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A Revolution In Ramie.

A discovery which promises to be of
the utmost Importance to the Southern
States has bsen made by DR.. 9. F. Pank.
min, of Charleston. Itis not practicable
or proper at this time to give the details,
but sufficient can be said to show the
nature of The discovery and It's value.
At different times many experiments
looking to the cultivation Of ramie have
been made in the South and the plant, it
has been found, can be grown without
difficulty. It will grow anywhere that
cotton grows at no expense whatever for
cultivation. It grows like a weed and is
not subject to the ravages Of worms, nor
is it liable to any of the other maladies
to which the more tender cotton is sub.
ject. Ramie then can be grown without
difficulty. The trouble hitherto has been
to find quick and Inexpensive way in
which the baR ofthe ramie plant could
be prepaled for manufacture without in
jjaty to the peculiar quality and value Of
the fibre. It's sucha q process as that
which has been 80 long sought which DR..
Panknin has discovered.
Without any mechanical process of
consequence and by simple chemical
treatment, occupying in all from forty
eight 10 sixty hours, the bark of the
ramie is brought into condition to be
carded and spun, so that in this condition
it is available for all the various uses for
the different textile materials, such as the
finest cotton and silk. DR.. Panknin has
been engaged on his experiment for
considerable time, and has now brought
it to satisfactory conclusion.
The process, as has been said, is OF the
simplest possible character, the only
difficulty being to find out the process.
Ramie is cultivated and is manufactured
for use in fine domestic goods, linens and
similar cloths, but the process is kept
secret and the right to make use oft is
not sold.-Nesos and Courier.
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gsthe last third Of q century one
asrlest indicea Of the prosperity of
country has sbeen tie activity in
sUad bnild dlug. Last year marked
@ ss hest point ever reached in the
= aagSs sonatruc ction, and 1888, according
EMfas M compiled BY the Raihoay
= stapdss sixth in this respect.
2 ssad building years have
smiles s81, 1896 miles; J;
miles s. Sss, 8, 600 miles. !.
miles, and 1885; 7;120 miles.
sd5iins ths Ages railroad building
year now5 drawing to 8 close
tapTs sxtsnaiy and more widely;
Haas anticip The
aniies Rhic ia most: of
|6II sssaaoI ID 81 M practi tieally suspended.
sesa u hstss sysar closed and,
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Mrs. Mary Gravely, of Bailey's
Crossroads, Bucks County, Pa, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, had a COW which
:abont four months ago, had her right leg
cut off below the knee by railroad train.
a veterinary surgeon dressed the wounds
and tied up the arteries SO skillfully that
the COW recovered. She was kept in the
stable until a few days ago, when g
neighbor, q cabinet maker, made for her
: wooden leg, which vas strapped on the
stump. The COW hoped along holding
the injured leg up for day or two, bat
now she has concluded to use the wooden
attachment, and limps about quite COM
fortably upon 1t, and seems to be in good
health.
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most Of them have since been sufficiently

most of them have since been sufficiently
occupied in trying to meet the obligations
on the enormous mileage which was then
5hurriedly built under the impetus Of tre-
mendous competition, and which in the
nature Of things could not at once become
profitable The mileage added this
year has been mainly that of short. indie.
pendent lines or branches into territory
which, lin the main, offers fair prospect Of
supporting the new roads. Itis signif.
cant Of the development Of the '.neW
South that it leads all other regions in
the extent of;new milesge. -
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Texas had 895 indictments for mur.

= Texas had 895 ind dictments for mur.
der in 1887 and 1883.
= a New York physician recommends
the Jewish custom of washing hands
before meals as preventive against
typhoid fever. BE says that contagion
can be conveyed into the system by the
hands.
"A Key West fisherman captured a
turtle weighing 1000 pounds, the largest
ever seen. The old fellow was broad
enough on the back for six men to stand
on him, and he could have aoated of
with ton Of coal.
- From recent archaeological discov.
cries it appears that the Romans at the
height of their civilization and splendor,
had no system of street lighting. No
trace Of anything of the kind has been
discovered.
= 1t is estimated that 100000 has
been sent as Christmas gifts to Ireland
from Boston-nearly all of it by the SER
want girls of that city and viciuity-dur-
ing the last week. One house alone dreH
drafts for 100000.
= Congressman Grain, ofTexas, COM
menting last week upon the result of the
recent election said: "The democratic
party is like coon. It's no good on its
feet, but can fight. like when on its
back" Mr.. Grain is profane but accu-
rate.
= There was grea! excitement in the
Omaha depot the other day. A noise
like the crying ofa child was traced to
a closed trunk, and when the bystandera
put their ears closer they we're sure that
something was wrong. "My Godp
cried one, give me handspike or
something. There is child inside, and
it will smother" No handspike was at
hand, and people began to pull keys ont
of their pockets, and at last the lock
clicked. The cover vas raised, and in.
side was discovered an old Maltese cat
and FIVE new. born kittens.
= The Kansas City and Mobile Invest
ment Company, composed of number
of Kansas City and Western fnanciers,
has purchased for cash a tract Of over
700 acres of land, near Mobile, Ala. The
company proposes to lay out town site,
and FIVE and ten acre plates for truck
gardening. It proposes to bring skilled
farmers and mill men from the West to
settle these lands, and the promoters Of
the enterprise are confident Of their
ability to send class of immigrants that
will aid in building up the section tribu.
tary to Mobile.
Prof. Oldtriege, of Boston, who
walked on the water from Brooklyn to
New York, has invented pair of new
shoes tior walking on the water, with
which, he says, he can cover five miles
an hour, while with his old shoes he is
able to cover but one mile an hour. He
will leave for England in May next, and
will attempt to cross the English Chan:
mel in his new shoes. He will walk
through the Niagara Rapids when he
returns, and will also introduce 3 new
water tricycle., which, he claims, can beat
anything of Ills kind in the world.
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The Governors Veto. :

>
EDITORS INTELLIaENcER: The pock-
ct veto of Gov. Richardson of the Glen.
son Agricultural College Bill is not q
surprise TO anybody. The only and great
objection to the course Of the Executive
on this most important question is its
evasive character. But this was consist
ent with his public utterances during the
campaign. Generally, he expressed great
friendlineas for. the College, but usually
connected with this profered friendly
feeling SO many "buts" and "ifs," that
the real friends of>the College had but
little confidence in these professions. In
fact, the pocket.veto is only astepping
stone to the real veto which is already in
soak. If the Governor had been really
sincere in his public declarations of
ifriendliness to the Agricultural College,
he should have approved the bill passed
by both branches of the Legislature, be.
cause he must have known what is appa.
rent to everybody that the mandamus Of
Judge simonton would restrain any
further action in the premises until the
validity Of the will of Mr. Clemson was
settled by tho Courts. So that the State
could not have been committed any fur.
ther than the Benet bill provided, which
was simply an acceptance by the State Of
this most magnificent bequest for q most
noble purpose on The terms of the will
when established by the Courts. The
friends Of the College are just as confident
that the validity of the will will be
established, as the opponents of the Col
|Elege are that it will be upset. And in
neither case is the honor or credit of the
State compromised.
The action Of the Governor only entails
upon the State another heated political
contest, where common senae would have
dictated 9 different course. The truth is,
the course Of the Governor has forced the
conviction upon the public mind that he
sis opposed to separate and independent
farmers college, and favors the annex as
a fitting substitute. This will never
satisfy the farmers Of the State, and We
think in the next general election they
| will see to it that the executive depart
ment Of the government will be in full
accord with the legislative on this mos
important question.
PIEDMONT.
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assfeetsa stab blss ofs the number of
B B aiiIuIes siins iin tie different. .states
sga the year Just ended, isshon nupon the
scided dimp proYement upon the
previous. I q ! eW s. York city there
been an increase in the number of
fsitasss: frpm ITO 52s, and the percen:
oi assats Liabilities have fallen
sa5scnl Ihe general liabilities
cyaased s, 600 the total being
\ sse Will atne: assets were 81, ,07s:
decline sof sssss ,1so. Throughout
||Es tales tEestotaI number Of failures
a sl1s q sS7 being SO 50 more than il
RhiIe the number OF failures
nesassed the percentsgs of assets to
also increased from 4e4 to
,S5iss
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Something. New In q. Cotton.

Mr.. O. a. Alexander, of Washing tor
County, Ga, is the discoverer Of. a new
variety Of cotton, which the Financial
Chronicle thinks may prove to be Of great
advantage to cotton growors. The dis.
coyery Was made quite BY accident, and
in this respect, atleast, it is not unlike
numerous great discoveries. One day
Mr.. Alexander Was inspecting q field Of
cotton on his farm, when he noticed q
single stalk, the leaves Of which possess:
ed peculiarity,..iu that, instead Of being
solid, as those Of the veil known varieties
ofthe plant, they we're divided into what
may be termed partitions. In their full
growth they: we're fve.dngered. Mr..
Alexander Was sufficiently impressed
with the peculiarity to save up and plant
the seeds during three or four seasons,
and now his observation and experience
have convinced him that the variety
possesses very superior qualities, all ow-
ing to the unusual formation of the
leaves. e.
The advantages claimed for 1t are, that
the leaves admit the air and sunlight
quite freely, thus giving the plant q
healthier and more rapid growth, and
causes the bolls to open earlier; that the
increased air and sunlight prevent mil
dew and rot; and, what will interest
farmers of some sections more. than any
thing else, that the plant thus far has not
been attacked BY caterpillars. The exemp.
tion may not continue, but it is conten.
ded, and there appears to be some ground
for tbe claim, that the caterpillar can
not thrive when exposed to sunlight and
air. It Is known that the caterpillars
eggs, are deposited on the underside Of
the cotton leaves, where they are afford.
ed shelter, and that shade and dampness
promote the propagation Of the pests.
Ifthe shade and dampness are wanting
in considerable degree, it does not seem
too much to assert that the caterpillars
will be at least scarce.
Mr.Alexander. ought to subject his
cotton to othorough teat, 80 as to ascertain
whether or not it lie proof against cater.
pillars. If it should be found to possess
this merit, in addition to its others, it
would be the variety for..which many
cotton growers have been wishing long
time.-Sauannah Neaos.
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The Color Line Prevents Union.

/ 1t seems that the effort to bring about
a union between the Northern and
Southern Presbyterians has proved un-
successful. The committees of confer
ence, who have been in Besaion here dur.
ing the last week, are unable to come to
any agreement as to the race question, and
the color line will continne to divide the
communion.
The Northern committee require that
at the South colored Presbyteriana shall
be admitted to full equality with white
Presbyterians in the Christian brother.
hood, but the Southern committee insist
that they shall be kept apart in an or.
ganization Of their own, and which shall
not have the right of representation in
the General Assembly Of the united
church. The difference between the con.
ferees is therefore irreconcilable. They
can only agreetto disagree and to aban.
don the proposed scheme for union.
Such an issue of the conference was
really inevitable, aud it indicates that
the plans for bringing together the
Northern and Souther divisions Of
other communions will likewise come to
naught. Until the race question is set.
tied at the South such union will be i'm.
possible, and as the day of its settlement
seems now TO be in the remote future,
these churches may as we'll make up their
minds to remain asunder permanently.
Nothing shows more clearly the gravity
Of the race problem than this determine.
tion of Southern Christians to adhere to
tbs color line, even at the sacrifice Of
church union, and what their Northern
brethren contend is direct violation ol
the Christian theory Of common brother.
hood. It is apparent that they look upon
church equality for the negroes as the
entering wedge for social equality, and to
ayoid such possibility they are ready to
defy charges of inconsistency. They
demand that the colored people sha Il
keep apart:from them, even In the house
of God.
But practically that is what the North
ern Presbyterians, Baptista, and Metho.
dists do. White and black maintain
separate churches, and when the black
worship with the..white they are usually
kept by themselves. It has happened
that even Northern Sunday schools have
been broken up because colored children
were introduced into them. The color.
ed people in New York need moro
churches, and the other Protestant
churches more people to occupy their
seats, and yet the supply and the de.
mand do not come together. The whites
do not want to be swamped by the blacks,
and the blacks prefer to be by themselves
rather than in church association with
the whites, with the certainty that they
will be made the victims of an uncon.
querable race prejudice.
Under such circumstances Northerners
have nojustifcation for quarelling with
with Southerners over the drawing of
the color line, and its extension even into
the churches themsel ves.- Editorial in
Neu York Sun.
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Piles, Piles! Itching Piles

symptons-Moistu intense itching
and stinging most all night; worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tumors
form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be-
coming very sore. Swayne's Ointment
stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul.
ceration, and in most cases removes the
tumors. At druggists, or by mail, for 80
cents. Dr.. swayne 6 Son, Philadelphis.
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ndsttalk lksnp q 4 q, ars toRnsto & one mu 4 an. !.


sssSSSa s s1sists lksnps Slr town to one an.
Is |] sgsrys yslbso,ddy s,d selse. We miu1st ,i1
Sri bSrriigh ssidaSoss hings. We
sonFage ever q . egitimates enter.
6 started o,r even Sd suggested:
81 & 81 sad resoni55cey and ad.
nnusss not al 6 scout at new
eontIai j We should enter.
hsns b5aa 81 l all Kings, each must
s s!9 an a aesiYss fartts the onward move
aruasNrs 4 must study newcrops
# 1EasI f9df people must
sassl n zsolr al new Sindnstries.
M ssriEs ii1s s.. way \. Is build
81 s} tbsantiify the; torn. An.
sls9n grsst future If her people
oher hamael yes.
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; THE Georgia Legislature bias unani.

The Georgia Legislature has unani.
mously passed 3 bill to increase the pen.
sions of married Confederates who served
in regiments from that State. Tie Law
is graduated one, the largest pension
being $3.50 year, the benefciaries in
thiaclass being those who have entirely
losE their sight, both LANDS or both feet.
80 bill will feet .'''' aheut the lst Of
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- A curious sight near Ellijay, Ga,
is the grave Of a mountatneer's wife
which is protected from the fury ofthe
elements by a number of lightning rods.
Williamson Female COLLEGE,
WILLIAMSTON. S. {

N1HIs Institution, founded in 1872. ha.
Il had progressive history of useful
ness and influence, and is one Of the i'm
portant factors in the solution. OF the edu-
cational problems of the day.
Thorough instruction In Literary, Clas.
sical, Scientific, and Art Departments.
Cbnfesssdly high scholar,hip. Best Circu-
lating and Reference Libraries. Ample
Apparatus, Cabinets, and Museum.
Christian home influences. Excellent
moral and religious atmosphere. Parental
oversight and care.
Hea1thful surroundings. Summer re-
sort. Celebrated Chalyberate Spring.
Rates unusually 7o,g. Latin. Greek, Ger.
man, French, Volapuk, Glass Singing,
Free.hand Drawing, Calisthenics-all
FREE. No incidental tax, library fee,
pew-rent, nor contingent fund.
Spring Session opens Feb. 4, 1889.
For information, address.
REV. 8. LANDER, AM, ID,
President.
jan Z. 1889 B Q
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PATENTS.

CAVEATS. and Trade Marks obtained,
" and all Patent business conducted for
moderate fees. Our Office is opposite q. S.
Patent Office, and we can secure patents in
less time than those remote from Washing.
ton. Send model, drawing or photo, with
description. We advise if patentable or
not, free of charge. Our fee not due until
patent is secured.
a Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Patents" !"
with names of actual clients in your State,
County or Town, sent free. Address
G. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opp. Patent Office, Washington, D. G.
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.Haaka !, says 81 "a. RI. in IN
agasta lsroaicls s;sis j, deeply is IL: interest.
thsssnbjj jject 81 higher ducation.
tsnsts sesos The Stale University,
saad dssIlsss q 81 the Institution shall
ansfE both sexes sin South Carolina.
gallant enough to cay that in his
TIE yorng women. Of the stateare
4 ellectually The equals Of the young
smsn, and he believes that the State should
bothsthe same educational adyanta.
dyocates an annex: TO the State
IIniyaraity for cation Of the girls. In
addition toithes benefits that this would
tha young ladies the Judgs7f thinks
that world stimulate the young men to-
sgsester efforts anssremoYe from their
minds the cencaitI that men are intellec.
uparioEs 80 women. Judge Has.
sIe xisass mo doubt be endorsed
TY aasge: ajority Of South Carolinians.
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aal ses--l
NOTICE.

