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THE EMPEROR'S ADDRESS.
GERMANY'S REICHSTAC HEARS THE
PATRIOTIC MESSAGE,
Blsmarek's Pathetic Words-He Says AU Na
ions Brought Sorrow to the Grave of the
Dead Monarch.
Bmnm, March 19.-The Reichstag was
packed with people today when the Em
peror's message was read to the national
body. The message said: "We, Frederick,
bythe grace of God Emperor of Germany,
of Prussia, etc., proclaim that, with
the demise of our beloved father under
God's inscrutable will, the imperial dignity,
with the Prussian crown, has devolved
upon us and we have taken upon ourselves
the rights and duties bound up therewith.
We are resolved to keep inviolable and
firmly uphold the imperial constitution end
in this sense to conscientiously respect and
guard the constitutional rights of the indi
vidual Federal States ann the Reichstag.
JUSTICE, FEEEDOM AND OEDER.
"Fully conscious of our exalted task, it
will, after the example of our ever-remem
bered father, always be our endeavor, in
conjunction with princes and free towns of
the federation, and with the constitutional
co-operation of the Reichstag, to shield jus
tice, freedom and order throughout the
Fatherland, safeguardthe honor of the Em
pire, maintain peace at home and abroad
and foster the welfare of the people.
"By the unanimous readinesswith which
the Reichstag agreed to the proposals to
strengthen the deensive power'of the Fath
erland in order to assure the security of the
Empire, the late deeply lamented Emeror
bad the last days of his life rejoi and
atrengthed. He was not longer permitted
to express his thanks to the Richstag. All
the more, therefore, do we feel the need of
transmitting to the Reichstag this legacy of
its imperial master, who is now resting
with God.
"We express our thanks in recognition
of the patriotism and devotion it has again
shown. Trusting confidently to the devo
tion andtried love for theFatherland of the
whole people and the people's representa
tives we place the Empire's future in God's
hands.
"Given at Charlottenburg the 15th day
of March, 188. FREER~cL."
Countersigned) BrsEcm L
REPEATED BURSTS OF APPLAUSE.
The message was readby Herr Plesdorff,
the President of the Reichstag, who re
quested permission of the House to submit
to it tomorrow a draft of an address in re
ply to the message, expressing devotion to
the Emperor. request was unani
mously' granted. Herr Piesdorff then an
nounced that he, with the Vice Presidents
of the House, had, in the name of the
Reichstag, asked for audiences with the
Emperor, Empress, the Empress Augusta
and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess,
which willshortly be granted. He then ex
pressed, amid repeated bursts of applause,
the thanks of the House for the resolutions
of sympathy with Germany passed by
foreign parliamenta.
PRT3CE BISMARCE SPEAKS.
Then Prince Bismarck, rising, said: "It
will afford me greater satisfaction if I am
permitted to consider myself charged by
the House to communicate the thanks of
the Reichstag to these friendly governments
whose Parliaments have expressed sym
pathy with the grief surrounding us. Such
expressions have come not only from our
countrymen in all parts of the world, the
latest received being from a far German
colony in Corea, but from all quartersof
the globe, mostly accompanied brequests
to lay wreaths and palms on the ror's
tomb.
"Such widespread sympathy on the occa
sion of the death of a sovereign has never
yet been recorded. History tells us that
the disappearance of great men, notably
the death of Napoleon I. and Louis XIV.,
caused a violent shock. But that wreaths
and palms from neighboring people and
from peoples at the Antipodes should be
laid at the tomb of a deceased monach is
unprecedented in history. No monarch
ever before was so respected as to cause all
the natins of the earth to bring to his
grave signs of sorrow. [Applause.]
"Rgrigthe special task I deieto
undertake, the expression of our gratitude
cannot be addressed to all the States of the
world. The communications received from
our nearer neighbors are especially sympa
thetic, for Instance, those from Austria,
Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden,
Bgimand Denmark. The former rela
tions of the last mentioned country to Ger
many must have awakened sad recollec
tions. The great figure just gone exercised
on all aides such a healing influence that
not only the Danish Government, but both
Houses of the Lgsauesend to the Ger
man pepeworhyexpressions of sym
path. Aplue. I shall thank you to
empower me to express thanks to these
friendly nations, upon whose sympathy
the peace of the future resta more firmly
than upon written treaties."
