Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ~> * '^J?r^^j?^???^?^' *y_ (jraaf? Exeaselfor Using Troops I?J Elections. lt id exceedingly dimcuit io extract fruin tho President's recent message any consistent theory of justification for ibo employment of troops in the Southern States, during thc election last uutumn. I f he had designated any 8ia?e as one whose Legislature or Governor had eaP.ed u?>on bim in suppressing an insurrection against the State government, and had uited that he had sent troops into thatj State for that purpose only, and after thc" call had been made upon bira, his ex planation would have been intelligible. Or, if he had designated any State in which the execution of the laws of tho United States, in the due course of judi cial proceedings, was obstructed, and said that he bad sent troops into th nt State to remove such obstructions only; Iii? explanation would again have been intelligible. Or, if had designated any State in which thc equal, protection, of the laws of ?lie Ueste?; otates w,ni| jjeuled to any class or portion of tlie people, whereby the laws of tho United States bini been obstructed, and said thal bc had sent troops; into that State only to suppress tito obstruction, his theory might have been understood. But ali these different subjects ure KO m-xed up in the message, and theVe is such a want, of j exact and specific assignment of any carse, in any particular State, for his action in that State, thai the country is left without any means of knott!nit the grounds of bis nct?on, in nny ono o? thc several States into which troops were sent. One thing, however, is clear from tho message, when it is taken in connection with the notorious fact that without any other exigency, troops were moved from distant places into the Southern States, on the eve of an election, to act under thc orders of the United States 'marshals at the election, in accordance with in structions given by tho circular of the Attorney-General. If there had been no Presidential election approaching, no troops would have been moved from the distant and scattered posts where they were stationed. This is as clear as day light ; for the circular nf tho Attorney G?n?ral and tho orders of the Secretary of War make it so. Now the message avows the doctrine tl; x although it is not lawful to place troops at tho voting places of an election, they yet may be placed in the near neighborhood where they can be "rallied" by t\ United States marshal us u '.bree to aid in suppressing violence at such election, whenever tho marshal deems it necessary. Wc deny this whole theory, in its premises arid ita conclusion, root nut! branch, from beginning to end. We maintain that the army of tho United States cannot lawfully be stationed any where, in reference to an election, for the pinjar" of having it used as a force by any civil or military officer of the United States, in thu discharge of any duty con nected with that election. Persons who aro fond of what is called a strong gov ernment, and who aro prone on all occa sions, to use force, may see.no harm in thc employment of the army of tho United States to keep the pence at tho polls. But the greet mass ot the people of this country know perfectly weil that thc presence of armed monttt the polls, when those armed men are part of the army of tho United States, is for any pur rose, in tho highest degiee objectionable, t cannot take place without presenting the Executive of tho United States tc tho popnlar feeling, as seeking to overawe the voters, or to secure un advantage to ono political party over another. Moreover, it is and bas always been a characteristic of oar people to be jealous of the presence of military forces in the neighborhood of elections. They have nccoidir.g?y prohibited any si?!! er mili tary officer of the United States from having under his control or command any armed men, at any place bf registra tion or election. Ol' what avail ts this prohibition, if a marshal can have armed men where, as President Grant says, they can be "rallied in an emergency V The prohibition of-the law is sweeping and positivo. Within the sens? ana mean ing of tba prohibition,' the armed men are at the place of voting, if they sre where they can be "rallied" when tho marshal wants to use them. The instant the? are "rallied," the law is broken, unr I less'tho law contains an exception which clearly and unequivocally allows the URO of this particular kind of force. Tho President has been advised by his Attorney General that troops of the United States may be employed at elec tions "to keon the peace." But as iva have shown, the marshals are authorised by express prevision of the law. in dis charging their duties at any elections with which they can Interfere at all, to use another description of force, namely, tho poise comitaius of their own districts; white ti. 3 troops of the United States are oxcluded from tho posse comitatus of any dietrich hneauan ?very civil officer of tho UniUd'States is prohibited from having them nuder bis commoci or control at any polling place. The present adminis tration, whose chief is a military mah, maintains that the word) "or to keep the {icace at the pol?s," in the section ol' the aw containing the prohibition, imply that the prohibition is removed whenever, in the judgment of tho marshal, it ought to be removed. Bat these words must bo interpreted by their context, which man ifestly means that the prohibition can be removed only when it Is necessary to pre vent the peace at tho polls from being interrupted by armed enemies bf the United" States: that is, is tims of rar. Yet even, if tai* wero not tho necessary and obvious construction, it would bo glaringly inconsistent and absurd to de clare that a civil officer shall not havo troops under bis control at the place of j any electiou, but, in keeping ibo peace, shall rely on another arid specially desig nated force -: and yet at toe same time permit him to uss his own judgment iu the employment of tho very same force which he is forbidden to have under his control. The President nays that his theory was not carried out, because the troops were not used nt thc polling places. But ho admits that they were - staioned where they were "available" to the marshals. We affirm that this was as much a viola tion of the law as if the troops bud been stationed in close contact with the ballot Uoaet. XII iiiav.cm Ot v:i,a ittiittiv, inna are to be construed with the utmost strict ness against the exorcise of powers dan Srous tb the liberties of ?be people, and rcfopoct to which they are habitually and rightfully jealous. We trust that Congre** will take care to affix such a roark upon this first precedent of the em ployment of tho army where it caa be "available" at an election, ?? will make it fpr all time not only the first, bat the last, precedent of its k\T\?.