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p , ..-i, ... w,, .riwimr CALL K? 18? ?iK Ti:"1 "re:": i >suo? a Proc!rttn:?tIon <\c'.i *.z i"i vo!m leers. the me;; to serve rwo years. The j.:iii'l Purees t<> He Hrought Up to iSP.OOO Meii Knlist nieiits Will It? ^ Open. N' t from llie National C-iard The Nimilter to lit- A pporiloued Anions tli? Stilted and Territories. AV<ssix o , ]>. c. (Special^. The President is.-ue l a I reclamation calling for 7.5,000 nior? v huritoers. This will mak" tho total army .-trength, regular and volunteer, 2SO.OOO The proclamation re ids as follows: A rnOCXAXATION". Wherea.- An a?t of Cor gross vrns approved oti :!i ii day of April. 1S0S. entitle 1 "An a -t tie-luring tliat war exists between the Unite } st.it?-s5 of America and the Kingdom of Spain;" and Whereas, iiy an aet of Congress entitled '"An aet > provi le for temporarily inoree.-iag the military establishment of the United Stat--- in time of war and for other purposes" a ; r >ved April 22.1898, the President is authorized, in order to raise a .* s . v : 1.1-- inoaJomnhrtii vuiuiiivr ?r;n\, 10 in.-' I'lvvxiiuiui /H calling for v >luut?" rs to servo ia the :ir:ay or the United states; Now, til ! ? ! r<\ I. William MeKinlej-, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in mo by the constitution and the law-, und deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought lit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, volunteer.-, to the aggregate number of 73,000, ia addition to the volunteers calle 1 forth by my proclamation of the twonty-thir i day of April, in the present year, the same to" be apportioned, as far as practicable, among the several States and Territories, aud the District of Columbia, according to population, and to serve for two years, unless sooner discharged. The proportion of each arm aud the details of enlistment and organization will be made known through the War Department. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set mv hand and caused the seal of the United WKUtes to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this tventv.nftli il.nv of Mav. in the of our Lord one thousaud eight hundred and ninetyeight, and of the independence of the United States <he one hundred and twentysecond. William McKislet. By the President. William It. Day, Secretary of State. S arv Alger said that the additional vo < -'-ailed for will not be recruited fro. i . i" v itional Guard, as were the llrst . uc that the enlistments will be open. DESTROYED NUDE FICURES. Younc Woman's Prejudice Led Her to Destroy Valuable Works of Art. Because Miss Dorothy ilauer, of Omaha, ^eb., did not admire the nude in art she secured an ax and chopped to pieces a number of groups of Cupids which decorated the flue art building of the Transmissouri Exposition. She also tried her weapon upon several pieces of costly statuary of un dressed figures. The young woman perh" feat at the hour of midnight, " and occupied a most perilous position, hanging out over the grand court of hnnnr Hal the f rail net work to which she was clinging given way she would have fallen fifty feet to the stone pavement. When she had done the work to her satisfaction, the girl descended to the ground, again performing a feat involving great danger. She was met by a big policeman and several exposition guards, who had been begging the girl to desist and come down. Taken to the police sta- < tion, a charge of malicious destruction of property was placed against her. Her friends furnished a bond, and she was released. The groups of statuary destroyed were very valuable and are utterly ruined. To Build the Nicaragua Canal. Senator Stewart has introduced a bill in the Senate. Washington, rrovidiug for the construction of n canal across the Isthmus of Darien by the Nicaragua Canal bill route. The bill looks to the construction and ownership of the canal by the Government of the United States,which is authorized to secure right of way from the countries through which the canal would pass, to purchase the property or and pay for the work done by the Maritime Canal Company on the Nicaragua Canal. Minors Cannot Be Held as Soldiers In the United States Circuit Court, Eoston, Judge Lowell granted a writ of habeas corpus iu the case of Malachi G. Burns, a private in Company C, First Kegiment, Heavy Artillery, now stationed at Fort Warren. Burns, who is but eighteen years old, enlisted, llis father objected, and petitioned for the writ on the ground that his son, being a minor, was unlawfully in the custody of Colonel Pfaff. aud the writ was granted. AVar to Furnish Trade Opportunities. The Fresldent has ordered that when the United States obtain military control of the Philippines. Cuba and Forto P.ico all American goods are to be admitted duty free. Corporations engaged in farming and planting are exempted from taxes under the War lleveuue bill by an amendment adopted by the Senate. Mutes For the Army. Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Smith. Assistant Quartermaster General, station" I at St. Louis. 31 o., has received orders to buy army mules without limit. .Mules to the amount of ?1)72,950 have already been bought, an 1 it is estimated that vurtaer expenditure \vi!I amount to cfiOO.OOi). . Spain's Naval Weakness. ? Admiral Cam am informed the Queen Regent that the whole available Spanish naval fore consists of eight real war vessels and a v >n auxiliary eruisi rs. A large proportion of the warships the Spanish papers are boa-tin about cannot be made ready for service for months. Sana-la Still Tall;- War. Sen or Sugasta d?- *1 ir<> 1 in au interview that America was the ag cressor. and that Spain would maintain "the right of national exi-tenee" to the last. - Dr. Swallow Nominnird For Governor. Dr. SUasC. Swallow,the "Fighting Par* son," wa? nominated for Governor by tho Prohibitionists of Pennsylvania in th<'ir State Convention at HarrNburg. lie is n">vr tho candidate of three parties, the Prohibition, the People's and tho Honest Government. The platform of the Prohibitionists is the usual declaration o* prohibition principles, with a strong bid for popular favor on State issues. President's Son on Cee's Staff. Russell B. Harrison, son of ex-President Harrison, has been assigned to General Lee's staff. . .. l lli: FU.NF.KAL OF GLADSTONE, *!at:y Distinguished People Altomlcil I.'onor lotiie (>re;it Commoner. Lithe northern sirausept of West Abbey, where England's great :: i re-t, the body of the late V. il i L;::u .v. ;rt Gladstone was entomboc 3 . the J ;h. with the ceremonies of tin nation he had served and of the CiitircL he had loved. This official funeral, too first since tiiii: of Lord i'almerstou, was rendered an imposing spectacle by the muguiii cence of the building in which it was , solemnized. The coffin rested on an elevate;! bier, before the aitav, itplainness hidden beneath a pall o! ! white and j;old, embroidered with t!u j text. "Kequiescat in i'aee." Six tali candle - bcsido it and on either side stood the supporters of the pall. The l'rince of Wales and Ibike ol i York were at the head of the coflin, and 1 rnugiug behind them were the Marquis : of Saii: bury, the Earl of Kiuiberly, A. : Dalfour, Sir William Vernon Harj court, the Dnkeof Kutland, Lord Roroi berry, and Mr. Gladstone's two oldj time friends, llaron lieudel aiul (ieornt 1 Armistead. Within tho chancel stood ! the Deau of Westiniuster. and behind , him were gathered the cathedra! e'erirv, i the Archbishop of Canterbury am! tie | scarlet and white.supplied choir tilling : the chapel. j The mourners who satin the stalls ' nearest to the bier were Mrs. Glad ! stone, her sons, Herbert and Stephen, : and other members of tho family, with : little Dorothy Drew, Mr. Gladstone's ; favorite grandchild. The Lriucess ol ! Wales and the Duchess of York occuI pied the dean's pew, opposite. in tiers of temporary 6eats in the ' north and south transepts wereassem' bled tho two houses of parliament, the i mayors of principal cities, delegates ! from Liberal organizations ami repre! sentatives of other civic and political | organizations, while the long naive was j crowded with thousands of men and | women, among them being most of the i celebrities in all branches of English I life, and every gallery, balcony and ' niche high up among the rafters,held a i cluster of deeply interested spectators. In all 2,500 persons were assembled in the abbe)*, all clothed in the deepest black, save a few officials, whose regalia gleamed brilliantly from this somber background. Thousands thronged the square outside, in order to witness the passage of the funeral procession from Westminster Hall. The procession that accompanied the remains to the grave was composed oi most of the notable people in London, and the funeral services were full oi pathos. The bishop of London officiat ed aud the archbishop of Canterbury | pronounced the benediction. Mrs. Gladstone stood bravely, with great composure, throughout the ser! vice. Her face was lifted upward, and { her lips were moving as though