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Alii ? f -Rust, 'or lli?j / [nrr?e dread of the cotton grower, tn be prevented. Trials at n Ink ? . 0f cxperiment Stations and the w a,IU* tperiencc of leading growers U shou r 43 01 puurove positively that :\t E Kainit mo <'rr?r ntiKf fi 1 , 1 .1". HIU Will t iv_l|jvw>. IH 70-j Wewillbc plait to si-wl. froe of charpe, t' !' "%c resting iiui M-ful p.uupli!' > wli ili tn . ; I* 1 *i llic iiiut ir in . :i. ill Ir T^j GERMAN KALI WORKS. I V ; I 93 Nassau St., Ntw York. | fS| PLENTY OF MEN. !i t'rc .* i TO Tl;(H 111,!: AIM): I <;I:T- !, xv: TINCJ iti-:<*ict ITS. a . y In- Crcalcil tor I ho Promol ion <?t" ;i Vainglorious OHircr?Sail- 11 1 l on? Slcc|? ou Their <>oits. i ( hieago, III. March ID ? I'lle il ei i I pecruiiiiiir olhcer of tho I mted I tatns army, located to Chicago,, rs received this telegram I'roni ! j the adjutant general at Washingion : ' "Knlisf all desirable applicants ftted for artillery, heavy and ight, and send tiiem In Ft. Sheri#n." Within a few hours after the elegram had heeti ported on the 1 tulletin hoard over ."><>(? men an- ''' ' t'i died for enlistment. yt ALWAYS HK \|>V. ltetroit, Mich. March 10.? Wal- tM ?r Host wick, of this city, lias re- 01 eivod a I tier front his brother, reortce.a satior on the battleship, ' ' ndianana, now at Drv I'ortufias, n which he says tln-v are keepinir 1 it I ie wat clies a to I -ii i p and a 1'' r I iuip lookout a. . t stu'priseK I' ,oni torpedo I oats. !!? also .ays at the n o *; i - i|> . i l i r ^ u 11 < 1 erv nijjjht an I tha ;u are e\- 'r ictinn in' 1 r ev.ry -.a . to paint ho vessel a t-m ? n from stem o stern, lie s i > the ship now tas a crew of 150 men and are iXpecting another hatch every tour. 11. Host wick concludes hv savinjc t?rnvr u cnviit'iil v <1 n I !iol oi-.ipt ........... I, ..... . > ant! fvcrv man eagerlv look. - c r ' aril to a ti^ht with Spain, e 1.. Q\ f'l.l V \TINti MII.KS. Washington, I). 1)., March 10.? ,1'he senate committ >n military nfVairs to-day derided to rccommend the passage of the hill authorizing tli** revival of the grade nf lieutenant general of the army. ' The hill authorizes the president to noinina?e any oliicer to thitraile. 1 lie hii 1 is jp the interest of < ieneral Miles. r i \\ KSTKItN I'll 1 I' \K.VI IONS. f Vallojo, ('a!., March 1??.?With \\ in the pa.-t three day- the working force at the M ?rv !<!:md nnvy yard has been increased about is 150, but it )s -:i!l below what the n, officers need. I'he. ndistim nt of t able bodied eamon is being e pushed vigorou ly on tin receiv- af jng ship find I ego supplies of j-r provisions ar.' being laid in. Aininunition i-? f ci; ji -onib!"d t(? be taken to llonnhil i by the m Mohican, to h !;o[>t t!. re for n-c j,; in case of emergency. It \< under stood that Ad", r: I Kirkland lit- >> J received .>rd' to : ; th? V.ork r< town in I I'iiiI t li '| i 1 ;< !ij noss for o-i. . > I '' .-/ > tin l! i : U th BLOWN UP BY A MINE. tint's What Two Divers Say About The Maine. Williamsport, I'm., March 10.? io parents of Johnson L. Hayes, ho reside in Montoursville, have eeived a letter from him, dated i board the cruiser Montgomery, Key West, Fla.. March Jj. on tig Haves is one of the crew id has boon in the navy twentyvii months, in his letter he says; "Well the licet is nearly all ere, awaiting the end ol the in 'stiiration on the New York, liicli is Iy init about six m:ie ; oni hero. "More dead and wounded w? re fought Irom Havana to day on le i ?ache. We have become a regular rison ship now. We have two divers w!u? were iwii in the Maine and are wait iji to ?;ive their testimony at the >uri of in?