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E. B. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY. MAY 1, lfcSI. TERMS : ONE VEAB..!.??. SIX MONTHS. T*c Two Wollar, if nut j>a?l<l In a'lvutire. L>KM O CHATIO ?Ol.MV < ?'N VI.NTION. lu accordance with a resolution of tho Executive Gommittec a Convention of thc Democratic Tarty of Aoderaou County will be held in the Court Houee, in Audereoo, on .Saturday, thc -'1-t May, i.i-tant, at ll o'clock a. m., for thc purpose of transacting ibe following bu-iness : 1. The election of a County Chairman and an Executive Committee to ecrvc for the ensuing two year?. 2. The election of leu delegales to thc State, Congressional and Circuit Con ventions ?i. To consider amendments to thc rules governing Primary Elections ii, this County, and 4. To transact ruch other bu-ini-? aa may be necessary for the welfare of thc party. The County Convention ?ill be com posed ot two delegated 1<~T thc fir.-t fifty members, or fraction thereof in cadi Club, und one additional delegates for each additional twenty-five member* over fifty in a Club. i-'ur the purpose of electing *ucb dele gates all Democratic Clubs in the Coun ty are requested lo meet at their usual place of meeting on Saturday, the 17th day of -May, instant, at 2 o'clock p. m. If any Club should rai 1 to meet at the time above indicated, such Club is re quested to meet at thc place and hour indicated on the following Saturday the 24th instant. Ail members of the Club? are request ed to attend these meeting* and partic ipate in the election of officers of the Clubs for the ensuing two years, and also delegates to the County Convention. The Committee, in consideration of thc fact thut many names of members of other Democratic Clubs were added to the rolls of several of the Clubs for tho convenience of voters at the last Primary Election, resolved that thc Clubs having added such names he requested to elimi nate all such names from their Club rolls before they elect delegates to the County Convention herein called. The attention of the Club? is respectfully called to thin request from the County Committee. E. B. MURRAY, County Chairman, ?. F. TOI.LV, Secretary. Ia Louisana the Democratic State ticket was successful iu the late election by twenty thousand majority. This, though a comfortable majority, is very far short of the majority which the Dem ?crata have heretofore had in their elec tions in that State. If the Republicans elect their President this Fall il is not improbable that Louisana will desert the solid South after this year. The name of Robert Lincoln is men tioned for Vico-Prcaident on the Repub lican ticket in connection with every name suggested for nomination for President, except that ol Senator Logan, who come? from Lincoln's State. Logan ?tanda no cbauce whatever of receiving thc nomination for President, and there lore Lincoln ia pretty certain to receive tho nomination for vice-President, unless there should be a dead lock in tho Con vention on thc presidency, in which Lincoln occupies an advantageous posi tion to be taken up as thc solution to the dead-lock. It is about as ceitain as anything gets to be in politics that Lin coln will be nominated either for Vice president or President by tho Republi cans in their coming Convention. Tho Democrats of Iowa have just had tba biggest State Convention ever held by the party in that State. Tilden dele gates were elected to'tbe National Dem ocratic Convention, amid the greatest enthusiasm, aud a Tariff reform platform ?:uoptc-d. Tho papers which have here tofore been unable to sec any indication of a boom for Tilden have probably begun tho eyo opening process. Penn sylvania, Weat Virginia, Oregon and Iowa aro the only States in which the Democrats have held their conventions, and all of them havo elected delegates who will vote for Tilden. These States represent the various phaser of the tariff JESUC, and yet all of thom agree upon Ex-Gov. Tilden as tho man to lead tho party. Thu is a moat fortunate way for thc Democrats to get out of their tariff divisions. The great fraud of 187G ?hould, and wo believe'will, be rebuked in 1884 by tho overwhelming election of tho roan who waa cheated out of tho presidency by an 8 lo 7 Republican com mission. The wc rr on the Stivanuah Valley Railroad h?s progressed rapidly and smoothly sinco Msj. Twiggs began witb the convicts. The greater portion of thc force was removed on Tuesday to stockade No. 2, about sixteen miles bo low Anderson. Tho force left was ex pected to finish the work at this end of tie line by thia morning, when they will be removed about eight miles below here, where there is a short gap that they will complete in a few days. The work is being thoroughly done. The Road will be graded entirely without gaps this time, and made ready for the cross-tier. Gen eral Humphreys and tho Board of Di rectors have shown good judgment and energy in the administration of the affairs o' the Road, and its speedy com pletion ia assured if the townships in Anderson County will only contribute the Rina! 1 EU tn necessary to complete the grading. We hope that all who can do so will visit the work, and when they do so we feel satisfied that they will ho con vinced that wo will soon have a Railroad, and that it will pay them to invest the small sum asked from,them in hastening itu completion. i-H -1- . - Qr. W.h. Mauldin, of Gpeentille, bas an almond tree loaded with the finest kind of nuts. - John Kelly, the boss of Tammany, says that co far a? Mr. TildenV Intellect IR concome! ho believes him to be strong, and( that Jf nominated Tammany would supporf him. i THE SKXATK EIM'CATIONAI. HIM.. There lia1; b"en more widespiead j misunderstanding of tb?, ?cope And pro visions of the Senate Educational tba? of any important measure that ba-, claimed public attention lately. The bill merely appropriates a ?um of money to aid the Stater- in the work of com mon j school t iucation. There i- nothing J compulsory about the measure^ and it . bas. nu machinery. The ?tun :? appor- . tioncd among the States on thc- baiU of illiteracy, aa ascertained from thc cen?ui of 1-??. Thc General Government han no right to interfere with the school .y-t.