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?._ - A VOL. XLV, WINNSBORO, S. C., WS^ESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1888. \ j}V ' NO. 3. .jg " ' " naming 1 tul' Til? ftHA AIT TnniTKD }mentontbestearashfpCityofLcm??Branch,- ^ ? ?- *;? -'" " --i;'.->S f\A Brother's Keeper. "1 fours IKS OF IOYE iSD DDT!. XT MAET SABTWXLL CATHESWOOD, JUitjiob or "Obaqux o' Doom," "Stbphbh Guthbxx," "Ths Lojtk Man's Cxsrx," ass Othxb Stories. - " Does he look as he used to, father?" u I scarcely noticed. I knew it was Thane White. The muscles of his face look exposed, and twitched." " It must have been you he meant when he told me there was somebody in the neighborhood he wanted to avoid." " If he saw me as I ordinarily go he did not recognize me to-night until I turned on him. What did he do with you when he lanaea in wo ou?k? < "He must have put Thome; and me in that orphan asylum at Pittsburgh. He has BL been in prison often. Did. you know that, W lather?" M Yes, I hunted him up behind the bars, and he repeated to me on oath that you K were dead, You were lost overboard at W sea. I sent him from Virginia City a week before I intended to start, to take passage for us on an isthmus steamer. May be I gave him enough money to make it a temptation. May be the idea (feme into his head suddenly, and he carried it out, intending to make me pay him well for restoring you. It is hard to read all the motives of a man like Thane White. Aft. y erwards he found I was poor, and dropped of you where It was most convenient, revenging himself for his disappointment by declaring you were dead. He went over to San Francisco and engaged passage two days ahead of the time I wilted to Then he delivered my letter to the lady Who had you in charge; she Was a friend of your mother's. I asked her to have you ready against I came for you. Thane's boy ?I kept him at the same place?and you were allowed to go on the street with Thane. You were about three years oldEb never brought you back. The fa?^M j^^yo^ftr'me. We found hft Fj^gyyttiflH^ooknonurse. I brought him W BHtvpto- fpHr; and he said you were lost l^^oveAoSrd between the isthmus and that | port. I spent months tracking him, and, L finally, a letter from him, which had folQ lowed me around, brought news of your W'- death. I never believed it until I saw him In prison, and he swore it to me without having any conceivable object in doing so. Maybe I was more readily disheartened fog when your mother lived." "Father," wrote Phoebe on the tablets, "we seem so well acquainted. My heart ached so about you the night we tooa? you that maple sugar that I could hardly endure ft- Do I look at all like I used to?" "Yes," he wrote in reply. "From the v day of your birth your face was very difc tinctly marked. I can see your baby face is your features yet." "Psyche Fawcett is my own cousin, isnl she!" "Yes. And she must divide with you There was another thing which struck mi like conviction before I could be certain, saw you standing before my portrait, am * - 771?Trail U VOUI f#u saowea wio *????. ? mother's blood. It wu young Gurley win ninft -with you the first time I saw you?wa fci" "Yea." "And h? waa here to-night!" ?Yes. Ee is bringing the doctor. Th ballet will be trienouLan^ym^^ll^t I t jHror came. It ^Pthe examine j 99 JW;tor remained i Jfet bv itfffather * Hcght. Ha dozed or ? B He235s. and woke with j ^^recollections about her j Hed over the San Franoisco , Wd he was in the mountains j Several times he was re- ( present by strong anguish. f ^"T^ior then dealt with Lin, and his . ^.^^iterward wiped the dampness from , jpface. ? /Neither Mrs. Barker nor the master left j her. The lamp burned on the table until a . growing pallor outside betokened morning. , uMiss Fawcstt will come to see him tomorrow," said Phoebe to the doctor, speak- J ing as if the day wejp still remote. "Mr. Gurley intends to brin* her. Will that disturb him too much?" . <4Oh, no," replied the doctor, "no." **TVin>t. vrm thinlr he is better]" ina aired Phoebe, when the cocks in the master's chicken-house began to-crow. "Perhaps I ought to tell you," the physician said aside to her," that I dread a hemorrhage." She compressed her mouth and suddenly felt the effect of her vigil,' her excitement, -and her days of contest with T^one. 8 tin, her lather was quiet "in half-conscious slumber when Mrs. Barker lighted the breakfast and the master brought pail of water*from the well All animate things out doors were beginning to stir, and the air which came in was ireshar than ever before as if it blew out of Paradise full of odors and promises. The early spring birds were all about, and the . Bicker's thrill Was heard close by the win>dow. "That bird's song always smells of Johnnv-jamp-ups?the ea>ly blue Triolets," said Phoebe, with a smile, to the doctor. The doctor's answering smile was tran-aient, for his patient awoke in a struggle. M Father I" cried Phoebe. "Dear! Why, father"-? \ in four months the bird-songs had deepened in color and odor until an imaginative person might find them vivid as scarlet and bursting with fragrance. Summer spread up from the tropics transforming the Northern world. The yearly miracfle, which never ceases to be marvelous, was nearly completed; not a spear of grass was lacking to the wide fleece of verdure; the leaves were at their darkest; stalwart rag-weed grew In the fence corners; the roses were long ago tired of blooming at their freshest; the corn stood as high as a man's shoulder, and only yellow stubble showed where the wheat had been. Mrs. Barker's garden was rank with onions, late beans and cabbages. The potato vines had even begun to droop in token that their fruit was ripening. Tom Holmes' farm swarmed with threshers, and his house was swallowed by vices waving their aspiring tendrils over their tlme"fc*Kknotted joints. The apple trees had formed green fists to shake at every passing boy. Improvements, independent of summer, were going forward about Gurley's homestead. A fish-pond was being erected and the front drive ornamented. The sash-frames for a conservatory were starting out at one side of the house. Jesse Stone tramped across the hay fields, noticing the second growth, and speculating in unison with Mrs. Bier.