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v Wo thank Theo. I<ord, for dally food, t . For &}1 received of (tally Root); FoDfiantihlno and t)?o souk of bird* A fin melody of loving words. Qvo thank Thee for tho books wo road, And for tho llook of books wenond. For hoptf* of earth f>o swootly given And for tho hlKhor hopo.H of uertvon. ?0&u IiUdocm'ii.yoiaas /nil .of love; >' For tho bright olouds that flout above; i^-Attd for thg> toara wo'vo fiomotlmoa known ; For aorro.ws 'other than our own. *.v- ? i ii V For lovod ones horo and loved onoa gone, WhOBtllJ, \vlth Thoo, koop loving on; ? For spirit tone* that softly oall, ... And for tho oro3J} that's ovor all. ?Rev. J. 1\ Hutchinson. Farmer Carey's Mine. A TUunU*xlv|uB Story. \i FEW-daye only remained bo foi'o Thanks* giving. Old John Carey nud his Bon stood in front of the comfort able farmhouse .gazing out npon a lolling landscape in tho golden light of the In flifth hum. mow '-.t tell y\ George, it's the best farm ^ .. in tho county,", remarkod the weather - ?4: beaten fai^ner. ''Over throe hundred . acres, an# y! might say all but about flfty uiidor the boat cultivation. An' ?even the bluff over there, with its ? rooks and sorubs, will bo worth a ior .tune when I get that mine down? An* 'it's all yours if y' only do as I say. " -r ' * 'But, father ? " '? ? ? ? "I tell y1 there ain't no buts about it. x What you waut is a good, healthy, J; , oountry girl for a wifo. I can't see what you. admire in that sohool teacher, anyhow, Let her * marry ono of her - kiud, a lawyer or dootor, or eomethin'. " ' "But, father, she is a country girl, and fitting and healthy, and you know < mother saya sho is just tho kind to make a good housokcoper." "Don't toll me," snarled ti^e old maW "She's proud as Lucifer, an' '11 1. want to live in style when sho mar lies. Now, I've given you an eddica ? tion, and that's euougli in one family. You don't want to hitch to a wife smarter than you are yoursolf. Now, ^ look.at me. I won't say a word ag'in' your mother, but eho had an edica- j tion. and I didn't, an' 4wo never could agreo, especially about that gold mino. I say there's gold there and as soon as I've got down to 'it I'm willing |to make the farm over to you if you'll do as I say. I don't want you to marry a wife who'll despiso me an' teach y' x.u.to go back on my advice. You do as *' I say an' the farm's yours. - But,marry that girl an' you'll nevoy get a cent." George Carey knew his father woll awave_ that to dispute with nirn only rendored him more obstin ate. Nevertheless, ho was deeply in ' love with pretty Nellie Thome, the ' . teaofter of music and painting at the aoademy in the neighboring' village, and ho resolved to put his fate to the "Irathor," ho replied, with a quivor ?"/ Of feeling in his tone, "I owe you t n^uch ^nd never thought to dispute you, teut you have given mo an ' . education and my tastes are different from yours. You have no right to dic tate my ohoice of a wife, and I propose tO ""marry the woman I lovo with or , without your consent." "JC say you'll marry Betsy Wood, v^Ihat^l-f^ked out for y' long ago, or be no more tTson of mine," shouted the 'Old farmer, breaking into a suddon passion. ."Vory well, father, then wo must ?^tfort,". replied the young man, calmly TrJbilVjadly, andbo turned on his lieel and walkod slowly back toward Jtho house. Y . John Care/ gazed aftor his son for a . few moments in astonishment. "All comes of his education," ho muttered. "That's where I made a mistake, He's been settin' himself up ag'in me for some time. An' he thinks like his mother that there's no gold over in that hill, though old Farley has traced it ag'iu.aud ag'in with his di vinin! rod. ..Well, I guess he'll get over hia-pot and come to my terms, if I'm firm?an' I'm always firm. It's my way." With these remarks he turned and walked toward the distant hillside, where sever al'Tttwn where engaged in tniorinff operations under the direction of ?Id Eben Farley, a quaint local char ?Ct?