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Itlf V * * -K* .v /Js >H JV, i* f- r A V tr V Vt i CAMS, S. [)., JULY 10, IM Prt'vidont )!:iiri!i's AtitJ-rss, KersiKlii' County AllihU'C. July M. 1?D??. Dear r.RETH!itirs: On t 1m? l?th <lav of. Ottolitr. 1HSS, wo organized a Famii-is' i'iunity Alliaiiooi:; Kershaw count v. About one dozen SulcAlliiinovs hail thou lie-on oriranized in the county. Xow ihoy lniinU-r ,'J. an I the ineniicrshtp is atiout hall. \\\? haw |>ari-fil the crucial test of our existpiico us an organization. Our isolated and .1....i i;, ;2,n l.vniii'hl itoWII lllioll impoYcriMii;w ? us lli- derision, ridicule uiui eontonrit oil other cla-sos. Iv.cn those that were depot!, (lent us for thesr income <Ii<i ir>t spare us. .N evert heloss our progress has hoeri phenoniiinl. ami our success will l?o [t'l'iuniK'iit if pioperlv uUiix-d. The stretii'lh of cur rain heis ami (he unity "f our action "in lliincs essential." has a! tract til the at-1 It nilon of |' li icituis atul ofiice-cokors. at [ well us monopolistic corporations and mi l-1 (itciiH'ti. I hoi ,-eck to nam by device what I I hey fa led to accomplish hy ridicule and I contempt. X.iw they admit, that the Aliialien is "a psod t It ill* if it will keep out "f pull lies, "?let nt her cl..s OS settle ?"Oiioii:io <iue.sti? !is, make our laws and appropriate to their own use the profits of our indu-trv. 'i ln:ir ouod opinion wo.appreciate, lot! I heir counsel eoinos to<> late. We jiaVc delcrluiMcd (in future) to take counsel anions on twelves and attend to our o?vn business to ihe host i.f our ability, without consultiit" those who liave antagonistic interests. (illOWTII <?F THE .ALLIANCE. Our State Alliance organized when we had hut :{.(j:iU members. At the end of li tiiniihs we had 2(UK5U, and now we have n membership in the Mate of over 4(1.00-1.? tii. inli.-1-shin in the State has increased over 1<M? per cent. in the past 12 lis. Twenty tlght Smies are now organized, wilii a membership estimated at more llian 2.UiJU,000. The great men of the United Slates now endorse the Alliance. Fx l'resi lent Cleveland, who sacrificed his chances for a second Picsidenlial term by refusing lo make terms witn the piotected capitalist at the laborers' expense, and the patriot, soldier ami statesman, Gordon of Georgia, have both publicly endorsed the Alliance J ami its principles. While such men endorse | the Alliance front pure motives, others will Ik? instigated by less worthy motives to pationize our order. Some like to work in '/c / W with a * touij ham. They never attach themselves to an organization until its strenglh is developed, and then they take a front seat, hoping to reap where they did not sow. While it is our duty to grunt lion- j esiy of purpose to others and good intensions to all, il :s also our duty to -protect (he principles of ihe Alliance unto deat h "?' ileucv, while we exercise charity we should! guard the principles ami promote the interest of tiie Alliance in preference to ail else. Ol'il 0 UG AN 1Z ATI OX ANL) ITS MIS-' SIGN. i The Farmers' Alliance is the most extensive organization of the farmers that has ever existed. Its exolmiveness insuies its perpetuity and cllicienev. 'i'he necessityJ that suggested the Alliance and developed) its organization, is the cohesive power that, cements this great bro herhood of farmers j mio one indissoluble fraternal bond of uni-1 ty. Its high aims and grand purposes n*e fully set forth in its constitution and its declaration of principles. While it ispric tieaily confronted with the opposition oi an ; other classes, it, oppo-cs no class tha' is en-: gaged in legitimate business. Our .Ith article is. "To constantly strive to secure entire harmony and good will among all mankind, and brotherly love among ourselves." Mo other class is organized for such a purpose. The beneficial elTccls of organizu: ion realized by the Alliance has no para lei in history. "No human organization can claim a more beuellcent mission or a nobler purpose. It simply unites the farming and j industrial classes into a brotherhood for mutual cooperation and protection, and improvement, which must benefit all classes and professions, save those who would take advantage of out isolation, ignorance and helplessness to rob and oppress us." 1th is U'Ui termed a grand humanitarian fraternal onmmzatiou tW the benefit of the masses It has secrecy enough about it to keep the monopolistic enemies of the people out of our camp. It discusses economic questions with a directness