HEL THE EMPRESS e . o G s a C.., Ptrprlbow. Posen 'bt zisorf ptlon, 1 fnOW pernnnn triltl.y in aidvanee: fc/r ilx mot(hn, 'No. AtverftsRements 'inRette'l ift onr kolar )ersnaireofln4 inch orle's for the firr't inReinn n8 ti?tv eritR for earl, xi' h wqn ent'inseffion. T,iheral iligltmft -Ialh"to mdtc'hntits an'l rctherc alver'tisingTfor SifX mnfthR or t v the v enr. Uhituary 'No'Cices exceeiTing'fi eTinrs, Trihutes of TeRpecit. Conmni iettflon of a nersn'id1 e'hnrwter. when atlnlisndlile wm he!hrtrQeil for n naverfisemts'. Eor Anwavorcinr TnTI(inrtes five idolla en!h, dtrictly-in advnnt!R, THI TSDAY, A1 UL 2t, T888. We are afraid IMlrs.'Eliza A. tar mer, will not-garnar'many vdtes. 'She is -a -enndidate for'Sdhool 'Oomniiion er of 'mrion Ooimty S.C. She offers $600 woiitb o'fsc'hoodl 'books to fihe 'pupilslor the suffrage-of their parentts. Hen. 1W. ' . Leitner, secretary 'of State, died 'snadenly f Theart disease, on 1ihe 15th 'int. The was a nod "and true man and ever faith'f'l to the many iiktic trudts imposed crpon him by 'iis oeunty-and Sbate. 1is -&eath uis a ..great loss to Sexut1h Carolina. A Woa4 to tlw Wbe Is Suffl ieint. The Aegustba Natioel Lxsition, to be he1 is Atygp ta, Rbegining Om-. ber i4let 148, affers two premuiurs,' L.-e. ne tho'sand, .and one -f Yv hund'red dof ars for i$a. best .n.nd see ond county exhaibits of the products of Agiculture, 1Ier'ticu1tua'e, and For estry. and Domestic SkiTl =an4 Iadus try. We suppose there will be no furih er hiadrance to the establishmtnt of an AgricultureC,illege. TheClemson dtonation remves all doubt. Pick ea, Andersao, and Oconee are solid, whether any other pst of the State is or not. The aount of the pl e which uw publish to day from the i ootoe C,urir shows that nothing is lacking to make it nil that could be desired for an institution of the kind. It is committed to the charge of prac.~tical business men, and we expect good results. lur. vand Mrs. Cleveland, of Wash ~v. ington, D. C., must be feeling com fortable. Fromi the Lakes to the Gulf, from the "ocean that roars, to the oceani that sleeps," there is but one solid, harmonious, Democratic endorsement for a Recond term. Even the Charleston Wo~rld has chlimled ed in grace fully and beautifulily. The like was niever known before. This harmonious ('Aond it ion of things, havs a perfect antithesis in the Riepub licani rankhs. It musit be the prelude to a1 Di1emocratie triumph, and a Republi - can defeat. The Pee Jee indc.c wvants the U. H Senators to be elected directly hv tne people, instead of by the Legislature. Thiis re forvu mid better he postponlled, until we get every thing else just~ as we want it. We imust top) someW where, b.afore it is necessary to) ask the people to vote on every bill pro posed in thme Legislatums. Any law or custom should be shown to) be very objectionablle, before it is discarded for a unew one. ThIis has worked wvell so far. The General Assembly has pleased the people ini its choice of men for this position. The Conunty Conveuntioni. The clubs meet on Saturday the 5th of May. Let us see to it, that there is a full representation, and1 that the best meon are chosen for del egates to the Coun ty Convention which meets on Saturday the 12th day of May. Every one should take an in terest in the afi'airs of the county. Tnings are often started in county conventionms which are soon made into laws. It is well, at least, once in two years for the people of a county to meet in a representative capacity, and di'cuss th~e situation. Interchn-. ging views is wholesome. If any man thinks tihings are going wrong, let him lay the matter before the con- I vention, and the extent of the wrong will soon be measured. Cur people] read more these days. They are bet. 4 ter prepared to discuss intelligently whatever comes up. They think and eaiculate. Much has been said against creakers, We are in favor of a few. 