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T-ER MS: Publlshod ovory Thursday morning. Vor ?Ub3cr?i>t|oa, Q?M pei" minimi, strictly lu tnlvnnco; for ?tx mouths, 70 cont?; for four months, 50 conto. Advertlsoiuonts inserted nt ono dollin por Hqimro of ono inch or IOBH for tho first .Insortlon lind fifty couts for ouch eub Hoquont insertion. Obituary Notices oxcooding live linos, Tributos of Kosnoot, Communications of tv porsonnl diameter, when admissnhlo. and Announcements of Candidates will ho ohargod for as advertisements. J<?b Printing neatly and cheaply oxoou tod. Nooessity conipols us to ndhoro strictly to tho mpiiremenls of Cash Payments. "OWE NO MAN." Ono Procopt of A J>obt-Pnylng Ito* ligtOU. A KKKMON HKCKNT1.Y PKKAC1IK1) HY TUK li KV. V. I?', li I LOO, OK l.ANOASTKK, "Owe No Mau Anything."-Hom. XIII, 8, T know of no more appropriate soason- for tho pulpit to speak out upon tho duty of mooting one't financial obligations than now. Thu summer luis passed; tho crops are being rapidly harvested and now ie tlie time for mon to pay what tlioy owe. But, you say, there is no money in circulation, crops arc very short. I hoi io yo it is a good thing for somo mon that crops aro short, for it gives sonic of tho dishonest fellows Romo excuse, and you know the old adage, "A poor excuse is bet ter than no excuse." And again, if sonic men did not have something to murmur against God for, they would 1)0 miserable. Our people arc a mur muring people; Did yon over see a crop that was not short? I would like to seo bow rmioh corn and cotton an acre had to produce in order to come up to some men's idea of a full crop. It is n chronic ease of grumbling. Some ono lins said, "Some people uro so miserably miserable that they arc miserable if they arc not miserable." You may take that home and study it ont. What our people want is re ligion to make t.iom willing to let God run this world. A DK11TOH TO GOO. This is true in every way wc look at'it. Thero arc none of these debts that man muy hope to pay in full, and God docs not require it of us. We can never repay him for that in finite love that rescued us from per dition. But there ?8 a debt that wc do owe and that is expected of us to pay. It is a debt of gratitude. I am not going to take up mindi time this morning in showing you how you may pay this debt. I preached to you last Sunday morning on thc conversation of Zucchinis, and you saw how he expected to pay it. Too many people forget that thoy owe God anything. They love to talk about free grace. Thoy love to sing that song, "Jesus Paid It All." Now, broth ron, you have worked Goil's land, you have breathed His ail'; you have lind His rain and sun shine, you hnvo lived in His houses, you have cat His bread, in a word you arc God's tenants, and if you aro honest men you will pay tho rent. Sonic people say they have nothing to bo grateful for; they have had nflliotion, or some calamity luis befallen them, and thoy do not sec where God lins been good to them. If there is ono of this sort herc this morning all I ImvO'tO say to you is you arc an ungrateful wretch, mid had bolter thank God that Ile has not sent sonic awful punishment up on you. One more remark and I nm done with this part of my subject. When men begin to realize that times are hard and economy is nec essary, they begin to practice it first nt thc house of God. They cut _ down church expenses one-half. God will not bless any such economy. I) Kins TO MAX. But lot us now turn to thc finan cial obligations you aro under to your fellow-man. Pope says "An honest man is thc noblest work of God." That, may bo n little exag gerated, yet there is a great deni of truth in it. I know that thc highest type of a Christi nu man is much nobler than tho highest typo of a man of thc world. And I know that, a man bf t hc world may be honest. But nt thc same time I know it is impossible for any man to be a Christian' and bc dishonest, or, to put pul it. plainly, not pay his debts. I wish to lay special empha sis upon that fact. Many of our so-called Christians have entirely too loose ideas of honesty. Ono of tho specilic rules of our ob ll ruh forbids "Thc borrowing things without tho probability of paying for them." It. is a rule that is preg nant with thc spirit of Christ, yet I am afraid it is n rule that wc, as Christians, aro too apt to forget. Christ di<l not. fail to set us an ex ample in economy as well as in other things. Mo was born of poor pa rents and He was raised in poverty, and |to was sntislied to lead a life of self-denial. Wc arc too extravagant. Wc start out in tho first of thc sea son as if wc knew that our Holds Wore going to bc burdened with the harvest; and wc invest in this and T H K M S : Published ovory Thursday morning. For subscription, fcl.fi? pur annum, strictly in advaneo; for six months, 75 cont?; for four months, 50 cents. ^.