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VOL XV I VOL. XVII. J~PICKENS, 8. C., TIIURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1888. O 7 'TllE; FARMER'S NEW YEA I . and thoy vi1I live-l ouoeuy or otiir" ' oI e N 17. H(0W TO MAKE A GOO1) HEiINNIN IN FAltM IVOltK. A '1'timely Articlo froti IUl AutliorIlatl i+ourco--A (auneo ut tii l'ast, wit Ii Nouu SnggetlIoun, for the Futuare. (Fromn (lie Fouthtorii C nil vator ) Notwithstanding failures aind disal pointumonts of the year just closod, an in view of the promises that "seed tim and harvest, and cold and heat, an summer and winter, and iight, suill no cease" let every one apply hiniseif wit - now hope, redoubled energy and un flagging zeal to the duties of the Nov Year-1 888! Evluw CF T)iE 1'A4i', Now Years' is the traditional time fol making now resolutions. It is a con veniont time to ''turn over a new leaf,' as it is commonly expre:msed. lit oicie to determine wirely and clearly his phnu and purposcs for the year just entered, each farmer :hould look back on the last year and comparo the rc:;ilts of his twelvo months' llbor with the pan1s )ulrposes and exl)ectation)s with wh.ich h began oJ)eration last ,JUIiuary. 11c: is an utnwise general who plans anld inauui rates a new campaign without referen;ce to the conditions, metho 1ds antl mone lonts of, previous eanipaigns whici brought victory and success, or led to disaster and failure. Experience is said to be a ''dear school," but it is a very valuable school, l'atrick H1.enry said, in reference to the )eildiug troubles of col. oniies with the .iritish Govertnment, thut lie had but one lmp by which his feet Were guided---"Lhe lapnl of experienceo" while a farmer has other lights besides that of expeiionou .. jNL _ V. along the way-is a tie guide. .e u. whole course of last year'; lunt and work, the conditions, circur1st.aei andu ei1" OIh, be recllled, atJ fai lLs may be. '1'raco succe res or failures to their causes. Note the elY'fet of 'changes from previous methods. (o back in niciory to former years; extract. fromti t1e expe rience of past li;totry as a ftaime all tit' oxcellencits, atnd rej:cc all the blemi,ies. I.t is only by so doing that we can protit by the lessons of the pat. TilE PlWF.slNT CONi 'loN. it ought to be no dillieu't mater f,l at lariuer to csml)are hi:; condition mt:d ci cutstances now witli his coniiti,n en year ago. Still, We fear thlre are ju I' fariers who cannot e;.y c rtaiily, h catuse they do Ioit kno'w whether they are better or worse oil whether on the whole they have advanced or retrograt ed. This ought not so to be, and would not if they would acquire tlie habit of kepiOg some sort of tccn)ets Of lain' operations. But every fatimr knows whether his general condition is pror porous and satisfactory. Much has been said and written of latt about the gen oral condition of Soutlern agricult ure, and intelligent men hold pi'reisely oppo t)itc opinions as to us he ther, as a cla5', wO are growing pooer or rich r. The qluestion may ncv r be dcterniiledc, and it determined little can Le (lone to amehiorate the condition of agriculturi-e by concerted or co operative actien SO far a; tho actual managemeut of our farms--our system ll of fi'ming----ia cou ceried. Co-operation among farmers has often been attenpted, but ha; never achieved any decided success. It is imii practicablo to control the operations of individual farmers by any sort of re,olu tionis or covenants or pledges. 'There are too many of themu; they are too widely separated; they cannot meet in maIiL8S conventions; tili r circumst;anc's antd surroulldintgs are too varied atnd diverse. Let agricultural convent ion: and farmers' cong~ress eet C and discuss and resl0ve and aidjouirn. TP be stimulate thought and arouse investigation. The exchantlge of experiencel, suggestionis of imiproved' miethotds, aind thle social inter course are bteeiial and helpful. Thei chief beeit, ho(wever?, to be expeeted of theset represeni) u vo atisemblies is thet moulding of publis op:inin andl the' giving expression to the~ demt:tiids of the grecat algricult ura clatsses of thle coiln:try for equal and fair legislation, the aboli tioun of unjust tdiscriminattions, and tIu establhishmnent (f school1 ~s of aigicuilture, exp)erinment stations, depar'itmenIts of ag rieulture atnd the like, for thet develop ment and pJrotect ion and atd vangemen( of agriculture, Each farmer must dtetermaine f.or hiimi self, with all the lights blfo re him, whia lie miay and11 will do for hi msel f. Le 1im resolve thlat wvlmitever others um;i dot, lie will that course, ill gtenerall 1:1 antd detail, that is inidicatea b y exper'i once, ob)servation aminl careful sitdy Let him not re]ly upon what others ma; (J, r what ( iraniges andli Al leen