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CLJSHSON ON THE HILL t Ex-try County in the State trrrpt Union and Btaufort Urprttenltd in the Farwrt' Oillege. \ Clkmion Collkue, July 11.?The attendance at Clemson College furnishes an interesting study, both in c nnection with institution and tho disposition of young tncu to secure a technicl and agricultural education. The list shows inany of the best families aro represented at Clemson. * ? * I Number of students in uttoudance nt Cleuason College on July 7, by counties : 1 Abbeville ,...36 Horry... 1 Aiken 2 Kershaw > Anderson 34 Lancaster 1 Barnwell.. 8 Laureus 10 Beaufort. 0 Lexington 7 Berkley 4 Marion 1 Charleston 7 Marlboro 8 Chester 2 Newberry 17 Chesterfield 7 Oconee...v 11 Clarendon 4 Orangeburg 22 Colleton 3 l'ickens 7 Darliugu.n 7 HichlauJ 13 Edgefield 21 Spartanburg 12 Fairfield 'J Sumter 5 Florence 3 Union C Georgetown 3 Williamsburg 1 I a :n. .... ... - 1 urucuTiui' 1 91?K 4 Hampton.... 4 Grand to'a! 301 THE yUF.STION OF AGE. Ages. No. Ages. No. 1 4 0 "21 12 1 5 m 22 7 It)....- 61 23 11 1 7 60 24 2 1 8 68 26 1 1 9 32 28 1 2 0 20 29 2 Average age of etulents. 17.9 years. The boys are as a generality good looking. By far the majority of them are the sous of farmers, and* in many cases the clfort that it has been necessary tor them to make in order to attend the college is manifest. THE "PAY BY WORK" IDEA A DELUSION?A WARMING TO YOUNG MEN. C erosonCollege, July 15.?The attendance at Cleutson is tieiriug tho three hundred and fifiy mark aud has already grown to be as large ns many of the trustees cared for. It was thought that for the first year it would be better to have a somewhat smaller attendance. But Clcmsou liss caught llit people aud it is on the road to high success. In previous articles 1 have attempted to show what there really is at "Clemson ou the Hill." It might be well just here 'o indicate for the benefit of those who contemplate taking a course at Clemson. what it will cost Aheiu, what they will bo expected to study, atfd principally tint it is a tinaucinl impossibility to jay your way through Clemson by workiug'on llie'farm or in tho shops. It cannot be done. It ueed not be attempted. The faculty do not want you lo try it, and indcod President Craighead will advise you not lo try it, but to remain at home, work for wages and then come to Clumsou. Do not go there with a few dollars?not enough to buy books?and expect to work your way through. Remember that your time has to be spent in class room work and study, aud thai tiv> or three hours' work for "wages" is us much as you c.iu do. Clemsou's course is well worth the money, and while the working system is a Leip, it cannot be c muted ou for every expense. A 11 ILL OF EXPENSES. The catalogue of Clcmsou gives the following as a minimum expense : Board for teu months ...51 70 00 AVashing for ten months 5 00 Medical fee .. 5 00 Uniforms 23 75 $103 75 This does not include bosks and other necessary items of expense. 1L Mill ?r Www %v p^TlCO " ItlC actual expenses of hoys who cannot pay the $40 tuition fee at at $150, and auy^ne who gets to Clemson can put that down as n minimum figure after he counts up society dues, extra clothing, fares and incidental expenses. EIGHT CENTS AX Hot It. The catalogue says : "These expenses may be reduced by labor." The board of trustees have decided to pay not more than 8 cents per hour for work that is not educational. I5y this is meant that a boy who works in the mechanical department and s[oils lumber and consumes time is not to be paid for his work, because it is educational. IVheuever the work is of advantage to the College as well as to the student it will be paid for at the rate of "not more than eight cents an hour." The course provides two hours work per day : that would be 1(1 cents per day, cr 1)6 cents per week, or not enough to pay the board bill, or with three hours work per day, with no allowance for interference through weather or otherwise, the board bill would just be paid. The trustees do not want the boys to . devote their entire time to work in the J fields, and all of it will not be for the benefit of iho College, and a maximum price cannot bo paid. There is no use to go to Clemson expecting to work your way ail the way through. Ii is really touching to see how vei-y many young nica there are who want to go to Clemsou and have not the mans. Vo-y, very many of them are there n v at a great sacrifice to their families and , r experiencing untold trial and sclfdeaial themselves. * * * * * * t:I.KAN CI.0TI1F.1 FOR TUB IIOYS. '!' to tv oiing men will have cheap ami good nr.* liijg. A coiuploic lauudry bus been built near Mechanical Hall an i is equipped w in two waslieis, ironers, s'nrcliors, sliupe .1 and other apparatus. The place is in e . irge of K. M. Shealy, of Newberry. The uniform charge to each student for laundry w irk is oU cents perjuinuih. It is a cluap luxury. NOT A CLK1MCAI. FACII.IV. It is a somewhat noteworihy 'act that no i in.ulster is a member of the faculty. It has boon decided that exercises will be opened ev -ry morning with prayer, and every Sunday services will be held in Memorial Hall. 1 Koliifioa ^iitJPfltAlNij cool, wateh. Many are the places that would like to have euoli clear and coo' water as there is at i.'lcinson. The supply is derived from , springs. A fine system of water works is ' being built and nii SO feci stand pipe 1 is now being erected. The supply is prac- < ticaliy inexhaustible ami serviceable for every purpose. A DEMOCRATIC I'OSTIKSIBU WANJ'EII.? I (Jnffney, S. C , July 'JO.?Notwithstanding j the fuel that (infliiey is the strongest Democrntic town in the State. and that a number of TillniHiiites in this and Union county say ' that Congressman Strait has premised them ( t lie Qaffney postolfice, aud that we have i some Deuiocruts iu tho lowu who have np plied to be appointed pos>tiiia9tcr, we still ' have a republican negro tilling the position. ' Our only barroom closed on the hist day ; of June, and (Jatliiey is "dry," hut with no ( anxiety about whiskey, for tho North Carolina line is near, and no one who wants a 1 drink wiil hesitate to cross the liuc, buy, 1 and bring home what he wants. 