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? Thoy Me'ct and Declare tho Result of the Election, ?r, ? ? . , COL WM. ELLIOTT SEATED, - Murray's Protest and the liberal Proj^sltlon of Col. Elliott"-!**'?8" 'tdentluKlStootora Content. Tho State board of canvassers met Monday in Columbia mid declared tho - result of tho oongrosaional oloottottB. Their notion waa in htriot accord with what had beou previously, expected. Tho only matter that took up any time, audit but very little, was tho protest Of George Washington Murray fiom tho First congressional district. Messrs. Bates, Harbor, Watts and . .Tompkins of tho hoard were present, the only absent rtomber being Comp troller Norton. A number Of persons intoroBtod in tho board'b iiotions were r present* -pete worthy ^hern bo ina Oongrcssmen- lalblrt and Lilliott, Messrs. B. H. Mobs/ of Orangburg, reprcsoixti og QongroBsma n btokes, iv. a A. Webster, B. W. Screven, E. M. Bravton, T.B. Johnson, John I. Jones, John T. Ooohrou, O. W. Murray, K J. Dickinson, S, E. Smith and John B. Ed wauls, " ,.v_ ? . Tho protests from the different con gressional districts were taken up one " by ono and quickly disposed of by the board B. P. Chaifleld of tho Second . district, A. C. Merrick of tho Thtrd, V S Bubor of tho Fourth aud Johuf?< -/Jones of the Fifth, protested against tho board tabulating arid declaring the ? result on grounds that called into ques tion tho constitutionality of tho new ' Constitution, or so rnueh of it as i re . lated to the suffrage, and tho eleotion ^law: framed under tho provision of that Const, itntion; both being in ?ouir*v?"' tion of tho Constitution and laws of tho ; United States and that tho eloction :: hold op November 3d was, booau?e_o ? tlioso violations, null aud 'oi,W \ board overruled these objections: . : Col T.B. Johnson of tho _#ovontli district, protest, on tho grdQds that the Constitution wqb illegal and in cou ? fl4ck with the Constitution,^ the United ^ States; and, secondly, that the manageru had rofusod to allow a number oi t qual itied voters vy oast their ballots, luo "board overruled the objections and de ! clarod Dr. Stokes olooted; tho samo j : ruling holding good as in tho Bpociu ^ ^ It was somowhat of asurpriso Lptotest was received from Mr. B. O i ?" t)?ucau in behalf of the presidential 4 election of his ticket. It had hccnun derstood that only protest would bo made against the result of tho congres sional eleotion and that tho voto for electors aud State officers would bo lot to pass uncontested. Iho boarw in rthi* instance, as tho others, ovorrulod the protest Mr. Duucan a protest ia ~::aB follows: To ihe Slate Board of Canva^a*. OBNiiiKinw: The undersigned, ono L ot tho candidates, at largo for presi dential elector of tho Reorganized Be publican pfcrty of.Soulh Carolina, bog? leave* very -respectfully. but in "1 L beriousness, to enter a solomn protest aaainfit the declaration and promulga v tion of the result of tho recent election s in this State for presidential and vleeH ) presidential electors, and to Btu*? .briefly his reasons therefor, as folI?w?' 1. Because tho oall for the late Con Stitutional convention of 1895 is cur rently belioved to have been fraud-, - ulently "counted in" and that, toO, hy " H popular voto of only about 31,000 oxxl of a voting population in tho State f according to the census of 1890 ot over 285.000. 2. Because; tbo openly avowed pur f- poae for callipgsaoh convention was to deviso some menus for disfranchising thd mass of the colored voters, without * disfranchising a singlo white man, and ' because, this purpose was carried out -??to th$ letter by tho convention. 8. Because such discrimination against an entire raco i? not only iu clear and palpablo violation of both the letter Vnd tho spirit of tho 14th and 16th amehdmonts of tho Constitution -of tho United States, but is also direct ly in face Of tho aot of congresH read mitting South Carolina and other States -'toibo.^Mion, whioh expressly prohibits the Constitutions of either of theso - State* horn ever being "so amended or changed as to doprivo any citizen, -rOf: cUea. of citizons of t^e Unitod , States the right to vote in daid State, "^ho are- entitled to vot? by tho Con stitution herein. recognized," exoept : for or i me. ; " ? 