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- :: *; ; '--:\;:v ?i?cm The Press and Banner! fi?-Publlsbed every Wednesday at S- ft year In advance. Wednesday, March 13, 1889. Kqual Justice?Equal Taxation. Our respected contemporary, t lie Columbia Register, In the past lias talked earnestly and strongly in favor of a fair assessment of property. Wesaggest that there is a greater difference In the administration of justice in Kouth Carolina than in the assessment of property. When we do not recollect that any member of the ruling class, nor any member of tbat class who shout boennnas and praises to officers for U?lr every act, has ever been pun. Ished for murder In tbls State, and when tbe .AironQnam wnllM lAftrt ltQ tf* lielifVft tllJlt tllOV have committed crimes for which the friendless citizen would be called upon to surrender his life, we cannot but believe that there is a great need for a uniform system of punishing criminals. Lynchers have defied the Courts, and laugh, ed them to scorn. The lynchers were posslblj members of the privileged class of citizens who may punish poor trash without let 01 hindrance. But when some negroes in I'lckenB tried the lynching busiuess, they arc brought Into Court, tried and sentenced to bthanged. These negroes lynched a white riian for assault on a little girl. Recently In York county, the newspapers in form us that the Sherlft' hid out sonicnegroes and carried them from the county In the night time, to prevent them from being lynched by infuriated members of thr prlvliedged class. Was not the admission ol fear on the part of the Sheriff that his prison era could not be allowed a trial In the Court, a shame and a disgrace to the county? A month or no ogo two Yiegroes went Into j. store In Charleston. One of the negroes shot and killed the store keeper, a white man Both negroes were put on trial for the nun* der, and both were convicted of murder hut: sentenced to be hanged. The exultant manner in which the Charleston newspapers announced the speedly conviction was such as not to create a favorable impression. Oi course the negro who committed themurdei should have been convicted, but by no method of reasoning based on anything else than the technicalities of a faw which havo noVei been known to apply to the influential citi. zen, can the conviction of the man who witnessed the killing be Justified. In our opinion the execution of the second man in tin Charleston case is nothing more nor less thai Judicial murder?pure t?nd simple. We fur ther believe that the Governor should com. mute the sentence?even if 11, should be th< means of exciting members of the privileged class to break down the jail a id lynch the negro! Edgefield has a triple murderer who seems to set the law at defiance, and on whose criim the Courts do not look with much disfavor. But why specify special caf es? Loot at ot? y Courts anywhere. Toor trash generally gel Justice?their chief ground of complaint lies in the fact that there seems to be no law t< punished the privileged class. It is seldom that anybody is punished unjustly, and it Is seldom that the privileged class are put t> any more trouble than is incident >to thel> trial and acquittal. The Dnty or Giving --- The Duty of Saving. Our preachers and the religious prt-ss art profuse In their advice to laymen on the necessity as well as the religious duty of "giving." They cry "give,"' "give," "give," bui never a word do we hear of the necessity 01 saving?saving something for one's own sell In old age. Nor do we hear anything of the sin of wasting our time in idleness. Instead of asking for the needed money all sorts of devices are resorted , to for thcpurpose of levying tribute on the people i'oj church purposes?and some of these methods, v to say the least, are of questionable propriety We have good authority forsayiug tbat he who does not provide for his own family i> worse than an intldei. But has any preachei or any religious newspaper ever preached from that text? What this country needs?and it needs ii badly?is the individual prosperity of its citizens. and they need to be taught and encour> / aged to lay by something to support thein' selves In their declining years. It should not be forgotten that one lathei can more readily and more cheerfully render the needed help to a dozen children, than a dozen children can suppoitan aged or infirm father. The bread ot charity is not sweet. It is full of bitterness to him who eats it, and the Improvident citizen who does not strive to lay by something for old age, lays the foundation for his own misery and unliappiness in the last days ot old age. Irreverent men have said that, "ho friend is so true, as a (dollar or two"; and a noted man is reported to have said : "A man is more respectcd for what he has, than what he has Riven away." Do not the frequent church-suppers tend to demoralize our young men, aud lead them Into habits of extravagance and wreeklessness? Is the example of asking them many times the worth of the article ottered, a good one? Is It right, under any circumstances, to t ike money without giving value received? As far as we are able to understand, we do not know of any reason which would warrant a church committee in going outside of business methods, even to raise money for any of the church purposes. When people give to the church, let tliem have both the satisfaction and the credit for the act. Do not deprive, him of due credit K InMmtHoflnrr r\f ami afii'too ac av. pecting a man to do a foolish thing, whereby he violates business methods mid cuts himself off from the possibility of getting any credit for a generous act. The church ought to be supported liberally, and every one should give iu a direct way and in an unmistakable manner, aud not by Indirection. ? In It Diwcrimiiinlion ? "The facts are these. The American Agriculturiii. an old and popular journal, has made the offer of S>00 to be given to the subscriber to that paper who makes the largest yield ol corn per acre this year. Our department simply proposes to givo an additional S500 if the man who wins the reward should be a citizen of this State."?Laurens Advertiser. As we understand, our neighbor is mistaken. Our understanding is, that nobody can compete for the Agriculturist's SSOO, who is not a subscriber to that paper. Tlie Agricultural Department supplements that offer by giving $500 to any subscriber of that paper who may win the Agriculturist's prize. This we think is decidedly wrong. Plainly wrong, if we ate in error as to facts, please enlighten us. Understand us. We think it proper and right lor the Agricultural Department to encourage the cultivation of corn or other fttrra product, provided each and every citizen lias a fair chance. But suppose a citizen, who is not a subscriber to the Agriculturist, should rume u uigger crop luun uiu'. raiseu uj iu:j subscriber to that paper? Would he get nuy prize? Not a bit of it. That prize goes to the subscriber to the Agi-icullurist, and we submit that the officers of the State of South Carolina have no right to discriminate bggvcen our cit- j Izens. The fact of a man's subscribing to any particular newspaper should not entitle liltn to special advantages from the government. Our public officers may he fully justified in appropriating our mouey to encourage subscriptions to a particular or. favorite newspaper, but we do not see it in that light, and we ivouW like to know by what method of reasoning ?uch a course can be commended. If we are lo <e>Tor, please correct us. lAces, Trimmings. Kmbroideries Kuchings, Ribbons &c. Very cheap at Smith & Son's. We