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Their axe ?prevents a ? ?< of chilla ?n?l fever, ?^ r?uukb usuo, bilious eolle, and reives the system strenj^h to resist uil th? ?rv evils of an unhealthy and impure at-?y* 5jF rnosphere. KlecRutly iMi^nr-coatcd^ l'rice, 25c, Ofllce. 39 VtucU Place, N. V. Vhy Rem Lan i When Von Can Buy i a Home on Easy Terms? FOB SALE. i TR VOT <>F G??.?D FAR'vUXtj AND ^ |~?tiii ? ' ir :, cor. ? ? t-i; :?"? ? ? with ood dw.? und outnwiidints. .?.ell located alt t;:;l?- frota R--i Ps ?; ?'ion on the Mttt.cf?.-->?? ?n . A?iiusi.t ? i! , y ailles '.r<>.:t Sunrt*-r Will seil h? a whole or ifi lots suit pur- ? FiaSerS. j Terms?One-third ( :?-?: . balance easy p*y- : ?ehtsnnd low in tei est. Sector address W. O. CAIN. RaoiSev, P. I >., S. C, i OR E. W. Dabbs, Agt. unse P. ? . S. C. ; What the Press Thinks of the March Convention. Newberry Herald k News. We believe that the convention has, in a measure at least, been successful in making the way easy for a reunited Democracy in South Carolina, and if it accomplishes that it may be well that it was held. We shall support Governor Sheppard, and hope to see htm elected. He has a good aud cl?an record, and the short time he was Governor was ac ceptable to all the people ; and his only message to the Legislature is admitted to bave been one of the ablest State papers ever preseuted to that body. Kingstree Record. The platform, in our judgment, ie broad enough to embrace and foster every interest of the State, and is alike jus4 and equitable to all classes of the people. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. The effort that is being mads in some newspapers to stigmatize the Demo crats who nominated Sheppard and his ticket as bolters is altogether wrong. Their candidates are all Democrats and they propose to make their fight in the Democratic party, which they have a perfect right to do. If they lose they are in honor bound to vote for Tillmau So let this talk about bolters cease at once. Yorkviile Enterprise. The status of the party cow, is sim ply this : we will have our fight within the party lines until the meetiug of the September convention. All good Dem ocrats will accept the action of that convention whether it be for primary or not, and fight manfully for the success of a reunited party. In the meantime let there be uo bitterness or intemp?r ance in speech or action, but a calm discussion of our differences and a de termination to come together in the in terest of good government and the wel fare of our mother State. Yorkviile Enquirer. The attitude of many of the anti administratiouists has all aloug seriously threatened a split in the party, unless a direct primary was granted by the friends of the administration. Now, in convention assembled, the different ele ments of the opposition to T?l man have combiued to an agreement to accept the constitution aud by-laws of the regular Democratic party, and make their fight in accordance therewith. Iu this action their judgment is to be commended, as the differences now promise to be settled in a democratic way by Democratic voters. St. Georges News. The convention emphasized the fact ! that the contest will be made strictly - within party lines. There will be no j bolt, and the ticket that wins whether iu i a primary or convention, wiil be sup ported by the party as a whole. We j think that the convention has acted wisely and conservatively. - j Darlington Herald. The Herald will .-apport this ticket, ! but this .shall not hinder us from doing I full justice to the present State officials, j especially the Governor, and if we. by ? any mischance, do them any injustice, \ we will thank any one for calling our j attention to the fact. While the Gov ernor ;has done some very creditable j tilings, for which he deserves credit, his course, as a whole, has not been j such as to commend his administration to our judgment, and believing this, we are forced to oppose him in the comiog ! campaign. Marion Star. It. was, indeed, a novel and singular Convention ? Compo>ed of men from every portion of the State of every variety of occupation and class of'those who profess allegiance to the Demo cratic party ; a convention without a slate, or candidates, or office seekers, or friends of < fficc seekers, or log j rollers, or wire pullers?no similar assemblage has convened in this State sinoe the Democrito convention of 1876, iu which, as iu this one, the predom inant idea was the highest aud greatest good of State and people. Laurensville Harald. The ticket, ''suggested" by the con ference is composed of prominent gen tlemen, of L;gh character and abillity, j and most of them of more or less cxpe- I ricuce in public service. But they ! belong to the old retime?have been iu ! public office, know how sweet it is, and want another taste. Manning Tunes The fight is