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V • Jfy , »\m r 'i 1 -m ;fX,, m * -t. •pa CHARLES E. R. DRAYTON, Manager. AIKEN S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1SS6. VOLUME 6.—NUMBER 9. Save Your Money and Shop By Mail ROYAL VSwmI 9 REPAIRING, k SPEClALTV<. ; - mBB BaQC cmamlsTsxS SOY KINO STRET, CHARLESTON, S. C. t - (Opposite Masonic Tenip?o. Great Special 125 sets Tablespoons 2 50 ]50«ets Table Forks . 2 50 75 “ Dessert Forks 2 25 75 Dessert Hpoons 2 25 FJOSoup Ladles, each 2 00 100 Oyster Ladles 1 50 100 Gravy Ladles »0 KO Fish Knives 2 00 100 Cake Knives 2 00 100 Pie Knives 2 00 Regular Price. 4 50 5,00 Pieces of R )gcr s A. A. Silver Plated Flatware. &c., &c. : O: 5,000 pieces of Rogers A. A. SILVER-PLATED FLATWARE, bought at an immense reduction from regular prices, to elo_e out certain pattern which they are not going to make again, and which I am selling at the following prices ; My Regular) | My „ Price. Price. 11 Price. 250 sets Teaspoons $1 25 $2 00 '100 Crumb Scrapers 2 00 4 00 250 Sugar Shells 45 1 (Kl 4 00 500 Rutter Knives 45 1 0(1 3 75 400 Pickle Forks 45 1 00 3 75 100 Oyster Forks 45 1 00 4 00 250 Salt Spoons 25 50 3 001 250 Mustard Spoons 35 75 2 00 500 Nut Picks 18 35 4 00: 500 Fruit Kifives 25 50 4 00 50 do/, t’ble k’ves.doz 3 50 5 00 4 00; > 150 doz T’ble K’ves 2 00 3 75 The above Goods are the very best quality of Silver, plated on Nickle Silver, and are perfect in every respect, and only sold at these Low Prices in order to close the entire lot out quickly. Every piece is warranted to wear from live to ten years constant use in any family, if properly used. t57~Seud for Catalogue, giving prices of Watches, Jewelry and other pllverware, and buy where you get the best value for the Cash Money. JRIO. McELREE, Proprietor. ^AKlM POWI Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholcsomeness More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in conipcthion with the mul titude of low test, short weight alum or pimophate powders. Sold only in cans. Royai. Bakixu PowdekCo. lufi Wall St.X.Y. Professional Advertisements. D. S. Henderson. E. P. Henderson. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Promi^t attention given to col lections. LIFE, ACTIVITY and BUSINESS! AT- WM. MULIIERIX & CO.’S iOt— WE ARE RECEIVIMG LARGE SHIPMENTS OF BOOTS SHOES A?!5D HATS, For Fall Trade. Hayiland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Special attention given to Collec tion. We have received so much encouragement in our efforts to furnish the peo- le with a good class of BOOTS, S.l ) £ $ a ml HATS at moderate prices that we have taken special pains to get the best class of stock for our patrons. We have a large stock of wholesale trade, and we guarantee the LOWEST PRICES. Our retail stock includes Miller & Obors, Stacy, Adams & Co, Zeigler Bros. StribJey <fc Co., and many other desirable makes. For the great convenience of many patrons, we have opened a BRANCH STORE, at 52.5 Broad Street, four doors above the Augusta Hotel. This store is in charge of jMZZR,. J. J. who will he pleased to see his numerous friends and acquaintances. At both store* patrons can rely on polite attention, and our best efforts to supply them wiMl juak what they need in our line. You are cordially invited to call. ^ -<■>■ ■ I I » ME?, John Gary Evans, Attorn e y-at-L a w. Will practice in the Counties of Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. . John A. Mettc, Attorn ey and Counsellor at La w, Practices in all Courts of.South Carolina, Aiken, S C. James Aldrich. Walter Ashley. ■STCTJ7 (Two Stores, 023 Broad Street, four doors above Augusta Hotel, and) ( 919 Broad Street, sign oft lie Large Red Boot. f Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. W. (Juitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention given to collections. 0. €. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. ■WHw fndward. _ Mi -.Ji-Ti- MASONIC TEMPLE. /" AER STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, AN D casual or careful inspection will show it to be the handsomest and best asuorted ever shown in this section. In announcing that we are now thor oughly prepared for the Fall Trade, we will not go into descriptive details about the goods but simply say that everything Novel, Elegant and Fash ionable in the Dry Goods Line can be seen on our counters and shelves. The Stock includes everything from low-priced, substantial goods to the very finest manufactured at home and abroad. We give a standing, unqualified guarantee on prices against every market in the United States; and anyone who doubts our ability to do this is earnest ly requested to put the matter to a practical test. Every guarantee we offer will be fully maintained. Whether you are ready to purchase at present or not, we cordially invite you to call and examine the stock. DALY & ARMSTRONG. Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts of this State. Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts of this State Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. iLSPOffice near Depot. Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist. -OFFICE- Richland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Next door to Henrv Busch & Co. Dr. B. II. Teague, Dentist. OFFICE on Eiokland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Dr. J. II. Smith, Dentist. SILOi AND E.VsILAQK. Essay Delivered by Mr. H. M. Dibble of Montmorenci Farm, Beftfte the Aiken Central Club. Dec. 3rd, 1880. Qenilemen of the Club: At our last, meeting wo considered the question of home-made manures, their value and their cost. That they are the bestof all fertilizers all agreed- tliroflB^fcith the work as rapidly as R can done. The ensilage we are now feetllag'.va-cut when dripping wet and shows that the necessity for mak ing hay while the sun shines no long er exists since ensilage can be made equally well in sun or shower. ■Ensilage is an excellent and safe food for cattle, sheep and hogs. Whether it is equally good for horses and mules, is still a debated question. Some maintain that it is too gaseous That commercial fertilizers can not b*| fm- (he smaller stomach of the' latter, »P aid, used with profit in the raisingof cheap cotton was generally admitted. The question then was how cah we keep more stock and make more of this val uable fertilizer. In our dilemma we appealed to science and in the answer of the chemists we found partial con solation. Gilbert and Lawes in Eng land, E. W. Stewart and Harris in America, all teach that cotton se^d meal and foods of that class lose less than 1-10 of their fertilizing properties when passed through the auimal stomach. If then we can feed these foods to our fattening steers, or our milch cows, aad make the beef or the milk pay their cost, we have the rich est manure abounding in all the am monia of the meal for our profit and are independent of fertilizer bills and all their attendant evils. But meal alone whether made from corn,cow-peas or cotton-seed is a poor ration, and will not give good results. Something more is needed to distend the stomach and supply those elements of growth which are lacking in the meal. With hay and corn fodder sell ing at from ten to twenty dollars a tbn, the question of profitable feeding is still a difficult one. Some cheaDar catt le food must be found before the farm will be independent of the phos phate factory. Whatshall itbe? The answer lies before you. In ensila we have a food which cattle eat with avidity, digest completely, and which gives to the milch cow the abundant COTTON' BANDITS IN YORK. Of Why Should the Slate Make Fish One ami Fowl of the Other? Columbia Register. --*WheD the Newsa/ul Courier under takes to treat the proposition to settle .the tuition question in the “South UarolinlT College” by admitting all young men free who cannot afford to pay for tuition and charge those who can afford to pay, as a compromise, it wittingly throws up the sponge and fffctempts to pass that oiF as a com promise which is the original proposi tion of Senator Edwards and his side of the question. Our gifted contempora ry has the happy uack of throwing up gives to Liie luneii cow me uounuoni *1;,, flow of a June pasture and to the fat-. J, 1 ® 1 ° temng growth. -OFFICE AT- CORNER BROAD AND ELLIS, AUGUSTA, GA. Williston, Barnwell County, S. C. 7%?” Will attend calls to the country j Gro. W. Williams. j HOUSE, SION A XI) FRESCO I PAINTER! Graining and Marbling a specialty, j Old Furniture polished and made as good as new. Office Up-stairs over Beckman’s Bank. Orders solicited. We Are Beady, Willlnt: And Able To Please. COOKE'S CLOTHING & HAT STORE. JamesA.Stothart, GRANITE VILLE, - S. C. -DEALER I.V- 711 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. EADY because we have Selected with the utmost care Goods that com bine style with durabilty. Insufficient variety to make us feel cer tain ol being able to please you? BLE because we have all the Latest and Best Styles and Fabrics in all sizes trom the smallest boy to the largest man. Can Fit All! Prices on every piece the Lowest that can be made. W ILLING, yes we should say so; nnone can tell how Willing til! they see these Goods and hear Prices. f pHESE Prices run through every department Men’s and Boy’s Suits! I Men’s ami Boy’s Overcoats! Men's and Boys Hats, Underwear Neck-! wear, Trunks, \ alises, l mhrellas «te. &<*., are all offered in the same ’• ! *.v- We have the largest stock in our Wholesale Depart inert iu this' ’ turket to select from. A. W. BLANCHARD, DRUGS. CHEMICALS PEliFUM- ERI ES, TOILET SOAPS, HAIR BRUSHES AND CIGARS. The Stock is frequently replenished so that they are always fresh. Our prices are reasonable, and we will be glad not only to serve our friends ol Graniteville, but of the entire sur rounding Country. James A. Stothart. steer a steady and healthy It is the one crop Which never fails and can be secured in any weather. Be