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the dread of the cotton grower can be prevented. Trials a! Experiment Stations and the experience of leading grower* prove positively that KairJt is the only remedy. .Ve will bo glad to send, free of char' interesting and uscfii! |>ampM wof the matter in tktail. GERMA:; K M.I won US, <j2 Nassau b;.( Nei? jtt. SPAIN HblAUbB. Big Battleships to Visit Airier*' can Ports> A FORMIDABLE CRAFT. The Spaniards Will 'lecche : f'ordiai Welcome. All Oniei In Havana. Movements oi While Squadron. Miniriil, .l:m. ? The Sj?:iIIjjsl battleship. Yiseaya. of 7,OOi> torn displacement. has been ordered t< visit A tnerican ports. Sennr Sairasta, the premier. rea< to the queen recent today what i: tlescribed as a very "satisfaeton, dispatch" trnin Washington. Admiral Bermo.jo, minister o marine, has authorized the officer! ol' the Spanish squadron at llavan; to attend the naval banquet to la given by United States Consu General Lee. The Viscaya is a formidable craft, larger, faster and more powerful than the United States bat tleship Maine. ILr points are ai follows : Length. .'Tib feet ; beam 65 feet; draft. 21 feet, 6 inches two propellers ; 13.000 horse power; 12-inch armor belt and bar bettes 10$ inches and an armorer deck varying in thickness from : to 3 inches. Her battery is mad< up n' two 2S-eentimetres. ten 1 1 centimetres, one i)-eentimetre i al Honoris jruns. made in Spain eiirht 57-milimetro?, four M7 mili metres, and two machine iron* There are >i\ tor; ado tebes. Th? hip was launched ;,i !s<l 1. cos1 -j?^000,000. and is -v.pah!- ?! knots s] eed, while the "' til. Ibut I 7 a knots. Mto^rether, th< Viseava is a formidable warsliin Will 15r Welcome. Washim 'Oil. . .1. "* i lary - "d lodnv ! : id re ceivod 1? > >ti v ' . 'j ,ni minis to r or from any o:!n . ~. i;:? < shut Sji!ini>li iiumi-d! v. ir i ,i . eon oi'ti t I to v : ! I u; '1 S|.?J ] oris. . v v.cri j ? !'? !' conn to .in ! _ > - ; n pleased, ii -aid. aixi as i n Ii was concerned. Ii" would do lighted t o have tli"in i ol i . -pia isu w.ir- nij)> nave iI\ vi-. teil the tinted >'!;.!> > ^iiM - i!.. Insiirrectionary movem. ;i1 l?rok< out in Cuba, three years ago without having o.cited the le i unfriendly eoninienl, ami 11.<>i was no reason why any signif ioance should I>o attached to Iheii coming again whenever th? v f-di disposed to do so. The Spauisli flagship ea this station took pari in t! ceremonies eonneetcd will the dedication of the (iroat mon uinent in New Vork about a voai ago. and also at the subsequent celel rated in Philadelphia la summer, alter which the Spanh admiral and his stall* visited Wasl in^ton and paid their respects I * the president and the meinhe t of his cabinet. Secretary Lou said he recalled with pleasui the visit <>t the party to the nav > depaitment. Secretary Sherman also sai he saw no reason why Span is shins would not visit the I'niU States, and in fact lie would * lad it' ti ' y did conic: they woul bo welcome. Uncle Ham's Fleet* I II II II.II.IWII, I nil. _*? v I 1 | wiry Lou;; this momiaii reeoiw | .1 iekaiani ,r?M. Admit ai .-iear j-ayinp. <: t the Jv ri h AC m! ! m, tth'i i 1 <3 kom- t !i : :i!i< ,1 '.:t' !.f?r; _V .1 .1) ry il'M" ii lelcirram w,;s invaiiii.i. Jo K< ' j !