?-?v? onel Bennett in command. They stopped at the Excelsior Quarry and one company deployed as skirmishers; the other three companies marched to the quarries where the mob was congregated. The troops were met in the edge of town by a mob of 300 or 400. Two compauies, B and G, under command of Colonel Benuett, formed front and charged up Main street with fixed bayonets. Company A, commanded by Captain Sf. Clair, with a detachment of Battery C, of Juliet, formed the right on one side of the street, Company D, commanded bv Captain Bianchard, formed the left on the other side of the street, and the order, . "Forward! Charge bayonets!" was given. The mob, with wild hooting and cheering, met the main front with clubs and rocks. As the troops advanced steadily, the mob gave way to a side street and hnrled a shower of rocks, and one shot was fired frotn the mob. Colonel Bennett ordered them to disperse, and a number that refused were prodded with bayonets. One man, a Pole, was seriously stabbed. Further up the street the mob formed am.1 hni?li?rr c+rwi DC A CtUlL WUlUiVUVWW UUIiilig CtUilVV. detachment sent to disperse them fired a volley and the rioters scattered. Two men, named Stiler and Qnagra, were killed. The troops cleared the streets of the howling women and children. More trouble is apprehended. The troops will encamp at Singer's quarries. The militia displayed the coolest bravery. It is reported that a woman and a child were killed. A number of soldiers were badly hurt by flying missiles. The following official report from Adjutant General Vance has been sent to Governor Oglesby: Colonel Bennett removed his command, except one company, from Joliet to Lemont, arriving at about 9 a. m? ana, forming a Hue south of Lemont, Deputy Sheriff Potter conducted the troops into Lemont, near the Alton depot, where a mob of from 500 to 1,000 strikers congregated. They were A/vrv\mnt\HAf1 A ^ l QO/I CT/\ 1 f\ WUIUJailV4^Vi IV UiO^VlOW UllU wv WUUli houses by Potter, but they would not. The strikers rushed towards the troops, throwing stones. Major Heffennan and one or two others were struck and slightly wounded. The air was full of stones* In self-defence the .troops fired. Two strikers were killed and several wounded. Before the troops fired a pistol was fired from a house into the troops. The troops passed on through to their destination at Singer and Talcott's quarries. A great many people are 011 the streets now, but arc quiet. Chicago, May 5.?A dispatch to the Daily 2sexes from Lemont, III., says: The night passed quietly with the exception of one shot fired by a sentry at strikers wno naa rerusea ro nait wnen ordered to do so. This morning Barney Drake, foreman at Walkers quarry, was stoned by two strikers while going to his work. One of the men was promptly arrested by the local authorities. Lemont, III., May 7.?Although the strikers are still in a sullen mood uo further outbreaks are anticipated. The militia will not leave, however, until all danger is over. The citizens' meeting last night demanded the immediate withdrawal of troops. The demand will not be complied with. Sheriff Hatchett is here to-day inquiring into the condition of affairs. The strikers in small squads are returning to work, and it is expected that in a few days mill Ko o full ill UUlsAVs 11 1U L?V Ui 1UI1 iVlV^ V.V* **' the quarries. STEVE ELKIXS TALKS POLITICS. An Ambiguous 'Remark at to Cleveland and a Very Direct Statement a* to Blatae. Two gentlemen, talking politics quite loudly, sat in an elevated railroad car on Wednesday morning. One was a rather slightly built man, with gray hair, short, stubbv jrray mustache, wearing a light-gray overcoat and a tall hat with mourning band; name unknown. The other was Mr. Stephen B. Elkins, erstwhile manager of Mr. Blaine's unlucky campaign. Mr. Elkins was known to many of the business men in the car, and when his companion asked him: "Well, what do you think of Cleveland?" those sitting near listened with interest to the answer. "I am compelled to say," said Mr. Elkins, "that I think, personally, his policy is better than would have been fhnt nf ths> mnn T RrvMif rlnllnre mirt time to clect. Still, I hate a Democrat." This somewhat Delphic reply was followed by the question, "Do you think he will keep many of onr fellows in office long?" "No," replied Mr. Eikin?. "It would not be natural, and they will go very soon." "Are we going to keep the Irish vote?" "Yes, I gness so," said Mr. Elkins doubtfully. "But T wish we could get along without them. Having them at all hurts us with the young and enlightened voter." "That is so." said his comnanion. "Thev are a patriotic class and love their country, and will go only with the party making the biggest hurrah for Ireland." "Will wc elect our next President?" he asked in the next breath. "Yeo, and B'aine is our man," was Mr. Eikins's response. "His chances are better to-dav for election in 1888 than they were the day after the convention at-Chicago for success in ?S?." % THE WOXDEES OF THE WIRE. Arrest of the St. I.oaIa Hotel Murderer at Auckland, New St. Louis, May 5.