Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fiie Press and Banner.! By HusjK SvilHon. Wednesday, April 4, 1883.j f,Poor" Ronds?"Poor" Men?IuefH- ( clent Offlcors. There seems to be h verv general complaint about iho bad condition of the public road9 in all parts of the State, and a common belief in the inefficiency ol Iho present system of keeping them in ?ood order. The proposition which has "been made and which will likely pleas* the "poor" voter is that of excusing him in a largo degree from working the roadsi: and of taxing the property of thecoun-H 'try to raise a fund for that piirpo<<\ j < We are of opinion that tlio present sv?-! i tem?if the law is so enacted, that it ?nn j be enforced?is bettor than any plan to'i raise money to woik tho roads by con- < raet. But if the proposition to work thej; roads by taxation, so as to excuse the < 4 "poor" man from doing an equal share I cf work on tlio public highways, be j adopted, wo suggest that the school inon- i ?y lie taken ft;r that purpose. If the "poor" man is to be excused f-oui working the roads, wo think the property owner should be excused from taxation ' j for school purposes?except, of course, to'; the pauper fund. We care nothing at ?J1! ( 'about this matter. But we think it is a: | Very "poor" man indeed, who docs not < want to work the roads, and wants toi, ^cvy a tax on his neighbors to educate11 his own children. This communism j | 'must stop somewhere, and it might be! ( well enough to look to tho Jaws of the j, country and see who is derelict in duty, ] If tho present law is not so framed that 11 the County Commissioners may not be [ indicted for neglect of ollldal duty, then t Jot the law be amended, so that the grand , jury or the Solicitor shall bo compelled i to note and prosecute for dereliction cf j duty. Every man in this country should: lift a manly man, and should take his nharo of the responsibilities and duties ol i keeping up the government. The roads | vf this State, we presume, are in about as j ti. 1 COIIIIIlllHI, I ill J ll*ll<lilY Jit' ill j this season of the vear. After the win-M * ' ( ter rains, tho roads aro always in bad ; j condition, but in tlio spring of thoyearjj the roads arc generally worked on, and mado in passible condition. No act of I: the Legislature, and no amount of inon-j, that may be levied on the farms of tlio j I county can prevent the mud on our pub-j; lio roads. In the streets of Abbevilie L where more work has been done or. them j i than has been dono on any road in the |( county outride of corporations, the mudj' has beeu as deep, and as tough as can be j j found anywhere. It is (ill idle to talk J i about macademizing the public roads of:* this county. That would cost from SI,500 j' to $J,000 a mile, according to circum- j ( stance As j 1 We are inclined to the opinion that we i! are getting on very well, and that it is h Well enough to let "poor" roads and! \ "'poor" men have a short rest. Nodecent man should allow himself to be clawed as a "poor" man?"poor" refers L to tlio quality of the man himself, and * not to the amount of money or property ' wluch he may possess. Many of the (A richest men in the State are Mio "poorest' j< sort of men?real "poor" shoals, they t are. j J ? V ly iv It Looks Bad. 1. !1 Among some of our Baptist editorsK Vh'ere seetns to he any tiling else but ijt feeling of brotherly love and kindness. r Harsh words about one another and to f one another so frequently appear in the j columns of their papers that one cannot [r resist the conclusion that bitterness for t one another fills their hearts. Wedis-i^ like to see evidences of ill feeling be-i t tween brethren, particularly when thej brethren are so prominent. It looks bad, j 1 nnd wo believe has a bad eifect. It is <1 coming down to the practices of the most | a obnoxious class of disputants, and is aj^ reproach to their calling and profession, j * Harsh words never convince an oppo-1 r ncnt that he is wrong, nor will thev it)-;t crease the influence for good of- those! I who use them. They do not betoken a'S Mpirit of charity, nor are they such as alt: loving Father would approve of His ehil- j 'i <lren usim*. Let our Baptist editors be t! less contentious and more guarded as to't how they spouk of each other, and ?ood j t' will result to more than themselves.? t Baptist Courier. s Every man who has read the religious j J newspapers must be convinced of thcjji truth of the above paragraph, not only of j t Baptist ministers, but also of the preachers of other denominations. Asa rule- j we believe they say the most hitter and : -| vindictive things against any brothei, n who may dare to hold an opinion of hi* j n own?if that opinion does not concur j lt with theirs. it! The ivarp and woof of their new-paper j controversies, seems to be to chargo their] adversaries with lying, with had motives,! j, and a lack of tL'O qualities which are iicc-j essary to make gentleman. We hearti- . ly agree with the Courier in say-1 o, ing that "it looks bad." We would also | c.] say that if preachers would not injure! f? themselves, that they should in their con-j troversies exhibit lees of spite, and a lit-! ^ tie more of the true manliness, whereby C they mav be enabled to see some good : even in an udversary. ! p We would be willing to send a chromo! (< picture of the immortal George Wash-1 o ington to any preacher, who has engaged in a newspaper controversy with a broth-: w preacher, and who did not turn from I.S the subject matter in dispute, to charge,: i* in c/imti wnv liiu I'lvnruiiM* fiitlinr Willi falsehood, a l.vk of Christian principles, I ? or a deficiency of these qualities which' a ?re requisite to the mako-up of a gentle-i ^ man. j Kanjri?{j and Whipping Negroes, j This seems to be a tjood year for bang- ] * inn negroes. Nearly every county has a1 ,| negro to hang in the spring. When pos-j 1tive and direct testimoii}' could not be > had, circumstantial evidence seemed to j ^ bo good enough to satisfy the juries. We ? hope the white juries just now are not ii hanging negroes, in order to make the ^ honors easy with the Greenback crowd, t| who seem to be persecuting the white n people. At worst tho while people can d only bo sent to the penitentiary while the Jj negroes it seems can be hanged without r, much difficulty. If we could only Ret T the whipping post now so that wo could P whip all the negroes that we did not care ll to hang, wo might have lively times a here, after a while. If we could hung I li and whip all the negroes, and then con-' * liscate all the property of this country to: * educate the children of the "poor" quali-1 :i ty of men, and then raise "money to work j r the roads by taxation, wo would be in a;I' ! n state of perfect felicity?barring the an-j J, novanco which Melton and his crowd! o wight give us. | i " That Iniqnltous Law. We fear that the Palmetto ro?l is veering toward the Radical camp. Read j what that paper says of the reports of the j a various offices of its own county, and j |, you will see that this paper is disused;11 to criticise the action of public otHecra, j t in the tacts which their published reports j jj reveal. I!' the font keeps on in this way, ii it may ruin the character of some rpputa- '' ble office-loving Democrat. Its nobody's p business, it an ollicer chooses to give liis " relatives a cheque on the Treasury now * and then, and this infamous law should [, be ignored by the present officers. They a are not morally hound to furuish the a public a stick with which to break their * own heads. When these officers violate t * the plain aud expiess commands of the ' law, the public will excuse them, when n it is understood, that this violation of the '[ law, which they have sworn they would b obey, is to save the dear people's muiioy.' * Newspaper Consolidation. i J, The daily newspapers at Charlotte have "J been consolidated?the proprietors of Hie Journal having bought the Observer, j The Obicrvtr has been a constant visitor , to our office for the last soven or eight: years, am] w#s highly esteemed as an ? .honorable, high-toned paper. The local p department has not been surpassed by ^ any newspaper of which we have any a?*- * # quaintance, and we presume the consoli- e dated paper will unite tho combined en- J' ?rgy of both the Journal and tho Ob- t! server. We shall lie glad to conjJruie the ? *.sm>c;atlou wllb tho Okarrtrr l>v the dni- k wi . * mi i \mmm\mtm n > m i 1?wiwi I imiwii II ly reception of thr> Journal. Wo wish! Colonel Jones the best fortune, wherever he may go. lie has the talent and ener- j gy, which will alvvaya take him to the front. ?*> Corn Sermons, Our neighbor, the Andcrsan Intclli(jcneer, thinks that tlio editor of the Prem and Banner ought to be appointed missionary to preach "corn sermons" t?? tho "cottontotw." Wg have been a constant preacher of "corn" and "oats" sermons, for several years, and, whether oni -ermons have done any good or not, it i? i fact, that our people have bought les> Northern corn this year, than In any year since the war. Nearly everybody planted corn last spring, and, as a consequence, j ->nr farmers have hundreds of cribs wellfilled with the grain. The editor of the Press ami Conner doesn't make much money at farming, but he has enough ::orn in crib to run his own farm, this venr, and much more, with which to no-1 commodate any farmer who may be behind on bread. Nearly everybody in | White Hail has corn enough to last them | until it comes in again. Snniter Watchman and Southron. Dli. Moon has withdrawn from the editorial management of the Sumter Watch-1 man and South -on, his praclico of medi- j /me requiring all of bis time. We hope to see tho proprietor of the paper, Mr. N. j i!. Osteen, take editorial control of his paper. We are inclined to the opinion that every man should edit his own paper, and we soe no reason why Mr. Osteon should not make as good a paper as an bo found in the State. Proceedings of 1!ie Cotuily Coinniis-J sioners. Tlio TV">ard of County Commissioners met on Monday, the full Hoard beimrr peesent, and various matters of public! interest wore disposed of. Our people are afflicted with a mania! [or opening new roads. The Oommis- j' doners are overwhelmed with petitions. ], til seemingly meritorious, for roads and j. bridges and gates. About a dozen road j: petitions have been presented already in !; Lhe few months since the present Hoard I, amo into ofiico, and it was resolved on Monday, that the public notice of the pendency of all these petitions yet nniisposed of be given through the newspa- \ pers, and if no objections be made to the 1 j proposed roads in ninety days, that the)1 same bo allowed. Quite an interesting fight has been {oing on for months past. over O'Neal's , ;?tes. It seems that a qua/si public road j leads through Mr. G. P. O'Neal's farm. ukI has been winding its same wayward onrse up and down the same "rock- j ribbed and ancient" hills forages past!, without coming to much of either good!, >r ill. Mr. O'Neal lives on the stiff red j lills of theSaluda, and the peculiar nature i if his soil makes it impracticable for him o grow much cotton, so he finds profit 11 sowing down his land and pasturing It i dternately. But since the passage of the j tor-k law this road pesters him about ;, Da-turing his stubble lands and ho isjj obliged to erect gates across it in order to < <een his cattle and hogs from following'1 he bad example of the road and ram hi-j! ;ig oft* "over the hills and far aw:iy."jj S'nw these gutos in turn pester his neigh-! jors, and hence arises the fight afoersaid. j' For many weeks petitions ami counter- t j petitions, letters and memorials, speeches ] ind counter-speeches, maps, diagrams!; tnd what not, have been pouring their j? iteady stream,a perfect deluge, upon and ito the devoted head-? of the County j! "'ommissioners anil their Clerk, until it;J vould seem that every man, Woman and j i -hild in Greenwood, and from thence to he river, hasa personal and vital interest n O'Neal's gat^s. Lawyers and laymen, j ] Jour.ty Commissioners and legislators , 1 ind public servants generally, have pnz-i' :ied their heads to solve the knotty ques-ij ion?and all have failed till at last Mr. ; )'Ncal himself steps forward with tho i isppy suggestion that it is not a public l oad. "Why, of course not." say the:} 'ounty Commissioners in chorus at their; j a*t meeting, "it is not a public road and t lever has been !" So the mighty nues-ji ion is at rest. But O'Neal and his 1 lands will have to work somo other road 's hat is a public road. m Petitions for bridges at Searle's and , 'ettigrew's, both on Little River in Bor-1 < leanx Township, having been presented J t the meeting in March, the wholo Hoard i I n.wl tl.n I ites with a view to building a cotnpro-l nixe bridge '-tiul thus, if possible, save IJ ho county the expense of ono of these!, ridge;), hoth of which are very costly.! I Inch an arrangement (loos not seein prac- ! I ieable, and it was resolved to build the > * >rid?re at Pettigrew's at onw?action on'i he Soarle's pe'ition being deferred till!.