('ivcvt?rt?mosit.s iusoi tod m. ono dollar por Htpturo of ono indi or loss for tho first insertion nnd llfty couts for ouch sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding live lines, Tributes of Hespeot, Communications of a pomonal character, when admissable, end Announcomcuhs of Candidatos will bo charged for as advertisements. Job Printing neatly and cheaply OXOOll tod. Necessity com pels nu to adhere Strictly to tho requirements of Cash Payments. TEACHERS' COLUMN. -o (I^* Ali communications intended for this column should be addressed to S. P. Stribliutr, School Commis sioner, Walhalla, S. C. Wily should teachers examine their pupils? Beoauso it is necessary to test tile capacity of the pupils, and it is just to;tho pupils, thc teacher and thc patrons. If children were mero re ceptacles of various sizes, capable of growth and contraction, teachers would examine them occasionally lo find out how. much each would bold, and then compare his several ca pacities with previous tests. This would bc a very simule operation and exceedingly satisfactory. Teach ers should examine for the same purpose. Examinations often stimu lates tlic indolent, careless pupil by contrasting his standpoint with thal of Ids fellow student, who has been diligent in prosecuting his studies. Tins composition, exhibits hisdefcets in sud) unmistakable terms that ho is lcd to relied upon the amount of attention and study btv has bestowed upon his duties, both moral and in tellectual. There arc some people whom nothing can reach but a syllogism. How will the following series do? If they aro not made to stand, what better fun. than to knock them all doty ll like a row of bricks? I. Thc schools arc maintained for tho promotion of the best interest of tim State. Tho best interest ol' the State chiclly consists in honesty, intelligence and industry in its citi zens. Ergo: Thc schools arc main tained chiefly for thc promotion of honesty, intelligence and industry. '2. Thc schools are chiefly for tho promotion of honesty, intelligence and industry. Honesty, intelligence and industry aro internal growths, not external applications. Ergo: The schools are childly for thc pro motion of three forms of internal growth. 3, The schools arc childly for tho promotion of three forms of inter nal growth. All stich growth con sists in development. Ergo: Thc work of thc schools is chiclly a work of development. 4. Thc work of tho schools is chiclly a work of development. All works of development depend chief ly upon thc vigor and direction of their first stages. Ergo: The chief work of the schools depends ch ie Hy upon thc vigor and direction of its ti rsl stages. f). Thc chief work of the schools depends childly on the vigor and di rection of its lirst stages. The first stages of school work are conducted by primary teachers. Ergo: Thc chief work of the schools depends chiclly on that part which is demo by primary teachers. (5. Primary teachers do that part of a work of development upon which thc whole chiclly depends. In all works of development the part upon which tin; whole chiclly de pends requires tho greatest skill and carries thc heaviest responsibility. Ergo: Thc work of primary teach ers requires the greatest, skill and carries tho heaviest responsibility. 7. Primary teachers ?lo thc work which requires the greatest skill and carries tho heaviest, responsibility. Those who do such work should re ceive thc highest salaries, Ergo: Primary teachers should receive the highest salaries. 