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Feeding Coal to tho Firo.

Tho throwing of fuel upon the fire
is generally considered as a means of
augmenting the amount of heat pro
duced, and taken as a whole it does
have that effect. But for the main.
tenance OF q steady fire and an even
heat, only a small amount Of fuel
should be thrown upon tho fire at n
tlme. The reason for this is, that coal
Is dependent upoI. two constituents
flS1tS< heat ree5xjDG q. praaffstiass 1eeese
the first will be ready for burning, the
first effect of throwing fuel upon the
fire is that of cooling. Not only must
the solid coal be raised to the furnace
temperature, but the volatilization
must be carried on. Here the same
laws como into play as in the evapora-
ton of watcf.
The evaporation and tho volatili-
zation require more heat than that ac-
counted for in the elevation of tenn
perature, and which is therefore rem
dcrcd latent. Hence unless caro- is
taken to burn these gases as they are
given off, it would be bettcr that they
did not exist. For it will be readily
understood that If the fire, which is
due to the combustion of solid carbons,
did not have to heat these gases, it
would give out just that same amount
of heat, that would be available for
steam making. Tt is duo to this fact
that coke has been accredited with
greater heating properties than btu
minous coal, simply because the gases in
the coal have been distilled and not
burned But when the furnaces are
SO designed that these gases arc
thoroughly burned, the heating prop,
critics Of the coal will be found to be
greater by just tho amount of heat
given out by the combustion of the
gases in excess Of what was required
to distill them.-American Journal OF
Railway Appliances.
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Mr.. Proctor I'm STAYS.

