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AN'ADDRESS, Delivered Be fo r e Kosciusko Ldge, No. 32, 1. 0. G. T.. .JA the 16th, by .Dr. 0. B. Mayer. WoTrCwEF, AND B rnHERS AND SISTEM: You have all read and hiard; many a time, that "union is strength." It is a truth admirably inculcated by the H l-known fable of the bundle of sticks it is abundantly illustrated in history; and the Bible teaches it. Among the earliest of our impressions, is the de molstration that two draught-horses caidraw more than one; and that a ul'tude of people can accomplish more than a few. But, unless there is .-ompliance with obvious conditions cunless certain characteristics are mani fested,. it is a lamentable experience ofr the world, that union is weakness:i a d-is olen followed by disastrous failgie-.and deplorable,. because the natwral and nperverted tendency of uited effort is towards success. As instances of unwise combination re suiting inmiscarriage, I point you to the vast armies of effeminate Persians, leh melted away before the compa ratively small numbers of ipetuous, manly Greeks. I, also, recall to Your recollection that immense union of men, who, Auring .the last five years of the eeenth century, under the preaching eter theHermit, attempted to march -~ i'rugh nrope.on their way to Pales tine,. torecover the Holy Sepulchre from the possession of the Saracens. You -remember, that the sturdy Bulgarians, Wliose country they invaded, in the South of Erope, rose up in well-knit bands, to defend their huts and their granariles, and tis quarter of a million of undisciplined fanatics were utterly swent from the face of the earth. * Ni the youngest student of history usally discovers the causA of this fail %withnWt any prompting from the teacher. The reason. is plain,. and is the same in all the multifarious instances enter;prise, that might be ad ed- Union without unity, combi e iKout concentration, always has bee,and always will be ineffee t6i- Vnot- ruinous. In every organ - iseinli-madn of -forces for the ac complishment of a dednite purpose, -eh-inividual entering into the union, mistI.his intercourse with society at arge,.be known by the striking family likeiess he.bears to the order, of which he is a member; and, in the conduct of qhis mibersWp Iie miist give his pres enee,nd he must blend his uti ring en. y agies9Ithe eommon action of- the A hoo The earer any one ap progsesthe fn1in1nent of these require myits,,te more strength he gikes to the nadslhe is pledged to -support; the ftifierhne flls short of it, the more he beoes Ean element of weakness, and as imbling block in the way of success. Eiy member of such an association should often meditate, with dleep reve Fence, upo'n-thatawful and. mysterious perfection of union, and omnipotence of strengtig upon which the Christian Re ligion rel'es for its final triumph, name ly,4h5 'nt in Unity, and the Unity. t n ti aways remembering who it is~ that has promised to be present with cvinktwo'or three, who have met together in Bissname. AI iabe bear the name of Christians. nc(whoKrelly belisee as they pro fesstatthe~ Holy Scriptures are di inely true; must see- at once that, in uiieexert.ion, the.first great requisite - ess,mnst, be- righteousness-the endprobosed to be gained must be in ac~cordance with the precepts contained ini God's Word. I cannot dwell long * upon this point, so often discussed, and so hnivers&lly conceded. It is necessa ry onyfor me to point out the fact, that-the pui-pose of the Good Templars1 iconfessed to be for the good of man-1 ain. This igranted even by the op. * pies ft:teOi-der. The convivialist, and the liquor-merchant both, look with disgust,, if not with pity,. upon the sot; therebg acknowledging that drunken -ness is armnstrotis evil:; whatever may be-their modified...opinion of drir1king u rnder decent restraint. Theimovenment theerfir the suppression -of this evil, mustb&under the incentive of love for our- negbor, and is consequently com- I miendae it ought to be gla~dly re ceived and aided hy all Christian peo- I pie; because it standls near the Bible Society,whiein the Church accepts, as an nxi'iary in extending the Gospel. It also,imoves by the side of those en K -dowments for the relief of distress, which the Church recognizes as help ers;' in ministering to those who are sick aiiiprison, naked,and hungry. Yet teHeathen, we have .reason to be lieve; iy, without the Gospel, ' be ai law unto Q4iemselves," and, under the gnidance of conscience, work righteous ress, with a prospect of salvation ; and we know, that destitution, unrelieved in this world, can rest in Abraham's bosom. But, though the heathen may "b a law unto themselves," and Laza-* V ras can rest in Abraham's bosom, it is -written, that no drunkard can enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The beggar may 1eWsuffered to die from neglect, yet if h e be faithful to the end, his very star vation may be the springing board, froia which he makes his leap to glori-1 fication. The drunkard, though, must .benrgoyed from that short, but black1 lisAi~wlchhe stands proscribed, or or of faume or fortune,. -to which he may have attained, will be the very trap-door. through which he most fall into perdition. The aim of the Good Templars then, is in harmony 1 with the purpose of Christianity, and must be gained, unless it is thwarted by some of those debilitating short-corn-] ings on the part of the members, toj which I have already miade allusion, and to which I now wish to direct at-] tention more particularly.i Whenever a hurtful practice has, by its extension, become so conspicuous asi to arouse the union of worthy influences to resist it, the great characterizing fea ture of .the contention on the part of Moral Reform, it seems to me, ought to I he an unmistakeable aversion to the op- f posing error. Between good and evil ') there never can be any compromise.I The one is as bright as midday, the t other as black as midnight. Darkness, I however, is ever attempting conciliation s with light.. Night never follows, nor* c recedes#rom the sun, without offering e the compromise of twilight. Falsehood s is always ready, with outstretched a bands, to clothe the naked Truth. The o most annoying obstacles to the triumph t __________ L.. ..L.. ......11~.... - the traits of consanguinity with the world are revived. What are the rules by which a child of God cairbe distin guished from the people of the world. in the ball-room, in the opera-house, at the apparently innocent pic-nic, where there is dancing and drinking, or at any. carnival whatever, where the Spirit of God refuses to be present? This is the supreme