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1 ' .y :!/ ' t ;. , 1 C . ea ", I r . . I '. I;.' .; I ,AS; C'.. r .r. I rv , / R'y1 !4""" F," !f\ "! \ ti" if 7f tH. ' 4I 7 f + ARL VOL, III, . ; , ' .. : C., WEDNESDAY, . : T ARY 1 .. _ -. _ ___ _____ ___ s..r_ .r .. -."re.e'w ."crrrvtrwsr " ait"'"r 'ri _t 2.!Sw"A[f=L'1 9:2. .L. .Zl. r '=J ' S? - TIE FARMER'S NEW YEAR. HOW TO MAKE A GOOD BEGINNING IN FARM WORK. A Timely Article from an Authoritntive Source--A Glance at the PIst. with Sound Suggestions for the Future. (From ,he Southern Cult ivator 1 Notwithstanding failures and disap pointments of the year just closed, and in view of the promises that "seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and night, sLdl not cease" let every one apply himself with new hope, redoubled energy and un flagging zeal to the duties oi the New Year-1SSS! REVIEW OF THE PAST. New Years' is the traditional time for making new resolutions. It is a con venient time to "turn over a new leaf," as it is commonly expressed. In order to determine wisely and clearly his plans and purposes for the year just entered, each farmer should look back on the . past year and compare the results of his twelve months' labors with tine plans, purposes and expectations with which he began operations last January. He is an unwise general who plans and inaugu rates a new campaign without reference to the conditions, methods and move ments of previous campaigns which brought victory and success, or led to disaster and failure. Experience is said to be a "dear school," but it is a very valuable sceol. Patrick Henry said, in reference to the pending troubles of col onies with the British Government, that he had but one lamp by which'his feet were guided-"the lamp of experience," while a farmer has other lights besides, that of experience-so far as it extends along the way-is a safe guide. Let the whole course of last year's plans and work, the conditions, circumstances and seasons, be recalled, as far as may be. Trace successes or failures to their causes. Note the effect of changes from previous methods. Go back in memory to former years; extract from the expe rience of past history as a farmer all the excellencies, and reject all the blemishes. It is only by so doing that we can profit by the lessons of the past. THE IRESENT CONDITION. It ought to be no difficult matter for a farmer to compare his condition and cir cumstances now with his condition one year ago. Still, we fear there are many farmers who cannot say certainly, be cause -they do not know whether they are better or worse off-whether on the whole they have advanced or retrogradl ed. 'This ought not so to be, and woid not if they would acquire the habit of keeping some sort of accounts of farm operations. But every farmer knows whether his general condition is pros us and satisfactory. Mach has been 'd and written of late about the gen condition of Southern agriculture, intelligent men hold precisely oppo inions as to whether, as a clan, growing poorer or richer. The may never be determined, and ed little can be done to the condition a ' reI or CO- Live action so far a3 the actual management of our farms-our system of farming-is con cerned. Co-operation among farmers has often been attempted, but has never achieved any decided success. It is im practicable to control the operations of individual farmers by any sort of resolu tions or covenants or pledges. There are too many of them; they are too widely separated; they cannot meet in mass conventions; their circumstances and surroundings are too varied and diverse. Let agricultural conventions and farmers' congresses meet and discuss, and resolve and adjourn. The stimulate thought and arouse investigation. The exchange of expeniences, suggestions of improved methods, and the social inter-' course are beneficial and helpful. The chief benefit, however, to be expected of these representative assemblies is the moulding of publie opinion and the giving expression to the demands of the great agricultural classes of the country for equal and fair legislation, the aboli-1 tion of unjust discriminations, and the establishment of schools of agriculture, experiment stations, departments of ag riculture and the like, for the develop