m.a; resolve, .i every farmer 'woul d i'-ursu this course the1r] wouldi result at tone the beginiii u oIf 1an intdependenlt', st' relint individuall systeml, thue result whichi in beLntfitt ing eachi inudividui: adoptin)g sucih at systemfl, will bIt ihe adt valinceent anid lfupbildintg of the aigga -gate of ll uch inidividuals. Thllis una11 ho the basis of our impjrovemnent ani progress. TrAKINO 5TO(5. J'ory farmer ought to '"take stuck, an the mlerchlants e'xpress0 it, at least tonc ai yttar. Note down in a dairy or a count bock the nluber, condition ian vluelt of stockl of ll kinds, the amiomi andit value of suppjies of food, thc 'vahl .of mainerIilOy andt hucplements;. Ab take account of the yieht oft last year crops, the money returna for the sama the amount lie owen and wvhat is owit him. Open at cat]h aceoIunt anid pi dlowni the ouItgoes and1( tile incomfles. coml)led'i to bumy suppldies (or inlcurfdIth of anyl kind, borrow thet m~oney ifpo ide andt paty as youi go. Do niot puil keeping of acecounits oultirely ini the 11an< of your merOichalnt, if you will run aui a] count, but keep a pIass-botok and reqii overy bill of purchase to he entered. MAlCINo LAUOuI (ONTRiAcTs. lIn makiing enlgagemeth for labo)tr shlouldi be rememltbtredt that, ill thet hoi run, noting is gatined by seclulring labt ors at prices below the possibJility honest living. Better give liberal was~ andI thea insist, by ptrsonlal preseon pantd cloo stupervisioni, on1 honiest, fait ful compliance, Laborers must i' In our climato, ais a genral rule an iso far as tho desired( disintegration an llvorizatiol of the soil is concerned o the later the breaking up before plant d ing the bettor. Our Olean, heavy cla' soils, if plowed very early", will sooni rul togethe,r by the heavy rains of the earl I months of the year, and be in but littli b1 -etter condition when 1)lanting-timo ar rives than if not. But on every fairn o there are fields of stublle lands, or oield 1 covered with grass and weedsthat sloul 1)3 plowed at once. Crab and crow-foo grass if plowed under earl' and not cov ered too deep, will rot and blnefit th - oil and the crop. if deferred until just before planting it will be much better to burn oil a heavy coating of grass than to turn it under. At this late stage the gr t,s has been leached of its albmiuin)ousl 'iiattora and the loss by burning will amount to little in comp1)arison with the greatly in,proved con)ditioi of th e )low"e.1 so. Sono experiencetd farmer hss sid that if it were 1racticr.ble to do no he would prefo r, as a general rullc, to 1)lov all 11 is land the day before plant 111g. in view of the probablo had wo:ther, amounting 5o0letimefCs - to an entire mouth when a plow cannot run at. all witbout greater injiiry that p)ossibl0 ben 1i, it is w.ell to conlnnce plowing enr y i.n Januar.t r o c"en Ilefole, as already i1i'uth(1 Our own rule is to keep the vo annuals buisy doing the hauling of t, lre-wood, litter for stalbles uand lots, limtrials for comos ting, etc., soI diat plowinlg may 1)0 done when the gronnd is in the best condition, 1) eep turnin or inver.ion of ordinaiy soils is not the best practice. Subsoiling is of doubttu1l )rolit on old and worn :oils un- I lo wel i manur'e. '.1'l:e general experience is in favor of t r inl as c0mpared with liilisile !<||| M..1I r-nht?in aire not alrealy run they may be quickly iarked out ahead of plows by the cat ful use atost auy of the cheap levels uow advertised. An instrument that depends upon a spirit-level for its a3 - juetnent. is nuch inure accurate and ic lialble, and will give leetter results in the cmd. The rule is to loca,e the terrace at such a dLi,tnTeo that each will bo three feet in the perpendicular height above the next below. A good SWivle, or re versible hilllide plow, is very desirable, thou;h not inldbipenusabl, in throwing up the foundation of the terrace. P r feetly level liies at the sthut and careful streiint ing of the weah places by the use of hoes or shovels, will assure the inal .tability of the terrace banks. nalcks are apt to occur frim very heavy rains du ing the lirst year; but by )r uiupt 'epain and occasiona changes of location, the system may become per fectly established and prove a great pro ;ee on in tnm course of a few years at most. FENI,N There are still many large sections ant7 even entire States where farmers are rc <iuiried (and content to d> so) to keelp 1p ong strings of fcue ns for the protection of erops:i against stock. 