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-7 ? V 8K~A ' i - " nWAbbmH^Press and Banner. 1 I ' vS p? BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3Q, 1890. VOLUME XXXV. NO. 10. fl f Selections from tie (Mian Neiglor Intolerance. What is intolerance? In a mild form it i9 an unwillingness on the part of A for B to believe and act as he chooses, unless B believes and acts as A thinks he should. In other words , A is unwilling for B to have the same liberty which he claims for himself. The next degree of intolerance is ' that A dislikes or even hates B because B does not agree with him in his way ] of thinking and acting. , A further step in intolerance is bard ' talk?true or false?by A aboutJB with j the intention to disparage him in the ] eyes of other persons, and being glad i to know or hear of anything to the in- J jury of the standing of B and not sorry ^ for any temporal adversity that may ( befall his"unreasonableaud obstinate" i neighbor B. The climax of intolerance is bodily ' " ? injury or is, peruuuuuc umu uwtu, I simply because B does not believe as r A does. 1 Now suppose that B reciprocates the j course of A throughout?unwillingness t ?dislike?hatred?slander and bodily 1 injury, and we have a pair of intoler- 0 rant freemen. The intolerance of each 1 toward the other is aggravated beyond disagreement in belief by the fact that ( each strives to injure or kill the other ( for thinking, believing and acting ac- a cording to his own judgment and con- \ ampnoe. j There is more pure devil in religious n iutolerance than in anything else out- j side of hell. Political intolerance c comes next. Where intolerance does not engender counter intolerance it j may provoke the contempt of inde- c pendent conservative thinkers, or in- a timidate into silence and inactivity 0 men who, through fear of the frowns r and taunts and other devices of the intolerant, sacrifice their manhood by a pretended agreement with views which 1 their judgment and conscience disap- ^ prove?perchance condemn. However clear it may appear to some t persons that others are in error (and in ? error they may be) intolerance may cowariize but will never convert them, o it may make cringing hypocrites, but e never patriots or Christians. "What- e ever is morally wrong can never be po- i; litically right or permanently profit- e able. j .The present disruption of the people y of this State occasioned by the current campaign for State offices has prompted me to write what is written ; and in applying what has been said on in- ^ tolerance to the candidates and leading C M~-spirits in tbis heated contest I would urge that while intolerance should at f, once give place to toleration, let all f, who write or speak on the questions which now agitate the people, seek to ^ show what is true, right ami good be- ? tween faction aud faction and between jj man and man, and do it in a tolerant manner and spirit, and in gentle, truthful, kind and sober words, and * thus show what is best for the people. P The candidates now before the people c are qualified for the offices to which they aspire they and the newspapers a are yet able to switch oft" at once from t words spoken or printed that are intolerant or unbecoming and magnanimously conspire to run the race, end as it may, uuto a regain of honor to themselves and without further dani- e age or disgrace to the State. S. H, B. e Not Without EzceptlouM. "Merit wins," may be accepted by & some as invariably. true. But facts a and Scripture show to the contrary. * The trend or course of merit is to win and, other things being equal, does f, win. But as might overcomes right s; in probation life, and even as error * overcomes truth so merit, in whatever ^ it may consist, is overcome by the ? wicked devices of demerit. This is v known and read of all deserving men. s "There be just men, uuto whom it happeneth according to the work of t ? tlie. wicked; again, there be wicked v men, to whom it happeneth according * to the work of the righteous." Ecc i viii. 14. Only in the judgment will t ( merit certainly win ; it will win then 1 in every case, and there will not be * any appeal or contest, nor any coin- j plaint of unfairness or injustice. The c Judge will bring his reward with J him," to give every man according as ^ his work 9hall be." c t Marvelous. i The greatest marvel in the worli's s financial history is the payment of our f public debt, and the fact is at present ^ accentuated by the publication of the * last monthly statement. *or the first f time since the war, the public debt can ' be represented by less than ten figures, t The Treasury book-keeping shows , more than this, but deducting the cash , in the treasury and $64,000,000 Pacific railroad obligations, the debt is dimin- 1 ished to a little over $900,000,000. It 8 was at its highest point in August 1865 \ when it amounted to $2,756,000,000, * and in the years between 1865 and 1890 * has been reduced over two-third?.?Ex. \ change. A marvel equally great in the worlds moral history was the recent war in these United States by which that - debt of ten figures was incurred, not counting the hundreds of thousands of lives lost nor the millions of characters blasted, nor the many millions of pension dollars to be called for every year to keep the. people in mind of the marvelous folly of the war between the States.?Ed. C. N. I The Confederate "Survivors" of I Richland county held their annual I meeting July 21. Killed by a Pi-lent. Abbe Courtial, a Roman Catholic priest, shot and killed Mme. Calivet, a Frenchwoman, in the street in Paris, July 14. The weapon used was a guu cane or cane gun. The priests passionately protests his innocence and declares that he intended to tap the young woman on the shoulder. People generally belive that his love for his victim, resisted after her marriage, was the motive for the urime. ******* The Abbe has been examined at length in prison and he sticks to his original story. He knew that the gun was loaded, but he did not suspect that It was cocked. One of his friends must have cocked it. Here the examining magistrate warned the priest that he thought his defense was improbable, ind that until more evidence in his favor was produced the authorities must look upon hiin as a murderer. At this the prisoner burst into tears and sobbed. ******* V* I n - ftkln nncA yiva i QAfi fill* i uio icuiai nai/ic vaov j/t vuunvo w 4%** aish an extraordinary murder trial. There are a few people who regard the jrisoner as an innocent man, but the iublic as a rule have no doubts as to his juilt. It is known that he was the iniraate associate of the woman he tilled, but when she was married reicntly, she resolutely turned her back lpon him. The New York Advocate gives a list >f those who have received honorary legrees from Methodist institutions , md what Methodists have received 1 ike honors from other institutions durng the recent Commencement season, rhe number is 126, all