have several pieces of carpet left, any x>neof which we will give you at a very low (figure. Now is the time to buy a good carpet or a small outlay. W. Joel Suuili & Son.. tCv* . | Rati on Sontlicrn Republicans. The President in a late interview spoke with energy and force on some subjects. Among other things he is reported to have said : "Respecting nppointments generally the President said he should follow the suggestions of Senators and Itepreseutatives, the men chosen by the people to represent their wishes, and he expected these gentlemen to be conscientious in the matter and reeoinommend only good men for oflice." LOWNDESVILLE'S MINOR ITEMS. Pepper niwl Spier, ami Everything Nice. I .own desv ri.i.e, S. March 10,1889. Several of our citizens went to Abbeville last Monday. Mr. J. M. Maker went to Augusta last Monday night and returned with his wife, who had spent sometime in that city, 011 Wednesday. Mrs. 1>. Ij. ltarnos spent several of the first] days of last week at Col. James T. Humes, at Barnes Station. Mr. P. I'edwiler, of Klberton, was a guest at the Mosele.v Hold last Monday night. He reported a considerable tire in that place a day or two before. Mr. It. L. Morchcad was called to F.lherton | on business last Tuesday and returned on Thursday. l?r. 15. A. Ilcnry of this place, wont to P.rad-1 ley last Thursday to attend a meeting of the Medical Association of this county, lie read an essay before that body. Mrs. I'. 1$. Allen, of Starr's Station, spent la*t Thursday night at her mother-In laws, Mrs. M. It. Alien. Miss Lena Brownlee. having been on a visit to Anderson, returned here last Thursday, and was the guest of Mr. II. A. Tennunt. Mrs. John K. Brownlee came to meet hoi daughter on Friday, and spent the day with our above named townsman. Messrs. J. A. Smith and Snipes, of Anderson, connected with the music house ol Mr. c. A. lteid, passed through this section iast Friday. County Commissioner ('apt. .1. E. Brownlee was In town on last Friday on business. Mrs. J. II. Latimer, from near Abbeville, eaine up last Friday and remained at Mr. J. t\ Latimer's until yesterday morning. l?rs. A. J. Spew and J. B. Moseley liavi nought and set out quite a number of pecan trees. This is a sort, of a deal in futures. Mrs. E. H. Mathews was <juite sick for several djiys the first of last week. At this writing we are glad to say that she is much better. Mr. I), lv. Cooley left here last Sunday foi Wllliamston, to visit friends and relatives in and around that place. Miss Annie McGruder, of Abbeville, reached here on Saturday last, and has since been our guest. Mr. B. \V. Williams, of Penny's creek, was on our streets on last Friday. Miss Carrie Graves, of Florida, who has been visum? irieimsana rnauves in mm ucm iicic for sometime, worshipped with the Methodists yesterday. Miiuy of our people have commenced to work iti their gardens. Planted some vegetable seeds, &c. Some of our planters are still sowing oats. There has been a much larger quantity of this valuable grain sowed this year than usual. Mrs. \V. K. Buchanan, of Cokesbury, has spent the past two or three weeks at her brother's. .Mr. E. F. Power, near Monterey. There being 110 preaching in our other churchcs yesterday. Rev. W. S. Martin had quite a large congregation in the Methodist church. There will be a Union meeting in the Baptist church in this place, on the lifth Sunday in this month. Rev.I)r. Manly,of Greenville, and other ministers are expected to be present. Mr. P. L. Sturkey has engaged the services of Miss Thompson, of Baltimore,an accomplished dressmaker and milliner, who will reach here In a few days. Some of the gentlemen are complaining because some of the ladies, when at gatherings, are too much occupied with their chewing gum. As brother Leitch would say, not here but up the country. By long odds, the biggest fire that ever struck this town occurred last Wednesday nifcht about 8 o'clock. At that time a passerby was lead to believe that there was lire in the store of Mr. T. Baker, irom the smoke issuing through the ventilators. The alarm was given and a crowd rapidly collected. When the doors were opened, the smoke was so dense and the heat so Intense, that some time was consumed in locating the lire. .Messrs. D. B. Iladley, father and son. having cod some experience in such matters, as in be is of a lire company, took charge of i.'id dlrcctcd allairs. Although all did thtii whole duty In lighting the lire ilend to tinbest of their ability, yet the citizens and especially the properly holders of this town owe a loi'i nf iriHiilhido in (honhnvn nmned trentlo men, wiiich they can never puy, for it was mainly owing to their familiarity with such tilings, knowing when and where and how to ilo, that a destructive contlagnuion was averted. It is impossible as yet for the losses of Mr. T. linker to he estimated. That will he lone the iirstof this week by an agent of the Insurance company, in which Mr. Raker was insured. TROUPE. ? UP I <tD^ BOOMING GREENWOOD. Factories ? Cotton Mills --- HousesStores?Goods?Visitors, etc., etcUheenwooo, S. C., Macrh 11,1S89. "Harrison is President. March rushed in with a sweep and a howl and the winds still blow. The new 3-ear is rapidly passing away. Miss Eva Watson who has been visiting relatives in this place left not long siuce for her home in Texas. Miss Anna Hell came home for a short visit, but returned to her school to-day. Miss Mary McGhec came home from High Point, Friday night, and returned .Sahbatli day. Mr. Joel Bailey, of Clintou, S. C., Is in the ci ty. Nearly fifty thousand dollars has been subscribed to the factory and the outlook is good forasmuch more. Every body should subscribe liberally to this enterprise. Our dry goods merchants are making things look like spring time with their display of spring and summer goods around their doors anrt In elinw windows. We learn that Dr. S. Y. Kwygert will leave here soon to locate in Anniston, Ala. Capt. John Clark, of Augusta, was In the city one day last week. At the home of Mr. F. F. Dunbar, on Friday night last, a sociable. Only few were present, but it was a highly enjoyable occasion. Miss Efiie Brabham and her brother Mr. Brabham are quliean acquisition to Greenwood's society, and our townsmen and townsladies welcome Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar to our beautiful little town. The contract for repairing the Haptlst church hai> heen let, and work will commence tills week. The I'resby terian and Methodist brethren have kindly ottered them the use of their respective churches while the Haptist church is undergoing repairs. Drummers still Infest the town in large d limbers. The new residence of Mr. Hilton, of NinetySix, is being rapidly erected near the Augusta depot. Mr. J. S. Norse has purchased the lot belonging to Dr. J. C. Maxwell, lying near the Augusta & Knoxville depot, and will build on it ttiis spring. Dr. Charley Tagyart lias returned to Greenwood. Miss Allie I'rultt, of Bradley, was in town Wednesday. Mr. I.. W. Kaminer, fancy groceries and confectionaries has mado an assignment. Mr. J. H. Buliock, assignee. Assets $(?03. Liabilities SMX). Miss Laura Johnson lias returned from New York where she has been to purchase her spring and summer stock of millinery goods. Mrs. J. II. Youngblood, of Bradley, passed ?Ui>..iifrli liftrfl nn lw>r foturn hntiwi Ir/tnt Iln/* West, where sin; has been visiting relatives. She was met here 1>y Mr. J. II. Youngblood, her husband, and Miss Aliie Piuitt, hjr sister. The genial Mr. I). A. I\ Jordan, was in this place several days last week. He left not long since for New York, where