Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t v ??mm?K??<?aim?aaMM . Kosi^itafioii. This wayward, human heart of mine Is teaming now to se<That, whatsoever way I tnrn. Each path leads up to thee. I used to think that I could choose My road: but now I pray That thou wilt take my hand in thine. And lead me on my way. 1 used to think that I could plan My life and oil I it mint'. But now 1 ask my human will May besubdued to ihine. I culler; but I do no} doubt Thy wisdom nor tliy care. Knowing: that, thou dost make for right And goodness everywhere. And ro I trust; and, though tny tears May blind the present way, I feel that with my hand in thine I cannot go astray. K. ' I call on thee, and not In vain ; ?v. Thou answerest to my heart, I know, where there is need ol thee, That there, (> Ciod, thou art! Christian Register. LAKE DEMOREST GEORGIA. WHERE THE HUM OF THE MOSQUITO AND THE SUHU ur inn bz.v BUG IS NOT HEARD. A City and ? Lake which are more S" Beautiful an<l Knehantin;r than any Scone in Fairyland?The Strange l'lave which our Fellow Townenmaii Found in his Summer b': Itainbles. Demorest Is eighty-two miles north-east of Atlanta on the Blue Ridge and Atlantic railroad, four miles from its junction with the Richmond and Danville or Pledmeut AirLine. To attempt to do this beautiful country | Justice would require a much more able pen than the one that I possess. Seldom, if ever, L " has It been my good fortune to see a land so blessed with all natural advantages as tbis charming little town,uiestllng, with Its Infinite treasures, among grand old mountains, from which come refreshing and invigorating J breezes which allow one to move along languidly no . longer,<;but;makes hinij leel like I jumping and running. No more hot dusty weather for the one who has "the good fortune to stop at Demorest; no more stifling nights with the hum of the mosquito and tbe company of the bed-bug. But the nights are cold, in fact so mueb so tiat blankets are very comfortable and after ? good.night's refreshing slumber you arise, bright and early, well equipped for your daily task or toleasure, as the case may be. . Lake.Demorest is situated in the heart of ~ wo flPWf! of hind. IUU IU RU, IV W ? OV ? vu v,T V ? ?... It Is serpentine in shape; the trestle, cutting off h portion, forms another and n smaller lake termed South Lake. From the dam. in the upper lake down to- South Lake is a pull of three quarters of a mile, tins will give some idea of tne extent of this beautiful sheet of water on whose billowy surface, any time, pleasure boats can be seen manned by lovely maidens or handsome men. In the centre ol the Lake is a picturesque pavilion well suited for moonlight dances. Around one side winds and curves a delightful drive! this drive will soon be continued all around the Lake; on the other side is a high bluff called Flcnlc Point?here it is that the enterprising citizens hold their celebrations, barbecues, etc. A little to the left of the Lake aro the Springs; tine mineral ones, lour in number! they are Inclosed, and all around are planted choice flowers. The live hundred citizens are made up or men from nearly every State In the I'nion all joining heart and hand In tho making ot this place the pride of north-east Georgia it should be and will be a very short time. k < The line wat?r powers make manufacturing a success. There are already nine inanutacturies here, viz.,: The Demorest Manufacturing Company, which is situated near the railroad opposite the station; they arc engaged in the manufacture of furniture. The Bath Tub Factory which is only about two hundred feet from the railroad station. The Machine Works which deal iu the making or reparting ofmachienery. Th? KnprRvln? Wood Works which are now engaged lu engraving a native wood fouml growing in this region. Then there are the Saw Frames, Saddle Tree variety, and Hoop Works, and tlie Knitting Factory. The foundation of a large bank is already being laid and the building will soon be completed. Central Avenue is the chief business street. On this street Lakeview Hotel is situated on a very high point overlooking the Lake? here first clasB occomodations can be found, but a iarger hotel is badly needed. Free tuition, in a first class Seminary pret sided over by effioleiit teachers, is given to all resident children. Three churches?Presbyterian, Iiaptistand Methodist have large and nourishing congregation K. By provisions of all deeds granted, saloons and gambling houses are forever abolished so those whose hearts have been well nigh broken by this curse to (hose dear to them will be perfectly safe against this evil in this God-fearing community. What else can one, seeking a home, ask? Here Is a place, only three hours ride from theMetiopolis of the Soutii, which has both the beauties of the country and the facilities oi me city. Here is floe, pure water free from all organic Impurities; a beautiful Lake on whose placid bosom, alter tlic toil of ihu day is over, you can enjoy a pleasant row; brooks gently murmering over pebbly beds and llowiug on until they arc dashed into featliery loam and fall, hissing and boiling, over the rocks; gorgeous sunsets where great clouds of purple and gold are piled and heaped in one grout mass with, here and there, glimpses like the blush of the wild rose fresh from the paletia of the Great Master Artist. The country Is rolling und on the ridges :ire fine situations for summer homes. The climate Is recommended, by good phsiciaus, as the very thing for nearly all diseases except, perhaps, pulmonary consumption. From almost any point you can see Mt. Yuch towering in the distance and far away ranges upou ranges of the blue capped mountains are presented to the view. Such is Demorest?the place where I have spent one of the happiest months imaginable and the place for which 1 predict a origin and glorious future. Chalmers I). Iladdou. .. CASH ifciECDLATIOi SOME MISSTATEMENTS KNOCKED OUT AT EVERY ROUND. Positive Information on ? Mucli I)isenwted Subject?The l>epartinent Guarantees the Accuracy of' the Statements Which are all 3Iatfe l'p in the Same Manner?Other Sens Iron the Capital. Washington, August 4.?A statement has been prepared at the Treasury Department in regard