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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

land will buy moro corn than could
be produced upon that acre. This
may be true, and still it may be true
that all cotton and no corn is bad
motto.
a diversity of crops on tho samo
farm has many advantages. The worry
sameness which is presented constants
ly to the mind of the farmer, who
cultivates but one kind of crop pro-
duoes WEAKNESS. He becomes dispir-
tied. The human mind is so consti- :
tutod that it absolutely requires va
rlety. This variety is seen in hill
mountain and dale. A variety of
crops infuses energy into tho laborer.
A farmer can make his own supplies.
and nearly as much cotton or any
other money crop, as he can when he
makes no effort 60 produce any sup
plies at oil. This may be thought
extravagant; but if any one will tako
the trouble to look into the facts in
the case, he will conclude that the
statement is correct.
Again: a diversity of crops enables
tho farmer to save his land. 1t mat,
tors not what crop it is, ifit be plant
ed year after year on tho samo land,
the soil will become exhausted. To
keepit up will require much labor
and great expense in the way of ma.
nure. BY diversity of crops, the
farmer is able to rule the market and
not be ruled by the market. 1t is a
matter of universal observation that
those farmers who devote their whole
attention to money crop, and mako
no effort to produce their own sup.
plies, are wholly under the control cf
circumstances which they might con-
troll, if they saw fit so to do. The
theory of Southern formers with res-
pect to cotton is absolutely correct.
but their practice is absolutely wrong.
They all admit that there is too
much attention paid to the cultivation
OF cotton and not enough TO the pro-
ducing of supplies. If they know
what is right and what is wrong, why
do they not do what is right? 1t
is admitted that if the Southern pco
pie would produce their own corn,
flour and bacon, and what cotton, be.
sides, they could, we would be pros
porous people. Why is this not done?
Generally speaking, those farmers who
raise their own corn, wheat, oats and
bacon, together with q little cotton,
are in easy circumstances. This is
the proper time of tho year to tako
this mattor into consideration. Ifthe
farmers Of the South will plant the
same number Of acres in corn that
they plant in cotton, and devote the
same attention to its cultivation that
they usually do to the cultivation of
the cotton crop, next fall will find our
country in bettor condition than it
is to day. If our Southern farmers
continue to produce nothing but cot
ton and depend upon tho market for
bread and meat, the end will soon
come.-Yorkvilo Enquirer.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24
Why He Left.

Some months ago Colonel Bangs
engaged a young fellow named Scud.
der as sub-editor of the Morning
Argus. On the day before the anni-
versary of Bunker Hill, Bangs asked
Scudder il he was familiar with that
battle, and Scudder said he was. So
Bangs told Scudder he would like
HIM to write up little sketch of it
for the anniversary day, and Scudder
said he would try. The next morn
ing the sketch appeared in the paper
and attracted much attention. When
Bangs saw it he called Scudder in
and said: "Mr Scudder, didn't You
tell me that you were familiar with
the battle of Bunker Hill?" Eyes
sir" "Well, if that is the case. 7
will be obliged if you will tell me
what you mean when you say: "By
o'clock the Confederate troops were
ready for the attack. Gen. Washing
ton had the catapults put in line to
await their coming; and when Ma
poleon saw them he drew his trusty
sword and said, 'Soldiersl twenty
centuries look down upon YOU
No sooner were the batterine
rams leveled against the wall of the
castle than the Duke of Wellington
sent word to his mother by Gen But>
Ter, that he would either win or be
brought back on his shield. Then
ordering his men to fire at the white
OF the enemy's eyes, he waited the
onset with all that majestic calmness
which ever distinguished the great
hero of Buena Vista. This was the
very crisis of the battle. Joan of Arc,
spying Gen. Jackson behind the cot
ton bales, dashed at him upon her
snow white charger, swinging her
P0nderous battle axe over her head
her fair hair streaming behind her
III the wind. AS her s;ecd rushed
forward her hair caught in the hong ii
OF tree, and as Sue hung there Ser
Seant Bates SHOT her through tie
heart with bolt from an arquebus.
her last words were, Don't give up
the ship? The Duke could stand it
no longer. The Mamelukes had
slain all the vanguard-Gen. Sickles
had lost his leg and re ired on pen
sion, and the enemy's skirmishers
lodged in the top of the Bunker Hill
Monument, were pouring boiling oil
on those who attempted to scale it
Leaping from his horse, he shouted,
UP guards, and at theml' and the
next moment, with the glorious flag
OF truce in one hand and his sword
in the other, he hurled his legions
upon the lava beds, crushing the say
age foe to the earth, aud killing, a.
mong others, the we'll known Gener-
al Harrison, afterwards the President
Of the United States.' l think we
shall have to part, Mr. Scudder. It
seems to me that you career as a
Journalist ought to end right here. [
will accept your resignation. And
if any one asks your why you left the
Argus, point out this paragraph, and
say that it was because the proprie>
tor was afraid he'd murder you when
he read the statement that, 'at the
battle of Bunker Hill, the Contedero
ates lost $4,000, and the Carthageni-
ans only 600, and that there is no
spot in Virginia people hold more
sacred than that bloody hill where
the bones of Cromwell lie with those
OF Rodger Williams point to that
language, Mr. Scudder, and your
friends will understand the situation. ).
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