* - appalled in her placc by coming upholsterers and paper-hangers ? on what might happen before another year. But if summer merely triumphed otherwheres, ^ rioted around Psyche Fawcett's home. The graperios, orchards and flower borders were at their vividest. An awning shaded the stone steps and dimmed and cooled the bfiH, within which was visible half the massive stairway. Psyche sat in a hammock under the thickwMIa fi-orri Vi(>r hair to the toe wuagOj nwtw ?? ?? -- , at her riipper, both extremes being tipped i with pale blue ribbon. 8he gave two large ! palm fans to Gurley and told him be could employ both hands in her service until | fchrabe came down. "Languidly lor me, Cupid, but you'll have i to?tae a hurricane over her; the has so ] oplor thaa I i i'he question at first was who shall be called Miss Fawcett; we're almost of one age; I'm scarcely a month younger. But she insisted I shall, and It won't make any differj ence a lew months from now. When I think of that t would kick you, Cupid, if I could only make it hurt. And she so precious, and so much time wasted when I didn't know she was my cousin!" "Or even that I was to be your cousin," aid Gurley. "Drusie Holmes is so reconciled to it," said Psyche, with a laugh. "You musl dotice the anxious attitudes she takes toward Cousin Phoebe and the distant sweetness with which Cousin Phoebe treats her. There has been a coldness between them, but I ?uppose they will outlive it." "On acoount of the persecutions she endured from the animal," said Gurley, iternly. Psyche shivered, and set her hammock to iwinging. "That cooled me better than both fans. But don't say another word about him. I wish be was executed as well as sentenced. It's hard to see our name printed with his, and head-lines made of what he eats and talks about. 111 made the laws I should smother such creatures in silence and decency as soon as they committed their crimes. Poor Un cle Fawcett I Do you mind if I say something wicked?" "Not at all," said Gurley. "I can't say it to Cousin Phoebe, for she wouldn't sympathise with me, but it's been In my mind so long I feel as if I must express it. Of course it was fearful for him to be treated so, but?do you mind my saying something startlingly wicked?" "On the contrary," replied Gurley, "there ire few things I enjoy more than your atafrtling Wickedness." "Well, I'm glad he died. I guess it was best for him. He wasn't comfortable at all, *nd he would have mad? it so uncomfortable for all other folks. I'd got into the habit of being afraid of him. You don't know what b bereaved sense of relief I had whepJia-V tvas actually covered upJhx-^?d"^Bigfly lot. We knewjiisi-whiSTenewas, then I He ytoui ffT&t want to look in at the window any Now, Cupid, you faiow I could not 1 T An. Prtlisin flHnowara Phasbe. He has been the bugaboo of my dfe. And the instant I saw her I was in iove with her. She grows more delicious as we get on, too, and even Auntio can find no !ault with her. Don't mention it any where that you saw me out of my mourning tolay, will you?" "I not iced somo change in your appear ince," said Gurley. "Oh, the black and somberness would "kill me if I never supped out of it. And she doesn't take offense as perhaps /should with my disposition if it were my father. Speaking about death"-1? "You wero speaking about resignation, Swanadown." ( "Well, speaking about resignation, then, you don't know how resigned I could be If , that pet gorilla of Cousin Phoebe's would . only?only." j "I hope you don't refer to me," said Gurley, throwing himself back in the arbor k chair. "I assure you I will not onlyonly." "You know perfectly well whom I mean., J She treats the tall beast as if he were no j only human but of average intelligence. I I do all I can to terrify him on the sly. The flatter of my garments inclines him to take ' to his native wilds. Cupid, how any one 5 refined and really exquisite in manner and B nature as Cousin Phoebe is, can nourish a kindness for that half-witted being, Pf^'ir my comprehension." "She has always protect^^l-,* Gurley. 'JP* wicout to piece out, ir-( v^yjflrnrvw." exclaimed Psvche. sitting' ^ -?&t, "I almost bslieve she would bring! I Sm to the table if he <;ould be coaxed therejl' without a ring in his nose. I shouMn|tj?^T~ i word; it would be hard,t>>--^ what she liked. " ?o untamed to fora&-#^^^T"ie latchen.i at rhare, however, fields a porcelain service! pi to himself -aud regularly breaks a cup like rc too** old heathen we read about after they; ^ iad poured a special libation." _ "Thorney will be comfortably provided1 'or by and by," said Gurley, laughing. "We iave thought of giving him the cabin and and where your Uncle Fawcett lived. He was kind to the poor boy himself. I think w t would please him. Thorney would always ^ iepend on us, but on the other hand, such t primitive base will suit him better than .. porcelain surroundings. But you do touch % responsive chord. The first time I saw rhorney she called him her good little 03 brother, and in a dim, half-conscious way I 8* g&uged him as a brother-in-law. He went k against my proud stomach worse than Mc- o Ardle, and when I've said that I've said c< 3Very thing." h "Cupid," said Psyche, arraigning him with one finger, "it's very warm weather and I don't like to think of any kind of ex- p I fikSr i |^(llllllra| b -}W^ ' ^ ^". - ?" -Ir> f~> ^?A?w1 t PSYCHE SAT IX A. HAMMOCK. Jj ertion; but you know you have been doing *something dreadful to McArdle that you fTV?wimnrQ nf it. Tt. uavcu 41 WiU U3. . AUUV ?*?.v * V ?- -Catches like morning gossamer across one's ? nose. "What was it?" ? "You don't want me to be the historian y of my own exploits?" ,!Then you really did Mck him or cuff him a in some brutal way?" v "Such unstinted happiness was not for s me," said Gurley. "I oarely allowed myself i to do what I had good reason for doing. He t made a sufficiently insulting remark, and the palm of my hand gave him a sufficiently ready reply. Then hapologized. That's all , there is about it." ' 1 "How I despise him!" flashed Psyche; s "the disagreeable thing, to heat up one's f blood So in midsummer! Fan me. There t comes Cousin Phoebe, and I don't want to < look blowzed beside her." ? Phcebe was trailing' a long soft black dress over the steps to meet the friend who | had come. She had llowers by her waist j and in her hair; they did not quarrel with her mourning, but matched her young cheeks. In that sunny weather it seemed ' as if her lot had never been different. ' [the END.J \OTH!