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VOL. XL?Nk* Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 16, 1880. NUMBER 2. TJio MfafA Q~..iL n 1:? "? ? dfc <4V VI KJVUl/Il VcllUllIlclj COUNTY OF UNION. Iii the Court of Common Pleas F. William Bison, Cansnda' Fowler, Martha Fowler, John D. Long, John F. Long, J. Gideon Long, Grant * Long, Calhoun Long, Walker Long, Susan Long, Martha Long and Mary Long. l'laiiitijps. against Harrison Fowler, Sallic Fow- Summons )er, Jack Ilodgo, Henry Hodge, Miuerva Addis, For Relief - Henry Addis, Caroliua Fow- r lor, Uassaway Hodge, Cath- Couiplniut nrine Hays, James Hays, Frank llodgc, Wiight not served. gib Ellis J. Fowler, Mark Fowler, Susan Mil wood, James Gassaway Mil wood, Samuel Fowler, Frank Fowler, and Elma Fowler, Defendants. J o the Defendants above named : ^"OU are hereby Suinmond and required t X answer the coinplaiut in this action, wliic vilt bo tiled iu the ottice of the Clerk of th 'Jourt of Common Pleas of llio said Couuty u Jnion, and to servo a copy of your answer t the said complaint on the subscribers, at tlici office, No 4 Law Range, Union County, Soutl Carolina, within twenty days after the sorvic of this summons on you, exclusive of the dn; of such service ; and if you fail to answer tlr said complaint within the time aforesaid, th platnliffs in this uctiou will apply to the Court fo the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated, Union, S. C., December 3, 1870. STKEDMAN & It AWLS. Plaintiffs' Attorneys. f "1 Jamks Mu.nno, I ska i. > Clerk. "o the Defendants, Catharine Hayes and he husband James Hayes, Frank Hodge, Nelan< llodge and Calvin Hodge. Tnko notice that the summons in this action of which the foregoing ie a copy, was tiled iu th office of the Court of Common Pleas, at Unioi Court Hou.-e iu the State of South Carolina, oi the third day of December, 1879. STEED.M AN & ltAWLS. Plaintiffs' Attorneys, No. 4 Law Range. Dec. 5 49 Ut The State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF UNION. In the Court of Common Pleas Gilliam II. Jeter, John R. ] juicr. Antoinette Knight, Martha Joter, Mary Ann Jeter, Sarah Thomas, Susan Jeter, James T. Jeter, It. tiiUiatn II. Jeter aud John r? - - C-!* Joter, I Plaintiffs. against Itosctln Dawkins, Riley Daw- Summons? kins, Robert Dawkius otherwise called Rob Dawkins, For Relief. Washington Dawkius oth- erwise called Wash Daw- Complaint kins, Johu Dawkins otherwise called Jack Dawkins, served. Michael Dawkins otherwise called Mike Dawkins, Harthena Dawkins, Henrietta Dawkins, Araminta Dawkins, Milly Dawkins, Char ncr Dawkins, Mary Dawkins, Rarnet Dawkins nnd Spencer Morgan Dawkiifs as Trustee, Defendants. J I To the Defendants above named: *\T(itr lll'P IkOPnKtf SlimmftTkPll rtn.l 4. J . v answer tbe complaint in this action, o which a copy is herewith served upon you, am t?ldWvv?i^vW?yu65??iW. ?nAlvfKcVP Law Range, Union, South Carolina, within twen ty days after thescrviceof this summons ouyou cxclusivo of tho day of such service ; and if yoi fail to answer the said complaint within the (iin< Aforesaid, the plaiatifTs in this action will appb to the Court for the relief demanded In the com plaint. ? Dated, Union, S. C., 28 August 1870. M UN lit) & M UN 110, IMniuliffs* Attlorueys. f ") Jamks Munko, j skai, V Clerk. To the JitftAtl&iu Robert Dawkins, otherwisi called llob Dawkins. t.lto nncn.ll.a. h..l! - ... ----- iuc ouuiiiionu ucrcin oi wtuol the foregoing u copy was filed in the office < the Cleric of the Court of Common I'leas for tho County of Union, at Union Court House in tb< State of South Carolina ou the 28th clay of August A. D.. 1871). ? Union, 3. C., 10th December 1879. MUNltO k MUNRO, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. No. 2, Law Huugo, Union, S. C. l)oc. 12 60 | The State of South Carolina, " COUNTY OF UNION. k In the Court of Common Pleas. James N. McDlll "1 Plaintifft Summons against For Relief. James 0. Love ttnd James 0. Complaint Love Jr., nut Served. Defendants. To the Defendant* above named, YOU arc hereby Summoned and required ( Answer tlic complaint in this Action, vvhic is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court ( Common Pleas and to serve a copy of your an utter to the said complaint on the subscribe! nt their office. No. 4 Law Kongo, Union, Sout Carolina, within twenty days after the servic hereof, exclusive of the day of such service nnd if you fail to answer the complaint withi the tiino aforesaid, the plaintiff In this nctio will apply to tho Court for the relief detnaude in the complaint. Dated Union, S. C. Dec. f.th, 18?9. STEBDMAN, & 11AWL8, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. 