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Official RqwrVfoYln^lftto? and Courier. Thc State Orango, Patrons of Husban dry, of South Carolina, mot at 7 p? rh. in fifth annual, session, andras opened in .luo form lu the fourth degree'by 'the Worthy Master, D. Wyatt Aiken, Tho officers were all present except Ceres and Kiora. Tile rol^.of Granges WHS called and sixty-two repr?sentative*1 answered to their ?ames. , , , Bro. Lenphurt, from Grango 04, atabal that his Grango was in arrears to the State Grange, hilt us it was one of the (?rangea that had lost by the failure of Karie)' & Q?/i ani* ^Mp ,'a<1 Ruined hy the State Grange", he'asked that .said claim bo absorbed ny thc pay ment from time to time of the jqtmterly. 'Tin motion, the request was granted.' Tlic treasurer reported that the dole* -ates who had answered to the. roll cal' were prqporJytafcorcdite?.i?rJa1. faktPcach .luring the evening paid into his hanaj all demands against their respective! < ?ranges, as shown by tho secretary's ' Imoks. The Worthy Master read the following address, which, on motion, wai referred tau cowmittea : Hrothcrs and Sitters of the State Grange ,f South Carolina: At the ituuual meeting of this body in November, 1875, a resolution wa? passed authorizing tho Master and Executive (.'.iiuniittcc to revise our by-laws, and. to -elect the time of holding Our annual session?. 3hiture consideration; j pducod thc selection of the' finit Wednesday in Kehruary. Hence, moro than a twelve month has elapsed si'jco we lust assem bled, and so many havo been the changes and HO momentous tho thn?s, that our Order in South Carolina has nnd its im ;>ortance almost overshadowed by other interests more potential with the public mind. For the past six months our (?ranges have been generally inactive. Many have died of inattention, some lave consolidated, others are dormant, and but a few aro live, active, working (?ranges. Much responsibility rest? upon this session of tho Stato Grange. You will bc expected to create anew that en thusiasm which once induced farmers throughout the State to cast their Iota with us. You must revivify the Order ur its usefulness is gone. A Grange must ho progressive to be advantageous to its membership; for it to'become stagnant i< to invite dissolution. I am assured, however, that a duo attention to the be hests of oui Older will revive (.ali our (?ranges, 'nutt'prevent & continuance of our lethargic existence. At our lust meeting the Master was authorized to appoint in each county a Deputy, whose duty it should be to visit all the new Granges . herever charter members demanded it; thin work, too, was t? bc done as a voluntary pleasure, and nt no expense to tho State Grange, tho necessary traveling expenses being allowed from thc Tni^atiop lees whenever Subordinate Granges were organized. Ik-fore making ?iny such 'appointments I ileterniined to try the experiment in my own county by doing whr.t would be ex-' peeled of these appointees. . The result was. I was away from home'sixteen days i'.t privuto conveyance, and found the mor cutir Ty too, irksome to be done as a gratuity. Consrauostly, afto? advising what was expected of tlieco 'deputies, I was unablo to get Masters In one-half of the counties of the State, who were com petent, to consent to norforni {his labor, and, therefore; .appqi^^j$| [4 ftw. dep uties. The Master consented to perform the duties of his office without remuneration. I confess I Tiave done but little, and yielded to but . a few- of the.many calla made upon mo; but tho little thc.t I did do consumed eighty-one 'days'of the yeUr; or just about tlirco months cf woriwg time. I do not believe that the farmers . of risuth Carolina will ever'ngiilu conscrit torxact lnbor of any officcV without m mrning him an equivalent for work dohe. 1 trust, therefore, you will'In your wis dom contrive some means by which reg-1 ular visits lo tho subordinate Granges will be made Oy thc proper officer during, tho ensuing your, for whichremuneration,' will be allowed and paid, . . I am unable to suggest methods by. which tor Granges can"be revived',' andi ?tn unwilliug to present tor your consid eration enterprises that might bo entered '?to aud controlled ?by our subordinate.' oranges, while so much-lethargy prevails throughout the State. I ato t?atlsfled, however,, if you n<|opt a system of quar terly reports, which, in addition to furn ishing tho information required by the National Grange, will advise the brother hood throughout tho State upou thc Con oiti?n-of our cfops nt ?tated times during thc year, you will haye taken bric step in jae ?jght direction. 'Vfieao reports should .ic forwarded promptly by tho first day df .he ?ret month of each quarter, andcon ,68? f?r P?ol?cation by the Secretary f?*ta*? Orango n8 soon thereafter ?s ['M'itreablQ. Some convenient forms of jn?h blanfctcporU aro herewith submit tja" ^<Jani 8ce BO objection to giving '"ch information to tho world, F wi" agrce to prjbli?h the Secretary's quarterly consoHilatcd report, freo of cost t? thor t-ratige, iuthe Agricultural Department ol the weekly Ketcs. A\our Jost meeting wo ale? requeued; jomnfary.eontributiona of only one dolA w each from all tho Granges in South laroun? faB<?HHfe?? <w??a uMUtfi?kmJ ?nie ni to-issue a monthly bulleen or yrcnr?r of4nformation for tht? Patrons of lusbaodry, Some few Granges eo?trhV wdonc- dollar each, and there wa? con silently a:sort of spasmodic appearance" ??*?all;oircolar, that from its irregular,, "its to the Granges could not possibly 'i^chfencllttcd them tho amount cxpon ? i, . 'rf pnblication. It? issue has "'?Jly become extinct. : "Auditor of the Rural Carolinian Z r*Feyerj^ effort to -induce the PatVonsr *niU^ranriors to suhanribn to the onlv. "Kncuituraliouriial in tho Stato, particu wtni the State Grange, by formal reso* m.!!!?k hiul c?mmondcd thta monthly Riffle 10 tho farm ora of the State. **? "tfate was that of the monthly cir & tt"(i already it hns cef?-*! to exist, na ing died frofu want of p'airt?nagttV.'CL ro?jjibry theo? two ontcreriaea might uni ?,r??v1B? nfcd they been coriduoled our0 l? btsi* of voluntary h&ti?K; fot ^'I?oj>lb Bcem to bo averse to pay for un? m\or?Wkin *o esaentiaily nt^t?iXj l'wron yS t0 t-u? P^'Wiv.^ fttinbr'fxt i-'iS^/?*^m of aSencics adopted by!<?o! ont ufan?o has, for moro causes than ti,m v7n?P*? not latisfied the antioipa SL f rhc "'^'nhere of our Ordcri A ti ih?"