The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, February 24, 1887, Image 1
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.-! h !! O. . PCKN S8. C. TIlU RSDA Y, FEBRUA1Ri4 18-NO 2
Sonator L. W. Youmans, of .alirtwell,
has written a letter to the News and
Courier, defending the action of the
. State Senate (in dillerenlt m:tters (ctl
sidered at the recent se;.sion. A ft -r re
viewing the articles of the sevend ciitic,:
who have pulblished their views in the
newspape)rs, Senator Yountano tas
In a resume of this chaptt)tr of t'-tttIL
finding we note three specific Comjphtints
against the Senate: 'The entse ultioii of
the bill providing for experL;ncital stt
tions; the lejeetion of the rcsttioni
Providing for a travelin_i coin itti " to
investigate the mollus o)Crt (i iiar
cultural colleges iii other ;ta ts; tlh'
1)ostpotlen'ut of the bill to reo giz'
the, dptmentlct of nagrieult,:).Fhi,
the )ill to provide for expi'intntal :t 1
tions was niimitei in the I Hii: adt itb
originatl d(esi.;,n f'ruiStratiedl by i an i i :ti
ment )rov':id itvr ting fo r) i-tutu s ins,t,
of one, as at. ijir-t. 1it'I1tetei. 'the inite -
tion of the ttifrer of II is Itil '.s to h ivt'
it follow in its us:;. the I i to ler' i-!
ganize the <h-pa)rltmeint of uitueilturt',I
1(d that thi 1I,4I) apprnop r5 tt b)e ex
pendted nunder 1ih au1spiies of a newi
board of t'grictlture uipol ont station,
with the view of :uatking it a basis for
the ultimate estilblishmlneut of en agricutl-l ,
tural niu ni chau ical college. The .ill
to reorganize the (leptrmntenlt ti itgrieul
tare having ietn itpostponcd Ib' the en
ate, and the umentlmet tt: this btilt
having; bemu adlop'tcd byv the ;::.uee 2iti
trary to 1he eXp)iectatit'n of i- audtor,,
thus sliornt of that syimietirv o its stu
rouudins, crlully :tanwi'nik-. I iin tht
hurry of if iegi hit itn. \\ts sc.:t. to t e
Senate, in1Congru'il1ls5 iii siu''e a it It1cr
rect even in its phlr:ieeloyv. All the
Sint. lrop)os('di to do ':ceit to strike
ottt the pirovisitins for the trat' lig c'0m
mittee, whicb, . will state enii tassant,t
was a e i dmenii :t'ut p)lropos t by a
Charleston lawyer, tlnd not (ucnlmphtledi
in the orig inal bill, auid whitich aind l
meti on the part oi the cn,ta wit s aft i
wai'rds aeccipt. by the lit:u: waLS to
nmke the hi ll 'c 'st , to its i : n d "
roini s-thi' atip' to -hi'et whi iCtIi
I th i w ' tiaftte1li:ras i -it a , ' lt i oi
by a connilittie of c ier"ence ithi the i
a)rovitl of Iiti nlu.
i')euond. .W;o tht) rt e i bt(, ") l the_'!
Seiiitte of .ili es t t i ve ht1: vs r'ts(- -
lution p)rovidinge fttr a tra\t'hnc'unmiit-i1
tee to invest.igattt' the practicalu t'peirations!t
of agricultural ciillges iu itn at htate-,
the Senate tit tulrady t t iip a 'i-ll te i
provisions of whtichl Ii d istm1i tie 'or
of agriculture to ltae ito c;u t n
siderationl the plans, specl ideal !ns, cost,
&ce., of the cresution ofi an .-.zricltulrali1
college, and di ntot See the iniriet v of
paissing this retiuso lui , tilp;iiii.in, l+in
addlition to what it, liatd !re, don, a
A- counlte tt to 'utther .i,'h u wti- 1
out ny limit ni, to ,iat th : ti
tlotio was(5Ii io co i. ; , . it d i ' ud
pis) ilis (ii thi ' uiti'- . i t' t
cerlet, the c itl teti' t uie tpo!it '
could have tratv elltd the hi . ' :' ar uu:1 .ntil
the ntex Cit'ntciii andi have ('xcitled mausny' i 1
thousands of dullars. t
Third. Of tt It triiie cte:r ii;it1, thie
lisati:;iaction of Capitain t! iiltta ane d j
his alliecas i lict uiti t iedt iite
pinu1tily, pehis), towatrds ei:'i o,tclone
ment by the ,tnate of the btil to 1'e1or-ti
ganize the detttlelit of a;ric1.;itIit p hetIt
paltssag;e of which, sa-s I. Tin.:l, would t .
mtake the "F'al'nn"r:.' tioil'li' on of I I
the dtimen:lc)ts of' the Sta,te Covernl-!"
ment.
Soritly atti 'th int dut d'tu a of this
bill into ilitt lhinst, at nd Sti - 1 t 1(' t b -
ftrie it. ahIt1dit it, c ti i-t:ii ;a , i s a 1
platntr ati Cia'ir io o' ii tii'- i xat i tmili
mittee onit agritlili') "itt are poi'ld p)r.