and earnestness unknown to any other order. It has well dcti.ied methods of work and ileiinilc principles to maintain. While it is not a pnlilical party iu any sense of the word.it hopes so to educate the i>cople Lh <t they will vote for their friends instead of their enemies. They will never allow themselves to be enslaved as (lie tillers of the soil have U-eii ill India, Egypt ami Europe. t hey j demand a fair share of education for their j children, and an equitable distribution or tiie profits of American industry. OUR RELATION TO POLITICS. We aie non-partisan in |iolities. Our first resolve is, "To labor for the education of the agricultural classes iu the science of: econoniicul govern menl in a strictly nonpatrizan spirit.*' Second, "To endorse the motto, in things essential, unity; and in all things charity." Wiiy should we labor for the education of farmers in the science of economical government? We should do so to enable us to vote intelligently?to vote 1 for measures that will secure "equal rights to all and special privileges, to none." Why do we endorse the motto "In things essential. unity?' Hectnsc our strength is in j numbers, and without unity numbers are i powerless. As a class we have neglected i our political duties, and we are not alone in i this derelict ion. All classes engaged in in- i dust rial pursui's have boon guilty of a like i neglect. Tnis lias caused other classes to ; u>i'!ioj>ol:2e polities, form combines or rings by which they manipulated our votes and < c >utroiled nominations. Our neglect was their opportunity, and they made good use of it in serving their own interests. The ; resuit isth.it the wealth produced by labor : has not been equitably distributed, but has accum ilnicd in the hands of the speculators and manipulators of the currency.? Party organizations have been controlled by oliice seekers and classes seeking special privileges for their investments The pro- ; ducers of wealth have not taken that inter- ; est in politics that I lie protection of i heir industry demands. 'I herefore the Alliance j proposes to formulate legislative demands ( that will give "equal rights to all and spe | c al privileges to none." And when such demands are formula'cd in accordance with j the rules or our oruor, encn uieiiinor snniini oh erve our motto. "In things essential, ] unity," by voting for sticli candidates as \ will eii(lor-e ami support their ileiiiiituis.? , being a majority of the votcis of the Stale ! we recognize our responsibility for legis ?tive enact tuenis, and by hii intelligent use , of the ballot in the future we propose to secure equal protection to the person awl property of nr. ami see that special privileges are granted to none, our methods ( are strictly non-partisan, and must ever rein iin so. The obligation taken by meuiticrs ait their initiation does not conflict with their religion or politics. All parties are represented in Us leaks, and all are expected to work in their respective parties lu sc. ' ciiie the legislative demands formulated by tlie Allianee. Ttie most essential reforms . iniisi come from legislation, but that docs' ' hoi necessitate I he scicH ion of eandidales by the Allianoc, but rather the support of ' Ihojc whom we are assured wili support the mea-nres we formulate, and the reforms we . deiii.tiid. CLASS LEGISLATION. ! The banker, bondholder, manufacturer, t railroader, and capitalist, have all secure 1 i the benefits of class legislation. The pro 1 1 .ecrs ? f wealth?:lie fa hut. mo-hania. ti l lalw-ivr?hive tint i.hi * hrcu cx< hi'ed from sii.iriiiir in such licin'.iis, Itui li-vs? [ l? eii forced t>? iouiriUiie lit) :; )}* to lie jas: HecUii.uini l-.i.is <>f lle-sefn .r* i! i i is.- >. file ;r<M Ct!lllivlit 111 ?. ! ? ! > llicj onukcl* at 1 per cent nlid i;.-iv< sin.- !?: n!i?*r 4 j ;i?:f wnt t>:i his ls>;*'.I> tifj?r-i*? i J ? secure j the iouu cl said currency. i ii!:s I ho lta:ik-1 ei* remixesa ' ( d |K'r cei.;. The hankor thou loans this currency ? > llio -pevuhi-! ior at * |tor ?-cnt. winch wide.! l<? hi- gain I of.'{ per ( cut. ? vos him an income troni his j i pot cent noil is. of 11 p. ri i-o at p-.r v ?l- ] uo. lly depositing sl.tMipiiit) .[ lined* >v;:h !!;< ^okvriuiiciit. h ?.vi | (io;ms*t with mioI: de|Kis:iors ?t, liio.Oho in lawful money. without r.(juiriii^ any inleiWit what ever. liiirp* amounts tiro dej ositcd in tanks to the credit of di-,Mitr-iu>: odlcors. up m which uo interest is ji- 1.1. ISv these ;iid simiiur mellioils t!ie lian!-..