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VOL XVII PICKEN , 8. C., TIIURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1888. NO 17. TimE FAlRMER'S NIEY YEAR. Ianad tIey wilaiolootvo f~~I II ' HOy TO MAIIS A ooU1) I'(31NNIN( IN FAICI WvOit1. A 'Tliliely Atitlle front an At tihoritain Sull-eCO-A (;lu nico at tie l'iast, witI Sonn Snggeit iotl for tioc Fntutro. (F"rotn (lhe Fouthern t oil ivatnr ) Notwithstanding failures and disap pointmnots of the year just closed, ant in view of the promises that "sced tinmc and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and night, shall not Ceaso" let overy one apply himself with now hope, redoubled energy and tin. flagging zeal to the lities of the New Year -1888! Now Years' is iho tra(ition;d time for making neOw resolutions. It is a Con vonientt timo to ''turn over a neW leaf," as it is commonly expressCd. In o1(der to determine wisely and clearly his phis and purposes for the year just entered, eact farmer :hould look back on the paHt year and compare the results of ii>, twelvo montht s' labois wit Ii the plans, lnrpose5 and expectations with w hich e began operations last J ii ullary. l ie is an unwise general who plans at d inatutt rates a nbey ewaipaigin w:lion t refer;nce to tho coiditions, methods and 1tovo muets i of picvio11s camipaigas wltich b)rotglt victory and sucees s, or led to itisaster and failure. Experihne is said to be a '(lear school,'' b ut it is a very valuable school. Ldrick 1llet ry said, in reference to the pettding troubles of cl onies with the Jiriti.;h Uovernment, thut io had but onte Jlmp l y which Ii is feet were guided--' the latp of experience," while a farmer has other lights 1beside:, " that of experi(ncoio--- h.1)i te i)G - miLki.. " iuloug the way--is a rifo gaide. L et lthi whole course of last year's 'l;u t n id " work, the conditions, circumas;ta and t;easons, be recalled, as far ns niv be. Traco suecese:; or failurcs to tlheir causes. Note the eect of 'cltges from previous mtethotls. Glo tack in iitrt y to forner years; extm"ttci lrotl Ii exp.. rience of past Iintory its a f'ie r all thr. excellenies, and rejcj all 11he 1 1mi,e. it is only by so doing that We Cn pIrolit by the lesnoits of the pat. T1ih [itssrt.NT CON i' LSO. It ought to be uo ilieu't unter fr a fariner to cmtire hi. eudilttion nd Cii cuinstanets now with his contlili<,u (1 year ago. Still, wC fir thice are in it' fatm'eris who cannot y cttiainy, i b Cause they do nut knowV vitther th(y ar' better or worse oil-whethellllr on the wvhole they have advnciied(( or retrog radt). edl. '1'lTs ought not so to be, and woul I not if they would acquire the habit of operations. lhit every Larmuer known whether his general conliion is Iro.. porous and satisfactory. Mitch hi bteen said and written of late beut the gent oral condition of Southernl agricultnur', and intelligent men hold prCiSely oplo site opinion as t' lwhether, as a cla, wo are growing poorer or richt r. 'Tlhe (1uestion may Ievt r be dctrmline:l, an;d if determined little can l, done to ameliorate the condition of arrictIture by concerted or co operativ aeti n so far a the actual mnagelent of our farimt;- our system - of faurmini;- con cerned. Co-operation' among fatrters hats often been attempted, butt hes never achieved any decided success. It is im practicable to control the operations (f individual fariucis uy any nor tof re olu tionis 01 covenntstu or pledges. 'there are too many of thenu; th'ey are too widely separated; they cannot meet in Iass conventions; their cireunmstanetcs antd auirroundintgs arle too var1ied andul (diverse. L et aigricultural convet.ions and farmers' contgrcea.s meet and disc us andt. resolve and adjourn. Theo stimulate thought and arouse investigation . Tt. exchange of experience.:, sutgge t ions of improvcd met.thiods, and the 1oiail iter course are beneticial and helptful. he chief benefit., however, to be e.xpecteId of these represen hdtivo assemiblies is the moumlding of puiblia opiniionl and the giving cxptre.ssion to the demands of the great agricultuaral classes of thle couat r-y for equial and. fair legislantion, thte abohi 'io of unijutst discrimi intion s, and thle estalisthmenit f schltIs of agriculture, expeorimecnt staitionls, depatiients of ag riculture aiid the like, for tie develop mient and p)rotect;in and ad vangemtat of agriculture. E1ich farmer must determ;:ine for Ihimo self, with till the lightls bkfore Limi, whtat lhe maiy antd will do for binntielf. Lest himt resolve thait whatever othernts nm:y (10, Iho will tbut cour le, ini genierat l phm and detil, thatt is indicatl by c pjeri en1ce, observtionw ami carnefu it Iudy. Lot limn nott rely upon01 what of hiers m:ay say, or what (I raniges andh AhIianuces mayn resolve. If e(very farm.oer w,%oul d pursu-e this course tere wouldh rsult t att once thme beginnting (if anl indep)l('l enden, s;elfi reliat indt'ividuial systemO, te reut of which int benefitting each indiilividultal adoptintg such a sys:tem i, wiilllie thle ad - vanceenit and upuoid.s of ihe aggm. gate of tilloch itndividutals. 