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VOL. 1 MANG, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNEII. "AND THEY WERE ]MARRIED." THE HAPPY ENDING OF THE PlESI DENT' ROMANCE. The Wedding Veremonieg Performed Last Wednesday Evenin.-How the Bride Loked. and What She Wore-The Arrival in Was4h ington--Scenes and Iucidents. (Special Dispatch to the News ard Cour:. r.) WAsHINGTON, June 2.-Miss Fo'som arrived here this morning at 5.30 o'clock accompanied by her mother and couins, Benjamin Folsom and Mrs. Rod:;ers. When the train rolled into the Balti-aore and Potomac station Miss Cleveland was waiting to receive the bride-elect and her companions. Almost immediattely the private car of President Roberts was disconnected and transferred to a siding on 6th street. No sooner had this been accomplished, when Albert drew his handsome turnout up to the car steps. Miss Cleveland stepping out entered the car, and, after a hasty chat with the par ty, reappeared on the platform foll. wed by Miss Folsom and the other men.bers of the party. The travelers showed no appearance of fatigue, and the 1:ride elect looked especially bright and cheer ful. Miss Folsom was plainly and neatly attired in a snug fitting rich black sill walking dress and a close fitting short gray cloth sacque, and carried a natty red umbrella with a dog's head Carved on the handle. Her hat was of the walk ing pattern-a high gray straw-witl what appeared to be gulls wings st and ing upright. The young lady, as she alighted from the car and entered th( carriage, took a survey of the surround ings, and appeared perfectly happy ii the thought that everything had been sc pleasantly arranged for her comfort. The mot-er of the bride-elect wai tastily dressed in black silk and carried no wraps. Mr. Benj. Folsom wore e light-brown overcoat, gray trousers anc tall black hat. When the party was com. fortably seated in the carriage the dooi was slammed shut, and, as is their ens tom at this signal, the spirited horse. darted off like a shot and took the mosi direct route to the Executive Mansior through the Smithso'nian and Monumen1 grounds. They entered the Mansion by the southern entrance, a canopy iiaving been erected over the stairway by whiel they ascended to the main floor. The passed in through the Blue. parlor, anc Miss Folsom went iimediately upstair to the apartments prepared for her. SCENES .IOUT THE wMITE HOUSE. The White House has been closed to day to all persons, excepting those or official business. Down-stairs the florist have been in control of the Blue, Re and Green parlors and the East room and only those engaged in the work o decorating were allowed to pass beyon< the vestibule. The stairway leading up stairs to the official part of the Mansioi was also closed against casual callers an< newspaper men. The latter were ad mitted to the vestibute, but that was a far as they were allowed to roam. You correspondent succeeded in gaining ad mision to CoL Pruden's office upstair upon assuring the usher that his erran< had nothing to do with the wedding The clerical force was at work as i nothing extraordinairy was on hand. Col Pruden came from the President's pri vate office bearing sundry executive comn munications to Congress, including ap proved bills and veto messages on pen sion bills. A clerk from the postoffie department was also present to reques the signature of the President to a num ber of postmasters' commisions. Abou noon, while the vestibule on the firs floor swarmed with newspaper men florists and ushers, the big glass door leading into the private parlors opened and out walked the President. He prc ceeded to the front door, entered hi carriage, which was waiting for him, an< drove off toward the northwest. He wa absent nearly an hour, and when he re turned it was said that he had taken ride to quiet his nerves. Although th President usually shaves himself he dli not care to take any chances with th razor to-day, so the Executive barbe was permitted to give the President hi wedding shave. Throughout the entir day messengers were continually arris ing at the White House, bearing wec ding presents. One from Mrs. Postma: ter General Vilas was a smnTI squar package wrapped in 'white paper an tied with a broad satin ribbon. It wi accompanied by a note of congratult tions. All the presents were sent ul stairs tobe opened at the discretion < the bride. uow TE M.ARRIAGE cEREMonY wA~s PEI FORMiED. About half-past 6 o'clock the weddin guests began to arrive, their carriag< rolling up to the main door of the Mal sion through the great iron gates o Pennsylvania avenue. The first arriva was Secretary Lamar at 6.:37. He wt closeiy foliowed by the Rev. Dr. Smn derland and wife, and during the ne: few minutes