There were loud and prolonged cheers as
Bismarck took his seat.
IN~ TEE LANGTAG.
The united sitting of the Landtag to hear
the royal manewas invested with un
usual interest anid the galleries overflowed
with visitors. As soon as the members
had assembled Prince Bismarck, accompa
nied by all the Ministers of State, entered
the hall and read the message. When the
Chancenlor had ceased reading the Dude
yon Ratlbor, President of the Upper House,
said that It was not withia his province to
say how each house would reply to the
meage. He would now simply ask the
ausembly'to mark the King's faithful at
tachment and devotion and unite in the
cry of "Long live KigFrederick." The
cheer was thrice rpae.The Diet forth
with adjourned.
Crown Prince Wiliam is indisposed.
Professor Bergmann will remain in attend
ance upon te Emperor. His Majesty
somewhat overexerted himseif last week,
and his doctors urg that he take absclute
rest from work. Tey also advise out-door
exercise at Wiesbaden. The Emperor will
prbably depart for that place in a fort
eply of the German Belehstag to the Imperial
Message.
Bzx.m, March 20.-In the Reichstag to
dayvPresident von Wedell Piesdorf read the
address of that body in reply to the Imperial
mesae. The adssexrse gratitude
to the Eperor for overcoming all obstacles
in the way of his assumning his duties with
out delay; thanks hisMajesty for the assur
ances his message gave; laments the loss of
the ruler to whom Germany owes the re
construction of her unity, and assures the
Emperor of the unswerving fidelity of the
Reichstag, in order to accomplish all the
tasks the Emperr William marked out
and bequeathedto the Germans. The ad
dress was unanimously adopted.
A motion was also adopted requesting
Prince Blszmarck to Indroduce at the next
session of the Reichstag a bill to esect a
monument to Em err Wiiam.
nhe LdTagemn aopted its address in
reply to the royal message by unimous vote.
There is an element of deep pathos in
the Imperial proclamations and royal mes
sage and the addresses of the legislative
bodies in reply to them. The spectacle of
a new monarch confronted at his first step
toware the throne with the absolute cer
tainty that his days of life are few, assur
ring his people of his devotion to their in
terests and determination to preserve the
peace of the country regardless of his own
pitiable condition, must excite the com
passion of the world. In response to these
meaningless, because impotent, assurances,
an assemblage of statesmen, every one of
them knowing full well that the author of
these words is incurably ill and cannot at
the best live many months, gravely, and,
of course, from their their hearts assure
their sovereign of their wishes that he may
be fully restored to health.
Dr. Friedberg. Prussian Minister of Jus
tice, writes a denial of the statement that
the conference of Ministers discussed the
question of a regency.
It is expected that the Emperor will pro
claim extensive amnesty to political and
other offenders on Thursday.
Count Radolinski has been appointed
Chief Marshal of the Count; Court Secken
dorf, Major Domo; Count Stolberg, Chief
Chamberlain, and Countess Bruhl, Lady
of the Palace.
Presbyterian Reunion.
One of the most interesting matters
in yesterday's American was the corres
pondence between the reunion commit
tees of the Presbyterian General Assem
bly and the Southern General Assembly.
This correspondence embodies the differ
enoes which have prevented the consoli
dation of the two great branches of Pres
byterianism in this country, and the
letters will be submitted to the coming
General Assemblies. No religious news
of the day is more interesting, and no
one can read the expressions from the
committees without being impressed by
the cordial feeling and deep religions
earnestness that have marked the delib
erations of the eminent men who have
handled a difficult subject so smo'thly.
Briefly, the Southern commii tee asks
the Northern committee-we use the
sectional adjectives merely for conve
nience-how its Church stands on the
following points of dotrine: 1, Spirit
uality of the Church. 2, The relation
of the colored people inthe South to the
Church, or their incorporation into it.
