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Stu ^tturrtm fpttrtinirr. /. C.ttA UL INCTdX, KUI Ti)li, LAURENS, SEPT. L'.ld, IHS?. Subscription Price-19 Moutha, $1.00. KAY .vniiK IN ADVANI'K. Kates for Advertising. Onllnarv Ad vyrtisoinents, pei" Si|Uiil'o, one inser tion, fl.INI; eaell subsequent inser tion, 50 couts, laboral rodie lion made for I ar fr o Ad vertisements. J. V. CIAKIJINUTON A *.()., I'rnprlctors, Why "<Jo West?'* At tliis Henson of thc year, peo ple generally aro beginning to think something about their ar rangements for tim next year. Es pecially ls tills so with yeing men who have not settled down. The first question a young man considers is, "Cnn I not bet ter my self I y going West ?" In seine in stances men have gone from this County ami been pleased with tho West; but the majority have foll nd the pictures of lids great country over-drawn-only tho bright side I presented-and a ft er t raveling from one place to another in thc West, ever seeking something better; lif ter months of disappointment, ami after exhausting tho money which hurd labor ha's corned, they aro conten? to return to South Carolina, convinced of the fact by bitter ex perience, that there is "no place like ? home." liefere a man should determino : to leave his native ?State and take up his abode in a land of which be j knows absolutely nothing, some i valid reason should be assigned* some cause given. The reason which is generally given ls, that all the avenues of Ufo are full; the country is over-stocked, crowded. It is true that no more erroneous idea than this ever originated. South Carolina offers ns great ad vantages to-day to young men who ure willing to accept them, as any State in thc Union, Our country is to a great extent undeveloped! The tide of lltimigutiotl has not been turned in this direction, and yet we hear the cry of "erowdotU ?crowded !" Can it be that this State is pro din dug more men tiltil) it can sup ;p?rf t, while oilier States, no larger liban ours, can Und work for ten ?times as many? It cannot lie. 'The soil of South Carolina is mit 'barren, hut fruitful, and ever gives a fair return for limiest toil. The trouble is, our yoting mon are afraid of work. The imagine that away yonder, in thut undis covered country, they can lind an "El Dorado," wdiere, without work, they can gather Holies, hence the dissatisfaction as soon as soon as it ls found that Arkansas and Texas atl'ord no such places. There is scarcely a singlo trado or profession tlint is not remunera tive ii" properly followed. It is true tlie learned 'professions seem to he full? Iva! these are not the only honorable callings. The hum blest blacksmith that toils for his daily broad, if ho does his work i well, basas much right to bold up his head with pride and feel that he is a benefactor, as the most dis tinguished lawyer, or successful physician. Honest labor is no dis grace, and the time has come w hen distinction of account of occupa tion, is a tiling of the past. hot us take a practical view of tin; matter. How about agicttl ture, is it crowded? Do you lind men begging for land to work? No; but you say it i-< uncertain, j ls it more so here than In the West ? Can you (amtroi lobor more success fully In Arkansas than here? Some men, WO seo, aro making money farming, w ilde others are gradually going in debt. Why this difference! It is because one pushes his business, and the other allows Ills business to push him. If you are not making money, you may be sure that something ls wrong in your mode. It ls not be cause agriculture ls over-done. Money can be made nt it, and that tot?, In South ('andina. A correspondent in the ridge field Chronicle nominates Col. H. W. Il ALL, of Laurens, for Lieuten ant Governor in the "new deal," sind says: "He has won for him self renown as a statesman und an limiest and faithful public servant." Col BALI, could fill any position with honor to himself and t be State, and we heartily endorse him for tho position, though we would prefer his name at the head of the ticket. It would accord with tho "now deal" ?entiment. He is a true man and ono upon whom the peo ple could depend. An Action hus boon commenced in tho -Coifed States Courts to re voke the patent obtained by the Holl Telephone Company, upon Va rlohs grounds. This Company ls tin' mos! complete monopoly of the age. li the ?ult .is ?meces.'lui, we ?nay bu I, for wonderful pingie is ill the use of tehphoii's throughout the country. ) Court. Thc September Tenn of tho Court of <!encrai Sessions convened on Monday morning, his Honor Judge W [TU