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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?. "THE WORLD DO MOVE." EXTEMPORANEOUS REMARKS ON ELECTRICITY EXTRAORDINARY. ltlll Nyc INclucos In th? Now York World I ho Won it ci t'u I feasibilities of thc Urcat Modern Invent lon. An Knit roly New mid Original Device Kx|>lobicd. Little <1?<] B, Franklin wot that, sonic day Hie little start |ho niatlc when he bal tot] Iiis pin-nook with a pood conductor and tapped thc low-browed ?md hollowing nimbus with his buoyant kite, and thc pick le Jar of electricity thus crudely ac quired, would bo the ogg from which inventors ami scientists would hatch out a system willoh could encircle tho globo with mes anges swifter than the Hight of Pluebus, but that anon tho light ol day would ho fl I te red through n cloud Of cables loaded with de.drue tiou MUtilcient for a whole army, and ttio air bc tilled with death dealing dangling wire. Little did lie know that ho was bottling thc genii which would ono day pull out tho ?lopper with his teeth und grow until it overspread the sky, planting its bare, bleak polos along every high way,'earry ing day messages hy night and night messages when it got road y, darkening the air with its rusty willgs-provided of course I hat thu genii wear wings-and with thc harsh, metallic, ghouldish laughter of a single-key with ono foot on tho neck of tho sonder and ono on tho neck of the recipient, with out build on the throat of the conven tion and tho other in tho pocket s-of the world, defy aggregated human ity to do its worst anti command all civilization in terse, well-chosen terms, to either tish, cut-bait or go ashore. Could Benjamin have known all this at tho timi, possibly bc might have considered it wisdom to go in when lt rained. I nm not an old fogy, t bough I may have that appearance, ami J rejoice to see thc world move on. One by one I have lain aside my own encumbering prejudices in or doi to koop up willi the procession. Have I not gradually adopted ev erything that would in any way enhance my opportunities f.ir ad vancement, even through tedious evolution, trout thu paper collar up to tho linger bowl, eyethcr and nye tlior V This should convince tho render that I am not trying to clog tho wheels of progress. I simply look with apprehension upon any greal con tiul i/.at ion of wealth or power in tho hands of any ono mun who not only does ns ho pleases with said wealth and power, but who, us I nm informodJdoos not rend my timely suggestions as to how ho shall use them. To return, however to the subject ol electricity. I have recently sought to fathom tho style and motif ot a new system which is to bo introduced Into private residen ces, hotels and police headquarters. lu private houses lt will be used tis a burglar's welcome. In hotels it will take tho mental strain off the boll boy, relieving him also of a portion of his burdensome salary at tho same time. In the police de partment it will do almost every thing exeopt eat peanuts off the corner stand. The system is on exhibition in a large room down town, with thc signals or boxes on one side omi the annunciator or central station on the other. By wulking from one to the other, a distance in nil of thirty or forty milt's, I was en abled to get ii slight idea of thc pi ineiple. lt is certainly a very Intelligent system. 1 never felt for my own inferiority any moro than 1 dbl lu ttio presence of this wonderful in vention. It will do almost any thing, it seemed to me, and the main drawback seems to be its great veniality, for it thereby be comes so complex tliut in ortler to become at all Inlimtae with it it policeman ought to put In two {eura nt Yale and at least a year at lelpsle. An extended course ol study would thus perfect him in tills line, hut he would not then lie content to act as polieeinuu, ile would want to bo a scientist with dundrun' on ids coat collar and a far away look. Then, nguiu, take tho hotel scheme, for Instance. We go to u dial which is marked Boom .'12. There wc And that by treating ita certain way lt will announce to the clerk that Boom 92 wants a fire, Ice water, pens, Ink, paper, lemons, towels, ftre escape, Milwaukee Sec, pillow shams, New York