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THE DOO MPISANCE UT THE OTTTH 1 A correspondent of the Allan'* CoaHitutivn points out in a recent issue a difficulty which sheep-misers in Ike South sr? only too fatnllian With, the depredations of dog*. This gentlfWMi. with a companion, pursa'o-.AJl/uf.VvV'X"* market. Owing ro tlie hsW^^Mtweaused by dogs killiug their eiorl^They base born forced to abandon the enterprise, and will return to tbetr former homes in the North, Georgia and other Southern States hare no laws imposing a sufficient tax on dogs, and consequent!/ the countr/ is oserruu with them. The negroes especially have a neiii-liant for canines and always one and often half a dozen miserable curs will form a part of their family group. White farmers of tbo poorer cla?s are similarly equipped. The dogs range over the country destroying sheep and poultry, chasing and often biting horses and cows, and killing valuable dogs owned by the better class of the people. Their depredations are continua1, and a constant menace to every thrifty farmer. On the mountains and bills of the Tennessee valley, which seqin peculiarly adapted to the industry by reason of nbundanco of good grazing land and pure wntcr, as well as a most favorable climate, sheep-raising as a business has been tried a number of times, and in each cuse tha losses occasioned by dogs killing the sheep lias been the prime reason lor abandoning the enterprise. Oases are known, and not by any means exceptional, where in one night out of a flock of some two hundred sheep twelve or more have been killed and others injured, and this when the nearest house was three miles distant. Kven in middle Tennessee, "one of the finest and best cultivated sections of farm land in the country, there is annoyance nnd loss from tlie same cause. Indeed, it is doubtlui if any Southern State is free from it, and yet the remedy is simple, merely passing au net imposing a sufficient tax on each dog. Were such an act pissed it would surprise the legislators to find the small number of dogs which would oc claimed by their owners nnd the very large number which would belong to noboty. 'I'l.n.n nr., 111., uneu which ilo the harm nnd which unquestionably, ?? will be >e 1 lied bv everyone who has tried sheep-ran ing, have done more to cast u into dtslavai than any other cause. It seems absurd that such an imporlan industry to the South as sheep raismj should bo retarded by such cause, and ye this Is literally tba fact. It appears mil nrlrii?believe that efforts ti which they liare been introduced, and tlii too, is fact. In uearly crery State effort have been made to do away with the do| nusance and at the same time add to thi Sla e's revenue, but have not been sue cessful. It' damages of equal va'ue ww annually done by trnmps the governors art legislators wonhl be overrun with le ter and deputations demanding some means o preventing it. But it is only the dogs, uiu those w ho suffer arc only the tin if*y f irm ers, who, unfortunately, are iu the minor ity, and the benefits which might be derive" from sheep raising arc on y prospective and voting for a dog tax might be objcctci to by the negro c institucucy, so the roatlei has been, is and will be shelved until tin legislator can be compelled to recognize tin necessity of it.?Manufacturer's lie cord. Sheep rnisiog is one of tlicmio-t profitubh branches of husbandry. The complaint ol the Constitution ? correspondent voice* tht experience of sheep raisers elsewhere The writer speut sotue several years of his life in sheet* niisinLr in !>? "? 0 ... . ..v iucn 1"be best wolf law devised. We would suggest in use iu dealing with dogs. When a dog has killed a sheep he will invariably return to the carcass the next or following night : a few grains of strychnine inserted into the dead body will kill every dog that touches it. Of course, one's own dog should be tied up and when the work is done the poisoned remains should be bunt.? 1 Vatau>ja Valley Xetc*. liuiY, Latimf.r, Strait & Co's Aiteai. to thf. President.?A Washington special to the Savannah Xeirs says: The "reform" Congressmen from South Carolina sent the following letter to President Cleveland tonight ; Mr. President : You are aware of the nnforiuunte factional division of the Democratic party in South Carolina. It did not arise by reason of any national issue, but was the result of an effort looking to the reformation of the local government in thnt State. The factions arc known as reform and anti-reform. The undersigned members of Congress represent what is known in Son* Carolina as the ,re(0^ ,1)1^'fif" cfmdc II te patronage of our Slate in a delegation meeting, but failed, on account of the minority refusing to co-operate with us iu the proposition iu line with (lie custom that has prevailed immeiuorially in Congress. It is now your province to settle ibis matter according io wnat to you seems good aud proper. * At a meeting of the undersigned, it was unanimously ugrced to recommend the Hon. S Dope, of Newberry, S. C., ft r the position 0- Marshal; Hon. I. II. McCalla, of Abbevii county, for the Collector of Internal llevetiue.; Hon. Joseph II. Knrle, of Green \ i I \ for United States Distiict Attorney; and the Hon. A. .M. Voumans, of Hampton, S. V., for Collector of the port of lieaufort. All of these names belong to our faction e .cept the Hon. J. II. Carle, who was the u uinec for Governor of the othor faction 1-cainst II. II. Tillman in lMtil). His attitude ;.gainst our faction since that time has been t at of a conservative, in the strict sense of I'm