KKseooN presiding. Soliel (or DUNCAN and Mr. LAW. tho stenographer, were present and ready for bu si noss. As tin'(?rand dury had already hoon Instructed in regard to their duties, at previous Terms, his Honor confined bis remarks more particu larly to matters which would prob ably come before them al the pres ent terni. We have not been able to obtain Hie charge in full for publication, hut in substance it was as follows: You pay taxes for the support ol* government, and for this con sideration the government guaran tees to every eiti/.en protection in his person and property. The laws ol'South Carolina are sutHcieiit for this purpose and it remains for the I court and Jul les to enforce the laws. You have la-en sworn to see that every eiti/.en is protected ill bis personal security, personal liberty, and Ids private property, lt is not our-province to question the wis dom or policy of tin1 laws on the statutebook. You and 1 itresWOl'tl to enforce these laws as they stand. I f anyone has offended against these luwsj il is your duty to see that he ; is punished If guilty, and it mat ters not who it is. In matters of taking human life, it is always best to lind a true hill, out ?d' Justice to State and also i<> t he accused. In regard the to carrying of con cealed weapons, it ls highly impor tant that you inquire into and pre sent to the court any person w hom you have cans." to believe luis vio lated this law. I do not know how it is in your county, but in other parts of the State it seems that tills law is frequently vlolatel. There may be some now w ithin the sound of my voice, who have upon their persons concealed WOilpOlls. If the weapon is concealed from ordinary obser tioit, the law is violated. If! n e.\a..'lining the Witnesses who nave lioen s ."vorn in open Court by the Solicitor, ?-woly,o of you come to the conclusion ?hat upon I these indictments for your con sideration the charges agnins? 'be | accused are founded in probability. ! you ought to lind a "true bill." You are not to try the persons ac cused, but to bear only the State's side of the nh argea; and if. upon hearing the witnesses in your jury room, you come to the conclusion that the testimony is sufficient to put tho accused upon trial, you should lind a "true hill." If there is no evidence at all against those indicted, or if the evidence for the State is not SllHlciot to establish what ls called a prima /aviv cane, or to found the charge in proba bility, you should discharge thc persons indicted upon such charges. Feeding- Corn to Horses. Corn ls the bane of the farm horse, as it is also of the horse do ing any other sort of work, hot lie cause of not being sufficiently nu tritious, but because it makes too much fat and not enough muscle. The horse's muscle wears away by friction. Fat also wears away un der exercises, hut its disappearance In 110 wise fessons the power for either draft or speed. On the other band, well-nourished and vigorously exercised muscles, with out a deposit of fat to keep them company, are much more etlieiont for any purpose for which tho horse is kept than when there is a load of fat to he carried. The trainer acts upon the proposition, and work s t be fut oil", experience hav ing shown that the muscles, trained down by exercise until fat accu mulations are removed-fattening foods being mainly abstained from -give the best results in a case of a -peedy bourse The same rub will bold good with tho work horse, though modified hy the de gree to willoh tho movements of the latterare slower than the for mer. If the farmer has only corn for feed, then be w ill he Wise to make -ab - ol' his corn, or the greater part of it, buying oatmeal instead. If corn be used in whole Ot in part, the effect should be carefully noted ns to the extent V which fermen tation -ets in, meeting this hy USO of salt and ashes, at once lessening tb" amount of oom fed. It will be found thal horses feed freely on corn will ea? earth when allowed access lo it, a?, to a degree, this neutralizes tho acid generated in tho stomach, and gives relief. Corn may be rated as the genera! food for fattening stock-such as are fed for their Mesh. All kinds of fat toning stock are made ripe on corn, with the addition of ?tn allow ance of coarse feed for fodder, lt I pe ness in tho horse is a very dilierent thing from ripeness in the fatted steer, for in the one case it means full vigor of muscle w ith an absence of fat. and in tho Other an abundance of fat, no matter how much j and as to the muscio, no matter how inefficient tho work. National Lire stuck J<m mal, - Mrs. Kinma M ark ley, the cham pion fat woman of tho country, died in Philadelphia recently. She was about <l?l years obi and her weight ?oO pounds. At li) she weighed only 1)0 pounds, and this ought to gi ve some delicate, light weights hope of respectable size one ?d' these days, lier husband weighed only j;ni pou nils, she took the first premium for size and beau ty last year at the Fat Woman's ( 'ongress. "How much truth is there In any one edition of your paper?" asked Mr. Dubious, with ft fine touch of sarcasm. "Well," sighed the ed' tor, wearily, "There's ns much us there was in your promise to pay for it last August, anyhow."