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MIK KEOIVUI? coiraeH13lt. HY KEITH, SMITH & CO. Wivll\<ai/n, ?3. o. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1882. fcte3.aj.ui-.11,1 . 11 . _' ..M.LU ??T* i*br subscription, $1.60 per annum, rielly in advance: for six months, 7 G C?y" Advertisements inserted at one dollar per tottani of one inch or less for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. fftif* Obituary Notices exceeding Jive lines QMbnbes of Respect, Communications cf a per ??ital character, when admissablc, and Announce ments of Candidates will be charged for as adver itements. J5fe?f" Job Printing tiea.tly and cheaply executed ??y* Necessity compels us to adhere strictly i 0 the requirements of Gash Payments. Congressional Representation? Mr. MoCoid's apportionment bill was rc? ported to tho Honro on the 27th ultimo with tho amendments suggested by tho committee. It proposes to go into effect on tho 3d of March, 1883, and fixes tho ?umber of Reprc.? eentativos in tho IIouso at 320 members, to bo apportioned among tho several Statos in tho ratio of ono to ovory 154,285 citizens. It also pr?vidos that whon n now Stoto shall bo admitted into tho Union tho representativo or representativos assigned to it shall bo in ad dition to tho number of 320. It provides also that each Congressional District in thc sovoral States shall bo composed of contigua OUB torritory and shall contain as nearly as practicable an equal number of inhabitants. Under this bill tho Southern States, in? eluding Marylnnd, Kentucky and Missouri, gain twelvo representatives. New England loses thrco. Tho Middlo States gain three Tho Wost and Northwest gain fourteen. Tho Pacific coast gains ono. Tho greatest gain in any Stnto is in Texas, which gots four additional representatives. South Caro lina gains ono, giving us six. Florida loses ono, hoing tho only Southern State which losen a member. It is reported that Representativo Tillman Will proposo an amendment to increase tho number of representatives to 730. Would it not bo hotter to halvo rnthor doublo tho number, as tho btdy is already too largo for prompt or judicious legislation. Guiteau. Tho trial of Guiteau in Washington cnilcd on tho 25th ultimo willi ti verdict of guilty as indicted. Tho trial began seventy three days ago and tho prisoner has had during its progress unlimited uso of his tongue, being allowed to abuse bis own and opposing couti' BOI, to denounce witnossos und disregard nil orders ot tho Presiding Judge This contin ued to tho end of tho argument, tho prisoner branding statements of Judgo Porter i ri tho dosing argument ns false and giving him tho lio ns suited his whims. Wo ?over read or heard of such license hoing allowed in any court nor of so gross abuso of it as Guiteau made Ho certainly lind n fair trial, being allowed tho aid of counsel and of spenking in his own behalf, ns well ns thc funds and power of tho Government to securo tho atten dance of his witnesses. Aftor tho verdict was announced by tho foreman, tho jury, nt tho rcquost of Mr. Scoville, was polled, and ns tho last namo culled pronounced tho word "guilty," as had dono tho olhors, Guitoau screamed, "Tho vongcanco of Almighty God will bo upon you for this outrago. My blood will bo upon tho bends of that jury. Don't you forgot it." Ho claims that tho oourt in bano will rovorso tho finding and is reported to bo in good spirits. Mr. Scoville has given notice of a motion for a new trial and if this ho refused an appeal will bo taken. Thero is ono ground which tho defence will take on which much doubt is entertained. That is tho jurisdiction of tho court, Garfield having died in New Jorsoy. It is said tho dcoisions aro conflicting, and Guitouu may yet bo al lowed to air himself through another long trial. Every possiblo ground will bo taken by tho defence and a long limo may elapso beforo Quitcau muot face tho scaffold, Tho Usury Law, A resolution has passed tho Scnato to ?ofor to a committee tho propriety of re pealing tho usury law, with leave to report by bill. Tho present Legislature has adopted sovoral measures which aro dis tasteful to a largo portion of our citizens, but they aro mensures on which differen ces of opinion aro natural. On trial tho laws now condemned may bo applauded. This is not tho oaso with thc usury law. Hoary with ages of cxpcricnco