>G EQUALS IT. | Zalaha, Fi^a., June 21 1887. ] N. E. Tenable & Co.?I have been , usii.g B. B. B. in mj family aa a blood ( | pun tier. Having never used any inediI cine to equal it. Respectfully, UBS. R. M. JLaws. i 1 MAKES XS OLE iVIA.V YOUXG. I [ Extract froua a Letter.] P. S.?I bought 3 bottles of yonr Botanic Blood Balm from my friend H. | D. Ballard, at Campobeilo, S. C. I have been using it three weeks. It ap pears to give me new life and new strength. If there is anything that will make an old man young it is B. B. B. I am willing to sell it. I can earnestly and honestly recommend Botanic Blood Balm. THE CLOSE OF THE CANVASS. FARMER TILLMAN HAS A MERRY OLD TIME AT BLA.CKVILLE. Lost Meeting of the Campaign?Addresses by Gov. Richardson and Lleut.-Gov. Mauldln?Tillman Gets In His Last Shot? Gov. Bonham Defends the Railroad Commission. (Condensed from the Charleston World.) The last meeting of the political canvass of the campaign of 1888 was held at Blaokville on Monday the 6th inst., -1?? i can na?onno Koinor TYTARATlt. The ttUUUIl JrnkSKJ yuovug MWI HQ , first speaker was GOYEENOB J. P. BICHABBSON. Governor Richardson after thanking the chairman for his kind words of introduction said that it seemed strange that a man who had labored early and late, and who had always been faithful to the party should be charged with the same things as offenses that he had jnst been lauded for. It has been charged, he said, that South Carolina had always been governed by an aristocracy; but we cannot afford to bring such charges as this, so long as the great problem faces us as to how an intelligent minority must govern itself and an ignorant majority. Ge said that there is no State in the Federal Union better and more cheaply governed than our own. Governor Richardson went into the details of the tax figures, provmK-ii^ the Democracy has Hi is "ut hae reduced The public debt to a very great extent j without subjecting the people to any burden of taxation. The school districts of the State everyone of whioh were cast deeply into debt by the Radicals, have been placed on a firmer financial basis, and do not now owe a dollar in the world. The opponents of -the administration talk about the salaries of judges in North Carolina and Georgia, but I would not give our Kershaw for the whole cheap judiciary of North Carolina * ^ whon wa elect a judge ana weorgm. v , uvm ~ _ _ we want a man who will protect our interests, and we do not want a cheap man. No farmer would hire a man to oversee for him who would offer to work for $10, and in the same way we do not want judges who will work for a pittance. TEE FABMEBS' COLLEGE. In discussing the agricultural college he expressed his opinions on the Clemson bequest and on the feasibility d having an agricultural college anyb?w, should the bequest not materialize. 3sl said he lavored the college, but di* r0' propose to pull down any exis^gm" i stitution to establish it ,. , He explained the position in vbich I the State Exeontive was J*ving j nothing to do with legislation *ve to enforce it, he /^dges hi^elf, if el^-^i^nforce *> the lette any leg- j whiciolhjjpi^it be mad' concernig the proposed M&gricultirm college. DEMOOBAT AGAI^kjfcT DSSlOOBAT. This has been the onnby campaign since 6, said the speaker, ^mrheie Democrat as been arranged ag?kinst Demops^v ad if ti>? lines i& wipe them |l in ^ ypW^^Butiion enter the ranks, but y the old ship goes down, and I am still ?j ; the head of the government, I will romise you that I will beat tne long >11, will have every gun manned, ana ie old vessel will go down witii her o ins reverberating and with every man & ; his post of duty. (Prolonged cheers.) P Governor Richardson was followed by t] LIEUTENANT G0VBBN0B MAULDIN, ^ ho gave in a clear, succinct manner his iews upon the various questions and sues which had been interjected into y 16 campaign. His office, ho said, happened to be ae where he had but little to do in rnping the laws. It was his privilege j > vote only on a tie in the Senate, and r ten when he would like to vote he innot, and when he does not want to r e is forced to do it. , CONVICT LABOB. It has been mentioned in this cam- . aign that the penitentiary now is an x spense to the State, while some years go it was a source of profit. I believe lat all conviot labor should be em loyed on public works. To employ it therwise brings it into unjust competion with the honest labor of the land, nd it adds nothing to the State at urge. The money from the peniteniary should go as all other moneys hould, directly into the State treasury. In touching on the college he said bat he considered the lien law one of tie greatest curses to the farmers, and lso that they needed, among many tiings, to raise'their own supplies. The en iaw was a fictitious system of credit, nd no people could ever thrive by it. THE BAXLBOAD COMMISSION. The railroad commission, the speaker hought, should have the power of sepaating the whites from the negroes on rains. That was one Georgia law he "* ** " 3 J in IK6Q, EklJQ WttltKJU tu coo aii M* J iouth Carolina. . HASTX LEGISLATION. 1 He thought that there should be a onstitutional amendment to keep down he hasty consideration of bills in the jegislature. Now, the session is short, nd during the last days tbe members 1 eork all night and half of them are ab- ( ent, and thus the laws are often passed 1 n a crude condition, which is calculated 1 o work harm rather than good. ' CAPT. B. B. TILLMAN vas.received with cheers. Capt. Till- ( nan rose in a very deliberate manner "* f-1l? o tv?1a ni KaaVb ma CttTCilUiJ cuiau^^u am |/uw v* md papers on the railing around the stand before he commenced. After adiressing himself to the chairman he aid: , Fellow-citizens, I hardly know where ? begin, what to touoh on or where to ieave off. I feel very much like the boy irho started to shine the No. 16 shoe ot i returned Hoosier soldier, and who, ifter surveying the area of shoe-leather before him, asked a companion to "lend him some spit," as he had an army contract. I am sorry Governor Richardson has left the stand, for it is now my unpleasint doty to arraign before you the presant Democratic administration. THE QUESTIONS AT ISSUE in this discussion are three. First?Is this a Democratic government, and are the people governing? Second?Axe the farmers treated justly in regard to edu?Ami tViiTil?TTavfl wa in our uauuii i ~ ? ? government the proper kind of economy, and is there nothing wrong in official circles at Columbia? THE CANVASS CONDEMNED. I have been through the various counties in the State, and find that, without a single exception, they had