The Orangeburg Democrat, 1879-05-23

AMMONIA, PIIOSIIATE OF LjMB, POTASH. ?o? "J. C. 11." IN KFPL.Y TO "J. W. 8.'' AND "LONG OBAgGfc.? Editor Orangeburq D,pmocrat: I have selected the above subject to convince **J. W. S." and "Long Orange" that J. never intended to per permanently - manently permanently improve my land and make payiug crops with 15 bushels per acre of cotton seed. He who attempts it even with $0 bushels will pay dear dearly - ly dearly for Ins whistle. Wo admit that ammonia is the most important in ingredient - gredient ingredient in all manurial substance, but if not backed by phospate of limp and potash, we cannot make crops. Jn proof of this, I refer the parties to the experiments of M. Villo, which they will find in the book containing Mr. Dixon's letters. Thoy nrq vqry satisfactory. Ammonia is a stimu stimulant. - lant. stimulant. To prove this drop a tea spoon of guano on good stable manure 6 inches from a hill of corn, examine in June, and you will find a cluster of roots running in every direction in quest of other food. That it is a solvent wo infer frqrp, our compost heaps, promoting decomposition. Scientific men advise qs to compost cotton seed or stable manure with bone in order that the ammonia may aid in making good plaint food out of the bone. Dr. Pendlcton, president of the Agricultural College of Geor Georgia, - gia, Georgia, tells us that ammonia unlocks the natural stores of potash apd oth other - er other undeveloped minerals of the soil, and thus renders them available. Besides }ts stimulating and solvent effect it furnishes food chiefly con concerned - cerned concerned in building up the stalk. Thirty pounds of ammonia make your stalk 4 feet high, 15 lbs, make mine 2 feet. I would state here is the on only - ly only difference between "J. C. II." and "J,. W. S." in the amount of am ammonia. - monia. ammonia. We agree in the application of other plant food and cultivation. I say to "J. W. S." and his ener energetic - getic energetic and ambitious brother farmers, that there is great danger to their over grown cotton^fljiajn drought. That 10 days drought, when severe, will cause their huge stalks to cust fruit, when 20 days drought will only stock mine with bolls. Mr. David pixon says (hat the largest weed nevor producos the greatest yield. Our worthy president says apply 12 bushels with 100 pounds of dissolved bone and 4 loads of rotted straw. That you will not get a large weed but the cotton. Last year he gather ed 40 bales from 88 acres. Agricul Agricultural - tural Agricultural chemists ugree that we can raise weed at the expense of the fiuit, Friend *tj. W5. &<t" I have practiced with your doses for 15 or 20 years, I understand their effect. Two years ago I changed prescrip prescriptions - tions prescriptions with good results both years. Come over next August and see the effects. I have a number of experi experiments - ments experiments on foot which I hope may in interest - terest interest you. Mr. Editor, I have taken up so much space with ammonia that I will have to postpone for a future lettor what I have to say about phos phosphate - phate phosphate of lime and potash. To friend "Long Orange," I would say that I am unable to locate you, but I know you are a friend. You have troubled yourself to give me the yield of the Stewart farm (sandy land like mine) by liberal manuring; you are appre apprehensive - hensive apprehensive that I am starving m\ land, and will be compelled to sell to ward off starvation from self and family, and unable to get more than $10 per acre. Come over next week, and lot me alleyicto your fears by showing you the contents of corn crib and smoke house and several acres of half starved oats, which, according to the judgment of men of ago and experi experience - ence experience promises to yield only 75 bush bushol8 - ol8 bushol8 per acre. J. C. II. Civil Rights in Georg!?. In a case before Judge Krskine, of the United States Supreme Court, at Savannah, Ga., where a colored wo woman - man woman was ordered from the "white" deck pf a steamer to a place below, where accommodations were provided for her class* and failing to comply, way put off the boat and afterwards instituted suit for damages, Judge Ei shine has decided that common crrriers have the right to provide different accommodations for differ different - ent different classes of passengers, and to as assign - sign assign each ola?? to its quarters. Judge Woods, of the United States Circuit Court at Atlanta, has also recently decided in a school question that equality does noi mean identity, and that separate accommodations may be provided and insisted upon.

