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EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. HOJ A ! IOS Ol' CHOI'S. Kemi Before llie lt (dimond Cornily {Un.) ? i-1 : ! I ti r ;i ! Surinly. (Frrm Ibo A\n<u;Ut Oiu-^.M .) Much hus hoon said tv ntl writtcli Upon this important subject, ?ind. although thc merits of the system liavo bebu often mu? utily discussed, it* docs poi sivm to havo boon presented with snell force ns to rcconxtJicncLit ty tim great masy of oui' agricultural population. Thc jurent majority ol Softthcra a TI ctdturalists imagine they lind tin methods of their fathers ad qua te, at least to ii poor yiipp?rt, and wv . indil?-r ont to any improvements ?uggi ?ted 1; agricultural pupers, niagii/.im s cte. In preparing this paper I mn ind 'bled for many -valuable ftugg stioiih t? our Commissioner of Agriculture, Col. .1. J". Hcndorson, to Maj.?r Luth r M. Han som, of tho State Board if Agriculture of tho State of South j Cu lol ina, to tjie bO<)V(Of;lIusl)andr^ by George! li. \f iirinpr, met tor ColJ 13. T. HtooklipilBo foy a practical letter upon hi^ o\v;i ex perience. Practically ttgodtlrotati m : hould dis tribute tho farm work equally, and il should give nu" opportunity for clearing tho land, ami it is generali;) advised thai the details of tho rotation bc regulated very much more hy tho fanner's de mand for food for Iii ; cattle than by any arbitrary rule, the two obj ids being con staidly in pt in view of furnishing, so fai ns possible, regular employment for men and teams throughout tim niifly seasons, and of pursuing such ti course us slndl supply the land with Hie requisite manure at thc proper tim ? -. Asa matter of general advico, it is recommended that thc bulk of tho farm manures bo applied lo such crops ns corty etc., as cannot bo injured by the most stimulating nm IRuitJon, und thal grain crops should follow tildie tb which stable manures were originally applied: that crop? which have feeble powers of scuding their rootq deep in thu soil in search oT food, such as wheat ?r oui -. ' should follow such crops' RS OlOVOt Ol' pea vines, which have this [lower in an ex t rao rd i it;1 ry degree. The erupa wlucb/rcqtiivi ? 'cnn culture, and the e\peUfcO of whoso cultivation ls vory much increased by tho foulness of thu hind, should follow crop, ivhicli leave the laud free from Wi i ds or roots, after grain, and that ero j is which re quire a largo amount of decomposing, organic matter, should follow t! e de composition of roots and li bbb. grass. Two plants may ho culti uted sido b? -' fddcnr successively, wlicn llie'v require unequal/luaytitit -ol tlipsaiimjcoiiltUi^ j 1 cn ti* j nt difl'eit tit linti-ft "tlicv" will ?(row j i luxuriantly 'without inri timiv injury, if M they require for their development iliiler- i put ingtedibnts of tho soiT. As nil plants 1 'remove from tho soil certainconstituent* ; ? it is quite obvious thal none of thom I ( oan render it oithor riolu : Ol' more fertile I I for plants of another kind, ll wc eon-1 I vert into arabio lands a soil which luis) ] grown for Centuries wood or vegetation which hus not changed, and it wc spread over it tho (Iflht ? f ?h? wood and brush, WO have added to that conhiilie ! w ithin the soi! anew provision of'alkaline buses and of phosphide-, which m. \ su?lico?pr n hundred or more mops of certain plants, if tin ii oil e< ..i...i.? silicatos, .sus ""ccpiible. of disinb gr?tl? >iif then NV ill also bs present m it fTo\tibh silwfiito bf potad, pr soda, ivjlich ls ines-j.y for {cijdiring maturo tho shim of the ?ili?Joiis plant, such as oat, whom, o Mid barley; omi with the phosphates alli .lily prescht wc Jjuve such a soil, nil the conditions node - wary, to sustain, uninterrupted) crop? of porn for a scrips of years, if this Boil bo either delicien) pr wanting in th? silicates, but yet Contain a quantity of 1 Kilts of linieand of phosphates, we will be i timi ib.. i to obtain from it for a number ?>i years SIIOfltiflHivfl oropfl of tobacco, peas, beaus, ?au, Jhd if UOJlfi of tim in gredients iurnnjln jj U> iii. ?:> ;dsiit i bc returned to ibis sou, a time mus, como when it eau no longer furnish their con otJtu. ni., t^ a now vegetation, when it lllUSt become OOOiplOtoIy exhausted ami at last Quito sterile, o-von i?l' need?, A Jichi artificially prepared for culture contains A certain amount of urv>imilaled Ingredients, otao vf anuiioniaLd salts and decaying vegetable patter. Tho system of rotation adopted op stich n held is that potasll plants i turnips or potatoes) is succeeded by a silica plant (ouf??, wheat Ol burley, and tie latter by lime pliuits i peas pr clover.) All these, plant? reipiire phosphates and alkaline? -tlie potash plan! requiring tho largos! x quantity of the latter und thu smailes! quantity of tin former; tho B?lica plants roquiro, in addition to the Bolnblo silica .left by thu potash plante, n considerable quantity of phosphate, mid the succeed ing ^lillie plants - pens and clover are capable of pxkatutiug the -oil of this im portaut ingredient to sudh an extent that 1 there is indy snfffoionl left to enable a crop of oat? t<> form their seed. A rotation of crops is attempted so far as tho exigcucicH of tim cotton crop allow, by following cotton with corn, and that the samo year with oats, sow ing peas 00 the stubble mid following with cotton thu next spring. I lome made manures are used so far as they go with cjuiollont runulU; COOlUOst^of much and stable mannie arc coming more into uso, ?ud tho field pen, either honed un der or left to Hither on tho mn lace, adds largely to tho fertility of thc boll, notation of crops is no where reduced v toas; stem. With a moderate UM? <?