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Year: 1879

Only about half crop of hay has been
raised IN the West this year. It is all
the more important therefore, TO save
what coarse fodder can be saved. It will
help out the hay, and help along the
stock wonderfully. The blades and
stalks of corn are very healthy food, and
are relished by all kinds of stock. A..
soon as the husks of the ears began to
turn yellow, cut the corn. Put it up in
shocks, sixteen hills to the shock, and
put it up carefully so it will not fall
down or be blown away. 1t can now
stand until you want to husk the ears OF
feed the fodder. 1t is better to husk it
early, as the mice and other vermin, as
we'll as the weather, will destroy good
deal of the corn. If put in good cribs, it
IS then safe. Haul the stocks and stand
them up agai nst poles, laid in crotches.
near the feeding grounds, or reset tue
stocks where they formerly stood and
haul to the feeding grounds a. needed.
An acre of corn stalks cut at the right
time, and saved in the right way and fed
to stock properly, is worth nearly as
much as an acre of hay. If, however,
the stalks are left till they are dead ripe,
and the leaves become bleached and
whipped off by the storms, it will hardly
pay to save the corn fodder. Now ls the
very time to go to work to save it. II
the stalks are little green, 50 much the
better for the fodder, and the grains Of
corn will not suffer. We shall PROBABLY
have early frosts, and if the corn fodder
can be saved before they come, it will be
warth great deal more.
Year: 1879

THE two young sons Of the Prince Of
Wales are both very fond of sea-service;
the younger one is to follow it as pro-
fession. They are bright, manly boys,
with look of their gentle mother about
the upper part of their faces. They have
just started of on u ship of war for long
cruise. They fare exactly like their
mess-mntcs except in one particular
their sleeping accommodation is some
what better
Year: 1879

MR.. CHARLES READE Is reported to
have been fond of fiction from his boy
hood, when he made up tales and read
all Scott's novels before he was twelve
years old. While at college he read at
least halt dozen novels a week. lie has
been called to the bar, but never practic-
ed,having read law simply as an aid in
writing novels. He is stout hater of in
Justice, and declares that he can no long
or afford to write with no higher object
than entertainment; that the noble and
only worthy end Of fiction is to correct
evils in society and the State.
Year: 1879

Almost all persons regard spring as
better time than autumn in which to
set our trees, vines, shrubs, and
bushes. An exception, however, is made
in the case of currants. The bushes COM
mence to grow in the spring before the
ground Is in a condition to be worked
If transplanted as early as possible, most
Of the young sprouts will be destroyed
while the growth of the old stalks will
be checked. By getting out bushes in
the fall gam Of years growth may be
secured: When transplanting them they
should be pruned by cutting away con-
been in their new positions few days
and the ground has become settled over
the roots, it Is best to apply coating Of
manure. This will stimulate their
growth in the spring, and help secure a
crop the season they are planted out.
Year: 1879

On Tuesday, fire was discovered in g woo1-pile Belonging to the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, on the other side of the river; it originated by spark from the engine that forces water tip to the Fort Owing to the exertions of the troops which were at once called out bv Commanding Officer O'Connell all was saved exec pt about dozen cords.
Year: 1879

On the Sth the body of dead man vas picked up on the desert. two mics east of Merquit statioa The man is supposed o have peri'hed from thirst, ,as an empty canteen was lying by his side. Nothing was found on the body that would lead to the Identification of the deceased. Decom- position having already cOmmenced, the remains were buried at Dos Palmas station. Man traps
Year: 1879

Quite 3 heavy business in lumber is springing up in Arizona; besides that cut in the Territory large lots arrive almost daily from California by rail. What we waLtis saw-milis, for. notwithstanding the general impression that there is little timber in Arizona, the fact is that about one-quarter of the whole Territory is well timbered
Year: 1879

The Board of Equalization has been sitting &nd sitting and sitting and has raised the assessments of d few taxpayers; however we doubt if enough to pay for their sessions O SIS per day.
Year: 1879

Our cid friend George Wellington iS how an engineer on one of the Stockton boats. Such good mechanics as George are in demand and his services were sought for as soon as it was known ne nao left the Colorado River.
Year: 1879

