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^ rf"' ttiV ' ir VOL. X.?New Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 29, 1879. NUMBER 35. I co-operation of his fellows, and from that I circumstancca neccsaarv to its cultoro. in I ..rcL,,.! ...? ?:.i. : .a...:- * WMSSIWlWoV.fTOI &%?WA?P I >. ? ? - 1 SOCIETY. Chester, S. C-, August 13, 1879. The State Grango and Agricultural Society resumed its mooting at 10.30 A. M. to-day, and .ras called to order by IIou. 11. K. Orayton. The miuutos of yosterdny'a meeting having ben read, Geo. Hagood introduced '.he fa 'owing resolution : That the transactions of this society since the war and ?p to the date be collected nod published in proped form, and that the , Jfe^doat 09"l.iMimim iirtt. repSf "I . itg <Imm for puUmMoa,md.lhkt (h* eipeowea be defrayed ont of the legislative appropriation in aid of the society. After ?nn?e discussion, participated in by Oen. ffngeed, 0?'. Wm. Wallaco and Mr. <Omy..on, K-. J. if. fir aw ford inquired if a tquorom we;e present. Upon which, Gen<or>\i Iingood ?ovcd that tlic further considoration oI the resolution be postponed until sifter the r-."ry o?eedings of the day Intd been g ae Urvagk with. This was aigreed t?. ' The Oh >ii1^ en Introduced lion. J. N. Tjipscomli, mh i de!'; m:i tin address on tho aviuis uud '.jeetn * 'he Grange, which was listened to . 4th ??. \rfc? 4 attention, and was repeated I' iutc.r ?r? with applause and i laughter r (he it -ppy hits of tho eloquent i ujiirdrt. The .following is a synopsis of ] 1 cot,. li:?cc 'ja'fi address. 1 It has iio.i c.. ..;iel uyninst thin order * th at it i* a UirW a*4 exclusive ouo, aduiit- : ti g a .e hat J*. aces. I ooatoud that it J is oiia of the aau.-M liberal that I havo over ' Jcno<vn or read cYoa cauaot go into'n . fctfk rr ra'.l: :jal business mectiug unless you nro a s'acVsJier, nor can you take g:.in iu a dental association without being 1 avhatis, hy some, called a toothoarponter, ' leither eu >ou to tho conmiuniou table ! of the Bap. uuless you have been itn- J auersod. What fio * do? If u man has : ?uy tBtareu. at all in connection with agriculture, no rr.arter w'hat hid other vocations : una? bo, unless bo i .<u cueuiy of tho order und desk..*? get'uto it to fight ui, wo * ?f ea omr doors *ud let him ia. Wo have . An nnr 'aIIa ???nr? m?Ka ?-? v 0 www www atv X' ill HJLT, JPraaclior Farmer, Lawyer Farmer and s Toucher Farmer, an'!. F have fouud that n " *7 ttcwr tatJ5 UT"Moimiunj .iu .i. ? t work '.j th? Graage and do it most efficient- 1 By. The inc. chant, doctor, or lawyer, who ^ tie rfke a sue tube of the Grang?, usually 0 makes <"he (beet Granger because he has doarncd iu the other associations to which * lie has belonged the importauco of the rules And regulations which wo want to apply. 1 'The ( range has fur its object the prowo* ion af <t he hiteceet-e-of every uiao, wouinu " ^and child in Soath Carolina who lives out- ' Aide the city ef Charleston, that being the 1 only -eity iu the State which has risen to a uiagaftafle that way bring it* interests into Antagonism with the rural citizens. a The Grange originated ia the North. 1 vvbero capital in the large cities is frequent- '< <y opposed U labor, and where the trades- a .tuou of aluioet every class are organized into 1 ^ societies. bf?L hud originated in South JUaroltna it would prdbably bavo been called 0 a rural iuatead of a farmer's society. It n Bias no 1 ncrtawa te nepnrato (lie rural pee- c Qjlc irom those who Jive ia incorporated j1 towns. ' Ua ebieots must be lwikcd at from c three standpoints?the educational, social ^ -und business. Education is understood to I <mcaa what ve commonly call schooling, but " drum the Gracgur standpoint it is a verry j different thing. Itcouiinonoes in the cradle 11 and stops only when the grave is ready to re olive us. It is a too common habit with our c farmers to suppose that they know all they I need to k.ow c'?.>ut forming. Tliey can a Seam n great deal more about the best way to c m make their ereps. They ouu (earn what their ? ' "cotton costs thorn per pound, and many c other sneh practice mutters. This eduoa- 0 it ion the G.