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*1 E GOVERNOR'S ??t SYNOPSIS OF THI BUOOESTIONS Of > OUIl CUIKF MAOI8T11ATK. Ap Kx ha tut lv? B?vl?w of th? ItauMtali KdoMUou) and Industrial <*ondltl a of tli? BtelMa AM* u4 latomllog Fap*r. On the ill-it day of the present sch aion of (he Legislature Governor Thompson submitted tho customary ;inoseago to the Ueucral Assembly! The Arat matter considered is j | Till-: PUBLIC DKiir, which is now $6J>2?,188.64, consisting of Drown couqoli,.Valid Green consols, deficiency bonds, and agricultural land scrip.' TIIK REVENUES OK TUB STATIC. Thedetal revenues of tho State and bountios for tho fiscal year commouo imr November 1.1883, "was about $2. 089,000, of which about $1,930,000 way raised by taxation, and $163,000 from phosphate royalty. Tho collection of the taxes was unusually full and satis factory, nearly 98 per cent, of the assessed State tax havlug been collect ed. and nearly ?6 per cent, having been paid into the treasury. Tho net" ro-; ooipt for each mill lovied w88,/$146,000* being an increaso of $4,000 over the preceding year, and $26,000 over the ! year 1878 ^9. Tho taxes for the fiscal year 1884-86 aro now. being collected, and the rosult cannot, therefore, ho ronortod. The levy amounts to $1, *831,494, divided as follows: for State, $841,626; for counties, $077,148, ami for bcIiooIb, $312,820, not including It is esUwatotf^fhatrit*wfil require $403,000 to meet tho ordinary ex penses of the Govornincut for tho fiscal rear 18886-80, and $391,000 to pay I ho lutoreat on tho public debt Thoso amounts will bo increased by such additional appropriations as may bo requlrod by legislation, ard will bo decreased by tho phosphato royalty and any aurplus that may remain in tho treasury. As tlieso amounts are oontingent, and consequently unknown, he necessary levy can only bo deter mined when tho General A?sombly prepares the anuual supply bill. TUB PH08PIIATK ROYALTY. .v-> , loot iu rtill-rbelng tho largest urth jot 'eov-' ?od Into tho treasury from this source, lie yield for the year ending 30 Sep tember, 1886, will probably not oxceed ' $160,odo. \ ; . DI8AM.EI) BOLDIKUB. ' Commenting upon tho eccmnnienda =~tlon oftho Comptroller, that $30,000 an nually be apptH>priatod for u pennon of $30 -eaoli'"to* disabled soldiers, tho Governor says: "Tho Stuto can never ; fully dischargo her obligation* to tho bravQ men wno, in obeulonco to her call, have suffered permanent injury in health or in limb; Imt she *hoirtd>cou* tribute, If |. ^slblo, to tho alleVlation of tho. wants of such of fliem as are without the moans of support, and aro itfcnpAOltatuV ior uiaunul labor by t cabon of disabilities incurred in tlio discharge of duty. Whllo thoso who rvlce can cla'tn this recognition of services to tho Stato diminish in number eacli year, tho infirmities of tho survivors, and their-need for help, constantly in ' orcMO." TIIK TAX I.A\V8. Tho GoyeiW recommends n careful mmmms". ?*%wm wait I ffiffi r.uvt/wwro o'ftV nclftiico was 122,098, or which $5,001 .. 6ro whltci, and 60.420 were coloroti. v \*fho tiuuhibar or tenches employed wps 8,778, being *n inoroase o* olghty.nlne over tlio number employed during ilio preceding year: and tho number of uchools.was 8,602, being an tUureaso of olffbtv ovpr tlio iimpbor In oporatloH during the y'6Ar 1803-84. T\\c Ifcnjjth of thovchobl term wite Uirue' auJP a Imir montliR, a tiofcroasci 'of half a month. Tho total amount, of funds available for aehooj. purposes during tho your 1&8-84, tl>9 Went period for whioh Mports oi'O, attainable, was ^,rfch $441,099:37 was oollooted during Hie yoor, and $78, 081.01 consisted of., unexpended, bal ances brought forward from jn'ovlous years. Tho total amount cxpuudod was $128,419.81. , The Goyornor urgos tho adoption of somo*monsiiro by which tho eehool fund ipay JioatQh up" for ti.o 'Most year", and teachers bo paid. Tho various educational institutions Thy Stoto Military Acadoinv now has four ?lassos, tho Alii ntimbor pro* vldod for in the course of Instruction, and during tho coming yoar it will * I "" 1882., tho l&\iW$hbllna Collo$o, and it Is likely that tho nunihjr will roach 280 shortly. Tho prcsorivattonduiwo is tho largest slnco the war. In concluding his remitrkt on tho College, the Gov ernor s?y*i "Tho leading Htrftto of lithe Northwest audiiUr jaletor Comi&oiJI wealths of tho ?utHl ing up tholr institutions of higher oarning. North Carolina haa recently strongtfloned her iwiversltV by largely * * fasod appropriation* and by tho Hon of several now ol.airs, and; Inia hits Within the last threeyears | i uiiu AiHuumn una ueorgm navo . iroprlated Urge sums for tho estab -ftillshmont and entiport of teolmloal a schools In conneotion with their State and speedy returns to tho i*Ople. Buoti wise and liberal legislation?tho policy of tho most progrosMvo States of tho (Uy-f.VVJia tho rulo In Otir own Stato Worn tho early days of tho cen tury dow? to 1801. Novor has it boon y-moro needed than now. when sucochs in every pursuit or calling can only be aohlovod by intelligent and well directed, or. In othor words, by edu* oated effort." tllK I'KNITKNTIAHY itooelvos its duo iharo of attention. Tlio | SfcMdS 4A8. The number on tho 8l?t day of Octobor was 94ft, a Ueoreaso of 11 as S 'Aoinparftd with the corresponding be* Hod of last yoar. Of thti number 820 ?;"i wero colored male*, 89 colored females, 76 white male* and 6 White fomales. f showing the earning* tit the prison, must ho added $10 917.01 duo by oon traotors, making $70,449 80 as the total Income for tho yoar. Tho (Ml* '? *" October 81 .were $07,? ?"'I should bo added which will Ihi nald ? be eollvotod trom iftig the disburse. ?lhe,fatj tat tho M'fcon -.olio un penltentlary l>o cultivated; by the couvlcts on. * largo scale. He also urge* the estab lishment of * reformatory school.Con. ccrnlng the Canal, the manager slates In his report that, iif his opinion, more than hair of the work uecewarf for tho completion of tho same is already fln TtlK LUNATIC ASYLUM has W9 patients, of whom 210 were admitted during tho last fltfcal*year. Tho wholo appropriation now asked for is $39,000 less than for tbo yrtrr fast elosod, u. Iu tho matter of reforming our sva* tein of | ? J ?