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Tie Ple4lnant Cotton Factory. GREENVILLE, S. C., Jannury 1, 1871. Mn. EDrron: Freqnent inquiries are made of me, by letter and otherwise, as to the par iienlars, details and progress of the Pit mont Cotton Factory, now bein- built in thi,; C.ntmty. i' order to answer the inquiries made, abd-to ve a more complete and com prehenive description of the enterpriie, and the progress that ias been been made in its constracti" , and the details c-nnected with it, than c;ittbe -done by special letters or ver bal explanations, I beg that you will allow mec a small space ia-your paper-for that par pose. The loe.ition is on the Saluda River, which is the d1viding line between Greenville and Anderson Counties. ten miles below the city tf Greenville, and within one half mile of the track of the Greenville and Coumbia 14 tilroad The I:ind belonging to the pro -werty coitains 6013 acres, and extends to the railroac, where.a tarn-out and depot are to be constructed. re evatcr'pover iA ample, and especially &kluable, in consequence of the cheapness with which it can be controlled, and the entire secrity against dama- by freshets'. tile dam across the river,~ 300 feet Jng and Tvtigh, is constructe( of timbers Sthesoid shoal rock, and securely fas fened to Yt with ironjUs. Ts.e abutments to the dam pre bailt- of masonry, and are also built r. the solid shoul rock. The canal or rhc4ra 40 eonvey the water to the V.eel whiCh drives the machinery in the fac tory , 25 feet long and twenty feet ivide, and is also tut through the rock, no timbers beink sed. i4 it, until it reaches the stock pen in which-the -wheel is placed, and is conse quently a permanent fixture. The main building is to be of brik upon It stone foun dation, ard is 2= feet long and fifty feet wide, and three stories high, with a base ment roam on the river skle of the building, 254 feet long arM thirty-four feet wide. There is a tower I the front centre of the building sixteen feet square, in whicb the main stairways will be constructed. There will be also, firc-esetpes from other parts of t.e building. There. will be no joists in- the floors,; but, instead; at spaces of eight feet ap art,.. there. will be beams across the building, ten by fifteen inches in diameter, sappoited on two rows of -columns, and across these. beams a floor will be laid with three-inch plank, and another floor across this, with one-and-a-quarter inch plank, so that the floors will be four-and-a quarter inches thick. This plan of floors is now universally adopted by all first. class new mills. ft combines more stretgth, is moreconvenient for attaching the shafting to, and leaves no room'for the' accumulation of waste, and conseqiently there is lessdanger of fire. The roof is of the style known as the flat roof, constreted like the floors, and without small rafters, the pitch being only one-half inch to the foot, and there being no garret room, and consequently no space for the accumulation of combustible material. A! the space-in the building being occupied by machinery, there is much less danlger of lire, and the rate of insurance will be less. Tiere will be 250 windows in the building, be sides doors. The entire building will be warm ed by steam, both as a matter of economy and safety. There will be a picker room con struct6d near the end of the main building, fifty feet long and thirty feet wide and two stories high, also built of brick on a stone foundation, -and,.after the same pian of the main building, and as near fire-proof as pos sible. Trhe bmiklings bavo been planned by a first class Mill engineer in New England, who has been upan the groun . and .soroughly examined the location and surroundings, and combines all the modern improvements and c.)rctiences in this country and in Europe, which experience h:ts proved to be necessary for the production of the best quality of go:>ds at the least cost of production. Per manency in all the -departments has been ctrefally studied, but nothing for ornament orsh1X. The mill engineer is .nder contract with the company to furnish all the plans and specifications for the entire mill, assist in the selection and purchase of the machinery. - and in the procum ing of competent mxehan ics to startit, and to 'see personally that it is constructed in accordance with the plans, antY to' gnsraintee 'success, so f-ar as the wor-king of the mill and the productio.n of first class goods are concerned;~ and as he is. a gentleumen of large experience, bo th in this country and in Europe, great contidence is felt both in'his:skil and integrity. The milithas been planned to accommodate toSheW greatest advantage and eohomy the machinery that is to be~ put into it, wh ich has .been selected, an:1 is as follows: Four 'pickers or lap machines, ninery-six 30. inch Wellman cards, eight railwazy drawi-ngs, eit drawingj frames, of two- beads ceach, four slnbbers, seventy-two spindles each, eight fly frames, of 112 spindles each, 7,000 war-piind filling spinlles four ipoolers, of 100 spindles, eacha, tour w-arpers, four dresscrs - and 208 looms, all of the very best and la test improvements;. and when the mill is completed, it will certaly be, in all its ap point ments, the best cotton mill constructed to make the kindL of goods contemnplated to, be made in it, in the' Somtbern States,' if not in the world. The entire.milt will be driven by one 70-inch turbine wvater wheel, with a capacity of 200 horse power, which is a very full power for the m-achinery to be driveu, and will take about 10,000 cubic feet of wva ter per minute; but as there are from 33,000 to 40,000 cubic feet per minn:e in the stream at