1 Jamks Muxno, skai* ! Clerk. To Defendant, J4<nca G. Lot(, Jr.: ^ Take notice tint the summons in this nctioi 7^ of which the foregoing in a cop/, was filed in tl a office of the Court of Common Plena, at Unic m Court House in the HtaU of South Carolina, c (he Cth da/ of December, 1879. 8TEEDM4N ft ItXWLS, Plaintiffs' Attorneya, fat v f.aw Kanop. TTnrtort, H. Dec. 12 ? k UK ?iuai ur XX1C. f U1 UiU, "NEW LAMPS FOR OLD !"?KDISON's WONDERFUL TRIUMPH. The New York Ifcrald declares tbat Edison has al last solved the problem oi utilizing tho electric light for street illuminations and domestic purposes, and devotes n page of letter-press and illustrations to demonstrate particulars of the invention. Edison long ago decided iu favor of employing incaudescout platinum iustcad of carbon poiuts, and the electric arc for lightgiving purposes, and he devised a half dozen platinum lamps, none of which were perfectly satisfactory. The metal was fouud to rupture and crack or else melt uudcr tho tompAPaturn. pcntlnfla/l VVJJ tliA current. The nearest he got to success with platinum was by placing tho burner iu a vacuum under glass, aud ho contemplated introducing such a lamp to the public, although it was iutricate. costlv and required the use of au air-pump to produce the vacuum. But one night, si'.ting in his laboratory, he happeued to roll a piece of o lampblack mixed with tar in his band, and 11 it occurred to him to try it as a substitute ? for the platinum. lie did so, and from o this experiment his thoughts were led to a r spool of cotton thread. The satisfactory light obtained from the tarred lampblack 0 had couvinced him that filameuts of carbon g of a texture not previously used in electric c lighting were the hiudeu agents to make a r thorough success of illumiuation by incandescence, aud it was with this view he sought to test the carbon remains of a cottou thread. The thread was iixed between two irou clamps, and placed in a furnace.? At the end of an hour its delicate carbon framework was takeu out. This slender filament Prof. Edison placed in a globe, r aud couuectcd with the wires leading to the machine for generating the electric current. Then he extracted the air from the globe q aud turucd on the electricity, aud instautly ! a beautiful light greeted his eyes, growing a brighter aud brighter as the current was strengthened lie kept up his experiments, and determined that the substance best adapted for carbouization aud the giviug out of incaudeseent light was paper, preferably thick, like card-board, but giving good results eveu when very thin. Ho makes the paper carbon uow by cutting from a piece of Bristol card board a strip in the form of a horse shoe, about two inches in length and oue-eighth of uu inch in width. A number of these strips arc laid flatwise in a wrought irou mould, aud separated from each other by strips ot tissueBflnO.P Tllrt wKnlrt ia r-? --W ?. ?w.v ?M |.nn,v,u IU U U UVUI1 boutml to 000 degrees Fahrenheit, aod ou opening the mould the charred remains of the card-board horse shoe arc found. This is placed in a globe, the air is exhausted, connection with the generator is made, aud the lamp is tcady for use. As completed, it is a glass globe resting on a stand, having exterior connections that lead to platiuum clamps within the globe, the carbonized papjr being supported in the clamps. It is devoid of regulators, as Edison has discovered that electricity can be regulated at the central station, just as the supply of gas is now regulated. Only the form of the lamp needs to be modified to servo for the tabic, or in brackets or chandeliers. Tho light can be produced cheaper than the ehoapest oil, aud is altogether under the u control of persons in the house where it is f used. Edison has also a new style ot gen1 crating maehiue, iu which the pile of force " iy ama ? * J ? ? ?r * "" ' the armature is made to revolve at their , base. lie is understood to claim that with i this machine ninety-five per ccut. of the B fitoom nnivnr rn iu?l?rir?r? ? - w.v..u. |>vn?