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I / Weekly Ledoep. / vox.. J > *V(). GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FEBRUABY 23, 1894. / 'CE, r»e 'Z '"'***» ^mu Sein AaBI > solo/ e R. En f cnts /n Endured B y the and S °idier "" *.n. tries iys 0, ^ Ujc c kuro<i ^er«. Htrun, w/h A r C(/ <-/ ^ ,M, 0' II, e our, >U U 'A' nv i . r >“* Ofc/o Mont >r °tth ec{ own er, ’01, we cjorprowth and near tin* place the night before, imp Wulidi. The anien were: Clair* A.), (’apt. Walsh on right i N''' 1 * "}’ K»ng« rs (Co. C.), gjy-inan, was next; then ssicl Ri>»K <,rs ^ a Pl- B!si x, and on the left the Con* /avaliers (Co. B.). Copt. Tajr- ^ach com pan;* averaged about n all told, ’’his was our first in army order. The ground fvel with sliglt depressions on ht and left of the'eneampinent, we found water which was the «.>f lye. but it answered our pur- very well. 1 n some places small were sunk, which did a little ler. though the water was braek- We had squadron drill every "morning and company drill every evening, at first. I think every evo lution known to cavalry tactics were gone through with, even to “running the blark snake.'’ The skirmish rill was the most fatigueing. To dis- ntjnd to double-quick over the siud to the front, rear, right or (■is"ouimanib d. would put us al most out of breath. I remember how men would hook their thumbs in beir sabre belts while in the double- L-k, or slap their left hand to their ' with the thumb to the front, as seemed to be some supjKirt. The |wms carried in the right hand at iil arms.” 'amp Walsh we remained the i>f the winter. Many incidents ice during our stay there that 11range mixture of happiness fry, pleasure and pain. Camp pssion of vicissitudes. ink he had been furloughed and ?nt home after the first attack, and turning took a relapse. Camillus was a good boy. He closed h ; s eyes in death upon the tented field, with no kind mother or loving sister to drop a tear on his pillow. Yet he died among his friends, loved and re spected by all who knew him. Most of the cases were kept in camp and treated by Dr. Robert Little, as physician, and R. C. Farr and Lamar tine Peake, as nurses—both of whom fill a soldier’s grave, and of whom I will speak further on. The faithful men gave the sick every attention that it was possible to do, and as a proof of the same I will say that men who stayed in camp and were treated were generally back on duty as soon as those sent to the hospital. These men were relieved of any other duty than attending to the sick. Dr. Little could have been appointed assistant sur geon, or, perhaps, surgeon in chief, but he had no such official aspirations. Virtually, though, he was in charge of the squadron, and was consulted in all important medical cases. I re member on one occasion having a pleuritic affection, he gave me some medicine and told me to be quiet ft day or two, which I did, and after wards found myself entirely relieved. I had mumps, too. which he treated successfully. The army was a great place for sim ple as well as sinful amusement. Horse-racing was popular. Orders were issued forbidding this cruel prac tice, but the men would steal out and violate, all the same. Col. Stevens was particularly opposed to such practice; Lieutenant-Colonel \V. P. Hhangler, not so much so. Our com pany officers, while they made no or ganized reistance it was not popular with them y particularly when it took the shu|>c of gambling. I rcmemlier once of Col. Springer coming up while Oliver Rodgers and A/, darner were getting ready to run a race. He had lieen on a deer hunt. He rode by and smiled at much as to say, “Boys, I’m sorry I caught you.” He salu ted the crowd and then rode on. The race was postponed sine die. Religious services were not neg- quitc freely, and of course knew nothing of “M.. 