- The chief of police has received the following cablegram announcing the arrest of the murderer of Preller: "Auckland, New Zealand, Mav 6. ? jioawui uo9 ai i cawju ^ ua v auu will give trouble. He has counsel. Send officer with requisition ana sworn deposition by the tirst steamer. Advise State department aud cable when officer sails. Gamble, "Consul at Auckland." The chief of police cabled Mr. Gamble, Americau consul at Auckland, this afternoon, instructing him to hold Maxwell at all hazards nutil an officer from Missouri arrived. The police board have also telegraphed Secretary of State Bayard, notifying him that an officer will leave San Francisco for Maxwell on June 6 and nrging Mr. Bayard, in conjunction with the British minister at Washington, to see that Maxwell is not released on a technicality until the officer arrives. general news items. ?The season is still that of Jannary , in the region of the great lakes. ?General Grant says he writes his memoirs ami that IJaaeau has nothing to do with them. . , ? I ho new court-house at Beunetts- . villc was dedicated with appropriate . ceremonies on the 2nd lust. ?A Chinese commission has gone to Tonquin with an imperial decree or- I dering the evacuation of that country. 1 ?A Georgia farmer has a gosling ; with four legs. It walks on two and , the other pair hang just behind the ones used. ?At Lacon, 111., the Park House, ] owned by J. i>. Martin, was burned on Tuesday night. Loss $50,000; no insurance. ? It is feared that Count Tolstoi, Russian minister of the interior, who has fallen in a profound state of mclan- i cholv, will die. i ?The Army of the Potoinai (Fed- < erals) and the R. E. Camp of Richmond (Confederates) fraternized in Baltimore on Wednesday. ?At Magnolia, Miss., S. L. Traub was assassinated on the street on ; Tuesday night near his house. There ' is no clue to the murderer. ?Mr. B. F. Huger was last week ! appointed postmaster for Charleston, j S. C., vice \V. N. Taft, whose commission lias just expired. ?Mrs. Richard Blanchard, of Jack sonville, Fla., was so badly burned on Tuesday by her clothes taking fire that she died the next night. ?The Northwest war 'continues, without anything startling, and with no great conflicts. Pnblic interest in the conflict is rather subsiding. -Forty-three persons were recently poisoned at a Connecticut church festival by eating ice-cream made in a tin freezer with a galvauized bottom. ?Mitchell Bundy, of Iron Station, near Charlotte, N. C\, committed suicide on Wednesdav bv shnotinor himself in the head, jke was tired of life. ?Nine bodies had been taken out of the debris of the Brooklyn factory building- when the workmen stopped work on Wednesday night. All but , one were burned beyond recognition. ?The Hon. E. J. Phelps, United States minister to England, sailed from Ne.v York last week for Europe, on the North German Lloyd steamer Elbe, accompanied by his wife. ?A Suakim dispatch says that Gen. Wolselcy is indisposed. Osmau^Digna, it is believed, has succeeded in again collecting about an army, but it is paralyzed by scarcity of food. ?Admiral Jonett informs the navy department that everything is quiet on the Isthmus. The Colon has sailed from Aspinwall for New Jorfe, bringing back one-half the marines. ?The Southern Baptist Convention met at Augusta, Ga., last week. South Carolina was entitled to one hundred and thirty-two delegates, and had one hundred and nineteen present in the Convention. ?Mrs. Ira Hodgson, of Bath, Me., aged sixty-nine years, was shot while in bed on Tuesday morning by her sou James, who was delirious from drinking. She has since died. TTia Ttra in T?.nr^r?o Vvoo about cleared away. England and Russia will settle their difference without a resort to arms. The general impression is that England has backed down. ?Col. Wm. Johnston has been elected mayor of Charlotte, N. C., as an Independent, defeating Maxwell, Democrat, and Yail, "Independent Democrat". The new board of alder men is composed entirely of Democrats. ?The Democratic Committee met at Richmond, Va., last week, and issued a call for a State Convention to be held in that city July 29, to nominate a Governor and