/' I CRIMINAL OOUUTS tho Governor prefers an increase oT tho nutnhor of Circuit Judges, rather than tho establishment of County Court?. If the trial justices aro to bo* retained, ho thinks tfioy should reccivo stated salarios, and bo appointed on tho re commendations of the Circuit Solici tors. '' ? TIiq mcssago reoominoinls I ho curly takinif of a census of tho State. TtlK DKI'AItT.MENT OF AOKICU1.TUUX. The annual report of the department of agriculturo for 188fi includes tlio re ports pf the commissioner, the chcinist, tho speclul assistant in the phosphate depurtinont and alio superintendent ot fisheries. Tbo>o reports furnish de tailed statements or the operations for tho >cur, showirg tho varied and im . portant duties with which tho de partment is chnrgod. Tho regular work of I lie department has been fully equal to that of previous years, and muclt*4f the time of tho cominis*ioiior uud his assistants has boon given to tho Stato's exhibit at tho World's Industrial and Cotton Contcn nial Exposition. Tills exhibit was made by dirootlon Of tho Legislature, and represented tho natural resources and manufactured products of (he State. Tho commissioner makes a full report, showing tho extent and character of tho exhibition, and tho results likely to follow from it. lie thinks thcro is a strong probability of the establishment of dircct trado rela tions with Japan, in exchange; of plws* phatu rock for nmmouiatinif sub stauco*, so cxtcliMvcly used by South Carolina manufacturers of " fertiliz ers; that tho sales of fertilizers manu factured hero will bo largely in creased; that tho agricultural advan tages of tho State, as shown by tho products displayed, will attract tlie better class,pf farmers and laborers; that tlip ndneral rosonrccs, as shown by tho .specimens. exhibited, will re ccivo tho attontion of investors and practical miners; thai tho splendid wator power and forestry of South Carolina,- *o4hoioughJyAdYcrii*ed at tho Exposition, and now better known than ever befoio, will interest capital ist*, and that the trade of our eon on manufactures will bo extended. Tho Japanese commissioner and experts in wino growing and other Industries have already vMlod tho State, and the favorablo Impressions formed justify tho expectation of gocAl results lroiii their investigations. " Thosl nil sties compiled bv the de partment show tho steadv agricultural progress of tho State. In the Mupic crops there is a gradual increaso in production, and each year shows great er Increase In tho u*o of hibor-auvlng machinery, and in tho number und valir. of improved breeds oflivo stock. Tho board of agriculture has en jCpuva^cd experiments In tobacco cub ture, and wilt lake such steps as aro "*oo4st|ry lo establish rognlar expori " -ptionsudsootVaslho funds of utrtmont will permit. Kmoiit has a woll-cquippcd lovtako analysis of fori ?.?.f &V,, fpr for?WN and.others. Jtng contains tho oflbw, tho laboratory and a largo hall to?% agricul tural convention*. Tho specimens ox !:lbitod at tho Cotton Exposition wero lout to the Agricultural Society of South Carolina for tho Charleston Ex pos|tlon;they will bo roturned to tho department building in Columbia, and will form tho nucleus for a pormnncnt rhusoum. ? ? . , conclusion. ? In doling his mossago tho Govornor sovs: nj? conclusion, I Invoke your ntlentlon to tho responsible duties for which you aro now assembled, with tho sincere wish and tho confident hopo that your labors may be wisely direct ed to the advancement of the bost in terests of tho pooplt1."/ Groundless Human. "Kverv now and thon," snicl a prom inoiit olilcer who Is upon tho most friendly rotations at tho White House, "thoro'is publlscd n statement tlmt tho Prcsidont is dissatiatlcci with ono 01 hi?;Cabinout Ministers, Nearly every Ttiombor of his official household lifts had a disagreement with. Mi4. Clovo land, if newspaper reports arc to he credited. .... , , Momw. llayat'd; Garland and' Vila? have been particularly mentioned as coming under I ho ban ofthe President's dlspleasuro.' : Ahd now Jt i* rigalh re j>6rtcd trat hd Is dissatisfied with tho Secretary >f State. I happen to know that theso rumors aro wholly ground* loss. I do not believo a President ovor got along with his Cabinet moro liar* inontously than Mr. Clovoiand, and tio has.not, not ovor has had, anv Igoa of M 6)mngo in tho bead of nny ono "of fho depai tmoiifs, Tho rol&tlonsbo tweon tho President and Ills advisors ore of tho most cordial character, and nothing that I cud roo i? likely to dis turb thorn.". . Th? Old, Old Story. , Why do wo hoar so muoh about dys IWMlfr smrtpfy bocttnso so ihhny jteo rklo It. Why aro so many people talk* ng about tholr euro from this dreudftil disease? Simply bocauco thov havo beon taking Brown's Iron Bitters. Thus it is with Jpr*. Taylor, of Lynch burg, Snmier countv, 8. 0., who soys, "Mtavo nsed Brown*s Iron Bitters for dyspepsia with most favdrnblo results. I boliovo thin mcdiolno Is nit thnt is represented." Dyspcfptlcs and suft'or ers from neuralgia, wonknoss, eto., hIiouM try it. \ ? * ?Tho annual mooting of tiio stock holder* of the Andorson Farmers' and Mcchnnlos' Fair Association was hold on Wednesday, November 11, and, <$!??? paying all expenses, declared a division of awots which will pay 160 79*100 |ier oent. on tho original slock. Thd association retains tin charter, and a'now orgnlxntion will probablv bo ef fected In tho future. ' , A Btln<l and n**r Woman. Miss Minnie Wallace, of Atlanta, lost hor honrlng, hor sight and sense of fasto. ired her body and limbs. Her swollen and painful, her limbs " rtlte lost, and she was eking life. SlxheUlesofII.ll.tr restored hor sight and hearing, retloved ail aches ami pain?., added flesh and strength end she Is now a well woman. Wrlto to her. .. ?4rt <s) , < A prominent Alabama physlolsn said: "A patient who wss Almost dying from the effects of Tertiary Kyphlllts and who had been treated by several noted physicians without benefit, used one doxen bottle* of II. D. B. and was entirely cured. He had uloers on his arms and the bonea protrudmt MM a&.' ^ 'h? ' /In ' i ' iT ' ? A'.'3 % I w&mkn.