*ywho professed to have OccoH ^ 'fowTedgeJ an* for years had olafmed kj e ability to locate mineral veins with ~ "ngotV John^Qarey ifie belief exittodm a rocky hill aaetern boundary o I - Molten, Mfl ojMSrttloo# to le.l hi. tho old / faraw | that j I'M' destined that thoir fears should oome truo. The woi-knioh woro engaged in tfttnpiug ft now blast while the two men wm'o intontly examining tho min oral vein, when a sudden shook as of an oavthquake needed. The blast had prematurely exploded, and had boon followed by a considerable fall of dirlj and debris into the mine. Fortunately several of the workmen woro Outside of tho mine and other help was hnslily summonod, and the injured wero as spocdily as possible, reaouod from thoir disagroeahlo posi tion, Two of the workmen wore aori ouffty injured, while Ebon Farley himself had a brokonlog and several flovere contusions. As for JohnkCaroy, ho ever blessed his fortune that ho es caped with something like half a hun dred outs and bruises, none of which was serious, though ho was found in sensible undor a wagonload of dirt and rook. The chargo had fortunato* ly boon a small one, tho workmen be ing too doubtful of thoir own skill to uso hoavy blasts, or tho result might have boon far more tragionl. .Tolin Oaroy was an obstinato and self-opinionated man, an hns been said, but lilco most men of his kind, ho believed dovautedlyin signs and warn ings. He was ooutlnod to his bod for several days, during which ho had abundant time to refleot upon his quarrol with his sou end the aeoident at the mine. "Mary," he said to his wife, as ho sat in an easy ohair for tho first time since the accident and gazod through the windows ovov his broad aorca to whore the abandouod inino could be plainly seen against the hillside, "to morrow is Thanksgiving, aiu't it?" "Yes," rospond^d the pious woman, "and I feel thatw6 haveespooml causo for giving thanks this year." one of industry. IMsoilla'fl real Hfo wns not nil poo* vy. Thoro wevo four women, one Heyvant, find a fow lnnidyf* to prepare and servo tho throe (lays' feast for the colonists and their lndi- j an gnosis. Now York oelebratod hor first , Thanksgiving Day in a manner somo what diO'oront. It may havo boon a difference in tho raoe or in the times, for it was twonty-throo years laier, in 1611, that it ia rolated that, tho l)ut?h citizens of Now York killed nearly 000 Indians and thou marchod homo and "ohoorfully," ato their Thanksgiving Day dinners^ Wo unfortunately do not know of what tho uinnor consisted that day, but it was probably very similar to the bounteous faro of ordinary daya, for Ohristinas and Now Yoar'u wore tho only great Dutch holidays. In Now England, at ono timo, they kept tho day boforo and tho day after | Thanksgiving as fast days. " It was a sensible action, for hygioulo reasons, if all their dishos were as olaborato as old reoipos show some to havo boon. A THANKSGIVING "DIN NiEr IN 1621. I'IIki-Iihk' Unnquot to Imllttn Chief* \Vn? Fit to !Jot lloforo ? King. "Tho stato dinner of tho occasion-, tho real Thanksgiving dinner ? took placo on Saturday, tho last day of tho oolobration," writes Clifford Howard ol "Tho First Thanks'giving Dinner" in America, in tho Ladies' Homo Journal. "Notwithstanding that tho kitohons of thoso wilderness liomos woro sadly wanting iu many of tho most oommon essentials of o^okery, there was no lack of good things nor of appetizing dishos at this groat feast. The earth, the air aud tho water had yiolded of thoir bountiful supplies, and tho good dairies had dono honor <( COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE," "So do I, Mary.nso'do I," ho snid eagorly; "an' moro because my oyes is openod so that I see what a fool I havo been mAk.in' of oiysQlf,..., Mary, wo've got a noble boy ? Vh>t George is a noble boy." "He is a good boy, assented the proud mothor. "He's moro than that. You ought to have heard how he spoke up to mo when I told hjtn ho must marry Betsy Wood or/"I\t cut him off without a dollar. '"I've been thinkin' it over, an' I admire hii^ for his pluok, now that I've got my senses about the mat-tor. Mary, you like that Nollio Thorne?" "She's a aweet and noble woman," replied Mrs. Carey." ? "Well, I've mado up my mind that no1 woman is too good or too well ed dicated for our Qeorgo; an' say, Mary, if you'vo a mind to invito Nollio Thorne horo to dinner to-morrow, I'll try to be on my feet an' givo hor a wolcome that will make George forgit that we have quarreled about her. " So it came to pass that Thanksgiv ing Day brought happiness to two worthy hearts, and Farmer Caroy's mine work y?an never resumed,. THANKSGIVING >KTd EATING. Bow the Popular Oil ierr?nco of tho Iiol. Irtny Orfl rlnnted. It is a little strange that our earliost national holiday, the one at least whioh had its origin in tho very early days of onr country, should always bo associated with the dinner table. Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Day dinner are nynonymoua .torras with a. great many people.-'" We IiSVd ~sy go oflpr e c o d ent for this, however, for as early as 1021 the re nowned .Governor Bradford, after the firii h^veir of the colOHieS at Wy month, seat fonr men oat fowling, ihat <*n the Thanksgiving day he had "Appointed. they might, "after a moro special .manner,, rejoice together." Wo bar# eon tinned (i^at "special manner*' rejoicing WOttWT " ~ ? It ie probebly due to the fact that ihoee eerty Thanksgiving Day fowlers chanced to bring down a generous ?? ** ^jpp wflfl turkeys that we T^Ufed th* turkey of letef days. it cir national Thanks* ' rr*r? Clrif ' to tlioir skill and ingonnity by sotting before their hungry guests and com panions a repast as sumptoua and tempting as itfwas varied and delight ful. Foremost of all there was roast turliey, dressed with beeohnutsj thun came raro venison pasties, savory ;*fcat stewswith dumplings <}f barley mour, delicious oysters (t-Uer'gi.ft ofthe Indians, and tho first evor Aafftod by tiro white men), great bowls of clam climvder with sea bisouib floating on tbo\teaming^bjroth, roasts of all kinds, broilcfl-^ifrtiTsalads, cakes and plum porridgo; while tho centre of each of tho long tables was adorned with a largo basket overflowing with wild grapes and plums and nuts of ovory variety. "It was tho time of the Indian sum mer. Tho soft, mellow sunlight shono warmly through the drowsy. ' hazo, illuminating tho sombro woodland with a rich golden light, Tfhile tho gentle winds of the south, laden with the sweet perfumes of the forest, eamo as a lingoring dream of summer to add to tho joy and brightness of this Thanksgiving foasl^ 'Up'Hn the balmy air arose the hum of many voices and tho merry music of laughter, as tho Pilgrims with thoir Indian g)(|bsts par "took of the feast that tho Provider of all things had given them." Flrat Tlinnkaglvlng Proclamation. Thero is in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Sooioty a proclamation announcing a, Thanks giving for a viotory in King Philip's War, and during the /Allowing year, 1G77, tho first Thanksgiving proc lamation was. printed/ v . Mr, Gobbler'* F?xr. Full In I Oft r*n<?y f^r Tlianksgivlu'? Jwt **t y.>ur j (nliitt Duo! j Au' put tin* rtaoat crook'r^ out, au' mako I tho silver shine; I No matter how tho country goes? joat carve tho turkey'* nook; j ' Au' while tho eiirvin's goin' on. bo thank ful you 'ro ou dock! dot ready for Thanksglvln' ? jest fall into your place, I An' If tho preacher ain't along, l>o sure an' hay tho grace; No matter how tho country goes? jost 1 earvo th?> turkey straight, Ail' with a amllo o' thankfulness pttoh In an"' pass your platol ~F. L. Rlanton. A TlinaU?glvlnu Pinner. llonst turkey, maahod potato, tur nips, boilod onions, cranberry Banco, beet pickles, colory s rusks, spicod plums, Applo pie, pumpkin pio, spicod cftko. Cojleo, apples, nuts, raisins. Roast Turkey? Soloot. a turkey with black logs, short spurn, broad breast, with yollowfsh whito skin. When properly cleaned, sprinkto on inside with salt and popper, also on outside, or thin bHoob of fat, salt- pork way bo laid ovor it inatead. BtutY it with u dressing made of a loaf of atalo bread, not using auy hard orusts, add a quarter of a pound of butter, two beaten eggs, popper, salt and pow dored sago, parsley or miueod onion, sago being tho seasoning usually pre ferred. }>? not press tho dressing in too olosoly or it will bo solid. Then the May to havo the turkey appear on the tablo in a llnocondition, is to roast it thoroughly, from throo to four hours for a fair-sized bird, and to basto it ofton. Havo tho oven hot, but not so that it will Booroh or ehrivel up. In turning novel* pioroo with a fork, al lowing tho juices to escape. Potatoes should ])o boiied in salt water, drained, mashed, seasoned with butter, pepper, -a little sweet cream added and thonboaten several minutes av i 1 1 * a spoon or wiro potato masher. Turnips, rutabagas proferred, should bo boiled an hour in saltwater, drained,. Reasoned Avith butter, poppor and a littlf^vhito sugar, then mashed thor oughly. Onions shotUd bo slicod, soaked in