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THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR ' ^ EDGEFIELD S C., THUP?SPAY, APRIL .14, 1892. _ ___ VOL. LVII. NO. 14. THE SADDEST HOUR. KLLA WH?KLKK WILCOX. Tb? saddest boor of anguish and of loss ; '.' _ Is not that season of supreme !de spair When we can find no least light any where To gild the dread black shadow of the crotta. Not in that luxury of sorrow when We sup on salt of tears, and drink Ute gall Of memories of days beyond recall Of lost delights that cannot come again. _ But when with t/es that are no longer wet, We look out on the great, wide world . of men, A nd, ?miling, lean toward a bright to-morrow, ! Then backward shrink, with sudden keen regret, To find that weare learning to forget; Ah ! theo we face the saddest hour of sorrow. Economy and Scanty Cash. The extreme depression in the price of cotton, coming about the opening of the planting season, has caused planters to hesitate about the propriety of raising much cotton and using fertilizers as usual. Our information from North and South Carolina and Georgia is that while a fair acreage will be planted, not- over 40 to 50 per cent, of the usual quant iv of common fertilizer will be used. Great economy will be observed and less cash used than at any time since the war. The dispositon to raise other crops is general, and the use of home suppli?e of manures will be'-a firm necessity. Of conree this year will wind up with abundant home supplies a less crop of cotton, no new debts incurred. Good and favorable seasons may help them to a surplus. The Coon' Dog's Mistake. One sunny Sabbath morning the late Rev. Samuel Hamilton found himself preaching to an attentive congregation in * Ken tucky town. It so happened that a drunken man strayed like a black sheep into the fold ; but no one objected and things ran .: smoothly. .enough-Presently small dog entered at the open door and trotted down the aisle until it reached the front of ' the pulpit, when it set up a furious barking at the minister. The tipsy man, with the utmost gravity, arose and walked'steadily down the aisle to where the dog was barking. . Seizing the animal by the neck, he held him up before the congregation for a moment, and then, shaking him furiously he broke out with: "Tree a peacher, will you, you, d-n fool pup." This was too much for Mr, Ham ilton. He could not restrain his laughter and he took hi* seat, not being* able to dismiss his con gregation. SuggeatiouH of Brevity, It is proper 'to' mention- the death, of our friends,. To do this - in detail is of modern invention. When Enoch passed out, his obituary was short but comforting, suggestive and instructive. "He walked with God and was not, for God took him." This seemed to be the rule for writing obituaries among the early Methodists. Even the laborious, self-sacrificing ministers who died, had but little said about them. Going back, only as far as the conference 1784, when the question was ! asked "who have died this year?" This memoir was the answer : "Caleb B. Pedecord, a man of sorrows', and like his Master, acquainted with grief, but a dead man to the world, and much devoted to God." At the confer enge held in 1786, the answer to the same que s ton was "James Thom as j a pious young man, of good gifts, useful and acceptable, blameless in his life, and much resigned in his death." These are beautiful models-so simple, and yet so expressive. A story which is told of the late Charles Jamrach, the naturalist and dealer in wild animals, who died in England '.last summer, is so well vouched for that it may be accepted as worthy of belief. 'Mr. Jamrach was married more than once, and the story is to the effect that when a friend condoled with him on the loss of his second wife, the naturalist answered, with a heavy sigh: "Yes, yes; as you say, she was a good wife. But," he added, as if he felt compelled to speak the whole truth," she never took kindly to the animals. Why, even in winter, she wouldn't let the snakes sleep under the bed," MK. SHEEP WON. I But Mr. Hog Had the Colored] People of "Westbury, I* I., With Him-The Question Was: "Resolved, That the Sheep is] More Beneficial Than the Hoer | to the People of the United j States." It has been a long time since a newspaper has told about a debate in the country: Here is the story of one just as it occurred. It is worth reading : + If people thought that the Young j Colored Men's Progressive Lyceum of the New Light