the season wet or dry, the winter mild or severe, it is a rare, almost an unheard of thing, for the corn plant to fail to make a substan tia! growth on fair land, an< where the land is rich it shoots, high aboye the head and yields an almost incred- ilde amount of green succulent forage. Wait until the ear is full and juicy, the leaves beginning to show a little brown on their edges, and then cut and carry the corn from the hot scorching sun to the cool depths of your silo and you will have In coldest w inter, summer feed for your stock. That ensilage can be made in South Carolina you have seen. That cattle relish it must be evident to all. What then does it cost to make this food: and first how shall we b did our silos? When silos were first introduced in America they were built principally by wealthy men farmingfor pleasure, and at heavy cost. The walls were of substantial masonry; the pressure was applied by means of expensive screws and the average cost was five or six dollars for every ton of con tents. Now new methods have come in. Wood and earth silos have taken the place of stone and cement, and in some localities a mere trench dug In the ground is filled with uncut stalks and weighted with the excavated dirt. In this section two modes of construc tion have been followed. Mr. Ciiat- fl>ld has built a silo which is nearly all above ground and framed with a double outside wall filled in with saw dust, and Col. Cheatham of Edgefield, has one constructed in thesame man ner. I prefer a silo dug out of hard clay like the one yoj sun and must preserve i" lo'\^T peraturc. It can be built more ffAieap and is more durable. Col. Chettha estimates the cost of his silo at abo two dollars per ton of contents—this one cost little if any over one dollar, wherever you find a thick stratum of hard red clay, you have the material for a cheap silo. When we consider that ensilage cut and well pressed oc cupies but one-tenth the space of dried corn stalks, the comparative cheap ness of this method of housing will hardly be denied. More silos are filled with drill corn than with any thing else, because it gives a heavy bulk per acre and is easily raised and handled. But any fresh nutricious food can be kept in the silo, and grass, rye, oats, clover, millomaize, sorghum and cow-peas have all been treated successfully in this way. Mr. Chat- field has filled his silo with alternate lawyers of pea vines and corn and the mixture must be much‘richer than the corn alone. The silo gives us a way to save the pea-vine in its most palatable form and with all its leaves. For my purpose I like the drill corn as well as anything I have tried. Millo maize may give a heavier yield per acre but it is so slow in starting that several hoeings are necessary to keep i' free from grass; Rexhausts the soil rapidly and its heavy and cum bersome roots have to be removed by hand at a heavy cost. On rather poor sandy land I succeeded in making, on some acres, fifteen tons; on ten acres an average of about twelve and a half tons,—or enough to keep a large cow in thriving condition for a year. In this section thirty tons to the acre would not be an extravagant estimate for rich land. As the corn is ready to cut by July 1st, a crop of cow peas or turnips could be secured from the same land. The cost of plantingand cultivating one acre of drill corn will not vary far from four dollars. If I make ten tons per acre the cost of growing the crop will be forty cents a ton; if twenty tons but twenty cents. But to this must be added by all upland farmers from five to twenty dollars per acre for manure, and the question of cost becomes one which every farmer must compute tor himself. Last year my ensilage cost two dollars and seventy cents a ton; this year but a dollar and fifty cents. With a good crop I think I can bring the price below a dollar another year. Cheaper than this ensilage is seldom made, but Beech Island has yet to be heard from. To cut the corn, run it through the cutter and pack in the silo, cost me on the lands immediately around my barn thirty-five cents a ton. When the corn was drawn from distant cases are cited where death Has followed its use. Prof. E. W. Stewart, an excellent authority, says it fa no more dangerous than fresh pasrure and that he has fed it to horses for four years with no bad results. Ttiere are other matters of detail in connection with the silo which are too numerous to be considered at this time; the proper length to cut the en silage; the amount of pressure to be applied; the best mode of feeding. These and many other points are treated by the writers of the agricul tural press and in the books which have beeu written on this subject. FREE TUITION. emergency Now, if this proposition is sound to charge young men what they are able to pay—and it all proceeds on that basis, logically taken—then a tuition fee should be fixed, be it higli or low, and every student be required to pay so much of it as he