>v I he :"ern, which ; < J ii??r at? a dispatch :i.t)( 1 -appl 'boat lor tiio deet. The torpci ,r 'boat-. ii> tin.1! vicinity of Key Ve j are under Admiral Slcard's ord '.vi.i! near the iptadron, to M?r\ j also ..a di patch boats ami 1 jiivc llu' vessels some practice i the drills tor repelling torpei ( alt.neks. This does not. hovevo interierc with the : tandim; or.lt i to Lieutenant Commander Kin ; bail, the commanding ollicer I the torpedo boat llolilla, and tl little cralt will continue on the > cruiso aloni; the coast as far we as ( i nl vest on _ mid tliroi ml n ruin . go up the most Mississippi riv< as lor as St. Louis iu the oar t spring. The Porter, 0110 of tl , floti'la, sailed yesterday from po | Tampa for Mobile, in compai with the Erieson, to be present ? a local celebration there,but tin . probably will return tothesqua . ron before resuming their aloi * shore cruise. ^ All Quiet in Havana. ' Washington. Jan. 2(1.?All tl .. i _ : i \ 41. i * i jituviu^ rt-tieivwu uy i fit* man* u | partment from Cuba to-day we satisfactory. General Lee at > "j o'clock reported that all wasijui i and order prevailed in llavan At about the same hour a eabl "ram came to the navy depar 1 1 ment from Captain Sbee of t! Maine, sayinjj that general inte j f-t was manifested on the arriv: ' of the Maine in Havana harbo 'but there had been no demon.-1 r: ' 1 ion. He ! iad l>< i'!i asljnrc liin < !(' >ovcr (1 ti11it's ollicinlly :u h:ul Ken rcva-ivod with tlicyrca f-t COM! : v. Il<> ??\pcffcl 1 ' \ isit l !i?' pa I u'c tontorn w. Ijcp!:i!Ii's f,"ti ru -ilj \ \iiij s i'roWH i.l'lt'i'luiii. i licrn are rt<? mt'dicin. 1 o:i lit ' i.i.tfkf. lhau < harnhi ...i.. ' I. . ti < '! the <'diijj !{.M'.ier! vlu-n all others t'aih? "l(j -i MV 11) -t >? ' fn ' r.p v< edlWl t. a!. A !nni"t daiiv wm h the vii u ' 'hat tberlaiu's ren ' edieft extolled by those who httti ! tb'MM. Th'*- i1- >1'>t :'M puff, pa id for ?f ro much a lift ' it i - v< atariS. i i\ <?r? in i { . : i. hope tli.it m:I1' -rii ' 111i ? .ity nay try the e r?rnorli< mv< 1. like t!i*-> writer, he beiiefitoi ? I* roui the (i'eiiville ( \V. \ a IIlifin.ier. For sale by .1, M::cl;oy V < 'o, and H. C. Iloti" V <'o.. I/meautor, S. ('. WANTED AUENTH. "THE CONFEDERATE SOI DIER IN THE CIVIC WAR." i I I (Tsnoil, oontalnn Bwi pagoa lilxfB Inolica. a ni 'T I |i>i ! r I! itt!' - ? Portrait's Mhj I 010 Tho (mull -<i ami largo*I War llonk OV publlHdd, and tho otilv ono iimi doosiuntlco ; I li?- < 'iiufi . itr Holllpr mill tip- I IIIISO lie fOUg I fur. Complnto In ono volarao Agon la want i vorywl.i p- m soil this t o Oi on our n \v a | oaay plan. Manj of tho l.uiv ami gontlom i'ho an* at work art making ft $|C to ?$200 I" r niotttli. \ 1 " rati", Sons a I hau.'titi rs ?'f Votorans, and otlwrt 1 ? t< rout | art- ri'ijuosti'il to si-ml fora hi'aulifill tilHHtrat lU'scrlptlv 'irrular ifr? and ii-rtn* to ait<n | A'ldri'ss, Cim iiiku-Jdi hnai. .(nil 1'itiNTi: | no.. I^ouIhvIIIo, Ky, l"'". st Hood Roads. ill ll* L.J. Harrow in Practical Farmer. '? (iood roads and how to main IS tain them is a problem that is taxing the best minds in this re country to-day, and a solution of y which would be a great boon to this Nation, in this county (Madison) tho money system is in '' vogue in several towns and is ,fl gi ring satisfaction. In one town they are making and keeping; their roads in good condition for I $2 per rnilo per year by contract. 