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y ll? I jr M. .Wi ^ ititi* LAURENS C. H., S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST If), 1885. NO. 3 In Advance. Now Winter Is lighting hld bottle* With many itu loiolo lonco, Hut I'm wi it in,: n "gentle spring" poet? with tho editors wish "lu advnnoe." It is full, nn ls usual, of "violets," It alludes to the "robin's Amt poop," l hough a blizzard's a dolly oceurrenoo And tho snow-diirts ?rc seven foot do??. Hut tho editors-singular cr?atures, To vii o ni I om hound hand and foot (?rntu nt Fattier Time's typlonl forelock, Till lt's noarly pulled out hy tho root. For they get 'way ahead of thf> season, In a innnoer most wily and urch; Bo that while yon ar?; rending Decorator They finish tho number for Mm ch. And ko vrfcn would hopo for accoptano* Must strib up betimes with bis tune, And sing Harvest Hom? tn Mld-Wlntsr Ami jln,,lo his slelgh-bfrils in June. 80 when my spring p*em ts finished. No rest does my weary pon got; 1 must write a rovlow of a novel Which Isn't itself written yeti -Hesslo Chandler, In Century. JOt TJNKXPKCTMD. lt was thc week before Christmas, and Miss Polly Pritchard sat alone in hor little room, diligently at work. So far it had been a bani winter, with tl>e. gronud all iron-bound with cruol frost: tho river clad in steely links of icc, tho sky full of snow, and wind, aud tempest. Hut Miss Polly was very com fortable in tho littlo red farm house, of which she occupied one .?dug, tho other being rented out to Fanner Cribbage and his wife. Thorn was always a cheerful fire of logs blazing on thc open hearth, always u plant at tuc window, and a cat purring on tho rug. "To bc sure, it's rather lonely," said thc little old maid to herself, "never to hove a soul to speak to. Put it is what ons must expect when one otitlivc's one's family and friends!" So she sat boro oil this grey winter's afternoon, singing sonic half-forgotten song, and plying her busy needle, when Mrs. Cribbage, tho fanner's wife, carno in. "Dolls, I declare!" abo exclaimed, looking at tho boxes on thc table; and, BS her quiok eye fell on thc work in Miss Polly's hand, site added: "And, as truo as I live, you're a-dressin' 'cm." "Yea," said Miss Polly, coloring a soft nut u nu i ul pink. "For tho toy-shop?" said inquisitive Mrs. Cribbage. , "Well-no!" acknowledged Miss Pol ly. "Tliey arc for tho little girls ?tithe orphan asylum. Tliey don't hayo any one to think of their Christmas, you know." "Well, I declare!'' reiterated Mrs. Cribbage. "Why, there's eighteen of 'em. iou don't mean to say that you're dressing eighteen dolls?" "Yes, ' said Miss Polly in deprecating tonos. "Humph! Well, I just carno in to tell ?tni that Pin going up to Miss Georgetta 'ullerton's to tea. "Arc von?" said Miss Polly. Mrs. Gribbage nodded complacently. "Didn't they ask you?" said she. Miss Polly shook her bead. "Well, it s your o\vn fault," said Mrs. Cribbage, not without asperity. "Look at thal old faded turned il ress of yours. Miss GoorgietUi Fullerton Is very particu lar about her dress. And now thal shu Ls engaged to bc married to tho minister-" Miss Polly gave tho least perceptible start at these words, and asked: "In she engaged to bc married to him?" "So folks say," complacently an swered Mrs. Cribbage. "And 1 don't suppose he could have made a better match. Miss Fullerton is au excellent housekeeper, and has got a little money of her own. And it is high lime (hore was someone ut the parsonage lo keep those four noisy children in order." And Mrs. Cribbage sailed away in her rustling silk gown and red Illumed hat, leaving Miss Polly ?done with her dolls. The parson sat alone, also, that fjre^r threaten lng December afternoon, in his little study, with a heap of sci mon-puper in front of him. He had sat down to write his Christina* Sermon; but, somehow, the ideas refused to come. There was a general aspect of forlorn 1 'ss about the room, which the poor n -ii realized, lint could not explain. lt's all very uncomfortable, said Mr. Mellen to himself, biting thoughtfully at the feather end of his nulll-pon. .'And, somehow, I always feel it more at Christmas time than nt any other. Hear those children scream! One would think they Uligilt play without making quito so much noise. Hut they aro not managed os ?hey wero when poor Isabel was alive. I suppose 111114 not u good disciplinarian, or (icrluips I should have them tn bettor training. Really, 1 don't know but that tho good hullos in my congregation aro right, and that I ought to-' ..Get married again!" Robbie Mellon's shrill littlo voice uttered, lust at this moment. "Oh. I like that! 