byliiiiioli ite 'ifome tat t im Sihiort
and utot popularize lit)i tyebringngit' tlose
toitthe0 iieopule, ii'ttproposed, it t would
mkiodfy the btililletoietas t t iriasethn
sesinofe egshittl ue ofi a di-e'iipti
tionail membe hu om iteache,'ti of the 'ile n
the eectio (atve' mori atI th next
sess'ionl, the thae tlimt iife i present' llII
wilOt> an llii restpeSCh toi t i e i i/iyett (
bonrd itoul hiunite' w'ithv hiitt ( < Olure i
the auagettof the1 hill; ti)lt I pyaitvelys
declined.b atwinitil 1i cosidered reeilt'i
les and ht fall-alus etinuirs iln trava-(uiit'
gance antdi icmitit' y rii'iepetly U tIe
ferrt o n t -'i' i, t iipre iient b iar and i
commison of giculturetiI, i t ci support
any. measur hon to ilt'rili eatt fand
furtmrerprps l'tli Tnot,f l w'asu
eeig, teo itrouce'ti'ai j pint sut in
istruciny dheSiate her o:unijt et',d o
Sta8tepuse oiis,,ps to swaphrbyte
their nets and enter the "political mi
pond, and enter it deep> at that." Whi
powerful ally of Mr. 'hillman, who la
been coquetting in a jack-in-the-box-wa
with this ''political debutante," inigiI
not be1 elected to the United States Scu
ate? We do not wish to lie Consider<'
at tll 1oitted, ta0 aSSuritnCiS have 1>.el
grattuitouely given from)l (:'1 tainl <}1arter
that ter is "no (u)mbine."' W\o kn)01
Mi. 'l'illn:an wuildl not hutavo anI oflict
Iecans(' there is not "iuhlI love of sel
iiinim,"' and u lla5 alreaidy "'told lie
(1('il in ge(t behind him."' Nor woruhi
1)r. TFiud,'t lULViv an 'l;ice, because hit
o:ay't hi.. ',i.e1 lnlt"' 1 m an to) ilnpruve th<(
l)olitic:;l i1uon(dit ion of the fl.rtert3. 5(1
iihe tho oligarehy is de eated, the riii
roken ii p nd tit' (l GvetiIment purged
uf it; ipreseIt iieompe1 tent, imbeeile an11d
(xt rvt1 'itt ('ilCials ad ekalnns(Il of theil
tittl)t'-ts s t ; i, the tli'ts will have t(l
ha1 filhed b1y the dlupes w\ ho) have been re
'rlitacl by} t="Umnalcts ofi "gt'ting1 Sin (on
th' Im itrtlettcth.'' 'le+ t[icipics of th1i'
Ieicr s:ehool extol the advattges ol
l)1r!ulan iltn, app1}frenltly regard'lteSS oI!
!Itt fact th1at there lnre nlow in existencr
'm organij.tions of the agricuttuiil in
lt c:of the )tatte, the Agrienluil 1111(1
M1 ien..aticad Assoociatitn1 and the Grange.
\\WhenI the organiz:ttioIn of 11te li lter wat
ii 1trocess its iterits were silnilarly Inag.
tilted, but the echo las nearly died
tway, and the letson has he )n taught
Lh:at the material prospcrity of the farm.
:r depends far more upon individual en
erprise, ienergy and thrift thi:tn upor
rgamization.
Vie arie toll thtit the object is ) o get us
oi of ohi ru1ts. 'The troultte in we atrc
11remlyv1)1 out the (tid r'uts a1111 into th1(
t0y \V (Ot's of intdoiecee, credit tt ex
ItmIvtgln:ceC. We should be rele gtte(d te
he old ruts whlete all classes iei en
11h'ir OWn exer"tions and dlid not expsect
he L1eg"ish!.ture lto provid. for them- -
w\he' nment wetre industrious am'l frugal,
1ttd paid their way as they went-whtent
tt hald no hotet'stead laws to debauch
he inaicial integrity of our peIople, and
ito lien laws to beguile them into extrav
igi(nce, thriftIessness and dependence.
l'he fact is, the (iovernment, i-: far from
i ig mindful of the publlic weal, in
tat nsCetihg its p)roler sphere tto assist
ia' 1.>et plt1, hIas, by a 1t)e(5 of .Vet
tir:,ng, tuidltrmilt(:d their seli-reliance
t11('1ii\twrfed their sp)irit of maniiho o! d aid
1tc1pent'dencet(. 'T'nught tO rtly upon
meiittiti exemp}itions and li11n1 laws,
hi.mly af themT) inl thitir enervatted condli
it nut it\ tIui their eyes to ('ttaiin Till
mit prtsumttably with I tho expet'ationl of
(inas mal mana. Well may lhe emanirk
1:t he feels deeply the heavy re'sponisi
ilities resting upon him, as a great
11any have vague and unreasoUab)le ideas
f soetlung wonderful or great being
1o'eoiltlished by his Conventiont. U ntder
10 leaulership they tavi been taught to
''gaid th' nuadmi nistration of govern
menat its the cause of their vies, and
ither thr'ough the med1(iumn ii expteri
at ita st ta ctitnI, a elimg11 1? iler of
deuduralti~, ctIite, er a r,.i-r~a
1Swr>i'Olls wa:y, the'y art+ to btt given
t rnian('nt rt'l it 1 anid great f1ttire i)ent
its, thiile Mr. 'Tilbimli aid his crew art
)it"1)lring for a refreshing bath i n thi
"-la-nt waters of the p)tlitical mill
tonl.
TO me( it aIpeIS 1)mt little le.ss ti.anl
'rininal to tlissatisfy and enervate o'mut
n'oplte by this continual gabbl!e about
lien poverty and the ",hop(ee.-ness of
heir1 coniition. I isteatd of foslering it
IIuris t I II itltedence 1by exhort itg theiw
o rely on thrir own exert iots, to Iteich
het to attrilite the tttaStii-faetory re
ctils of ittlenc , extritvagaicte l III it
nek otf thr if to the disrtegirl and ilmute
'di'' of the (htveiarmtIt. lTere never
Its heent in this rountry I but ote method
tf solvimg the probtle how (tine was to
et is poratk tand 1beatns, and I hat is to
ork fort thenm' The Laegisltur te does
tot feedi imerchantts, lauwyers or doet trs,
id ne ltithier b y ex perlitin eta statlioins, reO
>rgaunizautins of btoard's, nor' agricuilttural
stlliges wilt it any more feed the farm
ris thanut Captt. Tlillmnan and is cre'tw enn
ift themselves over the fence bty their
hii etott-'i siton, II tink [ vo ice thet setn
itinent ttf thle initelliget anid re-specftale
arinlers of thet ttett lien I say .1 inare
lie April Convti(lion, ref(let my views,
uni ht is recklesst andit disrispetf flelttrges'
le thle ravings of a faurmtic. titan the
at terainces of a imatn teigtjpte(dt t lead ait
Tlass of (ol'ut c itns. Ott bil f of tht
fatnemitrs of the Staute I feel warranted in
gayiung that though we may be "'fast sitnk
til to the leve'l of serfs, hoewers of wood
itnd drawi ers of wvateri," we ar ie noit yet
pr'eittrted tt chtim brothierhtood with the
it> sttck in the wtar of thle nmts-es itpIol
t lie cha,ses, we ennmot bte rallied bty thie
Iriltueers of tour past I)emoc ortie't whin-it
it rat ionts and the diusciples o~f "Hentir
[ urge'" to eti tnd aigaint thei ab lest antd
tmrenst o f t tn- puldic servants andl omt
awn ( iovernent.