to the amounts of money In circulation on the 1st tlav of .lnlv of the vpiirs lM!0. l8(io, 1885, from which it appears that the 1 assertion that there has been since the war a tfreat reduction of the amount of money in circulation is without foundation. The state metit is as follows: "All statements furnished are made upon precisely the same basis. The amount of each kind of money in this country is first started : from that is deducted the amount in the Treasury and the remainder given the amount in circulation; There is nothing omitted from the statement which should appear there except minor coins (niekles and Cenniesjand they are letlout of all reports ecause of the dillieulty in estimaliugamounl of them in use. As the amount at the present time Is cerlaiuly greater than in earlier years, their omission will not be unfavorably criticised by those who contend that there is now o scarcity'of money. The omount of money in circulation in 1800 was about 000.000, and the amount per capita was 513.85. amount was $20.92. Twenty years later the circulation was over SI,292,DUG,000, and the per capita was $23.92, while on the 1st of January last the amount was nearly $I,.">2)i,0WJ,iX? with $24.10 as the per capita allowance. The highest in the history of the Uulted States. Owing to shipments of gold In foreign countries there has been a decrease since January 1, 1891, not only in the per capita amount, but the total circulation on the 1st Inst, notwithstanding the outflow of sold was Sl.*i0ii,000,000, and the amount per capita was gi'5.07." She United States Treasurer continues daily shipments of small notes to the West for use In moving crops. The total amount sent so far is $2,800,000. Pension payments aggregating seven and a half million dollars have been made by the* United States Treasurer since the 1st inst.., and have reduced the cash balance form $V>,783,71;'> to $48,277,413. Of this latter amount 920,880,104 is in national banks, and $19,3o2,* 447 is In subsidiary coin. The pension money was distribured in New York, Philadelphia, Topeka, Indianapolis, Knoxvillc and Louis ville. Michigan has amended its State laws so that children sullering from consumpt ion or chronic catarrh must be 'excluded from public schools. The public is gradually waking up to the ' fact that consumption is a contagious disease, the spread of which can be greatly lessened by suitable measures ?y of precaution. . MONEY IN PECAN CULTURE ? - WONDERFUL STORY OF THE PROFIT FROM CULTIVATING THE NUTS. I.el Our landowners Kea<l This. and TIioii <l? 'i'lioir lkuty in IMuiilius; From Wliicli a fortune >Iay lie (iiillicrcd. Southern Cultivator. The many letters that I have received since my last article on Pecan Culture, published in the Cultivator, show that your circulation is very large and well read by your subscribers. It has surprised ine that so many write that t his subject of pecan culture has been in their minds lor some time, nod that they arc determined to commence this season and plant orchards, as they see In that an easy way to auiass wealth at a very small expenditure of money. Very lew people in the cotton growing States have given any thought to orchard products. Had these people, immediately alter the war, turned their attention to orchard products, the South would be to-day the richest part ol the United .stales. All "the fruits California, which have brought such weath to of t he State, can be grown in the Southern States, some parts being well adapted to the growth ol any and all truttsor nuts that are m own west of the liocky .Mountains. A lit tie history of what Caliiornia lias done and Is now doing in fruit and nut culture may be of .interest, and stimulate the cotton States to grow something of more value to them than eottou. Thirty years ago very little attention had been paid to fruit eulturc iu California, it being generally believed that state could only produce the mineral products. In lS'JU the stale Board ot Trade of California report the value ol the wheat and llour product at S19,327,uuo, while they shipped 10,000 car loads of liuitof all sorts, which aggregated Sl!>,S5S,UU0, over $">00,000 more tliau Hit? grain products, Fifteen years ago the attention of the people was turned in earnest to fruit and nut culture, and the above is the result. A resuit which the people of the Southern States can reach iu less than fifteen years if they so will it. I'assadcna,California, now has a population ot about o,000. In ls75 the land upon which the city now stands was held at seven dollars per acre. In seven years, or 1882, the land was valued and sold in large quantities at j"<00 to SI,OUU per acre, which was planted in fruits and nuts. Within twenty years Irult and nut culture has brought land which the owner protested against being taxed seventy-five cents per acre to the present values of S500 to SI,500 per acre. Only lately have they commenced planting prunes in California, and tlfere are now about 1.000,000 trees planted outside ol the planting during the winter of l.sss-s9. In 1SSS they produced about seven million pounds; while the same year we imported "0,000,1)00 pounds. They are now planting al tnoncis ana onves m auumuii 10 uiuei j>roducts, bolh of which will earn them a mint of money. . Riverside, California, contains about 5,000 inhabitants. This valley, last year, produced, from 0,000 ^eres iu orchard products, 5*2.223,000. of this oranges were 1,800 car loads, while the ralfiin crop was estimated at 3150,000. Here we see tho average earnings of G,000 acres was ?370 per acre, which included oranges, prunes, peaciies, apricots, walnuts, etc., etc. The Southern States are nearer market by 1,000 miles than California, and they can, iu the saint length of time or less, become equally wealthy. Let Florida grow the oranges and lemons, and the other cotton States lake up other orchard products, any and all of which pav haudsome piotlts. As I said in my former article on the cultivation of the Texas .Soft-Shell Pecan, the developments which are being made, as I study of their value to the States east of the Ilocky Mouutalns, are simply astounding; so much so that I am afraid to print the whole truth about the earnings of an orchard of the