3, The powers and responsibilities of
boards, and to what extent these boards
are under control of the General Assem
bly. 4, The attitude of opinion touch
ing those portions of the Confession of
Faith which more specifically in.olve the
great system of truth known as the Cal
vinistic, and particularly whether there
is traceable any distinct tincture of such
Pelagian and semi-Pelagian heresies as
were matter for controversy in 1837.
On the first point the differences be
tween the two assemblies are not great.
On the second point they radically dis
agree. "In our Church," says the South
ern committee, "entire independence
of the colored people in their church or
ganization is the policy which has been
adopted, coupled with the largest possi
ble measure of aid, spiritual, intellectual
and material, which can be given by our
Church and people to our colored
brethren." The Northern committee
replies: "Our Church is not in favor
of setting off its colored members into
a separate, independent 'organization.
We believe that we have a great work to
do among the colored people for their
own salvation and for the good of the
country, and this to be done by recog
nizing those who are in the Church as
entitled to all the rights and privileges
that are involved in Church member
ship and ordination."
This expression is modified so as to
leave present colored presbyteries in
statu quo, if they desired it, with repre
sentatives in the General Assembly.
Upon the third point the disagreement
is not radical, 'and upon the fourth point
there is no special difference. It can be
seen, however, that both committees
hold tenaciously to their doctrines and
policies. Their heartseseen tobe for re
union, but their consciences keep them
back.
It would be a great event that would
witness the consolidation of Presbyte
rianism in this country, with its thirteen
thousand churches, its ten thousand
ministers, and its million and more mem
bers.-Baltimore American.
'HOME RULERS ON TOP.
They Have More Power Than the Government
in Ireland.
Lonos, March 21.--The banquet of the
National League in honor of St. Patrick,
which was held in the Cannon Street Hotel
last evening, was the occasion of a most en
thusiastic gathering of prominent Home
Rulers and the delivery of several extreme
ly fiery and defiant speeches. Mr. John
Dillon presided, and in a speech acknowl
edging the honor asserted that the Nation
alists had the upper hand in Ireland o,
more and meant to keep it. He himse,
he declared, had more power in many parts
'of Ireland than the Government had. He
was constantly in receipt of letters asking
him to settle disputes between landlord and
tenant, in most of which cases his selection
as arbitrator was proposed by the former.
As evidence of the changed state of affairs
and the realization of the landlords that
the fight was a losing one, Mr. Dillon cited
the case of Sir Henry Burke, who under
the pressure of the plan of campaign capitu
lated a few weeks ago and granted to the
tenants on his estate near Loughrea, not
only a reduction of 25 per cent., but also
paid the legal costs, restored evicted ten
ants to their holdings, and paid the expense
of their maintenance while they were ex
cluded from their homes. The sad history
of the past, Mr. Dillon said, would never
be repeated in Ireland. Other landlords
must follow the example of Sir Henry
Burke. The days of wholesale evictions
were over, Mr. Balfour to the contrary
notwithstanding, and the practice of im
prisoning Irishmen under the elastic pro
visions of the Crimes Act, merely because
they were Irishmen. is rapidly nearing its
close. Concluding he said that the toast
"Ireland a Nation," then proposed, was
never drunk under more fitting circum
stances or with brighter prospects of real
ization.
Father Byone of Boston responded to the
toast: "The Friends of Ireland." The
American press, he said, was almost unan
imous in favoring Irish home rule. The
friends of Ireland in America, would con
tinue to support her claims to autonomy
with tongue, pen and purse, though they
had no desire to direct the policy of those
who were doing the real work necessary
to achieve Irish nationality, and he would
take back with him most positive assur
ances of the feelings of gratitude and ap
- dao of th. Irih at home toward the
THE DIOCESAN CONVEYTION.
Mr. McCrady's Views-Ordination Gives no
Right to Sit in the Convention-The Laity
Advised to Abstain for the Present.
To the Clergy and Laity of the Pro
testant Episcopal Church in South Car
olina-Dear Brethren: I see by the
Bishop's late pastoral of March 10th, in
stant, there is danger of a very serious
misunderstanding between our clergy
and laity, which I think may be avoided.