'We.x. ahvays glad! to see them in the envention, They are a, grenva ldp. An intelligent, cheeky croaker hsa great help to a community some tai., The convention is a good fickd fLt them to work in. Send thenmup with eN1a.Iragement to speak out. GettJtg there. The Fort Smith, (Ark.) Times, in'a glotng account of Hudftgton, -an igbt mouIths old towu,with 160t3,pop nlation rstys: 't. V. Young doss aoash business in;general merdhan&ss, and st his rbusjinis amounted to over $20t0 in the.nyonth.ef Februa y% Flour is a speid(y 'iith him. Ho is a South Cr-o)inini, but a resident 'of this state for sixteen years. His trade ettends .as far wvut :k5 Scott .ca hmbo r prthissprtg."' Lu'rahl 'fur Tee and 'e hqya. A'Stnte Prln ry. 'Sme conn ties are nt yet in TIavor of Primary election fr cmnty ofloars. All -enh ht to 'bo. Tho Domooratic patrty nust heb!l the .roins of go'teottn men't in this State. T i henldl be ;j b oral and accomplisih everything in his io ver for the benefit of the farmers and his countryimen of every~ avocationi in life He waus eminently practical in his o:forts to elevate the working muen of the country, and tihe foundinig oif cin insititution,~ such ais lhe has done, hans beeni the great work of the lust tweni ty yealrs of his life. S3omie of the niewspaipers at a dis tance seem to take pleasure in huerald. ing for th that Mr'. C?lemsoni was a re cdluse. without interest in the afiris of the country. No greater mistake could have been made. Mr. Clem sonl was5 a lman of great industry and emIi iently p)ractical in the affairs of life. His large accumnulation of pr.>p erty ought to close the mouths (of t hese croakers. There is a slight buzz of eNyecta ion in thme public mind that the will oif Mr. Clemsonm will be contested by his only heir anid grann l-daughtwr, Miss loridle Loe, of N ew York. We dt > ot give this rmuor mucih credence, from the fact that, her gr-and(-fathler maude liberaul provisioni for her inl his wvill, anld that her father is a gentle man of high character antd very large mneans. Mr. Lee is also idenmtiied with our section of the couniitry by miarriage and other linksi of interest, which will, we are sure, stay his hiand, anu custimi iitClii to foster and chmerish an institution which will r'e tIect grealt credit and honor upon)1 his fanmily and benefit and renown upon01 his country. Col. Rimchard1 W. Simpson, of P'en dieton, is the executor of the wil. of Mir. Clemson and there isi no manif in the country who will do more, inl a l>ropeor and honorable way', to sumstain the ill oif his friend and the bentefac ;or of our' race and country. Mr. 31emson appo)intedl the following gen lemen trustees of the institution so iherally enidowed by bin): CJol. RI. bV. Simpson and D. Ki. Norris, of ?endltoni; M. La. Donaldwor oif )reenville; T. E. Bradley, of Abbe. lle; R. E. Bowen, of P'ickons; J. E. Wannamuaker, of Oranigeburg; B. R. LOillman, of Edgefield Fort Hill ist situated inOconee coun. ~y and was the hjomesteiad of Hon. job; (2. (Calbonn, one