on, and both sides are going to work for victory, and we say to the friends of the present adminis tration, who are the standard-bearers of the people, that if they expect to hold j the advantages that they have already j gained they will have to wake up, as j the oppositioD are now going to make .n j death struggle for power. They have j on their side ali of the oldtime politi c?aos, the disappointed office-seeker, the j sore-heads, aud an element longing fnr some political cyclone to come along that, will drive the Democratic ship [ upon the Republican shoals of disaster I and ruin. _ Ahbevifle Medium. Any man who knows anything about politics is bound to concede that there is no chance of success for the ticket ? nominated by the Thirteen Con ? . ! it is not at ail in sympathy with the Reform movement and tho people can | never be persuaded that it is. The propositions up"ti winch it is to make tb? rari- >? void ??fanything that would bem lit the ; ? ??. , ta" ? ? v Ut?.-crver. | ?'. rhaps somet? >dy would !<<? to have ; (Ki-erverV opinion ab >ui the re sult. VV-c have ?? hesitation iti saying timi while Tillaran is nothing like as populm n< i? ? \r;irsi ?i^.i, we believe he still basa large majority. We believe, however, that with a properly conduct ed campaign, in which his promise* and in- ?? <> juanees will-be contrasted, and ??- ' ni i ft: official record shown tin liuti '\>\:\ and plainly and without lor r favor, lucre will be a sbaoii?' " sou tiruent sufficient to defeat his re-election or to make it very close We think the people are in a condition to listen to argument and reason and that noth ing is to be gained, to either side, by appeals to passion or prejudice aud class feeling. Florence Tiroes. Not one single step taken by that g"r*r t gathering of Democrats is in the slightest degree calculated to promote a reconciliation between the people of the State who are really the ones at outs? the Tillmanites aud the antis. What does it profit to effect a reconciliation between theautis? a reconciliation be tweeu men already united ! Florence Messenger. Tifre work of the convention which met in Columbia last week is com mendable. And it. is heartily commen ded by good Democrats generally? such as have no broadaxes, nor little hatchets, either, to grind on the Till man grindstone iu the next election. Especially did the convention use good judgment in its selection of candidates for State officers. They are men whom our citizens can vote for with pleasure, with confidence and with pride. They are men of sound worth, undoubted in tegrity and ability. Pickens Sentinel. Do not say anything against ihe ticket, until you read the platform. If it appeals to your reason and common sense, vote for its exponents at your first opportunity. Anderson Intelligence. The March Convention of 1892 ba<; met, and, as we believed it would, transacted the business demanding its attention in a straightforward and Dem ocratic style. It promulgated a plat form of many principles on which to go before the people askiug their sup port?a platform recognizing the peo ple of the State as one family, having a common interest and not as factions and classes having opposing and clash ing interests?and suggested to the con sideration of the voters of the State a set of men who would stand upon this platform and fight for tbe rights of the people, and asked that by the suffrages of the Democrats of South Carolina these men be elected the rulers aud governors of our Commonwealth. Greenville Mountaineer. Tbe March Convention ended its labors in one day, and the result is be fore^the people. The convention was a success in point of attendance and the material of which it was composed. No doubt many expected that an ex treme element would couteol its pro ceedings, but we are glad to say that there was no disposition shown to run into extremes either as to men or measures. The speeches as a general rule were temperate and dignified, and there was very little indulgence in bluster or gasconade, and none what ever for which the convention as a whole was at all responsible. The action of the meeting is to be judged by the plat form and the nominees, which consti tute the sum and .