'iThiin umat bie the basis of our imp1 rovemenit and progress. Imery fartmer ouigh t to '"take stock, as tht merich~ats express it, att leaet once a yt)ar. iNoto downt in ia diriy or ac count hiock the numblh.er, c'iidi otn aitO value of stock o.f tall kindls, thet a unti and value of suptjlies of food, the value .of imachinery anud impillemient s. AlIso take acconunt of the yield of hait, yeair'i Crops, the money returni for the sinne, tIhe aimfount lie owes andi whtat is owing imn. Op~en ai cahl nie'e nt tad put down the outgtoes tand thei inlconws-. .fj compel led to buy 51 upijesr 01 tincur debi of any kind, bo1.' the imoney15 iossi. ble and pay as yol go. .]0 niot put te keepinig ol accounits cut irely ini the hands of your nmerhaint, if you will rttn ant tae count, bitt keep a. pass-book andi requtire every bill of puirchause t) he entter7e. MAI{I.No [,AniOR coNTAers, .In making engagemuents for laboir it abould lie remembered that, ini thet long .ran, nothing is gained by secutin ig laibor X -- era at prices below the possibility of honest l;ing. ILiter givo liberal wanges if ~ and thon insist, by personalm presenne and close supeorvisiont, onl honest, faith ful complhiancc. Liaberers must live, I WISe, - 1'TOw1'N(--TP,nRIACIN(;. In our climato, w a general rul and so far as the desired (lisintegration and pllverization of tlo soil is Concerned, the later the breaking up before plant ing the better. Our clean, heavy clay soils, if )lowed very early", will Soon1 run togetll-r by the heavy rains of the early mouths of the year, and to in but little better condition when planting-timo ar rives than if not. But on every farm thero are lields of stublde lads, or hields Covered with grass ad weeds that should bh plowed at once. Crab and cro v-foot grass if plowed under early and not cov ered too deep, will rot and benefit the .oil and tho crop. if deferred until just befurn 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 s lim;s been leached of its albmuinous 'iltters and the lo;ss by burniug will amiiiount to little in comparison with the greatly liproved condition of the plowed soil. Siie experienced farmer las said that if it were practieable to do no ho would preft r, as a general rule, to plo)w all his land the day before plant iog. In view of the probable had weather, amountmi g sometiine to an entire mouth when a plow cannot run at all without; groater in)jury that 10a;5il)i bin cut, it is well to Commenc plOwing ear 1y in .anutary, or even bot'('1, asy already in.littcd. Our own rule is to keep the woi animals buusy doing the hauling of rais, lire-wood, litter Jr stable s and lol 1, sintrials for conposting, etc., so that ploving may be done when the groundl is 'ii the best condition. Deep turing or Iverrien of ordinary soils is not. the bec:st Proetice. Subsoiling is of doubttul protii on old and worn :oils un les wel anur lued. :e gu:aerlI e :peiencC is n avor of ntracng as compfar(d with hill;ide (iitCuami , an at Prevenitivo 1 washing on roling I".ndn. If the line:; 7 ievel are not already ruu they may be quicaly Imarked ont ahead of plow: by the ^aze tul use almost any of the cheap levels now adveuised. An instrument that depends lpon a spirit-level for its ad justiment. is much ore neeurate aind re lialdle, and wvill give 1 otter results is the cmil. The rul, is to loCaLe tho terrace it cuch. is llbtaice thl-:t each wi11 1)0 three feet im the perpendielbir height alove the ccxt below. A )od Wivel, or re ver:a!e hill ie lbow, i very desildie, tulc.!i n)t iu(ltspeisale, in tlrowing lip the foundat.iou of the terrace. 