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W w w -. ^ L l^ ? ?-r ? . ' ^ * , , _ jp " BY IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1890. VOLUME XXXIV. NO. 53 J| liich l>(>co:ni:ig> i'oor. I:KV. J. nvixfirox SMITH, I>. I>. The nird of the air lias i!s ln-st. The h:ive holes in tin*ground. Mm placi' t"??r tlio Savior to rest Nowhere in the world could bo round. Though coining from palaceof (Jod, As one of our kindred and race; Mis foci thorny palinvays have trod. In sorrow Mis loot-print' wo trace. They nave lilin .1 cross, not a throne, Who came to redeem and to save ; Though hi'; 1 von and oarlh wore His own, Tiiov borrowed a plaoe for Ilis grave. None over was rich as was lie. And mansions and glories above, (>r poorer 111.111 I |o cat no to be? The wonder of inilnite love. Then why should I murmur or pine, Whatever my earthly lot ho? If .1 osus t ho Savior is mine, Why fare any hotter than He? Than make others poor by my gain. For bettor enrich the world's poor, Not gainers hut suUercrs roisn? These enter the wide-open door. 'J'Itr Christian Enquirvf. ? -m Harking: for mi Excuse. As T whs walking along one of the! streets of our t ?\vn one day lust sum-: mer, 1 saw what I hu l never seen lie lore; unit was a uog puiuug a iawu-j mower; and two beys, one guiding I tho dog and the other (he machine. As I w;is walking quietly along the side-walk, being, as far as I was aware, ! in good-will with all my surroundings, I that dog actually stopped his work to J bark at me. J l'elt like saying to him L that it would pay better for him to a'- j L tend to business, and nevermind bark- j ? ing. Slopping a little to take in the! situation, one of the boys, who was managing the affair, good-naturedly I said to me, "He just barks for an excuse." "Oh, yes," I said, ''he linds it | easier to than to pull." Then, as I j went on iny way, 1 thought, there is an explanation of a greot many difti-| cultics. ''Marking tur an excuse!" | Kasier to bark than to work, therefore! we will employ ihe lime barkimr.i How many things in the church this: explains! Some do not love to go church. Their heaits are not in it. They pre1 1 ! I.. I Jc*r lo louuye auHiuu iiiv * kuiiv | home. So they just hark at Hull readier. His sermons do not suit them ; they are not deep. They want deep sermons; so deep that they can-} not understand them. Something! like some who want hoots so neat that; they cannot wear them. Or perhaps lie said something they did not like, | or he did not show them the icsped ] he should have done, or something i they scarcely know what, so they will! stay at home and read a sermon tliev say. 2io, they will stay at home and hark. .Some do not iike giving. With I them it is like ptlllsng a tooth. It! shakes tliem up so, and makes them i feel so hadly. So they begin to h.-irk. Something is wrong, or they know j there will be. The officials do not; handle the money properly. The minister or his family live too expen-j sivelv. So they give nothing, but! "hark." Thus we might go on, and we would} find a treat deal of "bark" given be-1 cause that is easier to give than real.j earnest work. Then I thought if we -40 could iret that dog in Jove with the) , lawn-mower and his work, how soon ihe barking would eease. We will be thrilled with delight at the privilege of j working fur God, and instead of stop-; ping to find fault wi h anyone we willl gladly press onward iii t;u* pa:h of :Itity Then how much more b:>auii:ui earnest work for iiod will make the world look than will barking or fauh-| finding. I noticed licit that dog (lid i not improve the lawn a particle l>y I burking, but he did by pulling. We never make the world, or tl?o church, or our friends bettor by barking at tliem. Some people deal largely in vinegar ami sour-kraut, put it takes a Jot of either to make a man fat. The! cold, hard complaining spirt never wins many for Christ. I noticed that after the barking the dog had his work to do still. The boys seemed to! be in no way inclined to accept barking in lieu of work. So that, bark all we may, the work is there for us still. CSod never accepts the fault-finding spirit for the Christian spirit and i i 'hristian work. Christian Guardian. Tobacco Poisons M(-a. Casen of poison due to meat wh.chi seemed thoroughly wholesome have sometimes occurred and have remained unexplained. in the ltevue d'lly gicinc, :>J. Jiourreicr, inspector 01 meat for the town of Paris, make* a valuable suggestion, lie describes his experiments with meat impregnated with ^^'toliaeeo smoke. Some thin slices of beef were c.\'po-ed for a consideiahlv j EBB time to t!i<> fumes of tobacco, and af-l lerward of fried t?> a do_c \vni?*h had j beejj deprived of food for twelve hcu's. j The dog, afo r .-mchii:g the meat, iv-; fused to eat i'. Some of the meat was! then cut inn* small pieces and conceal-j cd within bread. This the dog ate ! with avidity, but in twenty minuses eoinmt-need to display the most dis-j freeing symptoms of actual poisoning,! ami s?mi*i died in great agony. All sons of meal, both raw and cook-1 cd, some glided, roasted, and boiled,! were exposed to tobteco smoke and j > then given to animal.*, and in all eases produced symptoms of acute poisoning. liven the process of boiling could not extract from the meat the nicotine poisoning. Grease and similar substances have facilities of absorption in proportion with their fineness and fluidity. Then! Hie fats most readily influenced by to-! baceo arc, in their respective order, the; fat of horsefhsh, of pork, of veal, of! beef, and finally of mutton. Halted; ?- '"onvo in/ii'n I'ntiililt' IIK'ul n, U| twm.T , iiiwiv ivumii t vnv \ v cd than lar^c pieces; thus, a few pull's of smoke directly projected on to sausage meat will give It a characteristic] and unpleasant taste. The juices of meat are equally dangerous, f he juice j squeezed out of some veal perfectly saturated with tobacco smoke was injected into a rabbit, and death resulted in a few moments. Fresh killed meat is more readily impregnated, and stands in order of susceptibility as follows: l'ork, veal, rabbit, poultry, beef,! mutton, horse. Tbe effect also varies' considerably according to the quality] of the tobacco, and the end of a cigar i . or a pipe has the most injurious ellect ' on any meat that may be exposed to it. I W There are three kinds of friendshipi which are advantageous, and three' l which arc injurious. Friendship with : the upright, sincere and man or information?these are advantageous, j Friend.