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I VOL. XV1 PICKENS, S. C., rf'lJ7IISD)Iy, AUGaUST 11187NO 4.
A G14JAT U/ATII1IING NEARI li'
CITY OF S'ARtAN13U1tG
Tho Weatlor at First Iatuspiclou+s, but
the Skies Brighton at Last--The Iu:igua
rail Ceronionies--A Partial List of the Ex
laibits--other Matters of Interest.
The Inter-State Farmers' Summer Eu
campment was duly inaugurated at
- Spartanburg on Tuesday, the 2nd inst.
The bad weather naturally diminished
the crowd at first in attendance, but
when the hour for opening arrived there
was a goodly crowd in tho pavilion pro
vidod for their accommodation.
At 12 o'clock the Lion. John W.
Wofford called the meeting to order.
The stage was occupied by the following
named gentlemen: N. F. Walker, of
Spartanburg, the ltev. 11. Ir. 1eid, the
Hon. J. W. Woflord, 1)r. C. B. Flcming,
Col. A. P. Butler, the Hon. 11 S. edon,
of Colleton, T. .. Moore, of Spartan
R burg, the lion. 1). Rt. Duncan, of 1par
hinburg, Mr. B. L. loche, Prof. 1). A.
DuPre, J. H. Montgomery, B. F. Mlont
gomery, ono aged farmer from T1.'exas,
and other distinguished citizens.
4 Owing to some error Bishop 1)niian,
who had been selected to deliver the
opening prayer, did not arrive until
after the opening of the proceed hgs.
The prayer was, therefore, ofl'ercd up by
the ltv. 11. H. Reid, of lteidville.
It is estimated that the audience num
bored not less than two thousand per
sons, among whom were a very large
contingent of ladies, chiefly from bpar
tanburg.
Upon motion of Mr. John W. Woi' rd,
who statei that tti(' was no likelihood
of the presence of ite commissioners
from the four other States, Capt. N. F.
Walker was called to the chair.
In a:'=uming the chair Capt. Walker
delivered a short and stia ring addre.:, in
which he pledgcd himself to furtla-r in
every possible way the objects o1 the
Encampment. lie also introduced the
Ion. 1). 11. Duncan, who bad been
choion to deliver the address of welcome.
Mr. Duncan addrersed the meeting. as
follows:
TIE INAUPOInAL ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I have
he honor, in the name of all citizei.s of
'partanburg county, to bid you a warlm
welcome to this Eneampmlent.
We sincer ly hope that the dclihera
tions and discussions which will occupy
the days of your sojourn here may be
marked by great good to all who par
ticipate and to all who witness your
labors. May your gathering be accem
panied in its influence and praet'o.il
'-silts with the largest a'
dent information r
arts and work of t.
you' represcnt. b.. - .
and prosperity rest.
Always the largest contributor to the
happiness of the people at home, igri
culture has made this, the greatest of re
publics, renowned abroad for its ecoiatri
buti".ns to the sustenance and con fort
of .he millions of other lands. if the
parsuit of knowledge, the labors of the
workshop, the whirl of the factory
W': ,els, the busy indistrie' .?nd conmter
cial interests- by land r.,d sea, lag and
languish, it is only 1ecause the valleys
are not covered ov r with corn, because
there is no fatneF in the pastures, be
cause the cattle do not rejoice upon the
hills and the earth fails to yield her in
crease.
We are the more rejoiced on this occa
sion because of the evidence we have of
the awakening and awakened interest in
your avocation, which i'ow seems to be
t.akinag in impo.rtance precedenice of all
other questions. How shall thet largest
intelligence andl the most reliable x
perimental knowledge be invoked and
enforced in behalf of tending this gar
deni of earth, which was delivered to the
first, farmer of creation with the com1
} mand to keep andit dress it- proposi
tioninot new, indeeCd older than all oth
lers of yt strange to say, it has5 now
esofintelligence, pressmig anid puash
than any of' those things which conan.d
the time and talents of men.
W\hilo it is true that the agriculture of
this extensive c3ountry is conducted (on a
scale unknown in ancienlt 01 in~ modernl
times, yet in these importhnt depart
meats of kniowledgo we are singularly
9deficient. No other field hllrds out a
mocre inviting prospect to the diligent
and the enterprisinag, a liteo-wairk which
Jeay fill tihe noblest ambition. Tihe ao is
no closed door to the followers of this
art. As illustrated from the (lays of
George Washington down to) the sunceess
of the poor1 farmer's boy of tihe Valley
of Virginia with his reaper, endowinag
iseminIaries, orphasns' hlomes anld univer
aity p)rofessorshlips, there is no tenaporal
interest of humanity whichl exceed(s in
importancee thlat of your pulrsuit, and all
others it has1 outlived. "It survives
Turk and Tim and (Goth." Upon it the
merchant and miechanlic, the bench ind
bar and tile toruim and camp depend.
Indeed, as hae been isaid: 'The 11lcCessi
ty of this art is evident, sinlce this can
live without all othac r5, 1md( nao one other
w.ithout this. The principles (of it he
nag the principles of all nature, car'th,
.waiter, air and the suin anid the sea, it
"omprehends of phlilosophy more than
mny one profession, art or science in tile
world besides."