1i r fetly level lin's st the start and careful :trengt heing of tho weak places by the m:o of hoes or siovcls, will assure the ,nal St:b:ility of the terrace banks. a1ak arc :pt to occur frecm very heavy rainls duliog the lirst year; hut by p'om t repairs and eccasional change: of loit:on, the system may become per eetly estabslihed and prove a great pro einu is t:e courSe of a few eirs. at most. F:NcIxo, There are still many large sections and even entire States where farmers are re (f:urid tatcd content to d ho) to keep uip tloIf strings of fenc >s for the protection of crop i inst stock. Tie time is &a1mildly apoaclieg when the so-cal led "!e,'k IW 1will bt generally adopted, oti 1 ;h l iu rar of the fat ure will won der It t their fathcrs cvtr submitted to the cuimbrto;, unju1(1t amd l)cxpesive nyS tie (: 1caciig agratinst stock. Jn the aie:an1m", howevtr, fieces iiist b kept alp where the old aw irevails, and the wate amid dcetruutiont of timber must go on until the supply 1becol s uneqIal to the demand. Now is the best time to do the work. The timber splits more eaily, and ruch heavy work is more agreeable in cold weather. MA tito M.ult'i: AND Co:Mro:,r. Whiere labor is ablundanit aind Costs but littl1 ,t old-time practice of bauling lc:eave andIt straw from the woods near b y ad ill ingui the ctalls andl stables is good!. F'armeirs g'enerally appreciate the great aidvanitages of ctIoposting. The truth is onelI of the chiief advianteges of Compost ing~ i.stt it involves the n;ecessit y for o:lleting the cruedt- ma'terials tlmnt might o)th(rWI;t f:o to wXa te, and incorporaitini them in to thie ep. if the saine matter als that are availablotI for compostin1 g be* collect.oed mad di-str-ibuted 5(sparahtely ini p d rl( n icompost ing thiemi if the1 cost oIf builin g be jatly cet ied. Ia pt togi up~ a compost heap the p)rop)ortioln A >i cud'e hom nmtr-ials, such as eotton lueed, 1 table maniure, scrapings, e, to II ' purchased eltements- -ph'lo;phate of imiin an p otash saltIs i (If no sptecia I iapoitne. [lie<e var ions mnial bs vary so mu'chi in dugrice of concenitrationu adpotetientI numural value thait it wouhild beiajO5sible to makile ai rulo that will always app d ly. Jet, the farmers of aI ii.ilhboirhood club t ogetheri and bly etn et l for e->ttoni I- edl meal( w'hen good tt miA aire ( !Iered, Caeiih farmer huv-X Ig ats muchb as lie may. j'oleciously. I i Ihi m-id p) o:ph:dle hlin pr.1hoort.ion oft ho ired pouInds (If cottlon secid and ane htundr-ed poims of kiniit, andl .Ihow,I ay twvo hiundred potunids (If the ixtuiro per acro. Now mix thieml with the cruIder' nuideriails accord1 inig to availale qumniii ty and1 wihieni t'eady for1 use1 d is tibtte iaccdi tig th le pr~opiortioni slug ete,or io as toa go over the en tire areai to ha ciultivate-d. it sh ould lie remnemblered thaut as ai priniplej) it dboes not pay theo be'st to manure 11( a few acoe v. Xery heiivilby ando leav~e the naun Oxpanse of the farm wuithI litt.le or1 no0 manurei . A mo1 re o Ilul andi impartil dhA ietition wil b11mg the, larger aggre-gatu oIf finab y iels andtO pro0di s, . intensive fairmingf, as ai systeme, excilhde entireoly thei cul tivaitioni of uni more on thius stub ject after' awhile. We ar-e prepmared t) 1k lb Pianos and0 Or-gans of 11h1 b)est make at fa:ctor-y prlices for' (Cash or easy I ustuthnent'. P ianos from - 810) up; Organs fromi 824 upj. Th'be verdlict of thie people is that hey can save the fr ighut iad twent-y-five perI cent. b y b uiying of us. Inst rumienit. dltiveredl to aniy depot on lifteen days' iajl. We pay freight both ways if not satisfactory. Order anud test in your own homes. Respectfully, N. WV. TlWIIMP', Columbia, S. (5. Masbilter' Workmani P'owderly Is slowly Ihn proying. T'ie Iabl;I)Itanlts o f Central e''unsylvaia Alarmnei. (1lI ur g ri; siledaII lt 1. Iial(tl'. ) IIerallid According to the accounts of hunters black b ears woro never so umuerousa and bold in Ceitral Pennsylvania ats t!ey are this fall. In Center county they la yo walked boldly :uto villages, and ote was killed the other day ona a farm within eight miles of Leikfonite, the county seat and home of (lovernor Car titi. inl Franklin county, in the North MontaiU region, l)lis invaIded tho corn fields in such nubitrs during the husk inag season just ended that great loss was bustained by the farmers in corn de voured and carried away by the iiualo. Over tho line, in Fulton eon uty, especial ly in Tod towshi p, more than one iarin or hits boen robbed of his winter's Iors by maarauding bear . In Cumbeorlhai county, near tho 'er! v cou.ty lia anxtay bears have been ts.en tii; mioantIi and three killed. Thle other daty a i im ense htar w;v teen entering the vila- of liksbur Center county, having comioe down inia the woods u(;ar by. 1 to et aoly t+o. the iron bridge ona. r U. .:ui i eri'e and walked ip the middle of the n:i street. People wlao weru in the str got quickly out tf it. I lr:se, >t,. Ir.t aild tugged a Iheir ti. traps, bat t a c bL-ar kept Oil its way. LefR're it Il,aLI gone far a numbet,r of <lo,ig got ltin l a it, and appear,l upon t.aa. se.ate. 