1 see no 1 sign;of Tillman spies here,* hut I suppose we n have them. I Cknsus Inquiht in Carolina.?Washing- ^ ton, 1>. July 7.?The firm mortgage ^ investigation by the ceosus bureau develops the fact that about 50 per cent, of the faun- 11 lies of the country do not own the roofs I' under which they are sheltered. In South ? Carolina 71 per cent, of the families hire jtheir faruis. According to the results reached by this inquiry, 01 per cent, of the a farms in Mouth Carolina were cuhivated in " 1890 by tenants, o (lite iDee&fy "Union Uimes. el. M. STOKES. - - Editor , Friday* July 918, 1893.~~ xt.'HscRirnox, u go per an sum POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The I*. O. will be opened for business lYum 8A.M. to 0.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P." M. Mail going East will close promptly at 12.40 P. M.; going West 1 P. M. The mail will be taken from the street box each day at 12.40 P. M. Any inattention or irregularities should re reported promptly to tho P. M. r. w. harris. p. m. New Advertisements. Furman University?C. Manly. Wofford College?J. A. Gamewell. South Carolina Military Academy?Johnson llagood. jw" The largest tomato of tho season came to this office from John Gallman, on Pea Ridge, the garden spot of Union county. We are requested to give notice I that Mr. Rose, the Town Marshal, will next week visit the premises of the citizeos to see if the instructions of the Board of Iloalth have been obeyed. fltaT We are compelled to postpone this I week the communications from "Mul," at Ml. Tabor, aud "Joe," of Fort Smith. They both came to hand late, aud Mul's favor would occupy so much space that we ctnnot make room for it in this issue. The warm weather will net spoil it for uext week. The Supreme Court uas refused to grant a new trial to Goorge S. Turner, the seduoi-r of his sister-i.i-law and murderer of her brother, in Spartanburg county. The Supreme Court remanded the case to the Circuit Court, in order that a new day hll fsot. fnr iho OTPP.nHnti of ihn rlnntli unn. tcttceBSaT" The beet that beats all the beets we ever saw *as sent to us by the "gude wife" of Dr. A. E. Fant last week. It measured 2f> inches in circ.umfereuco and weighed 11 lbs. This is a great sec ion of country for raising fine bests and large quantities to the acre, and if we bad a beet sugar factory, it would be as profitable and beneficial to our farmers as a cotton factory. WriT The Richmond and Danville Railroad system have still further reduced the fire to the World's Fair at Chicago, and in other respects oiler further inducements to the public to vir-it the great Columbian Exposition ct Chicago, lil. The tickets for the round trip from this place and points around us is $30.75, by the Atlanta, Taint Rock or Lynchburg routes, and will be honored on Washington and Southwestern vestibuled limited trains. i jjsay- The members of the A. M. E. Church will give a grand festival this, Friday, evening in the storeroom lately occupied by (Jrecne Bros. Ice cream and cake, fried chicken. ??Iiut ???j "it** good things will be provided at the lowest prices. The proceeds will go towards helping the congregation pay the debt ou the new church, which is now pressing. Let everybody help in the good cattle. mm in lis, = o S 2 C H=1l fll l-i i liiihihi ?I ^ .2 <? "? 2 . ~ ? ? _.S o. < ri-"ss?'^ o * 0^ i;hjil?i i}!f U) ' 5g^diCM?ggj-3 ilMidlillill! =JMi?iriiryJ RtSiT The Christian Endeavor delegation that left here for the international Christian Endeavor Convention at Montreal a month ago, have all returned safe, sound and full of the great kindnesses they had received and the grand sights they saw during the trip. They all went to the World's Fair, and ".ook in'' all that was possible for them to see of that miniature picture of the world, iu the short time they could spend at it. One was impressed with the grandeur of one department au<l another tells of the beauty and magnitude of another departrnen', an l you have to corner each one singly, and set their tongues going to get a faint i lea of what the grand exposition is, and then you 11 just learn enough to want tojgo and see for yourself. Each one of the party has stored awnjr a stock of ''what 1 saw on my trip" that will i iku i nuiii years n miMa i\n<\ to friends present and to come. JBsay We received the program of the ^tate Tcschers' Association entirely too late o insert it in full, or even to give liberal liXiracts f.om i?. In all earnestness we call upon tho teachers throughout the couuiy to attend the ses ions of the Association and become mem)ers. The program for (lie several days' tensions indicates that it will bo one of the nost important meeting?, in the paramount :nu?e of education, ever helJ in this State. Some of the ablest, most successful ami most imminent educators?male and female?in his State will prepare papers to he read or iddress the Association. Every branch of i sducntion, every rule uod method of tending, and every principle of school governnent will be represented and discussed by I'tachers of