other" State officers. A Republican State Convention has been called tor July 15 for the same purpose. ?The trial of T. J. Cluverios, for the murder of Miss Lillian Madison. commenced in the Hustings Court at Richmoud, Va., last week. The entire time was consumed in organizing a jury. It took a panel of about four hundred persons to furnish an impartial jury of twelve. ?The secretary of the treasury has revoked the commissions of fifteen United States gangers in the Second district of Virginia, incompliance with flie law providing that not more than fifteen per centum of this class of officers in excess of the number actually engaged in performing dutv shall be retained. ?About dark on "Wednesday & tornado passed over Newmarket,"eighteen miles from Huntsville, Ala., destroying several buildings and damaging .many others. The loss is about $10,000. No lives were lost. The storm came from the southwest. No damage is reported elsewhere. ?A hard frost prevailed at Des Moines,.Iowa, last Wednesday, making ice tbrce-qnartcrs of an'iHco^thfckv Fruit and growing-crops wereontjured. The thermometer registered two degrees be'ow ttie freezing-point,at Burlington, Iowa. Ice forciied*hafffin inch thick. Small fruits are badly da&aged, but ik) field erops are injured. T i\ Tr* rtvA tl/v irn mi A ? .*A^ AMM ?UATV ? CUiV UW UVTCl UVl Ui VTCJ/I2ia entered into a contract* Chas. W. Rogers and Fred. Wolffe, of ,JJew York, for the sale of the pendragpfcsne of Georgia bonds, amounting to $3,455,000 bonds, bearing 44 per cent. , interest, and to run for thirty years. Tbe price paid was 5-16 percent, "above par. i ?When Dr. Barker left Gen. Gram's i house last Wednesday afternoon he I said that the cancerous lump on the i tongue was not progressing so fast be- \ cause the General's system had become < stronger- He thought that the cancer %Vkl/I'll Itrni A ^A?* f 1 TV> /\ it Ull^iiC A uii aiun^; '.lUlllliS, but that there could be bnt one conclusion. The General seems to be getting somewhat better, though the < physicians have not changed their i opinion of the case. I Wade Hampton'* B ad Purchase. United States Senator Wade Hamp ton, of South -Carolina^ has brought snit in the bupreinc Court against | H. Duncan Wood, a broker of this j city, to recover the value of certain ( bonds. Some time ago Mr. Hampton j bought 16 bond* of the Charlotte Air j Line Railroad of the par value of $500 ' each. They were purchased through , Mr. Wood, acting as the Senators s asrent, and held by him subject to Mr. \ Hampton's orders. On February 10 t Mr. Hampton instructed his broker to , sell the bonds and turn the proeceds ( over to the Senators account. This, | Mr. Hampton charges, Mr. Wood j failed to do, and the suit is brought j for ?b,b$'J, witn interest, wmcn was < (he market value of the bonds when i Mr. Hampton wanted them sold. Mr. j Wood's answer to the complaint huS ( not yet been made. As Mr. Hamptou f is a non-resident he gave a bond as ( security for the costs ot the case. His j surety on this bond is William R. j Tt?OTrA??e V/)in Ti'fmao XI aTULO* JLf t/CV X V? JV ?No other preparation so concen- ! trates and combines blood-purifying, vitalizing', enriching and invigor'atiug qualities as Aver's Sarsaparilia. Quality should be considered when making i comparisons; * \ can????3?i ?MBOPB A BROOKLYN HORROR. j rwo Buildings Collapse-- A Score or More of the Inroatos aDd Worlcmen Buried Benrath the Kuins. New York, May 5.?Early thi< morning two houses, Nos oo awl i>7 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, fell in with i crash. A number of persons are re^ ported killed rvncl others injured. Nkw Yokk, May The Abbott building, on State street, which are lot out ivit]) power for various manufacturing purposes, together with a building in the rear, were destroyed. The rear building was undergoing repairs. One of the props under the girders gave away, when tl.e entire structure collapsed. Fire the.) communicated with tnc front building, and despite the efforts of the firemen they were destroyed. Fifteen workmen are supposed to be in the ruins. New York, May 5.?The buildings destroyed were very large, and consisted of the building fronting on Columbia street; with two wings leav-; ing a court in the centre. The estab- j lishment covered two-thirds of the ! block. It was occupied by about twenty manufacturing.concerns, who : rented steam power with their rooms! and employed :iu aggregate of 500 persons, the majority of whom were ^irls and women, and the greater part were . at work when it occurred. The cause i of the tire was the overturning of the : boilers of a soap factory on the second