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UY IIKN1IY S. IIARTXOO. MKNT STATION. To tho Kdltor ot the Cotton Plant: Au agricultural experiment station has been defluod us an "institution in which scientific aud practical investi gations are made with a view to im proving tho methods of agriculture or introducing new crops or industries." Agriculture is both a science aud an art. It is tho practical application of many sciences. The cxpciinient sta tion worker, therefore, is a scientist whose primary busiucss is to apply his special knowledge along original lines for the benefit C-f agriculture. There are some successful expert* mout station workers who know very little about practical farming. For instance, a belaubt may study tho causes of rice smut, and may prescribe effective remedies and yet may be a failure as a practical rice planter. But in some lines of experimentation a knowledge of practical farming is ab solutely essential for intelligent re search. Scientific Investigations are tedious and expensive. Work of this kind must be done by trained specialists who have eyes to see, who can record what they Dave seen, who can correlate and tubulate their records and draw correct conclusions. They must under stand the use of delicate apparatus, ami must have proper laboratory facili ties. Very few farmers in practical life have tho time, or the money, or the training for this werk in its higher forms. We cannot depend entirely upon individual enterprise for agricul tural experiments, lu mechanics it is otherwise. The inventor of a toy secures a patent and makes a fortune. The mechanic has ttie incentive of quick and enormous profus for inven tive genius. Some farmers, it is true, who develop new varieties of crops get good returns from the saie of seeds, hut even this cannot last long for iho seeds soon become widely disti United. The farmer who works out new meth ods helps himself, but gets no royally from others who adopt and use his meihods. The man who evolves from long experience a successful formula for compost, though millions arc bene fited, will not make as much money as the inventor of a tin rattle. It may be added too that the station worker studies nature in its most clu-1 sivc forms, and it requires longer re search and broader scientific knowl edge to find original truths in agricul ture than in mechanics. ltecogui/.ing these facts and the axiom of the ages that agriculture is the basis of all wealth, the Federal Government has established in the va rious States and Territories agricul tural experiment stations. Ou March 2, 1887, the following Act, popularly known as the Hatch Act, was passed by Congress : SECTION 1. * * * That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to pro mote scientific investigation and ex periment respecting the principlcs-iand applicatious of agricultural science, there tdiall be established under direc tion of the college or colleges or agri cultural department of colleges in each Slate or Territory established, or which may hereafter be established, in ac cordance with the provisions of an act approved July 2, 18(i'2, entitled "An Act Donating Public Lands to the Sev eral States and Territories which may Provide Colleges for the Jieiiellt of Agriculture ami the Mechanic Arts," or any of the supplements to said act, a department to be known and desig nated us an "Agricultural Experiment Station." * * * Skc. 2. That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original lcsearchs or verify experiments ou the physiology of plants und animals ; the diseases to which they arc severally subject, with the remedies for the same ; the chem ical composition of useful plants at theii different stages of growth ; the comparative advaulages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varyiug aeries of crops ; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation ; the analysis of soils and waters ; the chemical composition of manures, nat ural or artificial, With experiments de signed to lest their comparative effects on crops of different kinds ; the adap tation and value of grasses and forage plants ; the composition and digesti bility of the different kinds of food for dc mestie animals ; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese ; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, hav ing due regard to the varying condi tions and ueeds of the respective States or Territories. The first section of this Act requiies stations to be under the direction oT the agricultural colleges, in all the Stales except Georgia and Ohio the stations are located or or near the col lego grounds. In the States of Ala bama, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York more than one station is maintained by tho aid of funds from the States. There are some advantages in hav ing the colleges and the stations work ing together. Specialists are employed who divide their time between teaching 'culiego classes, and working in the station. Thus *moiiey is saved. The station workers have access to the col lego laboratories. The agricultural students have a chance to study the experiments in progress. Each State receives 11 fteen thousand dollars annually for the experiment station. Tho expenditures are regu lated by the collego trustees, but an auditor from A'ashinglon examines the accounts once a year to seo that the money is expended in conformity with tho act of Congress. Every item is rigidly scrutinized, and the furds cannot be diverted to other pur- I noses tha.i the legitimate station work. 1 dwell upon this because some who aro not acquainted with tho law think that the Hatch fund is used in part in South Caroliua to support Clcmson College Tho law will not permit us to apply any of this fund to college purposes. Tho last clause of the act "having duo regard to tho varying conditions and needs of the respective States ana territories" is worthy of special notice. The South Carolina station is intended primarily to help the farmers of South Carolina. In somo of tho Western States the irrigation engineer is one of the most important ofllccru of the sta tion staff. Our station has no spe cialist for irrigation because local con ditions do not demand one. There are now in the United States fifty-one stations that recoive Federal fuuds. These stations employ f?07 workers. Although these stations have been in operation hut twolve years many