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SOUTH CAROLINA AT CHICAGO, HltlGHT PltOSPKOTS FOR A STATU FXHIBIT. A Full Attendance oft ho Commission ers In ? olumblu?The Counties As sessed According to Taxable Prop erly. Tho vurloua county commissioners for tho Southern States Exposition to bo held at Chicago, met on tho 6th inst. in tho Senate chamber, Governor Evans presiding. Tho reports of tho commissioners waB, on tho whole, very satisfactory and they all seemed on couragad and will go home to work with vim and oarnestness. The fol lowing delegates wore in attondanco : Ahbovillo, A. J. Sproloe; Alkon, II. J. Ray; Anderson, R. S. Ligon ; Barn woll, J. Fi Folk; Beaufort, W. H. Lockwood ; Berkeley, J. B. Morrison ; Charleston, Geo. U. Tuckor ; Choster, R. A. Love; Colloton, B. H. Padgett; D.irlluglon, W*. K. James; Edgefiold; Geo. B. Lako; FairQeld, J. E. Coan ; Georgetown, W. D. Morgan ; Groeu villo, A. H. Doan ; Ilorry, 13. R. King; Kcrshaw, C. J. Shannon; Lancaster, Loroy Springs ; Laurons, E. M. Cain ; Marion, E. H. Casque ; Marlboro, T. B. Gibson; Nowberry, E. H. Aull ; Oconee, L. W. Jordon; Orangeburg, B. U. Moss ; lMckon8, J. E. Bog?s ; Rich land, W. McB. Sloan and W. A. Clark; Sumtor, R.I. Manning; Union, J. A. Fant; Williamsburg, F. BarronGrlor ; York, W. B. Mooro. Tho mooting was callod to ordor by Gov. Evans, Mr. E. H. Aull being sec retary. Lexington had no ropresentativo, but Senator Etird was appointed. He was not prosont, however. Gov. Evans statod that prospect* woro bright and to see this gathering was reassuring. Tho first thing was to devise ways and means of getting money or exhibits. Tho Stato still had the Atlanta exhibit which would bo a nucleus for an oxhibit. The idea was to assess each county according to its wealth and population. Tho amount needed was $10,000 and some plans should bo dovisod to got it. Mr. Rocho stated ho had gone over tho Comptroller's books and found tho exact valuation of proper' y and popula tion and had made out a statement of what each county would bo expected to contribute. Mr. Boggs moved that an assessment he mado on each county in pioportion to wealth and population. Mr. Mooro said that tho greatest in terest would come from manufactur ing centers and some counties with largo assessable proporty had no man ufacturing enterprises and might not bo as much interested as others. Mr. Boggs thought that tho best standard was his plan of assessment. It would not bo binding and would simply be a moral obligation. A number of delegates spoko of tho prospects of raising tho amount as sessed. Major Lockwcod of Beaufort, suid that a largo part of tho inhabitants of his county woro colored people, but he would do all in his power to raise tho necessary amount. Mr. Sproles said that while ho would not pledge Abbeville, yot ho did not think thoro was any doubt about tho ability to raise tho assessment. Mr. Mooro suggested that it would be a good idea to mako some definite proportionate assessment on tho dif ferent mills or other manufactories and seo if tiioy would not contribute. Mr. Boggs, while favoring tho gen eral idea, thought it would he host to start with individuals and work from them( up. He intended to appoint agon/ts in every precinct in his county and/ho would got fifty cants out of each oneiof thorn anyway. (Laughter.) j)lr. Doan, of'Greonville. thought Mr. Roche's plan feasible The matter of details could bo arranged by each com mittee. Greenville was willing to come up with her share. Mr. Tucker of Charleston frankly stated that ho did not believe $1,200, Charleston's amount, could bo raised in tho city. As far as ph jsphato man ufacturers are concerned ho did not see where they would bo honotittod, nor could ho seo much good that Char leston could get out of it. Manufac turers in this Stato would not want to mako exhibits, bocauso they were satisfied with a good tiling and did not. dosiro to invito further competition. At any rate ho would not undertake to plcdgo Charleston for $1,200. Mr. Ligon of Anderson thought tho assessments were small enough. The small sum of $10,000 spent in advortis ing tho Stato would pay hotter than anything else. Anderson is assessed at $384 and in proportion it was no more than Charleston's $1,200. Ho felt certain Anderson would ralso her proportion. What was $1,200 to Char leston? A more pittance. We want more patriotism and push. He was sorry to hoar Mr. Tucker talk so dis couragingly Tho great elty of Char leston ought oasily to raise that amount. Whon we went to tho World Fair he hung his head in shamo at scoing magnilicout oxhibits from tho frozen Northwestern States, yet thoro was nono from his own Stato. Wo should get enthusiasm and push. Mr. Ray of Aikon said he came hero to got enthusiasm and not tho blueB. As far as Aiken is concorhed ho felt certain bor proportion would be raised. In this Governor Fvans acquisced. Tho following are the amounts ox pected from each county: Abbovillo, $40."); Aiken, $340; Anderson, $348; Barn well, $373; Beaufort, $211 ; Berke ley $302; Charleston, $1 200; Chester, $223; Chestorliold, $01; Clarendon, $157 j Colloton, $251 ; Darlington, $221 ; Edgeflold and Saluda, $305 ; Fairllold, $211; Florence, $215; Gcorgotown,$l 10: Groenvillo, $470; Hampton, $120; Horry, $00 ; Korshaw, $150 ; Lancaster, $131 ; Lauretis, $230 ; Loxington, $108 ; Marion, $249; Marlboro, $140 ; Nowber ry, $208 ; Oconeo, $155 : Orangebnrg, $410; Dickons, $125; Rlchland, $443; Spartanburg. $043; Sumtor, $377 ; Union, $105; Williamsburg, $155; York -3866, Most of <hoso prosont oxpressod tho bopo that tho rospoctlvo amounts could bo raised, whllo othurs woro absolutely conlidont of it. Mr. Tuokor would not promise moro than $750 for Charleston. Mr. Coan didn't speak very favorably of tho prospects in Fairllold Mr. Morgan promisod at least $150 front Goorgetown. Horry promised at least $150. Williams burg promised $100 instead of $155 as ussessed. Mr. Koche stated that tho kind of exhibit dopeudod very, mueh on tho amount of money. It was possible to make a oreditablo oxhibit on seven or eight thousand dollars, but of course, it would not bo as good as a $10,009 show. As to the time tho money wt?s nooded now ie tho goldon opportunity. Funds should bo collected und sont to tho treasurer at onoe. Nothing oan bo done until meney is obtained. As to the Bcopo of the oxhibit it was intended to include tho ontlre resources of tho Stato manufactures, agrioul turo and otherwise Already soven Southern States havo applied for space