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?" . ' 1 " . - / *" q ' . .. ; A-qme >. ii ii.1 mj_I in i i i ? .;'jj The Abbeville Press and Banner, j BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16. 1892. ESTABLISHED 1844. ?|j The Abbeville Land, Loan and Improvement Company. IN ACCORDANCE with Commission oi Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall directed to the undersigned Boant of Corporators o the ABBEV! LLE I.AND, LOAN AND 1M PROVEMENT < 'OM PA NYNotice is hereby given that the books oi subscription <>f snid company will be open at tlie office of J. ALLEN SMITH, Ptesldcnt, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY tith Inst., at the Abbeville National Bank. .1. Aii[jh..N SJ! I 1 rl, W. C. McUOWAN, P. ROSEXBKRU, AUG. W. SMITH, E. A. TRMPLETON, R. M. H ADDON, T. P. COTHRAN. Board of Corporators. Abbeville.S. C.. Feb. 5 1891. dentaiTnotice Dr. s. g. Thomson, OFFICE UP-STAIRS OX McILWAIN Corner. i Abbeville. S. C, .larch 23, 1891. tf 2..... I a nl 1 JIl 3 Nil , 5 P SS?5 iwS M , I llif MS?w t? E2 |_j Hi! q-Lg fd MJ ?.->2 O hn \jj O ^r| 7? .g^??3S|s? ^ 'Kiisill ?s 3 tC =* ^ Tffc ro c3" T'tJ ' r 83 If ? to co fc CQ ^ H "! pg'g I- O y 2 ' CO ?^j CO 2 Hs SWsd' 8* >SE3 8. c/oHs a > h?3 ft ow CXJ '?< B? s!t>H <+ c ; I W?? O I 2 r * ^ h-r? I o o * i Lumber and Shingles IX) SUPPLY EVERY DEMAND. THEY will be sold low. Enquire of me for prices. S. G. THOMSON. Dec. 9,1891. tf i T?I Farmers' Bank -of- ; ABBEVILLE, S. C., I Does General Banking Business. Bays and sells Exchange and makes Collections. DEPOSITS SOLICITED. Paid np Capital -$50,760 Subscribed Capital.... .75.000 A Savings Deportment has heen established. Amounts reielwd of $1.00 and upwards. Interest nt 1 per cent, payable quar[ terly,?January, April. July, October. Small L ?avlngs increase rapidly. I I Wm. H. Parker, J. T. Robertson, I President. Vicie-I'res. I Julius H. DnPre, Cashier. I March 5, 189-2-12m ^ DB. T. J. CHYMES, ?! Dentist.i GRADUATE, PEXN. DENTAL SURGERY, IS permanently located at Greenwood, and oflers his professional services to Greenwood and surroundlnz country. 4?-Work done after the most improved and Modern methods. 4?-0/fiee over Bank of Greenwood.nBl June 3.1891. ^ : [ DR. E. L. WILSON, O-Offlce up stairs over C. P. Hammond & Co.'s store. . Aug. 2S, >889. R. H. HENDERSON, I Attorney at Law. \ Greenwood, S. C.l A/~\FFICE over Lee & Bailey's store. Prompt ? "If attention Riven to colkctlons. f Abrll 15.1891. 12m* I. J, CHIPLEY k BRO. rr^??^ . ^ KEPAIRERS OF Guns,Pistols, Locks, &c Also keep on hand a full line of ca-xjisrs. WOBK GUARANTEED. OREEWOOD, S. C. ALL SORTS OF ! BUILDING MATERIAL. ^ ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS i\rvnmmrrv mTrvnnnnnrv i IMil i MUM LUMBEB, SHINGLES, LATHS. I And other BUILDING MATEKIAL solicited. I HAVE WAGONS | And can deliver any goods ordered from me, I ' and will contract to BUILD HOUSES. S. G. Thomson. Abbeville, April 15, 1891, 12ra. ONLY 30 DATS TIME. ' All Aeoouhts made with lis from Janury 1st. 1892, will be presented at the end of each month for payment. Our terms are strictly 30 days. Respectfully, [ A. M. Hill & Sons. I ) Spectacles and Eyeglasses. THE chert pest over brought to Abbeville. A large lot. Call on Dec. 24.1??2. tf J. YV. RYKAKD. Fair Notice. WE hereby notify hll parties who are indebted to ns either by note or account that we are closing up our business, and all claims must be sett let! at once. We do not want to press any one, but we must, close our old books. So cull at once 011 Mr. J. T. Miller at the oiHee of Durst ' a Co.'s Cooperative store, settle your bills and save us and your selves any auy Inrihcr trouble. Yours truly, J. K DURST & CO. January 13,1892, If SCHOOL NOTICE. 4 LL PERSONS HAVING BUSINESS thu tcohnAl CninmisRinnpr will fltid him in his office, ail public days anil every Saturday in each month nearest the middle of the month, during the present year for the purpose of registering claims, <tc. E. COW AX, School Cora rain lssior:er, Abbeville County. rfrfggkV PERFECTED CRYSTAUEHSES igPJ? , A Qnalltv ?lr3t ard Alwwt. KVV. CANNON, General Merchant, Abbe..vtlle,S.C.,and J.T.LATIMER, General Merchant, Lowndesville, 8. C., are exclusive dealers In these celebrated glasses. Kellam & Mooke, (Only Manufacturing Opticians In the South) Jau. 0,1892, 6m Atlanta, Ga. IF YOU ARE GOING WEST AND WANT LOW RATES To Arkansas Texas, Missouri, Colorado, Oregon and California, or any puiut WEST or NORTHWEST IT WILL PAY YOU To write to me. FRED. D. BUSH, I>. F. A., I.. OS ?. K. K 2 Wall St., Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 28,1881. (Jin. . cie$. 2 -r' - i >-0 V) ics- ua ?r ol ! ?MANUFACTURED BY? ; The Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co. CHARLESTON, S. C., ^ery<- | ^ Cjj1A'?sfTsb#- (Z~ Cisr^JL &**5 fvttwiJC'tk', $u?, C*c?W V^V " ? J? ? PL Garden Seeds. ALEXANDER ZACHARY & SON'S Garden Seeds can be found at t lie store of J. F. MILLER. March 2,1S92, St. Never out of Stock WE KEEP ALWAYS ON HAND A numberofl-orsesand mules for sale. We have now several excellent work animals which we will sell cheap. A. B. Hamlin, Agent. fTcnn T?r?m a mnno I axjjbis rui AxuiiO ; ITiARLY Rose and Hurbanks. 81.25 per It bushel at A M HILL & SONS. I do not keep a COLL Alt BUTTON thntwll do Its own | SWEARING I wiinlii if. mils under the bureau. Bill I havi Bnttomw j with large and new shape hacks that will nc pull'or slip out. They will not only be a oou fort,Ibut. will save you lots of bad Engllsl Tb < ??* HTTTONS come both In Solid Gol and Jtoll Plate. ALL PRICES. jSoli 18 K. Gold Milw Rinc A SPECIALTY. * ALL SIXES AN1) WEIGHTS tW Mo charge for ENGRAVING anynrtl cle bon (?ht of trie, either in SILVERWARE o JEWEILRY. ANY STYLE LETTER. '?# Fine IWatch and Jewelry Repairing Executed Promptly, Nothilip: hut first class work leaves m place, and I GUARANTEE all work 1! months.) R. B. HENNEMAN, (Greenwood, S. C. Marchl2,189:. A few <bf the gerinantown knitting wool le Will clos* the lot at a bargain. Haddou's. ! RICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD O' PERATING PORT ROYAL ANI) AUGUSTA mid Port Royal and Western Carolina Railroad. BET. AUGUSTA. GA, and PORT ROYAL, S. C. Mixed Mixed NOVKM..ER 1">. 1S91. Daily. EwSun. Ex.Bun. I Lv Augusta fi .'Oam 8 00pm j Ar Port Royal 11 25|??> 7 00pm Lv Port Royal 1! Sfijiin , 0 00d.ui Ar Aiizusta. ] 7 Ilojiin 9 40am j Connection made at Yelimsseo froin and to Ctjarleo ton, and Bt Campbellton from and to points on Boutl) Hound K. R. BET. AUGUSTA, GA., and SPARTANBURG, 8. C. Mixed i (Eastern Time.) | 1 ;Mi.