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' . ^. THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THIJK8DAY, PKB. 21, 1889. * ■1S5IRT T. THOMPSON EDITOR. MERCHANT’S TAX RETURNS The foliosriog corratpondence, which baa ncoorrrd nc«-n*l.v be tween the County Auditor and the Comptroller-General, will be of in. tereat : Auditor’s Office, ) Dablinoton, County, :• DailinRtoii, 8. C. f Feb. 12, *89. ) Hon. J. 8. Wrner, Comptrollerr General, Colti(ubi;<, 8. 0.: Please adrise in reference to blanks sent this office known as Merchant’s Returns. I have it* strncted meicbanta to call for and make tbeir return, but as yet not one bas complied; iu fact aome claim it impossible to make a cor rect return, while otbeis refuse pos itively to do so. Your early reply will oblige. Bespectfuliy yours, W. H La WRENCH, Auditor Darlington County. Comp GbnY Office, ) Columbia, Feb. 13,1889.) Bespectfuliy returned. The law prescribi a this as the form for merchants, and I bare uo power to abate I he requirement. If the merchants will not make you the return yon will have to proceed as directed in Sec. 245, Gen. Slat., also Sees. 239-240 Bt 8. q. J. 8. Vbrner, Comp. Gen., per Williams, 0 C. V. H. Lawrence, County Auditor, Darlington. 8. C. These ,( Meicbaul’s Returns” blanks are certainly curiosities. They require the merchant to state the total amount of purchases made by him for each separate mouth of the year, the total tales for each moath, sod many other items too nnmerona to mention, lu one or two stores of the Cou :ty, where a perfect end most complete system of book-keeping is in nse, it may be pomible for an expert accountant to make up this return with some degree of aeeuraoy by devoting a day’s hard labor to the task ; but with ninety niue of every hundred merchants in the State, the reudei > ing of such returns will be simply no impossibility, and the enforce ment of the law to the last extrem ity will simply drive them out of the busioest world altogether. We were not aware of the fact that there was such an absurd law on the statute books; if it is there' there should be no time lost iu hewing it repealed. DARLINGTON’S CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS, ▲ resolution passed at the meet ing of the SniTivors’ Association of Darlington County last week is worthy of note. It is proposed by this resolution to ascertain how far the pension appropriation for the present year will go towards preventing actual distress among the families of old m Idlers residing in Darlington County, in order that the Association may supplement the appropriation, as far as may be necessary to relieve absolute went. We are very giad that this resolus tien waa passed, if for no other rea son, because it will show the State that the p< ople of Darlington, (who were the first to ask for the pen sion appropria.ion,} did not do so with n view to shirking any |K>r tion of their responsibility; but that, on the contrary, they stand ready and willing to do their part towardsalleviatin. suffering among th< old soldiersot the “Lost Canse.” Darlington, as usual, is agdu to the front; let every County Survi vors? Aaeoeietiou iu tho St - te adopt timilar resolutions, and pnt them into practice, too, ae we propose to de. the premium to be awarded for the 1 rgest yield of corn from two acres of gronnri, I herewith present the certificate of the committee, and the letter of Mr Veal, who measur ed tho ('•nd: also, the following report on the preparation ot (tie groan I and vulture of the crop The giouud selected for tny ex periment was ssud hill branch land. After tljylng it by underground drains, it whs broken up with a common tongue plough iu Novem ber. About 25 tno-horse loadsof manure from my cow bouse weie sprean over each acre in December, and well ploughed in with a two- horse iron plough, (Glaze) followed with the subsoil plough, drawn by two mules. About the first of Mareh another cost ol good stable and cow manure was spread and ploughed in as the fit at. Early in j Aptil three cart loads of air slack ed lime and two sacks of salt were 1 sp-ead over each acre and lightly ploughed under. On the 14th of May the ground was thoroughly ploughed with Glaze’s large iron plough, harrowed level and laid off thirty inches apaitwitha shovel plough. Guano and plaster was sprint led in the furrows, near 