< tuattluxS and can fill Ciiltiwe thc sumo hinds ure planted l'or v. ,n- in codon it is thought Upi only without deteriora tion, but with actual improvement. Tho ratio which thu nriiut <>f cotton bears to that of picut ami coin all? ci-. I he ?nyoes sion of wops more than anything clue. XoverthelcKs, there is but pne opinion io to tho beneficial olfi?<?oB tjRtiOn in croi?s as a cheap nu fins rff preserving" fha thriftiness of tho ?oil. Hie succession ol op?, cotton, c jiu alfil sfiiall grain. In tho produce of his Melds, the larni croells, in reality, his land. Ho salis ba l?e crops, osftsin olomontsbf thu AWMMT phere tJia^ ars^eo^sWoiUy l^ ?ig icolaocd Irp4i (Uiat inl?ftUNt|b)n htoni and^rhjhi constituenU of thc soil th.d arc his prop irv* the TMMTi?I??llUlt . fis da^iriNe ^wr'tvinditiourt m their re A Wfi?^Wo?f?tini?g, lmsoil lUoipluB, jiMily dosorv* bi yj?ea lp) a system of spoliaiion. .< n\{ tho ct?nstituents of thc H?rt, c??r <ie<l off from tit* flsld in the produce old from year a/tor year, or rotation nffcr rotation, boen completely restored to tho lund, it would have preserved its fertility to the fullest extent. While one eroi? m?V prepare tho soil for the growth of another, and while during tho growth of one crop certain elementa which another would require are developed In natural agencies neting within the soil, the effect of all cropping, that is, the removal of vegetation from tho land on which it grows, is to lessen tho supply of mineral ingredients in tho soil, and tho longer wo*may DU enabled to carry on s;u !i a process the more completely will be the exhaustion of tho land. Tu rviJE KOCK, S. C.. May 18, 18K<5. ?dr. W'ilht rforCO Daniel, Augusta, (?a.: Dear Bil' -Your favor of 10th to hand, forwarded from Marion. I fear Colonel Hansom overestimated my Ability to iorvo you. On a farm ol sixty acres, divided into three Heids, I have, for rh veil years, pursued a three-field rota tion? small grain < oats and wheat), cot ton nod corn, with an effort to improve Ibo foil and obtain paying results by Ap plication of commercial manures, added to what could be utilized on the farm. I timi I can in this way realize a modest support for my family from tho little farm. 1 try to grow ail the peas possible with ibo cori), to have the laud in the best possible condition for small grain. Then when tho small grain is harvested plant in peas. If I succeed in getting a heavy growth of pen vines they will furnish iuflicicnl nitrogen for the succeeding ?otton t roi). 1 have used liberally such ..oiiimeiciul manure as I supposed best ulaptod to the crops and the soil. I liuve about seven aeres of land on which T grow annually two crops-cotton and rye for winter and spring grazing w hich llOS paid me well thus far. Plant the iotton about the first of May. Sow rye between tho rows carly in October. Har row or plow in, the best I can, so ivs not seriously to injure tho cotton. f am learning what 1 can of tho grasses looking to a greater diversification in 'anning and a larger rotation of crops. 1 look upon the above as better than di cotton, both for soil improvement md profits in farming, but a very im lorfcot system. I have been following t because I did not know how to do bet er. Truly your obedient servant, E. T. STACKHOI SU. | I should be glad if 1 could add to the romploteness ol'tliis esmy by specifying ( 0 my associates in this club certain 'otations as being the. best to adopt un- j 1er certain circumstances, and 1 have ; ried hard in examination of the rotations \ ollowed in dill* rent parts of the country \ of practical plant?is to-this. But tho j ramil of my investigations has been sim- ? >ly to convince ino that there are so nany circumstances of Boil, climate, | oeality, market, home supply and need , if selling crop in order to get money for special uses and after all BO much to be , eft to the laney or whim of the farmer, , lint it is not safe to state only genera) i principles which hear eanally on all , mses, and in view of which each eulti- ? altor should select for himself after due ? .onsidcration, the system of cultivation , hal it will bc best for him lo adhere to. ] \V. DANIE!