test for propriety of deport ment in the Christian. Wherever Christ cannot walk, thither his followers must not go. If he dined with publi c:is and sinners, it was not for sensual enjoyment, or acquiescence in their in temperate eating or drinking; but to convince them of their error, and gently. to rebuke them for their revelry; and if he turned water into wine, at a wed ding. there is no proof that such -wine was intoxicating-it certainly was not the result of vinous ferinentation. Now, applying this test, as laborers in a cause which separates us by a sharp line, from the votaries of a vast and long-established sensualism, how can a a Good Templar, after taking the vows, which we all calmly and considerately utter in the presence of God and each. other,-how can a Good Templar, sanc tion by his presence, such a place, for example, as a circus,-that social comet, which'drags after it a pestilential trail of drunkenness, requiring weeks for its passage? How can a Good Templar. consistenly with his grave promise, visit any of those halls of amusement, which are insep-nrably connected with dissipa tion? How can a Good Templar. re membering the solemnities of his initia tion,look with allowance upon any pur suit, whatever, that invites the use of those potations,prohibited in our pledge? Will it be said then, that I exclude the Good Templars from all occupation? Nay, not so, I contend that intoxicating drink is incompatible with necessary labor. It need not be found in the corn field, nor in the cotton field, nor in the wheat field. If the farmer should vield to its allarement, and place it by th~e side of his daily bread, the seasons would be of no avail, and famine would wither the face of the earth. Who will deny this? It has no place in the gin-house, nor in the barn, nor in the mill. If it had, it is well known that no fire insurance companies would grant policies to protect such buildings. It is discarded from behind the mer chant's counter; and from the banking house. It underlies ruin, whenever it obtains concealment in the lawyer's or the physician's office, or in the minister's study. It has no claim upon the shoe maker's shop, nor upon the blacksmith shop, nor upon the carpenter's shop. In none of these fields of labor, shall the Good Templar necessarily come in contact with it. Success has always fled from it, in any business whatever. But it is reasonable for strong drink to attach itself, and it is necessarily at tached to the circus, the theatre and the ball room. It is right for it to be pres ent, and we know that it is always present,-riding in the fox-chase, quar relling in the cock-pit and gambling at the race course. I do not censure these amusements, I merly state unquestiona 'ble facts. Let those, who have not vowed the Good Templar's vow, seek for pleasure in such resorts,-these re marks are not applicable to them. They have a right to choose for themselves. But I do insist that the Good Temn plar, realizing his true vocation, must "come out from among them, and be separate," in so far as it concerns the1 "unclean thing," in all its connections. If this positive aversion could be uni versally shown; if the Good Temuplars, throughout the world, would, as a unit, turn away their faces from the practice of liquor drinking; thoughi no word might be spoken ; though no step of in terference might be taken, the silent discountenance would be more effective, than the most clamorous rebuke, in diminishing the evil, If you would pensively look away from your friend, while sipping his wine, under the delu ion, that he is secure from the danger of excess. and maintain your cordiali tv.towards hinm in other respects, it oul strike and su2taLin a vanquishing discord to his fatal enchantment, sAmi tLr to the thrill of that "still, small voice," which, withod any atmosphere o extend its vibrations, is forever ar-1 ping with the most confident infldel, md never gives him rest. This much I have ventured to say, in regard to the Good Templar's "walk I md conversation" through the world,1 n the desire of preserving undoubted is family likeness; I cou;.e, now, to ~onsider what his conduct must be in t :he seclusion of his lodge. Much might e said in this relation, but I will, at this ;me, insist upon one point only; and 1 miess we agree upon this, it .will be ltogether useless to evenm mention any >thers. I have a little sentence of seven words to offer. If you have favorably re ~eived what I have already said,this will e sufficient; because the duty it teaches s faithfulness, and, as it was applied, ith authority, to the original Church, t .t is also applicable to all plans arid perations subordinate to Christianity. ake for a preparative illustration the ate of the heroic DeKalb. who failed md died in the defence of Camden, be ause there were none to support him< n the right, and none to sustain him 1 n the left. Such will also be the fate >f this Order, if the halls of council be t leserted ; if the Good Temp lar's songsi trow fainter and fainter, and fewer and 'ewr are here to heed to the sound of :he gavel. Being thus prepared, I utter 1 :he little sentence, whieb, you will per eive in meditating upon it with the ontext, may possibly have rescued the I meient Church itself from discomfiture.t hen "let us draw near wit:1 a true neart, in full assurance of faith, having sur hear ts sprinkled from an i vil con ;cience, and our bodies washed with< ure water. Let us hold fast the profes ion of our faith without wavering. 'Xot forsaking thre assembliing of our ~elrs together." Mv friends, we are engaged in a ork which brings upon us the con :empt and hatred, of the world. This yught not to be so, for we do not pre :end to overcome bacchanalian indul ~ence by offensive interference. Our lesign is not so much to reclaim as tor revent-though we wvould gladly be 1 dbe to reform and receive the most lesolate sot in the land. Now, to test his contempt and hatred, I would pro ose, that an infant boy be carried, in is cradle, to the p.ublic square, at the ead of a processi n of Good Templars, ust as the sun-was rising, and ask the >pponents of total abstinence, if they, t ooking upon this child, crowing and a olling in the glee of the perfection of nnocence, could have any objections to niluences being exerted over him, to u revent him from contracting the habit i, f indulging in strong drink, during his. ~outh, throughout his manhood, and in 1 s old age. Surely there would be but C w who could refuse the permission. ~ 'his, then, being the spirit of our pur ose, let us work together without fa- n gue; decently and in order; giving n .o offence to any ; not forsa/cing thre as ~md>in.g of oursdlvcs together ; asking nl h rvlg fntcnetn nl; and uinilge not eaonsenutin mo a< viond uih the woeapond paetoal utoiyi u aiis e sb anon th wehewo layn areunda- f. utoitf n diic failes cente ust antent that we are laying the founda- fr an nr en omfina whir.h nantnrian mnet The Haerald. TOCS, F. GRENEKER, EDITOR, AA. NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1874. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in thchighest respecta Fan ily Newspape-. devoted to the material in terest.s of the eople of this Couity :.nd the State. It circulates exteiisively. anI as an Advertising uedium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. All the taxpaying citizens of Town ship No 1, who are interested in the reduction of taxation. and especially those are interested in the honest ap p:opriation aud expenditure of the pablie funds, are requested to meet at Temperance ildl, Wednesday. July 29. at 4 o'clock P. M , for the pu. pose of effecting the permanent or gAnization of the Subordinate T:.x Union fur this Township and dek gates to the County Union. Liberal. It is said that Geo. W. Williams, while on his recent up country trip. informed his Laurens fiiends that if there were any of them unable to raise the amount of their subscriptions that he would let them have the money at seven per cent., until cotton could be sold in the fall. A very liberal pro position. The "Sun." We find among our exchanges this week a copy of the "Sun," published in Charleston, by the Charleston-Print ing Company, subscription price 67 per annum. It is a large, newsy, well gotten up paper, and we see no reason why it will not be successful. Mr. F. E. Durbec is its business nianager, and has considerable experience. Mr. Win. M. Thomas has control of the editorial department. Prospectus of the Daily Sun. We are in receipt of a circular bearing the above title from the Sun Publishing Co., Charleston, which an nounces that a daily will be published in the city of Charleston on the 20th of August to fill the void made by the sale of the Courier. It is to be a thor :ughly independent .journal, subject bo no p.arty or clique, and will strive bo win the same praise that was ac :orded to the Courier as a commercial paper. Subscription SS per annum. Our readers will please take notice :hat this proposed paper and the 'Sun," mentioned in another place, ire not one an.d the same, but that each is separate and distinct~from the >ther. Ireenville and French Broad Rail Road. The Daily Greenville .Aews says: "At a meeting of the City Council ield for the purpose of considering he interests of Greenvile in the above -oad, after mature deliberation on the dvantages and benefits to be derived r-om railway communication with iestern North Carolina, they resolv ~d to subscribe the sum of twenty-five housand dollars in bonds, as the city ;ubscription towards the great enter >rise, in addition to a county subscrip ion, to be paid when the work shall ie commenced from Greenville to rards Asheville, and as the-work pro ;resses. This speaks well for our city aithers, and shows they are alive to he welfare of the people whose inte -ests they represent." Th.- Laurens Rail Road. It was confidently hoped that active perations would soon commence on he above named road, but the :ippeal aken from Judge Bryan's action, vhich confirmed the report of the ssignee, Maj. J. M. Baxter, in regard o selling the road at private sale, eriotisly interferes with it. The im >ortant condition of the sale was, that le road should be built by the 15th ~f November. The Herald says: "It may be that sonme arrangemient ~an be effected by which work on the oad will be commenced- soon and ushed speedily to completion, thorgh it present matters look a little gloomy; till we are yet hopeful, and believe hat the present project to rebuild he road will be successful. We are re unwilling to believe that the men rho took the enterprise in hand will Ilow it to fall through now, when ar ungemients for the purchase of the 'oad are so nearly perfected. Let us :eep trying--never give it up. Fortunate Chicago. It appears that though the late fire n Chicago was quite destructive and he loss severe, yet it is gratifyingly scertained that no heip is needed rom abroad, for when it was an ounced that "proceedings had begrun .m Boston towards raising another re ef fund, information was sent from ~hicago that there was no immediate eed. although the fire had left a good iany people destitute. TLhere yet re tains in the hands of the Relief and Aid Society nearly $300,000 of the >rwer fund, and this is believed to be aiple for the emergency. Chicago at any rate, loth to accept charity om elsewhere on this occasion. As factories of any size were burned. Graat in Favor ofrKershaw. We copy from the Louisville Cou rier.Journalscorrespondent as follows: "While in South Carolina, it was told to me by leading Democrats, who said they knew it to be a fact, that Gen. Grant was in favor of Gen. Ker shaw for the next Governor of that State. He had sent a verbal message to them to that effect, and wanted them to put him in nomination, intimating that he would see to it there would be a fair election. It is known that the: distinguislied General and the Presi dent are war;: personal friends, and it is now also well known that President 1 Grant is at last weary and disgusted with the misrule of Moses and his Radical followers. Had it not been far the unfortunate allusion to Mrs. Grant and the lack Friday by Gen. Gary, in the Taxpayers' Convention, he would have lifted the iron hand from the State months ago; but he has now gotten over his foolish anger about that matter, and, like every body else, sees that the Radical party of South Carolina is a disgrace to our common country." The Greenville and Columb'a rail road says the Greauvi:e Rrpublica.n is said to be carrying more passengers than :my road iii the South. The road is rapidly improving, and is to day in a better condition than it has been in for years. It is a coinmon re mark that this road is as well officered, if not better, than any in the country. We are told just as we. go to press. says the Abbeville fedium, of a terri ble figlt between a company of Edge field Militia and a crowd of Georgians, near the Savannah river. Our reporter says fourteen militiamen were killed. The beginning of the end. It is estimated that the cotton crop of the County this year will not ex- I ceed two-thirds of last year's crop. The backward Spring, and unfavor able seasons since, have interfered t very much with the growing crop. rAbbeville Press & Banner. t The Republican campaign it is said will open all over the State this week. The opening it is feared will not be of a much promise. f FOR THE HERALD. PROSPERITY, July 18, 1874. t V DEAR HERALD.