Considering himself somewhat too
deshy and having been advised that cor
fs wHrla na,nr reanSe ted p thG ia;e
what no writes: 81 was foolish enough
to s1y the thing for matter Of four
weeks. Then / laughed at myself as
helpless idiot and determined to give
upthe attempt to reduce, by artificial
means, tho siperabundanee of fat, on
which only starvation and much ex-
ercise. or tho air of America has ever
had any real reducing influence. But
/ was reckoning without my host.
AS the Chinese lady suffers, am told,
when her feet bindings are taken Off
and as tho Flathead baby howls when
his head boards arc removed, so for
while was it with me. I found my
self manifcstly better In stays. For
one month Of folly / had TO endure
three months of discomfort. At the
end Of that time / was my own man
again. ."-Dry Goods Reporter.
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A HORRIBLE SITUATIoN.-Chicago Oct. II.
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, says the
mayor of Sandusky, Ohio, has telegraphed
the State Board of Health in regard to small
pox ravages at Pclcc Island. n famous fishii &
resort in Lake Erie. Ihe dispatch says the
widest excitement exists, over one hundred
cases of small pox having developed there
within the last four days. The island has
about 900 population, every one of whom It
is feared will contract the disease. All ave-
nues of escape from the place have been
closed by the American and Canadian au-
thorities. Every one of the entire group Of
Lake Erie islands, including Put-in-Bay,
North Bass, Middle Bass, Kclleys, and 9TH
ers, have quarantincd against Pclce, and the
Canadian authorities have quarantincd the
main land against the island, which has tc-
come vast isolated pest house. DR.. Probst,
Secretary of the State Board, has sent
instructions and taken vigorous steps to
prevent the disease spread ing.
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butted the other into the ditch, and the law
yers who got all the milk were getting away
with the cow as fast as they could run. In
certain cases lawyers are neccssary-such as
settling titles to real estate; but keep them
out of your personal qunrrels, and don't an
ply to them to settle such matters. You far
mers let other peoples business alone; YOU
have enough to do to attend to your own.
Now, another word to the colorcd pcople
and then am done. Organize yourselves
into sub-Alliances and live up to your sacred
duties. Live honestly, uprighty, and bc
good citizens, and the white people will res
pect and protect you. BE sure that you
abuse mono Of the privileges guaranteed to
you by your constitution and bylaws. Let
none but responsible men and women of your
own color join your Alliance. Let no white
man have anything to do or cay to you who
Is not in good and regular standing in the
white Alliance. III hc is unfit to. belong to
the white mans Alliance he is unfit to ioin
yours. Kick him out when he dares to in
oils.
thank you ladies and gentlemen for the
patience with which you have listened to me,
and hope that success Will mark the future
OF your lives and county,
The distinguished speaker then took his
seat amid thunder of applause.
JAMES l.. STRAIN
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THE GRADING OF CoTToN.-Onc OF
the most sensible and practic,l move =
mcnts yet taken by the Farmers ALI
auce Is that reported to have been taken
yesterday to secure changes in tho sys-
tcm of grading cotton.
1t is weH known fact here that every
year hundreds of bales are classcd and
sold as "middlins" which properly be-
longs much higher. 1t is not the fault
of the buyers; it is tho result of tho diff.
icrcocc in standard. The Piedmont
cotton classes higher than auy other up
in our up-country markets asbeiog of
one grade is c!asscd from one to three
grades higher elsewhere.
The chief difficulty in the way of a
reform ofthis evil is the scarcity Of
competent graders. The difference in
grades of cotton arc imperceptible to all
but trained eyes. 1t is likely the aver
ngo farmer cannot estimate tho differ
enccs in the values Of several samples
Of cotton within halfs cent, aud the
general run Of buyers are probably lit
tie better. The bu>ii css is full of fine
points, brightness or darkness of the
day, the time, reflected lights and
many other conditions causing differen-
ces in gradings aud prices.
If the Alliance can Gnd men who can
grade and class cotton accurately y and
instruct its owners what prices to de-
mand in relation to the mrrket rate for
middlluga, it will put many dollars into
the pockets of the farmers AUDI do fur
ther go>d by Civ ing the careful and
conscientious advantages they should
have over the less careful or Intelligent.
-GreenuiUe NcwS.
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MURDER on JOINS lsLASn.-Charleston
S. c., Oct 17.-News reached the city to-day
that Octavian Fischang, a German shop keep
or at Crccksidc plantation, on Johns Island,
had been brutally murdered carly on
Wednesday morning. The facts of the case,
rs far as they are known, are that Mr.. Fis-
chang had been feeding his poultry in his
yard when, as hc turned to go back to his
house, he was shot dead by some one con-
cealed behind bank which runs along near
his premises. The murdcred man was very
highly esteemed by both whites and blacks
on the island and as soon as the news had
been circulated n large party of men Of both
races started out to track the assassin. They
finally arrestel young negro named John
Simons, who is now in Jail, and who has con-
fessed the crime. There Is talk ut Mount
Pleasant of lynching him.
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MAINE SNAKE SroRIEs.-Here are
two startling snake stories from Maine:
The first comes from Watervillc, where
the post mortcm examination of a horse
that died from unknown causes revealed
in its stomach "snakc four and one
half feet long, with head and eyes per-
feet, Six inches in circumference, aud
the color Of bood. with tho exception Of
a white stripe on tho back" Another
snake came from the stomach of Mrs.
Frank Kenncy, Of Portsmouth, N. H.,
who was in B,dletord under medical
treatment. In August, 1866, at a camp
meeting in Alton Bay, she drank water
from brook, and afterward became i'll
She was treated for cancer ofthe stom-
ach, but stou'ly insisted that something &
moved within her. The other day by
means OF powerful drug, "a light col
orcd snake twelve and thrcc-cights in
ches long was disgorged from her stom-
ach, and she has gono homo happy"
Chicago Times.
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This rs yery ri,bv.

Mr. @. IL. Mock, who resides near
Cameron, says that Jarrell's lake, near
tiicre. Is tho best place TO catch fish he
has ever heard of. That when the
p Dream e ,l1, arr in . billing notion any one
ger and hold his hand in the water,
and that the fish will como up and
take hold of. the finger, then by clos
ing the thumb down OH its head it can
pe taken 10 without any effort This
cnn DO repeated until you become
weary OF tie. sport. Nothing could
Induce him 10 ieayc that section. Syl-
vania tGa.l Telephone.
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ANOTHER STATE BARN BURNED.-Spartan-
burg, s. C. Oct. 17.-Thc State barn at the
experimental Station was entirely consumed
by fire to-day, together with the machinery
and gins, considerable quantity Of products
which was there stored belonging to the State,
and several bales of cotton belonging to in
dividuals. The fire caught from spark
from the engine which was running the gin.
The live stock stabbed in the building was
saved The loss is not accurately estimated,
but is probably $500 to $4,000. Insured
for 81, ,OO0.--Cor GreenriHe Meas.
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Tho Sirocco.