is able to pay. Putting the tuition fee say at f 100, the Cich youtig man should pay the hun dred,’the well-to-do should pay fifty per cent , theyoung man of moderate, :> yet reliable means, twenty-five per cent., the youth of narrow means ten per cent., and those betwixt and l>e- Tween graded accordingly, whilst the young man unalde to pay anything at ail should be admitted free. If there be any other college but the Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina with chairs of lib eral learning attached ( which we have never been able to see, nor can ‘any man make it otherwise apparent), this whole proposition proceeds upon unjust and absurd basis. Should forty dollars tuition be charged if we are correctly informed, eight-tenths of the young men will plead inability to pay it and meet the other expenses of the course. Let -it be remembered that it is not the forty dolhus by itself that is going to press upon the pecuniary ability of these young men. It is the forty dol lars added to the $130 now necessary for the year. It is tbe-iSsIdHindle ou the camel’s bgjjkr Now, ifAFbe true that eight-tenths oitUa-yTTung men cannot stand this ad dilTomtl strain on their resources, why tlpn we have, say, out of the 12-5 stu- dfuts in the liberal education depart- nts about twenty-five who will be quired to pay the forty dollars tui- on, thus raising a fund of $1,000 a ar upon which the Legislature is nu hindered every session. ^ r >es not ev'!7 r vn,>'1»y ^.‘e that the> /whole thing is a miserable pretense from beginning to end. If the Soate is going to encounter the free education of her children at ail, it is not because this or that boy or girl is a pauper. It is that she undertakes to extend the atmosphere of education like the air we breathe or the high roads we use, free to one and free to all. \Vlien we assess for the keeping of the public roads, do we insist that the rich man should pay toll in addition on them, whilst the man who cannot pay should go free? And yet this is the sum and substance of this sweet compromise. Now, it is admitted that agricultur al education should go free, be the ap- nlicaut rich or poor. Why should tire State, in all fairness, make fish of one and fowl of the other between the young men seeking knowledge at her hands? Is liberal education less education than technical education? Is it not an essential part of all techni cal education worth anything? But the proposition is unjust from another plain point of view. Take a young man whose father is worth a hundred thousand dollars. The State lias already made him pay two mills to the dollar for the common schools, amounting to $290, and from which lie quite possibly receives no benefit whatever, so far as his children are concerned. When his son comes to the State College, where for rtie first time he may derive some benefit from the free education system, he is told: You must pay $10 or $30 tuition, be cause you are able to pay it; and next in common with other taxpayers, must furnish the tuition free for eigth tenths of the young men who are held not able to pay, whilst they demand education at the hands of the State. Is it right? Is it reason? Is it justice? And yet these chronic objectors are consumingfromt $1,200 to $2,000 every year in tussling with this tuition ques tion which at last involves very possi bly less than a thousand. Out upon it! A New Phase of Liawlessuess in the Up-Country—Forty Negroes Swear to Kill any One Catching them Stealing Cotton—A White Boy of BS Years their First Victim—Arrest of Four of the Bandit*. News and Courier. York, December 8.—About sun down on the evening of the SOch ult. cries of distress were heard in the field of Wm. E. Good, who lives near Broad River, in the western pajt of this county. A negro boy in the lot hastened in the direction of the cry, followed by Mrs. Good and her little daughter. Proceeding they found the son of Mr Good, a lad 12 years old, luimcd John Lee, lying in a water fur row in a senseless condition, his skull crushed, his mouth knocked in and his body bruised. He was carried to the house and died at 9 o’clock, never recovering consciousness. Trial Jus tice Blair, in the neighborhood, was notified and on Wednesday, acting as coronr he summoned a jury and proceeded with the inquest. After examiuinga large number of witnesses the inquest was adjourned and met again on Friday, when, after taking much testimony, none of a conclusive character, the jury again adjourned till next Friday. In the meantime circumstances pointed to Mose Lipscomb, Dan Rob erts, Bailey Dowdie and Print Thomp son, all colored, as the gtijfUF MtHies, and they were committedinjjmi The theory of the investigation was that some’of these negroes hail been de tected by the murdered boy iu the act of stealing a basket of cotton from his father’s field, and to prevent detec- (ion they killed him, intending to throw his body in the Broad River, only two hundred yards distant; hut they