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VOL. .X^r? Nn\r Skkiks. UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLIH^ JUNE 27, 1379. NUMBER 20.
rRQCEEDIN3S OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
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Kr.vu rxximut, N. Juno 11, 1*71).
The South Carolina Slate Press * Association
met at o'clock A. M. to-day. Second VicePresident,
T. 15. Crews, of the Luurcnsvtlle Iterul'/,
in the chair.
t.'n motion, Mr. A. S. Toihl, of I lie .ln/erson
i'otlrtitlli was elected temporary Secretary.
The President stated that his reason for assuming
the chair was. tlint the President, Mr. F. W
Jtuwsoii, of the Charleston AVic* awl Courier,
had resigned the ollice and that the Firs' VicePresident,
Mr. 11. llarnwell Ithett, <>l the Clinrleslon
Journal of Comniit'Ct had retired from
journalism.
Unon the call of the roll the following officers
and members responded ; T. 15. Crews, /,<iiirr?*ville
/frrat'l, Second Vice-President and acting
1 > . IV I II.L' II I/?-., o.I" I
i ivaitiuiit , m ?/ i'lv i\vi I <i11 v .'I'll tun ofc/r, run nil
Vice President; T. F. Ureneker, Newberry Herald
; J. A. lloyt, Jlaptist Courier ; J. L>. McLufcits,
Marion Ji/lrc/innt?and Farmer ; D. F. Bradley,
Pickens Sentinel; J. C. 11 cmpliill, Abbeville
Medium ; A. S. Todd, Anderson Journal ; M. B.
McSwecuey, Xinety-tiix Guardian ; M. L Bonliam,
Jr., Newberry News.
Mr. T. Stobo Furrow cn behalf of (be Spartanburg
press, extended a cordial wclcomo to the
^ members of tlie association.
Mr. Farrow stated that a committee of gentlemen
from Atlanta were at the Palmetto Hotel,
bating come ta invite tlie South Carolina Press
Association to visit Atlanta and to proffer the
hospitalities of the city, and moved that a committee
of three be appointed to wait upon the
said committee and upon Governor Colquitt, of
Georgia, and iuvitc them to attend our meeting.
Motion adopted. Committee : Mr. Farrow, Mr.
Pope of the Columbia Ileyistcr, and Mr. Uoyt of
the Jlaptist Courier.
Mr. McSwceney, of the Ninety-Six Guardian,
proposed for membership in the association Mr.
ii. \V. Simpkins, of the Newberry News, and he
was unanimously elected.
'fhospecial committee returned, accompanying
i he committee of gentlemen from Atlanta, when
Gov. Colquitt, Mayor Calhoun and Col. Foreacre
were respectively presented, nnd made a few
felicitous remarks, which was responded to by
President Crews, expressing the thanks of
the association for the courteous invitations recoived.
?
Mr. Farrow moved^hat the invitation to go to
Atlanta be accepted. The motion was secoudcd
by Mr. Pope. Unanimously adopted.
A motion being made to appoint a committee
to confer with Col. Foreacre, and arrange the
time or departure, Col. Farrow stilted that tlie
Air Liue Railroad proposed to accommodate itself
to the wishes otalm >*4 lull, and. ileum"*'
only to suit its cotivcuicuce, ivliereupon the motioti
was withdrawn.
aii'ihrti.TP,lt' Mc~Todd. tltc special coin"
?*j . ji|i rTiiici, M Cl c colli lull"-. 1 >i?
ncnnmittcc of nrraiigcmcuts.
Col. Flowcll. of tlie Atlanta Constitution, Col.
Miiilin, of the Atlanta Dispatch, and Col. Adair,
of Atlanta, boing called upon, responded briefly
uitb entertaining remarks.
Mr. Hemphill, of the Abbeville Medium, proposed
for membership Mr. Hugh Wilson, of the
i'ress and Itanner, Mr. drcuekcr, of the Newberry
//-raid, proposed Mr. John W. It. l'opo
of the Coloml/ia llrijixltr, and Mr. Farrow pronosed
Mr. Charles Petty, of the Carolina Spartan
; ?!i of whom were unanimously elected.
Mayor Calhoun, of Atlanta, extended nn invitation
to the Mayor of Spartanburg to accompany
the excursion to the city of Atlanta.
(in motion, the association, to afford the members
an opportunity to attend the commencement
exercises of Wotfurd College, adjourned at
11). 15 to meet at 1 1*. M.