cold water for an hoqr, boilod in plenty of Baited water- for an hour, then drained and a dressing of rich Bwcet. milk, seasoned with butter, pepper and salt, addedi Let oomo to a boil and servo in side dishes. Rusks ? Two cupa raised dougl^, ouo cup of whito sugar, half a cup of but ter, two well beaten eggs, flour enough to make a fitiff dough, art to rise, when light mould into high biscuit and let riso agoin. Sift sugar aud cinnamou over tho top and bake. Applo Pie ? Peel souy apples and stow until bo ft and not much water loft, mash lliu or rub through a col ander. For oach pio use ouo whplo egg and the yolks of two others, well beaten, ono-third of a oup of butter and one-half cup of sugar, I3ako in ono orust and when done covor with a meringue made of whites of two eggs, frothod, sweotened aud flavored. Bet in tho oven to hardon and oat oold. Pumpkin Pio ? Foreaoh pietalco ono beaten ogg, a good half oup of sugar, twotablospoonfulsof stowed pumpkin, half a pint of rich mvcofc milk, crliHlo., Bait aud giugcr and cinnamon to taste. Spiccd C'ako? Ono cup,of sugar, ono cup molasses, two-thirds of a cup of butter, ono cup of sour milk,- throo ogga, ono tcaspoouful soda, one tea spoouful cach of nutmeg and cloves, ono and one-half teaapoonfuls cinna mon, tlirco oups of flour, ono heaping oup of BOedcd raisins. Bako in gom hons.? Mary 8. Btolson. A Thanksgiving Day Menu. When Thauksgiving Day began to bo.'ijenerally celebrated in Now Eng land, whore it, had its first stronghold, tho regular dinner of the day wtis very much tho name everywhere, varying somewhat as to quality and quantity. A New Yorker's Thanksgiving Doy dinnor in 1897 may inoludo anything and almost overything. ' Tho ono familiar foaturo which still obtains is tho turkey, wlftch Boldom fails to ?form tho piece do resistance every where. ? 41 ....... Hero is tho menu of what olaims to Ijo a fiimplo, good, old-fashioned Thauksgiviug Day menu, although homo few concessions havo boon made to the timos: , Oystor son p. Broad sticks. Ollvca. Colery. Chicken pie. Crcamod macaroni with choeso. IladtahOH. Roast turkoy. Mashod potatoes. Sweet potatoes, Turnips. Onion*, Bipiash. Cranhorry nnuoo. Lettuco salad, French drofslng. Mlnco pio. Applo pio. Pumpkin pio. / -Older. </" Apples. Nuts. Raising^ Coflfuo. Choeso wafers. The M^afera are tho cttap, small, salted crackers, upon wl\iU)h a little good cheeso ia grated. They are woll seafloitttl^oayonne popper being nscd, and placed in tho oven, just- beforo serving. They are then very hot and tho^oheeae ia thoroughly melted. - The bright red and yellow applox, with ' chrysanthemum*, are the only deoorations of the table or the room. ?They give the appropriate fat! tone.? Now York Times. vim ywiwitiM - ? ? . Ovttrnor. In 1617 cime the flrft Thank sgmng proclamation Iron th? Governor o I a State oaWkU of N?r England. ^banlttgiTing PayprocHwtlotil XT0 f tinned in *n irrtfttlar Mrtol moT TMra afttf tb*t <UU, but th? dijr tu nvt * 0??d holiday, . Alter tbo battl* of GMtjrfmrgf la 1868, Pi??i<Uu? liiiiiln ^ tfafkmbfuii LWW. WWjr^fc^lfij Meet in Convention to Devise Moans : to Handle tho Cotton Crop, R ODDLY GIVLS GOOD ADVICE, IVesbleitt Wilbur ii'h Ad)lroaH??l<5vory County Wan Represented, ICxoept Four, l?y Good Sultstnnt tat Men. I n Columbia on Wednesday <? f lust wook about Mo representative cotton growpra of tho Stato mot in convention ot tho eft II of INI r, \\ ilbi.rn, president of tho Sluto Furmera' Alliance, to de vise Homo moana as to ilu? handling of tho cotton 01 op. 1'rosidout Wdborn, ou opening the convention, said; It KNTIiKM I5N OF TI1IS C'ONVKNTION: I am moro than glut! to woloomo ho many of j'on in uttondanoo on this mooting. While I am deeply impressed with tho importance, individually. of some action being taken in regard to tho handling of onr groat atnplo crop. 1 could not resist tho importunities of many monbora of tho organization I hnvo tho honor to preside over, to take Homo ollloinl notion; thoroforo, as pros idont. of tho Farmera' Stulo Alliance I requested n r eprosoutat ion of tho far morn of t ho Stato to moot in this city to tftko undor consideration thin great question, which includes tho produc tion of throe-fourths of tho cotton which clothoH tho civilized world, as woll as tlio manjier in which it ahull bo pvopiircd and plaood upon tho world'i) market. What uro tho