there came in quick succe sion Postmaster General Vilas and wi and Wilson S. Bissell, Secretary an Mrs. Whitney, and Secretary Mannin and wife. Removing their wraps in tl State dining-room, all the guests pr< ceeded to the Blue room, where the were received by Miss Rose Cleveland. For a few minutes the guests chatte gaily, but conversation was quickly su pended at 7.15, p. in., when the select< orchestra from the Marine Band, statio: ed in the corridor, struck up the famnilia strains of the wedding march from Me: delssohn's"Midsl~nnmer Night's Dream and all eyes were turned to the doorws to catch the first glimpse of the comir bride and groom. Starting from tI wedern corridor on the upper floor i President came slowly down the west-rn staircase with his bride leaning on his arm. They were unaccompanied, even the bride's mother waiting with the other guests. Passing through the central corridor the bride and groom entered the Blue room, and took a position near its south ern wall, which was completely hidden from sight by a mass of nodding palms, tropical grasses and an endless variety of choice flowers. A crystal chandelier poured a flood of mellow radiance upon the scene, and the colors of the massive banks of scarlet begonias and royal jaqueminet roses, mingling with the blue and silver tints of the frescoed walls and ceiling, gave a warm and glowing tone to the whole brilliant interior. The delicate ivory shades-of the bride's wed ding gown found an exquisite setting in the masses of crimson roses immediately beyond. The President was in full evening dress, with turn-down collar, white lawn necktie and white enamelled studs. A hush fell upon the assemblage as Dr. Sunderland stepped forward to his position, fronting the wedding couple, with the ]Rev. William Cleveland (the President's brother) at his left hand. In a distinct tone of voice and with de liberate utterance the Doctor began the simple and beautiful wedding service, after the reading of which he turned tc the bride and groom and said: "If you desire to be uni wa in marriag you will signify the same by joining yom right hands." (Groom and bride joine hands.) "Grover," said the minister, "do you take this woman whom you hold by the hand to be your lawful wedded wife-to live together after God's ordi nance in the holy estate of wedlock? Dc you promise to love her, cherish, comfori and keep her in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, and, forsaking al others, keep you only unto her so long as you both shall live?" The groom (firmly:) "I do." Dr. Sunderland: "Frank, do you take this man whom you hold by the hand tc be your lawful wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of wedlock? Do you promise to love him, honor, comfort and keel himin sickness and in health, in joy and it sorrow, and forsaking all others kee, you only unto him so long as you botl shtll live?" The bride responded in a low, bui clear, voice: "I do." Dr. Sunderland (solemnly:) "Foras much as Grover and Frank have her< agreed and covenanted to live togethei after God's ordinance in the holy estat< of wedlock, and have confirmed the samt by giving and taking the wedding ring now, therefore, in the presence of thi company, in the name of the Father an of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, I pro nounce and declare that they are hus band and wife; and what God hath join ed together let not man put asunder." The Rev. Mr. Cleveland then pro nounced the following benediction: "God the Father, God the Son, ani God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve ani keep you; the Lord mercifully fill yoi with all temporal and all spiritual bless ings, and grant that you may so liv together in this world that in the work to come you may have life everlasting Amen." coNGRATUrLATIONS. At the conclusion of the cremion; Mrs. Folsom, showing traces of deel emotion, was the first to tender her con gratulations to the newly married pair She was followed by Miss Cleveland, th 1Rev. Mr. Cleveland and the other rela tives and friends in turn. While th congratulations were in progress th band, under the leadership of Professo Soussa, performed the bridal chorus an< march from "Lohengrin," and to thi music the President and his bride led th way into the stately East room. Th adornments of this noble hall were il keeping with its majestic proportions and its ample space and briint illumi nation afforded an opportunity for: fitting display of the ladies' toilets. I wHAT THE BRIDE woRE. SThe bride wore an enchanting weddini dress of ivory satin, simply garnished o: a high corsage, with India muslin crosse< in~ Grecian folds and carried in exquisit fall of simplicity over a petticoat. A orange blossom garniture, commencin