* lie Board is better al>lo to determine as t ^ its ability to meet the expense. A pe-!' ition for a high water bridge across Wil- i | on's Creek near Ninety-Six was ordered | r> lie over for the same reason. j? A request (the second of the kind for'' liis year) was p-esented from a party at i1 'rov for the refund of his liquor license >eof ?100, but the Board resolved that it s as not power to refund these fees, and J ut little disposition to do so if it had. i1 'lie county sells these licenses to proper"; ersons on application, but. gumautoes to ' j 0 one his being able to make or carry ! i ut his contemplated private arrange- i i.'nts to sell liquor; that is no all'air of,' lie County's. ! JIt was ordered that special referees be ,, ppoiiitcl aceoiding to law, to asses Mr. Ir ^'horton's compensation for right of way 1 1 f'wrlnr Snritnr>j TrnvTitliih ...... - ...... Various applications having been made lt ir materials to blast rock in public roads, whs resolved that whe,-e overseers or l hers will cmrajretodo the work without ia liarpe. the Hoard will Aunish powder, ; r ise and drills under proper conditions, e The Board's attention was called to the ;11 ark and improvements on the public ell proposed to be mado bv the Town {j inmcil of Abbeville, and it was ordered r mt tbo Council he granted permission j l> > make the said park and improvements. I' 'roriticd, no claim be mad$ on the |! ountv to defray any part of the expense j ^ f the same. j v T3 e ft rand Jury nt the February Term , 'j f Court recommended that the County ? 'ommissioners have the safe in the | herrifl's Office repaired. The Hoard ? < convinced, upon the Sherilfs repre- v pntation of the absolute importune of 11 rrenrint; a larger safe in order to atford j * dequate protection, both at present and f nd for the future, to the records in the s iiid office. The llorri m; Safe Company ,:i ... lo,, lilwti-.il /.AT.... falr'rt melt the present safe in exchange for a! J ir*i< r one and warrant tho now one, it ( fas resolved that, if the Company will, | lodify its oiFor tr> meet the Hoard's propo-; a iiion* the exchange be made; if not,:1' liat ihe necessary steps be taken to have ;) lie present safe repaired. Andrew Stvenson was allowed to keep j < is gates across the public road till next 'all. I,1 It was ordered that Commissioner ] 'owan receive sealed bids till the 2.5th jjj istant for building a swinging arch: ridge at Martin's Mill. A petition was presented suggesting i lat fraud had been practiced to procure b le Board's consent a year ago to the in-1 h en turn of apprenticeship of Eugenia c Mlis, a small colored girl, and asking 'J iat the order making the indenture be evoked and the indenture cancelled. ? 'he rt-cord, npun inspection, showed li erfect regularity in tho proceeding, but j ?e Board after nature deliberation re-1 rdved that, while ordinarily very much I? verse to disturbing past decisions of the p ioard deliberately arrived at, and regu- J{] irlv oxeentod. vet. iitwler f!ir? eircum tawcs it is but just to tlio Board itself v nd t<> the contending parties to afford p 11 opportunity to establish or effectually * efute tlio allegation of frauil, and the [' artios wore accordingly ordered to ap- j f car before the Board with their witnesses 11 n Tuesday the 8th d.iv of May next, at 9 v 'dock A.M. * I'j The usual hatch of accounts were audit-! y d and the Board adjourned, to meet t gain the first Monday in May. Honest Journalism. [Columbia Yeoman,] jn "An honest, confession Is good for the soul," * ndltwi>uiil seem that no one has a belter . ijlit to spenk by authority, on I in- subject of ' uncst or tllshones'Journalism than journalsis themselves. 1 hey know of wluit they ' p<-ak. a"d are very apt lo tell the truth when . !iev undertake to lecture the fraternity o:i f heir famt* anil short com lugs. We think , here Is aUiui tis such honesty and fair dem- j. nsr anions tlie pies* jiangasanv otherc illing .. r profession. Their temptations and Inducenents to prevaricate or e*ade the truth are, I., ierliaps. if st'oiitf. If not stronger. than ina.iy j f those in other lines of business but. as. a V 'ass. they seem. In the main, to have nerve ' nd decision of character enough to enab e " !icm to pa?s through the trying ordeal mi- " ea'hed.and come out. like tine gold, rellued nd rntrlflt d by the process , There are exceptions to tins me However, d om-tline* a bud man uct-; on ihe tripod, J s wel a? on the Bench, in t'oncress .-ind ili<> 1 legislature. No p can c'alm exeuu 1 ion front the encnmchments of wicked and es'gning men and the press or lis friends * nd pa'rwiis do i>ol c-aln> Hint it is infallible. . lUfii for the cnmtry. society anil govern- , icni lia? lieeh done by Ihe power lor evil, . >l<lded by a venal and vitiated press it might ; e safe to as>-crt lhata large majority of the , *<>urtli Rstate exercise their powers as lead- ! , rs of tlioii'jlit upon the pul>llc mind In the nteresi of iruih. Justice and mortality, espec- i nily In the absence of heated and bitter par- j isan discussion, when tlicy are often loo { ri null disposed to sustain their parly with- { 'tit stopping lo inqulie whether it Is right or ' frong. * An Improvement Long: Desired. j [yewbrrry Herald] j We present the Herald this week to each ^ uhscrlber with his or tier name printed there- J n, with the date to which the paper lias been t mid for. We are justly proud of this Im- J irovement In sending forth tae Herald and ?! cei confident that our subscribers will like it. ' Jacli subscriber < an*now tell when his sub- J criptlon expires, und If the paper Is no long- I r de-lred lie can notify us. There will no ( miser beany need of our dunning him for r he money, tor it can lie j l.dnly seen when the r Ime expires, and all ihat he has to a? Is to j , nd us the money. The mailing machine Is i ue of the I.ond!ey make, and Is perfect of Its. I Ind. j' Mrs. Yaudcrbilt's Call. GOTHAM'S WEALTH AND GRACE IN BlilLLIANT AltiiAY. A "Wonderful Display of Unique and Costly Costumes and Priceless Jewels ?Fair Women and Noble 3Ieu iu I lie Younger Yanderbilt's House. New York, March 2.".?Th-i Inn* -looked-for mil much-advertised fancy-dress l>:i 11 <>f Mr<. Wilttitiit K. Vanderbil t is now in full l>lus(, ii mo may speak mi or such mi im| ortatit- atair. There's no doubt about its helm: un im mrtunt affair. It is mi her the Msrgest thins.' >f the kind tlint N? \v York ever saw,and i! Is toubtfui it'any member of ttie V.inderhili Ian ever succeeded in mnkiri!! swell n stir as Irs. M. K., hsi? succeeded in making. Th? house where the fiddling and daneintrare at this moment collision i?s at the corner of Kifi uveiineand Fifty-second street. wny up in til neighborhood of Central l'ark. It is a splendid mansion, built, as \v?-ll as the host skill ot the best architects could build it,and furnish Iics on interior decorations cold furnish it. TUE WOIIK or THE FLORIST. Since early tills morning florists have been hard at work arranging rare flowers anil plants in a manner to make the most oi iheir beauty and fragrance. The balusttaib of the grand stairway was,hidden with roses and \ InesJ of'smilax. .Masses of rare rosewere placed in the dining-room and ball-room wherever opportunity otf'ercd. A hower of io?es was initit in tiie ball-room for the musicians. Yet the floral decorations were not as lavish as >oinc might expect in these days of extravagance in flowers, lor the mansion eontalus so much that is beautiful and rare anil is In itself such a work of art It was thought best not hide anything or detract from the effect by too many flowers. This was thought to t>e a good thing by tlieguesls. Any one can see pretty, (lowers any day. It is not every day one can get admittance to tlm house ot William K. Vandcrtdltand see the S-'i.O'lO.OOO worth of art treasure he Is said to have collected there. '1 hen this wan a sort of housewarming, too. and it was desired that the hi'U-e should be seen. A curious throng lingered around the house all day and the t-\o extra policemen on duty there were busy keeping the crowd moving. In the evening, when the great temporary canopy before the entrance was lighted with many Chinese lantern*, a squad of twentylive policemen came and they did duty there until latent night. It was noticed thai several quiet men, in very plain clothes, strolled about the walks m ar the windows and were not tnolesf.- d by the policemen. These were p'lvatc detectives, who were oil the lookout f >r the dynamite throw rs who had thicatcne.l to make it uii; leasar.t lor the party-goers us well as lor tin- party-givers. TUK AURIVAI. OF TIIR GUKSTS. As early as 10 o'clock carriages began to draw ii|? in front of the briliiuntly lighted house, and ttie iMtscsts. In ulsters and Ions cloaks that covered the finery beneath, got out iiml hastened to the great entrance, to l?ain which there had been a tremendous itnioinH of manoeuvring for weeks back, rhcre a flunky in livery examined the credentials of the guests and then, tl.e door being passed, oilier llunkies directed the gentlemen to iheir dre-sing rooms, the ladies to theirs. In the latter, I am carefully informed there were tw< lve skilful handmaidens, who iissisted In preparing the ladies tor tlie ordeal of presentation to the mistress of the mansion, the men found two or three waiting-men, who did their duty bv them. In due ilmc a line of gaily-dressed figures! began to troop down the broad stairs and present themselves bc;ore Mis. M.K. Vandcrbllt; and her sister. Mrs. l-'crdinand Yznaga. who was assisting her In receiving, kliuhts, ladies, monks, nun-, a ballet girl, clowns, harlequins, brigands, ijutcns, peasants, well?the wholoj well-known list- that appears at all fancy! ilrcss balis and others that do not appear at i common fancy ilriss balls. Thft two ladies, I Wiiw SIU1WI |iirjiiiu u u?? in I I" n?r ^uvj-v-, were beautiful to look upon and gorgeously iippnrclcd. 1IOW TTin HOSTKSS WAS DRF.SSK1). Mrs. M. K. Vanderbllt ?a< dressed ns a Venetian princes-, tier costume l?einir copied I from a picturi* l?y Oibnnel. It is hard to de-j ?cribr>. The underskirt was of white and yol-| low hi'ocad1'; there was a blue satin train,| ;:uhroidcrcd In yrol?l and lined with Koman ; red; there wasa Venetian cap and diamonds.! ind lace that Is almost priceless, and jewels.] ihe made, Indeed, a eh.inning picture, beat* | insi Mr. abanel's original undoubtedly. Mrs. Yzna/a, \vlio',l<a perfect blonde, with' mnjriiiHeont yellow hair, dark ryes and eye- j brows, stood hy her side, in treat contrast to' lier sister. f-die looks as though site had Just stepped fiom on*' of Vundyke's paintings,j die meant to look that way, for she re pre-! seated in her costume the 1'rinccss of (.'roy, i is painted t?y (hat. artist. If?