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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, : 1SSC. Tkkmsok The News and IIekalix? Tri-weekly edition, four dollars per annum, in advance. Weekly edition, two dollars pur annum, in advance; two dollars and liftv ei-nts ver annum, if not paid in ad Vance. Kates for Advertising.?One dollar per inch (solid minion) for the first insertion, and fifty cents per inch for each subbdjuent insertion. These rates apply to advertisements of every character, and are j-.-.yabif strictiv in advance. Obituaries ..n<i tributes of "respect are charged for as advertisements. Marriage notices, and s.u:pie announcements of deaths, are published free, and are solicited. Liberal terms t..r contract advertisements. >?*.? ?<i.? rlisemtiur*.. Look Out?L. Samuels. New Arrivals?S. S. Wolfe. Read This?T. T. Lumpkin. Plantation for Saie?A. F. Blair, Blair's, S. C. Notice for Final Discharge?Jno. ^ W. Campbell, Executor. K l.ocal Uriels. W ?The base ball fever has abated F considerably since the clerks do not ^ get off at six o'clock. ?Mrs. L. R. Edwards, of "YValterboro, is spending some time with rela-1 tives and friends in town. ?Mount Zion Institute opened on I t Monday?which means that the vaca- i ^ tion of the small boy is at an end. ^ - Our merchants are beginning to put on a smile as the cotton season ^ opens, and consequently collections 9 commence. ?Our sportsmen around town are V cleaning up their guns and preparing ^kammunition for the bird season, which vb[ill open in a few weeks. When you bring your cotton in doilj't forget the printers if you have notlpaid your subscription, and if you havfe, why call and see them anyway. ?lEvery farmer should have a barley patafh- It is now just the time to sow j it inVorder to have green stock food j i-: tnct late winter and early spring, j ?XoLw is the time for our merchants ! to let tmhc people know through the j columnfs of their county paper what! they tajay expect in the way of bar- j grins yn fall and winter goods. ?Charleston merchants, notwith- j standiiVg the earthquake, are ready to j .^t?. >Vin nf tcAnntrv Willi I SUypiV IfHV/ Vt IUV wv?4.v J goods iiSj* usual, and their drummers are on the road soliciting orders. ?The: city assessor of Charleston estimate^the damage done to that city by the earthquake at five million dollars, or nearly five times the damage i done by the cyclone about a year ago. ?Don't fail to read the new advervcrtisement of Mr. S. S. "Wolfe, found in another column. He is daily re-1 ceiving a fresh supply of fancy and j heavy groceries which he is offering | low down. ?Several prisoners are in jail await- j ing trial in the United States Court which met in Greenville on Monday. One of them is charged with counterfeiting, the others for selling whiskey without a license. They will be taken to Greenville some time next week. ?The wedding season is approaching and we would inform all those who contemplate such a step, that we keep on hand a variety of invitations which will be famished as cheap as any place in the State. Give us a call when yon need anything in this line. ?Mr. J. H. Skinner returned to his duties as telegraph operator and ticket agent on Tuesday, after a pleasant trip to the Springs of North Carolina. Mr. W. Milton Meyers who has had charge of the office during Mr. Skinner's absence, left on Wednesday for r Charleston. ?Lexington county has recently completed a monument to her Confed crate dead. The work was done! i i almost entirely br the ladies of the county. Cannot the ladies of Fairfield take such a step? Tiiey are always good leaders, and we are sure that the men will contribute liberally. ?A well-known photographer of - New York was visiting this State and j happened to visit Winburn's Gallery. . He said, after examining Winburn's y work, that his photographs were as line as any that he had seen in the South, and much better than the work that many of the Southern city photographers were sending out. * Fixe Apples.?Mr. Edsrar Trapp has the thanks of the office for some very nice appless of his raising. They are of different varieties?principally Vandivers. They are all very fine, and speak much for Mr. Trapp's success in fruit-growing. To Our Patrons?"We are pleased to inform our friends and patrons that without further calamity we will be prepared to continue business in a few days. Send in your orders. Geo. S. Hacker & Sox, Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, j Blinds and Building Material, Charles- i ton, S. C. * | Our Cotton Men.?Perhaps there isj no town in the State so well supplied j with cotton merchants as Winnsboro. j Besides our grocery merchants, who I /?Aftnn nTft l-*orn tlirAO o*An11 III l/l/l'H'&it \y 11UT V ^141 VV jVUUV- J rncn who deal in this staple exclusively. j Our town gained considerable reputa- j tioli last season as a cotton market, j and we are sure that our buyers are determined to hold this reputation. ^ A Fkdeual Appointment.?Mr. r Jit A. A. Morris, of Itidgeway, received notiec on Wednesday that he had been appointed postmaster at that place, to succeed Col. H. C. Davis, deceased. It will be remembered that Mr. Morris received quite a complimentary vote for the office of Probate Judge In the recent primary, though defeated. "We congratulate him. upon his appointment, and are assured that he will perform faithfully the duties entrusted to him. Wouderful Cures. W. D. Iloyt & co.. Wholesale and Retail ' Druggists of Rome, Ga., say: "We have been selling Dr. King's Xew Discooery, Electric Bitters and Bucfclen's Arnica Salve for two years. Hrve never handled remedies that* sell as well, or give such universal satisfaction. The have been some wonderful cures effected by these medicines in this city. Several cases of pronounced Consumption have been entirely cured by use of a few bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery, taken in connec. . tion with Electric Bitters. We guarantee r them always. Sold by McMaster, Brice & Ketchin. * I THE NEW MOUNT ZION. A Git EAT OCCASION JT.Y TIIE HISTORY OF lrixxsitoico. I Dedication of the New College BuildingInteresting Exercises-?The Address of llnris Olhcr Fert.tnres of the Occasion. Thursday was th2 day appointed for the exercises incident to the completion, and the dedication to cduca- j tiona! purposes, of the new building ! erected by the municipality of Winns! boro, and donated to the Mount Zion Society. Quite a large audience gathered in the main room of the College? ' the tudies predominating. The meeting was called to order by Col. II. A. Gaillard, the president of ; the Society, who announced that the l exercises would be opened with prayer i bv the I?cv. J. T. Chalmers. After ' the prayer, the choir organized for the occasion sang", very effectively, the anthem