these in the Northern Methodist church. Other ihurches to hear from. A race riot at Kearse, Barnwell couny, broke out afresh last week with iHxeased seriousness. One or two white 1 Lnd as many blacks have been killed, ithers wounded. All was quiet at last ^ eports, July 16. The maguificent Beven-story build- , ng of the Western Union Telegraph i Company, New York, July 18, was lamaged by fire to $100,000. The ofices of the Associated Press were ;reatly damaged. A sixteen year old lad, Illinois, tired f waiting for the property of his parnt*, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sullivan, i ntered their sleeping room, July 14, 1 the night, and fatally shot his fathr then his mother. j Aii earthquakeshock of one minute, j fas felt at Martinsville, Ind., at 4.30 i >. m., of July 15. J The trustees of Clemson College i tave elected J. H. Strode, of Amherst j Jounty, Va., president of the collcge. j TV C,. Kftllv. D. D.. has withdrawn ! rom the race as prohibition candidate 1 jr governor of Tennessee. The Democratic authorities at Beauirt has decided not to invite the campaign speakers there. Reason not pubished. The death of Mrs. W. It. Bishop, Atchison, Kansas, July 17, has been renounced by two physicians a fatal ase of Asiatic cholera. Bishop Granbery has gone to Brazil nd Bishop Wilson to China, respecively in the interest of the missions f the M. E. Church, South, in those ountries. Bishop 0 P. Fitzgerald has consentd to write the life of Bishop McTyire. A man once went to his pastor and ! iid : "0 I'm dead, dead, twice dead, t nd plucked up by the roots !" "Well, 1 'm glad to hear you say so," replied $ be minister. "I heard a cry the oth- t r day, 'Johnny's in the well!' Be- , ire I could reach the spot I heard it 1 aid. 'Johnny's dead !' Leaning over s be well I called out, 'Johnny, are you 1 ead?' 'Yes, grandpa,' came from the ottoru, 'I'se dead!' I was glad to lear it from his own lips. People t k'ho are really dead don't report them- 1 elves." ji The worst part of martydom is not he last agonizing moment; it is the rearing, daily steadfastness. Men , rho can make up their minds to hold l ut against the tortures of an hour . lave sunk under the weariness and t he harass of small prolonged vexa- J ions: aud there are many Christians ' vho have the weight of some deep in- . communicable grief pressing, cold as I ce, upon their hearts. To bear that j cheerfully and manfully is to be a | nartyr. There is many a Christian i ?orr>nv<?M nnil sfrinkpn in the best ' lopes of life. For such a one to say , iuietly,!"Fatber, not as I will, but as nou wilt," is to be a martyr. There j s many a Christian who feels the irk- | omeness of the duties of life, and > eels his spirit revolting against them. To get up every morning with the ! irm resolve to find pleasure in those i luties, and to do them well, and tin- , sh the work which God has given us j o do, that is to drink Christ's cup. One of the most potent forces j nought to bear in favol* of the contin- i lance of the Louisiana Lottery i cheme is the influence of the secular j jress in that State. Nearly all the pa- , )ers favor the abomination on the rround that the State in her present ; inancial condition cannot afford to define the million a year which the :ompa?y offers to give for the extenlion of its charter. Mr. Ken nan gives one a good idea >f the enormous size of Siberia, by ttating that its territory would con:ain the United States including Alaska, with all of the States of Europe, ;xcept Russia, and there would still be WO,000 square miles to spare. Ottawa, Out., July 1-5.?It isfeared [hat leprosy has obtainsd a foothold on the island of Anticosti. Some time igo a family from New Brunswick settled ou the South side of the island, in a place called English Bay, and recently the father died from leprosy. A second case has broken out in the family. 'PICNIC AT ALEfflNE'S MILL. CANDIDATES AND PEOPLE JOIN IN A PICNIC AND LOVE PEAST. Speaking- by the Candidates?Good Dinner ? Splendid People ? Full Crop of Candidate**. The auDual picnic at Alewlne's Mills came off on laet Saturday. As the morning Indicated rain the turn out was not as large as was expected, not even the usual number of candidates putling In an appearance?though there were several of these ubiquitous Individuals on the ground. Of the candidates for the Legislature there were Col. J. T. Robertson, P. B. Gary and Capt. J. N. King; for Judge Probate J. Fuller Lyon and R.E.Hill; for School Commissioner, G. W. Co'lins and for County Commissioner Joel W. Lites. As is usual now adays at all public gatherings, the candidates were called ou for speeches. Trial Justice Jas. S. Robertson acted as master of ceremonies and in appropriate terms, , introduced the several speakers. Speech of Hon. J. X. King;. The first to speak was Capt. King, who after a few complimentary words to the good people of the neighborhood and an expression of . his heartfelt thanks for the very flattering vote which he had received of the hands ot Hampton Democratic Club, whose membership is largely made up of those who were before him, he proceeded to give an account of his stewardship as a member or me legislature, stated how be had voted on the several 1 economic measures which had been Introduced in the house, and closed by expressing the ' hope that, as he had atood up for the rights of I the people, and had used every effort to pro- i mote their interests in matters of legislation, , they would manifest their approval of his course by re electing him as their representative In the lower house. Speccb of Col. J. T. Robertson. I The next speaker was Col. J. T. Robertson, \ who spoke substantially as follows : This is the fourth Saturday In July and I am informed It has been the custom of this community to meet on this day day annually 1 for a neighborhood picnic. If there is any- ? thing in the movements of a candidate that ) may be styled an accident, such Is the case with me to-day. I happened to make this ' visit on my way home from the Belton Con- , ventlon. The convention of the Third District was held yesterday, and they decided to nominate candidates by primary, and we will soon hear from aspirants. The speaker called attention to National ) politics and dwelt at some length upon the * tariff Issues, and then said. It Is not, how- . aver, for me to discusg National politics, and ' I will recur to State and county politics. It is now a conceded fact that Tillman will be elected Governor of South Carolina, and us we are all of the same household, it Is earn- ' ly desired tbatharmony and good will should prevail. I was a member of the March Convention , which nominated Mr. Tillman, and since that Llrne I have labored zealously for his election. ' I ara also a delegate 10 we August miu (September Conventions. In the August Conven- ! Lion 1 hope that some brave anti-Tliiman man will Introduce a resolution looking to * the nomination which will Dutan end to the present