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Wie Advertiser --. ? ?? ?. - J. C. GARLlXG'i OX, I.IHT'/H. Subscription Price--12 Montos. ?1.00 l' \ V \ lil. K IN ADV A Ni E. Hates for Advertising. Ordinary \ . - vortl*emciirs, por Hciuaro, ''ne Insei - tlon, $1.00; euell stibaerpieiil Inser t ?lill, ."?K Vlllll . fdix-ral red ned lou uiado for lari/' A I rertisoiuonts. -?' - ! "*' ?riiKNSvC.. May lOlh, The Convent lon. Whatever may justly ItaVc been said about packed conventions <>r cul Ulai vir ii;.i r?SplUtioaSi WO dil not bc Have that such imputations can bc made against tito dc m oe rut Kt county convention which assembled na I ii day la4?!. If was composed of repre sentative men trouj every section of the county and from the lui! and free discussion wc arc" constrained to be lieve the work accomplished wa- in perfect accorO with (!.... honest cou* vi oin is of the majority; while willi becoming ;,'r.vo thc minority yoi! de l to ovcry defeat. While there was an almost induite variety otopin ions tuc entir<- absence ol' anything i i ko factions or ri ..;?> wliicl make conventions odins, was noli ... . The one r?-:\* essential to true demo", a y and political purity, ; . free discussion. Hunninjj water never stagn?tes, and RO lon?? a- |)iivate|citi zens maintain well denned" political opinions mid 'larc to express them, th.orc is not Iii il^ to !'< d'. Udedgt?ii?ing both thc ? nvelegi nut duty of a newspaper to speak out on political questions Tun ADVKUTISKI desires lo review hrieflvtho wov\ o the Convention. Resolution.^ were passed express ino ;i preference for n l*riIIInr_i lilec tioli to nominate, stale o li ? (Ks. I reason fbi* this is t?.ai the poopl . maj express their choice; We lier.rtily endorse tho ohjocl of tia' resolutions and much pr-f? r the Primary tollu present p?an, hui believe thal a Lett,M still. i*H to - have a thorough canvas' prior to nominations and Iel lie: selec lion .ol'delegates express 'in- prefer once of tho voters. Tho author ol' tlc resolutions diso, vowed tin intention of retiectiug upoi ? tho present Administration, und wi falito see that the preamble wb?li warrant tia: inference which man; delegates drew It is the duty of good democrats I respect the laws inn we do no', hoi that those who make or enforce ;' laws, uri! in the slightest degree. o> oin pt from criticism. "Public ollie i-> a p time ti u '," a . I !ie burn;. M words ol' t:i" greatest living state mau of America, and il.i-- Cailles wil it the right to criticise, ol'oourso i respectful terms) the ndministratio of any public office, wino 'a.- <;?. crnor adopts a policy contvary loll will ol* the people, we believe il is ?I right ol' the people to prolcst. I filth a monarchy ii would bc Im/.ardou but in free America no dignitary ci soar above criticism. Tho resolutions in regari! to tl Primary Klcction, willoh sock io una more carefully the ballot-box. aro et incut ly propel and sllggCSl a pl: winch should meet the approx ai every voter. Wc must remember th the democratic party is a volunte organization for the purpose of ncooi plistlingcertain ends, which we belli Ure for thc good Of the stale. T Primary Election is a creature of t party- It is not governed hy ai ?tate laws, .and hence lias none of I sui'eonards which all free govcrnmon have seen fi!, lo throw .around eic? ions. Vet, by tho Primary Hlcclio which is only a convention of dcm crats, the public servants ar-: chose Whatever tends to preserva thc pori ol'the Primary i< of greal importune Hut those resolutions also lom upon another point.--a maller which we have adverted horotofoi and which is Confessedly the mo voxed question in connection wi Primaries, viz, the negro. In the Iii place, t lu; object (d' .a Primary is select democratic, nominees, to he v ted on in the general election. A wc willing to leave this selection negroes, who hbvo proved ihcmsciv incapable Ol governing? If not. lin there'- noplace in tim Primary I those who betrayed their best, Prion in limos of trouble. Those o ho stoi li y h?hest government in '76 should rewarded with ? Voice in tho party eh tlon, but it is fair to make nlleglau< in'7f? when allegiance cost somcthin the test. We have very little 'ny pathy wi'h 01086 white men who ha only seen the beauties of demount since that time. Now, their very i cognition l>y decent people is nt - fal Hy Joining thc Dsmocrntic Club, tin haVe all to gain and nothing to lot and it is really a debatable quostii whether they should ho entitled to vet It is certainly right to exclude ile from control of a democratic eleen Tho convention saw tit to make candidate Coulfty Clialrmftii ; we have heretofore exp*:? w-d^mi ."di-*a|'|>rovai of such a policy. ari 1 ir is too late nov. to discuss,?