?,??PHntics will pres?nt r?poruj S;Sir ii?P* fc?r ?henisolves, I fjtiW ? ?jf reter you to said rep?rb? for inf?r-^ rat |;e.'H?e3tion of co-operation :i :X pres t^ agitating the Order all over the Udl ODinift ' nnd thcro 1" Pront divcrsltv of atirJ , amon? our Jeauing members rel t? lu effect upon the Order. My conviction is, that if oo-operation were Btudied and appreciated aa it should bc by tho membership, it would become a panacea for most of our illa, I Co-opera tion does not ni eau jcAtt^lockifita, nor is it bui?oi?v&abi0jD? ??lhtr?t?!CoatJ pr underselling tho mercantilo establiah mo?ta, of the 0oua?ryj iBut it ia simply entering -tba field ?fi(comp?tition with the mercantile lYatefhity, und dividing the profits of trade among tho purchasers. If any half dozen Granges in any county in ?Me State were to establish a co-oncra five store upon this principle, ana buy ar'd ?ell for cash j the customers of the store weald ^ soon discover the necessity of more rigid ?v?uuiny ai home; they wonld discc d many of their innumerable wants,' most of which are imaginary at best, arid, bj reducing their habits of life to itt degree of consumption based solely up6n' ?'?ash system, they would, nt an early day, forget thc flesh-pots of the ;past, the poverty of the present, arid et? 'tertairi bright anticipations for tue future. I can'do little else than bring thc atten tion of the Orange to this important sub ject! but i do so with an earnestness that, j could lt be shared by Patrons throughout the K?lte, would -prove a mighty lever in reviving the Oranges, and restoring the Souted prosperity of our impoverished &ie.' " ?... 'At this ?essieu you will alter ot amend, adopt or reject, the By-Laws publish?tT by the Master and Executive Committee. Whilst I approve their publication; I feel assured Article 3 should be amended so as'to leave the place of holding our an nual session to be selected by the Orange itself, find, in their failure to decide, to require'the Executive Committee to'se lect' the Aplace, and give the necessary publicity ' before the succeeding nunual session. ' At our last session a brother was ac cused of assisting parties who had not taken" four degrees in gaining access to our hall during the meeting of the State Qmn??. This matter was by resolution submitted to a committee for investiga tion. The report of that committee is herewith presented. During the past fall other'charges of a serious nature were preferred against thia same brother I by an adjacent Orange, which I have I thought should be submitted for your ! consideration. I therefore herewith j present them for your action, j I also submit for your determination I one or two cases of complaints from Oranges pgainut infringements by adja I cent Oranges upon their territorial rights. These questions could ensily have been I rcitied by the Master, but with the hope ?that action upon thom'by the'State Grange' might ptevent similar recurren ces, I have thought proper to lay th??m before you at thia session. At the session of the National Grange, held in Louisville in November, 1875, R?verai amendments to our Constitution were submitted for rutincatic.i. or rejection hy the several State Oranges, and tho ? ffeto of ono of these amendments has just j been decided. It was proposed to amend Art; 7, 'Bec. 2, so aa to give to each Sub ordinate Grange' the power to regulate the dues and fees paid- into the State Gi^nge'treEsiHry. 'TniB amendment hav ing been adopted, your attention is called to'the article as amended, that you may decide 'whether any chang? should bc made in the payment of dues by the Sub ordinate Granges of South Carolina. : ' At ita recent session in Chicago, the National Grange approved and submitted for ratification or rejection by the State Granges four additional amendments tc our Constitution. The first amendment proposes tb allow fourth dc crree tnemben to beeom? ?tigible to oil 'the higher de gree:;: "Tho ae>ond amendment propose? to reduce the1 Executive Committee ol the National Grange to three members and mattes the Master of the National Grange ? member er ^officio bf the E*oe utiv* Committee. The third proposes tc require the National Grange to meei biennially instead of annually. And th? fourth proposes to1 allow-"Subordinate Granger to elect a representative to cht ' Slate* Orange in tbs event the Molter ii tenable to attend/ A' printed copy o , these amendments is herewith submitted and your action ls required upon them; i T My" LRU! uf'wrvtW'TB toaster uf ihii ?Stagijgrfpge gui ?gBte^,!&$ ot thi: 'session you wilt De required by the con' siltation ;to elect my. successor.. I canno .vacate this position without returning t< ,the brotherhood throghouttho State TOS slrfcerest tilatiks' for that uniform defer en ce that has' been sh own'me on ali oe ca sjons by individual Patrons and our Sub ordinate Gratiger. Appeals from rn; ruling;, have never been intimated, nuu ; fraternal compliance lias on all occasion been awarded tue. This reflection ha endeared thc order to me, and the mor I hare worked for it the more has it com Sended itself to pty admiration and love i the ftiturej os' irv the past, I expect t cultivate1 to'?teal for it? permanency, am ^li?'hever'conclud? that the Order of th Patron'; of Husbandry has fulfilled it mission in South Carolina until it ehal bar* onroiied .among ita 'members a mc jt>rity of tho fanaere of our State. ' ! Tb ft Executive- Committee submitte t^ieir report, which was also referred to' committee. j The Treasurer submitted his repor which waa a??o referred. I Tho Wurthy Master announced th following committees: I Committee on W. Master's Address BroH. W. W. Bussell, P. II. Adams, I s^pfl^^ 3 ' * j Committee on Resolutions-Bree. J. 1 Bligh, J. Pi Cote?TSri, George McCutchei Com mi two tawFiitowamd'Auditing Bros. J. S. Hair, J. H. Huffman, B. I tr?a ?ey. ? Committee on Order of Business-Bro ?N. Lipscomb, John Brattou, G. S attison. ! Bro,Xe*$b'*H mooted that a Gomnritt. on unfinished business bo appointed. I Adopted. Whereupon the Wortl Master appointed Bros. G. Leophart, ] ?. Lkxve; 3. B. McWhite. ! On motion, all resolutions wero r debate. J Bro. Lipscomb . submitted a series ??ezcluiiez" ficss the c>r?rnn-7-s*t'?i. of P moria Grange, which were referred to tl Committee.on Resolutions. [ On motion, the Orange adjourned u ttl 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. WIT. Hoot), Secretary. x ti /8ebi>nr2 Day. Cot ir^BiA, S. C. Fcb. 8. Tho W. Master called tho Orango ?rder at 9 o'clock a. m., and opened uo form, i t The Master of Grange 281 report, 'i nd waa admitted aa a member of t ; l?tate Orange. By request of tho chairman of tho Co i millee on t?^-Mtoiej o j AtWre??; B .Norris >ol %ded to thai committee. Commttteb on Business reported t ' 'I ollowirigV, '?That tho order of busiu II or ?hia'ect?lcm of tho State Graogc bo I b^'mi: ' 'jHjra?, opening tho Orang i ccond, rt siding tho minutes ; third, u fiions and, . ?blutions; fourth, report flie Executive Committee and otile* rn tho Orange; fifth, reports of standi committees; sixth, reports uf ?pee committees." Adopted. Tuc: Secretory submitted his report, which was referred to Auditing aud Fi nance Committee. By order, copies of the Proceedings of tho National Gtauge and copies o? Co operative Rules woro distributed among tho members. Representative:; from Granges Nos. 1, 25, 60, 328 and 388 reported, and took their seats. ?. Bro. P. S. Felder, Grango agent in Charleston, submitted a verbal report of the business of his omeo, which was en couraging. Resolutions relating to the Furley cc Co. agency, th.