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Libe-r.! contracts will be made with those wuhlDg la adrp.ri ?if for three, six or twelve months. Ad veriP'nfj b/ coat met must lie confined to the im mediate builaesa of the Arni or Individual contrac tlur. ob tuary Notices exceeding ore linea, Tributes of Respect, and all personal commuLlcatlona or mattara of Individual interest, will be charged for at advertising ratea. Announcements of marriages and deaths,and notlcca ofa rellaloua character, are e?l>ectfullr solicited, and will ?e inserted gratis GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, November 26, 1878. Gentlemen oj the General Assembly : The paiuful accident which happened to Governor Hnmpton on Thursday, the 7th instant, and which sent deep sorrow and gloom to every household in the Slate, having disabled him physically from the pnTormance of his high duties as Governor of the State of South Caro lina, with that exalted patriotism and ?clf-nacrificing devotion to the best inter ?sts of tlie State which has characterised him through life, as soon as he became aware of the full extent of his injuries he at once relieved himseli by proclama tion of tho powers and duties of said office, anti, under the provisions of the Constitution, the same devolved upon me. This ,ook place on the 13th inst., mid on the same day I took charge of the Executive department. Under these cir cumstances, it baa become my duty to address you o' this your annual meeting. This unfortunate calamity lo Governor 1 Hampton was so unexpected and the time nar. been so .?hort since I assumed ! the discharge of the duties appertaining to this oflico, and the preasure of the I current business has been so heavy, that I have been unable, up to this time, to j inform myself fully of tho wants and necessities of our people so as to make .molt full and matured recommendations and suggestions to your honorable bodies 1 as thc condition of the State may per- ' haps require, andas, no doubt, Governor Hampton, h..d he br .n spared this mis fortune, would have been prepared to make. ' The reports, however, of the very elli- ' dent officers in the different departments I and boards connected with the adminis- 1 tration, which will bo laid upon your tables at an early day, are sn full and thorough, so abundant in information 1 and BO replete with valuable suggestions 1 covering the special subject matters to 1 which they severally refer, and these ! matters embracing as they do almost the 1 entire field of legislation, I feel greatly ' relieved thereby, and shall content my- 1 self on this occasion with calling thc at- ' tcution of the Genera) Assembly espc- : cinlly to the valuable contents of these reports, with such recommendations 1 thereon as within the limited time which ' has been allowed me I haye been enabled 1 to conclude would be wise and proper. ! FINANCE. The annual report of the Comptroller ? General, to be submitted to you with the ? other department reports by the 1st of , December, will contain an elaborate and carefully-prepared statement of the errors ; and inaccuracies in tho books of his j oflice and of the Treasurer's office, as , turned over to the present incumbents by < their predecessors, and elson report upon | the value of numerous accounts which j cumber tho books and render deceptive < the balance sheet which he is by law fe- , quired to lay before your honorable < bodies as exhibiting a true and accurate < account of the actual state of ?he Treas- | ury. I beg to commend this report to j your consideration. ? Besides tho usunl statistics relating to ] taxes and the finances, his report will i also be found to cou tain some suggestions j upon these matters, and other subject < rehtini^to his department, which I regard ( u valuable, being based upoL trie expe- | rience and observation of tho iast two j years of a most careful ar.d competent < public official. The importance of the | subjects dealt with in this report, and the j fact that any discusaiou of them, to be of | value, must go into elaborate details and < statistics, induces mo to refrain from fur- | ther allusion to them at thi" time, as the ? report itself will br found u> be full, | clear and accurate. i Ther is one matter, however, which is | brought out in the report to which I do- i sire to call your attention especially. ( There are some evils connected with the organization of what is known as the Hoard of Equalization which eminently deserve consideration. In tho report of i the Comptroller will be found sugges tions i mended to remedy these evils. It 1 certainly is just that every citizen in the Nate should be required to aid the gov ernment in the shape of taxation to the 1 extent nf thc value of his property pro dded thereby. The I jrden ol' taxation, however, should beat equally on all, and iv is lo be hoped that, in your wisdom, tome measure may bo adopted to im prove the present system of assessment Iand promotive of the great end of equal ity, so much to be desiied. If this is Jone, no citizen would have the right to complain, nor would they complain, for f feel sure that all of our people am will ing to bear their proper share of the burden of^ necessary taxa'.iou ; but in the absence of ibis, complaints will not only oe numerous but well-founded. The object of the Board of Equalization is to produce this etmality, and to this end the manner in which the Board is to bc ?rgnnized is a matter of the highest im portance. EDUCATION. The reportof the State Superintendent ?* Education gives an encouraging ac count of the condition of the public schools. The last General Assembly made im portant changes in the school law, which ? now better adapted to the \-antsof our people. The report shows that 116,239 children ?tended the oublie, achools "asl year, an I'"crease of nearly 14,000 over the num ber reported for the preceding year. This .set together with tho increased interest '" fcu?cation manifested by all classes of ?ur citizens nnd the mprovementa in tho public school ayatci... show that gratify : 8 progress has been made in this most ""Portant department of the State gov J would especially recommend that, in ^cordance with the suggestions of thc a b.ul)erinte?dcnt of Education, some c?on be taken which will secure more FrTmP", Payment of the teachers' sala Iea. inuring the past year much em in n.aRT. nt and ,osa to teachers resulted "Ute delay in tho collection of taxes. J-mens some remedy for this evil ia pro TW, u ,9 fcarej t[lat K ^ may jose tllB iv kf Rwine of our be8t tcachera . be other recommendations contained ur r . rcport are Wf?U worthy of your TKU'iCunH,<ieration' m. -?0 - i 0enera? Assembly prepared a i ?lt i ?i to k? presented to Congress t-r.,!"8 Ule.rcs?oration to the State of the (jjt&y. in Charleston known a? the t" wt' Ca(lcm/? I am not informed as Cm action, if any, was taken by DB?T" lhla m?"er. This valuable bien K -!'