ment and protection and advancement1 of agriculture. Each farmer must determine for him self, with all the lights before him, what he may and will do for himself. Let him resolve that whatever others may do, he will that conrse, in general plan and detail, that is indicated by experi ence, observation and careful study. Let him not rely upon what others may say, or what Granges and Allinces ma' resolve. If every farme' would pursue this course there won.d result at once the beginning of an independent, self reliant individual system, the result of which .in benefitting each individual adopting such a system, will be the ad vancement and upbuilding of the aggre gate of all such individuals. This must be the basis of our improvement and Progress. TAWTNG sI0cK. Every farmer ought to "take stock," as the merchants express it, at least once a year. Note down in a dairy or ac count bock the number, condition and value of stock of all kinds, the amount and value of supplies of food, the value of machinery and implements. Also take account of the yield of last year's crops, the money returns for the same, the amount he owes and what is owing him. Open a cash account and put down the outgoes and the incomes. If compelled to buy supplies or incar debts of any kind, borrow the money if possi ble and pay as you go. D)o not put the keeping of accounts entirely in the hands of your merchant, if you will run an ac count, but keep a pass-book and require every bill of purchase to be entered. ML&TIG nA.BOR CoNTBACTS. In making engagements for labor it should be remembered that, in the long run, nothing is gained by securing labor ers at prices below the possibility of honest hiving, Better give liberal wages and then insist, by personal presence and close supervision, on honest, faith fu o mnisnce- Laborers must live, and they will live-hoestly or otner wise. ILO)N--TERR.WING. In our climate, as a general rule and so far as the desired disite raion and pulverization of the sail is conecrned, the latt r the breaking up before hat ing the 'etter. Our clean, Leay e:ay soils, if plowed ve erl y, :ill 5.' run together by the heavy raifonthsonte arly months of the year, and be i but litl better condition vwhen plnti. te ar rives than if not. Bat en every farm there are tields of stubble la.-is, or tels covered with gra.ss and weeds hat should be plowed at once. Crab and cra w-foot grass if lored under early and not c ered too tu?e, will rot ul bendit tht soil andl the erJp. I: ueferred -mial jnst befre piit wi. : h bet. t burn rila L. avy , ce t.~ ed ue to tarn it under. t TtShilae stage :h grass has been leached of albuinous matters and the loss by burn iil amount to little in comparison wi! a the greatly improvoda coidition f te plowed soil. Samei ex'erienced f ar'e has aoid that if t wr rcia:o so hewottldnpref r, a em u. iiplow all his lad the day b r ang. In view of the probabic bad wee. amounting soenitims to an emire month when a plm c .n:t run at ui without greater injury i.a lo' n eit, it is well to e e P i ly in January, or even r indicated. Our own rile i to ko the work anima s busy doing the . l" g of rails, fire-wood, litter for stalc s and lots, materials for conpo t:ng, etc., so that plowing may be done when the ground is in the best c-ndition. Deep turning or inversio'n of ordu si not the best practice. .. ..s. o... doubtful prot on oli amt worn .Ils un less well manured. The general experience is in f?:r of terracing as Co'mpared hill ditching, as a pr. 4"en tive wo shin on rolling lnds. I' the i.: o ee :ire not already run they .y .e iWcky marked out ahead of plows by the care 1 usealmosnv of th heap levels now adveriised. An instrument that depends upon a spirit-level for i i iustment is much more ac'r-te and 'e iable, and wil give better results in the e nd. The rule is to lcae the terrac: at such a distance that each wit be three feet in the perpendieular height .bove the next below. A good swivel, or re versible hillside plow, is very do irai'>e, though not indispcnsable, in throw':-g up the foundation of the terrace. I r fcetly levellines at the start ant careful strengthening of the weak p laces-y the use of hoes or .hov eis, will assare the ainal stability of the terrace banks. Breaks are apt to occur