World, menu, cotton frappe, laundry, phy sician, sleeping-cur tick el,?be i lb murk for same, Halford sauce, hot flat-iron for Ironing trousers, bag gage, blotter, tidy for chair, or any of those things. In fact I have not given half tim liston this barome ter because I could not remember them, though i may havo added others which wore not on the indi cator. The messsge arrives at the office, but tho clerk is engaged In conversation with a lady. Ho bios not jump whon the alarm sot da but continues the dialogue. Au t li er guest wires the office that ito would like a cony of tho Congress ional Bocord. The message ls flied ?Way automatically, omi the thril ling conversation goes on, Then No, 7 0-3 asks to Imvo his mail sent up. N?) 2/J wants to know what time the 'hus leaves tho house far the train going east, ami whether that train will eonnect nt Alliance, O., With thc tide-water train for Cleveland in time to catch tho Dake Shore train which will bring him into Now York at 7: 50, and whether those trains art' reported <>'? time or not, and if not, will the outee state why ? Other guests al so manifests a morbid curiosity through their transmitters, hut the clerk does not gol excited, for ?te knows (hat all those remarks arc? ti le? I tl-Vliy in the large black wal nut box al the back of the otftce. When be gets ready, provided be bas been through a course ol' study in this branch (d' Iiis business, he takes one room at a time, ?ind ad dressing a pale yoting "Hamster Polisher" by the name ol' "Prout," bo begins to scatter information, baggage, towels, morning papers, lime tables etc. all over tb?' house. Il is also supposed lo he a great time saver. Por instance, No, HU wants to know tho correct time. He moves un indicator around like the combination on a safe, reads a few Instructions, ami then pushes a button, perhaps, Instead of ring ing lor a boy and wailing for bim to obtain tin* correct time at the office, and come back with the In form?t i un, conversing with various people on bis way buck, and expec ting compensation for it, tho guest eau ask the o III cc and receive the answer without getting out of bed. You leave a cull for a certain hour, timi al that time your own private gong will make it so disagreeable for you that you will be glad to rise. Again, if you wisli to know the amount of your bill, you gc? through certain exorcises willi the largo barometer in your room; and, sup posing you have been at tho bouse two days and have had a tire in your room th roo times, ami your bill is thcroforo $132.18, the answer will come back and be announced on your gong ns follows: One. pause, three, pause?, two, pause, om?, pause, eight. When lhere is a ci pher iu the amount I do not know what tho method is, but by using due care in milking up tin.' bill ibis need md OCCUI Por police and lire purposes, tho system shows a wonderful ?legree ol' intelligence, not only ns n spee dy method ol' conveying calls for the tire Department, Health De partment, Department of Street cleaning, Depart ment ol' Interior ami flood of the Order, but it btu perfected a method of transmitting emergency ?'alls so that nocitizun-\ no matter how poor or unknown-' need go without nu emergency The citizen bas only to turn thc crank of the little iron marton house till the gong ceases to ring, then push on tho''citizens' button," and bo can have fun with most any emergency ho likes. Should he de clde, however, to shrink from tho emergency before it arrives, lu? eau go away from there or secrete him self and walch tin; surprise of the ambulance driver or Hie tire de partment when no mangled're mains or forked lire bend is found in that region. This systsm is also supposed to keep its eye peeled for policemen and inform the central station where tho patroman is nt the tim?>; alsops to bis temperature, pulse, perspiration and breath. It keeps a record o? this at tho main office on a ticker ol Its own, and the In formation nicy !