--We have little of interest to relate. Everybody is busy in his crop, and hence we hear but r little news from the country. We believe, as ai general thing, the crops are pretty good. We have had fine a rains and everything looks fresh andc nice. We have a few thoughts to present to the people on our system of educa tion. Generally, the townships aret considering a levy for the sustenance e of the schools, and people are thinking ~ of the matter, he,nee we deem this a ~good time to speak of it. We sfro-ad see that our money is expended in a such a way as to do the most go-.- 1 We are well aware that now the mony appropriated for the schools does not S hold out, although some townships e levy a large tax for the purpose. Now, s we think a reason for this is found in e 'the fact that we frequently have too ~ many schools, and the pay of teachers is not equally distributed. For in stance, we find some toiling all day p with forty to fifty scholars, while i others are asigtime with from r eight to ten, yet each receives the same pay. The one may get twenty five cents per day for each scholar, c while the other gets only five. The s result is the County in some instances e is paying for A B C scholars as much tuition as is required in many of. our colleges. .Now, as a remedy for this, a we propose that the pay of the teach ers be reckoned by the scholars. Let a c first-class teacher receive -a per day for each scholar taught; a p second class a proportionate amount. ii When lie presents his account to the h Commissioners for approval, let him b also present his roll with the attend- a anee regularly marked. h There are several advantages to be tl derived from this method. In the a first place. there is no more tuition ii paid than is actually demanded by the n County, and each teacher only gets f< pay for services rendered, and is not ec paid for time spent doing nothing. rd Secondly. it lessens the number of ti schools, for no oue can afford to sit sj down and teach a school of ten or fif- fi teen scholars. C Thirdly, it secures for the County w the best teachers, such as can corn- k( mand schools and whose ability is k generally admitted. s Lastly, it secures the diligence of ti the teachers, for they know their liv- b ing depends on their efficiency,. and s< hence will exert themselves in order T to keep up the school which they have te taken. Perhaps you say we cannot get na good teachers. We know that under E the present system good teachers will 01 not take pub>lic school.s. Hence we p fid men paying tuition and taxes in w rder to get their children educated. w A good teacher is not afraid that he bi will not have a school. It is- only mn such as know they cannot explain the fu inmplest problem in vulgar fractions. te and have only gone to teaching be- of ause, now, it is an easy way to make a iving. They sit off in sonme old cabin there not more than a dozen children tre can reach them and draw their pay for 3 services not rendered. Good work al- rui ays demands good pay, and a good CO wi woka,lasfnd nuht o Som orka atway findseng We hoe an omhe poplrwl tae tesn. mater ino an heopeaill Wae know onter conty i onseatouneede kno oer levny sO dhat os goods,chools nohextraolev ses ond haPodshol h HI ses inn PHT_ FOR THE UERALD. JALAPA, S. C., July 25, 1874. FRIEND GRENEKER :-W.hen we iddressed you two weeks ago through he columns of the HERALD, we were beginning to get a little dry in this ricinity, though the crops were not mtffering in the least; yet some un philosophical people were predicting a [ong. tedious drought; but thanks to L kind Providence their croakings iave been hushed, and their long. gloomy, hypochondriacal faces have >een made to assume something of :heeriness. The crops are superb. We do not recollect having seen such L favorable year for agriculture since 46. Early in the Spring, fqrwers were delayed in planting by the ex ,essive rains; bat since then the wea her has been such as to suit us ex ketly. It ha- been dry when we want ,d it to be dry, and wet when w. want d it to be wet. We have observed recently, Mr. ditor, several articles in the II:nALD rom Jalapa. and we do iiot recollect aving noticed one that even hints at he exeellen t. ,cho.l in our conniauity. )recided over by Mr. E. P. ChalAners. ffe dare say this is one of the best, if iot the very best school in Newberry oanty ; not only as regards capucity f teacher. but in number, good looks Md intelligence of pupils. This chool is thoroughly old-fashioned in very respect, except one. The schools if the past were usually tiught by hose whose sole qualifications were he capacity to read, write, cipher and Yhip. Mr. Chalmers is no such eacher. His education is thorough Ad accomplished. le does not fol ow teaching as a slavish task, as is ommon, but as- a" profession, and a rofession,. too. that he prides in, as very true man prides in his calling f honerable, whatever it may be. He as an experience in teaching of nearly wenty years, and has always given he highest satisfaction to all, except hose who do not realize the duty of ontrolling their children at home. ad who of course do not wish, and vill not allow them to-be controlled at chool. We would just here say to uch parents,keep your children away rom Chalmers. On the other hand F you have any bad, obstreperous oys that you.would like to have con rolled, but have not the moral firm. ecss yourself to do it, we would advise ~ou by all means to send them to him. Jou need not entertain the least measiness, but that Chalmers will 11 your bill. I have been, Mr. Edi or, in different parts of our country requently and will say what I often aid, that I have seeu few country ommunities which are equal in point of utelligence and refinement to the fewberry people ; and strange to say hey do not generally seem to appre iate the advantages of high educa ion. They will contend with a classi al teacher about his salary as they rould with a horse jockey about the rice of a mule 'or jackass. Although Jmta N[e'heriiananklore th__e_.eo. le of Newberry. yet it does appearito ie as if this is a disgrace tot our realtb, intelligence and refinement. - 'h idea of paying a man who has peut all his early life, and perhaps all is fortune in the acquisition of a good ducation, the pitiful sum of five or ix hundred dollars ! How can we ever xpect to have any kind of teachers as rule than the indolent, worthless >rt that we complain so much of? It ;our fault, and not theirs. It is hu ian nature to work in proportion to ay, and when we employ a person to struct our children, we should re ewber that reward lightens labor. ~xcuse us, Mr. Editor, for this di rssion.