sub * stantial results have been accomplish ed. The main work thus far has been . he collection and publication of im. k^riant scientific data. Scientific du-1 volopmout le necessarily slow. lim, foundation rests upon an accurate rec ord of facts. From tho immense accu mulation of fuels made by station workers during tho past deendo wo may reasonably oxpect the discovery of principles of incalculable value iu the near future. The time clomeut should not be forgotten. Thoro are sins le experiments that Cannot be completed iu the short space of twelve years. At Ilothamstcd, Eu gland, one wheat experiment has been running liffy years. This statement is not made by way of apology for the paHt work of the experiment stations, for they have already discovered many now things of great economic value, and tho work is but in its infancy. A short sketch of the South Caro lina station at Clemson College may not bo inappropriate. This station began its life at Columbia under tho direction of the University of South Carolina in 1887. Sub-stations wore established in Darlington and Spartan burg counties. Iu 18U0 the station was transferred to Clemson College. Every change in a station start* breaks into the continuity of tho experiments, in this respect the South Carolina sta tiou has been peculiarly unfortunate. On account of death and resignations five change's were made in the admin istration of tho station in tho short space of nine years. This has some what retarded the progress of the sta tion. Within reccut years the work has bceu moving forward smoothly and prosperously. Tho Staff at pres ent is as lollow8 : Henry S. Eiartzog, director ; J, S. Newman, vice director and agricultur ist ; M. 13, Iiardin, chief chemist ; P. S. Shiver, assistant chemist; 11. N. Brackett, assistant chemUt ; C E. No-join, veterinarian ; C. C. McDon nell, assistant chemist ; I*. II. Bolls, botanist and bacteriologist : C. M. Conner, animal husbandry; E. Walker, Entomologist; C. C. Newman, assis tant horticulturist; 1$. F. Robertson, assistant chemist. As the duties of the directo, nre of n financial nature the immedia ui agement of the expeiiment work is entrusted to the vice director. South Carolina is fortunate in having for this important position a man of such rich and varied experience as Col. Newman. Since I tie establishment of the sta tion the following bulletins have been published ' OLO BBRIBS. use? Uoport of Experiment farm, 188t? " lt-Sb?No. 1, 'Testa of variot ies of cotton. No. 3, 'Testa of co i merolal seeds. No.), 'Analyses of fertilizers anil fced Ing-stuffa. 'Annual report. 18S0?No. 4. 'Entomology. No,6, 'Outs and wheat. No. tl, Hog oliolora. No. 7, Moleorology, 16VO?No. s, Chemie I statistics of corn crop in South Carolina. Maize fodder ensilage ; cow-peas us a forage crop. Composition of so Jar bOAD vines. Annual report. NKW SEUIK.S, 1801? No. I, *Anulyscs of commercial fertil izers, Part 1. No. 2, 'Cotton experiments With varie ties mid fertilizers. No.3, 'Analysescommercial fertilizers, Parts. No. 4, Fertilizer teat* with wheat. Amuiul report. No. 6, Methods ol keopliiK sweet pota toes. 1.03? No. 6, Analyses of commercial fertil izers. No. 7 Experiments with wheat and oats. Amuiul ronort. No. 8, invcstlKiitlon ohoinlcnl composi tion cottonseed meal. 18011? No. 0, Kxperiments with Irish potatoes. No. lu, Notes ou varieties of henna. No. 11, Analyses commercial fertilizers, Part 1. No. 2, Cooperative soil teats of fertil isers. No. 13, Analyses eonsmcrcial fertilizers, Parts. No. 14, Experiments with corn. Annual report. 1804?No. l?. Fertilizer experiments with corn. No. l?, Bxi criments with tomatoes. No. 17, Analyses commercial fertlllzcra. No. it, Portfdzor experiments with cot ton. Am.mil report. 18r&?No. IP, Dairying. No. !C0, Analyses commercial fertilizers. No. 21, Technical. No. 'ti. Colic in horses uui mules. Annual rcpor.' . 1{00?No. 2;', Lamellosa In horsea. No. 24, Analyses commercial fertilizers, in two parts. No. S5, 'Distemper in horses and mules. No. 88, ?Founder in horsea and rod water in cattle. No. 27, ?Wouuda and their treatment. Annual report. 1807? No. 28, Tho sweet potato as a starch prod ucer. No. 2t1, Analyses commorclul fertilizers. No. ht1, Determination of starch in the sweet, potato. t o.bl. Hog cholera and swine plaguo. No. \S2, Protection and improvement of worn soils. Annual report. 1808? No. c8, Testa of duirj methods mid appa ratus. Comparative testa oflmttor fat. No. 14, .SiiKiir beets. N<>. M, Antuyaea commercial fortili/.ors. No. U0, Diseases of plants. No. b7. Wheat. 184o?No. as. Asparagus rust in South Caro fina. No. 39, HiiKKCStloiis to auxllliiry olvbs. No. 4U, Farm manures tor cotton. No. 41, Hlce Must and a now rico smut. No. 42, Varieties of cottwn. No. \t, Analyses commercial fertilizers. No. 44, Corn, No. 46, Anulyscs of fertilizers. No. 46, Cotton. No. 47. Chemical study Soa.Island cotton. ?Numbors marked with stare are exhausted. The law requires us to issuo four bulletins annually. At present wc have seven thousand and live hundred names on the mailing list. These bul letins are sent free to all who ask for them. In addition to the issuing of the regular bulletins hundreds of letters of inquiry arc written every year to the various members of tho staff asking for advice upon special lines. Theao letters receive prompt, and courtcoue attention, (hough at times the clerical work becomes so heavy that it is almost burdensome. The various departments of the College and Experiment Station will furnish, free of charge, advico and in formation on any topic pertaining to general agriculture, horticulture, bot any, entomology, veterinary science, dairying, stock breeding, feeding, otc.; also analyses of fertilizers, marls, clays, waters, and other substances, asHays of ores, determinations of rocks aud minerals, tests ef bricks, cements, building stones, illuminating oils, cali bration of electrical instrument^ etc. The departments can not undertake to analyze soils, stomachs or other parts of poisoned animals, nor to make bacteriological examinations. All inquiries and requests should be addressed to tho I'rosident, giving ex plicit nccouui of conditions, difficul ties, otc, na far as possiblo, and the matter will bo referred promptly to tho proper department for furthor cor respondence Beforo sending sam ples of any kind for examination or analysis, it is best to write for instruc