the lowest water, there Is sufficient power to run three or four niore mills of the same size of the~ one now being built, with the same dam and canal. This is especially valuable, in consideration or any extenusionis which the company may ever dlesire to make. It will reuire about 203 op)eranLves to run the mill, who with the families connected with them and the employees in the various depart maents connected with the business, wil bring together a population or from 500. to 600 persons,who will reside permanently in the faicto'ry village. The location is censidered peculiarly favorable for them and for the in terest of the company. It is healthy, fatvor able for cheap living, remote from any large town or city, and consequently free froem their demoralizing influences upon them; in a good fatming region, and, surrounded by an intelligent and thrifty po)pulainon. rhe production of the miil will be about 10,000 vard-iof cloth per day,which will weigh aboutr 34.00 poui:ds, and with the waste added, will regni~e about 25i.500 b-ales of cotton per an tan. It is the third mill in size in the State -Graniteville and- Langley only beiwg lar g r. The comnpany is consideriag the pro ptiety of making standard shiriings and lue tings upon o;ne-half of the mnachineiy, ..nd plai,is upon the other halt, simtiliar to the AbdumaLn:tor Angusta plaid,; but as to this, they b:are not determined. If not, the en tire mill w' ill be run uponl standard shiring and sheetings. About 100 hands have beeni co:stanatly employed upon the work during - . i:e past summier and fatll, in building the damn and its azbutmencfts, saw, grist andI planting inills, cutting the canalor raceway, atking~ b-icks, quarrying stone, building ioa:se5, getting~ lumber, &c., and have made q ui: as. satisfactory progress, and the wor-k necomnpIlied has been well done-the re c-nt panic. fo.rtunately, not intet fermtg with th;e work to an extent that will postpone the uil comle:iCion of the enterprise, and the company is not in debt. It is contemplate-d to conziinen3ce the constructiont of the main bil~digs early next spring, and to push the work forward as rapidly as it can be econom ica'lly done. The en:i:e property is estimated to cost, when comnpheted, S200,000, which is quite aN -o if not less, thant a simnilar establishment can be built for int New England; for besides theC water power, which would be very ex Jens there, labtor and all budlding mater! .ls are mauch higher there than here, the .ie-ights on the machinery only being against us; and as the L' gishature, by a recent Act, ha:s exempted all suc-h properly heareafter construcled from tiaxationt, it is belicyed that ~ ill bce one of the best pieces of property in Souztt Caro'ina. The stock is issued in shares of 5100 each A azme portion of it has been taken, and * won!d till, doub,tless, have been by this timie, bunt for the recent tinanciatl emabarrassmntt, whieb it is hoped will soona pass over. i'av mnens uplon the subscriptionalt are called for- in jtallmecnts, as the money' is needed to pay for the work as it pro~gresses, and for the ma c-hinxery, when it isi ready for eelivery, and v ii! not a!! likely be ca'lled for before the end of tlhe preet year, 16'14. The oflicers and directors of the company ,re: ' 1. P'- Ilamett, Pr-esident andl Tre'as ui er. Directors--Hamaliti Beat tie, Alexander MeBee, Faq., James Birnie (now deceased) m - a Tbomas C. Gower, of Greenvile; Dr. v. C. Norwood, of Abbeville; J. N. Martin, of Newberry; and II. F. Williamson, of Dar re is yet - a portion of the stocktobt -ken, which can be had by applicationi to the undieraigtned or to either of the directors. 1I. l'. HAlMM-'fr, 1>residett-and Treasurer. .....i~ M GZIa---- c-tx ycj,too at Mii I A o i li N( Ea -W canot g.i:ak too hi ble of the Ducihadro l'aine, pu ii.,e a J -.~ ag a '- ar. , cl'haia I- ax in, lx , lacin.0 a,i oal ar 1erainly, I-art othe tahn ti f b,eting no.Ltoythe piilcapst, bual t nea. a.tk thaet we.,tae peuea foru taura Youn a:lks that w-ecLhave ens its IaLa.nav Nmer, just ceiveJ1, beies te .pihteenci th er, and conane, beid,e th oei? hpes fAead-r C;ark s ne. The Hferald. TPOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITOR. IRA 3. .ONES, ASSISTANT EDITOR. NEWEERWT, S. C WEDINESDAY, JAN. 7, 1874. A PAPER FOR TIIE PEOPLE. The Heral.I is In the hig1jest respect a Fam ily Sewspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people- of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, ant as an Advertisin- medimn offers irivale!d ad vantages-. For Terms, see first page. In carrying out the determination to work on a cash basisthis year, we have been obliged to cut: off a large number. of subscribers-with some the term of subscription has just ex pired, with very many. others from six mouths to two years' subscription is due. We hope the good sense of our readers will make them appreciate our course, that they will pay up back dues and renew promptly. A New Volume. With this number we commence a new volume of the HERALD,and we feel it due those friends and patrons who have continued with us, and by their prompt attention to calls for renewal, have aided us to continue through a year of untold embarrassments and troubles, to teturn them our thanks. That ive have weathered the storm and present a better appearance even than at the beginning of 18;,73, all must admit. This has been accom pished, however, at a sacrifie, and at the beginning of this year, 1874, we feel constriined to admit that by nu merous losses-consequent on the cred it system-the propelling power of the HERALD does not run as smoothly as it should, and iiow caore than ever do we need the kindly sympathy and