floor. i The West wall of the middle wing; on Atlantic street had settled. Work-i UiC" 4llr? lL ui' ^ i when it fell with a crash. The build-; ing was twenty-seven years old. It j was full of inflammable material, and j was a mass of flames in a few minutes, i The heat was so fierce that the water j was turned to steam and made no im- j pression on the fire. The firemen oc- j eupied themselves with life saving and rescued many persons from the upper stories with their ladders. The loss of life- was greatly increased by the panic whieli prevailed among the inmates of the building. Many women jumped from the upper stories before the flames reached them, and not waiting for the firemen's trrViirtli ti'AMA .< Kam !\ni it/r iUVlUgiPf ? MIV/U ? tiu V-V^M Ultll raised to them. Some were seen to jump from the windows into the burning debris. A number of men were at work on the wall which collapsed, and Hone of these have since been seen. Ten working girls have not been accounted for. The janitor was killed within its wall after he had given the alarm and returned to help save lite! Four firemen were caqght under one of the falling walls, but were dug out alive and will probably recover, though they are badly injured. The fire chief espressos the opinion that twenty-five or more persons arc .1 . .I.." . i_ _.i ? 1 rn! uuaer me wrecK, au ueaa. inree bodies have been taken from the ruins; they were burned beyond recognition. The building was owned by Nathan Cushiug, of Boston. The loss is estimated at $300,000; iusurance unknown. PROHIBITION AND HYPOCRISY. How the Moral Citizens of Maine Manage to Evade the Liquor Law. Portland. Me.. Mav 7.'?The most! prominent thin^ in regard to the prohibition laws is the humor attached to them. And the more they arc enforced the more this is apparent. Just now the friends of the anti-liquor laws have taken a sudden start and are endeavoring with might and mafn to suppress illegal liquor-selling. A correspondent, in company with a Boston lawyer, made a tour of this town last evening to see how much of the ardent could be obtained and the manner of procuring it. We found no difficulty in getting rum, but the way in which it was got was both peculiar and ridiculous. First we applied at a ? ! l- - * _ i Li.L i ? 1 a.1 L_ J leaning ncuei, wnicn unui recenuy nau its first-class bar. In a whisper the smiling clerk was told what was wanted. "Here, take these keys," said he, j "and go to room 4, first floor front." We found room 4 to contain several chairs and a table, but 110 signs of a bar. After waiting a few seconds in came the clerk, carrying a good sized carpet bag which he deposited 011 the table. "I carry the bar with me," he explained as he opened the bag and took therefrom several labelled bottles with their respective liquors, which were followed by glasses, bitters, &c. After sampling' the alcoholic beverages the clerk explained^that if a search was made by the officers it was a very easy matter for him to take his grip, or bar-room, and march around town with it until the searchers had left in disgust. We next took a walk down by the railroad depots, where saloons were formerly as thick as those on the Bowerv. And indeed the most of them are open now, but liquors, especially ale and beer, are not so easily obtaind in them. Iu one placc we were served iu a little ironclad room, with a huge oak bar thrown across the door to prevent surprise. Iu another we were uiven ale, which flowed from what to all appearances was a harmless gaspipe. In still another place our liquor was brought oh scaled up iu egg shells the meat having; been blown out. In all of these places a tub of acid is kept handy, and at the appearance of an officer theliquoris dumped intojit, that is au Kepr oil nana. me main suppiy is always hidden somewhere about the building. As we were returning up town no less than five persons?young men?came up to us at diierent times and asked if we were 4tIookin' for somethin' to take."'., Tliese were bottle carriers, or walking barrooms, and a great deal of liquor is disposed of by Lhem, many havinjr their regular customers. Among the foreigners liquor is sold mostly by women in their kitchen?, and numerous is tne mouierly-looking dame who carries her supply of liquor refreshment in her sumptuous bustle. Stonewall Jackson'* Daughter. Richmond society Is deeply interested in the announcement jast now of :he engagement of Miss Julia .Jackson, :he only daughter of Gen. Stonewall TnnNr.An \f? TT: i\j ?ui? TT iinuiii The marriage will take place on June 2, at the Second Presbyterian Church, md the ceremony will be performed by :he pastor, the Ilcv. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, who was a dear friend of the Confederate soldier, and conducted his funeral services from the fame church .11 which Miss Jackson is to be wedded rhe lady is as well known in Baltimore as in Richmond. She is universally popular. Mr. Christian is about ;wenty-ei<rlrt years of-age, and one of h<? most, nonnlar and succes>ftil busi lies* men in Richmond. After service )f several years in a lar<re banking muse of this city,he beg nu business last all on his owu account, as the general Southern representative >f McDenuid fc Co., of Chicago?a firm of which Mr. C. W. Smith, general manager of Iia nhesnneake and Ohio Railway system, is a prominent member. While ictively engaged in business, Mr. Christian is distinguished for his >road culture and great polish of manler, having received the advantages of i course at the University of Virginia, md afterwards at one of the German uiiversities. ?The Illinois Legislature has not -rtxt- iTiorlo /?hr?ipo ?i "Nonafni- f-ft -fill tl o (Uv lliUUV VUVIWV V* M UVUMkVl WV bi? V J seat of John A. Logan. gggaggI T.l.V.-.JITIITH1 MMHMggggglPglg A HEALTHY LOT OF CLERKS. AVery Carious Decrease in the Xambsr of Sick I'eoplo in the Departments. "Washington, May 9.?The Sixth Auditors office is just now undergoing a general shaking up. One of the worst abuses in tiie departmental service is the matter of sick leaves. Every emplove get.? thirty da\V reg,i i,l.'.Mv III UIU1 a. ma )? noil ci mi t \JiKinkJ i > Jil j is granted leave of absence until able j to attend to duty. Under this reguia-| tion when a untie clerk was suffering1 j from a headache from a night out with the boys he could remain at home, and whenever a fcm tle clerk wanted to go to the matinee she could report herself sick. Auditor McConville, who found the work of his office from one to six months behind, has been inquiring into the matter and a report concerning the s-ame was laid upon his table to-day. The lignresare curious. They begin with the month of Julv and include April. The tirst month allows -i ...*n Ton UII Ul?UHC'J run ui 4 ic^mai jcavc days and .>71 sick days for 372 clerks; August, 1,345 days regular leave and G20?days sick. This continues until after tiie election at an average sick roll of of 552 days per month. After election the leaves suddenly drop to 152 regular and 395 sick. ?or April it uns 194 and 300 and 379 and makes an average of 400 sick days a month. Compared with the sick returns of the snrino- si-::<ni of furnmi* vears this im provement of the general health of the Government employes sines the election is remarkable. In this small office the improved healthy tone is worth five men and about six hudred dollars a mouth. From indications this sudden healthy condition extends to every branch of the service. x At the same rate it makes a practical increase of clerical force of about fifteen in every thousand, or 180 men in the departments alone, which at an averasre of salary would amount to about $22,500 per mouth. This is not an extravagant estimate, but a fair deduction from the figures furnished. The Government is a big thing and a day apiece wasted bv tlie departmental - * 1 1 .. employes represents inou^inuis ui uuilars. Repeated thus every, month and it runs up at the end of the year to a quarter of a million of dollars. The matter of economy i- something to the Government, but the return of general health throughout the service is probably more to the employe. Silk Culture Net Progressing. "Whatever may bo done in an experiment.\1 way, says The AHa California, practically silk culture is not coming to the front at all. and miich less coming rapidly, as our usually well-informed Oakland contemporary mistakenly asserts. There are a few enthusiasts on silk-growing who are Taising mulberry trees and silkworms under many * * - - .1 4.1 aiscouragraenis, anu tuese persons deserve nil credit for their unselfish efforts.- but the stubborn fact remains that nobody in California has yet raised silkworms for profit, and after so much experimenting, the prospect of doing so at a future date does not appear particularly bright. Our climate is all right, and elegant cocoons can be obtained here,but either silk culture is not adapted to our labor system, or it is an industry that requires a wonderful amount of government nursing to set it on its feet. It has its advocates who think it can be made profitable with our highpriced labor, but they have not yet proved their case. Kissing a Cornetist. Ihau known her in childhood,when we together hunted the snme schoolmaster with bean-blowers, and at the conclusion of her cornet solo I greeted her for the lirst time in several years. Of course we kissed each other impulsively. Good heavens! That was my mental exclamation. I felt as though I had been hit with brass knuckles or smacked by a cast-iron image. 