repeatI ing the lines of the service. The l'rince j of Wales, the Duke of York and other pall-bearers shook hands with Mrs. Gladstone, the mourners filed past the grave, taking a last view of the coffin, and w hen they had been escorted down the nave to "the entrance, the people slowly departed. HILT TIIK ACTION OFF SAN JUAN. , Admiral Sampson's Official Report to the Navy Department. The following is a copy of a report ? Tttadit In* A iltniral SlamnoAn i VJ AtVMi I UU4 I'OV/U, VWU cerning the action off San Juan de Puerto Pico: "Upon approaching San Juan, it was seen that none of the Spanish vessels were in the harbor. I was therefore considerably in doubt whether they had reached San Juan and again departed for some unknown destination, or whether they had not arrived. As their capture was the object of the expedition, oud as it was essential that they should not pass to the westward, I determined to attack the batteries defending the port, in order to develop Iheir positions and strength, and then, without waiting to reduce the city or subject it to regular bombardment? which would require due notice?turn 1 to the westward. '"1 commenced the attack as soon as I it was crood daylight. This lasted about ! three hours, when the signal was made I to discontinue the brine, and the sound liiiu ite^iimuu i?i> iiun uuB iiaii reel wide. Twelve ioni-inch stone steps lead below. On descending tbo ground space inside is found to be 10x12 feet, and eight feet from tho other iloor to tho a per. of the arched ceiling. The arch is brick and commences in an onset purposely made in the wall live feet above the ground floor. Naval Reserves. A number of the signal corps division of the South Carolina naval reserve* were examined and mustered into service bv Lieut. T. L. Dyer and Lieut SV. (i. Harris, U. S. X. The reserves passed an excellent exaroinaj tion, reflecting much credit upon themselves and upon Lieut. It. H. i'incknoy and tho several other ollicers of the reserves. Harvey George said he kissed you. Did he? Flora (ambiguously) X'ot much. Iiazar. rou stood to the uortliward until out of sight of San Juan, when the course was laid to the westward, with the view of communicating with the department at Porto Plata and learn if the department had obtained information as to the movements of Spanish vessels. "At Cape Haitien 1 received word from the department that the Spanish vessels had been sighted off Curacao on the 14th. "As I stated in 103- telegram, no serious injury was done to my ships, and only one man was killed and 6eveu wounded slightly. Oldest American Fort. Standing, sentinel-like, where the Susquehanna splits itself into the north and south branches, is old Fort Augusta, the veteran lighting strong hold of the United States. lJeside a modern fort it would look, in size, like a dog alongside of an elephant. It was built in 1750, after plans by Colonel liordon, as a protection against the French and hostile Indians, and was named after the mother of Ceorge III. In shape it closely resembles a bake oven and its interior is curious and interesting. A small mound of earth marks the spot, with an open j PALMETTO PENCILLINGS. , I ! ROWDY ANDERSON NKOKOKS. I I j '-'hey i ry to lCescue a Kullbtii, bgt arc I Cheeked by the Police. * j The polico of Anderson bad quite : i a battle with obstreperous legrocs lion the night of the x??tli. AnI derson Jones, colored, got into a | "scrap" with two negro women . 011 the public square. The blue coats ' interfered. Jones objected with mouth nod hands, creating great disturbance ' and drawing a large crowd. A few | gentle raps of the "bill}'"bad no effect 1 011 bis cranium, but aroused the s\unpathy of oiber negroes, who crowded 1 around and who yelled that "be would i be killed." After considerable sculHiug : and lighting Jones was started to tlio . guare house, cursing, kicking and light; ing. The yells and curses aroused the ' indignation of a large ilirong of blac ks. ' who threatened to rescue their colored frion.l from flift officers ofthe law. The chief stood it as long as possible, i Hat)' rap! lauded on .lones's thick ! skull, putting a short quietus on his [ j noise. I At the station house the crowd of ! sympathizers stood around in knots, 1 | sullen and grumbling, while the police I hustled the main offender inside. An ; \ officer stood at the door, pistol in baud, , i fearing the loud threats of rescue might '! result in a rush for the prisoner. The *! otiier officers then eamo out and Chief t ' Dillingham ordored the negroes