> ivivmu^ tuv itiiuuturu is uon* verted into electricity, a vast improvcuient on any other inachiuc ever constructed.? From them the electric current may be conducted by the ordinary gas pipes from the central depot to consumers. Edison has also constructed an electro-metre to measure tho amount of electricity used by each householder. The Herald states that ho will e light up Meulo Park on Now Year's Evo by tho proooss disoribod, and show all the 1 world that ho has uohiovod suoooss in produoing an coououiical aud feasible electric > Hght. ? THE IIERALl/s COMMENTS. The story told in our columns to-day will reassure the public whoso laith in the Wizard of Meuio Park" had grown feeble; will revive the general confidence iu the fu. ture of electricity as the common agent of" domestic and public illumination, and uiay possibly provoke aoow the concern of gasmakers. Jly this story it will be seen that Mr. Edison has fiually eliborated a lamp for the use of electricity that is simpler than any lamp iu couitnou use iu the houses of the people; as simple as the gas burner itself, and more uiauugeablo ; a lamp that cannot leak and fill the house with vile odors or .combustible vapors, thut cannot explode, and that does not need to bo filled or trim 0 med. Ougo moro, therefore, the public kr may reasonably uuticipate a time when tlicy k. will be free from nearly all the aunoyauccs a and grievances of ordiuury lighting apparah tusos and iu the full enjoyment, besides, of :? a light compared to which every other, nave ^ daylight itself, is a mere glimmering and n gloaming ; compared to which, indeed, even el the daylight of about one-third the year is a deteriorated and adulterated article.? People generally knew the soft glory of the light electricity would make, but they never dreamed of the possibility that it could be applied without an apparatus so complicated that it would need a special education to I li nnv rulrn nnn nC U Perhaps, therefore, this may bo regarded ne the supremo point of Mr. hhlisob's in achievement iu this field?that his last >n invented lamp is one of such unexpected and remarkable simplicity, llis lamp may be screwed on at tho end of any ordinary gas burner and the wires from the clcctrio battery may be convoyed to it in tho tubo that served to convey the gas to the same burner. Whether tho wires thus connected cotne from a battery in another part of the house, or from some larger common reservoir of electricity outside the house, is a point !. as to which householders will be able to choose for themselves, since both sources are contemplated by the iuventor. Mr. Edison, it will be secu iu the narrative, has contrived a battery for household use which cau bo adapted to any different number of , lamps and to other uses also?cau light tho house at night and run the sewing machine or rock the cradle all day. For country houses, or for the houses iu the city of people who want to keep themselves out of the clutches of corporations that may succeed the "as companies, that will be the chosen flotrfce ot . fccincuy. nut i this subtle fluid will bo maac on * scale and served to houses at a fixed price as gas is uow served, and of course the street lamps must be served from such great public laboratories. Edison's discovery of a substance upon which electricity could produce tho light of iucaudcsccnce with comparative inexpensivenoss aud perfect effect is one of those little rouiauces of science with which the pathway to ev jry groat invention is strewed. Plaliuum was a great obstacle for a while in this hunt; and, not altogether satisfactory in operation while of extremely high value, it seemed at the uiomeut as if it ' might make tho search altogether vaiu.? ( But tho happy discovery of tho uses of a 1 bit of cottou thread has turned in amomeut s the whole current of this story into a for- " tuuato channel, aud we arc rejoiced to congratulate not merely Edison, but the poo- < nlii nf nil W.1S?i f - v?? muvvi IHUIVUJ UI'VU UUt(3Vil O success. 