-hip with the man of airs, in-: ' sinuatinnly^ soft and glib-tongued?' these are injurious. I - . Cliililron's Work. The work children do should l>e made as much like play as it well can 'he. This can he done if those in Icharge of children work with thein and show appreciation of their efforts j to do well, or beguile the tedium of la| l?or with instructive or amusing talk, ! or dispense rewards of one sort or anI other when the work is done. A man j who in middle life turned to agriculture from pure love of it said : "I was driven from the farm in my boyhood I by the austerity of my brother, who succeeded, on my father's death, to its j management. Jle set me to work alone in the beautiful spring days sprouting potatoes in the dark cellar. ! He made me pick up tons of stones with no hope of praise or thought of reward. As we hoed in the corn or ! potato-field he was utterly silent, and j the rows were long and the sun was hot. 1 grew to hate what by heredity and nature 1 loved, and determined to renounce farm work forever." This man trained his boys to love farm work and endure it cheerfully, lie gave them their portion of its proMis and rewarded their time with holiday times, frequently recurring,; though brief in duration. An expert in training children says that girls should be taught to embroid-j er first, an to do plain sewing alter-: ward. What they are interested in and eager to do they will love to do, and if pains are taken with them will: to do well. A child will learn to makel very good c-ake before be or she canj learn to make good bread. The rules of cake-making are precise: and e.xact. In making bread much depends on the exercise of judgment as to the proper degree of fermentation and consistency of the dough. So far as it may be, the transition in children from play to work and from, work to play should be as light as pos-l sible, and they should love their work j as well as they love their play. The I mother who can make this state of the j ca?ean accomplished fact has wrought well for herself and for her children. . Jttr*. A Mathematical Wasp. A correspondent to The Owl writes:l "While sitting, one summer day, at i the side of the house on a platform which served as a piazza, but was root-; cd only by the branches of two large! trees, something dropped upon my head and rolled into my lap, when I saw a larve whi c-bodiedspider in the clutches of a small wasp. Hastily brushing these unceremonious visitors onto the Hour, 1 watched to see if the wasp would succeed in Hying away with his huge enemy. After a struggle the spider lay quiet, and the wasp ran around, seizing first one part, then another, but finally went away, as 1 supposed, for help, in about a quarter of an hour he returned, still alone, and began trying again, as I thought, to find some "place by which he could seize the round body and carry it away. Again he departed without his spider. This time I watched him, and saw him disappear at the edge of the lawn, under a pear-tree, and, following, found him, after some searching, diligently at work with another wasp enlarging a hole in the ground, having already thrown out quite a little oiotiiwl nf u<ii'i1i T ivn? unrnriiii'il fnr i I did not then know that any kind oi wasp lived in the ground. "I returned to the piazza, and soon, when the wasp came back, r was convinced, hy more careful watching, thai he was measuring each part of the spider's hody, instead of trying to get hold of it. The antenna1 seemed to he the organs mostly employed in this operation. When he \v< nl Immcnguin I was before him, and saw him meet lils co-worker, put his head close to his, and evidently informed him that the doorway was not yet bijr enough, for they fell busily at'work enlarging it. Then more measuring, more digging, until, after three long hours, he returned, this time with his friend, and they carried away their prey ami bestowed it in their ^underground | home." ?- . -? Flirtation. Pleasant social intercourse between j young ladies and gentlemen needs no more restraint than a sense of proprie tV IJllJiortt'S. Jilli una sense is nui uuru; in a person, but learned l>y example aud counsel. Indiscretions in which no evil is meant ofien bring about difficulties. Hard feelings injure reputations. Even in the most sportive moods it is well to be careful. Triflim; with the feelings of others is cruel and i dangerous. Habits formed in youth sometimes j refuse to let go their hold after mar-j riage. A queer case came before the court in New York last week. A young woman twenty years of age brought charge against her husband of abandoning her. It was proved that be ditl not live with her and would not support her. in bis defence he assigned as a reason why he would not live with her that she was a continued flirt, aim protlllCCd III I'ViiiCJitr inins >11111 testimony as to her conduct, which, while it only showed her i<> !?< a vory vain, giddy, thoughtless girl. was so conclusive that her charge wasdismissed. TI ic iv arc male flirts fts well as female, who ma.v mean no harm hut do a great deal.? *\'< w York (Jtridian Advocate. Urol her Wilder*' ('at. My predecessor at Hollister, the Rev. \V. M. Winters, had a very line cat, of wh'di, with his well-known kindly nature, he made a pel. At the (.'onfer-l ?nee of 1 SH(> he w as removed to Salinas, leaving the rat at the parsonage. It would not, however, fraternize with the new-comers, but at once took ni> its abode at the house of one of our stewards on the next block. It occasionally looked into the hack yard, but never once entered the house. A month ago, Brother Winters called 011 his way lo Conference and stayed overnight. * The next morning early I was -.1? .2 * I-!..,! ? li/i <?it n>? flwk IkOiil* Mirjn isi'ti mm mv <?i un ?nv porch, and the moment I opened the door it rushed into the house; ami when Brother Winters came into the dining-room it ran toward him, purring merrily with most manifest pleasure. "Has he forgotten the way to box, i wonder?" said Brother Winters, pretending; to 11it him, when the eat at owe sat back on its haunelies and riii'iiek out with its paw, blow for blow, in seiencilic style. Its former kind master left by the wly train, the eat returned at once to its adopted home, and has never been near the parsonage since. Brother Winters said he believed he heard the cat under his bedroom window during the night. Was it instinct, memory, scent, or what? Ji. lioycrn in "Our Dum '> Animals." THE RIDGE PIG NIC. ? ALLIANCEMEN, AND OTHERS, ASSEMBLE TO HEAR DISTINGUISHED ORATORS. XcotiiiST on Historic (iroiiiKl?C'linirnisitk Win. ('. Kliiin<?uliOiis; Hand" Kr]ioi'ts ol? liood Speeches? Pleasant ( allicriiij;?-Iii)iinlifiil Dinner ?Notes of the Trip?Monlcroy am! Its Associations?Peace and Harmony Killed Supreme. and all Kcturned Home Happy. Seeing President I'.lake ami Purchasing Alient K. F. MeCaslan on their way to Lowndesville last Friday to attend an Alliance meeting at Hint place, and having nothing of special interest to keep us at home, the oililor of the 1'res.t and thinner concludcii to attend tne meeting, Stnrtlngaway about Ave o'clock in company with Colonel II. T. Wardiaw, we set out for the home of Mr. 10. Calhoun, some eleven miles west of Abbeville. In dne time wo pulled up in front of the hospitable mansion in which we spent a pleasant night with the good people that we liad set out to see. All soils of current news were talked of, wliile the Tillman "suggestion'' received a share of attention. Mr. Calhoun isanautiTtlltrtnn man, and lakes considerable interest in politics. He could le!l the political opinions of many men in his community. In I Magnolia, we are led to believe that a majoriI ty of the people arc anti-Tillman, with a cer| uilnty that tMe voters arc much divided in ; opinion. NOTKS AllOl-r MOXTEKKV. I Tliis Monterey neighborhood lias produced some of the best citizens of A hbeville county, among whom we may name KsQtiirc Alexander Hunter, Ksqulre Andrew Giles and his son W. A. Giles, now of Graiiitcvillc, Esquire William Speer, who was a man of great intelligence, and remarkable for his tenacious memory. Iiis fattier and mother, both of whom arc buried at.Uocky Itlver grave yani had passed ninety years of age, and the .Squire and Ills wife had long passed the alotted time of life when they were called hence. Itocky IIIver grave yard, we venture to say, contains the remains of more young people, and Is the last resting