b0" Three thousand six hundred
dollars ofthe taxes of Darlington wero
recently over paid into the State
treasury. Two thousand seven hun
dred dollars have been returned.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

'Thcro is good doal Of fire in this
horse radish,' remarked Mrs. SpilllIns
at dinner yesterday. yes, my love-
replied Lcandcr 't must havo como
from tho CRATE
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

A lawyer, about to finish q bill of
costs, was requested by his cliont, a
baker, to make it as light as possible.
'Ah,' said tho lawyer, you might
properly enough say that to tho fore
man of your establishment, but that is
not the way make my bread
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

Il don't have to go to tho newspa,
pers for my whisky news' she remark
ed confdontialIy to a. friend, Il can all
ways toll it by his breath tho moment
he gets into tho bed"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

A schoolmastor said: 81 am like q
hono--I sharpen q number Of blades,
but wear myself out in doing it,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

1t is a wretchod way to always
turn the smoothest sido to the world
and the toughest and coarsost to ono's
nearest and dearest friends.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

That's an enterprising man who
has just paid the Centennial Mana-
gers $4,000 for concession for pops
corn selling;
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

Bridal tours arc going out of FASH
ion, and tho young man can enjoy
tho blissful days directly under tho
watohful eye of his mothor~in.law.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

IF thero is anything which will
make my mouth water said old tops
CT, 4 don't want TO SEQ it,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

Power hath not halt the might of
gentleness.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04

Rev. Samuel Bouknight, of
the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, departed this life at
Lecsvillc, Lexington County,
on the LIST.
The cornet band serenadcd
Judge Northrop at Union.
The Judge made q speech.
A son of Richard Osborn.
colored, was drowned in a
we'll in Darlington.
Miss Bennett, the late
James Gordon's daughter.
has gone into q convent.
1t is said that Edgcfield has
harvested more grain this
year than ever before.
The work of rebuilding
Clafin University will begin
very soon.
Miss Anna Wells, of Dal-
ton, Ca, suicidcd; pistol.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04
Financial and Commercial.