for oxhibit*. All tho railroads have promised to unite with the States in making an exhibit or they will have separate exhibits of tholr own. Thero is to bo a mooting in Atlanta to decide the details of rates, etc. His Idea was that a ltat of all our waterpowore, available lands and mines should be gotten up in an at tractive manner for distribution. He thought the commissioners should look aftor this feature especially. After some discussion it was agreed that all moneys collected should he sent to Mr. W. A. Clark by May 20. Mr. Folk introduced a resolution thunklng the railroads for passes. Gov. Evans then made a snort, prac tical talk. Ho said that he had found cotton inunufaoturers somuwhat averse to making an exhibit beoauso it might induco competition, but he thought they would do so when thoy clearly understood that the exhibits were in tended to oponup to thorn the Wostorn market. He said that South Carolina was suporior to Georgia in cotton manu facturing and in banking capital but outsidors did not know this because wo didn't advertise like Georgians. Wo should let tho world know what we have and should lot tho Wostorn people understand that in Charleston wo havo ono of tho finest ports on tho coast. Charleston has too long sat quiotly by and lot Savannah, Atlanta and other Georgia cities take away her business. She should bo up and doing. Ho bolioved Charleston would raise $1,200. Sho was tho richest city in the South und all sho wanted was to lot tho world know hor advantages. Mr. Tucker thanked Governor Evans for Iiis kind words and said Charleston stood ready to stand in with the rest of tho Stato. AU sho wantod was her just rights. Thoro was considerable discussion as to tho advisability of getting up a pamphlet for distribution iat Chicago containing a list of tho wator powers, lands for salo, etc., a small advertis ing fee tobe charged. The whole mat ter was left in the hands of tho finance committee. This committoo was also Instructed to oniploy Mr. Roche as commissioner anu pay him a fair salary. . CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED. Important Order by President Cleve land? Nearly Thirty Thousand Gov ernment Employees Brought Under Civil Service I Jules. Almost thirty thousand govornmont employees havo been brought with ono swoep undor tho protection of the civil service by tho issuance of an exoc utivo order from President Cleveland making a general provision of the civil service rules. The order is tho most important sinco tho inauguration of tho system moro than a decade ago. It takes olTect immediately. Its prati cal elTect is the classification of all gov ernment employees below tho rank of thoso subject to nomination by tho President and conlirmation by tho Senate and above tho grades of laborers or workmen, with a few exceptions. Tho order has long boon in contempla tion and its promulgation is the result of an immonso amount of correspon dence and conference between the President, the Civil Service Commis sioners and tho heads of tho various departments. Tho new rules add 29,1197 positions to tho classified list, increasing tho num ber of classified positions from 55,70*0 to 85,130. The number of el as i lied placos which are excepted from exami nation has been reduced from 2,099 to 775, being mainly positions as cashiers in the customs, postal and internal revenue services. Indians employed in minor capacities in tho Indian ser vice are necessarily put in the oxcopted list. Almobt till of the positions in Washington which havo hitherto boon excepted havo been Included in the competitive. Tho only classified posi tions in Washington which will be ex cepted from examination undor the now rules will bo private seretarios or coniidention clerks (not exceeding two) to the I'resident and the heud of each of tho executive departments. No positions will horoaftor bo subject to nou-compotitlvo examinations ox copt In tho cases of Indians employed in a teaching capacity in tho Indian service. Tho revision of tho rules divides tho executive civil service into live braches: Tho departmental, custom houso, post Offioe, govornmont printing and intern al revenue services. In tho departmental service aro classified all ofllcers and employees, except persons merely employed as laborers or workmon and porsons who havo been nominated by the Senate, who are serving in or on detail from : Tho executive department, commis sions and otllcors, in the District de partment, tho railway mail sorvive, all pension agencies, steamboat inspootlon service, marino hospital sorvlce, light house servico, all mints and assay olfl ces, revonuo cutter service, forco em ployed undor custodians of public buildings, several sub-treasurlos, and onginoor department at large. Em ployees outside of tho District of Co lumbia not employed In any of thoso capacities also aro classified in the de partmental sorvlce, as follows. Thoso serving in clerical capacity, watchman or messengor, physician, hospital stow ard or nurse, or whoao duties are of a medical nature, draftsman, clval en genoor, steam enginedV, electrical en gineer, computer, or firoman, superin tendent of construction, superinten dent of repair or foroman lo tho super vising architect's ofllcO, and thoso In the servico of tho Treasury Department in any capacity, oxcopt In tho life sav ing sorvlce. In tho custom houso servico aro clas sified all otlicors and omployoes in any customs district whoso omployoes num ber as many as five, except porsons moroly employed us laborers or work mon and persons who havo boon nomi nated for confirmation by tho Sonato. In tho pos to 111 co servico aro classified all oflicora and employees in any froo dolivory postofllco, oxcopt persons merely employed as laborers or work men and porsons who havo boon nomi nated for confirmation by tho Sonato. In tho internal revenue service aro classified all ofllces and omployoes in any internal rovonue district, oxcopt persons moroly empioyod as laborers or workmon and porsons who havo beon nominated for confirmation by tho Senate. The statements explanatory of tho order issued by tho Civil Service Com mission says tho action will make tho classified sorvlce moro completely sob joct to merit principles and take It out of polities. Where so large a part of tho sei-vice was loft to be tilled by poli tical influence and when the men ap pointed possibly were aotlvo working politicians, tho rest of the foroe tended to fall under political influonee. The statement continues; "Tho first oivll servioo