upon the veil, in a superb coronet, wa continued throughout the costume wit artistic skill. Her veil was of tulle about five yards in length, completel; enveloping her and falling to the edg of the petticoat in front and extendini fthe entire length of her full court trair She carried no flowers and wore n jewelry except the engagement ring, coi taining a sapphire and two diamonds and a plain gold wedding ring, whic: had been placed on her finger before sh descended the staircase. From the East room the comoany prc ceeded, after a season of promenadin and conversation, to the family dining room of the Mansion, where the weddin supper was served. A BOWER OF BEAtTY. SThe decorations of the Executive Mai sion to-night were of an elaborate chan acter, and, in the language of one of tl1 oldest employees, "It never presented handsomer appearance." The varior public gardens in the city and man private conservatories here and in oth< ities contributed their choicest plan1 and flowers to lend their beauty an dIfrgrance to the scene. Of course tla Blue room, where the ceremony wt 1performed, occupied the principle a .tention of the decorators. Their wor ,was certainly well done. It was tran: .formed into a veritable bower of beaut: r "BLEsSED IS THE B2RIDE wHOMI THE St LeSHINES ON'. s e tra wedmre there haeen hent t1 Wite House-eight in all-but never before to-day has the highest dignitary in the land bowed his head within its historic walls to receive the blessing of the Church on his union in the holy bonds of matrimony. From the very dawn of the wedding day the city seemed alive to the approaching event. Little knots of idlers talked it over on the side walks and in front of the hotels. Sedate matrons gossipped as they passed along the streets, and bevies of laughing girls chatted and speculated about the coming momentous ceremonies. If there be any truth in the ancient adage, a happy bride will reign in the White House; for though the day opened with a gray and cheerless sky and shad ows resting on the earth, yet as it grew older the elements seemed to relent, and little by little the sun forced his rays through the unwilling clouds, until his broad beams fell in generous abundance on the soft, green sward of the trim park encompassing the White House, bring ing out in high relief the simple yet stately white columns of the time-hon ored home of the Presidents, crystalliz ing in prismatic hues the sparkling spray of the fountains, and cresting with gold the foliage of the grand old trees. The still and murky haze of the early afternoon had now wholly given place to clear skies and warm southe.ly zephyrs, while vellow sunbeams flitted through the foliage of the park and made flicker ing pictures upon the velvety turf be neath. The great fountain (did its best to attract attention, spouting its cooling spray to the verge of its granite basin. The seats in the park across the avenue were occupied by lawn-clad maidens, while half the young lovers in town, moved by the common sympathy which stirs the romanic susceptibilities of sixty millions of people, took winding walks into the line of the evening promenade and speculated upon the emotions which are supposed to fill the hearts of the bride and groom. On the asphalt walks, near the portico of the White House, the assemblage was thoroughly democratic, and ragged ur chins and slip-shod colored girls jostled natty-looking young gentlemen and ladies in silk attire. The gates were left wide open, and by 6 o'clock the crowd had sNiollen to several hundred, and a score or more of newspaper men held the point of vantage along the side of the portico. Suddenly the strains of the wedding march floated through the open windows, and there was a general exclamation from - the outside crowd, "The service has be gun!" Then there canre a tantalizing hush within the walls, which was soon ended by the strains of the bridal eborus from "Lohengrin," and it was thereby known that the ceremony was over. One by one the lights sprang up at the win . dows, and the great burners on the . portico cast their effulgence over the asphalt, a scene which resembled a sum . mer night's festival, and the crowd gave itself up to the enjoyment of delightful [ music. I THE DEPATCRE FOR DEER PARK. L There was no formal order observed in . the supper room, but the collation was served, and the guests sat at small tables Sor promenaded as they discussed the -menu and talked over the event of the evening. The elegant souvenirs of satin boxes, containing dainty slices of bridal Scake and each one bearing a hand-paint. >ed monogram "C. F.," were received - with great admiration. While the -orchestra was playing one of its happiest Sselections, and the guests were gathered - about