>?. published in the snidely columns of thu paper in tho morning. Il enables a eiti/.en to use his own Hscrction about Soun ding an clar?n, He bas only to be a citizen. He need not be tax-pay er or a vox popull, .Should be be a a citizen or declaro bis intention to become such, or 0V0I1 though be be a votbr only, without any notion of ever being a citizen, ho cnn help himself to tho Fire department or anything (dst' by ringing up tho conti al stat ion. Bloc tr lei ty and Spiritualism have urriqcd at tliut stage of perfection where a coil of copper w ire timi a can of credulity w ill accomplish a great deal. The lime is coming WIlOII even greater Woildors will be worked, amt with electric wires, the rapid transit trains and the I ?jedi li sparrows umbu' the ground tho dawn of a bettor and brighter day will be ushered in. The car driver and Hie truckman shall lie down loge!her, Hosten will not rise up against London, he that hereto fore slag shall gi forth no more for losing, ami men shall learn scrap ping no more. BILI? NV P. EDEN, ON Vs I I'S. The farmers are perhaps tho hap piest men In the world. They do not grow rich so rapidly as tho men of trade, but they enjoy a quietude and freedom unknown to others. If I wanted to get rich I would en ter the mOfChantllO business; If I wanted honor, I would study med icine; if 1 wanted fame, I would be a politician; but to get marrow and fatness of Ufo, I would prefer to bo an Independent, isolated far mer. There ls more enjoyment in watching the little plants unfold themselves into green mid living lea ve.? on the lifeless inert soil, than In reveling among tho dusky com modities of commerce. ? A good rain would bo quito ac ceptable Just now, and would help the wheat and oats, as they aro needing rain badly. . Mrs. Edward Uray, who has been in a low stage with pneumonia for the past week, ks at prosent conva lescent, Mr?. Sally Tumbling who wo re porten1 io our last article as impro ving, l.i al iliis writing, ? 111 i io ?II. Miss Miltie Henderson, a most beautiful amt accomplished young lady ol'tho Mi. Pleasant neighbor hood, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. H. I h Mahatfey ami Mrs. .1. II. Wolff. The Rocky Springs colored hr USS hand, will entertain those who ap preciate tito melodious music of n brass hand on tho third Saturday afternoon ?it Mr. T. F. Babb's. Departed this life on tho 25th of April, 1888, Miss Charity Lindley nt her home, in lier 04th your, with typhoid pneumonia. She was a daughter of William and tilissahoth Lindley. Silo was1 iii only nine days. Miss Charity was a member of the Methodist church at shiloh. It can he said by all those who knew her that she was a true, lov ing and faithful christian lady, ami always hold a willing hand lo the needy. Th<> Pensioners. Wogivo below a list of the ap plications for pensions .under the recent Act of the Legislature, whose claims have been approved. A large number have been rejected ami between ?o und loo more up proved, but imf finally acted upon. These aro Irotn Laurens County. Laurens C. H.-Mrs S K Hipp, Fannie ll. Wolff, Mrs .1. .1. Mooro, M A Oallaghy, ti M Huntlee, Massa Wost, A F Sherard, J A Hudson, tili'/.abeth Osborn, J F Kiddle. Ito salie M Si mk i ns. Clinton.- Mary Nabors, Sarah ti Todd, ll I? Blakeley. Cross Hill.-Sally Hill, Wm T Chappell, Susan Smith, Headfort Ct sod milli, W W Lowe, .lames If limn, J A Jones, Sarah A Bryson. Tumbling shoals.-tili/.abeth c Levin, Mary F Chaney, Mary Aber crombie, Rachel L Abercrombie, W W Nash. Jachln.-Mary J Brainl lett, Nan cy Spoofs. Dor rob.-Milly A Manly, AMgoll Hnnback, Anna Hiddle, L M Kid dle. Tylersvillo.-Nancy Anderson, C M Franks, Mrs Martha Richards. Ora.-('isla Henderson, Kinnie ti Riddle, Nancy ti Putnam. High Point.--JatlO A Nelson, John Huekabeo. tiden.-Spencer Wood <. Powers Shop.- W M Babb Reynosa.-W V Jaeks, Waterloo.-Jumos F. Baldwin, Mary Culbertson, Jane Chandler, 1' IO Nelson, Tempy Cook. Triangle.-Francis s Creamer, W W M at tux. Tip Top.-Sophonie Cooper. Highland |l lome.-Mrs llebecc > Ruins. Browerton,-Mrs Mary Wedlock. Mt. [Hui higher.-Sarah Caroline Kennis. tikom.- Wm Spoon. Maddens Depot.- F. S Madden,' M F Allison. Bnbhtown.-Susan ll Barton. Tho following is a recapitulation of tho number of pensions granted in cindi of the comities of th?' Slate. Abbeville ... '?s Kershaw . VST> Aiken IS I,uneasier l?7 Andorsou .. i?i I.aureus f>ll barnwell 'l\ Lexington Tl Beaufort ... I Marien . 17 berkeley 0 Marlboro '.'7 Charleston Nowliorry '.:<. chester -0 Oeoiioo *? Uliostcrticd %?