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&l)c tjuucns ^Vouctti?cr. I'UUUSUKD EVERY TUESDAY. gUBORIPTION M.ftU I'KU YtOAIt. Accomplishments. A ylrl should l?ani to mske 11 tio.1. To imko Howl blxciilt, cuk.', Hint broad ; T'i handle deftly lirutdi uml orooin, And neatly tidy up u room. A ?Irl hIiouUI louru U> dnru und mend, 'i n unit* im' ?Ick, the baby tend: To have enough o/ ?t> to ami tun to To trltO H In? or lit u wuUt. A Rli'l should Icurn to value time, A plutur? haiiK, it luililor i'llnit), Ami not U> almost raise the house . At pIkIiI of a little harmless mouse. A Kil l should learn to dress with speed. And Itnkl l ik hi IiicIiik'KHiimt lu-r urood) Tit ini) ITtu' shoes to tit her l'cot ; In l'uct, iifoovo ttl! vain deceit. A ? in i.i Iii leurn to keep her word, To im .ni no fartticr Rossip lieurd. Home or al.mail to la- tit chho, Ami try her best to ein er und pit use. A 'Ml should learn to sympitlhly.o, To lie relfaiit. .?.r, uml hit ; 'I'u ever put lout, Kcntlo lio Ami always truly wouiiinly. A Klrld Hliould leurn to fomlly hold True worth of value moru tliuii koIU ; Accomplished Hiuh, with tender mein, ItciKii,. crowned with love, homo's cher lnlied queen. ?New Orlraw l'lca\iune. She Knew the Address. Detroit Kroe I'rcss. . On u recent afternoon the door of tm express ollicc tin Woodward ave nuo opened softly and a stout elderly woman capie doubtfully im "Is this the express officeP" she asked sharply of the small man be hind tlie counter. " Yes, ma'am." "Send bundles out so they get there Borne time this year?*' "Depends on where they go," he replied cautiously. "Well, I've been knittin' some socks for my eon in Pennsylvany and he's got to get 'cm tomorrer." " I guess it'll be nil right," said . the clerk reassuringly. "Of coiirsc it'll be all right," she _jBtiid emphatically. "Them socks must get there curly. There's no cotton about them with green mid yeller stripes and silk arrors down ?^?tlle Hides ; they're .just the Jthiin old tifhers^irou see," she continued, "1 oughtcr got 'cm off last week, but Mrs. (iroghurt^niTicTrt^ Jnok son to visit, and my daughter's two children were sick, and I couldn't finish 'cm up, understand ?" " Yes, madam," said the clerk, getting a trifle nervous. "Where shall we send the bundle V" " See" here, young man," said the owner of the socks suddenly. " 1 think you wear cotton socks; you look kinder sailor." The clerk blnshingiy admitted the impeachment. "Two pairs for a quarter, I sup pose?" she continued contemptuous9 ly. " Piuk cotton with blue pussy willers embroidered down the front. I can tell you that kind of thing don't go in my family for a cent. You take that bundle, young man, and write down this address : maktin j, CAHOOM, : i'eansylvany, Socks Crom Ma. u. . " What's the town ?" inquired the clerk softly. " Ain't any." " But we must have the address, ma'am. Where shall we deliver the bundle?" " Pennsylvany." " Well, but that?" "Don't you know where Ponnsyl vany is?" she asked angrily. "Certainly." u Well, then, you semi that bun dle, ami you send it quick, and if 1 don't, hear by next week that they got there all right I'll come in here and chuck you clean through the winder, with llicm pussy wilier sticks gein' flrSt. Hear ?" He heard. Evolution of Table Manners. How did table manners arise? Whore do they come from ? Like Topsy and othci human institutions, they "just growed." And it is sur prising how slow of development has been the sentiment of elganli ness mid neatness, which v^f^.iie p.iueipal cause of the invention of the implements atul dishes used in serving food and in eating. In good old palaeolithic times, when human beings were always within twenty-four hours of starva tion, man ate with his lingers. He hunted for his food in the woods or by the sea-shore, and be picked the hones clean. Two table article! are found among uncivilized peoples? the k-nifo ami the spoon. The knife was originally n weapon of attack or defence ; it was used for cutting and carving flesh, but its convenience in eating soon became apparent. The origin of the spoon is uncer tain. It must have been invented at a very aiieient date, for it is found among people who have never come into contact with civilization. The necessity of having some implement for dipping water seems to have led first to the invention of the calabash, or the use of thy coeounut-shell, und later on to the spoon. We must wait four thousand years before we find the fork. Or, tis a I'Yeneh writer on the table etiquette has said, " from the creation of the worid to the beginning of the seven teenth century man ale with his lin ger." This is, however, a mistake of four hundred years ; for we find forks us early as the thirteenth ceil* tiny, when they are mentioned as being kept for special purposes, Thus, John, Duke of lirittany, is said to have used a fork to pick up "soppys," and Piers Uruvcston bad three for eating pears with.? Lee ./. Vance, in Lippincoi(. ( II i:si Kltl l KbD IN DkTUOIT.?A small boy was at a table where his mother was not near to tako care of him, ami a lady next to him volun teered her services. "J^t me cut your steak for you," she said; "If I can t ut il the way you like it," she added, with some degree of doubt. " Thank you," the boy responded, accepting her courtesy; "I shall like il the way you out if, even if |Veu do not cut it the way 1 like it." To Keep a Servant. ? j ? . ! A veteran housekeeper in tin Boston Tranmript gives a long list of rules tending to the elucidation of this subject, from which a few of the ino?t significant are culled. Ci ve her as good wages as