place of more old people, than any cemetery of it size in the county. Kscjnire fJiles was a man of great probity of character and conspicuous honesty. He accumulated a competency, and lie it was who bestowed the name of Monterey to the community In honor of the conspicuous bravely of the soldiers trom that section in the wai with Mexico. Here also old Jacob Martin, lived and renred a large family of children? John Jacob Martin, Yancey Martin and James M. Martin were all sons of his. This neighborhood was the home of the Covingtons, McCaws, Yarbronghs, Tilnians, Cunninghams, Caters, lir.sk ins, Laniers, Specrs, Powers, Oihert.s, CI Ink scales, CalIw.iiKt! mill (\tlir>ru ?lm Klif.fl limtrn nil Hie fume of South Carolina, iviul whoso descendants have taken a prominent, pari in the political. professional, anil business history of our county and State. The old Power homestead was near Monterey, and from it went out preachers, teachers, and farmers. One of the old and remarkable instttulion of the Monterey vicinity is its beef market, which was organized perhaps fifty or sixty years ago, and which has been kept up uninterruptedly from the date of the organization. It is quite a matter to become a member of it. Its membership is limited, and whenever from any cause a vacancy occurs preference is always given to adescendent of some of the original members. old Bull Town Fort had quite a reputation in the daysof the Revolution. The remains of the Fort are st ill to be seen ; and here Judge Chevcs was born. IIow few Imagined when this man-child was born into the world, with humble surroundings, that he would become so eminent as a Jurist, statesmen and financier, and be the intimate companion and friend of Lowndes, IMpekney, and others who, surrounded by wealth, and influential family influences and educational advantages, never overmatched hi til in point of ability, or outstripped him in political preferment. This little episode of that especial locality should inspire other boys to emulate the example ot the great man, and while it may not be vouchsafed to them to fill such exalted positions as ho occupied, they have before them a world with the same ambitions, emulations and careers. The grave of Judge Chevcs*8 mother is surrounded by a neat paling which Mrs. Haskell had placed there some years since. This is on the old Wnrdlaw place, and very near it rests Captain Tilinan and his wife. Capt. Tilinan was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, and beside him lavs his wife. Their graves are distinctly marked by head stones, and through the kindness and thoughtfulness of Mr. John ("linkscales, who now lives 011 the place, the enclosure In always kept In good order and free from weeds and briers. Mr. James Clitikscales owns part of this plantation. Helms recently built a new home, with broad plazzies, handsome bay windows, and other surroundings which impress a passer by, as the home of culture, refinement, and thrift. It is not surprisinglhat from the slock from which these people sprung we should see portrayed so distinctly tin; virtues of their ancestry. They are all dcscendents of ttic old scotch Irish settlers and intensely I'resbyterlan In their faith, devoted to their church and true to its principles, as is attested by the fact that old Rocky Itlver church has under-gone a complete renovation recently, and through successive years they have remained per.-istcnt in their desire that the faith, handed down by thel'athers, should continue pure and undeliled. 'J'hey area neighborly and companionable people, ministerins: to each oilier in time of sickness, and relieviugonc another in time of want. They live lives of honestly, industry and peace, in homes of solid comfort, and all these influences cotnhlnc to make them citizens from whom the State could not light ly part. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Calhoun are descendon is of as good families as ever shed lustre on a people's fame, or made glorious the annals of a country's history. They live in the ancestral home where she was born,and where her parents and grand par cnls lived aiiil died, honored i>y all. in inuir children Ili**y have a wealth which is inori! to a parent's heart Jlistu the u<?M i?t the wothl. Their sons are exemplary young men, who will preserve their m.hle hcrilagu, while tlie daughters, for gentlcness, and sweetness in womanly grace and character, are ail that could excite admiration from the outside world, the oldest of whom having gone to shine in the heart and home of another. \voNiii-:i:i-:i:i. cjkowtii ok i.ownoksvii.i.. Leaving Mr. Calhoun's early on Saturday morning, we went directly to Lowndesville, putting ourselves under the care of Messrs. James M.liakerand his brother Mr. Charles linker to whom we were greatly indebted for kindly attention. Mr. Charles llaker earrieu us through the town in his cart., which was drawn by a lightning-going horse. Not being used to riding in u cart, drawn by such ja swift trotter, we were busy holding on to I thereat. If we had let go our hold, \vu verily believe that the curt would have slipped from under us. The town has grown wonderfully since we saw it last, some ten or fourteen years ago. The fact, is, so many new houses have gone up and so many of the old ones have been remodelled, that we would scarcely know the old place which has been made new, and is now full of houses of modern architecture. Kvidences of thrift and growth are everywhere to bo seen, and the historic old town lias taken a new prosperity which will lead on and on to, we know not where. On the way to Lowndesviile, we spoke to nearly every one whom we saw. and enquired about the pie nlis. Very few seemed lo know ..iM-tl.liwr .il.rnl i# nml \i?n wnu? Iml nno hlliri?V going in that direction, with the occupants of which we had some talk. They hail heiird that there was to he a pic nic.und some speaking. They did not know exactly where the |>ic nie was to he and only knew the name of one speaker?the big gun?(Sen. It. K. Hemphill. They said that there were to be several other speakers of less note, but he did not know who they were. AN At.l.lANCK MKKTINIS. The merttug was an' Alliance meeting,' to which all were invited. The chief gettcrs-up of I lie meeting were among the ltldgc Alliance, and a large percent, ol those present I cause from that section. A few were from Aiitroville, and ijitite a number of the citizens of tin- to\> n of l.owndej ville were present. The stores were closed during the mc< ling, which was held in a pine grove on the street iradlnu from the business centre of the town toward the old homestead of Itev. Christian V. Unities, but which now belongs to Mr. T. Poker. VI.o spot on which tl.is meeting was held is historic ground. The Mexican soldiers on : their return were hi re given a ureal barbecue to which an Immense multitude of people came to welcome the return of Abbeville's honored sons from I heir splendid achieve! mi tils in victorious war. Later ok, an,] in after years, great political meetings were held at the same place, so that r? collections ol the past and associations ol the present cluster around tlie grove which has been connected with so many notable events in the history of Abbeville county. Ample accommodations for seating a huge company had been prepared, but owing to the faets that tin1 meeting had not I icon well advert i?ed, and that, but- few knew (if ii, the attendance was ::ntr)uitc as large ns niinlil have been expected under more favorable eircuinsianees. Jt was a busy season, ton, in the crops. XAMKS OK THOSE I'KKSKXT. (.'apt. Robert F. McC'aslan, of Ninety-Six. President John 11. Hlakeand Mr.U.A.