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I ^11 " Baaa^= s^BBBSBassaaSttBittadtaedfiaisMtelsta *" 1 1 * - \ ^ =2^a f ==3=^s? ^.. !'r J '' s to- ^jritultart, gortunUnr^, gomgstit dfoonomg, JloKle Jlitijrafure, Jolilita, and the Current gjeroa of the gag. 4$?K= ' ' I in ' i : ; I-1 I i i i .' i ; i i A ... - ..... * ?.<? I ~>1 VOL. XVII.?Nsw Serifs. tJNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 13,1886. NUMBER 32. " RBCOLLXOTlOVf " | every Southern soldier shoqld prove himself | ea emergency, when the renorter returned to! At.ss, ~- -- --' nt *w* 1 ' " 1 McKissick Rangers. BY A MBMBBB. The 10th of Deoember, 1861, Is ? dij longie bs remembered in Union. Cavaliers nu? into town from oil points of tho compass. Tho 11 McKissick Raxoibs " mot to take tho Une of march for Ibocamp of instruction. Tho bamble wardrobe of tho soldier is strapped to' his saddle; bis gun swings to his side; bis blanket, with the initials of his name ingeniously wrought with needles and thread, bears the impress of loving bands. Thus equipped, they foil into tine aad nftswjr fo ^qalL f Friends gather aroona to bid them " goodbye," and grasp, perhaps for the last time on sarth, the hands that were to strike for a eanse they thought eras just. The venerable Col. James Jefferios, that life-long friend of our noble Captain, was present. They grasp hands aad aaeh reads in the other's eye the solemnity of the occasion. Not a word wasspokan. Soon the column moves off amid shouts and tha waving of hats aad handkerchiefo. It moves toward Ooshen Hill, where the good people turn out and give them a fine dinner: Thus refreshed, they bid adieu to kind friends, and the line of march is resumed. Reaching oamp Hampton en tho 12th of December, 1861, sdooy equipments, - tents, cooking vessels, fte., are furnished bv tha Oii?i4*wn..u.'. ,i?? ? # ?- *?? --w- ?? ?*? d uvj/ai vuivui, and the Company go into oamp on the side of the 8. C. R. R. A little after dark, the delegation of six men from York joined them. As soon as they were introduced by Captain MoKissiek, as " ths brave boys fiom York who have oast their lot with us," huzia after huzza rent the air. only to be taken up throughout the long line of infantry until it seemed that ten thousand voiOos were joined in the grand anthem. Our memoir# iwould be incomplete did we fail to mention the interest taken by the people to see that every man was properly mounted and equipped. When it was understood that Capt. MoKissiek was to command the company, horses and outfits were aontributed by those who had no riders to oontribute. Fashionable ladies willingly and patriotically gave their pleasure horses. Guns, saddles, clothing and blankets were contributed in the same manner and spirit. Thus equipped, eaeh soldier felt that his country expected him to give a good aooonnt of his stewardship. It would be a great pleasure in this connection to give a list of the names with Ihelt, contributions. We hope yet to be able to do isb. The descendants of sueh parent^ age have something to be proud of. 114 morning of the 14th of Deooober, 1661,' found the MoKissiek Hangers (Co. D., Holoombo Legion Cavalry,) in camp of instruction, at camp Hampton, a iuw ?-?- ?-?? tho South Carolina K. R. The company was oompoaed of men from Union, York, Spartanburg and Newbernf (Dietricte.) Here they met for the first-timc mnd formed on acquaintance that rip^'d *nfo a brotherhood. As ths years rollon and 8CCDe9 that followed their first mretirv remembered, the otoek of time turns h. vftnd brings us into the vigor of youth and ^nhood. .. ? One of the greatest oivil wars knewn to modern history had been inaugurated. The roar of an enemy's cannon had been heard from the Potomac to the great Bio Grande. Our ports had been blockaded. The call for troops to repel an invading foe had been heard. War was no longer a phantom, but a ^polity. Southern chivalry must be vindicated. The sons of South Carolina eould lie dormant no longer, bat must stand shoulder to shoulder in the contest. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, homes and firesides must be defended. ? These were the oircumatanccs under which una utiia Dana or cavaliers war* called together. The farmer quit his plow, the mechanic hie workshop, the lawyer his office, the merchant his counting-room, the physician his practice, the minister his sacred desk, lbs student bids his teacher and olassmatcs " good-bye," and all take part in tho great drama now to be enacted. On the 17th of Deoember, 1861, the company was formally mastered into the service fit the Confederate States for one year, by -Col. John S. Preston, llorses wore appraised, arms and equipments furnished, and everything put in ordpr for active service. By unanimous consent of officers and men the oompany was attached to the Holeombe Legion, tkyn forming en the coast. (" Holeombe Legion " was so named in honor of Mrs. Got. Piokens, who afterwards presented the command with a beautiful flag.) Nothing but the regular routine, ef camp life eccurred until the 20th bf Deoember, 1801/ By daylight that morning the company was formed and marched to Columbia to board the train, with the home, for Charleeton, 8. C. A detail of men, with the oooke, were left to attend to the baggage and get it ready for shipping. 8hortly after sunrise the train bearing its equine freight dashed up and stopped. Our tents Mid baggage ?u toon pot aboard and all wii ready. Soon the iron hone annonnoed hie readiaeee lo go, and amid (he waving of hale and bams for Jeff Davis and the Southern Confederacy, the train moved off. With giapt strides D sprang forward a|^ .left camp nampton and the many pleasant acquaintances we had formed, in the haty diatanoe. As it thundered en ever 'treaties and embankments, through outs and around eurvse, our miliary family began to feel that the opening chapter of its histoty *M being written out. Ae wo looked out upon tho broad flolda of ootton, and eaw the hands gathering the fleeoylteple, eur hearts went baok to tht scenes of ehlldbood, with a yearning that huasan nature could no longer reeiet. Seeeee familiar recall the joys at home as ws see little boys aad girls standing by the track waving their hate aad haadkerchiefs, and hear that infantile " rebel yell "?a a at l jDunjm ui oouiuvrn io/iiij. With such "recollections" m these crowding upon our memory, we ere not astonished that optnu, every uencral Lconldas, ud imj baUleflel 1 a Thermopylse. At the son tank low ia the wc?t we conldoould in in. the dUtaneo the piree towering over the dtj that one year before had given birth to the ordinance of Secession. We could read in the grandeur the tale of Fort Sumter. * Soon our feet were on th^ platform of the S. 0. depot, and our horaee taken off the train, jaded by the long tiresome ride. They were watered and fed, and arrangements were made for the night. We occupied ? rooms'Nn the S. C. depot that nigbt, and about 12 o'clock were awakened^T- the bead of Elford'i Regiment, from Greenville, (that we left at camp Hampton thatjnprniag.) playing "Dixie." Next morn, ^ag after vr^ll oalUL^rp were bteakihated by.? tVe ootnmiesary departmeul. Beef, Crackers, rioe and coffee being the leading, if not the only, J artiolee of diet. .However, we were Refreshed. 'J 'and in a abort time were - promenading the i streeta. About 11 o'clock the order to*'aaddle up" wal given, the line waa formed apd roll ealled. Capt. McKissick then rode to the head ( of the eelumn and gave the command, and the ooltttttt moved off. We eroeaed the long bridge 1 over the Aehlej River and were soon paasing i the 17th S. C. Regiment, who were bivouacked 'i near the Savannah depot. Shortly we were out j of sight of the city and its historio surround- ( ings. The long moss hanging in graocfal folds from the water-oaks next greeted our eight; picket poets wera passed, with their couriers i ready to bear messages at any mement. In two hours we were halted at Gamp Gala," i where w* joined part of the infantry composing , uor commkoa. ive wore comfortably quartered ( lia house#, where we remained from the 21e4 of Deoember to the erening of die 20th. Regular company drills were kept up, with camp 4 guards, together with different exploits la < horsemanship; thus we spent our Christmas. < Her. J. D. McCollough, Chaplain of Holoombe Legion, held divine service on Sunday, 22 d j Deoember. On the evening of the 26th, we . were ordered to prepare two days' rations, and ; be ready to move by sundown. The appointed 1 time found every man in his place, and the 1 oolumn moved westward. Teasing picket posts I . and crossing rivers we found oar command at ] Rantowl'a Station, where we met the other com- , panics composing the Holoombe Legion Cavalry. ( That cordial weloome that a soldier can appreciate was extended to as. Here we bivouacked I for the night, and the 'next morning our oom pany took ite