frem very hc.v s rains during the first year; bu: by prompt repairs and occasional changcs of location, the System m.y ome * r fetly established and pieve a great pro tection in the course of a few years at most. FENCI\o. There are still many large sections and even entire States where farmers are re quired (and content to d> so to keen up long strings of fences for the proteetiun of crops against stock. The time is rapidly apprearbing when the so-caitd "stock law" will be generally adopted, and the firmers of the future will won der that their fathers ever submitted to . arrousl, at and expensive ,ys tem oZ tecneing u -i -4 meantime, ho.;ever, fences must be kept up where the old law prevails, and the waste and destruction of timber must go on until the supply b-comas unequal to the demand. Nowv is the' best time to do the work. The timber splits more easily, and such heavy wcrk is more agreeable in cold weather. MAKe, -iAmmI AN!) corroCsT. Where lalaor is abundant and costs bu: little, the old-time practice of hauling leaves and straw from the woods near by and tilling the stalls and stables is good. Farmers generally appreciate the great advantages of comnposting. The truth is one of the chiei aavantcges of compost tg is that it involves the nee-:sity for collecting the crude maateril that might otherwise go to waste, and incorpoctin them into the heap., If thesmemtei als that are avnilab.'e for comaposting b'e colleted and distribute.1 se-p"mi-l in the soil no great advaintages wold0 p near in compostinig them if the cent ot handling be jity estimated.- In ut ting up a compost heal) the proporin of crude home roeias su'-h as .0tto seed, stal~e manure, scr-apngs, ec., to the purchased ektments -ospate of lime and potash" sal. -i of no-'ca importance. Thee vazious m.atei vary so much in degree of conen.tration and practical manu.r-al valuae that it would be impossiile to make a -'ule th-" will always apply. Let the 'air'er 'f Ia neiuorhood club i .-her and bu' cict phaosphate -na ponas" '-ut exchange cotleon seed- for cotton seed~ maeal whetn good terms are t.irered~, eahirmrby ing as much as he may judio y.L the ac-id ph:-.hate by in pr-ao2on about one ti-~-nucu poua oeg hunred pounds. of oten- ed -da huntred~1:0u1 s of- Rit, sl :l av ta-o hundrea Ionso 5:e.t er acre. Nsow~ Ai ~te w h eruder .terO's ace..r...g toa,.s luantity and weni r.:ady f-r aes trbute ac-cordin t-o the~ prp'ge gg gested, or so as to go over t.:c iat:re area to be cultivae. It shoul be renielbre:ataa principle it i.'es not paytebs to manure a few :acres ve~ry .veyau leave the min expaasO 0f th frmwu little or no na~unure. A-moust aibd impatial di:-tribuia wil brun the ~arge r agg*regate Ct 11' d 'yields and pro..?ts, .Inteive faring, ar a sy::te excde entirely the culi v to of un uro0itale and~ unproductive. acre lau iore on this subject after awhile. ie are. p~repared to ei ino n Organs o1 the bes: maeatfctr orces for Cash yr easy . latl~ . I ianos fro... 821 up; O:&an~s from s2 up. The verdict of the peCop is ha ter can save the frt ight an twenty-ti peor ceent. by buying of us. ls-rat't eivered'. to any depot on 11fee uly trial. WVe pay freight both ways if ot satisfactory. Order and test in your own homes. Re~spectfully, N. WV. TRU-lP, * - -Columbia, S. C. Master Workman Powde-rly is slowly imvn g. "I:, I clti~ tant! oef (N :':: i A'1I1t-1i ti v is Unix is Cc '-ri as 'c are t -: al 12 c.0 i : ' Lio u \] .t J il: ' a 1 t : LCa i i.i' o2 0b- .l.. flaCar rotai c re. : :,a Av1 1; 'Tuds is rue:..-. . . t- 'V : Id1a . ,a~ 1 .;r. l i :L ~ ~ -t -T- -e':1:" ...< .ictn..tud:"" ..'C f1i: _C L":: .. 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" sC ita 1 iue i l' lA0IAi th &? uc 5.a n Vir havocr tine ~y Ficarcr(iP s' buks ot Xtf5 it .L1 , to t L It.' wist onc, e entd1 th Cclubs L 1 I~i ttV :t . 