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VOL.III. MANNING, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1888. NO.11.
CRIST OUR EXEMPLAR.
HOW HE URGES AND IMPELS TO A
COURSE OF CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.
The Saviour Considered as a Motive to
Patience and Perseverance in Christian
Labor-A Sermon Delivered by the Rev.
A. Mc.A. Fittiman. of Winnsboro, S. C.
"For "onsider him that endured such con
tradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye
be wearied and faint in your minds"-IIcb.
XII.:3.
Christians we do well to take our
near the middle cross, on which
the Prince of glory died, and settle all
questions of -duty and opportunity in
full view of the "man o: sorrows and
acquainted with grief." There are duties
and opportunities thrust upon the army
of the saved to-day, as never before in
the history of mankind. The Christian
world has as little patience now with
those. who hold that the former times
were worse than these in every particu
lar, as with those who say that ."the
former times were better than these" in
all respects.
It seems to me that we are living in a
grand and awful time-grand in the way
of avenues opened, as never before for
Christian endeavor-for enlarged use
fulness in the sphere of Christian work
grand in having the eyes of the whole
world turned upon us as never before.
Christians are on exhibition to-day as
never before in the history of Christiani
ty. They are standin'g up for Christ in
the uttermost parts of the earth. A
chain of human voices, ringing out "the
glad tidings of the kingdom of God," is
rapidly encircling the globe. Let us
pray that the heralds of the cross, at
home and abroad, may be honored in
struments in the hands of God in alarm
ing the guilty fears of the lost, and lead
ing this hungry, run-mad world to the
foot of the cross.
Let every member of the body of
Christ awake and arise with renewed
energy, heart and hope, and with the
courage of their convictions, do what
they can, in the strength of God, to
dissipate the darkness and introduce the
light of Heaven into the hearts and
homes of the people all the world
around. The prospects of a glorious
triumph over the powers of darkness are
as bright as the promises of God made
to his people in the all-rreeding "naro
of the Son of God.
But I also said that we live in an awful
time. One has only to look out upon
the world in its present restless and
greatly agitated state to be convinced of
this. Truth and error, light and dark
ness, sin and holiness, the good spirit
and the evil spirit, are waging a perpetu
al warfare everywhere. In some places
there are avalanches of collision. We do
not only hear of "earthquakes in divers
-places" showing that the earth itself is
in an unsettled state, but there are
earthquakes of discord in families, in
churches, in States, in nations and
throughout the world. * And what is
more, all the civil powers, standing
armies, and combined forces of the uni
verse, that have upon them the stamp of
man's wisdom and puny might cannot
bring this discordant, confused world
into the gentle sway of peace, loving
and abiding brotherhood. The only
hope for this lost and ruined world is
found in this word of reconciliation.
The angels sang it at the birth of Christ.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good-will toward men."
"For unto you is born this day in the
City of David a Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord." Reconciliation between God
and man and all the blessings that flow
from a union so divine-such as peace
on earth and good-will and holiness
among all mankind-must be effected
through the dissemination of the truths
of divine revelation, and saving faith in
the Saviour that they reveal.
Now with the stupendous work of the
world's subjugation and salvation con
fronting the sacramental host of God's
elect, they certainly need the inspiration
that comes from knowing that back of
them are the promises of God; that on
them is the panoply of God; and that
'before them is the Son of God, with the
thrice thrilling history of his eventful
life, wonderful teachings, labors of love,
tragic death, resurrection and ascension
to the right hand of his Father in
Heaven.
The Apostle Paul enjoined it upon the.
Hebrew Christians to consider their
Lord and Mlaster in all his bearings to
ward mankind-in every vicissitude and
relationship in life-what he did and
what he suffered, and- how he behaved
himself under the severest maledictions,
and the most cruel treatment at the
hands of violent foes. Now, if Paul
thought that it would be helpful to the
Hebrew Christians, in all their trials and
labors of love in life, to think upon the
life and character of Christ with great
care, lest they became wearied and faint
in their minds and souls, may we not,
also, make an application of the samie
injunction with equal profit to ourselves?