facia? Wo, of tho South aro p.ioducorn of tho raw mate rial of tho ohiof articlo of clothing of tho world. No known country can coiupoto with ua, wo havo an a'eknowl odgod monopoly of this groat btaolo. ? It ia u product that omploya more poo plo agricultural lyjin ita production than auy other ainglo commodity. TJioro ia moro capital involved in tho commer cial handling of it than any other ono artiolo. Whon our oyoa iirst open to the sunlight wo aro wrappod in it and laid in our cradles. Wo maako use of it all tho way through I life's journey, and whon wo come to l>o authored to our fathom our winding aheot ia made of it and wo aro hid bo neath tho willows in u bod of cotton. \goin ] ropeat. moro poonlo aro engaged in it? production; moro capital invoatoi in ita manufacture than any other agri cultural product; in fact it does more to keop the world apiuninir t!ian any one articlo; and yol the farmer who produces thia cotton rcalizon leae from it than anyono elnowho touches it. This ia not right, it should not be no, and wo wiah to not iu motion aomo action that will cor^cet this ovil. Jf wo mako an 8, ?'>00,000 lmfc crop lot ua recoivo tho prico it ia worth; if wo produce $>,.000,000 bales let tho price correspond. But don't lot us bo imb jeot to un estimate of ] 1,000,000 bales modo by an authority whoso first and only aim ia to work in tho intorost of tho manufacturer again3t that of tho producor. J. would rocommond that wo tako some action looking to tho calling of a convention of representatives of tho cotton growing States early in .Jan uary, 105 8. Wo havo a national commis aionor of agl'lculturo who ia a cabinet ollicor and ahould bo tho highest agri cultural authority on any subjoct ap pertaining to agriculture. Lot our dif ferent agricultural organization!) bo usou, with him as a national head, to collect and dissominato truthful and reliablo facts no to tho exact statui) of the" growing" crop and the estimate of its ultimate reaults. Jf wo makoa largo crop wo must abide tho oftycts Mich a crop has on tho markotu of tho "world. Our national commissioner may bo ablo to do Bomothlng if the proper ef forts aro mado, to incrcaso tho uko of Amorican cotton products in foroign countriee, wo aro all awuro of how our cotton trado with Asia haa inoreoaed during tho past ton yoara. ]t haa been our custom for tho farmers who borrow ed 19 on oy, if ono did so in January, another in Fobruary, anothor in March and ao 011, all paper is mado payable in October and November. Now, if wo can arrango ho that a largo per cont. of this papor of tho former shall run for twolvo months and thoroby bocomo duo at dif ferent tiinoa so n? not to forCo-t ho cot ton crop on tho market, in too limited a time, it wonfd bo much bolter for tijo markoting of tho collou' and for tho producers' intorosts. I havo taken tho liborty of making thoac remarks by way of BuggoBtion and will now doclnro tho convention ready for any business you dosiro to tak<fup. I shall conaider any ono present who is in'tcroatod in the growing of jcotton aa ontitled to tho privileges off the floor without you rule otherwise,- In conclusion, I dosiro to submit 0 letter I havo received from a prominent cotton broker of New York. Mr. J. C. Wllborn , Jtoch J I ill, S. C. Deati Him-^No doubt sovoral years ago, you wore surprised at my not con tinuing my plan for organizing tho fnrnior, but as tho markot immediately bqgan to advance and ? wold up per Qjplffo and aa our objepfliad boon accom plished, I deemod/it beat to say nothing and l would ha^rf remained silent, had not in tho last/fow weeks tho profes sional operator begun tboir same tac tics, and ar*6 trying, It seems, to ^vreolr /the Sou tin v Now, I consider it an nb sol uto n^doBnity that we form our or ganization ana show to tho world that \be South/will not submit to any kind oi>ervitdde that tho balanco of tho world in tryfTlg to pJnco upon them; that the South has a practical monopoly of * product that is necessary to all Classen and conn tries and that they will no longer allow operators representing different section s and countries keep them in a condition of servitude, ' *reilblo?e ft letter -which I treat- yen will consider and Lare publiOfed In ?rety possible paper that haa at heart Booth ? welfare. We may yetehow the wt?rld we are not the ignorant and , shiftless people they eonalder ns. We tanstwork again; will yon hare this pnbliabed wnerever yon can ftnd aend me tbe addreaa of tbe preeldents of ftll iUJianoe* in the Sonth. MCiftd to beer frota yon. - --Vw ameaetiy, Johk T, Boddet. . ijSV jg^.