\Yi' "point. ' liv odds, iii.- mu?e, Laurens ins a mrtgnif] tee! lite en. gi ne,-which has on'scventl occasions during thc past year.saved I he town from fire. Hut,*wc have no plac? for this^cngiue, Tile citv co.incil lint. ?ried io rent, bu f or ' orrow'n location Ibithejntst kw months, JO.'1, the. very best timi could lin done was lo'obtnin temporarily rotru' in tl." Iiabb bulb ding, 'i ?tis room must now be vaca ' . i. and thc question is. sitnll the cn? onie bo plac ri without >!. ?toror ear ried to nu inucccssaolc brick street? LTuder th?] massive /one steps which lend to the) court ii.uso on t lie Sonth)si le i-t a vacant loom which is within fifty feet of the cistern, and by .v. lasurcment O ro ?:. i lo bo amply mfllcieut to hold t bc engine. All that ivotil i !.-.. ncc i'd isa loor. Hut the commissioners relume, tis wc ?ire in ti rtned, to allow this door to be made. On the otiier side of tie Court ?muse ti:- similar recess ia used ns a station-house or calaboose and we submit that thc engine would create neither the noise nor stench incident to a calaboose, would nc equally or iiamental. ai IJimsinuch ns the engine saves one quarto?' of tho insurance . .a the Court lio.isc and tither build? 1 i js in town annually, we subhilt thal it should 1 c I o.usod, anti tlint ls t|i? place lor it. Tito 1 Otb day of May is tho day ol th on which lo%\al South Carolin' ians s'.o:;! i hold up liiC honors of the brave who have ?allen i:, tili-service of their country. The titi)' lias passed, uti I, bc it. said with regret, failed to brui/ lot ti such emotionspf pride and I .. otism, ns become the sacred cause. Can it bc that 'li- memory of the .jr.-at :?i_'_:?o fading from thc minds of thc surviving soldiers? Have they forgotten ibo deeds of ^v?lor? Have they become unmindful of the honors duo ibo unmarked graves ol ifallaut commues? Xever should 'lie hi role endurance, the uniliiiching courage, the sublime devotion to principio displnyd by tho Southern soldiers bc forgotten. Thc history of the short-lived ( onfederney is as rich rti deeds of '..alor, as ih< most successful military exploits ol ancient or ino b i n limes. And thal history can be read by South Carolin ians without '" blush, No triumphal arch or marble shaft records td io work of our lallen heroes lait their names have been wriltci hlgli upon ibo s Moll of lanie, and sure ly iii- iib ..o o o'.- hurlen (hat tin Mien and Women of th? Sou !i are ex pooled to meet one tiny ouch ycar t* -lothian honor- U> placo a wreath o ' Howers on their grave's, Wc notice thal W, C. Henct, Ksq who wtis County Chairman of Hu I icie r : at ic party in Abbeville, declin I cd a i ci l-c ?on,-as lie i -J himself rt candi tl ate for ibo legislature, This ls cor ' lainly proper. Tho County Chair mun hill Important work;*] and ii would be peculiarly einbarrashij lor a candidate to arrange tho do > tails of au election, which will dc eldo ids own late. The "glorious uncertainty of tlx law" is gradually becoming more ap parent, and the decisions of Courts ol . justice less marvelous, bul even ii ! this day we sometimes sec strange decisions, Thc Nev York Supreme Court has decided that a pe rson maj i fry onions, regardless nf the i neon veil ! lenee thc o lor of cooking gives tht 1 neighbors, Ai present it seems likely thal Mr Clemson's College will oomplctolj ! over-shadow Hie question of convicts on thc highways in this campaign i Iud we doubt, whether it will beal j moro practical ooo ! to the state. At tho present rate of development ( nf farms, or rather contraction of high ; ways, it, is ( vi lent, that bicycles will ' anon supplant all broad-gauge vehicles 1 he Sonni son Solidi There ls Still no rent iii (ho Solid BOIlth. , Louisiana olootod Democrat lo state officers by a good majority, notwithstanding lite combined opposition of the itopubllcans, tho lottery ring and a corrupt municipal cllquo In Now Orleans (?cn. Nichols, I thc govornor oloct, is a reform Democrat, ! in full sympathy with the views and fool IngS Of thc national Denna rw y as repro seided hy the president and a majority of tin- party in tho house of representatives Warrant h, thc defeated candidato, waa governor WhoU the carpet baggers ruled and rohhed the state, and his repudiation ls a ? redit to tho pooplo of Louisiana. st. Louis Republican. Stun lint Steady. Fortunately, to secure a majority in t ho .