tions, and thus avoid troublo and delay. It will require many years to com pletely equip our station. Tho build ings consist of a wooden strucluro, containing a library with 1,600 vol umes, an offico and a working room ; a two story barn for storing products ; a votorinary hospital ; a greenhouse and thirty acros of land for horticul tural experiments ; good working lab oratories for tho botanist and tho ento mologist ; a well equipped chomical de partment, and forty acres of land, cm bracing five of river bottom and thirty five of upland for agriculture propor. Lack of space prevents us from giving evon an outline of the many interesting experiments now in prog ress in. the various divisions. A morn j synopsis would occupy u column of your paperi A Met orihe experiments under way will be giveu in the aunual roport to tho Governor of tho state next year, and bulletins will bo pub lished from tune to time Betting forth results. The South Carohua Experiment Sta tion is working oomostly, methodically and intelligently to improve the agri cultural interests of tho State. Tho viaitiug inspector from Washington last year in a published interview said that ho saw mauy evideuccs of con tinued growth and improvement. No reasonable man expects tho station to work an industrial revolution in a dec ado. Our station measures up in most respects to the stations in other States. When we relied that tho Federal Government has 557 learned experi ment station workers attacking with vigor and in a systematic ami thorough way, the many problems of agricul'urc ; and when wo relloct that &750.0UO is expended anuually on this work, wc I must believe that within a compare tively short timo good results of prac tical utility will he obtained from this gigantic scheme of experimentation that will attract the favorablo attentiou of farmers. 'SBBD Cohn Ski kction.?Many farmers owning both bottom and upland cornfields make the mistake of using the same seed on both kinds of soils. Corn which is adapted to the soli and moisture conditions of the valleys will not do so well on tho upland as will some variety that has, by several years of cultivation and selection, become adapted to the conditions there. It is for the same reason that the largo Color ado potatoes that have been grown for years under irrigatiou will do sopooily when used for seed in Kansas without the accustomed supply of water. It is generally Ihe case on the farm that the corn from all the fields, both upland ami bottom, is cribbed together. When i the time for selection conies the largest ears are picked out irrespective of the kind of soil that grew Ihem. As the bottom land produces the large ears it is more than likely that the bulk if the seed will be from the lower and moister portions of the faviU. This is the proper seed for 'he lowland, but it is not so well adapted to the dryer and poorer upland as is seed that has been raised there. It is advisable to select the seed either befovo or at husking time, when not only tho quality of the ground but the character of the individual stalk and ear can be taken into consideration. As has bcou suggested belorc, a small box attached to the side of the wagon bed into which the desirable ears can be thrown is the most practical device that can be recommended. By a little judicious selection for a series of years a strain can be established on the up land portion of any farm which will be well adapted to that or any other soils similar to location and composition. An eight inch ear from the upland will or dinarily prove better for planting on tho upland than a twelve-inch ear from a draw in Ihe lower portions of the farm. What's the Matten With You?? Nearly every one you know or meet has some eccentricity you could point out, no doubt. They entertain certain views or have a peculiar way of doing tilings that the generality of mankind think nonsensical, and perhaps absurd. We often think of the remark of the old Quaker to his wife who said to her : "Everybody is a little quee*, Alary, but thee and me, and sometimes I think thee a little queer also." Wc sco a great many people who are con sidered queer because they get into some sort of a groove in tanning and nothing can induce them to try to pull out and adopt up-to-date methods. In passing around through the country we still see an occasional farmer who wastes his time trying to save fodder by topping his corn, or iu cultivating a crop Still thinks it absolutely necessary that the bar plow should first lie used, throwing the dirt away from the coru, and afteiward cultivating up to it. Not a few do their planting and seeding "in the moon," and no amount of ar gument would ever convince them that good crops could he grown if started When the "sign" wasn't right. One of your neighbors doesn't get along as well as he ought because he works without any sort of plan or system. Another fails for the reason that he is always behind with his work. While others spend too much time at cross road stores or dabble in politics iu which thcro is no pay. If all the fel lows round about you have their short comings, have you ever stopped to consider that you too may be a "littte queer?" It's a good thing to know just where our weak places arc and then uso some effort to strengthen them as wo go along.?Farmers1 (Juide. Brimstone Currs Diphtheria. ? A few years ago, wheu diptheria was raging in England, a gentle/nan accom panied tho celobrated Doctor Field on Iiis rounds to witness the so-called "wonderful cures," which ho perform ed, while tho patients of others were dropping on all sides. All betook witli bun was powder of sulphur and a quill, and with these he cured o/ery case without exception? that is, ho put a teaspoonful into a wine-glass of water, and stirred it with his finger instead of a spoon, as Bulphui docs not readily amalgamate with water, and on the sulphur becoming well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danger, as brim stone kills every species of fungus in man, beast and plant in a few minutes, instead of spitting out the gargle, and, in extreme cases, in which ho bad been called jnst iu the nick of time, when tho fungus was too nearly closing to allow tho gatgling, ho blew tho sul phur through a quill into tho throat, and after the fungus had shrunk to al low it, then the gargling. Ho never lost a patient from diphtheria. Or if tho patient cannot garglo, lake