Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 29, 1882, Image 1
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JOHN E. BACON & THOS. J. ADAM
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VOLUME
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest.
$out, Quinsy, Sove Throat, Swell
ings and 'Sprains, Burns and
Scalds, General Bodily
Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted
Feet and Ears, and all other
Pains and Aches.
So Preparation ca earth equals ST. JACOR* OIL
AS a ***fe, ?tire, simple and cheap External
lU-tri-vy A trw.1 cnU.:J4 hut tho coiapamttr*?T
?rifllii^ oatley of ?d Oats, and every cu* sutt'erin?
??tb ;.&:a caa lib Vg cheap ?ad positive proof ox its
?taits?.
Di.-?cti.->ns tn Keren Language-.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AST) DEALEE8
IN MEDICINE,
A. VOGSTLER & CO.,
BaitImorti, 3?d., TJ. S. JU
Far tie Emf?
BURNETT'S Coooaine.
AYER'S Hair Vigor.
BARRY'S Tricopherou?.
LYON'S Kathairon.
HALL'S Hair Restorer.
GEORGIA Liquid Hair Dye.
ROSE Hair Oil.
GREEN'S DandrufifEradicator.
For i&le\
! best in usejibr
For sale by,
D> R. PURiSOE cfc CO.
AYER'? PILLS.
TIITT'S PILLS.
GILDER'S PILLS.
COOK'S PILLS.
fcsale by
D. IL DURIS?E & CO.
DR. SAGE'S
IIUI EIE.11
For ?ula by
D. R. D?RISOE <t CO.
OT '
Tor Cleansing end Polishing.
For saie by
D. R. DURISOEct CO.
PHI CARBOLIC if,
For sale by
0. R. DURISOE ?i CO.
Maren 30-ly ?
GRAND WW
NEW MIL?NERY GOODS!
MISS 3IED0R1 (OVAR,
ElrG?FIELD, S. C.,
r?i? received a large and very pretty
assortrnont of
SPRING BONNETS AND HATS
of the latest styles. Al?o a beautiful
line of
FLU M ES A N D F U > W K Rs
and in fact everything that i1; fashionable
and styl Nh. I have the most .."oipiete
st-?ck of millinery gooda ever brought
to this place, -Abich ? offer CHEAP FOR
CASH.
All I ask is an examination o? nay
stock. v
MISS MEDORA CO VAR.
Apl-13-2m
COMMON SENSE
. ENGINE CO,
ENGINES inado by th's company are
of the be?t WOh'KM ANSHIP AND
MATERIAL, and vre will PP! I ti era
timm mm !
i
tberj>?l?vnojv in the market. They are
guaranteeoTftrtty?* Save money by pur
chasing the Common Sense Engine from
JONES Sc HENDRIX, Ag'ta,
Api 20-6? i Tientos S.O.
THrr-WEAVEE
Ste i*i tho win-low weaving
And rneraory weaves with her thread;
. ii.*? '
As she bringa ic light her "ewe;*1.
Tr.--, hopea and 'ova now ckac.
Mosing and singing softly, .
Yat knowing not that .tho singB- j
So !o3i in the past with its wrcory
! And the pjaasnre thai soreer. Bringe. . j
(. '.'?.. i
i Iba friends of her youthful dat?
l^ave Slleo the empty room;
Thu brightness which each presence bringa
Dispelling the wintry gloom.
They gently como about ber,
(Ah ! me if 'twere only PO,)
! And speak word? of love and comfort ?
j As they did in the long ago.
; Go:;-- from her gar- M thc weaving;
j For the erst busyjsbottlo ia still.
And a brighter scene and ^dearer
! Her heart and her senses 511.
j W:th a start she wakes from her dreaming
j The shadows are deeper still,
j "Yet nevertheless, my Father,
j It no*. Fta I will.
1 ....
1 Th--! present so empty ol pleasures
Is '"died with longing and pain;
?urely it cannot be sinful
To live life over again.
When the living is only in thinking
Of joys too sweet ?o last, .
I cannot help th-> rlingin-:
To a bright and happy pas:..
I have quailed the sap of sorrow
With many reluctant sips,
Tb* brightest fruits Of my life have turned
To ashes upon ray trembling lips.
And ii sadder, still I am wiser
Tb an ir. the long ago;
When ruy life was yet an unwritten book>
Th-? rages white i5 snow."
Again she lakes np the shuttle,
For the enchanted dream has ned.
Ard in the warp of her weaving
.She buries again her dead.
CLAFL1S UNIVERSITY.
Its Origin, Work and Condition-The
Late Commencement-A Splendid
Opportunity for the Colored People.