4.10 z1 and:1'sb thW e fc'1Cr od 1""5 Hi letf twa etnot.. ti \\ F+ i'. il:i 1 rAl1nL imi:2 ' vi :I:faiml.:ini.E EN 1'I. :N.: :;i' A CIICAG' C. C:, .1N. lie ;::S th:;t 1'r:tver ltcstorct d1 H m ie The Piyo-icia S Maid Failed. and Whten 11c Iefai i) c":.:e1 iU::mali a id. - : : t:e Ne, O:k iler-i.) T l1 Dr. .ohn Williamson is one St: : own clerg) men in Chicago, 1'avng evd as a pas!or in Methodisi churches hre for fourteen years. H1e is ai rible, level-headed man, t ', and Lo givx' to isms. Yct he has a story tc :l which is cut of the ordinsry way. It nocrecz4;pon th '---velous. ra.isters Dr. l illiamson el ated his cx I rienet the faith cure. He was ery sic', but he idn't o to a doctor. Stook his tle rce to Ge3, he cand w":'d. He took no modi :,for Gdcuired hi:m without it. Hia t. atu er ated a .en >ai ... ^n til' other 1r ehtr4, and e n 'lubt his word. 1). V;viams'n i ot given to sEnsational sm in the j'tij" r eie where, and his ArLet, lresdre raann'r earried con .,Iiam'soi Siil, tat health came Shin a'ter ". sweet d . disribble .n union with God," during which he Lt-'-;l ::"1h L1..J l .1s. aslre tha he~? woul hi rtored. L- beivd n edhs reward.n Te herald "rresp on-:it waitl on !E clegya- tandl asked him to give his xprec-'.- Dr W nilliar::son is a man ory-seven yer. o" ag, strongly bui't, u.t 1!''. ' 'e 0t urd wrn' upon ' isstaur.. lis life as rnot been ea r! anotare roe, though he has 1v F:td L1an houirs a d.y to his desk or sevtea yers past. "I hav "' much of a story to tell," eglieL he, -- a Vou are Wt lhome to it far as it goes. I feel asiureu that I ras cured i conLi'-ceonce of my prayers a iodv and ICY commnunion with Him. Silment was an une-e ntoxication; J, 'ivr was ls ai' i sil ana 1 was in Iad way gO en1t!. I knew also that I es ov rwor t, Lnd sometimes felt i u-, perapeI ="ht never be able to e ulte wrk ini 1y pulpit igaul. c some oi the best phvsi ia.5s in Cie.go andi they 'cwyise e to st. I dlid not want to give up my ?._ , bu.. - i n :ugh oi a l 'hs.:cian a kn0- t.. ht LitMr will sirert i elf. I ui : graate of -ash mwdi'a eollege, ''mei(. 'vt'Vr pr'i-1I. " hei it wa sIwtent to Gd. I ,1lyed I ad Lneer prayed befor .and felt l I wasn close and perfect coal 'ain ith. Him. I cannot describe :. I told Gd all my t:les and re essaraces that cverything would S::ell. My pleu of ac'ion was to lay town three r"lW, if t' y can be so ;al- re r io God, relhxltionl from tark adi ' cjl exercise. I under tooa, of coure, that rest and exercise ould not eL:t the eo eteto care I is'ed i ." W.at -va.,s the 11a-srence, Doctor, be ei praer t this time and thoso evosiv: 2.a a "I had'someti ng t dC"nte to ask for; .~t x~L~sN~ "I wan:itedl to oaiubc wit-' too may' popie is that hee they pray they (OU t nLow what y wait- I knew exactly what I -anted and got it. XY o feel that your resioration to .-ilth was the tireot result -of prayer-?' "Most a:sareiv it-as. I did not put avself under' the'earc of ai phzysician as cagtot..ri- have done had I not 'a so uc 'at in ih ecacy ofprav er ud th illa-'gihss and readiness of God ontuwer lt. "ou L't dierntly, then, during the ie you were pray'flg forc health than efor ?" "Yes; IJkneI waszin the vtry- pres neo of (-'' "'nd coul-l amost se-e and lIis ersonality. I erled aloud to Im 'a""d'was re.warde~d with His comn "ani'-'i'. 1 cannot Lt 11 you howr I elt Itwa c c mumon never granted t. lu .e-r, and o0, ' feel Certain:, not te vuc-e to~ men. I had it gre:: ad ua my ind, for i'oiid have ntiey .cest sacitce of my lifo Lad bee -'mplle t gise up my worn ore ;year. a's te ph'in'- adued. nO.; s'Jn after\O you pry et to Gsod cid rz 'hat you-" 1- ben an 1 red?' elt-acofa .'r- tm wh-n I wa-s 1mo -:: ::iet Iy 7a Cis in. ro n.ng nd,. ..ai~3 :o d. Wll Ichve no egar~edrze:aw Itil tpli o om...ino ar e~a evay'uay 4...CC - et y thatI0 a\L. i.S - ,~ a ia .s'et~At "ix6 ra :-o"' 10- ''' a yer' a sw.in ne, - II igh o ae rn -: ..at -,y r'o:.r ua enwn bria inthi, te td~n 'ic nw'the - ivn hdm'cad . ILg bhen re 1 1go atel. ?n. '-9e..le~y. heI wlas no Lat anyi.s. ad m te~ul iat the .a di Go and1li r oline mt of the. d'a; 1:0nted at.d goL or ]my' )' e"'.'d I 'ou ale n av ere was I Jis 't seve whyon I 1hoil Wisi >:cead ted;;tond or oherw whr t o n n wa thogha tley do for me. If vou now what vot wan and ask for it in the proper spirit Go will grant it. That is all there is in it.' "You believe, then, in healin; b I have my own cape as proof that faith and prayer will have their reward. Dr. Williamson has been pastor of thc first Methodist Episcopal church, the Wabash Avenue Methodist Episcopa church and the Michigan Avenue Meth odist Episcopal churcb, the cdifiic of the latter being built under his personal direction. It is one of the finest churel edifices in this section of the country. The Doctor is one of the working preachers and looks upon the practical side of things at all times, and this is why the believers in cures by prayer have seized with such avidity upon hi testimony. The Doctor is not senti Menta auoat the matter at al; he i: simply matter of fact, and says that L' experience will be that of others if they go about it in the right way. A Virginia Veudettn. CeTmxo, January l.