-?omite, tho Demon ai ic party is not com pelled to roly on MK-rcsa in Kansas next winter. Tho Demon ats aro not ipiito ready to elect tho successor of Senator 1*1 milli. They aro getting I hero gradually, but lt will take a few more years to over turn tho Republican majority in tho Sun flower state. There ia rn? groat hurrjf Tho growth of Democratic principles is sure nn.l id cady. Kan-n < 'itv,Tl mea. ^laWlf1|M-^ Lcfl>?, BATTER THAN WHEAT. '/Iii- Porillff S.?lil I.. II? 'lure \ ?;.?.?. I il I y I lio t'it?d of Ci?' 11 ZU ti VP? Tli- I < UTI i- a batter fo -1 than whSat. and ii more especially the food ot <i\ii gatl ?.. The II vc ra go grniiaui broadclius but !. "? |iei* cent, of protein, whlle^ beans liavc i? . cent., < r two and u half ii.il - a- iri ieli. Tie- function of protein .-.? food iiriiK ?pal ly to form tho basis i-f blood, imifl .. connective tissue, etc. Herein ii tho nitrogen that furnishes nervo and brain tioifr&hmefit. (iraham , bre? 1 has i l }.<.. cent, ht fat, while tea I ia vi 3. t i . ; t nt. Of carbohy* dra' s ' . h.i\ . ".r: ? p r c6n'l. and 1 graham bread ?.8-8. ,|>or cent., including wo ?v i??> -r fur tlie latter. Tho service of < . r Kijiydr.ttes i- tobo l must or mod* inl f;.t nu ? t . bc burned as fuel, as in tho case of the Tat?. (Vmsclvc**. Tho clilef uso ' f t;:- carbohydrate* . f wheat bread seem:? to be to si i ve for fuel, though they areal 'transformed into fats. In power to keep the body warm and to furnish m i- ; i eite'rgy I not ihuselo). graham bread hardly equals beans, and if we tak< into account tho animal fats which mon have idwuys Irtstlnctlvi ly combined witii beana, no doubt th-' cooked b .in i much i 'h r t im v. ii. kt ns a heat tani Ifen?- fo '. The piinerftl mattery ia ? graham li ad, which aro reduced lo 1 per veut, i i wheat br? ad. amount t ?only 1.6 pei rent., while I .van'* have 3.0 per cen? bf lin .ii. rheso help largely to ' fort i I .:: i.rid bli od, Iti i tuen, .\ri* cooked in rms Infi : "I r t - Ijrahnm br?-ad ns fi? d. mid in I moM refjiecti they aro Inore than twice as nut ?it i H-, particularly m those sub ttanc - tl al i-- brain mid nervo nour ishment and io the building up of the muscles iirid lioheB of thc body. It is fair lo pi that boohs'would have Dinde n m ri v ,.. ?ons m:in than wheat ba. d inc. with its I irg amount ? f ?tun li to ho eb:iv< rti I :.-.t . fat and heal. In ? ca- of f H ie (inti .. .-mad supply of footl, ih n b .? I . f beans over w heat would havi boen Considerable, and the cam- !; y lie - .i-1 of thom b-r long marchi ? .M. 1 . vs campaigns, lt I? a rant fi r of e,.:;.: i -; < K\H rienc that people are nindi >? irpulyrit by eating staidly fewh. and the e nr. . i Iv bodies are not so healthy and workable as tie- leaner bodies of other ?. ?pie, A good diet for pers ms whi want to rcduoo llo.*.h is mn le Up of lcguminou.1 foods, and tiif jo have been enti n lu such cases with successful j result, lt i- not easy to overeat the leguminous f ? ... f .r they soon satisfy the cravings of hunger. Professor At wnter maintains that the bodily ids re sulting from over . tiling are gn aler and mon com n ion than those resulting from the intemperate uso of alcoholic drinks. Svh< thor tins ls fully true or r.ot. tho ills fr-?o over eating are incalculable, and they would have been and wolli 1 he greatly reduced if beans had boen sub? Iditlltcd for wheat. ti:1 er things equal, tho hean later will prevail over tho wheat eater and over the potato und tho rico eater. The Arabian beau enters cann- within one hallie of spreading Mohammedan civilization rd! over Eurolie. Tho superiority of thu bean over wheal would have made Eu ropcnii? a strong rand b Uer nourish* 1 people tiir.i they haye been n.a wheat eater.', niid ? ?c li;. ; energetic,and they would have ha l ibo food that would ba-.i :n lbj pris lh!c not to say probable. fi higher degree --I i*;t?*!?i -<-n<- >. If b .iii hud IM on tuibs'itute ! foi*wheat, tli . ? :*. ot on the a ... uhuro of Ibo world woul ! have s,o<n Incalculable, In Massa? chu tt?, i-i 1880, *...?.:; acres produced 18.708 bushels of wheal, or IO 1 bush 4-L | i r acre. The average product in tho I; ind Suites iii thal y ear wa? but I!) buslii ? i. Thu pro luci of i> tina In Massa chiiKi ; I m 1 j ?") w.