to disperse. ' r Growling and open threats was the ' answer. Like lightning the brave little cops swooped down on three or four ringleaders. The prisoners inside soon . | had plenty of company. The nervy lit! i tie surprise was too much for the dis turners?they "skeedaddlod." The Next Campaign, i The committee of tho State Democratic executive committee, who have i in charge the arrangement of tho schedule for the campaign meetings, have decided that the meeting'- will be held , in the following order: Orangeburg, George's, Charleston, Walterboro, Beaufort, Hampton, Barc, well, Bamberg, Sumter, Manning, Monk's Corner, Georgetown, Kingstree, Florence, Marion, Conway, DarI lincton. Chesterfield. Bennettsville, i Bishopville, Camden, Lancaster, Chester, Winnsboro, Yorkville, Gaflney, Spartanburg, Union, Newberry, Laui rens, Greenville, Pickens, Wallialla, | Anderson, Abbeville, Greenwood, Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda, Lexington, i Itichland. | The dates could not be had, but the ' i above will show how the meetings have been arranged. Before this schedule is effective it will have to be confirmed by the State 1 committee, but they wiii hardly make any changes. Our Naval Reserves. Lieut. Greenleaf and Surgeon Stewart, of the Port Loyal naval sta! tion, arrived in Charleston on the 24th i in response to orders from Washington for the purpose of musteriug in the naval reoeryes for the auxiliary cruiser v Celtic King, now being fitted out at the Brooklyn navy yard. Immediately upon their arrival, they called upon Lieut, it. Ji. 1'incKney, u. a. ai the oflico of the light house department and were assured by* him that the nieu i would be forthcoming. The examination of the men and mustering them into service began immediately at the Lafayette artillery armory. ' Later.?The men have all been musi tered in and have left for New York to assist in manning the auxiliary cruiser. ? Railroad Kmploycs' Outing. Tho fifth annual picnic of the employes of the Columbia division of the Southern railway was held on the 20th at Pomaria- It was indeed a pleasant j outing and greatly* enjoyed by the visitors. The railroad men were very | kindly disposed towards their friends j and extended invitations to many of I them, all of whom gladly availed thern! selves of the opportunity* of participat- 1 j ing in the outiug. It was a lovely day ! for such and the little rural town was ! transformed into a scene of festivities. T -? ? Companies Consolidate. The consolidation of the Bamberg Guards and the Palmetto Rides has been consummated. W. J. Duncan, 1 formerly a lieutenant in the Bamberg ' Guards, was made first lieutenant and ' James A. Willis of the Palmetto Rilles was selected as second lieutenant. Spartanburg Farmers. ' The farmers of Spartanburg and vicinity met in the court house and organized a club to act in harmony with ] Clemson College in experimental work 1 on the farm. They also asked for a , farmers' institute, to bo held about the i , 1st of August, or at such date as the i | Clemson faculty may desire. Capt. X. < 1 F. Walker was elected presideut, and Dr. J. B. Steplio secretary. The place j selected for the institute is Cedar Spring, i A Good Paying Property. Tho St. Matthew's Oil Mill Company, of St. Matthew's, is makiii" considerable i improvement about the premises. Additional buildings are being erected | for the convenience of the public. This ! institution has been one of decided I success, and at no time in its history has it cleared Jess than 10 per cent, i dividend, and this year has been no ! ' exception to the ru!o. | ... Woodmen of the World, | Live Oak Camp, Woodmen of the ; j World, of Coh mbia, has authorized < j the executive otlicers of the sovereign ; camp to suspend so much of the laws : as voids a policy in case a member i "should die waile engaged in war." j -OOP Sciisut.on at Anderson. ' A sensation was created at Anderson ' by the death of Elbert Harris, a negro i confiued in the county jail there, lie j was brought from Jva 111 that county ' i on the 2 >th. Coroner .Nance summoned a jury and held the inquest, nt which ! evidence was developed showing that j the deceased died from the effects of a ' severe whipping. I'raf. K. ?