commencing?"Praise the Lord in Ilis holiness." The president now introduced Col. Jas. II. Piion, who spoke in substance as l'oilows: Mr. President and Gentlejjien of the Mount Zion Society: On the part of the Building Committee of the Society, I have a pleasing duty to perforin?the duty of presenting this new building to the Society. More than a centuryjago there was erected here an humblWBchool-house. "War came on and the building became afterwards the barracks of the British soldier. Cornwallis on the this spot pitched his marque, surmounted with what was supposed to be the banner of a conquering nation. The war passed away, and peace was declared. Six years after this the corner-stone of another building was laid?the foundation of the Mount Zion Collegiate Institute. On the spot where had stood the marque of the invading General., was erectcd asimplc school-house. Here the humble school-master was safe in the duties of his calling, the appliances of education taking the pIac-2 of the implements of war?thus illustrating the truth of the words which Bulwer puts in the mouth of Richelieu: "The pen is mightier than the sword." Then, to meet the needs of a larsre patronage, a three-story brick building was put up. Afterwards two three-story wings were erected- In 1SC7 our hearts were saddened by seeing this line building destroyed by lire. But we did not despair. Out of the scanty means of the Society, supplemented by private subscriptions, we erected a new schoolhouse, and the institution, under the management of Professor Davis, nourished in a high degree. But there soon was felt the need of better accommodations. The citizens of Winnsboro, prompted by an enlighted public spirit and large liberality, came forward with substantial aid. As a result, we now have a building worthy of the town and of the Societ}'. The Building Committee to-day turns over to the Society this splendid building, complete in every respect, commodious, well-ventilated, and furnished throughout with all appliances needed for the proper conduct of the Institute. I need not say that ihe Committee are nrrmr: tn -nerform this dntv. We turn over this building, in full confidence in the future of our Society and of the Institution. We hope that your success in the cause of education may be even greater in the future than it has been In the past. [Applause.] Responding to Col. Rion, Col. Gaillard spoke substantially as follows: Gentlemen of (he Building Committee: Permit me, as president of the Mount Zion Society, to say to you that we proudly appreciate "the success with which the labors of the Committee have been attended. In receiving this building?a structure which, for the objects we have in view, is without a superior in South Carolina?handsome, capacious, well-lighted, wellventilated, thoroughly equipped?I take pleasure in congratulating our whole community upon the success of this undertaking. I may safely say what Col. Rion has so charily said of the Committee?that they have discharged their trust in a manner of which they may well be proud. For their laboi's in this enterprise the}* have sought no reward?they have 110 reward, save in the consciousness of dntv faithfully and successfully dis charged. Members of the Mount /'Aon Society: We are responsible for the discharge of an important trust. This ancient institution is in onr keeping?this institution originating in the wisdom of men who, a century ago, sought to lay here the foundation of a school which should promote the glory, the honor and the progress of South Carolina. Iu the preamble to the Act of incorporation, occur these words: "Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is upon thee." Through all the mutations of time, amid all the sufferings of war, and the agonies of conquest, amid all these things the light that was lit on this hill has never beeu quenched. This light has always burned bright and strong?shedding its rays of knowledge and enlightenment in all directions. Our trust it is to preserve this light for posterity?to keep it bright, so that it shall shine for all time. I am sure that, inspired by the memories that cluster around old Mount Zion, and sustained by a sound public sentiment, we shall ever be faithtul to our trust. I thank you again, gentlemen of the Building Committee, for uie mauiiur 111 winon vuu uuw uxacharged your important duties. [Applause.] " The choir now rendered the anthem, "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof;" after which Jas. G. McCants, Esq., by request, read some interesting extracts from history of Mount Zion, written by the late Col. "Win. McCreight, and parts of a published sketch by the late D. Baker McCreight, Esq. | The president then introduced, as the orator of the day, Prof. It. Means Davis, of the South Carolina College, who v.as greeted with very hearty applause. lie spoke as follows: Professor Davis's Adtlre The genius or bent of a people is often revealed in its works of art. The Pyramids of Egypt, standing in their gloomy grandeur as the head j stones of a civilization long-since passed I ! away, are still the admiration, the | | envy and the despair cf modern j engineers. Yet as one looks on pyramid after | pyramid, temple after temple, obelisk : after obelisk, he can bat be painfully impressed with the monotony, the i unvarying uniformity of design and j execution pervading them all. Still : greater disappointment is experienced j when a closer inspection shows that ; even the paintings and designs on the walls which are preserved unfaded in j that gloriously pure atmosphere are ! marked by the same characteristics, j Features, apparel, even combinations i of colors, are fixed by an inflexible i law. i This pecnlarity is the key to Egyp; dan character. The children of the ! Nile had a civilization in some respects 'worthy oi wonder. They believed in immortality. They used every effort to preserve the body as well as the soul. They gloried in their ancestors and desired to perpetuate their memory through all ayes. But they were satisfied with existing conditions. They cared nothing for progress. They made no steps in advance. So that when the contest arose with young and active civilizations they fell forever. The Greeks buildcd temples and erected monuments. But these works of art were replete with life and vigor. Their chief delight consisted in bringing down their gods to earth and making them walk among men. Statues I nf ivnvi- nix) o-n'M or Pmi'.elic marble adorned nil public place-. Yet while the senilis of Phidias by its masterful i force, not through the aid of inflexible I law. was able to formulate general types of manly or womanly beaatv, and to clothe Olympian gods in hum-in habiliments, what originality, what diversity, what freedom and boldness were manifested by himself and