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XVIII.?Nev Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 16, 1887. NUMBER 15.
THE SALARIES AND THE SCHOOLS. <
In another column U ad article from the '
JWtrs and Courier, on the matter ef Schools and '
claries, in reply to an article in the Obttrver (
of March 10th. . 1
Referring again to the low salaries fixed bj '
the school board in Abbeville Count/, the
Nnet and Courier sa/e : 0
This scale of wages means, as we showed at *
the time, that a first-class tescher in Abbeville 1
is paid from $C0 to $80 for the three er four '
months that the pobHo schools are kept open *
in Abbeville Count/, and therefore for the ?
year.
Our eontempornr/ has never learned the "
simple lessen that yen Sent eel your sake end 1
have it too. We pointed out clearly in our "
first artiole that if $40 a month will rnn a c
sohool four months, $20 a month will run it n
eight months. Nothing could be plainer and K
ill nnr nnniamrMvee? #U21- ** " 1
... (Ml? IU ?CO u. com I *'
'kids' see at onoe thai 2 and 2 make 4 ; bat
others require to set down two marks in one
placo and two in another, and then to count *
them all. That's the kind of a 'kid' onr con- ^
temporary is ; and for its benefit we will try to '
simplify the process, thus : '
A certain amount from the school fund is *
available every year for the teacher of a pub- ^
lie school. This amount is not inereased or *
diminished by increasing or diminishing the *
teacher's monthly salary. Suppose this amount ^
Is $120. Can't our contemporary ese that if ^
the teacher is paid $40 a month from the school ^
fund the amount will last only three months,
whereas if he is paid $20 a month It will last B
aiz months! So that the matter is narrowed ^
down to the plain question, is it belter to pay ^
the teacher a higher salary from the publio g
fund and thereby shorten the school term, or c|
to pay him a smaller salary and lengthen the (l
term T We insist that the lattor alternative is e(
the better. And in advocating this view, so ^
far from manifesting 'prqjudioe against the B|
cause of popular education,' and so far from
desiring that any 'ohild in the State shall grow gJ
np in ignorance because of the poverty of its t|
parents,' we are advooatlng a plan that would (q
help the cause of popular eduoatlon, and would
secure advantages to poor children that are ,k
nsw aeniea iiiem. L?t us illustrate: The fr
AVtr* and Courier insists on a high salary jc
(relatirely speaking) per month?say $40. v?
jlub uoterver insists oa a low salary?say (20.
If the amount available for the teacher, for the bu
year, from the publio fund, ia (120, the ecliool h#
would continue open aa a publio achool three wl
montha under the AVei and Courier'? plan, #r|
and aiz montha under the Observer'$ plan. ^
their pareula,' while under the Obeerter't plan j
they could go for aix montha. ,Q|
There ia another Important diatinetion : The '
Obttrver't plan ia in accordance with the State
Conetitntion, while the A'rtra and Cottrier't 1
la not. Thia ia apparent from the reading of
the following provisions of the Conatitution,
nnder the head of 'Education' :
Art. X, Sao. 8.?There ahall be kept epen, #r
at leatt tiz montht in each year one er more rf
achoola in each achool district. w(
Art. X, Sec 10.?All the publio achoola a i
, . i . supported in whole or in part by mi
the publio funda ahall be free and open to all tii
the children and youths of the Stale, etc. ha
It seeraa to us that the sohool boards are con- mi
atitutionally bound to keep the achoola epen be
aix montha in each year. The only way to do be
thia ia to divide the aohool'fund int^ aix parts, vii
The salary of a ?eaoher then, per month, would th
bo one-alxth of the total amount available for ? gv
his achool for the year. If this amount ia (120, lai
hl>i>l?<-u ? ??? ?
?. mem ?H? |IUVIIU DUUUUI IUQQS I fl
are concerned?would be $20 per month, pi
And the board not only have the right in auoh Th
case to say it shall not be more, but the Con- coi
atituiion makes it their plain duty to say ao. an
Thsre ahould be a school open in each th
school district at least aix months in each year, be
from which school no child should be excluded to
'because of the poverty of its parents.' To ac- an
complish this the school board is compelled to go<
allow a small salary per month to the teaoher. do
Suppose this salary par month is only $20. fol
Nobody is compelled to teaoh for $20, but the cei
schools must have teachers. The patrons of sh
the school, or those who are able, can supple- cei
ment this $20, and get a good teacher. They Fa
can get a 40-dollar-a-month teaoher, if they ou
wish?the State paying $20, and the patrons an
$-0 and the sohool would be open six months
in the year to all the children and youths of
the community, as the Constitution prescribes. CQ
The Newt and Courier says :
i mi
What It [7*Ae Oteereer] desires, apparently,
is that all the people shall contribute to the
sohool fund, in part, leaving to some of the 0
people to 'supplement that fund, in order to ?f
keep the schools going for a full term.' Our th*
eontemporary fails, however, to show th* in*, tr.
