Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tho C" 'didates Rcga'o Their C'jnotit'jcnts WITH 'All AND WISDOM. - - - - Sea thin;. l\>rsoiii:llties tudul^-M in by Some us the Speakers. A Very tiooil Atte:i<I::uee ou tile Meeting-.. i*. _ SPMTE1C IX?i. i auun.^'.e i>rauiiey mauo an impassioned speech. Congressman blokes made his first uprearauce 111 tho campaign. He felt that the people knew be was ouo of the pioneers in the light for tree silver iu South Carolina. Mr. Gar: is held that the railroad commissioa s proper function is that ota board ef arbitration. .Mr. Sligh congratulated Sumter couutv on its "grand product, the only man in South Carolina fit to be railroad commissioner." Commissioner Thomas had a hearty re'option from his county friends. Gen. Gray showed that railroad rates were not dependent upon civil engineering; but could be figured from existing statistics. Candidate Stansell said it would bo his pleasure to look after the people and let the railroads look after themselves. Candidate l>errv claimed to know, as a large shipper and traveler, some of the troubles of the people. After speeches by Secretary Tompkins and (. oi. iiradliam, (. anaiuate (. ooper threw some spice into the debate by declaring that before the reorganization of the State board of control it had become a stench in tha nostrils of the people. After Gen. Watts' 6peech, wherein he said ho stood on his merits and his record, (.'ol. Floyd came to the front. "Gen. Watts," said he, "has thrown down the gauge and I accept it." Major iilythe recounted his military experience. Colonel Schumpert made an able speech, "blowing liif own horn," as he put it. Colonel Watson said his highest ambition was to do something for the common schools of South Carolina. Mr Featherstone indulged in a short talk on prohibition. Candidate Archer recited some of the extravagances which the Reform government had been guilty of. Coh I iwait Whitman was especially happy in his picturesque preei at.on of the state of politics and edi. :: today. Governor Ellerbe ro t-eiveo aj piause. Called to the ofiico by tne i tuple of South Carolina, ho did not asti re-election if the infamous charges against him were proven. Col. Gecrgo J lilinau was cheered as he began. Ellerbo's charge that he was trying to pull down Clemsou was infamously false and EUerbe knew it. Rut why should Clemscn spend $100.000 when the mother college spends only Speeches were also made bv Candidates Rice. Rrown, Mavlield, Aic.vianan, neuinger. jjernam ana ?ptou. MANNING MEETING. This has beta the most interesting k meeting of the campaign. The recep%^-Tioa of'tho candidates, the editorials of *'My Dear Appelt," the denunciation thereof by Col. Watson, the details of an apparent deal for the Spartanburg vote told by Mr. Archer and the unusuallv warm set-to between the railroad con? ission candidates all contributed to .ulerest the crowd of 200 persons start to finish. Governor Ellerbe a. that he had $275 invested iu newsp? in South Carolina His money war i own, and he used it as he plea but he had no money in the Maun> Times. Col. Watson vigorously^ seated the strictures ou himself ' ditor Appelt's newspaper. Mr. ? itoae made a spirited prohibit, eeech, which elicited much app - * The other speakers were candidates Tillman, Schumpert, Whitman, Tompkins. Bradham, Cooper, Mayfield, Kice, McMahau, Hrown, IJelliiiger, ?pton aud Derham. moxck's corner meeting. Mr. Archer brought up bis opponents in panoramic review, accompanying it with hot auot for some of them and spice for ail except the prohibition candidate. Col. Whitman said his speech etiouid consist of poetry and common sense He denounced Ellerbe's administration as an "Egyptian political mummy." Governor Ellerbe 6aid it was hard to sit aud listen to abuse and misrepresentation. He had invited criticism, but did not ask to be villified. If he had been the political trickster that his opponents charged it was the 'duty ot the people to kick him out, but he appealed not to be convicted on false charges. Uncle George Tillman, replying to Gov. Ellerbe's remarks that he was soured b.v defeat, said that he had never whined, and that the people had a right to beat him. He promised if elected, to try to