* % l iir l?n|tc'N Holden HOHO. I .Tho receipt by tho Queen Regent of Spain of tho golden rose has lcd some ] m?ous writer to put togothorthe follow ng particulars concerning the flower: i'ho first of these roses wore simple llovv .r.s of red enamel, representing the ] mt ural color of tho rose. Later tho udor of the rose was loft white, and a arge ruby was put into the centre, the i .ellection from which gave tho petals a ; /int. Innocent Xl. had a golden rose nade which weighed over eight pounds, : vas ornamented with several sapphires, i ind represented ?ii value of over 10,01)01'. i V 10Hiia?li?r VIL ordered one rose at i >,000f. and hndlher at SjOOOI. Lately i ho golden rose has been worth over i lo,noni., [mil has taken tho form of a i tiranoh with several flowers, a natural I 'oso, which has been blessed by the Popo, forming the centre. Of this kind : s tho rose which tho Queen Regent of i Spain han just received. It is planted in 1 magnificent silver gilded vase, which ? a splendid example of Hornau work manship. The rose iksolf is said to La n eymhul of the Creator; the splendor and itchm-fts of the metal representa the denial light w hich surrounds the Divine, md tho perfumes and spices, which are placed in the vase by the Po ?HI, symbol ize tin; glory and resurrection of Christ. Plie bonedlotioh of the rose is a solemn vivmony. The Holy Father, in his acred robe.., reads the fomula ol' tho honediction frojn a book which is held ny a llishop. Two other Bishops hold ing lighted candles stand by Iiis side. 1'he high dignitaries ol tho Papal Court ?irround tlie l'outifl', holdiug thu in? .elise, the holy water, tho spices, and >ther perfumes. Another dignitary ttnccling presents th? rose to the l'ope, ivho reads tho prayers, blesses tho m teriso, the spices und tim perfumes, whieh H. in turn presented to him by a Cardi nal. After putting them into tho vase which hold* the roso the golden rose is Messed and tho ceremony ends.-Poll Mall Uozette. Hayn Of lil nr.' Ill I. ni 1,011(1?. (neat Britain, Ireland, Bergamo mid Vienna. 8, days. Frankfort* out of fair Hmo, I days. f?ripm<V Nnumberg and Augsburg, fi days; Ven i 00. Amsterdam, llotterdam, Middleburg, Antwerp, Cologne, Breslau, Xiiieinhurg and Portugal, 0 daVs. Dantzie, Koningsburg and trance, 10 days. Hamburg and Stockholm, 12 days. NHJ'II BJ 8day?; Spain, ll days; Rome, lo days; ( Juno?, HO days. I leghorn, Milan, and somo other places in Italy, rn? faged number of day*. Sunday* and holidays aro included in tho respite days ot London, Napfes, .Vniab-rdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, /Mid dleburg, Dantzie, Koningsburg and nanee,; but not at Vonico, Cologne, rvaltw and Nuremberg. At Hamburg the day on which the bill or not? falls due makes <>ne of the days of grace, but it i,* not so 'elsowbero. Tlirce days' grace are allowed in North America, at berlin, ami in Scotland. At Rio do Janoiro, Rahia, and other parts of Jlra?il, 15 days. In tho United States tho three of grace are reckoned, exclusive of tho day on which the note or bill falls due, ana in clusivo of th? last day ol graco.~Dry Good? Chronicle. MARHI?UK <M-' V I'ltlKvr, Yquiig Pallier Hheriii8M| of Urooltlyiii UrcnKs MU \ own oT (Yliiiui-y. (IVoni thu Now Yutk Star ) Tito announcement modo a fow days ugo that tho Kev. William .). Sherman, thc assistant priest Of thc Church of tho Visitation, in South Brooklyn, had brok en his priestly vows hy marrying Miss Tillie McCoy, isbeliovcdto bo true by the frion .ls of both parties. Although said to be married on Julio 14, no one, .suspected it until tin ce weeks ago. The matter became a rumor about two weeks ago. Father Sherman is the son of Michael Sherman, a wealthy contractor living at No, lti.") Warren street, South Brooklyn. Ile courted Tillie McCoy a lew years ago, but when sim refused to marry him he consented to the, wishes of his parents and became a priest. After ordination bc resumed his visits to the McCoy fami ly, and finally induced Miss Tillie to marry him. The ceremony was per formed by Kev. Franois .1. Schneider, of No. Ul Second avenue, New York, who was roused ont of bed to do tin; oillco. Tko groom said he was 27 years old and the bride 26. It is asserted that even after the marriage Father Sherman per formed his priestly duties, ami vehem ently denied to his mother and father that he was married. Kev. Father Lane ol' the Church of the Visitation said that he heard il in timated that Father Slnninan had been married. "Mut as it was only a rumor," he said, "T paid no attention to it. Father Sherman has been away on a vacation for more than three weeks, and, of course, before taking any action in the matter I want to wait a reasonable length of time to set; if he intends to re turn. He should have been back several days ago. ll'ho does como back I will not permit him to officiate until he ch ars his skirts of these charges. I understand that he denies that ho is married. lt looks very strange, if ho is innocent, that, he does hot return or explain the cause of his absence." At the Episcopal residence the Bishop'.] secretary said thal prompt steps would Oe taken to ascertain wh ?thor Father Sherman wait married or not. As he ?lid not make any attempt to offloiato, no Action hod yet been talion. Besides, no pharges had yet been made. Now, thill Hie matter was the subject of public dis* suasion, prompt action would bo taken. If Father Sherman could not satisfactor ily prove that he had not been married lie would ho excommunicated. Of course