'flint's a urctty note! Our father get married again! Nonsense, Hell; someone tins been cramming you!" "Hut it's true," retorted little Hell, full of indignation, "and you acodn't laugh. I heard old Miss Crampus say so to Miss Collyer, hist week, when they all thought I WAS asleep on thc bot), at Sewing Society that papa was going to marry again.' "Who was lt?" breathlessly demand ed Janie, a tall girl of eleven. "The lady, I mean?'' "Thoy didn't say," Hell answered. "Miss (foorgio Fullerton, I bett" shouted Robbie. "Oh, I wouldn't Uko her for a mother." "Who would you like?" retorted Janie scornfully. ?.Ob, 1 don't know," answered Rpo? bio. "Not her, anyhow. She scowled at mo one day when I stooped on tho train of her dress. And 1 hoard her oay, 'Clumsy boy!' to her sister." "And sho was very right," didactic ally observo*! Janie. "Youaro aclumsy boy, Rob." "Porhaps," said John, "lt's Mrs. Hrlcknor. Thew's a stunner for you. Ain't she always dressed like tho Qucon of Sheba?" "I can't bear Mrs. Hrlcknor," said Doll. "She laughs too loud, und her false teeth don't flt, and I don't think she likes little boys and girls. Sho looked real cross at tho birthday-party when wo had thora fanny gamea, and told Mrs. Fenwick that she didn't think children ought to be allowed to ttftfcrift much noise." "I'll toll you who doon love children, though,11 suddenly exclaimed Janie; "ami I love her too, and 1 wish papa would marry her. Miss Polly Pritchard." "What, tfiat Miss Polly that has tho blue Maltose cat, and tho red cardinal hird?" said Robbie. "Well, it ain't a bad idea. She gave ino sonic broad aml-jam tho night I got lost blackberry ing on the hills, and told mo such anice Story about Fortunatas and his Purse when I was resting on her sofa." "Yes, and what do you think?" eagerly struck In Janie. -'She's dress ing eighteen dolls, now. for tho poor little orphan girls In thc asylum, and she lias bought eleven jack-knives, be cause sho says all children ought lo have u ('hfistulas." "She's a trump!" declared Robbie, pounding both hands down upon the table. "I declare I've most a mind to marry her myself! Rut look herc, Janie, ain't von going to help a fellow with these long-division sums, Indore papa calls us in to recito?" And then the noise of four talking to gether drowned the sense of what they said, and Mr. Mellen, smiling to him self, pushed back Ir's pen ami sermon paper. " 'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings,' " he said mildly. "Who knows but that these little om s' voices have boon sent to guide my footsteps aright? lt was a sweet ami gracious idea, that of preparing a Christmas for tho little homeless ones who have no 1t?rente to take tender though! for thom, think I will go out and ipilot my troubled meditations with a walk." And his walk lcd him to tho little red farm house in whoso wing Mis> Polly Pritchard sat diligently at work over tho eighteen ?lolls. The parson was a sensible straight forward man, who comprehended nono of thc sinuous wiles of society. He knocked at the door and walked in. All looked cosy and comfortable lhere, from thc big geranium in the window and tile Maltese cat on the rug, to the Blinded lamp and the work-basket bo onie tho prim little spinster. And Miss Polly herself, with her thick brown hair coiled in a knot ut the back of her head, ami a faint carnation like bloom on her cheek, was not the least attractive clement of the scene. "So these are thc dolls for the little waifs anti strays of humanity -eh?" said the parson, looking kindly at tito maiden lady. "Yes." sahl Miss Polly. "Rut I don't know how you heard anything about it. Mr. Mellen, lt was to be a profound secret." "I will keep it, most profoundly." said the parson. "You soe," blushingly explained Miss Polly, "I am fond of children, and it's a real pleasure to nie. to do anything for the little things. I've often thought I .should like to adopt a child." "Miss Polly," said the parson bluntly, "that is the very business I have come to you about. What do you say to adopting four?" "Four?" repeated Miss Polly. "Yes," said the parson. "Mine! And their father thrown into the bargain. What do you say, Miss Polly? Will you marry mo?" "1 I'm afraid I am UOtgood enough," said Miss Polly, with a little gasp, as if the tide of unexpected happiness was surging up into her very throat. "If over there was a good Christian, Polly, von arc one," saul the parson. "Or else," putting his hand lightly upon tho tiny heap of