were thwarted in this by the approach of the people from the house. The theory proved correct, for this morning Print and D m made a con fession to the above effect, and impli cated Mose and Bailey as accessories. They also say that there is a combina tion of about forty negroes in that neighborhood pledged that if either one is caught in the act of stealing they are to kill the person so detec ting them. This admission may lead to a large number of arrests. There is much excitement in the Broad River section, and now that a confes sion, has been made your correspon dent does not pretend to know what may happen next, though at this time all is quiet. Trade Dollars to Be Redeemed. i Washington Special to Baltimore Sun. Holders of trade dollars have the as surance of several prominent Con gressmen that an effort will be made this Winter to pass a bill providing for the redemption of this much abused coin. Similar efforts have been made in piv . ions Congresses, but they have failed because it was alleged shat the bulk of this coin was held by specula tors. It is said that four or five years ago a concerted movement among arneke. ■ E ■ r ■ WW C! Baker and Confectioner AND DEALER IN Vxi.s. v / w Hi JLiJL J&O TOBACCO and CIGARS, TOYS, FIRE-WORKS, Etc. AIKEN, - - - S. C New York speculators depreciated the fields and up a steep hill, the cost was j value of the trade dollar, and forced nearly sixty cents a ton. This year I ; it down to a current value of from 78 ! vaunting planted the drill corn four kernels ; to 85 cents. This was owing to two I church, and then let the to the foot. Next year I shall give j causes—the discovery that the govern-j themselves set an example. ^ more space and expect each stalk to ruent must redeem this class r,f coin pastoral urge ou our clergy the duty — ■ ■ ■ • ' ■ of fraterniiv in every p >--iulc way •,vitii other Christian-*, an 1 agii i let The Episcopal Convention. The Chicago convention has been a most important one. Several prom inent questions came up for discus sion amongst which were the follow ing: Fraternal relations with other churches, or so called churches; the Change of name, E location of the black race: Foreign Missions. The debate as to change of name occupied two days and perhaps brought out some of the ablest speeches of the ses sion. The first resolution was to strike out “Protestant Episcopal” from the name, and the second was to substitute “American Catholic” in stead. The vote was taken on the fifat resolution and resulted in adher ing to the otiHramdr^Philips Brooks, of Boston, who stands sqd^&dy on the evangelical side of his church, strong speech against the change of name. He thought it arrogance for them to claim any predominance over other churches, for theirs was an in significant body any way. As to the fraternal resolutions, the house of Bishops rejected tlljjrT&soiu- olution hv RQnsaMLdfgHig. ties. They were not ready ao maiie public declaration of resolutions look- ingeven toacordial and earnest effort for Christian unity amongst all the churches, called evangelical. In this they were, perhaps right, and were certainly so from tlieir standpoint. Except the Catholic this is looked upon as the most conservative church, and it is only after the greatest delib eration that changes are made. It serves as a great, well regulated balance wheel amongst the other churches. On this subject of fraternity, the fol lowing paragraph shows that all Episcopal clergymen do not agree: In his sermon last Sunday morn ing, Rev. Dr. Heber Newton, the well known Episcopal clergyman of New York, paid his respects to the Episcopal Convention now holding in Ciiicago. “The general conven tion of our church,” said Dr. Newton, “now in session in Chicago, is being petitioned to take such steps as in its judgment may hasten some practical and substantial union among the churches of our land. This memorial is the out-growth of the remarkable congress of churches which has called forth so striking a manifestation of the growing desire among churches to draw nearer together. Might it not be well to seriously consider what we need to give up for the sake or* an effective union? We must give up our characteristic attitude toward our sister churches. Tuit attitude would be of insufferable arrogance were it not for its comical unreasona bleness. We are in size only the fifth of the denominations. In intellectu al forcefulness we cannot claim to ri val Congregationalism or Unitarian- ism. In organization we do not ap proach the Catholic. In missionary zeal we are behind the Presbyterians, and in evangelical enthusiasm as far behind the Methodist. We have no monopoly of the fruits of the spirit. Our airs are, 1 to say the least, unbe coming, and if we propose to take the initiative in tiie matter of union we must lower our tone, at least so far as making our invitation an affront to other churches. Fancy auy steps toward union proceeding from a church styling itself “the American Catholic Church.” “We must give up our dreams of liturgical uuifos*mity. It is a beauti ful dream, but wholly impracticable, j We must give up our ecclesiastical | dream of absorbing other churches) and then ourselves becoming absorb-1 ed in a reunited Catholic Church, j Let our house of bishops issue a pas-1 toral counseling our clergy to refrain j from preaching learned sermons prov ing the errors of other churches and j tiie claims of our own ' bishops j Lei that ! REMOVAL OF FltOF WOO DHOW. MISCULIjANE ous. The Boa«-.I of Director* of the Theo- lofCical Seminary of Coinmbin Curry our the Order ol rbe Synod. News and Courier, December 8. Pursuant to tiie instructions of the four controlling Synods, the board of the Theological Seminary met at 10 o’clock this morning in the Semina ry chapel. There were four absent ees. The following members were present: Dr. Wm. Adams, the Rev. James Stacy, the Rev. J. \V. Hogan, the Rev. J. C. McMullen, the Rev. J. G. Law, Dr. H. E. Shepperd, Mr. W. C. Sibley, Col. George W. Scott, and Dr. W. T. Thompson. Dr. Stacy was elected president and Mr. Law secretary. Tue following resolution was adopted: “Whereas the four Synods control ling tliis Seminary have instructed this board to request the Rev. James Woodrow, D. D., for Ids resignation as professor of natural science iu con nection with Revelation: Resolved, That a committee con sisting of the Rev. Messrs. Rogan and Thompson be appointed to wait on Dr. Wool brow and make the said request, and said committee shall present Dr. Woodrow with a copy of this resolution.” At 12 o’clock the board took a re cess until 2 P. M. At that hour the committee presented the following note trom Dr. Woodrow; “In reply to tiie request which you have just handed me for my resigna tion as professor of natural science in connection with Revelation, I bpg leave to sav that I respectfully decline acceding to it.” This note was signed with Dr. Woodrow’s full title as Perkins pro fessor. The board then unanimously adopted a preamble, reciting the above facts, and the following resolu tion. , “Resolved, In accordance with the instructions received from the four controlling Synods of the Theological Seminary, that the Rev. James Woodrow, D. D., he, and he is here by, removed from thechairof natural science in connection with Revela tion, and that tiie secretary be direct ed to communicate tills action to Dr. Woodrow.” The board then went into an election for professor of didactic and polemic theology. The Rev. Dr. J. L. Girar deau was elected. Taking a recess at 0 P. M. the board waited on Dr. Gir ardeau in a body, acquainting him with his election and urging his ac ceptance of the professorship. Dr. Girardeau replied expressing his ap preciation of the confidence reposed in him by his brethren, and stating that he would consider the matter and give his reply at the earliest practicable moment. At 8 P. M. the board reassembled at Wright’s Hotel and spent about two hours considering the interests of the Seminary. It was decided to post pone future elections of professors until the first Wednesday in Februa ry, when the board will meet in Au gusta. The chairs remaining to be tidied are as follows: (1) Biblical literature and exegesis of Scripture; (2) pastoral theology: (3) the Perkins professorship of natural science in connection with Revelation. The members of the board express themselves as hopeful of the future of the Seminary, which they expect to reopen next September. i Don’t Young gleet the Orchard. trees rffit; now, and if the w they will begin to grow as early and as well as If never been moved. Scions shoul >w -for next be transplanted well done spring had be g’s — wry grafting if they are needed, year’s wood but cutoff tiie three or four buds of latest groyvth and reject them as being too tender. Let each scion have from three to six per fect buds and pack them away iu a place where they will neither dry up nor mold. Some claim to find they keep in better condition by thrusting the butt end into a potato or turnip, others pack them in swamp moss. Much depends upon the character of the place where they are stored. A good way to bury them is to bury them in sand in a cold cellar or to burry them two feet under’ the ground in a drv place, marking the place where they are buried with a slake, so that they can be taken out in May when want ed for grafting. All bundles of scions should lie carefully labelled. Never trust the memory on such things Young trees which were set a year ago or less should be staked and tied up to prevent them get ting a cant in the direction of the prevailing wind. An orchard is much injured iu looks when all the trees seem to lean one way, and it may be easily avoided. Drive a stout stake on the windward side and make the tree fast to it with a strong cord. Draw it taut enough to make it lean towards tiie wind if possible. It will be well to wind a piece of stout cloth between the cord and