Whatever views may be entertained by
atheists and infidels with referenc to
the comparatively unsuccessful ministry
of Christ, among the people to whom he
preached the wonderful words of life,
the whole Christian world is noi~ ready
to concede that it was not owing to the
lack of wisdom and interest on the part
of Christ, nor to a failure on his part to
present the truth with telling force that
his ministry was not wonderfnlly suc
cesful, but to the opposition and mami
fest indifference He encountered in His
ministrations.
t in trne we might attribute the ap
parent smallness of his success while
here in the flesh to the fact that He was
human, like the rest of us; but - then it
would neither be wise nor just to com
pare Him with the prophets and apos
tles, and latter day ministers of the
gospel, because He was the Son of God,
and as such He was intensely divine,
"Never man spake like this man." "A
greater than Jonas is here." "A greater
than Solomon is here." But it is a
source of strengh and encouragement to
weary, toiling, faint-hearted, discouraged
ministers of Christ to "consider Him
that endured such contradiction of sin
ners against himself." "The disciple is
not above his master, nor the servant
above his lord. It is enough for the
disciple that he be as master, and the
servant as his lord."
Ali! my brethren we see enough in a
single day, sometimes, to greatly dis
courage us. At such times we almost
lose all heart and hope in our work.
But we must remember that Christ, in a
certain place, did not do many mighty
works, because of the 'prevailing un
belief. In other places He encountered
Sthe most violent opposition, and the
most perverse contradiction of sinners.
But all were equally and alike effectual
in impeding the progress of the gospel
as preached by the Son of God. So we
see that there were multiplied phases of
the opposition our Saviour met in his
public ministry. The same may be as
truly said of the opposition that the
apostles met, and that ministers of
Christ have everywhere and ever since
met. We speak of this opposition in a
general way, as affecting the progress of
the gospel in all times and in all places
not as existing primarily between men
and men, simply considered, but as ex
isting primarily between the Spirit of
Christ and the Spirit of the Devil.
What is the history of mankind but a
running commentary upon the Holy
Scriptures, bearing on the desperate
wickedness of the human heart, the
dreadful nature of sin and the fearful
effectsof sin?
Notwithstanding all the excellencies of
the character of Christ, and the diffusive
goodness that shone forth in all his life
and labors, proclaiming Him divine, and
the greatest benefactor of suffering
humanity, there-were yet found those so
lost to gratitude-so implacably wicked
as to array themselves against Him.
Instead of the reception and honors he
justly deserved the text records the fact
that He "endured the contradiction of
sinners against himself." Let us with
affectionate sympathy look on the in
dignities that were heaped upon Him
when He "gave His back to the smiters,
Hits hoa- to tem tha. plaod on' thev
hair; and hid not his face from shame
and spitting." Isa. 50:6. Behold the Son
of God's delight, thus vilely degraded,
thus infamously abused. But not only
so-the wonders of His power and good
ness were maliciously ascribed to Satan.
This was the highest pitch of iniquity.
At last as a malefactor of the worst sort,
He was nailed to the cross, and in
torture hung and bled and died-thus
giving his precious "life a ransom for
many."
It is well therefore that his faithful
followers consider Him that endured so
much for them, lest they grow weary
and faint in their minds when real trials
and persecutions come. The early fol
lowers of Christ, though far inferior to
their divine Lord, expressed so much of
His temper and conduct in their lives
and teachings that they were accounted
worthy to suffer shame and reproach in
the next degree to Him. Paul, who
labored more zealously and more
abundantly than his brethren, experi
enced a larger share of dishonor and ill
treatment. Though educated at the feet
of Gamaliel, and no stranger to Grecian
literature, when he showed himself de
termined to live for Christ and die for
the truth,'if necessary, and to glory only
in the Cross of Christ, he was "made as
the filth of the world and the offscouring
of all things." 1st Cor., 4:13. And what
was true in the lifetime and experience
of Paul will hold universally true-in
proportion as the truths of divine revela
tion are faithfully proclaimed to this
sinning, sinful world. It is not possible
to believe that the carnal mind is better
reconciled to the truths of the gospel
to-day than in former times. And if
there is less persecution, and fewer
trials to ministers of Christ, now than
then, it may be because they live under
a better government and are protected
by purer and better laws now than then,
but I would sooner guess that it is be
cause their zeal, faith and activity are
not such as characterized the apostles,
and that their conduct is more conform
able to the prevailing tastes of sinners
Iaround them, if they have not in many
cases actually toned down the gospel to
suit the refined sensibilities of influen
tial sinners in their midst. Only let
there be a return to the apostolic sim
plicity, plainniess and directness of
preaching the gospel, and there will be a
greater upheaval in the world, and a
greater turning of sinners in one direc
'tion or the other. The faithful preach
ing of the gospel has never yet failed to
stir carnally-minded sea 1t either has
a salutary or a deleterious effect. It
either wins to Christ and thus secures
the love and fidelity of those that hear
it, or it hardens and thus secures the
contempt of those that hear it. If the
faith and practice of the saints on earth,
agreeable to the New Testament, were
not always and everywhere attended with
a measure of opposition and persecution
we should want at least one Scriptural
evidence that the gospel is of divine
origin. Infidels would be in possession
of one solid objecion against it. 4But
Christ was not mistaken when he pre
dicted the reception His gospel would
meet with in the world. The divine
prophecy is fulfilling every day. Christ
assured His disciples that their attach
met to Him and their fidelity to the
truth would expose them to the violent
hatred and tumultuous rage of mankind.
