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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-09

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick
headache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. 25c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-09
POsSIB1LITIES

There are great possibilities on every
side in this country, not only the coal
and iron, the silver and gold await de-
velopmcnt, but moral and spiritual riches
lie about close at hand.
Paul, as an Apostle, was separated unto
the work of gospel in the crisis of his ;ife
as were all of Gods great leaders. David
and Peter. when called to follow Jesus:
Luther, when he wrote 1.-THE just shah
live by faith" Thus Paul at Damascus,
when the Voice came at MONDAY, knew
he was the chosen vessel to bear His
name which he did through the many
vlcissitudes, to the Imperial city, to the
gateway of the west and down to mar
tyrdom, and thus borne as a silver cord
across the generations we have entered
into his labors.
There can be no work for Jesus apart
from this separation and experience.
There must be close personal relation.
The king of Bohemia bore on his shield
the motto "Ich Diem" 81 serve" Paul,
entering into this personal experience.
says Il am servant and bondsman."
remarkable was the progress of Christ's
people in those carly years In the third
century Tertulian said: 1--WE are a peo-
pie OF yesterday, but yet we have gone
into your forum and into your senate"
while Gibbon also remarked upon the
miraculous growth. They We're those who
made little of themselves, but much OF
the Master
The speaker then said have Just re-
turned from a trip across tae continent
Should you ask me what made the great
est impression upon me, L should not
speak Of the mighty mountain peaks, of
the Sierras not OF California's flowers
and fruitage, not OF developments of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Eesnsrate C-ain Robher.

S. N. Allison, of Cullman, Ala,
was shot Tuesday night, by George
". Sullivan, whom he was endeavor-
ing to arrest. Sullivan is wanted BY
the Southern Express company for
train robbery il Arkansas. Last
March circulars with photographs and
description. OF Sullivan were sent out.
Tuesday stranger travelling through
the country stopped to get drink Of
water at Mr. Walkers, near there.
Young Philot, who wss there and who
ha6 one Of tee circulars, at once re-
cognizad him. No effort, however,
was made to arrest aim, and he passed
on 2 few miles when he met Ao Pow
ell, who also recognized him from the
circular. Mr.. Powell meeting Sheriff
Alsood, who was in the country, in
formed hin of the facts. When the
sheriff reached town Sullivan passed
through. Mr. Allison and a Mr..
Howell wsrt in pursuit. They found
him az the house of MIR. Smitners,
three miles north Of town, s6out Il
o'cIcck Monday night. Their knock on
the dog was answered by is being
opened, and stepping il they found
their man lying on pallet On the
floor. Sullivan Immediately raised
himself to sitting..position and asked
DO you want me2"
Allison answered: III your name
is Sullivan, Ido."
The latter Immediately raised him
self, raised his pistol, which he had
concealed between his legs, and fred.
The bail entered the neck above the
cla7ic!e. Allison fell, and for some
time IL w&s thought he was dead.
Sullivan fed, without shoes or bat.
He went into Falkyille Tuesday morn
ing in that condition and Surrendered,
saying he had killed q man and feared
violence. he IS in cuStc3y at Deca-
.ur. Allison is lying jn critical
condition at his home, where be was
brought Tuesday Right. He will nard,
ly recover. The reward Tor Sullivan
j. $500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
St-!kaTs Wio Quickly.

The strike ct the Atlanta Fulton
Bag aud Cotton mills which threw
1,400 employees Gu. Wednesday be-
cause white girls refused to ca placed
by the side OF coiorsd wonen, came to
an uraxpscted end. Thursday The
textile union net early n tae Day.
II seemed as If a general strike wouiG
e>sue, as 20 one thought the au:Gcr.
ties CT TIE mill would give n. =
committee YVES appointed to consult
with Presiden! jacob EiSas, deua1d-
ing the r=mogal Of al negro laocrars.
Unexpectedly 10 the striksrs this vas
agreed to a2ld compromise was made
by which tie strikers agrsed 10 work
extra hours if necessary. The strike
has caused s b z furry among the
working classes OF toe south.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
CIyIl Sa,v vice Examination.