* i*CJj *?? WMBRTUB; I, is TWfMONBT^ c^nt* ft rjP ' .v au 141 t u L i U UAii I)JfiFARTM K NT * *>'.? Old rMdl of the South. When a Northern firmer pmM tlirough tho Southorn States, lm is sur prised, and pained?If of a sensitivo nature?to aee so many seemingly bar ren fields; bore, excepting when cov ered with tho prevailing brown sedge of the varioas, exceedingly poor, creeping plants called Japan clover, which Inclode sovorai kinds of ?erp? dcta. Thcso old fields arc scarred with gullies, or washes, caused bv the heavy rains, whloh* loosen tho fine red clay aud carry it down the slopes. Naturally, a stranger thinks thcso bar ren fields to bo worn oat and worth less. This is a gjcat mistake. Thev aro turned out to rest, while a piece o'f new ground Is olearod and cultivated, ami after a tiino takes its turn of rest, aud tho old field is plowed up and cropped again., This is tho Southern substitue tor manuro, and Is really a method?an oxccedlnglv poorono, it is true?of fallowing. Thoso fiolds havo never bcou plowed, to uto this word in its true senso. They havo been, scratched over, but tho soli has nevor been turned, and when a Northern farmer, or au awakened Southern plantor, tears up this soil with u good turning plow, aud seeds It down to grass and clover, tho viold is quite equal to that of a good field on a Northorn fa cm. The writer has a Held of thirty acres of clover and Tim othy on land of this character, broken up last summer (1884), in August, plowed twice, harrowed up three ! ilinns, aud sown with the clover and grass alone. This has boon mowed twice for hay, yielding, in nil, three tons per aero, and tt?e aftermath is now (November) kuee-hlge,and would mnko tho linost pasture, wcro it not *aved for turning under In tlio spring. Another old field, seeded with Tim othy and clover with outs, has a por ted stand; not a seed teems to havo failed to grow, and U bettor than tho writer has ever grown at tho North in thirty years' experience. This seems to bo the most profitable wav to treat old fields in tho South, and 'if South m-n farmers would adopt this plan, a>H^'cd stock on tho grass in tho winter, the greatest on the fair fuco ot the South would bo covered with bounty and turned to profit. Among the characteristic plants of tho old field*, iu many localities, aro seedling pinch, which dfe so generallg found in them, as to glvo tho treo tho nnmo of Old FioUl 1'lne, also call Loblolly Pine. Tli? Hoff fur th* South. Ill a lato number you ask to hear from your readers who havo trlod tho Jersey Beds. They wcro introduced Jiuie 7 or 8 years ago from Now Jer kcv, tho writer taking s6vcfffrr^Ttrev~ wore not found adapted to tho clrcuni stances and needs of the Southern farmer pml wcro promptlv discarded. They are doubtloss a grand hoiwit their home iu tho NortFi, (so aTOlIm 'Chester' whites, which aro utterly i worthless hero), but In tho Gulf States ? licy wilt not provo at all satisfactory. ? The New Orleans Times Democrat and the .Southern Live-Stock Journal aro both perfectly corrcct when they teach and continue to icach that tho Southern farmer must toko his cholco ot breeds from tho bluoks?Essex, lierkshlro aud Poland China, 'tho Essex Is tho prettiest hog of thorn all ? a model of gmitlencss and quietness, always fat-no matter how kopt?-and his progony of tho lommou sow U unequalled by any other male, lint tho breed is rattier small audi always had jroublo In geltino the young |>lg? started?In lact, far too inauv of uro born doad, (I am speakli wftkup' UmugfuvU^ffeafloii The Berkshire is woll know.,. blood coursos in tho veins of thousand* of good hogs all ovor tho land, Any* whero can bo heard ."part Borkshlro " as ample proof that a hog ia a good ono. But with his many good points ?not forgetting that most cxcollout moat?ho is too much inclined to be mlschlovous and oven vlscious and is not to bo toloratcd whero ranges and fauces aro not firstclasa, and when they can not bo kept scparato from tho 6tock. Tho Poland Chinas aro not so generally known. Somewhat coarser than tho blacks, they havo till tholr good points, but aro" froo from tho ob jections that lio against thoso breeds. Thov aro large, yet qulot as tho Essex ?almost any sort will control them: tho sows aro most oxucllont mothors (Mr. Piorson's statement to tho contra ry notwithstanding) . Tho pigs starts oft promptly, grow woll and fatton woll at any ago. As Mr. P. savs, thov aro "a good corn-crib hog and lartl producer" and that is higli commen dation; for twist and whip around tho matter as wo niav, we havo not solved tho problem of suitable substitute for corn af a pork producer, and tho nog that nays?pays always?and pays hoaylly for tho corn ho consumes ia jho hog for.tho South. ' I will add in conclusion Mr. Editor that I havo rt>ont'agreat doal of money' and thno aud patience in tho ondeavor to satisfy myaelf as to which was the best hog for this section-have tried all tho breeds I thought worth whllo to try?the big whites aud tho llttlo whites, the Jorsoys and all tho blaoks. And tho abovo statements are based on my individual Oxporlohco.? Vanlz in No. lAvC'Stook Journal. -.** c ^ Cutting uttri Onrlttv Corn dodder. - 'rim enthusiast io advocates of ensi lage, havejaccmpllshed one good thing ??tlicy hnvo shown tho value of Indian corn as a fodder crop. Those of an who havo no silos, inrtst continue to w<6 the old method of drying and pre* serving the fodder. The silo adds nothing to tho valtto of the foddor. In othor word?, wo may got out Of tho silo nil tho food that goes In, but no more. And so with tho dried corn foddo)'. Wo innv so euro and dry the corn so aft to rotain all the untrlmont thoro is In It. On tho.othcr hand, wo canloofto nut riment In tho idlo, from oxoosslvo fer mentation and otherwise; and wo can very easily lose equally as much, from exponiro Of tho drying or dried todder to rain,oriVoni mold'in tho bundles, shocks or in Maoks. In fact, I hnvo novor yet been ablo to stack corn fodder, or to keep it in bulk in tho bay for any length of time, without coiisldorablo injury nml loss. In my exporlonco, the most econo mical way of raising and curing corn foddor Is, Jflrsf, to sow oarlv on good land. In rows wldo enough apart to admit tho use of tho horse-hoe or cul tivator. Second, to keep tho land well cultivated, ns long as you get through the rows with a horse. Third, common Held corn will make good foddor. A Inrgo variety of Honthorn corn, will give, possibly, a largo pro* duct per nere, hut tho smaller and earlier vnrletles of flint corn will give flue stalks and tnoro leaves. Sweet corn is supposed to glvo sweotor stalks ?perhaps so, porhans not?a point, on wliloh facts aro noeded. I know or no poslttvo proof. At any /ato, I know that common corn, sown early, at tho rate of two and a half to throo bushels per aero, ?and wall cultivated, will glvo as good fodder an i want. When cut early, say (he middle of August. It can bo ntpde, with proper care, Into genuine "malio hay ."of excellent qualify. Fourth?Ily lotting tho crop grow later, a heavier growth oan be some times bo attained, but (he