- olectiou of officers, and the reports of committees were submitted, and referred to tho Committee on Reso lutions. The Camtnittco un Resolutions report ed back two papera in their hands, on Pomona Granges and co-opcrativo stores, and asked that they be referred to com mittees having these special subjects un der their supervision. So ordered. The same committee submitted tho fol lowing : Resolved, That tho election o?' ofliccrs be made the special order for this after noon^ a W o'clock. Adopted. "The Committee on Finance reported as follows: Resolved, That all tlioso Granges that 'lost money by Failoy & Co.. of New York, ana tho payment of which was guaranteed by tho State Grange, bc al lowed to retain all dues to the Stat? Grango in their t .eosurios, and appropri ate the same to tho liquidation of the claims of those members who were thc victims of naid awindJc, and that tho rep resentatives from these Grunges be al lowed cents in tho Stato Grango until the said debts be entirely liquid -.ed ; and that thc Secretary of the State Grango be required to place tho amounts due by said Granges to their credit quarterly, and at each annual session of the State Grange report the amount paid on each claim : Provided, that all claimants de posit satisfactory vouchers with tho Sec retary of tho State Grange. Adopted. Bro. J. A". Mills moved that our dis tinguished Brothers, Governor Hampton and Lieutenant-Governor'Simpson, bc invited to tho privileges of tho floor of the State Grange. Adopted. At 2 o'clock, p. m., the Grange took a recess until 4 p. m. Thc Grange resumed business at the expiration ot recess, and the special order for that hour was called for, to-wit : the election of officers. Tho Worthy Master appointed Bros. Mattison, Cox and Mc Whito as tellers, and oidered thc Grango to prepare their baliots ior Master. The ballots were cast, the tellers retired and counted tho votes, and reported Bro. J. N. Lipscomb, of Chappcll's Depot, S. C., had received a majority of the votes cast, Thereupoa thc Worthy Master declared Bro. J. N. Lipscomb duly elected Mastci of the State Grande o? South Carolina foi the next two ensuing years. ' The Grango wc/o ordered to prepare their ballots for Overseer. The vote: wfere polled, tho tollers retired : .ad count ed, and reported that no Brother had rc celved a majority of tho votes cast, nm consequently there was no election. A second ballot was immediately held, nnc resulted, as reported by the tellers, in i majority of the votes being cost for Bro J. S. Richardson, of Sumter, wheroupor the Worth. Master declared Bro. J. S Richardson of Sumter. S. C., duly elect ed Overeeor of the State Grange of Soutl Carolina for the next two ensuing years A ballot was next held for Lecturer which resulted in no choice. Immcdi ately a second ballot was ordered, and, a the jesuit, thc tellers reported that Bro ? J. E. linda), of Packsville, Clarendoi County, S. C., received a majority of tht votcB cast. Whereupon the Worth} Master declared Bro. Tindal Lecturer o' the Stute Grange of South Carolina fo the next two ensuing years. A ballot for Steward, was ordered, atu tho vote being cast, the tellers rptired counted the votes and reported that Brc P. R. Brown received a majority of th votes cast, whereupon tho Worthy Mastc declared Bro. Brown, of Anderson Couti ty, duly elected Steward of State Grang of South Carolina for the two next en suing years. On motion, the special order whs sus pended, and made tho special order for o'clock p. m. The Committee on Worthy .Master' Address reported that as far as their lira ited timo would admit they had exam ined the samo, and respectfully report i port that so much as relate to the supei vision of subordinate Granges by lc tnrcrs bo committed to the charge t Pomona Granges. Secondly, that tb system of quarterly reporta proposed b ?tho WorthyMastor bo adopted. Thirdh that our agency in Charleston be cot tinued, and all Granges bo encouraged 1 patronize it And, fourthly, that tl 'Central Bureau agency be re-established 'provided, it can be modo self-sustaininj and especially do they recommend tl establishment of County or Pomor agencies. Adopted. The Executive Committee submittc the following report: OK CO-OPERATION AND LIFE IN8UBA7-C That portion of the Worthy Mostet address at our last nuuual session relatii to insurance was rcforred to the Exec ti vc Committee. Tho subject being now ono, with little time aud no rehab source of information at hand, your cot mitteo's report was an imperfect on Since that time your committee have o tainod the information that thero aro tho different States many co-operative mutual aid associations in operatio some of which have been in existen many year?, among tho Masons and Oi Fellows. In several of tho Northern ai Northwestern States there are lifco ins tutious organized ny tuc nurous of xii Dandry. At Elmira, N. Y" thero is o in succcsful operation with about 1,1 members, and organized eighteen mont ago. They have had ten deaths, calli for ten assessments in eighteen monti In the Elmira society tho meinbendi fee was three dollr.rs until they mimbi ed five hundred members; they th adopted a Beale ot membership-less th 35 yean?, $8 ; from 36 to 45, inclusive i from 51 to 55, inclusive, 98 ; from 56 61, inclusive, $15, and so on. To becom _; ?u?. ---i:~.r. zrz'JLii be - gue i standing,tjnale or female, In sou health, and be recommended by a Most Director or | Agent. Your commit havo ascertained that the death rates i about one per cent, or tea deaths ii thousand. In their entire man age mj they have aimed at aimplicity and ecol my. The coat of obtaining membemi varies with age, but the assessments alike on all .mernbera, male and fem: When a member dies every other mc ber pnya one dollar to his or her fara or legatee. Tho expenses of the sod aro defrayed by membership fees, ?th are graded according to age. Your cc mitten would recommend tho organ] tion of societies of this kind in this St 1 and aro pleased to report that ono has ready been organized at O ran ge bi which has recently been incorporal and has commenced business under v favorable circumstances. Respectfi submitted. After discussion the report iras adi ed and commonded to the considciat of Granges throughout the State. Thc Executive Committee further re ported, recommending tho