Ecclesiastical history often repeats itself,
and as often verifies the words of Christ.
Dr. Broadus, of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, in commenting
on the 10th chapter of Matthew, says:
"Let no one be surprised at learning
that so much persecution is to be en
countered by the Twelve and by Christ's
followers in general; for it was the ob
ject of Christ's mission to introduce
principles which would be sure to cause
divisions and conflicts among men, even
within the bosom of families. His re
ligion was so wholly opposed to the
spirit of the world, that such a result
was inevitable."
Again, the same commentator says:
"The gospel does tend to bring men into
peace with each other, but only in pro
portion as they are brought into peace
with God. So as to the prophecies; men
will beat their swords into plow-shares
only when men ground the arms of their
rebellion against God. Till then the
enemies of God will be the enemies of
His people, and often bitter enemies."
Matthew Henry, a distinguished Pres
byterian commentator, says: "There is
no part of Christ's gospel that needs,
upon any account, to be concealed; the
whole counsel of God must be revealed.
In never so mixed a multitude, let it be
plainly and fully delivered. If through
fear of man we shrink from duty God
will punish us. If amid all opposition
we persevere, God will care for us."
We may therefore conclude that
wherever the gospel of Christ is preach
ed and opposed, the grounds of the op
position must be essentially the same.
The truths which faithful ministers
evolve and enforce from the Holy
Scriptures are the same that Christ and
the apostles inculcated. The effect must
be essentially the same in all places of
his dominion. But the gospel, however
opposed by the many and slighted by
none, is never preached in vain. It has
always been and always will be the pow
er of God and the wisdom of God in the
salvation of some. Supported and en
couraged by the words and spirit of
their divine Lord and Master, Hi true
and willing servants have never been
ashamed nor afraid to appear in the de
fense of His cause, whose right it is to
reign, against all opposition and through
all dangers.
"Stand up! stand up for Jesus,
Ye soldiers of the cross:
Lift high His royal banner
It must not suffer loss;
From victory unto victory
His army shall be led,
Till every foe is vanquished
Ana Onrst is Lord indeed."
CAN THIS BE TRUE?
An Outrage Alleged to Have Been Perpe
trated on a Fish Warden at Georgetown.
(From the Marion Star.)
Some time ago Mr. Tom Tanner was
appointed fish warden at Georgetown at
the suggestion of the Hon. L. S. Bing
ham. Mr. Tanner went at once to his
post at Georgetown to begin his duties,
which were to see that no fishing for
shad was carried on during certain days
of the week. Mr. Tanner is a good man
and did his duty so faithfully that the
people of Georgetown concluded to get
rid of him if they could not buy him off.