- When we commenced we nly intended' to narrate a few facts nerning the city of Jalapa and its, arroundings, and not sermonize about ~lucation. Yesterday we had preaching in alapa by the Rev. Mr. Dudley, who ave us a stirring discourse on "The ~oderful mercy and goodness of God'' lII seemed much impressed. O,n osing. the preacher informed his adience that 'he would probably never reach to thenm again at Jalapa, and: itimated strongly, as we thought, that e would soon leave our country. All, lack. as well as white, felt deep regret this announcement; for Mr. Dudley as gaiced upon the good opiion of iose of the African persuasion, as eli as of other persuasions. In look gover the audience yesterday, we issed nearly all the old men, who a w years ago, were the prominent tizeus of the community. The ir ~sistible sickle of time has hewn 1 em down. A new generation has< rung up. We noticed but three old ces-those of Abner Reeder, Dr. lark and Col. Caunon. Mr. Reeder, ho, we expect, is three-score and ten, oks hale and ruddy, and is well onas a plain, unpretending and usible farmer. Dr. Clark is about iree-score. He is beginning to be >wed with age. His face wears a dmn and deacon-like expression. he Doctor is a very successful plan :r, as well as a most. skillful medicinei an. Col. Cannon shows age very uch, but appears cheerful and happy. e has always been looked upon as I ie of our best men, as has been -oved by the many solicitations that' re made to use his name before the r, as a candidate for the Legislature, it the old Colonel was not made of aterial to be coaxed from the peace and dignified occupation of a plan r to the dirty and stinking business politics. WAYSIDE. ECLECTIC M.AGAZINE.-The Eclectic por- C Lit in the August number is a fine steel en-r ving of Lord Dufferin, Governor-General t Canada, which is accompanied with a very Iand useful sketch of his life. The literary ~ ntnsebaesm ite rils nc nintcerc soli nome ftnd sotile instut , 1iaresombdined,maithn rang of ihtrut ci entertminied, withareadingpofo.ailighto scso listertidn charac PEtr,10 aprorat to es e-ork. Trs5aya; t abishe by. SigE nur. .. 108 cen ton i ?Eet, NCeok Herms, for Auyear;twos tl pies .l nl number, sms popla cense 4 IE a -ENCE OF HEALTH fOr .AngBst is a ti FOR THE HERALD. Pie-Nie at Jalapa, July 2th, 1874. Mu. kDITOR: The citizens of Jatpa are neither a-leep nor i!ead if C. 1. I., is 'aid upon the shelf. This was visibly and per ceptibly manifested on Saturday last. -The grove at JTalapi was :live with people; the old folks, the youn_ folks, and the children, were all there. In the center of the grove was a long table, and at twelve o'clock there was a cill made to bring up your baskets, boxes and trunks. The call was answered by two men taking bold of a basket, box or trunk and marching up to the t:',c: each one seemed to be trying to see who could bring the nist at: the hest. It would be bat ju.t to say that each one brought the m;.t:tnd the best. I never saw a nicer or more plentiful ttfle at a wedding. Meat of every name, and especiall your favorite dish, Mr. Editor, waq there in abundance; pastries of every descsiption; cake of all sor;s, and other things too tedious to mention. Mr. J. B. Campbell farnished the people with nice, cool, refreshing lemonade. Dinner be ing ended, it was then announced that the ei:izens would meet in the Depot for the pur pose of org inizing a subordinate T: x Union; and the voaag people would as stmble at W. 11. E.dily's new store for the purpose of having a social dance. T1I.. CLTZhNS MT AND THE TAx UNION wA.i t:GAXtzen. Ti younir liv6ph, p>ru:nptlY ass embled nt their place orA rei-, zv4n,. Mr. John Goltlen, of i-oail vay, ijted by others, be g m a .rai , o,w.-E. !; vely mu,e so attrac tire th it the s:ore room was s,oon crowded, 111il the ivel and toe novemnt whi- w:s called danciig began. The young peg-p!e sueied to be at the aeme of th,-ir eij iyment. The ol peop!c ;ippeared to enj i the sight ao well as the sound. Everybody was in good humor all the day, and went home in the even ing quiet and refre.hed.after having spent the day pleasantly and agreeably. I only wish that Trio of the 10th inst., could have been :here. If lie is not acquainted in the neigborhood of Jalapa, I will advise him to come into it and get acquainted, and at tend the next pic-nic. OBSERVER. FoR THE HERALD. Grange and Tax Payers Meet. ing. MR. EDITOR: We attended at Liberty Hall, in the tipper part of the County, on the 18th inst., one of the pleasantest anI most cheer ing meetings that it has lately been our good fortune to witness. The occasion was a Pic Nic given by the Liberty Hall Grange, when it was also undertsood that there would be an organiz-tion of the first Tax Union in this Connty. The Grange was, about ten o'clock, called together for the tran.action of some business, which being finished, the whole crowd,-a decidedly large oeri,-formed a procession, the committee of airangements and officers or Gran-es going in fr-mr, private members next in order, and ladies and several invited goests in rear,-and marched to the stand erected for the accommodation of the gentle men who had be.n invited to deliver ad dresses on the occasion. Mr. Win. R ty, the Chairman of the com mittee of arrangements, having first an nounced the order of the day, called upon Mr. Houseal, zlhe Chaplain of the Liberry Hall Grange, to open the exercises with prayer. Mr. Houseal offered up an earns, devout petition for the Divine blessing upon the Order and all its members; that it might indeed work out a good work and prove a real blessing to the community. The Chairman then introduced Dr. R C. Carlisle, the M.