rulos wore promulgated by President Arthur In [88a lb 1888 President Olevoland adopted a rovision of thorn, whloh was continued in forco, with various suc ceeding ainondmonto until now. Thoso involved a repetition lor eaqhj of the branches of the classified service of provisions common to all. When tho classified service was email, this plan worked well, but now tho service has grown to large proportions and thero are eevon branches. The repetition now is avoided by putting the common provisions into goneral rules." A large reduction is now made of the list of excepted places, which usually are tho higher and moro important places in the classified sorvico. This, it is claimed, must have far-reaching and beneficial results. The existence of any large number of excepted places in any branch bf the classified service is a menace to and has an evil effect upon tho parts of tho servico subject to competitive examination and does much to nullify the good etffeots of tho examinations. The lower grades will now be recruited by a still better class of men. who will be invited by tho op portunity of promotion upon morit. WEEKLY CROP BULIiKTIN. This bulletin covers tho weathor and crop conditions for the woek end ing Saturday, May 2, and in its prep aration wore used reports from ono or more correspondents in each county of tho State. Tho past woek was considerably cooler than the previous one, with a mean tomporaturo about 2 degrees above tho normal. Tho mean for tho week was 0(5 dogroes, that being the average of 40 stations reporting moan temperature ; the normal for tho samo period is approximately U7 dogreos. The highest mean was 73 dogroes, and occurred at Shaw's Fork, Aikon Coun ty ; tho lowest, 00 degrees, occurred at Little Mountain, Newborry County. Tho maximum tomporaturo for tho week was 00 degrees on May 1st, re ported from Gllli80nville, Hampton County ; the minimum was 48 on April 27th, reported from Lynch, Florence County, and 50 on the 20th, reported from Elloree, Orangeburg County. The excess in tomporaturo over tho normal since March 1st was slightly increased, and now averages about 1.5 dogroes per day. The late drought, vras effectually rolioved at most places dnring the week, but the showers were scattered and partial, so that there yet romain many localities without beneficial rains, but generally tho rains wero sufficient for the present needs of crops. In Hichland, Nowberry, York and portions of Sumtor, Korsbaw, Lan caster and Lexington but little raiu fell, and practically none along tho southeastern coast. Elsewhere the showers were well distributed and iu places heavy. Tho following hoavy rainfalls were reported : Society Hill, 1.00 ; Greenville, 2.84; Pickons, 1.82; Camden, 1.27: Averill, 1.53; Spartan burg, 1.04; Povorty Hill, 1.20; Santuc, 1.21. Ten other stations reported measurements ranging from 0.50 to 1.00, and twenty-six reported from none to 0.50. Tho avorago of 43 rain fall records for the woek is 0.54, and tho normal for tho samo period is ap proximately 0.79. Note.?Special reports received sinco tho regular reports wore closed state that rain was general over the State on Sunday and Monday (May 3rd and 4th). Liberty, Pickens County, roported ovor 4 inches. Tho special reports will bo recorded regularly in tho next bulletin. Thoro is a decided bettor tone to crop reports as compared with tho previous week, and with but few limited exceptions all crops mado satisfactory Improvement, duo to the rains of this and tho previous week. The full beneficial effects of the late rains are not yot roilected in the re ports, oxcopt where anticipated, so that continued improvement may be oxpected. Corn made satisfactory advance during the woek. It has recieved its i first work goncrally, and In places its second. The later planting has not attained good stands yet, but will be materially helped in this respect by tho late rains. Corn retains a good color, but cut worms are damaging tho stands la u few counties. Bud worms were injuriously active in Lex ington and Edgefiold counties during the few cool nights. Much bottom land corn yot to plant. All reports on corn are favorable Cotton planting is practically fin ished, roports indicating that in a few counties from 5 to 10 per cont. only romains to bo planted. That that is up has a vigorous stand of good color, but lator planting coming up to irreg ular stands, but during tho latter part of tho week a great improvement was noted in this respect. Chopping out has been actively begun. The hot, dry weather of tho past two weeks affected cotton favorably, exoopt that it retarded germination. Sea-Island cotton has a good stand and color, but needs rain badly. The failing tendency of grains waa effectually checked by tho rains. Oats have shown muob orovomentduring tho lattdr portion o. *,he wook, but It continues to be the opinion of most correspondents that oats can not fully recover from tho damaging effeots of the late drought. Fall oats look more promising than spring sowing. Oats aro ripening in tho southeastern coun ties, and heading generally. Wheat also has improved, and in places has sufficient length of stalk, and is stool ing and heading satisfactorily. Tobacco has grown woll in beds. Plants aro small in beds that wero roplanted in March. Transplanting has beon slow, somo farmers watered tho plants by hand provi^us to tho rains. Transplanting will now bo Flushed rapiply, as tho weather favors t. Plants continue comparatlvoly scarce. Kloo seeding continues, and what is up appears to be doing well gonerally, oxcopt in Florence County whoro poor stands are reported. Tho weathor favors lato planted rice. Tho dlfforent reports continue to oxpross a diversity of opinion as to tho frvlt prospects. In some localities fruit Is dropping freely, while in other localities the prospects continue promising. Generally in tho extreme eastern and oxtromo western counties tho treos look most promising. Grapes appear to bo putting out numerous bud clusters and promise weil. Small berries aro ripening in the southern counties. Strawborries are plentiful everywhere. Gardens havo Improved whoro onough rain fo'.l, but in somo localities continue, to fail, although seasonable vegetables aro comparatively plentiful, and quantities of peas, beans, lettuce, radishes, oucumbors and cabbages being shipped out of the Stato. Swoet potatoes putting out plenty of draws, which appear to be moro plenti ful than for many years; in places considerable transplanting has boon dono. Irish