- :ii rVora.ii v CStn, lsDJ held ?.' ?,s'jl.sj.j of ihojKHi t'iif money upon which 11 toy paid sjl.'ir*. .!.<? nf in\-. ?:s fullnwr; On ild.iinl they paid one percent. an;ton 5>?o.411 . JO I tin*} paid no interest: l-'or the use ol this vast sum they leoeived :J I Flo, or a jiruiit oi 5 l The manu fact tiiers are pioucicd liy a tariff which prei'culs f'tvign compel ii ion, ami enables tlifin to add (an average of; 4? per cent, to ilie price ol t licit* products'. Kni! roads reg niatv their rales bv charging ail I he coi;i modifies will lie ir without reducing rod tic lion JVluloes lliat ?eii for $$ "? |?rcar ioad al piaee of growth, are shipped lies' at a freight charge of i():?fifteen dollars More tli.?ii flic farmer recti\es that prodtti t:s them. Capitalists secure exemption Iroitt taxation i>y uiijitst laws. Jn lyti.' Congress levied a tax on ail incomes ill < cess of JjfOUil. tinner mis lav." the sum of was colleeieti. Ait hough no class lavored the repeal ol litis iaw except lite capitalists who paid the tax. yet tliey .'tad m licence enough with cur law makers to have it repealed in 1S11. No number of Congrc-s since tlio repctl t.f litis in ome tax has itad the temerity to p.opose tiie etiactincnt of another until the prcsentjear witen Mr. Kowinud. of N. C.. introduced ji hill to levy a tax of J p r cent, on ail incomes over iJo.O 0 and under 4 per cent on incomes over $10,odu ami under $25,000; from sUo.biKi lo 3?.r?0.0i.(), (> percent; front Sod.' (M to ^i!) ). litid, S per cent: ?>vet Id percent. This is the result ol a change in pwnli:- sentiment. caused by the teachings of the farm tits organization, whose pimeipk1* dcmiou thai wealth be taxed as well as ihe poor laborer that produces it. Twenty five I lionsand persons now possess in ore than half the wealth of the United States. .More i Inn one half of these persons are millionaires. The greater pari oi their prope. ly consists of uo.nnieresr bearing seeuriLies, and contribute but little to the support of the gov ernment. Many of these persons (holding iion-.axabl.- propelty) are manufacturers, and re.-?p the iienclit of taiiff taxes tliat are I paid by the fanners and other consumers. The fanner i> taxed upon the market value of ins freehold. ltoiiuhohiers and capitalists, worth untold millions, are taxed on i the figures they jcturu for usscssiiuut.? j I heir seeuri. les are invisible to ; he tax oP.i cer. Senator Stanford, who is said to be worth SlU'J,00d,UlO., pays taxes on only $iW,l7o personal properly. Mr. Crocker, I his partner, worth nearlva- much. isassess-l til for T W.OiXJ. or which $! "?,<?'JU is lor fur-1 nil lire. W. II. Vanderbilt, worth ?>20!),-| ooy.oot). was assessed on his houses and household goods only. 'Tito farmers own j but one fourth of the properly, yet they ' live lourths of the taxes of the United | I "V * tStulcs. The government h is given I he banks and the bondholders control of the currency by exchanging legal tender notes for bonds, coutr cttng and limiting the volume ot legal tenders in circulation; and by making government bonds a basis tor the ixs ic ot currency. As ihe basis of issue is reduced I by the payment and reiiiesient of bonds, a commotion of tbe currency will inevitably f How. A contraction of the currency in circulation, impoverishes the producers by reducing tho price of their product, without, reducing lite amount ol labor expended in lite production thereof. Ail class legislation is in the interest ot the capitalists, at the expense of farmer* and other producers of wealth. It is our duty to work for the repeal of such laws, and in no way can we do so more effectively tnan by requiring candidates to pledge their assistance in the good work and t.y voting for tbosc only wno endorse our detnandf. a c. t: i c ult r 11 a r. i) i; r u ess ion. [ 11 1850 lite farmers owned two thirds of the wealth ol the L'uiteil States, now they own less than ! j ot said wealth. The average yearly increase in the value of farms from 1850 to I8H0 was 10'. per cent. From 18H0 to 1880 the increase in value was only 'IK per cent, per annum. This reduction took piaee tn a period of unexampled prospeiily in the linanci.'tl, commercial and manufacturing enterprises oi the country. The rapid growth of cities, towns and viiliages, and the CApansion of our railway system, partial laws prevented an equitable distribution ui weaun, sum as the favored classes prospered. the classes discriminated against became depressed. la a recent address delivered by Hon. L. V. Liivingstune, of Georgia, he stated that in the last ten years property of t he towns ami cities of that state had increased in value Si 10,00;!,(K>0, while m the agricultural districts it had decreased . ?5t?,0UUUX). In all the States farm mortgages are increasing while farm values are decreasing. 