political excitement, when all irritation ana bad feeling will cease, and good will and harmony will resume their sway. Speech of F. B. Gary. ? Mr. F. B. Gary, the next speaker gave ex- f pression to the pleasure wnlch It afforded } tiim to be present on the occasion and said : ) Mr. Chairman, Ladi'S and Gentlemen: * This is Indeed an unexpected pleasure to me, tor I bad no idea of malting any remarks un- ; til after my arrival here. But as a candidate } [ am glad of this opportunity of giving ex- ; pression to my views upon the questions be- ' Tore us. We are now witnessing the last expiring scenes of a campaign which promises much good to the people of tbls-State. It la a campaign second In lmportanee to none save that of '76. The campaign of '76 freed you from the domination of the alien and the nejro. The campaign of '90 promises to iree you < from the domination of self-appointed political bosses?It promises !d lighten the burden if taxation and to hotter your educational fa;lllties. I need scarcely tell you that I am in learty accord with tue objects of such a novement. Since the election ol Tillman as Governor is :onceded by bis bitterest opponents, n oelooves you to look well to the character of i epresentatlves, for on them will depend a argely the success of our movement. s I am a candidate in this race, not as a far raer. but as a lawyer pure and simple. r It is the policy of some, but few I hope, to i lend only farmers to the Legislature, This is 1 ndeed a suicidal policy, for all who have had c my experience In legislation will admit that t be most important step in the progress of u f jill is to receive a favorable report from the a ;ommittee to which it is referred. They will 1 idmlt iurtbermore that the most important Jills introduced In the House are referred to v ihe Judiciary Committee, a body composed e jxcluslvely of lawyers. Now If you adhere to r Lbe polloy of sending no lawyers you debar s yourselves of the privilege of representation t >n the most important committee of the t House, and leave ft to be composed, necessar- ? i,. PKoi.lfiofAn'c lawvAra. urhn will Rt.rlke LJ, V/i VUOiiVOW.? w ,be fatal blow to any measure which does not J meet their approval. t Mr. Gary then spoke of the injustice done t n the matter of taxing the property of rail- t roads and banking corporations. t He was in favor of a Constitutional Con- 1 mention if for no other reason than to reduce ,he number of CharlestDn's Senators. That a n his eight years connection with the Legls- t ature, his experience was that Charleston's e ,wo Senators ao more to defeat the will ol the * people than the balance of the Legislature jut together. It is monstrous when we tblnk c ,hat a county which does not contain the requite number of square miles to be a lawful a jounty, should have double the number of ? senators of any other county. It is wrong v ind should be reotlfled.and theonly practical t yay of rectifying it is to have a Constitution- v il Convention. li Mr. Gary spoke of other matters, but as our 'J ipace will not permit, we have given only an rntline of his remarks, Speech of Judge Lyon. J. Fuller Lyon, Judge of Probate, and can- [ ildate for re-election, being Introduced said t le had no speech to make. But that ho was r jlad to be able to tliauk the people for the c lonfldence heretofore reposed in him, and he v loped to merit a continuance of their favors. Speech of R. E. Hill. " The next speaker was Mr. R. E. Hill, who Is i unnlng for the office of Probate Judge. The r "ollowing is a summary of his speech: k ' ? " *u,n Ar/lmoi?v onmn*{(rn , ile saiu II mm irtieu.. J ? t would probably not be expected of any of Jhe candidates for office, except those for the legislature, to appear upon the hustings and .< iddress their constituents; butas this is no j jrdlnary campaign, but one in wliloh our peo- t jle are more thoroughly aroused than they : aave been at any time since 1876, and as there ire many questious upon which the public i ire greatly dlvlded.be thought it was noth- ? ing but right that every candidate, no matter K 'or what office, should be required to define r lis position on the same, in order that the } poter may be enabled to ca3t his vote lntelll- t ;lbly. \ He said that this was a fight of Democrats i. igalnst Democrats: purely a family aflklr: J: 3ut it is being and has been waged with all {, lh? acrimony and bitterness characteristic of iuch contests. , There has been, so . ,r. no quarters asked or { jlven on either side. Loth sides have to !ce.i R idvantage of every thing which It was , thought would benefit lis cause. . , He thought probably that it was best that the fight had been so fiercely waged, as when ? It 1b over with the defeated side would be fl more apt to acquiesce in the result than It " likely would be if It hp.d any grounds for thinking that the result would have been different If it had only put forth a little more effort. He hoped, too, that the victory would be so complete on the one side as that the othBr will accept the result as a final settlement } of the issues Involved, and that we would, in a, short while, be once more u united family. J He advised bis friendBof the Tillmauite persuasion not to abate one jot or tittle of their J efforts, until the victory is complete; that they should stand shoulder to shoulder with S their compatriots, and listen to no proposi lions looking loncomproiiuwuni 1.^111, uuv to be untied in thIs the mightiest contest for political freedom that has ever been wuged in , South Carolina. He said let us now and iorever settle the question as to who shall run this government, ' whether the people or a select few, who think , they have a divine right to rule. That there is such a party in this State be thought would scarcely adroit of a doubt. If nuy one doubts f it, he asked such an one to consider the action of the Four Hundred, who met a short / while back in the city of Columbia. This conventiou.be said, met at the call of a private individual, with 110authority to represent any one but themselves, and yet they 1 had the hardihood to undertake to dictate to the entire Democratic party of the State what it should do when It meets in Convention on the 13th of August?boldly announcing) through its organ, the J\'ews and Courier, that j If that Convention adopted any other than | the primary plan lor the nomination of State j | officers, there would be a split in the Democratic party. He called atteutiou to the fact thatwhilej' the anti-Tlllmanltes, or at least tlie leaders of that fuctlon, were proclaiming that It was to Tillman as a man that they objected: that this was only a trick to deceive the people. That It was not Tillman they were lighting but It was the Tillman idea?the Idea of selfgovernment?the determination on the part of the people to tako a more active part In this government than they had ever done before, which they wished to crush out. He spoke of the fact that our people were reading and thinking