4v Becaaso the new Constitution wiw pwt in foroe without haying been first ?. luHnuiled to the voters of tho Citato ratification, Vhich is not only con trary to almost universal usage, bnt it ?Ja^?led directly contrary to the fnnda *" of ptfb&1%r jfofet lent of tne ' ,:r ? v . ^ v -T^ai -"? , ~ ?i? ?l?ri r p ????? ^niwipLi ron . v~ v-.v?v* r% ???*? y*r? i.n<aai^l - * - ' i ?' If . lield under such ft Constitution ami registration law. ? ' 11. (VI) ell Duncan. The contest in tho First district was the one around which tho whole inter est of tho meeting wan centered'* Ool. Elliott ftiul O. \V. Murray were both present to presout their respective coses to tho bontd. John II. Edwards, of Qharlehton, ft oclored lawyer for Murray, stated that tho contest was made on these grounds: First, that thofo was no legally constituted oleo tiou commissioners in Charleston; one of tho members had not been appoint cd thirty days piior to thfc olootiou, mt. i wFuli ho wii? ai'poi u*u iuo vtvv >rnor was not in tho State. Second, mm. if tho commissiou waa log?d, it iclod illegally i'i that it met, counted tho votes and declared tho rosult at an anuKiial hour, all haying boon l\uishod boforo 9 a. m. ; that at 10 a. m. a rep icsentativo of Murray went to thoooin* tnissionors and announced that ho de sired to illo a protest-, when ho was told that tho vote had been countod and sont to Columbia. Col. Elliott said ho did not wish to take advantage of any tochnioalitios, so he would mako two propositions. The first was that he waa pi ifectly willing to submit tho entire mattorHmck to the Charleston 'tommissioners and let them hear tho whole csho and settlo it. Second, that ho would bo willing for all tho _/apors in tho protest to bo sub mitted to tho Stato board of canvass ers and let tho matter - bo settled by thorn and net upon tho case as if it had been heard below,, Tho board ruleo thifc it wan simply a court of appeal" -'.from tho county boards and that all protests oV contostp coming boforo it must como legally That tbo^protost of O. W. Mutiny was not brought legally, for it had not boon first made to tho county board. Tbii. being tho case, tho board decided tin/ it could not do othorw iso than dochm Col. Elliott tho congressman from tht First difetriot and overruled the pro test. This decision means that Murray*! contest will -bo transferred from tlx Stato board of canvassers to tho house of representatives, -iA, congress. I?t intends to moko a^flgut thero for th< seat. Tho papers of Col. Jones anc Col. Johnson also indicate a purpcf#^ of pushing their case before congrcss. They both contest on grounds of th< unconstitutionality of tho election ane registration laws and tho liko. Thii ended the contests. Tho State board of canvassers practi cally finished all tlnir work Monday. (When thoy reconvened Tuesday it only remained for them to declare tht election m Stato and county ofllceri and circuit uolicitors agaiust whotc there wero no protests. Tho tabula tion of tho returns as mac)o by Mr. Brookcr was rpprovod and tho boarc adjourded. NOT QUITE KNQUOI*. Elcctjon Appropriation Mtret be Aug mented. Tho last Legislature appropriated $15,000 for the oonduot of tkp eleotion and all but $61.80 of thftt has been paid, leaving somo counties yet un paid. Among these are Barnwell, whero Fodorul managers havo not been * paid; Chester, . w hero Stato managers aro minus their salary; the same is the caso in Darlington aud Edgellold; in Sumter Federal managers have not beep paid; in Fairfield ueither tho Stato or Fedoral managers havo boon paid. Tho mauagers jure paid as thoy send in their bills, on the principle, "first comc, first served," and those who/haven't got their pay will havo to trust their cases to tho mercy of tho Legislature. Tho following aro tho sums expend- | cd in ouch county: AbJ/ovillo $114 25 Ajften GOG 15 'Anderson .- -. ? 435 90 Barnwell 272 55 Beaufort .*. 320 G5 Berkeley 42-155 Charleston ,,85(1.50 CheHter 33790 Cb^aterfield 327 90 Clarendon G99 05 Collofou . . . G77 70 Darlington 134 70 Jfidgclield ? 1G5 25 XTHirfitdd i'lorcueo 343 90 Georgetown 387 GO Greenville G05 10 Hampton .' 3?ro 45 Horry. V. 404 08 Kor?baw.'" ... 877 15 LanctiBter.; 29190 JjAtirons ?, 457 85 Lexington 453 50 Marion 475 80 Marlboro 209 23 Nowberry 301 45 Oconeo 5G7 25 Ornugcbtirg. ... ...? . . , G10 G5" Pickens .. . . . . " 233 90 liiehl an d 362 l20 Hpol^nburg. 1 -149 95 SumterN^. 201 70 Union . . . . '. 857 50 NVilliamsbnrgvI'Sk^.V. ? . . .V/* 454 80 York... 1 410 0Q Saluda. ... rr* . . . . . 