'1 'oxxespondence News and Courier.]
j SUMMERVILLE, Jnne 9.-The com
i mencement exercises o? Citt?in Uni*
versity being the first real commence
ment ir. the history of the college,
ha.', just closed. Glnflin ia yet in
comparative infancy-being only
thirteen years old. In that nr.ei
period this school has undergone
?orne painful S?^^S^ detail
ftc-.r.'.B?i.i: fire. The f?rni'ture v f the
builrang and a library of over sis
hundred volumes were entirely con
sumed by the ?araes. That waa in
deed s sad day to all who held Cia?
lin near and dear to their hearts.
Dr. Cook, the faithful and untiring
president, exerted his powerful ener
j git.;, and by the aid of the institution
: he -ooa reared in the room of the
'consumed' building a magnificent
brick structure. This building has
thirty-two rooms, fourteen of which
are reserved for the accommodation
of the girls and the remaining eigh
teen for recitation, chapel service and
other uses. Suitablo buildings are
erected ou the grounds fer the ac
ommoiatior. of boys and yoting
men.
Your readers are aware'that the
buildings and about thirty-four acres
of ground are owned by the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, being the
same that ware purchased through
j the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Webster
j and the Per. T W. Lewis, in the
j year 1869. The purchase was made
j in behalf of the Chu ch abovp men
j tioned. They were aided financially
by the wealthy Cia?in family, whose
name it bears. About the year 1872. i
bv an Act of the Legislature of South
Carolina, one hundred and sixteen
j acres of land were, purchased by the
j State, and the lands hounding the
! College possessions, and the State
i Agricultutal College was located in
j connection with Claf.in University,
j Later State legislatures have sus
! tained this branch of the College for
j the exclusive benefit of the colored
'.? youth of the State. The agricultural
: experiment DAS proven a success. A
I farm is admirably managed, and also
j a carpenter shop for practical instruc
? tion, by engaging in either of which
I the poor youth of the State can, by
j his paid industry, supplement bia
[ scanty means and complete his edn
! cation.
j The college ia located fd Orange
j burg, on the eastern side of i hat
j beautiful town. The terms mr board
j and other required comforts ol the ?
j students are very favorable indeed, !
! The facilities of the institution are
I not ali that -we have; there ia much j
i needed yet to make the school what i
i it should be. Another and larger j
j building is much needed, besides, for I
I winter, better heating facilities are a I
! necessity. There must also be larger j
! nure comfortable and more private i
? apartments for the young women and
i giris who are compelled to do their
jo*n work. These additional com
I forts will be. made when our means
I are sufficiently increased.
The term which has just dosed |
! had aa aggiegate attendance of 343 [
j students. The exercises of the Com- i
i mencement were begun on Sunday, '
4th instant, by President Cook!
I preaching the Baccalaureate sermon ;
in the chapel hali at 4 P. M. The j
sermon waa a fine produotion and
WAS listened to with great interest
by the students and the many visitors
that were present-.
.Monday and Tuesday were ezarai
! nation days. These ai-trar.tpd more
; than nana! attention this year on ac
! count of th ? contest in the Normal
; School for the Peabody medal. This
' prize was given by Dr. Corry, agent
j of the Peabody rand, to the snpotin
i dent cf education ta be awarded to
the colored youth in the Normal
School who would make the highest
marks in all of the studies. Tho
i prire was won by Mr. James P.. Car
j roi. and was presented to him by
j Cc-.. Thompson on Wednesday. In
; the presentation of the medal Gol.
\ Thompson made a very happy speech
j in which he paid >i touching tribute
to and commended the patriotism of
the donor of the fund in whoee name
the medal was awarded. He also
commended the work of Claflin Uni
j versity, and advised the students to
j struggle bravely to overcome every
j seeming and real difficulty that they
j might meet while pursuing their
, studies.
The following distinguished visi
tors were present and witnessed the
most or all of the examinations:
Right Rev. Bishop Warren, of At
lanta, Qa., Rev. Dr. MalJelein, of
Boston, liev. Mr. Juser. of Orange
burg, Rev. Dr. Webster, Revs. J. B.
Middleton, A. Middleton, J. A. Sas
portas, P. W. Sasr>orta3, V. H. Balk
ley, J. E. Wilson, N. T. Bowen, E.
C. Brown, J. A. Brown, L. Arthur,
I. E. Lowery, A. S. Dobbs, D. D., E.
M. Pinckney, F. D. Smith, of the
j South Carolina Conference, the Hon.
Wilson Cooke, and others. Thc an
nual address was delivered on Tues
day evening at S o'clock by the Rev.