the tables, the bride quietly slipped Saway to her room and changed her wed 3ding dress for a heavy gray silk traveling e dress. She then returned to her com I pny and was soon afterward joined by the President, who had als') changed his 3 dress suit for a traveling costume. This a was about 8.30, and the President and his I bride said a hasty "good-bye" to their ,friends and left the house through the - private exit from the Red room into the I south ground. A closed carriage awaited them, and as they entered and the horses started off a shower of rice was thrown on the carriage and their friends vi aved them a final "God-speed" from the rear 1 porch. It was expected that the Presi e dent would try to slip away unobserved 2 and in order to prevent this a number of , newspaper men stationed themselves near s the southwest entrance to. the grounds a with carriages convenient to follow the , President in case he should make his y exit by that gate. This was reported to e the President, so he instructed his driver to go out of the grounds by another and .almost unused route, and in that way hc > avoided the reporters altogether. His -carriage was driven direct to the Balti , more and Ohio Railroad station where a special train was in waiting to take the e President and his bride to Deer Park. They were escorted through the station -and into the car provided for them with out attracting attention, and at 9 o'cloch -the train started off to its destination. The President and his bride were wholly unaccompanied on this journey. They will probably remain at Deer Park aboul .a week, during which time they wil] .occupy a small cottage attached to thc e hotel, which has not yet opened for the a season. .THE wEDDING PREsENTS. v The wetdling presents were many bti r they were not exhibited, nor will any s list be furnished. This is in deferenec d to the wishes of the President. Th( .e groom's gift to his bride was a handsomt diamond necklace composed of a singkc - string of brilliants. The presents fron k the Cabinet officers and their wives wer< 3- mostly articles of jewelry, though ther< rwere several beautiful presents of silver y ware. THEY 'DID NOT HISS THE BRIDE. eCatrame to expeetation the Presidei wore white gloves at his wedding. The gentlemen present at the wedding were not fortunate enough to receive a salute from the bride, who confined her kisses to the ladies. Otherwise the ceremony was orthodox in form. The arrange ments for the day's event were under the control and personal management of Col. Lamont, and they worked so smoothly and satisfactorily as to earn for him uni versal commendation and compliment. vICTOmA's BEST wISHES. LONDON, June 2.-The Queen has sent the following cable message to President Cleveland: "Please accept my sincere congratula tions on your marriage, and my best wishes for your liappiness. VICTORIA." DEER PARK, 31D., June 3.-President Cleveland and bride arrived here at 4 o'clock this morning, and are domiciled in one of the cottages attached to the hotel. There are but few persons here, as there was no knowledge that the bridal party would come. President and Mrs. Cleveland are sojourning very quietly. A large influx of visitors is looked for as soon as it is known that the newly wedded couple are here. WAsHNGToN, June 3.-About five hundred telegrams congratulating the President on his marriage have been re eeived at the White House. They in clude messages from ex-President Arthur, Mrs. Grant, "Ministers Pendleton and Phelps and many public men throughout the country. None of the dispAtches will be given out for publication. MANNERS FOR BOYS. Commonz RuIes of society that Every Gentle sutn iShould Olmerve. Poor fellows! How they get hectored and scolded and snubbed, and how con tinual is the rubbing and polishing and drilling which ever member of the family feels at liberty to administer. No wonder their opposition is aroused and they begin to feel that every man's hand is against them, when, after all, if they were only, in a quiet way, informed of what was expected of them, and their manliness appealed to, they would readi ly chough fall into line. So thought "Auntie 31." as she pointed out the following for a little twelve year old nephew, who was the "light of her eyes," if not always the joy of her heart, for though a good-natured, amiable boy in the main, he would offend against the "proprieties" frequently. First come manners for the street. Hat lifted in saying "good-bye" or "How do you do?" Hat lifted when offering a seat in a car or in acknowledging a favor. Keep step with any one you walk with. Always precede a lady up stairs and ask her if you may precede her in pass ing through a crowd or public place. Hat off the moment you enter a street