.which Mongs to the State, has "behUince the WAr bv the Federal tr*,, "I1 ana ""?I ?s "a garrison for Miliu A ^'MtablUhment of the knott At,aue,ny >* a measure of gnat ( tna**,t0 "ur educational interests. I v<r it? r'ir "lM'"'ng of the Stato Uni ^ir/JV" myJ?Jg?n?n?i of the great *u> ? J1"00' T,K' Constitution of the Ktr 'nf ri.U:,e X? S?ct???h 9, makes it the Ur'tp . "Werai Assembly to provide ?JsVfci?55 ?*e,,4,'W of Ibis'institution. ? tefclti! . t,iii:ll?rge of the duty thus I is rendered more binding bv I considerations of tho highest policy. There can he no doubt that the unity of , our people in the past and the command ing position which for so many years South Carolina held in tho councils of the nation was due in some measure to the influence of the college. Nothing will contribute more to thc material pros perity of the State than the restoration of this institution to its former condition of usefulness. I do not underestimate the denomina tional colleges which now exist in this Slate. They are contributing largely to tho education of our people, and they well deserve the patronage which they receive, and more. Hut in order to com plete our education,"! fabric, we should nave a State institut! jn not only worthy of the past, hut fitted for th increasing wants of the future. This matter, how ever, is solely for you. You are better informed of the wants and wishes of thc people and of their necessities, financial and otherwise, than myself; and with you, to whom this Hubject properly be longs, I respectfully leave it. MILITIA. The general condition of this branch of the pnblic service shows great im provement, as will be seen from the full exhibit in the report of the Adjutant and Inspector General. Many nominal or ganizations of the National Guard, which, on inspection, had failed to meet the requirements of law, have been dis bandea, hut all effective bodies have been retained, and the State Volunteers have rapidly increased in numbers and effi ciency, aud their condition is highly creditable to their officers nnd the peo ple. The supply of arms and equip ments, however, is totally inadequate. Many of the commands are entirely with out outfit of any kind, and, though sev eral artillery companies have been or ganized, yet the State docs not own a ungle piece of ordnance. The usual source from which such sup plies have been drawn is the general gov ernment. By Act of Congress, tho sum of two hundred thousand dollars is an nually appropriated for arming the mili tia of the States, and efforts are now be ing made in some of the Northern States to have this sum increased to one million per annum. Under the present law, the ]uota for this State is the sum of $3,358. >0, due on the 30th of June of erch year. Under the proposed increase, South Car olina would bo entitled to about $16,000 lunually. This sum would be adequate to the wants of the department, and would soon place it ou a first class foot ing. There exists, however, HCMOUS difficulty in the way of obtaining the ordnunca stores needed from the general govern ment. In the year 18C9, Governor R. K. Scott, being authorized to obtain two Jinus.md stand of arms from the United States, actually drew ten thousand stand of obsolete muzzle-loading muskets with aquipmcnU. The government claimed to regard this issue as having been drawn in advance of the whole quota of the State in the years thereafter, and now leclines to issue any ordnance stores to South Carolina. Under the third Sec tien of the Act of March the 3d, 1875, this State has also been charged with all its quotas during the period of the war, il though six years before this Act the large drafts above referred to bad been made. It is believed that Congress will readjust this account whenever the facta ian be made known, and it is earnestly desired that the matter should be brought to the attention of our members in Con gress by such action aa your wisdom may dictate. Until this matter is settled, the troops must remain unequipped to a jreat extent, as tho financial condition of the Btate at this time ?viii not justify the expenditure of the lirge sum necessary to purchase the arms and accoutrements needed. Some legislation, however, will be needed to perfect the system, and I respectfully recommend to your conside ration the report of tho Adjutant au<l In spector General as embodying the imm? diate wants of this department. PENAL. AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. The reports of tho officers of the penal and charitable institutions will give you all necessary iuformatiou as to tiie con dition and wants of these institutions. I have had an opportunity recently of vis iting the Lunatic Asylum, and I must congratulate thc State in having a Board of Regents who are most aeafously de voting much of their time, without com pensation, to the amelioration of the con dition of the unfortunate inmates of that institution. This Board, as well as the Superinten dent in charge and his assistants, deserve the gratitude of the people. The report made by the Board will be sent in at an early period, and I invite your careful attention to its contents, and, if our bur dened Treasury can possibly bear it, sparc something to the humane objects suggested for the benefit of this stricken portion of our people. COURT OE CLAIMS. I have been informed by the Hon. J. C. Coit, Judge of tho Court of Claims, that, in the discharge of his duties, it be came necessary lo have counsel to fepre sent the State, and that Mr. John It. Abney, Solicitor of thc Fifth Circuit, rendered professional service to the Court at such times aa he could spare consistent with his duty upon tho Circuit. The Act organizing this Court authorized the Commissioner, in cases of doubt or difficulty, to call in tho aid of the Solic itor of the Couuty, but no provision was made for his compensation. I respect iii! ly rc CG ir? rr? c ?ici w!?i? n* r? tte r to j"Otir cor? sidcration, both as to compensation for past services and also as to the propriety of fixiug a sum for the future if counsel should be needed. THE PALMETTO MONUMENT. Permit mo also to call your attention to the condition of the beautiful monu ment which stands on the Capitol grounds to the famous Falrr.etto Regiment of South Carolina, which, by ita gallantry on a foreign field, reflected so much honor upon its Stato during the Mexican war. Two panels, containing the names of many of ibo officers and coimera have been lost. They could bo restored nt a trifling cost and thus the monument pre served, as it waa intended, an ever-exist ing memento of that gallant band of Carolinians. MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT. I hope, gentlemen, that tho period it now rapidly approaching when tho peo ple of this State can give less time and uttcntion to political affairs and devote themselves to the material development nf the State. I do not mean to imply that they should abandon all interest in thoso public matters usually understood as political. On the contrary, crery good citizen should take a deep interest ir such issues. Thc character of the government undei which a people live exerts a more power ful influence upon their destiny thun al other agencies combined, and that char acter almost entirely depends upon tnt character of the governmental otlicials That government is best which is bc? administered, and the highest and sure? guaranty to this end is capacity and-in teu'rity nu the part of those to whom tn? diff?rent departments are entrusted. Under our system, this depends on th" manner in which the elective franchise is exercised, uot by a few but by tho whole people : hence, it follows that every good citizen should take active part and exert all his influence towards the accomplishment of that great end good government-which in itself is tho beginning and foundation of all progress and prosperity. But good government has now been .