experience and acknowledged ibil.lv. It will be in truth a meeting of eachers to "tench the Teachers" in the ;reat work of educating tlio children of the It-ne ; and every teacher that l'oelsany piidc n the profession, an 1 wishes to become I roticient and efficient in the work should j mhrace the opportunity to meet with their < ellow teachers next Wednesday, Thursday, i ml Friday, at Spartanburg, to compare < otes, and learn wisdom from the multitude ' f counsellors there assembled, I c Local L&oonics- T 1 The license imposed on dogs is working very well. We don't see as many worth lees 8 cu-s on the street and the revenue of the a town has beeu inorensed nearly $100. S Uniou continues to be|very gay, both for young and old. Mrs. AV. II. Sartor on Tucs- ^ day the 18th inst, and Mrs. Win. Munro on c the 25th, entcrloined quite a number of 1 their married fiiends iu a most charming way. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Young made the * evening of the 21st very pleasant for quite a a number of their young friends, complimen- 1 tary to their tatented daughters, Misses * Helen aud Margaret. ' We never have seen as many watermelons on the streets as were here some days last week, and selling very cheap. The mnrkot ' has been flooded, and if melons cause chills and fever, the citizens hod better prepare for a long sickness. Several of Union's danciog young men went to Glcea Springs to a dance on the 20th inst. At the regular meeting of tho 1. O. G. T., held last Tuesday niglit, the following officers were elected to servo the ensuing term : C. T.?T. E. Bailey. V. T.?Miss Annie Briggs. Chaplain.?A. W. Greene. Secretary.?T. McNally. F. S.?Jotcr Counts. Treasurer.?Miss Corric Whiteside. Marshal.?J. T. Rose. Guard.?J. J. Eison. Sentinel.?Evereet PoseyRr.v. W. II. Miller Married.?Married, at the residence of the bride s father, iu Woodruff, Spartanburg, Co., nt 11.30 on Wednesday, the 19th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Kelly, the Rev. W. II. Miller, formerly of Uoion, to Miss Dora Chamberlain, formerly of Woodruff. The happy pair started immediately for Teunossce, where they expect to remain several weeks. A Pic'ure of the Jonesville High School cau be bad by setuliug 50 cents to E. JAY AT WOOD, Personals- ? Mis. T. C. Duncan and cbildrou have o ... guitu iu urucui ?u noil *c nuicaMisses May and Carrie Duncan Lave gone to the mountains for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Gist, who have been 1 spending some time here, have returned to their homes at Newberry. Mr. Dan Wallace ha* gone to Flat Rock, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. G II. Oetzel and daughter are visiting fiiends iu Greenville. Miss Muida Goodgion, of Williamstou, is visiting Misses May and Carrie Foster. Mr. Clarence Rodger, of Marion, spent a few days in town this week, visiting tko family of Attorney Gdneral Townsend. Mr. Eugene Sc.tifc, of Elberton, Ga , is here on a visit to his parents. Mrs. E. Jay Atwoo I left yesterday to visit her parents and friends at Monticello, Ga. Mr. W. A. Nicholsou is now on the "briny deep, ' on his way to visit relatives in his native "bonnic Scotland." A pleasant trip uud bufo ret urn to our friend. The Irby-Sholl Knock-down The following is no doubt, the true statement of (lie personal difficulty that occurred last week, at Col. Shaw's residence in Lau- 1 rens county, between Senator Irby and 1 Congressman Shell. The statement comes 1 from Mr. Shell himself, and from our per- ' sonal kuowledge of the man, we believe him ' to be strictly truthful, and his statement 1 may be relied on. He says: 1 "1 was at Col. Shaw's, an iuvited gue. t, ' on Thursday, the 13th iust , together with | Mr. O. C. Cunningham, W. F. Cunningham | and T. S. 'league. Sometime after my ar- , rival there, ana whilst being entertained in the parlor. Souator lrby suddenly made his appearance, aud in an excited manner enquired of me if Gen. Farley had read to me the communication published against him, and n'so demanded to know if 1 endorsed said article. 1 replied in the affirmative, and said I endorsed so much uf it as was contradictory of the statement made by "Craddook." Thereupon Col. lrby struck me. whilst I was sitting in my chair. Mr. W. F. Cunningham caught lrby and pulled him hack, when lrby drew iiis kuife, but was prevented from using it by being held back, by Mr. W. F. Cunningham. After some unimportant bickerings, Senator lrby left, and thus ended the affair." In another account from a friend of Sanator lrby, it states that lrby did not draw a knife, but had a one-bladed pockot knife in his hand. Tlicro cin he no doubt ihat he had a knife dirk?one report said? which may bo called a one-bladed knife: but what did he have the kuife out for ? He jumped from his buggy, went quickly into the house and attacked Mr. Shell, who was sitting down. Mr. Shell is nearly GO years old, in feeble health, while Senator lrby is a larger and more powerful man, not over 40 years old. There is nearly 20 years difi'oronco in tiiclr 0gO3. 1 have made arrangements to go to Georgia after the loth of August. So anyone wanting work don't try to make yourself believe 1 am goiog to stay nere this fall, for you will be disappointed. Now, if you want seme of the finest work procurable in the State, come before August loth. Remember, the price ii in the rench of everybody?the finest Glace Cabinet l'hotos for $2.50 per dozen. 