tic# of this proposed tmogtmtnl, sad we coo. j0(
foes our insbiUtj to supply its omission.'
Precisely so. That is just whet wo desire.
As to tlio 'juslioe' of this arrangement, every M
one must see that to deny its justiee is to deny Pr
the juslioe of the free school system ,entirely, j a
for the free eobool system oompels some?those
who he7S property?to pay for the schooling 00
of others?those who have none. Indeed, that
is the basal idea ef the free sebool eyetem, and ,
its raieon d'etre. If everybody were able to (
pay for the schooling of bis children there
would be no reason for tho free schools. hi
Some of the people muet supplement the A
school fund, in order to secure a fall sohool a
term, for the simple reason that the sohool fund c.
in iosuffioient to secure it. We both, agree on j
that point?indeed there Is no alternative.
But the difference between us is, that the Obeer- r<
vtr thinks the supplemental fund should be C(
distributed over a full sohool term, while the
Newt and Courier contends it should be used
after tho public fund is exhausted. The prac- *'
tical result ef the two proposed arrangements b|
is, t hat the Obetrver'e aa would not compel | w
11 ^
My child in lb* State "to grow up ia ignorance
Mono** of the pororty of its pirtou', while
he Ntwi and Couritr's would, or, rather, the
Jbeerrer'a plan would giro auoh ehtld alz
aonUtaofaohooling in each year, while thefew*
and Courier'a would giro if. only three.
Whether one man should paf the aohooling
if another man's child, is not a praoiioal quesion
under our State Constitution. The Codati- I
atjoasaysho hall, and b? dees. Dan tf>?
r?dt nd Courier say ihi/| js not juslT Than
it It advocate, an amenjjfeent Ift-the Constitu'rtf/"*
tho abolition of th? free school system,
fiiii long u w? ban tha system we ahoald
inks Jt eff efficient u ptastMe .la tha aooomfahay|*
of tha parpo*e for "blob it was eetabshedTand
the schoolboards ahaatd obey tha
onatitution. Than tha free sohoats would reiain
open "at least six months in each year,"
nd "no child in tha State would be compelled
> grow np in ignorance because of tha povery
of its parents." ]
Tha Nawa and Courier will probably regard
his as an argument for the passage of tha
Hair bill." Well, all is grits that comas to
ta mill. It is no mora nn argument for the
Hair hill than it is an argument that tha Govrnment
should furnish tha aheelcss shoes, or I
be landless land, or the hungry fnod. Xlut it i
a at argument for an efficient nnd constitution- 1
1 administration of the public school system. .
le should be very glad to bare the help of the
Fewsand Courier in bringing about this reform.
TtKbtrry Obttrvtr. '
Two IIuxdbbd Families Homeless.?Chatta- .
ooga, Tenu., April 8.?A singular difficulty
as arisen here as the result of the real estate 1
oom which has prevailed for three months. '
ome lime since a syndicate of capitalists par- &
based a large tract of land, almost in the csne
of the city, called Stone Fort, whioh on aclunt
of its roclcy and uneven condition has t
ten allowed to become occupied by negro ten- t
its, at least 200 small houses having been put f
p for their occupancy. These 200 families Q
nee the new purchase have been notified te
Mate this property at once, and they will have
leave. J1
There is not a vacant house in the City that '
ey can get, and now Chattonooga is con- fi
onted with the problem of what to do with ^
O families who are turned out of house and 0
itne. The purchasers propose to improve the
operly, level it off and make it available for
isiness and residences. The poor people will *
ve to get off during the coming week, and u
lat to do with them nobody knows. In sev- si
i omer portions or ms city, where property a
heretofore been eoeupied by poorer classes, t]
)m for'Improvements. It is esfs to ssy that *
ring the coming week, if theso notices ere 1
listed upon, thero will be hundreds of home- a
is families in Chattanooga, with no homes p
tt they can rent. a
. A
Question or PHtvu.Eaa.*-In the Arkan- 0
w Legislature. Morning of the second day. &
ember from Persimmon county?"Mr. Speak- fi
I arise, sir, to a question of privilege, I 0
okon, I don't know much about the inside _
irkin's of a Legislature, and if I am makin' j.