you can; pay her regularly, or give her rea sons why she should wuit. Do not expect her to lea mind reader, but tell her just what you want done. | Give her as pleasant a room as possible, and let her have time to, keep it in order. Do not talk as if your way was the only right way to do things. Never allow tue children to treat her with disrespect or make her un necessary work. Never reprimand her before chil dren or strangers. Always say " good-morning " und " good-night." "Always say "please" and " thank you " when you ask hor to do anything for you, and insist upon the children's doing the same. A command given in an abrupt, disagreeable tone will often make her angry or unhappy. If you like her, tell her so some times I If she is cross or irritable, bo pa tient with her. She may be suffer ing acutely, mentally or phpsically. Above all things, do not scold, blame or find fault with her any more than you can possibly help. Nothing will discourage her so much. She needs encouragement a thousand times more than she needs discour agement To sum up, be as kind, patient, sympathetic, considerate and respectful to her as you would wish other women to bo to^your own daughter if she is over obliged to do housework for a living. Salt as a Curative.?An exces sive use of salt on food is injurious to the digestive and other organs of the body, causing scurvy and other scorbutic diseases. But it has some curative properties which should be known. For the reason that it is cheap and always at hand, the cura tive qualities of suit are not appre ciated as they should be. We gather from an exchange that if used per sistently enough it will cure nasal catarrh. A weak brine should be made and snuffed up the nose, al lowing it to run down the throat. One of the most effectivo remedies known for a sick headache is to place a pinch of salt on the tongue and allow it to dissolve slowly. In about ten minutes it may be follow ed by a drink of water. There is nothing better for the relief of tired or weak eyes than to bathe them with a strong solution of salt and water, applied as hot as it can be borne. Salt is most excel lent for cleansing the teeth. It hardens the gums and sweetens the breath. Salt enters into the composition of a sure cure for a felon. Take common rock-salt and dry # it thoroughly in the oven, pulverize it, and mix with an equal quantity of spirits of turpentine. Keep a rag saturated with this solution applied to the affected part for twenty-four hours, and at the end of that time the ohanees are ten to one that the felon will have disappeared.?In surance Review. The Perplexity of the' Plu ral.?The young students in Eng lish grammar, who are getting set tled in their singular and plural numbers, will be aided, perhaps, in their effort, by the curious combina tions in the following lines, em bodied in an article on words, by Frederick Suunders: 'Reraembor, tho'box intho plural makes boxes, The plural of ox should he oxen, not oxos; And remember, the' Heeee in the plural is fleeces, That the plural of gooso isn't gooses nor geeses; And remember, tho' hoUBO in the plural is houses, The plural of mouse should be mice and not mouses ; Mouse, it is true, in tho plural is mice, Hut the plural of house should he housos, not hire. And foot, it is true, in the plural feet, Hut the plural of root should he roots and not rect." House plants that have become sickly looking, can often, by the aid of a few doses of nitrate of soda, be quickly brought to a perfect state of health; but being very powerful in its action, this must be used in small quantities; a piece about the size of a marble is large enough for u twelve-inoh pot, This fertilizer hub also the effect of forcing plants on much more quickly than other ma nures, and is therefore, valuable for assisting those that arc naturally of slow growth. Tiffc State's Financial (ON pi tion.?Governor Kvnna Is now Ui tin opinion that tho dispensary By>ten can bo operated v rv near the actua< cost of purchasing, bottliut* und ship ping the liquor. Ho says it has been the desire to furnish pood Mquortotln people, as noar ax the actual cont price a possible. Tho new sohedulo of prices, which has boon prepared, but n** not >e been adopted by tbo State b .ard of control, mare: very material reduc tion in tho prices. The price of 80 pei cent, whiskey for instance bus b*en brought down to 11 cents a half pint. Governor Evans says Hat tin- dl - ponsary now has the State'? JM>.uoo appropriation for tho Btartlng of tho dispensary In the State treasury, though it has not yet been placed to tho genoral account of tho ttwit". it is there, howovor, and It Is Oi.ly kept off the general account, us a safeguard. Itoan be transit rr ^d to thogonorul re count and bo utilized at a motm-nt's notice. Ho Bays that tho Stato now has $8f>, 000 in bank in cash on tho general ac count, notwithstanding tho fact that tho July interest has just been paid in full. Ho docs not think that the Stato will have to borrow any money this year with whieh to moot its obliga tion. And thus it is that tho Govornor siys tho siute |l ond of control feels ihut the tbno has come to make tho dispensary ndf-sustalning, and. at tho m ? time, furnish tho people with li quor U8 near tho hctual cost as possi ble. ?We export* d loss wheat to foreign countries by 12 per cent, this vear I hnn last year. The cbeapnes was not ( ven nh Inducement. Russia supplied our deficiency. OUR GIRLS. tlV KKAN'oracOUUTKNAV IIAVlAlK. " What ir a wunian to du whvii she is left wHIi a I.uuk** to keep and no 8 rvatits to lu< it.; will) a sick old j mother, and