a live coal, put it on a shovel and sprinkio a Spoonful or two of the brimstone at a time upon it, let tho sufferer inhale it, holding the head over it, and the fun gus will die.?London Lancet. What becomes of all tho pennies ? A superficial answer might be that wo spend them, as in trulh we do; but did [ you over stop to consider tho enormous quantities of the litilo copper coins turned out by tho rhiludolplua Mint every year ? The llgures aro really appalling in thoir magnitude. There aro at present about 1,000,000,000 conts in circulation, and yet tho Mint is compelled to turn out nourly 4,000, 000 a month to keep up tho supply. It sooms as though this most common coin must in somo mystorious fashion vanish in thin air, for surely nobody hoards them. Scoretary Holloway informs us that tho prospect for a lino exhibit anil largo a tend' co is very Haltering. ?C> S.. JE? <M? ?Ot X*. DC -A. . B? ,? th? ? tin Kind Yo'J Haw always BwpC THE TOBACCO FIELDS OF CON NECTICUT. Tho Doeton Transcript. "Tho most sovoreign and precious herb that over the earth tendered to tho use of man," as Ben Johnson de clared tobacco to 1)0, finds a congenial home in the lovely valley of tho Con necticut river, between Springfield Mass., and Hartford, Conn., where tho rich, red soil peculiar to the region moro nearly approaches tho tropical requirements of this agricultural exotic than any other portion of t. is part of tho country. Tobacco farmi of from one to twenty-I>e acres, producing an average of seventeen hundred pounds to the acre, are scattered along both banks of the Connecticut riyer in a belt about twenty miles wide, tho east sido of tho river being devoted to the pro duction of what is called the "Connocti I cut broadlenf tobacco," and tho west side to the "Havana seed tobacco," which is raised from seed brought from Havana. The soil devoted to this industry is enriched annually with an Immense amount of fertilizing material, as the plants require rich food, und sap the soil tremendously. The tobacco seed is planted in the spring, and after it attains a height of about six inches it Is trauplanteainto rows like corn. It is a handsome plant, with broad, glos sy leaves, shaped like those of the rub ber plant, and reaches ni maturity to 11 height of lour or live feet. A growing tobacco field is a pretty sight, with its long, even rows of plants with their shining, dark green leaves. The plant usually has from ten to twenty leaves, its full growth being reach ed by the middle of August. The leaves around the base of the plant are coarse and fibrous, and are used for filling cigars; the top leaves are also tough . aiul coarse, even more so than the bot tom leaves, and are used in the man ufacture of "stogies." The cente/ leaves are ihe choicest , and are used f- r cigar wrappers, which call for the l est quality of tobacco leaves. An immense amount of care and labor and expense is involved in the raisii g of these crops, as the plants requires constant watching to protect them from encroaching weeds, bugs and various plant ailments that con nive against the profits of the tobacco growers. A curious climate feature of the tobacco belt is the frexuency of severe summer hailstorms, which are a constant menace to the tobacco crop, as tho wind and hailstones tear ami mutilate the leaves, injuring their saleable value to a great extent. From the middle of August to the middle of September the crop is har vested. The plants are cu. off close to the ground, and hung upside down on poles about six feet long. Skeleton wagons, bull! for the purpose, cattlho filled poles which are laid across their frames to the great tobacco sheds, which are such a common sight through out this region. Her.; the tobacco is stored, row upon row, tier upon tier, until the shed is lilled, where it is left to dry, or "cure." The denuded roots of the plants left in the ground im mediately start a second growth of rank little feelers, which are called "suckers," but as yet no use has been found for this supplementary growth of tho plant,J as it is too tough and fibrous. The harvested crop remains in the sheds until December, whim the I leaves are stripped from the stalks and I sorted accordingjjto condition, and then ! packed in bales and shipped to the warehouses, in Windsor and Suflleld, where they are storod. By the follow ing duly the baled tobacco begins what is called a "sweating" process, when the leaves look as though they were rotting. This continues for three months, when it dries off again and the tobacco is ready for the market. In September Ihe crop of the previous September is ready for the buyers. Fach box or bale is sampled and sold individually, as the quality is very variable and can only he determined hy testing it. The cheaper grades of this Connecticut tobacco are worth from four to six cents per pound; the better grades, called tho "binder" and ''wrap* per" tobacco, brings from lf> to 40 cents per pound, and some of the choicest are sold as high as <>U cents per pound. This season has been n very profit able one for the Connecticut tobacco growers, the crop yielding between fifty and sixty thousand cases. Fach cuse or bale weighs about .'150 pounds, The buyers come from New York and the West in the early fall to negotiate With the growers for their crops, usually doing so after they have been harvest ed, although when the demand is brisk it is noi unusual for competive buyers to make an offer for the field of tobac co as it stands. This is a great risk, however, as it is difficult to determine What the quality of the tobacco will pro/cd until it has been thoroughly "cured." For the last few years there has been a great demand for spotted tobacco, as most of tho nico imported tobacco has that appearance, so the dauntless yan kce tobacco growers produce the do? sired effect on their best crops by spraying the growing leaves with pot ash, which eats into them, giving them the requisite spotted appearance. Tho war with Cuba has advanced the price of Connecticut tobacco somewhat, but not so much as the buyers expected as there was a large amount on hand when the war began. A very considerable feature of this industry is the demand j for tobacco steins, after Ihe leaves havo been stripped from them, which are used for fertilizing purposes, being shipped to New York in hales by the Hartford boat, which runs between that city and New Yoik, and it