und sup ported by reason, it cannot bo successfully attaoked. Wo havo tried unrestricted in terest, and city journals prc dieted that tho repeal of tho law in this State would pour, a flood of capital into her borders, which Would build manufactories, and give lifo and activity to every branch of industry. Vain hope! Monoy becamo scarcer, every industry languished and tho pcoplo bcoamc poorer. Siuoo tho ro-onaotmcnt of tho law our Stato has boon prospering and now io tho faoo of reason, long experience and nofcual trial to repeal tho law would bo tho most disastrous stop ever taken by tho Leg? islaturo. Theorists and speculators may assort that monoy is a commodity and should bo governed by tho law of supply and de mand, but monoy is not a oommodity in tho sense of corn, wheat, ootton and other articles, lt has little or no value iu itself. It cnn not clothe or food or warm a person, nor is it as useful os tho plow or nxo in praotioal life. It is tho reprcsoutativo of value and by tho consent of nations is tho common modiam of exchange. Dy legis lativo enactment it has tho power to pay debts, stop intorost on notes by a tond er pay taxes and other rovonucs and heneo to pu roh nae any article of real valuo. No other ortiolo has this power and honoo it is not as other commodities. Nothing would tend moro to tho with drawal of money from productivo industry than unrostrioted intorost, tho capitalist Manipulating his money to his own profit und tO tho ruiu of the needy. If WO Want mauufaoturos nod internal improvement, keep tho usury law, for mou will raroly iu vost whoo they may take ndvantago of the misfortunes of others end maka moro out of their money. No mau eau farm success fully on borrowed capital at moro than seven per cent, interest. Some say it ts better than to drive pcoplo to tho Hen law with its ruinous profits. People who have to rosort for credit to tho liou law can't borrow money, because they can't sccuro tho lender. If they could they could se cuto tho merchant and buy on as good terms as with tbo money, or at least as any person could. Tho fact is, banks and mouoy len ders not ody would charge high rates, but would, 08 they always have done, require unquestionable scoury. Others say tho law is not enforced, it can bo enforood aud should bo, and oren now it is only violated in a fow instances. Tho Legislature had bettor moko it criminal to loan money nt moro than seven por cent, and also make such on Aot a forfeiture of both principal und in-? terest of tho debt thou again to open tho flood gates of oppression by a repeal of thc usury law. Wo oannot bcliovo our Legis lature will toko this step. Tho Legislature Tho proceedings of this body for tho past week have contained but little of public lu te re-1 and rcquiro no goncral roview on nor part. Wc refer our renders to tho communi cation of Mr. Vernor ns embodying tho lending fentures of legislation. Tho election bill ns passed permits every person, without distinction of nico or color, who lins resided in tho State for ono year and in thc county in which ho oilers to vote GO days prior to any general election, to vote, provided that no person while kept in any alms house, or of unsound mind, or cm G ned in any public prison, or shall have been con victed of (reason, murder, robbery ol' ibo goods or chattels of nnother, with or withoot violence, wbelber taken from Ibo person or otherwise or of duelling, shall bo allowed to vote. All electors ure required to be regis tered lind provision is mudo tor the appoint ment in eneh county of a Supervisor of Regis tration, who shall reccivo as compensation $1,000 in ibo county of Charleston and $500 in euch of the other counties of tho State, who shall keep his office ut the oonrt house and shall register nil electors, Provision is made for books of registration, for (ho decision of all contested cuses and for appeal to tho Circuit Court without fee or expenso to thc elector, nnd nlso for changing townships and counties. Tho voting shall bo by ballot und there shall be eight boxes, ono for Gov? omer nnd Lieutenant Governor, one for other Stnto officers, ono for Circuit Solicitor, ono for State Senator, ono for Representatives ono for county officers, one for Ilopresontnties in Congress, and ono for Presidential Electors. Tho system is complicated, but it Will, if properly enrried