\ Oraugeiairg, l* clarendon l"> PlekeiiH :'.l Col le lon 16 Hiehlaud x> Partington H? Sparlanhurg lOdKolleld Vt Homler .. Kiilrlleld.. t> Inion ?lil i (.loenville .. .17 Williamsburg 2u (loorgctown .. 1 York .. 1? Hampton- Vi Morry ...... ll Total l.'X*? Young's Democratic Club? Young's Township Democratic Club met al Youngs Store May I"dh nt 2 o'clock p. m. J. A, Riddle wa.-, eloeled ti ni porn ry Soc. A perma nent organization was effected by the election of tho fol hi wing officers: <). fl. Thompson President; Rd Vice-Presldent, W. ll. Drummond; 2nd Vice-president, W.T. Purks; Secretary c. lt. Wallace. The following members were (deeded, viva VOM as delegates to county convention: M. C. Cox, W. P. Coker, W. T. Parks, O. (I. Thompson,J. A. Westmoreland, R. W. La n ford, W. H. Drummond, J. \V. Lniljord and R. R. Prior. Dr. M. ('.Cox was elected county executive comiulttoo-mnn, The following resolutions were olio r?ul. Resolved 1st, That we aro op posed to making nominations for State officers by the state conven tion to moot nu the 17th inst. 2nd That we are in favor of the Primai y plan of nominating ult state officers from Governor down, after touching the interest of tho people. ;Jrd That, as a means of advan cing tlie Agricultural interests of the state, we earnestly adv?cale tin? acceptance of the generous do nation ofthe latO Hon. T. Cl, Clem son, and the establishment of an Agricultural College at Fort Hill. Aftor a full expression of opin ion by several members, tho reso lutions were unanimously adopted. Next meeting of tito club will be held Saturday before the first Sun day Li June at 2o'clock p. m. Moved and carried, that Secreta ry furnish Tun LAUHKNS AUVKH TIHKK and . Laurensvillo Herald with proceedings of this melding with request to publish. O. O. THOMPSON Pres. C. IX. Wallace Sec'y. THECLEMSON CONTEST SOME NEV- FACTS THAT SHED NEW LIGHT ON MR. LEE. Col, Simp,oil's Stud ni 'ut Miss I ASO (Jots ii l.ihcrul Share Arter nil. An explanation ol' Afr. lice's Animus Outside Hockern iv>r t lie t'ont mt. (? ?reenvide News.I A variety of III i ?load lng reports have been set in circulation rocen t ly about tln> Will ami tho lOslttte of tho lute liol. Tho*, ti. Clemson. .Many nf those originated Iroin the published letters of Mr, Gideon Loo, Col. ('Icinson's son in-law, ami their ge n era I tenor has hoon the hoi I ttl lu g of (he bequest nitule to the State on tho one hand, ami tho representation on the other, (hat hy thnl bequest .Miss Florido Lee, Col. Clemson's granddaughter, was being eut olf with a pittance, tho Slali' iii coso it neceptetl the bo? quest being ni need in the light of an usurper. Certainly no mun living could bo fourni better prepared to furnish Hm fae ts about Col. Clemson's will than Col. lt. W. Simpson, the sole executor of the will und thc friend and advisor of the testator. A rep r?sentai ive of The Greenville News had an opportunity for u brief interview willi Col. Simpson a few days ago and quiekly seized on the moment to ask Colonel simpson about the report thnl Miss Lee would gol only a s mi) ll share in tho property left hythe Clemson will. Col. Simpson said that thc reports were erroneous a I toge! her, and nee ded but a plain statement of plain facts to contradict tin? whole hatch of thom. Miss Floride Lee gets, ho said, fl0,000 in cash under tho will, and ber share of the Fort Hill placo valued at $5,000. Besides this, she receives un amount deeded by way of settlement by Mr. Clemson to descendants nf M rs. Clemson, which amount ls outsides of ami has noth ing to do with M r. ( 'letnson's estate. This sum, $0,0(10, ls in tho bunds of Col. Simpson in State bonds, ami is subject to the order of her guar dian. She gels also Col. Clemson's handsome and costly family silver, valued by Hu? appraisers at $1,800, in addition to tim Calhoun silver, which she already has; also Hu? family pictures and any one article she may select from Col. Clemson's house, and COI titi illy one-third, and must probably one-half of the tract of land owned by Col. Clemson in Maryland, which was bargained for just before Col. Clemson's death, for .f 10,000. Further, she already has ?1,800 tn her father's