- - A I..?:.:. bitshi ls fri i 1,-831 ncroti. pr lil laud .edi per jfieip, Thcl'cfore, ?hico.li a' -.t t ijind a half linn's ns in?ti binns us wheat i lio ) animal fat mtxi I v i li cooked beans re ? duces th.- exe ptlon io tho matter of fuel), and since nh acre produces twice ..-I much bean-i as wheat, Iben it follows that live lillies mon- nutriment is K,(t fmni an ncrcol beans than from an ai re , Of WI ll Mt. Tho western farmer might t.il but one -1 son- in live of his wheat area if ho could . raise I ? an . and people would cat them msle.id ol wheat, Tho savings of land ' tillage in tho united States would am< nut . tj foiir-llfths of the wheat area, oi to . 44,280 ?piare miles, according lo tho census of I860, ami th>- same amount <>t n nutriment would still bo got for (ho . DAtio:i jtnd (ho world that is lo nay, an area larger than tho state of Pennsyl vania, and lurger than the state of ohio, would be fi.1 from eli? - necessity of pro ducing susteiinnco for tho human race, taking account of the land in the United Elates i.lone. When (ho limo conns. . which is generally ox|H?ctcd when thc P pressure of population will try tho ability of the soil io sustain it. the substitution i of ho-ui"- for wheat will he a live tjues? . lion. -Cloud Housekeeping, Uni? ii iiin o. Iljglonle Ll vine, On all Bides tho habits and customs of civih/i d life co opel IH to tolerate, as liest , we can, a thousand and one drawbacks to htrlcUy hygienic living. Naturi' bas wisely mad.- hin ral provision for devia tions from nu ideal or perfect standard. Thc climate wc inhabit i~. fer from per? ' lecf? .du rn itions of heat (ind cold, OX ce; Ivo humidity and exceskivo dryness, i ali coi.i ? '?bute to o-, ci tax and depress tho v?!;,l powciv. Thc foul wo eat i-i in no 1 son .i- ideal; (ho water'wo drink i. frc *1 ntiently nn.t thing hut tin- pun- and spark ling clement of which lincoln-poole sing, and the air wo breathe ls, for tho most part, loaded with ev-rv conceivable kind of vi ibleand invisible impurities germs, Bporea, Organic motes, foul gases, Hie ex halations of animal bodies and putrefy I ing wast?-. 1 (all's Journal of Health. < anni* <>r tho Punjab. The irrigation canals of thc Punjab aro divided into two classes tho perennial Or con,tant type, and those which Blore i i and distribute the inundation water only, i Of tho lirst class there me 1,880 miles of i main canals and 8,084 miles of distrihu lorft; of the latter there are C.-140 miles of canal and (in miles of distributing c.inal.. in 1880 ? tho perennial canals irrigated I,oil,001 nares, ami tho inun dation ? an.'ils watered 080,870 neus, a total of I,p80,040 acres. Tho crops pro duced uro sugar cane, rice, colton and J w in ai, tho la->t covering an aroa of 717, I 814 acres in itc<7; this is tho largest on ; (record.- Engineering Nows. \\ .-.I, ?hi? Nlglit Du. If the Republicans aro not ?atiafled will, tho I/niishinn election, how would it do to Bond Senator Sherman down to find Eliza i'iiik .ton?- ( incinufttl Enquirer Dop'l f orget Thia. Tho groat ls?m-- ls tho necessity for Democratic success. --Atlauta Const i I ti ? tlon._ IIIIT smMi. n feeble fimolo. . Tho Republican? of tho Warmoth Btripe now spoil lt I>o?oian?.-Now York World. IN T HZ VEGETABLE GARDEN. Opportun?- Sos-t-.-'t inn? \alu;il>'?* Alike IO Amateur. mill 'l u!,. I Oil ...ncr?. At leant three things ara CKSOIIIHU to secure paying crops ol vegetables vis, n sanable suil well supplied wit li plant food pura aced an.) clean culture. To j produce lina best and most uniform rc? Rulla, the vegetable gulden must have nt i least nae foot ut friable rieh soil Mar!; * ibo garden oil Into rows or beds of ?ron- ! veulent sbto. lo facilitate tho practice of a' rotation of crops. wid-h is an Important matter. At a rule, do not let the same crops occupy the sume u-d ??r s|*>t i?ui year-, in BUCCCSSlOQ 1'otatOOS red a few . .?lat lltillgS muy form un exception to this general rule, but it i- wise to keep tip tito rotation. Progressive gardeners now grew every thing lu il ri Us ur straight lines, no.t ex cepting corn and potatoca Not only aro larger crops from a given sat fae" grown in this way but cultivation becomes easier Remember In the preparation of "il fur vegetables that thorough prepara ti* :, ? r.-vi.