8. Primary teachers should re ceives tho highest salaries. Primary teachers do not receive tho highest salaries. Kryo: Some!bing's wrong. -Aristotle, Hoinco Was a True Hero. A largo crowd of people attracted my attention at G o'clock this even ing on Main street. On going clo ser I noticed that a number of men and women were surrounding a dog, which each and every one of tho crowd was anxious to lavish with at tention and endearing terms more appropriately bestowed upon a fa vorite child than upon an animal. "Conni herc, Konioe, my noble obi dog!" said one woman. "Give ino a kiss: there is a dear." "Ah, Romeo," said another, "it was a pity Johnstown bad not more such noble creatures as you are, and there would not be so many people dead here now." Thc ?log, a beautiful waler span iel, whoso fur was clipped so as to give liim thc appearance of il minia ture lion, stood as quiet and digni fied among thc people as if he un derstood each word addressed to him, taking J.he evidence of appro that luxury, and by thu time the crop ?8 planted wo aro "way in debt." Thc summer drought doos not cause us to hold up much; and whon tho harvest is gathcrod and tho profits do not balanco oxponses wo go off murmuring about tho short crops, and that wo had just as woll not try . to. make anything in this country. OUU KXTKAVAGANCK. There is no uso in a man's being , wasteful simply becauso he has plenty. Tako tho caso where Christ fed thc . multitude. They cared nothing for what remained. They did not think they would got hungry again, and . Christ had to command, "Gather up thc fragments that romain, that , nothing bc lost," and when they . were gathered twclvo baskets were . filled. Now if wc will only stop be ing extravagant tho crops will im prove by a large per cent. I can tell some of you men how to make two bales of cotton.. Siqmose you leave off your one drink a day, make ten cents, in one year there arc $3G.50, ono bale of cotton. Then suppose you leave off your cigars, ton cents more a day, one more bale a year. I do not blame thc fanners for boycotting" the merchants who sell goods for more , than they arc worth. I only wish they would go on in their boycotting and boycot some of these bar-rooms. I tell you that is a business that.Lan , caster comity can well afford to do i without. If some of our people would only remember that thc money with which they buy their whiskey, tobacco, fino cloths, otc, belongs to thc men who have been furnishing them with lard and meat, it would not bo long before they arc "square with thc world." Another great expense.which gen erally results in dishonesty is the thing of trying to kee]) up appear ances. It is a curso to our country. Sonic people have not learned to ac cept the condition of affairs which thc war loft them in. They wish to live high and work little. We have people who were once rich, now ni poor as poverty, yet thov try to hid< it from the world. And then lhere arc sonic, thank God not many, win never did have anything and novel will, but try to ape those wdio un rich. Now the men who feel all tili? thc most arc tho creditors. Sonic ol you people would bc thundorstrucl if you could only sec the account! that merchants have against thii class who try to keep up appear anees. It was a happy hit wbci some one called them broken dowi hypocrites. There would lie : mighty revolution in society if tia dishonesty of sonic people waa ex posed. I have had sonic of yon merchants to tell mc that there un people who make large accounts and never try to settle them, and ye they claim to be respectable. Now while there is no special virtue ii poverty, it is no sin tobe poor. Alli when a man meets with a busbies calamity, ii he will oniy adapt 'him self to Iiis circumstances bc wii soon risc again. Moreover, he vii have the sympathy of all hones people. Ile can afford to lose thor Again, a man in debt loses hi self respect. Especially ?is this tra at this lime of thc year. Ever time you meet tho man you OM* you think about that debt. I oxpbt there arc men in our county who <1 not come to town on that accoun' And perhaps there aro mon in on town who do not like to go dow street for thc same reason. A great deal depends moreover o the way tho affairs arc conducto1 It matters not how much money made if there is not economy then sooner or later credit will bc lost. , man should think before ho marrie: Young man, if you arc poor an work for your living you had betti let these parlor girls alone. Thc are too nice to go into thc kitcho the keys arc turned over to tl servants, and things arc wasted. 