1 instinctively pressed my handkerchief to my benumbed mouth and looked for the weapon with which I had been assaulted. It wns the <rirl's kiss, however, that I had felt. Good playing on the cornet depends upon the amount of inflexibility which can be imparted to the upper lip. Hers had become fairly adamantine. It didn't matter much, for kisses between females are not supposed to be delightful anyhow; but what I say to a man is this: The hinge of a door is quite as kissabie, from a sentimental point of regard, as the mouth of a cornetist.?Clara Belle. The editor of the Luling (Tex.) Wasp explains to his readers how economically he is living. "We utilize," he says, "all of our stale envelopes, split open the envelopes to get at the unwritten side, and call into service the brown wrapping-paper in which we carry home our bundles from the store. Our special teiezraos are gotte:i through while the operator is away at dinner* and we compel the proprietor lo sol typo, sweep out the Cmn-.iliivV kindle lires. fetch I water, tnako tip the forms, entertain visitors, il:s;ro:ir^;c bores, and deliver :!ie napcr to city subscribers. We don't iiiiend to bankrupt 0:1 this line." ?Many Jadirs adaiire gray hair?on some other person. But few care to t:y its effect on their own charms. Nor need they, since Aver's Hair Vi<*or prevents the hair from turning grav, and restores gray hair to its original color. It cleanses the scalp, prevents the for.natiou of dandruff, and wonderfully stimulates thesrrowb of the hair. * TUTTS ll'PIIIIIIH PILLS IWIW i II 25 YEARS IN IISE? Tho Gre atest*]gedical Triumph of tiro Agei SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loss of appetite, Bowels costive, Fain in the bead, with a doll sensation In the back par:, Fain under the shoulderblade, Fullness after eating, with a disinclination to exertion of body or mind, Irritability<!Ttemper* Low spirits, with a feeling of bavins neglected some duty, Weariness, Dizziness, Fluttering at thej Heart, Dots before the eyes, Headacbej over the right eye, Restlessness, with! fitftl dreams. Highly colored Urine, anc I CONSTIPATION. TUTT'S PILLS are especially adapted to such eases, one- dose effects such a change of feelingas to astonish the sufferer. Tfcey Increase the Appetite,and cause tho body to -Take oa Flesh*thns the system is laonrishetl, and by their Tonic Action on the UhresliveOrcans,Regular Stools arp produced. Pricea5c. 44Murray St..W.r. TUTT'S EXTRACT SARS4P4RILU1 Renovates the body, makes healthy flesh, strengthens the weak, repairs the wastes of the system with pure blood and hard muscle; tones the nervous system, invigorates the brain, and imparts the vigor of manhood. $ 1. Sold by crnsgists. OFFICE 44 Ulurray St., New York. T^Viip TVTirmr JL XXV XTA1XX VI is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale ? Magnolia Balm is the charmer that almost cheats the looking-glass. MOTHERS ; FRIEND.! NO More Terror!! 3invaluable prep-, uiuwua uuiv it tilumph of scientific j' No More Pain! *k?> a?d m?re in* I estimable btfiefit was j ever bestowed on the KT- mothers of the world. No 2dore Danger! It not 01lly shortens the time of TO labor and lessens the intensity of pain, but, better than ali, it *jr u.-l rri'i j greatly diminishes the' i Motner or L/flllCL danger to life of both! mother and child, and j i leaves the mother in a |, condition highly fa- , The Dread of vorable to speedy re covery, and far less , liable to flooding, cm. lvioxnernooa vulsions, and other j alarming symptoms incident to-. lingering Transformed to and painful labor. Its I truly wonderful effica-1 cy in this respect en- j HA TJ TJ1 titles the Mothers' U r J*2 Friend to be ranked as one of the life-saving appliances given to the world by the ?nd discoveries of modern science. From the nature of -r~ / \ ~\7~ ^ie case ^ ||| Y/ course be understood f \ / 8 fchnt wp nnh. ? r ? r iish certificates con coming this Remedy without wounding the Safety and Ease JeHcacjrof the writers.' J i et we have hundreds of such testimonials on file, and no motlier ?to who has once used it will ever again be? _ . __ without it in her time Suffering Woman of trouble. A prominent physician lately remarked to the proprietor, that if it were admissible to nuke public the letters we receive, the "Mothers' Friend" would out sell Anything on the market. . ; Send for our Treatise on "Health