Failing in the latter scheme they got up
a little racket and successfully roped the
fish warden in. Mr. Tanner became the
lion of the day and was treated with all
the courtesy that President Cleveland
could have desired. He was much flat
tered and elated and voted the citizens
of Georgetown the most friendly and
generous people in the State. On a cer
tain night he was invited to a big supper
given in his honor. Punctually at the
appointed time Mr. Tanner was on hand,
dressed in his best, and everything went
on merrily until the time arrived to
drink the toasts. A large number of
them were drunk and speeches were
made, when suddenly to Mr. Tanner
the room began to assume a curious
shape, the gests to look like shad, and
then oblivion. When Mr. Tanner awoke
in the early gray of the next morning he
was minus all of his clothing and had
been painted a brilliant black. He viewed
himself with a surprised look, tried to
staighten the Occurrences of the night
before, the memories of which came
crowding upon him. He then concluded
it would not do to return to his post and
face his entertainers of the previous
night, so paying a negro to bring him a
suit of clothes he scoured himself in the
yellow waters of the Great Pee-Dee. He
jumped on the first boat and returned to
the house of the Hon. L. S. Bingham, to
whom he made a faithful report of his
escapade, and received the sincere sy'm
pathy of the West Side representative.
Mr. Tanner is suffciently amused with
the fish business for the present and ex
presses himself as amply satisfied with
his domestic surroundings.
DEARn MR. EDIron:-Won't you please
tell your male readers that $3 wil' buy a
fine, strong and serviceable pair of
pants, made to order by the N. Y. Stan
dard Pants Co., of 66 University Place,
New York city? By sending 6 cents in
postage stamps to the above firm, they
will send to any address 25 samples of
cloth to choose from, a fine linen tape
measure, a full set of scientific measure
ment blanks and other valuable informa
tion. All goods are delivered by them
through the U. S. Mails. A novel and
practicai idea. Advise your readers to
try the firm. They are thoroughly re
liable. Yours truly,
* , WrIi A ADERBILT.
The Hon. Morrison R. Waite, Chief
Justie of the Supreme Court of the
United States, died at Washington at an1
ar hour Friday morning.
NO ONE NEED DIE.
Dr. Hammond's Plan for Living Forever
A Startling but Plausible Theory--Life a
Process of Death and Restoration.
Dr. William A. Hammond, the emi
nent physician, furnishes the following
to the Washington Post:
People die through their ignorance of
the laws which govern their existence
and also from their inability or indispo
sition to obey those laws with which
they are acquainted. We are told in the
first chapter of Genesis that before
Adam ate the forbidden fruit the life of
man was to be eternal. But with the
acquisition of the knowledge of good
and evil death became his portion. It
seemed to me that it would be more in
accordance with the actual state of
affairs at the present time to believe that
his death, came through the loss of
knowledge rather than from his obtain
ing it, for now he loses his life not
through an excess of knowledge but
through an excess of ignorance.
I do not see that there is any physio
logical reason why even at the present
day man should die. From a knowledge
of the causes of disease greater than that
possessed fifty years ago, and from the
advance of medical science leading to
better methods of treating the deviations
from the normal standard of health to
which we are subject, the life of a gen
eration has within the period mentioned
been lengthened five or six years. That
is, the average man instead of living
thirty years, as he did fifty years ago,
now lives nearly thirty-six years. Look
ing at the question from this standpoint
only it will be seen that it is merely a
question of time when his life will be
extended to thousands of years, and that
with an eternity of time his life will also
be eternal.
Let us take one aspect of the subject
and we shall not, I think, fail to perceive
that when we thoroughly understand it
and are willing to live in accordance with
its requirements, death, unless by acci
dent, will cease to exist.
We know that this life is continued
through the death of the various atoms
of the several tissues that enter into the
composition of his body. His organs
are kept in action by force and this force
results as does all other force from the
metamorphosis of matter. Thus to ob
tain heat we burn wood or coal, and
ashes and gases are evolved in this
process; to generate elecricity we con
vert zinc or some other metal into a salt
through the action of an acid and elec
tricity is set free. In the body, the
brain, the heart, the liver, the muscles
all act through the destruction or rather
alteration of the eubetanco of which they
are composed. With every thought that
emanates from the brain, with every
emotion which it feels, with every act of
the will which it originates, with every
perception which it experiences, a cer
tain portion of the central tissue is
broken down into simpler substance and
through various channels is excreated
from the body. With every pulsation
that the heart makes some part of the
organ, though small it may be in
amount, is destroyed, and is cast out of
the system to make room for new sub
stance. With every contraction of a
muscle, no matter how small, from the
effort required to wield the heaviest
kind of a sledge hammer to that neces
sary to lift a pin or crook a finger or
wink an eyelid, muscular tissue dies, and
being no longer fitted for the purpose
for which it was formed, is taken up by
the veins and like that coming from the
brain and heart and the lungs and the
stomach and all the other organs which
serve the purposes of the body, is gotten
rid of through the kidneys and the skin
and the respiration to be reformEd out
side of the system into other substances
which in their turn make the food by
which the body is again nourished.