'Jl. bear tarned and (liharhe th rough A\. '1'. Bogg's front picket leice, t-nabin iig it d.o,win als if it were of atss, ndt took a shoitt cut out of towna for the wOotir. Tihere was no one in \ileslurg aOxius to go bear hunting, and the I ar lId the dauH a long chaeaw and ritrnial ' to the miOUnltaini . T1'wo otheri bears that Lied tim brav it. idtijjpulent net at W ilituii I'trnuer'z, near the Loop, in Center county, on 1'hsul.V uiirlht._ '1nl not faro Ra woUU a the lone visitor at Milesburg. Farer Raid his wile w1ereu returning hoano from at neighbor's, about 8 o'clock, when they saw a bear walk out of their fraot yard, shuille across the yard ahend of them, ailnd( sto) under a tree in a lic t1 a few varda away. As they stood looking at ti iml)Udent hear another one c:ane liding down out of the tree and ju;incd the one at the foot of the tree. h'iena thu irst bear climb d tha Ire, aid, after reachinIg tie Ii'.ncelis, slid Iatek down, 113 1iS o:tte lail duiio, atI tihn I the hattr 1' re,eied te peri(:'il cu. While tile two ears were lauti hh, cheeks :.pori between themahpmv:, p - inag lao attentioa nt) to I.' t:i e it i. l'arne' told ii is wi!e to ' ii to th itof ; anI get his gun, hi:; rcvolver Aind hi; fly the time she Ieturnitt i -\(r i t mug was over in th. villi e, and tin' peo ple were returning hll. lhey all stol)I,ed to see the extraordir ary sight i I two genuine wild bears having a cir,aus umlor the noses oi twenty Spetatora. The bears paid not the shghtest atteu tion to the people, but took turns in climbing and sliding down the tree. Farner sent a load of buckshot into one of the bears as it stood on the gtroind waiting for its turn to climlb, and it bimpied hurriedly ofl' toward the wools, Iowling fearfutay. 'lhe other hear did not slide down tile tree that, trip, but r - llltinald amlionlg tie bianhlies. Fainer went closer, and Ibombaried the lher a; i; perched in the tree, bit he niaut it our times, liteldly riddling it ttith buckshot before it fell to the g;round. it was at oice set ljOIl witl ples, clue, id axes by the crowd, aind the little life lit in it was beaten out. The (Ientzcll farm i:, two auls soutli of Beliefonle, at the loot o. Luald E: 'le Moma tain. A lw days ago JoL t.(k-ii zell, who owns the faram, was told by a icighlr that a biig bear was in Ii; corn field st ripplinag the sh?oeks 'ad ideni lavoc generalhly. Fiarmer G antzelil a no Iauute.r, buit kieepas a gunl, anid, takinaa it with hainm, he went to his- coarn field, which was- in sight of ia barn,a t- I e~t if th.lere really wats a bear tlawre luing11 his crop. Suare enaough aan enonuouse backit fellowi stoo. ait oe' end of thae shoaeka, scattae:iaag the s-tualkis ab out taillt arippinlg oifi the ena.. ( enit zel! gave Ilh tuaa onei chaaage from hia rifle. 'The betIaraJ l j aed into the ir anad fell lucok l-at on I.e grouna d. 'The farmer a'uppo)Med lit le I killed hais game, but, wIle laI: wals loar. inig h~is guna, thec hte.ar *ajmpedI upi ita slouchleaaity addais:iypteare-adina thea.corn shaoeks. ('aenl tell follhowed haima, exptea. - img every liltmendt fto comae upjoin i; deada. botly, 1lait was siurp ria-d tat tdis cover him at thle othler enda. of th liebtf workinag away ia t athaer shock of coran as it nothaiaag land haa~lpenal. G'natzaeli thlen shaoateda. tohs brth li H eanry, who'i was att work in inuuh Ir fieldi, anud whliie Ifleiry wa s :In hia wa to jtian haim Johtn pail to mor hla If: into the' bea:r. .l3rina thaen madel for au a montia4ins, limiug i~ alonig onl 1-ne J 1a..I Thle brolttrs fodllowedt huua, and a fInd balI xihot was Iirled aanto h aimi. Thii.; ii1 faiih tht h,tagh tfld emi fatIw, mai,nv tlla>rouglh laoust t, hea taxi ' n ati, zeli ill uch a fur ion:; chxiaied { I: faramear wies prost-rate tal th' gron ual:iha tht heair paawinag xaand tihe. tag at Iis h' hafotr. lit knaew wlaat ha hiappened.t 1 wve aluck fori ( kentzell ltat hisa brta!wr wvas thert, for thle h aear woubilI havexar haimi to pieces ill a lalianub> ino>r. Th barothier ianag forwiard', ila i, v,it on bulaow of tht haviy rifth-, brol:a tihe Iht-l's iac'k, anad tho fleate b rlala fe.ll Ia'er anda. d.iedl. '11h1 flesha wxa; torn'a fromi Ih-r Ienatzell'- leg fromnI a. tha knee wn . 