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i .a nd io y e r m a y b e has lOst all fortune's prise; an who never advertises. 1415 great ambition's eoop, n -ave him esuae to hope, I s full and ample etoo , n unt as solid as a rock; teItte doom to whieh the man w aever Advertised, but simply waited. A o simply, and so Vainlyt Splendid sighs, Which basement art irradiates and refines, Plate glass show windows, elegantly dress Such lovely clerks, cashiers and all the Served but to show him how the public r The style of him who never tdvertises. 1 Hle waited and il waited; clerks, cashiers Salesmen, saleswomen, such delightful ( dears, Impatient waited all the season through, With precious little for the crowd to do. r The public saw-that fact there's no deny- 8 ing lEnt passed the store without thought of buying. THE FARMERS IN COUNCIL. JOINT MEETING OF THE GRANGE AND THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Weleomaing Addresses and Responses-The State Fair Discussed--Preparing for the ] Joint Sanmer Meeting.-County Organi satlon, Etc. [Condned from the Nenwa and Courier.] At half-past 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning the 5th Inst. the joint meet lug of the State Grange and the State Agricultural Society was called to or der by Col. T. J. Lipscomb in the man room of the Hibernian Ilall. There were from seventy-flve to one hundred members and delegates pres ent, representing Abbeville, Antdcr son, Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Edgefleld, Fairfileld, Chestar, Colicton, Kershaw, Newberry, Orangeburg, Oconee, S partanburg, Richland, Union, Williamsburg York and Charleston counties. 'The :tage was i occupied by Col. T. J. Lipscomb, 1 Matter of the State Grange, Mr. 1). P. Duncan, President of the State Agri-a cultural Society, President A. B. Rose ' of the Agricultural Society, President E. H. Frost of the Chamber of Com merce, Aidermian J. B. E. Sloan of i the municipal reception committee, and the members of the Executive Commit- N tee of the State Agricultural Society. Dr. A. B. Rose, the president of the ( Agricultural Society, delivered a brief address of welcome to the assembled I representatives of the farmers of the State. Mr. E. II. Frost, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in behalf of that body welcomed the visitors. He said I only come here as the represen tatives of the Chamber of Commerce to say how glad the Chamber is to have you meet In Charleston, and also to say that we will be glad to see you at the reading room. I am not an agri culturist and will not therefore detain you any firther only to say that I am glad to welcome you here, and that in so aaying I express the feelings of the entire Chamber. Alderman J. B. E. Sloan, on behalf - of the Mayor and Aldermen of the city, invited the members of the two organi zations to meet the municipal authIori ties at the City Hall at 7 P'. M. The secretar-y, Col. Holloway, read letters n'om tihe secretaries of' the Mer chants' Exchange anid the Cottoni Ex change extending to the members tihe courtesies of their respective organliza tions. Mr. D. P. Duncan rep)lied to these g reetings on behalf' of the visitors. He had listenecd with pleasure to the words of welcome that had been spo0k en, and he was glad to hear them from rep)resentatives of Charleston. iIe al luded to the past record of the city in peace and in wvar, and( prledictedl that her nature would be still more abund ant in high exam ples and great achieve menits. Concluding lhe saidl: "We all feel that Charlestoir is our metropolis, that she is our seaport, our outlet to the sea. We cannot at present make as much progress in diversifying our Industries, only for the reason that we have not the facilities that shonki1( be offered by a large city, lBut Charles tonl will grow. These meetings bring the up-country and the sea coast in close commnunion, and the visitors are glad to receive the hand of fellowship extended to them, and to meet these expressions of welcome with tile cor diality which should always mark greetings between the sons of South Carolina." Mr. Duncan stated that the pres ent business before the society wvas the * --question of extendhng the durat,ion of the State Fair over four days. It had been thought that the success which had been met wvith wvould warrant anl extension of time. After conlsider'able debate, the furth er conlsideration of the matter was Pstponed till theO joinIt summer mneet T ~he somnmittee appointed at the last meoeting, to devis, some p)lanl to bringj the county' societiles iln official accor with the state Agricultural and Me chanical Society, sub)mitted a rep)ort recommending thlat a special meeting. of' tihe Society be0 held, and tihe coun ties be inavite'd to senId delegates to the i same, for the full consideration of the f p)lan. The report wvas adopted. The president called the attention f of the society to the importance of ii muaking a dis play at the New Orleans I Exposition. ie was sorry that Co1. Butler was unavoidabl' prevented f'om being present, but, the question f was an important one to the State, and 2 the socletyv should discuss it. a Col. Lipscomb, after alluding to the~ recent domestic affiction that pre- i vented the attendancee of Commissioner 1 Butler, said that he desired to correct 