180-96 Total . ..$14 $38 20 Bcrfttom In Bl?m, Serfdom Is uftf venial In 81am, w?ft Uto rcauit .tbat A JMP If aolte oncer- 1 tain when he tf*y <?ll bis time and bt? 1 labor hi* own. For so many months In th? bo?qd to mrre him efrfcf. and at aajr tlmt tit nufr be called 0* for -wdal Klnfe #errfce? . . For l?#Un<*, when rert^ip; rc;Wr tnrr-l dl^rfft tbroofh wblcbbiJ it ?n?d ytpop to auppiy hton Sit .Tff I william aiirs policy, i i # Says He Wants to Unito the Whito ' Peoplo* HIGH AND PATRIOTIC PURPOSE, He t? at Work on 1 1 ??i Inaugural. Wl,int May l>o Kxpected ? On a New Lino. , Mr. E. J. Watson, a representative of tho Colombia State, ono day lust week, while ou his rounds, butted up agaiiiBt Govornor-olcot Ellorbo at Trenton, aiul below in au interview ho had with tho next Governor of our State: "At this point, starting for Colum bia, I mot tho man who soon alter .tho Bocoml TuPBday in .January noxt is to assumo tho direction of tho State gov ernment- ? Governor-elect William II. Ellerbo ? and spent several hours with him. llo talked pleasantly and patriot ically of tho futuro of his State, and forces one to the conclusion that his aim is to bring about genuine peace and unity among tins whole people, if ho iB given tho proper support. Tim governor-elect taken high ground on matters of great publio concern awl says Iuh desire is togive tho entire peo ple of South Carolina a clean, impartial administration of tho affairs of the State government, lie says he has clearly marked down tho lines of his policy and expocts to how to them, trusting to tho truly patriotic men oT both factions to lay UHlde factional differences and personal matters anil give him their as sistance. "Tho Governor-elect is looking well just at this time. llo s'ays his health was bad juat after tho campaign,' but ho is now quito well again, lit expects to mow his family to Columbia as soon as he i8? inaugurated, and they will ro sido at' tho executive mansion, lie smilingly remarked that' oho leading manufacturer of bicycles had offered him a handsomo machiuoynf I10 would tako his exorcise in thatfWay; ho added with a smile, 'But I think walking is safor and bettor for me. . I am accus tomed to walking about tho farm.' "Mr. Ellorbo occupies a position BOmcwhat distinct from his predeces sors in tho gubernatorial churl'. His election was one of the unanimous kind and ho is not. bound by promises, neither is he tied up with obligations .to any ono for support. About his only promise given m the campaign was that to tho people of Charleston ?that if they wotiM enforce the dispen Bary law hoywould remove the metro politan police. When I nsked him ibout this ho declined to have any thing to Bay on tho hdbjeot, but Ihoso who know him are assured thai that promise will be kept. "As to the dispensary problem, tho Goveruor-olect, while ho will deal with it in his inaugural, will not make nny puggostionH or rocoinmomhilions to tho Geuoral Assembly. Ho will, however, J[ feel safe in spying, call upon tho peo I)lo of the S!ate to stand to him and ie|p hita enforce the law to the letter ps Ioiir as it is on (he statute books. Mr.. Ellerbo has studied tho subject thoroughly and has his views as to what should bo done, but those views he is not muk/Dg public, nor will he be I'kcly to have anything to say at all, unless it bo in a special '.iiossugo after |iis inauguration. "Mr. Ellerbo has already begun work on his inauguWd address. In that address ho will tako a new line. Ho will hardly devoto it to recommen dations to tho General Assembly, but will very plainly niake it an uddress to the Whole peoplo, general in i tw char acter and bread in it? scopc-V'I^or Mr. Ellerbo believes that au ..(inaugural should bo addressed to tho peoplo thoniBolves. "I asked Mr, ICIIerbo nl>oit t the chance of gotting n reduction in taxes in South Carolina. lie ?nid this was a letter to whieh lie bad Riven mostsor ious consideration ami much lime, but bo bad failed to euvolvo any scheme. Tbo only thing be could see was the iu erraso of ibo tnxablo property iii tbo Stato. This could bo brought about- by bringing moro people with mouey into the State and by cncoui aging the set tlemeut of emigrants here. It would sost no moro to run the Stnto govern ment with this inoreaso of property and taxes would bo lowere^. "Mr. EHcrbo,b?ffou 11 Tiled an excel lent policy aa to tbo