hands, given her by Col. Clemson, und on which eight or ten years' interest has ac? cumulated. Cid. Simpson did not think those amounts inconsiderable by any moans. Asked if Col. CJemson hud seen his grand-daughter dui ing the lutoi years ol bis life, Col. Simpson said he had not. Col. Clemson had time and again begged Mr. Lee to allow Ids daughter toc?me down and visit him at Fort Hill, and Col. Simpson himself had written to Mr. Lee di rectly before Col. Clemson's death, repeating tho santo request and emphasizing the wishes of the old gentleman. Hut Mr. Lee had in every case refused, and it had been eleven years since Col. Clemson I std seen his granddaughter. Col. Clemson w.is deeply fond of her, ami earnestly wished tosca her be fore be died und Mr. Lee's contin ued refusal to allow her to come grieved him sorely. In answer lo a question whether Mr Lee knew the extent of his filth er-in-lav.'s wealth before he died, Col. Simpson said that Mr. Lee did not know thal Col. Clemson hud any property outside of Port Hill. As an evidence of the impression M r. Lee wns under about Col. Clem son's circumstances, Col. Simpson said that a short while before the death of Col. ('lennon, a merchant in Pendleton hud received a letter from Mr. Lee lolling him to let Col. Clemson have $100 worth of sup plies ami he would sec the hill paid. Ile evidently believed Cpl. Clemson very near to if not in actual pover ty? Referring to the published state ment of Mr. Lee's that Col. Simp son hud told him the whole1 estate would be $00,000, Col, Simpson said that bo did md tell Mr. Lee that. What ho ?lid tell bini was what he had told tho representatives of Tho ClroonvillO News before, that tho investments in his hands would at ti very low estimate a mon ul to $60, 000, outside'of all other property. Continuefng, Col, simpson said that ho had Informed the represen totlvo of Tho Nowa Who Visited Fort ll ill, ami it hail been published lu The News two days before tho time that M r. Lee al leged Col. Simp son tobi him $27,000, Hint Col. Clem son's In vest inents would probably Mallee "Iud ween ; 00,000 and $00, 000." This statement was in print and widely circulated before thc time when Mr. Leo charges that Col. Simpson informed him they would a mou n I to about $27,000. In response lo un inquiry wheth er or liol Mr. Loo | wns acting solely on Iiis own account in mak ing tile contest ov.?r the Clemson will, Col. Simpson said that he hail positive information that he was not. "In fact," Col. Simpson said, "I am lu possession of tho fact that Mr. lice is receiving money from outsiders to aid in contesting tho will with the Intention of sp?cula ting on Hic placo if ho succeeds." Pressed with the inquiry who those "outside parties" were, Col. Simpson said: "I have seem ii let ter from J, C. Calhoun, of New York, saying lie ami Pat Calhoun were hacking up Mr. Lac in Iiis contest ami il' the will was sid aside Miey were to get Port JI ill." In connection with these facts, which in themselves throw much new light on the subject, it may ho slated that the representative of The. News had a conversation with a gentleman who knows Pat Cal? houn,no\vof New York, und who stated incidentally that Mr. Cal houn hud told him that it was one of tho ambitions of his life to get possession of Kori 11 ?ll, I he old Cal houn homestead, and make of it a. place worthy ol' Un? memories asso ciated willi it. WATKlthOO ni 1.1.. Miss Alpha Trildde of Columbia, H. C., is visiting friends and rela tives hero, Miss LOU Anderson of Tip Top, is spending some tillie willi relativ es in town. Mr. J. T. Harris is making prep arations for manufacturing all kinds ol'furniture, and will run in connection a turning lathe for both wood and iron work, He w ill com mence work in a few days. Mr. W. li. Lindsay has finished Hie honchos for the llaptist church. M rs. Wright Goodman of Cokes bury will visit relatives and friends here for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Conway Fdliott of ol Laurens, visited relatives here last week. One of our bachelors has furnish ed us willi a receipt for beautify ing the complexion, which may be of much hench*I to others, who like bim, wish to add to their churn s before presenting