'k’s” experience. He was aroused. By tliis time some of the horses up the line got loose and began squealing and kicking among the other horses. (Our’horses were hitched in front of our tents with only the street between.) The whole camp became alarmed. Mack forgot his congestive chill, ami put his head out of the tent and hellooed out. “Whose horse is that? D—n me if he comes here if I don’t shoot him,” and gathered his pistol, a single-bar rel one. Some one said it was Jyoek- art Mitchell’s; somebody said it was “Mannassas,” and soon. Our friend in the next tent told Mack to “call the Corporal of the guard,” Mack called “Corpqral of the guard! Cor poral guard!” Our neighbor said, “Post number one.” Mack said. “Post number one.” I could hold in no longer, and burst out in a laugh, when Mack said “all over camp, etc,” emphasizing the call with and adver bial phrase not necessary to repeat here. Order was restored when the officer of the day, Lieut. Frost, came round and asked who that was calling the Corporal of the guard. Every thing was satisfactorily explained and he returned to the guard house. Next morning Dr. Muller asked me how the medicine acted, and I told him “it acted like a charm.” Almost every horse in the company had some particular name by which it was known. Jimmy Heron rode “Crazy Jane;” we had “Tempest.” “Monitor.” /Dolly Varden.” “Buck” “Stonewall,” “Black John,” “Crazy Liz.” and a host of others. £ Picket duty was now both heavy and dangerous, especially on Bear’s Island. The whole of my mess, ex cept mvseif and another man, was de tailed at one time to go there on picket duty. We were left to take care of our tents and baggage. The Federal ti^-t bad been shelling the Island, so that it was dangerous to go on it. Lieut. Mabry Thomas and Sergt. E. L. Minterwith a detail of went on this perilous mission. They were to be gone a week. Next day we heard the shelling. An 8-inch shell fell near Major Minter and as PRIME BISIARK MD EIPEROR f ILLIM BECOME RECONCILED TO EACH OTHER. After Nearly Four Years of Estrange ment the Two Great German Leaders Will Again Unite. The til of January, lected. Prayer meeting was held j the fuse blew out it did not burst, regularly at company headquarters once or twice a week. Rev. J. W. Crider our 2d lieutenant, would gen erally officiate. Frequently “I’ncle Dickey” Woodruff, of the Infantry, would meet with us on these occa sions. He possessed nogreat amount of personal magnetism, but was hon ored and respected by all. He was a good man and a brave soldier—among the first men in the Holcomb "roar of cannon. The jnemy’s fleet that lay in our front on [he 29th of December, had fallen back |o Port Royal, and was landing Loops. The cannonading was heavy and con stant, sometimes blending into a rumbling that lasted for several min- ites at a time. One who has l>cen rithin hearing of a battle can (letter Jmagine our feelings than we can dc-^ •ribc them. I remember that even ing on dress parade, how the men lis- Itencd as the bombardment was going in. Home thought it was nearer than the first part* of the day. The levelling was calm, cool and cloudy, land, of course, the sound could pass leasier. Next morning the news |reachcd us that our troops had met ind repulsed the enemy with but lit- |tle loss. Nothing was more eneour- .ging to the soldier than to know that his right and left are brave men [who will do their duty. The next day, afte r dress parade. VCol. P. F. Htevens called on Capt. [McKissick te muster some of his men [into service, who were not with us at (Camp Hampton, when the company Iwas mustered in. Among the recruits ■was Jimmy Heron. Jimmy didn’t [know the programme. Col. Stevens |sat on his gray horse more like a mar- ble statue than a man—for he was me of the best horsemen I ever saw. The men were called out one by one, [from the different companies. When ■James <L Heron” was called He was down about company headquarters at the oilier end of the street—where, by-the-by, our privates had more re cognition than most officers gave their men. He was called two or Jhree times before he heard. Home one said, “Jimmy, the captain is call- ingyou.” When he turned into the street and saw Col. Htevens in full uniform, he crossed his hands lichind his back and came walking up.' Col. J. said, “Mr. Heron, take your place |u line sir.” Jimmy looked around saw Joe Lawson. Joe was one of party with him a few nights be- a chicken raid. Jimmy had on m-skin cap and looked worse [ever saw him. After the cere- ras over and the line dismissed, struck Capt. McKissick on the Ider find said, “Keptin. I thought ras going to bring oop that dom lit scrape.” At this camp one of Capt. Spear ’s men uncapped a bombshell, hd after pouring out all the powder. Jie thought, set fire to it. It burst, %iing him badly, severely if not T W ounding another man, and several horses. It blew out le in the ground. One frag- through our orderly scr- Smilh) tent, passing he had but a few mo- befo* /HL It passed out the side, and about a quarter of a from there cut