<!. Waller. of Greenwood,Gon. R. I!. Hemphill. MaJ. F. It. Gary, ('"luitel M.T. Ward law, and iliiuli Wilson, of Ahhevllle, were there. Looking through the assembled audience, a friend Jotted down the names of others present, as follows : Earle Allen, K. It. II or ton, Henry Allen, Mosley Iluekabee, Hugh ArmMronir, .las. W. Huekabee, CharlesT. Maker, Hick Hutchison, J. M. Maker, s. F. Hutchison, S. S. Maker, T.. D. Kennedy, T. Maker, Will Kennedy, Capt.J.T. I'arnOs, M. Mnnlden, A. V. Carnes, W. M.* Moore, i>. Harnes. R. L Moorehead, I>r. J.T. liaskin, J.T.Morrow, J.T. Mask in, Jr.,. Henry Moseley, Rev. J. K. Heard, Kobt. Moseley, Vess Hell, J. M. Moseley, Hart. Mask ins, . Johnson J. Moseley, .Fames O'Hrien, I,. C. Maulden, Massalou Hell, 1%. A. Mci'onn"ll, A. J. Howman, llewellen MeCurry, .11m Hmvie, J. T. Mi*' 'urry, W. T. H road well, John MeN'air, G. S. Hrtlce, Jinek t'arnell, J. Carter, John I'arnell, I W.T.Campbell, Mark, Patterson, \V. M. Campbell, lien. I'mterson, \V. V. (Minkscales, I'aul Potty, John A. Crawford, Kasly Rampy, IX K. Cooloy, Robert Scogglns, Munro Cook, Dave Scott, John Daniels, .Tohn Scott, .John Daniels, Jr., \V. 1* Seawrighl, John Drennan, Win.C.Shaw, Coke Drennan, Mark Spoor, Sam. Kpps, Dick Speer, (ieo. Fields, Foster Spoor, Will Grant, W. 'I'. Sutherland, J. T. Hud Icy, W. M. Tate, Tluiii. Hauood, If. A. 'Pennant. James Harden, William Tcnnant, William Harden, T. M.Tucker, Wess. Harper, John Waters, J. Frank llarper. George Wilson, Ilartow Henderson, James Wilson, Dr. Henry, Resides the gentlemen named there were perhaps twenty ladies and children who graced the meeting with their presence. MKF.TING CAI<LEI) TO OltllKK?I'I'AYEK. The Chairman of the meeting, Mr. William C. Snaw, called the meeting to order, and asked the Rev. Mr. Heard to lead in prayer. The reverend brother came forward and said : Almighty God, we recognize thee as the author and giver of all that Is good. From thee cometh every good and perfect gift. We would, therefore, humbly beseech thee to favor us with thy blessing. Thou art sovereign. All power is thine. Thou puttcst down one and rnlscth up another, overruling all things in heaven and earth for the best good of man, and the furtherance of thy will in rcilomntion. Wilt thou then icgard us with tnerey to-day. lilesstbis assemblage of I our citizens. So direct ail that may be said | and done, that the best Interest", temporal, political, social and religions of all may tie j conserved. Kspfeially do we Implore thy Messing upon the farmers, in whose interest] is this gathering. CSrant them wisdom in nil their movements. Give fruitful seasons, bonntifnl harvests, that pence and plenty muy bless our land. As Individuals help tisj to be industrious, (Sod-loving and (Sod.fear-j in;? lovers of the truth, and with moral j courage to maintain the truth. I'ut thy i hand upon the man of thy right hand whom jthon makest stiong, that as people of ail classes we may lie led to the realization ofev- ! [ ery interesttliat ministers toour well-lieing In I time and eternity. (Suide us, oh C?od, in all things, and at last receive us to thyself.) Amen. THE OIUKCT (IP TUB MKKTINfJ? INTK01?IT(." TION OK ( AIT. 1!. f. MCCASf.AN", TIIK TRl.STEI) I'CRCHASIXr! AfiKNT. The President then said : Theobject of this meeting is a social gather-1 ing for one ami all. We exten.i a hearty wcl- ] come and a cordial greeting to each and every one; and trust that we m.iy make the day a I pleasant one for every hotly. I am glut! to say that we have present with j us some of South Carolina's most honored j sons, and it. is my pleasure to announce to you that they will nave something to say. which will he of interest to us all. The llrst ! gentleman whom I shall Introduce Is well I known to many of us. as a beloved and reIspeeledcitizcn of Abbeville county, Cupt. K. i I-\ .McCaslan. CAIT. MCCASl.AN'.S -SI'KEflf. ('apt. McCaslan said: To say to you that this is my first effort nt public speaking is tint to tell the truth. In I making my first speech it is a pleasure to ap-1 pea? before the people of I^owndesville, who .stand so high Tor Integrity and pal rlotlsm, nnd I whose name K so Inseparably connected with j all the honorable history of Abbeville county. Whatever In Abbeville county is worthy of applause may be said to be, at least, a part of your heritage. I come not with well round.d sentences nor with pleasing metaphors and musical figures j of speech, to please and entertain you, but I j come ns a plain fanner, So discharge a plain! duty which I owe to ymi and to myself, no i j less thiin to the trusted place which I bold at! I your hands, and in the faithful discharge of j j whose duly Is my highest ambition. ISeinga farmer myself, and knowing someI thing of the hardships to which that class of j j our fellow citizens arc subjected, I feel sale in ! I i. ir Hint wi> are the ureal est slaves on! earth. I'llf sweets of farm life are few indeed, I I but tlie hardships arc many and lonjy. I Ti>e sweets of farm life may he said to lie' ; limited to Dial lirief season when goods are; taken from llie stores at high prices; when1 j the wife and loving ones are allowed to htiy a \ I few goods with which to dress themselves lor j | die summer season. Hut the bitter purl of a: i farmer's lile is a constant, struggle Willi pover- j lerty and iiard times, while the dread of thei I foreelosure of tlie mortgage on his little all is j la constant menace. | The Alliance would belter the condition of; I the fanner, by seeking the united dibits olall those who would improve their own condition. We have loo long been working without concert of action, hut now the working I | c.la>seu have milled for bringing about a great i rcvoiulioii?a revolution not .Involving war-i fare and blood--bnl a revolution whoiie paths are peace and who-e ways are pleasantness; | a revolution which will bring prosperity and ! happiness to our own homes; a revolution which will give to each brother the touch of the elbow In all laudable purposes and commendable enterprises, liy being true to ourselves and loyal to our brethren, this gneat and glorious divani will be an actual reality. The Alliance has enemies. In tact, the or flor is encompassed by enemies?enemies who have never looked with Invor upon any movement which had fur lis purpose the bettering of ourcoudition. Wc (iml enemies in the politicians, and they are to be found in many other walks of lite, in laet, I hey are so numerous that we lind them in our own ranks. The great enemy in our own ranks isSellishness. some men ho!d a nickel so near their eye that tliey con never see tlie hill of Prosperity. As an Alliance we do nothing against anybody. NVe favor eijual privileges to all, and we want special privileges for noil". The Alliance is the handmnldof the church. The Alliance would gladden and make happy our homes on earth, while the church points us t>> blissful homes beyond the skies. our inetlioJs of extravagance and wa?tc must be abandoned. The old methodsol buying on a credit, and Ihe consc'iur nt waste of time Involvrd in going to the stores at a time when our presence is most needed on the farm must be changed for better ways and more economical pin chases. We should strive to make the farm sidf-.