The United States civil service COM
missioners has ordered al examlna.
ton be held by she local board il Co
Jun bia on Saturday, September 10Th,
1897, commencing al 9 o'clock a. u :,
for tae grades Of deputy collector,
clark, storekeeper, gauser, s!ocekeep-
e. gaueer and messenger il the inter.
nal revenue service. Oaly citizens Of
the United States can De examined.
The age limitation for this examina-
ton are SIS follows: Not lnder 81
years Ct age. No application will be
sccepted for this examination unless
filed with the undersigned, on the
proper blank, before the hour CT clos
ing business on Saturday, August Is,
1897. Applications should be fled
prom pity IN order that time may re-
msin for correction if necessary. Tne
commission takes this opportunity OF
stating that the examinations are open
to al reputable c!t;z .ns Of tie United
States WHO may desire 10 sn;er the ser
vice, without regard TO rAas, 81 20 their
political or religious sfiilia--vals. All
such citiz-n ara invited TO Apply.
They ehal! Ge examined, graded aid
certified with entire inp2rtiali:y .l.'d
wholly without regard 10 any cor s'd-
Grafton save their efficiency, IS shv
by the grades they ob:ain in The tN
animation. For application bia5ss,
full Instructions ana information r.! a
tive 70 th3 duties and salaries j! :.i9
diff rent positions. appI? v John l..
L;s;le, secretary board OF examiners
internal revenue service, Columbia,
: G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
WRITES TOO MuCE.
capdtaa:e otsyG.la saep,d U.a Less

Er. Sc2ascs;a, Candidate 2:ayfe
a3" bSgu r9i'i-& ."cle lsttsrs. 3his
So !. IS n t;,- .;';..is:&~s am& = c2pT
received oy Iaa Res : re:,Gs:
Deu:ras&, ) g. July 80, 1897.
Reverend Sir.
Dur;ag the past wi:.tsr io:ccauceG
} OH II the senate, locking 20 q fur
tier reputation o. lha liquor traffic.
This bill is further step towards
prohibition. enclose you hsreia 8
copy ior your consideration, ard in-
yite gour criticism.
L; changes TIE relative positions o:
the parties: VET or dry. Formerly the
burden v&s upon those who sought to
advance The cause CT temperance TO
sev tie town Or county should be dry.
I 1i,ca this burden upon the "wetS,"
By !e2i.l&!inG TIE safe dry AID recuir-
ing !he .'UeCs' to ce>ain majority G;
tie vo:as. al an election called AID
beld tcr the purpose Of determining
vheihar liquor may be sold ic the
c. unty
The d:spaDsary system IS doomed,
&iSIn21ag ganS2t, stealing. rebates and
Cthe" scandals have dragged il down
uc;il tits NOW stencil; besides: the
federal courts have punched such g
mole in the side OF is structure that
Ii IS hcuaG to 20 DOM.
C&n / ri y uGo2 vG:r &ct:ve supcors
aua iLfIeace 51Ih II ard gu. II jnUr
pUi pill fer bill w1i:;i provides: (0
Prohibition fer the STATE, q With op-
ton cf the county to vo:a ior, a1d on
q majority vote being cast for the sale
of liquor. (sJ IN such towns to be
sold Oy q licenensed party under the
regulations Of the Gispensary, in sal.
ed packages CT not less than ore hall
Pint, nct TO be opened and drunk on
the premises and to be sold ooly be-
tween sunrise and sunset, with heavy
penalties for violation OF the law and
rigid restrictions cove ing the Sale, and
% conviction OF viol;. .ticu OF the iaw,
forfeiture of license % sell anG fer
ever rendering the party SO convicted
ineligible to engage 10 tne business
seair, with other rigid restrictions.
send this to the ministry because
to them / look most earnestly for sup
pert IN ny attempt to advance the
cause Of tempefaLce. Prohibition
without public sentiment to back 1t
will be a failure, and unless the best
men make up their minds 20 advocate
and urge upon tae people mere ab-
steineDce as - the use OF intoxicating
liquors, we caGrot make much
progress On this lire.
Hoping to hear from you at an
early date, an, respectfully.
S. G.. MAYFIELD.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
1hs cause In New England.