elected their delegates to the State Convention before the canvassers reached them. In this they have either basely surrendered their rights, or have been tricked out of them. Twelve men now hold the vote of Barnwell county in their possession, and the people are powerless to chaDge it, no matter what state of affairs might be_ preeipitated between this and the meet ing of the convention. Consequently, this discussion is a farce, save as a public educator. SPLITTING THE ?ABTY. There can be bnt one party in South 1 * 1 ' ? ?mnof. Botr-h haroiina, ana ineraiurw wo our liberties and rights. "Eternal vigilance is the pricq of liberty." For years every murmur against injustice has been hushed with that everlasting: "Shoo! Shoo! You'll split the Democratic party." If the party in South Carolina is ever split, it will not be by the Farmers' A.s_sociation, but the miserable oligarchy at Columbia will have to draw ofEshd appeal to the negro vote to retain them in power. mb. tillman the bepobteb. You have all seen how I have been abused and slandered, and how my speeches have been colored up. Utts-bpretty pass when the official canvass of the State is given to the public colored up by a reporter. At this juncture a spat occurred between Mr. Tillman and Mr. N. G. Gonzales, the reporter referred to. "If y:>u say," exclaimed Mr. Gonzales, leaping to his feet, "that I have misrepresented you, you are an infernal liar." onunprJ a scene of indescribable confusion, and chfi&zaaxki wmoii had pr68cGd ??.#!li JLlmi the etand when the colloqay began, daring all of which time Air. Tillman was glaring at Mr. Gonzales without making any aggressive movement. After quiet had been restored, Mr. Tillman said: "Well, if you'll say that up town in the streets, we'll settle it." About this time the crowd beg<fn again to whoop for Tillman, so after a few momenta'delay, waiting for the crowd to get quiet, the speaker continued. He Said that there is a revolution coming; that we have.not had a democratic government sinc04h? war. He wanted aristocracy of chsfgcter and brai^fjgggt] of money. The farmers today j*y mOTethan their just proportion of wes because their property can be s^b to be assessed, while the property of other professions lies in stocJ* an4 bonds that cannot be% | gotten at?u (J OBJECTIONS TO THE COLLEGE., | jx the first place this college is too exI ^neive an institntion. and, again, the Ii^rma of admission are too high. Some people call th*?e chestnuts, but they are nuts they cannot crack. When the boys get out of our little oommon sohools they don't know the "Three R's," and only those who have the advantages of the sohools in towns and villages can get the preparation to get into the college. In discussing the railroacf commission he said it was here that "incipient corruption" if not corruption itself lay. 8LANDEBIKO CHARLESTON AND COLUMBIA, In teaching on the census the speaker, said ihat when Charleston and Columbia, joined hands, it was "good-bye John" tff H^iesaid, peijared themselves, but g hen the re-apportionment bill was & rought up they were very quick to plead d le same constitution which they had bnt 1 ae year before trampled on. c ABRAIGNING THE JUBIOIABY. 0 Mr. Tillman condemned tne manner v f electing jadges, holding that they bould be chosen by the people. The c resent jadges, he said, were under the t tmmbs of the big lawyers, and too often ] ecided in their favor against soma little , ob-tailed fellow of no influence. t "A 3ELIGI0US BAB-BOOM." j la conclusion, Mr. Till man referred to * be Colombia Club as a 'religious bar- ] oom," and repeated his attacks on the r lleged ring. c g Gen. M. L. Bonham had expressed a desire to say a few words. He wanted o say jast a word or two about the raiload commission. He was glad that Japtain Tillman had disclaimed any in- 1 ention of insulting him. The Captain tad said that the office was created for | be purpose of pensioning him, but in his he would show that he was totally in I rror, for the feet was that the bill had * iready passed the House before he knew ; nything of its existence. He happened o be in Columbia at that time and Capt 1 j. D. Chiids and Chancellor Carroll both ( troposed that he should apply for the c >osition. There had been a number of ither names mentioned in connection c ntn me appomtmeai oeiore uu was hought of. He urged upon the Legisature and secured the passage of a bill j istablishing a commission of three, simi- ? ar to the Georgia plan. The com mis- : ion had jaat about gotten their work 1 yell organized when the Legislature j jassed another bill which restricted the ( jowers of the commission. Gen. Bonham then went iato the mer- . ts of the commission, producing A COMPLETE REFUTATION >f Tillman's charges about the commis* ?"? 1 ? 5 AL-A I aon oeing wortmess, ana proving uiai ,t was of great good to the people. When Gen. Bonham concluded, the neeting was declared adjourned. Possible Speed of Locomotives. A correspondent, writing of the claim that a locomotive has traveled three consecutive miles in forty-five, forty-six ind forty -seven seconds, says: The occurrence is not an unusual one, but it was iown grade, for no locomotive in any country is able to attain that speed on a level track. No locomotive in this or any other country has made an authenticated record of one hundred and twenty miles in one hundred and twenty minutes with a train of three to five cars behind it, for the simple reason that the present locomotive, with the present toiler pressure of one hundred and forty pounds, is not able to do it. The average time of the fast trains on the New Jersey Central Railroad is under forty-seven miles an hour for only two honrs and ten minutes run. So it is of little importance to run down hill at the rate of 78.26 miles sn hour for a short distance, and crawl up hill at the A# ^irflnfrr-firo Illir+T? miloQ ATI lOWd Ui bnouvj 'UTO w MM* vj M hour. Persons reading such information?that locomotives have run a mile in forty-six seconds?are apt to assume thai they cculd do this for an unlimited time, up hill and down dale. Down dale is all right, bat it is the going up hill which cuts down the average speed. Wells College Burned. Aurora, N. Y., August 9.?The main building of Wells College was burned this morning with its entire contents. Morgan hall and laundry were saved by the hard work of citizens. The fire is thought to have started in the kitchen. It is said that there is insurance of $100,000, which will not cover half the loss. The foundation' for the extension of the main building was nearly done. !,}artanburg's sympo^^ ?lfTEtsMA.N AND FABMEBS TALK TO ? *15 PEOPLE AT THE ENCAMPMENT. e J ? 