-rn of any State. .-e? arate school*, for white and colored children aro au tborized by express term-. Thc money is paid iuto the State school treasury, and ?pent under the directions of the Legislature of each .-'.ate. The disburse ment of the school fund and the roan agement of the school* is entirely ir; the hand? of thc Slate authorities the only provision being that it -l ili be fairly and impartially expended. There is no requirement in the 1 ii! necessitating the expenditure of thc mon?y among ti e nevera! Counties according to their i ii: eracy. It it to be fairly ex pc ud ed ur.-?- r the State School I.aw. This, in South ' Carolina by analogy to the division <>t County fund?, would probably be appor tioned according to the attendant .. on the public schools. The dread that -omething disastrous i- to grow out of this meaiure appears lo us utterly chi llier.cal. The present bill i? a good '?ne. F.ven its opponents admit that If evil cornea out of it ther<- must be a -ubse ipjent amendment of the law. This -uppotcs that there will be a Republican ['resident, a Republican Senate, and a lli publican House of Representatives. Therefore, if they could amend this bil! they could pass a new one. I ly defeating ibis hill they '1" not ''.--eu the possibility jf trouble. In our opinion they increase i ii. If the present bill i? passed it will probably be the end of Educational legislation by ('ongrc?s. If it M riot passed, the subject will continue to be Agitates], and a had bill may be passed The Hcpublican party is determined to try the experiment of educating the rii^ro. They now propose to do it through the common schools of thc State. If this is defeated they may come up next with a bill for schools controlled by Federal machinery-leaches sent here from abroad and controlled by Federal officers. For our part, we think it uafcr to take thc present law, which is a good one, rather than risk legislation by a new Congress, which may give us a very objectionable measure. When wc go to the real source of opposition to this bill in South Carolina it will be found in most cases to be baned on nu opposition to the present tax in this State for the aid of common schools. That question is not involved in the present discussion. The two milis tax for common schools is a Constitutional provision. We cannot get rid of it at present. Therefore, the common schools will go on for ?onie time to come under the present law. 'The revenue wc raise is wA sufficient to give us good schools. 'They are only kept open from four to five mouths in the year, where they should be open for nine or tan. The aid proposed from the Fed eral treasury will give us un average of about $500,000 per your for eight yours. This would nearly double our school revenues, and enable tho schools to run eight or nine months in the year, w hich would bc quito an efficient school term. Il seems to us, therefore, that ns we ure co ni] ie I ted lo have thu common schools that we ought to have efficient schools. We can do this if the General Govern ment helps us. Wu cannot do so inde pendent of such help without imposing greater burdens of taxation than our people can afford. This money ? appropriated fi om a surplus in the treasury. It is true that it ought not to be there. It is wrong for tho government to collect greater reve nues than it needs, but uufortunutely tho revenue is grcutly in excess or the needs of thu government. That excess will bo speut by Congress in some way. It will go for rivers and harbors, und be distributed, in the ?:sin, North and West, if it is not taken for education. It seems to us, therefore, just, us well as politic, for tuc South to got her shuro of it for education. It will improve our State in the culturo of our citizens, and it will add nearly five millions of dollars to the material interests of tho State. The North has grown rich off of the "old flag and au appropriation," while tho South has stood oti discussing fine spun theories of constitutional powers. Tho money in tho Federal Treasury be longs to tho South os much aa to the North and West, and whilo Congress is dividing it out wo think tho South should take her share- of it, cr as nef.r that share as alie can get. j A PATENT MEDICINE COMBINATION. A dispatch from Pittsburg, IVnn-ylva nia, under dato of April 24tb, says : "The movement to maintain prices on proprietary medicines, inaugurated by druggists here recently, promises to spread throughout the country. Th ir teen of the largeat patent medicino man I u facturera in tho United States have formed a protective association to pre vent the cutting of rates, and circulars have been sent to all wholesale and retail dealers notifying them not to sell nt less than established pr'ces, under penalty of having their supply cut oil. TLirteen Eruminent firms in tho.East have already een boycotted because of their violation of the rules of the new organization. The combination controls 80,000 drug stores and between 700 and 800 wholesale establishments. The patent medicine manufacturers interested are Hnstetter & Smith, Perry Davis & Sons. C. C. Green, Johnston, Holloway & Co., Charles H. Vogeler & Co., Fleming Bros., Dr. Joyce & Sons, J. C. Aver & Co., Foster. Mel bourne & Co., G. W. Csmpion & Co., Tarrant & Co. and Dr. J. H. Scbenck & 8ons." This means an advance in price of patent medicines by checking competi tion between manufacturers. This is a new use of the pooling of issues, and as usual in such cases tbe people who use the medicines in the combination, have to pay for the privilege. - James Ti. Chalmers, a recent cou vert, received a decided snubbing In the Mississippi Republican State Convention. The Convention was presided ever by John E. Lynch, colored, who on all oc casions expressed a contempt for Chal mers's political methods, and the latter was defeated in every proposition brought before tho Convention and' failed to be elected a delegate ta the Chicago Convention. TH I C.. C. ' C. II. K. The Executive Commit tee of the Car olina, Cumberland '?a;- & Chicago Kail road met at Abbevilleon \Vednc*?iay, the 2'ird of Apr5|. The agent <>f the read in England is hopeful of the early sue ceta of his negotiations. I*, ii re.