potatoos generally doing well with rapid improvement noted. Hugs aro numorous on the coast potato fleldal and aro reported from a few othor Boctlons of the State. j. W. Bauer, Soction Director. ?The Shah of Persia's assassination Is notable blmply for tho loug time it has beon deferred. He acconded tho throno nearly fifty years ago. \ ? ?..... The Bond Sales lo be Investigated. VEST GIVES A SOLEMN WARNING. The- Power of Federal Patronage Must Not bo Used at Chicago? Righteous Indignation Against Its Exercise. By tho decisive voto of 51 to 5, the Senate hat inaugurated an investiga tion, to be conducted by the Senate Committee on Finance, into the faots and circumstances connected with the sale of United States bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury during tho last throe years. The six adverse votes wore cast by Senators Caffory of Louisiana, Faulkner of West Virginia, Gray of Delaware, Hill of New York, Mitchell of Wisconsin, and Dalmer of Illinois, all Domoorats. The resolu tion directing tho investigation is very explicit, as follows: " Unsolved, That the Committee ob Financo bo directed. " First, To investigate and report genorally all tho material facts and olrcurastanc e connected witu the sale of United Sp ates bonds by tho Secre tary of the Treasury in tho years 1894, 1805 and 1890. "Second, To investigate and roport specially what the amount of avail able funds, classified, was in tho United States Treasury and on deposit in other places subject to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury, at tho time tho bonds wore sold or offered for sale; whether there was or was not coin enough on hand to moot all coin obligations of tho government due at tho time said bonds were sold, or when they woro offered for sale ; what obli gations wore due at that timo and the amount of each, stated separately; what was the reason for any unusual withdrawal of coin from tho Treasury shortly before tho bonds were sold, or offered for salo, if such unusual with drawals were in fact mudo, and by what persons or classes of persons and for wnat purpose or on what account such withdrawals were made; who purchased the bonds, in what amounts and whero, whether in the United Statos or In foreign countries, and in what proportions and from what per sons or classes of persons tho gold was procured with which to pay for the bonds, what the bonds sold for, and what was tho market price of our government bonds at tho time, and what effect the bond sales had on the credit and business of the people of tho Unitod States. "Third, To investigate and report as to tho manner of disposing of said bonds, by what authority, and what contracts, advortisoments or proposals woro made by the Secretary of tho Treasury in relation thereto; what agreements or contracts, aud whether oral or in writing, and whether pub licly or privately, woro entered into by the Secretary of tho Treasury and any syndicate or person or persons with respect to the. sale und purchase of tho bonds, and tho profits made or to be raado by such syndicate, or any person or persons connected with such syndicate, directly or indirectly; whether such contract or agreement had any and what effect on tho prices offered for tho bonds, what tho effect was and who, if any person, profited by it, and to what extent." Tho debate had beon animated, and at times sonsationul, throughout tho early hours of tho day. Mr. Palmer's opposition to tho resolution and his reference to "snap conventions" brought on a heated colloquy with Mr. Vest and Mr. Cockrell. "I oppose this resolution," said Mr. Palmor, "because I regard It as an illegitimate means of procuring mate rial to affect and inflamo the public mind." Tho Senator wont on to say that ho did not suppose, any Senator, c xcopt possibly tho Senator from South Da kota (Dottigrew), questioned tho inte grity of tho Secrotary of tho Treasury. The Secretary's judgment, perhaps, might be disputed ; the correctness of his acts might be questioned; but thoro was no question of integrity involved. Mr. Palmer roviowed the platform ut terances of tho parties. Citing the old adage, " tho world do movo," Mr. Palmor said tho country had moved sinco tho platform declarations of 1802 and it was evident that tho financial planks at Minneapolis and Chicago would not satisfy tho people in tho coming olections. In mentioning Mr. Cleveland's return to tho White House in 1803, Mr. Palmer said the President had called to his aid "that able, states man, that pure and honest man, J. G. Carlisle." Mr. Palmor asked if froosilvor would bring about a fifty cent, sixty cont, seventy cont, eighty cent or ninety cent dollar. Mr. Butlor, (Pop. of North Carolina), said he would answer the question by reading from a spooch by Senator Hill, known as tho Elmira speoch. Ho was proceeding to road at much length Mr. Hill's early viows on tho metals, when Mr. Palmer refused to yield longor, saying: "1 askod u plain, distinct question, to which 1 have ??o ceivod a groat amount of wind, and I declino to yield furthor." At another point Mr. Palmor rofor red to tho cowardice of candidates for tho Presidency and for Cougross in not boing epocillc in their financial viows, and in this connection the Sen ator bad an artielo reud from tho dosk, arraigning Governor McKinley for his '".lame-faced" attitude on finance. "And yot," added Mr. Palmer, "all indications point to the fact that tho subject of that criticism will bo tho Republican candidato for tho Presi dency." A Senator across tho aislo whispor ed to Mr. Palmor the substance of the bulletin.