he goes to meet his trade. Mr. Fred Auld, who lias been clerking for Bailey Barksdale left not long since for Bennet tsvllle, S. C. Mrs. G. W. Klckenbakcr left Tuesday for Orangeburg, where die will j?:n her husband Mr. G. W. Kick en baker. They will make that their home. Business has been quiet in Greenwood. The weather has moderated and farmers are stayins at home and trying to make a start for a crop. Saturday's sales were booming. The prospects for the factory is still bright and every one is confident that it will come. Let the good woi'k,go on. Mr. It. R. Calhoun lias purchased the entire stock ol drugs formerly owned by Swygert & Rickenbaker and is selling them cheap. Mr. E. S. Addison, of Ninety Six, was iu the city Wednesday last. Mr W M i in'/f< of li Irksov ivns in t.ho I my Wednesday lust. Dr. \V. W. Dodson. of Donalds and Dr. J. W. Wideman, of Due West, registered at ltiley's hotel Thursday. Dr. Julian, of Ninety-Six, was in the city one day last week. Capt. J. It. Canvile was in the city Saturday last. Capt. J. T. Youngblood lias rented the store formerly occupied by S. K. Stansell. The public well on Main square is being painted. The dicky Mrds says tint orauge blossoms will bloom in the sweet spring time at this place. We hear of a whisper of a cotton seed oil mill to be erected at this pluce at no late date. News is scarce this week so will bid adieu. PEMBROKE. Goods that must go. A few ladies wraps an jackets that we will sell at greatly reduce prices. It. M. Haddon & Co. We have several extra quality Gents Leather Valises, also a number of cheaper Ladies and Gents Valises and Hoys that we are offering very cheap for cash. Smith it Sou. WORDS TO FARMERS. KcikI nn?l Inwardly DIkonI ? Maybe You Are Xot Hit. Every Southern State can bo made entirely self-sustaining if the farmers would only farm wisely. Georgia could produce all her foou supplies from her own soil If the farmers would but turn their attention to diversified farming. Wo can grow corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, millet, sorghum, clover and the grasses. We can raise hogs, sheep, cattle, horses and mules. Wecan raiseall kinds of poultry, make butter and have eggs in abundance: also vegetables and fruits of all kinds, and with such advantages, and a market at our doors for all such things,Georgia Is a large Importer of all the above supplies. Perhaps the farmers are not aware of the large aniouut of money that goes out. of the State, and out of their pockets for food supplies; and horses and mules that can and should be raised by the farmers of Georgia. We will take our county as a sample, Floyd county, that. Is considered 01 re among the richest counties in. Georgia, and considered well adapted to grain, grass and stock raising, with an intelligent class of farmers, and see the amount of food jsupplies that are Imported in Rome for the people that trade in that city, including farmers, and when ascertained from facts and figures, it will be seen what an amount, of money leaves this county for food supplies Hint should bo raised Dy cur iarniers. million pounds of Western bacon sold every year, barrels of flour; the meat imported Is'worth from ?480,000 to $000,000. and the Hour ?127,500, making $727,500 that should go into the pockets of our own farmers, this money goes to tlie West to enrich the pork and flour dealers and farmers This amount of money Is from the city of Rome alone, so what Is the amount paid by all the towns and cities in Georgia for bacon and flour Imported to feed the people of this State? It amounts in millions of dollars for only these two articles, bacon and flour; in addition mules and horses are Imported, also corn, hay, butter, poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits, when all such should bo raiRed by Georgia farmers. Is it any wonder that Georgia farmers arc poor when they are among the purchasers of all these things. Instead ol being producers and the furnishers? The farmers of Georgia, if they farmed wisely and economically, should feed themselves, and supply our cities and towns in part, at least, with fresh meats, poultry, butter and eggs, vegetables and fruits, and stop this large amount of money being sent. West for such supplies. Our system of farming for the last twenty years has been perniciously wrong. We have farmed for the benefit of others and to our injury and ruin. We see it and are convinced of it. Will we continue doing so. or change and farm for our own benefit? That is the question to be decided by the farmers themselves. I have shown you the money?the vast sum?that goes West annually from one city, Home, from your earnings for merely two articles, bacon and flour, $727,500; no wonder we are poor when you see how our hard earnings are spent, and how easily it can be stopped if we would only change our system and raise our own corn, wheat and hogs, and supply ourselves. The year l.SiiS is now at an end; the new year 18SU is now on hand, so in preparing for another crop, resolve on raising your own food supplies in abundance, and let your cotton be a surplus crop. I have heard man j* say, "I would farm as you suggest and raise my food supplies, but I am in debt and I must raise cotton." My answer is, you have been on that line twenty years, and you are still in debt as ever; dons not that convince you that your system of farming is wrong, and you are only farming to keep yourself in debt and bondage ? So change from a system that keeps you in debt and bondage, and try another where your chances are much better to get out of debt. If you can do no better ( ell half your farm and pay your debts and taken fresh start by changing a system that keeps you in debt and try the system of raising your own food supplies, and cotton sufll cientas your needs may require. Some place much hope on the Farmers' Alliance. The Farmers'Alliance isa great institution for the farmers if they live up to it? constitution and ritual, one of its chief objects Is to make the farmers become self sustaining, and buy all they need-for cash, avoid debt aud keep out of debt and bondage: and the only way of doing so, is to raise all your food supplies, your horses, mules, cattle, bogs and poultry, and live as a farmer ouubt to live, a free and independent man. I recollect the time when farmers farmed and lived that way, they were the most independent of all classes, their bams and smoke-houses were full from their own raising, they went to their own flocks for their meats, their own garners for bread, their own yards lor poultry and eggs, their own dal r:es lor mint ?na ouuer, ana meir own nrchards for fruits. The earth Is the same, the seasons are the same, they lived by the sweat of their brow, they labored honestly In their fields and God blessed their labors and rewarded the'r efforts, and why can't it be the same ngaln? It can be, and will be, if we will farm as we should farm. The change has been in our system of farming and not the change of nature's laws.?Jno. II. Dent, in Southern Cultivator. "Tlie Qrnnse," How it Orl|rinnted. Haw Grown, and Will Survive. E<litor Press and Banner : In I860 a iMr. O. H. Kelly, Clerk in the Department, was sent.South by theCommlssioncr of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., for some purpose. He visited Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis and Atlanta. "Impressed with the disorganization of this agricultural section, and grieved at the utter demoralization of Its people, whom ho 'found intelligent and trustworthy, lie conceived the idea that for the resuscitation of the country and the recuperation