1 wiil fiuish aud deliver all work before 1 leaving the place. K. JAY ATWOOl). ' - * * "" ( A Card of Thanks I In behalf of I lie God-serving colored people ' of l'iuckney township we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Mr. J. C. Farrar who bus so generously dooRtod a beautiful 8 lot to the congregation of li. gin Chapel, 11 for the purpose of erecting n house of wor- ' ship oil. 1 Milks don an, i < Uahland Hvoiiks. | r < (1 bo. McMaiiaw, r ooni- " 8am Smith, J o Wc had a very pleasant visit list * Wednesday from I'rof. J. I- Webber, of Tr'.uiiy College, N. C. J In Mr. Webber's retirement from the Edi- 11 torinl stalT of the News and Courier aud " ournalis'.n in South Carolina, that ably con- p lucted journal has lost one of its ablest a id f noit popular writers, and the State presi >ne of i's brigh'osl iniuds. His leaving us A sill te a great los* to South Carolina, but a c 51 ?ut gain to Morlh Curoiiua. t< he Statt Press Association. for years past it has been a source of inoete regret to us that we have not been ble to attend the annual meetings of the ' tale Press Association, but when we slate | hat for many years we hare not been a mile ( icyond the corporate limits of this town, ex- 1 opt twice, from physical infirmity, we think 1 re give sufficient excuse for our absence. ' If we are uot mistaken we are tbefonly sur- j riving member of the ante be Hum Association, i vhen Dr. R. W. Gibbes was president and 1 uoh able and popular editors of the daily md weekly papers of the State as Hayden, .'artisle, Tabor, SimUins, Johnson and Ar.hur were members. Notwithstanding we have been providenially prevented from participating in the pleasant so. 1 and business gatherings of >ur brcthrcu of the press, we feel ss one of ihem and take as deep an interest in tbe proceedings of their meetings as tbe most ictive member can, and are truly gratified nt the practical business manner that characterized the transactions of the late moetiug. We join most heartily in the unanimous regret expressed by the Assoc:ation in the retirement of that model citizen and able editor, W. II. Wnllaoe, from the journalism of the State. It will be linrJ to find a man sapable of filling his place, and we shall part with him with as much sorrow as we would at parting with our most valued friend. ^Jlut tlio Association made a happy selection, we think, in selecting Mr. Hugh Wilict, of the Abbeville Brest and Banner, to succeed Mr. Wallace as President. \Wo take the following from the closing proceedings of the meeting : "Editor Hugh Wilson, nf the Abbeville Prut and Banner, was unanimously elected president for the ensuing yoar. Mr. 11. T. Joyuvs, of the Keowee Courier, vice-president; Capt. John G. Capers of the Columbia Journal, second vice-president. Mr. C. H. Prince, despite his declination, was unanimously chosen secretary of the association. >hy. Franz Me'chers, of Charleston, was likewiso re-elected treasurer, and the Rev. SSidi H. Brown, chaplain. "President Wilson, on assuming the chair, expressed his appreciation of the honor con ferrcd upon him. "The following, introduced by Mr. L*ngstpn, was unanimously adopted : 'Resolved, That our association has heard with thankful appreciation the able, thoughtful a#d philosophical address from retiriug President W. II. Wallace, and request that he tarnish a copy of the same for publication in our minutes. - "Resolved, 2. That wo learn With regret of his contemplated retirement from the field of journalism, and hope that he may also have unbounded success in the school room to which ho carries a ripe scholarship and large experience with men and things. "Resolved, 3. That we extend to him our sincere thauks for the able, impartial and aaiformly courteous manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of our association for the past two years. "Mr. Wallace expressed his gratification at this manifestation of esteem. How the Dispensary Law is EnforoedIn another column wi'l be found an article under the head of "Anybody can get Whiskey at the Dispensary," which we take from a Columbia daily paper, the truth of which has not been denied. To us it shows ajflegrant and most arbitrary violation of thtf plain letter and spirit of the dispensary law, on the part of the State Board of Control, of which Qov. Tillman is evidently the controlling element. Heretofore we have been not only willing but anxious to have the dispensary law fiirly tested npon its own merits, believing it if proved to be a beneficent law, suppressing in any appreciable degree the abuse of whiskey drinking, reclaiming even a few 1-unkards and elevating the social and moral standards of society, by its wholesome restraints upon the habits aud customs of our peoplo in every sphere of life, the people will feel and appreciate its greit boneits and throw around it the whole frrce of :heir moral influence to give it strength and ong life : but if it is founded upon merceiary motives?to make money for the State >ut of the whiskey traffic?the State itself, hrough her Qfficitls, overriding the moral *estraints of the law and establishing the worst features of the barroom system by >pening the doors of the dispensary to uipors, drunkards, etc., for their patronage, he evil and corruption that is within itself will EOOn cause ill death and the n?nnlo nrill mry it and its projectors deep ia the grave >f scorn and disgust. In the case of recogniziog illegal appii:utions for whiskey at the dispensary, we tsk ia all sincerely, wherein is the soundless of the polioe theory of the dispensary, when everybody, minors, habitual drunkirds, etc., can get all the whiskey they can pay for from the dispensary ? The only difference that we can see beween the barroom nuisance and the dialousary is, that the dispensary cannot sell ess than half a pint and the purchaser is lot