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?New Series/ ^^ UNION ^C. H., SOUTH CA^ JUNE 2^. 'iSTl^" ^ ^ ^ ' S J... .^rP?^L. ?ILL- rSST3!S?Tr?!nrTg5!g:i^T?M^WB^"^<?^?W?wybwp^1? ^ '*' ', PlMTrnivna AS nwu wtwim ? " *' - ' >vmuv4aiuu vs iUb nrin AXVUUAIj UUW* VENTION OF THE SOUTH CABOLINA 8TATE FBESS ASSOCIATION. [orFICIAL Kepokt.] Spartanburg, S. C., Juuo 11, 1879. Tho South Carolina State Press Association met at 9 o'clock A. M. to-day, Second VicePresident, T. 11. Crews, of the Laurtnsnlle Ileraid, in the chair. On motion, Mr. A. S. Todd, of tlie Anderson Journal, was elected temporary Secretary. The President stated that his reason for assuming the chair was, that the President, Mr. F. W - Dawson, of the Charleston News and Courier, had resigned tho otiice and that the First Vice *reoiueiu, jvir. it. liarnwell Kliett, of the Charleston Journal of Commerce had retired from ^ journalism. ' Unon the call Of the roll the following officers ?nd member* responded^ T. B. Crey^'Xaurc/uX *ute HeraId, Se&ftcf Vjco< Present ^otid acting President; W J- MoKerrali, Marion Star, Fourth ,, Vice President; T. F. Grcneker, Newberry Herald ; J. A. Hoyt, Baptist 'Courier ; J. D. McLucas, Marion Merchant and Farmer ; D. F. BradIcy, Pickens Sentinel; J. C. Hemphill, Abbeville Medium ; At S. Todd, Anderson Journal ; M. B. McSwceney, Ninety-Six Guardian ; M. L. Bonham, Jr., Newberry News. , Mr. T. Stobo Farrow on behalf of the Spnrtnn| burg press, extended a cordial welcome to the members of the association. Mr. Farrow stated that a committee of gentlemen from Atlanta were at the Palpietto Hotel, baring c??o to inrite the South Carolina Press Association to visit Atlanta nnd to proller the hospitalities of the city, and moved that a committee of three be apf?'nted to wait upon the said committee aud npon f;'>vernor Co'quitt, of Georgia, and inrite them to attend our nieeM"gMotion adopted. Committee: Mr. Fafow, Mr. Pope of the Columbia Register, and Mr. li'oj*1 ?f the J Sap tut Courier. 1 Mr. MeSweeney, of Ike Ninety-Six Guardian, proposed for membership in the association Mr. is, W. Simpkins, of the Newberry Xetos, and he was unanimously elected. Thespecial cominitlee returned, accompanying the committee of gentlemen from Atlanta, when Got. Colquitt, Mayor Calhoun and Col. Foreacre were respectively presented, and made a few felicitous remarks, .which was responded (o liy President Crews, expressing the thauka of the association for the courteous invitations revived, " . * Mr. Farrow moved that the invitation to go to Atlanta be accepted. The motion was seconded Uy Mr. l'ope. Unanimously adopted. A motion being inade to appoint a committee to confer with Col."Foreacre, and arrange the time of departure, Col. Farrow stated thai the Air Line Railroad proposed to accommodate itself to the wishes of the assdeiation, and desired only to suit its convenience, whereupon the motion was withdrawn. . - Upon motion of Mr. Todd, the special committee pre.iously appointed, were continued as a committee of arrangements. Col. llowell. of the Atlanta Constitution, Col. Mai tin, of the Atlanta Dispatch, and Col. Adair, of Atlanta, boing called upon, responded briefly with entertaining remarks. Mr. Hemphill, of the Abbeville Medium,-proposed for membership Mr. Hugh Wilson, of the Press and Manner, Mr. Urcneker, of the Newbciry Herald, proposed Mr. John W. R. Pope of the Columbia Register, and Mr. Farrow proposed Mr. Charles Petty, of the Carolina Spartan ; all of whom were unanimously elected. Mayor Calhoun, of Atlanta, extended nn invitation to the Mayor of Spartanburg to accom pany the excursion to the city of Atlanta. On motion, the association, to afford the members an opportunity to attend the commencement exercises of Wbfford College,,adjourned at 10.15 to meet at 4 P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The report of the Treasurer, Mr. T. F. Grcnekcr, of the Newberry Herald, was made us follows, and was received as information : Cash on hand at last meeting $00 37 r>* minutes 7G 0G ('ash on hand ?5i;{ 41 Mr. Todd