"MAKlM,TREASON ODIOUS." CLOSING^ SCENE8 OF THE GREAT CIVIL [B'rom Charleston Ninys, Juno SO,1800.] On the morning of the 23d of May, ] a bitterer trial was in store for the I proud spirit?a trial sevorer, proba probably, - bly, probably, than has ever in modern times been inflicted upon any one who bas enjoyed such eminence. This morn morning - ing morning Jefferson Davis was shackled. It was while all the swarming camps of the armies of tbe Potomac, Uie Tennessee and Georgia?over two hundred thousand bronzed and lau laureled - reled laureled veterans?were preparing for f.tlje.Grand Eeyiow of tjjo uoxt morn morning, - ing, morning, in which, passing in endless suc succession - cession succession before tho mansion of the President, the conquering military power of the nation was to lay down Us arms at the feet of tho civil au authority, - thority, authority, that tho following scene was pn acted at Fort Monroe : Capt. Jerome E. Titlow, of the 3d Pennsylvania Artillery, entered the prisoner's pell, followed by the black blacksmith - smith blacksmith of the fort and his assistant, the latter carrying in his hands some heavy and harshly rattling shackles. As they entered, Mr. Davis was re replining - plining replining on his bed, feverish and wea weary - ry weary after a sleepless night, the food placed near him the preceding day still lying untouched on his tin plate near his bedside. *'Well 1" said Mr. Davis as they eD. tered, slightly raising his head. "I have an unpleasant duty to per perform, - form, perform, sir," said Capt. Titlow; and as he spoke, the senior blacksmith took the shackles from his assistant. Davis leaped instantly from his re recumbent - cumbent recumbent attitude, a flush passing over! his face for a moment, and then his countenance growing as livid and rigid as death. He gasped for breath, clutching his throat with the thin Angers of his right hand, and then recovering bim bimpelf - pelf bimpelf slowly, while his wasted figure towered up to its full height?now appearing to swell with indignation dnd then to shrink with terror as he I * gTttnced from the captaThVfdce to" the' shackles?he said slowly and with a ] laboring chest: "My God I You cannot have been sent to iron me?" "Such are my orders, sir," replied the officer, beckoning the blacksmith to approach/ who stepped forward, unlocking tho padlock and preparing the fetters to dp their office. These fetters were of heavy iron, probably five-eighths of an inch in thickness, and connected together by a chain of | like weight. I believe they are now ja the possession of Major-General Miles, and will form an interesting relic. "This is too monstrous," groaned the prisoner, glaring hurriedly around the room, as if for some weapon, or means of self-destruction. "I de demand, - mand, demand, Captain, that you let me see the commanding officer. Can he pre pretend - tend pretend that such shackles are required to secure the safe custody of a weak old man, so guarded and in such a fort as this?" "It would serve no purpose," re replied - plied replied Capt. Titlow ; "his orders are from Washington, as mino are from him." "But he can telegraph," interposed Mr. Davis, eagerly : "there must be some mistake. No such outrage as you threaten me with is recorded in t-he history of nations. Beg him to telegraph and delay until ho an-| Bwers." "My orders are peremptory," said tho officer, Maud admit of no delay. For your own sake, lot me advise you to submit with patience. As a sol soldier, - dier, soldier, Mr. Davis, you know I must ex execute - ecute execute orders." "These are not orders for a sol soldier," - dier," soldier," shouted the prisoner, losing all control of himsolf. "They are orders for a jailor?-a hangman, which no soldier j wearing a .nwqrd should ac accept - cept accept I I tell you the world will ring with this 'disgrace. The war is over; tue South is Conquered ; I* have no l6nger%ahy country but America, and it1 in 'for the honor of America, as for my own honor and life, that I plead against this degradation. Kill me! kill me!" ho cried, passionately, throwing bis arms wide open and ex exposing - posing exposing hi? breast, "rather than inflict pn me, and on my people through me, this insult worse than death." **Do your duty, blacksmith," said {he officer, walking toward the em embrasure - brasure embrasure as if not caring to witness tho performance. "It only gives in increased - creased increased pain on all sides to protract fhis interview."