word, and he occupied the peculiar and -i iking position of standing between the i o factions enjoying the confidence and i spect of both. We concede this position to him because we know that his appointment >ould give universal satisfaction and pleasure to both factions. We honestly bclievo that we arc entitled t > three-fifth of this patronage on account of ) the numerical strength of oar faeini, it neing GO,000 out of 00,000 white Democrat ic voters of the State. Wc hope that you will regard this as our final appeal for the recognition of the Democrats whom we have the honor to represent in our State. With the liepe that this unfortunate division may he satisfactorily adjusted, we hog leave t > subscribe ourselves, very respectfully, your obedient servants, John 1.. M. Irhy, A. S. Latimer, John L. Mcl.iurin, W. J, Talbert, T. J. Strait. I indorse the foregoing, with the exception of J. H. Met'alls r>?- r-.n?i? - , ? VV..WKJI ui internal Jtevenue, having aire nly indorsed the petition of Mr. I'erry for that place. O. W. .Shell, M. C Slaedkuol's Editors Thrashed.?Shell i L?k?, WUsApU 1..?U. L. Jones ami J. E. ( Jones, editors of the Shell Lake Watchman, wore soundly thrashed last night in a public caucus, aud before five hundreJ people, by Dr. Wid. Beck, a young physician of this city. Dr. Beck was chairman of the caucus, 1 and publicly demanded apologies for numerous alleged slanders published weekly for < the year past. They refused to apologize, { and each of the Joneses drew heavy steel bars from under their coats, piepared to ' make an assault. Beck wrenched the steel bar from the younger Jones and pounded , them both unmercifully. Public opinion is ( greatly with Beck, as the editors have been severe in the.r attacks upon Beck rs well as other citizens. tl # * flte JQecfifg fltiion Dimes * R. M. STOKES. - - Editor J1 A?rll 7. 18?S. I SUBSCRIPTION, fl 60 PER ANNUM . post orricK directory. Tbc 1*. O. will be opened fv? business from 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. ? The Money Order Department will be I opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. , Mail going South will close promptly at 11 A. M. 1 Mail going North will close promptly .at 6.30 P. M. The mail will be taken from the street bo* I'*> minutes before closing each mail. Any inattention or irregularities should re reported promptly to the 1*. M. 1 n IIITVTL'n 11 \f J Vi. 11V11 A ?ill? 1. BKaJf Kea<l the New York Racket's new advertisement. ?. ??. rar Governor Tillmas haa appointed R. I F. Townecnd a Notary Public. ? . a ? Staff" David Johnson, Jr., Esq., wis in town on Monday, on professional business. We were glad so meet him in our sanctum, and looking so well. O-jy Attention 11. A. Mason* ! The I regular monthly Convocation of Poinsett c Chapter, No. 1G, R. A. M., will bo held in Masonic Hall this, Friday night,at 8 o clock. A full attcndanco is necessary. - - ? The Rev. Mr. McAlpine, our missionary from Japan, will conduct services in the Presbyterian Church lo-niglit, (Friday), at 8 o'clock. He will use stereoscopic views in lecturing on Japan. All are invited. Govornor Tillman lias granted I.evellc, the oft-sentonced Charleston wife > murderer, ano'ber respite till April 21, us ii- n.iuMnk r,f ik< i.vlnm will ml he nViln i/l> Ui?uvuv? V* """ " . to report as to his sanity by the day appointed in the former respite tor h's execu1 tion. \ VtiT The stock of the Merchants and 1 Plan tors National llank of Union it ill 1 stands near tho top of ?bo ladder. Fire s a*. 107, notwithstanding overytoJy is fnvesf * ing every del ar they can raise in Cotton jj Factory stock. H e regret to learn thnt on Tuesday j morning Inst an interesting little daughter s of Mr. Waddy l'nlirer, about 14 months old, f was drowned by accidentally falling into a * tub of water. The child had not been left alone more than five minutes before she 1 was found dead in the tub. 1 C-riy" The indicitions now are that the U. r S. Supreme Court will decide the railroad p cases from this State and argued before it Inst Tuesday, in favor of the railroads. In > fact, wo are told that tire Slate's Attorneys f have about given up lire cise as lost.nl* 5 though the court has not rendered its dc Cision anil may not ilo s> for some days. fifcjT- Wc have not road any denial from ernor Tillman an-l himself black listed Alliance Democrats, M. L. Donaldson, 15. F. Terry and II. W. Harris, before La'timer, Strait and MeLiurin were put on the Third Party black list by conservatives Juniors in politics should not p'.ay with tools that can cut both ways. .* fpt&" To show what strides vre are making towards building a $'2">0,000 factory and what confidence others put in Union's enterprise and sngacity, last Tuesday l'resi lent Duncan received ?2"),000 subscriptions to the factory stock from two capitalists, one living in New York, the other in Baltimore : and that is only a commencement of the good work the President and Directors arc doing in that line. T. Stoho Farrow, of Gaffney Cityhis secured another good plum under Cleveland's administration. Last Monday lie was Tion. Salary $4,500. IVhen the Col. starts for a place he it pretty sure to get there, and often before any one else knows that he has started. Washington life and c'imatc suits the Col. m ? - - ?Hrff Vic learn that Mr. K. F. Vanghnn, living in the neighborhood of >lt. Tabor, met with the misfortune last Sunday morning liaviug his barn, stable, storehouse and con icnts completely destroyed by fire. The safe in which his books and valuable papers were deposited had been unfortunately left