more than they had over done heretofore, and the more they read and the more they think, the more are they convinced of the fact that while they have been under the Impression all along that they were living under a representative government, and that they bad bad a voice In tho selection of their rulers, that as a matter of fact such was not the case. It could not be denied, he said, that we had been allowed the privilege of electing delegates who went to the State Nominating Conventions, but thoso delegates in the main, went to Columbia in an unorganized state, witli no concert of action, and when thffy reached there found the whole thing "cut and dried," the ticket agreed upon and they were simply permitted to ratify what had been done months before hand by the political wire pullers and rlngsters. He concluded by complimenting his opponent; said that be was a. clever man and an efficient officer, but coinbatted tho Idea entertained by some that when wo get a good of- ! fleer in we should keep him, and held that such an Idea was a reflection upon the Intelligence of our people; thought it was as much as to say that we have so few men in our county who are qualified to fill our offices, that when we get one that is qualified, we should keep blm In. ! He said that the Judge had held the office 1 for fourteen years, and had had a good thing of it. So that it would be no great hardship if he should have to give it up at the expiration of his present term. Agreed ii he could hold i It for half that time he would be willing to i step down und out. i Npcech or G. W. Collins. The speaking was closed by Mr. G. W. Col- ' Ids, caudldate for School Commissioner. Mr. Collins being a widower, and withal a jreat admirer of the fair sex, opened his speech wlJi some very pretty allusions to the potency or the charms of woman, and the wonderful Influence for good which she ex2rts in the elevation and Improvement of mankind. He thought that In view of these facts our State had been remiss In its duly in not having provided greater opportunities for her mental culture. That he had always felt a great interest In the matter of the education of the youth oi >ur land, and If elected, be felt that the duties jf the office of School Commissioner would je most congenial to his tastes, and that therefore he was sanguine of being able to five satisfaction to the public, If he should be sleeted. , He said that he was aware of the fact that . ihere was a candidate for School Commission- : ;r from that immediate locality and that it J was natural that the most of those present ^ would feel disposed to support one of their J iwn number, but expressed the hope that he ; might be their second choice, and that If there , ihould have to be a second race, and if he ; ihould happen to be one of the lucky ones ' .0 run the race over, and their friend and * lelghbor should not be, that theti he would ? eceive their support. This hope being not ' mreasonablo, It is more than likely that In , he event of such a contingency arising, a ;ood many of those who beard Mr. Collins ^ vlll act upon his suggestion. What tbe Crowd Did. 8 . _ _ I At the conclusion of the speech of Mr. Col- i Ins. he being the last speaker, the crowd aslembled in groups, and proceeded to a dis;usslon In which each and every one took a iand, and which to a great many is the most . nterestlng leature of such occasions, viz., the > tlcnlc dinner. After dinner the crowd passed the time as Is lBual on such occasions, the farmers dlscussng the crops, the young men In making love o the girls, and the candidates in trying to nake themselves agreeable to all. TALKS WITH ALLIANCE HEN. ? :ol. Lconidnn I.. Polk, What he Look** a Like, ami What he Says About the J National Alliance-vWhat Some of t the State Delegate* llay. News and Courier. [ t Gueenville, July 2^.?Your correspondent s nterviewed Col. Leonldas L. Polk as to gener- t il Alliance matters. Col. Polk Is a man of g triklng appearance, about the medium ? leight and size. His bright black eye re- I nlnds oneof the earnestness In his character, c ie wears a long beard, his hair is Just turn- l ng gray and he appears to be about 50 years t if age, in manner ho is certainly most agreea- v lie?even quite Jovial?and has a good work c or all. He Is not a graduate of any college, S ind only went to school ten months, but his anguage is clear and he is a good speaker. i When asked about the Alliance he said it eas In good condition; more flourishing than ver before in its history. At the St Louis neetlng last December the entire member- c hip of the Order was about two millions. It y las Increased wonderfully since then. Twen- 8 y-seven of the largest and most prosperous n States have been organized. He suid: v "We are now organizing New York, New i ersey, Michigan. Wyoming, Ohio, Washing- & on, Montana, Oregon and California. The ^ uslness feature has already saved the mem- i, >ers millions, and has been most satisfactory t o all concerned. Where they are fully organ- n zed the Exchange system Is working finely, t "The Alliance Is purely non-partisan, and a ,s an organization can take no part In poll- v ics. It seeks to educate the masses on eco- q lomlo questions, and to elevate them to a d ilgher conception of the duties of citizenship. a i.nd leave the members free to adopt such 0 ourse as they see tit." c He had travelled throughout the Northwest, z ,nd found the Alliances there like here, al. inlted. The sectional lines, he thought, t-ould bo erased In time by this. The leglslaIve committee was doing good work. He q pould leave to-night for Greensboro. N. C., his ? iome, to address a meeting of 20,0(1 farmers. ^ 'hence he would go to Washington. F OTHER INTERVIEWS. 0 e Mr. Chas. Crossland, of Marlboro, said that t he Alliance was in a nourishing coniiitlon in c lis county. They would use hemp and flax t agging instead of jute. He said: "We are lot running politics in the Alliance. The Exl.ange with us lias been a success. Of course i^e are committed to the sub-treasury bill." t Mr. C. A. Plyler, Jr., of Lancaster, said; h TUe Alliance lb 111 guuu winning uiuer. inn q ise hemp and flax bngglng. There is nothing jj it politics in the Alliance except in national j neasures. We endorse the Exchange from r leginnlngtoend. We think Columbia would n ie a good location for the ExcLange. We also ^ avor and support the sub-treasury bill," h W. McK. Zimmerman,of Spartanburg, said: t We are running the Alliance on the supply a lepot plan. Since last January our business ft las amounted to about $*>0,000. We passed a y esolutiouln the last county meeting to incor- y lorate the County Alliance for the purpose of upplying goods to our members at retail, Ve do not lavor the Exchange. It is too big, 0 much so that it cannot do justice to the >eople. We think the sub-treasury a step in [ lie right direction, think it will be perfected 1 n time. We keep down local issues In the * Uliance. Endorse measures, not