Most of the hot winds of tho Old
World are modified forms Of tho
SIMEON. The sirocco originates in tho
Sahara and travels northward to tho
Mediterranean and southern Europc.
but it is not SO deadly as its prototype.
1t brings with it great quantities of the
desert sand and the air becomes 50
dense at times that tho sun is obscured
rs if by London fog. While i: re-
mains ON the African mainland it is
characterized by a very marked dry.
ness, as there are no extensive water
surfaces TO supply It with moisture.
AS soon, however. as it is launches
over tho Mediterranean II begins to
take up copious draugbts, so that when
it reaches Malta, Sicily and tho south.
crn shores of Europe as n wind from
between. southeast and southwest Il
has undergone a change from q hot.
dry wind to a hot, damp wind.
The result of this alteration is that
1t becomes most enervating to the hui
man constitution, Indeed, while it
prevails from one to several days ut q
time life is scarcely worth living, so
depressing and burlensome is the
WIND. 1t is tho plumbeus Auster of
Horace. Human energy is quite dis
sipaated under its fatigufng influence
and with O. temperature ranging be-
tween 05 dcgs. and ITO degs., tho
streets Of the towns affected by It are
deserted; According to tho Italians,
stupid book is put down as ''era
scritto In tempo dcl.scirocco." To the
Sicilians the oppressive wind ia n per
feet plague, for, although naturally
nIdolent, they cannot stand tho fur
ther loss of energy induced by it.
During its. prevalence iron rusts,
clothes spoil with mildcw, meat turns
putrid, grapes and. green leaves wither,
wine will not fine, and paint will not
dry. Sicily experiences the sirocco
about q dozen times a year, but it is
not SO frequently met with in other
parts, OF Europe. There is no mistak-
ing the origin Of tho wind, as tho rcd.
dish sand IS still present when it ar
rives on tho northern shores of the
M and causes q misty at.
mosphere.-Cornhill Magazine.
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For Sale.

WILL sell at private sale the follow ing
u property:
Traot known rs Mill place, consisting of
Corn Mill, Wheat Mile Saw Mill, together
With necessary power for running, with the
following buildings: Mill House, Store
House, Dwelling, Stables, etc., all in good
orier, and doing good business. Owner
wishes to leave the State. Property locate ed
nt the Meansstlle Crossroads, in Jonesviile
Township. Property can be examined.
TERMS EASY.
!; Apply to ID. A. TOWNSEN d,
.,..o.. Attorney, Union, s. q.
or K A. HOPKINS,
Wost Springs, s. c.
s Oct II Al 81
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TOMORROW.

With c7F ssasoTgrounuun new Iucvvcur
The mighty world that is our small hfo's glass;
! And ssiil hs dows the tide Of JOY or sorrow. ~
Tomorrow" do we sigh and yes ''To-morrowr
Comes April with her sudden CLEANS and giooms,
Her bluc bright moons Of laughter and OF show
crs,
The sun nccked shade beneath white orchard
blooms.
Her wealth OF primrose and OF cow-slp flowers;
And yet. for this iarges,c, from may to borrow
Fun fain nre We, and murmur still. Tomorrow ~
Now summers here. Warm skies arc o'er US
bent;
White sheaves Of lilies rise against tho bluo;
Tho very airs aro hot and indolent
Breathing the rose walks they havo wandered
through
No thought have we for winters death and sor
row,
Yet must we sigh, unsatisfled, Tomorrow
10. nutumn's garucrs, rich with golden grain.
Fair fruit In orchards. nuts brown on tho tree,
Last poppy petals, falling I'm red rain,
Eluo mists ut morn about the daisied leal
Now look we, mournful, out to coming sorrow,
And Sigh. with failing breath, "Alas. to morrow"
Morley.
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In q Persian CITY.