open. consequently everything in it was lost. We have not received any details of the tire, how it originated, or the loss sustained by Mr. Vnuglian. tfcif'' We are informed that a Knights o Labor lodge was organized in this town last Saturday, by Auditor lilanton. Me live not given in the "open aessanie ' yet, so we can't tell our readers who's who and what's what, in the order. Wc inay say, however, we saw two gouts harnessed to a cart on the etrfets that day. Among the many innovations of la<e years, we suppose the new order is to ride behind the goat and n >t 011 him, We'd like to sec the billy that could carry our Auditor. EfrtY" Trial .Inslico !.??. I. 1- i ? ^ w ~ ?i??o IIIIUUCU in an inviiiition Ihat lie received from Maj. I',. I'. McKissick, the popular Manager of Battery l'ark Hotel, Ashcville, N. C., to n'teml a German given nt that grand hostelry on Tuesday last. Being a conscientious Presbyterian Deacon, the Trial Justice does not ' trip it on the light fantan?tic toe," nud we are surprised at tho Major's want of intelligent discrimination in not s?ndiog the invitation to the Kditor, who*c conscientious f scruples would not prevent his accepting it and taking his bosfc girl Willi ,liim. j A f * ? hkz? vur ivncar me correspondent sends us n chapter of sad occurrences in Unit f mwn and neighborhood last Haturday. o Mis account of Mr. Kelly a accident is no F loubt as full and correct as could be g'Ten, " is he obtained his information direct from Mr. \elly, .Mr. Gault and the It. R. conductor. ^ Mr. J. II. Foster's loss by fire vas a eery erious one to him, particularly at this pariculnr season. ^ Most sincerely do we sympathize with n Hose gentlemen in theic great misfortunes- b Low is This 1 * Tlicrc must be something wreng 1b tbe cform rank*. It does not seem to be oil r arnioniom. On tbe TiHman-lrby black ? 1st, we find the names of 9. F. P?ny, the [reat Tillman-Irhg.edtter. of ^ the 0 J CCD Tills 4 rJemnrrar, ?T. L. Donaldson, Tresid^ht of i lis State Alliance, and B..\T^J{j|f*b;.a w+4 < orm deleg te fo tho Chicago convention. A"l?at crimes those gentlemen have com- t milled against the "dominant element" of ( lie party, we are at a loss to discover, unless it be that they stand in tbo way of | the ling's plans for the distribulion of offices, , both Federal and State. lYe can only surmise why Terry was black lis'ed. Senator Butler lias endorsed him for Revenue Collector, and, of course, it would bs base ingratitude if l'erry did not suppoit lluiler for the Senate. But what has the President of ibe Farmers' Alliance done ? Wo have heard oT his being a candidate for the Senate also, and spoken of for Governor. Will he interfere with the ring's slate, in running for cither of these positions? Very likely; for it is well understood that oilier men have been chosen by the Columbia ring for those positions. But what, in (lie name of modern reform, has Congressman i^heli doa*, to o?U forth such blasphemy and ungcntlcmonly denunciation as the following dispatch reports that Irby applied to liim : Washington, April 3.?The nomination | today of Col. Farrow as Second Auditor of the Trensury and of Mr, Prentiss, as postnaster of Beaufort ave plums of Senator Butler's gathering. Irby and brethren ore sore and somewhat rattled. Surface indications to the contrary, harmony docs not exist in their household. Mr. W. J. Screven, of Spartanburg, freely reports that when he asked Senator Irby for his endorsement fir office, the latter, on finding tfiat lie was a ^onservnuvo, peremptorily refusod, and when tolilty Mr. Screven that Shell h-nl signed his papers, replied : "Ob. that 0? d? cowardly scoundrel will sign any thing. We ftar Irby has lost his religion and '-taken to hi? cups" again. Q. W. Shell has more honor and manhood in his little finger than J. L. M. Irby has in his whole body. Wo have known them both from boyhood. f ' VSIj* : II . *m ^ phlct lying before us, under the title ol "'The lllack Man, or the Natural History ol the llsiue'ic Race," by Rev. Joseph E. Hiyce, D. D., ex-l>can of Theology, Allen University, Columbia, S. C., and author of ' The Negro in Sacred History, or Ham and his Immediate Descendants." The author is pastor of the A. M. E. church of this town, and has evidently receive J a in ire complete education than n majority of the educated men of his race, and his pnmphlct shows it. From his race standpoint the author mnkes n formidable defense of the iotcMcctuil, moral and political capabilities of the negro, comparing him favorably, from cvi" deuce of innumerable authors, as well as ancient and modern history, with the Anglo Saxon. The iiamnh'ct is well writton nn l (lots I lie author credit, rot withstanding its Bfcjy We call special attention to the Teachers' Column this week. Hie report of the proceedings of the Tctellers' Association, while giving an insight into the work of that important organization, does not do full justice to the spice and spirit of the meeting, nor docs the writer prcsout the claims of the A?sccia'ion upon the time and encouragement of the public teo zealously. It is one of the most truly important organizations in the State, and should engage the earnest and hearty participation of every intelligent person who ein appreciate the blessings and advantages of education based upon sound pr ictica! foundation. Wo were ot present at tin last meeting, but hove been told by one or two gentlemen who we-e there, a? visitors, that it wai indeed a meeting of interesting education to them, blended as it was with, delightful music, Personals. Mr. Willie Wilkius came up from Columbia last Tuesday, and left Weduesday (or ltalcigh. N. C., where lie has accepted a position as operator. Mr. II. J. Ilnmeft. with J- I. \t^\vi.;-i?? At Jonestille, was in town Wednesday on business fojrMr. McWhitter.. Miss Corrie Whi>e?idc returned last Saturday from Dorroh, Laurens Co., where she had been teaching scho .1. Mrs. J. C. l'arrar, of I.oekhart, spent Easter Sunday with her daughter, Mts. B. F. Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. Walker, of I.oekhart, spent Sunday and Monday in town. Mr. Walker is engaged in building the Lockhart Cotton Mills. Mr. W. A. Nicholson left last Tuesday for Abbeville, to attend the State Sunday School ('omen! iori. Mr. Wlialey, architect of the Union cotton mill, is in town. Another Fire at Jonesville. About noon last Wedrenlay fire was discovered among some bales of c< tton at It. A. Wliitlock's mill, which was not checked until it had almost destroyed five hales. The fire is supposed to have originated from sparks from the mill - ? Easter Election At the annual meeting of tin Congregation of The Church of the Nativity, held lest Monday, the following officers were elected to serre the present year : Wardens?J. \V. McLure, J. K. Young. Vestrymen? 1$. F. Arthur, W. M. (iibbe*, W. 8. McLure, (Seorge Ged les, 8. 'V. I'orter. Secretary? W. 8. McLure. Delegates to Convocation?J. W. McLure in<l George Gcddes. 1 Deleyale* to the Convention.?J. W. Mc- ( aire and B. F. Arthur. \ J. D. llinnant, a Hpartaoburg boy, won irst prize, $100 in gold, at a telegraphers' onteet in New York city last Mobday. The 1 >ri/.e was offered by John W. Mack ay, the t nillionnire cable owner ut i'-"tr.??* vwtivaai*, 1%'lVJ | iron open lo the world: n We congratulate our young f.ieud on his 0 riuinph. Jimmy IIinnant was (lie opetator 8 t this place many years ago. when lie was "short" little hoy, consequently he is well 1 now 11 by almost everybody in this com- ^ unity. So we can say a South Carolina c.y beat the world as a telegrapher. ti ?; i ' = aetor/ Hetes- && F The railroad bed to the factor/ is now eady for the croc*tics cad iron, and that rork will commeneo $D ? h* da/a. The work ou^h^hfsra^vea' houses is lela/ei J^ust jdttk > -WML. ?f can ie (Its lumhj|||MjPj(^[|Ben the Gi k J. R. R. TheIftnibtrUs e&WwayT The President infra* ue that in a week titer the lumber arrives be Will have twenty onant houses closed in. , The excavation for the foundation of the nill building is being pushed forward ao rapidly as twenty geed hands 0L1 do it. Mr. Grant is getting out the iest kind of reck for the foundation, and neit week the ring of many trowels will be he^rd on the Union mill site. President Duncan is .a hustling, business man, and we will guarantee that leitber time nor money will be wasted under this watch ful eye. One year from now every dolltr of stock in tho Union CoUon Mill will be worth ! $1.25; two years, SI.50, and three years $2 00. What better or surer investment can any one ask. That has been the rate of progcas of every well managed factory at the South, the last few years. Every young the town should identify himself tictorr, by tah'-er one or more shares of stock in ft It will be a good saving bank, bearing from two to three times as much interest as any regular savings bank c?er paid, and it always commands its face Ja'ue in cash, or is good security. Easter Sunday. In consequent of so many ladies having lost their floweli by the severe winter weather, the chwches were not so elaborately decoratedkost Sunday as on former Easter Sundays i * Notwithstanding the dearth of flowers the Church of the Nfcivity was tastily decorated with evergreen Antorspersed with such cultivated and fortm flowera ea could be gathered, and reallylooked pretty in i'e simple cheerfulness of lliving green." The musm wp superb; every piece briDg rendered admjfeu* and with great effect. The choir. uMef thg/lcadership - of Miss "Tnnrflrtkigii, fBpo?IinU?, did itself grewi credit in its exqgmioll of srtne very diffioull pieces of encred music. All the services were Appropriate and impressive, the sern^on of the Rector being of uuusual abili'j |U<1 force. In tlic afternoou/hc teachers and schol ars of the Suniinyacaoul ee'ebrated Ihs daj with selected soi>? and other exercises. In the Methodist church the services wen solemn and appropriate to the day, and the choir, lead by Mrs. (loss, rendered some fine anthems and hymns in admirabl style.* Correspondence of the Times. A Chapter of Disasters at Jonesville. Jonrsvillr, April :i.?March went ou calm and serene, but April cotne in with i blow. The first day of April was an ill fated day in this part of the connty. Mr. Joseph Kelly and Mr. G. T. Gaull C n n>n 'ktr, ArWwahthJuy^pofL.JtLftlJ f <L J. at the bis cut about two and a half mile above Union, near Mr. llornadeau's the; nict a mnterial train which frightened tbei hirsc. They both got out of the buggy t hold the animal, but before the train ha< entirely passed the liorso trade a surge nn< into the cut he went, carrying Mr. Kell; und the buggy with him. The horse fei under the wheels of the cars and wa instantly killed, the buggy was demolished and Mr. Kelly was badly wounded. Fortu nately Mr. Kelly did not f all under the cars or he would certainly hart been killed The conductor. Mr. Gibson, took Mr. Kell; up nnd brought liim to Jonesville on hi train, nnd employed Dr. K. M. Littlejohi to attend him. llie left arm waa broken his face ba lly briraed, and it is feared he i hurt internally, though to what extent coah not be ascertained. He was carried to Mr T. L. Ilames' at