making of nil ap pointments, but in regard to this as in nearly ovory thing olse hois exceedingly reiicout. **Ho had just loft.Senator Tillman when I saw bim. lie and Senator . Tillman and memborn of tho ourrionlum committee of tho Oiemson trustees, and he had come downtoaco tbe Sena tor about tho condition oJT aftairs at the college. The dcuth of Prof. MoGeo;| deprive* tho colloge of a pro/eesor of Agriculture, -thus leaving one.ibf the ea sentlafitlgpart ment s without fUdlrcctor. There seems to bo a great difficulty ?boot finding i* man to till the place, it I bas beetf Agreed upon finally, Mr. XUIerbe aAje, to leave emltt* open until Deo. 14, when tbe .trustees meet at the college commencement. Mr, Ellerbe saya Honator flllibai aa to make two speeches ftoon? ono ?t St. Matthews on. pee. 3, in aid of the Cal honu county aebeme; tho other at ftMhay ?s l>ee. &, tn atif^rf -thcrnew county of wbieb tbat place desires to fair f be county arat. A Trwtb. - ;,**& /ehanle? "To l!e" ta the imperfect (irM of "to fltli ? ? >in?n??ti iiai tMit ui . , ej??ot: msrjm* ^ *<*?***? ADDHKSS ro NICOROKS. '/ Hep crscnt ntl vo Colored Moil Hi'ltovo Thoy Can KntublUh s\ State Kolr. There i? no doubt of tho fiict I hut tho colored poopio of tho State have inudo groat stride* ifi industrial prog' iohk, owning fts thoy do a largo share of tho aggvogato wualth of tho State. ? Soma of tho moro prominent of them iu tho State, disgusted with tho so j called fairs gotten up in their name, havo determined to show what thoy ! really ean do find lift from their i shoulders tho stigma of failure which o?i tain abortivo effects hare heaped upon them. With thia iu viow thoy havo issued tho followiug address to tho oo loved people : Tho urgent demands of tho timos along all lines of lifo uro oalling for ftn oooulur demonstration of the work of tho individual or tho rftoo, which must establish /their fitness nud ability to koop paoi* with tho trond of humau progress, so dourly evident in the oloso of the niuotoonth oontury. For want of tho projior display of Iho raco'a ad vancement along tho agricultural, mo ohanieul and industrial arts in this State, it is generally boliovod in and out of South Cnrolina that wo havo dono com parutivoly nothing. Tho rabb in this Ktato is al>reast thoee liv ing i ti other Htates; but to contradict such an opinion of iih cannot ho dono effectively by a single or a dozen indi vidual#, it ' must bo relinked l>y tho race; uniting for tho spoeilic purpose of exhibiting tho things produced and made by us, according to tho scienco governing such branches. For tho accomplishment of such an ond an as Hociuton was organized in this city November 12th, 181)0. liopreBentntivo men from every county tho State wero present cither in person or by proxy. TncBO gentlo mcn wero not only ministers, but of overy legitimuto calling in life ? farm ers, touchers, lawyers, doctors, mechan ics, statesmen, laborers, who gathered to deviso some plan that will better im press tho opposite raoo of our ability to do something. Wo havo had assur ances of aid and favors, as well us Words of praise, for the initiatory stop look iug forward to tho organizing of tho association, from some of the best whito citizens in this city uud other cities and town of tho State. Wo are not looking up a Tight, nor do wo intcud to procipitato que; but knowing as we do, that native por cent, of tho race is united with an as sociation for the Accomplishment of the ends outlined in this address, wo would, havo you to know that tsuoh an associa tion is iu process of organizing, into which wo invito you to share with jis its Bucoess or.failure, if perchance such should ho its fate. But with yoaf co operation, succors in assured, Tho ftH sociutiou is only temporarily organiz ed, allowing time for all of thoso who aro willing to uuito with us to tako a part in tho selection of oflicors. Tho capital stock of tho oBso'fliation is #;>, - 000, divided into 1,000 shares at ?500 por sbnro. / oomi yuiii SppliORtioh for !uC!ubc?" ship to Mr. C. F. Holmes, secretary, Columbia, S. C., who will enroll your name uii atnong tbo determined men of the raco who aro rondy to struggle heroically for its advancement. Ho will send yon a receipt signed by him flelf and the president pro tetn., pro viding you forwar d not less than ono lialf of tbo valuo of sbfires desired. Such rccoipt. will bo honored by tho