quality Is not alwaya so good. At any rato, I WoUld cut the first moment .tho crop attained maturity, or shotted In ex cessively dry weather, any algna ot HI havo bad a grent crop, that {roved qui to satisfactory, out as late aa ho last of September, but at thia eoason, it ia not au easy matter tp cure It. Sixth?Wo out our corn foddor with a aolf-rakiug reaper. Keep tho knirea sharp, and take only ono row at ft time, especially it bcavjr, aud do not mako the buiidles tuo large; and any good reaper will out tho crop better than It can ho cut by band. Seventh?Let tho fodder lie in the bunches on tho ground for a few hours, or for a day or two, to pat flatly cure. Then bind up into small bundles. Eighth? Set tho bundles up iNto small, compact slacks, and cap tbcm with a ?'rider," inndo by tvlng two shoaves together and placing thom with the butts up, on the topjof tho shook.so as to shed the ruin. It' well done, this will protect it. Ninth?Nothing inoro need be dono until Into in tho tall, except to - act up any ahooks or bundles that are. blown down, or, mora likely, be so spread out at (ho bottom ns to bo oxpesod to tho rain. ? - -\ Tenth?In theso stooks, the corn foddor, CRpeoially Iliac which is out early, will get thoroughly cured, fthd one who has had no experience with corn foddor, will be likely to think that such well cured "maize hay," may be put in a stack or boy> like bundles of wheat or corn stalks. But suoh is not tho ease, and the praotioal way of handling a do/en or moro acres of heavy corn fodder is, to inako it Into large stooks in tho field, and let them remain there until ucedcd for feeding in tho winter. r Three rows of the smaller stooks tiro made into one row of largo stooks, or if the crop is not very heavy, five rows tnuv bo taken, two on each side of t)ie center row, wliero tho largo stooks are to be made. Tho larger the stooks, provided they can bo oompactly make, and gradually tapering to a point, the 'better. Tho top should bo securely tied with two bands. We sometimos use tarred rope, but nothing Is better than willow twigs for tlos. Seo that every part of tho >Vork is well done. The first bundles of tho large stook should stand upright, and two men, standing on opposite side* of tho stook, should press ?ho bundles together as tight as posslblo, aud con* tlnuo to do so as more aro added. Especially pressor kick the butts of the bundles compactly togctlior. A sprawling stook will be moroordftMfc aged by enow and Ice, and .tho ^butis will be frorfeu together, and it is thou not au easy matter to pitch ;tho bun dles in tho winter. If thOM largo -stooks afro well .made, there ueod be little lo?s,und no difficulty fn handling; tho fodder ?American Agricultural t$l? ? than Formerly. Tljo traveling public are greatly In debted to tho Atlantic Coast Llno'f~-' tho making of a now and uiostjtffta bio >outa from the up-country Charleston. Thin lino extends'fW Columbia to Suintor by the Wilmtu ton- Columbia $: Aaptiftt*; -itallrou ihouco to La.no a bv tho Central, ai fYom Lohob to Char low tun bv tl ojiMeni. Tho Coast Line, a'lr< forty*01)0 mile*, long, to havo i route from Columbia to Chi. B?.. tho^mot brought JHH well, till; now U hours and.iwon Lvjfif <ntra& a fOc,^? ?,411 hours, conservative peoplo I Hint prog.sow in rapid tran reached a climax I To make such good Umo ijeqhin firut-i'ato road-bod, and filst-cl Jng-jtock. Tlieso (ho Coastal provldod, and tho eomtort of I oler Is Inflnltoly greater* thai good old days when twenty i?..v hour constituted tlio height of railroad ambition. , . Of cour6o lii making suoh ;i thoro Is no such waste as ut< minutos [or Iocs] tor supper.'* ? Is. thoroioro, a buffet oar,, furidstioi with oomforiablo revolving chairs, wherooii tho passenger may lit, aM the table of a first-class hot" enjoy his usnaok" In peace ? leisure. The menn la slmph nicely prepared arid nlcoly serv<?,. ?s all that tho travoler wants for ,por or for breakfast. Thoprloes ol ed aro very reasonable. Tho ooa, between a moal (?) at the av* . MOW TO OO TO OlIAHLVSrON^M The Ti Ip Shortened, ,uid MTa4e Mor* Aarec ra 11 road eating-houso and tho on iho buffet of tho Coast lino suggestive or Mark Twain'# minutes for dinner-*Amorl< "Thirty minutes for dinner*-' The price of tickets is tho all lines. . }IhX.. ;? A 8wiMD^n5a*io51mi. aiiym?r V.nwyor* Planning to VUe*-)* OooAidersU SeldU^. ?Vf8 7 A dispatch from Washington t< Indianapolis Journal says: "Efforts havo already boenlr - ' tho sharpers bore to "work"/! uloua and unsophistloatod ox^ ernlo soldiers. A firm of laifr sonrilng out olrculars to tho ig ox-Confedcrato soldiers in jtltf soliciting llielr oileniago in pr<~. thorn a bounty Or damages fro United States Government. Tho olrculars contain a prefaoe. n which it is asked if tho party rocelvii u ono of thorn Was draftod, <JgnscrIpt( d or othorwlso "pressed" into the Co i fedorate ?onrf?>. If ?o, ho is asked 0 read what follow* Then>lt is stat< d that the Constitution of the Wt! d States plodgos proteotioh' to all I La olilzcni^ and If any of them wo *0 forcod t<> do sorvioo lit war they a o on titled to dnmagos. An approprft* tlon is oxpeotod from Congress, It is act forih. to pay these jlitmafes* T 10 Knfjlflh law is quoiod to tupstanrHflo this id legation. Kauli porsons ad* dressed is requested to romlt $6 lo tho attorneys for Iho purpose of defraying expenses in procuring tho appropria tion., It is ostimatod that at least 1A0, 000 men wero forced into the Conrad erato service, and it Is Intended that overy ono of them, tholr hoirs or iegral representatives, shall havo ;tn oppor tunity to invest $rt In (his scheme.'