IHE STREET RAILwAY.-The announce
ment we made yesterday in reference to the
street railway has excited considerable in
interest, and it is said that the enterprise is
in fair way to become an actual fact az
no distant day. The proposed plan is to
run the track from the Greenville and South
Carolina Railroad depots up Gcrvais street
to Main street, thence by double line to
the post office, and from there to the Char
iotte depot. A charter was granted for
tnis purpose some years agn, but times were
such that it was not found practicable to
carry 1t into operation now, however, bust.
ness and politics have become more settled
and the parties interested propose to move
at once.-Col Register.
Year: 1879

PROPER SECURITY FOR ADVANCES
We tho people of South Carolina) are too
poor to set aside one thousand dollars worth
OF real estate and five hundred dollars worth
OF personal property to be excluded from
our oasls OF credit Capital-cash capital--
Is what we need to employ labor on our
farms The use of this capital at reasona-
Die rates cannot be obtained in quantities
sufhclont for our necessities while we 70.
serve fifteen hundred dollars from our avail.
able collaterals, for the head of each family
possessing that amount of real and personal
property. The only security we can offer
tor the loan of this capital is diminished to
the extent of fifteen hundred dollars to tic
head of each family, hence we substitute
an intangible security (the lien on cr,ps to
@ DC produceO to make up the deficiency
This Intangible collateral is subject to
many contingencies, such as failure of labor,
unfaVorable seasons, low prices, depreciation
OF quadrupeds and bipcds, shrinkage, steal.
age DC: Consequently, large margin is
required to make investments secure with
such collaterals. In fact, so great is the
margin that no possible profit is left for the
"Len" Farmer. The remedy would sur-
gest, is the repeal of the ellen law" aud an
amendment of the State Constitution, so as
to make all property liable for individual
contracts. This would transfer the basis
OF credit from the ignorant, to the intelli.
gent, from muscle to property. Who can
doubt the beneficial result of such trans.
ter OF the capital invested in the production
OF cotton. Intelligence would then control
labor, and property would be responsible
tor the cash capital employed in agriculture


A lack Of industry and economy in tho far.
mer or planter entrusted with this cash cap
,tal would be speedily punished by sacri-
hcc or loss of his property. The knowledge
OF this fact would stimulate him in the ex.
ercse of those necessary ingredients of
sueccss.-J. X. Nj. IN Camden Journal.
Year: 1879

Did you ever notice, tho poor chap that
stands in the first picture of the almanac
with fish, and sheep, and scorpions, and
bulls and twins, etc, around him /? Did
yon ever notice that he was naked and had
nothing in his stomach Well, that poor
fellow used to edit country paper and
take his pay out in "In pay my subscrip-
ton next week"
Year: 1879

How TO SUPPRESS CRIME Tho in
crease of crime is in direct ratio with the
increase OF hangings. There is talk eyerv
now and then Of abolishing capital punish
ment aitoScthcr. l.ct it be done, and every
man VIII be walking arsenal and every
mi man the proprietor .: small eraveyard.-
!he reverse Of the above proposition is what
Is wanted--that the execution of capital
punishment upon those guilty of capital
offenses shall be more speedy aud certain
than it IS. An improvements in our judicial
methods is needed, and q sterner public
sentiment. 1t would be well, too, to reverse
the adage for awhile and proclaim that it
is better that one innocent man should suf-
fer than that ninety and nine murdercrs
should escape scot of Charlotte o.
SerUer.
Year: 1879

Judge c., of Memphis, is an incorrigible
bachelor, but will have his fun with the
ladies: Not long since lady wrote him
note, in bantering style, asking him to
send her his picture-"a large one in a
frame" He wrote back to inquire what
she proposed to do with it, saying that if il
was to be hung in her boudoir he would


have it taken with his eyes shut. =
Year: 1879

THE SPRAGUE CASE.-J. NJ.
Brook, counsel for Sprague, pre-
sented bill of exceptions in the
First District Court, reciting that
when the order fixing the day for
the execution of defendant was
made the prisoner was not present
nor did he in any manner waive
his right to be present. The Court
bill was amended by adding that one
of the counsel was present and cog
nisant of the proceeding, and that
the order was made in accordance
with the order of the Supreme
Court. In that shape the bill was
signed and this of itself it is claimed
by the defense carried the case
back to the Supreme Court, even if
the Governor had not respited the
prisoner for sixty days.
Year: 1879

wait until there is sufficient money in
the treasury to open all the schools in
the parish, as they were formerly.