^ugo wiU give them. I know * that L have learned many thing in the J Orange that I would not havo known oth- j ?orwise if I had lived to be sevonty-five years ' old. We coantry farmers can't live always 1 no oar own land; tie time must cauio when, > iif 6oetai intercou^e does not call us out, " (business asi aeeescity will. Aro we pro- 1 jpared to tuke cure of ourselves ? If there I uro any people in the world who think they i .aro, it is .he far -era. They over-rato their ' individual i .dependence. They say they < atteni to Uicu/?wn busiooas. Hut is it so ? Is there a farmer owning 100 acres of land 1 anywhere who l?: s not got a lawyer to at- < (end io .. e* t's of bis business for him, or at ..adt tj tell-him bow to do it liiute!*.? A ud it en .hey go to the nearest 1 county u.'.-eh at nnd get him to attend to 1 the other fe. - d it there was a Ufthfourth t-. v.u 1 ,,jt jnio nc^ro loattond to that. Y7? .. 3 Ye oo opposition to any i o.hor c t. \. '. .t:' a ftii'uier makes be- ; Ion ;<* . > ib eauuity, bocau.se every mnn auu wo was v' ?. bv th:i business they fob low. eomr'.Uuts ?" < e banoiit of soeiety are eatit o?i .u * :.. 1.) plain language, the w r.. t.>u* t'r.e f..*mer for ita vie ?r;i* a j yi :*. j. '! vo want is a fair d?via!9i. We ciasr-e only that cvory man ?hal? jrire ;? v :!ue received. This cooporation pttpauoU by the Grange is no new thing. As noon as man cuiergcd into the k Jlgbt of sivilisAtkHi wo tee hioi seeking the . -'*V *?* ^4 , SSanflB * L&fer' ,..e 7 v .... ..i.q mis uvuu mc universal custom, except among farmers. Colonel Lipscomb drew a ludicrous picture of the farmer entering town to sell his cotton, and supposing that tho merchants were competing buyers, whereas they had held a meeting the night before and already fixed upon tho prico to bo paid for it. And showed how the farmer had to ask the merchant the price of the cotton he had tor sale, as well as of tho goods ho /anted to buy. Returning to the subject of education, as commonly understood, he said tjhat the farmers should take moro interest" Tu tho conduct and curriculum of the schools to whioh their ohildren ire sefct, und should see that somo special instruction be given them in refcrenco to the pursuit of agriculture. He next referred to the social features of tho Qrnnge. He said that in villages and towns the people who livo so near together nro somewhat independent of this means of social enln?m?nt ?~~-f but in the countryjt is quite different. It is true that the utcu can meet at shooting matches, elections, and on otbor similar occasions, but the ladies' opportunities are much more contracted, but with the Grange meeting once a month they nro brought together moro frequently. The Grange liberates us from tho tyranny of fashion, that worst of tyrants. We in South Carolina have been a boastful people, and now, since wo havo lost our fortunes, wo are moro extravagant than jvor before. The people dress finer than they can afford, because they dixliko the idea of having others think they are poor. Tho Grange makes a uiau's character the ? ;eat of his admissability into the order, and jy admittiug him into intimate social in- i crcourso with its members, their wives and ] laughters, certifies to the wot Id that ho is i vorthy of confidence ; this makes him inde- i icndent of fashion, and he may disregard t ts dictates with perfect impunity. The }rango says nothing nbout religion or po- I ilics, so that pcoplo of all creeds can meet ? ogcthcr in tho Londs of a common brother- j lond and enjoy that social intercourse ouchsafed to tlieui by no other institution, t t does uot proposo anything that tho best t iusinesa men in South Curolina would not c ay w.i3 perfectly just and right. Wo nrc i: ot such fools as to want to break down t ||S business of Ui > rauutry, nor to suppose ? I '"I" ! I" |'g ers and men of other callings and run c vcrythiog ourselves. 