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Agricultural Column.
Save the Manure.

Even by farmers, who should be the ones
who realize the value there Is In 1t, there seems
10 be but an Indifferent effort made to save
the hen manure for much OF Its value Is
wasted by not taking care Of 1t properly or In
time, while It Is often used on such crops rs
arc not capable OF utilizing 1t to the greatest
advantage or profit. Good hen manure from
fowls which have been literally fed Is worth
MS much as guano for all kinds Of crops for
which guuno Is used, and II farmers and
those who have small garden patches would
only realize this fact. they would pay moro
attention to collecting and saving the drop.
pings from their hens than they do. We dc
not think there Is much necessity for clean.
ing the fowl house out every day, rs some do
but clean 1t ont every week, giving 1t n good
sanding every time It Is cleaned, SO rs to keep
the floor clean from droppings and make II
easier to clean out when necessary. some
sprinkle ashes, sawdust, chips, etc.. on the
floors, but we consider nnd preferable, for II
seems to separate. to disintcgratc the drop
pings better, Don making IL by II little cart
In working over almost rs fine and as easily
applied az guano or any OF our superphos
phates. W. always put 1t into barrels MS 1t II
taken up from the chicken house nnor, and
convey 1t TO some dry, airy place where We Lei
1t remain until wanted for use. when we cmp
ty 1t out on Il heap and work It over well he
fore applying 1t to the crops.-Iouliy Buitc
I'm.
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Mixed Agriculture.

The low price OF cotton, In connection with
other things is having q tendency tn cause
many farmers to give up mn "all cotton" crop
and to resolve on Il rotation OF crops. This is
u sensible resolve. II M crop commando
but little money, another will bring q good
price. And being able 10 sell crops ut X fmir
price Is not the only advantage, for their Is 1,
rccuperalire power In land ON which Il sue
ctssion of different crops Is raised. Cotton
year after year ON the same land Will exhaust
the and Of those particular elements rrQuir.
the crop, and reject such as arc needed by tho
CROP OF q different character. Nature MANA
ges this matter Of soils, and tho farmer sue.
ceeds best who aids and assists In carrying
out natures plans. Cotton planted year At
ter year upon the same field cXllausts that
field OF that particular clement which enters
most largely into It's composition II ut the
same time III that field elements arc ncclm.
ulatins needed by other crops Of Il different
character. Nature will rebuild her wasted
strength II the farmer will assist her. Plant
corn the coming season on Il piece OF lnid
ncxtsclson let the crop he Clover, and its
deep roots will reach down into tic subsOil
and bring up from below q food for corn the
season following. To changes crop rests the
ground and i~nvigorates II. II farmers will
try mixed agriculture, or Il rotation OF crops
In n few seasons they Will discover that they
are enabled to produce the least expense, and
that ut the same time they nrc Keeping W
the fertility or the soil.
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Shit in Orchards.

In reply to Il question by Mr.. Harris, Mr.
Storrs a j. thai during the past year he In,
used several bushels OF salt IN his orchard
and he uses 1t dry, sowing it broadcast Will
the best results. Lie says that he has no
been troubled with blight In his orchard
since he had usel II, and he attributed 1t to
the saline matter SO added to the soil.
Mr.. Spauldlng says he has seen salt used
with the best results. In one cuSc where
blight had attacked un orchard he had seen
salt applied to the roots of part Of tho trees,
and they seem Il to recover 1T once. while
other trees but q few feet distant not SO treat.
ed were killed by blight.
Mr.. Storrs said he commenced the Use OF
salt by observing that he had some Wild
pluInS which wound not bear, and u gentle
man suggested that II he would bore IL hole
IN the tree and Introduce salt the plum tree
would bear. He didn't follow tho directions
with satisfactory results. From this he co,n-
mrnccd experimenting with salt, and now he
used il freely throughout his orchard.
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The Cabinet iscussihS Il itopoSo
Made by n Leading Democrat.

At the Cabinet meeting this afternoon lnc[e
| wus a short discussion uron inc DuSiiitsH VI
the extra session, and tho posslhliltlcs oi u
compromise between tho Democrats anu lne
Administration. The discussion was br4Ii:ht
about by Il confidential report from = CanihSt
officer, who said that he had had q long taik
with d leading Democrat upon me SUBJECT 81
the present situation, and that while nc coulo
hot mention his name, he WAS able 70 assure
the Cabluet that he wa in c!ninently trnSt-
worthy man. This leading H.lnucritt haa as'
sured the Cabinet officer that IL was tne pres
cnt policy or tho Democrats to offer the TWO
appropriation bills that failed, without wait,
ing for the regular committee To- be nppolhlG
so that 1t can be considered by The iiouSc sit-
ting in committee OF the whole. The army
reorganization scheme will DO dropped from
the army bill, and the only extra feature re-
tanned will bc that forbidding the ucc OF ING
troops at the polls. The legislative Dill VIII
have included III, 1t the repeal OF INC IeSl onti
FOR Jurors and q modified repeal of the clrction
laws. The Democrats will not ask for the
nbulishm:nt Of supervisors, but merely form
repeal OF the sections OF the law authorizing
dcputy-marshalS TO Interfere with elections.
IF Mr.. Hayes could approve the .nppropria-
ton bills in such n shape this leading i)cn3-
crat thought Congress could be specify ad-
Journcd. n ,,,.
proposition In all It's bearings. To the nnnii-
ton of the test oath for jurors, or lorb!ddinG
the use of troops at elections, there was no
opposition. As to forbidding deputy mar.
SliAlS 20 interfere W clCctioiio 'hS,o Voc 'm"
difference OF opinion, but several members OF
the Cabinet thought that this point .could be-
conceded. For instance, Mr.. Evnrts entered
Into 4 learned legal argument upon inc SUP,
jcct. He held that no deputy marshal had
any authority TO interfere to the extent Of ar
resting an Illegal voter In advance Of his COM
mittins the act Of deposlting q dishonest bal.
lot. 1t was a case where tho intent or Sttcnlp'
was not sufficient to warrant arrest. lt!s 40
cided stand tnken by Mr.. Evarts, and this he.
Ing seconded by others. plainly indicates that
the Administration Is ready to meet the peli-
Ocratic prODOSitiOn.
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Farm Accounts.

Let any farmer make the experiment and
our word for II, lie will find 1t both interest
Ing ana useful 10 keep q detailed account o.
ali outgocs and incomes, and he will know al
the omu Of The yeur tho actual profits Of biz
occupation. Let every thing which can BIZ
measured and weighed be 50 tested; and lei
that which cai not be brought to III exact
standard he estimated ns il the Urn him
self were about to sell Or purchase 1t. Lei
him also, us near as possible, measure thu
ground which he hns cultivated, the quantity
OF SeGI used, and the manure applied. The
labor required in doing this Is nothing com
pared with the satisfaction Of having done II
and the benefits arising from II. Conjecture
in these ca>"s, Is perfectly Wild and unccr
tain. varying often, with different individu'
ais, limos one hundred per cent. Exuctness
enables Il man to form conclusions which
may most essentially, and In innumerablc
ways avail to his advantage. 1t is this alone
that can give any advantage TO his expert
cnce; IL is that which Will make his expert
cncc the sure basis Of improvement 1t will
he put In his power to give safe counsel to his
friend. Tho cost Is not muc! and sinks into
Ins.gnificaTce when compared to Il lawsuit
which often follows MI isnorunco OF dates
purchases, sales, &c. Try 1t aud begin al
t,liCt,
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The Killing Of Aston.

Our good friend the Mulberry News
says that "tho Press and Banner joins
the cry that has been raised against Gov.
Coluuitt because he did not prevent Cox
from killing Col. Aston. Clearly Gov.
Colquitt is not blamahle in this matter"
We did not mean to say that he VAS ITO
be burdencd with the guilt OF blood" We
only asked q question which we shall ask
again for it has not yet been answered
satisfactorily Why did not Governor
Colquitt order the arrest of Cox? Why
did he simply "try to calm him!. Gov
ernor Colquitt is known OF oil men to be
wise, sttong- minded, bravo and a Chris
tan. He had an opportunity to use his
great influence ~ a man of power and q
mar of picty against Il custom that is q
dishonor to our Southern civilization.
lie failed to seize it. If he had sent aeon
stable instead of "a FRIEND" If he had
ordered Cox to DO arrested instead Of
'persuaded not to get into a
difficulty" poor Aston would not
have been butchered to satisfy n
murderous whim; and besides All I'M
petus would have been given to q social
reform, which we hope will ere long
make such bloody encounters impossible.
Had Govero: Colquitt even risked his
life and lost it too in n brave
effort to prevent the deadly fight, like
tie martyrs blood which is the seed OF
the church, his would have cried to hcav-
en- and earth so loud and SO earnestly
against the useless shedding of blood on
a mere punctilio, the dcplorablo practice
would have been put IN ond to. Telema-
chus the Christian monk rushed into the
arena to protest against the horrors of the
gladiatorial shows. lie fell a martyr,
but Rome never again saw gladiators
Butchered TO make a Roman holiday.
Governor Colquitt had no need to run
such risk, nor do we offer him as a can
didate for the martyrs CROWN, albeit we
know no public man better fitted. All
we wanted to say was that something
should have been done to prevent the
shedding Of Alston's blood and Govcrn-
or Colquitt did not do it.
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A DISGRACE TO OUR CIVILIZATION.
A Waterman in %Timmonsville Shoots
an Unoffending Negro as BE
Retreats.
Has the Negro Any Rights Which the
White Man Sbouid RcsDPct3

Has the Negro Any Rights Which the
White Man Should Respect
From the Cotu,nbia Rc0tster we take the fol
lowing dispatch, giving an account Of the re-
cent outrage at Timmonsville. Such acts
bring disgrace upon our rucc, and do more to
pcrpetuatc the Radical party than anything
else. OF course the trial Of the offender III
this case, before the criminal courts, will be
q mere farce, in whicha white Jury Will &C
quit him:
TIMMoSsv1LLE. S.. e.. March M.-On Sun
day night last the Waterman saw n suspicious
Looking strange negro loafiing around tho
stnre doors, and, after being satisfied he. wat
II rogue, he advanced on the rascal and de
mnndrd his surrender, which the ncgrorefus
ed, dealing the Waterman two severe blows
on the head with n large navy pistol whicl
he had concealed, and then closed In for &
fight. Finding the Waterman physically the
best man, after biting and blows. ho under
took to give leg ball, whcreupon MT, W. ~
/. Lester, the Waterman, drew his pistol for tho
first time and shot HIM down, the ball taking
effect under his left shoulder. He died from
the wound yesterday. and the coroncrs jury
rcturneda verdict that the deceased came tf
his death by Il pistol shot In the hands OF hr
Lester, who acted in self-uefcnSc.
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The President,s Message.

Fellou- Citizens Of the Senate and House Of Rep
resemtdtiCcs
The failure Of the Inst Congress to make thu
requisite appropriation for legislative and Ju
dicial purposes; for the expenses Of the sever
al Executive Departments Of the Government
and for the support Of the army, has made i
necessary to call a special session Of the For
ty-Sixth Congress. The estimates Of the ap
preparations needed, which were sent to Con
grcSs by the secretary OF the treasury Mt TIT
opening Of the last session, are renewed, ant
are hereby transmitted to both the senate nt
House OF Representatives. Rcgrctting the
existence of the emergency which requires &
special session Of Congress ut d tim0 when !
is the general Judgement OF the country tina
the public welfare will be best promoted by
~pcrmancncy In our legislation, and by peace
and rest. / commend these few necessary
measures to your considerate attention.
RUTHERFORD d. HAYES.
Washington, March 10. 1873.
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jeff David.

February 1878, Of the murder OF the Frank
Inns in Abbcvillc county, and sentenced 10 Lt
hanged lie has been three times repricvct
by the Governor. His execution was fixed
last for some day In April. A correspondent
writing from DonnaIdsville to the Register q
few days since stated that the true murdercrs
had been caught III A~ndcrson-and that Da'
vid was innocent. Tho Abbevillc. papers
bring nothing new in the matter. The case
tiofis of law are involved which may be def,
nitely settled by this case. The fact that JEFF
is not now dead Is due to the active efforts OF
his counsel, W: c. Bcnpt, Esq.-NcW6crry
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Kerosene for the Hair.

\ milwaukee, correspondent OF the Caicag,
Tribune writes In plaiscof common KEROSENE
as Il l,uir rcslurcr. lie says: The objection Il
using oil IN It's ordinary preparations IS thu
odor. 1t so quickly craporateS, however
that III half IN hour all traces of 1t will disisp
pear, and tho most delicate sense of slncl,
will not be offended thereby. Kerosene Ger
tuinly will, ii ~pcrscvcringly used, start new
hair on places which Tor years hive been ~
smooth as II glass globe, and when ono has
long since given up all hope OF another crop
Gray hair 1t turns back to It's original color
as no hair dye could ever make 1t, and noth
ing used but Kerosene. Use two or thrc,
times i week, rubbing it In with the fingers
and wait patiently for the result. In u few
weeks you will observes fuzz,. which Is The
new hair starting into life, and II tho treat
mcnt Is kept up for u few months you will
wish you had heard Of 1t long before, and moi
been balda and gray for so long. When | look
at my own head | caIIilot realize that is Is the
same old bald pate 1 have considered my own
for so long, and | min SO delighted over Its re
newcd gi0ries that l long for every one to &c
and try for themselves and bee II they Toe
will not be happy in tho use Of keroscnc.
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Pistol shooting HGentlemen."

In an excellent and wcll-reasoning
leader against "pistol practice" cort OF
which is copied in these columns, the
Charleston Ncws and Courier after EN-
bodying our last weeks article OH the
killing of Col. Aston, says, "Of curse
the Press and Banner will not forget that
there have been occasions and excuses for
carrying weapons in the South that do not
exist elsewhere in the United States"
No doubt about it, but what we deplore
is that although the OCCASIONS and excuses
no longer exist to any appreciabie ex-
tent, the carrying of weapons Is still too
generally practiscd. The cause removed
the effect should follow it. AS to the
South's having "no reason to dread COM
parison with other sections of the Union
we arc entirely agreed ; for the criminal
record of the North for the last few years
has no rival in the annals of crime. But
that which makes the South occupy a
unique position in modern civilization is
that here a "gentleman'' is expected to
be ready to shoot or be shot, to kill or be
killed, at q moments notice and at the
trivial provocation of every Captain Bob
adil. Civilization cannot hope to rid it
self Of murder and other heinous crimes.
So long as ignorance and poverty exist,
tho murderer will be always with us;
but the time has come when brave mel
and gentlemen need not carry offensive
weapons, and need not make any little
real or fancied grievance a cause for fight
Ing to the death. Civilization and bra
very too are measured by the value they
place Upon human life and not by the
readiness with which a mar will place
his own or another's life in jeopardy.
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Literary Revolution.

The era of cheap and good books has certain
Nv come. The Acme edition Of Chambers Cy
clopedia Of English Literature. light handy anc
beautiful volumes, nearly 3,NOpagcs. elegant
~ bound In cloth. for s2.Oi is what The Amert
can Book Exchange, IS Beekman Street. N
Y, offers subscribers who buy this month
Specimen volume, complete In itself. post:
paid, for g cents. Nearly $4,000 volumes sold
In the past three months. Specimen pages
and terms to clubs sent free.
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Medical Society of Abbevilie County.
The regular communication of the Alb
bevile Medical society will be held on
Tuesday the first day of April II in the
Court house. All physicians Of Able
vile county are respectfully requested to
attend. GEO. F. E. WENCK, M. d.
Secretary.
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..sCome aud TRIP 1t us we Go.

Charleston, the home of fcstivity and
hospitality, venerates the dead rs we'll as
honors the living. st. Patrick's day was
observed there with great gayety. The
Neus and Cou,re, gave a most interest
ing account of the banquet given by the
Hibernian Society last Monday night.
Not a saint in the calendar has his day
observed by the people of Abbeville eli
Their with fasting or ~feastinS. Even the
day sacred to our great modern and pc
culiarly national saint, George Washing
ton, slips by unnoticed. Is it u power
ty that keeps us of Abbeville so quiet n
serious? Charleston has her share Of
poverty too. Think Of it:-Abbeville has
not q single holiday in all the three hun
dred and sixty-fve. Couldn't We spare
the odd 366th day of leap year and make
a good wholeiholiday of the goth Of Feb
ruary-a sort of quadrennial jubilee?
We all are of either British, French or
German extraction, and as such have a
heritage of holidays, for all the three
mother nations have four or five national
holidays apiece. Have we found the true
elixir of life to be "All work and no
play?" The Bible warns us to "mix
trembling with our mirth." We have
more need to be told to mix mirth with
III trembling.
We don't mean to preach, but If we
did We should unearth and bring to light
for our subject a long-forgotten text
which the young folks of Abbcvillc will
be surprised to learn is found in Scrip
ture:-"There is a time to laugh" Or
we should discourse on this other
which, incredible though it may seem to
the young men and maidcns of Able
vile, is of a truth to be found in Holy
Writ :-"rherc is a time to dance" The
rigidly righteous might kindly re-
mind us, Of course, that the Bible
also says "there is a time to weep
and "a time to mourn but that
would be bringing us piper's news,
for we have ocular demonstration OF
GIlSSS LllllCS Ill SAUDCtlllCs DNS wv "S
not polemical and shall not preach. We
should like to know, however, the
| whence and the wherefore of the social
melancholia that has settled down on
and takon possession of our good little
town. Is Abbeville really at the deepest,
shadiest, saddest part Of the "vale OF
tearsf"
1t is surely a mistaken and wrong idea
Of life either here or hereafter that ia
boos tealthful enjoyment, natural mer-
ry-making, and cheerful h~olidaying.
We shall not preach, but we shall be per-
mitted to point our moral with an anec-
dote A ~religioso of an army chaplain
once reprimandcd Sir Henry Havelock-
and a good Christian was he-for having
attended a ball. SHOW, sir, would you
have felt had you died in the dance ~
The Christian soldier replied, II should
have felt that I had died at the post OF
duty" In classic Cockney phrase, them's
our sentiments.
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MAJ. JOHN r. OSBORNE,
Agent for AbbcviIlc County.

