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a Great Salt Trnst.

New YORK, July 2O.-The North
American Salt Company, the incorpora-
tion of which has been made public in
Albany, occupies two columns in this
evenings papers with its advertisements.
Its capital stock is $l1, 100000, and it
proposes to issue $4,000,O00 worth Of
bonds. The advertisement states that the
object of the company is to ''unil7 and
systematic the salt interests of the coun.
try" The prospectus states that arrange.
ments have been made for the purchase
or control of nearly all existing salt
producing:properties on the Moth Amsr
ican continent, and that these number i5u
different works and companies. 1t is also
stated that "liberal dividend" can be
declared. In its prospectus the company
insists that it is not trust, and as proof
of this states that anybody may buy stock
who will pay for it.
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The Dogs. Of Laurens.

To the Editor Of the Ne,us and Courier:
According to the published report of our
auditor we have in Laurens 1927 dogs,
valued at So, ,190, or IS each; ], 1929 sheep,
8 difference of in favor of the sheep,
valued at 81 ,004. a little over ST 09 each,
making one dog worth about four and q
half sheep: 1882 hogs, valued at S7,770,
8 little over $1.81 each, one dog valued
at nearly as much as three hogs, and this
in county where there is no valuable
game and lots of the best grazing land
for sheep that is going to waste for want
of the sheep to consume it. Instead OF
less than 1000 we ought to have 10000
or so 900 sheep in Laurens, which would
yield an annual income of from 30 to 100
per cent. clear profit, owing to good or
Indifferent care taken Of them, and by
saving the volunteer crops, such as bale
grass and rag weeds for hay, these sheep
could be wintered at nominal cost.
This state of things is allowed to 60 on
from year to year without voice or
hand being raised against it except now
and then. I rail out against the dog
nuisance to find my efforts to correct this
great evil unavailing, and no doubt rpany
curse has been visited on me at this
account, but I have always had the cour.
age of my convictions, and I expect to
rail on the Legislature as long as live,
or until they abate this nuisance. We
hear great deal said about reforms and
economy, and yet ouT paople submit year
after ysar to haVing their sheep killed by
worthless dogs without raising as much
as finger to cause their Representatives
to make law to restrain tha liberty OF
the marauGiug dog, that stands perpet.
ual menace and hindrance to sheep rails.
Ing, thereby Indirectly allowing them.
selves taxed for the benefit of these dogs,
for they are chargesble with all the sheep
they kill and all that they hinder farmers
from raising. live had o good, wholesome
dog law, so that the sheep would be safe
from dogs, thousands of sheep would be
raised where now there are none, and
whoever succeeds in getting through such
q law will be one Of the greatest reformers
of the age. What is said about Laurens
may be said for nearly every county in
this State. This is b'g thing and the
only wondel ii that our people don't see
it. j. WASHINGTON WATTS.
July 16, 1880.
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The Bureau Of Statistics of the Treas.
gnrysD Department at W ashington has issued
80 statement showing the production
;and consumption of spirituous and malt
liquors in5the United States and foreign
! countries. France consumes the largest
ameuntt of vino per capita. Great Bri-
Stain leads on beer per capita, with Ger
many second and the United States q
close third. Denmark has the largest
total nspirituous liquors. The produc-
1 ton Of distilled spirits in the United
States increased from seventeen million
galions in iS65.to seventy.two million
gallons in 1888 Fermented liquors in
creased in The same period from 5000. 800
barrels to "a, ,Oo0,7O0 barrels. Sixteen
million bushels Of grain and 2,000,5CO
gallons of :nolasses were used last year
sin; the manufacture of distilled spirits.
Tke consumption of distilled spirits
decreased sfom 8O,OoO,Ooo gallons in 1870
sto76, ,oo0, GOO gallons last year, while dur
ling the sane period the consumption OF
+ wine increased from 100000 gallons
Ito 81, ,OOO,lM gallons, and malt liquors
from s205y 500, 900 gallons to 767,0oo,0oo
gallons. internal revenues and custom
revenues increased on these asticles from
ss44,231 ,24o in 1866 10 slQ ,e2s last
yea, Notwithstanding several reduc-
afinna 80 go go -
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- 1t is to be presumed that London
Justice has made its computation with
accuracy when it says that all the people
now living in the world, or about AGO.
900, 900 could find standing room within
the limits of q field ten miles square, and
by aid of a telephone could be addressed
by single speaker.
A few weeks since w. B. Tate, q
philanthropic bachelor of Granger
County, Tenn, decided to give fifth of
his fortune of 100000 to Che manned
Ex. Confederate Soldiers of East Tennes.
see. The distribution took place on
Thursday afternoon last at Morristown,
and forty needy one.legged and one arm.
ed old soldiers responded. getting each
$500. Tate was entertained at banquet
afterwards.
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Invented By q Negro.