The pastoral seems to declare that the
laity condemn the clergy for their vote
on the admission of a colored clergy
man. This is a total misapprehension.
As one of those who retired from the last
Convention, I beg leave to say (and I
think my years, being one of the oldest
members of the Church now living, en
title me to speak) that we have never
objected to the votes of the clergy, be
cause that was the exercise of an un
doubted right; but we have retired after
the presiding officer had deprived us of
our right to vote.
The clergy and the Bishop being
firmly resolved together, our safety only
rested on our right to call for a vote by
orders, and in that way to prevent the
action contemplated by the clergy. This
was our right under the constitution,
and we had good ground for our action,
and our action was strictly under the
constitution of the Convention. We
denied no one's right as we recognized
it under that constitution.
The pastoral says we deny the right of
an ordained minister of our Church to
exercise his privileges under our consti
tutien on account of his color. We deny
that a clergyman has any privileges by
virtue of his ordination under our con
stitution. This is the question between
the clergy and ourselves, and is a con
stitutional one, and the only difference
is as to the construction of the words of
that constitution, and. certainly, upon
the construction of that instrument, the
laity have as good right to their opinion
as the clergy. But the real difficulty is
that some of the clergy hold that their
ordination entitles them to sit in our
body, while the laity insist that the Con
vention is not the Church, and their
ordination gives them no such right,
while others of them hold to the mean
ing of the word "clergyman," as used in
our constitution. On both these ques
tions we maintain that the laity have as
much right to their opinion as the clergy.
Now, the only way in which we can
express our opinions is by our votes,
whenever the vote is to be taken by
orders, and our right to call for a vote
by orders, whenever two delegations
agree to call for it. It was on a vote by
orders, as to the organz ation, that the
question in the last Convention came up.
Upon an appeal from the decision of the
Chair in favor of the clergy's views, to
which a large majority of the laity was
opposed, the Bishop, after stating that
he would receive no further appeal, but
would go on to the regular orders, as
though the body was organized, put the
question fairly to the Convention, and a
vote by orders was called for, and he
announced that his decision was not
sustained by the Convention but was re
jected; and then turned to the secretary
and directed him to proceed to the order
of business and declared that he would
entertain no appeals. Upon this decla
ration the majority of the laity retired,
Deleving it to be their duty so to do, as
their votes were not respected, and, by
retiring, considered the Convention as
ended.
The laity certainly cannot go to the
Convention at Anderson without ac
knowledging the validity of the acts of
those who remained in the last Conven.
tion, which they cannot do without put.
ting themselves at the mercy of the
clergy, while the constitution puts them
on an equal footing when they disagree.
Their remedy is to abstain from Con
ventions until their rights are recognized,
or some arrangement made to compose
the difficulty. We do not ask the clergy
to give up anything, but simply to sub.
mit to the constitution. We are not
asking them now to do more than to
submit to a proper rule governing all
legislative assemblies; that when the de
cision of the Chair is appealed from, the
bo itself is to decide, and its decisionis
I shall say nothing more now, when
there seems to be a possibility of haine
our differences, than this: Kindness may
do much, but such attempts to force
the colored cleg upon us, however un
willing, may possbybring on all the
troubles anticipated inthe pastoral.
EDwAnD McCn~ar.
The Eplacopal Conference.
One of the lay de-legates to the Episcopal
conference which was held on Wednesday,
in relation to the coming Diocesan Con
vention, was asked yesterday if he could
give for publication some of the details of
the conference.
He said that he had no reason to with
hold any information as to any action taker
by the conference, for the reason that uc
action was taken. As a matter of fact, the
basis of whatever agreement might here
after be arrived at was not formulated by
the conference. There were no resolution:
passed expressive of the views submitted
by any or all of the members of the body.
He said, however, that nearly every mem
br, lay and clerical, had views, and these
views were stated and discussed. The con
ference, he said, was not sufficiently repre
sentative, as to number, to warrant any
definite action, which could only be had
when other delegates, lay and clerical,
should have been heard from. He under
stood that such members would have been
been heard from yesterday, and it was then
expected that the general opinion of repre
sentatives, lay and clerical, could so far be
arrived at that plan of action could be put
in shape.