-r dress wasofj dack velvet, her hat was of black velvet, her! plumes were black and o!d lace and sparkling j liamonds received the sombrcness of the cos-i iumc. THE HOST AS TJIK DfKI! I>R OITISE. Mrv William K. Vandcrbilt represented tliei Duke I>e fitilse. He made a pretty respectable j ooki mr duke as dukes so, and his cloth's were i 1 rst cla?-s. Ills ti^his were of yellow silk, and j he trunks, mantle and the rest of it were In ret low mid black satin. His brother Cornelius j ,vas In a Louis XVI costume, and he looked .veil, loo. ills dollies were also expensive.; lis lace very real and lilKKwont was diamond-' lilted. Ill* lovely wife represented eieetriei iulit, hihI :hc light came from a magnificent i ,lam of diamonds. she was accompanied by j ,hree of her six very pretty children?a littlet rirl dressed lo represent a rose, another as a! Iltle countc-s and a lad wLo was Sinbad, the i ailor. Miss Adn Smith, a sister of Mrs. Cornelius: I'anderbilt, was a "peacock," so she declared.) \t all evems her dress and Ions; train were j oveied with real peacock feaihers and the] irnament In her hair represented the lop-1 cnot of that strong-voiced bird. MAN V NOTABLE COSTUMES. Mrs. Seward Webb, W. II. VanderblU'si laughter. ?vpiesented a hornet, the imita-j ion. In yellow and brown, with gaiike wlng?, j vas excellent. Mrs. Twomhly, a not herdattgh- j et of W. II., was magnificently appareled,; ier visible costume being most precious iiones, rubies, turquoise, opals, diamonds and a aris. Mrs Jacob Asior was there with her j liOO.O'*) worth of diamonds ; so was M rs. Astor ' io was every body thai Is anybody. Theymingl nen were, a< a ride, rather quiet in their Ires*, and the number of legs shown was not urge. One young fellow with plump est rem I-1 ie*. rather surprised the ladle* by appearing is Columbine? this wa? the opera dtneer ! ipolte of?in llcshllngs and gauzy skirts and , ow-necls dress and bare arms. He looked ! )retty. too. A (.'town and a Harlequin sap. juried him. Miss Terry was Autumn, with vheat and corn in ornaments and jewel led t oythe. Mi-s Work was a mo- t ph-ture-que, 'o iii of Arc, her helmet, cutlass and gauntets being o1' solid silver nn.il, tl.e bodice, leg-' lugs and shoes being of steel cloth. Marie Mitoinctie was represented by Miss Kdlih 'isii. .Mr. Hamilton Fish Webster was pic u rest j tie In tin* costume oi'a jspatii?h ninl<*ecr; Miss Hrssie \\Yhb was Madame le Iliaho 11 roil saliii iliess with a wlvH. demon mhrohiered on it,and the trimming being a ringe ornamented with the heads Mini horns if ilttle demon*. The mwi,u? a general thine an !o Loots XV* clothes. and almost ail of h< se cavaliers were awkwaul enough, and i>w knew how to manage their swords, and l Is hut right to say that their legs were not lwaysjusi what they should b-. OTHER ELAnORATE TOTI.KTTES. Mr. Luther K. Kountzc ax I)on (!arlo? wore; costume jiotlreablc for Its historical e??teetness. 'Hie knee-breeches were emblazond In gold trimmings. His eoat was of volnw sn'ln, festooned With gold braid and pangles. A purple cloak, also brillianily niliioidered, bung loosely from hlsshouldeis. lis head wits ornamented with a red cap, roin which (laughd a plume. A large Toledo lade, over three hundred years o'd. competed the costume. Mrs. I,nttier Konutze ie resented Music, and her costume was of the nost beautiful, costly and unique design, let* dress was of red satin. The underskirt . as of white satin, trimmed with Ave rowsof lack velvet. The bodice was low and cut i|iiare, and was adorned with gold buylesand angles. A music si-ale containing notes In r.lrf w.-is worked on a hlaek velvet stliii cross the boil ice. The sieves were trimmed ilth black fcliu-c. Iler cap was ofredmtin, landsomely trimmed with gold hraldln'-v rlanulcs, liells and dulls. She carried a trenuih* Spi-nish mandolin In her arms in a giaceul inanniT. Mine. Christine Xilsou repreentect Murie Stuart. She wore black velvet,; nd Jet. Miss Mmy Towncend, ns the Fairy Qnren in ! olanthe, were >h?>rt skirl or creamy white ashmere.euibrodldered in cold, nmlcra Ions; rain of tlie same, looped hluh in front. The! nwcut wal?t formed a glittering, golden! irmor, across the frontot which liiing three i opes of diamonds. From the shoulders sprang rinas of irold-spangtcd 111 Sic. she worea dmnond iieckl'ie<', a star of diamonds i;i ihe i lair, and carried a gold wand. Mrs. Henry letns. as Fire, wort- a dr-ss emitroidcrei* with lames of tinsel. Mrs. San ford, wile of the U'lgian mini.-tor. wore a superb Venetian, ostunic. Mrs. (igdeii Gollet wore a pretty 'olish riding costume, with short flying j acket. Arthur I.eary, the courtly ex-leader of the 'harlty Hail, appeared in a Court dress of tlie i irne of I.otil< XIII and Charles I. It com-! rlscd maroon velvet knee breeches with' ucklrs, a jacket trimmed with blue velvet j nd hu e. shoe buckles and silk stockings, and ; rou ninu' all. a powdered winp. courtier's hat I'd feather, and a sword l>y the side. Miss: .eary's costume was a Marie Stu/irt court! less of black velvet iand brocade, trimmed , rlth point lace, and worn with a veil flow-: i* behind, and trimmed with diamonds. j A rrCTURKSQVE OlIJECT. There was no more picturesque ohjnrt rre-1 ent than (he Hon. Ahrani S. Ifewitt, who) ersonatcd King I,ear before that- uufortu ! ale monarch lm<l divided his kingdom and 1st his reason. Mr. Hewitt Is not a large; nun. tint he looked every inch a kin*, lit*; rasattended hy hisdaughters. MlssSallie aplearintia^a IYr>ian princ ssand theyoungest liss Hewitt personal ingfa lovely little Dutch nalden. Mrs. I'aran Stevens represented (nc'Cii Elizabeth, and her dress was copied rotn the picture of the Queen in I he Tower of! ondon. The dress was of royal purple milk 1 el vet. The ctomaeher was ot silver lnoeadc. i ros^ed and reero-sc.l with gold lace and j tiHded with precious stones. The long tr>ln ras Irin.'ed with ermine. Cosily laee, pearls n piofu-lon and diamonds well disposed com-, d* ted thin gorgeous and very expensive eosunie. Chanueey M. He pew wisely elad hlmvelf In he costume of an ancient Knickerbocker, ,nd his uooil Dutch face and large nose and, c.lid liuteii figure tilted well with the black elvet iout and hreeches, the real laee at liroal and wrist-, the illaniond shoe-buckles ! .ml the rock""d hal iii.der his arm. Pierre Lotlllard, Jr., represented a Ilnnra-; ian captain and he made >? gidhini-iooklng * tmiiany Hye in velvet and gold lace and due satin ami like gorgeou* vvrai pings. 11 {. Kieliu'ds'-n dressed as Fsa Dlaxoo. but 'apoui could give hi in poinis in looking the | intruder. Alter ii processional march the ball opened /till tlic i lobby-horse Quadrille It was funny iioouh. The horses wcic vit.v lite-like, wliii [ mise lililc and hair covering, nlee ulass cyi-s ' nil mil manes and talis. 'I hey weie Ill-lit .nil filled around the waist of t hi-weai er, j vhose foot were hidden l?y tin; long trappings. < Nien ilunnny lot's and l'? et In tie-oast-m ti p mites completed the illusion. This <|n:i?Jri11<_vas oijjiu.l/.od i.y Mis. S. S. Ilaiwlsiml. with 1:0 help of Mrs. Hif hard Irvine. MIks llobeit n I Mr. .lames V. Parker. The openimt quar. liilie of* the ball, huwever, was really the Hother Goose Quadrille, led by Mrs. Law-j ( nee l erkinsas Mother Goose and Mr. Oliver 1. Jsorlhcoto a* a wizurd. The oiln r ineni ers were Miss Klise Perkins us Jill, Mr.} iem-ge Allen as Jack. Mr. Spencer as Prince ,'luiiinliii:, Miss Fannie Perkins as Miss MoT* ' at. Miss Thoron as l.ittic Hed Hiding Ilond, diss l,:iwsoil as Po-Peep, Miss lilakcas Goody Two Sh'H'P, Miss lliitier Mm.can us Mary, Hary, (in I to Contrary, Miss Parsons aw My retty .Maid. Mr. Alexander Butler Duncan as 'Ills; Winn, 'I"* Pieman's Son, Mr. lialdwln,! ill*. Julean Ken anil Mr. Leavitt as 'Si|inres ind Mr. Lnwrance Perkins as the Pieman. | THE OrUKU <J! AimiI.LEH. Perhaps the most brilliant quadrille of the i veiling was tlie "Opera Bnuffe," organized by ?lrs. Fernando Yxngu, sister of Mrs. \V. K. .'anderlii.l. In this quadrille appeared Mrs. f. 11. Potter, Mr*, t'ftience Carey, Mrs. F. 'arey, Mrs. F. Lawrence, Mrs. G, Hives and iliss smith, another sister of Mrs. \V. K. Vanlerbilt Another strlklm: quadrille was the 'Stftf Quadrille,*' organized by Mis William Utor. In this quadrille appeu-ed Mrs. jloyu Ilryce, Miss Astor, Miss Keck with, Miss ,'arrol. Miss Ilollmuu, Mi-s Marie, Miss Waren, Miss .McAllister. These ladies were grayed as twin stars in four dltleient colors? el ow, blue, mauve and white. The irentiem-n were l<d by Mr. I,lovd I ryco and Mr. janler In costumes of Henry II. Still anitlierwaB the old "Dresden Quadrille," led by 1 Mrs. James Strcnc, in which appeared Miss Kltti Strong, Miss Oolriclis, Miss Dana, ol Purls, Miss Annie G'unard. Miss Lanier, Mifi.s Swan. Miss Cowdin. Miss Walilo. Mrs. Cornelius Vunricrhilt organized a lively ' go-n.sj you-|.lf!ise f;uMclril!e." .This brilliant eiiU'risilnment Is said tt) liave cfst Mr. Vanderbilt SliM'.O-.l). THE UUASGE. Extracts from n Sjicecli Delivered by j Hon. I). W. Aiken. The term "Agricultural Edurallon," soledC'l liy you as 0111* of the topics for discussion during this eon vention, is t<? my mindimlc iln ihle He who has acquired much know! Cdgl* 11} I iiulllt. l.-> Iiuiiri^ii.1,1 cunvwutv I" 'in educated man, mul m:cIi nn fine may have gathered from bonks 11 vastdeaiof airrlcul tural knowledge, hut il lie knows iiitle or nthing of the practical Jipp!of the many sciences comprehended under the word wricuiture, lliis convention, at least, wonM not. accord to liiin nil "agricultural education." On the other ham), hosts of farmers without dueation, agricultural or otherwise, have attained success In life by applying sonnil common sense and good Judgment to the execution of their plans. Hence, I say the term "agricultural education" is Indefinable. Possibly some of the agricultural college o' he States ot the I'nlon are to-dav Imparting '1i!r species of education to their fdudents, ?vhcre the.v have a eurriculnm for the open 'eld, as well ?s a curriculum for the ?chool room; for surely lie Is acquiring an 'agrlcniti r.il education" who learns the science in the 'aborii'ory nnd liiiniedlately applies It upon t4ie farm. I.ut if such a thing is done at the present time it must, be of recent, origin, for anterior to 1ST" it was a misnomer to call any institution in the United States an agricultural college. Grant, however, that such nn education Is imparted hy our agricultural colleges. It is only to the sons of fanners, and not to farmers themselves, for to most of these latter there were no such times as college days, llut II is of the farmers' school I desire to specie?of the(i'nnge?!he school-room of the Patrons of Husbandry, where the farmers with their wives and children meet torethnr upon a common fooling, "with every barrier to soc;al lntercfiur.se thrown a<-lde."and there endeavor to l-alanc.