Let m1e call your aittenltion to what an
atble essayist w rote two hundred years
ago. lie said: "Who is there among
our gentry that does not enter-tafin a
dlancing-master for his clhHron as soon
as they are able to walk, but didl ever
any father provide a tutor for his son
to instruct him betimles in the naiture
and improvement of that hld he intend
ed to leave lhim?" Thlat is a sulperfluity
and thus a great (defect ill our manner of
education, aind thierefo e I could wish
(but cannot in1 thlese times much hopo to
see it) that one college in each universi
ty were erected andi appropriated to this
study, as well as they are to mecdioine
and the civil lawv. 'lhcre would be no
need of making a body of scholars and
fellows with certain endowments. It
would suflice, if aifter the mannaer of
stalls in Oxford, there were only four
* professors consatituted to teach thes<o
four parts: Fmrst. Motionl and all thaingl
relating to it. Seccond. Pasturage.
Third. Gardens, orchards, vineyards and
woods. Fourth. All parts of rural
economy, which would contain the gov
ernment of bees, swine, poultry, decoy
birds, &c., togother with the sports of
the field and domestic conservation and
uses of all that is brought in by indus
try abroad. The busincs3 of thoso pro
fossor4 should not be as is commonly
practical in other art8, to read pompous
and superficial lectures out of Virgil's
Ucorgics, Pliny and Varo, but to in
struct their pupils in the whole method
and course of this study, and the con
tinued accession of scholars upon a
moderate taxation for their diet, lodging
and learning would be a sullicient col
stant revenue for the maintenance of the
house and professor$, who should be
men not cleverer for the ostentation of
critical literature, blut for solid andt ex
perimenttal knowledge of the things they
teacl.."
To these thoughts, two hundred and
thirty years old, little of value has been
added on the lart of those who have
essaed to write and speak much upon1
this all important matter. Th wonder
is that so much has been concieved, so
little has been achieved.
'Te first agricultural society incor
porated in America was that established
in South Carolina in 1785, called ''The
Society for the Promotion of Agricul
ture," stating that its objects included
the institution of a farm for experiments
in agriculture and the importation and
distribution of foreign productions suit
ed to the climate of the State.
He who was first in the hearts of his
countrymen, in almost his last utterances
to them, with prophetic earnestness
urlicd upon the founders and representa
tivos of the young republic this great
matter of agticultural education as; one
of the foremost demands of the times.
The national interest and importance of
his language is in proportion. As the
nation advances in population and other
circumstances of maturity, this truth be
comes more apl)areut and renders the
cultivation of the soil more and more an
object of public patronage. Institutions
for promoting it grow up supported by
the public purse, and to what object can
it be dedicated with greater propliuty?
This species of establishment contributes
doubly to the increase of improvement
by stinulahting enterprise and experi
ment, and by drawing to a common
centre the results everywhero of intdi
vidul skill and observations and sprend
ing then thence over ti IC whole nation. e
Experience hlath slhownt that they are
very cheap inustrmenetits of immen e na
tional benefit. A few years afterwards
the founder amd great apostle of the
I)emocracy, in his distinguished inau
gural, speaking of good government,
placed int the circle of our felicities the
onco' ngement of agriculture and com
muercu as its haLdmfnaid, a well disciplined
militia, our bes reliance in peace and
for the first moments of war, and we
welcome them to-day as one of the
.Jeffrsonliai ):atforml planks in recogni
't that the tillers of the
y, as its defenders, when
come the heroes of the field
. will not trespass fullther upon your
time, upoM more interest inlg exercises.
Allow me to repeat the cordial saluta
tions of t,he comnittee and people whom
I repr sent. )esiriug to do all in ft ir
power to till the days of your sojourn in
our midst with the fullest enjoyment
an1d profit, we feel ruro that in the
pr'eplrattion of the second Encampment
experience will eliminate very much of
what we are conscious are the imperfec
tions and shortcomings of this, the first.
AN ESSAY ON nlWS.
The only other address delivered dur
ing the day was that of Mr. '1'. J. Moore,
of Spaltatnburg. ''Bee culture'' was the
subject of his essay. Mr. Moore Ireated
his subject from a p)ractical standpuint
and in au eminently enttriaining nma i
ner. .1eI illustrated his methods i
culture by his own paterft hives and
combsw, which aire of easy construction,
and canu be made at a very elight ex
pen mse.
Mr. Moore's address closed the speCak
ing of the day, upon which the meeting
adj ounedi.
vIEW INo TnEL A'1TiAe'TioNS.
After the speaking the crowd anuised
amnd entertained themselves by visiting
the stores of the mer'chanits on the
grounds, the State exhibit and the art
gallery onl the seconmd floor of the
pavilion. 'The State exhibit 'was cnm
pilete inl all its inetails, conitaiing speci
mens of every thiug prioduced or raised
ini the State. it was tilled with visitors.
Th'le a it gallery conitails exhibits of
painting and crayon work, sculpture,
fancy needle and quiltinmg. The greater
part of the work in p)aintinlg is by Miss
Aliceo Dimcan and Mrs. (iwynn, of Spar
tanbunrg. T1hcre is also a fine display of
pastelles by Miss Mildred Scaife, of
Union. Among the contribu)tors are
Miss Carrie .1umncan, Miss Ellie Lee, and
Miss Mildred Thmomipson. T1here is ailso
somec creditable work in sculpture by
Mr. 0. A. Walden, of this county.
The art gallery also contains exhibits
oif organs and pianos b~y Mr. TIwitty.