dolls, "you never would have taken nil this trouble for Christ's orphaned little ones. Only say .Yes," Polly. That is all I want." And Polly said "Yes." Mrs. Cribbage was quito Incredulous when she (aime home and heard thc nows. "I thought it was to be Gcorgictta Fullerton, suri! enough," said she. "Rut how over caine Mr. Mellen tc think of you?" "1 am sure I don't know," said Mist Polly with humility. So, like the old-time fairy stories, om talc omis. "And they lived happily over after." For Mrs. Mellen was ii model stepmother, and the four voim<j rebels at tho parsonage loved hoi heartily. This was Miss Poll) Pritchards las Christmas in loveless solitude. Foi when the |}OXt Christmas caine she wai the happy little, mistress of the parsonage How .Many Hour? tor Sleep? Thorn is an old saying that ha frightened a great many people fron taking the rest that nature dcmandci for thom, "Nine hours are enough for i fool." They may be; and not too man; for a wiso ina* who feels that he need thom. Goethe, when performing hi most prodigious literary feats, foll tha he needed nine hours; what is better, li took them. We prosUIUO il is cottee 'v by all thoughtful persons that tho luau in very young children, say throe o four years of age, requires all of twelv hours in rest, or sleep. This period i !.hoi tened gradually until, at fourtec: years of ago, tho boy is found to noe only ton hours. When full grown an in a healthy condition, tho man ma find a nighi of eight hours suflloiont t repair tho exhaustion of the day an new-croato him for the morrow. Hut i he discover that Ac needs mme strep I thould take it. There is surely sonn thing wrong about him; perhaps a fo gotten waste must bo repaired. II sleep, evidently, lins not la-en made ti] and until it has and ho can spring t Ids work with an exhilaration for it, I should eie.il?l\ conclude to lot his h Minet control him and stay in bcd. Margaret Sidney, in Uood Uou*ckce? ing. Mis , t oil ne>, the le W poet of Ho .lol ls described as tall and ns lithe ns willow wami, with a (ace that has tin delicacy of contour and .'finement ? feature betokening a sensitivo natur the poetic nature tn a high degree Hi mouth and nose are lovely, but she mn tho expression of her oyo* by woarir cyo-ghisscs, the customary insignia i Boston's intellectual women. Miss On noy is. however, near-sighted, ar would rather soo what she ls doing tim to look pretty. She U fond of outdo ?ports, handles an oar like au old ta and ia a tremendous i>cdc*f.rlan. Thirty-two delly newspapers aro mi W^toFwYojk. ._f TUR HUNTING LIA>1?AU1>. A Singular Kind or Sport which Itt Praa> llnetl in t lie tltiingloi with galvan io expected to os Hut tho hunting fol' a lunn! I-I-ti 1 think it was hero, writes a corro spondont to Our Indian Kindon*, that I Witnossed tho only instance I ever saw of tho blaok huck hoing run into and killed hy tho cheetah, or Tainting leopard. Many consider this a low kimi of sport, hut 1 think it is equal to a partridge shooting, besides being a beautiful sight. I shall therefore de scribo as well as I eau what I saw. Un arriving with my friends at tho place of meeting in thc jungle wc fourni a few rough-and-ready-looking natives in OhargO of three earls, or rather small two-wheeled platforms, drawn by bul locks. On each vehicle sat, in an erect attitude, a beautiful leopard, strongly chained and with a hood over his eyes, .similar to those used for hawks. Wu were soon under way and driving to ward tin' herd of antelopes which could bo seen grazing in the distance and which had been marked down before hand. There was no difficulty in getting tho carts lo within 120 yards of tho door. Thou one of the cheetahs, a (ino male, was unbonded and set free. Its depar ture from the gharry and its decision in choosing the most covered line in the open plain for rushing on its prey were so instantaneous and rapid as to he quito marvelous. It seemed tt> vanish from the cart and appear simultaneously half way toward thc lino black buck it had singled out for attack. When at about thirty yards from the unsuspicious troop they suddenly boca 1110 aware of tho deadly peril they were in. One ami all sprang into the air bounds, and no doubt cape easily hy Hight, cheetah is. 1 RllppoSO yards, by far the fleetest of all wingless things; and this one was soon in tile midst of the iiffriglltcd throng, which scattered wildly and panic-stricken in all directions, as their h ador a line black buck was struck down in their midst, l here he lav, alone, in his death Agony, in thc deadly clutch of his beau tiful and relentless foe. We ran as hard ns we could ami were soon surrounding the strange group. Neither animal moved, for the buck WHS paralyzed by fear bis starting eye halls ami tl ila led nostrils alone gave .videnee of life. The cheetah, on tho Dtlier hand, with his body spread out iver the prostrate form of his viutim. seemed to .