At the last meeting of the old Police
Jury, it was decided to memorabilia
the legislature to provide for a levy of
special tax to take up the old parish
warrants in the hands of the school
board, which would have been a ben
eft to every taxpayer in the parish !;
but the new Police Jury, at its first
meeting, took no action, and so the
matter in regard to the funds went by
default. There is still another way to
liquidate these warrants by the Police
Jury, which is, to make one-half of
them receivable for taxes this year and
the remaining half next year, and
make their appropriations accordingly.
In this way the School Board and the
taxpayers of the parish would be,re-
lieved without any material inconven-
ience, and this would prove, we are
advised, satisfactory to all parties.
Year: 1879

We find in the Baton Rouge Advo-
cate an article headed uThe Last
Legislature" This we find in the last
Advocate. What the State will do
without legislature and an Advocate
can be imagined, but not described.
Year: 1879

Tho seas are quiet when the winds give o'or !
so calm arc wO when passions are no more
For then we know how vain II was to boast
OF feetng things, too certain TO DO lost,
Clouds Of affection from our younger eyes
Conceal that emptiness which ego describes.
The souls dark cottage, battered and decayed
Lets in new light through chinks that time hs


made


Stronger by weakness, wiser men become,
As they draw near TO their eternal homo
Leaving tho old. both worlds at once they Wow
That stand upon tho threshold Of tho new.
Year: 1879

The table of life is abundantly sup.
piled. If we don't eat so fast, it will
taste the better; if we don't eat too
much we shall he better nourished If
we don't snatch, there will be enough
for ALL C. G. Ames.
Year: 1879

where shall endeavor to show all the interesting parts of submarine work. A Diver will show what can be done under twenty-five feet of water, and will re- main there at least one hour.

 Two of the best natural swimmers and divers In the world will show that they are able to stay from ten to twelve min utes under water and perform many fsats which appear almost impossible.

 MT. Charles Graham. formerly assist ant electrician of He'll Gate, will give some idea of the explosion. which some thought. at the time. would destroy the city of New York. MT. G. will also give an idea of duck-shooting should one put in an appearance. The CITIZENS BAND of Bethel will furnish good music. and with the performance fully carried out. interspersed with singing and band music. promise all who attend. a day of unusual pleasure. Come and enjoy yourself.

 Admission, only 25 Cents Tickets sold on the ground. which are cool and shady.

 Respectfully yours. ..

 A. FAIRCHILD.
Year: 1879

Deacon Wilder, want you to tell NE
how you kept yourself and family so we'll
the past season. when all the rest of US
have been sick so much, and have had the
doctors running to us so long"


BRO. Taylor. the answer is very easy.
l used Hop Bitters in time and kept my
family well and saved large doctor bills.
Three dollars worth of it kept us all well
aud able to work all the time, and l will
warrant it has cost you and most Of the
neighbors one to two hundred dollas apiece
to keep sick the same time. Iguess you'll
take my medicine hereafter. See Other
| column.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO. Jan 23.-Lieut Varnum was
cross examined this morning regarding the
Custer massacre and testified that the
Gray Horse cavalry, which he had men
toned, must have seen that Reno's COM
mand was entering an engagement with
the Indians, and Custer must also have
known that they were at bay. In witness
Judgment any careful commander would
have inquired into the situation of the
troops from which he expected support


There was no misunderstanding between
Custer and Reno previous to this time. The
Indians were probably not less than four
or i've thousand strong. and half that
force was too great for half the whole com
mand. lie thought Reno was right in
using his own judgment in getting out ot
the woods.
Year: 1879

Secretary Fisher, of the state board of
agriculture, and his clerical force, are bust.
ly engaged in compiling statistics for the
Forthcoming crop report, which will be
published 10 few days.
Year: 1879