Dr. Mallelieu. His subject was?
"Christian scholarship the imperative
demand of the present age."
The closing exercises on Wednes
day were imposing. Mr. W. L.
Buikh-y graduated from the College
department and was granted a Latia
diploma with /the degree of A. B.
i Mr. N. H. Middleton, who lek before
graduating, was awarded thc degree
of S. B. Messrs. J. B. Carroll, M&rk
f?. Gassaway, N. J. Kennedy, Benj.
W. Metis, John M. Thompson, and
Misses M. D. Cooke, E. R. Johnson,
A. Thompson, N. AV Ward
M. J. Saxon were each grad
the Normal School and
esenLwi.v .'
speeches by Rev.
B. Middleton, Dr. Webster an-.;.
or.ted. The benediction waa pro
nounced by Bishop Warren.
The above communication writ
ten for the consid- ration of our
friends who ehow so many evidences
bf their depreciation of the work of
our institution. Let them wake up
lest the stone which they reject be
come tba head of the corner.
J. A. BROW.V.
A WAIL FROiri THE COLORES
[BROTHER.-The New York Globe,
published by colored men, in New
York city, has attracted some atten
tion, owing to the novelty cf the un
dertaking and its surroundings. The
following is taken from a recent issue:
"Pennsylvania's colored population
of S5.535 is as completely ignored by
the politicians as if it did not con
tain 30,000 colored voters, while the
colored population of* New York,
numbering about 65,000 sculn, with a
voting force of 25,000, enters no nrnre
into the calculation of politicians
here than if it was a disfranchised
element. Massachusetts is the only
one of these States, as far as we
know, where a colored man has been
honored with a seat in the Legisla
ture. We live in a state ot masterly
inactivity and aro as happy and un
concerned as though we were a aim
pie iota. Here and there some rest
lees soul wrings from the avaricious
"rasp of a ward politician a five dol
! lar bill for political services of a
highly questionable nature, but on
the whole the tide of favor flows over
us as water slides off a ducks back."
Such straws as this point their own
moral and adorn tho tale they un
I fold.
Bibulous Tbeo?ogy*
Speaking of Calvinists brings up a
story told me by Mr. Handy, cf Phil
adelphia, yesterday, about a meeting
I between Senator Vance of North Car
! olin?, and Governor Hoyt, oi Penn
! sylvania, at Yorktown, one ot whom
! had been in the R-etal army and the
j other in the Union army. There wa?
?a salc-sn convenient, into which they
went, and, having had a drink or two,
Vau ce said to H<.iyt:
"What church do you belong lo?'
"Presbyterian."
"I don't believe it," said Vance,
.'Sound me," said Hoyt.
"What is the chief end of mau ?"
said Vance.
I "To glorify God," replied Hoyt.
"Right." '
Then paid Hoyt to Vance: "How
many, questions are there in the Cat
echism ?"
"One hundred and thirty-eight."
"Right," said Hoyt.
"What ia sin ?" said Vance.
Hoyt rattled out the entire defini
tion of the Westminster divine, and
Vance cried .
"Right again. Now, let's take a
drink."-Gath.
A mm un mm,
SOrTH CAROLINA'S ROOM AT VT,
How Washington's Old Home i.oohs
Au Omission that Should be Supplied
-The very Piare for Bric-n-Brar.
From WMhingtan Correspondence of \
Neves ? Courier .
VVASniSGToNi June ll.-Mount j
I Vernon looked lovely when I visited j
! the old estate last week. Thu 3park-1
j lin;.- day and the vivacious rusticity j
j of the crowd of Pennsylvania conn-1
j try editors and their womenfolk rook j
i sway from the ancient house much j
of the solemnity which broods 2$eW
it ordinarily and makes it re?e^t, in
its primeness ace! dignity, the aunteie
linea of G. W.'s face. Tue daisied
hats of the girls flattered in the fresh
breeze which penrod in from the
river, as they explored rhe curious
old-fashioned rooms, peepel into the
Washington cupboards and closets,
and lingered with many modern ex
pressions of admiration over the rel
ice plenteously stored along th? walls.
The very stiff and woebegone looking
be?f upon .which "the Father of his
Country" breathed his last was queer
ly contrasted v/ith the brilliant and
chattering throng that ?lled the
room. There was a rush among the
women to see their facas in the an
cient gilded mirror which Washing
ton used; it waa dim and rusty, but
it sufficed to show several pretty
faces with many others which were
not. It was not & very reverent as
semblage that day, but reverence
cannot well be transmitted through
several generation of busy people.