proposed Mr. Joint 0. Bailey, of the (1 reenville t.nterpri*e. and Afotiulrtiiierr, for membership. Upon motion he was unanimously elected. The resignation of Mr. Dawson, of the Charleston New* and Courier was accepted. The committee of arrangements reported an excursiou programme and list of inventions as follows : The Mayor and a committee of citizens front Atlanta invite the association to visit their city. Messrs. Scoville, Seldom & Co., invite the association to dine at the Kimball House, Atlanta. Col. G. J. Foreacre, General Mnnnger, tenders W to the members of the Association and their families the free use or ???? Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway. Major James Anderson, General Superintendent, tenders a complimentary excursion over the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad. Messrs. Thompson & Steele tender the free use of their car riages and stages to visit Hendersonvillc ami Flat Itock. Messrs. Thompson & Tanner tender tho use of their carriages at Spartanburg, Messrs.-Simpson & Simpson invite thcassoci i? _l.ii ?nv?n IU ?IO?l/ VllflllH An invitation from the proprietors to visit [Limestone Sprins. An invitation tc visit Cedar Springs anil the institute at that place. An invitation from the faculty nt Wofford College to attend tlio commencement exercises of that institution. The students in vile the association to attend tlic debates and the closing exercises of the literary societies and the annual reception. The Society of tlie Alumni invito the nsssciation to attend the annual alumni dinner. The Spartan Doncing Club invite the members of the association to attend its animal k ball. General Anderson invites the association to attend the parade and review of the troops by Governor Simpson and Adjutant General Moisc. On motion of Mr. McKerrall, the report of the ooinmittec was adopted and the various invitations accepted, and the thanks of tke association returned for the same. At this point Mr. Farrow introduced Mr. Francis Fontaine, who has recently established an advertising agency in New York, lloston and Atlanta. Mr. Fontaine spoke at length. His remarks elicited constderaide discussion, by the members generally, but no action was tnken. ^ On motion an election of officers wss gone into, with the following result: Presideut?T. B. Crews, Laurensville Herald. First Vice-President?D. F. Bradley? Pickens Sentinel. Second Vice-President?H. M. Stokes, Union Timet. Third Vice-Presidcut?W. J. McKcrrall, Marion Star. Fourth Vice-Prosident?J. T. Bacon, Edge field Advertiser. Fifth Vice-President?C. Irvine Walker, Monthly Record. . . Recording Secretary?A. S. Todd, Anderson Journal. Corresponding Secretary?E. B. Murray, Anderson Intelligencer. Treasurer?Thomas F. Greneker, Newberry Herald. Mr. Hoyt, extended a cordial invitation ho the association to hold if* ?*th nn?n?l in the city of Greenville^ end ifaauredJthf in antbet's that nothing dhe by the eity Authorities and citixens generally to make the occasion as pleasant as possible.' (This assurance was concurred in by the other members of the Greenville press, and upon motion, the invitation was accepted. On motion of Mr. It. A. Thompson, on invitation was extended to Col. Evan Howell of the Atlanta Constitution, Col. J. H. Martin of, Atlanta Dispatch, Mr. W. H. Fnber, of Columbia, Mr. A.'B. Williams of tho News and Courier, Mr. Tillman It. Gaines of the Southern Herald, Mr. II. 15. lirown, representing the Anderson Intelligencer, together with such other representatives of the press as might bo "n attendance, to accompany the excursion to Atlanta. On motion of Mr. Hoyt, tho thnnks of tho association were extended to the press of Spartanburg for their cordial reception and the kindly consideration shown the members of the association. . . . On motion of Mr. l'ope, Govcrno'r Simpson aoJ Adjutant General Moise. together with their t.'-aff officers present, were invited and urged to accompany 'he excursion over the Air Lino llo*d to Ai?