Baptist Church at Westbury, L. I., was dead at the age of nine years they were much mistaken. It but slept, and Mon day, night it woke up with a jerk and a snort and showed to the world that its eye was not dimmed or its natural vigor abated. They had one of the liveliest de bates ever heard tell of Monday evening on one of the most fasci nating topics betweeh'the lids bf any book. The question was "Resolved, That the Sheep is more beni ficial to the people of thee? United States than the Hog." Aud they hail it hip and thigh. Mr. F. S. Cunningham, a white man, acted as chairman. That is to say, he kept his eye on his big silver watch and the second a man's time was up, whack ! went the gavel. The judges wore : Mr. Henry Hawkins, an Englishman' who keeps one of the hotels ; Mr. Charles Levi, whose hair and beard were white like wool, and Mr Charles B. Alsop. The leaders per programme were Mr. William Cobb for the sheep and Mr. Oliver Coulter for the hog; but before the evening was through it was plain to see that the real leaders were : Mr. James A. Payne for the sheep and Mr. Ebenezer Williams for the hog. Other speakers were: Frank L. Payne and L. D. Payne for the sheep and Robert Stephens and Horace G. Payne for the hog. The debate was held in tne base- i ment of-the. church. You go down < brick steps and push open a door i with a padlock on it, and there 1 you are. The folks sat around the j sides of the room, which was kept t good and warm by a big coal stove in the middle. There was a right |< smart sprinkling of white folks there and a lot of good looking colored ladies, whose sympathies were decidedly in favor of the hog. At the back end of the room was a big table, and on it a .. acket of water with a dipper in it. Some hobble-de-hoy colored youths sat there and cackled their applause and laughter at the proper times, back of the chairman hung a big painted banner with "Jerusalem Lodge, No. 383," on it, and a chart to illustrate the great prepon der- | ] ance of the demon rum "over edu cational and church institutions. Mr. Cobb opened for the sheep. Mr. Cobb has a bald spot on his head and two front teeth gone He had no collar and his calico shirt-front was unstarched. He spoke without notes. Said he: "Gentlemen" Whack came the gavel. "Talk to. the judges," said the chairman sternly. Mr. Levi, who was leaning on the top of his- staff, letting his mind run on, lifted his stiff white eyebrows and let. them drop. "Mr. Judges," proceeded Mr. Cobb, "I shall not expatiate on the consideration of pork as compared with sheep meat. I shall contend that the sheep are the most bene ficiary to the people ot these United Siates," "True, too," interjected Mr. James A. Payne, his colleague, who purposely strengthened his dialect, demagogue that he was, to catch the publia. . "In perambulating through New England you'll se^ the smoke of many chimleys where they are manufacturing thousands of mil lions of yards of woolen cloth out of cotton-(derisive laughter from the extreme hog . partisans)-I mean out of:wool, with cotton mixed. These go to all parts of the world, I claim that the sheep are the most beneficiary. And this we see from the discussion we have lately participated in concerning the protective tariff that the sheep of our nation has vastly increased. Why, gentlemen and ladks, there bas been times when sheep meat has been as low as 2-eents a pound and the wool and hide has been worth more than the whole sheep. Now, Mr. Judges, I claim that the wool of the sheep is valuable. And what's the consequences? When we have the rheumatism-I shou say the rheumatics-what does t doctor Bay? Why, he says we red flannel. And what is red fla nel made out of?" ; "Hog's brustles!" declared W James A. Payne, derisively ja hiing a metaphoric needle into tl opposition. "As far as hog's brustles go," r sumed Mr. Cobb, "they dor amount to anything, because thc don't use brustles to sew shoi with any more. Take the hull i the hog, and he isn't as beneficial as what the wool of the Bheep is They tramped their feet whe Mr. Cobb sat down. Mr. 01iv< Coulter arose. Said he : "Sheep talks well. -Talks might well. But, gentlemen and ladie will presume to.say that when u kill hogs and send .'em oil', moi money comes into this counti than there does for the wool. (Tf( mendous applause from the ho partisans.) You can salt dow pork, and when you freshen it u it's good to oat. But when yo freshen up salt mutton, what is it It's jist like gum