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WHY We Have Hot Weather.

The sun was in spogee and tbs earth
IL sphelion thiB morning at 2s minutes
aftsr o'clock; thetTe, the earth reached
the part Of her orbit in which she is ,,t
the greatest distance from the SUN. For,
strange as it may seem, the earth Is now
three millions of miles further from the
Gun tiian 5ho WIS On the Ist OF last JAM
3sTJ. Taking tho must ,pproyed esti-.
nation of the sun's distance, end using
round numbers TO express the Hame, the
distance between the sun and earth Is sc
present ninety4s.aree millions of miles,
while in mid winter the two bodies ara
ninety millions of miles apart. The
question naturally arises as 70 the reason
why we do not have tbs coolest weather
when the sun is farthest away. This Is.
easily explained, for the SUMS rays fall
perpsndiculariy upon the earth In mid
summer, and obliquely in mid-winter;
the intensity of the heat far oyerbalanc-
ing the difference in Che distance. The
snmmerheat 10, however, tempered by
the greater distance Of the central fire,
for ia the southern hemise ',ere, where
the sun iS In perigee at midsummer, the
heat 10 intsa.ss:aied, and the temperature
is higher in Australia and Sfathern Az
rics than In corresponding iatitndes
nCrthi OF the equator. 1t is well W5
were not living about thirty-six hundred
years before the creation Of Adam for
the auu was then iR perigee during tho
northern summer, and In apoges dIIrings
the northern winter. Sir John Heracheis
estimates that the northern summer &c
that distant period Of the world 's hfsto-
ry was twenty-three degrees hotter, antl;
tie northern winter tsFent three degrees
colder than it is at present. Every in
habitent of the nnrth tempefate zone has
therefore reason to be grateful that the
snn is L, Sc Eli 7iis7son, for what
would become of the poor Inortais who
have been simmering In the intenae heat
Of the last five days If they were requir-
ed to bear q temperature of from ten to
twenty degrees higher than the nine
ties, in which, the Thermometer has been
mercilessly rsyeling2 tg ..8 ti2
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Crop Review.

The New York Herald has teleg.ams
from ali portions of the country, and is
able, therefore, to give an accurate and
thorough review of the growing crops
The outlook il most satisfactory, and
everything promises cheap bread in 1879
There is now under plow in the United
States an area of not less than 50,000,-
900 acres. being greater aricant at
land under cultivation than ever before
This land is principally planted in
grain. There is an increase of 2,000,-
600 acres planted in wheat over 1877.
The crop, moreover, is in very prom.
ising condition. The Coast States, Cali
tornia, Virginia, etc., with the exception
of Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee, show
poor crop, but in all the Central and
Western States. the great wheat growing
States of the Union, the outlook is grand.
Kansas, il is thought, will lead off with
100000 bushels, the largest wheat
crop by 90 per cent. ever raised in Gny
State Of the Union.
Most Of the other Western States SHOW,
an increase in the expected wheat crop :
in Wisconsin this increase Is estimated
at fully one sixth; In Iowa, at one fourth ;
in Minnesota at three.tenths; in Ne.
braska, at four-tenths. The condition of
the crops in these States is almost without
parallel. It is estimated that this coun-
try will raise between 800. 0.500,O 900 and
420, 100000 bushels. OF THE, 235,0O0,-
900 is needed for homo consumption.
5000, 600 for seed, leaving surplus OF
from l10,000,000 to 10000, 600 bush
els for export.
The wheat crop of the rest Of the
world this year is poor. The crop is q
failure in Germany, Belgium and Hol-
land is behindhand in France, and is
poor in India. We will, therefore, send
larger amount Of wheat abroad this
year than usual. It is impossible, hoy
s=er, that No can snip as much as 140,-
100000 bushels.
There are 50,OO0,0OO acres of land
planted with corn. The crop, therefore,
will be larger than last year. The other
grains, barley and rye, are of small i'm.
portance, but of these also the acreage
this year is larger than in 1877, and The
condition far superior.
Tobacco 10 the ouiy staple That viii
show an actual decrease In production
this year. The excessive crop of las
year and the small prices paid discoufaaeG
the farmers, and the. consequences Is
decrease in the acreage planted in to
bacco. -
With this single exception, the crop.
of 1878 will exceed those of any rrav1i
/ ous year IN the history of this country.
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RAaDoE.pz1H. OF Ro4agEs RoaseeEE eG;s.
The 1sztraoEainfry yigor Of a.:pying slan.