The food that man takes into his
stomach ought to be of such quantity
and quality as would exactly repair the
losses which, through the action of the
several organs, his body is to undergo.
If iG is excessive in either of these direc
tions, or if it is deficient, disease of some
kind will certainly be the result. fhe
knew enough to be able to adjust his
daily food to the expected daily require
ments of his system, disease could never
ensue through the exhaustion of any one
of his vital organs. A large majority of
the morbid affections to which he is sub
ject are due to a lack of this knowledge.
Suppose, for instance, that a man on
rising in the morning should say to him
self, "To-day I have to read ten pages
of 'Blackstone's Commenitaries,' twenty
pages of 'D)on Quixote,' to walk three
miles and a half, to pay a visit of half an
hour's duration to my grandmother and
to take my sweetheart to the theatre
where I shall spend two hours; to do
this I require (taking out his pencil and
memorandom book as he speaks) so
much carbon, so much nitrogen (giving,
of course, the exact weight of th~ese
several elementary substances.) I can
getchoe recsequantities from eight
ounces of bread, four oances of eggs,
eight ounces of beef, six ounces of pota
toe, four ounces of fish, a half pint of
beef soup, eight ounces of water and:
eight ounces of strozgg coffee to make
them go a little farther than they would;
otherwise. In case I have an extra ,rdi
nary demand made upon me for mentcl
or physical exertion 1 shall have to add
to these substances others which will
compensate for the increased loss."
Now suppose he is exactly right in his
calculations, and that the food taken is
neither too great or too little, but exact
ly compensates the anticipated losses,
the death of each cell in the brain or the.
heart or the muscles, etc., will be fol
lowed by the birth of a new celi, which
will take its place and assume its func
tions. Gout, rheumatism, liver and kid-1
ney disease, heart affections, softening
and other disorders of the brain, the
vaioti morid cnditions to which the -
digestive organs are subject, would be
impossible except through the actions of
some external force, such as the swallow
ing of sulphuric acid or a blow on the
head, or stab with a knife, which would
come cleaily within the class of acci
dents, and of course many of them
would be avoidable.
Again, let us imagine that man knew
just to what an extent his animal appe
tite should be gratified; that he had as
certained to what an extent, if at all,
alcohol, tobacco and other stimulants
and sedatives should be used; that his
knowledge in regard to clothing was
perfect; that he had acquired complete
information of the manner in whichi his
house should be built and heated and
ventilated and otherwise made sanitarily
perfect; that cookery had become one of
the exact sciences; that he was able to:
avoid the effects of extreme heat, cold
and moisture; that, in a word, he had
othing to learn in regard to the best
way of living so as to preserve himself
from all morbific causes; supposing all
this and I admit that it ls not very likely
that he will for ages upon ages acquire
the almost God-like omniscience necessa
ry, death would be impossible and the
sternal life to which we are told he was!
born would again be his.
From a consideration of these points
we perceive that people die
First. From ignorance of all the laws
,f life.
Second. From wilfulness in not obey
ing the laws they know.
THE EIPElOl'S THROAT.
Condition of the Royal Patient at Berlin
He Breathes--He May Live Through the
Summer.
(From the New York Times.)
Buaran, March 19.-I had the privi
lege to-day of a long and frank talk with
>ne of the German doctors connected
with Kaiser Frederick's case. He would
sot say that the disease was cancer or
what; but he said confidentially that the
hances were in favor of his living at
Least through the summer. He - ex
plained the appearance of the Kaiser's
throat. There is a silver tube vita a
funnel opening in the front of the throat
sear the chest. Over this opening is a
wire respirator, and over this the first
layer of cotton wool. Then there is a
sheet of silk, all so thin and compact
that the patient is able to button his uni
form around it, w'iile not preventing the
ir from circulatiig, and when he tries
to speak he must close this by a silk tab,
which is always close at hand. This,
however, needs rarely to be used, for he
has only attempted to utter a few mono
yllables since his return. In each case
be paid a severe penalty in throat irrita
tion. He has got in the way of moving
his lips so that his attendants, notably
the Empress, are able to understand
everything he wishes to convey.