0 Col. Lipscomb was interrupted in his pctch by a cry near the front door of ''The < 7th Regiment," and suspended beforo he f ad finished his address. r Tfie meeting then adjourned till 3 P. M., r a order to allow the survivors of tlio 17th logiuiont to bavo the uso of the Court s louse. ? t AFTERNOON SESSION. t At the hour appointed, tho meeting was i gain called to order, and the President in- ? reduced Dr. G. 13. Lartigue, who read a t uurued essay on grape growing and wine naking. Ho commenced with a history of c hat industry iu South Carolina and other f States. In tho light afforded by the fuots I r mis mutory, nesaiu, the industry should i lot be encouraged fn this country without areful consideration. In introducing any t lew industry wo must consider whether it c * adapted to tho soil and clixate of the t ountry and to the genius of the people, t Vino is not yet one of the staple produc- j ions of the Southern States. Of tho vari- t us fluids called wine, the simple fermented t uicc of the grape, without ant addition, t nay bo termed natural wine. This is the ? ypo of all true wines. Of this, wo must 1 tonclude, the Lord partook at the last supter. When we can make suuh wine as the e indents drank and as the Son of God bless- ( id, we may consider that we have made ;reat progress in the art. He then dea- c iribed the varieties of adulterated wines ? ind wines made by the addition of other t ubstanoes to the grape juioe. To make latural wine, the constituents must exist I n the grape, and these ean be supplied to i t by proper manuring. The seuppernong j las been oonsidered a poor wine grape, but 1 ocent experiments nate proton mat u may ilaod pruning at certain seasons. When t his is aocompliabed, it will most probably )ocome the most taluable of all wine grapes. Dr. Lartigue then gate a detailed state- ] nent of the expenses and estimated profits < >f a grape orop. < At th? olose of this essay, tho Chair an ] Bounced that the subjeot was open for geu* , erul discussion. < No ono offering to speak, the Hon. W. < D. Johnson, of Marion, was introduced, who i rend an essay on fruit culture, of whioh the | following is a synopsis: ouANOKLLon joiinson's jAbat. Alter God created man, and gate him dominion oter every lieing thing, Hia first gift to him was the fruit-bearing # tree, thereby showing the estimate He plaoed V* 1. II I ?.-? Ujn/U liuift. XV |? m Wtll'tlHIVIIBUVU IUCV that that part of tha inhabitants of aoj oountry which habitually lire upon fruit are the heallhieet and tuoat bappy. Tha aupply of fruit io arory bouao aud farm should be auffioiant not only for tha family, but for the operatives and the atook. The cultivation of fruits is extremely fascinating aud improving to the intellect. Iu studying the qualities of tho soil aud tha other | perpetuating good kinds and producing new I ones, and in studying the habits of tho different varieties, it furnishes just such hVbits of thought as every man engaged in ngriculturo should possess. Tho fanner who furnishes himself and all dependent upon him with a good supply of fruit is a good farmer. A good fruit grower cannot be a poor farmer. Tho first thing to bo done by the fruit grower is tosolsct a proper spot of ground. A deep clnv loam is the best. A northern aspect also is desirable, and the pint should bo w$ll /rained. None of our fruit-b.caring^iAts can bchoaklyi Uta ground that is not "well all the stumps be removed, tjt shomd bo deeply broken up and uianurefltarith muck or stable manure, or the sweeprngs from tho yard. It cannot bo mado too yich.? The peach is uo exception to tns rule, though the pear may be. Never Iclcct a spot vrhero the same kinds of fruit have grown bofora. Boforo ?he troo isf planted tho plat should be enclosed by a substantial fence. I now come to the selection of ilic different varieties to be planted. Reference uiust be had to the use that is to be made of the fruit. I will not attempt even an enumeration of varieties. My advico is to furnish some of the well-known nurserymen with a full description of the plat of ground nnd the objects you have in view, and let them select the varieties for you. Don't buy from any of tho traveling salesmen, who generally know nothing of fruit yrowing. and can furnish yon with any kind dosired on Bhort notice aud all properly labeled. When tho trees are small, vegetables mvt.J " >uu iuui crops raay Do sown between them, but no grain should bo planted there. After the trees begin to grow somewhat larger, the ground should be devoted cutirely to .ho trees. Strawberries should bo cultivated even >y those