% : S^w^^ifPPi 199 iOwoh pnw fW J JGTSSuf. 1 M?M?? ?. , t plan for tho N.Mithorn lurmor to control ttio ' prk'Oof In* i'hii m, ami wrotfl oiunoron* nitl~ I cliw ami i'p'i):r In vt'vi'ial phii'vs on tho tut'- | JOiM. A couvoiHiou win lu<|<l in Atlanta, (la,, i 0I| t1\p o( NoYOlUbOr, l^'l.anl tlio phut was ftdupti'd. AiU'f iho lUI 'ttlllK (lit* farinoirt (or Homo thno hoomod us if tin y rou!l;tt?i! thiit outsldora w<<r< Kratloally nrlnd? i?K thom to tho dust, ami that Uioy would no hoi^or, eutYor stti>h un Imposition, but im tho ?llok professionals '.i'K'oi 1 1> irfuli.'.o this, tlui market K'l'oluully adviiuood f ,!i) par halo, mkI luui romniuovl ivt a oomjmintivoly fair prhH\ Until within tho Imu few motitha und tho orofc&douuh havo boon gotliuK In tl.olr Hud tlio prloo icnmlnod at a flguro where there was any chance for you to make a tiling i should not Iihvo mentioned tho i.tmi lh.Mil. but 1 hf!|?vo If you uo not orgumir.o aim torm a oommuauot) an is formed ?galm>t you, that you will forever remain in the tl^pihs of poverty. Their In torest Is diametric! opposed In high prices or tun > a I no for your cotton, they aro organized and work upon hushions principles, they combine nnd i force t Ito prion of your cotton Jo a point where you i>an barely llvy in order to allow thoui to make 1 1*??| r prolKa and to Keep you In a dependent condition, tlioy want to keen you from orgnnlr.lng, to make j on 1,08; ru&t and have no oo nlhlcuco In ouch otlior, and to ridicule In every way tho Idea that you havo tho ability to or^nni;*.o. tf you realized they worn opposed to you ti'u ^'V,i ^*l|,v' " 1 assistance from them, "**" '? ''I" Kngllshmun, over failed to niako an cutiinutu Unit ho dl I not endeavor lo drive prices lower, and Is not natural that other tit'iMJuiii and Countries { |i;it li n.. Vou In their power should Irv to keep you there, got ybur cot fou for as liitlo in por-smlo and undo tht. present system they will keep you there unless you w ik" up and decide dial you will not t unely submit to an imposition. I want ovoi y tanner to tipcitk to Ids neighbor and urgo the necessity (if formation, Many may say that this is a scheme of initio to fleece tho fiirmoi a, l>ut I am a Houtliern man with bnn thorn inblincts and Sou tho i u Inclinations, and it Is the dearest wish of my heart to ' promote thu welfare of the Houth. The cotton mm kct has declined $1.00 perl halo during tho past tivo da yd ami every! .aimer that owns a Imlo of cotton, is out ?1 on account. of two days trading irt tho futuio j market. It In your duly to your children and your wives, tliui "hoy do not have?to ? carry Much a htirden all their lieva. which you have not attempted to put down. Yon might light tho devil with lire If anyone has not Boon the plan it will ho forwarded lo him on ; application. In tho prat twenty years tho^otlon pro ducers havo created over one-half tho wealth j of the whole country and yet tho assessed valuation of all the proiawty of tint cotton i Rlutcs is not a*s great us that of tho Btate of i New York alone. is thoro nay reason for IhU, Is there any ! 80H80 in thin, lo there any justlco In thin? I Bay to you lu all curnostnofw that if yon do ! organize oi; perfect some arrangement's, you will, although you mo bloescd by l'rovldonco ' as being the Illicit section in tho world, be come absolutely slaves, us you are partly now. Will yotwJlow the price of your labor to bo fixed l.y^ii i.oople in other sections and lu other countries who have no late toy I what ever III your welfare, Imt rather the contrary or will you wake npand show to tho world that God has Messed you and that you will benefit by JlV I should lil/onvcry newspaper In theSouth that has tho SouthY. welfare at heart to pub lish this hutor and to co-oporulo with mo in endeavoring to bring about tin organization, that will work and strive for the future pros perity of thoHouth, and resist all the snares laid by shrewd tricksters. It can bo done It will bo done, all that Is necessary la for tho Intelligent jinu thinking pooplo to act to gothcr. No other class or section of country on the face of tho oaUh.thnt has a practical monopoly