-ustaining. We must, plant a greater variety o' food crops, and wc must piovidc for keeping up the stock on the farm. Hut let us do the best, we can, there will be still a large number of us, who must borrow money, or else buy goods on a credit. To all such I would say, take the same collaterals to the Hank that you would otherwise have to lane to I lie stores, and bor ? i I-.- J. row nil' lliuill ^.illiu I'UJ J,Mil lui Cf.-u. I'I'lie speaker here said something about hall' the farmers, ami four-sevenths of the farmers working 011 a credit, while all the farmers were forced to take the price for their cotton which buyers tlx for them.] All true Alliance men should strive to make farm life attractive and pleasant for their children. The boys should he kept from town, and safely guarded from the allureincuts to vice which are atl'ordi d in oily life, : The happiness u!" I lie home should tie lirst in j tin: thought of every one. The polity ami! happiness of the liiesjdc is of hist impor-J timer at all times. Our child ren should he fed ! oil iruih and love, ami they should In.- in-! splii (I with high anil craml aspirations fori good. To lie the ^luduig star of such a family is an honor more to br coveted than to l>u-I come the ruler of an empire. Fanners in all ages have written their names high on the scroll ol fame. And their achievements have bet 11 attain. (1 by the hardest toil and by sutiinittii.g to crucial tests. His dollars :>re not made by a nighl't; spcealalion, hut they are won by years of labor ami self denial?by days ui' shivering and cold. '1'he tlr?t step from nothing to something is the hardest, and I am g!nd to know that so many of our farmers have taken stock in the Fanners liiuik. When a fanner has a share of bank stock which Ik; can convert Into money any day in the year, he Is doing well, and every farmer should strive to own at least one share. The wives of our farmers will lie reail.v to help save the small amount yearly, which is necessary to secure it.and when I sic a fanner owning bank stock I know that he is prospering. Of tlie Exchange I lmve much to say. which it would not be proper lor tlie world to know. Suilico to any that our object is not to tight the home merchant. The prosperity of the merchants and the thrift and growth of the towns alt'ord us pleasure, but when u merchant oilers to sell his goods for less than cost he has a selfish motive In it. lOne hearer gave a yell.] Although I was appointed business agent In December it was the middle of February before I was ready to do business. It was hard to iret wholesale merchants to substitute Alliance agents for the regular mercantile customers. lint now since the mercantile agents have been displaced, I as the Alliance as*ent have sold about S20, OHO worth. When I receive price lists from .Mr. Donaldson I Immediately mail them to Sub-Alliances. Hut I would say, buy from your home merchant, it he oilers Ills goods at fair prices. The Alliance pressure has brought the prices down. Itcinove ttiat pressure, and you could almost sec tiic prices rise again. The Alliance is no more political than the Church. All things being equal howevcr.it is well to support Alliance men for olllce. We are determined to have brainy men, men of intelligence. We Intend to have the very best men. The idea that we intend to bolt the Demo cratic ticket is only an insult?nothing more nor less. Who rode day and night In 1876? Farmers who were in the war, and received sevenlentlis of the bullets. Seven-tenths of the bones which strew our battle fields, tire the bones of patriotic farmers. Where would you go to get a blue-stocking Democrat, 11 not among the farmers? I throw back the insult that farmers are tryins; to hrcak up tho Democratic party by suggesting a candidate for Governor. Tho Farmers .Movement. simply met in convention, as they had n right, to do, and suggested 13.11. Tillman as their choice for Governor. What did Lowndcsvllle do in IS7<>? The Democratic chili at this place suggested II. II. Harper as their choice foroflice. [Applause.] Nobody then charged the Lowndcsvllle Democratic club with treason to the party. No farmer will refuse to vote the Democratic ticket. Remember that the Fanners Movement Is a different organization from that of tho Alliance. Congress is afraid of the South and Northwest joining hands. Keep politics out of the Al'lance. | Contend tor your rights in the Democratic clubs. Get good men foroflice?the best men?tried men?true men. All things being equal vote for Christian men for oflice. Let Christian men give Christian candidates their votes. Tills is all that I have to say jlist now. I want to whisper something privately to Aliianno oars, at tho meeting which will take place in iil)out thirty ininul.es, after the adjournment of 111 is meeting this evening. THE HONOHKI) PRESIDENT OK THE ALLIANCE l.S INTUOWCW). [ .Mr. William Shaw, President, then said: I .ad i os and Gentlemen?'The next gentleman whom i will introduce to you, lllce his predecessor, Is well known to the people ol this county,and he is not a stranger to the people ol South Carolina. He is the honored and greatly beloved President of the County Alliance, Mr. John it. liiakc, In whom we ull repose the greatest confidence: lie began by referring to (lie pleasant associations tnal attracted him to the community. It was here his mother spent some of her school days, and here he found the partner ol l his life, lie congratulated himself that the occasion was held under the auspices of the I Farmers Alliance, and that we had an exemIpliflcatlon of some of the social and moral leaturcs of the organization. After dwelling tipon these featuresof the order, which had lor theirobjcct the olevntlon ol society, I lie restoration of confidence between fellowmcn, and giving lofty conceptions 01 the views of life, he entered upon the financial benefits derived from the organization. While it was thi< feature of the Alliance thai invoked the criticism of other professions, yet lie disclaimed any such antagonism on the part of the order. Its principles are broad and look to the unbuilding of the masses ol the entire country, lie dwelt upon the relation which the farmer bore to the prosperity ol tho entire country. Their prosperity meant more elm relies, school houses, rail; roads, manufactories unci commerce, and no country could prosper unless its individual citizens, tho farmers, prospered. He gave Franco as an illustration of this fact. Her rapid recovery from the disaster of the Franco German war lay in her myriads of happy and prosperous homes. The Alliance Is opposed to the centralization of capital aim unjust monopoly and trusts, which tend to oppress the masses ol I in: con 11 try. And (he fact Unit monopoly and trust preyed upon the products of (he laboring classes, and because farmers felt more sensibly the burdens of such oppression, and were striving to relieve themselves from the evils thai- wi re milliard upon them, they were charged by some with kicking before they were spurred. He illustrated this with an anecdote of a boy whipped in school, and did not tell his father about it, and when the old gentleman found it out, he said, "Johnnie, 1 didn't know you were whipped last .Monday." The boy said, "Well, 1'ap, If you had been in my breeches last .Monday you would ktiowed all about it." lie referred to instances where centralized capital, through monopoly and trust, had cor-1 in.r/.rt i hit i*n!fmi ffftiv U'hpnf nrnn Kiienir