*, prob? able that the people along the line of the road ?ill he called on to vote on the mav.tr of taxation, a? provided for by the last legislature, immediately. From j what the tU'juttr correspondent learned from ??ov. ifagood, the policy of the road i? to ?ait f.ra short time for farther developments of thc financial negotia-I ti /n- in England before laking any -tep? iii the matter of taxation along the ??ne. This > a ?rreat enterprise, and ita succ?s? i- anxiously hopft] for by the people of South Carolina. It is plea-ant to have the assurance that thtre ?- a prospect ol a*>istance in ?ts construction. Some days ago a Mr-, llerard, of liRrriWeli County, wrote a ??Her to the New York Sun representing the people of large portions of Hampton, Ila rn wei I, Aiken und Marion C< unties to !>.. Buffer ing f'>r the necessaries of lifo. The let ter was taken up and great sympathy ix pressed by the Ne <v York paper? for the unfortunate condition of our people - the New York W'/rl-! advocating a subscription for thc relief of he suffer ers, The V" < ami <'>>t i-r, however, promptly investigated thc condition of nffairs and gave to the public the facta, which -bowed that there was no actual suffering for the neccesariei* ol life, but. that by reason of the short crop.?, the people are compelled to live more eco nomically than they ordinarily do denying themselves of ninny comforts which tiny have been iudulgii g hereto fore. There were isolated cases in which pi r-'ms were unable to procure supplies tor the Summer, but these have been re licvcd by their more fort?nate neighbors. The work of the ?Vc m ami f.'ourUr in correcting the cr mucous idea that had gone forth is valuable lo the State, for thc report- published, while they attrac ted sympathy, were also calculated lo create distrust, and thereby damage the credit and reputation of the Stale. Tin re is a great stringency in* money matter? all over the State -the result of the un precedented ?hort crop of last year, but fortunately our people have enough to live on, and while cc mo ru j i- enforced upon them they are industrious and cheerful. laking everything into con sideration, we ?ire inclined to think thc condition of the Slate now is better than il was at this time in 1882; It i? true that money is scarcer now than then, bul it is likewise true, we believe, that the indebtedness of the people is I? ss now than at thal time. WOMAN AM) THF. HAM.OT. Thu House of Representatives, among other diversions, has been wrestling with petitions for thc amendment of the Con stitution ol thc United State?, so HS to extend the right of suffrage lo woman. The J udiciary Committee has gone all lo pieces over the enchanting theme of wo man-her rights and her wrongs. Four different reports have been submitted by the Committee. Thc majority is adverse to the proposed amendment. Iis report was prepared by representative Mabury, and says in part : "To permit the entrance of political contention into the home would be either useless or pernicious ; useless if man and wife fierce, and pernicious sf they differ. lu lite foi tiu r event the volume of buliots alone would be increased without chang ing the results. In the latter the peace and contentment of home would be ex changed for thc bedlam of political de bate and become a scene of base aud demoralizing intrigue. In another ques tion often suggested what portion and what class of women would avail themselves of the privilege of suffrage if extended to women, your committee is of opinion that while n few intelligent women, such as appeared before the committee in ad vocacy of the pending measure, would overcome the obstacles in the way of their casting the ballot, yet the mass of intelligent, refined and judicious women, with tim becoming modesty of their sex, would shrink from the rude contact of the crowd, with thc exceptions mentioned, leaving to the ignorant and vulgar thc exclusive right to speak for the gentler se? in public affairs. Messrs. Reed, E. H. Taylor, T. M. Ilrowne and McCord, in their minority report say : "The association of the sex es in the family circle, in society and business, having proved improving to both, there is neither history, reason nor sense to justify the assertion that associ ation iu politics will tend to demoralize either. No reason on earth can be given by those who claim the suffrage as ii right of manhood which does not make it a right of womanhood also. If suffrage bc given man to protect him in his lite, liberty and property, the name reasons urge that it be given to woman, for abe baa the samo life, liberty and property to protect. Mr. Dorsheimer, while concurring with the majority ia recommending th?