Tnl N :w Yotlt hi NANet tA rn (hitoNn Li
ays tmt, thle Jmainttrry eartninigs of neairly
every Sioutt trn tailrioad tire grtetr Itan
Ihetir Itsstes, andt thatt, it fiact, thle South
itt an itul 'ttt tweirn ro)ads, taketn tas it
( throich- g'iv"' a compaat~t iviI isttimet
to itng t' ~Jiaiay earinitgs of tent
bh:n h ig litthttntand Sititlwestettn coim
pais fo ii'x yearsii. Ini .lantuariy, 182
thI )arinnfa otofibt-t ichodanda 1)-pr'
atle tr' iad wert tu,ttt ita ; tt in 8s,i250
l/; i t ii- 'i x, .I0, 9 inl IM S .I ;5
It. (It l tiv. oft et o d re r
thtdtin thet ii Ioprtv statement fai
I- irh'w fI de-tngti ler returnsal tha for-w
atiti 't(>tftt IIH hya tien wPei He t- gy
"VIi to- ntteq ke CW, l>r. F el ?I
cucThe srIn wro. i wauhng.
probbly ecauo ne beh
AnI I-:tl,a'emn tI l"ro,i, .1a atiiit. Seniita:-v
''That liet"a a iFauiiy 1' umi.
(Frtu Il Iw sv'Sl't I'.t.)
- A (jiet little wedcdiing in .Jeg "sonville
1 lst iiiglht brought to an ('ndl a romianlltie
t littlh l>ve story and a faiiy1' feid of
sevt:ti y( lrs' stanling. ' eli ye'ars iI
dohn S. Ihillit, of (cVhltct, Ohio, ir
iino.vd to at point nuar" Nw tti\retc,
iicntu e'.y, and settletd witli hi;; faiiily
on a tai. Sh1orl y after hais arrival
tltre l e got into a disptte with linnter
Weli<, a n..iglhl)r, over a smlt:il p'iece of
grounld between their farms. ihis re
sulited in a long law suit, andl was flilully
settled in Bullit's favor. 'Flit' men 'were
not recoieiled, however, anti be'nint'
bitter cnnies. For years the iuel,tbers
of the two families sloko har:ihly of one
ittotler, anld no o ppo;rtniity was passed
to do ai injury to the oth(r autily.
llr. L'ulult at flt' tlae of hiti rt".nv-al.
to Kentucit1ky 1:ti a lahtcir (Ctlia, a ;.d1
.l V(en year'. As liin ' 1':t'l hhc grew
i to a lovely young gir!, at'l was sa"nt it
the convent of the Notre Jauie, nitiar
Uineiunaiti, to rec'ive iei'(tlc: iin.
lietn.wtintg heomie la:,t (hritinlts hi ttt
lolilatys mt;ore lovely iii perfect in
feature and forni than ever, she met
Albert Wells, the son of Iltiinte.r Wells, a
young m erelaut of St. Louis, who was
also at. b1oine on a holid:y visit. Thit'
two lirst Inet at i lanice at a farwar's
houso near C alvary Station, but ftmtaid it
both Convenient iiid pleasant to me t
often after this. T'ie loved on' iiothei'r
and whein they rtetl after the lidavs
it was wit It the itgreeent to l , n p nc.lii
Six or (iglt letiers were writtten, buut
wtile l\\'ls reei vei those ft' i,
Iull it., the Sister Slwerior att Ihe (coiiViat
discreetly kept ilhow' directedi to Iher
lovely cbarge. tinai libtcominig desp er -
ate, \Wells ma(le the joauni:y to (incin
linti and visited the covteuit nit in pq ,V
with Mr. V. ii tunt, (fI hat lace, tunt 'r
the guise of Celia Biillit's lrothert'.
While the young couple could not act as
freely as their hearts (lictttedi, owing to
the presence of a teatilcr of the schoml,
they suceedcted in nitniig an tlappuint
nenit :t hunt's Ilotel, Witich}) wats after
watrdsl kept. lie they'V 1igreetl to iary,
and ati she wloiuhlI not coin-eitt n t biet
I ri( otter ti at ili tlie lreactue o at rl:t
tive, they camte to this city and tel''
grap Gittl (ieourgt Iiulit, a i'rthe11r, to
inec't thei 'ir. ldctidtit i o, andti iaitlly
the oldi f'amily enmUity wtis t:iklct dlolt
and t be three west to I1'r sonuivill,
where J:sluirm 'K'elgwin mtaritd( themt
They retuirnetl and are stolin g at the
Arlington li.ntel, whler' \i r. llunter
\'ells and Mr. J1'lin hullit are expacted
this afternoon, they haiving til gotph
their satisfactio at tie l mariiei atul
the hope tmt never aain cotl1 ill icc l
ings prevail between the two finilies.
( n.uic ratl t.c"t': Attitl res.