This delegate declined to give his own
views as expressed in the conference; but
he had no objection to stating that, from
the temper and tone and earnestness of the
discussions, there was no doubt that there
would be entire harmony at the next Dio
cesan Convention..
The information was also obtained, irom
a member of St. Philip's congregation, that
the divisions in the diocese would be re
conced by the adoption of the Tvirginia
compromise, or rather plan, whereby, as it
is stated, the colored minister would be de
prived of none of his rights as a clergyman,
but that cach and every .right could be ex
ercised either in a separate convocation, or
by a restriction solely as to the manner in
which the colored member should become
a lawmaker of the diocese.-News and
Courier, March 28.
Premier Tisard has informed the French
Chamber of Deputies that a military tri
unal mml inquire into the case of Bou
A BONANZA IN BEANS.
A Practical Farmer's Experiments With a
New Food and Forage Crop.
(From the Greenville News.)
The popular idea of a bean crop is a
few rows of the plants in a garden in
tended to supply the family table for the
vegetable season, and a field of beans
would only be looked for in an immense
truck farm. But B. F. Perry has been
experimenting on his Sans Souci farm
near the city with a new variety of bean,
which he believes is calculated to revolu
tionize agriculture in this country by
furnishing a wonderfully prolific, valua
ble and cheap food and feed crop that
can be adapted to any soil.
The new vegetable is called the "Soja
Bean." It came from China, whence 4
civilized Europe has captured so many <
of its most valuable discoveries, and was
introduced in Europe at the Vienna Ex
position. The cultivation of the bean
spread rapidly in Europe, whence it
naturally spread to this country. Mr.
Perry saw accounts of its remarkable t
growth and great food value, and along
with Col. Wash Shell, of Laurens, he
ordered last fall a peck of the "Soja's"
paying S1.50 a peck. He planted
an acre and last fall gathered 39 bushels
exclusive of eleven bushels wasted,
which he sold for $1 a peck or $4 a
bushel, making $156 as a return for the
acre.
Mr. Perry is delighted with the new
crop and has great faith in its possibili
ties. The bean will grow in any soil, he
says. It does well in low ground too
wet for anything else and yet it is hardy
enough to stand the severest drought.
It requires less cultivation than cotton,
being planted in rows three feet apart
and two feet apart in the drill with three
stalks in a hill. The beans are about the
size of cow peas, yellow when dried, and
with a very thin shell. They come three
in a pod and the pods grow thickly on a
stalk about like an ordinary cotton stalk.
The plant sheds its leaves, furnishing
fertilizing material for the ground equal
to cow pea vines, and the crop _s har
vested by pulling the stalks up by the
roots and storing them in barn until
they are cured. Then the beans easily
shell out, and the stalks can be fed to
cattle, making a feed which experts, Mr.
Perry says, consider equal to Timothy
The great value of the Soja bean, how
ever, comes in the bean itself. It pro
duces prolifically, making on rich ground
with good cultivation, 100 bushels an
acre. The fruit, according to analysis,
contains twice as much nutritive matter
as either corn or cow peas. As feed for
cattle it is far Latter, Mr. Perry says,
than cow peas, and it makes a splendid
table dish. The beans are so rich that
they can be cooked in water alone, not
requiring any butter.
Mr. Perry expects to plant several
acres in the beans this season. He has
had demands for more than his last
year's crop for seed, sending some ship
ments to Arkansas and to Alabama. He.
has furnished President McBryde, of the :
State College, with supplies of seed for -
the State Experimental Stations, and
has shipped sample lots to many promi
nent farmers in the State. He believes
the Soja bean is the coming crop for this
country for farmers who have stock.
Progres in the State.
The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record of
this week contains the following statement
of new enterprises in this State for the past
week:
Aiken.-The building of a large hotel is
being agitated.
Aiken.-The Aiken Institute, recently
mentioned as chartered, will erect a build
ing to cost from $4,000 to $8,000.
Barnwell.-It is stated that a street rail
road will be built.
