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PUBLISHED EVERY TH?RS DA Y. JyP. CLENKS?ALES,) Editors and \,a:LAJTQSTON, j Peopeietoes, ^jCTUItSDAY. AUGUST 20, 1891. OB KT SAB.-..._.~. The latest sensation in New York po cal circles is to make Grover Cleveland the Democratic nominee for Governor. ?Whether Governor or President, he is an onest and fearless officer. d&r> George Jones, editor of the New vYbri?2577itfj, died on Wednesday morning "rfast week. Ho and Horace Greeley Started life as printer's devils in the same country office, and each founded a great metropolitan daily.; They, were close riehda as^oog as they lived. Gov. ? Tillman made a speech at the Y&dSprings (N. C.).- Fair last week, in ?bleb. he. dealt in Democracy pure and Much that he said has been repeatedly uttered in these columns, and worthy of continual repetition bo long i disloyalty to the Democratic party is robable. James Russell Lowell, the distinguish scholar and poet, and at one time the fpleBentative of this country at the English Court, died at Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday morning, August 12. Mr. Lowell early developed as a bright and pleasant writer. The South has lost no friend in him, however. In what was called the "Biglow Papers" he wrote bit? terly against slavery in the South, and again, during-the T?te war, he wrote a tire, under the above caption, against ugland for the neutral position she as med toward, the South and North. He a? born in 1819. . d, the editor of the Abbeville redium, is persistently a crimson clover vocate. Doubtless this clover is an excellent variety and makes good pastu Did our friend ever feed his cows jnthojellow milo (by the way, proper? ly' 'pronounced meel-yo) maize ? Does ;he know that an acre of ground, well fer? tilized, will nroduce 10 or 15. tons of for? age if planted in this maize? Does be think, crimson clover will beat that re? cord ? Try a patch of it, General, and ?Vyoii '?;will. find the yield prodigious. allowed to mature, each stalk will ^mkkeahhead worth a good nubbin of "corn.-. AI ripe patch of it is a beautiful fMxi.- Sarah Polk,: widow of the late James K. Polk, who was president of the Sited States from .1844 to 1848, died at er home in Nashville, Tenn., laBt Fri ;Jrj^^"^ing.A.She.b?a lived to the ripe ti^ijjjp]of fbur-score and eight years. was a noble Christian lady, and was oyed by those with whom she was asso? ciated. So universally was she esteemed tHat on announcement of her death the on the State capital was- placed, at .mastr resolutions of respect for her l?ry were adopted by the State Alli ythen in annual session, and by the 'ennessee Historical Association; and ^organizations. Mrs. Polk was mis* t;pf .tie White House during an im ,nt period of our history. It was ; Her hueband's administration that nexation of Texas took place and Mexican . war was fought. It was 'duringhis administration, also, that the "gold mines of California were discovered, 'hich gaye rise to such a rush of eagerx reckless, undaunted fortune seekers as Was .never before in history. Mrs. "k^ will 1 v buried by the aide of her id at eir home in Nashville. vB.--.Gi-T m & Co's Weekly Review of 'ifPrade for at week is highly encouraging in growers of the West, but a^|9 iing much encouragement to Sgg& .em farmers. It says: "The E?jM}ibitjon of exports of rye by Russia, so of the official declaration that le-is impending, has suddenly affect? ed the grain markets of the whole world. ;:Rn8fiia usually exports about 50,000,000 ; ? bushels Of rye, and men reason that other . grain in largo quantities will be required, ^fprospects grow brighter every day, : with the assurance that the country not only have enormous supplies of ^^grain, but a market for it at a good price. -Business is improving throughout the d&orth. '- The movement begins close to Pptt?mn8. Country merchants are buying ^more freely, and their purchases are felt by wholesalers and manufacturers. In the South, tho great surplus of cotton last - year and the prospect of an equally large crop this year threaten a lower price than W?0vt?n?6n can stand, and trade and col (f': Tectioas are both' poor in that section. There is a distinct improvement in the demand for cotton goods, which the mills % - can now produce at profit at lower prices . than ever." David Jacobs and Mrs. Mary Johnson were sentenced to be hung in Chester r.n^Id on August 14th for murdering Mrs. Johnson's husband. At the time Bet they ' ?; were taken to the Bcaffold and the ropes ...' adjusted around their necks. . In a few moments, apparently, they would have been dangling between heaven and earth. ?\. Just before the trap was sprung, however, j&^flw Governor's private secretary handed ^|f^np a reprieve, staying the execution un til Sept. 4tb. The Governor had had the ^^.matter under consideration for some time, /and seems to have resorted to a trick in "the hopes of forcing a confession from -xthe wretches. His secretary had been !r^r...present during the whole proceeding, gggRiith the reprieve in his pocket, and hand ;' ed itlo the Sheriff at the moment the miserable prisoners expected to be land? er *ed^ into eternity. The accused asserted l v their innocence to the laat, though it is r r ' said they knew the reprieve was in wait log for them. The Governor should 'leave it to the judge and jury to determine ^Tthe guilt or innocence of a prisoner, and ^fr?n0t 'feel it his duty to resort to Buch devi ; ^Sitobelp him form his conclusions, a**-". Since the above was written the Gov ?.? ernor has commuted the death sentence jrp.