~r-Ncw York . fits. - "The sentence of the Ckmri is," said Judge Porter, a popular Irit?j tcagis *\to, to a notorious drunkard, "that you Lo confined in jail for thc longoufc period tho ?aw will allow ; and I hope you will spend the time in curding whisky." "Bo JaoMa I will and Porter, too," ' was ir.v r.-iT rr"t-r. -- "Frank," aald eu affectionate tooth er the other- day to' ? prenti?dng boy, "rf you don't stop smoking and rinding so mach', you will get So after H while that you won't care anything nhcti work." "Mother," replied tito hopeful, loUarely remaking a rt*f ion? cigar from Ma mouth, <TI b'av*. - ?. MQ\ yu.??? jury Miely doctored witt? this ia the^Wtt$OR*ln "vt penang* mau ?wbtf pv& bien ? death Ta * ?Ul, Witt? $M8&. .'no,Wama c?u W M&Bwti The Groud Commission. - . . . . ly ... . ?L. O.. I . i nc nvs AVOCIUVO aumi?nq ut HCT;U? nreme Court, who aro members of the j brand Commission, ere Judges Clifford, Strong, Miller, Field and Bradley. TU? Armiof th ?ie, ?ho will hnaPrtfaident I of the Commission, is Judge Nathan Clifford, now iu hi? seventy-fourth year, who has been nineteen years on the Su premo Bench. H* has always been a Democrat in polities. From 1830 to 1834 be served in th<?Haine Legislature, and was tbeu appointed Attorney General. From 1839 to 18-13 he represented alaine in Congress. In 1846, President Polk appointed him Attorney General of the United States, which office he held until 1847, when he was appointed Commis nioner to Mexico. On the conclusion of the Mexican war bc wa? appointed Uni ted States Minister to Mexico. On his ( return to the United States, lie settled down to the practice of law in Portland, Me., until January, 1858, when President Buchanan appointed him to the Supreme 1 Bench. Judge WilMam Strong is in the sixty ninth year of h&Agc;?ha fig* been ?eves years on th? fStpremo Bench. He be came a member of the Pennsylvania Bar in \V",2, and practiced law at Reading, Until 1847. in that year bs entered Con gress and served two terms. He became judge of the Supr?me Court of Pennsyl vania in 1807, and held thc position until 18G8, after which he practiced law in Philadelphia until February 1870, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Grant. In Jane, 1">71, ho made a decision de claring thc Income tax constitutional, and in January, 1872, delivered the opinion of the Court affirming the constitutional ity of the Legal Tender net of 18(52. Judgo Strong is a Republican. Jud^e Samuel F. Miller will he GI in April, and h ts been nearly fifteen years on thu Supreme Bench. He is a native of Kentucky, and at first practiced medi cine, but aft* r a few years turned his at tention to law. He removed in I860 from Kentucky to IOWA, where he became one of the leaders of the Republican party in that State. Ho was pressed re peatedly to accept nominations for public office nt the ?ianda of tbe Republicans, but refused these nnd confined himself strictly to the practico of his profession. In July, 180'J. President Lincoln appoin ted him io the Supremo Bench. Judge Stephen J. Field is n brother of Cyrus W. Field, of ocean telegraph fame, and David laidley Field, who has within - a few weeks been sent to Cougreas from New York to fill thc place of Smith Kly. Justice Field in eleven years the junior of hN Congressional brother, being now in his sixty-lirst year. He has been near ly fourteen years on tho Supremo Court Bench. Boru in Connecticut, he removed when he came of age to New York city, whero he studied law with his brother, and afterward-? made n law partnership with him. In 1849 he removed to Cali fornia, and at the beginning nf tho fol lowing year was elected Fi nt Alcade of thc City of Marysville, lu October of that year he was elected to tim Legisla ture, and tted; a IcAdilig part in moulding tho Judiciary of the State. H** was elec ted in 1857 a Judge of tho Supr?. ic Court of California for six years, and became Chief Justice of that Court. In March, 18C3, he wa?" appointed by President Lin coln to tho United States Supreme Court, and has tbe States of tho Pacific slope for bis Circuit. Although appointed by President Lincoln, his political afiiliatious are known to bo with the Democrats. Judge Joseph P. Bradley, the fifth member of the Commission/was appoin ted from New Jersey, in March, 1870, by President Grant. He is nearly 04 year? old, and is n Republican in politics. The choice, repined to be made by the four judgc.i designated in the Act, lay between Jbogei Sway no. Davis. Bradley and Hunt. Junge Swayne, on account of his personal relations with Gov. Hayes, declined to serve; an;] Judgo Davut could not. be chosen for the reason that he ha* just been elected to tbe Senate and is about to return to political life. It was neces sary to take cither Judgo Bradley or Judge Hunt, arid Judge Bradley waa wisely, chosen. , There aro tinco Republicana and two Democrats, as judicial members of tito Commission, but thia need not give the public any uneasiness. Political feeling will not affect the judgment of any of the five judged, .wm we should bi ?juits content lo have mi Republicans. The Commission will render a fair decision, according to tbs ?s*? s**d the fac??