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wnn i wrmrw toi Press and Banner. ABBEVILLIC, S.C. Wednesday, June 17, 1885. Cruelty to Convict*. The air is full ot reports ?s to cruelty of treatment in the management of <-oitviel> Itovv at woik on the Savannah Vulloy Kiill- I l rt ul, ami I lie many deaths that have occurred! there of late would seem to give a coloring ol trutli to the reports. Four of tlicso unfortunates died recently. One instance of cruelty Is said to be in the whipping of a squad ot seven a few weeks ago. In the squad there were eight returning from work when one of the number escaped. Next morning the remaining seven, it is said, were whipped most unmercifully. In fact, so much sothat oneol litem has not been able to go to work since. It is said that the convicts are called up at three o'clock, and that they do not get to bed until about nine o'clock. Until recently only one lionr of rest wsis given at dinnertime, but now two hours is allowed. If one half of what lias been said of the management of these convicts is true, it is aj disgrace to our civilization to all >w the continuance of this barbaric treatment. Hltnl J>oe.h 1( ."JIohh? The Greenville Xeies, among other t!tijilts, fc;?ys ilmt tile members of the Press Association at their annual meeting on lite 111It ofj July will be taken to ivizcr, if the I'resident' of that concern will give his consent. We do not know whether the Act< * mean t to innk?.?:i | lling ut the press gang or not in t!iis statement, but wo sptak for at least 0110 member ?>t the press association, and sjiy that. I lie crti-; tor of th?> I'rc.is <tn<l li'tuncr utterly and posilively denies tiie possession of the least tie-1 ^ire to visit the I'cl/er Manufacturing Company's mills, and does not, under any envnmstn noes, expect to ltitrudc himself upon that' Company. On lMt. Wo hire hcaril it hinteil n:n?n? newspaper men, ^evemi limes ive;nt'y, tint there is ti> K a fair voiin; i.Io at tlsr* meeting <>f the State Press Association,! Mitiii t.> take plnee. We have rv.-n henril tin- n irno ??f j tin- prospective luiilo. hut lidw llii' fortunate s:rooin is ] t?? he "no fellow run fi'n! lit." exactly. We have lieard it Mirmis*il that it is Wilson, of the Prr.1.1 unit Jhtiiiicr ; or Toilil. ( \. S.) of i he AihIi'is-ih ./( ?< ! it'll: or, possible. MeSweeney, of :he Jln:npt>?i\ (Siuirdiiin. We'll all soon know who the lucky fellow it.?I.Qurcittvillr Tiie Ifcrahl may hcall right,as to tho bride, hut it certainly isall wrong as to tiie prospective happy editor. It Is I.rother Holmes of the Ilurnwcll People. Journalistic V.'nr. W'c were sorry to scethcreecnt bitter attack of the Columbia correspondent of the AVim! it ml Courier upon the Columbia lteginler. Tho J{e!/i*ter, as well as the .Wtrs and Courier, has 31 field of usefulness, and It is of 110 use for the .Vei/vt and Courier to try to crush the life out of the Kvifistcr by any vain attempt to put its heel upon the paper published at ll:e capltol. j ?c Ih it Inconsistency ? It seems to us that some of our brethren of the press would deny Kcv. Mr. (Vipers the riijlit to speak for the South Carolina College, without imputing to him the odium of med-1 tiling In polities. All this, too, in the face Of the fact that several of the most distinguish-1 cd preachers in the State arc exercising their j influence against tho state institution. THE LAST OF THE SESSIONS COURT. j Tho <>rn?<l Jury MnkoTh?lr I'rosentiisent?The Trial of John 1'. Tor-j K;uson In I'ost iioiird on Account of the Al>*cncc of Material Wltumcs! - Adjournment. Court convened promptly at half past nine I o'clock Wednesday morning. The trial of thej c.use of the State against John <Ferguson | charged with murder in the kiliiu^of Arthur i M. Honed let on the2tth of Dccomber last had boen set for this hour, and t he auditorium of the court room Was tilled with spectators? ...... ii.l,. hv wliiteand ttieoth cr l>y colored citl/.ons who had come from every part of tlie county to hear the case. Upon occupy In;; tho Rench his Honor Judge Collirun directed U:e HherltT to ask the grand Juror* to Keats. The jurors not being present n delay of n minn.e or so occurred, when they tiled in. Assistant Clerk Conner called the roll, utter which tho foreman of thejury subliiiited the presentment, which was rend in open Court by Clerk Zeigler, the full text of which may be found elsewhere In these columns. Ills Honor said that, ho luul listened with greatsatlsiuitlon to the presentment of the J;iry, and commended them for a faithful discharge of their duties. The law forbids the removal of original papers from tho Clerk's oiUcc. Tuey should be kept tiierc. The summer term is unreal Inconvenience to the pco pie. It Is held more to nttect u Jail delivery than anything else. Hut it would be less expensive to feed prisoners In Jail than it Is to c ill the farmers from the harvest field to try the cases which usually come up at this term of the Court. There are few persons charged with crime who cannot give a bond, but in case there are some who cannot give bond it would be cheaper to let thi*m remain In Jail until such time as It suited the convenience of the farming Interests of the country. 1 <liilto agree with you that tills is an inconvenient time to hold Court, I am glad that thci business of tho present term is such as not to <lclaln you longer. You will now be discharged. The CieiliWill hand ticUets to each ofi you. As soon as tho C'crk had delivered the pay | ticket* to the Jurors they hit their seats, anil the Judge called the case of the State agaiust John C. Ferguson. The prisoner was in tho dock. Mr. .Smith, counsel for defenco?We would i like to call our witnesses. A few minutes were then taken up in call'i Jug witnesses. Mr. Benet, of counsel for defenco ? Wo have called our witnesses. Two have not answered. Judge?What motion, if any, have you to make. Mr. LSenet? Mr. Jicnet?I move for a continuance, your; Honor, <?n Uie ground of the materiality of the witnesses whoare absent. The Judge then read from the Rules of Court as follows: "So motion for the postponement of trial beyond the term shall he grunted on account of the abicnye oi a witness, without the oath of the party, his counsel or ngent, to the following eltect, to wit : that the testimony of the witness is material to support the net ion or defence of the party moving; that the motion Is not Intended to delay, but is made solely hecausc he cannot go safely to! trial without such testimony; that he has made use of due tillKcuce to procure the tes. i tiiuony of the witness; or of such other eir-l cumsiuucesas will satisfy the Court that his! motion is not Intended merely to delay. In | nil such cases where a writ of subp.-ena hasi been Issued, the original shall be produced with proof of service, or the reason why not I served endorsed thereon, or attached thereto; j or if lost, the same proof shall be offered, with additional proof oi the loss of the origl-i Jia! subptena. After the first term, a party ! Applying for such postponement on account of the absence of a witness, shall set forth, in addition to the foregoing matters, what he believes the witness, if present, would prove." Judge?Will you bring yourself within this rule, Mr. benet ? Mr. I tenet?Certainly ; we have done every thing In our nowcr to bring the witnesses. Judge?Well, sir, make .\ottr showing. Mr. Smith then read tlio following affidavit : Tun Statk or Porrn Carolina. Coustv vr ahiikvim.k, Is nat: Gknkral SkssIons. The State vs John C. > treason.?Indictment for Murder. IVrsnnally appeared, JoliU C. Ferguson, who being dtilv Mvorn, mivs: That tliu testimony of Martin Wharton ana Louisa Ellis Is m lUriai to support tho defence in this ease ; That the motion is not Intended for th-lay, l.ut i* made solely because he canuot talely go to uial without such testimony ; That bo has made use of duo diligence to proeuro the attendance of such witnesses, ami That such witnesses do not on?>vc r upon tl?> call nf their nam. s. C. I KIKH'SoX. sworn to buforc me tlds Kith day of .Juno, l>f.V J. C. Kluiju, Not. l'ub.,3. C. Judge?The only question which Is left open Is as to due dillsrence. Mr. Smith?\Ve have made the proper affidavit. Judge?Where's the returns, Mr. Sheriff? Sheriff? The witnesses are checked as having given bond. Judge?'That Is not sufficient. Let us have their bonds. Hand them to the Solicitor, Mr. Sheriff. Solicitor?Here's tho bond of Martha Wharton. It Is not tested. Mr. Smith?We did all that was in our power. Judge?When were these papers lodged with you, Mr. Sheriff? Slierjn?on ineiuiin any 01 juih-. Judge?Wlwt constable did you entrust with the scrvin? of those papers? Mieritl?J. H. Walker. Constable Walker?I served the pnpors. Judge?Were all those papers executed lu your presence ? (Nonstable Walker?Yes, sir. " Judge?Then you should have tested the same. I'ut for your presence here at this time, the service would have been of no avail. Solicitor?I understand that the witnesses Jive very near here. In all probability they could be brought here by the timethelr names are reached. Col. E. II. Gary, of counsel for defence? J do not think it well to goon with the ease on an uncertainty. The witnesses are material to us. Judge?'The prisoner !s in the hands of the law. We must rely ujK>n the prolicicncy of Its officers. These witnesses are said to live near town. They may be sick. It is not lor lis to say, or to conjecture where they are. It seems to me that ttic prisoner's counsel have put themselves within the rule. Solicitor?I am not anxious to try the case, llut I think pro; er steps should be taken to make the witnesses show cause why they are not here. Judge?Mr. Solicitor, prepare an order requiring the absent witnesses to show cause at llie next term why they should not be ruled lor contempt of Court. Mr. lienet, please give the names of the at>?ent witnesses. Mr. Benct?Martha Wharton and Louisa EI1K Solicitor J. L. Orr now rose from his sont. and speaking to the witnesses In the atiditoilum said : Sotnuofthe wiIttessey in the Ker(Cti.son eas<? seem to bo laboring under a mistake a* to their duty to attend Court a secoi?d term. When witnesses are summoned, they arc tiound to attend Court until the ease Is beard. Witnesses, therefore, do no! have to lie re-summoned to attend the next Conit. 'J'hc bond which witnesses have el veil ro quires thein to be here 011 the tiixt day of the next Court. I want no misundcrstau Jing hi Ibis matter. After some further discussion of other matters, Ihc petit jurors were dismissed and the Court of Sessions was adjourned. Some equity cases were heard on the civil side of the Court. Solicitor Orr, who is one of the p.hlest nud fairest Solicitors that ever held tire office in this circuit, lost r.o time in ccliim; t<> th. train after tho postponement of the l-'crsti-, Hon case. Mr. Wyatt Alkcr, tho stenogrsiphej, was pre.-ont during the term, r.nd faithfully ai:d ofllcicjilly di.sehr.rsfd the duties of his o'lice. 1{<! is'ju'.te t.bli? liiir. Mnl this makes J<>r him fcoo'.i frieiiils of the piintin:; <;lli./s TliE GAEEXYILLS AND LAURENS. A Sntisfm-Uory Inlcrvictt wltli I'rcvi lent Uuoul?