formulate soma scheme to drain the low country of the Stato so as?to inipvcxe the health of the people in t&at secuon. Col. Sehumpert said that if Gov. Ellerbe had measured up to the standard, heshouid be re-eiectod, but not just to give him a second term. Col. Watson said that Ellerbe was crying persecution, and he would prove his charges against him by specifications. To prove the charge of Congressman Stokes and Cuudi.late Brantley nl'.ed on nationu! questions and their respective records thereon. " i .k- 1 .l.K.io l,o. xnere was iue usuai ucwie tweea Railroad Commissioner Thomas and the six other candidates.or, lather, four of ihern, as Cundidaio Stauseil conspicuously hoed his own row. Messrs. McMahan and May field had another little tilt. The other speakers were Messrs. Blytho, Watts, Floyd, Rice, Bellinger, Epton, Cooper, Bradbam and Tompkins. Beaver in Europe. It Is possible that the heaver will s"r> vlve longer in En >t>o than in Ann- :t. Tt is said that a 'ev. individuals are stiii to be found on U.<* Kibe. Khiin ami the Danube, and l'rof. t'ollett. of i'::r:<tiania estiiKites, aeeordln^ to tin- (\ ? nios. that there are now toy individual., living in Norway, whereas tin number in 1SIS0 was estimated at I'rof. Collett recommends t! at government protection be afforded to prevent their eater ruination. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS, a lai:<;n wiikat c rop. / 1'urmcrs are Diversifying I heir Crops. 1 >no of the iargest ami best wheat < v ps of recent years lias just been hur' vested in Lanreas county. It is shown i that the farmers of that couuty arc be1 giuuiag to awake to the fact that di, versify iu farming will pay better thaii , the jaunting of so much cotton. The yield has been on an average of about to -to bushels per acre. Farmers are encouraged to plant wheat on account of the establishment of a patent roller flour mill there last fall where thev can ; have their wheat made into au exceli lent grade of llour This mill is 111 u I prosperous condition ami docs a large i business, running both day and | night. -? ?Held on Mispieion. The officers of Darlington have in detention a negro who has been arrest ed because ho is thought to be in hiding. He is, they think, either au escaped convict or has committed some | crime anil does not wish to be known. J He say? that he came from Columbia, i hut has told those with whom he has ! been staying not to tell his name or 1 anything about him. He ie six feet i high, weighs about I'll pounds, biack m color, high cheek bones and a sharp chin. He says his name is Ambo (iranison. Murdered at it Church Meeting. During religious services at Emanuel Colored M. E. Church, in Izlar, Maxey Moseley, Frank and Andrew McMilau got into into a quairel over some gossip I concerning a woman. Moseley drew I his pistol aucl bhoi Andrew McMilau ' through the stomach, from which, after great suffering, ho die.I. Moseley then shot Trank McMilau in the head, and his case is very critical. The bystanders attempted ro capture the murderer, ! but, with pistol ia hand, he succeeded i in making his escape. Anderson's New Court House. Andersou'a beautiful new court house wa3 dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. The members of the Anderson bar. together with theofficersof the court, formed a procession and marched from Hotel Cbiquola to the court room of the new court house, where an immense crowd had gathered. The | impressive exercises began when I)r. I H. Summerel invoked divine blessing J upon the occasion and upon the noble i edifice which is to serve as a monument j to justice. To Aid a Hrotlier Knight, The Knights of Pythias Lodge of Hampton, of which Mr. .