themselves to their admirers. .lust before retir ing at night, take a half pound of butler, with which rub the face, ap plying so as lo completely cover all angles und projections, and in the morning you may wash il oil'. Hy keeping this up for throe or four times the skin will become perfect ly white. This section was visited on Fri day last by a severe bail storm, which did much damage to the young cotton and fruit. Tia1 hail in some places was as large as guin ea eggs, and on tlx; plantation of Mr. Pine Lowe the cotton was beat en into (he ground und tho fruit trocs stripped of the coming ci op, While (lie loaves were knocked front the (rees ami lay scattered over the ground. Tho country was completely covered with the hail and could be seen the next day. About the first of February, an agent representing what was to be known as the "Triumphant Way," a paper (o be published at Clinton. S. C., vin! commencing (bo first of March, was here solicit i ng su Inscrip tions. Tuc subscribers have never beard from it nguiu, and ure anxious to know what has become of it. Not that they think any thing bas gone wrong, but wish to know whether tho paper will bo publish* od or not, ns having so much confi dence In tho editor, (bey would like to see lt. Mr. Hugh Purley, a candidate for solicitor, was in town ii few days ugo looking n ft er Iiis interests. Mr. Parley's stay among us was short bul be put in some good work and lol ta good Impression behind bim. Dr. L. M. Henderson and soc. have bought one of (lie Harris lids near the depot and contemplate building during the summer. Mr. Joii Pearce, Jr., w ho is atten ding school at Clinton, spent Inst Humbly at home. Joe is looking well and seems tobo quite n sport among tho fairer sex. Capt. John S. Hird, nf Charleston, visited relatives near Cross Mill his! week in connect ion with other business. Health lu tho community not so good at present. We hoar of sev eral severo c?sea of dysentery, with chills and (ever plentiful. MILTON. VIVA SIS S V. Monkey With a Beehive Whoat a Fallare. Likewise OatB Rev N. J. Holmes has a Crowdod HOUHO. Wo have a post office at this place now, with Mr, Tom ILiirston Post Master. Will get tho mai. twice a week from (Joblville. Pa y lo Crawford, bas been fooling With bis bees. We saw bim n few d ny s ago with bis bend and eyes bunged up like be bad been to an Irish wake, and up ni inquiry ns to what was tim matter, Ito replied that be laid her rtihjia, Cotton is coming up very slow, und tho wheat tutti oat crops is nearly if not quite a failure. We lind a light shower on Friday, but the ground ls still very bard and dry. Hov. N. J. Holmes nnd wife paid us n visit on Huntlay last, remain ing until Monday. Humbly Mr. Holmes preucbed a mott excellent Hermon at Little Uiver church to a crowdod house. Mr, Holmes ls very forcible in bis nrgument, and hap py in ids delivery and wu predict for bim a high stand In the ministry. Tho congregation at. Little Uiver were delighted wiln him, anti we i hope to biive him back with us again soon, NASHVILLE, KAUM Kit. Our Scribe Give a Blt of History Tho Char acter ?if a Dog ia Dlspute--Death of Mrs Gray -Other Matters. Well Mr. F.ditor, as 1 seo some one writing from Nashville, J give you a few dots perhaps may inter est .some of your readers. * News is pretty scarce about now. We are Itaving some very dry weather. Tho farmers are about done plant ing colton. Those who have fin ished will have tojwait until il rains, as Ibo ground is now too bard. Wheat needs ruin very bailly. If oats especially spring, dont' get a rain io a day or two they will iud got high enough to cut willi a cra dle. If we got them will have to use a razor. "M" foigot to give you a little history ol the little town just sprung up near Nashville in a few months "Dogvllle." There w is to be a big lawsuit lust Saturday in that Iowa at I o'clock, but I have not heard whether it carno off or not. Judge Oliver presiding. l dont know what they Will do about the jury as one half of thal town is in Green ville and tho other half in Laurens. The case is about a dog. Some of the neighbors ninden trade to ex change dogs ami when they went to swap Mr. Marlin Abercrombie was present and saul that the dog ; had a bad character, would suck eggs, break in smoke-houses lind suck cows. The parties went oil" j mad and said they would sue fori the dogs character, so I am told. If 1 write any moro and hear of the case J will give you tho full state ment. 1 Med on tho !lrd of May, Mrs. dray wife of W. Ld ( Jray noar Kilon and was buried the day following at Kabuli Creek Church. The funeral services were conducted by Kev E/.ell before ii largo crowd of sorrowing friends, sin: w as a mom- j ber of Huhu ii Church for many1 years. A good and pious woman hasjgone to that hotter lund where j parting is no more. Tho bereaved j family have the deepest sympathy of the community. i?o\v i--.it SHOP. I'KT KU ll KC IC, A number of our citizens atten ded Hie union mooting at Barks dales (diiirch on Sunday last. We guess that Cuss .?wings hus got better as we benni ol his viola ting Sec. I???) of the General statu tes one day last week. Hotter look I out AugUStUH. Prof, J. t\ Cahnno, who bas hud charge oft h< Cower Academy has vacated his school fora few weeks. W. II. Power, is attending Prof. Winn's school at Do. rob und Cray Court. We wanted to go lo Laurens to hear Sam P. Jones lecture the other night. Had in? horse and buggy and they would'nt. run an exclusion ! from up about here or Fountain I Inti to Laurens, and we did not ? have enough spongulicks to pay full fare and to go into tho opera too, so we had to stand off and look at tho train go by with Sam Joni's riding in tho engine with the lire man. We could not help thinking how bani it was to think and oven to kno .v that we could not be allow ed to take :i seat unless WO had the spongulicks, when we claim an in terest in 1 his railroad loo, wo helped lo build it, und IVO ure still helping every fall lo keep it up. livery time John Copeland comes around in Die fall we give him something for this Greenville A Laurens rail road. ICxpeet to Keep on doing so, and then to think the railroad au thorities would not lot US even take one ride without tho spot!gil? licks. Mr. Ld i tor I um opposed to building railioads (his way. I nm opposed to giving n man something every 1 ?me in the fall of tho year, thal he sends bis collector around unit expects to still keep giving the railroad something every year and to know that they ure not even go ing to thank mo for it td thor. Well I am going to Columbia some of these times, and when I do lum going to tlx up things. Wo heard that Mr. W. fi. Chap man, is not recovering ns favora bly from his woads, as his friends would have him to do, and that some doubts are iutertnined ns to his recovery. Mrs. Motbey Hughes, who has been sick for some time is Improv ing. Mrs. J. T). Power and Mrs. J. M. Garrett visited Greenville one day last week. Some of the farmers who are through planting cotton have gone on thc low-hinds preparing for corn. "Mr. J. A. Brooks of this county may be set down as a first-class farmer. Last year he made six Indes of cotton, averaging 417 pounds on throe acres and three quarters of hind. We don't know his methods, but he has kindly pro mised to give to the readers of the Press ami Banner a letter on the subject this w eek. If tho farmers would give those matters more thought, and would write their ex perience for the newspapers much gootl would be done. If he that made two boles of grass grow where only one grew before was a bene factor, how much grouter benefac tor Is he who teaches us how to niako two bales of cotton grow where only a half bale grew before." --Abbeville Press and Bannon SOLDIERS IN SESSION. INTERESTING MEETING OF THE SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION. New I mon HI Manifested and tho Or ganization at Work. - Ko-Unlow* the Order of the Day. Owing to tho pressing demands of tho farm upon the farmers, the ranks ol tho Survivors' Association which met on Thursday last wero somewhat reduced ; but those who attended wore earnest and enthusi astic in their efforts to build up the Association, Col. H. W. Hall, President, cullwd Hie meeting to order, and after tho usual routine work, tito Association proceeded to tho election ofoftleers, which resulted iii a re-election of ?ilI Hie old ?Ulcers. Capt, D. P. Goggans stated that bavin"; been