1 ?? . - I A Test Kkcoiid for Dairy Cows.? ? Tor some tiuie past both the breeders and 1 the purchasers of pure-bred, herd-book-ro- 1 corded, dairy cows, have becu conviucod < that something more is required to give sub- 1 stautial evidence of value than the bare < pedigree of an animal entered in a HerdBook. A few expert.--, who know the whole history of the best animals, may luvc becu able to judge of the possible merits ol' a particular animal by her pedigree, but to the largo majory of purchasers, the recorded entries were of no more significance than the hieroglyphics which Texau eattle-uieu brand upou the flanks of their cows. Mystery is always impressive. And though some people like to be mystified, the larger uumber of dairymen, who have kept purebred auiuials, have becu greatly dissatisfied with the uncertainties of the IJcrd-Books. Hnn.iiitly iVnto i?? AauMAltlan Willi i the shipmeut to the West, and sale therb, of same cows recorded in the Jersey Cattle Club llcgister, have opened the eyes of the purchasers of pure-bred cattlo, for they have been n3surcd by the best authority that although a cow may have been recorded in the Register, and her pedigree may may bo perfect, yet she may possibly be "a worthless brute." This shock to the coufidcucc of pcrsous who had a profouud respect for "a record," has greatly helped the impression that something more is wanted to give the pedigree a meaning aud a value; and that this need is a record of performanccs of llic cows entered in the HerdBook. It is proposed by some well-known and influential gentlemen to establish a system of tests of pure bred dairy cows, to the end thai their character, quality, aud value may be associated in the record with their pedigree. Then, anv uuiuitiated purchaser Cvtl/J UKiy UO UU10 1.1/ kuuii uo uiuLu fiuui a perusal of the record as any expert, aud a 1 cow's genealogy will bo accompanied by an 1 I authenticated statement of the accomplish- 1 mcuts of her progenitors. This is all that is needed to make a record perfect, and it is i a happy conception.?Am. Ajricnlturist Jan. 1. Wood Asiihs.?The value of ashes as a i fertilizer, depends principally upon the Pot- I ash and Phosphoric Acid they ooutain.? < The porooutagc of these varies lagely, in ' ashes from different woods, varyiug from from 10 per cent to 21 per cout for the for- 1 mcr, and 4 per cent to 12 par cent for the i latter. This would give int far froui l'our In fltfA nnillflst nt1 nnlnwli In ? Knelinl nl' /.? _ I dionry mixed unlcachcd ashes, which,reckoned at 4 J cents per pound?the present market value of potash iu the commercial fertilizers?would give the value of n bushel as from 18 to 22J ccuts. With due allowance fbr the Pliwpliorio Acid nnd the hinh ?the lut'.cr making up the largest part of the ashes?it may be sucd that a bushel of uulcachcd ashes, is worth from 25 to 80 cents at the present time. Ashes, to secure the best results, should be thoroughly mingled with the soil. In this way, tho best physical, as well as chemical effects arc obtained. It is self evident that crops requiring larger amount of Potash, will be the most benefited by the application of ashes, u? the root crops, cabbage, tobacco etc.? Forty to fifty bushels per acre, is a good application.?Amen'can Agriculturist. . Cotton I'ackkd with Snow.?Quite a novelty was to be soon on lirown & Co.'s wharves on Saturday last. A bale of cotton haviug an appearauco of douiago was being examined when the iuterior of the bale was found to contain a large quantity of snow which had bcon placed there by the parties who put up tho package. Tho suow was in large lumps and occupied quite a space in tho interior of the' bale. It appeared to bo almost as firui as when placed in the spot.?An#* and Cornier. A Georgia Roai> for Sale.?Augusta, December 2d.?Wm M. Racse, trustee, advertises the sale of the Mscon artd Augusta Railroad ou tho first Tuesday in March, ai Augusta, to socuro too puyincut 01 lour hundred and odd thousand dollars duo tho Georgia Rnilrond as eudorsers of tho bond* of tho Ma ecu and Augusta Railroad. ROTATION OF CROPS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP UP FERTILITY OF SOILS. The necessary steps toward au improved husbandry arc : 1. To cultivate less laud. 2. To make that which is cultivated rich iu plant food, so that it may produce large crops. 