.1i'ho west end is filled with machinery
exhibits from Wilson & Rykar, of Abbe
yille; C. P'. Popp)enhim, Of Charleston,
and D). W. Moore, of this city. Among
the most energetic exhibitors on the
grounds is Mr. George McMastor, of
MIuMaster1 & (ibbes, of Cohiunblia, who
have a large display of sgriciltural ma
elhinery, such as Van Winkle gins, Bar
bmour cotton seed crushers, D)eering
mnowersi, hay rakes, kc.
Til MILITAHIv coNT11NooENT.
Owing to the (delay of the train on the
Spa):rtanhumIrg, Uniioni and Columbia and
the Air inie, only the following compa
nies arrived the first day: The Sumter
Giuards, 27 men, Caipt. Simceon HIyde;
the Manning Guards, 27 men, Capt. A.
Levy; the Fort Motte (Guards, 23 men,
(Japt. R. M. Clafy; the Edisto Rifles, of
Orangoburg, 26 men, Capt. 0. M. D)antz
ter, and the Newberry Riiles, 15 men,
Capt. 0. L. Schumpert. The Morgan
Rifles, of Spartanburg, Capt. E. Bacon,
were also in camp).
Among the distinguished officers pres
ent wore Adjt. Ocn. iBonhian, B.rig. GJen.
R. N. Richbourg, Col. 11. L. Farley,
Col. WV. C. McGowan, of the Governor's
talY; Capt. J1. L. Perrin, of Abbeville',
ide-dn-cam,p to G1eni. Richb)ourg, and
31. Gieo. K. Wright, of Columbia.
There aire one hndred and twenty
fonr tents now on the grounds. These
vere securedl by Geni. Honhiam from the
valdepartment, andI although shippee
(rom I hiladelphia onily a icW. day agao
says that Col. Luddington, through
whom the tents were obtained, acted
with commendable promptness in re
spouse to telegraphic requisitions upon
him.
(ion. Richbourg issued special orders
to company captains, instructing thorn
to assume command and arrange for
guard duty.
More About the Gathering.
As the weather cleared up, the crowd
increased in size, so that on the second
day of the Encampment the estimated
number present was over (,000.
North Carolina was well represented,
there being present farmers from Polk,
Iienderson and Rutherford counties.
Most of these are encamped out in the
groves that surround the Farmers' City.
hey brought 'ith them all their do
riestie ulpedinenta and prepared for a
day of indefinico length, if necessary.
i'Lere was also a large increase in the
itteldanco from all parts of this State,
mnd sl)ecially from Charleston and the
ow-country, there being prominent and
epresentativo )lanters from all the sea
stands, Berkeley, Barnwell, 11ampton
and Colleton counties.
There was a big crush under the pavil
on when the usual morning meeting was
alled to order. All the seats wore occu
icd, and the crowd overflowed in all
lirections beyond the limits of the
,.Uilding. The lion. J. M. Walker pre
;ided over the exercises, which were
)poned with prayer by the Rev. J. M.
Reid. Among the distinguished guests
tt the Encampment, other than those
)reviously noted, were the Ion. ,J. J.
flcuphill ald Superintendent of Ed uca
ion J. H. Rice, who were invited to
eats upon the stage.
TI SI'EE( tEs.
The first ad.ress at the morning ses
ion was delivered by Stato Chemist
PLhilip E. Chazel on the subject general
y of the official inspection of fertilizers
-the principles which underlie it and
he practical difliculties which stand in
he way of a recognition of its value by
ho farmer.
The second address was delivered by
Jol. A. P. Butler, State Commissioner
)f Agriculture, who prefaced his remarks
>y congratulating the Grange upon the
uccess of "this great meeting." lie said
hat it had probably surpassed in num
>ers and in work of practical value to
>lanlters any similar gathering that has
iver been hold in South Carolin. He
;onsidered the present success of the
Cncamprient the most convincing proof
)f its permanence as an institution.
Jol. Butler's address was devoted to the
Iiseussion of the bars to the progress of
he farmer. ie denied that the farmers
)f the Stuto are being imlpoverished by
wything emanating from the executiv-e,
egislative, or judicial branches of th.
3tate Government, and that if there
vere anything that it could ho promptly
removed. Summing up, Col. Butler
iuggested as remedies for present ditli
,ultics the diversity of crops, the practice
;f rigid economy, the improvement of
the tenant system, more iudependence
)f factors and merchants, intelligent use
f commercial fertilizers, improved
netlhods of agriculture, and the use of
nproved implements.
'Tho next address was that of the lion.
1). P. )uncan, who regretted the ab11
enee of Col. Lipscomb, who was, as he
;ai(1, the originator of and prime mover
n the enterprise. President I)uncan's
peeclh was devoted principally to a dis
ussion of the best methods of educating
armers and farmers' children. It was a
arefully prepared essay, of which it
would be impossible to give ii a para
raplh or two an intelligent idea.
After the above address closed there
was a stock show, and the State agricul
:ural exhibit occupied the attention of
ho visitors until the afternoon session.
Governor Richardson attended the
fleeting and was of course called upon
or a speech. lie was introduced
elicitously by*Mr. N. 1". Walker, upon
which (Goverii'or Rtichardson respondedI,
songrat ulating the State Grange up on
bhe splendid attendance and expressing
ho hope that with each returning E~n
samnpment its piroportions wonuld in
Mrease, and that the farmers, of whom lie
wvas p)roudl to he onie, woul receive in
:ho coining years the full benefits of the
anterp)rise. ( A pplauise.|
T1he ifon. ,). ,J. Hiemphill, in response
Lo a call, delivoredl a humorous and
Laking little spchCl, which was repeated
ly cheered anid applauded.