-of the condemned to imprisonment for ftv&lfe. His teat most have failed. These C . y-*AV.' f?C-. ? ' -. ? persons were guilty or innocent, and there Bho?ld have been no middle ground* ? The Edgefield Monitor is pleased to fceiftr that the Hon. George D. Tillman ^^^BI stand for another term in Congress j?t the election, .and adds that "juBtat ''^?^i?^(;:timei when, political tricksters and pfrnnscrapnloris demagogues are trying to gfl^imn the people wild over some fanciful scheme, it 13 refreshing to know, that George will be in the field to exert lerful inflaence for the right." in has been "talking right out 3g" recently at a rat? tljathas his competitors for CoLgressonal mors very dizzy. WHY WHEAT GOES UP. The Czar of Russia has issued an ukase against the exportation of rye from that country. Russia usually exports about 50,000.000 bushels annually. As rye bread is the bread of the masses of Europe, necessarily a great demand will be made for other grains. American grain fields are attracting the eyes of all the world in this emergency. Whether the ukaae was issued to make bread scarce in European countries hostile to Russia, or whether it was done to avert a famine there, the fact remains that the western farmer will get an advanced price for his wheat. On Saturday wheat rose 6 cents a bushel in a very short while in the -produce exchanges. ? As Editor Williams, of the Greenville ZVeutt, says, this furnishes a practical les son. The law of supply and demand has raised the price. An effort is being made in Germany to raise the import duty against American grain. Whether this is done or not, Germany will be obliged to have bread, and that will cause a demand for American grain. It is this demand, or probable demand, that has raised the price of wheat. It la not be? cause money is more plentiful, or people are better able to buy. Just so as to the cotton market. When more is made than needed, the price goes down. As was the case last year, which seems likely to be repeated this year, the price paid was low, because the supply was greater than the demand. Should the opposite prove true, prices would ral? ly immediately, and, as formerly, cotton raising would be profitable. We believe the country needs more money. But the facts given above prove that there are a number of contingencies which may affect prices. The underlying principle of the whole, however, will be the law of supply and demand. As we have before said, he only is tru? ly an independent man?independent of the manipulations of Wall street as well of the ukase of the Czar of Russia?who raises what he needs on his own farm. Wo ar*e Getting Rich. New Yobk, August 16.?The farm profits will yield one billion dollars more this year in the United States than they have been during recent years of depres? sion. At least this is the estimate put forward by the American Agriculturist in its annual review of the harvests to be published in the forthcoming September issue of that magazine. On the basis of the present prospects this authority estimates the corn crop for 1891 at 2,000,000,000 bushels, wheat at 500,000,000 buahels, and oats 622,000,000 bushels, against 1,550,000,000,400,000,000 and 524,000,000 bushels respectively in 1890, and 1,700,000,000, 445,000,000 and 578,000,000 bushels as the average for the preceding eleveu years. This makes the total prospective crop of corn, wheat and oats 3,122,000,000 bushels or 28.8 per cent, greater than last year, and 14.7 per pent'over the average cf the preceding eleven years. The Agriculturist believes that unless unexpected influences wholly change the current of events the value of corn ou the farms will average in December fully fif? ty cents a bushel, wheat one dollar per -bushel and oats at least forty cents. On this basis the value of the corn crop to the farmers will be one billion dollars, wheat $500,000,000 and oats $250,000,000, or a total of $1,750,000,000. This is four hundred and fifty million dollars more than the value of the crops in 1890, and six hundred and twenty-five million more than the value of the average of these crops from 1880 to 1890, inclusive. Cotton and rice will command better prices than last season. Cattle are worth one third more thao eighteen months ago, with other live stock in proportion. Tobacco is advancing heRvily for cigar leaf, contracts being made for the crop in the field at an advance of 15.50 per cent, over last year. Hops are firm at good prices. Winter fruit will command large values, and all vegetables are yield? ing fairly, with everytndication of remu? nerative markets. The export outlook was never better; immensely increased sums will be sent to us for our produce. Ulterior influence may, of course, inter? fere with this brilliant prospect, but we confess we are beginning to share more fully the hopes of certain well informed, but conservative agriculturists who pre? dict better profits for farmers of the Uni? ted States