* scorn pushed in South Carolina. Hoiw rule has been rescued from the bands of those political brigand.", who marauded the State for to lung a time, and I hope that it has been made permanent; if not, it certainly can bo made so by the continued observance of those great and wise principles of justice and equal protection to all which has so ; eminently distinguished the present ad ministration ana which so fully meets the approbation of the great heart of the people. Such being the fact, it is time to begin material recuperation in earnest. Af:er good government, in this lies the strength, greatness and power of a people. Ali history leaches the fact that there nre three grand departments of human industry-agriculture, commerce and manufactures-which are tho corner stones of human progress. The temple ai earthly prosperity rests upon them, und that people is most fortunate who have been blessed by a kind Providence with material for their full development. Now this is precisely the condition of this State: Small in extent, limited in territory, yet it is full and abounding to st remarkable degree with all the mate rial clements necessary to the develop ment of these main industries of lile. No part of the globe is blessed with a more fertile soil or genial climate; no portion of the Atlantic coast is marked with better harbors; nor can cheaper roads be built elsewhere ; and where can there be found in any couutry better fa cilities for the building up of all kinds af profitable manufactories, both great and small, than hereT When you look at the State and see it thus so full of such important natural resources, it would teem that Providence had intended that a great and happy people Hhould dwell within its borders. It should be our aim not to defeat this beneficent end of Providence, either by suffering misrule an thc part of the government or by sloth and inaction on the part of the citizens in failing to make use of the advantages by which they are surrounded. And 1 would earnestly recommend to the Gen eral Assembly to take this matter under consideration and to see how far legis lation can aid in the building up of these industries. I have no special scheme to recommend, but I have thought it would not be out of place to suggest the great ends to he accomplished, leaving thc means to your better judgment and supe rior information and wisdom. I will, however, venture to suggest, in reference to agriculture, one measure which, in my judgment, is greatly need ed, at least in much the larger portion of the upper country. I refer to what ia usually known as the stock law. This law has been tried In several Counties in this Stute and in other States, and, from my information, wherever tried it haa invariably worked well, and ultimately gives satifaction even to those who were opposed to it at the outset. It greatly reduces the expenses of farming opera tions, improves the stock, more effectual ly protects growing crops, brings thou sands of acres of good land under culti vation, and, what is of great importance in some sections of the State, would pre serve th? timber and forests of the coun try, and it adds in every wuy to the end ot all investments and labor, viz., profit In some Counties in the State it has been adopted by a vote of the people, under a previous law enacted by the General As sembly. With great deference, I would say that this mode of legislation is an in novation of doubtful policy upon the es tablished manner of enacting laws; and besides, elections upon local question: generally produce discord and strife and split communities into parties, whicb has a tendency to involve other and per haps more important matters, to the gen eral prejudice of the country. In this connection, let me say that ] have understood that during the past twe years there have been 600 able-bodied men constantly on the list of Peniten tiary convicts, besides others in th? County jails. This is a great mine o useful labor comparatively lost to tin State. All .this labor should bo utilize?: in the development of our resources We have rivers that need deepening canals that ought to be dug, mines ex plored, railroads built. The beautifu stream that flows by the capital now use less and wasted on account of a fev trifling obstructions across its bed nea this city, might be made a vital artery high above tnis point, to the interna commerce of the State ; the old Santei Canal opened, those immense phosphate deposits which lie imbedded in the river of the lower country fully explored ant developed, and many other importan enterprises consummated by a systemati employment, through a series of youri of the labor supplied from this source If men will commit crime, what bette atonement to the public for their viciou conduct than to be made useful in th development of those matters in whic the whole people are interested. Th forfeiture and sequestration, BO to speat of their labor to the public good, it seem to me, would be a more scnsiblo, human and effective punishment to them tim the immuring of their bodies in cells ar dungeons, and at the same time woul alford some compensation for thc evi which they have committed. I do not know how far legislation a ready had may accomplish results in iii direction indicated, but I would recon mend the whole subject to your carcfi consideration. If we intend to become a great, stror and prosperous State, the mudsills of 01 building must bc made of material deve opmeot. Commence with that, and a the other elements of strength and gren ness will come of-themselves. The lien law expires by ita own lim tation on thc 1st of Januarv nsit Tb law seems to have been well matured the last session. It protects the inter?s of the landlord, opens a way for the po man who hos nothing but his health ai muscles upon which to obtain credit make these available, and it cheapc the arrangement of recording and filin and I think it would promote tho welfii of the people to have it re-enacted. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, gentlemen, permit i to congratulate the General Assemt and tho whole State upon the peace a good order which has marked tho ce duct of our people during the past ye and especially during the exciting c cumstances of the political campai through which we have just passi Since, the late war we havo constan claimed that if tho State could but placed back under tho control of tin to whom it rirchtfully belonged, on count of their superior qualifications integrity, competency and interest, f from foreign interference and dome; incompetency and misrule, that thc v lenco and turbulence thereby eng dened, and which wero fast bccomi chronic features in her history, would stantly disappear and that peace t good order would immediately reassert themselves. In 1876 this revolution was accomplished, and the late campaign du ring the present administration fully vindicates the justico and truthfulness of our claim in that event, and should silence forever tho libels and slanders to which the character of the citizens of the State has been so long, so unjustly and HO shamefully subjected. We as a peo ple are entitled to rejoice at our redemp tion fron, governmental misrule and its consequences, and I feel sure that good men everywhere, when they come to un derstand the situation, will juin with us in our rejoicing, and will sympathize with us in our struggle for the perma nency of that redemption. Let me ex press the hope that nothing will occur m the future to mar this record, and that our people throughout the State will unite together in the preservation of the public peace and the continued suprem acy of the law. I have purposely refrained from dis cussing any matters connected with the Federal government, for several reasons; among tue most prominent is the fact that, while the State and Federal govern ments are closely connected with each other, and while the happiness of the people of this State is much dependent upon both, yet the orbits of these two governments are entirely separate aud distinct, and the harmony of their move ments can be best preserved by each con fining itself to the discharge of its own functions us defined and limited in the Constitutions of this State and of the United States. This was certainly the intention of the founders of our system, and could that be strictly carried out, homo rule and non-interference on thc part of tho gen eral government, except as to those mat ters embraced in the Constitution, and which are the foundation stones of that system, would be thc grand result-a re sult which would he hailed with joy, opening, as it would, a bright future "to thc people of this State. In closing this communication, permit me, gentlemen, to invoke thc blessings of Almighty God upon your delibera tions. May he give you wisdom from on high, and may tuc performance of your arduous and responsible duties be marked with that harmony which so eminently distinguished the Genernl Assemblies of the olden past in South Carolina, reflect ing honor upon yourselves nnd lasting benefits upon your people and State. W. D. SIMPSON. Keep Ont or Debt. Thc slow fire over which mortals nr< Lu us ted and consumed, and which press es like a palsy upon their minds, is debt and it more frequently causes death that is generally supposed. No one enjoyi perfect liberty as long as he is indebtec to others. From the aioment he sigm his name to any paper "promising t< tiay," o> hus an account against him, hi nses jery much of independence, that is if he is honest and intends to meet hil obligations. If a rascal and hus no in tention of paying, he cares little for any thing. We know, as do all who havi been engaged in business for any consid ?rable time, the great difficulty of follow ing the golden rule of "pay as you go,: much as we may desire to do so. Th needs of tho hour are sometimes to pressing to be denied, and confident ii our future ability, we yield to the sire: song of credit, and permit the chain t be slipped around our necks, and arc n longer free. I3ut debt is a slow and sur fire. As long as one is in it, he is work ing for ot hers, and it hangs as the h "av ?cst of millstones about his neck. Itis? fire above which he is constantly sus pended, aud which is ever kept auppliei with fuel. In the distan?a looms th execution and the sherill'. It robs mai of his sleep, aud sits a skeleton at hil table. It slicks by his side every bou of the day, and is tho veriest imp o nightmare when darkness rules tho hour A man beyond the suspicion of deb stands fair before tho world; ono knowi to bo in debt is often suspicioned. I robs a mun of his fair name, for, be h ever so honest, there are many chance against paying-life, health and shrink age in values ; and many a time he eannc pay when he hus promised and expect to do so. Some one bas failed him ; hi failure causes another, and so on thruugl a long line, aud perhaps even tc disaste and ruin. With a weary heart the debtor toils He feels but loo deeply that tho proceed of his work must go to pay for others fail ures, and it is- difficult for the most hones man to submit cheerfully. Payments ma, become duo when he is needing the morie for pressing uses. It is usually hard to pa old debts, sud thc worry consequent upo it is the slow fire that is the worst tortur to many'? niau. A mau, if blessed with health an strength, who is out of debt, may snu his fingers at care and thc world. If th reverse, he is ever rolling the stoue c Sysiphus up hill and it is constantly roll ed back upon him so heavily that it ma crush him, despite his best endeavo: Many a ono has his quietus made wit little more than a bare bodkin, whe driven by debt ; many a roan has bee roasted over thc slow fire, to at last giv up the etrugglo and perish miserably. J is the iron collar, the iron mask, worn b him whose name luis never been writte upon tho pages of history ; it is us a shi of hair, constantly galling. It will bo a day of rejoicing when crcd is no more. Shall we ever live to see il It ir. doubtful, yet we can du someihir to haslen tho tune, and all should woi earnestly fur :UJ dawning. Tho sooner comes the better. The sooner accoun books aro banished, the sooner will bu? ness bo established upon a firm bas Like many another necessary evil, ear need not weep over the downfall of cred How, ns nearly as possible, is this d sirublc end to bc gained? The answer a sitnplo ono and contnined in a nutaho Wc should all pay up as soon as possit and avoid, as much as in us lies debt the future. Th? coming times pro ?ni better opportunities than the past. I us avail ourselves of the coming sunshit keep out of debt, and avoid death by slow fire.