0 Saig<" On the Ground~l2Dprovement* p <er Last Yeas-?The^FopOjFJ Opening? T idrestes by S*n atorU"55jrb'rt?%es and Bat- ( - and Oihvr DiitIo'^|jhe^!$b. ~ c fhe Eaoampmegfe^aa formally open-. ^ * a Spartainburg on the 7th inst. with jj weather and a hot temperature, c fthe enthusiasm of the pebple was too t to be subdued or lessened by any- I ti$ like hot sunshine. The arrival of 1 ??tors Toorhees and Butler tt five c"4fk this morning was annourifced by ^ 4j|elIowing thunders of a field piece j y.h not only awoke the eleepers, bnt j a^sd all people to the fact that the t gi occasion wasat hand. The absence * of.'nator r-Hampton in the party on aMJ-t'of illness wsp the cause of many 1 rf.sftj^ ~*?y Slarvtttor- ^ "jpj^fSST(7e^ffv>5lauipton waa top iplfbme, though he h6p&Hrir-itim*e- ^ [Uy temporary. By 10 o'clock this 1 ff an immense crowd of people j the grounds and it was a gener- . ceded that the first day was far f the beginning of 'ast year's I ment, in attendance, in interest xhibits. Crowds of people, inmen, women and children in mbers, moved to and fro and the sights of the grounds with anierest that suffered no abatement, ariuthe crowd increased in numbers uirtmidday. * :ae exercises were opened this mornin-fwith. prayer by Bishop Dunccn. Ptjjdent T. ti. McCravy delivered an adfess of welcome, and responses were rcjb by Hon. D. P. Dob can, Joimson Bjood and J. B. Humbert. Captain Wfford then introduced as a distinguiahef|uest of the encampment, \ hon. korjian j. coleman, - > , lilted Slaves Commissioner of Agncultul^^Me devoted his attention to the J*&ufacture of sorghum into syrup and tSaiator Butler w&?> thou introduced, aid he made Senator Hampton's excuse fur being absent. Sickness was the cafise. It was very pleasant for him to raroduce [ - senatob voorhees, 'the statesmen, not the Indianian, P* & belongs to us all" [Senator Voorhees then spoke forxbout fifteen minutes. He said he war overtplelmed by the courtesy and hr3pitality siown him in Spartanburg. Be came to &>uth Carolina, not to make a speech, lilt on account, of his devotion to her people who are as great now as ever. Jtc wanted to look South Carolinians in ? * * ' * 1 J- TT-. tie xace, ana abate weir nanas. xio ifcmembered reading his first book of Sooth Carolina, 'Memoirs of the Revolution," by "Lighihorse Harry" Lee, aid this morning on entering, tne State Senator Bntler pointed out King's' aount^i&iKt^heBattle-field of Cowjtood for the element of love and affeofVji? Second Day the JBncampment opened with a ntinnation of fair, hot weather. The tamated attendance is over 5,000. THE FIRST SPEECH the day was an essay on the test of be purity and utility of seeds, by Prof, it H. Loughbridge, of the State Uni rergity- The speaker a observation went 5 0 show that the farmers are greatly imposed upon in the purchase of seeds of 'arious sorts, especially grass seeds. J tiring the delivery of the essay Comnissioner Coleman came in and was greeted with applause. DIBBLE, BY PROXY , Congressman Dibble was on the programme as next essayist, bat was not >resent, and was represented by Col. EEeDry D. Capers. Colonel Capers made 1 eood and fittinar apoloav for Mr. Dib )le's absense, and read the Congressnan's paper, it was upon subject: Diverlified industries as promotive of agriculuial prosperity." It was an excellent reatise of the subject and full of comprehensive thoughts. This paper consluded with favoring the Clemson bequest, was pronounced against any intererence with the present state institutions >f education. SENATOR II. C. BUTLEB. Senator Butler made one of his charac:eristic speeches. He was eloquent, sometimes pathetically so, and his remarks covered contiderably more than ;he subject assigned him; whioh he said tie would not discuss at length, for fear }f creating a stampede of the audience. His tariff talk comprised the main facts which have tilled the newspapers [or months past, but they were presented in the most striking manner to show how agriculture was affected by the exactions of the tariff. He paid some attention to Harrison, the Republican nominee for president. He said he had Berved in the Senate with him, and had made every effort to cultivate friendly relations with him, bat had found him prescriptive and narrow mindeu; and should he be elected, the people might look out for a crusade against white supremacy in the South. Referring to the apparent feeling of dissatisfaction with some people in this State, Senator Batter hit some very hard licks. He spoke in defense of the present state administration, particularly Governor Richardson and Comptroller Verner, and maintained that government of the state was administered with fairness, justice and purity. He defended Governor Thompson against the Bigham charges in language that was eloquent, and eulogistic of Secretary Thompson. BOQUETS FOR BUTLER. Senator Butter was heartily applauded ? ? 1- ? ?J Uirt or*/3 r* n rv% V? qt?ci ] as lie liUlOUCU LLLO DMOCOU, OUU UUUJISVU.B of bouquets were going to him from the audience, in which there were a great many ladies. the tall sycamore. At this point there was a great call for Yoorhees, which came l'rom all sides, and he responded with an eloquent and witty speech, which caused lvarsj of laughter. Senator Yoorhees became serious in his talk toward the close recolling the rule of the land by thieves in former times. The Indianian is the hero of the occasion. At every turn he is honored and admired, and the people seem to have learned to love him and to delight in his presence. * HO nilClUVUli At the afternoon session of the interstate meeting Comptroller-General Verner delivered a masterly essay on the subject of "the ideal fash." He discussed the drawbacks and hindv inces ol tne laimiug muusuj, bte railroad system of the State, owned y foreign companies, which drained the tate of $6,000,000 annually; the existnce of an illiterate population of 78 per ent,, and many others. He cited the production of $2,800 worth of strawberies on one acre by Mr. Boche, of )harleeton, and the present average of me-half/a^-bale of cotton to the acre in iarlbor^rt&ere the cotton acreage of he county is-53,000. Edgefield's average of 15 bushels of oata, and many -ther instances, shewing the caj?eity of he soil and climate for an immense >roduct increase under proper manageaent. This essay was followed by one on ' ?