'y a misapprehension that had seemed e to prevail in some parts of the Etate r concerning county exhibits at the elx- t position. It had not been proposed to e organise separate cotinty exhlibits for the espostiona. The plana was to take all i ta.contributions that were sea.t imnd to * * them with the name ard counlty4 oftecontributor. In the exposition t#dee would begru etgether as Cnrl sbebcotes. It was, he nat that all the people the tteshould iako v.n interest Ina t matter. Each one should first .appelate the importanice of tis en errse and then should coinatute iaefa comnmittee of one to Iuse tbE1iegetsfef his neighbor. The $10, 000 pporiated by the State would i It*lIetly expended, but moneoy1 S y could Sootlsh nothing ~j~~abIIo spirit " dtlcoopera eUtzens. disotiasion as to the pub. j , , .lyb . eI ottFstiAIttaral it hojoint meeting then. ajourned. a The state Agriaultursl Soetety. At tho meeting of the excentive com- 1 4ittee of the State Agricultsural Sooio y on the 6th inst. it was determined c o hold the joint summer meeting of a he Society and the State Grange at i ireenville ona the 29th of July. This u etion was concurred in by the State a Irange. It was resolved that all the pro- I siums for 1884 should be paid in t ooney. A committee, consisting of a dessrs.. W. U. Childs, E. L. Roche I und B. I. Massey was a pointed to I evise the constitution of Society, c vith instructions to report at the sum- e aer meeting at Greenville in July t ext. I A committee consistiug of Messrs. ). P. Mills, 1. F. Crayton, It. A. 'ove, E. L. Rocle and W. G. Childs a was appointed to obtain plans andc ieeleflations for the erection of now uildings and the improvement of the roperty of the Society in Columbia. THEPATROWM OFUUMANDRY. ALnual MeetU. of the $tate Graege Thirty.-ig>Mt 4ranges Represented. Fiirs the now or Labor. [F om the News and Courier.] The State Grange of the Patrons of lusbandry assembled at the Hibernian Elail, Charleston, on Tuesday, the 5th nat., and was called to order by the Worthy Master, Col. T-J. Lipscomb. [n opening the Grange Col. Lipscomb iaid that, in accordance with the sanc Aon of the National Grange, he propos 3d to organize this meeting with open ;oors. If a majority of the members lesired it the doors could be closed at i later stage of the proceedings. One rason for organizing the meeting with )pen doors was that there were many Patronts l)esent who were niot in stand ng owing to various circumstances whose counsel and presence were desir- I ul. Another reason wai that the Jrder had been conducting its busi leoss in secret for fourteen years, and t was time now that its work should )e done openly in the eyes ofthe world. The proceedings were then opened vith prayer by the Rev. J. G. Richards, Vorthy Chaplain of the Grange. The roll of counties was then called and thirty-eight Grangers wero found o be represented, as follows: Abbeville-Saluda, No. 22; Green vood No. 9. Anderson-Anderson, No. 71; '1'own a ,reek, No. 215; Pomona, No. 6. Chester-Sandy River, No. 33; Bull d tiver, No. 101. Barnwell-Graham's, No. 75. Colleton-Salkehatchie, No. 285; t xeorge's, No. 47. Darlington-Sardi's, No. 398; Swift reek, No. 337; Clinton, No. 255; 1 stokes's Bridge, No. 284; Cypress, o. 376- Lydia, No. 363; Pomona, vo. 18. Fairfleld-Feasterville, No. 163. Edgefield-Lott, No. 134. Kershaw-Liberty, Ilill, No. 44; Flat Rock, No. 45; Granny's Quar er, No. .95; West Wateree, No. 390, 3hiloh Grange, No. 386; Long Branch, No. 371; Pomona, No. 19. Lancaster-Pleasant 11111, No. 144. Newberry-Canon,s Creek, No. 142; St. Luke's, No. 203; Wells, No. 258; Pomaria, No. 27. Orangebur.g--Felderville, No, 358; DJrange, No. 24. Spairtanburg-Glenni Spring, No. 77; i'orrest Home, No. 233; Pomona, No. WilIlamr u.rg-Sprinlg Grange, No. 397; Sandy Grove. Clarendon-Motto Grange, No. 313. A quorum of Granges being presett he Grange was declared ready for musiness. On motion the reading ofthec Wor.thy ~inster's adldress was made the special >rder for 9.30 A. M. to-day. Thle haours for meeting 'were after onic discussion fIxed as follows ~foring session from 9.30 A. M. till P. M. Evenaing session from 7 P. M. o adjourn at wvill. T1he Grange then adjournedl until 1.30 Wednesday mnorninag. meconad D)ay. The State Grange reassemled1 on Wednesday mnornino, the 6th in)st., Worthy Master J1. 7J. Lipscomb pre. Iding. The following additional aranges were replresen ted: Anderson--Sandy Springs Grange, o. 242; Bowvling Green,No0. 175. Marlboro- Clo Grange, No. 279. Abbeville - Greenwood Grange, o. 9. The4 WVorthlv Master's address was lien read, as follows: 'rnE MAsrER's ADDRIEss. Members of the State Grange and I atrons: Againa you are assembled in munual session to real) wisdom from xperienice of the past, and1 to plan for I he future welfare of our Order and I he interests of agriculturists as a 4 ~lass and of the whole people- It be- a tooves each and every one of you to nost earnestly and zealously studly mud analyze the sit uat ion and suirround-< ngs of the Association and Order you epresent, and the interests you hold n trust; what is needled to sustain nid strengthen the one, and further; md promote the other. Upon the wisdom and energy of 1 'our actiona at this y*our present session a vill, in a great degree, depend the c titure strength and utility of our