permanent orgnni/.ation whon effected in February, 1897, in tbcJ city of Columbia. $)ato and pliioo of mootiug will bo announced later. Hoping that this laudable and praise worthy enterprise will meet tho hearty co-operatiou of all raco loving men and women who nro struggling to demon strate their rights of citizenship, wo Rubscribrt ourselves yoWObcdient ser vants, IS.; II. Ooit, president; C. F. Holmes, necretsry; VV. J1, Corley, treasurer; and tweuty-fivo others from different partB of tho State engaged in various callings in life. ' TUB METHODIST CONFERENCE. It Will Moet at Abbeville on Decem ber Ninth. tj Tbo people of tho Methodist Church aro as busy as bees those days getting ready for tbo mocting of tho confer ence on December tho 9th$ Over three hundred delegates will tfo entertained iu Abbovillo during that week niuPftU^ our people, of all denominations and faiths, will 02Jcn their hearts and homes to recoive them. Tho members of tho Presbyterians, Baptist, Episco pol and Aesociato Reform Churchos liavo cheerfully signified their willing ncfis to entertain the mi meters and thi-y are being assigned to tfcem. Tho town of Abbeville will bo turned over to tho ministers, their wivcj and their daughters for the week aixFtho people will all unite in trying, to make this oueoflho happiest and ?Ttooflt cnioya blo conferences ever held in tho otate. five different committees havo been at work for over a month getting homes' for tho ministers, money for current expenses, arranging mueio for tho occasion and other things neces sary for tho success of the meeting. A number of distinguished men will he presents at this meeting, among them visitors from other churches. conference, who is well >nd favorably.' known here, will visit the conference. Bishop tlobti O, Gran berry, of Virgin ia,- will lie here and will be entertained byJodge 9. Fuller Jjjon, Dr. Clifton will h irers with hie mr ready witasd eor4wlilf to bmU the strangers welcome, Tbey will not be irtrarrgere to tbo Doctor as thia "Will ?ake the third time he haeentertainod the conference in hie twenty-seven fce?ori?i?23?fy. n Spartanburg in 1887, .in Charleston Or.. Clifton is well be hived inthe con- - BfatT^^ujrwAroi rrTctrmipa *ili l*t reoawad ni_i Aiifaentf* ML?* ssanbet SUL^AbljcvilU \ ; Magistrates in This State in an Anomalous Position, ? - l LEGISLATURE MUST REMEDY IT i ? ? - The Tutnl Defect lit t ll?> Law Pointed Out ami tin* Position of t ho Attor ney is Sustained. , ? -1 Tho Magintruto* of thin State aro iu an aaoiuuloutt position, Thoy aio ol)i cers without any jurisdiction either civil or criminal. So Jidgo li!urle hits decided in Barnwell, according b> Bcntiuol of t lint city. A oa&o whs brought before tho Judge { by Major 1j. T. Iziar, win* raised tho point that- tho Act providing forthu ap pointment of Magistrates simply creut ?(l tho oftioo without prescribing tho jurisdiction of tho oftioe, atid that uw tho old Trial Justice system wApconsti tutional and had not boon Mpoalcd, that Rystom waa Ktill of force, making an ofTicc iu exiatenoe without any t Di cers to AH them, for tlioro aro now no Trial Justices. s . Judgo Earlo, ftcoordingto tho paper, dccidod that Major Izlur was right and dismissed tho ease agaiust bi t client who )md boon arrestod on order of a Magistrate. Thia curious and unfot lunate condi tion of a Hairs arose from tho bill cre ating the ollice of Magistrate, which passod tho last I legislature after a long and somewhat aei iiiionious debute. Tho bill took away from tho Governor tho power of removing magistrates, and although a great light was nmdo to strike out that feature, it did not sue ceod. In accordance with a right given the Governor under the now eonstltuv j tion ho approved that poi lioli of the bill which up pointed magistrates and named thoir nuhmes, but, "held up" the other portion whioh took away the power of removal and wliich do tlucd their duties, and thus it is that there aro magistrates holding ollieo and draw ing salaries who, according to tho judicial opinion, havo no right to ab solutely do anything pertaining to tho duties usually devolving upon mich of ficers. Major1 Izlar raised tho point last spring hud was about to begin habeas oorpus prpeeedings before tho Supreme Court to tf&t tho matter iu the cubo of ft certain prisoner in Barnwell county. Governor Evans, seeing tho point and tho complications that would