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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-23
An agricultural Revolution.

A comparison OF the statistical tables con-
tanned in the United States Census Reports
for 1850 and 1870 indicates that vast
change has taken place in the agricultural
condition of South Carolina since the end OF
the Confederate war. Whether the reVolu-
ton, for such it may be called, is the result
OF conviction that small farms can De
worked more proftably than large ones' or
whether it grows out Of forced sales arising
from excessive taxation, or whether 1t iS TO
be attributed to purchases OF land, and to
the rerting OF farms by the laboring classes,
| or to q combination of all three causes, It
NAV be difficult to say. What is to be dealt
with is the broad fact that the area oi JUG
South Carolina farms has been diminished 10
startling extent since 1860.
Tn 1860 there were 2S, 456 farms OF all
sizes in South Carolina In 1870 the total
number OF farms was 5l,SS9. The number
OF farms had nearly doubled in ten years.
Nor can this be attributed to any increase in
the quantity of land under cultivation-lor
the census shows that there were only
3, ,OlO, 539 acres OF improved land in the
State in 1870, against 4,572,0 900 in 1860.
The area OF land divided up into farms ls
one-fourth less than it was ten years ago.
Nevertheless, the number OF farms has nearly
doubled. A further examination indicates
the class OF farms which have been affected.
In 1860 there were in this State only 352
farms, containing less than ten acres each.
In 1870 there were 10, ,474 farms OF this class
This immense increase points Enthusiastically
to the acquisition OF homesteads by labor
ers, and as the operations of the Land
Commission were huge swindle, it is fair
to assume that the purchases were made out
Of tho s-eooodo OF iaber, ond not by the as-
sistance of the State. In the farms containing
ten acres and less than twenty acres there is
also an astonishing increase; the number
rising from 1919 in 1860 to 9.l46 in 1870.
The farms OF twenty acres and und.r fifty
acres have risen in number from 6695 to
l6,4l5; but the farms of fifty acres and less
than one hundred acres number only 8l48
in 1870, against $3.50 in 1860. Now come
the farms which lave been cut up to make
the small holdings. In 1860 there were
IL, 1863 farms OF one hundred acres and less
than five hundred acres. These dwinded to
7ll2 in 1870. OF farms OF oifiv6hundred acres
and less than one thousand acres there were
1859 in 1860, but in 1870 there were only
465 The largest class OF farms, ranging
above one thousand acres, have fallen in
lumber from 4S2 to 129.
At future day it may be practicable to
show approximately the extent 10 which
production has been affected by the reduc-
ton in the area Of the farms. But in all
these calculations 1t must be borne in mind
that the ignorance OF the majority OF the
colored people and the inexperlence OF the
census officers, prevent the public from re-
garding the agricultural statistics OF the
Southern States with the same confidence
with which they look upon the returns from
the North and West.
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Greeley's Acceptance.

In our telegraphic columns this morning
will be found synopsis OF the formal letter
of acceptance by Horace Greeley OF the Pres
iden sial nominatian by the Liberal Republl-
can Conventic1. 1t is an honest, manly ut
terance, breathing exactly the sentiments
that are needed to !! lite tho country for
glorious future, and must command the
heartfelt Amen OF every man who is DOT 80
blinded by party passions or crazed oy sreeo
of office as to forget his birtbright OF Amerl-
can citizenship.
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feaal Notlres.