sofishell pecan. Iu my article I gave as the earnings at ten years, a half-bushel to the tree or S1S0 per acre. In talking a few days ago with an old settler, he said that at ten years of age they will bear from four to five bushels to the tree. These, bear in mind, are trees growing wild. This is a new industry, for only two years ago was tho first orchard of the soft-shell nlnnfoH horo One great thing in favor of pecan culture is the fact that the tree ims no enemies, unci goes on bearing for generations; and it costs so little to plant an orchard, which should always be from the nuts, as it has been abundantly shown that wnile success may be se cured by experts, yet the masses would fall if they transplanted trees or attempted to graft them on anything else. No member of the hickory family grafts well, so the surest way for all concerned is to plant the nut*, and only the best Texas soft-shell to get the best results. When you plant the solt shell pecans, and have no other in your neighborhood to fertilize them, you can be reasonably sure that your product will be like what you plant. The medlun sized of the hard-shell pecan sell from twenty to twenty-live cents per pound in most markets. The product of your planting of the soft-shell will hardly ever goto less than tlfty cents per pound for consumption, while for seed they will be worth twice that for several years after bearing. The pecan is the favorite nut and always will be, and the demand will Increase. I doubt not if an orchard Is planted where the soil can be cultivated annually in some crop, tlie trees will come into bearins n>ucli| sooner than where planted In sv forest or trees. Nothing ever grown increases land values us much us orchard l'ruits and nuts. A pecan orchard of fifty acres costs but little for the nuts to plant it, yet when the trees are but one year old a man would be foolish to part with the land at 100 dollars per acre; not only this but the value of the whole farm is increased very materilly by having a pecan orchard on it. For a fortune at ten years frotu planting. It is as sure as the sun rises, and those who plant this fall will come in on the top wave. If further information is wanted write me, enclosing a two cent stamp, and your letter will receive a prompt 1 answer. Hkkbkijt Tost, Fort Worth, Texas. Modern humanity has larger heads and shorter legs than the ancients. The cost of burying the late Grand Duke Nicholas, of Russia,was$200,000. Agassizonee said that his greatest work was the training of three men who made a success of life. The tendency of State aud municipal governments is to increase otlices and public expenditures. "General" Booth says that he has in India 5(?0 Salvationist officers, of whom 4U0 are natives. The largest railway depot in the world is at .Birmingham, England. It 1 covers eleven acres. The first "Darkest England" provincial shelter has been opened at Leeds. The cost was $19,000. There are more divorces granted in 1 the United States than in all the rest of the Christian world put together. W. A. Sanders, a lawyer of Chester, : after a proper examination, has been committed to the lunatic asylum. : A new order, "Reliance Reformers," j has been started in Texas. Its platform < is short, strong and sensible. Every J member is required to take a pledge to i work six days in a week and to pay ' every debt according to promise. ( The Legislature, next winter, cannot J afford to reward incompetent lawyers i by electing them to judgeships. We ' appeal to them, in the name of justice, , to give us first class lawyers, above re- ' proach and above little trickery for the 1 Supreme and Circuit benches.?Spar- ] tan. 'i J)r. I). C. Kelly who was recently f elected president of the Conference i College at Santa Rosa, will soon go to ( California to help in raising that pro posed endowment of ?10<i,()<i0 for that i institution. i There has been a gain of 1,013 1 newspapers in the United States ( during the past year, and the last returns give the number in the United States and Canada as 19.373. A single day turns out more news at present than did half a century in Franklin's day. Chief Justice Fuller has rendered his decision in theCoosaw case and it is ad verse to the Coosaw Company. Jus tice Fuller states that, according to the two acts under which the company was operating, it did not luivca perpetual right to the Coosaw territory and that hereafter they must comply with the regulations governing phosphate mining in this State. Judge Simon- < ton concurs. It is hardly probable , that the Coosaw Company will appeal 1 to the full bench. This isquiteatri- t umph for Governor Tillman and his administration. ~ c ABBEVILLE BIBLE SOCIETY. THE SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING. Dclosalr.Hniid Contributions of Money From the I.ocal Auxiliary Societies?'The Financial Report?Other Mutters. The 6Sth Annual Meeting of the Auxiliary Bible Society of Abbeville District convened in the Presbyterian church at Abbeville C. H.,S. C.,on Wednesday, the 2!l July, i 18W, at 11:."{0 a. m. < President W. M. Grier in thecbair. Thepro- i ceedings were introduced by Divine worship, < in which the sermon was preached by the ' itev. W. II. Hanckel of the Episcopal cliurch from the text: "The law of his God in in his heart; none of his steps shall slide," i -!7 IVuliu, -'il verse. He was assisted by the i Itev. Drs. Grier and Sloan. < At the conclusion of the services a hat collection was taken up amounting to 28.15. Tne annual address was delivered by Prof. J. W. Thomson; subject?"The Bible Criticised as a Literary Production." The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. i The reports from brauch societies were as i follows: Due West, delegates?Kev. J. N. Young, Prof. Win. Hood. H. JO. Bonner, W. (J. Brock, i It. S. Galloway, John L. Pressly and It. C. ; Brown lec, Jr. Contribution S-IS.Cxi In cash, ' and SI.HO now crediled to this society by A. B. Society, aggregating $>0.40. ! Lebanon, delegates?J. F. Gibert and J. A. j Itlciiey. Contribution So. ureenvjne cnurcn, ueieEMicR??? . ?v. W. 1'. Mclllwaln unci J. A. McCord. Contri- i bution $10.50. 1 Troy reported by letter?Contribution $17.85. Greenwood, delegates?G. C. Hodges and S. ' O.