- and to that decision the country will cheerfully submit.-News and Courier. AN ELECTOR WHO CAME NEAR IM MORTALIZING HIMSELF.-Xt has just transpired that there was imminent dan gr that tho detection cf ^ Republican eetor in Pennsylvania would have solved the problem which has >ept tbe whole Nation in a condition of unquiet since the 8th of November. Prominent Pennsylvania Republicans nov/ in Wash? ington, since the danger is over? give the P-rUc-ia-s af ik? _5dr, -hieh disturbed them so much at the time. Tho state* uwui ia Uint O'Neill, cf tbs Pittsburg Dispatch, on? off tbs Republican Electors, arrived in Harrisburg on the day belora the meeting of the Electoral College, ?nd on going tn the hotel immediately sent for a number nf Democrat^ ooliticiaus. He consulted with these < several hours, and in the meantime refund to see any of his Republican friends. This conduct excited the suspicions of ?bo Republican manag?? and a committee, waited on him and demanded an explanation of his conduct. He stated that he was in doubt what be sbnuld do, whether not to rote at all or to volo for Tilden, because of rrnat rm considered to bo tho duty of nil patriotic citizens'to respect the will of the majority, and he believed that the Louis-; lana Reta mi ag Bosrd had disregarded the will of the peoploof that State in their findings for the Haye* Electors. The greatest excitement prevailed among the Republicans in Harml-?rg in couse quence of this. Every ono o? the other twenty-six Republican Electors called on O'Neill and insisted-that there was no alternativo but for bim to vote for Hayes. It was also convoyed to bim very dis tinctly, it U said, from outside parties, that if be didcot vote for Heye* He. should never leave Harrisburg alive. The result was that wlv.-j ibo Electoral College met . and O'Nel'.l's name ?ra? callen he voted for Hayes, and relieved tho terrible suspense of bis associates. ?* i-* ir* 'i .*. . 'iirt_c_M T w> !ii'r.t,v irrjjKAii.Ki ern.-^??wi?ifg ii?i?^ a mun moro than to seem small and igno ble in hi? own eyes, lt is the slavish feeling that degrado tho slaved. . A basa ambition makes tho mao that cherishes it, bas*. No ono can ^base you but yourself. Slander, satire, false hood, injiir'.lco-iheae can never rob you of your manhood. Men may lie about you. they may denounce you, they may, cherish auspicious manifold, they may make your falling* the target of their wit A? /rt?lt_J k ts m . rattan K_a aalax??M__rl . ftiAVmi? sworve mi lech from the line your judg ment end conscience have marked out for you. They cannot by all their efforts takeaway your knowledge Of yourself, the parity of your motive?, tho integrity of your elihraeter. and the generosity of your notare. While these are left, you are in point of fact unharmed. Nothing outside yourself ,oaot ?vor make JVU I ?maller than von nrato^iay. If you shall dwindle; if i ca na ces and inability shall corneto noy faenby; it ybushall lose wbax makes you an ornament to that rank and order vf intelligence to which you were born-. ?be loss will ba a selfirjdlciad one. Sclfdt^radaUcu is the cn|yv d?gradation mau ' can know,--'Gfofi/i* i" - Don't linger where "your lova lies FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. A i'uirrrii!AL SOLUTION or THE LABOR QUESTION. New |h*J the.r? *e bf .> k?M >k j the political agitations of the day, it might bc a very proper time to discuss th?: labor question. So far as tho inter ests of agriculturists 0*0 concerned, this is tho most important question that has ever chm. cd their attention. Very soon it mint receive a satisfactory solution, and until this desirable point is reached there can be no material i.dvsnce in thc agriculture of the country. Every step talton in- tho solution of this difficult question should bc carefully noted and improved on, until this valuable point has beun reached. With this view I beg leave to call tho attention of your read ers to a plan which hus been satisfacto rily operated for thc past year on the farms of the Messrs. Adger near Pendle ton. Thc pl-.u is to give to the laborer j one-third of-all crops raised, thc land lord finding everything except thc labor 1 in the production ol' said crops, manure alone excepted. The labor of all the hands employed in the cultivation of crops on said farms to he absolutely un der the control of the landlord, or his agent, for thc entire year, and when not employed directly in the cultivation and gathering of crop* to bc paid for ut fixed rales by the day, week or month, or by the job. The management of thc labor on these several farms (Kev. J. B. Adger, Capt. J. E. Adger, and J, B. Adge. jr.) is as systematic and continuous aa the labor in factories or other industrial in stitutions of thc Northern people. At a given signal thc hands report for instruc tions from the manager for thc day, and whatever in his judm^nt is best (.> be done is unhesitatingly performed by the laborers. In thin way the 'abor on the farm is utilized, either in tho preparation for and cultivation of crops, or otherwise in tho improvement of the farm, for which labor a reasonable remuneration is made. Thc practical results of the above system is, that the farm is kept up in n progressive state of improvement, and the crops raised aro cultivated on thc most approved style. Thc laborer at tho close of the year is satisfied, beca ??a the extra wages obtained enables him in some cases to maintain his family, leav ing his entire crop uuincumbercd. The interests of both pnrtles are thus en hanced, but it is done mainly by well directed, unremitting and continuous labor. Let the above subject bc thor oughly discussed, that a correct solution of thc labor question may he obtained. T. II. R. Country Against Town Civilization. Every State, which lins risen since the beginning of time, has been marked by ono of two civilizations, or a combination of them, which in u broad and general classification, may be set down ns a coun try nnd 0 city civilization. Thc civiliza tion which has the greatest tendency to develop