mistake in this step I hope you will exense
i. I left homo in a harry and didn't have "
ne to change my clothes, and in fact I did'nt tl
ive no clothes to change. It makes a proud
sn feci sorter bad to be in a town without
in' dressed up, and I move you, sir, that I \
allowed the six dollars for yesterday's ser- ^
se that I may sort er rig myself up. Down g
e street a piece I saw a sait of olothes marked
e dollars and a half. If I git my six dol- 0
-s, I can pay for the suit of clothes, and when ?i
lin't got nothing particular to do, get on a a
oosanfjemborce with the extra fifty cents. f(
e people o 'his here town have accused the Q,
untry memoers of this body of being close,
d the reason I want to get on the jamboree is 11
em there sin t nothing close abeut me. Just ^
fore leaving heme my wife said to me?an* d
show them that know her will 'low that Sue is w
oonstrous sensible woman ef she ain't none too |(
?d-lookin'?Jim, when you git down thar ,
n't be small. 81osh round and show the
ks down thar that the peoplo of this here 0
mmunity ain't all sleuches. Pay fur your b
are of everything, even if it costs twenty-five tl
its. Don't let yonr colloage, Buekshot. c
gleson, fly higher than you do. I shall carry ^
t that advice, sir, and don't you fail to sketch
occasional glimpse of that fact." ^
A Monster in Human Form.?Pick- *
s, April 5.?Mr. T. J. A nthony was com- ?
ttod to jail baro jostorday for a crime 81
ihcard of in this county before. lie is n
arged with an outrageous assault on two D
bis own daughters, one about twelve and ^
b other about sovoateen years of ago.
j was brought before Trial Justioo Rob- ^
ion yesterday afternoon, and his two ^
ughters, his son and his wifo appeared
whoe?ses against him, but he waived the
aliminrifv liA?rinr? -?* 1 - *
J ..... .Ug auu KOI OCUfc DICK 10 ^
il. ^
There existed a strong feeling in the
mmunity to deal summarily with Antho- 6
j, but it is thought now that tho law will *
j allowed to take its course.
His wife also took out a warrant against 5
oi for assault and battery against her. *
nthony has a Tory nieo family, and owns n
good plantation in th6 county. What *
>uld hare influenced him to attempt his 1
bomiuablo crimo is unknown, unless it be ^
iferred to cxcossiTo drink, in whioh he
instantly indulges.?Newt and Courier. 1
Thsre are many accidents and diseases which i
feet Stock and cause serious ineonvenienoe s
id loss to the farmer in his work, which may ]
i quickly remedied by the use of Dr. J. 11. |?
loLean's Volcenio Oil Liniment. | 1
A Lover Brought To Terms.?Quit*
a Mo|atioaal photographic atorjr oomos from
Maldrid . A Spanish photographer baring
all the necessary arrangements for taking
a comely young damsel, bad placed lbs
dark side in position, and was in tba ant
of drawing it out, whep, on finally glancing
If (lit "sitter,'-' he was horrified to ten that
Sfco was holding the masale of a small resolver
to her forehead. "Stop, for heareojg
anJu!(> cried the artist, adding, rather
selftsblyr "If yon shoot yourself you wall
ruin my btuinesa." In reply -the yonog
lad; only ldbghed^aodjhnpding the rninfo
rer to the photographer, said: "Don't ba
alarmed. It isn't loaded, you see. Bat I
waut you to tako me boldiog it to my forebead,
to ah at I can tend the carte to my
lover, who haa deaorted me, with a letter
Baying that if be docs not come back to
me, I will really fire off the revolver!" Assuring
himself of the fact that the revolver
was not loaded, the artist consented to so
far assist his ''sitter" in her proposed stratigem
as to tako the desired photograjA.
The sequel is perfectly satisfactory. Some
;imo afterward the photographio artist had
:ho pleasure of again taking the same
ady, but this time she was with a gentlenan,
her oompanion being her old fiokle
over, who had returned to his allegianoe a
ihort time after the tragical photograph
lad beon dispatched to him.?London Ftraro.