>I'inal Action to boj Taken on ivccli. [Grcntrillc if.;.] l*r. \V. ^!auldin, president of the fItch- I villi' niiil Lauiens railroad. and I?irec.ors| l>oUa!dMin, <il ( ;< ? in ilic, ami ISarltsdale and' Ferguson, Di Laurens, returned to liiis city I yi.'siunlay from Atlanta where they tnet J'res-j ident Kaon I, of ihe livorgiii Central, on Mod- i day. Their interview with Captain Knout was very sat isfactoiy. ilcstntcd thai the resoiutions passed a I t lie la.si mcctiim ol' the < irccii villcaiul 1 .anruns directors dviiuing the opposition to he submitted to him, accorded with his ideas*, ami that the proportion would he acceptable to htm. The ivorJlni; ol that portion of the re>oInlioti rigaidini; delivery ol stork ol' the tim nvlllo and I .aureus did not exactly express his purpose, however, and he stujiesied a change which will not change the terms. I*tit will he more dellnite and pievent possibility of inlsunderstatidinj; or trouble. As the president and tlie directors present had no authority to make alterations it was decide 1 that (.'aplaln Kioul shall duuv up his proposition in a shape satisfactory to him and suhmlt it to a meetinjr of the dirictore to he held at tiruenwuod on the l!Hli aj week from next Friday. There is no doubt that tlio proposition will [ lie accepted, as the ],;>.uivus directors stem In have concluded that tlx* trade w.ili Hie IViitral is Hie best lliut can be dme fur tlrj inteiest of the parties concerned. They state I tint they will oiler no fictions up position to ihe completion of Hie' transaction and Hie buildiii^ oi the road. Captain IJuoul said that if the proposition] he made had bc.-n accepted whets llrstotlvnd | iiewoiiiil have begun work immediately and' would have finished the road probably by I November 1st. As it Is. lie will ptobably tie] ready to begin work within it month, but he j will not bind himself to comph-ia the road | next winter, although it is hoped he will do | so. lie also stated that lie was not disposed to tlj;lil over the (Sreenville and Laurens, and j If the Laurens people should ehooso to resist him tie would let tneni have their way and leave us to build the line the be.>t way we can. | As aln ady stated, however, the Laurens peo-j pie, JVoiii all accounts. line concluded tlint it j will be best to accept the '.'eniral s oiler. 'j lie road is to be lmi;t in iir.-t class shape; wi; h -V.i j ound sled tails. Harper's !)!:iu:w.inc lor .lul.v. 1SK5. Ilurprr'x yfwtzinr lor July is 1111 unusually ; stroni; Number. The fioiitlspieee is an en-l graving bv Kink from ! '. S. ('iituch's beautiful painti m:, "l'ardora." The opening ai t icle, I ! '. Marion t'raw.'ord, is about the Mohainiiia-j dans in India, Illustrated by representations . < ...... ..f tl... ....i.i.n-l.-.ilil.. ,,l I , Moslem :?rcliiti ct 11 i*t>. i "Midsummer on Mount Desert" is n noble poem, t?v Frances 1.. Mace, beautifully illusj tliltt'<l by liarrv Feun. i 15. F. tfosbaum. Hie artist, gives a sketch r.f | "A Day's* 1 ?riv?;" with Montana Cow-b<"J's," with graphic pictures 1'ioni liisown pencil, j The City of !!<silalo is the suH'-et of a very J I Interesting article l?y .lane M. welch, and is: profusely and elkcti vely iliustraieil by Charles tiralmm. J. F. Murphy, .Jessie Courts Shepherd, and Harry Fetin. Dr. Hennry J. Vim Dyke. Jr., contributes an Adirondacksketch,enillk'd"Ampersand," | full of the charm which holds all lovers of wiKl country life and snorts. The set ond paper in the series of "(treat American Industtic*," under the title of "A silk l)r? s?," is a full and interesting exposition, with abundant pictorial illustrations, of silk culture ;;u.l manufacture in the United I states. liut t!io render will probably give his ntten! t ion lii'Si of all to the opening elm; t -rs ot M r. Howell's new novel, "Indian Summer," | which promise to he a powerful delineation of I American character. In the mean time Miss Woolsoti's "'Kast Angels" awaits iiis patient ! pcrUMil, which it is sure to receive; for nl1 though the movement of the story KNjniet, it. is a deep current bearing him resist lc.?sly on, I and holding his interest with many and va-j rie.l charms. Now that everybody is interested in thej forthcoming contest I'orthv A (/i'TicH'yeup, t ho j I story of that eliampion yaeht, as told in ibis | Number by its owner Uenernl benjamin F. ihitlcr, >viiI command universal attention. There Is a very clever short, story, II is lioyal lllghness s Love Ali'alr," by K, C. Oreu villi* .Murry.iiiusuaicu !>y <. >. uemnau, aim i a humorous sketch l>y It??l?vrt .1. llurdctte. I Ik'si.lrs Mr.-'. Mace's "Midsummer ni Mount J Desert,'" there Is but one poem in thc> Numl)or?a fiooii mil*, though Inlet, entitled ' lllyh i),iys ami Holidays,"' by Harriet l'rcscott Spotford. Mr. George William C mrtis in the Eci.ii/ Chair relcrs to the novel feature of nuothors' | readings recently Introduced In New York, and in this connection discusses the prospects J of iuternaiiotitii copyright. Besides articles on l'oe and Willis, mid on the Afghan ?|n^s-1 tion, there is iiiso in the Kasjj Chair a very interesting contribution of reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Charles Dublev Wur-i nor finds In an o!d drummer ("Old Jordan"') at the New Orleans Exposition the text tor a very entertaining Introduction of the Editor'.* Drawer, which Is otherwise full of uoud things, among them a full page of comic 11 lustra-1 tions. entitled "A 1'abie for Critics," by \\\ II. Myitc. 'Mic other editorial departments] are crowded with timely interesting matter. I ? m? -* Examinations .mill <'oimihoi?cciiicm1?, i?t liue West, June ISS5. The following Is a programme of the examinations and commencements for the session emliug in June, 1 <s.l: The public examinations will begin in both i the Due West Female College and Krskine College on Tuesday, June ir>ih,and continue from day to day until completed. Sabbath, June 21st?I'aecnlaureafe sermon by ltev. X. M. Woods, 1). D., of Charlotte, 2s*. C. Monday night, June 220?The Literary Societies of Krskine College\v.II ptesent diplomas to their graduating clas.-os in their respective halls. Tuesday, June21d?Meeting of Hoards: The ( Trustees of Krskine College will meet at o'clock 1'. M. The Hoard of Directors of the j Female College will meet immediately after the adjournment of the Trustees of Kr;-klne College. Tuesday night, Juno S'd?Contests in Essays by members of the Junior Class, and Declamation by members of the Sophomore Class. Wednesday. June 21th?Commencement Id Erskine College. Forenoon?Addresses by members of theScnoir Class; I'.acealaureate by the President. Afternoon--Annivcrsary oration by Hon. Tr I?. Mtirmv.nf Aiuli*rsc>t:. S. <\ Alumni Association of Krskiue Colli.'?(3 will meet sit 5 o'clock 1'. M. Alunuuv Association of tho Female College will meet at 5o'clock P. M. Nijrlit?A1 limine Essay before the Ameliau ] I.iterary .Society of tlie Female College by Miss Jennie H. Anderson, of Fairview, S. C. Thursday, June Jolii?Commencement in tlie Female Collcse. Night?Reception by teachers and students in the Female College. I Committee of Examination!: in Er>l;lneCol-' lege? Uev. It. I.athan. O. 1)., Kov. W. \\\ Oit,1 T. It. Mag; II, Hev. II. T. Sloan, I). I)., Itev. J.L. j ' llonij'liiI< and Walter L. Miller, Kscj. Committee of Examination in Female College?Mrs. H. T. Sloan. Mrs. Anna Urlce, Mrs. i H. P. Mi'(ice, Mrs. \V. M.Crier. Miss LolaCal-j loway. Miss A. IS. Miller, Mrs. Win. Hood, Ml.-s | Mary Iienry, Mrs. I*. Cochran, Kcv. J. X.1 Younjr, Dr. James I Joyce. Prof. W. s. I.owrv,; Dr. K. Ii. Edwards, ltuv. \V. F. Pearson, Hev. j W. I<. Pressly, J. J'. Calhoun, Dr J. \S'. Wide-; man, ilsv. I>. \\". livid. Dr. J. 0. Lindsay, Dr. It. Latham Capl. J. M. Cochrane, It. I.rowr.-j Ice. J. A. Devlin. J. ii. lionncr, <>. Y. Conner,| H. II. (Jrier, E. \V. l'res>ly. L. P. Kennedy, A. 12. Mlilcr. Home Rack. Augusta Chronwlc, I'M inxt. To-day. tlie mortal remains of Hon. Alexnmler 11. .Stephens will be borne back to Lib crty U:tP, wticre tlioy will, under tlie oaks] ami amid the scenes he*t loved by himkLJifc, rest in peace anil honor until the end ufTiine. | It was ^entirely right thai the Hnal resting' place should l>e wh'TO he had his bust, sanct-l uury. and where he hart made that special spot, in a little Georgia hamlet, consecrated ground. Since liis death I lie old llall did not look the same. The genius t Sett lllu.siratcd it ; hud departed and hisrelicsslept alar. Hencei forth it will he an enchanted locality, and ! pilgrims will come, from far and near, to visit I the sepulchre of true greatness, as cherished | guests once thronged there to listen to the livj ing oracle, whose voice still lingers on the wind ami will he eloquent when centurics have passed. .So, reverently bring back the worn trame of the master to his old loved home, (here to repose in earth lhat was the dearest to him of all the acres of God. This second burial keenly recalls the llrst sad funeral, v?heu Nature herself seemed to to mourn because of the extinguishment of snch a brave, gilted, tortured and yet laboiiotis loader of the people, who had triumphed over ail obstacles and furnished so glotious ttn example to those who need to know tiic sublimity of strength in sulfering. Sweet bo your slumber, old friend, in that soil hallo.veil by your mighty spirit here and beyond! May the bluest o! skies overarch your grave, aiid the brightest suns of June I glorify II ! And if perchance the storm cloud I should descend and the tempest beat upon it, in many a wild December, lonsr may it re I main to inspire tin; youth of coining generations, ns tin: Spring, shaking tlio roses from j her hair, Miall rcnuw its veiduro and perpetI uute Its memory ! YVtmt K.tlitor Petty Thinks of tlio ' Arm Clutch/' Carolina Spartan. It Is said that Sam Jones by his appeals to | the young ladies of Nashville, has put a stop to the "arm clutch" in that city, lie thinks that Klrls may remain pure and unsullied in character and permit this, hut the practice is J neither safe nor rct'.ning. Sam Isri^ht. We i recently hPard of a certain person, whose | sense of modesty was shocked here In Spartanburg by meeting a eouple awjy from the public streets and the "ciutch"' was so very perfect that It was pretty hard to tell the rightful owner of flic ditierent arms. This was in daylight. This Is all wrong. Our girls should avoid even the appearance of undue familiarity. The purest and best are not proof against these doubtful practices when long continued. Any gentleman will respect a Kirl much more ll she will give an emphatic "No" to this arm clutch foolishness. In it H Premium on Crime ami Immorality ? Col. Carroll I>. Wright, In a recent article on crime and pauperism In Massachusetts, said that the State hiiilt line and Ixaltby palaces wherein to shelter the criminal and vicious | members of its communities and pave them I trood. healthy food, substantial clothing and 1 lice medical attendance, with the sympathy I of the community. Tint virtuous poor members of its communities were leil to live In ! unsanitary hovels with insutlicient clothing, I poor and improper food, no nv.'dical attemi' auce, and the ill-disguised contempt of tlios*! better oil' In this world's goods. Ami Col. I Wright rather needlessly said: "I'pon Hie [faceol 11, this looks as If the .State were setj ting a premium upon crimeamt Immorality." I font Killed l?y Cating Niigur Cnue. Chnrloltn Obncrrcr. A fact Hint docs not *eem tr> be generally appreciated by the farmers is that Misnr eanc i Is dangerous food for cows, nnd the shoots j from the cane are as fatal as strychnine. The j latest suH'erer through an ignorance ol this fact is Mr. Aurellus Alexander, a farmer of ' Paw Creek township, who yesterday brought j the bides of t wo eows lo I he city to sell, lie I had f? d the cows on shootfrom^ the sugar j C'iine, ami Within UVi) liouis irum <iiv iimc Ill | eating t ho Cane, both COWS were dead. They I were seize;! with convulsions, and nothing | could relieve them. Fanners who raise l?oth i sugar cnne ami cattle should remember this, ! and keep tlio cane and the cows separate. A A rraiitcmeii t. (SrcntviUc SS'rtrx. In nceordnncc with tho request of the flrotnm and citizens of this city, the authorities | of tiie Columbia and ?Jn-enville r:iiiro:ul have 'decided to change tiie lime for the departure j of the excursion trains from here on ll>ei'5lli. ITh'-y will leave at i? |? m. instead of at (i p. in. j as previously announced, 'i'his will give the i visitors mi opportunity to remain until the lend of the tournament and rest comfortably before taking the Wain, mid will ailow them : to travel in lite cool of the evening. I Whcrrvr JloNU ii; l>n!l- < l>,.i. iiit:.ijdwO !.' :;;adi- i.u-vc- '.iiscirivid stirii mat kid siij.. i(irii> as i ->i! it.ill;, butter and ! b-el toV-roato :? <!?.