>. Moses tteslgns. ' Prof. E. P. Moses, professor of peda- 1 gogics in Wiuthrop college, has ten- 1 dered his resignation to the board of ' trustees, to take effect at the end of this 1 session. \ 1 " I SITED STATES CONGRESS. "j in I'roood ii)Ks of Senate ami Hoiiso j] From 1-ay to Day. e1 ( ( THE SENATE. A May Mr. Allison, of Iowa, m charge of the war revenue bill in the Senate, endeavored to secure unani- s mous consent tliat a final vote on the measure bo taken by Saturday next, before adjournment. Mr. Teller, of Colorado, objected. Mr. Daniel, of v> \ irginia, in reiterating Mr. Teller's ? objection, sounded tlio first note of deluj' against the measure that has a been heard since the debate upon it be^rnn Speeches on the general foa- "j tnres of the pending bill were deliver- f( ed today by Mr. Stewart, Populist, of Nevada; Mr. Allen, Populist, of Xe s; brasku, and Mr. Caftery, Democrat, of jj Louisiana. The pension deficiency ap- n propriation bill was passed, it carried u nearly $: ,000,000. A joint resolution a was also adopted directing the Seere- u] tary of War to report to Congress plans a for the improvement of Tampa Pay, Fla. At '? o'clock the Senate went j5 into executive sossiou and then ad- ^ jourueu. 7]M.w i<*TH. Xo substantial progress d was nr.i !e by the Senate toward the disposition of the war revenue measure, 11 although it was under consideration for e three hours. Speeches were delivered 11 on the bill by .Mr. White, (Dem.) of California, and Mr. Teller, of Colorado, ti The former opposed the issue of bonds w aud advocated the coinage of the silver n seigniorage, and the tax upon corpora- e: tious. Mr. Teller dwelt largely upon 11 the proposition to levy au income tax. c< He had not concluded his argument s] when the bill was laid aside in order that eulogies might be pronounced p upou the late Senator Walthall, of Mis- p sissippi. The speakers were Mr. Money, 1< of Mississippi; Mr. Jlawley, of Connecticut; Mr. Perry, of Arkansas; Mr. s< Proctor, of Vermont; Mr. (lorman, of t( Maryland; Mr. Cannon, of Utah; Mr. h Cockrell, of Missouri; Mr. Bate, of tl Tennessee; Mr. Pasco, of Florida, and Mr. Pettus, of Alabama. At the con- w elusion of the eulogies the Senate, as a al further mark of respect, adjourned un- ci til 11 a. m. tomorrow. d May 27th. The Hawaiian annexation question assumed definite shape n in the Senate, when Senators Lodge aud ai Morgan offered amendments to. the war g revenuo bill, bearing directly upon the a: subject. Senator Lodge's amendment ti is in the words of the Xewlands resolution and provides in direct terms for p the annexation of the islands. The p members of the Senate committee on tl finance are generally averse to the o Lodge amendment as inimical to the ir speedy passage of the revenue bill. A Y notable speech on the war revenue it measure was delivered by Gorman, (J Democrat, of Maryland. In the course la of an argument in support of a tux on u corporations he denounced as infamous ii the decision of the Supremo Court do- ti claring the income tax law of 1894 un- si constitutional. The warning sounded w by sorno Senators that if a tax were fc placed upon corporations it wouiu ue pronounced unconstitutional by the ft Supreme Court, had, bo said, no effect d upon him. Tbo bill providing for a p Second Assistant Secretary of War was tl passed. At 5:10 p. m. the Senate went tl *jto executive session and soon after- a] ward adjourned. e: May 28th.?After a discussion which n lias lasted almost two weeks, the Senate u reached the tirst decisive vote on anj si feature of the pending war revenue ci measure. The bill bad been undei ai consideration four hours and a ball r< when Mr. Aldrich, of ltbode Island, j, entered a motion to lay the corporator j, tax amendment on the table. The amendment was laid on the table by a p: vote of 41 to 27. The vote was as fol- ti lows:Yeas?Aldrich, Allison, Hacou, h Cafferv, Carter, Cullom. Davis, Deboe, ai Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frve, al " > I / ? l < ? ? T - Viaiiiu^ur, UCUI, nuiiuau, Iiuic, Hanna. Hansbrough, Kj*le, Lindsay, p McBride, McEnery, McMillan, Mason, ji Mitchell, Morrill, Murrhy, Nelson, Peuroso, Perkins, Piatt, of Connecti- si cut; Pritcharil, Proctor, Quay, Shoup, ti Spooner, Warren, Wellington, Wet- v: more and Wescott 41. Nays Allen, ti ? ? /? nate, iserry, nuuer, ^uuuou, vumuu, i Clay. Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Har- | t.ris, Heitfeld, Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, is of Nevada; McLaurin, Mallov, Mantle, F Money, Morgan, l'asco, i'ettigrew, w Rawlins, Stewart, Tillman, Turley, Turpie and White 27. Mr. Gorman, >v Democrat, of Maryland, then proposed l> his substitute, providing: for a tax on n corporations. Mr. Wolcott, Eepubli- tc can, of Colorado, followed in a notablo tl speech, supporting: the propositions of the Republican minority of the finance pi committee. 