TIE Washington Post says: Mr.. 7 E
Wardner, editor and publisher OF the
Boston Traveller, was IL that city re-
Gently n consultation with Senators
Mantle, TiIiGsn and Cannon, ex,
Representative Towce, and other lead
ing silver men. Mr. Wardner said
the silver sentiment IL New Ecglsad
Was greatly ca me increase. lha coa.
tinual fai OF prices was opening the
eyes of merchants and even manUfac-
turers to g marked degree. AlSny
business people, who voted for Nc
kiniey, be said, had given up hope
that tle tariff bill wculj bring relief.
They we're beginning 70 see that the
continual piDcning OF the currency
would faally bring prices 50 low that
bankruptcy would be inevitable.
TIE silver feeling" )" cortinued Mr..
Wardner, in the large towns always
very strong, is Increasing rapidly,
sud wiIl make itself felt n the next
Congressional campaign. Skilled L.
Dor IS more than ever in favor OF sil.
v=r. Tee shoemaksrs OF Lynn, Hay
eraiIl, aud other pisces are almost 10
9 man himetaliists. The Typograph-
icai Union IS pine-tenths for silver.
There will be at least six silver Con.
gTessneu in the next Massachusetts
delegation, a1d the chances are pTst-
ty good that the next Legislature will
contain silvec msjoriCy. / isincera!y
and honestly believe that if Massachu-
sets were 70 vote tomorrow she
would cast her lot On the side OF bi-
metaliism as against the gold stand
ard, this, too, 10 face OF tDe tremen-
dnuS majority given to William Nc
knley &nd eo!d ia5t November" !"
This IS cheering news.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Eon Weather and Crime.

O9ic9rs OF the weather bureau are
conducting au investigation, and 1t is
p@ssiole that ia the rear future they
:.2yae able to issue warniag notices
e; me approach 0! crime waves. G::t.
il - OF ibis investj:a.i2a was origin
x'ed oy Willis L Moore, caief o. sas
olraau, who vas convinced that ta2rs
vas a close connection between ato1o,
spheric conditions and the p1ys!cat
agd moral welfare OF the people. lie has
assigned to the work D.. Philips, "a"
IS 2 competeut physician. as vel as
an expert net4orologis.. CaIet Moore
saws: Taking IN the whole counVrY
GUricg January, February and Aaroi,
shere we're in even numbers ,230sI,
c:ses repor5sd 10 the United States,
w3i!s in JuIs, Aug Isl aod September
: oars were 1000. Ia the same PERIOD
there e,sc, 100 murders in the c2l&.
ten ss compared, with $500 i
tbrse hot months. There
persons hanged or lynchsd in
cold months. aud 113 ha
l7nched il the three hot mona
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
A Tic,.lv Warning.

Secretary Bliss has taken cognizance
OF the rush 10 the kloHdike gold telds
and Alaska, and has issued the follow
ing warning to the general public:
Tc whom IL may concern:
IN view Of Information recsived at
this department. that 5000 persons
vita 2, 600 tons OF baggage and freight
ara pow waiting at the entrance to
White Pass, IN Alaska, fer &n Cppor.
tuuitY 10 cross tie mountains 10 the
Yuson ri-er, and that many more are
preparing 10 join them, I deem it
proper - csll lna attention o. ali who
contemplate making the trip to the
exposure, priTAtio2, suffering and
danger incident thereto at this ad-
v@nced period CT the season, even if
they should succeed IL crossing the
mounta;ns. To resch Dawson City,
when over the pass, 700 miles OF diff
cll5 navigation OF the Yukon river,
without adequate means Of transpor-
tsGon. will sill be bsfore them, and
it is doubtful II tie journey can be
completed before the river is closed by
ice an moved to dcaw public 10
tice 70 these conditions by the gravity
0l the possible consequences 10 people
detained ii the mountainous wider
ness during five CT six months Of az
arctic wioger, where no relief can
reach tEem, however great the nsed.
9. n. Bliss,
Seorat.r- IF mo Tnfp~inr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
"IrcJuGes classes Nos. / and