*"1'"Thursday, June 12. The association met thl? morning puisuant to adjournment. On motion of Mr. McL-ucas, tt committee of three was appointed to wait upon Governor Simpson, Adjutant General Moise ai?d tbeir'alaft, officers and invite them to visit the l'res'2 Association while in session. The committee was i composed of Messrs. McLucas, Wilson and Mc- , Sweeney. ? ( Mr. Bailey proposed for membership in the ( association Mr. A. M. Howell, of the Greenville News, and he was unanimously elected. > Mr. Honlnxm nfF?>r<?<l flin fnllna'lnu pfantiiiinn I wliicli wan unanimously adopted : I Whereas members of the Press Association have been the recipients of many acts of cour,-' ( tesy and kindness during their visit to Spartan- , burg; now, therefore, be it ' Jietolved, That the thanks of the association arc hereby gratefully tendered to [and here-is named the parties mentioned above in first day's proceedings as extending courtisies.J I)r. E. J. 11 inch, a member of the Georgia Legislature, from Atlanta, was presented by Mr. Farrow, and assured the association of a hearty welcome to the "Gate City." Governor Simpson ami Adjutant (Jefieval Moisc were prcscutcd. by the committee and were introduced by President Crews. Gov. Simpson acknowledged the invitation given him in a cheerful address, which was responded to by Mr. Lonham. Qcn. Moise followed. Messrs. Pope and Todd responding. Mr. McKcrrall offered the following resolution, which was adopted : ?i Jietolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to memorialize the Legislature on tho subject of advertising by State officers in the press of the State. The President appointed the following coiiimiftec on the foregoing resolution ; Messrs. McKerrall, Stores, Thompson, Ilcmphill Tind McSwecney. The ussocjntioh adjourned to meet in the eit?' of Urcenvifle at such time as tho Executive Committee may select in 1880. SUPFLK.M ENTAKY I'UOCHKOISOS. Mr. J. C. Ilcmphill offered the following resolution : The State Press Association of South Carolina acknowledges with sincere thanks the many acts of kindness and wholc-hearhd hospitality of the people of Spartanburg and North Carolina, and tender a special vote of thanks to Col. It. Y. McAden and Mnjor James Anderson for the delightful excursion over the Spartanburg and Asbeville Railroad this day, with the earnest wish that tho day is not far distant when the complete western connection will lie made, and Charleston and Chicago joined together by "hooks of steel" in a fraternal and perpetual embrace. After enthusiastic and cheering remark? ' > Mr. Ronhnin, Col. McAden arid M(U?r Anderson, tho resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. M. MCT^imor nnvrcrt Ifie following resolu-. nuns, which were unanimously h lopieu : Rttolred, That I lie members of tlic Slalo Tress Associalion of South Carolina return thanks to Colonel G. J. Forcacre, General Manager of the Atlanta anil Charlotte Air Line Railway Company, for an excursion to Toccoa Falls anil to the city of Atlanta. Rttolned, That his presence anil marked attention to t he members of the press, their families ami invited guests, contributed largely to the pleasure of our trip. Re*olve<l, That this excursion afforded us an opportunity of testifying, from personal knowledge, to the fact that Col. Foreaere presides over the finest anil best managed railroad in the South. Retcdvfl, That the thanks of tin association are nlso due to conductor J. J. Hanson and engineer Fred. Krogg for the safe and pleasant trip of the association on the excursion, anil for their continued acts of kindness and courtesy shown us. Mr. McSwceney offered the following resolutions. which were also unanimously passed : Rtsolvtd, That the members of the Tress Association of South Carolina return thanks to his Excellency Governor A. H. Colquitt, of Georgia, to the Mayor, Aldermen and members of the press, and to the citizens of Atlanta generally, for the many acts of kindness and courtesy extended us on our visit to Atlanta on this tho 13th day of June, 1R79. Rtsolved, That the thanks Associalion are hereby returned to Messrs. Scovillc, Sclslen St Co., proprietors