200 pound* of the former and 300 pounds of th • latter to each acre. The seed selected for planting was ftom North Carolina, and des ignated “Bile Mountain Corn.” After soaking it during the night iu a atm g solution of nitre it was planted from 8 to 12 incite# dis tance in the row, covered it with hoe and ro ted the ground leaving it perfectly level On the 14th it was ploughed with a long, very narrow plough and dressed over with boea. On the 5th and 17tbof June the same work was repeated, time leaving the ground level. About the first of July it was nee essary to draw a ridge about the roots of the jorn to prevent its fall ing. Daring a protracted drought acre No. 1, was twice irrigated and acre No. 2, bad the water turned on it once. As yon will learn from the cer tificate of the oommitieo, the yield from acre No. 1 was 200 bushe s and 12 quarts; from acre No. 2,116 bnsbelsaou 6 quarts, making from two acres 316 bushels and 18 quarts. All of which is respectfully sub milted. J. W. PARKER. Columbia, Nov. 9,1857. returns, wherever in your judg* ment 1 have failed. Don’t presume but Id all cases base your actions upon known facts in possession of at least one of your board W. H. Lawrence, Am it or D. C. The undersigned, acting as a committee, certify tbnt they have, with*care, su|>eriuted the harvest ing and measnrement of the pro duct of two acres of ground belong ing to and cultivated by Dr. J. W. Parker, which ground we would denominate sand hill branch land; and find the yield of corn to be on acre No. 1 two hundred bushels and twelve quarts, and on on ame No 2 one hundred sud sixteen bushels and six quarts—making from two acres, (Recording to Mr. Veal’s sur vey,) three hundred and sixteen bnshels and eighteen quarts of good sound corn, the manner and meas urement of which we regaid as ac curate, and such as would be en tirely satisfactory to us if we were baying. It is known to a part of the com mittee that acre No. 2, or a large portion of it, was ploughed up at a late period and planted over, which very probably was an iujuiy to the crop and lesser ed the yield. John Dent, Jb , Wm. Wallace, W. L. Goodwin, John Glass. “Dairy Farm,” Columbia, Onto her 21, 1857. Carolina in a Corn Contest. (Gotambi* Cor. Nowa and Courier-) Columbia, February 14.—The fact that the “American Agricol turist* has offered a reward of 1500 ter the best yield of corn per acre madeiu the United States this year, and the further fact that the Sout» Carolina Boanl of Agriculture bas offered an additional reward of 1500 to the successful competitor it he be a planter of this State has nat- orally attracted ranch interest In order to inform and encour age South Carolinians, those who think of competing for the prise, tbe department of agriculture has had a circular print'd for general diatributhn embracing the report ofDi. J. W. Parker, ol Colombia, who, in 1857, raieed tbe largest erop of oorn ever made on one acre of groand the report of the com mittee who verified that tact and the surveyor who measured the tract from*which the phenomenal S eld was obtained. Tbe following a copy of tbe circular, which cau be profitably studi. d by tbe many agrioulturiats who, it ia hoped, will compete for the handsome sum ot tered as a premium this year. The following ia tbs circular: EXPORT OF OOBN. To tbe Executive Committee of the State Agr cultural Society— As a ccmi Dr. J. W. Parker—Dear Sir: i measured on yesterday the corn lot aa shown me in tbe field on west side of the main road, and find it to contain one acre, and have meas ured off and atak» d one acre of coi u in the field east side of the road. Very truly >ours, Thos. f) Veal, Architect. Columbia, October 21, 1857. Full instructions as to tbe con* test will be famished by Commis siouer A. P. Butler to any appli cant. About Tax Assessments To the Township Board of A ssessort for Darlington County : It lias been my sun to procure fair and lull returns for tbe County, but it is evident there is unfairness done to many, and perhaps always will be dene in this matter of re turning for taxation personal prop- erty. Without accnsing or excus ing any tax payer, 1 earnestly beg you as unbiased aud fair minded men, invested with some authority, to use your position honestly and justly and fearlessly. Your duties are to equalize, and when you dis criminate, as