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BY HUGH lS^ Hint Out (he Old. Rinp In the New. Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky. The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year Ih dying In the night? Ring out, wild bells, nnd let him die. Ring out the old, ring In the newRing, happy b?*lls, iicros* the snow; The year Is going, let him go : Ring out the fuii>e, ring in the true. Ring out the *hm sups the mind. r or iuu^c mm uviv - -rV m.f <n.Mw . King out tiie feuil of rich mid poor, * Riqg iu redress to all mandkii.d. Riue out a slowly-dying cauRe, And ancient forms of party Rtife; Ring in tbe nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. , Rine oat the want, the care, the sin. The falthle*s coldness oi the times: Ring out, rinc out my morn fuI rliymps; ' But ring the fuller minstrel In. Rlne out false pride In place and Mood, jne Civil SlaiKier IIUU llir npur; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring In the common love o' good. ? Ring out old shapes of foul iHsf-ase. King out 'he narrow!na lu*i of t;old ; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring In ihe thousand years of peace. Ring In the vlliant man and free. The larger heart, kindlier hand; Ring out t he darkness of the landRing In the Christ that is to be. Give the Old Yenr Ills Due. Yes. give the poor Old Year his due . : Before we toll bis knell; He's heen a faithrul fri? nd t > us, Ana served us Ions and we/1. oh, was It not hlx-hand that brought Th?? springtime's wealth of creen. And Ann* Into the lap of May Fit trarlands for a queen ? And though among tli^blossoms fair He dropped some sfn\M of rue, ' We'll t*ke him by thcftand and give ? The poor OldYear^rduu ! ? *^Tw^|fl^mne^ held high enrnlval Among her sylvan bowers, R / Was not his hand the one to strew t ; Her onward path with flowers? W- And when In billowy harvest fields, The reaper's song went round, Did he not loiter on his way. c 'Tillall ihe sheaves were bound? * | And If anionic the bearded grain i' Some blighted stalks there Brew We'll winnow out the gold and give fl The good Oid Year his due. i flj Ab ! was be not our comrade still f Through many a vlade and wold. 9 When all the autumn trees were gowned H In crimson, dun, and gold ? And whten his hair and beard grew white 1 With flakes of wintry snow, < Did be not brine the Christmas Joys To set our hearts a-low ? 1 And If the brimming cup be held 11 Was mixed with sorrow, too, 1 : We'i I drain it to the dregs and give The kind Old Year his dne Helen Whitney Clark. h LAIS or HEREDITY. I ? n fc Progress ? Variation [ ?Environment? 1 Evolution. . I + o v Essay Read Before the Abbeville a Literary Club, December 30, 2 J 1892, by Dr. P. E, Harrison. * ' A family likeness is one of tbe commonest f things In the world. 11 1 When we enter the botneof a friend of for- I1 1 merdaysand note the cheerlul presence of ' tbe little prattlers clustered around his Are- " U side, w'e remark as a matter of course their 1 f ( resemblance to one or both parents or to no 8 ancestor more or less distant. Indeed this is ' ? so frequently the c*se tf.at it Is only the op- u { poslte, or lack of reseinluauce bet ween parents 1 and offspring that excites comment. How {J 1 often when fur Irom liome have we been re- " ' cognized by some one to us unknown who r \ saw iu us the familiar features ol our father ; \ or mother. 6 . \ If we ask ol the horse breeder the value of J3 his IrUklng playful colis. to the untrained 13 v e>e "as like as two peas," he will tell us that 0 M tbis one In whose veins tbe blood of a Sunoi c ! u, k. fliows. is worth ten of ihat F ! whose ancestors have been plow horses ever. v t TheVeterioary Surgeon says that a common a I draught horse will go on quietly eating his hay while undergoing an operation which c ! would make the thorough bred racer scream J ' and plunge with pain. ? If we interrogaie the vegetable kingdom we 1 1 find the fostering care of man abundantly re- a I paid alter years of patient exercise, In the * present perfection of the apple, the rose, the d chrysanthemum, the p >iat>? the orchids v and many others, li we finer a i.eper Hos- t : pltal we see wretches maimed and distorted 1 in all stages of a IIvim: death, almost unre- H fcognlzable as human beimjs, virtually en- I tombed alive, and we shudder to conicmplate > I ihe burden some are horn with, which the.i 1 i... .i.u?naii toc&rrv through lives of mtser\. tnil worst of all?to transmit to their oti 1 prlng. 111ft now known thai leprosy is not tootaidous Iii tbe ordinary state bui Is transbitted by ordinary inheritance like other ^mlly traits. .{ Tbe fact illustrated hy these widely differjpgexamples la the Law of Heredity. We Iran consider in this paper only its most striking and common mantle-tut Ions ? for Its w^iiway Is uutversul?wherever plant or animal exists?and as uneof the Laws of Nature it admits no exceptions. As the law of Gravitation is leu and obeyed alike by the tiniest atom thai dunces In the sunbeam and by tbe greatest star in the Solar system, so the Jaw of Heredity?binds with Its fettepo?utifell yet unyielding?liuht as the gossani*^ of spider's web yet not to be broken?humblest daisy that blossoms uiKp^ApKK^alley and tbe towering giant of Xtaf&T w%rae branches almost reach t"\be a*jiurialcule only to be s^eti ftrawsJ&fcHWMtoiscope and Mau tbeKini>hin^4^^c?4f lltTiie Creative Genius. ^'IT II is as ea>y to imagine an <eK>;ciXJ$n to- oae of these great laws u> ihe iMtf a* easy to 1 flud matter without weijfkl an "a INing , thing without likeness to pnfeotor odnpriDf:. * Heredity i* modirt -d ny in^orable or aufav-. oruble environment ami ik aiwsy* iitana contending against the Law ol Variation. TU? .operation of these Hire*- forces open the 14^ in* being irotn thebeginning tn to* prefect tltna in what the Biologists cil) The Theory of involution. i *?+ J J: >' It muv be i?h well to Hscertkln ttie meaning ttf these term* as i hey are iked tjy the Sc. of the present tl>y. (before proceeding with the further consideration of ouraQbJppt; kInee the problem* of Evolution art' Inseparably connected with those <**11^1 By **Env Iron men t" Is meant those clroara o-oviprnui m the individual which affecl VAKVl til* trails or characteristics Jo that be and til* descendants are by them altered or cbai1K. *d from the original type. Tt e "Law of Va* raiion" is that lorce, operatini; within ttrfe In. dividual, which acts as it wire in a c^ntrlXugai manner, producing a leparture/frowi ihe original type, and always tending'to e?i tabllsti new aud equally unsUi ble type*.* The following 1b Worcester* deficit,ion oi JHeredlty: r* ' 'The doclrine that offspring, whether an^ troais or plant*, inherit thq characteristic#! tio*??ver acquired, of their parent*. More spe-^ cltfoUiy tne doclrine propounifod by Herbert " D In accordance with which; w? " _ parents transmit to their offspring, n^' onlvj itielrown physiological and mental const)-' tutlons, but these us moilifled by adaptation, experience and culture; so Unit a rack lg continuously undergoing a procesi of evolution, tile offspring starting with the capacities of noting knowing and leeling developed in Its parents." There Is at present a difference of ''opinion among Biologists concerning thjB transmission <il acquired characteristics Some r^alDtaln this doctrine as the method bj whidh progrevx is mudo? those traits belngbabdefa down |>V the race which make for tys betterment OUiers deny this and affirm the natural selection of those members only of .a r4ce that exhibit the most favorable variational Herbert spencer, whose views are/ tersely expressed in the definition o^ Heredity already given, is committed to Jth? fljrgt doctrine. Kor hie whole system' of Biology. Psychology and Kthics !s founded upou the correctness of the proposition. Hejcann&t be enI?, hit nun mind! how4?pr for lirnj ew^ubm ... u in the Nineteenth Century, 1889^besajjg, that ' ("the question, 'w tilth of them Is trfae ?' de"demands, beyond all other quMtioifr what iver. the attention of scientific men. 