of the most valuable product that is produced would sit Idly by and allow other section* and othor countrloe that must abso lutely havo your product fix the prlco atid keep you in a position whore you cau never hope to improve.' Let us join lo^elhor-fWid light the sohom ors who make ten Urtica ns much as you do In trading on your' labor and yet save our country and our liomesi/ If Bomething is not done you must In evitably go from bad to worso, It Is undoubt edly in your hnn Is. Aftor tho addreflH was road, Mr. Wil born said lliero was no disposition to light, but lire hud. lo bo fought with flio. Ilo was willing and anxious to act and net in motion a Bontiniont that would robiilt in Homothing; organiza tion wan wanted. This was not au alii anco organization, but overyouo was invited to co opcittto in ?octtriut' right and juatico. J. 0. WiTborn was nominated for ponnauont chairman; H. B. WuIhou Mi?o pro.')idont: iJ'Arey J)uncan, ueo I'otary. J^r. blopp, of Hpnr(un))tirg, )>roposed that tho nsHoeiutiou bo numod tho Houth (.'arolinu Cotton Growerw' Abso oiation, and .so it waa uuniud. At this juneturo Mr. Boddoy mado llio following nliort addrouu; Mr. Boddey naid ho HlutJicd tho quoBtion for he von yonrn and folt Hfttifl iied the farmeiH wore manipulated out of a living. J>avgo apinnera do not wofry about thoir Kiipplios as tlioy can combine an to prices, 'i ho profession al operator generullv took tho bear of tho markot. The low,oi; the price of coltoii'lho ft}ronger iho pronauro on tho <y edUor.) M'Jien an operator with $10, - 000 can noil tjno en tiro country'H prod uct it ia putting small vuluo on tho farm labor. Cotton not yot pluntod sold yesterday for !i cents hero, next October cotton Hold for 5. US yestorday. J hat is a lino outlook ! The iSo^thern far mora, ntraugo to nay, lot otlior class es rcgulato tho price of thoir products, ifo propoacd to organize a trust if ho went alone. Ho oould not soo Ills com jinnioiiH work for <?IU. A trust will cost monoy and ho would organizo like the Sti.ndard Oil company; tlioy are organized against us and why not organize. Ho was going toorgani/on million dollar company and would niakc a en cccrs of it. Bolton was $12 n bale lows today than th? .samo day last yot>r. Yet tho vi#ib/e iUDvly v/a* 700, ? 000 bales Joba. ?> Mr. Htepp propoBod this; lioRolved, That tho farin.orfl of South Carolina reduco in Cwtton aere*ge to ton bales jn;r mule. J. P, M unlock suggested that it wan bottor to wait and see what othor States would <lo. . Mr. Ed wards, of Sahida, moved that ono delegate from ?ach county -bo ap? pointod, with Mr. J. T. Boddy as chair man, to prepare a plan for organ izattou and work. Capt. Scott Allan, of -Saluda, wan tod township and county organization*. H? wanted work done aud aaw much good ahead. - ? Congressman Stokes, of Orangebnrg, : wanted lo got through .tho work. Any PI" to bo effectire must involve ?b? whoJo cotton ? belV .nd t he iodiTldi??. All that could 1h> dono wm to try and cot a goneral cottoai growers' conven- j tlon. Somethiog might ihou U dooe. Mr. R l>. Smith, of Snmtar^^aaw no G| V J- ~ ? i Mr, Kd wards wantod somothiiib moro ' than talk, an a My, Ho|>i> wanted ! speeches limited. Mr. ivdwiuds? wanted ! (ho woviouM iiuoalion. iH. Btoko&attUi ho know nothing about 1\j? Koddoy I plan, but wanted co-opora\on above I ull. \ I Mr. It oil doy states that ho yail not n> U <? ? I that any plan bo omloilod, but whs simply called upon to talkl but if ilu* farmers wan toil any vol UK thoy wouhl havo to form a trust. / Senator Hutlor asked if ho ccnld not sav a word. Mo (bought that from hit* oxporiouce that nothing wotllil bo ac complished witUout ttio forming id u committoo to prepare somo organized business aiul that bo thought .Mr. Kd ? wnnla1 motion i.houtd bo adopted. Thin should bo dono aut\ would not conflict with. Dr. Stokes* resolution. Tho mo tion vf Mr. I,d wards was adopted, and the following commit to ai pointed: Abbeville, .1, 10. Ibadiy; Aikon, T?.v' II. Tuntuormau; Audcison, ?>. T. (Ilonn; Barnwell, 1<. W. Youmans; 1 hm kol v, .1 . (!, Morrison: Chester, S. 11. MuKoown; Colleton, H. A. Jones; : Partington, <1. A. M ullor; Kdyofloht, M. C. Hutlor; I'uiiliuld, It. Whaly; j Florence, <>. \V. Kin#; (iroonwood, il, Mol>. Kinurd; (iroonvillo, M. j l?. Donaldson; Lancaster, \V. O. I 'or (or; Lauren#, d. II. \W?ar Ion; Lexington, J. i'l. Counts; llainplon, Jh 11. Thens; Kershaw, .1. \Y. Floyd; Marlboro, J. F. liroodon; Marion, J. JJ. llasoldo'i; Now berry, It. T. C. lluutor; Orangeburg, 1 1. S. Oon lior ; l'jckoua, II. 1 ?. Curoton; Itiohlnnd, J. T. Duncan; Spartanburg, J. B, Stoppo; tSuiutor, 13. 