At ib"cso words the blacksmith ad advanced - vanced advanced with the shackles, and seeing that the prisoner had one foot upon the chair npar his bedside, his right hand resting on the hack of it, the brawny mechanic made an attempt to slip one of the shackles over the an ankle - kle ankle so raised ; but, as if with tho ve vehemence - hemence vehemence and strength which, frenzy can impart, even to the weakest inva invalid, - lid, invalid, Mr. Davis suddenly seized his assailant and hurled him half way ? ? i <? i .> across the room. On this, Cup I. Titlqw turned and, ?seeing that D'avjs had backed against the wall for further resistance, began to remonstrate, pointing out in brief, clear language, that this course was madness, and that orders must bo enforced at any cost. "Why compol me," he added, uto add the further indignity of personal violence to the necessity of your being ironed?" "I am n prisoner of war," flcrpcly retorted Davis ; I have been a soldier in the armies of America and know how to die. Only kill me, and my last breath shall be a blessing on your head. But while I have life and strength to resist, for myself and my people, this thing shall not be done." Hereupon Capt. Titlow called in a sergeant and file of soldiers from the next room, and the sergeant ndvauced to seize tho prisoner. Immediately Mr. Davis flew on him, seized his musket and attempted to wrench it from his gVQsp. Of courso such a scene could have bnt one issue. There was a short, passionate scuffle. In a moment Mr. Davis was flung upon his bed, and before his four powerful assailants re removed - moved removed their hands from him, the blacksmith and his assitant had done their work?one securing the rivet on the right ankle, while the other turn turned - ed turned the key in the padlock on tho left. This done, Mr. Davis lay for a mo moment - ment moment as if in a stupor. Then slowly raising himself and turning round, he dropped his shackled*feet to the floor. The harsh clank of the striking chains seems firs', to havejrecalled him to his situation, and dropping his face into his hands, he burst into a pas passionate - sionate passionate flood of sobbing, rocking to and fro, and muttering at brief inter intervals - vals intervals : "Oh, the shame, the shame I" It may hfero he stated, though out of its duo order?that we may get rid of an unpleasant subject?tbat Mr. Davis, some months later, when frequent visits had made him more free to converse, geve me a curious explanation of the last feature in this incident. He had been speaking of suicide, and denounced it as the worst form of cowadice and folly. "Life is not like a commission that wc enn resign when we arc disgusted with the ser service. - vice. service. Taking it by your own hand is a confession of judgment to all that your worst enemies can allege. It has often flashed across me a tempt tempting - ing tempting remedy for neuralgic torture ; but thank God 1 I never sought my own death but once, and then when com completely - pletely completely frenzied, and not master of my actions. When they camo to iron me that day, as a last resource of desperation, I seized a soldier's musket and attempted to wrench it from his hands, hoping that in the scuffle and surprise, some one of his comrades would shoot or bayonet me." Blood. Mr. James Gedpatb announces that "he who will not draw the sword shall perish by the sword." The ex experience - perience experience of tho world is tho reverse of this proposition, but Mr. Redpath is trying very hard to excite the Southern negroes to an armed rebel rebellion, - lion, rebellion, "general massacre," or some something - thing something of the sort, and ho is too much of a cowardly whelp to personally in inaugurate - augurate inaugurate such an "effort" in behalf of tho "poor black roau." Mr. Red Redpath - path Redpath has a very gory name, but his war talk is only on paper. If he really wants to disorganize things, perhaps it would be well for him to join a "circle" of the Russian Nibil Nibilhists - hists Nibilhists and go to butchering tho Mus Muscovite - covite Muscovite aristocracy. Rev. James M. Pullman, of New York, soicl in a recent sermon on "Matrimony," that the theory that a reformed sinner wopld make a better husband than a man who had not needed reformation was one that had been upheld by preachers, lecturers and writers; but he was not afraid to brand tho theory as a lie?a lie from top to bottom, from circamfer circamferi - i circamferi once to cen Ire.

