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A rea-onable reduction made for ad tertisenentsi by the three, six, or t welve months. "Sam" Jones in Cincinnati. Solid Shots for Sinners and Sharp Say-' ings for Shabby Saints. SOME EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM IllS CE1. MONS PREACIED AT A 1ERIES OF MEETINGS IN MUsIC IIA4L, CINCIN NATI, 01110, CLOSING; SUNDAY EVENING, FEitU.,RY 14TIn. JESUS CIHRIST A PRACTICAL PIEACIIEI. Christ Jesus was a wondlerful preacher. He was won(lerful in that lie was always practical. No man could leave an audience to whom Jesus had preached and say. -Well. he discussed some theologieal dogma I was not interested in; he was argti ing some ecclesiastical qu.-stion that I felt no personal interest in." But Jesus had some things to say to every one. Why. when he preached he looked over to the farmers present. and said : -Listen, you farmers. you tillers of the soil. The kingdoIn of heaven is like unto a man going out to sow seed." Hle looked over at the fishermen present, and said : -Give me your attention. The kingdon of heaven is like a net let down into the water. and it break with fishes as you pullerl it up." When J.-sus preached to the house-carpenters Ie said : "Give me your ear. Take heed how you build." And when lie preached to the housewives present I he said "Give me your attention. The kingdom of heaven is like unto the measure of tneai in which you put the leaven; and when you go back you will dnd the whole lump leavened." When he preached to the merchants and business men preseint he looked them in the face, and said : "You men who run on profit and loss. what will it p)rofit you if youi gain the whole world and lose y-our .soul?"~ LITTLE FELLow.. There are so mnany- little fellows in the Church; but, thank God- in the harvest time we need them all. D)own South. in harvest time. every body is busy. The men are lahoring in the field. the women arc cookingr, and the children even arec at work bring ing water, (down to the-three-year-old boys. A little after dinner a black cloud comes moving up from the south-west, and the father sees a big storm is comning. Ev-e:ythiing is htur ried until the last shock of wheat is puit up aid the big dr-ops comm teneec to fall. arid all the company areprs ent excep)t little Willie. WVhere is lie? Hie was seen a momeut ago. Father runs up) the lill and see's little Willie in the far side of the fic-hh stumiblinig along tinier the weigh:t of a bundle of wheat. Hie wotild tall down and get up again. The father runs hurriedly to him and gathe rs up both the little b)oy and the. sh'>ek of w heat, and bears him away in safety. I don't en-:e ho0w smiall you are. or how big a sinner youi may wrestle with. the Lord will come and take hold of you and help y-ou alone. sALLIE A NI) Ti il CHLi lc. Many a fellow in this country -ay-s, -I ain't making this money for- my self; I'm juist having it up for Sallie and the children.' Y es, and. yo)u will giv-e youtr life jor mloniey, anl hoard it, and; lay it up for Sallie and the children; huit if yotu coui isee Sallie and the children six months after you were dead-Sallie with her new teeth (l:'ughter). and the boys with their fine turnnuts-you'd lhe surprised to see how well Sallie and the children got along without vout. (Laughter.) You would that. I heaird of one old man who gave his life ror money, and spent his life getti::g money and piling it up for his wife and( children, and thle preaeber tIll me he was visitingt at the louse abot six months after the ob1 man a;d ied,I and they put hima in one of the garret rooms; and when lie went in he saw a picture, with its face to the walb I setting over in the corn.er, :. he went over ah~d turned it aroumi, aind saw it was the old mnan's picture. its face to the wall! ANINTRoDU(lto 1Y TiTI I WO-nnbl not attempt to t2,l vCn 1:0 sov.e: qv ne reHvdtoegg in this work h art and :I an,l soul. 