-Miller. Contribution $20. Cedar.Springs and Long Cane, delegates? D. W.Jay, W. W. Purdy, Frank Kerr, P. Wldeman and E. W. Watson. Contribution $11.30. 1 Ninety-Sis reported by letter?Society In good financial condltiou. Contribution to be 1 sent up noon. Shiloh, delegates?W. C. Bell and A. M. Erwin. Contribution $15. Asbury?J. B. Muse reported that the contribution would be sent up soon. Cokesbtiry reported by letter that the branch society at that place had formally disbanded at its last meetinir. and they contributed $5.35, all that was left in their treasury. No reports were received from Coronaca, Donalds, Lowndesville, Rocky River or McCormick. Thirty-six members then renewed their membership in the County Society. The report of the Treasurer J. P. C. DuPre was then read and referred to a committee consisting of William Hood and T. L. Moore, and was as follows : J. F. C. DuPre, treasuurer, in account with Abbeville District Bible Society. 1890. July SO, To cash on hand $ 71 40 " hat collection 1118 ' Cash from Greenwood 15 00 " Cash from McCormick 22 50 " " ' Lebanon 10 00 ? ii <> itocity River. 4 40 " " " Due West 50 70 * ? * A.a rut | " " " Shi lob 19 00 I. Tr0y 19 00 " " " Presbyterian ch'ch Abbevl' 15 96 " " " Membership fees 41 00 Aug. 13," " " Donalds 9 00 ' " " McCormick ou Book account 10 00 " " " Cireenvllle cliurch 10 00 1811. July 2!),"' " " Sale of books 3=5 50 S347 31 18(H). (1R. Aug. By sent A. B. Society (voucher) *240 00 By paid freight bill 1 S8 " " Press and Banner... G OH " " Medium 3 25 " " Freight bill 2 87 " " Sexton and ice 75 " " Incidentals 2.5 1S91, JulyS," " A. B. Society 60 00 " 29. To cash ou hand 42 23 ?347 31 E. & O. E. J. F. C. DuPre, Treas. The report of the Librarian was read and referred to the same committee. J.K. C. Dui'rc, librarian, in account, wim Abbeville District Bible Society. 1691. July 30, To books on band tbisdayjOC 83 Aug. 10, " bill books by McCorrnick 34 79 Kept. '20, To bill books by NinetySix 20 00 Pec. 8,To bill books by Abbeville.. 31 52 I Dec. 15, To bill books by Due West 22 63 l*U. i h'eb. To bill books by Abbeville,... 55 May " " ? " Abbeville 57 70 < June" '* " " Due West 17 10 June" " " ' Ninety-Six... 15 00 i S299 18 ] lttlO. CK. Aug. To books furnished McCor- I mlcb 79 Sept To cash seut A. B. by NinetySlx for books 20 00 Dec. To books furnished Due West 22 03 , 181)1. To furnished 1 life member 1 00 June To furnished Due West 17 10 , ' " Nlruty-Slx 15 00 ] " Discount y, price to Sunday Schools Slf.00 8 .50 I To books donated 16 hu " " furnished Asbury.. 4 3(1 " cash sales (net) 33 5il 1891, J uly 29, To books on hand 125 37 8299 18 E. & O. E. J. V. C. DuPre. Librarian. Committee reported the reports as correct and properly vouched. Adopted. The Corresponding Secretary made a verbal report, that he hud conveyed to the ministers of this county by mail, the resolution by this society inviting the congregation of each church to attend the annual meeting of this society?and the resolution of the Board ?i Directors, conveying to the ministers in the county, the request of the parent society that each church should hold some religious ceretnoules commenorative of the seventyfifth anniversary of the American Bible Society. Dr. Grler, the delegate to the State Bible Convention held in Columbia on the 8th July, 1891, made his report. Regretted the smallness of the attendance, and want of Interest j both local and general In the meetings, and c that he had Invited the State Convention to y meet with this society at its annual meeting j in 1892. That the invitation was accepted. ? This society then appointed the following , committee to co-operate witn the .Executive j Committee of the State Convention in makiug arrangements for the meeting. W. A. Templeton, L. W. Perrln, J. F. C. DuPre, R. S. Galloway and \V. H.Parker. It was resolved that a committee of three be appointed to tnke Into consideration the ? advisability of this society employing a col- ? porteur to canvass this county, and of its utidertaklng to supply every family In its bounds with a Bible or Testament, and that they report at the next annual meeting of the society. The chair appointed J. L. Wilson, D. D., L. W. White mid W. H. Parker. The branch societies were requested to canvass their territory in the meantime and report;tothis society the destitution existing within their bounds. By motion it was ordered that one hundred dollars be deposited with the American Biblft Society on book account. Twelve dollarsand tliirty-flve cents h? appropriated to the expenses oi this society, and that the balance amounting to about ninety dollars be donated to the Parent Society. Sixty dollars of the lonation were applied to the purchase of life membership in the American Bible Society for A. E. Lesley and J. C. Klngh. It was resolved that in view of the meeting 3f the SUite Bible Convention with this society in IK!I2, that the question nf the election if an annual preacher and orator be referred I to the Committee of Arrangement,?hereto- } fore appointed. ? The thanks of the society were cordially ex- } tended to Mr. W. H. Hanckel and Prol. J. W. , rtiomson for the interesting and instructive n <ennon and address delivered by them before the society to-day. Rev. T. H. Law, the ^ igentof the American Bible Society, was P present and facilitated the business of the Society with his advice and information. a On motion It was referred to the officers of the Society consisting of the President, the Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, md the Librarian, to consider the advisabll- lj Ity of separating the offices ol Treasurer aDd w Librarian, anil it in their opinion it should n be done, to go forward and elect the officers u tor each, and to move the depository to the p most eligible location. d The following Board of Directors were elect- n 3d to serve for the ensuing year: tl W. M. Grier, D. IV, President. si J. S. Cothran, S. McGowan, If. T. Sloan, D. o I)., Joseph L. Press I y and C. A.C. Waller, in Vice Presidents. fc W. F. Pearson, J. T. Parks, J. P. Kennedy, h 1.1). Ncel, R. F. Bradley. Charles Kvaus, W. \v H. Parker, Win. Hood, J. Lowrie Wilson, J. It W. Green, W. T. Mathews, S. D. Irvln and J. a \V. Hurkabee, Directors. fc J. F. ('. DuPre, Treasurer and Librarian. tl L. W. White, Corresponding Secretary. si L. W. I'errin, Recording Secretary. v Meeting adjourned with prayer by Rev. T. si H. Law, D. I). tl Signed. W. M. GRIER, t? L. W. PERRIN, President. p Sec'ty. t< o; J ' it New line ol R. & G. corsets just received at " 3. p. Heath & Co. ? Fresh loaf bread always on hand at Thos. rbomson's.. A nice lot of French candies just received it Thos, Thomson's. . Try one of those fresh hams just receive4 at r I'hos. Thomson's. . ' ' ir> ;t.