Pio-nio. Willow Township, Orangeburoj Co., May IGth, 1879. Editor Orangefyurg Democrat: It was my fortune on last Saturday to attend a Picrnjo at Bethel Church, gotten up by a few sisters of said churcb. It was given to the Sunday Softool now going on there. The Sunday School at Willow Swamp, her sister church was invited to partici participate, - pate, participate, and I think from the number of vehicles coming from that direction, that it was well represented. I ar arrived - rived arrived there about 1Q A. M., and soon after the pastor, who attends both churches. He, I understood, was to deliver an address to the schools. By 11 o?clock the church was fulj to overflowing, the appointed time for tho address. However, a few min minutes - utes minutes before that time, the .Superin .Superintendent - tendent .Superintendent rose and said he would be glad if all scholars would) repair to a certain place about a hundred yards distant, for the purpose of forming, preparatory for the march. And right here, I will say by way of ex explanation, - planation, explanation, that roarohing may be un uncommon - common uncommon in some neighborhoods, but it is invariably a part of tho pro programme - gramme programme in this. They wero all ar arranged - ranged arranged by twos, and commenced the march for the elm roh, at the same time a portion of the best singers generally march in front, the music begins as they move off. And I tell you, Bethel can boast of some splen splendid - did splendid singers, and some that enjoy it themselves; and you know that any anything - thing anything that one can do, and likes it, it is well done. I was impressed with the music, and don't think I ever heard better. And, oh t what a beautiful sight to see the long rows of little ones moving on after each other, singing at the top of their voices, for their teachers had told them they must all sing and sing lond, and I am pertain every one tried to do his best in that dircotion. The church was reached, and the music ceased. Next was to bo a dialogue, spoken by four little boys and three little girls. Subject, a welcome to their pastor. And at closing ask asking - ing asking him to make them, a speech. They acted their different parts well, though tho crowd was so large I wasn't sufficiently near to hear all. Well, in reply to the little opes, the pastor arose and addressed the Sun Sunday - day Sunday Schools and all present with an appropriate address. Ho made some excuses that he was indisposed, and not prepared as he should have been, etc., but I think he did extremely well. It is true, it wasn't long, but very suitable. Well, I suppose by this time, it was 1 o'clock, and one more march had yet to be made, and that was to the table. After the conclusion of the address, all the owners of baskets re repaired - paired repaired to the table. It had been erected early in the morning under the shade of some oak trees. Thither they went to fix up and arrange the eatables thereon. |t did not take them long, and that last march was taken. I cannot do justice in a de description - scription description of tho variety of good things, and a plenty it seemed to me to feed twico the number of people assembled* They cry hard times around here, but if you could have seen that table, you would have been ready to exclaim that the people havo brought all they have, or else, have no right to com complain - plain complain of hard times. I do not mean to cast any reflection on what any anybody - body anybody has, or has not, but I say that if a good workman had not been at tho helm while constructing that ta table, - ble, table, and built it strong, down to the ground it would have gone. Mr. ?., tho builder, knew what was in store for that table. I don't think I can get any farther than the table just now, so I will only add, I am satis satisfied - fied satisfied every one did ample justice to the viands it contained. And in con conclusion, - clusion, conclusion, the day was a pleasant one to all, I think, and will bo long re remembered - membered remembered as one spent profitably also. Respncfully, &c, E. W. B. A Now York correspondent says of tho Texas Legislature: Tho clerk seemed to mo to run tho machine, as he has a good deal to say at differ different - ent different times. One thing in particular amused me; he was calling the rol|, and not liking the way the members answered, or failed to answer, as thoy lay back sprawling, with their feet on the desk, ho cried out: "You fel fellers - lers fellers better pay attention 5 thoro won't be a quorum if you don't look out."