-Lexington Dispatch. A Texed Question Answered. "What shall I do to get rid of all tl flesh ?" is thc question that has be asked again and again of phyicians wil out receiving an intelligent roply. Si eral of our popular lecturers and writ? have .".tempted tn answer it, but the for of their disquisitions can be summed in n single sentence : Be content you i not lean, and starve yourself,-a cou of treatment that will never curoobesi as thousands who have tried it can atti Pharmaceutical science bas given n tional answer tn this question in Aile Anti-Fut, which will rcduco the syst' from two to five pounds per week. Il purely vegetable und perfectly barmlf Bold "ny druggists. - "Kissing your sweetheart," sayi trifling young man, "is like eating so with a fork ; it takes a long time to enough." - A bachelor merchant's advice in lecting a wife: "Get hold of a[iocc calico that will wash." MOSS? ROSE. The IV o i UM nj:; Among (he Flower?. From the Courier Journal. Once upon a time there was a prout stir among the flowers; such a fluttering hadn't been for many a day ; such wins- ' , perings and 'gutting on airs," for there i was to be a wedding among them. Such : ! nn event was not an uncommon occur- ! ' renee, but it was the great difference in ' tho social standing of the brido and . groom elect that gave riso to tho excite ! ment and occasioned the "talk." It , : could scarcely bo believed that Brown j Moss, of such low origin, with his rug I ged, dark features, so liomely iu appear- , : ance, had really wooed and won 'bc fair and elegant White Kose. Yet it was ? true, and the morning for the wedding , had come, a bright morning on the last \ doy of June-tho sweet month of roses. . The suu arose and sent its rays of golden 1 beauty over hill-top and valley to awake ] thc flornl world from ita sweet slumber. | The queenly Lily, with her lovely com- ] panions, the verbenas and Petunias, the t graceful Ferns and tender Smilax resting ( in their marble vases ; the modest M/r- | tie blooms, the timid little Violets and , bluo-eyed Forget-Me-.Nots asleep under , hedges, or in the dewy grass, were alike . touched by the mild Sunshine and bade r to get ready and make haste to thc wed- , ding. "Isn't this marriage tho oddest ? thing ?" whispered a proud Scarlet Ger- ] anium to her nearest neighbor, a sweet- j ly-perfumed Heliotrope, who answeded ; > "I don't appreciate her taste, I'm sure?" t while a Fucalrin near by declared, "White t Bose need never bo jealous, as it isn't . likely any of us will ever fall in love < with her chosen one I" "Nor with her, t either, as to that, for she is no beauty, , the colorless thing 1" sneered a Yellow ? Bose, whose heart was full of envy, i "But she is lovely and good, and I think ? is doing right to wed the one she loves," \ spoke nn independent Canna, while sha- | king the dew from his tall figure. "I , agree with you, Canna," said a rich Bed ' Bose, whose warm heart was full of love 1 and kindness for nil, while a Hofl sigh of t assent came from the pretty Lilies of the f Valley, a fragile little family, with hearts | es nure and white as the dress they wore. < "The sweetest and best of Heaven's gifts < ls love," came in whispers front the l'an- | Rica, whoes lives, devoted to peace-muk- ; ing, had won for them tho title of "Heartsease." A haughty Japan Lily and a flaunting Scarlet Sage, both very , Tain of their splendor and the admiration they excited, gave their opinion that "White Bose was doing an unwise thing to wed ono so much beneath her: she should keep up the aristocratic standing of her family, one of the oldest, and best in the floral wi rid ; and then she was setting a bad example by her condescen sion ; it would cause others of the lower classes, like Brown Moss, to try and get above themselves"-lor you must know, little reader, that flowers have their "up per and lower tons," their rich and poor, their fashionable and unfashionable cir cles and classes of societv. like the rest of the world. The flowers, whoso kind and unkind words we have repeated, be longed to the fashionable world, and it was little trouble for them to get ready for the wedding, with their rich and el egant apparel at hand. But uot so easy was it with the humbler dusses when the generous Sunshine, who showed favors to none, awoke and gave them invita tions to the wedding. They had no care ful at 'codant to look after their wants; their old clothes, in the way of dry and dead :eaves and wilted blooms, were not removed by tho hand of one employed to nurse and encourage their well-being, as the favored ones had, but had to cure for themselves, and live as they best could. Those with discontents and envy in their hearts didn't like this, and when the Zinnias, thouth nn honest, good family, looked over at their neighbors, the Dah lias, and saw them that morning arrayed in tho richest of velvet, in every shade of cream and scarlet, their heurts were filled with pain, because their dresses weren't as showy ; so, after thinking awhile, they concluded, liko Flora Mc Flimsey, that i.hey "had nothing to wear," so would stay at home. Not so with the happy-hearted, jolly Holly hocks, and their intimate friends thc Poppies, who made the best of everthing, thinking their lives too short to waste in repining, preferring to laugh and daDce the happy hours away, being as conten ted living in a fence corner or in tho outskirts of a poor man's garden ns they would have been in a ribbon-bordered bcd on a well-kept lawn. So to the Sun shine's call they nodded their bends in merry answer, nnd without preparation were ready for tho wedding. The But tercups and Daisies, with the help of the .clever Bed and White Clovers, spread thc breakfast table, but flowers have dainty appetites, and tho bweet nectar furnished by tho liberal Honeysuckle waa the only refreshment nt the dainty repast. Very lovely was White Bose on her bridal morn, for when lifting lier fnir face to the Sunshine, so sweet was her smile, so full of purity and truth, that out of ?ove for ncr the Sunshine quickly changed tho dew-drops that were clinging to her face and form to spark ling gems. No bride ever wore more brilliant jewels nor robo of such snowy glistening sheen. The beautiful Morning Glorie.", the lovlicst of flowers, and the first to awake and greet the morning, chimed the wed ding bells, sending merry peals out on the fragrant air, wliilo thc Irumpet flow er sweetly sounded not?s of joy and glad ness, tho Canterbury bells and Columbine joining in the melody, until a gentle Zephyr softly whispered-"hush ; then he began tho beautiful ceremony that linked together tho two loving heurts. White Bose inclined her graceful form and bowed her head nearer to Brown Moss-the faithful lover by her side, who had dwelt bv her, and loved her all her young life. The flowers held their breath to listen to the marriage vows. Brown Moss' were uttered in tones heart felt and true, firm and unfaltering, while the trembling White Bose's were gentle and loving. After thc benediction, when tho Zephyr had wafted a sweet prayer to heaven to bless the union, White Bose bent ber head a little lower that she might receive her lover's caress, and as be embraced her, and kissed her fair cheek, right gently and lovingly he threw around ber a soft e inging mantle of brown, that it might ..111010: her toli ness from the untender wit ds, and, when she again lifted her face to her friends, she smiled upon the drapery and kept it there, where brr lover had placed it, ns an evidence of his thoughtful love. Through all the after years ?ho wore it, and with gentle pride, for it told tho ?weet love story. She wore it too that ' tho floral world might sec how true was lier allegiance, una that she loved to honor and wear thc name of Moss-Boso. ANNIE ENGLISH ANDEBSON. CHASTE AND DELICATE.*-The most , chaste and delicate perfumes for tho i handkerchief ?rc Dr. Price's Unique , Perfumes, Pot Bose, Alista Bouquet. Hyacinth, Sweet Brier, or any of his odors. The exquisito delicacy of their f; fragrance will delight all lovers of ewcol 1 scents. "Hont U Life-Cold i" Denth." 