is a curious and picturesque sight 10880the bales of tobacco stems being loaded on to tho steamer at IGlnstonbury and Sullicld and other little towns along the Connecticut river by night, as tho boat does not start from Hartford until 6 in the afternoon, tho deck hands being assisted in their work by the glare of tho searchlight from the boat, which lights up the wharf and the banks and tho surroundings with a startling bril liancy, enhanced by tho pitchy black ness which lies beyond its meteoric flash. The cheap "filler" tobacco is shipped to Pennsylvania, where it is | used iu the manufacture of "stogies," i (lie hitler being made by fiiniilios of foreigners, men, women and children, whose labor is thus secured cheaply, making il possible to soli them at a much less price than tho better grade of cigars, which aro made by oxperts. Tho most curious papjr-woight in tho world is said to belong to the Prince of Wales. It is tho mummied band of ono of the daughters of Pharaoh. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Absolutely Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome _ROYAL QAKINO POWDf R CO., NEW YORK._ BIU, ARP ON THE METJSORS. KNOWS NOTHING OF Til Kill ORI GIN. He Hah m hotter from Arkansas Describing ?? l'liuiioincna Out There liAHt Month?Meteors Never Hurt Anybody. A friend living in Arkansas writes me about the recent fall of a meteor near his homo, and ho compliments me by asking some questions that 1 cannot answer. Tho origin of meteors and their llightand fall is yet tho un solved problem of tho ages. He says that on the 2Utb of last month, at 8 o'clock in tho morning, IVhen there was a clear sky and not a cloud to bo seen, there was a rum bling sound of thunder so weird and un natural that it war ularmlng. It was like tho rolling of heavy trucks over un uueven platform, only immensely louder. It was hoard in all the naigh borlng towns, and they all telegraphed each other to know if a mill had not Mown up or a maga/.ino exploded. Suddeuly there was an oxplo.-lon In tho air '..id a dark cloud formed and meteoric fragments foil at different places in tills vicinity. A small piece ttiat weighed one and a half pounds fell in a lield near by and was brought to town while it was yet hot. It was powder-blackened on tho outside, but inside was a grayish color, and Its particles shone ilko gold dust. Under the microscope they resembled quick silver. It was a full minute from the begin ning of tho rumbling thunder till the explosion came, and the course of the sound was from east to west. Tho event was so unexpected and so like the'mythology of ,1 uplter Tonvn.- throw ing a Damn from Mt. Olympus that the white people were spellbound, and tho negroes declared It was a warning and went to prayer. Philosophers and astronomers have boon studying these phenomena for 2,500 years, and have not yet agreed upon a solution. Tho archives of the Obinese empire record the fall of six I leen gro.it aerolites from 1100 to (100 y :urs before Christ. The Creeks anil j Romans record a number, and Aristoto3 I and Diogenes commented upon them. So did I-iivy, Plutarch and Pliny. They have been seen so large tnat the esti mated woight of tho fragments after i tho explosion was 30,000 pounds, and the light was 60 brilliant as to pale tho sun by day aud obsoure the moon by night. There is now in the Yale college cabinet a fragment that weighs I 1,(1:10 pounds. This came from near the Red river in Arkansas. Many of , the western states have furnished I spjeimens for the museums of colleges, j and ull of them are composed of the I same mineral ingredients?principally iron?and include copper, tin, sulphur, I carbon aud other metuls known to our ! o.vn earth. Not a single new sub j stance has ever been discovered, and i for this reason the theory ohtainod that they were thrown up from our volcanoes with such force as to wander for a time in the outer atmosphere ol ! tho earth, and to revol\o svith the ! earth. Hut this theory has long since i been abandoned, for they seem to havo j an orbit wf their own from west to ; oast. Then came a theory that they came from the moon, and were of vol canic origin, and wore thrown out with ! such terrilio force as to get beyond tho I moon's influence aud within that of our I earth. Hut this was disc-edited bo I cause these fragments have been fall ; ing, no dauht, for thousands of years I on the land and ou tho sea, and on all countries, and would have by this timo materially diminished the size and weight of the moon. La Place and Humboldt favored this moon theory for i a time. Hut our modern astronomurs, 1 ouch as Professors Arago aud Almstod ! and Howditeh declare that meteors ; are simply clouds or motion of meteoric planets that have a motion and orbit of theii own, and that orbit sometimes ' comes within range of the earth's and j produces a commotion?a disturbance 1 that causes the fall of some of their i own nebulae. Some of tho children got too far away from their mother, I reckon. Sometimes meteors are simply lumi nous and havo no body to explode or strike the earth. Those havo periodic vibrations of thirty-four years. They C ime in showers as thick as snow flakes, and fall as gently to within a I few feet of tho earth and are extin guished. They fell in 1709-1833 and I 1807, and each fall was on the 13th of j November. But there havo boon minor disp ays at irregular intervals? generally about tho 10th of August. 1 am old enough to remember well tin "falling of the stars" In 1833. M> father held me in his arms as he stood in tho portico, for 1 was scared. Oui j old negro, aunt Minty, was praying i and shouting so it soured all of us I children. George Dostor lived on the ' opposite sido of tnu streot, and bis I mother held him in her arms. Some times in these later days I would gel with my oldtlmo friends, Dr. Jim Alexander or his brother Tom, or George Adair, and wo could boast of tho wonderful era In which we had lived, and tho advent of steamboats and railroads and cotton gins, and sesving machines, and telegraphs, and we never neglected to say, ''and we saw the stars fa'1 in IHM." Dowoy nevor saw a night like that?but 1 rookon the Spaniards at Manila thought they did on tho 1st of May. But this is enough about the meteors. At least, it is about all that 1 know Joe Mulhattan, or Munchauscn, made up a big fake u few yeard ago while 1 was in Texas and telegraphed tho fall