BALrrxoRH-Cotton quiet .middIing
~; low middling l04; good ordinary
n; sales G5; stock 1919, net receipts 10;
gross OO; exports Great Britain OO; conf
tinent o. coastwise 80. Sugar firm
lOfai0l. Flour dull-Howard Street
and Western super Sa7; extra 4a5; f,.
mily s. 5Oa6. IS. Wheat steady-Wcst.
Southern white 56a6O, yellow 55a51;
ern91 .35; prime 1.3S. Corn nominal
Western mixed 81. Pork aOa2l. Bulk
meats-shouldcrs 81; clear sides IOi
loose; Sia1Ol packed. Bacon-shoul.
dcrs ya9l; cleur rib sides IL: hams 14}x
l5a. Lard stendy-rcfincd t24. But
ter quiet and tirm-good to prime
Western 17a2l. Coffee demand light,
hut holders firm-Rio cargoes l5loiSl;
jobbing l5talSl. Whiskey ilrm-job-
hing LIS.
NEW. ORLEANs.-Net receipts IL
groes A; sales 5O. stock "a $40; exports
Great Britain 2.6Off France :,j9: cor.
tincnt O60; constwisc OOO; market dull
-middling Iii; low middlinl 1O.;
good ordinary %.
GALvEsruS.--Net receipts 1SS; gross
O0 exports continent ~. cOastwise 1tj
sales 1Us stock S,::'ti9; market dull and
casy-middling III; low middling lO4;
good ordinary u.
PRoviDENCH. K. I.-Stock 10000.
Observation-Disclosures liS; shipments
for week It'll: shipments 1855: Gales
47S; sales 80; stock 23,7l7; market
duIl-middling IL.
BOSToH.-Ect receipts t08; gross $50
stock 16,O5S exports Great Britain 90;
sales u market quiet-middling l2s;
low middling IL / good ordinary lUI.
WlLNIN0rON-Sctr receipts 8; stock
6il; exports coastwise Is; market dull
-middling l0l; low middling TO- good
ordinary q.
PHILADELrnIA.-Ne rcccipts 81;
gross 81; exports Great Britain OOO
market quict-miidling Il low mid.
ding IL: good ordinary 10.
NORFOLK receipts 1871; exports
coastwise II; sales O0, stock 3,45l;
market dull-middiing II.
MosiLE.-Net receipts 40; gross o;
exports Great Britain 0; continent ii;
sales 3O0 stock y. S.4l2; market weak and
Notwithstanding IL; low middling
TO- good ordinary 81.
Au0UsrA.-Cotton market quiet and
steady-middling III; low middling
10 i good ordinary %.
CHAHLKSroN.-Net receipts II; ex.
ports coastwise GOO; sales so; stock
6.!6$ market dull-middling Iii; low
middling 1O3oi; good ordinary 9la10.
DENOMINATIONS frm-city pack
ed ~. 75a2O.25. Lard steady-prime
steam rendered LII; city kettle 13alS{.
Whiakey steady, At Ito.
ST: LoUIs.-Flour unchanged. Corn
Lard dull-ll.O. Whiskey Ill.
CaIcAao-Flour unchanged. Wheat
steady-spring l.05I. Corn steady
46t' Pork steady, at 19.25al9.25.
II. Wheat 1.56. Pork quiet-2O. 90.
WhIskey firm-l.l0f.
LIvERrooL-S p. Motion fiat
and irregular-middling uplands 6;
middling Orleans o.; sales COCO, OF
which l,OOO arc for export and specu.
!aiion; receipts $500, American 400;
futures dull and Offering free.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04
MAR RED.

In Charleston, on Friday, June 30,
1t tho residence of tho brides mother.
By tho Rev. w. T. Whitemann, Col.
WIN. S1MONS. Of Columbis, to Miss
KATE EDWARDS, Of Charleston,
s. {.
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SOUTHERN
hfELOplEs.

characteristic feature of the
exhibition, and a very pic
t''resquc one, too, ia the pre-
sence in the Northwestern
portion of Machinery Hall of
several colored men, who are
employed by a Virginia to-
bacco manufacturer to show
the process of packing to-
bacco, but who. while they
are packing, amuse them
selves and . larger number Of
hearers, by singing we'll
known Southern melodies.
They have u consciously be-
come quite q distinctive fea-
ture of the exhibition, and
attract a great deal of atten-
tention, particularly from
people of the North and for
eigners who have never heard
q "darkey song" before.
The 2D.-The city of Phil
adelphia was all excitement
on the 2d-flags, banners and
transparencies flying in front
every building, and the streets
were thronged with people
in procession. independence
Hall and Square were centres
of attraction, where the CEN
tennial anniversary of the re.
solution declaring the colo
nies free, passed by the Con-
tinental Congress, July I'd,
l776, was celebrated.
An eccentric citizen of Cape
May carried q rope in his
pocket for forty years; his
explanation being that he
was liable at any time to wish
to kill himself, and meant to
always have the means handy.
A few days ago he hanged
himself with the old rope.
Mamma" said little Nell,
"ought governess to fog mo
, for what I've not donc?"
"No. my dear; why do You
ask?" "Causc she logged
me to-day when I didn't do
! my sums"
John Tobin, q sailor, at
tempted to crawl under a
freight train on the n. E. r.,
in Charleston, a few days ago,
when it moved, and he was 80
badly injured as to cause his
death.
It seems that the Ccntenni-
al Exhibition, so far from in
creasing food prices in Phila-
delphia, has actually had the
effect, by attracting larger
supplies, Of reducing them.
The new forts around Paris
are to be named after the gen
erals who labSred so hard to
! ro<r;ox,n xhr En,,Ixc or N.>V
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HpatCn. uatcU Army OF the
Big Horn, Camp at foot of
Cloud Peak, via Fcttcrman,
Wyoming Territory, June 28,
says the troops are waiting
for the coming Of supplies.
No enemy has been seen since
the return from the Rosebaum
region. There is a round
about rumor. originating with
the Indians at the agencies, of
a fight between Terry's force
and Sitting Bulls force. but
nothing heard sef the move
ments Of the Northern column.
The 5th Cavalry, Major Carr,
under orders from Sheridan,
will proceed Northward over
the trail along Little Powder
River, TO cut of the Sioux In
dams from rasorting to the
agencies for ammunition, and
force them to lay down their
arms. before they can seek
protection or; food from the
Government.
House., . noted divorce
lawyer Of New York city, was
killed by his wife 1t Lawrence
station, N. j., on the LIST. It
seems that House had beaten
his step-son and wife. and wao
drawing . pistol on the latter.
whan she shot him with a
pistol she had obtained from
her room.
A terrible storm passed
over Bellefont, Penu., on the
lst. Cellars wepe flooded
aud buildinga carried of.
One mansupposed drowned.
A disastrous fire occurred
in St: ;Johnsbury;SVt.. on the
LIST. Sixty buildings de-
stroyed; loss $l0O, 600; one
third insured.
How Gov. TaLDEx RECEIVED
HIS EoMNArs6N,- the
short despatch was received.
the GovernorJ speaking to &C.
veral friends in o tone scarcely
above q whisper, said: IL can
tell you what has been done.
This nomination was not made
by the leaders of the party.
II was the people who made
it. heywantreform. They
have wanted it . long while,
and, in looking about. they
have become convinced that
it is to be found here (point-
ing at himself.) They want
it; that is what they are after.
They are sick of the corrup-
ti0ns and Observation-Disclosures
of their affairs. They want
. change. and one for the
better-a thOrouoh rofnr,n.-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04