A Milwaukee Glutton.?A gentlenan
in this oity well-known on aooonnt of
he possession of a fine baritone voice, and
rho is a memhor nf an aid*
hoir, was recently boasting of bis great
apabilitios as ao oatcr. He went so far
a his estimat of what ho coald accomplish !
a the way of stowing awaj food that a
riend who was preseal jokingly offered to I
ragcr that he coald not accomplish some
f the feats be bad mentioned. The man
ritb the strong appetite oame to the front
t onoe and offered to take the bet. The
psbot of tbo matter was that a match waac
ras uiade and the mony pat ia the hands of
stakeholder. The agreement made was
aat the singer shpcH^conanme a jmsnnd
each party pat up 150 on the result,
'ho match is to take plaoe about May 1,
d side dishes and drinkables are to be
aid for by tho losing party. Both parties
to confident of winning, but from all acounta
the eater will be successful. It
sema that ho is already beginning to train
>r the event, and yesterday disposed of
ight pounds of turkey ih one meal, besides
artaking largely of other food. He makes
ght of the proposed matoh and thinks he
rill have to call for another turkey before
le twenty-four hours are up.
Couldn't Drink. Beer In a Cup.?
Washington, April 5.?Net vatisfisd with
tying closed all the bars in the oity on
unday last, the police officials have delared
their intention to shot up every
iting saloon and restaurant where liqnors
ro usually sold on week days. Hereto>re
whero eating tables were in a barroom,
r an eating bar adjoined the drinklg
bar, the proprietors were allowed to
eep their places open, with a curtain
rawn across the drinking bar, with the
ord "closed" displayed upon it in large
itters. Next Sunday, however, the majors
nd colonels who hate been in the habit of
sling a aandwioh or two per diem to keep
ody and soul together, aod then picking
betr teeth in front of the first of the firstlass
hotels, will have to bny their sandriches
the night before. ?
Last Sunday a saloon-keeper attempted
o hoodwink the minions of the law by
arving beer in white china oops and sauers,
with a spoon in eaoh cup. But the
shome was not a success. Patrons did
ot tako kindly to the innovation. A promen
t politician tried to gulp down a cupful,
ut gave it up in disgust.
I have drank whiskey from a rubber
oot," said he, "but I'll be hanged if I oan
rink beor ont of a tea cup."
A Tunnel Caves in.?Aabevillo, N.
I., April 5.?11. P. M.?Information baa
ocn received here from tbe tunnel on (be
Vestorn North Carolina llnilroad had
aved in on a force of bands who were at
rork reaching it. Necessary medical aid
rom ibis city baa been summoned to tbe
cone, and while miraculously none of the
rorkmen were killed. Tbo information is,
lost of them have been seriously injured,
nd some of them possibly fatally. This
linnnl ! T flftft f? 1 J -V- ?
? "vt " ?iwww ,vuh "uu iua uiush oxenaive
one rn this read. Penetrating tbe
lirrtinat ?a!.? ?L. LI 1 .1 i
|juiu* ui mo diuo nage loroagn
rhioh tho road paaaea.
Far better than (ha harah treatment of modeioea
which horribly grip* tho patient and detroy
the eoating of the etomaeh. Dr. 3. If.
McLeen'e Chiila and Fever Cure, by mild yet
ffectieo notion will care. Sold at 60 oenta a
tottin.
<1* H7KK TOO iU BEADY. THE* O
, y, AHEAD.'