The following facts about the $780,
600 appro priation which is the same
this year as last will be Of interest to
TIE pensioners:
Last year the class 4 pensioners re
eei7ed IS g month apiece or 500 for
the year. The total amount paid them
was S5, 1S4 This year the class a pen
sioners will get nearly 81, 800 less, the
act having reduced their monthly
payments TO s6. Last year the class B
pensioners got $29.10 each, Or g total
of 50, ,573. 90. The class @ men drew
$45,S42 aad the widows S3S, 140.40,
each getting SO 20 apiece. This year
the class A pensioners will draw S!2
apiece. Tie class B men will get n
1he peigh6orhood Of SIS 50 apiece.
The expenses last year were something
over $500 paid to the several county
boards os pensions. This year the eN-
penSes will run up to about 81, 400,
under The provisions oi the new law
Stale
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Gorpedo Boat Dupans.

The torpedo boat Dupont, built by
tas Gagreshotf firm at Bristol, TO make
:, sDss:t o. 27 ! knots, receivea her
second ciii1iai ..77ici ..7ii2ci oger : sixty T1ile
coU-ae ia NarYaeanee:t Bay Wadnas.
day d0riug which SIZE made IN aver
age speed Of 25 IS Although this ex-
cs2ds her contract requirements, i! is
not q1l,a up 70 .@e srj=t speed Of Ire
P1~l>:, = ".s-er 3ui9, nor Is 1t Is niEn
SIS thu: made by 1he DIponS oa tGe
first trial! THIS IS the third &steuapt
81 TIE boat 70 make her triai. Ehc
FIRST !i:2a sne 5ccEta down Thiie going
:. tremendous speed. The second
time. one week &So, alter Spae&ioG
over the course Tor ABOUT Is miles, t9r
vacuum dropped, making a cOG.;na
a4ca unavoidable. Wednesday there
vas agaio 2 IscE OK vacuum, bI5 O..
spite cGis hilGr&ace, the boa: made
sro.t sect. TGiS t:oGo:e with the
vacuum IS purely q local ore and viii
quickly 10 obViated alter going i-'to
commission.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
fha Hatfield Olt.sws.

Wild stories are oeiyE c'ra.iiated il
West Virginia about tn RS wno
are trying 70 capture "a t.ttdeid,
the d-sparado, who escaped LAST EesA
from jail. Toe aatE2lds are 80 to
be strongly ensconcad IL E11r ar
pasja1d 70 have recently Si!.-c y !
ty Sheriff Johnson &nd four ct;.es
deputies, o1s noce cf these reports are
confeGisd. Taa Officers are II ~.
pa.su;t, 40 Az 9ooa..i3 l1s!a:E
ou tas zaes.f cSetuf ,iis >t-.-!ies>; .!
anv cos: or risk. IS believed there
hare bsen eIcounteEs, on: no?hlQg
CeGnita car ne !sArNeG.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
: Ftsnnish GRIN 8.

O1e OF the MOS: b.utsI crimes IL tae
e.71als Of JarrIe5t21 occurred ta9re
Wednesday nighs - IL o,c:cek. 4
brzrIv nero G&22e5 jim Nelson en-
ticed li::ie Sgaar CID negro girl from
i.5: Eorne on !ae outskirts OF the city
anL committed & ienGish assa1lt upo4
BE- Alter accomplishing his purp oSe
he lett the child, wbo uas q paralytic,
10 nec fate. The negro was later a.
rested and legged at:he station house,
Tne coioreG population are II the
highest STATE Of excitement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Tinh nrIn1r,, n-rst;nr,