place in the f4 squadron," and 1 with it marched to Adama' Run, where we arrived that evening, Deoember 27th, 1861. ( That night we lay on the ground without , tents. Camp. guard was kept up. Next day, he SMPfh Reared away tfce'sh rubbery and arranged bhr mats, horse stalls Ho.' Tired and worn out, after a hard day's work, 1 lay down Vrell ?u7' Jiu?ort wtttTo'TaVrrfotfltatll 1 and asked pardon for the seeming negleet, and | was txcused, with ths admonition to try in the future to be "prompt." This oonvinced me that our captaiu was not of the "red tape" stripe, and only plain duty was all th at he would require, i was never deceived by him. The < next morning was the Holy Sabbath. The first thought that flashed across my mind was thax to-uaj wo were to M remembered ia the prayers of loved one*. Prayers would thie day ascend to a Throne of Oraoe for us and the cause we had espoused. These meditations were toon interrupted by the booming of cannons and the bursting of shells in the direction of White Point. A work to which we were unaccustomed was now before us. The Confederate authorities had concluded that the Federals, with Edisto Island as a base, would land their forces at White Point, under cover of their gunboats, cut the Charleston and Savannah K. K., and thus advance on Charleston. As a precautionary measure about 6,000 troops were so arranged that they oould be concentrated in a few hours. While the cannonading was going on the the bugle rounded to "saddle up." Our line was soon fprmed and every man answered tf his name. Soon the oolumn of Infantry came in sight. The Holoombe Legion was in front, with its colors waving triumphantly over the heads of the men who had pledged their lives to protect it. The order of the other ccinmands I don't now recollect. Our stjtaadron was drawn up in line parallel with the road. Col. Stevens rode op at the head of the Infaatry column. As the offioers saluted each other the men gave vent to their feelings ia hussas that passed down the line until it died away ia the distance. This was the formal introduction of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Iloleombe Legion. The Cavalry thea marched off in oolumna of fours, then by twos. After proceeding some distanoe, the oolnma halted, and a detaohme nt was sent forward to scout the county and leoate the enemy. After some time it returned with the news that the goabeats had run up and shelled the picket poets, hut had landed no foroea. Our line was thea oountea-marohed, and halting, bivouacked on the side of the road opposite the Jenkins farm and scansion, which was afterwards known as camp Walsh. Before our baggage wagons came up the son had irons down and we were without fiml tn> man or beast. Foraging now became a necessity, and a' crowd made arrangement to go ont on that business. Obtaining the countersign I hay etarted. J imtny Heron, one of the foragers, wore a coon skin cap. Procuring noma pot?. tatoes on a neighboring farm, they called for ehiokens and propoeed to pay for (ham, but the dark ay would not agree to aril them for either lore or money. In each a oaaa the forage law justified the taking, any way. Jto, with soma potatoes and a few old hens the band returned to eamp only to fnd that they had been reI ported. Capt. Walsh, oommandlag squadron, had ordered the reporter to return next morn lag and identify the men and he weald hero them pnnished. The rolls were ealied and all ' the men 'present or aocounted for.' Ifextmorni log Jim Atchison, who was always ready for identify the men of the foraging party, as requested by Capt. Walsh. Jim asked him wh&the wanted, and when ho told hia business, Jim told bim he was a fool; that man only wanted to hare him, the reporter, hung, and as a friend would advise him to go book -, but, said Jim, "if you wish to-risk it I will pass you in. The darky thought pnidenoe the better part of valor and went bask, thus taking the wind out of Capt. Walsh's court-martial sails. Uaws. e- ? I Tub Wobk of tub Mississippi Farmers' Coi/lkqb.?No institution or organization in the South has done more good in the j progress and development which have i marked this section, or has more advanced t its agricultural industries, than the agricul- < tural and Meohanical College of Mis- 'i sissippi, located at Starkville. Its good i work has hot been confined to Mississippi, i but has influonced and bonofitted the en- i lire South as well. Its graduates havo < scattered among the neighboring States ; its ideas have extended throughout the South, < ridding it of old prejndioes and opening to < it new ideas that will make it in time one 1 of the riohesl and most prosperous portions : 1 of the Union. i The greatest benefits the College has i Wought are thoroughly appreciated in Mis- < sissippi, and are only limited by its financial I condition. The applications for admisiion i ire more nameroos than the room offered ] vt_ - * too applicants. Tbo (Jollogo will house \ jnly 225 students, yet already it is assured if over three hundred applications for tbo i sotning session. The great and important lessons taught . by this institution have been of immense < benefit to tho South, have destroyed old t errors and prejudices, improved its ag- < rioultural methods, and made its advan- j tages better known tbroughoth tho world, i [t has shown the truo spirit of progress bow inspiring this section ; it has convinced 1 ill that the old oontempt for labor onco prevalent hero has disappeared ; that the t Southern youth recognize tho necessity of i Labor and truly honor and value it. ( At this College, where tho manual labor j of tilling tho soil is performed by tbo stu- i dents, are the sons of soxe of tho most eminent men of Mississippi,.men, high scb-A, oisDy and politically j and if they wore' ' taught no other lesson than this?the valtfc the support of this institution. But the college teaches far more than this. It has introduced and popularized now industries that aro already bonefiiiug tho 1 South, and will soon mako it rioh and prosperous. It has shown the profit of dairying and stock-raising here, the possibility of raising grasses, and how its worn and ex- 1 hausted soil ean be renovated and made 1 productive. In the matter of dairying it has accom- 1 plisbed wonders indeed, and in this respect 1 has been placed among the leading institu- ' tions in the land. Attention has becu oalled to the fact that the only chair of dairy husbandry in the country is that in 1 operation at this college. Its influence is f?lt ihronchniit Mi*ai??inni nml ?' o? -rr* ?" -v.bMw. iog States. It was -but a year siuoe a crca mery was established at tho college, and followiog it, within the past few mouths, two new creameries have been established in Starkville, one in Bolton, ono in Meridian, one in Macon, all under charge of young men from tho collogo, while a number of others are projected in different portions of tho State. In Alabama, at Jack-, sonville and Blunt Springs, and in Texas, tho graduates of tho college are in douiand for the establishment of dairies and creameries. r This is ono of the lessons taught by this oollege. It has taught besides that the improved variety of stock will succeed ns well here as iu any portion of the West; that cultivated grasses, clover, red top, orchard and blue grass, do equally well, growiug luxuriantly upon the oollego farm. In reference to dairy farming, the single fact that the Starkaville College lias beaton tho reoord in batter making is sufficient cvidenoe of how successfully grasses and stock can be raised and the dairying industry oarried on. Even more importaut to many portions of the South is tho fact, shown at Starkville, that the old worn lands can be reeusoitated and reclaimed by proper treatment. It has, in addition, demonstrated the value of cotton seed as a beef-maker. It has, in fine, raised a spirit of inquiry that is solving all doubtful economical problems, pushing forward new industries and evolving wealth. Such institution, , which has aooomplishcd so muoh, deserves well of the people of Mississippi and the suggestion that they should co-operate with it and endeavor to aid in the good work it is doipg for the State and the South will undoubtedly recommend itself to them.? New Orleans Timet Democrat. Now is the tiir.e to advertise. uauuniiun UUKIlOll. Ot. JOUDB, N. F., July SO.