Charleston.-Wm. M. Bird, Henry F. I
Welch and John Davis have incorporated]
the Acme Creosoting .Company, capital
stock $25,000, to build creosoting works.
Georgetown.-It is rumored that a cotton4
compress will be erected.]
Laurens.-There is talk of a cotton gin
factory being started.
Orangeburg.-The Orange Cotton Mills
are adding 576 spindles.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
We are prepared to sell Pianos and
Organs of the best make at factory
prices for Cash or easy Instalments.
Pianos from $210 up; Organs from $24
up. The verdict of the people is that
they can save the freight and twenty-five
per cent. by buying of us. Instruments
delivered to any depot on fifteen days'1
trial. We pay freight both ways if not
satisfactory. Order and test in your
own homes. Respectfully,
N. W. TRUMP, 1
* Columbia, S. C.
"It is swell," as the man remarked who
had been presented with a black eye.
A health writer says: "The wash-tub is
an excellent cymnasium." But wifl our3
young ladies tackle kindly- to it? As Mr.
Bacon says in Shakspeare's works, "Ay,
there's the rub!" And it is the "rub" that
makes the wash-tub unpopular as a gym
nasium.
Violent shocks of earthquakes have con
tinued in the province of Tunnan, Cnina,
during the last three weeks, destroying
many towns and an immense of shipping
at Kienshin. The lowest estimate places
the loss of life at 4,000.
While crossing the Missouri River, a few
mils -north of Bismarch, D~ak., Wednes
day, "Eagle Head," a well-known Indian
scout, and John Warren, a white hunter,
were drowned. They had been in pursuit
of game and while crossing the ri'.er ran
into an air hole and were carried beneath
the ice.
While a performance was in progress at I
the Bandynet Theatre, at Oporto, Spamn
Wednesday night, an explosion of gas oc
curred and the theatre took fire and was S
dlestroyeck. The house was full of specta 1
tors. Eighty bodies have been taken from c
the ruins. MIost of those burned were in a
the third tier boxes and galleries, where i
whole families were suffocated. ]
At the Darlington experimental station E
there will be 200) plats in cotton and 140
nlats in corn. Each plat will contain one
twentieth of an acre. In the general crop
sixteen acres will be plar ted in corn a'nd
ten acres in cotton. In addition to this, 4
there will be planted a half are in tobacco
and one and a half acres in sorghum. Real
sugarcane will aiso be planted. Eight or
nine acres of vegetation suitable for cnsil
age will be planted, and peas will also be
planted for forage. The experiment in to
bacco will depend upon whether the plants E
anbahad.
"I GAVE UP TO DIE."
KxoxvrrrE, TmN., July 2, 1887.
I have had catarrh of the head for six
rears. I went to a noted doctor and he
reated me for it, but could not cure me,
te said. I was over fifty years old and I
ave up to die. I had a distressing
ough; my eyes were swollen and I am
onfident I could not have lived without
change. I sent and got one bottle of
our B. B. B., used it, and felt better.
hen I got four more, and thank God!
t cured me. Use this any way you may
ish for the good of sufferers.
MRS. MATILDA NICnoLS.
27 Florida Street.
The Democratic State Committee of
eorgia has called two State conventions,
ne for May 9 to select delegates to St.
ouis, and another for August S to select
a .didates for State officers.
John W. DuBose, of Birmingham, Ala..
vill soon publish a life of William L
fancey, in which he promises to tell the
rue story of the encounter in the Confed
rate Senate between Yancey and Bob
[oombs, in which Toombs struck Y:ncey
vith a heavy inkstand, and from the effects
f which he never recovered.
Annual Statement.
Abstract of the tenth annual statement
>f the condition of the Valley Mutual
,ife Association of Virginia for the year
,nding December 31, 1887, as filed with
he Comptroller General:
ASSETS.
Bonds and Mortgages........$81,704 18
Property (real and personal) 4,1 13
Furniture, &c ..........
;ash in National Valley Bank. 10,415 SG
Jsh in Office............... 577 7G
Jasia in hands of agents and 14,'13 gI
in process of collection.. 1
Total Assets.........S121,091 3
LT AI IITIES.