*; ItnM.rrt Willi* H? n?i1d Up 111* H*|AH. On Saturday evening, in a dark and lonely spot in tho road noar Mlllirn burg, Ohio, two masked men appear ed with revolvers and demanded a peddler'* money, llo handed over $4, which was not satisfactory to the ml) hers, and one of thom oomi>elled film to hold up his hands while iho ether wont through his ftookets, aeourinir about $1,000. They then selected abo, Mho samo amount lu liiki *nd other flno goods and jowolry fYorri his wagon. Tl.e ncddlor drove to Ml? jrs burg and mado known thai, robb rv Flvo hundred dollars reward has 1*011 offered for tho approhonstou ofTtho thioves. ?The l)arllngtou Vindicator *4nt* tho legislature to pension tlt<r CRttn - bled Confederate soldiers oftids State . Ifrvm tho Nnn and Courier.) j Hint to law, tho General Assem* blyff>f Booth Carolina mat in Colum Tnesday tho 24th ult. Tbe ras oallod to ord^r by Lleuteu>> ior Sheppard and the Doom 'Simon*. tnual message of the Govoruor olved, read, and referred to irlate committees. in if to tbe intervening of Thanks ( Day there wore, last wcok, but forking days for the Geueral A? y. These were well spent in tho luotion or consideration of varl measures of publlo importance, irief statement of those will provo of kenoral interest. . }?ho House passed to its third road IWt (Introduced at the last session, by . Brice, of Kalrflehl) tbe Joint reso i proposing an amendment to tho itutlon, touching the distribution o two-mill school-tax. Alter 10 debate the joint resolution was a red to be ongrossed for a third liug in about tho following shape: '?Section 6. Tho boards or county a] mmisstoners of the several counties g|J fttUevy an annual tax of not less th in 2 mills on tho dollar, &c.. for tho 8l pport of tho pnblio schools in their iej3oectlvo counties, which tax, &c., ityall be held in the county troasnries of rs'JiOcMvo coutitles and paid out ijU^Koly for tho support of tiio pub nchoola iu< provided by law. Thero [1 bo assessed on all taxable polls btuto tho annual tax of ono dol r on each poll, &c., for educational p irposes. The school tax shall bo tfi stributed among tho soyoral town 6 dps Of tho counties, and in counties .i here thero uro no townships among H ifi tax districts. In proportion to tho Jnonnt of taxes paid by said iowii ?pip* or tax districts." If fn the Senate, the House bill to pro vide Stenographers for tho fifth "and i ixth circuits cansod wmo dolmtc. j rarlons minor amendmonls wero. "Moptea. Senator Black tried to havo to section referring to tho sixth cir lit stricken out, aud was seconded by kmator Civ burn. Tho aprloultural >onators genorally Hiipportcd the uto lon, but it was defeated by a voto of Qrto M, nnd tho bill "'a* passed. < ["hero will bo another light on tho hird reading. I .Amessago was raceived tVoni tho \ Governor announcing his voto of tho iHl'passed last session ?'to lnako ? ?choot District No. 1, Sumter county, H'teparat* and distinct school district, * to reqntro tho 6chool tax and fund ;eted and received to the name to tijtaiUed exclusivclv to .school pur "\\ solddistrict.*' Tho appilca ?bo-lbn'd irxpreMcd in thuftltle, the Governor says, ts In confllef>AvUh Article X, Section 6. of tho (JonA'tu tlon, osaioended, which declares that 'Mho school tax shall be distributed among tbe several sohool districts of " luntles in proportion to tho re _ tp number of pupils attending publlo acboolR,'* I Among ?ho uov* measure* hit rod u ti ed aro tho following: By Senator SmytTiO, to amend Ihn 'Wis to l ho wUo of real oslato ad j udgci 11 Jy Senator Woodward,; relating to tlmo of hotdiug Circuit Courts in sixth circuit. . ly Senator Bobo, to provide fooa for -*?? officer* In ease* of forcible outry etaiuer; to amend Sort ion 1,748, pier 40, of tho Gotland StritMttV ipl?3ioi ruonor tUo very voluminous bill lor B revision and improvement \>f tho ,vs for (ho assessment and collection r taxes. A?- the now hills introduced in o are: . .6 amend Section 481 of tho ieral Statutes ih roferonco to tlu> iry of Lieutenant Governor. [Thi? abolishes tho salary attached to office and allows tho Llomenant Govoriior $ 10 per1 dlom und inileago during tho session of tho General A6 Blli to nmond the law In relation to (h4itoaiolhli)*tioit oftoachors. [This bill; was so loaded down with amond nonta that it Is somewhat difficult to ?How them. Its objeol, ho wove r, It hay'be stated, Is to givo to gradnatea >f a?y chartered oollego or university |ji the 8tato permission to receive a tcachor's certtflcato Ironi cither tho "?ate or county board of oxamlnora Ithout undergoing an examination, ^vlded, hoWovor, ho or she has a id moral oharactor.1 ?ttUjU Introduced a bill to ^If? lfemp..... ??i>.vu?u?u ?? uiu n> abolish the office of supervisor of reg iftratlon, Imposo the duties of said office upon tho auditors of the several counties and to provide for their com pensation. Mr. Hemphill says that tho pay of the supervisors is altogether but of proportion fo the servioes which they nro called upon to porform; that the work of proofing tho registration ?'M? heavy iu live beginning, hue that it Is now very light and not inoro than the auditors oan attend to tor slight additional compensation. Mr. K; of Sumter, gavo notice of a bill lo'enablo tho Governor to provide fbr tho onumoratlou of the InhabUftttt* <>f ?be Stnto: #20,000 Im tho amount appropriated for tho work in the bill which, howovor, has not yot been introduced. Mr. Lee has also riven notice of o bill to ohaugo tho .imits of tho 7th Congressional dis trict. This ho proposes to do by i rans ferrlng Beaufort from the 7th to tho 2d jdiatricr, a obango whlo Mr. Lee thinks will give tho Domoorats of the Black 'district a lighting chance to lie repre sented In Congress. Tho bltrto nrovetlt the exportation and trapping and netting of pnrtridge* was killed in the House bv a votu of 48 to 41. Mr. Henry B. ltluhardson, tho new ly eleoted member from Clarendon county, was present In tho Houso on Wednesday and qualified. Ho made his 'maiden speoon later in tho day when ho <lntroduoed, resolutions of respect to the memory of Mr. Arthur Harvln* his deceased predeeossor, and supported thein with a few well choson and feeling remarks. The antMVohlbltlonista scored a victory In the indefinite postponement of the bill from the last session "to Rrohlblt the satoc' spirituous and malt quors within tho ootmty of Colleton." There waa no discussion on the sub ject. "A bill to regulate tho granting of liquor licenses within Incorporated cities and towns" was parsed over without action, ns was also a bill to prohibit tho salo of liquor In the town of Jonosvllle, Union county. There nro rcvoral other prohibition bills on tho Calendar and sevoral addtttomil bills hearing upon tho subject are looked fbr during the session. NOTES or tllK SKSSION. Concerning tho proposed census, it is naturally inquired how ft will afreet representation from tho sevoral coun ties. Taking the Unilod States census of 1880 as the basis of the new appor tionment, It was found that ohainros would ooeur in eloven counties. Tho counties which would gain Rcprnsonta* lives would, bo Beaufort, Kdgoflold, Greenville, Laurens, Marlboro, Spar tanburg and Sumter, who Would gain one lteprefeentatite each. Charleston Mid Berkeley combined, Which now bare WTehleen delegates, would lone four, and Aiken, Hampton and Rich land one each. tJuder this schedule it U estimated that Charleston would havo seven and Berkeley six Represen tatives, but this estimato would per haps be increased by a now census in Charleston, where it is said that tho lopulation now numbers over 60,000. n this councction Captpin Dennis, of Berkeley, was a?ked how about his bill to transibrtho sea islands from Berke ley to Charleston. To this ho replied that the bill had been jwxsscd over at the suggestion of Col. Sjinoutoii with a view of having a conferenco of tho two delegations. Tho Berkeley dele gation fiwor tliu transfer (with ono ex ception) and tho Charleston delegation at present oppose It. Tho aro on the House Calendar a nutnbor of what aro known as "Liquor bills.