* exhaustive labor by instructive social amusements, or attempt tot communicate knowledge upon every uonceiv ;mn:Minjt'ri 111*11 |H in n 11' i in- j?ii in* i | mm i tlie 01 lulu, progress. and purposes of this ori-anizatiou I now propose to submit a few thoughts. The OrdT of the Patrons of Husbandry Is still in its minority, if measured l>y tlmstandard ol n huniiui life-time, and yet lis birth and infaney are shrouded behind a palpah'e veilinu of doulit as Impenetrable as if it. had I emerged from the darkness and gloom of Hie i middle ages. Its founders are well known, and arc all living; hut Just h"W rnneh of the structure each one framed or erected, they themselves are unable to inform lis. Snttlee it to say 'hat in January, lsiifl, Mr. O. IT. Kelly, n clerk In this Department, was sent upon a i mission of some sort through the South hy ] Mr. Newton, Hie then commissioner of Asriculture. Kelly Journeyed as far south as | Charleston, S. (!., thenec to Savannah. Mobile. I New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Memphis, across the country to Atlimla. and hack again I to Washington City by tlieVlst day of April j following (IKC7.)1 mi) ressed with the disorganization of that | peculiarly inrri cultural section, and grieved at j ! ihe utter demoralization of its people, whom | [ he found intelligent and trustworthy heyond , ills anticipations. Kelly conceived the idea. | that for th?? resuscitation tit the country and j the recuperation ol its farmers, whose wea'th i and resources hail tieen swept awav hy ihe| ! cruel hand of war. organization was a neees-! sity. This, however, was but a transient' thouirht as app led to the farmers of the U/.nilt f<?*? n nininnnt'c rnflitnMnn miH'InPPit j him that there was Wt;tI need of orR-tnlza-j j tion luixintr the fanners of the Union. North j as xvel! as South, and to effect.such nn end be- j I came the thought of his life. He reasoned that agricultural clubs were neither permanent nor effective; they were ephemeral, and j seldom If ever controlled by farmers. State i and county fairs were not for farmers alone, I hut open to the competition of the world. In | his soliloquy he queried, why should not far- j titers Join in a league peculiar to themselves, i In which others should not be admitted to ntembc'Shlp? such an union would be | aril-' sen,and if partisan it should be secret,and Ifj secret 11 must have a ritual to trrake it etlec- [ live and attractive. This process of roa*on1ns rapidly brought him to a conclusion, and i lO'lhwith he undertook lo execute the rilualisiic framework of such an organization. In ils itirlpiciioy, the Grange movement was; not popular in many sections of the United; States, even among fanners, and notably was j this the case in (Tie South. For a few years : succeeding the war that people were irreatly haras-cd by secret political associations,' which had a tendency to widen the hre ich, ift any existed, between the races. The Gran ire,, being secret and confined to one class of eitl-. zens. was accused of introducing political j machinations, that auirured trouble totbej community; hence many citizen**, not n few i of whom were farmers, dKcoura.-eu Its Introduction. Other farmers,South as well as ehc- ! where in tlie United Slates, condemned the1 Grange as a woman's rights Institution, be-i cau^e woin?n were received as voting members into the Order, while thousands everywhere. with significant- emphasis exclaimed, j "Whatdo farmers want with women in a se-i cret society?" And yet still others of peeu- j liar religious idiosyncracies and and not Ho-; matiNts cither,) set their faces against any 1 and all seciet associations of any character or j for any purpose whatsoever. r! iv.ii! I if i lo /lifJionifv \r% pf?mnvliL" rrmKt of these objections when un opportunity was afforded to explain the purposes of the Order,' for although unon the surface there appeared; obstacles in tlie path of the organizer, there i was apparent to every observant in::n n read- I iness, a Willi- guess, yea, an nnxiely In tlioiw-l rieuitur.il iniii?l of the country for organization of some sort. The Gramie literally "tlil- j eil I ho hill," for its constitution positively Inhibited the d'scussion of poll Meal or religions subjectsd jrlnit i!ssessions; it did not ask the, farmer to .tend ills wile or daughter to the; (iianu'c, lint invited, yes, ur-'cil him to tiring 1 theni, nnd thus protect himself against the j evil anil vicious associations, for where wo- > man graces an assemblage with her presence, I virtue pre--l?Uis; and our esoteric eavilcrs were ea-lly slleu'-ed by the assurance thai a | semblance of seen cy was nece-sary t??1< t far-J nicisin and keep non-farmers out; t>ut It was; a mere semblance, for the secrecy <II<> not ex-; lend beyond "a cereifioiiy of Initiation, whtcti j binds us in mutual iraternlty ns with a bind of Iron, hut although it-t in (luetic" is so powc fid. lis app! lea lion is as aentie as that ol the j silken thread that biinlsa wreath of llowers." j With these cobwebs swept asiile.it was; amazing bow rapidly the scales fell from tlie i eyes of our inquisitors. Krorn the Potomac i t'? tlie Hio Grande. from the tSolden (!ale to . ibe Hudson, and e\cn 011 Into the pineries ofj .Maine, and across the bonier, throughout thei leniMh and breadth of tue Dominion of t'ana-! In. farmers (airly leaped, as with one precon-l cet ted bound, to the upholding of the Orange ; simulant. I have already confessed my Innbliity to do- i fine the lerm "agricultural education:" with : humility I make the further confession, as a ! representative farmer, that an agricultural | education is not an accomi'llshincnl possess I cd by Hie average American farmer, and fur-1 ther that the shrewder, quicker, more crafty, I i.nili.?r?u n.lumi I i./l / ! !% CPW I?|* A fit Pri- i 1 ? ! mil citizens are neither professional nor prae-i tli'Ml fnl ines. Atul where farming and plant-' Ins is theavoeatlon of a majority of ourcltl-l zeiiH, f Unmv It is almost Impossible to say ; who is or even who is not "interested In ngri-J enltii'al pursuits." to u?e the language of the! G'Hiige eonstiui Inn. Hence, with the public | mind ready and waiting to seize upon some form of organization, as it wus In 1ST.'? audi ls7t. and with the hurly-burly rush of this, majority class Into an association admitting, all who were "Interested in agricultural pur i suits," the wonder to my inlnd l?, that tlie fjiangc was nut perverted rrom its legitimate purposes by the admission of those who?e eu*| tranee to the fold. If not sought for sinister: cuds, was certainly not Intended for the ag-' grandizement of the farmer or tiis vocation, j Frequently had II to hem* the odium of other men's sins, when denied the opportunity of. correcting a misguided public opinion. Fori Instance, there existed in Illinois and Wis-i cousin or other sections of the North wist at, sundry times, agricultural cluhs. composed of i men who con Id not or wou!il not join thej Orange. whose province seemed to be to ware; war against transportation companies. An-1 athemas thick and heavy were hurled upon ! the Grange for making this attack, win reas I every Pa Iron of Husbandry knew Hint i lie { ( range, as such, was not a participant in the | fight from beginning to end. To say that Patrons did not sympathize with and rejoice at, the result of this contest would be admitting! their complaint of grievances a? 111 founded ; I hut us an organization, ihey could not havc| participated, (or. such a course would havcj been in violation of their organic law. The keel of the Orange ship was well laid.. Its majestic s'des were tilibed i?y the mechan-j Ism of profound thought. Its spars braced by fraternal cords have never been shattered by I the fmy of (lie storm. Its sails are still1 ...I. ''""ft l>o/,n nrhUflUrti! hi' t)u> frin.l lion of popular criticism. Of ton lias llsbuoy-| od In turbid wilier*. Still oftener hns it; gih'ed gracefully and triumphantly over the, I)111< \vs of prejudice that, lashed so furiously under Its bow. To-diiy it tloats in placid wn*l tcrs Its haven has not yet heen reached, "or j will It be until every farmer In the land shall have received some of the benefits of Its launching. The harvest of Improvement which the American fanners reaped during the prosper-1 ous era of the Orange, and which is si 111 ri-| nenlnp In every State of this TTnlon. cannot I l>e limited to a monetary valuation. The so-1 eini elevation, the moral Improvement, and the educational advancement have been lie-j yond comprehension. These three grand pur-j poses nre never Ignored nor forgotten from the moment the initiate closes behind him; the outer door of the Orange hall, until by! death or from other causes'he dissolves his connection with the Order. Every precept of; the Urder Is elevating and Improving, The! steps taken by the applicant in his passage; through the four degrees that must be confer- j red upon him before he is acknowledged to j be a Patron of Husbandry In good standing? ; all have this tendency. He who enters the ; fold must besiin with the rudiments of his. vocation, and be taught that "he who will not \ plow by reason of the cold shall beg In the! harvest, and have nothing.'' Beginning as the humble Lnbnrcr, who j clears the lorcst, or di-js the ditch,or prunes, the vine, or turns the sod, he Is Instructed that all honest labor Is honorable, ami has the doctrine Inculcated on him "that lie must Strive the very plowshare of thought through I the heavy Miil oi ignorance, and thus prepare the in I ml for the growth of knowledge and wisdom." Advancing one degree he becomes a Cul/fvutnr, win*n his moral nature Is edu-1 cated and rcllncd hv repeated assurances, that he wini lutellipently cultivates the growing p ant Is brought into close companionship with bis creator. "As we see the beautiful ransfornialion of seeds into at tractive plants j rc have hut another lcs?on of the wondrous I \\orics of Cod ; and If the beauties of 111is i world, when rightly viewed, oM'er so much of! tlii- iiiniintfliTiicpof the Creator to charm us] here, uliai must he the sublime grandeur of < that Providence above, not 111 tide with hands hut eternal In i lie I leavens." Nor do the lessons of encouragement reuse j when 11?<* fiitrvmti-r is warned, tluit he must, reap for the mind as well us the body, because | nature has made nothing In vain. "Wherev- j er she has made a habitation, she has lil'ed It j wit h Inhabitants. On the leaves of plantsan- j imals fi-ed, like cattle ill our meadows, to whom the dew drop Is an oei an wltliout aj sho'e; the Mowers are Iheirclysian Melds, dee-1 oiated with cascades. and Mowing with ambiosiai hnids." Hence, tlie Ilnrroxtcr's duly 1, Is io cultivate an observing mind, f>>r It is delightful to ac<|Uirc knowledge, and much more so to dlHui-e it. I, Hut he wiio harvests must not rest content, [ until he has by lawful me ins alt lined to own-!, er?hip of the products of his own toll, and!, thiiKhceoiue an lliinhniunnn; who while lie i j was passing practically through the harhshlps !, of a tarmers' life, and then enitileniatically I, riveted upon Ills moral nature, has learned to l( look witii careful solicitude upon children:, and cneouraa?