13y a vote of 33 to 31, the nl Senate decided to adjourn until Tues- d: iav. iv ti THE HOUSE. h May 23th. After the passage of a ^ bill granting certain public lands to the Territory of New Mexico, the House devoted its entire session to eulogies upon the late Senator George of Missis- " sippi. Those who addressed the House were: Messrs. Catchings, of Mississippi, P Ray of New York, Allen of Mississippi, j1 Dockery of Missouri, Williams of Mis- " sissippi, DeArmondof Missouri, Fox of a: Mississippi, Stallings of Alabama, Lovo W Df Mississippi, and Jlenry of Missis- .j sipi i. The usual resolutions were nilniifn 1 nnil nt fi nV.'ni-k D m tllft ,, House adjourned. May -'tirn. Iu a loug session the 0( House passed a few bills and the dismission involved a wide range of sub- ^ jeets. After a brush over civil service, j brought on by a paragraph in the deficiency pension bill, providing for sonio n temporary clerks in tho War Depart- , rnent, the House, considering a'bill to ar.:end the internal revenue laws, lis- v 'ened to lengthy Breeches from Mr. ' t-hafroth, of I'olora lo, and Mr, Grow, of Pennsylvania, upon the free coinage ( of silver and greenbacks as legal tender, respectively. Tim deficiency bill was ? not passed. Pending a yea and nay vote upon the internal revenue biil the 11(111.M4 SIM ll'lll IS'"". * 31 ay ~itii. ? i no nouse was inactive *:l for more than nu hour while a roll call " was taken, and the serjeant-at-arms was engaged in bringing in absent 11 members to make a quorum. The sus- ? pension was caused bv a wrangle grow- *? iug out of the attempt of Mr. Tongue, Republican, of Oregon, to deliver a * general pension speech, when the 11 1 louse was cousidcringja private pension measure. The Senate resolution P1 nuthoriziug the Secretary of the Navy to present a sword of honor to Com mo- **: lore (ieorge Dewey, and cause to be j{ struck bronze medals commemorating *1 the battle of Manila Day uud distrib- " to them uuioii^ tiie oiliceis uuu uiuu vl 10 Asiatic squadron, was passed uuani ioesI>, without debate. .d .i o'clock 10 House took a recess until M, the leuinj: session l?cintr devoted to tlio . ?nsider::tion of | easi'.u legislation, djourued until Tne-dav. v,WEEKLX C'ROI' BULLETIN. ^ honors Reported Iiut Rain Needed a3 Throughout The .State. Following is Section Director Bauer"? cekly crop report for week ending tondav, 2:{d: . Showers occurred on the 17th, 18th nd Sid, being w idely scattered and r enernlly Iiirlit on tlio first two dates. '' in the aad good rains fell in Lexing- st >u, Greenwood and Greenville coun- sl es and light showers near tbo coast, k: omo rain was reported from twenty- at ve places, but only nine reported ti leasuremenis of 0.2o or more, with a 3l! laximum fall of 1. J";at lJatesburg. The verage for the State is 0.17 of an inch (j." i)d the normal for the same period is ' ' pproximately 0..S8. With few and limited exceptions rain ? i urgently needed over the entire s* tate. Grain crops are threatened so- 11 K.- r !,.> .. WHO ill jiii', I j\ i\ uuuu.tuauvu ui iuu ry weather until they ripen. tl .Minor field crops ami gardens all ;r] ccd rain to start them growing, and vcn corn, and to a less extent cotton, eed rain. Jn the Southeastern and South Cen- I1 al counties all crops are parched, 1C ells are going dry and streams are at u extiemely low stage. The drought stemls along the ooast to Horry, while 1 Berkeley, Darlington and Marlboro n: aunties frequent and beneficial cl liowers occurred during the week. iE There was about 80 per cent of the ossible bright sunshine, the lowest *, ercentage reported was 50; the highest a JO. a' The winds were generally light ^ authwesterly, dry and parching and b: agether with the bright sunshine aud tl igh temperature caused the surface of w le ground to become very dry. lj. The high temperature and bright, arm sunshine had a decidedly favor- . ble influeuce on the staple field crops, * lusing a general improvement in con- J1' ition. b< Whero showers occurred the improve- ot tent was particularly marked, although al i has been stated, the need of rain is w eneral aud urgent over the entire State, o; 3 the partial showers covered cam paravoir email araaa * ' V'1 J ?? Corn bas made slow growth but imrovement is noted in the general ap- l)l earauce as to color and stand, although w le latter was damaged by cut worms a* n bottom lands, bud worms which are tb lore numerous than for many years in In ork county, and