'ht hear was 0111 ofl the baggert ell- ever killed in th e eoun ty, wdghinag 1basenti three haundr1 ed ad forIn nu i itlred't poun aa TIharee boy3s were hunaatinag rabbliia (ol TIiu'sday nlear CJowan's- (hipa~, ian I-111I rakin, county. They sI taie a rabit;, iad ita ruana into a corna shaok. Oneaa of thea boa s wteot to the xlaoek to hkick at nand reva'ra thea rait ouat, whailhe t hetwo other11 - sitooda reatdy tot ahool at. Th1 rabb.ftit jtmpelt.d ot.aa of onet sidl', hint aaei th bIoy lahot it, for tan the other ii at ax' haunitears ina atonuaaiuhmnt. Th raa.Ihlut gott aw.ay, iand ~t l ditd tatha aos i hlar wais aftaerad- kille tIh fit. nae!aa ft.ldt hay ai furnmrit' iianeda. Wagnta-r. An ifitalian .sciu'sors-grt inder hadl a ti i. punte with alr . 'T. 1). Al itche!l, (Or -nga: buag, it fewv diays ago, abt teafIt 1)1 orI sharapenmag a knaife. Tlha Italhiian beca.. en'araiged antd fired a pistotl at M.l. Malitcheill. The ball barely Itaissed-t hai' he(ad. Thle Itdaian, aoa soona as lie hi red, flied, :,nd has not sinen boaa seen Iii 1' S t'lI IY {}I'1'II. 111' "Ilx ve i (:1I0 I tl,.' 1,:x\ i ii1. iN'I 1 A 1'i .Ci(: (;;1(.)C( Y,I N. 11(,$iy.'Ptltal i''l'rte I("1- ft l hilm f'tici.n the( l'hli n aio i a l: i n. ,il, manl 'ivn li" 1ii I)h'etlinitel Ii nat u A iii. (' Iiit'n , iI.eleN t. tim. \ w \vo i'ti' I. Tl'he 1v. Dr. Jobi \'iili:amson is onu' - of the best known cergytuen in Clicago, t having rcrved ao a pai l>)r in Methodist chUlChs heru for loturtcen year:. .I leis ai bCeniil1, level-hicewled1 lial, t-o, and(1 not given to sn. Yet he luty a story tO 1 tell which is out of the oidinary way. It b)orth'r upon the Imau rvt'lous. At i re ct,nt ncet ing of the Methodist mninis ter: il>r. WV1itiu Om re lat(d bii: ('X r)'i'IC e wO it \ \'t fi1h1! ';Ir--. Ji(e was vt Cy sick, bi ii didn't ;o to a iloctor. 11e too' h:iis troubite t:in((' to (;od], hie -:th, and wa; in l. I t (?k io in' di. C ilti', ft h i.i e t" It i n1 : \)i tallt[ it, 11i:: i":t ; ai le t iattir,+.ly cni te a' , .enit ab1i iit ni I 1 the l o 'r i1-ht r, 11aw knO 'i ti s'takir ta w I as Ilwty dtd I' i.t l ni t d."nbt ht v.tii 4 . i )r. Wiie i''W' ut li it 1 t ven I to an t d ane s! , Ir.t :o ie 'uanlr "rrie' co \i1ti' ' it li it. t 1 )'. W\'l o i :.'"( a ;i.i (ilat i.n)tl h camte [ to hlimil Itw " w i''i \ t n ii n tsribabl C '1l1mu(nij0l with3 (.t iu," dm-i'it; whl (ib lhe w:as I's:i;Ir . that het vw t 'd b l '."luri(d, n iit'(il i b liv i, a e h ti ii' re \ar.l 'Te I Ier hl or;r:-t; deit \\.i t Oi th) . 1 rgymn am lf 0Il(I iii t i:llt) to f.' his exp' lriec . . 'iilIa:' (t is a m Iii ;t 0>rty,+- i yin (f ia i , ti1iowgly bi a! but wi lietr i t: i t't I lml work +i n \\ Is lie url I IOt l.( n ., 1. ) tir ly oa uii t.r" .nl, i:.) - 11 . duro tCd i I ii'.r tt:.y tO I i: t 1 for Fvrav11. i o. ' ' havn 't 1:1 o t a t o t ' t till,' tplied he, "bu at tare WIitmic to it as far an it g oc-. 1 lecl :.th t v r- d hi I W98 OU1'll 111y CU 1 il i:C .' ('1 i llw ' <1t'L to,God u1ltan 'I my ti it waith IIio. I My miu it \\i)ta ;1m (::ti0 ltO ti h ; Im liver wV . i i , (I:.' ::th i i Wit ilia , a d iy g'av g l iV. IIi - > l i t I Wats overwou 1 , a:1.1 t't im ':, ft"y ; Ihat, perhl ", t :i,1 ,n r b)t. a e to i regil to W ork i '' y plIit .:i ,1 I Coiuht t ' t ' + ; I it' t'u pl I o i c1aiia t ( i! t 'ilitl , I ' y i. m' t ll. to ret. I ah! I: t \':mt 't eym It'. I d. ii 1' iim ii' I i \ h \ii. h l o ii t m ' i W ' 1 lIs i :t't:I i 1 i' :' a r Ipra! isi ; C(. t1 .t "' ( fi: I it .', 1. \ + to .d. I ira It i Iiit ii' i r 1.i1 J I 1i ., i l ' Iha I at in chO ai_ lrfect (on - niiion w I llil. 1. cannot deaerib it. I (ald G.d all my trubLle'': ani r cuivetd a-surantCes (luit (ver\ thit wouhl bo well. My pl of iten Wa' to itly r, down thrce rul's, if tht y cnn bIe o ('.tlltd-p)rayer to God t, rlantdion f'roml work ad phyical xrCI,. 1 tliitr atOOd], Of ('ou1irce, IiUtt reat and( exercise !i wo'uil 1not t_1}'et the coi:;:letu cenre 1;h wi he i ." "Wha1 it was the tili tence, Doctor, be' tween your I Iyr: hii tie mal ths ('Ii i' vi " w':i't, a1 k1i s l lc t I te\uls aued. '"I h:l' . It in ii ' ti dt for; 11 ihat Ia. ;!," ' I 1i . " 1 I .tted t~ to I (':cie ,"'' he : thde l \ ' i a i i -t '.i' Str(' lhithi t o : .i t I , ;i - n hi : lltt .iil they lray th :i i m-t !.ti wh tI 'y N i 'ti .. .1 Iii , t'i 'L,\iIht wrii'tted muid got it.+n "You feel 11hat our1 1(1toridi(;n b, I he: \th w"asI t t iim (til }ilrver? " "\l.-t i r di itu. 