of a meteor near Brown wood that was as big as a meeting house and hau burlod Itself thirty foot in the earth, i was at Brownwoud a few days after and tho postmaster was as mad as a hornet with Joo, for telegrams canro to him from all ovor the United States and England wanting to know about it and wanting to buy it at any cost. Joe had to leavo there, and hide out for a month or two. The postmaster an swered a few and then swore oh*. There is one good thing about meteors. Thoy never hurt anybody. The books say It Is remarkable and perhaps pro vidential that In all the earth thero is no record of one having fallen on any body or destroyed a habitation. Ter restial lightning gets us somotlniCB, hut celestial fires are not dangerous. And now tho next Inquiry Is from a young farmer who wants to know if it I in gnu? funning tu follow grain with grain. Qe dotn not say whut kind of grain, but I will toll him that dftoon vein ti ago Tho (Jourlor- Journal ol Ken tucky, offered a prize of $1,000 fur tho bust essay on practical agriculture. Ovor 200 wero contributed and tho essay that got the prize dotailed tho writer's plan of farming in Kentucky. It was brief, very brlof. Ho laid off hla corn rowa aovon feot apart, drilled hla corn eighteen inchos apart, culti vated tho ground thoroughly and har rowed It; unwed wheat early and har rowed It in. Wheo tho corn was ready to gather ho drovo tho wagon in every sixth row and loaded from throo rows oaoh sldo. After tho corn/ was all gathered he went 07er thCf corn stocks eroaswaye with a heavy roller wheat. The stocks and tho--blades covered It like a blankot. Whorrs.ho first good snow fell he sowed clover ok tho snow. When It ralnod or thawed and rolled it all down tho tho clovor seod foil Into thu ground and took root, and bo ho had corn and wheat and clovor following la rotation and inado a lino crop of each. Hut in this region our farmers havo 1 :arnod thu value of peas as a fertilizer and stock food, and tho harvest of hay this year will no doubt double all pre vious records. Ono of my friends has a small farm near town and last year harvested a fair crop of wheat from a twenty-acro field. Aftor tho wheat I was oil* ho sowed ton acres of tho r round In cow peas. Last fall ho sowed It all down In wheat and this spring you could toll just whoro tho lino of peas camo to. There was no difference In the quulity of tho land. It was all level and all aliko and yot ho harvost od this year ton bushels per aero on one half and eighteen on tho other. Now, what caused this groat dif ference V It was the shade of tho pea vinos, tho shade that produces nitro gon, and nitrogen is tho host of all plunl food. Tho denser the shado tho more nitrogen goes down into tho soil. A canobrako, a briar patch, a clovor covering, an old house In a hold?ro tnovo it and plant tho ground that was under It and boo how luxuriant vegeta tion grows, riant a grape vine near your house and the roots will all run under tho houso to food?to foed on nitrogen. My wife has a wisteria vine at tho end of tho vorunda, and In three years' time. Its roots hud traveled un derneath tho lloor and sent up Bprouts twonty foot away, and for a time we did not know whoro they came from. A good farmer will shade everything ho can. llo will covor tho thin and galdod snots In ins field with wheat straw. Thoro is no virtue in wkoat straw, hut it makes shade, and that makes nitrogen. There is no virtue in a stone or In rocks, but thoy make shade, and notice how plants will grow near to rocks or a rock wall. My long lamented frlond, Dr. Berckman, told me that " rocks woro God's bloaslng to tho land," and ho purchased ton acres of very stony land for his vineyard and his tlowor garden. It. rejoices mo to seen how our mid dle Georgia farmers aro looming up on wheat culture. Forty bushols to thu acre. Ton years ago it would have been declared impossible. This re minds mo of my old Kngllsh neighbor, John Allan, who asserted that his father was never content In old Lleng land with less than sixty busluls of wheat to tho acre, and sometimes ho mado seventy. " How whoat in dust and ryo in mortar," was his motto. Good old John Allan. 1 shot his cow In my cornfield, for it was her third offense, and tho old man was grieved. Ho never got mad, but only said : " I know me coow worried yo, but?but? major, I wouldont have shot your coow. 1 lovo you too well for that." IIow true it is tLat ,l kind words tako away wrath." 1111.1. ARP. DUTCH WORDS. Hero aro some of the Dutch words tliut are oftenost in print in connec tion with tho nows of tho Transvaal, and their pronunciation andjmcaning : Bloemfonteln (bloom-fon-tino). .Flower fountain Boor (boo-or) .Farmer Buitenlander (boy-ten lont-et). .Forelgnor Burgher (buhr-ker).CltizeD Burregcrregt (buhr-ker-rekt). .Citizenship Burgerwacht (tiuhr-kcr-vokt). .Citizen soldiery Jobkorr (unk-hare). . Mourners of tho Volk-i aa.1 gentlemen Oooro (ome).Undo K tad (rahdj.Senate ttaadsr>oer (rahds-bare).Senator itvads..uis(ralul? hay?).. .Senate house Kind (ruhnt).Margin; odg Staat (staht).State Statkundo (Stuht-kuhu-de). .. .Politics Staataraad (stahts-rahd). .Council of State Stud (Hot). .City St miner (steininei).Vetor; oleulor rransvaal (trans-fahl). .Circular ; valley Trek (m eck).Draught; journey Trek ken (treok-on).. to draw; to travel Troekpaard (treck-pahrd). .Draught horse ?it (oyt).Out ; out of Ultlandor (oylt-lont-er).Forelgnor Vaal (fahl).Valley Vaderiandsliuft (fah-ior-lonls-leef-te).. .... Love of ono's countrj ; patriotism Vo.d (feldt).Field ; open lands Voldhoer (teilbare). .Qoneral Commandant Vcldwaohter (feit-vock-tor). .Rural guard Volksraad (fulks-rahd). .Lower houso of Congross Voorregt (fore-rekt). .Franchise ; privilege Vreetndellng (frame-de-ling). .Stranger Wltwatersrand (/it-vot-tor?rout) . .Margin of tho white water ?Tho widow of former Govornor At kinson, of Georgia, has croat d some thing of a sensation In business and social eiroles by going into '.ho Hold as general Stato agent for firo and life In suraooe companies. She says hor pur pose is to make a living and oduoate nor livo children. Stio Is already do ing well and has received loiters of congratulation from numorous society women OFTEN WHEN BABY DOES ITS FIRST STEP MOTHER IS TOO WEAK TO WALK DrPierce's FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION MAKES MOTHERS HEALTHY&STROMO ^ Puzzling*Leiters.?A traveler od the