-ubstance of the move ment inaugurated, and it is silly to draw upon the imagination in order to form a correct judgment of its intent and purposes. Sensible men are not to be led astray by unjust attacks upon the individuals composing the ticket suggested or by dark insinuations of evil parp?se on the part of the delegates who attended the conference. It was a free, voluntary assemblage of Demo crats, who had a right to meet and suggest a line of action to their politi cal associates, aud every man has a perfect right to accept or reject their conclusions. The Convention made one serious blunder, in our opinion, when it failed to demand a direct primary for tbe whole State. It.is evident that many leaders are not yet convinced that a direct primary is just and right, and it is a curious fact that in both factions of the Democratic party are to be found prominent men who arc refusing this boon to the people. As matters now stand, neither faction has anv advantage ; in this respect. The only remedy for this state of affairs lies in the hands of the people, who can get a direct pri mary whenever they demand it from their representatives, and wo would again suggest that the local clubs throughout the State press 'the demand at the meetings to be held on the 9th of April. The politicians and the people are not together on this point, and the people can teach a wholesome lesson at the beginning of this campaign, if they will take the trouble to express their sentiments fairly and squarely in favor of a direct primary. The March convention that respond ed to the call of the ''Thirteen" Demo crats was an important meeting, and we yield the greater part of our space this week to a report of its action. The report speaks for itself, and with no uncertain sound, ile who runs may read and lie who reads may under stand. The ticket uamed will inspire confidence everywhere, and with its nomination and election we verily be lieve that a $l,0O.O-,0U0 can be saved to the taxpayers of the State within a period of ;i lew months in (tie matter of Siate bonds alone. We have been "saving at the ?pigot and letting out at the bung'' long enough. Let us have a Government that will conduct its af fairs on business principies Ivally to the Sheppard and Orr flag. ? t?dgefield Monitor. The Prisoners Plea. One of our young lawyers fells a good our 'ti bims? if. At ti.-' last term of ti.' court hni.-; It one y appointed bim to"-(l'-fend a negro ?..?> was "cuse er s methintf cone ruing it er hog. ' The ca?e w;t- ? lai . und the negro was standing before lu- honor for sentence, when the astiai question was asked if he had anything to say before sentence was passed His reply was. 'ifulhin much, boss, 'ceptin ? hope ver will keep in mind de youngncss uv my lawyer.''?Waynesboro (Ga.) Tine Citizen. Congressman Everett, of Georgia, pays hr is an Alliance Democrat and cauuot ???) with tbc Tbild party. The Convention of 1886. Greenville News. Tiie Columbia Register has an un happy m ay of confusing history and bringing to public attention matters which those whom it serves would rather have left unmentioned. A few days ago it caused us to recall certain facts of the March convention of 1890. Now it carries us back to 1886 with this paragraph : "In 1886, when Ti liman was advo cating the Agricultural college, he lost his influence in tlie reform move ment on account o? the report that he had entered into a deal with Captain Dawson to elect John C. Sheppard governor. The people refused to accept Hheppard, and elected Rich ardson over him. One of the bitter est opponents of Sheppard was A. B. Williams, editor of The Greenville News, Today we find a new politi cal coalition in South Carolina, with Williams, Sheppard and the ilas kellites blending in delightful har mony. Captain Dawson was once considered the political dictator in this State which positiun, it ap pears Mr. Williams now assumes." In 1886 The News and Courier was the ruling power in State politics and represented a powerful combination of Charleston and Colum bia elements. It was fighting most of the demands represented by the farmers' movement. So was the Columbia Register. The Greenville News, the Newberry Observer, the Anderson papers and a few others were the onjy newspaper supporters of these demands. Charleston and Columbia split, the Charleston people backing Mr. Shep pard, the Columbia people Mr. Rich ardson. The Greenville News fought both of them. It contended that the time had come for the farmers' move ment people to name the governor. They could have done it. If we remember correctly, W. C. Coker, of Darlington, a man who was thor oughly in line with the farmers' movement, was the nominee agreed on Captain Tillman, however, had made a combination with The News and Courier and Charleston. Men who were in the farmers' movement caucus at that convention say that Captain Tillman did all lie could to stampede it for Mr. Sheppard. His conduct then, viewed in the light of subsequent developments, caused suspicion that he did not want the farmers' movement to succeed until he could lead it and secure for him self the fruits of its victory. We fought Sheppard then for the same reason we ate fighting Tillman now. We believed him to be in the way of the farm?ra' movement. Now Mr. Sheppard is on a farmers' movement platform. So is Mr. Till man. It has come to a question be tween men and policies. We believe John Sheppard to be the better and safer man of the two lie has no wild notions or ambitions. He has