* ? VITIOTJLTUBK, >yA. M. Howell, of Greenville, coverng th6 general classification of varieties 'or wine and table purposes; planting ind cultivating the vine, witn observadons on rot. Fourth Day. The proceedings of the fourth.! day were conducted under the auspices of btr<y-St4itA farmers' Institute. ExGoveroor Hagood, pmident of vf-o. i ? capable introductory to the proceedings, lullingmoch of the history of agricultural organizations in the State, all of which had worked to the same end of promoting the agricultural welfare of the State. Dr. J. M. MoBryde read a very valuable paper on "Agricultural Experimentation." He explained that such a subject was necessarily a technical one, bat he would discuss it on ^practical bearing. He gave a resu^^of the. history of the work of experimentation and the great benefits it had? wrought, going back to the time of Colnmella and citing Lebieg'a as' the first scientific experiments. THE AFTEBN0ON 8E3SION of the institute was called to order shortly after 3 o'clock, and its proceedings con?" *" * * 4 J.L , siated of Prof, isoison'a lecture on iut bacteria, and the discussion that followed. The speaker alluded in a general way to &e work of bacteria in producing diseases, such as cholera, smallpox, pejf-blight, etc.; to their action in decomposing vegetable matter, and thuf separating the constituent elements of i1 iaf their original forms, developing nitrogen and losing the mineral element* from chemical combinations. He illustrated forcibly that by this action bacfe ria prepared food for the higher order oi plants, such as our cultivated crops. THE SHOW OF STOCK on the grounds near the buildings, tho not large, was ^interesting. The follow ing is the award: Judges?B. F. Kilgore, Alex McBee Dr. George Dean. Best stallion?First premium, B. F Perry; second, Elliott Mason. Best two-year-old?Elliott Mason (peroheron.) Beet mare and oolt? John W. Woffbrd Beet one-year-old mule?First pre minm, R. A. Walden; second, R. A Waiden. ^ Best Holstein bulL two years oldFirst premium, B.i?.Perry; second, B F. Perry. ntcxiv boll?Dr. B. - F.? .Kilgore < * $AiiE-OF-S,A>v/.i ^?on, ' -j ^^pas announced at the close of th | sale of btcc did not include the tamsfer of many costly animals. A Jers&y cow belonging to CoL T. J. Moore, sold for $175; a number of bull calves, belodgiog to the same gentleman, were sold to farmers at various prices; none' at fancy prices. Dr. B. F. Kilgore, of Woodruff sold a Jersey bull to K. J. Donaldson, of Georgetown, for $50. The programme for Friday and Saturday was carried out in the presence of large audiences, who left Spartanburg delighted beyond expression. THE MONTHLY CROP REPORT Of the Department of Agriculture of the State of South Carolina. The State department of Agriculture furnishes the following summary of 262 special county and township reports, showing condition of the principal crops on August 1, 1888: THE WEATHER. The reports of the State Weather Service show that during July, 1887, the rainfall was 7 49 inches, and the reports from 29 stations for July. 1888, show it to have been 3.63. The mean temperature for July, 1387, was 82; for July, 1888, 78 8. The weekly bulletins of the service show tbat there was about the average amount ol sunshine during the month. COTTON. There has been a general improvement In cotton during the month of July, bui the seasons were more favorable in tht upper and middle than in the lower counties. In many parts of the latter the drought lasted from three to six weeks, but except in a few localities rain fell on the last days of the month. The crop ha< not recovered from the effects of the unfa vomble spring weather, and is from one tc two weeks later in maturing than in ordinary years. The plant is small but gen erally in fine condition and fruiting well. There is seme complaint of bad stands, and the plant in some localities is reported tc to have been injured by lice. It has not been injured by rust and shedding. This is believed to be due to the lateness of th* crop in reaching maturity. On Edistc Island long staple cottoc is reported a; fully up to an average condition, and 01 James island 10 percent, above an average Of the 262 reports received, only 10 repor the condition of the crop above 100, 34 re port it at 100, 67 report it at between 9< and 100, the remainder reporting it at be low 90. The general condition for th< State is reported as follows:'Upper Caro Una 35; Middls Carolina 85; Lower Caro AG?otroromi s<rnin<at HI An t.hri 19 liua v*/ w, W ? ~ ? ?July and 99 on the 1st August, 1887. CORN. Both favorable and unfavorable report on the condition of corn have been re ceived from the same townships, due to th uneven distribution of rainfall. In som localities the crop is the best since 1882 the early planting being nearly made. Ii others, where the drought prey ailed, tbi early corn is comparatively a failure, whil the later planting has been greatly bene hted by recent rains. The condition is n ported as follows: Upper Carolina, 84 miodle Carolina, 77; lower Carolina, 73average 79, against 99 at the same time ii 1887 and 84 on the first of July. RICE. The condition of rice is rt ported as f o lows: Upper Carolina, 91; middle Corolins 85; and in the lower counties, where 9 per cent, of the crop is produced, 80average for the State 85, against 97 at th same time last year, and 92 on the first c July. OTHER CROPS. The condition of the other crops is r< Aft fAllnmo. Q/\fnriim fill OTOT Pfln IJUlLdl ?W luwvno. wvigwu* ~ ?? 87, peas 87, Irish potatoes 88 and swe< potatoes 91. . "I notice," remarked Amy, "that tb milk shake is making a heap of fuss no9f\ "Yes," replied the high-school girl,'"th lacteal agitation is responsible for conside: able perturbation." lll?i \JVl JJitTLTLUL uvvajljlju*/. THE SUNKEN ENCLISH SLOOP-OF-WAR WITH MILLIONS ON BOARD In Twelve Fathoms of Water?Dr. Pancoast Brings the News from the Breakwater and Hurries to New York. (Philadelphia Times, Aug. 9.) Dr. Seth Pancoast, of No. 931 Arch street, who has spent $ 13,WW id me pasi two years trying to-locate the sunken English sloop-cf war De Braak. came up fronj the Breakwater Yesterday, morning, and after remaining at his house long enough to write three or four telegrams, hurried to the Broad street station and took a train for New York. t He was excited over the discovery made by Capt. Charles A. Adams and Lieut Geo. P. Blow, of the navy, who are positive that they have at last located the De Braak, | which .was. supposed to have on board j $10,000,000 in gold and silver when she! went down on the 25th of May, 17*8. Dr. Pancoast went to New "York to get four or five of the best divers that money can hire. He will hurry back ti this <jjty, and, if possible, will leave the Broadstreet sfedbxi for Lew??