door and when you step into - a private hall or office. Let a lady pass first always unless she ask you to precede her. In the parlor stand till every lady in the room is seated, also older people. Rise if a lady comes in after you are seated and stand till she takes a seat. Look people straight in the face when speaking or being spoken to. Let ladies pass5 through a door first, standing aside for them. In the dining room take your seat after ladies and elders. Never play with knife, fork or spoon. Do not take your napkin in a bunch in your hand. Eat as fast or as slow as others and finish the course when they do. Rise when ladies leave the room and stand till they arc out. If all go out together, gentlemen stand by the door till ladies pass. Special rules for the mouth arc that all noise in eating and smaking of the lips should be avoided. Cover the mouth with hand or napkin when obliged to remove anything from *Use your handkerchief unobstrusively alwars. Do not look toward a b)edroom door when passing. Always knock at any private room door. These rules are im perative. There are many other little points which add to the grace of a gen. tleman, but to break any of these is almost unpardonable. "Did you make up all these rules, auntie?" said R~oy, as a copy neatly printed by a type writer was placed in his hands. "Make them up? No. These are just the common rules of society that every gentleman observes. You will not find your father failing in one of them." "Well, but he is a man," said Rloy, deprecatingly. "And do you not wireh to be a manly boy?" Roy said nothing, but it was notied that the i-ules were placed very carefully in his drawer. Some months have since p~assed and u.ntie ha~s had the pleasure of hearing repeatedly the remark, "*What a manly, thoughtful little nephew you have," as one and another observed his polite and careful attention to others. Perhaps there are some other boys who will like to cut out these rules and read them over now and then, keeping, or getting some good friend to keep record of their success or short-comings in observance, always remembering thai the mothers. sisters and aunties are th( "~laaies" to whom these attentions should be shown, and not merely to the guesi and stranger.-Yonkers Gazette. (Confedcerate Bond's. The House Committee on War Claim! last week listened to an argument b Judge Fullerton, of New York, repre senting various Confederate bondholders who urged the redemption of those bond! hy the rrovernment. THOUGHTS F-R TILE MONT. SOM1E SEASON'.n SUGGESTIONS FRO31 in(; Au11 .tT0RITY. Whnt Work the (ood Farniers Should Do In thie 3oith or .June--An Interesting Article Fromn an Intelli;:ent Writer. (W L. Jones in the June "Cultivaor.") The cultivation of summer crops now absorbs attention. The plants valued by man cannot stand natural competition; they would be destroyed by worthless competitors but for his timely interfer ence and aid. Mr. Lawes left a crop of wheat unharvested to see if the plant could reseed and perpetuate itself with out assistance. It failed utterly; in one year wheat would become extinct but for the intervention of man. Under like treat ment the turnip lost its bulb and formed only a long, contracted taproot, as it does in its wild state. On the other hand, wheat on carefully prepared land, kept perfectly clean so as to remove all competition, made an average yield of 13 bushels per acre for thirty years with out manure; highly manured, under the same conditions otherwise, the average yield per acre for thirty years was 36 bushels per acre. With cultivation and without manure, 13 bushels per acre; with cultivation and manure, 36 bushels per acre; without cultivation and manure, nothing. There is a lesson for us. Every one with the slightest farming experience appreciates the importance of fighting crab grass, but the fight is often made too late, and after irreparable mis chief has been done. Plants never fully recover their vigor after this grass has once matted itself about them. By all means kill it before it has had time to rob the crop of its plant-food; when the seed have well sprouted or have just come up is the time to destroy it. The only safe rule, therefore, is to run the plows or cultivators at short intervals say once a week. Later in the season such frequent workings will not be de I manded; but during the month of June, never stop the plows; as soon as the crop is gone over, go right over again. Espe cially is this demanded by cotton. Give it ever'y advantage now. Let it make weed and be ready to take on fruit. Growing and fruiting are somewhat antagonistic. Encourage the growing now by frequent workings, and let it give place to fruiting later in the season. Constant stirring of the soil