'Francis " v Gallon calls this, "the obscurp, u^geitled, >-,^?ud much discussed subject of Uransjniitlng inquired faculties," , |or. Osborn, Professor ol Biology lnjcolum-^iaipollege, in summing up after a ujo?t ex* ^4iau?tijf?^reatl8e on the subject, aayjrj "The ' V - facts of "evolution, both In present and past tune point to transformlsm by definite progression towards new types of structure In succeeding generations, opposing the retrogressive forces of heredity." Thi6 may be regarded as the latest declaration of scionce < '0 ilie subject, as it was publshed in the New York Medical Record of May 14.1892. Tiie Microscope In ltr .recent perfection opens a vasr ueiu iui iuiuic i^raitu, uuu ?-!<iee tne l'hyslologlsts have Joined with ihe Biologists and Evolutionists In the searcli lor m?re litrhton ibis subject, we may expect rapid advance. It would seem that we are upon the eve of must interesting and Important discoveries. The very latest Is that with the microscope the Interior of the Germiual Cell Itself can bfrexplored.and the mysterious processes of 11 to observed in their most intricate recess. The fertilized ovule is seen to divide early Into two parts, in one of which resides the uncestral traits, and which ensures the reappearance of family characteristics through countless generations: from the other part of the ovum develop* the organic structure, the (.lie muscle*, the nerves, the blood-vessels, .Co.,ol ihe Individual. The first part seems to be entirely independ;ntol the other, presiding over tbe pre-disjosltlon or ancestral tendency of the Indlvidjhi, while the second part provides for that mdless variety which is everywhere seen. This explains those curious examples of kWtvism, or interrupted heredity* where famly traits, likeness, &c., disappear entirely for igeueration only to appear in tbe neXt. Leaving now the Biologists wltb tbelr hairipiltiin? detluiilons, we remark that tbelr nvestlgations have 'established beyond peridventure, ihe uulformily of life processes hrousih ihe whole scale of life. This fact Is mportant since it Indicates that Comparill ve Anatomy, or the study of t he Structure >f the lower Minimal*, can throw ajflnod of Ight upon Human Anatomy. Agaqslz long igu drew attention to the fact that In. the development of form and trait of an animal of ii?h grade, the early stages were the same as hosie of lower animals. This was accepted as rue long before the present theory of evolulon was ihoujcht of. Now we perceive that the habit of form and rait of animals are merely repetitions of 1 incestral methods. And we can no longer re;>ird the individual as a unit, separate and lisUnct, but rather as a llnk-^lt ftisy be last 1 me?in a chain which reach^^iclc through tages or less una less perieciu^rwppment. 10 be beginning of ail things, ' For our present purpose {we^ean iffisjlpftfy he definitions already giv^^i?.vtjj??;W(fr: ileredity Is the habit of rerigUttm; lhe:f3w ' >f Variation in the tendon W 'iroDinvnt Is the culture toarbJefc aoiciivIA-, 1 ml, whether animal or platf^^ ' The study of man's body onnn jif'&oe U> |' nee with a fact, which somft^esy from r' idlce, others from sentiment, other* oa 55e ' round that It contradictsjf tb#BH>le, 1 rom reasons best known to tHfrnfelvetoJ -. This (act Is the conclusion tbu Mao U:Me-. ' cended frotn some lower! aniuiaJ--' pro^fc&Cy iow extinct, and one wtiiab may bav*.t&en : be ancestor of some of thfc-itoe and'Hlrajttey } ribes- of to-day. It is notbkTmiitedtMCthjA j s Inconsistent witb ibet teadblt^jn ofihe ? Jlble. The contradiction y onh-?V ?()iwff'.ng 1 me and will be explain ^t whflp ^epjfVsSifianl nore light upon the subject V j-.y 1 Nooneto-dny question* lb? rbovemCBt ol ' he heavenly bodies In tljelrappointed 3rbiti. luciuKe we are told ttu?t jtbe sub and mod still for Joshua add that the eland noved backward (en d^sraes od the dial or r\ h:iz. They are facts itaal are yu unesplaiod. ?>o with the presentltbeory 01 theortgin ii manV body. The writer foriy agrees with he author or a recent ncjlcle in tbe Pintury ilugazlne, entitled, "Does Uje Uible abntaln iclentitle ErrorsY} In wplch iietays i^it the Jlbledoes not teach the eiapUrical rnrt of ,ny Science, Its,body onphenoceQaana laws, tut it does teach the djvine Ide&g exDiulnea u these phenomena ana tbedlyiiM OMises of hesc laws, in the study of man 10 hit pbyalealTtspects t does not tpach the boioao organist!) with ts laws of heredity ami envlronmeht. and he evolution of races! iangaftgee antl arts; >ut It does teach those, divine ideals through v iich man has been panriaf, from the Image t an ape to the Image of God. and without i hlch he would be ajmere ialinre and pardox. L jJ QiJ Gallon has cornparwl tbe bntnan tcirm to n lew building built up Of fragments ot old nes. Owing to our bcuiuged and ihanglng ireu instances some ianeni?<M>aru?(re aegenrate. Some bavin* do part u> pjay now, rconly occasional^ 'loanu, a* a ?raall mu>le Id th? skin attached lo (he ropt of the 1 ialr. It probably served a raonu-ayeful par- ] iose In an earlier punod of infcoVnlstory, by wltchln* tbe hair. Some iiVberittd organs 1 re positively hurlfql,a?a?m*U appendix lo be bowel* which selves bat to catch a grape eed or otber smiiU body kud giving rise o inflammation, thai bur?lea one unlortinate out of the wofld. . ' ' id L)r. Oshom says, ffrom a typic.-J mamma- ' Ian standpoint iua? Is a degenerate animal; l!? senses are infejtor la a<jotaei-H; bis up ight position, whl|e. giving uim -a superior spect, entails tuatiy disadvantages, for tbe iody Is not fully ada^Jed to .'it; His feet are lot superior to thofceuf iDaD* lower animals ; 1 us teeth are mechanically, inferior to'those T the domestic cut. Id faotjlj aa unbiassed illll ? v nutiipiM? > ??WHiU ICUVIU lli ID ilnnet from Mars,jfce oould qnly." pass favoraile comment upoii the perfection of tbe bund nd massive braid." T' Comparing our ifeahwlth those of the anient Bri llsh ori?^ptaBMj(fUM? that ours are narked ly Inferior. una tier, more niglleand Uicwigdom tootfa oonn s lale and caves eurly. It* presence la f<oon to become m anomaly. 'Thone raced ttfbo do not use calves and lorfcuijbpii tenqebcy in the other Iirectlou, for thekft*1ve often tour Jaw teeth vhlle Wf bave,b4Mfiefcfr^o<ithelr.s are worn o the gum In &JatfiL|tftce they are used as ools In every ivQCiUOD. litl* collodion ol kulls It. Is lnsurutrtliMito B^jSfee contrast bewcen the sound, hard, rtSMroTn teeth of the avuge and the decay el? And llttltf-worn nolare of the whites. F f n uas ueeu suhwwh it* (,ge nnoiioi cnewng gum-at Certain Mjnfe and In certain /Iuct-8 so com toon, lv a sottservutlve one, and iiat If uior? widely i?tiitVged In, 11 would :luck the degenerative tandtncy shown In lie modern Caneatlafl law. FT In my opinion this vroutllbe paying too learlyforlt. I i 1 The foot shows an jntefrestlng progression jnJer the influence o/ oar habits of wearing hots and of tjirnlnrontltoe toes. The- great oels becomlq* larger and esiooger?monopillzlng a inusijie that formerly went to all the <>es?and thq little to? bicotnlug less, aud snowing a ^"'7""""*lTt7faMTflnn I have ouebTBtottroedte the'disgust of ^ious mother* that their lafe huh could sus aln the wttfbfe of 'helrbwlfls by the graspng poweror (belriiaodxion a small bar; thus .uggesiUftf to.ttxeju tbat their ancestry had probably U*d; occasion to user that faculty In m earlier period of tble wprW's history. I alMi Uianj^Qb bnloqe m^re of the many msinnoe* uj ?ngnQ< irooi disuse, which presenttbemsalweB in faan'b body. Tbls is ih? occasional pre?encejin Site human body i/f a muscle ooverlqg U16 bfoiisir>one and coni/eoting lift pferU; / Tma^ 1> j?