and strengthen thc virtues essen tial to thc life and health of a State, is the ono to bo preferred-the ene to be fostered ; and I say hore to-day that this is a country civilization. And, although it ought not of course to be preferred and fostered to the exclusion of the other the beneficent work of which, as an aux iliary, is by no means small-vet, it should, in all cases of combination, bc made vastly and heavily to preponderate. But why do I say that a country civilisa tion in best adapted to tho germination and growth of th eso essential virtues? Because, while in a city civilization, thc mind, through the grinding influences of trade and the polishing influences of cul tivated society, is made sharp nnd keen and bright, frequently nt the expenso of ita store solid anet robust pari?, ?md still more frequently ot the expense of physi cal and moral soundness and complete ness ; io a country civilization, there are no influences, which must, of necessity, bo folk , -?d by such, or similar, disastrous results. In other words, while in a city eiviUzatir^ only a part, in a country civ ilicatic,?, the whole,-of the man c*n as a general thing be developed. Agriculture famishes, to ?110:0 engaged in it, tho mos? uuu?uuiil lAclliMea for the thorough exercise of every physical, mental and moral qualification -, in !he ever-moving and ever-varying labor: of th? fielri . *ri tho multifarious, and, at times, intricate and refined improvements essential to legitimate and successful farmiug ; in tho application of science to the art of hus bandry; in opportunities for close and systematic study, and for tho acquisition of popular and general information ; and in Interposing no bar, by its other labors, to all necessary aelf-communings ; and to daily communings with Qod, through the medium of the Bible, amid the quiet comforts of a home out of reach of most of tho snares and temptations of the world; and to almost constant commun ing* with Him through that of nature ; and, if properly improved, the results aro*| mea full ol physical, mental and moral soundness and vitality. Yes, the breath ing of country air, tho exercise of coun try labors, the inspiration of country scenery are, I had almost said, essential to the make up of the stalwart nobility of mankind-the champion? of freedom; tho supporters of soclctv ; the saviours of States. . * Not only doea history teach by exam ples, which are indisputable, that a na tion, founded exclusively upon a city civilisation is sure to fall ; but it teaches that a nation founded upon a country civilization is generally sure to prosper. Take up the history of Rome! The world has never seen a nobler, truer, braver, freer people, than were tho men of that State, in the earlier days of the Republic : and. daring that period, they were emphatically au agricultural people. The leading and best citizens did hut live in the city, but in tho country ; and senators, consuls and dictators worked as ordinary, laborers in the fields. Ono of tho mostdistinguisnea 01 noman authors, in alluding to this fact, with a burst of enthusiasm, exclaims: "that the earth, I glorious in seeing' herself cultivated 'by ?tlie banda of triumphant victors, seemed I to make hew eflbrte, and to produce fruits in greater abundance," which, by tho way, was but -an elegant sod poetic method of saying that the cultivation waa intelligent and thorough. The love of ancient Roman leaders for country life, country labors and country simplicity, ls j nnciy iitr?*irnvc\* .? ?t,? ?CWM.C a*.~'.~~" tered t>v an old tvmator to Appius Oladtua. "Here,'' said he, comparing tho Tarro, where they chancad to be, wtth the mag nificent country houses of tho other, "Hero we eec neither painting, statute?, carving nor niosaio work, but to make us amends, wo have all that ia necessary to the cultivation of !and? tho dressing of vines and tba reeding ot e?Ule- In ycur house everything shines with gold, allvcr and marble, but there is no sign or arable lands or vineyards. We find neither ox, ?or cow, nor sheep. There is neithev av in cocks, vintage in cellar?, nor- har vest in barn. Cnn that be callean rann f Jv&h?i doe* ii re*rmblet\at of your grand' father iptd great orandfatAer f' Manius Ourlua, who. repeatedly triumphed over L tho Sabine? and Samnites, and.. fi nally i drove the great king of Epirus, with his thousand veteran*, from ItA?y, ?94 fired as did the ?lavas his littlo .farm*.,. Ca?o, thu service, labored indefatigably, day after day, ir. his fields, waa called the best farmer ot his agc. There- is a volume uf .ne??!ns, which ought tr? K? nondercd. in one of bis favorite exprc|eioQsfilwi'.h re Ka5* ? r??t?nculture :gKfPw?&a'(l he? Tr "iv ?jraivi?e that s?StS>'v urttwM* ethers, least addicted to evil thoughts/' Reg ulus, in tho midst of his African can} gaigu, asked permission of the Rom-in enate to return and cultivate his little farm, which had been neglected during bis absence-wisely p?eferring the simple wreath of a successful agriculturist to thc ornate crown of a successful general. And now what does history say of thc United States and its civilization? It says that thc war of the Revolution was, .n a great measure, fought aud won by furnier.-1. It says that thcTJnlon w/?s, in a groat measure, formed by farmers. It says that the government was in a great measure administered by farmers. It i says that Washington's highest earthly I ambition was to bo considered one of the best of farmers. In a word, it says that tho fields, which God made, controlled thc town, which man made. And what a country was the result !-what a pco pie !