urine, pardoned the negro and left Major I/Jar high and dry with no case t<? pro ceed on. But lie evidently didu't in tend to bo blooked and got up another ouo before Judge EtUle and won it. The same question ciuno up before Judgo Bouet last spring, in wfelch ho rondcrcd a decision which wim general ly thought to bo of tho sai^o ofl'oct as that of Judgo Eo'tlo's, but Governor Evans states that Judgo Benot Htiyn his docision lias been misunderstood by tho prtblio, and that ho didn't do cido that way, It can bo easily seen to what disast rous results such a i.tuto of aH'ai^K can lead. Law- breakers will cuilv y\f(WK%A > raiso the point that tho MaglhtV..?o has no jurisdiction and that will settle it as far as thoy aro concerned, unless tho lawyers can devise some means to hold thorn furtjior. Those fellows who have already boon sent to tho chain gang or tho jail will likely kick themselves that their lawyers didu't discover tho llaw | In tho law and save them. But now they havo no redross, as thoy submitted without raising tho point of jurisdio- i tion. ^ Governor Evans has booh asked what was to bo dono about it, and said nothing oould bo until tho Legislature met. Til K STATE FAIR I'AYH, Why Iho I kIii I urc Should Make No Niggardly Appropriation* Mr. .T. Washington Watt*, writing from Mountvillo, Lnuront* ctttytily, un der date of November iiOth, lias tiiiH to ( say concerning the State Fair: "Tho Stato Fair wi?h h grand buo* ! ccbh in spite of many obstacles. While all did thcir-duty well most of tho work falls on the president and secretary, \ especially in getting up a fair, and too much credH eiiimot ho g?von thosu two > gentlomcn for tlioir intelligent work, i Tt ih truo tho appropriation mado by | the Legislature gave confidenco that nil premiums would ho paid, but it wan ' bo hampered by conditions that it might Itavo to bo refunded. Thin j'k, 1 to my judgment, all wrong. It ought to be placed in bank to iho credit of ' the Society, which ought to get at least onoycarahead of expense#. Then ' tho Society would bo sofe even if it ' rained on two days in tho week, which ! always will bankrupt the Society as it : now stands. 1 "I know of no way the State cap ; benettt tbe agricultural and meehani- 1 cal people of tho State moro than by j getting them^bgether in these annual' reunions, and instead of this annual ?. appropriation, so niggardly grve7J,tt ; would bo bettor to givo twice ea much, j and give io each connty 3500 to build ; rooma and sheds for stock, .and then ' the people would fill tbem and would carry their- best exhibits to tbe iSUie Fair. .... /'There is no. estimating tbe good' ?hit. tlrif Society ha* don 0 to t h e State, audits beao&te can be eeen all over tbe State by the improvement . in ? and eMtle, ?*4p the _ o#m v ^ Seed ?htT ******** Mil A HP'S LHTTKU.1 ' ' ' ? - j MK<CT9 AN OLD Kill UN I) WHO UK' \ CALLS I'll tf, DIM VAST. IMtUosoplior Tends tlie Kloworn iviul Sweeps * '40 Wa 1 ? Now that I li o elecMinhs are nil over, ' lot lis ^osh our hands and ( urn over n now' lenfofc It in a curious paradox that *?? general rule a fhrtnton't be elected 1 until ho first falls from gfaoe. I'oli- ! tios makes it strange mix'tiro <>f CM* f^iu.em and Ariuiniauiuii). - Hut J reckon ' wo will all survive our disappoint men la < niul, as Dr. Mil lor vised to sav, leant to spoil tho word acquit see. I { <* ul- 1 ways prouounoed it with tho first o long liko il was acq uieeoe. This kccius ' to ho tho young men's era and (frookyn they oau run tho machine, hut 1 must say that it has boon a long I mo sincO I havo had my choioo in anything out- I side of homo. 1 am doing reasonably well under my own vino nod fig tree, J where I am eleotod all tho time. I'ho j faot is, 1 never fall from g race inside of my OWU promises, though soiuetimoii things are not oalm and serene own there. T worked hard yesterday clearing up tho flower garden and got in quite a sweat of perspiration. Tho leaves from our big trees had blown all over the beds and the chrysanthemums had fallon down and had to bo staked up and tied and tho old oanua stooks had to bo out down and removed, lly tho time I had got o very thing in good or der and the leaves all burned and the walks raked out I thought it was about time to rooeivosomo praise from some body, for 1 had observed that Mrs. Arp wan sewing by tho opon window and oooasioually gave mo an uxorial glance. And