|iiiry. They will not allowed to communicate with ie shore till tin* court is over. "One reporter, who knew too uch. has also been brought loan I. The .Maine was blown up by mine?thai is what both divers 1 v. Plant More Irish Potatoes. Very few farmers in the South ant enough Irish potatoes to irnish their tables through the ?ar. lieside-. the early variety plant1 now for early use.plant another op of a later variety, such as e White Star. Negro, Ibirlmnk, eerless or Ktnpire State la-t of arcii and again last of April, repare the land very deeply and orotighly iii.i) 11-11 ,t liberal supV of kainit. Plant the send in * |? I'm pn\s an I inly partly (ill om. As the plants grow (ill on nd r in-ill unit t lie la ml i> vol and keep t -o. i h- potato ti l??* prepared in so many ways r tin* table?jjood in every way that it, never "out of . easnn." nother way in wliifh a contioo.s supply may be ^rmvn is by 11 la/.y bed system. Ibis is ex ilent where pine straw is mudaut and accessible.?South n Farmer and Horticulturist. Heal'tiess Cannot be Cured 1"? ?1 ii|>plt?-:iis<?ns as t ;i-y i -Hi. ri-iu-li t!;?? timcu | ?.i"i<.i (il llif our Tlu-re is only onr iv > < ir .It-uli.' -s, .,ini tli.it is b\ I'oiistittl. tin. n molii's i> .ifnttss is ihiisi'I by :m in m>'il oiitii:!lint <ii thf inufiiiis litiit. ' <?f tin >i.i. i. in lii \Vlit-ii this tiiii-- is nltinnuil u linvi- . rniiil ii ' -ii , , I i.r roti m fi i t l.i ir .m l w lu ll .t i. t 1 I' ill,' -s result, iml tiini" tin- inll m i.i.itioii < u on I .iml til Its ' . t : ok tor 1 I 11 - iniriii.il i 111.. in. to itriii.t u ill In- ili -I r- v ' lorrvi r. -i ut : Ii-ii t. i.-i . I . ? ,ii.irrl:. s not Ii i ii * out in ml! lint- > itnl I tint of imii'iiiis siirftici'i'. 'Ivi'tiii' llntiili' i l)'ii;.i's for i o 'f ihtnini'M cniiHt <1 by en turrit >t hut cannot r hy I lulls t'utt.i rrli Cure hitml for ?iflurn; fi'i'o r i rtr;\KV <?'. Toliiio, <?. - I 'I I V I l| . - ! s . ' iii. i.s I '.in. .y l 'il ;.s ii: ho best hen to liroiiiii f 1?<? Work Slock. Tli? usual custom on our farm to croom flip ?-i i k stock in the ornito: hi* lire i 11.11j.* them out r their day's lahor, and it ju illy common to put. them up ter the day'- Aurk without nortii :ig. jf 1 h are to receive such at ntion only one.- a (lay, by all can - li't th.it b.- given before i! ting ttiei.i up for the night. ! f a man shoti! 1 ::n immediately >ni h tr.I laher to hi' night's ? ;' h hi eh 11 wet wit li r iiirntiuii, an<l wit hot ' ot li? :* ' nil', he woe 1 tor.n I 'IV . 1 w it h rln ii ma t: ,i . it i . . condition for service when he is night after night put to bed with bed with a wet shirt and with his legs coated with mud? There is no reason why the same sanitary precautions should not be used with farm animals as are employed at the livery stables and by the grooms of race stock. After violent exercise by the race horse or trotter upon the track, the groom hastens to blanket his horse to prevent the too rapid | drying of the coat,and consequent iinjury to the animals from the cooling ell'ect of rapid evaporation of moisture from their ; bodies. At tie' livery stahl . soon ai horse comes in from a drive, he t ' i< thoroughly rubbed, until Mis coat is dry before ho is admitted to the stall. 1!" one will observe the of train: od hostler- ho will see also that 'especial attention is given to cleansing, drying and rubbing the horse's legs in grooming him. No in hum innv suiuiu ;uiu penile me horse may be in body, if his legs are stiffened with rheumatism induced by neglect to properly care for bis comfort, his usefulness is destroyed. Leaving out of the question the humanitarian phase of the matter, self-interest should prompt every horse owner to give the at tent ion necessary to preserve the health and usefulness of his animals, and ai the same time, economize in the food consumed It is a fact well understood that proper care tor the comfort of animals. if it does not lessen tin i amount of food consumed, w ill leave a larger per cent, of that 1 consumed for assimilation, altei : supplying