The Extraordinhry yigor OF q Dying Bfan.
OF John Randolph's eccentrfclty his
latest biographer, Mr. Bondin, tells many
curious instances. One of these con-
cerns the visit made by Col. T. s.. Flour
ney and. his father at Roanoke in the
year 1929, Col. Flourney being then g
lad. John Randolph's body servant
invited them into hed.chamber, where
they found the brilliant ViTginian ap-
parently very i'll. He said, ia response
to Mr, FIourney's inquiries, John, j am
dying; I shall not live through the
nigh" Col. Flourney adds h5y 2 fataar
informed him that we were ON our way
to HalifSx court. He requested ia 10
say to the people on Monday, cc.srt day,
that he was no longer candidatefo for the
convention; that he did not expect TO
I've through the night, certainly not Till
the meeting Of the convention. Hesoon
began to discuss Che questions of reform
and the proposed changes In the consti-
tuition. Becoming excited, he seemed to
forget that he was q dying man. In
short time we were invited to tea, and.
when we returned to his room we found
him again in dying condition. But,
az before, he soon began to discuss the
subject Of the convention; and becoming
more animated, he rose up In bed.--my
father and myself being the only audi
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VOL. X1V.---NO. 8.

thrice sacl!. day. think they generally
90 in with their clothes (another En-
glish linguistic idiotcy; why isn't there q
regular Singular for "clcthesg 10 answer
thSrequirements Of people who wear on
ly one garment on, and either remove
them, or. it, in the water, or keep them,
or it, on. They, or it, do not, or does
not, suffer from wetting.
THE TORNADO.
Another feature Is the tornado, which
comes almost every day during the rainy
season, from May to October. It rises
away up in the still mysterious interior
somewhere, and comes sweeping down,
sometimes hardly stronger. than o good
land breeze, sometimes furiousiy, bring
ing driving rain with 1t. Il generally
lasts from quarter to half or -Four, and
cools the atmosphere delightfully."-.
TWO BURIAIs. ,4. III
I sr3ans in my last Of the two deaths
which occurred aboard while at Sierra
Leone. The two bodies were taken
ashore and buried in consecrated ground,
being each accompanied by @ few friends.
1t seems the very essence of the sarcasm
of fate" that these poor creatures should
have come thousands of miles TO Africa
only to die in sight of its shores, and end
their graves in its longed-for soil. The
lamp u aIl .yndertaker charged G5.12
labout $2S) for tho-fIyo burials, which
were as simple and plain as cot,Id be
Neither of the families Of the deceased
could raise the $14 to pay their share
and the captain was Obliged to advance it
A VOTE OF THANKS.
We left Sierra Leone with some regret
| for we were treated with great kindness
and consideration by everybody, and had
| enjoyed the abundance Of fresh meats,
vegetables and fruits, and the walks
about the streets, always full of anima-
ton and hustle, intensely. Besid.e this,
we received there from everybody the
most discouraging reports of Monrovia.
interviewed several ex-Libsrians, and
received the most unfavnl,ble accounts
of this country, in comparison with which
they seemed to regard Sierra Leone as an
earthly paradise. But we had to come
| and we came. cannot close without
again speaking of the kindness ezTs-
rlenced from the Governor, ano from MIR
Broadhurst, the American representa-
tive, an Engiishman. It was unremit-
ting, and displayed in thousand ways
and everybody aboard the Azor has rea
son to be extremely grateful to those gen
tlemen. When I have gotten my bear
ings here little, I will write what
know about Liberia.
A. B. WILLIAMS.
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Management OF Chickens.