-^IIcrgonatiB Tor, one of the Esqyiuiaux who arrived hero on the Nancy Barrett from Okliak, Labrador, says that tbe.population of that scttloment was nearly one hundred and thirty, yot when "he loft with bis \vifc not a soul remained. Early in March food gave out. Every drop of oil and lit of sealskin was utilizod, and at rath intervals a bear was killed, but finolly.tho supplies wore quito exhausted. Oaf Jane the third they had oaten nothlog fyr six days, and, goaded by hungor, they foa*ted upon the corpses of Bever^'ghitea aqd-o few Indians that had becnYtf'3 by the cold. When one of their own party died the body was frozen for use. From this food terrible dysentery set in among the survivors, and on July 1 there were but sixteen persons left alive, the bodies of over twenty-five having been eaten. Tbo sixteen survivors started down the ooast in a sledge, drawn by four dogs, the only living creatures left tbem, their ponies having boen sacrificed to appeass hunger \ lon<y beforo. When about twenty-four miles from Capo Mugford a heavy snow stom^pt in. While tho party wero en* ieavoring to find their way tbey were attacked by white bears to tho number of twenty-five or thirty, which killed all of the pgrty but two, tho survivors being among tbeAiuubcr at Cnpo Mugford. !?fr roports that more tban one-half of Lhe '<atiro population have died of hunger. Thousands of boars have crosied over from Pen.Myland, ransacked the stores of Okhak, dug open tl.ip graves and devoured the dead, and attacked the living. .They have devastated an immense district, of wM^h the inhabitants, abandoning the emaUewiee*d|^. ments, have flooked te the larger?the fishing ports?where thej hkve been followed by hordes.of bearp aud devoured hi great nuipber*.' The neighborhood 4>f Hopedale, tho oentre of a considerable seal fishing traffic, has also suffered from laok of food aud the fefobity of bears and wolves. )Vithin tho past two months over oqp hundred ami fifty, persons have perished from oold or himger ,*or by fullioga prey to the wild beTsig/^Iea driven mad by hanger have fought with 1%he' bears over the remains of their dead companions, tho bears boing I tud securing a double An Elopement Stopped hy a Fist Fioiit.?jZion Iiill Church was thrown into great confusion last Sunday. Georgo Alloy, the youngest son of Henry Alley, lately deceased, a quiet, well-behaved citizen, an officer in tho Sunday school and ouo ot tue prominent members of the church, was informed whilo at church that Perry Moreland, of Ulcndale, about thirtyGve years of ago, was elopiDg with hidf daughter, about fifteen years old. Mr. Alley started out ia hot pursuit, and soon headed off tho runaways, and stopping tho buggy, he took hold of the horse't* bridle nutil ho could pursuadc his daughter to return home. Morcland was in no frame of miud to hear arguments, and he jumped from his buggy, whip in hand, and having some notoriety in tho fighting business, thought he could make a good Sunday school man liko Mr. Alley tako to the woods. That trick of running from an enouiy Alloy had never lcarnod. and being too old to tako up new tricks, he waited uutil the attack was mado in earnest, when ho picked up a convenient rock and proceeded to pcrsuado the mighty Moroland that he was fooling with the wrong man. Tho rock accomplished, by a half dozen digs in Morclaud's head, much more thao a whole sermon, with a long exhortation accompanied by an invitation to tho mourners' bench would have done. Every one who has daughter* will sympathize with Mr. Alley. lie did cxaotly right to rescue his daughtor and carry hor back homo. ? Carolina Spartan, Augu.it 4. .*. Wooden Sweakinq.?A minister onco said : 'I hopo, dear children, that you will novor let your lips spoak profano words. Hut now I want to tell yon about a kind of swearing which I heard a good woman . I. _ 1 i a I _ _ CI L .11 I !i spc.iK nuouij noi long ?go. one caueu it wooden swearing. It's a kind of swearing that many pcoplo beside children are given to whou ihov aro hungry. Instead of giving vent to their feeling in oaths, they slam the doors, kick the chairs, stamp on the floor, throw furniture about, and mako nil the noise they possibly can. 'Isn't this just the same as sweariug ?' she asked. It s just tho same kind of fceliog exactly, only they do not like to say those awful words; but thoy force the farniture to make the noise, and so I call it wooden swearing.' I hopo,dear children, that you will uot do any of this kind of swearing, cither. It is better to let alone wooden swearing, and ull other kinds of swetriDg' ?Mother s Treasury. Fast Walkihq.?Tho attention of breeders will bear boing called frequently to the geglcct of teaching colts and young op horses to walk. The walking gait should on be the first gait developed and perfeoted by sp the trainer, and after a rapid, clean, strong flo walk is acquired tho speed-gaits should be tei attended to, though very carefully, until eg they nro brought to a good degree of pro- tw fioiencj. Horses inay be made to attain gr almost inorediblo spood at this way of going * if due oare is observed; We have known wl numerous road bred horses that would en walk from four and a half to fivo miles an cu hour without urging, and many, in feat, on most well-bred road horses, could be taught .tri to oovcr greater' distances than this in the {tQ same time if it wero not for tho pernicious ro custom (as wo thiok)of putting the colts f>< to tho trot as sooo as thoy are in tho harness and before they arc really bridlewise. 