during the next five years than ever before. The American Agriculturist says there will be no return to "war prices," but -money received above expenses will go farther and enable the farmer to get more value out of bis profits than at any previous period. ? Hade the Heavens Lenk. Dallas, Tex., August 11.?A special from Midland, Tex., to the Dallas News says the rainfall expedition from the United States department of agriculture reached Midland on Wednesday and have so far made two successful experiments. The News reporter interviewed one of the parties to day who said: "Saturday and Monday last part of the rain-making apparatus only was set up and the preliminary trial made simply to test , the efficiency of the special blast? ing powder whieh is being manufac? tured on the grounds from material brought with us. Several bombs were exploded by means of electrical dynamos. Although this powder is very powerful, we were by no meanB confident that the explosion would have any practical effect upon the meteorological condi? tions. However, about ten hours after the explosion clouds gathered and a heavy rain fell, extending many miles. We do not think the explosions caused the storm, as they were not on a large enough scale, but they were undoubt? edly instrumental in precipitating the moisture which the clouds brought to that locality and greatly increased the inten? sity of the storm and the quantity of the rainfall which was greatest in the imme? diate vicinity in the place of operation. We will continue cautiously to make tests as to the density of the atmosphere in this particular locality, so that our bombs may be adapted to meet every possible condition, and when we have sufficiently satisfied ourselves upon these similar points the decisive experiment will be made. This will not occur for several days." The News reporter did not witness the expermentB referred to above, but can testify to the rain falling in Midlay, over twenty miles from the spot of operations, the first good rain for several months. No Stay Law for Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., August 14.?Last night the Alliance members of the Legislature met and unanimously decided tbat the Btay law bill introduced in the Legisla? ture was not needed or desired, and adopt? ed the following resolutions, offered by Faust, of Oglethorpe: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this body that the enactment of the stay law by the Legislature would be violativo of the constitution and against the best in? terests of the people of Georgia, and tbat this resolution be given to the press for publication." The question was thor? oughly ventilated and the resolution was unanimously adopted. This morning in the House, Berner offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted amid loud cheers: "Resolved, By the House of Represen? tatives of Georgia, That it is the sense of the House that the passage of the stay law would be unwise and would be detri? mental to the best interests of Georgia." Cincinnati, Aug, 15.?Annie Hawkes, aged 22 years, an aeronaut and parachu? tist, professionally known as Frankie Lavell, was instantly killed by falling from her trapeze at Coney Island, a sum? mer resort twenty miles above this city, about 5 o'clock this evening. Tho Annual Rtvnnlon at Sandy Springs. For somo years past Orr's Eifles has held its annual re-union at this place, this being the sceno of its first encampment after its organization in 1861. Just thirty years ago it first drilled on tho grounds surrounding the old Church in which tho quartermaster had his headquarters. What a change has taken place in those years 1 Thon tho men who I now see sit? ting about under the aged oaks, laughing and talking of "war times," and whose faces show deep lines that time and sor? row have left, and whoso rapidly whiten? ing locks toll of youth long since gone, then, ah! then, theso same men were young and lusty and ready to do and die for thoir country. And by tho side of these men, who now meet in annual ro union wore many others who have long sinco "crossed over tho rivor," and are now afc "rest under tho shado of the trees."' What a glorious thing it was to be a Confederate soldier! and what a great privilege is enjoyed by those who survived tho terrible conflict, in which they wore engaged, in the re-unions that are year by year hold by the survivors of tho various regiments that South Carolina sent into tho Confederate service. The re-union now being hold, and which be? gan last night, is the. 11th annual meeting of the survivors of Orr's Rifles. At* the meeting last year an invitation was ox tended to tho survivors of the Fourteenth Regiment, the Second South Carolina and tho Fourth Regiment; besides other commands wero invited to bo present at the re-union this year, and a number of regiments then invited are now repre? sented. Last night's meeting consisted of an informal gathering of all the survi? vors, and it was indeed a pleasant sight to witness the meeting of men, many of whom bad not seen each other before in years. Sincoro were the expressions of friendship and kindly interest exhibited ou every hand. Sido by side they again sat around tho crackling camp fire and laughed and joked each other