allowed to get drunk at the dispensary. But'he can take it to the club room or his ledrootn and join with any number of hila*oufe friends in buying any number oT flasks >f 100 proof dispensary whiskey and get on is glorious a drunk os thoy could before the State assumed solo paternal guardianship >ver her sober, her wayward, her moral and ler christian sons and daughters, ia the nntier of dictating when, how and where hey shall obtuin and use suoh stimulants as hey may tbiuk they need or wish to drink. To Bunday Sohool Secretaries. The secretary of each Sunday School will ildasb send a a list of its delegates to tho Jnion County Inter-denominational Sunday ichool Convention, to be held at Foster's /bape) on August 10-11, to J. M. Gault, iCelton, S. C., so that homes may be provided for them. The Columbia Journal, wo believe it is, peaks of tho Press Association meeting as , gntheriiig of "moulders of public opinion." < Ve would like to know where there is a naulder of publio opinion in this State, i )ne part of the press hammers away with he pub'ic opinion dead set against it. The i tlino naol O/ntala ?** ?!> ? ? ? II*-? Al ? ??*i | ?'? o*j?ma mm nn cm o OOI> IIRO lUOSt? f jack rabbits trying to catoh the direction i f the public breeze and ready to jump vitbit.? Qrtenvil!? Newt. Hudson Conks Again.?Darlington, S. C., illy 21,?Judge Hudson yesterday refused < o issue an injunction aud order of search 1 n 1 seizure iu an application made to him y Js C. Wilcox against J. M. J/imei an oxiquor dealer, charged with rio'ation of the Hspensnry act. Judge Hudson held that the portion of the ct authorizing an injunction and search and oizure is unconsliiutional and confers pours upon tho Court of Equity which belong i ?tb? Court of Hussion*. uorresponucnce or tno times. The Wheel Still Revolving. Kelton, July '24.?I appear again in the columns of the Union Timks to let its readers know that the Wheel is neither locked or broke down, but is still rolling round in the wood and blacksmith shops. I see in last week's Times that Vox was expecting me to give a full reporj of the Alliance dinner at Kelton, but seeing llro Vox with his roll of paper and pencil, tnkiog down in shorthand, the words ss they fell from the lips of the speakers, I concluded that it would lie folly for me to undertake to give an account of tht\occasion, as I was not a stenographer, a. \ could not give a strict account of the elot^ence as it rolled from the distinguished gentlemen. Crops are looking somewhat refreshed since tho rain that fell lust Thursday night. Corn and cotton had begun to suffer fcr the want of raia. (lid corn had fired to the ear and cotton looked as if it liad been scalded. Tho cotton weed is well fruited, l.ut small. The farmers are about done ' laying by." The officers that were elected at tho June ineeiiDg of Kelton Alliauce were installed last SaturJay, and were as follows : W. I!. Qault, President; Vice President, E. Eubanks. Secretary, K. E. N. Fowler; Treasurer, Q. T. Qault; Chaplain, J. 11. Sprouse ; Lecturer. II. C. Little ; Ass't Lecturer, ?-; Sergcant-at-arms. Ellison Garner ; Doorkeeper, 8. It. Garner; Ass t Doorkoeper, Pete Chllds. Delegates elected to Township Union, J. C. Otts, G. T. Gault, 11. S. Porter, T. M. Wood, W. J. Vaughau, James Moscly, J. T. Going, J. C. Ponder, P. W. Willard, M. L. Otts, S. R. Garner. Last Saturday, as 1 went from the Alliance I was was warned to look out for a road dog that had just been seen going toward my houBs.^at d when 1 got home everything was in an uproar, for the dog had just passed through the cow lot woile Alsy Fowler and Ellen Vanderford were inilkiog, aud Alsy only kept from being bitten by fighting with her bonnet. The dog went to almost every house withia a circle of fivo miles and was killed on yesterday morning on Mrs. Mary Kelly's place. The neighbors were on the lookout, lie received six shots that I kuow of. Froui now on I shall try to kill every dog that, enter* my yard. It is something that 1 dislike to do, but I have a dislike for mad dogs. Every dog that has been bitten should be killed immediately, and thereby save excitement'and troublo, and perhaps the lives of iudiviaua's. Kelton Wiiekl. . e. Correspondence of the Times. Telephonio Rappings. Jonk8Vili.ii, S. C., July '24.?We had a pretty good rain last Thursday night, but not enough for corn. The cotton is doing very well, but corn would do much better with more rain. Mr. It. W. Scott's baby, about five months old, died last week. This makes four children Mr. Scott has lost out of six. Farmers are finishing up farm work and will soon be ready for protracted meetings and a good time all round. The third Quarterly Conference for Jouesville circuit was held at liogansvillle last Saturday. 1'residiDg Elder J. M. Boyd whs present and preached a good sermon, as he usually doos. Reports from churches were very satisfactory, the financial report not excepted. The people of Rogansville appear to be in a prosperous condition as their farms, their church and the appearance of the people with the bountiful refreshmoots, indicated. Their church has been repaired, nicely painted inside and out, new bliods put up ; the pulpit recess and abar neatly carpeted. I like to visit Bogansville, but there is one obstacle in tho way, and that is the bad road. Mr. J. A. Chambers, one of our honorable County Commissioners, went and came with us, and I think he will have the road put in better condition, or at least make an effort in that direction. Mr. J. N. Lemastcr has gone to tho World's Fair. Mr. I). A. T. Farr and family have been on a -visit to Mt. Tabor. Dave wanted to