AFTKItNOOX SF.SSIOX.
The report of the Treasurer, Mr. T. F. drencher,
of tlie Xeu-herri/ Herald, was made as follows,
and was received as information :
Cash on hand at last meeting S'.tO 157
a aid for minutes 70 '-hi
Cash on hand ?C> -11
Mr. Todd proposed Mr, John C. bailey, of
the < 1 rcenrillc Enterprise and Mountaineer, for
membership. Upon motion he was unanimously
elected.
The resignation of Mr. Dawson, of the Charles'on
.Wiiii a '.(I Courier was accepted.
The committee of arrangements reported au
excursion programme and list of invitations as
follows :
i lie .Mii.vnr anil a commit tee 01 Clll/.ens trotn
Atlanta invite the association to vi^it their
city.
Messrs. Scoville, SeMom & Oo., invite the
association to iline at the Kimball House, Atlanta.
f'M. fl. .1. Fore.aore, Hcneral Manager. lenders
: ) tin rubers of the Association ami their
icsn r oe use of a train on the Atlanta
: i "* ? ! loite. ,v ' inc Itailway.
audi.- < 'ines \i. >. (leiioral Superinto.a '
.. . .' >; .ni' hiary excursion over
'h '"''1 ' - 4^. br. ,'t itlroml.
tllO a!?nrt &n ^ - t the free
Messrs. . mpMIt & ^ i; |jon.
use of their car. ! -gee ami
slorsonvillc att'l Flat Itock. ,i1(, (
Messrs. Thninpson & 'iunner tea
of their carriages at Spartunbi.riMessrs.
Simpson ?i Simpson'invu '1.
ation to visit lllenn Springs.
An invitation from lite proprietors to
Limestone Sprins.
An invitation ti visit (!cJar Springs and the
institute at that place.
An invitation from the faculty at WofFbrd
l'allege to at ten I the commencement exercises
i/t in.it in<iitiitio!i.
The student-. invite tlie association to attend
the debates und t!ie elo?in^ exercises of tlie literary
societies ntvl the annual reception.
The Society of I lie Alumni invite the asssciatiou
to attend the iinnnal alumni <1 inuor.
The Spartan Dancing deb Invito the members
of the a??cctatii)n to atteml its annual
bull.
General Anderson invites the association to
atteml the parage and review of the troops hy
Governor Simpson and Adjutant General Moisc.
On motion of Mr. McKerra!!, the report of
tiie committee was adopted and the various inI
vitalions nceeptcd. an 1 the thanks of tke association
returne 1 for the same.
At this point Mr. farrow introduced Mr.
Francis Fontaine, who has recently established
on advertising agency in New York, Huston and
Atlanta.
Mr. Fontaine sj>.ike at length. His remarka
elicited consider tide discussion, hy the members
generally, hut no aiiion was taken.
On motion an election of otliccts wus gene
into, with lh? following result:
President?T. It. Crows, Laurenaville Herald.
First Vice-President?L>. F. Bradley, Pickens
Sentinel.
Second Vicc-l'residcnt?11. M. Stokes, Union
Tunes,
Third Vice-President?\V. J. McKcrrall, .'/?
rion Star.
Fourth Vice-President?J. T. Itacou, Edge- |
tiel<l Advertiser.
Fifth Vice-President?C. Irvine Walker,]
Month/;/ Record.
Recording Secretary?A. S. Todd, Anderson '
Journal. <
Corresponding Secretary?K. 15. .Murray, Anderson
Intelligencer.
Treasurer?Thomas F. Cruncher, XcuLtrrg ,
' ilt rald. ; 1
Mr. lloyt, extendeil a cprdial invitation to | I
the Vtseeiatioti to hold its sixth annual meeting . i
ill tllil oitU I?T ?????! nuuiifn.l ? l>? ! 1
| hers that unfiling wouM he left undone by the ]
I city authorities nti<l oitixon" generally to make
the occasion us pleasant as possible. This as.->ur- '
nncc was concurred in by the other members of
the Greenville press, and upou motion, the invi- ;
Union was nccepted. ,
On motion of Mr. K. A. Thompson, an invitn- :
tion was extended to Col. Kvau llowcll of the ,
Atlanta Constitution, Col. J. II. Mnrtiu of Allan- *
ta Dispatch, Mr. W. II. Faber, of Columbia, Mr. t
A. It. Williams of the News awl Courier, Mr. '
Tillman K. Gaines of the Southern Herald, Mr. (
II. It. Drown, representing the Anderson Intelli- |
geneer, together with such other representatives
of the press ns might be in attendance, to no- * '
i company the excursion to Atlanta. :
On motion of Mr. Iloyt, the thanks of the ns- 1
! sociiuion were extended to the press of Spartan- |
1 burg for their cordial reception and the kindly
i consideration shown t'tc members of the association.