'O -,- o o to _M -:-'* J:'il. w t 1'. i 1. ' G A ow vs '4 rn::- I . Iv toich I'uit '-o m.'"Ve tis who i . : II' ('inein. w '4'4 'ant to :l' ati4'' l do(es, it. 444 w:ui\'1 ted n'' ou4t't 44 4'' 4 hars Nouthw!r undris ur mn-. 0 She Rpnt .) .000 r a pathpwav f t) the South: it wmit 141. , I to open a l2Kil pathwaN-nY to the eteril city. Iet us o n p sjIrit- s ual Corimme. pic ed i .' up ':' 44 . h a : ! to have 100 in mny 1Ok when I Sta:- : my~ Crawforvi!!meetin sa. I ai to the poor e' . "Iryou c:u (mane t to w.tin w itu losin,' t in:e fo'('m your work. an you tre in nee,L ' ralins, unwy t-> me and I wKl NAc yo". An1d . -- -""ppeu on l"aVOCS iryl in m:y!Anqe for ImWxr' lraU. Nmy, -'r'.; re ,When we orid r this worlb. it i.; a glorious w' . Thank Go"d'fr such a vorl! to lvv it in or thr.:'s re years :ui n I I w'nt :;te'r. three-'ourtic t earth's sur1e2 is cover with w n if I wvant light. the n.ier1dian s" n dors of the sun bQ da. :nd nt :IMht IIe sprinkles t: heveo ' ik a swIrm l f o' ln bees: if I w: t !!'w ers. well. Full :awr a. Gov.t C )brrn to hoo to I nM And i w:,tv . '' if I wnnt boos m o I I shelve, l:aon with preclhou w(rK a h)N te ome an1 real; i if mo:t '1 irend&, i fourteen m:mdra n& 1t lIons o a igs around tne. (ni1(1 take evory 'v: ol' themi Or your P riends; if I wnl! brCad. imodre42o m1nilionS of arl.s of the arvest-I- 1I wave towar !e and tel! me. hcre cOmne 111n1 1 f vour lmn2er: il I W want ol, the iowls or th Can t e arn iil 0i goid: ir I want ny ti'. I that tinni con. C 1 s, re. m11 t.: t : i could ask f'r. th1 world san ilwrv it' is. colno' an-. take it. Am'i I k: j tat GAI lav; prepared a grail worl,l for us her'after. bec'aus hl has :Ua do suah a worl for us to i. do;,i S1re in a ffiw dv . ! Give my44 -n! for ai 1.1. 44 1 erty' I can't Iet a t t to: and1' if' I' could Iet H li:1' t4 it i cnt- m v4erv bo:mt 1: l' G ( ih r 4'a I the real esat : 'n A n4 4o Somte Ite bil :; to Hlot'M ano':w wilur tlir v': Sir, btonc ('ver1 auHt i1Z tove 4)4 i4.11 an tin to dA l 11 iOl i i 4 1:'' rt b0.4 40 1 iot in1 sui14. It is. ::s' in' um a en:' - 1 ta o tL i nto1414 trouMe a.tl.ou !0 . i2'4 he mfa r4r':: m: ': t4 4n 1-inst mu- - 1 tou t wrongly 'I will11 not on!',ar von~l. u In i ""n: 4ur4 'our 4 ::' lant.1'4 A oor'1 4:11ily wa found1 by a(1! reporte I si::'i to ' I ath a:. i near-~'4 when11 te 4 a: ' to i :t*44l' arment fo4.'r a4. hou in '00!'!I 4 doze. That1 0 '' rt ~ of 4.4 ner wi. tu nit4 b i s e :4:3 vo w 'I 11arry 4 ec 'n b ::t one to i !'' with '4a41 you4' : your 0(:4u ly. I wil t1l an other th1- : 1.' 44:r I14 i e44ll cen .e I 4z1 n to' r maU'41 lus 5: :.1 the theu-e oun a I 0-o-!. w:ta two 1 o t-ar Tu I:: S 101 it any way you pla5. T,m) i.ATI:. SUITpOS you ha' a pecre otf rop nr : von wvan t1,c it inIur Ie, awI 1 wN' )t<1 to have t!e iiisuran.-e est -ollup an I SOe awl mnainidm i,promiset. The insuranme agent t,'ts; up with": 1 you. : " when1 you all et to the Nront auto oi all me :nis brstin; o o the iaeent r the cellar 'of the huillinz. Tie suranc age>t t rwi o.1, to youl udi be say. -(;oorl-bh. ! (an't in urc that prope'rty. it Ia lroidy on re <lown in lie be::t." What holu the ilsluralnC on this (ol worll? ;(logits tell u, She i-; on fire wav < wn in the h menit, :ial 'esuvilus Al -:naa,re hn : the! o!i-:eys to i(e cnrmlia:rationl bL!oAw, and th 1:1>l In lava ilows year after year m1l Wv-r emow: God's wvor<, for, it.. thl.: l wor i !: i burnel up. A~ [Vi: C(ns en. ! ' Consciences ave lin! in their bowsom: they go -'re thlev plenaa am! o ad n they 'ense t: live a they please, and nntever they bos to do they do . W God e.2p our COISCiences lv su that w!w:: we do wrong we -ill he Amseralie about it. That's hat we want. o1 theolo i : .1' have sail ones sloesn't Prt rei Christ. i is ust a moral reormi movement " hat