just as they did in their first meeting so many years sinco. This morning at 9 o'clock the survivors of Orr's Regiment held a business meet? ing and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Capt. L. Rogers. First vlje-president, Maj. J. N. Vandi ver. Second vice-president, R. T. H. Lowo ry Third vice-president, John Eskew. Secretary, W. T. McGill. Treasurer, J. M. Thompson. Chaplain, Rev. H. T. Sloan. At about tho same hour the Fourteenth South Carolina held a meeting and or? ganized with the following officers: President, Col. J. N. Brown. First vice-president, Col. Edward Croft. Second vice-president, Capt. H. P. Griffith. Third vice-president, Capt. D. C. Tom kins. Secretary, R. Harting. Treasurer, R. L. McCaughriu. Chaplain, Rev. A. B. Amaker. The next on the programme was to have been a review of the first year's ser? vice of McGowan's Brigade, by Col. J. S. Cothran, but he was unavoidably absent, so Capt. W. S. Allen, of the Fourteenth South Carolina, was substituted, and gave a very interesting recital of what he saw of the first year's service. Next came a very entertaining account, by D. H. Russell, of the Second Cavalry, of scout service within the Federal lines. These accounts being gjyen by those who were the actual participants in the scene they described, wero very valuable as historical data?and were exceedingly entertaining, not only to those who are entitled to the honor of survivorship, but were also of great interest to those of us who were too young to know*anything of the actualities of the war. Among those present to-day, as she always is, I noticed Mrs. James L. Orr, the widow of first Colonel of the regiment, who Jis affectionately styled the mother of the regiment. The number present last night was tho largest ever known^at a re-union here, that is for the first night. Major W. S. Dunlap, formerly commander of the Sharpshooters of McGowan's Brigade, now State Auditor of Arkansas, was ex? pected to be present, but much to the re? gret of his former comrades he telegraph? ed that it would be impossible for him to get off. During the day letters from Cols. Coth? ran and Miller, and a telegram from Maj. Dunlap, were read, expressing their .re? grets that they could not be preseut. ?? "After dinner a speech on the battle of Gettysburg was made by Gen. R. R. Hemphill, which was very interesting. At this juncture Col. Crayton made an appeal for a destitute Confederate, a for? mer member of Orr's Rifles. A subscrip? tion was at once raised for him. Col. J. N. Brown, of the Fourteenth South Carolina, made a very interesting speech, detailing the services performed by McGowan's Brigade during the clos? ing scenes of the war. The Colonel spoke < in glowing terms of the heroism ana de? votion of the Confederate soldiers who so nobly fought, oven when there was no prospect of success, simply for the honor of a soldier. The last address was made by Col. R. E. Bowen, of the Second South Carolina Rifles, showing the gallantry of the men of the Second. Besides Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Ledbetter, wid? ow of Lieut. Col. Ledbetter, who was killed in tho early part of tho war, was present. These two noble women never fail to attend this re-union. The association passed a resolution in? viting all survivors in Anderson, Abbe? ville, Oconee and Pickens to meet with them next year. The Fourteenth South Carolina will hold its first re-union at Greenwood, on the 25th of this month. In the above report of the re-union of Orr's Rifles I failed to state that Rev. H. T. Sloan spoke in the place of Col. Coth? ran, and Capt. Scott Allen in tho place of Maj. W. S. Dunlap. Such was the case. The association adjourned this after? noon. The members say the meeting was one of the best attended and most pleas? ant of all the re-unions they have hereto? fore held.?Correspondence of Columbia State, August 12th. ? Carolina School Commissioners. At a meeting of the school commission? ers in attendance on the State Teachers' Association it was unanimously agreed to call a convention of the school commis? sioners of the State to meet in Colum? bia, on the 26th and 27th of August, 1891, for the consideration of matters pertain? ing to the success, progress and develop? ment of the common schools of the State. Among other things, tho following sub? jects will be discussed: Should the State adopt a list of School books, and compel their use in the com? mon schools? Should the State have anything to do with the school book question ? If so, what, and in what way? How can the preseht high price of school books be reduced ? Should sohool commissioners recognize and endorse certificates from other coun? ties without examination? Should certificates be issued on d iplo mas ? If so, in what instances ? The use of charts, globes, &c, and how to get them. The best method of running the. blic schools. Should teachers bo paid according to average attendance or a fixed salary ? What amendments should be made :u the school law as it now stands? What is the duty of a school commis? sioner while visiting the schools ? Those, with such other topics as may bo suggested, will be considered. Every school commissioner in the State is most earnestly urged to be present, prepared for the