ma terial aid of 1ur friends* to enable us to give theml a paper worthy of sup port. We trust to receive it, and that the IIiRALD and its readers will real ize largely of success and happiness during thiis year, and be over the panic long erc the advent of 1875. -The New Year. Time noiselessly and resistlessly bears us oni to the goal of all that is human. -Another year has ended, more territor has been added to the great doniain -of the Past by enceachP ment on the yet unexplored regions of the future, and still the silent,' un ceasingi war continues. The horizon of 1873 has passed -from view, but that of 1874' circles us with a new sky and with other constellations. Th'e old year has run its course, per formed the duty assigned it by the King of Tfime, and now with its army of damys and hours, has takeni up camp >u the plains of Eternity. Reader, what will the balance sheet of -1873 show for you, a preponderance of good or bad ? Are there broken vows re orded against you. -Are you charged with turning back on the needy and helpless ? Is there pride, or hy pocrisy, >r envy, or malice, or cheating or runkeuness,I or back -biting in the olumn of your <deficits. Be sure to ndeavor to have them caneled and to keep a clean -score during this year. Bein again with new purposes, new determinationg, td do better and to be better. Form no wveak-k need resolves, but these that have bone anid sinew in them The past is gone forever, freighted with its weal or woe, your back is to it. The present is yours, seize it, and with eyes fixed on a high tandard of virtue strive to improse it. Regret and pining are not worth a fig, drop them. You have more to be thankful for thani to be sorry for. IIope anid labor. Arouse from drowsi ness, t.here is much work to be done and the time to do it in is diminish "Sci;ze the present oceaion,-make the thought.. Sart into instant action. and at once. Plan and perfo,rm, resolve and execute." The Day Dawning. We think South Carolina's long night is breaking. Through the agencies obf Mr. Tilman R. Gaines and Rev. Mr. Neumann, numbers of imigrants are coming into our State and settling in the different Counties. The Gr-angers, too, are rousing up on the subject. In Newberry they are taking up subscriptions to advance the work. The Raidical papers are be coming alarmed, because they see the close of the reigrn of corruption in the distance. Immigration is Prussic acid to themi. Stir it up, work it up, lengthen it, strengthen it. Never mind the past. (tPe~ diem, and prosperity will re turn. M1asonie Femnale College. We have just received this year's circular o)f the Masoiei Female Col lege of Cokesbury, S. C. This insti tution was established in 1853, by the Masonic Brotherhood, for the liberal ed ueastion of young ladies in a College in which all denominations may be repre seated without fear of offence to their r.e;i.;ous opinins. The course of this W.e a ppdied limotice tbats Col Benjamin F. Evans, of Walker, Evan & Cogswell, died on the 22nd of Lts month. His death is to be lamente< by the State generallj, uaIarticuhr ly by Charleston, with whose interest be has been closely idebtified. 'ol Evans spent a useful life and n ie4 an enviable reputatiou in the busines world. Remember that the Tax Books wer opened on the 1st, and will be unti the 20th, when delinquents will hav< to pay the additional per cent. 1 mills for. State levy, 5. for Count, levy. and, besides -the. school tax which differs in the various townships Pretty heavy, but come up to; th. scratch in time. The sooner a ba( job is over .with the. better. The. Carolina Spartan. We notice that the albove value< exchange, edited by Mr. T. Stob< Farrow, has begun the year 1974 it an improved ~form, having enlarge( its sheet, and now, instead of twenty four, gives 'twenty-eight columns o interesting matter. The Spartan i one of the oldest aud best papers in th, State, and we heartily extend it oui congratulatioUs for its improvement and our wishes for its continued sue cess. The Progressive Age. We are pleesed to notice that ou: cotemporary, the Age, after a tewpo rary iuspension-necessary to make - ebange in the proprietorship-is. nov resuUled, the first issue since suspend ing appearing on Friday last. It i: now entirely under the control an management of Mr. R. 1H. Greneker our brother and former co-partner who deems it best to publish a pape: for himself. We can now honest1, commend the Age to the people o this County, and trust that the we] known liberality of the citizens o Newberry will be exemplified in thi c4se. and tlat its editor will be success ful in his efforts. The Age will be is sued hereafter on its regular days o publication, Fi iday. Politeness. To be polite to each other, is a duty '-Do unto others as.you would have then do to you," and who is there, "rougl hewn though he may be,'' who doe: like those little acts which are termie< polite. Genuine politeness is the ofi sp:mng of a kind heart, and is a part o a good man's natures being exercisei whenever and wherever an opportunit; presents itself. But there is a grea deal of acquired, or habitual politenes. which does not truly represent the feelings of the manm such as is practices by the suave and amiable swindlers *ho are wo'lves in shee,p's clothing. But from whatever source comes thu politeness,,it is .better than none at all Our vanikvmleei pleasing to m, al all times. If we are humbugged, our recollections of it are pleasanter when the humb.ugger was a man "suavitei in nmodo." There are some bluff met whom people think good who are as rough and unmannerly as a grizzly bear, who justify their uncouthness by saying that politeness is hypocrisy, amnd