appointment of n committee to wait upon Governor Hampton, and request him to suggest to this Legislature c-t their nest soweit th* propriety or organizing a tfUBEAU Of AG It ICU LTC BE for this State. Adopted without discus sion by a rising vote. Thc Worthy Master appointed its the committee to wait upon Governor Hamp ton ns recommended by the Executive Committee, Bros. lt. M. Sims, L. J. Pat terson and John Iiratton. Tho Executive Committee further're ported recommending the appoint?e.? of a committee to memorit?I?Ee the Legis lature nt its next session, to pass a law abolishing thc existing fence law, and re J[iiiring stock instead of crops, to bo enced. Adopted. Whereupon : ' np Worthy Master appointed Bros. Ircdcll Jones,'J. N. Huffman and R. C. Carlisle as the committee. Bro. Mills offered a resolution' relative to petitioning thc Legislature to legislate upon the trafTiciug ut Bced cotton. Re ferred to Committee on Resolutions. ' ' Thc Committee on Unfinished Business .submited the following report r 1st. On pago 21 of Proceedings Of last Session, wo find a committee was appoin ted to draft a memorial to thc Legislature asking fer the passago of a law to regu late thc traffic in seed cotton ; also, un page 36, to petition tho Legislature'tc prohibit traffic in small products between the setting and rising of the sun. Hos if been done? 2d. On page 25, wc find that the Ex ecutive Committee was instructed tc make special arrangements with some chemist in regard io inspecting fertilizers Has it been done? 3d. On page 34, we find that'tho Cdm niitlee on Regalia were instructed to re port a rule requiring members and vist tors, during the sessions of tho Statt Grange, to appear in full regalia: Wh& action has been taken? Reapoctfullj submitted. Explanations were given by member of the above committees, who were pres cut, which being satisfactory tho repor of tlie Committee on Unfinished Buniuea was received as information. At G p. m. the Orango took xx recess fo one hour, and on rc assembling Bro. Al sion moved that no len vc of absence bi granted during tue remainder of tili meeting, unless in caso of sickness o other necessity. Adopted: Thc special order was called for, an< the membcra were ordered to prepar their ballots for Assistant Steward. Th votes were cast, and tho tellers reportei as thc result of the ballot that Bro. A. ? West, of Edgcficld County,* was dui; elected, whereupon the Worthy Maate declared Bro. West Assistant Steward t? thc State Orange of South Carolina fo tho two next ensiling years. A ballot was at once ordered for Chap lain, and Bro. R. D. Perry, of Chestc Countv, was elected and declared by th W. Master to bo the Chaplain of th State Orango of South Carolina for th next two ensuing years. A ballot was immediately entered Inf for Treasurer, and resulted in tho re-elei tion of Bro. A. M. Aiken, of Greenwoot S. C., who was declared by the Master f be thc Treasurer of thc State Grange < South Carolina for thc two next emu i h years. A hallo', was ordered for Secretary, an resulte-"' '.>. the election of Bro. T. ? Hollo-.-/, of Pomaria, S. C., who wt deeli? T 1 by thc W. Master the S?cr?ta) of the fetate Orange of South Carolina f< the two next ensuing years. A ballot was ordered for Gat?k?epe and resulted in the election of Bro. J W. Hamer, of Marlboro', who was di dared by tho W. Master the Gatekeep< of thc Stato Grange of South Carolina fi the next two ensuing years. A ballot was ordered for Ccres^ whic resulted in a failure to elect. A secor ballot was ordered, aHd thc tellers r ported that Sister W. A. Love had r ceived a majority of the votes cast, wher upon the Worthy Master declar?d Sist Love, of Chester County, to he Ceres' ' the State Grange of South Carolina f thc next two years. A ballot was ordered for PomOn which r. .suited in the election of Sist T. Taylor of Columbia, who wasaeclan by the Worthy Master to ba Pomona the State Orange of South Carolina. A ballot was ordered fqr Flora, and i suited in the election of Sister J. Roche, of Charleston, who was dcclar by the Worthy Master to bo Flora of tl South Carolina Stato Grange For the ne two years. A ballot was ordered for Lady Assit ant Steward, and resulted in tho elcctii of Sister if. E. Tindal, of Clnreud County, who was declared by tho Wort! Master to bo Lady Assistant Steward the Stato Grange of South Carolina i the next two years. A ballot was ordered to fill the! antill vacancy in the Executive Comraittt After thc third ballot Bro. John' Brattc of Fairfield County, was 'declared'dil elected to fill the vacancy. 'pi. _ /i_"T?_i-il_ J. nu x^uuuuiiice ult numum ?uno whom had been referred the propositi to organize TOMONA O HANGES throughout thc State, submitted a repo which was, after lengthy discussit amended, and adopted as follows : 1 Whereas, tho financial condition - tho Stato Orange effectually procluc tho possibility ot any arrangement 'bal made to pay the expenses of keeping t Worthy Master, or any othor officer the State Grange, in the fiold to give it necessary attention and supervision i the several subord?nalo Granges, to' store them and keep them - in a heall and thriving condition ; Anti, where UP, ivis ruiiy apparent ti I a very large number of said aabordin Oranges aro not in good working op and thrifty condition, and it is ont that many of thom will soon cease to < ist if not in some way reinvigoratt therofore, Itetolved, lot, That it is essentl* necessary that this State Orango adi some moro practical and cheaper r chincry for tho regulation of the Ofi in this State than is now furnished the present Stato organization. For i purpose of obtaining tho feregei:::: cbji tho'following plan is proposed : In each count/ of the State in wh there arc organized as many as four s ordinate Oranges there shall bc, on before tho first day of May, 1877, a : mona Orango organized, comppad provided for try the action of the Nati al Orange. That to such Pomona Orange in e county l.o delegated ali the power i jurisdiction for tho control and r?gul?t of the subordinate Oranges which ia J vested in this State Grange, subjec such restrictions and regulations as i be from timo to timo made by either National or State Orange. That tho subordinate G ranges bo re] f.culed in the Pomona Orango of. county in which it is localed, vr??i that when from any peculiarity of it tion, distance or interest, a subo rail Orange wishes to attach itself to the > mona Orange of an adjoining count' may bo allowed to do so, giving ofii 1notice to the Pomona Orange of ita < county, accompanied by a certificat aooeptnooe ?r?m ?ba Popgun Orange to wbicb?t hw,b*?o?o attached. That s&the^MWta now required to bo m ?de ?wa onceno/ subordinate G rangt? !Oo?B?e?* of ?t?b???tt'? ?MTUJEOJ bo made to officers of the same department in tho Po*Mwfifee*Bev< a i3 ?ggre?