so 1 ?at down on tho iron neat and mopped tho honest dew from my aged forehead. Suddenly sho drew near tho window and ro markod: "I wish you could just soo Mrs. Crawford's front yard and llow'cr gnr don ; they aro as cleat* as a 'parlor. I was there yesterday at tho mooting of tho aid society and everything was lovely. Mr. Crawford certainly knows how to keep n plaoo in order." Well, that disturbed my tranquility a little and 1 was about to say inaybo J oil had better got him to come up hero and tlx this one, but I didoui. lint T waseut soreno at all and ventured to remark that Mr. Crawford dident do it, for lie had to weigh cotton all day and T reckon it was Mra Craw ford's work. I paused for a reply, but sho Resumed her noodle ami thread and T put and ruminated. When 1 eamo to dinner 1 continued my broken remarks and said that Mr. Crawford dident havo four acres of big on}t trees to litter up his littlo front yard ajt'd I thought that a carpet of rich brown leaves waseut an unsightly Ihiopr no how. Kho asked mo to send down my plate for sonic chicken. Aft, r another pause 3 remarked that I Imd lojijr sinoo found out that wo eouldijut havo every good thing in one place. Wo eouldent?bnvo a beautiful grove, and n fine flow?fr>gardcn near it for flower* won't grow un^or shade, Thoso boau tiful roses that Mrs. Ijiramoro Bent mo havo tho sunshine all tho day. "Let mo help you to do onoof these pone had egg i>," she said. "Out- I reokoo," said I, as I handed my plate, "Mrs. Crawford had things fixed up extra fine beoauee'thfj aid eo oioty was coming. " "It is going to moot here next week, " my wife remarked in a modifying tono of voice. -'-Won't y?fu have a ^Ihss of buttermilk; it is fresh and good." And HO I gavoit up, and aftor dinner sho eamo out and was quito profuso in b^r admiration, for flm knows that it tubes lots of encouragement to keep mo at work. I'll kcop on cleaning up until that aid sooiety oomcs and goes. I'll watoh tho loavos as thoy fall and catch 'cm in my hat. I'll sweep and sandpaper every walk and tfaen Mrs. Crawford can go homo and prai-o mo to Mr. Crawford and put him in pouts. I'm going to put out two raoro rows of strawberry plants today, for tho hintod that wo had hardly enough. I heard her tell tho girls that sho was ashamed ui mut uiu patchcd-up car pet in tho dining room, for it had beon down for four winters, and sho wished sho did have a largo rug to put undor tho U blo. I'll surprise hor with ono some of thoso days when I sell my gold mine. It will sell now, I reckon, sinoo MeKinloy w os fileoted, for there is gold iq it. It *vft? tho only tiling I had that Hhcrman'a bummere Oidn'r pick up ami carry off. X traveled tho other day with an old soldier from Atlanta to Cartcravillo. Ho c mldn't And a nc*t, and looked troubled ho totod his old valiso.np nud down tho aialo. 80 I pulled his ooftttftll apd made him ?it dowft by mo. Ifo looked thankful and in reply to my inquiry, Raid. ho was going to Culhoun, and ffWn'tboro to his aon-in-law'H in tho country, a couple of milca; said La wanted to sco Solly sad lier ohildren mighty bad. t "Sally i* a powerful good wom?n,w flaid he, "and eho hasr a good, indun Ltriou/i husband, and they are gittin' along mighty well oonaiderin*. My .>id~Vomrdted tight years ago, and I'm aoloneaome at , home that I /o about and about and atay with ozt married children. That's all that an old man can do lor ?omfoxt" ThU old reterfcn was nearing bis fonr score fmdwwret*Hl<*eitii<ittT<r end lively. He followed old Joe yohnston all the wsj down from ObiWmaaga*; ?nd had neTer been over the gtoopd ?>?r?!brfght^; moeetele* .em ^theetheK Yin, n.i I (10 boys Hftlil. (<Vo kopt 0l<1 Sherman powerful busy burying of liia dead." ? ? ? T pointed out fioat mom; tain, and whon wo reached tho fdation that thoy u?od to oiill Uig Bluntly, tho old ihau rftftuohod u}> another i noli and point* ing hia trembling hand, mud: "Ivighfc over thorn i? tho apring whero-I usod to HI! my old oantoou, Yew, I would bo glftd to atop long enough to walk over thoro ."Mid tako ono more <1 rink of that wider. Wo Hekod thorn yankoes all around hero, bi7'- thoro wan too ninny of Yin? -too many'. 1^*5" e.iino np out of tho yearth b.Vo loouotlt in Kgypt. " Tim. old man was fatniliir wit horary plaoo wo pfiftSoti, and talked fa?t aud eagerly, Whon h?