discussion of the ques? tions that may be considered. The friends of the causo of education are also invited to meet with the commis? sioners and give their aid and counsel. The meeting will convene at 9 o'clock a. m., on the 2Uth of August. Tho above call is issued by mo at tho request of my fellow school commission? ers, Oi WARDEiVW, School Commissioner Anderson County, S C. ? The yount-eBt member of congress ne xt winter will be Mr. Bailey, of Texas, who is not yet 80 years old. ? My homeless friend with the chro? matic nose, while you are stirring up the sugar in a ten cent glass of gin, let me give you a fact to wash down with it. You may say# you have longed for years for the free, independent life of a farmer, but have never been able to get enough money together to buy a farm. But this is just where you are mistaken. For sev? eral years you have been drinking a good improved farm at the rate of one hundred square feet at the gulp. If you doubt this statement, figure it out your? self. An aore of land contains 43,360 square feet. Estimating for convenience the land at $43.36 per acre you will see that it brings the land to just one mill per square foot. Now pour down the fiery dose and imagine you are swallow? ing a strawberry patch. Call in five of your friends and have them help you gulp down that 609-foot garden. Get on a prolonged spree some day and see how long a time it required to swallow a pas? ture large enough to feed a cow. Put down that glass of gin; there's dirt iu it ?100 feet of good, rich dirt, worth $43. 30 per acre,??, Burdett. i CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Newton, N. J., August 15.? W. J. EllUt, son of H. M. Ellitt, who lives near Branchville, Sussex County, was bitten by a rattlesnake some days ago and to all appearances died, and prepa? rations for the funeral were made. To the great surprise of all the young man began to show symptoms of life and re? storatives being applied he came to and is now getting well. Tacojia, Wash., Aug. 15.?JEronauts Woodhall and Johnson have been giving exhibitions in this vicinity. This after? noon Woodhall was ill, and Johnson, a comparatively inexperienced man, made an ascent. He braced up beforehand on whiskey, and when about 2,000 feet up he began to do trapeze acts, when the balloon became unsteady. Suddenly he lost his hold and fell to earth a mangled mass. The parachute, relieved of his weight, collapsed and fell close to his side. Charleston, Aug. 13.?George Sell? mer got drunk yesterday and quarreled with his wife. She left him and remain? ed away from home last night. This morning she returned, and, on entering the bedroom, found her husband lying on the floor in a pool of blood, with his throat cut. She summoned aid, and Sellmer was taken to the hospital, where be lies in a precarious condition. He denies that he intended to commit sui? cide, and explains tbat the razor slipped in shaving. It is believed, however, that he did intend to destroy himself. San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 13.?In all the lower Rio Grande section of the State there has been no rain to speak of in eighteen months, and the farmers have been unable to raise enough even for their actual wants. The ranchmen also have had a poor time of it, and are all in debt. This has caused a great scarcity of money in that region, which was plainly shown at Roma, on the Rio Grande, yesterday, when 278 sheep, ca? pable of growing four pounds of wool annually, sold for three-eighths of a cent a pound. Newberby, Aug. 12.?A gentleman from the Broad River section furnishes the facts about some "novel proceedings" of a trial justice which certainly breaks the record in this year of strange doings in politics. On Wednesday, the 5th in? stant, an old negro man named Bishop died on Mr. Wm. Sligh's place in Town? ship 11, but it was not known that he had died until three days afterwards. His two small children lived with him but they did not say anything to anybody on the place about his death. Inquiry and search was made for the old man, and he was found dead on the floor of his house. 'Squire Joe B. Heller was sent for on Friday, but he was holding an inquest over another negro and could not come at once. He got there the next evening and on Saturday night held the inquest over Bishop, who had then been dead four days. Decomposition bad set in and the body was very offensive. The 'Squire could get no one to.bury the body, and in his own original way, and unlike perhaps any other officer of the law would proceed under similar circum? stances, he ordered that the houee be burned, and its contents, together with the body of the dead negro, were soon a mass of flames. Dayton, Ohio., Aug. 15.?During the past three or four days a stranger who claimed Chattanooga, Tenn,, as his home has been playing faro at the gam? bling rooms attached to Wagner's Pala? tial saloon, 10 South Main street, and lost a large sum of money. Abut noon yes? terday he entered the rooms. Steve and Bill Lecompte, well known gamblers, and S. Wagner, Sr., were the only occupants of the room. Pulling out his revolver, he ordered Wagner to hand over the bank roll or ''I will kill two of you and then shoot myself," grimly said the rob? ber. The roll, amounting to $196 was handed out, and he coolly made his escape, presenting his revolver at several persons who attempted to detain him. No trace of him has yet been found. He had called on Wagner early to-day asking for $20 to help him get out of town. This money was given to him, and he signed the name of E. E. Paling to the receipt, and said he was from Chattanooga, Teno., where his business had burned out and the money he lost playing faro yesterday was part of the insurance money he bad received. The sensation has temporarily caused the closing of ail the gambling houses in the city. There will probably be no great effort to arrest the man. A Duel Between Snakes. Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 9.?Sev? eral days ago a Logan County man sent two large rattlesnakes to a friend in Huntington. The snakes were blind at the time, just undergoing the annual pro? cess of shedding their skins. -When one of them got rid of his last year's growth he displayed unusual ferocity, and it was resolved to put him in a box with a big blacksnake which was owned by the same man, and see which of them would prove the victor. The rattler was put into a large-glass case and the blacksnake was then slipped in through a narrow aperture. When the blacksnake was introduced the rattler crawled rapidly around the cage, hissing and shaking its rattles in great fury. The blacksnake also crawled about, keeping out of the rattler's way. The rattler suddenly threw himself into a coil, opened its mouth so wide that the long fangs were distinclly visible to the lookers on, and made preparations to strike its enemy. When the blacksnake saw that it could not escape a fight, it threw itself with ,the rapidity of lightning upon the rattler and oanght its head between its coils, so close that it could not strike. With its great power of contraction the black? snake gave the rattler only one crushing embrace and then dropped it. The rat? tler had been crushed to death. Mrs. Polk Bead. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 14.?Sur? rounded by a few loving friends and rela? tives, Mrs. James K, Polk, relict of the tenth President of the United States, departed this life at 7.30 o'clock this morning, peacefully and quietly, in full possession of her mental faculties. Mrs. Polk had been in perfect health until last Wednesday evening, when on returning from a short drive she was taken sudden? ly ill, from which she never rallied. Had she lived until the 4th of Septem? ber next she would have been eighteen years beyond the allotted threescore and ten. The cause of her death was simply exhaustion resulting from old age. Bells throughout the city are mournfully .tolling and expressions of sympathy and regret are heard. Of course, as yet, no arrangements have been decided upon for the interment. Where Leo Surrendered. Paris, Tex., Aug. 12.?The house at Appomattox, Va., in which Gen. Lee sur? rendered to Gen. Grant, was sold a few days ago for $10,000, It was the prop? erty of the Ragland heirs, three of whom live in this city. The parties pur? chasing, it is said, are representatives of the Grand Army of the Republic, and it is believed that organization expects to hold on annual encampment at the his toric school; as several hundred aces of land in tho vicinity have been purchased by the same parties that bought the house, ? Sam JoneB delivered a lecture at Pro? hibition Park, Staten Island, last Satur? day, in the course of which he said that he would like to have the naming of a President every four years. "If I had," he said, "I would name a man as brave as JuUub Casar. Grover Cleveland was the bravest President this country has ever had." Mr. Jones went on to re? mark that Mr. Cleveland's "backboue is as big as Ben Harrison's hat." We do not know whether he is in favor of nom? inating Mr. Cleveland "every four years," but he is right in saying that Cleveland is the bravest President this country has ever had. We hope that Brother Jones will get through with his work up North and hurry back to Georgia. He is the kind of man that is needed in that State just now to keep the Democracy from drifting on the xocks. ? The Idea of having law to prohibit the sale of liquors is not at all new. We read that prohibitory liquor laws were made in China three thousand years ago by Emperor Buo, and that he punished with death any who broke them. These laws were afterward taken to Japan, and were enforced nearly two thousand years, but passed away long ago, greatly to the injury of the country. ? Mr. Jacob Butler, a prosperous farm? er of Oconee County, Ga., has one cotton row that is exactly eleven miles long by actual measurement. He laid off the row just like a watch spring, the circles de? creasing until they stop at the centre. He has had it measured, and it meaaurea eleven miles in length. Mr. Butler says it is very fine cotton and that on this one row he expects to make at least six bales of cotton, with an average weight of five hundred pounds each. ? The high tariff people need be cau? tioned that the more they talk about the beneficence of free sugar the greater the danger that there will be a popular de? mand for other things to be free which are now made costly by tariff taxes. The average person is