of its farmers, whose wealth and resources had been swept away by t lie cruel hand of war, organization was a necessity." Returning to Washington he consulted with skilled and nrucllcal agriculturists (seven In number) and they labored for nearly two years to devise a league peculiar to farmers, both effective and attractive, and from their combined efforts resulted the founding of the "National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry." Kelly beiug a North-western man, with faith Irv the success of his efforts, gave his lime, labor and money to "scatter the seeds" over that section and elsewhere in the Union, and even resigned his clerkship, that he might more successfully push his efforts "to cast bread upon the waters." The Order grew steadfastly for the next five years, and the membership Increased to twenty thousand Granges, averaging forty members each. Each successive year adding largely to this increase. In 1874 the National Grange Issued its "Declaration of Purposes," a portion of which reads: ' We shall endeavor to advance our cause, by laboring to accomplish the following objects : "To develop a better and higher manhood and womanhood among ourselves, "To enhance the comforts and attractions of our homes, and strengthen our attachments to our pursuits. "To reduce expenses, both Individual and corporate. ' To buy less and produce more, In order to make our farms self-sustaining. 'To diversify our crops, and crop 110 more than we can cultivate. "To sell less in Hut, and more in warp and woof. "To discountenance the credit system, the mortgage system, the fashion system, and eveiy other system tending to prodigality and bankruptcy. "To wage no warfare on any other interest. "To advance tho cause of education among the brotherhood and their children." A practical demonstration of the charity of the order was manifested when the grass-hopper plague appeared In the North-west, and tiie vast Mississippi deluged the South-west. Over twenty thousand dollars were taken from tho Grange treasury and Invested In breadstuffs, provisions and planting seed aud shinned to the unfortunate Patrons of those sections; Tlio circulation of Grange literature has greatly Increased the subscriptions to agricultural periodicals, and much money has been Invested tn libraries and books, which heretofore went to ruin shops and beer saloons. ' The constitution of the order forbids political or religious distinctions, but cherishes the father's manhood, the mother's devotion, the brother's affection, and the sister's love, thus combining a fellowship of the noblest character, and impresses the advantages of the Grange upon the agricultural mind, by its precepts and its teachings, having for its motto "Jisto perpetunRespectfully, A. M. AIKEN. Cokesbury, S. C., March 12,1889. Wood Anhes in the Hogpen. It is believed by many that a liberal supply of wood ashes in the hogpen 6erves to promote the health of the occupants, and Is a sure preventive for many forms of disease. The following from an exchange shows that ashes are highly valued by some swine growers. A certain farmer ?nd his neighbor to whom the secret had been communicated, had been very successful in keeping their nerd of swine hialthy and thrifty, while those of their neighbors were dying. The secret of their success was due to the free useol ashes on the feeding places. When corn feeding commenced these farmers would haul a load of ashes and scatter over the feeding place, re fit'lin IIJ5 IIUUI liin^ lu 1IIIIV U U. .uv ......... ug period. Coal ashes was found to answer as well as wood ashes when the cobs accumulating about the feed lot were piled together frequently and burned, allowing the ashes to mix with the coal ashes. By practicing this, these two meu saved their hogs each year, putting them on the market healthy and fattened. During two years, when cholera raged in the neighborhood, some men lost all their hogs, while those of the farmers above named were exempt. Yet these losers would not adopt the simple preventive that gave immunity to two farms In their midst Jrom disease, the remedy 1b so simple that they scolled at Its supposed elllcacy. Too much testimony has accumulated in the favor of ashes contributing to the health of swine, when they have constaut access to them, for farmers to Ignore their value. This preventive is iu the reach of all men, and there Is no reasonable excuse for not making free use of \l:?American Cultivator. Dress flannels In several shades at less than cost. VV. E. Bell. - >i ?? o ??iMaafci??fcg????? All About the City of College!*. Due West, 8. C., March 11,18X9. Winter clings to Spring. Improvement Is the order of the day in Due West. Prof. P. Ij. Grler's building is rapidly going up. Mrs. B. B. Grlcr fans new side walks laid out and over fifty trees plauted. Mr. Henry Allen, one of Greenville's young merchant princes, Is visiting home. His wife and young Henry, Jr. accompany him. Prof. J. W. Magill, the best cornetist "in two Slates," is at home on a visit. The firm of K. K. Ailen <t Hro, of Greenville, bought 1,100 barrels of flour Just before the rise in price. Their total stock oi Hour comprised 2,5<KJ barrels. We read wltjj.piuch interest''Pembroke's" eraceful pen strokes from (lie "Atlanta of Abbeville." He is a wide-awake correspondent. A poet, too. I We met Col. Robertson in Abbeville last Snleday. He lias largely recovered from Ills attack and is looking well. Miss Ellct) Crawford closed .up her public term of school In Anderson county, near llonea Path, last week. She delivered a number of nice presents to her meritorious scholars on last Monday. The lust copy of thu Press and Banner was in demand here. They wanted to see what the famous "dream" was. This was an actual dream and not one made up. The vacuum of 81,500 is the only thing that grieves the u reamer. Dr. Grler delivers the annual address at Furmiui College In Greenville, tills coming commencement. 'J'he Christian people of this country should put a stop toConsress transacting business 011 the Sabbath. The year is fooled away and then God's day is transgressed upon. We cannot, expect Jehovah's blessing-on the work of any such assembly. As long as our Representatives do so we may expect yellow fever. pestilence, Ac. Tlirough the kindness of Captain John M. Cochraf, we have seen Lite elegant invitations to the commencement of the Medical University of New York, with the programme attached. Tt gives us great pleasure to slate that our young Doctors, W. D Hood and K. S. Cochran, have stood the examinations for graduation and have received theifcdlplomas. These cost $S0 each and the casii is deposited before the examinations begin. Our young friend, Mr. J. P. Darkness, is in luck. He has an appointment with Armour & Co.,of Chicago. Hereafter he will be'stationed at Macon, Ga. Jess Is rislDg. This Is better than base ball. Hereafter our friend will sling around -short ribs" and catch on the fly "pure leaf lard" at the lowest prices. Jess will he in town In a few days. We acknowledge with thanks at the hands of Mr. J. A. Johnson, copies of the Washington papers with full particulars of the inaugural. Mr.Tucker, of Anderson county,has recently bought for SI,000 the Pratt place near town, on Little River, 011 which Is located the pratt falls. These falls haven fine water power and someday may be valuable. We welcome so gouu iv itiuzvu us .111. i ui'Kur iu iiui niiviiBiiij/. Mrs. Sibley,of Augusta, is up visiting licr father and mother, Sir. and Mis. It. W. Haddon. Miss Eula Hadilon made a flying visit to Augusta last week, and came back in company with Mrs. Sibley. The "Sunbeams" held an interesting meeting in the Baptist church last Saturday night. Rev. Brown talked on China. Mr. L. A. Coulter, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for the State, visited this Association and made two earnest addresses. Every 0110 was much pleased with him. Miss Brazenle, daughter of lawyer Brazeale, of the firm of Brazeale & Murray, of Anderson, entered the Femalo College last week. The Hon. \V. C. Benct is to give a lecturc in the Male College about the first of May. This will be a gr?