-.train every nerve in pressing Iiis prey against thc earth as, with his long, sharp fangs buried in its delicate bloat, he continued the process of strangulation. Ile was very motionlcs: lilli his eyes were fixed upon us with a .dare of extraordinary ferocity that bi .ame intensified as his keepers rushed forward and seized the deer by the hind leg. T he brute now grow led fiercely, md. tightening his clutch, looked so ex tremely dangerous that I was far from envying those who were in such close proximity to him. Mut they know their Hade. With a long, sharp knife they .ut thu deer's throat and caused Un iviirm blood to spout in torrents into the face of thc hall-w ild beast, whose whole frame now .seemed to thrill with ecstasy. Due of the operators, in the meanwhile, caught u quantity of the crimson life dream in ti wooden bowl, timi forced Tie steaming Huid under the very nose il the excited leopard, wh ), (putting his liold, tit once began to lap with avidity. IV Iii lo engaged in this process the leather liood was sw iftly clapped over his eyes, md the collar, with two challis attach .il, was adjusted round his neck. While Jlis was going on a third man had cut iff Ono of tho blicks hind legs, and this, llO "lion's share,"' was held close to the jloody chalice, w hich was no sooner 'inplied than the brute seized the meat hus provided with a vice like grip. Bach chain was now grasped by a liffuront niau, who, by keeping apart so hat thc tether remained taut, kept he leopard between them in sucha way hat neither was within reach of his dows or teeth. Thou the third individual, vho had ever retained his hold of thc thank-bono of the leg of venison, gently hew tho cheetah to the little cart that and now been brought close up. As loon ns the beast felt himself against ibo edge of his own familiar chariot ho ?prang lightly upon it and proceeded to lomolish his succulent morceau at Iiis 'ase. 1 now inspected Hie carcass of ho deer, with a view to ascertaining, if lossible, how the cheetah had been able io instantaneously to strike tlown such i powerful animal immediately on get ing up with it. I at uUCO observed a tingle long, deep gash in the Hank, which was evidently caused by tho de lisivo blow. Hut 1 could not imagino ivitli what weapon the leopard had been iblo to inflict tliis very strange-looking wound, for tho cheetah has a foot like a log and his claws aro not retractile. Turning then to tho beast ns it sat on Tic cart I inspected it. closely and saw hat tho dew-daw, which in tho tlog ap icara such a useless appendage, is reprc icntcd in this brute by a terrible-looking alon exactly suited to the inlliclion of inch a gash. tm . ?*.?..?-----. daten O Happiness. All men and women should rejoice to remain part child all through lifo, how wer long its courso may run. Tho ramos, tho dance, tho anecdote, tho as tcmbly of friends, tho feast, are as much i part of humanity OS its natural power o laugh or to perceive tho jKiints of wit. amusement is ono of the forms of hu nan happiness. This happiness, liko >ld Thebes, has a hundred gates for ita anning and going -tho gato of tears, for man weeps when he. is happy, amid music or . in revisiting his mother's lioine, tho gate of pensiveness, for ho is 'nanny when ho roads "(.ray's Klcgy" or walks in tho rustling autumn loaves; tho gate of admiration, for man is hap py amid tho beauty of nnlViro and of urti tho gate of friendship, whon heart finds its companion heart; tho gato of nopo, for man is happy when tho com ing days aro pictured with tin e, angel ligures of expectation. Of theso hundred [rutes of happiness amusement makes me-planned by tho Huildor of human lifo. It must open before us anti we may all pass in and out as long as tho tioart liiill remain unbroken by death ur grlof.