-ister of the Liberty Ha:ll Grange, who together wvith Maj. Nace had been requested to dleliver addresses on the occasion. The D)octor stated as his subject, "The Duties of the Hour." It is seldom that of an hiour,-contains so much of earnest, erreful thought. The principles of the Or der to which he belongs and the benefits to b e expected from it, were clearly set forth, a id after he bed left that branch of his sub ject, the purposes of the Tax Ujnions, their mode of opera:i.,n and their prospects of s ecess, were carefully and ably unfolded. We understood this to be Dr. Carlisle's first appearance in I)is new role. We congratulate him upon it. HeI is alrea'ly known as one who has acquired a distinguished position as a member of the mned:c.d profession; with a little more experience his reputaition as one who takes an enlightened, earnest, yet pru dent part in public affairs and as publie speaker will be as enviable. Dr. Carlisle in closing, called upon your townsman, Mr. Alan Johnstone, who was present, to present his views upon the sub jects that had called them toge.ther. He in a few very pleasant and courteons remarks, exceedingly appropriate to the occasion, ex cused himself-on the ground of a want of preparation, but begged to introduce Maj. John K. G. Nance to the audiience. Maj. Nance's address was full of hope and heer. The usefulness of the Order of Pa tro ns of Husbandry was beautifully portray J. There was with him nothing, either in the mater ial development of a country or the rctification of vices in government, imupos ible to a people who knew their interests ad their rights, and who set about in a milm, determined way to accomplish what-. h-er of work mnight be necessary to t hat end. is powers as an organizer and harmonizer I people are well knownm in your communi ty; his powers as a spcaker are not less great. Re enters no community but to acquire in luence and to make friends. A recess of half an hour intervened, when linner was announced. A large table spread ander the shade of w ide-branching oaks, had >een loaded with a meal that only a generous, >pen hearted people could have prepared. Eeij variety of cuisine from the daintiest li-nocs that tickle a Frenchman's palate to he substantials that so delight in the broad iospitality of the Virginian was there. A asteful profusion displayed itself in all the rrangements. Dinner being over, the usual ningling of people in the free unceremonious ay that characterizes such assemblages 'llowed, after which the crowd separated, e ladies to prepa-e for their homeward rip, the gentlemen to the remaining busi tess or the day,-the formation of a Tax Jion. The gentlemen assembled, the Con titution and address prep)ared by the Execn ire Committee of the Tax Payers' Conven ion was read by M-ij. Nance, one of the dele ates to the Conventtion from this County. The Constitution was adopted for the gov ranent of the Union about to be formed. ~hirty-one gentlemen of recognized stand ug in the neighborhood enrolled themselves s members and elected the following ofil ers: Mr. William Ray, President; Dr. R. C. ~arlisle, Vice-President; M. M. Buford, ecretary; John McCarley, Treasurer. This is a move in the righ t direction and is be initiatory step, we hope, of a thorough rganizationl throughout the County. A do'vement essentially similar to this rescued he State of New York-not from the Demo rats, not from the Republicans-but from an rganized band of thieves,-offiee holders, rho form ing a close corporation among kemselves usurped the power entrusted to de public good and turned it into an engine >r the oppression of those who elevated 2em,-men, who, regardless of the high uty which rested upon them to transmit to eir children as an inestimable heritage a 'e administered, free government, had C Brief Mentions. A Brooklyn girl has rejected a suitor be ause his arm wasn't long cnongh to go ound her. , Woman suffrage, it is said, is supfohed y thrce distinguished bishops of the Ifeth< ist Episcopal Church. < A monkey in the woods adjdet to New erry is the latest sensation. It is s::pposed a be the remnaut of the cotents of a en;e e4 fsnall animals which wa scattered in that A ..:inity several years ago.-Plhcenix. T Pre.ideut.Granissitel the. imp-mee,ing t Round Lake, S:ratoga, on the 15th instant 'he reports do nlh! srate whether lw to.ok the nions se:t or ex1iited4iqy Ovidencelf p.o ible co:irersioa rrom'h, inful ways. There wero. ,t. Green4pier-iW44te aipha priags, WedN-l.tv, 450 visitors ; at tie .inr an Alum. 15; l.wkbrid.te A.um. 100; wet Clialyhe.ire, 65; an. Old Sweer 80; ad a::rger ntmber at tzie C:po thani tiis irne la , Car. I Ioll;.ud. with its 3,515316 weli-e,ncattid ahabiiant:s. has Li04 b .oksellers, 367 hani- . tess prin:- r, and 98 printers by ,te:am; 153 1 a'pr mni:ulacturers and -.whoiesale paper e.ilcrs, S7 hookid;4ne:rs. 61 music sellers,,48 rintsellers, and 10 map and chartpublishers' a no country in the world is thatre so large numbe or bo.-es to:ac.i with the 3tal popiha'ion Seo:!an:d, pechaps. .woald mke the next rank. A merchant of this city, says.the News & 'ourier,who i< 1"amili.tr witji lie ctton plant, nd who has jaz:c returnc frt,m i trip to-the ies of Greenville. Ander.,on, Un ion, &c, tates that the crop gvner:dly looks green ud, in his judgmentr, whieh wa: fornied rom ::n o;servation of th plan.t :lo'idthe ine of ro al, tbw-:trowth .po-k ver% irren'tiar, deciledLy i>yackw::d and ha; u;-sesnt show f forms. Unle.;i tie se:ison fr.nn:0 this out hould prove extrr-ely .":'or:tdle the pro net canno. equai the commoqtixpecltan, nd if tl.. we.t. er in the rent.inder .of luky nil throughourtAnnu;: prove b .d the size of be crop may be.expected ti).essen in a re :arkah'e de.: e.' The w!jole qacesvon is et to be solved -hy'the chareter of tihe we'-i jer to be txl)erieiced furthe on in tlie sea-. WHAT A COUNTRY TO LIVE IN. 'hink of a country without trees ere no corn nor other crop: i-rown xcept turaips and potatoes,- with but ne town and- that the C."ital' city rith 'a population of 1,800:-with but ne hamlet which has abotii tif't ouses, situated on the shre of..the.. f. .the Aretic ocean. no inns sae 'one' a the village, whose accomnodations onsists'of two beds,- a single jug and asin and a billiard table; 'no-ducks, ens or geese (wild geese). no piZ. no t, onkeys, no roads, no'earriages, :no I to shops, no army. no iavy; no crimi-' als, n lawycrs: no snakes? Yet seUh country there is--hcelind. So-it -o ,ast it is described by 9 recent travel r. It is not surprising that 'the . rhole population, some sixty thous nd, should think of migrating e. tass to this country. Such a .pro ,ct is said to be in contetaplation. The following resolutioqs were passed a. Le Cokesbury District 'Conference, held- in te Methodist Church, Newberry: Resolved, 1#. That the tha'nkfo this D.i~ -ict Con f erence are due, and are-diereby teni lred to the citizans of this town for their enerdas hospitality extended to us <1urin ar stay among them. ig Resolved, 2nd. That the thanks of tis-~ ady is eminently due to Col Thott as Dindz.-: ead. Gen'l Supt. of G;rodoville and Cohun ia R. R., for: courtesy shown,. In passing. elegates and Visitors over his road at half' re. -. - Resolved, 3d. That we take pleasure-in ire- -- n-ning thanks to the Editor of Ncwberry. Et.AL.D tfQC printed Copies of the dire6toffv id of the appointmeuts, and to the Editor Progressive Age, for the gratuitous dis ibuton o so anycopies of his paper Resolved. 