->> : :<! i<>r ih<-m.! An Illinois dairy limit .sln!< lluit lie has a Kiii I'1 li"Ki' !ii ciiw that itivc 5,'Iai <|uarts <>i j Jr.iik ill a y.- ir a> a 2 >e?r-<>!d, !i:ui How, lit <> ' year.-: of n^<-, gives, on yia-o alone, ei^ht irai-1 ions of lull!, n day. uml Ui.in> ol hi.'. 1 b'lv'-lv^ litvu go dry. i THE SOUTH CAROLINA C0LLEC2. Hri;:liicr Hhjs- in Store for (ho Institution A Very Cicill(:iltlc Khow(AWr Y'irl; lTrrnUl.) T!i<? commencement exorcise* of the Souili ('jiniiin.-i rn|l??.'f 11<i< year. which will Itool ;m | ii:itr will draw to Columbia iiiitiiy !'roin a'l parts of tlie Slate. On t iififitn ?ii' .1 nno roiiimt r.c'Piiirnt- day occurs. III! I ll is OCCa>iOII till! iul'IIVSN Ill-l'ol'U lilt! Ul'illlU- I a!iiii; I'laSi- will Id- deli\en il liy Mr. A. ?i. Ma-] LTi iit ti, oM 'ha r.'eston, one oi l lie most distill-1 gtiism (I orators in IheSouih. Tin* baccalaureate sermon will In- preached hy Ilishop Kan-i <l?>1:. oi Virginia. buring the past-year iliei college ha* been the object "of many vindictive attacks. Kn* it is giatii'ying In stale Ihat; Horn all the-e harassing opposition* the col-l lego Ims emerged triumphantly, and, as suc-l ce.-s silences enemies, it is safe !<> pmiiet that I soon it will occupy a iiigherpl.ice than It ever, occupied belorc?going on prospering and to prosper. Your correspondent had a short con versa-1 tion with President .1. M. Meltride,|who irav.j i ho following mlormat Ion touching the college and its woik : 'J'hc session now drawing to a close has been a successful one. While the total enrollment of students Is below that of last year, theaetu.il attendance is the largest since the reorganization of the college. There has been no change in the policy adopted by the college at the ijeginniiiT. I t.s advantages arc o tiered as cheaply as possible to the young men of| t aiolina. The plan of organization has stood the test of experience and worke I well. We claim that it is a happy compromise between the close curriculum, on the one hand, and the lull electric system on the other, and that it combines the best features of both. 'i he law school established at the beginning of last Mission lias been fairly successful and will be continued next, of the present, graduating clas<?twenty-two in all?three have taken special courses in mechanics and engineering and three In agriculture and chemistry. Four or live ar.i looking forward to teaeh'.ng and as many more to law. Four will slmly medicine. Tlnve new courses of Instruction will lie auded next season?two for teachers, pedagogies and physical geography,nud one in science, chemical technology. I:i the scientific departinent jcreat stress Is l.'ii'l on lal'oralory work. A new tutorship (fellowship) has been added, making the total number five. '1 ho standards for graduation have been strietiy enforced, and the requirements for admission will be still further advanced next year. Allien Will <?ive I.ittle or No Pecuniary Al<! the <i. A V. It. It. (.1 i'cai Hccordcr.) | Elsewhere we publish an ariiclo from | the /."''?/<Ji'ht AdvtTtUrr, showing a total snbscilptifii thus far of SHK,'i<si from the towns land townships along the proposed route. I The A'lrrrtixir congratulates the 1'rlends of the road oil I he success thus far achieved and asks "Will Aiken come forward now!" and I again It says, "We expect n subscription of I SiiMHK) from Aiken, and we hope her people i will proceed at once to lake a vote 011 the I question." In response, we would answer, that It Is nil | extremely doubtful matter whether Aiken j wi 1 co ne forward or not. In fact. Aiken has placed herself in so peculiar a position that we are afraid that the road will receive little | or no pecuniary aid from her. The town lias I twice voted against the road, eonseiiuenily another election cannot be hud for the cor[potation. Asa last resort, nn election may I bo held for Aiken township, but as this will I lie n-kinit our country friends to assume a I bonded indebtedness which the town's peoj pie have twice refusal to hear, we hardly I think the fanners will accept the s/liemc | with enthusiasm. ltcsidcs there is still a formikahie influence within the town, that is as unalterably opposed to n bonded debt to-day as it was last year. | t'ndcr these circumstances It would be | hardly safe to count on a S-M.UH) subscription from Aiken. II it is mado we will he very I much please), hut until it Is made, itfliad betj ter not he included in the estimate of probahie receipts. Aiken can always send the larecst delegation to a railroad convention, hut when it comes to the raising of money she generally assumes an attitude of masterly inactivity. What we have written is for the purpose of | preventing undue expectations concerning the amount of aid the road will rcccivo from | Aiken. There Is no question but what Aiken wonld I he greatly benefitted hy the building of this road; but as nil the arguments have before been stated in these columns, we will leave I their repetition for those more immediately interested in the pecuniary benefits of this I enterprise than ourselves. We have faithfully performed our duty to the public In I lie j face of hitter opposition, and have nothing I more to add to what has been already advanced. and as many matters of Interest are now transpiring about which the people ileI sire to be informed, wetio not intend to burden our columns with doings and sayings concerning an enterprise to which the people of Aiken seem determined to give the j cold-shoulder. | The cosmopolitan community composing the town of Aiken, have decided that they can do without the road ; let it be so. If they can stand it, the conn try people certainly can, and so can the Aiken Jlcctrtlvr. Abbeville. [ J fv Conn kk Ad van cr.} On last Monday morning, we had business which carried us to Abbeville. Nothing of interest attacts the;traveller's eyes; from .McCormick to Abbeville on the K. K. except a great quantity of grass !n the small crop. We f."|' ??.? inn.'li r?l" III,. Vfinticr ei ill oil will 1)1! deetroyed iiy this formidable ' Uenernl.'' Soon wo were ut ( recti wood iunt from thence to Abbeville. Wc arrived on time 4:-50 p. ni. As you approach tins town 011 the lt:iilroad scarcely any of the houses can he Keen, leaving the Depot we walk up to .Main street, ami the liist thins that burs toil forth to our .sight was the Xew Hotel. This Jllolel is kept by Mrs. Kelley.a lady from Fairfield S. ('., under the elliclenf. management of Mr. Witter. This is ono of the most pleasant Hotels we ever sloped i't. You get the very best treatment lint, can he had from any first-class Hotel. Whilein Abbeville, we had the pleasure ol" visiting (lie ofllces of the l'rrnt mill Haulier, Muiium and Miw. nrjer. These ollices are nicely fixed tip and everything conveniently arranged. Capt. M. L. ISonhatn of the Mwini/cr kindly took us over the town. Abbeville has about fifteen hundred inhabitants, Among the many handsome residences that we saw, we mention the one owned by Mrs. Norwood. This is an historical house. It is said that President Davis held his last Cabinet in that house. The house is perfectly good apparently and is ono of the handsomest roisiiences in town, with a lovely liower garden in front.. l?ate in the afternoon the Abhevlllo Cornet Hand came on the piazza of the Hotel and played several very pretty pieces. They have music at the Hotel about three times per week. This is a most desirable summer resort. A good spring can be reached in six miles from town, which it Is said, has wonderful healing properties. We left Abbeville on Tuesday morning and found oil our arrival tit ?ireeii m?iu mc-iu nshered into llic presence of a marriage cereniony. Tin* parties were Mr. I* McCiee of JJelton, S. C, to Miss Carrie Cobb of Greenwood, S.C. Tliere wero quite u number of distinguished guests to witness the ceremony and one of the most magnificent, dinners wo ever remember of having participated in. The bride and groom, we are informed received about live hundred dollars worth of present*. Mr. \\\ lVnn of our town presented the bride with one of the handsomest, presents. May good fortune attend tliem all through life and that they may ever look as happy as they did on hist Tuesday. Our Council ?n<l tin? Uailroad. I McCormick Advance.] A few weeks aso. tl:e council of McCormick ordered the Hail road company to remove lite depot out ol Augusta street. It seems, that Mr. .McCormick when the A. A K. Kaiiroad was heing built offered, anil give a'J.OW with liis right of way, with a promise that tho de pot should be located at a certain place in tlie i town of McCormick. For some reason uuI known to us, it was not located at the spot | designated by Mr. McCormick, but whs built ; right in the ccnlro ol Augusta street. For some years this depot was allowed to 1 - | IVilliltll lit HIV BIILX". V/lll willlVM) I however, thought different and ordered it moved out at once. On last Friday ( 'apt. J. ! N. I'ass Sup't of tlio A. & K. It. It. with Mr. i 'J'roter, road waster, came up to try to com[ promise the mutter with the council. After . considerable discussion at the depot, the I council was prevailed on to hold a meeting I and give (.'apt. liass nn opportunity to give ! his reasons for not wishing to remove the I depot. The meeting was held in I'enn's Hall, i ('apt. I5a? in a very few appropriate words gave reasons lor not wishing to remove the I depot. Which were as follows: First, that t ttiey did not care to incur the additional ex! jwiise of removing it. Second. that they had j already done too much work on main street, {and was not aide to loose it. Third, ttiat the I road was in its infaitc.v, and it would he a j (onsideiahlc drawback to looso the present 'work done. Alter some remarks from Mr. 1'. ' I., sturkey, Mr. James Cothran, Jr.. and our | Intendent, ("apt. liass thanked the council for j their kind hearing and reminding them that I if his request was not granted the depot I would undoubtedly be moved out of town, tid theni good morning and retired. The council Willi several citl/.ens held a consultation meeting which resulted in again issuing the command for tin* depot to be removed out of the street. Thus tho matter stands. We think that the very best tiling that could happen for our town Is for the Uailroad to remove thedepot to the tank. Then we will bo freed from such a continuous How of smoke from engines passing in town. The tank is Just a short distance off and would In our opinion be the place for the depot. Sumter Iiuil<liii? ami Loan Association. T W'Uchmnn and Southron.] Xo one could have been present nt the Initial meeting of this Association last night ami witnessed the enthutiasm ami unanimity of action without being convinced that it meant business. The meeting wasn complete success and those who have worked so faithfully for the organization must have felt doulily repaid lor their labors. There Is no doubt but that every share allowed will be speedily taken up, ami those who contemplate subscribing hail better attend to it immediately. No better way can be found of laying up a fund for luluro needs, orofbeinc in a position to obtain money for ! present necessities. t-The young men and boys of Sumter could not invest their savings I in a belter manner, nor could they make an investment in which the inducements to i economize so as to keep It up would be greater. One dollar a month pays for one share. Mow many in suinler could take one or two or three shares, and pay for them out of monicy now wastefully spent. W'e welcome the organization, not less for j the substantial benefit it will give its stocki holders than for th? lessons of economy which It can so ellbctually leach to lis younger members. W'e believe the Sumter llullding and Loan Association Is an assured success and congratulate our town upon having so useful im organization in its midst. ? imm f ' ? l'oisoncd Sweetiie**. [Columbia Jtcffinter.] On the'2d instant Mrs. Jacob Dukes of Orange County ami several negro women and | their children was poisued by eating honey impregnated with the yellow jessamine | juices. Almost us soon as it was eaten two of i the colored children began to complain of I blindness and dizziness and within an hour died. The lives of 1 ho other two children were saved by their voinitinz. Mrs. Dukes ami the oilier were relieved by' emetics. The sudden death tlie week previous of Mrs. Duke'.