stickmri !" "Uck-um! Hear dat !" went u from a wildly enthusiastic audi euee who were with the hog hoar and soul. - "And more'n that !" went on Mi Coulter, vastly cheered in hear' "Sheep?s good meat, but hawg' better. How long will sheep sta; by you? Two hours and a hali How long'll Mist'Hawg stay ir you? Five or six hours. Git u] in the mawnin'. git a breakfast o Bheep meat and you're hongry be fore 9 o'clock and caint do mucl work. Eat howg meat and yoi can work till noon. I maintair that the hog is a friend to the la borer, and also is a friend to thc Farmer and therefore I conclude that upon the whole the hog is thf main support of two-thirds of thc population of this nation." Then arose Mr. James A. Payne, prepared to warp it to the hog de fenders. His b/g brown eyes bulged mt amTTiis gray beard wagged merrily. He was right lively on [lis feet, which were shod in brown felt shoes. A pair of big fat Arc tics stood near by to buckle on when he went outdoors. He had >n trousers a little to short for nim but he was up and a coming. "I declare," 6aid he, "you het me up so hot that I jest natchully have to stand up fo' Mist' Sheep, ['ll admit that the hawg is the po' man's savings bank, but he's worse than that, cause what you put in the savings bank you km take and take out again, but a hawg'll eat bis weight three times over and then not get fat. He's sich a glut ton and dutty ! Mau ! sir, he's the iuttiest beast that walks. He's a oawg. ' And wut's. he good for? To eat!" "Yas, Lord!" said the unregen erate on the table at the back. '. "But he a' 1' good for nothing sise. Who ever made anything to wear out of hog's hide? But these yer pebblegoat shoes-is it pebble goat--" . "Mebbe it's peppleshoat," sug gested one of the hog's friends. Mr. Payne scratched his jaw but didn't'deign to notice the inter ruption. "Chamois, they make that out of sheepskin and mo rocker. Shoes made outer that is worth $3 a pair. And as far as wool is concerned 'taint alone in the Northern states they ueed it, but down in the Southern States you'll see the folks wearin' woolen ahirts. What for? Why to keep the gallinippers for eatin' 'em up alive. Caint git th'oo that wool. More'n that. You take and turn sheep aloose on a pasture that the horses and cows have all eat bare and the sheep 'll git fat offen it. where a hawg'd starve to death. You git sumepin out o' nuug. An' as for hawg meat, gentlemen, you take and take a piece of pork and put it in a kittle an' put fiah und' it an' what yo' got? Grease. Nung but grease. Might j is' well eat so much lard. All it does for to grease bread and potatoes on they way down. They mo' strenk in sheep meat, speshually in the summer time than what they is in poak, and poak is the most un healthiest meat they is." Here Mr. James Payne sat down amid the wild est applause. After him arose Mr. Ebernezer Williams, clad in a thick blue chinchilla pea jacket, "Mist' Judges," said ho, "it don't appear to me the hawg-swine, I should say-hasn't it been half sufficiently commended. Now I'll argue from this point. Pork goes J_ farther towards sustaining any life7 than sheep can possibly do. The.^ gentleman says that pork is the most unhealthiest meat. Where's his statistics for.it? That's what' I want to know. There's his sta tistics for for it? He aint got none. Because if it had havo been we wouldn't none of us been here for to tell the tale. The gentleman says that you ea? get something out of nothing with a sheep. Does that stand to reason? You put a cow on a pasture and that eats up all . there is. And then you put on a horse and that eats" up all the rest (Deri siva laugh ter from the opposition benches). -4And" then you put on a, sheep and he gets fat .on what's left..-JThat' ,don'. stand to reason, aim. IHbink ray- v'enera blb opponent will find if don't stand to facts; bocaus I sold a man. fifty bushels of turnips for to help his sheep out. I should style the gentleman's argument"' as an attempt to introduce the doctrine 1 of spontaneity- Cries) of 'There yu got '.qm.') Spontaneity! Tho samo that the fellow "hold that said that" ' " man came ' ironr spontanesty, and that the eggs of chickens were first hatched when the earth was hot and warm on the inside-.". . . This reference rp the Darwinian theory' was' a"-caulker anet the sheep - men ' begun' to whis'peV among themselves. . .-Mh^WilliamR went on: "I'm s'prised" 'T rii'fl think youf was1. a?-t?r ?ll them big words," jeered Mr. Janies A. Payne, bitter with envy. .'