OUT OF DOORS
it was charming. The breezy elopes
on the Potomac banks were smooths
and graceful; from one's sinking Joo>
eieps rose the scent of wild 'thyme
and clover; tho yellowed river was
flecked, afar on ir. its curves, by
white sails. Lying on the soft sward
! one heard the tolling bell of a steamer
j speeding past the old eetato. For
sixty-eight years every passing ve?
i sel has paid this tribute to the mem
ory of Washington. On the sunny
lawn'the bright groups of visitors
sauntered lazily, basking in the sun
and drinking the cool breeze. The
???rfden, mojit thorough!} domineered
"Jason's pattern, gave a mingled odor
of the past and present, the old-time
scent of that shrub being the one-ant]
the roses yielding the other.
I do tot intend io attempt, in
Anno Domini 1S52, & description of
j Mount Vernon. J take it for granted
that everybody has been there, or if
J tie has nor, should have done so. My
! preface is'simply to assist the intro
do ?ion of -J. matter connected with
the place, and with which South
Carolina should be interested. Mount
Nernon ie visited annually by a great
many thousand people from all parts
of the Union, and very many from
all quarters of the globe. On every
Wiek day a oteamer plies be
tween Washington City and the es
tate, carrying hundreds of these peo
ple. The Mount Vernon Ladies' AB
sociation, who purchased Washing
ton's home for the people of the
Union, and who maintain and beau
tify it, are now happily independent of
public aid, and preserve the mansion
and grounds in admirrble condition
by the profits of their steamer and
by other income.
SOUTH CAROLINA',? P.007.?.
But, there is something eis? whivi^
the association loaves to' th? Staten,
and which should awaken State pride.
Each of the original States has ap
portioned to it a room of the mansion
to preserve, restore to its former con
dition and adorn still farther. Seve
j rel of i he yonnj-er States have their
j rooms, and the success, with which
I they have changed them from bare
i enclosures, to veritably antique chad
j ben; with their full proportion of an?
j cient furniture and last century bric
j a-brae stonie! spjir South Carolina on
i io som^rhing of rho kind. Our State
! selected the family aunng-rooa on
i tb-? ground floor, ono of the best
j apartments of the mansion, but ss
j yet very little hss been done ro ren
I ovate, beautify or furnish ii. People
j notice these thing?, and a great many
! people inspect these room** every dav. j
j Aero?; the hall they see the New
Tort loom beautifully restored and
{ admit ably arranged with < portraits,
furniture and relics of Washington's
j time. Turning to our ?State room
I they lind it bare and rough. Mis?
I Coningham, of South Carolina, was i
the originator of the plan for the
j purchase of Mount Vernon by th? ;
j women of the Union, and wai- ihej
i tiret regent of the Ladies' Associa- j
j rion, securing the full fruition of her j
efforts during her administration, j
j South Carolina has, therefore, a repu
jtation to sustain in this matter.!
! Surely lhere are old relics enough in j
j the State to stock many Mount Ver- ]
j nons, and there may be raised a '<
! smail s;:m to restore the ceiling and
walls. Mrs. Governor Picken?, the
I rice-regent of the Ladies' Association !
j for South {Janina, is very anxious to j
; make the room a credit to the State.
I trust that this publication may
I somewhat subserve that end.
j0
he Eider Booth,
Mr. J^iiiiu
the February
Month"? 'tr.
der th*5 mir
Soul into Deal
following ?n*d
lier Booth:
"Then
threw.; i ute
amount or n<?
originals cou!
ed. He did I
ritt ?outributos to
mber ot Packard's
resting srrieie. un
'Breathing a Living j
Vord;j," it: which the*
[te is told of tiie ei
ra Was a man who
impersonations an
and sonl which his
arcely have equail
i III to the life,
and more. Sj had made human
passion^, oiJ?bns and experiences
his life's t?tzm He contd not only
act, bni fsciige, love, despair, hate,
ambition.- Mil,' hope an'l revenge,
with a dpW and force that bali
amazed' andi tors. He torild
tre?smdtpSseif inte t-he hero of
his impfso^Mon, and be could
er into o'her men's
which perhaps was
d. And what is rath
^, when he was inclined
ations of this faculty tc
3 of friends, he nearly
id some passage from
breathe jp
writtau fe
never s^
er rema.k
to givep
private
always
Jon, Di
men of
or isaiah, or other holy
of Har
by nig
fltructi
orator,
the Bi
Isaiah
bridge
if the
piring young professor
niversity went to him
a little advice or in
qaaiifying himself for an
veteran tragedian opened
and read a "ew versos from
i way that made the Carn
?dsr tiemble with awe, as
} hst had risen from the
dead al $yere uttering his sublime
v?3?on^tn?3 e^rs. He was the^ re*
siding ?Baltimore, and a pious ur
bane ?Bjentlenian of that ci ty, hear
ing ofitwonderful power of elocu
tion, of iaj invited him to dinner,
ah.houf ': strongly deprecating the
all theatrical performances,
company sat down to the
on returning to the draw
Jone of them requested
a . special favor, DO repeat
s prayer. He signified his
ss tc gratify them, and ali
jfized upon him. He alow
verentialiy arose from his
biing with the burdon of j
conceptions. He had toi
character, attributes and j
??be. Almighty Being he
He was to transform
poor, sinning, stuxnb
stage
Ai
table
ir.g-r
Boot
the
will
eyes
ly an?