1'et the farmers ratio of taxes increases as their ability to pay diminishes. The I'resiilent of the National Alliance informs as that the fanners in ISSO puid t#> per rent, of the taxes id the country, yet they owned but one third of the property. This shows that the burden of taxation is not equally distributed. A serious aspect oi our condition is the decrease in the number of small far ins, and the increase 111 the number of largo ones, i A majority of the sons of landholders are becoming tenants, and the depres- j sion of agriculture is making tenants of ! former proprietors, in IS. J we had I 1!j.uoii more small farms (uiiiler ob acres) than we liaii in although our I population had increased per cent. I t'u]iitaiists and merchants are rapidly absorbing our farms aid making tenants of tticir former owner:;. Twenty tears ago live-eights of the people! owned their homes. Xow but three-i eights of them own their homes and I live-eights of them are tenants. The - ? i : . I.! . ... I iMesoni system in is .v: muxing tenants at the rat" of a hall million a year. Our population is rapidly forming into two classes the extremely rien ami the extreemly poor. A free government cannot long exist under sncii conditions. The fanners have la-en tolt! l\v a certain class of political economists that indolence, carelessness ami extravagance are t be causes of their poverty. No class of i.ar citizens won; has del-, consume less and receive as little for their labor as the farmers. Others say i>ver-produetioii is tiie cause of oar poverty, yet they deprive us of a foreign market for our surplus by tanif law i-liat drive* our foreign customers to other markets for agricultural supplies. 1? is not over-product ion thai depresses agriculture, but. tinder-consumption, caused by tiie impoverished condition if fanners which has resulted from partial laws that favor an iueijiiiiuhlo distribution of the wealth produced by [heir labor. Speculators in farm problem accumulate large fortunes, while he producer* of this wealth live in poverty. The fanner's accumulations arc lliteracy, ami mortgages on their debts anus, which (under the present system o!" ) wilis- nn pa-s from them and leave them its tenants i;i their ;iiicvac:ii homes. ! 'resident, I'olk truly says: "We see centralized capital allied to irresponsible corpora It* power, over-riding in.Uvidn.tl rijjiiis, eoinrolinifi conventions, corriintiii!-; the nailot box, suhsidi/iii? i!;* press. invading o.ir temple:of just i tiic.ntin-j lea'is.ntion, tief;,in;r :lit* con.;! it n: ion :n:l minuliiiijr lie law tii supply and demand." We ask reJief irot.i me oppression to' combines jiml tiaras iliat iixes tic.kioiis values 0:1 tmr 1 products. \\ e ask llie adoption 01 ;i ii aamo.d policy lh-1 wii! lake from money "ilie power io oppress," restore to as t!io natural lav,' of supply and demand and -five ns an increased volume of eorr-iiey. (Irani. 110 special priviI ieires i ? oiie. 1 classes al llie farmer's expense. e-jaali'/c I :e burden of taxation ! so iitai the farmers will not have to pay sa per cent, of the taxts, white t hey own o.ii per cent- ol the properiy, repeal ..ii i-i ,v? low taxes oil the poor i!>r l!n* benefit el the rich. Then we will no longer complain of the depression of our industry, for we will ihe.n receive an eipiitabie distribution of the wealth we produce. The want of organization among fanners iias made it possible lor other classes to secure legislation discriminating against them. Ihit a strict observance <rf our motto, "Jii things essential unity," wiil protect us from class legislation in the future. KDrcv.Tiox. 11! 1 >ssi) the population of South Carolina over the age of ieti years was (iiii,4j!i. Oi this number 3iiy,848 could not. read and write, and 511,7(7 of these illiterates w -:v white The school population of iiie state at that time was 2t>2,-7U. The number enrolled in the puulic schools was 185,1) id. The average daily attendance was 111,ill. and inc average duration of schools was -I months in the year. Thus we lind the average attcnoai.ee less than half the school population, and the average length oi school term was only one third of the year. M ow the length of term is shorter, and there is no increase in attendance, when compared wilh population. The necessity for a common school education, in p.opare a citizen for the intelligent di-charge of his sovereign duties of cit izenship of a free republic will not be denied. Illiteracy endangers not only his own, buL iho rights and liberties of others as well. Our rotate has adopted a system ot public 1 ree schools. 