I ?
t>u motion of Mr. I'ope, Governor Simpson i i
>tii< Adjutant General Moise. together with \
! thci* staff officers present, were invited and |
urged to accompany the excursion over the Air ]
Line Head to Atlanta.
Thursday, June l'J. 1
The association met this morning putsuant to '
ndjoiirnmeut. ! i
On motion of Mr. McLucas, a committee '
of three was appointed to wait upon Governor !
Simpson, Adjutant General Moise and their staff :
officers and invite them to visit the I'ress Asso- '
ciation while in session. The committee was :
composed of Messrs. McLucas, Wilson ntni Mc- j
.Sweeney. }
Mr. llailey proposed for membership in the I '
association Mr. A. M. Howell, of the Greenville !
News, and he was unanimously elected.
Mr. Jlonham offered the following resolution, t
which was unanimously adopted : i t
Whereas members of the Press Association *
have been the recipients of many acts of cour- ^
-? ? ' y?their visit to Spartan- .
i burg; now, therefore, be it 1 '
A*.?"/ "/. i hut the thanks of the association j \
, arc hereby gratefully tendered to Hind bore is I |
b.n.c* iite f irtiva Xn uilouCG above > *> first nay s ,
! proceedings as extending conrtisics.J
l>r. I). J. K>acb, a member of the Georgia
I Legislature, from Atlanta, was presented by Mr. *
| Farrow, and assured the association of a hearty t
I welcome to the "Gate City." i
| Governor Simpson and Adjutant General |
Moise were presented by the committee and
wore introduced by President Crows,
Gov. Simpson acknowledged the invitation '
given him in a cheerful address, which was re- 1
sponded to by Mr. Honlintn. Gen. Moise fol- |
lowed, Messrs. Poj e and Todd responding.
Mr. McKcrrall offered the following resolu- '
(ion, which was adopted:
A'im"/iy(/, That a committee of five be appoin- . '
ted by the chair to memorialize the Legislature i >
on the subject of advertising by Slate officers in ' j
the press of the State. I" t
The President appointed the following com- i .
miltco on the foregoing resolution ; Messrs. |
McKcrrall, Stokes, Thompson, Hemphill and | 1
McSweeney. i
The association adjourned to meet in the cit?*
of Greenville at such time as the Kxeeulive (
Committee may select in 1SS0.
SI I'I'I.K.Mr.XTAUY PltOCRKlMNUS.
Mr. .1. C. llcmphill oll'crcd the following res- a
olution : K
The Sintc Press Association of South Cnroli- j
na acknowledges with sincere thanks the many
nets of kindness and wholc-hcarh d hospitality 1
of ilie people of Spartanburg and North Caroli- \
na, and tender a special vote of thanks to Col. c
I! V \1, V,ln.> .....I \l,.T < ._ .
...v.. .X... im.ijvt i/umic.-) nn\ii;inuii hji
l lie delightful excursion over I lie Spartanburg
and Ashcvillc Railroad ibis day, with the earnest
wish that the day is not far distant when the
complete western connect inn will be made, and
Charleston and Chicago joined together by
"hooks of steel" in a fraternal and perpetual
embrace.
After enthusiastic and cheering remarks by
Mr, Itonliam, Col. McAden n:id .Major Anderson,
the resolution was unanimously adopted.
.Mr. M. McLucas ottered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously a lopted :
A'' '<// "/, That the members of the State Press
Association of South Carolina return thanks to
Colonel (i. Forcacre, (ieneral Manager of the
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway Coinntiny,
for an excursion to Toccoa Falls and to
?!?? city of Atlanta.
/' '' > !. That his presence and marked atSCoi'
"o it.' members of tlie press, their families
N invi: 1 ..'n ..is, contributed largely to the
v"* ,M!l' ' '"l1*
. .' That this excursion afforded us an
npp. V^o.'' -tifying, from personal knowledge,
to that Col. Forencrc presides
lover the finest and4l??l mauaged railroad in the
i Soulb.