-<l In them a love of rural life b> making its lalKirs cheerful, fur what children see makes the most lasting impression upon the**', "We may tell them of the pleasures and independence of the farmers' life; but If their dally Intercourse with us shows it to be tedious, irksome, and laborious, without any < recreation of body or mind, they will soon:I loose all interest in it and seek employment i < elsewhere. We should then fore strive top mftkeour homes more attractions which Ood ' has so profusely spread around us, and espec-! I hilly should we adorn the family circle with < traits of kind disposition, till Its atmosphere < with alleciion, and thus Induce children to M love It." . I ! But the attractions of a farmers' life are not < within thekerpinjrof the Husbandman alone.!' It Is not his exclusive prerogative to fashion i and shape the character of lho>e plastic i youths, who in the future'are to wield the t di stlny of our country. It is the mother's in- I lluence that molds the child Into noble man- t hood or bewllehin? womauh< od. Therefore [ the foundersofthe (Jran^e^revtrently approv-; } ingthe Divine injunction, that "Itis not good jc | that the man should ho alone," Introduced I I woman into the order; hut In doing so they I j requiredhere to enter as a Maid, whose station In the order involves the common and lowly duties pieparatory to advancing to all | thai Is most hoiiorubleaiid. uecful. As Shcp~i I herd?x.i, site Is admon lulled thai It is her sacr-1 edduiy to re lalm the wandering, as writ as' to keep In safety those In the (old. And as Gte?n>roniy to glean die good s^ed, remeinI baring "ilia t our associations In life are the I fluids in which wereap." And thus when she I II enche-i, through Mi-ocsslve decrees, the res-j ponslble position of ^^alrvn. she Is solicited I "to wear garaads of noide deeds, that shall adorn her life on i arth, and bo crown ol rejoicing in linmorlality." Thus it will he seen, the Glance Isa family where the larther's manhocd. the mother's levotion, the brother's atrectiou, and Hie sister's love are so cultivated and developed that iht y reach onl beyond the purview of the aniily circle, and emhracc with Iratenial kindness every men.her of the order, pine tieally obeying the injunction of our Saviour ! when he said: "The second commandment is like unto it: Thon shall love thy neichhor as thyself." This is the fellowship to lie foulid in the grange,and I' is fellowship of thenoblc-tjcharacter. Twenty-nine da,\s in the month social differences, nioial convictions, or nollc.il prejudices may estianve Patrons of Husbandry: hut when on that thirtieth day oi the month they meet on a common level In the Grange, all these alienating features are dissipated. Is It any wonder then, that farmers arent trae.ti'd (o the Order? Nay, verily, the greater wonder 's. that every farmer In the Union is not an active eol.iboier with those of us whoare desirous to so impress the ad van (-ages of the Grange upon the agricultural mind of theeountry. that it as an organization may never lie det^iced by neglect, injured by prejudice, nor destroyed by lirnorance, but may go on prospering and to prosper until It shall merit the fulfillment of lis own selected motto, "E?to Pcrpclua " Some Striking Truths. fHenry Ward Bccchtr in Christian.) The invariable condition of safety for riches is that you shall have earned them by An equivalent, and by such patience as Involves discipline and cdncntioin A man who wants to come Into Wall Street, poor, ami walk through and come nut rich, wants self-desl ruelion. It is a dangerous thing for a man to in tiertt money which lie uoe? not earn. t nave sometimes had visions of what I would do it' I were very rich. Wouldn't f endow professorships in thai college, wouldn't I erect, such and such eleemosynary Institutions, tlint should go down through uncounted ages dolus good, IT I were rich? Httl the Lord does not trust me; and In general he knows better t an we do The men who gain riches, and really enjoy thetn. tire the men thai have to sweat for them The Industry that-acquired them ; the patience Unit is ret) 111 red obtaining them; tlie rwerved Helf-control; the measuring-* of values; the sympathy felt for fcilow toilers; the knowledge of what a dollar costs . to the average man; the memory of it?all these things me preservative; hut. woe to the yoiiiigiiianwhohat.es tanning. does not like sowing and reaping, is impatient with the | dilatory and slow path to a small though sc-l cure fortune in the neighborhood where he I was born, and comes to the city hoping to tie- | come suddenly rich, and thinking that. In- can ! break into the palace of wea tii and rob it of j Its golden treasure^! All safe liches. then, should be the fruit of | r/uid pro quo. You have no right, except as a j trustee or fiduciary agent, to any riches tii.it you call your own besides those which are the lesult of the sweat ot your own brow. That.' is yours; ami any man who wants more! than that wants dishonestly, lie who is not i willing to give, either in thought. In skill. In i convenience, by distribution, a fair equivalent for the money which he lays up, wants to j steal It. Alt gambling is of that kind; for gambling Is noL the production of wealth?I that is. making natural and uiNteriul tilings j usable and serviceable to mankind?but collecting the property that other men have produced, and aptuoprhiUng it without having anyriiihtor title to it; and such courses as that are to the last degree Immoral. A man might go to the communion tabic, j and belong to Young Men's Christian Assocla-1 tloiis, until he was as old as Methuselah, l>ut: all these gracious inlluences would do him no' good unless they envoived In him an eduea-j tion which should lead him to seek not only) Ids own good but the good of mankind.; Without such education bis religion Is vain, j his fulth is vain, and Ills life is ueucally vain, i A man's religion is tils life. Religion is what a man acts, and how he acts. A man gets a hope, and Joins the church;; and to his mind his re'inious experience, stands lor honesty. If he is given to h poerlsy; I and. having made Ins peace Willi God. he; thrives ami prospers, ofien, wiili a sense of; Irresponsibility which men of the world do not have OnentimcH lie is not. as careful of his word or of his honor as incn who do not belong 10 i he ehurcii. So It comes to pass t hat the church (not necessarily, but by pcrver slon) Ims beeo made to cover Irninoraiity with the forms of sanctity; and religlou*expeiiene has been used as a sham, and .1 persuader to: initially; and these things ought to be made: clear in ail the churches of our livid. I know Ihe Impression is that we do not: need 10 discuss the question of orolilbitlor,! and other moral questions, so mifh us the: question of the salvation of men. or the question of the divine government; but it seems, tome that for a hundred years to come the J churches could afford to devote themselves to 1 the work of radlcatl in men the nccessllyj of speaking the truth." the necessity of strict; honc>ty. the necessity of fidelity to trusts, i The an of learning how to live with your fellow men i.i the art 01 learning how to live with (Hod unit angels; but thut art hu.\ been largely left out ill lite tew-hing of our churehen for years ami hears. Our piety does not bring forth honesty. , while we arc not to d'-nounce riciics, while! we are at liberty to seek them as normal, fall-; Inn In with the providence of <?od, and run-' ningin the line of grace ltsc:f when rightly! Used, we arc to beware of using them for anything except love?love Ki our household and . love to our fellow men We are to lio'd them , as a power put Into our hands as power is put* into the hands of a Christian sovereign, not that ihe throne may be a center and se.it of selfishness, lint that ihey may be employed i tor (iisiriniiin.n, ami lorine com ion aim pro-| tectlon of the whole people. It Is for lis to i join In working for others, anil not alone for i ourselves. Riches acquired and held for sel- [ fish purposes suflocate nu n. They kill our best lustincis. They put them on false views, I They disjoin them from ihc proper sympathy j of man with mail. They are ml'-rhirVous, | deadly. Hut riches initio hands of true bo-j uevoienee exalt lin n. ! More than Hint, no man's riches nre subject of envy whore he uses them proper'y. If a man's life Is devoted to doing good; If on whUhe\crside men touch him lie throws upon them his sympathy, and manlicsts to waul them nn eiger desire for their welfare,nobody wants him to be less rich. There be mulli-' tndes of men that have renowned wealth whose failure, if ihey were in* stumble mid fall to-morrow, teutons of men would rejoice over,saying, "Served him right! Served him right!" Hut there are some rich ineu whoso loss, when they depart, all m-n lament. That which a man administers in his own life?Ills) charities, his generosities, ills minor bi-nevo lenee? strewing with flowers Instead of thorns tile pallif wtierc pcoph-'s fecL are to tread. Is surely well-b'stowed. 11. is a ureal thing fora man to beg- lierous, and, seeing ililiclion and trouble, t > follow liis eye with his hand. Nevertheless, It is not the highest thing ; Thi re is that whii h is infliiijely hi.'her. The one is living by fight, and the other Is living I by ful'li. It i> noble to do good that shall produce Its elJ'ect 111 the Immediate present; tint it is nobler to ilo s.ond that shall have Its out-1 come not only in the present but also in fu-: til re age-. Men sometimes, knowing that they are go- j ing to die, and that If they do not attend to' having a monument erected to their memory nobody will, go down to Greenwood and set about it themselves; and the resu.t Is that I treat marble monstrosities are erected. Titnej has sharp teeth for things, and will gnaw his1 name out before a hundred years have passed I have ii cut In again every twenty yiars. Ii Isl poor business lor a 111:111 to have a marble j monument made t<> himself; lint if he hi vests ! his property in great educational institutions, i In ci ai'ltii-K properly organized, whie"> hrlng | halm ami consoialion to tlie poor, to the outcast, to the despoiled, though he may die, the , next generation and the next will tind Iti working for them ; ami if there come not some I wreck of empire like tlmt which destroyed! the Grecian or the lioman governments. if I the times go on. a thousand years will see his' Investment working; for such institutions,i established t>y a wise economy of properly,; have Immortality in them Nothing will cur-! rupt them, nor rust them; nor will moss ad-1 here to them. And how must a rectified splr-' It In heaven rejt.ico to look down 011 that which upon earth he honestly earned and in- i vested for charity and benclicenee, and 10 seei it working for mankind, age alter age, and 1 generation after generation! The enefleent use of wealth disarms envy,! and all those riotous and rebellious feelings j that so frequentl> rise up in our community, 11 and that yet one of these days may come in !, ?lie limn of revolution. The remedy for alii' form of socialism is religion In the souN both 1 <il ilie pour ami of the rich, w lien once a|( person makes his properly a benefit to tlx* whole community, that man must Indeed bel sunk below respect and Influence who dop.s. not honor him.ami rejoice In the power which lie exerts by Ills wenlih. In iK'Quirlni; riches, let n man's soul be saturated with tli" feel I n^, "Thoutrh I am not indifferent to mv own personal comfort ami ailvancement; though perhaps, neater and stronger, love for my household would Insplro me to give them every comfort which wealth j can bring; yet I desi'C to go beyond that. I ' desire to be a benefactor to my kind. I desire 1 to register myself among the princes of the[ earth." And where a man can say. before Cod, "This Is that tor ?vhlch lam seeking to'1 builrt niyse'f up in riches," It. will a shield | auainst the cil'icisins of wculth, and there' will be no distinction between a man's rell- 1 mon and his occupation. His occupation will be a development of his religion; they will.; worn together; and all dishonesty, of the va-11 rlous degrading kinds that ?re seen in icrtaln !1 lines, will perish The man ulll g?? to his store as to his closel, and to his closet as to his j stoic, with the consciousness, "Thine eye j seeth me." lie will live In the presence of the ' Invisible while he Is working in the presence j of the invisible; and thus he will lay a foun-| dation for nine-elf In the world tocotne. We ' must raise higher our conception of Hie morality of wealth. We must take larger views of Its use. We must put It on the plane on I which the Scripture puts It. Would a Cnne Thicket Pay Better in; Bermuda or Cane ? DO HOGS ROOTING AMONG BERMUDA IN- j JDRE IT? WHAT IS BAY SALT? 1. I tin vo ii cane bottom nnil wish lo know! if 11, would pay lieller to clear out th"cane i and put in hcrmuda or let cane stand. I have > ten acres set in bermuda, will Ucen my cows on it all spring and summer. 2. Would hou.s Injure Iheurasx for tliein to root in It ? 