\ed Ex.Sun.^ Dally. STATIONS, j Dally. Ex.Hun. 4'00pmi 7 OOam Lv...Augusta....Ar' 9 SDptn 10 lO^rn f> (Kipnij I) 02am Lv McCurmiuk Arj 7 85pin 8 (Hlnm (i 2Hptn 9 19am Lv Troy Arj 7 19pm 7 48ain in nr..ii,i & I I vi r. -vi..,n r mi 1 ,il 18amjLv...Lauren#....Ar| 4 5'Jpin; ' 1 25pm ArS|iRrtant)i)i-i;Lv[ > -Opm BETWEEN McCOK.MICK and ANDEliSON. Mixed * j ~~j J Mixed Daily Sunday STATIONS. 'Sunday Dally. Ex.Sun.' ?nly. j i only. |Ex.8un. 9 15ain 9 10am Lv.McCormick Arj 7 25pm 7 25pm 9 52am 9 35atnjLv...lJordeaux..Ai'j 7 flUpiu 0 47pm 10 13am 9 4Suni;Lv..Willlnaton.Ar G47puii 6 26pm 10 82am 10 oSam'Lv.Mt. Carmel.Ar ti^Opm. 6 06pui 11 OOuin 10 lSam Lv Hester....Ar C 23pra A 41pm 11 13uin ill 25am LvCalhounpullsAr 610pm 5 32pm 11 28nui 10 30ainlLv...Lntiiii?r ...Ar 0 03pu. 5 17pui 11 SUainjlO 55mn LvLowndesv'lcAr 5 42pm 4 44jiin 12 14pm 11 05am Lv Bnrne?....Ar 5 ;J0ptu 4 21pm 12 35ptnlll 17uiniLv_...Cook Ar 519pm 4 09|tm 12 58pin'.U 30am Lv Marr. Ar 5 O&ptn 3 45|>m I06j>m'l1 37uin.Lv Dean Arj 4 57pmi 8 85pm 1 40|?iujl2 00 N | Ar.. Anderson. Lv 48opm 3 OOpui Trains on C. <fc O. Division leave Greenwood. 9. O.. 10.05 a. in. and 2.54 p. m. for Greenville, Seneca and points South and North, and 12.45 n. in. G.20 p. tn. for Newberry and Columbia. Leave Laurens 10.1|) a. in. lor Greenville, nnd poii.ts Soutli and North, aiid 0.20 p. m. lor Newberry and Columbia. Trains on A. &. O. Division leave Sparlanborg for points North and East 3.54 a. m., 5.52 p. tn. and 6.57 p. m. (Vestlbnled Limited). Kor points South. 6.00 a. m., 4.27 p. m., and 11.43 a. m., (Veatibuled Limited). Kor points West, W. N. C. DivUion, liendersonville. Asheville, Hot Springs, Kuoxvllle, and Cincinnati leave oparunnurg i.ao p. in. ciimy. Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on trains Ni's. 18 und 14 between Spartanburg and Augusta, and savannah, Ga. ForTaies or information apply to any agent of the Company, or to B. V. Kl'PKKSON, W. A. TURK, Superintendent, As&'tGen. Pass. Ag't, Avousta, Ga. Charlotte, N. C. W.I1.GRKKN. Gen. Mgr., JAL.L.TAYLOH. G.P.A , Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. V. E. MoBhE, SOL HAAS, Gen. Supt. Traffic Manager, Savannah, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. "Old Reliable" Line. soutn Uaroiina Kaiiw y & Leased Lines D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Receiver. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. CONDENSED schedule. In effect March 5th, 1892. west round. east bound. dailV. daily. P.MAM.iAM.I MAIN LINE. AM. P.M. I'M 5 00! 6 50 6 00 Lv Charleston Aril 05 1 15 9 50 5 5" 7 28, 6 50 Lv Summerville Lv'10 25,1227 tf 07 C iff; 7 5b1 7 30 Lv Prognall'# Uv 9 52 11 4S 8 28 6 53 7 45-Lv George'# Lv| 9 40 1131 8 15 7 25 8 :W t8 15 Ar IJrancbvilfo Lv 9 lSill 00 7 40 8 85 . 9 00!Lv Branelivtllo Ar' 10 59 7 30 ! 9 28 Lv Bamberg Lv 10 31 7 00 9 4l'Lv Granam's Lv! 10 20 6 48 110 00 Lv Blaekville Lvl iO 00 C 2S 1102iJ?v Aiken Lv i 8 50 5 25 j ill 15 Lv Granitevllie Lv ; 8 50 5 05 !ll50!Ar Augusta Lv: | 8 00 4 30 I COLUMBIA DIVN. 7 35 8 35 Lv Brunclivlllu Ar; 8 55 8 10 9 11: Lv Orangeburg Ar! 8 20 8 34 9 32: Lv St. Mattoews Ar! 7 58! 9 00 10 0o! Lv Klugvlllo Ar! 7 33 CAMDEN BRANCH.I j I !l0 05- Lv Kingvllle Ar j 10 30, LvCamdenJunct'n Lv. 110 45 ,Lv Clareinont Lv 111 25' 'Ar Csmden Lv 9 45 10 55 ;Ar Columbia Lvj+GoO! ! tMeal stations. Additional trains daily leave Columbia 9.00 a. in., arrive Kingvllle 9.50 a.m. Leave Kingvllle 0.4 i a. ui., arrive Columbia 7.85 p. in. COLUMBIA, NEWBERRY & LAURENS R. It. Daily Ex. Sun. Dally Ex, tjr.n. 3 30pm Lv Columbia Ar 1100am 4 21pm Lv Irnio Lv 10 09um 5 37pm Lv Little Mt'n Lv 9 00am 6 13pm Lv Prosperity Lv 8 24am 6 44pin Lv Newberry Lv 7 5Guin 8 30pm Ar Clinton l v 6 30am Til hough train service and connection. Through trains daily between Cliorleston and Augusta, between Charleston and Columbia und between TVillirnhin nnd Piirnf1?n TArough sleepers dai ly between Charleston and Atlanta?Leave Charleston 6.1!) p. in.; arrive Atlanta O.iJO |>. in. ; leave Atlanta 11.15 p. m.; arrive Charleston 1.15 p. m. Pullman ButiVt Chair Car dally between Charleston and Columbia; leave Charleston 6.50 a. m.; arrive Columbia 10.50 a. to.; leave Columbia 6 p.m.; arrive Charleston 10.20 p. m. Connections at Charleston with Clyde Steamship Company lor New York, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays; for Jacksonville Mondays, Thursdays ond Saturdays. At Columbia daily with K. * D. H. K. to and from Washington, New York and points Kast and North and Ashevllle, N. C. At Columbia dally except Sunday with K. a D. K. R. (C. a G. Div.) to and from Greenville und Walbalk. At Augusta daily with Georgia K. K., Central U. It. and P. K. & W. C. Railway. At Cauiden dally with C. C. &C. It. H. (through train) to and fioiu Marion, N. C., and Blacksburg. For farther Information apply to K. L. SEA Y, Union Ticket Agent. Columbia. E. P. WAKING, Gen. Pass. Agent. C. .M. W auu, ueneiui Manager. RICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD COLUMBIA ANI) GREKNV1LLK DIVISION. Condensed schedule in effect January 81,1S92. BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE VIA BELTON. Ex. Sim. No. 11. STATIONS. Ex. Sun. No. 12 11 lOain Lv..Colilltil>iH,.Ari 8 50pm 1 05pui Lv..Newberry..Ar 1 otpm' j 2 45pin Lv.Nfncty-Slx.Ar 12 40pinj 3 OOpm Lv.Green wood Aril iitnin 8 2Sptn Lv... Hodges...Ar 11 32:111), : 8 4tS[im Lv...Donalds ...Ar 11 10am 4 Olpui Lv.Horieal'ath.Ar 10 ofiam 4 liljun Lv....Belton....Ar 10 8-minj ! 4 45pm LvWilliamst'n Ar 10 ICani. 4 fjL'ptu Lv Pelzer.... Ar 10 Oilaiii; : 5 OTpm Lv..Piedmont..Ar 9 Main 5 45pm Ar..Greenville..Lv 9 1'iaiii i BETWEEN HODGES AND ABBEVILLE. Nli. 11 Nn l*i. i wksthound. Kx.Sun. Kx.^llll. Lv Hodges 3 38pm 11 .'iTmii Ar Abbeville 4 OSpin 12 12pm No. 12. No. Hi. KARTiiOfND. Kx.Snn. Kx.Snn. Lv Abbeville 10 ?'<Uam 2 45pm Ar Hodges 11 25alli 3 2ojiln Trains leuve Spartanburg, S. O., A. a C. l)ivit?lon Northbound. 3.54 n. in., 4 .Ml |i. in., C.57 |>. in. ( Vesti billed Limited; Soiitlllx utid, r>.( K) a. ill., 4.2* p.m. 11.43 a. hi. (Vestlbiiled Limited); Westbound. \V. N, I V. Division, 2 50 p. in., for Henderson villc, Abbeville Hot springs, Knoxville mid Cincinnati. Trellis leave Greenville. 8. (!., A. a C. Division Northbound 244 u. to.. 3.37 p iii., G.U5 p. in. (Vesti lulled Limited); Southbound, 0.10 i?. in., 5.34 p.m. 12.33 p. in. (Vestlbul.