others in the carrying out of details. The unfettered human intellect like Prometheus brought fire from Ileaven and gave light and warmth to all the Earth. The Greeks also worshipped perfect manhood and womanhood. They glorified the body and made it the fitting habitation for the mind. They instituted their public games, tlfir contests of strength and endurance; and they built market places and planted groves in which men might assemble to hear or to tell some i:nv thing. This very social instinct was the banc of Greece. Iler greatest people lived i J* ... * - 1 il\ L*. . ior society anu ine oiaie aione. iiie individual was a cipher. In co isequencelabor was deemed dishonorable. Said Xenophon, '-The manual arts are infamous and unworthy of a citizen. Most of them deform the body. They oblige one to sit down under shelter or near the lire. They have time neither j for the liepub!ic nor for one's friends." (Blanqui Hist. Pol. Economy, p. ' Xo wonder that u civilization ba-ed on such a foundation could not be stable. The Romans, too, were great builders. But Human genius, instead of turning to temples and statues, found fit expression in triumphal asches! through which conquerors might return-with captive kings in train. It erected vast amphitheatres for the slaughter of man and beast on Human holidavs. It built grea: walls to repel invasions. Ir spanned turbulent torrents with massive arches. It diverted whole streams through huge aqueducts to supply the public b-iths with water, for the Romans, il not the godiiesi, were the clcanliest of neoule. But above ail it projected and'laid those wonderful roads as Straight as an arrow, as hard as adamant, those roads on which alone of all Roman civilization the hordes of Attila and other barbarians as they tramped along left no track nor trace. The genius of Rome was military and administrative. Like the Robber Eagle, Rome lived by plunder. She ate bread, earned not by the sweat of her own, but by the i sweat of other men's brows. Those roads all leading to Rome were built not for trade and traffic, but to facilitate the march of armed legions, and the transport of tribute from a thousand conquered cities. The genius of Rome was intensely practical. It appropriated not only the wealth but the ideas of others, and even their gods. It manifested a wonderful power of blending and harmonizing. Rome was the crucible in wViiMi nil rnutnvioh hnrrrnroi* diverse, were fused and blended into one whole. Universal Rotnan Empire, cold, practical, brutal as it was, paved the way for a universal Christian religion, and a universal system of laws, for almost the entire jurisprudence of the Continent, and much even of the common law of England, is gathered from the codes of Ctesar and Justinian. The genius of Feudalism displayed itself in petty personal warfare; and how is this better shown than in countless castles perched on hilltop and mountain peak? Who can see those old castles studding the banks of the Rhine without calling to mind the distractions and diversions that so long enfeebled the German people? So the Middle Ages were the era .of religious aspiration degenerating into theological * refinements or monkish superstition. This tendency found expression in the cathedrals of Cologne and Strasburg, in St. Peter's, in Westminster Abbey, in the sculptures and 1 paintings of Angelo, Raphael and the other masters. Gothic architecture, all of whose lines point heavenward, is a fit monument of mediaeval civilization?a civilization lofty in its aims, but narrow in its scope; a civilization that viewed all truth through colored glasses, to which a uniform tint was imparted by the touch of the successors of St. Peter. It remained for the Renaissance to wipe away these tints and prepare for the presentation of truth through a transparent medium. But want of time prevents further elaboration. I have endeavored to show that ti e genius of a people is materialized in its works; that the history of Egypt is told in its sepulchral pyramids; that of Greece in its statues and market places; that of Rome in its triumphal arches, coliseums, aqueducts and roads; that of feudalism in its castles, and that of the Middle Ages in its churches. Wh.if shnll now hp srml of thft o-finins of the nineteenth century, and more particularly of that child of the century, the United States of America? It is true that we are heirs of all the a?es. Like another Home, America has received the treasures of other nations, not as a tribute wrung from anguish and despair, but as a free, spontaneous, gladsome gift from grateful hearts. Like Home, too, she is engaged in the task of combining and assimilating discordant elements, in choking out all that is evil, and fostering and strengthening all that is good and just and glorious, in order that out of heterogeneous components she may weld together a homogeneous, a happy and a prosperous people. Civilization is running: in so manv hues that it is difficult to follow them and detect the direction of the true resultant of all the moments. Works of all kinds arise on all sides. What class of these best portrays the genius of the American people? Careful consideration leads me to the belief that the peculiar bent of the American mind manifests itself in the erection of school houses, the establishment of educational institutions erected at the public expense ,for the public good. It is true that nowhere else to day is to be found a proportionally larger number of houses of worship, nowhere more commodious marts of trade, nowhere longer and better lines of transportation, nowhere more comlortable or more beautiful abodes for domestic virture and domestic happiness. These are, however, not so distinctive features as our nublic institu tions of learning. The United States, whether wisely or not, have decreed that every male inhabitant of adult age, not barred by crime, shall participate in the affairs of the government; and they have also decreed with undoubted wisdom that every citizen ought to possess knowledge sufficient to cast an intelligent vote. So that in every State aud territory in this broad land a school must stand within easy reach of the church on one hand and the polling place on the other. These form the ideal tripod on which to base a genuine freedom. Without the church and the school-house, republican government is a failure. This statement is not always suffered to stand unchallenged. Some contend that a system of public instruction is not based on wisdom and sound policy. Two theories are advanced in opposition?one, that every man should educate his own child; the other, that all education must be left to the church. In answer to the first it may be said tl>rt /\t* tlift I UAL UUO IO j;i I 11V JLUUiU \y L CUV laisstz fa ire system so far as to lead to an