oOuASCc ctdtO Su0t N1. NcCilCa,
the Montcnegrian Minister Of
the Interior and acting Aide
de-Camp, envoy from Scrvia,
is expected to arrive in Mon
tenegro. A perfect agreement
respecting military operations
has been established between
the two principalitics.
VIENNA, July 3.-Servia has
notified the powers that unless
they declare the Danube neu-
tral and prevent tho Turks
using it for military opera-
tiona, Servia will obstruct il
with torpedoes. It is stated
that Prince Milan has arrived
at Alesdenatz. Servia has
suspended the foreign tele-
graphic service.
LoSDos, July3.-Atc telegram
from Belgrade Gays the Servi-
an army commenced, ye.te.-
day. reconnoitreing the South
eastern frontier. and it is re-
ported occupied some impor.
tant strategical positions on
the Turkish frontier.
The Times has the following:
A despatch from Vienna says
Official intelligence from Bel
grade says the Servians, yes
terday crossed the frontier at
three points. The places are
not mentioned. but from the
position Of their forces, il may
be presumed that these points
are Alerdinatz. Lisetz and
some point on the Dwina.
American lntelligsnce.
NEw ORLEANS, La. July 3.
After one ballot, in which
Packard led all candidates.
Anderson. Ludeling and War
mouth withdrew in his favor,
and the nomination was made
by acclamation.
Larry Scott. = Pinchback
delegate. WAS mortally wound
ed by opposition partisans.
New cotton has been re.
ceived in New Orleans from
Texas.
NrwAax. N. j., July a.
Gen. F. Marshall Leffcrts died
instantly Of heart disease, ON
board the train, this morning,
while en- route to Philadel-
phia in command Of the vete-
rams Of the 7th regiment. The
whole command turned back
and are at the depot, wheec
the body awaits the train for
New York.
WAsHNGroN. July 3.-In
the Senate, Blr. Morrill,, of
Maine, moved that when the
Seuate adjourned, it be to
meet on Wednesday: agreed
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04
LATEST BY !TELDGRAPH,

tDoiiy I'heniz Specfni Despaiches.l
European Affairs.
LONDON, July IA special
from Vienna says that Prince
Milan. in his proclamation.
announces: ''Tufkeyprevokcd
war by not satisfying. Bosnia
and by threatening Servia
we enter Bosuea in tho
cause Of humanity and
nationality, and to re-establish
peace without offending Tur-
keys integrity" The proc
lamation mentions Austria
thankfully for her efforts to
protect the Christians.
The SeFvii.us anu the Mon
tenegrans have entered Turk
ish territory. A declaration
Of war has been duly lodged
At Vienna. The state Of
siege recently proclaimed in
Servia has been counterman-
ded. but the expectation of
grain, victuAls and arms are
forbidden.
. A special telegram from
Cittange, dated Sunday: Mon
tcne1ro sent to-dav her dec
laration ofwarto Turkey. The
people received the procls-
mationwith great enthusiasm.
A despatch to the Daily
News from Belgrade, says Il
is reported that the
Pasha, in command 1t Wild
den. has seized 500 of the
principal insurgents. and
threaten to execute them il
that district rises. The Turks
are hanging teachers and
professors everywhere. A,
priest has been cruci6ed near
Philippolis. Roumania has
refused to cooperate with
Servia.
A London despatch says,
The Liberals iu Parliament
will question the Government
respecting its Eastern policy.
The liberal sentiment of the
entire countryis against unhe.
ccssary complications which
may be caused by the support
Of Turkey. Fears prevail
that the war in the East can
not be localized or confined
to a conflict between the Ser
vians and Turks. There is
much talk about the review of
the volunteers, which was
held yesterday. Hitherto the
Government had not permit
ted the volunteer reviews ON
70 large a scale in Hyde Park.
The Goverement is evidently
now patting this hitherto de-
spised force on the back"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1876-07-04