*vWdp nd In the >ow?r aulm*t!& until yoii'jet is far back as the Kept lies who Qn? it lui^ToptaUngjthemselves upon tbe ground. Xae UaferKioe Is humlllattng^at lfVitrucii vtjf Granting thus ibe descent 3>f loan's body from Mower orde^r of t??-iug*? vq are met at once by the queiy: Where is the missing link,? What oi man's high tutelfleet, biv soul btoirtlealatespeeotiTbave tbey: any prototype* ftioong tha luwut animal*? To these sofence has as yet returned bo ftnswer sutilqlenUy decisive, j Bat may it noijbe IbaHbroagti ages of progression man's body was made sulllclenily perfect to recelv s tbe,Imprint or the dtviixlmaue? I belle re that articulate speech Is not of natuial c rlgln, but WMj Imparted to man by God. / nam ay It not; be that this with tils mental and moral faculties was conferred upon him when God "breathed into his nostrils theibreatb of lifeiand man became a living soul?" Tbe lower an jmalsoxhlblt hereditary trans mission iu su iubu> respect* mjkl 11 is umij neeei-sary to call attttUlcD to Its great Influence. Certain quaittfac may bp so Intensified by lii-bieedin^ that they are transmitted as marks of thai breed. What we call lnsUr"iti* brtia conservative hub 11 engraftejaojr .Ae type aiul transmitted by ht-reday. : < The vegetable kingdom abotvs the effect on succcedlng generations of favorable enviroumetil in the itbprovi d type#; thus produced, as we have already V*in. j The potato In lis native land?the mountainous region under the equator In South America?grows w.l?l, and .produces a few small, hard, green tubers, but an abundant-tint seed. In onr-oUtnate toeaeed are generally absent, but the ultosrs ftr? developed out ol all proportion to the Yaai Of the plant. It I ??...? I. I uonm I lint Ihrt ink l/th tml II fCt sets apart lor the tT-proiluctiou of liie species, is insufficient to produce both seed and tubers. If you wish to ral?e potatoes you bail' best swatch for the appturace of the seed and cut [them off. I Another curiouf fact is, that under certain (circumstances, or s Is changed to r.ve. I have iolten been struct with the number of ryfjstalks which cau >e seeii In every uutvb ol <oats or wheat In Hhe spring. Some ol these jtnay owe their piesence to Uye In the seed. UUL tiuiMf; um uuawuuLi'uiy *>piuijg IIUUJ IHC pats. j It has been saU that oats planted toe sum;VneratiU cut twlfle gr*en will be all changed to Hye by the fo-Jow]ng spring. \ This is ii proof of the common origin of I he Cereals, which have been divided by varying fcjjjaXiininent into saVeral varieties, i Kiy3v~getub! kingdom also affords evi <iUk? immunityArocared by resistance lu conditlrrMj A beautiful Instance oi of thn wlUog trea Hi Growing best in damp localities, it naturally seeks them for its borne. In them it finds some conditions unfavorable to its perfect development; and we find it ob'-ainin* protection by the formation within itself of a sunstance which enables it to withstand the attacks upon its vitality. It is a curious fact that this substance, salicin, and its derivative salicylic acid, is the most efficient remedy we have for Rheumatism and is very useful in Malarial lalection, diseases caused In the human subject by thesame conditions. Turning now to the consideration of traits of Races and Natlohs as affected by these laws, our attention is at once directed to the Jews. From our knowledge of the history of this people, we sliouId expect them to show the workings of heredity In almost every characteristic. Thai this is the case Ik abundantly proven. Their non-Intermarriage with other nations Intensifies the force of Heredity, as shown in the marked mental, moral and physical resemblance which they bear to each other. The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision, frequent ablutions, purifications abstinence from hog meal and other unclean things. Religion rind medicine were dispensed alike by the priesthood, and we find all compelled to obey the rules of hygiene. These ceremonials were also practiced by the Jews, lor Muses wns an Egyptian priest, learned not. only in Chaldean Art and Egyptian Science, but also In the general principles of medlclneand its details in the prevention of disease. . .? These rites having received divine Sanction and beiog enforced by dlvl.ne command, we find them adbefed to through the history of theJewsas a/nation?and we can see how personal purity .beovme snch a central idea in the domestic of Ake Jews. Hence their marked lmipun!;? frou? y of the diseases which havqifflictedt?>Ho*'o91d from the earliest times/ Ad<1 only iftoe/i their observance of their religious j ii'Ji fcfttnaxed do we find their lmmanltyii<TfDg diq'iiy. They tiatf lor iseaturjes enjoyed an im. 11 n it u JtfAlJlitmnf iAn luruolw /Ino *r? fho maiinefof animals, ami of inspecting tbe meut ?eTowi It Is used Tor food. The ia^ta9^|>Y?parecl/ls accompanied by a certljlcal-e, tfOd in called Kasher?and no orthodox JewwS;l eat any other. Tttetr hahit <tf nov' eating the blood of an annual cannot be/ too highly commeiidtd rrAfiu an b.-elepicstandpoint. The boundaries ot the Jewish church were jooloeetyitbterwfSven with those 01 the nation, tbafc'^e Me not surprised to meet with ?n bere^lrarjf/prleethood, and hereditary DQrMAluriblMslngsas punishments and reIWd* Ten Commandmeuts. Tho tM>red<tyb? Cfte Covenant of Grace lollows Sty? matter course upon the Adamlc curse ieaeendlni/on his offspring. And thouich uoaer ^astvnrisuan dispensation ine wnoie <*;or!(l claims the benefit of the Covenant of sraee, tlw Jews can still point to some hs yet anifylat)ja promises and blessings which are to he eayiyed solely by this peculiar people. jRnd that island-dwellers have, as u more marked hereditary traits, since wftfon intensities tbem. Thus the BandgSM^islanders fall an easy prey to consumpGHtt&ind leprosy. If one chances to visit one tf?te remoter tsiandsof the South AtlanSfbrIndianOoeans with an ordinary cold. bjMs apt to light up a severe and sometimes Ktpidly fatal epidemic. j The island of Japan has a peculiarly moist blimate,and rheumatism and neuralgia are very common. Even the domestic animals suffer from it but have obtained a partial Immunity. If a horse is imported, however, be will probably soon be rendered lame and useless from rheumatism. The Japanese do not suffer from scarlet fever tor the structure ot their skin has been n I t ??