nu uur?e for her: with a! homo buti no income? t declare, t, ofton fuel utterly distracted when I thluk of it," exclaimed Mrs. Morgan, a delicate widow whose husband had been killed in a railroad accident, i leaving her with seven boys and not so much as the smallest life insurance policy. I Mrs. Morgan was talking to Miss 1 Susanna as they sat on the veranda of her small semi-detached cottage in: Wlnnvllle, Ala. Miss Susanna 'bad ! another name, and it was Higgs. But as "Mis* Susanna" she was universally known, respected and beloved for a spinster of sterling quality.?silver as to speech, golden ., to obarlty, and steel fur staunchness, loyalty und every true womanly quality. She had come at once to Mrs. Morgan on hear ing of her great sorrow. "What shall i do? Seven boys!" repeated Mrs. Morgan; "and husband gone, and cook going, and mother bed-ridden, and only thirteen dollars ia the house ! Seven boys 1 If I had only one daugh ter to help me! But what can a woman do with setren boys, tho eldest only seventeen ?" Make them glrlB," suggOBtod Miss Susanna briskly, and as clearly as she could with a crochet book between hor ips. *' Why don't yuu ?" she went on, her eyes lixed on her work. " You'vo got to have help." " Mako girls out of my boys ?" cried Mrs. Morgan, astonished. "What do you mean r" " Easily enough. Teach thorn to do girls' work. Many's the* fool I've seen working herself for a great hulking husband and a lot of strapping boob tbat she might get him a socond wife and give them a stepmother. Don't be snob a gump, Anna ! 1 hate a gump! You'll get no thanks, and you'll uo worse?you'll spoil your boys. Tho only way to make men or tbem is to let them seo what It is to be a woman. Take my word for lt. Wo are all the better lor wearing the yoke, and If women don't wear It 1 don't know anything about it. The best man 1 ever knew was brought up a glri, and be was the next best thing to a good woman. Nobody ean say more for any man living," replied Miss Susuna. ? But I nover heard of such a thing," exclaimed Mrs. Morgan. ?'Very likely. The world would boa poor place to live in if tho wisest of us know ail thoro is to know about, it." said Miss Susanna, sentontiously. " But 1 shouldn't know whore to bo fin," objeoted Mrs. Morgan, impressed by the pructical valuo of those coun ?.els, but at a loss how to execute thoni ' Begin at tho beginning," said Mist Susanna. " Begin this minute, ano jail to Nod to givo up go ng swtmmiug lud out tho wool for your firo to norrow morning, while Tom draw. the water and puts tlie salt lish in to oak, and grinds the coffee, and .1 ick waters tho vegetables. They are over there at tho wood pile making rabbit traps tbis minuto. William .lohn ean give Up cleaning his guu and weed the vegetables his father planted, instead of your breaking your back over tlieui as I saw you doing yesterday. And when you got up In the morning, du you sot tho twins to sweeping ano nuking beds? Aud touch them all to sew, Anna, every mother's daughter Of tbem. if there Is a thing I despise to see, it's a man that can't sew a but ton on for himself in Nova Zombla with a threaded needlo put in bis bant, waxed and knotted. They are poor creatures at best, but they were nevei meant to be tho stieks that sumo ol them come to. It is we women that take all the mau out of them, and enu up by llnally making them helpless, ?jellish, und rough, and grasping, ano iverbearlng, and cantankerous cum borcrs of tho earth. Wo spoil them by doing everything for tbem. I'm for making them do everything for us. They never will bo worth much, no matter how you lix it, but they can bt made useful?under direction. Now you take, my advice. You are a deli cate woman, and you arc tho sort ol woman that likes to slave for her mon folk. But tion't yon do it?for theit sake--,. Tuoy'll bo twice the boys they A'ould otherwise bo if you make girl* of them. Aud you'll live to a green old age, in clover, better loved and more respeeted by them than if you wore to make hash of yourself every day and servo yourself up on toast. Mother' will be everything with them, you'll see." Thus encouraged, Mrs. Morgan made 4 great depatturo ami metaphorically popped her seven lads into petticoau .ind pinafores from that moment. Tin ooys were nice hoys to b.'gin with, it IS true. Miss Susunnn, too, talkeo ?juch of them into tho firm belief that iio was to take his father's place, and eon vi need each one that he was tin prop and mainstay of hit, mother. At first Ned, who was as lazy aud as pruud as a Spaniard, felt incline! to sulk when ho was requited to do certain distinctly nicuiul olliccs, ami said it WHhn'l "boy's work," und not " lit'' for hi in. " i'ooh ! Nonsens?! !"' said Miss Susanna, cheerfully, looking uVul' tin fence at him, " You ain't a hoy now ; you are a girl, itcmember tbat. If it isn't lit for you, it certainly isn't lit for your mother. It is you or sin w.jo umu, do it, und 1 known you are too much of a man to put rough work >1T on. a woman. And - when you've done, Ned, slop in. "hero's a cold apple tart on the pantry . holf Waiting for a good 'girl' to oat it." Miss Susanna knew Im,nan nature; noro, hln\ knew boy nature. Sin nade light of tho whole matter with ? finite good nature. Sho backed up TO PUT ON needed flesh, no matter how you'vo lost it, take Doctor )Pierce*8 Gold en Medical Dis 1 I l eo very. It JtSA JL I 1 works wonder*. \^\ w$$y$?r t'lw normai *?" I BfflJ&*\ lion 1)1 1<hl wfeV \!