of the best and mtrest men of the country, lie was uzot only a stratesmuan without a peer in the land, but eminment[y practical in ,hl the affairs oif life. When bie sought retirement from the affairs of ure was to seek hatpiness in the .bo1. som of 3is family .and 4he-cosforts dif his 'ifiends, and where, toe, he could putsue the life df a succesiful farmer, itzis'emines}y titand prop er that a homestead, .around "which elUste+r+so mrwy bighly cherished as sociations, should be dedicated to the practical eduowbiun sef the redth ol the country, and we commend the effoit df The pegple -of the State that their efforts may be -crowned with "success. We,copy from the Greenvillo .K'i. 'the'eoncludirig ,portions of the edito afi1 .cOetpelndonoe of that ,paper ii .refereice to this.institution: Mr. Clemsson's 'will wvas dtatwn sev&r al .years ago by the late Col. Jaue H. 1iion, but several .anendmrzenty 4umd a dditions more .rocently .mad vere drawn by Mr. -Simpson. He bequeaths to.his granl-daughter, Mis Lee, $l5,600 in iouiey -and securitie and 33. ares of the Fort iill ,plac with tl:prrision that that ti:aot ma' be bought in and.atded to .the -remair 'der of the, estate .at a fixed price. Other .legacies amount to $10,00( ef w.hikh -$7,000 was .pai(l bofoe hi 'oath. ,Al the remainder of .th Fort Hill esttte, with the buikdng and the magnificenit collection of a pictures, exccpt the .family pict re wh.iolh go to Miss Leo, Mr.. Calhoun furniture -and the dnooks remnainiug .i the house and the .stocks, bondh money and other securities of Mi Clemson, go to the State for the ei .ttaiDtm5(yt .and zusaintenmce of a Agricsul.tural G>lktgo. 'Th1ie Fort Hill plach contauine L,15 acres. Of .this -331 sores, as adlread stated, gO to Miss Lee?', but Can be p)ut chased to keep the estate intact .at fixed aoasonable price. Those intiw .ateoly .acqua,iuted with Mr. Clen: son's affairs estimate that the secur ities .and cash remaining -.fter t:h paiymnent of all eewabrances and e. pense will be between $50,000 an $60,000, available for developing au endowing the colkge. The zaguidicenee of the boqac can not well be appreciated withOu! an understanding of what and wlhcr Fort Hiul is. It is in Oceuee C.iunt,y just at th point where Ocouou, Pickens and A. derson unite. It runs for some din tanee along -Sneca liver and theue back into rolling uplands and henviI tiiLered woodland. The hous stand(s oni a crest of a gent.y risinig hill ini the midst of a- wide park, m1 aIvue of old andl beauitiful cedar loading tAo it. From the front t.hern is a glorious view~ directLy to th] mountains until thme purple lines~ miin g:e with the horigon; in 'another12 aid the view overlooks the~ SenOca, wemn ding its wayI) Oamlong the hills, nad tbm old British fort, from which the plae takes its name ad which is on th~ Fort Hill plantation, The residence is in sight of th Richmon)ld and1( Danivillo raiiroad trae att al diistancaO of half a1 ruil, andi i four miles from Penadletn, Onl th Ulue1( Rilgai Radlroad, four miles froi Central, on the lBichomnd & Dainvill Road, and seven iles from Senee City, tihe mieeting p)oint of the tw ratilrnoads mencltionedl. It is hard to ilimaginec a requisite) fc an-f agr-icultuiral college which For lill does niot possss. lIt hazs necarl 20) acres of the finest bottomj laim creok and river bottom, clearedl n1 land patu~1re 1111d ini wide stretc-h and a great helt of first growth tin ber, and its uplanid