Jonesville, where he wa kindly entertained until yesterday, when h was taken hom^-and we now learn is doin| cow, a buggy. Cart, hack, harness, gears farming tools, corn fodder, stock feed, one many other smaller things were all entirely licked up by the flames. The fire hail gained such headway wben discovered anc spread so (rapidly that nothing could b< saved. The horses were all in stalls and the oow was in the lot, whioh was so small that it was completely enveloped in the fames, so that the poor animal coutd no! even be rescued. The people soon gathered but could do nothing but stand and see the poor dumb brutes perish in the howling flames. When Mr. Foster and bis two small sons Hezzie and Aleck, fed the stock on Satusday evening, about night, everything was right with them and they expected to find them there >o feed Sunday morning, but when morning rame they had nothing to feed and noihing|to feed with. The charred bodies of lh< .nlm.l. ..I... .11 .1- . ?IIV niiiuiaio UIIU < pno VI cweiivo ITU'S Hit IDHl remained. The origin sf the fire canuot be nccounted for. It certainly was not the work of an incendiary, aa there is ne trouble between Mr. Foster and any one: and then it was so early in the nigbt. Mr. Foster had not gone to bed, and yet how it originated is a mystery that will perhaps never be solred. There hare been several forest fires in the country, doing much damage to fencing and timber Innds. Several dwe'lings were barely saved from being consumed by these fires. The first day of April, 1893, will be long remembered by the people a'l over the country on account of its disasters and conflagrations. Hev. J. M. Boyd our 1'. K., preached at the Methodist church Sunday nigbt. Bro. Boyd always preaches a practicable, edifying gospel sermon. Mr. J. F. Alman is preparing to build a new residence on main street. Mr. It. A. Whitlock has established a lumber yard here, and is ready to supply any demand in that line. Dr. Southard has a rerj eiok child aiili pneumonia. Mm. D. H. Free has been quite sick, but tho is better. Former* will plant a good deal of tern hi* week. TJiej will not plant cotton before the'tvadklteef tip month. | Telephone. Bin Sale or ON n State Boxim.?Coltita>ia, 8. C., Aprjl 3.-?The State treasurer oduy receired f telegram from President )a?idson, of the Jlaltlniore Trust and Guar intre Company, earing that $600,000 worth >f the new four aM a half Slate bonds were old todny at 102); It must not be forgotteh by the pciple hat those bon<U were sold to the Trust Comany for, pratlteelly, 07) cents, so that the ]c premium does not go into the State rewur.. TIQACIIEItS' COLUMN. J AS. L. STRAIN, Kditor, . EtU Jane S. C Hits. B. G.'CLIFFORD.) VAuUtaott. ?..W. DICK. ) Meaars. D. B. Fant, of SenUic, J. J. "Wilbnra, of King's Creek, and W. J. Garner, Etta Jane, hare seat us correct answers to the arithmetical problems published in the issue of.the 24th ult. The flour must be I sold for $8.73 per barrel ; and the watch is | worth $28. In order that the study of Geography may assume a healthy attitude in the pupils' mind no better plan can be adopted than to allow him to draw the outline of maps, leoate the towns and mark out the course of the rivers; shew the cturse of the inoontain ranges, their highest points, etc. This will give M^jpupil a full knowledge of the sub* ject, ana stamp indellibly upon his mind in a few hours what, otherwise, it will take months, or, perhaps, yesrs to aecomplith. Arithmetical A school of 40 scholars is kept open 44 weeks during the year and 5 days during the week. The children pay nothing for the daya they attaod, but forfeit 2 cents for 17 day I hey are absent. At the end ol the year the payment for abscenoos amounted to $27. What was the average daily attendance ? A milkmaid has a vessel full of milk. ; sh< draws out a quarter of it, and fills it uj with water ; she d aws out a quarter of this and again tills up with water ; she does thi altogether four times. If the milt now wti separated from the water what per cent. 0 the vestal would it fill ? Young children are eager to learn some thing, and have a wonderful aptitude fo gaining knowledge from objects ; for thi reason they must be taught objectively With them the teacher is everything, th text books nothing. 1 The first years of a child's school lil should be devotrd to gaining that sort < knowledge and mental disoipline which wi enable him iu the upper grades to come < i new knowledge by thinking rather than b L reading what others hare thought. Tor tbi t reason, geography is divided into two parti the elementary and the scientific course [ The first is divided into the upper primar . and intermediate grades, the second into tb grammar and high school grades. Silent Work in Arithmetic. This may be adapte I to almost any .grad Give the pupil a set of fractions whvcli I " msy write in a column enclosing each* in square. From each he may draw a line squares to the right and proceed to till the * with fractions equivalent to that in the fir square. Beneath, in the next row, he mi arrange equivalents t? the second giv fractions, and so on. I The aet given may be miscellaneous, i a those in the first column of oar suggesti * table belew, or they may follow one denor ination up to unity, as 1 2 8 4 ? 4 4 4 4. ? tanr.e or kooivax.knt iaabnini: f 1 * ? 4 ? ? 7 8 9 r ~'2 4 0 8 10 1J 14 16 18 0 1 I 2 a 4 6^ 0 7 8 U 13 0 9 12 1? 18 2L 24 27 y 1 2 4 G 8^ 10 12 14 4G 18 3 3 ? 9 12 10 18 21 24 27 I 1 ^ 3 4 6 G 7 89 ' <m 4 8* 12 10 20 24 28 32 30 T } 2 ^ 4 6 G 7 8 9 * o 10 16 20 26 30 36 40 46 _2' 3 4 6 G 7 8 9 J 0 12 18 24 30 36 42. 