(, juiw-ra Stce htl ,t 1). 1. , the 1 t,ip lar
and su(cct"saful 1',,ant of ite Mlii:
Si A-iili r'i(iulturul ('lk.h ', i no un -rt
iganrie Iiead, buatt a l1\tiiv t 1 l: ' p rt('.ime
agriciltuiiil t'tliienttui', ounia. \vlti ilt's ii
lOppo)rtunrity to pwuilute the' bs:t inhe
I
eSts of the farnter; of the Soul ht. itt'
eeintly, in addressing the Mias-ipp i
Stattc (1 range, lie said:
I''1 esteemii myseli' coicilnp aiunted, in
being invited annuatlly to :t1i]pear before
the State (irange and addr ess it. 'Jhis
'eemls appropriate, as the order has
been, a111 is still, the harigest orgaiza
tion of farmers iii 3ississippli---it iS also
the largcst nattional organii ition of
farml;'rs iii the Unittd St ctiIs. 'lhe
order in \lississippi, too, did lo'e to
have the A. anid M. College e+ttblilnbe.,
Ithilt itiy otlher iii ihinc ti. As early a ;
1 -75, ainii yearly, aftte'"rwards, tinwy
miemioriahizetl the Logislittu'e, aittl t
reCst hidion, insiist ed oinii1 th pacssage of it
law orgatuz rnig thle College as atxc 'eaa t
and dist inct inist.ituitioni front the t.'iiver'
itiy at G.xfordl, so that the spirit of the
Fodleril lawv wouldl boi obtineid.
''Now, mny friends, are you irady to
be4 bienefitted by the experince of othi
ers? Arc you ready to pt mtor'e vatlue
oni your hamdh? Are you reanly toi tiahe
(care ocf youri caitatl 1ii hucisiness, wh ieb is
the fetilt ly (of your oii i i? is t hc:-c neiedt
oft agiculhitrl etuti('lcon? 'lur w it
was'ic once I ert ile. You h ave cc 'h.ssi v
andi by piursuing ia wronci sy.teint imi
pove rished'c it. Youi laitv~ Wiorni it (oil,
andic n ow read y to dlc]ivei' it to youv cr chl t
drein pboorer tiiii ytct gut, it ficcim ycccir
fant.hers. This isc not r'igh t. Ytour 'hit
drent should receive their lweritage 5'n-c
impaired, from you. Ycou muritt he, edi..
cated in the niewi way of pcrceservinig the
fertility of youtr socil. If it is toco hat'
for you, your cihidren niuist he < dueated
in the new methiods. If t hey do it
retstore fetility to thleso hui ccis, otherc is
It is ia lin propohisitioni. It' they dii
not oi tcamiitl, they will Iosi-thoe hi md cics.
They will limss iinto the hitamls ot' str.ucc
gcers.
"'The faci lit ies in 3l ississipph i are at
imndl to restore thI landsc icci. Tihey ac.e
aill favorabl te. We Icmve plencty ofi gm ccii
hlc yet left oni nearly ('very pihcmctd iccn.
T'hce plani is to stop etultivattiing Iit'> inil.
I t will break all whoc aittempi t it. Onie
fourth or onie-thtirdi of our' hland ic st ill
good. Cuilt.ivatte onily goodit bod; ma-i
ire it, work it bettter, ftollot)w itli'nstive
fairmiing on ourii goic hlctcs, ) lit way
wc~ith ont-half ori twoiu-thcirdcs of ocur laborci.
Utiize. thei poorci hatils is grazcincg batscis.
Nature will eover' thmci ati oce withI
gr'cass. It coists nocthinig fcor gcrascc tc
groiw. It. csts mnot.hing fori stcki tic et
graiss. cStockt-raisinig is tie icily praecii
ealei waiy oif uing thci.ie huncis, geing
ai profiit cuit ofi the laci l alloi: 1c tim
at. somett timce ti)i ri'nieit'iti, icuic haveci
thir fert.ility r'iestored'c. It vi ll breakc
iaiybody wihoc attemicts tic ('citivacte them.c c
'The fertility t hat lohasbeen hmt mu tst hie
retoredtc beIccforec it. will lilt) to iercop ticemI
again."
Tnez ( cod cir I oe 'lit,.
Ab sence oif kncow,ledge' o f thle fciel th at
phi ysiecal andic icental wtackness'5c, indiiiges
tioni, iiupmctc biliool cand sick I.hcc'cie.c
leie, icists iliclin cof moneicy amci icly
fit oriinuci'rhi acnd untr'eltible dieccet ionscc.
'hri cm A"lcE('Inry :nii l.icc lcghIc-c. ce
a Icilbi ol: ithem lvei to:ethc fo iiii ii''ct
purplocse if killingc .hindge~ A\. I'. t'h, ('c.
ncc'wi (Connc'y .\ttorn'cc'y ci lci'wanc. 'I b
schemcito I or cuter ii tei Octn 'iasc' detic '
inSt ini tinac: tic save thceir' lives.
TAI%IN(: T'tO((.
IIli't ('1tan liI)b Il n tit' Imiii )oit an) c . eiw of
A'G-Gliiirae A teniunat.
(From the 1'ii iIt'li.':i T imes.)
it i5 a phrase fanii!iar enough to the
11111i'Sss man a111(1 uidterstood i i adegreo
by the feminine cleient in the' commulll
nity wito realizt' 114' p1u5ts4 at 1 :tst of its
mneuning and are awnare that bargauins
llay hie regatrded lI its synnyim'i. 11 is a
s-elt whien every r(ein:tint ilad tag has
its plact in the gentral au'tnt, ant is
forced'( to dlo suchl dutty as ma;y be in
swe'tlliug the year's returns.