1 sure you get a woman who will oil ti into your plans and not waste mo money in a year than you can mal in ten. A woman who cannot \h on her husband's ?'dary is not lit bc a wife. I wi ,d not have y< try to stint yo?..selves and mal your homes unhappy. Hut the hu plest home is not always tho one u on which thc most money is spci Nothing encourages a man more provide than to know there is a w man in his home who will usc cc comically what bc places there. I chose this subject for to-day li cause I believe it was one of inti cst to most of us. The crops a short, and that is the very rensc why you should make especial o ito j to meet your obligations, it was i 9 ': - . . . sin for you to go in debt. I do not suppose ib oro is one mun out of a hundred who is able to pay casi? all tho year round. But as money is going to bo soarco you should do your best to pay your creditors, for thoy will need o very cont of it. And then, as I have said, this thing of not paying your debts is a pre vailing sin. it makes my face burn with shame to say it, but it is true that the pulpit itself is sometimes guilty. Tho preacher who will not pay his debts is not worthy of your confidence. He has no more right to preach thc gospel than a bar keeper has. And then there are too many of the leading members of tho church guilty. They can bc very sanctimonious, and can run tho affairs of the churoh, yet they aro dishonest enough to cheat thc credi tors. f What our country needs just now as much as anything oise is a re vival of debt paying religion, be ginning right at the house of God. A religion that will not make a man pay his debts will not keep him out of hell. "Religion," says one of our evangelists, "will make a man un load." It matters not if thc note is out of date, or if he may avoid pay ing by some technicality of thc law, yet if tho debt is an honest ono he must pay if ho proposes to bo a Christian. Now let us begin to run over n< counts and sec how much wo owe, and let us pay it, so that we may look tho world fairly and squarely in tho face and say, "I owe no man anything." Law? of the State. 'I'll 10 TA UK ON COTTON. An Act to amend Section 1,195 of the General Statutes relating to tare on bales of cotton. Section 1. That Section 1,195 of thc General Statutes, relating to tare on bales of cotton, bc, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out tho whole of said section and in serting the following in Heil thereof, so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows : Section 1,195. The custom of making a Tl ed notion from actual weight of bales of unmanufactured cotton, as an allowance for breakage or draft thereon, is abolished; and all contracts made in relation to such cotton shall be deemed and taken as referring to the true and actual weight thereof without deduction; and no tare shall bc deducted from thc weight of such bales of cotton except tho actual weight of thc bag ging and ties used in baling said cotton. Section 2, That this Act shall take effect from and after tho 1st day of September, 1890. Section 8. That all Acts or parts of Acts in conflict, or inconsistent with, tho provisions of this Act be, anrl the same arc hereby, repealed. And whenever it shall be agreed be tween the buyer and seller to deduct tare on cotton bales it shall bc as follows : For bales of cotton cov ered with seven yards of standard cotton 'nagging und sixteen tics thc actual tare shall be, and is hereby, fixed at sixteen pounds, and for bales of cotton covered with seven yards of standard jute bagging and six iron ties tho actual tare shall be, and is hereby, fixed at twenty-four pounds; and when buyer and seller agree to sell at not weight, and.when bales of cotton arc covored with seven yards of standard cotton bag ging and six iron ties thc actual tare shall bc, and is* hereby, fixed nt six teen pounds, and when bales of cot ton arc covered with seven yards of standard jute bagging and six iron dies the actual tare shall bc, and is hereby, fixed at twenty-four pounds. An Act to amend thc law in relation to lands forfeited prior to Decem ber 24, 1887, and now delinquent for thc levy of 1887. Section 1. That immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall bc tho duty of thc county auditors to eliminate from tho tax duplicate all