1). Smith; Saluda, \V, S. Allan; Union, D. I'. Duncan; Williamsburg, '1'. ?J, Clraiiaiu; York, A U. White, Every county in (ho Statu roportod representatives oxcopt Benulort, Ciur ondoii, Chostortlold and Horry. Tho ooitvontion o.'ootod two delegates at largo and ono delegate from ouch congressional ' district in this Stato to represent tlio Stato at a convoutionof all tho cotton growing States to bohold in Atlanta tbo second Tuesday in uext month. Resolutions woro passed look- ' ing to planting less cotton, and urging, co-opornlion along thin linovXrom ovory. scotiou of tho cotton-growing States. One committeeman from caoh county in tho Stato was clootod by tho conven tion to organize a movomont in thoir ro spoetivo count ion, and that said com mitteeman bo inatruetod and empowered to appoint a sub commiiteoman in each v township in his county to meet in con- . vontiou on salesday in Dcoombcr. NVICUKLY Tit A IMS ltKl'OltT. x\n fucrcuso in tho Number of liealiiOBS I'll 1 1 u ICS. Jhad.stroot'a commercial report for iho I'UHt \vook says, iu pin t: "Olio of tho most significant foaturctrof thobuninoBS situation is found in tho continuod heavy weekly totals of bank olcariugs, thai for nix budinoau daya ouding Nov. II, amounting to j>H,B47, 000, 000, an in crease of 10 per cont. over the preced ing weok and JU per cont. coin pared with tho socond week of Novembor, " 181)0, whou busiuoss began to rpvivp... sharply iu Kpeonlativo linos. Railroad grosa earnings show ehiallor gains as comparisons bogin to bo mado with uioro nearly normal conditions OHO year ago. " F/ivorablo foaturos aro tho continued flrmnesH and activity in wool, iron and Bteel. Tho hoavy output of iron and moderate reduction of atooks last -{rock. BtiggoBtA tho improbability of the ad vance in pricos of iron and steel ltoxt year which bo many have hoped fofc-' 1'ho alight roaotiou in the price of cot-.... ton, iu view of . tho extreme depression , lo which that otaplo has beon subject od attracts attention as tho poaaiblo be- v ginning of the end of the prolonged^ ' doclino. Already thoro ia an impjuve* mont in Iho price of and demand fo?f" ^ col ton yor u Bi * . T "Tho unfuvorablo influcucos iu price _ inovementB this weok aro declines for cottons and print cloths, tho latter touohing 'the lowoat prico on record. Tliore is a long li?t of staples for which priooH aro practically unchanged. Tho moro important advances are confined to Indian corn, outs, hops and turpen tino. Oohlor weather in tho central went and northwoat haastimulatod do maud for wintor goods, particularly clothing. Exports of wheat (flour in cluded as wheat) from both coasts of the United .States and from Montreal this M eek amount tofi, 44.\fi42 bunhels, com pared with 5tGD0,0U0 bushels l/ist week. "There ia an increase in thb number.^ of busiuoss failures throughout thoV' United States thin week, .being ? compared with 22'3 lost week. Tho larger portion of this week yincTcaso is in N'ow England and Soujnorn {States. 'J'hero aro 8<J business faiKures roportod throughout tho Canudian Dominion this weok." f Gen. 1 1 ii nt pi o ii to WHlo History. A special from Washington of tho 12th ?ays: Cien. Hampton lcft% for Co lumbia today, expecting to return hore early in December. Jt is understood thai he will now dovolo his timo to tho preparation of ^'Tho History of tho j Cavalry of tho Army of Northern Vir ginia. The greater purt of Iho toiato-"" ' rial is already in hand. . m?y?? ? , To Donouneo I^loy&e HWIlHgV Tho Woman'* National Sabbath Al liance ban urged clergymen ,to pronch in denunciation of j)icyc!o rid.ng ?ud 0<he>' forma of Sunday o niu s om ont s: A Heavy Fine muI Sentcijcc. A|^rf6lk,TS.," itrUtt "Cbfppffttfotf Qtfrirt, J u dgo Hanbkel decided the case of Jds. P. Cannon, E. #ny -Hall and V^illiO Hmith, chpr gad with conn pi ring to debftuoh Cannon's wife. Cunnon end { . jUllirer* e*dh$J,000*rid giveni^e months in juil. ; ^fiitp^noe WA^enflpend i?Tn~ itf Mriilfa; yinr State's evidence. ^Tbe ciwe ha* cd mn?h -lalMI thron#*#* Vlr?l?i?Md y.ryjyJ. ? ^ \ Tho No\r York Time# Mm* poet b*t TWnd ponm