be- E ved Order in this State. The field c )r your work is as wide as the Statei Aelf, and the calls for youi to work as e 'atrons and as citizens niever more f ni>erative. k rhe Master then adverted to the dif- c 3rent matters p)assedl upon by the n [ational Grange at its last meeting h~ nad ontinaued: Having laid before you the forego. ag matters of National import, and1 iteresting you as Patrons in coumma pith our mallions of brethren covering '( very State of this broad land, allow t 10 to call your attention to some mat-" ars concerning you, more particularly t s citizens of So uth Carolina. -e While1 e annot proudly point you to 0 le proceedings of the NatIonal drange o see 8onth Carolina the banner d Irange State, as I did three years ago (1 md cannot congratulate you on marked it nerease aatd p)rogress, still I can assuren fou that there is no cause to de'spond >r cease to "nurture hope" of theg o ~uture. The Order is in a sound and n' aealthy condition. A few new Oranges t< ave been organized and a number of a 'dormant" ones revived and in good p working order. The reports of the o Worthy Secretary and Treasurer will t rive you detailed statements of the ii mmterical and financIal strength of the 1la )eder. I beg and most strenuouhly-nurge that If con will not allow this meeting to close g sithout having radIically rembodelled I nd not ae adividual gftIs'.e. It i wing dons by Patrrps In other States, aving to thom thousands of dollars, und It dan also be douse by you, saving 'on untold thou$auds, which is the rice you pay for your Individual usluess indepeudenco. You have nly to look back and see vhat partial id Imperfect plans did for the coun os of Anuerabon, Darlington, Colleton. id Newberry a few years ago to con inco you of the feasibility of immense avings, if you can provide the plan. f you cannot agree upon and arrange D suit you In the State, then study nid use the arrangements made and rovided by the State Granges of ennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, which an be used by you on exactly the amo terms as Patrons citizens of hose States, and the safety secured oyond question. The great want of the Order in the 3tate is to be thoroughly canvassed md lectured by one or more zealous, nthusIastic lecturers. I have tried to let the Worthy Lecturer of the Na ional Grange sent here, and could not et assurances of meetings sufficient to warrant me in any guarantee. This lecturing must be in localities where the subordinate Grange is dormant or anguishing, and done independent of my local invitation or arrangement. Strong, wealthy Oranges invite lectur 3rs and srrange meetings at which they can display such prosperity and -filciencv as to deserve and obtain the idmirationi and praise of visiting of flcers of the State Grange or Order. Dontra, weak, dornant and poor iranges do not invite lecturers or try o arrange for meetings, dreading fail ire and discredit and ridicule. To the atter, and to localities where no range was eve.: organi"d, should >ur lecturers go of their own arrange nent, and as by the books of the Worthy Secretary and Master the field nay be indicated when the labor is lce(led. Money raised by the strong aranges and expended for this pur >ose would do more to add strength mnd power to the Order in this State han any one thing I know of. At cast the fund now in the Treasurer's mnd for this purpose should be ex )ided in this way, and so do what ood it canl. laving considered and concluded is to your interest and action as to the oregoing appertaining to the mnachin ry of tlie Order inl (lie State, then it 1cl0oovcs you to calmly and carefully urvey the situation and condition of lflirs in the State in Winch you are as griculturists and citizens interested, sil" your organization to discuss and eci c what is wrong and injurious nid how to correct or remove it; what good and desirable and how to ob nin and secure it. This field covers iuch, such as taxation and expendi ure, education, transportation, legis ation, comnmercial affairs, trade and nanv others. Have you been doing, or are you iow doing, anything to control these natters and have them conducted in ucli a way as to secure you justice and quality with other classes and inter sis? In the recent past you did exert de -ided influence. It was this Oider hat trained and educated the rural opulation of this State in organiza ion and concert of action that enabled hem to secure the redemption of our oved State in the political revolution )f 1876. Your influence and effort obtained lie usury law restricting interest to 7 )er cent. pmer annum. Yonr influence ~aused the first effectual check to be )ut to the unlimited extortioni and dis riminationm of p)ublic carriers, and the| utthiless and lawvless tyranny of nmonop-. >lics. Your influeince was exerted mud left in mtany other tiIngs and vays, and was a benefit and( blessing o the whole p)eop)le. Would to God t was so now. You ceased1 to look ifter and dliscuss these and oilier ques ionis of public initerest and policy; easedl to have an opinion of your own >r to form the opiniion of others. .jonsequenitly your voice is no longer ieard1 or your influeiice felt. What ias become of' your usury law, and vhmo had it rep)ealed? Whlat influence mave you omi the legislation on tranus >ortationa or any other