>A ranged organs and functions, it builds the flesh up to a safe and healthy standard ?? promptly, pleasantly, and naturally. Tho-weak, emaciated, thin, pale and puny are made strong, plump, round, rosy, and robust. Nothing so effec tive aa a strength-restorer and flesh maker i? known to medical science. Filthy Cod liver oil and all its dis guised compounds can't compare with it. They build up fat, not healthy flesh. Practically, you can get the "Dis covery" on trial. In everything that'H claimed for it?in purifying the blood, and building up the flesh and strength?if it over fails to benefit or cure, you havo your money baok. On those terms, is any substitute that may pay a dealer better to urge and Hell, likely to be "just as goo4" for you to buyf Nothing else, at any price, is really as cheap. You pay only for the good you got. Dr. Sage's Remedy promises to cur? your Catai rh?permanently. Mrs, Morgan whenever she showed symptoms* of relaxing or giving up the I new syt>tem. And it was astonishing j what an iuflueuce Miss Susanna gained , und kept over her ''girls" by her. hearty, cheery, kindly counsels. At ' ilrst, tuo, Tum was disposed to draw . tue Iii.i. i.i breud-uiakiug ; but what' uid tbat arilul Miss Siuauua do but to , offer a watch as a prize (or the best i loaf ol broad from tbat household, ! which set alt the boys fermenting like | their own yrast, and sent them all head over heels into the flour barrel, and inaugurated a series of "larks" that almost took the roof off the house, but resulted in two loaves of broad that a French baker need not have dis owned. Whereupon Miss Susanna came down handsomely with two silver watches that were much appreciated, and beneefurth bad bread was a thing unknown in tbat household. By devices like these the ball was set rolling, and once set rolling rolled on with momen tum of its own. In a few years the Morgau "girls'* were the pots, tho pride, tho standing joke of Winuville. They could take a sewing machine to pieces and put It together again like a professional! They ran it altogether under Mrs. Morgan's supervison, and sewed, and pressed their own suits, and work' d their own button-holes, like so many little tailors, having, indeed taken lessons from Mrs. Shearer, the tailor of the place. Tho most notable bousowlfe could have lound nothing to quarrel with In tho perfect cleanliness, order and pro priety of the Morgan menage, and the twins, in sweeping, dustiug and bed making, might bavo put to tho blush most Milesian Maidens of much ex perience. Tbe lads grew daily moro clever, more manly, moro geutle and gentle manly utder Miss Susanna's system?a synonym for good behavior and suc cess, the model boys of the community without any of the provoking priggish ness of the model. Winnvlllo bogan by laughing at them, of courso. It went on to wonder at them, aud talk about them to any extout. It ended by udmiring and respecting them. Mrs. Morgau eutne to he regarded as the wisest of women and mothers. So many people complimented her upon the good dispositions, reputa tions, and characters of her "girls," and tneir various remarkable achieve ments, that sue in time quite lost si;: la if Miss Susanna's sharo in it all. She formulated the system, she lectured upon It, and mildly mot every d.ssontient objection with a Look at my seven !' that was un answerable, she wont further than Miss Susanna even, "Bring up your coys as girls,'" she would say, impres sively, "and bring up your girls as boys: neither of them will be hall educated us they are now.*' Ouo of her "girls" is a bank Presi dent now. Another is at the head of a large foumlry iu Birmingham. An other is a successful mining engineer. And tho twins arc at Annapolis and West Point. But none of tho scvod is the worse for bjlug bred us they have been, and Winnvlllo will boast for a long time to come of "our girls.'' Horticultural Hints.?Garden ers are trying so hard to get rid of seeds in Iruit that In a few years a person could not bavo appendie.it s if ho tried. Already wo have seedless, or navol, oranges. Some varieties of apples have boon produced that have almost no seeds. They arc abnormalities. Sometimes they are called " bloomless " because the blossoms have no petals, and in some cases lack stamens. Raisin producers in California are trying to obtain seedless grapes for raisins. The famous seedless grapes of Corinth are called currants. The bunanu is seedless and has been so for centuries, though ? obody knows why. Itisu modiliod berry; cutting the middle you will sometimes seo some little brown spots which are rudimentary seeds. The pineapple is nearly seedless and is propagated from slips. Tho egg-' plant is occasionally seedless. Horticulturists are also endeavoring to rid fruit of thorns. Some oranges and lemons are very thorny. Efforts are being made to get rid of the thorns on raspberry and blackberry plant ?limply for convenience in picking. The thorns are. intended by nature to protect tho plunks from animals. -- Cripples are rarely soon in China. Any child horn deformed Is at onoo put to death. ?It Is claimed that Lake E.-ie pro duces more fish to the square mile than any body of water In tho world. Mrs. Anna Gage, wife of Ex Deputy U. S. Marshal, Columbus, Kan., says: "I was delivered of TWINS in less than 20 min utes and w i t h scarcely any pain after using only two bottles of "MOTHERS' FRIEND" DID NOT SUFFER AFTERWARD. t vs.ait hy KxprosH or mall, on receipt of price, ? l.OO per bottle. Book "TO MOTIlKltS1' mailed free. BBADFIKI.? REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, OA. sol.I) BY ALL DRUOOISTS. IjORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAR I nl iuu Railway. "Augusta and Asheville Short Line." J. B. Clew-laud, Receiver. Schedule in effect June 22nd, 1803. tv Augusta. 