1 see i in some places they are tearing it apart. The : i gra>s was set out In spiing 1>S_\ ;{. What is: i bay salt and in what respect does li differ i from common salt? 4. l'oyou think It more !i profitable lo turn old laiul Into grass pastures j; lor sheep and cows than to fei tilize It lor cot- j i ton?? \v. S. Marshall, Texas. ANSWKit.? I. The answer would depend entirely on circumstances. If one needed a winter pasture more than a summer, it would | ay best to keep tIn* cane?If on the contrary a summer pasture is the thin:; wauled, berinuda would be preferab c to the cane. ?. Hogs i will not Injure berinuda t>y rooting, alter It is | once well set. On the contrary It rather does i It good, especially if liairowcd occasionally to i (111 up any holes they may make. .'(. May salt | [I i He is from other salt hi lielmr coarser grain, < It results; Irom slower crystailzatlon, and Is ( rather purer in consequence than ordinary < salt. -I. There Is no better land to fertilize Did improve than "old land" free of i tumps,; i i'tc. The i|Ui'stu)ii you nsk turns Millrely on I he relative profits or stock ralslimand cotton culture. In any given locality, and Is one we uiiiioi answer. - ? <H> Happy Household. What ft blessing to a household Is n. 'merry, ;hei-rriiluoinun - one whose spirits are not at* Peeled by wei days or Utile disappointment, ir whose milk of human klndoe-s does not, >our In the sunshine of prosperity ! Such a Lvomau in ihc darkest hours brightens (lie l?on?e like the little pleeeof sunshiny weather. 'J'he niiu'tietlsni of her smiles and the i-lccti h-al brightness of her looks and movements infect every one. The children go to {' icliool will) a sense of something to be nc'?lov-,1 Hi; her husband goes lnlo the world u con- 6 juoeror. No matter how people annoy and j vor-y him all day, tarott' her presence shines j ind he whispers to himself "At home I shall I Ind rest." Ho day by day she litctally renews I lis strength and energy; and If you know a c nan wi ha biamlnt? face, a kind heart, and a t >ro*porotis business, in nine cases out often (on will tind he has a wife of this kind. -Pus- a agoula Star. 11 i. 'v The Wayward Roller Skates. r r?.?n^A^.^m/T 1 The rollersknte Inn wayward little quadruped. It Is frolleBome and more innocent-h okIng than a lamb. but for Inturferlrg with ones iil>rlsi t ntillii-le In the community It Is perhaps tl)u be.-t machine that has appeared In town. (jne's Aral feeling on standing on a pair of roller sk.-ites Is an uncontrollable tendency to come from to*ether One foot tuny siurt out toward Lowndes villa, while the other strikes out for f-'lnety-SK. The legs do not stand by each other as less related i>y blood should do .but e ieh shows u disposition to 'et. up In business alo-.e and leave you to lake earn of yourself hs best you may. The awkwardness of the arrangement Is apparent. While they arc setting up Independently there Is nothing for you to do but to set down and await future developments. And you have to sit down too, without having made any previous preparation for it, and wiihout having devoted as mtt<5h thought, to it as you migh tiavedone, had you been consulted in the matter. OneoJ th? most noticeable things ataskatIng rink Is Ihcstrong attraction between the human body and the floor of the rink. If the human body had l>epn coming through spaec for days and days att.ue rate ofsi mil ion mile* a second, without Slopping at eatings sta tlons arid not excepttn: Sundays, when It strikes the tloor weeould understand why It struck the floor with ?-o much violence. As It however, the thing is Inoxpliejible. TherearediH'erentkinds of falls In vogue at. the rink. There a>c the rear falls and front falls, the. Card inn I Wo I Key falls, the fall one aeross the other three. In a pile, and so on. There'are some of the falls that I woufd like lo be excused from describing. The re:ir fall N the lavorite. It is more frequently utillz"d than any other, Therearo two positions In skating the perpendicular, and tlie horizontal. Advuneed skaters prefer perpendicular, while others attert the horizontal. Skates are no respecters of persons. They will lay out ft minister of the gospel or tlie intend-rntor i he town an readily us they will a short-coated. one-suspender boy or a giddy girl. When one of a man's feet start* for Due West and the other for Greenwood, that doe* not separate hlni from the lloor or break up hit) fun. Other portions of his body will take the place his feet have just vacated, with a prom pi ness that Is surprising, anil he will tlnd that the fun lias just begun?for the people ookingon. The rt-quliinents for the rink are a pair of skates, a cushion and a bottle of liniment. A Fotir-Mule Farm. Southern Cultivator and Dixie Farmer. Ah you aic deslrousof hearing from the different portions of the country as regards the farming interests. I will endeavor togivcyon a 111 Lio sketch of a four-mule farm, run by my son and four freednicn,and a little brain work thrown In by the writer for good measure. My son is nineteen years old and works In the leadall (he time, the four freedinen?all young men?work admirably well, striving all the time to do their work l ight, and as much as their lei der. 1 pay them all wages for their labor as follows; My son Tommle Slii, three of the freed men Silo eaeh, and the other one SI HI, as he Is an extra hand. The frcednien I teed from my stove r0<>m well; good treatment and comfortable quart- rs goes a long ways with the laboring class. This farm Is conducted on the Intensive system. In the llrst place economy Is the watch ward?sm-h as saving all the barn-yard and sla'de manure I can procure and make rich compost heaps of the same; my plan Is to prepare my land well and manure every thing I plant; when I get my compost all distributed in the drl Is. I then commence with commercial fertilizers where I I ft otT compost,and put that down till every row is manured, I expect to cultivate, and then my plan Is to work fast and cultivate well. N'mr Mexsr>?. Fflltnrs. I will ?Ive von below Willit was made on the above mentioned firm last year, 1S82: Corn, 1,28') bushels raised on thirty-two acres bottom land: wheat, ''6> bushels raised on thirty acres: oats. 6W hush* els raised on twenty-four acres thin land; pea-', IV) bushels raised with corn ; potatoes, lot bushels raised on one acre; fodder, s.SOO pounds takenofT the above 32 acres corn: syrup, SMga I Ions ribbon earns variety raided on on??iaere, be-ides a line quantity of seed to plant this pear; cotton, 3ii bale- averaging m pounds per bale, raised 61 acres; peach brandy, Jot) nations, the same for sale nt ;3 per gallon ; I also killed 27 pork hous, uvvnurlng 105 pounds ;ipiece. I could say somulhlng about what was matte In the garden, but will assure you that we had as many vegetables ns we could devour. Now, Messrs Editors, I can frankly say that I neverhave bought a bushel of corn or a pound of bacon for my family in my life. 1 am now forty-nine ye is o'd T. J. NELSON. Thomnston, Upson county, Go. Fancy Farmine:. What fancy farmers have done. They tested theories while others raised crops for market; they have jrlven the islory io farming which li would not otherwise have possessed. Fancy farmers have changed the wild hog into the Suffolk and Berkshire, the wild cattle to OriHan In'o Shorthorns, the mounlnin siicep, with its lon^ body and hairy fleece. Into Ihc Southdown and Merino Thev brought up the milk of cows from pints to gallons. They have lenuthened the serlo'n of the bullock. enlarged the ham of the hog, given strength lo the shoulder of the ox, rendered finer the wool of the sheep, added tleetness to the horse, and made beautiful every nlmal that Is kept In the service of men. They have improved and hastened the development of all domestic animals until thev scarcely rc-enibie the ones from which they sprang. Fancy farmers introduced Irrigation and under-draining: also grinding and cooking feed for stock. They have brought guano from Peru and nitrate of soda from f'lilll. They have Introduced and domesticated all the plan's we have of forelun origin. They brought 'nit the theory of the rotation of crops asa natural means of keepin*? up and Increasing the fertility of the soil. They ground gypsum and bones and treated the latter with acid to maku manures of particular value. They first analyzed-oil ns a means of determining what was wnnted to Increase Its ferilltty. They Introduced the most Improved methods of raising and distributing water. Fan cy fanners or rnney horticulturists have given n* all our varieties of fruits. vegetables nnd flowers. A fancy firmer In Vermont a few years ago orlg|pnt."d t lie early rose potato, which nil"led millions of dollars to the country and proved a most Inporlant accession In every p trl ill Ihe world where Introdueed. Another of thcs" ?a?ne fancy men originated the Wilson strawberry, nnd another the Concrfrd grape. But It Is unnecessary to enumerate; any one who will (nice (he trouble to Investigate a little or reflect, will readily see and cheerfully aecord priise that Is lastly due to the men who are called "'fancy farmers." Jacks <>r all Trades. Port Royal l'nut. The County Treasurer's Report, published In the Piilinctlo Post of March 1, Is Indeed an Important document, nnd should not he scanned over and laid aside l>y the reader. It Is a fruitful source of Information, and from time to time wc will In compact fpaee show what It diseloses of the disbursements made ol the public funds by the County Commissioners nnd School Commission. Under the li.:ad of payments madron account ol school certificates School District. No.?, which we are told Is th" Sh"ldon District, ihe amount of money paid out to 10 teachers Is Si.DI7.iiO. The ijuestlon l:e>e occurs, where are thes'-hool houses In Sheldon School District In which 10 teachers pave clerical services lost year? To Illustrate, we find that during the year William Plnckney has drawn of the above amount. SI 1.1. County Commissioner fieo. A. Heed, in his ca| nelly as teacher, lias drawn Sl'tii.OO, W. I'. (>raham 500, Ri nl. Depeaux. 811>. Km inn Bred rll'i. ,J. R. Reed SI IS. B M. l'in.kney?ll5. Summer Holmes $f>, Julia (J. Heed 511"). Martha Simmons *ll">. No one oh|ects to money spent in the furtherance of education, lull every one would like to he convinced that the same l? so spent. We are Informed llu-t nearly all the teachers are relatives of (ico. A. Reed, who is in this portion of the repott drawine money as a school teacher, while under another head he draws money as a < 'O'llily Commissioner, anil under still another head he draws money as abridge and road contractor, while, as if to burlesque the whole business. If business It Is. h? is found In an other place drawing money for Iransporting paupers. This imij be all right. Hut rlulit or wrong, the people ought to know how itcomes about. It is not, proper that llie peopl? should rcmaln lonir< r In Ignorance, and so tho Legislature enactm! this wise provision ordering the report of Hit; treasurer to he published for oo other reason than that the taxpayer may s?-e that the money has been flirty and honestly checked out. We have only begun the Investigation, ami do not propose it shall rest tin il we are enlightened upon many points, and nmong them we shall not forget to inquire how It is that the postmaster at Hardeevllle, S. p. Mays, ean find time to earn money as a road and bridge contractor, under which head we find him paid 511(100. and asa school teacher In restrict No. 12, where wo llnd lilin cr?'dIteil with having been paid S1SJ.IS for service In that capacity. Tills is only tliu beginning r>f the end. A Suggestion to the R. R. Commissioners. [Xevbrrn/ Observer.] The Weivx nnd Courier, Greenville Xnrx. .