- . WORK FOR AUGUST. ; | I PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR PROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT. ? Miuiy Mays in Which the Farmers )lfty Turn Their Time to Good Account. Southern Cultivator. T" C2^v.,tV. f?,/> hntlnut WOlltllpr Of the 1 li 1/liC OV/UIU UIV UWI.V.-V __ summer usually occurs during the last ten days of July, reaching occasionally into August. The beginning of August, then, is the commencement of the decadence of summer. The days are rapidly growing shorter, and the nights correspondingly longer and cooler. We also usually have more or less frequent showers of rain, which still further mark the gradual change from mid-summer heat and drouth, to the cooler weather of theapproaching fall. This period has been sometimes called the second spring, because it Is a favorable time to repeat the planting of seeds of many plants that will mature during the cooler weather of September and October. In a state of simple nature the changes in the condition surrounding plant life are even more marked than under artificial surroundings. Willi the customary August showers?''fodJer-pulling weather" (?)?the seeds of wild plants and grasses that are able to endure the cold of winter, commence to germinate. This fact indicates the near approach of the season for sowing clovers, grasses and small gr.iln, which will be fully at hand In September and October, according to the latitude. Many of the summer maturing garden and forage crops may now be planted with reasonable prospect of success. Among garden vegetables we may mention turnips, cabbages, peas, beets, beans, tomatoes. vec;etahi.es ok vauious sorts. It is wel 1 to mark, however, that all the conditions, both artificial aud natural, must be lairly favorable, In order to success. The ground for vegetables must be clean, deeply and closely plowed or spaded, and well pulverized and well supplied with plant lood. If the weather be unduly hot and dry, water lng, shading and mulching may be resonea to as circumstances may Justify. We have made good beets, turnips, Irish potatoes, polo beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc., from seed sown In August; and we have about as often failed to gather more than seed planted when the weather was altogether unfavorable. Tomatoes may be grown very easily from cuttings of the old vines. Select a secondary shoot proceeding from the older portion of the vine near the ground, which may often be found already rooted. Set in well prepared soil, water freely and shade for several days with a cabbage leaf. Or cuttings may be made, as of geianiums, and rooted in a shallow box of sand, and afterwards transplanted. We have often succceded very well with sowing of foritge sorghums and cat-tall (Pearl) iniUet. Of dourse every farmer and gardener knows that now Is the time to sow turn ips (rather late for ruta-bagas), and that repealed preliminary plowing, and high oonditlon of the soil as to plant food and pulverization are essential to success. Practical farmers have ceased to rely on turnips as a stock food. They are very good, indeed, when you have them, but the crop is too uncertain to Justify the labor, manure and painstaking necessary to success, and yet often resulting in very meagre success. While It Is yet too early to sow small grain and grass, It is not too early to think about it, and to make all necessary arrangements, especially securing seed. There is one plant, however, cultivated aR a grass?the Bur clover (Medicago Maculata)? the seed of which should be sown at once, and slightly covered. The seeds are enclosed In very tough burs, and require to be sown weeks or more in advance of the time of coming up. In order that these burs may rot away from the enclosed seeds. HUB CLOVER ? HCRMUDA GRASS ? OTHER GRASSES. Bur clover will succeed very well if the seed be sown in a Bermuda sod. It Is only nccesliafir tn Bi>nplfv t.h? unrl wpll. sow half bushel of seed, and harrow them In. The seed will come up In September or October, und elve a good winter pasture, lading until April, when stock should be withdrawn Id order to give the clover a chance to mature seed and self sow the crop for another crop. We have very little doubt the same plan may be adopted with Rescue grass (Brouius uniloides,) as well as Vetch (Vlcla satlva.) Gov. JSorthen has succeeded well with Red clover on his Bermuda pasture. We are of the opinion that a combination of Bermuda grass?which Is unexcelled as a summer pasture urass? with some of the winter growing grasses, as suggested above, will prove the best solution of the pasture problem. A good winter pasture Is what every farmer needs, and needs badly. There is no difficulty In supplying an abundance of green forage and grazing during summer. Bermuda grass lor pasture, and the several varieties of sorghum, mlttel and reosinte, furnish all that can be reasonably iesired in that line. While on the subject of Bur clover, we may remark that the seeds may be sown in the present corn llelds, if not already occupied with HpIiI npas. Sow broadcast, and harrow [ n as 1 f cu lUvatlDg the corn. h'ODDEli-PULLING SHOULD HE ABANDONED. The principal work that can be clone in the ;orn fields Is fodder pulling. We would be ilad to see this practice discontinued. Not lolely because It certainly often injures the field of grain more than tbc fodder Is worth, :ior because the fodder Is not as good as any lay obtainable; but for the reason that at the best fodder pulling is a slow, tedious, labo ious process, and the results are too meagre. 