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Pits*. Agent W.J. CRAIG. Gen. Pas?. \tf*n I 8. Gu rot on. Agent, C. II. Hpoights, Gen Agent, Greenville, 8. C. J. R. Fant, Agent, Anderson, 8. C. Your ?it.-mil mi wc Challenge j b? quick I time I? wnnliiK. Forget not tli.it value 's economy's fort; The'lirst is the cltvM|MJM aiultlicnnocofir Maintni "Bujrq/tkt .VrtArr" and net the right soil. AUGUSTA LUMBER CO., DOORS, SAS ', BLIND*, I.UMBOR, Ac. (Bind for tin,, e. ) AUGUSTA, QA. n^i^i/ij^/i.u.ujuinn/ui'/ijij^inWn Highest of ail in Leavening iWr.?Latest U.S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABAOLUTOHT PURE TINO W I ).VTU Kit AN1> <HOPB. Tin? Conditions uro Uuirorni and Promising in iIiis State. The following is the report of tho weather bureau for the week ending July 16th. Very complete reports from every county were received, covering the past week, and they show that the condition of the- various crops differ widely, not so much as between the different portions of the State as be tween different sections of the same counties, depending on whether the place has beeu favored by sufficient ralu. Tho rains for tho past month or more have boon In tho form of show ers and they were very partial; where tho seasons were favorable crops are In splendid condition, and elsewhere tboy vary almost directly with the amount of rainfall. The drat condition includes two-tbirds and possibly more of the State. Lice un cotton are still destruetlvo In I 'tokens and Greenville counties, where lice were never boforo known There was a severe wind storm, ac companying a thunder storm, on the 8th (Monday), most severo ovor Ander son, Abbeville. Flekcns, and Aiken counties, whore trees and fences wore blown down, crops lovoled and mueh green fruit blown off the trees. Aa the corn was not in tassel It straightened up.again ; there was a wind storm v. ith hall in Kershaw county on thellth that damaged corn that had not baen laid by as it cannot bo ploughed again ; also a slightly destructive windstorm In Orungeburg county on the 10th. Thoro was generally less than an avorage amount of sun-bine over the entire State, and this condition wa? said to have been on tho wholo beten clal, especially so where there was u lack of rain, as the clouds protcctec the nrnps from tho withering olTojts ol tho hot sun. The time Included within the past week Is ordinarily tho period of great est heat in the State. During the remainder of the month and during August there is a slow lowering ol the normal temperature, averaging lost than a degree a woek until September when the lowering becomes more rapid. Tho d iily mean temperature was bo low tho normal ouch day of the past week In the interior, with departure* avoraging about 2 degrees per day; on tho coast the temperature was more nearly normal with an average of lest than one below. Tho highest temperature reported was 100 on tho 9th at Beaufort; thi J lowest, ?l on the 10th at Sparluuburg The inoun temperature of the week for tho State was about 82, and tht normal for the same period is approx imately 8.I. Tho rainfall for tho wook was slight ly deficient, but very unevenly distrib utod. Tho showers on the Kth (Monday) were quite general, and in places very heavy over tho western and central counties and light along the boast They wore very bcnelicial whore sulli oieut in amount. There were showers in the extreme eastern counties on the 12th, 13th and 1 Ith, aud light purtin) showers in the northwestern and northern counties on the 1,1th and I Ith. The heavy rains on the l?th will be embodied in the next bulletin, includ ing with tho week's rainfall that which fell on tho 8th, and excluding that on the Inth, thoro were eight places thai reported ovor 2 inehes for tho week ; nineteen with amounts butweon 1 and 2 inehes; and nineteen with less than an inch. Tho average of ."IS reports it 1.28, aud normal for the State for the samo period is approximately 1.30. Greatest amount for the week .*l.7f> at McColl. All reports indicate that cotton con tinues small and is from two to thret weeks late ; It is generally in healthy condition except in portions of Piokotte and Greenville counties, where lico have appeared for the first time in the history of cotton culture hi that sec tion, aDd in portions of Barn well coun ty, whore it is tiring and turning yel low ; rust has also appeared in vurioub scattered localities; it is putting on squares, blooming and fruiting freely, but owing to the small weed the crop cannot make moro than a poor average, it is said. Sea Island cotton only half its usual size at this time of the year. It has been too dry in many places f.)r early corn, which has about all bjon laid by ; it is in its earing stage, and it depends on timely rain whether it will make a good or poor crop : later corn Is doing vory well and looks prom Ising, especially on bottom lands ; in a few localities grass is getting the ad vantage. A largo acreage of peas has been planted, and tho work of sowing stub ble land continues ; a fairly good stauo of peas has been obtained everywhere : some, late planting germinating poorly. Watermelons are ripening very fast and being shipped; thoy are quite plen tiful, generally, and in localities there is a poor market for them. Tobacco harvesting and curing is un der way, and tho crop so far gathered is stiid to be of superior quality : the entire crop is a line one. Itieo on tho Cooper and Ashley Kivers is in line grow lug condition, and it looks promising in the (George town district; upland rice is doing well generally. Gardens suffered very much for waul of rain, more so than any tu ber vege tation, and in many localities they an practically ruined. Tho acreage devoted to .sweet pota toes continue- much Ich than on former yearf, owing to scut city of seen in tho first pine ?, the scarcity of slip and tho unfavorable weather lor p ant ing tho slips; some report great Im provoraont in the growing v.ne.