WE will receive bids for Physician
wv for the County Poor House and
Jail at this Office on or before the 18th in
slant, to do the practice from the 18th in
'stant until January LIST, 1890.
Bids to be 30 much per visit, and not to
aggregate q sum exceeding one hundred
and fifteen dollars during the said term.
B. @. MARTIN, Ch'm'n,
A. W. PICKENs,
W. T. McGILL,
Board Go. Com., Anderson Co., 8. @.
Per e. W. LONG, Clerk.
Jan 10, 1889 n
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a remarkable snow storm prevailed
at Fresno, CAL. q few days ago between
81 and aix o'clock p. N. The heavens
were so darkened that one could scarcely
see across the street, complete pail
hung over the city end gas had to be
Lighted, Whilsa 60. windows bad to
;ibsahas &
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lsnlm:Dy !n6 uanu5 dEu peUpto VIM Wout
because twas a fre 8 show. The crowd
pushed and jammed, and had to be held
back: By the police. Finally the hour foi
sclooing the reception arrived and the
doors we're shut. This brought com:
plants from the crowd which had not
yet been ableto gain admittance, and q
prayer Of thanksgiving; ] imagine, from
sthe President. 8; - re- z
With the dying year come mp the faces
long familiar to Washington that vanish.
ed 1888. First in the ghostly proces.
sion comes the imperious and imperial
:Conkling. Next the military figure Of
General Sheridan. Then the robed form
Of Chief Justice Waite. The crowd
grows. E1:a attorney General Brewster,
DE. Cornelius Agnew, General Alexander
Rear Admiral Simpson, the Banker
Riggs, the philanthropist Corcoran-
these are but few Of the people best known
in Washington Who died during the year
just passed. The good die first, and only
q few ancient sinners like Ben Batler
remain eternally young to strikingly
demonstrate the truth: Of the adage.
The inaugural committee rises TO
explain that the ball Of March 4th, will
cost not 100000, but only $50, 900. and
the committee wants itunderstood further
that the affair costs the Government
nothing, being paid for by subscription.
q opposition is:felt among Washing.
ton. .clergymen, but the letters of objection
from W Western preachers are numerous.
The local defenders Of the ball hold;that
the dancing lis q subordinate matter, and
that it is in the main q mere public re-.
sceptiou to the president. The attempt
tohold Gen. Harrison personally response.
5bleis contemplate. MI. Harrison has been
elected not only the President Of orthodox
Christians, but also the President of the
whole people; and he could i'll afford to
snub any we'll meaning class of people,
such as attend inaugural balls, whatever
his private beliefs may be. As he him
SELF, said he scarcely saw how he could
be expected to change arrangements which
were being made before he had any con.
troll over the White House.
Drifting through the we'll dressed
ethropg that crowded The avenue on New
Years Dsy, I saw the shrinking, shamb.
bling, shabby figure Of Fan almless tramp.
Less than:ten years ago many.million.
.aire bought q seat in the Senate. The
purchase was notorious. Among his
followers wss albright young newspaper
man. The newspaper man did not get
his share Of. the spoils, and he swore
eternal vengeance. He came to Wash
iington and he wore his life out trying
to get the Senate to investigate. The
investigation was long delayed, and the
result MAS an acquittal of the Senator
Senatorial courtesy covers a amultitude Of
sins, and a committee of foxes was pcor
one to which to leave the question pfkill.
ing fowl. The newspaper man psfer went
back to his home. Be~is the tramp I
just met. Thereds no special lesson in
the story but If there we're one, it would
teach the folly of biting off more than one
can masticate. 8.
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To RENr.-A comfortable house on West
Market street. Apply to
81 II. +. DIvvER.