-us te dropping the se- <] greatly 1 I issi n-> tho after culture of tho crop This i - csjieolttliy '.rue of corn. ?i.-. .;. caro ought always t<> bo observed in th.lcd lon of Reeds, ami it i-* best to . take for tho main crops tho varieties that have b eu tested In tho vicinity aud found trustworthy. This, however, need not prevent tho trial of now varieties in a moderato way No safe rulo eua Ito cStab- 1 li-lied as to tho depth at which different HOI ds Should bo BOWU, as tho weather und 1 varlet - i ot soll must bo considered. If >oi tinned damp weather could bo assured tho rule observed by some of covering the ? <ccd toa depth equal t<? Its own. thick ness would bo u safe ono. At whatever depth the needs an- sown tho soil ought to bo 1 relight Into contact with it by ! finning wltl a board or back of aspado If you do not grow asparagus for mar ket, at least raise Olio Ugh for your own table lt i- a healthful I UXUry within the reach of everybody who tills the smallest plot of land. In planting fer private use I set ont In bods five feet aide, three rows . ia a bcd. tho outer lu mg each one fu<.t . from tho orlgo, em.' allow twelve inches in the rows; sot tho plants at least six Inches below the Burfaco Por market gardening nita large scale set four foot apart ono way und om und u half the other, which will allow the use of a horse and cultiva tor to keep the weeds under, l'.very fall . i good dressing of coarse manure should bo applied after the tops have boon out, , .md in the spring forked ?a. Tho rods need the benefit of BOUIO foliage daring the year, f-T if every sprout is persistently cut as it appears tho ruo*..-, weaken and dlo ind there will bo no asparagus next year. The best results have been obtained by h aving one good ?talk to grow up, say lisait a f'?ot apart each way in tho bed and then cutting out all tho small" ...?.?< " Celery Is another luxury that is often wanting In t ho kitchen and garden, t bough ? it isoneuf tho market gardener's rem une r I alive crops lu pr?valo gardens it I? L'hetJ per to buy the plants 1*1 the celer) I follow Rome early crap It Retting out I celery plants be careful arni (?ria the earth we?? about tho roots Indeed, in the transplanting of all vegetables observe I ho I rul? of firming tho ?oil around Hu plant I In transplanting BUCII plants tho strawberry tho fibrous roots should lie . spread out aa much as possible while the , root of a tap rooted plant, as a cahhugO or beet, shuni.1 ix- placed regularly up and ' down and not lient upon itself In sundy 1 seil it ls often necessary. In a drought dur ng tho t rnnspltuitlng season, to water tho planls ?liter setting Ollt. In tlils c ;o ?ovnr Ibo Watered surface with dr j soil '. ? prevent I along. I a, I ? \\ .>? I li> ul Not e. Norlhem Pedigree, ono of tho fer) early varieties of Bweot eura, ?s ver) dwarf, with Bruah ears. No lawn cnn ho maintained In good order lung without BUpCCSSiVO rolling? hulling should he doim ht thu spring he fore the ground becomes dry Tho carrot should always 1?. furnished a gun?I, deep, rich soil. Sow in drllfi about un inch deep, tho drills about ti tu n i apart At thinning the plants should be left lour lo ten Indies apart, accent lng to t he varie! y The merits of trench culture with putatue.s is that it ?courts a loose, line tilth llOt utily at the roots, hut p.irticu Inri y around the stoma whero thu tubers i form Tho System cheeks evajior.ition, ami tho depression of the rows turns into tho rows much of tho rainwater falling between them, which would ho uthcrwiso largely wasted Tho green pea Reason may be made ail I Indefinitely long ono by successive plant IllgS So may the lettuce season Il has ber n .1-.elded that the $15,000 ap propriatlon for agricultural experimento in New Y<>rk state ls to go to Curtie!! uni versity. Ill? Hilt lu \ ulm- Of lint .ec. Tho rise in value In horses since 1871? bas been tho most notlceablo feature In farm stock values. The highest prices of ' tho Inflation period were reached ill 1800, averaging $84.10, declining fruin that date io tho lowest obb of agricultural tin ' pression in 1871) to $53.41. Tho present price is m arly that of lb74, and din s not differ much from tho value of 1800 ra (1 ticed to gold, showing Unit the price of horses is HOW relatively high, lind furnish i mg a solid reason tor the Increase in mini hers and foi the frequent expression of correspondents that horses and mulos pay the stock grower l>ot 1er than ney other class of animals There is another good n ason for the unyielding prices of horses in u limo of general shrinkage of values - viz . the Improvement lil quality by thorough bred blood, ?uni especially tho til crease of weight by tho general dis tribut ion of French und English draught hi -?cs Now York Stale la lr. Syracuse rulsud $:W),000 ns nu induce ment to huve thentato agricultural fair permanent ly located there Tho next un mud exhibition will ls? held nt Kindra Sept Pb 111. The premium list will offer in tho aggregate.