.TGhersn Is ore Of the principal cities
OF l'"iS'l, and is a bustling, thriving
place a! $50, 900 people, rapidly spread,
ing Out In all directions, and destined
soon to outgrow the limits now pre-.
scribed by the extensive earthworks
and fosse laid out in modern style of
fertilization by the late Gen. Butler
who captured Herat under Mohammed
Shah: The nucleus or center of tho
city is composed of tho Ark, or tho
vast inciosuro which embraces the
palace now occupied by the shah
and the foreign offices, with the
arsenal and barracks. Adioiuino
the Ark arc the extensive covered
bazaars, the finest in the east after
those OF Constantinople, less mapnifi.
cent perhaps, in the external display
OF goods, but moro solidly and ele-
gantly constructed. From the center
the city radiates in all directions, oc.
cupylng the space OF European CITY
OF thrice the population, owing to the
numerous and extensive gardens it in.
ciudes, and the large ground plan of
the dwellings
1t is now divided into tho SO called
old and new parts, Hlo latter being
laid out with considerable regularity
Win broad streets and comfortable
walks. Public baths abound, but
Christians are not allowed to enter
those called public. Everything is
open to the public. Tho Carpenter
finds his shop too small for tho win.
dow sash he is framing; the good fel.
low takes it out to the shady side of
the street and shapes it on the pave
ment, regardless of passers by. The
carpenters are q curiously independent
set, who require so little to live on
that they spend half the time in sleep.
ing and smoking; this habit is cncour>
aged by the fact that custom allows
them to have an advance on what
tney are to receive for job, ostensibly
to buy the materials; but, if law, thew
spend it in smoking, and then have to
resort to make shifts to get their wood
and nails.-Cor. st. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
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Corwih's5 1sctort.

Tom Corwin, of Ohio, was ready
man. John @. Calhoun once pointed
TO a drove of mules from Ohio and
said to Corwin: ''There 60 somo Of
your constituents. Eyes" said Tom,
''they ore going down south to teach
school," Governor Brough was once
matched against Corwin, and in the
midst of bis speech said: Gentlemen,
my honored opponent himself, while
he breaches advocacy Of homo indus
try, has carriage at homo which ne
got IN EnglandShad 1t shipped across
the ocean to him. How Is that for sup
porting home industry and laborf''
When Corwin came on the stand he
made great show of embarrassment,
stammered and began slowly: "Well,
gentlemen, you have heard what my
friend Mr.. Brough has to soy Of my
carriage. Iplead guilty to the charges,
and have only two things to say In my
defense. The first Is that the carriage
came to mo from an English ancestor
as an heirloom, and had to take it
Again, I have not used it for seven
years, and it has been standing in my
back yard all that time, and tho
chickens have converted 1t into o
roost. Now, gentlemen" with O steady
look at Brough, ~ haye nothing fur.
ther to say in my defense; but would
like to know how .Brough knows any
thing about my carriage II he has not
been visiting my chicken ~oost. ."St
Louis Globe -Democrat,
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ANOTHER RAINING TREE.-As raining
trees seem to be the latest novelty, several
have developed themselves in the last few
days. Thomas Davis has one in his back yard
which begins to drip about four o'clock in
the afternoon and continues until sundown.
The tree is common plum aud the branches
are nearly bare. Close investigation fails
to reveal insects, and the raining is appar-
emily due to the moisture being absorbed by
the roots and dropping from the extremities
of the branches, or else the insects are very
minute GreenriHe Neps.
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ALLIANCE DEMONSTRATIONS A

ALLIANCE DEMONSTRATIONS ALL
ALONG THE LINE.-Grcer's Oct. 16.-
This has been grand gala day for
Greer's. From early morn till night
the FARMERS Alliance began to "let her
roll" aud she did roll until 400 bales Of
cotton in solid phalanx, dress d in All.
arce uniform and Ole julo. pulled into
tho public square to await tho arrival of
the 2.20 p. nj, train and Mr. Sims from
Greenville to classify the Alliance cot
ton before any was sold. Mr.. Sims
came. Every man sampled his cotton
and carried it up to the Masonic hall
where it was classed in bulk, with
each mans name on his sample, and tho
buyers invited in, one by one to bid on
tho different grades. The highest
average bid was $50, which was prompt
ly destined by the cotton committee.
and regular stampede Of wagons en-
sued, moving in every direction, until
200 to ESQ bales rolled out Of town to
be held for ten cents. After the ad
j"urnment 100 to $50 bales were sold at
9.65 aud 81 or dumped on the old
field.
Never was there greater con fusion
and dissatisfaction to both buyer aud
uofulU Uuh ues,uso @~,,r
cotton that was duo them for ,nprlirs,
and much needed just now to pay their
de bts.
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Plans for Plumbing,