-intleisnn Jntelliuenecr, and other pnp-rs h>i\e given I lie 'ail road commissioners litieral ad-1 vice as to wh it they should do. The Observer1 has a suirai stlon which it beys to make to the commissioners. That suggestion is, tnai rue commissioners require every passenger train to carry a barroom along w Itli It; or, at I en* I, a drinking apartment. There are so many men to whom it Is imp- ssihle to travel even a siiort (iistance una railroad without, taking] something to drink ; and they ought not to be subjected to the embarrassment, which any gentleman must necessarily feci, of takingout I his I'oi tie and gulping down ids liquor in the I regular passenger conch in the presence of old men, young men, ladles and children. The necessity of some such provision as wc have spoken of was Impressed upon lis la*t Thursda while going from Newberry loColumhia. Firs adrnmmer got. out ills ilask from his v.i?.?c. and he and two of Ills confreres stood up In the car where all the passengers could sec a??I hear them, and many could not help It, and passed around the bottle, while the fames of the brandy spread themselves all I over the car. Then another individual, in a short time, dived down into ills valine and brought out his tlask, and he ami another stood up at the water tank and quenched their thirst with the Juice of the corn, while Its lumes minuted themselves throughout "the nar with the fumes of the brandy. II there had been a barroom ear along these men could have gone Into that and taken their ilijuor without the necessity of making themselves attentive to the gentlemen and ladies in i he coach or selling a bad example to the young men and boj*. The two Instances we have mentioned are not Isolalcd ones. Dram ilrlnUIng In the first class conches of the rail-. roads Is a very eomhioii occurrence; ii Is done every day. Therefore we suugest that the railroad companies he required to run a harrooin ear with their regular passenger trains. If they cannot do that, then acatllecarnilght inswer the purpose. The Logic of "Trout Jug." (At'ltf York HertUil.) It Ih said that while a party of friends were making the rounds a few days ago of establishment* \\ here er> at lire comforts are kept In (utiles atid sold hy the (.hiss one man. whose urn it wns to "treat," led the crowd into a ruriiishln'i store and asked them what they; ..tji.ti.i (itin onli>n>il ? shirl. <Ml ImViiii. , tlior took full's, a tliiiil u?ked lor a scarl- pin, I which, it Js to 1)0 presumed, In: lo'-k ! 'straightbut It is nevertheless related of ill tin; parly Unit they loll rather sheepish. It Is liaril 11> understand why, unless they leld lo the old Ik-linn that good feeling which moves a iiiii 11 to -pfinl utoiify oil Ins friends | mi he expressed only by llio purcha-c of tquor. Tlmiji; who consume strom; drinks nt mi's or give tlifin to oilier nu n know very .veil that iliis liction Is exploded thousand* of, lines every d > . Although a man fan some-' .lines lutlicale hospitable feeling by Inviting lis friends to his house or hotel and giving f hem t\ Ine he can not gratify the same >ei.IInent by ranging I lie same friends before a bar i mil pay lor whatever liquors they may slm-1 iltaneoiisly pour down. It is far more manly \ mil eonslilerate, if custom reiiuiresspiismodiu j >ntia>s of motley on one's friends, to treat to j hirt collars and scarf pins, lor they are Just i is cheap, they last longer and, unlike drinks, I hey do not usually c.mip?i the receiver to eeretly curse ibe giver. Two poor little girls aro to be tried In Irunswick County, Va.. for the larceny of niton, which they had gleaned from a field bat was abandoned by the owners as useless, i me of the girls gut lien d out? pound valued ! i three cents, and the other teu pounds worth i hirty cente. - .. , nJ . '! "* The Lpsson of the Floods. [Dcmorcat's Monthly.] The floods In tho Ohio which did such damage to tho whole valley and destroyed so much property at Cincinnati und l.outsvllle. , emphasize tho fact so often udvertod to | In these columns, thut the nation should ?"l only put h stop to the waste of forests, but 'should take immediate measures to replant ! with trees the ground bordering on the headwaters of ail our great streams. The spring floods and the summer droughts are, it is now well known, almost entirely <iae to the Ucstiuctlon ol the fmosls on the borders of streams, and in (lie hill commies I which our famous rivers take tbelr rise. Kvery } ear we now have disastrous Hoods cither on tlie sea coast or the Ohio Hud Mississippi valleys. The Individual .Staves o fleeted cannot attend to this. matter. It mn.<>tbed->nr by the nation, or not at all. Not only property but life Is of ten ci?*siro>e?4 i?y these Hoods. lli.U liiu ijmu risen a fr\v leet higher, both Cincinnati and Louisville would have been practically destroyed. The auclcnt Egyptians built giganllc works to prevent disastrous Inundations from the rising or the Nile. Artificial lakes and" reservoirs were constructed so that (he witter could be drawn off, and the land saved lr>>ni destruction by the risinvj Hoods. It would be economy to spend S1?'X>,0>),0-<0 in Improving our lmcrn:il waterways, but (>?nuressirtun are timid about appropriating money, in view of the odium heaped upon them by the press in connection with the Inst IUvfrund Harbor III II. We havenotonly tne largest si acoast In the world, but our internal waterways are the most extensive on the i globe. In spite of the clamors of the press, i the nation will be forced to build the necessary levees, and provide the damsund reservoirs winch will prevent excessive Hooding, ] until such time as th'; newly planted forests l shall lie grown which will put a su.p to both floods and droughts; Ensilage. [Drmorext's Monthly The discovery that firass, corn, and other Snider eai , by compression and tne exclusion ol air. be kept duilng the winter nioijths, Is likdy to a great revolution lu farming, and raise the price of land in thlscouiitry. K cat! tie can be fed by cheap and nutritious food during the lone winter months, then will it be possible to keep herds in the North and East almost as cheaply as In I lie South and Southwest. The fact that compressed fodder would last from one nra?s season lo ano.her was discovered rlmultaneoiisly by a Frenchman and two Americans. The principle is the same as that taken advantage of in dinning irmt and vegetables for human uses.: The co^t of ensilage bears no comparison to its murve.ous economy. It. Is s.ild the grow-: ing of turnips In England sown 011 wheat: ncius uitu i.avcjust i>een harvester had nearly doubled tlie pike of farm lands In England, as the roots couId be led to cuttle during the winter So, hereafter, in the Northern j States, wherever grass or corn can be grown ] In ?]iiiintitit's dniin^ the summer an amini name of cheap fedder can besccuredon which : eattie can lie :ed during the winter months, i Tills Is a fact of the (ireatest moment to own. 1 ers of farm lands In the Northern and Eastern States, and put an end to the monopoly of ! cattle raising heretofore enjoyed by the West i and Soul hwist, and uiltlZ's millions of acres ! east of the Mississippi .which tor some years | past have been well nigli worthless. From this time lorth we may lo ilc to a steady enhancement of farm values throughout the j Northern States. The Jurors in the United States Court. f.VciM and Courier.] The Importance of some of the on^es to be fled before the United States Court, which ' opens to-day. makes It lm|H>rlant that thejn| rors who have been drawn to serveduring the ! term should allow nothing ti> prevent their I punctual and constant attendance The liberty of muny of their fellow-citizens wl I be In Jeopa dy. It Is no secret that mallun and powerful Int'u -nces are at wo k to secure the ' Kunvii-rliiM i\t" th<i />hnrirail vvilh v I o 1 n . tfon of tiie Election laws, wmiout rcirnrd 10 I their actual guilt or Innocence. There has b' cn so much vague lylnsr about "fraud" and I "conspiracy" in Hip election of lSsti thai the | Slnlwiirt. politicians of the North are clamor* 11ns for some convictions, as a political necesjslty. Mr. Brewster has undertaken the.lob, and hJ? subordinate* know the work f iat has lo he done. The right of ihe accused ton trial I before a Jury will be a pour privilege indeed, ; if the prosecuting officers should uet the : chance lo (111 llie.lury box with the facile mii: terlal always to he round, nowadays, in every United States Courtroom in the South. We want to ?ee a fair trial for the citizens who j have been chosen as I he victims of Mr. Brewster's raids, and w<* trust that not one of the regit'a r Jurors will will he found uhs^nt from his post. South Cnrolinn expects every man of them to do4iIs whole duty. Our contemporary, I he Spartanburg Herald, verv truly say~: "Wecan scarcely pick up a paper without 11mlItit; an li^m citing how i much cotton has been raised on a certain 1 number oi acres. Surely we have have had i enough of this. Wlmt w? want to know now j Is who Is going to ral>e ilie most wheat, corn, ! fodder, hay, peas ami other neccssui Ics. to the j exclusion of so much cotton. Hug and homl* ny are what we want." IK you want n nice hand sewed, low quarter cd shoe, call on CUNNINGHAM Si TEMPLETON. March 14, l&tf, tr |New Home Sewing Machine. ! f ?NB LEFT? price$35. It Is 17 per cent* * / lower inuii Mime kiou or ciunn uun uc bojgliI In town, sit J. D. CHALMERS & CO. March 14, 188;?, tf $3 For the Twin Spring IMPROVED, nmt an excellent article. Only one light mattress necessary to msike a I'ornforluble noiseless bed. For sale sit J. D. CHALMERS & CO. March 14,1883, tf Looking Glass. ! TJEST r) iin.ll I y of goods. Looking Gloss Plale ' -*-> to Jill frames.stll sizes. Toilet Mirror si net Brrckets. What Not for corner and sides. at J. I). CHALMERS <fc CO. March 14,ISSi, tf j' 'Old Hickory" Wagons i 'I'liE best In the world. Every farmer should I 2 have one of them. For sale by March 21,1883. JOHN KNOX a CO. Sheriff's Sale. A. T. Wldeman against S. C. MoGaw?Exec u tlon. , r>Y virtue of nn Execution to me dlredted, In [ *-* the above stated c-.sc, I will sell l<? tho I highest Wilder, at public auction, n it!)In the I lcijal hours of sale, ?t Abbeville Court House. i on Monday, the second day of April A. 1). 18?3,j | the following described property, to wit; All : that tract or parcel of land, situate, l\ in.' and j being on ih? miters of Calhoun Cr.'els in the , County of Abbeville,South Carolina, and containing, j TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE ACRES, ' More or less, and hounded by lauds of Win. j Wil?on, estate of John Link and J, II. Latimer, and others. Levied on and to be s->ld as the property of S. C. MeOnn*, to satisfy the aforesaid execution and costs. TERMS'?Cash. J. F. f\ DtTRE, Siirrlft' Abbeville Couiity. ! SheriIT'S Ofllce, March ?, 18SJ. Bridge to Let. T' IIE rebuilding of the bridge norocs Lit tie River at Cade's Loner Mill, w ill be let to I IIIC KJWl.? l rcr>|MIII>IIJIC UiU'lCI lit, I lie Ul ran mi ; Wednesday, March :Mlli, INtt, at II o'clock A. M. S|cci lieu lions will be furnished on day of lotting. Also,at. n lit tor hour of same day, the contract 10 fill the cave in the road at Samuel Cade's house, will lie let to lowest . esponslble bltltler. The contractor in each Instance will be rej quired to complete his bond onthespotor lose his bid. J. R. BULLOCK, County Commissioner. March 14, 13S2,2t CONGAREE Coumbia. S. C Agent for CHAPMAN'S I PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR l 'PHESE WORKS WERE ESTABLISHED j in 1.S47 by Messrs. (ieo.Sinclair and James j Anderson and purchased by me in the year; 1185U,ami from that time till now carried on*! I successfully by myself. My friends and eus-j tomcrs will hear witness of (he large and stupendous jobs executed by me. It was at. my i works where tlie largest and almost only Job of its class ever executed in this fity was done, i viz.: the making of the pipes for the City Water Works in the year ISK In ibe branch j of HELL FOUNDING, I can say that I have 1 mailt' the largest hells ever cast In the State, I such as the hell lor the City Hall in I'olumhla. My slock of patterns for ARCIIITECTI'-1 RAI, WORK. COLUMNS for Store fronts, is large and various, and in RAILINGS tor Balconies, Hardens and Cemeteries I have the, largest variety and most modern patterns;, many of these are patented and I have pur-i chased the right f'>r this state. I in the niiielilnc line I am furnish my pa-1' irons with STEAM ENGINE*and I50II.KICS i <>f any size and description. My CIRCULAR. SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at ev-1 ery state Fair held in this city, and In their 1 constiuctlon I have taken pains to combine simplicity with tlie most useful modern improvements, and may Matter myself that my 1 CIRCULAR SAW MILLS llnd favor with ev-1 cry sawyer who understands his business. The many order? 