these are the very men who like to be treated politely the. most, and canb bamboozled by suavity the quickest All deception is not sinful. What'e the use and sense in maiking eneumie: when withm a very little trouble you can make theum friends? A dozeu "friends" may not do you a gr.eat detn of good, but one euemy would.do yom a great deal of harm. If it pleae a man's vanity to be treated politely and does him no harm, where is the morality in refusing to do it ? It is not a Christian duty, if you don't hap pen to like a man, to tell him so. Sense is a good thing, but maniner without sense will ge much farthei than sense without manners. Polite me~n are popular men wit,h mankind and with womankind, and they are th< successful men in polities or in l've MIanners are refreshing like the dew cheering like the sunshine, impressive like musiec; but gentleness of man ners should always be associated wit] resoluteness of deed. "Suaviter ir modo, fortiter in re." The Editor. Looking over some old files, the fol lowing capital illustration ou one o the very peculiar institutions of th< day-the Editor-we find credited t< the Richmond Mail, and copy it: Tlwy bave a steamboat in the west ern waters by the name of "The Edi tor." This is the very best name eve> vet given to a steamboat, and more es pecially to a Mississippi steamboat. We are surprised it has never beer thought of before. The editor is working engine, whose fires aregin day and night. Now he sails agamns1 the tide, now with it, going along at dashing rate, until suddenly he come. up st3nding against some hidden snag which nearly shivers his timbers t< pieces. Whenever he moves he put the water in agitation for a time, and leaves a wake of troubled waters be hind him, whi6h lasts about five muin utes. IIe serves everybody but him self, carries freight and passengers it any q1uantity, and goes off puff-puf ing down the stream of life. Oftet his powers are overtasked, and the boiler bum. but fortunaly it kill< Brief Menxtions. . -Ofhi onei l W i -red aud oie srvi S V()rs ofAe Virginid's cre.(W, one wa6, a t Soutlherner,.uamlled Phillip Yletze6r, a I segar maker, from Charleston. ~incttle IsiofT~,I0 , the AIeri s Can V1aluaLtio of thef 3ritis pound sterf1wg i $4.86.65, instead of 84.84 as was forier!v. In Lincoln County, New Mexico, difficulties-'haV6 reeuttN_isdin be"' tween Americans :ald Mexicans inl or killed. The News & C.2arier advocates a Tax Payers' Convention instead of; a Grngers. Gbnventioa as'ia called for by the PA,zaix, to take into considera tion measures for the relief of the hon-. est people of the State, as the dishon est peopl,b have bcen relieving. otbrs of their hard earned possessions they need iio relief. Weisay God speed to either plau, we will not quarrel about litde difierences. Anything except inactivity, . which has beenr death to our liberty. The.down traln.of the Spartanburg & Union Rail Road, rau:eff the track last week, and the passenger coach was thrown down aa ewbaukwent 15 or 20 feet, but,- although there were some 10 or 12 passengers on board,. no one was hurt, except Mr. George Cofield, who was slightly injured. Maj. John..A. Leland has accepted the Presidency of the Reidville Female College, Rev. Thos. Ward White, its former Pres.dent, however, will still r. be associated in its management. Railroad communication is greatly impeded in the Western State.by the recent wide-spread strike of the rail road operatives. The debt statement of this date shows an increase of the public.- debt during December of $8,435,272, and an increase since June 30, 1873, $11, 49G,612. Currency in the treasury f -$4,277.851; coin certificates 837,543, 300; outstanding legal ten=ders $378, f 401,702, FoR Tuu fHf uALD. VIRGINIA, December 25, '73. f MESsRs. EDrToRs.-A merry Christ mas and a happy New Year to you, but ere this reaches you, Christmas will have been numbered among thre things of the past,-another link in the chamn of reminiscences; another yearr will ahave been ended, and . old Father Time Swith his frosty Pche iand' kder s&ythe will -have umifurl the' Calendai- of 1874. May it indeed, be a Happy New Year to you, and may the rosy-finge#ed morn, as it annonnees the reenrrence of each succeeding day,-reveal to you rev elations of a moQst;ple:asing and- agree Sable nature, and may the "ERALD)" flourish atnd prosper, and ma,v it, as it ever has been, he a herald of joy and gladness to every hearrth 'and hbome wich it may enter. Oar pencillings this week must needs be fragmentary, composed of items, a sort of "omnium gatharum tollie pollie howite own te," this is the sound if not the sense. Our friend, "Phni,'" takes us off' beautifully in his article of Dec. 5th. Hie says we are a "sigle man," and we would add perhaps not only single, but slrign1'ar. We are also infor med in'the above article that "there are some fair ones in our good old State:. We know it, and only regret that our pen is too feeble to speak of their charms, they are too brig'ht, too beautiful, too farir, for us to picture. You, Mr. Junior, know when we used to go "over the hills and far away," 'so doees our friend, Phi. Those were days of "trials," but we enn still sing with Tom Moore, "Peace to her heart, though another's it be, And health to her cheek, though it blooms not for mc." Yesterday eve thd Christmas Tree came off, to the great satisfaction of the little folks. -The church, though Jarge, would not accomumodate all to seats. It was beautifully and tastefully decorated with evergreens, which gave the church quite a festive appearance. The tree was a cedar, the prettiest of its kind. t:ll and reaching nearly to the ceiling. with many a1 far-reaching