*l l?e matter be laid ou the table, Bays : "I thiuk it probable that the interests of society will noon require that woman should have tho right of suffrage, and I am not willing to say more than that the present is not an opportune time for the submission of the proposed amendment." Mr. Poland's report eays : The office and duty which nature bas devolved upon woman during all the active and vigorous portions of her life would often render impossible and still more indeli cate for her to appear and act in caucus es, conventions, etc., or to act as a mem ber of the legislature, or as juror or judge. I cannot bring myself to believe that any largo portion of "the intelligent women of this country desire such thing granted, or would perform any such du ties if the chance were offered them. Wo agree with Judge Poland's philos ophy as far as indicated in this report. Tho extension of tho right of suffrage to women would not likely conduce to her pleasure or the welfare of the State, for the greater part of those whose voice would be for the public good, from mo tives of delicacy and refined sensibilities, would not participate in the excited throngs which gather about the polls on election day. C. M. Wilder, the colored postmaster at Columbia, denounces A. W. Curtis, a colored henchman of Pray ton, in tho Begitter. Curtis charged in a recent speech that postmaster Wilder had con spired with Judge A. C. Haskell in 1876 to have all the Republicans in Columbia murdered on the occasion of a torchlight procession. Buch a ridiculous charge as that ni&de by Curtis is not worthy of any notice whatever. Judge Haskell knew'better bow to carry the election of 1876 than by killing Colombia negrota. Tba coup ling of bis name with the charge of a plot to mntd?r carri?? Its falsity in its Oirn breath. The Educational Hill. A.M UXJN, Si C., April 21, 15-1. Editor ItUttli'jtHcer: Devoted to other ?.iir-uita I bave '^r several years past almost entirely refrained fr/ni giving any public expresi?n to my opinion on polit ical movements and measures. There occur, however, io tb*? progre*.* of our history ai. i development gre?'. \ irotal que? ti II*, on ?Lieh c.jr destiny a? a free pt >\ e depend. I ben it U that it be come- the duty of every friend of en lightened government to take position for or against '.he impending change. For some years the rubjtct of Nati-nal aid to education hu- bteu agitated, and the agitation ha- culminated in the pas -3c-c by the United States Senate of the Blair Bill with ?ta amendments Wheth er it has yet parsed the lower House I am not informed, or a bel he: it ?ill pa i- not absolutely certain Ile this a* ii may, the altitude is both ominous und alariniug. 1 de-ire to claim enough of your space, in the briefest marr.er pos sible, to enter my protest against and to record my unqualified < ? p -?.iou io the mea-ore. Firstly, then, I am opposed toil be cause I regard it a- in violation of the National Constitution, contrary to the -pirit and genius ol our institutions, and without precedent or parallel, rrecondJy, I am opposed to :t because with an assumed sentimentalism and an aff '.ted philanthrophy, originating with and championed ly Republicans, it com?* to u?. like the ghost of Hamlet, in such a questionable shape we cannot trust it. As ha- already I ceri fully said, it i- lite the '?reek- bearing gifts : bringing in the wo? den horse tilled with armid men-a deep .-iroke ol policy and a prof.,und stratagem lo recover political a-cciidancy. Thirdly, my opposition is i nil tie need on economical considerations. It means high taxation and long continuance of protective tari!!-. A.-urning thal MC may pay unto the treasury ol the general government in way of revenue and i in - no-la what we may receive in return, it dues not admit ot a doubt thal we can administer the sause sum collected by ourselves, more economically. Does any mau question for a moment that he may accompli?.! inore with a given sum upon au object coming withing his sphere of action than the public will and can do for liim '! But whether or not parity ol contri bution may be the rule, this measure carrier along with it the idea ol burden some taxe?- and extravagance. Fourthly, I am apposed t<? the Bill be cause it i? a practical interference be tween a Slate and il*, citizens ; at a lime, too, when ali the .States have made liber al appropriations for the education of their people, mid rapidly progressing in that direction. And further, also, il looks forward to a compulsory system-a flagrant trespass upon the divine right of parents to con trol the services and actions of their children. F.very man in this country ought to be as tree as Ca sar. Fifthly, I am opposed lo this grand scheme, because it professe? to do by thc great central power of the government tor the individual just what the individ ual should do for himself. Responsibil ity ?iud interest of parents by such measure are almost entirely taken away. When enforced they will no louger exert themselves lo educate their families. They will become indifferent lo the pro gress and advancement of their children ; the whole matter of moral and intellec tual training will be given over into the hands of public officials and teachers, of whom it is eminently probable many will be importations, the character of whose teachings heretofore has brought us some bitter experiences. The Superin tendant at Washington would become the grand almoner of the nation, and the recipients of the bounty ila wards. Why not also establish almshouacs on aa sweeping and comprehensive a scab-? Government is as much bound to furnish food for the body as for the mind-nay, the former obligation hus lue |.recedcnee. History attests the fact thal it often has been done. But some progress hus been made. Opinion has undergone achange. The citizens are now no longer regarded as belo..ging lo the government, hut the government to the citizens. The care and education of the young is remanded to the natural order; hence every head of family should be made to contribute to the menial culture of his children. This is a debt, imposed by nature, of paramount obligation. It he have lands and goods, if he have, professional capi tal, or if he have health and muscio without properly, hu is able to contribute to this cud. tvery one-all in propor tion to means and ability. The correct standard and measure of legislation is actual necessity. The money collected iu shape of laxes from thc earnings of industry und enterprise ?mould be spar ingly doled out to foster laziness and in