1 am steadily receiving for! SUGAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate the mills of mv make, and soil is with m\* GEARING for HoRSE TOWERS, i (UN* WHKKLS, G1UST MILLS and other MACHINKUY. I hiive the manufacturing rlaht of many I'ATKNTS, such us castings for HOt'K COT* T(JN AND HAY I'KKj-s mill three or Imir diUcrcnL FKKIJ CUTTK1CS and otherimple incuts. i I will be pleased to send my circulars to any I applicant, together with price list or estimate, j My prices arc moderate, anil I assure the pnl>-1 lie that they are l<nver even than those of Noi tliern manufacturers, and that my work I will compare fuvorab'y with tliatof any otb- I er maker. Address John Alexander, Co no a it kk Ikon Wokks, Columbia, S. C. For Early Spring. j JUST HKCKI VKP?a very handsome line of Ladies Neck Wear, Cnllcrelte. Ilusslnvs, > Laces, Embroideries, Kverlnstlnir Ti Iminlnts, , &c. H. M. HADDON* A CO. , Fob. 28,1M8, (f I ' ; v;* -4'.. tmmrnmmmmtmmg ggg?? The Place to Get What You Want! CHnlSTIAN&WlLSGN ALWAYS in store, n complete stock o| FANCY OROCERIES, CANNED WOODS and CONFECTIONERIES nl all kinds. The best and cheapest CIOA US and TOBACCO. Tiio FINEST WINES and LIQUORS. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey For medical purposes a specialty. Also, Choice Liquors of any kind for medical purposes. Give us a call. Satisfaction guaranteed, CHRISTIAN & WILSON, Abbeville, S. 0, Nov. 10.1861. tf J. Knox & Co. -AGENTS I00MR. TOM YOUNG'S PURE CORN WHISKEY THE best and purest CORN WHIS KEY brought to this market. June 22,1881, tf G. F. ANDERSON. Brictlayer and Plasterer, OFFERS his pprvlres to the people of Ah bevllle. HIr prlccs are reasonable, nn<: his work is guaranteed to be good. Give hlu a trii*. 1. i rums', n roomie muss, figurea fsiiKS. <kc. All ? olnr? to ue.found ut R. M. HADDON & CO. March 21,18S3, tf Baskets, Baskets, Basketp. . N great varieties at 1 R M. HADDON 4(0. March 21,1883, tf . ' 1 Shoes. Shoes, Shoes. > I ADIKS Flue Shoes. Children'* Flne8hoe?, 1 j LitUles and Children's Slippers. R. M. HADDON <fc CO. March 21,18J3. tf ) Tinner Wanted. A (?noi) Journeyman Tinner can get a Job A by application to H. W. HWSON & CO. Abbeville, 8. C., Dec, 27,I8K2. - CAR LOAD OF STANDARD flAATTTrA OfTATTT'O uci *, itxv, um H. D. REESE, ABBEVILLE, S. C.. Repairs watches, clocks, ani Jewelry Iii the best manner at the low e? prices. Long expci Ictice and dose nnpll cat Inn to business merit consideration rroir th??se hnvini: work to be done in Ills line. il< keeps .Jewelry and Silverware for sale. Feb. 14, isitt, 12m BARBER SHOP. 0 RICHARD GANTT. Is now prepared to d< all work In Ills department In the besi manner and ai rea-onaiilu charges. Montlilj customers sbavlng, hair cutting and sham puolni: 81 per month. Razors honed and pu in the best condition Cor 25cents each. Shop under the /Ym and Banner office. March 15. 18Sl\ tf ~Dr. H. D. WILSON, D ENTISTRY, Abbeville, C. H., S. C, jh;Office; Upstairs over the Post Office."? l. \v. Perkin, t. P. cothuaj PERRIN & C0THRAN, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Marshall P.' DeBriifcl Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. H. S. C. hTglscudday, Attorney and Counselor at Law, ANDERSON, S. C. OFFERS his professional services to the cit Izens of Abbeville. Parties desiring ti consul! with hltn, may do so at each sesaioi of ibe Court for the County,or by letter at An derson C ii. June 15.1881, tf .A 0 .2 a $ S " ifi * f- 0 0 ll 0 1 CtJ M\ 0 TS * ? w B. <33 S ^ . ? ni ? ? 02 feg g $ d II' o ? S ^ 7 ft M ? g (0 * ^ " ? K g f-l 5 a K 1 2 W cJ ft J ^ ?w ? fli C5 * ^ J S ^ s? <1 v, * 1 * ,3 *g H ; *-? Co frt ?m rt ? <?1 W o d k rh O ? ? v 0} o g ft S <D m ? : ? " % I <u - ^ r ' f I & W I ~ a ? rl rH **5 rt ft > U nS ? > g . ? Q o CJ ? C^ 5 W * > 9l. o bo o C5 2 x ? ? W h p 3 ? OT rH <u ^ 9? g ^ CQ O ? . S 52 > cS 'm 2 W -d <x> o ? ? s M i> o O ?j H LIME! LIME! 'I'lIF undersigned begs leave to say to the 1 | ubllc Hint lie keeps ill ways oil hand 11 fr?>o?l supply of fresh and well burnt LIME ill Ms kiln in Laurens county, at I lie G. W.Sullivan old kiln, 13 miles weM of Laurens Court House. 3 miles from Free bridge on Saluda. 21 miles norili-enst of Abbeville Ourt House wlilcb 1 will sell cheap fir cash. 2."> cents pei bushel or $5 per ton. Persons wishing Lime cmn cet their orders filled at any time. I alsr warrant It to be its good if not better, than can be yot elsewhere. Lime Is the best fertilizer ever used. I have teams and can dell fcr Lime at any desired place. Address J. 1). MASTKKS & CO., Brewerton, S. C. Sept. 27, Is32,12m R M. Hadon & Co. HAvE out an archway In the roar of their store and now occupy all the space formorly occupied by Jus. A. Itowle, with ample room, Increased facilities. we will he much better prepared toservenur friends this.spring thnne\er. K. M. HAL>I>ON A CO. Feb. 2S, lt-81. tf kiATinp nt a ftrrnrrift NUIlUt CLA51 SEALED T>itls nt rate per square ynrd will be reci'ivetl tintll 2d of April next. for roughcaslli'k (Ik: b-hk work of Calhoun's .Mills bridge will) a durable eoat of plaster and remenl?the woik to lie paid for upon a ntea*urenieiit. tc be made alter It Is finished. The bids will lie opened at Abbeville < "ourt House ?n Monday,2d April, 1S?3.mill the eontrnct iiwariled to the lowest responsible bidder, the rklit beitu reserved to reject any and all bids, liond will he required fur the due completion of the work. Parties may leave their bias wlih the Clerk of the Hoard at Abbeville ('. II., or send them to the undersigned ut Due Wefct. W. T. COWAN, County Commissioner. March 11,1883,3t FURNITURE BO BEDSTEADS to hand this week, 1L b "T ?>i .'V un 24 BUREAUS, 36 CHAIRS, 24 SAFES, Vll will be solU at low prices lor CASH. J. D. C A.MERS & CO March 14, 1883, tf | DR. F. F. GARY HAS moved to Abbeville for the practice of medicine. And oHein bis prufetuilunal services to the nubile. falls UiirlniTtbe day may be l*ft at the of. | flee "of Col. Eugene U. Gary or at Ihe former residence of Judge McGowan, now occupied by l>r. Gary. * i Jan. 31,16SJ, 12m " >.2 ! J. KLURZ. ; Boots and Shoes, Harness and Tanyard. BEST material used, fine worltmen employ ed, custom work titude promptly and at , t be lowest bottom prices for cash. li Ides a I* [ ways bought at the highest market price tot cash or In exchange for leather or Work. | January 28. 1&0, ly. | n .11. (l. r.\uni.n ?v . u jUCUUWAN. PARKER & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITOBS, AliBEVILLE, C. II., S. C. \l" ILL practice al*o in the Circuit CourtJ el t? the United States for Sooth Carolina* Jan 7.1S50. tf W. J. ROGERS J I . # Merchandise Broker, Dealer in grain, flour, meal, HAY, BRAN AND GROCERIES. All . communications either by wire or mail answered promptly. J. B. ROGERS will attend to office business when I am absent. W. J. ROGERS. .Tun 10 IBS? lv Buggy Cushions. JUST received a Job lot of Buggy and Carriage Cushions, which will be sold rerjr i low for cash nt the , CINCINNATI REPOSITORY. T. BEGOS, Agent v Jan; 17,1883, tt L(5oK out for the ' Savanna! Valley Ballroad! i 'I'HERE will he a mnw meeting In theiM/fr 1 est of the Savannah Valley RaliroaAmt > lOo'elof'k A M. on the followinn duys, aajs??t . the following ulnres: On Hie 3rd day of April, at Lowndesvllle. i On the ?h day of April, at Riley's Cross j Roads. On tlieoih dny of April, at Mt. Canne!. On the (itIj day of April, ht Bordeaux. Everj hody Is Invited to come. The Treasure uf ihe Company will be present at the above places, and all tax-payers Hre n-queslcd lo bring their Railroad Tux Receipts and hHycthem converted into stock at that time; J. E. BREAZEALE, . Secretary 8 V. R. R. Co, r Anderson, 8 C., March 13,1888,21 i Silks and Satins. ' J^HE Inrge.-t stock of Silks, Sailns, 01 toman UUUJR.J.J.117 01VVAO TO <urlve next work. Will be wld low for owh or on time to rcFponxtble parties. A. J. SPROLES & BRO., Greenwood, S. C. f Feb. 7,18*3,3m ' ; Children Carriages. RATTAN, new nnri pretty style*. Alro, a lot of Boys Wukoim?? Iron uml Wood, n& J. D. CHALMERS & CO. ' Morcta 14,1883, tf j CELF-RAISING lWk~vheat nt L. O CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON. March 14.18.-53, tr # Just Received. OVER 100 BASKETS-Lunch BnsfceU.Mar- ' feet Baskets. Saicnel Eas-keU, Key BasIrnto Vminrv llntl/alii -"ii. m. iiaddon <fc co. i Feb 28, 1883. tf A, & F. B. V. R. R, j Subscribers to the ptock of the a. & p. : B. V. K. It. are notified that the lists have been placed In our hands for collection. PHrtliH In iirrears will save co*U by prompt . payment to . PARKER & McGOWAN,. Attorneys. March 11. 183.5, 2t IF you want ft nlcoS'prlnj: Stilt call on cunningham ji tkmpleton. March 11, liM. tf ^ . Paragon Axle Grease. rpiIE bout In market. Which I will sell I chonp to dealers liy the p?ck?KO. Retail price 10 cents, or three lor 25 cents at the Alston corner. TllOS. BEGGS. ? March H, 1881, tf : ciisrciisrisrATi REPOSITORY ABBEVILLE, S. C. ] T)ERSOX3 wanting 1 wagons, tJ U 1 W*, HARNESS, WHIPS. HALTERS, fcUGGY CUSHIONS, AXLE GREASE, { PLOW GEAR, RIDING BRIDLES. HAME STRINGS, &KS, Will ilo well to cnll before purchasing, a* I will not be undersold. thos. be66s. March 14, IS83. tf FRUT TREES.! J. H. O'Neall, j :! of BSEiNwnnn. I AW. VI i ,? v VW| GENT. FOR THE RAGSDAI.E BROTH* ers Nursery,of Jamestown, N. C., Is taking orders iroin the citizens of Abbeville county Tor nil kinds of FRUIT TREES, . VINES. PLANTS, Ac. He Is representing i one of the most reliable Nurseries In the Southern States, and nil persons In need of . good trees should give him their orders. All > persons who fall to see him may scud their ^ orders to lilm at Green wood. J. H. O'NEALL, gM Greenwood, S. C. ^ March 14,18S3, .It I Administrator's Notice ALL persons Indebted to the estate of Reu? ^ ben Jones, deceased, will make payment i without delay, und those having demands nualnst said estate must present the same to j me before the day of kculement, April 7th, J ' 1883. 1 i M. G. ZEIGLER, 1 C. C. P. and Administrator. : March 7,1SS3, tf ! SCHOOL CLAIMS7" * 'I'HE subscriber will be In his office for the J 1 nurp ?seof r^ls?crtni{ School Claims on the following days, namely: On Saturdays, I -U h March, 14th April, l'Jtli May, and every Salcday. F.. COWAN, fl School Commissioner. 9 I Mirnh 7 lfis.1 tf 1 IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS! QOLUKLE PACIFIC GUANO, 4UO lbs. aild' O dllng cotton. . i ACID PHOSPHATE,300 lbs< middling cet : ton. Jfl J. R. SHEFFIELD, 1 Donaldsville, S. C. 1 i March 7. It * I State of South Carolina, J Abbeville County. j IN TIIE PROBATE COURT^L J M. G. 7,ciuler, C.C. P. Administrator PctltmiBkJ| | cr.?l'clltiou 1'orSett lenient and Discharge. vJM Nv TICE Is hereby given that M G. Zelgler, J C. C. P. Administrator of the estate or fl Reuben Jones, deceased, h?8 applied for set* I tlemi'iit ol and di?eharg<- fiom Mild trut-t, I Ordered, tlini Snturdiiy, tlie 7tl? day of April ' next, be llxed for s< tiling the said estate and granting tlie dischurge ss pnived for. J. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. | March 7,18S3, tf jH