4th..That the, thanks of this rinference be also extendled .to rhe pastors ad c ,ngregataos- of those- ebarches who ave kindly offered us the use of thieir pulpits. That thie shortest-possibreroute between e Soutti and Great WVest is througth St. >Uis, over the Sr. Louis, Kansas Citysund ot thern Short Line. This road has gained *rprising importance by reason of immense :penditures in the Tast two years, of over ro million dollars, besides earnint.s, in im ovemneurs of road-way, in relaying their me with best quality of new steel.4 . m ils, on broad new ties, and substit.uting r ordinary cars, new reclining chair conch elegantly carpee! and. Gued, with dress- ' g rooms with toilet 'oriveiniees for Ina es, gentlemen and families traveling with ildr-en, without any extra charge.. This. ae inns six fast-Express trainms betweetlie ississippi .and Missouri Livers, two more. an any other road, and con-nects with all/ e great Land Grant Roads' in the West, id has adopted all modern appliances - . . mfort, speed and safeguards against a - nts,including night and day watchmen,w O0 spect the road before and after the pass.g50 ^ each*train to see that everything is i OR' r. We recommend those contenipla og p West'to to'te the St. Louis, Kans s City , d Northern tshort Line, it being' e only te running through cars b)etw t..Lonis id Omaha, and for tickets ov' ais excele at line we refer our renders o aere4ickt ent selling throuAzli-'iekets t t West. For ap, circulars . ind Time aite address hber J. F. McCarthy, di gaa'lti, 0.-.gr P. Groat, St. Louis Mo , either -of' whomS 11 furnish any informa desireld. '4f .7Vew- . neous. THE M ESSION NEW ERRY EMAIL /ACADEMY WILLt COU. ON THE 18TH SEPT, P. Pl E , A. M., Principal, WITIL CO PETENT AsSISTANTS. The avantages afforded by .this institu n or a th oro::gh and complete educa tn, ae second to no other in the State, le hioj is low, viz: f ronm $12.50 to $22.50 a fa't.e, or on satisfactory securities. B'oarding in private families at moderate es.* Por further particulars etnquire of' the 1 :retary of the Board, Mr. S. P. Boozer, mn of A. P. PIFER, ot July 29, 80-tf. '*Principal, to liE TRUE SOUTHIRON. ' THE PAPER FOR THE TIXES. lependent and Fearless-Devoted to th. nterests of the Good.and Tirue People of the Country, anid especially of the UPREMACY OF THE WHITE RACE. blished without the aid of any Omeiial atronage whatever, and appeals alonie to the FltIENDs OF HONESTY AND GOOD GOVERN~MENT for Support ini its ight against villainy. Ie call upon the WHITE MEN OF SOUTH IoLINA-tIlose who desire to redeem our; te from the abomination of thieving in ders, domestic scoundrels and mongrel ehes, who have acquired placc and pow :hrough the instr-umentality of negro sn- ' macy, cotmbined with .corruption and Col berv-to come forward and sustain us by Ca: ardial and liberal support, and show to s:s: lical corruptionists and scallawag.tral- a<k s. that they are determined, hencefo- Wh, an< mstain'a rear-less exponent of their V-M ws nat I principles.- OP re say, candidly, we need your support. O party in power have done their- utmost ~rush us by endeavoring to deprive us of itimate business, and all we ask iif thie; Op scito feeytu aoiin Si scriilpineof eveyotrue Crelnan- af i tih will. lcSsEeod h eaho tegaenoies. rr,btCaoiin,a e..... are tn adhventurers Ab.ut Carolini n deur of the sentiments tlfatinspired the foun ders of the governmer t, have attempted, by an.invasion of the most :acred righ ts of the C peo!)lc, and a defianice or every principle of morality, to render itiTatcry every effort which they had made, -.nd to blast the hii hopes which the world had founded upor, their action-crea-eirs solici' us only of low present gratification. And this rnovet u undertaken by a. p-: ,pi. kii>wing their rights, conscious of their wron, :'-! calmly and V dispassion:itely seekiiig s>mt mode of relief -fixed in their opinitn tht! lega! inearS a alone are wi<e, ai-I ko-jw.! to') t!itt no grea n,rai I resola'hn can .- aceomp!i4iwdt in : da -th:t it l:t t.ken upa.n, oi7 eigh:c ei cet:!t!ries sn vbiti0t-iz.t the wol li, .!;:: it is I:ow upw:rds ort. n e -wtries d I ce8:1C. ofEng:1u i conie.-Il i1. w- F fully ;;h..dl mit:o to gve to tie wo.4 L. a example of eiligh:-ein:d frv(e!!eim. th:: :he principles p rowulgaed by the .i!n is of the American Declaration of Inder:d<-nee, al though already a century old, are vet in thir : infancy-and tolerant of the opinions ofothers and just iii their recognition of the rights of all, are % et determined in their purpose :o perform whatever of patient labor may be necessary to relieve their State from the rule of a set of men, who in their indecent love of money, have consente I to degrade their mnaa hood, and to leav.: to lte;r children au <x istence rendered doub!y instpportable by a t constant noble exercise of ch!iritable f*or;er-1 f s on the part of their neigihors., can f not h).t lbe succes5ftul. The persi-tent prose- I e1ntion of viltors of tI.- law i0 he proper i remedy for the evi. which they inflict. - Whit most strikes one in this ueighbr a hood is the teally cat iest intee:t wbic! the a pep! seem to take in each other. A ple s- It ant ride of six or eight miles on our way home enabled us to see what prromises to be y one of the finest crops produced in this- part L of the County since tiie war. Yours, &e. PA TRO.*;. We are permitted again to publi!h a letter from the region of Iid and Stote Mona. V tains.. We :ltink it will prove i-neresring: e STONE MOtNTAIN, MCDOwLLL, CO., N. C., C July 8th, 1874. ' DEAR S--: I prom ised to write you somne- 0 tb;ng more of Stone Mountain and its vicin- I ity; a ko the probable cause of the "noize" c and "shaking" about Stone and Bald Moun tains, but from outside pressures I failed to do so until now. - Of course I shall not enter Into a discourse, even as to the PROBABLE cause, merely stating facts as they art, and the cause, as I unaderstand it. These I propose briefly to do. As regard- the "noise" dnd "shaking" iliese are ficts; but the question very naturally a arises,what produces them ? My o. i opinion I is, they are prodneed by foreign ngency, there- e fore, the caiise is foreign and not. local-a v magnetic Infiner.cc from the volcanic regious a of South America. On the 10-h Feb., the '.'noise" was first heard here, increasing in frequency ind loudness for some weeks, afterwards modera ting. On the 17th April was the last severd, one heard or felt. Some say they have been beard and felt since in a moderate degree.