-what a government! Hut history tells -adi fi?rent story of this countrv and it- iivi'?zation to-dny. It tells that agriculture, although still, in many respects, the leading interest, has lo*t prestige, position aud power. Ittclls that agricultu i hi \ been shorn of much of its wealth. It hus been fettered by unwise and tppressive legislation, ft tells that by these means, assisted by the aggregation of capital in the cities, and powerful rings and monopolies, the civil ization bf tbo United States-is rapidly changing from a c inti y "to a city civili zation-from a c<.jntry, under, and by aid of which their liberties and greatness, like those of home, were achieved and maintained*-to n city civilization, under and by the aid of which should the tran sition ever become complete, ?hey will, like those of Home, be assuredly and for ever destroyed. Already evidences of th? decline of republican virtues are every where vinihlc; in thc greed and wild hunt for ofiico and money ; tn the corrup tion which stalkcth abroad even at noon day, misnamed in the presence of the world; in the lascivious riot of city wet., .li and luxury; io rulers being, what tho greatest c.'the prophets,denounces, companions of thieves, lovers of gifts and followers after rewards; and, above all, in the apathy and indifference, with which the highest governmental, as weil as individual, crimes arc regarded by thc masses of the people. Oh 1 while struggling in all other way? to uproot these alarming evils, the good men of this country-tho good men ol the cities, us well us thc good men of the rural districts-should nut fail to take those steps by which such evils ..in,, a State can alone be effectually and finally removed. They must build up agricub ture ! They can build up commerce build up manufactories; but let them build up agriculture at thc same time build it up all the time ; repair ever) damage it hos sustained ; rcsnire evcrj rampart, it han lost ; enlarge its bournda ries ; lay its foundations broader anc deeper; and raise its superstructure higher and grander; that those of otho interests may ne, as God intended then to be, merely its appendages-giving U it, indeed, while deriving from it, beaut} and its strength, hut never its superior -never its equals.-Extrada from an Ad dresa by Col. S. S. ?Scott, Chairman of th Executive Committee of the. State Grange of Alabama. Preparation of Mann re. Perhaps tho time will ucver como whet we can dispense entirely with the usc o commercial fertilizers. Fn Europe am in the Northern States, -where the keep lng of stock and making of barn yan manure have, from time immemorial been regarded as thc road to successfu farming, tho use of commercial fertilizer is rapidly and steadily on the increase The South on the other hand is wiselj retrenching in this direction, by utilizim materials on the farm, which, mixed witt cheap commercial fertilizers, render then equal in valuo to thc most costly. W< refer to composts of cotton seed and ach phosphate, which cost very little mon than half as much as ammoniated phos phates of tho same agricultural value As another step in tho same direction, wt suggest that composts of cotton seed ant ashes be made, to demise still farther tin Eure haning of materials obtainable onb cy ont! the limits of the farm. Tues! composts should be made exactly liki those with acid phosphate, adding ti eight bushels of green cotton ticed tin sam J amount of umenched ashes-tnixicj the two thoroughly-wetting and tramp inp thom well, that they may rot slow!; and steadily. Rotten cotton seed ant decomposed stable manure weald be un suitable for such compost-it would b best to use nothing but green seed am ashes. The quantities above namei would be a moderato manuring for on acre of cotton-about equal tb tba amount of phosphate compost which con tains ono hundred pounds of acid phot ph ate. If all the ashes on a farm ia careful!; husbanded during the whole year, anougi cnn be secured, to manure quite a nurnoo of acres of luna. We would suggest also a bone compos as another home fertilizer. Let ali th bones within reach be gathered up, an a pile of alternate layers of wood an bones be made and fired. Where larg quantities aro to be burned it is best t begin with , a moderate, sioca- pi?, UR more than-five oY sir' feet '^square, ah three or four feet high, and as it bun down throw Ou r?crs bones and weed tu til all tho bones nra burned. Iftcogrci heat is generated and the air is exclude* (as it will be in the centre of a large nile a part of the phosphate of thc bones .wi be vaporized, driven off and lost. Afb burning, the hoops can bo readily pulve ?zed or oroken, '4n small pisces ready fi composting. In this compent, cotton se* alone anti bone may bc cid or stab manu rc in conjunction with the cotU seed. If cotton seed alone are used, m intimately with eight bushels of seed,01 hundred and fifty pounds of bones, ? thc mixture thoroughly and tramp wi to insure moderate, steady putrofacti fermentation. If desired, use four bss els or-?Wf g?VtaT M staUatnitunfii place ojf?fltg?gsof?, an|||oa|{| tnc game manper ns?tpuva. ^aasva^?^t, portant that thc mass should bo thotutig ty wet throughout-, il.u tb** anlnhslitv thc bones depends upon the presence substances willoh can only be genera! by the rotting of tho seed or mann This compost should bo made at least t tc three; months before ptanUngrik Six months would bo better still. ; ? quantities named above will manure tnt cratcly, ons acre of land. Corupo?ts of atable tn aim re,, co ttonr.-. ario* :pnosphatc snrktra "rxrput up atra they may bo made later, but when sevc months old they are1 of better quality. CATctirNo HAWKS.