CTATE OF SOUTH O A B o OLINA-
y CHARLESTON COUNTY.
The Honorable GEORGE LEE, Judge OF the In
ferior Oourt-At Chambers:
1t appearing unto me, from the presentment OF
the Grand Jury and the affidavit OF N. McLaugh-
n. that there has been an unlawful Issue NJ coun-
ty checks OF the County OF charleston, Wnlcn un-
lawful issue are OF the numbers following, namely
NO. g. 2, o. 46, g. S9 8, 81, 49, co. SO, 81, 70, ~ 80
"a. 90, Al, 63, 83, SO. As, 10. SO, II, 10, IS
on melton OF w. ]. Whipper, SOLICITOR,
Ordered, That the said unlawful cnecks ne
turned over to A. O. Richmond, CLERK or the SAID
Coprt who shall receipt for the same and hold
them subject to the order OF said Court, or the
Judge thereof; and It 1s further ordered that said
Clerk publish this order In the daily papers or the
CITY or Charleston for one week, that all persons
having In their possession any OF the cheeks 80
numbered, as aforesaid, may, and 1t ls hereby or.
dered that they do, turn them In to the said CerK
on or before the first day OF June next; and it IS
further ordered, that the Treasurer OF tne county
OF .srlestOn and he Ia hereby, required 10
refuse to pay or receive any OF tne ABOVE de'
scrbed checks
AnS it is hereby further ordered, that certain
checks described In the said aff1daVlt OF b. NC
IauQhlin as being In the possession or one george
u. Lindstedt, and having no numbers, be Included
In the above orders. ,
(Sgned,) GEOkdE LsE,
Judge Criminal Court Charleston co=z:J'
hereby certify that the foregoing Is 3 true and
correct copy OF the original order on ne ana oi
Nav 2I. 1870. 6 &C. @. and G. s.
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A WoMAN'S EXPERIENCES IN EUROPE; includ-
ing Eagland, France, Germany and Italy.
By Mrs E. D. Wallace. New York D. APP
pleton & Co. 1872. Charleston: Holiness
Book House.
Books of travel are spun by the thousand,
and their number Is supposed to be evidence
enough of their popularity. A few of them
are really good-spIrlted, impartial and enter
tanning but, for the most part, these sketches
of travel, notes from abroad, or whatever else
they may be called, are written for the gratll-
cation Of personal vanity, by tourists who
know less Of Europe and Europeans when
they are homeward bound than when, with
an armory of prejudices and score of Sara
toga trunks, they set sail for Liverpool. Mrs.
Wallace is not one of this last class; although
her book is far from being model production.
1t is lively, fresh and gossipy, and makes the
reader feel that he is witness of the gay
sights which are described. Mrs. Wallace
saw what there was to be seen, and made the
most OF her time. There is, also, IN element
of attractiVeness In the circumstance that the
author gave particular attention to the AmerI-
cans who are studying and working on the
continent. The sketch of the American artists
in Rome is case in point. Some of the
descriptions are very picturesque-notably
those of Dresden and of the mid-Lent
amusements In Paris. But the author Is q
thorough New Enslander In her impatient
Hngs at what she does not believe In or un-
derstand. And her experience at the Bal de
L'Opera must have been rather peculiar, mas
much as, Immediately a(terward, she prevent
ed two American mothers from sending their
sons TO Paris, telling the anxious mammas
that she would as soon give a son of hers "a
passport to Gehenna." Is there not coarse
vice enough In New York and even Philadel-
phla, to make it somewhat absurd to fear to
send boy to Paris because of the gambols at
an annual masquerade ball Z? Nevertheless,
one might do worse than saunter through
Mrs. Wal!ace's book In this torrid weather.
PIP. 3l4. Cloth. Price 81 SO.
TIE DEERsLATER. By 5. Fenimore Cooper.
New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1872
Charleston Holiness Book House.
This is the second volume ofAppletons new
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Tbt GbafleStn1t Nems,
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1872.

n Mr. .WnL1AM E. SIMMONS, Jr., is the
travelling agent for THE NEWS, for South
NoHolino -. - L...--.-.. .--...
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edition of Cooper's novels, illustrated by Dar-
lev. 1t Is clearly printed on good paper, and
the boys and girls will not overlook the tact
that the price is only Is cents.
The PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY; OR THE MODERN
CHANGES OF THE EARTH AND ITS INHABI-
TANrs CONSIDERED AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF GE-
oLoGY. By Sir Charles LyeIl, Bart, NJ. A., +.
R. s. Eleventh and entirely revised edi-
tion. In two volumes. Volume l.. New
York: D. Appleton g. Co. Charleston
Holiness Book House.
There has been an iRterval of five years be-
tween the tenth and eleventh editions OF the
Principles of Geology, during which llme
much discussion has taken place on Important
theoretical points bearing on meteorolosy
and climate, and much new Information op-
tained by deep-sea dredging In regard to the
bed of the ocean and Its living inhaoilants.
Sir Charles Lyell, therefore, found it necessary
to recast several chapters, and at the same tlnie
he has endeavored to render more intelliglole
some of those periodical changes "hlch mos'
affect climate. The latest known facts concern
ing marine currents are dwelt upon, ana Tue
theories OF oceanic circulation are considered.
With these exceptions the WORK mas peen ie
printed mainly as 1t stood in 1867, Win correc'
tlons aud additions. The preface from whlen
these explanatory remarks are taken Is aalea
July Is, 1872, go that the reader Of the eleventh
edition has the advantage of all the changes
and corrections which the course Of sciennnc
investigation, up to the beginning OF the
present year, has enabled Sir Charles Lyel TO
make. The edition is illustrated with maps,
plates and wood cuts and has complete In
dex. In every respect it does credit to the
skill and business tact Of the great. publishing
firm by whom the American edition ls issued.
Cloth Pp GIL Price 81.
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aluniripal Notices.