lands which, pursuant tc an Act en titled "An Act in relation to forfeit ed lands, delinquent lands, and col lection of taxes," approved Decem ber '21, 18JS7, were from tho forfeited land list plaecd upon the tax dttpli .ate, charged with thc levy of 1887, ind upon which thc levy of 1887 lins not been paid; and under thc di rection of thc Comptroller General, die auditors shall preparo and for ward to the Secretary of State an ICC lira to and complete list, of thc (ame. Section "2. That io secure and rc ?ovcr thc entire -. ht due thc State for prior taxos or other duos ncorucd to tile Stato to and inoluding tlio levy of 1880, or for any other cause whatsoever, and for tho levy of 1887, and for all subsequent levies as thoy may have accrued or accrue upon each parcel of said hind, and tho costs and penalties, due thereon, thc State of South Carol inn aimil havo a prior and preferred lien upon "said land to ho enforced and asserted in any Court of competent jurisdiction hy the commissioners of thc sinking fund in such cases, at such timo and to such extent as thoy may deem most advantageous to the interests of tho State. Seotion 8. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with thc* pro visions of this Act pe, and thc same aro hereby, repealed. KKGVI.ATIXO WEIGHTS AND Jll?AK UKKB. An Act to provide a punishment for making usc of false scales, weights or measures in buying or selling. Section 1. That any person or per sons who shall knowingly make usc of any scales, weights or measures which fail lo conform to tho stand ard thereof prescribed by law, in buying or gelling any goods, wares, merchandise or other article, shall bc deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum or not moro than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in tho ! county jail for a period not exceed ing thirty days. Approved December 28, 1889. TI1K HOMKKT1CAI) LAW. An Act to amend Section 1,998 of the General Statutes, relating to the alienation of homestead. Section 1. That Section 1,998 bc amended so that thc same shall read as follows : "Section 1,998, No waiver of the rioht of homestead, however solemn, made by thc head of a family at any time prior to the assignment of the homestead, shall defeat the home stead provided for in this chapter : Provided, however, that not right of homestead shall exist or bc allowed in any property, real or personal, aliened or mortgaged, cither before or after assignment,'by any person or persons whomsoever, as against thc title or claim of the alienee or mortgagee or his heir, or their heirs or assigns." Approved December 24, 1889. TIIK CODIFICATION OK THU LAWS. An Act to provide for the revision, digest and arrangement of the Statute laws of thc State of South Carolina. . Section 1. That in pursuance of Section 8, of Article Y, of thc Con stitution of this State, one commis sioner, learned in thc law, shall bo oleotcd by thc General Assembly im mediately after thc approval of this Act, wdiose duty it shall bc to revise, digest and arrange under proper heads the body of our laws of a civil character, general and perma nent in their nature, which shall be in force at thc time when *thcy make their final report, following as far as practicable the method and digest pursued in tho volume known as the General Statutes of South Carolina. Ile shall likewise, as pro vided in said Constitution, form a Penal Code by making a similar ar rangement, revision and consolida tion of all laws in force in this State, relating to crimes and punishment therefore, and shall revise, abridge and simplify the rules, practice, pleadings and forms of use in this State in thc trial of crimes and mis demeanor^. [*Note-- Tho word "they" in printed bill ommittcd ui ratiuovl Ad.j Section 2. When said commission er has completed the revision, digest, consolidation and arrangement of tho Statutes and the formation of the Penal Code, as aforesaid, ho shall cause a copy of thc same in print to bc submitted to thc General Assembly, that thc Statutes so re vised, designed and arranged may bc re-enacted, and thc Penal Code so formed may bc adopted and ratified) if the General Assembly shall so de termine. And at the same time ho shall suggest to thc ({encrai Assem bly, in a report separate and distinct from his said revision, such contra dictions and imperfections as may appear in thc original text, with thc manner in which he proposes' to chronicle the same, provided no amendment or alteration in thc Statute or Com ni an law as tho same exist shall bo made ar contained in his said report. Section 8. That Statutes so re vised, designed and arranged, and tho Penni Code so formed, shall, il practicable, bo roportcd to this Gono ral Assombly nt tho hoginning of ite session in November, 1891. Scotion 4. That tho commissioner so olcoted shall receive as compensa tion for his services tho sum of '."