Tin ago, wo heard a successful plante
remit, that he could easily cultivate el
| the Im that he could plant. Eztrmvi
genfeftt this may appear, yet when proper),
understood, it is not at all unreasonable
ThlnMtleman's idea of planting did no
wui|iiy id opening a turrow for tbi
*060 pad covering them, but it embraoed
M pfbonld do, a thorough preparation o
tbo sfeil for a crop, before a seed was evei
puljw tbo ground, and thus understood
; verj evident, that it is not s<
easy matter to plant a larger orop thai
can-to properly cultivated. 'One of thi
grotjf oecrets of good and easy cultivatioi
of aldrop, is to havo the land on wbiol
it ioSo be planted well prepared, befort
thelrork. of planting oommences. Nc
matttr what the description of soil
may.jbe, or wbat kind ot orop is to be cultivated,
thorough preparation before-hand
grossly facilitates the labor of making tht
orote If deep plowing is to be done, now
is tS time to do it; if closo plowing is tc
bo Voe? now is tho timo to'do it. Battel
be Akyed for a work or two in planting,
if tie land oanaot be thoroughly prepared
I in l^js time, than to hurry the planting
befoN the fields are ready for it. The ra
pidwj with whioh the orop will grow ofl
afUrit oomea up, and the facility with
whflb it can be cultivated afterwards, will
mow than compensate for the delay whioh
haflwen incurred in plaating it. The expemtced
plowman will readily appreciate
tbeMvantages of the ayatom. Its chief
reopunendation ia, that it throws the
haefkst labor of plowing upon tho mule
aniqj the hand, at a season of the yeat
whin they are both better able to stand
it. ~jGh>od plowing now will earn not only
in fle number of furrows, but the depth
oMtrrows, necessary hereafter in cultivating
the crop. We have frequently
beard planters, after the crop has been
laid by, comparing the amount of plowing
which each has done in cultivating it. One
has, in some inatanoes dooo twice as tnuoh
as the other, and it not uofrequently happens
that h? who has done tho least plowfogin
tbe <hsttlrati6n, ""has made the largest
yield to tho acre. The differonee, upon
inquiry, turns out that one did most of his
work before he put his socd in tho ground,
while the othar has endeavored to repair
the consequenoes of noglect in this particular,
by a great deal of work in cultivating
the orop. Let us therefore repeat
and urge upon our readers, if you intend
to do any good plowing this year, do it
before you commence to plant. Do not
leave your land to be brtkea after wards,
but hare this well done now. even though
it throws you behind your neighbors in
commencing to plant. They may seem in
i the beginning to havo the start of you,
bnt you will find before summer comes on
that their advantages wore illusory. Your
orop will soon overtake theirs, in its growth,
and you will keep your fields cloan of tho
grass, with nearly half tho labor whioh
they find necessary.
The foregoing remarks apply also to
eVary other species of preparation whioh
is neoessary in making the crop. Better
take time now to do any and every job
which is anticipated aboat the plantation,
than postpone it for an idlo day that may
ooour hereafter. There are not many idle
days on a ootton plantation after the crop
comes on, and anything whioh must be
; done at all, had better be done now, if
possible, than defer it. When the work
of oultivating the crop commences, that
demands, and should receive the undivided
attention of the planter. Make a
good beginning, and it will be found generally
in crop making, to insure a good
ending. With a alight modification ol
Davy Crookett's celebrated maxim, we
j? ?- ?-- ?
-? > ? uhi iDKucm ?? "do euro yon it<
ready, then go ahead.'?Soil of the South
Married His Son's Widow.?Herb
ford, April 6.?Joseph Troy of Lawisburg
a wealthy manufacturer, who will be bnriec
to-morrow, died at tho age of seventy-Dim
in that town, married the widow of his owt
son for his third wife. The son, Georgi
Toy, graduated from Wcsleyan Univer
sity and died only a few years aftei
bis marriage. After his death hi
widow married the fathsr. There is om
ehild, the fruit of the latter anion
The younger Toy had five sisters, inelndinf
the wife of Charles H. Buok of Brooklyn
N. Y., as also the wifo of Rov. Mr. Dodge
of Yarmouth, Mass. These ladies wh<
had been the sisters-in-law of the widow
beeame her step-dangbters as soon aftei
marriage: Tbj taogle of relationships ha
been a nnnln illrnnoKnnJ t'? T/\w 1
,? " ""J """ 1
lay methodist preaoher aod a soooeasfa
busiaesa man.
Paraona who lead a Ufa of aipoaare aro tab
ject to rheuraatiam, neuralgia and lumbago an
will dad a valuable remedy in l)r. J. I!. Mo
Loan's Voleaaio Oil Liniment. It will baaia!
pal* and subdue inflammation.
0 Feathered Architects.?Among the
ooriosities of oatare there are none hotter
* worthy of atudy than the ncsia of birds.
The skill displayed by theao little architects
is simply wonderful, and one is lost in
' wonder at the knowledge, patisnoe and
perseverance of these feathered builders.
1 Espociallly is this the case of ponaile birds,
0 that suspend their habitations on branobes,
' sometimes hanging them over the water.