nB- ESTIMATES WILL BE RECEIVED
until Roth instant for WhtewashIng the Centre
and Upper Markets. Applications left with the
undersigned. WILLIAM hlhh"ooD'
mavoa Chief Clerk.
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D1ar1lnQ.

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ate rates by addressing D. c. KNIGHT, as above.
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Meetinqs.

4 ,T1TTENTGON, WASHINGTON LIGHT
a 1IE.NTRY RIFLE CLUB.-Attend Special
- 1d..;,no no. Of YOUR Club. ut your Hall, THIS EVE.
STSG. AZ half. past O'Clock precisely; ,,no
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Jnsnranre.

The undersigned having been recently appoint
ed Agent for Charleston OF the above Com pany,
with the right TO take risks in any portion OF
South Carolinl, would invite the attention OF his
friends ard the public generally to few argu.
ments In its favor. 1t lsa
PURELY SOUTHERN COMPANY,
and in vests all It's accumulations at the South.
1t is ably managed and has large capital. 1t
does business on
TIE CASH sYsTEM ONLY,
and at rates ss low as any other sound Company
In the Country.
Call at my Office and allow me to show you the
long list Of Pocyholders, which ia the best eVl.
dence OF strength In Company.
EBEN COFFIN,
Agent for Charleston 8. O.,
No. 81 Broad street.
GEO. II. COFFIN, sub-Agent.
apri5 tn Atlantic Wharf.
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NTANTED, EVERYBODY TO KNOW
w that the cheapest and best warranted
Sewing Machine In the market is the HOME SHUT.
TIE, price SIS and S37. Oan be eeen at the Gene.
raj Agency, No. 255 King street, corner Beaufain
street. T. L. BIsSELL. jan12-8mos
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New. Books.

A WoMANs EXPERIENCES IN EUROPE includ-
ing ERgland, France, Germany and Italy.
By Mrs. E. D. Wallace. New York D. Ap-
pleton & Co. 1872. Charleston: Holiness
Book House.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-23
Notires in Bankrnptrp.

IN TBE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE DISTRICT OF
SOUTHUAROLINA.-In the matter OF Oh ARIES
KERRIsON, JR., 4 CO., BanErups.-In Bank
ruptcy.-The undersigned hereby gives notice
ofiils appointment o. Assignee Of CHARLES KER-
RISON, JR., 4 CO., OF Charleston, In the County
within ss:d District, who have been adJudged
Bankrupta upon their own petition, By the DIS
trlct Court OF said District
Dated 22d day OF May, A. D. 1872:
m8y23-th3 MARTIN w. WIGG. e.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15

ed reader, and it was noteworthy
fact, that in addition to being inform
ed on every day topics he was well
read in the better class of literature
Here is the secret of much of deceas.
eds success as clean compositor. He
stored his mind with useful informa-
ton. He so qualified himself for the
duties of a compositor, that when a
piece of manuscript of poor chirogra-
ply was handed him, he had the intelli-
gence to discover it's defects, and sup
ply any omissions which the writer
may have made. It is too frequently
the case that compositors pursue their
vocation as mere MISUNDERSTANDING
up type mechanically as it were and
never pausing to exercise the reason
ing faculties with which God has en-
dowed them. Had the craft more such
men within it's pale as Mr.. Alcott,
authors and proof-readers generally
would enjoy comparatively happy
time, and many of the errors which
now find their way into print, marring
the sense and paining the reader,
would be unknown. Of all men else,
printers should be Intelligent and we'll
read.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15
A Model Compositor.