off a limbus large nun’s arm from a pine tree. Te had not been hi camp long bo- measles broke out, from which company suffered severely. John [*d. He was the first man we jry Woolbright never re- of them died at the bri- at Adam’s Hun. H. C. covered from the effects, jiromising young gave him- /•untry. He In May, 02. :>gi< war. at The Major’s mare (a blooded animal) sprang from under him. his foot caught. hut he hud the presence of mindtoopen the spring stirrup and let bis foot out. This saved him from an awful death. That evening one of the detailed men rot urned to camp and said to mo. ' Jim. that is u dangerous place over yonder, and if they don’t quit sending men over there somelw lor t he the reorganization in 18(>2. We had now been in camp loftg enough to know what cumn life meant. Our rations were plentiful and healthful, hut occasionally some one would get “a Im»x” and then for a short time we would conclude that army rations hud lost their epicurean taste. I rememlier the first box 1 got. Mrs. H. X. Hamrick anil Mrs. Jemima Mitchell hud contributed largely to its make up. The world couldn’t lieat these ladies in tin* cook kitchen. Had I l>cen promoted to the Colonelcy I would not have felt more complimented, it is a pleasure, even at this day, to remember the devotion of our noble women to the cause we had espoused. Lips that could speak their highest praise are sealed in ever lasting silence, Their rewards will come when the sea gives up its dead. Camp guard, picketing and scout ing were kept up by regular detail. Drills, squadron and company were kept up every day. with inspection every Sunday morning. Our mails were regular and prompt. The sol diers enjoyed the “franking privi lege.” His name, rank, and com pany on the envelope insured its safe transmission through the “ mail. No part of a soldiers life gave him such suspense as while listening to hear his name called when expecting a letter from home or from some kind friend. Sometimes a little “Oh. be joyful - ' would find its way Intocamp. Then, as now. every cause had its effect. Military discipline was not crowded with religious ordinances. I remem- her of a friend of mine taking very sick one night. He concluded he had a congestive chill. He was sleeping between W’ess McKown and myself. I got up and put all the saddle blankets in the tent over him and lay down. He appeared to be warm and sweating. His teeth chat tered. He said “I feel just like that man looked today that died in tiie infantry camp with a congestive chill.” I got alarmed and went for Dr. Muller. Dr. Little I don’t think was in camp. It was about 12 o'clock in the night. The Dr. was up. I told him who was sick. At once he get ready and went with me to the tent. He went in and said “Helloa! Mack, what’s the matter with you?” “Bad off. Doctor, bad off.” ,*was the reply. “When did you get sick?” “Just sincedark.” “Will you let me see your tongue?” lie done so. The Dr. then felt his pulse and asked In a low tone of voice, “Haven’t you been drunk?” This threw new light upon the subject, and. perhaps bad some effect upon my sympathy. It’s not necessary to give the patient’s answer to this lust question; suffice ittosay. I went back with the Dr. and he poured out some medicine (about half a pint) and told me to “have Mack take about half of this, and in fifteen minutes, if he was no better, give him the K-st.” I did so. When I handed the patient the cup and told the orders of the Dr., he took it, first smelt, then tasted, then drank. 1 sat down to watch the re sult. In a few minutes Ik 1 said ho felt better. In about fifteen minutes I told him to take the balance, which he did. am* in a short time he was entirely relieved, in the next tent one of our friends had a jug buried in a bob' in the ground under hjs from wa killed.” go. jfappened that ne~xl wOfning I was detailed to go thcroTout orders had been given to our men to fall back, which they did and nothing more happened at this time except that two squads of kee scouts met and fired into other in front of our picket much to the enjoyment of our Before I get through I will your readers back to Bear’c again. Van- each line, men. take Island Growth of a New Southern Industry. In the last issue of the Southern States magazine. of Baltimore, Mr. D. A. Tompkins, who has been so closely identified with the develop ment of the cotton-seed-oil industry of the South, gives a very interesting account