'lhere is no greater fallacy tuan the opinion of ninny, particularly tho young anti strong and vigorous, that winter especially a sharp, frosty one, with plen ty of snow-is tho most healthy Reason of the year. Very few seem to realize the fact that cold is tho condition of death, and that in warm and cold cli mates it ?sour unconscious effort to main tain our hodily heat at a temperature of ninety-eight degrees, that wears us out. To this temperature, called "blood heat," every cubic inch of oxygen that serves to vitalize our blood must be raised by our own bodily heat, or life ceases. Since in cold weather the maintenance of a suf ficiently elevated bodily temperature ver ry often becomes a difficulty too great for mir strength, the advent of n severe win ter is really more to bo dreaded than a .-isitation of a pestilence. The saying, 'Heat is life-cold is death," has a stri king Illustration and confirmation in the reports now regularly submitted by Dr. Itusscll to the Glasgow Sanitary commit :ee. The death rate rises and fallj with he regularity of tho thermometer. So nany degrees less heat, so many more leaths, and wee irria. In ono of his fort lightly reports, Dr. Russell says : "Tho loath Vate in tho first week of the fort tight was twenty-one, and in the second veek twenty-five. Tho mean tcmpera ure in the former week was 40.8 degrees fahrenheit, in tho latter 39.? degrees." ile attributes the low rate of the first veek to tho high mean temperature of he preceding fortnight, which was 47.03 l?greos, and adds: "This is a good illus ration td" a law which wo frequently ibserve in these reports of temperature md death rates.a week of low temperature >roduce8 a rise in mortality tho week bllov.ing." In our climate, it would >rob)>bly be difficult to lind a moro frc pient cause of serious ailments than ta ting cold. Whatever weak placo we lave, whatever constitutional disorder ve be utbject to, cold will surely discover. Wo take cold because our vitality is too ow to ward of the effects of the reduced emperature around us. As a matter of hst importance, then, to resist cold and j he various derangements of tho system sonsequent, it is necessary by proper au dition to maintain our natural uni': al lient ; second, to retain this heat by a uifiicicntquantity of clothing; third, to regulate with care tho temperature of thc air wc breathe. Contrary to the opinion current among lovers of cold weather, a fire in a bed-room in tho win ter is cheaper and belter than a doctor's bill ; for, owing to our inactive condition during sleep, tue circulation of thc vital izing blood is both slow nnd imperfect, and hence the danger of laking cold by breathing cold air is greatly increaser!. A cold is the beginning of everything that is bad. If any one conscious of hav ing caught one, feels cold chills running up the buck, let him apply a mustard piaster to the bottom of the spine and lower part of the back at once ; and by so doing he may avert a dangerous ill ness before it is too lute and medical ad vice can be procured. It should never be forgotten thnt "heat is life-cold is death.-Scientifiic American. Miss DOSSIER'S MOTOR.-This is an ngn that threatens to overturn all our conceptions of tho stability of things. Even ihe cast iron mechanical laws that ure believed to govern the equilibrium ol the universe aro in danger of being set aside by those untiring investigators ol the mysterious secrets of nature who are bent on showing that the word "impossi ble" must be expunged from our modern dictionaries because it belongs to a dead language. The telephono enables us to hear a friend speaking five hundred miles away, the phonograph makes a word ut tered an eternal physical record of an idea, and now comes an application of the magnet as a motor that promises to cause a revolution in mechanics such as the wildest dreamer hud not imagined. Such, nt least, are the opinions of prac tical men who have had opportunities of examining the operation of this new motor on a small scale. That there ex ists an irresistible, if unregulated, force in magnetism has not been denied by sci entists. The nature of the power exerted proves plainly enough that our present appreciation of it cannot measure what may bo exerted to an unlimited extent when unknown agencies cause a develop ment of its Intent forces. The steam that only lifted tho lid of Watt's kettle hus been applied to tho Corliss engine. So can tho subtle power exercised in raising a riedle by a magnet be devel oped to a degree equal to the movement of an ocean steamer. That Miss Hosmer should be the discoverer of some of thc secrets of this mighty force is a matter of which lier country hus reason to be [?rood. We only hope that Edison and ?erself may not drive us too fast toward the time when all that is to be known will be known.-AT. Y. Herald. AN AUGER WHICH BORES SQUARE HOLES.-To send a verdunt youngster in seal ch of a driii wherewith to ma'ro n square bole is one of those time-honored workshop jokes, thc freshness and origi nality of which is perennial with suc ceeding generations of perpetrators. But the iaugh is now over, or at least it is on the side of tho victim, for, incredible as it may appear, this apparent impossibil ity hus been accomplished, and in a way so simple and so easy that any ono may prove the fact for himself. As may be supposed, tuc invention has excited more genuine astonishment muong the mechanics gathered at the Exposition than any of the other wonders here dis played, libero is a constnnt crowd sur rounding the inventor, watchinr* him bore hole after hole square, and puzzling over tho very simplicity of tho provok ingly simple solution of the problem. If I had not seen the thing done, I should havo refused, as many of your readers will doubtless feel similarly inclined to do, to believe in its possibility; but, for tunately, here is a cuso where nothing need bc taken on faith. All that is re quired is un ordinary hand drill-stock. A stationary one with a chuck below for holding the work, tho inventor. Mr. Ju lius Hall, of landon, uses; but lie says a common brace will answer-"anything, in fact, will do that will properly hold the drill." The tool itself is tho usual form of three-square drill, so that it will be seen that no special apparatus at all is required. Clamp or chuck this drill in its holder so that it will "wabble." and you have the whole secret. Instead of making a round hole, as it undoubt edly will if tightly grasped, when loose ly held it produces a square one. Why it should act thus is at first to all appear ances nu impenetrable paradox, and, even after the rationale is discovered, it scarcely teems quite clear.-l ari* Jitter. EXTRACT FROM THE Poo.