'J'nis system lias suspended, or taken the place oi the "i-i ii?Uii" nr common coiiutrv schools. Short terms render the free .schools in- j ellicivirt m the country, poverty and a' sparse population. prevents private con- j tnl*!Uiun*(Mii)icieiit) to extend thetcrni '.'i these sciioois, hence tin* free schools .mould have an.extension of term either by adapting tne system of the lund, or oy adapting the lund to the system, if v.e adopt tne former course, we must) have a less number of schools, if j we adopt the latter we must in crease the lund. While the higher sciioois receive liberal appropriations I aiiiniully there is nothing done to in - i ciease the ellifieney of trie free schools ?the only schools accessible to the majority ol' the sons and daughters of the ;armors and the nursery oi all the colleges, or high schools. Jf there is any doubt of the necessity for increased cd ueational laciiiiies in the South, 1 would cite you to the fact that illiteracy among minors in the Northern States is ^percent, and in the southern States it is 17 per cent. The effects produced by illiteracy in .Mexico and the Spanish American States, where it amounts to DU per cent, of the population is amalgamation? a i^udnrc of Indians, Negroes and Whirt^ India, nussia and rolanil are equally iliucraio and are badly governed. The producers of w ealth nave no voice in the government i and their rights are neither reap- cted or protected. These counties furnish a sickening picture of our future if we I uegisct to provide an ellicieut sj stein of common schools for the education of i the masses. Therefore I would suggest the appointment of a special committee on education, with instructions to formu late pleas for the increase of the term I and efficiency of our free schools, anil I that they consider the ad visibility of adopting text books for use in our public schools that teach the elementary principles of agricultural ch< mistry, the mechanic arts and other subjects" connected with the daily avocation of a majority of tne pupils attending said schools. Also the propriety of the .State furnishing school books free of charge, or at actual cost Jor use of pupils in free schools, and that said committee niakesueh recommendations on the subject of public free schools to tne State Alliance at their meeting in .July as they deem proper, and that they report tneir action in the premises ol' our next quarterly meeting. THE COUNTY PAPERS. A free press lias bcon designated as the palladium of our libortios. Iu all enlightened counties the power of the press lias been potent. Thereforo it. is with pleasure and feelings of gratitude, we acknowledge tho many obligations wo are under to the eouuty papers for their uniform liberality to too Jb'armers'Alliauce since tr - I / ' its organization in iveisuaw uumnj. t 1'iiey have promptly published lliol President's quarterly messages and j all oilicial Alliance notices free of charge. They have not antagonized the organization, but used their columns to promote its interest. Therelore 1 take inn liberty before concluding Luis address oi tendering to the county press in behalf of the Alliance our grateful thanks for past favors. In doing so I feel assured J. voice the unau nions sentiment of the membership in Kershaw County. In this connection permit mo to persuade you?each and every member > of the Alliance to subscribe for the i,'olhm 1'Utiil atidlho Adtioncil tteoii(wiixt? our IS tale and national or- 1 gans? I presume yon already lake i your county paper*. The Uotfon I I'Utiit is indispeaibly necessary to enable your .Sub-Alliance Locturnr's to ; discuss economical ijueslions and im- \ part useful information to their Alii-i anccs. N!, i COXCt.USINVOJ. 1 n.,,. twelve monlhs. I. Article ill, section 1. of our eonstitn- j lion requires the election of canary officers to be hold at I Ik* July meeting : of their County Alliance. Tlin terru of the present incumbents expire at ' this meeting, in severing my offi- ' eial connectimi with you it is with ' grateful pleasure I recall the kind < !