liner* glng, ?!fce? and made millions of dollars ubove u legitimate profit, and farmers were the principal sufferers. To overcome these evils, ho iir^ed the importance of co-oueration and union ou the part of farmers." All history and records of the past teach the necessity of co-operation to accomplish the liest results, in union only is strength. In this lies the power of the Alliance to overcame the evils that threate.il the agricultural interests. lie referred to some of the benetlts alrendy derived from the Alliance In the sale ol cottun, purchase of uuauo, &c. But the object ol the order was not simply to enable us to buy cheaply, but it teaches the principles of economy, to kei'p out of debt. It urges the Importance of making the farmer self-sustain Ing. We cnn never be freemen so long as we are In financial bondage. The Alliance can never relieve us financially, so long as our barns are empty and property mortgaged, ami Irnst and monopoly will always flourish upon the necessities of the farmers, so long as the form Is not sell'sustt'lnln'j. A full granary is death to a flour trust, while a meat trust would starve upon a full meat house, it is a reflection upon the intelligence ol the farmer to be engaged in killing grass six months In the year, and then buy western hay to enable them to cult i vate a crop. Above all things, lie urged the farmers to avoid the credit system, and to buy for cash. Merchants would rather have the fanner's cash than his credit. The cash has never bankrupted a merchant, while the credit has. \Vhile the credit oilers great profits to the merchant, yet the system carries with It in creased risks, which often prove disastrous to both purchaser and seller. lie also urged the farmers to devote more attention to the study of agricultural science. So profession can succeed, unless there is a knowledge of the principles which govern It. The; merchant, lawyer, and doctor must be! conversant in tho principles cf their profes- [ sion to succeed, and tho farmer is noexce|>- j lion to the rule. While he should not oxer- j else his muscles less, yet he should cultivate hU mind more. Tho agricultural profession! needs the aid of the educated as much as any I other profession. To reap the best results of j our labor, the muscles should be directed by a j well informed mind. Keek wisdom, for wisdom Is power,?hence fanners should read agricultural literature, and thus reap benefits from the experience of others?imitate their successes and avoid their mistakes. Tho fum- i ily should also be furnished with literaturei calculated to rclincand elevate the homecir-; cle. liy diunifyinjr labor and elevating the e ,, ,;L!.nr I nunc a( trjlcl i VC. OUT I pnnvaA.uu, (UK* , sons will be less inclined to leave the parental roof, and seelc employment in already crowded cities, there to become, as is frequently the ease, the victims to Hie temptu- 1 nous of the world. 1i The questions now engaging the attention j of the farmers of the country next received attention. While the Alliance is not a polili-j cal urbanization, and should not be used as such, yet there were grout economic and lexisiative reforms that in importance rose ahovc I all considerations of a partis n character, that demand the attention of ail patriotic and < loyal citizens. Some of tlieso measures, such as* transportation, tinance, tariil*, iVo., have i iieeit characterized by the national organlza 11' >ns as t lie principal cause of the agricultural J i depression of the country. 1'iiese wero con- j< sid--r.il the reasons why the Kansas farmer! burned his coin lor fuel, while the family of j itie Pennsylvania coal miner sullered for i bread. 'I'ln* contract ion of t he currency rendered Use supply inadequate to transact the business of the country. As the human body I ciiultl m?t live without si n adequate supply of I blood Mowing through its arteries, so the i body politic without a sutlicient supply of: I currency to cirry on the legitimate channels: i of business would soon wane, h The timiucial policy of the government was! 1 also Inimical to the agricultural interests of! the country. The national banking system 1 needed changing. i The above louses, and not over-production, arc the sources of the present depression of I lite country. The attention of the country Is ' directed to lliese evils, and it was the duty I of the masses of the country to rectify these11 evils. The grent masses of the country ure beginning to realize the situation, anil are moving in one body to Influence legislation on these questions. The Alliance Is to-day knocking at the doors ot Congress, and demanding the enactment of these measures into law. He called upon the farmers not to waver in their efforts to accomplish this purpose. The cause was a holy cause! A contest on our pnrt to emancipate productive labor from the power of money to oppress. It was of more importance and more wortli the attention of our representatives in Congress, than the efforts to keep alive sectional animosity, and the solution of so called negro problems?a problem already solved botween farmer aud negro on basis of Justice and equity?pay what you promise and demand just service* in return. The continued agitation of this question only tends to create a spirit of umest, and demoralization of labor, and should not receive countenance. As Xapoleon's drummer boy knew not how to beat a iCtreat, but beat a charge, and load the host to victory, so the masses of the country, Uc farmers, should not beat a retreat but rally under the banner of the Alliance, and press forward, undivided by sectional lines, and unbiased by sectional prejudice until success shall crown their efforts. THE/ FARMER'S DINNER HORN IS SOUNDED? AND ALL ARE INVITED TO BREAK BREAD WITH GENEROUS HOSTS. The Chftirman then said: II is now too nigh the time of day for the I sounding of the farmers horn, for us to hear I another speech before dinner. We havej enough dinner for everybody, and we hope i that every one may break bread with us on this pleasant occasion. Your presence here is ^ratifying to us, and we wish that every one may have an abundant dinner. We will now take a recoss for one hour. The editor of the Press and Banner with others took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H. A.Tennanl, and a better pic nlc dinner 110 man ever ate. After an hour or more had been pleasantly spent In groups, taking dinner, anu enjoying social meetings with old friends and neighbors, the crowd involuntarily moved toward the stand. Alter Recess. WHEN THE AUDIENCE ASSEMBLED AGAIN*, GENERAL HEMPHILL WAS INTRODUCED. At the call of the Chairman the people assembled on the bencl>es, when he said: "J have ihc pleasure of Introducing a gentleman who is known to us all. He hns been eleoted three times to the House of Kepresentaves, one time to the Senato, and I have no doubt that we will elect him agaiu to tlu> SenateGeneral R. R. Hemphill, SPEECH OF GEXERAL HEMPHILL? REFORMS AND ABUSES WHICH HE WOULD CORRECT. Ladles and GentlemeD : It has always been a pleasure to me to appear before an audience in this Intelligent community. Ever since I have been in public life I have found a host of friends among you. When the Democratic party rose to power In 1W6, it was promised that taxes should be reduced. As time rolled on It was found outi that the rate of taxes had not been reduced, although the assessment of property had j beeu greatly increased. A leader to carry out iliese pledges was