-v s-1 Kit t tt a Un?n^(ifip<r li n Kl t a /~\ f nuciLU uj buo tjcicuiuit j uauiM ui iivv Bathing and taking bot ten. The Negro has Immunity from the same disease from tue peculiar structure of his skin, produced in an entirely different manner. The Negro has also Immunity from Yellow Fever and from the severer forms of Malarial Infection, but this disappears alter admixture with other races. He suffers terribly from Bmallpox and irom cholera, dying with such great rapidity and such little effort at resistance that there is no time for treatment Bronchial Catarrh, Pneumonlaatid Consump. tion are particuluily fatal to the Negro. The Negro outnumbers the whites in centenarians. It Is an extraordinary fact that persons of great age are generally found iu that class of society which gives the lowest mean duration of life. There are certain faces, which, without special immunity, seem to overcome all obstacles whether of climate,disease or warfare. Their ancestors have t.pent ages In the favortibleenvironment only to he lound In the temperate zones. The everlasting snows of the Arctic regions and the Blistering sun of the tropics, the pestilence that waiketh at noonday and the terror that cornetb by night, the wild beast of the Jungle and the savage of the desert, are alike powerless to stay the triumphal march of th^se favored races. The Frank, the Scandinavian and the Teuton share with the Anglo-Saxon ibis sturdy tenacity of life and purpose. These races have contended from time Immemorial with sudden changes ol climate, and have labored for the dally bread which In other latitudes is had for tbe gathering. The nations further east in the temperate zone have a much more equable climate, and even in Russia the changes are less sudden and the rigors ot winter easily borne. Thus they lack that restless energy which Is so marked in those races above named?which become . enthusiastic colonists and thus spread their influence. Tbe Anglo Saxon is easily in the lead at present and there is no renson to doubt that be will maintain this supremacy. Even transplantation cannot obliterate tbe national characteristics of a people. A succession of ages has failed to impart to other races the peculiarities of the Ethiopian and Mongolian races. In the settlement of the Vhiii VJL'nrlri hu fho Vnrnnonna tho truifQ of the ttrst Immigrants have remained as varied characteristics of their descendants. Dr. Strong says: "What Is the difference beiween North and South America? It Is the difference between the Anglo-Saxon and Spanish races. What Is the difference between Massachusetts and Virginia? It Is the difference between theJPUgrim and the Cavalier." In a Family History written by Judge D. L. Wardlaw appears the following Hues. They are the last words of that history and were written on Sunday, January 5, 1873,a short time before his death: "I believe tlrmly In hereditary Influence, not only upon bodily form, movements, appetites and other physical qualities, but upon the moral propensities and feelings connected with these qualities, and upon all the mental faculties. "I believe that Inherited qualities often disappear for a generation or more and then reappear; so that often a descendant resembles as much an uncle or grauduncle as a father or grandfather. "Further, I believe that by free and judicial selection, the human race might be so im t>e as far above one of the present, as a Caucasian Is now above a gorilla." I think all will admit tbe correctness of hlR views, so concisely and pointedly expressed. "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge," was a proverb In Israel. The heredity of family features has already been alluded to. The strong physical resemblance to Napoleon shown by his family and their descendants has been often remarked. Unfortunately they did not also inherit his ability. Tills brings up the question of the Inheritance of Genius,and we are surprised to find how very few great men have had equally distinguished sons. The star of genius most often breaks t hrough a mist of obscure unknown ancestry, [ dtizzles the world for a while, and sets, making the succeeding gloom uppear more deep through the contrast. Why is this? May it nol be that the vital energy which has accumulated through generations ot inactivity discharges Itself through this one channel, leaving only the ashes of barrenness and desolation behind? Just as the summer cloud surcharged with electricity emits one blinding Hash, a deafening thunderclap, and afterward darkness and slieuce. It would Rcem thai tne law or variation temporarily exerted lis power unopposed by the conservative Influence of heredity, and that former conditions are ut once re-established. It Is pleasnnt to note tbo beneficent traits exhibited by a father so often reproduced In li s children. Certain lovable qualities will aoidc in a family for generations?veritable family jewels. On theother hand we observe that some diseases pursue families for years and like bloodhounds cannot be shaken from (heir deadly scent. Most important among these are leprosy, tuberculosis, gout, scrofula, cancer, rheumatism, certain skin diseases and the nervous aflVctlous, epilepsy. Insanity, chorea, hysteria, asthma anil chronic alcoholiMii. llesldes these, many other diseases show this tendency, but In a less marked degree. To know these diseases l? useful, for, by a little research and observation we can learn their exciting causes and by avoiding the-e, do much, toward preventing the onset of the diseases. Thus the unfortunate possessor of an hereditary predisposition to consumption v. Ill do well not io"take cold," to avoid a residence In a dump locality wnere ine miunoh jk m mipermeable clay, and above nil, to shun the immediate neighborhood of one known (o be suffering from the disease. A person with a history of pout behind him is wise if he eschews excesses in eating anil drinking as he approaches middle life. To prevent leprosy Is impossible, except b> , allowing the family so cursed to die out. - > I scrofulous family should see that the chit The neuroses offer perhaps the widest field for the offices of preventive medicine. It would perhaps be a salutary temperance lesson could we show a confirmed Inebriate a long line of puny, weak, Imbecile and otherwise ? mentally unsound progeny, and this is frequently the cas? when we have chronic alcoholism in the ancestor. Careful training of tendency will strengthen the moral stamina, ? t?y supplying high Ideals and teaching habits ? of self-control, and may thus counteract the tl vicious tendency. a In conclusion, 1 f you wish to know yourself study your ancestors. They afford theortiy || clue as to what the futuie mav briog to you. n Learu to avoid their errors and try to emulate ti Ibeir virtues; the one Indicates your peculiar n danger, tbe other where you are most apt to g succeed. The lessons of heredity should inspire us 01 with renewed zeaM'n ,-the present and with ic more hope for the ftmtf&v - li They teach thatj^tretO.-OiatJlfe nffortls 1b to be had by obeUif Bce^o ti^e laws*ol hygiene p and good morals. / vi We should bear 111 mind that we are building, not for tbe present, but for all time. "No tc man II veth uoto himself." I a; Above all we.&iipMd realize the rfesponslbil- 11 Ity resting uponSuuis Individuals to Improve our talents, that ouT race may the sooner ful- tt till Its high destiny. It Is no day-dream or bi pleasaivf,\funcy to expect that the Anglo Sax- a uju rai:v >*i ii.uiie uu) ruie um wunu. vui stiftljf 9f heredity leads up to this as an inevi- Hi table &o>?6IubIqA. - . to ? Lei it f>e"ftur endeavor to make this world a pi better pJJtuMo live in by making ourselves pi better tnatfour ancestors, and generations to m come wlU?rise up and call us blessed. I ' is , : THE COLLEGES. 2 ? An Honored Citizen Retnrnen to the fjj Friends of n Lll'e-Tlme?Other Matters. Pa Due West, R. C., Dec. 26,1892. dl Mr. Frank Lee. of Lexington, Ky., will u< spend his Christmas here with his parents, tie He Is engagpd at present in the cattle bus- ge lness near Lexington, Ky., and Is meeting with success. He Is very much pleased with co that country.- For a number of years Mr. na Tm nnnrtiirlpd hl? fut.hprs'H farm, nni! whk nr considered u good farmer. He Is energetic and nt enterprising. mi MissOorrie Moore, daughter of Mr. C. L. In; Moore, of this place, and Mr. W. D. Allen, of ub Dutchman. Spartanburg county, were hap- , pily married on Monday, by Rev. O. Y. Bon- to ner, assisted by Rev. J. A. Brown. tb Both Erskine and and the Female college pa have suspended exercises during tbe holidays, ou A nuipber of tbe pupils of both intltutlons Gi have Kone home to enjoy the Christmas Jes- ad tlvttles around the family hearth. tl( Prof. P. L. Grlerand family left Friday for , Clover, S.