who liavo ouly a small gardon plat, ind they can have at their couunaud an ibundant supply of most delicious fruit. Plums are also a most valunblo fruit, but nany of tho finest varieties, being subject o the attacks of the curculio, can ba successfully cultivated in yards whose surface s hard and which arc frequented; by poutry and hogs. The apple " ? itoadud fn$I=:*r~ P ' mm/Z/u:?uoHll?oTiTsvarioties can be ultivatcd only in favored localities, while there seeui to flourish anywhere. Pears are most delioious. The pomolo;ist who will find out a euro for tho blight roui which this tree suffers will justly be cgarded as a benefactor of the human ace. No fruit is more delicious during the umnicr than the peach. The trees should >e proporly pruned and trained, and when his is done the trees will oome into bearug sooner nud flourish better.' No country fiords better advautsges for the eulture of he peach than the Southern States. All the cereals and fruits, except the .1 ? " iimrrjf uuu auuin iuw otntrs, are succcssiuuy ;rown here. Fruits arc raised and shipped forth, but that shipped is mostly of ratbcft uferior varieties. If the farmer makes it a rulo to plant as nuch corn and cotton on tho lund as he lid before the trees wore placed there and hon lets the hogs and cattle be turned into ho orchard during the full, has the ground doughed without refcrsnce to tho roots of he trees, he will soon bo prepared to say hat the South is not adapted to fruit culure. There are other departments of fruit [rowing that I intended to take up, but l lave already occupied my allotted time. The mulborry is a very valuable tree, specially where there are boys to be aised. The subject being then opened for geniral discussion, the question was asked by i member whethor blieht affected neaeh rees, and if so, what ia the remedy 7* Mr. Johnson replied there were two tinds of blight?one was tbo work of an nsect, and this sometimes affected the >caoh, but he believed the tree was not afeetcd with the gonuine fire blight. Mr. D. P. Duncan then read an essay on he cultivation of grasses. synopsis op mr. dunoan's kssay. It s^ems to one who is reading Ramsay's History of South Carolina that the first question to occur is, What is the necessity )f cultivating grasses in a land like this 7 Bat when we oontemplate the present con* dition of this State, with its forests out down, its streams depleted of fish and its AAttAMAil Muw 2a ?k?? fUMMVO WfVIVU WI?U ^UIIIOO) IV BUUUIV VU?t* that history must be a romance. The allabsorbing question to the wide-awako farmer is bow to reouperato the worn-out lands and olothe these gullies? The answer is by covering them with our own green crops and by the grasses. By growing olover, a vast amount of min.ral matter is gathered np for the uso of the erops. Clover protoots the surface and prevents .the. escape of the fertilising elements. Possibly just as mueh humus is kept in the earth tn this way as is taken away by the growth of tbo plant. The cause of moot of the failures that I know of in making clover have resulted from planting it in connection with some small giain. In thoso cares the grain took up all the nourishment and left nothing for tho clover. For hogs when it has ?.... h.ju0 mm it, more is noimng bettor. If you want a green spo^for a horso to run on or for your cattlo or poultry, I would recommend you to plant a plat of orchard grass. This grass may bo sown alone or with clover. Tho next grass I would recommend is lucerne. I had a lot that was overgrown with nutgrass, nud I sowed it in luccrn.? By pulliug up the weeds as much us I could, it grew well aud obtained a good foothold. Its great advantage over clover is that it never salivates and is ready for uso sooner. ^Uk^J^nkjtipiothy would stand our I Wluanntr son. The full meadow oat is much liko orchard grass, but should thick not so hardy. I have no acquaintance with Bermuda grass. As to crab ^rass or crow foot I lnvc little to say, as it is so well known. It will grow and make hay, but only one season, lluy can* only be cultivated as a SDecinltv ? nod cannot bo profitably cultivated in connection with other crops. The field pea is, indeed, the clover of tho South, and, I think, is