*' One of them, a bill to prohibit tbo 6alo of liquors in Colleton county, was indefinitely postponed without discussion or division. Mr. Pcttl grew'a bill to regulate the granting of licenses In incorporated towns and cities was passed over temporarily. This bill takesa.vay the power of tho granting of licenses from the munici pal authorities and vests it in the coun ty commissioners, tho license fee?not loss than f200 ? to bo paid to tho uso of the county. Tho bill to prohibit tho sale of llauors in tho town of Jones ville, Union county, was passed over. Tho bill (Senator Bicmann's) to repeal the Act to prohibit tho sale ot' spiritu ous liquors in Oconee county, has not yet been reached. It passed tho Sen ate last session and failed by two votes ill tho lluuso on a motion made 011 the last night of tho session to take it up out of its order, A bill will ue intro duced to repeal the Prohibition law in Barnwell county. Air attempt will also bo made to pass bill- allowing the granting of licenses in Berkeley and Charleston counties. Tho Sena to has decided t<> postpone tho judicial elections !?>?? the present. Tliero is no opposil ion to any of the present .Judges save in two ca?c*. The friendsof Gen. Mooro have determined to bring his uumo out for the position of Judgo of the Second circuit against Judge Aid rich. The friends of Judge Maher, who is a probable candidate, had determined not to bring him out againRt Judge Aldrich, bin the action ot tho supporters of Con. Mooro may determine them to a different course. It is mentioned in tho lobbies that Cel. John P. Ficken may be brought out as a candidate for the 'Bench in tho First circuit in opposition to Judge Prcssloy, but no autnorltlvo announcement so that eflect has as yet been made. Tho indefinito postponement of tho divorce bill is informally discussed. Some tignlficiiiice was attached to this for the reason that, ihu author of tho bill, a >oung member from Fair field, made (ho motion for postpone ment. This was explained by the fact that lie has been married since the last session. ? TIIK NKWM OK TIIK liTATK. ^.mnof'llio s-MylKK* *"<? Dolnr* >? v"', South CMrullun. "Drove" hugs are M-lIlng In An derson Ht HlX CiMltK per pOllIld gf08?. ? Hon. II. G. Scuddey, of Ander son lectured on temperance at Spar tanbury, last Saturday night. ?The Herald s:?vk door arc ploiitW fill around Summorvlllo, and invito* I Northerner* tlioro'who are in quest ot |>pork> >|,r, .;>?'<-!<.-a'-' ?. ? . ~ Wl:he;pnmp-.housi) ,M> l,lfO North eastern Railroad, two miles iroin ^?-rleston, was burnt last, wcok; lues ^v??/#RliV q and ? Hojh a *y*tom of county courts. . , I ? A fluo nwu o, throe tnulos and one I JersiOybnll woroburnod njp Saturday * night irt tho stables of A. G. Sloans In the olty of Spartanburg. ?Capt. W. 8. McKorral!, editor of the Marlon Star and The Cotton Plant died Frldav morning. Ho wns a law yor find a gallant Confederate soldier. ?Robert O. Blsltoi>, of Gaffnoy, mortallv woundod poliqeman A. N. Turner,* who was attempting his arrest at Black's, and although made his es cape. ' ?Mr. Lewis Jones.ol Serant'jn, who was In the oinploy of tho Connecticut Calender Clock Company, and was get ting $G0 per month, lota his position by being served with a subpama In Orangeburg to appoar at Court as a wltne?9 for tho Btato Against Mr. Holly Brown. Tho company Bald they could not afford to loso the tlino, notwith standing Mr. Jones had colleoted $V 000 alone In Orangeburg for the com auuy, and his tostlmonv whs worth nothing, as ho knew nothing about tho oaso. ?Mr. D. B. \Vheeler, ofNowberrv, has a glass bottle that Is vorv llkoly older than the discovery of America. It was probably made by pcoplo who inhabited thiscoiitlnontagosogo. Tho bottle was made In tho shape of a gourd, and while hot tho bottom was pushed in so as to give It a bottom to stand on. Tho neok i? about four inches long, nnd the bottlo holds a little less than n quart. It was dug out of a bed of phosphate I'oek In one of the initios near Charleston, and was sont to Mr. NVhceler by Mr. W. A. rrlbble, who is overseer at tho mines. Mr. Wheeler has presented tho bottlo to the museum ot Newberry College. TliotunH Monrtrlx. Thomas A. Hendricks, Vlco-Prosl dont of tho United States died at his resldonco In Indianapolis, Ind., on tho 24th Inst. Tho announcement of tho sudden death of this statesman was a shock to the wholo nation. Mr. Hendricks has occupied a prom inent place before tho public for inanv years, and throughout his long publio careor ho wns noted for his strict adherouco to Democratic princi ples as laid down by tho Father of Doniocraoy, Thomas Joflorson. Mr. Hendricks was born In Ohio, but when ho wos yet a <shlld IiIr fathor moved to Indiana with which State tho subject of this skolch wn* always identified. lis was nt tho ago of twenty-six first called Into public sor vlco as a member of I ho legislature, and since which tlmo ho has occupied various prominent, positions. As commissioner ot' Lands ho won tho ommomlatlon of all. Ah n Congress man and Sonator while faithful to his Stato's iutorest he was nlwavs prompt to glvo Ills best oft'orls to tho promotion of tho nation's wolfaro. Ho was nom inated for tho Vloo-Prosidoncy In 1H70 with Samuel J. Tllden, but by tho most gigantic fraud over porpotrated on a nation ho Was deprived of his oflloe. In 18B4, as |he roprescnatlvo of tho old ticket, ho was tho nomliieo for Vice-Prosldcnt with Grover Cleve land as President. They wcrooloctcd, and sinco tho election Vico-Presldont Hendricks has discharged tho duties ol this oflljo with tho sumo Integrity which has characterized his whole life. By the death of Mr. Hondrlcka tho nation l0f.es a faithful servant and tho Sonth a warm friend. ^ ?J?JUWU t?A