you evidently have the right to do, do so, basing your action upon iu> isputable facts as to location, condition and quality of property—this year you are ouly required to assess personal proper ty. Tiure is a disposition ou the part of maoy taxpayers to be gov erned by average township rales ou taxable personal property. Tim you are not bonud to recognise, aud the policy has done more harm aud inflicted more injustice upon parties ma^ng lull returns than any other plan in my judgment. For tustauce, as records for past years show, one taxpayer desirous of being at least fair toward bis gov ernment, will assess his horses and mules considerably above township rates, aud 1 have never yet kuowu but three instances iu which tbe assessments so made were reduced to township rate*. Having tried to appoint good and fair minded men to assist me in the discharge of sworn duties, I shall txpeot yon te procure, if poesiMc, fair and toll The Qnestion For FRriiiers. (Frr.m i lie C»ri.liaa #p«ri*n ) Capt. PeD-rkiu advises farm-rsto let up on tiie * xci-s-ive us*- ol com- > merriai fertilizers and (o give tbeir ; IhimI h rest. e is «n eneigt-iic iiiaii that obseives closely and thinks much about his work Capt. j Goodwin, in the Spartan two weeks 1 ago. tol<l how he made over eleven ' hundieii pounds of Hut cotton to 1 an acre, u-iug eight hundred 1 pounds of Gypsum as a manure, j When fanners make large crops of cotton they are up: to attribute the yield to ih*- use ol on meieial fer tll.Zela, sod the uexi season they wi I buy liberally. When if re quires torn to five acres 'o make a 500 pound bale, toe faim -i t-laro*-* the feitilizer and i* alow lo take bold of any kind next year. it will be pi.'(liable to r* |>eat what bas t*e( n said in them* col umns before, r.ierc is no gold nriae f*T the lanner in any brand oi teit 1 z -is n •* on 'be nia-kot. lie who depends on these 'ci il Z'-rs alone will i oi prosper. T»e mote home made manure cue makes, the better will comui'rc.al feili izers pay. It is beUer to use inly seventy five pounds of ac d phos phate to the acre, with a liberal supply of home-made manures and cotton seed, than to use two or three hundred pounds of the commercial article alone. The best fertilizer, libeia'ly applied, will be a dead loss unless the crops are well and rapidly cultivuti d. A man would becousi-lei.d very w asteful to pay 92 for a sack of corn and cany it home and let the iuih eat aimut half of ii Is foie be had it made into meal, lie do s the same thing when he takes a sack of acid phos phate worth twod'dlars, and puts it iu ihe ground and lets tbe grass and weeds eat up all the plant food it contains, befoie he works out bis crop. Thin soil, without manure, cau affoid to wait for work. When fertilizers are used, it will not wait. Tbe question with many lanuers is this: “Can I afford to buy commercial fertilizers this yeart” If the farmer will buy for cash he can afford it. If he will apply it very judiciously and work his crop well he can afford it, if no disaster comes, even at time prices. As to kinds that are best, opinions differ. No two men would agree, perhaps. Some prefer ammoniated goods, while others want ouly the acid phosphates. That kind that makes the best crops iu proportion to cost is the one you should u<e. 1'be application of fertilizers is a subject worth cousideiing. Some of our fa mers believe that the best crops ar produced by applying the munures atone time. Otbeis think that two applications are better. Then, when cottoa seed and other manures are used niih the phos phates, it is generally better to do your mixiug in the furrow and bed cn it. That saves time. Fmr in stance, if you wish to apply a mix ture of acid phosphate aud cotton seed to upland com, lay off your rows so they wilt uot wash. B«d tbe laud with a twi-ter, opening out a good water furrow. In this place your compost aud throw :wo turrowe ou it, making a flat, low bi d. When you get ready to plant o|>eii with a shov<d. This gives a good set ti lied and the com will etart off well. The same method will answer well tor cotton. As to whether you will a*e much or little, ciicumstsuces must de- teimine. It is possible by the ap plication of a large quantity to make a large yield, hut one will have to hrieg Up his land a-Capi. Goodwin did^ to get it ready tor a very liberal application of fertil izers. Whatsoever you do, buy only as much as you will apply judiciously and cultivate (belaud most thoroughly afterwards. A Race War Imminent. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 16.—North Carolina is on the verge of a race war which promotes to be tbe mo-t serious affair of the kind the South bas ever kuowu. It all grows out ot tbe emigratiou that has taken negroe* from that State to the West aud Sonth-'est. All ihe railroad emigran' agents have been driven oat of tbe Slate and no agent seems to have the nerve to go after them, although John P. .Richardson and brothel, who own large plantations iu Lmisiaua, Mississippi and Ar kansas, have a standing order for 2,000 nV'UUtion negroes. Mr. .Ionn P. Richardson was him self ordeied to leave the vicinity otGol eboro a few days ago oy farmers .-.nd others, who are up iu arms, they el.um that the emi grant ngent-a: e indu ing tbene- giots to go back on 'h- ir contracts, aud th it they (r! e f irmer-*) can get uo help. » In Wayne Oouo'y the local mili- tary companies* hive b-ei edled out at the tusunce of the tnruiing, element The whites have a^kt-d the Legis lature to lake some steps to pre vent tbe negroes leaving the Stats, and the negroes have reta iated by siting upon their race to alteu l a meeting at Goldsboro. This was slopped, hut not before resolutions bad been passed setting forth that as the negroes do no* get tbeir rights in North Carolina they are compelled to go elsewhere. That they are “cursed by the ‘No Fence Law,’ oppressed by the Farmers’ Alliance, published to the world as thieves and convicts, and outraged by the Landlord and Tenant law* of tbe State;” that they are not allowed to gather a meee of peat which they have cultivated unlesa ( they give the landlord notice. Then the resolutions go on to say: “God ia at the head of this move, and not the Richmond aud Dan ville Railroad Company. The voice of John Brown is sounding in tbe ears of the sous of Ham. and the great Southwest says: -Come; we have lauds, and tbe oppressed conscience of the negro says, ’Go,’ and we are going.” A gentleman who reach'd At lanta to night sa\s that in different parts of North Caiohna lire rela lions between the two rac* s aie so attained that an outbreak may be expee’ed at an.r mciueiir. Both whi es and blacka are heavily arm ed. Governor Sca'es has is-ued secret orders to the 8* ate u ilitia to get ready to quell possible out breaks. The North Carolina newspapers ate coiic« aliug the true state ofaf- fairs, bat the situation is certainly most critical. Details ot the Paeolet Tornado, (Cor. News ornl Courier.) Pacolet. February 18.—About 6 o’clock this monrng a tornado swept over th s neighborhood, caua- ing great damage to bouses aud cro|»s and some injury to person- Whence it came and where it went, l am unable to say, but I have been informed of a few of tbe casu ilriea. From the south end it ia rejiorted that the house of Mrs. Davia Petty was entirely demolished, ■ bough the family providentially escaped unhurt; Mr. R Petty’s gin house in the neighborhood, nod the log bouse aud home of John Johnson were completely deatinyed. John son bas uot yet been heard of, but h supposed to be sate. Mrs. F. Haynes’s barns and stable aud all outbuildings were completely de stroyed, with four bend of sheep. Tbe cabin- of Dawkius, a colored man, was blown down and caught fire, but Dawkius fortunately es caped badly bruised but not dan gerously hurt. A tenaut bouse ot Gus Littlejohn was destioyid with 2,000 pounds of seed cotton. Mra. Moses Woods’s untenauted house was destroyed, and Mr. J. K. Mc Mahon’s outbuildings were com pletely demolished. The place of Mr. W L. Woods was badiy dam aged. It is impossible as yet to estimate the damages. The course ot the tornado was ab .ut a hall mile from this place, and all lumber, fencing and considerable timber over a sireich of county about a quarter of a mile wide suffered tro.». its ravages. The uoise it occasioned sounded veiy much to us like the rumbling of an earthquake. The teuan:s on the places were the heaviest sufferers, some of them losing all their worldly goods, in cluding even tbeir tiroes. Raruum Broke Square Off- “I drank,” says P. T. Baruum, “more or less mtoxieaiing liqnors from 1837 till 1847. The last tour ol these years I was in England, an I tin re the habit and my appetite for liquor grew* so strong from inuiiiti to mouik that 1 discovered it continued it wou : d certainly work my rum With a tremendous effort and a most determined resolution 1 broke the habit square off, and re solved never to practice it again. 