question? Let lie scenes of .last December in your apital answer. Whien the mia"ilates >f corporatiomis stood openly and'boldl y supervising the deliberations of four Legislature, amid wvere congratu ated upon01 their victories, while you vere delvinig and toiling miles away, ach an individual victim, ini protounid gnorance of how you were being acrifleed. It is not for mec in this f11cc and~ on this occasioni to pronounce 11)0n thme wisdom of legislation had, mat it is my)~ duty to y'ou to try and1 mpr'ess you how little you atre having 0 (10 with your own Interests and1( iow much you should, amid hiow too nuch they arce influcinced and con rolled by si'mgers anid interests for ignm to you. Are the eucationatil fltirs of' this State being condluctedl o your satisfaction and interest ? And vhat arc you dloinig or initend to d10 to :orrect or control them? It is time 'otu should think and( act for your elves ini looking after a111ndmnaging 'our affairs, agricultnral, educational, ocial, comimercial and( p)oliticl. A Scator happ)1.::y doscribes us whieni Io saidl "We are a rich 'governmient mid a p)oor people." "The operation tf existing lawvs, both Federal and1( tate, is to gather thme wvealth of thme ountry, thme earinigs of thme millions, ito the hands of the few. You cani not mniuf'actutre miillionatires withmout (he aud(inlg labor. There is no device nownm to mortal man whereby a few in b)e made .uddenly ricihby coml jerce, manufacturers or stock specu tion wvithiout robbing the p)rodulcers r wealth." You want legislat ion that will sim ilfy and( chieapcu thle law of the State. ow it is so compllicated1 that the in Iligenit amit (Aducated1 citizen cannot Imderstand( it, atnd it is so costly that e poor or man of moderate means mnot afford to appeah, to it for' justice pirotection. You wanmt taxat ion i m off of pro- , mction andl levied uiponi consumptioni. ne of' the mnost opplressive and1( unjust omns of taxation is that nowv placed pon1 land( tunder' cultivation. TIimne wvill not permit me to tiravel vor these broad filds fart her, but let e exhioirt you as Patrons and citizens study and look after your interests, id not to leave themt to be so coin letely condumcted and controlled by thers, arnd sometimes those iniumical > your interests. No man, or set ofI men, ever did or ever will have, their uimmoss properly or profitably con noted and managed by others, either r love or money whmen ho or they he no personal thought or attention. Con cnnoti delate o.. deolve y.... : r totb p ent F the ogh@t. b!. A resolution was unaiumously dopt od expressing the thanks of the,Grange. to the City Council, the Chaiaber of Commerce, the Merchants Exchange and the Cotton Exchange of Charles ton, the Agricultural SooIMty of South Carolina, and the publishers of the News and Courier, for courtesies ex tended. The Worthy Master earnestly invit ed the attention of the Grangers in the State to thb hnpottauce of' subscribing to the Grange or an, The Cotton Plant, and to the advisability of send ing to It the reports of all the proceed ings of the meetings of the subordinate Granges. The committee on the Worthy Mas ter's address presented their report, which contained the following recom mnendationss: 1. That the executive committee be instructed to appoint a State Grange agent, whose duty in part hall be to .carry into effect the resolution of the National Grange in reference to the "inducing of manufacturers of agricul tural implements and fertilizers In their respective States to deal for cash directly with subordinate Granges." Also that in this connection the said agent to the remodelling of our ma chinery for buying and selling collec tively and in the aggregate be In structed and urged to studyr and use the arrangements made by Granges of the other States, which have been so successful in meeting the wants of the fraternity. 2. That all Patrons of Husbandry in this jurisdiction be solicited to contri bute to the extent of their ability to the erection of a permanent Home in the City of \Vashington. 3. The committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That we heartily approve of all the suggestions made in the Master's report, especially that relating to the agricultural department of the State. Resolved, That this State Grange pledges, with Faith, Hope, Charity and Fidelity, that zeal and energy commensurate with the importance of the cause which we have espoused. Mr. J. N. Parrott moved to amend the first recommenidation of the report by striking out the words "for cash". The amendment, after a short discus sion, was rejected and the report of the conimittee adopted. Mr. J. W. Stribling was then called to the chair. Mr. S. R. Adams, of the committee on memorial resolutions, submitted the following report, which was adopt ed by a rising vote: Your comnmittee, whose sad duty it is to draft a preamble and resolutions expressive of the feelings of this body at the death of Sister Lipscomb, sub mit the following: Whereas, in the wisdom of Him who doeth all things well, Sister Lips comb, Worthy Matron of the State Grange of South Carolina, is nmn bered with the dear departed dead. lesolved, That in the death of our Sister the immediate dear ones left behind have lost a tender, loving mother and confiding, helpful bosom companion, the church