?vt thousand dollars; twenty-five hun dred dollars to bc paid him out of thc appropriation made by the State for the fiscal year ending tho thirty first day of Octobor, 1890, and twen - ty-five hundred dollars to bo poid him out of thc appropriation mado by the Stato for tho fiscal year mul ing the thirty-first day of Ootobor, 1891. Ho shall also receive, for reasonable expenses-of olcriclo ser vices, books, stationery and other necessary matter, an allowanco not exceeding the sum of ve hundrod dollars, one-half thereof to bo paid out of oach of tho said appropria tions made for each of the said fiscal years; said expenditure to be ac counted for to the Comptroller Gen oral on proper vouchers. Section 5. That the publio printer shall, and hereby is, required to do such printing as thc commissioner shall require in thc discharge of ho duty. [*Notc-This last linc exactly as written in tho approved Act.] Approved December 28, 1889. THU KATH OK INTHltHST. An Act to amend an. Act entitled "An Act to amend Soction 1/288 of tho Gcnoral Statutes, regulat ing the rato of interest upon any contract arising in this Stato for thc hiring, lending ipr use of money or other commodity," approved December 21, 1882. Section 1. That Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to amend Sec tion 1,288 of the General Statutes, regulating the rate of interest upon any contract arising in this State for thc hiring, lending or usc of money or other commodity," approved De cember 21, 1882, bc, and tho same is hereby, amended by striking ont the word "ten" wherever it appears in said section and inserting in lieu thereof thc word "eight," so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows : "Section 1. That Section 1,288 of the General Statutes bc, and thc same is hereby, amended by inserting after tho word com modity, on the'third line of said sec tion, the following words, to wit : 'Except upon written contracts, wherein, by express agreement, a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cent may be charged.' So that said section, when thus amended, shall read as follows : 'No greater rate of interest than seven per cont per an num shall bc charged, tal MI, agreed upon or allowed upon any contract arising in this State fdr the hiring, lending or usc of money or other commodity, except upon written contracts wherein, by express agree ment, a rate of ir. forest not exceed ing eight per cont may bo charged. No person or corporation lending or advancing money or other commo dity Upon a greater rate of interest shall be allowed to recover in any Court of this State any portion of the interest so unlawfully charged; and thc principal sum, amount or value so lent or advanced, without any interest, shall be deemed and taken by the Courts of this State to be the true legal debt or measure of damages to all intents and purposes whatsoever, to be recovered without costs.' 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It is guaranteed to bring relief In every caso, when used for any affection of Thi'Oftti Lungs or cnest, snell as Consumption, Inllainmatlon of Lungs, Uronchltis, Asthmo, Whooping Cough, Croup, cte., cte. It ls pleasant and agreeablo to tasto, perfectly safe and can always be depended upon. Trial bottles free at Norman Drug Co.'fl Drug Store. Itucklr.n's Arnlcn Halve? The liest Salvo In tho world for C .s. bruises, sores, idecrs, salt rheum, favor sores, totter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and alt skin ci upi lons, and positively eures riles, or no pay required. It ls guaranteed to glvo perfect satis faction, or money refunded, t'rleo '...