? "I'm s'prised to hear that talk about pebblegoat being made from sheepskin. I've often heard of wojyes in sheep's clothing, hilt I never hoard of sheep that's, got goat's clothing Tell me,, you sheep ineh, what was" them crullers ' made out of that you ate yourself sick on? Hawg's lard. What was that headcheese made of that , give; you tho dyspepsia pretty*" nea??' Hog's head ! (Wil?l cries of 'Hoo-( 00-00 l')-Hog% feet m?tOs^s^uB^f - ' Did you ever hear of sheep's sausage? Talk about wool. This coat of mine isn't mude of wool. Ifs shoddy 1" Ain't shoddy chawed up wool? Ain't, it now?" demanded Mr. James A. Payne. "I tell you pork supports the in ner man," continued Mr. Williams, "and it don't make no differnce how much wool you got piled on . you .if you don't s?port the inner man." After all was said the judges went out of doors, and as it was j pretty sharp outside they very soon brought in a verdict for the sheep..- Loud cries of "Sheep win 1 Baa-a, baa-a," ^ greeted the decision) and the meeting . ad-, joumed till two weeks from next Monday night.-New York World. There is no doubt, says Theit Scientific American, but the form of a roof has much to do with the draft of a chimney. The flat roof offers no resistence to the passage of air, but as the pitch is increased the current, is more and more disturbed, until with a highpitched and many-galled roof it is broken into innumerable eddies, some of which are sure to curl down and force the smoke and gases in the flue into the rooms below. Chimneys on suct?^oofs should be built higher than ordinarily. Mrs. Green (to Young Physician, whom she has called . in haste) "Oh, Doctor! Doctor! I fear you have made a terrible mistake! My ? daughter- has that, prescription which you sent her last night filled, and took a dose of the medicine. Now she exhibits every symptom of poisoning. Oh-''. "Voling Physician-"Prescription madam? Why, that was an offer of marriage !"- [Puck. The people of this country pay $15,000 a year for a congressional flower^ garden, the products of which aro purely congressional perquisites. A New York member made himself conspicuous last week by sending "a. whole wagon load" to an actress. His name should be published. The Railroad Commission has received notice from the authori ties of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad that the passenger rateR on that road has been reduced from four cents per mile to three and a half, The family of Governor Till man are now rapidly improving from their recent severo sick ness, I ?Surveys the. Political Field | ?nd'Gives His Opinion Tliereof. editor of the Press and ihor called on Lieut. Gov ^.rGary yesterday for ab expres pf his views as to the recent yention, when he said; think perhaps the most im p?iyit work for the Convention w^?" to bury indepef?dentism in ou?fPState for .years to come, wjfgjh, of course,Vis a source of joj?ra all good Democrats. i wk&B glad to seo that those of thSmndependents who were in th?3onventioh have at last seen th(&error of their way, and dejKtnined. . to support the lio??jhees of the party. =flrarat doyou think of the nomi : *i|5?per not- to speak of them at th?Sfcime further than to say that afte^^carefully reading the' prf^rcciings of the Convention I fcelff&tiefied they are not such as wen I'd have been made if some of flfeshrewd politicians in that b?dvpiad not felt that there was no cj|itnee lo win. I $hmk when tho delegates coiiv jr'sed' freely as to the prob ibilitv of euccoso in their sevffl $r.Counties, some of those wh'o^feould have been anxious for ns. on the Slate ticket, but onor simply of a suggested ion became . ..oonWinced eat would await tliem, ifore preferred for others go the defeat and fatigue liter campaingn. is a happy thought to have f ions made by a commitee, ige number declining the fa suggested nomination lave'been a wet blanket on or; o.f the Convention. OT MUCH ENTHUSIASM. t of the enthusiasm over ^nations? pL^fchink there i s any great even among those who are opposed to the Administration. I have not heard a single man hurrah for the ticket. Several have said in Abbeville that although opposed to Governor Tillman, they would Bupport him in preference to Gov ernor. Sheppard, and quite a ?umber seem to think that Col. Orr should have been nominated for Governor and Governor Shep pard for Lieut. Governor. rHE-BLUNDERS OF THE CONVENTION. What do you think 'were the greatest blunders made by the Convention? The nomination of a