-C., for a short visit to relatives. foi Prof. J. D. McNeel will spend his holidays cb in Yorkvllie. wi Rev. J. H. Pressly, of StateRVllle, N. C., arrived here on Tuesday. He Is looking well, trt Indeed, and says that country agrees with lie him. He will remain during tne holidays. po Prof. William Hood, who has been engaged . In teaching In tbe public schools of Washing- eri ton. returned home on Saturday. Mr. Hood's au many friends are delighted to ?ee him among eri usag-iin. He was a most valuable citizen, ot ..nrf it uroa uiifh roorAt. that wn rmrtfid with blm. Prof. McCain, the superintendent of da the Sabbath-sobool, over which Prof. Hood co presided for so many years, asked him to nn make an addres*. lie kindly consented , to address the school on Sabbath. Many eu be.nl(less the pupils ot the school were ?y were present to hear his adoress. He talked Ai of his work amnnc us, and of his Sabbath- hi school work in Washington. It was a very bo interesting talk. After the school was dls- by missed most of the pupils went forward to ro shake hands with their old superlntendant. w< Mrs. p. Y. Bonner left on Friday to spend j her Christmas at her father's. Cfc Mr. B. M. Sullivan, who has been teaching of at Lewlsville, 9. C, came home on Saturday ta to spend his vacation. j Mrs. It. L. Giier left for York vllle on Friday, be Mrs. Carrie Sullivan, who Is teaching in the 'Ju Graded School of Chester, returned home on Oc Saturday. -flf Rev. J. R. Edwards, who has been attending . Princeton Seminary, Is at home. He will.re- m: turn to bis work at that place after the hoi- se idnys. en Rev. J. H. Pressly occupied Rev. 0. Y. Bon- tb ner's pulpit on Sabbatb, and preached a j Rpienaia terraon, ar Mr. Mark Sullivan will spend bis Christmas , at Belton. ra Mr. K. A.. Lee, a student of Tneology at Sewanee, Tenn.. is at home enjoying his va- Co cation. He will remain for about tbree de months, as tbls Seminary gives Its vacation of In the winter, instead of in the summer aa Cb most institutions do. , The young men of the fraternities gave an ot oyster supper Id honor of their young lady fu friends Friday night. It was enjoyed by all m who were so fortunate as to tet Invitations. co Mrs. Osburn Cochrane, of Maysvllle, Ky., is nc visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lee. pc R. j m . tit c of The Delightful Waltz. re Brother Burnemall is a scholarly M old Presbyterian deacon, who lives in i? the north end of the country. He was 'b in the office yesterday, and commented pj as follows. of "[ saw some young people waltzing nJi'Kf rPho iranfu i n/tirnloM r i iuajf i Jig ^vuvct ? KVM VIV.. Ha their partner's waists with one arm. dt The gents stood erect, leaning a litrle back. The ladies lean a little forward. (Music.) Now all wheel, whirl, and in curl. Feetand heels of gents go rip rap, tippiiy-tap. Then all go rippity, ,,J clippify, slippity, bippity skippity, er hoppity, jnmnity thumpity, bump. Lndies fly olrby centrifugal momenturn. Geuts pull ladies hard and close, yt They reel, swing, slide, sling; look tender, look silly, look dizzy. Feet " fly, dresses tly, skirts fly, all fly. It I tii looks squeezity, tuggity. puitlly, rub- ?(! bity?rip. The men look like a cross between steelyards and limherjacks. ut The maidens tuck down their chins very low, or raise them very high. n Some smile, some grin, some giggle, er cintvin tmnpmippiv ?nd all nersnire freely. The ladies' faces are brought U1 against tho.-e of the men, or into their m bosoms, breast against breasc, nose against nose, toes against toes. Now they ko in again making a sound like th Georgy, porjry, derey, perey, ridey, {' pidey, coachy, poachy, pi-t-c-h-h. They put the Indians in jail for in- ul dulging in the Ghost Dance. It could 11 not be worse than our waltz."?Ken- 0 tuckian-Citizen. rs rc Have Yon Ever Xoticeri. SI e: Tliat as a man treats his hor.?e, so he ti treats his wife. }l The man who treads upon his neigh- j? bor'stoes? He it is who pines for the m earui. ; The best fruit is none too good to eat, u, and tliat inferior fruit makes inferior ti sauce? How much more some housekeepers fj are guided by rules than by common sense? The expression on the face of the man or woman who sees no good in ei his neighbor^ ? fc That good cooks are noi ine ones e who keep the table and hungry people p waiting for the food? Thut the man who takes a bit of ? pork now and then is 110 more like the swine than lie who feasts on roast 0 beef? o Tbe youthful looks of those whose ti experiences have been meagre? Deep { feelings, thrilling experiences lea |0 marked traces. That some voices sooth and comfort, 8 while others stir up all the old Adam L [ that's in you ? If you have, then you t have observed the characters of those IJ | who exercised the voices in questiou^Hj 'I New Year's Cookies.? . half pounds butter, two pouiuj^MBflH >jone pound lard, Lone pint j teaspoc>nful soda, ilour to^^ngnnn|| enough to into Hke. aHH ' j Get your plows, hoes 'ready for the workiu^^^H^B^B| m NEW LAWS. lome or the Acts of the LeffiNlature Which are of General Interest. An Act to prohibit the manufacture and lie or intoxicating liquors as a beverage 'Ithln this State, and to prescribe the sale bere-it for medical, sclen title and sacramentI purposes, except as bert'ln permitted. An Act to require and regulate licenses and cense fees In this State Irorn foreign lnsurnee, banking and other like foreign corpora onts, except national oanks ana except evolent Institutions organized under the rand Lodge system. An Act to make appropriations to meet the rdlnary expenses of the State Government ir the fiscal year commencing November 1, 102. An Act to raise supplies and make approbations for the fiscal year commencing Noember 1,1S92. An Act to permit county and State officers ) give bonds or procure polices of insurance, isurance, guarantee or trust companies In en of official bonds with individual sureties. An Act to amend Sections 2,503 and 2,504 of le General Statues relating to the marking, andlng or disfiguring of certain animals lereln mentioned. An Act to empower the phosphate commlsoners to fix tbe amountoi royalty to be paid i the State by any person, company or cor>r?tlon mining phosphate rock und phosmtlc deposit In the navigable streams and arshes of this State. An Act to repeal, so far as Agricultural Hall concerned, an Act entitled "An Act to prode for the sale of tbelotand bulldln known? i the Agricultural Hall and the Fish Pond }tttand the agricultural and experimental Bijfobti, with their personal properly at Co Sella, and in Darlington and Spartanburg unfles, and to appropriate tne proceeds ereof. ' 1 A.n Act tp further regulate the admission of itlents to the Stale Lunatic Asylum, and to oviue lot their transportation home when schareed; and to amend Section 1,591 of the moral Statutes as to number of days a paint can be retained and the number ol rents to sign the order. A.n Act to limit the punishment of persons nvlcted of the following misdemeanors, iinely: Carrying concealed weapons,.selling operty under, leln when tLe property does it exceed $20 In value, malicious trespass allclous mischief, disturbing religious raeetgs, and riots, when no weapons are actually ed or wouuds inflicted. iVn Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act enable and authorize the school district ol e town of Greenwood to issue bonds for the irpose of purchasing school properly and illdlng a public school house In the town of eenwood," Approved December IB, 1891, by ding another section to be known as Sec)n 0. kn Act to entitle all persons charged with rgery to the bene!lt