^ reporto hp. ruado by tho office? ofthe^Pomoo* grange to the offi ceta ot tbOjStet? Owige of the Hame de partment*'. That tile dues pf tho subordinate Grasses be transmitted to the secretory of to?j> Porapna Grange quarterly. That th? ?eearejairy pf eaqh Pomona Grange transmit quarterly, with ivis re port of t?e segregate membership of all the ipibordinate Grange* of paid Pomona! Grange, ?Ix cents poMnember to tho ?ec , rctary pf the Stato, .Grange. . Thatftaoh Piernona. Grango has power , to pass any by-laws for the regulation of itself or BUbortdJcutfe . Grange within ito' jurisdictiozt, not. inconsistent. with the .tenor and spirit of tho rules and regula tions of the State or National Granges. JUtofvidi secondly,. That where there aro not four Grange?.in. any county, the G rangea of such county may unite with those of an .adjoinbag county to form a Pomona Grange, unuHsuch time a? said county eball have tho required number of | subordinate Granges to form its own Po mona Grange, i . .; ?. ? Bro. Bratton offered a resolution re stricting thc disbursements from tho Treasury for the pr?teur tq the arrearages of tho Stato ' Grange : to tho National Grange. Referred to thc committee on rcsduL*?on?, The Finance .Committee vcported that ] tliey.bad examined the boohs and vouch ers af the Treasurer, and found them cor rect and entirely ratisfaotory. The Worthy Heater replied to an in quiry aa to propositions that .hod been mode by the co-operators of Great Britain to the Patrons of Husbandry of the tynited States, to establish International co-operation, end gave aomo interesting statistics as to the existence of tho Co operative Societies of England. Delegates .fron? Dominicks, Phonix, linnea Path and Liddell Granges wero excused after to-night's ! session from further attendance upon this meeting of j tho State Grange. Bro. W. W. Russell submitted a resor lution upon the reduction of the salaries j of tho Secretary and Treasurer, which was referred to tho Financo Committee. The committee ou resolutions reported favorably upon tho resolutions jn relation to trafficing in seed cotton and other farm product-i between-sunset and sun rise, and rae roporowaa adopted. ' " ' '! ' On motion, tho Grange adjourned to meet again to-morrow morning, nt 9 o'clock. WM. Hoon, Secretary. Third Day. The Worthy Master cul?ed the Orango to; order and opened in due form. Tho Secretary beiug absent, Bro. Holloway was requested. .to act as Secretary. Bro. Brown was requested to act as Steward. . The Secretary read several proposition H submitted by .various phosphate compa nies, which were ?cceivea as informa tion. On motion, the Worthy Master appoin ted 4 o'clock .p.-m. for the exemplification of (he un britten word. ' Tho Worthy Secretary appeared nud read the, minutes, of yesterday, which were corrected and confirmed. Tho copi mitt ca qn Worthy Master's address, reported, ?nod that portion relat ing to tho adoption of ?tho amended set ofay-laws asjmhmitt?d by, the Worthy ??i?ster a#.u , ?u?G5Utiv,o voniiUu-ioo was modo, the tpe?i?l order for 1 o'clock to doX.-'; in .. ?i;t XU\M '?' > .Thatj portion ?elating to thc enccurage ment ot co-operative stores was consid ered and adopted. Tba hour of }p'o'ciock having arrived, which was set apart as the hour for tho installation i of .officers, ?Worthy Master Aiken installed tho newly elected officers, except Bro. W. Hamer, Gatekeeper, and Sliter1 Roche, Floro, who were ub ftat. ... Tho consideration of tho report of the Committees on the .Worthy Master's ad dress was resumed, with Worthy Master Lipscomb m tho.chair, j Tho committee recommend tho ndo>> ti?n'of amehdmcnb} one, two and four to iho'Cpnsiitejtipn'oi/ the, National Grange, and lfojffflgpf? three of the. same,, as hos been submitted in tho Worthy Master'?1 address for the,conside ration .ot' the State Grange by order of the National Grange, Tim report of tho eomniitteowas adopted. That portion of the committee's report relative' to the matter of Paul Livingston, Maater^f.^f/a $i?ls Grango, No. 310 who h.",d he]?? charged at the,last annui I ?ne?tjng of th? Shale'Grange with wanton Violation.of the'Constitution of the 'Na tional Grangei' and whose, case had heen investigated by a committee nnd reported iipon'Jn tho Worthy Master's address,'was received a3 information* ! That porjt?on of thc committ'eo's report Relative to; jnq/ot?afgo against Graham's Orunrra ^QT \ n frt ncrin rr ii rw^ri ^^?^ tCTrit-Orl?ll j f?ripiction of Grango 8G8, as submitted j by thc Worthy Master in his address, ex ! cuscd Graham's-Qrango upon the ground that thej had,done alt that could lie de manded in tho premises, and thc report in-as adopterJi I Thp^ccmmitteo further reported that ['wo feel1 sure it is the unanimous wish of the Patrons of Husbandry bf South Car blinaj and of this State Grange, now in Bcasion, that thc hearty thanks and grati tude of the. members of our Order bb tendered our retiring Worthy Master for the able and efficient manner in which ho has performed, sill the duties pcrtnin ?g to his office, ?nd for his Untiring on i I ; y ftMU M;?I 4i? tn;un.. v. ...... vr.v?v... Oh motion, thia port an of th? Com qUteo'a Report'?wai adopted by ? rising 'ot?" Tc walch, theij retiring Master r? )Hed in a feW appropriate and well timed craorks. ! ' ' d . On mptlbn, tue'committee on Worthy "astcr*? address' w'-.s discharged. Bro. Hood offered tho following : rW^EBBAfi.' we are informed by tho Chairman of the Executive Committee, marge for ii? foo further than the amount if the MWjOt?r?f?r?, Ketdtoca, That fh?'ihanks of the Grango t>? and aief heftbjr Vbted to Mr. Fine for ho gen'?ro?a' tend?r bf this boll for our use, and that a'eopV Of this resolution be ?famum&ted to^ hl.^hy t?^e Secretary. ;ne\Mt?t%e^^i?ee- s?h??tted a ;*>:, Ht \m^m:'Mt %?m\oto& the &to'.Gftifoti ffr to b? liquida :ed by'c?TOtWWion'bfdues and other? ?vlso.to w^rtmuaeW $228.41 ; Orang? . Committee on resolution of R. M- Sims jpb?'thd??bJecVpf^ " y r^?h f?h/ieport??; rt^nim.on.4ing that a :ommittee of thr?o bo. appointed to mc noriaiii? the T^gislat?re upon thc sub cct. ...>uj Thc report was adopted, and tho fol lowing committee appointed by the W. Master: Bros. R. M. Bims, J.8. Richard? I son and B. H. Massey. Bro. Barksdalo oncrcd thc following: That Paul Livingston, formerly Master of Witt's Mills Grange, he expelled frdttt our Order upon charges preierre? Wy Worthy Master Aiken, for.duuduet unbe coming a Patron in thc presence of the State Orango at its last annual session, and in the management of hts own Orange, and misrepresentations tomclgh boring Grunges, as will appear,from the report ami accompanying, papers of the aiecial committee, consisting of Bros. aiton, Dowlingaud Williams, appolntod nt tho lost annual session or thia Sids Orango to investigate the conduct ot said Livingston; and also from communica tions received from Willow Orange, No.