- As the seai is approaching when hawks, ?re most1 ctrnctivo to young poultry, a method catching arid kSUiBflptheae marauders i bs is S i'd cr. I* b? ?? iv idl known fact tl a hawk will always light on some 6 epicuou* place close to the poultry yu from which to swoop down on hU.vicMi Taking advantage of this, ere^rp with a flat suriras tho sob just la enough to huid a strong ?t??! trap, ? .' ten this trap by a chain to a steeple the pole, and await results. No bait \ bo needed, for the ?a&wk ; xiii bo qi certain, to light on the trap and bs-suu A gentleman who has tried thia roetl '? hm succeeded In kill toa all tho hawk*, his neittfljlftfttJid; ! ftnmi ter* can n maWmst **** IUlSINO PROVISIONS FOR LABORERS. -The labor?? on every farm should raise ihv food they censures, li the farmer dees not wish to tako the risk, let him arrange with the hands to cultivate for themselves, under his direction end con? tro!, suSc.cct crepe of corn ?nd wheat (not cotton) to supply themselves and families with bread. The farmrr can se cure for himself the rent of land thus planted, and receive pay in work for the use of teams and implements, and thus lose nothing. On the other hand, the laborer will secure hui bread much cheap er than b' can in any other manner. As to meat it would be Getter-to avoid com plication-for the farmer to take the whole of that matter into his own hands, and furnish his laborers. As heretofore shown, hogs can be raised very cheaply by utilising wild fruit-bearing trees, and planting crops of potatoes, chufas, etc. It will bc observed that the course re commended above, if carried out, would utilize a large portion of our abundant lands now Idle. Instead of the negro population being fed from lands cultiva ted in the Northwestern States, and his money passing through the merchant into the pockets of Northwestern farmers, be would be supported from the lands of the Southern farmers, and they (the farmers) receive practically the rent of a vast nuantity of land now entirely unproduc tive. Thc proper pls.ee for the negro in I every point of view-political, social and industrial, is ouc of friendly subordina tion to thc whites-insuring on the one side kindness, care, protection and means of support, and on the other cheerful, steady nnd reliable labor. The time has come, we think, when io most of the Southern States such relation between the rp- 4 can be readily established. ON THE USU OF MULES.-Mules, on a ff?iier-xi average, live more than twice as ong as hrrsei. They are fit for service from three years old to thirty. At twelve - horse ha * seen his bett days, and is go ing down hill, but a mule at that nee has scarcely risen out of bis childhood, and goes on improving until he is twenty. Instances are recorded of mules living sixty and seventy years, but these are exceptions. The general rule is that they average thirty. Mules are never exposed tn disease as horse* are. Im mense amounts of money are annually iost in the prematuro death of high-spir ited horses by accident and disease. Mules have organs nf vision nnd hearing far superior to those of the horse. Hence they seldom frighten and run off. A horse frightens, but a mule, having superior discernment, both by tho eye and ear, understands everything ho meets, and therefore is safe. For the same rea son he is surer footed, and hence more valuable in mountainous regions, and on dangerous roads. We doubt whether on the Alpine paths a mule ever made u misstep. He may have been deceived in the firmness of the spot where he set his foot, but not in the propriety of the choice, all appearances considered. The mule is much more hardy than the horse. A pair of these animals, although small in siee, will plough more land in a week than four horseB. Their faculty of en? durance is almost incredible. Another very important fact is, that in the matter of food a mule will live and thrive on less than half it takes to keep a horse. Kentucky Paper. MR. MOODY AND THE BABY.-Ind? denta which severely try the patience of pastors and congregations occasionally occur in all Christian churches. They aro among the infelicities of publio wor ship. A clergyman interrupted in the manner referred to may be pardoned for mentally showing an annoyance which he does not fee) at liberty to express. On one occasion only have I *een a cler gyman avail himself of an interruption of this nature tu point a murai. Tula occurred last winter at the hipodroine. It was an evening service. The house was densely (and when was it otherwise?) filled. Five or six thousand faces and twice as many eyes and ears were looking and listening to Mr. Moody. An impas sioned and eloquent portion of his ser mon was interrupted by the loud crying of an infant. Mr. Moody paused, nnd, turning to tho:?e sitting near him, entered into conversation with them. The moth er soon succeeded in quieting the child, when Mr. Moody with cheerful expres sion of countenance resumed; but not more than five minutes elapsed before a louder wail was heard. Mr. Moody again paused and entered into conversation un til the mother a second time succeeded in quieting her child. In the course of a few minutes, however, the baby's voice was heard for a third time, the mother and father simultaneously rising, with the evident intention to depart. That seemed almost hopeless undertaking, for. they were seated in the centre of the im? mense audience. The parents succeeded however, in reaclrii.g the middle aisle. Mr. Moody meanwhile encouraging them with a benignant smile. Their nearest way out waa by a side door. There was almost breathless silence aa they passed down the middle elsie. When ne?? *b? preacher he' exclaimed, "God bless that mother.- .1 trish there were-many moro Christian mothers possessing the courage to bring their infants to church when they cannot leave them safely at home." The effect was electrical. A sense of re lief was felt throughout tito house. That mother's heart was not the only one that thanked Mr. Moody for a seasonable manifestation of sense and sympathy, which did equal credit to his head ana heart.-Thurlow Weed, in JMno York Ur bane. RET?RN OF JEWS TO PALESTINE. m*-- * O0B? I . HU.I.. t_ -J_ . L " _: ino ^onr ioii m imSi; is cz moro tr.s? the astrologers find promised in its two lucky figure sevens ; it will probably wit? ness tba birth of several. now nations. They may ba boro amid tho pangs of war, though to-day the signa are more auspicious ; but they will be born. Not only will one, more probably two, con* stituttonal and maternally protected na tions be bera within tho limits of Otto man suzerainty, but Egypt will bo re made by England. The new scheme of widening the Suez Canal really means tbs colonising of Egypt with many of t h?"