Mr. Charles w. A1cott, whose death
at Trenton, New Jersey, has been an
nounced, was a model compositor. A
fellow workman. writing to the Pri2o-
ters' Circular furnishes interesting
facts connected with the life of deceas-
ed. This writer, says deceased HA.--
printer of rarely equalled abilities, and
that after years of travel through va
rious States, he had failed to find a
campositor so uniformly correct and
tasteful in his work. From boy he
evinced a pride in his profession that
placed him at its head as a copspetent
workman. In the office Of the Do9ty
Patriot, published at Trenton, Mr.. AL
cott was employed as a compositor, and
the ability he there displayed was the
subject of~Qniversal comment. He
would composefrom six to eight thous.
and ems Of hourgeeis type daily, ano
this quite frequently Without a single
error, typographical or Otherwise. The
most difficult or intricate rRanuscrip
failed to elicit from him any ~querie
or comments, but when his proof wa
taken, it was always found to be
masterpiece of composition. The fore
man would frequently impose larg
quantities of matter composed by Ae
ceased without taking proof. ,
We are told further in the sketct
before us, that Mr.. Alcott waS varl
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15

Thus it goes, burdens are unequally
borne. The, generous become the vic.
Tins of imposition; but they should
not, therefore, fail in courage, but ever
remember that they are richer in theil
loss than the selfish in their gain. But
who are the selfish? Is there one in
the world who is selfsh-in his own
eyes? If we may not
''See oursels as ithers see u.s.
we may know the selfish about us by
their fruits. No man who sits with
his fourth newspaper, sees a slender
woman servant-carry bur-
den so heavy that it nearly doubles
her sideways, can be unselfsh.
No able woman, who habitually al
lows a wearied husband, or father,
or brother, to return to an untidy
home, and a late unpalatable meal, can
be unselfsh. No one who receives a
Wellmeant kindness unthankfully can
be unselfsh. No who is careless Of
others, who never dresses we'll, nor
arranges a room, nor beauties the
grounds, surrounding the house, nor
does one or more of the thousand
nameless little acts that crafty the
tastes, or refresh and gladen the hearts
of others-no one who scorns these
things can be quite unselfsh.
He who has never a smile nor tear,
nor an impulse Of kindness toward
others, is unfit to live.-Erchanqe.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15

1culiar sound, something resembling
the popping of champaene corks,
Then he grew cross, and gave the
string another jerk, causing G. w. to
turn about with violeIt suddenness,
just as if he was dreadfsily out Of hui
NOR, too.
And still all was quat belowex-
lcept that popping sountl
Then the string was pulled again
land again and again, Indicating that
1.-THE old fellow was just RI ady to explode
with rage. And for fluffy fifteen min
utes did he have the aoresaGt of the
man who would not fsBSa lie turning
Iexcited fipfaps and ths skgs on the wal,
like beWitched gymnast, until he fell
asleep exhausted 1Sallie's father fell
asleep, not tf1r portrait
Henry kissed Sallid od-night at
|one o'clock a. M, rema ssing, as he did
SO, that it would seem lie a long, long,
weary year ere he Woula see her again
because, you know, ll9s didsi't expect
to see her again until che evening of
that day.
The next morning her father exam
ined that portrait, and when he fully
understood the situatiah he was pain
ed. He shed silent tear, detached
the string, sponged QUIZ The inserip
and walked away WITH the weight of
fifty-fve years on his shoulders that
being his age. He SAY that a girl who
will go back on her father that way,
would just as leave disp4ece herparents
by marrying Congressman.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15
selfeten Miscellanu,
Sallie's Bedtime.