> tohl mo ho wa# fiom old Gwinnett and had a f irm on Yallcr riv< r, I was drawn olopai*. to him ami tudicd hitn abi'Ul IhoOiaigB and Vangliana ai d lint old Mo.v.vi Tnd^1 del I pi iioo and Shoal oreefc "" ' Aloijt ?;(ifiMiv'n null pond and FairvtoiV ohuroh anil Iho old manual labor school. Tho old mat) looked at me a^aiii and a^ain with a bewildered 0U? rioMly and tiually von t \i r ml to ftftk ( what mout my nttmo bo. 14 Did ymi know tho Alt xandeiM and '?'drieklitiula and Nathan UutchinB?'* ??ill i 1 1 I. 4 'Oh, vc', I K hi ? w ? - < 1 Dr. Alt x an dor and all Ills boy.--, and all ll.O Striok iand-i from old Mi! / 1 down, and I Uuov.cd tho lltilehiiouui. I ci mo down io Atlanta with FiIr llntehina thin numiing, lii-.'ii our jntl .?<?, you know, and he's a f;ouii fimiul ot mine, 'I k no wed all tho boy a. t'lnrenoo ain't fur from mo. "What incut your namo beV" *aid ho. "Did you know an old man in Tmw ronoi villo named Ana Smith?" maid I, "Why, of (toil iho i did; ever; !.ody knowed him. 1 tiad'd in bin atoro for yearn. Ho Moved away to I'io yi county jind before,,! ho war. Did you ever livo in Tjawreiioe.ville ?" 4,Do y< u reineinUer a litD-i dark* hkin, black-eyed girl who used to rido hornobaok up that road? Bho wait I'itsr. llutohinb* under. '* "Why, of oourno 1 do, ^everybody 'know her. Bho ttHud to ^y, to tho ol<J jndgo'n farm on tho river, 12 miles from town and go alono, and alio wont in a huriy and come brtyk with a hag of app'.u or ponohcu hanging to tho horifof her noddle. She married old Ami Smith'a son, if t don't mihlako, I think Pit/, told mo that. 1 wan think ing that inaybo you wore .him, bub then you nro too old a nwu,T reckon. " "My Iriond," paid f, "yoti forget I that il has boon over fifty years siuoo : you Baw.tbat littlo girl; yea, eho iff 1 my wifo and in not a littlo girl any moro. " i "Will, Wall, ahoro eintf," a, mi; ho, with a melancholly (ono; "I do for gil- I'm always forgiltin'. An you .are old Ana's (too. Well, well ; i uncd to trado with you and your pa ami toft Stricklands, Woll, well; T am bo glad I corao aoroBi? you," Tiio whietlcH blowod and tho boll rang and 1 gavo tho old man a warm h!i ike of tho hand and said, "Good by ? Clod bleBH you."? BxiiL Akp iu At I '-"?ta Gonetitulion. ^ GATIIEHINCi OF" NVOMICN. Daughters oi' (ho Confederacy to Moot In Clim-leston. Tho organization of tho Daughter* of tlio Jponfodoraoy ban boon progress ing finely, and now tho South Carolina division numbors a grout ninny cauips. Tho women of tho lMmctto State, whoso fathers wero participants in tho lato.war, nro lbsiug^po time in organ izing camps in all communities through out tho State. Tho second. nnnual mooting of tho Stu.o division in to bo hold in Charleston, and tlio indications nro that tho attendance will bo very large. Tho lirnt meeting was hold in Coinnibin a year ago. Tho gathering should bo a moat representative one. ' Tho present Mission of tho members of tho Georgiu division at Macon wan ono of tho most notable gatherings of wo mon over held in thatStato. In connection, witli tho coming moot ing tho following hns been made pub lic: Headquarters S. C. Slnto Division f United DnughtorH of theCunfodorney f Kxcureion to Onrleston Doc. 7th to Dec. 12th innlu/^ive. A spoon! round-trip rnto of n fnro and a third haa^beon obtained from tho railroads by the Daughters of tho (Jon fcdoracy for thcmsolVea and any othor visitors who may choose to avail thorn selves of this opportunity to visit tho city at that time; whou tho second an nual meeting of tho State division will lako placo. A rou n? '?trip ticket must bo pur chased at tho pointc.f departure, which passes tho purchaser both ways with out any further trouble. This offer is open to all persons out hido of the United Daughters of tho Confederacy. Mas. Titos. Tayi.oh, 1st Vice President S. C. Division. There Is nn excellent prospect of tho renewal of tho business of grave rob-: bing In Atlanta. An old law of tho! State of Georgia permitted the mcdlcnlj colleges to clnlm the bodies of paupers* for purposes of dissection, and for years these were found adequate. Rut a few years ngo alleged reformer* eoucolved the Idea that this disposition of the re mains of the poor and friendless warn barbarous, and the legislature was In* duced to repeal tho law. As ft resbllT the medleal- eotiegw ?bort of cadavers, and will be compiled] ,ip dbmim claaaea onlcw mean?_. afe'ftfaDd bjr ifluch t^jwiat may bo rubbery, and tiaa tb* f? aE "