soil is partly gra antd p)artly red land. It is abundani ly waiteredt with springs, ,vclls anl creeks and( 111 has 1 allossible natuir, conlveniiec for dairy, bathing hium S (11and lalundryI p)urposes. W here creck on it emp1tics into the SeniOe River there is a good wvater powe which hams beeni uised for a mill whie did the neighborhood grinding. A fair estimate of the value of th real andit personlal prop)erty itldude in thme bequest miakes it execed $hO0 000, without, of cour-so, inclhudim the pictures andl futrnmitu re, whtic] aire p)riceess. CJontrar-y t(o gei(nr expectation, the library is4 a very 1)1 dinary one, mo-st of the moro vaha ble books having beeni biorrowed, sto) en or othierwvisne lost'ding Mr. Clew 5(on's long perion1 of retiremenit an11 pirtial illness. It was no0 sud(den freak thant intspii nd Mr. Clemnsonm's atlekin. As lonlg a ago as 1866 lie Wats interested ini th4 estabilishmenfit of such an ins.ttutji a his will provides for mind he wmj then active ini forwaidiung a scemdin to) procutre private gifts and1( subscrip tionis for the purpose. A;tor th< tragic death of his only son, killed by a railroad accident in 187I, he becaLfns more than ever before inItOeeted anid evolved and pubhlicly annuo4unced his purpose to demvote thme Cailhounm, pro~p erty, to the glorious purpo of pr-o mioimgpractical agr-cultur'al eda1i, tin ic hnhe has thoumght anid talked mnuch of the subiject and is Witl Was nio surprise to those who know him best~ or to Mr, Leie, his son in-law, who 1k.new lonw ago the ls:ow a}zo ic-Quite a umuberI if the leading 'teaohern 'of -1 okens. cotity. met oh 'the 31st of :March in' thocbpel"of the Piehndvn t Institute' to .ta1Ee steps -towards organizing -an'a ociation composed t $he iteaeh. ''era.of, .e1Qkens 'county. Tho -atten dance exceeded -our most 'satngnine oxpeotabious and all manifestd much interest 'in the wrlk, 'which catl$ed ev 'eo y teacher to ,woar .an -air simnewhat onthusiastic. It -is 80 'Cotnnon, 'hi poltical and legislative bodies, to have (itiomhs j ie-pi11ulng &C., but not so when itnls, who ntre -moved by't'lie prop er timIpulses, 'issenlo"with 'thotn all is 'htrmcih' f'd( '1 the 'en1ite 'body y mo"ves along h- silfleo, like 't'he "eep +i'r, ihiC' 'beats, on it 'boorn, 'the ''eiglit'f na'tiolls, witlii't a 1ipple. As 'Woran lihas neveT 'bee'ri Thund 'Wa'nting i'n Yn', ,redt t'rpi'isi, so 'was'slie 'the'te 'to 'ti<1 with ro<'tes't'ug - ,getiincns, chreet"'tith l)'riglht tm'iles -and s say 't'men to afl eforts in t'he ttlttne o'f ?4 edutt't'ion. ' Ocersionaly we hear a ihltnret o'r e "Wcirnan 'to 't'he front,'-'these 'iot tuors 'had bdttet take for their sib jeet, "Man 'oot of t'he 1t"1'," 'for women 'have been the important 'fac for in afil civilizei collnt'ics trom1 time 'innte'morial, -and yet Hhie claims none of 'the 'honoT. 'Wlerevet woman is, 'tierc 'is t'he .front--she simply as a kind o'f a I'eue. The trool shc'old nhot elnim thYe skill of the of ehi'teet. A permllen't oga'iza'ioi Was the STesult and cldo mrllri't'tees Vacfe tppfin'ted On swndry questions---tlcse 'eAtnlmit a te(S t0 'meet previols to the rer't meeting, 'h1'h will be on the 12ti f May, at which time'e 'erv white teach e<(r in the eOul'V is 'tegnested to be ptesent aln 'leii'' a h(elping hand. ? Lot Inn .ns'k 'Clhe 'commits if thcy imave performed the duties as igned 1 lJhem, if not let it 'be -distatcll'ec nt i onrCC, an(lirvre wi'1'h report in hanc\ WVe are going to