-. On motion, the roll was called, and the vote for oxpulsion was given unanimous* Thc Finance Committee submitted tho following report : That they have exam ined thc books nnd vouchers' of the Sec retary and find them correct and satisfac tory. At thc last annual hO'sion of the State Orange thc Secretary was required to CUR chargo the duties bf tho agent of th* Central Bureau, with his salary, indicated to tho amount of $400, Tho Secret:', y submits a verbal report, and your, iram m it tee submit that for tho amount of work done tho salary was too large, and wo suggest that the Secretary be relieved of tho duties of this Bureau. Your committee regret to find the State G tango deeply indebted to the National Grange, ?nd reccommend that some 'reg ulation be adopted requiring thc HUES TO THE NATIONAL O BANGE to bo paid in preference to all claims ex cept tie necessary expenses incurred dur ing this annual session of the State Orange. Your committee recommend timi thc Secretary's report bo received as inforsia tion. And your committco recommend thai the Worthy Master bo jmid his actual traveling expenses when discharging thc duties ot his office; that the Treasurci bc paid au annual salary of one hundrec and fitly dollars, ($150,) and the Secretary receive nn annual salary of three htindrot and fifty dollars ($350.) Thc report was discussed und. consid' cred seriatim, and adopted by sections one as a whole. Bro. Roche ofFercd thc following: WHERKAH, wo deem it for the good o tho Order that Patrons nhould meet nm exchange views oftener than once a year and would bo bcuofittcd by moro frcqucn assembling together to discuss ' agrlcultu ral and kindred subjects, Rejoined, That a meeting of Patron be called at some point, to bo determine! hereafter, in the upper portion of thi State, at some time during thc summe months. Resolved, That tho Worthy Master am Executive Committee bo requested to ap point time and place, and to select sue leets for discussion, and request certs! brothers to prepare essays on said sui jects. The rules wero suspended, tho resoh tions were considered and adopted. , Tho special order was called for, whlc was tlie consideration of the amende by-laws ns submitted by the Worth Master and Executive Committco. : No. 3 of tho by-laws was so unicode as to require the State Grange to meet o the first Tuesday in February, at sue piuco os may be selected by the previoi annual session, or in their failure to n; point a place, then at such n placo as t! Executive Committee might select!. ." In No. 4 the word "thirty" was stricke out, aud "fifteen" inserted. No. ll wau so amended as to require n dues to bc paid through tho Pompt Granges when organized. A third Section was added to by-law 1 BO as to make tho Worthy Master Chai maa pf tho Executive Committee. No. 19 was stricken outj so that appl Cants arc permitted to join . any Grane ?hey may choose, and are hot confiri? ss heretofore, to the necessity of joinii tho Grunge nearest to them. : -No. 22 was amended by inserting tl word "the" before the word treasurer, i as to clearly express tho idea that the aro two offices of secretary and treasur? No. 23 was amended by striking out tl words "Subordinate Granges" and irisoi iii" the word "Members.'" No. 24 was amended by inserting t! words "anti Pomona" ' after tho wo "Subordinate," in ihn first line, so os. require reports of rejections or ex pul ?io from Pomona as well as from Subordina Oranges. Tho remainintr by-laws were adopt without alteration or amendment, a I ihe entire set then adopted os amoqd hnd as a whole. j On motion, the Orange took a rec for ono hour., . The Orange met at'7'p. m., aha. motion, tho secretary was instructed correct the by-laws os amended bef< Bending them to any of the Granges. ' Bro. Aiken offered tho following : 1 ! ' Resnlrrdj Thut. a committee of five appointed, of which the Worthy Mas ?hall bo chairman, to prepare and pt lish mles for the organization of the ] mona Granges. Adopted, and the following commit appointed : Bros. A. M. 'Aiken, ? llood, J. S. Hair and J. E. Roch?). On motion of Bro Roche the follow resolution was adopted : Resolved? That the Executive Coran 'tee retain in their possession, the bond thc late Bureau Agent at Columbia ui otherwise ordered by th'j Sd**-! Orange I INTERNATIONAL CXI- 'ATI?N. j Bro. Alston offered til o'.iowing: j Resolved, That a committee, consist ?of thc Worthy Haste* .ana four oiher 'bu appointed by the clwdr, shall meei ;Charleaton at such time os they may 1 ! ?suitable, tc ?. .insider tho subi oct of In . national Co-operation as embodied in (report of tho committco of tho Natic .Orange ; . to correspond and meet v ?all similar committees from other, S . Granges, and to perfect a scheme thro ?which tho Patrons of this State may ] ticipatc in tho benefits of such co-op tipn ; and to open books for tho suwc lion of stock under such rules osma; udupie? in conformity with the rec .inondation of the National Grange, ?report to tho next meeting of this 8 Orange. On motion tho Worthy Master wai i 'quested to appoint a committee on Is ?national co-operation to whom the al : ?resolution would be referred, with pf tc act, tho Worthy Master being, .chairman of such comrr.'.tco, Theron , (tho Worthy Master appointed Bros. Ti jltoche, D. W. Aiken, B, AI?Wm sud.. j [Richardson. j ?"Bro. E. L. Roche invited, tho...? ?. Orango to hold its next; annual mac in Charleston, and extended them, hospitality of Ashley Orango; wi upon Bro. Russell moved, that tho : nptiual. meeting of tho Spftto Orr.ngc licld in Charleston; on the fjhrst Tue in February, 1378, at ,1ft. ofcl&Jc.*. 'Adopted-. .-,," ;.. '. Uro. Hair moved that the than* this Orange bo tendered to Ino. lt for extending this Orango the hospit ; nf Ashley Grange at tneir mcetinj t Charleston. Adopted by n rising vo Tit? committee on resolutions reported, rcconu^adioff that hcresfter.no money ezcept.sp rouen as is necessary to defray tlie expenses of this meeting and neces sary ext r ?es bo -paid out of the treasury ii?iciI tho ? dues and 0ve.ui-.e2 to ilia Na tipimi Grongo 1,3 paid., Adopted. 1 ,Tho committee on Executive Commit tee's report submitted tho following re port : That upon so mach os applies to establishing agencies,' *\Yo deem it unnec essary to make any suggestior.-t, os it has already been neted upon by the Orange. 