a mother in Israel, and the Patrons of Husbandry a Matron indeed. Resolved, That we bow in humble submission to the will of Hin who knows best. JResolved, That a blank page on our minute b)ooks be inscribed to the mem ory( of he, ot whom it has been truly~ "will i .e goldenlinght. nf hier wavy hair, tr feld r thon.e viewless air. Mus. A. W. PAnnuorr, S. R. ADaMs, DAymD AIKF.N, T1he Grange theni went into secret session at 1which) the unwritten work of the Order was exemplified, and at two p. mn. tihe doors wvere opened, and the meeting adjourned gine die. The next annual meeting of the G ramge will be held ini Chlarleston on the first Wednesday in February, 188f>. TIlE FATE OF THE PLUIVDERERid. (ailing the 1Rol1 of the Thteves and Adv'enturerw who Ruled and Ululned Nouth Carolina from iMOM to 1M70. [Letter to the P'hdadelj>kih Tines. ] WAsHINGTON, February ..-A gen tlemnan, who dluring tile Reconlstruc. tioni period, was imntimately acquainted withl the Republican leaders of Soute Carolina, has written an inlteresting review of the political downfall of those >ersonls. The death of Congressman ijfackey, he savs, hIas removed the only real live force ini oppositionl to the Southi Carolina Democrats, and there is no likelihood thlat the State wilhl ever be Rtepuiblicani again. The leaders of ten y'ears ago are scattered from D)an to hersheba. Outside of the Federal oflces thlere is not one left. Patterson has given the State a wide berth since 1876. T1om Robertson, the other Senlator, is a p)aralytic ini Columbia, Bowen, who ihld Chlelmstoni amid all h1er inteirests in his grip, is dead. Elliott, the smart est negro dlevelopea by a Reconlstrue tion Congress, Speaker of the House and( attorney genieral elect, is making a p)recarious living in New Orleans. Wright, the negro Justice of the Suplremne Court, is a dIrunkenl loafer iln Bean for t. Dun n, the comptroller-gen eral, is p)edlimng a p)atent glue ill Boston. HIardly Solomonls, the Jew financier and keeper of the State deposits, is possessed of a little bake-shop iln Kanl sas Citsv. Gurney, the county treas urer Of Charleston, is lonig since dead. Niles G. Parker, the manuipuilator of millionis of conversion bonds, keep,s a ittle muisic store inm Iniana:Ill, amid ekes out am living by lectulring oin temperaiice amid reliiomn. Governor Scott, since his trial tfor miurder, is 'broken ini liealh and( spirit, but is preitiv solid finman cial ly fromi the rise ofOhuio .voodlanids. 1 loge lives ini Ohio, anmd remiemibers (lie fait pickinmgs of the complt rolle, - eral's office with pleasure. Cass Car p)enter is a wreck ini Denver. Ex Chief .Justice Willard has drifted to WVashinigton, having beeni digested and rejectedl by his Democratic emnploj?ces of 187 6. 'f'he Irresistible JTudge '. J Mackey has also onened a lawv ofilec 'nl Wanshinigtoni. Cardoz,o, ex-State treasurer, and Swaihs, oince presidenlt of the Senate, look conltenlted withl clerkslips in the treaisury. Whittemore Is ini Massa chnsettis. Chiarlev Leslie, is as shifty mi Kanisas as ever~he was imn BarmnwellI counity. Kim ptoii, once "'fluamicial agent" of the State in WVall street, Is a seedyV looking fellow aimoing the curb stone brokers there. Pu~ffer, who once handlled the assets of the Bank of the State, comes to Washington oc casionally. nheneful, bnu- not rich. h thig rder = 0 willido,ogood work fur the-who e' peo. ple an recommend to you and- al. the farmers of the State to use it fheey. The address of one member of each fgmily iii the State should be filed there In order that reports, bulletius, publi cations, aeds plants fish A. &c., can be generally distributea. I eg. gest thut you make this a special order for some hour during your session that it may be fully discussed, and as well as it call be in the absence of its able and zealous commissioner who is prevented from being here as such, and as second officer of this Grange, by such calamitous affliction as is but rarely visited upon afamily. Offering my devotion to, and faith in, 'our Order and class as my apology for trespassing so upn your patience, allow me in conclusion to call you to the work before you: Work ilih "Faith, Hope, Charity and Fidelity1" Work! in "Peace, Love, and Harmo ny I" Work ! in yourselves, your wives and child ci, your people and country. May your session be pleas ant and profitable redounding greatly to your credit and to the welfare and prosperity of those you represent, and the whole people. The report c' the executive commit tee was receivedl and referred. The amendments proposed by the National Grange were submitted, as follows: 1. Amendment in reference to the meeting of the State Grange, giving to the State Granges the right to hold either annual or biennial sessions. 2. Amendment as to the time of meeting of the National Grange. 3. Amendment to Article XII. of the Constitution so that the article shall read as follows: "Sectarian or partisan questions will not be tolerated as sub jects of discussion in the work of the Order, and no political or religious tests for membership shall be applied. These amendmlnets were unanimous ly ratified. The usual standing committees were announced by the Master. A letter from Congressman D. W. Aiken, a Past Master of the State G'annge, was read, referring to co operation on the part of the firners in the p,urchase of supplies and agricul tural inplements. Referred to the committee on the good of the Order. Verbal reports were then called for froi the various counties represented in the Grange. The reports, taken as as a whole, show the condition of the subordinate granges to be satisfactory and progrc:-sive. The committee on the report of the executive committee submitted their report. It recommidi; 1. The sending of a lecturer to those portions of the State where the Order is lukewarm. 