of the progress that has been made in fattening cattle on cotton seed hulls and meal. A few years ago. when the fattening qualities of this material wore demonstrated, it was hardly realized how great would be the effect upon the live stock in terests of the South. From Carolina to Texas this business is steadily in creasing and from JkKt head fattened ten years ago the uumlx r has now in creased to ITo.OtiO fat toned for mar ket, while KMi.tKtO are fed for dairy purposes, making at present nearly dtMi.OOO bead of cattle fed on material that ten years agrt was thrown away. “Every oil mill in the South,” Mr. Tompkins says, “is now selling large quantities of hull and meal for cattle feed. The mills will work 1 ntKUiyO tons of seed, from which will come TnOJtOO tons of bulls. Each ton of hulls with its pro rata of meal, will make a fine fat beef of a lean steer. The oil business is gradually increas ing. and it will not be long before there will be 1.000,000 tons of hulls available.” Much of this will go to make good beef, and much will go for the production of go's! milk and butter. The growth of this industry and the effect which it will have upon tho dairy and beef inter ests of the South can be appreciated from the fact that even from <Jreen- ville. S. <’., which is in a section v. here the majority of Northern peo ple scarcely expect to find good beef oOO head of fattened beeves were shipped to Baltimore last year. The Sout h scarcely begins to get one new industry well developed be fore the possibilities of some other are seen, and it becomes difficult to follow the raj hi progress that is be ing made in t'e diversifications of its industrial life. Everything is tend- ingtoopen up the wealth-creating possibilities of the amazing resources of this sect ion, and the world will soon see. a< it btts never seen before, that there is no other country on earth which lias such a marvelous combination of advantages with so few disadvantages. Where nature has done so much it only remains for man to utilize, as he is now doing, these advantages, to create greater wealth than can be found anywhere else in America. . -«•»- *- — Was a Housemaid. Lady Evans, wife of the late Lord Prince Bismark's reconciliation with the Herman Emperor has sur prised the world as much as did their separation in March. 1890. which was one of the most interestitfg, dramatic and mysterious happenings of our own or any other time. The quarrel has been a matter for universal talk and writing during nearly four years, and still the world does not know how it arose or culmi nated. Bismark has himself declared that he was rudely dismissed, but neither the old statesman nor the young monarch have ever given any clear particulars of what occurred between them. When the emperor ascended the throne in June 1888. he was regard ed—to use a familiar expression which accurately represents the situa tion—as “Bismark’s boy.” As crown prir /of Prussia he had publicly proicssed not only high admiration for but deep devotion to the old “Man of Blood and Iron.'' There was even much reason to believe that he sympathized with the veteran chancellor against the ooliey of his wise father and the wishes of his st rong-mi tided mot her. As time went on it became plain that tlx 1 young man had a will of his own and some sympathies that had never been conspicuous in his chancellor. It is needless to go into details fur ther than to say that some of the em peror’s plans for the improvement of the condition of the poor were such as Bismark could not be supposed to approve. The world was told, but did not more than half-betieve, that the two men differed angrily. Still the prince did not resign, and it seemed incredible that he would be forced to terril chancellor was When tin , dismissed, as if at amoinl%i>^^<lilliJ*^* men wondered if young William had not gone suddenly crazy. A mere youth, a tyro in public affairs, had made naught of the genius, skill, ex perience and will power of him who had vanquished Austria, placed Prus sia at the head of a united (iermany, and Med France almost white! The shadowy, nominal enqieror seemed to have trampled on the real, strong formidable potentate of his country. But as time went on the empire seemed no worse off, while the dis- missed chancellor in *ighed against his fate with such anger, spitefulness and self-commiseration, that men read his words with a certain con tempt as well as