*blsm B sf Uah nu ami ilse. rewa lion of tho.Khedive's Government. Thc keen instinct of thc Jews' baa fore felt what ia coming. I wrote you some time ago that a remarkable migration to Pal cstine was going on among that people, and that the signs of it were observable In many closed Jewish homes iii London. A tr^rc?tr trhe h" ?._.-? ??*>..i?.*;? writes in "Ui-djay's 2itnei that ho found the whole region from Dan to Beersheba crowded with immigrant* iront ali p-.ria of the world. Whatever may have caused the fathering of Jett* to Pales tine, the fact is certain. And thc trav eler who 'natl remarked it, no doubt rep resents the hope he found among them in his intimation that England might well assist in the restoration of Jenna lem and the foundation there nf a Jew ish repebit*; other liberal Govern ment. The proposition ls one likely to eprcsd Hke wila-fire. The average or thodox Unriatiaa world will at once recognize, the Divine hand stretched forth to fulfill nronhecy, and any amount of tansey coule be r?i^ ?,??? fr.rsuch a pnrposr. When Egypt und Syr?'Vji taken in hand it nhl became at otico necessary to reduce Arabia to order. Tho World ti? beenabJibsorbed in nesrer Turkish afiasra a? hardly to have uotteed that Arabia U et present the arena ol e-tdi mw.^(Xnpmtaii Coxunctcial. f y^*'?v ?vt ?inrtrr?iW*?T??er?- - ,rr* Individual.eeopomy will'bringgen? - ir^Wd I givo you a flogging the other ?aid * scbsoimaster toa trembling ..WelL what do the Scripture* say upo? the, subject f*' "I cWtKwJ3r>. ?3d tb* other, "e*otpt lt ia it? ib*t pasiega lira tift^% 'b1*"* " JudgffirSatr?fthe Public! n.-M llia nmrnt ?TO TMIt tb? public W>.Y? ?ar?HSy e*eifi?ei tfca *??md??tii vu rt? tsw ItssntxUcsdjiroperU** ar? Alterativo, sum?. thc bunraq. system for which tho VEGKrlMs cannot 'ia wA willi perfect safety, as it doe? not conUlr. any metallic or poUonous com pound. Il ts composed escluslvely of bark?, fool? and barta it t? very pleasant to take; er ?rr ehUd Uk?* lt. lt b> rafe and reJ lalle, as UM following *rld?ucs ?rill show: Valuable Evidence. Tua followlaz Bsscllctted testimonial from Ker. O. T. Walker, it. !>., formerly pastor ol Bowdoln Square Cl: urrb.Uoet'ui, ?nd at prei>erit settled '.n Providence, lt. !.. roust bo deenieo a* rellabUartdeace. Ko one ebon ttl fall to observe tbat tbU testimonial U tba ra*njl?rf two yearn' eapsrleuce witii tbe uso ci YEGETINE lu the Re?. Mr. Walker's f ?rally, wbo now pronounces lt luralaable: P&OVIPKXCEtJR. t; IC* TttASSIT.Sia?.?T. H. R. BTCVKKS, Eeo.: I feel bound to express with my ?ip;?ture tba bl?;, valus I pl*?? upon your VCGjti INK. My family have u?ed lt for tbe last- ?nu year?. In nervous debility lt te invaluable, and 1 recom mend lt to all who may need nu invigorating, renovating tonie. O. T. WALK? I, Formerly Faster of Bowdolu b<|ti?<* Cbercb, Boston. A Walking Miracle. Mn. H. R. HTtrrEKB: . n. nr air-Though u ?tranger, I want tc In form yon want VBO*TIXE ha? douo fur nie. La?t Cbrlnma" Scrofula made lt? nppenrauoo In my syitoni-lurga ruuulng ulcer- cppearlr,? on mo, as follows: One on ead of my arm?, oue ou my tblgb, walch entendcu to Ibo ?eat, one on roy bead, which eat Into tbe ?kuli bone, on" on my leii leg, which became so und tbat two physicians cams to amputate tbe limb, though upon consultation concluded not to do co, as my whole hotly was so full of Scrofula; they deemed it advisable to cut tho sore, which was painful beyond description, and there wai u quart rf matter vu? from this one ?oro. Tho physicians all gave ino up ta die, and cald they could do no more for me. Holli ol my leas were drawn up lo my seal, and it waa thought if I did get up agalu I would bo a crip ple for life. . ...... .UM . -, ? When ju thU coudlliou I saw VEQETIMS advertised, and commenced takln? it In Starch, auu followed on with it until 1 ! ad used sli teoa bottle*, ?i'd this morning I a.- golug to plough corn, n well nina. All r.:y townsmen cay lt is a miracle to sec me round walking r id working. In conclusion 1 will auld, when 1 was endur ing auch groat suffering, from tbnt dreadful dlscti?e, Scrofula, I prayed to the I/>nl above to take mo out of this world, but ns VKOETISK ha* restored to mo tho blessings of health, 1 desire more than ever to live, flint I may bo o? ?orno iorvlcoto my fellow-men, and I anew ot no better way to aid suffering humanity, than lo inclose you this statement ci my case, with an earnest hope that yon will publish it, and lt will afford me pleasure to reply to any com munication which I may receive therefrom. I am, slr, rory respectfully, WILLIAM PAYN. Avery, Berton Co., Mich., July 10,18T?. Reliable Evidence. MB. H. R. STEVCTB : . ..... ., Dear Slr-I will most cheerfully add roy tcstl raonv to the great number you have alrondy ro celved in favor of your great and good medicine, VEQETINE, tor I do not thin'- enough can bo ?aldin its praiao, for 1 waa troubled over30 years with that dreadful disease, Catarrh, and had euch bad conghing spells that it would seem as thourii I could never fcreatho auy moro, and VEQETINE has cured me ; and 1 do feel to than? God all the tim* that Ibero ia po good m medicine as VEQETINE. and I alsethlnkit one of tho beat medicine* for coughs and weak, tunkloa feelings at the stomach, and advise ev^hody'ta?take tho VEQETINE, for I can iisure them it is ono of tho best medicines that eTWW*"* MRS. L. GORE, t o<_' Corner Magaxhio and ^caS? ?W Fnpar?d by S. B. mfBRSj Borton, Mm _ ?8?T?8E S3 SOLO BY ALI DRU86?3T& DENTISTRY. DR. G. M. JONES IS prepared to do all kinds of Dentistry at short notice. Being in possession di all th* latest improvements and hast of ma terial, can do work in thc best of style. In setting and filling teeth, he is determined not to be surpassed -by any. Old decayed tcetli treated and made good, nt very little above thc price of extracting. Good teeth within tho reach of all, at the presenrrc tluced prices. All work warranted. Ofllce. adjoining T. J. Leak's residence, second door below market, 'fenns low for cash or barter. / 8ept 7, 1870_8 '_ UPHOLSTERING. THE subscriber would respectfully inform the residents of Anderson and vicini ty, that he ls prepared to do all kinds or Upholstering on Sofas, Lounged and Chairs or anything else in bia line, with J ii ia? and dispatch. Trunks and Valises ulso paired. J. J. SMITH, At J. L. Fant <fe Co.'s, opposite Juil. Nov 2, 1870 16 3m LUMBER! LUMBER! 