so densely ignorant that he cannot see why, if it is a blessing to the poor man to have cheap augar, it would not be good for him to have cheap clothing, cheap provisions, and cheap everything else. ? I. T. Mahone, an educated Southern negro, who has been travelling in the North, testifies that, according to hia ob? servation, negroes have a better chance to ply their trades in the South than in the North. "I saw," he says, "work usually done in Northern cities by the Irish that is here divided between the negro and white man. Here we have no trouble in that respect; we work at the various arts and trades, we labor Bide by side with our white brother, contract and conduct all kinds of business." ? The New York World aayB: "The detention of prisoners awaiting trial is a crying evil to this country, and it appears that it also exists in England. In that country Lord Coleridge, the chief justice, as he recently went over his circuit, sharp? ly called the attention of the magistrates to this matter, and he has applied a novel and effective remedy where he has found an instance of neglect of this character. In Birmingham the other day he dis? charged all prisoners awaiting trial upon their own recognizances because he found that their trials would not be held till October. He holds justly that it is wrong to an accused man to punish him before he has been proved guilty of an offence. South Carolina College, COLUMBIA, S. C, OPENS September 29th. Entrance Ex? aminations begin September 24th. Classical, Literary, Scientific, and Law Courses. Thirteen Professors. For fur? ther information, address the President, JAMES WOODROW. Aug 20,1891_7_ 3* HOME SCHOOL. Miss Lenora C. Hnbbard, Principal NINTH scholastic year begins MON? DAY, SEPT. 7th. Bora nnder fourteen years of age will b? received. Send for a catalogue. Aug 20,1891 7 2 Patrick Military Institute, ANDERSON, S. C. ASELECT Boarding School for Boys and Young Men. Nine Instructors ?one an Army Officer. Boys over ten years old received, but not required to drill under fourteen years of age. Next session opens September 16th. For terms apply to COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Principal. Aug 20, 1891_7_4^ SCHOOL For Young Ladies. Girls, And Small Boys. -o MISS MAGGIE EVANS. Principal. MISS LUCILLE NARDIN, Assistant in Literary Department. MISS VIRGINIA. EVANS, Instructor in Piano, Organ and Harmony, Careful instruction in all English branch es. Latin, French and German taught without extra charge. First Term beginB Tuesday, September 1,1891. Good board can be secured in private families. For furthei particulars apply to Principal Aug 20,1891_7_3 WOFFORD COLLEGE, Spartanburg, S. 0. JAS. H. CARLISLE, LL.D., President. Founded 1851. WOFFORD' COLLEGE offers to afcu dents in the four college classes two parallel courses of study, each leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in one of which Modern Languages are substituted lor Grc?k EXPENSES?Board, tuition, matricula? tion, waihing, lights, fuel, books and sta? tionery, the necessary College expenses for the year, can be met with One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. The advantages offered by Wightman and Alumni Halls, enable Btudenis to meet their college expenses with this very small amount. The next session begins the 1st day of October, 1891, J. A. GAMEWELL, Secretary of Faculty. WOFFORD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL, SPARTANBTJRG, S. C. The Fourth Session begins October 1st, 1891. Boys prepared for College. Ex Senses may be covered by $150 a year, upervision careful and constant A. G. REMBERT, A. M., Head Master. Aug 20,1891 7 2* Special Summer Sale I ONE Thousand Superb New PIANOS and ORGANS, from best makers on? ly, to be sold during July, August, Sep? tember and October. 1S91, at spot cash Srices, with paymenl November 15th next, o interest, PIANOS?$25 cash, and balance Novem? ber 15th, 1891. ORGANS?$10 cash, and balance Novem? ber 15th, 1891. REMEMBER?Loweat cash rates. No advance. No interest. Write or call on JOHN L. HAYNJE & DAUGHTERS, Office just below East End Graded School, 38 Westfleld Street, Greenville, S. C. F. L. NARAMORE, DENTIST, ANDERSON, - - - S. C. OFFICE over Merchants' and Farmers' -Bank, ??r~ Preservation of the Natural Teeth and Roots a specialty. June 25,1891_51_ly_ FOR SAXJE. ONE Six-horse Tozer Engine, in good repair. One Milburn Roller-Breast Cotton Gin. One Van Winkle Cotton Press. Belts, Shafting and Pulleys. For prices and terms apply to H. C. TOWNSEND, Anderson, S, C. July 30,1891_4_ FARM FOB SALE. IAM now prepared to offer a great bar? gain in a Farm about six miles from Anderson, containing about 270 acres. Good pasture, well timbered, well watered, three settlements. Can be divided into two or three nice small farms. Most of it in woods, and balance fresh farm land, For further information call and see me. I also have one or two small Farms near the city. Terms reasonable. C. WARDLAW. Real Estate Agent, Anderson, S. C. Aug C, 1891 5 . .. eaa NOW IS THE TIME TO I SOW BARLEY AND RYE. j WE have Four Hundred and Fifty-seven Bushels SEED BARLEY now in Stock, and are daily looking for One Hundred and Fifty Bushels RYE. GIVE US A CALL. Our Stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries NEVER WAS BETTER. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. D. S. MAXWELL & SON, No. 5 Chiquola Place. DON'T FORGET THE BARG/[lltS - AT i CH?PA?N'S. AS we have to be opened and ready for business in Augusta. Ga., by the 1st of next month, I will offer my entire stoek from now until the 15th at from twenty-five to forty per cent off New York Cost, as 1 want to carry all the money I can get with me. And now that money is very scarce in the Northern markets, there are lots of goods that I can buy with cash in hand for fifty cents on the dollar, so if you want to buy any Winter, Spring or Summer Goods, you can buy them for the next few days at about half what you pay for them by the 1st of October. I have now to thank my customers for their patronage, and to bid those that I cannot see an affectionate good-bye, and in conclusion will be glad to see them in person or hear from them at 921 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia, the" old stand of V. Richards & Bro., next door to the Planter's Hotel. Respectfully, D. C. FLYNN. HOW TO FILL YOUR PANTRY. . BUY Canned English Pea* at 15c. >s Buy Canned Corn at 15c. Buy 3 pound Canned Tomatoes at 10c. IZZ Buy 2 pound Canned Tomatoes at 8c. CZ Buy 3 pound California Peaches at 25c. 3 Buy Standard Salmon at 15c. Buy Standard Mackerel at 15c. **J* Buy Corn Beef at 10c per pound. Buy Dried Beef at 10c per pound. "*jf Buy Smoked Jole at 7c per pound. Buy Kingao Reliable Hams Cheap, Buy Excelsior Flour Cheap. Buy EVERYTHING in the Grocery line cheap, And from IR,. S. LIGrOZN", Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Anderson, S ?* WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTON, S. C. FALL Session opens Wednesday Sept. 9, under better auspices than ever. Young ladies wishing first-class educa? tional opportunities at very reasonable rates will do well to inquire into the merits of this Institution. For thorough scholar? ship in the Literary, Music, and Art De? partments, it enjoys an enviable reputation. Persons proposing to patronize us will please give notice of their intention. I will come up from Wright's Hotel, Columbia, Tuesday, Sept. 8. S. LANDER, President. July 30, 1891 i 8 DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE. SESSION opens first Monday in Octobor. Healthful and delightful climate. Splendid moral surroundings. Careful oversight. Honest work. Literary atmos? phere. Superior advantages in Music. Eleven TeachexB. Send for Catalogue to MRS. L. M. BONNER, or H. E. BONNER. Due West, 8. C. 3 GOING to MO FE ! IN view of the fact that a man has to get a "hustle" on him to make money these days, I am going to move in the spa? cious Store Boom now occupied by Mr. A. B. Towers on Sept' 1st, and will close out from now on so as to? PUT IN A BRAN NEW STOCK. - All Goods will be reduced from to-day on. I thank all for their liberal patronage, and hope 'tis bread cast on the waters, and that it will return to each one of you an hundred fold in less than 30 days. My Gents' Fine Shoes must go at some price, and in order to keep up with the Bell Cow I have reduced 500 Pairs of La? dies' Shoe3, all styles, to 75c. per pair. Yours, anxious to please, O. B. VANWYCK. TELEGRAPHY Thorough, Practical Instruction. Gradu? ates assisted to positions. ?WCatalogue FREK. Write t? S Bryant & Stratton Business Wiege, ' LOUISVILLE, KY. 6 AND THE TEI CENT ST?BE WANT YOU TO TRY THEIR GOOD IM? ?AFI Or Horse Shoe Soap, Or Rainbow Soap, Or Pale Olive Soap, Or Basket Soap, Or Mammoth Large Soap, J"TJST OZLSTIE TIME, And you will have no other. -.??? Always truly, C. S. MINOR AND IOC. STORE. SELLING OUT AT COST. Contemplating a Change in Business E. W. BROWN * SONS Are offering their entire Stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES At and Below Cost for the next 60 days. So come on and be convinced, for low prices will tell the tale. We have on hand $1800 worth of Clothing which must be sold, and the present prices will soon do the work; so if you are needing anything iu the way of Clothing- now is your time to buy. Will sell Quilts, Blankets and Jeans cheaper than any house in the city. Our line of Dress Goods is complete?Worsted from 41c to 20c, and Cashmere from 16c to $1.00. All kinds of Plain and Plaid Flannels at the lowest prices. Calico, Gingham and Checks almost at aay price, so come on and buy before these bargains are all goue. ^ BIG STOCK OF FLOUR. Remember, in buying, that wc carry as big line of Groceries as any house in the upper part of the State, and ulso will sell as cheap as the cheapest. Our stock of Flour, Sugar, Coffee. Molasses, Tobacco, Hay and Bran are all fresh, and bought at the lowest figures, and will be sold the same way. We have just received a Car Load of Pure Brown Oats that will be sold very cheap. We keep on hand at all times all kind of Canned Goods,, such as Tomatoes, Pears, Peaches, Peas, Okra, Cherries, Pine Apples, Oysters, Salmon, Sardines, Potted Ham and all kinds of Jelly and Pickles. Be sure and get our prices before buying, and you will be convinced that we can save you money. Very respectfully, EL W. BI^OWlsT & SO?TSf P. S,?We are CASH COTTON BUYERS, and also Agents for High Gradf I FERTILIZERS. See us before selling your Cotton. E. W. B. & S.