chai
two
rea i i
pres
j traf
erint
ie. Says one o? the j
?resent: "It war. wonderful j
compete play of emotion that
to watr bis countenance."
xiuvuh011^ deadly paie, and bis?
He lied tremblingly upwards.,
eyes* tiwith tears. As yet he had
were we- ^h* "i-ence could be
not spol* become absolutely pain
felt; it hBb ihe spell wns broken as
ful. jfcjccfcric shock, as his rich
if by an:e> .frntn whiie lips, gylla
toned v "Our Father, which art
bled for" w^b a pathos and fervid
in hen Vfthrilled ali hearts,
solemnir^ -he silence continued;
He ?nis' wa3 beard nor a muscle
not a vo hi? rapt audience, until,
moved i*r?te eoraer of the roora, a
from a r>0 WftP beard, and the old
subdued.(-be host stepped forward) j
gent?ematei^ e7e8 Rnd tottering
with Htri^HKLBooth by the hand,
frame, aijB fcttifi^'ar^BJ?ts^
".Sir," Bnfl H a pleasure for
"you hafl fl? life will be ?
which nfl Ws man, and ev-1
gratefulfl H to the present j
ery dayHH^^racl repeated the j
time, I tH?f but I never heard it i
{Lord's p'er !"
beforey?ire right," repli-d Booth, j
"You ?hat prayer as it should be j
"To res?d me the severest study j
read eau for thirty years, and I am j
and labceiog satisfied with my ren
far fromthat wonderful production,
dering oe person in ten thousand
Hardly ids how much beauty, ten
coraprehid grandeur can be con.
dernesB.^a space so smali and in
dens.ed r.imple. That prayer itself j
words sor illustrates the truro of j
su?cientand stamps upon it the
the Bibi/inity." "So great was the
seal of dluced," says our informant?
effect priersation was sustained but
"that come longer, in subdued mon
a short t^and almost entirely ceased
osyiiabletfter, at ar, carly hour, :he
ami soon'roke up and retired to
? companyrnl homes, with sn?i faces
i their sev'arts."
! and fuill-r-n
i ?_BITI02"S FOB SoTJTB ?AEO?
I Arpe?te South Carolina appro
LINA.-lu the river and harbor bill
priationse Houss in committee on
passed t?th instant 'as originally
Friday, T continuing tho improve
fixed: " J Lynches River #i,4G0,
menta edee $6,00, Wateres $1 ?3,000.
Gi eat P*Oat $10,000; for Charleston
\Vappoo300,000, Georgetown harbor
harbor -or Edisto River f8,000, Big
#7,000, :hie $5,000. A survey ~as
Salkeha&fr the Waccamaw River be
ordered jo way boro' and Waccamaw
tireen 0
_ Jilt of my use of St. Jacobe
The re^matism ih: I have been
Oil ?'or riding it ever since, says the
recoramet Chicago, non. Carter n.
Mayor cia the Chicago Times.
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THOl-ASDS OK ?JR?lf|.l?f? SFF
FKRIiVK tt l Hi HFSGRB*
An l?nlire County Without FmA anti
Annealing for AM--Tales sf Dlstre**
From toe Stricken District-Plstrili
iitiHir Provision* in Patrick Onvty.
DANVILLE, VS., J-me To - Bat lit
tle relief bas ai j reaohf 1 Patrick
County, where from five d eight
thousand people are act;;-.irv starv
ing- There is nc food in the county.
Corn and meal and Soar cannoi be
.1
obr.air.ed for love nor money. Toe
crops last fall were almost a complete
failure. Not a drop of rain fell frota
early in April to Qctber. The grouud
became as dry cs- powder. Corn
withered and died. Almost every
thing green was barned up by the lo
ray?, of the sun and the farmers wert
able to save but little from theirf?el?K
of wheat. This little lasted them
through the winter, but it has long
since given out. For some time past
the people haye been living on the
scanty supplies forwarded from Dan
ville and Richmond. But these were
not ?n?eient to go around, and now
several thousand peopL are not only
suffering for want of !ood, but star
vation stares thea} in the face, in
deed, there have been a number of
deaths already, directly traceable to
the lack of food.