[ndividual Credits $1,261 56
due members...
imt. due Female 324 85
assessment act.. -
Bills payable....... 4,000 00 $5,586 41
et assets 31 Dec. 1887, $115,507 02
IECIPTS AND DISBUl'.SEMENTS DURING
YBAR 1887.
Jash on hand Dec. 31. 1SG..S 4,013 47
Premiums and Annuals re
ceived................ 36,87330
[nterest on Redemption Fund
invested .................. 4,808 45
Lvance payments by policy
holders................... 6,933 7 6
ssessments....... ........ 238,720 67
[nvestments paid in by bor
rowers................... 13,012 69
Bills discounted from time to
time..................... 30,000 00
kggregate Receipts in1887, $334,362 34
DISBURSEEENTS.
Deathlossespaid..$229,288 08
Paid Agents...... 8,469 04
dvance payments 6,875 83
alaries, taxes and
other expenses.. 35,737 11
nvestments...... 1,00000
Discounts...... 998 66
Bills payable from
time to time.... 41,000 00
Taiihon hid De
cember 31, 1887, 10,993 62 $334,362 34
S* * * * * * *
In closing this Report, I cannot for
ear from tendering to the Board my
ongratulations on the prosperous con
lition of the Association. The recent
mprovements which have been made, in
ur system of management have elimi
ited several elements of hazard, and
emoved many causes of complaint on
he part of our policy-holders. I am
ersuaded that when they have been
ubjected to a practical test, the result
vill be to establish on a still firmer basis
>ur claims to public confidence and
>atronage.
A mx. H. H. STUAnT,
President.
Active and reliable agents wanted in
very town and county in South Caroli
ia tocanvass for the Valley Mutual. To
he right parties liberal contracts will be
>ffered. Address, with references,
LEE HAGOOD, Manager,
adv Columbia, S. C.
PRIVATE BOARDINiG.
ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, the
mdersigned opened a
'IRST CLASS BOARDING HOUSE
n Charleston, for the accommodation of
>oth Transient and Permanent Boarders.
The Building, located on the northeast
orner of Wentworth and Glebe streets,
s conveniently near the business portion
>f King street, yet free from the noise
>f the thoroughfares. It is within easy
each from the Academy of Music and
rem Churches of all the different de
Lomiation.
The house has been thoroughly re
aired, and fitted up in good style with
ew furniture and ixtoures.
Terms reasonable.
For further information address
MRs. E. E. HASELLJ,
or Mrss S. S. EDWARDS,
Ltf Charleston, S. 0.
)IARLOTTE FEMALE INSTI [UTE.
The current session of this Inatitute
loses January 21st, 1888, when the
pring Session begins, which ends June
th, 1888.
The present session is one of the most
prosperous in the history of the Insti
ute. There is room for only a few more
oarding pupils. The health of the
chool, the accommodations of its board
ag department, and the efficiency of its
orps of teachers are unsurpassed any
rhere in the South. The first of January
a very convenient time for entering.
'4:13are charged only from date of
ntrance.
Rev. Wir. R. ATKINSON,
Principal.
Charlotte, N. C.
IHOW CASES. WALL CASES.
ESSe nOFFICE FUlRNITURE AND FIXTURES.
THOUSANDS OF THE
38 WATO
F.73 ADE A: 5y.IJ,3 IN oUE
CO-OPERATIVE CLUB
This is the Beat. Cheapest,
Most Convenient.
And only co-operative System of selling watch
The watches are American Lever Stein Winders,
containing every essential to accuracy and durabil
ity, and have, in addition, numerous patented im
provements found in no other watch. They are ab
solutely the only Dust and Dampproof Move
mnents made in the World. and are jewelcd through
on. with GENCINE iRU7BIES. The Patent
S.-sm Wind and Set is the strongest and simplest
j: tea. They are fully equal for appear
a,..:e, accuracy, durabi' lity and seice,
to any $75 Watch.
Our Co-operative Club System brings them within
the reach of every one.
We want an active, responsible rep
resentative in EVERY CITY and
TOWN.
Heavy profits guaranteed on limited Investment.
Write for fnll particulars.