J'mnlntil,Tim ''mikX^ ,,lc ?tociation are
also duo to conUitctot t Raj"""' :,nd engineer
Fred. Krogg for the ?nf'. ?..-4 pleasant trip of
the associnli'-o o'? iho excut<\ ar.d for their
continued tu?s ot kinlnua* .v ' "Uitesy shown
us.
Mr. McSweeuey ot?'er?* t ').< folio a" "" resolutions.
which were also tr nntontily p.. d : 'J
y.Vvo/rrd, That the tueijovi of the r ess As
snciation "1 * ". onna rvei.ii:i annus to
Wis Kxcellcncy Governor A. H. Coupiitl, of
Georgia, lo the Mayor, Aldermen and members
of llie prea?. and (o llie citizens of Atlanta generally.
for llie many acts of kindness and enurtesy
extended us on our visit to Atlanta on this
the ldtli day of June, 1879,
Hctolvfd, That the thanks Association arc
hereby returned lo Messrs. Scoville, Sel<!en &
l" ?.. proprietors of the Kimball House, for entertaining
the State Press Association, their
families and their invited guests during our
stay iu Alliiitn. and we take pleasure in testifying
to the princely entertainment afforded
its guests by this the largest and Imst hotel
in the fonth.
THE DEMOCRATS GIVE THEIp ' "" ' " ? "
COUNTRY. ,Y?ASE T0 THE
Report of' the Judiciary ... .
i \-io of the MM.,;', i,?.-,V"ce
' ' "fence lull.
Washington, June ll.-ltj) . , ,,
Mr.Stephens, froui the coiinGfc U ousc
. ? I.,, .... , "sBeonuiistteu,
reported a bill tor the adoptions..! . . '
/ ... 1 v i the metric
system nt weights, measures u >
(jrdered printed and rccnnimittv .
Mr. Carlisle also reported f'i<! .'i, ,.
ing the attorney .general to I" d'roct"
promise the claim of the United 01 C0UI
he will ot Joseph L l/C\vis.v|^ljifjS "L'i1 I
is the ey?t> *???*?? t
i>oken,,N. J., left an estate of Jr*y *f?" '
: l.. : 1 ~ ?l.? a mil.
Mill <Mlli;i|> HI Ui: lipuiiuu tu I'll ^ "
he national debt. ''*>a ol
Mr. Proctor Knott, of the 1,W
try committee, submitted to th'-gp jutlici-Jay,
Mie committee's report upJjfl"U3Ci lV>dential
message, vetoing the It',e J>ri-isN'o.
1,382, known as the Militar*Psc bill?
Mice bill. The documont is fron.'tf*'nterlerr.OUO
words in length, and tak^'^OO to
examines in detail .all the objoe V.UP !,I"J
t?y the President to the bill in n,ado
It begins by stating that the darn"'1'00-?
lpprehended from the presence i'*i r to bt-1
the polls is sufficiently apparcn itronps at
been repeatedly pointed out.
is 18(53 Congress found it nece.-"pft""^
i bill to obviate it, by strict!"
military interference with election.^
upon the call of a State or to kcee . -Rf
lie polls. That bill was approved!
coin, and is now in force as Seeiio-.\ *r
uid 5,528 of tlie Revised I
words "or keep the peac at the ./'
not in tlie original draft of the btr. iV oV ;X
iddcd in the Senate against theo,1^
P. f bv
trances of a majority of its suppor:Arer oft
feared that tliey would be ini.-'vlrj,V\*
uid used as a pretext to evade tho.^HflL* ^
impunity, and escape tlie )>
scribed. To remove that
rent the recurrence of >
diown to be daugerous, tbe p*-n
making appropriatie"* tor.the ;
die army struck on.'' 'be words i"fc,
l'hc President the-?upon return A,rJ fmi- :
without his aignai'urc5 because jfr-rr.yi <i J
on, first, it \\-y unnecessary WcoitoV |
vould prevontkf' ' officers IV' m :t ;
nyv to Uo.'v V,K' ?"r' jdL'bird.
the method o? ropcalitt^ u
11 i|uestiou was not in harmony witlihe ..
jxecutive taste. The firbt two "hic.jns
he committor for the present passes ith- I fi
".t remark. With regard to the tliii the p
report says that the manner of the peal t,
i\as in strict conformity to the Cohsli|*?e
ind to the rules of the House, and j\f %d
>y numerous precedents in 11 *?1 aTrn oV u
L,,odor<' legislation. Til? l itest ol hose t!