slS5I Jncsv6feF ffofii4ii
that the TsUticayirls who want their
lbeaux to 60 homethe same night they
call, pull string at the proper hour
which reverses picture, on the back
of which appear the words, "Ten o.
clock is my bedtime"
This father, who hasa daughter giyeg
to late hours when certain yout tks1ts
up and helps her keep 1thepeT6hought
he would try'thjs>eotf6a plan, SO ne
wrote in large Characters, on the back
of a huge portrait of George Washing
ton, this inscription:
80 O'CLOCK is sALLIE's BEDTIME"
Then he arranged the picture so that
when he attached a string to the frame,
he could reverse it from his bed-cham-
Der. But when Sallie entered the room
an hour later, her aesthetic eye was out
ragged by observing the portrait of Geo.
Washington hanging slightly out Of
plumb, so to speak, and adjusting it.
her fathers little game was revealed in
all its subtle ingenuity.
Sallie was not a Utica girl, however
so she just went to work and neatly eff
faced the figure 60" leaving the
standing solitary and upright which,
you will observe, made a few hours diff.
terepce in her bedtime. That night
as usual, Sallie received visit from
her young man, whose front name was
Henry-an6 her paternal parent at,
tached his sting to G.. WIS portrait
and retired to his~1owny couch.
About ten o'clock, while Henry and
Sallie were deeply absorbed in some
knotty problem, with their heads SC
contiguous that they couldn't insert &
piece OF tissue paper between tbe,n5th
Father of his Country uddsr1y turned
his face to the wal, asn' he was asham'
Tea to gaze upop~such doings. Henry
with sudden start, glanced at the pic.
ture, and saw the handwriting on the
wall, as it were, which read, 81 O'Clock
is Sallie's bedtime" Then Henry
looked at Sallie with an interrogation
in his eye, which was partly dispelleC
by the fair maid murmuring, '1ts al
right" Henry said of course it was al
right-that he had long known one O.
clock was her bedtime, and he though
it was plenty late enough, too, for {
young girl to be out Of bed, but wha
business, he said, had George Wash
ington's portrait to be Topping abou
that way? Then Sallie explained
and the twain resumed work on tn
problem, Henry putting his arms a
round Sallie to prevent her falling of
the chair.
Meanwhile the old man was listen
ing for the front door to open, and hi
would be son-in- laws footsteps patter
ing over he pavement with the toes Q
his boots pointing from the house.
These sounds not falling upon his ears
and thinking may be the old thing di
not work right, he gave the string an
other pull, andGeo. W. again faced tn
audience. Then he listened, but h
heard no footeteps-nothing but pe
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15
Treatment of the Horse Disease.

! The following simple method oftreat-
ing the prevailing epizootic is given by
a veterinary surgeon of Montreal, DR.
McEachran, who in that city has treat
led over three thousand cases of hip
porhinorrhea:
1t depends on fungi or spores in the
air, which, being inhaled, affect the
mucus membrane, lining the nostrils,
trachea, bronchial tubes and air cells,
producing congestion, with thickening
and increased secretion.
The debility which is an early and
predominant symptom, he attributes
to the condition of the membrane lin
ing the bronchial tubes and air cells,
preventing the oxygenation of the
blood, the impure blood poisoning the.
System. The treatment which he has
found so successful in his practice, is
through cleanliness, proper ventilation
and the use of carbolic acid as disin-r
fectant. Feed them on linseed tea,
oatmeal Cruel, carrots, apples, boiled
oats; in fact, anything they may fancy
except dry oats. The hay should be-
dampened and we'll shaken. If they.
continue to feed, he recommends them
to be exercised in clothing, slowly, but
on no condition to be trotted, at least
till after all febrile symptoms have
left them. ~:
He says in most cases it presented
peculiar intermittent character, the
animals being subject to chills, shiver-
ing fits, with blowing. In these cases
he recommends them to be warmly
clothed, legs rubbed and bandaged,;
and give two ounces of liquor ammo,
MIA acetate, with half an ounce of
spirits of nitrous ether, every two
hours till perspiration sets in or the
fit passes. off; the throat and sides to
be well rubbed with ammonia lini-.
ment. Cold water to be given fire.
quently, not allowing the animal to
inkwhatheWill, butmerely mouth
full or two at time. As soon as they,
are strong enough, give them exercise
In the open air, if the weather is favora-
BILE, during the heat Of the day. He
does not consider it a fatal disease in
fact, if the horses .areskept from work.
and properly treated there need not bey
any deaths, unless it be among very
old or broken down horses.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-11-15
2 A Farmers Remedy,

experience In rearing sheep, assures us
that the epizoetie influenza, which has at
tackled the horses with so much virulence,
is precisely similar to the malignant dis
temper which sometimes destroys whole
flocks of sheep. A year or two ago his
sheep were affected with the distemper,
and he cured them with the following SIM
pie remedy:
Each sheep was caught and lighted
match held under its nose. The fumes of
the sulphur and phosphorus entered the
nostrils and produced a violent sneezing
by which all the mucous seeretions were
thrown out. The nose was then touched
with tar and the animal kept in dry
place for two or three days and allowed to
eat nothing but soft food. The cure was
immediate and failed in no instance.
The same gentleman has frequently cur
ed horses that were suffering from influen-
"a by giving mixture of powered bay
berry and slippery elm bark. Take equal
parts of each, feeding quarter of a pound
fat each meal. The horse should be fed on
ground corn and ground oats mixed, and
the powder shonld be put into the food.
1t is better to put lump of rock salt in
box near the trough where the horse can
lick at it whenever the notion takes him,
than to season his food with ground alum
salt-BGLtina0re american.