-. Fruit continued falrii pit ntlful; blackberries a failure in F.di field ; fruit scarce near Florence ; p. auhue ripening slowly : promi.se ol a lull crop of grapes: appu-s plentiful, hut small and of poor quality. Turnip sowing begun: also plowing forfait potato crop ami truck gener ally. ?Olllcial statistics declare t iat Brazil raises nearly 500 0000 tons of cofloo a year. THK PUBLIC schools An Appeal to Preserve the < m-i In tional Provision for Hklucatloii. -The following- preamble and resolu tions^ introduced hy Superintendent W. D. Maytield UttnO recent meeting of the Teachers' Association of South Carolina, were unanimously adopted : Whereas inasmuch us there is to bo held a constitutional convention fot the purpose of reforming the state Coustitution during the mouth of Sep tember of this year, aud Whereas wo are deoply Interested in the welfare of the whole State, in evory Hue aud In every department, ?ind stand ready to lend a helping hand i l all, but Wneruas we are moro especially and directly interested in tho education of the sons und daughters of South Caro lina, who are to bo the future fathers and mothers of the Stute, and upon whose shoulders tho responsibility of citizenship Will rest aud into whoso hands tho reinsof government must fall, mo being confirmed, as we are, in the belief thut Intelligence must and will best promote the greatest happiness of )ur people and govern and direct their destiny morally, aud Whereas wo deem it but proper to express our views ou this &ubjcctand to oflfei our advice to tho people of tho State und especially to the delegates to that convention, therefore, be it Resolved, first, Tbat tho people of tho State owe it to themselves and to their posterity to khO.V how the candi dates lor the constitutional couvention itand upon this subject by seeing to it that every such candidate openly, dearly and distinctly declare Iiis {posi tion for or against a constitutional edu cational provision, and that only such persons us favor such a provision ho sent to to at convention. Unsolved, H'COnd, Tout the dele gates to the constitutional convention oo, und they uro hereby, earnestly ad vised by this association to place in the fundamental organic law of the State such provision or provisions as will insure and guarantee to the citi zens of the State ample and liberal education for their sous and daughters. Resolved, third, That the paper read on this subject by Prof. 11. 1'. Wilson, together with these resolu tions bo sent by the secretary of the issociation, to the leading daily papers ?f the State with tho request that they bo published, and that the other pa pers of the Slate be earnestly request ed to copy. ?Iiuir dye is considered so dotri* ncntal to long lift: that a Paris insur inees company refuses to insure tl o lives ol persons who use it. Heart Disease Cured By Dr. Miles* Heart Cure. Fainting, Weak- or Hungry Spells, Irregu lar or Intermittent Pulse, Fluttering or Pal pitation, Choking Sensation, Shortness of Breath, Swelling of Foot and Ankles, uro Symptoms of a diseased or Weak Heart. MRS. N. C. MILLBR. Of Fort Wayne, Ind., writes on Nov. 20. 18<d: 'I was afflicted for forty years with heart trouble and suffered untold agony. I hud weak, hungry .spells, and my heart would pal pit ate so hard, I lit- pain would he so acuta and torturing, that l became so weak and nervous I could not sleep. 1 was t reated by several physicians Without relief and gave up over being wall again. About two years ago I commenced using Dr. Miles' Remedies, One bottle of the Hoart Ouro stopped all heart troubles and the Restorative Nervine did the rest and now I sleep soundly and at tend to my household aud social duties with out any trouble. Bold by druggists. Hook sent free. AddroA; Dr. Miles Medical Co., Klkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Remedies Restore Health. GibaretteS U'dRE ;l)lll\HAf<\ w ft'* V glG?RflfESg IBSCV W.ou? lie cfcUn v-r-r '(fc.y Who is Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable Hair Cutter and Shaver, .-UND&R OPERA HOUSE THK 8TATK ItlBLK 800IKTY. IViisrnm for lhi? Annual Mooting Next Mouth. Tho snoual meeting uf the Stt to H?de Society will bo hold in tho city ?f Columbia on tho Ist ttud 2nd of Augu. t, ' aod the followlug is tie- |.o;ruiu : First .Day's Session -12 o'clock in., falling of the meeting to order by t ?o president, Rev. Win. M. Crier, D. D. ; Reading of the Holy Seripturos and devotional exercised; Kurollment of delegates; Reading of the minutes of' the last annual meeting; Annual ad dress of .tho president; Appointment of standing committees. Night session ?Address by Rev. Dr. Tbos. H. Law, of Spartanburg, district superinten dent of the American Bible Society. Second Day's So-sion, U o'clock a. m., Reading of the Holy Scripturos and devotional exercises; Reports of local Bible societies; Discussion; Address by Rev. Dr. EL W. Bays, of Abbeville; Reports of committees; F.leetlon of o Moors; Adjournment. In connection with the meeting of the Association the following circular has been issued : Charleston. S. ().. July 10th, 18!?."