absurdity. Xo one will go farther than myself in compelling the government, to keep hands off from private affairs. But as the welfare of each individual and of the vvhoie people is bound up in the government, and as the government is wielded by the voter, intelligent suffrage is a matter of State importance, and must be secured by Slate authority. This proposition need not be further argued here, as the antagonist of pub, iic instruction is confronted by the legislation of the thirty-eight States and ten Territories of the American Union. A single other strong argument in favor of public instruction may be mentioned here. It was recently advanced by a distinguished Carolinian as the only, but the sufficient, justifica non oi a system 10 wmui nu is m theory otherwise opposed. It arises from the very 'act already mentioned that America is the common refuge for the people of all nations. Twenty languages can be heard, it is said, in the streets of San Francisco. Immigrants come from the tour corners of the earth, having no conception of American political ideas, as is evidenced by the deeds of anarchists of recent date. They come, many of them, with little education but much prejudice and passion. If left to segregate themselves into separate communities they might soon establish the same antagonistic relations among one another as exist among tlip nations of Europe. But on reaching America the children are at once taken into the public schools. There they learn the English language, they imbibe American ideas, they fall into American custom?, they adapt themselves to American institutions, they grow up not as Englishmen, or Germans, or Frenchmen, or Irishmen, or Spaniards, or what not, but as American citizens, children of a common country. It is in the public school that this growth goes gradually on. Private education is liable to fluctuations, to impulses, to uncertainties. But public schools press straight on without faltering, to the goal. Another objection is that education must be left entirely to the church. The best reply to this is that the primary object of the church is to save sinners, not to make men wise. It is true that education is the handmaid of religion; that without its aid faith may degenerate into superstition. But the church has never been forbidden tu take material prepared elsewhere, or to rcject as unclean anything the ' Divine Master has called clean. In Europe the church may take upon herself the sole task of education, because there church and State are one. But in America a divorce has been wisely pronounced between the two, and the church must not seek to interfere with the State, else the State may claim interference with the church. Again, the State is debarred from the task of saving souls. That is the the high prerogative of the church. But the State can and does exercise the privilege and duty of imparting intellectual training. Shall the State be compelled to sit with folded hands, doing nothing, that the church may do everything? "What need for a State at all ? Again, is the church strong enough and rich enough to undertake the entire responsibility of both mind and soul? Has she already all the places of worship and all the laborers in the vineyard that she needs? Are there still *110 halt and maimed and blind sitting along the waysides and hedges waiting for invitation to the marriage feast? The church must perforce be relieved of some of her burdens by the State, if not In things spiritual, at least in thing3 temporal. But the church, nevertheless, has a great and noble educational work of a special character to perform. Let the State furnish a broad training for her youth; and let the church supplement the work by her own institutions. There is room for all; an abundance of room for schools and colleges of all kinds, public, private, religious and secular. It must be remembered also that man owes a two-fold duty?to God and to man. He may be a churchman, yet is he a citizen, and the one relation is as sacred and as important as the other. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caisar's." If, then, it is expedient and proper that the State educate her people, and if it is the genius of America to prize education in the highest decree, as one of the foundations of good citizenship, then are you, my friends of "NVinnsboro, found to be in full accord with the spirit of the age. And this new and commodious school building, erected by aggregate public effort for the public goodwill long stand as a inonu inenc to your wisuuiij, yum yiicigv and your public spirit. This monument will be more glorious than Egyptian pyramid, Roman coliseum or Feudal castle. I well remember that several years ago as I was crossing the Missouri river, as it rolled along in its bed with a bluff on either side, each capped by a growing city, my attention was attracted by two large buildings on opposite sides of the river, each 011 the highest point of the respective hills. "What line building is that?" I asked, pointing to the one on the west. "That is the public school of Omaha." "And what is that?" pointing to the cast. "The public school of Council Bluffs." And here for the first time, as I saw the?T two noble edifices standing as beacur>-} visible for miles round, I began thinking what kind of building would have occupied the place of honor had I been traveling in Greece or Rome or mediaeval Europe. And then I looked further, and as I sped through town after town in the thickly settled Northwest, I found that the handsomest place was generally the school house, in which the active, restless, inquiring youth were daily orougnt togetuer learn the lessous that are given to fit them to become future sovereigns of America. This is why the great North and "West are building up aud pushing forward with such strides. Aud this is why the South must build her schools and halls of learning, so as not to be left behind. And as I wondered and admired as I passed through Northern towns, so.I trust the traveler along yonder railway, as he looks out and sees old Mount Zion, looming up the most conspicuous object in the town, will say that "Winnsboro, too, has girded up her loins, and refuses to lag behind in the great intellectual Olympic races of the nineteenth century. "While it would be enough to know that you people of "Winnsboro were simply following in a path marked out by others, a still greater glory is yours?that in South Carolina at least you are pioneers and pathfinders in this educational work. In 1S77, when the public school system of the State, through gross mismanagement, had become an object of distaste to many, you embraced it warmlv. and. utilizing what there was in it for good, inaugurated a system of graded schools for smaller towns and districts, based upon the principle of