of the Kimball House, for entertaining the State Tress Association, their families and their invited guests during our stay in Atlanta, and we take pleasure in testifying to the princely entertainment afforded its guests by this the largest and best hotel in flic South. \ THE DEMOCRATS GIVE THEIR CASE TO THE COUNTRY. Report of the Judiciary Committee on the , Veto of the Military Interference Bill. ( Washington, J*unc 11.?Id the House i Mr.Stepbens, from the coinago committee, 1 reported a bill for the adoption of the metric 4 system of weights, measures aud coinage, i Ordered printed aod recommitted. i Mr. Carlisle also reported the bill direct- c ing the attorndy-geueral to adjust or coui- j i -D.L, TT. ! * ? piuuiiou tun viiiiui ui me uuiitiu oiHies under t the will of Joseph L Lewis. Passed. This ?. is the ease in whiah Loifrb* /uriueclg:4dC-W?- -i bofcerr, ff;. J., left an estate o^WnJOUt & mil- ] lion dollars to be applied to'the reduction of t the natioujil debt. i Mr. Proctor Knott, of tlio House judici- g ary couiuiittec, submitted to the House, to- p day, Mic committee's report upon the Pres- n idential message, vo.toing tlio House bill, \ No. 1.382, known as the Military Interior- p once bill. The document is from 6,000 to 8 7,000 words in length, and takes up and t examines in detail nil this objections made n by the President to the bill in qucstiou.? 1 It begins by stating that tho danger to be f apprehended from the presence of trdops at f( the polls is sufficiently apparent and hns 1 boon repeatedly pointed out. As long ago f as 1863 Congress found it necessary to pass h a bill to obviate it, by strictly prohibiting ai military interference with elections, cxecpt C upon'the call of a State or to keep peace at p tlic polls. That bill was approved bjj Lin- C coin, and is now in force as Sections 2,002 Vi and 5,528,of the llcvised Statutes. The 8J words "or keep tho pcac# rft the polls" were c< not in tho original draft of the bill, but were j? added in the Scuate against the -remon-* si ^tranocs'of a majority of its supporters, who feared that they would be misconstrued ;c sue! used as a pretext to evade the law with sj ijipuuity, and escape the poualtics pre- n scribed- To remove that* pretexjj and pre- it rent the recurrence of practices already S shown to be dangerous, i!)0 present Congress it in making appropriation's for the support of m Lhc army struck out the words in question, tl l'he President thereupon returned the L'?l) f without his signature, because iu his opiuion, first, it jwas tinneccssaey ; second, it -J6 would prevent civil officers from using oivijjto force to keep the po:?*e* at tho intra, tnc uietnoa 01 repealing the clausejU^i iu question was uot in harmony with tWjsj executive taste. The first tfro objections "pi the committee for the prcscut. passes with- ^ out remark. With regard to the third, the V, report says that the manner of the repeal lc was in strict conformity to the (institution < a and to the rules of the House, t*od justified' ci by numerous precedents in the ^annuls of u Federal legislation. Tlu latest of these ,tl precedents was contained in the ar^iy npnro- S priation bill for the present fiscal year, winch f tire ['resident signed without objection' hop.,, a withstanding a provision contained th ./& c prohibiting the use of the army as comit.tus. It might not to improf >r rETf? Jt fore, for the President to devoted* 0 ^ U) tion to the consistency of his to not to the ordinary proprietieah^^xV^jj^^ served by the Chief Magistrate 111 cotbtlpP^f uicating with the supreme legislature <jf the d( country. ' f The report then recites the preparation st and passage of the separate measures of the f< srme nature, with a view; to obviatothc a President's objections to the d peal, and says that it, without approval. It tneu takes up antP^ cxamiues in course th* President's reason a) for vetoing the measure in question. With tl regard to tho first of thorn, that tho bill is i] unnecessary, the report says : Whether o; tho opinion of a majority of representatives