of an arraignment and allenge of Jurors as other persons charged th felony. An Act to authorize and empower the astees of Qiemsoa Agricultural College to :ense and prohibit traffic and to appoint licemen atplemson Agricultnral College* A.n Act to Amend and declare the law In refence to the duties and powers of the county dltor In reference to the assessment of prop ty for taxation, where a false, fraudulent or her Improper return has be?n made, \n Act to'llmll the hours of labor for each y of twenty-four hours and each week In all itouand wolleri manufacturing establishentB in Sbuth Carolina. \n Act to amend tbe 8tJ> section of an Act titled "An Ac<;o provide a more efficient stem of working the public roads in Laurens, aderaon, Edgefield, Lexington, Marlboro, cbland, Abbeville and Newberry counties," fur an the same relates to Abbeville County enabling hands liable to work on public ads In said county to compound for theii jrk by paying two dollars eacb per annum, flu Act to amend Sections lKti, 187 and 1S8 oi lapter XI, Title III, of the General Statutes this State, relating to the assessment and xatlon of property. \.n Act to reduce tbe number of names to placed in the seperate apartment lu the ry box, known as the tales box, for the unty of Williamsburg to the number of ty. \.n Act to require the county school coml&sloners and the county treasurers of the vera] counties of the Slate to keep a book of try of all warrant drawn on and paid from e (roe public school fund. An Act relating to the revision, digest and rangement of the statute laws of tills State. \n Act to recognize the South-Bound Railad Company, Incorporated in the State of :or.gla, as the same corporation as tbat inrporated In the State of South Carolina un< r tbe same name, to provide for the leasing ihe said company and the extepslon of its arter. \n Act p/ovlding that when any land or her property is purchasbed from the sinking nd commission of this state tbe purcnase onev shall be payable only in gold or silver In, United States currency, national bank ites and coupons due on brown bonds and i other. An Act to amend Section 1 of an Act enled "An Act to alter and am^ud the charier the town of Greenwood, S. C., passed at the gular session, 1871 and 1872, and approved arch 13 1882," approved December '22,1691. An Act to amend Subdivision 4 of Section 5 of the Code ol Civil Procedure, relating to eservlceof summons in civil actions. An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to ovide for the appointment of county bourda physicians to examinetbe diplomasofphyJlansanil surgeons in this Slate," approved jcember24,1890and to establish in lieu ol id boards a slate examining board and to iline the duties and power thereof. An Act relating to the distribution 01 me rect tax fund. o An Act 10 Incorporate "The American Bond ivestment Company." An Act to provide for the redemption of at part of the State debt known as the own consol bonds and stock by issue of othhonds and stocks. A n Act to provide additional artificial limbs r all soldiers of the State who lost tbelr legs, e or anus during the military service In the !Hrs 1801,186*2,18G3, ISM and 18?5 who are now k'lng and who obtained and uuder the Acts 1879 or 1881. A Joint resolution to aun orlze and Instruct ie Attorney Geucini ? ? institute legal procdlngs In I he matter ?.f i be Port Royal and ugusia Hallway J.n Act to repeal nil the Acts in relation to lorneys'eosts. An Act to provide for the adopting of legitime children and allowing them to inherit. An Act to amend Section 1,828 of the Qenal Statutes of south Carolina, In relation to stress for rent. An Act to prevent the marriage of persons jder certain ages and to make the same a 1-demeanor. An Act to repeal so roach of Section l or en ct entitled "An Act to require county treasrurs to report number of polls who have paid iclr poll tux to the chairman of the board of ustt-esln the several school districts and to ic school commissioners, and to require itiool trustees to report to the county auditor l taxable polls tn their district," approved ecember 22,1*91, as requires the publication r the poll tix list. An Act to amend Title 12, Chapter XL, of tllroad corporations and general railroad ,w, and to provide for the regulation of rail>ad freight and passeuger tariffs In thl* Late; to prevent unjust discriminating and (tortion in the rates charged for transportaon of passengers and freights, and to prohlbrllroad companion and corporations anil issees In this State from charging other lhan ist and reasonable rates and to punish the tme, and prescribe a mode of procedure and lies of evidence in relation thereto; provldig for the election or railroad commissioners nd prescribe their powers and duties lu rela UU IU tuc CillUC. An Act to amend and declare tbe law In reird to actions by and against the representaves of deceased persons and others An Act to recharier the South Carolina ledlcal Association, and to establish a State oard of health and define its duties. An Act to amend Section 1,008 of the Genral Statutes so as to provide compensation >r dividing counties Into new school districts. An Act to amend Section 1,002 ot tiie Genral Statutes of the State, relating to the apoitlonment of the free school fund. An Act to further regulate the publications f the Acts and Joint Resolutlous ot the Genral Assembly of this State. A u Act to authorize and empower the Bank f Aiken to accept and execute trusts. A Joint Resolution to appropriate the [sum I' tlfty thousand dollars to complete the ereclon and equipment of Clemson Agricultural allege. A Joint Resolution to provide for the calling r a Constitutional Convention. An Act to re?ulatH the compensation ol beritfs lor conveying lunatics to the Asylum. An Act to repeal Section 271 of the General ilatutes of South Carolina, requiring countv reasurers to publish a notice of the total rule lereetuumot levies for State purposes and Bither purposes. ct to regulate chattel mortgages and mentand satisfaction thereof. Ii:l iu iwiij nuu Luum in vni. wu?i?v. ud enured into by and between tbt t' directors of the :south Carolina Fenl y and the Columbia Street Hallway nd Power Company for the develop >f the Ave hundred-horse power 01 ower reserved by the State ot South a for the use of the South Caroline itlary along the line oftbe Columbia ct to amend Section 1 of an Act tc an Aot entitled "An Act to limit th< tgatLoI pupils attending the free publl< ,\ scnttjfi$w|k|mmL December 22, 1883, apP^'WHRLD, 1886. An Judges to give notice to iHnH^Hnur their Inability, , from 8lcftneH|^SK8HH|R?8, to hold any Court to whlcHH^^H^K^asKlgned. An Act to aaggfifiBaH&fl^fety commissioners or Marlboll|9H^HBKfleId, Abbeville, Marlon, ClanflH^^^^^^^^^Puonee and Horry counties to?H^^HHH|^heir respective counties from^^^H^^HOHMflry { tax claims agalnBt their rHHH|Hk f and to expend the surplus oi^H^nHBjigMn^j to the expenses of the succeed In^ftxr.. ' An Act to prevent cruelly to to provide for the punishment of the^Br^ i, J-t An Act to amend Section 2600 of tblHBeo^ eral Statutes, so as to Inclu'de wilful, uWt'j ful and malicious Injury to person f?ftF^wag An Act to amend an Act enllt/ed "An AcrB to auihorlze and empower the town council ^ or Abbeville to contract with the Georgia, fi Carolina and Northern Railroad for the location of certain railroad shopa In mild town /, and to contribute to the same." approved De- n cem tier 21,1890. s A Joint Resolution extending tlie time for y the collection of State, county, railroad ana i\ other taxes due for the present year com- |( mendng November 1,1891, autli the 15th 'day ii of January, 1893. ? V h An Act to amend Section 1,(KM of the Geo." eral Statutes of the State relating to the 0 branches to be taught in free public cchools. t, An Act to authorize the school district of the town of Abbeville to issue addltonal D bonds and levy an additional tax for school 9 purposes. " o An Act to amend Sections 2,503 and 24W of <j the General Statutes, relating to the marHng. v branding or disfiguring of certain animate^ e therein mentioned. / V An Act to incorporate the Evangelical Lu- t th?ran Charities Society of Charleston, 8. C. 1 An Act to permit county and State officers j| to give bonds or to procure policies of assur- b ance, insurance, guarantee or trust companies a In lieu ol official Donds with Individual sure* y ties. ,/ An Act providing for a right of action & against a munlClDal rornorntlon for damiiffHR h suHtalned by reason ot defects Id the repair of |, streets, sidewalks and bridges within the jj limits of said municipal corporation. t m | , o * CORONACA'S CULLINGS, I . . V * New Churches ? Comfortable School s * House?Social Gncats?Prenebers? 