\l.Cohen is an osteemed member, contemplates taking measures to obtain aid from brother Knights throughout the State because of the recent destruction of his store, on which there was no insurance, the loss being over ? ',000. Since the members of this Order are famous for aiding brothers in distress, it is not likely that the appeal in his behalf will be made in vain. Carolina Day at Charleston. "Carolina Pay," the anniversary of of the battle of Fort Moultrie, and in various ways the great victory of the Americans over Sir Peter Parker's invading lleet was celebrated at Charles tou. The Danfis ana punuc omces were closed, for it was a legal holiday, aud many of tho larger firms gan^ their employees ^holiday for at least part of the day, to speud as they saw fit. llonded Warehouse at Laurens. Among the latest enterprises to be established in Laurens is a bonded warehouse. The board of corporators, Messrs. J. O. C. Fleming, O. JJ. Simmons, X. 1J. I>ial and W. G. Childs, have secured the large warehouse of It. H. Hudgeus which they propose to remodel and enlarge for the use of the company. Produce of all kinds may be stored iu it, and especially cottou. ? ? To Guild it Large Auditorium. Dr. R. H. Peters, assisted by friends, is soliciting subscriptions to build a large auditorium near Converse College. He has about $0,000 subscribed already, aud wants twice that amount. Ills aim is 10 iiave uuu ?nu u sauug capacity lor 4,000 to (5,003 people. <1. XV. Durgan Dead. Hon. G. W. Dargau, one time a member of Congress from South Carolina, died at las home iu Darlington on the 29th: First In Forty Years A- X nt . . A ___iJ .1 J ,1 me court ax v_/nesiorueiu passeu sentence of capital punishment upon a negro, and if executed will be the first case of capital punishment in forty year3. -4<? "Hobson Umbrellas." The latest thing in war noveltio3 in Charleston is the "Hobson umbrella." It is an ordinary umbrella with a steel rod, made of navy blue silk and covered with a case of the same. A Romantic Wedding in Charleston. Cupid arranged <iuite a romantic marriage recently in Charleston. The bride, Hiss All la Holmes. is a popular young lady of that city, and the groom, lieorge It. Teuuaut, is a well-known young man from one of the upper counties of the State, and was, up to a short ' timo ago, a student at the Citadel. The marriage was a gretua green affair. ? ?. A Itale to the Acre. Mr. Morgan I..(tleaton scotton crop, in Orangeburg county, is in fine conirswwi lip xvill probably average a bale per acre over his plantation. Mo stated that he plants himself and controls about four hundred acres of cotton, and, in addition ho makes corn and other produce. Wife anil Child Disappear. J. IX Payne, of Williamston, abaker by profession, reports tliaf his wife and only child, a little boy 5 years old, disappeared very mysteriously from his home in Williamstou on the night of the 23il, and sineo that time lie has heard nothing whatever of their whereabouts. iiuried With Military Honors. I Private Gilbert, member of the Darlington Guards, was buried with mili' tary honor at Columbia. IE III H ! ; ; Threats of Lynching Freely Ex- , pressed. , j (GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS- j ' To Suppress ISIiuil Tigers. Marion's j IJig Tobarco Crop. New Uank at j C olumhia. _ I There was much excitement iu Brook- ! ; I 1 laud, caused by a lire in the stable of | Capt. Williams, which was reduced to ! ashes. Dr. H. T. Kendall's stables ; caught lire and were soon consumed, i It was rumored that a negro boy, driver ) for Dr. Kendall, had set the buildings on lire. Excitement ran high and iu a | few minutes the negro was arrested aud placed iu the guard house. l^omo one J suggested that he be taken out aud I lynched, No sooner said than a crowd assembled for the purpose of mailing i short work of him. Some fourorlivo j cool headed men. learning what was ! about to take place, spirited the negro j away. lio was brought across the river to the Columbia side. 'I ho governor was telephoned for assistance, ar.d turned the matter over to Col. Wiiie Jones, who ordered two street-car loads of troops to go at once to Brookland to supples the expected lynching. Appointments by the Governor. The Governor has made the following ! miiitar}' appointments: Colonel, Wilie , Jones of Columbia; Lieuteuaut Colonel, | Henry T. Thompson of Darlington; I Majors, Havelock Eaves of Bamberg, Julius J. Wagner of Charleston; Kegimental Adjutant, L. 31. Haseldeu of | Marion; iiuttalion Adjutants, Aoruiaa \V. Bull of Orangeburg, and W. M. Culp of I*nion; Surgeon, Dr. E. J. Wannamakor of Orangeburg; Assistant Surgeons, Dr. Low\a A. Griffith of Lexington, and Dr. J. E. Poore of Lancaster; Chaplain, Rev. P. A. Murray of Beaufort; Hospital Stewards, J. W. Wise of