superior to clover. It is easily sewn, suro to germinate, and it will grow on all sorts of soil. It is a wonder why our formers do uol cultivato more of it " I wish to speak of this subject of grasses in one other light and that is as an ornament?a properly cultivated grass plat gives such a cheerful and attractive air. 1 have never found a home with grass patches and | a flower garden but 1 found there a wideawake farmer. Nothing pays better than beautifying the farmhouse and grounds, nnd nothing tends more to make it attractive to tho young men and preveut theui leaving agriculture for the more glittering but more uncertain pursuits of life. Mr. l>uncau concluded with an eloquent pororution ou attachment to home, which was rewarded with prolougcd applause from tho large audience. This subject was also opened for general discussiom but no ono else took.part. General llngood then called for the resolution which had been postpoucd from the morning session and spoke in advocacy of it. Colonel William Wallace opposed it be.11'(IIWillf; wv.Vi sm1't, ,pnf nfgo in debt. Mr. W. W. Russell, of Anderson, moved the matter be doferred for the present. General Bratlon nronoaed an # xnUtitm* tor this motion, that a committee bo appoin.ci to take the matter into consideration aud report at tho winter meeting of the society the exact cost of their publication Mr. Russell accepted the substitute. Mr. l'aul Feldcr said be liked the idea very much, and if he should bring anything to the fair ho would rather havo one of these books for a premium thau a twenty dollar gold cup. The substituo was then adopted, and Generals Hagood and lirattou and Coloucl Wallace wcro appointed as such committee. The meeting then adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. A. C. M. A 8TIRRING APPEAL of tiib JA8FZE MONUMENTAL ASSOCIATION OF SAVANNAH, GA. To Irishmen atul the Friends of Constitutional Libcrfj/ :?An Association, under the nnrno of tho "Jasper Monunental Association," has been formed for the puposo of erecting a monument to the momory of Sergeant Jasper. It will bo remembered that on the 9th day of October, 1779, Sergeant Jasper fell in the attack on Savannah, and it is tho in leution or tnis Association to Is; the corner stone of the proposed monument on the Oth day of October, 1879. No ocoasion could bo more appropriate than the centennial of his death; no plana aaaaa doing than that whereon ho fell. While other Irishnieu rose higher in tbo Colonial ranka, yet nono there was who more truly represented Ireland in America than the brave and modest William Jasper. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to America and settled in South Carolina. The war of the Revolution found biin a dovoted patriot, and on tho 28th of Jano, 1776, he was engaged in the defonse of Fort Moultrie. His oonspicuous gallantry iu leaping over the ramparta of the fort during the hottest of the fight and fixing anew the flag which had been shot from its staff, won for him the admiration of his comrades, and inspired the brave defenders of old Moultrie with n loftier heroism. For this aot he was offered a commission by Governor Rntledge, who said to him : "Yon have woo a sword, sir, and yon must wear it." "Nay. air," replied Jasper, "I am not worthy of the trust; adversity has been my only schoolmaster, liberty ay only sobooliuistvcss. I can not tninglo with those who are superior to me in eduo .lion and manners Without exposing myself to deserved contempt. Lot uie alone; let me serve my oountry in the way that suits me best, as an humble and dovoted laborer in the oauso of freedom." Oovernor Rut ledge yielded to this refusal, but preseuted him with the sword which tho Governor wore about his person. - Probably tho most desperate feat of arnis ' of the Revolution was the release by Jasper and Newfco* of about twelve American prisoners and the capture of the guard of ten British soldiers. The circumstances surrounding this exploit were romantic in the extreme and worthy of the days of chivalry. While reconuoitering tho British camp at Ebencser, Jasper learned from a Mrs. Jones that her husband, then in irons, charged with desertion of tho royal cause, was about to bo sent with?other