local taxation, and succeeded thereby in drawing into your school house under the same teachers and the same expenditure as before about twice as many children as had ever before received instruction. The system inaugurated by you, with some modifications has become the basis for similar institutions throughout the State. These are yearly multiplying, and I believe the day is not distant when they will be found in every town and neighborhood in South Carolina. In this connection let us allot j his due meed of praise to the Kev. j Willard Richardson, who, in behalf! oi tne braaecl school, was instant m season and one of season, and who, when success was imperilled owing to the lack of funds in the county treasury, put his hand into his own pocket and advanced most if not all the money necessary for the work. Again, you have been more recently pioneers in another brave undertaking. Undaunted by financial depression in the past and most untoward prospects for the future, which would have closed the hands and chilled the hearts of a less liberal, less enlightened community, you have made manifest by your works your faith that education is the ground work of all material, political, social and religious advancement, by imposing upon yourselves a public debt, secured by public credit and disi-rrnrl r\n tovofiAn frtv fhA WJC*1 Ul-VUllVWj iWl erection of an acaclcmy, <in order that your children and your children's children may be fitted to cope with the rest of the State and nation in the great intellectual conflict now going on. So far as I know, with the exception of Charleston, "Winnsboro is the only town that has taxed itself for the building of a school house. Aud this example is as well worth imitation a? was the inauguration of the graded system a few years ago. In proof of your wisdom you may point to the example of Prussia. That kingdom, bleeding, prostrate, crushed lay in the dust- at the feet of the great Napoleon after the fearful contests at Jena and Auerstadt. It seemed that this kingdom, baptised by biood under the great Frederic, had sunk to rise no more, and that its possessions would be parcelled out to the campfollowers of the cruel Corsican. But the genius of Prussia was undaunted. She would not perish. Great administrators like Stein, arreat educators like Humboldt, and'grcat philosophers like Fichte, roused the fainting spirits of the people. "The statesmen of Prussia laid the foundation of its subsequent greatness by unfettering labor and commerce, granting municipal self-government and basing the military power of the State upon the people.'' But the greatest crown of glory was its educational system, inaugurated in the foundation of the University of Berlin. Says the Encyclopaidia Britannica (Berlin): "It was as a weapon of war as well as a nursery of learning that Frederick William III. and the great men whose names are identified with its origin, called it into existence, for it was felt that knowledge and religion are the true strength and defence of nations." Although the University was opened in 1810, its plan had been sooner laid. Says an other, "In the very agony ot ner national humiliation beneath the heel of Napoleon, Prussia founded her great University at Berlin, one of the most hcroic acts of history." King Frederick William III., writing atthisdate, says: "Although we have lost territory, power and prestige, still we must strive to regain what we have lost by acquiring intellectual and moral power: therefore, it is ray earnest desire and will to rehabilitate the nation by devoting a more earnest attention to the education of the people." Brave words arc these, followed by still braver deeds. The University of Berlin is one of the educational wonders of the world. Its glorious fulfillment of its promise is seen not only in the intellectual greatness of Prussia, but in her military and political leadership of Europe. By educated Prussia the third Napoleon was hurled from the throne prepared for him by his uncle over the disasters of the Fatherland. Says Jules Simon, the Frenchman, "The nation that educates most will gain the mastery, if not to-dav, at least to morrow." In this connection let me adcl the words of one who, though dead, still lives in the loving hearts of his countrymen. Gen. llobcrt E. Lee, after he had sheathed his sword in glory if not in victory, refused several more lucrative offers, to accept the Presidency of a college. lie esteemed this a patriotic duty. In a letter to Genera! Gordon he says: "The thorough education of all classes of the people is the most efficacious means, in my opinion, of promoting the prosperity of the South." And to another he writes in 18G7: "So much does the future of the South depend upon the rising generation that I consider the propereducation of its youth one of the most important objects now to be attained. Nothing will compensate us for the depression of the standards of moral and intellectual culture, and each State should take the most energetic measures to revive its schools and colleges, and, if possible, to increase the facilities of instruction, and to elevate the standards of learning." (Notes from Dr. Jovnes.) Wiih snr.h pxamnles. ladies andsren tlemen, you need have no fear tbatyou have erred in raising this public monument to the causo ot' learning. i But there i? iii another gratifying .reflection pi\ .-cnted on this occasion. Glorious us it is to inaugurate a now institution of learning, how much more pleasant it is to feel that you are merely strengthening and revivifying an institution that stretches back into the earliest days of the Republic. You may beautify your College Green, you may plant there trees and shrubbery to afford shade and rest to future generations, but what would all these be when weighed in the balance against that majestic old oalc that has braved the' heat of summer and the chilling blasts of winter for so many generations. Beneath its shade have sat yourselves, your fathers and your grandfathers. For a hundred years and more it has listened to the prattle and the merry jibe and jest of the school boy. Could it speak, what tales it could tell! And the pious hands of Mr. McMaster and "-l-'v t-nmn voivsnrm r.lothed its I UlllW e, >y Iiu cv/uiu 1 ?