is the best growth-promoter. But, says one, growth is naturally excessive on my lands; my cotton makes too much weed and does not mature its fruit. Perhaps on such soils it might be well to work the crop at longer intervals-only so often as may be needed to keep down grass. It seems to be pretty well established that com mon salt tends to check an overgrowth of straw in small grains; it may possibly have a similar effect on the production of excessive weed in cotton. The mat ter is worthy of experimental trial. Mr. Dickson, whose intentions were very re markable, and whose insight into manur ing was very extraordinary, always put salt in his compound. But rapid tillage not only promotes immediate growth, it contributes also to fruiting by increasing the supply of plant-food in the soil. We have repeat edly called attention to the necessity of air in the soil for nitrification to go on. Nitrification increases the supply of available nitrogen in the seil; plowing opens the soil, admit~s the air, and thus promotes nitrification. Not only so, the admission of air generates carbonic acid in the soil, and carbonic acid is the great solvent of mineral plant-food also. The saying, therefore, that "tillage is ma nre" has considerable foundation to rest on. It certainly unlocks the -store houses of nature. Well- worked crops seldom fail to yield fairly, however ad verse the seasons may be. Let it be borne in mind also, that light, surface cultivation is the great conservator of moisture in the soil, and one of the best antidotes to drought. A~ deeply broken, humus abomualing soil, with a thin layer of pulverized earth upon its surface, is almost proof against drought. What are the best implements for this light summer cultivation? The Dickson sweep fifteen or twenty years ago wr s esteemed the best. It certainly was a great improvement over the shovel, both as regards quantity and quality of work. Mr. Dickson insisted that they should be heavy, to keep them steady to their work. The long extended cutting edge caused them to strike more obstructions and rendered it diltlicult to hold 'Jhem steadily to their place. This is a great defect of the sweep. On the other hand, this long cutting edge makes it almost impossible for a may-pop or brier to escape. This is decidedly in its favor. Of late years the heelscrape has largely supplanted the sweep on account of its greater simplicity and less cost. It does about the s-ane kind of work-some think better work. Both sweep and scrape will make beds, unless their wings are carefully set, this is a decided obj)ec tion to them in hilly land, liable to wash. A cultivator, with wheel to regulate the depth of the plow, is in some respects preferable to either sweep or serape. It is not so easily thro~wn out of position by obstructions, and does not work the land up into beds. Probably a combination of the two, following each other at alternate workings, would be better than either alone. A cultivator will rn too deep for light summer work, unless the depth of its cutting is regulated by a wheel. We are inclined to think that in sonic form or other wheel plows will become of universal use, not only for gauging the depth of furrow, but for the sake of decreasing friction, and relieving he resumre on the bottom of the fur row, arising from the weight of the plow itself, increased by that of the earth which it lifts. The grinding and press ing down by the ordinary plow generates the hard-pan found in long cultivated land. The pea crop should be planted now as soon as possible. Put in drills three feet apart; a bushel of seed will plant four acres; and as seed is a considera tion, this mode is oftentimes preferable to broadcast sowing. More peas can be raised by the former method of planting, but the latter is better for the land. If one's object is to raise seed, drill by all means, and give necessary plowings and hoeings, which will not be a great deal. The practice of planting peas in corn is good; it involves no expense except seed and the dropping or sowing of them. But we think the pea is entitled to a place on the farm as a regular crop to be planted by itself and properly cultivated. Its value, as a renovating or recuperat ing crop, is unsurpassed, and it holds no mean place as a food crop, either as grain or forage. It can be made to take the place of corn to a considerable de gree, as we have often seen, and can be raised at less expense. The gathering of the crop is the greatest obstacle to be overcome, but until a better method is invented we can mow when the pods are about grown and cure as forage. A cor respondent mentioned recently a pea gathering machine-that is the thing needed. Let inventive genius go to work in this direction. The problem