'That it i possible to do i! for mint stun wit It improve-! road ma ! Li chines is it questioned by thosol j who have Used, them \ regular ;(i I out tit thre* iouM t jams ntul I four men oner..ting a good ma1 : .. lehine wii! make an average ot ,v ! two mill's of ?iir- road per day, i ieaving it t urn piked and smoothi i <?<!, witli the ditches w -!i opened, iQ I in good condition for hauling , loads or ni.-a-.uiv driving. Sii ?uld ' i1 remain drv these roads will re , I . J main servieablo for the season : i , , unfortunately, should it he wet j and heavv loads bo drawn over j . . i jthem with those road destroying! _ i narrow-Iired wagons, they soon J fn'ciitiic rotted awl had. Is there 1 i .> I _ i I a remedy 111 :tI i? practical tool) 0I viato 111is condition i I think j u> there is, hy using hroad tires witii ( jr axles of nnc(jnal length for heavy ] st loading. With a (5 inch tiro and ? the hind axle J2 inches longer , ro # I [>r than the front.24-iti-surface would |v he compacted with each load pass ie ing over the road, doing as ellectri iia 1 work as could he done with a ,v steam roller of like weight, con- 1 tinuallv improving the road. The ,v same load on a wagon with tire 1 j. 11/ inches would cover a surface .'11 inches in width, cutting deep- 1 ly and disintegrating instead of compacting. <)ne perfecting and improving, the other destroying ' 10 tho roadbed. It has been urged e" as an objection to wide tires that ( re the draft is heavier, l'ossibly, ~ under certain conditions, though ' 1 ' by actual test it was found that : a- on sod ground, it was lighter. ' *' Practical, up to date farmers are ' ijuitc generally relegating the 1 ll> narrow-tired wheels ol farm wag- 1 : | oils to that li.-t of which pegged- ' '' tooth harrows and hull nlows arc ' r.' .. ! ' i fair exponents. That thcpuhlicj1 ' will I'o'n I i I x- t ? I <. ii i. I i f/io II.1 I i<] ltavo some dmiM. I>ut that lliisl1 { will I tln? tin;'! solution whon j 1 to ( j.. ....i. i .. j],,. ;v r-iL'" coui'try, ro;nl 1 have u >ih\ ! We4 Katon, X. V. j? , I ..... < St;' f | . i. , .. s . r?-uoiiiM'. i . ii;' 1 ' . I iia -t .nr. >.f |.oI i-.li fur top ilri'Kslnv [tl j - tr . 'ivt-ii! i ..- I.i :ls i . ! i f -r Hi.u |>urp " , ' y ...? K 15 Mount- 1 ./t I '' nr ph c.W.P.Mauhbv m Piiai rit ; I ] i AHMlilt . j a. I Por an] crop in which sugar is anil "l- ! ;'.m: ! i! no* 'i' !? the fhloriee.s present ' ] ia tin- kainit. While yi? >t ? -11 in kainit ^ . i i ii t tic lor in of a stilphali*. it i a-Mini lali'il with a large nieoin! of ehloride ' lr- . * *.. i , hi in.in -alt w lii.-li I fi-ar ^ would havo mi injurious i tl'eet on t lie ( il. | fruit. ! always ntlvisi' the use of high .) grade sulphate of potash a> a eoiapotiI". 'lit of a straw lie rry ortili/.er. : t ill it : :h 1 is hut fair to say that I have never; | tried the kninif as a tnpdresser for the ! berries. If you try it we would adviae | the experiment at lir-t on a small seale. I . . ? - . ( Vo. Lit tit? .James, lour yearn old, . was pointing out a cow to :i plav-I < '' mate. "See the hell around her' ml t neck." he said. "Do you know' ;:;J wliat that is for That is what ( ii!' she rittirs when she wants to tell ! the calf that dinner is ready." L I i WHEN THE GOLDENROD'S IN BLOOM. Sl.KANOIt K. IIOWKI.U As 1 strolled one Summer evening. Thro'tho green ami leafy wood, Idst'iilng to the myriad voices Heard ill Nature's solitude: In a sudden hurst of sunshule. Near a pain by many trod. I saw in stately beauty A stem of Roldenrod. And my h< art was tilled with sadness As I marked the hrldlunt plume For I know the Summer'-, waning When the goldenrod's in bloom II. Then 1 thought of Spring-time blossoms, Whose I rap ranee tilled the air. And of Siirrinior's utieenly roses, W11 li h a , ty rich and rut . T1 oy ' a I vanish, d all an l faded; 'I li 1beauty all had lie 1, And I hopes had riiii .l oar Spring-time, Wit numbered v i ill tile d'-ad. And I d to h ,-j the > < miu * Of the Winter' i chill and gloom, F r ! knew at Smniner's watiin ; Wh at''., olleur;..'.! in blo-Jtit. III. T! ,'it 1 ?e"m I to ! .. a murmur From the cheery old. ar .1, Snvii . "1$. not I!" I iadnesti, For I : !so veo'to froe Cod, l'bo i i:i. i. .... ' pro, r-ii? es flilpiailie. And the rosu'aqueenly gruco, ,'< ? 1 in. ' a> i.m id with a', li.ti" It;- " " br ght an I smiling tsi. Ati'.l reti.i inlier! o'lier Spri.i/-' ; i . Cle beyond ;ln Woiler's gi< up. So mourn not Summer's wanin : Wlillo the guldi nl" 1'a in Pi '.n. IV > ) in; i win'n mi' .s i;i . ?.> i .- 1 will Uvos but Id th inoini rles , in , And whouo Summer'* fairest sunshine U ' if "s chimin in ovi rr i it, LIsU-iiIiih to tho liappy h ssoa l'aui lit hy Autumn** golden flower, f.i t us till wiili cheery i r htm . K; i 'i swiftly passim: hour, I.ooUlm.' fi>r :i fadeless Stpn '..'-timo. l.i limit 1 yoml t!. : :i.'\ We " ' it'll tlir S iitt" "'s v utiltii* Whim lilt; nulili'llioil's i l h! mill. Sun ('! y. Ki s. "is a Chiokin C<st Instinck." The question tickled <>1 1 I'nclo i^eke so iniit*li that lit* bowed Iiis liead down into his hand. Ins mor ry old eyes playing ho peep through his lingers, lie waved mo ha in 1 sidewise,aiid half serious ly exclaimed : uOh, you g'way fum me. (i'way fum me, oliile. Come ver a nxin' me sich a question !" Finally his laughter ceased, and lie set himself seriously at work to philosophize upon the most abstruse part of the question. He rested his chin on his hickory r.ane, and, after somo thought, said : %I)e chicken is a curus fowl. Craps it didn't have no instinck to commence wid at de beginning when the Lord saitl it was the fuss la}\ I hear a man, Mr. Barnum, what used to run a theory and a irons, say dat fuss day was a allegory of de revolution of do matomie globule, or words to dat 'fleet. nowsumever.it am safe to say dat a ehicken nehher had no instinck den, prap's no moren i watermillion, and of rose von know dat a watermillion aint got l ! : ?. 1 i 4 . . it i i if*;* ii;\f ;i riucKii!, ;ui?i in irn knit tic t rit>]', itisiiiick and legs kinder run logedder. Vnu will iu i!:?t yaller it med chiekin litis le morns instmrk. Si><i?i in ill* mnwmn' <le yullier 1:jy. ! was ;i cnmiti' long I?v do oner )f J!riy and I'.ridge, when ! looked 11:? :ni dare - in I'tm on de to* ' :ir i?I il" lcli".'i ipli pn!i' was i ynllar legged diickin : When .n m'i .. i;,i? in ?li liver lou_ t.ii 1 iinswiiii.Tr he mitsl nlow.'i! dal I ci a '* pounder of ilc wri!, lor .i v.ris mighty ona.y. Ik- fit 1 iiiiiir lie done was lit hist vc low M ill Tilt* tllss one <>vc "!i ii do nitlmr. l!c was ;i yallar legged diiokin, inn, in a iiiity lino one. Alter eorkin' his eve down and ,a>hayin* to do cross l>nr, lie llap ids wine.