=~ gnarled and knotted and bared roots ! with fresh soil, thereby imparting to | it new life and vigor from its mother earth, performed a much more praiseworthy deed than if they had suffered it to perish and planted shrubbery in its place. In this same way you have come, not to destroy, but to fulfill. On the fabric of Mount Zion, hoary with age, rich in traditions, glorious in influence, you have erected q new building, a new system, and have so fashioned the old institution as to meet the requirements of the new culture. There are few schools in the State that can claim equal antiquity with Mount Zion, or, like her, can point to j a long continuing career of usefulness and honor. But, ladies and gentlemen, a brighter halo is thrown around Mount Zion in the fact that she stands to-day as the creation, the embodiment of unity, as the emblem of an enlightened* christian philanthropy that knew no section, no class, no nationality; a patriotism that was broad enough .to * \. V cover the whole State. On its lirst roll oi' membership were found descendants of the English cavalier and Puritan, the French Huguenot,' the Scotch Whig and Covenanter, the Scotch Irish Presbyterian, with additions from Germany and other lands. Ihe prevailing church in C-iianesion was the Church of England. The people of "Winnsboro were almost wholly Presbyterian. Yet they forgot ihe issues brouglit over the water with them and only vied in patriotic performance of duty. llcw could Mount Zion be other than an institution for the propagation of advanced and liberal ideas, and how could the people of Fairfield be other wise than broad-minded, liberal and conservative citizens! General Brat ton related 10 me once that on a certain occasion he was walking across the College Green with Mr. Ilenry Elliott, and commenting on the fact that the people of Fairfield were the best and most patriotic and conservative citizens of the State. lie asked how he accounted for this fact. "There is the reason," replied Mr. "Pllmtf nninfinrr nlr? Alnrmf-. Yinr) College- "Xo man who ever passes under the shadow of that building can be mean and narrow.*' Persons visiting Wiunsboro have been often struck with the cordiality existing among its citizens, the absence of cliques or factions. This has arisen from the fact that the best people of the low-country and of the up-conntry have been brought into close contact under the shadow of Mount Zion. They have settled together and have learned to throw off that bane of a State?a narrow sectionalism. But for the erection of Mount Zion as a joint enterprise of the lowlands and Highlands, this free inter-communication might never have taken place. Not only this?the great celebrity enjoyed by the school, especially during the administration of Mr. Hudson, j accomplished this same broadening culture by bringing to your town representatives from all parts ot' the i South, as well as from South CavotS^J In order to show that this in-; lluence for good was the deliberate ' aim of the founder of the Society, and i not a mere accidental result, it is well j to pause here for a moment to consider the history of its inception. South Carolina is practically the offspring of two distinct streams of! settlers?the one flowing over the ! lower country between the years 1070 : ami 1750?the other settling the conn-; rrv rihnve Columbia, but not befrinniiiff ! until about 1750. The ravaging of the ! Palatinate, the suppression of the j Highland risings in favor of the young Pretender in 1745, the conquest of; Nova Scotia by the British, and more I than all the defeat of Braddock at! Fort DnQucsne, gave a fresh impetus j to immigration, and when the tcrri-' tory embracing most of the up-country : was ceded in 17oo by the Indians, the j back country rapidly increased in pop-: ulaliou and strength. It shortly after ; began to c;:li for courts and a share in 1 the government. The. people of., the lower country, j not wishing to divide power with j those who might then be inferior j to them in education and weakh, : determined to inaugurate a system of education. Accordingly, o:: the 13th February, 1777, an Act was passed, incorporating the Mount Zion Society "for the purpose of " ? t - - tounamg, endowing ana supporting a public sciiool in the district of Cam-1 den, lor the edncatioti and instruction ! of youth." The preamble adds, among other things?"Our country calls, nay, the voice of reason cries aloud to us to promote knowledge as the firmest cement of a State: and conscience! insists that it is our indispensable j duty to instruct the ignorant in the ! principles of Christianity.,J Among the duties of the president! is provided that "he shall quash all disputes respecting State matters or religion", while of the thirteen directors it is provided that seven shall reside in the country and the other six shall be inhabitants of Charleston. Later on, in 17S5, Mount Zion College was incorporated on the same day with the Charleston College and a College at Cambridge?a circumstance showing that the statesmen of South Carolina were building for the whole j State, not for any portion. This, then, is the mission of Mount ' Zion, to lay the foundation of learning j broad and deep, "to promote knowi-j pdo-p as the firmest cetnen: of a State," ! and "to instruct the ignorant in the' principles of Christianity.*' Nobly ha? this mission been perfcrmed in the i past! Ladies and gentlemen, officers and members of the Blount Zion Society, citizens o? "Winnsbore? will von sec | that this precious legacy of love bcouuathed to you by enlightened and patriotic predecessors shall be trans-1 mitted in i?:usty and in glory, in mi diminished strength and lustre to sue- : ceeding generations? Shall' you say, as your predecessors say in their pre-1 amble, "Arise, shine, for thy Light is j come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee?to appoint uulo them that mourn in Sion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for i mourning. the garment of praise for | the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called the tree of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that he i might be glorified/' (Isaiah, lx., I;j lxi., 3.) There arc to-day many who mourn, vnomr n-v>n?r> cniHf is or?m*essed with ! heaviness, many who arc prostrated in the ashes ot' despair. Be it your datv to raise them up and hold the Lamp of Knowledge before -their tottering feet. Fultii your task of cementing the State in bonds of patriotic devotion. Ladies and gentlemen, members of Mount Zion Society?more than ever i before is there need to-day of a broad, charitable Christian culture. The spirit of reaction is abroad. Narrowing influences arc tearing our hearts asunder. Charity and love of country are giving way to bigotry, prejudice and sectionalism. There are bickerings in the Church and dissensions in the State. The voices of your greatest statesmen and divines are mute or unheeded, while the clanging and clatter of smaller minds who proress to I present panaceas for all your ills are confusing your perceptions of right, stifling humanity and dragging you down to lower planes of action. It is easy to be virtuous and kind and charitable when your barns are full, your places of business crowded, your i Tint (.tWCllillgij JiilCU Wlin tuui;un^> j when distress, debt, uncertainty of the 1 liitarc