bough laden with pretty presents. Thre exercises were -opened by a very sweet piece of music, rendered by the choir-then p)rayer-then singing by the Sunday School--then an addres+-then, then .what? Then an address by the Tree it self, very much to the surprise of the entire audience. It began as follows: "I am -a Cedar Tree. I -have no tongue, hence cannot speak,- and have employed the Superintendent to read Imy speech." From this it wvent on to give an entire history of itself, speaking of its early years, then its more mature; of the rippling stream beside which it -grew, and the sighing trees, its neigh b ors; of the singing birds that lodged in its branches, and the gambols of the rabbits at its feet; of the snowy white Swith which it was sometimes clothed, then of the living green. "This is the -- first time I ever came to town, and I - have come to subserve a purpose. SEach of you little girls and boys have a purpose to fulfil. God made you for a purpose." The tree had many beau tiful thrings in its speech, and all were only sorry when it was through speak ing, so good was its speech. But now we have more sweet music rendered by the Sunday School, aRter which the dis tribution of the presents began. The first distribution was a. half dozen Jews' harps to as many of the City Fathers, Iwhich created sonme fun, which was fol lowed up by the distribution of many -beautiful presents. There ' were pop guns, wicker baskets, dolls, candies, tallmsis books, jewery facts wo't know wheies wllws, tefand isnwer d' aronw theatre alFwson, and hundr and m.-m1 ma 6-na 1&- nn ham- otul a >)JUdage But Las,e 4fer that naiLy Iiere ike ertryw'her As., retired. that might thout. oighink'ing of Him i :1-cuet t,his is the anniversary.- Se --Yomn.( Amieric:e" would rathcr POP a all to the coming d:V, when his fondness n for:sM4einmwillhave its fil L Whenc, e'repair to th;'c'mle of* Gollicre to t worship Iim and Iil Him as King of king-, how few of the pews are filled. u. LIst night the aislesdi4 corners 'were crowded'to byerwhelmning, to-day only this difference. why here list night and ' not to-day? Vain curiosity brought many ind 6exptanfcY others, yes, tis and nothing( lule'. The unusual -quiet on the streetsof ad ourittle. "City of Peace" was disturbed to-day by th e firing of an unusual nuni- w her of squibs, am "Young America" secued to he at the Climax of joy. Times .1on't look very "panicky" now..1 We hope this is the beginning of a brighter day. :The stringency in the 1a mone'y mArket las been felt pretty se verelyhere, but still the spirit of im provement has never ceased. -lV The earth ie,trpeted with - beautiful snow. The weather h:s iudderated' soic now, and the sUI is shining hea-, Ih tifully. We have not had ice enough di to skat.npon this winter. Again wish ing you a merry Christmas and a happy ot, New Year, we'iiiike our bow and bid se you adiSo Yours very niuch, pt - -- ZULA.; - FOR THE iEALD. MOUNT PI.EASANT, S. C., ti< December 27, 1873. tn .Our .vegetable farmers are hard at th work-, preparing their lands for the re- za ception of the crop-tthis work with those c who are fidly alive to the importance in 6f thorough preparation of the soil, for T1 this branch of farming, is laborious,and su requires the closest attention. SU I The ground must be -thoroughly pul- LW verized and well. drained, and grass i' roots and stems of weeds raked off and ri removed. The "Hot" and "Cold Beds" for To- c matoes, and such delicate plants, must W now be fully repaired, broken panes re- s set and a pjnty of pine straw hauled, ' and aid along the line- of the frames. e ready: for covetring over the sashes. Those who plant.the Marrow-fat peas p should have at least the first planting, st " i if not the second, above ground two or to three inches high. Immediately after n. the holidays, say first two or three d:ays er in ,January, the ExtraErly peas shouldW be put doivn. With this variety, the , tedious and expensive process of "stick- i~ ing," which.is generally done in the n, Marrowfat -patch, may be dispensed ti with, though it is claimed that this plan , aids the hearing qualities of the vine, P and is a great~ protection again4. break age and injury.-no -- In this neighborhood, there is not muich of a winter erop~ raised. Your correspondent passed through a farm a few days'ago which disphayed as good a shiow of'eabbages as any one may de sire to see--well healeira1R free fromn worms.- The :Marrow-fats were very , forward and thriving, with a fair show- w ing of Rnta Bagas. If the result of a trial on a farmn on es Charleston Neck, with the "-Ammonm ated Mucilage," should prove to any extent, general, the article will be a:i -gat acquisition to our farmers. A farmer ort Charleston Nock p)reparedl a nearly all of the seeds he used:.withi the?'I Mucilage last season, and the results were surprising. Used-with Irish Potatoes, the effects of col were very much lessened, while the rapid grow~th of the plants suir- tv prised those who observed it. -The reix>rts from planters, whio have si usedl it on Rice and Corn, state that 111 both these cereals matured well, and with Wheat, it prevents rust, smut and blight. .A one pouud package, costing twen ty-five cents, will make one and a half gallQns of the mucilage, in which the seeds are first rolled, and subsequently in ashes :and dry earth. This forms :a coating im pervious to the attacks of in sects, woims and birds. Crows, afte'r repeatedl efforts, are most signally foil ed, and leave in disgust. - . This quantity is sufficient to roll seed enough for Qne acre of land. Mr. John Commins, at No. 6 Gillon R St., near Postoflice, is the sole aLgent for the United Statds, for