Chickens require neither food or drink
on the day on which they are hatched.
Both are injurious, as they interfere with
the natural digestion of the yolk, which
is absorbed into the bowels at the period
of Matching, and constitutes the frat
food. If grits, oat meal and the like are
spread before the hen on the twenty-first
day, she ID induced to leave the nest,
the last-hatched chickens are unable to
follow, and being weakly, frequently per-
ish. If undisturbed, the hen seldom
'leaves the nest OH the tYenty-first day,
while on the twenty day the
chickens will be found strong enough to
folloy her. The plan Of examining pep
per corns or grains OF barley down the
throats of newly-hatched chickens Is ax-
oeedingly injurioas. The best food for
them is sweet, coarse oatmeal, mixed in
to crumely paste with milk, and GER
tain proportion of custard made by beat
ing together an egg with tTc tablespoons
fuls of milk, and ."setting'' it by gentle
heat. Custard so made is eaten with
avidity, and the chickens make rapid
progress upon it. Such preparation is
far superior TO the hard-boiled eggs so
often employed aud which is not relish
ed by the chickens. The young birds
are also very fond of little cold oat-
meal porridge; milk Is frequently used
to mix the barley or oatmeal, but it
should be remembered that it soon be-
comes sour in summer, and is decided
= ,.;::-::0;s Gus ii onioioyoli IN InaJ STATE.
No moro food, therefore, ahould be mix
ed with milk than can be eaten in few
hours. Sopped bread is by no means
desirable, since it does not appear to of
ford the necessary resistance to the nat
ural grinding of the gizzard, and coDse-
quently the chickens soon become
weakly and affected with diarrhea from
its use. In order to satisfy the hunger
Of the hen, which is usually very great
when she leaves the nest, it is quite de-
sirable to give her as much grain as ehe
can consume. Then, having satisted her
own appetite, and quenched her thirst.
which at this time is considerable, she
will brood over her uniedged Young and
keep them at rest whilst they arc digest
ing the yelk that has been absorbed just
before Matching. After the first few days
some whole grain, such rs small tail
the young brood, and it viii bs found to
be greatly relished, and doubtless affords
a wholesome exercise for the extraordi-
nary g.ilding power of the eizzard.
ca Chickens iiO0i1n5 sihUuid either nave q constant
| supply OF food, or be fed at very short
intervals. The frat food should be given
at daybreak. With regard 90. animal
food, there is none equal TO tho natural
supply of worms and insects obtained by
the hen When ahe Is at large; small
WORMS sorH d ahovelfuI OF mold, contain
ling an ants nest, may be given If The
chickens are In 6 confined situatto aud
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tract on the ground Of fraud, where nc
fraud has been proved or attempted to
be proved. I do know that ha who holds
a coupon bond, having about is all the
semblance of a good and valid security,
cannot be deprived of its benefit by the
bare, naked unsupported charge of fraud,
! and also know that it was no defence
TO this action to allege the institution of
another court, for the trial Of the Issues.
when it was not even pretended that the
Circuit Court was thereby deprived of
Jurisdictlep. know all this, and it
would be matter of astouishmert to me
if should discover that the INTELII-
GENCEn did not know 1t.
The INTELLIaENcER seems to IMAGINE
that take the ground that these honda
should be paid and their coupons received
for taxes, without any investigation, and
without regard to whether they be frau
dulent or not. Now I wish it to be dis
distinctly understood that 1 assume no
such position. What 1 did say was that
these bondholders had perfect right to
institute these proceedings; that they
were proceedings which had been sanc-
toned by centuries of continued usage;
that their conduct was not unpatriotic,
because the proceedings were instituted
when they had no otner remedy, and
that having begun thence, they had q
right to continue them, when they found
the new remedy incapable of giving the
relief which they had been seeking.
am quite as much in favor of an investi-
CATION of the bonds as the .INrELLIGEN-
GER can possibly be, and the point spe-
cially made, and again urge, is that the
investigation could have been had in the
Circuit Court, and that the bondholders
were entirely willing that it should have
been had there. do not wish the State
to pay fraudulent bonds, but what insist
on is that the bondholders had right to
/ resort 10 an old remedy which has served
in hundreds of emergencies Of the same
nature as the present; and protest with
earnestness against the creation of O SEN
timent in opposition to their right, and
which holds good citizens forth to the
community, as wanting in patriotism,
and as injuring the State. They injure
the State far more who advocate the crea-
tion of new tribunal, for the trial OF
such cases. They declare to the wo=ld
that South Carolina has established
courts, and illed their benches, for the
trial Of controversies between her citizens
and that she will not submit to those
same courts, good enough for the citizens,
the adjudication of cases to which she
Is party.
My letters upon this subject have been
wIitten solely with the desire to correct
an erroneous impression, and in no spirit
of purposeless antagonism, and I shall
write no more.
Having full confidence in the impreg-
nablo strength of my positions, rest ga
tisfed that the future history of these
bonds and of the State will be their most
complete justification.
SIMEON HYDE, JR.
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Tllo Habit Of I Reading.