3. The practice of a rigid system of rotation of o.ops, aud mixed farming.? 4. The cultivation of the grasses mid less of hoed crops aud fecdiug upon the farm the most of its products. 5. Enriching the laud by turuiug uuder greeu crops,? All observation aud experience go to show that those sections of the country are most prosperous where a mixed system of farming prevails. The farmer who liuds in his own garuers that which is needed to supply his daily wauts, is far removed from the uiloudaut upon outside Purchases, which so severely tax his means. It is not unfrcquciitly the case, when he produces but a single article for tho market, that it cuuimauds a price which but poorly compensates him for bis labor, while he has to pay exorbitant prices for that which lie is compelled to purchase. This is "selliug the hide for a penny, and buying back the tail for a shilling," which surely is not a profitable transaction. Mixed agriculture ucccssarily leads to a system of rotation of crops, which is the kjy to successful farmiug. That there is a vast recuperative power in lauds where a succession of differcrops is grown no oue can doiiy in the light af uuivcrsal experience. Thousuuds of those who have hitherto devoted themselves to a jingle production?cotton, tobacco or grain ?now acknowledge this error. Successive crops of the same chameini jxhaust lauds of the particular food they require, with great rapidity. The aid vhich nature so freely reudcrs. where crrms otatu, ? Ttilhhclvl iu oucU U system Ol CUlivatiou, because the farmer is violating her aws. To light against uaturc is to war at earful odds, and it is uot difficult to foro;ast the result. To work iu hurmony with acr, insures a comparatively easy victory. Jue of the most beautiful ol her provisions s, that while oue crop exhausts the soil of hat element which enters most largely into ts composition, by the operation of souie nystcrious law it prepares that same soil for some other crop of a different character. This is a very curious and interesting pro:css of nature, which results iuimcusely to >ur advantage if we expect her aid. As aii llustratiou of this principle, we kuow that dover doc? not successfully follow itself, illboagb it leaves the grouud in the best possible condition for euru or wheat. Oue :rop, therefore, restores, iu a measure, what mother has taken. By raisiuic lv the fauio ploDt, ^ou intcilore with this ocauttmi contrivance of unturo to rebuild her wasted strength. Nature, therefore, will do much of our work for us if we ouiy aecoud her efforts, and A.II t.. i.?a?? I T. ; giiu aula owjjt IV IIVI UL'UCUUUIIt 13>YS. LL IS, therefore, a (juration fur the farmer to determine whether ho will by a rotation of crops, have soil thus enriched by drafts on nature's treasury, or draw entirely upon his own. 1 do not mean to argue that there is nothing for the farmer to do to make his lands productive. Far from it. But I do argue that he may uiuko nature a co-worker with him iu attaining a desirable eud. Change is a prominent feature in uuturc's economy.? Cut down the forest of hard wood and the pines succeed. Again, remove the pine and the hard wood reappears. Ouo kind of grass succeeds another, uud nature suplilies the seed. These changes give the soil rest, to the cad that the process of ro'I?i,.?y b" *? ---a succeed each other, aud each performs its function in promoting vegetable life. Eternal sunshine would tcsult iu eternal blight. The falling dew brinirs with it the nitrn. ?00 froui the air to gladden vegetation.? i'he sun appears. Its light and heat liberate the acids and gasses which cuter upou their work of usefulness in preuuring a variety of vegetable food. Winter and iUiutner follow each other. Fi'oSt disintegrates md renders i'uo earth porous, opouiug the way for. tho heat and moisture of summer, so that chemical laws may work out their beautiful results. Thus uuccasingly year ifter year, the silent agencies are at work preparing the earth for man's use, that it may briug forth abundant of everything which is necessary for his support.?Judok William Fullkrton in New York World. Tiie Third Term in Ohio.?A Washington letter says : "A pronounced Radical Republican, who has been spending a few weeks aud the holidays at Cleveland, Ohio, has returned to this