CAMDEN, July 1.-THE cotton chop.
per patented by Taylor Bolton, of Cam:
den, and J. 81. Johnson, formerly OF
Camden, now pastor of colored Metho.
dist church in Columbia, has proved to be
a great success. Both of these men
belong to the colored race, and the ma.
chine, of which they are the patentees,
shows marked ingenuity on their part.
Their chopper ws.s patented some years
ago, but for want of money the proprie.
tors have not been able to manufacture
it.
After it was tried near Columbia this
spring, Mr.. Roache, of Columbia, and
Mr.. Kinwick, of Savannah, seeing the
worth of the machine, bought an interest
or share in it for $4,000. All the papers
in the case have been examined by a
prominent Camden lawyer, and the trans.
action has been pronounced bona fde.
The manufacture of the cotton choppers
will soon commence and the machines
will be put on sale in time for the next
season.
Belton's latest invention Is self.
pumping machine, which il almost pei
petual motion machine. The contrivance
is put in we'll and pumps water from
the time it is started until it is stopped.
The principle has been shown to your
correspondent, but Helton desires it kept
secret until patent has been obtained.
In about week model will be get up
and the feasibility of the invention will
then be demonstrated to q select few.
Those who have seen Belton's rough
drawings of this pumping machine think
the plan feasible, and one gentleman has
offered to put up some money to carry.
out the project.-Spscial to Nsws and
Courier,
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PlQughIng By Moonlight.


sp4RTANRURG, July ls.-Joe Bennett
and neighhor happened to be out in the
neighborhood of Glendale little after
midnight the early part of this week:
They heard Doise in field on the road
and concluded to wait quietly and see
what caused it. They saw man and
horse approaching. They halted him
and asked what be was tearing around
there that time of night for. He replied
that it vas his own field and if he choose
to plough on moonlight night when it
was pleasant and rest in the heat OF the
day, it was nobody's business. There he
was, Mr.. Sherbert, driving his plough
about I a. m. This is the; first instance
of the sort reported IN the eounty.-Spe.
cial to NeUs and Courier.
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Memorial.

Last Sunday, July 81, Ebenezer Sunday
School passed the following preamble and
resolutions, and requested the INTELLIoEN.
GER to publish them:
Whereas, God has again drawn upon our
ranks for recruits for heaven.
Resolved, That in the death of Mrs. LOU
Emerson our loss cannot be computed, but
we mourn not for her as those having no
hope, for we have hope, founded on her
worth and goodness, that ne shall meet
again.
Resolved, That we heed with full hearts
her last message to her Glass, "Meet me in
heaven"
Resolred, That we hold her name and
worth in sacred remem berance, and will
strive to initiate her virtues, in that she was
always prompt in doing good, and distrib-
uting aims of good cheer to all around her.
ResolpeG, That our sympathies are With
her stricken family and mourning kindred,
and that "hope which maketh not afraid
shall abide with Us all.
B. F. BROWNE, superintendent.
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w. W. Russell, McLane's first lieu
tenant, has left Washington in despair
and disgust. The alleged independents
have not got even crumb from the re.
publican table. 1t is very sad but these
latter day saints who left the democratic
party because it was ''too corrupt" SHOULD
be happy still in the reflection that virtue
is its own reward. But it Is pretty tough
on those who are republicans for revenue
only.-Ne0berry Observer.
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The First Bale Man,

Hon. Primus W. Jones, of Baker
County, or Colonel Jones, as bis fellow
legislators called him, vas talking this
morning about how be manages to raise
the first bale of cotton every year.
IT plant my cotton early in February" "
said he,
"This is a good deal earlier than my
neighbors plant theirs. Then follow
the intensive system of farming. I ma.
nure heavily and work rapidly. That's
the reason get the first bale of Georgia
cotton"
"How much land did you go over to
get that BALE"
: .Oh, about 100 acres, and l didn't
wait for the bolls to open. I had to
pry some of them open to make ont the
bale"
"Every year." aaid the colonel, "my
friends doubt my word, just little, you
know, about that first bale. This year,
as got it out several days earlier than
usual, had some burrs sent up to prove
that the staple had been picked from them
this season."
His neighbors say that Mr.. Jones is a
very successful farmer. Last year he
raised twenty-five bales of cotton to the
mule. This year he expects to raise forty.
Atlanta Euening Journnl.
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Combine Of Southern Republicans.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 22.-some
Southern Republican members of Con-
gress have become dissatisfied with the
action of the administration in dispens.
ing patronage in their several States,
and, it is said, have formed an alliance
offensive and defensive. The most i'm.
portant points to control the next House,
and Mr.. Brewer, of North Carolina, has
been selected as their candidate for
speaker, and it is claimed that he has
enough votes to prevent either party
from electing speaker. 1t is also de.
cided to join forces at the National con-
vention and vote together.
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Denver Items.
Pic MICS and entertainments are the or

lC nlCS aIlu eLlL6rtaluIIleIlIS arc Iue VI"
der of the day now.
Last Friday afternoon quite crowd of
pleasure.seekers met at Jolley's Spring and
passed the afternoon in pleasant inter
course. After paTtaking OF sumptuous
repast the crowd adjourned to Hunters
Spring School House, where Hunters
Spring Reading Club had arranged an elab-
crate programme for the occasion, conf
posed of original pieces, extracts, music,
&c. The following is the programme:
Salutatory = Beulah Brown, Maud
O'Neal, Nettie O'Neal and Curtis Cam.
Original Speech--Eugene Burriss.
Dialogue-Furman Burriss and Lillian
Brown.
Extract Brown.
Dialogue -Gertie Burriss and LEILA Cam.
Recitation-Estelle Burriss
Dialogue-Mollie Brown, Eugene Bur
riss and Sam. Bowen.
Dialogue-Zel Campbell, Malcolm Bur
riss and Eugene Burriss.
Dialogue Willic.Lee and Sem. Bowen.
The-aext thing on the programme was
an old-time "virginny Breakdown" par
ticipated in by W. E. Lee, Sam. Bowen,
D. M. Watson, D. G. Brown, Rufus Bur-
riss, Willie Lee, Oscar Hembree and Eu-
gene Burriss, dressed in fantastic costumes,
and all had their faces blacked, and acted
the ''nigger' to perfection. The crowd was
RECALLED at intervals during the performance
by delightful music on organ and violin,
furnished by Miss Lula Bowen and Frank
Mullikin.z Near the close Ollie Harbin
and J. G. Thomas were called from the au-
dience aud rendered few pieces in fine
style. After the valedictory by Halle
Burriss, the crowd dispersed, well pleased
with the evenings entertainment.
The musical entertainment given last
Saturday night by Mr.. W. B. Hembree was
a great treat to The large crowd assembled
on the occasion, Whenever the annonnce-
ment is made that Miss Matte Eskew and
Jess. Thomas are to furnish the music on
any occasion, it may be taken for. granted
that a rare treat is in store for those who
attend. John Eskew was master of cere-
monies, and any one acquainted with him
knows there was lots of fun along with the
music. Some amateur theatricals were
intespersed along with the music, which
added to the pleasure of the evening.
Hunters Spring Alliance held its an
nual election for officers last Saturday
evenin G, resulting as follows: President,
W. T. McGill; Vice President, w. E. Lee;
Secretary, J. L. Hembree Treasurer, John
L. Jolley; Chaplain, D. G. Brown; Lectu-
Ter, John Eskew; Assistant Lecturer, J. F.
Martin Door-keeper, w. @. Cam Assis-
tant Door. keeper, J. Benson Reeves. In
stallation of officers to be Saturday before
third Sunday in August.
Farmers are wanting rain again. With
plenty Of rain from now on crops are like.
ly to be the best We have had in years.
Woskmen have began putting new
roof on Si1.and. Twenty Railroad bridge.
The "Grady pic mic" is an absorbing
topic of conversation now, and numbers
are aiming to attend.
Mrs. "Jay'' is away from home, visiting
relatives in Walhalla, and the "old man
jay is lonely-oh, so lonely. JAY.
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Corne: Items.


News is scarce in the Corner this week.
Farmers are beginning now to leave
their crops to take care of themselves.
Rain is badly needed to assist them in
this little undertaking; the dry and
parching atmosphere is beginning TO tell
seriously.
Some sickness in this neighborhood.
Capt. Joshua Burriss and Mrs. James
Wanslow are critically i'll. Capt. Bur
riss is one of our oldest citizens, being
very near the close of his eighty-afth year.
He has enjoyed, the greater portion of his
life, most excellent health, but some
months since it began failing, and now he
is completely prostrated.
Farming, we frequently hear said,
don't pay. Our farmers, it is true, don't
always make it pay, but ! have in my my
mind one case Of farmer who certainly
makes his farm a paying institution,
Quite recently it was my good pleasure to
pass around and through the greater por.
ton of his farm, and it is certainly splendid.
The crop is very fine, the lands, both up.
lands and low lands are we'll preserved
and protected from the washing rains we
have had so frequently the last few years /;
this protection consists Of bitches, ter
races and breaks properly located and
kept up. His system is diversified, grow.
ing everything usually produced ON the
farm and making the farm self-spstain-
jng. His rule is never to risk oil the eggs
in one nest, and now while most farms
are destitute of such, you will find his
crib stored with corn, aai bis barn suth-
GENTLY filed with fodder, oats end other
feed for stock. AS another result OF his
farming operations, he is also proprietor
of first-class pabli6 gip ana grist mil.
We allude to the management OF Mr..
John W. Bowie. So, farmers, take cour.
age and go to ..work. for that THAT 2:her
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men can do why, with patience, may not

you? p
Mr.. Lewis ". McAllister, very aged
and highly respected citizen, died at The
residence of his son-in-law, Mr. VIM.
Mann, in Abbeville County, on Friday,
10Th inst. He lost his wife about year
ago, and has since made his home at the
above named place.. He was in The
eighty-eighth year of his age, and was re-
markably well-preserved for that age.
He was able, up to within few weeks OF
his death, to do full days work in the
shop, and had always made smithing his
trade. Very early in life he connected
himself with Generostee "a. r. ~
Church, being ever afterwards true and
consistent member. At the time of his
death he was, and had baen for number
OF years. one of the ruling elders in his
Church. His remains, after appropriate
funeral services by the Rev. G. Presley,
were placed to rest on the day after his
death By the side of his two wives, who
had gone before to the silent city, near bis
Church. SEcuNDUs.
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SNineteen Of the twenty.three sug

Nineteen Of the twenty three sugar.
refneries in the United States are in the
trust. The real value of the plants is but
s2O, 600, 600, and the capitalized value
$50, 900, 600. The profits of 1883 were
great enough to pay large dividends and
leave 8 surplus of slO,00o,0Oo. So far
This year krofts Of s13, 100000 have been
made, and by December the total surplus
will reach $30, 100000, which will just
make upthe s50, 200, 900 represented BY
outstanding certificates. Within two
years, VS. are told: the sugar ring has
managed to squeeze fro1n the public q
profit Of at least $50 per cent upon its
actual irvestment.
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Bolton Items.