RErREScHxENr.-The Bos.
ton Herald. Independent.
with the largest circulation
Of any paper published in
New England, says: THE
Democratic House should
stand firm for economy. The
retrcnchmcnt it proposes is
reasonable. and will not i'm.
pair the efficiency Of the Go.
vcrnlncnt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-31
WHOLE NO. 1854.

ually concerned, and % accusers in re-
spect to one another. Conkling is
vigorously assailed in the very State
Convention that nominates him.
Blaine is hedged about with fire of
charges which his own party refuses
to think he has fairly and fully met.
Even Bristow, who is put forward in
the party as the reformer par ercel-
lence, has not been able to escape the
allegations of party rivals which do
not strengthen him as candidate in
the common esteem. Morton is as
sailed, both covertly and openly, by
his political brethren, and dreaded by
a large part of the Republican press as
a dangerous and unprincipled public
man. These are the conspicuous as
pirants and candidates for the Presi.
dency among the Republicans. There
is clearly nothing left for them to do
but to bring forward some unknown
responsibility, about whom as little
can be said favorably as unfavorably,
and with whom they will hope to sat
isfy the expectations OF the American
people after having blasted them with
so long term of misrule. The con-
trast between the two parties could
not we'll be sharper or more signif
cant. If candidates are to mean any
thing at this crisis, it is not necessary
to enforce the lesson which such a
contrast impresses. Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-31
An AnecdOte of John II. Hale.

John p. Hale, for so many years a
leading members of the United States
Senate, did not especially distinguish
himself as a scholar, but his genial
wit made him general fovorite. His
jokes had vitality enough to survive
the many college generations that
have succeeded him. In his Latin
not infrequently the authors meaning
escaped him, but it was strangely clear
to him when he edited the class by
rendering Horace's saying: "Dimid-
iam tacsi, qui coepit, habet' c"Weh
begun half done') "He that is we'll
lathered is half shaved" [''Bowdoin
College : Scribner for May.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-31

earth, to show the world that nation
ality with us meant the widest hospi-
tality, breaking down the traditional
bulwarks that foster selfish isolation
not appropriate to free institutions.
If we began our work by breaking
away from restraint that had become
endurable, 1--WE signallze the second
century of it by inviting the peoples
of the world to leave their homes and
witness a life that is large enough to
include all characters, all lineage and
all conditions, The year may be a
memorable one for ourselves, as well
as our guests, by making the high use
of it whose chief points are to be
found suggested above.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-31
She That Was Patience HitChins

1t was u sitting morning in dog
days Nature seemed ust ready to
faint, and SO did Mrs. Mostly, when
from her chamber window she sped
Patience Hitchins signing on the
door stone. 1t was bad enough that
oppressive day to discover mould III
the cake,chest and a blight on the
cherry trees but to see the mould
and blight, embodied in Miss Patience
crossing ones threshold, was great
deal worse and Mrs Mosely was
heard by her kitten 10 say that she
SHOULD give up"
On second thought, however, she
did no such thing but possessing
herself of the camphor bottle and a
touching look of resignation, descend
ed to find her guest seated on the low
er stair, YEARLY tanning herself with
npr pocket handkerchief, which it was
Miss IIitchins' habit to hoist as u sig
nal of distress when suffering from an
"attack." She laid it now across her
chest, and mutely folded her hands
above it While waiting for her breath
to oyertqke her. Sitting bolt upright
against the balusters, with her veil
over her face, she looked, in her strip
ed gown, not unlike the dignltied
flower known as jack .in.the pulpit,
If a mature maiden of forty might be
lik ened to any Of the floral creation.
1t may be, with her closed eyes, she
seemed 10 Daniel Kilgore like the