city with some very decided notions as to the feeling of the Huckeycs over Grant and the third term, lie found that, since tho recent open announcement of Grant's willingness to run iigain ii lit; could receive the nomination, the quiet, determined opposition to a third term in Ohio was decidedly apparent and fatal to Grout's candidacy in that State. Not only have ail of the German papers of Ohio openly served notice that they will not support the issue of a third tcrui, but the uutives themselves, when canvassed on the streets of the city, arc in a marked majority against Grunt. The choice of the opposition is about evenly divided between liluiiie and Sherman in the city, and overwhelmingly iu Hloiue's favor in the country surrounding. He says that Grant's nomination would give the State of Ohio over to the enemy next full." A Train Wrecked by a Freeze.? St. Louis, December 2o.?The passenger train on the Chicago and Alton ltailroud, which left hero last uight for Kausus City, wus thrown train the track seventy miles north by the breaking of a rail caused by ioteuse cold. G. \V. l'aiae, the p >rtor of the sleeping car, and Col. Bond, of Auburn, 111.,.were killed. A brakeuian, the sleeping car conductor and a number of passengers were hurt, but none seriously. Two oukoa were burned and the wholo train badly wrcckel. ACTS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AT TH1 LATE SESSION. An Act to auicud au Act entitled "An Aei to Utilize the Couvict Labor of this State." approved March 1st, 1878. lie it enacted by the Senate and lloust of Representatives of the State of Soutli Carolina, now met and sitting in (Jeucral Assembly, aud by the authority ot the saute: Section 1. That Section 8 of an Act entitled "An Act to utilize the couvict laboi of this State," approved March 1st, 1878, be so amended that it shall hcicaftcr be and read : "That it shall be the duty of tlu Board of Directors of the State Penitcn tiary in leasing convicts, to hire them to the highest responsible bidder: Provided, That v\.o Doaia oi Directors shall have power ti reject any aud all bids : Provided, That nc bid shall bo received that does not include the board, clothing aud all other expenses connected with the transportation and safe keeping of said convicts, to be paid by the bidder: Provided, further, That said bidder do agioo that if any couvict or convicts so hired shall be proved to the satisfaction ot saiu Directors to have been ill treated, or the coutraet in relation to tlicui to have been in any way violated, to return said convict or convicts immediately to the Penitentiary upou the order of the said Directors." Approved December 24, 1S79. An Act to require the County Treasurers of the respective Counties within this State to attend at certain places for th? Collection of Taxes. lie it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the Slato of South koacuiVftj/ind toy V11 e"riutiiorily of the sauic: Sec. 1. That the Couuty Treasurer of each County be, and he is hereby required, for the purposes of collecting taxes to attend, at some convenient point in each township iu his County one or more days, if necessary, aud for the balaucc of the time allowed by law for the collection of taxes shall be and remain at the County seat. Sec. 2. The said Treasurer shall give thirty days' public uotice of the days upon which he will be at the places designated iu the first Sectiou of this Act. Sec. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act arc hereby repealed. Approved December 23, 1879. THE HOMESTEAD. Terms ov the Proposed Cunstitutionae amktuuuitt* .to.?i ivesolution proposing au Amendment to Section 32, Article II, of the Coustitutiou of the State of South Carolina, relating to a Homestead aud providing that the benefits of a Homestead Exemption may be shared equally by all classes of Citizens. lie it resolved by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, uow met aud sitting in Ceucral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the following amendment to the Constitution of the fc'tate bo submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next gcucral election, aud if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the Ccueral Assembly voting thereon shall vote iu favor of such amendment, aud two-thirds of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election and before another, ratify the saute amendment, by ye is and nays, it shall be a part of the Constitution, to wit: That section IJ2, Article II, of the Constitution of this State be aud is hereby stricken out, and tho folio ring inserted in lieu thereof: 'The General Assembly shall enact such iuhd <io mil u.