pity. He appeared to have brought himself into worse than no acount as a political force; and still the present event shows that as the Highland saying goes, “Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.” The old man stormed on ; t h<* young emperor frowned on him; but neither one nor the other cov'd detach the faithful Hen-ian heart from Bismark. His people very generally disliked his iron hand in their own govern ment ; they as widely approved the more popular methods to which the emperor seemed disposed; but they could not look round u|sm their Con solidated (iermuny without reHceling gratefully that this was the veteran's work. Conscious of menacing enemies who had feared him. he could not but give close attention to the po litical criticisms which flowed even more sanely from the old man’s lips after his heart had begun to be com forted by the evidences of public es teem. So Bismark remained, not merely a picture of old triumphs, but a politi cal power. Of late ins imjibrfan’ce has increased for two main reasons. The departure from this |s>licy of keeping on the best possible terms with Russia has brought before Ger many the fearful spectre of a Franco- Russian alliance; and he is very in fluential with a certain party whose support seems necessary to Caprivi’s new taxation schemes. In these circumstances the old man’s council arid aid are thought to Ik* much de sired by his monarch. But it may be that the einporer held out his hand to the Iron I’rincc from an impulse of pure magnani mity. At least the act was grace fully done, and William cannot In* denied credit either for wisdom or for generosity in publicly tending what is a peace offering if not an apology. The spectacle of youth doing hon or to age is always pleasing, and we may well hope that is, in this case, the prelude to good for Germay and the world. • * — Women Physicians in Russia. It is reported that there are i women practicing medicine in the Russian Empire and a new school of medicine for women has just been State Holidays. Several States of the Union have legal holidays which are exclusively their own, generally in celebration of some incident in the state’s history or of the birth of some great citizen. Illinois, for instance, celebrates as a holiday, with a suspension of busi ness and closing of all banks and pub lic buildings, the 12th of Febuary, which is the birthday of Lincoln. California celebrates with a pub lic holiday the 8th of September, and Nevada the J 1st of October. On these days the two States named were ad mitted into the Union. Louisiana makes a legal holiday and a notable occasion of the 8th of January, on which day the battle of New Orleans was won by General Jackson ; and Texas celebrates simi larly the 21st of April, which is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jac into. Texas also celebrates its inde pendence of Mexico on March 2d. The territory of Utah makes a hol iday of July 24th. which is “Pioneers, day;” and North Carolina patrioti cally observes, on May 20th, the an niversary of the signing of the Meck- lenburg.Declaration of Independence, in which the North Carolina colonists proclaimed America’s independence of Great Britan more than a year be fore the Declaration at Philadelphia. The 17th of June. Bunker Hill day, is a complete holiday, but not a leg al one, in Boston and in the cities and towns which surround it. Rhode Is land makes a legal holiday in April of “election day,” the old New England name for the day when the new state goverment is inducted into office. South Carolina has two legal holi days which are unknown in other states, the 25th and 27th of Decem ber, which are regarded as part of Christmas. The observance of a special holiday tends to encourage more than State pride, for the history of no State is ex clusively its own, but is related to that of the sister States. An “admis sion day,” for instance, commemorat ing the State’s entrance into the Union, can only suggest thoughts of national patriotism; nor can the an niversary of a great statesman’s or chieftain’s birth, or of a great victory over a foreign enemy, be otherwise than of general interest and advant age. Economy of Health. [From Youth’s Companion.J A problem which every one should aim to solve is, “How may I best em ploy in my given occupation the measure of health and strength which I possess?” It is a law of nature that the exer- cisqjif functions results in