'Thte time is :apily :,1oahliog when the so-called "st o,k law ' will ie generally adopted, a1:+l the farurs of the future will won der that, their fathers ever submitted to the calbro'.', lunjulSt and expensive sys ti"o of hncing againt stuck, in the niean:tim., l)uwev:r, fences mast be kept ttp where the old law prevails, and the wa io and destruction of timber must go on until the 1iupply bCecomIes une(lual to the demand. Now is the best time to do the work. '1'h timber splits more easily, and such heavy work is more agreeable in cold weather. MA-i:No MANU1iO AN) COt1'Os1'. \herc labor is abludant and costs but littl tie ld-time pr at ce ,,f hauling Ic : e and straw from the woods near by antil luo' the shalls and stabhles is good. .Fa'rmier's generally appreciate the great adv uat ages of comoistting. Thle truth is onec of tIe chief advantage"s of compost m1W ir, tha't it involves ithenecesity for ce ing'a e the crude mate'riauls th'at igiht outhierwise ('o 1o wa4te and incor'porauting them01 ino the hap. lf the same materi a lx that are availal e for comipostinug 1he collecte!d al dotrbibutel sepoaately in thle soi1lanO gr'eat audvanutageso would ap p *ar in couupo Iting thaem if the cost of imidling bue jstly e' timiated. In puit tinag up~ a comipo"t heap) the priop)ortioni of crtude hoe mateialIs, sulch as cottoni seed, !,tabIle manure,Ill scrapings, etc., to thle purlml.ed telmnts- p htosphiate of limc moad io>tashi sal ts-in oif no speciali impt o rtanice.. lhese vaious ma;t erials vary so much(1 in degree ofl celCntriaitioni and( poatticail manural value that it would be nuapossileI tol make a rule that will :dways apply. Let the farmers of a niei ghborhood(1( club together an~d buy aceid phosph~iae atou a>iaih alt, ehag cotto I it. 1 for l cottoni (1ed moeat when good fterms are oll'ered cc funnI iier buy ang a'; nmueh as lie may', juidiiously. Lei te al p osphatle ho ini 1:r(oport(in o0 hiundred plomiib; of cottoni 'eed an~d ont( hundredi p1oumb;all of haiunit, anal allow, ay~ hvo1 haiundred pounds~ of th miexturi< eri actre. Now mix themi withI ti eru dr t!eriabs accd inog to avilabh,1 pnity and1( when readly for use d is 4 triut alecoi ding to thle psroportion sug g!ested, or1 10o asl- to go over' the enutir< area to be cltivated. Jt shiould be r'emnembertied that as "1 priniple) it (does niot pay the bstt t' I mraure t a few I acre v.ery heauvily an leave the min expsanse of the farmi witl Ilittle or no imnurie. A muote upIjtall an it impasrtiat diotrib)utiont will bring thl .1 Ilrger aiggregate of tinal yields ami o0 proit s. .luiteni ve farming, nas a systen 's exchuideo entiriely the( cultivation of unl *, proh illale and unprodut ive acres. 14t g more oni this salbject after awhiile. W.Ve ar1e pr'eparecd it-I l H Pianios ain SOrgans of the best mauke at factor Irice for Cash otr easy Insthihnent l. iaos f romt 8210 up); Organus from 8 t. up. The verdicli of the people is tie hey can save the frdit and twenty-ti; per centt. bsy b uying of uts. Instrumnen .adelivered to any depot oni tifteen day) it t riad. We pay freight both ways if ms ig satisfactory. Order and test in you ur- own homes. RespecCtfutlly, of N. WV. TR UJMP, es9 l Columbia, S. C. ce . hi- Miaster WVorkmanu l'owvderly Is silow; 'e lumnptm,nmig 'Ito IL)ia1Itaitats of Centria 1'4na:3 ivaI Alaranecd. (UnrI8Iburg SPeelil to t. ica,u Ilerai I.) According to the accounts of huuter: black bears wore lever so nuuorouis an ' bold in Cuntral Pennsylvania as t!t are this fall. In Center county the havo walked boldly into villages, antu one Was killed thu other day on a fari within eight miles of Lellefonte, tin cuunty seat and hotmu of (lovernor Car tin. In J ranklin Couinty, in the Nortl i\lountaiu region, bears invated the cor 1ields in such numbers during the husk ing season just ended that great. l.:is wa bustitned by tho farimers in corn d voured and carried away by the anitual; Over the line, in 1F ulton county, especia ly in 'lod township, nore tliU oue larua er las blen robbed of his winter's Itrl, by imaraudling bhar.s. In Clibrlai county, neat tlho i'0I!y CoUty in many bears have been secn thi:; montl and threo killcd. 'T'lo other day ant inmnense h)car wa reen entering the village of Milesi,,r. Center col iit , having con down n in the woods n at by. lie ..o ly Ci.Oe(i the iron britlc ov(r lii .Eaigle etek, and walked up the imitile of the lati' street. Peoplo who wero in the str'e; got quickly out of it. Hloro:s :,.iot d tuid tugged at their tiL-straps, but ti:e be ar kept on it:, way. L'eiore it Lad gone far a nuinber of dogd got v in l of it, and appeard upon the se ii. '1'g:e hear tulrned and dahedl through A. i' Bogg's front picket fence, 1mauliin' it do,vn as if it were of gi.tss, amd took a ihtort cut out of town for the w 'ool l'aere was no one in Mdiesburg atNitns to go hear hunting, and the beatr led the dogs a long ehuae, end retturind to the i4o1 iitani.i 'lo other bears thtt Li icI the brav t itad imuptulent act. at Wlipl atrneu'r, the loe visitor at Mile5burg. iarner and his wife were rotitrning home from a neighbor';;, about