\L'iii|iL UUUI iiuaciliueut nua sale uuder any mcsuc or final process issued from any Court to the head of any family residing in this Stale a hcmcstead iu lands, whether held iu fee or auy lesser estate, not to exceed in value one thousand dollars, with the yearly products thereof, and every head of a family residing in this Slate, whether entitled to a homestead exemption in lands or not, personal property not to exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars ; provided, that iu case of any woman having a separate estate shall lie married to the he ;d of a family who has not of his own sufficient property to constitute a homei stead, us licrciubeforc provided, said married woman shall be entitled to u like exemption as provided for a head of a family : provided further, that there shall not be an allowance of more llian one thousand dollars' worMi of real estate, and more than five hundred dollars' worth of personal property to the husband and wife jointly ; provided, that no property shall be exempt from attachment, lew or sale for taxes or for payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said homestead or the erection of improvements (hereon. Provided, further, that the yearly products of such homestead shall not be exempt from attach uient, levy or sale for the payment of obli gat ions contracted iu the productiou of the sauiu. It shall ho the duty of the General As 1 I - . .1 _! - - o -? seniuiy ai> men- nrsi session to enforce me provisions of this section by suitable legisla tion. Teat the question of adopting thh amendment shall bo submitted to the clec tors ns follows: Those in favor of th< amendment shall deposit a ballot with tin following words printed or written thorcou 'Constitutional amendment relating tc homestead, Yes." Those opposed to saic amendment shall cast a ballot with the fol lowing words printed or written theron :? 'Constitutional amendment relating U i. . i v.,?? iiuuicBiuau, iiw, Approved 23d December, 1879. Dakkd Kuus.?Ingredients: Six eggs one-hair ounce butter, seasonings. IJroal the eggs separately, put them into a disl which can be sent to the table, season witl Salt and pepper, dot the surface with bit; *f boiler and bake until the dmk k of tin required Consistency Serve them hot. s LETTER FROM GOVERNOR B. F. PERRY. t The Next Presidential Pltefioh? IVctra of a Venerable Statesman. ) It seems, Mr. Editor, that we have, in: deed, fallen on evil times, wheu dame rui uior is trumpeting it abroad, uncontradicted. [ that (leucral Grant is finding favor with . Southern Democracy for a third term as President of the American republic. That > ho should be the chosen favorite of Seulh crn carpet-baggers aud scallawags will not , surprise any one. Hut that the Southern | men, professing to be Democrats, should . wish him success in 1880 is incouiprehcnsi. ble. Have they forgotten the eight black . years that this tyrant had his iron heel on ; the neck of South Carolina ? Do they re\ member that 1'rcsideut (jirant withdrew his ? > army from the defense of the frontiers of , the United States, and scattered it all over i the Southern States to sustain the rogues i and scoundrels whom lie had placed in office to plunder and roh an impoverished and suffering people? Havo t hey forgot too that he tilled our State House with armed soldiers and fixed bayonets to keep out tbo legally elected representatives of the Slate ? Dike Cromwell, he dispersed the Legislature of Louisiana, aud drove them out of their hall at the point of the bayonet. IIo sent his minions to Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana, to sustniu the Returning o i- i jjuurua in luisiiyiug tneir returns, aud giving the electoral vote of those States to Ilayes. Knowing that Tilden anil Hendricks had Leon elected aud might be so declared, Li rant couccntratcd a large military forco in Washington to have