-, an' llcw up ono liar ligher. ' I was interested on do ques lion of instinck, and staved right hi do spot wateliin' dat bird fuin i scientilic standpint. "liirnohy var come another eol >red germnun what was ?ho null* i * pounder of do writ. He had in a jimswinger, too, and soon as lat liird seen liim he got niity ineasy again. Ho sashay up an' Tuit's Pills Cure All Liver ills. ARE YOU . BANKRUPT in health, i constitution'underminedby cx- ^ travalance in eating, by disregarding the laws of nature, or j o O I physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR ; Tutt's Li*.- r t'ilis will cure you. rcrr/ck mm achc\ dyspepsia, sour stomack, malaria, torpid liver, constipati >n, biliousness ./ ? ami all kin lrod di ease a \ n r%r^r JOU#<7 S LL V'cii \ BIBS ^ * 4 4. M. H - <. OJ'./V> v . , * ! (! :w! erem !>:': < < kin hi- eve I <.' > 11, < i 1 .'I i< 11' ( i II \ "('tick, click. cue!;, cuekack a ! koo.' "An* iij) lie ilew to tie nex' I cross l?ar. ktAn" when dat preacher. wid his jimswinucr a lianpin' iabeu out. j o* site lip ile street, you jus' | onghtet- liearo him crow. Well, I sail, vou'tl I hot lie hail hail <le gall's on an' whipped a game j chicken. Why, he was dat sassy i?Sho chile, von know how a * i ehiekin is. ul remained on the spot quite la while an', Idess your heart, honey, it dat ehiekin didn't lly up one bar higher ebery time a colored gemmun and a jimswinger come by. IT a chicken aint got instinck, what has?" CASTOR1A , For Infants and Children. Th? f??- /y 3Lf Essential I 'onil i t ionw l<\ir l'i":r ? w-w.-w ? ?Production. A warm house and a variety of food are necessary, hut these will not bring eggs unless the hens are healthy and are kept husv scratching, as they must do to obtain worms and insects in t lie snmi mor. In the morning I give them !a warm mash of bran, middlings, corn n.eal and sometime^ a little .,...1 i t < i ... I JV , ^lUUIIU t/Ulir. 1 (4111 I %J iiv VI/ tiii'in only just what they will oat up at once, thonsovoral times {during tin* day throw a little'% j small ?rraiii, wheat, oats or huek wheat for a variety, on the lloor, land rover it several inches deep with a litter of leaves. chaH' or other material, t'ut lame and tneat should he kepi i" ho\<- with l ils ever 'h top. < il'cen hone tk Irom the outeliers. cut with a hone cutter, is necessary to ;rot 'he ! host results, as it takes the place of the worms and insects winch the hens net in summer. Shells : and frit must ho provided and hoxes of dry enrtli near a sunny' window for a dust hath.?W. II. j.1 onkilis in Home and l iinn. 'made: me a mam AJA V TAHI.HTS POSITTVFI/V (TRK l/ ''' i J /.// At ri oin Mem* Jtf C] ory, Impoii n?*y? hlnepliMMieMii, etc., c.c <! Pr V i l?y Ahu ?o c;r other J!xco*nc."i nvin 1\ iini UWy cr< ^on"j They quickly ami filtrrtjp \ 'v r??ston> Lost Vitality in(0'<1oryonn?r ant) 111111411 foretu'ly, lm <in"s?or man . ^ )'ron?nt Innanity no 1 ConHnmntioii IrF taxon in t inio. Theim * hIiow* iromediato inn roco? r.ioni mil) eiloct* a t LUE vsi.cm i.-l other fail InHlnt iif?oti hnvlniT the genuine Ajux T h'ete. They nnvocri !-(11 'i . ,ii .. 1 willcurit}' *l. \\ rivo a ;.<>**. itivo written Rimranto?to effect n euro Rfl |^T 5 in each ce-o or ref-in I Mm money. Price ?U V I O# per package; or uix pkuert (full l rcutmeiiti for &JaK Hyfe mail, in plain wrapper, upon ? <eipt of price. Circular^ ,rM AJAX REMEDY CO., For ?al<* in l.anrastcr, S. b}' J. F Macki'y A Co. J