Secretary Ludwig, of the North Caro
lina State Grange, addressed the meet
ing on the suhject of what the North
UJarolina State Grange was docing.
oTHlEl FEAT'i:REs.
The feature of the outdoor sports on
Wednesday was the opening game of1 t he
baise ball toiurnamient b)etweeni the
Orangeburgs and the Spartans. The
game was witLessed b)y about four huni
dred persons, all of whom were com
fortably seatedI on the grand stand1. Thle
followinug were the batteries: Orange
burg, .littrel, p)itchier; Lightfoot, catch
er. Spartanburg, Th'lomp)son and Smuith,i
struck out eight, men, Smith four,
Thompson three. Th1le game resuultedl ini
i. vietory for Orangeburg by a score of
I) to 7. Oilicial scorer, Kohin. Ump)lire,
Jfennings.
Thle result of the glatss iml tourina
ment was in favor of the Newberry team.
Th'le scores and the comp)eting clubs are
as followvs: Newberry, :33; Walterboro,
32; Glenn Springs, 3t); Spartanburg No.
I, 211; Spartanburg No. 2, 29. Theli three
prizes were: Newborry, $50; Walterboro,
$30; (Ilenni Springs, 820.
THlE MIILITARtY UiGL.
T1he first brigade drill was commxainded
by Goen. Richubourg, C apt. E. B icon
officer of the (lay.
T1he following complanies participated:
Sum1ter Guards, Edisto Rifles, Fort
Motte Guards, (l reeniville (hua rds, Ibut ler
Guards, tho Morgn Rifles andl Nowberry
Rifles.
The parade was witnessed by a very
large concourse, andl was performied in a
manner credlitab)lo to the military oif this
State. An insp)ection of the Morgan
Rifles was held b)y Adjt. (Gen. Bonhlama.
Among the exhibits of machinuery
which were laiced ini p)oiti o u Wdnes
day were the Eagle Screw batlinug press
of I". WV. Wagener & Co., Chark st(ii,
-i. C'.; Wood's. harvesting machin. ry, of
I avsick Fails, N. Y., and the e:xhib,it of
hie Il'iedmont wagiii factory. (of Hicko
y, N. C.
Avryiterestinig feature of the En
capmnt wasi the kirme-s and flag dlril:
at the court.house, given uinder the
A QUEER CREATURE.
COLI) AN) SHIVEJ{INO IN MII)SIM
MERt--VAlM AS A lItITTEI{
Vhen tio lloak Vlinter Comes--.)can
Iocoet Tclls of the 'eeulliarilties of lIlis
P'hysical M,ake-up--A 1'uzzle to All the
Sclentiste.
WABAsII, Isu., July 24.-The people
of Wabash will not soon forget tho awful
heat of last Saturday and Sunday, when
the brassy skies looked down upon the
white limestone which glowed in the hot
sunshine and sent up currents of heat, if
anything more unbearable than the
burning rays that descended from above.
On the evening of that sweltering Sat
urday your correspondent met a being
so strange and out of haruony with his
surroundings that a repctition of his
wonderful story cannot fail to interest
the reader, even though that reader may
take no thought of its scientific phase,
which, if it has a counterpart in the
whole world of experience, is unknown
to the writer. Just at dark, the writer,
as ho was passing the Wabash depot,
trying in every possiblo way to keep
cool, noticed a large-sized man standing
near the depot building, apparently just
arrived on an incoming train. Io looked
liko a laboring man, and would not have
attracted attention anywhere except for
one thing: lie was dressed in heavy win
ter clothing, such as no sane man would
have worn with the thermometer at 9(;
degrees, as it was then. Was he an in
valid, whose blood was too thin and poor
to be aflected by the terrible heat, in
common with his fellows? He was too
vigorous and healthy-looking, and that
theory had to be abandoned. Was he a
tramp, whose wardrobe did not afford a
hot weather suit? He did not look like
a tramp; besides, he had on surplus
clothing, even to an overcoat that he
might have carried. Ie did not look
heated. On the other hand, he had
much the appearance of a man chilled
and suflering with the cold. His over
coat collar was turned up about his ears
zrd his hands wore thrust deep into his
pockots. The correspondent had not
watch him long until ho grew curious
and concluded to investigate the phe.
nomenon. lie accordingly took a posi
tion near the stranger and remarked,
while he fanned himself vigorously with
his straw hat: '"'ris warm to-night."
''So they tell me," replied the man in
broken English, with a mixture of
French; ''1 do not know."
"But you certainly do not have to be
told that it is hot to-night," said the cor
respondent, who was faintly sus)ieiouIs
that the stranger was trying to "guy"
him. A closer inspection, however,
showed him that the man was not slfier
ing from heat, warmly as he was dressed,
for there was not a particle of perspira
tion about him. "I have not boon warm
since last winter, except when I was by
a warm stove or in bed," said the strang
er in a serious tone that banished the
idea that lie was joking.
"'Mine is astrange caie," lie ctntinued.
"Would you care to hear it; it is not
long?"
"I should certainly like to hear the
history of a man who is not warm
to-night, dressed as you are in heavy
woolens," said your correspondent.