the marriage could not be sanctioned by the church, so, if he and Miss McCoy had been married they could never again bei identified w ith the church. Father Sherman's parents and his sis ter aro heart broken. They refused to wo any one except near relatives. Michael Sherman, the priest's father is ,d>out 50 years of age, and a wealthy .outractor. A reporter who called at Lhe residence found the whole family in tears. Win n asked ii the story was true, ho said he feared it was. "li it is," he said, between sobs, "thc boy is dead to me. I never want to set: or hear of Ililli." "Do you know where bc is?" "I have not the least idea. The farth er away the better, if this story is tri tt hus broken our hearts." Upon the front ?d' the comfortable looking house at No. 1'2 Douglass streit which has been for years the. home of Miss Tillie McCoy, was a bill announc ing tho houso to lot. Things inside the house wi ie in confusion. Carpets were! up and the furniture was being prepared [or removal. The aged mother and otb- j cr members of the family were in the same heart-broken condition as the fami ly of Father Sherman. Edward McCoy, brother of the alleged bride, is the bead of tho house, flo is a line looking, in-1 telligont young man of 25 years. When isked about the statement ?d' his sister's j marriage, be said linn ly: "We have nothing to say about the matter." When informed in what fromo ot mimi thc j .merman family were, he said; "I should think tin y would be to haw iiicli a son. Tiley spent no end of money upon him." "Will you not either deny or ailinn Lhe statement? ' "lt would not have been made public .lily for the betrayal of a friend. Ile ivas hard up,for money and sold the in formation. 1 know who he is, and it won't bo good ?r him when 1 lay my hands on lum." "Do you know where your sister or Father Sherman is?" "The latter 1 don't want to know any thing about. I hope 1 will never see or hear ol' them." "Don't you know that they are living some where on Atlantic avenueV" "To be candid, I do know. They an not?t the place you name. Under no cireumstances will I say w here Father Sherman i.s. However, it will be impos sible for you or any ono else to lind him." lt was sind by the neighbors that owing to this affair tho McCoy family intended to leave Brooklyn. It ia also believed that Father She) niau has gone or going Wost. _ ll?? K,lilli Mifteked Them. "Yes," said thc parson at the tea table. .'young1 .Tonkin Wita out driving with Miss Popinjay the other evening, and tho horse ran away. They were both throw n out and the buggy smashed to pieces. It was a Providential escape for lioth of them; bul I cannot understand how the young man came to lose control of hi* hors?." "He must have been driving with ono hand," flippantly suggested the minis ter's son, a wild niko ol a l>oy. "Or, perhaps, be hud the reins around hisneek," said Edith, a shy young beau ty of sixteen, with n charmingly modest mein. And then everybody exclaimed in chorus: ..Why, Edith !"-Cambridge Chrom clo. How lo .Mnnngr * Woienn. A Forman poet gives thc fojlrrwing in structions upon this important subject: "When thou art married sock to please thy wife, but listen not to all she, says. From man's right sido n rib was taken to form the woman, and novor was then seen a rib quite straight, and would'st thou straighten it? It breaks', but bends .mt. Since thou 'tis plain that orooked is woman's temper. Forgive her fault? and blame ber not, nor lot her unger thee, nor coorcion usc, as all is vain to straighten wliat is ourved," THU MISSION OK HOV DKTBOTIVK?. lliey Art- rolled io ..spot" UK- UreakorH <>i itu Prohibition Lo?. (From tho New York World.) Wald?; ami Th?odore Barnett, two cflbminnto looking striplings, beliovo that they have experienced a divino rall to redeem Rhode Island from tho ruin that threatens in consequence (>f tho defec tive'construction of tho m w prohibitory btw? Tho not, which was fmined by Prohibitionists unlearned in the law, was made to road that no intoxicants shall ho modo or sold "os a beverage,'' thus lim iting tho illegal purposes and leaving tho manufacture or salo opon for all other purposes. Tho result of this has boen to convert tin1 State into a vast entomo logical museum. Nearly every third poison has taken au interest in Ike alcoholic preservation of bugs, catapil lars and insects of every description, ami, therefore, the consumption of spirits lias abated little since Hie roigU of temperance bogan. Defiance of the law was observed in all quarters, especially in tho country, hut no warrants were issued, tho authorities knowing that if would he useless to act, with the old gang of spotters, whose rascally connivance with venal magistrates was recently ex posed by a legislative committee. Tho frauds of these spotters were so glaring that no jury would convict on their tes timony, and to the dismay of the Prohi bition party their amendment to the con stitution seemed a thad failure, while these beardless boys presented them selves and made known their alleged mission. The Joon-of-Arc call carno to thom simultaneously while they were boiling a dead horse, and they there and then resolved to devote themselves to the sor vicc of tho State as detectives. Tho father of tho Barnes boys has carried on the profession of horse knacker for many years, ami his sons have grow n un to be experts in thc art of extracting tho fats from the carcasses secured by tho old gentleman. The authorities were at first inclined to treal tho young men as maniac., but the earnestness, honesty and candor of the lads pleaded for them and they were allowed to try their amateur detective hands on tho violators of the li?