>a* thp-3.01 train tLis muaauuu umi in iP?>in Ttiru the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baili more Road. ? THE DISCOVERT. The steamboat City of Long Branch, which whs Sited up at an expense of several thousand dollars,-left this ciiy ten days a^o, thoroughly equipped to spend the summer and next winter searching for the sunken sloop. Captain Adams, who has been in the navy twenty five years, and Lieutenant Blow had charge of the expedition, and all the necessary charts and nautical implements were furnished by the Government. The discovery of the sloop was made late on Tuesday, when a diver brought up a petrified piece of teak wood, of which rteDe Braak wasfyuilt. The grappling irous-were covered with verdigris- and strong evidences that the , irons had come in contact with the copper , which was. on the De Braak -at the time she sunk. The City of Long Branch lies directly over the supposed wreck. The irons were lowered in twelve fathoms of water three-quarters of a mile out from the l T>?Ttio oomo orw-vt fl/vwHinC tO l>ica&naKi. i ut, sauv u^v., a [ calculation, where the grappling irons ' came in contact with copper two years ago. ' The present expedition, which is being ' carried on on scientific principles, it was decided *as to be the final attempt to find - the hidden treasure. f THE GOVERNMENT'S BIG SLICE. The Government entered into a contract with the International Submarine Com > pany, of New Haven, having its place oi business in this city, on the 25th of August, 1880, in conformity with a contract alst entered into between Dr. Pan coast and th< ? International Submarine Company. Tfc( Government's contract was made on th< strength of section 3,755 of the rerisec statutes of the United States, which says , "The Secretary of the Treasury is author ized to make any contract which he maj . deem for the interest of the Goveramen r for the preservation, sale or collection o ? any property or the proceeds thereof -whict may Jiave become wrecked, abandoned o: _ becoifae derelict, befair^itbin the juried?? tion of the 'United States ot which ough to come to the'Umted.Statea."% _ ..The Goverment is to receive ten per cec i on the amount foundT -- ? A syndicate, composed^ principally o e Pbiladelphians, is interested in the reco^ k ery of-tbe treasure. James J. Kane is s 8 the head of it, although Dr^auooagt, wh treasure, is t!^ macr-wfe^orgJ^H^^P syndicate and he is the man who'TfelTvenf the shares of st<5ck anu receives the money. One hundred shares of stock were issued at $300 a share. About eighty of the shares were sold up to the middle of July, and the cashier of the Second Xarional Bank, of Hoboken, is believed to have purchased the remaining twenty shares. Tbe certificates of stock read: "It is estimated that tbe 'Braak' contained treasures valued at from ten to twenty millions of dollars In case ten millions are recovered this certificate will entitle ten thousand dollars and a pro rata upon any greater or lesser amount received by said third party." GOLD AKD SItiVBB AND PRECIOU8 STONES The prize was taken to Halifax, where the following record was found: "The sloop-of-war De Braak, Captain James Erew, captured off the Capes of Delaware, in 1798, a Spanish vessel, the Don or St. Francis Xavier." Capt. Charles Sanborn, a noted submarine diver, who in 1867 contemplated securing a confession from the Government for kio raocol T7icifz*H f/ir thfi lai3lU? UIM T , fWtbVU n-n purpose of getting information. Be secured ! a newspapar published in 1793. The fol lowing is a notice giving an account of the los^of the vessel; "H. B M. sloop of-war De Braak, we arc informed, was capsized f off the Capes of Deleware, returning from a successful cruise on the Spanish Maiu. She had on board seventy tons of copper and an immense amount of treasures, con listing of sold and silver bars and precious ' stones." Captain Sanborn afterwards went ! South, with the intention of returning the \ following spring and commencing opera ! tions. While there he was taken sick and died. | The Crew of the City of Long Branch Ann Themselves to the Teeth for Fear of At> tack by Pirates?Condition of the Braak. (Philadelphia Times, Aug. 1*?.) Dr. Setb Pancoi'st returned home in fe[ verish baste la9t eveniue. He was excited > over additional detaiIs~of the location of I the sunken English sloop-of-war De Braak j and had been hustling about New York > city all day for the best divers that money > and glittering prospects could hire. He j was satisfied with his woik, for he securcd ) yesterday afternoon the services of the crack diver of the country, Hickman, whe t was prominently connected with the rais . ing of the sunken Oregon. ) Hickman was engaged in work for th( . city of New York, but he agreed to sur a render all other interests iu order to super intonH divine for the Braak's supposec . millions of treasure. Demorest and "Chit t tenden, two other famous divers of New York, agreed to take an interest ia th( work and to furnish a competent force o divers. 8 The prices to be paid to these divers i: " enough to stagger even a treasure hunter e They would not accept less than $20 a daj e and a slice of the treasure. Dr. Pancoas acceded to all their demands. By thi Q agreement the diver who plunges througl e the twelve fathoms of water covering th e treasure has besides the certainty of $2< !* the prospect of $20,000. CONDITION OK THE BRAAJC. :> Divers reported at the Break water ye-" a terday that the sunken vessel was almos completely imbedded in earth of clsy-lik consistency. The decks, eaten by woim [. tor nearly a century, had disappeared t The cannons had fallen through ana cuul< 5 not be found. The grappling irons pulle< up pieces of wood on wnich were evidence e of copper. No=" patt of the treasure wa pulled up, for that lies in the hold of th vessel bdow the deposits of cUy, and wil be very hard to get at. Diver Pedrick, after making these oY '' servations, became frightened and decline ft to go on. 