48 64 s An Interesting Meeting. e 1'he Tescheis' Association of Uni I county met in the Graded &cliool buildii ?n Saturday moming, April 1st, nt i r After singing by the Association, led 1 Miss Carrie Foster, and prayer by Mr. W. Dick, the meeting was oponeJ for bus ness and the program curried out. Pnpei on "Arithmetic in the Third Year" wei rsad by Mr. W. >V. Bruce, of Sautuc, an Mr. J. L. Stiain, of Ktta Jane, and pract cal illustratians giyen upon the blackboari i Mr. Bruce endorsed the Grube jnethod ? teaching arithmetic, and emphasized tli 1 necessity of teaching numbers concrete! rather lh?n abstractly. Mr. Strnin agreed with the views ci pressed, and called special attention to th manner in which addition, subtract iot division, and multiplication cm be taugh simultaneously. In the discussion that followed, Mr. Die direct el the attention ef the teich?rs to th fact that mtmory work is essential in Arith metic, and a thorough knowledge1 of tin tables necessary to success ii making calcu lations or solving problems. After the opening of the Question Hux the Association enjoyed the duet, "Ka>si me, Jesus, to Thy bosom,'1 which was charm ingly rendered by Miss J. Sanders and Alls: Lizzie Gregory. The next subject, "luternntioual Grtm mar Work," was treated by Mrs. M. E. i HpiUnn "*' '1? .uu me ]iian oi <liagramlng, o> tiuglit in "Heed nod Kellog"' brought hef.oc the meeting. The teachers were by no menus "igreed" upou this method, an?l a very lively discussion followeJ, in which the remit or many earnest efforts were given, and the "pros" and "con*" oi diagraming strongly brought out. Messrs. Ayoock, Bruce, J. L. Walker, 8. M; .'lice, Dick and Mrs. Clifford had very cfeoided ! views upon the subject and each ceuld speik with authority, haviag personally exIjpferimented in this line of work. No vote was taken at the close ef the di<cussien, but the Association gave indubitable avi denee of interest in Ihe auhjoot. Tin Association then adjourned to meet on the first Saturday in May. After a few minutes of social chatting the members went their several ways with the conviction tint the Union Couuty Tochers' Association is a live organization and promisss to be a power far good in the county. It was very pleasant 14 note the presence -'.i . * . .. ?a . _ ? i* Hamilton Eikctbooutbd.?Slag Sing, N. April t.?Jiktiim W. Hamiltm. colored, x-preaoher and contiotcd wife murderer, iel in the Electric chair today. The dcaiit rarrant wee rend by Warden Brown, in the oniletuned man'a cell. Hamilton sat oa of 80 paany visitors. Tht meetings ere open to every friend of education, and it ie, * perhaps, a very go >d time to soy that any * and all such are oorJia'ly invited to a'ten J T at any time and bccme regular members if c they feel sufficiently interested in ibe work. * The object of the organization is to further ' the educational interests of the county, to <j give aid and comfort to the teacher, and 1 "boom" the generally. Lend a hand, if < yeu are interested in educational matters. ! Y.S. ( . Correspondence of tho Tinks. Hews from North PaeolotKtta Jans, April 8.?Good Friday has ( come and gone. Gardens ara planted, and , the owners can sit down now and watch tha results. i Some of our people, however, disagree with the almanac makers aud say that Good Friday is the first Friday after the fourth full moon in the year, and that next Friday will be good Friday, so, we will have two good Fridays this year. We would be very glad to have the "good Fridays," but we don't want so many "rotten Saturdays." From present appearances we will have an abundance of fruit this year, although we are informed that it will ba soarce in somo sections. Our chickens ara hatohing out all right. We are planting corn every day. Our immediate neighborhood hasn't rescinded its resolve to make corn the leading crop. T From a private letter we learn that Mrs. Harriett Harvey, nte Osment, died with a . congestive chill, at her home in Craighead county, Arkansas, ou the 23d of February, last. She was a member of tbo Baptist , church and was fir-t attacked by this dreadful malady while attending church on the ' Sabbath before she died. She was welt known to many of our North l'nco'ct people. s Sho led here ? cnarnung young way wnn i 9 her father's family during that unfortunate period of 1871, which has gone into history I as the "Murrill reign." Her family, and especially her aged father, has our heartfelt sympathies in their loss. We had the pleasure of attending the r Teachers' Associa'ion at Union hist Sa'.urs day. Although we felt quite indisposed r from a bronchial affection, yet wo must admit that we in a great measure forgot our * trouble while enjoying the rich ferst of thought and diligent study served by the fo members and friends of the Association. ,f fcTcral prominent citizens of both town II and oounty were present, and some of them at least, were impressed with the idea that 0 the Union County Teachers' Association is J no "ona-borse concern." To our vigilant is School commissioner and ether officers of s the Association, too much credit cannot be ' given for their didigent, self-sacrificing work ' in bringing it up to the present high standy nrd of proficiency and usefulness, t Mr. Editor, at tbe next meeting, the Gth of Mey, we hope you will be present and see and bear the proof of what we say in behalf of our teachers and friends of education in nud throughout (be county. You will then c* go back t i your sanctum auu i?ll your readic ers that "the half has never yet been told-" A At present