> cents per box. I-'orsale hy Norman Dn.g Co, Tho Congressional Race. Wo notice Judgo Goth ran speaks of respiring his scat in Congress. If Svi wo trust that our noighbor, Goorgc Johnstone, of Newberry, will rocoivo tho nomination. Ho was second in tho other race and ought to havo boon first. Wo poo plo on tho Saluda honor George Johnstone, and will do all wo can to soouro his oleotion. Ho certainly lias tho brain, prestige and ovory other qualification to reflect honor on our State, and wo trust tho wholo up-country will whoop up Qcorgo Johnstone.-Johnston Monitor. WALKER UUSSKI.L'S ASTONISHING ; DI S CO V KUY. The increasing friction between i tho two races, as shown in tho re- 1 cent massacres in South Carolina and I olese whore, is largely due to tho be- 1 liof on tho part of the Demoorots i that this Congress intends to leg'iB- i late to soouro their cleotions. The i probability of such legislation angers j iii em and this takes the form ' among tho whites, in somo parts of | tho South, of increased hatred of tho , hincks. At least that is tho expia- i nation givon by some fair minded Democrats from tho South, who, ! however, do not admit in public that , tho elect ions aro not honest. HOW. | W. W. Russell, of Anderson S. C., 1 who is a nativo Southerner and a property owner and who served through tho war in tho Confederate army, bas takon a prominent part in trying to seouro justioo to the colored men. -*| 1 No is now in this city and ho 1 gives somo interesting facts about j South Carolina elections and fur- ? trishes an explanation of Mr. (Juth- 1 rail's singular notion a short timo ' ago in resigning his sont in tho House 1 from the Third District of South 1 Carolina and then withdrawing ibo 1 resignation. Mr. Itussoll said : - 1 That tho South Carolina ?lections 1 arc a farce, goes without saying. Tho whole election maohinory, oom- ; missioners of election, mangers, dorks, etc., with tho exception of 1 Georgetown County, aro in the hands 1 of thc Democrats. Tho Governor 1 was asked boforo tho last election, by the representatives of tho IBO,- ' OOO Republican voters, to allow at least ono Republican official nt each voting precinct, a very modest re quest considering that in Northern Hcpublican States tho oh-otion of officers aro evenly divided between tlie two parties. Tho Governor de nied this request, saying that it would servo no good purpose and would endanger a peaceful election. In our Slate, ns in Mississippi, n peneoful election is only possible when tho Democrats aro allowed to have their own wny, ns they did in the municipal election in Jackson tho other dny. Dut n system that puts nil tho povVer in thc hnnds of n few men, naturally lends to ring rule. Tho entire vote of South Carolina, with its seven representativos in tho House, is less than thnt enst in one or two districts in thc North. This ring that controls tho Stnte has so demoralized its prosperity that tho nssessed valuation of property lins been reduced from $190,000,000 to $146,000,000. The farmers and others hnve been growing restive and discon tented. Tho pow or the ring hold to cheat Republicans wns nlso used to client Democrats, and it was evident that something must bo dono or a political revolution would tnko pince. The Stnte officers and members of Congress tire nil chosen at the Dem ocratic primaries. If these wore mudo fair thc discontent in tho Dem ocratic ranks would, it was thought, bc stayed. Ilonco at its inst session tlie Legislature passed a stringent primary election law. No registra tion certificates aro required at a primary election, as tho law provid ing for registrntion certificates wns morely designed to prevent col ored men from voting. A primary election lav/ could not bo well made for one party alone, and this is where thc Democrats made their mistako, ns they found out when Judgo Coth rnn recently rosigncd his seat in Congress. ? livo in the samo dis tricts, ns n former Democrat, though now neting witli tho Rcpublicnns, I nm known to pretty much everybody in tho district. As soon ns Mr. Cothran's resignation wns announced I gnve out that I should bo a candi date nt tho Republican primarios toy tho nomination for Congress. Under this now primary oleotion law wo aro pro tty sure to got out a full Re publican, vote at ow primarios. Tho KEOWEE COU RI [wK!?K!,Yy] -KSTAllMSIIKIi AT Old Pickens in 184g, -MOV KO TO- y Walhalla in 1868. Destroyed 2?st, ?SS7. Re-established August 