S o'clock, when t hey1 saw a bear walk out of their front yard, shullle across the yard ahean nt them:, and stop under a tree in a Ii. bi a few ':arda away. As tile V ht(,d looking iat t. i imumidcnt Ih ttr another one came sliding dow.' out of the tree and juined the one at ii : foot of the tree. Then the first hea" elimbe d the tr e, ant1, after reaching the bnrance's, elid back down, as his mi.te limt done, andl then the huttt.r reptIed tLie lrformtance. \Wilo the t wvo I ers were ha ieg thi; cheeks spori betwcci tlteroselve., it - ing to attention to t ie pet at. 1arner told his wife to go into iit i:oiue itad get his gun, li:; revoiver and hi mi . Uy the time she returned li .yt r ine t ing was over in the vilh.ge, and tie peo ple were returning lome. ley all sto),ed to see the extraiordii ary sight f two genuine wild bears having a circus undor the noses 01 twenty sp)ectators. The bears paid not the slightest atto' tion to the peolle, but took turns in climbi.ng antid sliding down the tree. Farner sent a load of buckshot into one of the bears as it stood on the ground waiting for its turn to climb, and it limped hurriedly oil t'ward the woodls, howling feariully. The oth( r bear did not slide down the trce that trip, but r - mauined among t ie branches. Faarner went closer, and Ihombarded the he:r zu; it perched in the tree, butt he shot it four timer, literidly riddling it with buckshot before it fell to the ground. It was att 011CC set upoin with pole', club and axes by the crowd, and the little life left in it Was beaten out. The (entzell farm is two miiles soutlh of Bellefonte, at the loot of Bald J 'gle Mountain. A fow days ago John (Giei zell, who owns the farm, was told by a neighbor that a big bear was in hin corn field stripping the shoeks and, p!lin, ig1 havoc generally. Farmer Gehnt zIt;llie n hututer, but keeps a gun, mand, taking it with him, he wenit to his coin Iield, which wasi in sight of ius barn, to st c ii there iretally wits a bear theore htuekuig hi; crop. Sure emioughi an enoii mous b lack; fello w stood at one end of the shock:, sctterin"tg thle stalks abtout and itrmil>itiim charge from n is ille. 'The htari jonpiie~ inito th ma ir andI fell lutck itti Un.l groeunmd. lThe farmer suipposed lit hit killed i s gameu, btut, wh ile lie was load inig his gun, the hteari jumped up loit sloiedet iwa~y aind disap1peared i m the cori shoeks. (Genttzell followed imi, e xpeet ing every nitomen t to coime upon1 iiI deatd body, bui t was surptril-ed to dIis cover him at the othir end (It ti;he ith worin away it. another shiock of cori as if nothIing hadl lnmpeined. Glentz'ell the n shouted tt Ihis b rthaI H1 enry, who wme at wotrk in imoii! o fieltl, iad whiio Ilenry was cmn his; vii t) join him Jtohni jlmt to nom:rte bal imouintamino, l impiug altong on litree h Thei bioth ers followeid huni, imo t a iur . iinish the tiigh ihl em titer, miii. int thioouighlyi troulst ii, hue tio;d n hi z.elh in ::tuh ai furiiou climig tbut lb fiarmuer wats pro:tate onl thet grundil wiu thme lhear itwinug andi chew inig at Ihis les bl2fore lie knrew what. h;mm hap:ind.iot was lucky for (Gen!tzell thai:t h is Irt!w1 was there, for thle Ihear woubl- have fo h Iitm to pieces in a iiiinuito mnone. Thi bIrothetr 11p1iang foriwardi, miin, w ith on blo0w of the heiavy iiblt, birol:e thue htear (died. The Ileshi was turn fromi I lene G eintzelt's leg from the knee down. 'TI bear was oine of tIhe Ibtfg(est tilt ten killed in the county, weighng btetwe; thiree lhtundied and four ltiuitdred poun id ThrIee boys were huntiing rabit t; Tuesday near Cowan's (tip, ini irankb cotuity. TJhety st arted iaitib iit]a tran into a coIrn shock. O no (if the to;li went toI tile shock to kiick it and Ue:u the rabbliit (out, while flit twto othe st ood ready to shotot it. T1m ral t mhiot it, for on the1 ofli.li:r Iid t alh tumled ou (it aiindi uveyed1 thec youthli hunii tters ini astotishlmenit. TIhe ritbl t gott away, andut sI did fnt toys. TL b ear was aflterwsards ki letd in thme aa hield bty at farmler namtied Wagnier. it A i IItalian 5Cscior-grinder hluut a d. burg, it few tdays aigo, abtouit te liay sharpel:imnig a kitift. Theio I ftl:i blecar enriaged aitd tired a pistol at Mitchlell. The ball barely mused I y hteadt. Th'e I talian, ats soon1 ats hirt 11ed, and has not since beeni seen. lilL \%\A:, l't {u;l ) tV A t5 ( iti,gg .g,IpgI. EN('I O1' A Cul (?.1() Cnl1:Gf'ri,M N. I:e SnyS t itu1 lrvt ' t 1{4"vt"rt"<I III in %Vlt (th i'?yleajt is IIt,i4 1"ti 4l it. VIin Ii I' Iti t1 7)i'e Ino-t i rr,t .i A 11. (' hitn1 ; l t lett r C t'.. t N, w Vo:Ik iloir'tl.) Je ev. I)r. ,h \\ij WIlianiso is On of the best L own clergy tuu in Clicagt having scrvce as a pas(or in Methodi, i churches lier for fourteen yetrs. He' i - ) tCnsibl Io, level-headc mau, t')o, an iiot given to itu.511 Yet he l14lS a story t' tell which is out of the ordinary way. I bJrdi'rs uonlii tl1hU'reclots. At a reccnt meeti:g of the Mfethodis tninlistcr.: I )r. \Vi1llaltiton) r'l'ttl h10 (' p 'ieccc wit:: i -he f. Hi t'-'. He wa v'cy sick, but itI lidi't ;o to a doctor lle t')ok hi:; t.rouli ti to (oti, h; -a :d, an 'li a: ecr 1. H1Ie tottk no in tli. cinur, for (l il cit_d In: \I ithotit it. 111 statt'nilt natuiolly c'atd a t(1 aat.ioni iilnnun the othcr lur:elht rl, and klw the speaker as 5t 11 s they (i II '' co l 1'tt 1. 