A proper set of working drawings
for the plumbing. of a house, upon
which bids are to be made and the re.
sponsibility for plan and workmanship
= Is to rest, and which is to he preserved
as guide. for future work in changes
and trap, in their relations to walls,
timbers, floors, gas and steam pipes
and ventilating flues, and give their
Dimensions. From these plans and
specifications competent plumber
should be able, not only to mako out q
list of every length and size of pipe,
trap, hanger and fitting that he will
need, but to do considerable part OF
tho work in his shop and. deliver it
ready to put in place. 1t must be
admitted That such plans and speci.
lications arc rarely prepared, and that
when they arc furnished they are
rarely mado in tho Office of the archi-
tect. do not think, however, that
this fact is duo SO much to tho inabil
ity of architects to make such draw.
ings and specifications rs to the fact
that they are unwilling to take the
timo and trouble to prepare them un-
less they are specifically demanded by
their clients; thinking that any good
plumber will be able to settle oil the
details Of tho work If the general
scheme is only indicated, and that de-
tailed working drawings are an un-
necessary expense. Certainly the
course Of instruction in our schools
for the systematic education Of archi-
tccts includes enough to enable the
graduates Of such schools to do this
kind Of work, although it may be
doubted whether actual practice in the
preparation of such drawings and
specifications is sufficiently insisted on
as compared with that required in the
designing of facades and ornamental
carving.-John S. Billings, M. D., in
Popular Science Monthly.
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A German expert rcokons thnt u q
single grain Of wheat produces fifty
grains, and that these fifty grains each
produce fifty grains more, and 30 on,
there will bo in the second year Q, 800
grains;,, in the third year, 12b,000
grains; In the sixth year, Id, ,625, 900
grains; in the twelfth year, IA, ,14G,-
$50, coo, 900 grains. The third years
crop would give 300 men one meal.
leaving enough bran to feed eight piRs
for ono day. Tho produce of tho BIN
gle grain In tho twelfth year would
suffice to supply all the inhabitants Of
tho earth with food during their LIE
time.--New York Tele9rarl,
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The first demonstration of the strength Of
the Farmers Alliance in politics will
be given at the coming primary election
for Senator in Kershaw County. There ap-
pears to be n square issue between Alliance
and anti-Alliancc Democrats, each side hav-
ing candidate in the field.
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THE ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.
HEADQUARTERS OF

HEADQUARTERS OF
Co. FARMsRs ALLIANCE
W. McZimmermap, Fnanc'l Agt.
S. c., Oct. IL, 'S0.
"GREENvILLE News:
"I am authorized to send you tho
resolution below,
"W, McZIMMERMAN,
"Agent Spartauburg County Alliance"
"Whereas, We, the members Of the
Farmers Alliance, representing two hun
dred and thirty-four bales of cotton,
which was properly eraeed by an ex
periepccd mon,ber Of the Alliance long
10 the business, and offered for salo 10
the Spsrtanburg market yesterday and
to-day, firmly believing FROM all we can
learn and from all indications, that there
is . deliberate attempt among the cotton
buyers and mills to cripple our order
and to defeat our cooperative plan of
grading and selling cotton,
"Therefore, DO it resolved, that we
take our cotton of the market and sell
in some other market aud recommend
that members of tho Alliance hereafter.
ss far as possible, keep tkeir cotton
axay som the Spartanburg market
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Wedding Prcsc to
w. NJ. BATEMAN AND WIFE,


who are to be married on Tuesday Oct. Is.
at the grand stand in Fair grounds, in cotton
bagging, under the auspices of the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance.
They propose to make the Farmers sue
ccssful fight against the Jutc Bagging Trust
memorable by this event, and this wedding
Is given to show appreciation Of any Just
move the farmers of North Carolina may un-
dcrtake.
Just after noon today tho bridal party
arrived at tho Fair Grounds, having
been escorted from the city by a large
procession. The party. comprised the
Maud Stephenson and Florence Stephen
son. The ceremony was performed in
tho Judges stand in front ofthe grand
stand in which there were thousands Of
people. The couple were married by
the Rev. J. J. Scott, Chaplin of the
State Alliance, who is blind.
The bride was dressed in white CIT
ton bagsing, effectively made up and
trimmed with buff satin. Her bonnet
was adorned with cotton blossoms aud
bolls. Tho bridegroom was also arrayed
in cotton bagging and wore cotton blos-
SONS in his hat. His groomsmon were
similarly attired, while the bridesmaids
wore cotton bag2iDg sashes, Otho Will
son, who was master of ceremonies, was
dressed like Mr.. Bateman.
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EAsLEY, Co.. l7.-Ono. hundred and
thirty-fye bales we're brought in on