Tihn housekeeper, w\'hO also liiS her Cx
pcrieces(' with tags and renilnaits, w\ill
Iby to linteais alidlit that the s11ie process
la lly lpplicttion to her systei. (hi
the Coltrary, inl spite of cooking schools
andi i alw ays ineltsilng lod of cookery
okt(,l , j(iu al"nltls d ll in gaz:iles, she
clinii to thie early convictions thatt
'stcek" is on' of the pTlttar dehiiSiolls
s i' Ii roverl life, andi( that soup11
foundtt'"t Illonl stvek Sis an'etratvagance
to b' i r,'n2d d\iown and getn(rtlly dis
"a:tl< stsck !"' sl.id It youniiig houie
wve t' I' ot tt day, in my hearing.
'''':1k .ttek! Why don't tiy sly take a
r'(5 t' or tikt' i quutat of nightintgalcs'
ti1i'1es? ( )le is as easy as the other.
W1'het i I i t) get stuck, I shil(dd like
to kntv, \bu there are univ two of us
andt \te ('ni.\ want a little nient once a
dai1? Aund if I nuthie soupl thait is good
for at int It. takes just as irlcht iueat
is ht : < '..l l1op le. titock i'. ita snlrc
a.ad r' 'i: , u, iad nobod(ny bu: t a llnil
hiun:c ', :t11':Irdisuchi ("Xtrava\t'ance'."
"" .Iao I'kS ofi th11is ordlkr ar'( (on1
511t: ". :t-' ;.,i n 1 plte' (of theI i ung Con.'
lt ( i I ca'Itlatlion of tile iact, in
i i'e I' tIi, t1: t stock is tlhe intly
" it f thie le ft 1vt''" q il'stiotl so
:( lii .l :t 1i hits of triits vey t nuh iet
or'- cunlr i, i it s''ns wr ll t( slate
.1 'i 1 ii ill ;il lvlt, ch'r ni s (liett';of
in.nch Inle:at, ve'ry good (lnes' ('an he1 in11le
With v'ery littlt, :tn(I qulite' aS Sa\or'y otitC5
'ill i ( ;t ill. 1ThehtislliSt ma h i', d 1a t'
hili: tiet , deser'Vinlg i lri lly 54'linte' si t
Iy l i l t hil 's, (ie lelAent 1ar'tieit' givingl;
siai t hel IIi maitiiti'I, ve u u there very
lit lt' I:at Is us'ed.
iTir -t founv oulsttekee juit c men-a
I 1 Il u l il ;;iil ll.k liti' J1i1"1 t lt
i'll w h:(i r WI 1 1int the bilke't of
reISiiiIIt, 1i1 t 1s t t l h t s ec, the"
ail uv (il (1 at: i JIt r-ilis st :ll sh l [ an
the l lil t' o t4 hit"t'l i (.wt'\e.l iht l re
viu d., th rt'e1iniin n(-att ta ubditoh
lu t I l ltiliz 'nI sai as : -te twaS
not iratcotieI int, tlse(dl t l t15ra'l'In w'ould
h b t he n and thrll tlle lt('t that i
tjaart (If very'\ 1;4od( stut"k hail c',:le to ant
1I11ili s I lIti it 11(ll iill(1s. vei nO i l
ui Ilv ia aut in-rel handsa. (ilvin it
eatilth t ll' ( i; lli it ' eti''g)esan i lus ly
o 1 1 a t (itil!y 1ina I: i t slu boiling,
i m-i y more ;tult a sin11n1 '1r, inii tllh1o e
r'jel t t(dii p(I; sibillit a, tl i ti.i's n ts
I t'(ihtl w\att'r w ill t i t' ii il t't 1 ii t alt,
wtiii ll i I' (l pti it lit :J im of
llirtI :1 l tr' :h. ThI 1451 r s it, atr il Ii
:..1t I . t.1 i Ii ('it(.l, \ t :bl n:v' givl nt
a1 5l,,; e :,. u d 0 , e v."1) p:trtl(itw re.Iing
t(o (te t.urfa14't 151-1 lea\iin. a i ti' of
el i-' bril I -';,t i't : lyl" ii t:akl( n any1
ll:tlii th,'slli , '. T his (lh l:' w oid, tl,a ll'y
!'c 'V'' 4 \'(v1ty 11(Il h igi', li i dllg
ic , i((iii at(, a litlile Iti'll, ati i. 4 Ol ,
the 'omiilnitioni ind1c1uitely \:tried, a
tnre' - '1 ::atli5ll t(r\' 111l wii ' ll lllth ured
50111 w\'nhll ]la:t'e b iln the (,lulome.
UOne uf thc mos1. t\av,ry atnd t;eIieioUls
Siliiile SO li i, I lt l ivtl aS i na1ill1 a
hte l:nlgir, aInd I give its 'illul .itory as
:i ll t attiont 'f wVhat thel (car('Illl hllse
ket'pt'r. who: pults aw\ay al1 4) lhllntiS
tdaiOtilt, (:iil tlt"ily' 1.-"''llr . T he !(1 Soup
was known as tte ".:-all" 'ip, and It
bltiit yith Ii < sit fr stock . Iolr ii
Wis i just 1:tct:alo as th1s1 n'.5i '(. by
thet less e"xpetritent'edi hou 51kt"ep. r'. [1:'r 11
plte ('n1 I1 ht , 111w1a1:, rge" , pl i n, u r.t"i.
A C'OTT'(ON ('Iol'1'I:c.
f ''The W\on111erflI Ag'ri(-taltl ral Invet" nth toft
i ('atudein itllanic.
()t rt "p~ritencu of the Ncwi intt Courier.)
CAlllls lh, Firuary 16.-Mr. J. B.