0 Hnoffball(-P?rwnaii. L ' CoroDaca, 8. C., Dec. 31,1892. 8 Since our last letter, there have (been many a decided improvements made on oar buildings. The Methodists have completely re- * modeled their church, oattlde una In, and it ^ Is now one or the prettiest country churches 11 to be found anywhere. They bare also pur- 81 chased a bell. Tbe Baptists have painted a their church, which has added greatly to tbe looks of the building. This Improvement la due to tbe untiring energy-ofv Mtas Estelle Fouche, who pushed tbe w^rfe 'through from itae beginning with the word "go." And, lastly, those Interested in the success of tbe school, bave had tbe school house celled, which has added greatly to roe comfort of tbe children, giving a new Impulse both ,to 3 scholars and teacher. , i ( Tne Post Office has been removed from the ?* rear of tbe store, occupied by Dir. A. M. Aiftac :? to a very neat office, recently bdilt by the mterprlslng Klugh Bros. This gives us oar mall at night and Is a great Improvement. Mit*s Janet Whiteside, a slslei; of Mrs. R. H. d Henderson and also a ciaAs-mate of Miss V. Kate Henderson, has been oh a visit to her sister^- \ tl Mr.^a. R Murchlson, a senior at Davidson college, jn. u., woo bas transferred bis borne from this place to Davidson,, is visiting rela R Uvea and friends. ' JJ On Wednesday the 28th, Miss Jessie Aiken f: was married to Mr. Fletcb Hod/es, of Hodges, by the Rev. Mr. Henderson. They took the next train for Hodges, Though Miss Jessie zz was with as bat u abort while, we are sorry to * give her up, for she has,done much for the enjoyment of her. young friends and has !r proven herself quite a good worker In all public moves. N . The Baptists have recently called the Rev. Mr. Stepp to fill their pulpit. He follows In the footsteps of an able preacher and devoted Sastor. The whole community regrets that Ir. Carroll did not return, for be was always rf generous to all denominations. We are glad-, to know that be will preach at tbla place on ?, the fifth Sunday of January. " fc.ft? Hov1/1 A 4 Lr n n la at 111 In ap. MO ""ViU VI- f 1 gantzlng of this county into a tire rasurance " company. We are glad to know.that be Is meeting with mucb success. Tbe youug people enjoyed the Christmas M tree at tbe school bouse on Monday nlgbt. There were many presents on tbe tree and " was an enjoyable occasion to all present. y Messrs. W; W. Nickels and Geo. W. Foostae Tl are both at home from Woffbrd College for tbe holidays. Tbey will return Tuesday. Tbey are now In tbe Sophomore class and It ,v 1b with pleasure that their friends note their ? high stand In their class. " The snow seriously Interfered with our so- ? clal leatherings In tbe first part of tbe week, for we could only get a small attendance. . But on Friday evening qui tea large crowd as- jr. sembled at tbe residence of Mr. W. W.Xlugh, where we bad one of tbe most pleasant gatb- ge erings we have bad for some time. But Mr. .j and Mrs. Klugb always make an entertainment at their borne a success. Mrs. Rosa a. Bell, who Is on a visit to her father Mr. W. m C. Foucbe, and Miss Kate Holloway gave us some delightful maslc on the piano. _i Rev. S. J>. Vaughan, tta# new Methodist y r>rnar.hor H llorl h!o flrflf onnnlr* man /\n ^IVHUIIVI. MMVW utn UIUV |/KVIUI.UJ0UU UOIC UU y last Sunday, and it seems that he made quite a favorable Impression. . In the recent game of foot-ball between J, Turman and the South Caro'lna College, in " which game Turman was overwhelmingly ?J victorious, we notice with pleasure that Mr. ?; Ellis Stuart was the champion player of the ~ two teams. Mr. Ellis is a first-class ball player and last year was awarded a medal by his . fellow-student* as the best athelete of his col- Ll lege. He does not, however, neirlect his stu- f! dies for play, for he takes a good stand in his '' class. He Is now at home for the holidays re- 8' celvlng the congratulations of bis friends. t, We also note with pleasure the fact, that if V Wolford had played the victorious team as it ? was at first intended, Messrs. Fooshe and {?' Nickels would have been on her team. Mr. J. F. Coleman has resigned his position , as school trustee for this district and Mr. A. C. Colllnes Is his successor. M. D T> PAAahA m 111 mnmo tA.rrn nDnx ?UI AW. XV* X' UUDIJD TT All iUUUig bU IUVTU albCi Christmas. Fearlug my letter is getting; too long, I close. J. Frank Foosbe. WEABINQ A BLIND BEIDLE c And Cnttlnff a Figure on the Street of the New Jerusalem. 91 A Dooly county, Ga.* man who bad been led J to believe that Ihe third party was composed c of chosen apostles of Christ, and their plat- _ form was a divine revelation, became so despondent over the election results that he de- e termlned to com mil suicide and goon to bcav- * en alone, and not wait for his party to estab- ^ llMi heaven here on earth. He moped aronnd * for several days, his wife closely watching him. Flnnally he disappeared, and she rush- . ed to the barn In search of him. There he wa< with the headstall of a strongbllnd bridle r fastened about his neck and the rope reins , Med to a joist, fust in the act of kicking a barrel out Irom under his feet. She gave a f ?cream as he swung off, and the neighbors , came rushing to the rescue, and reached the v barn just In time to cut the rope and release . 'h? .oniiH.hfl aniHrin Oneninsr his eves he , gasped: "Oh, what made you cut me a-loose? 1. In about two minutes more I'd a been a-walk- J In' the streets o' the New Jerusalem !" "Yes, , ye mought, John, that's a fact." said his wife, soothingly; "but wouldn't you a cut a shine t a prancln' down the streets o'the New Jeru- i salem with a third party badge an a blind . brldleon? Now wouldu'tye?" ! c Build good shelters for all your } wagons, buggies and carts. It will be c worth much to you in the course of a year. ' This year's crop of cotton is still es- J timated at a little over 6,000 000 bales, 3,000,(JIM) Dales leas man lasi year. Massachusetts has 88,000 dogs and 45,000 sheep. The more dogs there are \ in a section the less is the number of i sheep. 1 If j'ou have not already done so, ] rake up the fallen leaves. They make J Hue stable bedding and are excellent < Upthrow into the compost heap. ( 1 The general ignorance of physical . and economic condition of flock sue- ; ! cess is the most serious hindrance ' ' to-day of extending and reestablishing . sneep Keeping. Some farmers say that it w?uld be L well to feed the corn-cobs to the hogs i instead of burning them or throwing them into the manure piles. The cob' should be ground Ibto a fine meal be. fere being fed to the pigs. 1 FABMEBS Mr. Black tfcie keta and Give* Opiblod Bnjrinf and Sellingof tare*. - . I learn tbat In sotnopf itate tbe farmers are legators and Rep iraylqg tbem to oif "^PWBHW BBiaiaiMOD.OT.MDt biocs euuDnHM^nH farm era are ..jwBg^MMko t a second tbonjj^^n^^HHH^B MHb>r that chamc^MBH XofH3KHH^e farmer* of LbbevTRHgHHmt slgQlng ?tltloD8]^nHBMMtfatuketlm^nBHB tudy tbln Interest, TtlHH| be motto of it or*, option q fact, nearly all are tbU for their mottl^B^H^^^ninei'^BH^B But pardon tbla d lgreg>I^^palRtlaO?fffi> tMBP tMtf, the law of supply aod^^ntw^?a|^a^^^B be cotton crop as well as otb?HnM?