'l Dr. Pancoast said that he would leav the city for Lewes this afternoon and pi his divers to work at once. He expect f, great results from Hickman, who can r< main under water for five hours at a tim( e mn TTTP* TWPA'RTTRIE. ^ I AAAU1V xv As** I The discoveries have caused great exciU wmcn lies airecuy over tut: *\ n--^ a. party of explorers under the command of- * Captain A.dams and Lieutenant jgfc? .... the United States navy. v; - One of the manageiS^of the sear<i s yesterday'that the vessel had been furuivbs# r* yith arms of everydescription and that?"e ' Then bad cutlassea* always atband --%? n which to repel aay^attaek byriverpwates. The party fears tbat .t?e ;arinouncenagnt of the location of the treasure will inspire desperate men with the id?i of ubderH?:it^ itscapturk The menlwgaged-i? Jji>xv -; ploring expedition are enthusiastic. jttwlK ' brave and theyare determined desperately any attempt to'rob ctteja-St the fruit of their labors. Dr. ^ancdSst is cn| fiflent tbat he will soon 'bOaudling his coveted leisure and he ta noV^ining.to take atiy^nces of losing it -gf? *.**v .. The chaphriii' :?f the navy^ho^5^E^^>; panie? the expedition js5-^^&r(fey'tbs?jfce didn't think ' vula be. any -fifencfc '* ' * v*I_A? - )oocf upon me sieam^mp iur & nunc, <? He tbought that it was always beet to be prepared. 0/-fh?e'ultimate discovery of the treasury he had do do"ubt. Dr. Pancoast'said last night that he had do doubt in the world that in a few we*:Irs * he/would have liis treasure. Hickcum, * ^ and Ci.?i*tenden,. && thinks, are gn ythinri'- ? L|1"If there is no" u^asure I~slu3l Be f-tii "V ever $18,000/'syArifcg doctor. "But I'm sure I'm and that pro:ty NOT US<t|FTrfj^jfesTLK WAYS. , And T??t They Prov? Mo*? Etteetis# in DIs-" dplJne than Harshness, A gentle lady, buv. a strict mseipi&arian, on becoming the teacher of a primary department of "a young ladies' . school, discovered that the pupils were' boisterous, disorderly and indisposed to heed her requests, which she spoke in a soft, low but distinct voice, says Youth's Companion. She was surprised, for they were daughters of refined, cut%?ted people; but one day at recess Tfer eyes were opened. "Please, miss", said one of the girls,' seeing the grieved look .on the teacher's fn/v> ?wfi don't mean to disobey you, but yon don't order us as the last teacher, Miss Simmons, did. She used to hammer the desk with the ruler, and snout at us till reminded. You speak sogerr tly to us that we think you don't care if | we mind or not.-' "Please don't cry!" seeing the tsars glistening in-the nervous woman's eyes.. i i "We aJl like yon m ich better than we did Miss $immohs,'3)ut we haven't got used to-your ladylike way*." The patient, gentle teacher, persisted in her "ladylike ways," and in time the , pnpils had learned to be.goided by. her . eye. i- The anecdote illustrates how difficult : it is for children who have been used to I i noisy, explosive government to appre: hend a teacher whose Commands full as gently ftp the dew."- Servants are often ' perplexed by a gentle,, forbearing master. * [ The late "George P, ll*rsh, when a 1 member of Congress, was an enigma to 1 his Washington " servants, because he. ^ rnever spoke harshly to them. An oldnesgrp woman, who had beaua < servant in his family for nearly fcwbi 'years, was noticed one day standing be-^ 1 lore hi portrait stud ying it intently. ,f, ' ar-ty-von?Mm. - - - r. TSS&h. ; ' -5 kt 'iLaws, missus, I'ee try in' to see "bow o m^sea look," she answered. "'Pears e bje Tee afraid telook at him real." folks. If he'd only swear at us'sometimes, and say he'd break our heads, we wouldn't be 'feared no waj; but he's so drefful still and deep.'" Than tnrnincr an?v frr.m th<? norf.rait. she added, speaking to herself: "Yes, massa's deep as the sea! Even a poor nigger can make that out. Bat he does smile beautiful." A friend onced asked Mr. Marsh how he managed to refrain from speaking harshly to his servants. "By always remembering,"hereplied, "how little their poor, narrow lives can give them at the best." A Railway Catechism. How many miles of railway in the United States? One hundred and fifty thousand six hundred miles?about half the mileage of the world. How much have they cost? Nine billion dollars. How many people are employed by them? More than a million. Who built the first locomotive in the United States? Peter Cooper. How long does a steel rail last with average wear? About eighteen years. What is the cost of a palace sleeping car? About fifteeD thousand dollar?, or seventeen- thousand dollars if "vestibuled." What is the cost of a high c^ass eightwheel passenger locomotive? About ? * i . 3 eignty-nve nunorea aouars. What is the highest railroad in the United States? Denver and Rio Grande, Marshall Pass, tea thousand eight hundred and fifty-two feet. What is the highest railroad bridge in the United States? Kinzoa viaduct, on the Erie road, three hundred and five feet high. What is the longest railway bridge span in the United States? Cantilever span in Poughkeepsie bridge, five hundred ? and forty-eigtit feet. I What is the longest mileage operated : by a single system? Atchison, Topeka > & Santa Fe system, about eight thousand miles. What line of railway extends fartner est East and West? Canadian Pacific ' Railway, running from Quebec to the : Pacific Oceau. ! What is the fastest time made by a train? Ninety-two miles in ninety-three !, minutes, one mile being made in forty| six seconds, on the Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad. s What is the fastest time made between ~ Jersey City and San Francisco? Three j days, seven hours, thirty-nine minutes j and sixteen seconds. Special theatrical s train, 1886. d What are the chances of fatal accident e in railway travel? One killed in ten 0 million. Satistics show more are killed by failing out of windows than in railway accidents. t PIAXO? AMD OKUA.\8. e One thousand Pianos and Organs to s close out by October 1. All Organs a^d Pianos sold at cash price, payable 3 November 1?no interest?delivered to 3 your nearest depot. Fifteen tf>?L a Organs from ^24 np; Piauc* froi.i ^150 s ap. AH instruments warrau'cJ. Send !? for circulars. Buy now aiid have tl-e use of the instrument. IiouieCui>er we pay freight botn ways it t!ic in-araiae .s j don't suit. Prices guarantee" k-aji ta;-i New York. e N. W. TRUMP, lt Colombia-, IS. C. a Cynic?I don't believe there is any >uch " thing as contentment. Optimist? I :ic i you never saw a barefooted boy suckiu^ i cider through a straw from a barrel.