wire worms particuirly damaging in Chesterfield county, wing to the dry condition of the soil ite planting is not coming up well, and ju inch bottom land yet to plant, await lg rains to put the ground in condion for planting. Corn is everywhere aiall for the season, but the fields are ell cultivated. Kain is badly needed ^ ;r corn. Cotton has stopped dying except in a ac sw localities and shows improvement tv uring the week in color, stand and rowth, although in the last respect s: ie plant is not up to its usual size at * 11s season. Stands, also, are generlly below an average, with, however, rceptionally even and full stands ?' oted in many localities. Late plant- tc ig and replanted cotton coming up owly owing to lack of moisture and p] usted soil particularly on red lands nd stiff, heavy soils. A few reports w Vi o i*i n rr Knnn I - HDIYWWW..VU *"n lowed up and planted to corn. Choping to stands Las been completed in a sw localities only, but made rapid rogress, and was general in all porous of the State being generally from la ttlf to three fourths finished. Fields re generally clean and well cultivated [though with grass noted in Kershaw, m dgefield and on new ground princi- j ally in Barnwell. Sea-island cotton ' i a bad way for want of rain. Tobacco is growing nicely and where " lowers occurred in the tobacco dis ict, a marked improvement in growth as noted. Over portions of this dis ict more rain would be of benefit. pi Bice is growing well and, with the qc tception of some fields being grassy, 3] . in a very satisfactory condition. ca pland rice is, however, not doing so g. ell aud stands in urgent need of rain. , .t-, ^ ___t: ? ? i?,f p] \> llt'UL CULl 11L1 UC3 |7i uaiioiu^, uuv ould be helped by rain. Kust on 01 lades exists quite extensively, but to b: 0 harmful degree. Wheat is beginning > ripen and harvest will begin about U5 le tirst of June. .1, The second week of oats harvest has assed and yields continue up to, or bove, an average. It is feared that the ry weather has injured oats in the est central counties, and that a con- "W nuation of the absence of rain until fc arvest time will materially affect the le ield. Late and spring sown oats will in iauy places be complete failures and cc ley deteriorated everywhere during ie week. Sweet-potato draws are generally ai lentil Ul Willi hurnt' lUi'Uiia iu iuc tuu* VJ ary, but owing to the dry weather a< ut few draws have as vet been set, fc ad where it was done the sets wero C1 ilted and killed. c Irish potatoes need rain urgently in ie eastern and southern counties and s: ould be greatly beuelitted elsewhere. ?' There they have been dug the yield w as small, except that in Barnwell si auntv fair yields are the rule. Coloido beetles have appeared in large and Gj estructive numbers in Newberry, .aureus and York counties. There is au improvement noted in c lelous, very marked in a few localities, 01 ut stands are far from satisfactory, ci bile in Barnwell the area under culti- oi ation is smaller than usual and the p iues less promising. y I'eaches are doing well except iu Pick- 0 as, where only sheltered trees bear j. uy fruit. Blight on apple and pear ees seems to be on the increase. !l ? m-nmioiniT nml it tnriv rajioa mu icj ? ?v e said that this fruit seldom or never v; lils in this State where proper at intiou is ;:ivou the vines. Plums re ripeuiug, and appear plentiful ,, i the southern comities. Dewberries \ n the market but berries small and insrior, owin<* to lack of rainfall. Hasp- cl erries and huckle-berries on the mar- P et in Florence. Strawberries quite jt Ientiful in the western counties. (.Jar- ii ens need rain badiy. Pastures dry ana { si arched. The favorable weather permitted ^ trmers to do a'full week's work, and rp 163' are now up to the requirements of le crops, with held clean and well cul- * vated. *c y. 4 ? - V HOUSEHOLD AFFAIBS. About Meats. * "When ordering meats always bear l mmd that beef when boiled loses c.vly one pound in every four, and hen roasted quite eighteen ounces, [ntton will lose even more than thi3. or this reason pie3, puddings, etc., re far more economical than joints, id in many cases more nourishing. Terms in Cooking. Timvnov!iin/>or1 linn ?f?!.