'll ' i ai. I d i lin ,' p ll m lFI ltinl r th ('ii' (i a p i' iii ls 1 1ight Ottl''.i: I.v (i':i littl i let for 1ne. If you kii'.v what yeu wali nrld ask for it in the proper lpirit (God viii grant it. Tliett is all Ihere it in it.' "Yon believe, then, in lalii: b "f lave my own caso as proof that aith an11d prayer will huivo thcirc ewiar1 Ir. W\'ilhinO h):aill n been pa'tor of the ir:st 3llothfodist J;piscopal ch ureb , the a\'albasht Avenue iMeothodii;t l;pitcopal ihureh and the 31iehigan Avenue lieth >dii,t EJ)iF;copal church, the editiee of he lattcr being built inder his personul lirection. It is one of the lineht church ditices in this section of the c>uitry. L'ho )octor is one of the workin' )reachers and looks upon the practie Il ide of thing at. all tinies, and this h vhy the hoilevers in eures by prayei tave soizod w\'ith suchl avidity upon hi1 .estirnony. The I )octor is not sienti uental abo the matter at all ie i impdy ma er of fact, and says that hi yxperience will be tlit of others if tie' ;o about it in the right wiay. A 1 J git v '.nl(atur. C11Ie.t(U, deanuliry 1'.-_A(;at tlesburg Ky., special s'tys: Ihe war of e: c rinla 1on1 continties 1)t twciei tw Jlec(' ., o 'lke Coulnty, Ky'., and the 11 iIs, o 4og11 Coullntyv, \ cest \iginlia, A4 soi i the lat s:d rites of the lutihlritt)i" vtoe over the 1ieUyu or n (ttized a pos( ind visited the Ilattield k ettl(ineiit ii Vest Virginia for the pm pose of anm niii ting the gang. The pu":o:e vi;itcd t i. Lit field h1ou1. e 111(1 liii:ln~ no in I_t ('m1e they rC1airld to tlue woos k to reditate a few loient :. The I i otlich I aug was soon upon 1hem and1 a regrlln attic ensued. Aftor the smoke had clearl.I a\way it as found that the 1ld field '.irt: \0we l)' w'r.sted, anl thr1e (of tlt il n,i1 wh ere killed, while ni":' (,f the( '!-('."t oso' wer hurt. 'T'se known\ :i ! L'4 ur0: J ohnson lIltie L, Tlhiunis ("a: - eri and Jame10'N Vance. \'iuee w.i. ;' n\LOn tiier. '- at.it1led with ti . aly 'ork, the 1eUoy )i>s5 r' tIdl Ii thueir it lenent to wiit tilv\eh1'l n. V ano all killed seveirtl 1um:t ii ti 1('.e v eightoorhood, on- 't li l toc live iii Ctii ,inene. le had(1.1 b:een a hl, d.ii:ng', 'sperat e fullowv. ''t iit hriitais arc ouerless aid! the war wvi!1 iull.tlh-., h a[ged( un1til one sid' ('1 the 4t, r i :, - lI;t-ly ex('teruiniat,d, a: no (ne in aut i'rity seems to care. 1h'h W c:llii of (tor l.t. 'n teeC t111, i"la of th:. incrrca,n 'ealtli of (eorgia it givi i i! .h, tme .atitics recently l,u}hbl'eed b,y the :m)i[tiolle'r gencral of the Sinh-, an1, nlilarized inl the News s;" vt'I l \w'e(i ;o. ii 17' the at i gg te v aluatitn 11 of II the p)rop)((ty inl the Mtat<!- wa\'..t, 9,5 1;, of whlichl ;; , - .) waus ii ,r.,il )'ads .. Thira 11 ; 1habu a(t deei.lcd in rease cvery year sinee, until in I -s7 the ggreate is :iI1,:llt1.21, and of ti 2t i ,) i in,C,) railroid . ;~". it w l bx c(n that mini nine yCais there lia: ben n incea(rsl in p,roperty valuea of $10::, 1G,:L';l, of whJlich :J1,5i1,91(1 is in real nd personal prope rty, 11d . 1: ,i(:1:1,. ;: 1 ratilroa(d p,r,' i'ty. 'Tlie recc'.rd )lad0 y the colored people0 (i eorgia i-iile .79 is also veryi" crceditabl), Jo 1i:) 1)' owned prouprty a1:;eSsc t i.., I s l8, wvhlilst in 1887 t11ei1 p'rop( rty 11 olh ig aggregatedl ,:'.9, 171), ant ilncrea--( of lie yeatrs of .:, '75,, i:i , cr U' i( Veiit y v( peri cen'it. - ----=aua- - y - - -- Sin ilpe Way 1 DI c-t um tci ,ft1 ( !! --.. ''1e w (1o yuIl e ( i (. sli ust' 1l5 t1: >t'S?"' askedl the E"vening NIws as- het an ed Gine iaul on1 the' (c%uniter) at thle indow (' at wel 1 knoi I B rtl 1,1ir eet 1i1tk teller and with the It1.r lind (1110d a leth, rie purse de8 p (l(I,owni inttu s p ocket. >tl.s.,"4 a4ie;wered the' pol1ite t ller. "'jm,t vide the last 144 w umire (of the anniber4' a1i14s tihe 1(tter oh thn genu14i1n will b' ;if two reInlainl it wviIl e II; if thri4 1,1a41 if there4 s4hould14 1he no( rema1.inder( M; divide' the sixty'-one by fourl and:4 in liave (411 reniing4f. Accoing111 to1 .e rub- tlw'I lttr (on11( thei>t4 as 34441 ill 4)14 (1r.4 i .\. . Ini (very e:1.i thl ul(II 14g News. 11 li0 lh r1 14 4, the44 d*nanis5( ''h:xi4an un,lit,1 in1' recel l y 4 14 been i'lk. !1:I un h s a14( terr'r to the d1f111- m--II 11 t41t1inar khl' t bi1441 1 1 , :ssa: h wh4.1.of followe, tu4 il,4 11b44 nIkh Illw4iC(of4a j->vial 44h pit lio but4 j'lth nos1he wa IlIV ib whh 1l4~ mtin 44. ily a144 he in1 tuture ) Ift'ring t11e(1 1.41(iI4 p 14t iure~, ofndl whinl, the1'i1 trebln prI41!i . 4 ated1( the 1h4s, ernal andlhi t11 their prayer141s,1.144 The 44'> ting their1 r414s the011y wohdiapea ny tinl ti he ings of('2 theuwiu(ni, eain the vilber411 i''re41 c4e,1i' 4g, l'., 4 lauy 141 1. I hle (I l.rg t1n everln1le If tIll in on 11..1 >lIut.' ensting, ml one of t tr 4.li1 un recetly o4rderd4 y t h e . 4( ll'nited 144te4) tIl gvenmeit,( was cast.24 at4:th4l'i 41.