- Rev. David Swing. Gen. lintier continues to appear in the United States supremo court. His retidonce ls in Lowell, but ha maintain* bj Cy Bossas t^WtHMjsa .'AH YO HOW NO ftlinll Yo Ron?." To murry or nut to murry, is a quell? tion nourly nil must answor. To one sims it is un unfair position, for thoy must needs ohooso from tit??s*i who ask or go without, ami the uncertainty of future opportunities uri- so groat as to greatly influence tho answer, timi so often do after events provo tho mistake thus mmlo, ono cannot help wishing eacli person was stamped with tho address of their partners for lifo; this much settled, one factor of mistake would he removed, and whatever fault-finding there must ho could not bc aimed at either. As such a state of tilings cannot be. WO must make tho best of matters as we lind them. No doubt there is trouble on both sides, but it certainly ls not moro than half on the side of the woman. Tho present rules of society are most favorable to both intentional and Ullin? tent ional deception; neither party can know much of the home life of tho other until the irrevocable step is taken. Young people are allowed to mingle to gether, forming associations from im pulse; taught to believe love will go whore sent, and that love is blind, and all such nonsense, instead of knowing for a certainty that reason should judge nil things, and that matrimony means moro than unlimited freedom, with some one to constantly anticipate one's wishos, (?iris have learned that however sensible they may be, unless they can put on style and look bewitching, tim chances to one instead of being honored for it, they will he snubbed and left to languish on the parental bush until the frosts of full havo como; if young men cannot afford to marry it is their own fault, for they have put a premium on dress and accomplishments in wo men, anti its not their fault all women are not extravagant and selfish, which tliankstoiiinalegoodscn.se is not the case. Were men not so near stone blind on this point they would have less trouble in Unding sensible wives, for in every town lhere is al least a score of just as good, economical, sensible girls, as thc good mother, men aro so fond of quoting. She probably does not excel in roller skating; 1 doubt if she knows how to dance, hut she can and docs help mother, plays for home amusement, ano enjoys reading of the moro substan tial kind, but let nie. tell you young mun if you are going to lind her you will need more of a recommendation than a gold-headed cane, a love of a mustaohe and a rhino stone pin can ffivo, or you will very likely fail to win 1er for a wife, it is more than proba ble she can take care of herself and will need to see she is gaining a helpmeet before she consents to give up her liber ty und her name. Hut young men will not gel their eyes open until mothers take the matter in hand and train their boys from I he cradle up to be Men Fit For Husbands. It is a lamentable fact that mothers seldom think of having this obied in view. It seems to bo tho general opinion, that somo woman will be able to live willi the man, who, as a boy, possessed such a violent temper it was almost impossible to live with him, who was coaxed, petted anti spoiled from the cradle up, until by sonic fairy process he is to outgrow till these little failings and develop into a Man Fit For n Husband, just us easily ns nature gives the downy upper lip when man hood's estate is reached. The facts will bear me out in saying this is not always Hie ease - "as ye sow, so shall ye reap" -the ungoverned hoy will mano a moro or less tyrannical husband.-Alnelia A. Whitfield, in Good Housekeeping. Effects ol* Competition In Raten ol Transportation. The tiffed of free competition in trade is to bring the greatest competition tc bear on those things in which there h Hie greatest trade. Thus, there is thc smallest margin of profit over tho cos? of production on the necessaries of life the next smallest on the common com forts, und the largest on the luxuries This effect is not caused by any tlesigr on the part of truders nor from anj beneficent legislation on tho part o politicians, il results from the opera lion of natural laws of trade. Tin operations of the same Wiws produce Un satne effect on the rates of transporta timi. Wc find, as a rule, the lowes rates on coal, wood, petroleum, iron lumber, etc.; the next iowest on flour grain, provision, etc.; wo thon huv boots anti shoes, cotton and woolei goods, clot liing, etc. ; and then a vary mg list of more costly or perisliablo ai ttclos and luxuries which are consume in decreasing quantities. All thc natui al forces of competition which tend t reduce tho rates of transportation co-o\ erato in producing this disoiiminalio in things which aro moved in tho lar; est quantities, and which arc, of COU rsi consumed in Ute largest amounts. Th aim of Hie railroad manager is to seem trafile. To do this ho must mako lowe rates on cheap commodities, with tho? things which compriso the nccessark of life. It results in distributing th charges for transportation whero thc arc most easily borne. Not only d tho necessaries havo tho lowest rab and tho luxuries tho highest, but the ni c.