-Dr. Price's Vanilla Flavor is extracted from tho Mexican Vanilla Pod. This popu lar flavor, as mude by Dr. Price, embod ies the delicate aroma of this agreeable fruit, freo from thc strong rant taste ol those extracts sold as Vanilla, tn-ule from tho cheap Tonqua or snuff-bcan. - Memphis thinks of surrendering hui charter to get rid of her debt. Paying In Promise*. "I brought up some cotton to-day and sold it, but I had to pay taxes, buy some provisions and settle up my guano ac count and am dead broke. I had in tended calling 'round and paying for my paper, but haven't got tho money just now-will be in town again some day and sec what I ran do for you." "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick," and wo are tired of such empty promises as this-the very east wind of indefiniteness. Why have wo to wait until e-ery store account, guano bill and tax execution arc satisfied 7 If the paper ain't worth the subscription price nobody will force you to take it, but don't call around at the office and say you want it and that you will pay for it and then never do it. Our subscription money, although it is but two dollars, is of as much consequence to us as the mer chant's store account or tho guano agent's bill. Publishing a newspaper is no child's piny. It is a constant, steady ex pense. It taken timo and talent and money. It is an evcry-day, all-year job, through storm and sun, week in and week out. The profits of tho business, even under thc most prosperous conditions, are very small. Como up, then, and pay your subscription, pay it promptly, pay it in full and pay it in moiioy.^ Soil your wood to Homebody else and bring us the cash, turn your potatoes into money, drive your (lucks to some other market. You wouldn't think of paying your phy sician in pindera or a lawyer in 'possum grease-why bring such trash to publish ers and try to palm it off on them lor money they have worked for and honest ly earned. "I will pay you in the fall" and "I'll call 'round nguiu" ain't worth a cent. You can't buy a box of blacking or a pound of cheese with any such cur rency.-Abbeville Medium. Hullern Samsons. Ju thc Inst century there lived in Eng land a man named Thomas Topham, who was renowned for his muscular power. He could, with ease, roll up in his fingers thc ?<ewter platters which were in fashion at that time, or strike an iron poker upon his ann until he bent it nt a right angle. He took a bar of iron and, placing it ue h i nd his neck, holding the two ends in his hands, ho brought these ends forward until they met in front, then-a feat which required i>till more dexterity-he brought it straight again in a similar manner. He is said io have lifted with his teeth, and held out for & timo, a wooden table six feet long, and with half r. hundred-weight atthcucd io ono ex tremity. These performances aro record ed by Dr. Desaguliers, a French scien tific writer, who made it his business to investigate the subject personally, while collecting material for une of his works. In 1744, being then thirty years of age, Tophnm went to Derby and obtained Kermission of tho authorities to display is prowess in public, A stage was erec ted for him, and on this stage, among other performances, he raised three casks filled with water, tho total weight of the three being 1,82G pounds, and it will bo observed that in doing it he brought the muscles of his neck and shoulders par ticularly into requisition. The muscular strength of his legs had been affected by an injury he sustained during tin incau tious experiment. Ho had undertaken ; to pull against two horses from the trunk of a tree, but, being unscientific in hit 1 mode of exertion, and placing himsel disadvantageous^, he was defeated, anc his knee-pan was fractured. It was tin opinion of Desaguliers that, had he cont properly to work. Topham migh. uav< pulled successfully against four horse! instead of two. The two-horse feat wa? accomplished in iho last century by i powerful individual, n German namec Non Eckeburg. This man sat down or un inclined board, with his feet stretched against fixed support, and two strong horses were unable to remove him from his position. Standing on a platform like Topham, he sustained thc weight ol a largo cannon round his wnist, and, al another time, bending his body in thc form of an arch, ho allowed a stono ol more than a foot in thickness to bc broken upon his abdomen by the blow o a sledge-hammer. Of Menrice, of Savoy, son of the Elec tor Augustus II., it is recorded that hil strength of finger was so great that hi could snap iron ho'sc-shoes between hi: fingers like pieces of glass, and, on om occasion, finding himself in want of i cork-screw, he took a long nail and witl his fingers, twisted it round into tin shana of the implement he required Such nrc some of the feats which tin human body is able to accomplish b; muscular exertion. A REVOLUTION INDEED.-Durinj slavery I owned one of the blackest a well as meanest negro men in South Ar kansas. He was known in the neighbor hood ns Ctow Sam. I used to thrasl Sam about twice a week. Steal I he' steal from himself and then deny i Well, when the war carns on he waa on of tho first to turn against me. Hewer into tho army and served till the sui render. After pence was made I move over into an adjoining county and went I work, trying to repair my broken furtum One day a negro that I had working fi mo knocked down ono of my horse which so enraged mo that I struck hil several times with my cane. Ha wet away and returned with a constable wt siimmnnPil me to appear next day berni a magistrate. Officers were not quito t numerous then aa now, and the magi trate's office was several miles awa Well, sir, when I got there who should ace on the bench but old Crow Sam. E waa fat and greasy and had on an eno mous pair of spectacles. When ever; thing had been made ready court wi opened, and old Sam, giving mc a scare! ing look, remarked : " 'Pears that I've seed you aforo.'' "Look hero, Sam," I said, "I don't lil to be mixed nn ibis way. Try ia Beti this affair without malice." "Do law is gwin to hab ita direi course," said Sam. "Things hab kind changed sinco wo was in business toget er, but tho principle of de nigger havi revolutcd. Dis nigger is as big a rase as I used to bo, so Alarse John I'll d chorgo you, flinging deblock ape in coat."-Little Rock {Ark.) Gazelle. His OUJECTION TO A JUBOB.-"A you satisfied with the jury, gentlemen asked Judge Noonan this morning, ail tho jury had been impannclled. "We are," said tho lawyers tn ebor A tall, gaunt figuro solemnly aroso the jury box, and said impressive!' "lint I'm not." "What ia your objection, Mr. Snook inquired bia Honor, blandly. "This young man, on my right, y< Hov. -r, has been eating onions." "Objection overruled ; go on with I case."-Elmira Gazette. BEYOND A QUESTION.-Dr. Prie ! Cream Baking Powder ls free from r adulterant's, boneo tho pureit and tn i economical. It is beyond all quest tho b"st and most perfect of anything thc market. Dr. Price's Cream Bak r Powder is not sold in bulk, it is put up can?, securely labeled. LEGAL ADVERTISING.-Wt are compelled te rcQi-iro cash payments for adrertlslng ordered by Executors, Admlnlatraton? and other fiduciaries. and herewith append the ratee for the ordinary notlcea, which will onlr be Inserted whsa the money comea with the order: citations, two Inaert ?-?=?.- ... is.oj Estate Notlcci,thrco?