out, prevent repeating and other frauds. Tho two Houses have failed to agree on thc railroad bill, tho Senate favoring thrco eommiesioncrs and tho IIouso ono. A com mittee of free conference has been appointed. Thc 8th of February hus been agreed upon as tho day for adjournment, thc Seimto favoring tho 3d nnd thc House tho 10th. Tho House controls tho matter, ns thc supply bill must como from that body and up to thc 28th ultimo il had not been reported. Wo cnn soc no reason why tho body might not havo adjourned by the 1st instant, m nil important measures could havo been disposed of by that day nnd thc supply bill should and might havo passed before tho holidays. Tho general levy for State purposes, including interest on thc public debt, will bo about livo mills. Add to this two mills for school pur poses und thrco mills for county expenses and wo have nn aggregate levy ol ten mills for Ibis county. A bill lins been introduced in tho House to meet tho legislativo expenses for this ses sion. Thc tottil nmount a; proprintod for this purpose, including tho per diem and mileage of members, pay of officers and attaches, together with legislativo printing, is nbout $1 lf>,000. This is nbuut one mill on thc whole taxable property of tho State. Tho Legislature has accomplished a groat deni of work, but much cfit meeta tho disap proval of a largo portion of our population. Wo think, however, tho people will (ind many of their objections groundless and will in tho ond bc pleased with tho work ns u whole. On tho (10th ultimo a largo cumber of bills poseed tho third reading ic the Semite and tho calendar was disposed of. Fifty-ono new nets nnd joint resolutions were ratified, among them thc Act to prohibit tho salo of intoxicating liquors in tho town of Soncon, nnd several other aots on tho salo of liquor. Tho bill to crcato a new Circuit, to bo called tho Ninth Circuit, was rejected. A oommittco of conferonco was nppointcd to adjust somo differences in tho bill revis ing tho General Statute; also, a similar oommittco on tho bill relating to assingn* ment of insolvent debtors. I Kookuk Constitution,] i;Vi:it? TIMI3. A mnn, or oven a piece of machinery that docs its work right cvory time, is, wo think, very correctly judged valuable. And cer tainly nono tho loss valuable is any article desigeod to relievo tho ills of mankind and which docs 60 ovory limo. Messrs. Jones, Cook it Co., liny Stnto Brewery, Boston, Mass., write: Wo novo used St. ?Jacobs Oil nmong our mon nnd Hud that it helps them every timo. Wo therefore heartily recom mend it ns a pain healing liniment. A WOMAN'S EXI'RHIF.NCB.-Mothers nnd daughters should fool alarmed whon wenri ness constantly oppresses them. "If I um frotful from oxhnnstion of vital powers nnd tho oolor is (ailing from my fnoo, Parker's Gingor Tonio givos quiok roliof. It builds mo up and drivos away pain with wondorful cortninty."-Buffalo Indy. 4--? .-. Tho boilor explosions in tho Unitod Stntcu in 1881 numborcd 1G0. Two hundred and fifty persons woro killed and 328 injured tboroby. Tho loss of proporty by those ex? plosions must havo Leen largo. Legislativo Co ITO s pon do nco. COLUMBIA, S. C., January 29, 1882. Editora of Keovoco Courier: Tito most ohooring nows that I oan an nounco, nt lo.tot to mysolf, Is that tho dny of adjournment of tho Qouoral Assombly has boon virtually ngreod upon. Tho House passed n ro8olution to adjourn on tho 10th of February. Tho Sonate ^urnod it to tho House with ni) nmondfi>>Mt*a?M2goiting tho 8th, Upon ono or thov^tihor orv thoso days this session will oloso. In eomo rospeots this session has boon tho most renou kable ono held in the State sinoo tho war. There hnvo hoon groat and very perplexing quostious up for tho consideration of tho monibor?, At tho last session commissioners wcro appointed to reviso nnd oodify tho Statute Law, to con sider tho election laws, tho railroad law, tho tax laws and also to suggost nmondtnonts to tho constitution. Thc reports of thoso oom? missioners wcro tho result ol' vory much la bor and thought nnd suggested ninny ohanges in the laws, These reports hnvo nil been thoroughly invostigatod and tho hills reported by tho various commissioners adopted. Tho revision of tho Statute-) has boon n great task. Tho volume of tho luw as now abridged nnd rovised will contain over ?ix hundred pages and three thousand sections. This