$10,000 In prizes Tm fiftieth anniversary of the society will oc cur in September, 1890, and will d jublies? be Celebrated ut Syracuse. Tit? Colored ronltfti-er'n ( harm. When a nestfulof flulfy little chickens ,.ro taking their first peep at the world from under tho mother hen'* wing?, 'le; careful poulterer on the watch for such Welcome event will run hiv.tily to tho nest with an empty sifter. Tilla sho will shake over the brood; tho empty sifter lets through nothing, hor* does ll oaten anything, but shaken thus over the "hatching neut" will lie an efficacious charm against nil hawks or other birds of prey: "Dem Rifler shuck chickens'll bo tod ?pry ter be cotch!"-Eli Hhupard in Tho Cosmopolitan. A Vast Fortune lo I nri. "No ono will ?rec be able to tell tho real wealth of Alaska."' saki a furrir t<> , a reporter. *-It consista of the ab nub taco of its .-kliuied animals. Tho Bussirui,. used to vante Ihc c mn try f' r [ti furs. end it ferns unduly for tho fer. ' lliat luis country acquired it From Russia, Tho trade lias grown very much since ita annexation to this country. Tho ship ment* of sea otter and fur sealskins alono have more than doubled during t!?-.? past ten years, and now average annually $1,500,000 in vdu-, ihc* list of furs produced in that part of th - country U a long one. The land fara comprising otter, heaver, hfown hear, l iaok u rou fox, silver fox. blue and white fox, j :nink, marun. |>olor bear, lynx ;.nd i musk rat. Rabbits, tnnrnotsand wt Ivor? ines are also cotnioou. but their skins arc : retained hy tho pat ives. Thc '..muai 1 value of tho fats, cea and land. now oiv. tninod from Alaska is estimated to aver* ago C.1.000 OOO, Olid there is HO si ra nf i decrease in iho vield. The competition of tho traders for skin ? has ptimulatttd th? natives to greater indu-try in bunt- j ing. and the prices uow paid to tho i hunters are from four to ten limes moro than Were current during tho Russian ! rulo.''-Now York Mailand Express. Di utli In a millard. Dr. Smith, the health officer of thu 1 port, a day or two apo spoke of death in a blizzard as being tho result of Biiffoca- ' tion, and explained his meaning by say- ! ing; '"One of my clerks was two boura in coming to mo on ono of tho days of tho bilious blizzaul in this ?atv. He ?as three hour-; and a half, he told in -, in going back over thc same distance, some- . thing like two miles. He felt no incon- | venienco beyond tho exhaustion conse- j (piont on the light with tho wind. He | Blipped into doorways to e.itch his breath, and when the wind blew too sharply in \ Iiis face turned around with his hack to it. Death in a blizzard comes too of ten from attempting to breast the storm. , Tho wind takes away ono's breath. Suf- . focation follows. A man doubles up and drops down and is dead. He dom not even know what ailed him. If he had turned his back to the blast for a moment lie might have faced .r again and have COMO on for another Stl'Ugglo unharmed. "- New York Tribun*. Dr. B. E. HOLCOMB. DENTIST (bin K SKA lt K. Siro IMA vis SK UK. 52 IJAUURNS.s.e. Thc State o? South Carolina, CO U ? T Y OF LA V M V. N s. I N IMIOIIATM COI Ki. Whorcns, <. vv. Shed, CC C. c., los applied to mo h.. bel tera ol' \diuinislrn lion on I he est atc ol C\ net Inn Itoboi ison, 1 deceased. Tin s . mo tin re fore to (die and ad mon i sh nil and singular ibo Kindred and ] Creditors id' sa 1 do -casi d, to !" HU i a|> i n ar before m< il a Court ol Probate, to ls holden a! ii \ nfucn ?I 1 (ihren? i . I! . . rn tho ; lilli nay ul May, isvs .: hi ; o'clock. II, Ml . !