80 much as. applies to tho question of immigration wp recommend to the earn est consideration of this Orange, and to ali the Oranges of our Order, and would (gladly welcomo fjroe feasible plan to in? dtico itnn}igrat'.??n. Your committee can recommend noth ing upon' the subject of Insurance. Adopted. . . On motion of Bro* Russell, the matter of establishing, a Bureau Agency: in Co lumbia was loft in tho hands of thu Ex . ec?tiv? Committee, i Bro. Russel), In the name of Pomona aango, of Anderson'County, extended invitation to the State Orango to hold Its-summer meeting, at Anderson Court House,, whereupon Bro.' A- M., Aikcu moved to accept tho invitation, and tho Executive Committee was so informed and instructed to mako proper prepara tion. . On motion ,the Grange adjourned tine die, at 2:30 a. m., Saturday, February 10. Ttoos. W. HOLLOWAY, Secretary. . -i--?--rr-irf PROF. BF.U/S TELEPHONE. The Human Voice Carried e. Hundred and Forty Miles. . WA?HING?OJ?, -February 10. Prof. A. Graham Boll, tho inventor of the telephone, comes from tho staid old city of the witches-Salem.- He is pro fessor of "vocal physiology" in tho Bos ton University. About fivo years ago ho first began to think about tho possibility of tho transmission of sound by telegraph, and the idea took possession of him com pletely. His invention had so far taken form eighteen months ago, and with the assistance of a practical electrician, Mr. Thomas A. Watson, ho bogan to experi ment, using for the purpose a wiro be tween Boston nnd Cambridge, about two miles long. The success ot tho inven tion was to him from 1 tho first only a question of time. Ho had "got it down .fine," os tho boys say, and the suooessivo experiments were only so many steps to ward rendering tho instrument practical for general use. Tho first timo tho practical success of the telephone was demonstrated to the satisfaction of othors wero on October 9, 1876, when an experiment woe made over iv. --J,.-*- -IR- ?? IU t?r~l-?u ?(? i aila uutiua niitiui fella iv uinuiui ninuu featuring Company of Cambridge- The telephone then, spoke for itself, and tho conversation of the opcra-er in Cam bridge could be distinctly heard at the Boston end of the Hue, An interesting dialogue took place, tho sneakers talking in their ordinary key. Toe experiments were continued almost constantly. Prof. Boll and Mr. Watson conducted their operations in the fifth story of a lodging house in Exeter jdace, in this city, and v/dre exceedingly caroful, whom thoy ad mitted to their room?. I found my way up there to-day, and had an interesting chat with Mr. Watson, who seems to be a bright young man, and is very enthusi astic concerning tho telephone. He said that Prof.- Bell was the solo inventor of the instrument, and no other human bo ?pg had ever tackled the idea? Tho first patent was taken out about a year ago, and several had bean obtained subse quently. Mr. Watson gavo au interest ing account of the recent experiments with the machine, most of which have been over the Eastern Railroad Compa ny's wire between Salem and Boston. Tho timo selected for these experimeuts ?3 generally the Sabbath day, benauae there is then less probability of the wire being in uso: . if? Ono of the experiments, which occur red on January 21, was eminently grati fying in its results; Not only every word spoken in Boston, but even tho tones and inflexions Of the several voices were ac curately transmitted and readily recog nized by those at tho Salem end of th? lino. Other experiments demonstrated the fact that a lady in Melden could siur. "Tho Last Rose or Summer," and ever] note couK be hoard in tho room at 5 Ex eter place, B?ston. The sound was per fectly clear, and had about tho same ef foot os if'tho Mittori were at the rear o: a concert hall, say one hundred feetawaj from the singer. Subsequent trials shower, that laaghter, applause or instrumenta tnu?ic co?ld h? Moally well transmitted IO the ease of trio latter, not only th key could bo transmitted, bet also th auality of the munta. A violin could h istinguished fron a violoncello. The greatest distance . that has beet vanquished by the t?l?phonais 148 mile -from Boston to North Conway, N. H The most recent improvements m ado 01 V?i instrument do away with batterie altogether, and permanent magnets an now employed instead, tho electric wav used \u transmitting the sounds bein; generated by the voico itself. This i , regarded as u very important step in ad vance, as tho bother and expenso 0 keeping batteries in order has been th Statest drawback to tho employment c e instrument for private puposes. Th r honor of having received the first now? paper dispatch belongs to tho Boston Glob A report1 of a lecture by Prof. Bell i Salem Was transmitted verbally to it lat Monday night. This lecture was aboc the telephone, and in the course of th .' evening a series^of remarkable exper t JJ I o ii io rv ito ?j?f?tau au t ?IC ^TCoC-H CC Os t - , audier.tn. Songs and brief speeches wei ; sent'from Bo ..ui, and tue applaut which greeted ^.elr reception liiBalei i] was distinctly heard in Boston. Imagir ii sitting in it hall and hearing a mai . eighteen miles away, sing "Hold tl I Fort.? "I haven't tho slightest doubt,?' M i. Watson said to-day, "th** in a fe . months thingr will bs sc that a man es make a lecture hero in Boston and I . heard by an audience in any part of tl - c?uniry."? i "Do you expect that tho t?l?phone wi >. entirely sUpercods tho present system 1 , tei?pnt?gT?' I asked: ;i , "Yes.'weexpectitwill.evotttitally. ?5 company is now forming for tho purpo !; of mauuf?oluring and introducing tl . instruments In timo it can't fail to r ) place tho du do? ?au line ulphAbtt sy ti ?ttsm entirely.' We expect, at Put, it w! be usedtiiostly OL private lines and f city busbies*. It will probably take tl , Iplaco cif th? p?sorit district telegrai f companies. titHf tooliW, 'as * if vifil S fe?t??d?lry convenient for that class i .bastiia?.?'''1'' ????is..?w um nm .j j . '^Woh't tho i?cetvlng bperatorshave i learn ah?rtbhnd ?" " ' ; >; j "Yee, I suppose they will.' In onr e ri iperiraenta wi Hav* generally paused aft 0 saying ai' sewtirtcC*OL.that tba recoil ? [had ti me. to wal to out {ulong hand " f I . Mr. Watson remarked that' tho inti 1 ductlon of tho telephone would probat r have tho effect of Increasing tho telegm i business to such an extent that it wot hasten the time when the wires wot ZJSGAZ. ADVWiaiI?QV^jU? Crott?*?* S ecu U> /. ?SnIS?i? ter? l?Si^S^ui@GSirK and heiesita ?ppcvt Wu rater tar ?ba ordlnarr ?Vit . IO COJ^JS8POiS^Df?ffJ2L--lr\ ordt? to receive ?t^staE^ thereon. ?ir- We are not :/e?ponslolo for. the views ?n4 oplala&s of oar oomeposaent*. > >, ; >? Jt?rt^n^cV?gMw?? ? giisro, *e, .hottH pe;***? Mff^^T^"*** I Anienon, H. C. hero to be Uld under ground Instead of strung on voles. Apropos to sloging by telegraph. I asked, if .it would pptaav? * good deal of. expense to our American . opera managers. "An' American ;at(- ' ! dlenco could iiase NilsrAru- Potty ?of !anj? ' Kuropean prima dono?, without bring-' irjg them across the Atlantic,'.' Ifugr gested. "Just place tho receiving ma chine In the Boston Music Hall, ! foV ra stance, and let tho songstress put ber mouth close to the mouthpiece in : Patty... London, Vieunaor. St. Petersburg, and, the effect would be the same as If th? Srima donna herself w?ro present in th? eab." I > w ?