its sale. THlE CITY. King Street is all alive wite peram bulating C h r i s t m a s purchasers-the lengthened perspectives of Messrs. Von Santen andl H ayden's stores, th e long vistas of Messrs. Cohen andl others, are constantly thronged, while the bemiiti- c< ful Automaton Singing Bird of Mr. Jas. m Allan, warbles to admiring crowds of; C delightful juveniles, and the show eI Cases, in which are so temptingly ex- la ibited, the beautiful stem-winding ' Geneva Watches, handsome jewelry g and sterling <liver, attract the gaze of A3 the older visitors, -to the lessening of ~a phlethorie pocket-books, if- there -areA many such in these p)aie( times. The abominable ear breaking tin horns, which mutt have been an inven tion of the Evil One, are shocking the nerves of the people in and out of doors, and the villainous saltpetre aid in adding to the din and increasing the hilarity of the juveniles. TI KAPPA. ( wi sa THE TAX-PAYERS' - CONVENTION. " -The -menmbers of the -Executive a, Committee of the Tax-payers' Conven- di vetion arc requested to meet at thecs rooms of t.he Ch:amber of Commerce, al inCalso,0 usa,1t a ofnareto, n, Tsday, fothea 2 purposearf,constng, atu2p .,o the po pusal of -Consultin onomr theatop the conthntioambe r asCombee tha . totk-nocnierto h rsn teconention te xpr ossembled t totk nconsidertion olwn etemeentE codto fthe tapayiter Co te a convention. The following gentlemen -)zth3a t ohft: aber;1873, by. thbk. A. Mis.-ke, at hi.Vre-'enee. 4r. I: IH. Re s, A-ent for the: Wheeler a:el W;I.un wirng Macnitit-S, anl M iss SOvaL MOWER, of Newb,rr-. ay the :iaeltinery tof their domestic ife ver drop a stitch or break the thrrad of titenatinaaa. ) Ithe ev'enTa i. ff 'iIe 2.4 De:hi er. it residence of the bride's father, by Rev. S. Win..Lrl, :i-sitel by Rev. J. C. tovd, -. W. P. Auss iV "-i.GAUV.W,-Ft LWKI%.s, all of Nexberry County, S. C. UAy life be.to the.happy made couple one Ualh)ed1 ha:rii$ess. jluJajgry.-il.JiSJ,tIYjtv. .1. fl. Slhu- j -d, Mr. i..Y Z. .in1aX a d Miss A1NNA xiE, all of Newherry County, S. C. Tribute of Respe ct. - Preamble and Resolutionsi unanimously opted by the B o.ird of Directors of the iOnal Bank of Newberry, Dec. 29, 1S73; nHEREAS, the Ilon'l lZonEhr MooRMAN o had been from the organization of this 1 mnk a imember of the 'ltard of Directors diparted this life on othe thh day Octo. r, 1873, Resolved, That we bow uith reverence fore lie di.pen:sation' or Divine Provi nice in titus remtroving one of our number >w the ,-phere of his earthly labor, and ider our prolouid symlipatliy to tLe famni- 1 of the decensed in their bereavenent. Resolved, That- in the de;atlh of Mr. Moor In this Board has lost I IlaI mber, h110 wais 4:va t1v'e*ly inilter,sted for thO sie--s -f P dik, aid prolapt. and diligenit iln thne caiarge of his doty. fsok'ed, Tha', a4 an hWdiention of our prec'ition 6f.his vi:tue.. a bhtnk p ge of r Journal of Proceedin?s iall be in r;:el to his nicnory. Resolved, That copieis of tie foregoing be it to the far.iilv of the deceased, and be lihed in the Newberry lKRALD. .. Two Foes of,1Health. ,u!d and damp are inimical to health, and generally have an uuwholesomne combina >n of the two at this season. They pene ae the skin and integuments and affect' a muscular, glandular and nervous organi tions, prodacing rhettmatizmn, neuralgia, ills and fever, aind ivhere there is a tendlen' to dyspepsia or liver cunuplaint, provok- I an. attack of indigestion or biliousness. e bc,t advice that c.l be given under cit circum,t-nees is to keep the external rface of the bo.!y warmly clothed, and to ep the internal organs in vigorou.s work g order with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. -adually but constantly this famous invigo at is supersed;ng the adulterated liquors of mmerce, as a medicinal btimulant and rrective, in all p.irts of the country. It i be a happy day for humanity, and it I sarely come. when this pure restorative all l.ive taken the plac. of'raw ;pirits as a imnu!ant in all our publiC :and private-hos talc. It is not, bowever, pierely a harm ; ,-lbstitute for the fien., -aimulants('referred .Its stimulating properties are not its icr meri;s, al-hou:h in this regard it sur sses all the unmedieated products of the 11, domestic or imported. The powertul fleice it exercises iver the torpid and neless stomach, the jl:-ordered liver,- the n.tipated bowcls, and the re.-:ed nerves, rier it 2a positive specific in dyspepsian, liv e.amplaimnt, intestinial constrictiotn, nervous sakness, hy pochnnlri:a, rheumatismn anad splessness. All -ehronic complaints are] ~gravted by a cold, moist a:nnosphnere, and is therefore particularly necessnmy for ore who are afflieted with ttilmnts of this itire, whatnever their ry pe maty T*, to meet is predisposit cause of:sicknaess with a zolesome antidote. Hlosteuer's Bitters ould be taken danily at this season by all rsons laborinag under chronic ailments. that ad o weaken the system. -Jan. 7, 1-1mn. .7rew #' .Jisceuaneous. istallationi of Officers of O' Neal! Lodge, K. of J. 1 There - will -be a private Installation of eOfficers of O'Neall Lpdge, K. of J.,_ on ednesday evenhiar, Jannu try 21st insant, the ~Masonie hall, at- '71P. Mi After ;ich the Lodge.wil, partake of. Refresh :-ntis prepared for the occasion. All the ambers are requaested to be present, ladies lotice to Trespassers. Te subscriber hereby gives notice that y person or. persons. eaught trespassing his premaise-s will be dealt wit accord to law. G. LE.ONHIIRTHT, STOLEN. Sto-n fronm my hnotue ona the night of the etysixth DIecnier, one ant's Saddle, eChillana mtake, hmog skini cover, wooin a irrnps, Saddle somtewhiat won. Also one{ ie Sadadle, narly