Fop Btittqr qn Worse. The old map B,endigo keeps a pro' pro'ty - ty pro'ty sharp eyo op bis daughter Mary, and many a \vould:bc lover h^s taken a walk after a few minutes' conversa conversation - tion conversation with the hortj-heartpd parent. The old chap is stuck this tirue, how howover, - over, howover, and tho cards are ont for a wed wedding. - ding. wedding. After the, lucky young man had been oparking Mary for six long months, the old gentleman stepped, in as usuaj, requested a private confab, and led off with : "You seom like a nice young man, and perhnpa you are in love with Mary?" "Yes, I am," was tho iionest reply. '.'Haven't said anything to her yet, have you ?" '.'.WeU, no ; but I think she recipro reciprocates - cates reciprocates my affection." "Does, eh ? Well, let mo tell you something. Her mother died, a luna- . tic, and there is no doubt that Mary has inherited her insanity." *'l'm willing to take the chances," replied ths lover. "Yes, but you see Mary has a ter terrible - rible terrible temper. She has twice drawn a knife on me with intent to commit murder." "I'm used to that?got a sister just like her," was the answer. "And you should know that I have sworn a solemn oath not to, give Mary a cent of my property," contin continued - ued continued the father. "Well, I'd rathor start in poor and build up. There's more romance }n it." The old rn.an had one more shot in, his carbine, and he said : "Perhaps I ought to tell you that Mary'o mother ran away from my homo wjth a butcher, and that all her relaliqns. died in the poor house. These things may be thrown up in after years, and I now warn you." "Bendigo," replied tho lover, "I've heard all this before, and also that you were on trial for forgery, had to jump Chicago for bigamy, and served a year in State prison for c.atllc steal stealing. - ing. stealing. I'm going to marry into your I family to give you a decent reputa reputation. - tion. reputation. There?no thanks?good-bye !" Mr. Bendigo looked after the young man with his mouth wide open, and when ho could get his jaws together he said: "Some knave has gone and given me away on my dodge 1" He Cut Off his Tail. Our old partner, Jarnos T. Wells, Esq., who was a good and faithful soldier of tlm Confederacy, in conver conversation - sation conversation yesterday related such a good j[oke, showing the reckleaa humor of our novo while in prison, that we must needs tell on him. Our friend iwus wounded at Gettysburg, captured and confined at LVint Lookout. Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday he paraded with the survivors, .and, after donning his blue and gold badge, bethought him of a souvenir of his prison life to wear also on the oc occasion. - casion. occasion. T.Uif-i consisted,(if a curious curiously - ly curiously knit watch chain, made of black horse hair, which he accordingly at attached - tached attached to his hunting lever in lieu of his gold chain. And the way in which he obtained the material to construct the chain is the fun of the thing. One day at Point Lookout the Provost Marshal hitched his horse in tho grounds, and Coporal Wells, tired of the inertia of prison life and with an ingenious and fertile mind, slipped up on the gaily capari caparisoned - soned caparisoned slced and scissored his beautt- J ful black tail off to the stump and quickly secreted it until the affair quieted down, when he begun adding to his prison comforts by knitting and selling elegant horse hair chains, He retained one for his own uso, and his relation of tho affair would make a horse laugh.? Columbia Register. God'o Alarm Clock. Conscience is God's alarm clock. God has wound it up so that it may warn us whenever we uro tempted to do that which is wrong. It gives the alarm. It seems to say, "Take care. God bless you. Stop." JJow impor important - tant important it is to have a conscience that will always warn us of the danger of sin! But, if we desire such a con conscience, - science, conscience, wo must be willing to listen to it. It wc stop when it says stop, if wo do what it tells us to do, then we shall hear it. But if we get into the habit of not heeding its warning, and not doing what it tells us to do, then, by and by, wo shall cease to hear it. Our conscience will sleep, its voice of warning will be hushed, and we shall then bo like a ship at sea that has no compass to point out the right way.