Chester, J. W. Floyd, Jr., of Kershaw, E. M. Osborne of Greenwood; Sergeant Major, W. E. Fowler of Spartanburg; Regimental Quartermaster, W. P. Suelgrove of Anderson; Quartermaster Sergeant, J. W. Tripp of Cherokee. ???. I'o Suppress "Blind Tigers." The city council of Florence has put itself on record as determined to suppress blind tigers, and recentl}' adopt ed resolutions impressing upon policemen "their duty in apprehending and bringing to justice all olTenders." The mayor was requested "to uotifyihe policemen that the}' will be held to personally and individually account to him at such stated times as he may name as to tho manner in which they perform this special duty, and should any policeman show the slightest disposition to evade or shirk his duty in this regard, then and in that event he or they be immediately discharged from the force." <? ? Marlon's Big Tobacco Crop. Several new tobacco prize houses ar? to be built at Marion. They are made necessary by the large increase expected in tho quantity of tobacco to be sold there this season. It is estimated that not less than 2.000,000 pounds will be sold on that market this year. The tobacco will be made very soon and indications point at this time to a very large crop. More tobacco than usual is planted, and a better quality is expected to be made. Au experienced tobacco dealer, who has been all over the county, estimates that the crop in the county this year will reach 5,000,000 poundc. <?? - ? New Bank at Columbia. The Loan and Exchange Bank, ol Columbia, opened for business the first of July. Money has not been spared to fit the"building, where the now bank is located, with every modern improvement and contrivance for both protection and convenience. The main room has five biou/.e wire compartments whore the employees of the bank will be situated. Old English oak tables, handsomely carved chairs, a ceiling above of gold leaf and old ivory, each desk with an electric "desk light,' such au environment will be au inspiration. The Deaf and the Iillnd. The Institute for the Deaf and the Blind at Cedar Spring ba3 closed a inosl successful year. The number of pupils enrolled is 113 white and 33 colored; total, 149. This is the largest number which has ever attended. The buildings and grounds are kept in perfect order. The drainage is perfect and the water good and pure. The expenses ol thia inetitntirm nrn 1 AWfif than ami. other in the South. The cost of keeping up the school, including all current expenses, is $lotl. 77 for each pupil. -?o? South Carolina Won. South Carolina won the odd tight ai the Ten-mile Hill cocking main. TLt big start mado by the Georgia birds was not kept up after the tirst day. When the main opened each State liad wou seveu tights. Six i\ere on to bt finished. Mr. Cobb, of Aiken, got three and Mr. Hollifrcd took the otliei three. It was necessary to tight the odd, and Mr. Cobb's chicken wou it. fr I he South Carolina College. The board of trustees of South Carolina College at its last meeting, elected to the chair of ancient languages in thai institution Prof. Charles W. Pain, of Suwauee, Teuu., and as associate professor of English Prof. George A. Wauchope, lately of the University of Iowa. __ In all times of political or diplomatic unrest the old injunction, "Don't pro pbesy uuless you know," is .u good one to keep in mind. It is eighty years since Napoleon Bonaparte declared that within fifty years all Europe might become either Republican or Cossack. Men now living remember when Thiers said, "Railroads will never be of service for the transportation of goods." History bristles with similar bad shots at the future, and most of the prophets of the present day are adding to their number, S. C. tliOP ULLLKT1N. Moisture Sufllrient for the l'resent Need of Crops. Columbia, S. C., .Tune 28, 18'.)1?. Sh'iwery conditions prevailed over aliuos-: toe entire M:Ue on the 21st, and tii'inderslorniH were numerous and widely distributed on the 2!'