?. To tho Local Bible Societies of the Suite. Bretbreu: Tho executive committee of the State Bible Association beg to remind you tbat tho annual meeting of association will be held at the First Baptist Chureh. Columbia, S._ C, ou Thursday and Friday, the 1st and 21 days of August. You are earuostly rt quested to sond at least two delegates to tnis meeting ; aud It. order that arrangements muy bo made lor their entertainment, you will please sond at onco to the coin mltt-oe of arrangements at Columbia, the names of the dolugutes you propi so to send. The following named gentlemen con stitute tho committee ot arrangements! Rev. W. C. Lindsay, Rov. W. W. Daniel. Rev. M. M. Kinard. I'leaso attend to this important mat ter at onco. You are also requested tosend to the annual meeting a report, covering tho operations of your society during the past your, the number of members belonging, tho number of Bibles dis tributed, tho amount of money col lected, and anything calculated to add to the interest of the Bible cause throughout the Stato; report as; full as possible. Tim committee have made every effort to make the ap proaching meetiug a success, and earnestly ask you to lend them your assistance. If practicable, defray the traveling expenses. It will not cost you very much, as will hi teen from tho schedule of reduced rates here with i u dosed. Give the Bible cause the benefit of your presence at the meeting in August and your prayers. Respect fully, HENRY P. ARCHER, Chairman Kx. Com. State Bible Ass'u. ROUKRT M. Means, Secretary. ? A competitive examination for the Normal Scholarship of the South Carolina College will be held by the. School Commissioner of each county on Friday, Aug. 2.*1. Applicants will he examined ou tinglish, Mathematics, and History, the requirements In these subjects being the same as for admis sion to the Scientific Course of this College Further information, if desired, will be cheerfully furnished by James Wood row, 1'resident of South Carolina College. MAGNETIC NERVINE. Is sow with wrrilt 1 guarantoe to on NervousProstr tlort, Fit?, Pin nillll! , I I rii.:.Ii Im Mil Neuralgin andWaki fulneM,eauted liyox ?SE-FORE - APTfcfA? tion. ?ortenlnsn IhO Brain, earning MlBery, Insanity nml Doa i . Rnrrenres, Impntenoy, Lo*t Power in either fox Pr?mature Old Age, Involuntary Lossen, cauM ? rar over-fnduigeuce, ovor-exertlouof Ute Brain aw Errors of Youth. It Hives to Wenk Orunns Iholi Natural Vigor and double? the j">rt of lic?>; cure Luoorrhoea und PemMe Weakness. \ month's i re..t raeut, in plain package, l>y mull to any address, ? i er box, o boxen |6, with every order wo give i Written Guarantee lo euro <t refund the money i I. "ill. irs free. Uuuruutcu issued only by out c\ I . 11 ? 1 \ I'. ll;;i' I If. Carpenter Bmp . Greenville. S C, THE LAU RENS HAK. If. Y. simpson, ('. I). bark.SDAI.k SIMPSON cV BAKKSDALK, Attorneys at Law, LAU URNS, SOUTH CAROLIN? Special attention given lo the invesn 1 Kation oi titles ami collection of claims I_ - - I B. W. IIA 1.1.. I.. W.SI.MKINS. \V. W. IIA I.I BALL, SIM KINS ?V BALL, Attorneys at Law, i Laurkns, South Carolina. I ; Will practice iii all Stale and i II I lei j States Court. Special attention given collections. I. T. JOHNSON. ?. II. IIIOi K\ ?JOHNSON A Riciir.Y, att<irnkyh at LAW. (IH It 1-1 ll M Hi| '? < ' II ? i ? 'N ? ' 1 < ' siiie dft'iibllc Square. ladkf.ns, ^ south Carolina W. H . >l \ HTI N . \i loriic.v nl La \\, Laurkns, - South (Sakolin*. Will p*Mnlii*u in all IVurts of till? s. m Allni l.lOII UIVHII lo colli Cl i'OI-. " 'I'll K (IIA IH, KS TON I.INK Selli'dllle III elleel March 10. Ittlt'i nil.C Mill A DIVISION. KitHlJRotiiHi l.v ('ol umhin . . ? ? IIMl Ar limnolivllle. IMifm Lv llrnnolivlllc. H'JU no A r ('inirleston .11 'M an l,V Columbia. . I -l" pn A r I 'IliirlOHtOII . Kl? pii West llutlllll, l,\ t 'liarleston. ; 20 an Ar Columbia.II Ul an l.\ i HuirloHtoii. ?'? pn Ar llranclix lile. ?- tin pu l.v llnineliv me. B In pir Ar C'uhlfllblil. 10 III pu AUtil ST A DIVISION. Weal lloiuid. l.v Columbia .? '?Viani I i.li pn Ar llranchvtllc. 7lif> Hill IliiUpn l.v Brnnulivllk'. lUMpm soipn Ar Augusta.\i In pm In l.'i pn Da: I llolllld, l.v Augusta. ?40 pn Ar llrunuhvlllo. r>:.'?"> pn Lv Branohvllle. '. 10 an Ar Columbia. In 10 pu OA MORN IIRANUII.- Rani Round. Lv ('olumblu.I mi mi Ar Caradeu .n'> pn \Vest lli'iunl. Lv Camdon.:i is i?n Ar Columbia.10 III pn UONNKOTION. At Columbia with Southern Railway to am trom all points in upper South ami Nortl in ml um. ThrotiKli r rains between UbarlOl ton and Aahovllle, N.C. Any other Information, folders, maps, ote will be furnished on implication to B.8. now en. General Manager, Columbli s. 0. L. A. emeuson. Traffic Manager, Chariot ton, S. C, ?. h. pahkh, Traveling Agent, Coluinbiii s.O. BO?THKRN RAILWAY CO. (?AITERN SYST K.M.) Coud?u??d Scbvdulo In Efi*??? June l?th. 180S. Trains run by TMh Meridian Time. ?TATIONS. i Wjvu t ^-ChiTrliV^n. ?' Columi.la.1\ \2am ? Prosperity.'.>- '??" Ar NowbcW^.?.....j"-' irTciiuiou ;;:.tkx Sun?.ItftUm " Laurena.., iE? Sun).... JslOpm "HMlneif4li 1?...I > *?p m *? Oroenwood .? Rodges l 67 p in ;i; p oi AI.Mill.I"-'" I"" "BeltdnTTT:. .?v^?10 V g> Anderson.,.??!> W p DJ Sciuo* .;.f?-4u V'S ~?tv,jpt^.TT ii OJ pin Daily No. Ii STATIONS. Lt. Qreenvlllo._ " Piedmont.-... " Wllltaiustun.. 10.16 um lu.47 am U.0T am lnd>rsoh....lil.io om """"TMton.:. ...l 1.46 um Ar. Donalds.A ?A16pm ItT. Abbeville.V..^|liTiooia 11233 pui 12.66 pm l.iS pm S.oopm l.ioum i. d-ipnrlS.Otam I. 05pm1 II.45pm 12 .40pm|ll.Mpm 12 V.iniM I I.OUpm II. 4'aui io.45pm II. 18amjie.80pm " HodgCS. " Orecnwood. ??Ninety Six. " L??rens iCx Suni.110 :0 am ? Clinton lEx Sum.111.10 am ?? Newterry. | 0 pm ?' Prosperity. 