*J Iftrti v HT . "Certainly," said Mr. WnUon, smiling, "and it would bo curiouu to observe ?what : effect tho presence of '.tho voice and ab seiico of the person would h?ve on the critics. Homely singen would probably 1 ar?v*nrje in public esteem,. While.ioma oft f? j the, beautiful cantatrices might* -K^er m corresponding set-back when tbeirvpicea .. were judged on their merits?' ' " : No trial has yet been made, however; bf the transmission of sounds to so-great : a distance as ncro?,3 tho Atlantiq., Mr, Watson said that os far as they baa been able to ascertain, there'aftineato oe a limit to the distance over which ,;the sounds could be made to travel, bot he - expressed himself aa confident that vj duo timo nny jriven d?stanco coul4.be an nihilated. -Hfo have, to ft?ct," lib added, "talked through a wira arranged to give an artificial reaktanco equal to 40,000 ohms, which is moro resistance than the entire length of tho Atlantic ca?do would offer. But there ard other obstacles' to be overcome in Order to transmit tho sound of tho vOioo correctly tm sscb a distance os that. Prof. Bell and .J ?aro . constantly at work hore penocting the system you see. When .? favorable on.. portunitv offers, wombali try and hnv? it practical teat over one of tbotransatlan- > tic cables." ... . ., au,}j aili bus noun Tho wonderful (<liUlo,. instrument of whose future valrio to civilization tho in ventor is so sanguino, consista of li pow erful compound permanent magnet, to tho poles of which are attached ordinary, telegraphic coils of insulated wiro. In fron*, of tho poles, surrounded by these co'!a of wiro, is a diaphragm Of iron. A ^inuthpioce, whoso function is' to con- ' verge tho sound upon this diaphragm, - ! substantially completes the arrangement.. Tho operation of tho instrument Is thus described by Prof. Bell : Tho motion bi ' stool or iron - in front of 'tho poles of h magnet creates n curront of electricity in I coils surrounding tho poles of the magnet?, and tho duration of this current of, elec tricity coincides with the duration of tho motion of the steel or iron moved or ? vi- ' brated ir. ?ha proximity of the magnet. ! When . the human voicp causes tho.dla-. pliragm lo vibrate, electrical undulations aro induced in the coils around tfiemagi' tic tri wicvi??iV ?if?ti?r t? lus ?nu'iiliucim- ' of tlio air produced-by tho voice.: ? Thc colls aro connected with tho Uno wire, and tho undulations induced in them travel through tho wire, and passing through the coils of another instrument of similar construction at the other end of the line, are again resolved into nir undulations by the diaphragm of this in strument. Tue voltaic battery is entire ly dispensed with. The line wiro may be of any given length, provided the in sulation be good. Prof/Bell further eays that soft tones can be heard across tue wires even more distinctly than loud- ut terances, even a whisper being audible. [I-..?-?I. ?V l , . .' Preparation of Manare. Perhaps the time will'-never'come," when wo can dispense snt-?Esiy with .tfcf? : uso of commercial fertilizers. "in Eurone and in the Northern States, where tho .' keeping of stock arid making'.'of n?r'n- " yard manure have, from time1 ?bm?ino- 1 rial, been regarded as tho road to- awe* fi cessful farming, tho uso pf commercial fertilizers is rapidly and steadily ?-n tho increase. The South oh tho other hand is wisely ' retrenching'ld' thic direction, by utilising materials on thofarto, which ; mixed with c'?eap commercial fortHieera,;. render them equal in value to tho .most costly. Wc refer to co?posts of potten . seed and acid phosphate, which cost very 1 [ little moro than hau as much -as ammo-' niated phosphates of tho same agricul tural value. Au another step in thc came ! direction, we suggest that composts, of j cotton seed and ashes may ho made, to j demise still further tho purchasing maf - ' rials obtainable only beyond tho limits r of tho farm. These composta nhculd be. made exactly lik;o those with, acid phos phate, adding to eight ' b?shol? Sf green cotton seed the same amount of ' uuleachcd ashes-mixing tho two-thor--'' " ly-wetting and trampling ..thora that they may rot.slowly and 8tea4 ily. Rotten cotton seed arid decomposed, stable munuro Wohld be Unsuitable for ' each compost-it would bei best to use nothing but green seed and ashes*:i Tho contains one hundred potrada, ctf' acid phosphate. If all tho ashes on a farm ari Wo would suggest also a bono compost; as another homo fertiliser.. Let all tho hones within reach bo gathered up, anda Elle of alternate layers of wood' arid ones bo made and fifed: When large1 quantities are to be burned, it ia best to . begin with a moderate sized pile, n*t more than five or six feet square, and three or four feet high, arid aa it burns down throw on' morehoncs and'wood un-* til all the bones are barned; H toe? great hcpt is generated and tho air is excluded' ?(aft.ii ?ill bein vuo O -tro of a large pile! 1 a uart bf tho nhosphate of tho bones will be" vaporised, driven Off add l&fiZ Alter1 burning, the bent? can be readily p*njver> ited or broken in spall piecea xaady for composting. In this compost cotton seed alono andi pono may 00 T&*> .or ?tohlo manure in conjunction with the cdttoh' seed. If cotton eeed alone' are used, tutor.' intimately with eight bushels, of seed,- ? one hundred and fifty, pounds of bones, wet tho mixturo thoroughl^nd, tramp, well to insure moderate, steadv putrefac tive fermentation. If desired, use^ur" HnahaU nf MAATI '..nd fi>n* nf aUtkla niSMOMU in place of eight of iced, and prooeed in the same manner aa abovo. It ia all im-. portant that the mass ' should bo thor- 1 oughly wot throughout, as the solubility1 of the bones1 dependa upon tho presence? of substances which can only bc genera-, ted by tho rotting of the aced of manure., ThU compost should be maco at least' two to three months before plaiting timo. Six months woy ld bo better still, i The quantities named above | will manure, moderately, ono acre of laud. , - Tho obituary of a book agent Bays : "Ho was a man of iriarked t?omposuro of manner." - Marriage is described by a French cynic aa a tiresome book with ? very fine proface. - I, , . - A witt: writer b,as ohaorved, with, X much trut*., tlint every man' ia, In a sense, , - thrco diSeront mon., In tho first ' placo ho is tno man ho thinks himself to bo ; in thc second placo ho'Is tho man Other' I ! persons think him to be ; and, finally, he II is tho man that he really is.