an increase of t heir*iilfli'l , , i (¥»^ Muscles become larger by exercise. ^Brain matter, by constant intellect ual^^^hUttLliimi^in- creases in weight, and the “braui cells" become greater in number. This is true of every bodily and men tal function. But any function may be wrongly employed. When a muscle is con stantly used to excess. it atrophies, or becomes smaller. The brain, if helil too closely to its task, at length refuses to act. Physical exercise is often perverted by being employed at improper times ns immediately after a meal: by be ing too burned and short, as when Oklahama Wants Statehood. [Union Times.] Oklahoma is going to knock very hard for admission as a state, declares the 8t. Louis Star-Hayings. The ter ritory was organized only three years ago. but in population and wealth it is today far In advance of the other Territories seeking admission as •States. The report accompanying the application 'or admission as a State shows that she has 2.5172.482 acres of land in farm use, valued at $13,022,345. In the last year the farmers harvested 284,254 acres of corn, 222.319 acres of wheat, 100.374 acres of oats, 21,311 acres of cotton, 18.755 acres of sorghum, 14.121 acres of Hungarian millet, and 4,425 acres of broom corn. It is almost as large as the .State of Illinois, and has a population of about 250,000. which is greater than that of any other State when admitted to the Union. Its as sessed valuation of property in 1891 amounted to 6,878.928. which in 18951 had increased to $13,951,056. It has six National banks with deposits of $685,574. The territorial legislature has been attractive to educational matters, and there are already in nearly all the school districts school- houses, normal schools, colleges, and an agricultural and mechanical col lege at the town of Htillwater. In religious matters it has also kept pace with many of the older Htates. In the territory are 165 Methodist churches, 25 Baptist, 24 Congrega tional. 2.5 Catholic, 24 Presbyterian. 6 Episcopal, and 50 Christian En deavor .Societies. This is a remarka ble showing for Oklahoma, and we can scarcely believe, that Congress can refuse her admission. $1.50 A \J2,_ FUTURE POLICY OF SOUTHERN PAPERS THEY ARE TO TEND TOWARD THE INDUSTRIAL. Russia’s Oldest Author. Caroline Janieh, who died recently in her eighty-fourth year, and who has been railed the oldest author in Rus sia. published at the age of twenty- three. at Dresden, a work upon Rus sian literature, entitled "Das Xor- lieht,” When barely thirty she trans lated into French verse Hehiller’s “Joan of Arc.” and published in that language a volume of extracts from Rushkin and other Russian poets. From the date of her marriage in 1839, to Nieolas Pnvlof, up to 1864 she was a regular contributor to about twenty Russian reviews upon education, lit erature and art. Her book, “The Kremlin,” which relates in epic verse the sal hint features in the history of Russia, France and England, was a great success. After the death of her husband Mine. Janick went to reside at Dresden with her son, who was in delicate health, and continued her translations of Hehiller into Russia, and of Count Tolstoi into German, hut since the death of this son. him self a well-known critic, eleven years ago. she had given up writing alto- iVJ^aiVd hail lived in Complete re tirement. The President of the Southern Asso ciated Press Inaugurates the Better Policy and Asks Co-operation. M ayor of Dondot al i in* <>aks Hotc httIV . ret.As much Qt- VaiT tiuit! was a boiisemai Hevenpa till »bh> ‘s words started in St. years’ com a anminlly jrsburg, the to is expected of with a four sup- [•ontrl- W*s, and "Wlrtce in “ nd children they ..t Urn Kudent before ^ fo,r Uh, final one rushes to catch a train, or by be ing so prolonged as to produce ex treme fatigue. A young man was recently advised to take physical exercise out of doors With an exclamatfon he proeeeded to relate how, after a morning of close confinement at office work, h*. took a hurried lunch, and at once rushed to a series of appointments, the dis tances bet ween which amounted to several miles. It was explained that this was not exercise in the proper sense of the word. It is impossible to digest food, to exercise severely, to prosecute business, and to do all well at the same time. DclilHTution is necessary to proper exercise, as well as to a proper method of study, or to tin* proper performance of any