work will bo of very great vnluo to our pcoplo. Tho laws will, thus bc in a v/do^c, which, when thoroughly indexed, will bc convoniout to all cl lasses who mny desire to know our laws. Heretofore they hnvo boen so much confused lu tho various acts of legislation that ninny of tho best lawyors wcro at a loss to know tho law. Tho election laws have, loo, boon a sub-, joct of much thought. Thc frauds practiced under tho old law made it imperativo upon tho Assembly to do something to check tho system of carrying elections, which had grown up in the Sinto nuder Radical rule. Registration was thought to? bo tho remedy of theso evils and henco the commissioners reported a bill embracing this feature, Al though I did not vote for tho measure, because of its too great stringency, jot 1 hope it will work well in thc remedying bf oil tho de lects of out* past election i.^.vs. Tho railroad bill ns passed embodies tho system as practiced in Georgia, lt gives the commissioners power to reca?ate passenger rates and freight with general supervising powers over tho roads. This Act, if properly administered, will prevent tho extortions in freight, ito., to which our people huvo been sometimes subjected and of which Ihoy huvo inado much oom plaint. Thc bill on tho tax lawn liinkca many changes in tho law to unfotCO tho collection of tases. Tho main chango is that which proposes to rent thc lands 10 tho bidder who will pay tho taxes on tho land fur tho least number of yours. If the land" and property arc such that they cannot bo ron tod, then they are sold und titles made, with time to re deem. If tho lands arc not redeemed then tho title becomes absolute in thc purchaser and all presumption of law is in favor ot the Validity of thc lido and nu??ainst it ns heretofore. Only two of tho amondraiuittf reported by tho Commission on the Constitution wore adopted. Tho amendment to disfranchise any person convicted of burglary, perjury and other in? lanior.s crimes was adopted in thc House, mid also that amendment suggested hy tho oom-? missioners, which proposes that Stato officers and members of the Legislature be elected for four years, passed tho (louse, Tho other amendments in reference to tho courts and tho tOrmn of tho oflieo of tho Judges and the appointment of School Commissioners was defeated. If td theso gravo subjects be added tho stock law, tho liquor laws and tho phosphate question, always a great SOU ree of debato, t li on your readers can have sume idea nf what aro tho duties and responsibilities of a leg islator. Many attempts hnvo been ni ado, both In tho llouso and Senile, to brean in on the General Stock Apt. All theso kayo thus far failed. Tho Senate considered on Saturday a bill to oxompt Beaufort, Col loton, Charleston. Williamsburg, Clarendon and Georgetown with an appropriation of ten thousand dol lars out of tho State Treasury to build tho line fence. On tho absenco of somo Sena tors tho vote on this measure was a tio and Gen. Kennedy, President of thc Senate, killed thc hill by the casting vote. Tho ma jority of Senators nnd members aro opposod to any exemptions and hence repeated fail ures to huvo any section exempted from Ibo operations of tho Act. Tho subject of education has had tho log? ininti vc touch. Tho University and Citadel hnvo been provided for with liberal appro priations. I was opposed to tho appropria? tion fur tho ro-opening of the Cita?iol Aoad* erny, hut favored the appropriation to the University, notwithstanding tho fanatical howl with which many rend tho air against it. Tho University has been an established institution, with lino libraries and buildings, worth over six hundred thousand dollars. This investment has been returning no beno fits to tho Suite und was almost idlo. Tho higher education which wo aro avrom to support, and which nearly every Stato in thc Union maintains, has boon hero in our Stato without Stato aid, although for over Illly years tho South Carolina Gallego ?.rna tho foremost in thc country. Hundreds of our young mon, not tho sons of "broken down" aristocrats, have had to sock other States for education, boodueo tho parsimony of out State hus refused thom tho education they needed. Privato enterprises and colleges cannot do this and Ibo Stato should do it. J'lvory yeav thc Stato is taxed over six linn? tired thousand dollars for ibo free common