The weaver-bird, whioh embraces bov
r eral varieties, is ono of tbe most ingonious
' of tbe pen-sile birds. It generally bangs
} its nest on a twig over the water, and so
1 low down that If a monkey attempts to
' steal the eggs, whiohit is apt ..to. do, Jho
1 twig bends with its weight, and a cold bath
' is the oonsoquence. The Mahali weaver'
bird of South Africa is a very small bird
' with an ambition to live in a very large
' boose, and industry enough to build it for
itself. The shape of the nest is similar to
' an oil flask, but of oourse greatly magni1
fled in dimensions, and very rough on tbe
r outside. The sociable weaver birds unite
' their efforts, and make a kind of thatohed
roof, under whiob, or rather in which, they
' build their nests; Sometimes this struc1
turs is ten feet square. Each nest is shut
> out from ovcry other, although all are under
tho same roof, and while tbe whole commuF
1 nity join in building the roof, each pair
1 builds its own nost. The commencement
' in interwoven with tho branohes of the
1 trees, tho whole structure being neat and
' compaot.
The palm swift of Jamaica, so called
from its rapid flight, builds a curious nest 1
which it hangs to a spathe of the cocoanut
paim. j oo exterior is of cotton and the I
^ interior of feathers, the walls being very 1
strong and oompact. Sometimes it builds i
several nests and glues them together, leav- I
ing an opening between them like a gal- l
lery. I
The lanoeolate honey-ea ter builds a nest <
in the shape of a hammock, and suspends 1
it by the ends to a small twig. It is made
of grass and wool mixed with the down of ,
certain flowers. This nct>t is very deep and
comfortable, and may probably have suggested
to man the hammock.
The tailor-bird, which is a native of India,
is quite expert in scwiDg. It makes a
' long nest of leaves, whioh it sews together j
1 with the fiber of a plant, piorcing holes iu (
them with its beak. In tho hollow formed,
it deposits a quantify of cottoo, thus pre- (
paring a soft, warm nest for its young.
Restoring! Worn-out Land.?I have .
seen, writes L. J. Moor, of New Berne, N.
C., to the Southern Cultivator much writ- '
ten of late about the beat an& cheapest plan
to restore worn-out lands, so I will give you
a statement of my experience. In the vcar .
1886, I Bowed broadcast a plot of poor, '
worn-out land with tho ordinary cow pea
iu the month of May. I did not cut or
disturb them in any way: They literally
'covered the earth,' and not a ray of the
summer's sun touched the ground during
the year after they were planted. In January,
188G, I plowed the land with a two- I
horsejplow about ton or twelvo inches deep, i
thoroughly turning under the vines, stubble,
etc. I manured tho lands, adjoining r
this piece of which I am writing vory
heavily, but on this pioco I put no manure y
of any kind: The result was that the piece
' of land I sowed in cow peas brought nearly j
> a bale cf cotton to the acre, while the lands
i adjoining did not do half so well. Tho
secret of restoring worn-out lands is found
in this shading tho land by sowiog poas "
broadcast the year preoediog plowing in the '
vines. It is better than all the compost- 1
> ing; thus we savo tho making of compost, 1
the wear and tear of teams , etc.
r Millo Maizk and Millet.?A subscriber
gives to the Southern Cultivator
t the following as tho result of his experi.
ment with tho millet family of forage orops:
. I have been farming on a small scale for a
t few years, and have experimented with
I com, millo maizo, amber cane and big mil,
let. After four years' experience, I am
, satisGed that the millo maize, amber cane
t and big millet wcro a boon to our Southern
. farmers for the last two years. I had three
L -r __:n ? ' ?
f nutco cocu ui ujiiiu mane ana imoer caoo,
8 aod I carried five boraca and twonty-fivo
8 head of cattle through tho winter last year
op to May, and I will hare plenty to oarry
j them through tho same this spring. The
big millet I did not plant until last yoar.
j I would not farm without either of theso
j forage crops, as I make two crop* of them
all the same year, and a good crop can bo
r made of either after oats. I fatten my hogs
B on the amber cane; do not give them an
ear of corn after the first of July, for then
] the cane is ready to feed to hogs, horsos or
cows. Plant about tho timo you plant
eoro.
"
Houston Potl: "This government, it appears,
h now consists of'four branches?the President,
Judiciary, Congress and ? Sam Randall.'