is very much simpler than that of a cotton picking machine, and inventors have not yet abandoned the latter. June is a good month also in which to plant forage crops generally. Last year we planted amber cane on the 29th of June, and it was fully matured before frost. Maturing late it can be kept green and succulent for six weeks or two months, extending the season for feed ing green stuff well into the winter. Forage corn planted at intervals of two or three weeks, up to the last of next month, will keep stock amply supplied with good wholesome feed all through autumn, without the necessity of trench ing on the winter's supply of fodder. It is the neglect of such side crops that causes so much Northern and Western hav to be sold in the South. A very few acres on each farm could supply all of the forage needed. Recently we pre sented the latest testimony and conclu sions about ensilage. It is sufficiently encouraging to warrant every farmer trying it, on a small scale, at least. The expense of digging a small pit, putting in the forage, weighing it down and putting a simple roof over it, will be very small. All can be done by the laborers on the farm after the crops are laid by. Plant the necessary crops to fill one now and build silo later-I don't think you will regret the venture. Last year, whilst laying by some bot tom corn, we broadcasted.Soja bean over a portion of it, and were rather sur prised to see it mature its seed fully be fore frost. As it stands erect (is not a vine) we found no difficulty in mowing it, and gathered the crop in that way. It is doubtless a renovating crop like the pea, and might be substituted for it on bottom lands, where the rimning vines of the pea interfere with the pulling of fodder. The bean is very hard and the weevil does not seem partial to it. We kept the seed two years before planting. Ground into meal, there is no more nutritious grain to be found. The yield is fine, and the bushy habit of growth and nutritious quality of the grain com mend it. Unless cut when young and green it would make poor forage as the stems become very hard and woody with age. As the oats crop was very much killed by the cold last winter, it is very desira ble that all that survived should be care fully saved with a view to propagating a hardier strain of winter oats. Darwin relates that spring wheat sown in autumn was nearly all killed, but by planting the seed of that which survived, in a few years a hardy strain of winter wheat was developed from the spring wheat. Why could not the same thing be done with oats? What is termed in Georgia "win ter grazing oats," originally, we believe, fronm Virginia, certainly stands cold bet ter than the rust-proof. We have tested that point from sowings of each side by side on the same day last fall. A decided sprinkling of the grazing oats survives, and scarcely a plant of the rust-proof is to.be seen. The grazing oats is there fore the more promising as regards cold, but it is not rust-proof. What we need is a variety both rust and cold-proof. The present is a most excellent oppor tunity to begin work to that end. Let every one gather the scattered heads and sow the grain therefrom next autumn. The pliability of the oats plant, so to speak, has been shown by the Burt and other early varieties recently developed; we are encouraged, therefore, to hope that it may be changed also in its p~ower to resist cold. We trust also that an abundance of Iseed rye will be saved at the South this vear. The area sown in this most 'valu tle gri as been very materially cur tailed by the scareity of valuable seed. Western andii Northern seed will not do wll with us; we repeat, therefore, let evry one save all the rye he can. As we have argued heretofore, all the clean land on our farms ought to be seeded down in the fall, to~ prevent leaching and washing through winter and spring, and there is nothinig as good for the purpose as ryve. Nor is there a m'ore certain crop to supply green forage in the early spi'ng. It never fails if sown early on good land. Rlye, crimson clover and burr clov'er are- three very hardy and very early spring crops, and ought to mind a place on ever farm. They will grow anywhere, even on the borders of the Gulf. Put out potato slips for the main crop between the 10th and 25th of the month. If vines can be had, they are equally as good, perhaps better, than slips or draw ers. A REMARKABLE FORGERY CASE. How a Lad of Sixteen Forged Judge Ashman's Signature. One of the boldest and most remarka ble cases of forgery by a boy ever known has just come to light in Philadelphia, and it was no fault of the boy that he did not succeed in getting away with a large sum of money. James Barber, 16 years old, who lives on the t<.p