been a success in his busi ness, having built himself from the ground up. lie is a business man with business sense. For that rea son we hope and expect to see him governor of this State. For some reasons we would have preferred to have another man with the same qualifications nominated. We want a new maii. As it is, however, be tween Sheppard and Tillman we say Sheppard every time, and amend that famous suggestion of The Greenville News so as to read : "The best thing 15. R Tillman, of Ed gefiel d, can do for the State and himself i? to go home and stay there." As a private citizen Mr. Tillman is interesting and amusing and some times useful. As governor he is dangerous and demoralizing, in jurious to the State and the people Mr. Williams is not trying to be dictator any more then he is trying to be a candidate for congress or a gtaduate of Mr. Keeley'a well known bichloride of gold establishment His pen is not for hire nor does he hitch himself to any man's coat tails, as he did himself the honor to inform Capt. G W. Shell several years ago, dnringitheir first and only per* sonai interview, lie began working for the principles of the farmers' move ment in State politics twelve years ago and has stucl to them ever since He does and says what he believes is right, tries to perform his duties a9 a citizen and does not care a rap who gets the glory or honor or oftiees. ile is not asking the public any favors or trying to secure any power for himself and has seen too much of life to expect any very great devel opment o? gratitude or generosity in pulitici. Cotton Futures. Charleston, S. C, March SI ?Spe cial to the State?Charleston will deal in cottoo fiitore? hereafter and the transactions in (he local market will be conducted similarly to the manner in which so much money is made aud lost in New York and New Orleans. The cotton exchange met at fioon ?o j day nearly all the members beiiij? pres ent. After endorsing the plea of Miss Floride Cunningham for aid for a colo nial exhibit at. the World's Fair, the exchange got down to business. Mr Manjamin Adams of the firm of Price, Keid and Adams opened the dis cussion by offering the fallowing resolu tions : "Resolved, That the Charleston cot ton exchange authorize the member." to enter into transactions involving the ; purchase .-'tol sale of cotton for fut::re delivery, suhj'ct to the caisting mies j and regulations" "f the cTv-lian^'i*, and ; to such additional roles and regulations . ss shall be provided and approved by : the exchange at a eubseouent meeting. : "Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to take ?his matter into consideration, and report saoh roles and regulations for the conduct of the busi ness as may -be deemed necessary, and with power to employ conosci as to the leg;il points involved. The action of the committee t?> be submitted to the ex change ff>r approval at a future meet ing " Several*gcut]ciiicn objected to the mediate consideration of the resolutions while others opposed the plan on ac count of the addi'ioual expense it would bring upon the exchange A long and interestin g debate took place, at the conclusion of which Mr. Adams' resolutions were unanimously passed. On motion the selection of the com mittee on rules and regulations was o left to the president, who appointed the folio wing gentlemen : Benjamin Adams, chairman, \V. K. Steadman. John W. Lewis, Geo. A. Wagener, M I>. Ham ilton, A. A. Goldsmith, W. Ii. Wha ley. Senator Irby's Bank Stock. Lnureaa Cor. Greenville News. Lachens, March 29 ?With refer ence to Senator Irby and the Lank stock matter I am reliably informed as follows : In the autumn of 1890 the People's Loan and Exchange bank of this city increased tbe capital stock and Colonel Irby subscribed for eight shares. He was not ready to pay for them and gave his co*e. The bank held the stock with tbe note of Colonel Irby attached. The bank bad tbe right at any time after maturity to sell the stock. No payment was made on the note and it is long past due, but as tbe dividends on the stock were always applied to paying tbe interest on tbe note its collectien was not euforced. Several months ago, about Christmas time perhaps. Senator Irby told the bank people to go ahead and sell tbe stock, and a purchaser was found and a bargain closed, though the actual transfer was not made long be fore the publication of the seoator's card iu the Herald. The publication of the card was tbe first intimation to tbe bank that the rate of discount had any influence in causing the senator to sell. a direct statement from senator irby. La?rens, S.C, March 29 ?To cor rect the report sent to the Charleston News and Courier from Greenville with reference to my own ownership of cer tain bank stock which has been denied please publish the following letter from the cashier of the Loan and Exchange bank of Laurens: "Laurens, S. C., March 29, '92. "To Hon. J L. M. Irby: "Dear Sir? "Your letter received. In reply would say that you told me some time ago to sell your bank stock. I have sold five shares of the stock but it has not been delivered to the purchaser. The other three shares have been spoken for. I kuew nothing of the news paper article until I saw it in print. I followed your direction as to selling your bank stock. "Yours Truly, "W. A. Watts." I take it for granted that you will give this denial aud explanation the same publicity and prominence which were accorded to tbe unfouuded rumor Jno L. M. Irby. What the State has Lost. Under date of March 28, tbe spe cial Charleston correspondent of the State writes to that paper: A number of people here have commented quite freely on Ira 13 Jones' claim of 'first blood" in the railroad fight. As a matter of fact tha railroads are laughing in their sleeves that the legal pigmies that fill the State ofiices are so well pleased. The following calculation is not unreasonable, and it may open tbe eyes of a few people to see what expense the officers of the present Administration are xvill ing to incur (out of the tax-payers' pockets) in order to make political capital fur themselves : Tiie amount of taxes due the State by tbe various railroad companies ap proximates ?175,000. The commis sion of one per cent, charged on ac count of the money being paid into court comes to $1 T50. The State loses the use of $175,000 for forty four davs, the interest on which amounts to $1,265 To. It is said that Mr Samuel Lord, who was em ployed to conduct the case against the roads, will receive at least $1,500 for his services. Then $i>00 is a lib eral estimate for the costs \\\ case they are to be paid by the State. To sum up : Commissions $1.750 00 Interest 1,265 75 Fee for a real lawyer 1,500 00 Costs (probably) " 500 00 Total $5.015 75 And all this lay-out for the sole and only purpose ol fighting the rail roads and scaring awny cap tai I - ? ? - A Salted Undershirt for the | Grip. Five years ago I was suffering with a severe throat trouble, so much so that did not expect to live. An acquain tance told me that he could give me a remedy that would cure it, and as I had tried a)) of the doctors in my town without receiving any benefit, I decided to try the remedy soggestcd. I tried it. was permanently cared of my cough, and besides ? discovered that I was not subject to colds I served a palaco ear company for two years in thai time. ? was conduc tor, Tunrtw^. the State? of Virginia, North Carolina, ?^ooth Carolina, Geor gia, Florida. Tennessee and Alabama. } was of course subjected to very hot cars in winter, and of necessity had constantly to get out in the cob! sf all hoors of the night. In all that time 1 have never had a cold or the grip. Von will be astonished at th.1 remedy ? t i.? si'npl t.^ wear a salted undershirt. Take a s?immcr undershirt stui soak it : in brino hi ade with. say. a half pint of ordinary salt to shout a quart of water, arid, put out to dry. Wear this shirt next t<> the body. It is not unpleasant | to tear sud ? ami-are keep off grip and bad colds, and 1 Srm?y believe con sump'ion. If ! were to live to be St) ; years ohi. I ha7c so mach faith in the salted shir?s that I would never cease to wear their: My reason for prefer- ? ing the thin ganze shirt is because the salt makes a heavy shrrt too stiff and hard Wear the heavy shirt over the j salted shirt.?New York Times,* Niagara in Harness. The estimates of the total power of Niagara Falls, says the Safety Valve r vary in somewhat wide iiaiits, but all engineers who have Sgurcd upoo the matter place it at severs! millions of horse power, and it is cot, an extreme calculatioo which makes it twice as great as that of the total combined steam and water power at present em ployed in the whole United States. And yet, although the first rude saw mill was erected at the falls in 1725, there bas nor. been, up to the present time, any adequate attempt made to utilize any considerable portion of this tremendous power. To do this it was* obvious that a great initiai outlay would be necessary to cut through the high, rocky banks, the required channel for the supply Sow, utilization and escape of the water at its lower level. Some thing was done in ISTo, when the pres ent hydraulic canal was coastructed,. affording G.000 horse-power,, running about a dozen establishments, princi pally flour mi!lsr but so incomplete was the provision made for utilizing the fult head of the water that the tail- race of the present mills has, in many instances, a greater fall than- that which is used to turn the wbee?s. Tili: FRESENT GREAT UNDERTAKING", The present Niagara Falls Power Company is making the first noteworthy effort for the development of the power of the falls on a large scale, although the proportion of the