To-day there was a favorable bulletin,
but private information is to the effect
that the phlegm, though less in quanti
ty, is worse in color, and Dr. Bergmann,
who was so summarily frozen out at San
Remo, was to-day summoned in consul-,
tation again at the Schloss. My inform
nt says the Kaiser works hard, finds
little or no reaction after exertion, and
would impress an ordinary observer as a
lub man in excellent health and
pirits. It is not easy to believe that he
Cherishes hopes of recovery, but certain
ly both of his messages to the Reichstag
nd Lsndtag to-day were couched in
?anguine terms. Both bodies rose spon
taneously when Prince Bismarck finished
reading the documents and raised thun
lering cheers for Kaiser Frederick.
only a few Socialist Democrats abstain
;d from this manifestation.
It is the belief in the best political cir
les that the Kaiser is going to hasten a
sumber of important constitutional re
Eorms and make their adoption a matter
f personal urgency in order to commit,
as successor as far as possible to liberal
am. The question of Prince Bismarck's
ttitude toward that policy is discussed
with much curiosity. It is evident that
ae is no longer absolute master of
ifairs, for the Kaiser has already select
ad for special honors and promotion
everal who are known to be bitterly
istasteful t> Bismarck. One of the
nost notable of these is old General
Blumenthal, who is a genius only second
o Von Moltke and who was chief of
Jnser Fritz's staff in 1866, 1870 and
L884. It was noted with surprise that
e somehow never got to be a field mar
ihal, though younger and lesser men
ere promoted to that grade over his
lead. One of the first things the new
Eaiser did was to summon General
Blumenthal to Charlottenburg on his
rrival at Berlin for the funeral and say:
'Liber Blumenthal, i have not had time
o get a new baton for you, so here is
nine. You take it and I will get anoth-1
r." General Blumenthal came down~
he path from the Schloss half an hour
ater with a blue stick in his hand and
ears of gratification in his eyes.
Mexican Trrain Riobbem Killed.
CmLUnJluA, Mexico, March 18.-A dis
3atchi from Cusihuiriuchi, a miningi town
~bout ninety miles west of this place, says
hat a party of Mexican federal troops, ac
ompanied by RI. II. Paul of the Southern
acitic Railroad Company and N. W.
~ierce of the Mexican Centrail Railway,
who left Chihuahua threc days ago in
earch of the Steiu's Pass (N. M.) train
:bbers, Camne uponO Larry Sheban, Dick
Johnson and Dick Ihart on Friday night at
)o'clock, :1) miles northwest of Cusihuria
:ni. Tue robbers barricaded themselves
i a house, compelling the faunily to re-!
tuain within, and stood the attack ofl until
ioon yesterday, when the besi'egers sue
ecded1 in getting the family out of the
Iiose and then set nir. to it. The robbers
proved tihemselves game by coming out
lighing. Advices state that a regular
battle occurred between the authorities and
the train robbers, in which all the robbers,
Shehan, Johnson and IHart, were killed.
h astacin pmrty lost one man.
THE FARMERS' ALLIACE.
The Growth of the Order in this State
Some of the Leading Features.
We clip the following about the above
order from the Marion Index:
The Farmers' Alliance is an organiza
tion which had its origin in the State of
Texas about ten years ago. In that
State it has grown rapidly and taken a
deep and strong hold which argues well
for its future success. Interest in it has
been maintained from the beginning,
and after the lapse of ten years it is
found to be still growing in numbers
and influence. It has spread into other
Srates of the South, and in Louisiana
and North Carolina it has met with un
usual success. The last named State has
been well organized and has several
hundred sub-alliances which count their
numbers by tens of thousands.