is honr enoulh to call it that. I nows we nedit ha:1 Cnolgh. u olv ce ei' i reform. "'m'i the D. Swe have gOt half-wayL to Go'l a will meet us at th iml-way >int. ittle old pracer hopping aroull bout twelo)y In.I tAt he ioesn't reach Christ lIrethren. if I never 1me Christ ag'ain Vi!'h m tonule I m gn to show b-y m'y life his fower to save a Poor sinmnr. i <lon't eore w1h'Valt yol think m, nw. hat I want 'om to do s to think l! of AhriKt and ihpWe to save cs. 1y re&sosiility iS great. I1 lei:; tll-2I coin l! pr -ea a in t 1ro n) ') !i'jht. an i k1wht o o l h e liwtre to listen. inmig,_ht tri C w,ith vol: bu"lt to-morrow. Irvthren. lymu y b mh.01ywur ar maytit beL cloacil Goll hia ue to Wen i this hour us thouwi knew I 18:m sie time erhOi(nce tof what -in ioin f or (ineiunnoti. I c:ui ellimbl tim ttj> of this builin :l looku o :l:ui si e n e n sr :Y.l rolltioh mai l~ :th to mEI[ a_ n:2-Il turn pale. meal it is enou..gh to alke the- tevil himasel hie his bl'ck we- in his han.ls. mial weea-p wih 1rroi.ls het seeS how porItlins o this t are reeki ng with crime, dlisease wl dtit: - ''/h:-is/uoi, AI'eoI. Figuires that Mislead. Toui N s mal '1 Couier has ih Ia staitemenCt of1 the wVoIler'fuil rowth of S'outh Carolina withini the t live years. :nll pr~O.luecil tim fii' re; tio)V> that :!- wvealth ofl the ithat time. Thi. arrayi ofl Ii0rs is -iichi Lzo to nuket 110 thi> immeni1!ie n. bu,t for atll that. the fl1ures are w hi;Kh tie New. :: Courier enk : correct. It is ::ot eorreot Set downVI thes invest menCits as so mehP 2row'th, an'- mlre thn it would Sto say that thie gross sales of a 1r-rhant- wereC clear pooits. F-or in tac,- 1the News mal (turier set-i 1.low s'veral thoults:oals of -rowVth at dhovlb in thhmninoft heit un *:1wai te et '- of thir toutlay. :91 i is lso i iat thuat neither of1 he owe lof the eO ailsmet re au-b re ytanti- \ ware he ixre-iit to u -i 1 *:1 in --stment. neuinent, <:- r ale l -:' IT 'jev n)r ,uked in-rense of the prr ty of he Staite has beea notl there.- -It .b P 0ssn h>'w.uCt u n.uL:e te inat : itrlturalttiu trig La yeanot hurtt oa~ yon 1:- n anuR ;lof arIas. m11l - .t U ebliternature :aI :ella. it n.ILht east let the fanmer hors b:.ve the .:111. 0ttte on e.i o ..a-. innntvel The Farmers' Millorin'nm. U Everry rcad r of the Senti is :Naare of its Cri"em(lY disposition to wards the farmers of its county and State and its perfect willingness at all times to lem its aid to promote -ll their worthy enterprises; but if there is one thi;nr above anotier aainsit whh-b it wouldh caluti,on them, it is the pi of consentigl to aloyw the numerous aricultural the ors , It present u1ay to disturb ibt larnU v ani l '1101 ' l whihll has anvays exihtd between thi-1n1 anl their 1i, Ilhbors. We IlI know that there is no one class among us who can at all tns old their hands and prmciaimli th.r p tt independenc of all others. (u)iir's are a dependent people, war and its results have made themin so. aind! if t1he timc should ever cOi.:, when one eiass shall be arrayed ainst another. not onlv mut1t the farmers intcrested suffer, but all others. It would take the wisest of a!I anci-at philosophers to find out cxactly how mranimy defeated politi Ceans rWio neven !uceecded at an thing they ever undertook in their liv: s have recently become agricuIlt ura' theorists and whose hearts now IlI-1-- for the p:)or farmer, their borights are of t: em-selves-of the m ans they may empovl for earning_ ey'lev upon which to live without exercisnr their God-given muscle. Th wioods are full of them, they ro it Lhe-avy o:1 the farmer. they are aware of his strength at the poll, an(l w ile his ears are tired of their hum trumi talT spreading. he will not for get that hi:, g-rindstone is for his own axe. Farmers, like other people, will strive to promote their own interests -they are right to do so, but they must not allow themselves to be led to a point of political desperation where there can he salaries for only a few. thev can aways be represent ed. and if thev do not choose their ablest mnC .it is their own fault. Those theorists who pass their tioe :i ti.e work we have referred to are not exactly prepared to bring about the arrmers' millennium. nor are the farm(ers quite aly to swap their smwrn-es for tadv.