miaw, hog skin seat. A eral rewuard will lhe given atny persont ding th'mn, iad to any oneC furnishing - oof to conviet the thief f will give $l10 te rd. W M. B. HIENTZ. Jan. 7i, 1-3t. LAN DRETH' S EVERY VARIlETY,. VARRANT1ED FRESH. ed and White Onion Sets and Onion Buttons. Fnr sale at Dr. W. F. PRAT T'S DRUC STORE. Ian.', l-tf. NOTICE. The sub,scriber- hereby gives unotice to all neenecidiat he will tmaake a final settle' ont on the Estate of William Dackett- de ased, inn the ollice onf thne Judge of Pto te for New herry Cotunty, on thne entch day Februa:ry next. All claims againist said tate montst be rendered int to the uander ied 1,efore thtat timle. And he further ve*s notice tat bne will at the same timte ply to said Court fotr a final discharge as iministr .tor, debotnis ioni, cem testamenato iexo, of thne E-'ate of Williamt Duckett, cesd. JIOSEPHl DUCK ETT, . miniistratoar dlebomas non1, C. T. A., of tIne Estate of Withi.m Dtckett, d.eceased. I Ne brry C. H , S. G., Jan. 5, 1874-1-4t NOTICE. ;rREENtLLE- .nD CoLUMDB RAILROAD) Co. TRE~ASURtER's OyreE, CoLUMBa, S. ., J;anuary 1, 1874. HOLDERS of the STATE GUAR{AN GED BONDS aind the adtmitted SECOND 3) MORTGAGE BONDS of this Company, no have fuandel the past due Coupons of d Botnds, tmaturd between Janutaary, hteena hundred and sesventy-two, (1872,) d July, eighteen htudred and sevety ree, (l873h.) both iinlisive, tire ntotified ( it te Jatnuary-, eighteen huanrdred anid1 renfur, Counponis of said Bonmds, anid, 0, those of thie funaded Initerest Bonds d Certificates, will be paid on presenita m at this olice ont the FIFTEENTH (15th) ST. GEO. W. WVA TERMAN, Ja. 71, 1-2t. tE1' FIEU .DS UERK' COFFICE--U SOUTHS T R O URFR OU CAOLNA Pr-IeirCl -iSbr,Ga d Parte-HnryT,n Cavina Suber Gulfardian .Vew # WI#ife1qneosis. RESIOAL Ri%spvc.;illy i,iforims hi- cm-tomers and heIu-liq ::enerallv of Newlerv alid sur oundlng~ -o iirii.ithe~fi.ts retnoiT io he glegant and Commodious Store lateTy oe'uiedIJy~Pf .~T-rT . Aid that .1 hvis added 1.4 1.,--y to h1. !!o n all the variotus line. or Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes; Family Groceries, Nic Nacs. Eeavy -Groceries, Plantation Supplies, Bagging, Ties, Grain, Hardware, Woodenware, &c. Which e Offers Low for Cash! Cusone-rs in waist of oods, need only sk for them to be at once supplied,-by any if the large corps of Salpsmen who will. be t114111ve C t v demiane d MY stock i.q iludisputably - ~ar?% VarWe and Cheap Part'ies *afit7nz, Fet-:ilizers will Io. sup >lied with the CELEBRATED KAVASSA GUANO )1'itiosi liberatierin. All that I ask. is that btyers visit :y tore, to gu.araitee imea couti,!u-nice of the erv geneiroUs patrovage a'c':di-d ine in le past. mnds for %% 6ig I -he,e take oc.a iou to. retirn my thanks. THOS. F. HARMON, Next, Doo to Bank. J-v. 7, I-tf. NOTICE. We will apply to the Probate Court 'for Keim i,eiry Gounly, !Ior discharge.a Adint strators of the Estate. of S.arah Johnson, lereased, oi the 13th day of February, 1874. JOHN C. JOHNSON, his DANIEL V JOHNSON, mark. Adminitrators of Sarah Johnson, dee'd, Jan. 7,1-5t. [N TH1E DISTRICT COURT OF TIIE UNITED STATES, FOR TIIE ilTSTRICT OF SOUTH CA.ROLINA. [n the MIatter' of Harvey Suher, Bankrupt. y whom :a petition. for :.tjadicationl of bankruptcy was filed on thme 18th dzay of Novembher, A. D. lS73, in-said-Court:. . I .BALNKRUPTCY.. This is to;gi:e notice. that on. the 30tha la-or Decenmber, A. D. 1873, a 1'arrant in azkruptcy w.aa issueda- agajist the' estate >f Harve'y. .Su):er, of- Riclanid, in. .the sounty of Riclanzd, in the State of South Jrolin i, who has been adjtdged a banki -upt on hi.4 o wn:petition ; .that.the iment >f any debts and delivery of any. property i him are forbiddena by law ; that a ineet rg qf the creditors of the-said batnkrupt, to rove their debts, and to choose one or nore assignees of his e.state, wili be held at a contt of.banakenpicy, to be,holden,st New ierry. Son:h .Carolina, before ( G. Jaeager, lgiser, on the :1st Wy ofiJ.muary,t .R. M. WA[LLACE, U.;. Marshmal, as Messenger. Per A. P. Pm:n;a, Deputy Maese.ger. Jan. 7, 1.2t SAekiff's Sales. STATE OFI~ SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY . O.1: NEWBERRY. IN THE PROBATE COURT. x parte- Ja:ucs A. Hien ry, A dminaistrator of the Personiaf Estate of E'iz.abeth Wright, Deceased. etition for sale (of persor.al.property and foi- an orde'r to rent Real Estiate'. Tim pursuaa,ee of an order from the Hion. r. C. Leahy, in the above case, I will sell )u Wednesday. the 21st day of Jan uary, 1874, t the late residence of Elizabeth Wright, !ec'd., the PERSONAL PROPERTY >f Dece'ased, except the note against Janies jaldwell,- -. TEIbMg .CAII. I-will'also i-ent M;t the same. timn6, to Athe aghest bidlder, for cash , fr th.- ytetr 1874, Eleven and One.-Eight (11k) * Acres of: Land, eing thme real Estate of said deceased. . .... J. J. CA lIlNGTON, s '. c. Sheriff'. Ofiee, J in. G. 18~74. Jain. 7,-u' . .7.5 , ST AT E 18OtJTI H CA ROIJNA. COUNTY OF NEWBERRY IN -PROBA TE COU RT. Ex-Pa:.te-J4.M. Wheeler, Adna'r. Petito for Sale of Persoamnbyi. By virtue of anm order ini th - above case, 'ron tihe Judge of.Promate, I w ill sell, at Public Auctioni, at time late residence of esse Schiumpert, dee'd., On the -9th day-of January, 1874, All of the Personal Property of Jesse. Schumnpert, dee'd. TERMS CASH. . .J. Jr. CAR RINGTON, s. xc Sheriff's Of1ice, llecemaber 24, 1873. Dee. 31, 52t. 13.50 eM1iscellaneous. NOTICE THIS. No maore keepimng of Books during the ear 1874. Sainta Claus said at will not do. U orders must be acconmpinie. with the ash, or tno go. A. M. WIOKER. A. House and Lot FOR SALE. APPLY TO Lovelace & Wheeler. Dee. SI. -e-tf. fational Bank of' Newherrj. The annual meeting of the Shareholders f this Batnk a 11 bie- held on the second 'uesday, (l:3th day), of J1anuary, 1874, an be Hall of the Banking House, att 12 Y. JNO. B. 