TSE STARVING PEOPLE.
Patrick County is situated ou the
e^reme southern border of the State,
in the Blue Ridge Mountains, A
gr.?at portion of it is hard ic reach.
The roads ere 'jad and run over the
mountain?, They srs steep and
rocky and to supply the starving
thousand? not an pasy task. As
tar bael; as November the officials of !
the county realized thar a famine ww
impendinn and took what steps hy
in their rower to avert it. Bat ih^ir
efforts were futile, and ac soon as.
hunger drove them io it apr.eale wore
sent (o Danville for aid. Ovjr a
thousand bushels have already bet-a
forwarded from thia point, and thia
doefi cot ir.nlcde coniributior..-i from
I Richmond. But these supplies are
j but a drop in the bucker. Tb e ap
peals for help corni ponting in day
by day and must ooruinu- until rhe
latter r .M'S of -ivjlv. wheo] the new
?mi-/.f;r LS v> ,. >--,( ,-vj .. >( ... .. ,_
affects tbe poor, but strikes ooma at
th?vWel)-to-do. There arc many tam
ilirs in Patrick County [who are in
very r^tnf-M tai-le eircaaieiacce? ?.sfat
as money ?roe?, but money dos? nos
half them now. There ir. no food io
be bought unless or 1 area fro:.': some
distant point. Those wh > can a ?ford
to pay have offered large sn mp for a
little Sour and paople will walk mile?
ta get a 'iiile corn, fa some ins!aa
ce- families who are well or? hav*
beer, living on bran and wert; giad
to gat even that. Tho?e who were
fortunate enough to save anyih'.nq
from their crops last year have divid
ad with their less fortunate , neigh
bors, PC that now nearly ftvnry oe? ie
in want of bread.
SCENES OF SUFFERING.
Mest of the distributions of provi
sion? are made at Patrick Court
Houee. Suppli?e are sent by rail to
"Eiy^it Chimneys, in Henry County,
and th>IJ hauled in wagons. People
who have^alted the faraiaa-Btricken
county teil 3orroWfut" 'taleR of the
sights witnessed. Farmers along the
country road*, suffering for want of
food, will not be able to harvest their
crops unies" help reaches them. Their j
pinched faces 9peak the suffering j
whif:h they are forced to endure, j
Sotno of them have not seen a loaf of I
brpad for many a day. These facta j
are not exaggerated in the least. Thc j
appeals which come up from the tam- j
ine-stricken region tell the tale of!
distress, When a wagon of corn AT?
rives ar Patrick Courthouse people
cannot wait to be served. They
th rust-their hands into the bags and
gnaw at he kerneis io alleviate their
hunger. A peck of corn ie a .prize
which will bring s mau many a mile.
It is sorrowful to see children, R'ith
their wan faces, eagerly grasping a
{ handful of tbe golden treasure and
j carefully guarding, every kernel'
! They can not wait for the corn to be
j ground. Two or three hundred tuen
i and wemen are constantly waiting at
I Patrick Courthouse and praying for
I succor. When provisions an i vc and
! they 'in to their hornea their places
! are taken by other. Anything in
j tue way a; food ie acceptable, xic-ur
! and corn RV* needed above ever.
j thing else.
; A FOOL ONCE MosiW'For ten
j years my wife wa? ron?tied to her
? bod with such a complication of eil?
j mente that no doctor -could tell what
wa* rhe matter or cure ber, and I
J need up a email fortune in humbug
' stuff. Biv months, ugo I saw a U. S.
. Sag with Hop Bitters on it, and I
thought i would ho a fool once more,
i I tried it, but my folly proved to be
j wisdom. Two bettles cured her, she
i is now as weil and strong as any
j man's wife, and it cset rae only two
, dollars. Such folly pays.'-H. W"
[ Detroit, Mich.-Free Press,
jue >wm ny aim n?.
' The Author of the weil known nong,
''Th*-: Sweet By" und By." 5. Filmore
: Bennet ot Kikhorn, Wi?., danie* in
'th' Chicago Fitrlfcnior that freund
j ?r.e. ioasposer werejjrunk when ?hey
wrote th-5..words anti music of that.