- elitesl sou, whose illness was accompanied by similar symptoms, is now account tor, as lie had eaten some ol the honey. Toads iu tlic Uiinloii, j A toad put l?t? a hot-bed will etVectually protect tin* plants from tin! ravages i>f inst-cK ami ? number ' of tlicin in an ordinary sjarder. will materially reduce tlio number of i'l.vfcis, and thus protect the plants | from tbeir ravages. Not on y do they subsist upon insects but they di< 8troy those which t lie birds cannot reach?thorn; which ; depredate at lii^iiU when we nnd tlic bio Is are asleep. | s?o highly arc thev appreciated in litirepu, tiia'. the*' ; :ir? there IIU firtiele I iv. irV:rtd'-e. Tlie inirket pir1 ?i a. i - ii-nr I.i'i.i! .; . K"i"l!iiul. pl :"luie tands fr'.M tie to:.i:nwi.' M f.arj eriv iio'h. i 11.stead o! bijt.a kicked and tro-l u;>ot., he should I | he | rotvelid bv nil :,.o*l Anyone who will t.i!.i the tioulilo to watch a t .ad for ore hour homo! mililiii r eviitri:-, will be :i?t'.|.ist;. d :it th? t~kill and eelcrili with which the till le appi'.M titIy rlothftil cicitur< ( iipMuc it# ur?:?ry \icliin.-. Voty e!< se rtlviit.?.ii neiv-.?s'iiy'o-ee"t!:i' ol itso ?|iii.-kly its 1 JlikT t'>!r.;i\ 1*. 1 v.,' ;i<ia i?r ( :? I A DOLLAR THAT 13 NOT A DOLLAR. ali The 'tan of liiitlitcHH and tlic Silver;'1' In Client. pr Ttrmh} rent's of Juno i! says: "Trc present. si!-; L'" ver coinage law in the United Stairs was born I jcif widespread clamor tor some sort ol relief r' from tin* cUeet of tin? commercial depression J.. IJ list preceding 1S7H. * * * Thus lar t tic silver!,... dollar has been kept at par with ;rold by the pa| j sheer force of lhe belief that coinage would he suspended before the accumulation would j.|( j press upon the treasury stock of gold. That t-li the (hin.'er-jioini has heen drawing near Is .J.. I notorious Happily, at. this point there are ? 1 uninisiaUali'e stasis of returning reason on the part of such politicians and journalists ^rr ; as are prone to believe and to net on the be- ((U lief that 'Ihe people'are in favor of some sort |IU of dishonesty. A lending indication was the ,-(1( action ol the Commercial Convention nl At-jJj, hinia Iii tiie favor ofsuspending the silver ... coinage. * t * The effect ol ihe Convention's CJ action has been most whotesolrsome. * * * n|1 j The notable point in the vote of ihc t'onven tion was the proof that Southern opinion, so (ij, [farasitwas represented, fevors suspension. |, I Tlie evidence on this point has now been fur-; ti I titer enforced by a noiahie canvass of the | HOi ! banking houses of South Carolina. The rc-iltt I suiting facts in the shape ol numerously j j signed petitions, have heen placed at the ser- , vice of /{r>ftstrivt'x. Their value will be un-| | derstood from ti:e fact that since the action L|' : of the Atlanta Convention the assertion has | ., : been ficely made that Mr. JTrenholm, ofi'Wl ('harlcston. In favoring suspetisiott at tlie|ri, j Convention, spoke for his city alone, tins in-j(J i ferenco being that Ihe men of business In the ,. interior of .South Carolina wanted more sic. I A. dollars coined. The exact contrary now ap- "' i pears to he true. Starling I rum Columbia, 'w j the capital, a few business men undertook to get at the vie.vs of tin- proper representatives . j of the State's commercial niyi industrial InI terests. To nil the baisking houses outside ; of Charleston petitions reading as follows . ; were sent: i "Wc. the undersigned citizens cf South Car- ' , olina, desire to enter this our present against the continued coinage of the present silver ... dollar.* L "out of the .ll counties In south Carolina 21 .'J | have wliat arc known as banking towns, j; i These comprise all the interior bnsluess ccn-i j trei at any considerable importance. All of]., | these towns with the exception of lieaufort. j' J j which Ims not yet reported, have forwarded ?r j to Assistant Secretary of Hie Treasury Fair-! 'J j child signed petitions as above." liriuhlrrt'Cx then gives the names ot the j" j sinners of the petition In the several towns, i . ; The petition from Columbia has.".7 signatures; I J" the: petition from Aiken, 32; the petition I ' from (Jreenville, 17; the petition from Spartanburg, 2.">; tiie petition from Chester, 50; }"'' tiio petition from Sumter, >'!; t!ie petition ' from Itoek JIill.10; the petition from Wlnnsboro',23; the petition from Newberry, IS; tho|"' petition from W'alhalla, IM; the petition tram j" Hamburg, 'S!\ tlic petition from Ftidgcway, "} Hi; tiie petition from Lancaster,8; tiio peti-i!.'! tion from Orangeburg, -17: iho petition'from Darlington, '.'1; the petition from Marlon, 'AS; I *. tiie petition from Untou by the president of! L" j the local ban!;. J," ! These petitions are signed by bankers, mannfacturcrs. merchants, cotton factors, lawyers cr and business men generally. ' It would be ditlieult" says lirmhtvcct's, ,-lo ^ exaggerate the political significance of tiie c' above showing. So tar as relates to a single State of Iho South It gives u cornplc denial to JV the assertions so frequently mado." Tale Christ Inn's t>oiiien Ago. [Aniociatc lif/nrmcd Prcsbytcriun.] '* With tiie advancing years of life the ten* J* <teney is more anu more io nvc m tne pasi. When parents and the companions of youth n> are alt cone and man finds himself standing ?( alone, liko some solitary tree, smltton with t!ie lightning and swept by the storms of centuries; when new surroundings spring up like the slirubhery nbout tlie lone tree, not akin lo it, lie finds it haul to Interest himself * in tilings of the present and naturally looks q back to the spring and Oouyancy of earlier t] days. In the tender words of a recent writer: j? "It is the solemn thought connected with mid* |,. die age Unit life's last business is begun in earnest; and itis then, midway between the Vl cradle and lhe grave, that a man begins to h took back and marvel with a kind of remorse- V( fill feeling that, he let the dnys ot youth go by so half enjoyed. It is the pensive autumn Cl feeling?It Is the sensation of half sadness that t| we experience when tlio longest day of the p year is past, and every day that follows is 'v shorter, and the light fainter, and the feeble t| shadows tell that nature is hastening with j, gigantic footstep to her winter grave, fc^o does ,, man look back upon his youth. When t lie ? lirst ?ray hairs become visible, when the unwelcome truth fastens Itself upon the mind ? that a man is no longer going up the hill, but down, and that the Min Is already westering, ,, he looks back 011 things behind.'' Old ago Is ? the season for retrospection, "for iueincry p and tours." g| But it Is just the opposite with tlio c'.iris- ^ tain. Itis golden age is before him, and for- w getting the things Unit are behind, he looks forward with Joyous anticipation towards the t, inheritance, Incorruptible and undeliled, and () that tadetli not away. The better part of life t] yet remains. All his attainments in grace, eminences in holiness, touched witli sunlight (, from tieyond the pearly gates, all the possessions of the children of the great King, 11c Jn tl the future. And upon this store of tuture t| blessedness and glory thechrlstain's thoughts t( should-lieallowed to dwell, and towards its t| attiiinment his J'ace should ever be set. ? This Is Just the reverse ot what is most f, common among men. As the shadows begin j, to lengthen upon the path of their earthly ? pilgrimage they say their lives are behind tliein. The monuments of successful etlort, I the first victories of youth and the conquests (] of matureryears nil lie in the pn?tnir.l m its I recollection the mind seeks a solace Irom the tj pains anil disappointments of the present. n, One reason why old age is a season for retro- r, spcctlon is that men have been taught by a sad experience to expect but little from life. ?. ***.-?'" *?1 1 " J liL'ir L'lHTiSiicu iiuj'ra ivuu uinij'i.uimvx, | ? their early anticipations were never realized, ,j anil ninny of tlio anxiously looked for sue- ? cesses mid pleasures never- came. c JJut tills is the elirlstain's mo-'t satisfactory t. reason for looking toward the future, for the c I promises of (foil, which fuil not assure him that coming years will brim; a pleasure, enjoyment and sallsiactton beyond anything within the range of anticipation. As tune passes life grows diviner ami the years richer p because fuller of the lightand sweetness, the I; peace and blessedncss!of grow the in assimlla- c lion to Christ. The ehrisilan life is like the s river, which does not become shallower as it <1 rolls away from its source, but broader, deep- li erand more nnijcstleas it nears the ocean. ii Then let the believer think much of the t 'glory that shall be revealed." of the beauty t and poriection that shall be his at the coming Ior Christ. The anticipation of these things li will do much towards calming his spirit amid v the chafing cares and anxieties of life, it will I strengthen him when assailed by temptation t and imparl vigor to his llagging footsteps, u Moses was enabled to live a pure ami nobic,llfe s amid the luxury and fascination of an east- p em court, and ilnally to put all honors and i treasures ol' Egypt beneath his feet by hav- ) Ing respect unto tlio recompense of the re- ? ward." I l.ook forward to tho heaps of gold, the 1 palms of victory, the robes of white and " crowns of glory, and looking, "press towards n the marl; tor the prize." ' ? "Not backward are nnr "lances bent, t1 Uut ohm iii<1 to our Kai thor'a home." n Cure for Felon. The following from I)r. C. ('. (iratlol, M. I")., a St. Louis, will be hailed with delight by that i class of citizens who may be suffering from li fearfully painful horror, felon, if it should r prove to be what It claims to be, a cure lor t icion. c One day In July, 1S83, after returning from ? ncallinthc country, 1 found a gentleman ? waitim: in my olllen to consult me abuut a p felon that was giving him great pain, upon i the index linger of the left hand. While g waiting for me'he had picked up one of my a medical journals and read uu article entitled c "IIow to Cmo a Felon." My patient asked a me to try it on him. I advised Mm to let me t make a free incision down to the bone, be- !' Moving it the only cotir.se to pursue that i; amounted to anything in the treatment of g paronychia. As lie was a little tinid, and insisted on iny trying the other