-A Cattletsburg, Ky., special says: The war of exterinina tion continues between the McCoys, of Pike county, Ky., and the Ha fids, of Logan county, West Virginia. Ac soon as the last sad rites of the late butchery were over the MeCoys organized a posse and visited the Hatfield settlement in West Virginia for the purpose of annihi lating the gang. The posse visited ti.e Hatfield house and finding no one at home they repaired to the woods to meditate a few moments. The Hatiield gang was soon upon them and a regular battle ensued. After the smoke had elared away it was found that the Hatfie!d party were badly wor ted, and three of theirnuimber were killed, while none of the McCoy posse were hurt. Those known to be were: Johnson Hatfield, Thomas Cham bers and James Varce. Vane a was shot seven tmes. Satisfied with their day' work, the McCoy posse returned to their settement to wait dievelopments. Vance had killed several men in the McCoy neighborhood, au had to leave in con sequence. He had been a bold, daring, desperate fellow. The authorities are poweriess and the war will doubtless be waged until one side or the other is com pletely exterminated, as no one in au thority seems to care. The Wealth of (orgi:t. n accurate idea of the increasing wealth of Georgia is given in some statistics recently published by the comptroller general of the State, and summarized in the News several weeks ago. In 1879 the aggregate valnatin of all the property in the State was 959,54S, of which .9,85,129 was in rail roads. There has been a decided in crease Every year since, until in 1SS7 the aggregate is 8341,504,k2l, and of t is 84,899,592 is in railroad.;. So it will be seen that in nine yeats there has been an increase in property values of 810:, 545,373, of which 8:1,511,910 i3 in real and personal property, and 815. ,463 in railroad property. The record made by the colored people of Georgia tinee 1579 is also very creditable. In 187.) they owned property assessed at ~ :39S, whilst in 1S'7 their property hold ing aggregatet8,939,479, an increase of nine years of 83,575,097, or over seventy nye per cent. " % simple Way to I)etect Counterfeit Uiit: "How do you detect spurious bank notes?" asked the Evening News as he leaned ono hand on the counter at the window of a well known Broad street bnk teller and with the other hand stuted a plethoric purse deep down into his pocket. "To discover spurious national bank notes," answered the polite telier, "lust divide the last t wo figures of the number of the bill by four and if one letter re mains the letter of the genuine will be A: if two remain it will be B; if three C, and if there should be no remainder the letter will be D. For example, this note I hold in my hand is registered 211; di'-de the sixty-one by four and von Lave one remainig. According to the rule the letter on the note as you will observe is A. In every case the rul: fails, yont can bet your week's wages that the hilt is counterfeit."-Augusta Eve nng News. The Famlous 31exicank landit. Evadio Bernal, the famous Mexican bandt, ha~i recently been killed. His name was a terror to the defenseless ia; habitants of the Sierras and a reward of so,000& was offered by the governtnent fr his capture. It is said that Be:rnal wvas true and kind to his loy !, tLough lawless followers, and, though reckiess~ and bold by nature, he neer e-xposed the lives of his cordsu tesr'ly. He was of a jowia! dispositioO, but at times he was tilled with melancholy as he thoght of his miserable past and cer tain future. Daring t'eese repentant moments he would swoop down on th, near.st town, to attend the paranh church, and while the tremibling p)rie~pt c~ant.ed tie Mass, Bernal and h pctreque baud in the baok grcound would devoutty cross~ the:nadlres uuna re e~e their prayers, Then monting