full ticket, | anclthe faiure to demand a direct I primary after so much fuss had been made about the demand. The effect of nominating a full ticket will he to dampen the ardor of those who would, have aspired to a place on the ticket as a reward ' for faithful services rendered in their several Counties. No doubt quite a number of ambitious men in the ranks of those opposed to the Admins tration feel that they are fully as capable as some of the nominees to discharge the duties of office, and that thier claims have not been fully appreciated. When the mass-meeting was called I thought the pincipal reason was to demand a direct primary. It seems that the delegates who were so anxious for a direct primary changed their minds aftei reading the strong and convincing interview with Governor Tillman, in which he clearly showed the great injustice that would be done the counties in the low country. One delegate said it "would be used against them in lower counties, and the News and Courier said after the Convention adjourned that it would be easier to defeat the Ad minisration by a primary for dele ates, than by a direct primary. Did these reasons havo anything to do with the failure to demand a direct primary? After all the fuss about a direct primary it seems to have been "much ado about nothing." , THE CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM. Well, Governor, what do you think of the platform? It is conservative in tono and an acknowledgement that tho policy advocated by the people was right, although it was stoutly contested by those who composed tho Con vention. It seems they are willing to con cede everything the people want if the}' are only allowed to namo the officers, and the people do the voting for them, as they have heretofore done,' The platform says : "We pledge ourselves, if entrusted with power to protect the credit of tho State by sacredly meeting every just ooligation." Have some of th?) members of the Convention who are in positions to render assistance to the State, done every thing they could, when they are not "entrusted with power?" And has their action not been in striking contrast with that of the people when they voluntarily paild taxes to uphold the ' "gov erment in 1876 when Gen, Hampi ton was elected Governor? They are exceedingly anxious to regain what is expressed by that little word power." THE OPPOSITION HAS BEEN INCONSIS TENT. What do you think of the those who are opposed to' the present admmistration? I think it has boon inconsistent from beginning to end. 1. The Farmers' Movement was bitterly criticised two years ago, as tending to dif-cord and disruption of the Democratic party, by producing factions in our rank?, yet when thc mass meetings were held to elect dole gates to the convention their speakers on all sides proclaimed rh at they were not opposed to the Farmers' Movement. 2. When tho March convention was held 2 years agothcre was a cho rus of condemnation of, its action throughout the entire State, yet those very people who condemned it then, advocated a convention in March 1892, and when tim con vention met not. only suggested nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, but an entire. State ticket. Speakers took par? in the campaign who were not candidates for a State office, to convince the people of the error of their way. 3. When the "peace and unity" mass^meetings were ,held to ; send es~TO Columbia' 'i&mV:-o?' the orators took occasion to vent their spleen against the Adminis tration, placed in power by the Democracy. Their platform is in striking contrast with those speeches, and some of the resolutions adopted at the mass meetings. 4. But perhaps tho most incon sistent of all their acts was in regard to a direct primary. Mass meetings had passed resolutions for the delegates to make the demand. Delegates from some counties went instructed, yet the matter seems to have frazzled out when they reached Columbia. THE INCREASED STRENGTH OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT. What do you think of the strength of the Reform Movement? In my judgment it is stronger than it was two years ago. From all directions we hear that the advocates of the movement are even more determined than ever in their opposition to the rule of the favored few. THE EFFORTS TO CRIPPLE. A great many think that every obstacle posssible has been thrown in the way of the administration to prevent it from carrying out the needed reforms. They believe there has been