?th and 21 t!i, accompanied iu places by violent w ind and come liail. The entire State is now supplied with sullicient moisture for the pros cut ueed of crops, with exceptions of ~ limited areas, principally in Fniou and York counties. Forty-nine measure nu-nts were reported for tho week, of {] which 29 were of leas thun an inch, 14 of from 1 to J inches, 32 of them 2 to 3 inches and :J of 3 inchos or more. At M l'inopolis, Berkel jvcounty, 9.38 inchos fell on the 17th, 18th, l'.ith and 20th. The average amount for the State was 1.29 inches, while the normal is ap- a' proximately 1.31 iuches. The rains e prevented cultivation in Horry and a b number of other counties. ti There was about an average amount fi of bright sunshiue, with 57 and 58 per c cent, of the possible at Bucksville and Society Hill respectively, and un average for the State of 7(5 per cent. It is gratifying to note that the a favorable weather and generally suf ficient moisture has made marked improveut in all growing crops. A few 8 localities are partial exceptions due to 8 lands having beeD torn up and g "washed" in Aiken, Bamberg, Green- w wood, Greenville, Sumter, Williams- b burg. Berkley, Edgefield and Horry c counties; while in portions of Berkley, t< Aiken aud Williamsburg hail beat j( down com aud cetton as well as fruit. Some damage was caused by wind but 1 it was confined to very limited areas. ? Over a large portion of the State . fields were too wet for proper cultiva- 11 tion aud are becoming grassy, but ow- y iug to their previous ciean condition, grass and weeds do not as yet threaten liijur}*, anil can, uuuer iavorauiu weather conditions, be easilj* eradicated. The comlitiou of corn has undergone marked improvement in the past two ? weeks and is now in lino growing shai<e. Early March planted corn can not make a full crop, although it has improved. Bud worms are doing dam- 1 age in Saluda and Newberry counties; jr chinch bugs in Chester. Bottom land 1 corn looking well. Much wheat and * oats stubble land being planted in corn. Laying by of corn continues. The weather favored cotton and the j plant is now in a healthy, vigorous, growing condition with a good color. The only adverse reports relate to lice . in large and apparently damaging 11 quantities in Union, Greenwood, Abbeville, Chester, Florence and Oraugo- h burg counties; they are fast disappearing in the eastern counties, where (luring previous weeks they were so numerous. Cotton is now all up in the western counties, but it is thought that the late germination will not amount to ? ?-1- ' irnninn on,l nnttinif Li 1 tic II. V UUUU in friKSM W"V4 |M4iwuh ou squares satisfactorily, although . much of it is small for the secsou. in tho southwestern portion it is putting on bolls freely. Sea Island variety looks splendid, is generally small, and ; some just comiug up. It is not as fully j developed as usual for the season. Wheat threshing continues with " yields ranging from 12 to 30 bushels to f the bushel of seed sown. llice has made slight improvement ; but is still doing poorly. r Reports from all sections of the tobacco belt Indicato a remarkably rapid o improvement aud good prospects for a full crop. Early planted is being topped, while cutting and curing continues on a small scale, although much w of the crop is about ready to cut. k Peas are being broadcast on stubble lands and planted in with corn aud ^ coming up to good stands. Sweet potatq slips are nearly all ^ transplanted in places. A few locali- V ties report seta scarce, but they are 11 generally plentiful. Peaches which have ripened since the rains are larger and of better quality. Apples ere poor, as are pears. Figs and grapes will be plentiful. Grapes rotting, due to too much rain, in Darlingtou. Wild berries are now very plentiful aud of excellent quality. nnnHnlln Info l>nr?kTOttl(l oml aro generally small. They are ripening and being marketed slowlv. Pastures are greatly revived, but garden vegetables aro generally scarce. w The following is an extract from the fi National Climate and Crop .Bulletin of h June 20th: n "Corn has coutinued to make good y growth and the general condition of ^ the crop is promising, although suf> INSPIRED THE SIX HUNDRED. n Bugle that Pounded the Charge "Into ^ the Jaws of Death." y Ilere is the bugle that sounded the ^ "gallop" and the "charge" that sent s heroes to death at Rnlaklnva. ^ After the famous battle or sacrifice the regiment wanted to present to the trumpeter a silver duplicate of his * - i: rr~?v J?""