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Texas as Horace Greeley Sees it.

AS TO the soil of Texas, says Hor.
ace Greeley: 1 have seen II few acres
that would not yield good crops to
good cultivation; but this is expected
OF prairie country: Some Of the
pinc-coyercd lands, especially near
the Gulf, seem but moderately fertile;
part Of the upland Soak openings"
only a.. little better. On the other
hand, the river bottoms, especially
those OF the Brussos, are very fertile,
Us annually overaowed intervals are
upt to be. Here, however, the inun-
dations are frequent and Of enormous
extent, so that Judge the intervals
Of the Trinity, Brassos, Colorado, &c.,
deeper and richer than those OF the
Connecticut, Hudson, Delaware, Sus-
quchanna or Potomac, ever would or
could be-. l never saw better soil thal
the Brassos Bottoms.
l was more surprised, however, by
the remarkable fertility Of the rolling
prairies, especially those Of Washing
ton County, on either side Of burn
ham, its capital. These have been
twenty to thirty years planted in
corn or cotton. never manured, and
cultivated so shaIlowly that every
waye sweeps off thousands Of tons
of their soil to be borne into the Gulf
by the Brassos or squandcred upon
it's intcryales. Yet these prairies still
sustain and mature bountcous har-
vests; and no wonder, since their
black mould ranges from two TO five
feet in depth. Mellow, dry, breezy.
healthful, do not SEQ how these
lands could be made more inviting
The level prairies arc of good quail
ity, though rot equal in the average
to those just spoken Of: They may
average Il foot Of dark mould, gener-
ally over lying clay. They are main
ly left in state Of nature and Gevo-
ted 10 the rearing of cattle, which
are sold at three or four years old for
$40 to $50 per head to drovers or
packers. Tens of thousands in. good
Condition have been slaughtered for
their hides and taIlowthe flesh af
ter yielding all its tallow, being fed
to swine. This. trust, is ended; it
certainly will be when tho first rail
road shall have connected the valley
of the lower Colorado with that Of
tho Missouri or the Ohio. As yet, the
State is full of cattle, and will be for
few years longer; but they must
ultimately give place to tillagc.
Whenever lands devoid Of stump or
stone, equal to those of the Connec-
ticnt valley, and within four days by
aail of New York shal! be worth IS
per acre, these prairies will be grad
ually Enclosed, broken up by the
steam plow, surface drained by gi-
gantic machines, and cultivated for
corn, cotton, wheat or some choice
grass, and then cattle will gradually
disappear, or be reared in some more
civilized fashion At present, they
simply hold tho ground till cultivation
shall be ready to claim it.
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An instrument has boen invented
that marks "the ebb of time"
showing how many minutes there
arc prior to any event. If placed
in the post office it reads: ''Mails
open in thirty minutes;" one min
ute. later it reads, Gin twenty-nine
minutes, then in twenty.eight'
and so on. At a railway station it
reads: "This train leaves in ten
minutes" then in eight, ETC., and
when the index reaches 0, the
train starts. Thus, any passenger,
on entering a station, knows j ust
how much time he has for getting
tickets, checks, a newspaper and a
seat, without consultinga watch or
a clock to ascertain the hour Of the
day.
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DOMESTIC REcErprs.-Nellie Butler,
of Garland, gives the Rural A,w
Yorker the following:
FRIED CAKEs.-Three eggs, one
and half cups sugar, one cup sour
cream, ono and hall c1ps butter.
milk, one teaspoon soda; do not mix
very stiff.
CREAM CAKE.-One cup cream, ono
and half cups sugar, two cups flour,
two eggs, ono teaspoon soda; flavor
with lemon.
DROP CAKEs.-One quart sweet
milk, two eggs, one teaspoon soda !;
salt to season; -four enough to make
the batter SO it will drop from the
spoon; fry in lard.
COTTAGE PuDD1Na.-One cup sugar
ono of sweet milk, one egg, two tea
spoonfuls melted butter, ono teaspoon
tul cream tartar, one.half teaspoonful
soda, two cups -four; bake half an
hour; eat with pudding sauce.
CooK1Es.-One cup butter, two Of
sugar, three eggs, one-half cup cream,
one teaspoonfll soda, fvo and q
half cups -four.
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TIE New REMEDY FOR CANCER
The Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Press says: The
State Department has + 'ccived large
number of letters from parties in diff:
fcrent parts of the country, asking to
be supplied with some of the cunder-
ango, the recently discovered cancer
remedy, brought to- the attention of
the Government by tho Ecuadorian
minister. The applicants are an
swcrcd by circulars as follows: "Sir:
In compliance with your wishes l
enclose copy Of correspondence
which has passed between this de-
partmcnt, the Minister of Ecuador ac-
credited to the United States at Quito
relative to the discovery Of vegeta-
bic called cundcrango. The limited
supply of. the plant with which this
Department was furnished, has been
exhausted" 1t is said by Dr.. Bliss,
Of this city, who has had charge Of
the experiment, that tho remedy has
been successful in all cases in which it
has been administered.
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The Orleans Princes.