-, from the Indianapolis con vention, whoroupon Mr. Palmor add ed : " In fact I understand that tho opposition to him has broken down." Mr. Palmer was drawn into a hot colloquy with tho two Missouri Sen ators, Mr. Vost and Mr. Cockroll. Tho former wanted to know what Mr. Pal mor moant by a roforonco to "snap conventions" favoring silver. VI moan," replied Ml*, Palmer, "tho convention hold last yoar in Missouri and Illinois." " What was tho ' snap' featuro of tho Illinois convention ?" "An unnecessary convontlon is a ' snap' convention," declared Mr. Pal mer. "Those conventions were called to commit tho Democracy in advance to the free silver dogma." Mr. Cookreil pnsworod sharply that the Missouri convention was ono of tho most representative gatherings over held. It was oallod beoause tho De mooraoy was boing miaroprosontod and an attempt raado to commit it to gold. Mr. Vest deolarod that the Missouri convention was a rosponse to tho peo ple. Tho people led and, addod Mr. Vest, " the pooplo assembled in con ventions'and any man who trios to stop them will bo orushod. Manhood and dooenoy will no longor pormlt us to stand horo and bo accused of ad vocating ' unsound money,' and of as* sombling ' snap' conventions." At this point Mr. Vest branohed "j I ( / into a sensational recital of pereonal history. He spok. * tho order just made public by whitfn this adminis tration extended oivil service reform. It was ono of tho tenonts of this school that tho patronage of tho government shall not be used to inllueneo politics. Mr. Vest wont onto' toll of the Pres ident's romoval of United States Dis trict Attorney Hen ton of Missouri. Whon he (Mr. Vest) lirst read this announcement ho started immediately for Washington and asked " Iiis Ex cellency " what had led to tho perpe tration of this outrage, the removal of a man of unimpeachable charactor and ability. The Prcsldont brought out a newspaper paragraph, charging Colonel Benton with pernicious ac tivity. He had shown tho charges to bo unfounded and tho President was just enough to rovoko tho order, after giving to tho public a letter openly lecturing Colonel Benton against any participation in politics whilo serving the government. Mr. Cockroll interrupted at this point to ask as to the recent Michigan Demo cratic convention at Dctriot, declaring that F?deral oHicials had gone theroas delogates instructed for silver and hud voted against silvor. Mr. Vest, proceeding, said ho refer red to the President's letter to Colonel Bontou warnlnghim against ^dabbling" in politics becauso this administration of late had given its wholo inlluonce and power to influence tho political sentlmont of the people, to influence theso so-called "snap" conventions. Mr. Vest referred to tho Nebraska convention, where ho said " ollice-hold ere, postmasters, collectors of internal rovonuo, their lungs fllloi with tho air which came.from tho troasury," were in control. Tho Senator spoke of Cabinet olllcors speaking nbout tho country and added that ho had " not hcurd a whisper of criticism from ' His Excel lency.' " Mr. Vest next turned his attention to tho recent Michigan Domocratlc State convention, reading from an ar ticle written by ono of tho delegates who had participated " in that shame ful scene." Tho artlclo detailed tho action of " blackslidcrs " and " trait ors," who had boon instructod for sil ver and voted against it. The Senator said he had many lottors from mon of high standing, including, some of those chosen to the national conven tion, detailing tho circumstances of the Michigan convention as a " shame and disgrace to American public life." After further denunciation of tho In lluonce brought to boar on conventions, Mr. Vest clof\l with a startling de claration as to his own position. "I am a delegate to the national conven tion," said ho, "an unwilling delegate, chosen by my people, and I servo notice now that if that convention at Chicago is to bo made up of oflice-hold ers, to 8tlllo and provont the expres sion of tho will of the poople, thon it 1* no Democratic convention to me. Tho Democratic party is the party of honorable expression, not of Fcdoral patronago." Mr. Hill thon took the floor and closed his speech in opposition to the bond resolution and tho vote was taken. A Discovery About Corn.?There is a conllictiou of opinion among certalu farmers hi regard tho advisability of re-planting corn. In tho writer's ex perience thcro is an importance and value attached to same which from personal experiments made aro novel and worthy of mention. Wo have al ways considered re-planting of corn of so much consequence that irrespec tive of tho necessity tho following plan was adoptod, after experimenting and being satislied with successful results : Two or throe woeks after planting of crop and tho stand an assured fact, a hill is planted In ovory fifteenth row each way, equalizing the distanco and number of hills according to the length of field or cut. If the weather should prove dry dur ing the filling time, the silk and tas sels both become dry anil dead. In this condition, and with a seasonable change, tho silk revives and renews its growth ; but tho tassels do not recover. Then, for want of pollen, tho new silk is unable to till the otlice for which it was designed. Tho pollen from tho replanted corn is thon ready to support tho silk and tho filling is completed. All tho abortlvo oars so common in all corn crops aro caused by tho want of pollen, and wo have known ears to double their size in this second tilling Replanting of corn in every missing spot, and at the right time, is, there fore most desirable, as it will certainly conduce to an improvement in the ylold, judging from above-mentioned experiments and rational etTocts.? A. J. G. in Southern Farmer. A Gnu. Dying From Cigarettes. ?Minnio McCorklo, daughter of a far mer living near Now ButYulo, Berrlan County, Mich., is reported to bo dying of cigarette smoking. Sho contracted tho habit from a brother who went to an early grave as the result of narcotic poisoning. Miss McCorklo cries p'to ously in her delirium to be permitted to smoke justone.moro cigarette, soom ingly finding rol?of In the Inlluonce which tho weed has upon hor. Sho was consldorod handsome, but the bloom of beauty has given way to the ravages of a disease which lias destroy ed hot- roason and reduced her body to a more skeleton, it is stated that she smoked an average of tivo boxes of | cigarettes daily. Hor condition is now pitiable, death appaiently being I tho inovitablo end of her intense snt- ' forlngs. Her brother," who was an in- t votorato smoker, died a raving maniac. Miss McCorklo haB boon a slave to tho habit for nearly two yoars. Ilor tin governablo mania has finally brought her to tho brink of etornity. ?A few years ago tho engineers em ployed on tho railway at liagan, in Germany, woro puzzled by accidents which always occurred at tho same placo. Tho Government sont a com mission to tho spot. It wos not, how ever, until six months had clasped, that tho surfaco of tho rails appeared to bo corroded, as If by aoid, to tho oxtont of moro than 100 yards. The rail was taken up and brokon, when It was found to bo literally honoy-combed. by a thin, throad-llko gray worm. Tho worm was about two centimeters in longth and about tho slzo of a small knitting noodlo. On tho hoad aro two 11 >tio sacs or gland, filed with a most powerful seoretlon which Is ejected ovory ton minutes whon tho