< 14rg111teel (If pany's wo14114 ks444 144 thisoit iisafrnon Whether 411 1&'1 14''i will b aS '14 h<ialy grtii tIo 1111 mewhat114.4( ilernt 'asting recn~ti4gwll l(h: 1at the<41 .01 tnill p4o44( rtIi tr1idwr fal riation111i of the m ;eubc abotan ' hur :omni (heonh fra.w.k Tl1I- S'I'TI: 1l(i(V1SI oN FO(R iiER I C( N1-'I-I:)i:1t 1: VIc.;TE(AN4. . tH The coal Ittons or I t ile nonnty..iton. . p t'ltt('tw iut t i'rotc4 (1 to (u-t '1hei-t St i"tcl .'t4ll T xt of the 1.:rw. t Tl'he following is tho full text of the ''Act to Provide for the lBeliot of Cer- . tltin Slolier ,anot \Widows of Soltdiors or Sailor: of the I,nte Vtar between thet States" . Jt it Cicted by the Slnat Iand loue of lieprCntatives of the State of South (rohun, now met mtd sitting in General ' Assembly, tnd by the authority of the ' Sect iont 1. 'Iut the following lcriotis, H ttinl )lilors, nlow citizell 0. oltIt (':r0tit. u ho were in tIh nervicet of the t or f (i the Coufedeiate Statt.S t ii te t war bct'etit the Statti ahtiII b 11t it h to receive from the Treasturer of ite Stte a ionthttl" I tYflt( lt of live dolllr, t be Ip.l; in I ti thlat: . itutl or f rtC ti le, :Itd i ndtit ii; livreinlufter set Stu t 1. 1 c tionl 2. iI urtit'r to ob,tail lh bet:-| lit of tisi .c t Ct suldicr Ut ' otltr intt:t h IOW, str , 1th,t he Was: it h.,i iitle l;t! iOiter ltnhcr it the it rvic of tie Suite of Sott (rroa'it:t or of the Cnieder:ttt hitatilt in the \a het W('I thu Stlttt.; F;tCltndt, fL:at wCli:t in liuchl F"trvie blt ia li' r rit I, Itr rect'ivetl tany woundtlt (Sll:Ig letrnittltt disability intcapaci tuIntg l fit r It -n eabrning a livelihood; titr t, t!at tltib! er l'imsei Ior hirl wife i. ftte owne!"r of p rop)ertjf exc'cding in, vi l:e ive i I i (l olltlrH1 ta asse.ssed for tx tIO; fourth, taltit ho it not ro (tliti1 im iuom'eI uxccditg tho tmolnt f' i, luiti( d e!;l fifty dollars per t is; 1 .1ioreta1 y soldier or sailo.: Llb:l it i 1e )t1y part of the payment h Pr'"ov t"\ iin t i \' .\ ti h I,hlt,\ 1ake1t up h ( i t"t iii (r " r'.e i'tirh t State, t titg il rl ,. i,s i . d- of tt'ti t. ) hll 'tiI lot t;t n M Il t; :(nat u of thei dli', ab,lit' , 1" 1, thl" com(ny! and rtigi i :u! i h: t 1 l' t i in w i' he strvelt, :u~l Ih' tIUl and pic of receiving l- i w u nol, 1.1 -:u\ tie ; that neit er ltii "ilt it' i 1' \'w 0f it 1t 1! 11nI r t f t r erti - i i l ; i h--" r', i 'di.., andt thalt he IS ).r i1 rt'e -tirt of' ille,)l:t is htwrt'in i,icilI . "P I1l atiott shal it iiit I ltv ,i""c 1 te tlltitlicitlull, b. L i b 1 i I 0 1' t h e a p itei, it an3el erinth. Sat au- ha t i ic almi ir Id hi, and shalii i')icm':1. I by th-: t lidiivit of one ur ilut (cr ii w tii' ts, btit-Ing that t:"y" 1u in , I1he 1.pphlc,tti waS Ia soldlier or "! r,l, m l bteht t" n ithe tl1atin; In e !.l in hI plit:ti c:atIon lto b ' Irule. t. &ti; . S atit t(il"l, i t lt sh1all be a Vt lrii ii b.y at (c rtiin ,tt uf thle .\dttlitor of t the c!ryIty itt wvhtict t it' ttlppte t to- I Ii (, i1OIwin.t; ttat the htatemnenttH made as to potlerty ialeir to be4 triLl from the lis t f tro tl y I s a t.,sel far tx tatiun, iinl it Fshall i:i the duty of the Auititur ; fitnnish mucih cerltiiieitt, if he s all so fit tIe fic , wihout fe or t I t i :l I It t Th a pii a1 tii' t i fur111ther ri) i h ai lii 1 t :ti i l lVw r 'put 4iti '5 ( NhU 1!:. ta,i 111% lla:ath 'O 11t 11(1 a l ' 1).' , ' ii i i _'lil 5 a u (It I t ! 111)1jc, tnt phi;m o ti ii i ci it i w i 11 4 he iti .l i t1 ,.tt ;ul, :t i i ., t nt t of t lt d:s abili v Ih I r y t", !e ,! it i s i,h other ? th : a I i t h: t ll itir jul t cll t aty lie r t Ic,:t I , li :,tl:'t l !t aiii Ii c l !i t ' c . c/c hltt !",1i \ti 1 t llt at(t'tt iit li l' l ':, :chall b in li t<ta t I it he i ( ii o I ,t tit l of ot ntool a Crt al Iti< , itw h i it e l it' iltl i- th ti tt , l itic i th , l tiu " !e:i t a ti at lktti tt l: t: the , in l t iIta l wri ib'fore r- 1t ; r t a.t I ; i t: i t .i y, h lit i cinte, I an \I i xirthy <-i It eliet ; tiic thi r I la 'lt biih.n a aijj in ii ta.n tliniun1 " udll tmi : , i anII i i 1 ci i t1d i i jud;rnen I a i(ci : tli h itr i a he sind Io tin date cpo ihe I:d apia inn toete wih any lnor know to hii or found ci lhon 7. Theil ale ion, wtith ( s tol :c Id atoi theIi Cinilt raI ihn tal who,Vict J rebuy o af Hbth , t itn l ; c !t iu t li 1 ,an) , icn , s i t ofi wbom lud itiiiItw> ti iiority to e t.i le theitc i l It , he or uIy f ti hi,! shl appiveiiia; th a Ill liii e> i hi y ic tlutl itthu ' ifort tiberet on,it :unti itil : i b i iti tI tr. I nc t e lyo h ('inirI ib- 4 t I ad t iine to titt. lit tcti.eti ! l ii i<t-i to - :IStune Lc.i' warlO t11 r ilt.