plan, I consented. The mode o! treatment is tills, and I quote the writers' own words: "Take common salt, roasted on a hot stove until the chlorine g.is is thrown oil', or it is as dry as a you can make it. Take a teaspoonful of pul- c verlzed castile soap,add a teaspoonlu) of Ve- l nice turpentine, mix them well into a poul- v ticeand apply on the felon. If you have ten ' felons at once, make as many poultices. Ue- 7 new tills poultice twice a day. In four or five 0 days your felon will, If not opened before s your poultice is first put on, present a hole !l down to tbe bone, where the pent-up matter 1 was before your poultice brought It out. If the felon has been cut open or opened Itself, 1 or Is about to take oil'the linger to tiio tuna]" joint, no matter, put.on your poultice; it wilt ? stop right there, and in time your linger will ' get well, even if one of the first bones is gone. c Of course it will not restore the lost boue, but J it will fret well soon." 1 u'/inf I ? * Hia fvanfmnnt r\ f C a felon in that way, I never would have tried it. My patient caino hack to me in four days, 6 with pain imd throbbing all gone, and with no tenderness nor swelling, Upon removing 1 the poultice, there was a round hole down to ? the bone, discharging a bloody, thick pus, ' such as 1 have sometimes seen coining from " acute ulcers, lie stated that nil or the first ap- c plication of the poultice, about eight hours it after he left my oltice, he sullercd uo more " pain; In three days more he was almost en- 8 | tlrely well. This induued me to determine to y try it on other felons that I micht be called 1 upon to treat; ami froin July until the mid- " die of October a great many felons occurrcd ? among the farmeis, causeiUby the frequent use of pitchforks In making nay and In stack- " lug and threshing grain. Sulliqfj it to say, I '' tried it on seven cases of felon, and It never j1 once failed me. It Is simple In preparation, i} and the soap and salt are always at hand, | ' which with a few cents worth of Venice tur- >' pentino will make many poultices. The casc|r in which I used it got well more rapidly and J" suffered less pain, and the finger regained its ' normal condition more quickly than after In- '' eision or any mode of treatment I had ever ? previously adopted. ' Victor Hugo's Picture of War. [Partoti'x Life of Voltiirc.] On HiePJilli nf Mnv 1K7S. when Vnltnlre hml been dead a hundred years, Victor Hugo addressed words of impassioned eologlum to a g vast concourse of nil that was most enlighted ami most masculino In France. The discourse on that unique occasion was the crowning utterance of this century. Hero Is a part of it which kindled the audience to the , noblest enthusiasm, spoken as It wsis almost within sight ot the World's Exposition of that year: "If to kill Is a crime to kill much cannot bo an extenuating circumstance. [Laughter and bravos.) If to steal Is a disgrace, to in-! vado can not bo a glory. [Continued ap-| plausc.) Tr l)mmi are of small significance I here; homicide Is homicide; bloodshed is bloodshed; It alters nothing to call oiio ('tesar or Napoleon ; in the eyes of the Eternal (iod a murderer is not cliaugcd In character because, Instead of a hangman's cap, there is placed upon bis head an Emperor's crown. [Long acclamations. Triple salvo of applause. J Ah! let us proclaim verities! Let us dishonor war! No; bloody glory does not [ exist. No; it is not good, mid it is not useful | c; to make corpses. No; ?) mothers who surround me, it cannot be that war, tlie thief, is to continue to take your ollspring. No, it cannot be that women are to bear children In anguish, that men are to be born, that com- v, Imunlties are to plough and sow, that tlie j "j peasant is to fertilize the fields and Hie work- ' I men to enrich the cities, that thinkers ate to I, ' meditate, that industry is to perform its mar- J i vels, that genius is to execute its prodigies, i'j! that the vast human activity is to multiply;" j In the presence of the starry heavens Its ef-l J' I forts and its creations in order to produce!" : that frightful international exposition which j' j is called the Held of battle. [Profound sensa- {V j tion. The whole audience arises and api plauds the speaker.] The true field of battle ?pointing to the exhibition?liehohl It. It is;*" tills rendezvous of the master-pieces of hu- J" I man labor which furls at this moment offers 1 u III A True Vein. I1' w 1 met her elio was thin ami oM, hi !?ho stoiijicil iiml troil with tctlrrirg foot; \\ 1Jor tut'Us were givy that owe were gold; \v lli r voici' was liaiMi tl.al ?>5ice was sweet; ? II'T olii'i ks were sunken ami ln-r eye?, KoMu il t.| their siilisii liiilit uf juv, V.'. .. .li . ; I 1.1* : liM!.*: f-.rj.ilM: 1 l-.i l bvnl i ll- v : .-i:u b. . I lil t y. t a pi.i:>fiM;i.' In hn-iur Ui'siou.! ni. tu toy ) jiitlifiil prime; My Knurl gn-n yuifij: nml <irniei! In wiar v Tin- imprtss ( !' tl.i.t Iwur li.tt time ; I tdi.k I er wlltril hni'il ir- mi:ir, It.i ti-ni li nvvk' :i ?v> ir!1. i ? i i-.r; ] kiwi J l.cl - t! ? r.vi ivr .1 I )Vi I! vi !. r ?Lou ;-' i-y, 1 Alfalfa or I.ticcmr. tn Ihc May number of the Culliralor it is strxtf<t "lit alfalfa or liscern Ihafthe ISeltfian Consul nt Alita. Ua., says that lie hud Seen cows pastured oil nlfalthat was forty years nM, thus proving that when njirrly eared for it is liarily and enduring.'1 The exiience of our farmers on tlio Pucillc coast fully coums this testimony of Mr. DeOivo. For at least ten ars past, olfalfn lias becjinc. by all odds, tlio most j'ortunt a:i l uvuorally cultivated pa>tur? pl.mt of lit'oriii.'i and Nevada, where it Is also known ns hill clover," b> cause its seed enmo to the pioneer iiiits ( f California from Chill, lied clover,timothy d "lied Top'' ale st'll extensively rnisi d In the more vati-ij valleys (if tl.o M. rra Nevada anil Coast innun-1 lis. from 2.0ub t(i 4..VI0 feet above sen-level, but "it the e'lltivated lands nltjliir tliu coast and ill the rat and low-lying valleys of the Sacramento anil ii !o:t<|ii!n rivers. alfalfa isthomain reliance,on both igntud anil utiiiilznleil land.*, for pastures nnil mead's. 801110 early barley mid wheat tiru cut for hnv, t the irreat bulk of the hty. ami you very rarely Bee. lder in any pait of California, Is made from allaifa 1 ii limited lands this Is nut from three to live times 1 fear. yielding at each cutting from n ton to a ton J d a half of buy per acre. Sncli a thine as roseedlng alfalfa pasture there, when a good stand lias once en obtained, is never thought of. Though Csllfor1 Is a comparatively new Stale, there are alfalfa pasres on the older dairy ranches and frllit ranches ing the Sacramento river, unirtipited except by page through the liver banks and irvres, more than eiify years old that have never been resettled, expt by any chance seeds from the pasture Itself. One the ituiny good qualities which especially rcennieml it lo the l'nclfic coa't farmers is, that when eir laud Is once well set willi abulia, it keeps dwwn hurtful weeds. Their worst weeds?and a well i't soil there prod aces weeds very lankly?never sue ed 111 supplanting a good stand of alfalfa or Iticern. 1 the vast plains nf the San Joaquin valley, where :illties for Irrigation l.svn been greatIv increased ,.1.... ,1... ......ha 1n.nL- t'i.1,,t^ ,.r res of alfalfa pastures from (Ive to ton yen is old, hlch their owners l ave never found tt necessity to seed nnr to cultivate In any wav. One seeding of lit twenty pounds j>cr acre lm<i usually given tliein rood stand. lint froin whit wp hear of experiments nntls with Paifa In lute years in dlilererit Southern States, Itapars, whatever be the reason, more ititllcult here than i the much drier I'aciHi: coast, to secure s Rood stand nifalfn, with even nioro seed than twenty pounds >r *ere, and then to keep our weeds froin petting Hunter of it. Kroui such experiments In Alabama as ive come under tlio notice of your correspondent, A te s:tii;estlon In the Cultivator to sow alfalfa In ills, Hi teen or sixteen Inches apart, points out the i>t mode til our very rainy Southern States to secure id preserve a permanent stand nf alfalfa' II iouksns the plowing, weeding and cultivating, thus made issilile, will render pooil results much surer wi h us an the broadcast sowing and brushing or harrowing whieh prevail In the West. Indeed, It seems to lie e only sure method to keep our weeds down projwrlierf. 15y the way, your v.ilmilile suggestion about sowing id weeding alfalfa, reminds me of a mode of cnlti itiiisc wheat among farmers In Kngland, which eur i!0?l mo more than anything I hud tlio pleasure of igi-rvitig among I hem, when on a visit to our "mothcountr) " some years ago. It was to me an entirely w Men, and a good one, anil its record here may be service to some of our {Southern wheat (.'rowers, hey drill wheat in rows about sixteen Inchrs apart, heso rows, when the wheat Is six or tight Inches gh, they plow, thus cleaning and cultivating it, and r this purpose they "gang" together on a V-IIke frame nr or five small plows. 11 cood ileal like our "scoots," a plow running between each two rows. It was irprislngto Sec how well ft man with two horses, nerally driven "lar.detn" there, and such ft plow, mid learn to straddle and work the rows of rutins ain without Injury to tho plants. IJy this method of iltivation, and by'keeplns: the upper six Inches of icir thin and long-tilled soil woll pulverized and well rtll'zed, an KnglUh w heat-raiser, on lands that his refntheiB cultivated contiirlcs ago, thinks he Is dol. g idly If he does not thresh out from thirty-five tofor bnshels of line plump wheat per ncro. In fnct, the nglish fitriwr innst inske such a yield, to pny hiin, r he Is almost invariably a renter and psys a rent, i I learned with certaiiitv. of from to ?35 per :re. For I was nssureii that no farm land can be jughtln England now at lets than $600 per acre. J. rt\ A. W. Rancor of Impure Wntcr. If the profession and the jienplc, says Dr. .lames A. ray, In the Atlanta Medical Journal, need anyilng more to convince them of tho dangers of drinkig impure water, It Is furnished in the report in?de f the committee of physicians who have ouly recent' examined tho water supply of Plymouth, i'ennsylunia, the c'ty in which so much Riifi'. rlng and death avu occuircd in the past few weeks from typhoid fct-r. Tills committee, In a report published in the MctiiJI IVcic.i, of May ICtli, says tliat within forty feetoi le stream that supplies the reservoirs they found n iitient convalescent from typhoid fever. This patient Isited 1'hiiaUelphin on December 25th, 1SS4, and while iere, contracted typhoid fever. He returned to his nine In January and ?ns quite III with tho disease for i.nny weeks. On March ISth and UUli, ho suffered ith severe hemorrhage from the bowels. During the course of his illness, the dejecta passed as thrown on the snow within a few feet of the tieiim supplying the town. These dejecta, thrown ut from time to time, no doubt, accumulated and re mined inocitous upon the snow and frozen ground, Vmn Mnrch '25th to March "1st, tho temperature wuf uflielently high to melt large quantities of snow, his thaw was followed by rain, with mild, warm ' ather. These thaws and rains remove tho poison^ nh matter Into the water supply. This occurred he' .veen March 2.