-at. treat. We will give further information later. J'. S. G. The Need of Nouth Carolina Presbytery. An Evangelist Is the need. Is that need felt? Tliisquestion will bo answered at the approaching meeting at Edgefield, on the 12th of April. Before an evangelist can be put in the field a salaiy is needed. Will thai need be met? This question, we hope, will bo answered affirmatively at the meeting referred to above. f>l.? <1 ,.1.1 In Cr.Mll. Pou.IIiki Presbytery, nas not been occupied by a regular evangelist for several years. Tbe way lias been effectually blocked by the want of the material support of an evangelist. The Hilary question has been the principal difficulty and when that question Is fully met, the man will be found and the work begun. The territory Is large, embracing seven counties and covering an area of 4000 square miles. In this immense field there are only 51 Presbyterian Churches?one church lo every AO square miles. In one county there Is not a presbyterian churchr in a second, only one; aud In a third, only three?thus giving us more than a thousand square miles, in three counties alone, unoccupied with presbyterlanism. New railroads are being built through sections of this evancelistlc field and new towns are springing up, and communities hitherto remote arc maue easily accessible : aud here and there can be found a nucleus of a church. Bnt who can look after and develop such points into a church but an evamrelist-? whose duty will it be to go from place to place preaching the gospel by the authority and under the control of the court appointing him? Now can this need of Soutli Carolina Presbytery be met? To meet it, I am not authorized to say how much money would have to lie raised, not more perhaps than a? thousand dollars. To say that fifteen pastors, with fifty nn? nliurclies and over three Jtliousnnii rofti m\>ni cants can't raise that amount Is to utter what no one will accept as true. It would cost each member 3%ctsannually, and that Is less per month than the cost of an ohl fashionable postage stamps. But some, perhaps many, are not able to give any thing for this work. Trobably there nre sons of the Presbyterian Church within the bounds of South Carolina Presbytery, whom God has blessed with much of the good things of this life, who would readily and cheerful pledge themselves to pay each one tenth or one twcntyltli of the needed sum. Surely, out of three thousand members, there cau be found one hundred persons who will contribute on an average teu doll irs annually to the support of an evangelist, Certainly there are many who will gladly aid what they can In this work, if the opportunity is offered them. The Executive committee projected a p an for raising the money which seems feasible, and which received the endorsement of the Presbytery at its last meeting. Each minister Isasked to canvass his congregation and solicit, from such person as lie thinks likely to give,individual subscriptions to the salary of the evangelist to be paid annually as long as he Is in the held. These are personal gifts and not to effect the contribution of churches to the different causes embraced in the Assemblys scheme. We have been asked by the Executive Committee to call the attention of pastors to this matter aiul to urge them to make an effort to be ready to report at the next meeting of the Presbytery. The time is short. Whatls done must be done soon. \v. t. Matthews. Chairman of Comniltlcc. Fnrin Improvements. Any owner of a larm need never bo idle, for improvements can be carried on at any time when other work does not require attention, and the more one improves his farm the more he can raise, and consequently the larger will be his profit. To be successful in his business, a farmer must have faith in it, and not be afraid to invest a few dollars or a little labor where it will not give Immediate returns, but yet be sure of paying interest at no distant day. There iB no time In the year when some Improvement cannot be in progress on the farm, if time can be found from other work that must be done. Of course there Is a while in the year, when we arc taking care of our crops, that is not prolltable, fierhaps, to do much in the line of permanent mprovcraents. Tree plantlug Is an operation that can be done both spring and fall; and perhahs no improvement requiring so little outlay adds so much to the appearance of a home as does this, and no farmer should neglect the opportunity to plant some every year, both for fruit and ornament; also, let vines be planted in all available places, not only flowering vines of different kinds, but grape vines also, for fruit as well as for ornament. There Is hardly any fruit that is so attractive to the eye or mo: inviting to the taste than the grape; and they can be grown almost anywhere, requiring but very little room, as they can be trained up the side of a building, or along a fence, or ou a stake. Manure Is one of the great secrets in farm improvement. (Jet this, make proper application of it, and other improvements will come easy. Make the soli rich by the use of animal manure, green crops turned under, or by artificial manure. I believe animal manure to be the best fertilizer, and where the mnnm-ps are to be nurehased.lt seems to me lo be tlie most correct way to purchase it in j tii a form of grain and feed it to stock, and sup-! plementthis l>y tlic plowing under of rye. My experience with superphospate and the like, lias not been very satisfactory, although j many farmers claim great results from its i use. Give me stable manure. Some say It is I a great deal of work to handle stable manure, and this I do not deny; but 011 the other hand, Is it not a sood deal of work to raiso money with which to pay for the superpliospate? Where a muck bed Is available, it niay-bo made a valuable addition to the manure supply by piling it up until it dries, and then naulinc it to (he barn to be used as an absorbent. Where stables have been In use a jreat many years, (here Is a large pile of the very best fertilizing materials beneath the floor, and it will puy to open up these "minutes." No farmer can afford to buy artlticai manures until after he has exhausted all of Hie sources, at his command, certainly. Everything of a! fertilizing nature should bo carefully saved and applied to the soil. Turkey-Hod Table Damasks, White l inen ' Damasks, and Table Oil Cloths are being sold at lower prices at .Smith's than was ever known in / bbcville. Ladies Colored Dress Goods at anil below j cost to be found on our shelves, SuiUli it 1 Sou. . x ' ? " ^ 'i r - '' . : . A STRANGER'S TESTIMONY. After Remaining Willi I'm for Two Years, an?l Putting; up Two Flno Buildings for Cn, lie Takes His Leave in an Appreciative Way. Editor Press anil Ilanner : Permit me to occupy a small spacctn the columns of your excellent paper for tne purpose of giving expression to my appreciative feelings toward ilie people of Abbeville, since I am soon to depart for my Northern home In the city of Kent, Ohio, to see my dear and loved ones. I came to this eMy fully one and one-half years since, for the purpose of supervising the building of the new Presbyterian church. And while I canrfrwiflr an experience of years in my favor, I yet came not devoid of some misgivings as to positively favorable results. For being a stranger among stranger?, I felt more than ever before in my lite that I had my professional character to establish in your city. How well this has been done I leave for ttie Abbeville people to say. One thing, h'owever, is certain, and that is, that the friendly recognition of the citizens from the first encouraged me to put forth, my best efforts in what I undertook to do. Hut I greatly regret that I am so soon to go from among this people who. by their uniform sympathy and kindness in my behalf, have realty captured -my affections; and, nave, uiereion:, coiurui <11 m.v n<?ri?n.