e; of the people is emit led to any consideration at the hands ofyhe Chief Executive is t] of course u matter to be determined by. him- (j self; hut it is impossible to read thoMwo C veto messages together without being struck by their marked difference in tone ?fj^re- |( gards this objection. Tho inot'itublo con- it elusion to he drawn from the first message d was that all authority to use tho army at p the polls, even iu aid of civil officers, was y tacitly if uot expressly abjured. Iu tho t( second message, however, there is no such t, disclaimer. It is admitted that elections ought to bo free from military interference, f but no intimation tbat such interference would be unlawful. On the contrary the , inference from the second message is that under certain circumstances it would be " eminently proper. The out ire argument ngaiust the necessity of the bill is therefore " left to rest upon the President's assertion _ that troops havo not been and will not be . used to interfere with elections during bis administration. Hut his term of office will ! soon end and his opinions may change.? 1 The subjects of a despot must dep<M?d. IV*- * security upon the grace of their mnster, but ' a free people will insist upon the guaranties ' of positive law. The second objection of the Presidont to ' the measure under consideration is tbat it would abrogate at certain times and places i a number of existing laws, especially See- i tion 5,298, Revised States, which be 6uys was sanctioned by Washipgton, Jefferson, i Jackson and Lincoln, and coutains a principle acted upon by the four Presidents more endeared than all others to the American people. With regard to this objection the report says: If the President bad exam incd the Tacts connected with transactions to which he alludes, he would have found that neither of the four illustrious patriots referred to either did or proposed to*do anything which Wfuld not hove been lawful under the strictest letter of the bill which he now vetoes. In proof of this assertion the report recites the circumstances -of the 'Whiskey rebellion" of 1793, tho conspiricy of Aaron Burr, the nullification movement of 1832' iu South Carolina, and the lutbrcnk of tho late civil war. It adds : \ sufficient answer, however, to this objccion is that it is untrue The various statues to which ho refers, including Sccjtiomi r."298. are esinitpmilS' nt.rr?rm#rwf r... . - .? I J "J J resident* Lincoln, February 27, 1805, as hey possibly could havo been by this bill f the President had signed it. .Afhiere ;hiuce nt the two measures will place this imposition beyond doubt in -any candid aind. It is a matter of rCgrct, <4heroforc, hat the President should havo 'assumed a msition so utterly without foundation. It hould be borno in mrnd, however, that Secions 2,002 and 5,528 neither confer power or impose a duty upou any officer of the Jnitcd States to keep the peace at the poils. Jongrcss has no constitutional power to collar such authority or impose such duty.? loth the power and duty beloug exclusivof to the several States, as was distinctly eld by the Supreme Court in the couipartivcly recent case of the United States vs. 'ruikshank ct nl, 2 Otto, 551. The saute riiiciplc was also enunciated by the same ourt in 18-12, in the case of Pennsylvania 3. Prigg, 10 Peters, 025. Noc can. it be lid that mere power to execute legal projss carries with it authority to preserve the ttace. If a marshal should be forcibly rested in the execution of process in his auds, the persons resisting would,vas held i the case of the United!' Suites vs. Cruik; . tanks, before cited," be guilty of two dis* net offences: one agaiust thc^Unitcd i resisting its proi^ss, aud onc agalnst the tatc in violating its pcaoe, aud the authorics of the United States would have no lore jurisdiction ofthc.latteroffer.ee than 1C i^atc authorities would of the furmer hat this was once tho opinions of the pre- j jyf secretary of State is iihowa by the iolwing extract from a letter of iostcuctions 1 the marshal of Floyia*, wT$?cn by him , (jfUtnr^O, "T?