necedents was contained in the aruiyppro- j ^
iriation hill for the present fiscal yearyhieh I |
he 1 'resident signed without obje? ti< not- ( a
vitlistaiiiling a provision contained teroiu J c
?roliibiting the use of the army as iposse
oinitatus. It c not >o impmperherc- i
ore, lor the President to devote soiii.utten- s
ion to the consistency of his own reird, it' n
lot to the ordinary proprieties hithfto oh- t
erved by the Chief .Magistrate in niiinu- c
beating with the supreme lcgislatuc of the ,
jountry. 'J
The report then recites the privation s
ind passage of the separate mcasiuti of the |
rme nature, with a view to obv| ie the s,
'resident's objections to the inethtl of re ,
eal, and says that it, too, was (returned ,
vithout approval. It then takcs-.iip and ]
examines in course the President} reason
or vetoing the measure in <|iiestioi>. With |
cgard to the first of llieui, that t!( hill is i
in necessary, the report says : jVhcther ,
lie opinion of a majority of repretntatives ,
if the people is entitled to any onsidernion
at the hands of the Chief Kifiitivo is i
d' eours j a matter to ho dctarmimd hy himell";
but it is impossible to roan the two
'eto messages together without he,tig struck
?y their marked difference in t.ne as retards
tliis objection. The inevuahle contusion
to he drawn Iroui llie lir|t message
mis that all authority to use tin army at
lie polls, even in aid of civil o I jeers, was
acitly if not expressly abjure^ In the
eeond message, however, there p tin such
liscluiuier. It is admitted tli I elections
night to he free IVoin military i IterTerence,
nit no intimation that such 'nteiTcrence
vould he unlawful. On the ontrary the
nfercnec from the second message is that
uider certain circumstaiiccs would he
imiiicntly proper. The eitir:- argument
gainst (lie necessity of the bilj is therefore
eft to rest upon the 1'resident's assertion
hat troops have not been and will not be
iM?d to interfere with elections during liis
iclniinistration. Hut his term of office will
oon end and his opinions may change.?
flic subjects of n despot must depend for
ecurity upon the grace oftliCrir .uaster, but
1 free people will insist upon the guaranties
if positive law. 1
The second objection of thk .President to
lie measure under eonsideraf jou is that it
would abrogate at certain tildes and places
1 number of existing laws, tjspcciallv Sec
ion ."i.li'.IS, lie vised States, nvhich be says
ivas sanctioned by Wa*hindu-.n, Jefferson,
Jackson and liiiiculn, and iv,tLoins a principle
acted upon by t lie four tS-csidents more
endeared than all others to..'??io American
poople. With regard to th/is objection the
report says: Jf the Vrcsi'ient had exami
f
itied the facts connected with transactions 1
to which he alludes, lie would have found
that neither of the four illustrious patriots
referred to cither did or proposed to do anything
which would not have been lawful under
the strictest letter of the bill which he 1
now vetoes. In proof of this assertion the
report' recites the circumstances of the s
"Whiskey rebellion" of 1793, the eonspir- '
ttcy of Aaron liurr, the nullification movement
of 1832 in South Carolina, and the (
outbreak of tho late civil war. It adds : !
A suflion nt answer, however, to this objection
is that it is untrue The various stat- 1
utes to'wl ieh he refers, ii'eludinir Section 1
5.2i)&, arc as completely abrogated by j
President Lincoln, February 27, 1805, as '
they possibly could have been by this bill
if the President bad signed it. A mere ,
glance at the two measures will place this
proposition beyond doubt in any candid 1
mind. It is a matter of regret, therefore, *
that the President should have assumed a
position so utterly without foundation. It
should be borne in mind, however, that Sec- 1
tions 2,002 and 5,528 neither confer power 1
nor impose a duly upon any ofticer of the
United States to keep the peace at the poils. .
Congress has no constitutional power tocoufcr
such authority or impose such duty.? '
Both the power and duty belong exclusive- 1
*?lo the several States, as was distinctly '
^ jUd by the Supreme Court iu the coin par- 1
lively .recent case of the United States vs. .
a jruiks'hnnk et al, 2 Otto, 551. The same
Principle was also enunciated by the same
l*iourt in 1812. i n't he ease of Pennsylvania 1
Prigg, 1(? Peters, G25. Nor can it bo 1
&\kiid that ntcro power to execute legal pro- 1
cess carries with it authority to preserve the 1
^cace. If a marshal should be forcibly re- J
,Ved in the execution of process in his .