Antnoins lin; ma :t) a cotton chopper,
i iulchl rili'ss to be it suecess, and now,
wit I tie 'AonI(Ui5's Chopper'' and
1 Msn:(111 l,i('io'r and gi, the fariers can
x'pnect to 1wtill.i muore out of their cotton
- rop. \ ir. Auln 1on14, a wheelwright aini
carpeunter by tratde, was raised in Marion,
but fiII the Isf two years las lived in
(mntilenl. lie hisa been 'studying ulp his
eliliue for t'IveI years, awl three
y( 1115 ago made I model, w\hich he has
worked successfully in the lieu every
season siIce. l1o reached what he
thought pierfection last winuter, Hlis
iehine is luilt veiy uuch like a sulky
plllgh, with adjusta)le hoes titt will
leave atny stanid of cot:oii that I may be
detsiredl, and with t)nw manl inl horse
il ic fIo'm01 tweity-five to thity acres
it day, ihere is a little scool) plough
attacelld in suli a wiy as to ilt ats a
gulde to the horse always on Ue next
row, Iit hor:e being inado to \talk in
I this sllow !i' arrow going across Iho cot
tun bed. InI trying the chop110per the
usual way is to leave one a5nd1 two stalks
III cottll to tle lhll. The only ob jec
tion that hatS been raised is that it leaves
i tuft of gross around the cotton, and1
1 this oljeetio has b'een dlone away with
bi winit JIr. Aumnonis calls two dirtors,
wi hicli pilts tlie tirt, against the cotton
b hielint the eiopuiilg hoes, and tlus also
keeps t)h wind from,n damagiag the
3Jr. A illoun Iis sold1 several county
r lits itntl over two Iiuiileul ant fifty
ntitehint's it s it eath, all ii three
muoniths. 'The nuluchine has beeni thior.
Iough;lly ItnIt-td ini .Uiitbhanl, K..(rshatw,
(helt'rlit Ihl, 1 1 Ilbri 1 tII 1 Ind 1t rioii
(Stillit1 i14, Iul it ret('c 1eie (ht Iirst lip)lonu:t
at, thu lust State Fair. The maltchine0
wit'hs ab1utilt III 111 uns, and tracks
withi staitlard w lgon track. A patent
Wis :ippthld'tl fir lin Nuvemb'tsr :i1), 1MM6,
serial nliln' 1 f;,::. A few lltieliles
arie binii unult, lalt 1i>)ttt.mupt will be
nlid' it, lih the de'lln (ti for thent tuntil +
i lin ftr ilil t'saton of 1S. Uy that
I llt't ltil'I,I.n i tit 1i l tll li t'lll't 01 i- lit
time 119- pl. fo manufacure on.
lIa;e s hit - till beIt t lt titmetd alntd it la ge
111WIb I I iii i 4u4hin ien i n l. tl-ltttering
tlles t Iiitt bIt'I rt ived foru imying the
ri"ht for' the Stat " of Ltuiisiuit 11111
I''(I \\(\n
1-Itil ii a i ' lli.(, t ( tit1:. jt-tt'ol i
tl l " e' t t.: . ' P t ( ty i. : in -: ..
JI i l i it't' sl id tlt:tt t yI L true milther
tu I, hir -tn hty in th I Il 't' very
thltr blt , it . hait h It Itt'.-hit yearl ns
for tie wtei\re, of 141a. tillium5 I s pi- rineti
pile i Iii,,t i I litllctrehend, whysiv this
ittitt or'tlti/tiiontti u 1 ii f l t in te M in all
it'e Ittts II t h ittte, :it Ietsu.Si a thatt
that tn,t i 111a il lt at t it l 1 1 hit mi itu l
hlt;td. lIt': 'inttr, dl i.l \ttr initther' -
htirft t k lIti in tht t, ' it I tt t the
I jttttrit' tf41 pritn Ors are tnd r I l' I.en ty
i1 t n ,III ott a.;t , litt nit tl iiti l i
d i iXt 'l, in t I VS wht' <,( ,i(l't t
n1(thu 's t nit 1' ar1 Ii 'l sib:y,, thu
Itl(11 ' i 14s or iI (n( llt ini itni alut, >,r sheI
m Ilay slt iiti ti ie (h IS of the valley.
1.1y1:, meltre ('hlih n-t'l, niit Iin,,re tlutin
uii;ht yt:trS (of :4(', hav\e I('t'li r'enten1)'ed(
t t lt iitt itirt ' i u r ownu s tai1t thi.i
ear. itl at utre is befort., suchi
ihut in wuit hi oldetr tcril)iu l:;, in stt"ad of
Ittingl implrttvedt by the lulii;htunnt, they
ar' tturn l oUt it tnthis al'terwadtiulstritinetl
('ili1h1d, whott delight ini vieioul: habtlits,i
IL a ;1 nlnti uinI t(t ytI b,hillni 1pr ii barl7s
iintii il t.atiI , o i dr1111 :1121i u 'l ed de ts l
th i fe t I t t he ptI nat;lty.
It Itt:t;,4 n iit , l aw' t h ru .-t Ihi ll to t:tiiik of
tI 1 1 l ii ' tl 'n wh i' e taiii nd It s I llr iimimts
It' l o w.. il in jail witht ollert ne r
a riht'to prtct. ifetelf. twudb
FITZ LEE'S LITTLE JOKE.
how Ie Captured a Yankee Omeer's
Valihe.
(st. Louis Globe-Democrat.)
In 1861 Fitzhugh Leo, now Governor
of Virginia, was commanding the Con
federate outpost in Fairfax county as
Colonel of cavalry. Colonel Tannant,
who was an intimato friend and class
mate of Lee's at West Point, was in
command of the Union cavalry outpost
near Alexandria. One day Tannant re
ceived orders to advance and feel the
Confederate position in front. A bat
talion of men, mado up from the depart
ments and the city of Washington, called
the President's Body Guard, was assign
ed him to make the advance. He said to
a friend before leaving:
"I want soldiers with me on this ex
pedition. I know Fitz Leo, I have slept
with him, and whenever we come togeth
er somebody will have to do some good
lighting or fast running. I know Fitz
will light, if I had soldiers and not
these dress-parade fellows, I would be
delighted to give my friend a brush, just
to let him see how nicely we can whip
him back into the Union."