schools und this (as hus increased fi\>m year to year as tho value of taxable priorly in? croasos and will continuo to incroaso willi tho development and growth of tho State. Yot when the times in ovory departmont of lifo demand tho higher education, our Stato is in tho back ground and members aro cnllod extravagant usors of tho people's moody when tho modest appropriation of ten thousand dollars, tho ono hundredth part spout by Massachusetts or Now York for tho mimo purpose is given to dovelop science and Inr oroaso tho advantages of education to our young mon. I wish (lint some of thoso would bo critics could hayo hoard tho addross of Hon. J. L.M.Curry. Gonornl Agent of (ho Peabody Fund tn his address to tho Oenornl Assembly on Friday night last. In this ad dress Mr. Curry showed from tho oonsus that ovor ono third of our pooplo could not road nor write and that our teachers woro tho least efficient of almost any Stato in the Union. Yot whoo an offert is mado to bring education of n high ordor in tho roaoh of cur own pooplo, wo aro mot with tho cry of tho demagogue thut extravagance is abroad, when it is only ono tenth of a mill on tho as sessed v niuo of property of tho Stato. It pays. Tho phosphates, which yield $100,000 por annum to tho Stato, is tho return sho gots from having such educated men ne Haimos und Uuvonol. I um howovor happy to report that tho tnxos will this year be lightor in our county than last year or (ur tho past few years- Tho State tax is ti ve mills, tho sumo ns last year, tho county tax thrco mills and tho school tax two mills, malling altogether ten mills-1\ mills loss than last year. Our county bas but little past indebtedness. There is money enough in tho Treasury now to pay this nnd can bo appropriated under tho tupply bill to this purposo when it passes. Tho income from the phosphate beds nnd tho penitentiary has been increasing and will tho next fiscal year yield a larger income than over before, so that by management, equal to that heretofore displayed by tho D?mocratie pat ty, lhere will bo]u decrease in taxation. Tho most of last week linn been consumed by clearing tho calendar in tho IIousO. Most of the measures passed upon mo of a private oharaotor. Bills re-incorporating towns have been numerous, but bills incorporating mil? roads and manufacturing comptinioa hnvo boen tho most numerous. Theso hist two industries ure becoming vory nctivo and money everywhere is seeking investment in thia direction. Railroads and cotton milln aro being incorporated in every section of tho State, and frein tho reports of members nnd Senators with whom 1 converse, tho people have money to invest in theso matters, nl though ibo ebert crops of thc past year have been discouraging. Upon tho whole I think, nod tho ligotes will boar mo out, that thc prosperity of thc State is now greater than since 1870, notwithstanding tho croaking of tho press in stone Feet ion s of thc Statu? Two bills of a general nature, worthy of notice, passed thc House Friday last. Ono of tho bills is tn prevent preference Oil tho part of insolvent debtors. If the debtor assigns and makes preference muong bis creditors ibo assignment is void. The other bill was u bill to allow the Courts ni Common Pleas to declaro marriages void when at thc lima of marriage ibero was troy Incompetency on the part of either party to tho contract. A bill to redistrict tho Congressional Dis tricts created quite lin exciting and lengthy debate, but was defeated, Tho legisla!iva appropriation bill nnd tho supply bill wcro introduced friday night and Saturday morning. These bilis will bc neted upon in the House emly this week. Thc supply bill however pro&?nts u difiioulty which has given rise to somo controversy und apprehensions bf confusion. Thc tax Act has not yet become law. Tho custom is to make tho supply bill conforms in the matter of enforcing collection of taxes to tho General Law. There being now no general law en acted, huton its passage it is difficult to con form tho fupply bill to what that act may bc when passed. There is nothing else now that I havo to Write Senator Shanklin and Major Dendy continuo well and ut their posts. Tho burden of our song is adjournment. J. S. V. [Cairo (III.) Radical Republican] VJ lint We Know About Qt. "What do yon know about St. Jacobs 0.1?" said ono of our oldest subscribers. This was a fair question and wo answer that we arc reliably informed that ti gentleman ol' this eily who has sufforcd untold agony and spout a mint of money to got rvlief from rheuma tism, in desperation bought koine and tried it and declares that it is thc best remedy for rheumatism ho ever heard of. Kl.UUANCR AND PuitlTV. - Ladies wllO Up precinto ?leg'.uiO0 and purity aro using Parker's Hair Balsam . lt is the besr article sold for restoring gray huir ti its original color, beauly and lustre. ----.