2. That the maaters of the subordi nate Granges use their efforts to in crease iii their respective Granges the circulation of the Uotton Plant. 3. That the matter of buying and selling through the Grange be left en tirely to the subordinate Granges until the State Grange may make some per im1anent arrangrement. There was some discussion on the subject of sending out a lecturer which ended ill the adoption of the following substitute: Resolved, That brethren members of this State Grange be requested to tnomiiate to this Grange suitable p .sons fromi each countyT to repr1esenlt the interests of tihe Order. All tihe other recoiimmendations were adop)ted1. Trhe executive committee submitted aL report recommnenidinig the recceptioni of thne report of Mr'. P. S. Felder, thne financial agent of' the Grange. Adopt od1. Mr. W. Kx. Thompson offered the following resolution, whlichi was adopt edI: R?esolved, That tIhe thanks of this State Grange are eminenitly due and aire hlerebv to liro. P. S. 'Felder, for tile zeal aind enlergy displayed ill his dluties as State Grange agent, and that tihe secretary be requested to commu nicate tihe sanme to Bro. Felder. A ballot for member of the executive commnittee to fill a vacancy, occasioned by the expiration of the term of Mr. B. IH. Massey, resultedl in the election of Mr. R. A. Love, of Chester county. Th'le following appointments 'were made under tile resolution providing for the appointmnent of personsi to rep resenit tihe interests of tine Order in tine various counties of' the State: Abbeville, A. M. Aiken, J. D. Fooshnec; Aiken, A. P. Butler; An dlerson, E. B. Murra.v, E. M. Rucker; Banw~ell, D. P. Sojournner; Charles toni, ,J. S. Porcher, b. L. Roche, A. BI. Rose; Chestertleld, F. M. Welch, J. D)ouglass; Chester, J1. K. HTenry; Clarenndon, J. M. Kunight; Colieton A. B. Steveins, B. G. Beniton ; D)arlinng ton, .J. N. Parrott ; Edgefleld, WV. J. Reedy ; Fairfield, .D. R. Feaster; Ker shnaw, W. F. Russel, S. 1R. Adams; Laurens, McNeil Simnpson ; Lancaster', B. S. Beckhamn, J. L. Stover; Lexiang ton, J. W. Drnehner; Marion, B. B. Mc White ; Marlboro, A. K. Parhnam' Newh,erry, J. Epting, R. 'T. C. Hutnter' Summner's; Sumter, .John S. ichlard son ; Ulnion, D). P. Duncan ; Willinans hurg, W. N. Gause; Yor'k, R1ev. D). Hlarrilson, Wim. Whyte, B. 11. Massey. A r'esolution was adopted r'equestimng the( apploimntees to report the result of~ their labor's at thieannual meeting of' the State Gr'ange. Onl motion of' Mr. J. W. Norris tine tie for tihe aninual meeting was hanved from tine first TJuesday to tine ir.st WVednesday in February. C'harles on was unmanimounsly 5electedl as the >lace of mneetimng. Th'le Grange then adjouirnied unntil ).30 a. mn. cnn Tlhursday, thne 7th iinst. Third D)ay. T1hne State Granunge r'eassembnhled( on PInunrsday miorni ng, thne 7thn in:st., WVor hy~ Maste'r Jiamnes N. Li pscomnb presidl ng., Th'e mninutes of the first dany's ession wvene r'ead amnd coin firmed. T1hne ainnual report of tine Secr'etary' V. WV. Holloway, was submitted. It tates that I'our (Granges have be'en on' ranized durling tine p)ast y'ear, viz: n'anny's Quarter, No. 395, Kershnaw ounity; Dumnfon'd, No. 396 Sunmter ounnty ; SprIng, No. 397, \Villiamins murg county ; Sarndis, No. 398, D)arling.. oin county. Thne followving Grainges nave been revived: Saluda, No. 90 abbeville; Sandy Rlivenr, No.33l Chesi er; Salkehathmle, No. 285i, Colleton; 4isbon, No. 197, D)arlfington ; Sandy irove, No. 367, and Lynnchburg, No. 77, Ken'shiaw; Pacolet, 131, Spartan ~m'g; McAbee's Acadenmy, No. 208, spartanburg. The Se cretar'y reports ilso that he has paid tc tine Treasurer minual dues, $759 49. Th le committee on flunance submitted heir report, which was ado pted. Mr. J. 0. Rilchards moe tha th Thi3truy won(ler uland o11y qulok I3l6P11tl d on earth luaes l4iwtlute euro of all UIod Di oat~, M:rufula, Sk.i Diseases and Ylumors, Olandula.. Swell!ngs, Tuml:orna, ry Tetter; Klluey0ouplaaet Old Uleors an"t Sroes, Sy philis hi all at. '* sr Eczcuna, Rheulnath:m, iereureal Pole01 - ";, one-thirt the time ver before kuown. Merit g?sl of ea"h b--ttle. lcard all slow, olt fogy re an' use cite bott of B. B. I1., and you will be th.:.. %ughly convin:ce of its rulglera power. sentd to Ii for uninpeachable tcstimouy, p. tow sanples Ot\ which are below. Or90ULA.. E Guaaad one of the most sclentlnuli phacnsU ti wowna large tiursery and vineyardl near Atl s a lad on his phaee who waVs curel of a tstubb,srt A of perfula with ol:estiaglo bottle of B. B. B. Wr Dian about the case. .BLOOD POISON. For several years I have been amicted with a. prust."nuced liteurablo case of Bilood Poison, attend. et witih ug;)" rutning sre:n lit my nose, on tnyarip* kitl btaty. I sput .54SO in gold for slow remodAW bf renown. tut"l ex'wrlenaetl phyltelans, withdt benefit 'Th1 use ut h.te.t of I1. i. ii. restored. toy appet!lc, hc.aet all tteers, imltparted strength. I g.tlne.I t1 1POrnds of IteM hi one month, and wa, pro notunc.ed cured. Z. A. CLA1,K, It. it. Engineer, Atlanta. KIDNEY COMPLAINT. For over six years I have been a terrible sufferer fron a trub:l.;.tonte kidney coanhtlaint, for the relief of which I l.avC :funt over$250 withost beneft; the lutst not. ,.