*>th and April 8th. Thermthrenk of the Ifease occurred betwean April Oth and April 15th itts iil'.otYlnc from tpn to fourteen days as tho propet erlod of Inciibntiou from the time of the proven coil' unlnatlon of the water supply. The op'nlon of the ?ommittce was strengthened hj ie fuel that partli s living on the same streets end ir h> Mine locality, who din-not drink the reservoir wa :r, but well water, did not Imvo the fever. In on< nnse were found two eases of the fever. In patient! ho had been In the habit of drinking hydrant watm iom home, wbile other membersof the house wlie ud not been drinking the hydraul, but the well water ere free from the disease. Tho committee concluded its report as follows: 1. That tho present epidemic iu riymouth la un> nuhtodiy die of typhoid fever, 2. That Its ex-iUng cause was the use of water fi'oir io reservoirs J'urnl.-lied sometime between March2Stl nrt April 5th, And polluted by excreta from a typhok ver patient, living near the source water supply. U \\ e do not believe that said epidemic was cause" v drinking river water. We a e led to the s-'Cotu onelnsion front llnding what, In our Judgment, Is suf cluit evidence of pnst pollution of the water stippl) ear Its goitre-, and because it is well known that ex reta from one typhoid patient have frequently poison il tno water supply <if a whole netgtiboiQouU um aused mi cjiiiU-uilc nf such fever. Clover for Stubble Lniwl. There is sonic doubt an to the propriety of jilantlnt eas In stubble land, m generally practiced. Oui inds have been so .scourged with llie plow, in coltot ultnre. they need n St. and a great ileal of it; an< nine of our best planters not only let land remain tin isturbed she whole year that grain is grown upon it ill let it rest the succeeding year alto. We rathci ncline to think that Improvement under this lattei reatment will be quite as rapid, probably mora so han mler the pea treatment, with the advantage o e.is expense, because nothing Is done?the use "I tin ind istho only Item lost, and 1 his Is a small one i here l end is so cheap and abundant us It is with tis Jnder the pea treatment, on the other band, every hlng must give way when a rain comes that the pea! nay be planted before it gets too Urv; the necesearj ced is also an Item, and so is the ialior to get then ilsnied. The land, too, Is again loosened' up am naile more liable to warli, and above nil, loses ita rest Voiild it not he better to take the money for pea feci rid labor to plant them and p.it it in miliure, and an dv the same to the spontaneous growth of weeds i\ e rather think it would. If a hardy pea like tin Ted-rlpper,"could be sown with the grain and conn ip alter tin* era*n fs harvested, the obligations mise< lotild be removed but while we have seen a scatter ng stand of peas in grain Held* secured In this man ler, we never saw a good stand and doubt its jiracticbility. Clover has the advantage over pens in till oiinection, and wherever Ike soil is aiiapted to It lover should follow grain. As the seed may t?c Rowi t the s;ime time as tlie grain, or upon tho growlni rain, it involves no additional plowing of tho land mil the latter pets the full benefit of rest. In ?ha las been said, we would not be understood as under ating the value of the pea ; It deservedly ranks hlgl ioth as a food and renovating crop, but we desire ti nler a plea In behalf of our plow-scourged land rhieli need rest so badly. No belter use can bo madi f a freshly cleared pine tlilcket than to plant it ii ieas: It will briiiL' a belter cron of these than nnv Ill lit; else, ntid wil', in turn,lie itsc-lf improved by tlx Tow th uf peas. Now Is the time to plant them, am working or two in July ami August will do inticl (> cleanse tlie land of its foul growth. We lmvc beei sked repeatedly of late what manure Is host odnpiei o peas. Such us.contain phosphate and potash uri est; they d.? not seem to need nitogeneous fertll sorb. Kalnit (potassic) and acid phosphato make i ;ood combination. l!ce t'liSlnrc?Alitor of Rcck. Enterprise tind Mountaineer. Most persons think that bees nro very cros: nd o'vays ready to stlns, but 1 flndfrotn dailj out act with them that they are highly docile lut there Is much to learn as to how nm risen to wotk with them. At the proper time am n the proper manner 1 can go anions them all daj rlthout being stung. At times it Is hazardous t< pen a hive or to break a cell and give the bees i mell or a taste of honey. It Is advisable to let thert lono wlieu they are not gathering honey or whei here Is none for them to gather, or just after a hart uln, or on a cool windy day. They nro then dispose! o rob eneh other, and when that commences thej rill Ming on slight provocation, I find that the mid lent the day Is the best time to work with them hough when the yield of honey Is very largo oik an work among thcin from sunrise to sunset nn< cutter honey everywhere and they will not resent It 'iwbiy ('.'Uth May) I had to examine some fine queen ells Just alter the rain, and I was obliir< d to cover tin Ives with a sheet to keen out tho robbers, and I was tung oftcner than I had been all the spring. The apiarist will soon learn the temper of bees bj he different sounds they make, for they have as grea variety of notes as there aro In the musical scale It. tx.ii tflll !?.? ? P,...? t? iiiidu when slio loaves tho IiHv to eo in quest of lion y. As she rise* to lly away her song i9 w/u-c i-hrc. While gathering honey her noto Is different ml when the is Iftiteu uri'l ready to return she htini! till another tune. Yon can learn their noto of an erby tapping on tho hiva without tlrst stupefyint .hem with smoke. When engaged in robbery the) :iake u sound peculiarly distinct from their otliel lotes. I liavn said enonsh about the aneor of bees; 1 wil ow say a few words about ants In connection witli ecs. I hare never seen them stealing honey frou lie hive, but they will help theinsoliHS to that wlilcl he house-wile has stored in her closet ur cupboard 'hey are of Service to the bees in removing from thi ivo bits of worms mid young bees that have beet lit up by the bees, and which would have to he car ied out by the swarm if the ants were nut their wiling servants. Jf you have a strong colony of Itaiiui ecs they cun defend themselves against moths am lite. Mel at the same time they are more gentle am . S3 ilisp'-sed to sting thau any other variety. J. D. Coorsu. Traveler's Itcst, S. C. ICouovntiiiit' rruit Trees. (American Garden.) An incident which occured some years njrn In mj anion taught mo nn easy way to Inluse new life anl Igor Into young trees of sluggish growth. A cat was accustomed to scratch on the bmly of t mall pom- tree, and before I was awiiro of it tins en Ire bark around the tree for about u foot was dry am' cad Considering the chances for the tree's surviva ory small at bert, 1 sawed oil' tlio stun Just below lie lacerated bark. This was done about tlio iniihlli f .May, and tlio wound was thickly covered will rafting was. The lirst eenson a new stem of over II to feet grew oin tile stiini]i.itml four years afterward the tree linil saclicd double tlio s:/.c and bore twiee the amount ol nit ol any other trees planted ut tlio suiuo time in te same lb-Id. Profiling by this experience. 1 have since that time ever hcMlattd to taw oil' every limb from barkmind.ind crooked-branched, unsatisfactory and slowrowing trees. New sprouts will start at once, tin ees will regain new life, grow luxuriantly, and rentually foi in large, syinmetrlcal tops. Of course here there is it deficiency in the soil, or where standlg around the roots, neither replanting nor pruning m do any good before the fund.imcutul causes are reluVed. J.tieeru Tor IIuk'n. Prof. Sheiton, of the Kansas Agricultural College, its made ml interesting experiment with half an acre I" Ineern. to determine how many pounds of poik It onld make. Having over stocked fho patch at tlie i-ginnlnc, he was compelled to make nn additional oil of com. The experiment consumed l,7<!n pounds f corn. 1'roooodlng upon the fact previously dolorlined, that It required Ml pounds of corn to make ne pound of Increase in pork. Tlio nine pigs i-ut [ion the experiment showed, al the end, a gain of 717 minds, :tv> pounds ol' which were to be attributed to le lueern. Kroi'i this experiment the Professor holds that nn re of Ineern will make an Increase of 776 pounds of irk, and that (V) bushels of corn would bring only IP pom d?, or 117 pounds loss than I lie product of ail xe of lueern that Is perennial and requires no labor i pri i'.'ioo. The quality of the flesh raised by this eon fond was foiiinl to l.o worth more than If the gs had been fed on grain exclusively. Lueern is ell adapted to our Southern eiiniale and soil, it amis i.tir luiiir ilrotiUi.-) nntl ri quires ijiit U!t!o cure. '? liftvv bofii cullivfttin^ It lor the just two years itli line results. ami vvr cviumend it as iii every way ui tli u trial on the farm. Allen I'liiverKily. (fY-'imi/tin K- ffinlrr.) IU-v. S. II. .1 i-< mi. 1*. K. of the Kcwlicrr*' ^:.i ii-t, tlolivi.ixi! tliu iimtii.il r.ddrcs, which :is full of profound thought and .sound adieu to llio j;r..duali-s. lit- cinj-hasized I lie rein tk lli:.i many "f the buys who 1111 the Jaila id penitentiaries of the !:iml to-day are icre !>erau<e of the failure of the tcuohrr lo is'ill into their lulmls Hie kwsuus of u yen* ,ue <Juiivihu iii-.?riiUt), Grow n, Vitrlety. 1 71 ie Cotton Plant. Though special farm or garden crop# arc often snc- ?': cfssfully raised In 8nin? IbCMlitlc-B?ut>nnlly nenroreasily accessible to a good market?an n rtlle mixed hus- 1 bandry is the most profitable. Generally It la not wise I'r for a farmer to depend upon a single enm, unless ho Is tin pretty well assured of having a "sure thing." It Is trl Inr better to plant a variety, so that If one crop falls, be or the market Is glutted with It, others will prove re- ] muneratlve. Several arguments twght easily be ad- mi dressed In favor of diversified husbandry?among tn others the fact that almost every sizable fnvm c?m- tj| prises a vnrlety of Rolls and hence Is adapted to the . raising of different products. Kvcry year many ? ' farmers 'miss It" by depending upon a single crop? ' like putting all their eg/s in one basket?whereas by J cultivating a variety thov would bo assured against cu the total failure which might resutt if they relief sole- < ly upon ft particular article. Many Southern planter* r|) whof rinTly confined themselves to cotton growing, (]0 are now wisely raising tlu-lr own provisions, nn?l find it to their advantage?for that producing their own ' breadstuff's nnil meat In tiic ino>t profitable has aire idy ,i heen fully demonstrated. 01 course there are exceptions to all rules, hut In most parts of the country It 1 j Is a good plan, and certainly the safest, to crow a va; rlcty. th m k< <Joo<l C'nttlr. Kershaw Gazelle. It Is surprising to go Into our market on any ordij nary occaMon and notice how littlw really go ml heef Is ; prepared and pluced on sale for the use of our citizen*. Gi ' In many Instances the meat is not fit for food, and If Inquiry Is made of the bntehcrs as to why they do not ed j oiler a better grade of beer, ihelr reply Is that they |>| | find it Impossible to set any better. Ji Is very strange ; that snch a state of affairs should be trne. \\ 1th orilt; nary provisions for keeping of cattle and reasonable , care, there Is no place where they could bo raided and ' ! kept in line Condiii.in for so littlii outlay of cash. Good cattle will always bring the very highest tirlce, ft' j besides where kept up for fattening, they will almost cl : ...... r..? tl.?lr L- I no Kb Il,.,|r rirmlii M1,.n nt (V.rtlllToi * | ?<-t some line try It. I'liiat plenty of pens, cut and S I cure them when beginning to ripen well. If protierly R cured, tliey will kern stock In fine condition until you ' are ready to fatten them for market, when a few busli- ?f ] els ol corn meal, rice Hour and cotton wed meal combined, will put your stock In prime condition nt short notice. Let some of our farmers try it. It will pay t| better than cotton, and dues not .require ono bail so " much labor. . > i ? 