<>07 wnilc!'lWheyTffneraT ndcr the former administration : "The vccial duly aud authority in the cxecutioh * the process issued to you uiusUiot be con>uudeu with the duty ana authority of supressing disorder aud preserving the ppace, hick under our Government belongs to t/af i'oil authorities of the State and not to the 'oil authorities of the United States." It isy be repeated therefore, says the report, tat Sections 2,002 and 5,528,.* Revised tatutcs, do not authorise officers of the fnitcd States to keep the peace at the polls, od they cannot be rationally construed to outer any uuinvriiy or impose any utity. The final objection' of the President to hevK,yi-? it discriminates in favor of aic/n^'it ).nSril!st N?lior?nl authority, by uacli, U uhdersome circumstances, Cr"rJ!i^!ftxi prevent violence in the otate elections and unlawful to a so in the conduct of National elections, he common sense of tho country under* :ands that all elections in a State, whether ir members of Congress ox local oiliccs, re by the same electors, and those electors iciivc their right to vote, as was decided by ^^Uiprcmc <\iw. t in the case of Miner vs. N^pensctt, IS 1 Wall, 179, from the State . ad not from the United States. It is lercioro as much tho power and duty of le State government to maintain peace and rdcr at elections for congressmen as at lections for State officers. Iu conclusion, the report sums up with lie reiterated .statement that the Federal rovernircnt has not and cannot derive from longress any right to preserve the peace in State, either at the polls or elsewhere, uii;ss called upon by the proper State author* lies, and that it is difficult to see how tho istinct reservation to the President of the owcr to suppress insurrection against a itate, when properly called on, can be said o derogate from the authority of the Unitid States The report closes with the ic* uest of the committee to bo discharged rom further consideration of the subject. ?# Sklp-Tauoht.?Many men arc said to >e self-taught. No uiau was ever taught ny other way. Do you suppose a man is a mcket, to be hung on the well of knowledge iiwl n tmnotl 4% ill V i c ?? nrmi t n r? tlmt ..... ..... . ^ ....... ... .. . v........ V....earns by the exertion of his own faculties, ['here are aids to learning of various kinds ; >ut no matter how many of these aids a nan be surrounded by, after all, the learnng is what he himself acquires Aud vhrfthcr in college or out of college, in school or out of school, every man must iducato himself. And in our time and in ">ur country every man has the means of Joing so. A Vermont farmer recommends the use af sawdust as a bedding for cattle, to keep thorn clean and absorb the liquid manure. An experience of twenty years in using It on a large farm, shows that it does not injure the soil being freely applied in this way. Some soils, no doubt, would he improved by the addition of sawdust, others might he injured somewhat for a time until the sawdust decayed. ? . - -m^ST JEB8EYB AW> GUERN8EYS, ALDER NETS, DURXAM8, DEV0N8 AND AYR8HI&E8.. As Greenville is beginuing to show livo\y interest in well-bred stock, it may holp those of ow farmers who don't tnlco Agricultural papers, to know that Jcrsey.% Guernseys and Alderneys arc of tho samo * stock, leitig bred ou the Islands of their respective names on the English coast.? These Islands prohibit by law the landing of uuy foreign cattle, but allow some interchange between thcninelvcs. Thcro is, however, so much rivalry betwocn them and predjudice of each agaiust tho breed of tho other, that cureful und separate breeding for a long time, makes some difference in their milking and beef qualities. | The Jerseys have gniucd ascendency iti> England nud America for dairy purpose?. The Jersey is the "fashion'' and that settles the question, as bet woeu Jerseys and Guernseys. Durham?, Devons and Ayrshires* stand on their own merits and pedigree,? While on rich pasture and' high' stall feeding, the Durhams can't bo^equulcd in quantity of beef nud milk, tho Devons are morevaluable