-nu itspects and regard. And (Hiring my stay among them the proverbial generosity and hospitality of the .Southern people have hecn proven to me to he living realities?realities which are worthy of imitation by citizens of any country or city. During Mrs. Scott's stay here th?samo praiseworthy characteristics of the Abbeville people were extended to herns tome: a part which she fully recognized and valued, and wilhal, one to which she gave frerjuent expression of to inc during her stay among Hiein. Permit nic to say in conclusion that words, however fitly spoken, or written, are feeble to convey the full sense of what I should like to express In regard lo what I have undertaken m this item. Hut as a final word, let it he understood that 1 shall always, remember my (Vbheville career ami associations as among, the pleasantest of my life. \V. S. .SCOTT. THE BEST THAT WE HAVE SEEN. A Xcjrro'a Solution of ll?o N'ojfro 1'robloni. Uisiiop Arnett, who presided at the meeting of thp colered conference, which was held in Abbeville last December, is reported to have said: "Remember that you and I have a part in solving the great race problem of tills country. The African .Methodist, church Is one of ine ? ri'ai lacitus in mi: niMuiiwn ui im.-i ijucatton. I believe that you must furnish not only the men,-but you must furnish the role by which this race problem shall be solved to tlie satisfaction of the people and to the glory of God. In order to do that we must cultivate in every man a personal pride, in every home a family pride, and in every individual a race pride. The true solution cif this problem is education for your head, religion for your hear!, money lor your pocket and integrity for your conduct. Time must also be considered as a necessary element In the solullon. These Tour ingredients, taken every morning, noon and night for a reasonable length of time, would solve the problem. One of the duties of the true minister of the church Is to teach the people that labor is honorable, and that God has said that by the sweat of your brow shall you make your bread. If we could only stop the stream of .emigration to the towns and cities we would subserve the best, interest of our people and of the state. Ever since the proclamation of freedom our people in the south have been going to the towns, leaving the country, leaving their farms, leaving their homes, standing on tho corners and loaning against the corners, going to jnil and some to the penitentiary. Let us teach them that it is Just as honorable to labor in tlie country as m the town, and that it is just as creditablc to plant rico an<j pick cotton as it Is to carry the hod and wait on the table." "The time has come when we must not only enjoy education, hut we must pay some tiling for it, and show ourappreeialion of the opportunity by assisting the friends of the race In maintaining among us schools for our children." Tlie Medical Society. The Abbeville Medical Society met at Bradley 011 last Thursday, .March 7th, 18S9. at :t.30 o'clock ikm. Thirteen members were present. The''meeting was opened, and Dr. Henry read a very interesting paper, which was enjoyed by all present. There were many medical questions propounded and discussed untlt about (?o'clock, when the meeting adjourned for supper to reassemble at o'clock. We were taken by the kind people of'Bradley to a hall whore everything- nice was prepared and served in the voVy nicest manner possible. And the Doctors-showed their appreciation bv the way they partook of the feast. , lir dley and "its people will never be forgotten by the medical fraternity cf Abbeville county. They show themselves Interested in usandH)id us go forward in the good work of meeting and learning. We were all loathe to leave the supper and the consequence waft that we were an hour late in our night sea sioo. The*night session was very Instructive and enjoyable to all. The meetingadjourned about 12 o'clock and all wero assigned their, home for the night. And I can assure you that if. all were as nicely entertained as those serif to Mr. Jay's, which I'have'no doubt they tv6r'e. we will always remember our homes at l)radtcy. J. L. l'KLiS.SLY. M. 1?.. President. H. M. Jitmax, M. D., Secretary. Poultry on li:c t'arin. Tile poultry is the most neglected of all stock ou the farm. The liens, as a rule, have 110 regular careand roost wherever thiy fee fit, which Is mostly on wj<m lis and fnini imple ments. * This is all wrong; no stork will make better returns for care and feed than hens. It is not only a gotid thing to have eggs to rat, but it is also a very good thlnfc to have plenty of eggs Jo sell. The prolit in this, as In any other business, depends upon its proper management. No one expects cows, sheep, or pigs to pay, unless they are well fed ana cared for, then way expect pouury 10 prove an t,-Atx|iiii>n i Ir. is not yet too late to put the hen house in order; cleun it out thoroughly, put in n glazed susl), slop up all the cracks, make-the roof tight, give the inside a sprinkling with coal oil, then gather up-the hens and put them in the house, feed them regularly and with a variety of feed, and see if the reward of your labor and care will not be ample. We hope all of our readers who have success with poultry will Impart information of their methods and little successes to others through our pages. Kou Scnrlol Fever 1'oison is Distributed. The Medical lira rehit.cn tho case of n girl aged about eight, living at Fortress Monroe, Va., who was some months ago attacked by scarlet lever, the disease running a typical course. For a long time no possible source of contagion could be discovered. The child had not been absent from home.nad been with no one lately .exposed, and ih3'other case was known to exist anywhere in the vicinity. Subsequently Dr. Brooke .learned that one of the house servants had nursed a case of scarlet fever in a distant city just about a year before. After the case terminated she packed some of her things, Including some clothing then worn, in a trunk and loft the place. A year later she bad the trunk sent to her, opened It and took out the contents, the little girl being present and handling the things. Very soon utter tlfo latter was attacked, as stated. Hygiene. Oil the farm fruit ought to be so plenty and different kinds in sucn succession as to ue aiways on the table, but especially in the morning. One is apt to have little appetite' tor Tried meat,Tried potatoes, et"., on a hot morning. but a dish of strawberries, cherries, raspberries or currants Is eaten with pleasure, and gives one an appetite lor other food. Not long ago I was reading of the "currant cure." The writer said, "If any one is languid, depressed in spirits, has headaches and is 'out of sorts,' let him begin bis