-B'r' / Si li Reform at Home First. Th Edeield Monitor wisely re nrk at t'The Mose who will do m'ost to leai the famrers out of the w;il-l1rnes. is lie who will do the amo4t t1 :1 theml frma. the cotton to the cor Pi) il. The ruinoIms svstem of gon in bt to planit Cotton and kee one's Corn crib aonl smoke house inL the west,. has efFected injuriously tihe fortunes oif th e Soothernm farumer m rore thanr anry other !anown cause. No( farlmer :mI lead a happy and eon Iten.>di lie who fails to make the no cc ssa ries oif life on his own farm. Show us the farmer who makes plenity of corn, bacon and other Lie eessary h fo products. amil we will showv you a pro Sperou1is and content Ld man Iho is at pe(ace with Lthe wo rld amlI always hias moonerV stored :naayo a rainLv day. A thionsand they wviIlli'ei reacht the promiusedl hu11l utntil thir commnienee theO work of re foriama threi r own farmns. All the Ag~m~riultural Co lleges in the world i ll neve r ae1 ieprLllish anything. until th. .ouithern farmer realizes the ne I (Csity of raising~ his own food, arnd aifter tihat railsene only so muc(h cot ton a his resorces will reasonab l y wrrant. We have never known a proLSrousan who hauoght food for is f-uimleh and animoals in order to latcott< a. Suchr a mart is sure to com' to' grif wvhat;ever he his re ources aift the st art. ev~e n if hec mrakes andL crops.--i R1 I or-/erv fl /c'I'c. 10. Is it a Dangero us Lobby ? * Art d r n Intrirl:ence r. Feb. 11thl. here Is. to our' in,L nio f'orce in t '- New~s and (Cour ier's ofjettion to *the G ran;e C'onrnittee on legisla tioni. anrd it is a little strange that sue a conrnLlittee should be (com jared with the lobbyv of coPrLporations. In th le case of'( crp mratious and lob byssfr private interests, the Ilh jectionL is that certain designing~ schemers get fronm the Le2islature privileLges f'or inrdivindual interests. *which are iiniicah toi the public mod. There is no suoch dang~er from a eAnnmttee of farmiers. If thLer enn in ece l e..isl ation -o as to rben efit tio av'rriutural interests of' the "si t , it wil! i Akewise benietit the whiole state. for tihe atrricultural in terests are very diversified, 'and being~ the largest interest of the State mnerly its ge neral p)rosperity. We douLbt the abrilitv of suchi a com mittee to aceompnliShr muich goodL, but hav no~IP objectionI top 2ivinLi it a ,. g- I ts miioni)I is to beniefit ant important class in our State, and it is not sellish, sectional or dangerous in its purposes. If it succeeds, it cannot hurt any interest in the State, for the prosperity of the agri cultural portion of the State will ben efit. not hurt other interests. Such committees are not improper and are not unknown in this State. The State har association has such a committee appointed to look after the subject of legislation generally, and it is just as fair to charge the bar associa tion with instituting a lobby as to charge the Grange with it, and yet we do not remember to have seen any objection from the News and Courier to this action on the part of the lawyers. We are glad to see the different interests in the State watch ing legislation. It is a healthy sign, and if the people will heed the ad vice given in the latter part of the News and Courier's article there will be no danger from lobbyists of any kind,. and committees like that from the Granae will be serviceable in furnishing information and facts con nected with the interests they