'"JSuls, the persons resisting would, as held
tVo?4the case of the United States vs. Cruiko\
Iiks, befire cited, be guilty of two dis- "
\ o tt offences: one against the United States 1
jn resisting its process, and one against the
State in violating its peace, and the authorities
of the United States would have no
more jurisdiction of the latter offence than '
he State authorities would of the former.
That this was once the opinions of the pre- '
' ^-""7 secretary of State is shown by the folLextra;-1
from a letter of instructions '
uiars!.:d <>l Florida, Wfiiton t-v ?it? I
^a'd m in is;, Stf''1". * b''
|.ecial duty and authority in the execution i
i llie process issued to you must not be con- t ou
mndou with the duty and authority of sup- u."
rossing disorder and preserving the peace, f.1
yfu'ch uut/rr our (government he/oiafs to tin .
ir11 authorities oj the Stair am! not to the "
i ml authorities of the Cniteil Stalis." It
??y ho repeated therefore, says the report,
hat Sections 2,002 and ,in
itatutes, do n*o . .i.vMi&e ( ilici'is ol the ^^
"nitod Suites to keep the peace at the polls,
nd they cannot he rationally construed to ^ "
onler any authority or impose any duty.
The linal ohjection of the President to
he hill is 1 hat it discriminates in favor of
hate ami against National authority, by
making it lawful, under some cireuinstanees, j-](,
o use the army to prevent violence in the
onduct of State elections and uulawiul to js|
lo so in the conduct of National elections.
1'he common sense of the country underlands
that all elections in a State, whether t<
or menibors of Congress or local ollices,
ire by the same electors, and those electors <rj
leiive their right to vote, as was decided by ~|
lie Supreme Court in the ease of Miner vs.
Iluppensett, 21 Wall, 1711, from the State ot
ind not from the 1 nitcd States. It is j.
herefore as much the power and duty of ^
the State government to maintain peace and C(
aider at elections for congressmen as at .
elections for State officers. y
In conclusion, the report sums up with k
[lie reiterated statement that the Federal j.
Ilovcrnireiit lias not and cannot derive from (Congress
any right to preserve the peace in (j
a State, either at the polls or elsewhere, un- j
less called upon hv the proper State authorities,
and that it is difficult to see how the j
distinct reservation to the President of the
power to suppress insurrection against It j
State, when properly called on, can be said
to derogate from the authority of the United
States The report closes with the ie- .
quest of the comniitfcc to be discharged
from further onsideratiou t?f the subject. (]
SiJ.F-TAt (iHT.?Many men are said to c
be self-taught. No man was ever taught t
anv other way. Do you suppose a man is a c
bucket, to be bung on the well of knowledge t
and pimped full '! Man is a creature that i
learns by the exertion of his own faculties. There
are aids to learning of various kinds ;
but no matter how many of these aids a
man be surrounded by, after all, the learn- 1
ing is what he himself acquires. And *
whether in college or out of college, in
school or out of school, every man must !
educate himself. And in our time and in !
our country every man has the means of
doing so.
i
| A Vermont farmer-recommends the use of
sawdust as a bedding for cattle, to keep
thctn clean and absorb the liquid manure.
An experience of twenty years in using it on
a large farm shows that it does not injure j
the soil being freely applied in this way.
Some soils, no doubt, would be improved ;
j by the addition ol sawdust, others might be
j injured somewhat for n time until tho saw|
dn?t decayed.
JERSEYS AND GUERNSEYS,. ALDERNEYS,
DURHAMS, DEVONS AND AYRSHIRES..
As (jrceuville is beguiling to show lively
interest in well bred stock, it may help
those of our farmers who don't tafce Agricultural
papers, to know that Jerseys,
iiuernscys and Aldcrueys are of the same
ttock, leing bred ou the Islands of their
respective names on the English coast.?=
rhe.se Islands prohibit by law the lauding
jf auy l'oreigu cattle, but allow some interchange
between ' themselves. There is,
liowcver, so much rivalry between them and
prcdjudiee cr eedb. against the breed of the
)ther, that ? irefu( and separate breeding
[< ? a iung * iiTii'|"ifii7kos some difference iu
heir milking ami beef qualities.
The Jerseys have gained ascendency iu
I'juglnml and America for dairy purposes.