-d Limited). Trains leave Seneca, S. <!., A. a O. Division, North' 0 bound, 1.17 a. in., 1.47 p. in., Southbound, 7.5S a. in. 7.22 p. in. Trains leave Greenwood.?. C., Anderson, S. C., am! r - L' " 1 - 4 fl?. tu.ium ^diiili UUirt*n?, O. V'., i??r au^usui, ,.w * PULLMAN CAR SKKYU K. i. Train leaving Greenwood C.30 p. ni., carries throng! j Pullman Sleeper fnmi Sparianlmr}: to Savannah, Ga. via Augusta, arriving Savannah G.:k) n. in. Itctunitnj leave Savannah ri.10 p. in.; arrive Greenwood 111.05 a Sin., making connection with <!. * G. DlvUimi. Pull man Palace Sleeping Car on Trains 9, 10, U< and .IS oi A. a C. Division. J. A. DODSON, W. A. TURK. Supo nntendent, As&'t Geii'l Pi.ss. Agt., Columbia, S. C. Charlotte. N. C. - W. II. GREKX, JAS. L. TAYLOR, r Oi-ii'I Mgr.. Oen'l Pus*. Agent. Atlniitu. Ga. Atlanta, On. SOL 1IAAS, Traffic Manager, At lanta, Ga J. S. COT II It AX. I j. W. PERRIN y -T. P. COTHRAN.? ' COTHRAN, PEEBIN &C0THRAI Attorneys at Law. I AVbeville, S. C. April 29,1591. tf , r PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONA REPUBLICAN S REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL FIELD. Interesting Speculation as to the Chance* of Democratic anil Ke> publican Candidates. Shenandoah, Iowa, Sentinel. There cun be little doubt tliut Benj. Harrison will be re-noinlnated by the republicans. He has made a good president and has uo enemies In his party. The withdrawal of Mr. Blaine leaves Dractically a clear field for the President. On the democratic side there is no such unity of sentiment* Grover Cleveland is undoubtedly the choice of a majority of the party, and the ablest man In the party, but his open opposition to the free coinage ol silver lias alienated many of his friends, especially in the west; and his own state, the pivotal slate of New York, has gone over bodily to Senator D. U. Hill, the enemy of Cleveland. The democrats of the country, by consultlrg their preferences ouly, would force the nomination of Cleveland, but they know that to do so would destroy their hope of success In New York and indeed would meet with dangerous oppositions from the hard money democrats in that state. Neither Cleveland nor Iilll could command the full strength of the democratic party in the pivotal states. There is much talk through the west of selecting a western candidate not allied with either faction of eastern democracy, but with such a selection there is danger that the party workers in and around New York City will be Indifferent and permit the loss of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut which would more than overbalance any gain they could hope to mnke In the west. The western possibilities are Boies and Palmer but there Is little likelihood of their selection, as in the event the party goes west ol New York they will try to secure Indiana. Gray and Carlisle would, It seems to us, come nearer tilling the requirements of a successful democratic candidate than any one yet mentioned, unless Hill withdraws his opposition to Cleveland. Had the election been held two years ago or even one yearasjo the democrats would nave UCUII hUCCCMMIUl UC)\Jliu n. wmiH, uui uici c in c several reasons to think the two parties are now nearly equal In strength. Ibe advantage secured by the democrats two years ago owing to a misconception of the tariff has been to a great extent lost because their predictions as to prices have not come to pass except In a few instances. Furthermore many of them have not the courage that animated Grover Cleveland toadvoeate tariff for revenue on !y, and their halting course under the leadership ol Crisp and Springer Is not a course tnat will compare favorably with the aggressive, positive policy of the republicans. There Is but one opinion among republicans on the tariff question and that is unfaltering devotion to the principle of protection. The democrats are also apparently hopelessly divided on the silver question. If they declare for free coinage they abandon their hope of New York and Connecticut and endanger Maryland and the Virginias. If they declare against It they offend their friends In the west and destroy hopes of gains there. If. like Governor Boles, tbey Ignore the silver question they will be regardeu with suspicion by extremists on both sides and as cowardly by everybody. The republican party on the olher hand has nothing to fear from this cause. They will not be tn danger of loss of any western stale unless the democratic parly declares for free coinage. In which event the republicans would win In New York. It will thus be seen that the republicans are harmonious and aggressive both as to candidates and Issues wtlie thejdemocrals are divided and timid as to both. The democrats, however, have an advantage in their prestige of an almost overwhelming victory in the congressional elections two years ago, hy the fact that they have almost undisputed control ol the south which elects nearly half the electors, by their division of Michigan which will prevent a republican victory counting for anything, and by their absolute control of the political machinery In New York. There Is also a possibility of coalitions with the peo pie's party in Home states and thus secure the defeat of the republicans. Much a result would benefit the democrats either directly or indirectly. Directly, if they should thereby secure a majority ol the electors, indirectly if the people's parly should secure, in this mauner, enough electors 10 throw the election into the House of Representatives, for that being democratic would certaloly elect the democratic candidate. The electoral college will consist of 444 members, of which it will take 223 to elect. The election this fall will be the first under the new apportionment and the republicans will have a little advantage as the solid south. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut can i no longer control the election, as the following figures will show: The 16 states known as "the solid south" have 159 electors, New York has :W, New Jersey 10 and Connecticut 0 making 211 in all or 12 votes less than a majority. If weaddto that half the Michigan electors the result Is 218 or 5 less than a majority. The democrats then to win must carry all those states and Indiana or some western slate. There tire several contingencies in which the republicans could wIh without New York but hardly a possibility for democratic success without New York. Figures will show this. Let us suppose that New York goes republican and then figure out a democratic victory if possible. Solid South 159 votes. New Jersey 10 " Connecticut fi " Indinnn 15 " Michigan 3 ' Montana ' 15 " Iowa M " Minnesota 9 " Total 2il Such a result as this in possible but highly improbable for a ticket arid platform that would be weak in New York would bo weak In Connecticut, New Jersey and Indiana, and oue that would be strong there would give them Utile hope in the west. The loss of a single state above natned would necessitate the currying o. another western state as WisnAnoln VuhrotL'ft Th*? Homn^volu rmiKf. base their hope o( success noon New York. Without It they will almost certainly be beaten; with it they may he beaten. Suppose the democrats carry New Yori: and the republicans carry thestntes usually regarded as surely republican. Of the doubtful states then the republicans will need to carry only one to win or If they can carry West Virginia they will need none of them. For the convenience of those who would like to figure n little on their own account we j-lve herewith the entire electoral vote of the II states dividing them into what we consider a fair estimate in case the democrats do not declare for irec coinage of silver. Hlil'l" ItLICAN. DEMOCRATIC. California U Alabama 11 Colorado 4 Arkansas 8 Idaho 8 Delaware :! Illinois 2-1 Florida 4 Iowa 1H Georgia I:! Kansas 1(1 Kentucky VI Maine (5 l.ouhlana s Massachusetts 15 Maryland * Mlfiltltiuti ii (i Minnesota !) Mississippi U Nebraska S Missouri 17 Nevada 3 New Jersey 10 New Hampshire I North Carolina II North Dakota :: South Carolina !? Ohio i'l Tennessee IS Oregon -I Texas |.*> PennsylVHiiisi ? Khode Island :t Total.... 107 South Dakota 1 Vermont 1 noL'HTKfl.. i Washington 1 Wisconsin 12 Connecticut 0 . Wyoming ' > Indiana 1"> ? Ml Chilian "J , Total 207 Montana 3 New York 3t> Virginia 12 West Virginia 0 Total Si) , If the democrats should declare for free comuge of sliver we would transfer three or I four western republican slates to the doubtful column and put New Jersey and Maryland from the democratic to the doubtful column and put New York and Connecticut from 1 the doubtful Into the republican column. The ; vote of those two states equals that of Iowa. ! South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Nevada, and tin? democrats would feel ' highly elated to carry even one o! those six It has be??n generally conceded that the republicans have no chance of success in any southern state and lor that reason they usually concentrate their etlorls upon the north and let the democrats have undisputed possession of the south. This year however an effort will be made? to divide the south. Is there ground tor hope? her us examine the figures of the past four presidential elections In a lew states. Total Democratic Plurality Itep 1870 1S80 1SS1 1SSS Gain [Maryland 1W.7U9 15, ?n 11,132 0.1*2 I3,fil7 West Virginia.... I3.44II11.I0S 4/221 552 12,8'.l' Virginia 11.112 12.88(1 li.2?3 1, f>3!? 12,57: North Varollna.. 17,(110, 8.3:M 17,.V<I 13,ll> K.S'j; Kentucky 02,510 42.7.J2 :U,H.sli 2S,lift! 3?.87-1 Tennessee 13,((10 21,812, f.lSO1 l!).7tll ;3,8I! Missouri 5",048,55,01 > ; 13,059 28,701 32,'M'< These are the stales known as the uppei south and in which the negro population Is small. The whites in these states have no fear of negro ascendancy and the republican sentiment Is growing steadily, while in the lower south where the negroes equal or outnumber the whites the latter have been compelled to make the race issue prominent and the democrats have gained as steadily as the republicans have In the white states. In the seven suites above mentioned tbe republicans gained in every state In every period of four years except In one period each in North Carolina and Tennessee. What Is still more remarkable, the republicans gained uniformly In the white counties and lost In those counties where the blacks were numerous. Maryland was republican at the lust presidential election outside the citjvof jialtimore. The gain in that Rtate iti eacn period whs between four and five thousand. The same (tain this vear will leave the democrats only about 1,500 majority. The same rate of gain In West Virginia will give the state to the republicans by over three thousand. If Virginia continues her rale of gain the republicans will carry the state by about four thousands. A continuation of the gains in the other fonr stateH will make the democratic majorities uncomfortably small. These gains In the past must be remembered were made without hope of success or outside assistance except in West Virginia. A determined etl'nrt by the National Republican Committee will certainly carry soine of them. Maryland and the two Virginias are as naturally republican in interests as Pennsylvania and Ohio. A full vote in the black stales of South Carolina, Allsslssppl and Louisiana would give them to the republicans but the white race there will retain supremacy at all hazards. The republicans will do better to devote their effotts to carry the white states of the south where political issues are the same as In the north. In Loulsl* ana alone is there any hope for the republicans and that is owing to division among the democrats on the lottery question, but the factions will probably unite In tjme to carry the state. We consider the chances are excellent for the republicans to carry West Virginia, almost, as good in old Virginia, and possible in Maryland, Tennessee and Louisiana. Thus it will be seen that the republicans huv'A ovnollonf utol iul i/>al rpa^rtna for thpir hopes of success with or without New York while the democrats must stake almost their last hope upon the one state, New York, now hopelessly divided Into warring factions, each with swords drawn to prevent the success of the other. NEWS FROM THE FOET. The Cotton Crop* and ItcNolntlong? It on ii ti In 1 WomenNew Ftirnllure Store --- Tillman Man for Earle National Politics Local Plague ?All Sorls of Odd* and End.s. Ninety-Six, S. C.. Mnrch 8,18!)2. Deputy Grand Chaneelor W. B. Utsey liiMtituted a lodge ofK. of P. at Greenwood lust weelc. This new Indue Is made up of some ol the best men of that city. fin,. nl.l l->., o. . r.1 PliOnSK I o .lftlinlnri like Job wus. Mr. I). Watson lias opened afurn.ture store in No. 3 Altller block, where be will be glad to see his friends, especially those who want to ouy furniture or coffins. He hopes tliey will never need the latter but will keep u lew oil hand. Mr. K. s. Addison Is feeding about a hundred beef cattle for the spring market. Our town election will take place on the first Monday In April. The