harass your working and sleep-! ing hours, it is easy indeed to list to ! the tempter and be led astray by the insidious demon of self! A "great unrest, social, political, as well as physical, now * curses our beloved Carolina. The recent earthquake, fearful though it be, is nothing when compared to the mutterings and the rumblings that presage grave social and political upheavals. And as these subterranean Titanic giants will still destroy unless shorn of their strength, so prejudice must be banished by "the removal of ignorance, that great curse ui vjruu. I have great faith in the conservative infiucucc of Mount Zion. "Wbatever may happen, I believe the sober second thought of Fairfield is always wise, always just, always liberal. And I believe that with her present excellent faculty, embracing the experience and wisdom of maturer years, the active energy of youth, the broad culture of manhood," the graces and re j iliictricnts of womanhood, Mount Zion I Institute and Mount Zion Graded School will hew straight to the line i and lead the youth of the land to paths I of virtue and good citizenship. We j arc told that "into our lives some rain j must fall"; and I think we got our ! full share during the early part of this year. But we are also told that "beLind cachcloud is the sun still shining/' The year opened dark and gloomy. Despair sat brooding in each heart. ! 13ut in the past few months onr condition hasrsomewhat improved and hope smiles again. Mount Zion College has closed a rounded century of her existence. This year marks the beginning cf a new century. And in i view of your great enterprise and ! spirit it opens auspiciously. Never j before was a good education so much i within the reach ol" every boy and girl, j The effects of the rehabilitated school j have been already seen in reports of | students at male and female colleges ! all over the land. Fairfield is everyJ where taking a proud stand. As citizens of Fairfield you must all take pride in their achievements. And although I am now separated in person from ray native county, my heart is always here with you, and I glory in the achievements of every son and daughter of glorious old Mount Zion. ! They will do battle against the Python j of evil and darkness. They will van I (jlUSJl II1U illUIJSlUl U1 Jliliv; ilUU til? >. ] I They will take the lead in bringing I ! our beloved old County and State into j i a condition of still greater dignity and j usefulness, and will transmit their! names and that of Mount Zion with ! ever-increasing honor through the j corridors of Time. May Ileaven pros- ! per their efforts and yours, my fellow-1 citizens of Winnsboro I At the close of Professor Davis's j ! most admirable address, the choir sang i the anthem, "Holy is the Lord of; Sabaoth"; and, after _an appropriate j prayer by the Rev. G. P. Watson, the i audience were dismissed. Zvlany took j the opportunity to make an examii: j tion of the several rooms of the new j building. The IJan:xuet. At two o'clock the Society, with their invited guests, assembled in the Town j Hall and thence proceeded to the ?pa- i cicus dining-room of the Winnsboro Hotel. Here were two long tables, with seats for about seventy-five persons. The repast was all that could be desired, and the heartiness with j which it was handled by the entire [ company is perhaps the highest evi- j dunce of its excellence. In due course, a 11 umber J of toasts were offered, and were happily i-esponded to. As the resprcsentative of The News and Herald was himself present, and was himself an active participant in the pleasures of the j hour, we shall be pardoned for uot j publishing any detailed account. Our man was on hand for fun?not lor' work. Wo must therefore content j ourselves with a brief outline. The first regular toast was offered . by Col. Gaillard, the president of ti e Society, as follows: t?u~ k i'Ak ? > n / if X ilV/ (JUUHi ViXi >UlUd. \j\JlH-g\s. .11 J.) j its future career be as prosperous as \ its past record is one of the brightest j pages in the history of the State. liesponsc by Dr. E. L. Pattou, of; trie South Carolina College. The second toast, offered by Prof. II. Means Davis, was as follows: The Town of Wiunsboro. Always in j the forefront of progress, her zeal for j education deserves special commenda-; tion. Responded to by Mr. T. Iv. Elliott, j Intendant of Wiunsboro. Xext was the following sentiment, j offered by Chas. A. Douglass, Esq.: j The Alumni of Mount Zion College, j TUKot-a Kt- t nf* tliPir jl li^\ j \ uiv< vi v* xmv** . liyes, honored "themselves and brought j renown to their historic old Alma i Mater. Response by Col. F. W. McMaster,! of Columbia. The fourth regular toast was ofiered : by Mr. Jno. S. Reynolds, as follows: Our Free Common Schools. As they arc one of the highest evidences of our civilization, so may they always j be the means of furthering our pro- ' gross, of increasing our enlightenment,! and of protecting our liberties. Responded to by Dr. John Boyd, I School Commissioner of Fairfield. Xext was offered, by James G. Mc-; Cants, Esq., the following sentiment: : The Mount Zion Institute?the sac-1 ccssor of the Mount Zion College. ; May she continue to send forth her [ predecessor's intellectual light, that j men, seeing her good works, may glorify the Beautiful in nature, the Noble in man, and the Divine in religion. Response by Col. Jas. II. Eion. The sixth and last regular toast was offered by Cant. I. X. Withers, asj follows: "We have present to-day a number of: the alumni of old Mount Zion, whose i lives and achievements reflect her lus- ! ire in brighter colors than any word ! picture of mine can do. Among them ! is one who has conspicuously illus- I trated, both in peace and in war, the I mnvlmo niul ?vin^ir>lr>c i hfyr> iitrn lr>il t- ! UiU-ViiilO uiiV.1 jyiiuv*|/*vv ???V> w *Mvwv???. . cd; whose disinterested patriotism and J self-abnegation stand out as a refresh- ' ing oasis, in the midst of abounding I selfishness, greed and demagogism. 