- t The noise seems to resemble a blast, as if t blasting in mines or railroid tunnels, or dis-. d tant artillery,-the jar or "shake" like Chat g made by low, heavy thunder, lasting only for 0 a few seconds. There was nothing veij. se- b vere abou t it that I could ever discover, The various aceounts were much exagger- b ared, and newspaper reporters told the tale as it was told to ti:em by an excited popu lace, perhatps ad.linug n little themselves, and n so Stone and B:ald Mountains, before un- Ii knownt to fame, that htad stood in their sullen al grandeur, "nunhonored and unsung," sinee o: the time God first made the world and the ti sons of God s::ng together for joy, and ai cause i the latent heat beneath to bubble them up as mountains on the globe; those C m.,unt.tins noted only for beautiful seenery.' -ai rte nto' heralded abroad a; volc:tnic. "'he h people on the east side were more excited muach more severe there; as I was n'ot on hiat side at any time of a convulsion, I am t int ah'c to vonieh tar its corrwn"e-.L On the 6th of Feb., as stated by telegram, N an earthquake occurred at Laguayra, a s town in South America, the sel'erest 'since 'ey 812. One was also reported at Copobiapo, tv mnd about the same time a volcano broke p forth in Chili, doing much damage. In 1811 i issouri was disturbed by an earthquaike, ra and New Madrid p4rt1y destroyed,-this con- g inned until Marcht, 1812, whetn the earth- es quake enlminated at Caracas in South Amer- in ect, and destroye,i that city. The effects di were fdlt here then more than now, as stated et by persons then living. About the same Ii' ime a "noise" and "shaking" were beard y and felt in Bald Mountain, similar to that th in February last, and the people were:much ta l armed. These are facts as stated by good at athority. -(e it is said by those,who are wellacquainted di with the matter, that the mountains west of is his, in Hatywood, pIadtson and other con- o ies, have been, a: stated periods, similarly d< ffected, and that r .w have been made 'in r ome of those mountains by :hese conu-a sons. on-~iit There is nothirg seemingly volcanic about at Sone and B.ud Mountains, nor -so far as my le nowledge extends, in any of the mountains n Western N. C. Trhe position of the rocks,. m :eep ravines, fissures, &c., are all indica tive' f a region ot' violentt convulsions itr pastB age's. As the effects of an earthquake are felt forW n.iny miles ftrom the place it h-ippens.. long ifterwards atnd before, an/I a subterranteons oise he:trd; and as Stone and ldh Moun tin; he long to the Apptalachian chain. whtich s probibly the 'volcanic axis extending from South America, on the east Bide, and the ordilleras the axis on the west, w'e come to bIe conclusion that when an earthquake oc urs in the volcanic regions the diff'erent cains of mountains are disturbed more or e's, sometimes in one place, again in ano her; hence the disturbance in Stone and ald Moutntainls, antd in all the mountains elonging to the Appalachian chain. You may ask, why the "noise" and "skak ng" are in one place and not in another? My nswer is,some strata of rocks are sympathetic ith earthqnakes, others bre not, consequent 15 one place on the line of the volcanic axis isA isturbed, while another place on the same. ine is not. When Caracas was destroyed in 812, Cumana on ly 245 miles of,~ was not dis urbed, and whten an earthquake afterwards ccurred at Cumana,Caracas was not affected. If I[have given you any information on the mbjet, Iam glad. I have given you only tic my views as to the caute of disturbance, tic riefly as possible. I will write again soon. w Yours affectionately, J. M. SHUFORD.. S. C. MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, ra COLUMBIA, S. 0., July 15, 1874. At a meeting of the Board of Direct- 5k ~rs of the Sotuth Carolina Monument or rssociation, held on Monday, July 18, 874, the following statement of' nances was maude by the Treasurer,' Irs. W. K. Bachman : Total amount' eeived. $5,60:3.6; small expendi' ares by authority of the Board of Di etors, $124.03;~paid Muldrow & Co.," rehitects of the monument, $5,476. ~3. About $5.000 are still wanting to'u tmplete the sumt due. The Board of j irectors confidently hope that .the ifferent Districts will soon report a uffcient amount collected to enable e work to be finished. cI On motion, Mrs. Annie DeSaiissure St as unanimously elected a member of Iee e Board. er BUTRIK EEE MNH -L.-u s'ied Maj B. riT BUT, a EntMsLK otl ELEVEN aoveH an cqi,wihhsheD y~gi jgT t the-otto fisMj B./ ev. since to rt, July seTis c ottleu ofathe-abov eg hid, wieharhas bealyi ofi oldu thes. W b to ughf hisoue r ernugh o st July. This compoun acia,-this jeg hite vinegar-has the flavor of Old wh: saaea We thanaht h emw anono-h **3 .'1iscellaeeus. roLp~r G 'todeef The subscriber proposes to )tizens ofNewberr,' rom &**1: wi& ,IOICE -FATtEP'Ut from:SIX "?E )ENTS PER POUN. M y r k las'1% -e&Mns&#i 1esdays md Thurzdatys. -Tbis week looko4& for 0ZOIC BEEF in Thursday anid S.:rday. N 2, NYJA1:tRIRY, S. C. Re.e .iyf nvce. to lb,i cii-ZI.as.of Tev, berry, that he i. prepared :r 4paLl4 or and do all kindcof house-bu i, fur Dg ania Mpiirnig';M eA44 ble termis.-d0 Ordrs ,eft .nt.Mr. rtin-JIs op rill receive prompt attelton. July 22, 29-1:n 40-0-~ -jyvi We, haye. ;OUntY,JOr,,thel )r PERFECT110 Of0 XCLLNC- FA ,IGHT .iUN ,and nmlifies, -W11t.e fit fewf(iftaj This Gin i.%Wr.w >aonr friends nr te W a , re epor, and onlacc Early orders so. e'$sirv' V-o''6ei he growm-gidn* A sample Gin 'inmy:bs ft ad,geod4eferzcsg ~ our fiends t ave them in. se p S. R.IBOO NewbeY C o4 4 ;AGN ismel a th see [A -OTO0 n feed g the eic-. W-A . xn.dbGRAV%~4 - The subo ede mos sort44 a ch~ei iok -edig - in Ibes C ~ N~wth g 1 Sar. son. Addre strnetbs TRE LSESSION pe- ugs efr CaybeateSrin, anY- tr rChmas.. Fory a2 Catalone,cna. igfl I wllacom.ay, :i ls~ uTyhek ncondiv,a.ugustt 10d mprovd .TOpe-Throa, -Curve-B~wreast Doble X,h Sel-ib C leaingSee O>OT SONCNS . Jul 1ubcrbe esectfalnom - inaLogi.Alabama, Flrd. enapian Louis na,: th the sly loth it o hih pef~revioinetin ar hristm-s BLdE, ETEETJL-I m.t thwrl'd forntral.:'Trie,pd5s f.I Ay1MPHED OP - AL 20CCT D usH OMAS WX $r-I.CMSN ;PREMIM anD IPAOTN.GA besu,c$i-.0 eSpecthaie 1inothrst taAon lantr onf l-.nd Ruhn, anet *olina, Gcoigia. Alabama, Florida. iippi and Lou1siana,~ tbM be lisa lat* led to the list of his previous invenlions itlier IMPROVED .IUB,. which he justly IivS his BN-THROAT, CURVED B~EA~T. DOU~ TILE X, CENTER-rENT, ~E.LF.RI3, CLEAN1NG-S~ED GIN.' . into the World 1or~tz151. ::?L~ee, $tJ5~pez r. My IMPROVED OPE~.TH2OA?.UI~VZD. LIST, DOC~LE~ ~ S~zs-itz~, CZZASZNG~' D, PREMiUM ~AZDi)IPWXAL COTTON Gix. isual, $4.0per Saw,. LIzase -aaotberim ved Gin for Long and Short 8taple ?1