"Well, then, I was born forty-two
years age this month in a northeru
province of France, in Aleace, of peasalnt
parcntage. There is nothing in my his
tory that is of interest, but there is
something in me that has interested
many-a peculiarity that has puzzled
science, and is without a piarallel in the
whole world, so far as 1 know or have
ever heard. The p)euliarity 3 nsists ini
the fact that when others are wvarmn I amn
cold1, and vice versa. I shiver with cohul
under a hot July sun, and swelter with
heat amid the snows of winter. i\ly name
is Jean Rlocet, and my fatheri was a
laborer in a brewery in Alsace, and1 1uha
a la'-go family, of which I was the
youngest, excep)t one, a sister, who was
bor-n three years later. None of my
brothers or sisters piossessed miy lpecu
hiarity. My mother first disco,vered that
I was not like other children wheni I was
about cne year and1 a half old, before I
can myself rememiber. My parents and
the neighbors were greatly puizzled at
the phenomena, but not more so fIlum
were the scientific men who e-xaminied
mie in later years. 1 was the wonder of
our neighborhood as I grew up, for
wvhilo other children in winter went
abiout ini he(avy woolens, and shivered
with col at tht, I played b)y the road
side weering thin sunmmer clothinig, whilfe
my body was flushed with heat anil miy
facen suised with pierspiration. Wheni
summer canie again, andl birds sang, anid
the sun11's fiere rays buat uipon the whiite
roads of Alsace, an may little comlpaniionls
frolicked upon01 the green swvard and
waded the brook, I cried with the col
and( soughit warmth indoors. The seasonus
were just reversed1 for me."
"it when youi toiichied the i.e anid
sno0w, were they not cold to you ?" was
asked.
"'Yes, as they would be to you ini the
summer time. The frozen gr-ouind, too,
was cold, but the icy atmuospher-e thjat
swep)t over it wats stifling to mei as
sirocco. WVhat was most pieculfiar, per
haps, was the fact that th'e lower the
thermometer sank, the wvarmier I got, andli
the higher it arose the colder it seemed
to rue. To prove to you that it was not
imagination with me, feel of my hand,"'
said the stranlger-. The scribe touched
it. It was as cold as ice, and the merc-e
ry stood att 90f degirees.
"lived in Alsace uintil about ten yearus
ago, when I caime to this couni ry to
work at miy trade, that oIf a stonie-euutterl.
I livedl in Jer'isey City iiutil a few days
ago, wheni I started WVest. 1 ma11 lun
marriiedl, and( have never=had a sick day
in my bi:e. 'That i5s my hiistor-y and(, a'r,
you slee, luevenitful enough, except for
this pieculiatrity in my phy sical manke0-up1,
which turnls wint<.r inito suunnelUr aind
oalmy sununclir inito drlead( winter."
"Buit can you think of no0 explanationi
for this phenmu'uenon ? What dto scientific
mien say of it?'"
"Nothing that is inot guiess-work. It
is said thut a few days before I was born
the hot July weather in Alsacue was
b)rokenl inl upon1 b)y a severe storm, iln
wvhiich the elements itere strangely
mixed. Thuinder and lightning, coml
bmed with hail and even snow, swept in
a furious torrent over Alsace, and c-on
tmrued for moe than twn-fo.. hours
auspices of the Helen Chalmers Literary
Association. The court room was a
scene of brilliant decoration. The booths
wore presided over by young ladies in
various national costumes. The attend
ance was particularly large, as the affair
was given for the benefit of Spartan
burg's favoritos, the Morgan Rifles. 'The
flag drill was executed by the following
young ladies as sponsors for the com
panies: Sumter Guards, Miss Ernestino
Heinitsh; Fort Motto Guards, Miss
lleina Allen; Morgan Rifles, Miss Nellie
Elford; Butler Guards, Miss Fannie
Blake; Greenville Guards, Miss H. Em
erson; Manning Guards, Miss Clarico
Colton; Edisto 1illes, Miss Mildred
Thompson; Laurens Guards, Miss Carrio
McMakin; Newberry Rifles, Miss Helen
McMakin; llichland Volunteers, Miss
Bessic Means; North Carolina troops,
Miss Sady IIardy; South Carolina, Miss
Helen Russell; Georgia, Miss E. B.
Chase. The flag company was under
command of Capt. E. Bacon, the uniform
being a blue skirt and body with white
trimmings, and black felt hats with
black plumes. The evolutions of their
gallant military sisters wro largely
cheered by the various companies pres
ent.
It is estimated with every show of rea
son that ful!y 10,000 peoplo passed
through the streets of the Farmers' City
on Thursday. Certainly there appears
to be no limit to the energy displayed
by the farming classes in the endeavor
to at least visit the Encampment. '1'here
are instanoes of men, women and chil
dren who walked from fifteen to twenty
miles doring the night to reach the city.
Taking the Encampment all in all, it is
something novel in South Carolina, and
some of the old men say that it has been
the first time in this State that a success
ful effbrt has been madc to attract and
hold together for such a length of time
so many thousands of the farming class.
There is, indeed, no telling how long
the multitudes will remain in camp, for
they have come well provided for any
emergency. The woods around the city
ro alive with men, women and chidren,
some of them having found ace -nmoda
tions in the wagons and others sleeping
out under the open sky, which for the
past two days has been >articularly
favorable.
TIE LAs DT.1VS.