the back of the tree to prevent the latter from being cut or chafed. Mr. Bonner and the Commodore. From the Cincinati Enquirer. Driving out yesterday a friend showed me where Robert Bonner nearly pushed Commodore Vanderbilt over a bank for trying to steal ids roadway. Old Vanderbilt, relying on bis money, and disliking to be passed on the road, had a way of edging up with a man he was abreast of, sup posing that he would yield his ground, f do not vouch for tire story, but my informant said that Bonner was a strict Presbyterian, and therefore ought never to swear. Bonner cried: “Commodore, look out!” Old Van derbilt affecting not to hear, came closer still. “Look out, Commodore!” said Bonner, who has the will of a hard-mouthed horse. The Commo dore did not look out, whereupon Bonner shouted in unmistakable tones: “Commodore, look out, or I’ll drive you to hell!” The Comiuondore pulled- up. bear a make good ri her to j roasting ear. This will ; because it was obsolete an 1 \v .r: ii ensilage and probably j than i’.s face value, and also be* give an eq lal weight per aere o!'sralk j certain capitalists determined One ques! ion that bus occupied tin ! if up for speculative purposes. WjLr. _ Ml To Etianiiye. For J, C. LUDLOW & CO. Rainey’s Barber Shop. O N Laurens Street, two doors south of the “Croft Block,” Hair Cut ting, Shampooing and Shaving done with care, and after tiie most approved method. U2r'T!ie Trimming of Ladies’ Bangs Mic-ses and «diil<!ren’s Hair a specialty E. CAPERS K.\INEY. ’ > i»;iy I'hey attention of ensijous dming the past i were purchased at an aver.ig* of 85 i year has been the making of sweet en-1 cents ami withdrawn from circulation, silage. It has been found that by j If th *y should be redeem ad n i'A’ the j filling the silo gradually and allowing | speculators would only m ike about ' each stratum of a foot or more to at- j fifteen per cent, on their investment, i tain a high degree of heat before be-j which has stood for (jpu r years.) ing covered, the ensilage is sweeter Under the circumstances the objec- j and free from the alcoholic oiler which ■ tion to the passage of such a bill ou the most ensilage Iffts. But i has never j ground that it is in the interest ofi been proved that cattle reli-.h sweet ) speculators alone no longer holds good en Page any b ttcr than the acid, and the making of the one or tiie other must be largely a matter of conve nience and expense. The man who se s bis corn burning in the hot July sun, will not l»e likely to wait many hours for tin* thermometer to reach the dvJrvd Lu ight but will hurry bishops show us the way thereto that i astoral suggest our preach ing in other vention rep our pulpits ordained cl pulpit i, an l let the eon- ■al the* canon which closes ag ti ist ail non-eo-seopal i and there seems to be no reason why Congress should further withhold legislation on the subject. Gen. Sherman and his family make tboirhonie in “a d »z.u New Yor.; hotel. room i at a That Is Su. From the Providence Tele gram {Dan.) Nobody knows better than Mr. Cleveland that the civil service act has been imperfectly enforced. Ami uohn.lv knows better than Mr. E I- inuuds that the act has been better enforced nu lei Cleveland, both in IcG ter and in spirit, than ever before, and better than any p diticiau of cither party expected. Inviting Disaster. Fr^m the New York World (Detn.) ft is lb eight th it the Campbell di- vo.ee e.i-e will ahsorh the atientiou of the English sou.d ami judicial world for at least two weeks I >nger. Nine ty witnesses ivuii.i to bo examined. A L »n i hi society jouru il isquoted as saying that a few m >rc such eases will prod lee a revolution—that is t<> sty, a rev ffuti m touching public seiiliment to .varus the Dri'.ish aris- tociacy. Mr. Hu rh T. loin m, of Atlaii'n, has asu.l of clothes that cost him $10,00) It is a s :it th ucoil! I he bought iu an\ clothing store for $3.) or $13. Mr. In- m m mvcsie I $2,50) in the Shcfficdd. Ala.. Improvement Company, and when the sto -k sank t<* h verv low fig ure, in disgust he gave his stock to a friend for a i*uit. ofelolhcs. Now the sio -k lia, ri.se.», aud can he sold at iii j j J). Mr. Arthur’s last words were “Good night.” The Czar’s health is causing great anxiety iu Russia again. President Cleveland is up and whistling every morning at 7:30. “Sunset” Cox says It is like being in Paradise to get back to America. One or two subscribers can settle tlieir subscription accounts at till* office by payment in turkeys. The German government railroad authorities have ordered that no matt shall work more than eight hours a day. The jockey who makes the most money in this country is Isaac Mur phy, colqred, who*e receipts are about $12,000 a year. Jefferson Davis says that as n gen eral proposition it can he asserted that anything published about him in a Northern paper is totally false. are appro- r, in which Cattle men in the West are hensive of a severe winter, event they anticipate sad havoc among the cattle, owing to the short ness of the grass crop. Maj. Geo. T. Jackson, of Augusta, Ga., who wasoonvicted of embezzling tiie funds of the factory with which he was connected in that city, has been pardoned by the Governor of Georgia, after having served in the chain gang for six or seven months. Col. Tom Ochiltree went to the De partment of Justice the other day to ask for the pardon of one of his con stituents. When fhe clerk Informed him that justice would He dope in the case the fiery Texan roared out, “Jus- ice, d—n justice, its mercy I want.” Hampton, S. C. December 8.