- Eaye no time to raall, q in the CONE
mon complaint, and especially OF Ro-
men, whose occupations arc such as 10
prevent continuous hook perusal. They.
cannot devote as much attention 30 books
a5 they are compelled to devote Co their
.aY0sations tha2 thav snannnk. rra.l1 as-..LIs
thing. But this is q great mistake. 1t
isn't the books we finish ct s. sitting.
which always do us tho most good.
Those We devoas in odd moments. Ii alf q
dozen pages at q time, often give us more
satisfaction and are more thoronRhly al.
gested than those we mako PARTICULAR
effort to read. The men who have made
their mark IN the world, have aenefaiiy.
been the men who have in boghood
formed the habit OF reading sc every
available moment, whether for tive min
ntes or Eve hours.
lk ie the habit of reading, rather than
the time at our command, that helps i.s
ON the road to learning. Many os tho
most cultivated persons, whose names
have been famous as atudents, have given
only two or three hours to their books.
IF We MAKE use of5spare minutes iIl the
midst of our work, and read 8 littlo, if
but o page or 3 paragraph we ahell find
our brains quie kened, and our toll light
ened by just so much increased setisfae-
tioii as the beck gives us. Nothing helps
ttsSr<EvtyIiUtio SzlsrAy Tuunrb so
much rs fresh and striking shoughts to
be considered while our hands are busy.
a new idea fForn q new volume Is ike
oil, which reduces the. irictioa Of tho rla-
chinefE of life. What see rasf en- Dor OF
brief glimpses into books, MEN ssrveH IS
ii atimuip;lt 10 action, and hecatn 81 ono
OF the most precious lcn0l Isl IN th q kYnass
lIfY cf our objection. All koowledga
Is nude up of small pnssz,, wlliel Nolild
Ssenl iIlsignifcant Il u tleuss "a sVs
which Galsnn inratI ar Z. fsra EaInahsa
weapons for tha mind, and stitss fiii Il
arnlor For tho so;il ne 0dil niiattet
fNiIy hnsbanded siaas VIII 81
The lopg ram ms 65 itie lI6if Ra
ycl den e5ys, that 80 sia le ~ fknaS
iil toy. - q sf.l.a, Va ~
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GATES or SUBsORIPTION.-oSR ,o,LLAI
aud Ffprf, ,CSgI-S per annum, in aatsScs. Two
DOLLARS AZ as9taf year. sEyEHrY-FivE Cgsca
for SIX mohthss y
Sa6soripsi are not taken for e less period
RATES or .lbRBRTISTRG.-on Dollar per
s1uare OF one inch for the hrst insertion, and Fifty
Ceuts per square for subsequent insertionsess than
three months. No advertisements counte less
than square. - :.
Liberal coatrac,s wilibe made With those Wishing
10 advertise for threo, six or twelve months. Ad-
svertising by contract must be confined TO the i'm
.uedist bust the frm or individual coptrae-
ting.
sof Respect, and hll personal communications or
;matter0 of individual interest, VIII be ehafgi for
lat advertising rates. Announcements Of marriages
and deaths and notices ofa religious characte are
respectfully solicited, and will be inserted Hatis
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When man coca home at threc Il.
M, scratches square rcd Of p,zsleging
from the wall ia tryiog 10 strike q light
with q nall, lhfowsit down in5dbgUet
asd aslsa be sings son 81 the sasschsaak5
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EBizz y ADIER RZLsEHks We - easspsi4e!a te
require cash rpy msnts for @dr filsing s5e4ea Ss
Executors. Administrators gaG .oineE adatsattoal
notieca, which viii only be ipseTted ,S:!Ha the
money comes With the order;
Citations, two insoEtions, = sas9es
TEfafs Noticss fhreo snssrtfonk. 200,
Einal Eettiemonts, Gye itsextions s~t 500
10 C0ERE2PONDENIEt--I order 20 geceAFS
attentions eoInfnunicafi must be accompanied
by tho trsia fienio and address OF the &fites Ke-
jected mAnuscfi - VIII net be retaEnea, niess ths
~ We are not lespensible fos the yieEsaRd
opinions OF ou, correspondents. -
All communications BhohlA be addreBsed TO
itors Inteligencern and all checks, drafts money
OF = ~ Z. B. MURRAY h CO., M
- Anderson. 9. @. y
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Kate Southern 10 Eratified. Having
heard her keepers Tilified, sh0writes rs
follows to the Savannah Nesbs: Being a
convict, Knight expect the cold embrace
of rafting chains, striped clothes, hard
labor, coarse diet, and even the lash /;
but not 90 In my case. I aIn put to light
work, cutting and making convict clothes;
not ironed SO otheFs, not draped in
convict stripes; hAye good aud whole.
some 'diet, snch as my keepers have upon
the family raDIe; no threats OF the lash /:
no cooking for convicts, and no such thing
go ragrettlng had not been hung.
Please, for the sake of n hruiliased and
unfortunate woman, correcB the reports
in circulation, so unjust 60 my dear Keep
ers, and you will receive the thanks Of
ons so injured and so iisgraced.
Lead, 8ianuth and Ginclats iinmense-
Is G9efta Ia Che Industrial arts; aud aa
1c14 n ~ hft ~ fffa
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CHARLEsroN's TRADE wIrg AraIo, ri,