In the meantime his wife had packed
his valise with clean liuen and a bottle
of old Iienuessey brandy. When every
thing was ready Colonel Tannant took
up the line of march along the Fairfax
and Alexandria turnpike, in the direc
tion of Fairfax Court Houso. After the
command had advanced a few miles and
conic to a halt to rest, the Colonel ad
dressed his men in the following words:
"AttentionI battalion: I am now
speaking to you as soldiers who have en
listed to defend your country, and as
fellow citizens. I want every man to do
his duty in the time of battle as a soldier
lhould. If there are any of you who are
not willing to do ihis, step three paces
to the front."
Not a man moved. They stood like a
wall of granite. This gave the Colonel
much encouragement.
"Now, my soldiers," said he, "with
this determination on your part, we will
ontinue our advance and drive the
en1emy back, or capture the entire
force."
Within a few miles of the court-house
they encountered the Confederate pick
tts, and succeeded in driving them back.
This gave the command now courage.
On they pushed. But, alas! Soon
'T'urner Ashby, with his Black Horse
Cavalry, cane charging on their flank,
while 'itz Lee pressed them in front.
'T he engagement began to get interesting,
when suddenly Pelhamu's horse Artillery
u limbered on the left hank, and began
to poui a galling fire into 'l'annant's
ranks, lie rode to the front, leading
the charge against Fitz Lee on the other
side. The men seeing the situation be
came demoralized and retreated in con
tusion, falling back to Alexandria. The
U nion forces lost a few killed and some
prisoners. Colonel Tannant's headquar
(era ambulance was captured, with his
rationa and baggage.
A few (lays alter the light a dilapidated
team drove up1) to his headquarters with
the letters ''C. 5. A." branded on the
skeleton mules, and in dim white letters
on the side of the topless ambulance also
appeared ''C. S. A.," and the drivers,
instead of wearing the blue had on a suit
of gray. The (river entered Colonel
'l'annant's tent with a military salute,
bearing in his hand the Colonel's valise.
"Where did you comx1e from?" de
lmaneda the Colonel.
"I ('1ame from Colonel Fitz Lee's head
iluarters," was the rely. ''Ho swapped
teaus and clothes with ime and told me
I could come back andl bring your valise,
ut here it is, Colonel.''
"'All right, mty mian,'' said the Colonel.
"G to yourt <iarters and change your
uniform, and report for duty.''
Colonel Tannant took the valise ever
to his wife's room and opened it. -The ~
contents of the valise were a note which
ran in the following wvordls:
"Outpost Confederate Army, Virginia.
---y I)ear 'Taut: I have op)ened your
vahise, appropriated your biled shirts for
clumiige, and also your bottle of old
I Iennessey for a bad cold. I traded
unbuulanices and teams also. When you
soie out again b ring more commissary
uimati qurtermaster stores. Fr.
Colonel Ta'mnnatnt lkept the note until
the close of the war, telling iio one about
it but his faithful and loving wife.
'(Tannant has heen living in 'Tennesseo
;ince the wvar. Itecentl y lie and Lee
net and a bottle of 01ld IIennessey was
liscussed.
J apnui Olov~er' Culture.
I would like to know something about
hie clover wvhich is springing upj along
ho road sides andl old lields here
'mi spedeza H treata, '' or ''Japan clover,"
is it occurs to nie that it deserves some
Jonisidheration and attention. A lage
per cent. oh our lands 'by constant culti
vntioni m cotton and e' -n, have grown
so I him aiid poor that theL crop raised on
themi is no longer prolitable. L"encing
too much run dowvn, and requires too
inuch machinery and tools for wheat, so
thout thu only thming loft, is to try and
stop the gullies and washes, mako past
ures, and ahout to only thing 1 see
Ilourishing is this ''Japan clover."I
have seeni no laud yet too poor, too dry
or too wet for it to grow on. Cattle are
very loud of it, aid get quite fat from
feeding on it. it is repiorted that this
el'jver seeds on top); if that be tho case,
.1 ami iot surprised 't weeds out every
thing, for an inives. gation shows me that
it hasc seed on thu root, forming about
onemi-half inch below the surface of the
ground a. T'herefore, when the dry
weather kills the stalk, one dozen new
sprouts p)ut up after the first rain.I
wish, however, to kno # somethimg more
of its history, andi whon and how to sow,
and hence this commniicationl. j. li.g
11ltntsviiic, Alabamia.
Chapter or Accident.
While Alex. h,ove-son of Mlr. RI. A.
ha,ve -ad a young M~ r. C ibson were out
hun tin y'estetly, Alex's gunl was accL
enitzally dlistl;irgedh, pouing thme entire load
if shot into thle lack part of1 Mr Gibson's
.Jexss Cution, soin of hlev. J1. A. Clifton,
,f Spartanuirug, tduring a stay of~ a few
murs liere yestenlaty, t ell from a pole on
shlih htile wats practicing gymnasutis and
iut his armi dishocated at the elbow.
Yesterdamy, a smnall coloredl boy on Mr.
1. McI). I lood's place fell across a stick of
.''tood which a larger boy wals (Ihop >ng,
imnt had one of his haends cut oft.-- ' krto
MYSTElIOUS 1OUlNTA IN E1ts.
An Inteet ing TTtiy as it tie ( Origin u
(Y. E. Aliwon, in ;outeIrn liivouate foi 1'rbruary.