total" power which will be utilized is so small a fraction of the whole that it is not expected to make a difference large enough to be perceptible in the flow of the river over the falls. The company is the succes sor of the one chartered by the New York Legislature in 1886, and, with the Cataract Construction Company, organized in connection with it, in cludes among its stockholders and directors some of the leading capitalists and business men of New York city. The company was given power to sell stock to the amount of ?10 000,000. TUE GREAT TUX EL. The central feature of the work is the great tuonel, 7.250 feet long, which will form the tail race, starting from the river at just above the water level below the falls, and running under the village of Niagara, at a depth of about 200 feet below the surface of the ground, the upper end of the tunnel being beneath a large tract of land the com pany ha9 purchased adjacent to the river bank above the village. Over 1,400 acres of laud has thus been acquired and laid out by the company in mill sites, and for the necessary sur face canals, throogh which water will be supplied from the river to the vari ous wheel pits, all of the later being connected by lateral tunnels with the main discharge tunnel. The tunnel has somewhat of a horseshoe shape, being nineteen feet wide by tweoty-one feefc high inside of the brickwork with which it is to be lined throughout, and having a cross sectional area of 336 square feet for its entire leDgth. The total amount of excavation, including that necessary for the timbering and brick work, represented a cross sectional area of 522 sbaare feet. THE LINING OF THE TUNNEL, The base of the tunnel at its dis charge point in the river and below the falls is 205 feet below the sill of the head gate at the entrance of ttie main canal from the river above the falls, which represents the total fail, of which it is expected about 140 feet will be practically utilized, the difference beiog tak2n up by a liberal allowance for4 clearance from the wheel pits, incline of the lateral tuouels leading therefrom to the main discharge tunnel, and the incline of the latter, which is made at a grade of 36 feet to the mile. To pre* vent dau.zze to the tunnei by the im mense rush of water it is lined on the invert and fides for a distance of 200 feet back from the discharge point wito clo?ely fitting cast irou plates, there be ing a heavy cast iron frame at the mouth, and the tunnel is lined through out, including the invert, with lO?f courses, or 16 inches, of brick. CONSTRUCTION OF Til E TUNNEL. Tn the building of the tunnel three shafts were put down. At the portal, where the top of the river b3ok is 214 feet above the level of the water, what is kuown as the 7/>ro shaft was sunk, ll) by 12 feet in size, and extending down 93 feet, from the top of a ledge to the st ?fit of the tunnel arch, this shaft being extended up to the top of the bank by open timber work. Shaft No 2 2 Go? feet from the portal, was sunk 2Oli feet, and was U> by 20 feet in size, while shaft No. 3, ^f the samo size and feet deep, was 5 200 feet from the portal. The administration organs speak of the peace and unity nominations as the ' Sheep ticket." .The administration may probably be designated as the goat ticket because whenever the head blates the tail vibrates in frantic and ecstatic applause ?Greenville News. - ? - ? -- Shilch's Consumption Cure. This i? beyond question the most successful Cough Medicine we have ever seid, a few doses invariably cure the worst eases cf coughs, Croup and Bronchitis, while i's wonderful ='.:rcr*s ?r th? c??re of Consumption :s with-* out a parallel j:i the history of medicine. Since its first disro-fry rr t*s been sold Co H puarantee, a test which no otbe? medicine can stand Jfyou have a cough we earnestly ask you to rry it Price l?e.. 50c. and $t. If yocr loups ftrr sore, chest, or back lame, ucC Shiloh's Porcili Po.ster. Sold by f>r. A. J. China. Sonito-S C. 1 - ? - ? ?? It is a fixed Mud immutable law that l? have pood, sound health one must have pure, rich and abondant blood. There i* no shorter ncx &?rer route by a course of 5>e Wi?'s S.-.rsapari?a. .LS. r?aghsoo & Co. ttncklen** Arnica Salve. Tre T?e?t Salve in the worl i f->r Cut?, Bruiti Sores. I leers. Salt Kheum. Fever Sores, Tetter^ Chapped Hands Chilblains, (Vrris and all Ski-. KrupC?ons, an? positively <*i:res Piles, ot no y:'V required It is cnaranteoii jive per* feet satisfaction, or in-mjy refunded. Pric$ 25cents por box. For salo bj J. F. VV. De Lormo O Improve Your Stock. ? have a fine lot of Brown and Vfh?fa Leghorn, Put? Cochins and !> ack Minore* Cock reis that 1 wish to dispose or in the ne?! thirty days, And will ?lava wry much1 below their va:ne. The-*- i-iiii? Hie from ther best ptiz" stock tnd will make a creditably showing at ? exhibition VV. Ft MTRRAY.