men In 1 mrs. Some have acted hastily, but we can F lay no attention to that. Will use no Jute lagging." The Kev. James Douglass,of Fairfleld, chap- 0 aln of the Htate Alliance,says: "In my coun- c y the Alliance is doing well. Will use a sub- e titute for Jute. Our county has no connec- 11 Ion with the Exchange, but we are going in 6 t." The Rev. M. H. Majors, of Georgetown, ays: "Our county is doing well for the All 1ince. We will not use Jute. Our Alliance 1b t iot In politics. We favor tlie Exchange." d W. C. WOOLFE. e ^ l s c Kiss Her and Tell Iter no. c 'ou've a neat little wife at liomo, John, 1 As sweet as you wish to see; 18 faithful and gentle hearted, As fond as wife can be; 1 genuine, homo loving woman, Not caring for iuss and show; t She's dearer to you than life, John ; e Tlien uism ner aua ten uer so. t'our dinners are promply served, John, , As, likewise your breakfast and tea; f t'onr wardrode is always in order, t Witli buttons where buttons should be, t 3er house 1b a cozy home nest, John, t A haven of rest below ; I k'ou think she's a rare little treasuro; j Then kiss herand tell her so, t She's a good wife and truo to you, John, 1 Let fortune be foul or fair; 3f whatover conies to you, John, She cheerfully bears her share; t i'ou feel she's a brave, true helper, And perhaps far more tlinn you know; 1 Twill lighten tier cud of the load, John, . J ust kiss her and tell her so. There's a cross road somewhere in life, John, < Where a hand 011 a guiding stone < Will signal one "over the river," And the other must go 0.1 alone. Should she reach the last milestone first, , John, 'Twill be comfort amid your woe, To know that while loving her here, John, You kissed her and told her so. < THE STATE ALLIANCE. Annual Address of Prcnitlent Stuck- 1 It on Me. Columbia Register. Brethren of the State Alliance : In turning , over to you the high trust which I have endeavored to execute for you during the two years since your organization, I congratulate you on the growth of the order within the State, and on the good your organization has already accomplished, and on the opening prospect for luture accomplishment. The report of your State organization shows that the organization has heen planted In every ciunty in the State. Your secretary reports that we now have 1,052 sub-Alliances In the State, an increase of 2298 since your last meeting, and an increase of 17,500 members during the year now closing. BENEFITS OF THE ORDER. The improved business methods Introduced hy the order have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers of the State, s but Important as is tills money saving to the c farmers of the State, the,gain in Information c and manhood Is vastly more important. The r Alliance lias not only demonstrated the prac- I tlcal benefits of unity, but that It has stlmu- o lated and has given direction to Individual o efforts is the testimony of observers both In H and out of the order. li The farmers of the State are more cheerftil ii and hopeful than they have been for many h years, and it will not be denied by those who have observed and studied the farmers'con- a dition that it Is mainly due to the beneficent t teachings and operations of your noble or- d ganizatlon. n GUIDED BY NOBLE PURPOSES. In looking to and arranging for future opor- S ations we mnst De guiaeu Dytuesame ueci?.- " ration or noble purposed that has enabled us J" to start so well. They are founded on trutb ind equity. The safety and success of our or- 13 ianlzatlon is dependent on our fidelity and " ievotion to these noble purposes. 11 economical education. h The firs', declaration of purpose by our orler shows that It looked to the education of Cl ihe "agricultural class," that they might be prepared to grapple with organized and en- J throned monopoly. I respectlully recom- ? uend a careful study of this eatlre first decla- j, ration and purpose to the brotherhood In .1 South Carolina. The education of the "agrl- ,| jaltural class" Is the most Important work of ,i :lie Alliance, not only in South Carolina but ,i n every State of this great nation. I recom- ? Tiend that you consider carefully the best nethods for the accomplishment of this great ? iducational work. p monopoly. " Entrenched monopoly, with iu influence s< ind power, must be met and defeated. This cl s a task worthy of the supremest efforts of he toiling masses of the people of the United p itates. From it there is no escape if we would si perpetuate free Institutions and enlightened It Jbrlstlan government. The tolling masses of ai >f the people of this great nation are girding sc hemselves for the accomplishment ol this si ask. The agricultural States of the Union si ire uniting lor the accomplishment of this B ;rand task. The great Northwest and the Coton States will stand together In the powers >f monopoly. The assaults of the first sklrnlsh will be recorded in the election results >f the national election of 1890. But the mon- ' iter monopoly is too firmly established to be ? lefeated in a skirmish. It will require the J; ;reat battle of 1892 to decide whether the peo- ? >le or whether monopoly shall rule this great t latlon. jt political danger. ^ P' The charge of our opponents that we have ibandoned agriculture aud gone into politics fl s sufficiently answered by the statistical fact se ?f the Increased area and superior condition >' rrKAtninfr /?r/\?o Whonnfl < hla faar r\f n IMC (jiuniug VI Vj/o, ,T MVMVV v-.u V. he farmers In politics? But we must ever emember tbat our politics are to be "strictly ? lon-partsan." Any departure from this rule {7 vlil be, to the extent of the departure, fatal ? o the success of the reforms sought. The {? Alliance is in no sense a political party, nor Ir loes it look to the destruction of either of the {5 :reat political parties, but it is a "strictly if lone-partisan" organization for the defense ind protection of the agricultural classes .gainst legalized spoliation, and will wait for JT 10 change of administration to present its " lemands. The national demands formulated ., >y the Supreme Council nt St. Louis have teen considered and passed upon by the Sub ind County Alliances. I recommend that hese demands, with the action taken thereon iy Sub and County Alliances, be referred to a tc Declal committee on legislative demands and fo hat all the matters id reference to legislation, w Itate or national, be referred to this commit- pi ee. The great consolidation effected at St. jouls sluce your last meeting and theunpre- J? edented growth of the National Farmers' Al- Sj lance and Industrial Union inspires the hope tfc hat the demands of the grand organization rc pill at no very distant date receive respectful L ouslderatlon by tfce Congress of the United ki itates. hi 11 he agricultural and mechanical col- j( lege. {? 