insect is lying undisturbed. This liquid, when squirted upon iron, rondors that motal soft .and spongy, and it is greedily oaten by the little insect.?London Engineering. ?Joseph Glass, a boy who was dis abled for life In 1880 by falling Into a manholo at the Falrmount Wator Works, Philadelphia, whiuh was loft uncovered, it is alleged through neg 11 go neu of city employeos, sued tho city, and was last wook awurded $20, 000 damagos by a jury in the Common Pleas. His mothor also brought suit for the loas of her son's services and sooiety, and was allowed $3,000 dam THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. BILL. A41P ON OLD FATHER TIME. A Horrlblo Looking Creature With Nothing on But Hin Bones?An lu vitulion for Mr. Ruuss to Como South. Old Father Time is a horriblo look ing creature with his scytho in his hand and nothing on but his bones, but ho is a good doctor. Loug boforo he cuts down he bogins to softeu and sootho the passions and asperities of lifo and to propare our bettor nature for tho only solution of life's problem, wbioh is lovo to God and to our fellow mon, but vory few old mon carry bit terness to tho grave. Ono day I ob served an old man fo- whoso talents the community had great rcspoot talking to u friond. His eyes Hushed and every linament of his facobotoken od anger. As ho struck tho end of his cano to tho pavement ho said : " I ought to have killed tho scoundrel." Cautiously I approachod and inquired : " Had a difficulty with somebody} col onel V " "Oh," said he, " I was just telling Brown about a little ulTair that happened about?let mo see?yes, just forty-live years ago." But oven he mollowed down stmo years before ho died. Now, if wo lived as long as No ah or Mothusalom, or oven as long as Abraham, wo might feed and cherish bitterness fov a hundred years, but threo score years and ton is too brief a time to bo wasted in passions. Thirty-ono years have passed sineo tho war, and I was ruminating over tho difference between now and then. Wo veterans romomber when wo were all accused of treason and many of our leaders had to lleo tho country for fear of arrost and trial and condemuation and death. When to possess or exhi bit a Confederate Hag provoked im nrisonmcnt; when wo had to defend tho lost cause or lament its failure in whispers, and when every man who was worth $20,000 hud his property confiscated unless ho petitioned for pardon and paid well for it. Tho pardon brokets at Washington made millions out of our wealthy citizens. But Time has diluted tho bitterness of those who were our most malignuut enemies, lloilection has tern pored the prejudices of our Northern brethren, and now we see General Gordon and General Longstrcet givon glad and willing welcome as they discourse temperately and truthfully of tho war, its causes and its results. Nowhere is the carpet-bagger who figured in reconstruction times more denounced and despised than at the North. More than all this, a monument has been built on Northern ground in memory of the Confederate dead. Brotherly unions of the blue and the gray have been held at various times and places, and tbousunds of the grand army aro moving southward and fraternizing with our people. There is only ono sore that does not heal, und that is tho hard fact that while we pay our own pensions we have to help to pay theirs and got nothing back. Tho estimate is that it takes half a million annually for Georgia to pen sion her Confederate widows and dis abled soldiers, and teu times us much to pay her part of tho Union pensions. This five millions goes into their hop per and wo get no toll. But oven this will pass away. Old Father Time is slow up there, but he is sure. Unpen sioned soldiers don't live as long as those who feed on government pap, and there aro not near as many of them. Wo eeo it stated that there aro now less than ono hundred thousand Confederate survivors. 1 told that to a Federal general in Florida not long ago, and he ruminated over it some time and said : " You rebels fought so hard and endured so much you broke down your constitutions. Stone wall Jackson's fool cavalry, 1 know, must have worn their legs olV up to their knees, like Munohuuaon's famous bunting dog." But after so long a time tho heroism of tho South is looming up and tho lost cause shines before tho world in a clearer and more lustrous light. No Bane man speaks of us as traitors now, and wo aro permitted with a kindly grace to honor our dead and build monuments to our heroes. Patriotism and courage are honored everywhere. There aro, of course, a few heartless souls in every community who care nothing for the sacred memories of tho war. and with pious unction ex claim, "Oh, let the dead bury its dead. Look not hack, but forward. Wo have no time for sentiment." Such men will never defend their country nor help save a State. A people with out sentiment will uevor have any heroes. Dr. Johnson, the greatest, philosopher that ever lived, said : "That man Is littlo to ho envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon tho plain of Marathon. Kven religion, which is animated only by faith and hope will glide by degrees out of tho mind unless it bo Invigor ated by calls to worship and tho salu tary Influence of example.'' Never was anything more truthfully said. Tho good citizen must keep his patriotism alive by cherishing tho memories of tho wars in which they or their fathers woro engaged. Over two thousand years have passed since tho Athenians defeated the great army of Darius, j but Marathon is f?ll memorable in song and story. U is the watchword of patriotism. A generation has passed since the battle of Gettysburg, but the. valor of tho Amorlean soldiers of both armies, as displayed in that bloody fight, will shine in history as long as tbero are people to write, or people to read. Wo are glad that Colonel Gar* nett has come South to work for the memories of tho lost cause, and to tell us about Gettysburg. Did not our hearts burn within us as be described tho thrilling scenes that absorbed his vision and magnetized every iibor of his boingV Who can ovor forget the exalted omotions that a great bat.tlo inspires ? Then, lot every vet eran go to hear this eloquent Virgin Ian and for a timo qulvor with unsup- | pressed emotions. Lot overy young man, yes, every lad and lassie go to hoar him and have their patriotism quickoned and made stronger. Henry Grady won tho applause of Now Eng? land and tho mighty North when he dared to say in his groat speech, "The South has nothing for