dolence. Charitable and benevolent in stitutions should be established for the reception of the indigent poor, helpless and unfortunate, and ample facilities afforded whereby with the efforts of parent and child, coupled willi the encourage ment and co-operation of the State, any one might acquire a primary education. Has the standard indicated been attained unto by our Stale government? I be lieve it has. I am satisfied if the provis ion made were properly utilized, with but ordinary exerliona and ?sacrifices on the part of parents, that every child in South Carolina might become in some measure educated. The proposition to give to the idle, the slothful and thriftless au education at the expense of the industrious, the active and prosperous is to offer a discourage mont lo virtue, a premium on vice. It is contrary to tho theory nf our govern ment, and to eternal right, that A, hav ing no superior advantages over B, by industry, energy and economy, educates bis family, contributes to the progress o? the country and to the amelioration of the race, should by virtue of any law be forced to educate the family of B, who, indolent, thriftless and extravagant, contributes nothing whatever to society. Sixthly, I am opposed to this proposed law because it would seriously enierfere with our material progress, by taking away from industrial pursuits, by which our country is developed and enabled to feed and clothe its population, many thousand workers, and putting them in a condition of non productiveness, and consequently bringing want and destitu tion upon our people. Experience goes to prove that it would produce wide spread demoralization in our labor. Seventhly, I am opposed to the meas ure, because the race and class for whom the benevolence ia intended are not pre Eared to receive and appreciate the cue fi i. Lately emancipated and emerg ing from a state of semi-barbarism, their physical wants and comforts, their mor al and industrial training, are of vastly more moment to them, to us, to the country at large, than a mere smattering of education. Hunger must be satisfied before doctrine will be received. Naked ness must be clothed and warmed before civilization can bo imparte?. Educa'ion that looks only to mental training is lit tle better than no education at all ; its possessors thereby become, perhaps, more dangerous to society. Ten centuries of comparative freedom bas wade the An glo-Saxon what he is. and now it is emi nently questionable if as a whole people be ia prepared for unusual compulsory education. Sword in hand he gained bis independence ; be bas achieved his civil ization, be haajxmqoered continents, ho bas headed the column on the maren of art, science and literatura ; he has accu mutated rast and unto!*! wealth ?nd resources, yet tris boon of education, without money and without price, hi-s never been held out to bim. M tili? r.- nt the colored race in our country are in circumstances of great destitution. Pe nury and ?ant are so pressing that they can e-teern nothing higher until these he removed. They musl hy this school of uece'sity ?earn habits ol iniustry and . ' r tr. v. It i- the ordeal through which ali people have gone before rn'.unting up lue ad vantages of ci vilizatiou. Accept ol the education aud knowledge as they gradually but surely will come through the liberal provision alreidy made by the State. I yield to no one in my sym pathy for this race, or for fullering hu manity al ?urge. I um prepared, too, with ihr* foremost to remove what I con ceive to lie impediment? to Lis progrcs-s and development. Hut Le is not without hi? advantage-. In the midst of a supe rior ai.d highly cultivated race, with schools ar:d churches and mora! influ '.ncc*, hi-> surroundings are more favor able to advancement than any other portion ol hi- race, or perhaps than any other part of the human family have ever enjoyed. Hence it is that I am steadfastly opposed to these larte appro priations by the gemrjl government. Should it pavi ??otb llou-ts of Congress and bu onie a ?aw, I shall, in season and out of season, advocate ita rejection and utter repudiation by the .State. I will wield my pen against its acceptance; I will raice my voice again-t it, and, if po.ssi s-ed of a thousand t-iigue*, they should be made to proclaim iu a thou sand precincts f>r its rejection. The time nn> arrived when the country should Lie relieved ot debt and tb?* burdens of taxation, re< couts, protection? and tariffs ; when governmental aid should be spar ingly given : when monopolies und syn dicates for oppression siiould be sup pressed; w hen oligarchy should be suc ceeded by democracy; when individual rights .should be respected and not merged arid swallowed up in the national interest ; when the whole people should be eman cipated : when the anli?juated method of supporting the go^e-riment by protective tariff* should bf abolished, and free trade established, that our entire country may join in the grand march of progress, civilization and development WM. 1>. EVIN.-. Hill-Side Ditching. Mit. EDITOK: Rotation of crop?, good manuring, deep plowing, ?fcc, are very proper-yea, indispensable to success ou the farm, yet the.-c will measurably fail unless some method is adopted lo prevent the constant washing away of the soil. I have often been astonished at the man ner iu which many good farmers cultivate their Imids. They plow up and down hill, never make bill-side ditches, nor pursue any plan to prevent the exhaust ing effects of drenching rains. A few years of such management will destroy the fertility of the best piece of upland in the county. I have tested two principal methods to prevent washing, both of which, properly practiced, will be effectual. The.