-/..>. A correspondent saks: "Do poets ever commit suicide?" Yes, but md offen. Il is more generally the editor.- /'nek. (COMMUNICATED.) Tho Proposed Chungo. Mu. KDITOK:-I seo in your last issue an editorial Oil the road law and tho manner in which thc ro piircd work is performed. You assort in very positive terms, that the road law must he changed, yet in tho last paragraph of your article you say the question is a vexed one and full ol' difficulties, which you would not attempt to remove. No doubt your article is written in good faith and w ith u desire to correct the evils of the present sys tem of tho road law, hut I cannot believe that every sentence of your article is strictly correct, nor do I believe, from the language you used, that you have a very (dear idea of the difficulties complained of, It seems to he a metaphysical impossibility that a man should discover defects in a system and not l>e aldo to conceive of a better plan. How eau "we reason, except from what we know?" There must be some standard in your mind by which tho evils were judged of, if not. your conclusions wore the fruit of imagination. The concep tion of a hotter plan would he the means, and the only moans, hy which you should ailinn difficulties and imperfections in tho present system. Von say "it is Impossible to make permanent improvements un der the proseid system of working." If you moan by this that no per manent improvements eau be made upon thc highways under the pres ent system, 1 cannot say that your language is correct. Thal is tanta mount to saying that a mile rock could not beset up nora tree cut down, nor a jutting rock blasted. Voil are correct in saying thal the necessary labor ls not given to tho roads. The General Statutes require every abb' bodied male, from K! to ."><>, to work tho roads, not loss than ll days nor moro than 1:2 in each year. You must have made a very careful estimate and traveled over every road in the country, to bo prepared to say that "nine-tenths" of tho work on tin* roads is washed away in a week, if perchance the rains should come. No doubt the hands look upon the work as a task. Mut this is no ar ? gumcnt against the system, bu I cause taxes are also a task, hut I they aro enforced by law; so could : th" desired work. The desire of Laurens c. Ii. to have a go:?d trade is no reason why tho hands wi???'U live miles of that place should do moro Work on the public roads than the Ja'.'' requires, if the merchants want belter roads to facilitate their competition, they should bo willing to supply the de- I ttelency over and above what tho country is required by law to do. Some w riters have undertaken to say how tho roads should be work ed. They ask for a Change of tho law from road duty to taxation. This scheme lias great objections, which give it no higher claim than t ho [?resent ono. Thb system would requjre tho employment of skilled overseers and high-wages hands. This plan must grow out of tho idea that property and not brains ami muscle must pay all taxes. It must have grown up since the abolition of slavery, winni more than ono half tho population, wdio wore without jany propery, w ore I ni.ule citizens. In keeping with this view, the law was more equi table in its inception, for w hen this law was passed by tho Legislature tho negro himself was property, ami his owner worked in propor tion to Iiis property. There is no doubt that property should pay the burdon of taxes for Internal im provements and tho support of the Government, but it is not a heavy in rond upon natural liberty to re qtliro the man w ithout property to pay a pedi tax and work the public highways. As a price for such an imposition, he receives the bless ings of public education and the guarantee of personal security at the hands of tho Government. He should be willing lo give value ' for the protection and advantages be enjoys at the hands of the State. If tho poor mau has to contribute' at all