As to the character of the crowd it is
possibly4he most motley that has over
come together in South Carolina. All
clas:)s are represented and the visitor
can see almost everybody from the
Governor of the State to the bootblack
from the neighboring rival city. The
plain country girl and the belles of
(aff'ney City, Laurens, Union, Spartan
burg, Greenville and other centres of
fashion are to be found indiscriminately
mixed in the crush at the art gallery, or
in the pavilion, or in the State building
rooms, or in the inter State booth of the
Women's Christian Temperanco Union,
where iced waters and tracts are dis
pensed with equal liberality. This booth,
by the way, is one of the prettiest
structures on the grounds and was erect
ed under the direction of Mrs. W. K.
Blake, the president of the local union.
The morning session began at 10
o'clock, 'residcut Duncan in the chair.
This day had been devoted to the exer
cises of the State Agricultural and Me
chanical Society. The president invited
all the farmers to visit the fair next fall.
An instructive essay was read by Mr.
John F. Townseud, the well known stock
raiser and cotton planter of Edisto island,
on the future of the sea islands. A great
many of the points made were all of a
revelation to the up-country farmers.
The next address was by Mr. E. T.
Stackhouse, of Marion, on experiments
with the cotton plant. ''he deduction
being that the farmer who makes a living
at home, and makes cotton a surplus
crop, is generally solid and safe.
TIhen came ani interesting discussion of
the qluestion wvhether it pays the farmer
to substitute cotton seed meal for his
cotton seed as a fertilizer. Among the
spieakers were Chancellor ,Johnson, of
Marion, Messrs. M. IL. IDonaldson, of
G ;reenville, Hiolleyman, of O)rangeburg,
and WN. Jieninings, of Berkeley, wvho
miainitained thme negative of the question.
The a flirmaot ive was unsuccessfully argued
by Mr . P'eterkin, of O)rangeb,urg.
ThIIis inauigurationi of general dlebate
has been looked upon01 by the p romoters
of the enterprise here as the beginning
of t lhe practical sch ool work and oductation
of the farmer, and will be developed with
woinderfujl results at future encamplments.
(C-l. W. I). Evans, of Marlboro, readl a
lutpe(r (on the duty of thme farmer as a cit
izenm and as a legislator. Mr. I . K.
N orris, of Anderson, discused ini a very
aide iaper the necessity of diversified
agriculture. Experiments with the corn
plant, by Mr. B. F. P'erry, of Gireenville,
contained many suggestive p)oinlts and
brought about nother experience meet
ing, the deba)iters being Capt. C. Pektty,
of Spartanbu)lrg, 21essrs. C. I )ixon and1(
A. Mellee, of (Grenville, C. Turner, of
Sp artanburlg, and II. T1. 1 lawloy, of J)ar
huigton. The session closed with an
excellent andl hu morous speech by Col.
J1. (1. McKiissick, of Union,
Frniday was '"Governor's (lay." T1hie
opeming address bieing mfadoe by Gov.
Richlardlson. A mong the other addresses
was one ont the subject of signal service
in it.s bearings onm agriculture, b)y Capt.
RI. Graham, of the 1'. S. Signal service.
Camp was broken and tihe inilitary
com)1panies retu rned hoine Satur~day.
.(03, Of1 Is sn4I1ke ain(il i l'Ig.
,Jasp er IBryanm, living out onm the river,
east of town, relates a remarkable inmei
dendt b)etw(een a pig of his and a rattle
snake. A tine sow and pigs ulsed to go)
in the river sw~ainy, and freqluenmtly the
Sow would appear for her slops with one
pig short, which so w,orried friend
lIryan that he ntusteredl his forces and
went in seareh of the1( cause of the ab
sfenc(e of the pigs. lie hadl not been in
the swanmp long b efoie lhe w,as startled
by the pecu liar sound1( of the rattles, and
uponi inivesitigationi found that a snake
had swallowed a pig, but the little
grunter, inot being satisfied with the
eon1nniementt, 11ad actually kic1ied its feet
through the belly of the snake and was
walkimg abiout trying to find its way out
of the woods, with its head still unclosed
in tin lower part of the snake's 1body.
She snake was p)romptly killed, andl
found to contain sixteen rattles. Th'ie
piig was carried home and1 is doing well.
-Marrah allvillo (Iowa) Times.
"( umeption' Is derivedl from gum and1(
shun, and' aL girl who has gumnption Is one
Scientists connect the storm with birth
in explanation of my peculiarity. But,
after all, that explanation rests upon un
proved theory. I only know the fact.
I do not attempt to explain it."
Your correspondent saw the fact, and
was himself amazed to a see a man who
could so easily defy the power of Old
Sol's influence.
Tio C,t to,t Movu,r cuat.
From the Now York Financial Chron
icel's cotton article of .July :1) the follow
ing figures are gathered relative to the
movement of the staple during the past
week:
For the week ending .July 29 the total
receipts reached 2,581 bales, against
3,295 bales last week, 4,600 bales the
previous week, and 1,201 bales three
weeks since; making the total receipts
ince the lst Septener, 1886, 5,204,679
hales, against 5,298,672 bales forthc same
period of 18 5 6, showing a decrease since
September 1, 18811, of 93,99:3 bales.
Ihe exports for the week reach a total
of 22,115 bales, of which 15,597 were to
(oat. Ih'ritain, 2,20 to ['lance, and 1,288
to ii rtst of the continent. The im
ports into continental port.s were 8,00)
bales.