A letter writer in the New York
Muil gives the following description
Of the Orleans Princes:
I'm the days of Gen. Mcclellan,
in the early days of our war, there
appeared in the salons Of Washing
ton two slender young men in tile.
beloved uniform of our own North
ern soldier, the dark blue coat
with gilt buttons, white belt, and
with modest stars on their shoul.
ders. They were tall, handsome
youths, with delightful manners,
and with the elegant simplicity
which makes the well-born, we'll
bred man. Both were young and
unmarried. frequently one of
them could be seen covered with
mud, riding hurriedly through
Washington to the headquarters
of his General. In the evening,
faultlessly neat, they would be
seen at the balls and parties dane
ing or talking and laughing with
the ladies, with whom they were
great favorites. When the General
departed for the Peninsula, his two
aides went with him, aud there is
no more interesting picture of the
war than one of General Fitz
John Porter sitting calmly Oh his
horse receiving the young aide,
who, with hat in hand, his fair hair
blowing in the wind, respectfully
tenders him dispatch from head
quarters. The bullets are flying
about them-it was the great day
Of Seven Pines'-and we were
being badly driven, but the young
aide was receiving, as bis uncle said
eloquently, that last touch, with
out which the education Of French
gentlemanis incomplete-thek know
lege OF danger. lie met it nobly
and learned it we'll.
"This young aid-de-camp Of Gen
eral Mcclellan was Louis Philippe
dOrleaps, Count de Paris, and his
brother was the Duke de Charities.
They are both admirable young
men. They have fought for us. on
the right side, and they are the
best look out the French people
have. Louis PHILIPPE d'Orleans is
my candidate for the French throne,
and I hope I may some day take
off my hat to him, as he did to his
superior officer, not amid flying
bullets, but under waving ban
ners."
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ONLY A BABY'S GRAVE.

Only a baby's gravel 49,.
Some foot or two at the most, :.
Of star daisied sod, yet think that God
Knows what that little grave cost.
Only a baby's grave!
TO children even so small,
That they sit and sing-so small o thing
Seems scarcely grave ut all!
Only a baby's grave! =
Strange! how we moan and fret
For little face that was here such a
space
Oh! more strange could we forget!
Only baby's grave!
Did we measure grief by this,
Few tears were shed OH our baby dead
I.know how they fell ON this.
Only baby's grave! =,
Will the little life be much
Too small gem for this diadem,
Whose kingdom is made of such?
Only baby's grave!
Yet often we come and sit
BY the little stone, and thank God to
own
We are nearer to him forit.
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(ETona the "Charlcston Nc,Os," Saturday
.. 1fayl3, 1917
An Honest and Attractive Scheme.