* c ? ? c^r " Jl IUGI.E AND NOTES. I . j, trumpet, but he preferred the old one. } , On it was inscribed: "Presented by the p Colonel of the Seventeenth Lancers to p Trumpet Major Joy, on which the Bnlaklava charge was sounded, Oct. r 2~>. ISM." t Joy died in 1S03, and now the fa- f, mous bugle" is to be sold at auction in t Loudon. t. a Sulphur W aters. t A well on SaniLel Island, Florida, h which had always been fresh water, -v changed to sulphur water a few weeks i rftpr a windmill had been erected over f It to utilize the water for irrigatioa I f purposes.?New York Journal. J - HIS \ ^ r ' v .I..1.i. ^. ;-i- .j-jt To Destroy Tomato Mildew. "J To get rid of tomato mildew apply r, lie ordinary fungicides and in addi- p ion burn all dried leaves and vines f, hen the crop is removed. ti IMunt Food. Some minerals, such as phosphoric j1 cid, potash, lime and magnesia, are ' ssential to the nourishment of plants; nt plants have also a general appe- 1 to for mineral substances, eating ^ eely in addition to the quantity nec- ' ssary to their proper nutrition. To Dcsfoy Weed*. The easiest and best way to destroy f 11 kinds of weeds is when they are ] '* ist beginning to appear above the j round. If weeds are permitted to j row, however, they make excellent . a rem material for plowing under, lmt: a liile they may nearly roach maturity P efore being thus utilized, under no ircumstances must they be permitted a > nrodueA sned Tf nn wsfiils are al- c wed to scatter seeds it will be bat a 3*r years before tbe farm is entirely ^ I ear of them. It will pay tbe farmer, owever, to keep weeds down by stir- (J jg tbe top soil when the weeds are ouug. ? . i: Much iti fettle. g "Why do chicks die in tbe shell? a Hens too fat. g Eggs too old. Inbred stock. Underfed stock. Eggs get chilled. Too much moisture. Impure air iu room. Improper ventilation. Too low temperature. Small air cells in eggs. Diseased breeding stock. Tnniiire fiir in incubator. L ? Too large air cells in eggs. Too much dampness in cellar. Egg chamber too dry when hatches Why do chickens die after they are atched? Lice. Hour food. Filthy runs. Inbred stock. Hens too fat. Want of grit. Lamp houses. Too much meat. Brooders too hot. Brooders too cold. Lack of green food. Too dry air in brooder. Overcrowding in brooders. Weakness from delayed hatch. e Neglect to sort out the sizes. c Not enough bone-forming food. Improper ventilation of brooder. Removed from incubator before thor- A uglily dried. Farm-Poultry. 1 6 Mounting the Waate Barrel. a Select a low, tub-shaped barrel in hich to collect the waste from the itchen and the milkroom. Mount ; within an old wheelbarrow frame in a ae manner shown, wheu it can be heeled away to the pighouse or poul- t ryhouse. Meal and bran can be put 1 and mixed in the tub with the i. A SCRAP WHEELBARROW. L aste from the house. Scald the tub v equently in hot weather. Where one ^ as no boiler for cooking the morning msli for fowls the work cun be done ery well in such a tub as this. E 'tit in the meal, bran, meat and table ? craps, and pour iu boiling water, laking a thia mixture. Cover tightly ith an old woolen blanket and leave ? ver night or several hours, at least. 11 leal thus cooks very thoroughly and 9 wells up to a dry, crumbly mass. lew York Tribune. a li Ilnlxinc Hojjs For Baron. q A most decided change in the mater of taste has developed among the onsumers of bacon. The demand now t almost entirely for lean meat, not a ingle strip of lean, but full one-half. J 'o raise hogs which will supply this 'lie fields are sown into peas, rye and ape, clover and barley and the hogs nrned into the rye early in the spring, roni thence into the clover field, from he clover to the peas, and from peas a rape, the barley being cat green nd fed to the hogs, or the field may e pastured occasionally. The main xpeiise in this system of feeding is in he fences, which must be strong and lose. Allele Irom tins the cost will e less than pen feeding.?Atlanta ournal. An Attractive Ifardr Plant. One of the best ornamental plants grounds, large or small, is the 'ncea tilamentosa, which is here illus- , rated. The genus is commonly known s Spanish bayonet, or Adam's Needle, nd the variety