'1Rud0 iu sp)eech, figure atial 1111bit
larely lettered, thougi rarely cntirel;
unletteredl; cnunning, hold, detterlnunn<
a1nt reck1leSS (of lift , he is aparUt fronti tit
Ieln of any of tIh' pieople wllo lwttell oI
tlhe plains o11 either side of his Iiotttitil
range, and1(1 ha11s ia cutde of nulllirs, eS
touis ad imorals thatt is iktiown to the
outer world. The origin of the inotuu
tainecrs tlaut iillait the rilnt't'S fron
Virgiuia to Arkunsas is ia sub je'ct. tlha
might tempt the curiosity of ta se-ioin
historian. 1he vestiges of the earl}
1)ola)h.tiol, and of soime of the siugulal
epiSOlic inroads that aceompaiietl tht
steady flow of Engiisli oiiiittion, art
still 1)lainily p)errcep tible. 1romY the seni
<1(u(al pi):tnttins of ther I'ing aVoritt
in1 Viginia and ithe ('ur(4linlui.: li(ity of
ti )se fti tort ilit' or (liinliid w"retth eli
wt'} we"sre tro p:Iortted frointh II"nluth(wi
luntri, to l - r " ni l slves int he lit hls
of Iieirtl 55, Ii ii miostly iab sentl"t, huls
teris, es(plil itto t1t retuge of the
Imuoiititils, :il , iniiu;tttedl by at tsiltir
inl hop);' of fre dloni, )511ll t the most
inaccessibli hiinug lt s. To tli
CSCapedl conVi('t, (relnlinig undetr thenr
ieibranceo of i muster's Ltsli, untl wtill
ing to dare aiV Initive (lallger to 'scp
the slavery he liiud Iltdl, the ap11ra1) h oftt
another retugei was s fit ull of It'rror aIS
of e imffort. '.I'I it' rilnllwiay ft lul (uld!
trust nobody; or, lelrhapl)s, lt lintl I
brandllun hs1 11 for"lit ,ml tO hidl1 trout
Curiouis ('Vii, :u(i wli'rever he iiide his
houe it was keitt remiote tromI net igtb1r
ship in(1 nitlte as ttuninvitiiig 15 Iossible
to avttl\euitros (' sispicious eyes. lithe
is little doubt ihit aIouig the lirst. set
tiers of the insoiuntinius Wt're theis Biitisi
convicts sol into slavery to the' Aieri
Cani pliiiitatioiis, and111 codlrunitel to a life
of lulaboriouS s(rViItitiu, whiehl tlhey onuy
(eSCa)ed by suelh hirdsliip 5 asco l
templt no0 free mnt. TIhe fre'e p)ionieer
iud til'he w ootlsnui 1uslhe-d on i-r<Ss tit'
iiiiutiins or tiiroigii lie lam, es iiiid
c eared1 for himlstlf an1 t mpiir' andl ganrlt"n
in fertilu Kentuieky an iu lhbitilt' 'lt e
se, or so gtiil. the' Stfti' iii' andi coitt i1
ii5s ofii thelit touthrntii tltes. h' Ie
tsa'iped coviii w(a tfraitl to vetr in
t ithtr tdir'cti luItst hi shouhl 1s h inlttt
the l is of a for-l'lll' 1UlrtIt le g (Vi -
s t e'r, wio ilitlt t it )c1ify aii 1, -t nli ve
himt. 'u, withl tha:t bru.i instiliet for Itwr
rtt i i' it"t irtl nii that lue A b,a Ilp is> s - ,I
the Cian1huit ral"e il ei' ryt'i 1 l18, llt
flung to the inuuaiis f his r 'itete,
$ecure iin his solitudt tl l ting Is
leilee inl it iliplregiiiiity of his re
tritt. It w is perhuats I a iii l rite i
stinct, thertefo rt, 11hat m:iult tlit ii'mn.l
tiineer5 eint(' iegr shIVIeiV s it itI trl' s
the utist lett'rniiel Aholitiolnist 0l tli
North, a1nd( wthic lied(i tll hv tttrt"- of
fatt to join th I iiion uiiisi whe n;t l thI
('1 Iv l a li: l' tin. ' hT'm l:ittiti t ,
tious not onl1 tl ri >,lis .I li ih , .tli rr
Ur'lits ithoii l,u ni of : U thll s tli tI h t :, t
S1tht u w an(,I 111 i\ iii y o1; r 111 i.t
tause ii tihe re 11 ui l iiit of thit ln tio
linies, iut(l it iS til sinlgniil; , iperhap;ls:,
hit t iuhey uii:v' ittilli lit i lia t
titi the' oIi l iei t 1 ,a ty is i nieiii_tiv" -
ly is the enluuI iated a et gru.
T il tIi tttl - is 1 4l li j11.
Telii Seutte lui i l the i itilt lititlouse
is reft rrtd to ie u Tminitt(, t hiti with
tie'a rd to it hl irtert tas evid tl(iluting
the wair.
(_)Iu tht' .)tl t ' :f \ut;usit, IN-iI, 1;r :i t1-71
ili l t t , a t:.\ o>f . !t!,. )1,(ll 1)( \ i" 1 4I w , 1
o l itl t e i t tetts, orlhi u it l t iti :ili ".
It wats propostl I s itt it ii y i i t hii il
a itt :lt , its . i t It r ip u nt. (l i,eoit i ii I
It allowe't(l. eter, al of lit"h u m to:)k il
vtage oflIiIle theproi s in As iuhe la
shucids,h till've iir huuIIIo it u oa
Statie wieb at itst nitpid hii tax, Lii li
phied t the eretiHt of lthei tae.4 Til-i
irslltut Comptolleriti. s b lund to do lth(i
but l the ht IisI\ given1 ris to icontroiiier
liiiltis.i To peven thi, the il Lis befor
The11 fo1LllingisiVi Ilalren ofi th ire
wihichIl 110-; I u li.7 Ws co l ite<l le:r iii
a(4 h t'iii hie ot .i1iiist. Itis, L ;y n i.\
iiassedii lebudry i5, lItI tlii. linertary
ofl th TuriIt4I)(ly ias 1 auhri es t ul
uos Id(I 11u \'ii( riu it to \\'. 41\1rgiia
onl which teraiee liii been51 () colcdm::1t1,
hititiwasho frei,li.c.e7, her whie eVlsa,
igt." a oeid evn au