sWhat is every body's. business is
.nobody's business" and while the i'm
portance of fostering immigration is
conceded on all hands, the great
work languishcs, as far as this State IS
concerned, for want of the cash work.
ing capital so Indispensable for its
D. osccution. But the South Carolina
Immigration Association, whose or,
gariZalion and ai;as have already had
our warm commeudation, is composed
cf live and rcsolntc men, whom oosta.
clcs cannot balll in the execution OF
their sclt:imposed. task of peopllng
the millions of rich but idle acres ID
our State with hardy and thrifty set
tiers from other climes. Finding that
the poverty Of our people gave little
pros pect of raising by subscription
The funds needed to give an impetus
to their enterprise, they have hit upon
the expcdIent Of series of Gift Con-
certs, to begin in Charleston in Octo.
Der, the tirket-holdcrs of which will
b. participants in the grandest and
most attractive drawing ever held IN
our State. The first prize will be the
splendid Academy Of Music property,
which was built at a cost of $3.50, 900,
and which, besides stores, music-halls,
saloons, etc., contains the brightest
and most beautiful tempe of the
drama in the South. The second
prizc will be One Hundred Thousand
DoI|aas in cash. Il long list of other
cash. prizes makes up the grand az:
rrcsute of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars, to he distributed among the
ticket holders. The Eumbcr OF
tickets issued will be $4,000, and the
price will te five dollars each.
There can be no doubt of tho extra
ordinary popularity which the scheme
iedcs,incd to :ltain. Some idea OF
this may DC formed from the circum-
stance that over two.thirds Of the
tickets have been eng: ged in advance
by agents at the North and in Caliior-
MIA But the features Of the drawing
which will enatle it to contrast most
ia orably with tho Crosby Opera
House Lottery in Chicago, and other
similar schemes, are: lst. Its unqual-
fled endorsement by large number
of the best known and most respect
ed citizens in the State. I'd. The fact
that it will be managed by gentlemen
whose names arc guarantee that the
drawing will be conducted with strict
honor and fairness. and Sd. The end
sought to be gained, which is one that
must enlist tho sympathy Of every
friend of South Carolina and the
South.
The last consideration, indeed, Gle
Yates the enterprise from the rank Of
4 private speculation to that of a pro-
ject of vast public Importance. We
want and must have those small farm.
crs whose favor constitutes tho true
wealth of State. And if the gentle
men of the immigration Society sue
coed in bringing them hither, nobody
will be disposed to criticiSc the plan
by which they accomplish the feat.
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BLUE RIDGE RArLRoAD.-Wc ha

BLUE RIDGE RA1LRoAD.-We had
the pleasure of meeting with Gen ].
". Harrison, yesterday, and VIC rejoice
to know that he is in good spirits in
respect to the early completion of the
Blue Ridge Railroad. Notwithstand-
ing the great anxiety Of the people
of this section to be informed Of the
exact condition and prospects Of this
great enterprise, yet We are satisfied
that it would not bc prudent prema-
turely to disclose the present pro-
.gramme for it's successful construc-
ton. Suffice it to say that new
friends and capitalists have come to
the aid of the company, among whom
it is more than gratifying to learn
that Charleston is ably and most
energetically represented. The pa
tient and untiring devotion Of the
President seems at. last about to be
rewarded, and the consummation Of
present expectations will be the best
guarantee of faithful services in behalf
OF the interests committed to his
characterization intel!igeneer.
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Crr,vcrye RIANEETs- :

CLEANSING BLANKETs.-It is
quite as important to have blankets
on our beds clean as to have the
sheets pure and white. The Bos:
ton Journal of Chemistry gives the
following method of cleansing
blankets:
"Put two large tablespoonful
OF borax and a pint bowl of soft
soap into pint Of cold water.
When dissolved put in pair Of
Blankets, and let them remain over
night. Next day rub and drain
them ont, and rinse thoroughly
in two waters, and hang them. out
to dry. Do not wiring them"
But this is not the only domestic
use to which borax may be. put.
Says the Journal;
'.Borax is. the best cockroach ex-
terminator yet discovered. This
troublesome insect has peculiar
aversion to it, and will never re-
turn where it has once been scat
tered. As the salt is perfectly
harmless to human beings, it is
much to be preferted for this pur-
pose to the poisonous substances
commonly used. For cleansing
the hair, nothing is better than a
solution of borax water. Wash
afterward with pure water, if it
leaves the hair too stiff: Borax
dissolved in water is also an excel
lent dcntifricc or tooth.wash.
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Married Without Knowing it.