'A RW IL , Dee. 31, 52.-2t. Cashier. Notice 'to Creditors. Persons holding demands against the Es ite of Johni Belton Kinard, dec'd., ar here y notified~to render the same in, duly attest il accordinag to law, to e undersigned or is Attorney', Messrs. Jonstone-& lharring m,;a Newberry, S.C.,rberete~1s ay of February, 1874. QUINCY M. KARD, Am..., oeJ B. Kinae;,:c'd. guildiq1 a,r!d Repair factoq, The tubscribe-r takes Ibis netho1dof inl h:t; esa; 'h-l- h(1lj: at 'rosperity. anld is pre-,:ar-l o i:skv itad repair All kinds of Blacksmith7Wdrk/ Executed. cOtTON CHS, - SHOT CUNS AND RIFLES, 9eor Loeks and Pad fooks FRNITT RE :0(Lll kh'ils ucatly repaired NEW SEATS IN AlL KIND OF:CHANIS, Pie T/49 FR AMES -3faie to Order, Cotto Scnifs 3ate Compete Old 4dpper, Lead and Brass 11oirt. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. i r&Npectfu1f'sollit a nui-e 6patroni .ge J. B. LasSALLE, l1rosperity;:: C.,o41jn f (tG/& C~. R.-' Dee. :n, 52-Sm. Christmas and New Year11 THE PLACE TOG T. HANDSOME AND Serviceable Presents IS AT A. -A.NAIWS (NEXT '10 SPECK'S JEWELRY STOi.) If.yon w:u F. NY MTIqLES go to a than's, (at bailsoie lot just received.) Ityou want CROCKERT OF ANY 'KNI, go to Nathau's, ifyou want e&e-,ut GL ASSWA1tE. shIugle or hi setts. ga-to Nkthern. wfiths 'm ceiveA a ag lot .4itabie for C Arid if you want AXY'tING ELSE goto NATHKAN' AND GET TIlEM 6,Li:P. Dec.17, 50-1m. SALE OF VALUABLE LAND Dof -110u'rn - I will sell on the premis;s to -the-bgebst bidlder, ON ElyD A Y,.THIE.9TR QFP JANK -.TXIr NErrT All that .. Tract oLadin Un .on,0uun.y, Lying on Enoree Rivr e ** bandaed. byv.lands of J. W.Kaner P..W. Chick, and pthers.; there are 220. Aeres of as Ftne Ret, teM Land as any on EnoreRiver, 27'5 Acres ofOriginal Forest Building~S all Good. It will be sold in Three SeparateTraets; One of 440 Acres, one of 315, at:d one of 495 ' TEVS 0F SALE-One-thir'd Cdsh, the :alaince -in' two equad annud;instalments, In terest frio day or satle at 10 per cent., pay able annyally. -A-Mortgage-of the premises with power of..sale. Dec. 24, 51-3:. WARREN if. TEAGEEZ WITh T. M IIR8BY & BR, HATS, CAPS AND StawGoods, l5Xeeiua S .., - co-1ams.~C. Nov. 12L 45-3m. Kll8S MOUUTAII MIUTAfl SCU0L. YOWxvLr, s. C. T HIS Institution ;is fully .aaupplied .with arms and all niecessa.ry'scientifle apparatus; and the recent extensiodi of .thie. coarse. Of studies place's it. in the~ front rak,of South ern Educational Iiisti'tuti'onis." The f'r'st ses sion otf the School year of *S74p iill. begin on the 2ND JJF FEBRUA RY. Apply for' Cat.dogue contauinin:r full particulars. G:oL. A:.:COW ARD, -Principal. Dec 10, 491-8r. - Adiinistratrlx's NotiseV All Notes and Accounts due the Estate, of D. Mower, d.ee:sed, mzust be settled on or before 1st ol Januaury: 1874. . All .those, who wish a comipromise on ow NoTES D'nS apply immeliLdiateI".. .C. MOWER, Ad4m' Nov. 26, 47-tf. - Spectacles. Most WondertlIinvention OF THE ACE. . Moses' Electro-Ga2lvanic, -1Pat. Junie 2d, '88 Attnebecd to thesec patented Sp.etacles arc two scienitifically. constructed Galvanie Bateres-unuseen when -wozn--delivering I through the nerves of the head A Soft and Continnous Stream of Electricity, Vitalizing and giving healhy action to the entire beautif'ul system of' those parts~. AB- j OLU1ELY and CERTAINLY CURING j Partial Paralysis of th;e Optie Nerve, Weak n or Diseased Vision, Neuralgia of 'the Head r or Faee, Nervous Twsitches in the Moseles of the Face, Noise in the Hlead. Loss of Mental Energy, and a host of Nervous Dis eases arising'fromi depression of the nervous enerp'F of the' systemu. Cnt ributing' in a mocst astonishing de gree, to LIFE, VIOOR AND KEALTI, By the -means of the soft and flowing stream of Electricity, giving.brightnes& to:the ye, quickness to the Ear, and energy to the Brain. ir TL.ev are set. with jeases. of thg Shiest a manufature, to suit all sights, and with glasses for those riot needing Spectacles to a, read with, but desiring the benefits to be d de:ived from wear.ing the B.aries-;aa 41ar7e1Iards. RARBLE WORKS. NEWBYRRY, '. T MARBLEavd GANIT ) wei a RmauidE TaWt.-I X, the 6ecst Frinn~ ~i&~ze All work finmi.ht d in the best maner,and :.a: LOW- PR1IE. -:. . All kinds of Gr.inite work made toorder. I have on Isand and for sale ch an roi'aind :t sui0 tL.eIria e-etitt: WiI 4-e sold-at *aWg*"k .f-i--., PF. ALL STYLES A&ND GRAD Conaisting of --m t s*u :.t BUREAUSi . TAtZS of all 849 gra CH AITRS, A suit aI Book-Cases ani Wrting*Dedw,* Spring Bedsnd Wiaow Slifdis sdN $1he(s$ E S Wa a..W and, PICTURE FRAMES made4or Entr.nce belween Leavell . Ht . A RRs. :. Respecfuilly informs thiwr a e e ~ubi.genralyhat-te bar han!S4 nd will repair as wela u the best maniiner *Ith'dU~ noderate prices. etf, ndaa isy df oWek-btbI 'ecuted in a highly saisfa ..nt. . WOR-ROO~A )ne door North of L R. WastMPWii -aat :- 8 A; 8 Are'yargeWo ' Parlr, Box and As ~ow ini store and to arrive, iS. a h e SLD LOW en-aceoams of thdtigI isaie, COOKINVG S ni variety' and of the best quali - For sale low by... W. T. WRIGHT~ hlain S!reet. Ocf. 840.-f - Is now prepared to supply tlgpIissa rade a* itzgnso thisjd t(ountieh. wit te mst a~~ Together wiak 4J #ariettaada Fancy Cefee B ggIie ri egg O0FIN&MdV' Having purch the ahel ndm ebb4, Josesk ag#s ounce to the citizen.ofN ~ an Dunding count, liatWieaW -- -fa.anoH 4d 40oal ~nds.of REPAIR~Ia. the most appsde ae 17Jndar ioderate-:rpites. We haves eure thie serices f eompe nt, and reliable 4mwiUi~m eprtents-oL.our ceuid at odr Na - ~L.&~Lt L...~ ,: