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The Church is conducting missionary
work in China, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Bra
zil and Indian Territory. 1t has two theo.
logical scminares-one in Price Edward
County, Va, and the other at Columbia, S
q. 1t is also sustaining an institution for
the education Of young colored men at Tus
caloosa, Ala. Probably the two or three
principal topics that will come up for dis
cussion at this meeting will be those en-
brace1 under the title of "Rctrenchment
and reform" and "Rcviscd directory of
Church Worship"
After brief address Of welcome by tho
Rev. w. Il. Baker, pastor of the church at
Staunton, and prayer by the venerable DR..
Pryor, of Virginia, and an able sermon by
the retiring moderator, DR.. Il. A. Hoyt, Of
Of Nashville, the General Assembly was
called to order at 1890 p. Nj. The Rev.
DR.. II. p. Farris, of Mobile, was elected
moderator by acclamation.
The various executive committees made
their reports The foreign mission commit
tee reported an expenditure of S59,215.-
Ninety.thrce persons, all told, are engaged
IN missionary work. Africa is recommended
as the next field of adventure.
The. report on education showed that
eighty students were receiving instruction
for the ministry. During the year there
were thirty eight ordinations and nineteen
deaths. The total amount of expenditures
was $4,000.
The seminary for colorcd students at Tus-
caloosa, Ala, reported roll Of twenty-six
and a most encouraging outlook.
DIR. PRYOR 1elppatp from this Assop,b1,
to the general Synod of the Reformed
Church in America, which met in Brook
lyn last June, gave happy account of
his visit and the fraternal manner in which
he had been entertained. The publica-
ton and several minor committees made re.
ports.
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MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
|-Staunton, Va, May 19.-Thc General
Assembly of what is popularity known as tho
Southern Presbyterian Church met here to
day. 1t will continue in session ten or more
dsys. Tho opening sermon to-day was
preached by Rev. Il. a. Hoyt, ID. D., of
Nashville. This gentleman was at one time
president Of the Gold Board in New York,
and presided there on the famous Black Fri
day.
The Southern Presbyterian Church en-
braces the States of Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Missis.
sippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Indian Terri.
tory vest of Arkansas, and has churches in
the District of Columbia, State of Ohio and
possibly elsewhere. 1t has nineteen Synods
and sixty-sevcn Presbytcries, including the
Presbytcry of San Paulo in Brazil South
America. The amount of money contrib
uted during the year ending April l, 1880,
by its 1928 churche, was 81 ,062, 33S.
quorum prevented any action at all. AL
though the 'wet" men have asked for no
quarters, and would probably be disposed
to yield nothing if they had carried the
election, The Observer is of the opinion
that equity tempered with any thing like a
sense OF fairness toward the vanquished par
ty, would suggest the propricty Of extending
the time the liquor dealers must quit bus.
incss under the old license, and We have no
doubt if the "wet" men will stop showing
their teeth, the prohibition snarl will be
consequently less snappish. This course
will be promotive of better feeling between
the factions. 1t should be remembered
that each party has rights that the other
faction ought to respect, and the best way
to treat the question at issue is with fairness
and justice to both sides.
Late in the afternoon it was announced
that one of the "wet" aldermen had decided
that he ought not to obstruct Legislation by
his absence, and publicly stated that he
would attend the next meeting - Charlotte
Observer.
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THE AMERICAN FARMER,
Aptly and justly styled by its friends
s.OLD RELIABLE,

in whose pages experience and progress go hand
in hand, and to which the ablest and most sue.
cessful men and women of this section contri-
butte their best thoughts in every department of
Farm Life and Work.
Abreast of the times, nlive to the discoveries
of Science, yet testing all by the touchstone of
practice, new acquaintance will soon prove it n
trusty companion for thinking farmers and
planters, -fruit-growers and gardeners. stock
raisers and dairymen, whilst its old friends will
realize that, as during the lifetime of two gem
erations, (since 1879 it continues to be the sim
ceie and unpurchaseable advocate and represen-
tative Of the farmers interests and rights.
Special devotion is paid to Fertilizers includ-
ing those of commerce and of the farm : to Live
Stock, the Dairy, Market, Gardening, Fruit Gro,c-
ing, the Poultry Yard the Grange, &c.
Reports Of Adcanced Farmers Clubs are reg.
ular feature in each issue.
The Home Department is always attractive to
the ladies of the country household. Flower
and Ornamental Gardening, the care of Window
anu House Plants, receive regular attention
from cultivators admitted to be at the head of
their profession in the United States.
l. The American Farmer is compactly but clearly
printed on fine white paper.
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The Union Times and The american Farmer will
| be dubbed together and sent TO any address for
S2.75 for one year.
April 10 IA If
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TEMPERANCE LEAFLErs.-In IN appal-
ling degree, parents are answerablc for the
weakness and vices Of their children.
a man drinks moderately and steadily all
his life, with no apparent harm to himself,
but his daughters become nervous wrecks,
his sons epileptics, libertines, or incurable
drunkards the hereditary tendency to
crime having its pathology and UNMARRIED
laws, like scorfula, consumption or any 9th
cr purely physical disease. These arc stale
truths with medical men but the majority
OF parents, even those cf average iGtelh-
Scnce aud culture, are apparently either
Ignorant or wickedly regardless Of them--
~. Y. Tribune
Leading citizens are frequently asked, in
these days, ''Why do you tolerate saloons ?"
The reply is, Because the public sentiment
seems to require it."
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We follow up that question with another
far more significant
"Whose public sentiment p
why that of men who make and sell the
poisonous beverages men who drink them
and other men dependent for patronage in
business, professional life and for political
pericrmcDt, on those who drink and
sell.
These classes deliberately saddle the
liquor traffic on cur communities, year after
year, outraging tho public sentiment lodg
ed in the brain, heart and conscience of the
women in their homes.-Francis T.. VIZ
iard
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"WoMEN NEVER TmINK." IF the grabbed old
bachelor who uttered this sentiment could but
witness the intense thought, deep study and
thorough investigation Of women in determin-
ing the best medicines to keep their families
we'll, and would note their sagacity and wisdom
in selecting Hop Bitters the best, and DEM
onstrating i. by keeping their families in per-
petual health, at mere nominal expense, he
would be forced to acknowledge that such sen
timents are baseess and false.-Picayuns.
MAY 20 &c., H. .ot
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THE EMPTY CRADLE.

She sits beside the cradle,
And her tears are streaming fast,
For she sees the present only,
While she thinks of all the past
or the days so full Of gladne.s,
when her frst-born's answering kiss
Thrilled her soul with such a raptu.e
That 1t knew no other bliss.
oh, those happy, happy moments,
They but deepen her despair!
For she bends above the cradle,
And her baby is not there.
There are words Of comfort spoken,
Ana the leadcn clouds of grief
Wear the smiling bow OF promise,
And she feels sad relief
But her wavering thoughts will wander,
Till they settle on the scene
Of the dark and silent chamber,
And of all that might have been:
For little vacant garment,
Or shining tress of hair,
Tells her heart, in tones of anguish,
That her baby is not there.
She sits beside the cradle,
But her tears no longer flow;
For she sees blessed vision,
And forgcts all earthly woes
Sanity Dyes look down upon her,
And the voice that hushed the sea
Stills her spirit with the whisper,
"Suffer them to come to Me-
And while her soul is lifted
On tue soaring wings of prayer,
Heavens crystal gates swing inward
And she sees her baby there.
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How THE ENM!TY BEGAN.-The fol-
lowing extract from speech of Mr. Blaine
delivered in the House of Representatives
in 1866, is what gave such mortal offense to
MIR. Conkling that he has never forgiven
nor forgotten it. lie has never spoken to
Blaine since:
As to the gentcmau's cruel sarcasm,
hope he will not be too severe The con.
tempt Of that large minded gentleman is
so willing his naughty disdain, his grand
Eloquent swell, his majestic, sup ,reminent,
ovcrpowering, turkey gobbler strut has been
SO crushing to myself and all the members
of this House that | know it was an act of
the greatest temerty for me to venture upon
controversy with him. But, sir, l know
who is responsible for all this l know
that within the last five weeks, as members
of the House will rccollect, an extra strut
has characterized the gentlemans bearing.
1t is not his fault. 1t is the fault of
another. That gifted and satirical writer.
Theodore Tilton, Of the New York In.
dependent, spent some weeks recently
in this city. HIS letters, published in
that paper, embraced, with many serious
statements. little iocose satire, a part of
which was the statement that the mantle oil
the late Winter Davis has fallen upon the
member from New York. The gentleman
took it seriously, aud it has given his ster
an additional pomposity. The resemblance
is great. 1t is striking. Hyperion to ,
Satpr, Thersites to Hercules, mud to marble
dunghill to diamond, singad cat to Ben
gal tiger, whining puppy to roaring
lion. Shade Of the mighty Davis forgive
the almost PROCLAMATION of that jocose satiye
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An old woman weighing about three hun.
dred pounds, fell in crossing the street Car
track, npd landed in the mud and water
1t sounded like dropping custard from a
third.story window. The driver of the
street car held up his mule, and called out,
"Say, if you will get up and let me drive
on, you can sit down again as soon as the
car passes"
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CoNVERSING ACROSS TIE ATLANTIC
"a remarkably interesting experiment has
just been made at Calais aud Dover, be-.
tween which places conversation has been
kept up otOa voce by means of new kind
of telephone, which has been patented uu>
der tho namo Of olcctrophono. Not ooiy
were the words whispered into the appara-
tus at Calais distinctly heard at Dover, but
the listener at one end was perfectly able
to distinguish by the the mere tones Of the
voice the person who was speaking at the
| other end. The inventor miintains it is
just rs easy to talk across the Atlantic as
from one room to another, and he has sue
ceeded SO We'll in the first practical illustra-
ton OF his apparatus that one is scarcely
justified in doubling his assertion that he
has found at system by which words spok-
en- from the other side Of the ocean can be
distinctly heard.
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Boarding house brillancy; "Sweets to
the sweet" said the funny young man, as
he handed the waiter girl faded bouquet
"Beets t. the beat," returned the girl, rs
she pushed him. plate Of tho veCeta-
blcs.
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HEALTH HINTS.

WASH FOR SUNBURN-Take two drams
of borax, one dram of Roman alum, one
dram of camphor, half an ounce of sugar
candy and one pound of ox.gal mix and
Stir well for ten minutes or so, and repeat
this stirring three or four times day for
fortnight, until it appears clear and trans.
parent; strain through blotting paper and
bottle up for use.
AN EXCELLENT DRINK FOR THE SICK.
Toast ripe Indian corn quite brown, or
even little black, and put i. into hot wa
ter to steep; drink when cold. This makes
one of the best drinks for the sick, and will
often stop sickness at the stomach when all
other remedies fail.
LIGHT BLANKETs.-There is good deal
of sense in the following advice: Nevc,
use anything but light blankets to cover the
sick. The heavy, impervious counterpane
is bad: for the reason that it keeps the ex.
halatlons from the pores of the sick person
while the blanket allows them to pas.
through Weak persons are invariably dis
tresscd by great weight of bedclothes,
which often prevent their getting any sound
sleep whatever.
REST FOR HEADAcHEs.-Dr. Day SAYS,
III u late lecture Whatever be the plan
of treatment decided upon, rest is the first
principle to iuculcate in every severe head
ache. Rest, which the busy man and anx-
ious mother cannot obtain SO long as they
manage to keep about, is one of the first
remedies for every headache, and We should
never cease to enforce it, The brain when
excited as much needs quiet and repose as
fractured limb or an infamed eys; it is
obvious that the chances Of shortening the
seizure and arrcsting the pain will depend
on our power to have this carried out effect
ually. 1t is practical lesson to keep stead
lily in view, in that there may lurk behind
simple headache some lesion of unknown
magnitude which may remain stationary if
quietude can be maintained. There is a
point worth attending to In the treatment
of all headaches: Sec that the head is elc-
yated at night an1 the pillow hard. for if it
be soft the head sinks into it and becomes
hot, which with some people is enough to
provoke an attack in the morning, if sleep
has been long and heavy.
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Properly referred Neighbor's pretty
daughter-"How much is this yard ?"-
Diapers s'n desperate "spoons" on her)-
"Only one kiss" N. p. ID. Il will take
three yards grandma will pay"
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FRETFUL WoRDs.-Why be so severe on
dealing with the faults of those at home
while we excuse anything friends or ac,
quaintances may do? The laws of polite.
ness should be binding at home as we'll as
abroad. We enjoy seeing our husbands and
wives polite to our noighbors, only let us be
sure to practice our good manners at home.
There arc husbands who would hasten to
assure neighbor's wife, who had, in her
haste, burned her biscuits, that they "great-
ly enjoyed them when they were so nice and
brown" who would never think their own
wives needed the same considerations No
man can be gentleman, though eyer SO
genial abroad, who is a tyraut or hsbitual
fault.fnder at home; and no woman fga y,al
lady who is not lady at home in her morp l.
ing wrapper, as well as in her neighboN rs
parlor. One member of family who be-
gins the day with frctful words and harsh
tones, is generally enough to spoil thc the
happiness and temper of the whole for the
day. Not all who hear the impatient word
give the argry answer, for many choose to
suffer in silence; but every such word some
body's heart ache; and, as rule it is some
body whom we love and would do anything
Tor, except to keep back the unkind, sarcas.
tic word. Then do not let us make ourscl-
yes and others miserable by being fretful at
home.
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A REGULAR SEVEN TO SIx.-Thc new
city charter provides that the board of al
dermen shall hold their regular monthly
meeting the third Monday in every month.
Yesterday the new board Of aldermen were
expected to hold their first meeting. As is
known the board are evenly divided on the
question Of prohibition, and on this question
the Mayor holds the fort, or rather casts the
deciding vote. Early in the day the "dry"
aldermen held caucus in the Mayors office
with closed doors, and somehow it became
rumored on the street that a summary o.d-
nance was to be passed rcvokng at once
every liquor license in the city, and when
the time for the meeting arrived, the six
"wet' aldermen refused to 90 into the meet
ing, and thus prevented quorum Thus,
for the first time in the history of the CITY
government the wheels of the city leeisla.
ture were locked, by the refusal Of the le.
gally elected aldermen, to take part in reg
uar meeting Of the board. 1t is under>
stood that one purpose of the "dry" alder
men was to materially modify the original
prohibition ordinance, and possibly TO ex-
tend the time as to when the bar>rooms are
to be closed, but the lack of necessary
PREACHING AND PRACTIClNG.-Ac good
old elder Of neighboring town was recent
ly invited by colored minister to preach
to the latter's congregation. He consented
and knowing the faults of the members OF
his brothers congregation took occasion to
hint at it in the following language:
Stealing is besetting sin. The man
who steals is capable of great crimes. lie
who steals even pin will steal chicken
or duck, or goose, or q turkey; and he
who steals from his nciyhbor's hen zoos,
will steal from his stable, and horse thic
will commit murder. My friends, if you
keep away from your neighbours chicken.
you will not be suspected of other crimes -
The colored minister was here called upor
to make the closing prayer, which he did
as follows:
"Oh, Lord we thank thee for the SER
mon we have heard to day; and oh, Lord
we hope it will bear good fruit, among al
who heard it, and oh, Lord /! bless the
minister who preached it, and help him
oh Lord, to practice ,chat he orcaches.-
Amen"
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Sewing Machines.