occupation. The normffi development of every member and tissue is a slow one; a too rapid increase is apt to produce harm, or precede disease of a member. In order to preserve health to old age, one must exercise his muscles and his brain so that each shall re ceive a proper amount of solid, steady work, and what is equally im portant. a proper amount of rest. If one feels himself lacking in 'physical strength, he may he absolutely cer tain that by the use of what muscu lar power he has he will gain more. A weak organ gains power by a mod erate, steady exercise of its function. Tha Postoffice of Cyrus. The invention of ''.e post office is ascribe to Cyrus king of Persia, who lived 6tK) B. ('. v/rus required all his governors of province to write to him exact accounts of everything that occurred in their severardistricts and arms. The Persian empire was of vast extent, and some means had to Ik* provided to render that corres pondence sure and expeditious. Cyrus therefore* caused postoffices to he built and messengers to be ap pointed in every province. He found now* far a good horse with an experi enced rider could travel in a day with out being hurt, and then hud stables built in proportion, at equal distances from each other At each of these places he also appointed postmasters, whose duty it was to receive the let ters from the couriers as they -e ■ i and give them others, and to give fresh horses in exchange for those that hud performed their part of the journey. Thus the post went contin ually, night and day, rain or shine, heat or cold, and Cyrus received speedy news of all occurrpfTimtT and How to Feed Me^lJo a Cow. [New York Times The best way to feed meal to is to cut bay and wet it only as mi? as to make the meal adhere to it. and mix this with it. adding a small hand ful of salt with each feed. TUtijneal is then more completely digested than if it were given by itself, in which case it is not apt to pass on to the third stomach and miss the rumina tion. which is necessary to the perfect digestion of a cow's food. Five pounds of cut hay and three quarts of corn meal will make a full single feed for a cow giving ten or twelve quarts of milk a day. It is not desirable to try to feed a cow for milk and fat both, as tin* food is then apt to he diverted to fat only and the milk may decrease in any but a specially-gifted butter or milk animal. Some cows will shrink in milk as soon as tJiey arc fed dry meal or shorts, and turn the fixHl to Hesh and fat. Such a cow is not profit able in a dairy. The best milk and butter cow is one that is not easily fattened, but turns the food to thesi* most-desired products, and keeps ihiu as long as she i# milking. Homes in the Country. New York women are providing good homes in the country for women who are out of work. Mrs. John \V. Sherwood leetured recently in behalf of the plan. Home fifty persons have been sent already to places. More than six hundred homes are known to Ik* waiting for help from this source, and several thousand girls, it was stated, who have worked in factories on starvation wages are now out of employment. The first need is for money to clothe the girls and pay their fares to the country homes. Some of those who will go—probably the majority—are unskilled in house hold service. Their employers will willingly train them. The originators of tiiis plan hope to obtain means to establish a free intelligence office. . . Kolb Nominated for Governor. Bikmingiiam, Ala., Feb. Hi.—Tin* State convention of the Jeffersonian Democrats or Kolbitcs and the Peo ples’ Party was held here, and a full State ticket nominated to opposp the regular Democratic ticket. At noon the Kolhite delegates came into the hull of the People’s Party convention and the two convention!! combined into one. The nominee for Governor is Reuben F. Kolb, of Montgomery. The platform adopted declared for an income tax, a free ballot and fair count, und opposed to the repeal of 10 per cent. ||ix on State hi nks. \\' T ~ < i- The Ropublical ami decided not met sent hack whatevei ereo necessary, he con tl it* •id- iu*t king oi the unciej su|M*rinlendent uf 1* to tht) tbromi—li^rper’ii Youn| .