3n strong, fresh uplands or moist bottoms we relieve it scarcely injures the corn at all to strip off the blades, If not done before the ibuck has turned brown. On old, thirsty iolls this ripening of the shuck?Indicating he cessation of the vital processes in the ear jsually occurs simultaneously with the lrylng up of the blades, Hence If the latter ire to be saved in good condition they must )e stripped before the ear can dispense with heir services, and the result is a loss of train jften amounting to the total weight of the :ured blades. It is a custom born of neccsiity and handed down from our forefathers. kVe no longer cling to the wooden plow, and he three legged spinning wheel of ourgrandnothers, nor do we cut wheat and oats with i sickle, nor gin cotton with our fingers; then Thy should we count the blades of corn, one >y one? The solution, of course, Is to be ound in growing hay plants, and among hese there is nothing better than peavines >r crab grass. The latter is a spontaneous irop, growing where it is not wanted, and itill better where encouraged by a good plowng and harrowing of the land. The pea vine irop requires no more expense than the seed, ind the small labor of sowing and harrowing, ioth crops, however, respond readily and >rofltably to aDplicatlons of fertilizers. Ferillze crab grass! Yes, why not convert a lfe-long enemv into a warm-hearted friend >y a little judicious kind treatment. WHAT WE SHOUl-n 1)0 now. During this and the next month the work if curiug of pea vines into hay will be in orler. It has generally been thought difficult 0 cure pea vines, we have found little, if ny, more trouble than with clover. The hief difficulty is to prevent the shedding nd consequent the loss of the leaves. This 1 s to be prevented by never handling the cut , 'lnes when the leaves are dry. The proper stage in which to mow the 1 ines is when they are blooming freely and a ] ew pods Have formed, but before any have | ipened. Do not cut early in the morning, ut wait until the dew has disappeared. Use good inower, and let the team move at a ] Ively gait. Let the vines lie on the ground , ntll thoroughly willed. Late in the afteroon gather them into small cocks, live feet J Igh. Next morning open and spread the ] ilies to the sun. in the afternoon stack j round poles setup in the ground, having ineiled rough pins or arms sloping downward * nd outward, so that the vines will be kept i oiuewhat open, especially along the center t f the stack from the bottom to near the top. , ap with a few arinsful of long grass, cut traw, or anything that will turn the rain. ( hen smooth down the outer surface as may j e needed to prevent rain from penetrating. , he vines put up in this manner may stand >r two or three weeks, or even longer, if t ecessary, witnout serious injury. Hut as j Doll as it is judged that the iiay is sufficient,* cured, it should bo hauled to the barn or ut in permanent stack. Do tills late in the fternoon or very early iu the morning or on ( cloudy day. g I'KA VIXKS AXI) COKN KODDKK. t If cut at the proper time and cured proper- 1 pea vine bay is botli "corn and fodder" to 1 ork stock. Even after the peas have com- . lcnced to ripen it is cheaper and better to , iow the vines?peas and all?than to pick or t asture oil" the peas, and leave the vines to t ecay. We take occasion to repeat that it is r ot the true plan to leave a crop of vines on ' le land for manure. It is almost as un- s >und practice as it would be to turn under I r leave on the stalks a crop of cotton which 1 ready to gather, or to use coru meal as a . irtilizer. Just think: A ton of pea vine t ay (a very moderate yield from one acre) is a orth for feeding to animals certainly not v iss than fifteen dollars, (we arc selling it now t twenty) and the manure resulting lrom jeding the ton would be worth as much to le land as the ton of hay left to rot on the t jrfaee. It is plain, therefore, that by conertiug the pea viues into hay, leeding it to . lock and returning the manure to the land ' lere is an advantage of fifteen dollars per o in, less cost of cutting and handling, com- ~ ared with the plan of permitting the vines f ) remain on the land. In other other words, u tie ton of pea vine lit,y cut, and fed to stock u ; worth fifteen dollars; the manure returned * > the soil is worth ten dollars?total, twenty- , ve dollars. The same ton of hay if left on h io ground would be worth ton dollurs to the mu. Could anything be plainer? ^ A slight earthquake is reported,from ? !puuecticut August s. .. . -. :- -zi-. V .. . That a "cold water" city should givpromise of becoming the "phenomenal city of the South" is a fact to encour- I age prohibition economists. The sale ,, (of the East Tennesee Land Company o at Harriman, bought together 4,0<H) peo- w pie. As surveyed, it embraces 2.S00 lots, of which 500 were auctioned at the si.leat an average price of $52 a foot. The laud company is composed of prohibitionists and every title deed H forever prohibits the sale of intoxicants t, on the premises. L n Unavailing regret, cherished sorrow t< and remorse, nre. next, tn sin. the S greatest hinderances to usefulness. " Nay, to brood continually over a sin it or sorrow until ambition is uuwinged and noble purposes shorn of their strength is itself sin. The divine Father's will concerning his children is manifestly tbat they shall be useful aud happy. Whatever interferes with this purpose is wrong?a sin. jThe morbidly sorrowful and remorse- -L ful man mars his usefulness. To be a happy, therefore, is a duty,?Cumber- ? land Presbyterian. Among the curiosities in possession ej of the West Virginia Historical and Bl Antiquarian Society is an ancient doc- ] unient purporting to be the death warrant of Jesus Christ. It was engraved on a plate of brass and found by , r : ; _ r * ? l. : 1 ~ IV rreiiuu ^uiiimissioiiers 01 Art wuiie jj excavating the city of Aquilla, in the ^ kingdom of Naples. It is written in Hebrew and translated by the French H Commissioners of Art of the French a armies. On the reverse side of the copper plate from that on which the death 0 sentence was written are the words: "Similar plate is sent to each tribe", t As the Romans were careful to record * the official acts of the emperor and c governors of provinces, it is possible T that this death sentence is genuine.? Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial. Alice May Douglas, State superin- H tendent of the department of Peace VJ and Arbitration |for Maine, is making s out as complete a list as possible of all A publications on the subject of peace p and arbitration. Such a reference list will be of great value to the workers in this particular line, and each is requested to send to Miss Douglas, at 0 Bath, Maine, U. S. A., the titles of any ~ old or rare tract or book on the subject; U also any literature that does not appear in the lists published by the various peace societies. Publications of all a languages will be included in Miss G Douglas's list.?Pacific Banner. fl "Eli Perkins," who was lately making observations in Iowa, was "interviewed" as he was passing through Sioux City. He had been at Ackley fliA /Inir KfifAPo fn?< fho firof f 5mo in rnno UlCUttJ UCJUig lUt IUV. iilOU UlltV ill Uliiv years. Nine years ago it had seventeen saloons, and the banks ana farmers sent $25,000 to the East annually, to pay interest on farm mortgages. Now he found no saloon or sign of a saloon, and a banker told him that they sent only $2,500 East during the last year to pay interest on farm mortgages. Not a policeman there now, and not a pauper in the poor house nor criminal in the jail. The only bankruptcy there had been in Ackley is the bankruptcy of the poor house. Poor old poor house! It had given up business, and the jail is fullof cobwebs! "Yes," declared Eli, "Temperance has hurt the poor house and jail in Ackley. It has ruined these institutions." The liquor organs are greatly shocked because the Missouri crusaders smashed in a few saloons. They have nothing to say about the thousand happy homes in the land that are smashed every year by the saloonkeepers. rj Dr. Adametz, a Swiss scholar, has 01 oeen taKing a census or me luuaui- ; tantsof acheese. The microscopic ex- xi amination of oue "gram" of a fresh y< Emmenthaler cheese, such as is sold in England underthenameof Gruyere, 14 contains no fewer than 90,000 so called microbes. This prodigious encamp ment, after seventy days, proved to it have increased to a tribe of 800,000. te Another sort of cheese contained within a single gram board and lodg- I) ing for about 2,000,000 microbes, while in a "gram"kcut from the rind of the cheese Dr. Adamelz found about {? 5,000,000 of these inhabitants. Apiece of cheese upon our tables, of a few " pounds' weight, may consequently contain more microbe inhabitants an than there are human inhabitants sh in the whole world. These facts are ? interesting, if not pleasing. A The government rain makers are in Western Kansas and have with them \v three score balloons, each 10 feet in _ diameter when expanded; likewise T about 100 kites, five feet high, a X freight car full of wooden mortars to fire bombs from, and many thousands of pounds of dynamite, gun-powder, nitroglycerine and otner powerrui agents. An artificial line of battle will be formed across an excessively dry plain and a heavy bombardment will be kept up for two or three days. < The balloons are to be exploded in mid- bo air, the kites sent up with dynamite l cartridges to their tails, and mean- 8tc while the mortars will maintain a fusi- T lade similar to that of a regular cattle. Jji The result will be awaited with some impatience. The Salvation Army has been in ex- j! istence just 13 years. Ithaditsori- 1( gin in a sensational way in the English Be town of Whitby, in the rough coal- = mining district of Yorkshire, where Gen. Booth, at that time the Rev. William Booth, was doing humble mission work. England was then in irms, expecting to jump into the Russo-Turkish war. It occurred to Booth that he might attract a crowd by ssuing a declaration of war himself, jo he prepared one forthwith, sprinkled t plentifully with hallelujahs and post;d 2,000 copies of it about the town. S The device tickled the British sense )f humor, there was a "red-hot, rousng meeting," to quote Gen. Booth, 'the penitents fell down in heaps" and he Salvation Army sprang into life ull grown. Why Pop-corn Won't Poi\?The ?.r Iuestion is often asked why pop-corn iometimos fails at the critical moment n opop. The trouble is that the corn [J las either been pulled too greeu or has >ecome too dry ; explains the Califor)ia Fruit Grower. Jn the former case tti lie skin would be too tender to retain * he heated air until the explosion took CI dace, and in the later case the skin is 0 brittle that the air escapes without iiirsting the kernel. If the corn is too Iry, which is most frequently the rouble, immerse the uuslielled ears ticn 1 half minute in water and the grains w vil 1 pop with a delightful exuberance. ,n C The Pope has announced his in ten- TH ion to support the French Republic, iot that the Republic needs hissupport, or it has lasted twenty years, much f the time against the wish and in pite of the opposition of the Vatican, ?f ut finding that it is likely to contin- . r ie, the Vatican wishes it understood At hat the church is on the side of popu* pT ar government. New York, August 4.?Henry Barel, a bartender, iu reaching for a box 1 f cigars upon a high shelf behind his w! ar to-night caught hold of an electric ight wire and died instantly. a? . . - , . , ;? NOTICE J' S HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN APPLICA- rjn tlon will bp mailt; to the Legislature at its III cxt session, for amendment and extension, UU f the charter of ilieCarolina Midland Railay Company. H. K. WALKER, Barnwell, S. C., July 22, li!)l, :Jm Secretary Notice. a PHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BOUGHT ? L the County right for the sale and operaon of the J. G. FALLS ?fe CO. GIN and -INTER, GUMMEE and SHARPENER are ow prepared to either furnish machines or ) do the work themselves. Satisfaction uaranteed. Those wishing to Inspect the lachinecan do so by calling at the Abbe- T4 i 1 le Oil Mill. Tbe patronage of all is solic- ,1' ed. Respectfully, * f/.a & G. A. DOUGLASS " Has on hand a full Stock of )ry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing ^ nd HATS. A complete line of Saddles, hI ridles and Harness,IC'rockery, Guns, Pistols, utlery. Barbed Wire, and Hardware of every escription. Lamps, Lamp Chimneys, Jew- V Iry, Fancy and Domestic Groceries, Proviions, and had D1 our L icUi Ldi UljJJJXiCCS. Just received a lot of Sewing lachines of the latest and most mproved styles with all attaohlents and warranted for five years t from $16 to $25, either for Cash r partial'payments. gj: ALSO A LOT OF cba lorses, Mules and Wagons A ASH or on TIME and on the very beat ERMS. Oct. 15, 1890. ? Notice. rHE TEMPERANCE CONFERFNCE OF _ [ Abbeville County Is hereby cordially In- T) lted to meet at Abbeville on Wednesday, xJ, ept, 2nd, and in connection with the 8. 