11 1887. Democrats had not thought of that boforo. It wns going to bo very in convenient for thom, to say the least, at a timo whon a federal oleotion law was talked of, for tho Republicans to poll a full voto at their primaries, undor astringent Stato law, and thou to have that voto noarly all sup pressed nt tho regular election a fow days later. Thoy saw at onco tho offect this would have on tho debato in Congress, heneo Judge Co th nm was implored to withdraw his vesi nation, which ho did. That oxplains , his sudden change of mind. "What do you think of Sonator/ Morgan's deportation schomo?" "Oh it is nonsonso. It is meant for Northern consumption. Why, tho peoplo of tho South would not tot tho colored men go. Agents who liavo been working up tho oxodus movement havo boon notified to leavo town at once, or tako tho con sequences, and that, any ono knows, is death. The colored men aro a necessity to tho South. But thoy, uro kept in political slavory, and it is a tor ri bio struggle for any ono to try and lift them out of it. I hav?, dad my lifo threatened moro than anco. Hut now is tho timo to do something. If this Congress does its duty we shall see a different cori'-' ilition of things in thc South. "Tho colored men do not want rule, but thoy want to bo treated men ; not as slaves or animals to hunted, whipped and murdered will."-Philadelphia Press. -r-*?"--s Tho Prise? Aero of Coif? Coi.UM m A, January 10.-Tho ?tarimont, of Agriculture has re ceived from the American Agricul turist a duplicate of tho report of Mr. Z. V. Drake, of Marlboro Goun-' ty, upon thc famous prl/.c corn crop lie raised hiBt year. Tho report is made in a bulky book, furnished for tho purpose by tho magazine, and gives thc most minuto information as to methods of cultivation, fcrtilza Lion, etc., which were employed. From this report it appears that tho land was sandy and had been pre viously valued at only eight dollars ni acre; that thirty years ago tho plantation was christened "Starva tion Empire," and that as lato an" 1887 the prize aero itself produced .inly about five bushols of corn. Tho fertilization in 1889 began in February, and was continued several times during tho making of thc crop. Tho total material used wns ono thousand bushels of stablo manure, six hundred bushels of cot ton seed, 800 pounds each of Gor man kainit and cotton seed meal, 200 pounds acid phosphate, 1,060 pounds manipulated guano, 200 [lounds aiu ..il bone, 400 pounds ni trate of soda, the value of thc stablo manum being $50 and tho cost of tho other fertilizers $170. V? The seed planted was Drako's improved corn, a variety of gourd, iced raised by Mr. Drake. Ono bushel was used. Tho planting was" dunc March 2 and on June 18 posts ind stakes had to bo put up along tho rows to keep tho corn from fall ing. The rows woo alternately nbout three and six feet apart. Tho plants fivo or six inches apart, ono stalk in a place. The crop was har vested November 25th. Tho total cost was $204.42. The product 254 bushels, 49 pounds, at 75 couts a bushel, $191.10. Tho fodder, 1* tons, was worth $15. Total $200.19. Hut it is estimated that tho land is good for a hundred dollar crop for several years to come, not con sidering the one thousand dollar prize which thc crop of 1889 has unquestionably won. Mr. Drako's report is carefully and minutely made, and thoroughly attested. It is a marvelous demonstration of tho possibitics of intensive farming in South Carolina. Tho American Ag riculturist will, in a few days, tele graph the department tho official announcement o? -thc result of tho result of the cor/eat,.-Nexos and Courier. Killed HIS Mulo in Self-IMYn.se Mr. John II. Vaughn, of Pleasant Hill Township, shot and killed his nulo on Christmas day. Tho inulo was noted fot kicking, and Mr. V. ?od narrowly escaped being killed >y it scvoral times. On Xmas morni ng ho wont into tho stablo to oatoli t, and as usual, it commonccd using ts heels pro tty freoly. Mr. V. re ared into ono corner of the stable to irovent gotting into a difficulty, Int he mulo was in for a Christmas 'rolie and it kicked him in the fihoul 'cr. Seeing his lifo was in danger io pulled out his pistol to shoot it m ho log, but in his hurried aim ho nissod its log,and struck it in a vital )art, inflicting a mortal wound,-. Lancaster Ledger,