Ther'e wta l 1increase iii tho cotton in
sight of 75,:1999 hles as compared with
the same date of I886, an increase of
36,517 bales 115 compar' d with the cor
respontding date of I885, 11111 a decrease
of :11:t,878 ndes us compared with 1881.
'1The old interior stocks have decreased
during the week l,: 5 blh's, antd were,
Fridaty ni;hit, :19,(;87 bales less than it
the saie pcritod last year. The receipts
at the Sam1O towns have 1)e1 6,5:32 bales
less than the samne week last year, 111.1
since September 1 the receipts it all the
towns are 71,287 baules less thant for the
same time ill 1885 t.
''he total receipts from the planita
tions since 1st. Septemb1)e)r, 1886, are
5,181,55; hales; ill 1885 ( were 5,310,118
bales; ill 1881-5 were 1,727,276 bales.
Althougil the receipts at the outp)orts for
the past week were 2,551 hales, the actual
mlovelttelnt fr'n the plantattions was only
l,:t:1 iles, tht 1batl:ace being taken from
the Sttt4'ks it tht ilterior towns. Lit
.3e'r tie re)eij tI. ,n1 tile plantationis
for the ma~ wo ilk v.re 1,87 hales, aitut
for 18:>ii v -0 hahl,tl .
1'p t 1,1 une :tt) 11ie rece'iIs at tlhe porl
this year were )097 ba.lus less tlmu in,
1885 t;, :and -,17;1, 1;h:._a luno than al
tthe sam11 tlle ini 1S8 I . This statti
incent l;howw that, t.t he rt'''11ts htinCte Sep
temla'r 1, up to la:.t .Iridlay night, were
91,8118 bails less luut th.l Wtce to tilt
samur day of tlth)mothI in 1$;,an
182,:84 a Iles more 1111 they were to
the same day of tlm nn110"i.; 1 I885.
The Chronlicle says thait the spt'cutht
tioll int cottol for ItIt- delivery at New
York was illy Ld ive for th1e week litdt r
rei bu, 1'atl ti' e oir:,e 01 prices Wa:
qutite uledet 11111, tie veIlolpinlg at times s0oI
irreglaluri I a t n 1 tt t vei tiii anttl tie
next crop. ()1n Nat ur,lay the heat aii
the l)utll holiday causoedl an ahnttst Comt
plete d1'set'ti)n of the (:otto1 Exchtange
after the lirst 'all. On i\ohntiay t.ll'
Iarket opetned p' ;cI.y, hut the <leclin
in this crop wa s fully recovered; (n
Tuesday, 1owvever, ti is cr)p wasH lower
altd tlle next tileanon Ihtruul) IIUl11i1 ulu
tie to s 4111 i '. 1t) 1ther") uil t or'1t 1u 1111,
hadl been stelli1t frnely, putttingl oult full
lines of con)titet5, and1t1 u1the ehyse so1J1i
)1'< 55s11<e walS .d'I W1 ill d tiiy cent racts,
which was mone uinsl,icnuou i,u \1ed nel.
dlay, whetn thl1,-01 <it u l oval,ce , 'alun;
the'wholt' 11111." ''Tlur-d.ty therle wa;s :1
inauturli:al le linet in, tIl lt xt (r)p, th'
bull maovttttvt'nt, ft' I p.trt v >un; <tay get
thg not htuppo It Inc,m aniJuy I Iturtur. On
1"ridauy:Auut, <,p,ionsrdlclinedt :I1 point.:
all1t1 the: next crul t s nt5 1 h(1 tltt,resetl.
was~k justi such a enl,ze laout naltual,l g,l:,
1as we haive ill this count11 ry lto.ny. (s
wllswe)tr( suny w:.it aseinli yhnolaliltt
v igrls theli I fletial twreIat114 enlm l ol
buti: in to hi s explolii lIision taws kie
1evealOi nIllljohl 111f 4 thope WO[trle Ill
tillItI (lesi 1ayed a11 h t tltitofc u ty
tIlap) :ts i 11 I l il li t hi: .ll ,f.'
laly iluol Its ll'11'li h was lihen 11 a liSsI,ber
allti).1 I heavy 'rsiek 111is 1) tlls ure slt i
al(l 'iNtin distr10 ts I414we4ll em o s n
.1111te I'a ' 1111 li it-id loher,l (ts it 0
.1hi4.s cil .sl'.-y (Ii Iis sa1ed ihat foo wll k
wlith45 ith111 u iit p sre,by induct11 ionh
Ir imek draht pullkd dov,n lfito llw
1arth 14(1 he.' burin a f mlleris '1 44hllI well,:41
rlti flinl ac 14 driaflC exbion (If a
there o aa ke os 11i4mo1- rests1 on thb( 1
arsciptIola," tle n'iVl o tiled S arth
ASSASSIN GUITEAU'S ANATEMA.
omarkable Sucesslon of Mlstortal.
That Ha ae Followed lHis Wither*g
Curse.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-After the a '
sassin Guiteau had been convicted
sentenced by the court to be hanged ibt
killing President Garfield, he stood it
in his place and pronounced a withering
curse on every one connected with the
trial. Little was thought of it at the
time. It was regarded as a fitting
climax of his ravings throughout that
remarkable ease. Guiteau declared that
misfortune would attend every one con
nected with his trial. Since then Gui
teau's curse has impressed itself upon
the minds of superstitious people by the
singlar manner in which it has appar
ently been fulfilled.