liave acounty normal --a llg 'felt n-an't in on1 con4itv; we t 'htve the nateri4Il oult of whicih to t make it, nil it needs i-s n-tation and a the cr' bones ill \Vield tesponive -lcid. Hwza for "Albion" of Holly Sptings, who came otut in tl last is " sne oif tlie the 3 .es?er: he is on the right attain,- one by o;e they poke a their hnds ilt. Whe'n wn once get o1r o'gnTLnizatioll et7uihppe(1 w'e intend to put a coal of fire on ihe. back of rvely Ilnn in the c11mty 'imles milder meanXflS will hav'e tle diesired effect. i Whi'n we net in coua~rt we enn make a eurselws felt all over' the e eeuwty: the1i we tn nigitate aml Temi L dcy the evils to wllich "Albion" " alludem. whmm w'e hope to have with - uts at our lnext meeting. AIIlllltteellents, For the Houis, many frlcists of Iim .I \AMtl A. hIuOlgb (3 oth HIoutseM, and b>y hits 1nean fl e Vca cer- C) PI' (tinly (ive you~ floreC foods8 for a DOLLAR r han (lny store in the A Jo'unt'ry. (crtain lots of the ~ >ld stock of hATS, S4IOES, and DRYc ?OODS will be soldn Sit houat 'regard to cost, ttpr. 12.'88, 2, if, Vledical Notice. 11. L T. IIRLEY, ft fgidulte (If the CultW of Physicini and ?lfr- ( 'ont in) Baltimnore, is' no0w lda~fted( di C El peopl)IE of that vicinity. F+ery enllI .y or nIight promptly attended, lisi 11, C, Shirley's, h ner A.-80 M. ANK HIAM .W'dent. ~ J. Wn nis * E LE ' .1s LE, --. 'iirriiI7, Ob Ofli&i en MAT 5, '87 rhe Phrm wiM reoet ddposite, buy L sell ccibange, mak'e lokne and do h ueral bankiug business. We shall enr. avor to tronsact 'all busin a entrusted us in a manner and upon terms satis torY t6 dur Otrtofi6rs, aYdl'respectful solicit a share of the publib,paultt o. DMIRECTORS . H. P. Hammett, James A. Hoyt, O. Mills, A. S. DUtan, Irank Ham )u(d, E. H. Fulonwidor, T. T. Earle, reenvillo, $. 0.; G. A. Norwuod, Ma. >u, S C. july l4,'7-ly. ZI2"dVd SIH,L NOILNaJ4 Xf.iYO'iwx1S vLLsnTIt ~jI1 w - 3 8 td 3 ti c j NI .' 2 trL :3, I-JDOC 01 1dIi 'IP'OSIT YOlld MnONEY IN THI Caia d' Pn $50 I. eret~ patid oni depiosii. l>th f i any good security. . olWOQ ,....... ItANK lIAME I0 N . .\1E _ _ _.ri . L. II way . jan. 5-'88. 15 lv. lASS UED W EEKL I. 0 ee)s rIpion Price. Sublscripjtiofns toe "Go)huQlen Days 3.00j per ahttlhl , $1.51 per 6 moniths1 [.00 per four mionthsii, all payable ini Ivance. Single numbers; six cents each. All counn nications b,lusiness oIf he(rw~ise, 11ust1 be adtdressed to JAMEs ELVEISON, PIinblishecr. Edikrenti,na. The prinIcitlal, Dr J. RI. Riley h)ad isociated with him ini the techn pa~rtinepts, Prof. N. WV. Macauley niss EIS1Al LoJwery. Thme exer.cised thle present schIoIlastic yearl1 comfl ences on 'Jauh,lry, 9thl. The terirt .iring which pupIils receive the ben: it oif the public funds )enl1flnences ori A)ndayV, Jan., 23d. iTiitont of enclI iIpil perP mlonth as follows: eading, Witing and Montal Ariflunmea ti .. . ... . ........... .. . 310 nmglish ~ ra nnar, Geographly, Arithlm& br.Natural Philosophy anid Rhieto' ri-..---.........:..... .... $2.50 A 4ory sma1l1 te-.not exceeitn bud~ >llar por Ression-will be chaofge eAch ipil, to mfeet incidental expenases.* Theli aimiount receOived front the' Lf rdited on the tuitiotn billa Iuistructions iri voical d / - enmtal niusic will be gig'i,as'Mtn ' arrangements can be inade '*ithi & )npetent init1'uctor Good board dan bd had at I58~ d a 0.00( per mot.h, .A; Onita, Ph IUW. Ar*JANt* jaind 6.-1,4 ,-if 12 id't~~ rk Iu.st II.m asia061 trodnivM *ndent, sotEnt neWhn nmManagan.