: s:?ug. as han risen charged. Neither
j of them were drunk. Bennett was at I
I hie place of business when Webster,
j who waa of a nervous and sensitive
: nature and easily susceptible to de*
j pression, came in. ic one of his mel
i anoholy moods. "What's the matter
'now?'1 asked Bennett. "It's no
! matter.'' he answered; "it will all
j right by and by." "The idea of the
! hym came io me ?be a flash," saya
Bennett, "and I replied, 'The. .Sweet
By and By !' Why wouid it not make
'a good hymn?" "May be it would,'
he said indifferently. Turning to the
deck, Bennett then wrote the three
verses of the hymn. "In the mean
time two friends-N. H. Cantwell and
S. E. Bright-had come in," says
Bennett. **j handed the hymn to
j\!r. Webster. AJ? he read it his eyes
kindled, and his demeanor r'tanged.
Stepping to the desk he began wet
ing tho notes in a moment. Present
ly he requested his violin, and played
the melody. In a few momenta more
hs had the notes for the four parts
of the chorus jotted down. I think
it wae not over thirty minutes from
the Lime I took my pen to write the
words, before the two gentlemen be
fore named, myself and Mr. Webster
were singing the hymn, in the same
forra in which it afterward appeared.
While singing it, Mr. R. Crosby, now
a resident of Richmond, Iii., esme in,
and, after listening awhile, with tears
in his eyes, littered the prediction:
'That hymn is immortal.' I think it
WHS anng in public shortly after, for
within two weeks almost every child
on th* streets wa* singing ii. It is
translated into .several language;; and
sun? ir, ever laud under the sun."
4 hady'= Toast ot tbe Men.
Afc a literary meeting, Mrs. Dani*
way "toasted" the men as follows:
"God bless 'ero. Wo halve their
joys, double their sorrows, treble their
expenses, quadruple their cares, ex
eite their affections, control their
property, and ont mauoeuvre them in
everything. This would D9 a dreary
v lei ?vithont men* In tW^jg?say,
4L. . <e "~-^HF- --
the precious leilowe don't ?Riw ?
As hachar, Is, they ere alway*, oocve
oicot, though not always ou Maud;
?1 beaux they are by no nieass match
less They ar-, moat agreeable vic
tors, they are handy at State F. .rs?
and indispensable at oyster saloons.
They tire splendid escorts for SDme
other fellows wife or sister, and "3
friends |.h**y are better than women.
As our fathers they sro inexpressibly
-.-rand. A man may bs a. failure in
business, a wreck in constitution, not
enough io boast of as a beauty, noth
ing a? a legislator for women's right?,
and even not very brilliant as a
member of the presa, but if he ie his
own father, we overlook bi* short
comings, and cover his peccadillts
with the divine mantle of charity.
Then, as our husbands, how we loi g
to parade them as paragons 1 Ic the
sublime languageof the inspired poet:
We'll lie for them,
We'll cry for them,
And ii Wft could we'd fiy for them?
We'd do anything but die for them.
SOUTHERN MANHOOD.-It is time,
therefore, for Southern manhood to
reassert itself. Our State govern
ments are safe and cannot be dis
turbed while we are faithful to our
selves. As for our share in the Fed
eral Government, it remains for us to
choose our best tjien, and send them
to Washington, backed by such en
dorsements RB ino Robeeons r.nd Cal
kinses, and their like, will be ?low to
reject. If our allegiance to Dem-*
j racy shall in time help w bring about
j the fall cr Radicalism, the good that j
wilt follow will compensate for the
years of suffering we will have un
i dergOEe. A*? tor the rest let South
I era men be true to themselves; let
j the Southern press be fearless, and
i Sou'hem representatives brave and
j wise.- Let r.s. tell the people of .the
j North that when they care to meet
us on the broad plane of fellowship,
i and recognize us as free citizens of
j this great Republic, we will be ready,
i as we have been for years, to cor
I dially accept the emblems of rocon
j cilia'i -v. Bur, the South must, once
for ?ii, iel the North understand that
sh* toner aud will control ber own
aiT?it.s, and will stand by 'heir right
of local self-government to the last.
-Savannah News.
i l'he f/quor Dealers Protective Ae
i Bociatioc of Charleston publishes a
j car;! in :he Newe and Courier urging
{the faithfulness of liquor dealers ;o
! the party and their good serviie in
! the cftmpcigRK, and their grear, inter
j eats as heavy tax payers, and oalling
. on the legislature at its estra session
i to repeal or modify the laws against
j the -etail liquor trade at tho extra
i session.