In South Carolina, so far, little has
been done towards the establishment of
the various counties. In Marion county
several sub-alliances have been estab
lished, and a county alliance has been
perfected. With the exception of one
sub-alliance in Horry no other branches
of the organization have been planted in
the State. The speed of the organiza
tion and its growing influence in the
community give it ' power and promi
nence that demand and deserve more
than a passing notice.
A careful study of the constitution of
the General Alliance will fail to reveal
one thing to which reasonable objection
can be made. Its objects, aims and pur
poses are strictly legitimate. More than
this they are laudable, and if they are
carried out in the manner and spirit con
templated by the original leaders of the
organization they can but promote the
interest of the agricultural class in every
community.
Its members are handed together for
mutual improvement, for education, for
the cultivation of non-partisan spirit and
to suppress personal, local sectional and
national prejudices and all unhealthful
rivalry and selfish ambition.
There can be no more laudable pur
pose than this in an organization of this
nature. There is no disposition to
antagonize other classes of people. The
spirit of the organization is friendly to
all professions and vocations of men.
Its primary object, of course, is to im
prove the condition of the farmers of the
country and to promote their interests
as much as may be possible, but it does
not seek the consummation of this end by
working harm and injury to others. it
recognizes the rights and privileges of
other classes of citizens and inculcates
and seeks to enforce the respect due to
every class and individual of society.
The Alliance deprecates and seeks to
minify the prejudice which exists, or is
suposed to exist, between the different
classes of men, and while it seeks pri
marily the good of one class its ultimate
object is the good of all the people with
out respect to clas3 or occupation.
There is no hostility to either merchant,
lawyer or banker and no disposition or
desire to do aught that would injure the
legitimate business of these or of other
classes.
SYLVIA DUBOIS DEAD
The Notorlous Nr;res , Who Ltved One Hun
dred and Tw-ny-Two Years.
NEWARK. March IS.-Sylvia Dubois, the
famous negress of the Sour Land Moun
tain, in this State, was one of the victims
of the blizzard. She died some time dur
ing the week in her cabin, probably from
the effects of the cold. She was 122 years
old beyond a doubt. She was born in the
valley below Sour Land, and was the slave
of a man named Dubois for years. Then
she was sold to a man who kept a hotel at
Great Bend, Pa. There she became famied
for her feats of strength and for the prize
fights in which she engaged. She boasted
that she was never beaten and had knocked
out scores of the strongest men. One day
she got angry with her mistress and nearly
killed her. She picked up her child and
ted across the Susquehauna and tramped
all the way to Sour Land Mountain, where
she lived the rest of her life.
Her fondness for fighting, for liquor and
her profanity soon made her notorious.
A.ll her children died but Elizabeth, the
youngest. She has remained with her
mother and is 80 years old. She inherits
ill her mother's pugilistic prowess and has
maimed many men. Of late years Sylvia
d her daughter have existed by making
emi annual trips through the adjacent
:ounties. They got clothes, provisions and
yoal enough to keep them in the meantime.
-Special to N. Y. Times.
Talk About Politics.
The Clinton Enterprise suggests Col.
. G. Mclissick, of Union, as a suitable
person to send as delegate at large to
ihe National Convention.
Capt. A. P. West has been mentioned
s a candidate for the Senate from Lex
igton county.
Mr. Ira B3. Jones, of Lancaster, will
be a candidate for solicitor in the Sixth
idicial circuit.
Capt. Geo. W. Croft will be a canai
late for the Senate in Aiken county.
Mr. G. A. Goodwin and Dr. J. L.
Shuler have been brought out as candi
lates for the Legislature in Lexington
3outy.
Major D. B. Anderson, of Sumter,
vill oppose Solicitor Gilland for the
zomination in his circuit.
There will be no opposition to the re
turn of Gen. J. F. Iziar to the Senate
[rom Orangeburg.-News and Courier.
A Spokane Falls, W. T., special says
that Pelkey, PeAdletou and Pipkin have
been murdered at Priest Lake by Indians.
The men referred to went up to Priest
Lake last fall to prospect through the win
ter. Nothing has since been heard of them.
Pipin was a midshipman in the United
States nav y at the breaking out of the war,
but resigned to join the Confederate army,
where he served throughout the war with
much distination. The matter will be
t hrnuhly investigated.