-- t.1i renedeles proving failures. The use (.f onc 5s,nle ts>ttlse of B. B. i. has beent snarveluns, gui ns n-e relief than all other treat luent coinlinevi. It 1+ a qsek cure, while others, if they cure at all, are in io- .Itatant future. C. H. RUllEItTS, Atlanta Water Works. CATARRH. The CitIna and Qnconewar" Hlouse of McBride 4 Co., Ata:imta. N lerhap.; the lalge.t In the South. Mr . A... \ttliridle of th:.i- tira't 1,& been cured of c.t:a thl of t he nse oft Itt yca, rt .s.ntlig by the use of It. It !:., t! -te ry knowti tl:.eyt andltratlment , 1.1 f a. 1. . . . enlr.s eatarrih in a few weeks, a t .r It thful .tlui hai. fitled for ycars. Write to hIiit a.s.t I." -n all t t- facts. AN EDITOR. I lare ha-ev1 a1l111nwI Pi., irely cured of nasal catarrh fit s ;ti vcur- att."litig, ly:t it tila .of IS. I I. t"' 1 te( lit.ul y ";he-r retsuledies, bat niont nal Ii. at. it. It i.j a,1u-l csu're. witle otlhra ate slow. J. J. 11A Il)Y, .latr " News,"'ocvont, (Ia. Large ht. ; i.c. or t for 25.n)a. Expseed. .ll'')O i.LLt..L Cu., .iat.. NEW ADVERTISE1MENTS. OONSUMTION. I have a positiv1 remedy for the above disease Its use thousands or eases of woratlind and o[ tong anding have besn cured.In deed sost,ron uinyr a is ef caoy that I will send rfo) I 1S FREE. together with a VALUABLE TREATIMI on this dtseaae, to an Wfrr. .iiv .95rea p address. Any. T. Aar Newor. Iuskin's Wors. SlsAME AND LILI.tEs, paper to cents; clotht. 25 ents. CItOwN OF \ILD OLIN.VE, papter, 10 ceits; eloth, 25 eents. ETrlices OF Trlir: DusTr, paper, 10 eent:i;i cloth, 25 cents. SESAME AND Li LItEsa, CItOWN OF WID OtivE": and E,riiies OF Ta-i I)tsTr, inl on( volutne, hmlf Rutssia, red (edges, 50 cents. MODERN PAINTF,tS, STrONS: OF VENICE, etc., ill preparatlOn. Large catalogue free. .JOILN B. ALDEN, Publisher, 18 Vesey St., New York. iVOURE FITS! When I say outo I do not mean merely to stop them for a time and then have them return again I moan a radical cure. I have made the disoaseof FITS, EPI. LEPSY 01 PALLIN( SIOKNEBSaife-loag study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst oases. itocauee others have failed is no reason for notnow receiving a cure. Send at once for a Treatise anda Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Express and Postoffico. It. co nothin for a trial and I wilcuro you. waundr a. U. G. ROO'I,183 Pearl st., Now York. FFRE RE ENGINE Nearly as offec- nual expense~ tivsaasteam-E ~for repaairo. er; about one- Fo desrp third first cost, Ii'Ocircuar~ toad less than ~ withtetimno, one -tenth an- il,dra REMINGTON lII,drs AGRICULTURAL CO. ILION, New York CATA RIH. 'ELY'S ORIEAN BALMI. COLD INHED SE-NS)>FOlt CrltCU L A t. SOL,iny D)tit UooISTs El LY UlIOTI IElS, Druiggists, Owego5 N.Y. Jan 28.x4iw 21x2 AMRiS CHIEF STOMECHIC UA t.as irsutaal Slimedy forthe europ- of al lirg. bx nlu itS- as iOe-~ of$$ t tomsach ad 1mw. 55 r, ii D s ipren, ch.ora rus,ils l'o oly sInfian lae an, isas (i I p 'ir'va I r I sa.d yA h5 nn eammnso h tmc and taisa bation of thei 1:stsatinies or a chanuge NEUi'iRALIZINC CORDIAL Ta ass 5!aia:Pt :sl harmlss as Ihtekbiorry i aii 55o Oldalul wsiiiill nsot eni4.iI .:,. . -i-- 1:5] y resom menopdedi for Seunsleness a:d 'i'eetinag Cildren *ci. (M-on .and 1.s.gi.'s Sirectionson each bottlo. Pp ice ea:. asnd tz.oo. g.. St at; .5. .isr elt S afst lsap . . Sold by T HI EX0IiU.I) 10 2iimf CA L0, Solo hopr'tors, W.sS!. .i ...n.u U.SIH.A. 55:5. A ..r .i' l J ut ITTL) noo50K. FREE TO A LLQ a ofa bst vrieiesof aia,Gardeanad low. -hrsb, Amailf is~? .Tie-s.ill foOe saiDl,eela to 4)place. Wholesale and retal~ N NER u K I1IUSE UI LDING. .1.: NEl )EslISfONEU) AIIE PiltEI'A it. etl to fuiIshi Ostimtes. an11 to do0 all kinuls Jiousde Uuuidinug nSd C'arpenster Work. All wvork entrustepl to us wviIllihavo PROMPTr ATTENTION. Satilsfaiction (IUARANTEED.4 W. A. ROMEDY, W. II. SMIT H. W'innhsboro, South1 Cairol ina. Joe Woodruff-pratices shor1thlaniuIn a counthnroom I Philadelplhta, not so proftably as when holwas the king pin of the, legislative r hg as clerk of of the Senate and p. Sidcnt of the printing commti e. Neagle is a special agent of tof phBiolOfice, and las', but not leaat, Ilank Moses, the young native Goveruoi' in 1872, hay ng served his term for swindling ii the county prison of New York is now teaching the "rustlers" of keow Mexico some IWly tricks. Southern NeWsI ems. -The M. E. Church, South, inOi4li Carolina has 72,260 white communi. cants. -The damage by the floods in the vicinity of Wheeling, Va.. is estimated at $6,000,000. -Recent rains have raised the James river, and disastrous consequences are apprehended. -The New Orleans people are mak. lug great preparations for the carnival whlich promises to be a grand afair. -James Graham, a New Orleans lawyer, aged 5t, shot and killed his wife and then out his own throat. -Four car-loads of Winnsboro granite blocks have been received in Wilmington for paving the streets. -Augusta is full of colored men