11 1 tb h wort. I -. j.W i11i:l S mIi It not ,,ivnl t1 , ien-liol:il. i min thlit it: I1lpit O r e l t?\ew +"i. , ae'd hi (ict ion wit:u it. J)r. \ iii:a-1 on 0 t1 t11ait iial1 (':11. to lhin1a e i.t'"a ' iWet tandt i!ilest'ribal:t el c niu11nion wvithl (;Uti,"' dlUrilU \t"iiit'i lie vaa iSalr' .1 thi hl e w b b It rt::,tor.l ie beh ,:i e l hl I ii : rcaaj. Tle i lt'rilt corrp' c::tled w\':4it tl (i11 tlh' clt'rt;ynn11 11u ash.edtl i:i ti ;tive his ex'p'rien1cc.Ice r. W't ilh(i Otl is a 11)..n Oirty+ v ' y1 U5 of 1i . tluilt;ty illit, bttV1 w iFarmt; ti'U:l of IL:a worl 1 1 bi5s t :e turii, . II; lif4. 1h t t:ot I .c 1 tirely a ad .tlui n.o , tt >ni'i lie Las "1I.haveL't t'mueh of' a sit.ry to tell," ri'ed1 icl l , ''lt y' u it1't' re w :OIiie I1 t1 it as fat :c. it .u I Ieel :';sutrtd lth t. I was curtd 1121 CUlin'apieLc: of miy players to (odl ,1)tl 11and my '1 114.i1t1a with Ilim. Iy aili1w'nt (as10 l nl ie iittoxie tioli; lily liv"tr 'Va a:L> d. d :mdau. I waits ini a 1a1 waytV lgenr liy, 1 Loew" also that I a':1s oveno\;ttriatit, a d1J tout ii.es ftlt I hat, perha:l :, Ii; m{tht lilVer be ale to regult work i\varln etyulpit 111.1 "i1 1 ( t' li"i i '.;i . t ' It 1(t t' .t~ }tlt; 01:i: 1 i ('ha 4 a:.l t!1y at"lvim ii m. to rO ot, I id1 'ot umit to i. up>> my t :,:.1', butit I 1 n1114 u 11 l a p:hil y l'i:ll L> Ll. :tow th '.t ,,:: tl \r.. w i : a .;t. itnci:. 1 0t. a o0 l tl li ii a''ie c. 1 C rLegt, (.;oll' l41 :11 'I' 11 r''t e) .li . i ' :hen i t \\.1' I. w'ti to (o"d. 1. }'rayed. a I lih :l It'll r in. be and' i('i tt 11 wa1( in kebn, i,. r "fecl co>u1 muion wvithf m11. I can:1o1ut deLcribe It. 1 told (;_"d atll my tr'oullc 11md re uived atssurances th at t:\verything wrould be wo \vell. 1Mv plan of tctioi was to ii do\n thre'e rules, if 11h y can b'e st c.tlled--praye'r to (iud, relaxniton fron: work ad ph1Ysie(:l 1nco 111undtr s1toodl, of courte, tha t re.at anld GxerciSi wvoult not t.'it the cu1.ltu clre J w s. 41.4 t t r." 'WIn ( washie di'iu' ne, Uooor, l 1 tS w OIn your" p)ayt'ro::l ibii; tiim) :and thn_mi p)revioud.-V'I" (,: ai kt t. "I h11ad1 omtht tiit to ski fur iit. 1 1 1l, l w' re 1 lt 'i'1. i w1ant 144tt.' 1I i ' t' i d," lhe :dd a t:lh-. "'.l';t i trt l)a wt11h too i:t;y l -. - ' ' i : tiht w'n'4l t i 1ray i'e '.d tt't k oi wh1.at Ihey wvaId. 1 h,iiw e t>'ly wh:at 1 wnted and got it.' "Ylou feel thait \ ouru ret,:raticon tt lhcalth wvas the tir11eit reuiit 'f pryf? ''1 lost ats u l 1 1y it 01a . 1 ti..1 tad pil 1ystlf unde thte r of a phl Inn 0 1 might uth it'rc' h :::ve dL On' ltid l i nit had 51 mutth falithi i4. i E t '.icy c't r 1r .' a 1)dtt the', wi ti e:, oa1 :.,1:tli . of I . ii You \11e.(s d2i24li Int'y, the :u~e 14i. "Yes; '41 kne4 I wa s in 1 e very1l pr. fee1 Il' per; ,n4 lity. I\ cri'd ab>d0 t< 1anion11 i.'21,; I14cannot 111 il. I ou 4Lw aC befor,e, and 11 : w I feel2 .4rhdu, n4 24 he complld t->' give up 114y wod di 4. u real2 . t ha~~' t iin lul ' 4 en au*t1 "Ahuostil,'' in4nediately 'I have '1''OI 4. tion 11 a4\ 1h4rt44i4n-- wI' h< '421 was 4 144 l prain to id Wh24 I h:444vo n: re11;''h14 cluoy211 4o. blte u h (. 41441 i41n 1,r hi'r phy4. 1 (44) In'a '42.4 nI' .4 4-d2n 41h4 y(.' r1 It he4 phy.211 "2~IIo's''II (hl 1im 4.ly .h 4v lo a44 y1 ' r i w214 (441, 4 )' pro .i ' not fel.4 m14 w14, it r do n'ow.1 41n fa4t 444 m2h no ha41 itoveml44 n4'dl 44' bou11h 1' donoa. . 14 thi,4. 1it 1(414y r 'ovr 1 h44; bee 1. wo.i2 1114r1u in th I that I~ 14.4. n 44)t 1oil4ny 44 3' un-i1 . lycue (h4dr111es Il. " Not 11. il. 1Th1er1 was4 no4 4 anoint1h 4.1 any1441 kind, 4tI14 lid m.y 14) 144 les atlil 4cet4 of (i) and1 l 1(4 n..141 lieva me1 ofCL4l the. for me. If you know what you want and ask for it. in the prolpr spirit (ot vill grant it. Tint is all there is in it.' . 'You believe, then, in licalin h faith ?" ''I have my own caso as proof that faith and prayer will have their reward. Dr. Willinuson has been pau-tor of the first Methodist 1!isCopaI chiure, the Wabash Avenue i letholdist lE)i;co)al church and the Michigan Avent,o ll.th 0 odiist Episcopal church, the editice of the latter being built under his personal t direction. It is one of the tinest church edifices in this section of the c.untry. Tho Doctor is one of the workingr Spreaclhers and looks upl)on the praetie i > side of things at all times, and this is t why the holievers in cures by prayer have seized with tiuch avidity upon his testiuony. Th'e ')uetor is not senti .mental abo the matter at all; he is - :aiinply ma er of fact, and says that his exl)erieuco will be that of others if th'' go about it in the right \ray. A1 1V1ry.ih v'ntt'tta. Cmnleuh.