1 congratulate the farming and industrial lasses of the State on the fact that since our last meeting the State has made provlIon for tho establishment of an agricultural x nechanlcal college at Fort Hill, and that the fQ rork of construction is now progression. ot 'he report of your executive committee ar hows good and safe financial management. w "hey have enabled your State organizer, State th ?cturer and Stute president to meet to the exent of tbelr ability to do so all demands ade for their services. I recommend that , he committees continue the same equitable ud wlBe arrangement in reference to the fork of the Slate lecturer, and that he Be re? "v ulred to give his whole time to the work un- n< er their direction should It be demanded ; w nd I suggest further, now that the work of rganlzatlon Is so nearly completed, that the ommlttee impose the work of State organiatlon on the State lecturer. ^ CONSTITUTION, tt W The State Secretary, who has made your y( tate Constitution a special study, has by re- at uest prepared for submission to your body a Tl ew or revised Constitution, with the pur- fr iose to make It more systematic In arrangeaent, less doubtful of interpretation and c< asler of reference. I recommend that you ji ake such action as will best secure a careful w onslderaUon of this new or revised ConstltuIon. CJ THE ALLIANCE EXCHANGE. The plan adopted at your last meeting for he establishment of an "Alliance Exchange" ias been carried Into active and successful C< peration. This report, submitted to this M ody as information, wlli sufficiently explain ar ts operations. Its continued success Is di- {" ectly dependent on the patronage of the Al- be lance brotherhood of the State. When the n< uslness world comes to understand that it ma come to stay, ttiat the Alliance people or be State will support It to the extent or their billty, it will surely prove a grand success nd benefit to the Alliance membership beond their most sanguine expectations when ou organized. f i THE COTTON PLANT. Your State organ Is worthy of and should t ecelve the support of the brotherhood ie, hrougbout the State. It should make its be weekly visits to every Alliance in the State. er 'he fact that most of the State press is op- w tosed to the demands of the Alliance makes t imperative that our people should read our ai Itate and national organ. The National Econmitt, your national organ, is combating with ommondable fairness and great ability the vila and dangers of nionoDoly. I recomnend that the brotherhood 01 South Carolina ;ive it liberal patronage. SALARIES. I respectfully suggest the propriety and Jusice of increasing the salaries of your presllent and secretary, as the salaries, as now flxd by your constitution, are not fair corapenation for the services rendered by those officers. I trust you will remain in session long nougli to give careful consideration to all natters of interest to the order in this State. IS conclusion want to say that the effort to serve you lias )cen to me a labor of love. I have brought to fli he discharge of the duties Imposed my best !, itl'orts for the well-being of the order. I have >een conscious of my Inability to measure up ? o the responsibility Imposed upon me. I Inroke your indulgence to the deficiencies and n irrors In my official administration. I want R ,o record my great and full appreciation of " ,he prompt and generous aid given nie in ?' heir several departments by those who have ? >een associated with nie in the discharge of ny oflicial duties, and I congratulate the U1 >rothcrhood In the State on the wisdom of .heir selection. E. T. Stackuouse. ? st A large assortmentof notions and dry goods K it K. A. Templeton's. If you wish a nice shoe or slipper go to Wm. ^ E. Bell't where you can get tiiem at the reluced price for the cash. tl Uentlemen should not fall to sec our flannel :oats and vests in all shades. P. Rosenberg & n Jo. s< Don't fail to see the special bargains which Sl we will offer in colored dress goods during the month of June. Trimmings to match. R. M, st Haddon & Co. T The largest stock of straw hats can bo found it P. Rosenberg & Co'a. tj ? - - a&SsftKSfci* FROM HISTORIC GROUND. Political Poluts and Historical Sketches in Xinety*Slx. Ninety-Six, S. C., July 21,1890. Editor Press and Banner: In my last I promised If you would publish ny letter I would let you hear from me again. . have beeu so very busy asking questions ind enumerating In connection with other >uslness matters that this is tbe first time I :ould spare to write. Politics are so high up in the minds of tbe >eople that I doubt if I write about other hlngs If they would read it. While at this >oint let me commend you on the sensible riew taken in your last Issue. There Is no >tber course sensible men can take. We are ill Democrats. Yes "Straightouts" let us be or Tillman or the other candidates. The Tillman men of my acquaintance are ntelllgent, prosperous ana good men, and as olid Democrats as steel Itself. They are not 'roughs, rowdies, nor Ignoramuses." It Is a hame and a disgrace that true blue Demorats who in 1878 and ever since, have stood inequlvocally for Democracy and white su>remacy should be branded by suoh names, t looks to me like an effort to drive them out if their own party, but such nonsense will be if no effect. They propose to take the old hip of stale and brush up her sails, and oil ler machinery with improved oil, and cause ler to prosper beyond anything sue has ever ;nown. We would not charge those who have stood ,t her helm so long with not doing the best hey could, and of not being honesC But we o believe new men, good and true, will put iew life in things and newideasand improvenents that never could be inspired otherwise, 'lie minds of men get to running In old rAAtrao Inct lilro thinoo nnH vvam Ann ever get them to thinking otherwise unless ou change their surroundings. Mr. Editor, you have seen that Illustrated ere in our own county in many eases. A lan owns a tine farm, well improved, and Ives on it a long time. He has certain pieces f land for planting certain crops. Around he house and lot are certain nooks and corers that are allowed to grow up in grass and reeds for years. The ugly shaped parcels of otton and corn land remain the same all the ' !me. After a while a man comes along and roposes to buy these good lands and he does ' 9. He goes to work and shapes up beautiful7 things around the yard and lot, squares up tie fields and puts them in beautiful shape, ; iiro ws the brush in the old gullies and makes tie pasture feoce anew, and makes changes lere and everything looks beautiful and has new appearance. The lirst man may be as ] ood as the second, but new ideas were put to rork on the place and it does not take an exert to discover the improvement. While I ould not offer to discount experience, yet lere are cases where young active minds ;era to be eminent and where occasional aanges seem to be necessary. ' Tillman is notaltogether responsible for the resent demands of tne people, but he was larp enough to see the wave coming and he lunched his boat in time and had the course