and women seeking employment. Some of them come fYotn South Carolina. -At Chattanooga Tenn., the Uni versity of the Methodist Church was dedicated on Thursday with imposing ceremonies. -The Port Royal and Augusta and Knoxville Railroads are making con nection through Augusta, so as to run through from Port Royal to Green wood on their own tracts. -Very few people in Aigusta are speculating on Wall stree , notwith standing the enticing view it presents at present. The experience of two years ago, when nearly a million dol lars was sunk in* stocks and cotton, will serve as a lesson for some time to come. --The Texas ncprroes claim that they are entitled to thirteen of the twenty six delegrates from that State to tfhe Chicago tonvention, and intend to do mand it, and that the collector of Gal veston, who is working for Authur, will not be allowed to rule things in the State Republican Convention. ---George B. Loring, of Texas, now in England, representing the Texas Investment Company, has sold a large amount of ranch property situated in four adjoining counties on the Double Mountain fork of Brazos River for $2,500,000. This is said to be the larg est property transaction ever made. -Col. R. D. Boykin was murdered on Wednesday near Rehoboth, Wilcox county, Alabama forty miles from Selma. It is said that two negroes, who have been arrested, contssed that they shot him in the back from the yard while he was walking into his house. It is also said that they Were paid $35 each Ih a white lman to conuit t he dleed. -The Memphis jury in the case of l'at llaley, a youn'.- Irishulau charged with killing Alex. I)Unilp, :n aged Iegro, lhst suinm1er b v ellttlin" his thIiroat wilthI a bu11tcher kiife, ret irnedl a verdict at no0on onl Fridlav ot' not guiilty. Th'lis wans llalev's see~old trial, le hav ing been con victed of~iurder in' thle first diegree, but a new iacl was grant ed oni a l aw technaicallv y. Whien the jutry to-day anniiouniced 'heir ver diic, in a bodly .1 udtge Greeni reimarkedl fliat it was a perfect 1 urprIi se t lie Courti anid a di sgrauce and( iniilt to anly civilized conunity ii . le had th'e .lury polled and thieiri inimes spread upon01 the in i ites, withi illstruct ions liat t hey be neve r ag'aini so uioiied as juriors ini his Couirt. Iliabilt lual Cos~ t Iieess. Si, inaiy pwrsonis suffrer withi habitual Costiveness. A do(Se of Noinani 's N etatral iziing ( ordial af(ter ea(ch iieal Iwill braeak up the inost St tibb,orii case. It gives t one to the stoiniachi thereby stimnulatiiig the liver to healthy action. * -Dr. J. L. M. Currv, au-ent for the Peabody edlucationlal fu'uni, d tonated tile sum of thirteen hundred (dollars to the graded schIools of Charlotte. B. B. II. This is tile concentrated 11100d Pur-itie that saves time an(d money by its ise-becauise it $1res nlootd Poisons in the quic-kedt tine on ie cord. It cuires Scrofuma in thity <laysw the k-iduzeys rolieved ithl one bottle, Hiereditamry TFaint of children remnov:d wilth 01ne bottIe, Skin U)iseases and Erluptions cured with two bottles. 83 phils or all stages cured undler sixt.y days. iOlehh bot.t,l proves Its wontierful value. Large bottles $1. Drulggist,s sell it. $1.50 spent for )Ienkocine will mire any case of (G. and 0. wIthin forty-eight, hours, without, loss of time, chanige of dIet or any internal remedy. --Alexander Doyle, tile sculptor, of New York, has finished the bronze statue of General Lee, intended to be p)laced in a public park ill Newv Orleans, and( the statuie was shipped southward 0on Saturtdayv. Another County Heard From. Mr. W. D). Garrison, a prolmaient lanter of Andersonl counIty S. C., says lie has used Noriniain's Neutralizing Cordial ill his famii ly ando it has provedl eflicaciousx in every ini stanee lhe hadl occasionl to, try it. T1his is the verdict from mnany, and( a trial wvill coni vineCC yout that it is a good remiedly. * -A terrible tragddy was enactedl [m the main street of Hot Springs, Ark., on Saturday mnoring. At about 11 o'clock three brothers nlamed Frank, Jack and WVilliam Flynn were pro' eceeding home in a hack. A party of seven meni armed wvithl double-bariel (hot-gunls and Winchester' rifles step pedl fromI the~ door- of a saloon and )penled flre. The Flynns, were armed, jut the attlack w:is totally unexpected. Jack Flynin w as shaot throughl the fore acand by a ball fromi a Winchester rifle ind died ill a few tninutes. William vas shot through the breast and the younid wvill pr-obably prove fatal. 'ranik received a shiot throngh the hiandl, nflicting a slight wonnd. Frank h all, he driver of thle hlack, was shot thrloulgh lie nleck, and died shortly3 aftewafrds. lobt. Iiargravc, a by-standeri, was shlot bhroughi the breast, and will probably lie. J1. HI. Craig, a prominent 1lum-1 iermnan, received a charKe of buckshot' ,hroughl the back, and his conition is ,onidered precariouis. The difficulty >riginiated sonic weeks ago in aii effort >f Fraink Flynn to prie vent onie Doran roim openinlg a gambling hoeuse. 1t0 mlminated at the time by Poran inak ng a cowardly attempt to assassinate [lynin, failing in which he fled the city. le retuirned a few nights ago, biut ["lynnl was unlaware of hius presenicein the city until tile fatal volley opened in him. The seven men who did the shooting were arrested, and, are now Ln Jnil.