named as the ghost ilant. It is entirely hardy and sure o succeed in any soil under the most dverse conditions. It attains a teight of five feet or more, with stiff road, sword-like foliage with thread dges, and is surmounted by talliranched spikes of large, fragrant, hooping, cup-shaped cream white lowers in June and July. The class is especially desirable as order plants or for planting among hrubbary, white they are exceedingly ttractive single specimens or in ;roups 011 the lawn. They are espe- , ~~ V * THE YUCCA OR ADAM'S NEEDLE. ially effective when planted in front if an evergreen hedge, the dark green oliage of the hedge forming a strikrtg contrast to the tall spikes of white lowers when the Yucca is in bloom. ?ho foliage is nearly or quite everyeen, so is attractive in winter as well s in summer. Fann ami Garden Note*. Provide shade for the sheep while t pasture. Sheep should not be turned to pas- . / ure too early. Gates between the fields are much etter than bars. Try one anil prove this tatement. Keep the honses dry and clean and ou will prevent half the sickness ruong your fowls. A brood sow on a pasture from now . ill fall will not need much grain to aisa-a tine litter of pigs. Eggs a month old will hatch if kept n an even temperature and turned ialf over every day or two. A little lard rubbed under the rings and on top of mother hen's ead will free the chicks of lice. . * Corn is not an egg food; it should iot be fed exclusively, only in very old weather, and then as a night eed. Clean out the nests and burn the Id nest material and kerosene them aside before putting in the clean traw or hay. A few sheep well cared for will pay nice profit on their keep, while a urge flock negleetel will make the wner dut of pocket. One of the most successful poultryleu of America grinds two bushels of . ats with one of corn, and with 200} ounds of this mixes 100 i>ounds of r. ran for the month's mash. It does not pay to breed from awls which have been affected with oup or other diseases which sap the itulity from their systems. The onng stock from such matings are lmost certain to show some trace of he disease. If you pen your pigs keep the pens lean aud let the pigs have a variety f food with green stuff a large part F it. Cut rve as soou as readv. then ats or clover, which ever you have ome on first, tlicixcow peas, or green orn, and thus bring them to fall with ut little expense for grain. Finish li with corn anil you will have good weet pork at a moderate cost. A Banquet in n Morgue. The doctors of Melbourne. Australia. gave a dinner to the city Corner recently, and by way of a joke iecided to make the morgue the banuet-rooin. Ho the slabs on which lany lifeless bodies have lain were tilized as tables, and the customary > .epressing silence of the place of eath gave way to the jolly chorus of 'lie's a jolly good fellow." The tigher officials of the city took the evity with such au iil grace that the ,'oroner is likely to lose his head.? few York World. emanu, pen iceumg musi oe uoue i way with almost entirely. The con-1 moment in close quarters induces fat j r Lat even the most careful feeding can- v ot overcome profitably. Unlimited ^ asture feeding is necessary, and if a Lie right breed of hogs is kept bacon 1 an be raised and sold at a profit. It as been found that the rather lazy c terkshire, Poland-China and Jersey o reeds cannot be profitably turned o ato lean bacon, so that breeds that o re inclined to roam, like the crossed c Yorkshires or the Tamworth, are the j c iest for the purpose. The Tamworth i b ? but little known in this country, and o ireeders do not take kindly to the 1 s lau of giving up the well-known ! ireeds for this stranger. attempts are now being made with ! >romise of good results, to educate 1 he razor-back of the South to feed o or bacon. It must be confessed i d hat this animal lias many of the <1 haracteristics of a good bacon hog, i n ud if the disposition to cat any- n biug from an old l>oot to a ground j d tog can be bred out of her, she nmy d et astonish tlie advocates of fancy ; 4 reeds. Four one-acre fields well | h enced will supply ample pasture for ; l< ifty hogs with the addition of some i C oots or corn as a sur plementerv feed. ! ?