The tide OF immigration IS al TIE
loves: point since the general gcvsra
meat assumed jurisdiction Of the suo-
iac.. ic 1882 ire number Of arrival $
from aii countries, according 20 rre3S
ury statistics. GuciGg the lest fscai
year vas $50 $50, decrease as com
pared with tee previous ye&r IL, 4435
che iightes: innigrs2ion O. say pre-
v;ous year vas in 1895, VII n The nam
Der from Sd countries Was 219 SIS.
During the entire period Of fed7rai
srpasv .si,:1 1882 0t6 h2ve e4E Eerei the
United States. The arrivals cj R;s-
si&n JeGs fac tie pas; rasc D1n5e:sC
%. ESQ IS againt Il, ,137 for the SScaI
y42r ende3 June 80, 1925. I!aly FIR
2isaed TIE greatest number Of imGll-
granss, "a z3l a decrease oiS go from
JssG year. j2,Ge cause Of 1hs AeaTjs
Iial;aa inrnisr&:ica Of 1895 Was as
s;eaed 10 the var ct It&ig WIN Aoys.
siG:a, bus the aguces tor The last yesr
ara rot Abnormal, having bean exceed
ed by SeGeral yeacs Gt the p-lioG
Since 1852 t2eCe aa5 seen = large
&ad G;aaGy decrease II German iIlEli-
grafton; in 1882, z50, go anJsrsd from
that ccul.r7, wn.ie n 1895 o2IV z.
55333 >irslvs3. Il viii b: seen thai the
n"r2hef CT German iumigrants dug
iog lae ti"S5 year Ct government sd.
.Fecvja.cn eycseaad the inmi9ra.icn
from al countries during the LAST
ye&H. Immigration ;ro1l austria
4Jngarv decreased fro,a So, 103 IN
1926 70 50, CD a 1897 The decsesse
from the CtEtsc cc&ateies IS IS follows:
E1elSnd, u 492 IN 1886 TO 9, 9I4 IL
1897; S:gea&sa, 2i,l37 10 IS. IA; Nor
e&y 5 I55 10 5 SIP; Ireland 80, 262 10
Is 42I.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Secretary Of the lnLe
SSw2- Offh2 EaSr,

The hua2aa heart is practically q
force pump about six inches IN length
and four inches in diameter II beats
sevelty tines per minute, 4. 200 times
oe- hour, 100, 500 times per day and
So, ,722, 600 times per year, and 2,575,
40, O00-say two thousand five nun.
drsd and seventy.tiye millions four
hundred ard forty thousand--:imeS
IN s@7aDty yeays, which IS mans ap-
pc;0tcd three score years and ten. ;"
AZ eaca OF these ba&ts it forces 2.
orncss OF blood through the system,
175 ounces per minute, 656I pounds
pr hour, Or 70S IONS per day. All
C2e blood II the body, which is about
thirty pounds, passes through the
heart every three minutes. This lit
lie crgan pumps evarg day What is
50 ia, 70 lisElng 122 tons one Ioos nigh,
CT o2e t3n 122 feet higa-that is. cue
Eoa 10 TIE too OF forty yard mill
c4in4ey. During the seventy years
Of q mas Life this marvellous little
pump. witnous B single moments resi-,
night or day, Discharges tia enormous
CT 1I6, $50 tons OF human
EIJJl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
Mc5E CENSrENERS.
Gva- = raanxspa I.:rsas7 or tho Eot;s-
Hn-n 5-r by CnuE:iss.

Ta~.s nae ae"-> : iasg" increase i.
tse 1o.0he. Ct the psGz'2oes@ C. slc
Size .4:s ye&r. Ia all ll27 re7
esr!s2 &nre&2 up22 tie ro.:!s. This
yes- great pains have 5een taken IN
dsr .he Dew act 20 c2ra ioa eli &9Yij-
c&:ious fled and tasre viii hardly re
ayy co222laint&. Yesterday the clerks
IN t1e com2tro!,srs Office were busy
transferring ii! the figures to The big
iaal pension sheet. aHd the hoard
bcps& 70 have the checks Tor the ir2i-
vidu2I pensioners II t1e several coun
ties 20 fuH~act: to tie CLERKS Of court
ie2G2n&iaGel7. THIS 3esT almost ;ial;
oS ms pensioners come Under the head
Of ci.ss &. No. 3-w:do|s. Last ysaT
theT zunl2ersd 1856 IRE total nam.
hsr OF pensioners Of s!l classes IS
5, ,StI se4iGzt I. IL last ge&r:
TIC Tniio wing gives ,ao total nun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18