01 A Woman's <tuestion. I> Before I trust my fate to then, Or place my hands in thine, Before I let my future glvo Color and form to mine, q Before 1 peril all for thee. Question thy soul to-night for me. I break all slighter bonds, nor feel A shadow of regret; m Is ilu re oi.e link within thu past M That holds thj spirit yet J Or Is thy faith as clear and freo s| As that which I can pledge to tliec ! (; Dues there williln tby dimmest dreams A possible future shine, ? Wherein thy life could henceforth breathe, O Untoticheal, nnshared by mine? I If so, at any tmln or cost, 0, tell me before all Is lost J C T Look deeper still; If tlion canst feel, <1 Within thy inmost soul, That thou hnst kept a poi tlon back, j While I have staked tho whole, n Le.t no false pity spare the b.ow, But In true niorcy tell ato so. Is thero within thy heart a need That mine cannot fnltll? I One chord that any other hand l/Oiiiu iH'iiir HUKt* ur sun . \ Speak now, lest at sotno future dny c My whole life wither and decay. Lives there within thy natnre hid Ij Tl?' demon-spirit, change. Shedding a pacing glory ftill Oil ail tilings new nml strange? c It may not be thy fault alone? n But shield my heart against thine own. Coub'st thou withdraw thy hand one dny. A Anil answer to my claim, That fate, lit that to-day's mistake? ? Not thou?had been to blame? Some soothe their e.onfclence thus but thou Wilt surely warn nnd save mo now. v Nay, answer not?I dare not hear, s . The words would come too lale; Yet I would fpare thee all remorse, 1 So comfort thee, my fate: c Whatever on my he?it may full, Itumember, I would risk It all! c The Endless ProccNMlon. I Down the vist* of the ages, ^ I Paint.", and sinners, fools and sage*, i Marching onward, slow and solemn, t i Go In never-ending column? ? Here tho honest, hero the knave? ( With a rythmic step sublime, i To the grave. j i Llko the rolling of the river. Going on and on forever? < Never resting, never staying, I Never for on instant straylnt:? in,l li.r.l nnil jl.irA I r Equals soon' to mix and mingle lu the grave. ' Pnty cannot, nor can pteasnre. i F"r a moment break the rnensuto; They are mnrrliinr on to doom, They nrc moving to the tomb? > All the coward. nil ihe brave, ' Soun lu level all distinction > In tbo grave. Since the morning of ercstlon, Without break or termination, Ever on the line Is moving. All loved, and alt thu loving, i All the mothers ever pave i On to silence and to slumber I In the grnve. I IT ore no bribe the bond can weaken, I Here no substitute Is taken; Each one for himself? no other, ' t?un nor father?no, n?r brother; Love th* purest cannot save; Each alone the roll must answer 1 In the grave. Who commands the dread procession ? Which shall know no retrogression 1 , Who cmi be the great director} J Ha! that grim and grizzly speci e, Him thai Sin to Satan gave. Death, the uilghty King of Terrors, A lid the gravo. r Something worth seeing. The stock of r spring hats and dress goods that we will oiler , t'.ils spring. Yon can save money by buying i yonr hats and dresses from K, M. lladdon &. ! Co. , t .nntr nt. Hinso Tmlin liif>n suits wltll t.ho em broidery to mntcli, from flvcdolinr? up. They ( are both pretty and elieup. It. M. Iladdon it : t'o. i , !> cent muslins In greatest variety, nt It. 31. i I Iladdon & (.Vs. Our line of 8,10,12 and 15 cent white lawns | I cannot bo surpassed. H M. Iladdon a Co, Miss Lilly Taggnrt an accomplished dress- I maker Id now with Bell 4 Unlphln. i t t Dresses cut anil mnde to order on abort no I Ice, "prlccs low" nt Boll it OnlphlnV. .Sccond mourning goods, The handsomest line ot second mourning goods wo have ever 1 shown, fine and cheap. U. M. Iladdon it Co. 5 Dresses cut and lit or made to order. It. M. i J Iladdon A Co. f Tarasols and fans. Our lino of parasols and 1 fans Is boih largcand cheap. We .show goods i t in this line entirely new. It. M. Iladdon it . Co. i 1 Summer silks, black silks, blnck and color- 1 " oil satins, satin rhudamc, <?c., full line at It. ' s M. Iladdon a C'o's. 1 Ask Cunnlngeam <fc Templeton to show . you the stock of gent's collars. i! The latest styles In millinery will bo added I every week during ti|o season as they appear I i In New York. It. M. Iladdon a Co. I White lawn robes with trimming to match. ] ? A very handsome lot and very cheap ut Smith . & Son. i W. Joel Smith J:Son have on exhibition ono of the largest and most attractive stocks of spring and summer goods they have ever offered. Goods arc much prettier than usual, and cheap enough to satisfy the closest buyer. | Call, examine our stock and get your wants s supplied. Smith A-Son. ' W'e wont to market late, had several lines of : Roods cold us at reduced prices, ana increinrc j win otl'er sonii) ro;il bargains to our customer*. [ Come, see for yourself. Smith & Son. Press goods, plaids, English check, all wool , nuns veiling from the cheapest to the best at , Hell Jb Galphln's. i Citron, currants and rasins, fresh at Parker 1 A Hill's. 1 Northern tipples at 83.15 per barrel at Far [ leer & llill's. The time to ?ot out your flowers is here 's Wc are expecting a lot of flower pots Ili a few j days. W. Joel Smith A Son. Rlack kid gloves, every pair guaranteed at - Hell .t Galphln's. 2 Hosiery! hosiery! hosiery! Tidies, Misses, 1 and Children at Hell & Galphin,s. . Crazy cloth, for wash dresses, makes up as i pretty as an all wool klbtir cloth. Entirely new at Hell & Galphln's. i Smoke "Mary Lee" tobacco. P. Rosenberg ?t Co. Mndrass curtain lacc?beautiful patterns. ' Also, Schlrn lace. These goods entirely new [ and cheap. It. M. lladdon A Co. ! Parasols! Parasols! Another lot of para- ( ' sols Just received. H. M. Had don Jc Co. Grant is not dead yet, and tho doctors 1 I have aliout come to tlie conclusion that he ' i will get well in spitcof them. i 1 Have you seen those zephyr suitings, sof ( 1 like silk and very cheap, ut ll. M. HadUou A j ; Co's. . v , Farmers should get an improved double foot 1 . plow stock to put In their cottou with, for M i sale bv W. Joel Smith A .Son. 11 i Kor gentlemen?ft most elegant llneofcolI lnrs, cuds, handkerchiefs, cravats, Ac., ut , 1 Smith & son. ^ We have still a small lot of millinery on a linml, consisting of {lowers, featliers, Imt. or- t iiaiiicnts, hair switches, Ac. We oiler plumes i anit feathers costing as high as * -' for'tiiu. and 75c.. tlowcrs costing as high as 7.">c. for 2.">c., g roul hnir switches, black hihI colored, costing ,| , "5c. and $1 foroOr. Smith A.Son. c I Our stock of clothing has been pronounced c the prcttlest ever brought to Abbeville. We c i really think we have a beautiful llncof cloth- f | Ing and are selling same at very reasonable ? I: prices. Smith A Soil. u II Our stock of lints, gents neck wear, and f ' band sewed shoes cannot be surpassed. Smith J ' A Son. J ' Washington street still Improving. Call in j , Thos. MeOettiirnn's well known estahlishI ment, the old Palmetto Saloon, No. 4 Wash- s f! ingtoii street, next door to the ^fr-twiifjirr of- [ flee and right under the .Valium. See the im- ? 1 j pjoveinents Tom Is making and see for your,! selves how a first-class saloon is kept.?mtv. ci . | 15 pounds brown sugar for one dollar at l'ar- ? Iter a Hill's. 1' ! The Abbcvlllc wholesale store Is still selling " corn nl Western prices. Mr. Hogcrs lintl nine *" 1 ears corn nt depol a few days ago and report# eight more to arrive. It Is astounding tlio amount of corn, meat anil flour this house I sella dally. This house docs a mammoth hus- _ In ess and. Is certainly a great blessing to the , trade. Fresh buckwheat at Parker A Hill's. m Mackerel at bottom prices. No.In ]/x harrcls at. ?1.7">, No. ;i In barrels at at l'arj ker?fc lllll's. i Tinware In sets?very low?at Parker A I Hill's. . J i A full stock of Now Orleans sugar aud mo* i lasses at Parker A Hill's. j i.andreth's onion sets at I<awson's. A large lot canton flannel to be closed out at T I New York cost by l\ Uosenberg ?t Co's. [ ' Uemember that I*. Uosenberg .t Co will close 'out their Immense stock of overcoats, and I suits at sacritlelng prices. j All winter goods to be sold at reduced prices fr ! by 1'. Uosenberg A Co. al I Cent's woolen undershirts will be sold at _ | cost by P. ltosenberg <0 Co. X j Caix at Miller BrotliCTs and get your j clocks and boots. j Sound seed potatoes?early rose, early good, rich, pinkeyo, and Florida yarns, at Parker it {, iiiirs. ? Sugar?12 lbs. granulated for $1.00.1.1 lbs. ex* tra C. 'oral.IK), It lbs. golden for;M.OO, liy. lbs. i el low for $1.04, at l'arker ?fc Hill's. j Farmers wishing to'purchase tobacco In .ri j or 10 pound lots or by the box, will find It to j their Interest to call on 1*. ltosenberg A Co. A ! 'i'.'.WO pounds of bacon, 1.00Q bushels of corn , 200 barrels of Hour, 'JO barrels ot molasses?In ; stuck and to arrive. Parties in need of these .. goods will do well to examinv our stock. \V. 1 I Joel Smitli & Son, ' 00 bushels clay peas nt Parker ?fc Hill's. > \ varied and extensive stock of nearly ev- ' ytlilnx usually needed by the truiXj to be jnd nt Smith & Son's. IVhlte (roods, India linen, Egyptian lawns, ion dedacca, Persian lawns, nainsooks, soft ilsli mulls, French and Irish mulls, with mmlnps to match, at prices never quoted fore in this market. IS. M. lluddou & Co. S*o pains or expense have been spared to tike our s^rlnjj stock otio of the most ai e lowest. It. M. Haddon &'Co. Mr. John T. Lyon Is the owner of a fine ? mulsh Jack?"Dan Castcllo." [f yon want a bnrsaln In nice ladles' shoes 11 on Cunningham a Tcmploton. iprlng and summer worsteds In nil the new ades, with trimmings to match. K.M. Iladin & Co. Poster k Ids. Our Ave hook kid glove at 81 nnot he heat In this market. Ulvo them a lal. 11. 31. Iluddon A Co. Cow pens for seed at Parker & Hill's. Diamond dyes makes old things new. Try cm. Only 10 cents per pnekneo. All colors >pt on hand by Speed <t* Neuffer. Pearl! pearl! pearl I our line of ponrl butns cannot be surpassed llell & (ialphln. You can get a nice pearl button for 5 cents a wen. The best quality for 10 cents at Hell t ilphln's. Jet crochet, crochet and Jet, Taylors covcrI, somethlnz In block buttons to match any < ack dress at Hell & Ualphln's. < 1,aces, oriental torchon breftton valenclnes, In the greatest variety at Bell & Gullln's. All oyer embroideries, all over Hamburg. I over Swl?s, all over net, very pretty and leap, at liell & Ualphln's. Great excitements compel Won left behind, j XXI viirds now snrliiL' prints at. 4 cents. A. osenberg, Greenwood, S. c. 51) pieces fruit of the loom blenching at8 :nts. A. Rosenberg, Greenwood, S. C. j I)o you know the best and cheapest place In 10 up coitnlry to pet n stylish hat or bonnet, Is at llell a Ualphln's. Neck wear, linen collars, collorelts flchues' ape leese and ruchlug In great variety at ell & Galphin's. Fans! fans! fans! from cents up to the ?stln real hand painting nt ISell & Gulpliln's If you want a suit of clothes cheap go to unnlngliam Jt Templcton's. White rohc drosses. Something entirely ow and hRndsomo. It. M. Haddon & Co. Hosiery. A beautiful line cardinal, brown nd navy blue hose, only 10 cents a pair. It. t. IIaddon A Co. Gloves, lisle, silk and kid In all the new lades at reasonable prices. It. M. Haddon A o. Rosenberg & Co., aro ottering clothing at really reduced prices. nice formerly occupied by Judge Thompons lee. 2fi, 18*1. We have nn Immense stock of fine embroidricsnnd laces for trimming white dresses, hey are very pretty and cheap. It. M. Hudon & Co. Mourning goods a specialty. Tamlso cloth, [enrletla cloth, gazelle cloth, black cashiered, Ac. It. M. Haddon & Co. Tarasols, we can show you something handonie In this line. Hull ??r Galphln. !?,000 yards figured lawns at \\/? cent". A. Loseuherg, Greenwood, S. C. Spool Silk Veilings. Something to please he ladles, new and handsome. Full lino of olors. R. M. Haddon & Co. Oriental and Egyptian laces In beautiful lULIlTU* ll'UIII UIU UUUiipVBb IU UllO JlUU.