to tim working of the public roads, it ls bcttoi for hiiy lo give bis labor than to pity money, for he can work the roads at a time when be cannot work upon his farm. At a tim?' ol' tho year w hen tho crops an? "laid by" bo can better alford to work a day than to pay 2~> cents, for at that (imo of tin' year money is ?cnrco, and the demand for work at good wages is at a low ?dib. You may say be eau pay his road tax at tho same time lie pays his other taxes, but ibis w ill diminish the income of bis yearly crops, which is hardly sufficient to pay his other debts. We had better "boar the ills we have than fly to others wo know not of." The proper remedy is to enforce and not chungo tho present law. Apply the general lash of the news papers in regard lo the enforcement of t he law. Newspapers may apply the lash to "btw lessnoss," but they uro not tin* only organs to dictate to tlio legislature as to the Wisdom of changing existing laws. v. Killed by A Cotton Presa. MONTI ?OM KUY, ALA., September 17.- A Special from Greenville states t lin t a young man named Staggers was killed there to-day by a peculiar accident. He was In a cotton press tramping down cot ton, when tho follow block attached to the screw above broke loose, fell lip?n Staggers mid broke his neck. His body was badly mutila ted and Instantaneous (loath re sulted. -The undertakers in Macon, (?a., are miffing rates, and ft lively wnr between them is going on. The eily sexton, wdio is also an under taker, recently reduced the pricf of enrriage hire from $1 to $2, and tho rest nro expected to follow suit. -What do WO live Tor if it is not to make life Je^s dillluult to each otb r. Nows mid Comm* nt. Ladles an well as gentlemen now wear traveling cops. It is ?said that boycotting la prac ticed to u greater extent titan ever lu Ireland. A Northwest editor declines to marry because great men's sons hardly ever amount to anything. lt hus been discovered why Nie Oltnl is so fond of playing billiards. Lt is the only thing he eau do worse than he sings. A Western Cnion strike ls said to bo Impending. This would he fun for the Baltimore ?X Ohio and tlio United Linos. Civil war lias broken Old at Khar toum. The governor of Seminar liassent messengers to demand tho surrender of the etty. The cotton crop of Barnwell County will l>e short hy one-fourth. Many of the planters put the short ago at even more than this. Revolving shelves set Into tho walls of the guests' room are the newest device In. hotels. Things can bo passed out or in without the intrusion of a waiter. The following town officers were elected In Barnwell last Monday: intendant, <i. I>uncan Bellinger; Wardens-M. J. Rate, Gordon Ila gooil, John B. Me Nub, Alonzo Har rison. The average ward politician who is hungering for office should not despair when he takes into con sideration the fact that there ure yet 12,00(1 post ofllee places at the disposal of the President. HairpiiiH undoubtedly cause nundi of the neuralgic-headache suffered by women, says the Lan cet. The nerves of the scalp are irritated by the hair being drawn tightly back and put on tho strain A daughter of the Confederate ! General ('bentham, Miss Kitty by name, hus made her debut upon the dramatic stage. She is des cribed ns very graceful and pretty, With pie.itv of tulent and ambition. I loudly is up to his old trieks. Ile ls loafingat Long Brncli, while Foraker ls whooping it up from the lake to the river. Hoadly's confidence In Foraker's ability to hang himself if he has rope enough, is one of the humerons featurers of modern Ohio polities. Homo of the farmers of Marlon are lid ting the fonder dry up on the stalk, contending that it is not Worth the price paid tor pulling it, : and that the corn land is much j bonofltted by letting it remain on the stalk. In the Northwest sucli a thing as pulling fodder ls un known. It is now announced that tho Ma son Cotton Harvester will be pre pared to go to work on 'dbe next crop," meaning, we suopose, tho crop of ISSC-'S?. The luvverstor is getting too much like the Keely motor, but we earnestly hope tho delay in its development will not be so protracted.-Columbia liegt?' ter, . Words of "Wisdom. The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when un broken. An open mind, an open hand ami open heart w ill timi everywhere an open door. Count on the fidelity of the man who carries his heurt in his hand, and wears his soul in his face. Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing quality. It has been call ed thc bright wernher of the heart. Indolence isa sort of suicide, for the man N efficiently destroyed, though the appetite of the brute may survive. Tho sn rest way of governing, both in private family and a kingdom, is fora husband ami a prince some t? me? to drop their prerogatives. lt is little the sign of a wiso or good man to suffer temperance to bo transgressed in order to pur chase the repute of a generous en tertainer. Useful knowledge can have no enemies except the ignorant; it cherishes youth, delights the aged, is an ornament to prosperity, and yields comfort in adversity. As they, wdio for every slight in firmity take physic to reptilr their health, do rather impair it ; so they, who for every trifle, are eager to vindicate their character, dorather weaken it. Cheery men and women are the stronger mon and women. They do more. They age les?, carry no useless burdens, and avoid much friction. Their faces are known lind read of nil mon, and what a joyous, health-giving tale they tell. The tone of good company ls marked by the absence of person alities. Among well-informed per sons there are plenty of topics to <liseuss, without giving pain to anyone present-without submit ting to net tho part of n butt, or of that poorer creature, the wag that plays upon him. -A Jury at Charlotte, N. C. has awarded .lames G. I lol m os, of Char leston, riv.? damages against the Cand?na Central llallrond because, while holding'a flrst-elass ticket, he wiiH forced to leave the Pullman ear and go in a car divided only by ti pari ii ion from an apartment crowded with disorderly people. A Colorado paper says that "the cow may bo queen, the horse king and the sheep away up In the roy al honors; hut it is an Indisputable fact that the hog, under the Impe tus of alfalfa and pea food, is ap proaching dangerously near the throne." fi * a i.. i .i . lu id .?*. . I 1 -itu mors are again rife of an other filibustering expedition to Cuba via Florida Keys. Thefte st ;n e.- are periodical, but they do not amount to anything. Marlboro the Banner County. (Kron? Unjojl Times.) I hiving beeb solicited to give un Account of my trip to Uennettaville, I feel ;t my cinty to do so, but have misgivings as to my ability to suc ceed in giving A correct statement, nod nt the sumo time prtne in structive und interesting to those of your readers who ure interested In agriculture. l will undertake, however, ? short account of my trip to Marlboro, the banner eon lily of South Carolina, in un agricultural point of view. Oil my way I saw many Imo crops of both cotton and corn, also some very inferior ones, showing thc want of proper culture. I was in formed by those who knew, that, as a general thing, those inferior crops belonged to negro tenant*. 1 had tho pleasure, through the kindness of my host. (Mr. .1. Fur man David,) of visiting a? goodly number of farms in and around Bc?not ts ville. It was a grund sight to behold the extensive and magnificent ileitis of corn and cot ton. The lands arc nearly level; water will not run either way along (be rows, some of them being over one mile in length. The farms look as neat as can be; every row is as straight as an arrow; no weeds to lie seen along the roads and ditches. Their cotton rows are from throe to four feet wide, fourteen to twen ty-four inches in drill, one stalk to thc hill, and to stand at some dis tance you cannot tell which way the rows rim-the cotton lapping. I cannot say what the yield will be, having never seen such be fore. The farmers claim from one to two bags per acre. I saw no cluster cotton: it is condemned; they prefer tho the limbed va rieties. Thc corn-up-lnnd-rows six feet wilie, throe feet in hill, one stalk. It is thought will yield from thirty to forty-five bushels per acre. I saw no prolific varieties-only from one to two curs to the stalk. Nearly all the corn land luis three rows of peas to the corn row-ono row on each side of corn ami one In the middle of row-about eighteen inches between hills, and they look tine, nearly shading the entire ground. All, or nearly all, their stubble is down in peas, and they are now kneo high, very uniform and regu lar, covering the entiro surface with mature peas, and are being gathered. The most popular pea is what they call ?The Life Pre server, which is nothing more nor less than our old Whip-poor-will. One magnificent farm owned by Mr. David, fronting the road, is laid off In sections and labeled, giving amount and kind of fertili zers, and also what grew on the land tho previous year. One sec tion following pea stubble was far superior to all the rest, showing What ai greait renovator of the soil tlie pea is. And