>' ??iou ciiiv,-. il :uiv lliov eiin, \i In letters should not IJC granted. i;ivcii nader tuv hand und seal ibis, h i Uli day ni An'i il. Ivss. A. W. Ill' UN'S I OK, Probulo Judge. April I--- tl M PAT? JULY IL' 1873. Hw I Ni. opened mu ll full hue of Jewelry, Watches, ('locks, ole, we respectfully soiieil ;i shan- of public pat ronage. Our stock is Ihn most complete ill this sccto'.i and will he sold ul aston ishingly low prices. Od REP AIRIN Boo Wo make n specialty of rtepnirlllg, and guarantee all work done in a neat and satisfactory manner. All work worrmi ted I year. j Call at tho storo-room of NV. If, (111 kel son. : C. T. MASON'S : SON. : LAU HENS, s. C. A pi il 18 r 1 Tho ' Old Reliable" Still To The Front. Wo extend thanks to our friends for I heir generous support through Ihn fall ?md whiter, an I propose, hy cloMf buy ing, elOSO Helling, and I'o sl-clasM gr 0?9XO marl! a continuance of the sam". The "one tenth" has grown hu. cly, and we propone io got our legit?malo share of tho trado by sticking dos,, to lija above proeopts, Wo h ive a fud hun of goods os.tall s' lound III a 0 St class Hardware Mt.uv. Th iso lu ll.I of a Ila sor, pair Scissors or a pocket nile H hon ld call on us and gc' OHO Of th .elec tric. Kvery fanner sholl Iii 'ave a henning ton side Harrow, ll" ciu'l do wltllOlll lt also tho l am ei s Pet. hi.able f ?ot plow. All owners of. linn hoofs sHdllhl call and KOO how Hu h old roi,I'M cm |w made as good as new and tho new '.urns can ho prevented from ever y'.wing obi, at a nominal covt. Inflict, our line I* Olm plot O, In Hard ware Agri'-uiiuini linphimonta, I'MIUIM. Oils, I'IIII v, idasH, Ac, and we iiiake lt to the ad vantage nf all Im vii M to give ns a call. Cull on tim hefore buying vour cook Htoves. Can iiial.eit lo your Intercut. TOT1AGCO A BPKOI A I/I'V. WO are A jenis for I'.ipnnrs celebrated ll and ?lasiing powder. Can supple moi chant friends at factory prices. W. L.BOYD. Wholos.ilo ?nd Rotuli Hardware Ntorc ha 11 m II M H,V Shoes for Every One ! For j\?en a,ncl Wom en For Oents arid a. ci ie? For Boys etnd G iris Too for tri? Babies COME AND SEE THE SHOES-EVE) Y STYLE And Quality Vf I X'rK?V 4*3 AM ?ESON?S >-'.<'<) guarentoed ?oat and Kid Hutton Lady's Shoes are beautiful, perfectly artistf(3 In design. He suro nod |u. ??pCOt t boin. M I NT lill A JA M I I'.soN's Pren ch Kid und (Sont Hutton Lud io? shoo ?- tin- Queen $2?(>. Shoo for comfort and durability, they aro unexcelled, Tho latest Tips and a loading style for Spring and Summer ls MIN.* TKH 4 JAM IKSON'S? I) en ti ty London Toe, Paten! Leather Tip, Khj Hutton I itulj Shoe. Adm ires of la-ant y should examine them. LADIES' BUTTON AND LACE SHOES FROM 75 CtS "CXjP WOMEITS Polkas, 65cts. In Gent's and Boy's Shoes our Stock is Weighty. Having long ngo luarnod that it is moro profitable and satisfactory, both to ourselves and customers to bundle first-class ponds it Is our pleasure to enumerate a list of shoes second to none manufactured, They ure a- -olid as (be Hunk of England with millionaire manufact urers to back them. Here they are: . - Tin celebrated t'hn?. Heiser Sno??, considered the Poor of all Handmade GetiU. Shoos. J. Kaus! A-Sc.a s. Klezant, perfect Utting llandsowod Shoes. Tho world renown cd .tamos Means >:?. no & t. m Snoes. ? no sales of tin se arc Incroaaingoyory Reason Tho Famous Ray State minea of every Stylo, In Men's, Ladies ami < hi ld r? ii'ii this is nndoiihtedly the hoyt entire lino of Shoes M ann rael n rod and ult Mer chants wouhi like to handle thom. Wo have thc exclusive sale of mom tor Laurens. our ?-J.OOt.'onts.Shoetbice, ll itt ot and Congro*) "Heats tho world". J.,et UH . kow them lo you and you will bo convinced. Minter & Jamieson LEADERS OF LOW PRICES, R. EKT3STS S O Ja n. ft, I RS!-tim We can prove that ia lesa tl1"1 two I ry o ui don't bslieva lt ostll BX HOOK AND DKUQ STORE. T r the immense sale ol Haliday O ooda-has boot, filled np with a new st.u k of Drills, Patent. Medicines, School Hook-. Ilhinkjllo iks. Stationery; Paper Novels, Picture!?, Prames, und Paney doods of all kinds. Fresh pure Garden Seeds. Second-hand School Hooks bought and sold. New lot Hlrthday Card?. J. K SN I I .Iv IOS Under Bendella Hotel Dr. C. L. POOLE Offora lil? professional services lo ? i. *? in/-i,-..i I uirons and vicinity. Calls promptly attended tn niifit ami diiy, illlcn ovor Hurd varo Store of J. F. Mar tin iV i '<?. g&- All calla al night should bo left ut thu resilience of Dr. J . T. rook-. JD"FL W P-I BALL, DIINTIST. fl^filco ovoi National I'.ar.k. OnToo days Moiiilays and uoaday? f. ?J UK N'S ,.S rou SALE FOR SA LB \ val unido lot on Brook* yu aide, partially improved. FOR SALK A neat