needed. Circumstances j pointed to Tillman. He first appeared as an j advocate of reform at Bennettsville five years ago. Slr.ce that time be has maintained the I cause of the farmers, with asperity. It may! Se, but always with unmoverlng fidelity. He J Id not come to the front as a candidate for1 Governor, until forced to do so. Voice?How forced ? How did the Conven-| lion stand ? Well, sir, I known the Presideut of that Association, I know the Secretaries who kept the tally of the votes, and they counted (i:i ties) and found in his favor. From that day to this I have never doubted the correctness of the count. X have seen it stated in newspapers that are opposed to the farmers, opposed to reduction of taxes, and in favor ?I! perpetuating extravagance, that they bad no doubt, of the fairness of the decision. All admit the fairness of the count. iiuiu VUIIIUO a K I CUb ll? MY I uccuum: III UIU Mlg- j gestion of Mr. Tillman's name in connection 1 with the ofllce of Governor, because the estab- j lished customs had not been observed. There' are no established customs. It takes at least j twenty years to establish a custom. To show 1 that there Is nothing in this talk about "cus-j torn." it would be only noccssary to refer to the fact, that in 1870', Lowudesvillc Democratic club suggested Col. Harper for the House. Abbeville Democratic club suggested General McGowan. The McCorintek suggested W. K. Bradley and myself. Wc never heard anything then that the party would be split. The Democratic party does not prescribe rules tor making nominations. Two months ago, an old friend nominated another for the place which I now hold. I don't think the Democratic party was endangered thereby. They say Tillman would forestall the action ! of the Nominating Convention. In the next Dreath they assert that he is overwhelmed at Anderson and beaten at Ridgewny, and that Orr will be brought forward for Governor. Iiut as a matter of fact, the farmers arc Htill marching forward. In September, Mr. Tillman will be nominated for Governor, and all will be solid for new triumphs. The far.uers have put forward the man to lead them to victory, and certatu principles! have been incorporated in tlie phitform. Il'l there Is anything wrong in that plattorm, select men to make ItsqUurennd right. Doesn't every man, who thinks for himself, I want a constitutional Convention ? IIow Is it that Charleston has two Senators? It is a relic of the parish system. Before the war, we had two systems of representation. I Under the proprietary rights of colonial j rlavs. Kixteen votes in the low countrv would 1 elect a Senator, while It took a thousand! votes in the up-country to elect a Senator. | It Is impossible to correct the present Sena- ] torial representation, except by a Constitutional Convention* The only way to correct the abuses of the! school system is by a Constitutional Consti- j tuiiouul Convention. The Farmers' Movement contemplates a reduction of the taxes. It does not contem- j plate his destruction. In the University wc have too many Pro-! lessors. In tlie Department of Pedagogery, I they have one teacher, and three men under! him, at a salary of *2,100. He Is not one of >ur i own men. He came, I believe, from .MichI-1 ??n. The trustees didn't want such men as Colonel J. P.Thomas, J. Wood Davidson and I Col. Asbury Coward. In the University, the proportion of leach-1 ers is one lo eiclit students. Except in j Sweden no such dillerenoe. In Norway it Is one teacher lo nineteen students. Iii * ranee,' ilfty-one; In lielglum, twenty-seven; In Itus- j sla, twenly-four; In Prussia, thirty two. In the Citadel they l.ave seven Professors, including Dr. Parker, who does not teach. In that Institution i&jcadets are taught by six | Professors. In the University 2.JX students are taught by twenty-eight Professors. Twelve Professors, I think, are sufficient to teach that number of boys. So If you cut oil sixteen professors, i'J'2,000 would be saved. If it is objected thai the people could not feel a saving of $52,000, 1 would suggest that if that! amount was transferred to the common schools in Abbeville county, that the poor| children would feel il, Jtut if the reduction of the number op teachers didn't save a cent, it would not bo right to continue the employment of sol uiany teachers. It would bo contrary to j economy. Voice?What would you do with the re-j untitling twelve professors ? Whenever there is a tallc of economy, you | find men insinuating that it is our intention 1 to break up the University. If six teachers I in the Citadel are enough for 1S"> hoys, certain-1 ly twelve professors in the University are euought for students in that Institution. All the criminal cases tried in out* Courts | arc state cases, and such Court expenses; should bo chargod to the State. The oU'enoc is committed against the peace and dignity of the State?and not against the peace and ; dignity of the county. I have never understood the necessity for the Itailroad Commission. The railroads arej compelled to pay SC,0(j i a; car to throe parti-1 eular individuals. i.'-ice favorite piopic ure kept up by money slotted from the railroads by the forms of I x\\\ Persons In favor of extravagant Government ssiy that the tariff is the more Important matter. I say that tlie Stato officers have nothing to do with the tarltll our Congressman are the n>en to rectify any evils that may exist In that system. The Governor can effect nothing. I'eople who oppose the Farmer's movement j ubjoct to Tillman, because lie is pot '* hand-; some man. I admit he wouldn't do to load i Lhc'gcrman at the Slate ball; that ho has hut i line eye. The fact is, the farmers are not run-1: ning this campaign on style. Another thing til which we might effect uj saving is in the matter of school-books. The1 prices ot these books arc enormous. Wei' must pay twenty-live ccnts for a primer,j when any of Dickon's novels, containing much more matter, and involving much: more type settii'g, can be bought for fifteen cents is said that it requires great talent;1 lo write school books. As far as I am informed none of the sohool-boolc makers are superior to Charles Dickons. If new men ; liave the management, we wou't have to pay so milch. School books, which were written' lo condemn your fathers, will not be forced | 311 us. 11 Who objects to (his movement? Not the' farmers in Convention. Not the Domocratsj; who endorse Tillman. Reforms do not begin ' by (he parly in power. You need not he! terrified because the gentility and the news-1 papers are against It. So It was when Andrew Jackson "removed the deposits." 80 It was In 187(5, when only one dally newspaper was In favor of reform. Circumstances have always made the leader, as it has made Tillman. It won't cost the State a dollar to make the proposed change In theofficers. The credit of the State is represented by tho general prosperity. Bonds go higher when the people are prosperous. I don't charge that the men ill office are corrupt, or anything of tho sort. All I have to say is, that the Constitution v, required the census to ho taken in K<>. I don't think they regarded the requirements except in a political light, in which to "jet the best, if they could, was considered fair and right. The people are on t he eve of a great contest. There Is 110 use of bad feeling about It. The farmers want peace and good will. There is no more reason to quarrel because of a difference In political opinion than there is In a difference of religious fuith. I have never understood why anybody should fall out wilh his neighbor about a question of civil policy. If the farmers prosper tliey pay cash, live better, and educate their children. Who should be envious of them ? I have always advocated In my newspaper that we should stand together as a band of brothers. Tlirwn ? !./> I t?1 ...... i.