citizens should hold u meeting and nominate or suggest a ticket to be voted for. The bridges are up at last. Capt. King repaired the two bridges in a little less than twotlays, but. for thirty days we had to wait. .Small Jobs like these should be dealt with summarily. The Rev W. F. Pearson lias been carrylne on a meeting In the Presbyterian church at t ills place since last Monday night. Much ioterest. Is manifested. The people ure fond oi bearing Mr. Pearson. Prof. Uumilton, the elocutionist, gave an entertainment at the academy last week. The people were delighted. The farmers are hauling out large quantities of guano and we are afraid their jesolutlons to lessen their cotton crops will all end in resolutions. The through freight was wrecked st this place on Monday inorntug, doing considerable damage. Mr. James R. Littleton of this placo was made an M. D. al the Augusta Medical College recently. We prophesy that he will sueceed. He Is a smart young man of wonderful energy and will always keep his profession before him and never get above it. Mrs.Stanley of Columbia who lias been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Holland, has returned to her home. Miss Km 111:1. McAlister is visiting her sister. Mrs. Madison Richardson. The body of John Watkins who committed suicide by drowning, was found In the Saluda river Just below Cbappells last Friday. > _ Miss Jessie Robertson a beautiful young lady from Laurens County 1$ visiting iter uncle. Mr. \V\ B. Anderson. Mrs. Lipscomb's pet allgator Is trying to imitate Tanner. It lias beeu fasllng for two weeks or more and still has 110 appetite. Mrs. D. S. Haltiwunger aud Miss Addie Haltiwanger of Edgefield attended preaching at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. The man who wrote the letter to the News and Courier lrom Ninety-Six nominating Earln lor Governor, was an intense iiuiuuu loan two years ago. Mrs. K. R. Murrell, of Willlngton, N. C., is visiting her father, Mr. J. A. Moore. Mrs. John Uisey has returned to her home at Suuimervllle, S. C. The Rev. W. T. Matthews of Greenwood was down Friday night assisting Mr. Pearson and Mr. Henderson. Miss Linnle Andrews, the accomplished young teacher of Oak Lawn Aeademy, worshipped at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. The patrons of that flourishing instltuHon are exceedingly fortunate in securing Miss Andrews services. Miss Hunter of VVulhalla is visiting her I niece. Mrs. J. C. Cor;. I Miss Mamie Chatham who tenches the I Mount Moriah school was at church last Sunday. She was educated at the Greenville Fe' mule College and tier education and other acj complishments show the good work Prof. ! Townee Is doing for the young women ol : South Carolina. ' Southern newspapers are doing Senator llill a great injustice, some of them even going so Xar as to prefer a republican in his Isiead. This is a shame, Mr. Hill is a Democrat and has done more for Democratic New v,.rlr iiiun -inu nilipr man. He is u states | ifian and would make a model President. Uur grain crops are looking fine, and the grass Is beginning to grow, and ere long the "church evangelist" will be along, the well borers are already here and if we cai: escape the grasshopper and locust we will be lucky. East End. Jay n Constable in South Carolina Carry u I'islol lit <?eori;iu? News and Courier. ; OnthelTlliol January a bonded deputy, ! Mr. J. \V. McCasiun, went from our town to ! Johnston to arrest a negro. The proper ! papers were Issued by Trial Justice F. A. ! Cook. Mr. McCaslan had to go through Augusta on his wuy back with his prisoner. I The train was late in getting Inlo Augusta, and Mr. McCaslan could not tlnd a place to stay, things being crowded duriflg Carnival week. Mr. McCaslan was Informed by a police otneer that, he could stay at the Augusta liotel and inquired of the clerk if he could .get a bed, The clerk told lilni that lie could | not as they were crowded. Mr. McCaslan | asked If he could object to blm sitting in a j chair until morning. The clerk said that he i did not care. j Mr. McCaslan, with some others, sat there I until morning, when u policeman came in | and arrested him for carrying a concealed weapon. Mr. McCaslan did not resist, but I told the policman that he was a bonded of I ficer from South Carolina, ami was on omciai business. They fined him $50, after which he ! employed an attorney, .Mr. C. 1*. Pressly, who I got the line back. | Mr. McCuBlan wanted to show the police| man his papers, but he would not look at them and told him the least he would say would la* the best for him. MoCaslan then wanted to send lor .Mr. J. L?. Zackary. The I policeman refused him that privilege. I It does seem to me that there ought to he some law for treating an ollieer of South Car ohna in that kind o! style. They cannot say lie was drunk, because he is known for hit abstemious habits. I have never seen 01 heard of him being drunk. They cannot saj that he was curslngand carousing around, foi } lie does not curse at all and Is one or th( I quietest men In our town and community 1 In fact he is a sober, quiet young eentleman ' lie is a deacon in the Presbyterian Church al this place. He tills his office well as a churct member and a Christian. He also is a bond' I ed officer under Sheriff Mann, of AbbevllU county. Now has It cometo the pass that t bonded officer of this State cannot pasi through Georgia unless he Is to bo searchec r to see if be has a pistol, when It Is the law o I South Carolina for an officer to curry onel > Shall the police seach every man who come! j to Augusta? If they did they would tine , enough men who had them to run the polict forceont of Augusta. They must expect ai officer to lay his weapon down at the river. . Troy, Feb, 21 C. B. THE LAW OF THE PARTY. Constitution or the Democratic Party or Month Carolina a* Adopted in , Ntate Convention Columbia September 10, 1890. Article I. There shall be one or more Democratic clubs organized in each township or ward, each of . which clubs shall have a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Recording nnd a Corresponding Secretary, nnd a Treasurer, and shall have the following working committees, of not less than three members each, viz.: A committee on registration, an executive committee, and such other committees as toeaoh club may seem expedient. Article II. The meetings of the clubs should be frequent after the opening of tho canvass, nnd some e member of tho club or Invited speaker deliver an J address at each