it sceuis that the weather has settled down to veritable spring, and all nature serins to rejoice at its coming. The m fields are faet spreading their carpels of at green, bedecked with (lowers of almost every ,y hue; the birds, like living meteors, are flitting from tree to tree in quest of food or n material to build their nests, wh'le their notes mingle with the song of the merry n? nlniifHiinnn as he drives the relentless share through the generous soil. In fuct, every thing in the animal and vegetable kingdom, n" is furnishing its coniributien to the bo >k ol nature s poctrj ; while man alone wili sil down on the stool of dc-notliing and com r- -~r? -- ? * 'I 'fj 1 * Ids misfortunes, of which be, himself, is tin 10 sole author. jo We arc glad that our brother of the quill, "Telephone," has discovered a suitable man 10 to take charge of the verj responsible office 2Q of "State taster" under the Dispensary act We can safely endorse the applicant and 20 recommend him as a roan who will "stick tc business." For this office we think friend "Harp" will get the solid support of th< lO county. ? George Petty is a first-class kidnapper " He left home yesterJay morning at 1 o'clock 1q and returned nt noon with the firuit of hit ? conquest?a little girl six months old. 50 Although wc were not on the ground al .. the time ihnt I he accident occurred, yet w< witnessed the evidences of the sickening (>0 sight that took place on the railroad two and a half miles above Union last Saturday morning, in which Mr. Joseph Kelly lost hit on horse end buggy and narrowly escaped with his life. We uo not pretend to say that it ? was the fault of the railroad company altoniiftr m !ie ter,"but.with MBLlM* * great one However, we are glad to know"TB?l fle lives m a county and among a people who are always ready >y and willing to aid any one whe has met with L. such misfortune as he has. Vox. For the Tim at. Important Alliance Action. re Gowdeysville, April 1, 1803. The Alliance met in the Academy at 3 i- o'clock p. in. After prayer by ohaplain and ]. the usual ceremonies the minutes of last meeting were rend and approved. After being fully discussed by a number ie of the brethren, the following resolutions y were unanimously adopted : Resolved. That we condemn the practice of trade agents of sub-Alliances who order goods through the State Exchange for pnre ties who are not members of the order, or if for those who are not in good standiug in it the order, but more especially for those who are known enemies to our noble order. Resolved, Thiil we ask the cooperation of ^ all members in good standing to | ui a stop e to it. The doois of sub-Alliauces are always open to farmers and ether worthy indi viduals to enter our grand and noble order, s and to secure the many leneftts it conrors ' upon its mcinbeis. Resolved, l'hnt these resolutions be sent to the U.vtos Times for publication. J. M. Grrkr, J. T. MOO All BAD, Secy. President. * The Comiso Eclipse.?The total eclipse of the Min which will occur on April 16 and . 10 1893, is to be one of the longest of the f**nlnrv- Tim rl ..?.?> ** *1 ? j- ---- 0. umuiiuu wi mi towility will be four minutes, forty-six aec' onds. Tlic lino of totality commences in ) the Southern Pacit'10 and passes in a norih, easterly direction across Mouth /tinciica, emerging nt I lie northeast corner of llrnzil, ' in latitude three minuies, forty seconds south. It crosses the Atlantic and enters Africa in latitude fourteen degrees mrth. and tioally the shadow letves tue earth in the ioterior of Northern Africa. Parties of , astronomers will be prepared to observe the eclipse from ('bile and Urasil and from Africa. * In speaking of the oldest ljcomoiivc being exhibited at the World's Fair, lite Greenwood correspondent of the Abbevilh Prtu and Manner aptly suggests tbal the tirst engineer in America and the oldest living one in the world be given a prominent place In the exhibit. His name is Jos Hatton, aged '.>'2 years, and he lives at Greenwood. 11-; a'l means, let our old friend Joe Hatton stand at the throttle of the oldest engine in the world at the World's Fair. The oldest engine in the world n ay be preserved and exhibited a hundred years front now, but it is not likety that the engineer so near its own age will bf living. he be I end showed some signs ex emoueu rhen the document wss rend. Hamilton wstked with n firm step to the tenth chamber. Two priests walked ?1om ' osi'le him. Hamilton took his sent in the m ihsir with n gUnoe of ourlowHrTsyWP^j lurreundings. Ills lips moved in response : ? <hs prayer for the dead, which Father 3reede*n repeated, but no word oculd be lieard. Hamilton was quickly strapped in the chair. At 11:10 all connections were made nd Warden Brawn gave the signal. The current of 1,740 volts was turned on and the victim in the chair jumped upward, straiaing at the straps, and remained rigid. The crucifix which he held in his right band was clasped still tightly, but his lips stepped moving and all signs af life ceased at the instant of the contact. The current was left on for sixty seconds and then turned off. The physicians stepped forward, listened for the hear-heata and felt for the pulse. They declared the subject dead at 11:13.10This electrocution differed from all its predecessors,'as only one shook was given. There was no scorching or scalding of the skin or steaming at the electrode, and while the man wos nbovo medium height tad of muBMY* build, it was evident tbot death was insiantaueous. Such was the verdiot of.all whd were prerent wbo had seen former executions