which to apolo gize. The lato strugglo between the States was war and not rebellion rovolutlon, and not conspiracy. Not for all tho glories of New Kngland would I exchange tho heritage my father loft me In nls soldier death." But who 's this Charles Broadway Konss, who has so rccontly olectrlflcd tho South with his munificent and patriotic proposition V Colonol Gar nett has told us. Wo have seen his earnest, genial face In tho papors, but that is not enough. Ho must como South and mingle with our people. Colonel G. W, Scott gave $100,000 to found a college for girls at Dccatur, and Dr. Candler, when delivering his beautiful oration at Its dedication said . "Whoro is ho? Whore is tho man who 'in this selfish age has done this thing ? Has his modoBtv hiddon him from tho public gaze ? Colonel Scott, stand u and lot tho peoplo look uponV^u an goo vrh?t maunur of man you Just so wo would say to Mr. Kouss : jComo down bore and lot tho South seo you faoo to face. Stand up boforo uo and lot us seo what manner of unin you aro." Thousands of waiting hearts will eeho tho sentiment that has prompted him to do this tiling. At last the South will have a Mecca to which her pilgrims ean go and feel that the cause, though lost, is recog nized, and its memory lives without a taint of treason. BlItLARP. THE Ii I si l FOlt PENSIONS. Tho Figures in Six Counties?Prob ably 5,000 PonsioncrHln the State. While tho law requires that tho Stato pensions must bo distributed by Juno 15, only six eounty boards have as yot roportcd. These figures and those of tho other counties must bo rovised by the Stato Board and hence thoro is likoly to bo some dolay, unless the Comptroller General has funds to employ moro help In tho classification of tho pensioners to get roady by that time, But the returns from Iho six coun ties give somo interesting data upon which to baso speculations as to the number of pensioners and how many of the now applicants have been dis appointed. in Uichland County, in 1895, there wero forty-five pensioners. In 1890, thore woro 1 11 applications, of which twenty-eight were rejected. This makes Hichland's number lilt instead of forty-five. In Georgetown there wero two pen sioners in 1805. This year thoro wore twelve applicants, none of whom were rejected. This is an increase of ton. In Lam-aster there wero sixty-four pensioners in 1895. This yoar there wero ninoty-throo applications, of whom thirty woro rejected, leaving tho number sixty-throe. In Union there were seventy-live pensioners in 1895. This yoar there woro 1121 applications and sixty rejec tions, leaving the number sixty, a do orcase of fifteen. In Edge field last years thero wero 150 pensioners ; this year 174 applica tions and 102 rejections, leaving seven ty-two, a decrease of thirty-live. In Chester last year thero were thirty-four pensioners ; this year thoro were lifty-four applications and twenty four rejections, making the number of pensioners thirty, a decrease of four. In tho six counties thero were alto gether last year 255 pensioners. This year 5i)."> asked for pensions and 244 woro rejected, which makes tho num ber of pensioners 351, an increase over last year of ninety-six. The State Board has to go over the list finally, but generally no great changes are made. The figures show a wonderful in crease of applications, but compara tively a small increase in tho number approved. Taking for granted the same ratio of increase in the other counties of the Stato. the indications arc that there will be something over 5,000 pension ers. It will ho impossible to tell what each will get as the different olasssos get different amounts. Whatever may bo tho result tho figures show that a great many old soldiers think they ought to have pen sions;. All of them should, as a matter of fact, but the money is not available. No man who has a net income of S100 a year is entitled to a pension. The Country Editor.?Verily the life of a country editor is a path of thorns. His bread is promise and his meat is disappointment. His creditors chase him by day and the devil grinneth at him in his dreams by night. Ho sondoth the paper to'' a subscri ber ob crodlt and tho subscriber pay eth him not. Then ho stoppeth the delinquent's paper and then the delinguent sing eth tra la ! and borroweth it of a neighbor. One subscriber payeth his BUb BOription in wood, and behold it is rotten and sojzgy and of short meas ure. He whoopeth up tho township pol itician and the politician gets elected and knowetb him no more. Ho puffeth the church fair gratis and then attondeth it and payeth his quarter and reooivoth two jysters. He boomotb his town and all things therein, and yetreeoiveth no support and is a man without honor in his own country. Two young people marry and he giveth them a puff, and they go to housekeeping and taketh not his pa per. Yoa, he is bowed down with woe and his days aro full of grief and trouble and vexation of spirit. But sorrow only cndurolh for a night and joy comes in the morning. He pioddoth along and endureth in pationoe, and it ls written that ho will receive his reward at the judgment. Progress ok Japan.?Thero \t> no precedent in the history of nations for the wonderful progress made by the Japanese The country is becoming less and less dependent on other coun tries for its supplies. It is only forty years since tho ports of Japan have been opened to com merce. It is but twenty-eight years since the lirst labor-saving mach in was set up In tho empire. The e. ports and imports now exceed $1 !.*>, dt? t.UOO. The industrial revolution now going on is in its way quite as interesting as tho political revolution of thirty years ago. Until recently all the manu Inclining done in Japan was carried on in the households and oven now 95 per cent, of the skilled labor still is OCOUpied in the homes of the people. This does away with tho conditions which surrounu tho wage-earners In all other countries. The cu tom is for the son to conti the occupation Of tho father, 'j 0 finest brocados and silks, tho n it artistic porcelain and cloisonnn arc mad-.' under the roofs of the COttagOS, and the payment is in proportion to the quality of the piece produced. ThO younger generation is being con vinced of the value of machinery and faotorlos aro being built in all part; of the empire. It is saio that the quickest way to instruct tho Japanese in any hnndioraft is to let them go through the works and look on. Almost instantly they aro able to repeat the process. The best native watchmakers got only 20 cents a day. ?The Athons Banner, takes issue in verso with a woll knowm adage as fol lows : "The lark was up to moot tin sun, and carol for his lay ; tho farmer's son took down his gup and at him blazed away. Tho bus^ boo uroso at tlve and burnod tho moadows o'or ; the farmer's wife wont for bis hive, and robbed hi 10 ol his store. \Thc ant ros early, his labors to begin t tho groody swallows Hew that way and took his lordship In. Oh, boo, ?