> ? -- [Prom ibo Atlanta Methodist Advocate] South Carolina Conibronco. Tho South Carolina Conference has just bold a very interesting session at Spartan burg. Bishop Foster presiding, and J. B Middleton, Cioorclnry. Thc year hus been one of prosperity to tho conference, tis u whole, notwithstanding thc severn drought in some parts of tho State and tho unset tled condition of society in others. Thoro has been tm incrcaso of 1,400 in members mid about ?3,000 wcro raised for benevo lence and church proporty gained in value S50,000. Tho following aro tho appointments for thc Greenville District: L M Dunton, Presiding E'cler. Anderson, lt A Fletcher. Anderson Circuit, S. A. King. Bethlehem Circuit, to be supplied. Blacks and Thicltctty Circuit, George W Beckham. Oowpons Circuit, II F MoHlwoo. Chester Circuit, York Ooodlott. (.Mover Circuit, Benj. Robertson. Ha sloy Circuit, to tie supplied. Greenville, J B Middleton. Groonvllo Circuit, to bc supplied. Golden Grovo Circuit and Greenville Mission, to bo supplied. Greenwood Circuit, A McLecs. Gaffney Circuit, S Green. Greer's Circuit, George Gray. Liberty Circuit, C F Hopkins, t no to bo supplied. Marietta Circuit, to bo supplied. Rockhill Circuit, J R Bookham, ono to bo supplied. Rcidvillc Cirouit, S Thomas. Wilford Circuit, N C Davis.' Spurtanburg, J W White. Seneca and Pondlcton, B F Wither spoon. Williumston and Bolton Circuit, J R Roscmond. Westminster Cirouit, Patriok Fuir. Walhalla Cirouit, A B Franklin. York ville, F 13 MoDboald. "Indopondence in Oconoo." SENECA CITV, February 1, 1882, Independence ! ludependouoo ! ! la tho ory, Llttlo Mahono shuts ono oyo half up at Doa. Hill and audios becnuso Old Virginia bas gono ludopondont. Dig David Davis chuckles over bis two millions cash and bis independent party; wbilo in Georgia and our own Slalo Ibo loadors of this ucw movement aro activo and sooni tobo bent on fight. Now Ooouoo must not bo loft out. Sbo is chucked up against tho mountains, but only tho hotter for that, siuco ber sweet air and water lond spirit ami vim to hor sons and daughtora. So ou with independonoo. Wo will take up tho oborus and send it ovor our wbolo up oountry If wo can. Now wo bad bettor explain what kimi of in dependence il is to which wo rofcr. It has not for its purpose thc election of Stnto and county officers and to got lots of Ibo poor pooplo'? money, which is being squandered fast enough hy our rich law makers; nor is it thc hind ono bears so much of now-n-days, as being "Inde pendent" or "liberal;" nor bavo wo any desire to break a lance with these kind of independents. Our iudopcudcuco begins at homo. It is tho golden thought of being indojisndtnt of Western corn, bacon, wheat, oats, hay, ebceso, &o. What mean theso car loads of supplies thal aro brought us each day? It means no less than that wc do not raiso our own bacon, ooru, liny, &c, but aro dependent on tho West for them. Until wo remedy this evil wo are not freo nor independent, but are held down by a chain that ST ?I I keep us poor und dependent away down Ibo ages. "Colton is King," wc bear you say. Wo will raise colton and buy corn, bacon, hay, &c, for it is cheaper nnd less trouble. Wo grant you that "Cotton is King," but most kings have or ought to bavo a queen. Then let that queen be "The Grasses." A great voice comes to us from the West which saya, "Grass is King." lang land speaks out, too, saying that she refers her greatest wealth and prosperity to thc time when she began to plant largely thc grasses. Until we plant less colton and moro clover and grass wc cannot expect to hecomo really pros perous. Grass ii only nnothor name for bacon, corn, wheat, hay, cheese, butter, fino stook, and, in short, wealth and beauty at home. Many a Western farmer will tell you (hat his land is "corned lo death," and that ho must seed lo clover and grass and rotate crops to