According 10 dispatch to tao D@i-
II &aii fron Copsnnageo, lap.&!n
1Nor.anSon, II Inc bark Au&<2c,
bound from Dublin 10 Oaaga, 1t .2e
n?oQ.h o. TIE OGag2 river. o. t1e
Y Ai;e Sea, reports dat co J2!g IS =,
vc:ieG %.32us two GaTs sell cast o Ii5
North Cspe, the nosther1most p2-Ht
of Europe, tGen being IN Arc:lc va
ters, he saw collapsed balloon,
which he baIieYed 70 be Herr Andrea's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
DIVINE MAGNETISM,
Or. TALMAGEaEGsR0S CHRIST FR2";
AN UNUSUAL STANDPOINT.

Sermon on Prophecy CT !%siz''. MS
Nsms shall he TYouds-slf"- u. Cafr1s-"
Denies Ropc-.. Ct Et- D!eS&t!;fs fsc,Ecr
With Tis Chcrct
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18

The following gives the number Of
pensioners by classes for this year and
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-16
"A TREATY OF PEACE. NOR ANAL
I.IANCE."

The treaty OF arbitration arising out
OF the Venezuelan disputed boundary
question. recently settled upon by Eng
land and the United States, and which
is now before the Senate for ratification.
is causing some uneasiness in Europe
less II may mean an alliance between
this country and Great Britain. For in
stance; BY direction Of the Russian
Foreign Office the Russian Minister IS
said to have asked Secretary Olney this
direct question: Does the treaty which
the world knows to be under discussion
between your Government and Great
Britain amount to treaty of ofrense
and defense or does 1t in any way COM
NIT the two Governments to an alll-
anre?r
In reply to this question Secretary
Olney is reported to have said that. "in
the ordinary acceptance of the term.
it is not treaty of ofrense and de-
Tense but that it Is practically an alli-
ancc between the United States and
Great Britain In support Of the Monroe
doctrine"
Thr Secretary may have made this de-
cia!a;'on. but the opinion prevails that
he has been misluoted. Certainly, so
far As the treaty has been made public.
there has been nothing 10 show any
| thing like the alliance which Secretary
Olney is said to have pronounced 1t, and
such II is not believed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-16
A FARMERS CONVENTION.

AT meeting OF the State Board OF
Agriculture, held in Richmond Thurs
day, resolution was offered calling for
a convention of the farmers of the
State and Union, and n committee was
appointed to take the matter in hand.
The resolution was as follows:s
Resolved, That n committee of
three be appointed 10 consider the
probable utility and practicability OF
securing during the ensuing spring n
large and representative convention
OF the farmers Of Virginia, or of
the several States OF the Union, with
power to act on the subject as they
shall deem best"
According 10 the Dispatch, Colonel
Buford. in explaining the object OF the
resolution. called attention to the fact
that most of the professions and trades
had their regular gatherings, In which
measures for the betterment of their
respective conditions were discussed,
and his desire. he said, was to bring
about a similar movement among the
farmers. not only OF this State. but of
the entire Union. After some little dis
cuss!on the resolution was adopted, and
Messrs. Hurt, IIlpe and Commissioners
Whitehead were appointed members of
the committee. with President Buford rs
eX-otlcio chairman. The committee Will
wait upon the Secretary of Agriculture
and try and interest him. and thereby
effect convention of the States.
The Virglnian thinks this Is q move
In the right direction. It can see no
reason why the farmers of the State
and country should not hold their con-
ventions as well as any other set of pco-
pie. The farming interest is q great
one and everything which tends to pro-
mote 1t should be undertaken and en-
couragcd