>h?s and ants bo wlao in proverbs tarn no stock; like me refuse to rise until half-past 8 o'clock." k-. .^mbM^ ALL sours OF PARAGRAPHS. Culled from Various Sourcos and Ro lAllug to Numerous Subjects. ?An untl-squlrrol convention will bo held at Spokane, Wash., on May 15. ?A boy baby is a thing that novo conies amiss. ?Deep and rapid breathing hi recoin mended as a means of stopping hio cough. ?Thoro is a sa''peter cave in Bar tow County, Georgiu, literally alive with bats. ?Some peoplo never realize how well off they aro until they try to ride a bicycle. ?Mrs. Cleveland s favorite pets aro a pair of mooKtng birds, of which she is particularly proud. ?The first watch ever mado by ma-, ohlnery in the United States was made at Box bury, Mass., in 1850. ?Two troos 125 feet from each other at Caiuesville, Gu., were recently struck and .shattered by a slnglo bolt jj of lightning. ^ ?The smallest treo in the world is tho Greenland birch, its height is less than three Inches, yot It covers a radius of two or threo foot. ?Judgo Albion W. Tourgoo has undertaken a crusade aguinst books with uncut leavso which be prouounoos "a senseless ami snobbish fad." ?Half the diamonds known to exist in the whole world eomo from South Africa. The value of all the diamonds known is estimated at $1,000,000,000. ?The city of Sydney, Australia, has imposed a tine of $5 upon any person convieted of spitting upon the Boor of public buildings or upon the street. ?It is reported from France that the fresh juice of the poppy plant ap plied to recent boo stings give imme diate relief and prevents InllammatiOL, ?The excavation made on tho sito of Nineveh prove that tho city was burn ed and deserted by its inhabitants, who were probably deported after tho last great siege. ?Nine thousand maple trees will bo cut up this summer on the upper Ken neboo River, Maine, to furnish mate rial for lilling an order for 1,500,000 blocks for shoe lasts. ?In Franco hospitals for infectious diseases are furnished with telephones, so that the sick may converse with their friends 1 without danger of com municating disease. ?A mastodom tooth twelve inches long, nine Inches wide and three inches thick was found in Oklahoma recontly by \. V. Stewart, who was digging a well on his farm. ?Two nic,r> intoxicated and driving a large gray horse hitched to a wagon loaded with dynamite were arrested in Willimantio, Conn., tho other day while driving at a gallop. ?Unlike his predecessor, the young Czar of Russia walks almost daily in the streets of St, Petersburg. Some times he Is attended by no one but his wife. On other occasions ho goes alona. ?Mrs. Fannie R. Allen, of Athol, Mass., who is 75 years old, recently took unto herself anew husband. This is somewhat remarkable in view of the fact that tho bride is a groat-grand mother. ?Col. J. fl. Benton has learned through recent discoveries in tho li brary of the British Museum, that tho first book printed on the American continent were made in the City of Mexico. ?Miss Annie Scott, a student at Cen tral Normal College, Kansas, has been appointed clerk of the Venezuelan commission. She is a niece of Justice Brewer, of the Supreme Court, chair man of the commission. ?Liberia is the only more or less civilized country where clocks are al most entirely dispensed with. The sun rises exactly at 0 a. m. and sets at <i p. in. throughout tho year, and is verti cally overhead at noon. ?Dr. St. George Bridges, a young physician of Richmond, Va., who had made a particular study of append' cltis and was regarded as an authority on the disease, died from it four (lays after he was attacked by it. ? Orange groves in Central Florida that wore cut down to the ground by the cold waves are now showing a new growth eight to ten foot high. The shoots have bee n budded with choice, fruit, and by next year tho trees will be nearly as large its they were before tho freeze. A German mathematician has figured that if all the inhabitants of the world, 1,480,000,000, could bo brought together and placed as close as they could stand, a good biker could ride around them In four hour!;. Tho Isle of Man would be big en ough to hold them. ?Capt. Tanner, whom tho Republi cans of Illinois have nominated as their candidate for Governor, is an iLiterate politician, who is looked upon with contempt by the more intelligent people of his own party, but who has won his way by his skill in manipulat ing the machine. ?Professor Roentgen goes toFlori ence every /ear for a little rest. This year, in spite of his ofl'orts to escape public attention, tho students gave a great dotnonstiutionin his honor. One of thom gave an address in Gorman and the Professor responded iu choice Italian, lie is a ta^L handsome .man, with fair hair and board. ?A recent Incident in tho war 11*1 . Cuba Illustrates the novel possibilities of modern uppiicanees. A Cuban gen eral, PabloOlivilb arrived at tho out skirts of a town defended by a Spanish garrison. He found a telephone, anil .-.?curing connection with the fort, summoned the commandante to sur render. When his demand was re fused ho called back over tho wlro that unit -a the commandante changed his mind within an hour he would burn the town. At tho end of tho hour tic called up t he fort again, and found the garrison ready tosurrendor, upon which ho elite rod the town with out dring a shot. ?A correspond, nt of the Hosten Her ald reports tho fall uro of a large num ber of Russian and Polish Jews in an attempt to establish a farming colony iu the Chostorfleld valley, twelve miles west of Norwich. Conn. About three or four years ago they bought with part oi the Baron illrsoli fund forty or fifty large farms, with old-fashioned, rambling farm-houses. Not long ago thoy hold a meeting and almost de cided to abandon their plan. But a rich and enterprising nu r. bant hear ing of their difficulties, secured thom somo " HWeat-shop'Ywork for New York clothing and hut man ufacturers. '1 hey have bought ecwinjg machines, which now ran sixteen in/urs a day. son.oof them have bought Lories. Uu^li|j|j driven ilu^uy*JI