-- -a rie . consumed in tho largest quai titles hnvo lower rates than those cai sumed in smaller quantities. Wo cot sumo moro fuel than broatl, and mot food than clothing, while tho rates < transportation follow the opposite orde Tins discrimination, though In favt of Hie necessaries and common comfor of lifo, is nono tho less a discriminatloi It actually results in favoring classe Thoso who consumo but tho n&vssaric tho day-laborers, aro tho most benefit* tho artisans who consumo, in additlc to the necessaries, many of tho conifer! tho next; and so on as higher wag pr?vido moro of the comforts, and the merge into tho luxuries.-Gerrit L.Lan ing, in Popular Science Monthly / February. Tho Indian wifo of "Warm Sprii Johnny," a white man, who since I childhood lins lived with tho Indiar died near Albany, Ore., recently, lung fovor. Tho husband, whose rc name is unknown, waa woll known tho oarly days of Oregon ns nn Indii scout, nnd also servod in tho Unit States army during tho eivil war. ! wns captured when a child by tho 1 dians and witli them has ovon lost 1 own name. He has lived for many yet with his Indian wile In a little oat; near the Carpool* Rifer. \_ Hnsiluge for Slock. A REMEDY FOR HARD TIMES-LET OUR FAllJ MER3 PONDER THE SUGGESTIONS CON TAINED HEREIN, "Wo wish to urge most carefully up ou our farmer friends tho importance of putting up onsilago every your, with which to feed their stock. Ex perience has proved it to ho tho best and cheapest food that can bo fed to cattle, and every farmer ought to uso it. Tho silos aro buildings, formerly pits, in which tho green food (called eusilago) is kept. In order that our farmers may know how to maleo their silos wo copy tho following letter written to the Richmond Dispatch by Mr. C. W. Garrott, of Halifax county, North Carolina. Ho relates his own oxporionco and ids lotter ought to be carefully read, and every farmer ought to build ono or more silos. Tho following is Mr. Garrett's lotter: ENFIELD, HALIFAX COUNTY, N. C., December 3, 1885. MY DEAR Sm:-I am just in receipt of your favor of tho 27th ultimo, in quiring about my experience with en silage. I gladly comply: I havo been cutting up ensilage Mid my experience causes me to value it moro and moro highly as I learn bow to take caro of it more cheaply. When I built my first silos, in tho summer of 1880, tho idea was that Mily thoso built of cement or biick, in tho ground, would answer tho pur pose, and costing at least $5 per ton io build. Now they aro built upon tho top of the ground, entirely of wood and earth, and at a cost of 75 cents to $1 per ton. These keep tho eusilago as well as those constructed af cement or brick, and much more convenient, and involve less labor lo feed from. I havo two wood silos, built in 1881, abovo ground, and holding 180 tons, both costing not moro than $125, which aro now in Ljood order and full of ensilage, and Liavo been fdled every year since they ?.ero built. Thc contents, without exception, have boen fed in good con dition. Tile silos I built in 1880, (of cement below ground), held 125 tons, ind cost me about $3 per ton. These ilso have been lilied every year since -sometimes twice a year- -and tho ensilage was not any better preserved han in those built of wood. Sinco I began to make ensilage, in the fall of 1880,1 hayo fed my horses, mules and cows almost exclusively on it, and bave yet to seo any bad results from it; on tho contrary, I have been able lo keep them in much belter condi tion than be foro I commenced its use. In tho year 1870 I lind nine mules and horses, and about as many cattle, Mid besides tho long forego 1 could conveniently make on my farm, I paid jut over $700 for hay, bought by the car-load in Richmond. 