meeting, if practicable. t Article III. The President shall have power to < call an extra meeting of tho club, and one-fourth ot f (ho .11....... ..... r - Ik. .? - action of business. ' f Autici.f IV. The clubs in each County shall be held together unit operate under the control of a County executive committee, which shall consist of one member from each club, to b? nominated by the respective clubs and elected by the County Convention, but these powers to the said executive committees do not carry with them the powers to iiass upon the election of members to the C unty Convention,.or their qualification to sit as members, for this power belongs to the members of the Convention through the appointment and action of a committee on credentials, whose report shall be acted upon as to the members of the convention may teem proper. The executive committee, when elected, sba;i appoint its own officers, and till all vacancies which may arise when the convention Is not In session. The tenuc of office of the executive coinmltee shall be unt|l the first Monday In May of each election year, at wnich time the County Convention shall be called together to reorganize the party. Every Presidential election year these County Conventions In May shall elect delegates to a State Convention called for the purpose of electing delegates to the National Democratic Convention, and to elect the members of the National Democratic Executive Committee from this State, and such state Convention shall exercise no other power. This State Convention shall be called by the State Executive Coqinvlttee to meet every Presidential election year on the third Wednesday in May, nurrw.ni-atl/, i ahall be colled by the Htate Democratic Executive Committee tc meet on ih? third Wednesday in September of each election year. Airnt.fi V. Connty Democratic Conventions eball ' be composed of delegates elected by the several local clubs, one delegate for every twenty-flvc members, and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, with the right to each County Convention to enlarge or diminish the representation according to circumstances. The County Conventions shall be called together by the Chairman of tho respective Executive Committees under such rules, not Inconsistent with this constitution, as each County may apopt, and when assembled shall be called to order by ibe Chairman of the Executive Committee, and the Convention shall proceed to nominate and elect from among Its members a President, one or more Vice President. a Secretary ond a Treasurer. The clubs reeognlzed by the respective County Conventions which sent delegates to the State Convention which met on August 13, IS90, shall be recognized as the only legal elubs, provided, however, that any County Convention tnay permit the formation of a new club or clubs by a two-thirds vote of Its members; provided, miner, mat in iui cuius wiui a population oj uve thousand and over three may be t;vo clnbs ia each ward ; thev shall be organized In obedience to this Constitution an are the clubs elsewhere in this Slate, and organizing said clubs they shall have representation in the County Conventions, respectively, as said Conventions shall declare in accordance with the provisions or this Constitution. Article V?. The State Nominating Cpnvenflon f.?r the nomination of Governor. Lieutenant Governor and other Slate officers in 1892 and thereafter, and for electors for Presleent ami Vice President in the same year and every Presidential year thereafter, shall be composed of delegates from each County, in the numerical proportion to which such Coun'y, is entitled in both branches of the General Assembly , said delegates are to be chosen by primary elections to be held on the lost Tuesday in August of each election year; the delegates elected to receivc a majority of the votes cast. At this election only white Democrats shall be allowed to vote, except that negroes who voted for Gen. Hampton in 1876 and who have voted the Democratic ticket continuously constitute the registry list and shall bo open* to inspection by any member of the party, and the election under this clause shall be held aVd regulated under the Act of the Geneaal Assembly of this State approved December 22. 18SS,andany subsequent Acts of the Legislature of tnis State. Second primaries when necessary shall be held two weeks later. Article VII. The officeraofthe Stato Convention U ri<.A "D-rtu fmrs. m 3Ullll uc u i irauinifc, uuc t iv>r ticciuciit uuui cavu Congressional District, two Secretaries and a Treasurer. Article VIII. The State Executive Committee shall be composed of one member from each County, to be selected by the respective delegations and elected by the Convention. When elected said Executive Committee shall choose its own officers, shall meet at tho call of the Chairman or any five members, and at such time and places as he or they may appoint. The members of the National Democratic Executive Committee from South Carolina shall bj elected by the May Hthte Convention In 1S92, and every four years thereafter, and when elected shall be ex officio a member of the State Executive Committee. Vacancies on said Executive Committee by* death, resignation or otherwise ."hull be filled bv the respective County Executive Committees. The State Executive Committee is charged with the execution and direction of the po'icy of the party in the State, subject to this constitution, the principles declared in the p'atform of principles, and such instructions by resolutions or otherwise as a State'Convention may from time to time adopt, and shall continue In office for two years from the time of election or until the assembling of the Stale Nominating Convention which meets in September of each election year. If any vacancy occur on the State ticket or for Electors, by death, removal or other cause, the Commi ttee shall have the power to fill the vacancy by a majority vote of the whole Committee. Ariiclk IX. When the State Convention assembles It shall be called to order by the Chairman of the State Executive Committee. A temporary President shall be nominated and elected by the Convention; and after its organization the Convention shall proce-d Immediately to the election of per manent ofllce's and to tliu tr.insuction or ousiness. When the business has concluded it shall adjourn sine die. Akticle X. There shall be a primary election in each Congressional District in the State on the last Tuesdty in August. 