A Mr.. Thomas Cooper, an Eng
lishman, has published an account
of Lis travels in Thibet, which he
visited disguised as :Chinaman,
Among his stories is the fotieQS
ing:
He was just hating for break.
fast, after leaving the Thibetan
town of Bathang, when a group of
young girls, gayly dressed and
decked with garlands Of flowers,
came out of a grove and surrounded
him, some of them holding his
mule; while others assisted him to
alight. He was then led into a
grove, where he found a feast being
prepared, and after he had eaten
and smoked his pipe, the girls came
up to him again, pulling along in
their midst pretty girl Of sixteen,
attirod in silk dress, and adorned
with garlands of flowers II had
already:poticed," Mr.. Cooper con-
tinues, "tliis girl sitting apart from
the others during the meal, and
was very much astonished when
she was reluctantly dragged up to
me and made to seat herself by
my side; and my establishment
was considerably heightened when
the rest of the girls began to dance
around in a circle, singing and
throwing their garlands over my
self and my companion" The
meaning Of this performance was,
however, soon made clear, to, Mr..
Cooper. He had been married
without knowing it. At first be
tried to escape the liability entailed
upon him, bat suck an Qutc.y was
made by all the people around that
he was forced to carry of his bride.
He managed to get rid of her be.
fore very long by transferring he,
to one Of her relations, but even
that was not treated ss dissolution
of the marriage. On his way back
he was joined one day bya Thib'
etan dame, of about thirty years
old, who announced herself as his
wife's mother, and said she had
come, with the consent Of her
husband, to supply her daughters
place. We can we'll imagine Mr.
Cooper's surprise at meeting with
this novel proposal on the part O
his mother-in-law.
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Commencement in Due West.
EXAMINATIONS.

The examinations in Erskinc Col
legc, and in the Duo West Female
College, will begin on Thursday morn
ing, the 9th of July, 1871, and be con-
tinurd until the afternoon of the lol-
lowing Tuesday.
The f,llowing gentlemen have been
appointed to attend ~ an Examining
Committee: Rcvs J. G. Chalmers and
W. 8. PresSly, of North Carolina !;
Rcvs. J. J.. Martin, j. O. Lindsay, j.
Boycc, DID,. W. F. Pearson, Fl. r..
Sloan, Of Ahbcvillc, S. c.; Revs. J. G..
Boyd and f. p McClintock, of Now
berry, S. c.; Rev. j. p. Smeltzer. ID.
of Walhalla, S. C.; Rev. W i. Press
Iy, Of Anderson, S. c.; Prof Bennct,
Of 'Cokcsbury, S. c.; w. J. Dufic,
Esq, Of Columbia, S. z.
B..CcALAUREATE SERMON.
The Baccalaureatc Sermon will be
preached on Sabbath, the 9th, by Rev
J. r. Wilson, D. D., of Columbia, S. c.
BOARDS.
The Coard of Trustees of Erskine
College. and the Board of Directors
Of the Duo West Female College, will
meet on the Afternoon of Tuesday,
the l1th, in the College Hall.
COMMENCEMENT IN ERsKINE.
The Commencement Exercises in
Erskine College will begin on Tues
day night, the llth, and he resumed
ut 10 o'clock, A. NJ, on Wednesday,
the 18th, closing in the afternoon
with an Anniversary Address by Col.
J. S. Cothran, Of Abbcviile, S. q.
ADDRESS AND ESSAY.
On Wednesday night, the Alumni
Address will be delivered by Col. !.
NJ. Baxter, Of Ncwbcrry, S. c., and
Alumna Essay read by Miss NJ. Lois
Grier, Of Due West, S. G.
COMMENCEMENT IN FEMALE COLLEGE.
Commencement in the Due West
Female College will be on Thursday,
the 18th, the exercises to begin ut s!
o'clock, A. NJ.
The Address before tho Amelian
Soricty Of tho Due West Female
College will be delivered by Professor
J. II. Carlisle, Of Wofford College
Spartanburs, S. G., on Thursday.
coNFERRING OF DEGREES.
! At the close Of the exercises in
each College the Baccalaureates will
; be delivered, and Degl ees conferred
Oh the graduating classes.
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A passenger on the Grand Trunk
Railroad one day last week had a
little quarrel with his wife, wh7
with their three children, accompa-
MED him, and finally ran out of
the car and jumped from the plat
form while going twenty miles ain
hour. The wife and children
screamed, the passengers were
aroused, and as soon as possible the
train was stopped and run back,
only to find him running after the
train and entirely unhurt. He
clambered aboard, the trouble was
made up, aud the reconciled pair
moved westward.
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The fact has been established
that bones disappear in the ocean.
By dredging it is common to bring
up teeth, but rarely a bone Of any
kind, as these dissolve if exposed
to the action of the water but a lit
tie time. On the contrary, dentine,
the substance Of which teeth are
formed, and the enamel covering
them, resist the destroying action
of sea water indefinitely.
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At tie Church Gate.
WILLIAM MAKLTEACE TlIACkARi.