-e are well located and properly pre pared ditches and horizontal plowing or laying off of rows\ Much lias been written of late iu favor of terracing lands, that is throwing up a bank to catch and hold all the water and sediment above it. My limited experience is not favorable t'j this method, for the reason that it is difficult to construct a terrace that will hold all the water falling above it, unlcs the ?[iace is quite narrow and the ground not much rolling. I prefer a comprom ise between an old fashion ditch and tb? terrace. My plan is this : After looking carefully over the plat of ground I wish ti ditch, and settling in my mind the number, location and course of the ditches, with my eye, sometimes a com pass, I trace the exact direction of tbi ditch, keeping neariy or quite on a level until I reach an outlet for any unusual amount of water thnt might collect. J then run two furrows with ii large Iwistei along the course marked out, throwing the dirt iu opposite directions aud leav ing room in the middle for one or twe more furrows, which completes the plow ing. With shovels and hoes the dirt i' then taken out, placing from one-half t( two-thirds of it on the upper side of tb? ditch. This done, I run with the sami turning plow one or two furrows on tin upper .?ide, the wing turned towards tin ditch, thus throwing up with the dir already placed above a considernbh bank, which answers for a terrace. Thu made, the water from most rains wil lodge against thia bank with any sedi ment carried down wil h it. From i very heavy rain the water would brea! over in a few places, fall into thc ditel and pass off, carrying, however, bul littl sediment with it. The iden is not t provide fer the draining of the land, bu for the escape of a superabundance c water that may collect from heavy rain and wash off the soil. Having completed my ditch, when como to lay off roy row?, I endeavor t keep them as Dearly on a level as posai ble. If the ditch is level, that will h a guide for beginning thc rows. If th?i :s fal! in 1 he ditch, a few short ru? ought to be run at the upper side of th lower end of the ditch, or the reverse f tba upper end if beginning there. I would ask my farmer friends to tr my plan on a small scale at least, and they have any thanks to give in retur in the future, let them call on the EdiU wbo will inform them upon whom I bestow them. HORIZONTAL. A NOV KI. SATISFACTION. The Greenville Aetrs of one day 1st week gives this account of a novel wa in which one of Greenville's Hvery-me receives payment for damage to his hoi sea from over-driving by customers wfa hire them : On Sunday last J. P. Charles, a liver! stable-keeper in Greenville, cowhide Matthew Petit, an employee at the Cam perdowo Mills, for driving one of hi horses almost to death. Charles says tbi when Petit came to his stable ho mad the following proposition : "Now I wi let you have the horse if you pay me tw hundred dollars, or I will take a sum i 1 proportion to the damage which you ha\ done to him. If you do not choose to d this I will prosecute yon and give you whipping. Which will you dot" Petit it is said, agreed to take fifty lashes, an those present formed a ring. Then thii ty-eight lushes ?ere administeret Charles only struck thirty-eight lasht and told Petit that tie would let him ol with that. Petit denies that he agree to let Charles whip him, and says that tb horse he hired was sick when be got bin It is understood that Petit will, tbroug , his counsel, J. T. Nix, sue Charles It $5,000 damages. If Petit does not get * verdict againi Charles we-imagine his horses will t secure from over-driving hy future eui tornera. If, however, ? Petit ge ta a goo verdict against Charles, (and auch th iu t haye happened,) the business will her? sfter be conducted in the ordinary way - The Abbeville Pren an I Panner ?AV?: It sectus that our peru 'e are in a g rent ?trait for colton ?ecd. Last fall many of our citizens brought cotton seed to tbe village and disposed ot them at twelve and a half cenU a bushel. Now the same perron* are going front farm to farm in search of i-eed to plant. Lienors are making application tu the stores for the advance of seed. Those who have seed have no trouble in disposing of them at fifty cents a bushel, and we learn that some fariner? are Mailing on their neigh bors lo see if any *eed will be left which ihey can get. When people become so improvident as not to save seed, they need expect nothing else than ruin. AN NOT NC EM ENTS. For School Commissioner. un-. VOTES* or ASDER?O* COVXTT : Grateful |.,r tri.-confidence reposed ID nie hith erto, tu l boping IO trent the saine :u ?he future, I aDOouccc ti.yv.if a tan-iidate fur re-election lo tbe office of School < "'.nujis?iof'? r. mt.ject lo the refutations of ! Le Democratic party. It. W. TOM.. The friend! oft t J. t?. CLINKSCALES, r,f Williamaton, reapectfoll* announce bim as a ?uit al.le man for Ibeer?ce of S hool Commissioner of Anderson '"?unir at tl?e next election, subject to tlie action of the Democratic party. For County Commissioner. IV? arc authorized to annojm? f'apt. B. F. I'L'N' 'AN a> a candidate for iii?- office of l'ounty i omuiissloner at the entuing election-aubject to th>- acti.it: of the Denim ratic party. The friends o? Capt. DAVID OWEN, of Hope well Township, t-eg Iea?> lo announce Lim r-s a candidate for the office >.f County Commissioner at the next ?lection, tutject lo the action of thc !>. ir,.? .-alic party. The many friends of Mr. Vt. F. ROATNER re spectfully announce bim a-? a candidate '<>r th? office cf < ounty Cooiniissioncr, subject to the ac tion of tbe Democratic party. Th- fri-mis of T. M. NELSON, of Savannah Township, liomin tte him a-? a candidate for Coun ty Commissioner at the unt election, subject lo the action ot Ide Democratic [.arty. For Coroner. The many Iriends of J. WILLETT PREVOST take pleasure io announcinK him as a candidate for Ibe office of Coroner, subject to the art io 11 of the iH-tuocraib party. The friends of lt. V. H. NAN? E respectfully norn in Ate him a.? a candidate for the orfice of Coroner of Anderson <">n;nty at th* next H^rtion, ilhject to the action of tbe lhMi'.ocratli party. For Sheriff. Tbe friend* ol JOHN ll. JONES, of Varen nea Township, respectfully announce bim ai a suitable mau for thc- office of ?