Ilayes aud Wheeler inaugurated President and Vice President. Wheu lirst elected, PresidcnJ, Grunt received 1 Troui w mil thy "men "in New ? ork an d other States, and appoiutcd these men uieuibers of his Cabinet. During the whole term of his Presidency lie was surrounded by such corrupt seouudrels as Belknap, Babcock, Shepherd aud others, whom lie protected in their rascality and who arc still his associates.? It is a well known fact that Grant was convicted by every member of Johnson's Cabinet of palpable lying and treachery. Now, if these quasi Democrats are in favor of electing such a man as U. S. Grant a third time to the Presidential chair in violation of the example of Washington and all the other American Presidents, they are r..?l.. I ? -E vnuti xuuia ui buuvus, uv UIJJUUJ vijmc'U SwLes, ready to fight under any banner lb at* will pay and dishonor their State. Who shall be the next Di'nmprotio ???*?Uidatc for the Presidency next fall ought to depend on who is supposed to be the most available candidate?whether Tildcn, Hendricks, Bayard, Hancock, or any other truo and honorable Democrat. The Southern .States should not be prominent in his nomination, but leave the selection entirely to Northern Democrats. No candidate should bo nominated wh^s not able to carry New York and ludiaua. If Tildcn aud Hendricks could carry these States, their nomination would be a proper and ha a Isomo thing, as they wore cheated out of their election four years ago. But it would seem, front the last election iu Now York, that Governor Tildcn cuunot uuite the Democratic vote of that State. Governor Seymour, it is thought, could carry the Stnto of New York, hut he will not consent to he a candidate. William Lowndes, of South Carolina, said that '-the Presidency ought not to be sought for or refused."' This should ho the doctrine of every patriotic statesman in the land. The conduct of Tildcn aud Hendricks, 111 submitting to the inauguration ol llaycs and Wheeler, under the circumstances, was wise, unselfish, and patriotic. The Democrats in Congress agreed to leave the whole matter to arbitration. The arbitrators refused to hear the testimony of the gross and j well known frauds perpetrated in Louisiana aud Florida, and declared llayes and Wheeler elected, although they were beaten by more than 300,000 votes ! The Democratic party was bound in honor to abide this unjust award. Any attempt to inaugurate the candidates really elected would have been revolution, aud would have involved the whole Union iu a bloody civil war. South Carolina is now once more under self government, and so arc all the other Southern States; aud Clod forbid that Grant and his army and his ofliec thieves should ever aguiu have it in their power to disturb these Democratic governments. It i* all lumsriiMi 10 i>ijik nuoiii uissoivii>k oil! parties ami forming ucw ones. Their priucipics arc inherent in our Federal Union, and must always exist, no matter by what name political parties may be called. The Dcm ocrats are for a strict construction of the Federal constitution, and the Republicans for a latitudiuuriuu construction of that groat , charter. The Democrats arc in favor of i States' rights, free trade and no monopolies, self-government, and the equal protection of all the people, and an economical and ! honest administration of the Federal government. Tho Republican party, under every name they have assumed and dis! graced, from that of Federalists to that olf Republicans, have been opposed to the rights i of tho States and free trade. They havfl al O J I* 1 ? ? - ? ways nivoreu monopolies auu legislated lor > the benefit of wealthy capitalists. Thoy ; have always favored a prodigal expenditure : of public money and high salaries. Iu times > past they have attempted the liberty of tho I press and tho ficcdom of speech. They have . set the military over the civil authorities - of the country and disregarded personal ? rights and personal liberty. All the accessions of territory to the republic hnv? been made by the Democratic party and bitterly opposed by the Republicans. ? It. F. I'kbry. 1 Sans Souci. December '1'.? 1871). 1 ^ Tlic man who never smelt powder is tfio s >fellow who never held his noso cleee t*> a Woman's'cheek.?Philadelphia Chronicle.