Agents now can grasp a fortune. Out
; flt worth $10 sent free. For full partlcu
! lars address E. G. Rideout <fc Co., 10
j Barclay, Street, New York, so ?17-17.
j Qfimt?mon*? B-it.ler furnishes th?
j fol*.-v.-'ng rr-rr-rr, of the condition o.
j tue crepe, ?a.; for the mtn:h er, ??g
iJnri* 1, 1882, from" r-tnrns rb ike
? South Cnrolina D?plument c.; Ag: i
! cn ! :.:>?-*. The est-imar** given Are
banni 'j pon 175 replies, covering
every 'county in i be State. With
very few exceptions the correspond
ents report that the weather has been
unfavorable for cotton and corn, bnt
I favorable for other crops:
j Cotton.-On the let of May the
' correspondents reported that 47 per
cent, of the crop was up. The growth
?of the plant during the past month
has bean greatly retarded by cool
weather, and in many sections it has
been seriously injured from the same
cause, necessitating replanting. The
stands are, therefore, pot good in any
section of wie State." The.plant ie
generally reported aa' unhealthy*
smaii and looking badly. The con
dition, compared to tbs average, is
reported for the State at 87, against
92 for the corresponding period last
year.
Corr.-Cora has also beer. aiFocted
by the unfavorable seasons, the plant
not being in as healthy a condition,
nor the growth of the plant cs hardy
and vigorous as it would have heen
with moro propitious weather. Som*
damage by "bud" worms is reported,
birt no otherjserious injury baa so far
been sustained from this cause. The
present prospects indicate an average
crop, at least, with favorable seasons.
The condition is reported at 99,
against 34 for the same date last
year.
Wheat.-Wheat was being rapidly
harvested at the date of the rep orts,
and the prospects was 8 per cent?
above an annual yield. This will
give for the State 1,743,000 baehele.
Oats.-The yield of oats will be
almost unprecedented ic the history
of the State. The acreage was lar
ger than for any previous year
and the reports show i hat 30 per
cent, above an average ie anticipated.
Based upon these eetimates the yield
for the Stare will be 8.479,528
bushele.
Rice.-The rice crop has felt the
effects of the coot nights." In the
low country the growth o? the plant
hus been severely checked, and it is
reported yellow and sickly. The
. 2 i ' .i rfliiina t?yan ffr.rmH arable tm a -
...... t k
troublesome thia iaaeon. TSe co?di?
tion for the State ie reported at 92,
against 83 for the same period in '81.
Rye and Barley.-Very little at
tention is given to either rye or bar
ley. They are only planted in email
"patches" about the farms that are
not in every way suited to ether pur
poses. The reports show that one
per cent, above ari average yield for
bit h rye and barley is expected.
Sorghum and Sugar Cane.-The
condition of sorghum is reported at
99, and sugar cane at 100.
Potatoes.-The acreage io sweet
potatoes has been increased 12 per
cent, over 1881. The nunber of acres
devoted to this crop ia 40,389. The
condition is reported at ?.3 per cent,
above an average. The acreage ia
Irieh potatoes has also increased 12}
per cent, over last year. The num
ber of acres is 3.6?9 for the State,
The condition of the crop is reported
at 13 per cent, above an average.
Fruit.-The prospects for an aver
age yield of the various fruits as fol
lows: Apples 92; peaches 111; pears
92; grapes 103; berries 107.
Ga?den products.-The weather
has been very favorable -for all the
products of the garden, and the con
dition for the State is reported at 10
above an average.
Commercial Fertilizers-Estimates
based upon the reports of the corres
pondents of the department published
:?> *r? %T?T.ih rerort ?how th it
*'o'-i tons o? ie?.a._?oie \f<5Xe? -t?;^??tc,i
during the cresent season. The re
spective amount or each grade or
brand of fertilizers is aa follows:
Tone,
Ammoniated . 31,567
Acid phosphates " 24,640
Kflinit 14,674
Chemicals ^ 4,271
75,452
Of the total amount coneumed 19,- ?
500 tons were used for composting'
with home-made manures, cotton
geed, tte. The use of Kaiidt has
been increased in J S82 2 per cent,
over ISSI. The number of tons used
in 1881 ws612,294, and in 1882 14,
974.
A JUDGE'S EXPERIENCE.-Judge J.
T. Bossier, of St. Tammany parish,'
La., and of the State Legislature,
thus c-spressed his opinion to one of
our representatives: "I have found
St. Jacobs Oil to be very efficacious
ir. sprain?.and bruises. In my opin
ion trrere ie no oil or liniment equal
to it."-New Orleans Times-Demo
crat. _
J. M. Cobb
Determined to meet the pressure cf the
timta, and consult kia patrons' interest, is
push ing off his dress goods and trimmings
at a price to suit the most economical
buyer. Consult your interest and boy
the beet goDds for. the least mousy. Moat
reduce stock before I move in my new
store. ?J