Having had ten years experlencea a. q liquor
peaier, and being familiar with all the brands.
besides having u practical knowledge OF what
Is choice, be Is fully able to supply all who
wish u pure article either aS Il beverage or for
medicinal purposes. Of anything they desire
In his line OF goods, which consist OF the
following:
Rye Whiskcy, Port Wine.
Bourbon Whisky, Madeira Wine,
Corn, (swcct and sour Sherry Wine,
mash.D Malaga Wine,
CrystalliZcd Corn, CntaWba Wine.
y. +. Rum, Scuppcrnoag Wine,
Centennial Rum, C1aret Wine,
Old Crow Whisky, Lincoln County ~hS'y
Scotch and Irish Whisky, fine imported
Gin, Champagne, French brandy.
The above goods will he sold IN quantities
o suit purchasers, ut prices from two to ten
dollars q gallon.
Parties desiring Christmas supplies wild
we'll to give Inc u call.
4. REQUEST.
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FRUIT AND DrpTHERIA.-The Eoston Jour
nal OF Chemistry says: Dr.. Emil Qucrncr, o
Philadelphia sends us the following note on
this subject. which will interest our profcs,
TO accept tho authors theory. AFTER q IL
borious and scrutinizins investigation Into
the causes Of q large number Of cases of diph'
iberia that have come under my care during
several years past, | have almost arrived a.
the conclusion that the primary affection o
an individual comes from the fungi which are
found rs spots OF different colors on the c1tc
rlor Of fruit, particularly apples. AS far a:
the power OF my microscope has shown theS,
fungi seem Identical with the fungi from I
dIphthcritlc ulcer; ..nd last autumn I traced
n number Of cases. ut one time five together IN
one family, back to the eating OF apples pick
viously cleaning the fruit by rubbing or wash
Ing,
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.EENvILLE & COLUMBIA R!AlLROA
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

Passenger Trains run daily. Sunday except
ed. UP Train CONNECTS with up Night Elk
press. and Down Train with Down Day Pas
Sengcr Train on South Carolina Railroad, and
with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
and Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta Rail-
roads.
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Mrs. John w. Harvely, who has been In i'll
health for nearly two years. Is smartly on the
mend. She spent last Saturday night at
Mill Way and fs now on a visit to relatives
In Shattcrdeld. -
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Reflection OF Sneaker Randall.

On motion of Mr.. F. Wood, dem Of y. y.
the House then proceeded to the election OF u
Spe .kcr, when the following members were
put in nomination.
Randall, OF Pennsylvania:
by Mr.. Frye, rep, Of Maine, James y. Gar
field, OF Ohio.
BY Mr.. De La Matyr. nat, OF Ind, Hen
drick b. Wright. Of Pennsylvania.
Mcssrs. clymer. OF Pennsylvania Fills. oil
Louisiana IIiscock, OF New York, and Stone,
OF Michigan. were appointed tcllcrs to count
the votes, and the Clerk proceeded to call the
roll.
When the name of Mr.. Blackburn was call
cd and when he voted for Mr.. Randall there
was u round OF applause OH the democratic
side and the galleries. The vote resulted rs
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Tho Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that tho Airline Railroad In
this State is subject to taxation. This
will be a great relief to those counties
that taxed themselves so heavily to build
the road.
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T HAVE Northern work-single and
double-cheap for cash. T, G. Seal: y