1 have religioudy kept that lesolu •ion for more than tony years. Had 1 not done -o, 1 should have been in my grave a quarter ot a century ago, for my hrali h had al ready begun to be affected by nlco hoi. I was so delighted with my owu escape that 1 traveled thous ands of miles at my own expense aud gave hundreds of fr<-e temper a.ice lecmies m every State between Maine aud Wisconsin, beside Missouri, Kentucky, Louisi* ana and California. I have gladly expended thousands of dollars for lemperai ce. 1 have buiit numerous houses tor moderate drinking work ingmen cn condition tbatlney would become teetotallers, and Uiey «ub sequeutly paid for tho houses with the money and extra strength gain ed thereby.” A Postal Card Sent Round the World m Seventy-Three Days “A Physician” writes irom Hamp stead, December 25: “To test the quickest mail route round the w oi Id 1 forwarded two post cards, addressed to myself, to care ol a friend in Hong Kong, sending one via Brindisi aud Singapore, and the other via New York, Sau Frans cisco and Yokohama, request ing my conespondent in Hong-Koug to re-address them b ck to me, but seudiug each by the oppo-ite route to that by which they went out from London. This be kindly did, aud, strange to say, both cants ar rived here again yesterday, the one which went out east ward ou Octo her 12 reaching Hong Koug Novem ber 13, aud waa despatched back thence on November 17, while the one westward, leaving London ou Oc ober lo, reached Hong Koug ou November 23, and was despatched uu November 25. The former took seventy-three days, and the latter seventy-five days, for he round journey, which is not bad. I may further add that the entire cost on tbe former card was only twopence, and the latU r one and a half pence, for a journey of over 20,000 miles. I have been over tbe ground my* eelf years ago, but never iheu thought the world might be span ned in seventy three days by a missive, and at a cost ol six funh- ings.”—London Times. Daring January there were only twelve guests at a hotel in Sr. Au gustioe, Fie., that coat *6.000,000 to erect. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNT! OF DARLINGTON. Ia Cmubob Plea*. EDWARDS A NORMBNT, vs. 4 ABBOTT POMPEY. J nlgmetil for For«cIo*ure. * Pursuit to » Juilgasrct of Foreclosure i made ia the ab»ee e'sied case, 1 will oier for sale in froul ot ihe Ccun House in Darlington Coun'jr, on (lie firM Mon day- in Maroli next, the following de scribed real eel ate : All ibat place, parcel or tract of land i lying, bring and eiluale in the Oounty of Darlington and Stale aforr.-ai-i, aud con.' Uiniog tiny (60) acre*, and bounded on | tbe north by lai.-is of S. 8. Hurgina ; on ^ tbe Hou'b by Und* of James Jackson ; on | tbe ea»l by Unde of John tUrrawaf, ani we-l bv lands of Henry Dell aud Dewill Field*. Terms of enle cash. T. H. SPAIN. Judg ofProbal- aud ex officio C. C. P. Feb 12. ’89. LAW CARD'S J. J. WABD. a. o. wood* WARD A WOODS. Attorneys ft Gotutsolors at Law, DARLINGTON, S. C. Wit practice in all State and Federal Cow.’a. I Speci <1 attenih n paid to all mat ‘era pertain ng to tbe buy ing, t-ell- ng, renting or leasing of real eeiatr. Any party having bosiuees in this I n<* would do well to call ou tbe firm, who have control ot some of i he most desirable preperty in Town ai d Comity, J. K. SKTTLB*. C. S. RKIIltK 20 Cents for Cotton. “Carolina Pride" Long Staple. We base sold our crop at tbe above price, and have 1000 bushel* of ee d for sale at II per buxbel cath If you oan affor t lo raise it al that price send your orders tor seed to CELY A RRO., Greenville, 8. C. Feo. 14, ’SO—2m Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys A Counselor! at Law, Darlington C. II., 8. V. Creditor's Notice. Ail peraona holding claims against the estate of A. 8. Mims, late i f Darlington County, deccLs> ed, will present th* m properly pioved, and all persons indebted to said e»t.ite wiff m> ke payment to HELEN P. MIMS. Executrix. Feb. 14, ’89—31 Stocks for Sale. On daturday 28 Inst., at 12 o’clock Ihe Pillowing Stock will be sold nt auction at ibe Couii House. Darlington Mnnufactur. ing Co., ’20 .beret par value $100 per rbare, Knights B'dlding Asroeiaiioa 46 •bares par value $26 per .hare, Enter- prise Hotel 62 shares par value 926 per share. H. L. CHARLES, Cashier. People's Bank of Dartipglon. Feb. 14. ’89—2t Creditor’s Notice. All persons having claims against tbe esta e of David Smoot, will present them properly proven, and all persons indebted to tbe said estate will please make payment to D. M. SMOOT, adm’r de bonis non, will annexed. Feb. 14, ’89.