keep ll fresh and rich. We say truly that, our lands are "cottoned to death." Dut seldom do we seed our lands to clover and rotate crops lo keep thom rich and make them richer. Tho sooner we do this tho better for us. I (bink 1 bear somo farmer laugh and say we have not lands like (hose in (he West. Another asks will our lands prc .luce clover and grass? Cnn wo make a suooess of il? Wc answer most ein pb at loni ly yes. To prove it we have not to resort to far fetched arguments on thc chemical composition ol' our soil, &C, but we have tito proof at hand, and that, too, where ?my one may see it. Look out upon tho uplands, especially in the Southern part of our county, whero you may sec thc fields green with clover and orchard grass and some plats of low land well set with timothy. Go to some well filled burua and tho sweet scent of clover hay will semi a thrill of joy through you. Then will you ask again whether all our lands will produce it? I will say, and that not at random or from hearsay, but from actual knowledge, that any of our lauds thal have a gooil clay bottom will produco clover. Of oourso if the land bo poor it will require a dressing of some kind of manure (0 give il n start und cause il to get a goo l catch. After it is OIIOO well set and properly managed your land need not bc poor again, nor need you want for Western bacon, corn, wheal, good beef, hay, ?o, Many Western farmers have told mo that our lands Would produce clover well if they were given a fair trial. We have several ad vantages over thc West. There, from tho severity of thc winters, clover is liable to "freeze out." Herc the winters, being shorter and mare mild, lhere is llttloOV no datlgovof its "freezing out." Another ad van .go here, wc eau sow earlier in Ibo latter part of winter or in ihe early spring, because the ground thaws earlier and tho snows, if we have any, tire soon gone. Dy thus sowing wc are almost sure to get. n catch carly (hat will lil it to stand tho sum mer's heat. What do wo eec many of (ho farmers doing now? Why, (hey are asking to buy corn, bacon, bay, oats and guano on a credit! This rich dirt, and not very rich cither, is a curso to thia country, used ns it now is. On analysis tho best brands have been found to contain only Hirco hundred ond twelve pounds of really valuable, activo manuring matter to tho lon. This amount of laanuro could bc made twice told from a singlo pig-pen in less limn six mouths, if leaves and a little lime wcro thrown in to rot thc leaves and disinfect the j en at thc same time. Or from 11 singlo cow yard, where two cows are kept, more than a (on of tho best manure can bc procured in three months if properly managed, being scooped up and de posited, at regular intervals, in a pen containing leaves, straw anti a little limo. Some wit, who was by no means a fool, bas said that in order to iniiko a good guano one need only iling a pole oat into ti san I bunk, then sack anti brand. Wc would not speak light of guano did wc | bavo nothing better to take its place; for poor statesman indeed is ho who decrios present customs and oilers no better substitute for them. Now clover is not only a splendid bay, but it is moro valuable as a fertilizer, ns wo proposo lo show further on. Von say that il is cheaper for you to buy corn, hay, bacon, oats, &0., and devoto your timo lo raising colton. That may bc lino under our present system of farming, bul it is by no means true, if wo culti vate the grasses and clover, which would in tho end fertilize our lands. Where aro wo lo get our fertilizers that nro to enrich our lands? Doy them? Yes, if wo continuo to import our meat wo will have to buy them always. Mako your own ferlili/.ors. To tlo this you must havo stock, nnd (0 bavo stock lo amount lo anything, you must grow tho grasses. Somo wiso farmer bas said much in tho following lines: "No grass, no cattle; no calilo, no manure; no manure, 110 crops; no crops, no farmers; no farmers, no nothing." In another articlo wo wish to discuss somo of tho principal grasses and clover. [TO UK CONTINU*:?.] Mus. PAKTINGTON SAYS, don't tnko any of thc quack rostrums, ns they uro regimental to Ibo human system; but put your trust it) Hop Hitters, which will eura general dilapidation, costivo bnbits and oomio diseases. Thoy Bavod Isuao from a scvoro ox tract of tripod lover. Thoy aro tho nc plus unum of medidnos.