T. AM Agent for the popular and serviceablo
l. Weed and the New American Sewing. Ma.
chimes, They are pronounced equal to any and
in nse and are sold very cheap
Oct. 8. 90 ~
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THE INSANITY DoDGE.-In murder
trials these days the plea Of insanity has be-
come so common as to be regarded almost
matter of course. IF man, harborug
In his breast tho resentment Of years, meets
the object of his dislike on the streets and
shoots him down, itis suddenly discovered
that he was insane filled with bad Whis.
key he goes home and beats his. wiie to
death he lis found to be insane; IL he
hunts up poor betrayed girl, whom he
calls sister and savagey murders her, he is
insane; if he deliberately points gun aud
puts handful OF buckshot into the body
of an aged father, insanity comes to his re-
lief, and the more coolly planned aud dia-
bolically executed the better the greater
the atrocity, the moro powerful element it
becomes in the defence. In point of econ
omoy, ut least, for justice does not meet con-
sideration, it would be better to repeal the
criminal code as it applies to murders, and
send them red handed to some friendly u.s.
sylum, to be treated and turned loose in q
little while to indulge their insau, freaks on
other victims.
There is a judge in California. however,
who does not believe in the insane dodge,
and recently sentenced two men whJ wero
tried for murder aud put in tue usual plea.
This judge instructed til, jury that the iu-
sanity must be established at the time the
murder was committed, not by Inference but
by unquestionable proof, not by the opinion
OF experts but by facts which left no doubt
in the minds of the jury
If judges generally took this view of it
justice would be more frequently dispensed
and murders would be less frequent.-C Char.
tottc Observer.
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CONNECTIONS.
"A With the South Carolina Railroad from
Charleston.
with Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad from Wilmington and all points North
thereof.
with Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road from Chnploue and all poIpts North thereof
.B With SpaTtanburg, Union and Columbia
Rail- oaf for Spartanburg and all points on the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad.
e With Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Rail-
way for Atlanta and oil poines South and West.
ID. With Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Rail
way from Atlanta and beyond.
Il. With Spartanburg, Union and Columbia
Railroad from Spartanburg and points on Spar.
tnnburg and Ashcvillc Railroad.
+. With South Carolina Railroad for Char
lcston. -.---..-0- -
With wifmiugton, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad for Wilmington and the North.
With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road for Charlotte and the North.
Standard Time used is Washington. ID, c.
Which is fifteen minutes faster than Columbia.
J. w. FRY, Superintendent.
A. PopE General Passenger Agent.
April 10 II If
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wIDE-AWAKE FARMERS,

Who now, like men in other oallings, believe in
improvement, in studying up their work, its
needs and opportunities for advancement, will
fnd q safe adviser in
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with down train on u. & q. II. Il. from New.
berry.
Close connection is made at Aston with train
from Columbia on Greenville s. Columbia Road.
AT Columbia, connection is made from Charles
ton, Wilmington and Augusta.
At Spartanburg. connection is made Mt Air
Line Depot with trains from Atlanta and Char.
lotte, also with Stage Line to Glenn Springs
E<S Parties desirous of visiting Cesar 8.
Head or other points Of interest can be provided;
with hrst class conveyances from the Livery
Stables in liendersonville at reasonable rates.
These Roads are in excellent condition fur
nished with first class Coaches provided with
oil necessary appliances for safety and comfort
of Passengers. At Spartanburg and Hender.
sonville the Hotel accommodations are now am
pie for large increase of travel. They will be
found we'll supplied with good Mountain fare.
at reasonable rates.
JAMES ANDERSON, Sup'k.
May 20 10 ~
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COLUMBIA AND GREENvILLE
RAILROAD,
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.

COLUMBIA, S. c., May Goth, 1881.
On and after Monday, May 16. 1881, Pas
senger Trains will run herewith indicated
upon this Road and its branches.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
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On and after Monday May 10th, 1881, the
following Schedule will be run over these Roads
daily, Sundays excepted):