to stick to it. Well, I didn't Intend to say > much along this line and I will change the ibject with this sentence: We are bound to ipport the nominee, be it Tillman, Earle or t ratton. i VISITING EVERY FARM. t During the month of June I was on every irm in ninety Six township, and I made It ' art of my business to inspect the lands ev:y where 1 went. I also inspected the people >o. very closely, and I say it free from any atsmpt at flattery, that Ninety-Six township as as good, kind hearted, generous people In as can be found anywhere. I did not expect s much kindness as I received from all the sople. The lands are good all over and some very ne. There were more oats made than for iveral years. Wheat extremely sorry. MANGANESE AMD GOLD. I found on the place ot Mr. Afldrew Stock* tan, a mar. digging manganese, which is said > be of very tine quality and unlimited allost in quantity. There is also a gold mine i connection with this same mine which lay prove very rich. This land is known as le old Barrett place, which has recently been onderfully improved. If we have a better iwnshlp In the county I would like to know hich one it is. This township is thickly seted all over and has a large population which 111 be given soon. May the good Lord let lis deserving people prosper more and more. HISTORICAL FACTS. c I don't know bow much space you are going i give me, If any, so I have a few historical c cts I got by questioning our oldest citizen, t bich may be of interest to some of our peo- r le around here. s Will give it broken so as to be short and t ist as he told it. Nimrod Stuart, Fouche & imple, Jack Walker and Dr. T. 8. Blake were t le business men of Ninety-Six in 1855. Nim- t id Stuart lived in the Mrs. L. B. Jones house, t Ihu Camel In theSherard house, John Wll- 1 arson in the Johnson house, Alfred Chat- t lm at the Sadler place, and John Sadler c ved at the Stuart place. Fifty years ago )hn McClelan sold to Mr. Gilliam all the 8 nds where Ninety-Six now is, (then in t oods,) at $2 per acre. a THE FIRST TRAIN OF CARS. 1 The first train on the C. & G. R. R. ran to inety-Six in 1852, and had headquarters here r about two months. The first engines used j tbe road were Spencer Brown, Joel Smith id Thomas R. Gary. Railroad conventions 1 ere held at each station as cars reached tern. THE FIRST INHABITANT. The first inhabitant who lived where our wn is now located was a Scotchman named >hn McClenon, in a log cabin where the Pope i juse now stands. 1 HEBE THE EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER WAS BORN. \ In 1812 Dr. John Holland's father lived at 1 r, Stuart's place. Dr. Merrlwether lived In . ie bouse where Dr. T. S. Blake now lives. r. B. Cason was born at Old Cambridge 79 :ars ago. The Edgefield Advertiser was born . , Cambridge between 1807 and 1812. Editors, bomas D. Davenport and daughter. Carried , ora there to Pottersvllle and called then dgefield Hive, and next carried to Eagefleld .. Durt House, where It still lives. I presume i re. Freeman Martin has copies of the paper hen first Issued. j, OIBRIDOE IN 1807?TWENTY-TWO STOBES? f FINE COLLEGE, j In 1807 there were twenty-two dry goods d ores at Cambridge, and the father ol W. B. _ i?on was the tailor. There was a fine brick J ale College between where Dr. Blake lives ' id Cambridge. There was no church to lorn the old historical place and never has c ien since. Fellowship was the only church jar, three miles south. "Enough." ' JUSTICE, a THE DUE WEBT FEMALE COLLEGE. J uteresting Notes of the Institution ' and the Graduates of the College. J The catalogue of the Due West Female Colge for 1889-90 is a most handsomely printed x>k, and gives valuable Information in refence to the institution, and the graduates ho have gone out from it. The graduates of the last scholastlo year 1 e: Miss Mattle A. Boyce, Sardis, N. C. Miss Muttie A. Broadwater, Trenton,S. C. Miss Marie F. Brown, Anderson, S. C. .1 Miss Kssle R. Cook, Iva, S. C. F Miss Mattle F. Craig, Clinton, S. C. s Miss Mattle Dale, Rowell, Ala. Miss Ida E. Devlin, Due West, S. C, b Miss Hester A, Ellis, Due West, 8, C. g Miss Nannie L. Hood, Due West, S. C. I Miss Anna G, Kirkpatrick, Griffiths, N. C. b Miss Daisy L. Kittrell. Gadsden, Ala. t Miss Lettie R, McDume. Fork, S. C. p Miss Kale It. Miller, Pineville, N. C. F Miss Minie L. Morrow, Verdery, S. C. Miss Janie B. Robinson, Troy, S. C. Miss Made P. ctevenson, Albion, S. C. Miss Lucia M. Agnew, Donnalds, S. C. Miss Julia Donald, Monterey, Ala. Miss Florence Wallace, Sardis, N. C. The first class to graduate was In 184J1, when i/G voumr ladies received diplomas from the allege. In all, 392 young ladles have been aduated In 29 years?an average of 13^ an* . ally. The mortality record and the mar- lf age statistics are Interesting. Only 42 of the 1 aduates have died. Excepting members of c le last few classes, nearly every lady has 8 ;en married. It would, therefore, seem that ? mg lile and certain marriage is vouchsafed ' > an unusually large per cent, of the grad- 1 ites of the Due West Female College. - ? ? Flannel coats aud vests in all the latest rlpes and very cool for summer wear. P. osenberg & Co. Ginghams and cliambracs just received at 7. E. Bell's in fresh summer styles. Fresh lot of dress goods just received in all < le new shades at W. E. Bell's. Neat comfortable and popular, colored flanel shirts. We have a good assortment in 1 illd colors and stripes, W, Joel Smith & " OUS. * To improve your appetite and tono your ( omach, tako Dr. Westmoreland's Callsaya onic. For sale at Speed's Drugstore. 1 Tennis shirts, belts, sashes aud cravats. Fretr, nobby goods at Smith Sous, I * THE BAGGING QUESTION. Cheaper and Heavier Covering? Light Bales Will Save Lou. Tbe farmers are on top In the jute bagging fight. It is now only about half the price It was before they tackled It. They are still > keeping up the fight, and Intend to fight It to Our merchants are laying In a big supply of sugar sacks, as a substitute for the regular Jute bagging. This Is well for our farmers, as it is botb cheap and heavy. We learn that it weighs about 2% pounds to the yard, and is to be sold at 7% cents. Instead of keeping ap tbe fight at a loss, as was done last year, tbe farmers will, this year, lose absolutely nothing In weight, and will get the covering at a less cost than they did last year. Wo are not Informed as to what quantity of sugar sacks has been bought, but It Is reason- : able to suppose that the supply will not be equal to the demand, for the reasons, that It Is heavier and cheaper than the Jute bagging. It may, therefore, be well for planters to investigate this matter, and make such arrangements as tbey deem most desirable. In connection with this, we wish to call the attention of our farmers to the importance of packing their cotton in standard bales?four hundred pounds. , Six per cent, of the gross weight of a bale is knocked off for the Bagging and ties. The farmer, then, should put on six