The Keystone Watch Club Co.
P.O. Box 928, Philadelphia, Pa.
REFERENCES:-Keystone
National Bank, or any Com
'-ra+ mercial Agency.
-CLu3 AGENCIES:
S lew Totr, N.T. Ear:!iturg Pa.
Cbieo, Ill. Dener, Cal.
i r, Blingto, De.
Detroit, icb. Etc., etc.
WE DO WEAR
THE N. Y. STANDARD
$3Qf CUSTM PANTS
But ctto e, omet o or e than Ils prices tota w ou r
oods s-ti a futaaw c ni.- heoup.W Weonly ateall
wo- t' of the ltrt.!"I~r an'1l- ttt-rrs.It luvery ,tr-Dg
FIRIST, as to Levi: It istl,:aunilding.
Not cO&Ose b00000. LoS"~ wi, teLL tvt~t of the wool, I
won l-n leather.
3 EXT,an to ourlow
rlee. Thno-, from our
tie.atr5 sng~soucb small rfits.
w. asonow takig thie entire pro
ducts of thew mills, and that
hardlly aatisioosour demad
New York Styles,
1 { AVOID IMITATOBS.
Always in the Lead.
N~EST, we mnake
goods only to order,
ad by our adoentoic noesure
ont blankacan fit yon as well
IOGmils aay a wecanat cor
sire. We send our
a by snall an . x
press, at buyer's op
lion.
NEXT, by sending six
rents in stampsru will -.:ite by return eail a package
of twentysampsof cloth for pants, sits, and
Overcoat.,sand if tuetintiofl this paperGO-inch
Tpue Measure aree. Alao full aetofzeaurx
mnt blanks. Try this and convince gaunl.
OUR GUARAN TEE 'mtavev p
sorryhodnalt for we always have and a waya will
refund money fior n ,ne
REFFEREN(CES.-Anericon ExpruCo.,xew
Yo-k Cit. ", wih who we do an enormous bu.inoo,.
Bend for sonnuplcs and Call at our
Store! Act now, and begi tosne One-Half
the e.,t ofyourctthig for th a balanco of your life. Call
or address.
N.Y. STANDARD PANT CO., 66 Univer
sity Place, N. Y. City, Near Union Sq.
DIAL ENGINE WORKS.
A COMPANY HAS BEEN FORMED
that are now operating these works,
manufacturing the Celebrated TOZER
PATENT AGRICULTURAL AND
STATIONARY ENGINES, noted for
their great durability, simplicity and
economy in fuel.
Excellent workmanship and design.
Return Tubulor Boilers a specialty.
Also Saw Mill Shafting and boxes.
Most oonvenient shop in the State for
having your repairs done.
All work guaranteed. Foundry work
in Iron and Brass.
Write us for estimates.
W. P. LESTER,
Superintendent.
THORN WELL MCMASTER,
Business Manager.
Gilder's' Liver
P I LL S.
The justly celebrated SOUTHERN
VEGETABLE PILL having been used
as a household remedy for the past half
century, in all the Southern and Western
States, for the cure of Dyspepsia, Bil
ionsness, Malaria and all diseases of the
L EVER, have, by their
WOND)ERFUL CURES,
gained the supremacy over all other
PILLS on the market. After one trial
you will join the cry for "GILDER'S
PILLS" with the ten million people of
the United States who are now using
them.
If your merchant has not got them,
send 25 cents in stamps to
G. BARRETT & C0s,
AUGUSTA, GA.
I5 A INIMENT PER FECT77f
H ARMLE SS.AN1D SH~Ul:D BE USED A
IE.W MONTHS.BEFORE CONFIN5MENT~
SEND FOR BOOK TO MOTiE RS a
PITFTS CARMINATIVYE!.
TEETH1ING CHIL DREN.,
An instant relief for colic of infants.
Cures Dysentery, Diarrhwa, Cholera
Infantum or any'diseases of the stomach
and bowels. 2iakes the critical period
of Teething safe and e-asy. Is a safe and
pleasant tonie. For sale by all druggists,
and for wholesale by HowAiw, WILLET
&r C.n Anrnata, Ga