\t, .l1ni1rY 12. -A (;at tsulnr, I ky., special says: I'he war of ex i iina tionl coltinues it"tween the Me('u\;, of P'ike county, Is.., tud thu lliti lth, ofi hog:ui cunty \\ 'est \iginia. A' soon1i ai' tho tast sad irites of tht ltib: btuter'y were over the 1iuys tirv mized a pos and visited t et .IatlieI sett lela i \\est \irginia for the lm-po of inihi iI Inting the gang. The pos e viiIited ti.1'I hlatfield lioe t: and fin):?int nu u;le at h(bne they repaired to thi weuts to lledit:te a few moinent :. The tat lit I gang was soon upon t lem aid al ru.ili' iatttle ensued. After the smoenk had 'l.'ard al :twiy it was foutl that the iEat field urt \i we billy worst ed, and thiree of th'ir nitl'mbr we"re ki!led, while '' of i t . ' , v: pos ' we'l'u hurt. 'J1',.e l ' I we"re: dohnson ll.ttluItl, '1Ittn:a:, m Cl.t;leme nt It) wait tiee lopnt n .. \Valnet had killcl s;verl iut i;. 1I lcCy )eigh')orloed, ;31:1 l t. leave ii ct':l sttlnce. lie had beten a Ial, dinmg, i dt !seitrate fellow. T'he aut horilies are powerless ai:l the war Will do)ub)tles he waged until one side or the othtr is eei I letely exteriniiated, aSi 1)) o0tn 11 au Sth'rity scens to care. 'In W c.allin uf (;ti ;;a. ' nee .Wa idea of tl. inclreain g vealtlh of (ieorgia is givt ii sl limt statistics rtcentltly pullblishe I y .h.' compl'troiler general of tie St:t.e, mt!l.l sll ariztd Ii t lie Neas . -veti wetae ago. in 1K7'i the iggregite vahmution of all the propelty in the tat- wa ..I Wi , 159,5 S, of which1 :j;,S:5,I 2 wS il rail 1. roads. Th'llere has bet a deciltd in crease every year sitee, until in 1ti the aggregate is 83 1,501,921, and of ti i ti3t,899,r> 2 is in rai&-oad-. - u'it wtl be seen that in nine yctls there has lie an increase in property values of 1f., 515,373, of whiich J1,511,t)10 is in real and ptersonatl property, and 8Io, (:1,J3 in railr-ad pire1erty. h'11e record mtladle by the colored people of (ieog in t-ine't ]t79 is also Ve"ry creditable. In I.' I tht'y ownued piropert,y naes-edI at . , 1;', 395, whilst in 1887 tlheir lrolerty hhi-' ing aggregated $' ,9:9, 1 7:), an iitreai e a nine years of 83,575,0I)I,, (0 over si.vetl - live per etnt. A .Siiiple WV;iy to 1 )l tir ('uttiterft-ii !ti!!". "'1low do you dt:t' spIn it0us h)a,i notes?'' asketl the lvuiing i, Naws 1; it leaned one 1hand on the eu at iter at thot wvindowv ot a well kinown liroad street b)auik teller and3 withlt the other haltd ta llied a plet horic purse Id(ee down in3to his pocket. "to liscover 5pricous ntional Ink notes," aswvered t t t t t llir, ''jimit divide' 13 th stI1 to igurels of tihe muuhLiler of (lit bill by four andt ii 13u1 ili'r n mains33 the letter ofl tile g'linle will he A; if two) remainli it will he 11; if three' t, and if thLerte should ho 1n( remain~der hlttr w ill be D). l-'or examlje, tii not.. I hlil iln ny 1111! is registerctl 2IP1 divide thle sixty -onie by hour tal1 Vt 'i 1 VInv 3,11 relafh iiling. Aoe 311lin zg t1 'lie rle the Lttit: r oi thie 11no t as <>l will (ihl 13rv' is A. 11n every 'rse the, iul! Ih bill31 is counlte'rfeit." A iigusta( Eve 11ing' News Ti'113 I hiiond tls 3 IleIlrail 7u:l l. 11 iiit, Wlor; II1recent l bee illed31 3. IliI habitan) ts ofl.the htim ra a:l' a rewrdlt for his4 (capture, It is id t inl, n: w5a~s t3)i333'id . 1in to hilh,3 3 ilu , la k fo11 lt'llwer1s, 1' 1(1)(3 1 iu1, tllg n e I iL1tle w1a ,>via 3i1dt,3 but ati times, he was li '4h00 d w h mehechol , in:I tainit ft ure.I J I i rin t'i . Ii3 it iI1n t e t -' Iloments: he(3 wublI iIwoop1e3 down (on tie e .irlrll, (Il t h VilIe ti1i13tr heul i fleil ' t wonhl devoutty cro ,.thenivesaun re iitI'l tih prayer, Then monting thei--'13 horseils 3t13y worbt leIp1i>a tl on iit' 1ing ofl. the1.1 wuirl' levOigli t hillattn inl peacfll))3 poss il ~i Je it sil'. e, 't. January XOIl 11 0 0Tb h it4r t.t gun ever lidbeenf l(tiiel( in om y guns recetly rd red by t i theX 'itedWI U Stte tlI3)vrnmefor as cas a te0k.( I til aferoon.s I WtIer Iio5iwil be( . lylucce or51 not1 can aelltipresen only1 h<333 l..e rid, except13. (f the exiicel n3ae ho 13. arnie<my gorta. ho, omwn T 1;\1- \ FTAUl ICVSULON11us.igl Ttil;S'i'A'1~;'., J'It()v'Isi( N IOU IlEl (:ON'I;Ii;1 % I: 'i'l'FIANil. Tilu (t,)Ii1llt1in4 of th It ilunty.. low l . l1,leian1t' Must I'ro(e,tl to ( t TIIheIr leiol-ns-.1'1111 Text of the Litwt. 