1' he Jersey is the "fashion'' and that settles
he quest ion, as bet wecu Jerseys and Guernsey's.
Durham.*, Devous and * Ay rah ires
stand on their own merits and pedigree,?
While on rich pasture and high stall fccdnir,
the Durhauis can't be equaled iu quantity
of beef and milk, the Devons are more
valuable on gonl ordinary pasture, because
hey are more easily kept, and arc richer i*
putter yield. The Ayrshires may be re?
raided as diminutive Durhams, being very
nuch tliesauic in other respects. Brahmins
ire the hardiest, activost, most stylish, fin,'.st
limbed cattle in the world.
A cross of pure Brahmin on the /Jurliauf,
Devon or Ayrshire makes an excellent cow
or milk, and butter and beef. It makes
lie best cow for all purposes, that can bo
aiscd on the ordinary pastures of a South?
:ru plantation, where cattle have to take
;aio of themselves. The best cow for
plantation use?that is, for uiilk, butter and
jccf we ever saw, was of a thorough bred
Durham dam by a thorough bred Brahmin
sire. Some of these Brahmin crosses (wo
ire told they are superb animals, and goods
milkers,) arc owned by'Mr. Adger iu the1
k'icinitv of Pendleton. We hope Mr. Adger
ivill exhibit his lino stock at the Greenville
Pair next October ; and we ask him and all
ithcrs in adjoining counties to Grceenville,
.vho have well-bred stock, to furnish us withj
i list and the pedigrooa of their fine stock,
Worses, catties hogs, &c.?Jbr publication in
jur siock report. - ?*
The design is t^S **'*" ?
'v;,^t...L;v,,vlr.y..wetf y *- y*
When 'aimers loam tin. ?..* , nf ?t,<v.4 ^ '
g-brod stock in the markets of the World, ,
d the facilities wc have lor raising and
ipping in small numbers the very best
c stock ; and when they learn the ways
stock breeders in .selecting fhe best breeds,
d judiciously and economically proceedstep
bv step.' to b'.jM --i-oauon
v.w^dcis oi the best stock, they will soon
d that Greenville and its vicinity is as
1! adapted to the business as Pennsvlvai
or Now York or any other famous stock
ceding country.? G'remvitfe Ancs.
]! KTTKR LaTK Til AN N KVKll.?It. is not
uucouimon thing to hear young men
inplaiu that their early schooling was dc:iont
in quantity, poor in quality, or?if
'ithcr of these?was wasted throngli boyli
indifference and folly. They would
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.1 (ill Ul'llt'l ill im: 11 uirj miu?y iiiui v,
icy arc free to admit, but they do not see
lat they arc daily wasting opportunities
hieii, if improved, would in :i few years
vo them a fairly good education. They
link themselves too old to learn, and spend
mrc time regretting their lack of knowllge
than Would suffice to give them the
nowledge they need. It is said that tho
it her of Prof. Sumner, of Vale College,
mid neither read nor write when he came
? this country, a young English mechanic,
fithin twenty years thereafter he was
iiown as one of the best read men in llartml,
one of the most cultivated communies
in the country, luste- 1 of wasting his
me in idle regrets for his deficient sehoolig,
lie learned to read, and to read to goodurpose.
In a similar way many of the
est, most successful men our country has
iiown, have begun their acquaintance with
liters after reaching manhood ; and there
? no reason why the most illiterate mchanic
in our land, if possessed of natural
bility and a sincere purpose, may not iurcase
his enjoj incut in life, his opnortulities
for improving his social and financial
nudition. and the chances of his family lor
lie highest success in lile, by an honest
Ifort to retrieve by study tho disadvnnages
by which early poverty or lack of ed
ica.ionn! opportunities has surrounded 11:111
? Scientific A merican.
Eiios in Cask op Thoi'iii.k.?The white
>f au egg is said to be specific for iish bones
iticking in the throat. It is to be swalowed
raw. and will carry down a bone easily
liid certainly. There is another fact tending
eggs which it will be well to remember.
When, as sometimes occurs by accident,
corrosive sublimate is swallowed, the white
>1 one or two eggs taken will neutralize the
poison and change the effect to that of a
dose of calomel.
.
I lei: manure should not be composted
with unlcached ashes unless it is to be used
immediately. It is better to mix it after
being thoroughly pulverized with dry earth,
which is one of llio very best absorbents.
All of the valuable constituents of the fertilizer
will then be snved.