residenco on Jor soy nido, containing six rooms. spien dill wol? of Waler. Two acres. Flu? land attached. FOR 8ALK Two Hundred and Fifi) Aerna of land just outside tito Inoorpe rato limita of tue town nt Laurens. Ar elegant homo and all necessary out I >n i?il i II us. FOR SALI-: A two-story Hrlck Htoro house in the town ot' Laurens. Alio i half intoroal in u wood wnrohoiiHo. FOR SALI". A number ot farms ii di il "rent poi lions nt Lau rona County? A val?alo lot of2% Acron partially lui proved, OHO III I Iq west of Laurens. A bargain ollero I. A see m l h m.1 two horse wagon am splondltl set ii mido tfarnoss Ininti made. Also o e pair l 'air haul, s Seules 1 I'ltrobororH for a lol of property in tin Town of Lauron*, Alan a largo(pian tit j I of lauds ill this .itel adjoining counties.' To borrow one or two Thousand Di.liar j for one, tn" orp io e.- yours. MoHgagi , nil splendid ItOhl I'."laic in the /I'OWn '. I.aureus, will he given. A valuadle horse and lot in thc TOMI f Lau rous mi main street. Ho iso has nico rooms ami a nuniho of out buildings, l'on von iou t io ail tin Churches and Pon?alo College. The lo coiituiiics i hont llvo acres laud. A small tract ol land near (fopowol church. < inc an I one h'If miles west o Ooldvillo, Said tract contains about 7. acres, atio.it ito acres cleared and in iron. slate of cultivation balance in mlxoi foros! Frico low, .I. M. Hampton, TO KENT, A splendid roslttoilOO Oil "l.rookl> l side," good narden orchard, all ne ecssnrvoui huililh'ir* in find onoof tin most dui I ra bl u residences in I he Tow n A commodious House ard live or six Aerosol land mi "brooklyn side:" Terms model ale. A n?tnber ofcuttaKCsnn Ji-rs'iy side FOR lt I'.N I' A .1? sit aldo houar und lot on Mrooklyn side. FOR RRNT A tivo ruo:i. Cot (UKO ni, .lorsey aldo. FOR RRNT Tlireo or four good atora rooms in tim town of Lau rims. A neat ct time on main street mai M . M. ChlirOl Krli o low. A m ai Cotlago on Main street, neai Female ('ullage. Apply to J. M. HA MITON, Mauager. J. Al. V1SANSKA - i/KALK t IX WATSHBS, Clocks, Jwelry, &c, IJ A U It K NH, S. O . Port Royal A Western Carolina Hull way Coin pan j*. In elliot April K, issy, 'l'iino 7fith Moridiun, saino UN lt. A D. lt. lt. lime. ! Going South. i [.cavo Anderson f820pm 17 00 am Louve S|>ariHiil)urg "i 00 p in . Leave (JroOJlVlUo 1238 pm t IO 00 H m ' Leave l/inrrils #4 42 p Ul i Leave Oreertwcod *f* ?sr? p m I Leave Mel oroilek *7(ttpm tl 116 p ni j Ar'vo Augusta *V 90 P in 16 43 p in doing North. Leave Augusta *7 60 ? in i Louve M H'orinlek Mool M ni tUMttpiii Leavo (?reenwood Ml ll a ni Ar'vo (JroOnvlllo ?li oo H m Ar'VO Spai liinliurK "- 10 p m Ar'vo Anderson ti 46 pm 11020 pm Mia,I,', tDully except Sum?as, ^Hiin da v only, Tito Sunday train loaves Anderson st 7 a in and returns al 1 10 p m. Connects willi ti alu to and from tireen WOOtl, Lauri.ns and Sparlanlniri'. Connection? nt Augusta .with ?eorgls, Soulli Carolina and Central Railroads. M Rpnrtanhurg with A Ai* AP-1 Ino sud Asheville di N;>nrtaiiburg lt. K. Tickets 'rn -.-ile lo all points st through rates. Magi: ?:?<. cheeked to destination. W. .! CHA Ul, A. O. P. A. W W STA I! lt. supt.. AUKUSta.Oa. Piedmont Air Kine, liiohmond A Dunville lt. lt.. <olunibiu & Greenville Division'. Condensed Schedule In effect April I, ISS7. (Trains run on 76th meridian time.) MU' i ii H,M? N i>, ?o. 68. So.' 60. Leave Wnlhiilln ?7/iOam l/cavo Viidorsou ti *2 a m Lon yo Abm yilla ll lo (, m Lenee Oreen ville 0 40 n in Linv e fl reen wood ia 67 pm Leave finely six 1 -ll ti m iris, Lou rons 6 ou ? m Lenve Clinton 5 10 LIM v e I .old vi I lo ll NO I ,onve Now berry 7 HO a m Li uv e Alston 8 20 p III Leave Asheville 'fi 41? pia i ea\ oHpsrtsnh'g 2'?X a m i.eitv (. Onion s 62? m , Ai 'vu Alston r'.'7 u m I " Coln |li I ila HW a ni OaOa'm " Auuustn tl 10 pin 10 80 i m I " ( harlentoii, via Si lt it 040 p io ll 00 a m " < ha? Josto'i v In Ail, 0 46 p m ll 20 M m " Savannah, Vii i' A H GM? III Nouriinoi'NONo.nS. ?0.61. Leave Columbia flt) M m ?IllOpm i iv<. Ai.ntoii a io i? in ivtnopm Ar'vo Villon ! 41 :'. BJ " Spai tanh'n tl 10 a Ul " ProMpe'ritv tl Si) p in Laave Newberry I no p m len q UpldvlllS ft ll p ni Leav e Cl In tho 6 xi \, m Ar'vo (muren* (1 iff u ni " Ninety ?I s 250 pm " *ireeuvvood 8 Qi p in " tireen ville ?Jprj p io Abbeville 4^ p ni 1 Anderson AOS p m 1 Seneca S 12 p m 1 Walhalla 0 66 poi ' Allanto 10 40 hm Dally, t Dally ??cop" Munday