a conspiracy on the part of certain corporations to cripple the gov erment financially, so as to make the peoplo dissatisfied with their officials and to put in office those who formerly hold power. The people are educated on political questions ; they think for themselves ; and do not need a set of men to suggest for whom they shall cast their ballots. You can put Abbeville county down as one of those that will support the Reform Movement. The discussion of the Behring Sea question.has aroused Russian diplomats who declare that the right of the Russian government to act as it did in the sale of the territory of Alaska, shall not be called in question by the British government. "We don't place any value on things till we lose them," said Mrs. Smith. "That's so," said the widow Jones. "I never know what a good husband I had lest until I heard the minister preach his funeral sermon." Suits for damages have been filed against the city of New Orleans in the interest of six of the heirs of the Italians killed in the Matia troubles. In each case $30,000 is aBkod. .3*31 ?g?t 'TWILL BE FARCICAL. A Chance for John Haskell, J. C. Hem ph il 1, Kirby Tupper, and A. B. Williams to Distin guish Themselves. The fight with the Coosaw Com pany is not over by any means. The State has gained a glorious victory over tho mightie.it corpora tion within its borders. The last court of appeal has decided that the octopus' claim to a perpetual right to enjoy the rich deposits in Coosaw river is all moonshine and water, and without any foundation in fact. This is the first act of the drama and it was filled with tragic possibilities for the State. Some of the ablest lawyers in the State struggled hard to put the hoof of a corporation on the neck of South Carolina, and to keep her forever from the enj >yment of her own riches. They have failed and the State has won a great victory for which the people should rejoice. The second act of the drama is about to open, for the "between acts"' will be short, and though it will be as serious a? the first there will be some features and incidents in it that will be exceedingly amusing and comical except to those who will act the leading roles. The opposition papers have held up the administration as worthy of deposition and scorn because it dared to tackle this great and powerful monster that had thrown its long, slimy arms out over the richest spot in South Carolina, that did not belong to it, and threatened to hold it forever and a clay. Their most plausible ar gument and the one thing paraded most was some fanciful theory of theirs that tho State wa_ losing money by the suit. Tho State lost no money, and even if it had the people would rather lose money than tamely submit to the dicta tion of any corporation, howevei powerful. standing three separate bonds for $50,000. The first is the one filed annually since ?876 and is con ditioned for a faithful discharge of the obligations arising unde that act. The second bond of $50, 000 was given when the Coosaw Company secured an injunction forbidding the State from entering its own territory, and is condi tioned for payment of costs, etc., all damages that the State may sustain by having been kept^out of the territory, provided the courts decided that it had the right to enter therein. This bond is signed by men of wealth and is held tobe very strong. Under this bond the State will bring suit for costs in the case and damages it has sustained in the case. Right here come in the comical possibilities. Will it not be a rich, rich sight to see A B. Williams, J. C. Hemphill, John C. Haskell and Kirby S. Tupper on the stand testifying against the interests of their friends and to the strength ening of the administration that they so bitterly oppose and fight? For once the wiso have overreached themselves. \Vhat better evidence can be wanted of the damage that the State has sustaiued than is afforded by the files of the News and Cou rier and the Greenville News, or the speeches of Kirby Tupper and John Haskell in the House, es pecially that memorably bitter and caustic speech of John Haskell at the last session of the Legislature? What will these gentlemen do when brought to the witness stand? Will they wiggle and squirm or will they reaffirm what they have so often stated, that the State has lost $125,000? If the State has been damaged to that extent, and these gentlemen say it has, will not thc Coosaw Company have "to pay the freight"? It will be an awkward