< rbeaivneu yon have exercised to- ! wards mo in the discharge of my of- t ftcial duties. I liave endeavored to | discharge those duties to 111? best of j my ability. Any errors I havpcommit- , led have been or the head and not of | the heart. It is neediess to tell you that my whole heart has lieen in the work, and that, my hope for tin; f uliire s success of our industry is in the sue cess of the Farmers' Alliance. I ' bespeak for my successor that indul gent for'-enronce so liberally exercis JI p.! toward* mo in the dim-barge of in;- I i official . dm pq, may bo always I have the hearty co-operation of tie-:, entire membership in his efforts to promote the interes is of the farmers, and f|;p success of our order. My official connection v.iili 'ho Kershaw County Fanners' Alliance will ever remain a green jiptt in my mom: ry. Vn indulgentconstituency has eonformd 111> >:i me iho highest politic;.! trust within the gift of the county." Put no honor lias noon more highly appreciated l>y in? than that conferred by this County Alliance in electing me to serve a second presidential term | As a member in the private ranks I , wiil continue "to labor for the education of the agricultural classes" and strive to promote good wiil and harmony among all inank ml, and broth erly love among :ho members of the Farmers' Alliance. Javk.s II. JIaoill. President ?i? lfcuiioiv' Allinni-e. JVei MliiHT n Li x n?>?'?' ? On t.rolinn of \V. F il w** r*!??'ve<i dial the i lunik* -if the Convention be ten to our w rthy IVpyi'lpiit tor hiv viry ?xccileiil ami inciruciivc ii'Mieso; that t!ic sitae lie p*ihli-<li*"l in cur eo>un) papers, witli ilier rpiest that the H-Mre.se hp C 'pie'l bv the (! > ton I: n<l thai i. cntittniltee 01 three-he n}>| oinie l I" ?lr?fi reso'itt ione in it?tci?r<Unce w.tii tn?- tiu gr? ti'iiiS cuiil tincl liirn-i:.. cp- & A TRIP TO THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. So little is known of lljn vua'ncss and variety of the tcrritoay embraced 11 this country. Most people, of t!e Atlantic eons', think O'i o :in<i Missouri tire West, when wc of Missouri hard y foci llmt one his ever mad- a start West nut I iio passes U3. At ?t Louis or Citieago one must make choice of the route he will take. There are the Northern Pacific, Union 1'ac fie, an I Canadian I'r.ciHe 13ut the hett of all is ti la-c the Wabash out of St. Louis, jioing over the Iowa Contral and Chicago,M. l'uul and .Milwaukee to St. l'uul, thence over the Northern Pacific From St. Louis to St. Paul vn this line it is miles, t me taken 22 hours. Over this line jou pass through Centra! M ssoiiri. and (Jen. ??...! I .ti .? Hh'.o rrnl! imr t/nn I vipffS rif Hill 1U"?, HI11" j tho magnificent lands and prairies id' this great country. Uos.dos no train out of St. Louis makes any such time to St Paul where a close Cuiw ncction is made with the Northern pacific. It. is nowover2,0()u miles to Portland, Oregon. 'Ihis run! has on it, ami all moving at the same time, Hi through passenger, besides 108 local passenger trains, and !?,Si)0 miles ol track. Tluse trains all have elegant I'ulman coacbc3 that run from (hiica* go to Sail Francisco, u op crates the I rgest equipment of dining ears of any rail roa.l in tho world. Just think of it for a momcnl; on these magnificent diners three meals arc served per day. and meals equal to those Served at any fust class hotel in New York. Tho passenger may quiet!)* enjoy a* meal moving at 00 to-10 miles an hour nm d the snowcapped peaks of the R cidas, or along j Hie lovely vu.ley of tuo Yellowstone, j Let us now seek, on the train leav- : ing St. Paul at 8:15 a m., cur berth. In a litt'e while the monster c igine moves out of the Union Dopot pulling its ten cars. In a few moments we make our first stop at M neapoli.--, the twin sister of St. Paul, only 10 miles distant Here are the Falls ol the Mississippi River, and the g ent Homing mills, turning ont <fwuu barrels of fijnr per day. Also die lumber ni lis, and the River Above the Fii'ls is l ull of logs, brought down from the pineries of Minnesota and Wisconsin. From this city oar train heads Nor hwest through the tint t railer lands for about 200 miles. F.mgo, Dakota, i--a out the first place of any importance that we reach, 251 miles from St. Paul. Here we enter the great wheat be.'fc. For mi es and miles we sec the fields covered with the grain. This is a prairie land. You can see as far as the eye can lake in, and then the earth and sky seem to come together. Some of these wheat fields arc 20 miles or more square, and every foot tillable and i;i grain. All along the rail road, now, on each s do, are tall plank