tlu> natural waste and the animal heat of the system. A few years hence we took charge of a large number of mules that had been working in rain and mud and stabled at night without being groomed. Thorough grooming, before be ling put up fur the night wrought such improvement in the appearnice of the mules.that within two weeks their improved appearance was generally remarked upon and inquiry made as to the change of food which had caused it. No ehanpo was made in either the character or quantity of food used, nor in the work required. The improvement was entirely due to the fact that the poor animals were put to hed in dry shirts and with clean le^s.?Southern farmer and Horticulturist. Stahlc Manure. How to use stable manure is a subject often discussed in agricultural journals. As the nitrogen i- the most available of its i on -1 i t uent - it should lie handled so as to increase the percentage of this \aluabl" ingredient and prevent, i! possible, lis loss. I h< liquid 11 inure is richer in nitrogen than tlie solid and lienct should not ho wasted. 1 ho only practicable way ol saviny the liquid is by causing it to be absorbed by the solid o\cre nient and the 1 i11? r used in bed diny. l! tlio stall- are cleaned of 1 the manure daily two Miurrt <>1 Io~s usually follow? the 1:?|ui< 1 i we f ! \j in of the ahseuee o dry matter to absorb it and ih < solid thrown into heaj.s is subjected to fermentation during *.s hi- h 'he i?itr ^? n i converted i:. o amumniiw! ch < < a pis i rit( he air. <)ur j.r ice 1. e h r, ft h { the manure i-nviin i it l oll ;,ilo'.i t it- \ (. , o j a no ..tail ' i ' <! ' tj; y I ' ' i: ply and subsequently only enough to keep the stall dry. The tramping of the animal upon the manure packs it so closely that fermentation does not take place and the liquid excreted in the stall is absorbed and held by the solid manure. The mule has, instead of a soft, dry bed. As evidence that there is no loss of ammonia, there is no odor from the stalls as when the manure is removed daily and | when the time for composting ar| rives the manure is in condition j for most complete and effective ; fermentation.?Southern Farmer i and Horticulturist. riant torn Ea; ly. As a rule early planted corn .fields better than late planted and incurs le^s risk of serious injury from drouth. If. however, early planting prevents thorough 11 nrenaration <>f the ? i! lmthim' ' J will bo gained by it. It is sound > policy not to plant more laud in jany crop than can be thoroughly ; I prepared and well fertilized if t l?is is needed. As there is little danger of a lack of moisture to cause the seed to germinate, while it i? probable i that the temperature may not be | sufficiently high to cause vigorous I germination, the seed should he covered shallow ami several grains > I dropped in each hill. In late planting the seed must he deeply I covered to ensure the* presence of the necessary moisture while there will he no lack of heat.? 'southern Farmer and llorlicul turist. i.i:\im\4. .mu.m:v to ioix.1 tllis. s|>i!? Tri-aiiirit is pushing (lie ISusiiu-ss. N"'? .V (,'tiuri) r. t'olnmbia. March ?The [State's plan of acting as money lender to her several enmities is meeting with more encouragement this year than last. The i two primary causes which .... ? f i...... . <1. . e. . ? i i iv 111 i \ \-m <u v ilia tin- i it f is ottering more iil?<ml Icrm-. bust ling for tin* business. in other words. and 11ic counties are in greater need ol the money. At the session <?| the (ionera! i Assembly in IS'.iT an Ad was passed authorizing t!ie lending from the sinking fun?! to the dil feront counties sums not to exceed one third of the tax levy for nrdinaiy county purposes. A lien on the taxes of ? > borrowing countie> guaranteed the payment ot the loan, with interest of A per j cent on the amount borrowed lor llio letieil tiiii.i tl>.. i.wmiii- ii-.i iii use. Tin' last session of flu* l.oeislut u if broadened (lie tonus ??l" licit A> t l-v making t !io amount which could ho horniwcil coital to on*.