|iior law. Elated Over their ap pointment, Waldo and Theodore re turned home and hogan to lay in an out fit for their iirftt crusade. In the light of their knowledge of detective work, derived almost wholly from hooks of the ?pnathan Wild type, tho lads believed thoy could only accomplish their pur pose with the aid of disguises. From tho relies of a long ago Stranded dra matic company they procured wigs, moustaches, pirates beards, corsair I shirts and other suitable costumes, i Packing up these with a n ap of tho ? State and a copy of the prohibition law, thc hov.-, -tarli d out oil their expedition, j A pair of horse pistols completed their outfit. From tho outset tho} met with ' si?;nal success, obtaining sales at scores of places and collecting evidence of tho most incontrovertible character. They could have obtained all they wanted by a wink of tho eye, but tho striplings w ero impressed with the idea that they must he disguised and that their throats would he cut if their disguises should bo pellet lilted. Thus, instead of walking ' up and getting their drinks in a natural , way, they appeared as aged travelers, castaway sailors, oto?, bent with years, trembling in gait and with hanging tongues. I lu this way the inspired youths sue i eeeded in bagging fifty low breakers, and with ono exception all liavo boen I convicted or adjudged guilty and re manded for trial in the higher courts. Tho boy detectives make good witnesses, and cannot l>e beaton down by the cross examination. They are honest and con scientious in their alleged mi si?n, and have such phenoininal memories that j they never make any memoranda, nor can they bo tripped in court upon a dato 1 I or day. In a lone, country inn "whore I they went disguised in costumes that ' 1 had been used in Ingomar, the landlord I : was so seared at tUo sight of tho tierce I' I looking visitors that ho lied, leaving all ! I his illicit stock to thom. Disguised os chun diggers thoy visited another place, and after making a side they came into town and were photographed. They show the portrait and relate tho adven tures with great relish. A few evening; ago they inmgined that a committee of dopende soloonists wore charged with tho duty of dirking them, and they Boni out an alarm to the tho p?lice, but it was nothing but their highly dramatic imagination. Once within tho walls of their isolated dwelling, where tho dead horso cauldron is run, and they are safe from tho most daring assassin. The aroma of tho sweltering carcasses makes tho place impregnable The chief of police has now a lingo stack of warrants ready for service, and ut i a given night officers will sally forth and execute thom simultaneously, lt will be another slaughter of tho innocents. IMtflbti I-"" |n Praiteo, Tho 0000 of Meyer, editor of the flaulois, who wounded in a duel M. Dromont, the author of a book called '. 'La Franco Juive," in which M. Moyer was violently attacked, has just come bc foro tno Corrootional Tinbunal. it will be remembered that M. Meyer twice caught hold of his adversary's sword, thus placing the latter at a considerable disadvantage, in faet, virtually disarm ing him, and the second time ho did so ran his sword throu<dt M, liniment's thigh, cutting a vein. The point at issue is whether the accused party acU'd thus willfully or involuntarily from un mst met of self-preservation. Ono of M. Dnuiiont's second- wai M. Alphonse Daudci, who appeared a-sii witness. He exonerated M. Moyer from the chingo of having with premeditation seized his adversary's sword, but declared who! lie di<i toohuically Constituted foul play, and, even though unintentional, was a highly reprehensible action, because o should liavo retained self-ni 'steiy. 1 ne court deferred judgment. Paris Pis potoh to London News. hmm.!- Helter, "Well, John," said thc Judge to a pig toiled Oelestial, "what can I do for you?" "Want, to goteo nomo changed.V "What's your munn now?" ' 'Sing Sing, No goodoe. Two muckee A Mi lman. Uctoo changed to Walble Twicoe." ??To WarbleI Twice?" ' ?Ties, Alloc sscioo Bing Sing." ?mi ?iinnmiBiwniiw II mmairr - - ??. Tim IIi it vi. HOI rn. Improved Condition L'ouiHsqnent I (>ou iii? I.ale \\ ni. (Conwpoudonco of Ino Sacnuntnto U*c?r?I-Uulor.) I watched tho ohaugo through tho (- r riblo time of Itcconstruotiou and carpet bag rule, or misrule. Nono of tho changes that liavo ?ince taken piuco com.