-heiirT of Ai,der- .a County at the next election-subject lo the action of the Democratic party. The many fn?-tid? of WM. L. BOLT, of Ho|n> --eil Township, reside ifu?r announce him asa ctindldste f.r ih- office ot Sheriff for Anderson County ul the next election, subject lo the action of the Democratic party. The friends of JAMES H. MCCONNELL re tectfully announce bim an a candidate for re election to the office of Sheriff of Anderson Coun ty-subject to th? action of the Democratic party. The many friends of H. K. I? AC I'S respectfully announce bim as a candidate for the office of 'tariff of Anderson County at the n?xi election, subject to the action of the D?mocratie party. The friends of Capt. C. S. BKATV le?Te to announce bim a- a candidate for Sheriff of Auder .on County at the n.xt election-subject to the action of th?: Democratic par.y. For Clerk of Court. The friends of iou M. P. TIHBBI.B respect fully announce bim as a candidat*) for Clerk of Court at the ai.preaching election- subject to thu action of th>- Democratic party. The many friends of JOHN W. DANIELS nom inate bim as a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of the Court for Anderson County subject to the action of the Democratic party. For County Treasurer. The many friends of WILLIAM McOfKIN respectfully announce bim as a candidate for Treasurer of Anderson County-subject to thc action of the Democratic party. Thc many friends of WM F. COX, of Belton, respectfully nominate him x< a candidate for Treasurer of Anderson County-subject to the de cision of thc Democratic primary election. The many frUnds of Vt*. II. FRIERSON pre sent him as a suitable candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Thc many friends of Mr. THOMAS S. CBAY TON respectfully announce him a? a candidate for County Treasurer-subject to the Ilemocratlc nomination. Thoroughly competent, reliable and courteous, be trill, if elected, make our County au excellent and acceptable 1 rea-urer. The undersigned announces himself a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to all requirements made by the Democracy of the County. J. FEASTER BROWN. For Judge of Probate. The friends of T. C. LKtON respectfully an nounce bim a.? a candidate for re-election to the office of Judge of Probate for Anderson County at the next election-subject to the action of "the Democratic party. . ? __ .J A. LESSER - OFFERS - SPECIAL BARGAINS - IN* - DRESS GOODS, ?SS S8-B jo m o *Q P p. ? 2 trac i? ? S (3 wSiSS? JrSa0, {S-OO tS ct-SCTQ, tfp g 2 c?oTi-r g "^gf ?af, oa PH- O 5 <**". 01 tS Stai 2? , V r- .y** . P'S H ?SP _ P B p - ?2 P P 2 t? ?i M M3 B'S f 0 ? P S " fa* o P* p ?^|. ? SHH Qoq pf ?> a* ?V er? O S u ?T O CD < c-T?p 5 P acre. g tr (S _HO ? s??.^ jon frys* ^ tr-P* isrJs1 m** u_j m p ? ? r** JJ Cd m ? h> 3.7* o cn o CL ? Pf .-j P ALL LOWER - THAN - ELSEWHERE! OUR STOCK OF SHOES, HATS - AND - oXiOTiaiiisrca- ! IS COMPLETE, AND SPECIAL BARGAINS NOW OPEN TO ALL. -A.- Lesser. May 1,1881 ?8 4m Stockholders' Meeting. NOTIC E is hereby given that the An nual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Savannah Valley Railroad Company will be heh! at Lown<lesville *>n the 14th day of May, A. I). 1>>>4. at 10 o'clock e.. in. For the purpose of electing delegates to ?aid Convention of Stockholders, the Tax Payers of the Townships that have sub scribed to the Capital Stock of the Com pany are requested to meet on Saturday, the 10th day of May. 1884, to wit : Centreville Township, ut Hunter's Spring, a: 3 p. m. Varen nea Township, at Flat Rock, at 3 p. m. Hall Township, at Cantwell, at 3 p. m. Savannah Township, ut William Jones', at 3 p. m. Dark Comer Township, at Sherard'* Store, at 3 p. ni. The City of Anderson, on the 9 th of May, at ? p. m. J. E. UREAZEALE, Bec. S. V. R. R. Co. Mav 1, 1884_ 42_1_ FIRE INSURANCE. T UK undersigned hereby gives notice, aa required by the laws of Ibis State, that he has been" licensed by Hon. W. E. j Stoney. Comptroller tieneral, as Agent of the following Fire Insurance Companies : I ASSETS. ? Home Insurance <"o., X. Y.$ 7,488,045 Ins. Co. of North America, Phils.. 9,071,096 I North British St Mer. Ins. Co. 3,204,420 Imperial Insurance Co. 1,351.7*04 $21,177,071 J, A. BROCK. 1 May I, 1881 4.' 1 | "V"0TICE TO CREDITORS. JJ^I All persons having demands against i the Ectate of David R. Whitt, 8r.,deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those in- j debted to make payment. I). Ri WHITT. Jr., Ex'r. _ May 1. 1SS4_ 4'-'_ _3_ j HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL, ! With Song Bocks. - ALSO, - PILLS AND COUGH BALSAM, j SIMPSON, REID & CO.'S, WAVERLY HOUSE CORNER. April 10, ISSI 3!? J. ?. Daniel? has moved to the McCnlly building. POTATOES. IT1 ARLY ROSE. Goodrich, Peerless and -J White Star Potatoes for sale bv A. B. TOWERS. , _Fcb_14. 1S84 31_! i-Sv- Purest Medicines at Orr it sloan'?, j TAX NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER ANDKBSOS, ti. C., April 1,1884. \T"OTICE is hereby giren that this offl<* i_N will be open from May the 1st to th? ilst, inclusive, for tlie collection of thc tint nstaltmcnt of State, County, School and i'oll Taies for the Fiscal Year beginning November 1, 1B83. The rate of taxation U is follows, viz : I-or State Purposes. 5 Milli r'or Ordinary County Purposes... 2| ?.-.?' r*or Pickens County Judgment and other past indebtedness. lj Kor School Purposes. 2 M foll Tax.