* halt HI the levy lor county purposes. It was thought when the Act was passcl in I that all the 'counties 11:ivi11.r to borrow money ! would take advantage of the State'-; oiler. 'J'he only counties which did so. however, were I Aiken. Ikirnwell. ('lierokec. 1 tor ' Chester, Fairfield, Hampton, Marion. Oconee. Sumter ami \Vilii;iMi?liiir:?. Tho total sum borrowed Itv tlicm was .f.O.'J'J. This year. I?v special enact ment, Anderson \vn- permitted to bor, "ow ;".!s.o(|0 i, ' < ri\ . 1 ^ 10.Oft'l. The ot '.or count which i . . ., ?,, ' ' r t . i | r<' >' d or ni i t>pi . a oil i< ; loans, with the amounts asked tor, are as follows: Cherokee, $4,400.75; Clarendon, $1,800 ; Fairfield, $7,350; Marion, $5,000; Lancaster, $8,500 ; I'ickens, $8, 714; Su nit or, $8,000 ; Williamsburg, $5,500. These sums foot ^ up $38,270.75, and with the special loans to Anderson and (ireenwood give a grand total of $70,270.75, or nearly twice as much as the amounts loaned last year. The balance on hat: 1 last year was $151.202.7S, so it is seen that the St do -fill has a i considerable liu d oti hand to letv.i to the coii i'ies wliich have I not yet m.id; upj 1 icalion. L The following circular letter {apprising the county treasurers ! ami sitppervisor that thev can I borrow from the State, and giv1 ii. ; i < <'-- ir.v ion, has ! !?<?? ? m-iiI on! : I (aninty Treasurer and Supervisor of ( ounty?( < n! lemon : I I tnler an Act passed at the last, session ol the Legislature each county in the State may apply j to borrow the sinking fund to the f extent of one-half of the amount of money to lie realized from the levy for ordinary county purposes for the veir l^US. When the * leiritorial limits of the county have not been reduced, but are J the same as last year, and the j fact is eerlilied in the application, II his amount may be estimated by I multiplying the entire valuation I in the county for the tisca! year i 1 VJ7 by the ordinary county levy | lor lv.ts, and one half this estimated amount the county may i apply to borrow. Where a new loounly created since last year or one whose territory lias been reJduced since last year apply to , borrow, the aUove eal.-ula!ion I does not at ply. but in these cases I county treasurer :t r; 1 supervisor . i must tccompany wit 11 some other ! evidence of what on' half of the ordinary country t.?> wiil yield i lor IStls by certiiieate of c ninly | auditor, t reasurer, etc. 1 enclose hlank application. II yon wish to borrow please till out every particular, iyn ol'icially land return to me to be submitted lor you. \V. II. Ti.mmkkm \n, Sec'y Stale Sinking 1 und Coin. - ? - <'lininl>erl:iiu's < oo^li Iteme<ly. f This remedy 18 intended i espoeiallv tor con.; lis. cobN, croup, i wlmopiim couiiti and snllc.enza. It has become lainoiiN tor its cures of thco di-eases, over a larp* part of flu* civilized world, i lie most Haltering cstinioinuls liuvo I),'i'ii reiived, tiiv.iie ae' oniit ; of it-; ""oil works; of the a eera valine uid per-o tent couj.diR it li:>>' cored ; of severe colds that have yielded prnmp'ly to its soothing eliecls, ami dnnuernus ' attacks of croup it hn cured, often .-aviiur the lifa of the child. The exit u ive use of it for v noop- / ine coueli !i - shown that it robs lliat dl-ee-e ot all dangerous I'Ollse(|iien *s. ^-??1?1 by ,1. 1*. M::"key A t'o. and lb (". Hough A Co., l.atica -tor, S. ( ii ii,if nraiw I I in;. Cl'KKS ? ?>! !?S, D ?>i (' u . ?n<l ; ! Sort*. Alsu tin- Kyi ?. I > 11: K( "i! o: r. i r,. ts .> . . ui. Wmiiiil l-'nr < ii> ii, luUi' ? I'lrich unit MiufT up tin X iiii t'mi-i r ?;.?y Sola tiy I. F. Clll IfiHTON, ? <!c&l!\ Spring, S. C. : I * ! 11' VK? f>r "V*. iiiOiK y>