0D Every farmer's boy knows that ho can do a better job of work?plowing, harrowing g0 or working corn?with a fast walkiog team te) which makes the dirt fly than with a slow te) ono. Tho Baving on a farm when the' or horses walk throe miles an hour, or even aQ when thoy walk two miles and a half, is 20 per cent., or in other words, tho fast team can rest a whole day in the week and yet do as much work as the slow team?do it . tai easier and do it hotter. In times as at present, when the work is pressing or thfe ^ weather uncertain, the fast team is a treas. ure. While every effort has bona uiade to a ' iucroasc the speed of the trotter, the drafthorse men havo been working for pounds ^ with littlo regard eithor for muscle or walking-epoed. It is a very great mistake to suppose that the draft horso can not be trainod to walk rapidft, _ ,Wo have been breeding to a Porcbcrro for four years ^ that often walks nine miles iu one hour j and fifty minutes, over a hilly road, and his colts are all rapid walkers. Life is too short to spend it in poking along after a in team that cannot get their heads up. The wi lazy man to whom exertion is a burden pc actually works harder* than the brisk, iu rapid worker.? TKuMtccs Monthly. R . ' * TV Graveyard Quour.s.?Mr. John C. Humphries of Durhauiville, Aiken County, tl1 S. U., writo* to tue ??-- ^ an accouut-of on outrage pirpttratod on the night of July 24th, at the cemetery of I0' mglbn^toT M^UPMW^iKen" " County, uoar Ilansey'a Bridge on the North a Edisto River, but the cemetery is ou the ly opposito side of the river. A young man ^ named Tillman R. William.*, of exception- ai ally good character and woll connected^' S ] *> seven months ago and was decently^ .>?. 8' On the 24th of July the graf' ^ro the evidences of having bocn desorted, and relatives of tho dead man had tho grave_ p opened, the body removed and. an autopsy n held, when it was ascertained that tho gt chest of the corpse bad been cut opeu from y just above tho navel to the clavicle or col- n, lar bone, the knife ranging centrally ^ through the stcrnuui, making an incision Qj uioro than twelvo inches long. Tbo heart u, had been rcmored and the hands deprived ^ of their thumbs. The affair has caused much excitement in the neighborhood. #] 'PlLLKRlNd.'?Thoy were coming down tl from Saginaw on tho boat, and as a swell n rocked the steamer, the young lady screamed g< out, and crawled arouud until she seized h tho young man's arms . st 'Piller ycr head right here, Susan !' ho fi exclaimed patting his heart with one haud, and slipping the other around hor waist. o 'Wheu a follow loves a girl as I love you, ho could take her on his back and swim j eighteen miles in a bee-line and then go u homo and hoe corn till sundown. Pillcr r yer head right here, tny love, and if she ij raius, and hails, aud thunders blue blazes, j dou't you squoal one squeal.' ^ 'Aro *rt> safo ?' she tromblingly inquired. 'Safe as a cow tied to a brick wall eighteen feet thick, my love! Just lean right j ovor hero, shut your pearly eyes, and feel as contentod as if ye sat on tho top rail of j. tho pasture' feuco, waitiu' for a tin ped- j dlcr to nrrovo in sight!' oho 'pillered, everybody remarked that he looked like a hero. f Gave iier f,irs for Omens.?St. Paul. t A Minn., August 1.?A Butte. Montana, special to the I'ionter Prtu gives the particulars of the 8 drowning of Miss Jane McArlhur, formerly of a that oity, fh an heroio effort to save the lives of c others. For a year past she had been conduo- j ting a cattle ranchc on the upper Sun River ^ with her old mother. She was encamped on the bank of the river when Judge Armstrong with his wife, daughter aged 15, son aged 1*2, , and a sister, attempted to ford the river with a | four-horse team. The horses beoame unruly, ran into deep water and spilled tho family into 0 the rapid current. None could swim. Miss I .McArthur, socing the acoident, plunged in and ( successfully saved the eon, mother and daughter. Going hack for the sister ehe was seised in a death grip hy the drowning woman ' and both wore lost. The bodies were recovered. < Miss Mo Arthur was highly esteemed. CAKE EKCIPEB. Minister's Sponge Cake.?Three ;ge, ono and one-half cup of cold water, e-half teaspoonful of soda, and one toaoonful of cream tartar, and one cup of ur, one-quarter teaspoonful of Halt, ono ispoonful of extract of lemon. Beat the gs fire minutes, and the sugar and beat o minutes more; thou add tho other iuedieute. WniTE Cake.?Two eggs using tho lites only, a acant half cup of butter, ono p of powdorod sugar, ono and one-half ips of flour, one-half oup of sweet milk, ie toaspoooful of soda. Flavor with exact of lemon. This is a delicate cake and ay bo varied by adding one-half cup of citn cut fine and ornamented with a. nice isting. Feather Cake.?One cup of sugar, 0 egg, two-thirds oup of sweet milk,' a aping toaspoonful of butter, two oups of ur in which aro thoroughly sifted ono ispoonful of cream-tartar, and one-half ispoonful of soda. Flavor with Icmou vanilla, ahd bako in one loaf or in layers; d it will bo found an excellent uako, ceoiaily if eaten while fresh. Roll Jelly Cake.?Four eggs, ono p of fiour, one teaspoonful of croam-tarr one-half teaspoonful of soda, one cup of wdored sugar. Spread thin on long tins. 1 soon ai baked turn from the tins on to lamp cloth, spread with jelly ahd roll > immediately. Lemon Cake.?Two and ono half cups powdered sugar, three-quarters of a eup butler, one cup of street milk, threo full ps of sifted flour, four eggs, tho juioo and ated rind of ono lemon, ouo level tea* oonful of soda. Bake in two loavos and >9t with a white icing flavored with uon. Democrats and Republicans Fussa.?Raleigh, N. C., July 26.?The desprcad disintegration that exists in ilitical affairs in this State is exemplified the recent ooalition of a portion of the cpublicaus of Craven County and tbo etnooratic party of that County. A skct for Couwty offices consisting of ReWWU"W irded the Dcmocrato. The Democrats iy that the object is to secure good County ? , a. rnal object is to divide tid distract tho Republicans, and to save vo members of the Legislature that may 0 sorely needed. A number of Democrats ad their party organs are loudly protesting ;ainst this combination of whites and ucrocs as tcudiug to further demoralization T tbo Democrat* in this cauipaigu. The Sea Serpent Outdone.?St. aul, Minn., July 30.?A special from iuuabar, M. T., says: Last Monday a age driver aad two tourists, while no?r ellowstouo Lake, claim to have seen an lormous roptile, which, while ruuuiug trough the grass, carried its head ten or ftcen feet abovo ground. Thoy think it iU9t have beon at least thirty feet long. 1 party was organized to pursue the replo yesterday. A number of tourists, mong them Col. Wear, superintendent of ic park, and his assistant, Captain Barroottc, while near the care cf an extinct evser in tho vicinity of the lake hoard a issing sound coming from the cavo and iw the head of a reptile thrust out some ftcen foot, aud immediately withdrawn. Parties arc watching for another sight f the monster. Gordon for Governor.?Atlanta Ga , uly 28.?Tho Stato Democratic Convention iet to-day. Judge Bigham of Troup bounty was elected permanent President, 'ho majority rule was adopted. Gen. John J. Gordon roccivcd 322 votes out of 332 or tho nomination for Govornor. It was iiovcd to make tho nomination unanimous, rhich was lost by one veto. The old Stato louso officers were nominated for their repeotivo positions. After a resolution of ealty to tho Democratic party and of enlorsement of President Cleveland, the c jnention adjournod tine. die. 'Mamma,' said Johnnie, still smarting rom a shingle application, "is the roof of .nything on top of it?' 'Of course it is,' ho said shortly. 'And don't shingles dways go on tho roof?' 'Certaiuly, thoy lo.' Thon Johnnie was silent for quite a vhile. Finally ho said, in a quavering roico,'Mamuia, ain't my roof upside down?' Tomatoes traiued to stake gives iho iwectcst fruit, and remain in boariti? the ongest; but cultivatorcs, who grow for sixe ind quantity only, beliove they bavo the icst results when growing thorn on tho level ground. A Sunday school boy shooked his eaoher. who askod what ho had learned luring tho wjek, by tho answer that he learned not to Hump his partner's ace.'