rest assured the farmers here have found lt out, anil are making use of them. What ti magnificent sight to see so many acres in peas. I notice that they cultivate every other row, both cotton and corn, alternating; in other words, they plow every other row, then going back and plowing the other, claiming that it is best, it not breaking all the rootlets ait once, consequently not stunting tho growth of the plants. Also, by this mode of culture they go over the crops oftener, making it a rule to go over with plow every tell or twelve days. They are very liberal In tho use of fertilizers, using from UKI to 8(10 pounds to the acre. Some apply all ait once, others at different timesdarlngthe cultivation. Their favorite for mula is, '2 parts acid phosphate, %2 of cotton seed meal and 1 of kahlil. They prefer the meal to the crude seed, claiming, from experience, that it is IK'SI, being more avail able as plant food. Our meeting was harmonious, instructive ami edifying. BeU nottsville, the County seat of Marl boro, is a beautiful little village, looks quite stylish, with many neat residences. The citizens ari' llb? Oral, social, intelligent, progres sive, und abound in hospitality. ; Your readers will, we hope, over j look any shortcomings. A. B. FA NT. Farm Notes. Much barnyard immure In this country is wasted. Sow some white clover seed and ashes on the bari' spots in the pas ture. It will pay. The best means of obtaining a profit from any elnss of stock, is to keep thc best and keep it well. Try plaster on all kinds of soil you have, ami learn where it thies best and if it will pay anywhere. There is a way to enrich our lands; that is hy plowing often and raising clover, ami all of us cnn keep more stock and make more manure If we. will only try. We cnn increase our forage crops each year by u little calculation before hand. Peas are cheaper food for pigs than corn. They fatten them very rapidly, although they do not make as solid ?Kirk ns corn. They have this advantage over corn: They mature carly and can la* fed ns soon as hu ge enough for green peas, tho pigs consuming vinos and aili. hovers of flowers should know that one blossom al.? w ed to ma ture or "go to seed," injures the plant more than a dozen new buds. Cut your Howers, all of them, be fore they fad?. Adorn ymir room with them, put them on your tables, send bouquets to your friends who have them, or ex.hange favors with those who hSVw, AU roses, nfter they have ceased blooming, should bo cut hack, that thc strengt li of the root may go to forming new rootsTor next year, and on these bushes not a seed should lie ni? lowed to mature. -A woman recently 'died in Pennsylvania!, weighing nod pounds. This ls now dead weight. ILE COLLM Re opens Monday, September 14th, 1885. Fully equipped in nil l>e part roe?*?? Apply for clreuUsra. IRON FOUNDRY. All kinds of Machinery repaired. Iron and Bra?? Casting ?. of every description, made on short notice. Work gu?rante, ai as good, and juices Lower than eau be bad at any other Pound . We mean what we say. Call or write for pnces. August 188/i MYERS & COLE, Laurens S', 0 Tlie Big Eaglet J. R- Cooper & Co. Have romoved their Stock -of Fancy and Family Groceries, Confectioneries, Fruits, tte. Vegetables, Wooden-ware, Hoots, Shoes nod lints to tho new store, just compled, under the sign of the "Big Eagle," East ?ldc of Publie Sqnnre. Highest prices-paid for Produce, Hides, Etc. fJmW We thank our customors for past imtronago, nod solicit a eon? tinuanco of tho Hame, ('nil and see us. J. R. COOPER & CO. Our Big Drive. IN order to make ROOM FOR 0T/R Mammoth Stock ?OP + mmm * GOODS % We arc selling ut greatly reduced prices th? following goods. Calicos, Dress thooda, Remnants of Dross goods, Table dam ask, Towels, Hdfks, Kdg?ng, lances etc., and a Great Variety of g**jds too numerous to mention. We call tho special attention of the tatties to our Stock of "Fine Shoes, every pair guaranteed to give satisfaction. We also carty ft Large Stock of men's children and Misse?. Shoes, which we soil ;ta tow aa the lowest. Come one, come all, ami see for youvselvcs. GRAHAM & SPARKS. -or FASHION. -:o: SO TO GILKER SON'S And seethe Red Bat,without feet or wing?. Also, the Highaffln, Double Bufftn, Compound Pressing Squeezer. He has the . COMPRESS*) PRICES on his Stock of Staple anclpancy Goods, Notions, Millinery, &c. limited tot^O days, and during; ISMiMSM ?V this time will make speoili prices ott Clothing, Gents' Straw Hats, Parasls and Millinery. I i Wo are compelled to make room for^, FHll Ht oe lc at th? Kmporlui of Fashion. H. OlXKERSOBT