*, menced until about 1878 80. since that tima business has improved in ?ill it? brauohes; immigruuts Lavo bec i wol coincd, nnd in ?i number of cities N'orth orn men ami capital have been invited. Tho oki burnett distrusts in thc South ern oitics and towns liavo been rebuilt, railroads improved, water power Bites utilised, and many changes made that to thoso who have only just witnessed tl? so ohanges (returning there sinco tho wary seem little short of miraculous. This chango is uni conilued l?? the city alone. The country and its people liavo also tVH tin result ol that great stru) li. oven to a greater extent dian iii?- city people. L ramo houses now occupy tko placo of tho ??lil nolu houses, A now pule house in tho south in most sections would scorn like a relapse to an ugo k>ng punt. Lamps liavo taken the place of pine splinters, used for light so long. City-made chairs, tables, bedsteads, otc., lill tho place ol' tin- old liomo-niado "Ix - foro-tho-war huok." Ional maga/.iuos and agricultural papers can he soon in thoir homos, and children now road and intelligently discuss tho news ot the day tor and to parents who never enjoyed tho privilege of reading for themselves. There is also a moro general desire to diversify tho crops and to plant gardens and fruit,trees. The churches (JJapti I or Methodist) aro of frame, and ohairs . r easy-backed wooden benches now take the piuco once occupied by a couple of she "t blocks with a pole <>n top to sit upon. It seems that t<> get religion in ono of those old backwoods churches should outitlo one to rank as a saint in the calondur ol' the churches, 1 o s-.t for hours on such seats, tu kneel un the un even floor, ami, win n the religion Mas a certainty, to he. taken out in tie- woods and baptized ina pond almost alive with young alligators and water moccasins, was pressing oudtirancc io the very fur th or edge. Some ot' these new churches aro painted, and I say this, \vilh all cau tion, that I have heard of ono "U l$ig Hell Hui.? Swani]? that has an organ. True, m? une there eau play it. but it got there all the same. .Less thau three, years ugo, ..hilo in conversation with a m.m ut' tins class, an old overseer and i\ very hard-working man, Isak! to him: "A!:. S., what did you fight for, any way V" lie hesitated ?i moment, then looked round at Iiis gar don und his house, ami his girls on tho porch, rending and sowing, and, doubt less, comparing their lot with his und their mother's when young, he rt plied: .'1 ?lid nut know at the time, hut I have often th.'light,'- and touching ids- new house with his hand und nodding, lie concluded, "it must have been for tin-, after all." Within ten yards from when we were standing was his old hollie, a pole house, with an earthen [loor, eua raining one room, in size abo it 1" b\ 12 feet, and in which he and his wife ami live girls h.ul lived until alter the war. The comparison botwet u thu cid shanty and the new house ul live room -, a nie? garden, and i verv thing lovely and smiling, struck even him, and spoke volumes of the old past, thal happily foi tito white, UH well as tho black in;., could never return again. Lund that could ho purchased I" ' years ago for fifty cents au acre, to lu paid for nt almost any tillie, is now lian to get for or S(l per acre cash, for tin lumber alone upon it is worth that much Upon a recent visit I v .ts shocked t> find a saw-mill in full blast? run hy ai ox-Confcdoruto Major and u Yank, upoi thc site of many a nappy day's dcor am turkey hunt that 1 have enjoyed. large number t?l tho people know of am Appreciate thoso changes in their condi tmn, and vory often acknowledge th obligation tliey consider themselves un der to the war for having brought tili change about. The lifo Slid sinew of the South do no think of the war or its consequences an; more, only to cherish the memory u those they fought by tho sido of, and t realizo that it loft them in a p ?sitio where they had to "get up and ?hist. How well they have done so tho in proved condition of tho must il I i tera! State in the Union testifies to-day. I a largo number of tho Southern pcopl the war was an unmixed ovil, to n groi many it was a gn at blessing in disguise ami a large number know ami speak t it us such. And it'it was now left to popular vote an overwhelming majori! would declare against n resumption ? the old onler of thing To most of them Jeff. Davis is like n old battle Hag he represents all UM once heltl de; i ; lie i t calls old ?.amt 'S, ul faces, hopes ami aspirations; so when I reappears among thom tin y yell then selves hour.se, for he brings hack to thoi all mei ?ries they consider sucred racmories thoy would not part with fi the world, and, also, memories that mo of thora would not live over again it worlds. Matters cam.oi help be'.hg th way. Let them huvo (hoir p?ust glorie Lot them cheer their old teodor i, Th< realize, even better than wc do, that tl ?H all that is left of the cause (hoy < po used. v\?u Dying ou lite Vortli I'nrollnn (unM. (in nt multitudes ol lish have recent been found dead in the waters ut ? Bhallotto Uiver, Brunswick count North Carolina. Thc river om pt les In Tobit's inlet from tho ocean, about th ty miles southwest of Wilmington. T water is covered by an oily nenin, win extends fur out into UlO ocean, and 1 been notice?! live miles from the bea? This oily scum, which is supposed have caused the mortality among I tish, cannot bo accouuted tor, thou some suppose that u VOSSol with tv ? ai Of oil bini foundered in the m i Uh hood. Thc wind Acorns to DftVfl m> efl upon the oily water, and tho surrace as smooth aa glass. The dead tish ilrifting up on tho shore by thousands barrels, und ure of kinds ever seen in vieinity, except the whale, lt is si posed that, tlu-ro ure DO live fish lt it shalhdto Uiver, or within ton miles its mouth. There is groat oxcitem over th?' amor, though no ono has e thought of tim probability that there oil territory in the vieinity, and that ankOOWn O? spring has found its wir the surfaco of tho ground.