- Boston (?lobe HYMENEAL. Married, on Sunday, 29th of January, 1882, by Hov. Hugh Strong, Mr. A. J. Wilson to M Us JO. J. White, both of Goonoo county. Roport of Clerk and Troasur of the Town of Walhalla, S. for 1881. 1881. To C. Ii. REID, . . . Dn( Marou 7. Mrs O 12 Becca's liquor li censo, $300 II D A Riemann, liquor 11 conso, 800 ll D A Ricmanu, billiard (ablo 1?0CU80, II 1) A Riemann, livery stablo liconso, II W Piopor, billiard (ablo li conso, Calaboose (lacs, Auction license, Street tax. Market Rouso rent, Town scales, 10 0( 2? (X ' 10 Ot 43 60T 5 004 104 961 10 oot 7 lbl $005 CO Cu. I By oasb paid to Treasurer, 006 C(jk 1881. To J. W. STHIBUNQ, DB. W Maroh 5. To oasb from ty C ErvIn, $17 7^^ To oash from C L Reid, Clerk of Council, 905 G^l^ To cash from J W F Thomp son, (tax 1880) 1 40ft 1882. IX Jan. 9. To cash from town taxes, 805 80'f $1230 CO 1881. Cn. Maroh 7. Ry paid J W P Thompson, ao $3 80 By paid Marshal's salary, ?. August, 1880, 31 OJ' Ry paid Marshal's salary, September, 1880, 30 By paid .Marshal's salary, October, 1H80. 31 By paid Marshal's salary, November, 1S80, 80 By paid Marshal's salary, December, 1880, 31 By paid Marshal's salary, January, 1881, By paid Marshal's salary, February, 1881, By paid A P Crisp, ono day as Marshal, By paid Ishnm Williams, ono day as Marshal, By paid Clerk and Treasurer commissions for 1880 By paid C L Reid & Co, cash lo street hands By paid J E Hendrix for work on street By paid J K Hendrix for work on street By paid B Franklin and J Keith for burying horse By paid 1) Biemann & Sou for work on street By paid 1) Iticmaun & Son for work on street By paid D Biemann & Son for work on street By paid B Oicuiann & Son for work on street By paid ? Biemann & Son for work on street By paid Jacob Edwards for work on street By paid J Kaufman, lumber bill do do do do do do do do do do do do By paid KKOWKK COU WI KB for advertising in 1880 April 7. By paid Marshal's salary for March, 18*1 By paid W li White, lumber bill IC 85 By paid ll Tietgen, manager of election By paid V L Norman, manager of election By paid J J Ansel, manager election By paid II Tietgen, marshal service By paid A Kisohcssor, atten tion to clock By paid J W Striming, plaster for tank By paid marshal's salary for May, 1881 By paid marshal's salary for June, 1881 By paid J J Norton, attorney's leo By paid John Dowis for brick By paid C ll Hesso for work on tanks By paid 1) Biemann ? Son for work on streets By paid It Rutledge for work on well By paid J M Baldwin for work on tools Ry paid j M Baldwin for work on streets By paid 15 E Smilli for prepar ing tax bonks By paid J W Cronsbnw By paid marshal's salary for April, 1881 July 5. By paid O L Heid & Co cash for work on streets July 8. By paid J K Hendrix for work on streets By paid J K Hendrix for work on streets July 23. By paid J McCarcy, tox refunded August 5. By paid marshal's salary for July, 1S81 By paid insurance for col lego Sept. 7. By paid J F Sullivan for lumber Hy paid marshal's salary for August, 1881 Hy paid Baldwin's black? .smith account By paid C L Reid & Co, cash for work on streets, c?o., By paid A Fisch csscr, lumber bill By paid 1) Biemann & Son's account 20 50 Ry paid Firo Company 13 00 Oct. 7. By paid C L Reid As Co, oash for work on bridges Nov. 7. By paid marshal's salary for October, 1881 Hy paid marshal's salary for September, 1881 By paid C L llcid & Co cash for work on streets Deo. 8. By puid C L Reid & Co oash for work on streets 28 00 By puid marshal's salary for November, 1881 May 81. Juuc 1. July C. April 12. June 1. 23 20 10 35 19 30 7 45 1 00 5 84 17 IS IS G8 11 87 30 00 28 0O 1 00 1 0O 1 0i> 3 00' 10 00 4 20 31 00 30 00 f> 00 3 00 8 90 8 75 2 00 GO 8 00 4 00 31 00' 1 35 4 13 2 50 G 25 31 00 30 00 7 28 31 00 1 30 03 03 5 04V 7 90 31 00 30 OO1 8 15 1882. Jan. 5. 30 00 Jan. 0. By paid J F Sullivan, lumber bill By paid J F Sullivan, lumber bill By paid J W Hollcmnn for copy of charter By paid 0 Ii Reid & Co oash for work on streets By paid marshal's salary for Dcoouibor, 1881 By pnid KEOWKB COU iur.it for advertising in 1881 By paid KROWEE COU? Ul KR for printing tox roooipts By paid marshal's salary for January, 1882 By paid ll S VanDivicro for lu tn bor By paid C L Roid ?V Co onsh for work on stroots By paid J F Sullivan for lumber 9 18 ll 40 1 50 0 30 81 00 30 00 8 00 81 00 1 30 7 25 3 00