1892. and every two years thereafter, to nmniiiute candidates for Congress, to be conducted and managed as is hereinbefore provided in the election of delegates to the State Convention. The vote to be received, tabulated and announced by tho State Executive Committee to the Chairman, of whom the result is to be transmitted by the respect' ive County Chairmen by the first Tuesday In September, 1S92. and every two years thereafter. The election for Solicitors of the different circuits shall he i>y primary1 sudject to the same rules and regulations, und to be announced in tne same way as before set forth for Congressmen. Article XI. Before the election in 1S92, and cach. election year thereafter, the State Democratic Executive Committee shall Issue a call to all candidates for Slate offices to address the people of the different i Counties of the State, fixing the dates of the meet tinsrs, and also inviting the candidates for Congress i and for Solicitor in their respective Districts and Circuits to be present and address the people. At such meetings only the candidates above set forth shall be allowed to speak. Article XII It shall be the duty of each Couuty l' ?!? > iVimmltiM tii nnnnint meetings in their . respective Counties to be addressed by the candidates for the General Assembly and for the different County oDices all of whom, including Trial Justices, shall be elected by primary on the last Tuesday in August of each election year under the same rules and regulations 1 hereinbefore provided. Aetici-ic XIII. Kach County delegation to a. State Convention shall have power to fill any vacancy therein. Articlic XIV. This Constitution may be amended and altered only by the State Nominat-nit Convention which inlets in September of each election year. 1 ArtiolkXV. Any County fui intc or refusing to organize under the provisions of this Constitution, ' shall not have representation in the State Democratic Convention. J. L. M. IEBY, chairman State Democratic Executive Committee. G. DUNCAN BELLING Eli, Secretary. There la a remedy for chilblains wincn is not uuucuii 10 procure on hard to apply. Fill an ounce vial half! full of sweet oil, and the remaining! half with chloroform, tihakethe twol 1 well together, forming an ointment; . apply it to the parts affected, and < "burn it in" before an opeu fire. The bottle containing the ointment should i ! have a glass or rubber stopper, as chloroform is very volatile. The best material for a hen with a | brood of little chicks is the sweepings from the barn loft. The seeds and ' broken leavesare readily accepted, and ^ the litter serves as scratching material ! for the chicks, thus keeping them in exercise and health. ! Watch your farm expenses and be s sure that your income always exceeds 1 your expenditure. In order to know f j your standing, you will have to keep f an account book, of course. <i The filthy stall causes sore feet and J, injures the horse's health. By strict [ I cleanliness a large amount of manure can be saved and the thrift of the animal promoted. PREPARING FOR THE FRAY. ,| A REORGANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS ORDERED. Rnles to Govern the Party and the j Primary Elections?Who May Tote, and Who are Eligible to Membership. News nnd Courier. , Columbia, January 15.?The sub-committee, con- . . jg !istln? of Dr. Pope and the Hon. Ira B. Jones, aptoln ted by the State Democratic executive com mi t,ee to draft rules fof the government of the Demo:ratic party In primary elections and other purposes lnished lis workatLaureqsyeelerday. Among the documents furnished by the committee <>r iinhHrnllnn la thn f/tllna-ln? Rooms Slate Democratic Ex. Com. 1 Columbia, 8. 0., January 14, 1892. ( To tlie County Chairmen of tbe Democratic Party 2s if South Carolina: Pursuant to tbe order of tbe state Democratic executive committee tbe respective :ounty executlvo committees, through their chair- .'v-aS men, will Issue a call for the reorganization of tbe V: Democratic party In their respective counties, by . r.: sailing the subordinate clabs to meet at tbelr usual places of meeting on tbe second Baturday, the 9th 5 lay, of April next, for the purpose of reorganizing mid clubs and for the purpose of electing delegates to : the respective County Conventions. These conven- * ;; Lions will meet on tbe first Monday, the 2d day, In May next, to reoreanlze the party In each county, to -'"V dect anew county executive committee, to elect delegates to the State Convention, which meeta In Columbia on tbe third Wednesday In May next, and to transact such other business as may be proper un- ? ler tho constitution. Tbe representation in each snbordinate dab in laid county conventions shall be one delegate for ev;ry twenty-five members and one delegate for each majority traction thereof. Only sach Democratic clubs 08 were in existence on the 13th day of August,' 181)0, shall be recognized. Provided, however, that two clubs in each ward in the cities of Charleston Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg may be formed. No club that was formed or organized after tbe 13th day of August, il D., 1890, by tho division of an uld club or otherwise, shall be recognized. Respectfully, John L. M. Irby. Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee. ' G. Duncan Bellinger, Secretary. * [cjj Tbe following rules shall govern the membersh! of the different subordinate Democratic club*of thl? * State, tbe qualification of voters At the primary elections held by the party, the conduct of the primary elections to be helfl on the last Tuesday, the 30th day or Atignsc a. L). io?, Ana tne second primary helu, two weeks later, if one be necessary : Jf^ Rule 1. The qualification for membership in any subordinate club of the Democratic party of thi - ' ; J State, or for votlngat a Democratic primarv shall be as follows, viz: The applicant for membership or voter shall be twenty-one years of we. or shall become so before the succeeding genera) election, and be a white Democrat, or a negro who voted forOen. Hampton in 1870 and who has voted the Democratic . ' ticket continuously since. Every member of a subordinate club or voter In ft Democratic primary shall ple$jp himself to abide tbe result of the primary and to support the nominees of the party. Application for membership or offering to vote in a primary election shall be deemed equivalent to sacb declaration and pledge. Every voter io the Democratic primary election shall take the following oath, viz: "I do solemnly sweal* that I