— Tiie question of license was settled yesterday at'this place, the license party having a majority of 10 out of the whole number of votes cast. Varnville also voled in favor of license last Monday by a majority of 32 out a vote of nearly .'0. Ex-President Arthur’s property amounts to $159,000. It is divided equally between his son a«d daughter His daughter is allowed the interest on her share until she reaches the age of 23, when the principal Is to be paid to her. His son will not receive the principal of his share until lie reaches the age of 30. His daughter Nellie is now 15 and his son Chester Alan is 23. “No, sir,” said the Anarchist, “I will never do anything against the laws of this country.” Then you believe we have good laws?” the Knight of Labor asked. “No, it isn’t on that account.” “What then?” “Why, I might be arrested and sen tenced to hard labor, and that would be horrible.—Boston Courier. The Princess of Wales lately got from Paris a winter costume trimmed with a fine, dark gray fur which she greatly admired. “Y*»u are a sports man,” she shortly afterward remark ed to her husband.” “tell me what kind of fur this is.” “I dont hunt rats and mice,” he replied, laughing: “I leave that sport to the sewer men. And now the Princess dosen’t Ilk* the costume as well as ste did. mouTfiSlicense question fast WednWd* on* in Anderson in a victory for the no-Iiccnse side, the vote being 68 to 23. The matter will probably be carried before the courts. In Laurens the result was different. Verv few of the .voters took an j 7 interest in the election, only 190 votes being cast. License, 185; no license, 9^ That election will certain ly not get in the courts. Col. Mosby has in his possession the last letter of Gan. Grant. It was dic tated the day before Gen. Grant died, and was addressed to Gov. Stanford, asking hia influence to secure Col. Mosby a position in California which would help him to enter on the prac tice of law. This letter was the means, of obtaining an appointment ns coun sel for the Southern Pacific railroad, which Mosby still holds. A Churcli Organist In a Pennsylva nia town, all bent with age, at tho wedding of an antique I'elie whom lie knew years before, astonished every body by playing a fantasia on the air, “when You and I Were Young.’ r This* is about as good as a Detroit organist, who trilled “I am a Pirate King,” as the deacon was taking up the collection.—Grand Rapids (Mich. Telegram, Winnsboro Herald: Prohibition is being agitated iu a lively manner in several towns and oilies of this .State, it does seem that tliis question will, ere long, assume a national aspect- in earnest, and in* one at the present can safely prophecy the result. Whis key may be legally run out In time, but it is our candid opinioii that until the milk-uium it will uever be totally destroyed. They are beginning to estimate the cost of tho Chicago strike. The stri kers lost nearly $500,000 in wi during the ten days they were out, the direet loss to the employers is perhaps twice the amount; aud tho loss to railways, brokers ami other traders was at least $500,000 more. Tiie money which the strikers them selves lost would have built 590 cot tages, or established a co-o|*erutivo packing house. As it fa, there is nothing whatever to show for it. Before marriage — “ Excuse me, George, did my parasol hurt you? * “(), no, my dear; it would be a pleas ure if it did.” After marriage— “Great heaven*! There was never a woman under the sun who knew how to earrv an umbrella without Hcr»t«*h- in^a feilo v’s eyes out.” And therw never was a m in wli » knew etioug i i * walk mi the right side of a wonts*i w ilh a parasol.” “There isn't any rig 1 • i side to n woman with a parasol. 4 ’ —Hartford Post. Gen. '!’. M. Logan, of Richmond, Vu., who has I>Mile a hit in tiie fina.i- •■i-il world by the ivu.uit deal in “ I’enniiiiil” st'wk. which wan carried up from 23 lo 77 on the stock market, is a slender man <;f sms 11 slut ur**, will i sruull head, large forehead and s piareeut br*wn whisker -. He lives with hi- fain ly at tiie Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. His profits in the i’er in ilia' de.il are said lo have been three-quarters of » million. Gen. L>gui is a native of H-mili Carolina, and was too youngest Brigadier in (he C mfc ierate Armv, having Itceu '* >11! missinticd before ho was-1 years of ago