prisoners to Savannah, ihuiii ?u b* T less, executed. Thd distress of the poor woman and her child touched tho heart of the impulsive Irishman, and he formed tho desperate resolution of attempting a rcscac. The prisoners, uudcr guard, started for Savannah. Jasper and Newton follow*#! vm viaV/Ul unarmed until the party arrived at what is now known as Jasper Springs, about two miles from Savannah, on the Augusta road. Hero the guard stopped for water, resting their aruiB against the trees. Jasper and Newton each seized a musket, shot two of tho guard down, dashed out the brains of two more with the clubbed guns, looped between tho remaining six soldiers and tho other muskets, and possessing themselves of the loaded weapons, compelled the surrender of the six, released tho prisoners, escorthcui to the American army at Purysburg, and safely returned Jones to his wife and child. The death of Ja?pcr was in koeping with his life. The attaek on Savannah was disastrous. The French and Americans were | repulsed; the bugle had sounded the retreat when the flag which Mrs. Elliot had presented to him, and which he had promised to guard "until eternity," was seen by him trailing iu the dust. lieutenants liushe and llumo had been killed while bearing that banner, and it was from Hume's dying grasp that Jasper seized it at the close of the notion and the day. Jasper made good i-: ** ma promise, llo guarded it "antil eternity." While bearing it ho fell, and iu falling said to Major llorry, a companion in arms, "I have got piy furlough. That sword was presented to mo by Governor llutledge for my services in the defense ot Fort Moultrie. Give it to my father, and tfiUilUnJL worn St. with honor , If Ha hope or a better life. Tell Mrs. Elliot that I lost my life supporting the colors she presented to our regiment. . lfyou should ever see Jones, his wife and son, tell them that Jasper is gone, but that the remembrance of tho battle which he fought for them brought a secret joy to his heart when it was about to stop its motion forever. Tell all my friends who shall remember to ask for tnc that their poor friend ha9 fought his last fight, has struck his last blow ; and may the blessings of Providence rest upon my country and her cause." 'So fell Srrgeant Jasper; bis last blow 1 struck in the cause of America; his last shout a gathering cry for the defense of her honor; his last wish a prayer for her prosperity 1 So fell Sergeant Jasper. The sand of our streets has drunk ud his blood. and the soil of our city bus encompassed , his bones. Who has written bis epitaph ? Who has built up his monumotil ?" To write his epitaph, to build his monument is the object of our Association, and it should: be our proudest pleasure as it is our most sacred duty. Let then the lovers of liberty everywhere unite with us in rear* ing a tribute to modest heroism, as exemplified 'in the life and death of William Jasper. John McMahon, J. II. Estill, John II. Dillon, Johu T. llonan, P. W. Meld rim, N. O. Tilton, J. Cronvn, D. J. Foley, Char. Collins, J. J. MeUowan, John Flannery, Geo. A. Mercer, Luke Carson. The organisation of the abovo named Association was completed on 27th December, 1878, by the election of the following officers: President?John McMahon. W. vMcMftm. Treasurer?J. J. McOownn. Recording Secretary?JohnT. Ronao. Corresponding Secretary?D.J. Foley. A young lady gave her skating experience as follows, acoording to the Brunswick Nexot: You ought to have soon me, said she to the new minister; I'd just got tho skates on and made a start, when down 1 came on my? Maggie ! said her mother. What T Oh, it is too funny! Ono skate went one way and the other'ji tho other way, and down I came on my? Mariraret f rflr.rnr inoln s ns.tr a Well, what ? They soooted from undor me, and down I came on my? Margaret 1 yelled both her parent*. On my little brother who bad me by the band, and lilted to hero maahed him. Nov, what's the matter f The g'rl'a mother emerged from behind the ooffee-pot, a sigh of relief eeoaped from the minister, aad the old gentleman adroitly turned the conversation into n political ohannel. Girls, don't throw your cast off shoea in the elleywaya, for alley gaiters are danger, oos. .