The way Of SENATOR B yarl and the
way Of G. q. Grant are as uitf rent Sc
any two other things under tie sun
could possibly be. The Senator and
his wife II turned the other day from a
trip to Europe. The Senator knew
that the most extensive military and
civil preparations had for several days
been IN progress at Wilmington, with
view OF giving him grand reception,
but this he IN m,dest.y avoided by slip.
ping into town In advance Of the day
on which be was expet te to arrive.
II this had been Grant be would have
waited y weak at some way station tc
give the peope time to prepare foI
him. The reception business appears
to be Grants main hold i1st now.
Year: 1879

The Senate Financial Committee to-day
considered the House bill authorizing the
issue of three per cent. certificates. 1t was
decided to increase the rate of interest to
1865 per cent. The bill will be reported tu
the Senate as thus amended.
Year: 1879

Lend man dollar and you make
life long enemy of him-the very first time
you ask him for it. Refuse him, and he Is
one OF your best friends after he gets over
his little huf. Such are some OF the pecul-
iarities OF the people who live by their
wits''-and what they can sponge ont Of
their acquaintances.
Year: 1879

A new comet is coming-sit down, sit
down; what's the use Of getting excited? Il
It is only visible from the second peak
of Mount Aytchimboguandalahasta in
central Asia, and only there with a three
story telescope, and then it is only visi; 5
bic twenty minutes at midnight, and
not then unless the atmosphere is exactly
right; and when it is visible it only looks
like star about half the size of
tho ittlo ono in Jnh's coffin. BY
all the starry worlds that swing in space,
when "we" were a boy the comets used
to come around every summer, with
heads on them like fre-balloons, and
tails that stretched from the big dipper
to the southern Cross, and wagged back
and forth like bewildered torchlight
procession, and came 80 close to the earth
that they put the moon out: Out on
these single -barrelled comets, three for a
quarter, that they get up for us in these
degenerate modern days! We wouldn't
walk from here to Asia to see hundred
of 'em.-Burlington HasOkeye.
Year: 1879

SUCH is the formidable antagoni1m OF
the sexes. that chance to give Roland
for an Oliver is never lost. "Don't you
think that a good likeness of meT' said
a pretty wife to the small fraction OF
herself called her husband. very
good" was the reply, "except that there
Is q little too much repose about the
mouth"
Year: 1879

Committee on Appropriations, and they
will accordingly be reported from that
committee tomorrow.


The debate in the caucus to-day was
very animated, and at times cOnsidera-
bic excitement prevailed, but after the
final vote several OF the most deter
mined opponents of the committee S
plan tincluding Representative Black
burn) announced that they would make
no further opposition. The arguments
advanced in this caucus for and against
the adoption of the line of policy
finally agreed on were substantially the
same that were urged during the debate
in the Senate caucus on Monday last,
and Senators Hill and Wallace again to-
dav made the most extended and com
prehensive speeches that were delivered
on their respective sides OF thecontro-
versy.


There seems no doubt that the Presi-
dent will approve the large bill and veto
the smaller one, but in the event OF
both Houses adjourning Immediately
thereafter, which is also considered GER
tain, there is very little probability that
Congress will be recOnyened, rs the in
dispensable appropriations for the
courts will then have been made, and
the marshals' fees for serving United
States processes can be provided for
by the deficiency bill, at the regular
session next winter.
Year: 1879

ing one in our next State or Congress
siOnal campaign


"YOu must excuse ME from express
ing any conclusions OF my own on the
currency question, or its bearings on
future politics, this hot afternoon. You
see Statesmen, Secretaries, Boards OF
Trade and regiments OF others have been
trying their heads and hands for 10.
these many months, and what have
they made of it, Nothing but mud
dle-nobOdy agreeing with anybody,
and as to the thousand and one schemes
suggested, everybody thinks his own
crow the whitest."


twill not resumption, OF itself, finally
settle the currency question:


Resumption? Oh, that is too long
a story. | suppose it is universally un-
derstOOd and ought to be universally
admitted that the splendid economy
and self-denial which the disasters of
1878 forced upon the people produced
their legitimate effects upon the Coun-
try. We ceased to buy and continued
tosell. Instead of being debtors to the
world, we became its creditors, and
were paid in gold. The large and con-
tinuing balances of trade settled the
question. The resumption act had no
more to do with resumption than If
Congress had enacted that the snow
should be ten inches deep on the 4th OF
July. The laws which regulate the
seasons are no further beyond the con-
troll of legislation than the laws which
govern trade-and trade regulates cur
rency. No; the office of the resumption
act was to reduce all enterprise to doubt
and all business to want OF confidence,
and 10 thrust all who were not capitalists
in the true sense of the wOrd-intO
bankruptcy. Such was the admitted
consequence of the mere announcement
of the, purpose to enforce resumption.
''It would end in the survival of those
who could stand il, was the atrOcious
language OF a well-knOwn Treasury Off
cial; "the,weak were to 90 under" that
useless and cruel policy might be main
tanned. But for the fortunate results OF
the State, municipal and individual
economy, to which have referred, WHO
can estimate the fatal consequences TO
every man Of moderate means? But
enough oil this subject now. 1t will
come up for discussion in the next can
vass, and he fully comprehended by the
people. Nobody will be foolish enough
to bestride the resumption hobby in this
latitude. I'll venture to prOphesy that
far. But "may ask you to fix this pill
low?"


Taking this as hint, and seeing that
the Judge was growing rather weary,
we expressed our wishes for a speedy
restoration to his usual vigorous health
and took orr leave.
Year: 1879

CoLUMBUs, June 25.-About thirty
Of the leadin. officers of the State mill
tia met here to-day with the Adjutant
General 10 csnsult relative to the pro-
priety of Ollling a general encampment
at some poirft during the present sum
mer. A proposition was received from
Cincinnati Inviting the militia to camp
there during the opening week OF the
exposition. A general camp was dis
agreed to on the ground that greater
efficiency OF troops could be brought
about by having each regiment go into
camp alone.
Year: 1879

number Of Democrats and Republicans
who did not vote with US last fall, who
openly announce their purpose to do so
at the next election"


Thanking Mr. Janney for his kind
ness in granting me an interview, next
called on @
Year: 1879

THE SKID MURDER TEIAL.-Much Of yes
terday was occupied by the Hastings Court
in the trial OF William Goodman, the negro
dravman who killed Nelson Lewis. another
drayman. by striking him on the head with
Il dray-skid near tbc corner OF Fourteenth
and Cary streets on the 27th OF August.
The evidence was pretty much the same as
that brought out at the Coroner's jury, and
which was fully printed in the Dispatch.
The CommonwealthS Attorney being satis-
fed that the act was done in self-defence,
asked the Jury to find accordingly; so they
brought in verdict o: not guilty, and
Goodman was discharged.
Year: 1879

We would really like to let the Ez-
aminers alone now, but they are on
our mind, and other matter is not
forthcoming, so we speakout. In our
hurried review of their article last
week, we omitted a few things that
we intended to say.


Neither the learned gentlemen nor
their authorities attempt to show
the object of the law. Can any
one Of them give any earthly reason
for it except that such principal or
teacher would be likely to favor his
pupils or can they give a single
reason why such parties could not
favor sheir pupils in other branches
as well as in Theory and Practice
and School Management If not,
should not the law apply to every
school where teachers are educabed {?


They refer to Profs. Moon and
Moore, Of Clinton county. We do
not uphold those gentlemen in their
positions, but if man wished to IA
vOr his pupils, what could he do
with two good men to watch him !


What we complain of in our coun-
ty, is the identity of interest in the
Board. They are interested, and
have no one to watch them. The
whole economy of our government
is founded on the fact that the Off
GERS should be watched, every one,
from the highest in the General
Government to the lowest township
officer, and the moral is, that if
man does not wish to be watched,
and have every public act reviewed,
be should retire from the Office.


Our Examiners have the motive, |
Interest in their pupils) and TIE op-
portunity, so when one Of "those
fellows of the baser sort" makes a
charge of favoritism, be has these
Two points on his side.


We are sorry if we have given Of
iense by our letter. We did not IN
end it, and we think the truth should
not offend, and even those opposed
% us have to admit that we spoke
he truth. Long time ago one said,
IF I have spoken evil, bear witness
If the evil, but if well, why smitest
.hou me ?" When we think of this
We have more patience with those
Who smite.