$1.00 Tax Payers are allowed under the law the option of paying OHB-UALT of the abot laxes at this collection, or the whole of tht .ame at the Fall collection by paying {Q iddition a penalty of 5 per cent, on tba jne half due in May ; or they may, if they prefer, pay the whole of the same at the May collection. I will also be prepared to receive the lecond installment of the subscription made by Williamston Townshipto thcCap. ?tal Stock of tUe Carolina, Cumberland Gap ct Chicago Railroad Company. The rateof this tax ?H 0 2-10 mills on thc taxable property of Williamston Township. Tax Pavers are allowed no option in the pay ment of this tax, but are required to pay the whole of the same at the May collec tion. As required by law I will, for the eon venieuce of 'fax Payers, attend at the fol lowing places on the days mentioned : Monea Path. Friday, May 2. Helton. Saturday. May 3. Williamston, Tuesday, May 0. Pelzer, Wednesday, May 7. Wignition's Store, Thursday. May 8. Luther A. Watkins' Mill, Friday, May 9. Piercetown. Saturday, May 10. Pendleton Factory, Monday, May 12. Pendleton, Tuesday, May 13. <;. W. Farmer's, Wednesday, May H. Williford's Store. Thursday, May 15. Holland's Store. Friday. May 10. Loon's Shop, Monday, May 10. MolTattsville, Tuesday, May 20. farewell Institute, Wednesday, May 21. K. It. A. Robinson's, Thursday. May 22 T. W. Martin's, Friday, May 23. After makins the above trip, we will also attend at Williamston on Tuesday, the 27th May. On all other days not named in the above programme, to wit : Thurs day, May 1st, Monday, May 5th, Saturday, May 17th, Saturday, May 24th, and fros the 28th to the 31 st, inclusive, ? willbea? this office at Anderson C. H. Ollicc hours, while traveling, fromt),3Q a. m. to 1.30 p. m. M. P. TRIBBLE, Treasurer Anderson County. April 3, 1884 _38 2 David Crockett said "Be 6ure you are right and then go a head," nod if every bodv now would do the same thing, they would buy all their Medicines from Ort ii Sloan.___ FIRE! FIRE ! FIRE! Windstormo ! Tornadoes I Cyclones 1 IS addition to Fire Insurance, I am now prepared to write Policies Insuring your property against WINDSTORMS, TOB KA DOES and CYCLONES nt low rates and la ri rat-class Companies. Call and see me, J. IL VON HASSELN. March 20. 1884 30 ly All who want to Save TIME, LABOR and MONEY should call on ID. B. TAYLOR AND PRICE The Canton Monitor Engines, The Canton Single Reaper, The New Buckeye Binders, The Canton Sweepstakes Thresher, The Miller New Model Vibrating Thresher, The Empire Grain Drill, The Empire Horse Rake, The Winship Cotton Gin and Power Press, The Griffin Cotton Planter. AU the above Machines are guaranteed to pive entire satisfaction. Would be glad to have von call and price. I can save you money. Testimonials from all sections. You can* read for yourself if you will call on me. RUBBER BELTING all sizes-Loivcst Pnces. D. S. TAYLOR, Depot Street. Mav 1. 1?84 42 NEW FIRM, GKREEN' &D POPPE. -o SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT of the PARLOR SALOON: WE hep: to announce to our friends and tho public generally that we have formed a (^partnership and transferred our Stocks to tho New Store nuder the Intelligencer Ollie*?, on Whittier Street. The front part of the Stare trill be devoted to the sale of STAPLE ami FANCY GROCERIES. CONFECTIONERIES, FRUITS. TOBACCOS and CIGARS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, VIOLIN, GUITAR and BANJO STRINGS, BASEBALL OUTFITS, HAMMOCKS, And a complete assortment of TOYS and FANCY ARTICLES. The centre part of our spacious Store will be handsomely and comfortably fitted up 1 with NEW and FINE POOL and BII.LIAItU TABLES, where gentlemen cnn play undisturbed. The rear section is arranged for the comfort and convenience of all who desire atsnf time a LIC?HV LUMU, IB OT COFFEE, and as the warm season begins Ipa Cream, Cold Lemonade, Soda Water and Cider. No other beierage for Rais or allowed in the place. Wc shall endeavor to Ifeep a superior establishment, and trust! strict attention ?ni polite . reatmcnt to merit a liberal patronage. Very Respectfully, L. L. GREEN. Apri" M, 1PS4-3m_JUL1U8 POPPE. Gr JET THE IBZEiBT, AND IT WILL PROVE THE CHEAPEST IN THE END. THIS rule always works, and especially in thc purchase of Machitiery and lab* Saving Implements. Wo take pleasure in calling your attention to"tho Celeb* teil Champion Binders, Beapers and Mowers, For which wo are Agents for the Counties of Anderson and Abbeville, South Carolins, and we are prepared to oiler to the Public either of tho above Machines at rcason&bi? prices and on easy terms. The present outlook is very favorable for ? large crop of small grain in these Counties, and large amounts of rooney would be saved each yarto the Planters by the use of Harvesting Machinery, to say nothing of tho great advantage, to be gained in savin* tho Grain Crop in a? short a lime as possible, thus avoiding dim agc and loss by wind, rain, Ac. Look at our Clmmpion Machines before buying, BM we feel convinced we will sell you. The following named gentlemen of this County have bought the Champion Ma chines, and have had them in use from ((NE to EIGHT YEARS. To them worefti you : E. B. Rice, Belton, John Chapman, Bolton, J. C. Keys, Anderson, N. A. McCully, Anderson, J. N. Byrum, Anderson, Kenon Breazeale, " W. T. Dean, 8. II. Pr?vost. E. A. Bull, " J. W. Pr?vost, W. Q. Hammond " Lawrence A. Dean " D. Sloan White M Dr. J. B. Adger, Pendleton, Reuben Clinkscales, Stoneville, M. Bryson Clinkscales, Due WA J. A.&T. S. Simpson. We are selling tho Celebrated HICKMAN and WHITE HICKORY ono a?1?^ horse WAGONS, which we guarantee as to workmanship, and we believe to bo as gow as any Wagon made or sold in this country. We buy Cotton for Cash, and solicit a visit from ali. McCULLY, CATHCART & CO. April 17, 1884 40 tc TANSILL'S P?NCBT 18 the brand of a Genuine HavanafHied Be. CIO AB, for which I have secured tb? agency, and which I claim, for the money, has no ?uperior in the City. I HAVE ALSO A FRESH SUPPLY OF FANCY GROCERIES AND CONFECTIONERIES MINCE MEAT, FRUIT BUTTER, FRUITS, ftc ftc. , I make small and fr?quent orders. You can, .therefore, always Bod Ot** fresh in my line. . First Door below the Post Office. ?*Y- TERMS CASH. 4*1*1? 8) A, P. JOHNSTON*