The timely rain last Saturday refreshed
all vegetation, and the dropping cotton and
twisting corn appeared as lively as the
farmers faces that had undergone such a
sudden transformation. Crops are 80
promising around Belton-none better in
the State-that our sympathy goes out
towards farmers when little too much
rain or dry weather forces them to extend
the length Of their faces, dis6gures the
space that should be the playground Of
smiles with ditches of anxiety dug in the
vain hope of draining off imaginary evils
But they are happy now and 80 are we,
especially when the successful watermelon
growers takes US in for an hours chat.
We teasted with Mr.. J. T. Rice this week.
The melons, grapes and peaches were all
of excellent quality. We peeped into Mr..
Rice's garden, and to our surprise it was
as tourishing as though the entire season
had been most favorable. The secret is
his 'Rell-equipped windmill affords ample
means of irrigation and thereby makes
him not entirely dependent on showers.
DR.. Griffith, tho wide.awake agent for
Furman University, preached at the Bap-
tist Church Sunday. he never breaches
his best sermons till he comes this way.
He will go with the delegates of Belton
Church to the Sunday School Institute at
Hopewell. He will be heard up there
He has Furman University on the brain
and at heart. too.
Mr.. Andrew Geer is on a short visit
home. How is it that our handsome
young men can't make terms With some of
our pretty yonng ladies! There 10 no
scarcity of either in Belton. There are
some faint whispers about next fall,
church bells, officiating ministers, recep-
tions, &c.
Mrs. Barbara Dean lost her beautiful
Jersey calf May. few days ago. Over
heated and too much water the cause.-The
result of overkindness.
Mr. ]. W. Poore and wife are still with
their daughter, Mrs. Williams, of Lancas'
ter. She has improved but little from her
serious illness. We hope for more favcr'
able reports soon.
The Misses Benson, of Anderson, and
Mr.. w. E. Breazeale are visiting frients
hers. KAPPA.
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Honea Path Items.

Last Monday closed one Of the most in
teresting meetings, probably, ever hello in
our town, conducted by the pastor, D. w.
Hiott, assisted by Rev.J K. Mendenhall,
of Greenville. These christian brethren
certainly did great work here for the
Master, in the building of his kingdom.
Eighteen additions to the Church, besides
the membership being greatly strengthen
ed in the faith of our blessed Master, and
not only the membership of this Church,
and the other Churches in this town, but
also the Churches in the adjoining country.
The effects of the meeting has gone from
heart to heart, from house to house, and
from church to church, until the entire
community has seen or felt the power Of
the Spirit of God. During the last few
days of the meeting, Notwithstanding the
busy season among farmers, the house was
crowded to its utmost seating capacity.
Stores aud other places of business we're
closed during services. Despite the crowd
ed church. the best order and attention
prevailed, and every service seemed to
gain more of the Spirit of God. Penitents
that would leave the church with sorrow
and distress depicted upon their faces,
would probably return to the next meeting
with their countenance all lighted with
joy and peace in the love Of God. Such
seasons of refreshing has been greatly de-
sired by our people, and our hearts 60 out
in gratitude to God for his manifold bless
ings during the past two weeks. At the
close of the last service the pastor, in o
very appropriate way, returned thanks to
Miss Emma Meredith, and others, for as
sistance in music.
Mr.. L. A. Parker, of Leville, Ga, waited
his pa,ents and friends of this place last
week.
Mr.. P. N. Greer, of Clinton, Ala, is Wis.
iting relatives at this place.
Crops are very promising at present,
though good season is very much need
ed, especially for corn that is just filling.
Rev. D. ". Hiott, Rev. B. P. Estes and
Professors J. B. and n. II. Watkins are
attending the Sunday School Institute at
Hopewen this week.
/ Mr..R. M. Shirley, one of our most per-
severing merchants, will soon complete his
large, commodious store-room, which will
be quite an addition to our town.
Mr.. W. A. Kay will soon complete the
additional building to our academy, which
will add greatly to the comfort Of both
teachers and pupils.
Misses Lever, Brannon and Martin. Of
Columbia, are visiting Mrs. T. a. Brock
and other lady friends of this place.
II one week from his best girl produce
Observation-Disclosures, what would be the re-
suit Of months stay.
Miss Lillian MCGEE has been quite sick
for several days, but glad to say she is con-
valescent. MuRPH.