8. 6sociation. Pastors of churches and Teni- F. erance workers Invited and urged to come, hot \V. A. Gaines. ? Aug. 12th, 1881. 3t. Chairman. w RAYDON 4 GRAYDON, E. S. F. GILES, " Abbeville, S. C. Greenwood, S. C. rRAYDON & &BAYE0N & GILES K TTP a nortnnrohln ff\! fho r?r<W? ** tlceof law in all its branches, underthe Tli rra name of GRAYDON & GRAYDON & J. ILE8. All business entrusted to any of the neg rm will receive prompt attention. ten ELLIS G. GRAYDON, tat< WM. N. GRAYLON, bot E. S. F. GILES. A March 12, 1890.tf 1HE MAIN WHEEL IN A WATCH % | . makes 4 revolutions in a day of 24 hours, 1,480 In a year. Next, the centre wheel, 24 Fi ivolutlonsa day, or 8,160 In a year. The the iIrd wheel 192 in a day, or 59,030 in a year. Oc be fourth wheel 2,440 In a day, or 545,600 In a ;ar. The fifth, or scape wheel. 12.960 in a -p. . ly, or 4,728,200 In a year. The "ticks" or u' * Kits of the balance wheel 388,900 In a day, or ? t 1,882.000 In a year. A . The above is mathemetically correct, and HJJ lould prove to you that a WATCH la a very slicateand complicated machine, and should be out of order the watch requires the atntlon of a 'irst Class Watchmaker rhe undersigned offers you all the advan T}y ges that skill and experience can command ** L the repairing of ratchs, Clocks and Jewelry. J ENGRAVING SAl iyot>iu tcikt'i ui uiuuugitiiuc c.\duicu 01 gc ort notice. . of g 11 Work Warranted 12 Months. geg \ first class stock of GOLD, SILVER and [CKKL WATCHES, JEWELRY. SILVER Ac ARE, GOLD PENS &c. Wor tors and Bro., ;f 6 =???- Flu Wm. Rogers a )RKS, KNIVES AND SPOONS. xoods guaranteed as represented or mony ,0, unded. No charge for engraving goods nghtof me. 121 'lace of business in F. F. Dunbar & Co'8 \y, i no. I. B. Hennemann, T ' Bell GREENWOOD, S. C. an. 30, Ib'JJ, tf ' ' \V< 1) yards colored T,awns at '?} cents W, E. for 51 liTsii We iiave opened up s pring and Summer G-ooi Gingham, Challi Teagle Cloth, Calicos, >nades, &c. r Stock of (Mil Fnr, Wool a OUR LINE OF BLACK AND ( VTS, SCARFS, SUSPENDERS, [IEFS, AND GENTS FURNIBI lerally is very full. In fact all you could'desire. e are leaders in Shoos for Gents, Ladles and Chili hlldren and Misses Slippers? 'ifty Cents a Pj WE ARE HEADQUARTERS : }ES, CARTS, WAGONS. HAI JRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ,IES IN ALL LINES. r*We cordially invite all to Call ou 7. JOEL SMIT iril 15t 1,891, tj fr - J.' "... i. ' ; * J. COTHRAN. L. W. PEREIN. -T. P. COTHRAN.THRAN, PEREIN & COTHRAN Attorneys at Law. Abbeville, S. C. prll 29, 1S91, tf. LLEWELLIN SETTERS. In the Stud. LCK 8. A CLEVELAND. Registered in A. K. C. Stud Book. Descendants of dstone, Lady Beaconsfleld, Pride of the der, McDonald's Ranger, Ac. G. L. CONNOR, M. D. larch 11,1891. Great Bargains. E HAVE JUST PERFECTED ARrangements with one of the most rella firms In the United States by which we e control of South Carolina for the sale of EFF PIANOS. DAVIS Sc SONS and PALE ORGANS. We olfer instruments at a 1 prices and on as liberal terms as can be [anywhere. Don't purchase before seeing catalogues and prices. Address : JOHN A. HOLLAND, Ninety-Six, 8. C. epresentatlve of Chas. M. Stletf, Baltlre. Medical Notice. rE the undersigned have formed a co-part* nershlp under the firm name and style tiabry & Neofl'er for tbe practice of MEDNE and SURGERY in all their branches. Is will be promptly attended to. When services of both are required only one irge will be made. THOMAS J. MABRY, M. D., G. A. NEUFFER, M. D. pril 4th, 1890. DR. J. B. BRITT, 1TSICIAN AND DRUGGIST, - VEEDEEY, 8. C EALER In Pure Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals. Paints, Stationery, fine Perfumery I Toilet Articles, Fancy Goods, Ac. rescrlptlonB accurately prepared at all irs. [Dec. 31,1890,12m v'"i? M. PATRICK CALHOUN, Attorney at Law and EAL ESTATE AGENT. r addition to my Law Practice, I have opened a Real Estate Agency, and will ;otlate purchases and sales on reasonable us. I already have a very lar?e Real E?3 business. It will be to the Interest of h buyers and sellers to give me a call. bbeville, S. C., Feb. 25,1891. ^ KTEW 'ancy Grocery, t. H. MOORE J ao openea a new raacy ana uroeu v*rv?. eery Store In Cotbran's Block. e deals lu everything found In a Fancy nlly Grocery Store, where yon can purse the nicest CANNED GOODS, consist* of lined Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, H? 1. SJ H 9 ither with FRESH PRUNES, APPLES, and other delicacies. The subBtantlala, ,C0N, BREAKFAST STRIPS, MEAL, IRISH POTATOES, and CABBAGE. FLOUR, MOLASSES, HAMS,. Cigars of the Best Brands, y esh Fish and Oysters, Pork Sausage and choicest Beef a specialty. it. 22, 1890. l. ALLEN, Prop. J. F. RICE, Supt * LEN MANUFACTURING CO., (Jlxnton, 83. U. lilders and Mechanics ro Send For Prices and Estimate on SH, DOOBS AND BLINDS, roll Sawing. Turning and Fancy Work very Description. it Workmanship, Lowest Prices. i Experienced Mechanic Superintend all k. Ire Screen Doors and Wire Screen Win3. el Dried Lmfe a Specialty. : F. MILLER <fc CO. are agents for us, and rs given to them will receive prompt atlon. ,rch2, 1891. 12m. -r,-ards Best Calico at f>0 cents W. E Bell. -2 yards Best Bleached Homspon at 810S; Bell. leapple tissues 9 cents per yard. New ems at o. f. iieatu & co. ^ards colored Ginghams at 75 cents W. E. rley! Barley!! Barley!!! Smith & Sons received a lot of Fresh Tennessee, seed ?y. ) defy any competi,lon to show a corset ?centR that will compile with ours. O. sath & Co. tiir l Splendid Stock 01 as. .es, Outings. White Goods, CotIll Straw Hats is ImmenseCOLORED SHIRTS, CRAHOSIERY, HANDKERilNT^S iren. rA great bargain is ivwr offered Etir for Cash. FOR BUGGIES, CARRILNESS AND SADDLES. AND FARMERS' SUP- I H & SONS. I