their ores they would disappear as on the w ings of the wind, leaving the villagers ipecef a. possession. C a-tinig a Great (G uu. Phr.m-m:, PA., Janry 141-.Te arest gun ever made of stel in cne solid eaisting~, and one of the' three Lw us recently ordered by 'the t ie ates Government, was ea-t at the Itt burg Steel Compa~xny 's works in this city this afternoon. Whethit vwill i. sucess or not can at presentr onlyvb .armised, except for the excenc o1 an ull great though somewhat a nL.rn casting, recently made at the w orks. Tests made cf the metal used to-'ay, however, showed that at least thec small portions tried were tiawles: a d of thme grade deired. A cursory ex ami ao of the mould about _an Lou> tuer the metal had been poured in wa: ls' highly gratifying to the experts whc made it .The casting will not be tahs from the mould for a week. Both houses of the Mississip)pi Legis latre have p)aSed resolutions commend ing the nomination of Lamar as Asso Iciate Justice of the United States Sn preec Court. IPENSION:, FORi SOL[)IEHiS. TUi STATE' PROVISION FOR HER CONFEIERATI: VETERANS. The Conditions of the Bounty--IHOW Ap plicant: Mu-t Proceed to Get Their Stipens--Funi Text of the Law. The following is the full text of the "Act to Provide for the Reliet of Cer tain Soldiers, and Widows of Soldiers or Sailors of the Late War between the States": Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caroline, now ret and sitting in Genera! Assembly, and by the authority of the :ion 1. That the following persons, soldiers and iTors, now citizens of South Carolina, who were in the service of the State or of the Confederate States in the late war between the States shall be eutitled to receive from the Treasurer of the State a monthly payment of five dollars, to be paid in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. is etion . In order to obtain the bene i, of this Act iuch soldier or sailor must show, iirst, that he was a bona fide sol dier or sailor in the service of the State of South Carolina or of the Confederate States in the War between the Stites; second, that while in such service he lost a leg or arm, cr received any wound csusing a permaneut disability incapaci tating him from earning a livelihood; thir~i, that neither himself nor his wife is the owner of pri-erty exceeding in v ae fire hundred dvllars as assessed for taxation; fourth, that he is not re ceivirg an income exceeding the amount of two hu:dred and fifty dollars per annum. Section 3. Before any soldier or sailor shall receive any part of the payment provided in this Act he shall make ap plication in wiiting, addressed to the Comptrud'r General of the State, setting forth in detail the nature of the dis abling wound, the company and regi ment and bataliion in which he served, and the time and place of receiving the wound, and showing that neither him self nor his wife is the owner of proper ty, as hereinbefore specified, and that he is rot in receipt of income as herein b-Ore seciied. Such application shall be velitiel by the oath of the applicant, made before any ei.:er in the State au thoiized to administer oaths, and shall be aecmp.anied by the affidavit of one or more credible witnesses, stating that they know the applicant was a soldier or e"ilor and believe the allegations ma-e in the aupl'ication to be true. Se ction 1. Such application shall be veriied by a certificate of the Auditor of the county in which the applicant re sides, showing that the statements made as to property appear to be true from the lists of propsrty as assessed for tax ation, and it shall be the duty of the Audit .r to furnish such certideate, if he shall so un I the faets, without fee or charge. Secion 5. The applicant must further precure the affidavit of two reputable physicians of the county in which he resides showing that they have made a trsonal examination of the applicint and setting forth the nature of the alleged wound and the extent of the dis ability thereby caused, and such other Ay~t:t;iSi1s~ sa thehr jaa-gnitag a" releva' t to the application. Section G. Such application with the accompanying papers, shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Court of Commnon Pleas for th~e conin'y in which the appli cnt resides, who, if he