in the eleetrlc chair. . Electrician Davis said it was the mast successfvl at which he had offioiated. He, | gave volinge at 1,740 and amperes at 76-10. Tit a Black Clouds or Cholera.?London, April 1.?The Eistcr vacation has begun in fhe shadow of nn approaching cho'era epidamio. In Russia the authorities have been torccd to acknowledge the presence of the disease in several oities and provinces, which, according to all former official reports, have been unatllicted since December 16th. In fourteen Governments of Southern, Southeastern, Eastern and Northeastern Rustda the deaths have been numbered bjr the score every week for the last six months. These Governments include within thsir boundaries mo-t of the black earth region, lands which are known as the granary of Russia, bsnce to the horrors of the cpidemio lias been added the appalling prospect of a return of the famine, with typhus and other fevers in its wake. 4 The deplorable results of, the Russian system of deception in health reports becomes suddenly apparent. In eight Galioiaa villages, near the Russian frontier, the cholera hAs already shown itself, and in four more suspicions places, ctses of eholeraio diseases have been isolated. Physicians in Vienna and Berlin are already prophesying that witbiu four weeks all Central Europe will be obliged to revive tbe active campaign of last summer against the epidemic. A K Gkttino tiib Dauroom Ready.? Mr.^^ Truxlor is rushing his work at the State bar room, and ig. having Agricultural Hall put in perfect condition. A track for trucks will be laid its entire length and en elevator put in, runniug through from the cellar to the third floor. A sower is to bs laid connecting with that _ from the Greenfield building, to carryoff the refuse from the bottling establishment. The offices f-?r the bjokkcepers, shipping t clerks, etc., will be in the extreme rear it the first floor. Two-thirds of the ground floor in tlic rear will be used for storing r whiskey. The first part will be derotrd to t the sioiing of the stock of wine*. About midway on the north side will bo located l . tit a ataam washing machines and troughs I and the labeling and bottling deparftacntflH^^I This will ho run with a gasoline engine^^^M Young white girls will be employed in the^SM , labeling department. , Mr. Traxler hopes to have ererything ready on time. The State chemist is properI ing to begin the analyses of the samples. , (1c hopes to begiu to get his stock it by I June 1st, and says in thirty days' time ho ' s can get all the stock bottled and labeled. [In all this wc don't see any provision made for our friend, Harp Vinson, as Slate j tas'er.] Turough a Trsti.c.?Atlanta, Ga , Marolt | 31 ?A special to the Coiufitulion from Jug | Tavern says : A train on the Georgia, South> era and Florida Railway went through a | trestle a few mi'os from here this evening, a id was totally wrecked. The engine re-% > maiaed on the track. Eight freight and two ' pas*engor cars fell a distance of fifty feet and were torn into splinters. * T'" ftrc: ''ooduclorCi broken, an I bruised internally^ J. 0. Lay, cxprc'u sciscsgcr, slightly cut and bruised ; Re*. J. II. Wood, of Jncr Taw* hrwll* mashc I on bead and body and internally bruised: Miss Williamson, of Social Circle, dangerously hurt, not expected to lire; Mrs. Aitious Novell, of Hoschtons, slightly bruised : George Lyon, (oolored), train hand, badly hurt; SteTe Thomas, (colored), train hand, has sinoe died. [There's more sad wrecks near jug tavern than at or near any other plsce in this wile world. And yet the State is about to establish a jug turern in Agricultural Hall at the State Capital. The location is significant of raising both corn and cain, by nod among' the pc?ple of the State. AN ALLIANCE TBIBV-n.-w*' J. n. MOTTR. At a regular meeting of tho Pinckney Alliance, No. 580, held April 1, 1803, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously alop'ol : Whereat, The Supreme Architect and Ruler ef the nnieoree, in Hie inscrutable wisdom has takon from our midst eur esteemed brother, J. It. MOTTE, who was a faithful member of our order and also a member of the Alliance Brotherhood, and we dcs?>re to plxoe upon reeord a testimony and mctnotial of respect for our deceased bro'her, therefore, he it Jietolved, That in the death of brother Motle there has been taken frAm our midst, iu the morn ng of his usefuloees an I in the strength of his manhood, a good citizen, and Pintkncy Alliance has lost a faithful member. Jtreolcetl, That we \>ow with subminon to the will of Him who ha* eummontd our bt oilier home to await the resurrect >n. llesolveil, That a copy of these resolutions be cent to the Union Timwi for publication. ^ J. A. Citamiikhs, 1 J. L). Going, '.Com. ivj.. n i , u.innh. j Comrilino Intkhkstiku IsrotiM atios.? ( tt'uh ngton, March 31.?The clerks of the j Sen v?e and the House commitlee on appropriations are engsgod upon the compilation of the legislation of the last Congress, which, when finished, will sh iw a'l llis appropriations that htcrtr bs?n nta-fo, the new offices Ih tt hare been create!,- offices sb dished, salarirs increased and salaries reduce!. Tlie work will be cnnploied and accompanied by an index that w.ll make it ^ J ooe of ready reftrencj. It w.ti not be JB ready before the 1st of Ma'- M 8ix Tuousasn Assortkd Orrises*.?Naw v ' York, Apiil 1*?Nearly six thousind emigrants arrived by tlio steamships whioh reached here yesterday arter.ie tu and this ? morning. This is the largest nrnnbsr s'aoe Jkt last October, when eholera wts broigM here from Hamburg, __ J a