breakfast every morning, during their season, with a dish of fresh, lipe currants and lie will soon led like a now man." If people would cat more fruit and less meat there would be less complaint of "mularia." Cure Tor (lie Hotly. Most of those who die between twenty-five and sixty, unless they die by accident, itio by some i indiscretion?such as the over-indulgence of appetite, or the nesrlect of food when needed; or the overstrain of business, or exposure to changes ol temperature without corresponding changes of clothing. IL is in-; telligent caution that saves sickness ; and this caution ought to be in posession and exercised before middle-life. It hiso much easier to prevent serious sickness than it is to secure recovery from it. Hence it Is that many who are deficient in vigor in early life outlive the ' vigorous and careless. ('iiion Heeling. The Haptlst Union will meet at Lowndesvllle, W. \ . it. it., 011 Saturday.ftlth March, at 10 a. 111. The following is the programme: Saturday, sermon?Rev. IK W. illott. ' tfuery: ilomc Training of Children. Siiirht, sermon?icev. i>. Sabbath, sermon?Uev. a. .s. Murray. Query: Gospel Morals in Education?Dr. Manly and others. Night, sermon?Dr. Manly. The public cordially invited. W. A. GAINES. At a recent farmers' institute at Batavia, I New York, Prof. K. S. tloir, of Hie Slato Ag- i | ricultural Station, Geneva, gave a talk on po-1 taloes, illustrated with diagrams. For a con-1 lury or more, New York lias been known as I the Umpire State. It is also entitled to tlio[< mime Potato state. One-sixth of all the j-.o- ( iatoes produced in the United Slates at;e'' iiowu in New York. How shall we prepare I ..1 .' \ AVnshintf i.ou- Mexico Yestibule<l Train*. A Monter.uma special Pullman vestlbnled trnin will leave Washington City at u::!0 P. M. on Tuesdays, March 12 anil &iand April 9 and '?1, sirrivins in New Orleans at 9:!i0 A. M. the following Thursdays, and In the City of Mexico the following.Sundays at noon. Returniuc. leave the City of Mexico on esicli alternale Tuesday thereafter until April :>0, inclusive. The route of this superb train will be via the Pienmont Air-Line and popular Sunset Route, the Mexican International Railroad, and Mexican Central Railway, affording the golden opportunity of the use.for a magnlficent pleasure trip to the Capital City of our sister Republic at a season of the year when the attractions of the climate are at their highest, and an escape from the variable weather of our spring season is most desirable. . ' Tills train, of* the newest and latest construction, especially designed lor this service, in its appointments, will surpass all of Its illustrious predecessors in the perfection of art and mechanical ski^l, and In affording the luxuries of travel in the highest refinement. It will lie lighted by electricity and heated by stenm.anii will consist of tfie splendid composite car 'Azatlan." with special compartment for baggage. provided with an elegant Gatli-room and barber shop, and containing also a library and smokirg-roomv. The "Po ice de Leon" dinlfig-cftr Is furnlshzwl with oil iVio liuivit nllrl wpll-known coil venlonces. the cuisine and service being under the direct management of the Pullman Company. The sloeping-cnrs"Trinidad" and "Cnlmar" consist each of twelve sections and drawing-rooms, furnished in mahogany and carpeted and upholstered In the most elegant and sumptuous style. The extraordinary schedule to be made by this train shortens the time between tne Capital Cities of the two Republics to a little more than 1(10 hours for a Journey of nearly n,000 mllcii. A$ the accommodations are necessarily of limited extent, engagement of space at the earliest nroment is advisable. For full particulars addVess.the General Passenger Agent of the Piedmont Air-Line. Washington, D. C., or any Agent of the Piedmont Air-Line. Extracts from tie Christian Neigiir. Sninonn A flint ru. The rumor that the German man-of war OUja had destroyed the U. S. Ship Xipsic has created great excitement I throughout the country. To tills time , of writing (March 12) we have not I heard of any'confirmation of the rumor. The latest intelligence from Washington is that there is an utter absence of any official information that would coufirm the rumor, and that : those who are best qualified and in the I nincf f-ivnrprl nncif inn to illdfre. have reasons to discredit the exciting ru" mor. If it all turns out false good people will pray that nothing may take place which would justify such report, and if true then prayer should be offered that wisdom may speedily take the place of war. The following from the Daily Register of thel2lh may throw some light on affairs in Samoa: Washington, March 11.?At the nnd Nuvv Denartment* this morning the same reply, now becoming somewhat monotonous,."We have no information," is made in answer to requests for some news regarding the alleged destruction of the Nipsip at Sa moa. Mr. Walker Blaine says that the Department of State utterly discredits the story and is free from apprehension upon the subject. Tt now appears that the United States naval olficer who was stationed at Auckland, the nearest cable point to Samoa, rejoined the Nipsic some time ago.. Nevertheless the Navy Department holds that it would have been speedily informed of the reported engagement through the United States Consul at Auckland, had any such thing happened. To forward news to Berlin, the Olga must have run over to Auckland, and at least her arrival there would have been reported, if indeed the secret of her mission to the cable station did not leak out through some of the sailors. Captain Mullan of the Nipsic was orilerei "to protest and use his good offices." These were, in substance like he instructions given Admiral Kimberly, which at the time they were issued were regarded in some quarters as being too narrow and inadequate to carry out the popularwish. It may be recalled, however, that Secretary Whitney saw at the time, in a communication ultimately laid before the House naval committee, that it was as l'ar as he could go in the absence of any definite declared policy on the part of this government in regaid to the Samoan question. Sak Francisco, March 11.?It is stated that the first IJresUau cablegram, which originated the present Nipsic agitation, was sent from this city. The story goes that one of the passengers who came up on the Mariposa brought news of an important character, commercially, relative to the Samoan troubles, to a local German mercantile house. This house, for the nnninsR of itiflueiiciner trade in a eer tain channel, cabled the stcry to its Breslau correspondent with instructions to give it wide circulation. The present agitation was the result. This statement of the case received credence anion? downtown merchants to-day, when many widely conflicting reports were in circulation. Farrier's jewelry store, Charlotte, N. C., was robbed, 7th night of March, of goods valued at $5,000. March S, at 0.40, p.'m., earthquake shocks were felt in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The Minnesota House of Representatives refused, March 7, to submk,to the people the question of a prohibitory amendment. "Another encouraging sign is the revivaj of the old Whig sentiment in "the South. There was an immense meeting in South Carolina, at which the principles of the old historic party were reaffirmed." Washington, March 6.?The President signed the commissions of all the members of hi* Cabinet this morning, and they were formally inducted into ollice during the day. When Dr. S. W. Williams arrived in Canton in 1SJ3, there was only one Chinese convert, and the penalty for teaching foreigners the Chinese language was death. Now there are 33,000 converts. Rev. E. T. lfodges has been transferred to the South Carolina Conference by Bishop (Jalloway, and Rev.! Presley B. Smith will supply San Diego for the present,? Lost Aiif/clcs Advocate, The posts and trees used as supports. for telegraph wires in various districts ' I I-.V.1 in America are very snarpiy muuwu by bears, which, it is supposed, are misled by the humming noises to presume that there are bees within. The exodus of negroei from York-, villi* and vicinity seems to have assuni-J ed some proportions, a crowd of liine-j teen having left last .Monday evening 011 the Chester and Lenoir 3orth?i bound train. Statistics show that, under the Ui-; vorco Act passed by the British Parlia-j ment some thirty years ago, there .lias ; been a very large increase of divorce' cases' in Great Hritain, mueh larger, than can be explained by the increase j ;)f population. This does not tell well1 for the people, or for the operation of .he law. ' I f /?