^^^^|HH W^ll, my friends, the law of w^Kf JjWEqga!^^.' " aand la a good piece of macbfnerj^^^^^^^^tt^ irell, when not tampered wltb. bar ^HSsSK SaCra >rs and option gamblert, wltb tbe JBMH luimr lur ft iuuuuao/ ni CUVU| oi v pJtb some set-screw*, and consequently Rcblnery Is running a little oat of gear. ^P^Rpg sTo prove my argument. I etall state that be\ cotton receipts for November Were fiOOWO bales, and the cotton futures sold in he oil*, of New York alone were 8,100,000 ales, wHtah shows that there were UDOO.OOO ol c?6al cottoiiWjand 7,100,000 sold on paper. ? ' a will ask ?py falrmlnded man If the ,100,000 that wasSiPld on paper, bad not been old won Id not tb^^OOO^lOO of actual cotton^^B^H avebrongbta bettefSPrtce. The argame^MHflB i reduoed to tbls, that greater the oG^nin lifts of any farm producuV&e lower wlU^Bn he price and that every or?lt who ffers to sell what he bas noL^l(ldl rop, and lowers the same. ake advantage 01 every passing card their 1 merest. Since cotton bav^HB|^^B anced of coarse they say It is controlledTy^^BB apply and demand. v-i Now. if Aupnly. and demand are the -only on trot ling factor* In fixing the price, what is ^ be use, of this pernlcloas system of option amblihct :,Ii?eems to me a useless append* ^ ge, acfd shsajd be prohibited. Now, In -bonclnsion, dear friends, let mei^^HB dmonlsh yon not to sign any petition ingress, praying them to oppose the antl-ooAHH ion bill. Bai rather urge the importance ch a law. "To be forearmed Is to be well^^^H rmed." A hint to the wise is sufficient. Respectfully, J. Augustas Blade. LOWNDESVILLE'S LETTEB. ^5 bey Didn't Hind the Weather?Eat* . "1 Inar Oywters for the Itord?Harried ?Spoiling the Fob or the Utile fl , Boys?Visitors Going and Coming* Lowndesvllle, 8. C.f Dec. 81, Miss Lizzie Mathews, of Anderson, caine^^BBB jwn Saturday to visit her brother Mr, E. H. iSthcwf. 1 Mr. E. R. Horton disposed of quite a quan- BBS ty or his glass and hardware, at auction Fri- r??| ly and Saturday, and at pretty fair price*. j Sunday, Christmas day, at 11.-80 a. a., the \ ev JJD. Krout oocupled the pulpit in the * ethodiat church, And preached itam the it 10, U, 12 verses, 2nd chapter of St. Lake'* ^H| oepei. As will be teen, the subject was well OH ilted to the occasion and theaermon preach-dJ^M as quite a comprehensive exposition of ibject. Be araln filled the pulpit at 7:W. P., aDd based his remarks upon the deatt?' ie Saviour. There was Sunday School/10 th of our churches. <fl|H Sunday evening Mr. T. J. Verdell, of Elfert f H mnty,Ga., came over to visit his unclfrDr. |w . J. Speer. L Mr. aud Mrs. R. H. Smith, of Augusta.Ga.. ime up Sunday to visit the Cather-ln-laf of Ha ie former, Mr. J. B. LeRoy. Some snow during the day Monday' ?m BTOTrnrwaagTven 10 us one o t the d?Pf** lows that we have bad for years. It 1? * a singular, but we learn that there w? light snow at Anderson on the one ?? of ^n|H i. ?M at Troy on the other. Mr. B, C. Kay gave quite a pleasant nndav^Jl/bt. and as bad as the oa, It was\attended by quite a n^oerWrnHM )UDg people: who enjoyed It very o?h. MM! Mr. J. H. CHJea, of Anderson, cai^d^KgmL^^H lesday, and was the gnest of Mr. J. B. ?Mp9i|7l|^^H r a day or two.". The ladles of the Presbyterian ohnrobS?ra[ nH elr promised dinner and oyster JmSiWB ednesday. It was surprisingly hen the unpleasant weather is bout flay dollars clear was made. Mr. Rob Moseley, on Thursday, ha^KSff&I^HBM illlng to wbloh he Invited his you^l^HHr^^HH id they bad a big tim6. Mr. Robert Moorhead, bf veral days this week with tb^^^M| rs. R L. Moorbead. ' JHH On Tuesday at 4 p. m., Mr. T^^Nfl id Miss Budla Rosen burgweW^H| -h^HI arrlago by the Rev. H. C. FenneTr^i^H. Mr. John C. Lomax has moved to tbe^^V ace, owned by Mr. E. C. Meohlne. VdHD Miss Minnie Adams, of Augusta, OHr1^ siting bercoQBln, Mrs. Jas. M.Baker. r\ rrf r- ? -- ' ? " uur iuwu v>uuucii, oy ordinance, seriously iterfered with the Christmas fan of the 111- HH. e folk. No Are crackers, roman candles, f fl c? were to be fired any where on MalBKJ reet, nor on any lot, where cotton or other/ g9 imbuatlble material was stored. The dlsV ~t . lay of Are works Is nofyftrtb a cent to!- ffim young America" If It can Wwnake It. where JtaBM can be seen, and the CBMBuu holidays jBt " ave been void of Interest HRMBore to tbe^Mr tile boys, so far as the Vt Dr. qnd Mrs. B. A. Henry WflQl vea and friends at Elberton^ljHfc,, (KmHftMVW-s&E ay. A short while ago the^MBMH(v>Iffl artlally concluded to move at we are glad to learn that theyfH)jiMfc.v!HBBB -S Ided^to remain with as, at least ' JONES JETTINGS. . ' brlfltmas Trees ? Entertainments _ School Desks?Fool Horse?Roll of Honor. Jones. R. c.. Den. 31. ISO?.. ?3 The Christmas tree uccess and a very - ? y for tbe children. -.<' old Inclement weatbe^l mtrnKhmoSSSt^K^-1*!hlldren, young people,^ ?as:expected were prwB^^MMWpMB&flEMqBg/ aan.v presents wit'a which tlhe tree whs >'* d. The distribution of tbe (presents was 19 eeded by hcriplure reading, {prayer and song^V< Bfl 'he tree when dressed was! estimated to bdV 'v EH irorth about SJO. ( The entertainment on Tuesday night was ouch more largely attended! than wm ex- \ JU lected, owing to tbe extreme] weather. Id beiair of tbe school we thus publicly return one 99 hanks for their presence andi aid. As many '.5k ieraons, especially ladles, ctiuld not attend dH lie charade on Tuesday night , on aocoant of " |gn he snow, and at tbe earneHl request of many I " rho were present, the entertainment will be M epeated next Friday night, Jas'i. 6th. A new BIB (tree. "Mike Snider,-'will be advled to tne c.ieady Interesting programing. Admlsstcurfa^ time as before. The public are'lnvlted v_ end. The new school desks have arrived aSP" nave ieen placed In the school bulldl.ig. *, are ully up to expectation, and will ad#1 "mob. to omfort and progress. L. Mr. Wm.Teugue lost a good honBj* tew fa lays ago. The horse was out AnuV Was racked Into the river and wr?s round aboVf s I M nlle below where he tr. lored the river, j W Irowned. > \ fjra Mrs. William Golden Is very .sick at this {*<? writing. 3 \ Several visitors ?u this section this week / rom Ninety-Six .Greenwood, Donalds, Greeij-1 f Mile and other places. {*5? Several spoilsmen have tackled the fine1. ' :ovcy 01 wiij turaeys near nere this week, JvJW )Ut only two have been reported killed. -/fin Mr. J. T. Crane, our accommodating mer bant, has a good stock ofeoods on hand now, ' V ind is doing a good business. Honest dealng and close sales will draw cusiomfdeaplte ;*jd| jard times.The school here Is still gradually lncreas- ^ rig. The second term of the present session (vi 11 begin Monday, Jan. 2d. 1893. The Ibllow- **/?, ng is the roll of honor for November and De:eraber, 97!^ being the minimum average : Aulhur Bolt 99%, Alpha Rasor 99%. Blanohe " ?ulbert?on 99 1-10," May BlackweU v9, Nettie - . * Iones 98 2 5, James Henderson V82-5, Frank 2 Morrison 93, B. R. Morrison 97J4 and Laura .jfl Mabry97J4. Pompey. Salty dough will kill chickenp. A Burlington gentleman recently sent home some meal in which there was mixed a good deal of salt. The ser- ^ vant fedthe?alty meal to the chickens and eight flue hens died from the effect. ' -B