-."irtlons, - - 3.0S Final 8ettlcmcnta, fi'e I'aortlooa - - 8.0? TO CORRESPONDE:"' -In order to rece We attention, communications must be accompanied by tho truo name and address of the writer. Be '- d SS?SSCi?wU uui Ira ictumeu, uuteM tne uticoenrr stamps are furnished to repay the postage ^?^"yo sro not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications ahould be addressed to Ed itors Intelligencer," and nil checks, drafts, money orders. Ac. should bo made payable to the order of E. JJ. MUiiriAY A CO.. Anderson, 8. C. ?ENEBAL NEWS SUMMARY. - A man in Florida walked ninety one miles to vote. - The business of the cotton and woollen mills of the East is improving. - Some Indiana Republicans call for a ticket reading "Grant and Harrison." - Thc Commercial convention will positively meet in New Orleans Decem ber 3. - A bill providing for a general State registration law has been introduced in the Georgia Legislature. - The Senate of Georgia defeated, by a vote of 24 to 17, a bill making seven per cent, the legal rate ol interest. - Col, Claiborne, of Pointo Coupee parish, La., has made fifty thousand pounds of sugar from thirty acres of cane. - Thc faithful body (so-called) servant of the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, is reported as being a richer man than his m?ste:. - Geu. Hancock won the 8woid at the Nev/ York Cathedral fair, tho votes be ing : Hancock, 631; Newton, 624; Jos. E. Johnston, 515. - There are 226 counties in Texas; of these Tom Green and Crockett are as large as Massachusetts, Pecos as Connec ticut, nnd Harris as Rhode Island. - The next Legislature of Louisiana will stand : Senate-Democrats, 25 ; Re Kublicans, ll. House-Democrats. 72; lepublicans, 18 ; Nationals, 2 ; Indepen dents, 2. - A correspondent writing to tho Hartford Courant from Boston, Bays that Butler will hereafter cast his political fortunes with tho Democratic party. God forbid I - There lives in Franklin county, N. C., a man forty-nine years old, who never heard a sermon preached, never rend a chapter in the Bible, nover fired a gun and never Baw a wittie man married. - In a joint convention of the Senate and House of Alabama on the 27th ult., Governor Houston was elected, to the United States Senate by an almost unan imous vote, there being but two votes cast against him. - The editor of a Republican paper in Michigan opposed the candidate of his party for county clerk, for which ho was set upon by his late associates and tarred and feathered. - Notwithstanding the low price of cotton, it is stated that the working peo ple of Southwest Georgia, both white and black, are, aa a general thing, bettpr on than they have been at any time ?ince tho close of the war. - A larger r umber of people than usual are emigrating from tho mountains ot East Tennessee. They breed there Uko bees, and the exodus that has con tinued for years does not thin out tho population to any great extent. - Sheep husbandry in Western Texas has grown at a marvelous rate. lu 1866 San Antonio received but 600,000 pounds of wool, while in 1877 she received 2,000,000. In 1866 there were shipped from Corpus Christi 600,000; this year there will be shipped 6,500,000. - Three Southern women were dis charged from the Treasury Department recently, to be followed, it ?H said, by all that remain. This io a feature of the "new policy," and is declared by those who know to have been brought to the attention of Mr. Hayes before adoption. - There was a singular scene at the Houston, Texa , court house: A negro named Allen Smith had betrothed him self to six different damsels, all of whom were in waiting to bo espoused. After considerable parlance, but ono was chosen and wedded, and tho residue indulged in bitter invectives against tho base de ceiver. - The Courier-Journal says that not less than 14,000 people were swept away by tho yellow fever plague of tho past season, while tho direct and indirect losses in monev and trade have been es timated at $175,000,000, but will doubt leas largely exceed that suira Probably $200,000,000 would hardly cover those losses. - An exchnngo notes tho fact that tho lowest price at which cotton has sold in this country during the last fifty years was in the spring of 1845, when it went as low as four cents per pound. The highest price for it, during tho same period, was $1.00, in 1864. It sold as high as fifty-two cents, however, for good money, in 1866. - That a largo per cent, of tho yellow fever deaths in Memphis were never re ported is shown by the fact that Superin tendent Phillips says there were 1,084 burials in Elmwood cemetery, and tho total inter?nenla during the epidemic he estimates at 6,000. Seven thousand dol lars were- allowed the City Undertaker, and an additional claim is under consid tiou. - If thc pcoplo of the South do not organize against the tramp nuisance tho organized tramps will take the country. Ono hundred desperate vagabonds can capturo any county seat, commit any and all kinds of outrages and terrorize a whole county. Wo do not, produce thc tramp in this part of the country, and should not feed or tolerate them.-Afem phia Appeal. - A poor Irishman at Rochester owed a rich man some money, and was unable to pay. Tho rich man obtained a judg ment and an execution, but there was nothing on which the Sheriff could levy. The Irishman bad two large pigs, but the law allows a man two, and the Sheriff could not take ihom. The rich man then bought two little pigs, had them presen ted to the Irishman, and thereupon took his two largo ones. - A better season for sugar throughout to this dato has perhaps never occurred in Louisiana or any other sugar-raising district in the world. The vield is vari ously estimated at from one hundred and sixty thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand hogsheads. Tho yield qf mo lasses will bo much less in proportion to the amount of sugar mado than last year, owing to the superior coudition of tho I cano and ita immu jity from injury by tho weather. While tho sugar, however, is finer and bett .. in quality, tho molasses is also much improved.-New Orleans Picayune. - The searchers <after Mr. Stewart's body acknowled?^defeat. Each clue that they have followed has led to noth ing. It is not said that they will give up all effort, but for the present they have no indications to go upon, and the hunt is wild and formless. There seems to be nc immediate prospect of recovering the remains unless a big reward is offered and immunity to tho criminals guaranteed. What a theme the affair affords for tho moralist upon the dark side of life, with all its intricacies and mysteries 1 Tho thieves may bido their time, and if the conditions aro not met, tho bones of tho millionaire merchant may rot away in somo ? nknnwn and unmarked plu In that case tho vast and stately crypt under tho Gardon City Cathedral will go with out ibo tenant for whom lt was especially built, and futuro visitors will say that "here is whore Mr. Stewart's corpse was to have been ?aid to ita final rest. Tho merits of Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup aro acknowledged by all who bava ever used it for the diseases . of infancy. Price only 25 cents a bottle.