-jl. H, I. Haddon & Co. Physician's prescriptions carefully and ncurately compounded, by experienced bonds, ,t nil hours of day and night, at, .Speed ?fc soutl'or's Drug store. . Lawns a \y? cents per yard at T. Rosenberg : Co's. A full line of potent medicines and faucy rtlcles at Speed ? Neuflcr's. Wo hnve a nlcc llnoof Jersey Jackets which re ui c selling ehcap. Bell <1: Galphln. Sunday hours at Speed & Neu tier's Drug tore: from !) to 11 A. if., ft to ft P. M. A complete stock of paints, oils, varnishes, olors, etc., etc., at Speed & Xeufler'a. P. Rosenberg & Co., cau otter lawns at :cnts per yard. A full line of rendy mixed paints from )ound to gallon sizes, always on hand at >pccd & Neutt'er's. The best thing out, Is our novelty comblna-! Ion corset bountifully made, pcrfect tltting; md guaranteed to give satisfaction, liell & Jnlphln. Embioldcred dress Robes something pcrectly hcuutltul at Bell Je Ualphln's. Gloves! gloves! gloves! tomctlilnsr to *ult very one. Lisle silk and kid at Bell & Gal* lhln's. You ought to seo onr lino of plnld worsteds or over suits and trimmings, they ore new, ityllsh and cheap. R. M. Haddon <k Co. Miss Annie Howell, of New York, will ns:1st Mrs. Haddon in the millinery departncnt. Duucnn Xnmmoth Prolific Cotton Seed. Thirty-flvo or forty bolls make o pound, stands drouth well. Bale to the acrc mado list year on sandy land. Price 51.30 per bush:l, Itrlsed by MhJ. R. A. Griffin. For sale by Juunlnghom & Teinpleton, tf . Formers use Johnson's cotton slders to run irnnnrl vonr cotton \clLb. Sold onlv hv \V Foci Smith A Hon. Plentv of cow peas to bo found at W. Joel Jm I Hi & .Son. Lawns! lawns! tho Hummer lawns p.re prettier than usual this season, a large stock it smith a Son. Dress ginghams, nil shades nt Cunningham t TcmpletonV. Hosiery, gloves, corsets, buttons, dress diirts, uudorshfrls, at Cunningham Jc Templeton's. Brown coorls, %, ?? and 4-1 nt low prices at ijutiiilngliatn & 'lempleton's. Our black kid gloves for one dollar ennnot lie heat, every pair guarauteed. Bell &. Gal[Ttiln. Stylish mllllnerJ at Bell & Galphln. A dress for nil. Our line of 5, fl'4,7 and 10 ?ems colored lawns cannot be surpassed. Hell A. (ialphln. Golden machine oil, I he best for cnalnesand ill machinery, for sale by Speed & Men tier. Handkerchief from 5 cents up, some nice for 10 cents at Bell & Galphln's. Never so cheap before Xo. 3 mnckeral In barrels for ono dollar and lllty ceutaeacb at I'arker A Hill's. 20 yards or good callca for one dollar at Parker & Hill's. iMnoromcnes. jno prettiest nnu ciieapost Urn; of lawn and hamburg edglugs lobe found nt K. 31. Haddon & Co's. I^oolcat our "town talk"' corsetonly 35 cents, tt. M. Haddon ?.t Co. "Ik-stout," corsct, for50 cents, Is ft beauty try one. 1?. M. Haddon A Co. A large assortment-of Hamburg edgings at UunnhiKham Sc. Templeton's. Receiving this week, tbe latest simper In ladles and misses hat*, over WO pieces ribbon, nil new shades, largo lot .Spanish, Ksyytlan, Kscurlal and other Inccs. Many other new mid benutltiil millinery goods, Just arrived, und moie coming every day. It. M. Haddon k Co. Large lot Mls?es, chlldrens mid infants wed)!C heel shoes, best for weur and comfort. Just opened at It. M. Haddon & Co. All over Oriental loco, for yoke and sleeves, >1 per yard and up. it. M. Haddon it Co. i'arker <fc Hill are selling 11 yards of 4-1 fruit of the loom bleaching for one dollar. Wum% CONGAREE MR WII1S. Ccmmbia. S. C. Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR ItnK?E 'VVOUK3 WERE ESTABLLSAED in 1H47 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair unil James Anlerson anil purchased by mo in the year 1S.VI, und mm that tune till now enrrled on successfully by nyself. Mv Iriends anil cnsloiners will bear witness if the larue'aml stupendousJob* executed by ino. It vas at my workfi where the largest nml almost only ub of Its cI?j<s ever exeenteil in this cltv was dono Iz^ Iho making,' of tho pipes for the City Water iVorks In the year ISftS, In the branch of BKLL 'OKNDINO, lean say thnt I have maile the largest lells ever cast in the State, Hitch as the bell for tile ;itv Hall in Columbia. w.. . ..,.i> ..r ....nu.nd r..m a ppnit!.'pttm? a i iVOUK COLUMNS fur Store fronts, is larjre nuil arlous, ami in RAILINGS for Dalconfcs, Gardens, nil Cemeteries I have the largest variety and most nndern patterns; uianv of these are patented anil 1 lave purchased the right for this state. In the iiiaehinc line 1 ean furnish my patrons with (TEAM ENGINES nml BOILEIW of any size anil lescrlntlon, My C'llU'l'LAK SAW MILLS have arrlcd off the prize at ev-ry State Fair held in this Ity, nml in their construction I liavo taken imius to omhlne simplicity with the most useful inoiiern lm* rovements, and may Hatter myself that my ('1KCI',AR SAW MILLS tind favor with every sawyer who inderstands his business. Tlie many orders I am steadily receiving for SlfIAII CANE MILLS prove that the pub'ic appreciate lie mills of niy make, and ho it is with mv GKAIiN(I for IIOlfSK l'OWKUS. GIN WHEELS. GKlST 11LLS and other M ACIl IN EK Y. 1 have the manufaetiirim; rl'.'ht of many PATENTS neb as eastings for ROCK COTTON AND HAY 'UESS and three or four different FEKD CUTTliS ml other Implements. 1 will be pleaded to senil my circulars to any appliniit, together with price list or estimate. My priced ro moderate, and I assura the public that they are iwer than those of Northern manufactures, and' that ly work will comparu favorably with that of any otbr maker. Addri-ss John Alexander, t'ONOAHEE IltON W'oiUCS, Colli til bill, S, C. J. W. SIGN, ABBEVILLE, S. C. TEEPSon luiiul a fullassortnientof VIR0N CASES, TOE BURIAL CASKETS. COFFINS, om thecheapest to the l??st. Ilearse will Ltciul funerals, when desired. Ie will also Contract for the Erection of Buildings. 'e is agent for the sale of Sash, J>oors Units, Mouldings, Stair-railings, Floorings i?I every tiling pertaining to hou*e bniitlihg : April", ISdl), tl r>. L. MABRY, ttorney and Counsellor at Lav/ AUDEVJIJ.K, S. C. Illee formerly occupied by Jml0'C Thomson. J-'ce. Itt, U-iL U 1 WE IRE COIl Will not Carry dous Stock CASH has been given ing it. Price no Cons will not fail to take Ac sity. Those who reach greatest benefit. Com picked over. The Aug w. pa wis G-reenv Juno 17,1SS5. tf 0 J 0 aptflu & DRua< Keep constantly on hand a full Dyspepsia. For tale nulj/ by v*. Try our BI.AC ami our COMPOUND SYRUP 8ARSAPAIUI RED HUG POISON, the mont convenient way c nil the staple and fashionable color*. A full STATIONARY, etc.. etc The beat brands 01* t complete stock of WHITE LEADS. PAINTS HRUKIIKS, "WINDOW GLASS, GOLDEN MAI Bros. PREPARED PAINT, the best lu the mar [Prescription Physician's prescriptions and Family Recipe rlenced and competent hands. Orders by baud April 20,18T5, tf niTlTlTHTr(Tl I Iff lltMirlillA.il Will sell the fol NEW YORKt Ready-Made Winter Clothin nel Dress Goods a THE follnwinsr will he nold at tho lowest prlc HOMESPUNS, JEANS AND CASS 151EF CUNNINGHAM A TEMPLETON have a *1 call. As cheap us the cheapest and us gxxl as ? E R( deal: Bill. FLU Hams, Lard, Sugar, Cof I AM SFXI.IXO TIIK A ROVE GOODS FOR I will miike It to the Interest of all (.'ASH Hint LOW CASH prices will be appreciated 1 i Interest to sell only for SPOT CASH. I Iihvc tier any consideration. SHUT CASH or no (to W? thank our friends and customers for pasi THE ABBEVILLE ty Jan. 2*, 18M, tf NewDri coin HAVE Just opened a now and elegantly fll Corner, under the Prr.i.i and Banner ollic receive till their stock Is complete a full line Drugs, Medicines, Che: Also, all the popular PATENT MEDICINES : warrant to be fresh and good. \V3 also olt'or a well selected stock of FANC Colognes, Foreign and Dom in great variety, Handi Our Hue of BRUSHES AND SOAPS Is simp NAIL, FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE Bit! St. Janunry 28,18S5, tf Thomas mcokttigan having sold out t First Class Trade at the Norwood llrother ~.t .. . . .i.? uirmi> /,|T A can pilQIIC uucnuuii m nic om r.?iu? ?c"* by hko, and used as a Dcaverajre and Family 3 selected Malt, is absolutely IM'KK, and It I TONIC and us a IN VlCiOlt ATI NO HEALT 1SEVEKAGK It Is unexcelled, and only to be I The proprietor lias on hand a Fine Stock of COOLTIVOLI KEEK at only 11 cents a bottle. COOL TEMl'ERATK DRINKS put up lu I saloon of the up-country. Give Tom a Call at PALMETl MILK PUNCH, and ot May Hlh, 1S8-I. 1 B F S ] ABBEVi: Is now prepared to furnis] ed Lumber, and is ready to Work of any kind, at the ve: most reasonable prices. June 1*>, l&SI, tf WHITE 111 ARE now prepared to exhibit an elegant stock cf j SPRING & SUMMED: GOODS. I All departments are lull,and persons in want of any article, haveonly to call tor it and be .-applied. In regard t>> prices, a great many noods are uowsolil ticlovv tlie cost of production. Satisfaction guaranteed. Let every one call aiul sec for himself. WHITE BROTHERS, j Vacuum Harness Oil. rpo keep your harness soft, and make them 1 wear well, you mu^tget h<>me, li'rsalc in half-pints, pints and nuarls l>y Dec, n, TilO-?. LKguS. TO LEAVH r our TremeiH with us!! H the Contract for mo^H ideratiofl. The tra^H Ivantage of our Nece^H us first will reap e before the Stock BH usta Store, H fE, Mmmger, cood, 8. C.H mZTSUI HCU11GM GrISTS. I AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF FuH^H nc. All the latent and popular lines or I FIR BINE, the bent Liver Medlclne^o^^^H KUEKHY CORDIAL fur Hummer Compla^^|^| MjA with IODIDE PCTA8H for the >f destroying then? Insect*. DIAMOND line of FANCY OOODfl. TOILET AltTrCLM^H :i?AIW, TOBACCO AND CIGARinTESr^^^B . 01IX. VARNISHES, ETC., ETC. PAI^^H I'lIINE Oil*. We sell the celebrated Iiarrl^H^H ket. Special attention paid to the Department. H| s filled nt nil honr* of day and illgbt by ex^^^H [ or mall promptly attended to. SPEED & NEUFFERHH Mill [lowing goods at HB JOST for Caslfl g. Flannel Underwear, ,nd Dark Calicoes. HH IPS : BLEACHED. BROWN AND CnECKl^^H IS, HOOTS AND SHOES, and all other gooj^^H toro full of all kinds of good*. Give tltrrt^H^| tbo best. [Feb. 25,1M5, t^HR rGERS, I iran Ml 111 fee, Molasses and Soap. hh SPOT CASH nnd CASH QNL'^H bu.vcis to bu> th< lr goods from me. Hclicvl^HH >y the trmlcnnd that It will bo tnnnr adopted this rulonud will uot'brcuk ihem will ho our motto. |^^B| favors aud protnlso lower pricca than ever WHOLESALE STORE' ig Storl .(PEIiRIV I Lieu up Ulll'lr .^iuivn Oil mo 4>mi3iinn :e. and are now receiving and will continue BHH micals, Dye Stuffs, &cH kepi In n tlrst-cla?s Drug Store, all of which V GOODS, consisting of R^H estic, Handkerchief Extract^H some Vases, Lamps, &c. ily complete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOT^^B| j.sii feOArs from the tincst toilet to tUecheai^^H ftfllllilJ lie CEXTENNI AL HOUSE and established \s Old Stand on Washington Street, desires LITY of his FINE OLD LIQUORS goftcne^^B ilcdlciue. It is manufactured from cargfull^MB k highly recommended hle.il II SUSTAINING and stRKNUTU GIVIW^H in.! nt the I'AL.MKTTo SALOON. flfl .MILWAUKEE STEAM BEER also FRESl^H 'irst Clnss Style to suit the trade at the leadln^^H the old '0 SALOON- I her Temperance Drinks. |B WTYW, I L!LE3 S. Cm H i all kinds of Hough or Dres8<fl| fill all orders for CarpenteiH| ry shortest notice and at the^J 1 mi; Hi 1 Under the H New Hotel! Will be Found I New Fall Goods! Low Prices I QUARLES I THOMAS I .Abbeville* S. C? H bi'pt. 21, ISM, If