A WORD ABO?ff flBftfAHtf. gEfl,PEpTrSTJLLY BJ^-pATE^ TO THOSE ??H0NEVEBPAYT|f$5 p^NT??. The Gainesville Eagle is the last to let fly a few sbarp pointed and well-timed arrows at bores and dead beats who are always to be found wherever a newspaper is published. The following is to the point, and. we move its unanimous adoption by the press of the country : There is not perhaps in the whole range of business professions or calU ings, one that is so little understood, and about which there are as many erroneous ideas as that of the con-, duct, privileges, purposes and rights of a newspaper. From it people ex expect - pect expect more, and propose to pay less, than they would dare to ask from auy other business in the world. A. great many very good people seem to forget that newspapers are businesss enterprises. They ignore, the fact that a newspaper man is, flesh and blood, and that he must cat, drink, wear, live, move and have being as any other human biped. They seem to forget that he has like passions, like necessities, like cares, troubles and anxieties with other men. Hence, when he differs with, them, when he oxpicssea an opinion, in opposition to their own, with warmth and vigor, they are ready to, denounce him, and seem as much as astonished - tonished astonished as if an angel had flown down from the outposts of heaven, and pelted them with a brickbat. Ha is expected to be above and beyond the small weaknesses of humanity, and soar around in, the elysian fields, of grandiloquent genius, or leisurely browse in the vernal pastures of pure \yisdom., ond see everything as eve everybody - rybody everybody else sees it, and reconcile tho, vast differences of opinion of imperi imperious - ous imperious thousands. But it is not in this alone that tho, world mistakes us. Very many, very good people, good honest souls, who, would never think of asking their, grocer to give them a dime's wortlictf* cheese, will ask a newspaper imui to. sacrifice hid space^pay his printers, to set u,n, the -type!, and wear out hi a ma'.erial to do /them a service, and, expect him to iiequicsce as a matter of course. is astouishing howy many people have axes to grind, whjeh from' their standpoint are, "masters of'public interest," and woe. to the podr editor who cannot see it in that light. There (are two or three things, which many good honest people need to be educated to understand. One is that editors are human. They are liable to be mistaken, and are entit entitled - led entitled to the same charity as other, pep-., pie who may do likewise. Seeond, that they cannot live on wind and sleep on fences, and roust be paid for their stock in trade, the came as at merchant or any tohpr business man. 'J. hink, that a newspaper does not be belong - long belong to the world at large, but to its owner a and conductors, and that it, cannot be made a sluicebox through which to flow all the surplus bile of community or the trashy off slough-, ing of the brain of every nineuhi-. poop who itches to ape his name int print. The Sort ot Girl to Get. The true girl has to be sought for. She does not parade herself as^shpw goods. She is not fashionable. Gene-, rnUy she is not rich. ph 1 what a heart she haa_wJion you find her 1 so,.large and purp, and womanly. When you sce^it you wondor if those showy things outside are wornem. If, you gain her lovo youj: t\\^.th$usapdg, are millions. She'll not ask you, for a carriage or a first-class house. She'll wear simple dresses, and turn thorn when necessary, with no vulgar magnificat t,o.frown upon her econo economy. - my. economy. She'll Ifenp everything neat and nico in your sky parlor, and givo you such a welcome when you come homo that you'll think your parlor higher than ever. She'll entertain truo friends on a dollar, and astonish you with the new thougWhow little happi happiness - ness happiness debouch) on money. She'll make you love home, unless you are a brute, and teach you how to pity, while you scorn, a poor, fashionable society that thinks itself rich and trieo to think itself happy. Now, do not, I pray you, say any more, "I can't afford to mar marry." - ry." marry." Go, find the true woman, and you can. Throw away that cigar, burn up that switch cane, be sensible yourself, and seek your wife in & sen sensible - sible sensible way.