ou go>d ordinary pasture, becauao they are more easily kept, nnd arc richer iir butter yield. Tho Ayrshire? may ho regarded as diminutive Durhams, being very much the same in other respects. Hralunins are the hardiest, activest, most stylish, fiu? est limbed cattle in the world. A cross of pure Brahmin ou tho Durham*,. Devou or Ayrshire mukes an. excellent oow for milk, and butter nnd beef. It makes* tho best cop for all purposes, that can be raised on tho ordiunry pastures-of a Southern plantation, where cattle have to lake caro of themselves. The best cow for.plantation use?that is, for milk, butter andi beof w?* ?vu* iuw, -was of n thorough bred Durham dam by a thorough bred Bruhmiu siro. Somo of these Brahmin cro^ftfs^^oUN are told they aro .ur~AJgcr i? tho Wo hop. Mr. Adger will exhibit his O.ic stock at tho GreenvilloFair next October ; nnd wo ask htui and all. others adjoining counties to Grceenvillo, who have well-bred stock, to furnish us with. \ list und the pedigrees of their Gno stock,, horses, catties hogs, &o., for publication iu* our stgck report. The design is to show what this Vied? . A,? tnvnt aouiUny cnnuJo in raiting thonfug*l\- ^ bred stock for market. When farmers lenrn tho value of thor-oug-brcd stock in the markets of tho WotddJ and the facilities we have tor raising and phippiug in stfiall numbers the very beat live stock ; and when they learn the way? of stock breeders in selecting the best breeds, and judiciously ;md economically proceeding, step by step, to build up a reputation as breeders of the best slock, theywilbsoon find that Greenville and its vicinity is as well adapted to the business as Pennsylvania or New York ornoy other famous stock breeding country.? Greenville Ntws. Ukttkh Latk Than Nkvbr,?-It is not an uncommon thing to bear young men. complain that tlicir early schooling was de fioicnt'dn quantity, poor in quality, or?if neither of these?was wasted through bov U * isli iadiffcrcocc and lolly. They would get on bettor in life if they knew more, they are free to admit, but they do not sco that they arc daily wasting opportunities which, if improved, would in a few years give them a fairly good education. They, think themselves too old to learn, and spend more time regretting their lack of know]* edge than would suffice to givo them tho knowledge they need. It is said that tho father of Prof. Sumner, of Yale College,, could neither read nor write when he came to this country, a young English mechanic. Within twenty years thereafter ho was known as one of the best read men in Hartford, one of the most cultivated communities in the country, lnstead'of wasting his time in idle regrets for his deficient schooling, he learned to read, and to read to goodpurpose. In a similar way many of tho best, most successful men our country has known, have begun their acquaintance with letters after reaching manhood ; and tiicro is no reason why the most illiterate mechanic in our land, if possessed of natural ability and a sincere purpose, may not increase his enjo) ment iu life, his opportunities for improving his social and financial condition, nud the chances of his family lor the highest success iu lile, by an honest effort to retrieve by study tho disadvantages hy which early poverty or lack of cducn*ioual opportunities has surrounded him.. .Vcii'ti/. /?/? il mnvie/rn Eoos in Case of Trouble.?The whito of an egg is said to be specific for fish bones sticking iu the throat. It is to be swallowed raw, nnd will carry down a bouc easily and certainly. There ia uuother fact touclbing eggs which it will be well to remember. When, ns sometimes occurs by accident,, corrosive sublimate is swallowed, the whito of one or two eggs takeu will neutralize tlio poison and change the effect to that of a dose of calomel. lien manure should not be composted with unleachcd ashes unless it is to boused immediately. It is better to mix it after being thoroughly pulverised with dry earth, which is one of' the very best absorbents. All of the valuablo constituents of the fertilizer will then be saved.