UM Mttis, lSarlv ttiaiiirlii/ pigs" tiro tUo tuost profitable: American lecd corn ij bolne used in Austria. Uiftler"color is made of marigold petals in Norway, Sorghum wm inlroduood 1^\o this connlry in lAV'J by a Froncli man. iho sugar m.i.dos of Wisconsin aro said to bo lin<liiitr t\ mortal enemy it) tho colion iii-ecl. In England it in thought to bo inju rious to feed dairy cows )uoro that) 'twenty-eight mm mis of roots per ilav. Undo:*s ti cM*i-z a farm may not show vory goo I m&na.ement. but it is bot tor to have !c?o Inilo s'.oe? thau too in ucli. Dyn; iiinilo cartridges aro now vised for (oiling trues. It has tho advantage ovor tho old method of leaving no" st limp. ? If possible, lot the pigs run in iho 01 chard, if only an hour cach day. lhoy will destroy thousands of the lar Viu of the coddling inolh. Thoro aro 6.000.00) land-owners in r ranee, the average s.ze of tho farms being :ili<>;i; io.? ac.'os. Tho bust laud, outside of iho vinevards, is worth about $400 per . ore. Small fruit raising for markot may not p ,y many fannors situated incon veniently to markcl, but evorv man who owns au aero of land shbuld raise sufficient for his own family use. Au lowa coiiiributor to tho Western L\it a. killed (piack ^ras.s by rut)niu^ a suiky plow over a Held in life mii/dlo o; August. 1 no plow was sol to cut thico ii.e .e< ili ??, . Ilo s .ys deeper plowing i> iii-i m.cccssiiiI. llio l. l.or !? (.piiii d in fanning is be coming .i! * ir.v-.oinu each succeeding \cui*. <ni :n'imi H (,f i)|t> help derived fr>>iu iai>i.r-s *\"nimachinery, aud tho farmer w ho d?? h i.ot avail himself of this aM is oi'uiu l t.io tiiu'is. ll even f.innrr would ni.iko It a rnlo to pay no uioih^ w.thoul taking a receipt, buy no property witifbiil having tho li llo ex Jiuim-d by couip? lout authority, and to sign no papers tor strangers, sharp rs would have fewer victims. 1 ho oily o?* nors nf fancy horses pre fer timothy c it wiieu dead ripe. It is llii'ii so uupala. tu.o lucre is no danger that tho auim.il> wid gorge themselves, whiio grain is ilopondod on to kocp up tho horses' sirongih. Earlier cuttin" makes bolter hay. To piovonl iho splitting or burslin" of eaboages, J. J. 11. Cj1(egorv recoiii niends io go ireqiieuih ovoi tho groiiud anil stall every cabbago thai appears lo no about to mature by pushing it ov?r Hidowise. Heads thus stalled aro said lo grow to double tho size thev ha?t ultaiiicd when about lo burst. Melons do not roquiro frcquont change of land. Tho veteran Marshall P. *\ ilder says that he has grown mel ons on iho same land for ton years; tho grou.nl has a south aspect, lie pre pares a compost of manure, soil and gunnt), whion ho spreads on the laud m addition to manuring iu tho hills. Surface manuring ho XQUskiera vory importfiut. llu-htd^iiol rouble with iu seeis, as lie gels up in tho mornlug bo foro tlioy do. l-'ollowiug is the Country Gentle mim's way for ringing bulls: Having tho ring, aud ti.o bull's head in a stanchion or a ^ood liaii< r on aud tiod lo any convenient stami. r<l, lake a good punch made for the purpose that will cut a clean hole through iho uoso lis luryo as the ring to be." used. Tho ius(niinn.it ran bo placed carefully in lite iio.tij of me bull without the toast hurling or irritating, and when just right, ulos - the bundles of tho punch, Iho iioso u perforated with n cloun ittiilm fulls!** of tho ring; If tho yghU iTmiffiftinOrtirtt' luo'pUll)|ftr ',Ulk-HiU ?3io tltyu loose tho pumJh and in sori (do ring, which ouu bo easily douo wjth ttto least possiuio pain and no danger of itinKiugu bail jou, as u per son would bo likely to do with a hot Iron. A llonSC OH tiQRfl. ? A mim'tof Af vimr.4 ajro a party of English naturalists, with sovoral nt\ tivo attend:.nts, penetrated u previous ly unexplored portion of India for tho purpose of establishing stations, and eventually opening up a country vory rioli in natural advantages. Upon roaohlug ti suitable spot, tho workmon .commenced t ho'r tn.sk of erootlng a substantial building. It was nocos 811 ry to have a largo collar and a doop excavation wits lundo. Tho oarth was dry and sandy, and was worked with ease. Tho nbsonco of largo stones Whs uolioud; indeed, there was found no hard aubstanoo that would havelulnrostod n geologist. Hut Into in tho afternoon of tho first day's work, ono of tho nativos struok his pick against a resisting snbstanoo. Another blow, and tho implomont broko through into a hollow space. Tho o.irtii bring scraped away, a largo Bmooth object was exposed, of so strange an appuaraiico that tho atton tion of tho commanding ofllcor was called to it. lln at onoo pronouncod it a bono. Tho fact that thoy had oomo upon tho grave of a strange animal oroatod groat excitement, and all hands went to work clearing away tho sand. As thoy progressed, their wonder and nmlizement .Increased also; their dis covery beiran to utisumo tho shapo of a ; dome, and appeared to bo rounuod oft'. Finally, when four feot or uioroof sand had boor, cleared away, thoy saw a hut-shaped object, that soomod, tlirougli the hoio made by tho piok, to bo partly hollow. Tho natives ono and all thereupon declared it a hut, or house, buiit by some of thoir ances tors, that had in course of tlmo boon covered by earth. Others thought it ono of tiui dwelling places of a strango people who lived under lite oitrth; but to tli.i Kuglisli naturalists tiioro was a more simple explanation, for tho cur ious house was tho sholl of a gigantio turtle belonging to an ago long 'past. Tho Work progressed rapidly; and though exposed to tho sun some parts broko in l>leo !S,. the entire shell Was successfully uncovefod and a completo Yost oral Ion of it was made. Tho itiiell was that of a land-tortoise. Hundreds of thousands of years ago it had lived and died;?nnd the dust, sand, and vegetation had grndually covered it up nud preserved it as a monument of tho auiuinl wonders of flint ancient lime. So enormous was the shell that when tho *nud nud dirt wore removed, sov oral of the men crawled into It; In fact, it might have boon used as a house, and on a subsequent occasion was so used by a party who took refuge in it during a sudden xii iwci.~"Uin?l Tnr? tlis," htj ? V (i/?'(.?