repre sent. Of all matters connected with o-ur State government, there is noth ing of so much importance as the selection of Legislators. If any evils arise in our government which are general and permanent in their effects, they are the result of crude or injurious legislation, and therefore, while we can see no reason why the Grange should not appoint its com imittee on legislation, we fully con cur in1 the concluding part of the News and Courier-s article. The New Deal AS TO COUNTY OFFICERS. Under our Constitution and laws a good set of county officers through out the State is of more consequence to the people than the set of State officers, so long as we retain a two thirds majority in the Legislature. There is no opportunity either for corruption, or the exercise of undue power, by a State officer. They can not spend one cent more than is ap propriated by the Legislature, and cannot contract any debt. They are subject to the most absolute system of checks and control, so that the State is in no danger of real material loss through her State officers. This cannot be said of our county gov rnent where the County Coin missioners contract for and dis hurse one-third of all the money collected for taxes. Thme people are subjcted to losses from ignorant, corrupIt or careless County Comn missioners, which are much more serious and difficult to reach than any which are possible uinder the State ofieers. The County School Commissioners hav-e the disburse ment also of an amount equal to one-fifth of all the taxes of the State gove runmen t practically under their control. Thme opplortunity for direct corruption on the p)art of the School Comnmissioncrs is perhaps not so great as with the County Comnmis sioers. lbut the waiste and inexpe dieint management of the school fiuds. which are possible uinder an inomipetent or dishonest or even in elient School Commissioner, are sujects demanding the careful con sieration of thme public. Then the Senators and Representatives elected from the separate Counties compose tme Legislature, and have absolute control of the exp)enditure of every cent of the money collected for taxes which is iiot expendled under the su pevso of the County Coummis sioner.s and School Comipissioi.ers. It will be seen. therefore, that while it. is important to secure none but eflicient. capale andl hionorahle men for the piositions on our State ticket, the best. safeguard againt extrava ~ace. corrupition andl financial mis managa~ement lies in the election of ur b est and most reliable and intel iient men to thme positions of County Commissioners, School Commission ers and legislators. These are the positions which levy the taxes, and prov ide for the disbursement of the moneys.- Anderson~ Inttellijencer, Feb. lth. If a Texas politician should fall into the water. and be in danger of drowning, just call out to him, "You are my first choice to sueceed Coke ini the Senate," and that will make him coime righ~t out. Lives of gm eat im reiniid us Wt imay imake our lives sublime, Ad departing, leave behind us Some bloomimig son of a gun who will write our biographyv andl knock ourt reputationl out in (one rounid. TFhe Sunday issue of the New York World on F'ebruary 15th reached Allen G. Thurman. A MAN WHO INSPIRES CONFIDENCE DECLINES TO BLAB ABOUT TilE TELEPHONE CASE. Allen G. Thurman has been I for three days looking into the t phone suit. So far lie has refuse discuss the suit or the probabili of time when or place where it wil brought. -I cannot- talk about telephone matter at all." he said I representative of the World who c ed on him at the Arlington 1 evening. Mr. Thurman is in splendid hea apparently. As lie sat in an e chair puffing his cigar, this eveni lie looked the picture of robust age. Beside him on the table lay skull-cap, and the famous red L danna handkerchief that wavcd