am dnly qaalided to yote at this election according toi the rules of the Democratic party, and that I have not voted before at this election." , ' 3 Hule 2. Every negro applying for membership in a Democratic club, or offering to vote in a Democratic primary election, must produce a written statement of ten reputuble white men wbo'sbail swear that they kaow of theirown knowledge that the applicant or voter voted for Gen. Hampton In 1876. and has voted the Democratic ticket continuously since. This said statement shall be placed in the ballot box by the ujuiiugcio uuu rciunicu wuu uio ^uu. now bu uio county chairman. The managers of election shall >keep a separate list of the names of all negro voters, and return it to the county chairman. Kule 8. Each county executive committee of the Democratic party In this State shall meet on the second Monday in July of each election year, and shall appoint three managers for each primary election precinct in their respective counties, who shall bold the primary election provided for under the Democratic constitution in accordance with the Act of the General Assembly of this State regulating primary elections, approved December 22, 1888, tho constitution of tbA Democratic party of this State and the rules horeln set forth. The names of such managers shall be published by the chairman of each county executive committee In one or more county papers at least two weeks before the election. Kule 4. Each voter in said primary shall vote bnt one ballot, on which shall be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, the name or names , \ or the person or persons voted for by him for each of the offices to be filled, together with the name of the office. The tickets to be voted shall be in blank in the following lorm, with spaces to suit the different counties: Delegates to the State Convention; for Congress, district; for solicitor, judicial district; .State Senator, House of Representatives, Sheriff, Judge of Probate, Clerk of Court, County Commissioners, Coroner, School Commissioner, Treasurer, Auditor, Trial Justice. ' Kule The managers of election shall open the polls at S o'clock a. m., and shall close them at 4 o'clock p. tn. .After tabulating the result the managers shall certify the (tame and forward the ballot-box, (>oll lists and all other papers relating to such election i<y one of their namlier to the chairman of the respective Democratic county executive committees within forty-eight hours after the close of the polls. Rule 6. The county Democratic executive committees shall assemble at their respective Court Houses on the morning of the second day after the election, at 11 o'clock a. in., to tabutate the returns and declare the result of the primary, eo far as the same relates to delegates to the convention, members of the General assembly and connty officers, and shall forward immediately to the chairman of the Stale executive committee at Columbia, 8. C., the result of the election in their respective counties for Congressmen and 8olici tors. Role 7. The protests and contests (except in the election of Congressmen and Solicitors) shah be filed within Ave days after the election with the chairman v of the county executive committee, tod said executive committee shall hear And determine the same. Hie State executive committee shall hear and decide protests and contests as to Congressmen and Solicitors, and ten days shall be allowed for filing the same. Rule 8. Candidates for the General Assembly and for county offices shall, ten days previous to the primary election, file with the chairman of the county executive committee a pledge, in writing, to abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party. Cand'datea for other offices shall file such pledge with the chairman of the State Democratic executive committee. No vote for any candidate who has not complied with this rule shall be counted. ' Rule 9. In the prim >ry elections herein provided for a majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to nominate eanumaies unci k> ettci oeicgates to the State Convention. A second primary, when necessary, shall be held two weeks after the first, as'ls provided fur under the constitution of the party, and shall be subject to the rules governing the first primary. At said second primary the two highest candidates alone shall run for any one office, but if there are two or more vacancies tor any particular office, then doable the number of candidates shall run for tho vacancies to be filled. For Instance, In a race for Sheriff, the two highest shall run. If no County Commissioner is nominated, theu the sis highest shall run. Rule 10. In the event of a tie between two candidates In the second primary the county chairman, If it is a county office, and the State clnirmaD, If it is a State office or for Congress or for Solicitor, shall order a third primary. The question of a malority vote shall be determined by tho number of votes cast for any particular office, and not by the whole number of votes cast In the priinnry. Rule 11.. The credentials of delesmtes to the Stato Convention shall be certified to by the chairman of the respective county Democratic executive commit- \ tees within five days after the result is declared, and forwarded immediately to the chairman of the State Democratic executive committee at Columbia, S. C. John L. M. Irby, Sampson Pope, Ira B Jones, Special Committee of the State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party. A pretty plaut for winter decoration is a healthy young mignonette, which, when properly clipped and pruned, assumes a vigorous, tree-like shape, and blooms freely all the winter. Another excellent choice for a flower lover whose space is limited is a handsome corol begonia. This plant, when allowed plenty of room, ha* a beauti ful shape, and blossoms the year through. Its foliage is almost perfect in color and form, and, if watered once a week with diluted ammonia water, the greens are unusually rich, and contrast finely with the dainty coral blossoms. Here is an English physician's receipe for healthy children: 'Plenty of milk, plenty of sleep, and plenty of flannel." The leaves in the pig pen help to fatten hogs by keeping them warm and dry, thus preventing loss of food by saving the warmth of the body. The quiet cow, the friendly hen, the peaceful horse, give the largest returns with the least expense. Conquer everything on the farm, including tbe hired man, by politeness and kindness. -