'the following is th" full text of the ''Act to Proile for the 1 cliet of Cer talii 5ihlliert, antl \Widowi of Solliers or Sailo'h1 of the l ante Wnr b1etwen the States": Ie it enactctd b1y the Snuit uid lI ontie of lIepresct natives of the State of South (Arouliu now niet imil sitting in Gviierial A'ssebil, anwd by the nut lority of the SeUcton I. 'T'limtI the felluwiug 1)ersots, tldlt'!s an.1 ttii'r.i, now citizlen1 o Ount Ii (':trulila. wt. io Wt'ro in the tiervice of iie ':d or Ilt hc Co edetiate States in the htit war httee ii tie Stites shall 1>( crititl1" to) recejVe froma the Trensurer Of tieit:ttt' tt auotllly 1'aymeunt of live dtoihar, t' be p,aidi inl i Ilc' n nn r ail o lb ( terns :uind c'd itinS lirin('iuai t er set fo'th. c'< etion 2. In of dt'r to obttain the noi ii of this Aet i ti solditr to s'tilur lutist shoi)w, ilir tlint lie was at b.>na tde sol dlit' or i-itit)r ini the ;( rvice of ihe ;;tatte of i7u1h C'i ro!i -t or) of the (onf'edte' i>t,' h ini lh Wr I n- 14' a'h i t he Stltt"::; i,( etlin, tht w hi: in sici rvioH he loa ait lt rI armll, ior r'ect'S'iv aiiy 11u ir ' tit ii :l 11er nI lii; It lisab)ilit'y inca paci ti1tiH ' (:i irnm 'a iil g a Iivctlihood tlir , t'tt ii r 'iiseli 11141' his wtitt ; tht (iw n!r m 1property eX."ttliu) il hilr tat t(1 tiniiau t!, thnt he is I'of re '4"''" ' tx ''e 1in1g the 'n nl(!llt.l ' ttw 111 11 tifty d 'liatl per. 4)) l. It th ili w t"li, , :ll,irt:'.t-il to thet ' 1t'1 ( , r l elf thii t:, 4 itting i1rth1 ini de'b;:il ilt't bnatiir Iift'' di ib t" i i.n' , th' : oin':u:y' ao,l tt' gi itciut :ttll ha:t 110.1n in1 w hit bt hel rvt tl1l the time a4,1ind 11htct'f reeivinig l' wou nd , 1 ' I : tl:wi , t n ilher him '1 n'r his wi fe ic t w 1', t er 'f jiroper y, ' h1 tonh.- r ' r d '4i'i, and Hint lit' s 1. , i lin r, r_'.pit tif inci.i s4, he;eine w i11 lor, i't ili llh iut' . 4 .1 eL . 1tionu shall bt v;t i ilh by l th ii"" l.1t tlii pplicanu t, 1m' " ' ' :1 an li 1r in th ' ilde' au1 t:.t0i.. ' i, I 1' 1t4 4 4ath4 iid shall 4.1 hiut 't a 1m :i -t' 1 b4 y thl ildavitl'lt of (1ne (or 11mr2l' 4 1r'i 'ti wItnl rl ;, : tat Ingj that: :'li,, 1 e lit 11. lt'11(ro ti:y kn .' the 44.lple,.: wa4 a s41ldier or .th>', :e tl ln e b , ;alion' i444 l' in the aplitie nIii?tiioni to be 1tue. ;l :. Such a p'lii t;ilon i,hatll bet verild b, a crtidea.'te,1 1of' \uitor of the Ceil;ty in) w1ichli t.it niplicanut ie sides, s1hoing4,z that the I.taltenlts mldlt; as; to lrop erty 111aCr to 141 triii from the li-ts of prlOpli 'ity att ate'edt f'ir tax ntion, and,tl it ohi 111 the;tt t,y of the Aulitt,r ;a finniih ;nch certiticntc, if he sHaiili 4to iin 1 the jfteI;, vitlouut fee ori cuu!rge. S tion ii) .'. 'he aplica 111t ist I uirther p1r4)Crt the alh:o;At i Iwo ic1,pitb11ie pi1ysiciai;N of the '~:4in y iin which he reshs NI'-Mhitin tint tIlc-y ulv e inu ade a p1ronili t :nuiiiltin of the iplj'li' mt tlitl !t'tliHi. h i' It naittirtI ('1 the i,1t ' i 1',."th1 t 4, ti. i t' .' n'11t of the dlis i iyi r th r1by c I, it, illo;l Sie'h other tit t:i4, It Ii J htir1 1 i1( m4 y eit reltv; t to t i ' :, l :,.ti . tin li. ":itt'h i'..tihei a n'I Ith(I fih atctcompanyluitig 1'ap~1., shall b. suil,;,itt< dl t1 the ('ili k 1l th i ' , 4t of (%uom mi!on1 11:ai for IIt ciinnty in wslichi lth' apptili (:atit r t i - , whiii, itt h tlle iha l indl thit . f : , shti , ui4 ithout 4 fe', tr t'lhari_', ('11r t iy t11141 !r It , t . : 1 4 thast l )hiiitlwii i l i pa tie u n' ho :n t t: ar(' :bl c!rie'di It, ItI , ',b hi1ai i n i:; i t d 1 t a. 4t li g f andi'' 1t' re1 abirly '' ui ' lr 'ii to practice in4 the4'2 taid I n::' , 4 ' a4t'4)'' t i h jnd;;ment4 t4, he app111ali4n 4)4in4 d be4 1.44 1444 Or,fit SttIion) 14. 4i'4he4 a1 phdion1wi')th mi4, t(4 th 1Cinptro4ler4 (h:4 ral wi4n>,lut 1r14t1 44y of4(htt,1 144114 ,constitulte a4 Il an 44)41it t44 (1 I the2 5.0id lI;4ard14, or :u)41 it (4:11 the4 ''4o 14 th44 <hity of' th 4(' 144r4lb'' (h4 4 4a ' t o i', ne 1 t fl' 1414' 'tia 1 t ;t4 i;,' t44' ..ane~ bb. 4. n 4 4n:4 ( the h I <biv', f1 the 144114ow. 1)44 '4:(h4 144n: the 14te .(f1 Suth Caro-)''4' 44f th'' 4! i 444' r ( '' f'i( rate 4414 '4ah1 , int r44:.4u mrit 41,( \nu bI entilth. d1t) 1441'my I4 na her' applica4''tion4 'setting forth 4in44144 dtai ' ('44, inet w4he (entitle he4r to~ e,K.('ep(t the( )4(hlav'.itl.; 441 hys)4.icians, 14144 upon4) th44 approval'4 of 144') (claim), such21 w444( 444(44ha11 be44 entlitl'4 1( to'receive' the 444)4n, un,a4444., 4au I in44 th4e)4)me mn4)ner 4as4 '.c4,,n 44) 1. I t sha'l1 Ic 1( th )4duty of1 the4 ('.. to14 44 be 4 p 4inted fonos in bla4nk, on1 wh (iebi such4 appl(4ient (ins, certi1fica4)4tes4 and14 het shal,t mans4 the waaeo to be4 distribu0ted' in the4 )'eveal'1 ('4unties)44 of the( State, in Section in.