1 am now feeding fifteen head of horses and nules and thirty head of cattle, and pay out nothing for hay, and my 'arm is no larger than it was then. Tho extra manure I now produce uays nie fully, I am persuaded, for .ho cost of tho ensilage. I uso corn iud cow-pea vines exclusively for en ?lage-tho former luso is cheaper; ho latter makes the best ensilage. For tho past tinco years 1 havo ised corn constantly for this purpose, ifter it was sufficiently matured to Histaiu no injury, when the blades tvoro ripo enough for fodder. I pull ho corn, then cut tho stalk down to ;ho ground-blades oil-hauland cut ,hcm in three-quarter inch lengths, ind pack in tho silo; thou weight as isual Thin makes a very desirable "ood; tho stock all like it, and J have lever soon any bad effects from it. During the tinco years named I have [jut tip 100 per year from this source, My experience is that land producing ivo bands of corn to tho aero will Make livo tons of ensilage, or a ton to :ho barrel. I regard tho ensilage as Moro valuablo tiian thc corn, and tho coat of putting it into tho silo is loss than seventy-five cents per ton. I Ijrow no corn exclusively for ensilage; Most of it mado in tho United Slates is from corn grown expressly for tiie purpose. I am of tho opinion that at tho time I cut it it is as valuablo for eusilago as at any period of its growth -boneo a great saving in making a crop of corn and eusilago-I seo that jthers aro adopting this pinn to ad vantage. My -.rout plant for ensilage is tho H'di?ory field or cow-pea. Of this I put up about 200 tons yearly, and it IS greatly preferred by my stock to that mado of corn. This pea crop I ajrow chiefly aftor wheat and outs. I break tho land as soon as tho wheat is taken oil, then plant in drills three feet apart, eight to twclvo peas in a trill, using tho Euroka corn planter, dropping ovory twenty inches; side them up once or twice, if need bo and Trass is troublesome; plant from the 25th of June to tho 10th of July,which jives ample timo for tho maturity of the plant for eusilago, producing from fivo to ten tons per acre, at a cost not ?yxceoding $1.50 per ton, worth 25 per sent more in focd valuo than corn at Etny stage of its g'owth. With this plant properly util ized with tho sys tem of cnsilago, tho South can feed and raise sheep, cattlo, mules and horses as cheaply as any portion of the United States, except the very far West This faot will be demonstrated somo day. I have often seen publish ed a statement that oom stalks or any other suitable material made good eu silago without ohopping up fine with a cutter. For fear of loss I havo been afraid to try it. A neighbor who built a silo lineo yours ago had his silo, machinery and cutter burnt up inst wiutor. Tho silo was rebuilt Inst , suuirocr nud lilied with corn stalks, pea vines, uucut. This ensilage is as good us any I have over soon-sweet er than minc, which was cut lino, and is littlo moro troublo to tako from tho silo than that cut lino. I shall put un u largo portion of mino next year without cutting. This fact renders it , possiblo for every farmer who makes a one-horse crop to put up ensilage, us tho great bar of their doing so was tho outlay of money for cutter, ma- 1 ohinery, &o. This may all bo obviated now. Tho only outlay required is tho i building of a silo, at a cost of not over i $1 per lon, and which anyone can do, 1 of mechanical capacity, without tho t help of a skilled mechanic. Knowing ( its great value, I earnestly hope the j Southern people will adopt this sys- t tem. It is an outrage that, having t such advantages, we should be so de- t pendent. t That our friends may not go wrong J iu tho construction of thc, above ground silo I will here give a dc- [ soription of it in detail: Theso silos t were built in 1881, nud have been lill- 'j ed four times, the ensilage being 8 well preserved. First, I dug a trench 1 for foundation sills 43 feet long, ll v wide and 8 inches deep. Into these J I put tho sills, of white oak, all heart, v 10 indies square, framing a sill of tho l{ same size across the middle. This r makes the foundation for two sik?s, p inside measure 20 feet long by 12 feet 8 wide. I put studs of heart oak into 1 those sills, ton feot long, two by sis ? indies, two feet apart, iutending thc silos to bc 1U foet deep, then with one-inch plank boarded up cadi sido, J studs boiug 10 feet high,lill tho spaces between tho studs and inner and (nit er walls of plank with sand (saw-dust will answer ns well), thus making au air tight wall, which is all lhat is uec- . essary, however it may be done. Tho -1 G feet of studding above the walls or body of tlic silo is necessary for thc pmposc of tilling, tramping, weight- ( ing, Ac. I have one door to each > ilo at tho outer cud, made by having tho two middle studs '.) foot apart. To thoso hang two doors 18 indies wide, 5 foot long to the inner edge of studs, tho doors to open outward. Then close tlic doors and nail on boards to outer odgo of studs, and lill between doors and boards with carl)), and you have tl io same wall as the oilier paris of Hit; silo. When you wish to open tho doors rip oft" lim boards in front, whou tlie earth falls and thc doors