position for these gentle men to be made to testify to things that they have uttered in other spirit and for other motives. It will be funny for everybody but themselves. It is true that Coosaw's indem nity bond is only for $50,000, but that will not hinder the State from bringing suit for o greater amount if it be conceived that the damage bc greater. Another red hot thought for Coo saw i s that another bond of $50, 000 was given the Farmers and Carolina companies when they were enjoined from mining in the territory which tho State licensed thom to operate in. Undoubtedly they have been damaged by the injunction and the bond is good to cover those damages. Then Coosaw can be granted out as the other phosphate territory is. The Board of Phosphate Commis sioners will meet next Monday and all these things will then betaken into consideration. March 2, 1891, the Farmers, Carolina and Beaufort companies were licensed to min6 in the Coo saw territory. They will at last be able to utilize these licenses. Probably other companies will ask for license.-Register. The Coosaw Decision. That the State would be suc cessful in the contest with the Coosaw Company was expected even by the opponents of the administration. The case was so plain as hardly to admit the possibility of a doubt, and little doubt has been expressed as to the ultimate result. While the Coosaw Company had a perfect right to contend in the courts for any pr ivilges granted it, the whole situation has been so clearly and logically against its position as to make it appear that its contest was based not so much on . the necessity of preserving its right as on a desire to embarrass a State administration-which came into power on grounds opposed to Coosaw and Coosaw's monopolistic friends. The fight was commenced by the Coosaw Company and supported by its friends, not for the sake of sustaining any supposititious right of the company, but for the purpose of cutting off the revenues and discrediting the State ad ministration. This has been made apparent by the fact that little 'if any effort has been made to sustain the position and defend the rights of the company, but the opposition Las rather contented itself witbv condemning the manner rn which " the administration h^jE?ndledihe^. rase'and^wiift the extent to which the revenues of the State have been impaired. Any criticism; as to the manner in which the case has been conducted may well enough be ignored. Success is the highest test, and success has b'een achieved. The State has secured control of its own phosphate territory, which it set out to do, and thus justifies the course it has pursued. Now comes up the matter of .the royalty which has been lost, and on this the opposition has based its severest criticism. When the Coosaw Company secured an injunction to keep licenses of the State out of the phosphate territory pending litigation, it was compelled to give a bond to indemnify the State for any damage sustained by reason of this injunction. The opponents of the administration have placed this damage at a very high figure, some of them as high as $15,000. We have never believed that the loss of revenue was so great, but the testimony of Coosaw and Coosaw's friends on the matter may be accepted as authoritative and only makes so much larger the indemnity which the company must pay on its bond. Thus ends the first lesson. The first action of the administration toward conserving the rigWP^of the people has been successful. The first fight against corporate oppression (not against corpora tions) has been won. .The obstruc tion of the opposition is now shown to have been founded not on justice but on spleen and malice. But the administration has the satisfaction of knowing that the opposition muet pay for its whistle, and thatjthe people have lost noth ing by this attempt to preserve for them their rights.-Register. Those who read every thing are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. Reading only furnishes the mind with the materials of knowledge ; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminat ing kind, and it is not enough that we cram ourselves with a great load of collections. Unless we chew them over again, they will not give us strength, "So you are going to teach a nigger school?" said a young lady to her old aunt. "Well, for my part, sooner than do that, I would marry a widower with nine children." "I would prefer that myself," was the quiet reply; "but where is the widower?"