- tuntl I ttw oli tii , i i tlu-1 1 itt l,y sit i- mnii-n'h,nei iniuig trin tb:- da~(tc(tlto f iftb app livd tic or tn- ri hill, tnt tl ihere al t <tyf tht w fJor w- c Stett(it1,b 'tr, l,r rk of I hubarr t of r Chm,o w h iCII biihi lic wa ecorn the wcej ipplications endorsed by him, and any )erson having had his claim approved )y the Board, aq heroinbeforo stated, nay, during the month of November in ach succeeding year, report himself to he Clerk of the Court of his county and, btain from hn a certificate that ho oi1 he is the identical party named -jz-4 ' riginal applicatoiol, and is still entitled' () receive the bn1eft1ts ot this Act, under hie conit tions herein re(lirel. Snch ertiicate ahall be forwarded to the oinptroller (lencral, and, with the ap (t oval of the aforesaid Board, the Comp roller (leneral shall continue the pay tn"uts hereil)eforo provided, until the birty-flrst day of October following, or tntil notifIed of the death of the party mntitled to receive the same. .ection 12. Any person who shall raudulently personate any soldier, sailor >r widow, for the 1)urpose of obtaining tle b nt lita of this Act, or who shall kno wiugly make or cause to be made any falsO or frauduhnt application or state ment, or by any false or fraudulent stato ttnts procure such application to ho ntIe, approved or paid, uhall be guilty of a uiisdVIICanor, and, uponconviction, :lii tll be lnuiish'.+l Iby Iine not exceedin tvo lunlred doll, ia, or inlprisoumntIlt tot ex(ceding lix uiOntliJ, or both, at tho discretion of the Court. S c: iOn l:t. All Acts or parts of Acts int, ,nsiytent h.rewith are hereby re l)Cle(d. I)uring the exercive: of a praYr-meet tg among t410 prisoners in the jail'm rlay, ,oe S.nit h, a negro ehargel with murder, atnused himself and disturbod the other prisonors by singing and hitnging to a lively tune and by striking aid kicking 1ii Ielluw prisouers while mn."tged in prayer, and again so (11 tzrbed those co'.e4te at the front win 'ws that the Feraon preached in the 'hurch juett in front of the jail (ould not SheartI. 'the other prisoners seized ian tia+ c.nllied him in the dungeon. On i+l,ny morn ingi they callel in j.ilor owell, stretched the offender on the > +r, m' er" st.ripping him, gave him a ol a tlraslin;g as a man ever guts. 1 h r;.ol w:: a good one.-Pee De " n! -C ' I' 1111,1)1 4)!11 tSt rtlt(',. h ;.'t Vork ii terahl hs interviowei a nub- rt of Congressmen on the au :titng -t1ike. \list of the lawmakers t) let y with their Congressional t iut i yIit h:il nt) tecided opi.ions ur wty. It was not that way with it at i h I lllipton, who( Mlid: ''Upon t a rlI Iiu eiks I think strikes suicidatl. o preit at Iltan of orlering atrikes is yntail. I reg;ardld the (iuld strike ciinI:dl, a'tui tI it rikers ohoubll have een i;tinsihedl. I dop't. know as to the tn t :trike--I netau the particulars.'' I) e'.t a "-le 1)u ttil1etter'i WVeddling. \W.sur::ocroN, 1). C , January 11.. 'iarles ll. 3arrick, of this city, died onilit wlihde his daughter was celebrat ng nir :tarringe to Robi -rt Nicltolion. li whlintig lai be ii P1st.1 o'o d oeveral niic, onl a' cunut of Mr. I irrick's t iclk t, ltt he in istedl that he was not :ionsly i I, antI the wedding was set ): to taigit. It took place accordingly, rut tlle wre1ddig receprio:t h.el j 'tat be0 Ialc htn the lervatt, atnnuoauncel thiat atrrick was dead. 'lTh1. 'oor Littule OnaeN. t le t C;, 11 ( h'ildiret w' it1h r(d (rniptioa s + :t unl" h:;UII,, rougLh .' aly 5skin, ;una I " rs niI I I. html. 'These tic tht in - tI : a deIiraiv i d (ln .iiin II th, ;ien ia It he r t ine Itteri<l. (hildren hive no tr I tit ld y i't hti(t to bhi uip_ o-nr tho n MiediSe:s t>i er"io:v. ,th -i o-;ld Il lof Vis h: ld b-as andi I I hih deirih piwntn wkillel-lby,th i-ti I hl be I W. e r s aIfertifo I, he l:ty f'i't*nl, ltast! liv tj airt atr let it trtm Lin hl. ti:ghie rofi proer idno to lehti cand iay ee.n Dopi irtr Wilm tw hasyexp ring iTa:ihily t prorty ioi assach ets in 'Iit Ied ity-iv celontirin thei una iani t'hat City io wihounet ionad.i >n. Thruer I n ben kar ca in twr [oii the chrty uforl I moth.tha The Prhidethattmnte.dwr iir:, tf Wi It isc,n to tbe envtonx. lrinaftry diivoteer snioleniry utie LUniiited Sttte MCirco. out tou \'$m17i,0h0a0.ha hesho A di thatithe owrerd woulda afte 111 n the thtian thorer douie, lil iht)e Aui,betw eesn killed. William geinte raiot ti wekilnear ornf1 od, ate.l, iwo w asertteiiied. to be levent \c Lritile witsnrred il thurc in he cmanee faitiwnot Eitlrt wer tileasto deeva t snd man w erd in-i ro. 'Iotobege u fasae fierot . t,000 nfidliyo f hi wife, hinhEvnn thatse tio haslegotate