'I* AM now prepared to furnish PINE, B OAK, HICKORY and POPLAR LUMBER on the Bluo Ridge and Air Lino Railroads at Seneca City, in any quantities desired. Mr. W. T. Reed.is my agent at Ander son, who will always bo found at tho Lumber Yard, ready to wait on custo mers. WM. J. HARBIN July 8,1875 61 "\TOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. -A-T Notice is hereby given that J. W. Pr? vost and E. A. Bell, Executors of the Estate of Joseph Pr?vost, deceased, have tiled in the Court of rebate their application for .> Final Settlement of sold Estate, and dis charge therefrom as Exccuto.-fc Ordered. That Saturday, 17th of February, bo appoin ted for hearing said application. W. W. HUilPIIREYS, J. P. Jan ll, 1877 28 . 5* "fcTOTI?? OF FINAL.SETTLEMENT. XrK Notice is hereby given that David Crawford, Administrator of Maria Bagwell deccMed.'has filed in the Court of Probate his application for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge therefrom ns Admin istrator. Order?!. Thct the 13th of Febru ary . next hos been appointed for bearing Bald application. . .. ?S: W' HUMPHREYS, J. P. J?u li, 1377 23 5 Greep.viUe and Cc!?Tnb)a Railroad. ?l??NGE OK SCHEDULE. Passenger. Trains rup dally, Bundar excepted, connecting with Night Trains on Souih Carolina Railroad "-1 ?>'???'? --On "ana *n?r uinn<i&?. Kay 2?, the following will be tbo&hcdulo : UP. Ltave Columbi* at_.". 7 45 * m Leave AhOoo. 9 SO * m Leave Newberry.....10 60 a ra Leave n?Jge?.2 17 p m Leave Helton..... 4 no p rn AxrlTe st Greenville. 5 35 p m DOWN. Leave Greenville at. 8 03 a ni Leave B-Iion. 9 as * rn Lear* Hodges.ll 83 * ir Leavo Alston. 4 20 p m Arrive at Columbi*. 5 55 p m . ANDERSON BRANCH-DOWN. L???? Ws}hsn>... ..... ._.A IR O H Leave Parry/vine...,. 7 oo a ir Leave Pendleton...."., 7 50 a tn Leave Anderson._. 8 50 a ui Arrive Mt Railton. 9 40 a rc int Eeaw7f*rtVvW^ .:. o xi 'p S ,1 t>*t? Peudletou...;...". s oo p n 1 Leave Anderson_. 5 ot? i> u, Le?ve Belton.... 4 00 p w THOMAS RODA M EAD, Gen. Sup't. I Change of Schedule on South Caro lina ?aidroad. . CHABLRsrroN, May ?S, ?S7S. On and after this date, the ReguUr Day Paasen gvr Trtiu will run es follows, Snnduvs t-xeentod : Leave Charleston at._. .0 00 an L^ve%?at*^z:::-:::::;;:;::^ 8 ? Arrive M uaartessoa a*....,....-....t.;.TO p rt vioBT axpv.ns ACCOMMODATION TBALV. I^?vc Charleston at."..7 to p ?j AirivoatCbarlestoa *t. .Ie ?San On ?nd after tala dat* thc Camdm train wit i?n?rc,tf?.J?,?5vl,1? ^??ly (eaoept Sunday) will Up ?nd Dotrn Day an? I**.?5cn*cr Trains. a 8. SOLOMONS, Superintendent. . - ! fr * t "omi KAW. . ' fW*^ TfUn'NOk *. Antre. Ijeate. ( A\Wa....._. ... ? OJ po ? vlr*eavUle..?_."" s.41 ?i.-i 9 14 ni. S^SSf^?^nrrstln. No.?." ' Arrive. ' ''*U*TO! J?cetk?B. - ' il* *a 1 ?p^ftw^1*-.'. . -^.5 ll a m 5 tu" i O?*?BjUl0....^.0 117am 04r.cn 1 '?9l!'^^^^w.".?-.j-8 1il?m ? 31 ar. AiuBts.i.iAt! r.i.vrrt. Ai.-.in 111 30 p ut . ... JOHN li. P?CK? ?d\H. J?ew A?verti?oments. ? L?CR*T!*E BUSINESS w? want ti?jO inore fti'sUclas? 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Thc dally edition will on wcok days be a shed of four pages, and on Sundays a I ?licet or eight pages, or 50 broad columns; while the weekly edition will bc a sheet of clgbt pages of the haine dimensions and character thal are already .familiar to our friends. -./ TUE SI N will continue to bo ihostronuous edvo. cat* of reform and retrenchment, and of the sub. siltation of statetiuisnshtp. Wisdom, ?ndIntegrity for hollow pretence, imbeeJUty, and fraud in tho administration of public affairs.' lt will contend for thc government of the people by the people and for the people, us opposed to government by frauds .in thu ballot-box and in thc counting of rotes, en forced hy military violent It win endeavor {o supply Its readers-a bod., now not'far from a million of sonia-with. thc.most.careful, complete, and t ruft worthy account? of current events, and will employ for thistntrpMu a numerous and care fully selected staff of reporter? and correspondent*. Ita report* from Washington, especially, .-III isl full, accurate and fearless ; "and ft will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy tho hatred of those who thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give them, while lt will endeavor to merit the confidence of the public by defend? ng tho right* of the people against tho encroachments uf unjustified power. Tho price of the dally SUN* will bc-ss cents? month or $0.50 a year, post paid, ur with thc Sun day edition 87.70 a year. Thu SUNDAY edition alone, eight pago.-;, ?t.20 a year, post paid. Tho WEEKLY Sex, eight pages of SO broad col umn-, will be furnished during 1877 at the rate of Si a year, post paid. Tho benefit of this largu reduction from the pre vious rate for Tun WEEKLY can be enjoyed hy In. dividual subscriber? without .he noces? fly of raak-, ing up clubs. At thc sanie time, if any of out friends choose to std in oxicndin? oar circulation, wc aliall bo grateful to them, and evory>ncb penca who ?ends us ten oe more subscribers from one place will bo entitled1 lo one copy or the paper for himself without charge. At ouedoltar a year, post age paid, thc expenses ul naper and printing axe barely repaid ; and. considering the size of (hs sheet and thc quality of of ll? contents, wc arc con fident tho people ?ill consider THE .-WEEKLY Sex the cheapest newspaper published in thc world, acd wo trust also one of tho very best." Address, TUE SUN, New Yg*k City, ii. Y. Jan. ll, 1877. 26 . 0 " A Complete Pictorial History of tho Timen"-" The best, cheapest, and most successful Family Paper in thc Union." ?.? ? :? :> i<.,-:-\K f.vili?'':--.-'.( ' Harper's Weekly. ILLUSTRATED. KuTICKS OV.TIU? I'ui??. 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