-31. Will practice in all the State and Federal t'ouits. Prompt personal attention .jiven to collection of claims. Sep. 2, ’86 ly. T. He SPUS. Attorney at Law, DARLINGTON, C. H., S. C. Will practice in Circuit Courts and Supreme Court of Soath Carolina. Prompt attention given to all ba dness, and special attention given to collections. K. W. BOYD, OBO W. BB owa BOYD & BROWN* Attorneys and Oonnaalors at Law Cfflee in rear of Darlington Nation al Bank. darlingtos a a., s c. Pl.OMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. Feb 3. ’S7-ly. C. P. jDAPGAX Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. PraoiW* in the United Slates Coorl and ia the 'ih sad 5th oirc iis Prompt at'en- lion toal business entrusted te him. Office in Exohange Street, next the’Dam. linotcb Nbws Office. * Masen’s Je\x/eli*y St®i»e Is the place to get your '•BATCHES, CLOf KS AN I JEWELm REPAIRED «nd WARRANTED >LSO A COMPLETE LINE OP ’Waltham Watches, Seth Thomas Clocks, CHAINS, CHARMS, RINGS Ac., Ac., *e, Always on hand ; Call and see them. MASON'S JE WELR1 STORE, Public Square, Darlington, g. W Bulls! School Booh:! The following books have been adopted for Darlington Comity and are now on ea'e at TEE BOOK STOKE Darlington News Building, at prices named. Pric**. Appleton's -*• Reader -Jf, A 1 | Uti-n’s L’ lRi-aler 40 Appleton'* :M Kea-irr AO Appleton'a 4«h Hi\t'l-r 7". Appleton’* 6ih Ria-ii.r ^| -.at bwuiton'a Wrrd TrU'e ''0 Swinton’* Word * Hook JO R. bin*on’« Rud. Arub ‘.""’hS Bobin*on'* Prnc. Atiih "".'.80 'peneeiinn Opj-hook • i0 Worcester'a Pn’y Die’ry SO Fwintnn'e Ling. Primer 30 •• Now Lung. Leesun* 40 •• New Eng Oram M) Griimmar and t'onip HO ' aiiry’a Elc’imj. Ge«g W Maury’* Manual $1.45 Maury’s Physical $1 40 IWnee’ Prim. History 70 Barnes’ B ief History $1.20 Karnes’ General History $| 90 Smith’s Phys’gj Primer 80 Smith's Human Body 60 White*’* Drawing (8 vol.) 16 linviii.on’s Hietor) of S. C 60 The use ol these book*, and ibeRe in ly, will be enforced in D.irliugton Ci unty (or the n* xt five years. Teachers will eonenll their own ins terests by endeavoiing lo confoim to the law. As tbe prices above given are tbe tegular New York letarl prices, aud are junt what tbe books would cost the pmchaser if he should sent! «to the publishers tor them, it is needless to expect a reduction at any time, or nuder any circumstances whatsoever. By haying at home, the purchaser is saved tbe trouble of ordering from (he Noith; that is ad we claim. THE BOOK STORE, Darlington, 8. O. GOLDEN DROPS 18 THE NAME OF THE LATEST BRAND OF FIRST QUALITY OLID JR YE WHISKEY, FOR WHICH 2V£. T\Alelxix±g> Has I een appointed sole local agent. This brand was brongbl out for the special purpose of rivalling the celebrated New York Slock Ex change Whiskey, tor which M. Mauue also has the sol* agency in this Town. GREAT RUSH TO THIRTY l*KH CENT. LESS TUAN ANY HOUSE IN TOWN. Jau nary 17. 1889. THE Darlington Milling, Ginning, Fertilizer AND Warehouse ' pany A. C. SPAIN, D. D. 8, OtFICEON PUBLIC SQUARE, Darllnxloa (?. H-. 8. C- :o: All work done in the best man ner. Office equipped with latest improvements. Jan 14, ’86 ly. TO Tl PH! Do uot buy an Engine, Boiler, Saw mill, Corn mill, Cotton Gin, or Cotton Press, nntil yon write to me for prices. I AM GENERAL AGENT in ihi* State for the well-known fiim ol TALBOTT# SONS, Richmond Va., and offer to you tbe best machioery (or i be money that is sold in this market. * Agents for HALL, EAGLE, and LUMMU8 GINS at popular prices. Write to ms be fore you buy Y. 0. BADHAM, Columbia, 8. C. or Talbott & Sons, Richmond, Va. May 17, ’88— are now prepared to sup ply the very best fertilizers at the lowest market rates, having laid in a fine sup ply before’ the recent rise, and (he farmers of the County are urged to pur chase promptly if they.wish to do so to the 3> §t advan tage*