&. .'-,L i'- - - ?-1 '/V Last Saturday afternoon the horse attached to the buggy of Rev. W. C. Power ran away and against a tree near Covington Bros', stables. Mr. Power was thrown out and the buggy smashed. Mr. Power wasonlyslightly f injured.?Florence Times, Feb. 14. The Society for the Suppression of Vice was not idle last year. It secured 101 convictions, made 94 arrests, anil seized over 45,000 pounds of bad books and papers, and caused the destruction or an immense amount of vile matter of varioufe sorts. All this was done at an expenditure of only $8,522. 78. A-firaineial journal of London ha made the alarming discovery tha* monarchy in Europe is in danger of dying out, owing to the increase of lunacy in royal families. The newspaper says that more thau twenty pruces and princesses have bee under medical treatment for mental disease, and the number displays a tendency toward rapid increase. The trouble is attributed to close intermarriage. Berlin, March 7.?The Boerncn Zeituny says that the United States has proposed to refer that portion of the Samoan question concerning Germany and the United States alone to arbitration. Germany is not averse to this, but adheres to the opiniou that the conference to be continued in Berlin should settle the questions involving Germany, Great Britain and the United States. The alleged letters of Mr. Parnell published by the London Times have proved to be forg ries by the confession of the forger, Piggott, who furnished them to the Times. Piggott has committed suicide. The Times has apologised for the publication. These letters were the basis of its famous articles on "Parnellism and Crime," trying to ulinw thnf Pnrnpll wnnin thp <>onftnir& cy of the Irish dynamiters. A correspondent of the London Times says that the word "teetotal" bad its origin through a stuttering temperance orator, who urged on hishearers that nothing less than "te-tete-total" abstinence would satisfy temperance reformers. Some one at once adopted "teetotal" as a suitable word, and it sprang into general use. The expiration of Mr, Cleveland's term substantially completes the first century of the Government of the United States under the Constitution. Though Washington was not inaugurated until April 30, 1789, the regular Presidential term has since begun and ended on the 4th of March, and Mr. Harrison will be the ttist President of our second century, < Last Friday morning (Feb. 8.) at 11 o'clock the Court House commission held a meeting. The meetingwas held for the express purpose of ratifying the action of the Commissioners in selecting a site for the court house and jail for this county Without any preliminary business' ' the selection of tne lot of Lewis Cohen on Irby street at a cost of $600 was ratified.? Florence Times. Over 7,000 Chinamen in New York City alone support two temples to Joss, says Allen Forman in the American Magazine for November, and there is already a considerable Mohammedan colony established in and about Greenwich Avenue. During the year ending June 30, 1888, 51,587 of the most degraded of the scum of Italy?people in the densest ignorance and almost without the vestige of a religion -landam aiiv olmmo mnof r\f rlinni f a PO. CU WII \'UX OUV/I WO) lilUOU VI. VW Av main in New York City. Montreal, March 9.?There seems to be no doubt of the existence of a "boodlers' bribery fund" in this city for the purpose of attempting to defeat the bill introduced into Parliament by Prof. Weldon, which provides for the extradition of criminals to the United ; States. The exposure of the scheme, however, has ouly given an impetus to the general opinion throughout the Dominion, nnd in Montreal particularly, that something should be done to get rid of Uncle Sum's thieves. Expressions of indignation are heard on all sides that the boodlers and thieves should have had the temerity to attempt to pollute Parliament with their methods. . The wells in the liuck Swamp country have of late been a perfect curiosity. The water iu several of them ap pears to be in a state of strong and continued ebullition. A humming and hissing sound similar to the noise about a swarm of bees and escaping steam or gas is distincly heard. In some instances the noise, it is said, cau be heard some yards away from the mouth of the well. Clearly the commotion of the water is due to the escape of some gas or compressed air, but what is the direct cause of the penomena is a mystery.?Marion {S. C.) Index. On February 19, the House of Representatives at Washington concurred in the Senate resolution to print a third edition of 32,000 copies of the hearing on the Sunday Rest Bill, milking 42,000 in all. An official in the Government Printing House says that this is the largest number that Congress has printed of any document except those relating to agriculture, exceeding even the most popular labor documents by twelve thousand. This is due to the awakened public interest in this question which has resulted not only in more petitioning, but also in more letters to Senators aud Congressmen on this subject than ou any other during the present session. | Danger Ahead to Common Schools. * The Star mentioned that a bill had I been introduced into the Alabama j Legislature to apply the taxes of the | whites to teaching white children and ' ! the taxes of the negroes to teaching negro children. It seems that there is a similar bill before the North Carolina Legislature. This bill will hardly pass. There is no doubt of the fact that such a law would be very popular in North Carolina if it can be constitutionally adopted. Any man can | sweep the State upon that issue by an overwhelming majority if whites were to do the voting. It is to be regretted that such a law cannot be enacted, as the time is perhaps not very remote when they will wipe out the common school system entirely. If the North era enemies 01 uie nouuiern wnuca continue tlieir war the result will be the destruction of oil common schools. The tohitcsof the Jroutli will not agree to be heavily taxed for negroes any longer who are aiming and conspir- / iug to get political control, and all know that this can only mean a totaldent ruction of ererjj interest that is dear to the white men in the South, The whites indeed have done grandly thus far. In North Carolina in twenty years more than four million dollars have been expended in educating the negroes, and of this sum 95 per cent has come from the white tax-payers. Dunlin, March C.?Father Coen of Woodford, the famous agitator of thelaud question, is deadv ?.V