~ A Iny person4444 who( shall1 di1s in thie ehtim4 44r aplica414toni of4 anyt soldIier, ailor4, 1( r 44' idow14444 made4,4, under12) this Act, 4.hal 14e. gu4ilt,y of 4a m)i44demeanor)441, andi 1upon(4t1''i41 c vi nhll be11 ). pun)ishedC4, Mi - 111)4, not (4xceedi n g Ii fly dolla4rs4 or imt - pr1isonmen(4t no41t4'4(4'',j exceedin ixty, days'4, (0 - both,11 at the444 dis4retion4) of thet1 CJourt. - Section II . T1he Clark of thec Court o: Comnmon Ple'as shall keep ai record of t apPlications ondorsod by him, and any person having had his olaim approved by the Board, a.t heroiuboforo stated, may, durng the month of November in each succceedmg year, report himaelf to the Clerk of the Court of his county and obtain from him a certificato that ho o1. she is the identical party named in the or igin;.1 application, and it etill entitled to recoive the bonefits of t"his Act, under the conihtons herein rc<lIired. Ho certifeltte atlhall be forwarded to the Cotnptroller General, arid, with the ap pi oval of the aforesaid Board, the Conip trol!er (General shall continue the pay tutnts hereiii before provided, until the thirty-first day of October following, or until notified of the death of the party Untitled tO receive the same. hection 12. Any person who shall fraudulentl v personato any soldier, eailor or widow, for the l)urposo of obtaining i bnitits of this Act, or who shall kil witigly make or cause to be made any a,lSc or fraudulcnt application or stato ntel,t, 01' by any false or fraudulent state ilcnts procure such application to ho0 iude, approved or paid, uhall ho guity of a tisdemcanoir, and, uo)011conviction, 1i 11 he 1o1nisld by Ii no not exceed lug t\vo lhdred (loll, i , or imprisonuent .iot cxeecding tix luouthe, or both, at the discrction of the Court. Scion 13. All Acts or parts of Acts ilit'n )tsiS4t(nt herewith are hereby re pealed. V1.a ur 1+ '1'n r.t m ent. I )iring the eXerei'44 of a pra -moot og iamllolI; the prisoners in the jil In lay, Je Suiith, a negro charged wit iirder, amused himself and disturbed it' other prisoners by singing and (ngili to a lively ttitie and by btriking -ul kiciong liis fellow prisouers while 'i.gel iid m l'ityer, and atigan o dis ur., tho.e co lleted at the front win ,l:ay iournili' they -'df'c in atf liowell, stretched the offender on the l ,ur, and RIe st.rippling him, gave him t : Iil a tlrasthi;g as a man ever gots. l'he lon wa; a good one.--Peo Dce - +-- -- - ".:n tl-) i'ain,,pt+li 1n 11&trikr t. 'ie New York 1leraild has interviow .d a lg' nitmb r of Congressmen on the I;e:tling strike. Most of the lawmakers :t s' i y with their Congressional wlr. ilt I Iy had no decided opinions itia.r wa!y. It was not that way with tiiatur Ilhunpton, who iaid: ''Upon n n pinuciiles I think strikes suicidal. I pr ;tt 'lplan of or.ic:ring itrikes is trait:it. L rcgarde,l the liould strike as crimoin:, aid the strikers thonlil have Ien ltunishJed. I don't know as to the pl, a,t strike-- I lean the particulars." 1)euat. rlin i)aunhter'. WVeudding. Wasi:lN;rox, D. C , January 1. Ciurle El. Barrick, of this city, died tonight whle his daughter was ecelobrat itg tier marriage to Bob rt Nieholsotn. Fli n ,rlldi:tg 1i1 been tiostluu'd everal tIie- on acctniiti lf Mr . 11 irrick's tick - ci1s, but he in' istcd that lie was not i.: itiu5ly i 1, and the wedd.lu: was set F: to itigit. It took pl1ao ao1 ordinlgly, :t1t th wetIding receptio:t l.t j'oit bw .1t w -l the servant announced that 1arrick was dead. i ei+ l'oor l.itti One,,. Wp o 1 .1n >ee c hirc:t t ith l i i I tio s n fi i' :i l l n , r l ugh s 'aly sklin , lit li: -n 's'ii lnt. heul. Thrse thingv ibt , i td ihc dt con tl)illloln iof ite i . 11i"' t'i t1oit i tIeriu , l'Itildren r ve ni ei If irl I huul byV hich to bihi up "sein,' nUr I, tthy\ btitu -iS. It I )r'. P'"1rcc's I I '1di1:t i cnvcr"' is t-etni, 1! hb. i I o 7 1 It ll 1'1 ii h d1, to I n-Is, mttll io-ati u had Veh.pmeniit t w plltbe hoe:iby, tuf :sit nitd a es tcofMeuios,frto riia5 , i I e ri ,;ar . az l roBit deises1 it jiaittm.d oli a :na(lU llein he r -th ution' towh nse ittd oh.lei S:. irar W t i i reiam tha expritcled in a- iuleI far tettr. Lgt'roswr 'Taxabl. popdety, an innyssc werte ini tir'latle I eigty-:lv'e it ltins ty trigh iat yeInad. Thlrpii ditht yellws convrs et an ampaii aiul Pi hat Cityx~ is wtho found.tl-t i. iT1 ihere t ha l n baer. A dein ttelrii t lwrci of those place for month t Ti-mttreet hatters neoinatllte thvar ii.iext ofi tWCsonn to te enatonalx thdir ad iistvlter niodeiry ofui th Unt ied States CMeicui. ut 'wae vetat it t Poweralwouleas whe auoil n th licearof thronPer den se, og thmer hotin aesn killeinn ofbth hrtI. railromng manc ne liradfoma, ti., trilllk,w as et nd tohe leveow coflt njred mit I ae pnascrinic.t can \ii alnio rociured ia chgifwub in the wlane inig. Eit ro ogh t lofonstae enhto death, andliman woean in r eere to00 tjuifiel of hi wior, -wihon vand lifuisdtopi nobot oo