2 37 pm Ar. Columbia. 3.6.". piu " Charleston ??.I MOPia Uotueru Columbia und Ashevlllo. Daily. I Dally. I I Daily.iDally. No. IbJnoJS. I STATIONS INo. 14,|,No 18 8.3?~p l?i 7VA*a?i.L%Cliaries onir. *.40,.m il.3.iuin 6.no"u ni'll.25:itici7v Oohmii'iaAr. | 3 6'.pm, 1 .?ftaiii 6.60 u niiri.lumuf? Aiston. 8.17 a m l.iopm" ...Siiniuo.. a in l.SOom''. .Union. 7.39 a in 1.63pm" ...Ion? svllle. " 7.61 u m' aWpml" ? Poci l -t. B io a in tf.4opm Ar Spart b'g-Lv 8 .'JO n m S.lOpmlLV Suarfb'g Ar lu no ion t. ;tupni Ar Aslieylllo LyIJUOam; 8.30jHii Trains leave Spnrtanbur>;. A.andC. division, northbound, 4.20a. OB., 8,10 p. nj.,6.18 p. ui., (Vea tlbuled Limited!; southbound, 105 a. m.,2.50 p. in 11.37 a. in., (Vostlhulod Limited). Trains leave Greenville. A. und C. Division, northbound, S.ttm.m.,2. 14 p u., und 6.27pm,,lVoS' Itbulod Limited); touthbound, 1.67 a. m? Llo p. ni.. 12.28 p. in., (Vesllbulod Limited). Trains leave Seneca. A. andC. Division: north bound, a. in. und 11.4. p. m,; southbound. 8.08 . a. ui. aud 6.&4 p. in PULLMAN SKKV1CB. Trains 16 und 16 between Ashcvtllo and Co lumbia make connoctlon at Columbia with P. C. & P.. trains 3> and 36. nnd oarry through Pullman stooping cars butweon Ashsvillo und Jacksonville, Pullman Palace Sleeping cars on Trains u and 88, ST and 88,oa A. and C. Division. W. A. TL'UK. S. IL HARDWICK, Gen. PttS. A?t. AB'tCcn. Pas. Act. lEus Sys. W. U. GREEN, J M. GULP, Qea'l Superintendent. Trufllo Mgr. - Washington, u. 0. ?.BERKELEY, Supi.. Columbia, S. O. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. (KAM i HN HYSTKM.) PIED MO T AIR LINE. OON?EXSED bCnSUUI.K OK P A s?K No r.lt TU Al S% Nort hliouiol May ISth, 1808 AthilitU c lime Atlanta k time Noroross. Iluford. Gainesville . Lulu Cornelia, Mt Airy _ To 'con .... Wesiuiiustor ScnOl a. Central. (iruunvUle.. Spuriaiiburg OuNncYs . Ulaekshnrg... Kiiig'sMuuni GUKlOtllU Cnurli tie. ... . Duio .... No.;ts No No.I : s is Dutlx Dally Dully b\suu 1'2.00ui o, l.no pin. . 10. . ...111. -VA'. u U.i ? I ? .112. p /.Ml p 8.;?.? .in |. ,13 pllO.'ft i.O.i ? :::::i'r .j I. & i: i 11.18 p I.' T O . p b!1 S.20 p ?; IV.UO u!ll i> 1 6 '*> a 4 40 pi <; 00 II J-Jl ... 4 P I P i.H p . i ill ni. i in p . Ar. Kiel moud Ar. Wus'ilnglon.. 8.4! a s'.:.o p|. '* Baillm'eP.R.li.l s."6 a U.'.'6 p, " Philatlelplila.. 10.IQ u ?.r0 al .; ... ?? New Vor!.W63 n; ?.ao at.|. Ves. If Htill I Soul bl.ountl. Nu..'.? No. 30 No. i i No. I1' Daily Lv New vork p.r.b 4?o p 12.1S n - PulHdolphia. I 6M p, 7.20 a " llallhnore . 1 O.'Ji p !'.4'J a " WashliiKlou... io.4.i ). li.i.'. a " Richmond.... W.03 a 12.56 i> li;iby K.\SUD 12.05 a1 Danville.I 6.U al 0.10 p| 0 45 ChurlO.il?_ a lI.OS p] 12.10 p Oiouonla.I.'11.10 pllttAS |i K iiu'sMc'int'iii.! 1,2.1 p. Ulueksburg.. ;it?.47 a'is.is Ouffneys. " Spnrtauburg.. " Qreenvlllo. " Central. " Seneca. " Westminster.. " Toicou. ?' Mount Airy... ?? Corncllu. ?? Lulu. " UalaoKvllle.... '? Utifurd. ?? Noreross. . Ar Atlanta Etin e 4.66 p Ar AtlunloO time ?AS \ 1.17 p ..18.31 u 2.0*. p 11.37 ;i 1.IX". al ?.'..'0 p| 12.28 p| 1.67 u Lib p -l 4^ a 3.0ti a 3.31 p .54 u 1.47 5.< 4 4.11. p 6.33 p 6.61 p 8 in p fl.4S I 7.1'S j. 7.12 p 7.;t.'. p BJW p 8 X6 p 0.11 p 10,'Vl p 0.80 a 0.38 a 7.1.8 a r.-. ;i a 7..Ml a 8.27 a M.30 a 8.:;0 a _ rL n]_o.oii_i_ "A" a. m. "P.11 p. iu. ' M." noon "N." nl?ht. Nos.37 end88 Washington and Southwestern Vesllbuled Limited Through Pullman sleepers between New York and New Orleans, via Wash ington, Atinnta and Montgomery, und niso t>? tweeil Now York und Memphis, via Washing ton. Atlanta um) Birmingham. Dining < iura. Nos/85and 80 Unltod States Fust Mall. Pull man Sleepia* Curs betweeu Atlanta, Mo-it goinory and New York. Nos. u und is, Pullman sienpiug Car between Kichmond, Duuvllle und Qroensboro. W. a. TURK, 8. h. HARDWICIC, (len'l Pass. Ag't, a*s'l Ucnoral Pass Ag'l Washington, d c. ah.ani a, ua. W. B. RYDER, Sujioriniendent, Charlotte, North Carolina. W. H, ORBUN, Oen'l Supt., wa81wnoto?, d, a J. M. GULP, Trufllo Mu'gr. Wsahlogtou D. O, Atlantic Coast Line WIL.M1NOTON, COLUMII1A AND Al lies TAIt.lt. CONDKNSKD SCIIKDULR. IN BKFKCT JA N. :.'7. IMKi. Going South. No. IW. No. 61 Lv Wilmington.*.::>u pm . LV Marion._ r, ^'| pui . Ar Kloreuee.TOO pm . . LV riorcnrc.?7 25 pm ?I lf? i a Ar Suinter. ?JW pm | ->\ .,? Ia Sumtcr. s .u, pm *ll 18 am ArColumbla.i.pm n (Mum No. &2 runs lln-ougli iiom Ulinrleston via Central lt. II.,leaving [4111088.380 m. Manning 0. 1n am. doing North, 1. v 1 'ol umhin. A r Su inter . No. Ml* *?"' '.'11 am U III am No. M. n 111 am 8 i?i am iVi am :ni>. 53. ' 1 pm B 13 pm No. fid " > I". |>m II V, pm A r K (O'.-ia i .. . I V Kli.reliee. Li Marion. 8 in am Ar Wllinlugtoii.11 50ara . ?Daily. No, r>;i i nns through to Charleston, 8. C, via Oontral it. arriving Mnnnjiig ajg| p. m., Lam s 7 00 p. in.. ChaiiPHton * it p. in, TraliiHoii Kouthund North Carolina lt. lt., ? in a. in. and 6 30p, m., arriving leal 0 AI kins '. 1 11. 111. loavo l.iioknow fl4ft 11 m and 4 ~n p m. arriving Atkins s I.', a 111 and .'? B0 p ui. Daily except Sunday. Trains 01. II .1 Ism1 . It. It. leave ll.irtsvllle at 4 80 a in. arriving i'"loyda b 00 a m, Rottirn jng loave rleyiia a45 p ui. arriving iiartsviii? in in p m. Daily c.\ei 11 Hunday. Trains on Wilmu. 1.1 liudbourn und C011 wny it it loavo uhna1 mm 1180 n m, arrive at Oonway NApni, returning leave touwayut i :tu 11 in. arrive Chadlioiirn 4 50 p m, leavo Chadoouru535 p 111,urrlvo al Hub atil^iii in returning logVO Hub K 15 a lit. arrive at Chad Ih>ui 11 iiU0n 111. Dally evi ept Suuilnv. JOHN r, DIVINE, Oen'l Supt, J. u. K BNLY, Oen'l Manager. ^ T M. KMBRKON, TranTo Managet