open outward, exposing the ensilage. Of course, t ho studs aro framed iuto plates above, which should bc done in a substantial manner, as tho pres sure from weighting the silo is quite gavera. My roofs extend 3 feet be yond tho side s and ends, to provont I rain from being blown in on tho en silage. After filling thc silo I first cover tho ensilage with inch-plank, placing of them down lengthwise; then cover these with pine or wheat straw to prevent earth or sand from jotting in; then cover with earth 18 indies dcop and you may rest ussured that your ensilage is safe. I prefer common earth for weighting, for two reasons first, it is moro easily han dled; and second it excludes tho air better than anything else. When feeding tiio ensilage first take out tho front doors from bottom to top, about two foot; then OU each side, until tho end is taken out; then put in good substantial props to hold tho planks and keep tho weight from bending them down, which repeal, propping every ?1 foot as Hie ensilage is taken out, until tho whole is ex hausted. Caro should bo taken that this propping bo well done, otherwise the planks above may give way and endanger the safety of thc feeders. It has boen well said that "our people must learn to grow every tiling for man and beast before they can claim to bo self-sustaining;" and more, they must learn to make it without running in debt. No goucral pros perity cnn prevail until wc can make what wo consumo before wo consume it. Easy credits will destroy any people; it demoralizes the thrifty and makes paupers of tho unthrifty. Very truly yours, G. W. GAIUUJT. To Mr. JOHN (hut, Secretary, &c. Richmond, Va. An Alleged ComprotttlHe. Tho Senate committee on finance has voted to report favorably upon tho nominations of a number of internal rovenuo collectors whoso predecessors wore suspended, and is likely to re port all thc nominations before it in a few days. A mutual understanding between tho committee and tho secre tary of tho treasury has been roached covering all suspensions from and nominations to offices which liavo no fixed tenure. Tho nature of tho ar rangement is not inado public, but a considerable, number of loiters have recently boon sent by thc eccrotary to the committco in responso lo an equal number of inquiries, and tho corto spondonco is still lu progress. Thia arrangement covers all nominations boforo tho committee. -Tho feeling in Europo is a tritio moro optimistic on tho Balkan matter. Tho Borlin financiers lead tho senti ment by booming tho now Servian loan at rising prices. There is a re crudescence of tho rumor that Lord Rosebery intends trading Cyprus for Crete with tho Porte ona to prssont Grete to Greece. The Champion Ilegal Ncory. A St. Petersburg paper vouches for the truth of ?i legal story which quite coir.es up to anything of tho kind yteld od hy our own courts of law. A man found himself just recently in tho pris oner's dock on a tldrd charge of theft. His advocate, a young man, made a long speech to thc jury in defense, and towards the close spoke as follows: ..Now, gentlemen of the jury, let us go into tho depths of history: lot us go back 5,000 years--" "I must ask you to keep to ti>c subject," interposed the Judge. "Then we will go but 3,000 years back," continued tho lawyer, "and wo sec without doubt-" Another re mi oder from the hench. "Good, we ?viii go back 1,000 years; or, no-siuce it is forbidden to appeal to history, let ts turn to geography. In the Sandwich Islands, gentlemen -11 A third call o order. "Very well," was tho advo cate's response; "in tito islands lying tearer to us, ns Madeira, there exists a ong-observed and very honorable GUS om -" "Mr. Advocate," interrupted bo Judge again, "1 speak to you for he last tim?'. If you talk again of hings which have; nothing to do with hu case 1 shall refuse to hear you any onger." "I protest against an miring noni of tin- rights of tho defense," was bc unabashed reply, "and I reqi X hat my protest may be taken note of." rheo, turning once more to the jury, ha iddcd, "Since, gentlemen, I may ap ical to neither history nor geography, I trill only remind yon of tho custom oi hu court, of this district in case of a hird theft. This court has thc praise worthy custom of acquitting thc defeud ints in such cases, and, therefore, I do tot see why von should not let my client ;o free." How thc case ended is not aid, but it will bo a pity if the prisoner lid not get oil*. THE LAURENS BAB. (?UN C. HASKELL, N. It. D?AL, Columbia, S. C. 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