IIow to Build a Ciiimney.?To build
a chimney that will draw forcrer, and not
Gil up with soot, you must build it largo
enough?sixteen iuohes square ; uke good
brick, nod clay instead of limo up to the
comb; plaster it inside with day mixed
with salt; for chimney tops uso tho rcry
best of brick, wet them and lay them in
cement mortar. The chimney should not
bo built tight to beams or rafters, as most
chimneys settle a little, and if too tight
between the beams and rafters, there is
where the crack in jour chimneys como
and where the most of the fires originate,
as tbo chimneys sometimes get red hot. A
o^imnoj boilt from cellar op is better and
leas dangorousthan one Uung^on tO<r watt;
Don't.get yoar store-pipe holes too close to
the coiling?eightoon inches from it is near
enough.
A Black Female Fiend.?Laurens,
S. C., April.?A few days since, a negro
girl living with Dr. J. P. Hunter of thi
county, attempted to poison him and his
family by serving rat poison in food prepared
for their dinner.' The family suffered
very much from the effects of the poison,
but they have cow all reoovored.
The girl fled, but was captured in Spartanburg
County, and has just boen brought
back here, and lodged in jail. She has confessed,
and says that she was tired being
bonnd out, and wished to kill the whole
Hunter family.
A RavivAT.TBT Mnnntn ?Tnl?Jn n
April 5.? At Utah, aa old town near thia
city, once famoua lor ita lumber trade, Iter
Mr. Carter, a Freo Methodist mioiator, has
been for some wcoks back conducting revival
meeting*, at the house of a man named
LaBuadys. His doctrines were obnoxious
lo a largo portion of the community, and a
mob gathered around the preacher and his
band, poured upon them a shower of rotten
aggs and drove the minister and his followers
oat of the place.
No Entail in miohiqan.^-Detroit,
April 7.?To-day, in Wayne Circuit Conrt
Judge Jennison gave hia decision on the
oonteat of the will of the late Franois Palme
leaving $6000,000 to hia two children, to
be held by them in trust for their children.
A friendly contest was begun to seenre a
legal decision on the will. In hisdeoiaion,
ihe Judge holds that the statutes are
igainst controlling fortunes from generation
io generation.
Tiiat's Sating a Good DEAh.-^mrt.
Bongwerd's daughter is a strong, healthy
girl, but withal quite pale. A lady, in
tpeaking to her mother about her the other
remarked:
'I saw your daughter the other evenng,
and she was looking quite pals. Isn't
ihe very delicate ?'
'Delicate ?' replied Mrs. Dongwerd, with
i sniff of scoro. 'No, indeed. ^'11 venurc
there ain't a girl in Washington sociity
as indelicate as my daughter is.'
Wrong Color.?A fewdavs aco a vcrv
landsouio woinau entered a dry goods hou*e
q New York and inquired for a bow.
The polito olork throw himself back and
cmarkcd that ho was at her service.
'Yes, but I want a buff, not a green one,'
vas the roply.
The young inan went on measuring goods
mmediately.
A Political Riot in Illinois.?
Litchfield, III., April 7.?A political riot
jccurrcd here last night over the city
election of Tuesday. Two factions for
ildcrman at the first ward became involved
and a fight onsued which lasted nearly two
hours. The police force wero helpless and
could do nothing with the mob. Many
men were badly beatun and bruised. It is
feared more trouble will result.
Yellow Snow in Wisconsin.?Chicago,
April 7,?A speoial from Augusta,
Wis., says: About an inch of snow fell
here on Tuesday night, the surface of which
is covered with a thick layer of what stems
to bo dust or ashes. This whole section,
so far as heard from, is oovered with the
same yellowish snow. It is a strange phenomonoo.
Jam** R. Randall has retired from tht editorship
?f the Augusta Chronicle, the columns
of which have long been graced by his clear
thought, delicate fancies and puro English, to
accept the first plaoe on a new daily newspaper
to be published at Annislon, one of the booming
towns of North AUbamma.? Oreenvtlle
Newt.
Thb Vssdict Uhanimous.?W. D. Salt, Draggist,
Bippus, lad., testifies: '1 can reoommend
Klectric Bitters as the very best remedy.
Kvery bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and wee cured of
Rbeumatium of 10 years standing.' Abraham
Hare, draggist, Betville. Ohio, effirms : 'The
best selling medicine I have ever handled in
iny 2d years' experience, is Electric Bitters.'
Thousands of others have added their testimony,
so that the verdict is unanimous that
Klectrie Bitters do cure all diseases of the
Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar
a bottle st J. W. l'osey's Drug Store