The jury was composed of twelve
strong and healthy men. The foreman
was in comfortable circumstances and
was estimated to be worth $50,000.
Within a year after the trial he lost his
money and is now reduced to the level
of a day laborer.
Four members of the jury are dead
and nearly every one has been visited
with some kind of misfortune.
District Attorney Geo. B. Corkhill
was removed from ofllco, his wife died
and his own deatU followed before the
end of another year.
Mr. Scovillo, (luiteau's brother-in-law,
who with Charles H. Reed defended the
prisoner, was divorced from his wife and
lost all of his property,
President Athur, who refused to
grant a pardon or new trial to CGuitoau,
was defeated for renomination and slow
ly failed in health, and died last winter.
Mr. Blaine, who was a witness against
(iuiteau, was nominated for President,
but defeated.
.J ohn A. Logan, another witness, is
now dead, stricken down in apparent.
health.
)r. 1). W. Bliss, Garfield's physician,
has been in very poor health for two
years, and it is thought that he will
never be a well man again.
David Davis, who appeared as a wit
ness, has also joined the great majority..
Judge John K. Porter, of New York,
one of the government counsel in the.
case, has practically retired from the.
practico of his profession.
Tho guards who kept watch over Gui
Loan in the jail have nearly all lost their
positions.
Judge Cox, who presided over the.
trial, lost his wife.
The downward career of Charles IL
Reed, of Guiteau's counsel, which cul
mmiated in Now York a few mornings
ago, by his attempting to take his own
life, adds another name to the list of
victims of Guitean's anathema.
The only conspicuous exception is
found in Walter Davidge, of the govern
ment counsel in the case. Mr. Davidgo
has apparently been more prosperous
since the trial than bofore. He st<mds at
the head of the Washington bar.
'rho defeat of the Republican party in
188"1 rocalls the fact that (uiteau pre
dicted its defeat.
Morits of Smatl Fowls.
The advantage of small broods of hens
is thus presented by tho Americun Agri
culturist: Though small in size, the
Loghorns and Hamburge crow rapidly
and mature early. It requires some
time before a large fowl attains its full
size. The advantage of the small breeda
i.4 that they permit us to make a "short.
cut" to the laying point, though they
may be deilcient in weight. So far as
the cost is concerned, it has been
demonstrated that it requires no more
food for a large fowl than a small one
compared with the product.?'.'hat is, we
can p)roduce as many pounds of Leghorn
meat as we can of Coehin meat with the
same p)rop)ortion of food, but in' laying
'jualities the small breeds are superior,,
as they are usually non-sitters, and lay
large ecggs. Another advantage witlh
thema is that, being small, a large num
berV can be kept together, as they require
less room on the roost. B3eing active,
theyf do not become excessively fat, and
ifalowed to run at large tho,y will pick
up a large proportion of their food d ur
img favorable seasons. Being usually
clean-legged, they are not as subject to
scabby lugs as the Asiatics, and if kept
warm in wmiter they' will lay about as
well during the cold season as in sum
moir.
Anm Aris,t,c ratice I< hot.
TIhosemi-idiotic English iioblonian so
ably caricatured by poor 'Bothern is by
no meanis a creature of the imagination.
I he w riter once attended a fancy-dressed
ball given to Princo Eduard, of Saxo
\\eiier', the commander of the South
(rn forces in England. One of the mas
ters of ceremonies was Lord Arthur soy
mour11, a person who might wvell have sat
for the origimal of D)undreary. A mis-.
chijevouis naval lieutenant informed the
-iplig of. nobility that one of the guests
was attired as .Judas Iscariot. Lord
Arthur was pleased to consider this in
had taste, and( attemplted to find the
iuagmnary arch traitor. During his
search he came across the writer
and the following conversation en
sued' "Youah name is-er--L., I be
lieve?" ."Yes, may lord," replied the
humble individual addressed, "Well, I
am awv told that aw a person is present
who aw is dressed as Judas, and psi
tively has the the thirt,y pieces of silvah
in his bag. It is aw like his d-d im
powvdonce to cawwy silvah heshh! Why
the dag'vel couldn't he aw bring sover
eigns? '-Philadelphia North American.
Ihuow to Secure a fiood Siand of Turnip.
4e' old andit experienced farmer gives no
I hie i)>llowing rule for securing a good staini
if t unips; Prepaire the land thorough ly
:md iav oil the rows ready for sowing the
see, lien waiit uniitil a ruin hats formed a
erlst andi. cover with (resh, moist carth.
The moist carth wvill germinate the seed,
ijid tl,e rotsm will penetrate the underlying
vrust bty the time the lanits are upl, thuts
s'ecuing enough moisture from below to
,anpply lhe plants in ease the weather should
oce dr y enough to kill t hem otherwise. An
flher sa fe rule, it is said, is to roll the latal
well afte1r sow.'ing turnip) seed, thus zcc.ur
ig god ro)oting before the plantscom1o uip
to be~ killed by the hot sun.-Anderson,
* * Plremnature decline of power in
:ithier sex, hoiwever ind(ucedl, speedilly and(
erantently curCed. 15ook for 10 cents in
stampsju. WVorld's D)ispensary MedIcal As
soCi5hatin 063 Main street, Bluffalo, N. Y.