pounds of bagging and ties for every hundred pounds of the gross weight of the bale. If he puts on less than this amount of bagging and ties, he forces himself to submit to a loss of lint cot There is obliged to be a loss to the farmer of about 60 cents a hundred for any excess In the bale over 400 pounds. If a bale weighs 600 pounds the tare is 86 pounds. If only 24 pounds of bagging and ties is put on, the farmer loses 12 pounds of lint cotton. Abbeville county has been losing, by packing heavy bales, enough money to pay her taxes. v''.iac There isn't a farmer in Abbeville county, wbo packs his cotton in 600 pound bales, who will not lose an amodnt equal to his taxes. Tbe fight on Jute bagging, and the opening of the eyes of tbe people to their loss in packing heavy bales, will be worth to this county alone, in years to come, hundreds of thousands of dollars. When the people find out that they are losing from 50 cents to 21 a bale on heavy bags, they will save by reducing the weight. This together with their victory in reducing the- _ price of Jute, should be a sufficient recompense for their trouble, even if nothing else is gained. ALIGNED WITH THE FARMERS. "Mr. Benet Gives the Host Satlsfaeto* ry Discussion" of tbe Snb?Treas> ary Bill?The Farmer's Organ Oat spoken In Bebalf of Mr. Benet for Congress. The Charleston World in commenting on VIA A lllanAO nnfioHrtnc on/1 4'nn anAA/tKAa . 'Uu Aiuauv? 4"VD uwu a auu kuo o^cctuco which were recent? delivered at Donalds, The aspirants have all made answers, and hese answers are very Interesting. Col. Calhoun Is pronoanced In his opposl;lon to the eighth proposition. Col. Bowen - jannot promise to flavor it. Hon. E. B. Mur- ' ,$55 py says: "If I can see that the bill will advance your Interests I will change my mind, >ut I can't accept any man's Idea that does lot app: \1 to my reason." He objects to the mb-treasury plan because it facilitates the 'ormation of trusts. But the mo?t interesting replies of all were [lven by Messrs. Nor/Is and Ben et, and we iave accordingly reproduced their speeches n full for tte purpose of allowing our readers to study their arguments. It will be seen that not even Mr. Norrls Is sntlrely in favor of the bill, although he defends It, as one of the best of measures in its irlnclples. We would wish all of our readers to thor>ughly examloeall of the argument# brought orward In behalf of the principles Involved, ; >ut we are Inclined to think that of all the peakers, Mr. Benetglves the most satisfacto y discussion of the bill. Very possibly the reason of that la, that % r. Benet's position on this matter Is so near vhat The World has announced as its pwn, hat, In coin mending-htwrtrptx, ifo indirectly ~ :ommend our own position. In Its present shape, Mr. Benet said that he >ould not support it, but that It was worthy he serious consiaeration or an tnougntiui nen and patriots, for it was the symptom of i. disease from which the country, and chiefly he agricultural classes, were now suffering. If tnis is the case, and this piece of leglslalon from being brought forward forces the test minds of the country to a realization of be actual condition of affairs and the absoute necessity for effecting remedial legisln- . ion, fben itwill have accomplished the end if the framers of the measure. Meanwhile, the attention of the public hould be directed to It and tbe other quesions formulate! by tho Alliance, for they re questions to which millions of voters in bis great country are awaiting answers. JOTTINGS ABOUT JONES. Personal Paragraphs In Reference to the People Thereabout. Jones, 8. C., July 25. 1890. Another picnic to-morrow at Poplar Spying 'buroh. Jones boys will go. The little son of w. T. Freeman is better. Mr. Nimrod Satterfleld, and bis sister Miss Inna paid relatives of Jones a visit on tbe 8th. '-If Mr. John Duvall, of Bradleys. accompled >y Miss Ula Hughes and Miss Julla McQueens flslted the family of W. H. Hughes, last Satirday. Miss Delia Hughes who was on a trip to ionea Path is again at home. Mr. J. H. Davis, Is gone to Greenwood. Messrs. Odelland J. D.Ray will go to Clin- , o-morrow, their old home, Mr, J. H. Bramblett bought a new buggy Wednesday. Mr. J. C.Cork, one of Ninety-Six's finest ed icators, Is on a visit to bis brother James ;ork. The people of the community met at the ;rave yard of Turkey Creek, and very nicely Ited up tbe yard. The bridge across Turkey Creek near Turkey Creek church was let to the lowest bidler, who was Mr. James King. Put up your papers for references to Messrs. . 1IIinUU aflU ?iHriOi tuai 1U buo UCAW vauij/n^u ve may Bee the scourges on each side. Glad hearts with the farmers for there Is a >eautlful rain falling. This correspondent had the pleasure of dinng with Mr. J.R. McNlnch, yesterday. He Is % . Tillman man and brought out what be call* d a Tillman melon, which was very fine. -ii Messrs. Rasor and Gaines will begin to run be saw as crops are about laid bye. Buildng is the order of the day. Mr. J. H. Oulla Is soon to erect a new dwell* ng on his plantation. As I have to listen toAnti'sandTiilmanites. he weary correspondent has nothing more o write, W. C. H. AN AFFLICTED HOUSEHOLD. ? Two Beloved Children Have Been Called to Eternal Bent. After a short illness of three days little talph S, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Boazman ittssed away on the l(tb, of May In his eventbyear. - ^ Little Ralph was conscious to the last and >efore the end came be bid his loved ones ood night. It was hard to say good night orever, but we should all seek consolation in mowing that it was the will of the Lord, and j hat we shall meet him In eternal glory .Jwhere larting is no more, and where sorrow and ialn interetb not. "Farewell little Ralph but not forever. There will be a glorious dawn ; We shall meet to part, no, never, On the resurrection morn. Tho* thy darling form Is sleeping In the cold and silent tomb, Ttiou shalt have a glorious waking ", When the blessed Lord doth come." The angel of death has again visited the tome of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Boazman, near ;happella S. C. July 11th, and claimed as hia iwn their darling little dajghter Willie H. tged ten months. It was indeed hard to be tailed on again bo soon to give up so sweet a >abe, but the Lord gave and the Lord taketh. ilessed be in the name of the Lord. "Another little lamb has gone To dwell with him who gave, Another little darling babe Is sheltered in the grave. God needed one more angel child Amidst His shining band, And so He ooni wun mviug siuuu, And clasped our darling's hand." One Who Lovkd Them. * i k-luch black silk net for lace dresses In flsU jone goods. I can save you money on a lace Iress. W. E. Bell. The latest New York styles In millinery revived every week at R. M. Haddon & Co s. Something new and very stylish in elde aordered satine at Smith & Sous. Pean shaving stick makes the finest lather for shaving on record. Smith *? Sons. . - \vifi