St. Paul railroad was much puz zled hy the little signposts alone the track having tho single letter "K"or " W." Ho asked the porter, who re plied, '* Why, sir, dem's whistle ami ring posts for do engineer." The trav eler pondered and vH'caino only tho more perplexed, In despair he re pented bis question to tho conductor, "Those signs are for the Informa- ' tlon of tho englnoer," replied tho con uucior. " Ho is to whlstlo or ring at certain points as iudlcated by these Initial lotters." " Yos," said tho traveler, " so I un derstood the per ?er ; but 1 thought ho must be mistaken. I knew " W" stands for wring ; but how in tho thunder do you spell whistle with an " It ?" ?At least onco a year it is In order to ask what becomes of the pins. Tho annual returns s^ow that 280,000,000 were made in Knglaud last year. Whero are they ? It is estimated that (ire,a Britain wastes $1,000,000 annu ally by losing pins Instead of sticking them neatly in a cuehlon, or man-fash ion in a coat lapel. Tho Baltimore an swer to tho old conundrum should airaln bo cited. They fall to the earth and become terra pins. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condcanad Sohednle of I'anteoger Trains. In Kffeet Hept. 24th, 1990. Grpenylllr, W inOn n g t ?11 ?u?l tin- Runt. INo.l?jNo. 3b"1 Northbound. | I>ally| Dally Lt. Atlanta, C.T, " Atlanta, IE. T. " GAineaviUe.. " Lu)a. " Ooruolla. " Toccxja ... .. " Henoca . " Qrnenvllie.. " Bpartauburg. " (iiiiTiu'vn. " Illn.'knbtirg . . " (-latt.inta. Charlotte ... Grcouaboro Ar Lt . Groonsboro. Ar. Norfolk. Ar. Danville... Ar. Iti.-hmojid Ar. Washington " Baltm'ePRR " Philadelphia " Now York ... Krom 7 60 a 8t0u 1035 a 10.vi a 11 20 a ii Kl a 13 62 p 2 34 |> 3 37 p 4?l)p 4 as p 5? P 0 30 p 0 62 i> 11 26 p (1 uo a 12 00 tn 1 00 p 2 2i 2 42 !t 00 U ?0 4 16 6 22 0 1? ? 40 7 02 8 18 10 47 11 46 8 20 i Ii, 11 68 p 0 00 n n 42 a 8 Oo a 10 16 a 12 13 ml 00 Uallr. U 60 p 12 60 a 2 26 a 2 50 a :t 42 4 :i7 6 60 0 46 7 26 7 42 8 28 11 25 12 00 K.tM- Im Ur Atlanta, 1 22 p ? 06 p 11 26 p 2 68 a 0 20 a WontlibiMunl. LtJJM. V..P.H.B " Philadelphia. " Baltimore,.., " Waahln gton. Lv. HloliiiKincl ... Lt. Danville. Lt. Norfolk. Ar. Grconsboro.. Lt. Groenshoro tr. (.'liarlotto t. Gaatonia. " Klacksburg .. " Gaffuoya. " ?partanburg. Greonvill?.... " Boneca . " Toccoa. " Oornolla. Lula. " Gainesville... Ar. Atlanta, K. T. " Atlanta, C. T. |No. 30 DallT. vrvn :i 6o r 0 T2 i 11 16 t 12 Olnn o 02 Ar. Rome. "_('hattanooga. Ar. Cincinnati... Louinrille ... Birmingham, Ar. New Orleans 7 14 10 00 10 40 11 31 1J 48 12 20 1 36 2 24 8 17 4 08 4 30 0 10 6 10 ?f II vi II? Klo. 37 A,l?o to N Dali v. TW o 66 0 20 10 46 11 00 660 TB p 6 ir> 7 05 a Ii 25 10 07 a 10 45 10 68 11 ?4 a 12 80 p 1 38 2 18 8 00 3 18 8 37 4 56 8 65 11 20 aIio 10 p 8 80 p Ar. Oulumbna.Ga " Macon. " Brunswick . Ar .TiM-kHonvlIlo DaTH 0 05 7 10 ally [ex BUn No. 17. No_fl 11 69 p 0 7 O?a 8 65 a II 05 a 13 25 p 1 65 p 2 12 p 185p ruYp 2 86p 4 I? p TbTp 8 37 p T 00 p 4 15 a TTWp 7 40 n RUH? STATIONS. I.V.. Snvaniiuh Aiikiih: a iharlest?n A~i rAnchvtue . " Columbia .. " Nowburry.. " Gtrnenwood.? ? Hod got.... " Lv AMx'ville . ?olton 8 66 a Lv. ? ? - ? ? - Lt"" , Anderson Ar iO lo n Ar ..GrociivilT?TTT.v 6 60 a Lv..Grccnvll 1? .Ar 0 46 a ArSpartanburg Lv 0 45 n| " .. Asuevillo .. " Kno.xville " .Oinoinuatj Lv 7 65a Ar.. Louisville Hv l'ally No.H 11 00 p 0 lo a 7 37 a 12 0.".m 1 12 p 2 00 p 2 24 p 8 16 p 4 30 p 5 46 p 0 30 p 7 10 p , p 8 0S p 10 00 p 000 p a 5 16 a Htm p 7 bfi p i 10 a 7 46 n 0 10 a tot fiun Ni. 1 8 00 p 7 85 p 7l M 1 >aily No. lg. 6 OJ? _S 00 a 8 17 p f. 02 p 8 ?Op 2 00 p 12 20 p II 66 a tr?nt 11 Ha il 40a fo~T6~? ll 8in .*. 30 p TWt 12 20 al_. 0 00 pl 7 05 a 12 66 p' 1 60 a 8 O?p] 8 95 a 7 45 pl 7 40 u '*A" a. in. "P" p. in. "M" noon. "N" nigEt. Trains leavo Klngvlllo, daily oxoept Sunday, for Gatndra 10:16 a. m, And i :8fl p. m. Return ing lnave Cemden for Klngrille, daily except Sunday, fl: (>'? n. in. and 8:00 p. in., making con nection at Kingvilla with trains botwoonOo litinbia and Chnrloston. Trains loavo Npartanbnrg vlaH. U. AO. dlvis lon dully for Glondale. Jonesvllle, Union and Columbia and Intermediate points 11:45 n m. and 0:15 p. m. Trains leave Tocooa, Go. , for Klborton, Go., dally oxoept Sunday, 7 iOO ft. m. and 8:10 p. in. Returning leave lilbertoii, dally except Sun day, V*:00 a. m. and 1 :!Wp. in., making connec tion at Toooo? with trains between Atlanta, Groonvllle and ibo Rast Chesapeake Lino Steamers In dally eorvleo between Norfolk and Baltimore. Nos. 87 and 88?Dally. Washington and South western vestibule Limited. Through PuUmnm sloopingcars liotween New York and New Or leAiis, via Washington, Atlanta suit Montgom ery, and also between New York and Memphis, YiaWashlngtoci.Atlantaand Birmingham. Also elegant PULLMAN LIBRARY Tiii?HUVA TION CARS l>otweon Atlanta and NewJfork Firstolass thoronghfaro coaches between Wash ington and Atlanta. Dining onrs serveall meals en roi'to. Pullmandrnwing-room slcepLngcars botwoon Greensboro and Norfolk. Olosooon nootlon at Norfolk for OLD POINT COMFORT. Also at Atlanta with PuUmau D. R. sleeper for Chattanooga and Cincinnati. Nos. 88 and 80?United States Fast Mall runs solid botwoon Washington and Now Or leans, bolus composed of haggAgo onr and ooaohes, through without ohongo for passengers of all olasses. Pullman ar&winn fooin sleeping cars between New York ana New Orlrnns, via Atlanta and Montgomery and between Chnrlotte and Birmingham. Leaving Washington oaoh Tuesday and Friday, t\ tourist sleeping enr will run through betwoen Washington and San Francisco wlthont oluUigo. Dining cars servo all moals onronte. Noa. 11, 83, M and 13?Pullman sleeping oars between Richmond And Charlotte, via Danvlllo, southbound Nos. 11 nnd 83, northbound No4 84and Ig. Connection at Atlanta with through Pullman D. R. sloi-plng oar for Jncknonvillo; AlSp Pullman a.coping car for Brunswlok. Conn oot ion made at Spartanburg with through Pullman sleeper for Aajiovllle, Knox Tlllo and Cincinnati; also at Columbia for Sa rannah and .Tu.-liHonvllle. FRANKS. GAN'NON. J.M.qtJIJP. Third V P. Gon. Mgr., _Traulo MV?l Washington. D. 0. washlngtoTL D. 0. W, A. TURK, Bj H. HiuhWliX Gen'lPa*? A?%i Ass'taew'iPasi. Ag'tj. vfohlngton. p. a_ Arr?"^ g? PITT'S' FOR The Stomach, The Iii vor, The Bowels, /Hie Kidneys, The Blood, The Nerves, Contagious Diseases. Antiseptic Invmorator in a nerm-killer, a diuretic, a liloou purl Her, a stomach and nerve tonic, a stimulant for?thojivcr and bowels. Manufactured by Pitts' Antiseptic Invigorate-!