see onoe more hi* old Lome and tho new Lockhart Shoals. Mr. J. F. Alumna new residence is about ready for the plasterer and painter. The demand for residences in our town is more than can bo supplied The committee for our lawn pnrty next Friday evening are making preparations for a large attendance and a pleasant entertainment. Come along everybody. Tslkpuo.sk, For the Timk9. NOT A DETECTIVE. Mr. Editor:?The report has been oircuated in town and cunly that I, with several itbers, had been nppointed a Dispensary letectivo. This, I considered as a joke, irigiuatiDg at the play given by the Union Minstrels, a week or two ago, and paid no atention to it, for I could not think that anyjno would be so malicious as to start such a report to iojure me in my business. Having just been informed by friends that the report is being circulated through the county as true, I think it is time to call a halt and make a positive denial. Permit me, therefore, to eay to the public, through your oolomns, that, specking for myself only, I pronounce the report as utterly false and without the slightest foundation. I have not been appointed a detective, constable, or spy, and have never been approached en the subject, verbally or in writing, by anyo e, and do Dot care to be. I have not so far found it necessary to "spy around" for a living, and trust it may never be necrssary. Having no enemies in town that I am aware of, I can only attribute the report to a joke, and have no idea that the party originating it, thought it was going to be believed by anyone, much less circulated over the whole county as the truth to my injury. This shows what mischief can roault from a word said in jest. Respectfully, Jno. R. Math is. Helton Alliance Speaks At a regular meeting of Helton Alliance No. 149, held nt Helton, S. C., July 22, 1898, the following resolutions were adopted : IV ii erf as, There has been and is still being made efforts by several boards of trade, chambers of commerce, etc., who constitute but a very small proportion of our population, to creato the impression that the majority of our people wish the repeal of the Sherman bill and thereby the demonetization of silver; and whereas, we the members of Kelton Alliance, believe that such repeal would be detrimental to the interests of the farmers and the people generally ; therefor.', Resolved, That we do most emphatically enter our protest to any change in our silver laws unless Congress gives us the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Resolved, That we demand that Congress pass a bill for the free and unlimited coiuugc of silver. Resolvrd. That we will hold our Congressmen to a strict accountability if they fail to work and vote against an unconditional repeal of the Sherman bill and for a bid for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Resolved, That these resolutions be scut the Cotton Plant, Union Times and Headlight for publication. w. ii. Gaui.t. K. E. N. Fowler, President. Secretary. Alliance Notice. Col. Ellison S. Keitt, with others, will address the Sedalia and Cross Keys Alliances next Friday. August 4th. Lower "Fair Forest Alliance, all Alliancemcu and the public generally, are cordially invited to attend. Addresses public. There will also be a basket picnic. So don't forget a well-filled basket. T. B. 'iVALORir, Sec'y. TEACHERS' COLUMN. JAS. L. STRAIN, Editor, Etta Jane, 8. CMRS. B O. CLIFFORD,) Assistants. L. W. DICK, J The follies of youth aro drafts upon old age, payable with iutereat about thirty years after date. Shakespeare says : "Experience is a jewel." It needs to be so, for it is often purchased at infinite cost. j The seat of knowledge is in the head ; of wisdom in the heart We are sure to judge 1 wrong if we do net feel right. ' The man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has laid down to die. r? u <!.? ?f In.n n ,1 . ~"J-V >?? ? -"'V , To some good angel loavo (lie rest ; For Time will teach tlico soon the tru?h, "There arc no birds in last year's nest. Arithmetical. A prominent Union County teacher has sent the following problem to the Kditor of the Teachers' Column for solution, with the request that it be solved and fully explained. The Editor gives his answer below and re quests that some of tho other teachers give a full explanation of the work. If they fail, ho will do so. Here it is with our answer: "A man sells a beef weighing 200 lbs. to A and B for $10. Each one, A and B, furnishes $5, but A's beef is worth 2 cents more per pound than B's : how many pouuds docs each receive ?" Answer : A gets 05.5 lbs. of beef at 6.230 cls.=$5.00 B ? 154 5 ?? '? " 3.230 ' =$5.00 Note-?Carrying the work to 3 decimal places we get tho above result, which is near enough for a'l prac'ical purposes.? Editor. What is Knowledge 1 The first object of education, so far as the mind is concerned, is knowledge. What is knowledge? If a rubber ball is placed bofore a child, certain ideas arc formed in his mind, in agreement or di-ngrecment with ideas previously formed. Ideas of color, form, hardness, etc., are thus formed, and if names are thus applied to them, he says that the ball is white, round, hard or soft, as the case may be. This constitutes lii3 knowledge of the ball. If the child had uevor seen a ball, or if he had never seen anything white, or felt anything round or hard, no ideas of whiteness or roundness or hardness could have been formed in his mind by simply telling him that the ball was white aud round and hard. We see then that words ore noi knowledge, by any means, within themselves; neither do they convey knowledge of material things to any one, unless the