* t'r< Ujfic'c UuUlir, in Si. . io-io as )of ovciiiber. Tlur Imp-Tnil C dial i:i China is tho longest ;? ti.i g. si hi ilio woild. It is over 1,miles lon<f. 1 ho Krio Canal in this e ii my, is .1.r> miles long; tiro O i?? Ciual, Cleveland to Portsmouth, 5J32; the Miami ami lOiie, Cincinnati to 1oiodo, 291; tho Wubash and Hi 1 ?, Kvuiisville t<> O.iio lino fl7t. The iargist ship canal in K trope Is tho f;roat North Holland Caual, complotcd n 182.'), 12.") foot wide at the water sur face, HI I. el wide at the bottom, and has a depth of 21) feet: it extends from Amsterdam to tho Holder, fil milos. Tho Caledonia Canal in Scotland Iiak a total length of Cd milos, including throo lakes. The Hue/. Canal is 8# miles long, of which 00 miles aro actu al oannl. ?OP? THE PEOPLE. Buy the Best! Mb. J. O. Boio?Dear Sir: I bought th? Irst Davis Machine sold by you over five Fears n^o for my wife, who has given it a long and fair trial. I a:n well pleased with It. It never gives any trouble, and is M good as whou first bought. J. W. Boijok. Winnsboro, 8. 0.,^pril, 1883. -* Mb. Boao : You wish to know what I have to say in regard to th > Davis Machine bought of you threo yor.rs ago. 1 fojl I can t say too much in its favor. I made about $80 within live months, at tiinox running it so fast that the noodlo woud ^rot porfootly hot (.?urn friction. I fool confident I O Jald not have done the saino work with as much oaaa snl so well with any other machine. No tmie was ,'ost in adjusting attachment^. The lightest running machine I have ovor treadled. Brother Jamos and William'* (amilio? aro as m ich i lo.ised with their Davis Machines bou ;h' of you. I want no bottor maohine. As I said before, I don't think too much cun bo it.d foe the Davis Machino. Rospco'.fut'Vi ? I.LKM SrBTXMSON. Fairfiold oouuty, April, 1883. Mr. Boao : My machino gives mo ptrfeot vitnfaction. I find no fault with it. Th* ntachineuts nro so sin.plo. I wish for uo better th in tho Davis W" 'ioal Food. Respectfully. Mni R. Mily ino. Pairflo'^ coQn?y, April, 183;!. Mu. Boao: I bo.ight a Davis Verlioa food Bowing M ichine from you four year \gi?. I am djli-fli o 1 W(.h it. It novor . liven mo any tro-V.o, and his never bo*. Iho lonsto it of oi\l.<.\ It, is a* good as whttk I first boncht it. 1 en l cheerfully recoia nond it. Rospootlu'.'v, >1 :s. M. J. KinxiaNt.. Mo"ticolio, April IS) r<83. Thin is to c?r ify t' a i have been using 4' Pa vis Vortical Food S?.ving Machino tot A/or two yean. purehu- d of Mr. J. 0. Bong. I hrvon't fon id it po * used of any fault? ill me attachments nro n > siinplo. It never rofu 'os to w >i k. and is .ortamly tho llghtoil riuning in tho ni.irUot I consider it a first tlaoa machine. Very respoctfally, Minnib M. Wh.linquam. Oakland, Fnirllo'.d county, 8. O. Mn. Boao : I am well ploused in overy pur tio ilnr with tho Davis M u'lhn ho.uUt of yon. I think it u flrr.? liu "nolduo i? ?vorj raspf/ct. You kso.v y >u ?Jd savora naohinos of tho eamj nui'tb to different 'nomborsof our familie--, nil of whom, nalfr ts I know, nro well pli'aao 1 with thorn. Retpoo fully, Mu. M. II. Mount*, field county, Apii', 1333. [' 'Ttrtm'lVwi use tho DavU khreo years ago, have made the p: ind don't wai't nny^RP^Wnachino. It it always ready to do any kin 1 of work wo have lodo. No pnokoring or slilpyiug stltohos. Wo can only Ray we nre woll phnsed, and wish no better mnohino. CvniicniNH Wvr in and Sistor. vpnl 26, 188!). I liavo no fiii It to tf'1'* with my miiu...... ind don't want an/ u *ter. I hav? made Kho I>iic* of It sovor.i' M.n w by taking in mowing. U is alwa? ? ly to 4o iU work, think it 4 fifHt-o'.an midline. I feel 1 lU't ?:\y V>u inuoh fu- the Davis Vertical fee, Ma-woo. Tiioma Smith. Fairfioid oounty, April, 1883. Mn. J. O. B*>ao-D.?ar Sir: It gives m t much pleasure to tojtify to tlio merit? of tha Davis Vertioiil Food Sowing Machine. The aiaohine I got of you about ilvo yoarsago has btion almost iu constant uso ever sinoo that time. I caaiot coo that it is worn any, and haa not cost i oe o.ie oont for ropnirs sinoe wo have had it. Am well please J and don't vr. - or any batter. Yours truly. Rodeut OliAWVOHl), Oranito Quarry, noar Winneboro, 8. C. We have used the Davit* Vortioil Food Sow tali Machine for tho last ilvo your*. W? yould not have any other mako at any pricu Tntttuohul nU given us unbounded r Jtlt factlofr. Vorj rospeotfolly, Mrs. W. K. Tuhnms and Daughters. Falrflold oounty, 8. O., Jan. *27, 188P Havjng bought a Davlf Verlloul Feed Nu? ing Machine from Mr. J. O. Kong nome th.'?. years nr and it having given me perfoai ?atiafa< ? i in every rdspoot as a family m*> ohine, both for heavy and light sowing, end never needed tho leant repair in any way, 1 can ohoorfully recommend it to any one ns i Arst-oiaftn maohlno in evory particular, and think it no ootid to nono. It is one uf ih? simplest maoliinos made; my ohildren tiso it with all ease*. The attachments are mort easily adjusted and it dons a greater rnn^o ol work by moans of it? Vertioal Feed than aii|f other machine I hnvo ever soon or used. Vtnft. Tiiomas Owin ,v?. Winnshoro, Fairfield county, 8. 0. We have had one of tho Dav'.a Machine about four years and havo always found V* roady to do all kinds of i/ork we tavo I uf oooaslon to do. Can't soo that th? mneh.o* is worn any, and work* as well ns when no* Mas. W. J. CaAwrouu. Jnokson Creek, Fairfield oounty, Hi. C, My wife la highly yeaned witli the Dav.. Machine bought of you. Shn would ?'>\ tnk* doable what she gave for it. The machlnt has not been ont *>f order sinoo sho had it and she can do a?.y kind of work on it. Very rospootfally, Jas. F. Fjiv.?. Montioello, Fairfield oounty, 8. C. The Dsvls Srwing Machine la dimply reasur?. Mas J. A. Uoc>*?a'*>? Ridgeway, V C., ^an. 10,1888. J. O. ItoArt, Ks<|. Agent- >?a? flir . M> Ofe has been lining n ImvIs ft--".iig Mad Jus tonntantly for the i ast fot.r yeu-?, and it ias nft'/er needed any r?;>nirs nud wirks just M well as when first bought. Hho says it will do a greater tango of practical work and do It eosior "I* l>: itpr than any machine the has ev?r used. Wo ohoorfuily reco* aend it ns a No. 1 family mnchino. Yours truly, Jap, Q, Davis Winnsboro, 8, O., Jan. ft, 1888. \fn. IIoao?I have always found my Da\V* ntp.chino roady i-t do all kinds of work I have had occasion to do. 1 cannot *<u that the tnaohine Is worn a particle, and It works is w?II as when now Kospoctfully, Mas. HoukhtO. Uoobxmi. Wimnssoro, 8. C., April, 1888. Mb. Boa??Mv wifo hn?w hem constantly (slug tho Davis machine bought of yon ihont Ave yeam ago. 1 havo never regretted bnymg it, ns It ia always ready '.or any kind >f family sewing* eithor heavy or light. 1# ^ never opt of n* or needing ropnirs. Very i ~ipcctfnllj, ' A. IV. ilADb t*r?ri?io H. fl Vfsroli J8K3 i'