snow fences, some times two or three, against which the snow drifts in winter. Johnstown. Da, is onr next stop, a c ty of about 1,2o() people, in which a good business is done. On, on. our great tin n moves, along a 10 id perfectly straight for a hundred miles or more, until the capital of North Dakota, Lis mark, is reaolie !. ruts cay is uu me j Missouri lliver, which is thcMisson-1 ri still, tnrhnlont and muddy. Your , scribe is now 300 mi es from homo, and vet it wa* only 24 hours ago lie was with his family at home. Ourg.an.lfa Lers would have laughed ut( such h prophecy 1U0 years ago. 1 Across the Missouri wo go, and 1 over another vast prairie, which lie* stretehe \ out before us, until night 1 bog ns to come again. And what a ' pr vilcgo to lie down in a magnifieeni Pnlmatt oar in a warm bed, commit, ling one's self to thu care of a kind ' Heavenly Fatlu-r, sl-scp during the night, taken along at a two of 40 ' miles an hour. Theae through trains >n tiw, Vc.v!!??->r?? I ??# {fi ? do not ;L night, save for Coii! n?I water, liciicc in tiie morning we wi 1 bo fas- ' .way to the West. ' J imrsday a. in We are now ' iroused by ti e cali of ti:o porter of ' ;lie (.lining car crying, "oreakfast is endy in the dining car." Rushing curtains aside wo sec the bad amis of Dakota; these are a enriosi y. They are large monads, rough miking, crumbling day by day an I ailing awiiy. Oue feels lie has coruc n ipon the ground where has occurred ,v mt recently an earth <piake. 'I his ' wintry lor miles is uninhabitable. iave lor the mountain sheep or goat. *' U'e now irach (ilendive, a lovely } itt'e [/ace on the Yellow.-tonc River. 11 Strange to say on looking at your I Wo ssmne Indians in ahlios' i their ?>r jiiii.'i! Mat". The land is thin ' n 1 roverd wth a sa?e brush: verv i ivatHi you fiml it tins nf-tI nrio | hour, or the wat-hes of Hkho \v!io live at OW-mliv.- 1m v? lost an h nr. Von ii:o requested to move hark. nn?I; if von do not. wi-di to got 1c t yon |uel i iiortor oVy thir train now winds! I.Ice m ?r> at, serpent up the hai ks i-f the Yi'llowalone for :i distance of 500 miles. A few settlements in- v lift " rn n falls hero, h?-n o not productive. You c m see those ditches that, are made to curry the water Hi-o'iph tlu? fnrui", soma of llr.-m quite lengthy?"U> and 40 miles 1 ng. I'lio vai'ey now also heroines von/ nur or, in fact a rea' canon. On 1 t :i.4i B.de of t e Hp<ir tivhn'ont little 1 stream are liitrli hanks or hlnffc, j through wh eh the water h:\9 in il ol past had to put its wav. Sometimes, ingoing along tliisJliv. ( cr and around its bluffs, one in the middle of the train cannot see the iront or ronr of Ir* train. We now leave the Yellowstone, and nulled by two large engines, 1 egin to nseend the foothills of tlio Rockies, that, are now plainly *isihlc to the i.ako.d eye in the distance. Up we go, over trestle and hr dgp, through ton-1 nel and snow-shod, for in.lea. At last we reach the Missouri Iliver again. >wo little like tlie M asouri however, clear and limp'd'hero when it is always so muddy in the State of Is name. Night is again upon us, and into our berths we again go (or row, thar men mu?t have. During the ii'glit we pass Hd'aia, Montau i's capital, undone of the greatest win iug districts in the State. Here wo 'egin sure enough to ascend the Rocky Mountains. So that in the eaily a. m., one is bewildered on look ng to sec that, on the morning before the beautiful snow capped mumtaius were in front of him, now lhoy arc in the rear. liow little lie realizes what he has passed over during that sleep. May it not be true that just so wo pas* many <1 n^er?tu this life when wo little know of its proxiuily In as. W o ii 'W 9trike the haul waters of tho .Mississippi of the West, tlio Co. Inmbia River. Down tLo Clark's Fo k of this stream wo go all day long, M.rongh its rugged canon tut. til iao in the nftcrnoon'we rcacii an open pra ric of I I alio, that is the bagiunieg of the groat basin between the Kockv Mountains and Cascade,, Hero on this plain your scribe stops for 11 n glit to visit s mo old South Carolina friends who arc settled ut a little i-fftt.on cal'cJ Paim, on the Northern Pacific Rail Road, 'i heso people left South Carolina four ,0.rs ago, are much pleased witli this new country One of thorn, a younir man, asked how many farmers in Sonth Carolina were paid as much per annnin as ?50!). Said ho had gotten that evor s:ncc ho ha.l boon here. Any one desiring information as to country of these South Carolinians, may address