1 : iced scarcely say, sir, tiiat I refer to Gen. John Bratton. [Prolonged applause.] Response by Gen. John Bratton. In response to calls, short speeches were made by Major T. W. Woodward, Mr. Cowpcr Patton of Colum-; bia, Prof. W. II. Witherow and Col. | II. A. Gaillard. Col. Gaillard re- j sponded to a sentiment offered by Col. ' liion, in honor of the South Carolina j Military Ac ad em v. At the request of many of those present, a letter from Col. D. Wyatt Aiken to Professor Davis was read. It contains some interesting facts in relation co tnc nisioi) ui u?u ?uuam Zion. On motion of Mr. licynolds the president of the Society was requested to i communicate to Coi. Aiken the good J wishes of the body, and their hope that ; he may soon be restored to health and to usefulness as a citizen of South Carolina. A suggestion, taking the shape of a resolution, that the Mount Zion Society have an annual dinner (after the manner of the one last Thursday, of couse) was enthusiastically adopted. Thus ended one of the most agreca blc gatherings ever bad in "Wmnsboro. IJucklcn's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt liiicum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by McMaster, Brice & Ivetchin i ITEMS riiOir 71LYTHE WO 01). \ Messrs. Editors: Having seen nothing from this section in your columns ! lately. I will endeavor to give you a | fen7 items. t I believe the conimunitv has gotten j over the earthquake. On the night of its occurrence, the writer was at Asbury church attending a protracted meeting, conducted by the Rev. X. K. Melton, who had just preached a very | impressive sermon, from the text, I "Prepare to meet thy God." The ' congregation iiad just came out of the i church as the roaring was heard, and,as i soon as the earth began to tremble, j' the ladies began to scream?some were ; unable to stand without the help of ; others. In every neighborhood, some ; people left their homes and went to their neighbors. Chimnevs that have : stood the cyclones and storms tor sixty years were partly blown down. There was a neg.o frolic at this | place when the shock came, and it is ! said that in two minutes by the watch, v | it was changed to a prayer-meeting. i Our portion of the county has been blessed with a number of good meetings. The Rev. J. Howard Carpenter, or "VVinnsboro, has been conducting a series of meetings at Sandy Level, which resulted in forty-eight accessions to the church. v . Mr. Robt. Smith and wife, of Chester, are spending a few days with her father, Mr. C. Abell. The first bale of cotton was brought to our market to-day, raised by Mr. J. F. Lyles, and purchased by Mr. W. J. Johnson, price paid 83 cents. Mr. J. Allen Turkett has been in very feebie health lor a few days past. Blythewood, Sep. 11 1SS6. x. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. Whereas, it has pleased the Supreme Disposer of Events in the exercise of Ilis divine wisdom to visit us with affliction by vri-mAvmrr -f mm r\nr ivmviuij, iV V14V4V VUi. UV/ loved Brother Edward W. Aiken, who, in the prime of manhood and in the midst of his career of usefulness, has been called from the labors of this earthly Lodge to enjoy, as we hope, his rest in the Celestiai Lodge above, therefore, be it Resolved, That in his death Winnsboro Lodge, No. 11, A. F. ST., has been bereft of a member whose place will not be readily filled, and who had endeared himself to us by the interest he felt in the welfare or our noble institution. Recolzed, That as a token of brotherly love and rcspect, the emblem and regalia of this Lodge be draped in mourning for thirty days;"that a blank page in our minute-book be dedicated to his memory: that tliese resolutions be published in the Winnsboro News and Herald, and that a copy of the same be sent to his bereaved family. Geo. b. McGants, W. M. Probst, 11. N. Obear, Committee. pq?a?MBamw TifMni ii m 1 The Record. At noon on Tuesday. August 10. the 195th Grand Monthly Drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery rook place. under tne supervision of Geh'ls G. T. Beanregard, of La., and Jubal A. Early, of Ya., Xo. 08,361 cliow the First Capital Prize of $73,000. No. 35,631 drew the Second Capital Prize, ?25,000. It was sold in fifths at 51 each: one to Henry Lajoie, Holbrook, Mass., paid through Adams Express in Boston, Mass.; one to B. Frank Burpee, a saloon keeper, Xo. 8 Granite street, South Boston, 3Iass., also paid through Adams Express; one paid through, the German Bank of Memphis", Tenn;; two others paid through "Wells, Farffo & Co.'s Bank, San Francisco, Cal. Xo. 00,849 drew the Third Capital Prize, 10,000. Xos. 18,325 and 57,815 drew the two Fourth Capital Prizes of $0,000 each: sold in f.fts at ?1. each to parties in Kansas City, Mo., Concordia, Kan., Montgomery, Ala.. Xew Orleans, La., Fort .Monroe, Ya., Chicago, 111., Philadelphia, P\? etc., etc. The next Drawing will oc cur Tuesday, Get. 12, 1S8G, and all in fV-rmofinii Mn lidfl frnni "NT 4 T")r?nnli? r> New Orleans, La. * HEAD THIS! ?In view of the well-known fact that so many of the so-called fine whiskey are hut a vile compound of Essential Oils and common rectified spirits, producing mixtures totally unfit for consumption, I deem it proper to call the attention of consumers to the merits of I. W. Harper's Celc bratedXelsouCoasity, Ky., Whiskey, which, absolutely pure, is made from fine selected grain and fully matured by age. Sold only by T. T. LUMPKIN, Winnsboro, S. C. Septi4xf3m. NOTICE FOE FINAL DISCHARGE. I will apply to the Judge of Probate of Fairfield County on October 19, 1886, for a final discharge as Executor of the Will of John Campbell, deceased. JXO. W. CAMPBELL, Septl4flx3 . Executor. PLANTATION FOR SALE. THIS place lies on the Spartanburg & Union Railroad. Depot within four hundred yards of Gin ;.nd Mill. Will sell Mill, Engine and Giu with place. Also, Mule.-?, Wagon and everything that is generally kept on a plantation. All dwellings good, with well of good water in yard. Fine young orchard just commenced to bear. "For further information address. A. F. BLAIR, Septl5x4t Blair's, S. C. NOTICE TO CREDITOKS. ALL persons having claims against the Estate of Vv\ K. Turner, "deceased, will present them duly attested, and aU persons indebted to said Estate will make* paymant to the undersigned. W. H. KERR, SeptTf 1x3 Administrator. ADJILMSTRiTOR'S SALE. IN pursnance of the authority vested in me, as administrator of the Estate of W. K. Turner, deceased, I will oiler for sale on WEDNESDAY, the 2*2nd ins:., at the late residence of the said W. K. Tnrner, deceased, the personal property of said deceased, consisting of * Mules, Buggy, Wagon, Household Furniture, etc. Terms of sale CASI1. W. H. KERR, SeptT f xtd Administrator. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. t persons nre nereoy loroiuuen to J:X. trespass, in any way" upon the pasture 011 the plantation known as the T. L. Bulow place, near Ridgewav. T. W. BOYLE & BEO., J ulySfxGni Lessees. G. BAE7! &~C0^ CHARLESTON. S. C., The Largest Importers of mp .gas. ~WJ s: ran In the South, offer for sale a well selected stock of Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Cocoanuts, Lemons, Nuts, Dried Figs, Euisins, Potatoes, Cabbages, Onions, Peanuts, and everything else that a first-class "Wholesale Fruit House should have. 2?" Country orders filled wiMi dispatch XovllEKSKINE COLLEGE DUE WUST. S>. C.. Opens on the first Monday in OCTOBER. Necessary expenses for the nine months about $105. Oilers the advantage of a thorough college training at a moderate cost. Send for catalogue. TV. M. GEIER; President. AuglOflx-i