floor of the Orphan's Court building, is in prison on the charge of larceny and forgery. Detectives Muller and Sharkey arrested him in Mount Moriah Cemetery for stealing a warrant for $1,750, belonging to Judge William N. Ashman, and forg ing the name of the Judge and that of City Treasurer Bell in an attempt to have it cashed. The warrant represented the Judge's salary for three months, and was delivered by a letter carrier at the court building on Wednesday morning last, it having been sent by mail from the Auditor-General's office at Harris burg. The lad either took it from the mail box or from a table in the Judge's room. He then wrote a letter to City Treasurer Bell, saying: Please give me a check for this war rant and send by bearer. Yours, W. N. Asmum. Young Barber took the warrant and forged note to Mr. Bell. The warrant was not endorsed, and the lad was told to take it to the Judge and have him sign his name on the back. The hope ful forger left, but instead of going to Judge Ashman he stopped at a place in vicinity and placed the judicial signature on the back of the paper. He- again visited the City Treasurer, who, apon carefully scanning the warrant, disaover ed that the amount was written $1,7C0 in the body of the warrant, while the figures were $1,750. The lad was again directed to return with the warrant to Judge Ashaan, and a letter written by the City Treasurer calling attention to the mistake in the warrant was also sent. When a safe place was reached, the re doubtable youngster destroyedMr. Bell's note and composed one of his own. It said: "Please send up your your bill. Something's wrong in your account." When the note was delivered to Judge Ashman he was puzzled and said he would call at the City Treasury. When he called there the Judge and City Treasurer soon-learned the true state of affairs. The detectives were immediate ly employed to catch the thief and forger. Later in the day, seeing that he was baffled, he sent the warrant to Judge Ashman in company with a letter signed "Jimmy So-so." When arrested he made a confession and also acknowl edged that he had robbed a number .of desks in the Court Building and stole Judge Penrose's overcoat last winter. Old-Time Fanning. Our veteran Georgia farmer, Mjor John H. Dent, of Floyd county, in a letter to the Country Gentleman, makes this reference to a much-discussed sub ject: What has operated much against the farmers of late days is depending so largely (or I may say, entirely depend ing) on expensive boughat fertilizers, in stead of raising crops that would leave vegetable matter to turn under to benefit their lands. Making lot manures has nearly been abandoned, as it was found so convenient to purchase the commer cial fertilizers, not taking into considera tion the expense of such fertilizers, and in some cases their worthlessness. This unwise system has ruined many, both in pecuniary results and in using fertil izers that were of no permanent benefit to their lands. Humus we need; with out humus, the lands will not hold moist ure; hence so much complaint is made of droughts. To sum it up in a few words, the best of lands, and most favor able seasons, cannot maintain any farm er who buys his fertilizers and all his food supplies. We want going back to the old-time, common-sense farming entirely self-sustaining and independent. There is too much gilt-edge about it now-more fanicy than substance-when we should remind ourselves that "it is not all gold that glitters." Secretary Manninfs Reasignationi. Secretary Manning on May 29 handed President Cleveland his resignation as Secretary of the Treasury, stating that his health would not permit an early resumption of the active duties of the office. On June 1st the President re plied declining to accept Secretary Man ning's resignation at present, and askig him instead to take leave of absence un til October 1st, when the subject may be renewed if Secretary Manning remain of the same mind as now. Secretary Man ning left Washington on Saturday eve ning for an extended stay at the Hot Springs of Virginia. "The lKhedive" will be the name of Gilbert and Sullivan's next comic opera. It will probably be produced at theFifth Avenue Theatre about November 1. The General Assemby, Knights of La bor, which had been in session ten days at Cleveland, Ohio, adjourned sine die on Thursday evening. An address set ting forth the objects of the order was given out. Overtures were made to the trade unionists favoring consolidation, but the latter express themselves in un satisfactory terms about the proposition. Never kt your honest c~ onvietions be laughed down. Be true to yourself, and in the end, you will not only be respected by the world, but have the approval of yone QWn oQn~eane