:. II.
Although I entered not.
Ne; roUnd about the spot
Cfttimrs | hrvcr;
And near the sacred catc,
With longing eyes | wait,
EXrectant of hc:.
The minister tolls ont
Above the city's route,
And noise and slmning..
They've liu>hcd the minister bell;
The organ gins to swell;
She's coming, she's coming!
. My lady comes at last,
Timid aud stepping fast,
.Au Fastening hitiie?,
With modest eyes downcast:
Sic cones,-slle's here, she's past
May heaven SO with her!
Knccl unG;sturbcd, fair saint
Pour out your praise or plaint
Meek ly and duly;
i will not enter there,
10 sully your.pure prayer,
With thoughts untuly.
But suffer me to pace
Round the forbidden place,
Lingeringa minute,
Like ou,cast spirits who wait
And see, through heavens gate,
Angels within it.
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A German has succeeded in
producing a metallic bronze of u
blue color, the method Of preparing
which has hitherto been altogether
unknown. lie makes use of all
alloy consisting of one hundred
parts Of pure tin, three parts of
antimony, aud ohe-sixth part of
copper.
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CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse r Grants
golden wedding is to be celebrated to-
day Mt son-in-law Corbin's residence IN
Elizabeth, N, J. The Presid mt and
family, tho members of the cabinet,
and many eminent Jersey Radical
politicians will be present. Among
the features will be fireworks. -.
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August Puff was drowned by tho
up-setting Of o boat at Chicago on
Sunday afternoon. At Chicago, the
same evening, an unknown man hired
q small boat, rowcd out into the lake q
and was seen to jump overheard after
appearing as if 10 prayer.
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It is declared in Paris that the
French Government has obtained pos.
cession Of the archives of the Inter
national Society, and that they fur
nish important intelligence upon the
subject,of tho Communal move
mont.
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"Bill," said Bob, "why is that tree
called the weeping willow?" "Cause
one of the sneakiug, plaguy things
grew near the school-house, and sup
piled tue master with switches"
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RICE PUDDINa.-To two-thirds Gun
of rice, add onc-half sugar, one-half
cup of raisins and two quarts milk;
stir all together and bake very slowly
about three hours,
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GINGER COOKIES. - Three eggs,
three cups molasses, one cup butter
two spoorfuls ginger, three teaspoon
fuls souls.
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I have very little respect for the
tics of this world" as the chap said
when the rope was put around his
meek.
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"You look az though you were be-
lido YOURSELF" as q wag said to q fel-
low who was standing close to don.
key.
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James W. Wallack is engaged for q
Southern starring tour next fall. under
the. management Of John T. Ford.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-29
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.
ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN

I'm GREAT SOCIAL EVILS AND ABUSES.
I which interfere with ~
nate. dIseased and debilitated. Sent Fhsh "
CHARGE, In sealed envelopes:
Address, HOWARD hssoCLATi1fn. ~.
Ian, Philadelphia, ra'
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CAxpIpArEs.-By reference tot local
Item In the NEWS to-day, 1t will be
Seen that the taxpayers Of the Second
Ward, Gold Hill. have placed in nom,
ination for town Trustees Of that Ward
the names Of George Emmett Demo
crat) and Simon Ogg (Republicanl. In
connection with the same position for
the First Ward. We have heard men,
toned the following named gentle
men, subject to nomination at the pub
lie meeting to be held this evening at
Yellow Jacket Hose House: George
w. Dorwin, w. d. c. Gibson, Jacob
Fox, W. II. Stone, Martin Stern, S. c.
Virgins, and several others.
CALICO PARrY.-The Gold Hill La.
dles' Mite Society will give a social
calico party at Miners Union Hal,
next Thursday evening, May 4th. i
will be n Of the most pleasing anC
agreeable occasions OF the kind ye
given by the Society. The best o
music will be provided, ana II tn
numerous company attending 40 no
have a right ~pleasuraole time IL WI,
be their w fault. The price OF nc
mission Is put at one dollar, In orde
TO cover expenses.
Az. wArxaMAN.-The Carson Regf'
ter says that the mother Of AL. Water
man has written to a gentleman OF tha
city inquiring the whereabouts OF nc
Wayward son, who IA shot and kille
moro than two years ago In a saloo
on C street, Virginia. She had hear
that he had been sentenced to the Stat
Prison, but nothing more.