Rich and Raoy. The following letter to a New Yonfe! firm, |s fu|| pf fun and explains itself: Hig,h Pojnt, N. c, May 1. Jesars. John Smith $ Co.: Gents?Replying to yours of the 18th ult., I have to say, that for the prospect of having claims placed in my hands to co^lectj in tb|s vicinity, and nothing more, I do not feel will willing - ing willing to report the "standing" of the party mentioned, or of any one else. I do not wish to ho misunderstood as saying that I do not waut paying business, but I do know that a law lawyer - yer lawyer would starve as quick on com commissions - missions commissions and fees on collections as he would on corn cob soup in Janu January. - ary. January. X have had some experience in col collecting - lecting collecting since the war, or rather in trying ^o collect, I have offered to comp, claims by taking old clothes, frozen cabbages, circus tickets, pa patent - tent patent medicine, whetstones, powder horns, old Hour barrels, gourds., jay birds, owls, or almost anything, and yet I have a number of those old claims op hand unsettled. If I were to depend on collecting claims for my living, my bean broJk w;ould get so thin that it would rattle in me like pot liquor in a poor dog. I don't like to shoot at long taw, but if you, are inclined to pay any anything - thing anything qei;tai,n, for the desired reports, I'm your man ; say ten dollars cash, (hen I'm in, or If money is scarce, I would take shoes, large N,os., say 10s, lls, and 12s, to the amount of ten dollars at wholesale prices. It's hard times here,?the niggers and the Democrats have pulled and worried each other till this country smells like cheese. How in the world would you collect money put of a people who plow little speckled bulls on hill sides. If you were to see a nigger plowing his garden with a sow, you would not wonder why 1 don't want claims to collect in this vicinity. Respectfully^ J. R, Buij.a. Teachers' Convention. Editor Orangeburg Democrat: I have been pained to see that the valuable suggestion which you made some time ago in the Democrat, that a Teachers' Convention be bald in the County, has met with so few re responses. - sponses. responses. I think it shows a great apathy on the part of both teachers and people on the vital subject of ed education. - ucation. education. \ am not acpustomed to write for the public eye, but I am so enlisted is the cause of education that I cannot, consistent with my feelings, keep silent any longer. Qur worthy School Commissioner has touched the key-note, which, I trust, will resound through every dark I avenue and corner of the county. By all means let us have a Convention at as early a ?i?y as possible. I hope that the gentlemen whom Mr. Con- ! nor has named to arrange the timo and place will see fit to serve, and, that they will act promptly. Tkacuee. How to Break off Bad Habits. Understand the reason, a,od all the reason, why the Ipibit is injurious. Study the subject until there is no lingering doubt in your mind. Avoid the place;;, tho persons, and the thought that leads to. temptation. Frequent the places, associate with the persons, indulge in the thoughts that lead away from the temptation. Keep busy ; idleness is the strength of bad habits. Do not give up the struggle when you bu}ve broken your resolution once, twice, a thousand times. That only shows how much need there is for you to strive. When you have broken the resolution, just think the matter over, und endeavor to understood why it is you failed, so that you may be on your guard, against a recurrence of the same cir circumstances. - cumstances. circumstances. Do not think that it is an easy folly to expect to break off* a bad habit in a day, which may have been gathering for long years. Tin: Democrats organised the pre present - sent present popular branch of Congress by four majority. Recently, on Q dis distinct - tinct distinct partizan issue made by the President with Congress on the ques question - tion question of military intorfprpn,pp with elections, the House gave thirty ma majority - jority majority in favor of the bill over the veto. It is worthy of note that all shades of political opinion not under tho whip of the stalwart sectionalists are against tho disturbing issue the President has wantonly forced upon the country.