shall so find the fcts, shali, withont fec or charge, ear tiy under his official seal that he knows the parties whose names are subscribed to the several afilavits hereinbefore re q-tired (or that upon~ islqairy he believes tem), to be citizens of the county and state, and worthy of belief; that the si physcicans are in goo i standing and reulariv aut~horized to practice in the ad counnty, and that in is judgment the a'pplcation should be granted. Or, if he. shall tied -otherwise, he shall so en dose upon the said aplcation, together with' any- matters known to him or found byhim rLeeant to the. case. Stto .The aiplcation, with the .conmpanvinlg papers, shLall be forward ed to the Comiutroller General, who, wih the. Attorne'v General and the Sec-i reaio 'Stat, shall constitute a Board Ito an'prove or disapprove such applica toni, a";y two of whom shalt have au torty to act. If the said Board, or any two of thenm. shall approve the ap pi 'aon t~er shall so endorse thereon, and it shall th~reupon be the duty of the Cmptroller General to issue to the ~ai t, ntitled to receive the same his warant for the sum of jive dollaru, on t'e last day of each month, beginning frm the date of such approval and con inn.g unti. the last day of the follow in . -tbe, or until imformecd of the e un of the party, which said warrants hal ue paid by the Treasurer on pre senation. S-ection S. Tfhe widow of any soldier or sailor areom the State of South Caro lina, who lost his life while in the serviec o the State cr Confedemate States, in the war betsveen the States, while she remains~ unmarried, shall be entitled to recive the b'enefit of this Act, subject to the s.ae conditions as to property and i cme as hereinbefore provided, and m- make her applicstion setting forth in 'etail thle facts which entitle her to mae such claim, and veritied by silivits! and certiaicates hereinabefore provided, except the affidavits of physicians, and upon the approval of her claim, such widow shall be entitled to receive the sae amont and in the same manner as hereinbefore provided. Setin . It shall be the duty of the Comolr General to prepare and' caswe to be printed forms in blank, on wich such applications, certiliates and ailidais may be conveniently made, and e '-all cauie the same to be distributed n he several counties of the S:ate, in s uchnmbers and such manner as in his udgmnent may be necessary. Setiona 11 Any person who shall dis cout, shav e, or in any manner speculate c'th clin o' applicain of any solier, nilr or widow madte under this Act, I hall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upun conviction shall be punished by he* not exceeding fifty dollars or un Iprisonmfenit not exceeding sixty days, or bt, at the discretion of the Court. Section 11. The Clerk of the Court of ommon - Plasal kenn a ecord of the appneations enaorsea oy mn, ana any person having had his claim approved by the Board, as hereinbefore stated, may, during the month of November in each succeeding year, report himself to the C!erk of the Court of his countyand obtain from him a certificate that he or she is the identical party named in the original application, and is still entitled to receive the benefits of this Act, under the conditions herein required. Such certiticate shall be forwarded to the Comptroller General, and, with the ap proval of the aforesaid Board, the Comp troller General shall continue the pay ments hereinbefore provided, until the thirty-first day of October following, or until notified of the death of the party entitled to receive the same. Section 12. Any person who shall fraud ulentir personate any soldier, sailor or widow, for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of this Act, or who shall knowingly make or cause to beimadeany false or fraudulent application or state mcnt, or by any false or fraudulent state ments procure such application to be made, approved or paid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dolly re, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Section 13. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby re pealed. Wholesoie Treatment. Daring the exercises of a prayer-meet ing among the prisoners in the jail Sun day, Joe :nith, a negro charged with murder, amused himself and disturbed the other prisoners by singing and dancing to a lively tune and by -striking and kicking his fellow prisoners while engaged in prayer, and again so dis turbed those collected at the front win dows that the sermon preached in the Church jnst in front of the jil could not be heard. The other prisoners seized him and confined him in the dungeon. On Monday morning they called in jailer Rowell, stretched the offender on the floor, and after stripping him, gave hin as sound a thrashing as a man ever gets. The lesson was a good one.-Pee Dee Index. Senator t ampton on Strikes. The New York Herald has interviewed a large number of Congresamep on the Reading strike. Most of the lawmakers are so busy with their Congressional work that they had no decided opinions either way. It was not that way with Senator Hampton, who said: "Upon . general principles I think strikes suicidal. The present plan of ordering strikes is tyrannical. I regarded the Gould strike as criminal, and the strikers should have been punished. I don't know as to the present strike-I mean the particulars." Dead at Ils Daughter's Wedding. W.AsHINGToN, D. C., January 11. Charles H. Barrick, of this city, died to-night while his daughter was celebrat ing her marriage to Bob art Nicholson. The wedding had-oeen postponed several times on account of Mr. Barrick's tick ness, but he insisted that he was not seriously i.1, and the wedding was set for to night. It took place scoordingly, and the wedding reception had just be mun when the servant announced Barrick was dead. We often see children with red erupt'ons on face and hands, rough scaly skin, and ften sores on the head These things in dicte a depraved condition of the hlkand. In the growing period, child ren have need of pure blood by which to build up strong andi healthy bodies. If Dr. Pance's -Goden Medical Discover" is given, the blood is purged of its bad <-lemients. and the chihi's devekt pment will be healthy, and as it should be. Scrofulouseffectlins, ricets, fever sores, hip-jint disease or oite~r grave mnal-tdies .and snir.-ring are sure to resull, from neglect and lack of prope r :ttentio'n to such cases. Emperor William has exparienced a change for the better. Taxable property in Massch asetts in creased eighty-five millions diu-ing the pat year.. The report that yellow fever exists in Tampa and Plant City is without founda tion. There has not been a case in iter of those places for months. The President has nominated Edward S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, to be envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico. A Vienna dispatch says that the state. ment that the Powers would ask the Porte to summon Princ2 Ferdinand t.> resign the Bilgarian throne is denied. The number of persons killed in the recent railroad wreck near Br.idford__ Mass., is now neertinl Iven. Some of the injured are in a critical con dition. A nanic occurred in a church in the south of Tyrol, Thursday, through a woman fainting. Bight persons were crushed to death, and many were mn jured. Over 4,000 jag of whiskey were sipped from Mobtle in two days during the holidays to prohibition counties in Aabamia and Mississippi. One boat took 2,00 in a day.. The Lordon News confirms the an nounement that Mexi.:o has negotiated a conversion loan of ?10,000,000 with B'eichroder, a Berlin banker. A dis patch from the city of Mexico says that there has been a hitch in the negotiation of the loan. General Butler's motion in arrest of judgment in the case of the National Iome for disabled volunteer soldiers against him, was overruled by Judge Colt in the United States Circuit Court. The verdict against General Butler was about $17,000. A difficulty occurred Thursday after noon in the office of the Parker House, Aniston, Ala., between W. B. Williams, the proprietor, and P. H. Evans, result ing in the shooting and killing of both men. A young man named Thomas Gamble, who was attempting to prevent the trouble, was shot in the leg below the knee, but was not seriously hurt. A colored man who' was passmng at the time also received a slighf wound in the leg. The trouble grew out of a state-. ment made by Williams to Evans in reference to the infidelity of his wife, whih Evans refsed to believe.