* Co. THOMSON, QA. For mile i>y druggUUJevorywhero. Hold by OARPENTBR BROS.. (Irccnvillo, 8. 0. Bont by prepaid oxprom on receipt of 3lio ,F XM.IOATOK LINIMENT CO. Charloston.H. C. OSBORNE'S <TAI>AN1S?13 I A New niol Complete Treatment, niltttaii o? SUPPOSITORIES, Capsule* of (lintmeut and tw Boxet of Ointment. A ucvcr-fnlling curt for tvm of every nauite*and degree. It makesan with the knife, which is painful, and oftea refft ? m death, unnecessary, war endure tfklt lamb** disease? Wo pack a Written Guarantee ta aao* $l Box. No Cure, No Pay. 50c. und ft abta, 6 fc? fv Sent by mall. Samplet free OINTMENT, 25c- and Mm* CONSTIPATION aM'u'?? great LIVER and STOMACH RPX.ULAT?tVaad BLOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and Imnat to lake; < i >< > iall> adapted lor chlldnu1* oatv tp Ooscs 25 centt. FREE.- A vial of tticse famous little ve given with a Ji box or more of Pile Cm Nor tew :ih i.KNUiNU ruoH JatammbI Ct kk for b.iiv; only by Sold by t)r. B. F. l'osey, Laurent?, S. C. vT ft* dt??ir/ImySier?cf To Atlanta, Charlotte, .Augusta, Ath en?, Wilmington, New Orleans und New York, Hosten, Richmond, Wash Ington, Norfolk. Portsmouth.?Sohed ulo in effect Dee 11, 1898. southbound. No. 103. No. i Lv New York, Penn'lt. U. * 11 00am . 0 OOpno Philadelphia. 112pm 12 05am Baltimore. 3 16pm 2 Warn Washington. i 40pm I 30am Kiehmomi. A.C. I.. 00pm 0 05am Norfolk via S.A. C_.' *H 30pm*il 05am Portsmouth ... 8 15pm 020am Wehten.'11 Klpm'll 60am Ar Henderson.?12 67am *i 50pm Ar Durham via S A 1.17 32am tl lupin Lv Durham_ t7 OUpmt 10 l'Jain Ar Italeigh via 8 A L.*2 Itiam *3 3lprn 3anford. 3 33am 605pm So Pines. 1 2:kun b 58pm Hamlet. 6 07am 0 63pm WadOBboro. 6 63am s lupm Monroe. 0 43am a l2i>m Ar Wilmington ._ ^. *12 05pm Chariot fe "via a. AT~L...? 7 60ani*io 25pm "PIlester vi a"S A L. ?? 08am""* U> 50pm Lv Columbia,U. N. A NLit..?0 00pm AivClinlon , H. A. L.*s? 46am*12 iiam Greenwood.10 36am l o7a ?i Abbeville.11 03am il 36am Klhcrtou. 12 07pm 2 11am Ar Athens. 1 13pm 3 -13am Ar^Winder. l.??pm i 2pam Ar Atlanta (central time.. 260pm 6 20am n out 11 ho un i). No. 402. No. 38 ; Lv. Atlanta cent. t. S.A.L..*12 00nn*7 60pm Lv Winder. 2 40pm 10 40pm Lv Athens. 3 lOpin 11 10pm Elberton. 4 16pm 12 31am Abbeville. r> if>pm l 35am Greenwood. 6 41pm 2 03am (?linton. li 30pm 2 66am Ar (Columbia C N & L R K.77*7 45am Lv Chester. S. A. I.. *7 53pm 1 I'miii Ar Charlotte viaS A L_?10 2.r>pm*7 .f>oam Lv Monroe S A L. 840pm 0 06am 11 amlet.11 15pm 7 45am Ar Wilmington .... ~.. *12 U.r>pm Lv So I'iocb.*P2 07am *'.) 00am Raleigh.*2 loam li 18am Ar Henderson . 3 28am *12 60pm Ar 1)urbam via S A 1,.".. .. t7 32am ?4 1(ipm LvPurham.17 uppm Ul l'Jair Ar Weldon HA L.*1 iViam *25?.ip"g Richmond, A. C. L. x-ll&m 7 12pm Washington viaPeun RR12 81pm n 10pm Baltimore. l 40pm i 08am Philadelphia. 3 60pm 3 50am New York.?? 23pm ?6 63am Ar Portsmouth] b. A. JC.... 7 J?am ;> 20|7m Norfolk .*7 3;>am ??> 3.">pm ?Daily, f Daily Ex. Sunday. No. 3.>, Daily leaves Athens 8 06am. arrives at Atlanta at lo 40 am. No. 35, Daily leaves Atlanta 6 30 pm. ar rives at Athens at N 0."> pm. N08.403 and 402.?"The Atlanta special, Solid Vestibuled Train of Tollman Sleepers and Coaches between Washington and At lanta, also Pullman Sleepers bctweeu Tone mouth and Chester. 8. C. Nos. 41 and 38.?"The S.A. L. Express," Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Atlanta. Com* pany sleepers between Columbia and Atlanta. uBoth trains make immediate connection at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Texas, California. Mexico, Chatta nooga, Nashville, Memphis. MaCOll, l-'lor ida For Tickets, Sleepers, etc., apply to \i. a. New land, <.;. a. f. u. W. B. Clkmknts.T. 1'. A. 0 Kimball House Atlanta, Oa. HB&MDIPO in siout;, VITALITY f$?\ ? Made a Well Man THE '<i5lr^>^^ of Me. KRENCH REMEDY produces the above result In 30 d?ys. < 'ures Jvervoui Debility. Imftotem v l 'arieoceti, Failing Memoty, Slops till drains nu<l losses caused by errors of youth. It wauls oil In ? unity and Consumption. Young Men regain Man i od and o'l Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fit! a ma for business or marriage. Easily carried n the vtst pocket. |,rl,c Cf| PTC ' R?xes J; I'v mail, in plain |>ack? QU u I ? . a gc, v ? t? written guarantee. DK. JEAN0 HAH PA, Pari? Sold by'Dr. B. F. Posoy, Laun n.-. Charleston and Western Carolina R H, AUOISTA AND AsilKVILI.U SlIOKT I,IM. in effect July 23, 1800. Lv Johnson. U " ! Augusta. . II ArftIreenwt od.15 " (Anderson. "JJI.aurons . 1 P" Greenville. ? .... ;i B ' Glenn Springs .. 4 t" Spartanburg. " Salnda. ... f> " FTondersonvllle.(I " Aslicvillo. 7 Lv Ashevlllo. ? "I'Hendersonville.i) t" Plat Kock. y; '? Saluda. 9 " Tryon.10 " Spartanburg. 11 "I Glenn Springs_|.., ,10 " Greenville,...? . l "iJLnurons. 1 "I Anderson . " (ii onwowl. 2 " Augusta. .. 6 Ar Johpaon. ..11 Lv Calhoun Kalla .4 ' Kaloigh_i.12 " Norfolk.7 " Petersburg.6 Ar Riobuiond. ,- 7 LV Augusta. - F . j p ArAllendale.?'.. 3 IS p* " Fairfax..1 . . .'( 26 p " Yemassee. j?",0.'> a 4 '?> p " Beaufort.%'jf" a ?"' P " l'ort Royal- -IffO a 5 8B p " Havannali . II- 7 16 p " CharloatonJ^:___ JjJ'tj-'-l? 7 ~ P LvTcUarleBton.? ? 4 ? ? ? 6~28*a ?iJPort Koyal ?. I IM! p 0 66 a B' aufort. 16 p 7 20 a " yetnastee. i 30 p s 20 a " Fairfax.\. <> 10 a Allendalo.1. 0 35 a A^MikusJ^^.^j^:_11 i" a 1.40 p in train makes 0,066 connection at Calle un KallH for all ponta on 8. A. ],. Clone connection at QMsnWOOd for all points ?ii H. A. L. anil 0 & Q, Railway, and at >partanburg with.Southurii Kall- ^ way. Information i dui v <?. |., tir IidflflH rates, schedules, 6t0.| addres ?JO Wf J- CiiAio, Gen. Pasa.Agent. B B K.,M. North, Sol. Aj/t /ngnnui (i . JH B T, M K UKiiRON . Ti >!'!.? M im . ? >Am mwkim EasHy,Quickly, Permanently RestoB Bj MAGNETIC NERVHE;,'I I antce to t ur<-In ..iiniii.i, I- its, Jvzinrss, HsstH Nervous Dehihtv, Lost Vit ?)/ t_vminil I Falling Memory -the result rTT. 'Wr-work?1HWAV Sickness, Errors ol Y'ouih.?.llkuBsl Prlos 60c. and $1 : fi boxes ?I; B Si Por quick, positiv? ?<"?? '??'j,!BVJ K Weskn? i ? f' ? BH Vitality, use Iii hi I m?| A 3H strength?will k?v?- strengthifJ i H cm, mid efte< t a i>ei incut i mei /fcS too Pills fa; f>y mail. v?B FREE?A I>"til. of Ihr fnrjfl Pellets will l>e given with ? tj?m netlc Nervine, free. Sold ""Mm i , jg BBKJBBj