words are associated with ideas that have previously been formed by the aid of the senses. The same principle is iru# by no's of the minds, which we may also call objects of (bought. If, for example, we soy "we form judgments,"' no idea of tbat act would be formed by anyone who has not observed such an act in himself. In seeking Knowledge, therefore, and in instructing <>lheis we must not make the mistake of supposing that knowledge can be gained from wordB only, or that memorizing the products of other people's thinking :s thiukiog itself. To lead pupils to think for themselves and to acquire knowledge, objects of thought shculd bo so presented as to lead them to know tho objects themselves by recognizing their resemblances and ditlcrcnces and by perceiving the relations which their parts have to one another. Hie amount of knowledge which the young graduate of the school or college has is very small. IIo may be able to tell much of what others kuow, and this may be of use to him, but what he really has as the result of his own thinking, or what he has that will stay with him for any length of time is comparatively little. What he most relies upon for assistance in the duties of life is his well uamvu jiuwits Ul ui nui. 11 ills IDCIDury only is trained, ho has hut little to aid him ; but if his power of observation, attention, judgment and reasoning have been strengthened by orderly exercise, lie has in his developed powers constant assistance in whatever ho undertakes. Indeed, the difference between an educated and an uneducated person is seen more in the difference of mental development than in the difference of amount of knowledge possessed. ? But the powers of the mind to be developed include the sensibilities and will as well a.s the powers of the iotellect. The usefulness of the man, for which bis early education prepares him, depends fully as much upon his desires and purposes as upon the thought employed iu carrying them into effect. It is important, therefore, that there be a harmonious development of all the powers of the child if it is to be truly educated. To uttain these objects of education, the wise teacher acquaints himself with the process of inoDtal growth and development which has been deduced from much observation aud expoiionce, ar.d whicl/eerve as a guide for bim in his difficult work. [COMMUNICATKII ] Superintendents' Conferenoe. Programme of the Superintendents' Conference, to be held in oonncction wiilr the Sunday School Convention, which meets with Ml. Joy Church, beginning Friday, today, before the 5th Sunday iu July. 1. '-Do you receive from the members of your Church and Sunday School all the help and encouragement that you feel is due you, and that you long for ? '?J. \l. Spears, F. L Wilson, 2. "l#o you not often feel thit your church does not lay to h?art the importance of your position and the burdens that weigh heavily upon your own heart?"?W. B. Crosby, Joseph Sanders. 3. "When the Sunday Sohool begins to wane, and gets at loose ends generally, why do the Superintendents begin to wince and Beck to throw oft his highness, the Snpcrintendeucy ?"?J. A. Pant, 1). N. Wilburn. 4 "Are you a .Superintendent In truth and spirit, or nro you a mere figure head, performing the functions of your office mechanically?"?J. If. I'.ondolph, P. 0. West. 6. "Do you come in contact with any c'nss of persons, old or young, nialo or female, who cannot be induced to lake a lively interest in the Sunduy .School? If so, have you uny useful liinis to offer as to utilising them ?"?J. W. Sanders, IV, C. Johnson. Ex-Superintendents nod Assistant Superintendents aro members of this conference',' and wc urge thorn to attend. E. W. J term, For the Ceumiitco. .... : >-> For Tits Times. * Williamsburg Notes, by a VisitorIt is Dot to be supposed that the hot air if the low country would be preferable to i he cool bracing breezes of the Piedmont as i nerve tonio ; or that a sick man would write an interesting letter, or that there , :euld possibly be found anything of interest ' iding over a s tudy road with the thermor Ul itor at 100? in the Bhade. Vet ?here r Ny seal! of theee, fur things are notV what they seem to bo. and visi's to in<l theumuy luces of esteemed pupils mmMMH make a hot trip p'.esBant; and how thir^"* look in other places will interest those at home. A great change is made by a few hoaji^.^ j ride lrout Union to Lines. Ono natunUfe 1 draws a long sigh on getting out at the^Wl tor Btatiou and seeing the low flat country fl shut in by high trees, beyond which are " known to be nines of swamps. The thought comes?"No gentle zephyrs to fan the fevered cheek ; no ice cold waters from earth's deep caverns to cool tlie parched tongne: only the fes'ivc mosquitq._tK&-**fld- *nd the heat " But not so, for after a delight- i ful supper at the Gordon House, and while seated ou a spacious piazza, I was told that soon there would bo au ocean breoxe ; and it cumo and no mosquitoes or flies with it; and in spi'e of trees and swainps a plearaut night was spent at Lanes. The chat that evening had bren of bear cutlets and venison, of the deliolous flavor* of d fforent fish, and how to cook aligator steaks, so it is not well to tell of dreams n of tho night. A ride of eleven miles bad to be made in ' two hours ou Saturday, and it was made, in j spite o? the heat; and a week and more of j visiting has been made in the same temperature and At the eaftie ra'c of speed. This i will givo you a good idea of the roads, for our horse was uol a fast one, as you tn*y ! judge from this?the driver threw the lines over the dashboard and let the horse drive biuiself. The country was suffering for rain, andI the outlook was bad, yet farmers were *x4 peeling a ha f bale to the acre and an abun-' I dance of corn. No wheat is raised here, and but little oats ; but the corn nu is sufficient for a'l needs. There is but little fruit?no peaoMr or apples?but plenty of fine melons and delicious grapes of the buuch variety?the scuppernong not yet being ripe. The low price of land is a surprise. Corn JtyH thai would make twenty buehcls to tho acre a was growing on land that sold a few years 1 ago lor ono dollar an acre, if not less; M-i J go d lands which when fertilized yield a V bale of cotton can be bad fur two dollars S and upward an acie. , The hospitality of the oiuntry is oharm-< lng ; the homes aro beautiful in thsCv^refine#* * moat, and one thinks of the before*tfk?