J. B. Caldwell, Pa* ha, Adaius County, Washington, who Will gladly render same. Sa urday wo boarded another Northern Pac fio train for the Paget S un l country. Passing over the Columbia River, np the great Yak ma Canon and valley, th ough tho Kittitas valley, we arc at - - -* ** r\ I the fO )t of tlio unscuiu uango uvor theso tho train use \ to pass on what was called the switchback. That ie, the whole train would run forward a hundred or two yards, then switched on another zist zag switch, running the same distance again, until in this way the top of the mountain would he reached. Now it is tunnelled, one of the largest in the United States, save the lioosic tunnel of Massachusetts What a lovely view awaits us on the Western si pe. The lovely valleys, and fine timber lands of the Cascade. For some hours we are going down this slojve until at last wo reach Tacoma, on Commencement liar, of Pugot bound. Here f. iend await us, so good by More anon. M. E. UltOADDUS. Cure! on Mill Democratic Club ? All for Den Tillman. The Cureton Mill Democratic Club met fit Curvton iMil 1 on Saturday, July 5th. 1300, for the purpose re- rgunning the C ul>. By order of tiio President, C. P. Bowcn.the meeting was ca led fo order. After a few remark's by the President, the following oflieera were elected : President. P. P. Bowen; 1st VieePresi'lenl, J. W. h'o9e; 2nd VicePresident, T. S Murphy; S-'cretarv, James \V. Wood, 'I reason r, S. W. llo-e. A ter the elect on of officers, the fol'owing resolut ions wore adopted : Kcsulvcd, 1st. That wo on 'orsotlie platform o! the Maie'i Con volition, and its nominee, Bon li.Tllman, for Governor. llesolvcd, 2nd. That we p'ed-ie ;mr9elves not to vote fur any c.md latcs for State or County* "tliees who ire noi inn. xiiiuiiuiuu^. Resoled, 3rd. That wo p!cd?*e v.irsclves to vote unanimously for Major .Tamos H. Magili for Senator, ^rtpfc A. A. Hoykin for County Cominiss'oncr, and Oupt ). C. Boilings for Couruy Treasurer. Delegates electcM to the County Convention : C. 1\ Boweii. J. W. iviso, T S. Alurpli)*, Win. J[. San I cm, (J. A. Howell, .T I), Dorsival, KI more Brown and .las. W. Wood. llostcr stan<ls 71 members C. 1\ IIOWMN', I'resd't English Spavin Linima t removes ill Hard, Soft or Calloused I.nmpa J nd Blemishes from horses, Blood ipavin, Curbs. Splints. Sweeney, ting.bone, Stifles. Sprains, all l.voilen Throats, Coughs, Kte. hive $50 l?v use of one bottle. Vnrr.mted tlio most wonderftil Blenish Cure ever known. Sold by Dr. \ L. Zemp, Druggist, Camden. I " n ??,???. ? \ AT P&eiUT-T PPIfiFQ ?<*% i 1i sr"\ ' ssf * 4 2 a I \ 3 ?wO foii O/VSSKI Ajr 7 ' M ino uitiS.tnft isainajQ oijj; ami} s i|] ijji pS ion op of] in .?ui?3 ofy in f-|. patptuui )i>i|| jo as?j joqio?V?gP ? i itra?bmk wgbbbbsbbssuktnf - - J * i '{*' '" ^38 i ' ' i WE HAVE NOW IX, ONE Or THE LARGEST AND HANDS >MEST Spring & Summer Stocks Ever Brought to Camden. It would take the whole (taper to particularize. Suffice it to say, every Department is full to overflow, and wc advise our / /'nlo'wJc mail ffli n So oTkMooo 11 *r i*r\4 4 s\ Sniir uiv/iiUk? u:iu ni'o cllij IlUt IU UU y until you have seen our well-selected and 4/ City-like STOCK, which was bought for Cash, and you will also get the benefit of our experience. Call on us and wc will simply oduo yt? omoo -sjuao s yu ggoonVO J? 03,1 J onO-?3 ], Astonish Yon! / : * ^ GINGHAMS?No City can surpass in qualify or quantity. DRESS GOODS of all kinds, from flic cheapest to the highest prices. Vx,ll -C. V. -1 TX i. />._ Villi H?l Will i>W>UII> U lU.NJS ITWWUK III. U|(;. We have the best line of WHITE GOODS wo have ever carried. Ask for WHITE NAINSOOK at 5c. 4-4 HI cached?a good bargain?at G}c In ST R A AY" GOODS we cannot be excelled. What do you think of a good Hoy's Leghorn Hat for 10c. Our Clothing Department Iseomplctc in every particular. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS-a superior line.? Come to sec them and examine before you buy. I Our Shoe Department Deserves special attention. Yon must come in and satisfy yourselves. VTe tell you it is Money In Your Pockets To come to see us. You will be rewarded for the call. You all know our Wholesale Grocery Department. Three Thousand Bushels of t orn now in the House. *1 . ml S 9 * - _ IVorty '^noiisarid poumas 01 waron now hi Store. This is no hra.riiini?\ Vi'e hold the floods. Several <-ar Loads of Flour, Those are solid facts. Come and be convinced. papodxa am. nuqi :ajsuj tuoav ]s.itj oqx 's)uoo oi lR slcII ujoqSa'j ts.Cofj asoqi jo /piling aiojj v?^3 Bill BROTHEBS.