-pi'Tir>r l mftV "ica be bewildered by the technical irases that are employed in houseahl recipes and directions. For inauce, to shred suet denotes that the let is sliced very closely with a sharp [life, so that the fragments aro fine id thin. Oiled paper, for covering io tops of dishes, or a joint that is jt required to brown quickly, is made y smoothing butter over a sheet of diuary white paper. To scald milk leans to bring it almost to the boil, ut not quite. To lard meat is to ick little fat pieces of bacon into the esh with a darning needle. To bind ; mixture is to mix sufficient egg with 10 whole, co that the different in- , reuients may be induced to retain a irtain form. Currants are cleaned ; v rubbing them in dry dour to loosen le stalks and theu by washing them i warm water. Cleaning With Naphtha. x One of the things tho home econo- ? list is forever saying is that she eaus her gloves with naphtha. An - i i. - i-i-- xu:. iexperienceu woman wuu tries *uio rocess generally does so with lament* do results. Tho gloves are wrinkled id bear with them, too, unmistakable ridenees of their recant naphtha ith. A woman, however, who avers tat gloves can be acceptably cleaned ith naphtha, says that she ck>es it y drawing the glove on the hand, iving first mended it neatly in case needs it; then, with a clean sponge jpt for the purpose, and a small iwl of naphtha, she goes smoothly rer the glove, rubbing one way until 1 the spots are removed. Then; ith a clean towel she wipes the glove ;er again before taking it off and 4 , nning it to a towel. When several e thus attached to the towel, she its it over a chair or in come place here the air will reach the gloves, id she does not undertake to wear tern for at least a week after they ive been thus cleafced. Time of Cookin". ~ Tt * This is the formula for time of cook- , g given the cooking classes to learn: Eggs (soft), coffee, clams, oysters, Potato Turnovers ? Mix about a .ut of hot mashed potatoes with one ;g, salt to taste and roll it in flour. ? akc into balls anil roll out as thin as m bo handled. Have ready some ne chopped meat well seasoned, ace a tablespoon on one half, fold ,-er and press the edges together, fry rown in butter. Sausage Pilau?If sausages are jed squeeze from skin and fry in leir own grease. If chopped meat, tason well, and fry with six slices reakfast bacon; add three pints of it water and one cup prepared rice. Then quite done stir thoroughly with ?rk, remove to the back of the stove, ave for Ave minutes and serve. Lyonnaise Potato?Cut a quart of >ld boiled potatoes into dice a little rer an inch square; put a. , .blespoon of butter in a frying pan id when it is very hot add a whole lion minced fine. Cook until soft, lil the potatoes, tossing them with a irk in the frying pan until they aj-e reuly colored a ilelicato brown, priukle half a teaspoon of salt and a tltspoon of pepper anil a taoiespoou : minced parsley over them and stir ith fork again. Serve at once with :eak. - i '? ^Ti v nno nrviin/1 lUllltOU oau.iuyco?mi*. v..... ^ l cold mutton and two ounces of beef ict, both iiuely minced, with an jual quantity of bread crumbs, n pint * t minced oysters and two anchovies it small. Season with a teaspoonful t salt, good dusting of pepper and a inch each of thyme and marjoram, tir and mix all the ingredients thornghly and moisten them with the eaten whites and yolks of two eggs ntil they form a stiff paste. Make ito balls or sausages and fry. Servo ith any variety meat sauce. Crystal Strawberry Moid?Soak a fteen-cent package of gelatin iu a ir.t of cold water for half au hour, dd two cups granulated sugar to one up of water; let it come to a boil; our the soaked gelatin into it, ,and ;t it boil for three minutes. Iu the* iterim place a quart or two of hulled crawberries iu the mold. Pour tho reparation of gelatin over them while oiling, and let it stand until tarcl. hi3 should be served with cream, ad is excellent if made the day ^be)re it is wanted. ^The fruit can ba axieci to suit the palate, * iree to rive miuuiea. Green corn, small and thin ices of fish, five to ten minutes. Rice, sweetbreads, peas, tomatoes, iparagus, hard-boiled eggs, fifteen to ceuty minutes. Potatoes, macaroni, squash, celery, nuach, cabbage, twenty to thirty linutes. Young beets, carrots, turnips, nous, parsuips, cauliflower, thirty i forty-five minutes. . String beans, shelled beans, oysterlant, forty-five minutes to one hour. X&i 1G01. T-/\ryn+aKlf>a nnfmpol hnminv_ " -"I J J heat, chickens and lamb, one to two ours. Fowls, turkey, veal, two to three ours. Corned beef, smoked tongue, beef a , mode, three to four hours. Ham, four to five hours. For every pound of halibut and salon, fifteen minutes; bluefish and iss, ten minutes; cod, haddock and nail fish, six minutes. Sallie Joy diite, in Woman's Home Companion. ? -i I llcripes.