>.v in iiuu me uovemmnni in charge have ha<l a good soleo. It Is time to let a new crowd take possession. If they do not satisfy the people, wo have plenty more * who will take their places. Whoever comes out against the Farmers' Movement, must advocate extravagance. It will bo noted that the Treasurer of Aiken County recently defaulted In the sum of 816,000. Why was this default not discovered sooner? It has been going on for months. Fellow-citizens, I will not detain you. I could go on for three weeks. THE ALLiSlrPOLfflCS. 1 # . :-'Vi ?11? ~m A LOBBY IN WASHINGTON WORKING IT FOR ALL IT IS WORTH. -jjj Political Tricksters Promising More Than They fan Perform ? They * .* Bargain Willi the Republican Managers to Nell Out tbe Southern Farmers Votes in congressional Contests in Order to Carry Through the Sub-Treasury Scheme. f-j News and Courier. Washington, May 20.?Republican wire- * pullers are now engaged in trying to form a combination with the Farmers Alliance iu the -Southern States with a view to dividing the Democratic party in the coming Congressional elections. This statement is made upon the ailtlioritv ftf n tvoll Irnnwn momlmr nf Congress, who claims to have positive Information on (he subject. ' As is well known, ihere has been a lobby around the Capital throughout the present Congress al work in behalf of the sub-treasury scheme. It is said that certain Republicans of more or less influence have been in consultation with the members of the lobby recently nnd a proposition is now under consideration looking to a com bi nation of the Republicans ami ihc Farmers Alliance forces In certain localities. The terms of the bargain are that the Republicans in Congress promise to support the sub-treasury scheme at the next session, providing the Farmers Alliance . ' in certain .Southern States make open war on - the regular Democratic licket. Of course the Republicans are not pledged to vote for the sub-treusury bill unless the Farmers Alliance makes a satisfactory showing in the coming 'i. contest. Word comes from New England that the business men, witliout regard to party, are denouncing the McKtulcy bill in tiie most severe manner, and they threaten to make an aggressive catnpaigu against every member of Congress from their section who votes for the measure as it now stands. In the face of this threat the Republicans are very much afraid that they wlll.be driven out of power in the House, and hence if they can make a satisfactory deal with the farmers they'hope to pick up enough stray Congressmen in the South and West to retain control of Congress. The men who are working the Farmers movement arc professional politicians, and the far uicrs are apt to be left out In the cold when the distribution of officcs taken place. The country has had enough of professional reformers and professional xvorkingmen, and decent peonlo will havo to look out or they will be deceived by professional farmers. The men who are representing theAlllanco at this . end of the lineare adoubtful lot,and are like* ly to go into any combination that will be personally beneficial to them. It is even hinted that Dudley, the Boston missionary, who made several visits to South Carolina recently, has a linger In the Alliance pie. k.m.l. Cotton Seed Hulls hn it Cow food. Department Bulletin. In the local dairies in the vicinity of Memphis cotton seed hulls tiave been fed, as a subNtituie for hay, for twelve or flftecu years, and so thoroughly has the practice become estab11 hed by reason of Its success, convenience ? and cheapness, that the dairymen would beat a loss if deprived of the hulls.. In the New Orleans dail ies the use of hulls Is universal, Mid the demand so great at times that hulls for feeding purposes have been shipped thence from Memphis. * Cows soon learn to prefer the hulls to hay. The ration fed is suhjcct to more variation than the fatteuinir pens. An exclusive diet of J hulls and meal Is less commonly fed. Hulls, wheat bran and cotton seed meal or hulls, whoat bran and corn tnnal are often fed. The ration In a leadiug Memphis uairy is two or three peckrf of hulls, four quarts of wheat bran and two quarts of corn meal daily. In these and other rations the hulls are regarded ?9 stiDplying the "roughness," i. c., the coarse ?' part of the food. In this respect they are cheaper tlian hay, costing only from one-third to one-lialf as much per ton, last as long and are far more convenient to handle, teed and mix. The milk and hutter obtained from hulL ? . feeding are considered free from all objectionable nualltles. As regards the amount produced in comparison with other methods of feeding (hero are no records, but the fact that the hulls have established themselves so thoroughly In common practice speaks well for their efficiency. It is believed that an excess of cotton seed meal fed to cows In calf induces abortion. Tills Idea is also current In other localities where cotton seed meal Is fed and the hulls have never been seen,and apparent- ' ly cannot be ascribed to the latter. Cows are maintained In good condition on the hull diet. 111 one case, where only hulls and cotton seed meal were fed, it was found that the tendency to put oil fat was prejudicial to the production . of milk. In conclusion, wc have found absolutely no reason why the cotton seed hulls may not ha substituted for hay In dairy feeding with entire safety and success. _ KPtflStCrm III I lie .1111 nuivi. The following named persons come to town yesterday even in?, and we believe all were at the ball last night: T. 15. Hill, Goldsboro, N. C. K. \V\ Stathart, Charleston, S. C. T. I J. Lee. G. C. A N. K. It. R I). Ilodges, Ilodges, S. C, X. C. Ellis, Hodges, N. C, , Dr. s. 1j. Swygert, Greenwood, S. C. W. M. Hcardon, Augusta, Ga. E. C. llearden, Augusta, <ia. T. NV. I.illey, Augusta, Ga. Walter M. warden, Augusta, Ga. C. II. Hearden, Augusta, Ga. T. H. Walker and wife, Greenwood, S. C. Miss Bessie Gibbs, Cireenwood, S. C. Miss Ellin Brabham, Greenwood,S. C. I<\ H. Cobb, Greenwood, S. C. 1>. A. P. Jordan, Greenwood, S. C. Jerome Bell, Cireenwood, S. C. S. II. Sberrard. Xincty-Six, 3, C. II. K. MeGee, Anderson,*. C, (i. W. Kvans, Anderson, 8. C. I W llni?n \ 11.1,s <\ \V. E. Miifortl. Anderson, S. C. .1. ! *. Auger, l'clzer, S. C. Jas. 15rice, l'cl/.cr, S. C. A. U. Fortuue, wlfo anil child, Ashville, N. <\ \V. II. Simmons, Ilodgos, S. C. Misst'orrio Kills, Hodges, s. C. Miss Mamie Hodges, Hodges,S.C. Miss Maggie 13rooks, City. I know somebody who can never let a mistake puss uncorrected. He somehow soenis to think our blood would be upon his head if we believed we starlet! out for a walk at half-past throe, when he could prove to us it was only twenty-seven minutes past. In view'of it 1 made a New Year's resolution not to speak of any mistake that did not make a difference. Such :i resolution would keep many a breach from being made, and give people much more case with each other. It is u blessed thing to feel at home with a I'ricnd. Did you ever have an argument about nothing at all, and then feel uncomfortable with your antago- < uist for haif a day? - - - ?