frantically at Chicago a year an half ago. Mr. Thurman has b overrun with visitors since he arri here. The newspaper man, howe has not overrun him to any great tent. Mr. Thurman avoids ne paper notoriety at present, and political topics lie is dumb. "I out of- politics," he said to-ni! "and I have no opinion on polt subjects. "ou will find me abou1 close as a clam." Ex-Senator Thurman has had qi an ovation in Washington. Aln as many persons have called to him at his hotel as would have cal if he had come on to be inauguro President. And yet Mr. Thuri has not a single dollar's worti: official patronage at his disposal. lives in the hearts of Democrats, the whole country pays him the pect due to an honest, incorrupt man.-New York World, Feb. 15t) The New Deal Again. "Get thee giass eyes; And like a scurvy politician, Seem to see the thing thou dost ii Many of our exchanges, wit advancing any definite reason, sist in clamoring for a new den the next election of State offic Much has been said about the deal, and it is probable that as election draws near, it will be ta up by dissatisfied politicians low order, who desire to ride what they consider "fat offices," on this hobby. Unquestionabiy, the most im tant consideration in electing ce:s is their individual qualificati< Fitness for the discharge of duties should first be conside and we have no sympathy with ti who seem to inegine that becatu man's gra ndfathier performed State service, there fore all his desi dants should receive the emolum< of a public office, as annui1 No one section of the State is titled to greater favor than anot Good men enn he found all over State, and as they are but repre tatives of thme people, they- shouh chosen from the people of the S as such. Perhaps the new dleal idea am from the fact that great comnplaim made against high taxes. Unie: can be shown that the State ofli have abused the trist repose' them, we see no reason for turni> man out of office who has p)erlor his duty, satisfied his constitu( and proven himself worthy. I folly to turn out a good man sir to experiment with another. State. officers have nothing tc with reducing taxation. This if it be one, must he remedied by legislators and County Commise ers. Elect competent and ti worthy County ollecers and vou be sure no unnecessary expense be incurred.-Lwvo'ens A'hteert Feb. 17th. The Blessings of Wealth Two trampsl) whose clothes we, raggred and tattered as clothes get to be, while sitting behind a fe discussing some cold victuals, heard to say : "I wish I was rich! --What would you do? Buy u] Legislature and run for the 1 Senate, or would you take a around the world in your yacht? "No, that's not what I woul< I don't care to awe peoplel." "Maybe if you were rich you i do just nothing at all." "Yes, I'd( do that p)art of the but I have another reason for ing to b)e rich." "Start a daily paper in a one I town?" "No, I wouldnu't h e a f'ool if I rich. 1'd wat to enjo my ]we If I were rich I could wear old cek withoutt having peCople call me a ti and make remarks about my sk liness. There is more solid cor Augusta to Newnerry. -IIE WILT TiE CANVASSER SAYS OF THE COUNTRY AND PROSPECTS OF THE A. E. AND N. NARROW GAUGE. ere Meeting MNr. George E. Goodrich, ele. the agent appointed by chairman I to Mitchell to canvass Edgefield County ties in the interest of the new road con I be templated from Augusta to Newberry the and Chester,S. C., connecting there :o a withi the system of narrow gauges all. that extend into No-th Carolina, the :his Chronicle asked "what have you to reL-ort from across the river, 'Mr. Ith. Goodrich?" asv "All is bright over there, but I am ug, particularly impressed with the agri old cultural wealth of the section I have his been traveliing in for the past month an- -middle and northern Edgefield so County. It is the finest country I i a ever