and Hapomess of Woman " mailed free. Bkadfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. A liss bj Mctmlight. From time immemorial, no oi\e will pretend to denv the fact that kisses have been held in high repute by both sexes?whether active or passive. It has been decided that a LEGAL KISS implies ACTION on both parties; but when a lady simply consents to be kissed without action of ner lips, it constitutes only a PASSIVE kiss?a sweet deprived of its" nectar. Snugly ensconsed within a moss-embowered and vine-clad verandah, and almost hid from view amid sweet-scented honeysuckles, was seated a fair Atlanta nymph, whose beautiful dark eyes, alabaster complexion and voluptous contour, seemed to DAZE the young gent by her side, who ever and anon while circumnavigating^her slender waist, gave her a BUSS and tliett a RE-BUSS to the amazement of a pedestrian who happened to be passing that beautiful moonlight night. At that mo uiciit i/ii^ iu>ci rt tw acaiuau *vojv, ucai darling Sarah Jane, you are becoming more beautiful eyery day; your eyes sparkle with more brilliancy, your once pale cheeks have been painted by the roseate hues of nature, and you seem to have entirely regained your health. Will you tell me the clause of the change?" "I have simply used that wonderfully effective blood remedy known as B. B. B." THE ATLANTACONSTITUTION, In a long article relating to the B. B. B., of that city, says: The Blood Baim Company started one year ago with $162.00, but to-day the business cannot be bought for $50,000! The demand and the satisfaction given is said to be without a parallel, as its ac tion is pronounced wonderful. We are glad to announcs that our druggists liave already secured a supply: and we hope our readers will supply themselves at once. It is said to be the only speedy and permanent blood poison remedy offered, giving entire satisfaction in all cases, before one bottle has been used. For Blood Diseases, Kidney Troubles, Scrofula, Catarrh, Old Ulcers and Skin Diseases, try one bottle B. B. B, Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., will mail free of cost, a book filled with information about the blood, the Kidneys, Scrofula, etc., etc. A Maquti mi? Story n nmtifkbvvv vivhi TOLD IN TWO LETTERS. FROM THE SON ! Ybrk^t.28,'l&^ " Gcntlenen: My father resides at Glover, Vt He has been a great sufferer from Scrofula, and the inclosed letter vfll tell you what a marvelous effect Ayer's Sarsaparilla has had is his esse. I think his blood must fVi* Vnmnr fnr &?. least tAn years; btit It did not show, except In the form of ascrofnlous sore on the wrist, until about fire years ago. From a few spota which appeared at that time, it gradually spread so as to cotrer his entire body. I assure you he was terribly afflicted, and an object of pity, when I he began using your medicine. Now, there are few men of his age who enjoy as good health as ho has. I could easily name fifty persona who would testify to the facts in his case. Yours truly, w. 3l Phillips." FROM THE FATHER: a duty for me to state to you the benefit I | hare derived from the use of - . \ Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Six months ago I vas completely covered iri th a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. Th? | humor caused an Incessant and intolerable Itching, and the skin cracked so as to cause I the blood to flow in maay pl&ces whenever I I moved. My sufferings -were great, and my life a burden. I commenced the use of the Sahsapahilla in April last, and have used if regularly since that time. My condition began to improve at once. The sores havo all healed, and I feel perfectly well in every respect?"being now able to do a good day's work, although 73 years of age. Many inquire what has wrought such a core in my case, and I tell them, as I have here tried to tell you, Ateu'3 saggapatttt.t.a- Glover, Yt*, Oct. 21,1382. Yours gratefully, HTTUg PHILLIPS." a tee's SiH.si-PARTT.LA. cures Scrofula and all Scrofulous -Complaints, Erysipelas, Ecsema, Bicgworm? Blotches, Sores, Boils, Tumors, and Eruptions of . the Skin. It clears the blood of all impunities, aids digestion, stimulates the action of the bowels, and thus restores vitality and strengthens the vholo system. PEEPXEED BY Dp. J. C.Ayer &.Oo., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists; $1, six bottles for $3. ilfllllli I Xf MXU AMLi BRANCH OF LUDDEN MUSIC I ^ PIANOS AND ORGANS SOLD SMALL INSTRUMENTS AND SHEET TWENTY PER CENT. SAVE PIANOS AND ORGANS DELIVEREI FREE OF C AGENTS WANTED 0> 13s" "Write for Terms and Catalogue N. W. FeML6aa l ^358 V> - vSs . f . f . . %r A 11 O _ C /in aorcs or hurts and many sorts of ails of man and beast need a cooling lotion. Mustang Liniment ^ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. = ^ PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM The best, cleanest and most economical hair dressing. Xev> r rails to restore the youthful M color to gmy hair. This elegant- dressing Is 4 preferred by those who have used ltT to any ^ similar article, on account or Its superior j cleanliness anU-purlty. It contains materials mm only that are benetlclal to the scalp and hair. V Parker's Hair Balsam .3 finely perfumed and Is warranted to prevent railing or theha'rand 1 to remove dandruff and itching. Zj&\ 1 hiscox <t co., 163 William Street, Xew York. / * U 50c, and $1 sizes, st all dealers In medicine. { Great saving in buying dollar size. i MUClilMTmM \ I UldfiliqJUIfaa Bi^SJSa \ I I have a positive renedyfor the abovo diseases by its us e thousands of cases oj tho wont kind and of Ion? staadln havo been cared. Indeed. j-ostronjls toyfaith in l:seacacy.that Iwl 1 sendTVt'O BOTTLES KKEE, wJB together with a VAT.vJABI.ETREATISE on this disease to any sufferer. G'.vo express and P O.addr s*. Mm DC. T. A. SLOCwil, 181 Pearl St., Xcw.York. IJ^biSsJS A LpadsnprLcnionPhy ?a SffiS&ita w?iaii KutablwUcs aa Office in New York. fcd K ?A *r?m Ara- Journal oiJtea. Ea "Or. Ab. Mcbor^ki wbo 3 B S^rankesaspeciaJtyofEpnepty 93 JiS. giSiias withoat doubt trsawd jggl Pa H**/ and erred more esses tL'.in , aay other living physician. His succom has siaipiy been astonishme; we have heard of casesof over20 -?*_ years standing cored by him. HeEuarantcesacare.*' Larjte bottle and Treatise sent free. Give P.O. ard " Express ad dross to Dr. AB. I?ESE?OL?, No. 9S John St.,New York. Parte's Toi, A Pure Family Medicine That Never ^ Intoxicates. 1 If you are a lawyer minister or business man exhausted by mental strain or anxious cares ci<> not Uxke Intoxicating stimulants, but use Pjkkek's Toxic. If you are a mechanic or farmer, worn out ( with overwork, or a mother run down by family or household duties try Parker's Tonic. mscox & co., M 163 William Street, New York. Apl30L4W _ JA SPRING 1 ANNOUNCEMENT! _ \ MY STOCK OF SEJSOXJBLE - GOODS IS COMPLETE ! \ Q I HAVE A FULL STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. CANNED GOODS l>* GREAT VARIETY : ' N I invite a trial order of my parched Rfo Coffee. I sell you any/quantity you want and weigh it when you buy it, and you don't have to pay for the paper it is , wrapped in. A full supply of farming utensils. Plows, Plow Stocks, Ilames, Tracts, BackBands, Hame-Strings, Spades, Shovels, Forks, Hoes, both Brades and Handled, - ~ Grain Cradles, Grass Blades, Heel-Screws, Lap-Kings, Repairing Links, etc., etc. \ Choice Tennessee Flour, Roller Patent and Family Grades. ja Sugar curcd Hams, Meal and Grits. ^ Wheat Bran, Garden Seeds, Seed Irish Potatoes. ^ A share of the trade respectfully solicited. K. 31. HUEY. THE MANNING TIMES, PUBLISHED BY H. L. JBi, ""5 ' . -ATM .U1ISG, S. C. Only ?1.50 per annum in advance. Cheap advertising medium. , ^ / - ri ATTEVMOS, F ARME IR, S I W' E oiler you the celebrated Peterkin Cotton S??d at $1.30 per bushel. It will ^ ? give forty per cent, of lint, and equal the ^ yield in seed cotton of any other variety. We are agents for the Deering Binders, Piio r^-rc o\fAworc Tlinmoc T?oV/v Corbin and A.cme Harrows, Farquliar Cotton Pianters, Iron Age Cultivators, Saw ^ Mills, Engines, Gins, Presses, Plows, Etc. Repairs for Champion and Buckeye Ma- -M chines and for Watt Plows. Write to us. ^ McMASTER & GIBBES, Mar4i^in Columbia, S. C, ' . Eaaytonse. A certain care. Xot expensive. Threa xoontns' treatment In one package. Good for Cold Id the Head, Headache, Dizziness, Hay Fever, &C. \ Fifty centa. B? all Druggists, or by mail. ?> T. HaZELTCvE, Warren. Fft. O ^ 5 ? S & E& "WHISKV HABITS cured E 2 &? I g ? KiSat l*otoe without jiaiu. Book aJl 8 IS BBS0'" particulars sent Free. - J V8 ?Vi?8k ll.\VOdU.EY,M.D.,Atfautt,?a. Good Piiy tor Asrat*. f,loo to S200 per aui.ua(lc*rlllii9eDr(irai:d Scwtii*torT. Famomxad Drcitirc LiCJ?c(t lac World Write to J. C. Hd'unfy & Co., l'U;iaucii>aia,Pa. COLEMAN 1 COIXEGE, KEWAEK, >-EW?TEHSEY. Occupies three Buildiryrs. Lanjeet and Best. STore f? positions for graduates than all other school's coca. ^ bined. Life Scholarship, no. Write for cirxmi.ara. COLEMAN. PAL3IS & CO., IToprietors. isic la ? 1 & BATES' SOUTHERN IOUSE. ON EASY INSTALMENTS. ' MUSIC CONSTANTLY IN STOCK D BY BUYING FROM US. . ^ ) AT ANY DEPOT IN THE STATE HARGE. - ? < LIBERAL TERMS. s to TRUMP, Manager, 26 HAIN.ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. V ' . A