-Bttltiru American, tm<MC-a?\fr?3iriilAl IIIMWilM-?M^wwi I .MvMlM.OYKO WOMEN. \\ liai sholl lie Dona with Tliote Who Can lin Kvlhhig ( (lilla c. Lnpbnra in tho Forum.) To tho thoughtful womal) the question ii ci rs again ami again, What CHU bo iii mr with tho purposeless, untrained women willing to work tor wages but nuable t<> spend time und money iu a doubtful attempt to ill thomselvea fora particular occupation? A woman's ex chnngo is chieily a storehouse for unde sirable articles, a fow of which arc bo 'il in pity, lt isa device of tllOSO who aro earnestly Hooking to help their I'cllow-womcn and not a natural out growtli of the law of supply und de mand. The training school begins at tho foundation; it lits a girl to hold her own, asking no favors. A woman's duty begins with the wo man nearest to her by ties of blood and .iill'tetioi), and stretches out to those ac counted less fortunate than herself; but it docs not end there. There are women far above her in the scale of wealth, perhaps, who need a wider outlook and broader sympathies; who need to be drawn Old of themselves and their ex clu liveness; win? nen! to be interested in 'ii ?* nt, busy, struggling world outside pf their circle, and to feel that upon lin m rests, in part, tho responsibility of making ii bolter and purer. In som , ways they aro moro restricted than tho womau who sows for them. Tho wife of ll teamster, if she have thc time, can luke up tiny remunerative employment, Mid lier friends neither question nor re pudiate liol', The wile ol' ?i millionaire, pi scssed of unlimited leisure, must bo idle, l or "he also is idle who might be better employed." If she can endure tho? pithct of "peculiar" she may give lier lifo to tho investigation and improve o.nt of tenement houses or devote ber eif to a particidar Uno of study; other? ivi e her work for her fellow-men and iVOUU n will bc routined to charity bulls md fiishionnblo bazaars. To do aught .vhioh would bring her a return in money s not to bo thought of foran instant. And from the wifoand daughter of thc ailliouairo to tho girl who starves be nn.I a counter rather than go into a lomfoitablo kitchon, tho samo power is il vork. Alas! how weak we. are. Wo llen may say that all honest work is en Lobling, and all voluntary idleness iclittling, ami that, in comparison with he woman who never lifts a linger to ' ?. another, nor luisa thought above 1er own adornment and her social con [UCsts, tho Woman who does thc work of ' lei* kitchen, if she do it well, is worthy if nil tho honor; but the conviction has lot yet become a part ol them. i-*\eMUM.i' ni nous. ?ni : .:?.:...< i . 11 ; i 11. |> I (? I .-U I ? > I'n'M'Irnt I'lovr laud. VYASIUXUTON, July 28. Humors about Cabinet changos that begin with tho dis lac mon I of Mr. Manning, follow with tin withditirwal of Mr. Bayard and end thc expulsion of Mr. Garland, wing heir way into sight herc pu tty regular y once il wcok, and have to 1)0 about as ? .'t n as thai circumstantially denied, in ni lc ?. to reliovo tho public of tlio ha in don thal tho relations of the present 'alain t family are to 1)0 changed. Tia itorii about Mr. Manning are based ipi a tho il sumption that Iiis health will lot be sullicicntly restored to enable him . itiuu his Julies in tho Treasury De tail meut. Tl about Mr. Bayard are in nearly v. ry ease inspired by motives of hostili -. un 1 have n<>t been allowed to rest for moment ince they started, soon after . led to make .Mr. William Henry I url bert, tho friend of Mr. G. A. Dana, dunster to Italy, and General Charles tibson, tho friend <?f Mr. Pulitzer, Min ster to Austria, The desire to get Mr. ?arland oui of tho Cabinet is most zeal utslj oxprcHsod by persons who have nade arguments agaiust tho prosecution t' thc Roll telephone suit brought by he 'ovemmont, and who are at the same imo clamoring for thc appointment as ii- ^accessor of ox Senator Joseph 13, McDonald, ono of tho counsel for tho B? ll Telephone Company. This fact done would appear to bo an obstacle to Mr. McDonald s prof erment fora Gabi u:t [lositioli, even if it were not true that II largo practice in Washington vlneh calls him frequently to tho do lli nt and to tho door of thc House md tho Senate., Pron) a source that entitles tho asser ions to tho full? >t belief, it is ascertained hal there is absolutely no foundation br any ol* the rumors about