•rsians, was Hia Eye]; CaiK John ; coonj loot J lore he. [Augusta Chronicle.] Mr. Richard H. Edmonds, editor and general manager of the Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record, and one of the best, if not the best, authority in the country on Southern sjutistics and development, has written a letter to Hon. Patrick Walsh, general man ager of the Southern Associated Press, in which he says: “I have been intending for several days to write and heartily commend the circular which you have issued to the agents of the Southern Associated Press in regard to the character of news that the Southern papers desire. It seems to me that you have under taken a movement that will murk an entirely new period in the history of Southern newspaper work. As the daily papers gathering their informa tion through the press associations give more und more attention to in dustrial and business matters, the weekly papers will soon take the cue, and ere long we will have the entire press of the South vigorously work ing for everything that pertains to Southern progress, rather than devot ing so much space to dog fights and murders.” This indorsement from Mr. Edmonds was elicited by a circular sent out to the agents of the Southern Associat ed Press last week by the general manager, instructing them to devote more attention to industrial matters and less to crimes and casualties of a character posessing only local inter est. We believe that this policy on the part of the Southern AssodrJI Press will he endorsed by the papers who publish the press flis|T es and by t lie reading pi;MU*. We be-' lieve that the most important field of endeavor for the newspapers of the South is the attracting to the South ern Stat es of men with money to in vest in industrial enterprises, and practical, thrifty farmers to settle up on our idle and poorly-cultivated acres of arable land. While in all things we believe in conservtism, there can be no doubt that the field of the newspaper is op timism rather then pessimism. There are pessimists enough in every walk of life, and the aim of the newspaper should he to hold men’s hopes and -Vto the high-water mark, its own gloomy eol- the spirits of its field < f the newspajK*r is to cncol^-''- und build up, and while it shouldoe a truthful mirror of the times, still we believe that the space that is giv en to the accom-i of the suicide of Jones in Missi- : , i or the homicide of Smith in K i .n ! v could be much more profitab';. 11. ted to the estab lishment of a (a. iory in Mississippi or the erection of sonic important building in Kentucky. The suicide and the murder are pro per items of news in the territory where the parties ore known, but be yond It they are absolutely without interest. In addition to this, the!] influence is dispiriting and cucula 1 ed to further the idea that the world is growing worse, and that sooner or later everything is going to the dem- i lion bowwows. On the other hand, the news that a new furniture factory is going up here, a new church there, a big school house in another place, that a big wholesale business lias been established somewhere else, and a shoe factory in still another place— items of this kind stimulate business, faith and confidence, renew hope ainoung the discouraged and encour ages others to embark in useful enter prises. It will In* the policy of the SoutU-- ern Associated Press to-rover the field fully in every department of legiti- tiinate news, omiting nothing that ought to Ik* published, hut at Hu* same time to devote its great nfiuenee to the building up of the South rather than to parading unnecessarily every personal difficulty and casualty that transpires. We have in the Southern States the most delightful and pro ductive section of this great country, and the press of the Sout h can engage in no more profitable and proper work than in bringing the rest of the world to a knowledge of these facts. — —• •- - —— Origin of Mugwump, pt is claimed that the word “mug wump” is a cumiption of the Indian Algonquin word “mugquomp,” mean ing “great man,” leader, chief, amlis an American nickname applied to v) ters who held themselves sii|K*rior party ties and obligations. The wor first made its way Into John Eliot’ translation of the Bible Into Indian. The word lingered in New England,^, and became colloquial fora man of consequence, or rather one who deemed himself such. In 1840 01) In diana p:q><T applied the term to the hero of Tippcrcanoe. But It was not un il the Blainc-Clevoland campaign, that “mugwump” in Its present ae- eptation passed into current speech, fterthe nomination an “Indepeud- it Republican.” movements aton and *met! since been Llneds of tho indept'i -Ex.