saw." een "You do not mean that portion of red the county immediately opposite -er, Augusta?" ex- "No. For five or ten miles after ws- you leave Augusta the country is on sterile when compared to that be. am youd. Edgefield has always been ,ht. noted for its rich soil, but I acknowl cal edge that all I had heard did not as do justice to it." "What have you to report in the lite way of subscriptions ?" ost "M y stock list has on it over$60,000 see unconditionally taken by over three led hundred subscribers. But this is ted not all. I will secure in Edgefield ,an County alone $100.000. From the of Savannah to the Saluda the people Ie are anxious to trade with Augusta, nd and the question most frequently res. asked me, particularly around Edge ble field C. II., 'Meeting Street, Richard sonville, and the rich Saluda bot toms, is, what can we expect Augus ta to do to give us rail facilities and connections ?" "And your reply:" >t.-, "I told them Augusta knew what out was to her interest, and the go-ahead per- men of the town would not neglect so important an enterl)rise. Augusta ers. now controls only about one-third o: Edgefield's trade. She wants it ail." the "What do they say to that?" ken If Augusta will do her share to f a wards building this road she can get into it all. I met many men in the sec up- tion I have traversed who speak affectionately of Augus<a in the ante. por- bellum period, and would like to have ofi- their children trade with the clever % people whom they like so well. Both the 01(1 and young, however, are enthusi red. astically at work and mean to have ose the road. They all think though se a that as Augusta will be the chief the beneficiary she should extend gener ouis assistance to the line." mts "Where will the road run ?'' es Ah, that is a question for the en en incers. If you ask my individual her. opinion, however. I will give it to the you. I believe it will be located sen- considlerably to the left or west of I be Sw-eetwater Church, run near Dr. tate Devo~re's through the village of Edge. field C, II., between Meeting Street issand Fruit IIill, to Richardsonville, it is D)enney's. and cross the Saluda be tween Bush river and Bouknight's cers ferry. There is a grand sweep of incountry on the line thus designated. ga~ If Augusta can secure the cotton med and other products. and the trade of nts, this rich section. the cry of hard times t is will case. >yBel ieving that our merchants and Thle business men would neglect no op (10 portunity to bring about a consum mnation so devoutly to be wished the the Chronicle man said "Tell the peo ion ple of Edgefield that Augusta means -ust- to (do her part."'-Anysta Chronicle, ma Feb. 18th. will The Rhett Code. Anders~on Inte:Iigencer, Feb. i1th. 31ayor Rhett, of Columbia, fines .the man who first privokes a diffi culty, either by words or blows, and .e as lets the other off entirely. If a man ever insults another in words he fines him nee, and lets the other man off, although vere he may strike the other and precipi tate a street fight. This is a novel position for a judlicial oflicer, even a the MIayor to assume. but it is not with s. out its adlvantages. for while it cer trip) tainly encourages meni to fight upon -slight provocation it has a tendency Ido. to make them careful as to how they offer insults. Therefore. while the ould Rhett co le of adjudicature has some disadvantagres it also has some ime, advntages. Tfhe qjuestioni as to anIt-; which predominates. we think, ad miits of some doubt. ore ek to keep in a prayerful mood as much as possible. Not only pray was in the morning aind at night and at alh- noon. but many times a day send up thes your brief. ejaculatory p)rayers and amp thianksgivingrs to God, anid especially >eln- in hours of templtation or of dloubt. fort Yu will thuns keep yourself in the news IEems. Mr. W. W. Lorick, of Lexington County, died on the 15th. - Mr. Geo. L. Dial, of Columbia, S. ., died at Madison, Fla., on the 16th. The union passenger depot at Dal. on, Ga., was burned on the night of -he 15th. Mr. Thomas Keen's physiiian says hat he will not be able to pla- again his season. Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour was >uried at Forest Hill Cemetery, in 7tica, N Y., on the 15th. J. B. Gough was attacked with a troke of apoplexy while lecturing in ?hiladelphia on the evening of the L5th. R. J. Marshall, postmaster at Fort )ade, Fla., was arrested on the 15th, :harged with embezzling money order -unds. The Grant monument fund stood >n the night of'the 15th at $112,195. L'he fund for Mrs. Hancock at '25,565. A slight earthquake was felt on the 13th along the Tombigbee river in 5umter, Marengo and Chuctaw Coun ies, Alabama. The Boston Lancers visited -harleston during the week com nencing February 17th and ending February 24th, 1886. The McCormick reaper works of hicago, Illinois, closed down on the morning of the 16th, throwing 1,400 - !mployees out of work. Attorney General Garland has de :ided to give up his stock in the Pan Electric Telephone Company, and ill remain in the cabinet. Postmaster General Vilas has re rused to accede to the request of the postmaster of Baltimore to allow a Sunday morning's delivery of mail by carriers. The bill to increase the number of the railroad commission from on t three has been defeated in the Vir ginia House, of Delegates by a vote Df 45 to 43. Charles Luling, of Mamtowic, Wis consin, has been nominated by the Republicans to fill the vacancy caus ed by the death of Congressman Joseph Rankin. A girl living near H artford, Conn., has been kept by her parents in a close windowless room for twenty years to prevent her marrying the man of her choice. The gauge of 13,000 miles of rail road will be changed on the first of June next, from five feet, the present width. to- four feet nine inches, the width adopted by the railroads of the coun11try. The street car drivers df New York struck on the 15th, and demanded that the agreement to pay them two dollars a day for twelve hours be en forced. their demand was acce'Md to and travel resumed. The Guernsey herd of Mr. D. R. Flenniken,Tof W innsboro, S. C.. has been purchased by Mr. John G. Mobley, sitrd pl'aced on Mr. Stack's farm, "La Grange," on the edge of Ricbland and Fairfield Counties. The Senate has confirmed the fol lowing appointments of postmasters in South Carolina: S. S. Crittenden, Greenville C. H.; J. E. Crosland, Aiken; WV. H. Gibbes, Colnmbia; C. WV. Webb, Anderson C. E. George Q. Cannon, the leader * the Mormon Church, was arrested&$ Winnemuca, Nevada, on the 14th. The prisoner had been hiding for nearly a year. A reward of $500 had been offered by the U. S. Marshal for his arrest. James Eple, his wife, father anid three children and Mrs. Kinney, per. ished by the burning of Eple's resi dence in the town of Greenbush, Wisconsin, on the morning of the 16th. The hired man alone escaped and it is thought that he fired the hou se. A scoundrel threw open the throttle of an engine at Parkersburg, West Va., which ran into a freight twelve miles from this place, smashing up both engines and the freight cars and wounding every man on the train~ The fireman fatally and the engineer, conductor and brakeman all badly. hurt. A~ Prudent Merchant. A New York merchant advertised for a cashier. A well dressed gen tleman applied for the position. The merchant looked over his references and said : "Your credentials are excellent, but I would like to ask you a ques tion." "Certainly, sir." "IIave you been vaccinated ?" --Yes, sir." -That will do. We have no use for your services. The only cashier who can be relied on to any extent what ever, is the one who is afraid of the Cnnadian sallpon."-Tea SRMinnt.