XShA:hLEsEoNs :. 2EADE WITH AFRICA.
iit glvess US great pleasure to announce
the graslIying tace that, IS one of ths re-
suite OF the Azor,s eventful trip, an order
has been received by =, III. Hall & Co., of
Charleston, for luz Jer, sashes, doors,
blinds, nails, and other material for the
royia. This order was sscnrsd foy
Charleston by our special corTeSnoS. !.
dent Mr.. A X WiIl;oros ,sI,a Sasts..I
lost no time in mak;nr .nn,vn o so1 .ha ra.liy
vantaoea of fb;S c;t,, - & AnMn aIl.',. ele ad.
for fs;co,, t-aSa i;i''a E,vufi
Suci, T,aterist q,
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OUR FLORIDA cogaRspoSDgsOE,

From Anderson 60 Eloraaa Throuc,, the
Country'-Pieasures and AnnoyahvS, ar,u.
dent to tho Trip.
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THE PUBLIC FoUNTAINs,

Another feature Of Sierra Leone which
/ omitted mentioning is the public foun-
tains or hydrants which stand on the
corners in several places. (The idiots
who wrote tho English grammars have
! ffsiieli 10 snow as yes how you can speak
of g number OF fountains" plural, COM
posing Feature" singular, and make q
smooth sentence. The Act is, I have
discovered that when a plural forms q
singular, the effect is apt to be singular
= - = - that is = the fact is
that exactly how plural fountains can be
made to form a asingnlar feature is one of
those singular featares of English grefs-
mar that no fellow can find out. This is
a grammatical paEenthesis, and may be
skipped By the reader greatly to his own
edification.) AS was going to say when
interrupted. Il by tho vision OF some ave
thousand snhoaf boys and girls, aided,
abetted and incited BY parents and teach
en writing to cFiticiso nv grammar,
these plural fountains form qaite ( fea-
tlirc, the effect Of which Is heightened by
tho continual presence Ia aud 0hant
them 0fsigartis Of hall seven n, Is and
sig IS a nn6 3 boys and n Sc lasli-
Ing orqund nnd cafcliire stss III thie6
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ToMATo CAIt;Sp.--As mo- ia the tinno
10 enjoying thit thyc rite a4sco. we rive
the following gd receipt preparing
it for table ussaTo q hi bushel cf
skinned fomAto fdd one dart of good
vinegar, one pofa of salt, quarter OF
a pound of al rslce. ak ksicns. one
ounce of cloves eAa two pours of brown
sugar. Boil this eass for thee houra,
. Sz,;:s; s;.;-::s.J = :. it TO kip It from
burning. When ol, strain fthrongh g
fine or coarse CID and bote cofked
tight for use. III peTsonstA tAmit Vine
gsr in this prepar 9sn. A sms IA on Z i.
tity, can be made sjusing a dsA prn1or-
ton Of the materit
Asthera Is ssomt trouble inflkinninr
the tomatoes, they ~ be mere mashed
before cornnsencinf he b0ilinies11 Ia this
csso it IL best 70 sfSalln sliice. ri sSiSh z
sSRsse nl0tls, aud 4 4 l;ae orr 3
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-13
A CHINESE NUGGET.

The Reno Gasette OF Wednesday tells the
following:
AChinatnan yesterday sold white woman
= large nugget of gold made iuto pin FOR s.,
although it looked to be worth from 1926 to
$50. Improved to be pure brass, worth about,
at high valuation, one cent. Deputy Sheriff
Avery to-day arrested the heather, who claims
that about three weeks ago white man Dor
Fl rowea s. from him and left the ausgst as So
curity ,imploring The Chinaman to be very care
full of it till next day when he would come
@snd redeem it. Thewhite man never called
agsin and John pretends that he is so simple
ss not to know the value of piece of pure
gold Of that great size and to have been very
glad to get his S5'for it again. Tho penalty
for this sort of thing is precisely the same as
for rcounterfeitidg, or having counterfeit
money in one q possession, 50 that unless the
4Jhiiathan can prove that he was Innocent Of
&aay intent to dsfrahd,, he stands chance of
lgoing~ 20 garspu fur FROM one to- fourteen
2 YsSrs n