Cabinet munges, lt is certain that Mr. Bayard II n i thi slightest intention of with? [rawing. Mis relations with the Presi lonl and all tho uiombors of tho Gabinot in- peculiarly pleasant, and tho domestic ifllictions from which ho hos suffered lave seemed to bind to thom with an iffuction which has In en most marked, bunora affecting Mr. Bayard's departure rom the Cabinet may be set aside as eu irely worthless and incorrect. *rrrrlnr\ TIlOmpNOn'H ll rmi y WU. Law Cl- rk Austett, of tho Supervising Yrchiti ct's ofllco of the Treasury Depart? ncnt, is authority for the following itory: Governor Thompson, the new Vsstsianl Secretary, who succeeded thc Hon. William E. Smith in that position, i is boon tormented by n large number if ellice seekers since he assumed charge ?f the appointing power. Ho has already learned to distinguish the professional |.'ace-hunter. A gnat proportion of those who como to him are, of course, 'hose who have applied lo his predeces sor and aro. still waiting. Their un [Uonchablo desire to serve their country uni themselves in the Treasury Depart ment loads them to attempt a little im po it ion upon Governor Thompson. Every day some one of them prefaces his or her application with thc statement: .loin- predecessor, Mr. Smith, promised thal I should have a position on such md rntoh a day," naming almost the hour winn they were to rmoivo their i| pointment. 1 hil little trick of theirs was related to Mr, Smith when ho visited the department last Week, and, calling lip?n Governor Thompson a fow minutes lr****", he romarkod, good-naturedly: "If y .i believe all tho stories oft'ico-scckcra toll you about mc, yon must l>eliovo mo to bo the greatest economizer of truth on ? ai th." "Oh, no," replied tho (lovornor, quickly, "I don't believe that, but T am beginning to thfUK you the most promis ing man in America. "-Washington I'ostj July 20. TOMMIE ULUVBRIUS. ii<- Calmly Cont?mplete* the Future nnJ Love*) Flowers. (Krom thc Iti< hinond Dispatch.) Thomas J. Cluverius, who is confined! in tlie city jail for having murdered hi? cousin, Fannie Lillian Madison, is still kept in solitary coulincmcnt in one of tho upper rooms. His room is a small ono mid overlooks tho lower portion of tho town in tho direction of the Chesa peake and Ohio depot. Tho furnituro consists of u single hod, a piuo table, with a bowl and pitcher, and a small , piuo bench, upon which are several potted plants-geraniums, etc. Oluvorius 118 said to bo very fond of Howers, and I whenever ho writes to his aunt and brother, with whom ho corresponds regularly, speaks of his Howers. Chivo nas enjoys good hoalth ; koopa in good spirits, and is polite and courteous to his keepers, who speak in commendatory terms of him. J i is meals aro furnished him twice a day from a restaurant. Cluverius wears a gray suit, and is neat mid careful of his appearance Ho has hi? hair cut close, mid shaves regu larly twice a week. Ho reads much tho Bible and newspapers especially. His aunt aud brother, w ho live at Little Plymouth, in King and Queen county, have not been to soo bini for several weeks. Occasionally visitors call upon him, hut aro not admitted without his consent. A reporter of tho Dispatch called nt tho prison a few davs ago, and Oluvorius expressed his willingness to seo him, provided that nothing about the visit was to bo written. The forms being so unfavorable to thc reportorial business, they were declined with thanks. At Staunton, September 10, or soon thereafter, the Virginia Supremo Court Appeals will decide whether it will givo Cluverius a rehearing. If their decision is adverso, as it now seems sure to bo, Judge Atkins, of the Hustings Court, w ill appoint tho day of execution. Mrs. Susan Bradley fell from thc window of her room in the second story of thc resi dence ol Mr. F. Opdebcck on Beau fain street, Charleston, about 12 o'clock on Wednesday night, and died in tl few hours from concussion of tho brain. Mrs. Brad ley was eighty-four years old and was very Infirm Slid it is supposed lost her balance while looking out of tho w indow and thus fell to the ground. TH E LA IK HNS MAU. JOHN C. UA8KELL, N. B. DIAL, Columbia, 8. C. Laurens, S. C. HASKELL Afc DIAL, A T T 0 H N E YS AT LA W, I.AIKKNS C. ll., S. C. J, T. JOHNSON. W. K. RICHEY. JOHNSON & RICHEY*. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFICE--Fleming's Corner, Northwci t side of Public Square LAC moxs C. II., s. C. fT. C. CARLINGTON, AT TO Ii N E Y A T LA W, I.AI KKNS C. n., S. O'. Oflicc over W. H. Garrett's Stoic. W. C. ll KN KT, F. I?. M'?OWAN, Abbovillo. Laurens. BENET & McGOWAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, I.AI KKNS 0. II., S. C. J. W. FERGUSON. OEO. K. VOl NO. FERGUSON Ab YOUNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAURENS O. H., S. C. li. P. TODD. W. II. MARTIN. TODD & MARTIN, A t T t) R N E Y S A T L A W, LAURENS C. H., S. 0. S. J. liol.MKS. u. Y. SIMPSON. HOLMES Afc SIMPSON, A T T O ii N E Y S A T L A W, LAURENS C. H., S. C. X. 8. HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LAURENS, C. 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