-J??e? days while in cuui| any with the elegant, warm-hearted people. Never before had [" l been honored with a barbecue, but tho nScs't delicious one I had ever lastod ws*; *' pared f.ir me by one of my patroj did justice to it, oven for a 9tc?A_.~ fl shall be cautions about menlionln(?^^Vname of tlie young lady who superinte^pd the lca?t. jjfcv i My companion was (lie Rev. Col. Dlmlop, a most excellent solJier, aa earnest cbria* I inn. a gentleman and scholar. The h.-t weather was not noticed while ia his oompany, and his charming war stories were most cnlcrta'uing. Ho is a perfect history of the war, and Sen. Duller would do well to capture him and loch him up, where t^e would have plenty tc eat aud make him wri c out his cxpeiienoe. There have In en copious showers duriug i he week, und now tha prospect is good fof a bale or mere todlic acre. This is a causing of thankfulness, but it prevented a fishing trip which promised much pleasure. The OUtluua fui Clifford Seminary is gWU hero, and yon may look for a number of bright faces, new aud old, from inls A week will be spent with tho e.*leema<| / ones in Sumter, where 1 look for much oom- <J fort, and then I hope to reach borne in lima M for tho State Teoohors Association at Spar* j tanburg. * '> I 1 hope you have had good rains. Ths crops in Union looked the worst of any on f tlio trip. B. 0. 0.' 1 Correspondence of the Times. i News from North Paoolet- I Err a Jank, July 26.?The past week was J one in which many of our farmers't-ejoityed A f..r the good rains which fell, espec'ally on the night of tho Huh. In the upper part of J the county uhove Star Farm and VVilktnsville the ruius were rather light nod did not amount to a good season. Other sections ! wore loo wet to plow for two or three days. Crops are "humping" themselves. As previously announced, a meeting was held nt Owens' Ford last Thursday under the auspices of the County Survivors' Association of Confederate Veterans. Two buo> died aud five names of old soldiers and 'htfc a sons were enrolled, and a permai^^t orgejg^, izutiou effected, with the fotlowiofPSfciinf^ l'resideur, A. F. Kcitdrick ; viOfl-prsSlleoilfc^ P. 8. Webber ; secrotary and treasure^ Edward Itycrs ; executive committee, A. Orr, T. Jeff Hughes, Uamp Pridmore, R. 0. rick, Adam Goudclock, dough Iuman ariflM Goidmau Pridinore. Next meeting wili takfV place August 4ili. at 10 a. m. Saturday, August 6th, will be observed as "Oliidren's Day" at Salem. The Blairsville cornet bmd have kindly tendered their ser? vices to ptay on the occasion, and we are authorized to invite all who feel a^ interest iu the children to couie, nnd bring/well filled baskets, too. _ v? Mrs. Mildred MoDaniei, of moCo'nnells* ville, is visiting her pjretus aud fr ouds in ttiis county. } Mr. lo5Ui Drown gave us a ire a fivm his H watermelon psteh last Saturday. We thought Bj of the Editor and how much he would have H enjoy e I a slice of the lusoions melons seal a*. t| Mr. Frank Millwood has certainly dona 1 more work this year than the average man "" 1 of his age. lie has worked abont 36 or 40 a acres of land ; plowed it fdmself, and has the fl beet average crop I ever saw. Uncle Frank 1 Hays he's too independent tw Wait for Usj. * negroes or trifling white men to do bis work. The North i'acolot Alliance Union met at B i: Dcthel Church list Saturday. Several I important subjects were discdssed by the I brethren. The following now otliosrs we/e m elected: i'rosident, W. L. Goudolook ; vice- B president, S. F. Estes ; secretary and treae- B urer, J. M. Greer ; chaplain, P. 8. Webber ; B lecturer, J. L. Strain: doorkeeper, John McCulloch ; arsistaut doorkeeper, Goodu|^^H Pridmoro. A resolution was adopte^fl|B^| social pic nio be held at KlDethe^BC^t/^^l day 31st of August and that all cB^Hs.s* fl lianoe and m n-Alliance people, be tailed The following special committee of ladies T wns appointed to carry this resolntion into I effect, to-wit ; Mrs. I T. Drown, Miss Lis* m zie Moorhead, Mrs. J. H. Jefferies, Mrs. fl nun 10 .uccuuooii, .Mrs. J. L. Strain, .Mm. J. L. Moorlicad. Miss Mollio Jones, Miss Alios I Litllojohn, Mrs. 1'. 8. Webber, Mrs. N. I (>. Liitiejoho, Mrs. E. P. Maoomton, Mrs. J Thomas Spencer, Mrs. James McKowu, Mrs, S. IS. Lemaster, Mrs. C. W. Whisonant. Mrs. 1 W. L. Uoudelock. J Mr. "lilleti" JlartforJ and Miss Brolly,.*? Piiuklieul have f1 J relatives in York County. T We are glad to state tbat some of tb# slek <jE recently reported are improving. / Wo liuvc souio of as good upland corn a* jr w<> luive ever seen: (lie only trouble js.^WO^J haven't enough of it. j A negro convict wbo outraged (and*mur? Jfl dered a W-year^old whits child JB|i ll.an- 1 ford, Fia , last Wednesday, wnBb ipturovl yesterday, lit confessed, wni taken ti the nV scene of his crime and thero banged sad'm shot to death, J