Secretary since tho prgani/.atioil of the Association, bo bogged bis comrades to fgivo tills honor to some other member. Capt. Mcclintock and Col. Tranybam were each pressed for the place but declined. The honor of tho olden of Secretary and Treusurer waa til ven to County Treasurer Cope land. The president gave a neat nc knowledgnicnt of the honor confer red in being called repeatedly to preside. lie considered this iu bod, Hie highest honor ever confer red upon bim in the course of a com paratively long life, lie then ur ged the importance of the Associa tion. In view of the recent pension Act, it is our bu S i ll uss and the busi ness of similar organizations all tiver the State to see that tilla Act is faithfully administered, and that only the deserving soldiers and their widows receive the money. The speaker said be believed tho day would come when the North, South and every section of our broad lund would consider Hie war which once seemed a na* ional ca lamity, a national blessing. In tho firent French Revolution which cost tho lives of thousands of men, women and children, at the guilo tine, we have received, and tho world has shared inestimable ben efits. And later, but for the san guine revolution in our own coun try, we would be under the domain of monarchy, and this glorious American government unknown. So too, ?tis the work of this Asso ciation to protect that which will pass for history. Lotus foster and encourage patriotism and repel tho idea that Southern men were rebels and traitors. We regret tbalTirr. ADVERTISER is not able to furnish an nccttrato report of this patriotic address, which being extemporaneous is impossible. A resolution was passed request ing Hie secretary to notify all mem bers wdio have neglected to pay their annsal duos. Thc treasurers report was (read as follows, to May 9th, 1SH8. Amount collected.f*.. .$71.75. Whole amount expended. . . . 2.25. Amount in Hank.66.50. ( 'ash on hand. 3,00. Capt. W. A. Mcclintock stated Hutt Hiere would be a re-union of Hie *,Third |llegitnent aud James I'.a I a I lion on August 8th. nt Lunion! to which the County Association would lie invited. Whether on lund or at sea, on'tho prairie or in|the crowded eity,Ay er's Pills are the best catbartic,be ing convenient, emcacious, und sale. Por torpid lrver, indigestion, and sick headache,they never fail. Y tte sirte? i? OtthoruliiB (.'attie. Howlers arc adv leed to consider iMttt sldos of Ibo (jucstiou of dehorning, an* not ix- tarriod away with tho enthusiasm of HA wlvocMtos Hoard's Dairyman warna against dehorning, on tho ground thal do horning l* likely u> Impair th? potency ol the transmission of tho butter function, and to create a tendency toward tho beef journal it la. told J$*t C. Jd Gordon, ot Milwaukee, Wealdeut of the Humano So ciety of Wi'Mwtuth^uu being Interviewed on Hut subject ojt dehorning, sold that "while t lo society la not opposing tba practice, lt is withholding its decision until it Heos moro of tim Imm?diat* results of lt. It will |f????ypaaa lt on tho ground of cruelty, afpt ls conser vativo enough to soo that^tomporary pain for a permanent heoltit LB not cruolty." A year or two will decido thia matter, and In the meantime thoa* ?bo mnnot afford to experiment will do well to walt for tho public verdict. Thcro aro three distinct broods of polle? or hornless cattle-tho Galloways, polled Angus or Ata:rdoen. and the rod polled. Tho Galloway ls a pure.black, with k>ii?, shaggy coat. The polled An^ua are black, with white markings on the belly, gen erally around tho udder. They are shorter bul red than the Galloways and lighter boned Hut h those breeds aro of Scotch origin Tho ml (tolled aro deep red bl color, originated tn the oountlea of Nor folk and Suffolk, England, and resomblo tho Ik'von. except that they ara hornless. One cannot be certain, says Michigan Farmer, of haring grade* from thea? breeds come hornless except by using a thoroughbred sire each Hmo. There is no danger to human lifo more to he dreaded than that which arises from vitiated blood. Dyspep sia, rheumatism, headache, and general debility, all resnit trom lt, and arc cured by the use of Ayor'a Sarsaparilla. Take it this month, Six bottles, 46, Hornless Cattle.